* 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. [00:00:03] YOU [CALL TO ORDER] GUYS WANNA GO HOME? OKAY. IT IS IN FACT SEVEN O'CLOCK AND I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2025. REGULAR DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? HERE. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS. HERE. MR. ROSA? HERE. MS. FOX? HERE. MS. KEELER? HERE. MS. CRAM? HERE. MR. REINER THERE. VERY GOOD. ANDY, WOULD YOU CARE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. THIS BRINGS US TO THE CITIZEN COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA MAY ADDRESS. COUNCIL AT THIS TIME, IS THERE ANYONE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON AN ITEM? NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? HEARING [CONSENT AGENDA] NONE THE CONSENT AGENDA THERE, UH, IS THERE A REQUEST TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE MAY THE 12TH COUNCIL WORK SESSION, MEETING MINUTES, AND THE MAY 19TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING? HEARING NONE, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. ROSA? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MR. REINER? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. THIS [Ordinance 12-25] BRINGS US TO THE SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, ORDINANCES. ORDINANCE 12 DASH 25 AMENDING FEE ORDINANCE 41 24 RC 22, COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER, RENTAL RATES. THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY MATT EARMAN. WELCOME, MATT. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UM, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION ON THIS ORDINANCE AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES. MS. CRA? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MR. REINER? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOM? YES. MR. ROSA? YES. MS. FOX? YES. ORDINANCE [Ordinance 13-25] 13 DASH 25 ADOPTING THE PROPOSED TAX BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING FROM MEGAN MURRAY. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THIS ORDINANCE SINCE THE FIRST READING AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. MR. REINER? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MR. ROSA? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. VICE S MAYOR LUDO? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. [Ordinance 14-25] ORDINANCE 14 DASH 25 AMENDING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY JAMIE HOFFMAN. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS COUNSEL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THIS ORDINANCE SINCE THE FIRST MEETING, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 1425. GOOD. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. FOX? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOM? YES. MR. ROSA? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MS. REINER? YES. ORDINANCE [Ordinance 15-25] 15 DASH 25 AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO HEXION INC. TO INDUCE IT TO LEASE A FACILITY TO LOCATE AND EXPAND AN OFFICE IN ITS ASSOCIATED OPERATIONS AND WORKFORCE ALL WITHIN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING BY JENNA GEHRING. WELCOME. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. AS YOU'LL RECALL, STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HEXION INC. AS THEY'RE CONSIDERING LEASING A FACILITY IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN FOR THE LOCATION OF THEIR FUTURE INNOVATION LAB. THE PROPOSED INCENTIVE IS FOR A 15% PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE ON WITHHOLDINGS OVER SEVEN YEARS, VALUED AT 314,000 FOR THE TERM, THE AGREEMENT AND CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY'S INVESTMENT AND PLAN WORKFORCE GROWTH IN DUBLIN. THE CITY IS ALSO PROPOSING A $200,000 LOCATION GRANT TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION CUTS RELATED TO THE RENOVATION OF THE FACILITY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. REPRESENTING HEXION IS Z TEKI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS APPLICATION? HEARING NONE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME [00:05:01] FORWARD? SHARE, SHARE A FEW WORDS WITH US? YES. WE'RE VERY GLAD YOU'RE HERE. WELCOME, DEAR MAYOR. OH, I'M SORRY IF YOU YEAH, THERE YOU GO. UH, DEAR MAYOR GROOMS AND COUNCIL CITY MEMBERS, UH, MY NAME IS Z RUKI AND I SERVE AS A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. ION HEXION IS A COLUMBUS BASED COMPANY WITH APPROXIMATELY 2 BILLION IN ANNUAL SALES. WE ARE A LEADING PRODUCER OF BUDHA SEEDS IN THE UNITED STATES, BRAZIL, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND. GLOBALLY. WE OPERATE 26 MANUFACTURING PLANTS AND NINE, NINE R AND D AND TECHNICAL SERVICE LABORATORIES, AND WE EMPLOY AROUND A HUNDRED, UH, 1200 ASSOCIATES. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY. I'M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE LOCATION GRANT AND PERFORMANCE WITHHOLDING INCENTIVES PROPOSED BY THE CITY OF DUBLIN. THESE INCENTIVES ALONGSIDE SUPPORT FROM JOBS OHIO, ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US ESTABLISH OUR NORTH AMERICAN INNOVATION HUB AT 5,000. AT 5,200 BLAZER PARKWAY, RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN. WE PLAN TO LEASE AN 80,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY AT THE LOCATION AND INVEST IN SIGNIFICANT RETROFIT TO HOUSE AND CONSOLIDATE OUR NORTH AMERICA R AND D AND TECHNICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS. THIS IS AN EXCITING AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FOR HEXION, ONE THAT PLAYS CENTRAL LO CENTRAL ROLE IN OUR FUTURE GROWTH. THROUGH INNOVATION, WE ANTICIPATE RELOCATING AND HIRING APPROXIMATELY 50 HIGHLY SKILLED STEM PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING PHD MASTERS IN BACHELOR LEVEL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. OUR GROWTH PROJECTION TARGET HEADCOUNT OF 75 BY 2027 AND 100 BY 2028. BRINGING OUR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF WILL FOSTER DEEPER COLLABORATION IN, ENHANCE EFFICIENCY AND ACCELERATE INNOVATION. I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT HEXION WILL BE A RESPONSIBLE, ENGAGING, AND POSITIVE MEMBER OF THE DUBLIN COMMUNITY ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COMPANY. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN APPROVING THE PROPOSED INCENTIVES AND HELPING MAKE OUR VISION FOR THE HEXION INNOVATION HUB IN THE DUBLIN, IN DUBLIN, A REALITY. FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR SINCERE THANKS TO JENNA GORING AND JEREMIAH GARCIA FROM THE CITY OF DUBLIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS AT THE JOBS OF OHIO FOR THEIR DILIGENT EFFORT IN EFFORTS ENGAGING US TO THIS IMPORTANT MILESTONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. TECHIE. WE HAVE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF MEETING SOME OF YOUR LOCAL LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM AND WELCOMING ALL OF YOU TO THE CITY, UH, IN SOME OF THAT, THAT GREAT SPACE THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO. THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT YOU WILL BE, UH, WORKING ON AND DEVELOPING FOR THE, FOR THE GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE. THAT'S VERY EXCITING. SO THANK YOU. UH, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? NO, I JUST WANNA THANK HIM. THANK HIM FOR CHOOSING DUBLIN. WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL FIND THIS TO BE A COMFORTABLE AND A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR YOUR ASSOCIATES AND YOUR BUSINESS, AND WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING US TO DUBLIN. VERY GOOD WELCOME. THANK YOU. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL A ROLE MS. CRAM? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MS. REINER? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. OKAY. ORDINANCE 16 DASH [Ordinance 16-25] 25 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE EASEMENT AND ACCEPT NECESSARY CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS FOR PARCELS LOCATED AT THE CORY POLICE OFFICE PARK ASSOCIATION RESERVE ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE. VERY GOOD. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH AGAIN BY MATT EARMAN. WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. UH, DURING THE MAY 19TH MEETING, THERE WAS, UH, DISCUSSION AND INQUIRY ABOUT THE ADDING OF LANGUAGE PROPOSED TO THE EASEMENT TO ALLOW A PARK SIGN TO BE INSTALLED ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE, UM, AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE OFFICE PARK, UM, AT WHICH THESE PARCELS ARE LOCATED. UH, STAFF RESEARCHED THAT TOPIC, UM, AND DETERMINE THAT THIS AREA ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED A PERMITTED LOCATION AS THE PROPERTY IS NOT PART OF THE PARK ITSELF AND WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN OFFSITE PREMISES SIGN, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED BY THE, UM, CURRENT ZONING CODE. AN EXISTING SIGN IS LOCATED ON THE PARK PROPERTY SITE AT THE CURRENT ENTRANCE OF THE PARK, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER PARK SIGNAGE. UM, THE ADDITIONALLY, WE DID CONTACT THE PARK OWNER OR THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNER AND THEY [00:10:01] ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF ADDING ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE AT THE OFFICE PARK ENTRANCE. UM, ADDITIONALLY, UH, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, UM, AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY HONOR THE FOLLOWING, UM, AFTER FOLLOWING, UH, FURTHER REVIEW OF THE ACTUAL PROPOSED EASEMENT LANGUAGE THAT WE EXPLICITLY DEFINE THAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT OF THOSE PARCELS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SAFETY STANDARDS, INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND SO FORTH FOR THAT PROPERTY. SO WITH THAT AND THAT MINOR CHANGE, STAFF IS, UM, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES. MS. DETA? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. MR. REINER? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. OKAY. THIS BRINGS US [Ordinance 17-25] TO THE INTRODUCTION. FIRST READING ORDINANCES PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, ORDINANCE 17 DASH 25, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF 4,875,000 IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF IMPROVEMENT, I'M SORRY, IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL RECREATION FACILITIES BY CONSTRUCTING, RENOVATING AND EQUIPPING VARIOUS STRUCTURES AND ATHLETIC FIELDS AND COURTS CONSTRUCTING VARIOUS SITE IMPROVEMENTS THERE TOO, PROVIDING PARKING FACILITIES AND ACQUIRING REAL PROPERTY AND INTERESTS THEREIN IN CONNECTION THERE WITH, TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY AND RELATED APP APPEARANCES THERE TOO. I'LL REDUCE IT. OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BY JAMIE HOFFMAN. WELCOME BACK. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS COUNCIL. UM, I'M GONNA DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE DEBT ORANGES 17 TO 25 THROUGH 23 TO 25, AND THEN I HAVE INDIVIDUAL SLIDES FOR EACH ORDINANCE AS THEY'RE PRESENTED AFTER THIS. UM, SO THE BOND ISSUANCE TEAM FOR THIS YEAR CONSISTS OF MYSELF, UH, MEGAN O. CALLAHAN, OUR PARTNERS FROM BAKER TILLY, BRIAN COOPER AND TOTO, AND CHRIS CHRISMAN FROM SQUIRE PATENT BOGGS. UM, AND TOM AND CHRIS ARE HERE TONIGHT TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. UM, SO THIS YEAR'S BOND ISSUANCE TOTAL, UH, FUNDING IS UP TO $20 MILLION, 955,000. UM, THAT INCLUDES 10.4 MILLION FOR NORTHERN HISTORIC DUBLIN AREA INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, $5 MILLION FOR DCRC, 4.875 MILLION FOR MUNICIPAL RECREATION FACILITIES. UH, THIS IS THE REMAINING BALANCE OF THE SHORT TERM DEBT THAT WAS ISSUED LAST YEAR AS A PART OF THE SPORTS OHIO PURCHASE AND THEN $650,000 FOR SEWER PROJECTS. WE ALSO HAVE REFUNDINGS, UM, UP TO 48.9 MILLION FOR EXISTING DEBT FROM, UH, THE, UH, 2012 AND 2015 BONDS. UM, AND PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE ALL UP TO AMOUNTS. UM, WE MAY NOT END UP ISSUING THE FULL AMOUNT ON THESE BONDS, UM, UH, OR THE REFUNDINGS, UM, IF THE MARKET WERE TO CHANGE FOR THEIR FUNDINGS AND IT WOULD NO LONGER SAVE THE CITY MONEY. UM, FOR THE INTEREST RATES. INTEREST COSTS, UM, HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TRUE HISTORIC INTEREST RATE COSTS FOR OUR PAST ISSUANCES. UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3.75 AND 4% FOR THIS YEAR. UM, ASSUMING TODAY'S CURRENT RATES FOR OUR GEO BONDS. SO WE'RE JUST ABOVE WHERE WE HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY, AND THEN IT'S BEEN AT THE CITY'S P PRACTICE TO LOOK AT OUR DEBT METRICS WITH ANNUAL ISSUANCES. SO LOOKING AT OUR FIRST METRIC, THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENTAGE OF EXPENDITURES SHOULD BE GREATER THAN 50%. AND AT THE END OF 2024, WE ARE AT 69%. SO WE CONTINUE TO MEET THIS GUIDELINE. UM, THE SEC SECOND METRIC IS GENERAL FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENT OF DEBT REQUIRE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. UM, WE MEET THIS GUIDELINE WITH 18.9 MILLION IN EXCESS OF THE 50% REQUIREMENT AND 50% OF DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS OF $9.6 MILLION. UH, FOR METRIC THREE, THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AS A PERCENT OF REVENUE WITH A FIVE YEAR TREND GREATER THAN 0%. UM, WE DO MEET THIS GUIDELINE, UM, HOWEVER YOU SEE A COUPLE NOS ON THE SCREEN, UM, FOR INDIVIDUAL YEARS, UM, THOSE NOS WERE, UM, WHEN WE HAD LAND ACQUISITIONS PAID OUT THE GENERAL FUND. UM, AND THESE WERE NOT UNEXPECTED. UM, I BELIEVE MATT MENTIONED THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN HIS PRESENTATION LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID THIS SPORTS OHIO PURCHASE. UH, THE FOURTH METRIC IS INCOME TAX SUPPORTED DEBT TO OPERATING REVENUE, UM, DEBT TO OPERATING REVENUE LESS THAN 10%. UM, WE DO MEET THIS GUIDELINE, HOWEVER YOU CAN SEE THIS PERCENTAGE DOES CONTINUE TO INCREASE EACH YEAR AS WE CONTINUE TO ISSUE BONDS. AND THEN FOR THE TIMELINE, UM, WE ARE AT THE JUNE 2ND FIRST READING, AND WE HAVE THIS SECOND READING SCHEDULED ON JUNE 23RD. UM, PRICING IS SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST [00:15:01] AND THEN CLOSING, UM, ON THE SHORT TERM NOTE FOR AUGUST 21ST AND THE BONDS AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. AND WITH THAT, THE FIRST ORDINANCE IS 1725 FOR UP TO 4.875 MILLION FOR THE SHORT TERM NOTE. UM, THIS WOULD BE REPAID FROM THE GENERAL FUND IN THE PARKLAND ACQUISITION FUND. UM, IT'LL BE AMOR OVER 12 MONTHS AND EITHER PAID IN FULL NEXT YEAR OR REFINANCED AT THAT TIME. UM, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION I HAD, UM, SO ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE, AMORTIZED OVER, IT'S A VERY BRIEF PERIOD. THIS IS, SO THIS, WOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED SHORT TERM DEBT THEN? AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE DONE, CORRECT? WE DID IT LAST YEAR. OKAY. YEP. SO THIS IS, WE DID IT, IT WAS, UM, A TOTAL OF, UM, $12 MILLION LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE PAYING OFF PART OF IT THIS YEAR WITH GENERAL FUND AND THEN WE ARE REFUNDING THE REMAINING PORTION. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. YOU'RE WELCOME. OTHER QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD. WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 23RD, 2025. THANK YOU. ORDINANCE [Ordinance 18-25] 18 DASH 25 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS AND THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $5 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL RECREATION FACILITIES BY CONSTRUCTING, RENOVATING, AND EQUIPPING VARIOUS STRUCTURES, COURTS AND POOLS, AND OTHERWISE IMPROVING THE SITE. THEREFORE, TOGETHER WITH ALL INCIDENTAL WORK AND RELATED APP PURCHASES THERE TOO, I'LL REDUCE IT. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL STICK WITH JAMIE. UM, SO ORDINANCE 1825 UM, PROVIDES FUNDING UP TO $5 MILLION FOR THE DCRC APPROVED IN THE 20 25 20 29 CIP. UH, THIS WILL BE PAID FROM GENERAL FUND AND INCOME TAX, UM, AMORTIZED OVER 20 YEARS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS ON DECEMBER 1ST OF EACH YEAR. VERY GOOD. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. VERY GOOD. WE WILL LOOK FORWARD SECOND HEARING PUBLIC. SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THE JUNE THE 23RD ORDINANCE [Ordinance 19-25] 19 DASH 25, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS AND THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF 10,430,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITHIN AND SERVING THE NORTHERN HISTORIC DUBLIN AREA BY REHABILITATING, RENOVATING, REDEVELOPING, AND CONSTRUCTING ROADWAYS AND PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, STAIRWAYS AND RELATED SITE PREPARATION, STREET SCAPING, LANDSCAPING AND AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING ADJACENT PARK IMPROVEMENTS, INSTALLING SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER AND WATER IMPROVEMENTS, RELOCATING CERTAIN EXISTING UTILITY LINES AND ACQUIRING INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE. THEREFORE, TOGETHER WITH ALL INCIDENTAL WORK AND RELATED APP APPEARANCES THERE TOO. THANK YOU JAMIE. UM, THIS ORDINANCE IS FOR THE NORTHERN HISTORIC DISTRICT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE 20 25 20 29 CIP. UM, THE COST OF THIS HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY SINCE THE APPROVAL OF THE CIP BUDGET DUE TO INCREASED COST AND RELOCATION OF UTILITY LINES AND SITE ACQUISITION COSTS. THIS WILL BE PAID FROM INCOME TAX REVENUES AND TIF REVENUES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. VERY GOOD. WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND RATING PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE THE 23RD, ORDINANCE 20 [Ordinance 20-25 ] DASH 25, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $650,000 FOR THIS PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BY EXTENDING CERTAIN SEWER LINES, REPAIRING AND LINING CERTAIN EXISTING SEWER LINES, REDUCING INFLOW AND INFILTRATION AND INSTALLING NEW SEWER LINES. NEW FORCE MEANS A LIFT STATION AND A PUMP STATION TOGETHER WITH ALL INCIDENTAL WORK AND RELATED APP PERS THERE TOO. I'LL INTRODUCE THAT. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL STICK WITH JAMIE. UM, THIS ORDINANCE IS $650,000 FOR DEAR ONE SANITARY SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT. AVERY ROAD RELIEF SEWER. THIS WAS ALSO APPROVED AS THIS YEAR'S, UH, PART OF THIS YEAR'S CIP BUDGET. UM, AND REPAYMENT WILL COME FROM SEWER FUND REVENUES AND TRANSFERS. VERY GOOD. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? I HAVE ONE. SO THIS INVOLVES, UH, AN ADDITIONAL LIFT STATION. PAUL SAYS, NO . UM, GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A NEW LIFT STATION. IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A RELIEF. GRAVITY SEWER, UH, COMING FROM THE AIR AV ROAD AREA, THEN EXTENDING EAST AND THEN TYING INTO [00:20:01] EXISTING GRAVITY SANITARY SEWERS. SO THERE'S NEITHER A LIFT NOR A PUMP INVOLVED? NO, THERE IS NOT. OKAY. AND THAT'S JUST A GENERAL DESCRIPTION IN THE BOND ORDINANCE ITSELF. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE THE 23RD, ORDINANCE 21 [Ordinance 21-25] DASH 25, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS AND THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF $16 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF REFUNDING BONDS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BY THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO PARKING STRUCTURES WITHIN BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT AND OTHER WISE IMPROVING THE RELATED SITES TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY PURS THERETO, ALL IN FURTHERANCE IN COMMERCE, AND TO CREATE JOBS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. SENATOR. THANK YOU JAMIE. UM, ORDINANCE 2125 IS A REFINANCE OF THE 2015 A NON-TAX REVENUE BONDS, UM, ESTIMATED NET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS OF $474,000 OR 4.6%. UM, OUR DEBT POLICY ALLOWS THE CITY TO CONSIDER REFUNDINGS, UM, WHEN IT'S IN WITHIN THE THREE TO 5% RANGE. UM, AND THESE DEPEND ON MARKET AT THE TIME OF PRICING. UM, IF IT WILL NOT SAVE THEM CITY MONEY, WE WILL NOT PROCEED WITH THE REFUNDINGS. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? UH, THANK YOU. UH, UM, I KNOW PREVIOUSLY WHEN WE'VE DONE THESE TYPES OF THINGS, THERE HAS BEEN A BIT OF A SCHEDULE OF WHAT BONDS ARE CALLABLE OR NOT. COULD WE PROVIDE THAT BACKGROUND WITH THE SECOND READING OF THIS? THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. YEAH, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHERS? NO. OKAY. WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE THE 23RD, ORDINANCE [Ordinance 22-25 ] 22 DASH 25, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS AND THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF $32,900,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF REFUNDING BONDS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BY THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF VARIOUS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. HONOR, DO SO. THANK YOU. ORDINANCE 2225 IS A REFUNDING OF THE 2012 AND 2015 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. UM, ESTIMATED NET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS IS 718,000 OR 3%. AGAIN, WE WILL NOT PROCEED WITH THESE IF THERE'S NO SAVINGS. UM, WE JUST WANNA GIVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD IF IT IS A BENEFIT TO THE CITY. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION, WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE THE 23RD, UH, ORDINANCE [Ordinance 23-25] 23 DASH 25 AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL OF ZION'S BANK CORPORATION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE APPOINTMENT OF US BANK TRUST COMPANY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AND EACH CASE AS THE AU AUTHENTICATING AGENT, BOND REGISTRAR, TRANSFER AGENT AND PAYING AGENT FOR THE CITY'S OUTSTANDING BOND ISSUES AND OTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ANY NECESSARY NOTICES, INSTRUMENTS, DOCUMENTS, OR AGREEMENTS APPROPRIATE TO THE FOREGOING MATTER. I WANNA DO SO FOR THE LAST TIME TONIGHT, JAMIE. WE FORWARD OUR STAFF BOARD. UH, SO ORDINANCE 2325 AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO REPLACE THE CURRENT BOND REGISTRAR, UM, TRANSFER AGENT AND PAYING AGENT WITH US BANK. UM, THIS CHANGE COMES AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR BOND COUNCIL AND MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL ADVISORS. AFTER A DETAILED REVIEW OF SERVICES, US BANK IS ONE OF THE MARKET LEADERS IN OHIO MARKET AND IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF BOND ISSUANCES AND SERVICE DELIVERY. AND HAPPY TO ANSWER NO QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. OKAY. WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE THE 23RD. THIS BRINGS US TO THE [Resolution 35-25 ] INTRODUCTION, PUBLIC HEARING VOTE RESOLUTIONS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, RESOLUTION 35 DASH 25, ADOPTING THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ROADMAP FINAL REPORT, HONOR ETT THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING BY KENDALL BLAKE, WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ROADMAP IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING FOR CONSIDERATION. THE FINAL REPORT WAS REV LAST REVIEWED DURING THE MAY 19TH COUNCIL MEETING AND NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE THAT TIME. STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION THIS EVENING AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS RESOLUTION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION. IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS KENDALL. I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN A HEAVY LIFT. SO MUCH APPRECIATED. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MAYOR AMBROSE GROOMS? YES. MS. OSA? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. MR. REINER? YES. [00:25:02] OKAY. THIS BRINGS [OTHER BUSINESS] US TO THE OTHER BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, UH, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM JEANNIE WILLIS. WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WE ARE HERE TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY'S SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS. SO, UM, AS YOU ARE AWARE, UM, AT THE MAY 19TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING COMMITTEE MET AT THE MAY ON MAY 14TH TO DISCUSS THE SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND ITS PROGRESS. AT THAT MEETING, STAFF PROVIDED THE COMMITTEE UPDATES REGARDING THE PROGRAM AND ITS SUCCESSES AND WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING, THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO RECOMMEND THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE FOLLOWING DIRECTION FOR STAFF REGARDING THE SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. NUMBER ONE, DISCONTINUE THE TACTICAL URBANISM PILOT PROGRAM GIVEN RESIDENT AND PUBLIC FEEDBACK. TWO, CONTINUE TO USE THE SPEED WARNING CAMERA PROGRAM GIVEN THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM ON TRAVEL SPEEDS WHERE DEPLOYED. THREE, DEPLOY DRIVER FEEDBACK SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS IN SELECT LOCATIONS WHERE SPEED LIMITS DROP WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE, UH, LIKE DUBLIN ROAD AND RIVERSIDE DRIVE. AFTER THE NEW HAWK SIGNALS ARE INSTALLED, REPORT BACK TO COUNSEL THEIR IMPACTS AND CONTINUE TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS WHERE THEY MAY BE DEPLOYED. CONSIDER INSTALLING QR CODES LINKED TO APPLICABLE OHIO LAW AT SELECT CROSSWALKS TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEDESTRIAN RIGHTS OF WAY LAWS. EXPLORE ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION METHODS, UM, INCLUDING PRINTED MATERIALS TO BROADEN OUR OUTREACH FOR THE SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL DIGITAL CHANNELS. AND FINALLY, TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS AND NEW SOLUTIONS AS THEY COME TO MARKET. AND WITH THIS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS TOPIC? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR BRINGING THIS, UM, ALL THIS INFORMATION TO PUBLIC SERVICES. IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO READ THE MEMO IN THE PACKET, THERE'S A LOT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE MEMO. UM, WE HAD ASKED SOME QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE AND THEY DID ANSWER ALL THOSE QUESTIONS, SO IF YOU HAVE TIME TO READ THAT, BUT THANKS AGAIN FOR BRINGING IT OFF. OKAY. OTHERS? THE, UM, EDUCATIONAL STICKER OR, OR QR OR QR CODE MM-HMM . I WOULD DO AND BOTH. I DO BOTH. OKAY. UM, THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE THOSE THAT REALLY WANT TO KNOW MORE INFORMATION AND THEY CAN SCAN THE QR CODE, BUT MM-HMM . I KNOW NOTICE THAT A LOT OF ROUNDABOUTS, THERE ARE SIGNS THAT SAY WHO HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND I THINK THAT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE APPROACHING A ROUNDABOUT OR MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FOR IT TO EXPLICITLY SAY WHO HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST KIND OF SMACK 'EM IN THE FACE, SO TO SPEAK, AND THEN OFFER A QR CODE FOR THOSE THAT WANNA LEARN MORE. THANKS. THANK YOU. OTHERS? YEAH. YOU KNOW, I, UH, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE COMMENTS WAS TO EXPAND THE, UM, PUBLICITY ON IT PAST THE SOCIAL MEDIA. AND, AND THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS HAS BEEN IMMENSE AND VERY INNOVATIVE IN THERE. AND I, AND I THINK THAT, UM, THERE ARE MANY, MANY PEOPLE THAT WE MENTIONED THE DUBLIN MAGAZINE, I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY ONE PLACE THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT, BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO UNDERSTAND JUST THE LENGTHS WE GO TO, TO TRY TO HELP MANAGE SPEED, WHICH I, I THINK IT'S GOTTA BE 400 OR 500% MORE THAN MOST CITIES DO. SO, UM, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DOING THAT TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK THAT YOU DO GETS NOTICED. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION DIRECTING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE SPEED MANAGEMENT PLAN AS PRESENTED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. REINER? YES. MS. OSA? YES. MS. CRAM? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MS. FOX? YES. MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES. MR. KEELER? YES. OKAY. THIS BRINGS US TO THE [STAFF COMMENTS] STAFF COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA. MEGAN? GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I HAVE A FEW UPDATES THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS MAY NOTICE THAT A EP OHIO IS CONDUCTING TREE PRUNING AT VARIOUS DISTRIBUTION LINE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. THIS WORK IS OCCURRING WITHIN AEPS EASEMENTS AND AS PART OF THEIR ROUTINE OPERATIONS TO PROTECT POWER LINES. SO STAFF IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR LOCATIONS AND WILL BE COMMUNICATING APPROPRIATELY. A EP TRANSMISSION IS ALSO PLANNING WORK IN DUBLIN, AND THEY HAVE [00:30:01] NOTIFIED STAFF THAT THEY PLAN TO TRIM AND ALSO DO SOME TREE CLEARING WITHIN THEIR EASEMENTS ALONG TRANSMISSION LINES IN DUBLIN THIS SUMMER, THIS WORK WILL OCCUR ALONG APS 138 KV LINES, THREE OF WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY. AND IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WORK MAY BE MORE SIGNIFICANT AND LIKELY MORE NOTICEABLE THAN IN THE PAST. SO, STAFFS WORKING WITH A EP TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXTENT OF THE CLEARING THAT THEY'RE PLANNING, AND ALSO TO ARRANGE FOR APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS IN ADVANCE OF THAT WORK. SO AS WE LEARN MORE DETAILS ABOUT AEPS OPERATIONS, WE WILL BE SURE TO COMMUNICATE BOTH WITH COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY AS APPROPRIATE. THE SUMMER FUN SERIES IN RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK KICKS OFF THIS SUMMER AND WILL RUN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, UM, OR KICKS OFF THIS WEEK AND WILL RUN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THE EMPOWER HOUR EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AT 6:00 PM AND THOSE ARE SPONSORED BY MOUNT CARMEL, DUBLIN, AND LIFETIME FITNESS. OUR PARTNERS AT VISIT DUBLIN ARE SPONSORING THE NEW MIDWEEK MUSIC SERIES ON WEDNESDAYS FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE CINEMA SATURDAYS, THOSE WILL RETURN ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH SATURDAYS. AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO LINE UP SPONSORS FOR THOSE. SO WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF ACTIVATION IN RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK THIS SUMMER. I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT THE CITY OF DUBLIN WAS HONORED WITH SIX AWARDS AT THE 2024 CENTRAL OHIO PRSA AWARDS CEREMONY THAT RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC RELATIONS. THE CITY EARNED THREE PRISM AWARDS FOR THE BROWN HARRIS CEMETERY DEDICATION, THE CITY MANAGER REPORT SERIES, AND MEDIA RELATIONS FOR THE 2024 DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL. WE ALSO RECEIVED THREE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, DIGITAL ACTIVIS ACTIVATION AND PRINT MEDIA. AND THESE HONORS REFLECT THE PROFESSIONALISM AND CREATIVITY OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING TEAM AND THEIR WORK TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY INFORMED AND ENGAGED. SO CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO LINDSAY AND HER TEAM. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND MAKING THIS YEAR'S MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT A HUGE SUCCESS. ONCE AGAIN, THE EVENT PLACED DUBLIN IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT AND REFLECTED THE PROFESSIONALISM AND PRIDE OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S CHAMPION, SCOTTY SCHEFFLER, WHO JOINED TIGER WOODS AS THE ONLY REPEAT WINNERS AT THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT. AND WE'RE PROUD TO HOST AN EVENT THAT BRINGS GLOBAL RECOGNITION TO OUR CITY EACH YEAR. MANY OF OUR CITY STAFF MEMBERS WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH TOURNAMENT LEADERSHIP FOR MONTHS IN ADVANCE OF THE TOURNAMENT, INCLUDING DAN SULLIVAN, CHRIS STIFFLER, AND PAUL HOWARD. TOGETHER, WE'VE ALL BUILT A STRONG COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR BEING AMAZING, UM, PARTNERS TO WORK WITH TO BRING THAT AMAZING EVENT TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN. AND THEN LASTLY, ON THE SAME NOTE, UM, I WANTED TO SHARE A REALLY AWESOME VIDEO FEATURING SEVERAL WELL-KNOWN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRO-AM PLAYERS IN THIS VIDEO. IT'S UNPROMPTED, BUT THEY ARE REFLECTING ON THEIR EXPERIENCE AT THE TOURNAMENT AND ALSO, UM, THEY SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE CITY OF DUBLIN. SO IT'S REALLY A GREAT TESTIMONIAL TO THE CALIBER OF THE EVENT AND THE WELCOMING HIGH QUALITY COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD TO REPRESENT. THANK YOU DUBLIN. AND THE, EVERYONE WITH THE MEMORIAL JUST LOVE THE AREA AND SO, SO HONORED TO BE HERE. WELL, IT'S A BIG PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND I'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE I ARRIVED IN COLUMBUS. AND SO NOW TO BE A PART OF IT'S GREAT, BUT WHAT A GREAT EVENT. OF COURSE, IT'S IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE, YOU KNOW, THE CROWDS ARE OUT, YOU KNOW, HONORED TO BE OUT HERE. TELL CUTE. ALRIGHT, I'LL LET KNOW. EVERYONE HAS BEEN REALLY KIND. I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE, UH, ASKING ME FOR MY AUTOGRAPHS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M LIKE KEEGAN BRADLEY OR SOMETHING. CITY IS BEAUTIFUL AND THE GOLF COURSE IS STUNNING. HONORED TO BE HERE. REALLY, REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE. I LOVE COMING HERE. THE PEOPLE ARE GREAT. THE COURSE IS AMAZING. THE NECKLACES ARE ROYALTY AS A CITY PLANNER, I THINK THEY LAID THIS PLACE OUT. IT'S PRETTY SICK. YEAH. SO IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT CITY PLANNERS GET CALLED OUT BY CELEBRITIES IN VIDEOS FOR THEIR SICK WORK, BUT I TEND TO AGREE WITH THEM. SO THANKS FOR INDULGING US. GREAT, THANK YOU. [COUNCIL REPORTS] THIS BRINGS US TO THE COUNCIL REPORTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA AND WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, MR. REINER. WELL, SPEAKING OF CITY PLANNING, UM, THE C COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 20TH. UH, AND THE TOPICS OF COURSE WAS, UM, PLANT SOURCING AND GREEN ROOF AND STAFF CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON HOW PLANT MATERIAL IS SOURCED TO ENSURE IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH CENTRAL OHIO CLIMATE AND CAPABLE OF LONG-TERM SUCCESS IN OUR PROJECTS. AND I GOTTA SAY OUR PEOPLE ARE ON IT, THEY'RE CHECKING OUT WHAT WE, WHAT THEY ARE BUYING AND PUTTING IN THE LONG AND SHORT OF THIS WAS THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT STAFF [00:35:01] FOCUSED ON ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF REVIEW PROCESS ABOUT LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF USING MATERIAL THAT IS CLIMATICALLY COMPATIBLE AND INVESTIGATE. AND THIS IS THE KEY THING, INVESTIGATE THE DOCUMENTATION PROCESS TO VERIFY PROOF OF PURCHASE OF PLANT MATERIALS SOURCING AS PART OF AN INSPECTION PROCESS. SO THOSE PEOPLE COMING IN THAT AREN'T OUR STAFF, THAT ARE BUILDING PROJECTS THAT THEY WE'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A PROGRAM FOR GUARANTEE THAT, UH, THEY'D HAVE PROOF THAT THIS MATERIAL IS FAIRLY WELL NORTHERN GROWN. SO THE NEXT ITEM WAS REGARDING, UM, GREEN ROOFS ON APRIL 15TH, UM, CONCLUDED THAT, UM, ADDITIONAL BENCHMARKING ON GREEN ROOF POLICIES AND ZONING CODES SHOULD BE REQUIRED FROM OTHER CITIES AND INSPECT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. THE, THE, UH, THIS CONTINUED THE WORK OF THE MARCH 17TH COUNCIL ROUND TABLE, UM, OR GREEN ROOFS WERE IDENTIFIED AS AN AREA OF INTEREST FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND SUSTAINABILITY POTENTIAL. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED OPTIONS FOR HOW AND WHERE GREEN ROOF'S REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE INCORPORATED. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSION DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT GREEN ROOF REGULATIONS RETROACTIVELY FOR EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS BRIDGESTREET. UH, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED INVESTIGATING SEVERAL STRATEGIES FOR IMPLE IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING INCENTIVES FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DESIGN THAT RANGE FROM AESTHETIC TO SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. THE COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO, TO TEST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN ROOF SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS IN A LARGER DEVELOPMENT AND RE RECOMMEND THAT IT BEGIN WITH METRO CENTER. AS THOSE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED, THE COMMITTEE WILL BRING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION ON JUNE 23RD COUNCIL MEETING AND THANK THE COMMITTEE AND THE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND INPUT ON THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THIS WILL BRING US [COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE ] TO COUNCIL ROUND TABLE. I WILL START DOWN HERE AT MY FAR RIGHT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GRAHAM. UH, I JUST WANNA, I WANNA THANK CHIEF PE AND HIS STAFF FOR ATTENDING THE EAST DUBLIN CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING ON THE 21ST AND FOR THE TOURNAMENT FOR HOSTING US FOR THE FOUR MILER. UH, IT WAS ENDED UP BEING A FAIRLY DECENT EVENING, DESPITE BEING A LITTLE ON THE CHILLY SIDE. AND THE OTHER THING I JUST IN GENERAL, THE TOURNAMENT WAS GREAT. IT WAS A GREAT LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST, UM, CONVERSATION ON FRIDAY AS WELL. THANKS. UM, MEGAN KIND OF STOLE MY THUNDER, BUT, UM, WE HAD THE COMMUNITY SURVEY AT THE LAST MEETING AND WE HAD SO MUCH WORK TO DO THAT EVENING THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU THE WAY YOU DESERVE TO BE THANKED FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. UM, TO BE, UM, ONCE AGAIN CONSIDERED A 99% TO BE THE GREATEST CITY IN, UM, TO LIVE IN, UH, SAYS SO MUCH. UM, AND IN EVERY AREA, I MEAN, FROM SAFETY TO COMMUNICATIONS TO QUALITY OF LIFE, TO, UM, SERVICE BY CITY EMPLOYEES TO ECONOMIC HEALTH, TO PARKS AND RECREATION, TO DUBLIN AS A PLACE TO WORK TO A SENSE OF COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER PLACES TO RAISE YOUR CHILDREN. NEIGHBORHOOD IS A PLACE TO LIVE OVERALL IMAGE. I MEAN, YOU'RE KNOCKING IT OUTTA THE BALLPARK. SO AT LEAST FROM MY POSITION, AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY ELSE FEELS THIS WAY TOO, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT WE COULD HAVE A BETTER STAFF. I DON'T THINK THAT WE COULD HAVE A BETTER TEAM WHEN WE SAY THAT WE ARE STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE. WE DON'T MESS AROUND. SO WE DO IT JUST EXACTLY THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I THINK IT'S A, I THINK IT'S A OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER CITIES TO SEE THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT CITIES CAN BE ENGAGED, THEY CAN BE A TEAM, THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER, THEY CAN CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT IS AN IDEAL, UM, TO BE, TO BE, UM, TO BE MODELED AFTER. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND ALL THE TIME THAT YOU GIVE TO IT. AND, UM, FROM A RESIDENT AND A COUNCIL MEMBER THERE, I HAVE GREAT APPRECIATION. SO THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, UH, DITTO ON THE, UM, MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT AND ALL THE HARD WORK EVERYBODY PUT IN. IT WAS AN AMAZING, UH, EFFORT AND THANK GOD THE SUN CAME OUT THE LAST TWO DAYS THAT REALLY SORT OF CHANGED THE WHOLE TENOR OF THE THING. FRIDAY WAS BRUTAL, BUT THEY PLAYED RIGHT THROUGH THE RAIN. IT WAS AMAZING. UM, I WANNA THANK THE, THE VETERANS COMMITTEE. I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR SHOWING UP FOR MEMORIAL DAY. UH, VERY MOVING, UM, SPEECH, UH, BY MRS. DAVIS, UM, WHO, I DON'T KNOW IF MANY OF YOU REMEMBER THIS, BUT AFTER HER SON WAS KILLED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, SHE WAS OUR GUEST SPEAKER AND SHE CAME BACK AND, UM, [00:40:01] THE VETERAN'S POST IS NAMED AFTER HER SON. AND, UM, A SIDEBAR STORY THAT WAS TOLD TO ME AFTER THIS THAT WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING THAT ONLY MAYBE A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE, UM, MIGHT KNOW IS THAT, UM, UM, JAN ZINSKI'S KID WAS IN THAT VEHICLE AND, UH, THE OFFICER SAID, HEY, GET OFF OF THIS AND GET IN THIS ONE. AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, THAT VEHICLE WAS BLOWN UP, AS YOU KNOW, AND ALL SIX SOLDIERS WERE KILLED. AND, UH, IT WAS TWO DUBLIN GUYS THAT WERE THERE. UH, JAN PULLED OUT YOUNG WESLEY, AND, UH, SO THERE WAS TWO HER PEOPLE THERE AT THAT UNTIMELY MOMENT, TWO DUBLIN KIDS. SO REALLY AN AMAZING STORY. UM, BOBBY CLARK USED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUILDING THE EMERALD CITY AND IT HAS A MOAT AROUND IT, AND THE MOAT IS WATERED BY THE BLOOD OF OUR HEROES. THANK YOU. THAT'S A TOUGH ONE TO FOLLOW, . SO, UM, I GUESS TO ECHO THE 99%, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY PEOPLE CALL DUBLIN DISNEYLAND, RIGHT? , I GUESS MAYBE SICK IS THE NEW TERM. UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO SCOTTY SCHEFFLER FOR HIS SECOND WIN IN A ROW. UM, I GUESS THAT HE JUSTIFIED THAT LARGER THAN LIFE WALL HANGING ON THE SIDE OF THE AC HOTEL. MAYBE THAT GAVE HIM GOOD LUCK. UM, THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THE SUMMER FUND SERIES, AND I THINK IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WE ARE ENGAGING CORPORATE PON SPONSORS TO HELP. UM, THE EVENTS TEAM DOES A LOT AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO LEVERAGE THOSE CORPORATE, UM, SPONSOR OR CORPORATE, UM, PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE SAID, WE WANT TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT, WE WANT TO HELP. SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT WE'RE TAKING A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BUT I THINK CRAWFORD HOING, UM, SET A GREAT EXAMPLE WITH FEST OVER THE WEEKEND. UM, I'M NOT MUCH FOR CROWDS, BUT I DID GO OUT TO SEE THE, UM, DRONE SHOW AND THE CITY'S ALIVE. I MEAN, THAT, THAT AREA WAS JUST BOOMING WITH ACTIVITY. UH, THERE WERE FOLKS THAT HAD RESERVATIONS AT, UH, WHITE TABLECLOTH RESTAURANTS THAT WERE ABLE TO SIT IN THEIR, IN THEIR SEATS WITH A GLASS OF WINE AND WATCH THAT DRONE SHOW GO ON. UH, SO I THINK THEY HAVE SET, CRAWFORD HU HAS SET A STANDARD FOR US AS WE LOOK AT METRO CENTER. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE DEVELOPER AND THE DEVELOPMENT, IT'S ABOUT ACTIVATING THE SPACE. AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL AS WE ARE LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD AT WHO THAT PARTNER IS, THAT THEY CAN BRING MORE TO THE TABLE AND IT MAY BE A DEVELOPER AND THEN AN OPERATOR, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP THAT IN MIND BECAUSE THE, THE EVENTS FOLKS CAN'T DO IT ALL. WE WE'RE, WE WOULD MORE OR LESS BE ADDING YET ONE MORE VENUE FOR THEM TO ACTIVATE. AND CRAWFORD HOANG HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY CAN DO IT THEMSELVES AND IT'S IN THE DEVELOPERS OR, OR, UH, OPERATOR'S BEST INTEREST TO ACTIVATE THEIR OWN SPACE. SO ANYWAY, THANKS. THANK YOU. UM, PLEASE ALLOW ME TO ADD MY THANKS TO THE, ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE FOR A TREMENDOUS TOURNAMENT. I WILL TELL YOU THE THING THAT ALWAYS, UM, MAKES ME FEEL SO GREAT AND SO PROUD AND THANKFUL IS EVERYBODY I TALKED TO THAT PARTICIPATED WAS THERE TOUCHING ANYTHING THAT THE CITY DID. THEY JUST ARE JUST EFFUSIVE WITH THEIR PRAISE AND THANKS, AND THEY'RE SO IMPRESSED. AND SO, UM, NOT JUST FROM US, BUT FROM ALL THE RESIDENTS, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A GREAT, A GREAT TOURNAMENT. UM, I KNOW YOU, I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED TODAY, , SO THANK YOU ALSO FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL THE BOARD AND COMMISSION, THE, THOSE THAT WERE OUTGOING, THE NEW FOLKS, THEIR FAMILIES THAT CAME TONIGHT. UM, IT WAS BUMPING OUT THERE IN THE HALLWAYS AGAIN THIS MORNING WITH, WITH PRIDE AND EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. AND IT JUST, IT MADE ME FEEL GOOD AND I KNOW IT MADE MY COLLEAGUES FEEL GOOD. SO THANKS TO THEM, WISH THEM ALL, UH, THE BEST. AND, UM, UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THOSE THAT ARE LEAVING US TONIGHT. SO THANKS. THANKS. UM, AT THE RISK OF REPEATING MYSELF, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR AN INCREDIBLE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT, UM, IT, IT REALLY IS, UM, A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FEAT THAT WE PULL OFF AND, UM, I WANNA DO A SPECIAL CALL OUT TO CHIEF AND HIS TEAM. UM, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SEE THEM, YOUR OFFICERS INTERACT WITH SEVERAL FOLKS WHO PERHAPS WERE NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT [00:45:01] SOBER AND THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND KIND AND, UM, IT WAS THE WAY THAT COMMUNITY POLICING SHOULD BE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, JUST A QUICK REMINDER, HILLIARD CITY SCHOOLS ENDED LAST WEEK, SO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS IN BALANCE TRAY, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE MORE KIDDOS RUNNING AROUND, SO BE CAREFUL, DRIVE SLOWLY AS YOU'RE DOING THAT. UM, A THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS, UH, COM AND COMMISSION MEMBERS AS WELL AS OUR INCOMING ONES THAT IT'S A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO SEE EVERYBODY TOGETHER. UM, THANKS KATHY FOR HELPING TO ORGANIZE THAT. UM, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANKS. GREAT, THANK YOU. I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK THE, UH, DUBLIN CHAMBER FOR THE BUSINESS IMPACT BREAKFAST THAT THEY HOSTED ON THE 20TH. UH, IT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND, UH, I THINK THE CITY WAS REPRESENTED WELL THERE. THAT AFTERNOON I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE COMMA MEETING. THAT WAS A JOINT MEETING WITH, UH, THE NORTHEAST OHIO EQUIVALENT OF THE CENTER FOR OHIO MAYORS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, UH, MEETING. AND IT WAS VERY GOOD TO LISTEN TO THEIR CONVERSATION AND HEAR THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING, UH, BECAUSE TRUTHFULLY, THEY'RE VERY DIFFERENT THAN OURS. THEIR STORY IS, IS TRENDING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN OURS AND TRYING TO ATTRACT AND HAVE DEVELOPMENT AND ATTRACT, UM, INVESTMENT INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND, UM, I WOULD MUCH RATHER HANDLE THE PROBLEM THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS, IS MANAGING THE DEMAND FOR GROWTH, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, UH, THAT WAS A VALUABLE TIME OF LESSONS LEARNED. WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE SCHOOLS FOR THE INVITING US TO THE GROUNDBREAKING OF THE ADDITION ON THIS TOYOTA HIGH SCHOOL ON THE 22ND. UM, IT WAS A REALLY GREAT CEREMONY TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT OF THE, UH, SCHOOL STAFF AND, UM, ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT WERE THERE FOR THE ADDITION ONTO THAT FACILITY. UM, IT WAS ALSO VERY TIMELY AS THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT WAS APPROACHING, I HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, AGAIN, INQUIRE AS TO WHAT THE SCHOOL'S PLAN WAS GOING TO BE, ASIDE FROM PURCHASING A, AN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING. AND SO TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE TO TELL HELP, TELL THEIR STORY AS BENEFICIAL. ALSO, UM, THANK YOU AMY, KATHY AND JOHN FOR, FOR JOINING ME IN THE FOUR MILER THAT EVENING. UM, IT'S FELT LIKE A LONG FOUR MILES, BUT, UM, , BUT WE DID IT, SO, AND WE DID IT. YES. UH, WE LIVE TO TELL, UM, WANNA THANK THE, UM, WESLEY G DAVIS, UH, POST FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY. IT WAS VERY LOVELY. UM, IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT DAY TO BE TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND TO HEAR, UM, THE THINGS THAT WE TRULY HAVE TO CELEBRATE. AND, AND THAT'S OUR FREEDOMS BECAUSE OF THE, UM, OF THE FOLKS THAT WE REMEMBER ON THAT DAY. UM, ON THE 28TH, UH, MANY OF YOU JOINED ON THE HONOREE CEREMONY FOR THE OPENING OF THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT AND JUST WANNA THANK THE NICHOLAS'S FOR THE IMPACT THAT THEY'VE HAD, NOT ONLY ON DUBLIN, BUT ON OUR REGION AS WELL. AND THE $35 MILLION THAT, UM, IS INVESTED IN THIS COMMUNITY AS A RESULT OF THAT TOURNAMENT, UM, EACH AND EVERY YEAR. AND BARBARA NICHOLAS WAS A VERY GRACIOUS AND HUMBLE RECIPIENT OF THAT HONOR. AND, UH, IT WAS TOUCHING TO SEE, UM, ON THE 29TH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, PRESENT BEFORE THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON PASSENGER RAIL. UM, I WOULD SAY IF THERE'S ANYONE OUT THERE LISTENING TO THIS AND THEY KNOW ANYONE IN THE OHIO SENATE, UM, AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT PASSENGER RAIL IS A GOOD THING FOR THE STATE OF OHIO, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT AND, UH, MAKE THOSE IDEAS KNOWN. UM, WE WILL SEE, WE'LL LIKELY KNOW HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR 10 DAYS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY FUND THE $750,000 REQUEST IN THE BIENNIUM BUDGET, UH, OR TWO, $375,000 PER YEAR IS AWARDED INTO THAT BUDGET. SO WE WILL REMAIN HOPEFUL AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO, UM, TO WORK ANY ANGLES THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN TO ENSURE THAT THAT MIGHT COME TO FRUITION. UM, I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ON THE 30TH, UH, THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT ASKED TO, THEY'RE DOING INTERVIEWS FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT. UM, LINDSAY MET ME IN THE MEDIA CENTER THERE AND WE DID A, A VERY BRIEF INTERVIEW ON, UM, DUBLIN'S PERSPECTIVE OF THE 50 YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT. AND I WILL SAY THAT DAN SULLIVAN HAD SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THE, UM, THAT THE BEST PARTNERSHIP IN GOLF WAS THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN. SO, UM, VERY THANKFUL FOR, FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP AND ALL THE THINGS THAT ALL STAFF DO TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT RELATIONSHIP. SUCH A GOOD ONE. UM, OVER THE YEARS, WANNA CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSION AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR GETTING SWORN IN TONIGHT AND THANK THEM IN ADVANCE FOR THE SERVICE THEY'RE GOING TO DO. AND ALSO THANK THOSE THAT WERE OUTGOING FOR THE SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO THIS COMMUNITY. UM, AGAIN, IT WAS A GREAT TOURNAMENT. WE HAVE A GREAT CHAMPION. UM, THE CITY LOOKED PHENOMENAL, SO IF YOU ARE, IF YOU ARE ANY PART OF, UM, HOW THIS CITY LOOKS, UM, THANK YOU BECAUSE WE REALLY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY [00:50:01] TO SHINE. SOMEONE WAS ASKING ME AT THE TOURNAMENT, AT THE, UH, VILLA ONE DAY OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO, FOR DUBLIN TO BE ABLE TO HOST A TOURNAMENT LIKE THAT? AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'VE NEVER MET A MAYOR OR I'VE NEVER MET A CITY COUNCIL PERSON, OR I'VE NEVER MET A CITY MANAGER THAT SAID, OH, YOU KNOW, MY CITY JUST ISN'T THAT GREAT. WE'RE JUST, WE WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, WE, WE ALL LOVE THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING, BUT VERY FEW COMMUNITIES GET TO SHOW IT OFF LIKE WE DO. AND TO BE ABLE TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND HAVE THE, LITERALLY THE ENTIRE WORLD LOOKING IS A, IS A GREAT GIFT. AND EVERYONE IN THE ORGANIZATION RISES TO THE LEVEL OF THAT CHALLENGE AND PUTS OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. AND IT IS PALATABLE TO EVERYONE THAT COMES HERE TO VISIT. THAT'S DISPLAYED IN THE VIDEO OF CELEBRITIES, BUT IT'S ALSO APPARENT TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO COMES FROM, FROM ANY OTHER CORNER OF THE WORLD, UM, THEY SEE IT TOO. AND THOUGH THEY MAY NOT, THEY MAY NOT MAKE A VIDEO REEL. UM, IT'S VERY REAL TO THEM AS WELL. SO I WANNA THANK ALL OF THE STAFF FOR, UM, THE ROLE THAT YOU ALL PLAY IN THAT, AND PARTICULARLY THE FOLKS THAT WERE WORKING IN THE VILLA OVER THE FOUR DAYS THAT WE HOSTED OUR GUESTS, OR FIVE DAYS THAT WE HOSTED OUR GUESTS BECAUSE, UM, THEY FELT WELCOME. I, I, I RECEIVED DOZENS OF TEXTS AFTER THAT SAYING, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. IT WAS SO WONDERFUL. IT WAS A SEAMLESS PROCESS AND WE APPRECIATE IT. SO FOR EVERYONE THAT WOULD, UH, GAVE OF THEIR TIME TO BE IN THE VILLA, THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL. UM, AND 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.