[0:11] Meeting call to order. City of Forest
Park council meeting number 1470.
[0:17] It is the 2nd of March, 2026. It's now 7
p.m. Please stand for the pledge.
[0:28] Allegiance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic
[0:32] for which it stands. One nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:37] justice for all.
[0:44] » Miss Bailey, may we get the roll call?
>> Adams.
[0:48] » Brown here.
>> Clark here.
[0:50] » Harrison here. Holt
>> here. Moore here. Sylvester
[0:53] » here.
>> Thank you.
[0:57] Next on the agenda is the adoption of
minutes. The next um the minutes have
[1:02] been sent to all council members. Are
there any corrections?
[1:09] Hearing no corrections. The minutes are
st the minutes stand approved as
[1:13] presented.
Next on the agenda is presentations. Do
[1:18] we have any presentations from the
public?
[1:23] Hearing none.
Next on the agenda, may I get a motion
[1:27] to amend the agenda and remove item C
under new business,
[1:32] ordinance number 04-20
26.
[1:38] Um motion to amend the agenda, remove
item C under new business, witness
[1:43] number 04-2026.
[1:47] » Second.
>> There a second.
[1:49] » Second.
>> It's move. It's been moved and seconded.
[1:52] Is there a discussion? This ordinance
will be presented at the March 9th
[1:57] public hearing.
May I get a roll?
[2:02] » Adams,
>> yes.
[2:03] » Graham,
>> yes.
[2:04] » Clark,
>> yes.
[2:05] » Harrison,
>> yes.
[2:06] » Holt,
>> yes.
[2:07] » Moore,
>> yes.
[2:08] » Sylvester,
>> yes.
[2:10] » Motion carries um 7 to zero.
Next on the agenda is communication from
[2:16] the public. This is the time for
citizens to comment on matters before
[2:20] council or to ask questions of concerns
to them. When recognized, please come
[2:25] forward to the podium, give your name
and address, and then state your
[2:29] comments or questions. Council meetings
are t recorded for ease of
[2:33] transcription. Comments are limited to
five minutes.
[2:42] Hearing none, next on the agenda is
reports of standing committees. Council
[2:45] member Adams.
>> Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't
[2:48] have any reports today to give.
>> Do you have any items for the work
[2:51] session?
>> No, ma'am. Nothing other than what I've
[2:54] already submitted previously.
>> Thank you, Council Member Adams. Next on
[2:57] the agenda, Council Member Brown.
>> No report.
[3:00] » Thank you. Any items for the work
session?
[3:03] » No items.
>> Thank you. Next on the agenda is Council
[3:07] Member Clark.
>> Uh, thank you and good evening. Uh, we
[3:10] have a quarterly meeting coming up for
environmental awareness. It is Tuesday,
[3:14] March 17th at 7 p.m. here in this
building. If anyone would like to uh
[3:19] join us, that's all I have for my
report.
[3:22] » Thank you, Council Member Clark. Any
items for the work session?
[3:26] » Uh, no. I do. The only thing I would
like to say is um or add is that it was
[3:30] good having you present uh as well for
the uh chambers dinner last week. I
[3:36] think Forest Park had a great showing.
And secondly, uh, being on the panel
[3:40] with Councilman, um, Harrison was also
very nice as we worked with the youth
[3:45] and talked to them, uh, for the
Cincinnati Youth, uh, summit, which was
[3:49] nice. I appreciate this Forest Park
showed up in a very, very meaningful
[3:53] way.
>> Thank you.
[3:56] » Next on the agenda is Council Member
Harrison.
[3:59] » Uh, thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I just
like to echo what Council Member Clark
[4:02] said. um herself and I were at the
Cincinnati Youth Conference this past
[4:06] Saturday at the University of
Cincinnati's College of Medicine. Um
[4:09] herself, me and uh other elected
officials from the city and other
[4:12] surrounding cities just had a chance to
interact and engage with the youth. And
[4:16] I want to thank the city of Forest Park
for being the sponsor uh of the of the
[4:20] conference as well attended. Um at the
end of the conference, um several young
[4:24] people got some really nice gifts. Um,
some got computers, iPads, VD, uh, was
[4:30] it VR drones, VR goggles and whatnot.
So, it was a really well attended
[4:35] conference. Um, uh, the presenters, you
know, taught really nice life skills to
[4:41] these students, right? And he had
students from all over the city um,
[4:44] attend this. So, once again, thank you
very much. Um, uh, just as a reminder to
[4:49] our residents, once again, if you want
to uh, join a border commission, make
[4:52] sure you get your applications in to us.
Um the HR committee will be meeting on
[4:56] the 17th of um March to discuss um or
look at some new uh applications and
[5:02] whatnot and get some residents on these
boards and councils. And that's all I
[5:06] have for my presentation.
>> Thank you, Council Member Harrison. Next
[5:10] on the agenda is Council Member Halt.
>> Hi everybody. I just want to say that uh
[5:17] Dr. Moore, her husband, the
superintendent, his wife, we attended
[5:20] the Boys and Girls Club Gala It was very
well attended. It was really really a
[5:27] great u presentation that they did. It
was just it was awesome.
[5:34] And that would conclude my report. But I
do want to uh have a discussion again
[5:40] about those trucks that are parked in
Kroger's parking lot. It's a not a truck
[5:46] stop, but that's what it's being treated
as a truck stop and they're there the
[5:51] whole weekend. And we've been going over
that, discussing it over and over and
[5:56] over again. And it's time something be
done about it.
[6:00] » And we did bring this I'm sorry, we did
bring that up at staff today to the
[6:03] police chief. So he he's should be
taking care of that. But yes, we'll put
[6:07] it on the agenda.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[6:09] » Thank you. Next on the agenda is um
second vice mayor um Sylvester.
[6:15] » Uh yes, good evening, mayor, and good
evening to the residents of Forest Park.
[6:20] Uh just a comment that uh every first uh
Wednesday of the month, our park and rec
[6:27] commission will have our commission
meeting. So if there are any uh any
[6:32] concerns or or any follow-ups that any
of our residents like to to come and and
[6:39] uh speak on uh we'll be meeting this
Wednesday.
[6:46] as it I don't have any items to the
agenda.
[6:51] » Thank you, council member.
>> Next on the agenda is the mayor's
[6:55] report. Um good evening everyone. Um,
first I want to start out with um
[7:01] March is um black um women's month and
so for the 2026 the national women's
[7:10] health alliance proudly presents our
theme leading the change women shaping a
[7:15] sustainable future. It recognized the
powerful leadership of women in creating
[7:21] future that is rooted in equity,
justice, opportunity for all. From
[7:26] environmental advocacy to financial
reform, from community organizing
[7:31] policies and innovation,
women are the forefront of the driving
[7:37] holistic change. So, um, for our women
in our communities, our women across the
[7:44] globe, um, happy, um, women's month.
[7:49] Also, it was my pleasure meeting the
local authors at authors at the Forest
[7:54] Park Library. They had an opportunity
um, to showcase their books. Um, and so
[8:01] we even had some youth here in the city
of Forest Park who are publishers. And
[8:05] so I enjoyed hearing from everyone's
story and learning about their journeys
[8:10] as they become published authors. And so
it was truly inspiring to hear um all of
[8:17] their stories.
Also, it was a truly it was truly a
[8:21] pleasure and support um of the Boys and
Girls Club of Hamilton County, their
[8:26] hearts of angels gayla alongside with
the Woodenwood City School District. we
[8:31] had in um we were incredibly proud of
the Whitenwoods youth who did a amazing
[8:37] performance at the event and so um we
just want to thank um the Boys and Girls
[8:42] Club of Hamilton County for um investing
in our community. And that completes my
[8:46] report.
Next report is our assistant city
[8:50] manager, Andy.
>> Yes, thank you, mayor. Um just a few
[8:55] items to just break down what's going
on. Um, park rentals are now open to
[8:59] register for April through I think
September. Um, so you can start
[9:03] registering now. Start and then it
starts in April. April 1st is the first
[9:07] time you can actually register to uh or
to reserve a park um or a park shelter.
[9:14] March 28th is breakfast with the Easter
Bunny. It's going to be at the Hamilton
[9:17] Avenue Freshes. Uh then we have the this
Thursday is popup is the produce popup
[9:23] and it's every th every first Thursday
of the month. Um So that's at Quinn
[9:27] Chapel.
And then the last thing really is tax
[9:31] season is basically here is right around
the corner. I mean it's started. Um the
[9:35] earlier you file the better. Um they
will have extended hours beginning
[9:40] Saturday, April 4th. They'll be open
9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day and then on
[9:44] the 11th the same. Then Mondays and
Thursdays starting the first uh Monday
[9:50] in April will be 8:30 to 6, same thing
as Monday and Thursday. And then April
[9:55] 15th, the final day, they'll be up till
7 p.m. that day. And that concludes my
[10:00] report.
>> Thank you.
[10:02] » Next on the agenda is reports from our
clerk of council, Miss Bailey.
[10:07] » Thank you, Madame Mayor. I'd like to
report that ordinance numbers 02-2026
[10:12] through 05-2026,
as well as resolution numbers 07-2026-
[10:19] 12-2026
was posted as required. And that
[10:24] concludes my report.
>> Thank you. Um, so next on the agenda is
[10:28] unfinished business.
We do not have any unfinish unfinished
[10:33] business on the agenda. Next on the
agenda is new business. May I get a
[10:37] motion?
>> I can make a motion to suspend. Excuse
[10:42] me.
>> Chelsea.
[10:43] » Do we have to wait for her to vote?
>> Oh,
[10:49] she range.
>> Okay.
[10:55] We can we can move forward.
>> Okay.
[10:58] Yes.
>> Um I would like to make a motion to
[11:02] suspend the rules requiring the reading
in full and read for the first time by
[11:07] title only
ordinance numbers 02-2026
[11:13] through 05-2026.
[11:18] Is there a second?
>> Second. It's been moved and seconded. Is
[11:22] there discussion?
>> Uh that these ordinance were posted six
[11:26] days prior to the meeting.
>> Brown,
[11:32] » yes.
>> Harrison,
[11:34] » yes.
>> Holtz,
[11:35] » yes.
>> Moore,
[11:36] » yes.
>> Sylvester,
[11:38] » yes.
>> Adams,
[11:39] » yes.
>> Motion carries six to zero.
[11:45] Next on the agenda is ordinance number
20 uh number 02-2026
[11:52] read by title only. Ordinance number
02-2026
[11:56] declaring improvements to parcels of
real property located in the city of
[12:00] Forest Park, Ohio to be a public purpose
under section 5709.40B
[12:08] 40B
of the Ohio Revised Code exempting such
[12:13] improvements from real property taxation
authorizing the execution of tax
[12:18] incentive agreements and such other
documents as may be necessary
[12:24] establishing a tax increment equivalent
fund and declaring an emergency.
[12:30] » Thank you. Is there a motion? Um second
Vice Mayor Sylvester.
[12:34] » Yes. I move to adopt ordinance number
02-2026.
[12:38] » Second.
>> It's been moved and seconded. Is there
[12:40] discussion?
>> Yes. Uh this ordinance would uh would
[12:44] create the Tetris 275 tax increment
funding TIFF district at the former
[12:52] forest fair mall where the Hillman Group
is building a new facility.
[12:57] Uh this would authorize the city manager
to execute related tax incentive
[13:02] agreements.
Tiff would provide a 100% exemption on
[13:07] the value added by improvements for 30
years with any non-ablated taxes
[13:13] collected as payments in lie of taxes
for public infrastructure.
[13:19] over 30 years is expected to generate
about 12.5 million for project related
[13:26] infrastructure with school districts
fully compensated for any redirected
[13:31] property tax revenue.
>> Thank you.
[13:39] » Um, is there a vote?
>> Harrison,
[13:43] » yes.
>> Holt,
[13:45] » yes.
>> Moore,
[13:46] » yes.
>> Sylvester,
[13:47] » yes. Adams,
>> yes.
[13:49] » Brown,
>> yes.
[13:50] » Motion carries six to zero. Next on the
agenda is ordinance number 03-2026,
[13:57] read by title only. Ordinance number
03-2026,
[14:03] an ordinance authorizing a city manager
to enter into a community reinvestment
[14:08] area agreement with Park 275 Development
LLC as owner of the real property and
[14:16] declaring an emergency.
Thank you, Miss Bailey. Um, Council
[14:20] Member Brown, is there a motion?
>> Yes. Move to adopt ordinance number
[14:25] 03-20226.
>> Second.
[14:27] » It's been moved and seconded. Is there
discussion?
[14:30] » Yeah. This ordinance authorizes the city
manager to enter in a CRA agreement with
[14:35] Park 275 Development LLC providing a 75%
property tax abatement for 15 years on
[14:40] the new facility at the former Forest
Fair Mall within the existing CRA. The
[14:46] incentive supports the Hillman Group's
consolidation and modernization into a
[14:50] 715,000 square foot facility, securing
over 500 jobs, 58 million in annual
[14:55] payroll, and 68 million in capital
investment for Forest Park. And with
[14:59] that, I urge adoption.
>> Is there a vote, Miss Bailey?
[15:02] » Harrison,
>> yes.
[15:04] » Holt,
>> yes.
[15:06] » Moore,
>> yes.
[15:07] » Sylvester,
>> yes.
[15:08] » Adams,
>> yes.
[15:10] » Brown,
>> yes.
[15:11] » Clark,
>> yes.
[15:12] » Motion carries seven to zero.
[15:22] Next on the agenda is ordinance number
05-2026
[15:26] read by title only. Ordinance number
05-2026,
[15:30] an ordinance approving and authorizing
the city manager to execute an
[15:35] assignment and assumption agreement of
the Waycross development agreement,
[15:39] including amendments to the Waycross
development agreement and declaring an
[15:43] emergency.
>> Thank you, Miss Bailey. Is there a
[15:47] motion? Um, first Vice Mayor Halt.
>> Um, I urge adoption of ordinance number
[15:52] 05-2026.
Is there a second? Second.
[15:57] » It's been moved and seconded. Is there
discussion?
[16:00] » This ordinance allows the city manager
to approve an assignment and assumption
[16:05] agreement let in way cross forest park
LLC.
[16:10] Transfer its rights and obligation for
John Charles Estate to Clayton
[16:16] Properties Group Arbor Homes. Arbor will
complete the remaining homes, sidewalks,
[16:21] and signage while weight cost remains I
mean retains responsibility
[16:27] for other public infrastructure.
ARA will also replace the existing
[16:33] latter of credit and guarantee held by
DNK Investment LLC. With that, I urge
[16:40] adoption of the this ordinance.
>> We get the vote.
[16:45] » Holt
>> yes.
[16:46] » Moore.
>> Yes. Sylvester,
[16:48] » yes.
>> Adams,
[16:49] » yes.
>> Brown,
[16:50] » yes.
>> Clark, yes. Harrison,
[16:53] » yes.
>> Motion carries seven to zero.
[16:58] » May I get a motion to suspend the rules?
I would like to make a motion to suspend
[17:04] the rules requiring the reading in full
and read for the first time by title
[17:09] only resolution numbers 07-2026
[17:14] through 12-2026.
[17:19] » Second.
>> It's been moved and seconded.
[17:22] Is there discussion?
>> These resolutions were posted uh six
[17:26] days prior to the meeting.
>> Miss Bailey, may we get the vote?
[17:30] » Moore.
>> Yes. Sylvester,
[17:32] » yes.
>> Adams,
[17:33] » yes.
>> Brown,
[17:34] » yes.
>> Clark, yes. Harrison,
[17:36] » yes.
>> Bolt,
[17:37] » yes.
>> Motion carries 7 to zero.
[17:42] Next on the agenda is resolution number
07-2026.
[17:48] » Resolution number 07-2026,
a resolution declaring a moratorum on
[17:54] data processing in cloud computing
facilities for 180 days.
[17:59] Is there a motion, Council Member Clark?
>> Uh, yes, there's a motion um for
[18:05] 07-2026.
[18:08] » Is there a second?
>> Second.
[18:10] » It's been moved and seconded. Is there a
discussion?
[18:13] » Yes. Um, this is concerning modern data
centers. Uh, they're used for such
[18:18] functions as cloud services,
cryptocurrency mining, artificial
[18:22] intelligence. uh they're not like
programming and computer consulting, but
[18:26] our zoning code groups them all into the
same category. So these data centers
[18:30] tend to be few um they tend to have very
few employees, they generate a lot of
[18:36] waste and we believe that it's in the
public's best interest. Uh the residents
[18:40] of Forest Park's best interest that we
have a 18day moratorum on on uh on these
[18:46] data processing centers. And so I would
urge a p adoption of this or passage of
[18:51] this resolution rather.
>> Thank you. Council member Clark. Is
[18:54] there a vote? Miss Bailey.
>> Sylvester.
[18:57] » Yes.
>> Adams?
[18:59] » Yes.
>> Brown?
[19:00] » Yes.
>> Clark?
[19:01] » Yes.
>> Harrison?
[19:02] » Yes.
>> Bolt?
[19:03] » Yes.
>> Moore?
[19:04] » Yes. Motion carries 7 to zero.
Next on the agenda is resolution number
[19:11] 08-2026.
Read by title only. Resolution number
[19:15] 08-2026,
a resolution authorizing the city
[19:19] manager to enter into an agreement with
Striker Sales Corporation for the
[19:25] purchase of four life pack monitor
defibrillators according to the approved
[19:31] budget plan in 2026.
>> Is there a motion, Council Member
[19:35] Harrison?
>> Uh, yes, ma'am. I move that we adopt
[19:38] resolution number 08-2026.
>> It's been moved and seconded. Is there a
[19:43] discussion?
>> Uh yes. Uh the life pack 35 is an
[19:46] advanced cardiac monitor for EMS and
hospitals offering defibrillation,
[19:51] pacing, ECG, and vital sign monitoring.
It analyzes rhythms during CPR to reduce
[19:57] interruptions, is highly durable, and
includes a 4-year manufacturer warranty.
[20:08] » I move that we adopt um this resolution.
>> Thank you. Is there a vote? Miss Bailey
[20:13] » Adams?
>> Yes.
[20:15] » Brown?
>> Yes.
[20:16] » Clark,
>> yes.
[20:17] » Harrison,
>> yes.
[20:18] » Bolt,
>> yes.
[20:19] » Moore,
>> yes.
[20:20] » Sylvester,
>> yes.
[20:22] » Motion carries 7 to zero. Next on the
agenda is resolution number 09-2026.
[20:28] Resolution number 09-2026,
a resolution authorizing the city
[20:33] manager to enter into an agreement with
Honeywell First Responder Products for
[20:39] the purchase of 40 sets of turnout gear
according to the approved budget plan in
[20:44] 2026.
>> Thank you, Miss Bailey. Um, Council
[20:48] Member Adams, is there a motion?
>> Yes, ma'am. I'm I move that we adopt
[20:53] resolution number 9, 2026.
>> Thank you. Is there a second?
[20:58] » Second.
>> It's been moved and seconded. Is there a
[21:01] discussion?
>> Yes, ma'am. The fire department gear is
[21:03] due for replacement under the 10ear
cycle. The new black gear improves
[21:09] visibility at structure I'm sorry, at
structure fires and on roadways. Offers
[21:16] greater UV resistance and includes heat
indicator ink. It also features an inner
[21:23] liner that protects against PFAS
exposure, helping reduce cancer risk.
[21:29] And I urge that we adopt.
>> Thank you, Council Member Adams. Miss
[21:33] Pley, may we receive the vote?
>> Brown,
[21:36] » yes.
>> Bart,
[21:37] » yes.
>> Harrison,
[21:38] » yes.
>> Bolt,
[21:39] » yes.
>> Moore,
[21:40] » yes.
>> Sylvester,
[21:41] » yes.
>> Adams,
[21:42] » yes.
>> Motion carries seven to zero.
[21:47] Next on the agenda is resolution number
10-2026.
[21:52] » Resolution number 10-2026
authorizing the city manager to enter
[21:57] into a contract between the city of
Forest Park and the Fraternal Order of
[22:02] Police Ohio Labor Council, Inc. Police
Dispatchers Clerks.
[22:08] » Thank you. Is there a motion, Council
Member Harrison?
[22:11] » Uh yes. I move that we adopt resolution
number 20 or 10-2026.
[22:16] It's been moved and seconded. Is there a
discussion?
[22:19] » Uh, yes. At the end of January 2026, the
city manager and police clerk's union
[22:24] came to an agreement on their new
contract that begins on January 1st,
[22:27] 2026 and expires on December 31st, 2028.
And I move that we adopt this
[22:33] resolution.
>> Thank you, Miss Bailey. May we receive
[22:36] the vote?
>> Clark,
[22:37] » yes.
>> Harrison,
[22:38] » yes.
>> Hol,
[22:39] » yes.
>> Moore,
[22:40] » yes.
>> Sylvester,
[22:42] » yes.
>> Adams,
[22:43] » yes.
>> Graham,
[22:44] » yes. Motion carries seven to zero. Next
on the agenda is resolution number
[22:49] 11-2026.
>> Resolution number 11-2026
[22:54] accepting the bid of John R. Jurgesine
Inc. for the Sharon Row improvement
[23:00] project.
>> Is there a motion second? Vice Mayor
[23:03] Sylvester.
>> Yes. I move to adopt resolution number
[23:06] 11-2026.
>> It's been moved and seconded. Is there
[23:11] discussion?
>> Yes. Uh bid per bid proposals for the
[23:16] Sharon Road repaving project were
publicly opened with five bids ranging
[23:21] from $346,194
to $453,540.
[23:29] All bids met contract requirements. The
apparent low bidder is John R.
[23:35] Jurgensson Company which has prior
experience on similar projects and is
[23:41] qualified to complete the work. So with
that I move for adoption for resolution
[23:46] number 11-2026.
>> Thank you. Is there a vote?
[23:51] » Harrison.
>> Yes.
[23:52] » Bolt.
>> Yes.
[23:53] » Moore.
>> Yes.
[23:54] » Sylvester.
>> Yes.
[23:56] » Adams.
>> Yes.
[23:57] » Graham.
>> Yes.
[23:58] » Clark.
>> Yes. Motion carries 70. Next on the
[24:02] agenda is resolution number 12-2026.
>> Resolution number 12-2026,
[24:09] a resolution authorizing the city
manager to enter into an agreement with
[24:14] Atlantic Emergency Solutions for the
purchase of a Pierce Enforcer Enforcer
[24:20] 152 152 inch pumper fire apparatus
according to the approved budget plan in
[24:27] 2026.
>> Thank you, Miss Bailey. Council member
[24:30] Adams, is there a motion?
>> Yes, ma'am. I move that we adopt
[24:34] resolution number 12, 20226.
>> It's been moved and seconded. Is there
[24:40] discussion?
>> Yes, ma'am. Um, this will let the fire
[24:43] department retire um the 20-year-old uh
reserve engine and move the current
[24:49] engine into reserve. And so, the
National Fire Protection Association
[24:53] recommends replacing engines or ladders
after 10 years. And so, um, I urge that
[24:59] we adopt this.
>> Thank you, Miss Bailey. May we receive a
[25:03] vote? Hol,
>> yes.
[25:04] » Moore,
>> yes.
[25:05] » Sylvester,
>> yes.
[25:07] » Adams,
>> yes.
[25:08] » Brown,
>> yes.
[25:09] » Clark,
>> yes.
[25:10] » Harrison,
>> yes.
[25:11] » Thank you. Motion carries seven to zero.
[25:18] This completes our agenda. Is there any
other business to come before the body?
[25:28] Is there any other business to come
before the body
[25:32] hearing? None. This meeting is
adjourned.