May 05, 2025 City Council

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

THAT WE WILL RECONVENE IN THIS LOCATION AT 7:00 PM THANK YOU.

AND I WILL REMIND THE PUBLIC

[ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WELL, WE MUST BE TIME TO START 'CAUSE IT GOT REALLY QUIET IN HERE.

SO WE, WE WILL, UH,

[RECONVENE (7 P.M.)]

WE WILL RECONVENE THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MONDAY, MAY, MAY 5TH, 2025.

UH, KATHY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? THANK YOU.

WILL BEGIN OUR MEETING TONIGHT WITH A SPECIAL PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION FROM OUR FRIENDS AT WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

AND WE

[Washington Township Fire/EMS Levy Presentation]

UH, AND CHIEF DONAHUE IS WITH US THIS EVENING AND HAS SOME THINGS TO SHARE.

WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY, UH, MANAGER, UH, CALLAHAN.

UH, JOHN DONNY, YOUR FIRE CHIEF, UH, WITH WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

AND I HAD TWO ITEMS TODAY THAT I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS, UH, WITH YOU.

FIRST ONE IS A VERY EXCITING, UH, UH, ITEM FOR US.

AND AS YOU REMEMBER, UH, CHIEF O'CONNELL, UH, RETIRED.

WITH THAT, I WAS PROMOTED TO THE POSITION OF, UH, FIRE CHIEF.

AND WITH ME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW ASSISTANT CHIEF AND WITH US.

UH, TODAY IS, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF ADAM SMITH.

ADAM SMITH COMES TO US FROM WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

SO HE WAS AN INTERNAL, UH, CANDIDATE.

WE DID BOTH AN INTERNAL AND E AND EXTERNAL, UM, PROCESS.

HE WAS THE BEST CANDIDATE.

I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM.

AND, UH, HE COMES TO US WITH 27 YEARS OF, UH, SERVICE HERE AT WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

UH, THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS, HE WAS BATTALION CHIEF, BUT HE SERVED IN EVERY SINGLE, UH, ROLE AND RANK, UH, WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION.

SO IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, SMITH.

CHIEF.

GOOD EVENING.

OF WHICH WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED, UH, BUT CERTAINLY THE COST OF FIRE APPARATUS IS, UH, UH, INCREASED.

AND I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS GREAT CITY AND OUR TOWNSHIP AND, UH, KEEP MOVING OUR DEPARTMENT FORWARD.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

UH, THE SECOND ITEM I'D LIKE TO, UH, BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION IS, UH, TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY.

AND, UH, WITH US, WE DO HAVE A RENEWAL ON OUR, UH, OUR ON THE BALLOT, UH, FOR, UH, UH, HOPEFULLY APPROVAL, UH, TO CONTINUE OUR FUNDING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING, UH, COUNCIL UP TO DATE WITH, UH, HOW THE MONEY'S BEEN USED AND WHAT IT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO BE, UH, USED FOR.

UH, SO AS I MENTIONED, TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY.

UH, THIS LEVY IS A, UH, FIVE YEAR LEVY.

UH, SO IT'LL RUN FROM, UH, 2026 TO, UH, 2030, UH, THIS, UH, LEVY THAT WE ARE RENEWING.

SO, AGAIN, WITH THE RENEWAL OR OUR NO INCREASE IN TAXES, UH, TO OUR, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, BUT WE'VE BEEN OPERATING OFF THIS LEVY SINCE 2010.

UH, SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT, WE'RE WRAPPING UP OUR 15TH YEAR AND ASKING TO CONTINUE OUT TO THE 20, UH, YEAR MARK.

UH, BUT WITH THAT IT IS, UH, 8.25, UH, MILLS BRINGS IN, UH, APPROXIMATELY, UH, 18.35, UH, MILLION DOLLARS, UH, PER YEAR FOR THE OPERATION OF FOUR FIRE STATIONS.

UH, AND OUR A HUNDRED PLUS, UH, PERSONNEL, UH, FOR THE COST, UH, PER YEAR FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UM, IS, UH, $206, WHICH EQUATES FOR A $300,000 HOME TO ABOUT A DOLLAR 69, UH, PER DAY.

BUT THE OTHER NICE THING ABOUT IT IS WITH THE, UH, ROLLBACKS, UH, THAT OCCURRED, UH, UH, SEVERAL YEARS, THE APPROVAL OF THAT THIS CONTINUES TO PRESERVE, UH, THE ROLLBACKS THAT THE STATE OF OHIO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING, DOES HELP SUPPORT, UH, THAT TO US, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF WE WOULD LOSE THIS LEVY, THAT'S JUST ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT WE'D HAVE TO, UH, RAISE AND ASK OUR, UH, CONSTITUENTS TO, UH, UH, UH, TO PAY FOR, TO JUST KEEP US AT THE LEVEL THAT WE'RE AT.

UH, BUT THE OTHER NICE THING ABOUT IT IS, AS I MENTIONED, UH, IT'S $206 AND 31 CENTS, UH, PER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT WE ARE THE LOWEST, UM, PER THOUSAND, UH, DOLLARS OR PER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS HOME VALUE, UH, RATE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.

AND THAT'S ON, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND TOWNSHIPS THAT PROVIDE THE FIRE

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SERVICES.

I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, UH, FOR US TO LOOK AT.

IF YOU LOOK HERE, UH, THESE ARE THE RATES, UH, THAT'S BEEN, UH, VERIFIED BY OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, UH, AS THE, UH, THE, THE CURRENT RATES FOR THESE, UH, AGENCIES.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY SOMETHING FOR US TO BE VERY PROUD OF BECAUSE WITH THAT, WE PROVIDE, WHAT I BELIEVE IS WE'RE REALLY THE BEST SERVICE, UH, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS, UH, COUNTY AS WELL.

UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE TO CONTINUE TO, UH, BE PROACTIVE, AND I GIVE OUR TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES AS WELL AS OUR TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR, A LOT OF CREDIT IS WE JUST RECENTLY ADOPTED A, UH, FINANCIAL, UH, UH, PHILOSOPHY.

AND WITH THAT, UH, WE'VE IDENTIFIED HOW MUCH, UH, MONEY WE WANT TO KEEP IN RESERVE, UH, FOR US IN CASE ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN, UH, UH, CATASTROPHIC.

ALONG WITH THAT, HOW WE ARE GONNA END UP UTILIZING, UH, A CAPITAL FUND TO ESTABLISH LONG-TERM FUNDING FOR MANY OF OUR, UH, PROJECTS.

AND THAT'S UNHEARD OF TYPICALLY IN, UH, UH, TOWNSHIPS.

I KNOW, UH, CITIES DO A LOT OF THAT LONG-TERM PLANNING TOWNSHIPS, UH, AND OUR, UH, TOWNSHIP'S BEEN VERY PROACTIVE IN SUSTAINING OUR, UH, FUNDING AND DOING LONG-TERM PLANNING.

WE IN, UH, INCORPORATED THAT INTO A, UH, UH, FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHY, UH, THAT WAS ADOPTED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO OFFSET OUR COST, UH, WE HAVE BEEN FOR, UH, MANY YEARS, UH, DOING EMS BILLING.

AND WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE EMS BILLING FOR OUR CITIZENS HERE IN, UH, CITY OF DUBLIN AND ALSO WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, IS THAT WE WILL CHARGE, UH, AND SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM THEIR, UH, INSURANCE COMPANY, THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT ANY ADDITIONAL COST THAT'S NOT PROVIDED, UH, UH, WILL BE WRITTEN OFF FOR THOSE, UH, CITIZENS.

SO THERE'S NO OUT OF, UH, POCKET COST FOR UTILIZING OUR EMS SERVICE.

BUT IT'S INTERESTING THAT THIS, UH, UH, THIS REVENUE SOURCE CREATES A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR, UH, FOR US AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO OUR, UH, CITIZENS.

OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IS, UH, WE'VE, UH, IN 2019, WE STARTED A SELF-FUNDED, UH, MEDICAL INSURANCE.

AND WE DID, WHAT WE DID WAS DO A HIGH DEDUCTIBLE HSA, UH, PROGRAM FOR OUR, UH, UH, OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND THAT SAVED US OVER $1.9 MILLION OVER THE COURSE, UH, SINCE, UH, 2019 THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.

OTHER ITEMS THAT WE DO IS SEE GRANTS.

LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED SEVERAL GRANTS, ONE OR ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM THROUGH THE, UH, BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMP.

UH, BUT WE ALSO HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED, UH, THIS YEAR FOR OVER, UH, $400,000 IN, UH, FEDERAL GRANTS THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF FIRE GRANTS THROUGH FEMA.

UH, SO WE'LL ULTIMATELY, UH, SEE WHAT HAPPENS, UH, WITH THAT, WITH SOME OF THE CUTS.

BUT, UH, UH, WE'RE EXCITED AND HOPE, UH, FOR SOME OF THAT, UH, EQUIPMENT WHICH WE PLAN TO USE FOR, UH, ADDITIONAL EMS EQUIPMENT AND REPLACING OUR CARDIAC MONITORS.

BUT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE SERVICE AND THE, UH, DOLLAR VALUE, UH, WE ARE AN ISO CLASS ONE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY AN ISO CLASS ONE, UH, THAT'S THE INSURANCE SERVICE OFFICES, THAT IS A CONGLOMERATE OF INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT COME IN, UH, THROUGH THE ISO AND RATE YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND, UH, IN 2018, WE WERE AWARDED A CLASS ONE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THAT MEANS WE ARE THE BEST, UH, UH, AND LOWEST RATED, UH, INSURANCE RATING.

SO, IN OTHER WORDS, WHILE WE'RE THE BEST, OUR, UH, CITIZENS HERE PAY THE LOWEST IN INSURANCE, UH, COST FOR FIRE INSURANCE.

AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE PROVIDING NOT ONLY AN OUTSTANDING SERVICE AT A LOW COST, BUT ALSO, UH, FOR THEIR INSURANCE, UH, RATING.

THEY'RE PAYING THE LEAST AMOUNT, UH, BASED ON THEIR INSURANCE, UH, UH, PROVIDER AS FAR AS WHAT THEY RATED AT.

UH, ALONG WITH THAT, WE ARE AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THERE'S OVER, UH, 314 FIRE DEPARTMENTS INTERNATIONALLY THAT ARE ACCREDITED.

WHEN YOU COMBINE THAT WITH THE ISO CLASS ONE, THERE'S ONLY 124 FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE THAT RATING.

WE'RE VERY PROUD WHEN YOU LOOK AT 1800 FIRE DEPARTMENTS JUST HERE IN THE STATE OF OHIO, UH, THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICES THAT DART PROVIDED, BUT WE CONTINUE, UH, WITH THE EXCELLENT SERVICE LOOKING AT THE FUTURE.

AS DUBLIN CONTINUES TO GROW, WE'RE LOOKING AT CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES, UH, UM, THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT.

UH, AND THOSE SERVICES CONTINUE TO BE THE FIRE, EMS, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICAL RESCUE, AND ALL OTHER TYPES OF SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.

UH, BUT ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER SERVICES HERE IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OUR EFFICIENCY AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND WE CONTINUE TO USE, UTILIZE THAT.

SO WE'RE MAKING SMARTER DECISIONS AND WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY BEEN AFFIRMED BY OUR ISO CLASS ONE AND OUR ACCREDITATION.

SO WITH THAT, OVER THE NEXT, UH, FIVE YEARS, WE'RE PLANNING ON, UH, UH, CONTINUING OUR SUCCESS THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF A 10 YEAR, UH, CAPITAL EQUIPMENT PLAN.

UH, WITH THAT, WE'RE PLANNING ON, UH, THE REFURBISHMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF OVER $4.2 MILLION IN CAPITAL ITEMS. UH, SO THAT'LL BE, UH, FIRE APPARATUS, EMS APPARATUS, MUCH

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WE HAVE A ENGINE ARRIVING THIS YEAR THAT'S, UH, GONNA BE 652,000.

WE HIT IT PRICED OUT AGAIN.

UH, AND THAT'S OVER $1.1 MILLION.

UH, AND THAT WAS BEFORE THE TARIFF, UH, CAME IN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A LOCAL, UH, PROVIDER.

UH, SO WE'RE SEEING A LARGE, UH, INCREASE IN OUR COSTS, BUT ALSO, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, OUR COMMUNITY TAXATION, UH, PHILOSOPHY IS GONNA HELP PLAN FOR OUR CONTINUED SUCCESS.

UH, SO ON THE BALLOT, UH, TOMORROW IS THE ISSUE, 2020 OR ISSUE 22.

IT'S THE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP RENEWAL.

UH, AND, UH, WITH THIS, IT IS LENGTHY, UH, UH, UH, EXPLANATION OF HOW THAT MONEY WILL END UP BEING USED.

FORTUNATELY, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR IF YOU'RE FOR THE LEVY OR AGAINST THE LEVY.

UM, AND, UH, UH, WE ASK THAT THE TAXPAYERS BE EDUCATED AND MAKE A SOUND DECISION.

WE HAVE, UH, UH, LOCATED ON OUR WEBSITE, I BELIEVE INCLUDING IN YOUR PACKET, IS SOME INFORMATIONAL, UH, UH, UH, FACTS PERTAINING TO OUR LEVY.

SO WITH THAT, I THANK YOU, UH, FOR TODAY'S OPPORTUNITY, AND I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER, UH, ANY QUESTIONS.

WELL, THANK YOU, CHIEF.

WE CERTAINLY, UH, WISH YOU ALL THE BEST TOMORROW.

UH, VERY NICE TO MEET YOU, UM, DEPUTY CHIEF SMITH, UM, AND WE HAVE WITH US A FORMER CHIEF HERE, CHIEF BOSTIC.

VERY NICE TO HAVE YOU TONIGHT, AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP DOES, AND ERIC CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP OVER THERE AS WELL.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS IS A TIME FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS.

UH,

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

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

UH, AS A REMINDER, YOU DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN IN IF YOU DID NOT HAVE THE, IF YOU DID NOT TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN IN, WE CERTAINLY WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME TOO.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD COMMENTS THAT ARE NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? GOOD EVENING.

AKHA DARAL HAS SIGNED IN.

WELCOME.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

OH, JUST JENNY'S GONNA, ONE SECOND.

UH, AL, 5 3 8 5 FROM KELLY LANE, UH, DUBLIN, OHIO.

I'M DUBLIN RESIDENT.

SO, UH, FIRST OF ALL, UH, GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF YOU AND RESPECTED MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHIEF PEREZ, UM, UH, CITY OFFICIALS AND FELLOW CITIZENS OF DUBLIN.

I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH A HEAVY HEART TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A TRAGIC AND BARBARIC ACT OF TERRORISM THAT OCCURRED IN BAALAM, JAMMU AND KASHMIR INDIA ON 22ND, 2025.

DURING THIS HORRIFIC ATTACK, INNOCENT HINDU MALE TOURISTS WERE RELIGIOUSLY PROFILED, SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES, AND BRUTALLY MURDERED IN FRONT OF THEM.

THIS WAS NOT MERELY A CRIME AGAINST INDIVIDUAL OR A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY.

IT WAS A ASSAULT ON HUMANITY ITSELF.

SUCH ATROCITIES REPRESENT THE COMPLETE REJECTION OF PEACE AND COEXISTENCE REPLACED BY, UH, HATRED AND VIOLENCE.

WHAT MAKES THIS EVEN MORE DISTURBING IS THE IDEOLOGICAL MACHINERY BEHIND IT.

A STATE IS SPONSORED CAMPAIGN OF RADICAL ISLAMIST EXTREMISM THAT CONTINUES TO FUEL TERROR AROUND THE WORLD.

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON HOW MANY SUCH ATTACKS HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE GLOBE OVER THE PAST DECADE.

HOW MANY INNOCENT LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST? HOW MANY FAMILIES GOT SHATTERED DUE TO THE SAME EXTREMIST RADI IDEOLOGY? THIS TRAGEDY UNDERSCORES THE URGENT NEED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING LEADERS HERE IN AMERICA, TO ADOPT A UNITED UNWAVERING STANCE AGAINST TERRORISM.

IN ALL ITS FORM, WE APPEAL TO ALL US CIVIC LEADERS, LAWMAKERS, AND OUR SOCIETY TO STAND FIRMLY FOR THE JUSTICE AND HUMANITY, AND TO SUPPORT ALL EFFORT, DIPLOMATIC, HUMANITARIAN, AND, AND, UH, STRATEGIC THAT AIM TO ERADICATE TERRORISM AND SAFEGUARD INNOCENT LIVES.

LET US NOT ALLOW THE VOICES OF HATRED TO DROWN OUT OF, DROWN OUT THOSE OF COMPASSION AND PEACE.

CONSENT AGENDA, IS THERE A REQUEST TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE, UH, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS.

APPRECIATE IT.

ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND ADDRESS ANY ITEM? NOT ON THIS EVENING AS AGENDA.

HEARING NONE.

UH, ON OUR

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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

MR. CRAM? YES.

MAYOR AROSE ROOMS. MR. ROSA? YES.

US TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCES.

THIS BRINGS

[Ordinance 10-25]

ORDINANCE 10 DASH 25 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE NECESSARY CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTATION TO ACCEPT THE DEDICATION OF A 0.197 ACRE, MORE OR LESS EASEMENT, AND A 0.145 ACRE, MORE OR LESS TEMPORARY EASEMENT FROM THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE MUIRFIELD DRIVE.

ATS SELLS MILL DRIVE, PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS.

AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM TINA.

THERE ARE NO FOLLOW UPS FROM THE FIRST READING ON APRIL 21ST.

UM, AND SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION.

IS THERE, UH, ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.

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

HAVE ORDINANCE 11 DASH 25 ADOPTING AN ENACTING A SUPPLEMENT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN, OHIO.

UH, NEXT UP WE

[Ordinance 11-25]

AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM PHIL HARTMAN.

WELCOME, PHIL.

GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.

UH, THERE WAS ONE FOLLOW-UP ITEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS FROM THE FIRST READING, UH, BASED ON COUNCIL MEMBER CRA'S REQUEST, WE WERE, UH, ABLE TO GET A COLOR COPY OF A RED LINE FOR, UH, COUNSEL TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW BEFORE THIS.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, THERE WERE NO OTHER CHANGES.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS IF ANYONE HAS.

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

I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THE COLOR CODING.

IT MADE IT MUCH EASIER.

AGREED.

ANYMORE? NO.

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

MAYOR AROSE ROOMS? YES.

MR. ROSA? YES.

VIA VICE MAYOR ELTO? YES.

TO THE INTRODUCTION, PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, RESOLUTION 31 DASH 25, WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8 0 4, PARAGRAPH C OF THE REVISED CHARTER FOR THE PURCHASE OF BEER FOR THE DUBLIN 2025, I'M SORRY, 2025 DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL.

THIS BRINGS US

[Resolution 31-25]

I'LL INTRODUCE IT.

AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM ALISON.

LORI.

WELCOME ALISON.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UM, AS COUNCIL IS AWARE, A FEW YEARS AGO WE REVIEWED, UM, SOME OF THE DIFFERENT PURCHASES FOR EVENTS AND FOR IRISH FESTIVALS SPECIFICALLY, UM, AND TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE BID WAIVERS.

AND AT THAT POINT, WE DECIDED TO GO OUT AND DO FORMAL BIDS ON THINGS LIKE TENTS.

UM, BUT WITH THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY, ALCOHOL IS UNIQUE BECAUSE OF THE STATE LAW THAT ONLY ALLOWS, UM, ONE DISTRIBUTOR IN A, IN A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA TO SELL THAT PRODUCT.

UM, SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT SAME KIND OF BIDDING RELATIONSHIP.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT, TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD RESOLUTION 31 DASH 25, WHICH WAIVES THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF BEER.

AND, UM, ON THIS, YOU'LL SEE AGAIN, WE DO HAVE, UM, GUINNESS AND COORS LIGHT AS OUR MAIN SPONSOR.

AND GUINNESS, UH, DONATES 20,000, OR SORRY, $25,000 IN CASH AND 10,000 IN IN KIND PRODUCT AND SERVICES.

AND THEN COORS HAS $20,000 IN CASH AND 10,000 IN IN KIND.

A LOT OF THAT IS MEDIA AS WELL.

UM, SO WE'RE ASKING APPROVAL FOR, UM, COUNCIL TONIGHT TO APPROVE THIS WAIVER.

ACTUALLY, UH, THE AMOUNT OF BEER THAT WE HAVE BEEN BUYING THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED A, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BUYING MORE OTHER PRODUCTS SUCH AS OUR WHISKEY, UM, SOME OF THE OTHER BEVERAGES THAT WE DO.

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

COUNCIL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THANK YOU, ALLISON.

UM, SO THE SPONSORSHIPS, HOW HAS THAT CHANGED OVER THE YEARS IN TERMS OF DOLLARS? AND THEN YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT MEDIA.

HOW MUCH OF THAT IS MEDIA AND HOW MUCH OF THAT IS SORT OF DIRECT DOLLARS BACK TO THE CITY? THANK YOU.

UM, THE, THE 10,000 AND, UM, MOST OF THAT 10,000 IS MEDIA AND OR, UM, PLACEMENTS.

THEY DO AT SAY GIANT EAGLE WHERE THEY'RE DO AN END CAP AND THEY'LL PUT UP A BUNCH OF GUINNESS AND THEY'LL PUT A SIGNAGE ON IT SAYING, COME TO THE 2025 IRISH FESTIVAL AND ENJOY A GUINNESS.

UM, SO IT'S THE $25,000 IN CASH AND THE 20,000 IN CASH, WHICH DOES OFFSET ABOUT A THIRD OF THE TOTAL PURCHASES.

UM, IT HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH, UM, SINCE, UM, I THINK 2018 IT HAS NOT CHANGED, BUT

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AND ALSO JUST WITH OUR DECREASE IN ATTENDANCE IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

THERE, THERE A PORTION OF SALES HAS GONE DOWN DRAMATICALLY, BUT THEY HAVE HELD THEIR SPONSORSHIP, UM, THE SAME.

SO THEIR TOTAL SALES NUMBERS HAVE GONE DOWN? YES.

OF THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE PURCHASING.

UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT $135,000 IN PURCHASES.

I THINK THE HIGHEST EVER WAS ABOUT ONE 70, WAS I THINK ONE OF THE HIGHEST YEARS THAT WE HAD WITH THEM.

OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? UH, I DID REACH OUT TO PHIL TO ASK HIM ABOUT, UM, I, I KNOW THAT NONE OF US ARE EVER, UH, VERY COMFORTABLE WAVING, BIDDING, COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS.

I ASKED, REACHED OUT TO PHIL AND ASKED IF HE, WE COULD POSSIBLY DRAFT SOME LANGUAGE IN THE SPIRIT OF KEEPING IT AN IRISH THEME IN THE SPIRIT OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, UM, IF WE COULD REALLY ENGAGE A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS.

SO I, HE, UM, INDICATED THAT THEY'LL COME BACK WITH A MEMO THAT WILL NOT AFFECT THIS YEAR'S, UH, CONTRACT BECAUSE TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR THIS, BUT IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS TO PERHAPS HOW CAN WE WORD WHAT, HOW CAN WE WORK THROUGH SO THAT WE COULD REMAIN, UM, DOING A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS FOR THESE PRODUCTS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU SEE THAT COMING.

UH, I REACHED OUT TO HIM AND ASKED FOR THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HEARING NONE? UH OH.

DID, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? I WAS JUST GONNA MENTION THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ALSO DISCUSSED THROUGH THE, UM, EVENTS ROADMAP PROCESS.

UM, BECAUSE THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF PROCUREMENT RULES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE CONSULTANT AS THEY MADE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FUTURE OF IRISH FESTIVAL.

GREAT.

UH, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE RULE? MS. CRAM? YES.

MR. ROSA? YES.

US TO THE OTHER BUS, OTHER BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH A HUMAN RESOURCE BRIEFING AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY JENNIFER METI.

[Human Resources Briefing]

WELCOME, JENNIFER.

TO HIGHLIGHT HOW BUSY THE HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM HAS BEEN IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 414 JOB SEARCHES, WHICH INCLUDE SEASONALS, INTERNS, AND FULL-TIME POSITIONS.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE KEY HUMAN RESOURCES, FUNCTIONS AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES THE TEAM IS WORKING ON.

AS YOU CAN SEE OUTLINED ON THIS SLIDE, HUMAN RESOURCES HAS NUMEROUS FOCUS AREAS FOR TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON RECRUITMENT TRENDS, TALENT AND CULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESSION PLANNING.

OUR 2024 WORKFORCE COMPOSITION VARIED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

SEASONAL AND PART-TIME RECRUITMENT INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY IN APRIL AND MAY AS WE PREPARE FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS.

AND CONVERSELY, TAPERS OFF IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.

IN JUNE, 2024, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 938 EMPLOYEES, AND WE TYPICALLY SEE OUR HIGHEST COUNTS IN JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST.

HUMAN RESOURCES USES THE NEO GOV PLATFORM FOR RECRUITMENT MANAGEMENT.

CANDIDATES CAN VIEW ALL JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS AND APPLY THROUGH THIS PLATFORM.

ACCORDING TO NEO GOV, THE CITY OF DUBLIN TAKES 25 DAYS LESS ON AVERAGE TO HIRE A CANDIDATE THAN PEER ORGANIZATIONS.

MOVING ON TO VACANCY AND TURNOVER DATA, I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO VACANCY REFERS TO A JOB OR POSITION THAT IS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED.

WHILE TURNOVER DESCRIBES THE RATE AT WHICH EMPLOYEES LEAVE THE CITY, THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS 29 TOTAL FULL-TIME VACANCIES RESULTING IN A 6.8% VACANCY RATE.

A HEALTHY VACANCY RATE IS BETWEEN FIVE AND 10% AT 6.8%.

IT DEPICTS A GOOD BALANCE AND INDICATES THAT WE HAVE EFFECTIVE TALENT MANAGEMENT AND WORKFORCE STABILITY.

THE TURNOVER RATE VARIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR, AND I HAVE INCLUDED SEVERAL YEARS OF TURNOVER FOR COMPARISON.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE DATA 2021 AND 2022 HAD A HIGHER TURNOVER RATE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE GENERAL SHIFT IN THE LABOR MARKET THAT FOLLOWED AFTER THE 2022 PEAK.

THE TURNOVER RATE HAS DECREASED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

ACCORDING TO SH RM, THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, A TURNOVER RATE OF 10 TO 15% IS HEALTHY WITH 15% BEING THE AVERAGE ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES.

THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE CURRENT VACANCIES ACROSS THE CITY.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WE HAVE SOME POSITIONS WITH MORE THAN ONE VACANCY, AND THAT IS DUE TO HOW THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS CONDUCTED, WHICH OFTEN RESULTS IN MULTIPLE OFFERS OUT OF THE SAME HIRING PROCESS.

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I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO OUR TALENT AND CULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY AND SHARE THE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES WE ARE TAKING TO ENSURE WE CONTINUE TO BE AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE.

IN DECEMBER, 2023, CITY MANAGER MEGAN O. CALLAHAN INTRODUCED OUR CULTURE PLAYBOOK.

AFTER SPENDING A YEAR ENGAGING NUMEROUS STAFF MEMBERS IN SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND SOLICITING FEEDBACK, A LARGER CROSS-FUNCTIONAL STAKEHOLDER TEAM, INCLUDING TWO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WAS GIVEN THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING BEHAVIOR STANDARDS.

FROM THIS WORK, SENIOR LEADERS CREATED CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO EXHIBIT THESE STANDARDS.

ULTIMATELY, THE CULTURE PLAYBOOK WAS CREATED TO IDENTIFY OUR BELIEFS, BEHAVIORS, AND OUTCOMES, UH, TO CELEBRATE ALL STAFF AND RECOGNIZE THEIR DEDICATION TO SERVICE.

THE CITY HOSTS THREE DISTINCT EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION EVENTS, INCLUDING ST.

PATRICK'S DAY BREAKFAST, THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT, AND THE EXCEPT EXCEPTIONAL YEAR END OF YEAR CELEBRATION.

AS WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON RE-SKILLING AND UP-SKILLING STAFF, THE CITY OFFERS TUITION AND REIMBURSEMENT AND TECH CRED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

TECH CRED IS A GRANT PROGRAM THAT THE CITY APPLIED FOR AND IS AWARDED QUARTERLY FUNDS.

STAFF ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES AND GROW THEIR TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE.

ADDITIONALLY, STAFF CAN UTILIZE OUR ROBUST LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CORNERSTONE FOR INTERNAL REQUIRED TRAINING, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OPTIONAL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

AS PART OF THE CULTURE INITIATIVE, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER KEY ELEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED OR REIMAGINED, INCLUDING THE EXCEPTIONAL YOU BONUS, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS, UM, THE INSTANT BONUS.

THESE BONUSES ARE AWARDED TO STAFF WHO DEMONSTRATE THE BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS OUTLINED IN THE CULTURE PLAYBOOK.

WE RECENTLY BEGAN A NEW ELEMENT OF OUR STAFF RECOGNITION PROGRAM WITH THE STRONGEST LINK AWARD.

THIS IS AN AWARD GIVEN BY THE CITY MANAGER AND SELECTED BY PEER RECOMMENDATIONS.

IT IS THE HIGHEST HONOR FOR INDIVIDUAL STAFF OR TEAMS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS AND WHO EPITOMIZE OUR CULTURE.

THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE CULTURE INITIATIVE IS TO SEE BEYOND THE GENERAL APPRECIATION EVENTS, AND TRULY FOCUS ON ADDING RECOGNITION PROGRAMS TO HIGHLIGHT THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS, WE WANT TO INTERNALLY HIGHLIGHT THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO LIVE THE VALUES OF THE CULTURE PLAYBOOK, AND TO INCENTIVIZE AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE BETTER TOGETHER.

CITYWIDE MEETINGS ARE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR CITY'S INTERNAL CULTURE AND OUR DEDICATION TO SHOWING STAFF APPRECIATION AT THESE MEETINGS, EXCUSE ME.

STAFF ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE IN FIVE YEAR INCREMENTS WITH A SERVICE PLAQUE, A PIN, EXCUSE ME, A PHOTO OP WITH A CITY MANAGER SET TO A WALKUP SONG OF THEIR CHOICE AND ABUNDANCE OF APPLAUSE.

ALSO, AT THE BETTER TOGETHER MEETINGS, RETIREMENTS AND PROMOTIONS ARE HONORED AND CELEBRATED.

TO CONTINUE OUR CULTURE OF APPRECIATION CITYWIDE, ALL EMPLOYEES HAVE RECEIVED AN EXCEPTIONAL U NOTEPAD IN WHICH THEY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE A COWORKER FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

NEW IN 2025 IS OUR COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS GUIDE FOR NEW HIRES WITH A FIRST DAY WELCOME PIN AND A BETTER TOGETHER T-SHIRT.

ANOTHER GREAT ADDITION TO OUR CULTURE THIS YEAR IS CELEBRATION STATIONS, AN INITIATIVE, A NEW INITIATIVE TO CELEBRATE EXCEPTIONAL TEAMWORK.

OUR FIRST CELEBRATION STATION HAPPENED AT THE END OF FEBRUARY WITH THE FLEET TEAM.

FLEET WAS CELEBRATED BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN FLEET TECHNICIANS AND SNOWPLOW OPERATORS GOING INTO THE WINTER MONTHS.

AND IT WAS A ROUGH ONE.

THIS YEAR, IN APRIL, OUR SECOND CELEBRATION STATION HIGHLIGHTED THE N REC TEAM AND THEIR CARE IN MANAGING A SERIES OF 9 1 1 CALLS ABOUT A FIRE AND HILLIARD.

THEIR WORK EXHIBITED OUR CULTURE BELIEFS OF DRIVEN BY EXCELLENCE, DEDICATED TO SERVICE AND BETTER TOGETHER IN ACTION.

THE CITY CURRENTLY PRACTICES A VARIETY OF SUCCESSION PLAN STRATEGIES TO ENSURE LEADERSHIP, RESILIENCE, TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESSION PLANNING GO HAND IN HAND TO MAINTAIN AN ONGOING DYNAMIC SESSION PLAN THAT ADAPTS TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES.

HUMAN RESOURCES REGULARLY CHECKS IN WITH LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE CITY TO UNDERSTAND NEEDS AND DETERMINE STAFF READINESS FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

WE PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CORNERSTONE TECH CRED AND DIVIDUAL ANNUAL DIVISIONAL ANNUAL TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES.

SENIOR LEADERS, CONSI, OOPS, EXCUSE ME.

SENIOR LEADERS CONSISTENTLY WORK TO DEVELOP STAFF TO ENSURE THEY CAN COMPETE FOR PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

HUMAN RESOURCES INVOLVED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET, THE ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE

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PROCESS FOR EVALUATING VACANT POSITIONS AND RECOMMENDING CHANGES TO STAFFING AND THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE.

SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS IN THE CITY CONDUCT ANNUAL EVALUATIONS AND MID-YEAR CHECK-INS TO ASSESS TALENT AND LEARNING NEEDS OF STAFF AND TO PROVIDE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES.

ONE OF THOSE AREAS IS PRESENTING TO COUNCIL, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT AN ACTION BY THE VARIETY OF STAFF WHO COME TO PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THE CITY ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF TO GAIN AN EXPER TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN DIFFERENT ROLES THROUGH CROSS TRAINING, SUCH AS THE JOB ROTATIONS CURRENTLY UTILIZED IN HUMAN RESOURCES AS THE BUSINESS PARTNER ROLE, THE MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS, THE OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATORS, AND THE TEAM LEADS ROLES.

THE CITY HAS USED EXIT INTERVIEWS TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM DEPARTING EMPLOYEES, UNDERSTANDING THEIR EXPERIENCES, AND IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT TO POTENTIALLY ENHANCE EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES.

THE FEEDBACK IS REVIEWED INTERNALLY IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND SHARED WITH LEADERS.

IN LATE 2024, THE CITY STARTED OUR ENGAGEMENT CHECK-INS, ALSO KNOWN AS STATE INTERVIEWS.

THESE VOLUNTARY INTERVIEWS PROACTIVELY ASSESS STAFF SATISFACTION AND ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR NEWEST TO OUR MOST TENURED STAFF.

THIS NEW INITIATIVE IS IN ITS INFANCY OF DATA COLLECTION AND WILL ALIGN WITH OUR UPCOMING EMPLOYEE SURVEY AT COUNCIL'S REQUEST.

SUCCESSION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IS A KEY FOCUS AREA FOR 2025, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A TALENT PHILOSOPHY WITH AN INTEGRATION OF A PROCESS MAP TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AND A CRITICAL POSITIONS TO ENSURE LEADERSHIP RESILIENCE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE UPDATES IN QUARTER THREE.

AS OUR WORK CONTINUES, WE WILL BE LAUNCHING OUR NEXT CITYWIDE WORKPLACE SURVEY EARLY IN EARLY THE SUMMER, WE HAVE CHOSEN TO USE ENER G.

IT'S AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND WORKPLACE CULTURE, AND THEIR RESEARCH PARTNER BEHIND TOP PLACES TO WORK, WHOM YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF DURING FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS THIS YEAR.

I WILL SHARE THESE RESULTS.

AS COUNCIL IS AWARE, HUMAN RESOURCES IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING OUR COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-UNION STAFF FOR A HISTORICAL REVIEW.

THIS SLIDE OUTLINES THE DETAILS OF THE LAST MAJOR COMPENSATION EVALUATION IN 2006.

THE GOALS INCLUDED REMAINING AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE IN THE CENTRAL OHIO REGION AND ENHANCING OUR COMPETITIVE POSITION IN THE LABOR MARKET.

AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, HUMAN RESOURCES CONDUCTS A BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE MARKET TO ENSURE SALARY BANS ARE PROPERLY ALIGNED.

THE NON-UNION SALARY BANS ARE MADE UP OF A MARKET AND TARGET SEGMENT.

THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO MOVE EMPLOYEES WHO WERE IN THE MARKET, PART OF THEIR SALARY BANS INTO THE TARGET SEGMENT OF THEIR SALARY BANS WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME BY RECEIVING POTENTIALLY LARGER THAN NORMAL INCREASE AND OR MORE FREQUENT PAY ADJUSTMENTS.

MORE THAN ONE TIME A YEAR, EMPLOYEES RECEIVE ANNUAL INCREASES IN THE SPRING, AND ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES IN THE MARKET SEGMENT MAY RECEIVE AN INCREASE IN THE FALL.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, HUMAN RESOURCES IS CURRENTLY ANALYZING CURRENT SALARY BANS IN RELATION TO THE MARKET.

DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THAT STUDY, IF THE SALARY BANS NEED TO BE ADJUSTED, THEY WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL DURING BUDGET WITH IMPACT FOR THE 2026 AND 2027 SALARY BANS.

AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION EVALUATION, HUMAN RESOURCES IS INTERNALLY EXAMINING SOME OF THE OTHER BENEFITS IN OUR COMPENSATION PLAN.

IN OUR RECRUITING EXPERIENCE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE'VE LEARNED OF OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS OTHER AGENCIES ARE USING TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT.

WE ARE CURRENTLY EVALUATING THE ITEMS ON THIS SLIDE, AND WE BE BE, AND WE WILL BE PROPOSING CHANGES LATER THIS YEAR.

AND LASTLY, THE CITY PROVIDES A TOTAL COMPENSATION STATEMENT TO EMPLOYEES BY WAY OF OUR EMPLOYEE SELF-SERVICE PORTAL.

YOU MAY BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH TERMS LIKE HIDDEN PAYCHECK OR TOTAL REWARDS.

THE TOTAL COMPENSATION STATEMENT PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF OTHER MONETARY AND NON-MONETARY BENEFITS LIKE HEALTH INSURANCE, RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, AND PAID TIME OFF.

THE TOTAL COMPENSATION STATEMENTS OUTLINES THE FULL VALUE OF A COMPENSATION PACKAGE, NOT JUST BASE SALARY.

THIS TOOL IS MEANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR COMPENSATION PLAN AND ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY TO STAFF SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE INVESTMENT THE CITY MAKES IN THEM.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE QUITE A BIT GOING ON IN HUMAN RESOURCES, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

I'M GONNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

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

APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.

NEXT ON OTHER BUSINESSES, RENEWABLE ENERGY, A SOLAR UPDATE ON OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY TAMMY NOBLE.

[Update on Renewable Energy - Solar]

WELCOME, TAMMY.

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GOOD EVENING.

I APPRECIATE THE TIME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS, UM, RENEWABLE ENERGY.

WE WERE, UH, FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK WITH CITY COUNCIL FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO UPDATE OUR CODE TO ALLOW FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM COUNCIL OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THOSE REGULATIONS AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL OPTIONS.

SO AGAIN, PLANNING WORKED WITH CITY COUNCIL FOR OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD OF TIME TO ADOPT CODE LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFIC TO SOLAR REGULATIONS.

UM, THESE CODE UPDATES, UH, WERE ADOPTED IN 2023, THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN JUNE.

UM, WE DID MAKE SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO THE CODE, AND A SECOND CODE WAS ADOPTED IN DECEMBER.

UM, BOTH OF THESE CODES DEALT WITH BUILDING, UM, MOUNTED REGULATIONS AS WELL AS GROUND MOUNTED REGULATIONS.

THE PRIMARY FOCUS WAS, UH, BUILDING, UM, MOUNTED, UH, EQUIPMENT SPECIFICALLY FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS BASED ON OUR DEMAND.

UM, SO WE'RE NOW EXPANDING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

SO IN TERMS OF ACTIVITY, WE DID MAKE A PROMISE TO CITY COUNCIL THAT WE WOULD MONITOR OUR PERMIT ACTIVITY AND EXCE AND, UM, PROVIDE UPDATES TO CITY COUNCIL ABOUT OUR SUCCESS RATES.

UH, OUR FIRST CODE ADOPTION, WE DID HAVE SOME, UM, UH, MINOR TWEAKS THAT WE WERE PROPOSING WITH THE REGULATIONS.

WE HAD A DISAPPROVAL RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 64% THAT WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED.

SO WE DID PROPOSE A SECOND CODE AMENDMENT AND FORTUNATELY ENOUGH THAT SUCCEEDED IN A 4% DISAPPROVAL RATING.

AND IN THOSE 4%, MANY OF THE APPLICATIONS WERE JUST INCORRECT INFORMATION.

SO WE'RE, WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES.

UM, IN TERMS OF 2025, OUR ACTIVITY HAS SLOWED DOWN A BIT.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE SIX RESIDENTIAL PERMITS THAT WE'VE REVIEWED, AND THEY LOOK TO BE SUCCESSFUL REVIEWS AS WELL AS THREE COMMERCIAL PERMITS.

SO IN OUR EFFORTS TO REPORT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL, WE STARTED, UH, TALKING TO OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE CITY TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE OTHER EFFORTS IN THE CITY THAT WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING FOR SOLAR REGULATIONS.

AND IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS WE IDENTIFIED TWO UH, PROGRAMS, ONE WITH ENGINEERING AND ONE WITH TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY THAT CURRENTLY THOSE PROGRAMS DO NOT MEET OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS FOR GROUND MOUNTED EQUIPMENT.

UM, ONE IS WITH OUR ENGINEERING DIVISION, UM, THAT DEALS WITH POND, UM, IRRIGATION AND VARIATION.

AND THE SECOND IS OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BOTH OF WHICH USE SOLAR, UH, PANELS TO REGULATE THEMSELVES.

THE FIRST, UM, SYSTEM THAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS WITH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

UM, THEY'RE WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT CALLED POND HAWK.

UM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN, UM, SINCE 2018.

UH, THIS PROGRAM DEALS WITH POND ATION SYSTEMS THAT, UM, ARE THROUGHOUT THE GOLF CLUB OF DUBLIN.

THERE'S A 27 EXAMPLES OF THIS, AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE BELOW WHAT THESE SYSTEMS LOOK LIKE.

UM, THEY ARE VERY SLEEK, UM, LOW STANDING PANELS THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES IN HEIGHT.

THE PANELS THEMSELVES ALLOW AIR AND LIGHT TRESPASS, SO THEY BLEND IN WITH THE, UM, ENVIRONMENT, UH, MORE SUCCESSFULLY.

AND THEIR TOTAL HEIGHT IS SIX FEET AS A MAXIMUM HEIGHT.

UM, I TALKED TO OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL NOT ONLY FOR FINANCIAL SAVINGS, BUT ALSO A REDUCTION IN CHEMICAL COSTS.

AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH A CONTINUATION OF THIS PROGRAM.

IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY, THEY DO HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT USE SOLAR ENERGY AND HAVE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT DEALS WITH TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, SPEED MANAGEMENT IN OUR EMERGENCY SIREN SYSTEMS, ALL OF WHICH AGAIN, USE SOLAR, UH, POWER.

UH, SOMETIMES IN AREAS WHERE TRADITIONAL HARDWIRE IS NOT, UH, A, A SERVICE THAT COULD BE PROVIDED.

THESE ARE VERY MINUSCULE, UH, SIZED PANELS, USUALLY 42 INCHES BY 48.

THEY'RE ATTACHED TO THE EXISTING TOWERS.

AND AGAIN, UM, ALLOW FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS TO

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CONTINUE.

UM, PLANNING IS HAS LOOKED AT OUR GROUND MOUNTED EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS, IDENTIFIED A FEW AREAS THAT IF MANIPULATED, WE CAN, UM, ALLOW THESE PROGRAMS TO CONTINUE.

WE WOULD STILL REGULATE, UM, GROUND MOUNTED EQUIPMENT AS ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.

WE WOULD BE, UH, PROPOSING A MODIFICATION TO THE SIZE OF THE EQUIPMENT, THE LOCATION SPECIFICALLY, UM, NOT ALWAYS TO THE SIDE OR REAR OF A PRIMARY STRUCTURE.

UM, AND AGAIN, A HEIGHT ALLOWANCE TO ALLOW FOR THE, THE, UM, TALLER TOWERS.

UM, IN TERMS OF PROCESS, BECAUSE THIS IS A SLIGHTLY, UM, MODEST MODIFICATION TO THE, TO THE CODE, WE HAVE, WE TYPICALLY TAKE CODE MODIFICATIONS THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

AND WE'VE, UM, ACTUALLY PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS, UM, CODE MODIFICATION THAT COUNCIL CONSIDER EITHER TAKING IT THROUGH THAT TRADITIONAL ROUTE OR, UM, HANDLING IT THROUGH CITY COUNCIL DIRECTLY.

SO WITH THAT, I'M EAGER FOR COUNCIL FEEDBACK AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS IT MOVES FORWARD.

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

UM, WELL ONE, I'M REALLY FAMILIAR WITH THE POND HAWK BECAUSE I, I KNOW THAT IT HAS HELPED KEEP THE, UH, HEALTH OF THE PONDS REALLY IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE.

WE HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF THE PONDS AND, UM, TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THOSE PONDS HEALTHY WITHOUT HAVING TO BRING ELECTRICITY TO THE PONDS WAS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.

AND, UM, SO I AM ABSOLUTELY IN FAVOR OF THE CODE MODIFICATION AND I THINK THESE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

WE'VE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS.

IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO EXPEDITE IT THROUGH COUNCIL IF POSSIBLE.

AND SO I I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU THERE, TAMMY.

UM, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT SOLAR, WE DID TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING SO RAPIDLY AND THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYTHING'S COME ACROSS THE TABLE YET THAT WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED BY CODE, BUT, UM, I JUST ENCOURAGE US TO BE ABLE TO STAY ON TOP OF SOME OF THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGIES SO THAT MAYBE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE BULKY AND AESTHETICALLY UNPLEASING SOMETIMES WILL GO AWAY AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO SOME NEW THINGS LIKE FILM ON WINDOWS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I, I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE'RE WORKING IN THIS DIRECTION.

THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

UM, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE FOR ME PLEASE? SO MY QUESTION IS, UM, SO THE MODIFICATION, UM, WOULD, THIS WOULD NOT CHANGE FOR RESIDENTIAL 'CAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT ACCESSORY, ET CETERA.

SO IF I READ THIS, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE, WHEN YOU SAY MAINTENANCE, SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO PUT A SOLAR THAT RUNS THEIR WATER SYSTEM, THE POOL OR POOL OR THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE THAT WOULD ALLOW THIS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE, I MEAN, I GET THAT THIS WORKS FOR CITY MAINTENANCE, ET CETERA, SO FORTH, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK ABOUT, I DON'T WANNA CALL 'EM UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, BUT WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ON THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, RIGHT? SO MAINTENANCE IS SUCH A BROAD WORD HERE.

SO COULD YOU SHARE WITH ME THE THINKING ABOUT THAT AND THE RESIDENTIAL, UM, PLUSES, NEG MINUSES, CONSEQUENCES, WHATEVER.

WE DID THIS AND WE CAME BACK AROUND AND WE SAID, WELL, WE DIDN'T REALLY MEAN THAT.

NO, THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.

UM, AND WE DID TALK ABOUT WHETHER THIS WOULD JUST BE, UM, APPLICATIONS FOR CITY PROJECTS OR WHAT WOULD WE ALLOW THIS TO BE APPLIED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE TYPICALLY, WHEN WE DO LOOK AT REGULATIONS, WE DO LIKE TO APPLY OURSELVES TO WHAT, UH, A CITIZEN MIGHT BE AFFORDED.

UM, I TALKED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITIES ABOUT DIFFERENT AVENUES, LIKE WHAT WOULD THIS OPEN UP IN THEIR, UM, COMMUNITIES.

HONESTLY, MOST OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT I'VE SPOKE TO HAVE SIMILAR APPLICATIONS IN TERMS OF PALM MAINTENANCE OR, UM, ANYTHING THAT ARE IN MORE RURAL COMMUNITIES.

IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT IN DENSE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES THAT I'VE COME ACROSS.

UM, BUT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO RESEARCH AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CODE.

I I, I THINK WHAT I'M SUGGESTING IS MAYBE WE THINK ABOUT THIS WORD MAINTENANCE A LITTLE BIT AND PUSH ON IT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE, BECAUSE THAT'S SUCH A BROAD TERM UTILITY PROVISION.

THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING A GOVERNMENT WOULD DO.

TRAFFIC SAFETY, THOSE, YOU KNOW, SAFETY, BUT IT'S THE MAINTENANCE WORD.

I THINK WE JUST NEED TO BE SURE WE HAVE CLARITY.

'CAUSE WE DID THIS ONCE, RIGHT?

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AND THEN WE ENDED UP CHANGING THE CODE AGAIN TO ALLOW, MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, SO FOLKS COULD PUT THIS.

SO I WOULD, I WOULD, UM, I WOULD WORK ON THAT A BIT MORE FOR THE CODE.

I'M, I, I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S FINE TO DO IT AT COUNCIL.

THAT'S, THAT'S FINE.

BUT I, I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE SOME CLARITY AROUND THAT MYSELF, JUST SO THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE AGREEING TO.

ABSOLUTELY.

I, MY, MY THOUGHTS ON THAT LARGELY WERE AROUND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, WHICH IS I THINK WHAT WE HAVE DONE.

UM, AND I THINK THAT MIGHT HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES BECAUSE CERTAINLY THE, UM, THE GROUND MOUNTED UNITS, UH, THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE WATERWAYS AND BALANCE TRAY AND, AND PERHAPS THEY WILL BE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY SOMEDAY.

THAT CERTAINLY WAS A PUBLIC HEALTH, UM, APPLICATION, YOU KNOW, WITH THE INSECTS AND THE LACK OF OXYGENATION OF THE WATER AND THE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE BIODIVERSITY THAT WE WERE LOSING IN THOSE PONDS AND THOSE, SO I, I WOULD AGREE WITH KATHY.

I I WOULD LEAN TOWARDS PUTTING, MAKING THOSE USES RELATIVE TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, WHICH MIGHT HELP US SO THAT SOMEONE SAYS, WELL, TO YOUR POINT, I, I NEED TO MAINTAIN MY SWIMMING POOL, OR I NEED TO MAINTAIN A FLOODLIGHT OUT AT THE BARN, OR NEED TO MAINTAIN THE BARN.

OR, UM, SOMETHING, BUT MAYBE THERE'S A TREE THAT IS GROWN OVER IT THAT MIGHT BE A, YOU KNOW, A PROTECTED TREE IN THE CITY THAT THEY CAN'T FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE.

SO, UM, BUT TO ME, EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE DONE TO THIS POINT RELATIVE TO THE CITY INSTALLED SOLAR PANELS ARE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.

I, I HAVE A, TO TACK ONTO THAT, MY, I THINK WE'D HAVE TO CAREFULLY WORD THIS.

UH, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW, IF IT'S THIS POND MAINTENANCE, WHATEVER THE HOAS MIGHT WANT TO USE THEM FOR THEIR STORM WATER MAINTENANCE, YOU KNOW, SO WE MIGHT START SEEING 'EM IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS AS WELL.

WE CAN'T SAY, WELL, WE'LL PUT 'EM ON CITY PONDS BUT NOT PRIVATE PONDS.

SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS AND I LIKE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY.

UM, BUT IT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE THIS, THIS IS GONNA OPEN THE GATES TO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE 'EM ON OUR SPEED SIGNS, RIGHT? WELL, SOMEONE MIGHT WANNA OPERATE THEIR SIGN IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEIR PRIVATE NEIGHBORHOOD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO I THINK IT, IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE CAREFULLY WORDED.

WE NEED TO SPECIFY THESE ARE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO, AND THEN SAY WHAT THEY'RE RELATED TO.

UM, BECAUSE YEAH, I THINK UTILITY IS WIDE OPEN, RIGHT? THAT'S YOUR ELEC UTILITY IS ELECTRIC, RIGHT? OR POWER, YOU KNOW, TO ANYTHING.

SO, SO I, I'M TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.

UM, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF GROUND MOUNTED EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY ON LARGER PROPERTIES.

I THINK I WAS THE ONE LONE PERSON WHO WANTED TO ALLOW, UH, GROUND MOUNTED ON, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A FIVE ACRE PARCEL, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE SOLAR, IN MY OPINION.

UH, SO I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUALLY LOOK AT THIS, BUT THIS WILL OPEN, THIS IS GONNA OPEN TO WAY MORE THAN JUST CITY PROPERTY, SO, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

YOU KNOW, TAMMY, THIS, UM, POND HAW IS SORT OF INTERESTING.

YOU'VE HAD THIS THING FOR, UM, SEVEN YEARS NOW AND IT'S STILL FUNCTIONING.

I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY RETENTION BASINS IN DUBLIN AND, UH, IT'D BE SORT OF INTERESTING FOR YOU TO LET US KNOW BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE SOLAR LIGHTS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, THE LAST TWO TO FIVE YEARS, AND THEY'RE ON THE FRITZ.

SO I'D SORT OF LIKE TO KNOW, UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TAKE, UM, KEEP A RECORD OF THIS SO WE CAN SHARE THAT THEN WITH SOME OF THESE, UM, NEIGHBORHOODS.

THEY'RE NOW LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

THIS IS NOT FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, UM, WHICH I SUPPOSE WE CERTAINLY COULD, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I CAN PLAY THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE ON THAT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY POINT.

I, I AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE COMMENTS.

I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE WORDING, AND I'M GONNA PLAY THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE ON THE, THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.

UM, I BELIEVE THAT LETTING YOUR GRASP GROW IS A PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY ISSUE.

IT'S A NUISANCE.

SO SOMEBODY COULD ARGUE THAT THEIR ELECTRIC LAWNMOWER, THE DOCKING STATION COULD HAVE A SOLAR, A SOLAR CELL.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC SITUATIONS HERE.

POND IRRIGATION FOR ME, WHETHER IT'S CITY OR HOA OWNED FINE, UM, TRAFFIC SPEED EMERGENCY SYSTEMS. BEYOND THAT, I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE BROAD ENOUGH TO INCLUDE UTILITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT ALSO EXCLUDE UTILITIES AND RESIDENTIAL.

SO, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT SAYING

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THIS IS, THIS WILL BE UNDER THE SOLAR GUIDELINES THOUGH.

THIS ISN'T UNDER GENERAL CITY GUIDELINES FOR ANY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.

THIS WOULD BE SPECIFIC TO SOLAR APPLICATIONS.

THAT'S CORRECT.

QUESTIONS THOUGH IS, IS THIS A COUNCIL DECISION OR A PLANNING AND ZONING? I THINK IT'S COUNCIL IS, IT'S A POLICY DISCUSSION.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

PROVIDE SIZE, LOCATION, HEIGHT ALLOWANCE BASED ON THE APPLICATION.

YOU KNOW, THE, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS WE REALLY WANNA ENCOURAGE THE SUSTAINABILITY AND SOLAR.

I MEAN, WE USE SOLAR FOR EVERYTHING.

USE SOLAR EVEN FOR THE SMALLEST LITTLE DECK LIGHT YOU PUT ON YOUR, YOUR DECK.

UM, I MEAN, WE COULD GET REALLY PICKY ABOUT THIS IF WE REALLY WANTED TO, BUT THE INTENTION HERE IS TO MAKE SOLAR OR SOME OTHER SUSTAINABLE ENERGY.

AND ESPECIALLY NOW, UH, KILOWATT HOURS IS GOING UP TO 11 CENTS A KILOWATT HOUR.

IT'S, IT'S REALLY GETTING HIGH.

UM, TELL ME WHAT THIS CRITERIA MEANS WHEN AN ACCESSORY IS THEN DETERMINED TO BE JUDGED ON SIZE, LOCATION, AND HEIGHT.

IS, IS THERE ANY SPECIFICS ABOUT THAT? MAYBE THAT'LL ALLEVIATE SOME OF THIS ANGST.

YEAH, SO, SO THE FIRST PART OF THIS WOULD BE THAT IT'S ONLY APPLICABLE AGAIN, UNDER OUR FIRST THOUGHTS, MAINTENANCE AND UTILITIES.

SO START THERE AND THEN SECOND, IF IT FALLS UNDER THAT CATEGORY, THEN THOSE REQUIREMENTS, SIZE, LOCATION, AND HEIGHT THEN COME INTO CONVERSATION.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO NARROW THE FOCUS AND THEN GIVE IT PARAMETERS.

AND ARE THE PARAMETERS DEFINED? NOT YET.

THAT'S NOT YET.

BUT THAT'S THE INTENTION IS TO DEFINE THE PARAMETERS.

YES, THAT'S EXACTLY, WHICH WILL HELP.

THAT'S RIGHT.

UM, THE AESTHETICS OF IT ALL.

IF I COULD CHIME IN, THIS WAS THE VERY POLICY DISCUSSION THAT WE WERE WANTING TO HAVE THIS EVENING THAT WOULD GUIDE, UM, STAFF TO DRAFT LANGUAGE AND THEN BRING BACK TO COUNCIL.

'CAUSE WE HAD ALL THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DO WE LIMIT IT TO PUBLIC USE OR IS THERE A DESIRE TO ALSO INCLUDE, UM, RESIDENTIAL USE? THAT'S ONE QUESTION.

AND THEN WE COULD SIMPLY LIMIT THE REGULATIONS TO APPLY ONLY TO SOLAR THAT'S SMALLER THAN A CERTAIN SIZE, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION.

THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS WE CAN GO ABOUT THIS AND THAT, THAT'S WHY WE WERE HOPING TO GET THE COUNCIL POLICY DIRECTION PRIOR TO DOING THAT WORK.

OR WE COULD DO MORE RESEARCH.

I MEAN, WHATEVER COUNCIL WOULD LIKE BEFORE WE COME BACK.

I, I THINK FOR ME, STARTING OUT WITH THE PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS AND MANAGING THOSE AND AS TECHNOLOGY WE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD RELATIVE TO RESIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF THINGS LIKE THIS.

AND PERHAPS ONCE WE SEE THOSE APPLICATIONS OR WE SEE AN INTEREST IN, IN UTILIZING THOSE, THEN MAYBE IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT RESIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS.

BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO BRING WHAT WE HAVE INTO COMPLIANCE.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE JUST WANT, WE DON'T HAVE A BUILDING TO MOUNT THOSE THINGS ON IN, IN THE VICINITY WHERE WE NEED THEM.

UM, AND IT'S A BIT COST, COST PROHIBITIVE TO PROVIDE POWER AT THOSE LOCATIONS.

SO, AND WE DON'T WANNA PLANT AROUND THEM BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THE SOLAR RADIATION THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB.

SO I I, IN MY MIND, WE START WITH THE PROBLEM THAT WE KNOW EXISTS AND SOLVE IT.

AND AS OTHER PROBLEM, AS WE BECOME AWARE OF OTHER PROBLEMS BE THAT RESIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS OR WHATEVER, THEN WE CAN START SOLVING THOSE PROBLEMS ONCE WE REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM ITSELF.

SO THOSE, THAT'S MY THOUGHT IN GUIDANCE.

I WOULD ONLY ADD THAT I THINK WE CAN WRITE IT SPECIFIC ENOUGH FOR STORM WATER MAINTENANCE OR PONDS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN PRECLUDE HOA OWNED PONDS IF NO, 'CAUSE THEY WOULD MAKE THE PUBLIC SAFETY.

YEAH, BUT I, SO I THINK, I DON'T THINK THIS DOES, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE SAY PUBLIC 'CAUSE THEY COULD BE PRIVATE PONDS THAT USE THESE.

IT'S, SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO SAY THAT WE NEED TO SAY POND MAINTENANCE OR STORM WATER MAINTENANCE AND THEN IT'S WHO OWNS IT SHOULDN'T, WELL IT'S NOT PUBLIC PROPERTY, IT'S JUST PUBLIC HEALTH.

SO I, I DON'T, IT COULD BE, THAT COULD BE TOO ON PRIVATE GROUNDS.

I THINK UNLESS PHIL TELLS OTHERWISE.

, I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF WORDSMITHING, BUT I THINK WE'RE IN THE SAME, I THINK WE'RE IN AGREEMENT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY ONLY HAPPENS ON PUBLIC GROUNDS.

I THINK THAT HAPPENS IN OTHER PLACES AS WELL, BUT MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW.

TAKE, THAT'S THE FEEDBACK.

I, I THINK ONCE WE HAVE IT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CODE ITSELF TOO WILL BE HELPFUL BECAUSE WE'LL SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHERE IT IS IN THE CODE AND WHAT IT APPLIES TO ONCE WE HAVE, ONCE WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION IN MOVING FORWARD.

OTHER COMMENT, I THINK ONE OF YOUR

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I SEE NODS.

YES.

ANYTHING FURTHER THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR TO HELP FORM THE PROJECT AHEAD? NO, BUT THANK YOU.

WILL HAVE THE SPRING 2025 BEAUTIFY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT APPLICATIONS AND TAYLOR MULEX WE'LL BRING FORWARD OUR STAFF REPORT.

THANKS TAMMY.

OKAY, UP NEXT WE

[Spring 2025 Beautify Your Neighborhood Grant Applications]

WELCOME TAYLOR.

AND GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

HOLD ON.

THERE WE GO.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE SPRING 2025 BEAUTIF FIRE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT APPLICATIONS.

THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE BEAUTIF FIRE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PROGRAM IS $32,000 WITH A $5,000 MAXIMUM REQUEST PER APPLICATION.

THE CITY RECEIVES SIX GRANT REQUESTS THIS SPRING, WHICH TOTAL, UH, JUST OVER $21,606.

APPROXIMATELY $10,333 IS AVAILABLE FOR A FALL, UM, APPLICATION ROUND ON APRIL 16TH, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF SIX GRANT REQUESTS WITH CONDITIONS TO CITY COUNCIL PLANNING IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

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

I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS TOPIC? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? OH, CERTAINLY WANNA THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR DOING ALL OF THE GROUNDWORK AND BACKGROUND WORK.

UM, SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BEAUTIFY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

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

MS. OSA? YES.

TO OUR CSAC REPORT UPDATE ON DEAR MANAGEMENT AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING BY EMILY VER.

THIS BRINGS US

[CSAC Report - Deer Management]

WELCOME, EMILY.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THIS EVENING WE HAVE A, UH, REPORT FROM CSAC REGARDING THEIR CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC OF DEAR MANAGEMENT.

REX PRYOR HAS GRACED US WITH HIS PRESENCE THIS EVENING.

HE'S A MEMBER OF CSAC AND I WILL TAG TEAM THIS PRESENTATION WITH HIM WITH INFORMATION THAT CSAC HAS BEEN REVIEWING AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO REX.

THANK YOU EMILY.

AND GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

AS COUNCIL IS AWARE, CSAC HAS BEEN DISCUSSING THE TOPIC OF DEER MANAGEMENT SINCE 2022.

THE TOPIC WAS DISCUSSED FURTHER AT SEVERAL MEETINGS IN 2023, AND ULTIMATELY CSAC RECOMMENDED PROHIBITING THE OUTDOOR FEEDING OF WILD ANIMALS.

CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION THROUGH ORDINANCE 47 23, AND LATER REVISED IT THROUGH ORDINANCE 5 24.

THE TOPIC WAS REFERRED BACK TO CSAC IN OCTOBER, 2024.

FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT OUR NOVEMBER MEETING, AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE STATEWIDE DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, WE DISCUSSED THE TOPIC AS A COMMITTEE THIS FEBRUARY.

AT THAT MEETING, WE REVIEWED THE REGIONAL DEER MANAGEMENT LANDSCAPE, DUBLIN SPECIFIC DATA, AND HAD CITY STAFF ADDRESS SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.

STAFF SHARED WITH US THE EFFORTS THEY'VE TAKEN TO COMMUNICATE THE OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE WITH THE PUBLIC.

THIS IS INCLUDED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS, AND ARTICLE IN DUBLIN LIFE, FLYERS AT EVENTS, DIRECT POSTCARD, MAILERS TO SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AND EVEN PODCAST DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT.

WHEN STAFF RECEIVES A REPORT OF A VIOLATION, THEY REACH OUT TO EDUCATE THE RESIDENT.

AND IN MOST CASES, THE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH IS SUCCESSFUL IN DETERRING BEHAVIOR.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAVE BEEN THREE CASES REFERRED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR FURTHER ACTION.

WE LEARNED FROM ODNR THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL, UM, WHICH IS SOMETIMES CALLED NUISANCE CARRYING CAPACITY.

I'M JUST GONNA JUMP IN HERE, UH, REAL QUICK.

AND JUST FOR COUNCIL'S AWARENESS, THE CHART THAT IS ON YOUR SCREEN, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE.

UM, AND THE NUMBERS THAT ODNR PROVIDED HERE, THEY DON'T REFLECT THE ACTUAL DATA POINTS.

IT'S JUST KIND OF TO SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCIOLOGICAL CARRYING CAPACITY BEING SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN WHAT BIOLOGICAL CARRYING CAPACITY IS.

WHILE ODNR DOES NOT TRACK DISEASE AT A HYPER LOCAL LEVEL, THEY DID SHARE WITH US THAT DUBLIN DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE MOST PREVALENT DISEASES IN THE WHITETAILED DEER POPULATION.

FOR EXAMPLE, CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE HAS BEEN REPORTED

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IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES, BUT THE CLOSEST IS IT HAS COME TO DUBLIN TO DATE IS A CASE IN MORROW COUNTY.

UM, AND FROM OD AND R'S PERSPECTIVE IN THESE CONVERSATIONS, THE DEER IN DUBLIN ARE ACTUALLY TOO HEALTHY, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION TONIGHT.

CSAC HAS REVISITED THE SURVEY DATA FROM MAY, 2023 IN WHICH 297 PEOPLE RESPONDED.

WE NOTED THAT THE RESPONSES TO WHETHER THE WHITETAILED DEER POPULATION NEEDED TO BE MANAGED, THE RESPONSES WERE NEARLY 50 50.

THERE'S NO CLEAR INDICATOR FROM DUBLIN RESIDENTS TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM.

ADDITIONALLY, DUBLIN POLICE PROVIDED US WITH DATA ON THE PAST FEW YEARS, DEER VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AND WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE MAPS OF DEER AND VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND DEAD DEER PICKUPS.

THERE WERE 74 IN 20 22, 84 IN 2023 AND 93 AND 2024.

BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PICKUPS IN THE FAIRLY CONSISTENT NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, ODNR INDICATED THAT DUBLIN IS NOT AT ITS BIOLOGICAL CARRYING CAPACITY.

STAFF PROVIDED US WITH UPDATED INFORMATION ON WORTHINGTON'S PROGRAM IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.

THEIR CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A LETHAL PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES TARGETED REMOVAL FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND THEN LEVERAGE ARCHERY TO MAINTAIN THE LEVELS.

AFTER THAT, THEIR ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE WORKING TO ESTABLISH METRICS AND DRAFT POLICIES FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.

FINALLY, WE LOOKED AT THE SENTIMENT ANALYSIS FROM 2024 TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PUBLIC FEELS ABOUT THE TOPIC.

THIS EXAMPLE FROM A NEXTDOOR POST WAS NOTEWORTHY.

A RESIDENT SHARED AN EMAIL THAT HE HAD SENT TO COUNCIL MEMBER REINER AND CITY STAFF.

ON YOUR SCREEN ARE FOUR RESPONSES TO THE POST TWO IN FAVOR OF A CULLING PROGRAM AND TWO OPPOSED.

THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERALLY MIXED SENTIMENT THAT STAFF HAVE SEEN ACROSS PLATFORMS. SO ARMED WITH ALL THAT INFORMATION, CSAC DISCUSS, CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE REGIONAL LANDSCAPES SURROUNDING DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. STAFF COULD PROVIDE US WITH UPDATES WHEN THERE'S NEW INFORMATION TO KEEP US APPRISED, WE THEN PROVIDE ANNUAL UPDATES TO CITY COUNCIL OUTLINING ANY CHANGES AND RETURN WITH RECOMMENDATIONS IF DESIRED.

UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

EMILY AND I ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL HAS ON THE TOPIC.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, REX, FOR COMING IN AND, AND SHARING THE OUTCOMES OF YOUR WORK WITH US.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

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

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DATA.

THIS IS A SENSITIVE SUBJECT FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO ENJOY WILDLIFE, AND, UM, IT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND I REALLY, UH, COMMEND YOU ON THE DATA, THE SURVEYS, AND GETTING THE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION.

I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR RECOMMENDATION.

UM, I THINK THAT, UM, THE DATA HELPS ME COME TO THAT REALIZATION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT AT A POINT YET, BUT OTHER, OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE.

THEY'RE SMALLER OR WHATEVER.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I THINK THE PUBLIC, UM, WOULD APPRECIATE THE DATA THAT YOU OFFERED.

AND, AND I'M, I'M FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION NATION.

YEAH, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION IN THE, UH, NEWSPAPER, AND I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE DISEASES HAVEN'T AFFECTED OUR DEER YET, BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY THE WASTING DISEASE WAS COMING CLOSE TO DUBLIN, AND THAT WOULD BE A SHAME TO HAVE THE DEER SICK.

AND IF WE EVER GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAD TO START HARVESTING THEM, IT COULDN'T GIVE THE MEAT TO THE POOR OR DO SOMETHING WITH IT.

SO THAT WAS REIN, UM, REINFORCED MY, MY HOPES THAT, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY OUR DEER LOOK FAIRLY HAPPY, UH, AND THEY'RE VERY WELL FED ON OUR HOSPICE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO, UM, I'M JUST HA I'M HAPPY TO LEARN THAT, UH, THIS DISEASE HASN'T AFFECTED US YET.

ARE, ARE, ARE THEY JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO MIGRATE IN THERE? THEY'RE, THEY'RE, WE ARE SO COMMINGLED.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SHARE, THIS IS ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT RESIDENTS TALK TO ME MOST ABOUT SKUNKS.

UM, AND I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT.

SO IF YOU'VE GOT ONE, THAT'D BE GREAT.

UM, BUT I HEAR THIS A LOT AND IT'S, IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMPLAINING TO ME WANT A SOLUTION, AND THEY'RE MIXED ON THE SOLUTION.

THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION, BUT THEY WANT THE SOLUTION.

SO THIS TOPIC IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY.

THIS IS GONNA CONTINUE TO BE HERE.

SO WE HAVE TO, I THINK ONE THING THAT WILL BE USEFUL IS TO WATCH WORTHINGTON'S, UM, RESULTS, I GUESS I WILL CALL THAT, UM, THEY'VE MADE A DECISION TO GO ONE DIRECTION.

UM, I, I AM, YOU KNOW, I I I THINK WE'VE PUT UP SIGNS AND SAID, NO, DEAR WELCOME HERE.

THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANNA READ THE SIGNS.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS GONNA BE INTERESTING TO WATCH IS THE MIGRATORY PATTERNS OF THE DEER.

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I THINK ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD BEFORE IS THAT FOR US TO BE EFFECTIVE IS SOME OF THIS WE NEED FOR NEIGHBORS HAVE TO PARTICIPATE WITH US.

SO I THINK IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING, AS FAR AS I KNOW, AND I'LL LOOK TO YOU, EMILY, THAT THEY'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT I KNOW THAT'S ACTIVELY GOING DOWN THIS PATH.

IS THAT CORRECT? THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION IN OTHER CITIES.

UM, NEW ALBANY'S HAD A PROGRAM, UM, BUT AT THIS POINT, THE, THE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE FURTHER ALONG THAN MOST CITIES IN OUR CONVERSATIONS.

MOST PEOPLE ARE JUST STARTING TO TALK ABOUT THIS OTHER CENTRAL OHIO CITIES.

AND SO I, I THINK TO BE EFFECTIVE, IT, IT HAS TO BE, AND I, I KNOW I SHARED THIS LAST TIME, IT, IT HAS TO BE A BIGGER CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT ARE WE DOING? BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN IN JEROME TOWNSHIP OR PLAIN CITY THAT IT'S GOING TO IMPACT US ANYWAY.

UM, SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE UPDATES OF THIS, AND I KNOW THAT'S THE INTENTION OF THE GROUP, UH, TO COME BACK BECAUSE I, WE DON'T KNOW THIS WILL BE EFFECTIVE.

WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE PROOF, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DATA POINTS.

WE DON'T, UM, AND I KNOW IT'LL BE CONTINUE TO BE A CHALLENGE.

THE BABIES ARE GONNA BE BORN, THEY'RE GONNA BE IN OUR YARDS.

THEY'RE GONNA BE EATING ALL THOSE FLOWERS I JUST PLANTED.

SO I, WE KNOW THAT.

AND I, I APPRECIATE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE JUST STAY ON IT AND, AND WATCH WHAT OUR, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITIES NEAR US ARE DOING.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU KNOW, CHIEF, I'M JUST CURIOUS, LIKE, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, IF YOU HIT A DEER, DO THEY ALWAYS PHONE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THEY JUST KEEP ON GOING OR? NO, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

UM, I, I DON'T THINK I, I KNOW WE DON'T ALWAYS GET A REPORT WHEN A DEER IS STRUCK.

UH, THERE ARE SOME OCCASIONS WHERE, UH, WHEN, UM, WE, WE DO, IN FACT, YOU GET SOMEBODY WHO STICKS AROUND AND SHARES WITH US, AND WE COME OUT AND DISPATCH THE ANIMAL AND THEN WORK THROUGH THIS SITUATION.

UM, BUT THERE ARE, I HAVE NO DOUBT OCCASIONS WHERE IT, IT OCCURS AND EITHER THE DEER IS NOT STILL THERE AT THE ROADWAY AND, AND DIE SOMEWHERE ELSE, OR SOMEBODY JUST CONTINUES ON, WHICH IS WHY FROM, UH, THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRACKING THE INFORMATION AND CONTINUING TO MONITOR, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHERE WE'RE COLLECTING CARCASSES IS, IS ALSO AN INDICATOR OF HOW, UH, MUCH POTENTIAL WE HAVE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME CONCERN ABOUT ROADWAY TRAVEL AND, AND SAFETY ON THE ROADWAYS AS WELL.

SO THAT'S A REALLY, UM, GOOD POINT AND AND CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOO.

DO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES REQUIRE A DEER REPORT? SAY THAT YOU HIT A DEER AND SUSTAIN SOME DAMAGE? NO.

UM, SO IT WOULD, UH, I MEAN, IT REALLY IS CONTINGENT UPON WHAT THE, UM, THE DRIVER INVOLVED IN THAT, UM, WOULD, UH, WANT TO DO OR REQUIRE.

WE CERTAINLY, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE, UM, IF FOR ANYONE WHO'S LISTENING, UM, TO, TO CALL US AND LET US WORK THROUGH THAT, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T END UP IN, IN A REPORT THAT IS TAKEN SO THAT WE CAN, AGAIN, CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SAFETY OF THE ROADWAYS AND, AND BE WELL PREPARED TO, UH, CONSIDER THE NEXT STEPS.

UM, SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

THIS WAS REALLY GOOD INFORMATION.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE DATA AS WELL.

UM, AS WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE REGIONAL SITUATION AND THE SITUATION IN, IN DUBLIN, UM, I, I KNOW WE PUT MATERIAL OUT THERE FOR EDUCATION, RIGHT? UM, ABOUT OUR NO FEED ORDINANCE AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, I, I, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO CONTINUE TO SEE SOME OF THE STATS THAT YOU BROUGHT FORWARD ABOUT PEOPLE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHO, WHO GET REPORTED OR HOW WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT.

UM, I THINK MAYBE AN ANNUAL, UM, REVISIT WITH THOSE NUMBERS JUST SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING WOULD BE REALLY GREAT AND HELPS US TO KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON, ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

UM, BUT, AND I, AND I DO THINK SOME, SOME PUSHES ABOUT, UM, EDUCATION AND SOME KEY TIMES DURING THE YEAR WOULD BE HELPFUL.

MM-HMM .

I, I'LL JUST ADD TACK ONTO THAT.

PART OF THE EDUCATION, I THINK IS WE, WE SHOULD TELL RESIDENTS TO REPORT IT.

UM, YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU DO HIT A DEER OR, OR, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW A LOT OF 'EM ARE THROUGH THE GOAT.

I KNOW I PUT IN A LOT OF TICKETS IN AND GO DUBLIN OF PICK UP A DEER CARCASS.

UM, BUT IT, IT'D BE HELPFUL.

IT MAY BE WORTH CHECKING IN AGAIN.

AND WHEN WE KNOW THEY'RE MORE ACTIVE AND CROSSING THE STREETS MORE OFTEN, YOU KNOW, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OR OUR INFORMATION LIKE, HEY, YOU HIT A DEER, PLEASE REPORT IT TO US.

WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF IT.

THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

UM, I, I WOULD AGREE WITH CHIEF.

I THINK PROBABLY A LOT OF THOSE REPORTS GO UNMADE.

I ACTUALLY WITNESSED OF SOMEONE HIT A DEER AND I WAS OUT WALKING ONE MORNING AND THE LOCATION ISN'T INDICATED ON THE MAP.

SO, UM, I'M SURE THAT IS A BIG PIECE OF IT.

I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED AT THE FINDINGS OF THE HEALTH OF OUR HERD.

UM, MY OBSERVATION LAST FALL COMING OUT OF THE DROUGHT WAS, UM, REALLY THIN DEER, UH, WEIGHT IN TERMS OF WEIGHT.

VERY, UM, SKINNY DEER GOING INTO THE WINTER.

I REALLY, EXCUSE ME, SUSPECTED THE SPRING, WE MIGHT SEE LOWER BIRTH RATES BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST FALL AS A RESULT OF THE, UM, THE DROUGHT AND JUST LACK OF FOOD SUPPLY.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW CURRENT ALL OF THOSE RESULTS ARE, BUT, UH,

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UM, PERSONALLY, JUST FROM OBSERVATIONAL, IT, IT, IT LOOKED LIKE OUR HERD WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS HEALTHY LAST FALL THAN IT HAD BEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS BECAUSE THERE, THERE WERE FIVE DEER THAT SPENT MOST OF THE DAY IN MY BACKYARD TODAY, AND MY BACKYARD IS, IS NOT VERY LARGE.

SO, UM, WE'LL, I GUESS WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND, AND PERHAPS GET, GAIN SOME UPDATES AS, AS TIME PASSES AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING MONITOR THAT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AND THANK YOU FOR THE FINDINGS AND, UM, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK TO GO INTO THAT, SO APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE THE, THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

UM, AS WELL, OUR CONVERSATIONS TYPICALLY REVOLVE AROUND THE DATA AND THE METRICS AND, AND THE EDUCATION OF THE, THE RESIDENTS AND, AND EMILY AND, UH, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ODNR AND SEVERAL OTHERS.

I'M EXCLUDING, BUT DONE A GREAT JOB OF GETTING US THAT DATA SO WE CAN HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND, AND BRING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, COUNSEL.

[Alcohol Sales at North Market Wine Fest]

THE NEXT ITEM ON OTHER BUSINESS IS ALCOHOL SALES AT NORTH MARKET WINE FESTIVAL.

AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE LED BY ALLISON LEROY, WELCOME BACK.

UM, AND SARAH KAMINSKI FROM THE, UH, NORTH MARKET IS HERE TOO, SO IF SHE WANTS TO JOIN US UP AT THE OTHER PODIUM IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, BUT WE DID SUPPORT THIS EVENT WITH A, UH, $10,000 HOTEL MOTEL TAX GRANT, UM, LAST FALL.

AND SO TODAY WE'RE JUST COMING TO ASK THAT THERE IS A WAIVER OF SELLING ALCOHOL ON THE STREET DURING THIS SPECIFIC EVENT THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FALL AGAIN.

AND THIS IS, I BELIEVE, THE THIRD YEAR, THIRD YEAR, FOURTH YEAR.

AND, UM, WE REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THIS REQUEST.

I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

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

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR ALCOHOL SALES FOR THE NORTH MARKET WINE FESTIVALS.

THERE.

SECOND.

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

THANKS FOR COMING THIS EVENING.

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR EVENT.

NEXT UP IS THE ALCOHOL SALES AT THE 2025 DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL AND 5K APPROVAL.

UH,

[Alcohol Sales at the 2025 Dublin Irish Festival and 5K Approval]

AND WE'LL STICK WITH THE APPARENTLY HARDEST WORKING GAL IN THE ROOM TONIGHT.

ALISON LA .

I'M HERE AGAIN.

UM, SO THIS, AGAIN, WE ARE ASKING FOR THE WAIVER, UH, TO BE ABLE TO SELL ALCOHOL ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

THE IRISH FESTIVAL ITSELF, UM, OVER THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD WILL HAVE NO CHANGES.

WE DO HAVE A CHANGE, UM, THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR THE 5K WHERE, UM, THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE HAD THE AFTER PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT BEHIND STARBUCKS.

UM, WHEN WE WERE THERE LAST YEAR, WE FELT IT WOULD BE MORE INTERACTIVE IF WE COULD MOVE IT DOWN TO 55 SOUTH HIGH AND OR POSSIBLY, UM, DO IT ON THE ROADWAY THERE JUST DURING THE RIGHT AFTER THE EVENT AND HAVE MORE OF A STREET PARTY FEEL.

AND, UM, RIGHT NOW, SO WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT 55 SOUTH HIGH, BUT WE ARE JUST MAKING SURE WE CAN GET ALL THE APPROVALS FROM ALL THE TENANTS AND THE OWNER AND EVERYTHING.

UM, BUT EVEN STILL, WE MAY SET UP THE ACTUAL BEER SALES IN THE ALLEY THERE.

UM, JUST 'CAUSE THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO STILL LET THEM TO HAVE THEIR PEOPLE PARK IN THERE.

UM, SO THEREFORE IT WOULD STILL BE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

SO WE NEED TO REQUEST THAT WAIVER.

AND THE WAY IT WORKS FOR THE RACE IS ANY RACERS WHO ARE OVER 21, THEY GET, UM, ONE ALCOHOLIC OR ONE BEER PROVIDED FOR THEIR REGISTRATION RATE.

UM, AND THEN THEY CAN PURCHASE ADDITIONAL ONES AS WELL THERE.

AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THOSE EVENTS.

VERY, VERY GOOD.

WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE, COMMENT, LIKE TO COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS TOPIC? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, I WILL THEN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR ALCOHOL SALES AT THE 2025 DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL IN 5K.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE RULE VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES.

NEXT ITEM ON OUR OTHER AGENDA THIS EVENING IS THE DORA EXTENSION FOR SUMMER FUN SERIES.

[DORA Extension for Summer Fun Series Approval]

AND AGAIN, ALLISON, WELCOME.

UM, THIS I TURNED MYSELF OFF .

UM, THIS IS FOR THE SUMMER SERIES, WHICH WE'VE EXPANDED THIS YEAR SPECIFICALLY TO DO, UM, MUSIC ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS.

IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW WE HEARD A LOT.

IT WAS

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ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE SURVEY LAST YEAR THAT PEOPLE REALLY WANTED TO SEE MORE OF MUSIC.

SO THE SCHEDULE THIS YEAR, UM, TUESDAY NIGHTS, WE'LL BE HAVING YOGA IN THE PARK.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE MUSIC.

THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE, UM, MORE ACTIVE EXERCISE.

SO BOOT BODY, BOOT CAMP, OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

AND THEN ON SATURDAY, WE WILL CONTINUE THE MOVIES, UM, BECAUSE THOSE WERE VERY POPULAR.

SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP ABOVE WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING.

UM, WHEN WE FIRST EXPANDED THE DORA TO ENCOMPASS BOTH SIDES AS ONE BIG DORA, WE, UM, HAD SOME INACTIVATED AREAS OF, UM, WHICH INCLUDED THE PARK AS WELL AS SOME OF THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF BRIDGE PARK.

SO THOSE HAVE NOT OFFICIALLY, UM, BEEN ACTIVATED BY COUNCIL, BUT THEY ARE APPROVED BY THE STATE OF OHIO.

AND AT THE TIME WHEN WE BROUGHT THAT TO COUNCIL, WE SAID THERE'D BE TIMES WE'D BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL TO ASK TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARIES FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS.

UM, SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST TIME WE ARE, UM, DOING IT UNDER THIS SPECIFIC DORA.

WE DID IT IN THE PREVIOUS ONE DOWN ON SOUTH HIGH.

UM, BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE JUST ASKING TO, UM, HAVE IT BE, GO BEYOND THE PATIO.

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THE ACT OF DORA IS ONLY IN THE CONCRETE PATIO.

SO LAST YEAR WE HAD THE MOVIES IN THE GRASS, AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WERE NOT BRINGING THEIR OWN ALCOHOL IN.

WE WANT THEM TO GO OVER TO THE BUSINESSES, BUY A DRINK, MAYBE BUY A DINNER, AND BRING THAT OVER WITH THEM.

UM, SO THAT WE ARE STILL HAVING THEM PATRONIZE OUR BUSINESSES IN, UM, BOTH SIDES OF THE BRIDGE.

SO THAT IS WHY WE ARE ASKING TO EXTEND IT.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR THE, OBVIOUSLY THE EXERCISE CLASSES, UM, BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MUSIC EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THE SUNDAY MOVIE SERIES.

AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS TOPIC? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO EXTEND THE DRAWER BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE THE GRASS, LAWN AREAS NORTH OF THE PATIO, AND FOR THE MIDWEST MUSIC AND CINEMA SATURDAY EVENTS AS PART OF THE SUMMER FUN SERIES IN 2025.

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

MS. OSA? YES.

ITEM ON OUR OTHER AGENDA THIS EVENING IS OUR QUARTERLY POLICE DEPARTMENT SAFETY UPDATE.

THE LAST

[Public Safety Update]

IN BRINGING THAT FORWARD WILL NOT BE ALLISON LEROY, BUT CHIEF PE .

UM, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR SECOND BRIEFING ON, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, OF THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR.

UH, JUST AS A REMINDER, AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROGRESS FOR THE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR, OUR FOUR GOALS FOR 2025 ARE CRITICAL INCIDENT AND MAJOR CRIME PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE THEFT, OFFENSE REDUCTION THROUGHOUT THE CITY, OVERALL TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT, AND THEN EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY CONCERN.

UH, THE SLIDE I HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY, UH, JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE, UH, QUARTER ONE FOR 2025.

CHECK IN FOR OUR METRICS AND PROGRESS TOWARDS THESE GOALS.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER FOR THE PUBLIC, THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, UH, A MONTHLY AND THE CITY MANAGER UPDATE.

AND CERTAINLY AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WE SHARE THIS INFORMATION SO THAT THE PUBLIC HAS IT ACCESSIBLE AND READY TO REVIEW.

SO, UH, AS GOAL ONE IS OUR GOAL FOR CRITICAL INCIDENT PREPAREDNESS, I WANTED TO TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT AND, UH, THANK THE CITY MANAGER, UH, AND OUR SENIOR STAFF AND SUPPORT MEMBERS FROM THE, UH, CITY STAFF, UH, IN, UH, PARTICIPATING IN OUR ANNUAL EXERCISE FOR OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER.

SO ON APRIL 28TH, WE HELD AN EXERCISE, UH, PUT ON, UH, BY, UH, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNER, WHO ALSO SERVES AS OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, TOM HERSHEY, UH, TO GO THROUGH OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, UH, COMPREHENSIVELY TO TALK ABOUT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, AND THEN TO, UH, WORK THROUGH A TABLETOP EXERCISE WITH ALL OF THE STAFF.

AND TO INCLUDE, I WANNA THANK OUR PARTNERS AT WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FOR JOINING US FOR THAT EXERCISE AS WELL.

AND IT REALLY GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN, TO PLAN FOR THE OCCASION WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE TO RESPOND TO A, A, A LARGE SCALE CRITICAL INCIDENT IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

UH, BUT TO THINK THROUGH WHAT OUR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD BE IN CARRYING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THAT SITUATION AND THE AFTERMATH, AND MAKING SURE WE ARE PREPARED AND HOPE TO NEVER HAVE TO APPLY THOSE LESSONS COMPREHENSIVELY.

BUT I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT, AND CERTAINLY, AGAIN, THE CITY MANAGER AND TOM HERSHEY FOR GUIDING US THROUGH THAT EXERCISE.

UH, AS WE CHECK IN ON OUR ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR, AGAIN, THAT, UH, SLIDE I SHOWED AT THE BEGINNING ON

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THE, UH, QUARTER ONE UPDATES ON GOAL PROGRESS, WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME, UH, REALLY, UH, WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN, SEEN AS PROGRESS THIS YEAR.

UH, OVERALL, WE HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN OVERALL TRAFFIC CRASH REPORTS, SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES, AND OVI RELATED CRASHES.

UM, AS OUR COMMITMENT CONTINUES TO IMPROVING TRAFFIC SAFETY, OUR OFFICERS STAY CONTINUALLY FOCUSED AND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE CITY, RIGHT PLACES, RIGHT TIMES FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.

AND WE MADE OVER 3000 TRAFFIC STOPS IN THE FIRST QUARTER THIS YEAR.

ACTUALLY, AS AN UPDATE FOR THIS PRESENTATION, I CHECKED IN WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNER.

UM, WE'VE MADE 4,000 TRAFFIC STOPS TO DATE, UM, SO FAR, AND AGAIN, FOCUSED IN THE RIGHT AREAS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CHANGING DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND MAKING SURE THE ROADWAY IS SAFE TO TRAVEL TO FROM AND THROUGH IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN, WE'VE ALSO SEEN A DECREASE IN OVERALL THEFT DEFENSES, DECREASE IN, UH, THE THEFTS FROM VEHICLES REPORTED TO US, DECREASE IN BURGLARY OFFENSES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND A DECREASE IN BREAKING AND ENTERING OFFENSES IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025.

SO, ALL REALLY GOOD THINGS TO REPORT.

EVEN AS WE RECOGNIZE EACH OF THOSE INCIDENTS, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE COMMIT TO THOSE, UH, VICTIMS AND INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED THAT WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FENCES DON'T CONTINUE TO OCCUR IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE ONE, UH, PIECE WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT AS A TREND WE ARE TRACKING IS WE HAVE SEEN IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025 AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE OR ATTEMPTED MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION AND AWARENESS THIS EVENING FOR THE PUBLIC FOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UM, SO ON THAT, UH, TREND MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT TRENDS, AGAIN, REPORTS OF ATTEMPTS AND VEHICLES THAT WERE STOLEN.

UH, IN, UH, THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025, WE HAD 19 REPORTS FILED TO US, UH, FILED WITH US OF EITHER ATTEMPTED OR, UH, STOLEN VEHICLES OR STOLEN VEHICLES.

UM, COMPARATIVE TO THIS QUARTER LAST YEAR, WE HAD 10 REPORTS.

SO, UH, CERTAINLY WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO AND, AND ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES THAT REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

UH, ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IS ONE THIRD OF THOSE REPORTS FILED WITH US IN 2025 ARE, UH, VEHICLES THAT WERE STOLEN WITH THE KEYS LEFT IN THE VEHICLE.

SO, JUST AS A REMINDER, UH, WE HAD THE, OUR HOA MEETING AND CHECK-IN, UH, LAST WEEK.

IT'S JUST AS WE CAN ENCOURAGE, UH, FOR US TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO OUR COMMUNITY AS YOU LEAVE THAT VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY AS, UH, PUSH TO START BECOMES SO MUCH MORE PREVALENT THAT YOU'RE, UH, PAYING ATTENTION TO THE KEYS AND THE KEY FOBS AND TAKING THOSE WITH YOU, UH, AS YOU LEAVE THE VEHICLE.

UH, SO AGAIN, OUR OVERALL THEFT PREVENTION INFORMATION CONTINUES TO BE REMOVE ALL ITEMS OF VALUE FROM THE VEHICLE AND TAKE THEM WITH YOU.

UM, REMEMBER THE KEYS, AND THEN AGAIN, JUST AS A REMINDER, BECAUSE WE HAVE FAR TOO MANY OF THESE OCCURRENCES EACH YEAR WHERE A FIREARM IS STOLEN FROM A VEHICLE.

SO IF YOU CHOOSE TO, UH, CARRY A FIREARM, JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO SO RESPONSIBLY AND TAKE THAT WITH YOU AND DON'T LEAVE IT UNATTENDED, UH, AND UNSECURE IN A VEHICLE WHEN YOU'RE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE.

UM, AND SO, UH, AS WE PROGRESS FORWARD, UH, THROUGH 2025 ON ISSUES OF COMMUNITY CONCERN, WE HAVE A FEW THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT.

AND I WANTED TO TALK THROUGH, UM, SOME PROGRESSIONS, UH, ON WITH, PARTICULARLY WITH OUR BUSINESS DISTRICT UNIT AND SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES SINCE IT IS A NEW UNIT FOR US AND A NEW RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN DEPUTY CHIEF TABER IS GONNA JOIN ME TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND THEIR PROGRESS SO FAR IN 2025.

UM, SO FOR THE BUSINESS DISTRICT UNIT, AGAIN, THEIR AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE CRIME PREVENTION, TRAFFIC SAFETY, INCIDENT RESPONSE, AND EVENT SAFETY, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT, AND THEN RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS AND HOAS IN THOSE AREAS OF DENSE POPULATION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, SO THOSE MEMBERS, JUST AS A HIGHLIGHT FOR, UH, AND A REMINDER OF WHO'S INVOLVED IN THAT ACTIVITY.

UM, SERGEANT JOSH KIRBY, UH, THE OFFICERS, OUR OFFICER DOY AND OFFICER WEBER HAVE STARTED THIS YEAR IN MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS AND WORKING ON THOSE PROJECTS, UH, AND REALLY DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB OF THROWING THEMSELF INTO THAT ACTIVITY AND HAD GOOD SUPPORT, CERTAINLY FROM, UH, OUR PATROL STAFF AND, AND ALL OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT AS AREAS OF FOCUS.

UH, WE WANTED TO REMIND, UH, EVERYONE TONIGHT THAT THOSE INITIAL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THAT BUSINESS DISTRICT UNIT ARE IN BRIDGE PARK.

UM, BUT WE'VE ALSO EXTENDED OVER TO THE, UM, LIBRARY PARKING GARAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CONNECTED, UH, UH, BY THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND BY THE ACTIVITY AND THE DENSE POPULATIONS, UH, AND TRAVEL OF THOSE AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, SO, SO FAR IN 2025, UH, THE BUSINESS DISTRICT UNIT, AGAIN, HAS REALLY REMAINED FOCUSED ON THOSE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED, UH, IN BRIDGE PARK AND HISTORIC DUBLIN SO FAR THIS YEAR AND THROUGH APRIL, UM, HAVE MADE OVER 252 TRAFFIC STOPS IN THAT AREA, ISSUED 101 CITATIONS.

UH, AND AS WE ENTER, UH, THE SPRING SEASON, AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER, UH, WE KNOW THAT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO HEAR IN SOME AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY OR A LITTLE WITH THE INCREASED ACTIVITY AND ROADWAY TRAVEL ARE SOME VEHICLES THAT ARE LOUDER THAN, UH, WE WOULD LIKE.

AND CERTAINLY, UM, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO ADDRESS THAT ACTIVITY, UH, AS WE ENTER INTO THE SPRING AND SUMMER SEASONS.

AND SO, UH, SO FAR THIS YEAR FROM THE BUSINESS DISTRICT UNIT PERSPECTIVE, UM, THEY'VE MADE, UH, JUST IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF IN, IN FOCUSED AREA ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE, UH, AND IN BRIDGE PARK, UH, OVER A DOZEN TRAFFIC STOPS SPECIFICALLY THAT ARE WITH VEHICLES THAT ARE CREATING THAT TYPE OF NOISE AND, AND ISSUED A HANDFUL OF CITATIONS FOR THOSE OCCASIONS WHERE IT CERTAINLY WAS, UM, SOMETHING THAT THEY SAW, OBSERVED AND

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WANTED TO ADDRESS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, TAKING CARE OF THAT BEHAVIOR BEFORE IT BECOMES SOMETHING THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING OR NEEDING TO REPORT TO US.

UM, ON, ON THOSE SPECIFICALLY, WHAT THEY HAVE FOCUSED ON IS THERE IS AN ORDINANCE ON SQUEALING TIRES, PEELING AND, AND CRACKING EXHAUST, WHICH ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HEAR SOMETIMES, UM, THAT WE GET REPORTED CERTAINLY FROM RESIDENTS, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE RESPONSIVE TO.

BUT JUST WANTED TO OFFER BUSINESS DISTRICT UNIT AND ALONG WITH OUR PATROL TEAM, HAVE, HAVE LAUNCHED RIGHT INTO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON THAT ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY.

AS WE PROGRESS INTO THE SUMMER, THE BUSINESS DISTRICT UNIT AND THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ARE GONNA CONTINUE AS THEY HAVE IN YEARS PAST TO WORK, UH, IN TARGETED ENFORCEMENT ALLOWED VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY ON I TWO 70 IN THOSE AREAS OF THE ROADWAY.

WHERE WE'RE WE? WE'VE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST.

UM, WE'RE FOCUSING AGAIN ON THE ROADWAY NOISE TRAVEL THROUGH BRIDGE PARK AND RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK FROM THE, THAT SOMETIMES PROJECTED FROM THE HIGHWAY AS WELL, WHICH IS WHY OUR FOCUS IS OVER TOP ON TWO 70 AND DOING THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS LIKE THE HILLIARD POLICE DEPARTMENT, OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL IN COLUMBUS.

WHEN WE CAN COORDINATE THOSE ACTIVITIES, WE DO SHARE THOSE IN ADVANCE.

SO AS PART OF MAYBE AN ENCOURAGEMENT THAT IF THAT ACTIVITY IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ENGAGE IN, THEY FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT, UH, THEY CAN, THEY CAN TAKE THAT TO.

UM, WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE THIS EVENING ON PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY AND A CHECK-IN ON SOME OF OUR EXCITING PROJECTS THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD THIS YEAR.

UM, WANTED TO TOUCH BASE AND JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF INFORMATION ON HOW WE HAVE PROGRESSED WITH SOME OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL.

THAT TOP LEFT HAND CORNER PICTURE IS A PICTURE OF THE FLOCK SAFETY CAMERA, UM, OR ONE OF THE FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS WE HAVE IN, IN DUBLIN.

WE HAVE 25 TOTAL CAMERAS, UH, 2022 OF WHICH ARE AT INTERSECTIONS OR STRATEGICALLY PLACED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

REALLY FANTASTIC SUCCESS IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF THAT WE HAVE INSTITUTED THAT TECHNOLOGY AND WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER FOR THAT RESOURCE AND OUR PARTNERS AT TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY AND IT, AND HELPING US, UH, PLACE THOSE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY GIVE US A GREAT STARTING POINT ON THOSE OCCASIONS WHERE SOMETHING HAPPENS AND WE'RE ABLE TO GATHER THE INFORMATION ON VEHICLES THAT ARE TRAVELING IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A STARTING POINT FOR AN INVESTIGATION, AS A HIGHLIGHT, WE HAD, UH, A WEEK AGO, UH, JUST A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO, AN INCIDENT, ONE OF OUR BANKS.

UM, WE WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY HAVE OUR OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES RESPOND TO THAT INCIDENT.

AND WITHIN EIGHT HOURS OF THAT INCIDENT OCCURRING, WE HAD ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT THAT HAD THE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY.

AND IT REALLY WAS GREAT WORK ON THE PART OF THE OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES, ABSOLUTELY.

BUT THEY HAD, UH, REALLY GREAT USE OF THE RESOURCES AND LEVERAGE OF THOSE RESOURCES AND THE FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS AND THE MERAKI CAMERAS AS, UH, INTERSECTION CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE AGAIN THANKS TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL, UM, THE CITY MANAGER AND TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY AND IT, AND IT FOR HELPING US STRATEGICALLY PLACE THOSE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

UM, IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER, UH, THE, UH, PARKING ARM THAT WENT IN AT THE LIBRARY PARKING GARAGE WENT IN, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY.

UM, AND HAPPY TO REPORT DEPUTY CHIEF TABER AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION ACTUALLY JUST, UM, BEFORE WE CAME OVER TODAY THAT WE HAVE SEEN GOOD IMPROVEMENT IN THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT WE HAVE REPORTED TO US SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF THAT IMPLEMENT.

UM, OUR HOPE IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE PRO POSITIVE PROGRESS IN REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT OUR OFFICERS HAVE TO RESPOND TO INCIDENTS OR, UM, SPEND THEIR TIME THERE TO ENCOURAGE, AGAIN, THAT BEHAVIOR, UM, TO, TO NOT OCCUR OR TO GO ELSEWHERE FROM, UH, OUR COMMUNITY IN DUBLIN.

UH, THAT PHOTOGRAPH IN THE MIDDLE ON OUR ROBOTS JUST WANTED TO GIVE A CHECK IN.

TODAY, WE ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY A VENDOR TO HELP US INSTALL THE POWER AND THE DOCKING STATIONS FOR THOSE TWO ROBOTS.

THE FIRST PROGRESS WILL BE IN THE PARKING LIBRARY, PARKING GARAGE WHEN WE IDENTIFY AND GET THAT POWER INSTALLED.

UM, HOPEFULLY, UH, UH, IN THE, UH, NEXT MONTH IN JUNE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO, UH, HAVE AT LEAST THE, UH, PARKING LIBRARY ROBOT UP AND RUNNING, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE AND PROGRESS TOWARDS THE ROBOT THAT WILL BE GOING INTO RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK AS THE NEXT PHASE, UH, OF THAT PROGRESSION FOR THAT TECHNOLOGY AS WELL.

UH, AND THEN LASTLY, FOR, UH, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM AND PALADIN WANT TO GIVE, AGAIN, THANKS TO WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS FOR PARTNERING, UH, ON THIS RESOURCE WITH US AND LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.

UH, WE ARE, UH, JUST WAITING, UH, TO FINALIZE THOSE AGREEMENTS AND THEN, UH, MOVE FORWARD FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

BUT WE ALSO RECEIVED, UH, LAST WEEK THE APPROVAL FOR PALADIN TO PALADIN RECEIVED THE APPROVAL FOR OUR PROGRAM FOR BEYOND LIGHT OF SIGHT VISUAL OBSERVATION.

SO THAT, THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL PART FROM THE FAA, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN EXERCISE AND LEVERAGE THAT TECHNOLOGY TO ITS BEST EXTENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO GOT OUR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION, SO WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD AND, AND LAUNCH THAT PROGRAM.

UH, WE SHOULD HAVE, UH, PALADIN IN TOWN IN, UH, JUNE TO GIVE AN UPDATED TRAINING ON OUR, UH, TO OUR STAFF AND THEN, UH, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, UM, USUALLY THAT RESOURCE AGAIN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, AND SO AT THIS POINT, I'M GONNA TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO DEPUTY CHIEF TABER, UH, FOR A COUPLE OF UPDATES ON, UH, OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UH, PROGRAMS AND OUR OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON A COUPLE OF OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SOME

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REALLY GOOD PARTNERSHIPS GOING ON AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AS YOU MAY RECALL, IN OUR LAST UPDATE, EXCUSE ME, WE WERE RESEARCHING AND ALSO PARTNERING WITH CHRISTINE NARDIA AND HER TEAM ON OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADORS.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE INTERVIEWED EIGHT CANDIDATES FOR THAT, AND WE'VE SELECTED SIX OF THEM.

UH, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT FIVE OF THEM WERE FORMER COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS, WHICH IS A GREAT TESTAMENT TO NOT ONLY THEIR SERVICE TO US, BUT THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AS A REMINDER, UH, WE ARE ASKING THESE SIX COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADORS TO SERVE AS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS IN THEIR ROLE, AND THEN ALSO PARTNER AS SAFETY ADVOCATES DURING SPECIAL EVENTS.

AND WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE IS IDENT AT THE IRISH FEST, HELP WITH PARADES, HELP WITH THE 4TH OF JULY, AND ALSO HELP US WITH OUR VACATION HOUSE WATCH, HOUSE WATCH CHECKS, AND SOME THEFT PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST US WITH.

THE SECOND PROGRAM IS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES LIAISON, AND ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC GOALS AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY CONCERN, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND ENHANCED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

SINCE 2020, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS RESPONDED TO OVER A THOUSAND CALLS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS AND RECOGNIZING THIS ISSUE AND THE NEED COUNCIL APPROVED SOME CARES FUNDS IN 2022 TO GET THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY INITIATIVE OFF THE GROUND.

AND I HAVE SOME STATS THAT I WILL SHARE IN A MOMENT, BUT I WANTED TO ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR PARTNERS AT WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP WHO HAVE COME ON BOARD WITH THIS INITIATIVE AT THE START OF THIS YEAR.

AND WE HAVE A REGULAR MEETING WITH OUR PARTNERS THERE, AND ALSO WITH SHANNON BLACK DOTSON TO SEE HOW WE CAN PROVIDE, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

OUR FIVE GOALS RELATED TO THIS ARE TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL SERVICES THAT HELP FACILITATE LINKAGE TO LONGER TERM CARE, OFFER CONTINUITY OF SUPPORT DURING THE GAPS BETWEEN THE CRISIS AND TREATMENT TO PREVENT THE CRISIS EXPERIENCE FROM REPEATING ITSELF, HELP REDUCE FREQUENT UTILIZATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND NOW FIRE RESOURCES BRING AWARENESS TO AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

AND LASTLY, TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN RESOURCE NETWORKS TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW POSITIVE OF A PROGRAM THIS HAS BEEN.

UM, AS I SEE OFFICER COLLISON BACK THERE AND OTHER OFFICERS, UH, IT, IT, IT MAKES ME REFLECT ON SHANNON'S OFFICE IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM MINE.

AND THE AMOUNT OF OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS THAT I SEE REGULARLY INTERACTING WITH SHANNON IN FURTHERANCE OF PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY POWERFUL AND IT'S BECOME A REALLY GREAT COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

A FEW NUMBERS.

SO SHE HAS ENGAGED WITH 195 REFERRALS SINCE THE INCEPTION.

YOU CAN SEE THE INCEPTION WAS NOVEMBER OF 2023.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE I WOULD CONSIDER WERE SUCCESSFUL, ABOUT 75% OF THOSE WHERE SHE GOT POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT FROM A REFERRAL FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND NOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

AND I THINK THE IMPORTANT PIECE OF THAT IS WITHOUT THAT RESOURCE, WE COULD HAVE A COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT DIDN'T GET SOME OF THE SERVICES OR LINKAGE THAT THEY NEEDED.

SO IT WAS JUST A TESTAMENT TO HOW POWERFUL THIS IS AND WHAT A GREAT ASSET SHANNON IS TO OUR TEAM.

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

YOU WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF ANYONE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM, HEARING NONE COUNSEL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, THE DON'T LOSE IT, UH, STICKERS OR, UM, CARDS, REMOVE FIREARMS FROM VEHICLES.

IS THAT ON THE, THE STICKER OR IS THAT JUST FOR OUR, ARE WE SEEING THAT OR DOES EVERYBODY SEE THAT? YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ADDED THAT, ADDED THAT TO THAT, UM, GRAPHIC, BUT THAT IS CERTAINLY A WORTHWHILE UPDATE AS IT CONTINUES TO BE A POINT OF EMPHASIS FOR US.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU POINTING THAT OUT.

THE DOOR, I'VE HEARD THEM SAY, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN AFTER THAT.

UM, I, YOU KNOW, I, I WANT THE PUBLIC, I HOPE THE PUBLIC RECOGNIZES WHAT A FABULOUS, UM, PROGRAM IT IS TO HAVE THE LIAISON FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

A FEW YEARS BACK, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS.

I KNOW IN TALKING TO WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND THE CHIEF BACK THEN, WHEN YOUR OFFICERS OR YOUR EMT GO TO A CRISIS AND THEY SETTLE IT DOWN AND THEY CLOSE

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WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA COME BACK IN AN HOUR.

IF WE'RE GONNA COME BACK IN A DAY, WE'RE GONNA COME BACK IN A WEEK.

WE FEEL KIND OF SICK ABOUT THAT.

AND TO HAVE THIS LIAISON IN THIS CITY BY THE SUPPORT OF THIS COUNCIL AND WITH THE WORK OF THE FIRE AND, AND THE, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SUCH A GIFT.

I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND AND REALIZE THAT NOT MANY COMMUNITIES DO THIS.

AND TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT WHEN YOU CALL IN CRISIS, THAT YOU WILL NOT BE LEFT BEHIND WHEN THEY PULL OUTTA YOUR DRIVEWAY.

SO I THANK YOU FOR PROMOTING IT.

I THANK YOU FOR USING IT.

I THANK THE CITY FOR BEING SO EMPATHETIC TO THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE IN MENTAL HEALTH, AND I, I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT IT'S GONE SO WELL.

UM, IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET HELP ANYWAY, EVEN IN CRISIS, BUT TO HAVE SOMEONE CALL YOU UP AND SAY, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET IT, IS A GODSEND.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I JUST THINK IT'S REAL IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

OTHERS? THANK YOU.

I'LL, I'LL ECHO JANE'S, UH, COMMENTS.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION, UM, BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL, ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES DOING THIS, UM, UM, MS. BLACK DOTSON, SHE CONTINUES TO BE AN EMPLOYEE OF SENT, CORRECT, BUT SHE'S FULL-TIME WITH US, WE'RE FUNDING THAT, BUT SHE'S STILL REMAINS WITH SENTARA, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, YES.

SHE'S WITH SENTARA AND, AND IT IS A SHARED COST WITH, UM, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

GREAT.

SO, UM, OUR OTHER COMMUNITY'S DOING THIS, OR WHAT ARE WE SEEING AS THE, I THINK THERE DIFFERENT, THE IMPACT OF THIS? THANK YOU.

YEAH, THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

THANK YOU FOR ASKING OUT LOUD.

UM, THE, I THINK THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITIES, THERE'S CERTAINLY IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE PANDEMIC AND WITH RECOGNITION FROM PUBLIC SAFETY THAT, UH, MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ADDICTION, UM, HOMELESSNESS, THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE DIFFICULT, UH, PROBLEMS TO SOLVE ON THE TRIAGE POINT WHEN YOU FIRST RESPONDERS ARE RESPONDING TO THOSE INCIDENTS.

SO HAVING SOME WAY TO BRIDGE, WHETHER THAT IS A MENTAL HEALTH RESPONDER WHO GOES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS IN SOME COMMUNITIES OR AS WE DO, WHERE IT IS A, AN AFTERMATH OF THAT TRIAGE POINT TO CONNECT, UH, FAMILY MEMBERS OR INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS WITH RESOURCES THAT THEY MAY NOT BE AWARE OF, UM, IS OUR MODEL OF THE PROGRAM.

SO OURS WAS ADOPTED REALLY IN SOME, UM, RESEARCH WE DID WITH, UM, DELAWARE CITY, UH, AND, AND, UH, DELAWARE CITY, UH, FIRE AND POLICE WHO WERE USING THIS MODEL AND FELT LIKE BASED ON THE TYPES OF CALLS WE WERE RECEIVING IN THE VOLUME OF CALLS, THIS WAS THE RIGHT FIT FOR US, UM, TO BE ABLE.

SO THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WORKING THROUGH, BUT IT'S JUST ENCOURAGING TO HEAR FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY PERSPECTIVE THAT THAT LENS OF TAKING CARE AFTER THAT INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT, UM, WHATEVER THE RESOURCES THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN PUT FORWARD IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN, IN, IN TAKING CARE OF THE WELLBEING OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ANY COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THE STAFF COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

THANK YOU CHIEF.

THANK YOU DEPUTY CHIEF, UH, THIS BRINGS US TO

[STAFF COMMENTS]

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I HAVE PASSED ON STAFF COUNT COMMENTS THE PAST FEW MEETINGS DUE TO TIME, BUT I DO HAVE A FEW THIS EVENING.

SO FIRST OF ALL, OUR SPRING 2025 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING WAS HELD LAST MONDAY HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 35 HOAS REPRESENTED.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK PREPARING THE MATERIALS AS WELL AS COUNCIL FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MEETING AND SUPPORT AS WELL.

THE PRESENTATIONS IN THE SURVEY ARE ALL POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITES FOR, UM, THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, REPRESENTATIVES TO ACCESS.

AND WE ALSO SHARED THOSE MATERIALS VIA AN EMAIL TO, UM, THE HOA LEADERS.

NEXT, THE CITY HAS CONTRACTED WITH EMH AND T TO PERFORM FIELD SURVEY AT THE BRISTOL COMMONS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BASIN SOUTH OF BRISTOL PARKWAY.

THAT FIELD SURVEY WORK IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS WEEK, SO RESIDENTS WILL SEE SOME ACTIVITY OCCURRING IN THAT AREA.

THE DUBLIN LINK WILL UNDERGO MAINTENANCE THIS WEEK.

WEATHER PERMITTING CREWS WILL REPLACE LIGHTING ELEMENTS IN AND AROUND THE KEYHOLE, THE TOWER, AND ON THE HANDRAILS.

UM, AND THOSE, UH, EFFORTS WILL REQUIRE LIFTS AND OTHER LARGE EQUIPMENT.

SO THE SHARED USE PATH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PLAZA, UM, OF RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK BENEATH THE BRIDGE WILL ALSO CLOSE FOR A WEEK.

WE HAVE DAYTIME CLOSURES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE BRIDGE BEGINNING TOMORROW FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS, UM, AND THEN OPENING FOR PUBLIC ACCESS NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM.

THIS INFORMATION, UM, WAS INCLUDED IN CITY MANAGER REPORT AS WELL AS COMMUNICATED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE ARE HOSTING A MEETING THIS THURSDAY, MAY 8TH FROM 6 2 7 30

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HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR RESIDENTS TO DISCUSS, UM, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT ENVISION DUBLIN AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS IN AND AROUND THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT REZONING ORDINANCE THAT WAS INTRODUCED AT CITY COUNCIL IN APRIL.

THE MEETING DATE AND TIME WAS COORDINATED WITH, UM, BALL ANDRE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP STAFF WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE A PRESENCE AT THE MARKET AT BRIDGE PARK THIS YEAR, STARTING WITH ENGINEERING THIS SATURDAY.

WE WILL BE ON SITE FOR EIGHT SATURDAYS TOTAL AND WE'LL HAVE, UH, ROTATION OF DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING HR REC SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, MOBILITY, SOLID WASTE, SUSTAINABILITY, OUR VOLUNTEER HERITAGE INTERPRETERS, ALONG WITH THE DUBLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL.

SO AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR INITIATIVE AND CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT OF RESIDENTS BY PARTICIPATING IN THAT EVENT AND LEVERAGING, UM, THAT OPPORTUNITY.

NEXT, JEROME TOWNSHIPS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF UPDATING THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STAFF HAS BEEN ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

WE'VE PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, UM, ON THEIR VARIOUS VERSIONS OF THE DRAFT PLAN, THEIR CURRENTLY ON VERSION FOUR.

I HAVE SHARED, UM, COMMENTS PROVIDED PREVIOUSLY WITH COUNSEL.

THERE'S NO SPECIFIC DATE LISTED ON THE TOWNSHIP'S WEBSITE BY WHICH COMMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DRAFT PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE TRUSTEES MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH.

OUR PLANNING TEAM HAS REVIEWED THE CURRENT VERSION OF THAT DRAFT PLAN.

WE HAVE A DRAFT LETTER THAT I WILL SHARE WITH COUNSEL SHORTLY.

I ALSO SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH DR.

MARCH HAUSEN IN OUR LIAISON MEETING, UM, JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO TO ENSURE THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE AWARE OF THIS DRAFT.

AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HAS ALSO SHARED THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE DRAFT PLAN WITH, UM, RESIDENTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER CHANNELS SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF THE STATUS OF THEIR PLANNING EFFORT AND SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE TRUSTEES ABOUT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS TO THE WEST OF OUR CITY BOUNDARIES.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE OHIO SENATE'S REVIEWING HOUSE BILL 96, THE HOUSE PASS VERSION OF THE STATE BUDGET, AND THEY PLAN TO VOTE ON THAT VERSION BY MID-JUNE.

WE'VE BEEN TRACKING THE BUDGET CLOSELY AND I'VE IDENTIFIED A FEW KEY BUDGET PRIORITIES WORKING WITH LEGAL TEAM AND SEVERAL REGIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS.

THOSE INCLUDE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND SHARE A PROVISION LIMITING OUR EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITIES FOR RECREATION TRAILS AND A PROVISION THAT WOULD PROHIBIT STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION OF BROADBAND IN OUR RIGHTS OF WAY, BOTH OF WHICH WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC FOR MUNICIPALITIES.

SO I WANNA MAKE SURE COUNCIL'S AWARE OF THAT ACTIVITY.

AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING.

COMMITTEE REPORTS AND WE HAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE THIS EVENING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DEROSA.

THIS BRINGS US TO COUNCIL

[Administrative Committee]

GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MET ON TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS TO FILL OUR, UM, MANY BOARDS AND COMMISSION VACANCIES.

AS USUAL, WE ARE IMPRESSED WITH THE VERY TALENTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE WILLING TO RAISE THEIR HAND AND SERVE, AND WE SAW A EXAMPLE OF THAT SERVICE THIS EVENING, SO THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF CSAC AND ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

WE'D LIKE TO SPEND A SEND A EXTENDED THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO, UH, APPLIED AND SPENT TIME WITH US.

UM, THOSE INTERVIEWS ARE CONTINUING.

UH, COUNCIL HAD A COUPLE MORE THIS EVENING AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN TO BRING SOME APPOINTMENTS BACK, UM, IN OUR, IN OUR MAY MEETINGS.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND THANK EVERYBODY ELSE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION.

[COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE]

OUR COUNCIL ROUND TABLE, AND I'LL START AT MY FAR RIGHT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CRAM TO FOLLOW UP WITH KATHY FOR ADMIN COMMITTEE.

I DO WANNA THANK, UM, JENNY AND ACTUALLY JAMIE FOR ALL OF THEIR HELP IN MANAGING THAT PROCESS.

WE HAD, I THINK 10 INTERVIEWS IN ONE NIGHT ON ONE OF THE DAYS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO JAMIE FOR ALL OF HER HARD WORK.

UH, LET'S SEE.

MAY 1ST ACTUALLY, UH, VICE MAYOR LUDO AND I GOT TO ATTEND THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, I GUESS KICKOFF TO HERITAGE MONTH.

AND THANK YOU TO MOUNT CARMEL FOR HOSTING IT.

IT WAS THEIR FIRST EVENT HOSTED IN THEIR NEW COMMUNITY ROOM THERE.

VERY NICE EVENT.

UH, I WANTED TO, UH, SAY THANK YOU TO, I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SOME OF THE ULTA FIBER STAFF AND SOME OF OUR STAFF HERE AT THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THE RESTORATION OF SOME OF THE YARDS FROM THE FALL ARE OCCURRING.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ULTA FIBER HAS BEEN, UH, VERY PATIENT AND SUPPORTIVE AND QUICK TO FIX THINGS, SO THANK YOU TO THEM.

AND THEN LAST, OH, WELL, WE HAVE THE, I WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE DUBLIN POLICE MEMORIAL SERVICE, WHICH IS ALWAYS A WONDERFUL EVENT, IS AT 3:00 PM ON FRIDAY, FOLLOWED BY AT 6:00 PM IS THE DUBLIN, THE DODGE, THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOL'S DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT WHERE, UH, WE WILL HAVE A TEAM.

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AND I KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A TEAM, SO THAT'LL BE AN EXCITING EVENT TO WATCH.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE GAME ON, RIGHT? TROPHY.

I'M PASSING ON THAT ONE.

UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THIS EVENING.

YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, SHOUT OUT TO THE, UH, HOMEOWNERS, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD FOLKS THAT CAME HERE TONIGHT AND SAT THROUGH THE ENTIRE MEETING.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEAUTIFYING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, THEN I WANNA JUST SAY THAT THE DAC SEARCH IS ON, WE'VE GONE FROM 40 PEOPLE DOWN TO, UH, SEVEN, THEN SIX.

AND TODAY WE FINALLY GOT DOWN TO THREE.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE ALL THREE OF THESE PEOPLE, WHOEVER GETS CHOSEN NOW, WE'RE DOWN TO FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS.

THEY'LL BE FLYING IN.

UM, ALL, ANY OF THE THREE WOULD BE A FANTASTIC LEADER.

I MEAN, JUST AWESOME.

SO, YOU KNOW, LOOKING GOOD.

I'LL EXTEND MY THANK YOU TO, UH, THE HOA LEADERSHIP FOR, UH, ATTENDING LAST WEEK AND BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE IT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, AND I KNOW ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS DO TOO, AND I JUST WANNA REMIND PEOPLE GET OUT AND VOTE TOMORROW.

YOU HEARD SOME OF THE, THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE BALLOT AND SOME IMPORTANT INITIATIVES TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO, UM, I KNOW IT'S A QUIET ELECTION FOR SOME, BUT, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE POLLS.

THANKS.

UM, SAME MESSAGE TO OUR HOA LEADERSHIP.

THEN GO VOTE FOR SURE.

I DID FORGET TO ASK A QUESTION CHIEF.

UM, ARE YOU GONNA NAME THE ROBOTS ? I KNOW IT'S REALLY A CRITICAL QUESTION.

UH, NO, THAT, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY PART OF, UH, THE PROGRESSION.

SO WE WILL HAVE SOME, SOME INFORMATION TO SHARE IN THE NEAR, NEAR FUTURE ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP US PICK NAMES FOR THOSE ROBOTS.

EXCELLENT.

I MEAN, I FIGURE IF WE NAME OUR AUTONOMOUS LAWNMOWERS, WE SHOULD ALSO NAME HATE TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE SAME.

ABSOLUTELY.

AWESOME.