Aug 11, 2025 City Council

OKAY. I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL FOR MONDAY,

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MISS DEROSA HERE. MISS FOX HERE. MR. KEELER HERE.

MISS KRAMM HERE. MR. REINER HERE. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONFERENCES

[ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]

I'M SORRY FOR THE PUBLIC BODY CONCERNING DISPUTES INVOLVING THE PUBLIC BODY THAT ARE SUBJECT OF PENDING OR IMMINENT COURT ACTION, AND TO CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU. JENNY. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, MISTER ROSA? YES, MISS KRAMM. YES, MR. KEELER. YES. VICE MAYOR.

LUDO? YES, MR. REINER. YES, MISS FOX. YES, MAYOR AMBROSE GROOMS. YES. AND I WILL REMIND ANYONE THAT IS HERE OR VIEWING ONLINE THAT WE WILL RECONVENE THIS MEETING IN THIS LOCATION AT 7 P.M..

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL RECONVENE THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH.

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ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AMEN. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CITIZEN COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

IF THERE IS ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD AND DO SO.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC, NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. JENNY. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. KEELER? YES. MISS KRAMM. YES. VICE MAYOR. LUDO? YES. MR. REINER. YES. MAYOR AMBROSE. GROOMS. YES.

MISS DEROSA. YES. MISS FOX? YES. THIS BRINGS US TO THE ORDINANCES FOR ADDITIONAL READING.

[Ordinance 06-25]

AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH ORDINANCE ZERO 625, REZONING OF NINE PARCELS FROM OUR RURAL DISTRICT TO ID TWO RESEARCH FLEX DISTRICT AND ID THREE RESEARCH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL TONIGHT.

WELCOME, ZACK. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING.

AS STATED BEFORE, YOU IS A REZONING APPLICATION FOR NINE PARCELS, TWO OF WHICH ARE OWNED BY THE CITY OF DUBLIN, SEVEN ARE OWNED BY PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND IT'S ABOUT 370 ACRES OF LAND.

I WANT TO USE THE MAJORITY OF THIS TIME JUST TO TALK ABOUT UPDATES SINCE THE PREVIOUS MEETING ON JUNE 23RD, BUT ALSO TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS AND WHAT STAFF IS REQUESTING AND RECOMMENDING MOVING FORWARD.

SO ON JUNE 23RD, CITY COUNCIL MOVED TO HOLD AN ADDITIONAL READING AND CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THIS MEETING TONIGHT.

MANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE SHARED BY THE THE PUBLIC ARE LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN.

MOST OF THOSE WERE BASED AROUND PERMITTED USES AND WHAT WILL BE ALLOWED NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSICAL IMPACTS, TRAFFIC AND UTILITY IMPACTS ON THE VICINITY AS WELL AS THESE PROPERTIES.

IN CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, BUILDING HEIGHT AND MASSING OF BUILDING IMPACTS ON PROPERTY VALUES AND THEN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS.

NOW. THIS INCLUDES ALL THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.

BUT SINCE THE JUNE 23RD MEETING, STAFF HAS HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AND THEIR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE.

AND THIS WAS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO, AT A SMALLER LEVEL, ANSWER QUESTIONS, SHARE UPDATES AND THEN UNDERSTAND MORE CONCERNS, ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD RECEIVED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THEN STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED SEVERAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, WHICH WERE OPPORTUNITIES OVER A THREE WEEK TIME SPAN FOR RESIDENTS TO COME IN AND SIT DOWN AT INDIVIDUAL TABLES WITH STAFF MEMBERS TO I GUESS, GAIN ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS, UNDERSTAND MORE CONCERNS, SHARE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ALSO JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS. SO THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL POINTS OF CONTACT SINCE JUNE 23RD, AND STAFF HAS TAKEN A LOT OF THAT. CONSIDER THOSE CONSIDERATIONS AND WORK THROUGH KIND OF WHAT NEXT STEPS COULD LOOK LIKE AS WE APPROACHED THIS MEETING.

SO STAFF IS STILL COMMITTED TO. IMPLEMENTING COUNCIL'S GOAL TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ENVISION DUBLIN

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SO SEVERAL OF THE OPTIONS THAT STAFF IS CONSIDERING AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.

THAT INCLUDES KIND OF WHAT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BEFORE, WHICH IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ID TWO AND ID THREE DISTRICTS, CREATING A NEW SUBAREA WITHIN THESE DISTRICTS, OR CREATING A NEW ID SIX ZONING DISTRICT THAT FOCUSES ON THESE PROPERTIES.

AT THIS POINT, STAFF IS INTENDING OR ALIGNED WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH AN ID SIX ZONING DISTRICT.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE ARE LEANING TOWARDS. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A DISCUSSION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL NINE PARCELS, OR JUST THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE LOCATED ALONG COSGROVE ROAD EAST OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING THROUGH AND WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PUBLIC PROCESS. WITH ANY CODE AMENDMENTS, THE PROCESS, THE MINIMUM PROCESS WOULD GO THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT LEAST ONE TIME FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEN TWICE TO CITY COUNCIL.

SO AT MINIMUM, THERE ARE THREE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENT.

AS PART OF THOSE FUTURE CODE AMENDMENTS. STAFF HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE INTEND TO PUT INTO THOSE CODE MODIFICATIONS.

THAT INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF SEVERAL USES WITHIN THIS AREA FOR THESE REZONING PROPERTIES, SUCH AS DATA CENTERS, DIFFERENT TYPES OF UTILITIES SUCH AS DISTRICT ENERGY PLANTS AND ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS, CONFERENCE CENTERS, HOSPITALS, INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION, AND EXERCISE AND FITNESS.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EVALUATE ALL THE USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY PERMITTED OUT THERE, AND THIS INCLUDES THE MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY JUST TO AGAIN, BASED ON A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HEARD THROUGH THESE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND THEN THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED, WE JUST NEED MORE TIME TO REFINE THAT. BUILDING HEIGHTS WAS ANOTHER THING THAT WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.

STAFF IS WOULD BE PROPOSING TO REDUCE THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT FROM 68FT TO 45FT EAST OF THE RAIL AND 55FT WEST OF THE RAIL.

THERE WOULD ALSO BE REVISIONS TO WHERE SERVICE AREA, LOCATIONS AND HOURS OF OPERATIONS.

FOR A LOT OF THESE AREA IN THE BUSINESSES, THAT INCLUDES OVERHEAD DOORS, LOADING BAYS AND THEN POTENTIALLY SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR THOSE HOURS OF OPERATIONS TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. AND THEN STAFF IS ALSO ENGAGED IN A BUFFER AND LANDSCAPE STUDY.

AND THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO LOOK AT OUR CURRENT REQUIREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BUFFERING AND OUTLINE ADDITIONAL CODE AMENDMENTS TO TARGET THE DESIRED ESTHETIC AND SCREENING OF SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT TYPES IN THE DISTRICT.

SO THIS IS KIND OF OUR STARTING POINT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND THEN THERE WILL BE SOME REVISIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. AND WE'LL SHARE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

I WON'T TOUCH TOO MUCH ON THESE BECAUSE THESE HAVE BEEN SHARED MANY TIMES WITH.

THIS INCLUDES THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FOR THE AREA, THE SPECIAL AREA PLAN.

AGAIN, THESE ARE THE BASIS FOR WHY THIS IS FORWARD BEFORE EVERYONE AS WELL AS THE CURRENT ZONING.

AND THEN WHAT? ORIGINALLY THE PROPOSED REZONING FOR BOTH THESE PROPERTIES WOULD BE.

SO WITH THAT, STAFF IS REQUESTING ORDINANCE 0625 TO BE TABLED TONIGHT TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL TIME FOR ADDITIONAL CODE AMENDMENTS.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO AS AS YOU ALL HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS AND THE LIKELINESS OF THE TABLING OF THIS.

I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, JUST FOR A MOMENT THAT THIS UPON TABLING THAT THIS WOULD GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR UPDATES TO THE CODE, AND THERE WOULD BE AT LEAST TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO WEIGH IN AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK TO THIS BODY FOR APPROVAL.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE HEARING AFTER THAT.

SO THERE WILL BE THREE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

ONCE THE BODY OF WORK THAT ZACH HAS REFERENCED TONIGHT, THERE'S THERE WILL BE THREE OPPORTUNITIES FOLLOWING TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC INPUT.

BUT WE CERTAINLY IF THERE ARE FOLKS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS WITH US THIS EVENING WE WILL PAUSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO SO.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK LINDSAY IF WE HAVE HAD ANYONE CHIME IN.

AND IF YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR MIND. IF YOU DON'T CHOOSE TO MAKE FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME, YOU CAN JUST LET US KNOW WHEN LINDSAY CALLS YOUR NAME. SO LINDSAY, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. SUZANNE EWART WAS THE FIRST TO SIGN IN.

WELCOME. YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

AND YOU CAN SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US. YES, MA'AM.

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IT'S ON NOW. PLEASE PROCEED. OKAY. MY NAME IS SUZANNE EWART PURDY.

I LIVE AT 7090 CORMACK WAY IN THE GLENS AT BALLANTRAE.

I HAVE COME HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I WANT TO SPEAK FOR MY COMMUNITY, FOR MY HOME, FOR MY LIFE HERE IN DUBLIN, WHERE MY HUSBAND AND I RETIRED SEVEN YEARS AGO AS A RESIDENT OF THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT, WE HAVE COME BEFORE YOU OVER THESE PAST FOUR MONTHS SINCE LEARNING OF YOUR ENVISIONED DUBLIN PLANS TO BRING INDUSTRIAL TO DEVELOPMENT TO OUR RURAL NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU HAVE DIRECTED STAFF TO EXPLAIN AND EXPLORE ALL ISSUES RELATED TO THIS WORLD CHANGE AS THEY MET WITH US AND OUR BALLANTRAE HOA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE, AND WE THANK YOU AND THEM FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

BUT OUR UNDYING HOPE IS THAT YOU WILL RECONSIDER YOUR COMPELLING DESIRE FOR INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION. HERE WE ARE TO CHAMPION THE CHAMPIONS OF PRESERVATION OF THE LAST DEVELOPABLE GREEN SPACE IN DUBLIN, WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE BORDERING OUR COMMUNITY.

WHAT IS YOUR RUSH TO REZONE? IS IT MONEY? IS IT YOUR LEGACY AS A BOARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN SO SOON? BUT I'M SURE THERE ARE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS IN THE WINGS JUST WAITING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR AMAZING VENTURES.

THINK AMAZON. NO PUN INTENDED. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE, BUT I DO FEEL BETRAYED.

MEANWHILE, THERE IS COSGROVE ROAD, A DANGEROUS AND NOW A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE USED BY SEMIS, COMMERCIAL TRUCKS, HUGE FUEL TANKERS AND CEMENT MIXERS WHO TRAVEL AT SHOCKING SPEEDS, ALONG WITH THE MANY CARS WHO USE IT AS THE PRIMARY ROADWAY BETWEEN HILLIARD AND FARTHER SOUTH, AND DUBLIN AND FARTHER NORTH. DRIVERS MUST EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IN ORDER TO AVOID THESE VEHICLES CROSSING YELLOW DOUBLE LINES.

BECAUSE COSGRAVE ROAD IS SO NARROW AND NOT MEANT FOR THIS KIND OF TRAFFIC.

SAFETY BE DAMNED. AND YOU SAY, JUST WAIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, YOU'LL GET THE ROADS YOU NEED.

WELL, WE NEED WE NEED THE ROAD NOW. IT'S A DANGER.

WELL THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE A FEW THOUGHTS TO WRAP UP, YOUR TIME HAS.

CAN I JUST HAVE ANOTHER PARAGRAPH? SURE. MY ONLY HOPE IS MY WORDS HAVE MOVED A FEW OF YOU BECAUSE AS I SAID WHEN I STEPPED UP, THIS IS MY HOME, MY COMMUNITY AND MY LIFE AND AN INVESTMENT WHICH IS AT RISK HERE.

I'M ASKING YOU, COUNCIL, TO PRESERVE THE VALUES THAT WE BOTH HOLD DEAR.

YOU KNOW THE ONES HOMES, PARKS, GREEN SPACES, PUBLIC ART, SAFETY AND THE CHARACTER OF OUR DEAR CITY OF DUBLIN AND ITS RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU, TABLE THIS VOTE TONIGHT TO ENVISION OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND RE-ENVISION OUR COMMUNITY AS THE RURAL LANDSCAPE WE LOVE AND TREASURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINDSAY. NEXT.

NEXT. WENDY. JOHNSON. WENDY, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS WENDY JOHNSON, AND I LIVE AT 5632 NEWTONMORE PLACE IN THE BALLANTRAE COMMUNITY.

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OUTSTANDING PRIORITIES ARE CLEAR. ADDITIONAL CLARITY ON THE MOST RECENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF ARE NEEDED.

FURTHER REFINEMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE MUST BE MADE TO ENSURE PERMITTED USES MATCH THE VISION FOR A VIBRANT, LIVABLE DISTRICT. DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND SIMILAR USES, EVEN IN A REFINED FORM, SHOULD BE REMOVED ENTIRELY.

THESE DO NOT FIT WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AND RISK NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON TRAFFIC, NOISE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS, THE CITY SHOULD ADDRESS EXISTING TRAFFIC HAZARDS ON CARS GRAY ROAD BEFORE ADDING ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT CONTINUE TO INVOLVE THE BALLANTRAE DIRECTLY IN SHAPING THE FINAL CODE LANGUAGE SO THAT COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE OUTCOMES. AND FINALLY, IN ADDITION TO THESE CODE CHANGES, I ASK THAT THE CITY COMPLETE ALL RELATED STUDIES AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO ENSURE THAT THE DECISIONS ARE MADE WITH THE FULL PICTURE IN VIEW.

I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE UNITED WITH YOU AND OUR BELIEF THAT DUBLIN CAN GROW WHILE PROTECTING THE SAFETY, QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY VALUES OF ITS NEIGHBORHOODS.

BY TABLING THE ORDINANCE UNTIL THESE OUTSTANDING ISSUES ARE RESOLVED, THIS COUNCIL WILL NOT ONLY HONOR THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT ALSO DEMONSTRATE YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENT, THOUGHTFUL, COMMUNITY DRIVEN PLANNING.

ON BEHALF OF BALLANTRAE AND ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS, I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO TABLE ORDINANCE 0625 SO WE CAN CONTINUE THIS IMPORTANT WORK TOGETHER. THANK YOU. LINDSAY.

NEXT. DANIEL HAMILL, WELCOME. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THANKS AGAIN FOR HEARING OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE VOLUNTARY RESIDENTS FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT AND WEARING RED.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A STRONG MESSAGE. UNIFIED MESSAGE.

I WANTED TO ADDRESS A FEW THINGS. I WAS THE LAST SPEAKER IN JUNE, AND MY COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MISCONSTRUED IN SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

I BELIEVE THE REPRESENTATIVE YOU GUYS HAVE SENT IS JEREMIAH GRACIA, THE DUBLIN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT.

HE REFERS TO ME AS THE TRUCK DRIVER THAT LIVES IN BALLANTRAE.

AND THIS IDEA WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE A TRUCK DRIVER, AND WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS WOULD BENEFIT THIS INDIVIDUAL.

WELL, ON THAT INDIVIDUAL. AND I'M NOT A TRUCK DRIVER.

WE NEED TRUCK DRIVERS. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR 26 YEARS WORKING FOR VARIOUS FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES.

26 YEARS OF DOING THIS, I'VE MOVED PROBABLY 20,000 OVER THE ROAD TRUCK TRUCKLOADS ANNUALLY OVER THE OVER THAT TIME.

SO I WORK WITH DCS, WAREHOUSES, MANUFACTURING AND TRUCKING COMPANIES.

SO I'M ON WHAT? I'M IN FREIGHT BROKERAGE. SO FREIGHT BROKERAGE WORKS WITH BOTH BOTH ENTITIES.

SO I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, AND I WANT TO ADDRESS HOW THE IMPACT OF THESE DCS WOULD REFLECT ON THE TRUCKING ASPECT OF IT, BECAUSE, FRANKLY, YOU CAN'T HAVE DCS WAREHOUSES WITHOUT TRUCKS TO TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORT THAT THOSE GOODS.

SO I'VE GOT ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF HERE, AND I WANT TO ADDRESS ACCIDENTS TRUCK TRUCKING COMPANIES AND TRUCK SEMI TRUCKS, FOR INSTANCE. THEY TAKE LONGER TO STOP. THEY HAVE LIMITED MANEUVERABILITY.

AND THAT INCREASED RISK FOR ACCIDENTS. LAST YEAR ON COSGRAVE, WE HAD A DUMP TRUCK FLIP OVER, CLOSED THE ROAD FOR ALMOST A WEEK. NOW IMAGINE IF THAT'S A SEMI TRUCK AND IMAGINE IF IT'S A SEMI TRUCK CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

NOW WE HAVE EPA CONCERNS. NOW WE MIGHT HAVE RESIDENTIAL EVACUATIONS.

WE DON'T WANT THAT IN BALLANTRAE. I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS WOULD WANT THAT.

THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT LIVE IN MUIRFIELD, THAT WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

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WE HAVE FATAL TRUCK CRASHES. LAST YEAR ALONE IN 2024, THERE WERE I'M SORRY, THERE WAS 4840 40 CRASHES, OF WHICH MOST OF THOSE OCCUR OCCURRED ON RURAL ROADS.

THAT'S WHAT CALGARY IS A RURAL WARD. THEY DON'T PRIMARILY OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS.

THEY OCCUR IN OUR RURAL AREAS. THE WEIGHT LIMITS 80,000 POUNDS.

THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. IMAGINE A FIVE AXLE TRACTOR TRAILER LOADED AT 80,000 POUNDS.

THEY HAVE THE SAME IMPACT AS 9600 AUTOMOBILES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF DAMAGE TO OUR ROADS AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION.

ALL THESE THINGS ARE AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY.

PROPERTY VALUES. THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. WE DON'T WANT OUR PROPERTY VALUES TO BE REDUCED.

BUT IN SUMMARY, WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WE WANT YOU TO TAKE THE CITY RECOMMENDATIONS TABLE THIS VOTE, GET SOME MORE IMPACT INPUT FROM US IN THE COMMUNITY, AND LET'S MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. WE TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.

LET'S DO IT TOGETHER. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. THANKS.

THANK YOU. LINSEY NEXT TIMOTHY MYERS. WELCOME. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS TIM MYERS I LIVE AT 5845 GLEN DAVID COURT.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO MEGAN AND THE STAFF FOR TAKING TIME TO COME AND MEET WITH THE RESIDENTS.

I THINK WE GAINED ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ENVISION DUBLIN PLAN, AND I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE SOME OF OUR CONCERNS.

SO I THINK WE ALL WALKED AWAY WITH A GOOD UNDERSTANDING.

I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS MY CONCERN RELATED TO MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY.

AND I SAW FROM THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS SOME CLARITY.

LET ME START BY SAYING THAT I KNOW A LOT ABOUT MANUFACTURING.

I SPENT 35 YEARS OF HONDA AT HONDA. 25 OF THOSE WERE IN PURCHASING IN MY LAST TEN WERE AS THE PLANT MANAGER AT EAST LIBERTY AND THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT THE INDIANA AUTOMOTIVE PLANT. SO WHILE I WAS IN PURCHASING, I WORKED IN SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT.

SO WHAT THAT MEANT IS WE WOULD GO OUT AND SEND TEAMS TO WORK WITH SUPPLIERS, SMALLER COMPANIES WHO WERE STRUGGLING.

SOME OF THOSE COMPANIES WERE 50 EMPLOYEES, OTHERS WERE 2000.

AND WE WOULD ENGAGE IN THOSE WITH THOSE SUPPLIERS WHO WERE STRUGGLING IN TERMS OF QUALITY AND DELIVERY AND THEN HELP THEM TURN THEIR OPERATIONS AROUND.

BUT DURING OUR AND SO WHEN THEY WERE STRUGGLING, THEY LET SOME THINGS SLIDE.

A LOT OF THINGS RELATED TO SLIDING SAFETY STANDARDS SLIDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SLIDE.

SO DURING OUR INITIAL ASSESSMENT, WE WOULD ALWAYS DRIVE AROUND TO THE BACK OF THE PLANT AND KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON, NOT JUST THE BRIGHT, SHINY TOUR WE GOT GOING THROUGH THE FACILITY.

AND HERE WHEN COMPANIES WOULD STRUGGLE, WE WOULD FIND IMPROPER STORAGE OF MATERIALS, TRASH AND SOMETIMES CHEMICALS THAT WOULD RUN OFF INTO THE WATER TABLE.

THOSE COMPANIES WERE NON-COMPLIANT NOT ONLY WITH THEIR OWN STANDARDS FOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, BUT THOSE OF THEIR CITIES, STATES AND SOMETIMES FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.

COMPLIANCE WAS THE COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITY, BUT MANY TIMES THE ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED BY RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES AFTER THE FACT, AND SELF-REPORTING AND COUNTERMEASURES WERE REACTIVE IN NATURE.

MANY TIMES, THESE COMPANIES FOLLOWED THE ADAGE OF THE SOLUTION TO POLLUTION IS DILUTION.

MOST OF THESE COMPANIES STARTED OFF DOING THE RIGHT THINGS.

THEY WERE FINE. THEY HAD A NEW FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND WERE WELCOMED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES.

BUT ECONOMIC PRESSURES OFTEN PUSHED THEM TO START CUTTING CORNERS AND COMPLIANCE MEASURES FELL BY THE WAYSIDE.

I CAN SAY FOR SURE THERE ARE MANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IN THE BUSINESS OF MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY.

WHAT LOOKED GREAT AT THE BEGINNING CAN EASILY AND QUICKLY TURN WORSE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN A SHORT TIME.

SO WHILE I KNOW MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY QUITE WELL, I WILL TELL YOU IT IS AN ULTRA COMPETITIVE BUSINESS WHERE EVEN SMALL ISSUES IMPACT THE BOTTOM LINE AND THAT CAN LEAD TO SHORTCUTS BEING TAKEN IN THE AREAS OF COMPLIANCE.

THE CITY HAS CONTINUALLY MENTIONED HIDAKA AS AN EXAMPLE OF MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY, BUT FROM MY EXPERIENCE THEY ARE THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE.

THEY HAVE TAKEN A LONG TERM APPROACH AS A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN.

COMMAND. ELKANN, ON THE OTHER HAND, COULD BE MORE TYPICAL.

BAILING OUT OF DUBLIN TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS IN MOVING TO HILLIARD.

SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE ENVISION DUBLIN STRATEGY.

EVEN AS THE PLAN IS STATED, THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY ITEMS THAT ARE VAGUE AND AMBIGUOUS AND BEST.

CLEAN MANUFACTURING IS NOT DEFINED. IS IT THE EPA DEFINITION THAT INCLUDES SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING MATERIALS, CLEAN PRODUCTION ASSESSMENTS AND GREEN CHEMISTRY PRINCIPLES? TODAY IN THE CODE, MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY COULD INCLUDE CASTING, MACHINING, INJECTION MOLDING, STAMPING, WELDING, PAINTING AND PLATING. IMPACTS FROM THESE PROCESSES COULD INCLUDE HEAVY METALS,

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ADDITIONALLY, THESE ARE TYPICALLY NOT WELL-PAYING JOBS AND ACCORDING TO CHATGPT, THE HOURLY RATE FOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY WORK ON A HIGHWAY WAS $16 IN MANUFACTURING $17. TO ME, THE RISK TO THE COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIALLY REPUTATION FOR INCOME TAXES ON $17 AN HOUR DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

SO PLEASE SAVE ALL THE REZONING TONIGHT AND LET'S CONTINUE OUR WORK TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINDSAY. NEXT. JENNIFER HAMILL. WELCOME. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

HELLO, I'M JENNIFER HAMILL. I LIVE AT 5725 TRAFALGAR WITH THE GUY WHO ISN'T A TRUCK DRIVER.

SO I WANT TO START BY SAYING, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB IN A LOT OF AREAS.

THIS IS DUBLIN. WE'VE HAD A 4% INCREASE IN INCOME TAX REVENUE THIS YEAR OVER LAST.

WOO-HOO! LET'S DO IT FOR FOUR YEARS IN A ROW.

WE'VE SURPASSED THE 100 MILLION MARK IN INCOME TAX REVENUE.

THAT'S GREAT. LET'S KEEP IT GOING. THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE.

YOU WANT TO KEEP IT? YOUR POLICY IS TO KEEP IT OVER 50% OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

IT AVERAGES 77%. GOOD WORK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ONE OF THE REASONS YOU WANT TO CHANGE THIS AREA, WHEN A REZONE IS TO GROW THAT INCOME TAX, THAT IS REALLY GREAT ALREADY, I GET IT.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH GETTING A GOLD MEDAL AND THEN WANTING TO GET A GOLD MEDAL NEXT YEAR.

GOOD FOR YOU. BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE REPORTS THAT YOU'VE DONE ABOUT FLEX INNOVATION AND POTENTIALLY POSITIONING DUBLIN AS AN AREA ALONG THAT SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN.

AND TYING THAT IN WITH INTEL AND THESE BUSINESSES THAT COULD COME IN.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A REPORT THAT WAS DONE IN 2023.

FIRST OF ALL, INTEL HAS SLOWED DOWN SINCE THEN.

NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT UNTIL 2031.

DO WE NEED THESE FLEX INNOVATION SPACES TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW? THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SIT EMPTY BECAUSE THE SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN ISN'T NEEDED ANYMORE.

MAYBE IT WON'T BE NEEDED AT ALL. WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING.

BUT NONE OF THE STUDIES DONE PRIOR TO JANUARY 2025 INCLUDED IN THE WIDE OR THE SPECIAL AREAS, THE PARCELS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.

AND THAT'S MY CONCERN. THOSE PARCELS, THE LITTLE MAGIC TRIANGLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SITS, YOU KNOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF COSGRAVE FROM US WERE ADDED INTO THE WIDE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.

THEY WEREN'T THERE IN JANUARY. YOU CAN FIND THE MAP ONLINE.

IT'S STILL ON YOUR WEBSITE. THEY AREN'T THERE.

AND THEN IN FEBRUARY YOU HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING.

THE GUY FROM PLANNING NEXT IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO.

HE'S GOT A MAP SHOWING. AND SUDDENLY THE PARCELS ARE THERE.

SO THERE'S NO WAY THAT ANY OF THE STUDIES DONE PRIOR TO THAT INCLUDE THAT LAND.

WE REALLY WANT TO SEE THE STUDIES THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR OVER AND OVER AGAIN SINCE MAY OF THIS YEAR.

IN WRITING VERBALLY SEVERAL TIMES HERE TODAY ALREADY, IF STUDIES ARE DONE THAT INCLUDE THOSE PARCELS, WE WANT TO SEE THEM. IT'S SORT OF LIKE. OH, I DIDN'T EVEN SAY WHERE I USED TO WORK BEFORE.

I USED TO WORK FOR THE LEGISLATURE. THAT'S RIGHT.

SO IT'S LIKE SHOWING UP TO A COMMITTEE MEETING AND YOU FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND YOU WANT TO PUT A BILL UP THERE AND YOU HAVE.

YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SUPPORT IT. YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IN COMMITTEE.

THIS WOULD DIE IN COMMITTEE IF YOU SHOWED UP WITH THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE.

NOW YOU HAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PARCELS.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE IT TO US.

WE AREN'T ASKING FOR YOU TO KILL THIS IN COMMITTEE, THOUGH, BECAUSE WE'RE NICER THAN THAT.

WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO TABLE THE VOTE FOR REZONING UNTIL THE CODE IS DONE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. LINDSAY, DO YOU HAVE THE NEXT NAME? JIM MARTINSON. MERCY. ARE YOU JIM MARTINSON? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND THE TIME LIMIT. SO WE HAVE A LOT TO GET THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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WE'LL DO. WELCOME. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

OKAY. JIM MARTINSON 7074 CORMAC WAY. I AM A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE FOR THE BALLANTRAE HOA. HOWEVER, I AM NOT HERE TO REPRESENT THEM TO TONIGHT.

THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR FOR YOUR TIME AND TO STAFF FOR RECOMMENDING TABLING THE REZONING VOTE.

I WILL MENTION I APPRECIATE THE IMPROVED COMMUNICATION OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO EARLIER PERIODS.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND CONTINUING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND THE BALLANTRAE PENS, KEEPING AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THANKS TO STAFF FOR COORDINATING TIME FOR US TO CONNECT WITH DAVE.

CELLS OF PIONEER DEVELOPMENT, WHO ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH LANDOWNERS AND POTENTIAL BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN THE LAND EAST OF THE TRACKS.

AS PART OF DAVE'S INTRODUCTION, HE SAID PIONEER LIKES TO WORK WITH AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

I ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO ASPIRE THE SAME. IT IS STATED THAT ENVISION IS INTENDED TO BE A LIVING DOCUMENT EVOLVING WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS.

LET'S HOPE SO AND KEEP THAT IN MIND MOVING FORWARD.

STAFF RECOMMENDS TABLING THE REZONING VOTE, THE GOAL BEING ALIGN ZONING WITH COMMUNITY DRIVEN AND REFINEMENTS INDICATING SOME HIGH LEVEL COMMUNITY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS PREVIOUSLY LISTED DATA CENTERS AND SO FORTH.

BUT ONE OF THE MAIN BULLET POINTS WAS PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, MEANING BETTER COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY.

LET'S KEEP THAT MOVING FORWARD. I RECOMMEND AND RECOMMEND NOT ABANDONING OR DO NOT ABANDON, LEAVING THIS AS RESIDENTIAL AS A VIABLE OPTION.

I HEAR THAT CITY GETS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISE BY HOUSING NEXT TO NEXT ATTRACTS.

HOWEVER, THE BALANCE RATE PROPERTY VALUES REMAIN STRONG.

RETAINING RESIDENTIAL ZONING WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AND MOST WELL RECEIVED BY RESIDENTS.

ONE EXAMPLE IS PULTEGROUP DEL WEBB EXPANSION SET FOR 2026 UP IN PLAIN CITY.

THAT COULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE COME IN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF COSGROVE.

QUIET ZONES COMPLIMENT THIS VISION. I KNOW OF AT LEAST THREE PROPOSALS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ON QUIET ZONES THAT ARE MUCH MORE SIMPLIFIED THAN THE THREE MUNICIPALITY AND SIX CROSSING THAT FAILED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

COSGROVE IS A CONCERN. WIDENING CAUSE GREAT EASTWARD IS A MAJOR CONCERN, ESPECIALLY NOW SEEING THE EASEMENT CUTS NEAR THE NEW AVERY AND RINGS ROUNDABOUT THAT JUST OPENED. THE WALKING TRAIL IS FREQUENTLY USED, A LOSS OF THE BUFFER AND MOUNTING WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT QUALITY OF LIFE.

SOME ONGOING CHALLENGES REMAIN, SUCH AS DISTRICT IMPACTS, ENFORCEMENT RISK, WATER CONSUMPTION ALLOWED CODES NEED REFINEMENT, AND DEFINITIONS TIGHTENED. I LIKE THE IDEA OF ID SIX IN PARTICULAR, ENERGY GENERATION RISKS, INCLUDING HIGHER ELECTRICITY COSTS FOR RESIDENTS AND SMRS IN CLOSING REMARKS.

BUT SMR IS IN DEFINITION SMALL MODULAR REACTORS, MEANING NUCLEAR SITES IN OUR BACKYARD CONTAINED EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR TO DATA CENTERS AND OTHER FACILITIES. THAT IS, THE GROWING TREND WITH DATA CENTERS IS CLEAN ENERGY, WHETHER IT'S SOLAR, HYDRO OR SMRS. IN CLOSING, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE COUNTY COUNCIL TO VOTE TO TABLE THE REZONING AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.

CONTINUED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS CRITICAL. PLEASE MAINTAIN COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION AND REENGAGE IN CADENCE MEETINGS WITH PNC.

AS WE HAVE DONE RECENTLY. THIS WILL BE A LONG LASTING LEGACY OF THIS COUNCIL.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT RIGHT. AND AFTER ALL, AS SUE SAID EARLIER, THIS IS OUR LIFE, OUR HOME AND OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT NAME. TODD. HAMMER, WELCOME. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS TODD HEMERT. I LIVE AT 58 2400 ROAD.

I LIKE TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER AND THE STAFF FOR ALL RECOMMENDATIONS AND TABLING THE ISSUE TONIGHT, AND HOW CLOSE YOU'VE WORKED TOGETHER ON THE AMENDMENTS AND THE CODE AMENDMENTS AND THE USES.

SOME PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, HOWEVER. MORE IS NEEDED IN MY OPINION.

I LIKE TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION ON TONIGHT'S RECOMMENDATION, ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE TRACKS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST ABOUT POSSIBLY REZONING OR DIFFERENCES OF THE REZONING STRUCTURE. SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE WEST SIDE OF TRACKS STILL INCLUDE DATA CENTERS, ENERGY PLANTS, AND ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS OR NOT?

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CAN STAFF ALSO PLEASE EXPLAIN THE LOGIC OF REMOVING ITEMS SUCH AS ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATIONAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS, AND KEEPING WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY? SO UNDERSTANDING LOGIC ALSO HELPS US UNDERSTAND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

AT HONDA, WE MAKE ONE PAGE SUMMARIES FOR EXECUTIVE CONSUMPTION TO EXPLAIN THE ENTIRE SITUATION.

WE EXPLAIN THE BACKGROUND, THE TARGETS. WE EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM FULLY, AND WE ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

THEN SOLUTIONS AND SCHEDULE. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ORDER OF THINGS.

SO FIRST IN MY OPINION DUBLIN DOESN'T HAVE A FISCAL PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED.

HOWEVER, WITH THAT BEING ASIDE, THE TARGETS STILL ARE NOT CLEAR.

THE ROOT CAUSE IS THE COMMUNITY PLAN, WHICH WAS CHANGED THE LAND USE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO INDUSTRIAL.

YOU'VE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR CONSISTENTLY THAT THE RESIDENTS DO NOT WANT INDUSTRIAL AND PREFER RESIDENTIAL.

HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STAFF HAS FOLLOWED THE COMMUNITY PLAN AND COUNCIL HAS NOT ASKED THE STAFF TO CHANGE THAT DIRECTION.

IT'S A CHICKEN AND EGG SITUATION. WE, THE RESIDENT, HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED TO CHANGE THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

SENT EMAILS, HAD CONVERSATIONS DIRECTLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS.

HOWEVER, THERE'S BEEN NO ANSWER TO THIS. THE ANSWER IS. IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT.

WITHOUT A CHANGE, THE STAFF IS REVIEWING. THE COMMUNITY PLAN IS ALMOST LIKE A BIBLE.

SO CAN WE UPDATE THE LAND USE OF WID NOW? OR DOES THE LIVING DOCUMENT MEAN WE MUST WAIT 7 TO 8 YEARS TO UPDATE IT? COULD COUNCIL PLEASE TONIGHT ANSWER THAT FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION? SOLUTIONS ARE EASY. AT HONDA WE CREATE OPTION MATRIX, SEVERAL SCENARIOS AND A DECISION ANALYSIS.

PLEASE ASK STAFF TO COLLECT DATA ON HOW MANY CURRENT PROPERTIES ALREADY DEVELOPED ARE AVAILABLE.

NOT OCCUPIED LIKE COMMAND ALCON SOON. WE LIKE TO USE AND REVITALIZE WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE MAKING NEW INVESTMENTS TO BE GIVEN AWAY FOR A DOLLAR OR BASICALLY CHANGING VIRGIN LAND THAT CAN NEVER BE RECLAIMED.

FINALLY, WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THE TRUE CORPORATE RELATIONSHIP THAT LASTS MORE THAN TEN YEARS OF A LEASE DEAL.

PIONEER WILL NOT BE HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL. THEY ARE JUST BUILDING AN OPEN SHELL FOR SOMEONE TO MAYBE MOVE IN.

THE CITIZENS HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 20, 30 OR A LIFETIME.

THERE ARE LEGACY, THE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO PEOPLE. WE LOVE DUBLIN AND WE CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE.

SO PLEASE TABLE AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US TO RE-ENVISION DUBLIN OF THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINSEY. NEXT NAME.

RICHARD WEEKES. WELCOME. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS RICHARD WEEKS 5826. WHO WROTE IN THE MEMO FOR ORDNANCE 625 AUGUST 5TH, 2025. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE ID TWO AND ID THREE CODE WOULD INCLUDE THE CREATION OF NEW SUBAREAS WITHIN THESE DISTRICTS, OR THE CREATION OF A NEW ID SIX ZONING DISTRICT.

FOCUS ON THE REZONING OF ALL NINE PROPERTIES.

AGAIN, I SAY ALL NINE PROPERTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE REZONING APPLICATION.

I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE ID SIX RECOMMENDATIONS SINCE IT SPECIFIES IT WOULD INCLUDE ALL NINE PROPERTIES.

WITH THAT IN MIND, AND SINCE IT INCLUDES ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, I RECOMMEND THAT REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH BALLANTRAE AND IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, SLASH ORCHARD ROAD BE INCLUDED. YOU HAVE HAD TARGETED MEETINGS WITH BALLANTRAE, BUT NONE WITH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT DUBLIN RESIDENTS.

YOUR WORK WOULD AFFECT US AS WELL. DOES HUBBARD HAVE TO FORM AN HOA TO HELP US HAVE MORE REPRESENTATION? TWO OTHER QUICK THINGS. WHAT'S MY TIME DOING? YOU MENTIONED SPLITTING THINGS BETWEEN THE RAILROAD TRACKS EAST AND WEST.

I THINK THAT'S A MISTAKE. I THINK WE SHOULD STAY TOGETHER.

AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE I WAS GOING TO SAY ABOUT THAT, BUT ANYWAYS, I APPRECIATE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT DUBLIN IS SHOWING CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ID TWO.

AND ID THREE CODES AND THINK THE ID SIX CODE IS A VERY COMPROMISING SOLUTION AND MORE WORKABLE THAN TRYING TO FIX ID TWO AND ID THREE, SINCE THEY EXIST IN OTHER AREAS. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I THINK I'M.

THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU. NEXT. MR. WEEKS

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BUT I DID WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED BEFORE THIS MEETING HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH COUNCIL AHEAD OF TIME.

VERY GOOD. WELL THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS, WE WILL.

OH, WE HAVE ONE IN THE BACK. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

KRISTIAN COONEY 5835 BARONS COURT WAY. SO THREE THINGS.

FIRST, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO COMMEND CITY STAFF, THE PEOPLE WHO ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE CITIZEN ROUNDTABLES WE HAD IN JULY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THEY MAINTAINED TREMENDOUS COMPOSURE REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH PRESSURE WE TRIED TO.

IT ALMOST COULD HAVE BECOME A GAME TO SEE WHO COULD MAKE A CRACK, BUT THEY WERE GREAT.

SO REALLY, HANDS OFF TO TO CITY STAFF OR HANDS, YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE SECOND ONE I'M GOING TO ASSUME CITY STAFF IS GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND AND APPROVE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.

THE POINT I REALLY WANT TO BRING UP NOW IS EVERYONE'S FOCUS HAS BEEN ON DATA CENTERS AND WEST OF COSGROVE.

OKAY. WE HAVE OTHER ZONING THAT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT NORTH OF SHIRE RINGS ROAD FROM UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, UP TO UP PAST DAIRY FIELDS AND UP TO PROBABLY THE UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD BIEDERMANN CIRCLE DAIRY FIELDS RIGHT NOW IS ZONED ID3. NOW, THOUGH, WE THINK IT UNLIKELY THAT THE CITY WOULD EVER SELL IT.

IT'S STILL OUT THERE AND THAT'S THE MOST HEAVILY ZONED CATEGORY.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL INSTRUCT STAFF TO REVIEW ALL OF THOSE OTHER FLASHPOINTS THAT WE WILL HAVE OR THAT THEY SHOULD ANTICIPATE, BASED UPON THE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO THE COSGROVE PROPERTIES AND ADDRESS THEM AT THE SAME TIME AND MOST OF THAT PROPERTY.

THERE'S ONE BIG OWNER, MOST OF THE ALL THE OTHER PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY THE CITY, AND THERE'S ONE THAT'S NOT YET INCORPORATED.

SO IT WOULDN'T BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE THE CORRECTIONS NOW VERSUS LETTING IT FLOAT.

AND THEN THIS BECOMES ANOTHER ISSUE AND LET'S LET'S BE DONE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE WHOLE PROBLEM WHILE WE'RE WHILE WE HAVE THE PATIENT OPEN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, WE WILL CLOSE OFF PUBLIC COMMENT OR COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS.

SO ANDY WOULD LIKE TO LEAD US OFF. SO FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.

ALL OF YOU COMING. I APPRECIATE YOUR ARTICULATE COMMENTS AND YOU PARTICIPATING IN YOUR EXERCISING, YOUR CIVIC DUTY HERE TONIGHT AND OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.

ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN SAID MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER.

AND I THINK WE'RE DEMONSTRATING THAT WE'RE STILL WILLING I'M WILLING TO, TO TABLE THIS ORDINANCE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO PURSUE GETTING IT RIGHT. AS CHRISTIAN JUST SAID, WE WANT TO GET IT RIGHT.

GET IT RIGHT, RIGHT NOW. SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP REHASHING THIS.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR ZACH BACK ON THE FUTURE CODE AMENDMENTS AND REZONING OF PROPERTIES, THE REMOVAL OF USES, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION, INDOOR AND EXERCISE AND FITNESS.

I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY THAT IS IN THERE. SEEMS LIKE INNOCUOUS USES.

IT'S NOT A DATA CENTER OR A WAREHOUSE. WHAT'S THE HARM IN LEAVING THOSE? AND WE ARE, YOU KNOW, A STONE'S THROW AWAY FROM DAIRY FIELDS AND SPORTS.

OHIO. SO WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE THERE? THE INTENT BEHIND THAT WAS TARGETED TOWARDS OUR CONVERSATION OF SEEKING JOB CREATING BUSINESSES OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OUT HERE.

WE HAD IDENTIFIED THOSE AS POTENTIAL USES THAT WOULD ALSO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THAT.

SO THAT'S WHY THOSE ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS THIS MEMO.

GOTCHA. MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.

AND I, LIKE ANDY, WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION.

YOU HAVE SPENT HOURS WITH US EITHER HERE IN THIS ROOM, WITH YOUR COMMITTEES, WITH STAFF AND IT MATTERS.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR WORK.

A LOT OF THAT, AS YOU HEARD, RESONATED WELL, AND I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF A LOT OF EFFORT AND CONTINUED TO BE EFFORT.

AND SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.

AND MEGAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT.

I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. I TOO AGREE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO TABLE.

I THINK AS WAS SAID LAST TIME AND CERTAINLY REFERENCED AT LEAST THIS EVENING THAT THE DETAILS MATTER AND THE LOGIC MATTERS.

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SO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT AND MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

I KNOW THERE'S CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW MANY MEETINGS IT'LL NOW GO IF IT'S TABLED BY THIS GROUP, WILL GO TO PLANNING AND ZONING, SHARING WITH THE GROUP THE TIMING OF THOSE.

AS MUCH AS WE CAN ANTICIPATE. I KNOW THAT'S NOT ALWAYS DOWN TO THE DATE AT THIS POINT.

MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNICATION CONTINUES AND MAKE SURE WHAT WHAT IS BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING VERSUS WHAT IS BEFORE COUNCIL IS WELL ARTICULATED TO THE GROUPS.

SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS. WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME, SOME TIME TO DO THAT, SOME MONTHS TO DO THAT, QUITE LIKELY. AND THE CONTINUED WORK.

SO I TOO AM SUPPORTIVE OF IT AND APPRECIATE THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO GET THE WIN, WIN WIN THAT WE WERE SPEAKING ABOUT THIS EVENING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I WILL GO.

MY COLLEAGUES AND SAYING THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR COMING AND TALKING WITH US.

IT DOES MATTER AND IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

IF IT DIDN'T, WE WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, RIGHT? SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO WORKING WITH US.

I THINK WE ARE REALLY COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH YOU.

I REALLY APPRECIATE STAFF AND MEGAN'S LEADERSHIP.

I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK ON THEIR END AS WELL, WHICH I THINK IS ALSO WELL WORTH IT.

I MEAN, IF IF IT'S NOT FOR OUR RESIDENTS, THEN WHAT IS WELL WORTH IT, RIGHT? THAT THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. I'M ALSO VERY SUPPORTIVE OF TABLING THIS FOR RIGHT NOW.

IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS, I THINK, TO, TO TO MOVE THE NEEDLE IN THE DIRECTION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET THE YOU KNOW, THE SORT OF HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR RESIDENTS AND FOR, FOR THE CITY'S FUTURE.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT CONVERSATION. THANK YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO GO, JOHN? OH, NO. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS TONIGHT.

THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN MAKING OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.

I THINK THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THIS ORDINANCE AND IN GREATER DETAIL.

IT'S ALL BASED ON YOUR CONCERNS AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT.

SO I TOO, AM INTERESTED IN TABLING THIS. IT WAS MENTIONED ONE TIME BY IN AN EARLIER DISCUSSION WE HAD WITH YOU THAT WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF IF THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A BIG SPORTS FACILITY? I FOUND OUT THAT BETWEEN DAIRY FIELDS IN SPORTS OHIO, WE'D BE THE THIRD LARGEST SPORTS FACILITY IN THE UNITED STATES, BIGGER THAN EVEN DISNEY WORLDS. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A HUGE ATHLETIC COMPLEX OUT HERE IN THIS AREA.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT. I AM FOR TABLING IT ALSO.

I'M ABSOLUTELY IN FAVOR OF TABLING IT. I WANT TO THANK STAFF.

MEGAN. I'VE BEEN ON CITY COUNCIL NOW ABOUT EIGHT YEARS.

AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE PROFESSIONALISM, IN THE WAY THAT THEY LISTEN TO OUR CITIZENS IS EXEMPLARY.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU FELT THAT WHEN YOU, EXCUSE ME, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM BECAUSE WE'RE CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVES. THEY'RE YOUR CITIZEN WORKERS.

AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THE EFFORT THAT THEY PUT FORWARD TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL LIVE IN IS BASED ON THEIR WORK. AND I HOPE THAT AS YOU GO FORWARD AND TALK WITH THEM, YOUR RESPECT, THE DIFFICULT POSITION THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN TO TRY TO FIND COMMON GROUND WAYS TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY THE BEST FOR EVERYONE.

AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THAT THAT IS THEIR PRIME OBJECTIVE.

I FEEL GOOD THAT WE'RE HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE CODE SO THAT YOU GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THE THE USES, THE RESTRICTIONS, THE REGULATIONS, AND THIS CONVERSATION WORKING TOGETHER.

BRINGS US TO THAT POINT. I THINK THAT WITH CONTINUED CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT THE CITY'S NEEDS ARE, WHAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE IN THE WAY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THAT SWEET SPOT. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT.

I ENCOURAGE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER'S OPINIONS, THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTIONS, THE BEST BALANCE. AND AND I THINK THAT WE'LL WE'LL GET THERE.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE DO THE CODE AMENDMENT WHEN WE IMPROVE SOME OF THE CODE AMENDMENT PIECES IS THE PURPOSE AND INTENT IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH.

AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE THE CODE SETS THE STANDARD FOR WHAT THIS COMMUNITY, THIS WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT,

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ON WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE. SO THANK THE STAFF AGAIN.

THANK ALL OF THE RESIDENTS FOR COMING OUT. YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN REACH ANY OF US TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THESE ISSUES AND THAT WE'RE WE'RE OPEN AND LISTENING AND CONSTANTLY WORKING TOWARDS A GOOD SOLUTION. THANK YOU. I TOO.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. I WILL THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING YOURSELF AND FOR READING ALL OF THE MATERIAL AND FOR ATTENDING THE MEETINGS.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED EVERY SINGLE COMMENT, WHETHER YOU'VE SENT IT TO THE TEL COUNCIL OR WHETHER YOU'VE EMAILED US PERSONALLY. WE ARE ALLOWING STAFF TO DO A SINGLE VOICE AND RESPOND.

SO IT MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE WE GOT IT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GETTING INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES FROM ALL OF US.

THE INTENT IS WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT ALL IN ONE PLACE.

SO WE KNOW, BUT WE HAVE IN FACT READ THEM ALL AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO READ ALL THE COMMENTS.

WE WILL CONTINUE AS THIS GOES BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR CODE AMENDMENTS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THOSE MEETINGS AND READ YOUR COMMENTS.

AND SO WHEN IT COMES BACK TO US, WE WILL HAVE FOLLOWED THAT WHOLE PROCESS THE SAME AS YOU GUYS HAVE AND REST ASSURED, WILL EVENTUALLY GET THERE. I KNOW I SHOULD SPEND TEN, 15 YEARS AGO, I WAS SITTING ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WHEN WE INITIALLY HAD THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT CODE. THE TECH FLEX CODE COME THROUGH.

IT WAS A BRAND NEW THING. THERE WAS NOTHING BUILT OUT THERE YET.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE'VE LEARNED SOME THINGS. THINGS ARE STARTING TO BE BUILT AND IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND AND MAKE SOME CHANGES.

SO WE WILL WORK ON THAT AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS THAT YOU WILL GET VERY ACCUSTOMED TO THIS ROOM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO LEVEL SET AND SET SOME EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT YOU WILL SEE MOVING FORWARD.

SO IN THE NEAR TERM AND PROBABLY WHAT'S ALREADY STARTED, ZACH, I WOULD IMAGINE, WILL BE THE DRAFTING OF THE CODE LANGUAGE.

FOR WHAT WOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

SO THE WAY THAT IT GOES IS THAT STAFF BRINGS FORWARD CODE LANGUAGE FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO TO EVALUATE AND TO CHANGE AND TO DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY SEE FIT TO THAT LANGUAGE.

SO THEY WILL HAVE AT LEAST TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT.

SO THE STAFF CODE AMENDMENTS WOULD LIKELY TAKE I'M GOING TO GUESS SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 2 TO 3 MONTHS, AND IF JENNY RAUSCH COULD GIVE ME A HEAD NOD OR ONE WAY OR THE OTHER PROBABLY THEY WILL.

THEY WILL BE DRAFTING THOSE FOR THE NEXT 2 OR 3 MONTHS AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

THEN THEY WILL SCHEDULE IT FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

LINDSAY WEISNER HAS AN EXTENSIVE EMAIL LIST OF ALL EVERY EMAIL THAT SHE HAS BEEN GIVEN.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN HER YOUR EMAIL, PLEASE DO SO.

AND ONCE THAT. ONCE THAT CODE IS READY TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO NOTIFY ALL OF THE INTERESTED PARTIES.

AND THEN AGAIN, IT WILL IT WILL APPEAR AT A MINIMUM OF TWO TIMES BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

AT THE END OF THAT TIME, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.

SO THEN THAT CODE WILL COME BACK HERE TO CITY COUNCIL FOR US TO ACCEPT THEIR RECOMMENDATION, MAKE ALTERATIONS OR REJECT THEIR RECOMMENDATION.

SO PLANNING AND ZONING MEETS TYPICALLY 1 TO 2 TIMES A MONTH.

SO I'M TRYING TO PAINT A TIME FRAME. SO WE HAVE LIKELY 2 TO 3 MONTHS BEFORE THEY'LL SEE IT.

AND THEN IT'LL PROBABLY LIVE IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR PROBABLY A MONTH AND A HALF OR SO, BECAUSE THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY, THAT THEY STAFF RECEIVES FROM THEM, THEN THEY NEED TO INCORPORATE INTO THE LANGUAGE AND THEN GET IT BACK OUT TO PLANNING AND ZONING FOR THEM TO EVALUATE. SO WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 4 TO 6 MONTHS BEFORE THIS WOULD COME BACK BEFORE THIS BODY FOR FINAL APPROVAL. SO WANTED LEVEL SET EXPECTATIONS AND LET EVERYONE KNOW AS CLEAR AS WE CAN, HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU ALL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS.

ONE OF THIS BODY'S GOALS IS TO RUN A MODEL DEMOCRACY.

AND WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN RUNNING A MODEL DEMOCRACY HERE IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

NOT ONLY THE SIX EXCELLENT PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING BESIDE ME, BUT ALL OF THE STAFF THAT YOU SEE HERE, WE ARE ALL COMMITTED TO TO MAINTAINING A MODEL DEMOCRACY.

AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT IT IS THAT AS A DEMOCRACY.

AND SO IT WE WE COME TO CONCLUSIONS TOGETHER.

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IT ISN'T YOU VERSUS US. IT'S US ALL TOGETHER.

AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO. AND WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE SEEN THAT IN YOUR TIME WITH US.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ORDINANCE ZERO 625.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR AMBROSE GRYMES.

YES. MR. REINER? YES. MISS FOX. YES, MR. ROSA.

YES, MR. KEELER. YES. VICE MAYOR. LUDO. YES, MISS.

CRAM. YES. THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA THIS EVENING.

YOU ARE ALL MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY AND. AND BE A PART OF THAT.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXCUSE YOURSELF. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND DO SO.

AND YOU CAN GATHER IN THE HALLWAY TO HAVE CONVERSATION WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.

BUT YOU ARE CERTAINLY MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY.

OKAY. DON'T TURN OFF.

OKAY. THIS BRINGS US TO THE SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCES.

[Ordinance 33-25]

TEXT. VERY GOOD. OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING IS NOT GOING TO BE FROM RONNIE SINGH.

APPARENTLY IT WILL BE FROM JENNY RAUSCH. GOOD EVENING.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME. YES, I'M HERE IN LIEU OF THIS ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED TO COUNCIL AT THE JULY 1ST MEETING.

AND THAT IS AS THE CLERK SHARED A REQUEST TO REZONE THIS SITE INTO AN ADDITIONAL SUB AREA OF THAT CROWN PUD DEVELOPMENT. SO THERE WERE NO FOLLOW UPS OR ITEMS REQUESTED FOR CHANGE SINCE THAT INTRODUCTION.

AND WITH THAT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AS IT WAS PROPOSED.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE. COUNSEL QUESTIONED. DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MISS FOX? YES, MISS KRAMM? YES, MR. KEELER? YES.

MAYOR AMBROSE GRAHAM. YES. MR. ROSA. YES, VICE MAYOR.

LUDO. YES. MR. REINHARDT. YES. WHAT IS ORDINANCE 34 DASH 25 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AN

[Ordinance 34-25]

VERY GOOD. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING FROM MATT EHRMANN. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THIS ORDINANCE SINCE THE FIRST READING.

HOWEVER, AS A FOLLOW UP TO THE REQUESTED INFORMATION REGARDING THE MATERIALS THAT WILL BE USED AS REPRESENTATION OF THE GREEN MOSS MATERIAL COMPONENT OF THE ART PIECE, THE SELECTED MATERIAL WILL BE A SYNTHETIC, TURF LIKE ELEMENT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, UV DETERIORATION, AND REQUIRING MINIMAL MAINTENANCE.

THIS MATERIAL TYPE WAS SELECTED BY THE ARTIST BY THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL STAFF AND CITY STAFF FOR ITS DURABILITY AND ABILITY TO ACCURATELY CONVEY THE INTENDED APPEARANCE OF THE ART PIECE, AND WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 3425.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WANT TO 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 JUST ONE.

SO THE MOSS WAS THE ORIGINAL, YOU KNOW, WHICH MIGHT CHANGE IN COLOR A BIT OVER THE SEASONS.

THE ONE THE GREENNESS OF THE IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL FROM THE IMAGE.

IS THIS GOING TO BE A LIGHTER GREEN OR A DARKER GREEN? WHAT MIGHT BLEND IN MORE IN THE WINTER MONTHS? IT'S KIND OF A MEDIUM TONE GREEN, BUT IT DOES HAVE A THATCH LIKE APPEARANCE TO IT, SO IT LOOKS MORE NATURAL.

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YES. GREAT. THANK YOU. THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MISS GRAHAM? YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES. MR. REINER? YES. MISS DEROSA.

YES. MISS FOX? YES. MAYOR AMBROSE GROOMS. YES, MR. KEELER. YES. ORDINANCE 3525 AMENDING ZONING CODE SECTION 153.074 REGARDING ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES TO

[Ordinance 35-25]

THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY TAMMY NOBLE. WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING. ORIGINALLY PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL WAS AN ORDINANCE FOR THE MODIFICATIONS TO OUR SOLAR REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

11. WE PRESENTED THAT ON JULY 1ST AND COUNCIL PROVIDED FEEDBACK.

WE'VE ADDRESSED QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS WITH CITY COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO ENSURING THAT THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS SUFFICIENT FOR WHAT WE NEED. THE DEFINITION OF HEIGHT IS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED FOR ALL COMPONENTS OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND WE DID PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PERMITTING.

SO WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE ADDRESSED ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT CITY COUNCIL ASKED.

AND WE'RE RESPECTFULLY ASKING APPROVAL. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING. NONE. COUNSEL. QUESTION. DISCUSSION.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. REINER? YES, MISS FOX? YES, MAYOR AMBROSE GROOMS. YES, MISS KRAMM.

YES. VICE MAYOR LUDO. YES, MR. ROSA. YES, MR. KEELER. YES. THANK YOU. THIS BRINGS US TO THE INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING PORTION OF OUR AGENDA FOR ORDINANCES.

[Ordinance 36-25]

I WANT TO THANK YOU AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM BASS AND GUITAR.

WELCOME. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL FIRST WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROCESS WHERE WE'RE AT.

THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN HEARD THREE TIMES AS A CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW BY PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEN ANOTHER HEARING EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REZONING.

AND THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL.

SO IF YOU APPROVE IT ON THE 25TH OF THE SECOND READING, THIS WILL SET THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO EVALUATE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS MOVING FORWARD. THE SITE IS BETWEEN EMERALD PARKWAY AND SAWMILL ROAD, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BRIGHT ROAD, ABOUT 2021, AND A HALF ACRES. IT DOES INCLUDE THREE PARCELS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CITY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE APPLICANT.

THAT'S SUBJECT TO ANOTHER ORDINANCE TONIGHT. THEY ALSO INCLUDE A SMALL PARCEL THAT'S OWNED BY THE MELCO OFFICE PARK.

THAT WOULD BE ALSO, EXCUSE ME, TRANSFERRED TO THE APPLICANT, AND THEN A MUCH SMALLER PARCEL THAT WOULD BE CONVEYED BY THE APPLICANT BACK TO THE OFFICE PARK. SO THE TWO REASONINGS INCLUDE THE RED PARCEL HERE TRANSFERRED TO THE OFFICE PARK AND THEN THE LARGER PART 21 ACRES. THE COMMUNITY PLAN DESIGNATES MOST OF THE SITE AS NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE, WHICH INCLUDES USES SIMILAR TO AN ASSISTED LIVING OR SENIOR HOUSING, AND THEN THE NORTHWEST CORNER CLOSER TO THE EMERALD PARKWAY AS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.

THE PROPOSAL ITSELF INCLUDES CONTINUUM OF CARE FACILITY THAT WOULD HAVE ONCE A ONE STOREY BUILDING CLOSER TO THE BRICK ROAD FRONTAGE, AND THEN THREE FOUR STORY BUILDINGS TOWARDS THE BACK THAT WOULD ALL BE DEDICATED TO SENIOR LIVING AND ASSOCIATED USES.

THE BUILDINGS IN THE BACK WOULD HAVE UNDERGROUND PARKING, SO THE MAJORITY OF THE PARKING WOULD BE NOT SURFACE PARKING.

THERE WOULD BE THREE ACCESS OR TWO ACCESS POINTS, ONE OFF OF BRIGHT ROAD.

ONE WOULD BE SHARED WITH THE OFFICE PARK OFF OF SUMMER ROAD, AND THEN A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE ON EMERALD PARKWAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE

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THERE WOULD STILL BE A TREE WAIVER REQUIRED THAT REQUIRES YOUR APPROVAL.

IN THIS CASE, THEY'VE BUILT THAT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT TAX.

WE'RE SATISFIED BASED ON THEIR PRESERVATION, ESPECIALLY OF THE CREEK AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER, THAT THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR A TREE WAIVER.

AND SO WITH THAT, PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH EIGHT CONDITIONS.

THE MAJORITY OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT AS PART OF AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THIS REZONING AND PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AT THE SECOND READING ON THE 25TH.

WOULD THAT BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING. NONE. COUNSEL. QUESTION. DISCUSSION.

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE HEIGHT OF THE VARIOUS BUILDINGS.

COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE YOU KIND OF HAVE THE LAYOUT OF THE DIFFERENT FOOTPRINTS OF THE BUILDING? YEAH. AND SO THE YEAH THAT SLIDE THERE. SO WHICH WHAT ARE THE THE THREE FOUR STORIES ARE WHERE SO THE THE BUILDINGS ON THE NORTH END OF SLIDE, BASICALLY THE ONE AT THE CORNER OF SAWMILL AND THE NEW ENTRY DRIVE. AND THESE TWO ARE THE FOUR STORY BUILDINGS AND THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED UNDERNEATH WITH THE PARKING.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

I HAVE A QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE PHASING AND THE TIMING OF THIS.

SO THERE IS A PHASE ONE. PHASE TWO PHASE. COULD YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND THE THE RETENTION PONDS OR WHATEVER.

AND WHEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, IF YOU WILL, PORTION OF THIS WILL BE COMPLETED.

THANK YOU. YES. SO PHASE ONE WILL INCLUDE THE BUILDING AT THE CENTER OF THE SITE.

THAT WOULD INCLUDE ASSISTANCE AND INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND PRETTY MUCH ALMOST ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE LANDSCAPING WOULD BE DONE AS PART OF PHASE ONE. THEN PHASE TWO WOULD INCLUDE THE MEMORY CARE NEAR BRIGHTWOOD, AND PHASE THREE IS THE SWARM OF FRONTAGE, AND PHASE FOUR IS THE ONE TO THE WEST. YOU MENTIONED PRETTY MUCH WHAT WOULDN'T BE INCLUDED IN THAT FIRST PART.

SOME OF THE FINER LANDSCAPE DETAILS THAT ARE LIKE FOUNDATION, PLANTINGS AND OTHER THINGS, BUT ALL OF THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE DONE AS PART OF PHASE ONE.

I JUST I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THE REASON THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, HAS BEEN WELL INFORMED OF THIS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING. THE EAST DUBLIN CIVIC ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MR. NEWCOMB FOR FIVE YEARS NOW. AND THESE EVERY TIME ANY LITTLE THING HAS CHANGED AND HE'S MADE CHANGES RESPONSIVE TO THEIR COMMENTS.

AND THE BIG ONE IN PARTICULAR IS THE ONE STORY BUILDING ALONG BRIGHT ROAD.

THAT WAS A RESULT OF A LOT OF RESIDENT INPUT.

SO THAT IS WHY YOU'RE NOT SEEING ANYONE HERE TONIGHT.

BUT THEY ARE VERY HAPPY AND EXCITED TO SEE THIS FINALLY MOVING FORWARD.

I THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE PLANNING. I KNOW BECAUSE I SAID ON PLANNING AND ZONING WHEN THIS FIRST CAME FORWARD.

SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE REZONING. AND I'M ONLY BRINGING THIS COMMENT UP, AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT PART OF THE PURVIEW OF COUNCIL. IT'S ALL OF PLANNING AND ZONING. BUT I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE DEVELOP THESE SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND IN LOOKING THROUGH MANY OF THE AMENITIES THAT ARE IN THIS SENIOR LIVING FACILITY, WHICH IS ANOTHER GOOD REASON TO REZONE IT.

ON THE INTERIOR OF THESE BUILDINGS, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW NICE AMENITIES.

SWIMMING POOL, ROOFTOP TERRACES, ACTIVITIES THAT ARE VERY NICE.

BUT I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I WANT PLANNING AND ZONING TO THINK ABOUT THE EXTERIOR, BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFULLY WOODED AREA.

I NOTICE THERE'S PICKLEBALL COURTS AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE THE DETAIL HERE.

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BUT IN MANY WAYS THEY'RE PASSIVE AREAS INSTEAD OF AREAS THAT YOU CAN ENGAGE IN.

AND I THINK THAT SENIORS ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. I THINK THERE'S A GARDEN PLAN.

I LOVE THAT IDEA. BUT MANY OF THE SENIOR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED HAVE COMMUNITY CENTERS, GATHERING SPACES, PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN SIT, PLAY CARDS TOGETHER MAYBE FISH IN THE PONDS.

I JUST ENCOURAGE PLANNING AND ZONING WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SENIOR FACILITIES OR PLACES WHERE PEOPLE NEED SOCIALIZATION AS THEY AGE, THAT WE DON'T JUST THINK OF THE INSIDE SPACES, BUT WE THINK OF THE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OUTSIDE SPACES.

BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT NATURE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN DUBLIN, SUPPORTS AND BENEFITS WELLNESS.

SO I'M DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF THE REZONING, AND I JUST WOULD LOVE THAT MESSAGE SENT BACK TO PLANNING AND ZONING AS A CONSIDERATION, NOT ONLY IN THIS DEVELOPMENT, BUT IN ALL SENIOR DEVELOPMENTS.

WELL, IN EVERY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ACTUALLY.

THANKS, BASSAM. VERY GOOD. WELL I THINK WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THE 25TH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WERE WANTING TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR COMING. ORDINANCE 37 DASH 25 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A DEVELOPMENT AND LAND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT WITH SKY BRIGHT

[Ordinance 37-25]

THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT IS GOING TO BE FROM MEGAN O'CALLAHAN, ASSISTED BY.

KENDALL. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. ORDINANCE 3725 PROPOSES A DEVELOPMENT AND LAND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT WITH SCS BRIGHT.

ROAD AND STEVE NEWCOMB. THE AGREEMENT OUTLINES THE TERMS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE PROVISIONS FOR CONTINGENCIES. TITLE AND CLOSING PROCEDURES.

WARRANTIES AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. THE SUBSTANTIVE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT ARE SUMMARIZED UP ON THE SCREEN.

THE CITY OWNS THE PARCELS ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF BRIGHT ROAD, AS SHOWN IN GREEN AND SCS BRIGHT ROAD, AND STEVE NEWCOMB OWNED THE PARCELS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF BRIGHT ROAD, AS SHOWN IN BLUE.

THESE PARCELS HAVE ALL BEEN APPRAISED IN. THE DIFFERENCE IN THE APPRAISED PROPERTY VALUE IS $1,739,000, OR AND $200. THESE PARCELS WILL BE EXCHANGED, WITH THE CITY PAYING THE DIFFERENCE IN THE APPRAISED VALUE AS PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE AGREEMENT. WE DID AGREE TO ADD A DEED RESTRICTION THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE CITY FROM USING THE ACQUIRED PROPERTY FOR SENIOR HOUSING WITHOUT MR. NEWCOMB'S APPROVAL. THE AGREEMENT IS CONDITIONED AND ALL THE CONDITIONS ARE OUTLINED IN THERE UPON SEVERAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING APPROVAL BY CITY COUNCIL, SATISFACTORY SOIL AND DRAINAGE CONDITIONS.

ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE. FINAL DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN APPROVAL FOR THE BEACON, THE CONTINGENCY PERIODS 90 DAYS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 180 DAYS ALLOWED FOR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. APPROVAL AND CLOSING WOULD OCCUR WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE SATISFACTION OF ALL OF THE CONTINGENCIES AND TITLE INSURANCE AND CLOSING COSTS WILL BE SHARED AS OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 3725 AT THE SECOND READING ON AUGUST 25TH, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. 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. VERY GOOD.

WELL, WE WILL HAVE SECOND HEARING PUBLIC. SECOND READING.

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THE 25TH.

ORDINANCE 38 DASH 25. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT WITH SCS BRIGHT ROAD,

[Ordinance 38-25 ]

THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY TINA.

WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THE ORDINANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT WITH SCS BRIGHT ROAD LLC, THE DEVELOPER FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY THAT YOU'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT.

THE DEVELOPER HAS COMPLETED A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY FOR THE PROJECT, AND THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY BOTH THE CITY OF DUBLIN AND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS.

AT THE SAME TIME, DUBLIN HAS DEVELOPED PLANS AND IS CONSTRUCTING THE BRIGHT ROAD CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, AND SEVERAL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY WERE IDENTIFIED AS DEVELOPER RESPONSIBILITIES AND HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS PART OF THE CIP PROJECT.

SO THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES THE DEVELOPER'S REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE COSTS, AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED TURN LANE ON BRIGHT ROAD TO ACCESS THE SITE, PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE FACILITIES ALONG THE SITE'S BRIGHT ROAD FRONTAGE, AND A PROPORTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE BRIGHT ROAD CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BASED ON

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IF THE FUTURE EVALUATION WARRANTS THAT IMPROVEMENT. THE DEVELOPER THE DEVELOPER, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT TURN LANE, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE AT THE SECOND READING ON AUGUST 25TH.

I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.

COUNSEL. QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION. THE SOUTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE RIGHT THERE RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW THAT THAT THAT LITTLE ROADWAY ALREADY EXISTS SO YOU CAN MAKE A RIGHT TURN, BUT THE TURN LANE, ANY YOU WANT TO PROGNOSTICATE ON WHEN THAT COULD HAPPEN.

THE AGREEMENT OUTLINES THAT THAT EVALUATION HAPPENED AT PHASE THREE AND THAT THE CONSTRUCTION, IF NEEDED, OCCURS AT PHASE FOUR. SO IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT'S NEEDED OPENING DAY.

SO DIDN'T WANT TO PUT OUT EXTRA PAVEMENT AND CREATE EVEN MORE ASPHALT ON SAWMILL IF WE DIDN'T NEED IT.

SO THAT REEVALUATION WILL OCCUR AS THOSE PHASES BUILD OUT.

AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE COORDINATED WITH CITY.

COLUMBUS. CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

SIMILAR TO THAT, THE BIKE WALKING PATH THAT'S THERE.

TIMING ON THAT. AND WHAT IS THE CONNECTIVITY AROUND THE REST OF BRIGHT ROAD? I, I'M NOT FAMILIAR NECESSARILY WITH WHAT THIS IS GOING TO CONNECT TO.

ABSOLUTELY. THE BRIGHT ROAD CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS PLAN ACTUALLY INCLUDES THE FACILITIES ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF BRIGHT ROAD.

AND ADDS FACILITIES TO THE WEST SIDE OF SAWMILL ROAD.

AND THERE'S A, THERE'S A BUS STOP THERE CURRENTLY THAT WILL HAVE A PAD INCLUDED.

SO WHAT'S THE TIMING ON THAT? THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. SO THE THE THE ADDITION OF THIS IS NOT CONTINGENT ON ANY PHASE.

THIS WILL ALL HAPPEN DURING. CORRECT. THOSE FIRST THREE ITEMS ARE ALL INCLUDED WITH THE CURRENT CIP PROJECT.

THE THE RIGHT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN THAT SOUTHBOUND RIGHT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S CONTINGENT ON THE FUTURE EVALUATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTION ON THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR LEFT TURN LANE.

THEY'RE REIMBURSING US. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO SEE THAT TRADITION WAS STILL AS GOOD.

AND CONSTRUCTION OF A RIGHT TURN LANE. THEY'RE REIMBURSING US FOR THAT, RIGHT.

OR WE THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION IF THAT'S WARRANTED IN THE FUTURE FOR THAT SAWMILL ROAD, RIGHT TURN LANE. I JUST WANT TO SEE IF THE TRADITION WAS STILL ALIVE. THE DEVELOPER PAYS FOR THE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND TURN LANES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. OTHERS. OKAY, WELL, WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I'M SORRY. THE. IS THERE GOING TO BE A SHELTER ASSOCIATED WITH THAT BUS STOP? YES, IT WILL BE PART OF THE PACKAGE OF THOSE FIVE SHELTERS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE CIP.

WONDERFUL. GREAT. WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THE 25TH.

THANK YOU. ORDINANCE 3925 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER RELATED AGREEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUS BRIDGE STREET

[Ordinance 39-25]

OWNER. DO SO. THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE.

TAG TEAM BY JENNY RAUCH AND GREG DANIELS. WELCOME.

THANK YOU. SO AS WAS INTRODUCED, THIS IS THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE INDUS BRIDGE STREET DEVELOPMENT. AND I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN THAT WAS USED TO INFORM THE DRAFT AGREEMENT.

THAT'S BEFORE YOU. AND THEN GREG WILL TALK THROUGH ALL THE SPECIFIC DETAILS OUTLINED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SO ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU SHOWS THE UPDATED PLAN THAT WE'VE WORKED THROUGH AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES A 618 SPACE PARKING GARAGE LOCATED IN THAT NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SITE.

NORTH IS FACING TO THE LEFT WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE BUILDING, SO GROUND STOREY.

RETAIL USE WITHIN RESIDENTIAL, ABOVE AN OFFICE BUILDING AND ANOTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AND A HOTEL LOCATED ALONG THAT RIVERSIDE DRIVE FRONTAGE, SO IT INCLUDES A LITTLE OVER 75,000FT² OF CLASS A OFFICE, 60,000 GROUND FLOOR RETAIL RESTAURANT SPACE THAT I MENTIONED 150 50 KEY HOTEL AND 294 MULTI-FAMILY UNITS. SO THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT PLAN FOR THIS WAS APPROVED

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THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED THEIR PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AT THE END OF LAST WEEK.

SO FOLLOWING YOU KNOW, SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT THE NEXT READING THEN THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESS FOR THAT PARTICULAR APPLICATION. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT TO GREG, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHEN HE'S DONE.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THIS DEVELOPMENT FEATURES A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER BROAD STREET DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

DUE TO THE VERY INFRASTRUCTURE INTENSIVE NATURE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AS JENNY TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, THERE IS A LARGE PARKING GARAGE. THERE IS ALSO CONTINUED BUILDOUT OF THE STREET NETWORK AND SOME GREEN SPACE ALL OF WHICH REQUIRES A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEVELOPER TO MAKE HAPPEN.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS THAT WE'LL BE USING IN CONNECTION WITH THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO SHOULD BE VERY FAMILIAR BY THIS POINT.

THERE IS A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA INCENTIVE, BASICALLY A TAX ABATEMENT.

THIS IS ONLY FOR THE PARKING GARAGE, SO THE PARKING GARAGE IS ANTICIPATED TO BE A FREE PUBLIC PARKING GARAGE.

DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO LEVY AND COLLECT REAL PROPERTY TAXES ON THAT GARAGE.

AS WITH MANY OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BROAD STREET DISTRICT, THERE WILL BE A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING THAT WILL PROVIDE THE MONEY NEEDED TO FINANCE, AGAIN, PRIMARILY THE PARKING GARAGE.

THIS WILL BE UNDER THE EXISTING AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY HAS WITH THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE USING THE FAMILIAR IN PLACE TOOLS TO HELP FINANCE THIS INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THEN FINALLY, THIS DEVELOPMENT ANTICIPATES AN EXPANSION OF THE BRIDGE PARK COMMUNITY AUTHORITY RIGHT NEXT DOOR IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN ASSESSED VALUATION CHARGE, A RETAIL CHARGE, THE HALF CENT CHARGE ON RETAIL PURCHASES WITHIN THE BRIDGE PARK COMMUNITY AUTHORITY, A 1% LODGING CHARGE ON TOP OF THE CITY'S CURRENT BED TAX AND THEN, AS NECESSARY, TO PAY DEBT SERVICE ON THE BONDS THAT WILL BE SOLD TO FINANCE THE PARKING GARAGE, A COVERAGE CHARGE. THIS LAST ONE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CITY CREDIT WHATSOEVER EXTENDED FOR THE BONDS TO PAY FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO THE BOND INVESTORS WANT SOME SORT OF BACKSTOP.

THAT BACKSTOP ARE THE OWNERS OF THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN FINALLY, ALTHOUGH THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT DOES FEATURE A HOTEL, THERE IS NO BED TAX GRANT WHATSOEVER.

SO THE ONLY MONEY THAT IS BEING COMMITTED TO THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE THE TIF PROCEEDS ACTUALLY GENERATED BY THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.

AND THOSE CHARGES THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT, NO OTHER CITY MONEY, NO CITY CREDIT BACKSTOP.

JUST A FEW MORE DETAILS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS.

AS WITH ALL OTHER TIFFS IN BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT, WE ANTICIPATE THIS WILL BE A 30 YEAR TIFF.

THE NCA CHARGES AND SERVICE PAYMENTS RECEIVED OVER THAT 30 YEAR TIME PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO REPAY THE BONDS.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING THE BONDS WILL HAVE AN APPROXIMATE 3032 YEAR TERM TO MATCH UP WITH THAT REVENUE STREAM.

AND AGAIN, JUST TO REEMPHASIZE, IF THEY ARE NOT SUFFICIENT, THEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS KICK IN EXTRA MONEY TO PAY THE BOND DEBT SERVICE.

NO CITY CREDIT, NO OTHER CITY OBLIGATION ON THAT DEBT.

IT WILL ACTUALLY NOT BE A CITY DEBT AT ALL. IT WILL GO THROUGH A CONDUIT BOND ISSUER.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL OF THIS. BUT AS WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THE CITY TAKES A VERY PROACTIVE APPROACH TO MAKING SURE THE DEVELOPMENT WILL WORK BEFORE IT SIGNS OFF ON THE DEVELOPMENT GOING FORWARD. THERE'S A LOT OF DILIGENCE THAT WE DO, MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE MONEY IS LINED UP READY TO GO.

THAT ALL THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS ARE IN PLACE.

WE DO NOT WANT A DEVELOPMENT THAT STARTS AND THEN STOPS.

WE'RE ALIGNED WITH THE DEVELOPER, BUT WE ALSO VERIFY.

IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL BENEFITS. THE THERE'S EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 31 MILLION OF EXCESS TIF REVENUES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR BOND DEBT SERVICE. SO WE ACTUALLY EXPECT A SURPLUS OF TIF REVENUES.

SOME OF THESE ARE PRETTY FAR INTO THE FUTURE, BUT EVENTUALLY THOSE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO HELP FUND ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND REINVESTMENT IN THE BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT.

ALSO NOT INCLUDED HERE. IS THERE THERE IT WOULD BE AN OFFICE AND THE HOPE IS OFFICE TENANTS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INCOME TAX REVENUE.

NOT MEASURABLE AT THIS POINT BUT WITH AN OFFICE DEVELOPMENT.

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OKAY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ALONG WITH JENNY.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING. NONE. COUNSEL. QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION.

SO ON THE NCAA I'M ASSUMING AS THIS PARCEL IS DEVELOPED, IT'S SORT OF ONE PROPERTY AT A TIME. SO THE REVENUE GETS ADDED INTO THAT NCAA AND THEN THE DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE ONE SEAT ON THE NCAA.

AND IS IT ADDITIVE OR DO THEY REPLACE ANOTHER MEMBER.

YEAH. SO TWO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST IS IT COULD BE PHASED IN FROM A DEVELOPMENT APPROACH, ALTHOUGH MY EXPECTATION WOULD BE GIVEN THE NUMBER OF BONDS THAT NEED TO BE SOLD, THE SIZE OF THE BOND ISSUE, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE TO START AT ONCE.

SO ALL THE REVENUES SHOULD BE COMING ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME TIME.

THAT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY A PRACTICAL REALITY ON THE NCAA BOARD STRUCTURE.

AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S CURRENTLY A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD, FOUR OF WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY THIS COUNCIL, THREE OF WHICH WERE APPOINTED BY THE CURRENT DEVELOPER, CRAWFORD HOYNE.

THE ANTICIPATION IS ONE OF THOSE THREE DEVELOPER APPOINTEES WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE DEVELOPER OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.

SO GOING FORWARD, TWO FROM CRAWFORD HOYNE, ONE FROM THIS DEVELOPER.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE COMMENT CLEAR TO ANY RESIDENTS WATCHING THAT WHEN WE HEAR THIS AGAIN FOR SECOND READING, IF WE APPROVE THIS, IT DOESN'T TIE. ALL WE HAVE IS A CONCEPT THAT WE'RE BASING THIS ON.

THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PLAN THAT'S GOING TO GO BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING IS PRE-APPROVED OR ANYTHING.

ACTUALLY, THIS AGREEMENT IS CONTINGENT ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING, FINDING APPROVALS AND GETTING THEIR FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

SO IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BEING APPROVED HERE.

THEY STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, ALSO IN THE NCAA THAT THERE WOULD THERE'S NO CHANGE TO THE RATES BEING APPLIED, THE STRUCTURE OF THAT OR THE PROCESS OF THAT IN THIS.

THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. RATES ARE NOT INCREASING.

IT'S THE SAME HALF PERCENT RATE ON RETAIL SALES.

THE SAME 1% RATE ON LODGING. OKAY. THANK YOU.

EVERYTHING IS THE SAME. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DID THE MATH ON THIS, THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH PARKING. BECAUSE I NOTICED BRIDGE STREET, AS IT GETS MORE AND MORE FILLED UP WITH INTEREST, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FARM MARKET ON SATURDAY AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THE PARKING SEEMS TO BE DIMINISHING.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE CALCULATED ENOUGH PARKING FOR OUR PEOPLE TO USE US, NOT ONLY THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE LIVING IN IT AND THE OFFICE PARK, BUT THERE'S ENOUGH PARKING TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.

I THINK THAT'S A GENUINE QUESTION. YES. SO AS PART OF THESE NEXT STEPS AS COUNCIL MEMBER GRAHAM NOTED, THAT WILL BE A DISCUSSION TOPIC AGAIN, BASED ON OUR EXPERTISE AND HISTORY.

THIS ALIGNS WITH HOW WE'VE HANDLED OTHER GARAGES AND OTHER BLOCKS.

BUT A PARKING PLAN AND ALL THOSE DETAILS WILL BE WORKED OUT WITH THE PRELIMINARY AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS BEFORE THE COMMISSION.

THE NEXT COMMENT IS IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS, THE MINI PARKS THAT WHEN WE GET TO PLANNING AND ZONING, THESE BECOME SORT OF. WE HAVE BUILT A GIANT PARK ACROSS THE STREET FOR MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR GROSS ACTIVITIES, LARGE ACTIVITIES. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE DETAILED IN A FINITE WAY SO THAT THEY'RE REALLY A QUALITY ONLY AREA FOR SITTING.

I THINK THIS IS LAID OUT WITH RESTAURANTS UNDERNEATH.

CORRECT. THE LOWER QUADRANT, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT BECOMES A REALLY NEAT SPACE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO COME AND USE THIS.

AND I HOPE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DIFFERENT DEVELOPER, THAT A LOT OF THE TRADITIONS THAT WE STARTED, LIKE THE FARM MARKET, CONTINUE DOWN THIS WAY AND THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE, YOU KNOW, A UNIFIED EVENT FOR OUR PEOPLE. THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? WELL, YEAH, I THINK THAT IT'S IT'S VERY INTERESTING.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

AND TO AMY'S POINT, IT WILL NAVIGATE THE STANDARD PROCESS IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

AND SHOULD THEY BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT PROCESS, THEN THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WILL GO INTO EFFECT.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST THE 25TH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS ORDINANCE. 40 DASH 25 AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO LFD INC.

[Ordinance 40-25]

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I'LL INTRODUCE IT. THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM ABBY FALCON.

WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH NWA INC.. THEY'RE DOING BUSINESSES BENEFIT BANK DISTRIBUTORS.

THEY'RE CONSIDERING LEASING AN OFFICE SPACE IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN FOR THEIR LOCATION OF THEIR OHIO OPERATIONS.

THEY HAVE HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. BENEFIT BANK DISTRIBUTORS IS AN INDEPENDENT MARKETING ORGANIZATION.

THEY OFFER ANNUITIES AND LIFE INSURANCE THROUGH BANKS AND BROKER DEALERS.

A FEW OF THEIR CLIENTS INCLUDE HUNTINGTON BANK, KEYBANK, FIFTH THIRD BANK, AND WELLS FARGO.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROPOSED TO BENEFIT BANK DISTRIBUTORS IS A 15% PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE ON WITHHOLDINGS OVER THREE YEARS, VALUED AT $37,000 FOR THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY'S INVESTMENT AND PLANNED WORKFORCE GROWTH IN DUBLIN.

THE PROJECT WOULD RESULT IN THE CREATION OF 56 JOBS BASED WITHIN THE CITY BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2028, AND THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO BRING APPROXIMATELY 200,000, AN ADDITIONAL INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING REVENUE THROUGH THE THREE YEAR TERM OF THIS PROJECT.

STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVES THIS ORDINANCE ON AUGUST 25TH, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

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

COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. WE LOOK FOR. YOU DID SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB UP HERE THAT THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST THE 25TH.

THANK YOU. THIS BRINGS US TO THE INTRODUCTION PUBLIC HEARING FOR RESOLUTIONS.

[Resolution 43-25]

BLOCK LOCATED WITHIN THE BRIDGE. BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT.

I WANTED TO USE IT IN OUR STAFF REPORT. WE'LL GO BACK TO THE COUNT SHOW.

WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND GOOD EVENING.

JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF WHAT IS BEING REVIEWED WITH THE PRELIMINARY FINAL PLAT TONIGHT WITHIN THE BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT.

WHAT COUNCIL IS ASKED TO LOOK FOR ARE IDENTIFYING PROPERTY LINES, ESTABLISHING EASEMENTS AND CREATING PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.

THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS APPROVED IN JULY WITH THIS BLOCK J DEVELOPMENT.

SO THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF 5.25 ACRES OF LAND.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PHASE TWO SECTION THAT YOU'RE SEEING, WHICH IS THE CODE OF PARK AND RIDE THAT WOULD COME FORWARD AT A FUTURE DATE.

THE PRELIMINARY PLAT INCLUDES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO DEVELOPABLE LOTS, WHICH ARE LOTS 20, 20, AND 21. TWO PRIVATE RESERVES, ONE FOR GREEN STREET, WHICH IS A PRIVATE STREET.

IT'S THE NORTH SOUTH CONNECTOR THERE THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE SITE AND RESERVE SEE WHICH IS THEIR PRIMARY OPEN SPACE, AND THEN TWO PUBLIC STREETS, WHICH IS BANKER DRIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND COLWELL STREET ON THE THE EAST SIDE.

SO LIKE I SAID, THIS DOES NOT IMPACT THE CODE OF PARK AND RIDE SITE THAT THOSE PARCEL LINES WILL REMAIN.

PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS AT THE JULY 17TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.

STAFF IS LOOKING FOR AN ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE WORK THAT YOU DID ON ON TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THAT STREET. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD PUT THAT ONE DIAGRAM BACK UP KNOW WHERE THE THE GREEN SPACE AND THE STREET BECOME? SORT OF MULTI-USE BETWEEN.

MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE IT UP THERE. THAT. THAT'S OKAY.

WELL, ANYWAY, IT'S IT'S IN OUR BOARD PACK AND SO I'M, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE HOW THAT SOLUTION WAS RESOLVED, BECAUSE I THINK IT GAVE YOU THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS WITHOUT HAVING THIS INTERRUPTION OF A STREET RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THAT PLOT.

SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY NICE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

SO ANYTHING FURTHER? HEARING NONE. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. KEELER? YES, MR. ROSA? YES, VICE MAYOR. LUDO.

YES, MISS FOX? YES, MISS KRAMM. YES, MR. REINER.

YES. MAYOR AMBROSE GRYMES. YES. RESOLUTION 4425.

[Resolution 44-25]

I'LL INTRODUCE IT AND WE'LL STICK WITH ZACH. THANK YOU.

I DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS. THE MATERIALS ARE THE SAME AS THE AS PRELIMINARY PLOT. STAFF IS LOOKING FOR AN ACCEPTANCE OF RESOLUTION 4425.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION?

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

YES. MAYOR AMBROSE. GRAHAM. YES. MISS DEROSA.

YES, MISS. FOX? YES, MR. KEELER. YES, MISS KRAMM.

YES, MR. REINER? YES. OKAY. THIS BRINGS US TO THE OTHER BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, AND WE WILL BEGIN THAT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA WITH THE 2026 BUDGET

[OTHER BUSINESS]

THAT WAS GREAT. SO WELCOME, MAT. GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. CLICK THE BUTTON. I'M NEW.

DO I GET CREDIT FOR FORGETTING NOW? I'M JUST HAPPY THE PRESENTATIONS UP HERE.

BECAUSE I WAS. I WAS TALKING TO PEOPLE AROUND ME.

HOW DO I GET MY PRESENTATION PULLED UP ON THE AV? WELL, IT'S HERE, SO THANK YOU, WHOEVER THAT WAS.

APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT BY THE NEXT TIME I PRESENT TO YOU. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO TONIGHT WE'RE WE'RE TERMING THIS A BUDGET KICKOFF.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS RUN THROUGH THE BUDGET SCHEDULE, JUST VERY BRIEFLY, BUT ALSO PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR THE RESOURCES AND THE PRIORITIES IN WHICH THE CITY BUDGETS ACROSS. AND I THINK A HELPFUL WAY TO DO THAT IS THROUGH CHARTS.

SO I DO LIKE TO USE CHARTS TO CONVEY INFORMATION CATEGORIES AND CONCEPTS OF THE BUDGET.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT PRELIMINARY NUMBERS JUST YET.

THAT'LL BE FOR THE WORK SESSIONS THAT WILL CONVENE NEXT WEEK AND IN SEPTEMBER.

BUT AT LEAST WANT TO GO THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET.

THE CONTOURS OF THE BUDGET. CATEGORIES OF REVENUE AND HOW WE APPROPRIATE OR ALLOCATE AMONGST OPERATING BUDGETS AND CAPITAL BUDGET.

TONIGHT I'LL ALSO DO A BRIEF SNAPSHOT OF ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND OTHER ASPECTS IN WHICH WE PREPARE A BUDGET.

AND I CANNOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME. BUT TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE'RE CREATING A BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR AND WHAT THAT MEANS, THINGS WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE DO WORK ON THE BUDGET AND APPROVE A BUDGET GOING INTO THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL START HERE. JUST OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION.

AGAIN, BASIC PRESENTATION. TALK ABOUT THE SCHEDULE.

BRIEFLY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HOW WE'RE LOOKING THIS YEAR.

AND WE'LL PROVIDE MORE DATA ON 25 PROJECTION DURING THE WORK SESSIONS.

TALK ABOUT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN UPDATE FOR THIS YEAR.

AND THEN WE'LL GET INTO THE ACTUAL. AGAIN I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE CATEGORIES AND CONTEXT OF WHAT THE BUDGET LOOKS LIKE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

THE NUMBERS MAY CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT THE CATEGORIES OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND EXPENDITURES AND CAPITAL TEND TO HAVE THE SAME PATTERNS EACH YEAR.

SO WE WILL LOOK AT THOSE. WE'LL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE DEBT PROFILE TOMORROW.

WE'LL BE DOING IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE A REVIEW OF THE CITY'S DEBT PROFILE AND DEBT SENSITIVITY.

SO I WON'T GO TOO FAR INTO THAT TONIGHT. AND THEN CONSIDERATIONS FOR COUNCIL TO THINK ABOUT AS WE ENTER THIS BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CYCLE FOR 2026 AND FOR THE CAPITAL PLAN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SCHEDULE. AS YOU KNOW, WE UPDATED THE SCHEDULE.

WE'RE DOING AN INTEGRATED SCHEDULE THAT HAS CONSIDERATION OF BOTH THE OPERATING AND CIP JOINTLY.

SO WE'RE STARTING TONIGHT WITH THIS KICKOFF PRESENTATION. WE'LL BE TALKING ON AN ALL FUNDS BASIS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL CAPITAL FUNDS AS WELL TONIGHT.

SO IN A SENSE, SETTING THE TABLE FOR THIS UPDATED BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS THAT THE COUNCIL WILL BE UNDERTAKING THIS YEAR IN SOME OF THE BENEFITS, AS WE MENTIONED IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON JUNE 30TH.

STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT, IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY. WE'RE SEEING THE WHOLE BUDGET AT THE SAME TIME, AND WE'RE NOT HAVING TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS OF BUDGET DEVELOPMENT THAT COME TOGETHER AT THE END, BUT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THEM TOGETHER AND IT SUPPORTS BEST PRACTICES.

SO TO BE CLEAR, THE PREVIOUS POLICY OF THE POLICY WE UPDATED DID HAVE ELEMENTS OF ALL THE ALL THREE OF THESE COMPONENTS, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SOME REFINEMENTS AND SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUDGET PROCESS. AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE DOING IT.

SO THAT'S THE SCHEDULE. YOU CAN SEE TONIGHT, AUGUST 11TH, WE'RE HAVING OUR KICKOFF, OF COURSE, TWO WORK SESSIONS ON THE 18TH OF THIS MONTH AND SEPTEMBER 29TH.

AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FALL FIRST READING ON OCTOBER 20TH AND SECOND READING ADOPTION HOPEFULLY ON NOVEMBER 3RD.

AGAIN, IF WE HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE TO COUNSEL, WE WILL BEFORE THAT SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.

AND FOR REFERENCE, THIS WAS THE PREVIOUS SCHEDULE.

YOU CAN SEE DUAL TRACK BOTH OPERATING AND CAPITAL IN A SENSE SEPARATE, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S ALWAYS SOME SOME INTEGRATION.

BUT THIS IS WHAT WE WERE REPLACING. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TALK BRIEFLY ON THE ECONOMIC IN POLICY OUTLOOKS.

I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY PREDICTIONS. NEVER DO WHAT I LIKE TO DO. AND I PRESENT TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, MAKE SOME OBSERVATIONS, GIVE YOU MY READ ON THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT AS A CITY AS WE GO INTO BUDGET SEASON,

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IMPLEMENTS ITS OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL BUDGETS.

ECONOMICS AND STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, BUT WE ALWAYS CONTINUE TO CALIBRATE AGAINST WHAT THE REALITY IS GOING INTO THE CURRENT YEAR. SO I LIKE TO TAKE A BASIC APPROACH TO THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NO PRACTICAL WAY FOR THE CITY TO TAKE A COLLECTION OF ECONOMIC INDICATORS, THESE FOUR BASIC INDICATORS OR TEN OR MORE AND PLUGGED THEM INTO SOME MODEL AND COME UP WITH BUDGET MODELS.

THAT'S NOT TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO. WE DO LIKE TO BE AWARE OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGET PLANNING, GOING INTO INTO NEXT YEAR. I LIKE TO LOOK AT THESE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, A GAUGE OF THE ECONOMIC HEALTH.

RIGHT NOW IT'S 4.2%. BY THE WAY, ALL OF THESE INDICATORS LOOK DECENT.

THERE'S NOTHING IN THE INDICATORS OF THE CHARTS I THREW IN THE PRESENTATION THAT PROVIDE ANY, I WOULD SAY, OVERLY CAUTIONARY TALE. IT'S REALLY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING.

WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING INTO THE FUTURE. BUT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AN IMPORTANT ONE THROUGH JULY IS 4.2%.

HISTORICALLY, IT'S A FAIRLY DECENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

CPI INFLATION HEADLINE INFLATION HAS BEEN FRONT AND CENTER FOR 3 OR 4 YEARS NOW.

INFLATION HAS LEVELED OFF. WE'RE SEEING SIGNS OF SOME HEATING UP OF INFLATION.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S STILL HARD TO TELL WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE. WE KNOW WE HAVE SPECIFIC LEVELS OF INFLATION 0.3% IN JUNE FOR THE MONTH.

SO AGAIN, NOT TOO TERRIBLY CONCERNING JUST YET REAL GDP, HOW THE OVERALL ECONOMY IS DOING IN THE UNITED STATES 1.2%.

THAT PARTICULAR NUMBER IS A LITTLE LOWER THAN WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE, BUT AGAIN, NOT A CAUSE OVER CAUSE FOR CONCERN JUST YET.

AND THEN THE TEN YEAR TREASURY. THINK OF THAT AS A PROXY FOR INTEREST RATES.

THE CITY BORROWS MONEY. WE ISSUE DEBT. WE ALSO INVEST MONEY.

SO WHAT THE TEN YEAR TREASURY AND OTHER INTEREST RATES ARE INDICATING HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT THOSE ENVIRONMENTS LOOK LIKE FOR US AS A CITY.

I HAVE CHARTS FOR EACH OF THESE. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO DEFINE WHAT THEY MEAN, BECAUSE REALLY THEY ALL HAVE SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS. THEY GO UP AND DOWN.

THERE'S A LOT OF VOLATILITY IN THESE NUMBERS.

I PULLED THESE FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE. THEY HAVE A REPORTING DATABASE CALLED FRED UNEMPLOYMENT.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S ELEVATED SINCE 2023. BUT AGAIN IT'S BEEN STEADY.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS NOT IN ANY CONSISTENT TREND UPWARDS OR DOWN.

IT'S BEEN IN THAT 4% RANGE. SO STABLE CPI AGAIN SOME VOLATILITY THERE.

I'LL TALK ABOUT FEDERAL TRADE POLICY IN A MOMENT.

YOU LOOK AT THIS TABLE YOU'RE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE TREND IS.

MORE OR LESS IT'S BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH. A LOT OF THE OVERHEATING WE SAW IN INFLATION FROM 2122 HAS SUBSIDED.

NOW WE'RE SEEING DEPENDING ON THE MONTH OR QUARTER, WE CAN SEE ELEMENTS OF INCREASED INFLATION.

DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING. IT WILL BE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT AS WE GO INTO BUDGET DEVELOPMENT INTO NEXT YEAR.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK I WOULD CALL IT STABLE, A LITTLE LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED WHEN THE OTHER NUMBERS LOOK FAIRLY DECENT.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR.

WHAT DOES GDP LOOK LIKE AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? INTEREST RATES HAVE BEEN STEADY AGAIN IN THAT 4% FOUR 4% PLUS RANGE.

FEW THINGS ON GDP. THERE'S NO THROUGHLINE. WE CAN'T TAKE GDP AND DECIDE, HEY, THIS IS WHAT GDP LOOKS LIKE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR INCOME TAX COLLECTION, FOR THE GREATER ECONOMY, FOR THE REGIONAL ECONOMY, HIGH LEVEL NUMBER THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO. AND OFTENTIMES WE'LL HAVE TO BE REACTIVE IF THINGS TREND DOWNWARD IN THE GREATER ECONOMY.

ALL RIGHT. EVERYONE'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT TARIFF TARIFF IMPACT, FEDERAL TRADE IMPACT POLICY A FEW THINGS TO NOTE WHEN IT COMES TO TARIFFS.

I CANNOT TELL YOU NECESSARILY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO END UP SIX MONTHS FROM NOW. A YEAR FROM NOW, WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN PRESSURE TO INSTITUTE TARIFFS.

THOSE CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON PRICES. THE CITY IS A CONSUMER.

SO WE'RE BUYING COMMODITIES, MATERIALS AND OTHER THINGS.

THE CITY WILL BE IMPACTED BY CHANGES IN PRICE THAT CAN BE BROUGHT ON BY FEDERAL TRADE POLICY.

COULD BE POTENTIAL DELAYS OR SHORTAGES AS DEMAND SHIFTS TAKE EFFECT.

APRIL WAS MORE OR LESS THE EARLY TIME OF SEEING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH FEDERAL TRADE POLICY.

RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE AT LEAST A DIRECTION THAT'S INDICATED.

SO THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT. THE OTHER THING THAT IS MORE MEDIUM TERM.

ARE OUR BUSINESSES THAT PAY INCOME TAX. THEY'RE ALSO SUBJECT TO IMPACTS OF FEDERAL TRADE POLICY.

SO THE QUESTION BECOMES GOING INTO NEXT YEAR HOW ARE THEY IMPACTED BY FEDERAL TRADE POLICY.

WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THEIR PRODUCTIVITY AND THEIR BUSINESS MODEL? HOW DOES THAT TRANSLATE INTO BUSINESS NET PROFIT AND WITHHOLDING POTENTIALLY GOING INTO NEXT YEAR AND YEAR AFTER, IF THESE FEDERAL TRADE POLICIES REMAIN IN EFFECT?

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I DID PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THIS IS FROM THE YALE BUDGET LAB.

THEY DO A, I THINK, A BIWEEKLY UPDATE ON TRADE POLICY, NAMELY TARIFF.

AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE GREATER ECONOMIES THROUGH KEEPING A GAUGE OF WHAT THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS COULD BE BASED ON TARIFF POLICY AT A GIVEN POINT IN TIME? WE KNOW THAT IT'S CHANGED EVERY MONTH. THINGS HAVE CONTINUED TO BE VOLATILE.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME MORE CONSISTENCY, THOUGH, RIGHT NOW. AND ACCORDING TO THEIR INFORMATION, THE EFFECT OF TERROR RATE COULD BE ABOUT 17% BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW AS OF AUGUST 7TH.

AND THAT'S MUCH HIGHER HISTORICALLY THAN WE'VE SEEN GOING BACK TO THE 30S.

SO WE'RE SEEING NOW A NEW NORMAL BASELINE BEING ESTABLISHED WITH THESE POLICIES.

THAT IS A HIGHER RATE OF TARIFF. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE POTENTIAL DAMPENING EFFECT ON GDP.

IT'S HARD TO SAY WHEN THAT HAPPENS AND TO WHAT DEGREE AND A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT.

BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY WHAT YOU'LL SEE THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR, IT'S NOT SO MUCH ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

IN A SENSE, THE POLICIES COULD BE PUTTING AN ARTIFICIAL LID ON WHAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE ECONOMY IS.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE CITY? WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REVENUE.

I'LL COME BACK TO THESE POINTS. BUT ESSENTIALLY WE THINK ABOUT INCOME TAX BEING OUR MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME.

THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE PAYING INCOME TAX AND EMPLOYING PEOPLE FOR WITHHOLDING.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO THEM? AND WHAT IS THE THROUGH LINE FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE TO OUR INCOME TAX TRENDS? SO THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PIECE. THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO PREDICT THE SPECIFICS OF HOW THE TARIFFS IMPACT THE ECONOMY.

BUT OVERALL WHAT DOES THE OUTLOOK LOOK FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS? A FEW NOTES ON STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY IMPACTS.

FEDERAL RESERVE WE KNOW THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT LOWERING RATES, WHAT THEY SEE, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CITY BORROWS AND INVESTS.

INTEREST RATES HAVE AN IMPLICATION ON THE CITY'S BUDGET AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS FOR ADDITIONAL FISCAL POLICY ACTION.

CONTINUED CRS DEBT CEILING, THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

THOSE CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY AND IN TURN, THE CITY'S REVENUE STREAMS AND BUDGET.

STATE POLICY. THREE THINGS THAT I'M PAYING ATTENTION TO CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR PROPERTY TAX REFORM IN OHIO.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING ON. IT'S GOING TO BE CONTINUAL WORK. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE CITY, BUT ALSO FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES? PENDING POLICY ACTION ON THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO THE OHIO POLICE AND FIRE PENSION FUND.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT EQUALIZING THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION WITH THE CITY PAYS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FOR US POLICE TO MATCH THAT OF FIRE. SO THERE WOULD BE A BUDGET IMPACT FOR THE CITY IF THERE EVENTUALLY IS SOME SORT OF CHANGE TO THE EMPLOYER RATE FOR THEN, THEN ANY FUTURE POLICY ACTION ON MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX COLLECTION.

TYPICALLY EVERY YEAR THERE ARE PROPOSALS THAT ARE INTRODUCED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SOME OF THOSE COULD POTENTIALLY RESTRICT OR LIMIT INCOME TAX COLLECTION FOR CITIES, BUT ALSO THE WAY WE COLLECT AND ENFORCE MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX CODES.

WE'RE WATCHING THAT AS WELL. I'LL DO A BRIEF BUDGET UPDATE FOR THIS YEAR WITH SOME CHARTS RUN THROUGH, BUT THERE'S ONE COMMON THREAD THROUGH ALL THE CHARTS AND I WILL TELL YOU WHAT THAT IS AS WE GO THROUGH.

SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE MONTHLY OPERATING REVENUE.

AND YOU CAN SEE IN JUNE WE HAVE THESE NUMBERS THROUGH JUNE.

WE JUST CLOSED OUT JULY. TODAY WE CAN HAVE UPDATED NUMBERS DURING THE FIRST WORK SESSION.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SPIKE COMPARED TO JUNE LAST YEAR. AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF TIMING OF REVENUE, NAMELY FOR THE PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR DISPATCH.

SO THAT THAT JUNE NUMBER COMPARED TO LAST YEAR LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A SPIKE, BUT THERE'S A TIMING DIFFERENCE THERE.

THIS IS THE TREND YEAR TO DATE. AND YOU CAN SEE THE ORANGE DOTTED LINE REPRESENTS THIS YEAR WE'RE SLIGHTLY ABOVE, I THINK ABOUT 3% TOTAL REVENUE FOR OPERATING COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

SO THE THREAD THIS YEAR RIGHT NOW FOR BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES, REVENUE IS OUTPERFORMING ESTIMATES BY ABOUT 2 TO 3%, DEPENDING ON THE MONTH AND THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY THAT'S IN EACH MONTH AND ON THE OPERATING BUDGET SIDE.

SAME THING WHERE BUT OVER I WOULD SAY OVER PERFORMING.

BUT WE'RE WITHIN 2 TO 3% BUDGET SURPLUS RIGHT NOW THROUGH JULY.

THAT CAN CHANGE AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.

SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. BUT THAT'S TYPICALLY WHERE YOU WANT TO BE IN THAT 2 TO 3% RANGE.

IT'S NOT TOO MUCH OVER OR TOO MUCH UNDER WHAT THE BUDGET PLAN WAS FOR THIS YEAR.

AND THAT'S ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH THE OPERATING BUDGET EXPENDITURES BY OPERATING EXPENDITURES BY MONTH.

THE BLUE LINES ARE PRIOR YEARS. THERE WERE SOME, I THINK, DEBT PAYMENTS IN THERE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORANGE DOTTED LINE, YOU CAN SEE STABILITY AND VERY CLOSE TO WHERE WE EXPECT TO BE ACTUALLY SLIGHTLY BELOW THE 2023 MONTHLY EXPENDITURES FOR OPERATING.

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SAME THING WHEN WE LOOK AT THE YEAR TO DATE TREND, WE'RE WRITING RIGHT ON TOP OF THE 2024 TREND LINE.

SO AGAIN, THE STORY BEING THE CURRENT BUDGET PLAN THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THIS YEAR IS WORKING OUT SO FAR.

IN OPERATING VARIANCE REVENUE VERSUS EXPENDITURES, USUALLY THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR.

WE TEND TO BRING IN MORE REVENUE THAN WE EXPEND OR OBLIGATE ON THE OPERATING SIDE.

I SUSPECT THAT ORANGE TREND LINE WILL CONTINUE DOWNWARD AND MEET TOWARD THE AVERAGE THAT WE SEE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

SO AGAIN, WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR FOR THIS INFORMATION.

WRITE A BRIEF CAPITAL PLAN UPDATE FOR THIS YEAR FOR 25 FOR OUR FUND 401 FUNDED PROJECTS, WE ARE, AS OF JUNE, ABOUT 53% SPENT OR OBLIGATED. SO OF THE $36 MILLION BUDGET.

19.2 MILLION WAS SPENT OR OBLIGATED. THESE ARE BY THE DIVISION CATEGORIES FOR THE OTHER CAPITAL FUNDS AS OF JUNE 30TH. $6 MILLION BUDGET JUST UNDER $10 MILLION, ENCUMBERED AT ABOUT 27% OF BUDGET.

THAT NUMBER WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. THAT 27% OBLIGATED IS GOING TO GET MARKEDLY HIGHER AS WE IMPLEMENT CAPITAL BUDGETS FOR THE YEAR, AND IT'LL SHOW UP IN THE JULY AND AUGUST NUMBERS.

SO THAT'S THE UPDATE FOR 2025. I WANT TO START THEN ON THE ACTUAL AVAILABLE RESOURCES PIECE, AND THEN GO INTO LOOKING AT OPERATING EXPENDITURES AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.

AND FOR THE SLIDES YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE FOR THE CHARTING, WE'RE NOT SHOWING 25 ACTUAL OR PRELIMINARY 26 NUMBERS.

WHAT WE'RE DEMONSTRATING ARE THE LAST THREE YEAR AVERAGE.

WHAT THE TRENDS LOOK LIKE FOR OUR REVENUE REVENUE CATEGORIES AND OUR EXPENDITURE ALLOCATIONS.

SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA WHAT DOES THE BUDGET LOOK LIKE.

WHAT ARE THE CONTOURS OF A BUDGET IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.

SURE THE AMOUNTS WILL CHANGE. THE PROJECTS CHANGE.

BUT YOU'LL SEE THESE BROAD CATEGORIES IN CONTOURS, AS I CALL THEM, REMAIN RELATIVELY STABLE FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

WE DEVELOP BUDGETS. SO WE'LL START WITH LOOKING AT RESOURCES OR REVENUE.

AND WE'LL START HIGH LEVEL ALL FUNDS. SO EVERYTHING, ALL THE REVENUE THAT COMES IN FOR BOTH OPERATING AND CAPITAL RESOURCES, GENERALLY AT 269 MILLION PER YEAR ON AVERAGE, LOCAL TAXES, ABOUT 42% OF REVENUE ON AN ALL FUNDS BASIS.

SO INCOME TAX AND PROPERTY TAX NAMELY. WE LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION ON A TREND BASIS.

THE AVERAGE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IS HELD IN THAT $250 MILLION RANGE.

SO RESOURCES COMING IN PER YEAR FOR EVERYTHING WE DO ABOUT 250 MILLION PER YEAR ON AVERAGE, WITH A SLIGHT TREND UPWARDS YEAR OVER YEAR. BUT THAT'S THE AVERAGE.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE CHART SHOWS. WE HAD A $44.5 MILLION TRANSFER OF RESOURCES FOR THE PURCHASE OF SPORTS HOUSE.

FOR SOME OF THESE CHARTS, 24 IS GOING TO HAVE SOME ONE TIME EFFECT IN THERE, BECAUSE THAT WAS SUCH A LARGE TRANSACTION, AND I'LL TRY TO CALL THOSE OUT WHEN I SEE THEM IN THE INFORMATION WE'RE LOOKING AT.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN TO GENERAL FUND. SO THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING ONLY, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE DOING MOST OF OUR OUR OPERATING ACTIVITY OR HAVE MOST OF OUR OPERATING ACTIVITY BUDGETED. GENERAL FUND REVENUE 93.6 MILLION.

AND YOU CAN SEE MOST OF ITS LOCAL TAXES, NAMELY INCOME TAX.

AND THAT'S VERY COMMON FOR ANY CITY. INCOME TAX IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF REVENUE THAT DRIVES AN OPERATING BUDGET, THAT PROVIDES THE FUNDING TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE DO ON AN OPERATING BASIS.

97% OF OPERATING REVENUES FROM LOCAL SOURCES.

SO, SURE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE HEADLINE NATIONAL REGIONAL NUMBERS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY.

BUT THE LOCAL ECONOMY IS ALSO IMPORTANT BECAUSE ALMOST ALL OF OUR REVENUE IS FROM LOCAL SOURCES ON A TREND BASIS, GENERAL FUND REVENUE. SO IT'S INCREASED 1% YEAR OVER YEAR SINCE 22.

BUT HERE'S A CAVEAT. THERE WAS A ONE TIME SOURCE OF REVENUE IN 2022.

IF I FACTOR THAT OUT. ADJUST THAT OUT. THE AVERAGE RATE OF GROWTH IS ABOUT 3.3%, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT.

SO THIS CHART YEAH, THE BULLET SAYS 1% PER YEAR.

I NOTICED IN 22 THERE WAS SOME ONE TIME REVENUE.

I TAKE THAT OUT SO WE COULD DO A LIKE COMPARISON YEAR OVER YEAR.

FOR THOSE FOUR YEARS IT'S 3.3%. INCOME TAX, THOUGH, HAS INCREASED BY ALMOST 7% PER YEAR OVER THAT TIME FRAME.

AND AGAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE UP SUCH A LARGE PIECE OF THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING REVENUE FOR THE CITY.

INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS WE LOOK BY COMPONENT. SO WE TAKE THAT INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS COMING IN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

THIS COMPOSITION DOES NOT CHANGE VERY MUCH. ALMOST THREE QUARTERS IS FROM WITHHOLDING.

SO THE THE BUSINESSES THAT EMPLOY PEOPLE, THEY PAY INCOME TAXES TO PLACE OF WORK.

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I'LL TRY TO GET THAT OUT OF MY MY. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE FOR DUBLIN.

IT'S THE MONEY FALLS BACK TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN BUSINESS.

NET PROFIT OR CORPORATE TAX AND INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT FOR 16 AND 10% RESPECTIVELY.

AND THAT IS VERY CONSISTENT ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS.

INCOME TAX REVENUE TREND AVERAGE IS ABOUT 109 MILLION IN TOTAL.

SO NOT JUST FOR GENERAL FUND BUT FOR EVERYTHING. WE COLLECT 109 MILLION SINCE 2022.

AVERAGE GROWTH HAS SINCE 2016. SO GOING BACK TEN YEARS, 2.8% AVERAGE GROWTH RATE FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD.

AND THAT INCLUDES SOME UP AND DOWN YEARS. BUT THAT'S PRETTY PRETTY RESPECTABLE CONSIDERING THAT'S A TEN YEAR PERIOD.

LOOK BACK. BUT ALSO IF YOU THINK ABOUT 2020, 2021, THERE WAS SOME SOME FLATTENING DUE TO THE PANDEMIC IMPACTS.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE REVENUE SIDE. SO HOW DO WE ALLOCATE THESE RESOURCES. THE FIRST GROUPING WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM? NOW WE TALK ABOUT, OKAY, HOW DO WE USE THE MONEY? WHERE DOES IT GO? HOW DO WE ALLOCATE THESE RESOURCES AMONGST OUR OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS.

SO AGAIN WE'LL START BY TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY FUND.

GENERAL FUND AND OPERATIONS ACCOUNT FOR 50% OF THE ALL FUNDS BUDGET.

SO EVERYTHING WE DO IF WE LOOK AT GENERAL OPERATIONS, ABOUT HALF OF THE CITY BUDGET IS FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS, 35% IS ALLOCATED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. ALL FUNDS.

BUDGET TREND. ANNUAL EXPENDITURES AROUND 274 MILLION PER YEAR.

AGAIN, YOU SEE THAT SPIKE IN 24 BECAUSE OF THE THE ACQUISITION CAPITAL FUND BUDGETS ACCOUNT FOR THE SECOND LARGEST PORTION OF THE ALL FUNDS BUDGET.

SO WE TEND TO THINK ABOUT THE OPERATING BUDGET PIECE.

THAT'S THAT 50% PIECE IN THE CAPITAL. THERE ARE OTHER TYPES OF FUNDS THAT MAKE UP THE THE ALL FUNDS BUDGET, BUT WE TEND TO FOCUS ON THE OPERATING PIECE IN THE CAPITAL PIECE JUST BECAUSE THEY CONSTITUTE ALMOST MOST OF WHAT WE HAVE PROGRAMED IN THE BUDGET FROM ANY GIVEN YEAR. WRITE OPERATING EXPENDITURES BY FUND. MOST OF THE OPERATING ACTIVITY 70% OCCURS IN THE GENERAL FUND, SO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND ACCOUNTS FOR 70% OF THE BUDGET, AND THE GENERAL FUND ALSO SUPPORTS OTHER OPERATING FUNDS.

WE USE TRANSFERS OUT TO THE SAFETY FUND, AND THE RECREATION FUND DOES SHOW UP AS DIRECT EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND.

AND AS WE'RE MOVING RESOURCES OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND TO THOSE OTHER OPERATING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS WITHIN THOSE FUNDS.

OPERATING BUDGET TREND. WE FACTOR IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE OTHER OPERATING FUNDS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, ABOUT 120 MILLION PER YEAR SINCE 2022 NET. AGAIN, THAT INCLUDES SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS IN THAT TOTAL.

SO NOT JUST THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING. GENERAL FUND.

I'M BACK TO THE JUST THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING ON THE BREAKDOWN.

IF WE'RE LOOKING AT TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, ABOUT 31% OF THAT BUDGET IS FOR STAFFING.

IF WE ADJUST OUR TRANSFERS OUT, THAT NUMBER IS ABOUT ALMOST 45%.

SO IF YOU DON'T THINK OF TRANSFERS OUT AS OPERATING EXPENDITURES, ABOUT 45% OF THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING IS FOR FOR STAFFING RELATED COSTS.

AND THAT'S VERY COMMON FOR A MUNICIPAL BUDGET.

IN THE OTHER EXPENDITURES, 38%. SO ALL THE OTHER THINGS WE DO WITHIN THE OPERATING BUDGET ITSELF AND TRANSFERS OUT JUST OVER 30%.

AND FOR GENERAL FUND, WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CAPITAL FUNDS AND WHAT'S WHAT THE COMPOSITION OF THOSE FUNDS IS.

THESE ARE THE MAIN FUNDS THAT WE BUDGET CAPITAL IN.

YOU CAN SEE FUND 401, ABOUT 46%. ALMOST HALF OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET IS CONTAINED IN THAT FUND, WITH THE OTHER TWO MAKING UP MOST OF THE OTHER PIECES OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET.

AND AGAIN, THAT THAT COMPOSITION IS RELATIVELY STABLE YEAR OVER YEAR.

THE WAY WE DEVELOP OUR CAPITAL BUDGETS, I DID NOT INCLUDE THE TIF FUNDING, BUT IT'S TYPICALLY 24% OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY TIF FUNDING.

YET ANOTHER TREND CHART. CAPITAL BUDGETS BY FUND ABOUT 90 MILLION PER YEAR APPROVED ON THE CAPITAL SIDE, WHEN WE TAKE INTO EFFECT ALL CAPITAL FUNDS, INCLUDING WATER AND SEWER.

SO NOT JUST THE 400 FUNDS, BUT THE OTHER TWO WATER AND SEWER CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.

SO ABOUT 90 MILLION PER YEAR. SO THIS LOOKS AT EACH BAR IS A ADOPTED FIVE YEAR CIP. AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS AN UPWARD TREND TO WHERE THE FIVE YEAR REQUESTED CIP, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL BUDGET YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET AVERAGES ABOUT 300 MILLION.

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SO FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL. THAT'S ACROSS ALL OF THOSE FUNDS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

AND AGAIN, THAT CIP, THE FULL FIVE YEARS IS REVIEWED AND REVISED EACH BUDGET CYCLE.

AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT EXERCISE AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR THE 2026 TO 2030 CIP.

A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THE TEFLON CAPITAL BUDGETS.

AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY HAS APPROXIMATELY 40 TIF FUNDS.

WE RELY ON TIF FUNDING TO COMPLETE DIFFERENT PROJECTS, AND THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE BUDGETED DIRECTLY IN THOSE TIF FUNDS.

SO WE'RE NOT TRANSFERRING TIF MONEY OUT OF THE FUNDS TO OTHER CAPITAL FUNDS.

WE ARE APPROPRIATING AND BUDGETING WITHIN THOSE TIF FUNDS DIRECTLY, AND SPENDING DOWN THE TIF RESOURCES OUT OF THOSE FUNDS.

IN ABOUT 20.3 MILLION ESTIMATED THIS YEAR IN CAPITAL PROJECTS OUT OF THE TIFF FUNDS.

A FEW BRIEF POINTS ON OUR DEBT PROFILE. WE'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL AT TOMORROW'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ON SOME DEBT SENSITIVITY AND OTHER DEBT PROFILE INFORMATION.

BUT JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY'S DEBT POLICY.

60% OF THE INCOME TAX THAT'S ALLOCATED ON THE CAPITAL SIDE IS FOR DEBT SERVICE.

SO ABOUT WHEN YOU FACTOR THE 90% LIMITATION, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $15 MILLION LIMITATION WHEN IT COMES FOR DEBT SERVICE.

THE REMAINING 40% JUST UNDER 7 MILLION CAN BE USED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

AND THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS IN TANDEM WITH BOTH CASH FUNDING CAPITAL, BUT ALSO SETTING ASIDE INCOME TAX DOLLARS TO SUPPORT DEBT SERVICE WITHIN THIS POLICY.

OUTSTANDING CITY DEBT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW 206.3 MILLION.

IN OUTSTANDING DEBT. THAT'S PRINCIPAL AMOUNT.

GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT MAKES UP 164 MILLION.

SO THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS G O DEBT. THE 26 PLAN WILL CONTEMPLATE ISSUING ADDITIONAL GEO DEBT, PERHAPS 10 MILLION OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THAT, DEPENDING ON THE PROJECTS THAT ARE APPROVED.

SO A POTENTIAL ADDITION OF OF 10 MILLION IN DEBT FOR NEXT YEAR'S CAPITAL PLAN.

THIS LOOKS AT OUR DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE THROUGH 2044.

SO OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE CONTINUING TO PAY DOWN.

PRINCIPAL CITY PAYS DOWN BETWEEN 10 AND $12 MILLION IN PRINCIPAL PER YEAR.

AND AS WE GET FURTHER OUT, WE HAVE A LESS OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL, WHICH GIVES THE CITY OPPORTUNITY TO WRAP ADDITIONAL DEBT SERVICE FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. AMORTIZING A GOOD AMOUNT OF DEBT OVER THE FIRST TEN YEARS CREATES SOME CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO ISSUE DEBT TO ACHIEVE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS. SOME FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE CITY'S DEBT LIMIT.

I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT BASIC FOR THERE'S A LEGAL DEBT LIMITATION SET BY REVISED CODE THAT WE CALCULATE AND MAINTAIN EVERY YEAR.

AND THAT'S NOT THE MOST COST CONSTRAINT FOR DEBT OPERATING CAPACITY.

OUR ABILITY TO ACTUALLY PAY ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE IS. SO WE KEEP IN MIND OF THAT EACH YEAR, CREDIT RISK CORRESPONDING TO OUR DEBT LOAD AND OTHER FACTORS, AND THEN OUR COMPARABLE DEBT BURDEN RATIOS. AND WE LOOK AT OUR PEERS.

SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR MAIN FACTORS. THE THE MAIN CONSTRAINT WOULD BE OUR ANNUAL OPERATING CAPACITY, BOTH WITHIN OUR POLICY LIMIT AND WITHIN DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO PAY ADDITIONAL DEBT SERVICE EVERY YEAR.

BECAUSE DEBT SERVICE IS BUDGETED JUST LIKE OUR OTHER OPERATING AND CAPITAL.

AND IT'S IN THE IN THE SAME MIX COMPETING FOR RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE EACH YEAR'S BUDGET.

FUND BALANCES. SO THE MONEY THAT IS LEFT OVER IN EACH FUND, OUR CASH CASH IN HAND AND THAT RESIDES IN EACH FUND.

ALL FUNDS. AVERAGE BALANCE. ABOUT 200 MILLION.

EACH YEAR. THE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 40% OF THAT TOTAL FUND BALANCE.

WE TEND TO MONITOR THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE THE MOST.

WE HAVE A PRETTY STRINGENT POLICY, VERY DIRECT POLICY.

THAT'S THE FUND BALANCE THAT GETS THE MOST ATTENTION.

BUT WE LIKE TO LOOK AT THE TOTAL FUND BALANCE FOR THE CITY IN GENERAL.

AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AVAILABLE RESOURCES, THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY MONEY THAT CAN BE BUDGETED AND SPENT.

AGAIN, IT'S THE RESERVE IN THE COMBINED BALANCES OF ALL THE CITY FUNDS FOR OPERATING CAPITAL AND OTHER USES.

FUND BALANCE TRENDS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 3,034% OF THE ALL FUNDS BALANCE, AND THAT'S NOT THE 50% LIMIT.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE COMPARED TO THE ALL FUNDS BALANCE OF THE CITY HAS BEEN JUST OVER A THIRD OF HIS GENERAL FUND, AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE OVER THAT TREND. THE TOTAL FUND BALANCES HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR COUNCIL DURING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, DURING OUR WORK SESSIONS AND GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT CYCLE.

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WHAT ARE THE TOP PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIC GOALS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED IN THE 26 OPERATING BUDGET? ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC AREAS SERVICES STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AREAS THAT REQUIRE INCREASED FUNDING OR ATTENTION IN THE UPCOMING CYCLES AS WE PRESENT THE OPERATING BUDGET DURING WORK SESSION? SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND. ARE THERE EXISTING PROGRAMS OR INITIATIVES THAT FEEL YOU FEEL SHOULD BE EVALUATED FOR ADJUSTMENTS OR REALLOCATION THE RESOURCES THAT WE JUST REVIEWED EARLIER. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REVENUE GENERATION OR COST SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES THAT SHOULD BE EXPLORED AS PART OF THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS? ON THE CAPITAL SIDE OF THINGS, SOME QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER FOR CAPITAL BUDGET DEVELOPMENT.

SPECIFIC CRITERIA ARE PRIORITIES THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE STAFF TO CONSIDER WHEN FINALIZING THE REQUESTED PROJECTS AND TIMELINES.

ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR ASPECTS THAT STAND UP, STAND OUT OR RAISE CONCERN? SO WHEN WE PRESENT THAT CIP, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

ARE THERE ANY LOWER PRIORITY PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO BEYOND THE CURRENT FIVE YEAR HORIZON? WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING DURING THE WORK SESSIONS, AND ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE STAFF TO EXPLORE OR CONSIDER FOR INCLUSION IN THE SOON TO BE PROPOSED FIVE YEAR CIP? SIMILAR QUESTIONS TO WHAT WHAT WE SUGGEST RECOMMEND EACH BUDGET DEVELOPMENT YEAR.

SO CURRENT STATUS. WE'RE MAKING FINAL ADJUSTMENTS ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING DURING WORK SESSION NEXT WEEK.

APPROXIMATELY $326 MILLION IN PROJECTS FOR THE FIVE YEAR, BUT THAT NUMBER IS THE FINAL NUMBER OR PRELIMINARY FINAL NUMBER WILL BE PRESENTED DURING WORK SESSION. THE OPERATING BUDGET DATA IS WAS DEVELOPED BY FINANCE, WITH REVIEW AND REQUEST COMPLETED BY DEPARTMENTS IN JULY.

WE'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE OPERATING BUDGETS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND WE'LL CONTINUE DOING THAT DURING AUGUST IN TIME FOR THE WORK SESSION IN SEPTEMBER.

NOW, AGAIN, SIMILAR SCHEDULE TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN PRIOR YEARS.

SO NEXT STEPS. WE HAVE TWO WORK SESSIONS, AUGUST 18TH AND SEPTEMBER 29TH.

CONTINUE REFINEMENT OF BOTH THE BUDGET PROPOSALS BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL, BOTH OPERATING AND CAPITAL, AND INTRODUCTION OF THE APPROPRIATION MEASURE AT THE OCTOBER 20TH COUNCIL MEETING.

IN THIS INFORMATION I HAD TONIGHT, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, I CAN ANSWER THOSE RIGHT NOW.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WANT TO 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. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUICK THINGS THAT CAME TO MIND AFTER YOUR QUESTIONS.

SO ONE THING WE DID THIS PAST YEAR, WE REVISED OUR PARKS AND REC FEES FOR SPORTS AND STUFF.

SO I'M CURIOUS TO GET A REPORT ON THAT WHEN WE COME BACK AND START LOOKING AT STUFF LIKE, HOW BIG OF A DIFFERENCE DID THAT MAKE? WE CHANGED IT FROM ALLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENTS TO HAVE THE SAME RATE AS RESIDENTS.

WE SWITCH THAT UP. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW THAT AFFECTED THINGS AND HOW THAT'S GOING.

AND THEN THE OTHER JUST OFF OFFHAND. I KNOW ONE OF OUR POLICIES WE STARTED LAST YEAR WAS TRYING TO COME UP WITH A SET AMOUNT OF MONEY TO ALLOCATE FOR OUR UTILITIES EXTENSION AND KIND OF HOW OUR PLAN WAS FOR THAT.

SO I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN THE UTILITY EXTENSION UPDATES AND WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THAT, HOW THAT'S WORKING, BECAUSE THAT'S A LARGE PORTION OF MY WARD.

AND THEN THE LAST THING IS JUST IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, WITH ALL THE SPORTS OHIO STUFF COMING ONLINE AND MY PREFERENCES THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING LOTS AND LOTS OF MONEY INTO RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE MAYBE SOME OF THAT MONEY GOING TOWARDS SPORTS OHIO AND TRYING TO GET THAT UP AND GOING, AND MAYBE PUT A PAUSE ON SOME OF OUR RIVERSIDE CROSSING STUFF.

THAT'S JUST A PRIORITY OF MINE PERSONALLY. THAT'S ALL I COULD THINK OF AT FIRST.

YEAH. FOR ME, AS I LOOK THROUGH THIS AND TRYING TO PREP FOR THE WORKSHOP AND ALSO FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS.

I MEAN, IT WOULD BE NICE AS WE GET OUR MATERIALS AHEAD OF TIME TO KIND OF JUST YOU ASKED US ABOUT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. EXISTING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO KIND OF LAY THOSE OUT FOR US.

AS A REMINDER, MAINLY FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK IS, BUT JUST TO GIVE US AN EASY REFERENCE POINT FOR THOUGHT.

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WE HAVE SO MUCH HAPPENING AROUND HERE THAT SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF THE KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT IN SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES.

I'D BE INTERESTED IN ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT COST SAVING STRATEGIES THAT WE'VE REALIZED, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS TO INCREASE OUR REVENUES, TO CREATE EFFICIENCIES TO FIND WAYS TO USE REVENUE SOURCES IN MULTIPLE WAYS.

SO I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

I'VE SEEN SO MANY GRANTS COME FORWARD THAT WE'VE THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE REQUESTED.

I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT IS. I KNOW OUR SPONSORSHIP DOLLARS ARE UP.

FEE INCREASES. WE'VE DONE SOME FEE INCREASING.

I KIND OF LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE EFFECT OF THAT SORT OF THING IS.

I KNOW THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGETS HAVE BEEN MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THEIR, THEIR, THEIR EXPENDITURES.

KIND OF WANT TO HEAR HOW THAT'S WORKING OUT FOR THE DEPARTMENTS TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY FEEL LIKE THAT'S STILL GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT THEY WANTED TO DO. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR SOME SUGGESTIONS FROM STAFF.

IF THERE ARE ANY ABOUT YOU KNOW, REVENUE EFFICIENCIES OR WHATEVER.

AND WE'VE BEEN PUSHING A LOT ON DATA ANALYTICS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY DATA ANALYTICS OUT THERE THAT WOULD REVEAL ANYTHING TO COUNSEL THAT WOULD HELP US WITH, YOU KNOW, KIND OF OUR BUDGET THINKING.

SO I THINK THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. YEAH. I JUST I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WE ESTABLISH SOME KIND OF FUND TO MAINTAIN BETWEEN 25 AND 30 TO REPLACE OUR GREENWAYS, TO KEEP OUR IMAGE AS A GREEN CITY OUR CORRIDORS.

AND, YOU KNOW, AS THEY AGE, THEY'RE STARTING TO DIE OUT.

THEY'RE STARTING TO HAVE, LET'S SAY, NOT AS INTERESTING VISUALS AS YOU SEE IN THE BACK OF PEOPLE'S PATIOS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT.

SO I THINK WE NEED A FUND TO AND, AND A MASTER PLAN TO COME UP AND SAY, OKAY, THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE NEED TO KEEP THIS IMAGE UP THAT WE HAVE OF THIS REALLY PROGRESSIVE GREEN CITY. SO THAT'S MY ONE COMMENT.

THANK YOU. SO THE CIP, THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE SPENDING, IT'S INCREASED PRETTY DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS FROM 210 MILLION TO 300.

AND WHAT IS IT, 325 THROUGH 25. YES. THAT'S LIKE A 6.4% INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND YET THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE IS INCREASING BY 1%.

SO I THINK I'M A I'M A HIGH LEVEL GUY JUST LOOKING AT THE HIGH LEVEL STUFF.

HOW CAN WE MAYBE CUT BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THE CIP NUMBERS OR, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ANNEXING LAND OUT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY, AND RESIDENTS ARE ASKING, WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE BUILDING STUFF AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN PARKS.

AND MAINTENANCE IS ANOTHER AREA THAT APPEARS TO BE RELATIVELY FLAT IN TERMS OF SPENDING COMPARED WITH CAPITAL PROJECTS.

AND IF WE CONTINUE WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AT THE SAME PACE WE HAVE BEEN, WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THOSE.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST LOOKING AT SUSTAINABILITY OVER THE LONG TERM.

THANKS. THANK YOU. AND AMAZING DEBUT, MATT. THAT WAS EXCELLENT.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I, I HAVE WRITTEN A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I ECHO JOHN'S COMMENT ABOUT THE GREENWAYS AND AMY'S ABOUT UTILITIES.

I AM WE HAD STARTED ALLOCATING SPECIFIC DOLLARS SET ASIDE FOR UTILITIES.

THE QUESTION IS, IS THAT SUFFICIENT? IF NOT, WHAT WE NEED TO DO? AND TO TO JOHN'S POINT, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT OUR GREENWAYS AS AS INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT? MAINTENANCE ON PARKS.

WE ASK THIS QUESTION EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE MORE PARKS, WE HAVE MORE.

AND YET THOSE NUMBERS STAY PRETTY CONSISTENT.

SO I, I HAVE SEEN SOME I DON'T I WANT TO HOW DO I SAY THIS SOME LESSENING I THINK OF OR SOME AGING OUT OF SOME OF THE PARKS AND BEDS IN SOME OF OUR PARKS THAT, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, NEEDS TO BE REDONE, IT SEEMS TO ME.

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WE'LL ASK IT AGAIN. THE METRO CENTER WORK. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME CATALYTIC PROJECTS HAPPENING IN 2026. I MEAN, WE'RE WE'RE MAKING A BIG BET ON THIS.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES IN OUR PLAN, WHAT ARE WE DOING OR WHAT CAN WE DO TO SEE THAT REALLY TAKE TAKE SOME LIFT.

AS TO THE MASTER PLANNING FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX.

REVENUE GENERATING. POSITIVE REVENUE GENERATING HAS TO BE AN ELEMENT OF THAT.

I KNOW THAT'S DIFFICULT. AND MAYBE YEAR ONE OR YEAR TWO OF INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT WE'VE INVESTED A LOT.

WE WILL INVEST A LOT. I THINK IT'S IT. I THINK PART OF IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK FOR INVESTMENT, I THINK WE NEED AS A COUNCIL TO HAVE SOME INSIGHT INTO POSSIBLE REVENUE GENERATING THAT COULD COME IN FUTURE YEARS.

MUCH LIKE WE TALK ABOUT TIFFS, MUCH LIKE WE TALK ABOUT THAT.

WHAT IS THE PARTICULAR PLAN THERE? OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE HAD A BALANCED BUDGET APPROACH, AND I APPLAUD THAT IN PARTICULARLY AT A TIME THAT WE'RE LIVING IN NOW WHERE THERE'S VOLATILITY THAT GIVES US ASSURANCE THAT IF WE IF WE MAN, IF WE SEE A DETERIORATION OR A FLATTENING IN THE TOP LINES, WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. SO GIVEN THAT VOLATILITY, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

EVERY BUSINESS, EVERY I THINK EVERY THIRD THING ON LINKEDIN IS WHAT, HOW AI IS GOING TO CHANGE OUR OPERATING FOR THE BETTER.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME AI COST REDUCTION OPPORTUNITIES OR AT LEAST INSIGHTS OR SOMETHING IN THAT PARTICULAR OPERATING BUDGET OR CAPITAL PLAN.

I MEAN, THE REST OF THE WORLD IS DOING IT. I THINK PEOPLE EXPECT OUR GOVERNMENTS TO DO IT AS WELL.

AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT THAT I WOULD MAKE IS ALSO IN PREVIOUS YEARS ON DEBT CAPACITY.

ONE OF THE CHARTS THAT WE HAD WAS, WE KNOW BASED ON HISTORY THAT THERE WILL BE NEEDS FOR DEBT.

THERE IS AN AVERAGE AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT WE DO.

AND I THINK IT WAS I THINK, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, 9 OR $10 MILLION.

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT NUMBER EXACTLY, BUT BUILD THAT IN AS A SECOND CHART TO, YOU KNOW, THE DEBT AS IF, YOU KNOW, WE'LL PAY IT ALL OFF, BUT NEVER ISSUE ANOTHER DOLLAR OF DEBT OUT TO 2040.

THEN WE KNOW THAT IS NOT A REAL. THAT'S JUST NOT REAL.

SO HOW DO WE ADD THAT SENSE? HOW DO WE ADD THAT IF WE DO AN AVERAGE AMOUNT OF DEBT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE TO OUR DEBT PROFILE.

AND WE DID THAT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND I FOUND THAT A VERY USEFUL CONVERSATION, PARTICULARLY WHERE WE ARE NOW.

SO THOSE ARE MY ORIGINAL, MY CURRENT THOUGHTS ON THAT.

AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK TO PUT THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL TOGETHER BECAUSE I DO I THAT FEELS LIKE THAT WILL MAKE IT QUITE FLUID CONVERSATION.

SO APPRECIATE I KNOW THAT'S EXTRA WORK FOR STAFF TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK IT'LL BE IT'LL PROVE TO BE A GOOD EXERCISE.

SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME ABOARD. THANK YOU. THANKS.

WELCOME ABOARD. THIS WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE PUTTING CAPITAL AND BUDGET TOGETHER.

IT'S CERTAINLY WHAT I'VE BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO IN OTHER ROLES THAT I'VE HELD.

I WOULD ECHO A LOT OF WHAT CATHY HAS SAID. I THINK FROM A REVENUE PERSPECTIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS, OHIO AND POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, DAIRY AND MASTER PLANNING IS YOU KNOW, EVERY ADVANCEMENT TEAM HAS A PLAN AND, AND GOALS AND A BUDGET. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE US TAKE A, YOU KNOW, I THINK A VERY STRUCTURED APPROACH TO THAT.

I THINK THERE'S SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE SOME PARTNERSHIPS TO, TO BRING IN SOME ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF REVENUE, PARTICULARLY AS THAT IS CONSIDERED.

CERTAINLY FOR ME, PRIORITIZING THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

IN PAST YEARS, WE'VE CHANGED SOME THINGS AROUND AND BUMPED UP, YOU KNOW, SOME WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS BECAUSE IT JUST MADE SENSE TO DO THAT FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS. I WANT US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE CAN MOVE PROJECTS THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE BACK IN FAVOR OF SOMETHING THAT IS HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED.

SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I AGREE, WE'VE PUT A LOT OF MONEY AND EFFORT INTO RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK, WHICH IS A PHENOMENAL PARK. DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE HOW WE CAN KIND OF SPREAD THE LOVE.

AND I ECHO CATHY SENTIMENT ABOUT THE SORT OF THE ADDITION OF, YOU CAN CALL IT AN IF YOU TAKE OUR AVERAGE NEW DEBT PER YEAR.

RIGHT. AND SORT OF PROGNOSTICATE THAT ON TOP OF OUR DEBT PROFILE AS WE MOVE THOSE YEARS OUT.

IT JUST HELPS TO GIVE US A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT MORE REALISTICALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT.

IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE TOUGH WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CIP AND YOU GET TO YEAR FIVE AND THERE'S LIKE NOT THAT MANY PROJECTS LISTED,

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BUT TO DO THAT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY IS, IS REALLY HELPFUL, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION SURROUNDING DEBT, OUR DEBT PROFILE. SO THAT'D BE REALLY HELPFUL.

BUT THIS WAS IT WAS TERRIFIC. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS THIS YEAR.

AND THAT MAY MAKE ME A TOTAL GEEK, BUT I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME ABOARD. THANK YOU. GOOD.

WELL, CERTAINLY. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE WORK. I KNOW THAT DOING THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IS PROBABLY EVEN EVEN A HEAVIER LIFT THAN WHAT YOU MIGHT BE ACCUSTOMED TO.

SO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS IN THAT I WON'T BE REDUNDANT.

I THINK YOU'VE HEARD A LOT OF CONSISTENCY THROUGH HERE, SO I WON'T REPLICATE ALL OF THAT AGAIN.

YOU SHOWED US A LOT OF OF ACTUAL NUMBERS YEAR OVER YEAR, YEAR TO YEAR.

AND I, I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING WHERE WE ARE RELATIVE TO THE BUDGET.

NOT JUST WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR IS. I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE WE HAVE WE HAVE ADOPTED A PHILOSOPHY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A 3% GROWTH ANNUALLY.

THAT'S THE WAY THE NUMBERS MAKE SENSE, BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED, THAT ONE OF OUR CHIEF EXPENDITURES IS STAFF.

AND SO WE WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT OF OF THOSE THINGS TOO, AS THAT INCLUDES HEALTH INSURANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE NUMBERS WORK, WE NEED TO SEE GROWTH.

AND SO TO PUT ACTUALS VERSUS PROJECTIONS ARE ARE HELPFUL AS WELL TO SEE WHERE WE ARE COMPARED TO NOT LAST YEAR, BUT WHERE WE ARE COMPARED TO SAY WE WANTED TO BE THIS YEAR.

SO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.

AND IF THERE ARE IF THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO TO EXECUTE AND MAYBE UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE, IF SOME OF THOSE SPENDS ARE DOWN, WHAT WHAT ARE THE DIFFICULT PROJECTS? WHAT ARE WE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING THIS SPEND IN ANY AREA IF IN FACT, THAT'S THE CASE? SO I DO LOOK FORWARD TO THE BUDGET SEASON. IT'S ALWAYS ENLIGHTENING TO SEE HOW HARD OUR COMMUNITY WORKS SO THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE LEAVE THIS REVENUE BEHIND AND TRUST IT TO US TO SPEND FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THAT IS CERTAINLY AN HONOR THAT WE DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY, AND AN EXERCISE THAT WE SHOULD BE DILIGENT IN DOING SO.

APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS IN THAT AREA. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, WE WILL MOVE ON.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE WILL GO ON TO THE SECOND OTHER BUSINESS ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE TURK REPORTS FOR FRANKLIN, UNION AND DELAWARE COUNTIES. BUT WE WILL STAY WITH YOU FOR OUR STAFF REPORT.

AND LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SHARE WITH US.

YEAH. SO THE THREE TURK GROUPS FOR FRANKLIN, DELAWARE AND UNION COUNTY MET IN MAY TO REVIEW THE CITIES TURK, REPORT OUR TAX INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE AND ACCEPT THE REPORTS.

SO YOU HAVE IN YOUR AGENDA THE MEETING MINUTES AND THE REPORTS FOR ALL THREE COMMITTEES OF THOSE COMMITTEES VOTED ON ALL THREE AND APPROVED THEM.

THE ASKING. MOTION FROM COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AND THE REPORTS AS IS PREFERRED BY ALL THREE COUNTY AUDITORS.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TONIGHT TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AND REPORTS FOR THE MEETINGS THAT WERE HELD IN MAY.

ONE OTHER ITEM OF NOTE I NOTICED FOR ALL THREE GROUPS, THEY DID AGREE TO PERMIT VIRTUAL MEETINGS FOR GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT ALL THREE ENTERTAIN AND APPROVED.

THE USE OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS FOR THE TURK. TURK GROUPS FOR ALL THREE COUNTIES.

GREAT. AS ALWAYS, WE'LL TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THERE IS ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA TOPIC.

HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS. DISCUSSION. THEN I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FRANKLIN, UNION AND DELAWARE COUNTIES TURK REPORTS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. REINER. YES. MISS DEROSA? YES. MISS KRAMM.

YES. VICE MAYOR. LUDO. YES, MISS. FOX? YES. MAYOR AMBROSE GROOMS. YES. MR. KEELER. YES. OKAY. THIS BRINGS US TO THE STAFF COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA, AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER.

[STAFF COMMENTS]

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED THIS YEAR'S DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL, ESPECIALLY ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS WHO MADE THAT POSSIBLE.

SPONSORSHIP THIS YEAR REACHED AN ALL TIME HIGH WITH $365,000 IN CASH.

THE WEATHER COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE PERFECT, AND ATTENDANCE IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT 85,000 PEOPLE, WHILE STAFF IS STILL GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE FINANCIAL DATA.

THE GROSS REVENUE IS EXPECTED TO BE $2.64 MILLION, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ON RECORD.

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THE DISCUSSIONS ARE ONGOING AND THEY'RE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON LAND USE, AS WELL AS THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER TO SERVE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA, AND ALSO PROJECTED IMPACTS TO THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 161 AND THE SURROUNDING ROAD NETWORKS, AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING IMPROVEMENTS IN FUNDING OF SUCH IMPROVEMENTS.

SO, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A COMPLEX AREA. IT'S THE INTERSECTION OF THREE COUNTIES.

WE HAVE TWO MUNICIPALITIES. WE HAVE MULTIPLE PUBLIC UTILITIES PROVIDERS.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE TOWNSHIPS, AND EVERYONE IN THAT AREA IS EXPERIENCING DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH PRESSURES.

SO MOST RECENTLY LAST FRIDAY, WE DID HAVE A MEETING IN PLAIN CITY.

THE GROUP MET WITH JAMIE GREENE AND HE HELPED FACILITATE THE CONVERSATION.

AND ATTENDEES INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM DUBLIN.

WE HAD MADISON COUNTY REPRESENTED PLAIN CITY, DARBY TOWNSHIP, MARYSVILLE AND JEROME TOWNSHIP.

ALL WERE IN ATTENDANCE, AND EACH JURISDICTION PROVIDED UPDATES AND OVERVIEWS OF ALL OF OUR RELEVANT PLANNING EFFORTS AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.

WE DISCUSS LAND USE. WE DISCUSSED INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, ALSO A FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE MEETINGS TO CONTINUE THE DIALOG IN A PROACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE MANNER, AND THOSE WILL LIKELY BE ON A MONTHLY BASIS, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE 33 CORRIDOR AND LIKELY ON SIMILAR SCHEDULES.

THE GROUP DISCUSSED AND AGREED UPON SOME COLLABORATIVE PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING CREATING A COMMON UNDERSTANDING.

OF DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS IN THE CORRIDOR. RESPECTING THE AUTONOMY OF INDIVIDUAL JURISDICTIONS IN A WAY THAT RECOGNIZES THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER OF EACH ENTITY.

COLLABORATING TO ENSURE THAT DEVELOPMENT PAYS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THOSE DEVELOPMENTS, REGARDLESS OF THE JURISDICTIONS, AND ALSO COMMITMENT THAT WE WILL ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY DESIGN AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ALL ALONG THE CORRIDOR.

I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ODOT HAS BEEN STUDYING THE CORRIDOR AS WELL.

THEY'VE HAD A CONSULTANT PERFORMING THAT WORK AND THERE HAVE BEEN ROUTINE MEETINGS OCCURRING DISCUSSING THAT STUDY.

VARIOUS ENGINEERING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ENTITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THOSE, AND THAT'S BEEN CONTEMPLATING FUTURE PROJECTED TRAFFIC IMPACTS RESULTING FROM THE DEVELOPMENTS AND ODOT CONSULTANTS WORKING ON DEVELOPING THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT STUDY, AND THOSE ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS MONTH.

SO WE'LL BE SHARING THOSE WITH COUNCIL IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

ALSO, MADISON COUNTY, IN THAT MEETING LAST FRIDAY, ALONG WITH DARBY TOWNSHIP, THEY SHARED WITH THAT GROUP THAT THEY'RE UPDATING THEIR 2022 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH REGARD TO THE DARBY TOWNSHIP AREA, THEY'RE PROPOSING UPDATING THE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL, WHICH WAS SHOWN IN 2022, TO COMMERCIAL AND FLEX EMPLOYMENT.

AND THAT'S A GRAPHIC THAT'S SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.

THEY HAVE TWO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS COMING UP ON AUGUST 20TH AND SEPTEMBER 17TH.

AND THEN THOSE UPDATES WILL GO TO THEIR PLANNING ENTITY AND THEN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR ADOPTION IN NOVEMBER.

SO IT'S A RELATIVELY BRIEF PROCESS THAT'S FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON UPDATING THIS AREA OF DARBY TOWNSHIP.

SO WE WILL HAVE STAFF PLAN TO ATTEND THOSE ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, AS WELL AS THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY'RE RECEIVING, AND THEN ALSO TO COORDINATE WITH OUR EFFORTS.

SO I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ANY RESIDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED TO ATTEND AND SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THOSE UPDATES AS WELL.

AND THEN FINALLY, I DID SEND AN EMAIL TO COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON, STAFF'S CONTINUED PLANNING FOR THE UPCOMING MISSION TO JAPAN FOR THE 2025 MIDWEST U.S.

JAPAN CONFERENCE. JEREMIE HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN REGIONAL PLANNING MEETINGS AND HAS PREPARED THE ITINERARY AS OUTLINED ON THE SCREEN.

TRAVEL DATES ARE SET AT SEPTEMBER 2ND THROUGH 12TH, WHICH IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND AS IN YEARS PAST, COUNCIL HAS BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONFERENCE, SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE TRAVELING SO THAT WE CAN ASSIST WITH COORDINATING ANY SUCH ARRANGEMENTS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT ON THE DERBY.

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS CONSIDERED OUR CLEANEST WATERWAY IN OHIO FOR YEARS, THIS LITTLE RIVER BEHIND US.

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SO I'M JUST WONDERING YOU KNOW, HOW INTERESTED THOSE GROUPS ARE IN, IN THE WORDS OF YOSEMITE SAM, JUST BACK OFF AND LEAVING THAT THING ALONE. I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS POLITICAL PRESSURE TO ENCROACH ON THESE KIND OF THINGS FROM.

AND YOU HAVE ALL THESE COMPETING MUNICIPALITIES, BUT IT'D BE NEAT IF WE COULD PRESERVE THAT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A MAJOR DISCUSSION POINT FROM ALL THESE PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER TO PRESERVE THE DARBY AS OUR CLEANEST WATERWAY IN OHIO. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A BIG PART OF THE CONVERSATION, BUT I KNOW THERE'S ALL THIS POLITICAL PRESSURE TO, YOU KNOW, SELL THE LAND, DEVELOP THE LAND, AND DO SOMETHING WITH THE LAND.

SO? SO AT THIS POINT, THE GROUP'S CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN PLAIN CITY AND DUBLIN AND FOCUSING ON POTENTIAL TRAFFIC IMPACTS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION OF UTILITY SERVICE. SO THAT HAS NOT BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT WITH THAT GROUP, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY COULD BE DOWN THE ROAD.

I HAD INITIALLY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN GOING TO JAPAN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY SCHEDULE ISN'T GOING TO ALLOW IT.

I REALLY WANTED TO ENGAGE WITH WITH OUR FRIENDS THERE AND TALK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I'VE SCHEDULED CONFLICTS.

THANKS. OKAY THAT BRINGS US TO

[COUNCIL REPORTS ]

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MET ON AUGUST THE 5TH, AND WE DISCUSSED THREE ITEMS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND FINALIZED THE AGENDA FOR THE JOINT WORK SESSION THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED WITH COUNCIL AND THE BOARDS IN THE COMMISSIONS ON THE SEPTEMBER THE 2ND. AS ALWAYS, THIS IS REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THEM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS.

WE WILL HEAR FROM THE GROUPS, THEIR ANNUAL REPORTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PARTICULARLY WHAT THEY NEED.

PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT OR CHALLENGING PROJECTS AND THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH THAT.

SO WE WILL GET A WRITTEN REPORT FROM EACH OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

BUT AT THE MEETING WE WILL ENGAGE IN THAT AS WELL AS THE MAYOR WILL PRESENT LARGER INITIATIVES AND THINGS GOING ON, PARTICULARLY THOSE ITEMS THAT RELATE TO THE WORKS OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

I HAVE BEEN REMINDED BY MANY OF OUR COMMISSIONER MEMBERS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, SO IT REALLY WILL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TO SHARE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. DINNER WILL BEGIN AT 530 ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY THERE.

NEXT WE DID AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER.

WE PUT, AS YOU RECALL, WE ADOPTED THOSE IN 2024 AND HAVE AGREED THAT WE WILL LOOK AT THEM.

THE REALLY GREAT NEWS IS THAT GROUP DIDN'T COME UP WITH A LOT OF SUGGESTED MODIFICATIONS, STAFF AND I THINK STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THAT.

MADE A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE DISCUSSED THEM AND ADDED SOME OF OUR OWN.

I WILL JUST MAKE A COMMENT THAT ONE OF THOSE SUGGESTIONS WAS TO BRING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR RULES OF ORDER EXPECTATIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT MEETINGS, AND THE THOUGHT WAS TO BRING SOME OF THAT FORWARD TO AGENDAS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THOSE. SO, JEN, JENNY IS GOING TO SEND OUT A SAMPLE EMAIL OF WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

AHEAD FOR OUR DISCUSSION. WE HAD ADDITIONAL MINOR EDITS AS WELL AND SOME CLARIFICATIONS AND, YOU KNOW, UPDATING THINGS FOR CURRENT PRACTICES.

WHERE WE POST MEETING MINUTES AS WE NO LONGER HAVE LOCAL PRESS AND, YOU KNOW, A FEW LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT. SO LOOK FOR THE UPDATED RULES OF ORDER AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS IT AND HOPEFULLY AGREE AND MAKE CHANGES TO IT AND ADOPT IT.

AND FINALLY, THE COMMITTEE REFLECTED ON OUR CURRENT BOARD AND COMMISSION RECRUITMENT CYCLE AT THIS MEETING AS WELL, DISCUSSING OUR SUCCESSES AND THEN AREAS FOR CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT.

THE COMMITTEE THANKS STAFF AND FOR ALL OF THEIR WORK ON THAT.

I THINK WE THE COMMITTEE'S CONSENSUS. WE HAVE A GOOD PROCESS IN PLACE.

IT'S TAKEN US A FEW YEARS TO GET THERE, BUT WE WERE FEELING GOOD ABOUT AS YOU RECALL, WE CHANGED THE DATE WE ADOPTED.

WE DO OPEN RECRUITING AND A VARIETY OF THINGS.

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AND THAT IS HOW OUR COMMUNITY FINDS AND EXPLORES INFORMATION ABOUT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OF WEBSITES, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK ABOUT BRINGING THOSE TOGETHER AND STREAMLINING THOSE PROCESSES SO THAT WILL COME AHEAD TO FUTURE MEETINGS FOR THE GROUP. AND THEN DUE TO THIS JOINT WORK SESSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, THE NEXT ADMIN COMMITTEE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE TO THE MIDDLE PART OF SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 15TH. SO UNLESS THERE ARE COMMENTS BY MY COLLEAGUES, THAT IS THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. SO BRING US TO COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE AND MAYBE I'LL START DOWN HERE.

[COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE]

IT WAS A GREAT GROUP OF 20 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WILL HOPEFULLY BE OUR FUTURE LEADERS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM FOR SPENDING A WEEK LEARNING HOW TO BE LEADERS.

OBVIOUSLY THE IRISH FEST, THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, SO I THE NUMBERS ARE NOT SURPRISING.

IT WAS PACKED. AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF AND EVERYONE WHO WORKED ALL WEEKEND LONG AND ALL LAST WEEK BREAKING EVERYTHING DOWN.

AND I OWE BACK TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I DO WANT TO.

THEY'RE CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM.

THEY'VE GOT SOME CELEBRATIONS GOING ON LATER THIS WEEK.

AND THEN LASTLY TODAY MARY MOST GROOMS AND COUNCIL MEMBER DEROSA AND I ATTENDED THE BISHOP ELEMENTARY DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS 15TH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND IT WAS A HUGE TURNOUT.

THE GYMNASIUM WAS PACKED. IT WAS WONDERFUL. THERE WERE FAMILIES OF THE BISHOPS THERE.

THEY CUT THE RIBBON. IT WAS ACTUALLY SUSIE AND RALPH WEASEL WHO HAVE BEEN AT DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS.

THEY TAUGHT RALPHIE'S WILL TAUGHT MY MOTHER. AND IT WAS IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE EVERYONE.

EVERYONE'S VERY EXCITED. SO BEST WISHES TO THEM FOR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL NEXT WEEK.

WELL, THE DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL DID THE EVENT STAFF AND EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON IT JUST KNOCK IT OUT OF THE BALLPARK.

IT WAS GREAT. AND THANK THEM AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE THE POLICE, THE FIRE.

I MEAN, EVERYBODY DID A TREMENDOUS COMMUNICATIONS, I MEAN, PARKS, EVERYBODY.

I DON'T THINK WE WE REALLY APPRECIATE UNTIL YOU STAND THERE AND WATCH THESE FOLKS FROM 90 TO 2 YEARS OLD, HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES DANCING AND ENJOYING A COMMUNITY SETTING.

I DON'T THINK. I THINK IT'S PRICELESS. NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY IS SPENT, HOW MANY PEOPLE, BUT SO MANY GREAT COMMENTS AND THERE'S NOT A BIG ENOUGH THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR DOING THAT.

I DID ATTEND ONE THING THIS PAST SATURDAY. I'VE ATTENDED OTHER THINGS, BUT THE ONE THING THAT REALLY STRUCK ME THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS THE MIRACLE LEAGUE FUNDRAISER AND THE JOE FOX AND THE GROUP THAT'S DOING THE MIRACLE LEAGUE.

IS THERE ONE BIG FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR, AND THE IMPACT THEY MAKE WITH THESE KIDS WITH DISABILITIES IS JUST AMAZING.

THEY HELD IT WITH CLOVERLEAF COFFEE, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT GROUP OF TEACHERS WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND LOOKING TO FIND WAYS THAT THEIR CHILDREN, AS THEY GROW INTO ADULTHOOD, CAN FIND SUBSTANTIAL AND WORTHY WORK TO DO SO.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING. I THINK THEY'RE CELEBRATING THEIR.

IT'S A BIG ANNIVERSARY. I WON'T SAY THE NUMBER, BUT IT'S COMING UP, SO THINK OF THEM.

IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, LOOK THEM UP AND DONATE IF YOU CAN.

SO THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'LL SEE. TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE VETERANS MONTHLY DINNER.

IT'S OUT OF RESERVE, AND YOU'RE ALL INVITED. WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, KUDOS AGAIN FOR THE IRISH FESTIVAL AS A POINT.

I ALWAYS GO OUT TO ALMOST EVERY VENDOR AND TALK TO THEM, SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.

AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THEM WERE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.

THEY WERE JUST SO HAPPY. AND THEY SAY, WE HAVE THE BEST IRISH FESTIVAL IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY JUST GO FROM ONE TO ANOTHER TO ANOTHER, AND THEY'RE REALLY WELL TREATED HERE. AND OUR STAFF AND OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OUR CITIZENS ARE JUST AMAZING.

ONE THING THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT, AND I ALWAYS GO TO THIS EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, AND THAT'S OUR FARM MARKET.

AND I HAVE A COUSIN WHO IS 84. SHE'S FINALLY GIVING UP THE GHOST.

SHE RUNS IT FOR GROVE CITY. SHE'S BEEN IN THERE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND WE WERE WE WERE BOTH DEBATING THIS THING, AND WE, YOU KNOW, OURS RUNS 9 TO 12.

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AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE SHOULDN'T EXTEND AN HOUR, BECAUSE BY THE TIME A LOT OF PEOPLE GET OUT OF BED ON SATURDAY, THEY DON'T GET DOWN THERE UNTIL TEN AND THEY COMPLAIN. YOU KNOW, I ONLY GOT AN HOUR IN ON THIS THING.

BUT THEN AGAIN, WE WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT WE GOT PEOPLE LIVING THERE AND WE'RE CLOSING DOWN THEIR STREET AND WE'RE IMPOSING ON OUR LIFESTYLE.

BUT I THINK MAYBE 9 TO 1 MIGHT BE A BETTER TIME FOR THIS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CRAWFORD HAUNTING THING.

AND CITIZENS WHO LIVE THERE. KIND OF. TYPE OF THING.

YOU SEE HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT IT. BUT MAYBE IT WOULDN'T HURT TO ADD AN HOUR TO IT.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. I DON'T KNOW WHO HANDLES THAT, BUT FIND OUT HOW EVERYBODY FEELS ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU. SO WE HEARD A GOOD BIT OF MUCH DESERVED PRAISE FOR THE PLANNING STAFF TONIGHT. THEIR DECORUM, THEIR COMPOSURE, PATIENCE, PROFESSIONALISM.

MUCH DESERVED. BUT WE ALSO NEED TO GIVE PRAISE TO THE EVENT STAFF.

AND THE EVENT STAFF IS KIND OF LIKE THAT KID THAT IS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

BECAUSE WE FORGET ABOUT INDEPENDENCE DAY AND ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DID FOR THAT.

SO I THINK THEY DESERVE KUDOS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY PUT IN, NOT ONLY AT A REMARKABLE IRISH FESTIVAL, WHICH SEEMS LIKE WE'VE BROKEN SOME RECORDS AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE HOW WE CAME OUT IN TERMS OF WE KNOW THE REVENUE, I THINK, BUT EXPENSES AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE AHEAD OF THE GAME THERE, BUT ALSO THE INDEPENDENCE TODAY.

THANKS. I ECHO MY COLLEAGUES. I MEAN, WHEN I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THIS, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHAMBER, I MEAN, WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. 50 YEARS.

EXCELLENCE AT THE BEGINNING. EXCELLENCE. NOW, YOU LOOK AT THE FESTIVAL.

EXCELLENCE AT THE BEGINNING. EXCELLENCE NOW. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S IT'S IT'S NOT EASY TO DO SOMETHING, BUT IT'S REALLY, REALLY NOT EASY TO DO SOMETHING REALLY WELL FOR A REALLY LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT A BLIP.

AND SO WHEN I WAS REFLECTING ON ALL OF THESE MILESTONES, WHETHER IT'S ANOTHER SCHOOL AND EXPANDING IT'S JUST THE COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND QUALITY AND NOT BEING AFRAID TO ADD SOMETHING MORE OR TRY SOMETHING NEW OR COMMIT TO CHANGING AND THAT THAT IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION FOR.

IS THAT CONTINUED EFFORT AND NOT TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF WHEN YOU HAD IT AT A GREAT LAST YEAR, ETC.? SO THE MILESTONES ARE AMAZING AND I CONGRATULATE AND THANK EVERYBODY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY WHAT MAKES DUBLIN DUBLIN. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. I'LL BE VERY BRIEF. HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR AN IMMENSELY SUCCESSFUL IRISH FESTIVAL.

IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BEFORE I EVER RAN FOR COUNCIL, MY HUSBAND AND I WOULD ALWAYS TAKE THAT WEEKEND AS OUR STAYCATION WEEKEND BECAUSE IT WAS JUST SO MUCH FUN. AND WE DID THAT FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE I BECAME INVOLVED WITH THE CITY, AND IT HAS BEEN IMPROVED AGAIN.

I ECHO WHAT KATHY IS SAYING ABOUT WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE AND PIVOT AND DO WHAT'S NEEDED TO MAKE THINGS EVEN BETTER.

HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE CHAMBERS GOLF CLASSIC AND SWEAR IN THE NEW CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH WAS REALLY FUN. I GOT TO SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR MOM.

IT'S EXCELLENT. AND THIS IS MY ANNUAL SCHOOL STARTS NEXT WEEK.

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE WITH YOUR DRIVING. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK FOR THE SCHOOL ZONES.

WE'VE GOT LOTS OF DRIVER FEEDBACK SIGNS OUT THERE NOW, WHICH SHOULD HELP.

SO, YES, MUCH TO THE CHAGRIN OF MY YOUNGEST CHILD.

SCHOOLS ARE COMING. WELL, SINCE WE WERE TOGETHER LAST ON JULY 1ST, I WON'T BORE YOU ALL WITH ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES BETWEEN JULY THE 1ST AND NOW.

I DID MY DARNDEST BEST TO GET EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM ON THE COUNCIL CALENDAR.

AND IF ANY OF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT ANY OF THEM, I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO ELABORATE ON THE CONTENTS OF THAT.

BUT I WON'T BORE YOU, BECAUSE WITH ALL OF THAT, BECAUSE THE HOUR IS LATE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, TO TO LOOK WHAT THE CITY COLLECTIVELY HAS ACCOMPLISHED SINCE THE 1ST OF JULY.

SINCE WE WERE TOGETHER LAST, IS REALLY RATHER REMARKABLE.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE MOST INSIGHTFUL THINGS THAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS IS NOW WE KNOW WHAT THE HIGH WATERMARK MARK IS FOR THE IRISH FESTIVAL.

LIKE IF EVERYTHING LINES UP IN THE RIGHT WAY, WHAT ARE WE CAPABLE OF? AND SO NOW WE KNOW. AND SO KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

AND WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT INFORMATION AND SHAPE HOW THAT EVENT WILL, WILL HAPPEN FOR THE YEARS TO COME. SO YEAH, THERE ARE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS THIS WEEK.

I, I HOPE THAT WE ALL TAKE SOME TIME TO ENJOY THOSE.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU KNOW, I THINK BY THE TIME WE HIT JULY 1ST, WE'RE ALL READY FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK.

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SO THANKS FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND STAFF AND WITH US IN DOING THAT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PRODUCTIVE TIMES AHEAD.

AND IF THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER. WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.