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WE WILL CALL THE MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING.UH, AND AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME.
KATHY, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? THANK YOU.
THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA HERE IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
AS A REMINDER, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE SIGN IN, IN THE KIOSK OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER, AND HAPPY TO RECOGNIZE YOU.
LINDSAY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ADDITIONALLY? HEARING NONE.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
UH, AND OUR CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF THE MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER THE EIGHTH, THE 12TH, AND THE 18TH.UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES.
[Ordinance 46-24]
BRINGS US TO THE SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.ORDINANCE 46 DASH 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 HGHR, HISTORIC DISTRICT, HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL, AND HDHP, HISTORIC DISTRICT, HISTORIC PUBLIC TO HDHC, HISTORIC DISTRICT HISTORIC CORE.
AND JENNY RA WILL HAVE OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING.
THIS, UM, WAS BEFORE YOU TWO MEETINGS AGO, UM, FOR THE INTRODUCTION, AND WE HAD NO FOLLOW UPS FOR THIS, SO NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS REZONING.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. REINER? YES.
[Ordinance 50-24 (Amended)]
OKAY.ORDINANCE 50 DASH 24 AMENDED AMENDING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.
OKAY, WE WILL HAVE MATT STIFFLER WITH OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNSEL.
THERE WERE A FEW MODIFICATIONS TO THIS ORDINANCE THAT WERE OUTLINED IN THE MEMO.
ADDITIONALLY, THE MEMO CONTAINED THE REQUESTED FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AT TONIGHT'S MEETING.
YOU 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? JENNY, WOULD YOU OH, I'M SORRY.
I GOTTA ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS, MATT.
UM, SECTION 14, UM, ABOUT THE 270,000.
I, I'M NOT SURE I FULLY UNDERSTAND.
WHAT DOES THAT COVER? UM, WHAT ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEGRATED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY PLAN? I'M GONNA, ARE YOU GONNA MAKE JEANIE ANSWER IT? ALREADY? GONNA.
SO THIS, UM, $270,000 IS TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING INITIATIVE OF THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT, UM, PLAN, UH, STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN.
SO IT'S THE TRANSPORTATION COMPONENT OF THAT PROJECT, UM, THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED, UM, AS PART OF THAT BROADER, UM, PLANNING INITIATIVE.
SO IT'S THE PLAN PORTION? YES.
THERE ISN'T CONSTRUCTION HERE.
THIS IS PLANNING, THIS IS PLAN CREATION OF THE ACTUAL MOBILITY FOOTPRINT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.
[Ordinance 51-24]
DASH 24 ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATIONS BASED ON THE 2025 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN, STATE OF OHIO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.AND WE WILL STICK WITH MR. STIFFLER.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THIS ORDINANCE FROM THE FIRST HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS.
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CRAM? YES.[Ordinance 52-24]
WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM ORDINANCE 52 DASH 24.UH, VICE MAYOR A LUDO WILL HANDLE THIS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.
UH, ORDINANCE 52 24 AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO EVERHART FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
TO INDUCE IT TO PURCHASE AN OFFICE BUILDING FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE COMPANY'S EXISTING OFFICE AND THE EXPANSION OF THAT OFFICE AND ITS ASSOCIATED OPERATIONS AND WORKFORCE WITHIN THE CITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
AND WITH US TONIGHT WE HAVE LUKE WELCOME.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
UH, JUST WANTED TO, UM, KIND OF A QUICK REMINDER, UM, ON THIS INCENTIVE, UH, AGREEMENT THAT IT'S A THREE YEAR, UH, 10% PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE ON WITHHOLDINGS COLLECTED, UH, FROM 2026 TO 2028, UH, CAPPED AT $69,000 FOR THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT, UH, ALSO INCLUDES A $20,000 LOCATION GRANT.
UM, ALSO WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TONIGHT TO JUST INTRODUCE, UM, STEVEN REEL FROM EVERHART FINANCIAL GROUP, UM, WHO'S BEEN OUR, OUR PARTNER IN THIS ENTIRE, UH, PROCESS.
AND STEVE'S THE, UH, MANAGING PARTNER AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER.
SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE STEVE TONIGHT AS WELL.
GOOD EVENING MEMBERS COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU BEHALF HER ADVISORS ING YOUR ASSISTANCE.
UM, ALSO WANNA THANK THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, UH, LUKE FLEMING AND, AND JEREMIAH.
I'VE BEEN VERY, UH, HELPFUL AND, AND GREAT TO WORK WITH THROUGHOUT.
UH, EVERHART ADVISORS HAS OPERATED IN DUBLIN SINCE 1995, THE YEAR WE WERE FOUNDED.
IN THAT TIME, WE'VE GROWN TO 50 EMPLOYEES, 40 OF WHOM WORK IN DUBLIN, AND IT'S OUR INTENTION AND HOPE TO CONTINUE TO GROW IN DUBLIN LONG INTO THE FUTURE.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND BEFORE WE GET TO COUNCIL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE? WE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS, UM, COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE REALLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE IN DUBLIN.
AND THE MAYOR WILL MAKE HER WAY BACK TO THE DAAS TIMING.
[Ordinance 53-24]
ORDINANCE 53 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CONTINUED CONTINUING PROVISION OF CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO OHIO HEALTH CORPORATION TO INDUCE IT, TO CONTINUE TO RETAIN AND EXPAND ITS OFFICE AND ITS ASSOCIATED OPERATIONS AND WORKFORCE ALL WITHIN THE CITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.AND JEREMIAH GRACIA, WE'LL HAVE OUR STAFF REPORT.
GOOD EVENING MAYORS OF COUNCIL.
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SINCE, UH, THE FIRST READING, BUT WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OHIO HEALTH TO SPEAK TO THEIR PROJECT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE AGREEMENT.
I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.
CHER SMITH WITH US, SO WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS EXCITING, UM, EXPANSION IN THE DUBLIN HOSPITAL.
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO, UH, INTRODUCE TO YOU, UM, SOME MEMBERS I HAVE WITH ME TODAY, JEFF KASLER.
HE'S FROM OUR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FROM OHIO HEALTH, AND ALSO MOST PEOPLE KNOW ROLAND KARSKI, OUR VP OF REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES.
SO OHIO HEALTH IS PROUD TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYEES IN THE COMMUNITY OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN.
WITH OVER THE 3,400 JOBS BUILDING ON OUR PRE PRESENCE AND OTHER INVESTMENTS MADE OVER THE PAST YEARS, WE'RE EXPANDING TO AN ADDITIONAL 180,000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW SQUARE FOOTAGE IN ADDITION TO, UM, REALLY RENOVATING 50,000 OTHER, UM, SQUARE, UM, FOOTAGE THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE TO IMPROVE DUBLIN AND ALSO ENHANCE AND EXPAND.
IF MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO OUR HOSPITAL LATELY, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE, AND SO WE ARE EXCITED TO GO AHEAD AND, AND, UM, GROW AS OUR COMMUNITY GROWS.
UH, THIS, UM, PROJECT WILL NOT ONLY, UM, FURTHER ENHANCE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE.
IT IS OUR GOAL TO KEEP CARE CLOSER TO HOME FOR THE RESIDENTS IN DOUBLE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
IT'LL ALSO ADD 160 NEW JOBS TO OUR COMMUNITY BY THE, BY THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR 2029.
WE REMAIN A GROWING ENTITY WITHIN THE DUBLIN COMMUNITY.
WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE DUBLIN COMMUNITY AS WELL.
UM, AND AS A PART OF CONTINUED GROWTH, WE ARE ASKING FOR AN UPDATE TO OUR EXISTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ATTEN YOUR ATTENTION TONIGHT, UH, AND CONSIDERATION.
WE'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
CO COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION.
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I WOULD JUST MAKE THE COMMENT.UM, YOU, YOU WERE EARLY IN HERE WITH US, UM, AND HAVE SEEN SO MUCH OF THE GROWTH AND YOU'VE HELPED MAKE IT HAPPEN, AND SO SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED.
WELL, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE EXCELLENT QUALITY OF CARE THAT YOU PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE GROWTH AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING WILLING TO GROW ALONG WITH US AS THOSE, UM, AS THE PRESSURE HAS GOT, HAS COME MORE INTENSELY ON HEALTHCARE AT YOUR LOCATION AND RESPONDING TO THE NEED OF COMMUNITY IS CERTAINLY APPRECIATED BY THE CITY.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. ROSA? YES.
AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE
[Ordinances 54-24 - 65-24]
COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER TO CONSIDER ORDINANCES 54 DASH 24 THROUGH 65 DASH 24 TOGETHER.JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MS. KEELER? YES.
ORDINANCE 54 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND ACCEPT NECESSARY CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS TO REQUIRE EIGHT 0.044 ACRE EASEMENT FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 5 8 SOUTH HIGH STREET, IDENTIFIED AS FRANKLIN COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 0 FROM KAREN STROSS, TRUSTEE OF THE KAREN STROSS DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED OCTOBER 4TH, 2004 AND AS AMENDED MARCH 10TH, 2015 FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE SOUTH HIGH STREET UTILITY BURIAL.
PHASE TWO PROJECT ORDINANCE 55 DASH 24 IS REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 5 6 SOUTH HIGH STREET FROM AMY ELIZABETH BECKER, TRUSTEE OF THE AMY ELIZABETH BECKER TRUST DATED THE 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1998.
ORDINANCE 56 DASH 20 FOURS REGARDING THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS FRANKLIN COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 2 7 3 0 1 3 0 8 3 0 0 FROM DEBORAH S.
STEEL ORDINANCE 57 DASH 20 FOURS REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 3 8 SOUTH HIGH STREET FROM M AND D PARTNERS, LLC ORDINANCE 58 24 FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 2 6 SOUTH HIGH STREET FROM WHAT'S THE POINT, PROPERTIES LLC ORDINANCE 59 DASH 24 REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 76 THROUGH 82 SOUTH HIGH STREET FROM VELI FAMILY LLC ORDINANCE 60 DASH 24 FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 66 SOUTH HIGH STREET FROM CARME CAPITAL LLC ORDINANCE 61 DASH 24.
REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 54 SOUTH HIGH STREET FROM 54 SOUTH HIGH LLC ORDINANCE 62 DASH 24.
REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 55 SOUTH RIVERVIEW STREET FROM ANGELA KNEE AND MICHAEL, ME, EXCUSE ME, ORDINANCE 63 DASH 24 REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 38 SOUTH HIGH STREET FROM LUCKY DUCKETT INVESTMENTS, LLC ORDINANCE 64 DASH 24 REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14 THROUGH 18 SOUTH HIGH STREET FROM CNA DUBLIN PROPERTIES LLC AND ORDINANCE 65 DASH 24.
REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 9 5 SOUTH RIVERVIEW STREET FROM WILLIAM STEVEN EASTER DAY, JR.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM BRIAN GABLE.
WELCOME, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I HAVE NO NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION TO PRESENT REGARDING THESE ORDINANCES SINCE THE FIRST READING STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES 54 DASH 24 THROUGH 65 DASH 24 AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE REGARDING THESE ORDINANCES.
VERY GOOD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M GONNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.
COUNSEL, QUESTIONS DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MR. REINER? YES.
THIS BRINGS US TO THE INTRODUCTION, PUBLIC HEARING VOTE RESOLUTION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, RESOLUTION 62 DASH 24, ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE AMBERLEY PARK KAYAK LAUNCH RENOVATION PROJECT.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM MATT EARMAN.
THANK YOU MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND GOOD EVENING ON MEMBER.
UH, NOVEMBER 13TH, TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED PUBLICLY, UH, OPEN FOR THE, UH, AMBERLEY PARK KAYAK LAUNCH RENOVATION PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE RIVER ADDRESSING CONCRETE DAMAGE, EROSION AND ENHANCING SAFETY.
UH, THE TWO, UH, FOCUS AREAS FOR THIS PROJECT, UH, THE MAIN TASKS INCLUDE REPAIRING TO THE DAMAGED CONCRETE STAIRS AND THE EXTENSION OF THOSE STAIRS DOWN TO THE RIVER'S EDGE FOR EASIER ACCESS AND SAFER, SAFER ACCESS.
JANKO LLC SUBMITTED THE LOWEST BID FOR THE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $253,650, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT, UM, OVER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF $245,000, 245,000.
UH, STAFF THOROUGHLY REVIEWED THE BIDS,
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UH, FROM JANKO LLC AND FOUND THEIR BID TO BE THE LOWEST AND BEST BID.UH, THE, THE CONTRACTOR HAS FAVORABLY PERFORMED OTHER NUMEROUS PROJECTS FOR THE CITY AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, JOHN BAT.
HAVE WE MADE ANY PROGRESS? I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING ON THE DAM ALL THE TIME, BUT HAVE WE MADE ANY PROGRESS? UM, TRYING TO CO-OP WITH THEM, A LAUNCHING SITE UP AT THE TOP AT THE HEADWATERS OF THE DAM.
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT OVER THE YEARS AND THEY'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME REHABBING THAT.
I DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB ON THE BRIDGE, REDOING THE BRIDGE.
UM, SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF, UM, YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THEIR PARKS PEOPLE AND, UH, SEE IF WE COULD USE THAT AS A LAUNCHING SITE.
I KNOW THEY HAVE A LARGE ROADWAY GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE WATER FROM A STAFFING STANDPOINT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS.
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.
AS YOU RECALL, FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION OR THE MASTER PLAN FOR RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK WE'RE CONDUCT, WE DID CONDUCT A THOROUGH RIVER STUDY FROM THE DAM ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PAST THE 1 61 BRIDGE.
SO COMPILING THAT INFORMATION WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE OPERATIONS, WE WILL CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO SEE WHERE THEY LEAD.
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO HAVE A LOT OF PARKING THERE, IT'S SCENIC AND JUST A NEAT PLACE TO, TO LAUNCH YOUR CANOE OR KAY KAYAK.
YOU GET A LONGER RUN UP THERE TOO BY THE TIME YOU GET BACK DOWN TO UH, CIDER PARK.
WE WILL CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS FOR THANKS.
OTHER COMMENTS? I'M JUST GONNA PIGGYBACK ON THAT.
UH, I, FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE, ABOUT THE KAYAK LAUNCH, JUST TO CLARIFY, WE'RE SIMPLY MAINTAINING AND FOR SAFETY REASONS, UM, SHORING UP THE KAYAK LAUNCH, UM, HERE, THAT WE'RE STILL STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF FUTURE KAYAK LAUNCH LOCATIONS.
THIS IS AN EXISTING FACILITY THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR YEARS AND IT'S STARTING TO ERODE AT THE BASE.
UH, WE'RE TRYING TO MITIGATE THAT, UH, TO PROVIDE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT.
UM, THAT PARK IS GENERALLY USED FOR THE SHELTER RESERVATIONS AND THE PLAYGROUND AND SO FORTH, INVITING A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN TO THAT PARK THAT USED THAT STAIRCASE TO GET DOWN ACCESS THE RIVER.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT A SAFER ENVIRONMENT.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE ONE IN, IN THE LIGHT OF SAFETY.
I'M JUST CURIOUS, UM, RELATED TO THIS, DO WE HAVE ANY TYPE OF HAZARD WARNING THAT WE POST AT THE, THOSE STA ON THOSE STAIRS SUGGESTING LIKE WHEN WATER'S FAST OR HIGH IN THE SPRING THAT MAYBE LIKE A CAUTION, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LAUNCHING YOUR KAYAK? THERE IS NO SIGNAGE TO THAT EFFECT TODAY.
I I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONSIDER FROM, FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVES ALONG THE RIVER AND AT LEAST TWICE EVERY SPRING THERE'S A RESCUE OF SOMEONE WHO'S TAKEN THEIR KAYAK OUT ON VERY HIGH WEATHER IN THE SPRING.
UM, MAYBE WE CAN CONSIDER WATCHING THE SPEED AND THE WARNINGS AND MAYBE POST SOME TYPE OF HAZARD FLAG OR SIGN OR SOMETHING.
WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT.
THE BASE OF THAT AREA IS SOMEWHAT OF AN INLET.
IT'S VERY FAIRLY PASSIVE WATER, BUT WHEN THE WATER DOES RISE ABOVE THE ELEVATION, IT DOES TEND TO FLOW THROUGH THERE A LITTLE BIT SWIFT AND, AND PERHAPS IT MIGHT BE LIKE A CSAC THING TO CONSIDER OR SOMETHING.
I JUST, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAFETY IN THE STAIRS, MAYBE GOING FORWARD, THINKING ABOUT THAT.
UM, I WENT DOWN AND WALKED THE STAIRS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE STAIRS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED MAYBE BY PEOPLE NOT PUTTING THEIR KAYAK ON THE SLIDER IN JUST DRAGGING THEM DOWN THE STAIRS TO THE RIVER.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S KIND OF CHUNKS MISSING OUT OF THE, UM, OUT OF THE CONCRETE ON THE STAIRS ON THE WAY DOWN.
SO IN TO REPAIR THESE ARE, IS THERE GONNA BE LIKE A, LIKE A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, UM, METAL OR SOMETHING PUT ON THE EDGE OF THOSE STAIRS? OR IS THERE SOMETHING DIFFERENT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH THIS REPAIR THAT WILL NOT HAVE THAT, UM, THAT BLUNT DAMAGE TO THEM ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE RIVER? I DON'T RECALL THAT DETAIL IN THE DESIGN, HOWEVER, I DO KNOW THAT A LOT OF THAT DAMAGE IS DUE TO ROCKS BEING ROLLED DOWN THE STAIRS.
UM, WE SEE THE REMNANTS OF ROCKS THAT ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THOSE STAIRS.
SO SOME OF THAT DAMAGE IS DUE TO SOME OF THE ACTIVITY THAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.
WELL I JUST THOUGHT I, I DIDN'T SEE THE DOCUMENTS OF INDICATING WHAT THE SCOPE OF WORK WAS, BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT SOMETHING ON THE EDGE OF THE, OR THE 90 DEGREE OF THE STAIR TREAD SO THAT IF IT'S A ROCK OR A KAYAK OR WHATEVER'S BEING DRUG DOWN THERE, THAT IT MIGHT HELP PROTECT THE CONCRETE.
I'LL CONFIRM THAT WITH THE DETAIL THIS TIME AROUND.
AND MY ONLY HESITATION ABOUT PUTTING UP A, A FLAG OR SOMETHING AMY, IS IT'S NOT ALWAYS WEATHER DEPENDENT.
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RELEASE WATER FROM THE DAM AND IF PEOPLE ARE RELYING ON US TO COMMUNICATE THAT INFORMATION TO THEM, I DON'T KNOW HOW, I DON'T KNOW IF WE GET NOTIFICATION WHEN THE, WHEN THEY'RE GONNA DO A WATER RELEASE OR NOT, BUT THERE, THERE WOULD, WE WOULD HAVE TO DO SOME COORDINATION FOR, FOR PIECES LIKE THAT.SO BEFORE WE EMBARK ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I THOSE WOULD BE ANSWERS I'D OR QUESTIONS I'D WANT THE ANSWERS.
THAT IS CERTAINLY A SITUATION THAT IS RELATED TO THE BLUEWAY PROJECT THAT DOES HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AVAILABLE ON SITE.
OR MAYBE WE COULD POST A LINK TO THE YEAH.
OR LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE'S WEBSITE SO WE DON'T BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY.
WITH THE QA SIGN WITH THE QR CODE.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, CHECK BEFORE YOU LAUNCH, CHECK THE WEATHER, THE CON WATER CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU LAUNCH OR SOMETHING, UM, MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. FOX? YES.
RESOLUTION 63 DASH 24 PROVING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATE FOR DUBLIN MAYOR'S COURT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS FOR MAGISTRATE SERVICES.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM CRAIG STEVENS.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION 63 DASH 24 IS A REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR MAGISTRATES FOR DUBLIN MAYOR'S COURT.
IN 2010, THE CITY FIRST CONDUCTED A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS TO SELECT A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BACKUP MAGISTRATE FOR DUBLIN MAYOR'S COURT.
TWO OF THE CURRENT MAGISTRATES WERE APPOINTED IN 2014 AND TWO ADDITIONAL MAGISTRATES WERE APPOINTED EARLIER THIS YEAR PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 48 DASH 24.
RECENTLY THE CITY COMPLETED A COMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS TO SELECT MAGISTRATES FOR THE DUBLIN MAYOR'S COURT.
BASED ON THIS PROCESS AS THE COURTED, AS THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, I RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS, HONORABLE RETIRED JUDGE SCOTT VANDER CARR AND JOSHUA E. HALL TO BE RETAINED TO SERVE UNDER THEIR CURRENT CONTRACTS, SEAN MAXFIELD AND THE HONORABLE RETIRED JUDGE CHARLES SCHNEIDER TO BE APPOINTED AS MAGISTRATES FOR THE DUBLIN MAYOR'S COURT.
ALL FOUR INDIVIDUALS MEET THE STATE REQUIREMENTS AND ALL ARE QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS MAGISTRATE.
THEIR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS ARE OUTLINED IN THE MEMO THAT WAS PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET ALONG WITH THE PROPOSED AGREEMENTS.
I RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND THAT COUNSEL APPROVE RE RESOLUTION 63 DASH 24 APPROVING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATE FOR DUBLIN MAYOR'S COURT AND AUTHOR AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS FOR MAGISTRATE SERVICES.
AND WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
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 WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXTEND A THANK YOU TO SEAN.
WE, UH, HE SAT THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS WITH ME AND, UM, HE WILL BE RUNNING THIS SHOW AND THESE WILL BE HIS PEOPLE.
AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU BROUGHT THEM FORWARD AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND IN DOING THE RESEARCH.
THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES.
RESOLUTION 64 DASH 24 ADOPTING THE METRO CENTER REVITALIZATION PLAN.
AND CHRIS WILL WILL BE OUR STAFFER.
WE'LL BRING FORWARD OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING.
UM, AS COUNCIL MAY RECALL, UM, IN 2022, THE REVITALIZATION OF METRO CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE CITY COUNCIL GOAL.
UH, TO ADVANCE THIS GOAL, THE CITY ENGAGED A TEAM OF CONSULTANTS LED BY SUZAKI TO DESIGN A FRAMEWORK AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
THIS PROJECT KICKED OFF IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
STAKEHOLDER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS AN IMPORTANT PART AND USED AT EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS.
AND COUNCIL WAS PROVIDING GUIDANCE AT KEY MILESTONES.
THE RESULTING METRO CENTER REVITALIZATION PLAN, WHICH MARTIN ZORAN WITH SUZAKI PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT THE NOVEMBER 18TH MEETING IS COMPOSED OF FIVE SECTIONS.
THE CONTEXT, VISION FRAMEWORK, GUIDELINES, IMPLEMENTATION, AND A TECHNICAL APPENDIX.
THE PLAN PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF METRO CENTER TODAY, WHICH IS A PRODUCT OF ITS ERA CHARACTERIZED BY SINGLE USE BUILDINGS, LIMITED AMENITIES FOR OFFICE WORKERS, LIMITED MOBILITY OPTIONS, AND ABUNDANCE OF SURFACE PARKING.
TO ADDRESS TODAY'S CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, THE PLAN IDENTIFIES KEY ELEMENTS TO FOSTERING METRO CENTER'S.
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KEY TO THIS, SORRY, SLIDE SLOW.A KEY ELEMENT AMONG THEM IS A NEW IDENTITY FOR METRO CENTER AS A VIBRANT MIXED JUICE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH CONNECTS DEVELOPMENT AND NATURE.
THE PLAN IS SUPPORTED BY GRAPHICS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION.
DURING THE NOVEMBER MEETING, COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE AND ROLE OF ARCHITECTURE IN ESTABLISHING A UNIQUE IDENTITY FOR THE DISTRICT.
MR. ZORAN SHARED ONE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS AND NEXT STEPS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLAN IS TO ESTABLISH A DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN GUIDELINES TO STUDY, TO STUDY AND ADDRESS DETAILS SUCH AS BALCONIES, WINDOWS, VOTING FORMS, AND OTHER ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, DEVELOPMENT FRAME RECOMMENDATIONS WERE UPDATED TO FURTHER HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS WERE ALSO REVISED TO ADDRESS COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC PLACES CAN PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR BOTH LARGE AND SMALL EVENTS AND FURTHER DEFINE PLACEMAKING AND GROUND FLOOR ACTIVATION PARAMETERS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE PLAN.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? I DO.
WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS IS REALLY EXCITING THAT WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT, THAT THE VISION LOOKS LIKE THIS AND IT'S, IT'S SO WONDERFUL THAT, UM, THIS MASTER PLAN REALLY GIVES US SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, TIE OUR WAGON TO BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'VE WONDERED ABOUT.
AND I THINK, UH, I WANT TO THANK STAFF TOO FOR ALL THE COLLABORATION ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS.
AND IF, WOULD YOU GO BACK TO THE ARCHITECTURE SLIDE? I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS EDITION BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW THAT I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT, AND I KNOW MANY OF US HAVE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ARCHITECTURE AS WE GO FORWARD, WE HAVE THIS GREAT VISION.
AND I JUST WANNA MAKE A COUPLE OF POINTS, AND I MADE A FEW NOTES HERE SO I DON'T MISS ANYTHING.
WE SPEAK TO DIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE, BUT IN ORDER FOR THIS PLAN TO BE IMPLEMENTED, UM, THESE SIDELINES HAVE TO ENCOURAGE AND INSIST ON NOT ONLY UNIQUE AND CREATIVE ARCHITECTURE, BUT IT HAS TO BE A UNIQUE URBAN ENVIRONMENT THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ARE PROMOTING AND FOSTERING.
UM, SO THAT MEANS THAT THIS URBAN ARCHITECTURE CAN'T BE FLAT, GENERIC STREET WALLS WITH RIGHT ANGLES.
UM, THE WIDESPREAD OPINION FOR MOST OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A MORE ORGANIC AND A HUMAN-CENTRIC DESIGN IN THE ARCHITECTURE.
SO THAT APPROACH MEANS THAT THE BUILDING FORMS AND THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS OF THIS MASTER PLAN DEMANDS THAT IT HARMONIZE WITH THE SURROUNDINGS.
WHEN THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES ARE DEVELOPED DOWN THE ROAD, I HOPE THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE THE PRINCIPLES OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN.
BIOPHILIC DESIGN IS AN APPROACH IN URBAN DESIGN THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH NATURE BY INTEGRATING NOT ONLY NATURAL ELEMENTS INTO THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDINGS, BUT IT ALSO APPLIES TO, UM, ORGANIC AND DYNAMIC SHAPES OF ARCHITECTURE.
SO THAT LIKE CUR LINEAL SHAPES THAT YOU MIGHT FIND, LIKE WE, EXCUSE ME, LIKE WE SEE IN THE AC MARRIOTT THAT HAS THAT CURVE.
THOSE KINDS OF CUR, LINEAL SHAPES, THOSE KIND OF ORGANIC SHAPES, THINGS THAT YOU SEE IN NATURE CAN BE INCORPORATED AT THE STREETSCAPE.
WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE HIGH RISES, WE CAN ALWAYS HAVE BIG BUILDINGS, BUT IF WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE THIS SPEAK TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, WE HAVE TO REALLY BE STRONG IN WHAT WE EXPECT IN THE ARCHITECTURE.
THAT ALSO INCLUDES, UM, MATERIALS THAT WOULD BE TRANSPARENT OR FLUID IN DESIGN.
IN OTHER WORDS, INSIDE A BUILDING YOU MIGHT LOOK IN AND SEE, UM, WATER GARDENS OR, UM, FOUNTAINS OR, UM, ARTISTIC SCULPTURES.
THINGS THAT WOULD EXPECT YOU TO MOVE INSIDE TO LOOK AT IT OR FOR THOSE INSIDE TO COME OUTSIDE TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.
UM, SO THE OTHER THINGS THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT, AND I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING, BALCONIES, TERRACES THAT FRAME VIEWS AND ORIENT LIVING TOWARDS NATURE.
AND THIS SOCIAL CONNECTION WILL BE WHAT'S REALLY ESSENTIAL IN MAKING THIS WORK.
IF WE DO NOT HELP OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS
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TO UNDERSTAND THE NECESSITY OF HAVING THIS, UH, APPROACH TO A REALLY, UM, BIOPHILIC DESIGN, UH, UNIQUE ARCHITECTURE SHAPE SET, UM, HUMANS FEEL COMFORTABLE INSIDE, THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO ENJOY THE VIEWS, ENJOY NATURE, WHETHER IT'S THE WINTER OR THE SUMMER, UH, NO MATTER WHEN IT IS, UM, THIS WILL NOT BE A SUCCESSFUL NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE'LL DO ALL THAT WORK TO DO IT.BUT THE ARCHITECTURE IS THE JEWELRY AND THE NECESSITY AND THE FUNCTIONAL ASPECT THAT MAKES, UM, THIS, THAT WILL MAKE THIS BE, I WOULD THINK GLOBALLY RECOGNIZABLE.
SO I KNOW I'VE SPENT SOME TIME HERE AND I'M SORRY I'M TAKING SO MUCH TIME, BUT I FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS PLACE MAKING AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MOVE IN THIS DESIGN GUIDELINES TO ACHIEVE WHAT WE REALLY WANT.
SO THANKS FOR LETTING ME GIVE MY LITTLE SOAPBOX SPEECH.
ALSO, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN, IN THE SIGNAGE, I KNOW WE HAVEN'T GOT THAT FAR, I'M SORT OF INTERESTED, INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT SUZAKI RECOMMENDS, WHETHER WE RECOMMEND UNIQUE SIGNAGE FOR EACH BUSINESS OR WHETHER WE USE A A, A MONO FOR SIGN SIGNAGE SYSTEM THAT TIES IT ALL TOGETHER.
SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE ABOUT THAT.
I WANNA SAY THAT, UM, WHEN I WAS GOING OUT OF THE COUNTRY, I JUST SAW THE MODEL.
EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD SEE THE MODEL.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS PART OF OUR ORIGINAL DEAL WITH THEM, THAT THEY WERE GONNA BUILD A MODEL.
I DON'T RECALL THEM TELLING US THEY WERE GONNA BUILD A MODEL OF THAT SCALE AND STATURE.
I REMEMBER THE DRAWING DISCUSSIONS, BUT THE MODEL IS REALLY, IT SAYS IT ALL AND I THINK IT'S REALLY A GREAT TOOL FOR PEOPLE TO VISUALIZE WHAT THEY'RE GONNA GET.
SO, UM, REALLY THANK YOU AND THE STAFF FOR, UH, YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS PROJECT.
ANY OTHERS? I I THINK EVERYONE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND WANTS TO SEE A GREAT PROJECT HERE.
UH, THIS PROJECT IS COMING INTO ITS THIRD YEAR.
WE HAVE BEEN, WE HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE HAD, UM, WE'VE LOOKED METICULOUSLY AT THESE, AT THESE AREAS AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS A, THIS IS A PLAN TO REVITALIZE THE AREA.
THIS ISN'T A PLAN FOR ANY SPECIFIC BUILDING IN ANY SPECIFIC PLACE.
AND, UH, JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IT WILL NAVIGATE ITSELF THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROCESS AND THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THIS AREA.
AND ULTIMATELY IT'S LIKELY THAT THEY WOULD REQUIRE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IN WHICH CASE THEY WOULD BE BEFORE THIS BODY AS WELL.
SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD COMMUNICATED OUT WHAT THE PATH FORWARD WILL BE BEFORE ANYTHING WOULD COME TO FRUITION ON THIS SITE.
HAVING SAID THAT, UM, AND IF THERE IS NO OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? MS. CRAM? YES.
65 DASH 24 ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE EMAN ROAD RELOCATION PROJECT.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM TINO.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL STAFF COM STAFF CONDUCTED A COMPETITIVE BID FOR THE EMAN ROAD RELOCATION PROJECT, AND THIS PROJECT CONSTRUCTS A PORTION OF NEW ROADWAY PROPOSED WITH THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT.
UM, AS PART OF THE CITY'S OVERALL PARTNERSHIP WITH OHIO UNIVERSITY WAS CONTEMPLATED THROUGH THE OHIO UNIVERSITY FRAMEWORK PLAN.
DUBLIN CAMPUS ADOPTED WITH ORDINANCES 55 16 AND 2212 AND IS CONSISTENT WITH AND VISION DUBLIN COMMUNITY PLAN.
THE PROJECT MOVES THE ROADWAY TO THE WEST, ALLOWING ROOM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB AREA THREE, WHICH INCLUDES THE HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER SITE, AND THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A ROUNDABOUT AND EMPHASIZES THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT AND CROSSINGS ALONG THE NEW ALIGNMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE OU FRAMEWORK PLAN.
DUBLIN CAMPUS, A SHARED USE PATH WILL CONNECT STATE ROUTE 1 61 TO THE OHIO UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE AT BOBCAT WAY AND THE REMAINING PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND LOTS AND BLOCKS TO THE EAST WILL BE BUILT UNDER FUTURE PROJECTS.
AND THESE ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS.
COORDINATION OF THIS PROJECT IS OCCURRING NOT ONLY WITH OHIO UNIVERS UNIVERSITY, BUT ALSO WITH THE TWO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE AREA.
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE IS PERFORMING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CULVERT JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROJECT, AND THE ROADWAY CLOSURES ARE BEING COORDINATED
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BETWEEN THOSE TWO PROJECTS.AND THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL ALSO BE COMPLETING THE WORK OF THE US 33 STATE ROUTE 1 61 POST ROAD INTERCHANGE IN 2025.
THE 2024 TO 2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM INCLUDES 7.8 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.
ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024, SEVEN BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND PUBLICLY OPENED.
GEORGE J EGEL OF, EXCUSE ME, GEORGE J EGEL AND, AND COMPANY INCORPORATED SUBMITTED THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF $6,299,073 AND 22 CENTS, WHICH WAS 18.7% UNDER ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF 7.75 MILLION CONSTRUCTION'S EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS WINTER AND BE COMPLETED IN THE FALL 2025 AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE LOWEST INVESTMENT BID OF GEORGE J EGEL AND COMPANY INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,299,073 AND 22 CENTS FOR THE PROJECT.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT OR THE RESOLUTION.
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.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES.
[Resolution 66-24]
24 ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE EMERALD PARKWAY BRIDGE DECK CEILING PROJECT HONOR.AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM BRIAN GABLE.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL STAFF CONDUCTED A COMPETITIVE BID FOR THE EMERALD PARKWAY BRIDGE DECK CEILING PROJECT, WHICH, EXCUSE ME, WHICH WILL PERFORM SURFACE PREPARATION AND CEILING ON THE EMERALD PARKWAY BRIDGE OVER THE SCIOTO RIVER.
THE PROJECT WAS INCLUDED IN THE 2023 THROUGH 2027 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, BUT WAS NOT ADV ADVERTISED FOR BIDS IN 2023.
DUE TO THE LACK OF AVAILABLE FUNDING THIS YEAR.
AN AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WAS IDENTIFIED FROM OTHER UNENCUMBERED BUDGETED FUNDS WITHIN THE BRIDGES AND CULVERTS LINE ACCOUNT IN THE 2024 THROUGH 2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.
AS SUCH, FOR THE WORK FOR THE EMERALD PARKWAY BRIDGE DECK CEILING WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE USE OF UNENCUMBERED 2024 BRIDGE FUNDS.
ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024, ONE BID WAS RECEIVED AND PUBLICLY OPENED.
A A D CONTRACTING INCORPORATED SUBMITTED THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF $147,544 FOR THE ALTERNATE BID, WHICH WAS 22.95% OVER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF $120,000.
STAFF ANTICIPATES BEING ABLE TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL PROJECT COSTS USING OTHER UNENCUMBERED BUDGETED FUNDS WITHIN THE CIP STAFF RECOMMENDS ACCEPTING THE PROVIDED ALTERNATE BID AS IT REDUCES THE NUMBER OF PARTIAL AND FULL CLOSURES OF EMERALD PARKWAY.
COMPLETES THE PROJECT WITH A SHORTER PROJECT DURATION AND IMPACT AND REPRESENTS A LOWER PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST.
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AND BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE BY THE END OF MAY, 2025.
PRIOR TO THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT, STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AS LOWEST AND BEST THE BID OF A A D CONTRACTING INC.
IN THE AMOUNT OF $147,544 FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION.
I HAVE A QUESTION ON, UM, WE'RE SLOWLY WORKING OUR WAY BACK TO REHABBING THAT BRIDGE AND I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE, UH, OUTSIDE, UM, WE WERE GONNA DO SOMETHING TO, UM, MAINTAIN THE, UH, ELEVATIONS OF THE BRIDGE, I GUESS, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE COULD LIGHT THE BRIDGE SO YOU COULD SEE IT FROM THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY.
AND DO, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT'S AT IN THE PLANNING STAGE OR ENGINEERING STAGE? UH, ARE YOU THINKING OF THE US 33 BRIDGE OVER THE CIDER RIVER? YEAH, THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE EMERALD PRO BRIDGE TOO.
YEAH, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE 1 61 BRIDGE.
YEAH, THIS IS THE EMERALD PARK.
BUT THE 1 61 BRIDGE, THAT ONE IS, UH, STILL IN PLANNING.
UH, I BELIEVE CONSTRUCTION IS PLANNED FOR 26 27 THROUGH ODOT.
WHEN WAS THAT YEAR AGAIN? UH, 2026.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GONNA BRING THAT UP TO SNUFF.
UM, LIGHTING PLANS HAVE BEEN, UM, GENERATED AND, UM,
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CONCEPTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE LIGHTING OF THAT BRIDGE, THE DECORATIVE LIGHTING OF THAT BRIDGE AND THOSE IDEAS WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL, UM, AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING.UM, BOB TAYLOR OF OUR STAFF IS LEADING THAT EFFORT.
UM, I NOTICED THE, UM, TWO 70 BRIDGE, THE PAINT'S STARTING TO SPALD OFF.
IT WAS A CREAM COLOR AND I'M SURE IT'S AN ODOT BRIDGE I'M SURE.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE GO THROUGH TO GET THAT REPAINTED.
I AM NOT ENTIRELY SURE OF THAT ANSWER, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT.
YEAH, WE, WE CAN ASK ODA WHEN THEIR NEXT SCHEDULE IS FOR PAINTING THAT STEEL.
IT'S JUST STARTING TO LOOK NOT REAL SHABBY YET, BUT IT'S JUST STARTING TO START THAT LOOK THAT ISN'T AS ATTRACTIVE AS IT ONCE WAS.
UH, QUESTION ON THE, THE EMERALD BRIDGE.
UM, IT SEEMED LIKE MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO THAT BRIDGE WAS MILLED DOWN.
UM, THIS FOR THE 147,544, CLEARLY THEY'RE NOT MILLING IT, THEY'RE JUST SEALING IT.
SO, UM, STANDARD MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE IS TO COME BACK ABOUT FIVE YEARS AFTERWARDS AND PERFORM A CEILING OF THE BRIDGE DECK, WHICH HELPS WITH THE LONGEVITY OVERALL.
SO SOME OF THESE, A LOT OF THESE BRIDGES ARE MAINTAINED BY FRANKLIN COUNTY, RIGHT.
DON'T WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM? INSPECTION? YEAH.
CERTAIN STRUCTURES ARE COUNTY MAINTAINED.
NOT THE, NOT DECK BECAUSE THE DECK THEY EXISTED PRIOR TO AND THEY'RE LARGER STRUCTURES.
BUT NOT THE DECK, THE DECKS OF THE BRIDGE ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
IT, IT DEPENDS ON THE STRUCTURE OKAY.
AND KIND OF WHO BUILT IT AND THAT SORT OF, UH OKAY.
UM, IT PROBABLY ISN'T, SINCE THIS IS JUST CEILING, BUT ARE WE GONNA TAKE, ARE WE GONNA ALSO AT THE TIME FIX, I GUESS IT WOULD BE THE EASTBOUND LEFT HAND TURN LANE.
THE, THE CONCRETE, UM, DIVIDER I GUESS IS, UH, IT'S BEEN HIT MANY OF TIMES AND SHIPPED AND CRACK.
YOU KNOW, ARE WE GONNA REPAIR THAT AS AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE CLOSING THE BRIDGE AND DOING ALL THIS? ARE WE COMBINING THOSE PROJECTS? YEAH, THE MEDIAN, I'VE SEEN IT REPAIRED, UM, SEVERAL TIMES.
THE MOST RECENT ONE I'M RECALLING HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT YEAH, IF THERE'S, IF THERE'S A LARGER ISSUE WHILE WE'RE THERE, WE'LL WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT DURING THAT ENCLOSURE IF WE CAN OR, OR PRIOR TO IT.
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT LIKE THE CONCRETE YEAH.
THE MEDIAN, THE CURB GETS MM-HMM
THE STREETS CREWS HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF MAINTAINING THAT, UH, MEDIAN.
UM, SO I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT'VE ACTUALLY REPAIRED THAT A FEW TIMES.
UM, WHETHER A CAR GETS INTO IT OR PLOWED NEXT TO THE EDGE POP, I JUST MAKE SURE SINCE IT'S, WE'RE GONNA BE CLOSING IT FOR OUR WEEKEND, JUST MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYTHING DONE THAT WE NEED TO
I MEAN FOR THE WEEKEND WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'LL NEED THE ENTIRE TIME, UH, FOR THE CEILING PROJECT.
SO THEY'LL UH, THEY ACTUALLY USE SHOP BLASTING TO PREPARE UH, THE BRIDGE DECK AND THEN ONCE THAT'S PERFORMED THEY'LL ACTUALLY PROBABLY SEAL IT SATURDAY MORNING.
UM, AND THEN THIS TYPE OF SEALER NEEDS 24 HOURS, 24 HOURS OF DAY, UH, FULL HOURS TO, TO CURE OUT.
AND THEN YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A LITTLE EXTRA TIME JUST IN CASE IT'S CURED SLOWLY OR ANY OTHER, YOU KNOW, OTHER ISSUES THAT COME UP.
OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MR. ROSA? YES.
[Resolution 67-24]
67 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FOR THE SHIRE RINGS ROAD, IRONMAN DE COS GRAY SHARED USE PATH PROJECT.AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY PAUL HAMMERSMITH.
GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING AS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FOR THE SHIRE RINGS ROAD.
IMAN TO COS GRAY SHI SHARED USE PATH PROJECT.
THE PROJECT SCOPE INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1,730 FEET OF AN EIGHT FOOT WIDE SHARED USE PATH ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF SHIRE RINGS ROAD, CONNECTING TO THE E TO THE EAST END TO AN EXISTING SHARED USE PATH AND ON THE WEST END TO A SHARED USE PATH CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE ARSHA FARMS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP INITIALLY APPROACHED THE CITY OF DUBLIN ABOUT PURSUING THIS SHARED USE PATH PROJECT BASED ON POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM A SURVEY OF TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS.
SINCE THIS PATH BENEFITS BOTH TOWNSHIP AND CITY RESIDENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF DUBLIN IS NECESSARY TO DETAIL THE COOPERATIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR EACH AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT.
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THE CITY OF DUBLIN'S PARTICIPATION INCLUDES 100% OF THE PROJECT DESIGN COST, 50% OF THE PROJECT'S ESTIMATED ACQUISITION COST AND 30% OF THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST.THE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AGREED PARTICIPATION IS 50% OF THE ESTIMATED ACQUISITION COST AND 70% OF THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST.
THE RE THIS RESULTS IN THE CITY FUNDING DESIGN COST OF NEARLY $90,000.
THE CITY AND TOWNSHIP SHARING EQUALLY IN THE ESTIMATED ACQUISITION COST AT NEARLY $150,000 EACH.
THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST BEING APPROXIMATELY $80,500 FOR THE CITY AND APPROXIMATELY $188,000 FOR THE TOWNSHIP.
CURRENTLY WITH THE PROJECT'S TOTAL COST ESTIMATED TO BE $157,160.
THE CITY SHARE IS ESTIMATED AT 390,900 $690 WHILE THE TOWNSHIP SHARE IS ESTIMATED TO BE $337,470.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE LINKAS TRANSIT PLAN FUNDED IN 2026 AT $500,000.
SINCE THE LINK LINKAS BALLOT PROPOSAL WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS THIS PAST NOVEMBER, IT IS ANTICIPATED THE FUNDING THROUGH LINKAS WILL BE APPLIED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT IN 2026 AND THE CITY AND TOWNSHIP WILL BENEFIT PROPORTIONALLY FROM THIS FUNDING.
THE CITY'S ENGINEERING STAFF IS MANAGING ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT.
FINALIZATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND NECESSARY ACQUISITIONS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2025.
PRESENTLY CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR IN 2026.
LASTLY, THE CITY IS AGREEING TO ALL FUTURE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE COMPLETED SHARED USE PATH.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 67 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FOR THIS SHARED USE PATH PROJECT.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? I JUST HAD ONE AND YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT IS THE LINKED MONEY ONLY FOR CONSTRUCTION OR CAN WE RETROACTIVELY USE IT TOWARDS ENGINEERING AND ACQUISITION OR IS IT PURELY CONSTRUCTION? WE BELIEVE IT'S ONLY CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE ARE GOING TO ASK THAT QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER WE COULD BE IN REIMBURSED FOR ANY ACQUISITIONS IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDS AVAILABLE.
I THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST LINK US PROJECT TO COME THROUGH THE PIPELINE PERHAPS IN OUR REGION.
SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING THAT WE ARE ALREADY STARTING TO EXECUTE ON SOME OF THOSE PUBLIC DOLLARS THAT WERE GRANTED IN NOVEMBER.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. REINER? YES.
[Resolution 68-24]
RESOLUTION 68 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH THE OHIO POWER COMPANY FOR THE SOUTH HIGH STREET UTILITY BURIAL PHASE TWO PROJECT.AND WE WILL GO BACK WITH BRIAN GABLE FOR OUR STAFF REPORT.
THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, WHILE WE WILL, EXCUSE ME WHILE YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING THIS RESOLUTION AND THE NEXT THREE SEPARATELY, THIS PRESENTATION WILL COVER THE INFORMATION FOR ALL FOUR CONSISTING, UH, OF RESOLUTION 68 DASH 24 THROUGH 71 DASH 24.
THE SOUTH HIGH STREET UTILITY BURIAL PROJECT WILL PERFORM THE BURIAL OF EXISTING OVERHEAD, PRIMARY ELECTRIC LINES, EXCUSE ME, UNDERGROUND AND RELOCATE THE EXISTING OVERHEAD ELECTRIC AND TELECOMMUNICATION UTILITY LINES ALONG BLACKSMITH LANE, SOUTH HIGH STREET AND INTERSECTING STREETS TO UNDERGROUND AT THE COM, EXCUSE ME, AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, ALL OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES AND POLES IN THE PROJECT AREA WILL BE REMOVED BETWEEN WESTBRIDGE STREET AND SHORT STREET, INCLUDING THE OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES AND POLES ALONG SOUTH HIGH STREET.
TO BID THE PROJECT, THE CITY NEEDS TO FINALIZE DESIGN, EXECUTE THE NECESSARY UTILITY AGREEMENTS AND COMPLETE ACQUISITIONS FOR THE PROJECT.
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PLANS ARE PRESENTLY BEING FINALIZED AND PREPARED FOR BIDDING.
THE FOUR RESOLUTIONS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ARE TO EXECUTE UTILITY AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OF THE IMPACTED AERIAL UTILITY COMPANIES.
ACQUISITIONS ARE NEARLY COMPLETED WITH THE FINAL TWO ACQUISITIONS ANTICIPATED TO BE BEFORE COUNCIL IN JANUARY.
AT PRESENT, THE PROJECT IS PLANNED TO START CONSTRUCTION THIS COMING SPRING 2025 AS IN, IN ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF 2025.
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CULMINATING THE REMOVAL OF THE OVERHEAD AERIAL UTILITY LINES AND POLES ALONG SOUTH HIGH STREET OVER THE WINTER OF 2025 AND 2026.STAFF HAS STAFF HAS COORDINATED THE REQUIRED RELOCATIONS FOR THIS PROJECT WITH A EP OHIO AT T BREEZE LINE AND CHARTER.
THIS PROJECT WILL REQUIRE EACH OF THE FOUR UTILITY COMPANIES TO RELOCATE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVE THEIR OVERHEAD FACILITIES INTO THE CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND CONDUITS.
A LETTER OF AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DRAFTED WITH EACH OF THE FOUR COMPANIES TO ADDRESS THE REQUIRED WORK TO DEFINE THE COST FOR EACH UTILITY TO RELOCATE AS PART OF THIS BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT AND TO ESTABLISH THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THIS WORK BY THE CITY.
AS PART OF EACH LETTER OF AGREEMENT, THE CITY WILL INSTALL SEPARATE CONDUITS IN A JOINT TRENCH FOR EACH UTILITY COMPANY AS WELL AS INSTALLING PEDESTALS, HANDHOLDS, AND OTHER REQUIRED EQUIPMENT BOTH AT GRADE AND BELOW GROUND.
FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, A EP WILL INSTALL THEIR STRUCTURES DURING THEIR RELOCATION WORK.
THE PROJECT IN WORK INCLUDES INSTALLING SERVICES TO SERVE THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WHOSE SERVICES ARE IMPACTED BY THE OVERHEAD REMOVAL.
AFTER THE CITY COMPLETES THE UNDERGROUND WORK, EACH UTILITY COMPANY WILL PERFORM THEIR RELOCATION BY INSTALLING UNDERGROUND LINES AND REMOVING OVERHEAD LINES.
ONCE ALL SERVICES HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED, OOPS, SORRY.
THE CITY WILL REIMBURSE THE UTILITY COMPANIES FOR THE REQUIRED BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT RELOCATIONS.
A EP OHIO AT AND T BREEZE LINE AND CHARTER HAVE ALL PROVIDED ESTIMATED COSTS FOR THEIR REQUIRED WORK.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, THE UTILITY COMPANIES SHALL PRESENT ALL INVOICES TO THE CITY TO SUPPORT THE ACTUAL COST OF THEIR WORK.
THE TOTAL OF THESE ESTIMATED COSTS FOR ALL UTILITY COMPANIES COMBINED IS $460,000 OR $460,325 AND 18 CENTS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 68 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A EP OHIO FOR THIS PROJECT.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.
AT THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO SEE IF, UH, ANYONE IS PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION.
HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES.
[Resolution 69-24]
DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH OHIO BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY DBA AT AND T FOR THE SOUTH HIGH STREET UTILITY BARREL PHASE TWO PROJECT HONOR.AND UH, WE WILL STICK WITH BRIAN.
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED DURING RESOLUTION 68 DASH 24 IS PRESENTATION ENCOMPASSES THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL.
AT AND T'S ESTIMATED RELOCATION COST FOR THIS AGREEMENT IS $73,603 AND 40 CENTS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 69 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AT T FOR THIS PROJECT.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.
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.
[Resolution 70-24]
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER UNDER A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH CO COGO, I'M SORRY, L-L-C-U-D-B-A BREEZE LINE FOR THE SOUTH HIGHEST STREET UTILITY BURIAL PHASE TWO PROJECT.I THANK YOU AND WE'LL STICK WITH BRIAN.
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU RESOLUTION 68 DASH 24 PRESENTATION ENCOMPASSES THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL.
BREEZE LINE'S ESTIMATED RELOCATION COST FOR THIS AGREEMENT IS SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN THOUSAND NINETY FOUR DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 70 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BREEZE LINE FOR THIS PROJECT.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. FOX? YES.
[Resolution 71-24]
71 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH SPECTRUM MIDAMERICA, LLC FOR THE SOUTH HIGH STREET UTILITY BARREL, PHASE TWO PROJECT.[00:55:01]
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED DURING RESOLUTION 68 DASH 24 PRESENTATION ENCOMPASSES THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL.CHARTER'S ESTIMATED RELOCATION COST FOR THIS AGREEMENT IS $21,520 AND 27 CENTS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 71 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CHARTER FOR THIS PROJECT.
I'LL DO MY BEST TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.
LAST CHANCE FOR ANYONE PRESENT SPEAKING THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES.
[STAFF COMMENTS]
COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA AND OUR CITY MANAGER MEGAN O. CALLAHAN.YOU HAVE STAFF COMMENTS FOR US? GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I DO HAVE A FEW STAFF COMMENTS THIS EVENING.
THE NORTHWEST 33 INNOVATION CORRIDOR COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS HELD ITS BIMONTHLY BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 4TH.
AND DURING THAT MEETING WE RECEIVED UPDATED UPDATES AND REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BETA DISTRICT, DOUG MCCULLOUGH.
HE ALSO PRESENTED THE 2025 OPERATING BUDGET, UM, PROPOSAL THAT HE HAD PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE COG.
THE COG BOARD APPROVED A THREE MONTH BUDGET TO MEET THE TIME CONSTRAINTS FOR HAVING AN APPROVED BUDGET BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
UM, AND THAT WILL ALLOW US TIME TO FURTHER REVIEW PRIORITIES, DISCUSS CONTRACTS, AND THEN FINALIZE A BUDGET FOR THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR.
AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON DECEMBER 5TH, WHICH WAS THE NEXT DAY, A GROUP OF COG COMMITTEE MEMBERS GATHERED ALONG WITH DOUG MCCULLOUGH, UM, FOR A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION.
IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE THE COG HAD UPDATED OR ADOPTED A STRATEGIC PLAN, SO IT WAS TIME TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THAT STRATEGIC PLAN.
THIS EFFORT SERVED TO REVIEW, UM, THAT PLAN AND THE GROUP ALSO PERFORMED A SWOT ANALYSIS.
SO THE NEXT COG BOARD MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 8TH.
AND DURING THAT MEETING WE WILL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSIONS, UM, TO UPDATE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND COMPLETE THAT WORK.
I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE BROADBAND ACCESS OHIO BOARD MEETING EARLIER TODAY.
WE RECEIVED A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM RETELL AND WE AREN'T AWARE OF ANY DISCUSSIONS IN THE LEGISLATURE AT THIS POINT IN LAME DUCK THAT WOULD BE OF CONCERN TO THE INTERESTS OF THAT GROUP, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS.
WE ALSO WORKED ON OUR LEGISLATIVE POLICY AGENDA FOR 2025 AND WE'LL CONTINUE DEVELOPING THAT AGENDA AT OUR NEXT MEETING IN JANUARY.
AS PART OF THE WATERWAYS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO PERFORM WATERWAYS INSPECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF DUBLIN LIMITS NOTIFICATION POSTCARDS WILL BE SENT TO IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS AT LEAST SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO WATERWAYS EX INSPECTIONS TAKING PLACE.
THOSE INSPECTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO START BY THE END OF THE YEAR IN LATE DECEMBER, AND THEY WOULD OCCUR THROUGHOUT 2025 AND BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF 2025.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE OUR COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS, UM, ABOUT THAT PROJECT.
AND THEN FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE CFO MATT STIFFLER.
HE'S NOT MAKING EYE CONTACT AS THIS WILL BE HIS LAST COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE HE EMBARKS ON A NEW OPPORTUNITY, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY AT COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, MATT HAS BEEN AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP TEAM.
HE'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.
HIS TENURE HAS BEEN MARKED BY SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAVE VERY MUCH POSITIVELY IMPACTED OUR OPERATIONS.
HE'S EARNED BOTH NATIONAL AND STATE ACCOLADES FOR TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING EXCELLENCE, INCLUDING THE THREE TIME TRIPLE CROWN HONORS.
AND HE HAS THE HORSE THEME GOING ON THAT, UM, WE'RE GONNA MISS IN OUR STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATIONS.
UM, BUT THAT'S BEEN A GREAT HONOR BY THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE FINANCIAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
MATT CONDUCTED THE FIRST FIVE YEAR FORECAST FOR THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CITY AND LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINANCING PLAN FOR THE LARGEST LAND ACQUISITION IN THE CITY'S HISTORY.
UM, THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, HIS CAREER ABSOLUTELY EXEMPLIFIES OUR CULTURE OF CAREER PROGRESSION AND INTERNAL PROMOTION.
HE STARTED AS A FINANCIAL ANALYST IN 2014, WAS PROMOTED TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AFTER FOUR YEARS AND THEN ONE YEAR LATER HE WAS APPOINTED THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
AND AS A FUN FACT, HE PRESENTED THE OPERATING BUDGET ON HIS VERY FIRST DAY IN THAT ROLE.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE DOING THAT, BUT HE DID A GREAT JOB, AS HE ALWAYS DOES.
HE THEN WAS PROMOTED TO CFO, UM, JUST A SHORT TIME AFTER IN MAY OF 2020.
AND HE'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB SERVING IN THAT ROLE EVER SINCE.
MATT, AS I MENTIONED, HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.
UM, PROUD OF ALL THAT HE ACCOMPLISHED IN DUBLIN, INCLUDING BUILDING A VERY TALENTED FINANCE TEAM.
UM, WE HAVE LOTS OF DEPTH THERE AND HE'S BROUGHT ON SOME GREAT TALENT TO THAT GROUP.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DIRECTOR BOTH OF US COLLABORATIVELY, OR WORKING WITH DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OPERATIONS, JAMIE HOFFMAN, TO ENSURE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION.
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DON'T KNOW, MATT'S OFFICE IS ADJACENT TO MINE AND HE DOES HIS VERY BEST WORK PLAY.HE DOES HIS VERY BEST WORK LISTENING TO VERY LOUD MUSIC, AND SOMETIMES HE EVEN SINGS ALONG VERY LOUDLY TO THAT MUSIC.
SO I WILL SINCERELY MISS HIS ECLECTIC SELECTION OF MUSIC AND HIS SINGING, AND IT REALLY DOES SHOW THAT HE TRULY ENJOYS HIS WORK.
AND I WILL MISS HAVING HIM AS MY WORK NEIGHBOR.
UM, HIS LAST DAY WILL BE JANUARY 10TH, AND WE WISH HIM ALL THE BEST AT COLUMBUS STATE AND KNOW THAT HE WILL DO A MAGNIFICENT JOB FOR THEM AS HE HAS DONE FOR US.
AND WITH THIS BEING, I KNOW COUNCIL WILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AT ROUND TABLE.
UM, BUT WITH THIS BEING THE FINAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR, JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THAT WE DID HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL GATHERING LAST WEEK WITH OUR ENTIRE TEAM OF STAFF.
WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 25.
WE ENJOYED SPENDING SOME TIME TOGETHER AND WE HAD A STAFF TALENT SHOW AND ALL, WHICH WAS PRETTY SPECTACULAR.
ALSO, LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNICATION AND HR TEAMS FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS, PLANNING THAT CELEBRATORY EVENT FOR STAFF.
UM, IT HAS BEEN A YEAR MARKED WITH COLLABORATION AND PROGRESS.
I'M PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THE ENVISION DUBLIN COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE, WHICH WAS TRULY A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT.
UM, GREATLY APPRECIATE COUNCIL'S GUIDANCE THROUGH THAT ENTIRE PROCESS AND COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT TO ENGAGE IN THAT PROCESS.
THAT'S A ONCE IN A DECADE, UM, TYPE OF PROJECT ON TOP OF ALL OF THE OTHER WORK THAT CONTINUED ON SEAMLESSLY.
SO EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT EFFORT.
ALSO, VERY PROUD OF OUR PROGRESS ON COUNCIL'S GOAL TO REVITALIZE, UM, METRO CENTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS EVENING AND ADOPTION OF THAT PLAN.
THAT ALSO WAS A TRULY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT INVOLVING MANY, MANY CITY STAFF AND DIVISIONS, UM, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AS WELL, ALSO WITH COUNCIL'S GUIDANCE.
UM, SO VERY PROUD OF THAT AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT COMES NEXT YEAR.
AND ALSO THE ONCE IN A LIFETIME STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF 243 ACRES IN OUR WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT THAT PROVIDES TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE RECREATION, TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR CITY.
AND I KNOW EVERYBODY IS EXCITED TO SEE, UM, THE FUTURE OF THAT ACQUISITION AND WHAT THAT BRINGS TO THE CITY.
SO I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR COUNCIL'S CONTINUED SUPPORT AND VISION AND WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY, HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON AND BEST WISHES FOR A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR IN 2025.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THAT THIS YEAR.
[COUNCIL REPORTS]
REPORTS.WE HAVE JUST ONE, UH, THIS EVENING, THE ADMIN COMMITTEE REPORT.
THE ADMIN COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER THE THIRD, AND WE DISCUSSED TWO TOPICS.
THE FIRST WAS THE DRAFT, UM, CITY COUNCIL GOALS, UH, FOR 2025.
YOU'LL SEE A DRAFT OF THAT GOAL LANGUAGE, UM, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
UM, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT COUNCIL WILL FINALIZE THAT, UM, ALONG WITH, YOU KNOW, ANY, ANY CHANGES THAT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COUNCIL MADE FOR ADOPTION BY RESOLUTION AT OUR FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY.
UM, THE SECOND ITEM WAS, UH, WE TOOK A LOOK AT OUR CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR.
UM, WE AGREED ON DATES AND CHANGED OUR MEETING TIMES TO 4 46, NO, 4:45 PM UM, SO THAT WAS IT.
THIS WILL BRING US TO THE COUNCIL ROUND TABLE PORTION
[COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE]
OF OUR AGENDA.AND I'LL START DOWN HERE ON MY FAR RIGHT, MS. K GRAHAM.
WELL, MATT, I WANTED TO THANK YOU.
I WANNA SAY ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR MAKING FINANCE UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WHERE FINANCE IS MY LEAST FAVORITE TOPIC, YOU DEFINITELY MADE IT UNDERSTANDABLE.
YOU ALWAYS HAD CONFIDENCE IN YOUR ANSWERS, THEY WERE VERY CLEAR AND YOU WERE VERY PATIENT.
SO GOOD LUCK IN YOUR ENDEAVORS.
UM, ALSO, I JUST WANNA, I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY.
I WANNA THANK JEN, UM, OUR CLERK OFFICE AND IT STAFF WHO'S GONNA BE WORKING, WHY WE'RE TAKING A LITTLE BREAK TO GET OUR NEW ONBOARD WORKING.
SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WHILE WE TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ALL YEAR LONG.
UM, I THINK THIS IS THE SEASON FOR THANK YOUS.
UH, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY GONNA MISS MATT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN MAKE GOVERNMENT FINANCE UNDERSTANDABLE TO THE LAY PERSON, BUT YOU DO DO THAT SO WELL.
AND WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE BIG DECISIONS, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE MAKING THE DECISIONS ON.
AND, UM, IT, UM, MEGAN IS CORRECT.
I WANNA THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK, JENNY, ESPECIALLY OUR CLERK'S OFFICE AND, AND EVERYBODY THAT, THAT WORKS SO HARD IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE LIFTED SO MANY HEAVY PROJECTS THIS PAST YEAR.
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AN EXAMPLE FOR MANY, MANY SUBURBS.UM, I ATTENDED THE, I HAD A CHANCE TO STOP IN AND ATTEND THE APPRECIATION, AND WE HAVE SOME REALLY UNIQUE TALENT AND, UM, YEAH, AND LINDSAY, UH, WAS ABLE TO BRING SOME SINGERS TO THE TABLE AND MEGAN PLAYS A PIANO, BY THE WAY.
UM, BUT I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE SHOUT OUT, UM, TO A COUPLE OF RETIREES, GARY BROWNING, WHO'S LEAVING AFTER 28 YEARS IN, UM, OPERATIONS.
HE'S OUR UTILITIES OPERATION ADMINISTRATOR AND ROBIN MEYERS, WHO IS ALSO WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT AND EVENTS.
SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, MATT, YOU'RE GONNA BE MISSED.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE US REALLY SHINE HERE IN THE CITY.
AND SO I WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND A BLESSED, UH, NEW YEAR, PROSPEROUS AND MANY BLESSINGS TO YOUR FAMILY.
I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT, UM, THIS SATURDAY WE'RE GONNA HAVE RES, UM, ACROSS AMERICA AT THE CEMETERY AT 10 O'CLOCK.
SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE AND YOU WANNA HONOR THE VETERANS WHO HAVE PASSED ON, UM, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE AND, AND SEE THIS.
UM, I ALSO THOUGHT MAYBE PERHAPS AFTER MEETING WITH, UM, UM, CARDINAL ABOUT CYBERSECURITY, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH OUR TEAM'S KNOWLEDGE AND THE FACT THAT THEY SAID THAT WE WERE AT THE APEX OF SECURITY FROM OUR BIANNUAL MEETING.
AND I, AND, UM, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, FOR CORPORATE PARTNERS, IT MIGHT BE A NICE IDEA TO BRING THEM IN AND SHARE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR CORPORATE PEOPLE HERE THAT HAVE COMPANIES IN OUR CITY.
AND THEY THOUGHT IT'D BE A GREAT IDEA TO MAYBE WE THE CITY SPONSOR A POTENTIAL, UH, CORPORATE MEETING, OR WE SORT OF DELVE INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THEY TELL US WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY, MEGAN, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK IT'D BE A GREAT THING.
UM, AND IT ALSO SHOWS OUR CONCERN FOR THIS, UH, TOPIC.
AND MATT, WHAT CAN WE SAY ABOUT YOU REALLY,
IN ALL YOUR YEARS HERE, YOU WERE BURIED IN AWARDS.
YOUR, YOUR TEAM WAS CONSIDERED THE BEST OF THE BEST IN THE STATE AND IN THE COUNTRY.
YOU MAGICALLY PULLED MONEY FROM, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO MEET GOALS,
AND YOU, YOU MADE 'EM ALL HAPPEN.
I MEAN, IT, IT WASN'T AMAZING
UM, YOU'VE SERVED THE CITIZENS AND OUR NEIGHBORS VERY WELL.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB, AND I WANNA WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR NEW ENDEAVOR.
BUT NO, YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY OF OUR PEOPLE WITH YOU
SO HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
AND SO, LIKE JOHN, I WAS AT A LOSS, MATT.
UM, SO I ASKED MICROSOFT COPILOT TO HELP ME WRITE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS EVENING.
AND THE FIRST SENTENCE WAS, YOU'RE DEAD TO ME
AND I SAID, I SAID, NO, THAT'S, THAT'S TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE.
THAT IS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE
SO I STARTED TO GO BACK THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND THE ORIENTATION MATERIALS THAT YOU HAD 10 YEARS AGO, AND YOU MUST HAVE MISSED ONE OF THE SENTENCES.
IT SAID, IF YOU ACCEPT THE CFO ROLE AND YOU STAY FOR 11 YEARS, WE WILL NAME A BRIDGE AFTER YOU
SO, SO BEGGING, I KNOW YOU'RE LOSING A CONFIDANT, A A FRIEND, UM, SOMEONE THAT WE'VE GROWN TO RELY ON.
AND AS EVERYBODY SAID, UM, YOU JUST LIKE NUMBERS.
I MEAN, THIS GUY, I THINK HE JUST, HE ENJOYS
SO MATT, WHO AM I GONNA ASK ALL MY QUESTIONS TO? RIGHT? THAT'S ALL I WANNA KNOW.
SO, UM, YOU'RE GONNA BE SO INCREDIBLY MISSED, I HAVE TO SAY.
UM, I, AS I WAS REFLECTING ON ALL THE AMAZING PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE HELPED THE TEAM TO DO, YOU'VE HELPED US UNDERSTAND AND DO, UM, NOTHING SHORT OF INCREDIBLE.
AND BIN SAID, YOU CAN DO A MASTERCLASS IN HOW TO TAKE POLICY AND PROCEDURE AND MAKE IT INTERESTING AND UNDERSTANDABLE.
AND, UM, WE ARE BETTER FOR IT.
UM, AND I, I, UM, TOOK SOME TIME TO COUNT UP ALL THE QUESTION THAT I THINK I'VE ASKED YOU.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE IT IS.
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TELL JAMIE TO LOOK OUT, RIGHT? UM, HERE WE GO.I MEAN, I, I WOULD SAY IN SUMMARY, UM, VERY, VERY FEW PEOPLE IN THEIR CAREER CAN SAY, I REALLY CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE AND RAISE THE BAR IN MY JOB.
BUT, UM, YOU CAN SAY THAT FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY, IN THIS CITY, AND YOU'LL HAVE LASTING IMPACT.
AND FOR THAT, I KNOW ALL OF US ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
ALL THE CITIZENS ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
UM, WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALL THE VERY BEST.
UM, AND WE'LL, WE'LL BE WATCHING.
UM, AND FOR ALL THE STAFF, EVERYBODY, UM, MEGAN'S LIST, IT'S EXHAUSTING FOR US TO HEAR THE LIST.
I CAN'T IMAGINE TO DO THE LIST.
AND SO YOU'VE JUST DONE AMAZING WORK.
UM, SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU MEGAN, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK THIS YEAR.
WELL DONE, WELL DONE EVERYBODY.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR'S.
HAPPY HOLIDAY, HAPPY HANUKKAH.
UM, AND LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT 2025.
NOW I'VE BEEN ON FINANCE COMMITTEE NOW FOR NINE YEARS.
AND I WILL TELL YOU, UNLIKE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES, FINANCE COMMITTEE'S ALWAYS MY FAVORITE
AND THAT'S IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF YOU.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WORLD CLASS RESIDENTS HERE, AND A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO SUPPORT WHAT WE DO, WHO TELL US THEIR OPINIONS, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T AGREE, RIGHT? AND THAT INCLUDES WITH HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY, RIGHT? THAT'S THE BIGGEST PART OF HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO.
AND YOU KNOW, IN THIS LAST YEAR, REALLY IN THE LAST NINE YEARS, AS I LOOK BACK TO MY VERY FIRST YEAR ON FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE THAT YOU HAVE HELPED US USHER IN, IN SOME REALLY GOOD WAYS.
AND I KNOW THIS SOUNDS REALLY BORING, BUT SOME OF THE POLICIES THAT WE'VE PUT INTO PLACE HAVE REALLY TAKEN OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CITY, TO THE VERY NEXT LEVEL AND BEYOND POLICIES THAT OTHER CITIES CAN ONLY DREAM OF HAVING.
AND, AND SEVERAL THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE BEEN UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR GUIDANCE IN THAT REGARD.
YOU'VE TAKEN EVERY CRAZY WEIRD IDEA WE'VE EVER THROWN AT YOU AND HANDLED IT WITH GRACE, KNOWLEDGE AND, AND THE ABILITY TO EXPLAIN THINGS IN A VERY, VERY UNDERSTANDABLE WAY.
UM, WE'VE HAD LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS, BOTH LAMENTING AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY APPRECIATING THE WONDERS OF PUBLIC FINANCE.
UM, AND I VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR SKILL.
I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP WITH YOUR TEAM.
THEY ARE INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO HAVE HAD YOU WITH THEM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND YOU'VE SET THEM UP TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS.
UM, COLUMBUS STATE IS GREAT, IS GAINING SOMEBODY AMAZING.
YOU'LL NEVER BE FAR FROM OUR SITE, UM, AS YOUR PREDECESSOR IS NOT RIGHT.
UM, SO THANK YOU AND A BIG THANK YOU TO MEGAN AND STAFF.
UM, WE ALWAYS SPEND DECEMBER SORT OF DOING THIS WRAPPED THING, RIGHT? WHERE WE LOOK AT THE YEAR AND REVIEW AND, AND LOOK FORWARD AND IT, AND IT TRULY IS A PERPETUAL CYCLE, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
UM, AND WE DO IT BECAUSE WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO WORKS AND IS AND INTERACTS WITH THE CITY OF DUBLIN AND OUR STAFF APPRECIATES EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
UM, SO PLEASE DON'T THINK IT EVER GOES UNNOTICED 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOTICED AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE TRULY THOUGHT OF SO HIGHLY.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF.
UM, AND THEN JUST A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYBODY.
I HOPE EVERYONE GETS TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH FAMILY AND JUST REFLECT ON THE TOGETHERNESS OF THE SEASON.
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.
I JUST WANNA SPEND A MOMENT RECAPPING SOME, UM, EVENTS SINCE WE WERE TOGETHER.
LAST ON, UH, NOVEMBER THE 21ST.
UH, I DID ATTEND THE OHIO MAYORS ALLIANCE MEETING AS, UM, AS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.
AND I, I WOULD CONCUR WITH WHAT MEGAN SAID, THAT LAME DUCK DOES NOT SEEM TO, THERE, THERE DON'T SEEM TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF BILLS AT THIS TIME THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, IDENTIFIED THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT US.
I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE THIRD GRADERS, UH, AT, UH, ABRAHAM DEPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND THEY WERE DELIGHTFUL.
UM, ON THE 12TH, WE MET WITH THE, UH, DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS AND THE CARDINAL HEALTH PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE LAND USES.
UM, I'M REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT ON, UM, DECEMBER THE THIRD, THE INTERGOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE THAT I SIT ON FOR THE FCC, WE VOTED, UH, OUT OUR REPORT TO HEAD TO CHAIR, UH, ROSENTHAL.
AND I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD REPORT.
UH, IT CAME OUT WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE AND IS THE WORKING GROUP CHAIR OF THAT BODY.
I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT FORWARD.
AND IT WILL BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THE, UM, FCC DOES FROM THAT POINT FORWARD.
THERE WAS AN ITEM BROUGHT UP IN THAT MEETING WITH THE FCC ABOUT RIP AND REPLACE, AND SOMETHING THAT WE WILL PROBABLY SEE, UM, LARGER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
SO I, I WOULD ASK THAT, UM, IN OUR UPCOMING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR ULTA FIBER PEOPLE, WE TALK ABOUT, UH, RIP
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AND REPLACE AND, AND WHERE THE SOURCE IS FOR THE COMMUNICATION MODULES THAT ARE IN THE, UH, FIBER TO EVERY HOME PROJECT.UH, BECAUSE THERE, I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME ELIGIBILITY THERE TO MAKE THAT EVEN A MORE SECURE SYSTEM.
UM, ATTENDED THE CH GOV, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING ON, UH, DECEMBER THE FOURTH WITH, UH, CHRIS VALENTINE FROM THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
UM, THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT TIME.
THE LEADERSHIP DUBLIN HAPPENED TO BE THERE AT THAT MEETING, AND IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION.
UH, HAD EXECUTIVE, UH, COMMITTEE MEETING WITH MORSEY ON THE FIFTH, AND WE HAD OUR TREE LIGHTING.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF THAT BRAVED THE COLD.
UM, I THINK SANTA BROUGHT SOME NORTH POLE WEATHER WITH HIM THAT EVENING.
UH, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE FALL OUT SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
UM, ON THE SIXTH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 1 1, UM, CONVERSATION DOWNTOWN.
UH, AND IT WAS A REALLY INFORMATIVE TIME.
THANKS FOR JEREMIAH AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID, UM, IN THAT SPACE.
I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT UPCOMING, UH, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE DATES YET, BUT WE WILL HAVE, UH, A MORSEY RAIL TRIP TO, UM, TO TEXAS, UH, SOMETIME THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY THE 23RD.
SO I WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE UPCOMING.
UM, IN ADDITION, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE MATT AND, UH, HIS OUTSTANDING CAREER THAT HE HAS SPENT WITH US HERE IN DUBLIN.
UM, IT REALLY IS A LOSS FOR OUR CITY.
UH, BUT IT, IT DOES GIVE US A GREAT SENSE OF, OF SORROW AND PRIDE SIMULTANEOUSLY TO KNOW THAT THE KIND OF TALENT IS HERE THAT WOULD BE, UM, ATTRACTIVE TO AN ORGANIZATION LIKE COLUMBUS STATE AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
SO I THINK THAT SPEAKS, UH, A LOT ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN.
UM, AND CERTAINLY THE KIND OF TALENT WE HAVE IN MATT STIFFLER.
UM, AS MEGAN MENTIONED, MATT JOINED THE CITY IN 2014, WHICH HE HAS BEEN, UH, WHICH MEANS THAT HE'S BEEN A MEMBER OF OUR FINANCE TEAM FOR LONGER THAN SIX OR SEVEN OF US HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL.
UM, SO HE CERTAINLY HAS SERVED AS A STAPLE IN THAT SPACE AND A STEADY HAND.
UH, WE WILL MISS MATT'S INTELLIGENCE, HIS EXPERIENCE, UH, IN UNPARALLELED AND UNPARALLELED ABILITY TO EXPLAIN COMPLEX FINANCIAL CONCEPTS IN A VERY UNDERSTANDABLE WAY.
UNDER MATT'S LEADERSHIP, OUR CITY HAS SET THE STANDARD FOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE AUDITOR OF STATE'S OFFICE WAS HERE AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING TO PRESENT THE AUDITOR OF STATE AWARD WITH DISTINCTION THAT IS JUST ONE OF MANY ACCOLADES THAT WE HAVE SEEN HERE.
DURING MATT'S TENURE, HIS EXPERTISE GUIDED US THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
AND IN 2023, THE CITY'S INCOME TAX REVENUE EXCEEDED $100 MILLION FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN OUR HISTORY, A TESTAMENT TO OUR FISCAL RESILIENCE AND STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH.
WHEN I THINK OF MATT, I WILL NEVER FORGET MY FAVORITE MATT STIFFLER QUOTE OF ALL TIME AFTER WE GOVERNMENTED UP A STATEMENT THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY.
I, I SO APPRECIATE YOUR TRANSPARENCY, YOUR HONESTY, YOUR INTEGRITY, AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CALL A SPADE A SPADE.
UM, CERTAINLY YOU WILL BE MISSED AND WE WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST AS YOU EMBARK ON YOUR NEW CAREER AT COLUMBUS STATE.
UH, THEY ARE GETTING A TREASURE.
UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA CHEER FOR YOU ALL THE WAY 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU DO TO PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO AND ARE GOING ON TO DO GREAT THINGS.
SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN, TO ALL OF OUR, UH, EMPLOYEES.
WE KNOW THE EXCELLENCE AT WHICH YOU SERVE THE CITY, AND WE WERE, WE ARE CERTAINLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT, NOT ONLY THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT ALL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE YEAR.
WITH THAT, I WISH YOU ALL GODSPEED, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, A MERRY CHRISTMAS, UM, AND ENJOY TIME WITH LOVED ONES THAT YOU CHERISH.
AND WE HOPE WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN UNTIL I THINK JANUARY THE 13TH.
SO WE WILL HAVE A RESPITE OF ENJOYING ONE ANOTHER'S COMPANY.
UM, BUT YOU MAY BE ABSENT OUR VISION, BUT NOT IN OUR THOUGHTS.