[3:28] I aliance to the flag of the United

[3:31] States of America and to the republic

[3:34] for which it stands. One nation under

[3:37] God, indivisible, with liberty and

[3:40] justice for all.

[3:43] >> Thank you. [sighs]

[3:51] Mr.

[3:52] >> Yes, sir. I am here. Mr.

[3:54] >> Brown Knight

[3:54] >> here.

[3:55] >> I think Marcy's on the way, but we'll

[3:57] skip her for now. Um, Mrs. Stock

[4:00] >> here.

[4:00] >> Mr. Van Stone,

[4:02] >> here.

[4:02] >> Mrs. Wells,

[4:03] >> here.

[4:12] » Okay. Any uh any question regarding the

[4:14] uh minutes from the last meeting? That

[4:17] would be August the 10th.

[4:23] No, not hearing any comments, questions.

[4:29] Think they were good. Motion in a second

[4:32] to adopt.

[4:33] >> So move.

[4:34] >> Second.

[4:36] >> Mr. Hi,

[4:37] >> Mr. Brown. Hi. Um,

[4:38] >> Mrs. Stock. Hi,

[4:39] >> Mr. Vanstone. Hi,

[4:40] >> Mrs. Wells. Hi.

[4:42] >> Okay.

[4:47] Well, we have a we have somewhat of an

[4:49] unusual agenda this particular meeting.

[4:51] We don't seem to have anything in

[4:53] communications. So, [laughter]

[4:58] » okay.

[5:00] >> Uh, seeing that we don't have anything

[5:02] in communications,

[5:04] we're going to go, I guess, straight to

[5:05] permission to address council. And I'm

[5:08] assuming, uh, Doug, you can go first or

[5:10] Jim.

[5:13] » Great.

[5:15] [clears throat] I'm Doug Zmpi. I live at

[5:16] 3901 West Street. I'm here on behalf of

[5:21] MPF Vermont Preservation Foundation uh

[5:25] to tell you something you should know

[5:27] already is that Taste of Marmont is this

[5:29] coming Sunday

[5:31] and um Allison [clears throat] has a

[5:34] handout that I gave to her around

[5:36] everyone so you can see the handout of

[5:38] what's taking place.

[5:39] >> Very nice.

[5:41] >> That's it. Um Nancy Saffron is the chair

[5:46] person who does events and she's been

[5:49] working on taste. She couldn't be here

[5:51] tonight so she graciously sent me some

[5:53] notes that she said it would be good if

[5:55] I said this. So I'm this is on behalf of

[5:58] Nancy as the chair.

[6:00] >> [snorts]

[6:00] >> She said that 10 restaurants are

[6:02] participating, plus the Boy Scouts

[6:04] beloved roasted corn will make the

[6:07] rounds, that 15 Marmont organizations

[6:10] will be displaying services, good works,

[6:13] and fun things to bring to the

[6:15] community. Our very own mayor will be

[6:19] our master of cotton candy.

[6:22] >> Y, you're so good at it.

[6:23] >> Which is a job that you have

[6:25] permanently, evidently. [snorts]

[6:27] She said besides the work done by MPF

[6:29] that Ben James and the maintenance

[6:32] department, Lisa Hopkins from Exemplar

[6:34] are key players in making sure that this

[6:36] event comes together. So it's a really

[6:38] nice community event all together.

[6:40] >> And then in response to feedback from

[6:43] last year, good feedback was that

[6:45] everyone liked where it was held last

[6:47] year in the meeting. [snorts]

[6:49] >> Second is the taste will be starting at

[6:51] 7:30 at 4:30 and ending at 7. That's a

[6:54] half hour longer than it was in previous

[6:56] years. And that was a request from

[6:58] several people saying just a little bit

[7:00] longer would be nice for families. Still

[7:02] cut it off at 7:00.

[7:04] >> So I invite you all to come tell your

[7:07] friends and neighbors. Uh this is a

[7:09] wonderful opportunity for community to

[7:11] get together and MPF is pleased to be

[7:13] able to present that to the community.

[7:16] >> Yeah. Just as a reminder, the westbound

[7:18] traffic lane of the pipe will be uh shut

[7:21] down for the event. will have full

[7:23] access to the street.

[7:24] >> That's great.

[7:25] >> Yeah.

[7:25] >> Thank you very much.

[7:26] >> Yeah.

[7:27] >> Thank you, Doug.

[7:27] >> Thanks. Thanks.

[7:34] » Hi, I'm Casey Agley. Um I live at 3718

[7:38] Pleasant for those of you um who don't

[7:41] know me or I haven't met you. Um so we

[7:44] live across from Dogwood Park and I

[7:47] wanted to come. It's something that I've

[7:49] talked a lot with individually with a

[7:52] lot of you. Um, but just to talk about a

[7:54] concern that my family has and I know um

[7:58] others in the community share it and

[8:00] that is the new fencing at Dogwood Park.

[8:04] And so I think um it ended up much

[8:09] longer and taller than we had expected

[8:13] and what it was before. Um, so

[8:19] you know, I think I printed a couple

[8:21] pictures um just to describe what what I

[8:24] was um

[8:26] trying to describe or to show what I was

[8:29] describing. So this is from Google

[8:31] images before. This is what we had

[8:33] before. Um, and this is what we've gone

[8:36] to after

[8:38] >> um, in terms of the fencing. So again, I

[8:39] think it extends. We're looking about 40

[8:42] feet past the first space and the third

[8:46] base. And so, um,

[8:48] >> would you mind passing a

[8:49] >> Oh, yeah.

[8:52] So, there's the before obviously and

[8:54] then here's the after.

[8:56] >> Yes. And so, yeah, I thought that was a

[8:58] good a good illustration. And like I

[9:00] said, I know I've talked this um

[9:02] individually

[9:04] and um I'm hopeful and I wanted to raise

[9:07] it to this body that there might be an

[9:08] opportunity to look at that fencing and

[9:11] rightsize that fencing. Um, something

[9:13] else that my husband and I noticed, um,

[9:16] so our kitchen window overlooks the the

[9:19] field in front of the bell tower, and we

[9:21] had some friends raise this with kids

[9:23] that play baseball, but a lot of the

[9:26] spectators are sitting out in the

[9:28] outfield now because it's hard to see

[9:30] through the fencing. And so obviously

[9:32] that's a safety issue, but um you know

[9:36] and and kind of detracting from the

[9:38] beauty of the park if it's also not

[9:40] serving the families that are there to

[9:42] watch baseball. Like is it something

[9:44] another reason to consider? Um I printed

[9:46] out so I took a picture from the top of

[9:48] bleachers. Um so you can see so where

[9:51] the batter is you'd have to look through

[9:54] like three levels of fencing

[9:56] >> to see that. So I'll pass that around.

[10:00] Um,

[10:02] so

[10:03] I mean that's really, you know, I know

[10:05] obviously we need to make it safe.

[10:06] Nobody would argue that that shouldn't

[10:08] have been replaced. I think it's just

[10:10] the the massive length and the size. And

[10:13] so as part, you know, Jim and I had a

[10:15] great conversation today, but um, as

[10:18] part of just the ongoing park um,

[10:21] renovations, I know we're, you know,

[10:23] still a lot lots up in the air with that

[10:25] and working on that. Um, just wanted to

[10:27] raise it, like I said, to this body for

[10:29] consideration. I was looking last

[10:31] picture that I'll pass around. Um, so

[10:33] the length past the dugout is attached

[10:36] with these straps and bolts. So, I'm

[10:39] hopeful if this is something that that

[10:41] we would consider, it doesn't look like

[10:43] it would be difficult to shorten that

[10:46] fence. And, you know, we can see the the

[10:49] paint chipping, hopefully another perk

[10:50] would be less maintenance. So, the last

[10:54] one there. So, that's what I had to say.

[10:57] Again, wanted to to just raise that um

[11:00] for consideration like as a body as a

[11:03] whole. So,

[11:04] >> thank you.

[11:04] >> All right. Thank you.

[11:05] >> Thank you very much.

[11:06] >> Thank you, Casey. Matt, real quick, do

[11:08] you know are those new poles that it's

[11:11] that poll looks like it's pretty old.

[11:13] Did they reuse the old ones or did they

[11:15] >> As far as I know, they're all new poles.

[11:17] I don't know why that one is scratched

[11:18] up.

[11:19] >> Okay, thanks.

[11:21] >> I'm sure they're all new poles. Yeah.

[11:23] >> Yeah. Look at the picture. It doesn't

[11:25] look

[11:26] >> And I could see it when she held it up.

[11:27] Yeah.

[11:28] >> Maybe just during the install it got

[11:30] scratched or something, but Yeah.

[11:31] >> It looks like there are some areas that

[11:34] I've noticed like the paint is chipping.

[11:35] >> Uhhuh.

[11:36] >> So, looks like it'll require

[11:38] >> poles are painted and the and then the

[11:40] chain link is vinyl coated.

[11:44] >> So weird.

[11:46] >> Is that the fence? Shouldn't do that.

[11:48] then. Fence

[11:50] itself. The poles are painted. You said

[11:53] >> bolts are painted and the fence is vinyl

[11:56] coated.

[11:57] >> Is that something we could just request

[11:58] that someone look into? Did we paint it?

[12:00] Did the company we had install it? They

[12:02] came painted. Maybe there's some kind of

[12:03] warranty on I would think some kind of

[12:05] warranty on that paint.

[12:06] >> Yeah, it looks more like the

[12:07] installation hardware is what's really

[12:10] appealing more. But um

[12:11] >> the pole itself is scuffed.

[12:13] >> Oh yeah.

[12:13] >> What was the thought behind it being so

[12:17] tall?

[12:20] As I remember it, it was basically sort

[12:22] of I believe it was, you know, the

[12:24] recommendation from um the Marrymont

[12:29] Record

[12:30] Jordan um fencing could be higher

[12:35] longer.

[12:35] >> Gotcha.

[12:37] >> So, okay. So, and is so is an unintended

[12:41] consequence that like the parents can't

[12:43] see see? Well, it's one of those things,

[12:45] you know, when you decide that you're

[12:47] going to put a little bit more fence in

[12:48] and it's going to be higher and longer,

[12:50] so on and so forth. Now, there was some

[12:52] consideration, as I remember it, given

[12:54] that they opted for, you know, the black

[12:57] powdercoated fence, you know, instead of

[12:59] just galvanized, you know, kind of a

[13:01] thing that would help it somewhat.

[13:03] >> Um, but it's one of those things unless,

[13:06] you know, you could get a computer

[13:07] animation to sort of show you from

[13:10] various perspectives, you know, exactly

[13:12] what this is going to look like. I mean,

[13:14] as I' you've heard me say in this room

[13:16] teen times, most people have a very

[13:18] difficult time imagining off of a

[13:22] drawing what it's going to look like

[13:24] visually once it's up. And this is kind

[13:27] of what we have here, I think.

[13:28] >> Yeah. Now that it's up, you know, oops,

[13:31] or some, you know, something like that.

[13:33] So,

[13:33] >> Bill, I will say, um, Casey and I have

[13:35] spoken about this and I've shared with

[13:36] her, I've gotten this request from

[13:37] several other parents. Um, is this

[13:39] something I should be having them direct

[13:41] the request to you or to the health and

[13:42] rec committee because I do think it I

[13:44] think there's enough voices out there

[13:46] saying it that it may be worth looking

[13:47] into.

[13:47] >> Well, no. I I think that it could be

[13:50] definitely worth looking into.

[13:51] >> Great.

[13:52] >> Right. So, it's either going to be you

[13:53] or it's going to be Matt.

[13:54] >> Great.

[13:55] >> Yeah.

[13:56] As when I'm looking at this, it looks

[13:58] like the one that's behind the dugout is

[14:04] super tall, but like how would there be

[14:07] like a risk of getting hit by a ball

[14:09] from inside the dugout? So, but on the

[14:12] old one, it was a lot shorter.

[14:14] >> I looked it up this weekend and four

[14:16] feet is the requirement

[14:18] >> and I think these are eight of those. So

[14:20] yeah,

[14:20] >> I mean it seems like maybe that back one

[14:22] could maybe be and it would be just

[14:25] >> I think both of them to protect.

[14:27] >> Yeah. So like that one is all up real

[14:29] high. The dugout is enclosed all the way

[14:32] around.

[14:34] >> Anyway, we this isn't we're not supposed

[14:36] to be discussing, right?

[14:37] >> Well, we can I mean again I mean this is

[14:40] something that probably should be

[14:42] discussed and it's going to be either

[14:44] it's going to be Matt or you Alicia.

[14:45] It's going to go into your committee. Is

[14:47] there a safety element to it though to

[14:49] protect people from getting hit?

[14:50] >> That's the reason that's the reason why

[14:52] it's extended and um

[14:55] >> Yeah.

[14:57] >> I mean, it's definitely a safety thing

[14:59] and I would also want to consult with

[15:00] our insurance company and show them

[15:03] >> what we have and what we would consider.

[15:06] Um,

[15:07] >> and there um I think Kleers followed a

[15:11] standard just an standard for fencing

[15:14] that dictates the height behind the back

[15:16] stop and I believe the length and I

[15:19] think the height although the height I

[15:20] know for sure on the big field where the

[15:24] big kids play that's even 10 feet not 8

[15:27] feet but I but that's definitely a

[15:28] safety thing because those kids really

[15:31] hard. They hit a ball really hard. Yeah.

[15:33] Um,

[15:33] >> but Matt, wouldn't that have been in the

[15:35] original drawings? Because this is

[15:36] longer and taller than the original

[15:37] drawings.

[15:39] I did looked at that myself, but but I

[15:41] mean I about twice as long.

[15:43] >> There's definitely safety considerations

[15:45] and there's liability and and um there's

[15:49] also possible that we made the fence

[15:51] taller or andor longer than it needs to

[15:53] be.

[15:53] >> Or there may have been a design error

[15:55] too with the the ble I mean the you

[15:58] can't see from the bleachers. That's

[15:59] just problematic. that needs to be fixed

[16:02] >> instead of hashing all these details

[16:04] out. Let's Lisa, let's let's put this

[16:06] into your

[16:07] >> could be all the correct.

[16:08] >> Sounds great. Thank you.

[16:09] >> Okay. Yeah.

[16:09] >> Yeah.

[16:10] >> Sounds good.

[16:10] >> Yeah.

[16:12] >> Jim.

[16:13] >> Oh, go a different way.

[16:16] >> Okay. [laughter]

[16:16] >> I'm just

[16:19] >> You're just observing.

[16:20] >> He's just saying hi. [laughter]

[16:23] >> Everybody's saying hi. fifth.

[16:27] [laughter]

[16:28] >> We felt like

[16:30] >> Did you Did you wish

[16:31] >> Are you taking roll call again?

[16:33] >> But this is quite the eighth game here

[16:35] tonight.

[16:35] >> Yeah, we've got

[16:37] >> the [laughter]

[16:40] >> So, [clears throat] any hitters in the

[16:41] audience?

[16:42] >> Hey, I just want to make sure you're

[16:43] still breathing back there. [laughter]

[16:47] » All right.

[16:48] >> Thanks.

[16:51] » Well, uh any question then? Uh, moving

[16:53] on. Any question regarding the bills?

[17:00] » Motion to pay.

[17:01] the bills. Do we have a a

[17:03] motion in a second?

[17:05] >> If you have a question.

[17:08] >> Okay. Second,

[17:10] >> I think Susan move.

[17:12] >> Second.

[17:13] >> So, let's have Bob second.

[17:15] >> Mr. Hi,

[17:16] >> Mrs. Brown. Kn.

[17:20] » Hi. Sorry,

[17:22] >> Mrs. Stock.

[17:23] >> Hi,

[17:23] >> Mr. Van Stone.

[17:24] >> Hi,

[17:25] >> um, Mrs. Wells.

[17:27] >> Hi.

[17:27] >> All right, we'll pay some bills.

[17:31] >> Looks like we got off late this uh this

[17:34] time.

[17:34] >> Don't jinx it.

[17:35] >> Yeah, don't jinx it. Okay. Uh Bob, I

[17:40] think uh I believe you're up if I'm not

[17:43] >> I think Matt's up.

[17:44] >> Oh, Matt. Sorry.

[17:46] >> Do it.

[17:47] >> I read and remembered my glasses.

[17:51] One would steal his thunder.

[17:55] » Health and recreation committee met on

[17:58] Wednesday, August 19th

[18:01] at 4:30 p.m. in the municipal building.

[18:03] Present were health and w members

[18:05] Matthew Marcy Lewis and Llaya Wells.

[18:07] Mayor Brown, village engineer Chris

[18:09] Erdle, project manager Rod Holloway, and

[18:12] residents Randy York, Casey Egley,

[18:13] Alicia Stock, and Greg Wells.

[18:16] One topic, Dogwood parking lot. Mr. heir

[18:20] opened the meeting. He reiterated

[18:22] objectives of the parking lot design.

[18:24] Ensure accessibility and ADA compliance,

[18:27] enhance safety with a separate entrance

[18:30] and exit, plus a drop off zone for

[18:32] athletes and families, improve flow of

[18:35] traffic, and optimize parking capacity

[18:38] and efficiency within the footprint of

[18:40] the proposed lot. Engineer Erdle

[18:43] presented color rendered plan views of

[18:46] four options prepared by Choice One

[18:48] Engineering. He also recounted the

[18:50] layout change that had become necessary

[18:52] for the sidewalk after aligning the

[18:55] softball field and adapting to

[18:57] topography. These changes reduced the

[18:59] footprint available for a parking lot

[19:01] from the original plans.

[19:04] Robust discussion ensued [laughter]

[19:07] among the committee, residents, mayor,

[19:10] and engineer concerning the functional

[19:13] and aesthetic aspects of the various

[19:15] options. Mr. reviewed the project

[19:18] schedule and described the necessity to

[19:21] move forward at the upcoming 82426

[19:24] council meeting in order to construct

[19:26] the lot this fall. Further delay would

[19:30] put us into spring construction and

[19:32] negatively impact the MRA baseball

[19:35] season.

[19:37] Mr. put forth a motion which passed

[19:39] unanimously to endorse a hybrid of

[19:42] options 2B and three as follows.

[19:46] Entrance and ADA space as shown in

[19:48] option 2B. Angled parking 16 foot aisles

[19:52] as shown in 2B. Dropoff zone similar to

[19:55] as shown in three. Exit location as

[19:58] shown in three. That actually makes it a

[20:00] lot bit smaller in the north and south

[20:03] direction. um instruct choice one to

[20:06] adjust the ge geometry of the pavement

[20:08] striping to optimize the number of

[20:10] spaces expected to be approximately 12

[20:13] or 13 and it's contingent on approval of

[20:16] this final revised plan at council on

[20:19] August 24th 1926 I mean 2026 engineer

[20:24] um engineer agreed to expedite revised

[20:28] drawing preparation ideally with the

[20:30] changes ready for the committee review

[20:32] Friday with a contingency of midday um

[20:36] today. The meeting adjourned at 5:40

[20:39] p.m. respectfully submitted by the

[20:41] health and rec.

[20:44] >> All right. You've heard the report. Any

[20:46] discussions regarding the report?

[20:50] >> I mean, you've all seen the drawings and

[20:52] >> Yeah.

[20:52] >> I I'm happy with the drawing. I'm happy

[20:54] with the schedule. What's the rough cost

[20:57] of this, Matt?

[21:00] >> I don't I don't We haven't sent it out

[21:01] to bid. I believe the rough cost is

[21:03] approximately 100,000 bucks just

[21:05] ballpark but don't quote I'm not sure

[21:07] it's a better question for Rod

[21:10] >> I I understand I'm just

[21:12] >> and

[21:13] >> or for Chris really

[21:14] >> how are we going to pay for this

[21:15] >> it's 100% paid for with grants

[21:18] >> but before we get the grant in which

[21:21] grants that's the question

[21:23] >> um I don't know if Kelly Kelly Rod and

[21:26] Chris are discussing whether it's going

[21:28] to be grant A or grant B and I don't

[21:31] know that they've decided that yet. It's

[21:33] not important to decide immediately.

[21:35] It's going to be one or the other or a

[21:37] combin or even possibly a combination.

[21:40] >> My my only question because I've been

[21:43] taken to the cold several times by our

[21:45] fiscal officer. If if we have to uh get

[21:50] reimbursed from a grant, are we going to

[21:53] need uh to for the village to

[21:56] essentially pay for it? And I can't

[21:58] remember the exact

[22:00] >> front the money. front the money.

[22:01] >> Front the money. So in this case, there

[22:04] is enough in the dogwood fund right now

[22:06] to cover this.

[22:07] >> Okay,

[22:08] that's what I

[22:09] >> other things would have to be discussed.

[22:12] >> And I and I got to give a lot of credit

[22:14] to uh MPF's contribution. Um

[22:17] >> yes,

[22:17] >> as far as us having that kind of seed

[22:19] money to work on this to be able to work

[22:21] on reimburseable grants. So the answer

[22:23] is yes.

[22:25] >> That was my those were my questions

[22:26] because it wasn't clear to me.

[22:30] Thank you for the the robust discussion

[22:34] and for doing this for the village. I

[22:36] really appreciate it. So

[22:38] >> good good choice.

[22:39] >> I think we ended up with a really good

[22:41] compromise.

[22:42] >> Oh, I was very pleasantly surprised that

[22:45] he was able to get space between the

[22:48] sidewalk and the parking lot.

[22:50] >> Yeah. And spaces.

[22:51] >> Oh my gosh.

[22:52] >> I was really happy to see that.

[22:53] >> I can't read what that says, how many

[22:55] feet it is, but

[22:56] >> 4.5.

[22:57] >> Mhm.

[22:58] >> Oh wow.

[23:00] a lot.

[23:00] >> Yeah,

[23:01] >> I think that's wonderful. looks I

[23:02] [clears throat] think I mean

[23:04] >> we achieved the goals that you review

[23:07] you know you talked about at the

[23:09] beginning of the meeting and um

[23:12] >> you know we we have more spaces than we

[23:15] do now because I don't know where that

[23:17] number came from 14 in the existing but

[23:20] like we looked out there today and

[23:22] soccer started so there's some cars out

[23:23] there there's 10 cars there and there's

[23:26] it's tight as 10

[23:28] >> that's what I think that's what I think

[23:30] is the capacity There's no way.

[23:32] >> I don't think there's 14 right now. I

[23:34] mean, you'd have to have really small

[23:36] cars and drop off huge,

[23:38] >> but the drop off zone, the exit.

[23:40] >> Yeah.

[23:41] >> One way. [clears throat]

[23:42] >> Um,

[23:44] >> you know, and keeping a little there's

[23:46] green. I mean, they did a really good

[23:49] job of trying to have more green because

[23:52] even like even like right here that we

[23:55] didn't even ask for that because you

[23:57] know for them to keep that and um the

[24:00] green over here was was that added too.

[24:03] So I mean I

[24:04] >> and even this they didn't reduce this

[24:07] part very much because I thought we were

[24:09] going to have to sacrifice that and then

[24:11] he gave us a couple more spaces.

[24:13] I was really pleased with that that

[24:16] >> in order to achieve what we wanted and

[24:20] still maintain as small a footprint as

[24:22] possible. And I think that's I I feel

[24:25] really

[24:26] >> I don't know how we could have done it

[24:28] smaller without you know sacrificing the

[24:31] drop off zone or the exit.

[24:34] >> So

[24:36] >> good. I the only other thing to throw

[24:38] >> to see what all

[24:41] >> came out.

[24:43] >> Yeah. So I just I had mentioned to Matt

[24:46] off hand too this also creates some

[24:48] space to put some trees so that the

[24:51] people across the street don't have to

[24:52] see the parking. I mean maybe in

[24:54] beginning when the trees are smaller but

[24:56] it looks like there might be enough

[24:58] space to put some natural um brakes in

[25:01] there. So

[25:02] >> yeah. Um, I just I'm want to applaud you

[25:05] guys. Well done. Yeah, well done. This

[25:07] was a

[25:07] >> That's awesome.

[25:08] >> Hard feat. I I I showed this uh

[25:10] rendering after Matt sent it to me

[25:12] today. I showed it to several of the

[25:13] MPPG members and everyone's thrilled. I

[25:16] think it accomplishes the the drop off

[25:18] zone and the In-N-Out safety features

[25:20] that those members had originally wanted

[25:22] and thank you for very much for your

[25:24] efforts on this. Yeah.

[25:25] >> Well, I think one thing that I would

[25:27] love to see happen with

[25:29] >> in the spring or if hopefully it's done

[25:32] >> is to have maybe MRA have some people

[25:35] volunteer to help like kind of orient

[25:38] people to the new parking lot and how to

[25:40] you know maybe I don't know if they need

[25:42] to have cones out or something or signs

[25:44] like you know here's what we were doing

[25:45] here's the drop off you know how they do

[25:47] at the elementary school. Well, they did

[25:49] one that was new,

[25:50] >> right? So, they don't know in the exit

[25:52] so that they know how to put an arrow on

[25:54] the on the asphalt

[25:55] >> and an arrow on the Yeah. Well,

[25:56] definitely. Great.

[25:58] >> But, but the drop off zone might be, you

[26:00] know, people might not like if we see

[26:02] people dropping off way over here, we

[26:04] say, you know,

[26:05] >> please do it at the parking lot. So, I

[26:07] think I think it'll be

[26:08] >> well or somebody even parking in the

[26:10] drop off zone, you know, it's we need to

[26:13] >> somehow designated that is something

[26:16] >> we could paint it with Yeah. And the

[26:17] yellow lines,

[26:18] >> whatever those lines are.

[26:20] >> Really?

[26:21] >> Yeah. Really?

[26:22] >> I want to be careful with the yellow

[26:23] paint.

[26:24] >> Well, but having the curve now and the

[26:26] green that

[26:27] >> the yellow paint won't be as as

[26:28] noticeable as if it was right on top of

[26:30] the sidewalk or the look.

[26:32] >> Did you have a question, Mary Beth?

[26:33] >> White with white stripes.

[26:36] >> My only concern

[26:38] is for your next door neighbor with his

[26:41] driveway being directly across from the

[26:44] exit.

[26:46] [clears throat]

[26:46] >> Yeah. It used to be an elderly couple

[26:48] that lived there or maybe a single

[26:50] person and it was not the activity

[26:52] coming out of that driveway and now it's

[26:54] a family. They have two vehicles that

[26:56] fill their entire driveway and they are

[26:59] directly across from the exit from this

[27:01] parking lot. I don't know if you talked

[27:03] to them if you met them.

[27:05] >> I haven't seen I haven't shown her this

[27:08] >> would be a concern for me.

[27:11] I mean there's a lot of other things I

[27:12] can say about all of this and I'm not

[27:14] going to but I That is a consideration

[27:17] of your neighbor.

[27:18] >> Well, hey. Hey, Mary Beth.

[27:19] >> Yeah.

[27:20] >> Um, the exit out of this is the south

[27:23] exit. So, I don't believe that is across

[27:25] from a driveway.

[27:26] >> It is. It It will be the other one.

[27:30] >> Well, it's not your driveway.

[27:32] >> No.

[27:32] Whose driveway we talking about?

[27:35] >> The Yeah. Yeah. Um,

[27:37] >> red brick house

[27:39] >> right next door to

[27:42] the

[27:43] >> Okay.

[27:44] >> It used to be Ronnie. Okay.

[27:46] >> Was there um

[27:48] >> yeah, I I see I know what you mean.

[27:52] >> I would do that.

[27:53] >> I think one thing that's going to help a

[27:56] little bit is that the traffic's going

[27:57] to always be coming out, so no one's

[27:59] going to be backing out of that spot.

[28:00] So, that's

[28:01] >> that was good. Um the other exit, the

[28:05] other option where the exit was a little

[28:07] bit further down,

[28:09] >> it's still kind of it it

[28:13] it's not I don't know. It it it was

[28:16] still sort of in front of their

[28:18] driveway, but um

[28:21] >> um

[28:23] I don't I can't speak for her. I mean, I

[28:26] talked with her, but I don't want to say

[28:28] I don't want to speak for her.

[28:31] >> You know, but

[28:33] >> I'm sorry.

[28:34] >> Are they aware of this?

[28:36] >> I haven't shown her this particular

[28:38] drawing yet, but um

[28:40] >> you Yeah, you just saw it, right?

[28:41] >> We just got it today.

[28:42] Yeah.

[28:43] >> Yeah. Right. Um

[28:46] >> but but this was the exit I believe on

[28:48] option A original. So it's not like this

[28:52] is a new position

[28:53] >> been an option that we've been looking

[28:54] at

[28:54] >> for why right

[28:56] >> the whole time.

[28:56] Yeah.

[28:59] >> I think it's a great compromise. I I

[29:01] think

[29:02] >> Yeah.

[29:02] >> It's Jim you have to

[29:04] >> there's plenty of room as well.

[29:08] >> Plenty of room to turn. Yeah.

[29:09] >> Any other discussion? Any other points

[29:11] you want to make?

[29:11] >> Turn out. Well done. That'll be good.

[29:14] >> Motion to accept the report.

[29:15] >> Yes.

[29:16] >> Second.

[29:18] Mr. Hair.

[29:19] >> Hi,

[29:19] >> Brown Knight.

[29:20] >> Hi,

[29:20] >> Dr. Lewis.

[29:21] >> Hi,

[29:21] >> Mrs. Stock. Hi,

[29:22] >> Mr. Van Stone.

[29:23] >> Hi,

[29:23] >> Mrs. Wells.

[29:24] >> Hi.

[29:25] >> All right.

[29:28] >> So, we'll be right off to the bids,

[29:30] right?

[29:31] >> That's I'll be bugging Chris tomorrow.

[29:36] » Pass that down to Laya to sign, please.

[29:41] » Fine.

[29:46] Bob, sorry. The uh here are the minutes

[29:49] of the finance committee. The finance

[29:51] committee met on August 19th, 2026 at

[29:55] 10:02 p.m. In attendance were committee

[29:58] chairperson Bob Van Stone, committee

[30:01] members Dr. Marcy Lewis and Alicia

[30:03] Stock, Mayor Bill Brown, Joanie Vanpelt,

[30:07] and Carrie uh No,

[30:10] >> no, novice, I think.

[30:12] >> Novice. Okay. Uh client executive for

[30:15] highlight administrative service, which

[30:18] administers the Ohio plan for the

[30:21] village. The only item on the agenda was

[30:24] re review of the village insurance

[30:26] policy for 2026 into 2027 from the Ohio

[30:32] plan. The premium for 2025

[30:35] was $47,38.

[30:38] The premium for 2026 will be 54,393,

[30:44] a 15% increase. While the number of

[30:48] vehicles and vehicle replacement cost

[30:51] have increased a significant cause the

[30:54] increase was the loss as a potential

[30:56] losses over the previous four years. The

[31:00] committee voted to recommend the council

[31:02] approve the Ohio plan policy for 2026.

[31:06] The Ohio plan has provided excellent

[31:09] service to village. However, it was

[31:11] recommended the committee review

[31:13] insurance plans from other companies in

[31:16] April of 2027

[31:18] prior to the uh 2027

[31:22] uh bid uh cycle.

[31:26] Meeting was adjourned at 1:43 p.m.

[31:28] respectfully submitted. Bob Van Stone,

[31:30] Alicia Stock, and Dr. Marcy Lewis.

[31:34] >> All right, heard the report. Uh any

[31:36] questions, comments?

[31:38] very briefly and if this is not a brief

[31:40] question we don't need to deal with it

[31:41] with the what are the losses and

[31:44] potential losses of the previous four

[31:46] years

[31:48] >> um

[31:49] >> we can discuss that

[31:51] >> I think we can get that from Carrie

[31:53] >> right we've I mean there's been some

[31:56] auto um fender bender type stuff some

[31:59] type stuff that

[32:01] >> gotcha thank you

[32:02] >> okay

[32:02] >> thank you the big what I needed

[32:05] >> I mean as far as the big cost I thought

[32:06] there was some kind of litigation that

[32:09] we haven't

[32:09] >> potentially potentially. Yes. I'm not

[32:12] really sure we should discussing that,

[32:13] but

[32:14] >> that would be good to talk get it'd be

[32:16] good for council in my opinion to be

[32:17] informed about that sometime in an

[32:19] executive session.

[32:22] >> Thank you. Sorry, I didn't mean to poke

[32:24] the big

[32:24] >> No, no, no, no. Perfectly legitimate

[32:26] question.

[32:27] >> Uh, anything else?

[32:29] >> Motion to approve the

[32:32] >> roll.

[32:33] >> I really like your role.

[32:34] >> Second.

[32:35] Mr.

[32:36] >> Hi,

[32:37] >> Mrs. Mr. Brown Knight.

[32:38] >> Hi, [clears throat]

[32:38] >> Dr. Lewis.

[32:39] >> Hi,

[32:39] >> Mrs. Stock.

[32:40] >> Hi,

[32:41] >> Mr. Van Stone.

[32:42] >> Hi,

[32:42] >> and Mrs. Wells.

[32:43] >> Hi.

[32:45] >> All right. Looks like we just bought

[32:46] some insurance

[32:49] >> if we pass it.

[32:51] >> Yeah.

[32:52] >> Do we know when that becomes effective?

[32:54] When? Is that the beginning of

[32:57] >> is that October of this year?

[32:58] >> I think there there's a fiscal year. I

[32:59] think it's October,

[33:00] >> but we had to have it approved by the

[33:03] 28th of August.

[33:05] >> Okay. So, I think it is That's the

[33:07] reason we're on an emergency for the

[33:10] legislation.

[33:10] >> Okay.

[33:11] >> Yeah.

[33:12] >> Um looks like we only have one thing in

[33:13] miscellaneous here and that would be

[33:14] village offices will be closed in

[33:16] observance of Labor Day, Monday,

[33:19] September the 7th.

[33:20] >> Gosh, how did that happen? So

[33:22] >> I'll mark it down.

[33:25] >> Resolutions. Are we quite ready?

[33:27] >> We are quite ready. All right. to amend

[33:30] resolution R1720

[33:32] to establish court costs as authorized

[33:34] by section 33.05

[33:37] of the code of ordinances of the village

[33:39] of Marrymont.

[33:40] >> Okay, that's the third reading. We've

[33:43] already had discussion. A motion and a

[33:45] second to adopt.

[33:46] >> So moved.

[33:47] >> Second.

[33:48] >> Mr. Hi,

[33:49] >> Mrs. Brown. Hi,

[33:50] >> Dr. Lewis. Hi,

[33:51] >> Mrs. Stock. Hi,

[33:52] >> Mr. Van Stone. Hi,

[33:53] >> and Mrs. Wells.

[33:54] >> Hi.

[33:55] >> All right.

[33:57] >> Okay. resolution authorizing application

[34:00] and working with the Ohio Public Works

[34:02] Commission.

[34:04] >> Okay, this is the second reading if

[34:06] there's any questions.

[34:09] >> This is just so Chris can apply for

[34:11] grants, right?

[34:12] >> Believe so.

[34:13] >> Okay.

[34:14] >> All right. Third reading next time.

[34:17] >> All right. To appoint Jim Kelly as a

[34:20] member of the parks advisory board for

[34:22] calendar years 2026 and 2027.

[34:26] >> This is first reading. Um, in fact, I

[34:28] spoke with Mr. Kelly on the phone the

[34:29] other day. I think he's going to be a

[34:30] good addition. Um, we'll have the second

[34:32] reading the next time, and I I did

[34:34] explain to him that he can go ahead and

[34:36] start attending the meetings now.

[34:39] >> All right.

[34:40] >> To renew current contract for the

[34:42] following kinds of insurance, real and

[34:44] personal property, comprehensive general

[34:47] liability, business, automobile, and

[34:49] other coverages, to pay premiums, and to

[34:52] declare emergency.

[34:56] All right. [clears throat] Uh, you've

[34:57] had the first reading. A motion and a

[34:59] second to suspend the uh, rules and

[35:01] allow for the second and third reading,

[35:04] please.

[35:04] >> So moved.

[35:05] >> Second.

[35:06] >> Mr. Hair.

[35:07] >> Hi, M.

[35:07] >> Brown. Hi.

[35:08] >> Dr. Lewis.

[35:09] >> Hi.

[35:09] >> Mrs. Stone.

[35:11] >> I mean, Mrs. Stone. I don't know where I

[35:14] got.

[35:16] >> Well, you know, I'm trying to move for

[35:18] here. Mrs.

[35:19] >> Scandal. Scandal. Hi, [laughter]

[35:22] >> Mr. Van Stone. Hi,

[35:24] >> Mrs. Wells. Hi.

[35:26] Quickly have the second reading and get

[35:28] me out of this. [laughter]

[35:29] >> To renew current contract for the

[35:31] following kinds of insurance, real and

[35:33] personal property, comprehensive general

[35:35] liability, business [clears throat]

[35:36] automobile, and other coverages, to pay

[35:38] premiums, and to declare emergency.

[35:40] >> Okay, I think we all know what this is.

[35:41] We've already had it explained. Are we

[35:43] good? Yes. Third reading, please. to

[35:45] renew current contract for the following

[35:47] kinds of insurance, real and personal

[35:49] property, comprehensive general

[35:51] liability, business automobile and other

[35:53] coverages to pay premiums and to declare

[35:55] emergency.

[35:56] >> All right, a motion is second to adopt.

[35:58] >> So moved.

[35:59] >> Second.

[36:00] Mr. Hair.

[36:01] >> Hi,

[36:01] >> M. Brown. I

[36:02] >> Dr. Lewis.

[36:03] >> Hi.

[36:03] >> Mrs. Stock.

[36:05] >> I [laughter]

[36:06] >> Mr. Van Stone.

[36:07] >> Hi.

[36:07] >> And Mrs. Wells.

[36:08] >> Hi.

[36:09] >> Um, all right. I need a motion in a

[36:11] second to evoke the emergency clause.

[36:13] Please move. Second,

[36:15] >> Mr. Air.

[36:15] >> Hi,

[36:16] >> Mrs. Brown. Eye.

[36:17] >> Hi,

[36:17] >> Dr. Lewis. Hi,

[36:18] >> Mrs. Stock. Hi,

[36:19] >> Mr. Van Stone.

[36:20] >> Hi,

[36:20] >> Mrs. Wells.

[36:21] >> Hi.

[36:22] >> Okay, I think we're good with that. And

[36:24] it looks like uh just one ordinance,

[36:26] huh?

[36:28] >> Yes.

[36:29] >> To supplement ordinance number 0126,

[36:33] annual appropriation ordinance.

[36:36] >> Okay, looks like the third reading. Um

[36:39] motion and a second to adopt.

[36:41] >> Second.

[36:42] >> Mr. Hair. I

[36:43] >> Mr. Brown. Hi,

[36:44] >> Dr. Lewis.

[36:45] >> Hi,

[36:45] >> Mrs. Stock.

[36:46] >> Hi,

[36:46] >> Mr. Van Stone.

[36:47] >> Hi.

[36:47] >> And Mrs. Wells.

[36:48] >> Hi.

[36:49] >> All right.

[36:51] >> Hey, guys. How about that?

[36:54] >> Oh my goodness.

[36:55] >> I have one minor.

[36:58] >> Here we go.

[37:01] >> All right.

[37:02] >> Easy.

[37:02] >> I just I just wanted to let council

[37:04] know. Um, and some of you probably

[37:06] already do know this, but our new pool

[37:09] manager is doing very well. He's super

[37:12] conscientious. everything's going well

[37:13] at the pool. You know, there's always a

[37:15] little something here or there, but

[37:16] everything's going very well. And um but

[37:18] he goes back to school on after Thursday

[37:21] and and Labor Day is the latest that it

[37:24] can be. So, we're open all the way until

[37:25] September 6th. And um so, um Bill, our

[37:30] manager, has assistant managers lined

[37:32] up. These are all high school kids that

[37:34] are going to be down there managing the

[37:35] pool. and our pool commission um has

[37:39] lined up a schedule to have either

[37:41] someone from the pool commission or

[37:43] another adult who's very familiar with

[37:45] the pool, long longtime members checking

[37:47] in at once or twice every single day

[37:50] with the assistant managers, making sure

[37:52] everything is good. I'm going to

[37:53] personally go down there and check as

[37:55] far as the mechanical and the water

[37:57] chemistry and all that stuff because

[37:58] they're new that's new to them. So,

[38:00] everything's going well. But I just

[38:02] wanted council to be aware of what our

[38:04] plan is. I see. I have no concerns

[38:07] whatsoever, but I just don't want to be

[38:09] out there just doing stuff like I do

[38:11] sometimes. [laughter]

[38:13] >> We'll make sure they have my number,

[38:14] too. I live right there if I need to pop

[38:16] down. That is not a

[38:17] >> Yeah. Not

[38:18] >> Alicia's going to help with the snack

[38:19] check, too.

[38:21] >> And then opening night for the theater.

[38:24] >> Fine.

[38:25] >> August. So, go online, get your tickets.

[38:28] >> It'll be great. A lot of preparations

[38:30] being made for the grand the grand

[38:33] reopening

[38:33] >> September 16th. September Wednesday,

[38:36] September the 16th. Yeah. A lot lot

[38:38] going on. Expect a lot of people.

[38:40] >> So exciting.

[38:41] >> Yeah. Very gonna be very exciting stuff.

[38:43] >> Yeah, it is so exciting.

[38:44] >> Yeah. Yeah.

[38:45] >> All right.

[38:46] >> Thank you. [clears throat]

[38:47] >> We're journ.

[38:48] >> Wow. What do I do now?

[38:51] >> Yeah. [laughter] Is this something that

[38:53] I'm supposed to

[38:54] >> I have no idea.

Mariemont Village Council 8/24/26

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