[0:00] all right I would like to call to order
the August 20th Milford city council
[0:04] meeting would you please stand for the
Pledge of Allegiance in a moment of
[0:10] silence Al to flag of the United States
of America and to
[0:16] the
[0:19] stand
indivis andice
[0:30] thank
you zie will you please call the role
[0:34] yes mayor mayor Evans here vice mayor
Parish Mr vardo here Mr Price here Mr
[0:41] Thompson here miss Cooper here M
Chamberlain here I have a motion to
[0:47] excuse
Mr so
[0:50] movish I knew what you were trying
to
[0:56] Second Miss Evans yes Mr valard yes Mr
Price yes Mr Thompson yes M Cooper yes
[1:04] Miss Chamberlain yes all right and we
are starting off tonight with some uh
[1:08] positive news with a proclamation so if
I could have the starting blocks
[1:13] Foundation meet me at the
[1:28] podium so as a former lifeguard this is
very near and dear so it says uh whereas
[1:34] Rachel and Matt Masten have started
starting blocks foundation in Milford
[1:39] and whereas the foundation's aim is to
prevent childhood drowning through water
[1:42] safety education and removing any
financial burden by providing reduced
[1:47] cost basic survival swimming instruction
and whereas the organization is
[1:51] organized and operated exclusively for
charitable and educational purposes
[1:57] under Section
501c3 of the inter Revenue code and
[2:01] whereas the foundation is bringing
awareness that drowning is the leading
[2:05] cause of death in children ages 1
through 4 is a second leading cause of
[2:09] unintentional injury death for children
ages 5 through 14 and whereas drowning
[2:15] kills about 4,000 people each year in
the US and whereas starting blocks
[2:19] Foundation is looking to do their part
to change this because drowning is
[2:23] always preventable so now therefore I
Lisa Evans on behalf of my colleagues on
[2:27] the Milford city council and by the
virtue of the authority of vested to me
[2:31] as mayor of the city of Milford dueby
recognize and welcome starting blocks
[2:36] Foundation
[2:41] congratulations you tell us a little bit
more about youram yeah all right so uh
[2:48] thank you mayor Evans thank you city
council um members of the administration
[2:52] and members of the Milford Community uh
my name is Matt Masten I am a resident
[2:57] of of Milford um and again here tonight
repres presenting starting block a 501c3
[3:02] as you said um launched here in Milford
of which I am the vice president um
[3:07] again we already kind of went through
the the statistics U but drowning is the
[3:11] leading C cause of death in children one
through four and the second leading
[3:14] leading cause of death uh in children 5
through 15 and so uh again we are trying
[3:21] to do our part uh again our mission is
aimed at preventing childhood drowning
[3:25] through water safety education and uh
reducing or easing the fin iial burden
[3:30] for families in need of assistance by
providing reduced cost basic survival
[3:34] swimming um simply put we are trying to
remove the barrier of uh children so
[3:41] that children can learn how to stay safe
in the water U pleased to announce uh we
[3:45] have partnered with operation give back
and Lor's H2O skills excellent facility
[3:50] here in Milford to have five swimmers go
through uh swim lessons already and we
[3:55] haven't even uh formally launched yet so
that's one of the reasons we wanted to
[3:59] come tonight uh was we are hosting a
launch event at um the liming house in
[4:04] milford's community park on September
the 19th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm and so we
[4:09] would like to invite all of you to uh
come out and uh join us as we kick off
[4:14] um starting blocks formally you may hear
about other non National nonprofits with
[4:20] similar missions as starting blocks
Foundation however we are trying to make
[4:24] a difference right here right now in the
community which we live and work and so
[4:29] uh we're also ensuring that 100% of our
donations go towards uh our mission and
[4:34] so uh I'm joined by our board here
tonight as you said Rachel Masten who is
[4:40] our president and Susan Kelly Fernandez
who is our secretary we also have Justin
[4:44] Roberts who as our treasur who was not
able to make it this evening uh our
[4:48] board is not monetarily compensated in
any way we are giving of our time talent
[4:53] and treasures to support our mission uh
the fact that we already have five
[4:56] children going through kind of shows you
that there is a need in the community
[4:59] Community for uh for what we are
providing so in closing I would
[5:04] encourage you uh to come out on
September the 19th celebrate the launch
[5:08] of our event with or the launch of our
foundation with us with some light bites
[5:12] and a silent auction found um fundraiser
of which many local businesses in
[5:17] Milford have already stepped up and
provided items for that silent auction
[5:22] uh in the meantime you can partner with
us uh you can learn more about our
[5:25] foundation by visiting our website
starting blocks foundation.org
[5:30] uh where you can um also if you know
anybody that is in need of a scholarship
[5:36] they can go on to our website and fill
out the application to receive a
[5:39] scholarship as well so uh I do have
invitations to pass out uh to all of you
[5:44] and then I'll leave some in the back of
the room as well but again hope to see
[5:47] you on uh September the 19th before our
launch event all right thank you
[5:52] congratulations
[6:01] all right we will move along to our
public hearing to
[6:11] continue public
[6:14] hearing I thought she was gonna read it
sorry go ahead I know she's like
[6:20] no
any sorry Jackie go
[6:25] ahead so it's to uh continue the
designated outdoor re refreshment area
[6:31] the Dora
[6:34] andies code section 430
1.82
[6:40] i1 5 years after the date of creation of
an outdoor refreshment area the
[6:45] legislative authority of the municipal
Corporation or Township that created the
[6:50] area under the section shall review the
operation of the area and shall by
[6:55] ordinance or resolution either approve
the continued operation of the area or
[7:00] dissolve the area prior to adopting the
ordinance of resolution the legislative
[7:05] Authority shall give notice of its
proposed action by publication one
[7:10] newspaper of General circulation in the
municipal Corporation or Township or as
[7:15] provided in section 7.16 of the Revis
code we did um have a uh legal ad public
[7:23] notice in the Claremont Sun um ran two
times so that was um
[7:30] um part of the public notice for this
Dora for the continuation of our Dora
[7:37] we're not add are we adding anything
currently or not yet we're just
[7:40] continuing the same every five years
yes question do we need a motion to
[7:46] motion to yeah I'll make yeah a motion
is it five years is that the max we can
[7:51] do is that yes for an additional five
years
[7:54] okay
[7:58] second yes Miss Cooper yes Miss
Chamberlain yes and mayor based on that
[8:03] then we'll bring leg on the 3D yes
September um because Miss Bane and I
[8:10] were talking about that today and that's
right within the goal post of the
[8:13] timeline that have to be presented in
terms of the public hearing requirements
[8:16] and the excuse me the ordinance to
either vote to continue it or to uh
[8:20] disband it okay thanks thank you any
other questions all right that takes us
[8:25] to proceedings do I have a motion to
approve the regular council meeting
[8:28] proceedings from July 16 do we have to
close the public hearing oh sorry motion
[8:33] to close the public hearing yeah second
I guess I didn't
[8:37] officially Miss Evans yes Mr vardo yes
Mr Price yes Mr Thompson yes M Cooper
[8:44] yes Miss Chamberlin yes now do I have a
motion to approve the regular council
[8:48] meeting proceedings from July
16th so move
[8:53] second and second
was Mr sorry Miss Chamberlain yes Miss
[9:01] Cooper yes Mr Thompson yes Miss Evans
yes Mr Price yes Mr vardo yes and I have
[9:08] a motion to approve the special council
meeting proceedings from August 9th so
[9:11] moved
second Miss Evans yes Mr vardo yes Miss
[9:17] Chamberlain yes M Cooper yes Mr Price
yes Mr Thompson
[9:23] yes and that takes us to financial
statements do I have a motion to adopt
[9:27] the June 2024 Finance report and receive
the July report so moved
[9:34] second Mr Thompson yes Miss Evans yes Mr
vardo yes Mr Price yes Miss Chamberlain
[9:42] yes Miss Cooper yes right and that takes
right before public comments actually we
[9:47] have an update I believe from bred or
Carol did you want to present anything
[9:51] or go over the
[9:57] update you're welcome I think I met and
saw some of you all a week ago first I
[10:03] want to introduce Joe Dylan from our
office he's involved in your work as
[10:08] well um can you hear me all right I
don't feel like I can hear the
[10:12] microphone myself or the speakers um we
we laid out a um kind of that project
[10:20] status sheet presented it last uh last
week when we met it's what we typically
[10:26] had you know go over with the C managing
people we work with at the staff level
[10:33] two important things on here if I can
just hit on real quick one is a water
[10:37] tower is out for bid Jamie Chief will
get you know get with you next week and
[10:42] bring up speed on that the other is on
the grants we applied for um opwc grants
[10:49] or ultraviolet at the Wastewater plan
and then last week Dave asked me Dave
[10:55] Walker asked me that what in the EPA
Grant it's new shortly here in September
[11:01] I think for these Wastewater Plant
projects as well he and I are meeting
[11:06] tomorrow and I'm also gonna meet with
Joe Cas go over a couple things on the
[11:10] water tower but we're um we appreciate y
all's business and wanted to keep the
[11:16] lines of communication open we're kind
of at a critical point Jack and I have
[11:20] got to know each other U but um just
good to meet with you and got any
[11:26] questions I'll answer them if you have
other questions dur week you can always
[11:30] go through Jamie or Jack he'll give you
my contact information anybody have
[11:34] questions this evening just as far as
progressing are you satisfied with how
[11:39] it's progressing or yeah we're we're
moving forward it you know it's uh we
[11:45] are and then uh any anticipation
obviously cost have changed since we
[11:50] first started this project in your uh
past experience here what should we
[11:57] anticipate you know that
I thought about that as I said and and
[12:01] we'll update the estimate we have $3
million Grant on the water tower I
[12:06] assume that's what you're referring to
and um uh we always knew that there's
[12:11] going to need some more money and that's
something I want like to sit down with
[12:14] Jamie and just get into the dig into the
details of it Steel's an interesting
[12:20] thing right now it can vary a lot
there's only there's only a handful of
[12:24] water tower contractors in the country
okay so sometimes it's timing what else
[12:30] is out there and we're getting hitting a
downturn in the world economy steel
[12:36] tends to go down so we'll just have to
see there's some positives when things
[12:40] go down as well as when when things are
growing so what I heard is you're going
[12:44] to say it's going to come under
budget that's what I heard raise your
[12:49] right hand at least you're telling me
that now we B I don't think so because
[12:55] we always knew we needed more money okay
and but 3 million seemed like good round
[12:59] number to go after when the grant became
available you can tie me down more next
[13:07] week right well thank you we appreciate
the update appreciate you
[13:11] coming all right that takes us to public
comments would anyone from the public
[13:16] like to make a
comment up just state your name and
[13:20] address for the record
please not that she needs an
[13:24] introduction I think we all know
but r
[13:31] I'm Marty kleinfelder and I live at 202
St Andrew Circle Milford Ohio and I am
[13:36] Hy pritz I live at 114 Lake Field Drive
and we are here tonight to represent the
[13:41] historical society and primarily we are
the chairs of art Affair and we came to
[13:46] thank the city this has been gone on for
18 years and from day one the city has
[13:52] supported us in many many ways seven
years ago or probably eight years ago we
[13:57] suggested coming to Main Street
and you jumped in and helped us and it
[14:01] helped us grow this event is a great
Money Maker for us and we could not have
[14:06] done it without all of your support this
year Shannon roll has been a great help
[14:11] to us and Jay from maintenance could not
do it without him yes he always has a
[14:16] good we don't even ask him says I got an
idea for you and it is great and the
[14:20] mayor is going to help us open the
ceremony again this year on September
[14:24] 28th at 11:00 a.m. and we thank the fire
fire department and the police
[14:29] department because they help on that day
also and before to make it a safe event
[14:33] for everyone and I'm the number person
and I wanted to let you know just how
[14:39] much we've grown um from a mere 39
artists on our property um this coming
[14:46] year we are over 145 artists this year
um thanks to your uh allowing us to
[14:54] expand to Elm Street um plus some remur
ing of the street that I did uh many
[15:01] times many times um we have we have uh a
Kids Zone on Elm Street this year where
[15:08] we are going to share in the
wonderfulness that is an art show with
[15:12] our children um they are going to be
able to sell their own art they're going
[15:15] to go through the exact same thing that
a that an adult artist goes through and
[15:20] plus we're going to have um family
activities um for the families so we are
[15:26] continuing to expand but it could not
have happened without you and we truly
[15:31] appreciate your support thank you thank
you we appreciate you bringing this
[15:35] event to the city because it's wonderful
I'm saving my money to shop so thank you
[15:40] thank you thank
you anybody else would the public like
[15:44] to make a comment come on
[15:48] up
welcome hi everyone Andy Dickerson 5440
[15:54] South Milford Road I just wanted to come
and um let you guys know how much I and
[16:00] other members of the community support a
resolution you're going to look at
[16:03] tonight to form the climate action
commission uh there's about eight or 10
[16:08] of us that have been participating in a
series of meetings this summer with Ella
[16:12] the climate action fellow from Green
umbrella and the meetings have gone
[16:16] great um we're coming up with some some
recommendations and further areas to
[16:22] study um the the idea is for us to try
to be a better Community with all the
[16:28] tourism and attention we're getting we
think that it will even be better if
[16:31] people know that we're giving a nod to
uh behaving more sustainably and we
[16:37] think it can affect our pocketbook as
well we think we can find some real
[16:40] savings for the city so I just want to
encourage you to support that and and
[16:46] can't wait to work with you all further
on making recommendations and our
[16:49] promise Chief we won't recommend putting
you on an electric scooter electric
[16:53] police
cars thank you thank you anybody else in
[16:58] the public like to make a
comment all right seeing none that takes
[17:03] us to standing committee reports Public
Services Miss chamber thank you
[17:09] mayor um I called the public service
committee meeting to order at 4 o'clock
[17:14] on
August present was myself Lisa Evans and
[17:19] Ralph vardo staff present was interim
city manager Chief Jamie Mills assistant
[17:25] Public Works director David Walker Water
supervisor Joe Castile Finance director
[17:30] Pat worthin planning and Community
Development coordinator Christine
[17:34] Seltzer and executive assistant Jackie
Bane visitors were Springdale City
[17:39] administrator Mr JN
Jones the appro first item was the
[17:44] approval of the April 12th 2024 Public
Service committee minutes Mr vardo made
[17:49] a motion to approve the minutes I
seconded the motion and we all said yes
[17:54] first item on the agenda was amending
amending ordinance 24
[17:59] -31 uplift cannabis dispensary Milford
Chief Mills discussed how it has come to
[18:05] his attention that the moratorium that
we recently passed had the effect of
[18:10] precluding the one dispensary that we
have uplift dispensary from selling
[18:15] adult use cannabis which was not the
intent of the ordinance
[18:20] 24-31 we will amend the moratorium with
more specific language that would
[18:25] include uplift dispensary the committee
agreed to recommend that the law
[18:30] director draft an ordinance amending
ordinance
[18:33] 24-31 to clarify that the moratorium
does not include uplift dispensary
[18:40] regarding adult use
cannabis
[18:46] second my bad Mr Price yes Mr Thompson
yes Miss Evans yes Mr vardo yes Miss
[18:56] Cooper yes Miss Chamberlain yes
next on the agenda was the discussion of
[19:03] submersible pump quotes for Wastewater
Mr Dave Walker reviewed the quote
[19:08] information regarding
Ras Dash or not Dash but slw pumps with
[19:16] with the committee the return activated
sludge Ras pump ensures that activated
[19:21] sludge is return to the aeration tank
enhancing the treatment process waste
[19:27] activated sludge W pump handles excess
activated sludge that is removed from
[19:33] the treatment process the two pumps are
needed to continue to comply with EPA
[19:38] regulations the backup pumps do not have
variable speeds and are not capable of
[19:43] handling what the existing pumps handle
this is the first time that the
[19:48] department has experienced both pumps
simultaneously failing the committee
[19:53] agreed to recommend that the law
director draft an ordinance authorizing
[19:57] the interim city manager to authorize
the emergency purchase from Henry P
[20:02] Thompson company for the r and the was
pumps in the amount of
[20:10] $17,500
second Mr Thompson yes Miss Chamberlain
[20:16] yes Miss Evans yes Mr vardo yes Miss
Cooper yes Mr Price
[20:24] yes then we moved along to talk about
the drinking fountain installation
[20:28] quotes Mr Dave Walker reviewed two
quotes received for replacing drinking
[20:32] Fountains at the following three
locations in the city Memorial Park
[20:36] Garfield Park and Riverside one park and
Ballfield the quote from AMG Plumbing
[20:42] came in at
17,750 the quote from Nelson Stark came
[20:49] in at $
41,9
[20:51] 43 it was determined that there is
funding in our budget for the
[20:55] installation of the replacement
fountains the funds will will come from
[20:59] the 2023 Hillside storm damage which was
budgeted at
[21:04] $27,000 Mr vardo wanted to confirm is
there money to fund this project Finance
[21:10] director Pat worthland stated yes the
committee agreed to recommend that the
[21:14] law director draft an ordinance
authorizing the interim city manager to
[21:19] enter into an agreement with AMG
Plumbing to install three Murdoch
[21:24] drinking fountains with Dog bow for a
total of 17,7
[21:29] $50 yes and I have a quick question
though did we verify remember if it did
[21:35] he go back and change that we confirm it
was three and not two yes yes that's
[21:41] just where confirm we did confirm okay
yes good question thanks Mr
[21:48] Bardo you seconded yes
yes Miss Evans yes Mr vardo yes Mr Price
[21:56] yes Mr Thompson yes Mr Cooper yes Miss
Chamberlain
[22:02] yes then we had a discussion regarding
the F550 dump truck transmission
[22:07] replacement Mr Joe Castile reported that
the department is currently borrowing a
[22:11] dump truck every day from the service
department since the W water department
[22:16] dump truck is at castus Ford and needs a
transmission with the closure of the
[22:20] dump site on Bay Road they now have to
transport everything to Evans
[22:23] Landscaping site which has been
problematic due to hauling to the site
[22:29] causing damage to the dump truck repairs
have been ongoing for the truck total
[22:34] estimate quotes for the truck were given
one for Ford REM remanufactured
[22:38] transmission for a total of
$817 68 and a quote for a used
[22:44] remanufactured
transmission for a cost of
[22:49] $7,595
183 the truck is 12 years old and he did
[22:55] not want to spend the money on this
truck Mr Castile would like to replace
[22:58] the truck next year but also mentioned
that we would not be able to sell the
[23:02] dump truck with a bad transmission Mr
vardo asked how many dump trucks dump
[23:07] trucks we have in the city Mr Castile
answered that the water department only
[23:12] has one Mr Walker believes that there
are four 550 trucks and one larger dump
[23:18] truck Mr vardo stated that he would be
highly in favor of reallocating one of
[23:23] those trucks rather than spending this
kind of money on a 2012 dump truck that
[23:28] will be
replaced um Miss Chamberlain asked if
[23:31] there is nowhere else to dump Mr Castile
said no and he has tried to produce
[23:36] other options and the truck is not large
large enough to be pulling equipment
[23:41] that it really should it's pulling
equipment that it really should not be
[23:44] pulling it has called multiples it has
caused multiple scheduling and customer
[23:49] service problems trying to get one from
the service department which is their
[23:54] everyday vehicle to
use Miss Evans is is okay with fixing
[23:59] the truck but having an inventory of
trucks and how they are used available
[24:03] at present at the next budget meeting Mr
valo stated he'd vote no to repairing
[24:08] this it's good money for a bad fix
possibly leasing a truck instead so we
[24:14] had a further
discussion and we decided that we would
[24:19] be um trading a v vehicle with the
service department the truck would be
[24:23] assigned to the water department to use
Miss Evans suggested that temporary
[24:28] arily some of the trucks in the public
works Fleet would be assigned and then
[24:32] Mr Castile could start looking for used
leas cost used lease cost for dump
[24:38] trucks Mr Bardo supported having the
proper truck to haul equipment in the
[24:42] water department and the committee
agreed to table the 550 dump truck
[24:46] transmission replacement request and
reallocate a Truck tempor
[24:51] temporarily Mr Castile will continue to
look into other options for a dump truck
[24:56] for the water department and looked into
to dumping at a bayroad location via
[25:01] application to be considered finally on
the agenda we had a discussion regarding
[25:08] potential interim manager interviews
Chief Mills mentioned that he has
[25:14] contacted he was contacted regarding Jon
Jones to fill the position of interim
[25:18] city manager Chief Mills has had the
opportunity to work with Mr Jones in the
[25:23] past and was extremely impressed by him
and was interested in having a
[25:27] conversation with him and also felt it
would be beneficial to have Mr Jones
[25:32] relay his thoughts to the committee and
they would have the opportunity to
[25:36] interact with him at this
[25:40] meeting with the committee members it
was determined that if he can help he
[25:45] will the committee members agreed to
invite Mr Jones to come back on the 20th
[25:49] of August to discuss more during a city
council executive session Mr Jones
[25:54] agreed there being no further business
the meeting adjourned at 5 1 with a
[25:59] motion from Mr Bardo seconded by Miss
Evans and we all said
[26:04] yes right thank you very much for your
report that takes us to administrative
[26:09] services and who is going to read
that
[26:13] K am I yes okay thank you
m so we we had an administrative service
[26:22] committee meeting on August 14th Mr
Parish called the meeting to order at
[26:26] 507 said reviewed project status for
Engineering Services Mr Bruce Brader
[26:32] provide down as several projects and
wanted to bring everyone up to speed on
[26:37] the status for Wallace Supply discharge
Wallace Avenue Water Tower opwc Grant
[26:44] future water grants the committee
appreciated Mr branstad's updates for
[26:49] the projects the next item on the agenda
was the discussion of the climate action
[26:54] team
codification I discussed how Ella Ali
[26:59] from Green umbrella was here as a fellow
from Green umbrella she put the members
[27:05] are looking at ways to look into how we
can be saving money model what it looks
[27:11] like to choose these resources save that
would be their chairperson of the
[27:16] commit
[27:19] volunt and an which are included in
relle WAP and Vanessa Hannah are
[27:26] co-chairing for now
I feel that this is a very worthwhile
[27:31] project we have a group of enthusiastic
residents and I feel that this will grow
[27:37] more in the
future we also understand their concerns
[27:41] as residents does the city value this as
others value it will we have resources
[27:46] will they have a budget Mr Parish stated
that if the group has already identified
[27:50] ways to save money as a taxpayer I am
already a fan of this
[27:55] commission I feel that eventually as we
have a climate action plan now is the
[28:01] time to do it before we are deemed we
have to do it do we have do we have to
[28:06] have at some point a sustainability
coordinator job for example
[28:10] energy in our facilities and what does
it look like for our Fleet and how do we
[28:14] take care of that as well as Parks and
Recreation and Farmers Market there are
[28:18] many other sustainable projects which
could fall under a job position the city
[28:23] could save enough money Ella felt that
would actually pay for a position going
[28:27] forward Ward and moving forward will the
new city manager have eyes for this type
[28:32] of a project and program for the city Mr
Parish stated that this makes sense to
[28:37] make this similar to how Parks and
Recreation Commission Works they meet
[28:41] and propose ideas to council if this
commission can save us money and make us
[28:46] greener in the process and we continue
growing with this program now is the
[28:50] time to codify we will eventually need a
sustainability plan the committee agreed
[28:55] to recommend that the law director draft
an ordinance creating Municipal codes
[29:00] dictating the existence and
incorporating the bylaws of the climate
[29:07] action
[29:10] second Mr Price yes Mr vardo yes Miss
Evans yes Mr Thompson yes Miss Cooper
[29:19] yes Miss Chamberlain
yes wait let me see I think that was the
[29:24] end of my report okay um there being no
further business than meeting that Jed
[29:28] at 5:34 with a motion From Myself
seconded by Mr Thompson and to read them
[29:33] same Andre report
too good that takes us to the interim
[29:38] city manager report and the police
report thank you mayor I'm pleased to
[29:42] report updates on several projects
Paving is complete on South Milford Road
[29:46] Mill Street Miami Avenue and Lakefield
Drive pavement markings will be
[29:50] completed within the next two weeks a
reminder that kleer engineering will
[29:54] remain our engineer for the 2026 us50
Layla Avenue Street improvements project
[30:00] and the gim teril canoe kayak launch Tec
engineering will be the engineer for all
[30:04] other projects the gy Terrell canoe and
kayak launch Paving will begin next week
[30:10] area businesses and residents are being
notified the Five Points Landing farmers
[30:15] market continues every 2 and fourth
Tuesday in the evening from 5:30 to 7:30
[30:19] p.m. through September 24th as well as
Saturday mornings from 8:00 a.m. until
[30:24] noon through October
5th bids for Wallace Avenue water
[30:29] storage tank will be received at 745
Center Street Suite 218 Milford Ohio
[30:35] until September 6 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
local time more information a big shout
[30:41] out to the wiso landscaping for their
great
[30:45] work several compliments on how
beautiful they
[30:49] look the mil Milford First United
Methodist Church will hold a dedication
[30:53] ceremony for the together mural that was
created by artworks over the past year
[30:59] on the wall of the church facing Five
Points Landing Park this Friday August
[31:03] 23rd they'll gather at 5:30 p.m with
presentations beginning at 6 We join
[31:08] them in their excitement about the
message the mural sends to the community
[31:11] along theide the beauty of our newest
Park and look forward to celebrating
[31:15] this collaborative effort our annual
National Night Out was held last Tuesday
[31:20] in partnership with Miami Township this
was our 12th year holding that event our
[31:25] annual citizens Police Academy begins
September mber 4th and this weekend if
[31:30] you're looking for something fun to do
come down to Five Points Landing for dos
[31:33] Kuan Fest a familyfriendly event put on
by our local Kanas chapter and sponsored
[31:38] by local companies there will be food
games and music and all proceeds will
[31:43] stay in the community to support our
children and their families we have one
[31:47] standing committee meeting August 27th
administrative Services committee will
[31:51] meet at 5:30 p.m. a reminder that our
city offices are closed on Labor Day
[31:56] September 2nd and our next regularly
scheduled council meeting is Tuesday
[32:00] September 3rd at 7 p.m. when we return
to our regular schedule thank you thank
[32:05] you very much that takes us to Chief
Barrett and fire and
[32:12] EMS good evening everyone um before I
forget I want to acknowledge chief
[32:17] mills's chief Mills Department we had a
situation in the Little Miami River U
[32:22] several weeks ago involving a female who
was injured and one of the pictures that
[32:26] I that I saw all taken uh during the
event included a picture of a number of
[32:33] firefighters and police officers
carrying uh lovelin Sim's boat into the
[32:38] river and I wanted to note the fact that
I'm pretty sure the police officer at
[32:43] least one of the police officers in the
picture was one of your new ones that
[32:47] had been on the job for like you know
five minutes uh and was already Knee
[32:52] Deep in water in the Little Miami River
so appreciate uh appreciate that if you
[32:56] wouldn't mind extending
uh that compliment to your officers that
[33:00] were there that day thank you um just a
few things um first off um I'm pleased
[33:05] to report the department received its
second state of Ohio ambulance board
[33:10] grant for retention and recruitment of
$60,900
[33:15] uh that is specifically for um for
bonuses and retention bonuses to the
[33:22] employees of the department which that
was distributed to all employees both
[33:26] full and part-time based upon hours
worked or their career status uh in nice
[33:32] generous um attempts to keep them
working here for us so we appreciate
[33:38] that that ultimately was American Rescue
act money that was funneled through um
[33:43] the state of Ohio for
distribution the department was also um
[33:47] awarded a grant a FEMA assistance to
Firefighters Grant of
[33:56] $71,400 diameter fire hose uh and
Associated equipment and tools to go
[34:02] along with that as well as to pay for
paramedic tuition paramedic school
[34:07] tuition for one of our existing
employees who has already been
[34:10] identified so we're very pleased about
that the total project cost is
[34:17] $74,900 so we are on the hook for 5% of
that project so somewhere around 37
[34:24] $3800 so again working to bring what
many people pay to their federal taxes
[34:30] back to Milford
and helps the department um we probably
[34:35] as councilman Thompson can tell you if
he puts his other hat on we're probably
[34:39] one of the only departments left in the
region still using the smaller hose uh
[34:44] for supplying water from the fire truck
from the fire hydrant to the fire TR
[34:48] it's been effective to for us for a
number of years but quite frankly that
[34:52] was one of the areas we just needed to
get with the rest of the program if you
[34:55] will so um we're pleased to have that uh
paid for by others was Al we also um you
[35:02] all are very aware of the fact that
we've been running um a smoke detector
[35:06] carbon monoxide detector campaign for
the better part of two years now under
[35:10] another Federal grant um we have brought
that did a lot of great work we put a
[35:16] lot of smoke detectors carbon monoxide
detectors in the community I think we're
[35:21] a safer Community because of it um
however it became very clear earlier
[35:25] this year that we had pretty much run
the course on that Grant so we applied
[35:29] for a grant Amendment uh to install a
digital electronic digital sign message
[35:36] sign in front of the fire station and we
were awarded that Amendment so we are in
[35:40] the process
of together um and one of the caveats is
[35:47] that 75% of the slides I forget the
terminology have to be aimed at fire
[35:53] prevention messages since it was a fire
prevention and safety Grant but we're at
[35:58] our Leisure to use it for the other 25%
for um other messages that that we would
[36:03] see see fit um and we so anyway we have
that project underway we hope to have
[36:08] that sign installed by um by Christmas
and the tax levy renewal uh to my
[36:16] knowledge you have taken all or most of
the necessary legislative action for the
[36:21] tax levy to Renewal to be on the ballot
uh in November the firefighters Club as
[36:26] always will um we'll we'll operate the
campaign to go out we will go out do
[36:31] door Todo work um to explain uh the need
to our residents I do want to point out
[36:36] that this is a renewal uh this will not
result in any new taxes this simply
[36:41] renews The Five-Year fir EMS uh ta
property tax levy that was passed in
[36:47] 2019 with a u promise and a hope that we
could make a renewal only in 24 we're
[36:55] following up with that and hoping we can
get 10 years out of the two without
[37:00] having to go back to the voters that
one's a little bit iffy but we're
[37:03] looking pretty good it's it's holding
together um fairly nicely in in spite of
[37:09] all the changes in um the economics of
running a fire
[37:13] department
and I want to acknowledge Walmart the
[37:19] firefighters Club asked for a grant from
Walmart on chamber drive to purchase
[37:25] replacement Flags
for other for the funerals and Memorial
[37:31] services that we uh that we participate
in uh we have the unfortunate need
[37:37] sometimes to u to do
ceremonial efforts uh to pay tribute to
[37:43] uh Fallen First Responders uh military
veterans and the like U the department
[37:49] has always had Flags um those flags have
been well used not only by Milford uh
[37:54] but other communities uh around us uh
they just quite frankly had reached the
[37:59] point in time where it was time to
replace them and Walmart generously
[38:03] stepped up with uh its Community grant
program um to cover the cost uh the
[38:09] $1,500 cost of those flags so we're very
very thankful for that and we'll hope to
[38:14] have one of them on display on 911 which
takes me to the communities
[38:22] uh will be on Wednesday September 11th
2024 at 9:00 at the fire station
[38:29] Memorial rain or shine um i' like to
invite you if we keep it we keep it
[38:34] brief try to make it to be not a uh you
know a a two-hour operation we we try to
[38:39] get it uh get it taken care of in 20 to
30 minutes pay appropriate respect while
[38:44] observing the fact that it is a weekday
and people have you know things they
[38:48] need to be doing um and so I believe
that covers everything that I wanted to
[38:54] uh do you have any questions for uh for
the fire
[38:58] Ms I appreciate your time thank you very
much thank Youk you um that takes us to
[39:03] council comments um I have one thing um
I just want to double check with
[39:07] everyone we need a
um per we need people on the Planning
[39:12] Commission and bza were short on both um
so I was going to have Jackie read
[39:18] advertise both I know a couple months
ago we took some applications so I was
[39:23] going to see if Jackie could reach out
to those people and let them know that
[39:26] we're going to read advertise and see if
they're still interested many spots do
[39:29] we have I think one on each Christine is
that
[39:33] correct two bza one planning okay so
we'll have three spots to fill um so if
[39:39] you're watching and you applied before
Jackie will reach out to you and let you
[39:42] see if you're still interested and if
you're interested look for the posting
[39:47] and send us your information so any
other Council comments I would like to
[39:51] make a motion that we go into executive
session pursuant to section 3.05 51 of
[39:58] the Milford City Charter for the sole
purpose to consider the appointment
[40:02] employment compensation of a Public
Employee or
[40:07] official
[40:10] second Miss Evans yes Miss Chamberlain
yes Mr vardo yes Mr Price yes Mr
[40:18] Thompson yes Miss Cooper
yes any other Council
[40:24] comments right that takes us to Mr PCO
and ordinances and
[40:32] resolutions thank you mayor ordinance
number 24-23 an ordinance imposing a
[40:37] 180-day moratorium on adult use cannabis
dispensaries and prohibiting marijuana
[40:41] cultivators and processors within the
city of Milford now therefore be it
[40:44] ordained by the Council of the
municipality of Milford Ohio whereas by
[40:48] ordinance number
24301 city council established a 180-day
[40:52] moratorium prohibiting the authorization
or establishment of any adult use
[40:56] cannabis business or oper ation within
the city of Milford including but not
[40:59] limited to adult use cannabis processors
cultivators or dispensaries and whereas
[41:03] for the duration of this 180-day
moratorium the city shall not take any
[41:06] action to authorize or to establish any
adult use cannabis business or operation
[41:11] within the city of Milford including but
not limited to adult use cannabis
[41:14] processors cultivators or dispensaries
and whereas city council wants to
[41:18] clarify this moratorium does not apply
to Cascade Southern Ohio llc's AKA
[41:22] uplift dispensary location in the city
at 401 Rivers Edge Drive Section 1 city
[41:27] council clarifies the moratorium passed
by ordinance number 24301 does not apply
[41:32] to Cascade Southern Ohio llc's location
in the city at 401 River's Edge Drive
[41:37] but otherwise reaffirm such ordinance
section two pursuant to in accordance
[41:41] with sections 12.05 of the Milford City
Charter this ordinance shall become
[41:44] effective immediately upon its passes by
city council motion to suspend the rules
[41:49] and read by title only
[41:53] second Miss Evans yes Mr vardo yes Mr
Price yes Mr Thompson yes Mr Chamberlain
[42:01] yes Miss Cooper Yes W 24-23 an ordinance
imposing a 180-day moratorium on adult
[42:09] used cannabis dispensaries and
prohibiting marijuana cultivators and
[42:12] processors within the city of Milford
motion to adopt
[42:18] second M Chamberlain yes Miss Cooper yes
Mr Thompson yes Mr Price yes Mr Bardo
[42:25] yes Miss Evans yes
ordinance number
[42:29] 24304 an ordinance authorizing the
interim city manager to enter into a
[42:33] contract with the Henry P Thompson
company for the Emergency purchase of
[42:35] Ras was pumps for
$17,500 Section now therefore be
[42:41] ordained by the Council of the
municipality of Milford Ohio section one
[42:44] city council hereby authorizes the
interim city manager to purchase return
[42:47] activated Sledge and waste activated
Sledge pumps from Henry P Thompson
[42:51] company to cost not to exceed $17,500
per the attached quote
[42:58] immediately to continue to comply with
EPA regulations and additionally the
[43:02] backup pumps are failing simultaneously
do not have variable speeds and are not
[43:06] capable of handling the volume handled
by the existing pumps the attached quote
[43:09] is fully Incorporated by reference under
and in accordance with section 12.03 of
[43:13] the Milford City Charter section two
under and in accordance with sections
[43:16] 12.05 and 12.07 of the Milford City
Charter this ordinance shall become
[43:20] effective immediately upon its passes by
city council motion to spend the rules
[43:24] and read by title only second
[43:29] Mr Price yes Miss Chamberlain yes Miss
Evans yes Mr vardo yes Mr Thompson yes
[43:37] Miss Cooper yes ordinance number 24304
an ordinance authorizing the interim
[43:43] city manager to enter into a contract
with the Henry P Thompson company for
[43:46] the Emergency purchase of RW pumps for
$17,500 motion to adopt
[43:53] second Mr Price yes Miss Cooper yes Mr
Chamberlain yes Mr Thompson yes Mr vardo
[44:01] yes Miss Evans yes War December 24305 an
ordinance authorizing the interim city
[44:07] manager to enter into an agreement with
AMG Plumbing to install three Murdoch
[44:11] drinking FS with a dog bull for a total
of
[44:15] $7,750 at city parks now therefore beat
ordained by the council Municipality of
[44:20] Milford Ohio section one city council
hereby authorizes the interim city
[44:23] manager to take all action necessary to
enter into an agreement with AMG
[44:26] Plumbing to install three Murdoch water
fountains and a dog bowl for use at city
[44:30] parks at a cost not to exceed
$7,750 that price quote is attached and
[44:35] fully Incorporated by reference under
and in accordance with section 12.03 of
[44:39] the Milford City Charter section two
under and in accordance with sections
[44:43] 12.05 and 12.07 of the Milford City
Charter this ordinance shall become
[44:46] effective immediately upon its passage
by city council motion to suspend the
[44:50] rules and read by title only
second Miss Evans yes Mr Price R yes Mr
[44:58] Thompson yes Miss Cooper yes M
Chamberlain yes Mr vardo yes ordinance
[45:04] number 24-35 an ordinance authorizing
the interim city manager to enter into
[45:08] an agreement with AMG Plumbing to
install three Murdoch drinking fountains
[45:11] with Dog bow for a total of
17,750 at city parks motion to adopt
[45:18] second Miss Cooper yes Mr vardo yes Miss
Evans yes Mr Thompson yes Chamberlain
[45:26] yes m Mr Price yes ordinance number
24-36 an ordinance establishing the
[45:31] climate action steering commission and
bylaws governing the commission now
[45:35] therefore be it ordained by the Council
of the municipality of Milford Ohio
[45:38] section one city council hereby
establishes the climate action steering
[45:41] commit commission and the attached
bylaws to govern the commission Council
[45:45] may change those bylaws or dissolve the
commission at any time section two under
[45:49] in accordance with sections 12.05 and
12.07 of the Milford City Charter this
[45:53] ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its passage by city
[45:55] council
motion to suspend the rules and read by
[45:59] title only second Miss Chamberlain yes
Miss Evans yes Mr Bardo yes Mr Price yes
[46:08] Mr Thompson yes M Cooper yes ordinance
number 24-36 in ordinance establishing
[46:14] the climate action steering commission
and bylaws governing the commission
[46:18] motion to adopt second Miss Evans yes Mr
vardo yes Mr Price yes Mr Thompson yes
[46:26] Miss Cooper yes Miss Chamberlain yes
okay I don't thank you mayor I don't
[46:32] believe we have any old business so we
will'll be uh going into executive
[46:36] session and we will return only to
adjourn the meeting so thank you all for
[46:41] coming