* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 2025 TO ORDER. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? HERE. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS. HERE. MR. ROSA? HERE. MS. FOX? HERE. MR. KEELER? YES. MS. CRAM? HERE. MR. REINER HERE. [ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION] OKAY. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF, OF CONSIDERING, UH, THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND PERSONNEL MATTERS CONSIDERING THE EMPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. ROSA? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MR. REINER? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND, UH, THE VIEWING OR PRESENT PUBLIC THAT WE WILL RECONVENE THIS MEETING, UH, AT THIS LOCATION AT 7:00 PM [RECONVENE (7 PM)] OKAY. THE HOUR IS SEVEN O'CLOCK AND WE WILL RECONVENE THE REGULAR DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MONDAY, MAY 19TH, 2025. WE HAVE SOME HONORED VETERANS WITH US THIS EVENING, AND IF, UH, ALL OF YOU WOULD DO US THE HONOR OF LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITION] UM, AND IN THAT VEIN, WE WILL STICK WITH YOU FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION AND WE HAVE RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL JEFF NOBLE WILL BE PRESENTING THIS EVENING, THE PLANS FOR THE, UH, UPCOMING MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION. WELCOME, GOOD EVENING. I'M JEFF NOBLE AND I'M THE PASS COMMANDER OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 800. OUR NEW COMMANDER IS MAJOR SEAN LOVELL, US AIR FORCE RETIRED. HOWEVER, I WILL CONTINUE TO MC, UM, MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY, AT LEAST THIS YEAR. UH, WE WISH TO INVITE ALL OF THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALL STAFF MEMBERS, AND ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN US ON MONDAY THE 26TH. AT 11 O'CLOCK, UH, WE WILL PARADE AS USUAL FROM IN FRONT OF THE WENDY'S RESTAURANT DOWN TO THE BRIDGE. WE'LL DO A CEREMONY ON THE BRIDGE. UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO THE CEMETERY AND WE'LL HAVE THE, THE, UH, CEREMONY IN THE CEMETERY. UH, THIS YEAR I'M EXCITED BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OLD DUBLIN RESIDENT COMING BACK. UM, JODI, DAVID'S MOTHER OF LANCE CORPORAL WESLEY G DAVID'S, WHO IS THE NAMESAKE OF OUR POST AND WAS ONE OF THE LIMA COMPANY MARINES THAT WAS KILLED IN IRAQ IN 2005. THIS BEING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY. WE'VE ALSO INCITED INVITED, UH, THE EYES OF FREEDOM, UH, TO BE ON EXHIBIT IN DUBLIN, WHICH IT WILL BE. IT'S GONNA BE, UH, UM, AT THE, UH, NORTH MARKET ON IN BRIDGE PARK, UH, FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. UH, THEY ALSO HAVE A SMALLER VERSION OF IT, AN OUTDOOR VERSION, WHICH WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN, UH, THE PARK, THE BRIDGE PARK, UM, AS USUAL, UH, THE CEREMONY IS LIKE IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. UH, UNFORTUNATELY, MY GOOD FRIEND JEREMY BRADSTREET, THE BAND LEADER OF, UH, DUBLIN KAUFMAN HIGH SCHOOL, IS RETIRING THIS YEAR. SO THIS IS HIS LAST GO. AND, UH, HE'S A GUY THAT LOVES THIS CEREMONY, SO IT SHOULD BE GOOD. UH, I BELIEVE THE CITY IS GOING TO ENTERTAIN US WITH A PICNIC LUNCH AFTER THE CEREMONY TO WHICH THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, IT'S REALLY A WONDERFUL DAY IN THE CITY, AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. AND THIS IS, THIS'LL BE YOUR LAST, LAST LEADERSHIP I THINK I UNDERSTAND OF, OF THIS PARTICULAR EVENT. SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON BEHALF OF A VERY GRATEFUL COMMUNITY, UM, TO OUR VETERANS THAT, UH, THAT CALL US HOME. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT. IT'LL BE A WONDERFUL DAY. I THINK YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF WEATHER FOR THE LAST TIME, [00:05:01] UNFORTUNATELY NOT THIS TIME. . WELL, THANK YOU. AND WHATEVER THE WEATHER IS, IT WILL BE A WONDERFUL DAY, AND WE WILL ALL BE TOGETHER AND, UH, CELEBRATE SOMETHING THAT IS CERTAINLY WORTH OUR TIME. THANK YOU. UH, NEXT ITEM ON OUR SPECIAL, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR SPECIAL PRESENTATION, UH, PORTION OF OUR MENU WILL BE OUR DUBLIN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY UPDATE. AND MR. SCOTT RING, WE'LL BRING THAT FORWARD. WELCOME, SCOTT. GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. HOPE ALL Y'ALL WELL, IF I MAY INTRODUCE, UH, BETTY CLARK BACK THERE IN THE CHEAP SEATS, UH, OUR CITY COUNCIL REP FOR, FOR COUNCIL. UM, LET'S GET TO A QUICK UPDATE ON, UM, WHERE WE ARE THE FIRST QUARTER. UH, EVERYTHING IS LOOKING GREAT IN TERMS OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. OUR BED TECH IS UP ALMOST EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT OCCUPANCY AVERAGE DAY RATE ALL UP. UM, YOU KNOW, WHY ARE WE UP WHEN A LOT OF THE COUNTRY IS SEEING DOWNWARD TRENDS AND BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL CLIMATE AND THE TARIFFS AND SUCH, IT'S MAINLY DUE, EXCUSE ME, MAINLY DUE TO OUR WEEKEND TRAVEL IS UP. UM, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BACK IN 2022, WE REALLY STARTED AGGRESSIVELY MARKETING WHAT WE CALL SHOULDER SEASONS, WHICH IS THE WINTER AND THE FALL SEASONS TO REALLY, UM, GENERATE SOME TRAFFIC AND, UM, SOME, SOME VISITORS HERE TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN. AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE, WHAT HAPPENED. THIS CHART HERE SHOWS YOU THE RESULTS OF THAT ON A FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AGAIN, THE WEEKEND, A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES, UM, IN THAT TIME. AND YOU, WHEN YOU'LL USE PERCENTAGES, UM, THEY MEAN A LOT. I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THOUSANDS OF HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS, AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ECONOMIC IMPACT. SO I MEAN, YOU CAN REALLY SEE EXACTLY THE, THE IMPACT THAT THAT, THAT THOSE EFFORTS HAVE HAD. UM, SOME MORE DATA HERE. UM, WHERE ARE OUR VISITORS COMING FROM? THIS IS FROM LAST YEAR. OUR OVERNIGHT HOTELS PROVIDED THIS DATA TO US. UM, ONE THING THAT REALLY JUMPS OUT AT US, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, UM, REALLY POPPED IN TERMS OF WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM. SO WE ARE TRULY BECOMING, UM, MORE THAN A REGIONAL, BUT A NATIONAL DESTINATION AS WELL. AND YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN DOTS THERE OBVIOUSLY ARE THE IN-STATE, THE TRIED AND TRUE MARKETS THAT WE ALWAYS GO AFTER. UH, WE DO A REGIONAL CAMPAIGN EVERY YEAR. UH, THESE ARE THE REGIONAL MARKETS THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER. YOU'LL NOTICE NEW YORK AND CHICAGO ARE NOT ON HERE. UM, THOSE ARE THE TWO MOST EXPENSIVE MEDIA MARKETS IN THE COUNTRY. UM, FAR OUTWEIGH OUR BUDGETS, SO WE'RE NOT GONNA WASTE OUR MONEY THERE. BUT YOU CAN SEE DETROIT IS UP THERE AS WELL, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, NOT NECESSARILY DRIVING A LOT OF OVERNIGHT VISITORS, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BE AN IMPORTANT, UM, MARKET FOR US GOING FORWARD. THE REGIONAL CAMPAIGN STARTS THIS WEEK. IT'LL GO THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST. UM, THE CREATIVE ON THAT CAMPAIGN IS A LITTLE UNIQUE THIS YEAR. UM, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TARGETING YOUTH, YOUNG YOUTH FAMILIES WITH KIDS THAT ARE VERY BUSY, DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO PLAN AND DO STUFF. UM, SO WE'VE COME UP WITH A CAMPAIGN THAT IS TRYING TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THOSE FOLKS. IF YOU, IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THESE CAMPAIGNS, OR IT SAYS, PLAN A TRIP TO VEGAS OR PLAN A FAMILY GETAWAY TO ORLANDO, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. UH, WE'RE SAYING, UH, DON'T PLAN ON IT. WE'RE SAYING A CITY THAT BRIDGES HISTORIC AND MODERN, DON'T PLAN ON IT. JUST GO TO DUBLIN, OHIO AND COUNT ON IT. UM, A FAMILY FUND THAT DOESN'T BREAK THE BANK, DON'T PLAN ON IT. JUST GO TO DUBLIN, OHIO AND COUNT ON IT. AGAIN, HERE'S SOME CREATIVE, SOME BANNER ADS THAT YOU'LL SEE. AGAIN, WE'RE OFFERING A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE FOLKS. WE HAVE EVERYTHING THEY'RE LOOKING FOR HERE IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN AS WELL. UM, SO I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A CAMPAIGN THAT REALLY RESONATES WITH THAT TARGET AUDIENCE AS WELL. UM, IN TERMS OF SPORTS, UH, WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE SINCE YOU OFFICIALLY, UH, WANTED TO NEGOTIATE THE SPORTS FACILITIES COMPANIES. UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. AND MEGAN'S LEADERSHIP AND THE TEAM'S LEADERSHIP ON THAT FLAWLESS EXECUTION OF DOING THAT, UM, WE COULDN'T BE HAPPY. THEY'RE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. UM, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TRANSITION TEAM AT SPORTS OHIO. WE ACTUALLY HAD A, UH, SITE VISIT ON FRIDAY. WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING AN INDOOR ARCHERY TOURNAMENT TO SPORTS OHIO AND AN OUTDOOR FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT TO SPORTS OHIO AS WELL. SO WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF EXCITEMENT FROM OUR INDUSTRY ABOUT THE ADDITION OF SPORTS OHIO AS WELL. UM, ONE THING, UH, THAT CAME ON COINCIDENTALLY WAS A STUDY THAT THEY, UH, WE JUST DID, UH, WE DIDN'T DO, BUT THIS, UH, NATIONAL OR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION DID. IT TALKS ABOUT WHAT LOCAL RESIDENTS THINK OF SPORTS. AND I THOUGHT THESE ARE A COUPLE BULLET POINTS THAT ARE, MIGHT RESONATE WITH ALL OF YOU, BUT 87% OF RESIDENTS AGREE THAT SPORTS UNIFIED COMMUNITIES, 82% SEE THE BENEFIT ECONOMICALLY, AND THEN 76% SUPPORT PUBLIC FUNDING OF, OF LOCAL SPORTS FACILITY DEVELOPMENT. SO, AS ALWAYS, YOU GUYS ARE ABOVE THE CURVE WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING THE VISION TO DO SPORTS OHIO, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. UM, I'M GONNA GO RAPID FIRE HERE ON A COUPLE THINGS. WE CONTINUE TO DO, GET AWARDS FROM OUR OTHER DUBLIN CAMPAIGN THAT E TOURISM [00:10:01] WAS THE, UH, JUST RECOGNIZED AS THE TOP MARKETING CAMPAIGN. UM, IN NORTH AMERICA. UH, OUR TRAILS CONTINUE TO FLOURISH, UM, AGAIN, A GREAT WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO GENERATE, UM, AND, AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE THING I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS CAMP, THE, THESE TRAILS IS OBVIOUSLY IT'S BRINGING AN ECONOMIC IMPACT, UH, SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, BUT IT'S VERY TRACKABLE. UH, WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT A A PER A PRETTY BIG PERCENTAGE OF THESE FOLKS THAT ARE DOING THIS ARE DUBLIN RESIDENTS, AND THEY'RE COMING YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR TO ENJOY IT WITH THEIR FAMILIES. WE REFRESH THESE, UM, TRAILS EVERY YEAR. UM, SO THERE ARE RESIDENTS ARE U USING THIS TO REALLY ENJOY THE GREAT AMENITIES WE WE HAVE IN THE CITY. UM, WE'VE, WE'RE LAUNCHING A INFLUENCER SERIES DUBLIN IN A MINUTE. UH, THESE ARE WORKING WITH THE TOP INFLUENCERS IN, IN THE REGION, CENTRAL OHIO. UH, BLOGGERS WHO WILL FEATURE A DUBLIN ATTRACTION RESTAURANT EVENT, UM, FOR A MINUTE. UM, STARTING NEXT WEEK, UM, WE ARE, UH, ACTUALLY NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE FIRST, UH, CAFE INABLE WILL BE THE FIRST, UM, FEATURE ON THAT. AND AGAIN, THESE INFLUENCERS, IT'S EASY FOR US TO SAY HOW GREAT THINGS ARE BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING PAID TO DO SO. BUT IT'S GREAT WHEN YOU HAVE THESE INFLUENCERS AND THAT THIRD PARTY ENDORSEMENT SAYING HOW GREAT THESE FACILITIES ARE. THAT JUST REALLY HELPS US KIND OF SPREAD THE WORD AS WELL. UH, WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL WRAPPED UP THE FIRST TRAVEL AND TOURISM ACADEMY WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS. UM, ONE OF THE FIRST ACADEMIES IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. UM, SO SUCCESSFUL, WE'RE DOING IT NEXT YEAR WITH THE SCHOOLS, A 30 PER 30% INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF, UH, PARTICIPANTS. THESE ARE JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. OUR, UH, FIRST VISIT DUBLIN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNER, UM, CURTIS MCCULLUM, YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, TEACHER OF THE ACADEMY IN DUBLIN KAUFMAN. UM, UH, PRINCIPAL, UH, CURTIS IS GOING TO EASTERN KENTUCKY, STU UH, STUDYING GOLF MANAGEMENT. UH, SO HE'S A, A GREAT RECIPIENT OF OUR FIRST, UM, SCHOLARSHIP. WE DID A REALLY COOL CAMPAIGN THAT REALLY SPREAD THE WORD, UM, THIS PAST ST. PATRICK'S DAY CALLED THE LUCKIEST PAT. WE SENT OUT, UM, AN INQUIRY TO SEE ANYONE NAMED PAT, PAT, PATTY, PATRICIA, YOU GET THE IDEA. UM, WE HAD 300 PATS, UM, ACKNOWLEDGED OR, UM, THAT WERE ENTERED, AND THEN WE NARROW IT DOWN TO THREE PATS. AND WE HAD THE COMMUNITY AND THE DUBLIN RESIDENTS VOTE ON WHO WOULD BE THE LUCKIEST PAT. THIS IS PAT KLINGER, WHO IS THE LUCKIEST PAT THIS YEAR. HE WAS GREAT. UM, HE WAS IN THE PARADE. WE TOOK HIM TO TV, RADIO SPOTS, UM, ACROSS THE CITY AS WELL. UM, AND HE LOVED IT. HE'LL BE GREAT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS WELL. UM, WE'RE REAL EXCITED TO SUPPORT, UH, THE CITY'S NEW MIDWEEK MUSIC SERIES THAT'S STARTING. UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN SAYING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, OUR VISITORS AND OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ALWAYS ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEAR THAT THEY WANT MORE LIVE OUTDOOR MUSIC, AND I THINK THIS REALLY RESONATES WITH THEM. SO THANKS TO TO LINDSAY AND ALLISON AND MEGAN FOR, FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO, TO BE A SPONSOR FOR THAT AS WELL. AND I JUST WANT TO END KIND OF REAL QUICKLY AND TALK ABOUT, UM, A LITTLE BORING STUFF, BUT ABOUT OUR REVENUE MODEL, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO, TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW WE FUNCTION, WHAT WE DO. UM, IT'S A LITTLE UNIQUE IN OUR WORLD BECAUSE WE'RE A SALES AND MARKETING ORGANIZATION UNDER A NONPROFIT, UM, UMBRELLA. SO, UM, WE'RE A FIVE ONE C SIX ORGANIZATION VERSUS A 5 0 1 C3. SO 5 0 1 C3 IS LIKE THE ARTS COUNCIL, ONE DOUBLE AND THE FOOD PANTRY, THOSE ARE ORGANIZATIONS CAN GET ENDOWMENTS, GRANTS. UM, WHEN YOU DONATE TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, TAX DEDUCTIBLE AND SUCH, A 5 0 1 C SIX, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE LUXURY. SO, UH, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT HANDCUFFED IN A WAY. UM, SO WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE A PRIVATE, UM, SUPPORT GROUP. UH, PRIVATE INDUSTRY PROVIDES US MONEY. IT'S NOT HUGE, BUT IT'S ENOUGH. WE HAVE 85 PO, 85 PARTNERS. MOST SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR INDUSTRY HAVE SEVEN, UH, CORPORATE PARTNERS. UH, LAST YEAR WE HAD I THINK, A 98% RETENTION RATE. SO THOSE FOLKS SEE THE BENEFIT, THE ROI OF DOING IT. I THINK OUR MESSAGE TO ALL OF YOU IS THAT PUBLIC MONEY, THE BED TAX MONEY THAT ALL OF YOU PROVIDE US, 100% OF THAT GOES TO SUPPORT, UM, OUR MISSION OF, YOU KNOW, RAISING GLOBAL AWARENESS OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN, ATTRACTING VISITORS, ECONOMIC IMPACT JOBS, UM, YOU KNOW, PRIMING THE PUMP FOR THE BED TAX FOLKS AND PROVIDING THAT 16 TO ONE ROI THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE PRIVATE FUNDS. THEN HELP US DO THINGS THAT, THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT. THINGS LIKE SUPPORTING THE MIDWEEK, UH, SPONSOR SERIES, DOING SCHOLARSHIPS. UM, WE BRING IN, UH, MEDIA AND CLIENTS INTO TOWN OFTEN. WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO ENTERTAIN THOSE FOLKS. SO ALL THAT COMES OUT OF THE PRIVATE POT OF MONEY AS WELL. AND THAT'S HOW THE, THOSE TWO ARE REALLY DISTINGUISHED. SO THAT'S IT, THAT'S A LOT. BUT I, I APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. WELL, THANK YOU, SCOTT. QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT. I, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY THANK YOU TO BETTY, WHO IS GOING TO BE ROLLING OFF AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE. YOU'VE, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, BETTY, AND WE, WE SO APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE AND ALL OF YOUR WORK. YOU'VE REPRESENTED US WELL. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO [00:15:01] PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND SHE CAN'T WAIT TO VOLUNTEER AGAIN. SHE'S ALREADY STARTED. HOW, WHAT ELSE, WHAT CAN I DO NEXT? SO, THANK YOU. YES, BETTY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT? WELL, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN YOU, YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE RECEIVING AWARD AWARDS, THAT'S BRINGING RECOGNITION TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS WITH EXCELLENCE. SO THAT IS MUCH APPRECIATED AND IT CERTAINLY IS NOT LOST ON US. SO THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. PLEASE PASS ALONG TO YOUR TEAM. I APPRECIATE, MAN. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY, UM, NEXT WE ARE GOING TO, UH, AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, PUBLIC'S WORK WORKS WEEK IS MAY 18TH TO THE 24TH. SO THERE ARE SOME PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS WITH US THIS EVENING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE FORD FOR SPECIAL RECOGNITION. UH, PHILIP TURNER FROM FACILITIES, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD RIGHT HERE, I'LL MEET YOU DOWN THERE IN JUST A SECOND. UH, BOBBY BUTCHER FROM FLEET, UH, JOCELYN NER FROM FORESTRY, AND MIKE HARRIET FROM SOLID WASTE. WELL, WELCOME. UH, OKAY, WELL, I HAVE A LITTLE, UH, SOMETHING HERE FOR, FOR YOU GUYS TO TAKE WITH YOU, BUT, UM, THIS YEAR MARKS THE 65TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. SO THAT'S A, THAT'S BEEN A LONG, A LONG JOURNEY, UM, AND IT IS SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION. THE THEME THIS YEAR IS PEOPLE PURPOSE AND PRESENCE. IT HIGHLIGHTS THREE IDEALS THAT MOTIVATE PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES IN, UH, THROUGHOUT EVERY DAY. PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITY AND SERVICES THAT ARE VITAL TO BUILDING SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. THEIR WORK DIRECTLY IMPACTS PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, WELLBEING, AND THE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE WE ALL VALUE. HERE IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN. WE ARE PROUD TO BE A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY WITH STAFF ACROSS ENGINEERING, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY FACILITIES AND FLEET MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS PUBLIC SERVICE. UH, YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND SERVICE IS EVIDENT IN EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS HERE THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF DUBLIN. SO ON BEHALF OF DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL AND A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY, UM, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO IN PUBLIC WORKS. YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN IT'S DARK AT NIGHT AND THE SNOW IS FALLING OR THE DRAINS AREN'T RUNNING, OR THERE IS SOME EMERGENCY THAT IS UNFORESEEN, YOU ARE THE ONES THAT RESPOND. SO WE ARE A VERY GRATEFUL COMMUNITY FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU DO AND THE WAYS THAT YOU RESPOND TO SERVE THIS FANTASTIC COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK, WOULD YOU LIKE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS? I WOULDN'T PLAN ON IT. OH, OKAY. I CAN GOOD. WE CAN GET OUR PICTURE TAKEN THEN. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS OUR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS, AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED THIS EVENING BY OUR VERY OWN LINDSAY WISEAU, AND SHE WILL BE PRESENTING WITH BRANDON BARNETT, WHO I BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY. HERE'S HOPE. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, 99% OF YOUR RESIDENTS SAY THAT DUBLIN IS AN EXCELLENT OR GOOD PLACE TO LIVE. THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE 2025 NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY CONDUCTED IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR. THE CITY REGULARLY SURVEYS RESIDENTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, RANGING FROM NEW MOBILITY INITIATIVES TO BRIDGE AESTHETICS, TO COMMUNITY PLANNING, PARK IMPROVEMENTS, AND COMMUNITY EVENT SATISFACTION. ALL OF THIS INPUT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING CITY DECISIONS AND ENSURING THAT WE CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION TO TIMELY TOPIC-BASED SURVEYS, EVERY FEW YEARS, WE INVEST IN HIGH QUALITY, TRUSTED RESEARCH PLATFORMS LIKE THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY, OR NCS, WHICH OFFERS STANDARDIZED DATA TO MEASURE SATISFACTION AND TRACK CHANGES OVER TIME. THE NCS IS A LONGSTANDING, STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CITY COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION TO MEASURE RESIDENT PERCEPTIONS OF LIVABILITY, GOVERNANCE, AND CITY SERVICES. THIS STANDARDIZED SURVEY ALLOWS US TO BENCHMARK OUR RESULTS AND COMPARE THEM TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. [00:20:01] THIS IS WHAT SETS THE NCS APART FROM OTHER SURVEYS THAT WE CONDUCT. AS YOU WILL SEE, DUBLIN RESIDENTS RATED OUR COMMUNITY HIGHER AND IN MANY CASES, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGES. FOR MORE ON THOSE RESULTS, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE BRANDON BARNETT, SENIOR SURVEY ASSOCIATE FROM POCO AND THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER JOINING US REMOTELY FROM BOULDER, COLORADO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION, LINDSAY, AND I APPRECIATE HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND PRESENT, UH, TO THE COUNCIL. UH, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS FROM THE CITY OF DUBLIN NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY. BEFORE I BEGIN, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY POCO COWORKERS, I'D LIKE TO THANK LINDSAY WISEAU, OUR PRIMARY CONTACT THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS PROCESS. SHE PROVIDE THOUGHTFUL AND DETAILED FEEDBACK THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY COLLEAGUE LILY VASQUEZ, WHO WAS DUBLIN'S NCS PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS YEAR'S SURVEY, AND DID THE BULK OF THE WORK FOR THE, FOR THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT. NEXT SLIDE. AND LINDSAY, I CAN'T SEE THE SLIDE, SO I'M GONNA BE TRUSTING YOU. UM, BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE RESULTS, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT POCO. POCO IS AN ONLINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM PROVIDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH RESIDENT AND EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK. NOW, HUNDREDS OF JURIS HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE USE POCO FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND EMPOWERING RESIDENT VOICES. POCO MERGED WITH THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER IN 2019. NRC IS BEST KNOWN FOR A NATIONAL BENCHMARKING SURVEY, SUCH AS THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY, THE NATIONAL EMPLOYEE SURVEY, AND THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR OLDER ADULTS AMONG OTHERS. SINCE 9 19 94, WE'VE WORKED WITH HUNDREDS OF JURISDICTIONS NATIONWIDE. OUR BENCHMARK DATABASE IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH THE IN INTERNATIONAL CITY COUNTY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ENGAGED LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS, THE ALLIANCE FOR INNOVATION, AND MANY ACADEMIC PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH, THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT MADISON, THE HOOVER INSTITUTE AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY, AND THE HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT. NEXT SLIDE. BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE RESULTS, I WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS THESE RESULTS CAN BE USED MOST COMMONLY. THE JURISDICTIONS WE WORK WITH USE THEIR SURVEY DATA TO MONITOR TRENDS AND RESIDENT OPINION OVER TIME AND TO INFORM BUDGETING PROCESSES AND STRATEGIC PLANS. OUR RESULTS ALSO ALLOW YOU TO BENCHMARK YOUR COMMUNITY'S SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS AND SERVICES AGAINST COMMUNITIES IN OUR BENCHMARK DATABASE. OUR HOPE IS THAT AS THESE FINDINGS ARE PRESENTED, IT WILL SPUR IDEAS FOR YOU WHERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO DIG DEEPER. NEXT SLIDE. THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY, OR THE NCS, IS A STANDARDIZED FIVE PAGE COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY THAT ALLOWS MUNICIPALITIES TO ASSESS RESIDENT OPINION ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE NCS FOCUSES ON THE LIVABILITY OF DUBLIN BY CATEGORIZING SURVEY QUESTIONS INTO 10 MAIN FACETS OF COMMUNITY LIVABILITY. AS SHOWN HERE, THESE FACETS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH EXTENSIVE SURVEY RESEARCH AS THOSE THAT ARE MOST IMPACTFUL TO RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE. THE NCS INCLUDES ITEMS WITHIN EACH OF THESE 10 FACETS TO PROVIDE A FULL PICTURE OF HOW RESIDENTS FEEL ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY. FINALLY, THESE FACETS ALSO TEND TO ALIGN WITH MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS, MAKING IT EASY FOR CITY STAFF TO QUICKLY FIND THE INFORMATION THAT IS, UH, MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM IN THE FINAL REPORT OF RESULTS. NEXT SLIDE. THIS WAS THE FIFTH TIME CONDUCTING THE NCS FOUR DUBLIN. ALL HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN DUBLIN WERE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY. A LIST OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS WITHIN THE ZIP CODE SERVING DUBLIN WAS PURCHASED BASED ON UPDATED LISTINGS FROM THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE USING GIS BOUNDARY FILES PROVIDED BY THE CITY ADDRESS IS OUTSIDE OF DUBLIN'S. BOUNDARIES WERE REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF POTENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS TO SURVEY FROM THE LIST OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. 3000 ADDRESSES WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE SURVEY. THE 3000 RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED MAILINGS BEGINNING ON FEBRUARY 13TH, AND THE SURVEY REMAINED OPEN FOR SIX WEEKS. THE FIRST MAILING WAS A POSTCARD INVITING THE HOUSEHOLD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY. THE NEXT MAILING CONTAINED A COVER LETTER WITH INSTRUCTIONS, THE FIVE PAGE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE, AND A POSTED PAID RETURN ENVELOPE. BOTH THE POSTCARD AND COVER LETTER INCLUDED A WEB LINK TO GIVE RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THE SURVEY ONLINE. ALL FOLLOW UP MAILINGS ASKED THOSE WHO HAD NOT YET COMPLETED THE SURVEY TO DO SO, AND THOSE WHO HAD ALREADY DONE SO DID NOT RESPOND TWICE A TOTAL OF 565 COMPLETED SURVEYS WERE RECEIVED FROM THESE EFFORTS PROVIDING A RESPONSE RATE OF 19% A AND A MARGIN OF ERROR, PLUS OR MINUS 4.1 PERCENTAGE POINTS. WE THEN COMPARED THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS TO THAT OF ADULTS IN DO IN DUBLIN USING THE MOST RECENT CENSUS AND AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA AND WEIGHTED THE SURVEY RESULTS. WEIGHTING IS A SURVEY RESEARCH BEST PRACTICE AND HELPS TO IMPROVE THE REPRESENTATIVENESS OF YOUR SURVEY RESULTS. IN ADDITION TO THE RANDOMLY SELECTED PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS, A LINK TO AN ONLINE COMMUNITY-WIDE OPEN PARTICIPATION SURVEY WAS PUBLICIZED BY DUBLIN. [00:25:01] THE OPEN PARTICIPATION SURVEY WAS OPEN TO ALL CITY RESIDENTS AND BECAME AVAILABLE ON MARCH 13TH. THE SURVEY REMAINED OPEN FOR TWO WEEKS AND 245 RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED. THIS PRESENTATION IN THE REPORT ARE BASED ON THE 565 RES RESPONSES FROM THE RANDOM SAMPLE MALE-BASED SURVEY. THE RESPONSES TO THE OPEN PARTICIPATION SURVEY ARE PROVIDED SEPARATELY IN THE FULL REPORT. NEXT SLIDE. ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF PARTICIPATING IN OUR COMMUNITY SURVEYS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPARE RATINGS GIVEN BY YOUR RESIDENTS TO THOSE FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION. NRC WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO CONCEIVE OF THE IDEA TO CREATE BENCHMARKS OF PUBLIC OPINION, AND THIS ALLOWS JURISDICTIONS TO COMPARE RATINGS OF SERVICES TO RATINGS OF SIMILAR SERVICES FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 500 COMMUNITIES IN OUR DATABASE. NEXT SLIDE. WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO AN OVERVIEW OF THE SURVEY RESULTS. NEXT SLIDE. IN THE SURVEY, WE HAVE TWO QUESTIONS THAT ASK DIRECTLY ABOUT THOSE 10 FACETS OF COMMUNITY LIVABILITY THAT WE TOUCHED ON EARLIER. THE FIRST ASK RESIDENTS TO RATE THE QUALITY OF EACH, AND YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTING COMPARISON TO THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK AND THE SHADING ON THE CHART. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE FACETS WAS GIVEN A RATING THAT WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK. NEXT SLIDE. THE SECOND QUESTION ASKS ABOUT THE SAME FACETS OF LIVABILITY, BUT IT'S CENTERED ON HOW IMPORTANT RESIDENTS THINK IT IS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO FOCUS ON EACH FACET IN THE COMING TWO YEARS. SO WE ASK ABOUT BOTH THE QUALITY AND IMPORTANCE OF EACH OF THESE FACETS, AND WE USE THOSE ANSWERS TO CREATE THE QUALITY IMPORTANCE GAP CHART, WHICH WE'LL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE. WE USE THIS CHART, WHICH IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT TO HELP DETERMINE WHICH AREAS ARE OF RELATIVELY HIGHER IMPORTANCE AND LOWER QUALITY TO RESIDENTS. THIS CHART IS ONE OF MANY WAYS TO INTERPRET YOUR DATA AND CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY KEY FINDINGS AND HELP A COMMUNITY DETERMINE WHICH AREAS MAY NEED ADDITIONAL FOCUS OR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE COMING YEARS, AND WHICH OTHERS ARE PERFORMING WELL BY COMPARISON. NEXT SLIDE. MOVING NOW INTO THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR FINDINGS. I DO WANNA POINT TO A FEW ITEMS THAT STOOD OUT TO US AS SURVEY RESEARCHERS. THERE IS A LOT OF ADDITIONAL DATA IN THE FULL REPORT THAT WE WON'T COVER TODAY, BUT TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON A FEW AREAS THAT WE FOUND TO BE MOST NOTEWORTHY WITHIN DUBLIN SURVEY RESULTS. NEXT SLIDE. THE FIRST OF OUR KEY FINDINGS WAS THAT DUBLIN CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. NEXT SLIDE. VIRTUALLY ALL RESPONDENTS GAVE HIGH RATINGS TO DUBLIN AS A PLACE TO LIVE WITH THIS ITEM, NOT ONLY SCORING ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, BUT THE HIGHEST RATED ITEM IN THIS FACET DUBLIN RANK SEVENTH OUT OF 371 COMMUNITIES PLACING IT IN THE 98TH PERCENTILE. NEXT SLIDE. VIRTUALLY ALL RESPONDENTS DID GIVE HIGH RATINGS TO DUBLIN AS A PLACE TO LIVE. ABOUT NINE IN 10 RESIDENTS WOULD RECOMMEND DUBLIN TO OTHERS AND WOULD LIKELY STAY IN THE CITY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THE OVERALL IMAGE OR REPUTATION AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE WERE PRAISED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE FORMER ITEMS SCORING MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. ALL ITEMS RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE EXCEEDED THE NATIONAL BENCHMARKS. NEXT SLIDE. THE NEXT OF OUR KEY FINDINGS WAS THAT SAFETY REMAINS A STANDOUT STRENGTH FOR THE CITY. NEXT SLIDE. VIRTUALLY ALL RESIDENTS FEEL SAFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL AREA. DURING THE DAY, MORE THAN NINE IN 10 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PRAISE THE FEELING OF SAFETY FROM VIOLENT CRIME AND FROM FIRE, FLOOD, OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS, SURPASSING NATIONAL AVERAGES. A SLIGHTLY SMALLER PROPORTION GAVE HIGH, HIGH MARKS TO THE FEELINGS OF SAFETY FROM PROPERTY CRIME, ALSO SCORING ABOVE THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK. NEXT SLIDE. ALMOST ALL RESIDENTS APPLAUDED THE AMBULANCE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND FIRE SERVICES. ROUGHLY NINE IN 10 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALSO GAVE HIGH PRAISE TO THE POLICE, SHERIFF'S, SERVICES AND FIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. CRIME PREVENTION OF 92% POSITIVE SCORED MUCH HIGHER THAN OTHER COMPARISON COMMUNITIES. ALL RATINGS FOR SAFETY GROWTH RELATED SERVICES RECEIVED HIGH MARKS AND SURPASSED THE NATIONAL BENCHMARKS. NEXT SLIDE. OUR NEXT KEY FINDING WAS THAT RESIDENTS APPRECIATE MANY ASPECTS OF DUBLIN'S LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE. NEXT SLIDE. ALL ITEMS RELATED TO DUBLIN'S GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE EXCEEDING ALL ITEMS RELATING RELATED TO DUBLIN'S. GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE EXCEEDED THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WITH A FEW ITEMS. SCORING MUCH HIGHER TREATING RESIDENTS WITH RESPECT HAD THE HIGHEST PRAISE FROM RESIDENTS AT 87% POSITIVE. ABOUT EIGHT IN 10 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALSO GAVE HIGH MARKS TO BEING HONEST, TREATING ALL RESIDENTS FAIRLY. THE OVERALL DIRECTION THE CITY IS TAKING AND ACTING IN THE COMMUNITY'S BEST INTEREST. THE JOB DOUBLING GOVERNMENT DOES AT WELCOMING RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT. THE OVERALL CONFIDENCE [00:30:01] IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND BEING OPEN AND TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC ALSO RECEIVED POSITIVE RATINGS. ROUGHLY SEVEN IN 10 RESPONDENTS GAVE POSITIVE RATINGS TO THE VALUE OF SERVICES FOR THE TAXES PAID TO THE CITY, AND INFORMING RESIDENTS ABOUT COMMUNITY ISSUES. NEXT SLIDE. NEXT, WE FOUND THAT DUBLIN'S ECONOMIC FACTORS REMAIN ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WITH SOME DECLINING TRENDS. NEXT SLIDE, ABOUT NINE IN 10 RESIDENTS RATE THE CITY'S ECONOMIC HEALTH AS EXCELLENT OR GOOD, AND THE VIBRANCY OF THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL AREA AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF BUSINESSES. BUSINESS AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RATINGS IN THIS CATEGORY. WITH THE FORMER ITEMS SCORING HIGHER, SCORING WAY ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, THE VARIETY OF BUSINESS AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS ALSO RECEIVED HIGH PRAISE FROM ABOUT EIGHT IN 10 RESIDENTS. EMPLOYMENT AND SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES BOTH SAW STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DECLINES FROM THE PREVIOUS ITERATION, ALTHOUGH BOTH STILL SCORED HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK. WITH EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SCORING MUCH HIGHER THOUGH COST OF LIVING SAW A DECLINING TREND, THIS ITEM WAS STILL ON PAR WITH NATIONAL AVERAGE. AND THESE DECLINING TRENDS ARE ALSO ALL IN LINE WITH THE NATIONAL AVERAGES THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEING. NEXT SLIDE. OUR NEXT KEY FINDING IS THAT DUBLIN ACTIVELY FOSTERS A STRONG COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE. DUBLIN EXCELS IN FOSTERING A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENT. NEARLY ALL RESIDENTS RATE DUBLIN AS AN EXCELLENT OR GOOD PLACE TO RAISE CHILDREN AND SCORED MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE SENSE OF CIVIC COMMUNITY PRIDE, SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER RECEIVED HIGH PRAISE FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE FIRST ITEM SCORING MUCH HIGHER THAN OTHER COMPARISON COMMUNITIES. OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES WERE ALSO HIGHLY REGARDED. WITH ABOUT EIGHT IN 10 RESIDENTS REPORTING POSITIVE EXPERIENCES, THE NEIGHBORLYNESS OF RESIDENTS AT 84% POSITIVE SAW A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT UPWARD TREND FROM THE PREVIOUS ITERATION. NEXT SLIDE. OUR NEXT KEY FINDING WAS THAT MOBILITY REMAINS STRONG WITH SOME ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. NEXT SLIDE. EASE OF TRAVEL BY CAR AND WALKING AND EASE OF TRAVEL, BY OR EASE OF WALKING. RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RATING, HIGHEST MARKS WITH THE FORMER ITEMS, SEEING AN UPWARD TREND FROM THE PREVIOUS ITERATION AND EASE OF WALKING SCORING MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK. EASE OF PUBLIC PARKING AND TRAVEL BY BICYCLE ALSO RECEIVED HIGH RATINGS WITH BOTH ITEMS SCORING WAY ABOVE THE, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WITH EASE OF PUBLIC PARKING. ALSO SEEING A NOTEWORTHY UPWARD TREND. ABOUT EIGHT IN 10 COMMUNITY MEMBERS NOTED A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW ON MAJOR STREETS. THOUGH EASE OF TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAW LESS POSITIVE RATINGS. THIS ITEM DID SEE A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM THE 2018 ITERATION. NEXT SLIDE, ABOUT NINE IN 10 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PRAISED SNOW REMOVAL AND STREET CLEANING. ROUGHLY EIGHT IN 10 RESIDENTS ALSO GAVE POSITIVE RATINGS FOR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND STREET REPAIR WITH STREET REPAIR SCORING MUCH HIGHER THAN OTHER COMPARISON COMMUNITIES. ALL OF DUBLIN'S MOBILITY SERVICES HAVE A GOOD RATING ABOVE THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BUS OR TRANSIT SERVICES, WHICH WAS THE LOWEST RATED ITEM AT 36% POSITIVE. NEXT SLIDE. SO IN CONCLUSION, DUBLIN CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. SAFETY REMAINS A STANDOUT STRENGTH FOR THE CITY RESIDENTS APPRECIATE MANY ASPECTS OF DUBLIN'S LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE. DUBLIN'S ECONOMIC FACTORS REMAIN ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WITH SOME DECLINING TRENDS. DUBLIN ACTIVELY FOSTERS A STRONG COMMUNITY AND MOBILITY REMAINS STRONG WITH SOME ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. NEXT SLIDE. IN SUMMARY, OF THE 123 SURVEY ITEMS FOR WHICH RESIDENTS PROVIDED A EVALUATIVE RATINGS, 112 RECEIVED RATINGS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK, 35 OF WHICH WERE MUCH HIGHER, 11 RECEIVED SIMILAR RATINGS AND ZERO RECEIVED LOWER RATINGS RATINGS ARE CONSIDERED SIMILAR IF THEY'RE WITHIN 10 POINTS OF THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND HIGHER OR LOWER. IF THEY ARE MORE THAN 10 POINTS DIFFERENT FROM THE, FROM THE AVERAGE AND MUCH HIGHER. IF THEY ARE MORE THAN 20 POINTS DIFFERENT FROM THE AVERAGE OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE MUCH HIGHER. THE TOP 10 ITEMS WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENT POSITIVE WERE DOUBLING AS A PLACE TO RAISE CHILDREN. THE CLEANLINESS, THE OVERALL IMAGE OR REPUTATION, THE OVERALL APPEARANCE, THE OVERALL FEELING OF SAFETY, THE AVAILABILITY OF PATHS AND WALKING TRAILS, YARD WASTE PICKUP, THE VIBRANCY OF THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL AREA. DUBLIN IS A PLACE TO WORK AND K THROUGH 12 EDUCATION. NEXT SLIDE. I'D NOW LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. UM, TURN IT OVER TO [00:35:01] MY COLLEAGUES. ARE THERE QUESTIONS FOR BRANDON OR LINDSAY? I THOUGHT THE, UH, TRAVEL BY BICYCLE WAS SORT OF INTERESTING WITH ONLY AN 80% RATING BECAUSE DUBLIN'S THE ONLY CITY IN OHIO THAT RECEIVED A SILVER STATUS BICYCLE AWARD FOR ITS COMPREHENSIVE USE OF TRAILS AND BICYCLE AMENITIES. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY UNUSUAL THAT FOR ALL THE, UH, EFFORT WE'VE GONE THROUGH TO MAKE THIS A BICYCLE FRIENDLY CITY, THAT UH, ONLY PERCENT, 80% OF THE POPULATION REALIZE THAT. THANK YOU. YOU WERE THERE. UM, I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO READ THE WHOLE REPORT QUITE HONESTLY, UM, YET, YET, BUT I WILL. UM, WERE THERE ANY KEY, UH, DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES THAT STOOD OUT TO YOU, UM, AS YOU WERE PREPARING THIS REPORT? NOTHING THAT STOOD OUT OF THE ORDINARY. UM, ALL OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC COMPARISONS, UH, THEY'RE ALL FOUND ONLINE. IT'S, IT'S MORE OF AN INTERACTIVE TABLE WITH, UM, STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT MARKERS FOR ANY DISPARITIES THAT WE MAY SEE WITHIN IT. UM, BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING TO ME THAT STOOD OUT AS UNUSUAL WHEN LOOKING AT THE DEMOGRAPHIC COMPARISONS. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE QUALITY HOUSING. I NOTICED IT WENT FROM 51% TO 32. WOULD YOU FIND THAT TO BE SIMILAR ACROSS? IT SAYS SIMILAR, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT, UH, JUST IN GENERAL, THE AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS, IS ALSO STRUGGLING. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS. MOST ITEMS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE RELATED TO AFFORDABILITY SPECIFICALLY HAVE BEEN DECLINING SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST, I'D SAY 18 MONTHS. WHICH IS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE THE DECLINE IS OCCURRING, THAT REMAINING SIMILAR TO THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT A, AN ISSUE UNIQUE TO DOUBLING, AND THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL TREND. THERE ARE MACROECONOMIC FACTORS THAT ARE BEING FACTORED INTO THESE SPECIFIC RATINGS. THANK YOU. I I DID FIND IT ENCOURAGING THAT ONE OF THE LOWEST SCORES THAT WE RECEIVED WAS ON PUBLIC TRANSIT OR ACCESS TO MOBILITY. AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE SPEND CURRENTLY SPENDING THE MOST TIME AND ENERGY AND THOUGHT ON AS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION OF THE FUTURE? HOW WILL WE GET PEOPLE AROUND THE COMMUNITY? UM, SO I, I GUESS I'M ENCOURAGED THAT MAYBE WE'RE ASKING OURSELVES THE RIGHT QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO OUR RESIDENTS, IF THAT'S ONE OF THEIR MAJOR CONCERNS, THAT CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING HARD TO TRY TO SOLVE. WELL, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WITH THAT? UM, THANK YOU, BRANDON. THANK YOU LINDSAY. UM, WE APPRECIATE THE REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [CITIZEN COMMENTS] THIS BRINGS US TO THE CITIZEN'S COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. AS A REMINDER, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN IN ON YOUR WAY INTO THE CHAMBER IF YOU WERE UNABLE TO DO SO. WE WILL STILL ACCEPT. COMMENT NEAR THE END. LINDSAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAD SOME FOLKS SIGN IN, SO WE WILL START THERE. YES, WE HAVE DAVE BULLOCK, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US. THANK YOU. UH, HI. I'M DAVE BULLOCK. I LIVE AT 57 45, UH, ENTRE CIRCLE HERE IN DUBLIN. UH, I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE ORDINANCE ZERO SIX DASH 25 ON THE TABLE THIS EVENING. ENTRE, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, UH, IS A COMMUNITY OF OVER 700 HOMES AND FAMILIES. IT WILL LIKELY BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE INDU, WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE THE INDUSTRIALIZATION, NOT THE INNOVATION, UH, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, I BELIEVE IF YOU ASK YOURSELVES IF YOU WOULD WANT A COMMERCIALIZATION AND POTENTIALLY SOME INDUSTRIALIZATION, A MERE 150 TO 200 FEET FROM YOUR BACKYARDS, A HALF A FOOTBALL FIELD AWAY FROM YOUR BACKYARDS, YOU'LL THINK ABOUT THAT AND YOU'LL SAY NO. IN ALL PROBABILITY, MOST OF YOU LIVE IN VERY NICE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ANY OF YOU LIVE, BUT I SUSPECT YOU DON'T HAVE COMMERCIALIZATION A HALF A FOOTBALL FIELD AWAY. SO IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU WOULD SAY NO TO THAT WHEN YOU'RE SITTING THERE WITH YOUR FAMILIES, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO LEAVE THAT ON THE TABLE FOR FURTHER RESEARCH, FURTHER EVALUATION, AND FURTHER COMMENT. THANKS A LOT. THANK YOU. NEXT, SANDY MCINTOSH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD. [00:40:03] OH, I'M SORRY. IF YOU COULD PRESS THE LITTLE BUTTON THERE. SUPER. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. CAN I GET IT? YEP. OKAY. UH, HELLO. I'M SANDY MCINTOSH AND MY ADDRESS IS 5 7 9 2 TRAFALGAR LANE IN THE BALANCE RATE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED REZONING OF THE PARCELS WITHIN THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT FROM RURAL TO ID TWO AND ID THREE. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THERE IS TO ATTRACT DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL GENERATE TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY. BUT IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S NO REAL DATA ON THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE EXPECTED TO BE GENERATED BY THIS PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE. AS TO OTHER UNKNOWNS, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DON'T HAVE DETAILED AND RELIABLE DATA ON VARIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. UM, TO THE EXTENT THAT THINGS LIKE POWER, WATER, AND SEWER CAN ACCOMMODATE NEW INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING THAT POSSIBLE AND HOW THAT WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE RESIDENTS OF RE I'VE BEEN TO A BUNCH OF YOUR MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS LATELY, AND MORE THAN ONCE I'VE HEARD THE PHRASE WE NEED TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH NOT HAVING ALL THE ANSWERS. AND I HOPE YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW ABSURD THAT SOUNDS TO THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT AGAINST ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T KNOW. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE RESIDENTS OF BALANCE TRAY HAVE LOUDLY, CLEARLY, AND REPEATEDLY TOLD YOU THEY DO NOT WANT INDUSTRIAL ZONING. IN THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH SECTION OF THE ENVISION DUBLIN PLAN, IT STATES THERE WERE 432 PUBLIC MEETING PARTICIPANTS CONSERVATIVELY, I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST A HUNDRED DIFFERENT PEOPLE AT THE LAST SEVERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS WHERE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. SO THAT'S ABOUT 25% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLIC MEETING PARTICIPANTS YOU HAD AS PART OF THE ENTIRE ENVISION DUBLIN PLANNING PROCESS. AND I HOPE YOU FIND THAT SIGNIFICANT WHEN YOU'RE WEIGHING OPTIONS HERE. I'VE APPRECIATED CITY COUNCIL PERSON JANE FOX'S WILLINGNESS TO SPEAK WITH ME ABOUT MY CONCERNS ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS THAT FACILITATES DISCUSSION AND BACK AND FORTH AS OPPOSED TO THESE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE JUST KIND OF TALKING AT EACH OTHER. I'M A NEWLY ELECTED MEMBER OF THE BALANCE TRADE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION BOARD, AND PARTLY AT MS. FOX'S SUGGESTION, THE BOARD HAS ESTABLISHED A PLANNING AND ZONING WORK GROUP THAT I'VE ALSO BEEN APPOINTED TO. UH, MS. FOX HAS ENCOURAGED ME TO REACH OUT, REACH OUT TO JENNIFER RAUCH TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE ISSUE I'VE DONE SO, AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN MEET SOON. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR THIS LAND. SO I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO UNNECESSARILY RUSH ANY ACTIVITY ON THIS. PLEASE ALLOW ME AND OTHERS WITHIN THE BALANCE RATE COMMUNITY TO HAVE PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS AREA SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO FIND SOMETHING THAT ADDRESSES CITY'S REVENUES GOALS AND AT THE SAME TIME PRESERVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S BEEN ACROSS THE STREET THERE FOR 25 YEARS NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, TODD HEMET, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD. GOOD EVENING. OH, THERE YOU GO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TODD ERT, 58 24 TUDE ROAD. UH, THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL FOR LISTENING TO US. DUBLIN HAS A HISTORY, AND AS I JUST SAW TONIGHT, A LOT OF THOUGHTFUL AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S WHAT YOU GUYS ALL ABOUT. SO WE'D ASK, AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SAYING IT, GET IT RIGHT A LOT. SO THE PUBLIC IS NOW ENGAGED. YOU CAN TELL THAT. AND THERE'S MANY INDIVIDUALS WORKING TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPROVE THE CODE. EVEN YESTERDAY, WE SAT FOR EIGHT HOURS IN MY LIVING ROOM WITH MANY MEMBERS WRITING UP PROPOSALS, LOOKING AT CODE, TRY AND MAKE PROPOSALS SO WE CAN COME FACE-TO-FACE AND TALK ONE-ON-ONE INSTEAD OF AT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE THIS MODE HERE. SO CURRENTLY THE COITS, MANY UNINTENDED RESULTS. IF THE REZONING IS APPROVED, LANDOWNERS, LANDOWNERS MAY SELL TO A COMPANY WHO'S PERMITTED TO BUILD WITH UNINTENDED RESULTS. VERY DIFFICULT FOR DOUBLING TO STOP, SUCH AS WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, COAL POWER PLANTS, AND EVEN CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING PLANTS TO SAY JUST A FEW. SO APPROPRIATE DISCUSSION WILL LEAD TO THE PROPOSAL THAT WILL REDUCE AND ELIMINATE FEAR. FEAR IS DRIVING EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW FOR THE RESIDENTS, AND I THINK YOU CAN SENSE THAT. SO REPLACING THAT WITH THIS UNPRODUCTIVE, UH, COMPLAINING AND COMPLAINING IS NOT GONNA GET US ANYWHERE. SO DUBLIN, YOU KNOW, HAS WE HAVE A GREAT REPUTATION AND WE MAY BE RISKING THAT IF WE FORCE THIS WID REZONING FOR THE SAKE OF SPEED AND QUICK ECONOMIC GROWTH, SLOW IT DOWN AND FIGURE IT OUT. SO WE LIKE TO COMMIT TO UNDERSTANDING THE ECONOMIC AND TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS BEFORE VOTING ON REZONING. WE DON'T HAVE THESE RESULTS YET TO REVIEW THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND WHERE BEST THE DOLLARS PER ACRE WERE THE BEST MONEY TO BE SPENT. SO SUFFICIENT TIME IS REQUIRED TO GET IT RIGHT. THE MOTION SHOULD REMAIN TABLED TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPER AND PRODUCTIVE DIALOGUE TO IMPROVE [00:45:01] THE OVERALL WID CODE. SO IF POSSIBLE, SEND THIS BACK TO PLANNING, ZONING WOULD'VE FACILITATE THIS, CHANGES THE CODE, THE SMALL GROUP BALANCE TRAIN MEMBERS AND HOORA MEMBERS COULD GET TOGETHER AND WORK ON THIS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND TIME TONIGHT. THANK YOU, LINDSAY. DO WE HAVE ANY RICHARD WEEKS? OKAY. WILLIAM ADAMS. WILLIAM, HE'S FOR AN AGENDA ITEM LATER. OH, OKAY. YEAH, MY APOLOGIES. OH, THANK YOU BILL. YEP, THAT'S ALL. OKAY, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM? NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. WELCOME. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD NUMBER HERE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, LYNN RUS, 58 30 CHAR ROAD. UM, I'M ASKING YOU ALSO TO LEAVE THE, UH, TABLED MOTION TABLED WHILE WE TAKE THE TIME IS REQUIRED TO GET THIS RIGHT. UM, YOU KNOW, THE CITY MAINTAINS THAT THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF, UH, TOUCH POINTS AND PUBLIC NOTICES AND MEDIA RELEASES AND, UH, STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, AND I'M SURE ALL THAT STUFF HAPPENED. UM, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT A SIMPLE FLYER HANDED FROM NEIGHBORS BACK AND FORTH AND TALK RESULTED IN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OPPOSED, SHOWING UP THE NEXT MEETING. I SHARE A PROPERTY LINE WITH THIS. I GOT FIVE DAYS NOTICE PRIOR TO THE FINAL PLANNING AND ZONING VOTE FIVE DAYS, AND I SPOKE AND IT WAS REALLY, WE APPRECIATE THAT, BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A DONE DEAL. THEY SAID, YOU GOT YOUR CHANCE AT CITY COUNCIL, BUT WE'VE DECIDED THIS IS A DONE DEAL AND THAT'S NOT REALLY FAIR. AND I ONLY RECEIVED THAT NOTICE BECAUSE I SHARE A PROPERTY LINE. THE PEOPLE OF BALANCE TRADE DIDN'T KNOW CLEARLY. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THERE WAS FAIR NOTICE IN COMMUNICATION TO THE PEOPLE MOST AFFECTED BY THIS ENTRE AND THEIR NEIGHBORS. AND THAT'S WHO IT IS WHEN THEY WERE, THEY SHOWED UP. AND HERE WE ARE. UM, ANOTHER REASON IS THE RESULTS OF THE, UH, FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT YOU'VE COMMISSIONED IS NOT YET, THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND TO MAKE, UH, A PRUDENT RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS, IT SEEMS THAT THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE NEEDED. I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN A, A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY SOUTH OF SHIRE RINGS FOR COS GRAY DONE YET. UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE, BUT I HEARD MENTION OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UM, BUT NOW THERE IS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT SO MANY TIMES THAT HAS, UH, SUPPOSEDLY HAPPENED. UM, IT'S, IT'S HAPPENING FULL FORCE RIGHT NOW. AS TODD MENTIONED, AND SANDY MENTIONED PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED AND THIS WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR ALL IF WE DO HAVE THE ENGAGEMENT OF EVERYBODY INVOLVED THAT ARE IMPACTED SO HIGHLY. UM, AND I'LL LEAVE THIS, THIS MORNING, THIS MORNING ON HOARD ROAD, THERE WERE THREE, 200 FOOT CONSTRUCTION CRANES, OVERSIZED LOADS. THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED. HEAVY EQUIPMENT. UM, THERE ARE 20 PORTABLE CONSTRUCTION SANITATION UNITS THAT SERVICE 10 EMPLOYEES EACH ACTIVELY GOING ON AT THAT AMAZON OVER THERE. NOW, WE APPROVED THIS A WHILE BACK, WHAT, FIVE YEARS AGO, PLUS OR MINUS. AND, UM, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT AMAZON IS FINISHED AND DONE. BY NO MEANS COULD THEY POSSIBLY BE FULLY OPERATIONAL DOWN THERE. SO THIS NOISE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE'RE HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE SO FAR, I BELIEVE GETTING ANYTHING DONE ABOUT THAT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF THING THAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE RUSH FORWARD WITH THESE PERMITTED USES THAT WE DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND. AND WE MAY NOT EVER FULLY UNDERSTAND THEM, BUT WE DO HAVE TIME TO GET IT RIGHT. AND, UH, THAT'S THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TONIGHT. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO AN ITEM? NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? OH, YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND. THIS IS AMERICA. YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. UH, FIRST OFF, IF YOU NOTICE I'M WEARING THIS HAT, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU FOLKS DON'T HAVE ANY HATS, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ARISEN ABOUT 6 25 AND WHAT ALL THE REZONING CODES MEAN. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT A WORKING GROUP BE ESTABLISHED WITH ENTRE AND HOCHER ROAD RESIDENTS, UH, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHOEVER YOU CHOOSE, UH, TO UNDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF THE CODES [00:50:01] THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. UH, IN THIS WHOLE SITUATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS FROM, UH, BOTH RE AND HOARD AND I THINK THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THAT I HAVE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN MENTIONED TO ME ARE ALSO WORKING ON LOOKING AT THESE CODES AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY CAN BE DONE, UH, WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE THEM MORE PALATABLE TO THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA. SO IF IT'S POSSIBLE, UH, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL AND WE WOULD LOVE THE GUIDANCE OF HOW TO WORK THROUGH THIS WHOLE THING SO THAT YOU GET WHAT YOU NEED AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT'S BEING PUT IN OUR BACKYARDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD. MY NAME IS, UH, JIM MARTINSON. I LIVE IN BALLANT TREE AT 7 0 7 4 CORMAC WAY. BEEN THERE ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS. I'M A NEWLY, UH, NEW MEMBER TO THE BALL TRAIN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIKE SANDY. I'M ALSO ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, COMMITTEE. PART OF THE, THE INITIAL GOAL OF THAT WILL BE TO CONSOLIDATE, UH, COMMUNICATION, SO FORTH BETWEEN COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS. SO WITH THAT, I'VE BROUGHT SOME RESIDENTS COMMENTS THAT, UH, FOR VARIOUS REASONS THEY WERE UNABLE TO, TO ATTEND. SO I'LL JUST SHARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS. THE BASIC PREMISE IS WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THIS TABLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION IS, AS HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED, UH, FOLKS ARE ENGAGED NOW. SO SOME OF THE, UH, UH, THE CONCERNS ARE ON THE, JUST FROM AN INFRASTRUCTURE PERSPECTIVE, SOME OF THE DEFICIENCIES THAT WE'RE SEEING AS FAR AS ITEMIZATION OF THE, THE DETAILS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, WHETHER IT'S ROADS, UH, ELECTRICAL WATER, AND SEWAGE ROAD STUDIES, CAPACITY STUDIES, ANY STUDIES THAT WE CAN FIND ARE EITHER AT SHIRE RINGS OR NORTHBOUND. THEY'RE NOT SOUTHBOUND ON COS GRAIN AND SO FORTH. WHAT THAT MIGHT, UH, HOW THAT MIGHT AFFECT THINGS. UM, AS FAR AS, UH, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, THE OHIO'S FEDERAL ENERGY ADVOCATE IS CONSISTENTLY WARNED. REGIONAL ENERGY GRID CANNOT SUPPORT PROJECTED DEMAND FOR MAJOR USERS LIKE DATA CENTERS. OBVIOUSLY DATA CENTERS, LOGISTICS CENTERS, DISTRIBUTIONS ARE A HOT TOPIC IN THAT REGARD. UH, ONE POTENTIAL CHANGE TO THE WID THAT I MIGHT SUGGEST IS MINIMIZE THE, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT FROM 68 FEET DOWN TO SAY 35 FEET. SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES THAT WOULD GET IT DOWN BELOW A DATA CENTER, UH, CAPACITY ON THE TOPIC OF DATA CENTERS, WE HEAR FROM THE, UH, EPCON COMMUNITY DOWN IN, UH, HILLIARD OF, UH, UNSTABLE OR VARIANT, UH, VARIOUS, UH, POWER OUTAGES OR SHORTAGES AND SO FORTH. EPCON BEING JUST TO THE EAST OF THE DATA CENTER DOWN COS GRAY, UM, SAFETY AND TRAFFIC OVERSIGHT AGAIN ON THE ROAD, UH, UH, ROAD, UH, STUDIES AND SO FORTH. NECESSARY TRANSMISSION LINES. WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT TRANSMISSION LINES, AGAIN, IT'S NOT ONLY THE POWER OUTAGES, BUT WHEN IN THE WID WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE, THE WIRELESS TYPE BUSINESSES AND SO FORTH, THEN WE START TALKING ABOUT EMF AND EMR, UH, CONSIDERATIONS. AND, AND THE WID THAT RELEGATES IT BACK TO CHAPTER 99. THERE'S NO SPECIFIC DETAILS IN THE, UH, WID THAT I'M SEEING AT LEAST THE VERSION FROM, UH, EARLY APRIL ON THINGS OF THAT NATURE FROM ANOTHER CITIZEN, UH, WHO'S BEEN HERE A LITTLE WHILE. HE TAKES US BACK TO THE LATE NINETIES AND EARLY TWO THOUSANDS WHEN THERE'S A PROPOSAL AT THAT TIME TO PUT THE CREW STADIUM OUT HERE. AND AGAIN, IT WAS INSUFFICIENT STUDIES AND SO FORTH THAT, UH, UH, ULTIMATELY WAS, UH, WHAT WAS NEGOTIATED ABOUT OR NEGOTIATE AGAINST AND SO FORTH. THERE'S ALSO A REFERENCE HERE TO MAYOR STEIN OR SIMPSON BRENNER'S, UH, TERM OF, UH, DUBLIN NEVER CROSSING HOCHER ROAD. AND, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE POINT BEING WITH THAT IS, IS WHAT WE HAVEN'T HEARD IS THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS COUNTIES. SO, UH, CONSENSUS BETWEEN MADISON UNION, FRANKLIN COUNTIES AND THE MO UH, RPC. SO MAYBE THAT'S HAPPENING. HAVEN'T SEEN IT, HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT IT. THAT'D BE A POTENTIAL CONCERN. NOISE POLLUTION, IF WE'RE TALKING, IF NOISE POLLUTION, DATA CENTERS, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND SO FORTH. ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN, UH, ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING. HE'S RETIRED FROM NASA. HE KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT NOISE. HE KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT MAKING NOISE. UM, SO AS FAR AS ASSISTING WITH, UH, [00:55:01] UH, STUDIES AROUND, UH, THE PERSISTENT HUM AND AND SO FORTH, THE, THE RESIDUAL, UH, NOISE, SAME THING WITH LIGHTING RELATIVE TO TOP DECK LIGHTING THINGS AND MAYBE, UH, HOURS OF USE. DOES THAT MEAN I'M OVER, OH, SORRY, , BUT WRAP UP, IF YOU COULD JUST CONCLUDE YOUR THOUGHTS. I DON'T WANNA TOTALLY CUT YOU OFF, BUT JUST I'M NEW AT THIS WHOLE GAME. OKAY. SO I DON'T KNOW ALL THE WE WE'LL WORK WITH YOU. SO NO, THAT'S, THAT PRIMARILY COVERED, UH, MOST ALL OF IT. SO YEAH. YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE TOP DECK LIGHTING, JUST SOME SPECS AROUND THAT. 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT USES A, A SUB, UH, SUBJECTIVE TERM, LIKE HARMONIZING. WHAT ARE THE DECIBEL NUMBERS, WHAT ARE THE HOURS OF USAGE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD. HI, I'M KURT SMITH, 66 92 ROUNDSTONE LOOP, UM, IN THE, UH, LAKES AT ENTRE. I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE, OF THE, UH, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION THAT, UH, THAT IS, UH, AT THE LAKES AT BALL ANDRE. AND TO RISK BEING REDUNDANT OR REPETITIVE, I WOULD ALSO URGE YOU ON BEHALF OF, OF THE RESIDENTS OF THAT KIND OF COMMUNITY, TO PUMP THE BRAKES, TO SLOW DOWN, TO SLOW THE PROCESS DOWN. THE COMMUNITY IS ENGAGED, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IS ENGAGED. YOU SEE FOLKS FROM THE, FROM THE, UH, FROM THE HOA AS WELL AS THE CONDO ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE ENGAGED AND WORKING WITH COUNCIL, WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP TO, UH, TO CREATE UNDERSTANDING ACROSS THOSE LINES. UM, PERHAPS IT HASN'T HAPPENED UP UNTIL NOW, BUT, AND I RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT COUNCIL HAS A BREAK COMING UP OVER THE SUMMER. UM, BUT, UH, BUT WE, WE, WE WOULD ASK THAT, THAT YOU WOULD KEEP THE, UH, KEEP THE MOTION TABLED UNTIL WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK TOGETHER AS GROUPS THAT ARE, ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE, THE WELFARE OF BOTH SIDES. AND, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO EVERYBODY. UM, I, I AGREE WITH THE, WITH THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY THAT, UH, THAT HAPPENED THAT DUBLIN IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND DUBLIN IS A HAPPY PLACE TO LIVE AND I'M HAPPY TO LIVE THERE AND I WANNA STAY THERE AND I WANNA STAY HAPPY. SO, UH, , SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND, UH, AND, UM, AND LISTENING TO OUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, UH, WE WILL CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA AND, UM, WE WILL HAVE SOME COMMENTS TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT THE, THE TABLE ITEM THAT IS UPCOMING ON OUR AGENDA. BUT AT THIS TIME, [CONSENT AGENDA] I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ASK IF THERE IS A REQUEST TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE APRIL 21ST AND THE MAY 1ST, UH, WORK SESSION AND COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. UH, HEARING NONE, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. KEELER? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MR. REINER? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. MS. OSA? YES. MS. FOX? YES. OKAY. [TABLED ITEM] UH, IN THE UPCOMING MOTION IS TO REMOVE ORDINANCE 0 6 25 FROM THE TABLE AND PLACE IT ON A FUTURE MEETING AGENDA WHEN IT IS TABLED. THIS IS A PROCEDURAL ACT THAT IS REQUIRED BY ROBERT'S RULE OF ORDER TO PLACE THE ITEM ON AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION. THIS MOTION DOES NOT MEAN THE ITEM IS UP FOR A DISCUSSION. IT MERELY MEANS IT REMOVES IT FROM THE TABLE AND PLACES IT ON AN UPCOMING AGENDA. UM, I WANNA MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. SO, UM, WE WILL BE, TH THIS MOTION DOES INDICATE THAT IT WOULD BE ON A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. NOW WE HAVE HAD FIRST READING ON THIS, AND SO THIS PLACES IT ON THE AGENDA FOR A SECOND READING. SECOND READING DOES NOT REQUIRE A VOTE. ALL IT DOES IS SAY THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO TALK AND DISCUSS THE, UM, THE ISSUES RELATIVE TO THE LEGISLATION. WE COULD HAVE 30 READINGS IF WE WANTED TO BEFORE A VOTE WOULD BE TAKEN. SO IN CONTINUING THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS, ALL THIS SIMPLY DOES IS ALLOW US A VENUE TO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THIS, UH, THIS LEGISLATION. IT DOES NOT BRING IT NECESSARILY ANY CLOSER TO A VOTE. IT ONLY REMOVES IT FROM THE TABLE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. SO I WANNA BE VERY CLEAR WITH ALL, ALL OF YOU WHAT THAT MEANS. WHAT REMOVING THE FROM THE TABLE DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON IT VERY SOON, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO PLACE IT ON A FUTURE AGENDA, WHICH IS ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN. SO I HOPE THAT THAT PROVIDES YOU SOME LEVEL OF COMFORT, UM, IN, [01:00:01] IN YOUR, UM, CONCERN RELATIVE TO REMOVING THIS FROM THE TABLE TONIGHT. IT DOESN'T BRING IT CLOSER TO A VOTE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LEGAL ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO HAVE READINGS ON LEGISLATION. ONE OF THEM IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENT. THAT IS A, A LAW OF A STATE LAW THAT WE NEED TO ABIDE BY. AND SO THIS BASICALLY JUST CHARTS FOR US A COURSE THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT IT AND NOTIFY ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS WITHIN THAT DESIGNATED ZONE THAT THE CONVERSATION IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. SO I HOPE THAT PROVIDES CLARITY OF WHAT REMOVING SOMETHING FROM THE TABLE MEANS. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT A VOTE IS IMMINENT, IT MERELY MEANS THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THIS. UM, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OUR, UM, CITY MANAGER, SHE LEARNED LATE LAST WEEK OF YOUR NEW BCA LEADERSHIP AND SHE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THAT LEADERSHIP TO SCHEDULE MEETINGS TO HOPEFULLY GET ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. SIMILARLY, SHE WILL BE INDEPENDENTLY REACHING OUT TO RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL. SO THIS PROCEDURAL, UM, PLACES IT ON AGENDA BUT BECAUSE IT IS ON AGENDA DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT RECEIVES A VOTE. SO WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE ORDINANCE ZERO SIX DASH 25 FROM THE TABLE AND PLACE IT ON THE JUNE 23RD, 2025. COUNCIL AGENDA FOR SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. MS. REINER? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MS. OSA? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, YOUR COMMENTS, AND, UH, WE HEAR YOU AND WE WILL CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE WE, UH, COME TO DECISION. SO, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE BALANCE OF THE MEETING. IT WILL BE RIVETING. UM, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXCUSE YOURSELF, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME AS WELL. [Ordinance 12-25] WITH THAT, I WILL BRING, UH, FORWARD INTRODUCTION. FIRST READING ORDINANCES. ORDINANCE 25 12, OH, I'M SORRY. I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY PER, PER LEGAL. UH, THE MOTION CARRIED. THE ORDINANCE WILL BE PLACED ON THE JUNE 23RD AGENDA FOR THAT SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE HEARD AT THAT AT THAT TIME THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO INTRODUCTION FIRST, READING ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE 12 DASH 25 AMENDING FEE ORDINANCE 41 24 RC 22, COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER RENTAL RATES. I'LL INTRODUCE IT. THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING BY MR. MATT ERMAN. WELCOME, MATT. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, THE ORDINANCE BEFORE THIS EVENING IS BEING PROPOSED BASED ON PRIOR DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY COUNCIL REGARDING RECREATION SERVICES, FEES AND CHARGES, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECTED POPULATION, GROWTH EXPECTATIONS AND COST RECOVERY GOALS. AS A FOLLOW UP TO LAST YEAR'S DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE DCRC, THE DUBLIN COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER, UH, LAP POOL RENTAL FEE, UM, FOR THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS, UH, SWIM AND DIVE TEAMS, CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO FURTHER ENGAGE WITH DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FEE ADJUSTMENTS. AS NOTED IN THE MEMO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, THE CURRENT RENTAL RATE IS $9 PER HOUR, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE FROM $6 PER HOUR IN 2019. UH, ACCORDING TO THE 2024 COST STUDY, UM, UH, FOR SERVICES, A RENTAL RATE OF $56, UH, PER LANE HOUR IS REQUIRED TO FULLY RECOVER ALL OF THE COSTS. BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WITH DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A PHASED INCREASE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THIS APPROACH WILL ULTIMATELY ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S CURRENT FEE STRUCTURE, UH, AT A RATE OF $40 PER LANE RENTAL OVER THAT THREE YEAR PERIOD. UM, APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE WILL INITIATE THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT FEE INCREASE, RAISING THE D UH, DUBLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT RATE FROM $9 TO $20 PER LANE HOUR EFFECTIVE FOR THIS FALL, UH, 2025 SEASON. UH, LAP, UH, POOL RENTAL FEES WILL CONTINUE TO BE EVALUATED ANNUALLY AS PART OF THE CITY'S ONGOING COST OF SERVICES STUDIES TO DETERMINE FUTURE PHASED INCREASES WITH INFLATION INVOLVED. UM, WITH THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE FEE, UM, THE FEE ORDINANCE OF 41 24, AND IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED RATE ADJUSTMENT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? UM, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, MATT. HOW MANY, HOW MANY LANES ARE RENTED BY THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS WHEN THEY RENT THEM? THEY USE ALL OF OUR LAP LANES, UH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. UH, 11 LANES. THEY'RE 11 LANES, 11 LANES, UM, BETWEEN THREE 15 [01:05:01] AND FIVE 30. UM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DURING THEIR SWIM AND DIVE SEASON. THEY ALSO USE THEM FOR, UM, MEETS ON FRIDAYS AND EARLY IN THE MORNINGS FOR CERTAIN PRACTICES BASED ON AVAILABILITY. OKAY. UM, SO IT, IT RUNS THEM A, LIKE A LITTLE UNDER $500 OR FOUR. WHAT IS IT? UM, THEY, TWO HOURS WORTH TWO. YOU'RE SAYING THEY RUN PER, PER DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ALL SEASON? YES. OKAY. IT'S A, IT EQUATES TO ABOUT 2,500 LANE HOURS. OKAY. UH, THE ONLY REASON, I'M JUST CURIOUS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANNA BE SURE OF AS WE RAISE THESE RATES, I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT RECOVERY, BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT BENCHMARKING WHAT OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ARE CHARGING FOR THEIR LANES. BECAUSE I DO, IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF WE COULD RECOVER THE MONEY, BUT SOMETIMES THE INDIRECT COSTS, UM, OR THE INDIRECT BENEFITS OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE THESE FACILITIES WILL NEVER REALLY PAY FOR THEMSELVES. I WOULDN'T WANNA GET SO FAR ABOVE, AND I DON'T THINK WE ARE AT THIS POINT, BUT I WOULDN'T WANNA GET SO FAR ABOVE IN A COST THAT OTHER RECREATIONAL, UM, CENTERS AREN'T CHARGING. UM, SO AS WE GO FORWARD, FOR ME, I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO JUST BENCHMARK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REASONABLE IN OUR COSTS FOR FUTURE PHASED INCREASES. I HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. WE'LL BRING A MARKET VALUE MM-HMM . AS WELL AS THE COST RECOVERY VALUE. GREAT. THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A CLARIFYING QUESTION. SO YOU SAID $40 WAS THE REGULAR REGULAR RATE. IS THAT THE RATE WE'RE CHARGING FOR THE NON-CITY SCHOOL RENTAL? IF SOMEONE JUST WANTED TO RENT A LANE, IT'S $40 AN HOUR? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. RIGHT NOW. SO WE, WE KNOW THAT IT'S 56 IF WE WANNA RECOVER, SO WE'RE ALREADY BELOW THAT AT 40. UM, AND I BELIEVE IN OUR WORK SESSION LAST YEAR, WE ALL AGREED THAT THE SCHOOLS SHOULD BE CLO. SO OUR GOAL IS WE'RE GETTING THEM UP TO THE 40 SO THAT EVERYONE'S PAYING THE SAME. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, YES. SO THIS YEAR WE'RE JUST GOING TO 20 AND THEN YOU SAID OVER THREE YEARS. SO ARE YOU DOING LIKE 20, 30, 40? IS THAT HIGH? 20, 30, 40. BASED ON TODAY'S DOLLARS, INFLATION WILL BE FACTORED IN AND COST OF SERVICES WILL ALSO BE FACTORED IN. WE'RE BASING IT ON A SNAPSHOT OF TODAY AS TO WHAT THAT, THAT VALUE IS. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION. GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS CONVERSATION. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO STRUCTURE THEIR BUDGET IN THE COMING YEARS. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION. UM, I, I KNOW THAT, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND, UM, THE COST RECOVERY MODEL THAT WE'RE GOING FOR, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND TO ADD TO THAT, THEIR PROPOSAL WAS THAT WE HAVE THE THREE YEAR PHASE IN, SO WE, WE WERE AGREEABLE TO THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE? UH, THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR JUNE 2ND, 2025 MEETING. THIS [Ordinance 13-25] BRINGS US TO ORDINANCE 13 DASH 25, ADOPTING THE PROPOSED TAX BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. I'LL REDUCE IT. THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY MEGAN MURRAY. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ORDINANCE 13 DASH 25 IS OUR ANNUAL TAX BUDGET ORDINANCE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO BE EFFECTIVE AND FILED WITHIN WITH THE COUNTY AUDITOR BY JULY 20TH, WHICH IS WHY IT'S BEING BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING. THIS TAX TAX BUDGET DOES NOT MAKE APPROPRIATIONS. IT ALLOWS THE CITY TO COLLECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING. STAFF REQUESTS APPROVAL AT THE JUNE 2ND COUNCIL MEETING. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION? NO SECOND READING WILL BE HELD, UH, FOR JUNE 2ND, 2025. THANK [Ordinance 14-25] YOU. ORDINANCE 14 DASH 25 AMENDING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. HONOR THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING BY JAMIE HOFFMAN. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ORDINANCE 1425 AMENDS THE 2025 APPROPRIATIONS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE Q2 SUPPLEMENTAL. THIS ORDINANCE CONTAINS ADDITIONAL BUDGET NEEDS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS, PROPERTY TAXES, AND APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR DEBT PAYMENTS TO BE MADE LATER THIS SUMMER. THE DESCRIPTIONS FOR EACH APPROPRIATION ARE OUTLINED IN THE MEMO AND STAFF AND I ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. GOOD EVENING, JAMIE. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. UM, I, UH, JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION ON SECTION FOUR REGARDING PROPERTY TAX. IS THAT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE DATA OR IS IT ADDITIONAL INFO ADDITIONAL ABOVE WHAT WE THOUGHT, OR? YEAH, SO WHEN WE BUDGETED, WE HAD BUDGET BUDGETED FOR THE [01:10:01] PRORATED AMOUNT OF WHEN WE ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY. UM, AND WHAT HAPPENED IS WHEN WE GOT, WHEN WE CLOSED, THERE WAS A CREDIT, UM, ON OUR SETTLEMENT. UM, SO WE WERE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT FOR THE YEAR. UM, AND SO WE HAD TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT FOR THE YEAR. THERE WAS A, I'M NOT SURE THAT I FULLY UNDERSTAND. SO WHEN THAT WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY ON THE SETTLEMENT STATEMENT, THERE WAS JUST A CREDIT ON THERE FOR WHEN WE, WHEN WE CLOSED. OKAY. UM, THE CREDITED PARTIAL YEAR. SO THEN WE STILL HAD TO PAY THE FULL YEAR WHEN WE PAID IT, EVEN THOUGH WE GOT THE CREDIT. OKAY. SO THERE WASN'T A CHANGE IN TAX RATE OR ANYTHING. THIS IS JUST WRITING THE BOOKS, IF YOU WILL. CORRECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHERS? OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2ND, 2025. [Ordinance 15-25] THANK YOU. THIS BRINGS US TO ORDINANCE 15 DASH 25, AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO HEXION INC. TO INDUCE IT TO LEASE A FACILITY, TO LOCATE AN, EXPAND AN OFFICE IN ITS ASSOCIATED OPERATIONS AND WORKFORCE ALL WITHIN THE CITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECUSE AND AN INTRODUCTION. I'LL INTRODUCE IT. THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL RETURN WITH, UH, OH, I'M SORRY. WE'LL, JENNA, JENNA GEARING, WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH HEXION INC. AS THEY'RE CONSIDERING LEASING A FACILITY IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN FOR THEIR LOCATION OF THEIR FUTURE INNOVATION LAB WITH HEADQUARTERS LOCATED IN COLUMBUS. HEXION IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN MANUFACTURING ADHESIVES AND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS. THEIR PRODUCTS ARE USED IN CONSTRUCTION, AUTOMOTIVE, ENERGY, AND OTHER KEY INDUSTRIES HELPING MAKE BUILDINGS STRONGER, MATERIALS MORE DURABLE AND MA AND MANUFACTURING MORE EFFICIENT. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROPOSED TO AION IS A 15% PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE ON WITHHOLDINGS OVER SEVEN YEARS BY IT AT $314,000 FOR THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY'S INVESTMENT AND PLANNED WORKFORCE GROWTH IN DUBLIN, THE CITY IS ALSO PROPOSING A $200,000 LOCATION GRANT TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION COSTS RELATED TO THE RENOVATION OF THE FACILITY. THE PROJECT WOULD RESULT IN THE CREATION OF A HUNDRED JOBS BASED WITHIN THE CITY BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2028. THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO BRING APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MILLION IN NET WITHHOLDINGS THROUGH THE SEVEN YEAR TERM OF THE PROJECT JOBS OHIO. THE STATE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY IS ALSO PROPOSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES TO HEXION TO HELP EXPAND ITS WORKFORCE AND INVESTMENT IN OHIO. STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVES THIS ORDINANCE ON JUNE 2ND, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. YOU WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. OKAY. WE WILL, UH, SCHEDULE SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE THE SECOND, 2025. [Ordinance 16-25] OKAY. THIS BRINGS US TO ORDINANCE 16 DASH 25 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE EASEMENT AND ACCEPT NECESSARY CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS FOR PARCELS LOCATED AT THE QUARRY PLACE OFF OFFICE PARK ASSOCIATION RESERVE ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE. HONOR, DO SO. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL RETURN TO MATT EARMAN FOR OUR STAFF REPORT. WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU AGAIN. UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE 1625 WILL ENABLE THE EXECUTION OF A CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE EASEMENT FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT THE QUAR QUARRY PLACE OFFICE PARK ASSOCIATION RESERVE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE. AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE OFFICE PARK, THIS EASEMENT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO TAKE OVER THE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAINTAIN THE ENTRY DRIVE INTO THAT DEVELOPMENT AREA, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS THE MAIN PRIMARY PARKING SPACES FOR, UH, RIVERSIDE, OR, I'M SORRY, KIWANIS PARK, UH, THAT IS JUST TO THE WEST OF THAT OFFICE PARK. UM, THIS EASEMENT WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR FUTURE, FUTURE CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS, UH, TO THE PATHWAY INTO THE PARK TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL A DA, UH, ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. UH, FUNDING FOR THESE FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS IS NOT CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY'S BUDGET, BUT WILL BE BROUGHT, UH, FORWARD TO CITY COUNCILS CONSIDERATION FOR THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE. UPON APPROVAL OF THIS, UM, THIS ORDINANCE WITH THAT STAFF, WE'LL RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON JUNE 2ND. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, IS IT POSSIBLE TO ADD TO THIS EASEMENT AGREEMENT A RIGHT TO PUT SIGNAGE OUT FOR THE QAS PARK BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS THAT PARK IS DOWN THERE? . UM, SO SINCE WE ARE GONNA BE GETTING, UM, [01:15:02] RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS, CAN WE AT LEAST GET PERMISSION TO PUT A SIGN FOR QAS PARK? I WILL CERTAINLY BRING THAT FORWARD TO, BUT IT'S NOT THE OWNER FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT IT'S NOT IN THE AGREEMENT NOW. SO I THINK WE MIGHT NEED TO ADD A, A CLAUSE IN THERE THAT SAYS WE CAN, BUT I, I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL EVEN IF WE DON'T ADD THE SIGNAGE RIGHT AWAY, AT LEAST WE'LL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ADD SIGNAGE. I WILL TAKE THAT UP WITH THE OWNER AND BRING IT BACK FOR JUNE 2ND. THANK YOU. THANK, THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2ND. [Resolution 32-25] THIS BRINGS US TO THE INTRODUCTION, PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. WE WILL BEGIN WITH RESOLUTION 32 DASH 25 APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BRIDGE PARK NEW COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. I'LL INTRODUCE THAT. THANK YOU. AND OUR REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT BY OUR VERY OWN KATHY DEROSA CHAIR OF THE ADMIN COMMITTEE. WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR CITY COUNCIL REVIEWS THE MEMBERSHIP OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS THE TERMS EXPIRE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE SEVERAL OF VACANCIES CREATED BY TERMS EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2025. I'M DELIGHTED TO SAY WE HAD A VERY LARGE POOL OF JUST REALLY GREAT, UH, APPLICANTS ALREADY AND WILLING TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY. AND ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, WE WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR STEPPING FORWARD. THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS ON APRIL 22ND, AND COUNCIL CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS ON THE 5TH OF MAY. I'M PLEASED TO BRING FORWARD A RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS FOR COUNCILS CONSIDERATION. KIM WAY AND DAN GARVIN TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR FOUR YEAR TERMS EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2029. UM, MARK ULTI AND HILLARY DESER TO THE ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD FOR THREE YEAR TERMS EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2028, BRAD LINVILLE TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR A THREE YEAR TERM EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2028, AND ABIGAIL DAND TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2027. SHERRY TACKETT AND JEREMIAH GARCIA TO THE BRIDGE PARK NEW COMMUNITY AUTHORITY FOR A TWO YEAR TERM EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2027. CHIEF REYA AND LUKE POWELL TO THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR A TWO YEAR TERM EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2027. UH, BOB VANETTE AND CAROL CLINTON TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR A TWO YEAR TERMS EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2027. MARK STERN TO THE PERSONNEL BOARD OF REVIEW FOR A THREE YEAR TERM EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2028. DINA RATLIFF, CHAD ELLIOT, NEIL GREENFIELD, ROGER ANSEL AND JEFF NOBLE TO THE VETERANS COMMITTEE FOR A TWO YEAR TERM EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2027 AND MARY JOB TO THE VISIT DUBLIN, OHIO BOARD FOR A THREE YEAR TERM EXPIRING MAY 31ST, 2028. WE CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY RECRUIT FOR ANY REMAINING VACANCIES AND WE'LL RETURN THOSE TO COUNCIL FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION FOR APPOINTMENT. I THEREFORE, UM, AM PROUD TO BRING THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD, FORWARD COUNSEL'S CONSIDERATION. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MS. FOX? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. MR. ROSA? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MR. REINER? YES. [Resolution 33-25] RESOLUTION 33 DASH 25 ACCEPTANCE OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF 14.2 ACRES INTO 20 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS WITH 5.8 AREAS, ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND DEDICATED DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY. INTRODUCE IT. THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM NEW GRADUATE RODDY SINGH. WELCOME. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU AND EVERYONE. UM, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR BRIGHT ROAD RESERVE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REVIEWS AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION OF PRELIMINARY PLA TO CITY COUNCIL. THE PURPOSE OF THE PLA IS TO SUBDIVIDE LAND TO IDENTIFY PROPERTY LINES, ESTABLISH EASEMENTS, PROVIDE OPEN SPACE, DEDICATION, AND CREATE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY. ANY DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH IS NOTED HERE ON THE SCREEN, IS NOT WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE PLAT REVIEW. THE 14.2 ACRE SITE HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN YELLOW, ITS OWN PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BRIGHT ROAD RESERVE, AND IT HAS AN ACCESS FROM BRIGHT ROAD. THE PLAT SUBDIVIDES 14.2 ACRES OF LAND INCLUDES CREATION OF 20 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR OPEN SPACE RESERVES WITH A TOTAL [01:20:01] OF 5.8 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND TWO PUBLIC STREETS. AS A PART OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL AT THE MARCH 17TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDES SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE STREETS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY STANDARDS. APPLICANT IS PROPOSING FOUR FOOT WHITE SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE STREETS, CITING THE REQUIREMENT WHICH IS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, A HIGHER STANDARD IS REQUIRED TO PROMOTE HIGHER QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT. AND TO ENSURE THIS AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT WAS APPROVED AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, STAFF RECOMMENDS A FIVE FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDE OF THE STREETS. APPLICANT HAS SHOWN 3.5 FOOT WIDE TREE LAWN AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT HAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A TECHNICAL ERROR AND ALL THE SIDE LAWNS, UM, ALL THE TREE LAWNS ARE ACTUALLY FIVE FOOT WIDE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. THE EASEMENTS THAT ARE LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY SIDE OF THIS SIDE, UM, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LOTS FIVE TO SEVEN ARE WITHIN THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT ALL OF THE EASEMENTS BE REMOVED FROM THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE ALONG THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE AT THE FEBRUARY 6TH PCC MEETING. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH TWO CONDITIONS. THE APPLICANT HAS ADDRESSED THE CONDITIONS WITH SLIDE MODIFICATIONS AND WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH STAFF TO ADDRESS THESE CONDITIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE OF RESOLUTION 33 DASH 25 WITH POLY CONDITIONS THAT THE PLA SHOULD BE REVISED TO PROVIDE A FIVE FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDE OF THE STREETS AND ANY ASSOCIATED EASEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE MAINTENANCE THAT THE PLAT SHOULD BE REVISED TO REMOVE THE EASEMENTS FROM THE DESIGNATED TREE PRESERVATION ZONE. AND THEN APPLICANT ADDRESSES ANY OF THE TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS ADD NEEDED ON THE FINAL PLAT. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, DURING THE PRESENTATION, THE APPLICANT CONFIRMED THAT THE CONDITION NUMBER TWO IS MET AND THE DRAWINGS CONTAIN A TECHNICAL ERROR. WITH THIS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND WE DO HAVE AN APPLICANT IN ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I'M GONNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS APPLICATION? WILLIAM H. ADAMS SIGNED IN FOR THIS ITEM. VERY GOOD. IF, UH, YOU WANTED TO COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD? YEAH. UH, CURTIS BERRY WITH ADVANCED CIVIL DESIGN, UM, 1616. AND NICO AVENUE, LEWIS CENTER, OHIO. UM, SO WE'VE WORKED WITH STAFF ON, UH, A LOT OF THE COMMAS THAT THEY'VE HAD. UM, PLANNING AND ZONING, I BELIEVE APPROVED FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET. AND, UM, WHEN PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN CAME TO COUNSEL HERE, UH, YOU GUYS RECOMMENDED SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES, UM, AND IT WAS APPROVED, BUT THERE WAS NO DEFINITION OF WHAT WIDTH THAT YOU GUYS RECOMMENDED. UM, THE CURRENT SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, SAY FOUR FOOT. UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE WERE AT. UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO, WE DID UPDATE THAT TO FIVE FOOT TREE LAWN. UH, THAT WAS JUST A TECHNICAL ERROR AS FAR AS A LABEL. AND THEN WE ARE GONNA WORK WITH STAFF, UM, ON THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE THAT MR. ADAMS WAS SIGNED IN TO SPEAK AND GONNA DEFER. IF YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD. UH, RYAN SCHULTZ WITH MKSK, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 3 7 9 1 DAR BEACH SHIRE AND HILLIARD. UH, JUST WANTED TO STATE FOR THE RECORD, UM, WE DID MEET ON SITE WITH, UH, JOSHUA BRITT, UH, DID EXPLORE THE SITE, UH, OF THE ENTIRE PARCEL THAT WAS THERE. UM, WE ARE, WE, HE WAS ACCEPTING OF THE IDEA OF MOVING THE EASEMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NORTH, UH, PERIMETER TO ACCOMMODATE, UH, NEW TREES THAT WOULD INFILL THAT AREA TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE EXISTING TREES THERE, BUT ALSO WAS SUPPORTIVE OF REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES ANY, UH, CALL 'EM JUNK TREES, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, UH, TO CLEAR THOSE OUT AS, UH, JUST TO HELP THAT, UH, ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK MR. ADAMS? YOU WANTED TO? GOOD EVENING. BILL ADAMS 88 24 DUNSON LANE DRIVE IN DUBLIN. UM, WE STILL FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT ONE SIDEWALK IS ADEQUATE FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT [01:25:01] I REALIZE THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU APPROVED A MONTH AGO. UM, AS STATED, THE CURRENT STANDARD IS FOUR, WE'RE WILLING TO WORK AND PUT SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, MAINTAIN A FIVE FOOT TREE LAWN. UH, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS A 20 LOT PROJECT AND FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT, WE'VE MOVED ALL THE HOMES TOWARD THE STREET, UM, TO CREATE A MORE INTIMATE ENVIRONMENT. I DON'T LOOK AT THIS AS A SUBDIVISION PER SE, MORE OF A HAMLET OR AN ENCLAVE OF WELL-DESIGNED ARCHITECTURAL HOMES. UM, SO HAVING SAID THAT, WE'RE, WE'RE FINE WITH FOUR SIDEWALKS. I HOPE YOU ARE AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW. WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH STAFF, UH, REGARDING SOME LANGUAGE CHANGES BETWEEN PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. SO THAT I BELIEVE THAT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME ISSUES. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. UM, COUNCIL QUESTION, DISCUSSION. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON, SO ON THE UM, THIRD CONDITION, WE'RE JUST ASKING THEM TO MOVE LIKE THE UTILITY EASEMENTS SOUTH OF 20 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. THAT'S ALL, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. FAIR ENOUGH. OKAY. AND THEY'VE JUST SAID THEY COULD FIGURE OUT HOW THAT WORKED. AND I WILL SAY I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE FOUR FOOT SIDEWALKS. UH, I'M PROBABLY IN THE MINORITY, BUT I THINK LESS PAVEMENT IS BETTER IN THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE GETTING AT FIVE BECAUSE OUR CURRENT STANDARD'S FOUR, THE STANDARD WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS IS SIX. THEY'RE MEETING IN THE MIDDLE. UM, BUT I WOULD BE FINE WITH FOUR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT ENOUGH FOR THAT. UM, I AGREE WITH AMY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT WE'RE HOPING HERE IN DUBLIN IS TO CREATE SOME UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND IF WE WANNA GET AWAY FROM A SUBURBAN LOOK, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE SOME ALLOWANCES. AND THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY GAVE WELL ABOVE THE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS. UM, THE, UM, CODE SAYS FOREFOOT. AND IN THIS SITUATION, I THINK WITH THE INTIMACY AND THE WAY THEY'VE DESIGNED THIS, THAT FOREFOOT SEEMS FINE TO ME. UM, SO I WOULD SAY THAT THAT WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO. NO COMMENTS? I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES. FOUR, FOUR FEET, BOTH SIDES IS ADEQUATE. I GUESS I'M THE SOLE FIVE FOOT PERSON. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WALK BY SOMEBODY AT WITH TWO FEET. I MEAN, I I, IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO ME THAT THERE'S MOBILITY. WE'VE PUSHED SO HARD. WE HEARD IT TONIGHT IN THE REPORT TRANSPORTATION, WE HEARD ALL OF THIS, AND YET THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM IN THIS SUB-DIVISION TO DO THIS WORK. SO I WOULD AGREE WITH STAFF STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF FIVE FEET. THANK YOU. UM, NO, I AGREE. I THINK, UM, FOREFOOT IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE. I ALWAYS, I THOUGHT IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WHERE THE DESIGN WASN'T LINEAL AND IT WAS JUST SORT OF CLUSTERED IN A LITTLE GROUP THAT EVEN I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE ONEROUS, THE IDEA OF RUNNING THE SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES, UH, OF THE STREET. SO I WOULD, I'D RECOMMEND THE FOREFOOT. I THINK IT'S, UH, MORE THAN FAIR. THANK YOU. I, YOU KNOW, I, UH, I I KNOW ALL OF, YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SORT OF GOVERN BY EXCEPTION. UM, YOU KNOW, AND RIGHT NOW THE, THE CURRENT CODE SAYS FOUR FEET. I TOTALLY GET KATHY'S PERSPECTIVE AND HER POINT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU STATED THAT. UM, I THINK THIS IS A SORT OF UNIQUE LITTLE SPACE, UM, WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. UM, AND I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE FOUR FOOT SIDEWALKS. UM, YOU KNOW, FROM A MOBILITY PERSPECTIVE, UM, I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO LET THE RESIDENTS FIGURE OUT HOW THEY'RE GONNA COZY UP TO EACH OTHER. OKAY. IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. UM, WE HAVE FOUR CONDITIONS AS PROPOSED. THERE IS NOT GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST CONDITION. SO IN DEALING WITH CONDITIONS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR, THE SECOND BEING THE FIVE FOOT TREE LINE, WHICH HAS BEEN INDICATED AS A, A MARKING ERROR ON THE DOCUMENTS. UM, THE EASEMENTS FROM THE DESIGNATED TREE PRESERVATION LOANS, LOTS, TREE PRESERVATION ZONES ON LOTS FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN. UH, AND THEN THE TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU, THAT YOU [01:30:01] MENTIONED THAT YOU WOULD BRING FORWARD IN FINAL PLAT. SO MY QUESTION OF YOU IS, DO YOU AGREE TO THOSE THREE CONDITIONS, NUMBER TWO, THREE, AND FOUR WITH NUMBER ONE BEING STRUCK? SO YOU ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE REMOVE ANY CHANGES TO THE EASEMENTS ON FIVE THROUGH SEVEN THAT THE PLAT WILL BE REVISED, UM, FOR FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. YOUR THIRD, SO THE CURRENT CONDITION IS THAT YOU HAVE TO REMOVE ALL THE EASEMENTS FROM THE TREE PRESERVATION LO ZONE FOR LOTS FIVE TO SEVEN. THE STORM, UM, WATER EASEMENTS ARE SHOWN WITHIN THOSE, UH, TREE PRESERVATION LOAN. SO YOU HAVE TO EXCLUDE THAT FROM THE EASEMENTS AND MAKE IT SURE IT'S OUT FROM THE PRE PRESERVATION ZONE. THE EASEMENTS THAT ARE SHOWN ON LOT FIVE TO SEVEN ARE WITHIN THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE. SO THE PLAT HAS TO BE REVISED TO ENSURE THAT THOSE EASEMENTS ARE OUT FROM THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE. YEAH. UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH STAFF ON THAT ITEM WITH THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE IN THE EASEMENTS. OKAY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, UH, THAT IMPACT, UM, AS FAR AS STORM SEWER LINE AND THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, THE CITY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT. UM, BECAUSE HE, HE SAID THE QUALITY OF THE TREES IN THAT AREA ARE NOT GOOD AND THEY'LL BE REPLACED AS EXPLAINED BY, UH, MY GROUP THAT, UH, WITH HIGHER QUALITY AND WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE VERY DENSE. THE NEIGHBORS AREN'T GONNA SEE US IN THREE TO FIVE YEARS. SO I, I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S JUST COMING INTO THE BUILDABLE AREA OF WHAT IS A SHALLOW LOT FROM FRONT TO BACK. RODDY, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RE UH, MOVE TO ON THE TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT LIST THAT WOULD BE NEEDED PRIOR TO FINAL PLAT? UM, CERTAINLY, UM, THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONSENSUS THAT, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE IN SUPPORT OF THAT WHOLE PROJECT JUST BECAUSE THEY WANTED THE WHOLE TREE BUFFER LINE. THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONES ENSURE THAT THERE IS A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN THIS DEVELOPMENT AND WITHIN THE NEIGHBORING HUB DEVELOPMENT. SHOULD THERE BE EASEMENTS WITHIN THAT? UM, OR SHOULD THERE BE LAND MA EASEMENT OR ANYTHING WITHIN THAT? UH, IT BECOMES AN ITY THAT THE TREES WOULD BE REMOVED AND MAYBE THEY'RE NO LONGER THERE. I THINK JENNY, YOU WANT TO ADD SOME ? YEAH. YEAH. AND ALSO WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT TEXT, THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE IS STATED AS 20 FEET. SO THIS IS WITHIN THE TEXT. OKAY. SO YOU, SO IF THEY WERE REQUIRED TO PUT STORM SEWER TO GET TO THE POND, IT COULD GO THROUGH THE TREE PROTECTION ZONE, BUT THEN THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE TREES THAT THEY WERE REMOVED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CONCERN IS THAT IF THE STORM WATER'S UNDER THERE, SOMETHING HAPPENS TO IT, THEY HAVE TO DIG IT ALL UP AND CUT THOSE TREES DOWN, THEN YOU HAVE THAT TIME TO REGROW THE TREES. AND THIS IS THE ONLY REASON WHERE STAFF IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL THE EASEMENTS BE OUT OF THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE SO THAT THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE IS INTACT AND IF ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE TAKEN DOWN, THIS IS OUTSIDE FROM THE PRESERVATION ZONE. OKAY. SO YOU ARE IN DISAGREEMENT WITH CONDITION NUMBER THREE? YEAH, I CAN SAY THAT JOSH, YOUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, UH, SUGGESTED WE REMOVE THE LANGUAGE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE TO A LANDSCAPE EASEMENT AND IT'S JUST IMPACTING THOSE THREE LOTS. BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S VISUALLY NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. UH, BUT IT HELPS THE BUILDABLE AREA OF THOSE THREE LOTS, WHICH AGAIN, ARE SHALLOW. THE NOMENCLATURE IS IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT TEXT. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT TEXT IF WE RENAMED IT FROM A TREE PRESERVATION ZONE, WHICH WOULD CAUSE A, A DELAY. AND I MEAN, YOU'D HAVE TO COME BACK THROUGH AND NAVIGATE A PORTION OF THE PROCESS. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THE NOMENCLATURE IS WHAT WE, BUT MAYBE WE IDENTIFY THE INTENT IS TO PRESERVE AS MANY TREES AS PRACTICAL WHILE WE DO THE INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES. UM, WOULD THAT GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE RODDY? YEAH. CORRECT. [01:35:01] AND THERE CAN BE MODIFICATIONS BE BETWEEN THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, CORRECT? YES. BUT NOT TO THE DEVELOPMENT TEXT. THAT DOCUMENT LIVES SEPARATELY BY ITSELF. THE TEXT. THE TEXT, YES. AND CANNOT BE MODIFIED NOT WITHOUT AN, AN ADDITIONAL HEARING ON THAT THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OUTSIDE OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW. SO THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT, I MEAN, AS A P UUD, I THOUGHT MODIFICATIONS COULD CONTINUE TILL WE GET TO THE FINAL APPROVALS TWEAKS. I MEAN, NOT, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD ON SO THEY, SO YOUR PRELIM, YOUR DEVELOPMENT TEXT IS APPROVED. ANYTHING THAT CHANGES OR THAT COMES WITH THE FTP HAS TO ENSURE THAT IT MEETS WHAT IS APPROVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT TEXT AND ANY CHANGES THAT IF YOU REQUIRE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT TEXT, WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEXT. SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS ADD INTENT LANGUAGE TO THIS WITHOUT CHANGING THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE NOMENCLATURE, BECAUSE THAT WOULD FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE TEXT. OKAY. SO WE COULD, UM, WE COULD OUTLINE THE INTENT OF THE, OF THE PROTECTION OF THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE. IS THAT CORRECT? JENNY AND RODDY? CORRECT. OKAY. SO WE WILL, UH, AMEND THE THIRD CONDITION TO READ, UM, THE INTENT HINT, OH, I I LOST IT. HOLD ON. SORRY. SORRY. UH, THE, THE, UM, THE, THE PLAT SHOULD BE REVISED TO IDENTIFY THE EASEMENTS WITH THE INTENT OF PROTECTING, PROTECTING THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE ON LOTS FIVE THROUGH SEVEN. WE'RE FINE WITH THAT. RODDY ARE IS, IS STAFF OKAY WITH THAT AMENDMENT? YEAH, WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT. OKAY. SO WE WILL STRIKE THE FIRST, UH, CONDITION SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE YOUR FOUR FOOT WIDE SIDEWALKS. THE SECOND CONDITION WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE HEARD THIS EVENING, THAT YOU WILL HAVE A FIVE FOOT TREE LAWN BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE BACK OF CURB. UM, THREE WILL BE REVISED TO IN INDICATE THE LANGUAGE WE JUST USED. OKAY. AND YOU WILL ADDRESS ANY OTHER TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED AT THE FINAL PLAT. I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MS. CRAM, DON'T WE HAVE, DO WE HAVE TO SECOND THE MOTION? HE AGREED. THAT'S NOT IN MY, HE AGREED TO THE CONDITIONS . SO WITH THOSE CONDITIONS, YOU'RE APPROVING THE PLAT? YES. IT'S THE WAY THAT WITH THE CONDITIONS IS AS AGREED TO BY THE APPLICANT. MM-HMM . YES. . OKAY. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MR. REINER? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MR. ROSA? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. [Resolution 34-25] RESOLUTION 34 DASH 25 INDICATING WHAT SERVICES THE CITY OF DUBLIN WILL PROVIDE TO 79 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS FOR THE ANNEXATION KNOWN AS THE MADISON COUNTY ANNEXATION FILES BY THADDEUS AND BOGS. AGENT FOR THE PETITIONERS HONOR, DO THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BY LEGAL COUNSEL PHIL HAR. PHIL HARTMAN. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. RESOLUTION 34 DASH 25 RELATES TO THE CITY'S ANNEXING OF 79 ACRES OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT IS CURRENTLY IN MADISON COUNTY AND IS NOT YET PART OF THE CITY. UH, THIS PROPERTY CONSISTS OF PART OF THE SHEPHERD ACQUISITION AND PREVIOUS ACQUISITIONS BEFORE THAT, THIS RESOLUTION IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE STATEMENT OF SERVICES FOR GENERAL ANNEXATION. IT IS REQUIRED TO BE PASSED BY THE CITY BEFORE THE HEARING ON THE ANNEXATION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 17TH, UH, BEFORE THE MADISON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THIS COUNCIL MAY HAVE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. YOU WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES. MR. OSA? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. MR. REINER? YES. MAYOR AROSE GRMS? YES. THIS BRINGS US TO THE OTHER BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM ON THAT IS THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ROADMAP FINAL REPORT, AND WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY US. OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY KENDALL BLAKE, WITH KEVIN WRIGHT AND BROOKE , UH, FROM YARD AND CO. AND I HOPE THAT I DID NOT BUTCHER YOUR NAME. IF SO, I APOLOGIZE. YOU DID GREAT. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS [01:40:01] OF COUNCIL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ROADMAP FINAL REPORT. THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING WILL BE A HIGH LEVEL PROJECT OVERVIEW, AND THEN YARD WILL GO INTO THE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS THAT THEY HAVE DONE, THE RESEARCH, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND FINALLY, THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, THIS PROJECT IS IN FURTHERANCE OF COUNCIL'S. GOAL NUMBER FOUR TO REIMAGINE AND LAUNCH DUBLIN'S COMMUNITY EVENTS PROGRAM. OUTLINED ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU IS THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT RANGING FROM ALL FAS FACETS OF EVENTS WITHIN DUBLIN. UM, THEY REVIEWED AND PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS ON ALL OF THE CITY'S EVENTS, ALL PERMANENT EVENTS, LOOKING AT DIFFERENT NODES WITHIN THE CITY IN DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING AND THE TIMING OF THE TEMPO, AS WELL AS, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE POTENTIAL EVENTS. AND WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO BROOKE CLAY KNOT. THANK YOU KENDALL. UM, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US BACK. WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE. UM, SO PROVIDING THIS HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE REPORT THAT YOU RECEIVED IN YOUR PACKET, WE'LL START WITH PROCESS AND SCHEDULE. UM, SO AGAIN, MY NAME IS BROOKE CLAY KNOTT. I'LL BE GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND THE SLIDES. KEVIN, PRINCIPAL, A YARD AND COMPANY WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SLIDES. SO, YARD AND COMPANY, UH, WE USE A THREE STAGE PROCESS EXPLORER TEST BUILD, AND THAT WAS THE PROCESS WE USED FOR THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ROADMAP. UM, HERE ON THE SLIDE, WE SHOWED THE SCHEDULE AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES AND TASKS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. WE ARE IN THE BUILD STAGE. UM, AND TONIGHT WE ARE PRESENTING THE DRAFT COMMUNITY EVENTS ROADMAP TO CITY COUNCIL. UM, NOW DESCRIBING RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT, AGAIN, A LOOK BACK ON THE WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. UH, WE HAD A ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. UH, WE HAD 34 KEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. WE'VE REVIEWED OVER 50 PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS. THERE WAS AN ONLINE AND IN-PERSON COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT RECEIVED OVER 125 RESPONSES. UM, CITY STAFF ALSO PRESENTED THE EVENTS ROADMAP PROJECT AT THE FALL NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP MEETING. AND THE YARD AND COMPANY TEAM ATTENDED THE DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL AND OBSERVED OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING. OUR ANALYSIS INCLUDED NOT ONLY THE CITY'S SIGNATURE EVENTS, BUT ALSO THE ENTIRE DUBLIN EVENTS ECOSYSTEM. IT WAS AN EXAMINATION OF THE SIGNATURE EVENT, FINANCIALS AND OPERATIONS, THE, UM, EVENTS, DIVISIONS, PERMITTING PROCESS, KEY PLACES AND SPACES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE REGULARLY PROGRAMMED OR COULD BE POTENTIALLY REGULARLY PROGRAMMED. WE EXAMINED TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX THAT COULD SUPPORT THE, UM, COMMUNITY EVENT ROADMAP PROCESS. AND NOT LISTED HERE, BUT UH, WAS COMPLETED WAS A ROBUST BENCHMARKING PROCESS. THE VISION FOR EVENTS, THIS IS, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION PORTION OF THE REPORT THAT WE PROVIDED, UM, THE HIGH LEVEL GOALS HERE, THE WHY, THE WHERE, THE WHO AND THE HOW. SO WE START WITH REESTABLISHING THE WHY AND THE IMPORTANCE BEHIND COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND THEN IN EXAMINING THE WHERE, UM, OUR GOALS STATE THAT WE SHOULD BE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT PLACES AND SPACES AND, UH, EXPANDING AND DIVERSIFYING THE OPERATORS WHO, UM, PRODUCE EVENTS. AND THEN THE HOW, UM, THAT SECTION SPEAKS TO HOW TO ALIGN THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT TO MEET THE NEW GOALS. SO STARTING WITH OUR WHY STATEMENT, TO CREATE A VIBRANT AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY WHILE BETTERING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS. AND THIS GRAPHIC WE'VE BEEN USING THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, UM, IT ESSENTIALLY COMMUNICATES THAT WHEN YOU FOCUS, UH, THE FOCUS AND INTENT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS SHOULD REALLY BE ON COMMUNITY BUILDING. AND THEN IF THAT'S DONE WELL, WHEN WITH INTENTION, THEN YOU RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES, WHICH IS AN INCREASE IN TOURISM, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH AND BRAND IDENTITY AND MARKETING. THAT TIES TO THE DUBLIN BRAND PROMISE. SO MOVING ON TO OUR EXAMINATION OF THE WHERE. SO ON THIS MAP WE IDENTIFY, UM, SIGNIFICANT AREAS THAT, UM, HAVE EVENTS BEING PROGRAMMED THERE. UM, WE DO ALSO IDENTIFY THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT AND METRO CENTER, UM, AS POTENTIAL, UH, DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN THE MAKING WHERE, UM, A STRATEGY IS NECESSARY FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE FUTURE. GOING INTO MORE DETAIL, THE REPORT, UM, SHARES THE ANALYSIS OF EACH OF THESE PLACES, WHICH OUR WORK INCLUDED EXAMINING THE EXISTING EVENTS AND THE LOCATION'S, EXISTING AMENITIES, AND THEN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL SCHEDULING TEMPO AND POTENTIAL FUTURE EVENTS. UM, THE DETAIL THAT WE GO INTO IS THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENTS, THE AUDIENCE, THESE EVENTS ARE ATTEMPTING TO ATTRACT THE ATTITUDE, THE EVENT FREQUENCY, AND THE EVENT SIZE. AND THEN I'LL TOUCH ON THE FUTURE DESTINATION DISTRICTS IN A LATER SECTION. MOVING ON TO THE [01:45:01] WHO, UM, THE ACTION ITEM HERE IS TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN THE CORE, THE CORE BEING THE, UM, EVENTS DIVISION. SO WE RECOMMEND KEEPING THAT EVENTS DIVISION INTACT AND MAINTAINING THE IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION OF THE SIGNATURE EVENTS TO ENSURE CONTINUITY, QUALITY CONTROL, AND THE PRESERVATION OF INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. UM, WE RECOMMEND NOT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURE EVENTS PRODUCED BY THE EVENTS DIVISION, AND WE HAVE SOME IDEAS ON HOW THEN OTHERS CAN ASSIST IN FILLING THAT SPACE AS WE KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY DESIRES, UH, MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND SO WE ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THAT OR WE SUGGEST SOLVING THAT THROUGH EXPANDING CAPACITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTSOURCING. SO WE RECOMMEND ESTABLISHING A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO HOLD, UH, A RESERVE FUND FOR THE DOUBLE AND IRISH FESTIVAL, WHICH WE'LL TOUCH ON ON LATER SLIDES AS WE GO SPECIFICALLY INTO EACH SIGNATURE EVENT RECOMMENDATION. UM, AND THIS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WOULD ALSO RAISE FUNDS THROUGH GRANTS AND DONATIONS. WE ALSO RECOMMEND TO OUTSOURCE FUTURE EVENTS TO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS THAT POSSESS THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE TO MAINTAIN QUALITY, SAFETY AND BRAND PROMISE EXPECTATIONS. AND SEVERAL EXAMPLES THAT WE'VE PRESENTED IN THE PAST TO COUNCIL AND THAT WE'VE COMMUNICATED, UH, WITH, UH, IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH, UM, THE EVENTS DIVISION IS THE HOLIDAY MARKET AND ART FESTIVAL. SO, UH, WHEN WE WERE LAST HERE WITH COUNCIL, WE HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION AROUND RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, BRING ON AN ACTIVATOR SLASH OPERATOR. AND THAT ORGANIZATION ENTITY WOULD, UH, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYDAY ACTIVATION AND PROGRAMMING. THEY WOULD MAXIMIZE RENTAL CONCESSION AND SPONSORSHIP INCOME AND DEVELOP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH HISTORIC DUBLIN BRIDGE PARK AND OTHERS, ESSENTIALLY BRINGING A COMPRI A COHESIVE DOWNTOWN EXPERIENCE. UM, SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE, UM, CONSENSUS NECESSARILY THROUGH THAT DISCUSSION FOR AN RFP PROCESS, WE'RE RECOMMENDING A DIFFERENT PATH FORWARD THAT WOULD STILL, I THINK, UM, SATISFY THE DESIRES OF PURSUING WITH THIS IF, IF COUNCIL DECIDED IT WAS THE RIGHT OPTION. AND SO TONIGHT WE'RE, UH, SUGGESTING THAT INSTEAD OF RFP PROCESS, THE CITY GO THROUGH A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RFI PROCESS. THIS WOULD BE A LOW RISK WAY TO ASSESS THE MARKET READINESS AND GATHER FEEDBACK FROM POTENTIAL PARTNERS. UM, IT WOULD CLARIFY THE RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES AND, UM, LAY BARE THE PARTNER'S CAPABILITIES. AND THIS COULD PERFORM A, OR INFORM A STRONGER, MORE STRATEGIC FUTURE RFP PROCESS. SO THIS WOULD BE A NEW RECOMMENDATION FROM THE LAST TIME WE MET. UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY BUILD AN INTEGRATED EVENTS ECOSYSTEM. AND SO THIS IS WHERE WE TOUCH ON. WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE? HOW DO THESE FUTURE DESTINATION DISTRICTS LIKE METRO CENTER AND WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT COME INTO THEIR OWN? AND FOR THIS, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT A SIMILAR OPERATING AGREEMENT SLASH MODEL BE EMPLOYED THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AT BRIDGE PARK BY, UH, CRAWFORD HO. AND THESE DEVELOPERS WOULD BE PART OF THE COLLABORATIVE, UH, GREATER EVENT ECOSYSTEM. WE ALSO RECOMMEND BETTER ALIGNING CITY FUNDING, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE, UM, DIRECT ALLOCATIONS, GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS WITH FUTURE EVENT GOALS BY FORMALIZING AGREEMENTS WITH FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN ALSO WHERE APPROPRIATE, CREATING FEE FOR SERVICE RELATIONSHIPS. MOVING ON TO THE HOW. UM, AND IN THIS SECTION WE, IT'S ACTUALLY THREE DIFFERENT, UM, LEVELS OF, UH, OPERATIONS WE'LL TALK THROUGH. FIRST WE'LL START WITH SIGNATURE EVENT OPERATIONS, THEN WE'LL MOVE A CLICK UP TO THE EVENT DIVISION. AND THEN FINALLY, UH, WE HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR, FOR THE CITY IN GENERAL. SO, UM, THIS SHOULD ALL LOOK VERY FAMILIAR. WE'VE PRESENTED THIS FOLLOWING OUR, OUR SIGNIFICANT BENCHMARKING ACTIVITIES. SO FOR THE HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN THIS EVENT. AT THE CURRENT LEVEL, IT IS ON PAR WITH THE BENCHMARKS THAT WE'VE UH, EXPLORED. UM, WE DO RECOMMEND THAT WHEN THE HOLIDAY MARKET, UM, IS STARTED, THAT YOU EXAMINE COUPLING THOSE TWO EVENTS AND CREATING ENHANCED EXPERIENCE FOR ATTENDEES AND POTENTIALLY GREATER ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE FOLKS. UM, FOR YOUR MERCHANTS HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR. UM, WE DID IDENTIFY THAT THIS INVESTMENT WAS SLIGHTLY OUTTA SCALE TO YOUR PEERS, AND, UM, WE SUGGEST WORKING TO BRING THE NET COST DOWN, CONTINUING TO GROW SPONSORSHIPS AND REDUCE THE SCALE OF THIS EVENT FROM TWO DAYS BACK DOWN TO ONE THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE. THIS IS VERY MUCH IN SCALE. UM, WE RECOMMEND CONTINUING INVESTING THIS AT THE CURRENT LEVEL. THIS IS VERY MUCH TIED TO THE BRAND IDENTITY AND THE BRAND PROMISE. UM, WE RECOMMEND GROWING SPONSORSHIPS AND IN KIND DONATIONS TO OFFSET THE COSTS AND EXPLORING WAYS TO GENERATE POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT WITH DOWNTOWN DUBLIN MERCHANTS. [01:50:02] THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION, UM, AND THIS WAS, WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT BACK AND FORTH WITH COUNCIL THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE. UM, THE CONCLUSION WAS TO CONTINUE WITH THE BUDGET AS IS AND NOT TO INCREASE THE ENTERTAINMENT COSTS, BUT INSTEAD TO CONSIDER LOWER LEVEL NATIONAL ACTS OR BOOKING LOCAL OR REGIONAL ACTS. UM, IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOOKING AGENT FOR THIS EVENT ATTEND A UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE TALENT BUYING PROCESS, ITS CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS. AND FINALLY, FOR SIGNATURE EVENT OPERATIONS, THE DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL, WE HAVE, UH, A GOAL HERE OF RAISING $150,000 FOR REVENUE AND REDUCING EXPENSES TO GET CLOSER TO REACHING THAT BREAK EVEN POINT. AND THEN ALSO CREATING A REVENUE BACKSTOP. UM, AND THIS IS THAT RESERVE FUND THAT WE HAD MENTIONED EARLIER. UM, SO THESE FOLKS WOULD, UH, OR THIS FUND WOULD OPEN UP THE GRANT GIFT AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT CURRENTLY AREN'T AVAILABLE, AND THEN RAISE THAT $400,000 BACKSTOP BY DIFFS 40TH ANNIVERSARY AND THEN GROWING THAT TO A MILLION DOLLARS WITHIN SEVEN TO 10 YEARS. SO MOVING UP THAT UP A CLICK TO THE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS. SO WE RECOMMEND INVESTING IN LOW COST, HIGH IMPACT, COMMUNITY FOCUSED PROGRAMMING. THAT WAS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SURVEY. SO, UM, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS AN ACTION ITEM IS EXPANDING THE SUMMER FUND SERIES, WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE YOU FOLKS ARE ALREADY DOING. THAT'S THE DUBLIN WAY WE NOTICED THAT YOU GUYS GET RIGHT ON IT. UM, AND THEN ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE RESIDENT COMMUNITY BUILDING. AND THE ACTION ITEM THERE IS TO EXPAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY PACKAGE, WHICH INVOLVES INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PACKAGES AVAILABLE TO RENT. ALSO, CONTINUING ON DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, UM, IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY EVENTS PERMITTING PROCESS. WE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH, UH, FOLKS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROCESS AND ARE PERMITTED THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THE, UM, CONCERNS THAT THEY RAISED ARE ALREADY EITHER RESOLVED OR ACTIVELY BEING ADDRESSED BY, UM, STAFF. WE RECOMMEND ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE SPONSORSHIP STRATEGY. UM, SO YOU'LL HAVE NOTICED IN OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION OF THE SIGNATURE EVENTS. UH, WE'VE TOUCHED ON SPONSORSHIP A NUMBER OF TIMES, SO THIS IS A CITYWIDE, UH, STRATEGY AND WE RECOMMEND HIRING A CON A CONSULTANT TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT. SO THIS IS NOT ONLY THE SIGNATURE EVENTS, BUT ANY OPPORTUNITY WHERE SPONSORSHIP MAY BE A REVENUE GENERATING OPPORTUNITY. AND THEN, UM, FINALLY LOOKING AT POLICY GAPS. UH, WE FOUND THAT THEY, THERE ARE NO, UH, REGULATIONS FOR FOOD TRUCKS, SO WE RECOMMEND LOOKING AT DEVELOPING REGULATIONS FOR THAT. AND THEN ALSO DEVELOPING A PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR ART VENDING. UM, STILL ON CITY OPERATIONS HERE. SO, UM, WE RECOMMEND EXPANDING COMMUNITY AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT. AND, UM, THIS WAS EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF PASSION AND EXCITEMENT AROUND, UM, BUILDING A THINGS TO DO CALENDAR SO THAT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY COULD REALLY GET A, A FULL BREADTH OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS COULD BE A CITY INITIATIVE OR POTENTIALLY A PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, VISIT DUBLIN. AND, UH, ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION IS TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN PERMANENT PERMANENT EVENT INFRASTRUCTURE, PARTICULARLY AT KAUFMAN PARK, WHERE THE DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE, WHERE, UM, SO MUCH OF THAT FESTIVAL ENVIRONMENT HAS TO BE BUILT. AND I THINK FINALLY WITH CITY OPERATIONS, , SORRY, UH, WE RECOMMEND PACKAGING AND MARKETING, CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. UM, SO DUBLIN, UH, WOULD LIKE TO BE A GLOBAL CITY. IT ALWAYS ON, ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A OR IS A GLOBAL CITY. UM, SO THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MARKET AND PACKAGE THOSE CULTURAL EVENTS UNDER THAT UMBRELLA. UH, SO WE DO HAVE AN APPENDIX AT THE END OF THE REPORT AND THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF, UH, THAT INPUT GETS DETAILED. SO, UH, WE HAVE THE FULL LIST OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS, ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE REVIEWED, THE COMMUNITY SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE, AS WELL AS THE RESULTS, OUR FULL BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS, AND THEN A GUIDE FOR HOW TO ATTRACT EVENT ORGANIZERS TO YOUR CITY, UM, THAT YOU CAN REFER TO AS AN ONNE BASIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BROOKE. AND WITH THAT WE ARE SEEKING COUNCIL FEEDBACK ON TWO ITEMS. UM, AND THE FEEDBACK WILL INFORM THE FINAL REPORT, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE BEFORE YOU FOR ADOPTION ON JUNE 2ND. UM, ONE THING I DID WANNA MENTION IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR 2026, WHERE APPLICABLE, UH, WE WILL START IMPLEMENTING AS WE ALREADY HAVE FOR SOME OF THEM IN 2025. BUT FOR EXAMPLE, COUNCIL WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE SPECTACULAR EVENT GOING DOWN TO ONE DAY, THAT EVENT HAS ALREADY BEEN PUBLICLY ADVERTISED, SPONSORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD FOR TWO DAYS, SO THAT WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2026. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S REALLY CLEAR. UM, BUT WITH THAT, UM, YA AND MYSELF WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER [01:55:01] ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. 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 AGENDA ITEM? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION. SO THE ESTABLISHING A NONPROFIT, IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE TO DO. I WOULD JUST SAY I AM NOT SUPER OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE GONNA GARNER A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THAT, BUT, UH, I THINK SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS MENTIONED VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR 15, 20 YEARS AT SOME OF THESE EVENTS AND MAYBE THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO VOLUNTEER ANYMORE, BUT THEY WANT TO TRY TO SUPPORT, AGAIN, IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE TO FORM, UH, A 5 0 1 C3. UM, THE TAX RETURN'S NOT EXPENSIVE, SO I DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN CREATING THE SHELL. IF WE GARNER SUPPORT, GREAT. IF NOT, UH, NO BIG DEAL. UM, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE DEVELOPERS LEAD ACTIVATION OF THE AREAS WE'RE LOOKING TO DEVELOP LIKE METRO CENTER AND, UH, THE WEST WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT. UH, WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS IN BRIDGE PARK AND YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY'RE, IT'S THEIR TURF. THEY KNOW THE AREA THEY BENEFIT DIRECTLY FROM, UH, SUPPORTING THOSE EVENTS OR SPONSORING THOSE EVENTS. SO HAVING THEM ACTIVATE, I THINK MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE MY SUPPORT FOR SPONSORSHIP OF DIFFERENT EVENTS. UM, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T SAY THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT WITHOUT SAYING THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY WORKDAY AND YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT LIKE THAT. UM, BUT IT, IT WORKS. AND THE INDY 500, THEY'VE GOT FIVE, 10 BIG SPONSORS. UM, I KNOW WITH THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION WE'VE HAD HAVE HAD SPONSORS IN THE PAST FOR THE IRISH FESTIVAL, I THINK YOU COULD, YOU COULD HAVE, UM, STAGE SPONSORS. SO EACH STAGE IS SPONSORED BY A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION AND THEN YOU COULD HAVE EVENT SPONSORS. SO LIKE THE STRONGMAN CONTEST, THE D THE DIFFERENT DOG OR ANIMAL EVENTS, ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE JUST NEED TO LEVERAGE THAT. AND I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE 12 OUNCE POUR VERSUS THE 20 OUNCE POUR. I THINK WE CAN CUT SOME COSTS, UM, IN ADDITION TO RAISING REVENUE. UM, AND THEN I DO SUPPORT THE RFI FOR RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK. I THINK, AGAIN, NO HARM IN PUTTING OUT OUR FEELERS AND SEEING WHAT WE GET. THANKS. OKAY. OTHERS? UM, I, I THINK YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, ARE REALLY DONE WELL. UM, I PARTICULARLY LIKE, UM, MANY OF THE ONES, UM, CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR, LOOKING AT, UM, I WAS, I WAS ON THE FENCE ABOUT RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK, UH, SUBBING IT OUT OR CONTRACTING IT OUT. I LIKE THE RFI, IT GIVES ME A LITTLE BIT MORE DATA TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER, WHETHER THAT WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL. AS I LOOK AT BRIDGE PARK AND THEIR MARKETING TEAM WHEN IT COMES TO EVENTS, THEY'VE COME UP WITH SOME REALLY UNIQUE EVENTS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO'S JUST CONCENTRATED ON THAT SORT OF THING, YOU KNOW, MAY BRING TO THE TABLE THAT YOU DON'T NORMALLY THINK OF BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING IT EVERY DAY. SO I REALLY LIKE THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT WAS YOU MADE SOME GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE ON IN KAUFMAN PARK, WHICH I AGREE WITH, UH, BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD REDUCE EXPENSES AND THE HOLIDAY MARKET MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THE BOOST THERE TO DO ALL THAT, BUT THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, UM, HAS VERY LITTLE SPACE TO HAVE AN EVENT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS SUGGESTED IN HERE AND ALSO CAME UP IN THE COMMUNITY SURVEY IS SMALLER, MORE INTIMATE EVENTS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO TO KNOW IF YOU THOUGHT ABOUT ANY PLACE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT OTHER THAN THE STREET THAT AN EVENT COULD TAKE PLACE. UH, OR IF YOU EVEN CONSIDER THAT, I KNOW IN THE PAST IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO A LITTLE WORK ON THE DARBY LOT, PUT SOME ELECTRIC THERE, SOME WATER SO THAT YOU COULD USE IT FOR PARKING AND FOR AN EVENT. BUT COULD YOU, DID YOU IDENTIFY ANYTHING IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT? I DON'T WANNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, I'M JUST WONDERING IF, IF THAT'S, I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT KINDS OF EVENTS THERE. YEAH. UH, IN THE FINAL REPORT WE HAD IN THERE, SORT OF THE, THE PERSONALITY OF EVENTS, THE FREQUENCY, THE TYPE. SO WE AGREE THAT THE SMALLER, MORE, YOU KNOW, SHOP, THE HISTORIC DISTRICT TYPE EVENTS ARE REALLY MAKE A LOT OF SENSE FROM A PHYSICAL DISTRICT ASPECT THERE. UM, I WOULD JUMP IN AND SAY SOME SPOTS THAT CAME TO MIND. I DON'T THINK THEY MADE IT INTO THE FINAL REPORT NECESSARILY, SPECIFICALLY, [02:00:01] UM, BUT ARE THE SORT OF POCKET PARK ON THE CORNER, WHICH HIS NAME IS, IS ESCAPING ME. UM, THE LIBRARY HAS A VERY DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPACE THAT COULD BE UTILIZED. UM, AND UM, THE AREA GOING, HEADING BACK BEHIND THE LIBRARY, NOT THE DARBY LOT, BUT THE SPACE NEAR THE CEMETERY AND THE GATEWAY TO THE TRAILS OKAY. HAS SOME IN THE, I BELIEVE IT'S A VETERAN'S MEMORIAL THAT THAT IS A REALLY UNIQUE SPACE. OKAY. KIND OF FEELS LIKE AN OUTDOOR ROOM, A LOT OF GREEN SPACE. UM, IF YOU HAD 50 PEOPLE, 75 PEOPLE BACK THERE, IT WOULD FEEL VERY VIBRANT AND, AND COMPACT. UM, AND SO THERE ARE THESE LITTLE VERY UNIQUE SPACES, TWO OR THREE OF THEM WITHIN THAT DISTRICT THAT REALLY SPEAK TO THE FAMILY FORWARD, UH, LOCAL COMMUNITY, UH, DRIVEN PERSONALITY OF THAT DISTRICT. THAT'S GREAT. AND THE, AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS I, I I THINK WHAT THE RFI WILL HELP US MOVE. I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO CAN CONNECT, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER SO THAT, SO THAT THE ACTIVITIES BRING PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH AND IT'S NOT JUST ON ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER THAT YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO STRATEGICALLY PARTNER, UM, THE IDEAS AND EVENTS WITH BOTH. THANK YOU. YEAH, GREAT IDEAS. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE, I'LL JUST SAY THAT. UM, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AND ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS. UM, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET A CONSENSUS ON EVERY SINGLE RECOMMENDATION THAT'S IN THIS REPORT, UH, PARTICULARLY NOT TONIGHT. UM, SO I THINK WE'LL CERTAINLY TAKE THIS INFORMATION AND GO FORWARD. UM, ONE THING, I MEAN OBVIOUSLY STAFF IS ASKING ABOUT THIS ONE PARTICULAR QUESTION AND UM, I WAS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THE OPERATOR, BUT THERE I DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN DOING THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. SO THAT'S FINE WITH ME. THE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MOVE FORWARD SOONER THAN LATER IS THE, UM, RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THE FOOD TRUCKS AND LOOKING AT OUR CODE, UH, AND OUR POLICY DEVELOPING A POLICY AROUND IT, BUT ALSO THE CODE LANGUAGE THAT WE NEED. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR MOVE AHEAD, UM, AND NOT GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE. AND THAT WASN'T MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION OR ANYTHING, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING IN THE REPORT THAT STOOD OUT TO ME. AND, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY PRESSING QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO COME TO AGREEMENT ON TONIGHT. I WON'T, I WILL JUST PIGGYBACK ON THAT. WE HAVE THE SUMMER MUSIC SERIES, A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PILOT THE FOOD TRUCK AND DO THAT AND SEE WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THAT. AND INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR A YEAR PLUS TO DO THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONE THING I HEAR SO MUCH, IT'S THE EVENING. I CAN'T EVEN GET A, ANYTHING TO EAT AFTER, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN AMOUNT. SO I WOULD DO THAT AND I'M FOR THE RFI, UM, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT IN, UM, AND YOUR TIME WITH US. THANK YOU. OKAY, WELL IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FINAL REPORT AND RELATIVE TO THE RFII, YOU KNOW, I DON'T SEE ANY, ANY ISSUES WITH, UH, WITH THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. I WOULD ONLY CAUTION, I DON'T WANNA OVER PROGRAM THE PARK TO MAKE IT NOT USABLE BY OUR RESIDENTS. SO, UM, WITH THAT UM, I BELIEVE THAT'S, IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER YOU NEED FROM US OR DID WE ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT YOU NEEDED TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD? NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT FEEDBACK. VERY GOOD, THANK [OTHER BUSINESS] YOU. THIS WILL BRING US TO THE DOWNTOWN CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISIONS, AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BY TINA. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. SOME OF THOSE THEMES WILL SOUND FAMILIAR FROM THE LAST PRESENTATION TO THIS ONE TONIGHT. UM, LEMME SEE. OKAY, HERE WE GO. SO, TONIGHT WE'RE BACK TO DISCUSS THE RESPONSE AND REVISIONS TO THE CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT WAS REVIEWED WITH THE MARCH 17TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND TONIGHT WE'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH THAT BACKGROUND, UM, FOLLOW UP FROM THE DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS AT THE MARCH MEETING, PROVIDE A PROPOSED CONDENSED ACTION PLAN AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK ON THE CHANGES AND REVISIONS. SO, TO TAKE A BIT OF A WALK BACK THROUGH TIME TO SEE HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, THE TOPIC OF PARKING WAS DISCUSSED AT, UH, A WORK SESSION IN 2016 BASED ON A STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN FOR DUBLIN'S PARKING ASSETS. UM, AND INCLUDED A $1 PER HOUR ON STREET PARKING SYSTEM IN BRIDGE PARK EAST TO MANAGE TURNOVER AND SPACE USE AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE [02:05:01] MAX PARKING TIME AND LIMIT METER INSTALLATIONS. AND THIS INITIATED A NELSON NYGARD PARKING STUDY TO, UM, BUILD FROM THE EARLIER WALKER PARKING STUDY AND INCLUDE, UM, CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT TOOLS. UH, THE WORK SESSION THEN IN 2017 REVIEWED THE NELSON NYGARD TOOLBOX AND, UM, OFFERED SHORT TERM PARKING MANAGEMENT TOOLS. A PAY BY PHONE SYSTEM WAS DISCUSSED TO AVOID PHYSICAL METERS. UM, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, THE WORK SESSION IN 2018, UM, IN NOTED A INCREASE IN RIDE SHARE USE AND THE OPENING OF THESE LARGER PARKING GARAGES IN THE DOWNTOWN DUBLIN. UM, AND COUNCIL EXPLORED SIX MONTH APP-BASED PARKING PILOT FOCUSED ON BRIDGE PARK EAST, REQUESTED STAFF TO ISSUE A VENDOR RFP AND REFERRED THE TOPIC TO THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE AT THE PSC MEETING IN 2019. UM, THERE HAD BEEN FOUR PROPOSALS RECEIVED, AND PARK MOBILE WAS SELECTED AS THE PREFERRED DISCUSSIONS, UM, AT THAT PSC MEETING FOCUSED ON THE COST, DATA PRIVACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FUTURE SCALE SCALABILITY. AND THE FOLLOW UP TO THAT MEETING, UM, CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO, UM, EXPLORE THE PILOT ON THE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER. ULTIMATELY, THAT COMMITTEE VOTED TO RECOMMEND FORWARDING THE RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE THE PILOT ONLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER AND CONDUCT OUTREACH FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER. AND THAT RECOMMENDATION WENT TO THE FULL COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019, UM, WHERE THE ON STREET PAID PARK AND PILOT WAS NOT APPROVED BY COUNCIL. UM, COUNCIL EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT PAID PARKING AND THE NEED FOR A BROADER CURBSIDE USE MANAGEMENT PLAN, UM, AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR UNDERSTANDING THE GARAGE AVAILABILITY AND LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY. THEN IN 2020, A LOT OF THINGS CHANGED WITH COVID PARKING WAS ONE OF THOSE. WE SAW DECREASED PARKING DEMAND OVERALL, BUT INCREASED, UM, DEMAND RIGHT AT THE CURB, UM, AND THE FREQUENCY OF THAT USE. ONCE WE OPENED BACK UP AFTER THAT LOCKDOWN, THE RFP WAS ISSUED FOR THE CURRENT STUDY. UM, AND THAT INCLUDED THE 12 MONTH TECH PILOTS, AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS REVIEWED. UM, STAFF AND THE CONSULTANT PROVIDED THAT OVERVIEW OF THE DRAFT CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN. UM, AND BASED ON THAT HISTORY, WE FOCUSED ON SHIFTING TO ORGANIZING THE CURB AND TECHNOLOGY-BASED MANAGEMENT WITHOUT IMPLEMENTING PAID PARKING AT THIS TIME. SO WELL-MANAGED CURBS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SUPPORTING BUSINESS ASSETS, UH, EFFICIENT DELIVERY, SAFE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. UM, THE CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN PRIORITIZES SHORT TERM PARKING, ENCOURAGING THOSE QUICK, UM, VISITS UNDER ONE HOUR ON THE PRIMARY OR MAIN STREETS, TWO HOURS ON THE SIDE STREETS AND LONGER STAYS PROMOTING, UM, PROMOTED IN THOSE LARGER PARKING GARAGE AREAS, UM, AND PARKING LOTS. AND THIS STRATEGY ENSURES THE MOST IN DEMAND SPACES SERVE THE HIGHEST VALUE FUNCTIONS WITHOUT BEING OVERWHELMED. SO BY GUIDING THOSE LONGER TERM PARKS TO OFF STREET OPTIONS, THE CITY CAN BETTER USE ALL AVAILABLE PARKING ASSETS AND MAINTAIN CURB AVAILABILITY, UM, FOR HIGH TURNOVER NEEDS. AND THE KEY PERFORMANCE TARGET FROM THE PREVIOUS STUDY IS MAINTAINING A 15% ON-STREET PARKING AVAILABILITY CONSISTENT ACROSS THE DAY, UM, AND ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SO WHILE THIS IS CURRENTLY REALIZED AND MET, UM, ALONG A COUPLE OF STREETS, LIKE LONG SHORE AND NORTH HIGH STREET, ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IS STILL AVAILABLE ON SIDE STREETS AND IN THE GARAGES INDICATING ROOM TO IMPROVE OVERALL CURBSIDE EFFICIENCY. UM, DOUBLE PARKING CREATES, UH, SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISKS AND, UM, ESPECIALLY FOR PEDESTRIANS, WHEN DELIVERIES BLOCK THE CROSSWALK AND TRAVEL LANES THE OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS POINTS OF CONFLICT. THE CURRENT STUDY, UM, SHOWS THAT ABOUT 80% OF THOSE DOUBLE PARKING OCCURRENCES OCCUR WHEN THE CURB SPACE IS UNAVAILABLE. SO THOSE DRIVERS FEEL FORCED TO USE THAT TRAVEL LANE. TO ADDRESS THIS, THE CITY HAS INCREASED EFFORTS TO INCREASE FOCUS ON FREEING UP CURB SPACE FOR ACTIVE LOADING AND DISCOURAGING UNSAFE PRACTICES. AND THESE IMPROVE SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLOW AND THE STUDY AREA ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT A VIBRANT PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT WITH WIDE SIDEWALKS AND ACTIVE STOREFRONTS, UM, IN THE PEOPLE FIRST APPROACH TO AVOID SOME OF THE LARGER, UM, MORE SUBURBAN LOADING ZONE TYPE PAVEMENT. AND TO ACHIEVE THIS, UM, VISION, THE CURB MUST REMAIN FLEXIBLE AND SUPPORT THE EFFICIENT LOADING AND UNLOADING IN THAT, UM, URBAN [02:10:01] DISTRICT. SO FOLLOWING THE DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDY, THE NEW SIGN FACES WERE INSTALLED ALONG LONG SHORE AND NORTH HIGH IN OCTOBER AND JANUARY TO UPDATE, UM, AND REMOVE THE PREVIOUS 30 MINUTE TIME LIMIT ON THE LOADING ZONE, STREAMLINING, STREAMLINING THE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. AND THIS LANGUAGE IS BASED ON EXISTING CODES SUPPORTED BY THE LEGAL TEAM, BEST PRACTICE AND FLEXIBILITY FOR DIFFERENT USERS. THE CURBSIDE MANAGEMENT STUDY OUTLINE STRATEGIES TO INCUR, UH, ENSURE THE CURB FUNCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, UM, AND THE CURB USE SHIFTS BY TIME OF TIME OF DAY, BUT IT REALLY REMAINS CONSISTENT ACROSS THE DAY FOR THESE SHORT TERM HIGH TURNOVER NEEDS. SO AS YOU SEE HERE, THE FOOD AND DRINK DELIVERIES, UM, TEND TO OCCUR IN THE MORNING. THOSE PACKAGES AND PARCEL DROP-OFFS IN THE AFTERNOON, MICRO TRANSIT RIDE SHARE, FOOD PICKUPS DELIVERY IN THE EVENINGS. AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, CAN I USE THIS ZONE TO GET MY COFFEE? YES. UM, DESIGNATING THE ZONE WITH A SIMPLE ACTIVE LOADING ONLY SIGN ALLOWS THE SPACE TO SERVE ALL OF THESE MULTIPLE PURPOSES. MAXIMIZING THE CURB EFFICIENCY AND SUPPORTING BOTH BUSINESSES AND RENTAL RESIDENTIAL NEEDS WHILE KEEPING THAT TRAFFIC FLOWING AND ENFORCING THE ACTIVE LOADING ZONE HAS BEEN, UH, PROVEN TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE TRADITIONAL TIME LIMITS AS IT ELIMINATES THE NEEDS FOR TIMESTAMP TRACKING, UM, AND ENHANCES UH, ENFORCEMENT FURTHER BY USING CAMERA TECHNOLOGY, UM, AND SENSORS. AND THESE ARE BEING, UH, USED TO DETECT BOTH THE DOUBLE PARKS AND THE ACTIVE LOADING ZONE VIOLATIONS, PROVIDING REAL-TIME ALERTS AND DASHBOARDS FOR THE OFFICERS TO ENFORCE MORE EFFICIENTLY. AND OUTREACH WAS CONDUCTED, UM, WHILE THESE SIGNS WERE BEING ROLLED OUT FOR LONGSHORE AND NORTH HIGH STREET. UM, AS THE PROPERTIES DEVELOP UNDER THE BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT CODE, THERE IS CRITERIA FOR PARKING, UM, AND LOADING THAT MUST BE MET. AND 20 APPLICATIONS SINCE THE 2012 CODE WAS ADOPTED, HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AGAINST THIS CRITERIA. ALL HAVE QUALIFY, ALL QUALIFYING DEVELOPMENTS, WHICH ARE THE COMMERCIAL, UM, BUILDINGS, 25,000 SQUARE FEET OR MORE, HAVE MET THOSE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE CODE. UM, NO WAIVERS HAVE BEEN GRANTED. AND, UH, IT'S NOTED HERE AGAIN THAT THAT CURB USE HAS JUST CHANGED SINCE COVID. SO, CURBSIDE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES NOT ONLY PROMOTE SAFETY, BUT ALSO PROVIDE VISIBILITY AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS IN DOWNTOWN DUBLIN. IN 2024, THE CITY SPENT APPROXIMATELY $33,000 ON ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLAINT BASED, FOCUSED, UM, PRIMARILY ON SAFETY RELATED ISSUES SUCH AS THAT DOUBLE PARKING AND BLOCK TRAVEL LANES ALIGNING WITH THE CITY'S ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES AND NON-SAFETY RELATED PARKING CONCERNS WERE ALSO ADDRESSED THROUGH TY, THOUGH TYPICALLY IN RESPONSE TO THOSE COMPLAINTS, UM, AND ONLY AS RESOURCES ALLOWED, EXPANDING THE ENFORCEMENT TO COVER A BROADER RANGE OF VIOLATIONS WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE COSTS AND ESPECIALLY IF MANAGED, UM, SOLELY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE CURRENT STUDY RECOMMENDS ADJUSTING THE ON-STREET PARKING TIMES TO BETTER REFLECT THE ACTUAL, UM, USE AND PATTERNS AND IMPROVE CURB EFFICIENCY IN THE NEAR TERM. UM, THE TIME LIMITS ALONG HIGH STREET AND LONG SHORE ARE RECOMMENDED TO BE REDUCED FROM TWO OR THREE HOURS DOWN TO ONE HOUR, SUPPORTING THAT HIGH QUICK TURNOVER NEED IN THOSE HIGH DEMAND AREAS, UM, AND THEN ADDING THE, UH, TWO HOUR ON THE SIDE STREETS, UM, AND USING THAT SECOND YEAR TO ROLL OUT, UM, ADDITIONAL TWO HOUR RESTRICTIONS WHERE THERE'S CURRENTLY NOT ANY TODAY. AND THIS, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS BACKED BY DATA, UH, IN THE STUDY THAT SHOWS THE AVERAGE STAY IS, UH, RIGHT AT ONE HOUR. SO WHILE MOST DRIVERS DO COMPLY WITH THIS TIME-BASED, UM, PARKING RESTRICTION, THE, UM, THE PLAN TAKES A THREE PART APPROACH, UM, ON COMPLIANCE. SO THE FIRST IS REALLY BALANCING THE NEEDS, UM, THROUGH DESIGNATING THOSE SPACES APPROPRIATELY ACROSS THE DISTRICT, LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO MONITOR THE, UM, EFFECTIVENESS AND ENFORCEMENT, AND THEN PROMOTING THOSE GARAGES AND THE, THE FREE PARKING IN THE DISTRICT AS WELL. AND WHILE THE LONGSHORE AND HIGH STREET EXPERIENCES HIGHER PARKING DEMAND, THE REST OF THE DISTRICT DOES NOT. AND AS A RESULT, PAID PARKING IS NOT RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, IF PAID PARKING DEMAND INCREASES AND CONSISTENTLY MEETS KEY THRESHOLDS ACROSS [02:15:01] THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, THE CITY MAY WANT TO CONSIDER REEVALUATING THE POTENTIAL FOR PAID PARKING IN THE FUTURE, UM, WITH THOUGHTFUL AND CAREFUL ANALYSIS. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THAT CITATIONS AND PENALTIES CAN DISCOURAGE THOSE REPEAT VISITORS IN THE AREA. SO, UM, MOVING FORWARD, WE WOULD, UH, JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL TO BALANCE THAT, UM, WITH THE COMMUNITY AREA AND VISITOR EXPECTATIONS. UM, AND ADDITIONALLY, IF PAID PARKING PILOT WERE INTRODUCED, ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES WOULD LIKELY REQUIRE, UM, ONGOING SUBSIDY, UH, AS INITIAL REVENUE WOULD BE MODEST IN THOSE EARLY STAGES. SO THE CURRENT PARKING CODE, UM, ACTUALLY HA HAS PARKING TICKETS AS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. UM, SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS ONLY OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE ABLE TO ENFORCE THAT WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, UM, AND NEED TO PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY AND COMPLAINT D DRIVEN ISSUES AS AS TIME PERMITS AND PRIORITIES ALLOW, THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF PARKING TICKETS WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT IMPORT ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY TO BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF LAW, THE SWORN, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY WITH THEIR TASKS AND PRIORITIZATION, POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS. SO THE PREVIOUS, UM, PARKING STUDY INCLUDED EARLY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PAID PARKING, BUT THAT WORK WAS NEVER FINALIZED OR DETAILED. SO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, SINCE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE NOT ADVANCED, UM, IF THIS IS SOMETHING TO PURSUE IN THE FUTURE, UM, JUST A COUPLE OF KEY THOUGHTS SURROUNDING THAT OR THAT THE, UH, WOULD NEED TO REALLY DEVELOP, UH, CLEAR NEW STRATEGY BASED ON THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. DECRIMINALIZING THOSE PARKING TICKETS, STA UH, ANALYZING THE STAFFING NEEDS, UM, WHICH THIS EARLIER STUDY RECOMMENDED, ONE FULL-TIME, TWO PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, PLUS THE SUPPORT OF ADDITIONAL STAFF, UM, CREATING AN ENTERPRISE FUND AND A ROBUST PUBLIC, UH, ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION PLANS, UM, WOULD NEED TO BE CREATED AS WELL AS REVIEWING TECHNOLOGY. LPR HANDHELD LPR WAS RECOMMENDED AT THE TIME, BUT UM, COULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT SOME, UM, MORE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR THAT ENFORCEMENT. SO DUBLIN, AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE LEVERAGED PARKING TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS ENFORCEMENT. WESTERVILLE USES THE FIBER SENSOR PUCK SYSTEM TO PROVIDE, UM, PUBLIC REAL-TIME PARKING AVAILABILITY. MARYSVILLE USES THAT SAME TECHNOLOGY FOR BOTH THE AVAILABILITY AND ALSO TO, UM, DETECT TIME LIMIT PARKING VIOLATIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT. AND THEY USE THAT, UM, TO, UH, HELP MONITOR THOSE, THOSE SPACES AND, AND CREATE THOSE CITATIONS. SO WHILE THESE TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE HELPFUL, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IN OHIO THAT THE POLICE OFFICER MUST VERIFY THAT VIOLATION, UM, BEFORE A CITATION IS ISSUED, SO THAT A TECHNOLOGY NEEDS TO BE RELIABLE AND CLEARER, UM, TO THOSE OFFICERS PROVIDING THAT ENFORCEMENT. AND FOR THE DOUBLE TECH PILOTS, UM, TOP COSTS ARE LIFT LISTED ON THE LEFT, UM, AND THEN CIP BUDGETS ARE ON THE RIGHT SHOWING THE PROJECTS WERE CONDUCTED WITHIN THOSE, UM, APPROVED BUDGETS. SO THE MAIN GOAL OF THE CURRENT STUDY IS REALLY TO PROVIDE THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON HOW TO PROGRAM THIS SPACE. UM, IT INCLUDES THE, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCESSIBLE PARKING BASED ON PRO WAG, THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES, WHICH TAKE A CONTACT SENSITIVE APPROACH, AND CONSIDERS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AROUND THE BLOCK TO DETERMINE WHERE, UM, ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES ARE NEEDED FOR A BETTER DISTRIBUTION IN PLACES. AND, UH, PLACEMENT OF THOSE, UM, RESTRICTED SPACES. SO THE BLACK, UM, PARKING SPACES AND THE MARK ON THE MAP ON THE RIGHT SHOW WHERE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS LIE FOR, UH, EITHER EXISTING OR PROPOSED ACCESSIBLE PARKING. UM, AND WOULD NOT NECESSARILY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE OVERALL PARKING COUNT, UM, WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE THOSE AT THE END OF A BLOCK OR AT A, AN EXISTING CURB RAMP. ANOTHER TOPIC THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE CAR LIGHT OR CAR FREE ZONE. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, UM, AND CAN BE, UM, CONSIDERED AND AS, AS THIS AND THAT PLAN ARE BOTH ADVANCED. UM, SOME OF THE LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH THE, THE COVID TIME ON LONGSHORE STREET WERE TO CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE GARAGES AND THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED, IF THERE ARE VEHICULAR RESTRICTIONS, UM, AND WANT TO USE THOSE LEARNINGS AS WE CONTINUE WITH, UH, DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS THE METRO CENTER AND THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT. SO, UH, SOME OTHER TOPICS THAT CAME UP IN THE [02:20:01] MARCH MEETING WERE, UM, DISCUSSING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE. UM, SO NEW ELECTRONIC SIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT, AT THE TWO SIGNALIZE INTERSECTIONS ALONG RIVERSIDE AND BRIDGE PARK TO PROVIDE JUST ADDITIONAL AWARENESS FOR THE DRIVERS, UM, TO WATCH OUT FOR PEDESTRIANS. UM, WE ARE ALSO, UH, CONSIDERING PAVEMENT TREATMENTS AND THE USE OF THE LEADING PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS AT THOSE TWO SIGNALIZE INTERSECTIONS TO GIVE WALKERS A HEAD START. UM, THE RIDE SHARE AND MICRO MOBILITY, UM, PROJECTS ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE THAT ORGANIZATION, UM, ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THOSE ACTIVE LOADING ZONES FOR THE PASSENGER PICKUP AND DROP OFF AREAS. AND THE VO FLEET THAT YOU SAW HERE, UM, A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO, ARE OUT THERE TO HELP THOSE FIRST MILE, LAST MILE CONNECTIONS AND COORDINATION IS UNDERWAY WITH LYFT AND UBER. UM, AND USING THOSE GEO-FENCING TECHNOLOGIES FOR BOTH OF THOSE, UM, PROGRAMS. AND WE'LL CONTINUE THAT INTEGRATION WITH THE EV CHARGING PLAN THAT ADVANCES. SO CAN THE ACTION PLAN BE CONDENSED INTO TWO YEARS? HERE'S A PROPOSAL FOR WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. UM, PRIORITY IN YEAR ONE WOULD BE PRIORITY PRIORITIZED SAFETY. SO CONTINUE TO, TO ENFORCE, UM, AGAINST THOSE DOUBLE PARKS, FOCUSING ON THOSE ACTIVE LOADING ZONES. UM, CON ADDING THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ELEMENTS THAT WE DESCRIBED, UM, ACCESSIBILITY, UM, BEGINNING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE SPACES THAT ARE RECOMMENDED THROUGH PRO UPDATING THE PARKING TIME LIMITS AND PARKING TECH, CONTINUING PARKING TECHNOLOGIES. UM, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ABOUT THE FREE GARAGES AND ANY CHANGES IN THE CURB SPACE. UM, AND CONTINUING WITH THE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY, UM, THIS IS ONE THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT FROM THE LAST TOPIC, RIGHT? UM, DRAFTING THE, THE CURBSIDE VENDOR OR FOOD TRUCK POLICY. AND THEN, UM, CONTINUING THE, THE TECH PILOTS AS WELL. UM, AND THEN ROLLING INTO THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PLAN WOULD BE, UM, EXPANDING THOSE TIME LIMITS TO WHERE WE DON'T HAVE, UM, ON STREET TIME LIMITS CURRENTLY TO THE, TO THE TWO HOUR LIMITS, UM, PROMOTING THAT PARK ONCE MODEL AND LINKING THAT MICRO MOBILITY, THE VO TOOLS TO DO THAT. REVIEWING VALET, UM, BRIDGE PARK SINCE WE'VE GOT IT BACK REINSTATED ON THE HISTORIC DISTRICT SIDE. UM, LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL PEDESTRIAN ENHANCEMENTS, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, AND THAT OPEN STREETS CONCEPT. UM, SO WE WANTED TO, UM, GET A LITTLE MORE FEEDBACK FROM YOU TONIGHT ON THESE REVISIONS AND UPDATES. UH, WE HAVE OUR PARTNERS IN POLICE AND PLANNING HERE WITH US TONIGHT. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE, UM, AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR INPUT AND FEEDBACK. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, TINA. I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? THERE ARE THREE QUESTIONS HERE FOR US TO, UH, ANSWER. WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO? WE'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LINE. WE'LL GO DOWN THE LINE. OKAY. UH, REGARDING THE QUESTION. SO AM I SUPPORTIVE OF THE CONDENSED PLAN, GENERALLY SPEAKING, YES. UH, AM I SUPPORTIVE DESIRE TO EVALUATE PART PAID PARKING? THE ANSWER IS NO. UM, OTHER CONSIDERATIONS? I HAVE KIND OF A LIST HERE. SO I WAS WRITING, SO FOR THE ACTIVE LOADING ZONES, I JUST, I DON'T THINK IT'S INTUITIVE THAT I HAD NO IDEA THAT GRABBING LIKE A COFFEE, LIKE SOMEONE, TO ME LOADING ZONE MEANS LIKE A COMMERCIAL, LIKE YOU ACTUALLY ARE LOADING SOMETHING. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO SOME TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN. IF WE CAN PUT A QR CODE WITH INFORMATION OR A STICKER. I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT I COULD PARK IN A, IN A LOADING ZONE. SO I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME HELP THERE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT CAN, IT'S, TO ME THAT WOULD BE LIKE FIVE MINUTE PARKING OR 10 MINUTE PARKING, LIKE THOSE KIND OF SIGNS. THEN ANYONE COULD PARK THERE AND YOU CAN RUN IN TO GET YOUR, CARRY OUT YOUR TAKEOUT. UM, THE, THE OTHER THING IS YOU PRESENTED THE SLIDE OF, UM, KINDA SHOWING HOW PEOPLE WERE CREATING LOADING ZONES OR THE LOADING ZONES. UM, I GUESS THAT ONLY APPLIES THOUGH TO LIKE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT OR THE REDEVELOPMENT, LIKE IN HISTORIC DUBLIN, WE UNFORTUNATELY CREATED A GOOD SIX BLOCKS THERE BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND MOONEY THAT WE DIDN'T BUILD LOADING ZONES INTO. SO, UM, THE, THE NEW STUFF IS, IS WORKING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I THINK. UM, LET'S SEE. I HAD, I, I'M DEFINITELY SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING UP OR TO ADDING THOSE EXTRA [02:25:01] A DA SPOTS TO ACTUALLY THE MAXIMUM EXTENT THAT WE NEED AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF E WITH, EVEN BESIDES THE FACT ABOUT NO PAID PARKING AND ENFORCEMENT, I THINK WE SHOULD DECRIMINALIZE PARKING TICKETS. IT WILL JUST MAKE IT EASIER IN THE LONG RUN, HOWEVER, WHATEVER SOLUTION WE COME UP WITH. SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING THAT FORWARD. UM, I'M NOT SURE, CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT PHASE THAT WAS IN YOUR PLAN, BUT I WOULD MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PHASE ONE. UM, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE TIME LIMIT, THE GOING FROM TWO TO THREE AND MOVING IT TO ONE TO TWO. I THINK THAT REALLY HELPS. I THINK IT COVERS MOST DINNERS. UM, IF YOU'RE GONNA STAY THERE LONGER THAN TWO HOURS, GO FIND THE PARKING GARAGE. UH, I DID WANT TO, THERE, THERE WAS A NOTE IN THERE ABOUT OUR SCOOTERS AND I JUST HAD TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT THEY ARE DROPPED EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW. SO WE DEFINITELY NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR, UM, FLEET PEOPLE BECAUSE I'VE DRIVEN AROUND TOWN AND THEY ARE JUST RANDOMLY EVERYWHERE. THEY'RE NOT NEAR ANY TYPE OF PARKING FACILITY. SO JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, THAT NEEDS FIXED. UM, AND THEN IT IS JUST AS FAR AS TO KIND OF GO BACK TO THE PAID PARKING, I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK INTO A COUPLE THINGS. ONE, I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK INTO HOW WE CAN HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THE EMPLOYERS WHO ARE LETTING THEIR EMPLOYEES PARK IN THE ONE HOUR PARKING. 'CAUSE I ALL THE TIME SEE AN EMPLOYEE COME OUT OF A RE A RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE COME OUT OF ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS ON NORTH HIGH STREET INTO THEIR CAR, WHICH IS PARKED RIGHT OUT FRONT AND THEY'RE IN THEIR WORK GEAR, LIKE READY TO GO TO WORK. SO I SOMEHOW, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST, UM, AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN WITH THOSE EMPLOYERS THAT, TO GET IT IN THE HEAD OF THEIR EMPLOYEES THAT THEY SHOULD BE IN THE GARAGES AND NOT IN THOSE SPACES, BUT SOMEHOW MAYBE HOLD THE EMPLOYERS THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO AT LEAST GET THE EMPLOYEES OUT OF THE WAY. AND THEN THE OTHER THOUGHT TOO IS I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY, I MEAN, THERE'S DISCUSSION ON IF, IF WE DID DO PAID PARKING OR HOW MUCH WOULD COST TO EVEN STUDY IT. AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THE CITY SHOULD SPEND MONEY STUDYING ABOUT PAID PARKING. I THINK A BIG PORTION OF THIS WAS CREATED BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT WE DIDN'T NEED THESE LOADING ZONES AND THESE PARKING, THE, THE STUFF HERE. AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD THROW IT BACK. LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN FINANCE IT, IF THE NCA CAN PAY FOR IT OR THEY CAN FIGURE IT OUT OR SOMEHOW USE THEIR MONEY TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN PARK. 'CAUSE THEY TOLD US THEY DIDN'T NEED THESE LOANING ZONES TO BEGIN WITH. UM, I'M JUST NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THE CITY SPENDING MORE MONEY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO PAY PARKING. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL MY NOTES. OKAY. SO, UM, THE CONDENSED ACTION PLAN. I DO THINK THERE'S, UM, SOME GOOD PIECES IN HERE. I I THINK BRIDGE PARK IS ALWAYS GONNA HAVE DOUBLE PARKING BECAUSE IT'S OF THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED. AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD NECESSARILY ENFORCE, I MEAN, I, I THINK THE LOADING ZONES ARE GOOD. I AGREE WITH AMY. I DON'T THINK ANYONE KNOWS WHAT A LOADING ZONE OTHER THAN A TRUCK IS. SO MAYBE WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF SIGNAGE THAT WOULD COMPLY WITH LEGAL TRAFFIC, UH, LAWS. BUT, UM, WE DON'T HAVE LOADING OPPORTUNITIES IN BRIDGE PARK AND WE DON'T HAVE ALLEYS. SO EVERY TRUCK THAT'S GONNA COME IS GONNA, IS GONNA DOUBLE PARK BECAUSE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THE LOADING ZONES ARE FULL AND WE USE 'EM FOR OTHER THINGS, IT'S JUST THE WAY OF LIFE AND IT'S URBAN LIFE AS WE, YOU KNOW, AS WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE. SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD ENFORCE IT, BUT, UM, SIGNAGE THAT DEFINES WHAT A LOADING ZONE IS. UM, I LIKE THE LED SIGNS. I THINK, UH, THE A DA SPACES ARE PRETTY GOOD. PARKING TIME LIMITS ARE GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO THE GARAGE. AND LOOKING AT THOSE FIVE OR SIX LISTS OF, OF THE COST ON THOSE, THE ONLY THING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT, I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE GONNA DRIVE AROUND AND FIND IF THERE'S A SPACE, BUT I DO LIKE THE IDEA THAT IT TELLS YOU IF IT'S AVAILABLE, IF IT DOESN'T COLLECT DATA ON WHETHER THE PARKING GARAGE HAS, UH, VACANCIES OR, UM, IS FULL, UM, ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR PLANNING AND ZONING BECAUSE WE KEEP GIVING PARKING SPACES TO DEVELOPERS IN THE PARKING GARAGE AND WE'RE TOLD THAT THERE'S LOTS AND LOTS OF SPACE. THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO KNOW IF THERE REALLY IS LOTS AND LOTS OF SPACE IN THE PARKING GARAGE AND WHEN IT'S BEING USED. AND IF THAT DATA IS TRUE, THEN WE CAN MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AT PLANNING AND ZONING. SO I WOULDN'T SPEND MORE MONEY THAN THAT. I THINK IT'S PARK POWELL, WHICH IS LIKE 23, $2,350 VERSUS ALL THE OTHER EXPENSIVE ONES. UM, UM, [02:30:01] DEFINITELY I THINK YOU CAN PUT OUT, UM, BROCHURES DURING THE, UM, MARKET ON SATURDAYS ABOUT WHAT THE LOADING IS. YOU CAN PUT OUT A SANDWICH BOARD AS YOU CAN PARK HERE OR WHATEVER. I LIKE THE IDEA OF TALKING TO THE BUSINESSES. I AGREE. I THINK EMPLOYEES ARE PARKING ON THE STREET. UM, I AGREE. I DON'T, UH, THINK WE SHOULD SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON STUDIES. WE'VE SPENT OVER $500,000 ON PARKING STUDIES. I THINK A LOT OF THIS IS COMMON SENSE. I THINK WE KIND OF LOOK AS WE GO TO SEE HOW IT'S WORKING. IF WE NEED TO DO SOME TECHNOLOGIES, BECAUSE IT IMPROVES OUR STANDING IN THE BETA DISTRICT UNDERSTANDING, I WOULD BE MORE PRONE TO DO IT THAT WAY THAN IT IS TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE ARE PARKING IN THE BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT. UM, I LIKE THE IDEA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE ON LOADING AND LOADING, UM, IN NEW AREAS. THE ONE THINGS THAT I WOULD CONSIDER IS, I THINK VALET PARKING IS WAY UNDERUSED. WE NEED VALET PARKING. WE, WE ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. WE NEED VALET PARKING. AND I CAN IMAGINE THAT THE, UM, RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT. UM, I THINK WE'RE GONNA NEED IT AT ATCH WHEN THEY OPEN. UM, IT'S USED, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A A GROUP OF CUSTOMERS AND WE'RE AN OLDER CITY. WE NEED TO HAVE VALLEY PARKING. AND SO I THINK WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO DO THAT. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE DUBLIN CONNECTOR AND MICRO TRANSIT, AND SEEING HOW OUR SURVEY SAYS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF MASS TRANSPORTATION, OR IT'S NOT REALLY USED, WE NEED TO PUT OUR THINKING CAPS ON, ON HOW WE CAN USE MICRO TRANSIT, THESE SMALLER VEHICLES TO GET PEOPLE TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO IN LAST MILE OR FIRST MILE OR DOOR TO DOOR. UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK, UM, YOU'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD PLAN. OKAY. UH, YES ON NUMBER ONE, LET'S CONDENSE THE ACTION PLAN. NUMBER TWO. UM, I'M NOT FOR PAID PARKING, ONE FOR THE EXPENSE, TWO FOR THE HASSLE OF HANDLING IT. I WAS JUST DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS THE OTHER DAY IN THE SHORT NORTH, AND I HAD FIVE MINUTES OF SOMETHING AND I SAID, I'M NOT GONNA BUY THE PARKING THING. I'M NOT GONNA MESS WITH IT. I'M GOING TO TAKE A RISK ON THE TICKET, JUMP IN AND JUMP OUT AND GET MY STUFF DONE. SO TOTALLY AGAINST THE, UH, PAID PARKING THING. AND DUBLIN HAS A REPUTATION OF BEING A CITY WHERE WE HAVE FREE PARKING, WE HAVE THAT OVER EVERYBODY ELSE, SHORT NORTH, PEOPLE HATE IT, CAN'T FIND A PARKING SPOT. BIG HASSLE. OUR THING, PEOPLE STILL RELATE TO US AS FREE PARKING. SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR NOT DOING THAT. UH, AND THE OTHER THING IS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAD COVID, WE, WE, UH, DID A EUROPEAN STREET, WE HAD PEOPLE OUT EATING IN IT. IT WAS PRETTY NEAT. I'D STILL LIKE TO SEE YOU GUYS CONSIDER BLOCKING OFF AT LEAST THAT ONE BLOCK AND HAVE PART OF OUR DOWNTOWN OVER THERE, A WALKABLE CITY. BUT YOU CAN STILL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE EUROPEANS, THEY HAVE WALKABLE CITIES, BUT THEIR TRUCKS ARE IN THEIR ALL MORNING LONG RESUPPLYING THOSE AREAS, THOSE RESTAURANTS AND STUFF. SO IT'S TOTALLY DOABLE. AND THAT'S REALLY, AND I, OH, BY THE WAY, YOU DID A GOOD JOB, I THOUGHT, WITH THE MAP. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH IT. UH, HOW YOU HAD IT BROKEN DOWN BETWEEN, UH, PARKING AND, UM, TEMPORARY FOR THE, UH, BUSINESSES. SO GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. SO, UM, WE DON'T HAVE A PARKING, UH, WE DON'T HAVE LACK OF PARKING. FOLKS JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO PARK. AND SO, UM, I THINK FIRST OF ALL, I'M OPPOSED TO PAID PARKING ANYWHERE. UM, I THINK HAVING THE SIGNS AT, AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE GARAGES SAYING HOW MANY SPACES ARE ARE AVAILABLE IS VERY HELPFUL. IT'S ALWAYS GONNA SAY THERE ARE SPACES AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE HAVE SPACES AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME IN THE GARAGES. UM, BUT IT'S A PSYCHOLOGICAL TRIGGER. WHEN SOMEBODY DRIVES PAST THE GARAGE, THEY MAY THINK, I'M NOT EVEN GONNA BOTHER. I'M GONNA EITHER END UP ON THE FIFTH FLOOR, OR I'M NOT GONNA FIND A SPOT BY SAYING, FREE PARKING 500 SPOTS. YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'RE GONNA ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO PARK IN THE GARAGES, WHICH IS WHERE I THINK THEY SHOULD BE PARKING ANYWAY, THE ACTIVE LOADING ZONE COMMENTS. I AGREE. UM, I ALWAYS THINK OF THEM AS SPOTS FOR DELIVERY TRUCKS, NOT ME GRABBING A COFFEE. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CHANGE THAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE, UM, LOADING ZONES FOR THE TRUCKS SO THEY'RE NOT BLOCKING THE LANES OF TRAFFIC. BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO A CONVENIENCE TO HAVE A SPOT THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR FIVE MINUTES, 10 MINUTES, 15 MINUTES. UM, I THINK A LOT OF [02:35:01] FOLKS MAY NOT GO TO BRIDGE PARK BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN'T FIND A SPOT OR IT'S INCONVENIENT. SO THE MORE CONVENIENT WE CAN MAKE IT, THE BETTER. THANKS. I THINK I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID. UM, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE CONDENSED PLAN. I AGREE WITH AMY. LET'S NOT SPEND ANY MORE MONEY EVEN TALKING ABOUT PAID PARKING, LET ALONE STUDYING PAID PARKING AT THIS POINT, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE, CHANGES THAT WORLD. UM, I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF TECHNOLOGY. I KNOW THAT IT'S ADVANCING QUICKLY ABOUT WHERE THOSE AVAILABLE SPOTS ARE. SO NOT ONLY THAT THEY'RE THERE, WE CAN SEE 'EM ON YOUR, ON YOUR SCREEN UP OR WHATEVER WHERE YOU'LL FIND THEM. AND I, I THINK WE SHOULD INVEST IN TRYING THAT AT LEAST ONE PLACE. LET'S NOT STUDY IT. LET'S JUST TRY IT FOR A LITTLE BIT. UM, UH, I, I LIKE THE NO TRAFFIC STREETS. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DON'T DO, THEY WERE SUCH A SUCCESS DURING COVID. I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO. UM, AND THAT CREATES MORE BUSINESS FOR THE VENT. UM, THE, UH, RESTAURANTS, WE KNOW THAT, UM, AND I KNOW WE TALKED A WHILE BACK ABOUT A, UM, BIKE RACK, UM, PARKING, I MEAN PROGRAM WHERE WE WOULD SUPPLY THEM WITH THE BIKE RACK IF THE BUSINESS WOULD IMPLEMENT 'EM. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE STATUS IS ON THAT. SO IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE PUSHING, I, I CAN JUST TELL YOU, WHEN I'M RIDING MY BIKE, IT'S STILL IN BRIDGE PARK. THERE, THERE AREN'T PLACES TO PARK THE DARN BIKE. I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE SUPPORTING IT. UM, SO I, I THINK WE SHOULD RESURRECT THAT AND SEE IF THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO OR, UM, OR IF WE, AND IF THAT HAS FALLEN OFF, MAYBE BRING THAT FORWARD. SO, UM, FIND SOME WAY TO DO THAT. SO SUPPORTIVE AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT, TINA AND TEAM. THANK YOU. UH, THANKS TINA. YES, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE CONDENSED ACTION PLAN, PARTICULARLY WITH THE, UM, A DA SPACES LIKE GET THAT DONE. UM, I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF EVALUATING PAID PARKING. UM, I THINK WE HAVE A LOT ON THIS PLAN. IF WE WANNA TALK ABOUT PAID PARKING WAY DOWN THE ROAD, WE CAN ALWAYS DO THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALWAYS TALK ABOUT. NOW. IT'S JUST NOT THAT TIME. UH, YES, ON THE DYNAMIC PARKING GARAGE DISPLAYS, YES, ON DECRIMINALIZING, UM, THE PARKING TICKETS, I THINK PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN SAID. UM, SO I, I'M, I'M GOOD. I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. I LARGELY AGREE WITH MY, UH, CO COUNCIL PEOPLE HERE. UM, IT CONDENSED ACTION PLAN, I THINK IT'S, IT'S APPROPRIATE. I MEAN, WE, IT'S NOT BEEN THAT LONG SINCE WE CHANGED IT, SO IT'S PROBABLY, UM, TIME TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. AGAIN. I'M GONNA BE THE LOAN OUTLIER ON PAID PARKING. IF WE ARE MONITORING PARKING AND WE ARE ENFORCING ANYTHING AT ALL, WE'RE ALREADY DOING THE SPEND AND WE'RE MISSING THE REVENUE. SO EITHER WE, IF WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR IT, WE SHOULD TRY TO HAVE SOME RECOVERY COST RECOVERY ON THAT. BUT I AM CLEARLY IN THE MINORITY, AND SO I WILL TAKE THOSE LICKS AND KEEP ON TICKING. UM, THE CURBSIDE. ANY ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS? I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE US MOVE FORWARD ON THE EV PLAN, UM, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER BECAUSE I, I THINK THAT WE, UM, THERE ARE ENOUGH EVS OUT THERE NOW THAT WE'RE NOT ACCOMPLISHING OUR GOAL OF BEING SOMEPLACE TO CHARGE WHILE YOU'RE THERE. UM, WE'RE, I THINK SEEING PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY, PEOPLE ARE GOING FOR A FULL CHARGE AND THEY MIGHT BE PARKED THERE FOR 4, 5, 6 HOURS OVERNIGHT OR WHATEVER. AND SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE US GET AN ED PLAN MOVING FORWARD. AND, AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT OUR OWN STAFF CAN'T, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO THOSE BY USERS. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU CAN USE TO, TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ACCOMPLISHING YOUR GOAL. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME MOVEMENT ON THAT. AND I DO THINK THAT I, I AGREE WITH ANDY ON THE, THE MENTAL SCRIPT OF THE NUMBERS OF PARKING SPOTS AVAILABLE. WHEN YOU SEE THAT NUMBER, YOU'RE JUST GONNA BE MORE, UM, APT TO GO INTO THE PARKING GARAGE, UM, KNOWING THAT THERE'S 138 SPOTS AVAILABLE AND CERTAINLY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SECURE ONE OF THOSE. UM, SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK, DID YOU GET THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR IN A SUFFICIENT MANNER? AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEEDED ANSWERED THAT YOU DIDN'T HEAR? CLARITY? I THINK SO LET ME TAKE A STAB AT THIS. SO IS COUNCIL SUPPORTIVE OF THE CONDENSED ACTION PLAN? I THINK I HEARD YES. YES. YOU HAD AT LEAST FOUR. UH, THE COUNCIL'S, UM, DESIRE IS TO NOT PURSUE PAY PARKING AT THIS TIME UNLESS WE SEE SOME MAJOR CHANGES. UM, FOCUS ON THE EDUCATION AND THOSE LOADING ZONES. UM, MAKING SURE THAT, UM, LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT HERE. OR WE DO THE, UH, DECRIMINALIZATION OF THE PARKING TICKETS IN SUPPORTIVE OF THE, UM, ONE AND TWO HOUR TIME LIMITS. DID I MISS ANYTHING? [02:40:02] I THINK ALL OF THOSE STATEMENTS ARE CORRECT. OKAY. VALET IS MENTIONED. OH, AND THE AADA A ADVANCING A DA, SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. IS VALET. VALET IS MENTIONED IN HERE IN THE PLAN, YOU ARE CONSIDERED CORRECT. SO IT'S ALREADY REINSTATED ON THE HISTORIC DUBLIN SIDE, AND IT WOULD BE TO EVALUATE BRIDGE PARK. OKAY, GREAT. DID WHAT YOU NEED. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS [STAFF COMMENTS] BRINGS US TO THE STAFF COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. MEGAN? GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN, UM, BY EXTENDING MY GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO ATTENDED OUR EXPERIENCE, PUBLIC WORKSDAY ON SATURDAY AT THE DUBLIN SERVICE CENTER. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A BIT TOO WINDY FOR THE BOUNCY HOUSES, UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE LITTLES. UM, ATTENDEES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE A VARIETY OF TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT. THEY PAINTED A SNOWPLOW BLADE, PARTICIPATED IN A BIKE RODEO, AND LOTS OF OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED AND THANKS ESPECIALLY TO ALL OF THE STAFF THAT CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME ON THE WEEKEND. AND ALSO PREPARING FOR THE EVENT AS IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND IT HELPED KICK OFF A SUCCESSFUL, UM, PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. ALSO, WANT TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON SALES FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY. UM, FESTIVITIES REGISTRATION FOR RESERVE TABLES AT THE EVENING CELEBRATION WENT ONLINE ON MAY 12TH AND WERE SOLD OUT WITHIN THE FIRST TWO DAYS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE CHERYL CROW IN 2018, UM, THAT WE HAVE SOLD OUT THAT QUICKLY. SO THIS EVENT'S SURE TO BE A HIT. UH, THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ARE WISHING TO ATTEND THE EVENT CAN STILL PURCHASE STADIUM WRISTBANDS, UM, STARTING ON JUNE 15TH. AS ALWAYS, WE'RE EXCITED TO HOST THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY WORKDAY, WHICH IT'S HARD TO BEGIN. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THAT BEGINS NEXT WEEK. THE WORLD'S BEST GOLF WILL TAKE PLACE AT MUIRFIELD VILLAGE GOLF CLUB. MAY 29TH THROUGH JUNE 1ST. TEAM DUBLIN'S BEEN BUSY FOR MONTHS, UM, PREPARING THE CITY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ALL AROUND DUBLIN, INCLUDING THE FOUR MILER RUN THROUGH MUIRFIELD VILLAGE THIS THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, AND FEST AT BRIDGE PARK MAY 30TH AND 31ST, WHICH WILL ONCE AGAIN INCLUDE A DRONE SHOW ON FRIDAY, MAY 30TH. SO WE HAVE ALL THOSE DETAILS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. VISIT DUBLIN'S HELPING TO AMPLIFY, UM, THE WORD ON THOSE. AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO INCLUDED IN BINDERS THAT WERE PLACED IN COUNCIL MAILBOXES THIS EVENING. AND I WILL ALSO BE FOLLOWING UP WITH AN EMAIL WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR COUNCIL. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TONIGHT, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT MATTHEW RUBINO AS MY APPOINTMENT FOR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. THIS POSITION WAS PUBLICLY ADVERTISED IN LATE JANUARY AND WAS ADVERTISED BROADLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THROUGH SEVERAL PRO PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, WE RECEIVED OVER 80 APPLICATIONS, NARROWED THE POOL OF CANDIDATES TO INTERVIEW TO 13 AND THEN TO FOUR CANDIDATES FOR MORE EXTENSIVE INTERVIEWS. AS THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE, MR. RUBINO WAS INVITED TO A FINAL INTERVIEW, SPENDING A DAY WITH MEMBERS OF OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE FINANCE AND TAX TEAMS. AND THROUGHOUT THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, MR. RUBINO CONTINUOUSLY DEMONSTRATED HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF GOVERNMENT FINANCE, INCLUDING BUDGETING, INVESTMENTS, DEBT, PAYROLL, AND AUDITING STANDARDS, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC POLICY ASPECTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES. HE HAS A VERY IMPRESSIVE RESUME. MR. RUBINO BRINGS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN. MOST RECENTLY, HE HAS SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE CITY OF SOLAND SINCE 2016, WHERE HE HAS LED THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS. HE HOLDS BOTH A MASTER'S OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS FINANCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON. UM, MR. RUBINO IS DEEPLY ENGAGED IN REGIONAL FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION. HE'S A BOARD MEMBER FOR A NUMBER OF GROUPS. UM, AND HE ALSO IS ACTIVE IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. UH, IN ADDITION TO HIS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, UM, MR. RUBINO BRINGS A STRATEGIC COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO PUBLIC FINANCE THAT ALIGNS WELL WITH OUR CULTURE OF INNOVATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND FISCAL STEWARDSHIP. I DID PROVIDE COUNSEL WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VIA EMAIL REGARDING MR. RUBINOS EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, AND COUNSEL ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW HIM. AND THEREFORE, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST COUNSEL'S CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. RUBINO PER SECTION 6.03 B OF THE REVISED CHARTER FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MATT RUBINO TO THE POSITION OF CFO AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. WHAT I DON'T HAVE IS THAT, UM, WILL THAT REQUIRE A VOTE OF COUNCIL? THAT REQUIRES A MOTION. YES. SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MATTHEW RUBINO AS THE CITY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR, CFO. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE [02:45:01] VICE MAYOR ARDO? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS. YES. MS. OSA? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. MR. REINER? YES. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS SIR. WELCOME TO THE TEAM. YOU'LL BE WORKING LONG HOURS IN YOUR FIRST SO OFFICIAL DAY. SO , GET COMFORTABLE. OKAY. AND, OKAY. SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT WITH THAT, BEFORE I CLOSE MY COMMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO, ON A RELATED TOPIC, I'D LIKE TO THANK JAMIE HOFFMAN FOR ALL OF HER WORK AND HER WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST WITH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. UM, OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, SHE HAS REALLY STEPPED IN AND HAS BEEN PULLING DOUBLE DUTY OFTENTIMES AND HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB DOING SO. SO SHE EXEMPLIFIES OUR CULTURE IS DEDICATED TO SERVICE AND IS TRULY, UM, AN EXAMPLE OF BEING BETTER TOGETHER FOR IT. SO JUST A COUPLE OF MORE MONTHS, JAMIE, BEAR WITH US. HE'S RIGHT BACK THERE. YOU WON'T KNOW HOW TO FAIL YOUR MONDAY NIGHTS, BUT THANK YOU FOR SPENDING THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS WITH US. IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. [COUNCIL REPORTS] WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL REPORTS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE AND AMY GRAHAM. OKAY. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE MET ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH, AND WE HAD A RIVETING DISCUSSION ON SPEED MANAGEMENT. WE GOT UPDATED ON ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON OVER THE LAST YEAR. UH, AND OUT OF THE DISCUSSION, UM, WE GOT JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL PROGRAM, UH, ABOUT THE, LIKE THE SPEED CAMERA, THE WARNING LETTERS, THE TACTICAL URBANISM PILOT. WE DID THE TEMPORARY CUSHIONS WE INSTALLED IN ONE LOCATION. UH, WE ALSO JUST GOT GENERAL UPDATES ON ENFORCEMENT AND THE STATISTICS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, THE DASHBOARD AND EVERYTHING THAT'S AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. SO AFTER WE DISCUSSED ALL THOSE AREAS, THE COMMITTEE MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE'LL BE COMING FORWARD TO COUNCIL AT OUR NEXT MEETING THAT WILL DIRECT STAFF ON THE FOLLOWING REGARDING THE PROGRAM. SO ONE IS TO DISCONTINUE THE TACTICAL URBANISM PILOT PROGRAM THAT DID NOT FARE TOO WELL. SECOND WAS TO CONTINUE THE SPEED CAMERA PROGRAM, UH, AT THE PROPOSED FOUR NEW LOCATIONS. THAT'S ACTUALLY WORKING VERY WELL TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL DRIVER FEEDBACK SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS IN SELECT LOCATIONS, PARTICULARLY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS DECREASING SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE. SO THINK DUBLIN ROAD, UH, AS YOU'RE COMING IN AND IT DROPS FROM 50 TO 25 OR LIKEWISE, RIVERSIDE ALSO TO PRO PROVIDE UPDATES TO COUNCIL ON THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW HAWK SIGNALS THAT ARE GETTING INSTALLED. AND ALSO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL DEPLOYMENTS OF THESE SIGNALS IN OTHER HIGH VOLUME PEDESTRIAN CROSSING LOCATIONS TO CONSIDER ADDING AN SOME TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL STICKER OR QR CODE TO, TO THESE ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING LOCATIONS TO HELP PEDESTRIANS UNDERSTAND WHO HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY, JUST KIND OF EXPLAINING THE GENERAL LAW. AND ALSO TO CONSIDER BROADENING THE PROMOTIONS OF OUR SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BEYOND JUST DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO SOMEHOW GETTING IT OUT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ON THE INTERNET, AND ALSO CONTINUE PURSUING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCEMENTS AND SOLUTIONS AS THEY'VE BEEN DOING. SO THAT RECOMMENDATION WILL COME TO COUNCIL AT OUR NEXT MEETING. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU MA'AM. THIS WILL BRING US TO OUR LIAISON REPORTS AND WE WILL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DEROSA ON THE 33 CORRIDOR GROUP AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I HAVE NOTHING TONIGHT. THANKS. THANK YOU. UH, MS. FOX WITH THE 33 CORRIDOR GROUP. NOTHING THERE. MR. KEELER WITH LOGAN UNION, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. UH, THANK YOU. AT THE MAY 8TH MEETING, THERE WAS A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE SHOPS AT HAWKS LANDING. THAT'S AT THE CORNER OF POST AND HIGHLAND CROIX. FOUR LOTS WERE APPROVED. UM, AND THAT'S ALSO THE LOCATION OF A A CAR DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UH, MR. REINER, ARTS COUNSEL AND THE SEARCH COMMITTEE, UH, HAVE A ART SHOW WITH VIVIAN RIPLEY. UM, IT'LL BE RUNNING UNTIL THE 27TH OF JUNE. ARTS COMMITTEE SEARCH COMMITTEE ARTS IS DOING, LET'S SEE, WE'VE GONE THROUGH FROM 90 DOWN TO THREE. WE'LL BE RUNNING THESE FINALISTS, UH, THIS WEEK AND THEN NEXT WEEK. UM, I THINK NO MATTER WHO'S CHOSEN, THEY'RE GONNA BE JUST OUTSTANDING. I MEAN, ALL THREE OF 'EM COULD BE OUR LEADER. THEY'RE THAT GOOD. SO COMPLETE CONFIDENCE. WE'LL SEE HOW THIS THING ALL SHAKES OUT. I WANNA THANK THE, UH, SELECTION TEAM. UH, THEY DID A [02:50:01] WONDERFUL JOB. VERY, VERY, VERY PROFESSIONAL. SO I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS AND GOOD SHAPE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF DUBLIN ARTS. THANK YOU. GOOD TO HEAR. THANK YOU, MS. CRAM, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND THE A RB. SO ALL IS PRETTY QUIET IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. THEY DO. THANK EVERYONE FOR PASSAGE OF THE LEVEE. UH, AS FAR AS THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD, WE HAD OUR AGENDA MEETING TODAY, AND YOU MAY BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE THIRD HOUSE ON NORTH RIVERVIEW STREET, SO IT'S ACTUALLY THE 40 EAST BRIDGE STREET HOUSE, UH, IS FINALLY COMING BACK BEFORE IN THIS TIME AS AN ACTUAL MINOR PROJECT REVIEW WITH CONDITIONS AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL. SO WE'RE FINALLY GETTING THE THIRD ONE UNDERWAY. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T DRIVEN DOWN THERE, THE OTHER TWO ARE ALL FRAMED IN AND LOOKING GOOD. UH, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO ON THE AGENDA, THERE'S TWO BRAND NEW NEW BUILDS ON SOUTH RIVERVIEW STREET ON A VACANT LOT THAT WAS SPLIT EARLIER IN THE YEAR. SO IT'S ON THE SOUTH END OF SOUTH RIVERVIEW STREET. SO, UH, THAT'S ALL THAT'S GOING ON ON ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UM, I'LL GIVE A QUICK MORSEY UPDATE. UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SENATE PRESIDENT MCCAULEY FOR HIS ADVICE OF MEETING WITH SENATOR MANCHESTER, UM, RELATIVE TO RAIL AND HAD A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION THERE. UH, I AM, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SENATOR REINEKE WILL SUBMIT, UH, AN AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF THE MIDWEST CONNECT RAIL. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED AND THAT WILL BE, UH, ACCEPTED BY THE SENATE IN MOVE FORWARD INTO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. SO, UM, THAT IS THE LATEST AND GREATEST ON RPC IN PASSENGER RAIL. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO COUNCIL ROUND TABLE AND, UM, I WILL START AGAIN DOWN HERE TO MY FAR RIGHT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR OUTGOING BOARDING COMMISSION MEMBERS AND CONGRATS TO ALL OF OUR INCOMING MEMBERS. WE HAD ONE WHO SAT HERE ALMOST TO OUR VERY END TONIGHT, SO HE'S EAGER TO GET STARTED. HE JUST LEFT. I WAS GONNA THANK HIM FOR STAYING THE WHOLE TIME, BUT WE ALSO, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO RECOGNIZING ALL OF THEM ON JUNE 2ND AT OUR BOARDING COMMISSION MEETING. THAT'S IT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, JANE. OKAY. UM, I JUST WANNA, THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT'S COMING UP. WE'RE PARTNERS WITH, UH, THE CITY AS A PARTNER AND I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK AND EFFORT THE STAFF, THE POLICE, EVERYONE DOES, UM, TO MAKE IT WONDERFUL. SO THANK YOU AHEAD OF TIME. I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER GREAT YEAR AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. GREAT. JOHN JUST, UH, WANNA MAKE YOU AWARE OF A PROBLEM THAT'S COME BACK UP. UM, THAT'D BE, UM, 7 45 AND GLICK ROAD. AS YOU MAY OR MIGHT, MIGHT NOT NOTICE, THERE'S A NEW STOPLIGHT. WE HAVE TRAFFIC BACKED ALL THE WAY UP. AGAIN, IT'S GONNA CONTINUE. I STOPPED AT SHAWNEE HILLS, TRIED TO MEET THE MAYOR TODAY TO SEE IF WE COULD RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. WE, WE RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 12 TO 15 YEARS AGO. THE CITY MANAGER AND I JUMPED IN A CAR, RAN OVER TO SHAWNEE HILLS, HAD A MEETING WITH THEM. THAT'S WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE PROGRAM FOR THE $1.2 MILLION INTERSECTION WHERE WE HELPED THEM, UH, VOLUNTEER TO WRITE A PROGRAM. 'CAUSE THEY ONLY HAD $85,000 TO TRY TO GET FUNDING THEIR PART OF IT. DUBLIN KICKED IN OUR PART, STATE OF OHIO KICKED IN THEIR PART, BUT NOW IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING WE FIXED IS IN REVERSE. NOW THE LIGHT THEY PUT IN IS CRAZY. THE TRAFFIC'S BACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BRIDGE. IT WILL SOON BE BACKED ALL THE WAY FROM 7 45 TO, UM, UH, MEREFIELD DRIVE. AND SO I DON'T, I MEAN, THREE QUICK SOLUTIONS IS THE BOGIE IN SELLS 'EM ANOTHER 15 FEET AND SAYS, OKAY, WE CAN HAVE A BYPASS LANE TO GET AROUND YOUR LIGHT BECAUSE IF YOU GOT A CAR GOING LEFT, THE WHOLE ROAD SHUTS DOWN. UH, SO WE, I ASK THEM TO SELL , SELL THEM SOME LAND. UM, WE REMOVE THE LIGHT, ASK 'EM TO REMOVE THE LIGHT AND CONTINUE AS IT IS. UM, UM, WE PUT A ROUNDABOUT AND GLICK IN 7 45 FINALLY. AND WE MAKE A DEAL WITH NEARFIELD TO TAKE OFF THEIR CORNER LAND AND USE THEIR LAND FOR PART OF THE ROUNDABOUT AND PUT A BEND IN IT. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO. SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING. THEY'RE GONNA CALL ME UP AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION ON HOW WE MIGHT FIX THIS PROBLEM. BUT THIS, THIS IS GONNA BE A GIANT DISASTER WITH THE GOLF TOURNAMENT. IT'S GONNA BE RIDICULOUS. ANDY, KATHY, UM, WELCOME MATT, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, JAMIE FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO THE TOURNAMENT KICKING OFF AND ALL THE FUN. THAT IS SUMMER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS MY ANNUAL END OF SCHOOL YEAR, DEWIN CITY SCHOOLS. THIS IS THEIR LAST WEEK HILLIARD SCHOOLS NEXT WEEK. SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ALL THOSE KIDDOS OUT THERE. THEY'RE GONNA BE RIDING THEIR BIKES AND HAVING A GREAT TIME. SO JUST BE CAREFUL AND TAKE IT SLOW. THERE'S NO REASON TO GO TOO FAST. UH, WANNA THANK JUDGE SGAS AND, UH, HIS OFFERING FOR US TO HOST A NATURALIZATION CEREMONY? THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR HELPING FACILITATE THAT. IT WAS REALLY A, A WONDERFUL CEREMONY THAT WE GOT TO WELCOME 100 NEW AMERICANS INTO OUR [02:55:01] COMMUNITY. UH, AND IT WAS A, A FANTASTIC DAY. SO THANK YOU JUDGE SGAS AND, AND EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT. UH, THANK YOU CHIEF AND ALL OF YOUR STAFF FOR A WONDERFUL POLICE MEMORIAL SERVICE ON THE NINTH. THAT IS REALLY ONE OF THE MOST MOVING DAYS OF THE YEAR, UH, TO CALL THOSE NAMES AND TO, UM, SEE THE SACRIFICES THAT HAVE MADE, BEEN MADE ON THE BEHALF OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR REGION. UM, I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE, UH, TO HAVE LUNCH WITH THE COUNCIL GENERAL OF JAPAN OUT OF DETROIT, UM, TO INTRODUCE HIM TO CONGRESSMAN BALDERSON AND THAT WE HAD A LOVELY LUNCH. AND, UM, THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH NEW WAYS TO BRING, UH, JAPANESE BUSINESS TO OUR REGION. SO ALSO, WE HAD THE CIC MEETING THAT EVENING AND WE WELCOMED A NEW MEMBER TO OUR CICI ASSUME THAT WE WILL SEE SOME EMAIL OR COMMUNICATION TO THE BALANCE OF COUNCIL ON THAT SOMETIME SOON ON THAT APPOINTMENT. UH, AND JUST PRIOR THAT HAPPENED JUST PRIOR TO OUR WORK SESSION THAT EVENING ON THE 13TH, UH, I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF HAVING COFFEE WITH BOTH, UH, DR. BILL BURKE FROM OHIO UNIVERSITY, UM, AND SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STEIN REAL ESTATE GROUP TO UPDATE THEM ON OUR PASSENGER RAIL INITIATIVES. UM, BOTH OF THEM HAVE INTEREST IN SEEING THAT COME TO FRUITION ON OUR WESTERN BORDER AND THEIR SUPPORT AND THEIR LOBBYING ON OUR BEHALF IS VALUABLE. UM, ON THE 15TH WE HAD THE OHIO MAYOR'S ALLIANCE CALL, UM, WHERE WE DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR STORYTELLING OF TELLING THE WORK THAT CITIES DO AND THE VALUE THAT THAT BRINGS TO THE STATE OF OHIO. AND HIGHLIGHTING THAT WITH THE STATE HOUSE OF, OF WHAT CONTRIBUTION, THE ROLE OF CITIES ARE. YOU'VE, YOU'VE HEARD THE CONVERSATIONS OUT THERE ABOUT INCOME TAX AND ALL PROPERTY TAX AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS. AND TO TELL OUR STORY IS GOING TO BE INCREASINGLY MORE IMPORTANT ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT CITIES ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE GOOD OF OHIOANS. UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ON THE 15TH TO ATTEND THE WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEONS AND THERE WERE SEVERAL STAFF THERE. SO THAT WAS A, A LOVELY TIME TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR, OUR WOMEN IN BUSINESS COMMUNITY. I DID HAVE AN ITC, UH, ITC COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE 15TH AS WELL. WE RECEIVED AN FCC UPDATE AND WE WILL BE GETTING A NEW TASKING FOR OUR FCC COMMITTEE THAT I THINK MIGHT BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO US HERE IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN. AND THEN LASTLY, ON THE EVENING OF THE 15TH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE LEADERSHIP DUBLIN GRADUATION. WE, WE GRADUATED FIVE OF OUR OWN STUDENTS THERE AND THEY REPRESENTED THE CITY. RODDY WAS ONE OF THEM. THAT WAS MY JOKE ABOUT THE RECENT GRADUATE. UM, SHE WAS ONE OF THEM AND, UH, THEY WORKED REALLY HARD AND REPRESENTED US WELL. SO, UH, THANK THEM FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THAT PROGRAM AND COMPLETING IT. WITH THAT, WELCOME TO THE TEAM, MATT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHORTER MEETINGS ONCE YOU GET HERE. UM, IF THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER, WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.