[0:00] [gavel]

[0:03] We call the Englewood City Council meeting for September 8th, 2026 to order. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

[0:09] I pledge allegiance to the flag

[0:11] of the United States of America,

[0:13] and to the Republic for which it stands,

[0:16] one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[0:20] [chair scraping]

[0:22] Will the clerk please call the roll?

[0:24] Mayor Magrill?

[0:25] Here.

[0:26] Mr. Dardy?

[0:27] Here.

[0:28] Mr. Goff?

[0:29] Here.

[0:30] Mr. Haney?

[0:31] Here.

[0:32] Mr. Hillsman?

[0:33] Here.

[0:34] Mr. Rarick?

[0:35] Mrs. Reepman?

[0:36] Here.

[0:38] Do I have a motion to excuse Councilman Rarick?

[0:41] I moved that we excuse Council member Rarick.

[0:43] I'll second that.

[0:45] Any objections?

[0:46] Call for the roll.

[0:47] Motion and second to excuse Mr. Rarick from the meeting.

[0:50] Mr. Goff?

[0:51] Yes.

[0:52] Ms. Magrill?

[0:53] Yes.

[0:54] Mr. Haney?

[0:54] Yes.

[0:55] Mrs. Reepman?

[0:57] Yes.

[0:57] Mr. Hillsman?

[0:58] Yes.

[0:59] Mr. Dardy?

[1:00] Yes.

[1:01] Motion approved.

[1:02] [chair scraping]

[1:04] You have before you the minutes from the minutes from the regular meeting and executive session for August 20, 20 August 25th.

[1:09] Are there any corrections or additions?

[1:12] No?

[1:13] Stand as written.

[1:14] Thank you.

[1:15] All right.

[1:18] At this point in time, we'll open it up for visitors communications.

[1:21] And we have two proclamations tonight to give out, so.

[1:24] Coming down to give us out and please bear with me. I mean, do no disrespect if I mispronounce a name, forgive me.

[1:30] [laughter]

[1:31] [paper rustling]

[1:34] Ma'am, for the audience just have to open it.

[1:37] [paper rustling]

[1:38] Who's coming up to uh, to claim the proclamation for each one?

[1:43] [inaudible]

[1:44] Right, this will be the first one is the 13 to 14.

[1:47] That's me.

[1:49] Thank you.

[1:50] [applause]

[1:52] [camera shutter]

[1:53] Whereas Englewood Little League provides opportunities for youth in our community to participate in an outstanding athletic league with a history of great success

[2:01] and the Englewood ALL Junior Boys 13 to 14 All-Star team had a memorable and successful 2026 season.

[2:10] And whereas the team competed in the Little League District Tournament play on June 28th

[2:15] through July 1st, with first state in North Ridge and went on to become 2026 District 8 Tournament Champions.

[2:23] Whereas as District Gate Champions, the Englewood Little League Junior Boys All-Star team earned a berth

[2:28] to the Little League State Tournament held in Mason Ohio.

[2:30] where they competed July 10th through the 18th, triumphed over Astabula and Shelby

[2:35] to earn the State of Ohio Championship.

[2:38] And whereas, the 2026 State of Ohio Junior Champions, the EL Junior Boys

[2:43] All-Star team earned a berth to the Little League Regional Tournament held in Midland Michigan

[2:48] where they competed for the Great Lakes Region title against Nebraska and Missouri,

[2:53] where their season ended after exhibiting exceptional play.

[2:57] And whereas the team was comprised of 13 players and their manager and coaches

[3:01] representing Englewood Little League, with character, courage and loyalty.

[3:06] Pierre Bradley,

[3:07] Tanner Bowman,

[3:08] Levi Buzzard,

[3:09] Tanner Craig,

[3:10] Noah Engle,

[3:12] Sultan Faraj,

[3:14] Landon Hill,

[3:15] Colton Mezger,

[3:17] Carter Schmidt,

[3:18] Conor Smith,

[3:20] Ashton Trimble,

[3:21] Colin Tuny,

[3:23] Rider White,

[3:24] Manager Rob Schmidt,

[3:26] Coach Ryan Mezger, and Coach Josh Buzzard.

[3:29] Now, therefore, I Kathy Magrill, Mayor of the City of Englewood,

[3:33] do hereby proclaim a great honor and recognition upon the three coaches and 13 players

[3:37] of the Junior's Englewood Little League All-Star team

[3:41] for their successful 2026 season on behalf of myself and the citizens of Englewood.

[3:46] [applause]

[3:53] We have extra copies of the proclamation.

[3:55] If anybody wants to take one with them when you leave tonight.

[3:58] Can we get the players to come up and stand by the coach and get a picture of them?

[4:01] Sure.

[4:04] Boys.

[4:04] [laughter]

[4:06] [camera shutter]

[4:09] [camera shutter]

[4:11] [laughter]

[4:15] You want me to bite us?

[4:16] Does it matter?

[4:18] Okay.

[4:18] Better picture, boys.

[4:21] [camera shutter]

[4:23] You guys did all the work, I'll let you hold this up for the picture.

[4:26] You guys just made us look good.

[4:28] [laughter]

[4:30] Okay.

[4:31] Okay.

[4:32] [camera shutter]

[4:34] [camera shutter]

[4:37] [camera shutters]

[4:42] Let me grab one real quick. I want the parents to make sure they had opportunity to do that for sure.

[4:46] Congratulations, guys.

[4:47] Excellent job.

[4:48] Well done.

[4:50] Thanks.

[4:51] Thank you guys.

[4:52] [applause]

[5:00] And now the 9 to 10 minors, boys.

[5:01] [laughter]

[5:03] [paper rustling]

[5:05] [inaudible]

[5:08] Whereas Englewood Little League provides

[5:09] opportunities for youth in our community

[5:12] to participate in an outstanding athletic league

[5:14] with a history of great success.

[5:16] And the AL 910 minor boys

[5:18] all-star team had a memorable and

[5:20] successful 2026 season.

[5:23] And whereas the team competed in Little League

[5:25] district tournament play

[5:26] on June 29th through July 6th,

[5:28] winning over First Staton and Fairborn,

[5:31] and went on to become 2026 District 8

[5:33] tournament champions.

[5:35] And whereas District 8 champions,

[5:37] the Englewood Little League 910 boys

[5:40] all-star team earned a berth to the Little League

[5:43] State Tournament held in Loveland, Ohio,

[5:45] where they competed against teams from all over the

[5:48] state of Ohio, where their season came to an end.

[5:50] And whereas the team was comprised of 14 players

[5:53] and their manager and coaches,

[5:55] representing Englewood Little League with

[5:57] character, courage, and loyalty.

[5:59] Miles Baker,

[6:00] Jackson Carver,

[6:02] McKinley Clark,

[6:03] Malik Farah,

[6:05] Calvin Franklin,

[6:06] Marcus Honda,

[6:08] Alex Fair,

[6:09] Adrian Ridgeway,

[6:11] Tatum Robinson,

[6:12] Elliot Rudd Miller,

[6:14] Braden Shirley,

[6:15] Bo Tuni,

[6:17] Weston Welch,

[6:18] Sawyer White,

[6:20] manager Ian Ridgeway,

[6:21] coach Roxanne Shirley, and Scott Welch.

[6:25] Now therefore, I Kathy McGrell, mayor

[6:28] of the city of Englewood, Ohio,

[6:29] do hereby proclaim great honor

[6:31] and recognition

[6:32] upon the three coaches and 14 players

[6:34] of 910 Englewood Little League

[6:36] all-star team

[6:38] for their successful 2026 season

[6:40] on behalf of myself and the citizens of

[6:42] Englewood, Ohio.

[6:43] [applause]

[6:56] [laughter]

[7:19] All right.

[7:20] [applause]

[7:29] [laughter]

[7:31] finish?

[7:33] Thank you. Thank you.

[7:35] We love for you to stay, you're welcome to go

[7:37] if you'd like to, we understand.

[7:40] At this time we will open it for visitors comments.

[7:42] Is there anyone here that would like to speak to

[7:44] council for anything that is not currently on the agenda?

[7:49] Mr. Hughes, please come on up.

[7:54] [beeping]

[7:55] We do have a five-minute time limit.

[7:57] Uh, I'll try to be quick.

[7:58] [laughter]

[8:09] All right, good evening.

[8:10] I'm Eric Hughes, I'm the superintendent here

[8:12] at Northmont.

[8:13] Um, it's it's an honor to be here tonight.

[8:15] Uh, look forward to working and meeting

[8:17] each of you.

[8:18] There's several of you that I I have met.

[8:20] Uh, a lot of you guys I have not.

[8:22] but what I wanted to speak on tonight was

[8:24] um our facilities.

[8:26] So we have a community forum coming up on

[8:28] September 23rd

[8:29] at 6:30 p.m. in the middle school gym.

[8:33] Um, so I just wanted to give a little bit of back

[8:36] story with that.

[8:37] So we built our first two buildings in 2014 and 15

[8:40] with the collapse in the high school.

[8:42] Um, and that was a partnership between the

[8:44] schools and our local

[8:45] taxpayers and the state through our Ohio

[8:47] Facilities Construction Commission.

[8:50] Uh, they've come back to us again to complete the

[8:52] next phase of our project.

[8:54] And have said, probably about the last five or

[8:57] six years that, hey,

[8:58] funding is available.

[8:59] Um, we just need you to go through some processes

[9:01] and see if you're

[9:02] interested in in having that that opportunity.

[9:07] Um, hasn't been the right timing,

[9:09] uh, with everything with COVID, with property

[9:11] taxes, with needing operational levies,

[9:13] it just quite hasn't quite made sense.

[9:16] Uh, but this, this last year they came to us

[9:18] again and said,

[9:19] if you defer again, you're going to go

[9:21] to the bottom of our list.

[9:22] And we don't know when your number will be

[9:24] called again.

[9:25] So we felt like instead of us making a decision,

[9:27] um, to pass

[9:29] and and pass up that money, it it just makes sense

[9:31] to be able to come and and see what the

[9:33] community would like to do.

[9:35] So the the way they're wanting to fund it would

[9:37] be 53% local

[9:39] and 47% state.

[9:40] So it's almost a 50/50 split, uh, for for

[9:43] buildings again.

[9:45] Um, prior to COVID, we had some community forums

[9:47] where we we talked

[9:48] to people about what were their interests,

[9:50] what would they like, some survey data.

[9:53] And that time it kind of showed a 6-8 middle

[9:55] school and then one or

[9:56] two uh 2 through 5 buildings.

[9:58] So that's what we're exploring.

[10:00] Uh, we're going to have three forums. The first

[10:02] one is, like I said,

[10:03] September 23rd at 6:30 at the middle school.

[10:06] gym. Uh we'd love for everybody to be there.

[10:08] We're gonna have another one November. I believe it's November 18th,

[10:11] and then we'll have a final one in February.

[10:14] Um, and then what will happen is the board will make a decision at the end of the year on

[10:19] do we proceed with exploring this option for a new building.

[10:25] You know, it would take a bond body for November of 27.

[10:28] Uh, but we're not we're not there yet.

[10:29] So we're kind of in the feedback and information gathering stage,

[10:34] but want everybody to be able to be as informed as we can.

[10:38] Um and want as many people to to be able to come to that form as possible.

[10:42] So, like I said, we look forward to having you there.

[10:44] Um, I know I'm I'm going around to all the city council meetings, I've met with all the mayors.

[10:49] Um, and have a couple legislators I'm meeting with this week

[10:52] to try to get as many people there as possible,

[10:54] to get as much feedback as we can.

[10:57] I think if you've been in our two through five buildings or if you've been in the middle school,

[11:02] Uh, the newest one was 1969, I believe, is the newest one.

[11:06] And I think the oldest is maybe 1963.

[11:10] Um, there's not central air in most of them.

[11:13] So this last couple weeks, we have, it's been a little taxing.

[11:16] We have window units in most of our classrooms or all

[11:18] of our classrooms that don't have central air.

[11:21] Uh the gyms do not have air conditioning, the cafeterias don't have air conditioning.

[11:25] Um, there's a lot, there's multiple things that we're looking at.

[11:28] One is safety and security.

[11:30] Um, when you walk in the clubs or you walk in the high school as a visitor,

[11:34] There's a vestibule, you're buzzed into the office,

[11:37] um and then you're there in the office.

[11:38] When you walk in any of our elementary buildings or the middle school,

[11:42] Um, the office is around the corner.

[11:43] So we open that door and you just have access to the building.

[11:46] And in today's day and age, safety of our students, safety of our staff, it's a big priority.

[11:52] Um, equitable access for all of our learners, whether it's gifted, disadvantaged,

[11:56] um, students with disabilities.

[11:59] Uh, one of the things for me is Union and the middle school both have two stories.

[12:04] There's not an elevator in either of those buildings.

[12:06] So if a student or a staff member or a student or a staff member or a parent needs to get up to that second floor,

[12:10] you don't really have a good access to get upstairs.

[12:14] Um, and then what are the learning standards that we have today,

[12:18] uh, especially with middle school with career exploration and

[12:21] having to have opportunities that you would kind of have at your career center.

[12:27] Um, you know, what do those classroom spaces look like today

[12:29] with what we're, what we're looking for education-wise.

[12:32] So again, uh, we'd love to have everybody there, uh, to try to get as much feedback as we can.

[12:38] We'll have a survey that'll go out afterwards.

[12:40] We're going to try to stream and maybe post the meeting after as well

[12:45] for anybody that can't attend, but we'd love for everybody to be there.

[12:48] So, thank you.

[12:51] Thank you.

[12:52] Is there anyone else that would like to speak to the council for anything not on the agenda?

[12:56] Okay, if not,

[12:57] We will close our visitors and communications portion and move on to ordinances and resolutions.

[13:03] Will the clerk please read Resolution 22-26?

[13:07] Resolution 22-26 authorizing the city manager to execute a contract

[13:11] with DWA Recreation to design and install

[13:14] a shelter structure over the existing entertainment pad at Centennial Park.

[13:21] Do I have a motion?

[13:24] Mr. Gov?

[13:25] Move for adoption of Resolution 26-26.

[13:30] Thank you.

[13:31] 22-26.

[13:33] Is there a second?

[13:35] Uh, can we discuss it more after the second?

[13:38] I'll second it.

[13:40] Okay, now at this point,

[13:41] I'll open up for discussion and questions.

[13:44] Can you give us a little background on this, Mr. Manager?

[13:47] Yeah, so um, in the 2026 CIP plan, there was $70,000,

[13:51] um, budgeted for playground and park improvements.

[13:57] Um, typically that is um used for playground replacement or enhancements.

[14:03] Um, staff has determined that there was not a need for that improvement this year.

[14:07] Um, so that money was, so staff looked at additional ways

[14:11] that that money could be used to enhance our existing parks.

[14:17] Um, so Mr. Cruz from the Heck Center, who as you know, is involved in the festival every year.

[14:24] A reoccurring request has been some type of shelter or shade

[14:28] over the entertainment pad at Centennial Park.

[14:32] Um, so that was explored through a couple different means.

[14:36] One we're looking at like sales, sunshail sun, sun sales,

[14:42] uh to provide some shaded area.

[14:46] The concern with that was the ongoing expense of replacing that and the wear and tear on those products.

[14:50] So then they looked at a shelter structure,

[14:52] um, and got a couple different quotes, trying to be as cost effective and still

[14:57] within our range of capital funds,

[15:01] and the one that's proposed is kind of the middle of the road.

[15:05] um, it's a uh structure, a steel structure that would be 30 by 30.

[15:10] The existing pad is 24, roughly 24x24.

[15:13] so it's a little larger, and we'd provide a little more shade on the outskirts of the of the pad.

[15:18] Um, but it's 8ft at the back and then slopes up to 16ft at the front.

[15:23] and the the plan was that that would be installed in such a way that it

[15:27] would provide that shaded area for any of the entertainers that are

[15:29] performing at the park.

[15:32] Um, would also allow us to expand the amount of events we do there with

[15:36] because there are some some vendors and performers that have just uh

[15:39] decided not to participate in events at the park because there's not

[15:42] shade or there's not a way to cover their equipment and stuff should

[15:45] there be inclement weather.

[15:47] Um, so this was the proposal.

[15:49] The picture that you have in front of you is predominantly what it would

[15:51] look like. The only thing that staff would still decide upon would be the

[15:54] final color of the roof structure.

[15:56] So that's not necessarily what the color of the roof structure would

[15:59] look like.

[16:01] Uh we have a bunch of different options, that would be something

[16:03] complimentary to the existing shelter that's that's nearby.

[16:07] Um, but that's the overall, that's what it would look like upon

[16:09] installation if we choose to go that route.

[16:12] Yeah, I I like the idea and I think it it makes sense with the bands and

[16:15] all, but I don't I don't love the design and as far as location.

[16:18] I think we should maybe take a little time and and explore looking at the

[16:21] whole park as an entertainment venue.

[16:25] Uh, it seems like it's kind of pushed over to one side on the current pad.

[16:28] Maybe we can open it up for that can accommodate larger audiences in the

[16:31] future.

[16:33] Yep, I mean, yep.

[16:35] That's completely up to council, that's a a route you want to go.

[16:38] I mean this this was just a uh way to get the this the structure that

[16:41] provide the shade for the existing area, but if we want to look at

[16:45] expanding it

[16:48] to something more extensive.

[16:50] That's always an option.

[16:53] I also am for having something.

[16:57] I don't like this, there's a pole right in the middle.

[16:59] If this is meant for entertainment, there's a pole right in the middle

[17:03] of them performing.

[17:07] Um, and it would, if we chose to look at doing something different

[17:10] with Centennial Park as a whole, that still aligns with our strategic plan,

[17:14] which um one of the areas was more community events.

[17:20] Um, we did a movie in the park this summer.

[17:23] So I mean if we want to continue to, you know, offer different things.

[17:28] Um, to the community, it might be good to just look at the park as a

[17:31] whole and not just this one thing for um, the Fine Arts Festival.

[17:36] But I'm not opposed to to something, I just don't like this.

[17:41] I think I probably concur. I I like the idea of a shaded spot.

[17:43] I'm not sure I'm nailed with the design.

[17:47] And I'd rather we and I know you say maybe we have explored other options

[17:50] that might be a little more expensive,

[17:52] but and we take a bigger look at the big picture to see.

[17:54] And I agree, I think we probably need the the shade, I just cover, I just.

[17:59] And that will predominantly just cover the concrete pad itself,

[18:02] nothing for the or guests or anything like that.

[18:06] kind of like the phrase, something like that.

[18:09] Where the phrase is covered, but everybody sits outside.

[18:11] Mhm.

[18:12] Yeah, this would just provide the coverage over the existing concrete

[18:15] pad.

[18:18] with the pole thing and importantly on that, you can get some sort of eve

[18:21] on it to to do that.

[18:23] If you, if we don't do this, what happens to the money then?

[18:27] We just don't spend it.

[18:29] We just keep it and hold on to it.

[18:31] Yeah, there's there isn't a, I mean, there isn't a, I mean, there is not a time sensitive it would

[18:34] be used for that because I'm still concerned about the wall.

[18:38] And using the money for that instead of.

[18:41] It's it has nothing to do with the wall.

[18:43] Yeah, I get that.

[18:44] But I'm saying if we don't use the money for that.

[18:46] I get it, that has nothing.

[18:47] So the the money the money that is in that is allocated in the CIP and

[18:51] the and this year's budget

[18:52] either has to be incumbered by the end of the calendar year.

[18:55] the fiscal year or it just goes back into general fund.

[19:00] So yeah, I mean it's there's and there's not a it's not like it's a

[19:03] we have to spend it or lose it like a situation.

[19:07] And I think we had, I thought Della had told us that there's a fund on

[19:10] Main Street, correct?

[19:14] There's a, well, if you're referring, yeah, there's a TIF fund uh that has

[19:17] some remaining funds in it uh that was used for the the road for the

[19:21] the wall stabilization project.

[19:26] That fund is coming to the end of its of its collection period, so that

[19:30] that money is limited and not growing.

[19:33] This is 2026 and maybe 27.

[19:37] I think we have one more payment in 27, but uh there's roughly

[19:39] $350,000 left in that fund.

[19:43] that we could use towards whatever we need to do with the wall.

[19:46] Yes, because that's that's limited to a specific section of of Main Street.

[19:50] Those funds have to be reinvested in that area of the TIF.

[19:55] Not to change the subject from this, but the wall could be discussed after

[19:58] this real quick because I don't want to in.

[20:00] Okay.

[20:02] Any other questions or.

[20:04] comments on it's on.

[20:05] Sir, can we table this until we maybe come up with a better.

[20:08] We have to vote. We had a first and second, so we'll have to vote.

[20:11] Okay.

[20:13] So call for the vote at this point?

[20:14] Are we voting on this design right now?

[20:16] You vote on everything as this is written.

[20:18] If you don't like it then it's a no.

[20:21] Call for the vote.

[20:22] Motion and second to adopt resolution 22-26,

[20:25] Centennial Park shelter structure.

[20:28] Ms. McGrail? No.

[20:30] Mr. Haney? No.

[20:31] Mrs. Repman? No.

[20:33] Mr. Hillsman? No.

[20:35] Mr. Darty? No.

[20:36] Mr. Goff? No. Not approved.

[20:41] All right.

[20:42] City manager's report.

[20:43] Thank you.

[20:45] Um, a few things from uh, you should have in front of you,

[20:48] but also just for the public's uh, knowledge, a reminder that this

[20:51] Saturday is the third annual Parkinson's awareness walk

[20:54] at Centennial Park.

[20:55] It begins at 9:30 with a walk beginning at 10:30.

[20:58] The event will include a one-mile walk, information booths, exercise

[21:03] demonstrations, raffle and door prizes, and food trucks.

[21:05] All proceeds from the event will be used to support local Parkinson's

[21:09] disease programs.

[21:10] Uh, Kroger Health will be hosting a flu shot clinic at the Earl Heck

[21:14] Center this Friday, September the 11th from 10:00 to 11:30.

[21:16] They will also be offering vaccines for pneumonia, RSV, shingles,

[21:19] Tdap, COVID, and hepatitis A and B.

[21:24] Appointments are required and can be made by calling the Heck Center.

[21:28] And as of today, there are still appointments available.

[21:31] Uh, the splash pad at Centennial Park is now closed for the season and will

[21:35] reopen on Memorial Day weekend 2027.

[21:37] Uh, we received nine applications for the Director of Service

[21:41] uh position vacancy.

[21:43] And that process is now closed

[21:45] and we will begin the screening process for those uh applications.

[21:47] Our annual street resurfacing program is well underway and the contractor

[21:51] anticipates finishing this year's paving by week's end, weather permitting.

[21:55] Uh, we have administered the first of three mosquito foggings at both Dawn

[22:00] Ward Field and Carl Woods,

[22:03] located at the south end of Centennial Park.

[22:06] There will be two additional ones, uh, they're about three weeks apart.

[22:09] So we will schedule those and uh, give public notice to those as before those

[22:12] are administered.

[22:16] Uh, September 2nd, the Planning Commission held their meeting. Uh, the board approved

[22:20] a variance requests for Chick-fil-A at 1095 South Main Street.

[22:23] The next step will be a submission of building permits, which will undergo

[22:27] review by civil, city civil and traffic engineering.

[22:29] Uh, the planning Commission also reviewed the downtown master plan and recommended

[22:33] adoption of the plan to City Council at your next meeting

[22:35] on September 22nd.

[22:37] And there was also a conditional use uh on South Walnut Street that was

[22:40] denied by the planning Commission.

[22:43] Uh, the US 40 and State route 48 storm sewer improvements phase one

[22:46] project was scheduled to begin this week.

[22:49] Uh, we did not see the contractor today, so we hope they will be here

[22:51] later this week.

[22:54] Um, as I communicated to Council previously, our rescue 98 truck uh was is out of

[22:58] service for some minor repairs and preventive maintenance.

[23:02] Uh we hope to have it back by the end of this week, and we want to thank our

[23:06] partners, the City of Trotwood for the City of Trotwood for the use of Reserve fire engine that we are

[23:09] using to fill in for rescue 98.

[23:15] Uh Finance staff is busy working on the 2027 operating and capital improvement

[23:18] budgets, as well as the initial kickoff of the new finance software that you

[23:21] approved at your last meeting.

[23:23] Uh we've completed the implementation of the Doc access to our web page, which

[23:26] complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and provides for

[23:30] transcribed, searchable and translated documents on the city's website.

[23:34] And as we continue to grow the website, those will automatically become

[23:37] compliant through the Doc access.

[23:40] And then finally, we are currently working on the relaunch of a printed

[23:43] newsletter that we anticipate being delivered to residents twice a year

[23:46] with a fall winner edition being mailed to residents by early October.

[23:50] And just a quick shout out to Marla who has handled both the Doc access program

[23:53] but is also um coordinating the the newsletter coming up here soon.

[23:57] So thank you to Marla for that.

[24:02] And that's all I have.

[24:03] If you have any questions for me.

[24:08] Mayor's report, uh, really other than we have a first responders breakfast this coming

[24:12] Sunday for police and fire, we're gonna have our apparatus there for pictures with

[24:15] the kids. Other than that,

[24:17] that's nothing new.

[24:18] Boards and commissions, I know we just talked about planning commission,

[24:20] anything you want to add to that?

[24:22] Nope.

[24:23] No at all.

[24:24] All right.

[24:26] Strategic plan.

[24:27] I think the city manager covered it.

[24:30] Old business, so just be have we gotten any progress on any more

[24:33] quotes on that or

[24:35] So we are still waiting a quote from

[24:38] So ground systems, uh, who is our contractor for um our landscaping

[24:41] maintenance at Maine and 70.

[24:47] Um, they were contacted in addition to the one individual who gave us

[24:51] the original conceptual drawings.

[24:54] Uh, they have some concerns about just updating it, so we are waiting on their

[24:57] updates.

[24:59] Um, he originally said

[25:02] he was hoping that by the end of this week we would have something back from them. Um,

[25:07] but ground systems did their their proposal would be a very costly fix.

[25:13] So the question is,

[25:14] Was it the big the big rocks?

[25:16] Yeah, that's that's re-establishing some uh tiered um

[25:21] tiered structures on there with some additional landscaping uh to to separate the the the um stone.

[25:28] Um, so we will we're waiting their proposal, um, but

[25:33] But it's not that big.

[25:35] It will it will exceed what is in the on that is definitely

[25:38] definitely uh going to be a concern.

[25:42] Is that our only

[25:44] it's looking like we had two other requests that they have not responded to.

[25:49] it's a very challenging area.

[25:51] So I the other two landscapers that were contacted did not feel that they had the ability to address the issue.

[25:59] that like the the rock shelves are kind of the looking like the only option we're going to have.

[26:05] That is the opinion of the one one vendor, yes,

[26:08] to to not, um, to not, uh,

[26:12] destabilize the actual project that we did, which was the stabilization of of the limestone behind the um,

[26:19] to work around that without kind of going backwards and and creating more of a problem, so

[26:24] Not as easy as just throwing plants up there.

[26:29] And then the other issue is their ability to maintain it long term.

[26:33] That was that's the big challenge.

[26:36] up there and get a fire truck to water them. just I don't see that

[26:39] don't see that working too well.

[26:41] What about like if you drive south, you drive south, you see like the mountains and stuff like that and they got like

[26:47] it's not chain link fence but it's fence but it's fence that's over top of the natural rock

[26:51] and it kind of blends in to stop many kind of blends in to stop many kind of rock slides or anything like that.

[26:56] No, just just an idea. I mean it's an idea.

[26:58] Well, that's that we're we're dating ourselves here, but that is what was there back in

[27:02] I couldn't remember.

[27:04] I remember before.

[27:05] It was a I call it chicken wire looking fence with rocks that were in both there and at Main and Wingard.

[27:13] So that that was what was there previously.

[27:14] That was replaced probably in the late 90s, early 2000s with the updates and then

[27:23] school was done for a while. missed all that.

[27:28] So, yes, we hopefully by the end of the end of the week or early next week, we'll have something to bring back to council for discussion.

[27:40] Under new business, we have a liquor permit request for 7437 Salem for OM Oil.

[27:47] And then liquor permit requests for 842 Union Boulevard, Union Food and Gas.

[27:53] I move that we table both liquor permits.

[27:56] And Mr. Hillsman.

[28:00] Call for the vote.

[28:01] Motion and second to table the liquor permit requests. Mr. Goff?

[28:14] I already know the button's on before you turn.

[28:23] Motion and second to adjourn. Mrs. Reitman?

[28:35] Meeting adjourned. Thank you.

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