Jan 05, 2026 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE MONDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 2026.

SOUNDS STRANGE TO SAY THAT, BUT 2026 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU HERE THIS EVENING.

AND WITH THAT, IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO YOUR MOTHER, FOR WHICH IT STANDS UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR.

[OATHS OF OFFICE]

AND WE WILL BEGIN IN WARD ONE WITH AMY CRAM.

SO AMY, IF YOU WOULD COME DOWN BEFORE HERE, UM, I WILL JOIN YOU AND IF, UH, AMY'S FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD TO JOIN HER, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO SO.

OKAY.

NEXT WE WILL HAVE WARD TWO COUNCIL MEMBER WENDY JOHNSON, AND SHE WILL BE SWORN IN BY CASEY HOFFMAN.

WE'LL BE AD ADMINISTERING TO HER OATH.

SO WENDY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO MEET CASEY DOWN HERE AND IF WENDY'S FAMILY, UH, WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND JOIN HER.

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UP NEXT WE WILL HAVE WARD THREE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GREG LAMB.

HE WILL BE SWORN IN BY JUDGE AMER.

MARGIE HOPE WILL BE ADMINISTERING THIS HOPE.

I I AGREE.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR? SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I FAITHFULLY, THAT FAITHFULLY THE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER HAS IN AND WILL AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND FED THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF STATES AND THE STATE AND THE ORDINANCES AND THE ORDINANCES AND THE CITY OF.

OKAY.

AND UP NEXT, WE WILL HAVE WARD FOUR, COUNCIL MEMBER KATHY DEROSA, WHO WILL, AND SHE WILL HAVE AMY CRAM ADMINISTERING HER OATH IF KATHY'S FAMILY WOULD CARE TO STEP FORWARD AND JOIN HER.

OKAY.

NOW THAT WE HAVE A SWORN COUNSEL, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. SALUTO? HERE.

MS. AROSE GROOMS? HERE.

MS. OSA? HERE.

MS. JOHNSON? HERE.

MR. KEELER? HERE.

MS. CRAM.

HERE.

DR. LAMB HERE.

OKAY.

AT THIS TIME I'LL

[ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU.

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

MS. JOHNSON? YES.

DR. LAMB? YES.

MS. SAM ROSE GROOMS? YES.

MS. CRAM? YES.

MS. KEER? YES.

MS. SALUTO? YES.

THANK YOU.

I'LL REMIND, UM, ALL OF OUR GUESTS HERE THIS EVENING THAT WE WILL, UH, TAKE A SHORT, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND AT THAT TIME, WE WILL COME OUT TO THIS LOCATION AND RESUME THIS MEETING.

THANK YOU.

[RECONVENE]

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I WILL NOW RECONVENE THE MONDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 2026 DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.

THE FIRST, THE

[ELECTION OF MAYOR]

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CHRIS AROSE GROOMS AS THE CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR FOR A TWO YEAR TERM.

THANK YOU.

I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MS. CRAM? YES.

MR. KEELER? YES.

MS. AROSE GROOMS? YES.

DR. LAMB? YES.

MS. SALUTO? YES.

YES.

MR. ROSA? YES.

THE NEXT ITEM

[ELECTION OF VICE MAYOR]

IS THERE A NOMINATION FOR VICE MAYOR? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE KATHY DEROSA FOR TWO YEAR TERM AS VICE MAYOR.

AND IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE DR. LAMB? YES.

MS. JOHNSON? YES.

MS. DEROSA? YES.

MS. CRA? YES.

MS. SALUTO? YES.

MR. KEELER? YES.

MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.

[OATHS OF OFFICE FOR MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR]

NEXT UP IS OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE MAYOR, AND I HAVE ASKED MY SON TO SWEAR ME IN AND IF MY FAMILY WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME DOWN HERE.

UH, NEXT UP WILL BE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE VICE MAYOR AND, UH, VICE MAYOR OSA HAS ASKED AMY CRAM TO SWEAR HER IN.

SO IF, UH, KATHY'S FAMILY IS STILL HERE.

YES THEY ARE.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN HER.

I, I'M WHO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

SOLEMNLY SWEAR, THANKFULLY EXECUTE VICE MAYOR, MAYOR OF THE THE AND OF PROTECT, DEFEND, PROTECT THE UNITED CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED AND THE STATE OF OHIO, AND THE STATE OF OHIO ORDINANCE CITIZEN CHARTER AND THE ORDINANCES AND CHARTER.

OKAY.

WE WILL, WE WILL TAKE

[BRIEF RECESS – 5 MINUTES]

OKAY.

WE WILL RESUME OUR MEETING.

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS, THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? UH, YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO

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IF YOU WERE UNABLE TO DO THAT, WE, UH, WILL TAKE YOU, BUT WE WILL TAKE THOSE THAT SIGNED INTO THE KIOSK FIRST.

AND WITH THAT, LINDSAY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES.

GOOD EVENING.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL DANIEL HAMILL HAS SIGNED IN.

WELCOME.

IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS UNDER THE RECORD.

WE WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS.

HELLO, DANIEL HAMILL.

TWO FIVE MEETING MEMBERS.

THERE WE GO.

OKAY, CAN YOU HEAR ME ALL? OKAY.

DAN HAMEL, 5 7 2 5 TRAFALGAR LANE.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I'D FIRST LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE NEWLY SWORN IN MEMBERS TONIGHT.

I THINK IT SPEAKS, I SPEAK FOR MOST RESIDENTS OF DUBLIN WHEN I SAY WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, CITY STAFF, CITY COUNCIL IN 2026 SO WE CAN BE PROUD OF THE CITY WE ALL CALL HOME.

UNFORTUNATELY, LAST YEAR SOME ACTIONS OF CITY STAFF, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING AND CITY COUNCIL DIDN'T MAKE ME FEEL PROUD TO LIVE IN THE EMERALD CITY.

AND I HAVE THREE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.

THE FIRST PERTAINS TO THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT.

THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC REGARDING PLANNING OF THE WID WAS LESS THAN ADEQUATE.

AT THE APRIL 7TH, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL MEMBERS TOOK PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING THE WID COUNCIL MEMBERS MADE COMMENTS SUCH AS, I REALLY WISH OUR COMMUNICATION DIDN'T GET MIXED UP, AND YOU WOULD'VE ALL BEEN HERE THESE LAST 18 MONTHS FOR THESE CONVERSATIONS.

AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE OUR WIRES GOT CROSSED, BUT WE WILL WORK ON THAT.

AND WITH REGARD TO RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS INDICATED IT DOES IMPACT THE DECISIONS WE MAKE SOMETIMES IN A REALLY BIG AND PROFOUND WAY.

FINALLY, MAYOR AROSE GROOM SAID, THERE ARE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE ANTICIPATING THE USE OF THEIR LAND, AND WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF EVERYONE.

WELL, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

MAYOR, AS ONE PROPERTY OWNER WEST OF COS GRAY ROAD AND SOUTH OF SHIRE RINGS ROAD, TOLD ME PERSONALLY THAT THEY WOULD LOVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME CONCEPT THEY PRESENTED PRIOR TO THE REALLOCATING OF PARCELS WEST OF COS GRAY AND SOUTH OF SHIRE RINGS ROAD FROM THE SOUTHWEST AREA TO THE WID.

THE SECOND EXAMPLE HAPPENED DURING THE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH AND DECEMBER 8TH, CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AS RESIDENTS OF THE MARTIN ROAD CORRIDOR ALSO EXPRESSED THAT WAIVERS FOR THE BRIDGE STREET CONCEPT WERE RUSHED THROUGH BY PLANNING AND ZONING AND COMMUNICATION AGAIN WAS VERY POOR RESIDENTS THERE HAVE SIMILAR CONCERNS THAT THE CITIZENS OF DUBLIN ARE NO LONGER BEING VALUED AS NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BEING SACRIFICED FOR THE SAKE OF MONEY DISGUISED UNDER THE VEIL OF PROGRESS.

THE THIRD AND FINAL EXAMPLE ALSO OCCURRED AT DECEMBER 8TH COUNCIL MEETING WHEN RESIDENTS REQUESTED NOT TO VOTE EARLY FOR ORDINANCES 52 25 AND 53 25 IN THE NAME OF TRANSPARENCY, AND TO ALLOW FOR A SECOND READING TO PROVIDE FURTHER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

GIVEN THE PREVIOUS CONCERNS IN 2025 REGARDING VARIOUS ISSUES AND WITH THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS, I FELT STAFF AND COUNCIL LOST AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESTORE THE TRUST OF THE LO OF LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES.

DUBLIN RESIDENTS CLEARLY DECLARED A DESIRE FOR A CHANGE WITHIN CITY COUNCIL BY SPEAKING LOUDLY AT THE BALLOT BOX.

WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT TURNED OUT.

UH, I LIVE IN THE, UH, EMERALD CITY AND IN 2026, WHICH EMERALD CITY WE LIVE IN IS UP TO ALL OF YOU.

WILL IT BE THE ONE OF DUBLIN, OHIO THAT WE ALL LIVE AND LOVE AND RESIDE IN, OR WILL BE THE ONE FROM THE MOVIE WICKED.

AND SHOULD WE PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU LINDSEY.

NEXT, SCOTT HERRING, WELCOME.

PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN THE RECORD AND WE FORWARD YOUR THOUGHTS.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME'S SCOTT HERRING, H-A-R-I-N-G AT 32 80 LILY MAR COURT IN THE MARTIN ROAD CORRIDOR.

I WANTED TO COME BACK AND SAY THANK YOU.

UM, AT THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I DID SPEAK AND, UH, MADE REFERENCE TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING FROM NOVEMBER 6TH.

I STILL CONTEND THAT THAT, UH, NOT AS GOOD AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN, BUT I WAS PLEASED.

UH, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT THE CITIZENS MEET WITH STAFF AND A MEETING WAS HELD IN DECEMBER AND THAT WAS PRODUCTIVE.

AND THE SINGLE GREATEST THING I HEARD FROM THAT, I APPRECIATE THAT THE, UM, ATTORNEY BOGGS WAS ABLE TO JOIN BY VIDEO CONFERENCE AND THE REMARK, UM, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONCERN HAD BEEN MADE ABOUT WHEN WAIVERS ARE GRANTED, IF THAT SETS A PRECEDENT.

AND HIS REMARK WAS, NO, THEY CAN'T BECAUSE EACH PROPERTY AND EACH SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES IS UNIQUE TO IT.

SO WITH ALL THAT UNIQUENESS, THERE CAN'T BE A PRECEDENT.

AND THAT IS A, A GREAT RELIEF TO ME.

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THERE'S, UM, STILL HOPE THAT MAYBE THAT GETS REVIEWED AND IT JUST WASN'T CLEAR ON THESE WAIVERS HOW WE GET SO FAR APART.

IT, IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING FOR ME.

IT'S JUST THE, THE AVERAGE CITIZEN TO REALLY READ AND FOLLOW THROUGH THE WHOLE, UM, THE, THE REQUIREMENT.

THERE'S WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE ZONING IN THE HEIGHT.

THEN THERE'S A PROVISION THAT SAYS YOU MUST, UM, ALSO MEET THE SPECIAL AREA PLAN.

THEN ON THE WAIVERS PAGE IT SAYS, BUT A WAIVER CAN ONLY BE GRANTED IF IT MEETS THE SPIRIT.

AND THEN WE, WE HAVE THESE RULES.

SO THE COMMUNITY PLAN SAID, UH, IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE, OH, WE RECOMMEND BUILDINGS EVEN TALLER THAN WHAT THE ZONING ALLOWS IS VERY COMPLEX WITH ALL THIS.

I JUST SAY, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW YEAR, MAYBE THAT CASE COMES BACK.

OH, ONE OTHER THING, I FOLLOWED THAT LINK ON TO P AND Z, THAT MEETING CLOSED WITH NOT ALL THE WAIVERS FOR GRANTED.

AND I LEFT A MEETING THINKING THAT IT WAS OPEN-ENDED.

I FOLLOWED THE LINK TO THE CITY WEBSITE AND IT SAYS P AND Z NOVEMBER 6TH APPROVED.

IT'S A PRI UH, PDP, THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

WOW.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I THOUGHT HAPPENED AT ALL.

SO YEAH, SOME OF THE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN DOT MIZE, CROSS SOME T'S HAVE A BETTER 2026.

I'LL BE BACK TO YOU IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU LINDSEY.

DIANE CARANO, WELCOME.

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

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DR.

LI AND, UM, MS. JOHNSON.

AND, UM, MY NAME IS DIANE CARTANO.

I'M AT 33 90 MARTIN ROAD IN THE MARTIN ROAD CORRIDOR.

UM, I'VE LIVED IN DUBLIN FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, AND ABOUT 20 OF THOSE YEARS HAVE BEEN ON MARTIN ROAD.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH NO SPEED BUMPS TO THE GOOD SPEED BUMPS TO REDONE BAD SPEED BUMPS.

AND, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I I REALLY LOVE DUBLIN AND, UM, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S CHANGED A LOT AND I FEEL LIKE, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THIS, MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME BEFORE.

SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THIS IS GONNA BE REPETITION, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND THAT YOU HEAR US OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

UM, SO MY COMMENTS ARE ON THE, UM, THE Y BLOCK DEVELOPMENT, EXCUSE ME.

AND I SHARE A LOT OF SCOTT'S CONCERNS TOO ABOUT THE, UM, THE WAY THE MEETING WAS HANDLED AND TURNED OUT.

AND IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, VERY UNCLEAR AND THERE'S STILL SOME UNCLEAR, UM, UNDERSTANDING, AT LEAST FOR ME, AS TO WHO HAS THE FINAL AUTHORITY AND SAY OVER WHETHER A PROJECT GETS DEVELOPED OR APPROVED.

AND, UM, SO REGARDING THE, THE Y BLOCK DEVELOPMENT, IN AN IDEAL WORLD, MY DESIRE WOULD BE TO HAVE THE EVENT CENTER.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW HOW FAMILIAR, UH, DR. LAMB AND, UM, MS. JOHNSON ARE WITH, WITH THIS, UM, DEVELOPMENT THAT CRAWFORD HOING IS PROPOSING.

BUT, UM, THE EVENT CENTER WOULD BE ELIMINATED ALTOGETHER, AT LEAST REDUCED CONSIDERABLY IN SIZE.

AND IT WOULD ALSO SIT A LOT BETTER WITH US IF THE OFFICE BUILDING WERE LIMITED TO TWO STORIES.

UM, IN ADDITION TO KEEPING THE HOTELS AND THE CONDOS.

SO THE DESIGNATED SIX STORIES ALLOWED BY CODE, AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS UNLIKELY, BUT I WANTED TO GO ON RECORD STATING, UM, MY THOUGHTS.

AND I KNOW THAT I SPEAK FOR A LOT OF, UM, THE, THE RESIDENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIGHT AND NOISE POLLUTION.

THERE ARE A LOT OF TREES THAT ARE DESIGNATED TO BE REMOVED, AND THERE'S NOT BEEN A, A FULL EXPLANATION OF WHAT, WHAT THAT IS FOR.

UM, WE CAN ALREADY HEAR NOISE FROM THE EXCHANGE WHEN THEY HAVE EVENTS, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE EVEN CLOSER.

UM, AND THE THOUGHT OF, OF ENDURING, YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION CHAOS IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE TO TO THINK ABOUT.

UM, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE A, HAVE A RIGHT TO DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO RUIN HOURS IN THE PROCESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR RIGHTS END WHERE OURS BEGIN, AND I BELIEVE ONE FUNCTION OF THE CODE IS TO ESTABLISH THOSE BOUNDARIES.

AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO RELY ON THAT CODE AND YOU AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES, UM, TO ENFORCE IT AND UPHOLD IT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS.

EXCUSE ME.

AS WARREN FISHMAN ONCE STATED, IF WAIVERS

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AND I'M SORRY TO BE SO BLUNT, BUT, UH, THERE, THERE DOES SEEM TO BE, YOU KNOW, AN AIR OF GREED THAT HAS KIND OF CREPT IN, UM, YOU KNOW, ON THE PART OF DEVELOPERS AND UNFORTUNATELY ON THE PART OF THE CITY AS WELL.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT MAY NOT BE ACCURATE, BUT IT JUST, IT, THERE'S JUST THAT SENSE.

UM, AND IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE CAN TRUST YOU AS OUR CITY OFFICIALS TO FULFILL YOUR DUTY, TO UPHOLD THE ESTABLISHED CODE AND TO BE OUR FIREWALL AGAINST UNREASONABLE AND DETRIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, BUT WE HAVE OUR VOICES AND WE HAVE YOU AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND WE NEED YOU TO BE, YOU'RE OUR BEST DEFENSE AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COUNT ON YOU TO, UM, TO UPHOLD THE, THE DUTIES, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU WERE JUST SWORN INTO.

SO ANYWAY, WE, WE APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, YOUR, UH, WILLINGNESS TO ALLOW US TO ENGAGE AND SPEAK.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU LINDSAY.

OTHERS, MATTHEW DYKER.

OH, NEXT.

THAT'S ALL.

OKAY.

ARE THERE OTHERS PRESENT THEN TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO SOMETHING NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? VERY GOOD.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

IS THERE REQUEST TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MS. CRA? YES.

VICE MAYOR DEROSA? YES.

MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.

MR. KEELER? YES.

MS. SALUTO? YES.

MS. JOHNSON? YES.

DR. LAMB? YES.

[Ordinance 50-25]

ORDINANCE ORDINANCE 50 DASH 25 DECLARING THE IMPROVEMENT TO CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY'S BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT TO BE A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND EXEMPT FROM TAXATION, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION AND DEPOSIT OF SERVICE PAYMENTS AND SPECIFYING THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THOSE SERVICE PAYMENTS MAY BE EXPENDED AND AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE TOLLS CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER.

OKAY, OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING BY MATT RUBINO.

WELCOME, UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UM, THIS ORDINANCE APPROVES THE COMMERCIAL TIFF AT FOR THE OFFICE BUILDING, UH, PARCEL AT THE J BLOCK DEVELOPMENT SITE.

UM, THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO TIFF ORDINANCES FOR J BLOCK.

UH, THE TIFF ORDINANCE FOR THE, FOR THE RESIDENTIAL CONDOS WAS APPROVED BY COUNSEL AT THE DECEMBER 8TH MEETING.

UM, THIS ORDINANCE WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED ON THE DECEMBER 8TH AGENDA AS WELL, BUT HAD TO BE POSTPONED, UH, DUE TO A TECHNICAL ISSUE AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

UM, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THIS LEGISLATION SINCE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 20TH, AND STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS TIF ORDINANCE AT TONIGHT'S MEETING AFTER THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, AND THAT WE APPRECIATE COUNSEL, UM, CONSIDERING PLACING THIS ITEM ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.

WE KNOW THAT'S NOT TYPICAL PRACTICE, BUT THIS HELPS, UH, MOVE THE PROJECT ALONG.

SO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

I WANNA 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.

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

MS. JOHNSON? YES.

MR. KEELER? YES.

VICE MAYOR DEROSA? YES.

DR. LAMB? YES.

MS. SOLUDO? YES.

MS. CRAM? YES.

[Resolution 01-26]

INTRODUCTION, PUBLIC HEARING VOTE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION ZERO ONE DASH 26.

ADOPTING THE CITY OF DUBLIN'S GOALS FOR 2026.

I'LL INTRODUCE HER.

THANK YOU.

AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY OUR CITY MANAGER, MEGAN O' KELLYANN.

WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THE FIRST ORDINANCE OF THE YEAR, ORDINANCE ONE OF 26, WHICH PROPOSES THE ADOPTION OF THE 2026 CITY COUNCIL GOALS.

COUNCIL GOALS ARE INTENDED TO BE VISIONARY IN NATURE.

UM, THEY ESTABLISH LONG-TERM DIRECTION AND THEY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FRAMEWORK ALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STRATEGIC, UM, PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY TO GUIDE FUTURE DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS, UM, WHILE REFLECTING THE PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO I'M GONNA WALK THROUGH THE PROPOSED 2026, UH, COUNCIL GOALS, WHICH COUNCIL REVIEWED DURING THE NOVEMBER 14TH COUNCIL RETREAT.

UM, COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AT THAT TIME WAS TO HAVE STAFF REVISE THE DRAFT GOALS CONSISTENT WITH THE FEEDBACK THAT WAS PROVIDED BY COUNCIL, AND ALSO TO BRING FORWARD THE GOALS AT THIS FIRST MEETING FOR ADOPTION.

EACH OF THESE GOALS THAT I WILL BE PRESENTING IS A CONTINUATION FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, AND THEY'RE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ENVISION DUBLIN COMMUNITY PLAN AND OTHER ADOPTED COUNCIL PLANS.

SO FOR EACH GOAL, I WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE, UH, ALONG WITH SOME BACKGROUND ON HOW THAT GOAL HAS EVOLVED OVER TIME SO THAT COUNCIL CAN SEE HOW THESE PRIORITIES CONNECT TO PAST DISCUSSIONS AND ONGOING WORK.

SO THE FIRST GOAL IS FOSTER COMMUNITY

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BEGINNING IN 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL FOCUSED ON BECOMING THE MOST CONNECTED COMMUNITY IN THE US WITH AN INITIAL EMPHASIS ON EXPANDING BROADBAND ACCESS.

FOLLOWING THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE FIBER TO EVERY HOME.

PROJECT COUNCIL BROADENED THAT GOAL IN 2025 TO INCLUDE HEALTH INITIATIVES, SOCIAL CONNECTION, AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, RECOGNIZING THAT CONNECTIVITY EXTENDS BEYOND DIGITAL ACCESS ALONE.

A KEY OUTCOME OF THIS EXPANDED FOCUS IS THE DUBLIN WELLNESS ALLIANCE, AND THAT'S A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS FORMED IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL ADOPTED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

THAT ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED FOUR PRIORITY AREAS, WHICH CONTINUE TO GUIDE THE CITY'S APPROACH TO COMMUNITY WELLBEING.

AND THE PROPOSED 2026 GOAL BUILDS ON THAT FOUNDATION BY CONTINUING TO ADVANCE WORK ALIGNED WITH THOSE PRIORITY AREAS.

GOAL TWO IS TO ADVANCE THE METRO CENTER REVITALIZATION, AND THE CITY'S BEEN FOCUSED ON THE METRO CENTER AREA FOR OVER 10 YEARS AT THIS POINT.

AND WE'VE RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO PROACTIVELY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS LEGACY OFFICE PARK.

MOST RECENT EFFORTS BEGAN WITH THE METRO CENTER VISION PLAN IN 2021, WHICH INCLUDED IMPORTANT UPDATES TO THE 2018 DUBLIN CORPORATE AREA PLAN, WHICH WAS FOCUSED ON CREATING A VISION TO STIMULATE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF METRO CENTER.

THIS UPDATED VISION CALLED FOR A MORE DIVERSE MIX OF OFFICES AND A NEW UNIQUE PLACES TO LIVE, WORK, AND ENJOY PROVIDED GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCEPTUAL REDEVELOPMENT IDEAS, CONCENTRATING ON THE INNER LOOP.

WITH THE REVITALIZATION OF THE METRO CENTER AS A COMMUNITY, PRIORITY CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED A GOAL TO ALIZE THE METRO CENTER REVITALIZATION VISION.

AND TO ADVANCE THIS GOAL, THE CITY, UH, RETAIN A CONSULTANT TEAM TO DEVELOP, UM, A DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH ADVANCED THE 2021 VISION TO THE NEXT LEVEL, PROVIDING GREAT DETAIL AND, UM, FOCUS ON IMPLEMENTATION.

SO THAT PLAN ALSO ADVANCED THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY TO CREATE A DISTINCTIVE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT NODE BY FOCUSING EFFORTS ON REDEVELOPING THE DUBLIN CORPORATE AREA AREA AND THE LEGACY OFFICE PARKS, WHICH WILL HELP ATTRACT AND RETAIN A VIBRANT EMPLOYER BASE AND THE TALENT, UM, POOL EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRING.

SO THOSE EFFORTS, UH, RESULTED IN THE ADOPTION OF THE METRO CENTER REVITALIZATION PLAN AND DESIGN FRAMEWORK IN 2024.

THE REVITALIZATION PLAN OUTLINES THE VISION FOR A NEW IDENTITY AND REPOSITIONS DUBLIN'S LEGACY OFFICE PARK.

THAT PLAN INCLUDED AN URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, UM, TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPEN SPACE MOBILITY AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDE, UH, DEVELOPMENT ELEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT METRO CENTER AND THE PREVIOUS WORK REMAINED FOCUSED.

CITY COUNCIL REVISED ITS 2025 GOALS TO INCLUDE RE REVITALIZE METRO CENTER.

SO THE FOCUS OF THE WORK THAT'S INCLUDED, UM, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE OF THE PLAN'S, RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREPARE AND ADOPT GUIDELINES, AND A ZONING APPROACH THAT FURTHER ILLUSTRATE THE DESIGN INTENT OF THE PLAN, SUPPORT NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN AND THE CONTEXT OF INDIVIDUAL SITES, PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES AND ENCOURAGE DESIGN CREATIVITY AND HIGH QUALITY CONSTRUCTION.

SO THE PROPOSED 2026 GOAL FOCUSES ON COMPLETION OF THE ZONING UPDATES AND DESIGN GUIDELINES APPROACH THAT BEGAN IN 2025, AS WELL AS SECURING KEY PROPERTIES TO SUPPORT CATALYTIC REDEVELOPMENT WHILE STRATEGICALLY BALANCING CITY INVESTMENT WITH THE LONG-TERM REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND RETURN ON PUBLIC VALUE.

FOR GOAL THREE IS TO CREATE A PREMIER ATHLETIC AND RECREATION CAMPUS.

AND THIS GOES BACK TO IN 2024, CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIZED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECENTLY ADOPTED PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN WITH A FOCUS ON CULTIVATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS BOTH COMMUNITY RECREATION AND ECONOMIC VIBRANCY.

AND THEN FOLLOWING THE ACQUISITION OF THE SPORTS OHIO PROPERTY, IN LATE 2024, COUNCIL EVOLVED THAT GOAL TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREMIER ATHLETIC COMPLEX, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

AN IMPORTANT EARLY STEP IN THAT WORK WAS THE ENGAGEMENT OF SFC OR SPORTS FACILITIES COMPANIES, WHICH IS AN INDUSTRY LEADING SPORTS FACILITY MANAGEMENT FIRM TO HELP EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES AND GUIDE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM.

SO WORK IS ONGOING TO VISUALIZE AND PLAN FOR A COMPREHENSIVE CAMPUS THAT INTEGRATES SPORTS OHIO AND DARI FIELDS, CREATING A COHESIVE DESTINATION FOR ATHLETICS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY, INCLUDING GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN GUIDING OUR EFFORTS.

THE PROPOSED 2026 GOAL, UH, CONTINUES THIS MOMENTUM BY ADVANCING CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSLATING THAT VISION INTO AN IMPLEMENTABLE PLAN THAT ALIGNS WITH THE PREMIER ATHLETIC AND RECREATION CAMPUS VISION STATEMENT THAT WAS VALIDATED BY CITY COUNCIL

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AND FINALLY, GOAL FOUR IS TO CATALYZE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT.

AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING THE VISION FOR THE WID AREA HAS LONG BEEN A FOCUS FOR THE CITY DATING BACK TO THE INITIAL SPECIAL AREA PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2017.

THIS PROPOSED GOAL BUILDS ON A COUNCIL ADOPTED 2025 GOAL THAT FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT THAT ENCOMPASSES SIGNIFICANT ACREAGE OF LAND ON THE CITY'S WESTERN BOUNDARY.

THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT INTEGRATED IMPLEMENTATION STUDY INTEGRATES SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS WITHIN THE AREA, SUCH AS THE WEST DUBLIN PASSENGER RAIL STUDY, THE PREMIER ATHLETIC AND RECREATION CAMPUS PLANNING EFFORTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODELING, WHICH WAS PRESENTED IN DETAIL AT THE NOVEMBER COUNCIL RETREAT.

THE PROPOSED 2026 GOAL REPRESENTS THE NEXT PHASES OF THIS EFFORT THAT FOCUSES ON ADVANCING COUNCIL, UM, CONSIDERATION OF THE STUDIES RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SUPPORTING THE STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES NEEDED TO REALIZE THE DISTRICT'S LONG-TERM ECONOMIC AND INNOVATION POTENTIAL.

THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT INTEGRATED IMPLEMENTATION STUDIES IMPORTANT FOR DOUBLING TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY WITH EXPANDED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO MEET EXISTING AND FUTURE NEEDS.

AND FINALLY, EXECUTION OF THESE GOALS WILL BE DRIVEN BY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETINGS, WORK SESSIONS, COMMITTEE SCHEDULES, ALL AS APPROPRIATE AS THE YEAR PROCEEDS.

AND STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE UPDATES, UH, TO COUNCIL REGARDING THE STATUS OF EACH OF THESE GOALS ON A MONTHLY BASIS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

AND AT ANY OTHER TIME THAT IS REQUESTED BY COUNCIL.

AND WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE 2026 CITY COUNCIL GOALS, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM VICTORIA MCDONALD SIGNED IN.

VERY GOOD WELCOME.

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

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS VICTORIA MCDONALD.

I LIVE AT 5 6 4 2 TYING CASTLE LOOP, DUBLIN, OHIO 4 3 0 1 6.

WELCOME TO OUR NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS, DR.

LIAM AND MRS. JOHNSON.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE FRESH PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU'LL BRING TO OUR CITY COUNCIL.

DUBLIN HAS MAINTAINED ITS NATIONAL REPUTATION FOR A HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT WHILE PRESERVING THE AREA'S NATURAL BEAUTY AND ENSURING IT REMAINS A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.

NOW I'VE HAD SOME TIME TO REVIEW PREVIOUS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT PLANS FOR THE YEARS 2007, 2013 2017, IN 2022 NOTED THE AREAS SOUTH THE SHIRE RINGS HISTORICALLY SUPPORTING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

IT WAS NOT UNTIL FEBRUARY, 2024 THAT CHANGES WERE MADE.

THAT WOULD INCLUDE REZONING LAND SOUTH.

THE SHIRE RINGS FROM RURAL TO INDUSTRIAL.

AS NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS, A REVIEW IS HELD APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIVE YEARS.

I'M CURIOUS WHAT HAPPENED IN 2024 THAT LED TO A PIVOT FROM A PREVIOUS 20 YEAR PLAN AND VISION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO SHIFT TO INDUSTRIAL.

A PREVIOUS STUDY BY MCBRIDE DALE CLARION TESTED THREE SCENARIOS THAT WOULD HAVE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT RESIDENTIAL GROWTH GROWTH IN THAT AREA BEYOND 2030.

NOW WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DO RECOGNIZE THAT GROWTH COMES IN MANY FORMS AND CURRENTLY THE CITY IS FOCUSING SOLELY ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN A RURAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREA.

I APPRECIATE THE MANY DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND WOULD OFFER THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT INTENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN OFFER A COMPROMISE RELATIVE TO THE DESIRES OF THE RESIDENTS AND THE GOALS OF THE CITY FOR ECONOMIC OUTCOMES.

IN SHORT, RESIDENTS IN WARD TWO DO NOT WANT HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

GOAL FOUR OF CATALYZING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT DOES NOT HAVE THE BACKING OF RESIDENTS.

AND IF THE COMMUNITY HAS EXPRESSED SUCH DISLIKE AND DISAGREEMENT, THEN THE PLAN SHOULD BE REVISED AND UPDATED ACCORDINGLY TO ALLOW FOR ONGOING CONVERSATION AMONG RESIDENTS.

AND OUR NEWLY APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBERS, ENTRE AND NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO MANY OF THE HIGHLIGHTED INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE SO CLOSE TO OUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

MY REQUEST TO YOU TO THIS POINT IS I OFFER THAT YOU VOTE NO ON GOAL FOUR, FOUR AND DIRECT CITY STAFF TO ALIGN WITH PREVIOUS PLANS THAT CALL FOR HIGH QUALITY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT IN KEEPING WITH THE ESTABLISHED LAND ALREADY IN EXISTENCE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OTHERS? ANYONE ELSE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN IN THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM? HEARING NONE.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION?

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I THINK MEGAN DID A REALLY GOOD JOB EXPLAINING THAT THESE AREN'T BRAND NEW GOALS.

THESE HAVE EVOLVED.

UM, ACTUALLY THIS PART, UM, THE ONE ABOUT THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT, I JUST HAD A COUPLE CLARIFYING COMMENTS THAT IT'S ABOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT.

IT'S NOT ONE PARTICULAR PORTION OR, UM, IT'S NOT ABOUT REZONING.

IT IS THE RESIDENTS ASKED US TO CONTINUE DOING STUDIES.

WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE WEST INNOVATION INTEGRATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THAT.

IT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL, WE'LL REVIEW IT.

PUBLIC WILL HAVE INPUT IN THAT BEFORE IT GETS ADOPTED.

AND THE PUBLIC HAS ASKED US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE READY FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS GOAL SAYS.

IT SAYS, WE'RE GONNA ADVANCE THE STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE WE CAN BUILD WHAT WE NEED BEFORE DEVELOPMENT OCCURS.

SO, UM, IT'S A BROAD GOAL.

UH, IT'S JUST SAYING THAT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH THESE STUDIES AND CONTINUING STARTING THE IMPLEMENTATION.

BUILDING A NEW ROAD TAKES MANY, MANY YEARS AND THERE'S LOTS OF STEPS IN THE PROCESS.

SO, UH, I JUST WANTED TO REASSURE THE RESIDENTS THAT THIS ISN'T ABOUT ANY PARTICULAR PARCEL OR ANY PARTICULAR PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

IT'S A MUCH BROADER GOAL.

OTHER THOUGHTS? UM, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'LL, I'LL ECHO AM AMY'S COMMENT.

I I DID WANT TO PROPOSE, UM, A SLIGHT CHANGE TO THE FIRST GOAL ABOUT FOSTERING COMMUNITY CONNECTION.

UM, I'M ABSOLUTELY FINE WITH IT.

I, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE ADD, UM, AT THE END OF THIS GOAL THAT WE'RE GONNA ADVANCE THIS THROUGH THE DUBLIN WELLNESS ALLIANCE AND OTHER PROGRAMS BECAUSE THIS DOES ENCOMPASS SIMILAR TO THE FIRST GOAL, UM, CERTAINLY THE WELLNESS ALLIANCE, BUT OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AS A COMMUNITY.

AND I JUST THINK ADDING THAT CLARITY AT THE END, JUST, UM, AND OTHER PROGRAMS, IT IT, IT BROADENS IT TO WHAT I THINK WAS THE, THE, THE THOUGHT OF THIS GROUP TO, TO BE SURE WE HAVE THAT COVERAGE.

BUT, UM, WITHOUT THAT, I, I WANT TO, UM, THANK KENDALL.

I KNOW SHE WORKED HARD ON THIS AND THE STAFF DID TO, TO BRING THIS TOGETHER.

I I THINK IT REFLECTS THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU TO ADVANCE THESE GOALS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS? UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE COME TONIGHT TO SPEAK.

AS ALWAYS, I'VE ALWAYS SAID KEEP SHOWING UP 'CAUSE IT MATTERS.

THANK YOU.

AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO SO.

AND ALSO TO THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PROVIDED VERY DETAILED AND THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS AND SENT PACKETS TO COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING, THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL.

AND I HAVE TO BE HONEST, VERY EYE-OPENING IN TERMS OF TIMELINE, UM, SOME OF WHICH I WASN'T QUITE, UM, 100% FAMILIAR WITH.

SO I DO APPRECIATE THE TIME SPENT TO PUT THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER.

I DO ALSO WANT TO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CRAM, I, WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT, AND ESPECIALLY THIS PARTICULAR GOAL, IT IS MUCH BROADER THAN THE LAND THAT IS SOUTHWEST OF THE COS GRAY SHIRE RINGS INTERSECTION.

AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO, TO WANT TO PUMP THE BRAKES ON DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS WHERE WE'RE ALREADY PURSUING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OR INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT.

UM, SO I DID WANT TO AGREE WITH THAT.

I I DO AGREE THAT WE NEED TO THINK BROADLY ABOUT THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT AND SPECIFICALLY TO THE LAND THAT IS OF MOST CONCERNS.

SOUTHWEST OF THAT SHIRE RINGS AND COS GRAY INTERSECTION.

AGAIN, NOTHING HAS BEEN CODIFIED.

UM, NO ZONING CHANGES.

THEY'RE NOT EVEN READY FOR VOTING.

WE ARE WORKING THROUGH, AS, YOU KNOW, WORKING THROUGH NEW CODE LANGUAGE FOR SOME OF THIS AREA.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ADOPTING THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT INTEGRATED IMPLEMENTATION STUDY, IT'S NOT EVEN COMPLETE.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS STILL TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED PROCESS FOR US TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND TO REALIZE OUTCOMES THAT WILL WORK BOTH FOR THE RESIDENTS MOST IMPACTED BY THIS POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SOUTHWEST OF SHIRE RINGS AND COS GRAY INTERSECTION AND ALSO FOR THE CITY AND THE ECONOMIC, UH, DEVELOPMENT PLANS THAT WE HAVE THERE.

SO REALLY JUST REITERATING SOME OF WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CRAM HAS SAID, BUT ALSO WANTED TO, TO SPEAK UP AND, AND AGAIN, SAY THANK YOU.

UM, I'VE HEARD WHAT YOU'VE HAD TO SAY, I AGREE WITH A LOT OF YOUR CONCERNS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND COMMUNICATE AGAIN FOR THOSE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR, FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED.

THANKS.

UH, THANKS.

I, I, I VERY MUCH AGREE WITH THOSE SENTIMENTS.

I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS GOAL.

IT'S NOT A SHORT TERM GOAL, IT'S A REALLY BROAD, REALLY LONG TERM GOAL.

AND, UM, I I, I TOO REALLY

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IT DOES IMPACT US.

UM, AND, AND I WOULD, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGE THAT AND ENCOURAGE TO SEND US MATERIALS.

WE, WE REALLY DO READ IT ALL.

UM, BUT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC, UM, MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.

AND, UM, I THINK STAFF AND COUNCIL HAVE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT THAT COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE COPIOUS.

UM, SOMETIMES EVEN IF IT'S JUST TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU.

UM, AND I, I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD AND JUST NOTE THAT.

SO THANKS.

OTHER COMMENTS? NO, UH, I WOULD JUST AGREE WITH THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID.

I, I THINK THAT'S A, A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE WELLNESS ALLIANCE AND OUR OTHER PARTNERS THAT WE WILL WORK WITH THAT, UM, CERTAINLY WE WANT THAT TO BE A VERY WELL-ROUNDED, ROBUST AND INVOLVE A LOT OF FOLKS.

AND, UM, AND I WOULD, I WOULD ECHO SOME OF THOSE THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ECONOMIC, UM, THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT.

UM, I WOULD, I WOULD ADD TO THAT, UM, WE DID RECEIVE SEVERAL EMAILS THAT THOSE WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE PACKET AND THOSE BECOME A, A MATTER OF THE RECORDS FOR TONIGHT.

SO WE DO APPRECIATE THOSE EMAILS AND THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.

SO, UH, IF THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE DR. LAMB? YES.

MS. SALUTO? YES.

MS. CRAM? YES.

MS. JOHNSON? YES.

VICE MAYOR DEROSA? YES.

MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.

MR. KEELER? YES.

OKAY.

THIS BRINGS

[STAFF COMMENTS]

OKAY.

GOOD EVENING.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, HAPPY NEW YEAR.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE, UH, STAFF TEAM, I WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU ON COMPLETION OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIONS.

UM, THIS EVENING.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, UM, VICE MAYOR DEROSA AND COUNCIL MEMBER CRAM ON YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE.

AND WELCOME, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON AND LAMB TO THE TEAM.

WELCOME.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND SUPPORTING YOU IN YOUR NEW ROLES.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU IN THE COMING YEAR TO SUPPORT COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AND, UH, LEADERSHIP.

AND PLEASE KNOW THAT I AND THE ENTIRE STAFF TEAM IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.

SO IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AS YOU ASSUME YOUR ROLES, UH, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT AND ASK.

WE'RE HERE TO SERVE.

AND WITH THAT, I JUST HAVE ONE BRIEF, UM, UPDATE.

AS PART OF THE CITY'S ONGOING ANNUAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BASIN MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, MH AND T WILL BE CONDUCTING FIELD SURVEYS AT FOUR DRIVE DETENTION BASINS IN THE BRYSON COVE, RIVERSIDE WOODS, AND WOODLAND SUBDIVISIONS.

THE WORK EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 12TH, SO THIS IS TIMELY.

RESIDENTS MAY NOTICE WORKERS IN THE AREA WHILE THE SURVEYS ARE UNDERWAY.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE COUNCIL AWARE IN ADVANCE OF THAT WORK OCCURRING.

AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

[COUNCILCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS & COUNCIL LIAISON APPOINTMENTS]

UM, I WILL READ THESE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS INTO THE RECORD AND WE WILL VOTE ON THEM APPROPRIATELY.

SO, UH, FOR THE ADMINIS ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR WILL BE KATHY DEROSA AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE CHRISTINA ATO AND AMY CRAM.

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR WILL BE CHRISTINA ATO AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE ANDY KEELER AND WENDY JOHNSON.

THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY AMY M AND BE JOINED BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DR.

GREG LAMB AND KATHY DEROSA.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY ANDY KEELER AND HE WILL BE JOINED BY WENDY JOHNSON AND DR.

GREG LAMB.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION LIAISON WILL BE AMY CRAM.

THE ARCHITECTURAL REBO REVIEW BOARD LIAISON WILL BE AMY CRAM.

THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL LIAISON WILL BE ANDY KEELER.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION LIAISONS WILL BE KATHY OSA AND DR.

GREG LAMB.

THE MID OHIO REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON WILL BE MYSELF.

CHRIS AROSE GROOMS, THE LOGAN UNION CHAMPAIGN COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON WILL BE ANDY KEELER, THE 33 INNOVATION CORRIDOR GROUP AND 1 61 CORRIDOR GROUP LIAISONS WILL BE KATHY DEROSA AND WENDY JOHNSON.

THE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES LIAISON WILL BE WENDY JOHNSON.

THE DUBLIN WELLNESS ALLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE LIAISON WILL BE DR.

GREG LAMB, THE SPORTS OHIO STEERING COMMITTEE.

WILL LIAISONS WILL BE CHRISTINA ALITO AND ANDY KEELER.

SO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION FOR THOSE NAMES AS READ INTO THE RECORD.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

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

MS. SOLUDO? YES.

MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.

MR. KEELER? YES.

MS. CRAM? YES.

VICE MAYOR DEROSA? YES.

DR. LAMB? YES.

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UH,

[COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE]

SO, UM, I, I'LL START DOWN HERE ON MY FAR RIGHT WITH AMY CRANE.

OKAY.

I WILL FIRST ASK IF I, YOU SEND THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXACT LOCATIONS OF THE RETENTION BASINS TO ME.

'CAUSE BOTH BRYSON COVA AND, UM, THE TAUNTING AREAS.

I HAVE EMAIL LISTS SO I CAN ALSO LET THEM KNOW.

I WANNA THANK STAFF.

UH, WORK BEGAN ACTUALLY TODAY ON STREAM RESTORATION AT THADDEUS BECAUSE THE, THERE'S LIKE THREE SECTIONS OF, UM, STREAM AND OVER THE HOLIDAYS, STAFF WAS REAL GREAT.

SIGNS WENT UP, AND THEN I PROBABLY GOT SIX LIKE CALLS OF WHY ARE THERE A BUNCH OF SIGNS IN THE WOODS? AND VERY QUICKLY STUFF, UH, GOT AN INFORMATION SIGNAGE THERE.

AND SO WE SAW WORK TODAY AND HOPEFULLY THAT PROJECT WILL GO WELL.

UM, WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GOOD YEAR.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.

THANK YOU, WENDY.

UH, JUST QUICKLY, WE HAVE MUCH OF CITY STAFF IN THE ROOM AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND DR. LAMB, WE'VE HAD A VERY POSITIVE ONBOARDING EXPERIENCE.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE TIME THAT YOU GAVE US SO CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAYS.

UH, WE'VE LEARNED A LOT AND, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT TIME.

THANKS.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE REELECTED AND CONGRATULATIONS TO LEADERSHIP.

UM, IT'S GONNA BE A RELIEF, I THINK GREAT TWO YEARS AHEAD OF US, UM, WITH OUR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

GREG.

THANK YOU MAYOR GROOMS. UM, I ACTUALLY WANNA START BY THANKING THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UM, YOUR GRACIOUSNESS, YOUR HOSPITALITY, YOUR WELCOME HAS BEEN TRULY TOUCHING AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING FROM YOU AND TO WORKING, UH, WITH YOU.

I'M THE HARD WORK AHEAD.

UM, I WANNA ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON'S, UM, COMMENTS ABOUT THE STAFF, UM, ON OUR ONBOARDING SESSIONS.

I LEFT EACH SESSION, UH, TRULY INSPIRED, UH, BY YOU ALL, BY YOUR DEDICATION, BY YOUR TALENTS, UM, BY YOUR INTELLECT.

UM, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND ALSO LEARNING FROM YOU AS WELL TOO.

UM, I DID WANNA SAY A QUICK THANK YOU TO FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN REINER.

UM, HE HAS HAD 28 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.

UH, DUBLIN OWES HIM A HUGE DEBT OF GRATITUDE.

UH, WE WOULD NOT BE THE PREMIER CITY WE ARE TODAY, IF NOT FOR JOHN.

AND, UM, HE HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY GRACIOUS TO ME DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD AND I WANTED TO THANK HIM.

YOU KNOW, UM, WE CAN TRULY STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS.

UH, AND JOHN HAS BEEN A GIANT IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE.

UM, AND LASTLY, I JUST WANNA SAY I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK AHEAD.

I KNOW IT'LL BE HARD, BUT I'M EAGER TO BEGIN.

UM, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, ANDY.

SO, YES, WE SAID GOODBYE TO TWO OUTSTANDING COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

BUT TODAY WE SAID HELLO TO TWO OUTSTANDING NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND IN THE LAST MONTH THAT I'VE SPENT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WITH EACH OF YOU, I'M, UM, REALLY OPTIMISTIC, ENCOURAGED.

I THINK, UH, YOU BOTH BRING A LOT OF NEW PERSPECTIVES, UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES, SKILLS TO THE TABLE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, NOT ALL IS LOST.

WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH WENDY AND DR. LAMB.

THANK YOU.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

UM, I WAS NOT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WHEN YOU ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY GOODBYE TO, UH, JOHN AND JANE.

AND SO JUST, UH, FOR THE RECORD, I AM SURE THEY'RE WATCHING, RIGHT? THEY HAVE THEIR FEET UP, THEY'VE GOT THEIR POPCORN, AND MAYBE SOMETHING TO DRINK, BUT THEY'RE WATCHING.

AND, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING SERVICE AND, UM, AS GREG SAID, JUST, UH, REALLY OUTSTANDING SERVICE.

UM, WENDY, GREG, WELCOME.

WE'RE SO TICKLED TO HAVE HAVE YOU HERE AND TO GET TO WORK WITH YOU, YOU SAID.

UM, THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, HELPING US LEARN.

UM, I WILL SAY YOU'VE ALREADY TAUGHT US THINGS AND I KNOW THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO, TO WORK, UM, WITH YOU.