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Mr. Wojo, roll call. Dokes.
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» Oberdorf.
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» Echo.
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» Tinney.
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» Owen.
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» Skoczylas.
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» Reynolds.
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» Is there a motion to approve the minutes
for the April 13th, 2026

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regular council meeting?
>> Second.

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» All those in favor of approving the
minutes of April the 13th, please say

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aye.
>> Aye.

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» Any opposed?

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Is there a motion to approve the agenda
for the April 27th, 2026 regular council

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meeting?
>> Motion to amend the agenda to add zoning

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and facilities minutes.
>> Second.

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» All those in favor of accepting the
agenda as amended, please say aye.

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» Aye.
>> Any opposed?

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Okay.
Committee reports, public safety.

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» Thank you. Uh public safety met Monday,
April 20th. Uh meeting started at 5:00,

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we ended at 5:35. In attendance was
myself, Zach Owen, Larry Oberdorf, uh

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Allison Murray, and Chief Revell. Uh
police department, they're continuing to

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address concerns over the e-bikes. Uh
officers are trying to educate riders

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regarding safety. E-bikes are allowed on
sidewalks as they are not being

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throttled as long as they're being used
as a pedal bike. The uh marina flood

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camera is still waiting approval for
Edison to use the pole for mounting. The

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company contacted Edison, no reply
replied back. Uh Allison was going to

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reach out to Edison.
Going to discuss some extra patrol for

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the marina area, Jennings Road area with
more activity at the park with the uh

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improving weather conditions. Discussed
setting a hard close time for basketball

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park area at the marina. Recommended
parks facilities review closing times.

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Uh Allison was going to reach out to uh
that committee to notify them.

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Uh fire department didn't have anybody
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the new chief vehicle not being any type
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Committee feels for representation and
safety vehicles should have some type of

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identifying markings. We're going to
discuss that further with the fire

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department.
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Zoning.
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minutes, sorry about that. April 14th,
2026 5:30 p.m. Members present, Bob

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Toth, Rachel Tinney, Mark Sakowski, Rob
McConaughey, Jennifer Abner.

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One, noxious weed ordinance RMC 555-01.
Committee recommends updating section

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555.01
to align with the current state of Ohio

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law. The state revises its list of
noxious weeds every 5 years while the

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city's current code specifies a fixed
list.

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This discrepancy creates potential
conflicts with Ohio Department of

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Agriculture regulations under Ohio
administrative code

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901.5-37.
Updating the ordinance to reference the

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state's definition will ensure ongoing
compliance. This recommendation has been

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forwarded to Mr. Heben for legal review.
You'll see it on the agenda for today.

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And the committee wants to thank Mr.
McConaughey for his work on that matter.

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Short-term rental ordinance, um this
would be Airbnbs, verbos. The committee

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has submitted a draft ordinance
regulating short-term rentals.

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Mr. Heben to Mr. Heben for review. The
proposed ordinance would address things

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like ownership requirements, inspection
standards, enforcement provisions.

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The committee anticipates the final
draft to city council in the near

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future.
Want to thank Mr. Sakowski for his

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contribution.
The next will be data center zoning

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classification. The committee felt the
need to address the subject due to the

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feedback from the committee of the whole
meeting that took place on March 23rd,

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2026.
The committee recommends that council

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council consider designating data
centers as special use under RMC 1132.02

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and review refer the proposed amendment
to the planning commission for review

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and recommendation.
This would create create a new permitted

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use category for data centers and
require a zoning text change to chapter

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1132.02.
This change would strengthen the zoning

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code and keep it current for changing
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The committee would like to state this
proposal does not promote or oppose data

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centers. Instead, it ensures that such a
use is proposed in the near future. The

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city of Rockford has a clear legally
sound process to evaluate it on a

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case-by-case basis with appropriate
safeguards in place. I have attached

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kind of what we were looking at with the
data centers. Right now, M1, M2,

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manufacturing heavy and light, and
planned one industrial.

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Um, you could
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be used under permitted use there.
Um, it creates a little ambiguity and

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limits the city's ability to apply
targeted standards or oversight.

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We don't feel exclusionary zoning is the
way to go. We don't think that number

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one is probably legal. Um, cause so many
legal challenges and appeals and places

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have a right to go where zoning is
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For these reasons, many communicate
communities regulate data centers

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through specific standards and review
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So, proposed zoning solution to
strengthen the city's zoning code and

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maintain control, the zoning committee
recommends creating a defined land use

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category for data centers and
designating it as a special use within

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the following districts. M1 light
manufacturing, M2 heavy manufacturing,

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and PI planned industrial.
This would require zoning text amendment

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to chapter 1132.02
matrix of permitted and special land

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uses.

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Special use designation means the use is
not automatically permitted but may be

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approved if it meets specific criteria,
undergoes review by the planning

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commission and city council.
This approaches allows flexibility while

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ensuring appropriate oversight. You
could ask for things like closed loop

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cooling systems, pre-treatment of any
coolant discharge unless existing

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capacity is a fit um sufficient,
implement implementation of noise

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migration, sound barrier walls, energy
requirements including a minimum

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percentage from renewable resources and
long-term carbon reduction goals,

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evaluation of impacts on public safety
services, EMS, fire, police,

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infrastructure and the environment.
Maybe something like a decommissioning

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bond or surety to ensure the city is
protected if a data center leaves. And

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of course anything additional conditions
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This allows the city to address
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impacts and community compatibility.
And then just below is the steps that

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required. So tonight I'm going to ask
for a motion that we send this to the

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planning commission for their um
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» Kevin,
they just need a second and and a

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» And a vote. It doesn't have to be in
writing or anything.

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» Second.
>> Do I have to go to the audience?

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» I do not.
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» Um

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voice voice vote
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» Just
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» Individually.
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data center
zoning amendment to the planning

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commission.
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Tinney?
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» Eckel?
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» Oberdorf?
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» Toth?
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» Reynolds?
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» Stotsenburg?
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» Owen?
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» Thank you. Um again, this is not to say
we're opposed or against. We just want

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the city to have some say, be
transparent, not be in the position of

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what's going on in these other
communities who didn't have a chance to

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be proactive about it. We have a chance
to be proactive. That's all. Our next

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meeting is May 12th, 2026 at the Mark G.
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5:30 p.m. Thank you.
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Uh I'm going to give my time and
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» the same thing.
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» the same thing.
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» Oh.
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» The Parks Facilities and Marina
Committee met April 23rd, 2026 at 3:00

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p.m. In attendance were Bob Toth, Rachel
Tinney, Brenda Reynolds, Carrie

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McConaughey, Toby Ledesma, Chief Greg
Revell, and Jennifer Havener.

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Marina Security. A security camera with
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will be installed in the park to improve
marina security. We are just waiting for

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Toledo Edison to agree to wire it in via
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That's Park Basketball Courts. The
Police Department continues to receive

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complaints about behavior at the
basketball courts. Because the courts

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are grant-funded and in a public park,
they are subject to certain rules and

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cannot be closed when the park is open,
nor can they be restricted to certain

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groups. The committee discussed
increasing police presence to monitor

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activity and encourages people to call
the non-emergency number if they see

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anything that is illegal or disorderly.
Marina Sign Replacements. Signs have

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been replaced in the marina and boaters
are encouraged to contact the committee

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if they see any others that need to be
replaced. The pump-out station is fully

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functional and ready for the boating
season and it has a card reader for easy

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payment. Indian Ridge Tot Lot
Playground. Results from the park survey

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showed that tot lots are still being
used and Indian Ridge is the most

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popular. A new structure was ordered and
is being paid for in part with grant

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funds secured by Mr. Ledesma, which
should arrive in the fall. A path will

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also be constructed on the site for
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Repairs to the rec center, the showers
in the locker rooms required repairs to

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the pipes and will be done over the
summer. In lieu of replacing the entire

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shower system, the pipes will be
accessed through a hole in the wall and

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paneling will cover it once it is done
to ensure future access.

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Pedestrian hybrid beacons, the bases for
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installed with staging at the Rite Aid
building. Once the poles arrive, the

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project will be completed.
Clark Drive hotel sign, the sign is

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finished and the hotel logos were
installed on 422.

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Public Works moved to Wales Road. Work
continues on the building and once the

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variance has been received in writing
from the building inspector, the the

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city will move forward with the lean-to
portion of the build. Road closures and

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detours, ODOT is set to begin their
bridge project over Grassy Creek on May

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4th. The local detour will be Eagle
Point to Colony Road and ODOT should be

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contacted with any questions. The
meeting adjourned at 3:34 p.m.

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» The complaints about the basketball
courts, according to the police

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department, we haven't had any
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the the marina guards who aren't on duty
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» It sounds like it's a few of the
>> I live I live there.

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» It sounds like it's a few of the same
people who have concerns. So, the police

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just said that they're going to be
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nicer and more people will be using the
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» Interesting.
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» Kevin,
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says the park is open,
are we allowed to change the times that

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it's open?
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like Island View's open from to dusk to
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» Correct.
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Vets?
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place now.
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signs say.
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basketball courts in about 5 years.
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have had have seen some things that I
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be happy with, so.
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» Well.
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what you see or what you're told.
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» I understand that, but there's a lot of
other people that do as well. That see

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things.
I'm not

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opening for an argument. I'm just
saying.

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» Okay.
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» Hi everybody.
Uh Mayor, council members, I want to

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thank you for your continued support of
the Rossford Convention and Visitors

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Bureau. We truly appreciate your
partnership. Um I provided a few things

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to you, um some information for
sponsorships and uh vendor opportunities

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for the Balloon & Fireworks Fest. And if
you know anyone, companies, and

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individuals you want to share those
with, I'd appreciate that.

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Um
So, our role is simple. Uh bring outside

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dollars into Rossford, and I think that
we're showing that that's working. In

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2025, um the hotel uh revenue uh was
nearly $900,000,

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and that's a 15% increase, and that's
the total. Our portion of that is a

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quarter of that, so uh just over
$220,000

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that the CVB received, which is a 15%
increase over 2024. So, it exceeded our

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expectations and our budget. Um
Even more importantly, that visitor

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spending saved the average Rossford
household about $319 last year by

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helping fund city services.
Um we're also driving real activity in

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the community with events like the
Balloon & Fireworks Fest and Stroll the

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Street that brought in a lot of people
last year. If you were there on Friday

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night at the Balloon & Fireworks Fest,
you know we quite a crowd, more than we

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even anticipated. We had a little rain
on Saturday, so it was a little bit

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later, but hopefully we'll have a great
weekend this year. If you're not aware,

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we are moving the event location.
Um we were not able to get the field uh

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behind Meijer between Toca and All These
again because it had to be planted.

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There's
a huge tax increase if it wasn't planted

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this year um for the property owners. Uh
six figures, I'm told, because they go

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back 3 years to assess that
uh difference. So, we are going to be at

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the intersection at the light at Bass
Pro's main entrance in the southeast

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corner. So, it's across from um
the Tractor Murphy Tractor in that in

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that location. So, we've been working
with all the uh people on Bass Pro

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Boulevard there to secure parking for
for our VIPs and our volunteers,

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vendors, and so forth.
Um I think it's going to be a great

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location. You know, it's a lot of
logistics changes, but we're heading out

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there tomorrow to kind of go over a lot
of the things that will be

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needed to go over.
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we're already getting a lot of very
positive feedback for the event. I've

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actually got a bus coming from Michigan,
a bus full of people coming. I've

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already got a bus next year that wants
to come from Minneapolis. So, tour

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groups coming in for that that event.
Um we've got over 50 bus tours coming to

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our hotels already scheduled for this
year. So, that's exciting news.

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Um and at the same time our and that and
that also provides, you know, not only

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people staying in our hotels, but
they're dining in our restaurants and

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supporting local businesses.
Um at the same time we've generated over

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43 million impressions with our
advertising and marketing dollars last

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year uh putting Rossford in front of
potential visitors across the region.

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Uh so, I believe tourism is working for
Rossford. It's growing our economy,

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supporting our businesses, and enhancing
quality of life for the residents. Um

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I also provided you with This is a
coloring book that the America 250 Wood

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County Committee put together. We've got
a

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uh ad on the back for the Balloon &
Fireworks Fest. This was uh distributed

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to all the elementary schools in the
county, and then it's also being

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distributed for uh various events
throughout the summer. Um we'll be

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distributing it at Stroll the Street,
and if any are left, we'll distribute

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them at the Balloon & Fireworks Fest.
The other piece of information I gave

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you is the full um
annual report, which I'm going to let

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you take your time to go through and
enjoy. And um once again, I thank you

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for your support and leadership. Um
Rossford is not just a place that people

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pass through, it's a place that they
choose to visit, stay, and return to,

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and we appreciate your continued
partnership as we build on this

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momentum.
Thank you.

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» Thank you, Beth.
>> One question, Beth.

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» Yes.
>> Stroll the Street starts when?

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» Oh, Stroll the Street starts uh the day
after Memorial Day, which is May 26th.

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It goes for 12 weeks till August 11th.
Thank you.

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» Thank you.
>> Thank you.

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» Okay, Mr. Watson, any correspondence?
>> None.

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» Introduction of ordinances. Is there a
motion to read ordinance 2026-31

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by title only?
>> So moved.

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» I'll second.
>> All those in favor of reading by title

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only, please say I.
>> I.

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» Any opposed?
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is an ordinance authorizing the repeal
of Rossford Municipal Code Section

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555.01,
requirement to cut weeds, and enacting a

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new Rossford Municipal Code Section
555.01,

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requirement to cut weeds, and declaring
an emergency. This is a first reading.

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» Can Kevin, do you know the difference
between our previous ordinance and this

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one?
>> Yes, so if council looks at the first

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section there
>> Mhm.

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» section one
um

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012
is what we have now.

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And if you look at the next page, 012 is
changed from defining it to referencing

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the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
I thought you were going to ask me if I

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know what a Russian thistle is. I
>> They change the list every 5 years. They

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can update it every 5 years.
>> So it changes the definition of noxious

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weeds to reference the revised
administrative code.

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» Okay.
Um

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» Move suspension of the second and third
readings.

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» Second.
>> Does anyone in the audience would have a

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problem with us passing this this
evening or any questions in regards to

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it?
No.

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» All those in favor of suspending with
the second and third reading, please say

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I.
>> I.

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» Any opposed?
>> Move to declare an emergency.

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» Second.
>> Second.

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» All those in favor of declaring an
emergency, please say I.

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» I.
>> Any opposed?

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» Move adoption.
>> Second.

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» Vote on the motion to adopt ordinance
2026-31.

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Echo?
>> I.

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» Tinney?
>> I.

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» Owen?
>> I.

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» Startzman Bach?
>> I.

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» Reynolds?
>> I.

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» Toth?
>> I.

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» Oberdorf?
>> I.

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» Is there a motion to read ordinance
2026-32

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by title only?
>> So

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» Second.
>> All those in favor of reading by title

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only, please say I.
>> I.

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» Any opposed?
2026-32

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is an ordinance authorizing the city
administrator to work in conjunction

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with the Rossford Convention and
Visitors Bureau on the balloon and

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fireworks event and declaring an
emergency. This is a first reading.

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Caroline?
>> Move suspension of the second and third

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readings.
>> Second.

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Is anyone in the audience who would have
a problem with us passing this this

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evening or any questions in regards to
it?

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No.
All those in favor of suspending with

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the second and third reading, please say
I.

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» I.
>> Any opposed?

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» Move to declare an emergency.
>> Second.

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» All those in favor of declaring an
emergency, please say I.

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» I.
>> Any opposed?

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» Move adoption.
>> Second.

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» Vote on the motion to adopt ordinance
2026-32.

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Echo?
>> I.

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» Oberdorf?
>> I.

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» Toth?
>> I.

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» Reynolds?
>> I.

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» Stotsombach?
>> I.

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» Owen?
>> I.

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» Tinney?
>> I.

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» Is there a motion to read ordinance
2026-33

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by title only?
>> So moved.

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» Second.

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» All those in favor of reading by title
only, please say I.

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» I.
>> Any opposed?

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2026-33
is an ordinance approving the purchase

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of sodium chloride rock salt under the
agreement with the Ohio Department of

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Transportation for the winter contract
018-26

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and declaring an emergency. This is a
first reading.

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Any Go ahead, Chris.
>> This This authorizes the city to

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purchase up to 1,000 tons of rock salt
for the 2026-2027

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season, next plowing next plowing year.
>> Move to suspend with the second and

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third reading.
>> Second.

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» Is anyone in the audience who would have
a problem with us passing this this

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evening or any questions in regards to
it?

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No.
All those in favor of suspending with

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the second and third reading, please say
I.

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» I.
>> Any opposed?

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» Move to declare an emergency.
>> Second.

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» All those in favor of declaring an
emergency, please say I.

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» I.
>> Any opposed?

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Motion to
um

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approve.
>> Second.

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» Vote on the motion to adopt ordinance
2026-33.

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Owen.
>> I.

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» Tinney.
>> I.

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» Eckel.
>> I.

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» Oberdorf.
>> I.

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» Toth.
>> I.

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» Reynolds.
>> I.

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» Stautzenbach.
>> I.

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» Is there a motion to read resolution
2026-11

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by title only?
>> So moved.

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» Second.
>> All those in favor of reading by title

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only, please say I.
>> I.

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» Any opposed?
2026-11

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is a resolution naming 155 Superior
Street, Rossford, Wood County, Ohio the

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Carolyn Ross Connection Hub. This is a
first reading.

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» I was wondering if it would be possible
to change it to connection point.

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Are we able to do that?
>> If there's a motion to amend,

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absolutely.
>> Okay. I would make a motion to amend it

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to Carolyn Ross Connection Point.
>> Second.

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» Who seconded it?
>> Carolyn.

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» Okay.

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Vote on the motion to amend
um 2026-11

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changing hub to point.
Uh Reynolds.

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» I.
>> Stautzenbach.

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» I.
>> Owen.

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» I.
>> Tinney.

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» I.
>> Eckel.

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» I.
>> Oberdorf.

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» I.
>> Toth.

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» I.

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» So
>> Suspend with the second and third.

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» Motion to suspend with the second and
third reading.

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» Second.
>> Is there anyone in the audience who

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would have a problem with us passing
this this evening or any questions in

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regards to it?
>> I think Mrs. Sikorski had a little bit

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to say about Carolyn Ross.
>> Okay. I was going to save it for last,

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but get it over with.
Um

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Mayor, Council, you know, when you see
me it's usually because I want

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something.
But I'll try and uh

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sell you on this idea.
Brenda and I talked about

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the park and I agree
Carrie Rossford

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played very important part here in
Rossford.

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Even though she kept herself kind of
low-key and didn't make a big thing

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about the things that she did accomplish
here.

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She well deserved a park named after
her. We've kind of always made the fuss

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over Edward, but Edward would not be
Edward if it weren't for, you know

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the thing about the women
in the back of the good men.

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Um
She

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married Edward she at the age of 19 and
he'd already been married and his wife

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had died with in childbirth leaving two
small children behind. So when Carrie

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married Edward
she raised those children as her own and

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she loved them and she was a good mother
to them. Then when they got older she

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did get active in the community and the
things that came up, but she didn't make

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a fuss about it. She didn't need a
headline. She just did what needed to be

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done.
But she did one of the biggest things

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here that few people know about.
Um Edward loved band music.

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He'd have this big band show up in his
yard in this beautiful neighborhood on a

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Sunday blasting this music and Carrie
finally said, "Look

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the neighbors don't like this."
So she got an idea of building a

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building here in Rossford. That very
building became

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the Ford Club.
It's one of the few buildings that

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really is still strong and standing and
it's absolute Look at Look at the

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history behind that building.
She never took credit for it, but in the

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history that I've read about her,
she deserves credit for that because had

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it not been for her
trying to save

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the neighborhood
and wanting to give her some her husband

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a nice gift,
she deserves credit for that.

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So, even when we were doing the
Centennial

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she was only meant She may be slightly
because the whole show was about Edward.

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But, I think now is the time and I
talked to Brenna about this. Um

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I think it's time for us to give her a
little credit where credit's due.

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And I loved the thought of naming a park
after her and this shouldn't be the only

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thing we should do. I think she's got a
little more

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coming to her.
But, um

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I will give you I'd like to give you the
history. Here's some of the history you

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could read on her on your own.
And

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» Oh, Brenna gave us this.
>> Brenna gave us that.

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» Brenna gave us that.
>> Pardon?

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» Brenna
Yeah, mhm.

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» How about on that side?
>> Yep.

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» We're good.
>> Okay. So, there's her picture.

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May I have close to the picture?
>> You sure can. I got one also.

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» Judy.
>> Well, yours was supposed to be the

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yellow one.
>> The yellow one? Okay. Is it different?

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» It is.
>> Judy.

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No, no. I'm just kidding. Is it
different than this one?

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» Yeah, I think you can take it and see
this.

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» Take the bears.
>> Of course, this was done a very, very

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long time ago.
We have to give credit where credit's

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due.
Um

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I also had one more little tiny favor to
ask.

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We can't go every 5 years and have a big
event for Edward Ford. I think we ought

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to really name August 28th as Edward
Ford Day because that's the day that

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they turned over the first spade of dirt
to build Libbey Owens Ford.

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And um
it's kind of nice to keep that

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out there and give us one more reason to
celebrate something. And I think it's

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good for Rossford. It's good for the
community and it's good for the kids.

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So, August 28th, I would love to see
that named permanently Edward Ford Day.

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Okay?
>> Okay.

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» Thank you for listening. Thank you,
Brianna, for getting me wound up about

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this.
>> Thank you.

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» Okay, I believe we have a first and a
second. Is anyone in the audience would

445
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:31,320
have a problem with us passing this this
evening?

446
00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:32,960
» That was Judy. We already did that.
I'm just asking if there's anybody else

447
00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,520
in here.
>> Oh, I'm sorry. Okay.

448
00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:38,520
» Uh all those in favor of suspending with
the second and third reading, please say

449
00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:42,080
I.
>> I.

450
00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,080
» Any opposed?

451
00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:50,960
» Motion to adopt resolution 2026-11.
>> Second.

452
00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:53,280
» Vote on the motion to adopt resolution
2026-11.

453
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:54,560
Reynolds?
>> I.

454
00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:55,920
» Stautzenbach?
>> I.

455
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,000
» Owen?
>> I.

456
00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,000
» Kinney?
>> I.

457
00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:58,960
» Eckel?
>> I.

458
00:27:58,400 --> 00:27:59,920
» Obendorf?
>> I.

459
00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,240
» Tove?
>> I.

460
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:09,040
» Is there a motion to read resolution
2026-12

461
00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:11,200
by title only?
>> So moved.

462
00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:14,160
» Second.
>> All those in favor of reading by title

463
00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,400
only, please say I.
>> I.

464
00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:19,760
» Any opposed?
2026-12

465
00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:27,200
is a resolution authorizing
participation in the ODOT road salt

466
00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:31,640
contract for winter salt contract O18-26
declaring an emergency. This is a first

467
00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,640
reading.

468
00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:38,000
» Move to suspend the second and third
reading of resolution

469
00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:40,600
2026-12.
>> Second.

470
00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:44,280
» Does anyone in the audience have a
problem with us passing this this

471
00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:46,920
evening or any questions in regards to
it?

472
00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:50,160
No.
All those in favor of suspending with

473
00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:51,000
the second and third reading, please say
I.

474
00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:55,000
» I.
>> Any opposed?

475
00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:58,240
» Move to declare resolution 2026-12 an
emergency measure.

476
00:28:56,400 --> 00:29:01,400
» Second.
>> All those in favor of declaring an

477
00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,920
emergency, please say I.
>> I.

478
00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:06,040
» Any opposed?
>> Move for adoption.

479
00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:09,720
» Second.
>> Vote on the motion to adopt resolution

480
00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,920
2026-12.
Oberdorf.

481
00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:12,040
» I.
>> Eckel.

482
00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,000
» I.
>> Tinney.

483
00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,040
» I.
>> Owen.

484
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:15,200
» I.
>> Stotsenbach.

485
00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,240
» I.
>> Wells.

486
00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:18,440
» I.
>> Toth.

487
00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:22,800
» I.
>> Is there a motion to approve resolution

488
00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:25,520
2026-13
by title only?

489
00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:28,640
» So moved.
>> Second.

490
00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:30,880
» All those in favor of reading it by
title only, please say I.

491
00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:35,360
» I.
>> Any opposed?

492
00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:39,880
2026-13
is a resolution to approve the mayor's

493
00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:45,360
appointment of Adrian Menarcin to the
Board of Zoning Appeals and declaring an

494
00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:47,520
emergency. This is a first reading.
>> Move to suspend with the second and

495
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:50,040
third reading.
>> Second.

496
00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:53,960
» Is there anyone in the audience who
would have a problem with us passing

497
00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:56,960
this this evening or any questions in
regards to it?

498
00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:08,560
» Diane Wolf, 264 Jennings. Uh may I ask
why we have vacancies on the Zoning

499
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:12,240
Appeals Board?
>> Uh sometimes terms end and also

500
00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,960
sometimes
people ask not to be uh

501
00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:19,480
» Well, I guess I'm asking more
specifically not for sometimes, but why

502
00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:22,840
do we have vacancies?
>> People's terms ended.

503
00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:26,520
They're set by the revised code.
>> Okay, I'm just making sure that their

504
00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:29,400
term was up when they ended rather than
just

505
00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:35,200
like I I want to know if somebody's
leaving for a disc

506
00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:39,800
like a disagreement or whether somebody
has chosen to leave, their life doesn't

507
00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:44,800
allow it anymore, their term was up,
whatever. I'm just making sure.

508
00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:48,200
» No, I mean the are volunteers.
>> Oh, I understand that. But volunteers

509
00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:50,840
can be let go.
>> Um

510
00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:52,320
this administration has never let a
volunteer go.

511
00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:56,600
» thank you.
>> Not once.

512
00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,600
On any board.

513
00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:06,200
» Um
All those in favor of suspending with

514
00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:07,080
the second and third reading, please say
aye.

515
00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:10,440
» Aye.
>> Any opposed?

516
00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:13,400
Move to declare an emergency.
>> Second.

517
00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:15,440
» All those in favor of declaring an
emergency, please say aye.

518
00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:19,000
» Aye.
>> Any opposed?

519
00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:22,280
Move adoption.
>> Second.

520
00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:25,080
» Vote on the motion to adopt resolution
2026-13.

521
00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:26,400
Owen?
>> Aye.

522
00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,400
» Stotsonburg?
>> Aye.

523
00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:29,240
» Reynolds?
>> Aye.

524
00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:30,360
» Toth?
>> Aye.

525
00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:31,200
» Oberdorf?
>> Aye.

526
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:32,000
» Eckel?
>> Aye.

527
00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:36,400
» Tinney?
>> Aye.

528
00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:40,880
» Is there a motion to read uh
resolution 2026-14

529
00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:43,760
by title only?
>> Move.

530
00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:43,760
» Second.

531
00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:49,840
» All those in favor of reading by title
only, please say aye.

532
00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:53,800
» Aye.
>> Any opposed?

533
00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:58,360
2026-14
is a resolution to approve the mayor's

534
00:31:55,800 --> 00:32:03,080
appointment of Thomas Krulovic to the
Board of Zoning Appeals and declaring an

535
00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:03,080
emergency.

536
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:09,040
» Motion to suspend second and third
reading.

537
00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:11,840
» Second.
>> Is there anyone in the audience who

538
00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:16,160
would have a problem with us passing
this this evening or any questions in

539
00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:19,480
regards to it?
No.

540
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,520
» All those in favor of suspending with
the second and third reading, please say

541
00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:24,160
aye.
>> Aye.

542
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:28,800
» Any opposed?
>> Motion to declare an emergency.

543
00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:31,840
» Second.
>> All those in favor of declaring an

544
00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:35,200
emergency, please say aye.
>> Aye.

545
00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:38,720
» Any opposed? Move adoption.
>> Second.

546
00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:41,560
» Vote on the motion to adopt resolution
2026-14.

547
00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:42,840
Owen?
>> Aye.

548
00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,680
» Stotsonburg?
>> Aye.

549
00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:44,720
» Reynolds?
>> Aye.

550
00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:46,000
» Tinney?
>> Aye.

551
00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,120
» Eckel?
>> Aye.

552
00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,000
» Oberdorf?
>> Aye.

553
00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:51,880
» Toth?
>> Aye.

554
00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:54,280
» Okay, council remarks. Councilman Toth?
>> Nothing.

555
00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:58,640
» Councilman Oberdorf?
>> I enjoyed attending the Arbor Day tree

556
00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:02,520
planting ceremony. It was a nice
ceremony and I can

557
00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:05,480
thank the people that were involved in
it.

558
00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:09,560
» All right. Councilwoman Eckel?
>> Um

559
00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:13,720
Chief Revell, with the
detours that go around town this summer,

560
00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:21,080
um
I hope that the no semi trucks passing

561
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:24,160
through town thing can be enforced. Um
I know most of them will see the detour

562
00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:28,680
and follow it, but there'll be those
guys that won't want to and it's just

563
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:33,520
just dangerous to have those big trucks
on the residential streets.

564
00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:38,920
Um secondly, I'd like to thank Daryl and
public works. Um

565
00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:42,440
the fence that that's looks really nice
on the playground side. Thank you.

566
00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:46,760
» Councilwoman Tinney?
>> Nothing, thank you.

567
00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:51,400
» Councilman Owen?
>> I'd like to commend our police

568
00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:56,040
department. Uh there was an individual
who was not from Rossford that got very

569
00:33:54,240 --> 00:34:00,280
close to home when I came home from a
baseball practice and found

570
00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:05,560
a vehicle in the yard next to us and the
police apprehended that individual and

571
00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:09,159
it was a a scary situation and I wasn't
home with my family at that time, so I

572
00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:13,919
commend them for their quick response
and taking care of that bad situation.

573
00:34:12,720 --> 00:34:16,480
» Councilman Stotsonburg?
>> Uh nothing.

574
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:20,480
» Councilwoman Reynolds?
>> I just want to give a huge shout out to

575
00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:25,600
Troop 62,
um the scouts who did an awesome job

576
00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:32,159
cleaning up Island View Park. So, thank
you to them for their work.

577
00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:32,159
» Okay, audience remarks.

578
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:47,639
» This is not about data centers first,
but my name is Brandon Elliott. I'm at

579
00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:51,639
2652 Stanford Drive and Rossford special
because I moved up here from Atlanta to

580
00:34:49,879 --> 00:34:56,240
join a startup company called Falcon
Forge and I lived in Rossford at the

581
00:34:53,840 --> 00:35:00,600
True Hilton for 3 weeks.
So I brought sport coats only and no

582
00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:04,360
jackets like an idiot. So I ended up
going to the Bass Pro Shop that you guys

583
00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:09,120
have thank goodness and loaded up on
Bass Pro and I'm made it through the

584
00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:15,000
winter. But what we do is
we do tech pre-approved training

585
00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:19,400
for AI spoofing and teaching on on all
sorts of uh

586
00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:23,240
dealings with AI in terms of AI safety
and we're here in Toledo

587
00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:27,840
and it's at a net zero cost to city
councils and townships and we're already

588
00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:34,240
working with Freedom, Spencers,
Springfield, Monclova, and Swanton.

589
00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:38,760
And we also do House Bill 96 compliance
with all of the budget requirements that

590
00:35:36,240 --> 00:35:41,640
came up. So we're new to Toledo. We'll
be at the chamber tomorrow. I think

591
00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:44,920
Rossford chamber's meeting tomorrow.
There's some kind of networking event.

592
00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:48,720
But I wanted to introduce myself. My
name is Brandon Elliott. If you hear our

593
00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:52,280
name, see an email from me or whatever,
we'll send you some information, but

594
00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:56,360
we'll come do briefings and tell y'all
what's going on in neighboring townships

595
00:35:53,960 --> 00:36:00,760
with AI spoofing, which is pretty scary
including townships as close to you as

596
00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:06,040
Springfield that have uh had attempts
and and fortunately survived. But um um

597
00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:10,440
just all over Lucas County and Wood
County and we're meeting with the city

598
00:36:07,720 --> 00:36:14,920
of Port Clinton tomorrow. So um that's
what we do and I wanted to let y'all

599
00:36:12,240 --> 00:36:19,440
know who uh I am and like I said,
Rossford was the first township I was in

600
00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:22,560
when I got to Toledo. I kind of didn't
want to be exactly in Toledo and I came

601
00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:26,200
up and
and I I enjoyed it, but thank you very

602
00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:30,640
much and um
I wanted to give you this

603
00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:33,440
to the city administrator.
Um, yes.

604
00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:35,240
» You should probably go over to to him.
>> Okay. Yeah.

605
00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:37,120
» Is that all right to you guys?
>> Sorry. Yeah.

606
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:41,600
» And I appreciate your time.
>> Thanks, Brandon. We appreciate you.

607
00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:46,080
» Excuse me. Do you have a card? Thank
you.

608
00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:46,080
» Is there anyone else?

609
00:36:52,840 --> 00:37:01,160
» I'm Beverly Zapalski and
I am a teacher, so I have handouts,

610
00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:01,160
council.

611
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:04,920
» You're in trouble, Carolyn.

612
00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:18,600
» Hello, my name is Beverly Zapalski
and I have lived at 3 Riverside Drive in

613
00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:24,280
Rossford for 30 years.
I am here to let council know there's a

614
00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:28,600
spite fence next door
to my house.

615
00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:32,920
The spite fence is on the property of 5
Riverside Drive.

616
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:38,200
Spite fence is a recognized legal term
in property law and civil litigation. It

617
00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:43,000
refers to a structure, including
traditional fences or natural barriers,

618
00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:48,920
like a row of trees that is constructed
or maintained with malicious intent

619
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:53,680
to annoy or injure an adjoining
neighbor.

620
00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:53,680
» I apologize. Can I have a copy?

621
00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:04,680
» Okay. Sorry.
>> No, it's all right.

622
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:10,080
» Um
>> I got the wrong agenda this evening,

623
00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,080
too.

624
00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:17,920
» Okay. A spite fence return refers to a
structure, including traditional fences

625
00:38:15,080 --> 00:38:22,160
or national natural barriers, like a row
of trees that is constructed or

626
00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:27,200
maintained with malicious intent to
annoy or injure an adjoining neighbor.

627
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:31,960
Ohio does not have a statewide spite
fence statute like the states of

628
00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:35,200
California or Washington, but cities
such as Carrollton, Ohio, have sections

629
00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:40,720
ex
explicitly titled spite fences. There

630
00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:45,560
are three typical reasons for spite
fences: view obstruction, planting a row

631
00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:50,600
of trees specifically to block a
neighbor's scenic view such as lakes or

632
00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:54,960
mountains, shadowing gardens, tall
hedges that prevent a neighbor from

633
00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:59,840
growing a vegetable garden or enjoying
sunlight in their yard, and retaliation,

634
00:38:57,840 --> 00:39:06,520
trees planted immediately after a
dispute such as a disagreement at a

635
00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:12,600
zoning board meeting. On May 16th, 2022,
my husband denied the property owner at

636
00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:20,000
5 Riverside a fence permit to put up an
8-ft tall board-on-board fence,

637
00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:26,560
noting that only 42 in is allowed in the
front yard and 6 ft in the back yard.

638
00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:30,800
And you can see that copy of the um
zoning.

639
00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:36,280
This is when my neighbor started
his retribution by planting the Green

640
00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:44,800
Giant Arborvitae. These are fast-growing
trees that will grow to a mature size of

641
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:49,960
25 to 60 ft tall and 12 to 18 ft wide.
I filed a complaint with the zoning

642
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:55,160
office on April 13th, 2026, concerning
the height of the hedges at 5 Riverside

643
00:39:52,440 --> 00:40:01,840
Drive. I have not received a response.
The front yard has bushes up to 18 ft in

644
00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:05,560
the front where Rockford City Code only
allows 42 in.

645
00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:10,080
It is important to note that there is a
safety concern with the hedges blocking

646
00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:14,480
the vision of a driver backing out of
the driveway and for a car traveling on

647
00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:21,200
Riverside to see the car exiting the
driveway. In the back yard, the growth

648
00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:26,120
is 18 to 20 ft where Rossford city code
requires a maximum of 6 ft.

649
00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:29,000
The total length of the hedge is about
370

650
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:34,640
ft.
This hedge fence is only on the east

651
00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:38,560
side of the property.
There are more than a dozen bushes that

652
00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:43,400
are dead and have turned brown. Most of
the bushes are so tall they are blocking

653
00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:49,040
sunlight to my garden and sections of
the lawn under the tree canopy have

654
00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:54,840
turned to mud. It's a mess.
I put up with this mess for 4 years and

655
00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:58,640
it is time the city code is enforced and
the mess is cleaned up.

656
00:40:56,640 --> 00:41:01,920
I don't want to spend another summer
looking at this mess instead of the

657
00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:06,960
sunset.
This mess has only cause has not only

658
00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:10,200
caused damage to my property, but it is
having a major impact on my property

659
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:15,560
value
and blocking the sunlight lowers the

660
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:21,240
desirability of my home's market value.
I heard that the property owner has been

661
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:24,640
allowed to appeal to the Board of Zoning
Appeals.

662
00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:28,880
Allowing for someone who doesn't follow
the rules

663
00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:34,520
uh to have a hearing is not fair and
equal treatment, which is what the

664
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:38,840
citizens of Rossford expect and deserve.
Thank you for listening.

665
00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:42,360
I just wanted city council to be aware
of my situation.

666
00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:47,600
» Thank you. This uh dispute was brought
to my attention uh last week. Uh Law

667
00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:50,440
Director Heben knows about it. Kevin, do
you want to

668
00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:54,360
» Sure. So So, your complaint was
forwarded on to our compliance

669
00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:57,640
coordinator who went out and uh viewed
the premises and talked to the neighbor

670
00:41:56,960 --> 00:42:02,680
um
and then came back and reported to me um

671
00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:08,520
the neighbor indicated also that they
felt there may be some

672
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:13,240
zoning issues on on your property. Um
so, I talked with our compliance

673
00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:17,560
coordinator last week. We decided that
it's best to go out of city with this

674
00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:21,360
because the compliance coordinator works
with your husband.

675
00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:27,680
Um and I think his your husband has
talked to him about this situation. So,

676
00:42:24,040 --> 00:42:33,120
um we have engaged today um a
independent uh zoning inspector.

677
00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:38,040
Um his name's Jacob Barnes. Um Jacob
works as a zoning inspector part-time

678
00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:43,080
for a number a number of municipalities,
um Whitehouse, Delta, Springfield

679
00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:47,560
Township. And what he does is rather
than these communities rather than

680
00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:52,360
getting it employing a full-time, they
employ him part-time. He gets paid I

681
00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:57,480
think about $15,000 a year by these
municipalities. So, this is what he

682
00:42:54,200 --> 00:43:01,600
does. So, we actually um Mr. McConaughey
and I talked to him this morning. Um

683
00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:05,480
took us a while to get in touch. It's my
understanding is Mr. McConaughey uh

684
00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:10,320
talked to him this afternoon, also sent
him all the information. So, he will be

685
00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:15,280
investigating, coming up with the
report. Um if there's going to be a

686
00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:20,320
nuisance violation issued um for either
or both both, we will be recusing

687
00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:25,800
ourselves also as prosecutor. We'll get
a special prosecutor in that situation.

688
00:43:24,240 --> 00:43:29,400
So, that's where we're at.
>> I just don't understand. It's not like 2

689
00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:34,840
ft.
These bushes ex- don't just exceed by a

690
00:43:32,120 --> 00:43:38,200
little bit. They exceed by
>> The question is

691
00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:43,760
» double or triple what the height should
be allowed. And I don't understand why

692
00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:48,960
we've been preaching fair and equitable
to everyone in town with these zoning

693
00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:53,320
enforcements, but then in this case,
we're going to

694
00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:55,800
do all this special treatment because
>> No, the question is whether it's a hedge

695
00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:58,800
fence.
>> Oh.

696
00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:02,600
» That's the question. The tree There's no
limit on the on the height of trees.

697
00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:07,360
Right?
>> Well, no. I mean, there's been several

698
00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:10,640
properties in town who had um
trees and bushes that exceeded the

699
00:44:09,080 --> 00:44:15,080
height of their fence and they were told
to to cut them down. I know the corner

700
00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:18,320
of Windsor they were told that. I know
of several alleys that had trees and

701
00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:21,360
bushes that exceeded the side of the
fence

702
00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:25,760
uh the size of the fence have been told
to cut the plants down that are along

703
00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:28,880
the fence. It's happened several times.
>> What it is is a triangle our code

704
00:44:27,400 --> 00:44:34,120
provides for a triangle at an
intersection. Um for instance Handem

705
00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:38,640
Avenue the that's an easy example when
you're going out to Eagle Point you've

706
00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:42,960
got the rose bushes on both sides.
They and sometimes they exceed that and

707
00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:47,000
they have to go out and they cut the
rose bushes down

708
00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:53,040
to to go down to that level. But there's
no maximum amount of it The question is

709
00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:58,400
whether these whether this is a fence
or whether it is if whether it is it's a

710
00:44:56,040 --> 00:45:02,320
hedge that's not
it doesn't you don't there's no height

711
00:45:00,360 --> 00:45:06,560
restriction on a hedge. I mean these
trees out here are what 40 ft tall and

712
00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:11,120
they're right on the street. So the
question is whether it's a fence.

713
00:45:08,440 --> 00:45:16,880
» One one tree as opposed to you
15 ft deep in trees. I mean

714
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:20,560
that's that's my concern. I mean
I understand getting other communities

715
00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:26,480
involved. I just think we tell some
people who have uh plants growing along

716
00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:29,560
the property line that they're too tall.
>> I've never seen that before.

717
00:45:27,840 --> 00:45:33,720
» We've done it and there's probably I
mean people call in cuz I mean there's

718
00:45:31,960 --> 00:45:38,280
all kinds of people in town who have had
that happen all over since since Rob's

719
00:45:36,040 --> 00:45:42,920
been compliance officer that he's made
people trim the plants on the property

720
00:45:40,560 --> 00:45:46,040
line down because they exceeded the size
of the fence.

721
00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:50,800
» If that's a fence not if it's not if
it's just a shrub.

722
00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:58,280
If you have a fence if I have a fence
>> So I can plant I can take my fence down

723
00:45:53,480 --> 00:46:03,120
and plant a 20 ft tall shrub between
myself and Officer Kitzler's house and

724
00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:07,800
that would be allowed as I didn't even
have a fence. He's the one who had the

725
00:46:04,760 --> 00:46:11,880
fence. So,
there's two sets of rules going on here

726
00:46:09,720 --> 00:46:16,920
and that's disappointing to me.
>> Yeah, I I'm sorry but I disagree with

727
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:22,400
you. If you If you plant a 20-ft
arborvitae on your property line,

728
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:26,120
the city can't tell you to knock it down
to 42 ft. It's It's a tree. It's a

729
00:46:25,080 --> 00:46:29,040
plant.
>> And if you plant

730
00:46:27,640 --> 00:46:33,760
300 of them?
>> That's the issue that we're Is this a

731
00:46:31,200 --> 00:46:40,400
hedge fence? That's the question. Our
code defines a hedge fence. It says it

732
00:46:36,520 --> 00:46:43,000
is that it's 20 Anything that is
uh

733
00:46:41,480 --> 00:46:44,360
75%
opaque

734
00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:49,200
» Okay.
>> is considered a hedge fence. So, that's

735
00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:51,960
the question here. Are these
It's my understanding that when they

736
00:46:50,680 --> 00:46:55,720
were planted, they were obviously
independent. Now, they've grown

737
00:46:53,160 --> 00:47:00,360
together. So, the question is is it a
hedge fence where it would have to

738
00:46:57,960 --> 00:47:04,280
conform to the height requirements. If
it's just a bunch of shrubs growing

739
00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:06,600
there, then it's not a fence and we
don't limit that.

740
00:47:05,240 --> 00:47:13,280
» So,
if it's determined by the outside entity

741
00:47:09,400 --> 00:47:15,760
that it is 75% opaque, it'll have to be
cut down.

742
00:47:14,360 --> 00:47:19,600
» Uh well, they get a no-
nuisance violation notice. Um that

743
00:47:18,240 --> 00:47:23,120
property owner owner would have the
right to go to the BZA and ask for a

744
00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:26,360
variance if they'd like and if they
don't um

745
00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:30,440
they don't get the variance or they
don't apply for the variance, then our

746
00:47:27,640 --> 00:47:33,480
code provides for criminal citations for
those violations. Yes.

747
00:47:32,080 --> 00:47:39,120
» Okay.
>> All right. Is there anyone else?

748
00:47:36,560 --> 00:47:43,640
» Well, and it's not just one row. Our I
think he's got double and triple rows

749
00:47:42,040 --> 00:47:47,200
all back to back.
>> Well, real real real quick, I

750
00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:50,480
apologize. We're not going to solve it
tonight. So, why don't we

751
00:47:49,160 --> 00:47:52,240
» Okay. That's fine.
>> Yeah, you'll have a chance to talk to

752
00:47:51,560 --> 00:47:53,760
Jacob.
>> Okay.

753
00:47:52,760 --> 00:47:55,880
» He's going to go out there and take
pictures.

754
00:48:00,920 --> 00:48:05,880
» Hi Rossford City Council. My name's
Lauren Brillacamp and I'm a Perrysburg

755
00:48:04,520 --> 00:48:12,120
resident. I'm just over here as a
concerned neighbor. Um, I um

756
00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:15,920
spoke uh a couple weeks ago at the
Perrysburg Township meeting uh regarding

757
00:48:14,360 --> 00:48:20,240
my concerns about the data center. So
this is about data centers. Um,

758
00:48:18,520 --> 00:48:23,040
but um it's more
um just to

759
00:48:22,080 --> 00:48:28,840
uh
um share um about uh my professional

760
00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:32,760
background as a as an international
communications professional. I worked in

761
00:48:30,720 --> 00:48:37,280
Washington, D.C. with
front row seats to the current political

762
00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:41,640
and uh technological forces that are
shaping the moment that we're in. I know

763
00:48:39,440 --> 00:48:48,560
that uh Rossford has had a couple of
community meetings about um

764
00:48:44,760 --> 00:48:53,080
about data center development and um the
real threats to uh the community health

765
00:48:51,280 --> 00:48:57,600
that um
that are being presented in in the with

766
00:48:55,960 --> 00:49:02,360
multiple data centers that are being
proposed for Wood County.

767
00:48:59,640 --> 00:49:05,040
And I um just curious if um if you're
all aware

768
00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:08,360
uh aware of this concept called
accelerationism.

769
00:49:07,320 --> 00:49:13,680
And
because it is the political and

770
00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:15,960
technical technological philosophy that
um

771
00:49:14,760 --> 00:49:20,720
that holds that the best way to bring
about radical change is to speed up

772
00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:23,760
existing systems, even harmful ones,
without restraint or democratic

773
00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:27,800
accountability.
And in Silicon Valley, this manifests as

774
00:49:26,520 --> 00:49:31,760
something called effective
accelerationism, the belief that

775
00:49:29,440 --> 00:49:36,320
unrestricted AI and technological
development is a solution to all human

776
00:49:34,280 --> 00:49:40,880
problems and that regulation, community
input, and democratic governance are

777
00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:47,800
obstacles to be dismissed or routed
around. So, uh Marc Andreessen, Sam

778
00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:50,560
Altman of uh OpenAI, uh Peter Thiel,
Elon Musk, these are some of the

779
00:49:49,120 --> 00:49:54,760
wealthiest and most powerful venture
capitalists in the world and they're

780
00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:58,760
leading funders of that center
infrastructure who publicly champion

781
00:49:57,360 --> 00:50:00,840
this view.
And

782
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:04,600
um
they uh

783
00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:07,320
they also
um

784
00:50:06,120 --> 00:50:13,160
believe in something called
transhumanism where they believe that

785
00:50:10,200 --> 00:50:18,320
technology will transcend humanity and
that the future belongs to a post-human

786
00:50:15,280 --> 00:50:24,120
digital intelligence that the
>> I apologize. That's I mean, we're a

787
00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:28,360
we're a municipality. We're a small
municipality, but we're a very

788
00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:32,120
sophisticated municipality with very
complex accomplished city council

789
00:50:30,560 --> 00:50:38,720
people.
That That's That's not our role.

790
00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:42,120
» No, I I I appreciate that. And And um I
I'm in a professional leadership

791
00:50:40,360 --> 00:50:49,040
» know if I get in a pause.
This city council just passed

792
00:50:45,080 --> 00:50:54,200
uh a great ordinance that gives any type
of data center or something like that uh

793
00:50:51,840 --> 00:50:58,440
due process.
>> Um are there are there publicly

794
00:50:56,480 --> 00:51:01,120
available um
minutes or is that is that a available

795
00:51:00,760 --> 00:51:03,200
to the
>> did it this evening.

796
00:51:02,160 --> 00:51:06,320
» You just did it this evening.
>> get I'll get it to you by email.

797
00:51:04,640 --> 00:51:10,680
» Thank you so Thank you so much. I really
appreciate that. When we were at the

798
00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:16,280
township at the township meeting, um the
town the Perrysburg Township Council was

799
00:51:13,360 --> 00:51:19,320
very hesitant at um
at

800
00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:23,960
uh you know, potentially doing passing
something similar.

801
00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:29,520
Um or or disrupting the
development of a proposed a potentially

802
00:51:27,480 --> 00:51:33,320
undisclosed proposed data center for the
township, saying that in the event that

803
00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:36,760
they turned it down that Rossford would
just simply annex the property and

804
00:51:35,840 --> 00:51:40,360
absorb that.
>> We're going to do what's We We want to

805
00:51:38,720 --> 00:51:45,400
be great neighbors, and we have great
relationships with both Perrysburg

806
00:51:42,720 --> 00:51:50,080
Township and Northwood. The leadership
of those communities are actually

807
00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:53,760
personal friends of most of the people
in this room.

808
00:51:51,560 --> 00:51:58,000
But, we're going to do
what's best for Rossford.

809
00:51:56,520 --> 00:52:00,000
» I hope so.
Um and

810
00:51:58,400 --> 00:52:06,320
» no. We're going to do what's best for
Rossford. That That wasn't a commitment

811
00:52:03,120 --> 00:52:10,720
either way. It's just when it comes down
to our future

812
00:52:08,440 --> 00:52:13,360
and investing in our future,
uh

813
00:52:11,320 --> 00:52:18,920
we're going to do what we think is best
for Rossford.

814
00:52:15,320 --> 00:52:21,680
It's It's It's always Rossford first.
And

815
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:25,040
that's the way I see it.
>> I I appreciate that so much. I just

816
00:52:24,320 --> 00:52:29,760
And
what what we realized through that

817
00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:32,560
meeting, uh because
uh

818
00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:37,800
the township trustees were handed just
minutes before that meeting a a legal

819
00:52:35,080 --> 00:52:43,200
opinion that basically threatens them
with class or let's see, first-degree

820
00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:47,000
misdemeanors if they are to disclose
information about

821
00:52:44,520 --> 00:52:50,800
» And this isn't arrogance or ego.
A lot of people are responsible for

822
00:52:48,600 --> 00:52:55,360
this. We're leading the entire region in
economic development.

823
00:52:52,600 --> 00:53:00,840
We've been very, very smart about it.
We've not given

824
00:52:57,840 --> 00:53:07,000
our income tax away. Everybody has to
follow our zoning codes. We dot every I

825
00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:11,600
and and we cross our T.
Um and

826
00:53:08,760 --> 00:53:16,880
these folks can only be council members
of one city at a time, and I can only be

827
00:53:14,320 --> 00:53:21,520
the mayor of one city at a time. Though
I do care

828
00:53:18,400 --> 00:53:25,360
what goes on in Perrysburg Township, um
I don't try to influence what goes on in

829
00:53:23,480 --> 00:53:29,480
Perrysburg Township.
>> I'm I'm I'm glad to know that. I I just

830
00:53:27,360 --> 00:53:35,240
realized that the that this law that was
passed this past year keeps people keeps

831
00:53:33,200 --> 00:53:39,600
public officials from any municipality
or any township trustee from really

832
00:53:36,920 --> 00:53:44,120
sharing details about what they're being
offered and and how they're being

833
00:53:42,560 --> 00:53:47,920
they're essentially being pitted against
each other with these deals.

834
00:53:45,880 --> 00:53:51,400
» I don't know anything about that.
>> Sure, it's so it's Ohio Revised Code

835
00:53:50,440 --> 00:53:55,920
9.60.
>> know I don't know of any conversations

836
00:53:53,800 --> 00:54:00,720
like that with us in Northwood of
Perrysburg Township. Uh we do meet with

837
00:53:58,560 --> 00:54:06,240
them on a regular basis. We talk about
safety. We talk about infrastructure.

838
00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:11,120
And we talk about economic development.
You know, what would what would be best

839
00:54:08,360 --> 00:54:15,160
and where and how to do it. We are in uh
negotia- not negotiations with them. I

840
00:54:13,160 --> 00:54:19,200
take that back. We are in talks with
them and we have been in talks with them

841
00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:22,560
about doing
basically joint economic development

842
00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:28,040
zones.
And if we were to partner with them in

843
00:54:24,960 --> 00:54:32,120
those types of zones, then they would
keep home rule. They would keep their

844
00:54:30,040 --> 00:54:38,960
sovereignty. They would keep their
autonomy. And they would have a say, but

845
00:54:35,120 --> 00:54:43,560
they would also have a revenue stream um
that they never would have access to.

846
00:54:41,640 --> 00:54:49,560
And that would go towards infrastructure
and safety and beautification and

847
00:54:45,840 --> 00:54:56,240
recreation and and uh amenities.
>> Thank you. Um they also told us that the

848
00:54:52,720 --> 00:55:01,560
with regards to the uh power um
utility that the basically the energy

849
00:54:59,760 --> 00:55:05,560
utilities that are providing the behind
the meter energy infrastructure, for

850
00:55:03,320 --> 00:55:10,400
example, for the one that's going in the
township, the metadata center, that

851
00:55:08,240 --> 00:55:14,080
they're not subject to zoning
requirements.

852
00:55:11,280 --> 00:55:16,600
» That's not true in Rossford, Ohio.
>> No, okay. That's

853
00:55:15,240 --> 00:55:17,880
» Cuz Kevin, we don't have anything about
that.

854
00:55:16,760 --> 00:55:22,200
» a certain extent, what they're talking
about is they're PUCO reg- regulated.

855
00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:25,240
» Right, but nobody can come in and just
build a power plant.

856
00:55:23,360 --> 00:55:28,800
» Yes, they still have
they still have to be in the correct

857
00:55:26,760 --> 00:55:32,200
zoning classification, but you're right,
we don't regulate their construction.

858
00:55:30,560 --> 00:55:37,280
That's the PUCO.
>> Ri- right, so that so so that's that's

859
00:55:34,960 --> 00:55:43,520
why where the data center that's going
into Middleton was pledged and to be run

860
00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:47,840
on renewable, they simultaneously
applied to put a 350 megawatt gas power

861
00:55:46,080 --> 00:55:50,720
plant behind the meter, and nobody
really knows it's happening. And the

862
00:55:49,360 --> 00:55:54,560
public comment to the Ohio
>> everybody knows it's happening.

863
00:55:52,520 --> 00:55:57,120
» People Everybody knows that a 350
megawatt power plant is going in the

864
00:55:56,440 --> 00:56:00,840
Middleton data
>> Yeah, I've heard about it for

865
00:55:59,920 --> 00:56:04,240
almost a year.
>> I mean, we I'm going to be honest with

866
00:56:02,320 --> 00:56:07,480
you, yes, we do talk. Like, I've talked
to Middleton Township trustees. We're

867
00:56:05,880 --> 00:56:11,320
friends with one of the Middleton
Township. So, we do understand. Hence,

868
00:56:09,680 --> 00:56:13,640
why we're trying to be proactive
>> Yeah.

869
00:56:11,800 --> 00:56:17,120
» and have something in place. I think
that might be the difference between

870
00:56:15,280 --> 00:56:20,520
what's going on in Middleton and what we
hope won't go on here in Rossford.

871
00:56:18,680 --> 00:56:23,800
» I'm glad to know that you're all having
conversations because there are there's

872
00:56:22,480 --> 00:56:30,120
a group of concerned citizens that are
very concerned that this Ohio Revised

873
00:56:26,760 --> 00:56:34,240
Code 9.660 is creating a lot of fear
between public officials from keeping

874
00:56:31,960 --> 00:56:38,200
them from actually discussing about what
this impact could be.

875
00:56:35,960 --> 00:56:40,800
» I can only speak for myself, but I have
no fear.

876
00:56:39,720 --> 00:56:44,680
» Um
I guess the the only other thing that

877
00:56:42,760 --> 00:56:49,760
that I realized came out with it just
within this past month is a University

878
00:56:46,640 --> 00:56:54,640
of Cambridge study on hyperscale data
centers. They studied over 6,000 of them

879
00:56:52,560 --> 00:57:00,080
for that have been in operation over the
last 20 years around the world, and they

880
00:56:56,760 --> 00:57:06,440
found that the land temperature
increases anywhere between 3

881
00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:10,960
to 16° Fahrenheit within a 6-mile radius
of one of these facilities.

882
00:57:08,520 --> 00:57:15,800
And Wood County is already in a drought,
and I just think that more than one in

883
00:57:13,800 --> 00:57:19,600
Wood County would have a severe
detrimental impact and impact everybody.

884
00:57:17,800 --> 00:57:22,520
So, I'm not sure if people are aware
that that information that science just

885
00:57:21,920 --> 00:57:25,920
came out.
>> I've said this publicly, so it's no

886
00:57:24,600 --> 00:57:30,760
secret.
Rossford is not

887
00:57:27,760 --> 00:57:33,840
looking to gain a hyperscale
data center.

888
00:57:32,520 --> 00:57:39,760
But,
data centers come in more than one size.

889
00:57:37,240 --> 00:57:43,920
But, the big fear was Rossford's getting
a hyperscale data center. We're not

890
00:57:41,640 --> 00:57:50,200
getting one. I've talked to uh data
center developers and builders, and it's

891
00:57:47,480 --> 00:57:57,960
just it's not feasible here. It It
doesn't fit. Our mission here is jobs

892
00:57:53,960 --> 00:58:01,320
and industry and investment.
Rossford's not getting a hyperscale data

893
00:57:59,920 --> 00:58:05,240
center.
Now, would we look at something on a

894
00:58:02,800 --> 00:58:10,640
much smaller scale that doesn't affect
the environment, that doesn't affect

895
00:58:08,360 --> 00:58:14,320
water and sewer rates, that doesn't
affect electrical rates,

896
00:58:13,120 --> 00:58:20,040
um
that contributes to our local economy in

897
00:58:18,120 --> 00:58:23,200
a positive way,
sure.

898
00:58:21,760 --> 00:58:25,120
And we should. We should look at it.
>> very reasonable.

899
00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:30,200
» mean we
say yes to it, but we would vet it.

900
00:58:28,480 --> 00:58:33,920
Anything that the administration would
want to do,

901
00:58:31,760 --> 00:58:38,560
council has to
vote. Um we have checks and balances

902
00:58:36,960 --> 00:58:42,800
along the way.
>> That sounds much more reasonable than

903
00:58:40,240 --> 00:58:47,200
some of the ways that things have have
progressed in other communities and in

904
00:58:45,840 --> 00:58:51,960
the way that things have been set up
around Ohio and the Great Lakes. So, I

905
00:58:50,080 --> 00:58:56,840
really appreciate your time and just
take and listening to me um ask

906
00:58:54,320 --> 00:59:00,120
questions just because I just moved back
and I found out that all these

907
00:58:57,920 --> 00:59:03,920
hyperscale data centers are being
courted by different townships around

908
00:59:01,920 --> 00:59:08,440
Wood County. It deeply concerns me
because I understand the environmental

909
00:59:06,080 --> 00:59:12,080
impact. I've been researching these. I
have families that are I I have family

910
00:59:10,240 --> 00:59:17,040
members who are part of this AI
industry, and I do know that there are

911
00:59:14,560 --> 00:59:20,520
responsible ways on a much smaller scale
with renewables that these data centers

912
00:59:18,800 --> 00:59:25,480
can be developed and actually serve the
communities that they're being built in.

913
00:59:22,560 --> 00:59:29,920
And the hyperscalers are
horrifying, quite frankly. So, thank you

914
00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:32,360
for doing the responsible thing for your
community.

915
00:59:30,480 --> 00:59:35,440
» out. We appreciate it.
>> Just wanted to be a good neighbor.

916
00:59:34,040 --> 00:59:39,040
Thanks for being a good neighbor to us.
>> Thank you. Is there anyone else?

917
00:59:41,640 --> 00:59:48,680
» Again, Diane Wolfe, 264 Jennings. I
thought we should end on a positive.

918
00:59:46,800 --> 00:59:55,040
I would really like to thank you for
having the input and the opinion that

919
00:59:52,520 --> 00:59:59,920
the park does sometimes have some
not so savory activity going on. Um I

920
00:59:57,600 --> 01:00:04,360
have a 6-year-old grandson who loves to
go to that park. Um he's here a couple

921
01:00:02,280 --> 01:00:08,240
times a a month.
I can't take him down there when the

922
01:00:06,120 --> 01:00:12,840
crowd is big. The language is
unacceptable to be around a 6-year-old.

923
01:00:10,760 --> 01:00:17,720
Um it's just I know we can't control
their language, but I know we can also

924
01:00:15,000 --> 01:00:21,840
ask them to be respectful of our park.
No matter where they come from. Come

925
01:00:19,320 --> 01:00:26,360
enjoy the park. Come behave yourself in
the park. Don't litter. Don't leave

926
01:00:24,560 --> 01:00:30,640
unacceptable garbage around. I think
that should be held to a standard that

927
01:00:28,560 --> 01:00:36,320
we would want to be in our side yard,
our backyard. Um so I see it because I

928
01:00:33,440 --> 01:00:39,200
do take him to the park when I can. Um
unfortunately, there've been many times

929
01:00:37,680 --> 01:00:42,440
we've turned around and walked back home
because it's not acceptable.

930
01:00:41,400 --> 01:00:45,920
Um
Secondly,

931
01:00:43,600 --> 01:00:49,760
um thank you for looking into the e-bike
situation.

932
01:00:47,320 --> 01:00:53,560
Um so it's my understanding that
if they're just pedaling them, they're

933
01:00:51,360 --> 01:00:58,600
fine to be on e-bikes on the sidewalk.
Okay. Cuz the night that I encountered

934
01:00:55,960 --> 01:01:00,360
them, they were not pedaling. They were
cruising full speed ahead.

935
01:00:59,720 --> 01:01:03,720
» And
the difficult part is

936
01:01:02,200 --> 01:01:06,520
determining are they pedaling or are
they using the throttle? Now, if they're

937
01:01:05,240 --> 01:01:11,040
going at 30 miles an hour on
>> But if they're pedaling, do you hear is

938
01:01:08,840 --> 01:01:13,800
the the motor engaged?
>> Yeah,

939
01:01:11,760 --> 01:01:17,520
it can be with pedal assist.
>> Okay. Because they're they were super

940
01:01:16,040 --> 01:01:22,200
loud and one of them is actually a mini
bike. Like it wasn't an e-bike that it

941
01:01:19,880 --> 01:01:26,640
was on a mini bike. Yes.
Okay. So, I appreciate you looking into

942
01:01:24,640 --> 01:01:31,240
that and hopefully it'll keep it safe.
That night in particular, the

943
01:01:29,160 --> 01:01:36,040
the ice cream shop was packed. There
were a few of us on Moe's patio, but

944
01:01:34,240 --> 01:01:40,120
Danny's again was packed. They were
going far, far too fast for anybody

945
01:01:38,520 --> 01:01:43,600
walking out of those buildings to
anticipate them coming. And I just don't

946
01:01:41,920 --> 01:01:47,640
want to see anybody get hurt. So, thank
you.

947
01:01:45,040 --> 01:01:50,600
» Okay. Is there a motion to adjourn?
>> So moved.

948
01:01:48,400 --> 01:01:52,600
» Second.
>> All those in favor of adjourning, please

949
01:01:52,040 --> 01:01:56,280
say aye.
>> Aye.

950
01:01:53,240 --> 01:01:56,280
» Any opposed?