[0:00] Close. Same sign.

[0:02] This meeting is adjourned.

[0:03] >> You didn't move or it doesn't move in.

[0:06] >> Oh, I read so fast. I would entertain a

[0:08] motion and a second to adjourn the

[0:10] meeting.

[0:10] >> Second.

[0:12] >> All in favor say I.

[0:14] >> I.

[0:14] >> All oppose. Same sign. This meeting is

[0:16] adjourned. We'll begin our regular

[0:18] meeting in about a minute.

[0:21] >> My bad.

[1:44] Good evening. I would like to call the

[1:46] April 27th, 2026 Hillyard City Council

[1:49] regular meeting to order.

[1:52] Please stand for the pledge of

[1:54] allegiance, which will be led this

[1:56] evening by the Weeblows den from pack

[1:58] 841.

[2:00] Um, Weeblows, come on out. Oh, it's not

[2:02] the Weeblows this evening. We got the

[2:03] Cub Scouts. Oh, we have the Weeblows.

[2:06] I'm Hey guys. Okay, lead us in the

[2:08] pledge, please. You ready?

[2:10] >> Right there.

[2:13] >> Pledge algiance. I pledge allegiance to

[2:15] the United States of America and to the

[2:18] republic for which it stands. One nation

[2:22] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[2:25] justice for all.

[2:27] >> Thank you guys.

[3:28] Okay. All right. D, would you please

[3:30] call the role?

[3:31] >> Mr. Betts,

[3:32] >> here.

[3:33] >> Vice President Katone

[3:34] >> here.

[3:35] >> Miss Parker Jones

[3:36] >> here.

[3:36] >> Miss Russell

[3:37] >> here.

[3:37] >> Mr. Teter

[3:38] >> here.

[3:39] >> Miss Vermillion

[3:40] >> here.

[3:40] >> President Cole

[3:41] >> here. Our first item of business this

[3:44] evening is to administer the oath oath

[3:46] of office to our new city manager,

[3:49] Joshua Roush. We are so excited for him

[3:51] to hit the ground running and to

[3:53] continue all of the great things

[3:54] happening in our city. And I would like

[3:56] to invite Josh and his family to meet me

[3:58] up there to administer the oath.

[4:15] just mute the mic.

[4:18] >> Okay, we are going to postpone that item

[4:21] and come back to it. Um, so for this

[4:24] evening, let's move into approval of

[4:25] minutes. Council has copies of the

[4:27] minutes from the April 13th, 2026

[4:30] regular meeting. Are there any

[4:32] additions, corrections, or revisions?

[4:35] Hearing none, these minutes stand

[4:37] approved. We will now go into commission

[4:39] and board reports. Board of zoning

[4:41] appeals, Councilwoman Rousul.

[4:43] >> We had a meeting last week. Um I learned

[4:45] a lot about sheds and fences and

[4:47] easements. So um if anybody wants to

[4:49] learn about that, welcome to our meeting

[4:51] next month.

[4:53] >> Wonderful. Destination Hillyard.

[4:55] Councilwoman Vermillion wanted to remind

[4:57] everybody about the 43026

[5:00] party this Thursday, April 30th. 26.

[5:05] Great. Environmental Sustainability

[5:07] Commission, Council Member Million.

[5:10] >> Um, not specifically ESC, but um, Darby

[5:14] Accord related. Hot off the press today,

[5:17] the city of Columbus announced a

[5:19] postponement on the Darby Accord

[5:21] amendment until uh, the second phase of

[5:25] the ODNR study is received. So, that's

[5:27] good news.

[5:29] >> All right. Keep Hillard beautiful,

[5:31] Councilman Betts. Well, we had a uh a

[5:33] volunteer cleanup event on the 18th of

[5:35] April. 22 volunteers showed up and we uh

[5:38] picked up 27 bags of garbage, two tires,

[5:43] and some old lumber. So, thanks once

[5:45] again to all the volunteers who came out

[5:47] uh to help us keep Hillyear beautiful.

[5:50] >> Okay. Morpsy, Mr. Rous,

[5:52] >> I will be attending new board member

[5:54] orientation on May 5th and the Morpsy

[5:56] meeting on the 14th. Looking forward to

[5:58] it. Planning and Zoning Commission.

[6:00] Councilwoman Parker Jones.

[6:02] >> Nothing new to report. Our next meeting

[6:04] is on May 14th.

[6:06] >> Public Arts Commission. Vice President

[6:08] Katone.

[6:09] >> We meet next Monday, May 4th.

[6:13] >> Recreation and Parks Advisory

[6:15] Commission. Councilwoman Rousul.

[6:19] We had a presentation by students from

[6:21] Miami University about recycling in

[6:24] Hillyard and how to make it more

[6:26] efficient and how uh we can learn more.

[6:28] So they will we we posed several

[6:29] questions about one thing that was posed

[6:33] is that if something is dirty and you

[6:35] put it in the recycling bin, they will

[6:36] automatically throw in the trash. Things

[6:38] have to be clean in the recycling bin.

[6:39] So we learned that and they're going to

[6:41] propose another um another study or

[6:44] update to the study in a month um so

[6:46] that we can make recycling more

[6:47] efficient in all of Hillyard.

[6:50] >> Wonderful. Aging and place committee.

[6:52] Vice President Katone. Yes, we we have

[6:54] two new people that are joining the

[6:56] aging and place committee and we'll be

[6:57] voting on that tonight. Very excited for

[7:00] both of them. One of them is here with

[7:02] us tonight. And then we were tableabling

[7:04] at the health fair which was previously

[7:06] the senior health fair and the room was

[7:08] packed. It's awesome. All right. For

[7:12] recognition and special guests, um we do

[7:14] have two items this evening. First, I

[7:17] would like to read a proclamation for

[7:19] National Library Week. Although National

[7:21] Library Week was observed April 9th

[7:22] through 15th, it is important for us to

[7:25] recognize the ongoing contributions of

[7:27] our libraries and most importantly the

[7:28] pivotal role that the Hillyard Library

[7:31] location plays in our community. Youth

[7:33] services librarian Carissa White is here

[7:36] this evening to accept the proclamation

[7:37] and will share a few words following the

[7:40] presentation. I'm now going to read the

[7:42] proclamation.

[7:48] Whereas libraries are essential public

[7:51] institutions that serve as centers for

[7:53] learning, literacy, creativity, and

[7:55] civic engagement for residents of all

[7:57] ages. And whereas libraries provide free

[8:01] and equitable access to information,

[8:03] technology, educational programs, and

[8:06] cultural resources, helping to

[8:08] strengthen communities and promote

[8:09] lifelong learning. And whereas

[8:12] librarians and library staff play a

[8:14] pivotal a vital role in guiding

[8:16] individuals to reliable information,

[8:19] fostering a love of reading, supporting

[8:21] students and job seekers, and promoting

[8:24] digital skills necessary in today's

[8:26] world. And whereas libraries serve as

[8:29] welcoming spaces that encourage

[8:31] inclusion, curiosity, innovation, and

[8:34] collaboration, enriching the quality of

[8:36] life for all who live, work, and learn

[8:38] in our community. Now therefore, I,

[8:41] Emily Cole, president of Hillyard City

[8:43] Council, Hillyard, Ohio, on behalf of

[8:46] City Council, proclaim April 9th through

[8:48] 15th, 2026 as National Library Week in

[8:52] the city of Hilliard and encourage

[8:54] residents to visit our local library,

[8:55] participate in library programs, and

[8:58] celebrate the significant role libraries

[9:00] play in building a knowledgeable,

[9:01] connected, and vibrant community. And

[9:04] I'd now like to ask Cararissa White to

[9:06] join us at the podium and say a few

[9:09] words.

[9:11] Thank you for joining us, Cararissa. Um,

[9:13] the button down there. Yep, there you

[9:15] go. Thank you for having me. Um,

[9:18] >> hello.

[9:18] Hello.

[9:20] >> I am Hollow Sombra. I worked alongside

[9:22] the project with Cararissa.

[9:25] >> I can talk. Yes.

[9:30] Good evening members of the Hillyard

[9:31] City Council and thank you for the

[9:33] opportunity to speak today. My name is

[9:35] Holla Samra, an Ohio State political

[9:37] science and history student. I recently

[9:39] had the privilege of working alongside

[9:41] the community at the Columbus Metropolan

[9:43] Library Hillard branch where I helped

[9:45] organize a mock voting experience for

[9:47] children. This initiative created a

[9:49] voting booth where young participants

[9:50] cast their ballots on a very important

[9:52] issue, their favorite children book

[9:54] character, choosing between Pete the

[9:56] Cat, Pigeon, and Piggy. While the

[9:58] subject matter was playful, the purpose

[10:00] behind it was deeply meaningful. This

[10:02] project was designed to introduce

[10:03] children to the voting process in an

[10:05] accessible, engaging, and memorable way.

[10:07] By allowing allowing them to physically

[10:10] step up into a voting booth, make a

[10:12] choice, and participate in a shared

[10:13] civic activity, we are planting early

[10:15] seeds of democratic participation. These

[10:18] are the kinds of experiences that turn

[10:19] abstract ideas like voting or government

[10:22] into something real and understandable.

[10:24] What stood out most was not just the act

[10:26] of voting itself, but the conversations

[10:28] that followed. Children left the booth

[10:30] talking with excitement about their

[10:31] choices, comparing votes with friends,

[10:33] and explaining their reasoning. This is

[10:35] where civic education begins, not in

[10:37] textbooks, but in dialogue, curiosity,

[10:40] and shared experience. This kind of

[10:42] engagement helps set young people up to

[10:44] become active participants in democracy.

[10:46] More importantly, it extends beyond the

[10:48] library walls. When children go home and

[10:50] talk about what they did, explaining to

[10:52] parents how they voted, it creates

[10:54] opportunities for families to have

[10:56] conversations about civic

[10:57] responsibility, community involvement,

[10:58] and the importance of participating in

[11:00] the democratic process. In that way,

[11:02] civic engagement is not only taught in

[11:04] public spaces, but carried into the

[11:06] household and reinforced over time.

[11:08] Experiences like this help build a

[11:10] culture of participation.

[11:12] I want to take a moment to express my

[11:14] sincere appreciation for the support and

[11:15] collaboration of city council member

[11:17] Nadia Russul. Her willingness to engage

[11:20] with this project, offer guidance, and

[11:21] support its development made a

[11:23] significant difference. Working

[11:24] alongside her was a refreshing and

[11:26] encouraging experience, and it reflects

[11:28] the kind of leadership that values

[11:30] community- based learning and youth

[11:31] engagement. Her mentorship helped ensure

[11:34] that this initiative is not only

[11:35] successful, but also thoughtful in how

[11:37] it incorporated the civic concepts to

[11:39] kids. In closing, I believe programs

[11:42] like this are small but powerful steps

[11:43] towards strengthening democratic

[11:45] participation in our community. Thank

[11:46] you again for your time and your

[11:48] continued commitment and fostering

[11:49] community and a strong sense of civic

[11:51] engagement throughout the Hillyard

[11:52] community.

[11:56] » And I just want to follow up. It was it

[11:57] was a great turnout. I think we had over

[12:00] 400 500 votes. Um there was a lot of

[12:03] debate among staff on who they would

[12:05] pick. Um so there was a lot of

[12:07] conversation around it. We had kids

[12:09] coming and asking where do I vote? Where

[12:10] do I vote? Um I saw adults doing it as

[12:14] well without children who were excited

[12:15] to vote. So it was a great experience

[12:17] and we really appreciate um

[12:20] Paula for all of her work and Miss Razul

[12:23] as well. So thank you so much um and

[12:25] thank you for the proclamation for

[12:27] National Library Week.

[13:30] Okay. The second item that we have this

[13:33] evening under recognition and special

[13:35] guests is a mural application from the

[13:37] Franklin County Fairgrounds for council

[13:39] consideration.

[13:41] Amy, I believe, is here to speak on

[13:43] that.

[13:47] Hi Amy, welcome. And just turn the mic

[13:50] on and we're happy to have you.

[13:57] Good evening. I'm Amy Fleshman. I'm the

[13:59] Franklin County Fairgrounds Manager. Um

[14:02] the Franklin County Agricultural Society

[14:05] is the overarching

[14:08] community organization that oversees the

[14:10] fairgrounds. We're a 501c3 nonprofit.

[14:14] And just to give you just a little bit

[14:15] of background because it's pretty cool.

[14:18] Um the time that I've spent at the

[14:20] Franklin County A Society, I've been

[14:23] planting seeds because that's what

[14:24] agricultural people do, right? So every

[14:27] time I get in front of a new audience, I

[14:30] let them know that there are

[14:31] opportunities at the fairgrounds in

[14:33] order for them to become an active

[14:34] engaging participant in helping that

[14:37] facility. So, one of those opportunities

[14:40] came when Melissa Muth reached out and

[14:44] said the environmental sustainability

[14:46] group was looking for a place to hold

[14:49] their recycling event that they had

[14:51] previously done it in some other places

[14:53] where it backed up traffic. And as a

[14:56] good neighbor in Hillyard, even though

[14:58] we had another activity going on that

[15:00] day that was for 4 oriented, we merged

[15:03] the two together. So, it created this

[15:06] really great partnership for the last

[15:07] several years. And as she's there, um, I

[15:11] said, you know, there's there's this

[15:13] vision to make this place better, and it

[15:15] takes people and partners, and I'm just

[15:18] going to share a few things that I have

[15:20] a vision for, and we've got lots of

[15:23] opportunities there, right? It's a large

[15:25] footprint. It's um, it takes a lot of

[15:28] time. It takes a lot of resources. And

[15:31] so the only way that we can do that is

[15:33] with community support. Well, Melissa

[15:36] reached out last fall and said that the

[15:40] Keep Hillyard Beautiful group that she's

[15:42] a part of would like to work with us to

[15:45] bring one of those ideas to life. And

[15:47] that's the mural that's up on the screen

[15:49] right now. And that will be showcased on

[15:53] one of the buildings that is on the

[15:55] north side of Northwest Parkway, which

[15:59] currently needs some paint. So, pri

[16:01] prior to the mural going up, it's going

[16:04] to get painted, freshened up, and then

[16:07] this very delightful mural is going to

[16:09] be there that showcases the 250th in the

[16:13] center. And then it has a little bit of

[16:15] a walkth through history of agg. So it

[16:18] features um a where where they didn't

[16:23] have any tools beyond the hand tools. Um

[16:28] some heirloom vegetables, some smiling

[16:33] livestock, and then it and then it

[16:35] transitions into some other areas of

[16:38] what the fair is currently with some

[16:40] rides. Um, one of the the vision at the

[16:45] top there is a new youth building that

[16:48] will be coming within the next two

[16:49] years. Um, very excited about that

[16:53] exhibition hall and new offices for the

[16:56] fairgrounds. So, that is part of our

[16:58] vision for the future that we're looking

[17:00] for partners for that if anybody wants

[17:02] to uh be a room donor, you just let me

[17:05] know and we'll take care of you. And

[17:07] then the last one is just the future of

[17:10] agg with new technology that's already

[17:12] being implemented with the drones and

[17:14] the new um features on those different

[17:18] pieces of equipment. So the

[17:21] collaboration comes where they're

[17:22] providing some of the people that are

[17:24] going to be helping to put the paint on.

[17:28] They're they're collaborating with me by

[17:30] applying for grants for paint. And uh we

[17:34] reached out to another partner,

[17:36] Destination Hillyard, who's accepted our

[17:40] grant application and is providing some

[17:42] funding for the artist, Cecilia, the

[17:45] sketchy artist. Um she has done numerous

[17:48] things around Hillyard and I know that

[17:50] you've already been very pleased with

[17:52] her work. So we are very excited about

[17:55] this collaboration and believe that it

[17:57] will keep making Hillyard beautiful

[18:00] along with bringing a highlight to

[18:03] agriculture that we so desperately need.

[18:06] Does anybody have any questions?

[18:10] » Thank you. Um does council have any

[18:11] questions?

[18:14] >> When is that expected to go up? Well,

[18:17] based off of tonight's results, we will

[18:21] be moving forward with creating a

[18:23] timeline. The goal is to have the

[18:26] centerpiece of the 250th up by the fair

[18:30] and then the remaining pieces are going

[18:32] to be a paint by number done at the fair

[18:34] where people can come to the fair during

[18:36] the week of July 20th through 26th. and

[18:40] Cecilia will be there to help guide that

[18:42] paint by number and um probably put a

[18:45] little finishing touches on there to

[18:47] make sure that it looks exactly like it

[18:49] needs to in order to go up on there. So

[18:51] hopefully by the 1 of August you'll see

[18:53] a full finished mural.

[18:59] There are no further questions that I

[19:00] want to entertain a motion and a second

[19:03] from council. So move second. D would

[19:08] you please call the role?

[19:10] This is to approve the mural. Miss

[19:12] Vermillion.

[19:13] >> Yes.

[19:14] >> Vice President Katon.

[19:15] >> Yes.

[19:16] >> Miss Russul.

[19:16] >> Yes.

[19:17] >> Mr. Betts.

[19:18] >> Yes.

[19:18] >> Miss Parker Jones.

[19:19] >> Yes.

[19:20] >> Mr. Teter.

[19:21] >> Yes.

[19:21] >> President Cole.

[19:22] >> Yes.

[19:23] >> Pass 70.

[19:24] >> All right. Well, congratulations. Um,

[19:26] and thank you for joining us and thank

[19:28] you for doing this project. We're really

[19:29] excited.

[19:30] >> Absolutely.

[19:32] >> Thank you. Okay. And I'm very excited to

[19:35] return to one of our agenda items. Um,

[19:38] so our next item of business will be to

[19:41] administer the oath of office to our new

[19:43] city manager, Joshua Roush. Josh, if you

[19:45] and your family would like to join me.

[19:57] » No, I take Br. Bring them on. Bring them

[20:00] on. Everybody come on up.

[20:08] Where are you?

[21:55] Hello. Council, would you join us for a

[21:58] group photo?

[23:45] Okay.

[23:47] Are there any changes to the agenda?

[23:51] Hearing none, we will move on to the

[23:54] consent agenda. There is one item on the

[23:57] consent agenda this evening. 26-R41,

[24:01] approving appointments to the city's age

[24:04] in place advisory committee. Would

[24:06] anyone like to move this item to the

[24:08] regular agenda for discussion?

[24:11] I would entertain a motion and a second

[24:13] to approve the consent agenda by voice

[24:16] vote.

[24:17] >> Moved.

[24:19] >> Second.

[24:20] Okay. Yes. Sorry.

[24:22] >> All in favor say I.

[24:24] >> I.

[24:25] >> Oppos. Same sign.

[24:27] >> Approved.

[24:29] >> For public comments, we do have two

[24:31] individuals signed up to speak during

[24:33] our public portion of the meeting. And I

[24:36] will call you each up to the podium and

[24:39] then you'll state your name and address

[24:41] um into the record and you will have

[24:43] three minutes. Um, and I am struggling

[24:47] to read. So, if I say your name

[24:50] incorrectly, please correct me um, into

[24:52] the microphone. I think our first person

[24:54] might be Clay Daniel.

[24:58] I'm sorry. Please come correct me, too.

[25:00] What's the name? Oh, it is Clay Daniel.

[25:03] Oh, wonder. Clay, you're you're up. It's

[25:05] time to speak for public. Did you sign

[25:07] up to Did you mean to sign up to speak?

[25:10] >> Is it on an item on the agenda?

[25:19] So, so if there is if there's a desire

[25:23] for somebody to speak about that issue,

[25:25] now would be the time for them to speak.

[25:28] Um, and then later when the conditional

[25:31] uses are heard, staff will make a

[25:33] presentation. If council has questions

[25:35] about any of the conditional uses and

[25:37] there are representatives here um to

[25:40] answer those questions, then they'd be

[25:42] able to answer. We don't have applicant

[25:45] presentations during the conditional

[25:46] use.

[25:48] >> But we could not have uh public comment

[25:50] during the resolution po portion. They

[25:52] would need to make the comment now.

[25:54] >> Right. Because just as for any other

[25:56] resolution, the time to comment on it is

[25:58] during the general public comment

[25:59] period.

[26:00] >> Okay. Uh Mr. Daniel, would you like to

[26:02] speak?

[26:04] >> Okay. Um Edwin Daniel, would you like to

[26:08] speak?

[26:08] >> Okay. Welcome. And if you don't mind

[26:10] turning on the microphone name and

[26:12] address into the mic and you have three

[26:15] minutes.

[26:15] >> My name's Edwin Daniel, 5426 Madison

[26:18] Street in Old Hillyard. Um, my wife

[26:21] Kelly and I have lived in our house, and

[26:23] I'm going to paraphrase because this

[26:24] looks kind of long. U, my wife, Kelly,

[26:26] and I have lived in our home in Old

[26:28] Hillyard since 1984.

[26:30] Uh, we raised three of our children

[26:32] there who are now now adults. Um, Kelly,

[26:36] you might know as the sunflower lady,

[26:38] also serves as served as the first chair

[26:41] of the U. Public arts commission and is

[26:44] still on that on that board. Um,

[26:47] she was instrumental in the creation of

[26:49] the art and public places um program.

[26:53] Um, I served as um

[26:57] former chairman of the old Hillyard

[26:59] Commission and also on the um or on the

[27:02] um um

[27:06] graphics commission. Um I served on the

[27:09] um board of directors of the um of

[27:12] Hillyard Civic Association and was

[27:15] president of the um Old Hillyard Fest.

[27:19] Um, also both Kelly and I served on the

[27:22] Hillyard Arts Council and I was

[27:25] instrumental in the design and building

[27:28] of the um the this the Cultural Arts

[27:31] Center on Center Street and also served

[27:34] as their um technical director and

[27:38] building manager for several years. Um,

[27:42] we've witnessed the explosive growth of

[27:44] the city of Hillyard and the exciting

[27:46] energy that our downtown venues,

[27:48] businesses, and events have brought to

[27:50] our neighborhood. Uh, members of my

[27:53] family, and this is specifically talking

[27:55] about the um, conditional use for the

[27:57] McCoy Center. members of my family,

[28:00] specifically my son Clay, um and for

[28:03] several years, daughter Aaron have been

[28:04] involved in the daily operation of the

[28:06] McCoy Center with Clay as general

[28:08] manager and Aaron most recently as event

[28:11] planner, host and sales lead. Um plans

[28:15] were being made to upgrade parts of the

[28:16] facility and um plans were also being

[28:20] made to attract more events to that that

[28:22] location in Old Hillyard. Um, I'm not

[28:25] speaking at night tonight to save the

[28:27] McCoy Center. I think that ship has

[28:30] sailed. Um, I believe though and I'm

[28:33] concerned that in the decision that this

[28:36] council makes tonight, um, I asked to

[28:39] consider the new personality of downtown

[28:41] Hillyard and as a destination location

[28:45] that there might be a better use for

[28:47] this location um, than a place of

[28:51] worship. And that's all I have to say.

[28:53] Thank you.

[28:55] >> Turn this back on.

[28:56] >> You're good. Thank you, sir. And then

[28:59] I'd like to also invite um the weeb

[29:01] blows down from pack 841. Um whoever had

[29:04] wanted to speak.

[29:10] Um we are the um we blow scouts. We go

[29:13] to Hillyard Crossing Elementary School.

[29:16] We're pack 841.

[29:20] And that's it.

[29:23] Um,

[29:25] we are happy to be here and we want to

[29:29] give a thanks to Miss Emily for letting

[29:32] us be here to lead you guys in the

[29:34] pledge and for her to come to our pack

[29:37] meeting for us to learn about the

[29:39] government and how laws become laws.

[29:45] We

[29:47] appreciate marching in the parades and

[29:51] uh making the city of Hillyard or town

[29:54] or district or whatever I I I don't know

[29:57] what it's called

[29:59] more beautiful.

[30:02] Uh thanks uh for letting us come to uh

[30:05] the meeting. Uh

[30:08] and that's it.

[30:11] >> All right. Thank you very much.

[30:20] » Okay. Is there anyone else who would

[30:23] like to speak that did not have a chance

[30:25] to sign up?

[30:27] Okay. All right. We will now move into

[30:30] the business of council.

[30:38] for coming.

[31:04] » Okay, we are now going to move into

[31:07] ordinances. Second reading public

[31:08] hearing. D. Would you please read

[31:11] ordinance 26-11 by title only

[31:15] >> amending the appropriation of funds for

[31:17] the expenses of the city and authorizing

[31:19] an expenditure?

[31:21] >> This is the second reading public

[31:23] hearing. Has anyone signed up to speak?

[31:26] >> No, ma'am. I have no one signed up.

[31:27] >> Is there anyone in attendance who would

[31:29] like to speak during this public

[31:30] hearing?

[31:33] >> Does council have any further questions

[31:35] or comments?

[31:39] I would entertain a motion and a second

[31:41] to approve. So move.

[31:43] >> Second.

[31:45] >> D. Would you please call the role?

[31:47] >> Vice President Katon?

[31:48] >> Yes.

[31:49] >> Miss Vermillion?

[31:50] >> Yes.

[31:51] >> President Cole?

[31:52] >> Yes.

[31:52] >> Miss Parker Jones?

[31:53] >> Yes.

[31:54] >> Mr. Teter?

[31:55] >> Yes.

[31:55] >> Miss Russul?

[31:56] >> Yes.

[31:56] >> Mr. Betts?

[31:58] >> Yes.

[31:58] >> Pass 70.

[31:59] >> Ordinance 26-11 has passed and will be

[32:03] effective at the earliest date allowable

[32:04] by law. We have no first readings for

[32:07] ordinances this evening. We'll now move

[32:10] into resolutions.

[32:14] D. Would you please read resolution 26-R

[32:18] 42 by title only authorizing the city

[32:22] manager to enter into a purchase

[32:23] agreement with MTech company for a

[32:26] street sweeper through the Sourcewell

[32:27] Cooperative Purchasing Program.

[32:30] Authorizing the director of finance to

[32:31] enter into a financing agreement with

[32:34] Republic First National for the payment

[32:36] of the street sweeper and authorizing an

[32:38] expenditure.

[32:40] Is there a staff report?

[32:41] >> There is. Good evening and thank you

[32:43] members of council. The legislation in

[32:46] front of you is for a resolution to

[32:48] purchase a new street sweeper through

[32:50] MTech company. Uh the public service

[32:53] department, we use our street sweeper to

[32:55] kind of carry out our street sweeping

[32:57] program. Uh this program cleans our

[33:00] streets by removing de debris and litter

[33:02] from the streets and also improves our

[33:05] water quality by removing pollutants

[33:07] before they get to our storm water. Uh

[33:10] just a little history of our current

[33:11] street sweeper. So you can see on the

[33:13] screen here, the top left is an image of

[33:15] the current street sweeper. Um we

[33:18] purchased that back in 2022 on a

[33:21] five-year payment plan. Um, and we've

[33:24] had continued kind of reliability and

[33:26] performance issues over the last couple

[33:28] years. So, we started reaching out to a

[33:30] dealer to replace that street sweeper.

[33:33] Um, and we have an agreement to trade in

[33:36] the current street sweeper for $75,000,

[33:39] which is roughly 30% of the purchase

[33:42] price. So, it's a good trade in value.

[33:44] Um, and then the bottom right picture is

[33:47] a picture of the new street sweeper that

[33:49] we intend to purchase. Um the cost of

[33:52] that new street sweeper is $242,189

[33:58] and um will like I said before will be

[34:00] provided by MTech company. The purchase

[34:03] agreement is for 5 years with an annual

[34:05] payment of $55,735.84

[34:10] and the first lease payment or uh

[34:12] purchase payment isn't due until next

[34:15] year. So, the deal that we worked out,

[34:18] they're going to pay us $75,000 for that

[34:20] tradein this year. And then our first

[34:22] payment isn't due until March of 2027.

[34:25] Um, so with that said, I'm happy to

[34:27] answer any questions you may have, but

[34:29] that concludes our staff report.

[34:34] » Thank you. Does council have any

[34:36] questions or comments?

[34:38] >> Yes.

[34:41] Are there any differences in their um

[34:44] features or how they perform?

[34:47] >> There is. So, the current street sweeper

[34:50] we have is basically a retrofitted like

[34:53] truck that we use for plows and all of

[34:55] that. This new street sweeper is, and I

[34:58] don't know all the technical details,

[35:00] but it's a mechanical sweeper where it's

[35:02] specifically built just to sweep

[35:04] streets. So, it's a completely different

[35:07] chassis, different system. It works more

[35:10] efficiently. Um, and the performance,

[35:13] we've been told, is is a lot better.

[35:18] » Um, are any other cities around here

[35:20] that are using it that you can kind of

[35:21] see do they does it get into corners

[35:23] better? Does it do have seen it? We

[35:26] haven't I don't think we've reached out

[35:27] to other cities, but it's a three-wheel

[35:30] vehicle and just looking at the turning

[35:34] radius uh through their videos, it

[35:36] definitely gets in and out of areas a

[35:37] lot more efficient and better than than

[35:40] the uh one

[35:41] >> and Culax.

[35:43] >> Yeah, and Culax. Yep.

[35:48] » Seeing no further Oh, I'm sorry.

[35:50] >> I was just going to say thank you.

[35:51] >> Yeah.

[35:52] >> Okay. I would entertain a motion and a

[35:55] second to approve.

[35:56] >> So moved.

[35:57] >> Second.

[35:59] >> D, would you please call the role?

[36:02] >> Miss Vermillion?

[36:03] >> Yes.

[36:03] >> Miss Parker Jones?

[36:05] >> Yes.

[36:05] >> Mr. Betts?

[36:06] >> Yes.

[36:06] >> President Cole?

[36:07] >> Yes.

[36:07] >> Mr. Teter?

[36:08] >> Yes.

[36:09] >> Vice President Katone?

[36:10] >> Yes.

[36:10] >> Miss Rasul?

[36:11] >> Yes.

[36:12] >> Pass 70.

[36:13] >> Resolution 26-R42

[36:15] has passed and is in effect at the

[36:17] earliest date allowable by law. D. Would

[36:21] you please read resolution 26-R43

[36:25] by title only?

[36:27] >> Authorizing the city manager to enter

[36:29] into a community reinvestment area tax

[36:31] abatement agreement with Riggins Court

[36:33] Holdings LLC.

[36:35] >> Sir, staff report.

[36:38] >> Good evening, members of council. Um, I

[36:40] have with me Alex Boomershine. She is

[36:42] also on the economic development team.

[36:44] Um, she is leading this project and I

[36:47] promised her I wasn't going to make her

[36:48] talk. um but made her come up anyway.

[36:51] But anyway, Alex is really I know a lot

[36:53] of you have seen everything that goes on

[36:55] with City Lab. Um Alex really runs that

[36:57] day-to-day. She also manages all of our

[36:59] existing business relationships outside

[37:01] of the downtown area and she's been

[37:03] really taking over a lot of the

[37:04] compliance things with CRA and and tax

[37:06] incentives. So, um great asset to the

[37:09] team and we're excited to present this

[37:11] new project. Um this site is located at

[37:14] the end of Riggins Court. Um, this uh

[37:17] project is for a 12-year 75% CRA that

[37:21] would allow for the construction of a

[37:23] 72,000 square foot spec industrial

[37:26] building. Um, you may recall from a

[37:28] couple years ago, we had a series of

[37:30] five projects basically that were under

[37:32] construction at once and it's been a

[37:34] couple years since we've had anything

[37:35] moving forward. There's been a lot of

[37:36] macroeconomic things that have been

[37:38] under consideration. But what we

[37:40] approved today basically is where our

[37:42] future companies of in two years are

[37:44] going to be. So those properties that we

[37:46] approved in 2024 are now just about all

[37:49] full. There's just a couple spots left

[37:51] out of those. So it's important that we

[37:52] get this product online. So this

[37:54] abatement would authorize a CRA for the

[37:57] Rianc Court Flex Industrial Project,

[37:59] which would be an almost $12 million

[38:02] investment and we expect at least five

[38:04] and a quarter million dollars in annual

[38:05] payroll from it.

[38:08] >> Thank you. Does council have any

[38:09] questions or comments?

[38:14] Thank you. Um so the ones that were

[38:18] approved previously

[38:22] at that time um we were told a certain

[38:25] number that we expected. Can you tell us

[38:28] how those actual numbers compare?

[38:30] >> Sure. So they have a time period to to

[38:33] ramp up their leases. So it we have

[38:36] their first reporting year will be this

[38:38] year. We can say as of 1231 of this

[38:41] year, the Edwards Farm project, for

[38:43] example, has already generated over 200

[38:46] new jobs and that was as of December of

[38:47] 25. Those leases are all doing their

[38:50] build out now. So, it looks like they're

[38:52] all going to exceed their job creation

[38:54] requirement, but we're not going to know

[38:55] until the buildouts occur, but from the companies that have been locating

[38:59] and signing leases, we expect it'll be

[39:01] significantly greater than this.

[39:04] >> How about dollar-wise? that payroll and

[39:06] everything is going to far exceed

[39:08] expectations of what was in their

[39:10] agreement to date.

[39:12] >> Okay. Um then my next comment question

[39:16] is um

[39:19] I feel like cities are very quick to

[39:23] automatically give tax abatements. Um we

[39:28] have an attorney's name who took out the

[39:32] LLC. I don't really know who ultimately

[39:36] is going to own this or who is the

[39:38] investor. Who are the investors in in

[39:40] this? For all I know, it could be a

[39:42] billionaire that doesn't need this tax

[39:43] abatement.

[39:44] >> So, what regardless of the ownership, a

[39:47] project has to make sense. And to get

[39:49] the tenant mix that they want, they have

[39:50] to be able to charge a certain amount in

[39:52] lease. If you don't provide an

[39:53] abatement, you're not going to be able

[39:54] to charge the lease rate in order to get

[39:56] the project off the ground. So, there's

[39:57] no project regardless of the ownership.

[39:59] That being said, this project is being

[40:01] developed by Excel, which is a local um

[40:04] industrial company. Um, as far as who's

[40:07] going to own it long term, I don't know.

[40:09] They have every right to potentially

[40:10] sell it to an investor, provided that it

[40:12] makes sense. Um, but at the end of the

[40:15] day, the developer is the one taking all

[40:17] of the risk on the project. If this

[40:20] project doesn't move forward or if they

[40:21] run into a hiccup from some

[40:23] macroeconomic issue, it's all the money

[40:25] on them. If they don't move forward,

[40:27] there's no abatement. they don't hit the

[40:28] job parameter, the incentive gets

[40:30] terminated. So all of the risk is on the

[40:32] developer.

[40:34] >> And I didn't catch what you said at the

[40:37] beginning of your answer about why the

[40:40] abatement was so crucial.

[40:42] >> And if you don't have an abatement, you

[40:44] can't charge the amount of rent needed

[40:46] today to get one of these buildings off

[40:48] the ground. These buildings will not be

[40:50] constructed without an abatement.

[40:55] So basically the taxpayer has to help

[40:57] the business along.

[40:59] >> I think the we're partnering with the

[41:01] business in order to achieve a project

[41:03] of what we want to grow jobs and

[41:06] investment here in our community. If

[41:08] it's a tool we don't want to use then

[41:10] the projects aren't going to move

[41:11] forward and we're not going to grow our

[41:12] income tax base. So is the taxpayer

[41:14] fronting this? I'd argue that this is

[41:17] all new investment that's been sitting

[41:19] vacant since you know the roads have

[41:22] been complete. So otherwise there's zero

[41:24] new tax dollars generated. So say this

[41:27] is going to be a new pack taxpayer in

[41:29] our community.

[41:31] >> Yeah, I understand. Thank you.

[41:35] » So this property is right along 270,

[41:37] correct? And from what I understand,

[41:39] it's going to look very similar to other

[41:42] developed um property that's like right

[41:45] on the other side of 270. So it's going

[41:46] to look very cohesive to our community

[41:48] and such. I also noticed in looking at

[41:51] the site plan that this is a very

[41:54] challenging site to develop and so were

[41:56] there any other considerations looked at

[41:58] for this site or was this you know the

[42:00] real best case usage of it?

[42:02] >> So this site sat vacant at one point it

[42:05] was going to be a potential parking lot

[42:06] for the BMW building but until we

[42:09] changed the I270 zoning there was

[42:12] nothing that could pencil out or be

[42:13] achieved here. So the the reasonzoning

[42:16] in addition with the incentive is really

[42:17] what made this site viable because you

[42:19] mentioned it's it's a challenging site

[42:21] not just from the fact that it's a

[42:22] triangle but then also fitting storm

[42:24] water management on something like this

[42:25] is also a big challenge. So there wasn't

[42:27] a whole lot that could go here. So we're

[42:30] excited that this is kind of achieving

[42:32] the I270 reszoning goals and also

[42:35] getting something that's going to

[42:36] generate revenue over time.

[42:38] >> Thank you.

[42:45] I was just going to ask um how many jobs

[42:48] is this going to generate?

[42:50] >> Uh the minimum commitment is 75.

[42:52] Typically what we've seen on a spec

[42:54] project is roughly one job per thousand

[42:56] feet. We're seeing much better results,

[42:59] but at least from the agreement

[43:01] requirement, um 75 jobs for

[43:03] >> 75 jobs. And what's the square footage

[43:05] of?

[43:05] >> 72,000 square feet.

[43:07] Okay. Thank you.

[43:12] Okay. All right. Seeing no further

[43:15] questions or comments, I would entertain

[43:17] a motion and a second to approve. So

[43:19] move.

[43:20] >> Second.

[43:22] >> Alex.

[43:23] >> D, would you please call the role?

[43:28] » Miss Parker Jones,

[43:30] >> yes.

[43:30] >> Mr. Teter,

[43:31] >> yes.

[43:32] >> President Cole,

[43:33] >> yes.

[43:33] >> Mr. Betts,

[43:35] >> yes.

[43:36] >> Miss Vermillion,

[43:38] >> no.

[43:41] Miss Russul,

[43:42] >> no.

[43:45] >> Vice President Katon,

[43:46] >> yes.

[43:48] >> Pass 52.

[43:50] >> Resolution 26-R43

[43:53] has passed and is in effect at the

[43:54] earliest date allowable by law. D, would

[43:58] you please read resolution 26-R44

[44:02] by title only?

[44:05] Authorizing the conditional use for a

[44:07] new 70,644

[44:09] square foot square foot Brown Elementary

[44:12] School at 2900 Walker Road within the DE

[44:15] Big Derby Employment District. Staff

[44:17] report, please.

[44:18] >> Yes, thank you. Good evening, members of

[44:19] council. May D is going to pull up the

[44:22] presentation for you. Um, this site is

[44:25] located on the east side of Walker Road

[44:27] and see if this is turned on. Sorry

[44:30] about that.

[44:32] You can see the site location there. Um

[44:35] it is directly adjacent to the existing

[44:37] Hillyard Memorial Middle School just to

[44:39] the north of that site. A couple of

[44:42] images of the existing site as it is

[44:44] today. Uh the proposed plan includes a

[44:47] new 70,644T

[44:50] elementary school with 161 parking

[44:53] spaces. Access to the site will be

[44:55] available um from the extension of

[44:57] Mirror Parkway and also from Hillyard

[44:59] Memorial Middle School to the south. The

[45:02] applicant is requesting um a conditional

[45:06] use for the new elementary school within

[45:08] the Big Derby Employment District. The

[45:10] site does meet parking requirements and

[45:13] it is exempt from the open space

[45:15] requirements as a public entity.

[45:17] Any questions? Oh, I'm I apologize. I

[45:20] forgot to say the record of actions. Um

[45:22] the big derby accord panel did vote 80

[45:24] to provide a positive recommendation for

[45:26] the site plan with conditions. Uh

[45:28] additionally planning and zoning zoning

[45:30] commission voted 50 to provide a

[45:32] positive recommendation for the

[45:33] conditional use to be forwarded to

[45:36] council.

[45:37] >> Thank you. Does council have any

[45:39] questions or comments?

[45:43] » Um is there anybody here from from the

[45:45] schools to answer a question?

[45:48] >> I am not aware if there's room. Yes,

[45:51] there is.

[45:51] >> Oh, okay. Um I had a question about um I know um several years ago um we had

[45:59] some conversations with the schools

[46:01] about maybe applying for grants for

[46:04] maybe solar on the rooftops and things

[46:06] like that. Has that advanced any further

[46:08] with all that rooftop you guys have?

[46:13] » Evening council. My name is Mark

[46:14] Dudgeen. I'm chief operating officer for

[46:16] Hillyard City Schools. So to your point,

[46:19] um we're we're always looking for

[46:21] opportunities to to leverage uh uh

[46:23] budgets and and also reduce our energy

[46:26] impact. Um while we have not move

[46:29] forward uh with anything regarding

[46:31] solar, we have been in conversation with entities around the area uh to to

[46:36] look at and explore um tax credits uh

[46:40] where possible. One more recent example

[46:43] is is we just uh were awarded a grant by

[46:46] the state department of development to

[46:48] upgrade all LED lighting in Davidson

[46:50] High School which will reduce our energy

[46:52] consumption on that particular site by

[46:54] approximately 55,000 a year. We haven't

[46:57] done anything uh more recent with

[46:59] regards to new construction or or new

[47:01] development. Um simply because when we

[47:03] talk about horizontal uh rooftops, we

[47:06] invest a lot of money in in uh roof

[47:08] warranties and uh when you start putting

[47:11] solar arrays on on rooftops, obviously

[47:13] it impacts our ability to to uh maintain

[47:16] those uh rooftops long term. Um, but I

[47:20] can tell you we are looking at

[47:21] opportunities to do floating arrays on

[47:24] some of our detention basins and uh,

[47:26] similar to what uh, Delco Water up in

[47:28] Delaware County did. Um, but also

[47:30] looking at opportunities to go uh,

[47:32] vertical with solar arrays, taking

[47:35] advantage of of our west facing uh, um,

[47:38] varsity stadiums and and um, uh, getting

[47:41] creative with spaces like that.

[47:43] >> That's awesome. I'm happy to hear that.

[47:45] >> Um, is there one more question? Um, so

[47:48] is your storm are your storm water

[47:50] basins going to be similar to the

[47:52] Bradley type basin?

[47:54] >> Yeah, so the detentions on this

[47:56] particular site um uh will be um basins

[48:00] similar to what we have on both Memorial

[48:02] and and Bradley. Um obviously on this

[48:05] particular site we're we are uh having

[48:07] to account for drainage from the north

[48:09] um moving to the south. So, um while the

[48:12] basins on this site uh won't satisfy um

[48:16] all of that um drainage from the north,

[48:18] we are taking in uh the basins on the

[48:21] memorial and the Bradley site in into

[48:23] consideration as well for those

[48:25] calculations.

[48:26] >> Okay. Thank you.

[48:30] » Okay. I don't see any further questions

[48:32] or comments from council. I would

[48:34] entertain a motion and a second to

[48:36] approve.

[48:38] >> So move.

[48:38] >> Second.

[48:40] >> D. Would you please call the role?

[48:42] >> Vice President Katon?

[48:44] >> Yes.

[48:44] >> Mr. Teter?

[48:45] >> Yes.

[48:45] >> Miss Russell?

[48:46] >> Yes.

[48:47] >> Miss Parker Jones?

[48:48] >> Yes.

[48:49] >> President Cole?

[48:50] >> Yes.

[48:50] >> Mr. Betts?

[48:51] >> Yes.

[48:51] >> Miss Vermillion?

[48:53] >> Yes.

[48:54] >> S70.

[48:56] >> Resolution 26-R44

[48:59] has passed and is in effect at the

[49:00] earliest date allowable by law.

[49:04] D. Would you please read resolution

[49:06] 26-R45

[49:08] by title only?

[49:10] >> Authorizing the conditional use for a

[49:12] place of worship at 5462 Center Street

[49:15] with the ORD Old Hillyard Residential

[49:17] District.

[49:18] >> Is there a staff report?

[49:20] >> Yes. Thank you. The proposed site is

[49:23] located at the terminus of Center Street

[49:25] directly northeast of Merchant Park. The

[49:28] site's currently operating as an event

[49:30] center known as the McCoy Center. It

[49:32] includes an existing 25,831qt

[49:36] building as well as 174 existing parking

[49:39] spaces.

[49:40] Capitol Church is requesting a change in

[49:42] use to a place of worship which is a

[49:44] conditional use within the old Hillyard

[49:46] residential district. The proposed place

[49:48] of worship will not include a school or

[49:50] daycare. Um you can see uh this is the

[49:54] uh existing floor plans that were

[49:56] developed um when the McCoy Center um

[49:58] added the addition on. And then this is

[50:01] the proposed floor plan for the um place

[50:03] of worship which illustrates a main

[50:06] auditorium that will be used for

[50:07] services offices for staff and a lobby

[50:10] children's area that will be used as an

[50:12] accessory use to the main auditorium.

[50:14] The total required parking for the

[50:16] proposed use is 88 parking spaces.

[50:18] Planning and Zoning Commission voted

[50:20] 50-0 to provide a positive

[50:22] recommendation for the conditional use

[50:23] to be forwarded to council. Any

[50:25] questions?

[50:26] >> Does council have any questions or

[50:28] comments?

[50:31] » You said there's how many required

[50:33] parking spaces?

[50:34] >> 88. Um, as they have the floor plan

[50:37] proposed.

[50:38] >> Okay. And what's the um anticipated

[50:40] number of um people who could be in the

[50:43] auditorium? They have um we have

[50:45] calculated the parking based off of

[50:47] their quote of 500 seats in the

[50:49] auditorium and the planning and zoning

[50:52] uh recommendation included a condition

[50:54] that if that were to change they would

[50:55] have to apply for you know review and

[50:58] for that to be uh staff approved to make

[51:00] sure it fits within the existing parking

[51:02] on the site.

[51:04] 88 cars doesn't seem like that that

[51:05] would really serve 500 people coming at

[51:09] any given time

[51:10] >> based on the zoning code parking

[51:12] requirements. So, um the uh parking code

[51:16] requires one space for every five seats

[51:18] in the auditorium and then in within the

[51:21] old Hillyard district um there is a 50%

[51:23] reduction that's just automatically

[51:25] provided in the zoning code for all

[51:27] uses.

[51:28] >> Okay. Um do we have a sense of when

[51:31] services would be held? because I'm I'm

[51:32] a little concerned about foot traffic um

[51:35] with the trail being so close and with

[51:37] the difference of timing. You know, the

[51:39] McCoy Center currently is used as an

[51:41] event space and that those things

[51:42] typically happen in the evening when

[51:44] there's less trail usage and so I'm just

[51:47] wanting to have an understanding of when the building would likely be see a

[51:51] lot of that traffic coming in and out.

[51:52] Sure. My understanding that it'll be

[51:54] primarily used on Sunday mornings.

[51:56] However, I think that would be a good

[51:58] question for the applicant if they're

[51:59] available as well. Is the applicant here

[52:02] this evening?

[52:03] >> Yes.

[52:03] >> Okay. Can you give us this? Do you want

[52:06] to ask now? Okay. If you would come up.

[52:10] >> Yes. Uh Charles Tilllet, 580 South High

[52:12] Street, Sweet 120, Columbus, Ohio. Um

[52:16] initially, um services would be

[52:18] primarily on Sunday mornings. However, I

[52:20] would say that the use of being so close

[52:22] to the foot traffic or the rail trails

[52:25] would um allow some members of Capitol

[52:28] Church to attend the ceremonies or um

[52:32] services by using those foot tra by

[52:34] using those rail trails.

[52:37] >> Sunday morning tends to be a pretty busy

[52:39] time on the trail right there. So given

[52:42] that there could be a lot of new traffic

[52:44] coming in and out and and things like

[52:46] that, I mean 500 people in 88 cars

[52:50] doesn't seem like it fits very well. So

[52:52] how do you anticipate making sure that

[52:54] this is a safe area for our residents?

[52:57] >> That is a fair point. I would just

[52:59] clarify that there are currently 174

[53:02] parking spaces in the parking lot as

[53:04] opposed to just the 88 that are

[53:05] required. Um, as far as keeping that

[53:08] safe, we haven't for foot traffic around

[53:10] the area. We haven't necessarily

[53:12] contemplated that at this point. Um, I

[53:14] would say that we are open to

[53:16] implementing any strategies or tactics

[53:18] that you guys would recommend.

[53:21] >> Could there be a consideration of of

[53:24] maintaining a lower count than 500?

[53:28] Um, we wouldn't want to impede on the

[53:33] ability to have a service for all the

[53:35] members of the Capitol Church.

[53:39] >> So, currently there there are about 500

[53:41] that would attend then.

[53:43] >> Yes, that's what's estimated at this

[53:45] point.

[53:50] So, you currently have 500, but I'm I'm

[53:53] assuming you're a growing organization

[53:56] and you could have more than 500.

[53:58] Correct.

[53:59] >> Um, that is correct. Yes.

[54:02] >> At at which point,

[54:04] what happens with the parking and and

[54:07] the traffic?

[54:08] >> Well, the space could fit up to 800

[54:11] seats maximum. Um, at that point, we'd

[54:14] still be under the in the requirements

[54:16] for the code. I haven't done the

[54:18] calculations for how many spaces would

[54:19] be needed. Um, but at that point, we

[54:23] would have to figure out strategies as

[54:24] far as facilitating all the parking um

[54:27] and getting everybody there in an

[54:29] accommodating fashion and safe for all

[54:31] the pedestrians who are using the rail

[54:33] trail.

[54:34] >> President Cole, if I might. So, one of

[54:37] the um conditions on the staff

[54:39] recommendation of approval that also

[54:41] came through the planning and zoning

[54:42] commission is that any changes to that

[54:44] interior space that require additional

[54:46] parking spaces would require the

[54:49] administrative approval um up to the

[54:51] number of parking spaces provided on the

[54:52] site. So, if they were to expand their

[54:55] seating from the 500 that's contemplated

[54:57] here to 501 to 800, that would have to

[55:02] come back through for staff approval.

[55:05] Um, in terms of interaction of traffic

[55:07] with the pedestrian experience, um, you

[55:10] know, council has the ability to add

[55:12] conditions as well to a conditional use.

[55:15] So, if council were so inclined to add a

[55:18] condition of creating a, um, plan and

[55:21] consultation with staff to minimize um,

[55:26] incoming and outcoming traffic and

[55:28] pedestrian

[55:30] interaction.

[55:32] Um, and if that's something that the

[55:34] applicant were agreeable to, that would

[55:35] be something that council could require.

[55:38] >> Okay. Thank you. I'm sorry, one more.

[55:43] Uh, so what kind of midweek activities

[55:45] would there be?

[55:47] >> As of right now, there's none planned

[55:48] outside of the administration and and

[55:52] faculty of the church attending and

[55:54] using the space as the offices. Um, we

[55:57] have considered doing a Thursday night

[55:59] service for those that can't attend on

[56:01] Sunday mornings. Those would be much

[56:04] more limited, I imagine, uh, with

[56:07] attendance, but outside of that, there's

[56:09] no real midweek activities planned.

[56:13] >> What night of the week did you say?

[56:14] >> Thursday, excuse me.

[56:17] >> Okay. That's the same night as the city

[56:20] uh events during the summer which would

[56:24] create a possible

[56:26] >> again this is

[56:27] >> traffic nightmare.

[56:28] >> This is this is only contemplated if

[56:30] there were another night of the week

[56:31] that would not interfere with um the

[56:34] city events. I'm sure we'd be open to

[56:36] it.

[56:37] >> Thank you.

[56:38] >> If I may, I I do have concerns about the

[56:41] parking. Parking in Old Hillyard is

[56:43] difficult,

[56:44] you know, as it is now. And um so if we

[56:48] could look at that and what you said

[56:53] >> I take a motion

[56:56] >> if if the question is getting to

[56:58] postponing action on this.

[57:00] >> Yes.

[57:01] >> So that those can be or is it to

[57:04] creating a condition?

[57:07] Well, if we could postpone to see, you

[57:09] know, uh what other options there might

[57:12] be for any parking problems that come up

[57:15] in the future, if you know, if the if

[57:18] the congregation grows, as I understand,

[57:20] of course, you want it too. And then the parking

[57:24] will become a problem. And what do we

[57:26] do? What do we do then? That's what I'd

[57:28] like to talk about.

[57:32] Well, and and currently under the number

[57:35] of seats that they have proposed,

[57:38] >> they are under what the code requires.

[57:43] So that's I guess I'm not following

[57:48] the question in relation to what the

[57:50] code requirement is.

[57:52] >> I think if if I might just to read it,

[57:55] just read it back to be sure I'm hearing

[57:56] things correctly. is the um it sounds

[57:58] like maybe the question is if council is

[58:02] interested in adding or talking about

[58:04] other conditions for this conditional

[58:06] use, we might need some time to digest

[58:09] that. So if not to put words in

[58:11] council's mouth, but then if the

[58:12] question is how to postpone this so that conversation can happen, we can do

[58:17] the due diligence and then come back. Is

[58:19] that that's the question?

[58:21] >> Yes. Thank you. Mhm.

[58:25] » We need a motion then to postpone this

[58:27] to a date uncertain. I would be glad to

[58:29] make that motion.

[58:31] >> Do you want it to a date uncertain or do

[58:32] you want to make it a specific date,

[58:34] which would be the next meeting, which

[58:35] would be May 11th?

[58:38] >> I like the flexibility, but I'm open to

[58:43] >> if you administration thinks it' be best

[58:45] for them. Can I ask a clarifying

[58:47] question before we move on with it?

[58:49] >> Um

[58:51] that you said that um we could add

[58:54] additional conditions. They can't be

[58:56] added after the fact like if we were to

[58:57] approve it tonight, we can't go back and

[58:59] additional conditions regarding correct

[59:02] parking. Okay.

[59:03] >> Thank you. And I do have one question

[59:04] for you as well. You said that you have

[59:06] um 500 members already and so I assume

[59:10] you have another church where they're

[59:13] all going. Is this going to be an

[59:16] additional church or are they are you

[59:17] closing that one down and they're all

[59:19] going to come to this one now?

[59:20] >> Um, so I am a representative of Capitol

[59:22] Church I believe. Luke, if you

[59:30] » Hi, Luke Peterson. I'm a pastor at the

[59:33] capital. Um, I can answer any questions.

[59:36] One of them about parking is parking is

[59:39] more of the limiter than the auditorium

[59:41] size and we wouldn't want to put um more

[59:46] make it difficult for people to park

[59:47] even for our experience. And so we're

[59:49] already at two services right now. We

[59:51] would um add services that make parking

[59:54] um not uh difficult for people to come

[59:56] in and out. We currently meet at Bington

[59:59] Elementary already a church doing two

[1:00:01] services. And one of the main reasons is

[1:00:02] because Bington has 94 parking spots. Um

[1:00:06] and so, you know, families, every

[1:00:08] everybody involved, we don't want to

[1:00:10] make it difficult for people to come and

[1:00:12] park and be able to walk right in. So,

[1:00:14] um certainly do not want to make things

[1:00:16] difficult for um you know, not only

[1:00:19] people around that environment, but even

[1:00:21] the people coming and going on that

[1:00:23] street. So, uh it's it's easier for us

[1:00:25] to add services than than mess with

[1:00:28] parking. And we already have done that

[1:00:29] up to this point. So, and and Thursday

[1:00:32] nights we have uh we started a college

[1:00:34] ministry as well and so we have a

[1:00:36] Thursday night gathering that currently

[1:00:38] meets at the Faucet Center uh which is

[1:00:40] an athletic facility at Ohio State. Um

[1:00:43] and so Thursday services would not

[1:00:45] operate um during the summer at any

[1:00:49] point anyways. Um so that another

[1:00:52] consideration.

[1:00:54] >> Thank you.

[1:00:55] >> Yeah.

[1:00:57] So to clarify,

[1:00:58] >> yeah,

[1:00:58] >> you might get 250 people at one service,

[1:01:01] >> correct?

[1:01:02] >> Maybe 250 people at the next service.

[1:01:04] >> Yes.

[1:01:04] >> Not all 500 are coming in at the same

[1:01:07] time.

[1:01:07] >> Exactly. Exactly. And that that would

[1:01:09] also that number would also involve

[1:01:11] kids.

[1:01:12] >> And our calculation somewhere between

[1:01:14] 2.1 to 2.5 people per car that end up

[1:01:18] coming. And so um you know, you might

[1:01:20] have a family in a van and that's like

[1:01:22] six people. A lot of those wouldn't be

[1:01:24] in the auditorium, but that's still a a

[1:01:26] attendance consideration for for us.

[1:01:28] Yeah.

[1:01:29] >> Thank you.

[1:01:30] >> Yeah. So,

[1:01:31] >> you'll have multiple locations.

[1:01:33] >> Th only in one location. Yeah. This this

[1:01:35] is our this would be our only location.

[1:01:37] Yeah. So, we're just currently renting

[1:01:39] weekly at Bington Elementary and uh have

[1:01:43] gotten in contract to buy this and then

[1:01:45] this would just be the the new church

[1:01:47] building entirely.

[1:01:48] >> Thank you.

[1:01:49] >> Yeah.

[1:01:52] You said there are two services. What

[1:01:53] times are those?

[1:01:54] >> 9 and 10:30.

[1:01:56] >> Okay. And do you have any uh plans on

[1:01:59] like renting out the space when you're

[1:02:00] not using it or will it be empty?

[1:02:03] >> Uh we're I mean we're open to anything.

[1:02:05] I know Hillyard um has used it as an

[1:02:08] event space and we certainly want to be

[1:02:10] the the kind of church that adds value

[1:02:13] to Hillyard, not takes from Hillyard. Um

[1:02:16] and so definitely open to that. At this

[1:02:19] point, the McCoy will continue to

[1:02:21] operate through the end of the year

[1:02:22] through 2026. We just felt like um they

[1:02:25] had a lot of events already on the

[1:02:27] books. They have weddings, those kind of

[1:02:28] things. And and we didn't want to make

[1:02:30] them have to pull that off. You know, I

[1:02:32] can imagine a bride who's got this whole

[1:02:33] thing um figured out. And so all through

[1:02:36] 2026, we're making no adjustments,

[1:02:39] staying completely out, allowing the

[1:02:41] McCoy to continue to operate at that

[1:02:43] point. Um and then from this point

[1:02:45] forward like we we want to be of value

[1:02:47] to the city is is our goal. And so

[1:02:49] whatever whatever I mean the building a

[1:02:51] lot of time will be um not used because

[1:02:54] Sunday morning is the primary space for

[1:02:56] that. But um would would love for the

[1:02:59] building to be of of value to the

[1:03:00] school. I mean it's right across you

[1:03:02] know a little pond from Derby and so you

[1:03:05] know whatever we could do to be helpful

[1:03:07] to school districts and cities and we we

[1:03:09] want the building to be um definitely

[1:03:11] full use. So,

[1:03:16] but it's not it's not our intention to

[1:03:18] rent it out at at this point for we

[1:03:21] don't have any plans to do that, I

[1:03:22] guess, is the best way to answer that.

[1:03:25] >> Do we have any other questions for the

[1:03:27] applicant before we invite staff back

[1:03:29] up? Okay. Thank you.

[1:03:35] » And I just wanted to clarify um with the

[1:03:37] question about renting it out.

[1:03:39] Currently, their um application is just

[1:03:42] for the use as they've proposed. So, if

[1:03:44] they were to want to rent it as a

[1:03:47] different type of assembly space, that

[1:03:48] would require an additional application

[1:03:50] to be um submitted to the city for

[1:03:53] review.

[1:03:55] >> Okay. Depending on,

[1:03:57] >> right, depending on the use, whether it

[1:03:58] was permitted or conditional or whatever

[1:04:00] the processes, they would have to go

[1:04:01] through that process. Right now, they've

[1:04:03] just applied for the use as they've

[1:04:06] proposed, which is a place of worship.

[1:04:08] Does staff have an opinion or preference

[1:04:11] on council adding some type of a

[1:04:14] pedestrian traffic analysis as a

[1:04:17] condition to ensure safe pedestrian use

[1:04:20] of the trail? Uh we're definitely open

[1:04:23] to it. Um without um the city engineer

[1:04:26] being here, I don't know what parameters

[1:04:29] that would need to look like for them to

[1:04:30] be able to implement it appropriately.

[1:04:32] So that's the only thing I might have

[1:04:34] some concerns about is it being worded

[1:04:36] in a way that we could actually ensure

[1:04:38] would be implementable. Um but I other

[1:04:42] you know we're totally amendable to um

[1:04:45] conditions as needed. I think that the

[1:04:48] pedestrian um traffic concerns is

[1:04:51] something that could be addressed. We

[1:04:52] would just need to make sure that it's

[1:04:55] worded appropriately. I don't know that

[1:04:57] if you have thoughts on that.

[1:04:58] >> Right. I mean, my thought would be to

[1:05:01] leave some leave the ability for the

[1:05:04] engineer and the and the planning staff

[1:05:06] to look at a

[1:05:10] strategy and and essentially what I've

[1:05:12] drafted up here if council's inclined to

[1:05:14] such a condition is for applicant in

[1:05:16] consultation with staff to provide a

[1:05:18] strategy to minimize pedestrian and

[1:05:20] traffic conflicts subject to staff

[1:05:22] approval. Um, that's me sitting here

[1:05:25] tonight on the fly thinking of a of a

[1:05:27] condition Um if if council is inclined

[1:05:32] for more time to consider that or for

[1:05:35] staff to consider that look at either

[1:05:38] May 11th or potentially May 27th

[1:05:42] which is the second meeting in May and

[1:05:44] may be more meaningable to getting

[1:05:45] something in before the applicable

[1:05:48] packet deadline.

[1:05:50] >> I know this is a conditional use and

[1:05:51] it's quasi judicial in our

[1:05:53] decisionmaking. Do we need to ask the

[1:05:55] applicant's permission to postpone the

[1:05:57] same way they do at the planning

[1:05:59] commission?

[1:06:00] >> Uh, no, you do not.

[1:06:01] >> Okay. Should I Would the applicant be

[1:06:05] open to us postponing to be able to work

[1:06:07] out that additional condition?

[1:06:10] >> Yes.

[1:06:12] >> Would anyone like to make a motion

[1:06:15] postpone? I guess I'd like to make a

[1:06:17] motion to postpone this for an uncertain

[1:06:20] date.

[1:06:21] >> Date uncertain to give you flexibility

[1:06:24] between the 13th and the 27th

[1:06:28] in May. Or would you prefer we pick a

[1:06:30] date?

[1:06:33] It doesn't matter to me. I mean, it's

[1:06:35] just you can announce the date so that

[1:06:36] they know when to come back. And it

[1:06:38] would either be May 11th or May 26

[1:06:40] because May 25th is a Memorial Day.

[1:06:44] Why don't we say May 26 so that we have

[1:06:46] a date on the calendar? Right. Then

[1:06:48] >> if if that would need to move for some

[1:06:50] reason, we can coordinate with the clerk

[1:06:53] and with the applicant in the meantime.

[1:06:56] >> Okay. So, Councilwoman, is that your

[1:06:58] >> Yes. Yes. May 27th,

[1:07:02] >> 26th, that Tuesday after Memorial Day.

[1:07:05] Correct.

[1:07:05] >> I'll second that.

[1:07:09] » Would you please call the role?

[1:07:11] >> Miss Rasul. Yes,

[1:07:13] >> Mr. Teter.

[1:07:14] >> Yes,

[1:07:15] >> Mr. Bats.

[1:07:16] >> Yes,

[1:07:16] >> President Cole.

[1:07:17] >> Yes,

[1:07:18] >> Vice President Katone.

[1:07:19] >> Yes,

[1:07:19] >> Miss Vermillion.

[1:07:20] >> Yes,

[1:07:21] >> Miss Parker Jones.

[1:07:22] >> Yes,

[1:07:22] >> is postponed to 526.

[1:07:26] Thank you. Um, resolution 26-R45

[1:07:30] has been postponed to the May 26th,

[1:07:35] 2026 meeting.

[1:07:39] All right. D. Would you please read

[1:07:41] resolution 26-R46

[1:07:44] by title only?

[1:07:46] >> Authorizing the conditional use for

[1:07:48] outdoor storage exceeding 10% of the

[1:07:50] total area of the lot of parcel at 30

[1:07:53] 3700 to 3720 Lakeon Road within the I-FE

[1:07:59] I270 corridor flex employment district.

[1:08:02] >> Sir, staff report.

[1:08:03] >> Yes, thank you. The site is currently

[1:08:05] located on the east side of Lakeon Road.

[1:08:07] It's approximately 825 ft south of

[1:08:10] Cemetery Road. We do have a short

[1:08:12] presentation that D is pulling up. Um

[1:08:15] the site currently includes two existing

[1:08:17] buildings which total 177823,000

[1:08:21] square ft. The site also currently

[1:08:24] includes um uh outdoor storage areas um

[1:08:28] uh today. So this is the site from a

[1:08:31] parcel view. Here are some existing

[1:08:33] condition images. is you can see the

[1:08:35] larger building and some of the parking

[1:08:37] and outdoor storage as they exist today.

[1:08:41] In 2023, city council approved a

[1:08:43] conditional use for outdoor storage on

[1:08:45] this site um that was 37% of the total

[1:08:49] lot area. The property was purchased by

[1:08:52] the current property owner in August of

[1:08:54] 2025. the same month. Um the site was

[1:08:57] also reszoned to if Flex Employment in

[1:08:59] the I270 corridor district as part of

[1:09:02] the Z new zoning map um that was adopted

[1:09:04] by city council in 20 August 2025. Uh so

[1:09:08] currently the existing owner is

[1:09:10] requesting for 6.88 acres or 35% of the

[1:09:14] total lot area to be permitted as a

[1:09:16] conditional use for outdoor storage. um

[1:09:18] which is a similar um request as the

[1:09:21] approval in 2023 um just slightly less

[1:09:24] acreage and uh planning and zoning

[1:09:27] commission voted 60 to provide a

[1:09:29] positive recommendation for the

[1:09:30] conditional use to be forwarded to city

[1:09:32] council.

[1:09:34] >> Thank you. Does council have any

[1:09:35] questions or comments?

[1:09:41] Is that unusual to have that high of a

[1:09:43] percentage for that extra outdoor

[1:09:45] storage?

[1:09:46] >> Um, for this site, I think it's been

[1:09:49] this way historically for decades. Um,

[1:09:53] so that it's it's not unusual for this

[1:09:55] site, I would say. Um, I think that it

[1:09:58] is um on the higher side. Um, however,

[1:10:01] it is a it is a very large site and so I

[1:10:04] don't really know how to do a apples for

[1:10:07] apples comparison on that without

[1:10:09] crunching some numbers. Yeah,

[1:10:11] >> you're welcome.

[1:10:15] » Okay, no other questions or comments. I

[1:10:18] would entertain a motion and a second to

[1:10:20] approve.

[1:10:23] » So moved.

[1:10:25] >> Second.

[1:10:26] >> D, would you please call the role?

[1:10:29] Mr. Jeter.

[1:10:30] >> Yes.

[1:10:31] >> Miss Parker Jones.

[1:10:32] >> Yes.

[1:10:32] >> Vice President Katon.

[1:10:34] >> Yes.

[1:10:35] >> Miss Vermillion.

[1:10:38] >> Yes.

[1:10:40] >> Miss Russul.

[1:10:41] >> Yes.

[1:10:42] >> President Cole.

[1:10:43] >> Yes.

[1:10:43] >> Mr. Betts.

[1:10:45] >> Yes.

[1:10:45] >> Pass 70.

[1:10:47] >> Resolution 26-R46

[1:10:50] has passed and is in effect at the

[1:10:51] earliest date allowable by law. D. Would

[1:10:55] you please read resolution 26-R47

[1:10:58] by title only

[1:11:01] >> authorizing the city managers to secure

[1:11:03] membership in the AARP network of age

[1:11:05] friendly communities?

[1:11:07] >> There staff report

[1:11:09] that

[1:11:10] >> would vice president Katone like to

[1:11:12] deliver the staff report. May I deliver

[1:11:13] it from here please? Gotta go down. No,

[1:11:16] I'm just saying.

[1:11:18] >> Um, so

[1:11:20] City of Hillyard and Norwich Township

[1:11:24] talked together about joining the AARP

[1:11:27] um, age friendly community as we both

[1:11:29] offer services to seniors and given that

[1:11:32] this is a very popular program in the

[1:11:35] United States and I there are some 88

[1:11:39] cities, counties, townships in Ohio that

[1:11:42] are members of the age friendly

[1:11:44] community. We decided that it would be a

[1:11:46] great opportunity for us to join this

[1:11:49] group of people and um I submitted an

[1:11:52] application and a letter of intent last

[1:11:54] week. It was immediately approved and we

[1:11:57] will have an event coming in two days.

[1:12:01] Um, no, in a week and two days and I

[1:12:05] will say a little bit more about that

[1:12:07] later, but I would um appreciate council

[1:12:10] approving this so that we can at no

[1:12:12] charge to us and it's it's all good and

[1:12:14] it's all gain. So, thank you.

[1:12:17] >> Thank you.

[1:12:18] Does council have any

[1:12:20] questions or comments?

[1:12:23] >> Seeing none, I would entertain a motion

[1:12:25] and a second to approve.

[1:12:26] >> So move.

[1:12:27] >> Second. D, would you please call the

[1:12:30] role? Vice President Katon.

[1:12:32] >> Yes.

[1:12:32] >> President Cole,

[1:12:33] >> yes.

[1:12:34] >> Mr. Betts,

[1:12:35] >> yes.

[1:12:35] >> Miss Vermillion,

[1:12:36] >> yes.

[1:12:37] >> Miss Parker Jones,

[1:12:38] >> yes.

[1:12:38] >> Mr. Teter,

[1:12:39] >> yes.

[1:12:39] >> Miss Russul,

[1:12:40] >> yes.

[1:12:41] >> Pass 70.

[1:12:42] >> Resolution 26-R47

[1:12:45] has passed and is in effect at the

[1:12:46] earliest date allowable by law. This

[1:12:49] concludes the legislative portion of the

[1:12:51] agenda.

[1:12:53] I would like to again welcome our new

[1:12:55] city manager, Josh Roush. We are happy

[1:12:58] that you're here. Um, we hope you've had

[1:13:00] a fun first meeting with us. Um, and

[1:13:02] we're looking forward to working with

[1:13:04] you as Hillyard continues to grow

[1:13:06] through these exciting times. So, thank

[1:13:08] you.

[1:13:08] >> Thank you.

[1:13:09] >> Um, do we have any staff reports this

[1:13:12] evening?

[1:13:14] >> Nope. Do we have a city manager update?

[1:13:17] >> Yes, ma'am. Just very briefly, I just

[1:13:19] want to echo the invitation to everyone

[1:13:21] for for the 43026 event uh next Thursday

[1:13:24] from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. which will be at

[1:13:26] Station Park. It should be a lot of fun.

[1:13:28] I'll be out there kind of meeting and

[1:13:30] greeting the community as well. There's

[1:13:32] a lot of information on our website and

[1:13:33] a huge thanks to our team for helping to

[1:13:35] pull all that together. Um I do want to

[1:13:37] thank everybody as well for just the

[1:13:39] very warm welcome to the community from

[1:13:40] council to staff to um business owners

[1:13:43] and stakeholders. Um it's been a

[1:13:45] tremendously inviting experience uh so

[1:13:48] far and we are really looking forward to

[1:13:49] building relationships with everyone in

[1:13:52] the coming weeks and months. Um I also

[1:13:54] particularly want to thank Mr. Dan

[1:13:56] Rally, who's unavailable this evening,

[1:13:58] but I think did an excellent job as your

[1:14:00] interim city administrator, city

[1:14:01] manager, uh, for about nine months. Um,

[1:14:04] that's a very difficult role for staff

[1:14:06] to play because you're kind of swimming

[1:14:07] in two lakes a little bit. Um, and I do

[1:14:09] appreciate all of his steady hand at the

[1:14:12] wheel um, during that period. And

[1:14:14] finally, I just want to acknowledge uh,

[1:14:17] staff really and um, all the work that

[1:14:19] they've been doing, especially during

[1:14:21] that period of transition to keep things

[1:14:23] going. Uh we had a lot going on

[1:14:25] everywhere regionally in that time.

[1:14:27] There was a lot of snow that fell, a lot

[1:14:29] of wind that knocked a lot of trees

[1:14:30] down. A lot of calls had to go get run

[1:14:32] and taken care of and your staff was out

[1:14:35] in the trenches taking care of those

[1:14:36] things. And so I want to just

[1:14:38] acknowledge and hold that up, too.

[1:14:39] You've got a great team here and it's a

[1:14:41] privilege to be a part of it. So, thank

[1:14:42] you.

[1:14:43] >> Thank you. All right. Clerk of council

[1:14:46] update D. Well, I actually wrote a

[1:14:49] report today, so this will be riveting

[1:14:52] for everyone. Um, the clerk council is

[1:14:55] the steward of the city's records,

[1:14:57] preserving the official history of

[1:14:58] decisions, laws, and actions that shape

[1:15:00] the community, which is the part of my

[1:15:02] job I take very, very seriously and have

[1:15:04] been passionate about my entire career

[1:15:05] at both the federal and the local

[1:15:07] levels. As you know, my assistant and I

[1:15:09] have undertaken the significant task of

[1:15:11] reviewing, indexing, and preserving

[1:15:13] council records. Our first priority was

[1:15:16] scanning or rescanning, indexing, and

[1:15:18] uploading all ordinances dating back to

[1:15:20] 1990, as well as creating a

[1:15:22] comprehensive master list of those

[1:15:24] ordinances. The project was completed in

[1:15:27] 25 and included 2472

[1:15:29] ordinances covering records only as far

[1:15:32] back as 1990s, which have been uploaded

[1:15:34] onto the system. Following completion of

[1:15:36] that ordinance pro project, our focus

[1:15:39] shift to resolutions. To date,

[1:15:41] approximately 24,429

[1:15:43] resolutions have been scanned or

[1:15:44] rescanned and initially indexed and are

[1:15:46] going through the process of being fully

[1:15:48] indexed in final form, which means I

[1:15:51] review them and reindex them so that

[1:15:53] they're consistent with all other uh

[1:15:55] resolutions. In addition, to date, 1653

[1:15:59] sets of council minutes have been

[1:16:01] scanned and indexed back to 1957.

[1:16:04] As I continue reviewing the records,

[1:16:06] additional pro projects have emerged.

[1:16:08] Two mo notable ones include compiling a

[1:16:11] history of Hillyard city council members

[1:16:13] which I never thought anybody would look

[1:16:15] at ever and we've referenced it quite a

[1:16:17] bit and creating a master list of

[1:16:19] annexations. The annexation product

[1:16:21] project remains a work in progress as I

[1:16:23] am working to connect all related

[1:16:25] documentation including services

[1:16:27] resolution and annex uh records. During

[1:16:30] this records review process, I've also

[1:16:31] uncovered some interesting historical

[1:16:33] materials. Just last week, I sent

[1:16:35] council uh a picture of an Ohio State

[1:16:38] Journal newspaper dated March 6, 1933,

[1:16:43] as well as two minutes and ordinance

[1:16:44] books dating back to 1872, which if I

[1:16:47] shared with both of you, and on the most

[1:16:49] exciting point, because Josh didn't

[1:16:51] think I would say this,

[1:16:54] May 6th is National Meeting Minutes Day.

[1:16:59] This is the first annual one. I'm very

[1:17:01] excited. I think there's going to be

[1:17:03] flowers, balloons, and maybe a cake. So,

[1:17:05] just so you remember,

[1:17:06] >> maybe proclamation, you know, while

[1:17:09] we're at it.

[1:17:11] >> Yeah,

[1:17:12] >> thank you. That's all I have.

[1:17:14] >> That's awesome. Thank you. Okay. Does

[1:17:16] council have any additional items for

[1:17:18] discussion this evening?

[1:17:20] >> Um, I just have a comment if I may,

[1:17:21] please. So, I want to invite our

[1:17:24] residents, members of council, and city

[1:17:26] staff to a joint event with Norwich

[1:17:28] Township where we will sign a

[1:17:30] proclamation to celebrate our joining

[1:17:33] the AARP age friendly community. This

[1:17:36] event supports our community's ongoing

[1:17:38] commitment to being welcoming,

[1:17:40] inclusive, and responsive to residents

[1:17:43] of all ages. We encourage residents and

[1:17:46] community partners to attend this

[1:17:47] historic event, which will be May 6. So

[1:17:50] we can give you a shout out D at that

[1:17:53] event. It's at 10:30 at the well. Thank

[1:17:55] you.

[1:17:58] >> I won't be taking minutes at that event.

[1:18:02] >> Any additional items from anyone?

[1:18:05] >> All right. Well, if there's nothing else

[1:18:08] to report, I would entertain a motion

[1:18:10] and a second to adjurnn the meeting. So

[1:18:12] move.

[1:18:13] >> Second.

[1:18:14] >> All in favor say I. I.

[1:18:16] >> Oppose. Same sign. This meeting is

[1:18:18] adjourned.

[1:18:39] Yep.

[1:18:44] Okay.

City Council - Apr 27 2026

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