[0:00] Oh, that's good. >> Okay. City of Greenale public hearing

[0:04] and council meeting. I'd like to call the public meeting for the Stellar

[0:08] project to order. I would like to open the meeting for public comment. Do we

[0:13] have any public comment tonight? Mary is >> there's just a few things that I need to

[0:17] take care of if you don't mind. >> No. Would you take the stand and

[0:21] » stand? Stand. That's not the >> stand. Yeah. Yeah. I'm testifying

[0:25] » the podium. I do have a sign-in sheet that we have to has to go with the grant

[0:29] application. Just saying that you're in attendance if you don't mind pass

[0:32] signing that passing that around please. >> Um

[0:34] » and you want everybody in the room? >> Yep. Everybody in the room. Okay.

[0:37] Please. Yeah. >> So, just for those of you who may not be

[0:40] aware, um the city of Greenale was part of the Dear County Stellar program that

[0:45] was allocated some funding for the street CA streetscape project. So, how

[0:49] that works is the money set aside um and then we still have to file a formal

[0:54] application. So, we've been working with the city. I'm Mary McCarti, by the way,

[0:57] from Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission um serving as the

[1:01] grant um administrator, grant writer for this program. Sorry to introduce myself

[1:05] before. Um so, kind of how that work, that money was set aside. We still have

[1:09] to file, the city has to file a formal application. So, part of that formal

[1:13] application is we have to have two public hearings. This is the second. We

[1:16] had one in August. Um, so this is the second public hearing and we're just

[1:20] going to tell just a very bird's eye view of the project and then open it up

[1:23] for questions or comments. The goal is to have this grant application submitted

[1:28] by the end of September um before if we can get it all together before then. If

[1:32] not, we we I think actually have until the end of October, but we're going to

[1:36] try to get it done by the end of September.

[1:38] » Um the grant amount being applied for is 2,750,000.

[1:43] The matching funds are 500,000 from Greenale Redevelopment Commission and

[1:48] 187,500 from the city of Greenale. And just a very brief scope of work um at

[1:54] street streetscape improvements along Rich Avenue between Broadway and Kansas.

[1:59] improvements will focus on improving overall vehicular and pedestrian

[2:03] circulation through various traffic techniques to make traffic flow a little

[2:07] bit better, which includes maybe narrowing some driving lanes, curb

[2:10] extensions, on street parking, and some landscape fixtures. These improvements

[2:15] include but aren't limit to limited to mill and resurface of existing roadway,

[2:19] construction of new curbs, concrete sidewalks, an asphalt trail, decorative

[2:23] crosswalks and ADA compliant curb ramps and a gateway plaza and monument sign as

[2:29] well as street lighting and other site furnishments. So that's just a very

[2:32] brief overview of what you all are applying for, what the city's applying

[2:36] for. Um, and then now I just want to open up for questions and comments about

[2:40] about the project.

[2:45] Do we have any questions or comments? >> Okay. Well, then I'd like to close the

[2:51] meeting. >> I love these type of meetings. Thank

[2:53] you. >> Okay. Thank you, ma'am.

[2:55] » Move to close. >> Do you need Do we need a first and

[2:57] second? >> I do.

[2:58] » Move to close. >> Got a first. We have a second.

[3:00] » Second. >> All in favor say I.

[3:02] » I. >> Okay. Motion carries. Thank you. All

[3:05] right. Well, um, let's go into our regular meeting. So, this would be the

[3:11] Greenale Council meeting September 9th, 2026, 6 p.m. I'd like to um call the

[3:16] meeting to order and please stand for the pledge of allegiance.

[3:21] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

[3:26] republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[3:32] justice for all. >> Okay.

[3:36] All right. The city of Greenale in compliance with our title 6

[3:40] implementation plan is a non-discriminating city. We have

[3:43] developed a complaint of discrimination form that is open to the public at any

[3:47] time along with a voluntary public survey. All right.

[3:53] Uh do we have any regular audience comments tonight? No. Okay. I need

[3:59] approval of the August 12th, 2026 public hearing minutes.

[4:03] » So move. >> Got a first. Do we have a second?

[4:05] » Second. First and second. All in favor say I.

[4:08] » I. >> Okay. And then I also need the approval

[4:10] of the minutes of the August 12th, 2026 regular meeting minutes.

[4:15] » So moved. >> Okay. Have a first. Do we have a second?

[4:19] » Second. >> Second. All in favor say I.

[4:21] » I. >> I.

[4:22] » Okay. Thank you. All right. We are going to jump down

[4:27] um to new business number one. Uh the Greenale Bike and Pedestrian Trail

[4:32] Pedestrian Bridge HWC Engine. This is Alec. It's Porman, right, Alec? Yep.

[4:38] » Okay. Um, Alec's a >> Are you landscape engineer or what? No,

[4:44] you're planner. Urban planning. >> Urban planning. We talked about it

[4:48] earlier today. >> I say urban planning, county planning.

[4:51] » Yeah, >> depend depends where we're at, right?

[4:53] Urban planning maybe sometimes doesn't uh sound too good in some places, but uh

[4:57] yes, thank you very uh like I said, my name is Alec Porman. I am a project

[5:01] manager at HWC Engineering in our uh planning department. Um, and I I've been

[5:07] the one that's been assisting along with some other staff members for the

[5:10] Greenale 2026 bicycle and pedestrian uh project acceleration plan. Uh, which is

[5:16] the name that was identified in um the original scope when we when we kicked

[5:20] this off uh this evening. Uh really what I want to do is a just give a

[5:24] introduction to you all. uh this plan um is is through the Indiana Department of

[5:30] Health and at the end of the day it uh will be or up to you but uh it they want

[5:36] it to be adopted as an amendment to your current comprehensive plan. So uh this

[5:40] is kind of that induction to the council. This will go through the same

[5:43] process where after today we'll kind of go back um you make comments and edits

[5:48] and things to the document and then it will go through a regular process where

[5:51] it goes to plan commission with a formal public hearing and then they will

[5:54] forward something along to to you all. >> Can I stop you there for a minute?

[5:59] » Yep. >> Um one of the things I probably should

[6:01] have noted was this plan is being paid for by a $20,000 grant that Main Street

[6:07] received as well as a $5,000 contribution from GRC. So, um, no money

[6:13] out towards Greenale residents. It's it's all being fully funded, um, without

[6:18] taxpayer dollars. So, that's the nice thing about this. Okay. Thank you.

[6:24] » Oh, my clicker might not reach over here.

[6:25] » Are you Do we need to click it for you? >> There you go.

[6:29] » Sorry, I was on the other. >> You're good. I was like, I swear this is

[6:33] working earlier. Uh, I'll try to keep it pretty brief this evening um just so we

[6:38] can get out of here. But uh tonight I do want to go through just a project

[6:42] overview. You know, what this project is, kind of the process behind it. A

[6:46] little bit into the community engagement aspect of it. It was not just myself and

[6:51] the mayor, you know, putting our heads together and figuring things out. You

[6:54] know, a little more community engagement involvement went into this. A little bit

[6:58] on the document organization. Uh we do have a a a draft uh document that's been

[7:03] reviewed by an advisory committee meeting um already, but I just kind of

[7:07] want to give you all a little brief rundown of what's in there and then go

[7:10] into the vision and goals of the document uh priority projects that were

[7:15] identified throughout this uh throughout this planning process and then what I

[7:19] hit on a little bit um already, but just next steps for this document and its uh

[7:23] eventual adoption. So for project overview uh to put it

[7:29] simply a this uh plan is a bicycle and pedestrian

[7:34] plan. Uh like mayor said it's the department of health and at the end of

[7:37] the day uh these documents are intended to improve safety and accessibility for

[7:42] anyone walking or biking in Greenale. Uh it's to ensure that we're creating a

[7:46] more connected network of sidewalks, trails, bike routes, crossings, really

[7:51] any kind of facility that you would um say goes into, you know, bicycle,

[7:55] pedestrian um in nature, whether that be at at some point, you know, gets into,

[8:01] you know, the benches and the restrooms, but this one focuses on more of the the

[8:05] hard infrastructure such as, you know, the asphalt trails and and the the the

[8:09] sidewalks. uh they're intended to support healthier lifestyles, uh

[8:12] recreation opportunities, and alternative transportation op options

[8:17] besides driving uh and besides golf carts, I will say we're a golf cart

[8:21] community here. Uh and it's also helps guide future transportation investments

[8:25] and improvements throughout the community. Um so just like a um what

[8:29] projects or or goals in your comprehensive plan would do this would

[8:33] kind of function the same way that if funding does become available or we are

[8:36] doing a project on Nland Avenue or something like that it' be hopefully to

[8:40] reference back to this and see if we can somehow fit some of the ideas and

[8:44] projects in this into those future uh improvements.

[8:48] So why now? Uh like we've alluded to, Greenale has received an Indiana

[8:52] Department of Health grant uh what the 20,000 $5,000 match. Uh and then also

[8:58] this is kind of in uh following with recent regional and local planning

[9:03] initiatives that have already happened uh within the area. Uh Green Del's

[9:07] action plan, the Greenale economic development strategy, the comp plan, um

[9:12] you know, counties countywide documents as well. Uh this is kind of a

[9:15] continuation of those where uh a lot of those focused on regional connections.

[9:21] How do we get to Ohio? How do we get to Lawrenburg? You know, how does the

[9:24] Dearborn Trail fit into Greenale and infrastructure here? Uh but this is more

[9:28] of a a look inward. You're right. We agreed that getting to those regional

[9:32] connections is good and we want to have a walkable county, but you know, we want

[9:36] to focus on Greenale. So, this plan kind of turned inward to look at some of

[9:39] those maybe lowhanging fruit or projects that uh residents identified as what

[9:44] they'd really like to see in the near or not so near future.

[9:48] Um, and at the end of the day, you know, we we don't want to just uh say that

[9:52] these previous documents, you know, have not provided uh really good examples and

[9:57] really good references and projects of what, you know, we should focus on. Uh

[10:01] it's simply taken those a step further. just kind of consolidating what's been

[10:04] in those and already identified and continuing them with more of that inward

[10:08] look. Just briefly on planning process, this

[10:13] really kicked off middle of May um with an initial meeting with the mayor. I

[10:17] think Nathaniel was on that call as well. Uh and then with a first advisory

[10:21] committee meeting in the middle of June. So throughout

[10:25] this pretty short timeline from June until today, we have had a workshop.

[10:30] We've had an online survey that's been out. We've had four different advisory

[10:34] committee meetings and then multiple drafts of this plan that's been bounced

[10:38] back and forth between the committee. Um and then we'll with hopefully a final

[10:42] being able to come out next week. So community engagement, like I

[10:47] mentioned, this was not just myself sitting wondering what's best for

[10:50] Greenale. Uh like I said, we had an advisory committee that met four times

[10:55] throughout this process and you know, even people who maybe weren't able to

[10:59] attend all four sessions were still able to provide feedback on the plan, review

[11:02] things like that, uh give input throughout the process. Half of our

[11:06] committee, I think, is in the room right now. You know, between uh Linda and the

[11:10] mayor, well, Ryan's not here, but uh Mike um and Nathaniel are a part of this

[11:15] process. I'll help provide that that feedback especially on when we heard

[11:20] things from the public either through the online survey or the community

[11:23] workshop. The advisory committee is is really a filter of sorts, right? Where

[11:28] okay well we've heard all these concerns or all these challenges or all these

[11:31] like man it'd be great to have a trail or sidewalk going through here but you

[11:35] know is it realistic, right? kind of a advisory committee works as a little bit

[11:38] of that grounding uh group to make sure that you know what we ultimately uh come

[11:43] up with and identify is uh is doable is um actually in Green's best interests.

[11:49] So some brief opportunities that we heard throughout the community

[11:53] engagement and we certainly heard a lot from the uh over 200 different online

[11:57] surveys we had and then uh you know two or three dozen different people who came

[12:01] to the community workshop. Um the main opportunities and what was really hit on

[12:06] the most was support for traffic calming measures. Yeah, just improving

[12:10] pedestrian cyclist safety overall. Uh there is an appreciation for existing

[12:14] amenities um like Snowbell Pond, the trail um and then interest in creating

[12:19] similar walkable spaces like that and also connecting them together. Uh

[12:24] there's, you know, it there wanted to be an increased awareness and use of

[12:28] community facilities through promotion. It's great that we have all of these uh

[12:33] amenities already, but if people don't know they're there or if visitors come

[12:37] into town and have no idea that there is a trail that I can hop on and walk from

[12:41] one side of town to the other or, you know, get to Lawrenburg or or get to the

[12:45] north side, then, you know, that's that's also a challenge. Um, enhancing

[12:49] connections between Greenale's upper and lower elevations

[12:53] certainly an issue everywhere in southern Indiana, not just here, but it

[12:57] is a major barrier when we're looking at how to make those connections over to uh

[13:01] 50 or or to Lawrenceburg, even north towards the uh subdivisions um along

[13:06] Overberton. Um and then improving access to

[13:09] underutilized areas within Greenell's corporate limit. So once again, the idea

[13:13] that it's great that we've looked regional in these past plans, but you

[13:17] know, it's time for us to kind of look a little inward and really focus on

[13:20] ourselves as far as challenges go. You know, like

[13:24] I like I said, it's not only the topography, but you know, the trail

[13:28] alignment along any kind of active railway corridor is always going to be

[13:32] an issue, especially when it's rail road, you know, steep hill and not a lot

[13:37] of other room to kind of to kind of work with. Um, and with that, you know, there

[13:41] was a little bit of feedback that look, we kind of gone through these processes

[13:44] before and we have these plans, you know, either uh through Stellar or

[13:48] through the tri-state trail, some work they've done, but, you know, maybe there

[13:51] is a need once we've kind of seen some new priorities kind of re-evaluate what

[13:55] what should be first up or what we really want to focus on as a community

[13:58] as far as infrastructure goes. Um, there's safety concerns north of

[14:02] Greenell Park. Um we previous meeting board of works kind of highlighted the

[14:08] new sidewalk that's actually opposite opposite side of this right here. Um

[14:12] going up and so that kind of gets a little bit that that feeling of unease

[14:16] that I'm walking directly on the road. There's not really that infrastructure

[14:19] or sidewalk facility that I can that I can walk along. Um and along with that

[14:24] general lack of pedestrian bicycle infrastructure in certain northern areas

[14:28] of the city I'll say you know once we get up to one and you know overton road

[14:34] that becomes its own set of hurdles. So yes it's identified that there is a lack

[14:37] of things up there but it's a real challenge and difficult to get those up

[14:41] as so far you know everyone here knows identified connections. So, you know,

[14:47] along with kind of the these broader ideas on safety and connectivity, there

[14:51] were certain uh roads and certain connections that started to pop up

[14:54] throughout this process, uh Nolan Avenue, Ridge Avenue, you know, Greenell

[15:00] Park over to Ridge, you know, right? Like that's a pretty big east west

[15:03] connection that we're kind of looking for. Uh the Greenell Cemetery, that was

[15:07] something that was repeatedly brought up. And uh while we've made some changes

[15:10] where we're not showing any routes through there like directly onto the

[15:13] cemetery, that's people walk. there's no cars, right? So, it's it is something

[15:18] that's still a hub in the center of the city that we really can't take for

[15:21] granted. Um, Lello Street as well is identified as one of those north south

[15:24] corridors uh throughout the community, especially with the work that Stellar's

[15:28] doing um out here on Ridge and the idea of building up our our downtown kind of

[15:33] near the Broadway area. Uh there is also, you know, potential

[15:37] trail connections within Greenell Park. Uh, like I said, connections throughout

[15:41] the cemetery opportunities connect city hall and kind of this lot down to the

[15:46] tiger trail, which we talked about at a at a meeting earlier today. Um, and then

[15:52] we had in here potential to formalize. There is an existing staircase that was

[15:55] brought up um throughout the the workshop and maybe a few comments on the

[16:00] online survey, but not super ADA accessible and uh I think

[16:05] it would be a little more of a challenge to uh fix that one up than to just build

[16:09] new.

[16:12] So, you know, not only were some these routes identified, but as we were going,

[16:17] there were certain things that both the public kind of identified as, you know,

[16:22] main key themes that we saw throughout engagement as well as things that the

[16:26] city identified right off the bat as being important. Uh, one of those

[16:29] accessibility. Um, really, you know, it's want to make sure that our

[16:32] infrastructure is AD accessible. And, you know, as we're building on

[16:35] infrastructure, it's another way to, you know, slowly, you know, expand those

[16:39] facilities and that AD accessibility across the community. uh wayfinding and

[16:43] user experience. Like I mentioned earlier, it's great that we have these,

[16:47] but if I'm a visitor here and I'm, you know, at Greenell Park, if I just want

[16:52] to walk around, how how do I know how to get to downtown? How do I know how to

[16:55] get to the ice cream shop up on the north side? Right? It's kind of some

[16:58] some simple way finding and improving user experiences. So, we want to be out

[17:02] on the trails and we want to be out walking and bicycling.

[17:07] Oh. Uh and then safety and connectivity. So, it's I already had that one on

[17:12] there. Uh filling in the gaps in the existing network and then safety

[17:16] overall, right? It's it's no secret that we're a little mushed in at times in

[17:22] Greenell, right? Uh that's just a product of how the city was built over

[17:25] the years and that's just a battle we're going to continue having. So even with

[17:29] those challenges in place, how can we make sure that any new facilities, new

[17:32] infrastructure really improve safety even within those um smaller confines?

[17:39] And then a a final thing, like I said earlier, the committee uh has reviewed a

[17:43] draft document already. And I just wanted to a few of the the edits and

[17:47] comments that have been made to this um with her feedback. Uh like I said, we

[17:51] did initially show like formal routes directly through the cemetery or kind of

[17:57] over the cemetery, but those have been removed just because we don't want them

[18:00] to kind of uh step on the toes of the cemetery board and make sure that we're

[18:04] not suggesting something that they're not comfortable with. uh added central

[18:07] elementary school to a list of educational institutions. That one was

[18:11] that one was left off. So made sure we want to get all of those in there. Uh

[18:14] included the organizations, the steering committee members. So we had a a very

[18:19] wide range. Not only something that we want to see, but the department of

[18:21] health wants to see. So you know, members from uh the Dearborn County

[18:25] Health Department, you know, the soccer club, Tri-State Trails, we had a

[18:28] representative from INDOT that was on the meetings and calls with us. uh

[18:32] residents, you know, um even some of our council members who have, you know,

[18:37] secondary things such as um you know, Mike or or Paul with the conservicing

[18:42] district. So, a really well-rounded uh group that we wanted to make sure was

[18:46] was highlighted because we think that is important. Uh and then some other thing,

[18:50] you know, we had a little bit of word smithing, just some updates to some of

[18:54] the the picture things. A little clarification of some some commuting

[18:58] data. The commuting data is something that the department of health wants us

[19:02] to look at within these plans and uh difficult unless we're doing it

[19:08] ourselves at times, but some of the data that is shown through the US census or

[19:13] even the state level, it's all county specific. So, uh some of the data that

[19:17] we had pulled that said it was for Greenale showed like 3,000 people coming

[19:21] in to work in Greenale each day. And probably know that doesn't sound too

[19:25] realistic. Uh so we just wanted to make sure that we updated that to be accurate

[19:30] and not uh really throw people for a loop when they think that there's 3,000

[19:33] workers coming in on a given day. For document organization, uh this

[19:40] document is separated into six different chapters. An executive summary that's

[19:45] going to go over kind of the details of the plan, a a highlevel overview of what

[19:49] the goals were, what some of those um you know themes throughout public

[19:54] engagement were. uh the planning process which is going to give a little more

[19:58] indepth um look into the community engagement

[20:02] part of things. So not only is it going to have you know little written

[20:05] narratives about what each advisory committee meeting was but also get to

[20:09] little more detailed explanations of what we heard from the workshop or what

[20:12] we heard from the um online survey. A community profile that's going to be a

[20:17] general demographic and background uh maybe a little different than what a you

[20:21] know comp plan or typical thing is because they do want to see a little

[20:24] more health data. They want the commuting data. They want to see things

[20:26] like how many people in Greenale don't have a car, right? Like some of that

[20:30] stuff because they want we want to make sure that these plans are for

[20:33] alternative transportation modes and you know active lifestyle. So, uh that kind

[20:38] of background information is there as well as descriptions of the previous

[20:42] plans that Greenell has or is part of that relate somehow to uh bicycle and

[20:48] pedestrian infrastructure, whether it be that tri-state trail plan, whether it be

[20:52] um the comprehensive plan that the city has, right? making sure that we're not

[20:55] forgetting that those exist and that they continue to build up and have led

[20:59] to this document here. Uh goals and projects um both the you know physical

[21:05] infrastructure pieces and then as well as you know the more broad goals and

[21:08] narratives and kind of key themes that were identified through community

[21:12] engagement. Um kind of an implementation chapter that gets into what are

[21:16] potential timelines for some of these priority projects that we found. You

[21:19] know what are partnerships? You know what are some of these the cost

[21:22] assumptions? um uh potential funding sources throughout the state. Uh and

[21:26] then in appendices which is going to have

[21:29] full survey from the online um that that was pulled and if anyone is interested

[21:34] in looking through the the full data on that uh as well as some actual graphics

[21:40] from the boards from the community workshop. So, if you want to take, you

[21:44] know, our word in the summary, you see something in the summary in that uh

[21:48] planning process that seems a little off, then we want to make sure those are

[21:51] in there, too, so we can uh look at that and see where they're coming from.

[21:56] Uh just an example of layout, right? It's the idea that, you know, this is

[22:01] from the executive summary. So, right, we're we're calling out vision. We're

[22:05] calling out goals. It's nothing that we are um putting in here

[22:12] is um stepping on or replicating what we've

[22:18] already done. We want to make sure that this project is specific to not only the

[22:22] current needs of Greenale, but what the Department of Health wants us to see in

[22:25] these grants. And they're also something that, you know, we can actually use and

[22:29] something that uh we can add to the current comprehensive plan that's going

[22:32] to make a significant difference and hopefully um improve

[22:36] uh or make your guys' lives easier when we're kind of making these decisions for

[22:40] development, zoning changes, and things into the future.

[22:44] So, any questions so far? Trying to run through it quick, but please feel free

[22:48] to stop me if if there are any. So, vision and goals. Uh like I said,

[22:55] these vision and goals were identified um throughout community engagement. You

[23:00] know, we they were kind of workshop back and forth with the advisory committee.

[23:04] Um and kind of based on, you know, three things. We were looking at programming,

[23:10] policy, and then infrastructure, right? Because we want to be able to, you know,

[23:14] start with the base of policy to make sure that, you know, we have the ability

[23:17] to kind of implement some of these things. Uh hit on the infrastructure

[23:21] side of things because that's what we want to build, right? is is for the

[23:24] sidewalks and trails and other facilities. Um but then also include pro

[23:28] um include programming because if no one's using the trails then you know why

[23:32] are we installing them and why do we why do we want them for the vision? Uh

[23:36] pretty easy for for us to kind of update this one because this was what the city

[23:41] originally identified in the RFP. It was that we want to elevate Greenale as one

[23:47] of the most familyfriendly and vibrant communities in southeast Indiana through

[23:51] designated trails and multi-use pathways that link neighborhoods with

[23:55] recreational, commercial, and social destinations, fostering health, safety,

[24:00] and community pride while preserving the small town charm that makes Green Screen

[24:03] Greenell unique. Right? I don't I don't think I could have written that any

[24:07] better myself, but I tried. So I think really from from an early on seeing this

[24:12] is what you know the city wanted to focus on it really helped lead to some

[24:16] of these um you know the programs policies and infrastructure that you

[24:20] know I want to briefly touch on now. So, building the foundation,

[24:24] uh, this is going to cover kind of our our two policy things, and it's complete

[24:28] targeted updates to Greenell's unified development ordinance that tie bicycle

[24:33] and pedestrian facility requirements to new development, redevelopment, and any

[24:38] zoning change requests. Uh, this is something that at our 4:00 meeting um,

[24:43] this this afternoon, we kind of hit on a little more, and maybe we can come back

[24:47] and talk to this at the end if if we have some time. Um but just important

[24:51] that if we want to implement things in here, we need to make sure that you all

[24:55] have the tools and the power to be able to do that at times.

[24:59] Uh then utilize future bicycle and pedestrian projects as tools to progress

[25:03] ADA compliant infrastructure across the community.

[25:07] Enhancing user experiences or you know the programming side of things. We want

[25:11] to make sure that we create a consistent wayinding and brandage uh and branding

[25:16] standards that can be used throughout Greenell's trail network. partner with

[25:20] local organizations to expand coordinated programming the activate

[25:24] trail and sidewalk network which you know we're doing already you know the

[25:27] bike to school events one of those or you know the uh the the rented bicycles

[25:32] that are down in Lawrenburg like getting some of those up here like those ideas

[25:35] exist but how can we really capitalize on that and bring them to Greenale or um

[25:39] expand upon them further and then organize regular trail maintenance and

[25:43] community stewardship initiatives to assist in general maintenance and foster

[25:46] community pride. It's great that we have these. They're expensive to put in. They

[25:51] can be just as expensive to maintain. So, if we can start kind of building,

[25:55] you know, a little bit of uh community stewardship and kind of get a base of

[25:59] volunteers that can assist with some of these things that makes the city's job a

[26:03] little easier when it's time to clear the limbs or, you know, plow or things

[26:05] of that nature.

[26:10] And then expanding the network. Uh there are

[26:14] these long-term goals that were identified as well as what we'll get

[26:19] into next and shown on the map. Uh priority projects

[26:23] while these are certainly important and I'll kind of hit on here. Uh it was

[26:26] found that maybe they are still a little regional little too regional or just you

[26:32] know it's not something we can easily accomplish within the next 10 years.

[26:35] We're going to have to do a little more leg work before we can get there. Uh so

[26:38] first one being develop a Ridge Avenue corridor plan. Uh it was interesting

[26:43] throughout this process that while Ridge Avenue is our main spine of the

[26:46] community, there weren't that many comments from the public about

[26:50] challenges with walking on it or uh you know people really wanting to see new

[26:55] facilities there which was I think a little bit of a surprise to us. But at

[26:58] the same time it is a major corridor within the city. So, at at some point,

[27:02] especially with the work that we're doing right right down the road here, uh

[27:06] continuing that up, you know, kind of kind of coming up with a new corridor

[27:09] plan to be able to extend those facilities and really know what we want

[27:12] along Ridge Avenue and what works. Uh build a trail along the southern side of

[27:17] the levy linking Ridge Avenue with Lawrenburg Community Schools. Uh this

[27:22] was one that has been present in previous planning efforts as well. It's

[27:26] a difficult one as any levy is but important enough that we really want to

[27:31] throughout the process people really wanted that link between Ridge A where

[27:35] it turns into Main Street there and then getting over behind the schools or then

[27:39] down eventually to Lawrenburg. Um technically yes, people can now take

[27:44] that down, loop up and around and eventually kind of cut through the

[27:47] schools, but uh having a more consistent and straightforward path where that

[27:52] current kind of hub and that trail head is there on the west side of the levey

[27:56] next to Ridge A. Continue that on the dry side of the levey is uh what that

[28:01] one is more so looking at. And then extending infrastructure along Overton

[28:05] Road and US50 to Valley Woods and the Ohio State Line. Uh this one was pretty

[28:11] prevalent when people were discussing u facility types they'd like to see and

[28:15] kind of improvements and expansions, but like I said earlier, I mean it's narrow

[28:19] through there. You have the railroad on one side, you have steep cliffs on the

[28:23] other, even going up 50 and cutting under, for instance, its own challenges

[28:27] cuz INDOT's notoriously easy to work with. So it's really something that's

[28:32] important but far enough out that, you know, maybe we need to look a little

[28:36] more. It's going to take a number of years before we can finally kind of get

[28:39] the wheel spinning on that one and then we'll come back to that. That's

[28:45] kind of what we were talking about earlier with some some ordinance

[28:48] language. Uh priority projects. So these were the projects that uh were

[28:52] identified either because they were existing projects in previous plans that

[28:57] we really want to focus on because they're within Greenale or new items

[29:01] that you know nothing's really a you know easy project but more of a

[29:05] lowhanging fruit something that people are really talking about wanting to see.

[29:09] Uh so the three projects Miller Avenue, Lello Street and Tiger Trail. So, Miller

[29:16] Avenue briefly talked about at the public works. That one's going to be

[29:20] tweaked a little bit, but the idea is here that we are trying to create a link

[29:25] between Schnowbelts Pond and the Greenale Park. Uh really using Miller

[29:30] Avenue as the primary route to avoid the heavier traffic on Nland Avenue. Um

[29:34] connecting where that trail ends on Marie Street over to Miller, taking that

[29:38] down. Um and then you know creating sidewalks, lighting, um you know lawns,

[29:44] street lawns and pedestrian things along the street so we can start linking those

[29:48] two parks in an area where it was identified as maybe having less

[29:52] pedestrian infrastructure than people would like to see. I will say this is

[29:57] going to change a little bit now because of the uh recent sidewalk that's going

[30:03] to go in here on Avenue. So I think now instead of us showing this coming from

[30:08] Locus all the way down uh to our Hag Avenue would be in this kind of

[30:13] difficult bin here, we're actually going to take this down into the Locust and

[30:18] then shoot over. So we'll eventually connect to that sidewalk that's going up

[30:21] down the Avenue. So slight change to this one, but still kind of completes

[30:26] the idea that we're really trying to create a link between the pond and

[30:29] Greenell Park for a connected network within Greenell.

[30:34] second Lello Street. Uh the idea here was creating a central spine uh really

[30:38] between the cemetery and uh Broadway or you know our our the stellar area in the

[30:44] downtown area. Uh the idea for this was really focusing more on improving

[30:48] bicycle facilities as a short-term um kind of goal as sidewalk facilities do

[30:54] exist on both sides of the road most places. uh and really trying to set the

[30:58] stage for the street to become a yeah you know I don't know boulevard is the

[31:02] correct term but really a extremely friendly bicycle and pedestrian spine in

[31:07] the future. Uh the idea that if we can start with you know some type of

[31:12] protected striped unprotected bike lane on one side of the street now uh put

[31:17] that in really can cement that route. Then in the future is it okay well now

[31:23] we want to maybe improve the lawns on east side or now you know do we when

[31:27] people talk about traffic calming and we talk about uh you know pedestrian you

[31:31] know friendly infrastructure and um and and combining that with vehicles is it

[31:36] you know the curb bumpouts is it making it more protected is it you know adding

[31:39] you know a larger of a lawn or adding additional facilities there so this one

[31:44] certainly different phases and you know we uh what I'll get into a little bit

[31:48] but we did maybe change how we're going to look at the facilities on this one

[31:52] and in the short term versus long term from our meeting this afternoon. So,

[31:57] small tweaks to this one as well, but at the end of the day, it is trying to

[32:00] create that spine from the cemetery all the way down to where the um new

[32:05] infrastructure will be here on Ridge um next to Broadway.

[32:10] And then Tiger Trail. Uh this was certainly one that's been talked about a

[32:13] lot in the past. It's in a lot of previous documents and I think it just

[32:17] continues to be a major priority for residents of Greenale just because it

[32:23] is a very long interrupted trail network. Uh it can, you know, eventually

[32:27] create a connection between, you know, the Levy Trail on the east side of 50

[32:31] eventually over to where, you know, it hits Ridge Avenue down by the Levy and

[32:35] creates a really continuous um safe pedestrianon uh facility. Certainly

[32:41] challenges with this. It's, you know, getting from the existing Tiger Trail,

[32:45] what we're showing, up to Lori Lane is quote unquote the easy part. Uh, but

[32:50] then next stages is, well, how do we get up to that Ridge Avenue connection?

[32:54] Like, it's not um it's not easy. I mean, I think it's like I guess what was it

[32:59] maybe 70 ft or so of elevation change and not not that much distance. So, you

[33:03] know, is it some idea? This is an example of New Albany. Is it the idea

[33:07] that we want to start, you know, um kind of that that back and forth platform? So

[33:12] it is AD accessible. We can connect it maybe up to where the the fire station

[33:16] is there and where the the route or the the drive into the cemetery is or as we

[33:21] discussed in previous meeting too and notice figuring out what what we need to

[33:25] do to get the access road over here the utility department. Um, no, no one

[33:30] answer, no right answer, but certainly identified in this project is look, it's

[33:34] great when we're creating the next link of the Tiger Trail, but we really want

[33:38] to connect it up to Ridge Avenue, different places in the future so we can

[33:41] have more of a a circular network.

[33:46] So, any questions on these? Like I said, these these were the the three that came

[33:51] out of um discussion between, you know, not

[33:56] only everyone in the advisory committee meeting, but this was what was voted on

[34:00] um at the workshop and really what we had the most comments on and the most

[34:04] not even challenges, but what people wanted to see and where they wanted to

[34:07] see facilities. That's why these were chosen. There were some other areas that

[34:10] were new as well. uh within the plan uh on the kind of future facilities map. We

[34:17] do show existing trail networkers. We do show the kind of uh identified trails

[34:24] and previous plans which is really you know bridge and over on Belleview or you

[34:29] know eventually up to the Ohio State line on 15 Overton or you know down

[34:33] through Morrisburg. But the there were outside of these

[34:38] priorities you know uh one of them was from M side over to Ridge Avenue. Um or

[34:45] being able to the idea that you know we can connect Greenale

[34:49] eventually to we make the the route um I'll say route through the cemetery but

[34:55] people already walk through there. How can we improve facilities along sides of

[34:58] that to be able to kind of ease that access? And then as well as what we me

[35:03] what I mentioned earlier, the dry side of levy connecting that from that ridge

[35:07] at and where that current trail head is on the south side of the levy down to

[35:12] where the schools are. >> Alec,

[35:14] » yes. And and my I got to apologize because I know I was invited to all

[35:18] these, but when when Mike came to redevelopment for the funding, it was my

[35:24] assumption it was just going to be a connection within Greenale proper to the

[35:30] to just the parks. It wasn't going to expand the pond. And I don't know and

[35:36] again I see this and we did we well redevelopment did with Tri-State Trails

[35:43] a very very comprehensive >> working with Lawrenceburg working with

[35:47] great parks of Cincinnati and stuff. >> Um and I not sure all that's in there. I

[35:54] don't see it because I know on the dry side of the levy going along the center

[35:59] road is not a possibility. Mhm. >> And if you come down on the dry side

[36:06] with the MGP and the LCD, they would not give you access.

[36:09] » Yep. Yeah, that was and that's why that one was while certainly talk about

[36:14] importance. >> Yeah.

[36:16] » Wherever my eventually when I get back here. That's why Yeah. Still we wanted

[36:20] to keep it as a goal because it it was brought up a lot. You know, it was

[36:24] something commented on. But yes, you're right. It's

[36:26] » But I I think you would take it off as a goal since it's But again, so on the

[36:30] Tiger Trail, >> do you know that we already bid that

[36:33] out? >> Uh Nathaniel mentioned that earlier.

[36:38] » We technically didn't bid out. >> We didn't.

[36:40] » Just for clarification, I had a preliminary design done,

[36:43] » right? >> And roughly, if top of my head, I think

[36:46] numbers came out back around I think I had it down to five or 600,000,

[36:51] » I think it was. So redevelopment looked at extending it down to

[36:56] trying to think the >> Lauren Hill. I think I had it coming up

[36:58] at Lauren Hill Lane. >> No, we were going further because it was

[37:01] going to come up. >> That's right. Yeah.

[37:03] » Yeah. Cuz we we it was 400,000 just to get it to where Dave Lorie's

[37:09] » Lori Lane >> house is. Yeah.

[37:11] » And that was just 400,000. We >> the money was just not there. Then we're

[37:17] going to extend it on because there's another road that comes up.

[37:22] Um I'm trying to think and it because we redevelopment owned some of that land

[37:28] there and it would come up further >> the name but

[37:31] » yeah it would come up but it was like I thought it was close to a million

[37:35] dollars. >> I had it I know I had it down to about

[37:37] 600. >> Yeah. But but you're right that small

[37:40] section there the cost to get it up Yeah.

[37:44] » was that so that's why I just didn't know if

[37:46] you know, you guys, it it just was cost prohibitive for redevelopment. Now, the

[37:51] city may want to take that on. >> Yeah.

[37:55] Uh, no, this one was and you know, I if it been it down, we had within the

[38:03] implementation section, a table that had some

[38:08] cost estimates based on some of our landscape architecture team did and put

[38:11] it into whatever they're using to calculate for bids and things like that.

[38:15] And you're right, that is the most expensive one, but it was just commented

[38:19] on so many times throughout public engagement and starred and dotted that

[38:24] we felt it was almost necessary to make sure that that was identified even even

[38:29] though it was certainly the most expensive one out of these three

[38:32] projects. And you're right, there lot of hassles and it's just getting it to Lori

[38:36] Lane, right? It's not even getting it up to Ridge A that part of that project.

[38:39] But >> and we are not only just residents, but

[38:42] a lot of the workers down there now want to go walk.

[38:46] » Yeah. >> And that's it's a it's a good selling

[38:48] point >> for that.

[38:49] » So yeah, and that's why it was left in. It's okay.

[38:52] » Just because it did it did make that link to 50, which then you can hopefully

[38:56] take over to where the, you know, the Levy Trail is and connect to the

[38:59] Dearborn Trail. It does connect down around the the fairgrounds and to the

[39:04] Levy and eventually to Riv Ridge ridge there on that south side. So that was

[39:07] the reason. Um, and like I said, some of the other like Ridge AB, Overton Road

[39:12] maybe would have taken it, but it was just such a

[39:17] so many different moving pieces I think on how we're going to get up there. Is

[39:20] to do take 50 up and cut under. Do we somehow wiggle up around the trail

[39:24] around the, you know, the rail line and and swiggle up through Overton that way?

[39:28] Uh, I think that's why that one just kind of dropped off. Maybe not as

[39:31] important, but less as of a priority, more of a future goal with, you know,

[39:35] we're Yeah, we're >> not and I agree because there's a

[39:38] there's actually a tunnel >> that goes under the railroad that when

[39:43] » Tri-State Trails and the people from Great Park saw it, they were like,

[39:47] » "That's Yeah, that's >> they were in amazement." And we actually

[39:50] have an agreement with the apartment complex that's going in that where they

[39:54] will give us access to their side of it. Mhm. And I think uh Mike Pearlberg was

[40:01] also on this committee and his comment was always it wasn't that it was just in

[40:05] dot and how we're pedestrian bridge over or we somehow cross. Yeah. Like that I

[40:10] think that was almost more of the issue there than going under.

[40:13] » We were just going to take the lights and take the over to get to the hospital

[40:18] at that point. >> Yeah.

[40:25] » Okay. uh quickly next steps for adoption. I kind of hit on this earlier,

[40:29] but so the plan is public presentation this evening, September 9th. We had our

[40:33] final advisory committee meeting earlier today as well. Uh the idea is to take

[40:37] kind of comments were here this evening. We're talking about uh there's certainly

[40:42] um a few things that from our our meeting this afternoon that we're going

[40:46] to change that change to Miller A route. Um taking that on Locust instead, some

[40:51] cost assumptions for for Lello and kind of changing those up a little bit so

[40:54] it's not It's more bicycle focused and not full

[40:59] streetscape focused. Um making sure that one of the comments was identifying

[41:05] access road, the access road behind utilities building, shut it down

[41:09] completely. Do we use it in the future? What's that route? Maybe not saying what

[41:12] we need to do, but just making sure we know that it's a a major priority and a

[41:16] major challenge going forward because people are still using it. So, you know,

[41:20] tough to stop them, but what can we do to kind of help that? Um,

[41:26] and then yes, if if if we do need to revisit or or you know, look at this a

[41:30] little different, I think if yeah, Nathaniel is getting this cost down

[41:34] significantly, then maybe we need to put that number in instead of the number we

[41:39] have. If you know it's possible, then take what we have.

[41:42] » I mean, and I will say too, I said that was a very preliminary design and cost

[41:46] estimate. It wasn't something you're going to take to bid.

[41:48] » Ah, okay. >> So, I said it was more just to give the

[41:51] redevelopment. I think >> general idea of what the considered a

[41:55] budget >> and I can tell and I have the

[42:00] actual tables and stuff on on my computer that then we I can send out a

[42:05] look at later. But yeah, the tiger extension for I think it was 10 foot

[42:08] asphalt trail and then concrete nodes on the north side was 2 mil.

[42:12] » Yeah. And I said like I took out the concrete and different things like I I

[42:16] manipulated it enough to get it down to where it was still

[42:20] » in code but it wasn't going to be the prettiest thing in the world.

[42:23] » Yeah. And certainly yeah not something you're right that redevelopment is going

[42:25] to want to have that bill for but >> yeah it just and as you said trails are

[42:30] just crazily expensive but everybody wants

[42:34] them. I mean the younger generation it's >> it's it's a must if we want to keep

[42:39] growing. >> Yeah.

[42:42] But with that, I say any other questions? I um you know, if we don't

[42:48] have questions, maybe want to hit on our our one goal on UDO updates, but besides

[42:52] that, does anyone else have any questions, comments? It's certainly not

[42:56] the last time you'll see it. I guess I should finish saying here uh with the

[43:00] adoption, we're make any comments and changes and then try to I say September

[43:04] on Monday, but might need to make a little more tweaks since we're changing

[43:07] locust now. So hopefully next week we'll have a a final final draft um that we

[43:13] can in the committee and that can be shared with you all as well. Um idea

[43:17] that this will go to plan commission hearing.

[43:22] I think this month is too soon. October, November, uh within a city council

[43:26] adoption following that. Uh like I said, Department of Health wants these to be

[43:31] added into your comprehensive plans. That's one of the requirements for the

[43:34] grant itself. uh you do not have a timeline once we

[43:38] once we hit um substantial completion of this which we have already gotten the

[43:42] okay from the department of health. So we have all the time in the world now

[43:47] for the adoption. You know if it's next month a month after the month after that

[43:50] they just want to make sure that it is within a reasonable amount of time uh

[43:54] formally adopted by the city um to fulfill that grant. but they've okayed

[44:00] it. So, we've got everything on their end is just making sure that we're

[44:03] wrapping up uh any ends and making any changes that um that you all feel

[44:08] comfortable with.

[44:11] » Well, thank you. >> Thank you.

[44:13] » I appreciate all their time and effort and you guys have been very very good

[44:17] and very easy to work with. I appreciate that.

[44:19] » I say it's it it's always nice. Greenale is one of those where it helps when you

[44:24] guys already have all your eggs in a row and you have everything planned out and

[44:28] have kind of done the leg work already, right? We're not starting from ground

[44:31] zero. So, um it's it's nice when we have a town that is is behind a city that's

[44:37] behind things and >> you know, also you guys didn't come in

[44:39] here and try to reinvent the wheel. you understood now the situation we were,

[44:43] you know, it's a hundred-y old community now and we've it just it grew in stages

[44:48] and it wasn't there wasn't a plan and that makes it tough.

[44:53] » Yeah. So, >> well, thank you.

[44:55] » Thank you. >> Appreciate it. Thanks. Thanks.

[44:56] » Y >> Okay. All right, Becky. Moving on to the

[45:00] clerk treasur report.

[45:04] You all received your um financial statements which include your fund

[45:10] statement. Um I don't know if you noticed on page two our med account it's

[45:16] showing negative. Um I know Mike noticed that.

[45:22] » Um >> same with the water

[45:24] » and water. >> Oh the water's easy that we had that

[45:28] $700,000 loan. Yeah, >> we transferred the money, but I just

[45:32] haven't done the entries yet. >> Okay.

[45:33] » Kind of the same with the medbin. We had to do an additional transfer into the

[45:37] medben fund. Our claims have just been ridiculously high this year.

[45:44] » Yeah. Insurance. Our insurance kills us. It's expensive.

[45:48] » Yes, it's very expensive. >> Yeah.

[45:50] » So, those were the two I wanted to mention in case somebody was wondering

[45:55] why those were negative. >> You usually the banker.

[45:59] I don't like to >> he can't help himself on the on the

[46:02] river boat. Does a supplemental for the second part um the

[46:09] oh the quarterly admissions do we get that throughout the year or is a

[46:13] supplemental for the um the the other part up above doesn't come

[46:18] up till one lump sum.

[46:24] So the Dearborn County they quarterly admissions that supplemental is once a

[46:28] year the 490 490,000. >> Oh, so they've already paid us that.

[46:33] » Yes. >> But the one up above

[46:34] » one above that 34,000 >> um looking to 278 from 25

[46:42] » at the I think that was at the final Becky of 2025.

[46:47] » Oh yes, that comes in a lump sum. Okay. quarterly is all comes quarterly and

[46:52] then >> Thank you.

[46:54] » I don't know. So, >> appreciate it.

[46:58] » Bless you. >> And I think we've exhausted all of our

[47:01] donations this year and we do not have any new business life in

[47:06] » Thank you. Um Erin reached out to me. Um we had a employee lose his daughter um

[47:15] last week and she had a thought. Would you like to expound on that, please?

[47:21] » Um, I did email everyone, I think. Um, but

[47:27] we had an idea about potentially putting a tree in the cemetery and having a um a

[47:33] plaque so that she has a there's a a place that

[47:38] the family could stop by and visit. >> Yeah. I don't think the cemetery has a

[47:42] formal program yet. They're talking about it, but it's no.

[47:46] » Is it? Yeah. >> EG told you no.

[47:51] » Yeah. >> Well, I mean formalized. What we've done

[47:56] in the past is actual cost. Whatever the tree costs is

[48:01] too. >> I mean,

[48:02] » but you can't put it. You have to put it where the cemetery wants.

[48:05] » Yeah. The cemetery places it right. So, there's a tree for my dad. Like, you

[48:09] know, we didn't pick the spot, but it's there. Okay.

[48:12] » Um, I just thought it was a good idea if you guys are interested. Yeah, I I think

[48:16] it's a great idea, too. >> You know, I

[48:20] I I do as well. Um and I >> Allan's daughter left behind three

[48:26] little children. I think it's a be a great memory.

[48:29] » So, >> right. Um and I think Allan does a lot

[48:31] for this community and and the rest of this family as well. So, you guys are

[48:36] » Can can I just throw one thing out there? I I agree. It's a great idea, but

[48:40] talking to him, I don't know if that's something he

[48:45] trying to find the correct words, but I think he really is just trying to put it

[48:48] in the past and doesn't want any type of reminder.

[48:52] » Well, how about we do this? If if you think he changes his mind, will you let

[48:56] us know? >> Yeah. Well, that's what I was going to

[48:57] say. Maybe I can talk to him. Like I said, I I think it's a great idea, but I

[49:01] also think we have to respect his wishes and and talking with him. I just think

[49:07] » for him and his family, they're trying to just move past, for lack of better

[49:11] words. >> So, I don't know if they want that

[49:13] reminder, but I'll I'll communicate with him and get back with you guys.

[49:16] » Okay. >> And maybe it just needs more time to

[49:18] heal. >> Correct. Yeah.

[49:19] » Okay. >> Yeah. That's a lot to to deal with

[49:22] » since you're on that subject. >> Okay.

[49:23] » Of a tree. Um I think most of you guys know that Willis Whitaker passed away

[49:30] this past week. >> Yeah. Um, don't know if you guys know

[49:34] this or not, but Willis was very integral part of getting the fishing

[49:39] derby >> in Greenale.

[49:43] » He uh donated all his time, took his grandkids there. Uh, and he just gave

[49:48] that up not too long ago. >> Uh, he just got a little bit uh older

[49:53] and >> aged out.

[49:55] » Aged out >> and passed the torch on. But, uh, I

[49:59] think it'd be great for the city to plant a tree actually at Schneel's Pond

[50:03] with a with a plaque and in memory of him. And

[50:06] » I love the idea. I mean, it's why would we not? I mean, you go up to Miami White

[50:11] Water and I did it myself for somebody and, you know, for X amount of dollars,

[50:18] a tree was guaranteed for two years. I got the plaque in there and they chose a

[50:24] tree. I didn't get I didn't get a choice as one of three four trees and it's it's

[50:30] great. You ride along the Miami whitewater bike trail and they're all

[50:33] there and guess what Miami Whitewater great parks didn't pay for them.

[50:39] » I I >> Would you like to comment?

[50:41] » Well, I have comment. >> Yeah.

[50:43] » Planting trees in the parks. We're happy to take donations of trees. Happy to

[50:49] plant them. We do not put on trees. Why not?

[50:54] » What's the downside? >> It's something really that we discussed

[50:58] a great length with Jackson. >> They don't do it. The reasons for it

[51:06] make a lot of sense to me. It gets a little bit

[51:09] uh >> you're you're saying you're saying great

[51:12] parks doesn't do it. >> Great parks.

[51:14] » Okay. >> Uh

[51:17] there have been a couple creative ways we have been able to distinguish a

[51:22] donation. without violating that policy of the

[51:26] park department. It comes up. It's really it's a decision. It's a policy of

[51:30] the park. >> Can that decision be changed?

[51:33] » And it wasn't an arbitrary thing. We discussed it at great length with Jack

[51:36] S. >> I get and Jack was in part of Great

[51:39] Parks. >> Yes. And he's got a pretty good handle

[51:41] on right what's appropriate, what works. >> Uh it turns into a maintenance issue. it

[51:48] turns into a target for vandalism, stealing the facts

[51:53] and and we have had a longstanding policy not to. And it was, as I said, it

[51:58] wasn't an arbitrary thing. We we consider him a great source and uh it's

[52:05] something we maintain. We had the issue a year ago with deceased person. Um, and

[52:13] it is, as I said, it's a park department policy under the parview of the

[52:18] authority of the park. >> Well, can we make a donation for a tree

[52:23] and let allow you to at least pick a tree and plant a tree for him?

[52:27] » Sure. >> Okay.

[52:28] » And maybe we can think of a way to to I have always thought this

[52:37] that people who contribute to the parks, there ought to be way for them to come

[52:42] into a city building like this or a point of gathering

[52:48] and you you pay to plant a tree but also you

[52:54] have buil been in construction of new hospitals where somebody makes a

[52:59] donation to a hospital and there's a leaf on a tree in a public building.

[53:04] » Well, we talked about that a couple years ago. a tree of donation

[53:07] » talked about at least because of this very situation,

[53:10] » right? >> I I think it would be a lovely a lovely

[53:14] thing for there not just to be the tree, but there could be some recognition

[53:19] uh of that individual's name somewhere. Uh and it's something we discussed

[53:27] frankly in a area down the hallway and if the building ever moves right,

[53:31] » you can move that >> that recognition and the tree would a

[53:36] great purpose in the park. >> But I think but I think and Lyn, I'm

[53:39] sorry I didn't mean to interrupt you, but I but I think somebody like him, you

[53:44] want to go to that location and think about him. I his family or anything like

[53:51] that, just like like we're planting a tree in the cemetery, they're not going

[53:56] to come and, you know, go into the cemetery office and look at a wall. I

[54:02] think that's >> well

[54:04] » in my opinion in my opinion >> in my view and again particularly after

[54:08] I thought about it years ago in conversation with with Mr.

[54:16] You don't need in essence that plaque is for

[54:22] it is not for the it's not for the you can go to that tree

[54:28] and think about that individual >> but it's for the community it's for the

[54:32] community >> because Jack suggested I do this

[54:35] » plant the tree and the plaque at great parks.

[54:38] » Yeah. >> So I mean you know

[54:40] » he's the one that we talked to. >> No I don't doubt that.

[54:43] his wife Beth was on the parkour at the time and I can't say I talked to him

[54:48] directly but we had a number of conversations through

[54:52] » but uh I can certainly bring it up the parkour but

[54:58] we were able to recognize Mr. at Schneel Park

[55:05] because we could get a bench made with Schne as

[55:10] part of the structure of the bench and there was a little plaque on but it

[55:14] still satisfied the family. There is a playground feature at Schneaval Park

[55:21] with a little uh cute saying on it uh as a memorial that isn't a that doesn't say

[55:28] the the individual's name simply says you know raw on it's on that little duck

[55:35] bouncer >> at the park there are creative ways to

[55:39] think about it but there we do have a no plaque policy in the park um And it is a

[55:47] policy on parkour note >> not a decision

[55:52] » with thought is >> council funds you

[55:54] » right >> I mean let's just be black and white you

[55:57] know I mean that's >> let me say this if this is a reason for

[56:00] council >> to opt not to fund parks department

[56:05] » I'm not saying I'm not saying it is or isn't but what I'm saying is that

[56:10] » it is what you just said >> I did say that but also you're but you

[56:15] made the comment before. Then that led me to my comment. It was a policy of the

[56:20] park board and we have no right to change it. And

[56:24] » you need to look at the statute. >> Linda, you're probably right. I probably

[56:27] do. I just I just think it's telling us black and white. It's no

[56:33] » you know, you said Well, you said it's a policy part that the pol that park board

[56:37] is not going to change. And >> well, I can't say it wouldn't change.

[56:42] Perfectly welcome to come to the park board. I'm just saying I can't at night

[56:46] that it's going to help. Nor can you say it's going to help? It's something

[56:51] » and you said that with the with the plaques getting stolen or damaged and

[56:56] I'm trying to think, you know, if it was a brass plaque, but I don't think those

[57:00] are brass to my knowledge and I'm sure some do. I'm sure some do on the Miami

[57:06] whitewater trail because there's one probably about every 10 ft.

[57:12] But many on all with due respect, you know, the parks are community parks

[57:17] » and and everybody's part and and everybody's part and everybody's part

[57:20] everybody's part of the community. Now, if we want to I mean, I think and

[57:25] you know, obviously we don't want to cut the parks funds, but it might have to

[57:29] come to the point where, you know, parks are going to have to bring what they

[57:32] want to spend in front of the board. >> We always do.

[57:35] » It'll be this year in budget. >> Okay.

[57:37] » Always do.

[57:41] » Okay. Okay. Well, let's let's let's talk about the tree without the plaque, but

[57:44] let's solve one part of this problem tonight. I I think I think Willis

[57:50] Whitaker um his son-in-law said to me last night at

[57:56] the visitation, Greenale lost a good friend today.

[58:03] » And I I agree with that. He he was outstanding man. So, what do you need

[58:10] from us to plant a tree? Do you need you will pick it out on I assume um you want

[58:16] to discuss with the family where they may want it or do you have a spot in

[58:19] mind? >> We do. They want you tell me what park

[58:23] they want. >> Yeah. Is there a couple location

[58:28] in planted in accordance with best

[58:32] recommended right tree right place? >> Right. Okay. and pick one. We've been

[58:39] pretty serious about trying to create a diverse

[58:44] uh culture of trees there. Frankly, we have enough trees to have a level one

[58:48] artery at the time. uh because of the monoculture kill off with so many

[58:56] diseases that are attacking trees in the country and

[59:01] remember when Marsburg lost all their street

[59:05] » so we're pretty careful about where we site and what we select but u

[59:11] » the we would do it in the fall when it would have the best survival

[59:15] » have you have you planned the chestnut yet

[59:18] » no >> that'd be kind of

[59:21] Yeah. For Lyn and I, we've talked about this a lot. Um,

[59:27] at the turn of the century, 1900s, um, the large the the the worst ecological,

[59:36] what's the word I'm looking for? Um, >> crisis.

[59:39] » Crisis. There you go. It happened in the United States and it was the loss of the

[59:42] chestnut trees. And they have gra they have they have bred American chestnuts

[59:49] to Chinese chestnuts and they've come up with several culivars and the most

[59:54] common ones to Dunston and it's we're trying to bring the back to chestnut to

[1:00:01] um United States. So that that might be pretty cool.

[1:00:04] » It would be cool. >> Yeah.

[1:00:06] » Um so how much or how do we do this? We've been buying tree stock for around

[1:00:14] $175 $200. We use a municipal discount. >> Um the question would be the challenge

[1:00:22] will be sourcing a chest but between now and October when we plant uh

[1:00:28] » that that sounds like a really small one is

[1:00:30] » well the best survival rate on a tree is one and a half to two maybe two and a

[1:00:37] half years. You get the in the best survival rate on a one and a half inch

[1:00:44] to 2 and 12 inch diameter tree. >> We always

[1:00:47] » And you we can get those for 150. >> I did say 150. I said 175 to 200.

[1:00:53] » Excellent. Yeah. Okay. Yeah.

[1:00:57] » And we always plant trees in the in the autumn or in the spring when they have a

[1:01:02] survival chance. Well, why don't you pick one out and

[1:01:07] bring it to me and we'll cover it on my budget.

[1:01:10] » Okay. But it'll be like October. >> That's fine.

[1:01:13] » In the meantime, look. >> Okay. Thank you. So, it's a good start.

[1:01:18] We'll start with that tonight. Okay. Thank you. Do we need a motion or just

[1:01:23] Becky just to take it out of my budget? It's going to be okay.

[1:01:25] » Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Um

[1:01:28] » we haven't approved Becky. >> Do we need to approve?

[1:01:30] » Yeah. I always >> I got to get you to put that on here.

[1:01:33] Number nine. >> Thank you. You finished?

[1:01:36] » I'll I'll move to approve the treasury report as presented.

[1:01:40] » Okay, we have first. Do we have a second?

[1:01:41] » I'll second. >> All in favor say I.

[1:01:43] » I. I. >> Okay. All right. Mike, how about a quick

[1:01:46] GRC update? >> Nothing. The only thing is is and I

[1:01:49] forget the time. Um, home to sweet sent out at

[1:01:55] » It's September 21st at 10 a.m. >> September 21st at You sure it's 10 or is

[1:02:00] it nine? >> I think it's 10.

[1:02:02] » Okay. But all the council people are invited to ribbon cutting. Oh yeah, I

[1:02:07] guess I would have it sticks, too. >> Yeah.

[1:02:09] » So, um, really nice. We'll have a very nice Hilton hotel that we really

[1:02:15] complement the >> What day was that? The city.

[1:02:17] » It's the set correction. It's the 17th of the month at 9:00 a.m.

[1:02:22] » 17th and 9:00 a.m. groundbreaking. >> No, now you're talking about two things.

[1:02:26] This is the home to sweet. I apologize. This is a home to sweets

[1:02:31] ribbon cutting. They did not have a groundbreaking.

[1:02:35] And give me a second here and I'll find the

[1:02:39] » Here it is. >> Yeah.

[1:02:40] » Yeah. September 21st at 10:00 a.m. on site.

[1:02:44] » Yep. >> So, they the ownership asked that we

[1:02:51] pass it on to the city and the council and everybody who wants to go. And they

[1:02:56] tell me the views from the fourth floor of the river are amazing. So that's

[1:03:01] pretty cool. >> I don't have anything else.

[1:03:02] » Okay. >> What's the groundbreaking on the 17th?

[1:03:05] » That is the >> Copper Creek. Got that.

[1:03:10] » Please attend that, too. That'd be great.

[1:03:13] » Okay. All right. Um Pam, the police report, please.

[1:03:19] » That August 2026 monthly report. Total calls for service 528

[1:03:25] uh year-to date 3383 traffic citations 36

[1:03:31] citations year-to date 147 criminal arrest 13

[1:03:38] year to date 91 crash reports 19 crash reports year-to-

[1:03:44] date 101 new case reports 17 case reports year-to- date 152 two the miles

[1:03:52] patrolled for August 12,715

[1:03:57] um trainings in August taser training Sergeant Bogs and Officer Miller uh

[1:04:02] standard field sobriety testing training for our newest officer officer Miller um

[1:04:09] legal mandates that were conducted by the Darren County Prosecutor's Office

[1:04:13] and all Greenell police officers attended that.

[1:04:19] » All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Thank you.

[1:04:22] » Okay. Um Erin, do you want to cover Greenale Main Street tonight?

[1:04:25] » Uh yeah, for sure. Um so we just had uh the world's hottest um yard sale

[1:04:31] weekend, so some people still did get out there.

[1:04:35] Um we have um 14 applications for the curb reveals. Um so Ryan is working on

[1:04:43] those. Um and the next um event that we are going to be having is the Rock the

[1:04:50] Block. So um >> where are you doing it this year?

[1:04:52] » This year it's going to be um at Homestead.

[1:04:55] » Oh, nice. >> Um so keep your ears open for um all the

[1:05:00] um new food trucks and the bands that are going to be out there. I'll be

[1:05:02] posting soon. Um and we do have um if you have a child 18 years or or under

[1:05:09] and they want to do a talent showcase, we're having an hour for talent

[1:05:13] showcase. We have a couple of uh kids already signed up so they can sing um

[1:05:18] play an instrument or dance. >> Nice.

[1:05:20] » So, and you sign up on the um website, but um they posted all the schools and

[1:05:24] everything. So, if anybody knows anyone, I think that's our update.

[1:05:28] » Thank you. >> Um well,

[1:05:33] Nathaniel or Mary, my part, and you kind of already gave

[1:05:38] your part in >> um we had a 60%

[1:05:43] uh technical review last week. Um just working through some design issues right

[1:05:48] now that should be corrected by 90% and just kind of moving forward with that.

[1:05:53] Just like I said, just been some differences of opinions on how we want

[1:05:57] to spend our money and how to proceed with the construction of it. So

[1:06:00] » yeah, going well. I think it's going well. Um

[1:06:04] » you see the MS4 update. Um Allan's looking in the back of the pictures of

[1:06:09] the Valley Woods project could not have gone any better. It um hats off to

[1:06:14] Nathaniel, Nate, um Randy Schneelt with complete contractors. It just it was a

[1:06:21] difficult project that they made made look easy. So, nice job. Very nice job.

[1:06:28] Um water plant evaluation update. I want to read that to you. Hold on a second.

[1:06:33] It's going to be a find a paper sort of thing.

[1:06:36] Uh

[1:06:40] Becky had to print off about four different

[1:06:44] um

[1:06:47] four different Oh, agendas today. Poor Becky. We we

[1:06:53] killed enough trees today. I

[1:06:57] I have it. So bear with me. Here it is. Okay. spoke to um Karen Sevidra with

[1:07:05] American Construction Point. They have scheduled the pump testing with Shawn

[1:07:09] that is going to be done next week. The at that point at by the end of the month

[1:07:14] they will finalize the basis of design report which will give an updated cost

[1:07:20] estimate. At that point they will move into the detailed design which will take

[1:07:24] six to seven months. Um, and when the plans are at 30%, they will put out a

[1:07:31] request for quote RFQ. What's that? >> RFP

[1:07:37] » request for proposal. >> Proposal. She called it RFQ, which I I

[1:07:42] always knew RFP, but I think that's the idea behind it. So, that's kind of where

[1:07:46] we are with the water plant. All right. Um, Nathaniel, do you have any other

[1:07:51] updates? >> Yeah. Uh, I'm sure you guys saw the

[1:07:54] ridge paving project started. Um, should be done with concrete work this week.

[1:07:59] Then they'll go into patching. Um, then in the milling and paving and uh

[1:08:03] adjusting castings and final walk through. Um, I have Ryan Howard right

[1:08:08] now going around doing some miscellaneous patchwork. Um, complete is

[1:08:12] in Becket Landing fixing a drainage issue that's going on over there.

[1:08:18] » Um, >> what about the patching in Becket

[1:08:20] Landing? I know Kurt's >> Oh, we we've discussed it. So,

[1:08:24] » go ahead. He's working on it. >> Yeah, I have I said completes fixing

[1:08:27] actual drains issue in the road. Uh our guys will do some of the

[1:08:32] patchwork actually in Becket Landing. >> Okay.

[1:08:35] » Um like I said, Ryan Howard, he's doing some of the patchwork. They're just hard

[1:08:38] for our guys to try and do traffic patterns around. Um, we've been busy

[1:08:45] reestablishing the sewer main rightway down behind Bega Landing and the mayor's

[1:08:51] house and all that. Um, that has not been maintained in quite some time. So

[1:08:58] that basically starts at like Snelt the back end of

[1:09:02] Snelt runs parallel all the way with Tanner Creek shoots under Tanner Creek

[1:09:08] up to actually our pump station behind IvyTech on Industrial Road.

[1:09:12] » Wow. >> So that's what we've been doing for the

[1:09:15] last two to three weeks is weather depends and shuffling guys. So once we

[1:09:20] get that done, we're heading over to do those patches over in Becket Landing. So

[1:09:23] » feels good. And will you keep an eye on the the patches that um Sycamore did?

[1:09:30] » Yeah, I've I've already talked with Derek from Sycamore

[1:09:33] » because they've been settling a little bit.

[1:09:34] » They're all temporary. >> Oh, they are?

[1:09:36] » I already told him we're not accepting them.

[1:09:37] » Okay, good. >> They're they're basically the guys doing

[1:09:40] the actual gas work are just doing temporary. They'll have another cond

[1:09:44] come in and actually do them. >> Okay.

[1:09:46] » They were at my house a couple weeks ago.

[1:09:48] » Yeah, >> it was a fun fun time.

[1:09:51] » Yeah. Sycamore is trying to get all of the gas meters out of the basement.

[1:09:57] They've been Yeah. Just It's hard to believe it's still like that.

[1:10:01] » Hey, Aaron, out of curiosity, has Sikcore been in contact with you guys

[1:10:05] for the Jones building for those meters? >> No. Okay.

[1:10:08] » Not that I know. >> Okay. I just Derek is has asked me in

[1:10:12] conversations and I told him that I I don't I don't know how

[1:10:15] » Not that I know of. Um >> that's just down street.

[1:10:21] » Yeah. Yeah, it's got to be done. That's it's federal mandate.

[1:10:25] Okay, moving to unfinished business. Um, ordinance 2026-09

[1:10:32] regulating electronic bikes and scooters, second reading. Um, if

[1:10:37] everybody's good with this, I'd like to pass this tonight. We had a accident.

[1:10:42] What was that? Two weeks ago, Becky. um three three I'd say 12 13 14 year

[1:10:50] olds in a pileup. Um the young lady had a partially collapsed

[1:10:57] lung. She had a concussion and um she's possibly got a neck

[1:11:04] fracture. She was wearing a brace when I talked to her last night. So

[1:11:08] » they they all got lucky. Um it could have been a whole lot worse. So, I'd

[1:11:13] like to have a motion to pass the ordinance 2026-09.

[1:11:18] » And nothing has changed from last month. Is that correct?

[1:11:21] » Kind of crazy how much power we don't have to do.

[1:11:24] » Exactly. >> You know, it's better than nothing.

[1:11:26] » Yeah. Um, agreed. >> Okay. Just Yes.

[1:11:31] » Okay.

[1:11:34] » Do we have a motion? >> I'll make that motion.

[1:11:37] » Okay. Do we have a first? Do we have a second?

[1:11:41] Yeah, I'll second it. >> Okay, first second. All in favor say I.

[1:11:46] » I. >> I.

[1:11:47] » No. >> Got a nay.

[1:11:49] » Just Aaron. >> Just Aaron. Okay.

[1:11:52] Um Becky, we're going to on new business. We're going to move to um your

[1:11:58] BC3 IT provider discussion.

[1:12:03] » Okay.

[1:12:06] You want to pass? You want to move down to the ordinance? Nope, I'm ready.

[1:12:10] » Okay. >> Okay.

[1:12:11] » Yep. >> Um I have been talking to this um BC3 IT

[1:12:16] provider probably for about three or four months now and we've kind you know

[1:12:22] he's really gotten to know what we need, what we want and he's been very

[1:12:30] very positive that he can help us streamline our processes, streamline our

[1:12:35] help tickets, things like that. and it is a bit at a

[1:12:38] bit of a cost saving. So Aaron attended a presentation via teams with me last

[1:12:44] week and I've been impressed with the

[1:12:51] with the company. Um they do specialize in municipalities which I like because

[1:12:57] we are so unique. Um,

[1:13:02] and I would like to get this approved if possible tonight so I can get it worked

[1:13:06] into the budget. And if anybody has any questions, I know I

[1:13:11] talked to Ryan Johnson a little bit about it.

[1:13:13] » I wasn't able to attend, but I reviewed it. I think with cost savings and just

[1:13:17] um having a more corporate infrastructure is going to benefit the

[1:13:22] city. And >> I think it's a no-brainer.

[1:13:24] » Yeah, it it definitely seems like a no-brainer to me, too. Becky, the only

[1:13:28] question I have is did you talk to any of the municipalities that they're

[1:13:32] handling right now? >> I have not.

[1:13:34] » Is there anybody locally locally to us? Anybody in southeastern Indiana that's

[1:13:39] using them? >> I don't know that. I can look into it.

[1:13:43] » No, that's fine. I mean, I I I trust you. I don't have any reason.

[1:13:47] » That's who I usually talk to, but they they have their own internal

[1:13:50] » I think Aaron was there and Aaron you. >> Yeah. So, I asked them a lot of

[1:13:54] questions. um you know asking you know what what the lift was going to be on

[1:13:58] Becky and team and you know what it looked like for implementation and you

[1:14:02] know and just give us the quick and dirty what what do you see is wrong

[1:14:07] right now and the things they pointed out they're pretty wrong so we need to

[1:14:11] get those rectified like ASAP >> I think there's probably a lot of

[1:14:15] downtime we're experiencing where this is going to make things more efficient I

[1:14:19] know people are worried about like remote and stuff but this is kind of

[1:14:23] where the industry is going I don't I think it I think it's going to be

[1:14:26] » Yeah. And they do have boots on the ground. Um what was it in uh they're not

[1:14:30] too far away like they they will come down for implementation in person.

[1:14:34] » Um but yeah, I mean I work remote >> and I have for 10 years. So

[1:14:39] » and most of our health desks today are remote.

[1:14:42] » Yeah, they're remote anyway, right? So >> qu quick question I just thought of with

[1:14:47] the GIS system we're doing. I'm assuming I'm looking at Nathaniel will be

[1:14:53] deploying at some point iPads, laptops, whatever to

[1:14:58] » Well, they have it on their phones, don't they?

[1:15:01] » Yeah. But you have to be careful how you word that because per our union

[1:15:05] contract, we can't make them put it on their phone,

[1:15:08] » right? Okay. And that's >> we have we have some employees who

[1:15:10] voluntarily put it on their phone. Key word,

[1:15:14] voluntary. But

[1:15:16] » well, no, I mean that's it's that's it's serious because you get into contract

[1:15:19] issues. Um, >> but being said that

[1:15:23] » the phone that they the guys who did it on their phone, not a not everybody can

[1:15:27] do it because it's a subscription. The ones who did it, it's really just I'm in

[1:15:31] a pinch. Maybe it can help me for a second. It's really not your phone isn't

[1:15:36] » optimal. Yeah. >> You have to have an iPad.

[1:15:38] » Yeah. And right now this >> one of the things that they talked about

[1:15:42] was that they will they will have a policy. Everybody will go through the

[1:15:46] trainings for all of the fraud, the fishing, fishing, all of that. Um and

[1:15:52] anything anything that you guys need to set up, they would do that.

[1:15:55] » I mean, I think that should be the ultimate goal is for certain personnel

[1:15:59] to have >> iPads, but in internally we're not there

[1:16:03] yet. There are some things we need to kind of I think adjust.

[1:16:06] » That's fine. I just didn't know if the question was asked to make sure that

[1:16:08] that would >> it was good. It said they would support

[1:16:10] you know desktops, mobile. >> Okay.

[1:16:13] » Oh yeah, we asked I asked specifically about the iPads.

[1:16:16] » Are the iPads we have now compatible? >> So it's not compatibility of those

[1:16:21] iPads. >> Council had them,

[1:16:25] » right? But >> what I'm saying is take them out of

[1:16:28] council's hand and give them to them. We don't use them.

[1:16:31] » I don't know what you guys use, but I >> Well, that's another thing, too. We

[1:16:34] we're paying internet for all of those iPads right now.

[1:16:39] » We don't use them. >> I mean, I don't I don't Everything comes

[1:16:41] in my >> Well, and I think that we can talk about

[1:16:43] in our budget session. Absolutely. But >> we can do that later. That's fine. If if

[1:16:47] they're compatible, I'd be more than welcome to go and give them out. Well, I

[1:16:50] I think >> they're probably dated.

[1:16:53] » Becky's biggest concern. She would like to probably get rid of the the internet

[1:17:00] over the phone c connectivity about it. Right.

[1:17:04] » That's where you'd like to start. >> Yeah.

[1:17:06] » Because most people have internet at their homes. They don't need it.

[1:17:10] » Right. Absolutely. >> Yeah. So,

[1:17:11] » Becky, do you want a motion from us tonight or this already sits kind of

[1:17:14] within the framework of our budget anyway? Um, do you need anything from us

[1:17:18] this evening? >> I'd just like maybe a motion just so I

[1:17:22] feel better. >> Yeah. Uh, I would I would make a motion

[1:17:25] to uh approve the VC3 uh proposal uh for technology upgrades. Okay, we have a

[1:17:33] first. Do we have a second? >> I'll second.

[1:17:34] » All in favor say I. >> I.

[1:17:36] » Okay. Motion carries. Thank you. >> Um Becky, you'd like to discuss some

[1:17:40] dates? >> Yes. Um, as usual, I'm way behind on the

[1:17:46] budget >> and I would like to schedule

[1:17:50] a budget workshop

[1:17:54] » sometime between the 21st and September 2nd.

[1:18:01] » How October second. Okay. >> All right. So, what what what were the

[1:18:06] dates? Sorry. >> Um, Monday, September 21st to October

[1:18:11] 2nd. I am unavailable any of that time. So, sorry.

[1:18:15] » Okay. >> I'm I'm literally gone.

[1:18:18] » Uh >> that doesn't you know

[1:18:21] » do what you got to do. It's good to me best.

[1:18:23] » We're starting to get close to the deadlines where we have to do our

[1:18:26] » I know. But >> what about the 23rd? Everybody

[1:18:31] available. It's a Wednesday. >> Yep. I'm good with that. I'm good.

[1:18:37] » Okay. Becky, does that work for you? >> That would be wonderful. What time

[1:18:41] » do we want to do? 5:00 PM or 6 p.m. Whatever.

[1:18:43] » You tell us. What? Becky, we'll be there. What time?

[1:18:48] » Do 5m. That way you guys aren't here forever.

[1:18:51] » Yeah. Okay. 5:00 p.m. What day? Becky, can you get can you get with me the week

[1:18:56] before so I can >> Yes.

[1:18:59] » look at that in depth and give you my >> Yes. I was going to say my goal is to

[1:19:03] have um a draft to everyone about a week before the

[1:19:07] » Okay. Okay. before the meeting and that way you guys can a little bit. Yeah.

[1:19:12] » Would you put out a um invitation for everybody

[1:19:15] » please? Thank you. >> Okay. One of the things I was going to

[1:19:20] say about the um changing the IT providers, we with the company we're

[1:19:26] with now, we are a very small fish in an incredibly large sea

[1:19:31] » and we just don't we we're just having trouble getting

[1:19:36] anything done. So, anything that we can do to make Becky's life better, and you

[1:19:40] guys have already done that, so we're all in.

[1:19:42] » Yeah. Okay. Um, we need to pass these tonight. So, we're

[1:19:48] we're going to do a first and second reading, but to do that, we have to um

[1:19:53] wave a second reading. Um, Nick, I don't think you've ever been part of one of

[1:19:56] these yet. So, how this works is to wave, we have to make it unanimous on

[1:20:03] the wave, right? Y >> but it doesn't have to be NASPA on the

[1:20:05] rea. >> Okay.

[1:20:07] » All right. So, so what we're going to do part of our ochre grant, we need to have

[1:20:13] a we need to um declare Greenale, city of Greenale um a drug-free workplace.

[1:20:21] So, this would be ordinance 2026-10 um declaring Greenale to be a drug-free

[1:20:27] workplace. >> I think that's a state mandate now

[1:20:29] anyway. >> It is. It is. So, we we just can't find

[1:20:33] the paperwork. We probably have done it in the past, but we're going to clean

[1:20:36] things up tonight. >> So, I need to make it a I need to wave

[1:20:42] um the second reading. >> I make a motion to wave the second

[1:20:47] reading reading on ordinance number 2026-10,

[1:20:51] a drug-free workplace. >> Okay. Um

[1:20:53] » I'll second it. >> Got to f well first and second

[1:20:57] » and wave >> for the wave. Dave,

[1:21:00] » hi >> Aaron.

[1:21:01] » Hi, >> Kurt.

[1:21:02] » Hi, >> Mike.

[1:21:03] » Hi, >> Ryan.

[1:21:05] » Hi, >> and Nick.

[1:21:06] » I Okay. All right. So, now we need to make the motion to pass ordinance

[1:21:11] 2026-10. Um, declaring Greenale to be a drug-free

[1:21:16] workplace. >> Some moved.

[1:21:17] » Got a first. >> Second.

[1:21:19] » All in favor say I. >> I. I.

[1:21:20] » Okay. Motion carries. Thank you. All right.

[1:21:25] Um, Mary, I'd like you to speak about this one real quick. This is ordinance

[1:21:29] 2026-11 the fair housing.

[1:21:33] » So um just like the drug free workplace over require requires communities that

[1:21:38] receive their funding to have a fair housing ordinance in place. As with the

[1:21:42] drug free workplace ordinance, these are boiler plate. They provide

[1:21:46] » us to provide to communities. That's what it is. So same thing as the drug

[1:21:51] free housing um that the boiler plate document that requires if you had

[1:21:56] something on hand. I don't know if you did or you didn't. If you did not, you

[1:22:00] can adopt this. >> We We did. I think we just put our

[1:22:02] header on it. Is that correct, Becky? >> Anthony did the ordinances. I did the

[1:22:08] rest. >> Okay. So,

[1:22:09] » yes, I think that's him. He included the highlight yesterday and they may over

[1:22:15] they may come back with a question. If they do, we'll come back.

[1:22:17] » Okay. >> I'm I'm pretty familiar with this one.

[1:22:19] So, I would uh make a motion to wave the second reading of 2026-11.

[1:22:25] » Okay. that we have a first. We have a second.

[1:22:27] » I'll second that. >> Okay. Dave,

[1:22:29] » I >> Aaron,

[1:22:30] » hi. >> Kurt,

[1:22:31] » hi. >> Mike,

[1:22:32] » I >> Ryan,

[1:22:33] » I >> Nick, I Okay. Um, we need to come back

[1:22:36] with a motion to pass ordinance 2026-11. Got a first. Do we have a second?

[1:22:43] » Second. >> All in favor say I.

[1:22:45] » I. A motion carries. Okay, one more resolution

[1:22:50] uh 2026-11 authorizing the application submission and a local match commitment.

[1:22:56] Mary, >> yeah,

[1:22:59] but basically um same require I have a question. Is is this a

[1:23:08] » continuation of the one we just passed or because it's the same number?

[1:23:11] » No, it's a resolution. >> A resolution. Okay.

[1:23:13] » But the other one was the ordinance and this is a resolution.

[1:23:16] No problem. >> This is a um

[1:23:21] the requirement that the communities that are applying for and receiving the

[1:23:24] funding authorized per federal code submitting the application gives the

[1:23:30] mayor the authority to submit the application that's what we're helping

[1:23:34] you all with. Um and then committing the local match which is the 500,000 from

[1:23:39] the green red green development commission and 1875 from the city of

[1:23:44] Greenale. So it's authorizing the applications middle and commitment.

[1:23:52] » This is made right. >> Yeah. Redevelopment actually had to pass

[1:23:56] their own >> res.

[1:23:59] I'll move to approve. >> Okay. We have a

[1:24:02] » second. >> Second. All in favor say I.

[1:24:05] » I. >> Okay. Thank you. Okay. Council, please

[1:24:09] do not leave without making sure all these documents are signed. um coming

[1:24:14] your way. >> Mary comes from her sales and

[1:24:16] » Becky's been speed running them down to us. So, we're doing pretty good so far.

[1:24:21] » You just she'll make a copy for you. >> Well, you probably want the original

[1:24:25] start passing right away. >> You already got them in my mind. All

[1:24:27] right. I do need I need do need a motion to adjurnn.

[1:24:31] » Motion to adjurnn. >> Got it. First, do we have a second?

[1:24:34] » Second. >> All in favor say I. I.

[1:24:36] » Okay. Thank you all. >> There you go.

[1:24:39] » Thank you. >> Take that.

[1:24:45] Okay. Okay. Becky, are we signing

September 9, 2026 Greendale City Council Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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