[0:00] Mr. Wojo, roll call. Dokes.
>> Here.
[0:02] » Oberdorf.
>> Here.
[0:03] » Echo.
>> Here.
[0:05] » Tinney.
>> Here.
[0:06] » Owen.
>> Here.
[0:07] » Skoczylas.
>> Here.
[0:08] » Reynolds.
>> Here.
[0:12] » Is there a motion to approve the minutes
for the April 13th, 2026
[0:17] regular council meeting?
>> Second.
[0:21] » All those in favor of approving the
minutes of April the 13th, please say
[0:24] aye.
>> Aye.
[0:25] » Any opposed?
[0:29] Is there a motion to approve the agenda
for the April 27th, 2026 regular council
[0:34] meeting?
>> Motion to amend the agenda to add zoning
[0:38] and facilities minutes.
>> Second.
[0:42] » All those in favor of accepting the
agenda as amended, please say aye.
[0:46] » Aye.
>> Any opposed?
[0:49] Okay.
Committee reports, public safety.
[0:52] » Thank you. Uh public safety met Monday,
April 20th. Uh meeting started at 5:00,
[0:58] we ended at 5:35. In attendance was
myself, Zach Owen, Larry Oberdorf, uh
[1:03] Allison Murray, and Chief Revell. Uh
police department, they're continuing to
[1:08] address concerns over the e-bikes. Uh
officers are trying to educate riders
[1:12] regarding safety. E-bikes are allowed on
sidewalks as they are not being
[1:16] throttled as long as they're being used
as a pedal bike. The uh marina flood
[1:20] camera is still waiting approval for
Edison to use the pole for mounting. The
[1:25] company contacted Edison, no reply
replied back. Uh Allison was going to
[1:29] reach out to Edison.
Going to discuss some extra patrol for
[1:33] the marina area, Jennings Road area with
more activity at the park with the uh
[1:38] improving weather conditions. Discussed
setting a hard close time for basketball
[1:42] park area at the marina. Recommended
parks facilities review closing times.
[1:49] Uh Allison was going to reach out to uh
that committee to notify them.
[1:53] Uh fire department didn't have anybody
there, but we discussed as a group uh
[1:57] the new chief vehicle not being any type
of markings on them.
[2:01] Committee feels for representation and
safety vehicles should have some type of
[2:05] identifying markings. We're going to
discuss that further with the fire
[2:08] department.
>> Okay.
[2:13] Zoning.
>> Zoning committee meeting minute meeting
[2:17] minutes, sorry about that. April 14th,
2026 5:30 p.m. Members present, Bob
[2:24] Toth, Rachel Tinney, Mark Sakowski, Rob
McConaughey, Jennifer Abner.
[2:29] One, noxious weed ordinance RMC 555-01.
Committee recommends updating section
[2:36] 555.01
to align with the current state of Ohio
[2:40] law. The state revises its list of
noxious weeds every 5 years while the
[2:45] city's current code specifies a fixed
list.
[2:49] This discrepancy creates potential
conflicts with Ohio Department of
[2:52] Agriculture regulations under Ohio
administrative code
[2:56] 901.5-37.
Updating the ordinance to reference the
[3:01] state's definition will ensure ongoing
compliance. This recommendation has been
[3:05] forwarded to Mr. Heben for legal review.
You'll see it on the agenda for today.
[3:10] And the committee wants to thank Mr.
McConaughey for his work on that matter.
[3:15] Short-term rental ordinance, um this
would be Airbnbs, verbos. The committee
[3:19] has submitted a draft ordinance
regulating short-term rentals.
[3:23] Mr. Heben to Mr. Heben for review. The
proposed ordinance would address things
[3:27] like ownership requirements, inspection
standards, enforcement provisions.
[3:32] The committee anticipates the final
draft to city council in the near
[3:35] future.
Want to thank Mr. Sakowski for his
[3:38] contribution.
The next will be data center zoning
[3:41] classification. The committee felt the
need to address the subject due to the
[3:45] feedback from the committee of the whole
meeting that took place on March 23rd,
[3:49] 2026.
The committee recommends that council
[3:53] council consider designating data
centers as special use under RMC 1132.02
[4:00] and review refer the proposed amendment
to the planning commission for review
[4:04] and recommendation.
This would create create a new permitted
[4:08] use category for data centers and
require a zoning text change to chapter
[4:12] 1132.02.
This change would strengthen the zoning
[4:17] code and keep it current for changing
times.
[4:20] The committee would like to state this
proposal does not promote or oppose data
[4:24] centers. Instead, it ensures that such a
use is proposed in the near future. The
[4:29] city of Rockford has a clear legally
sound process to evaluate it on a
[4:33] case-by-case basis with appropriate
safeguards in place. I have attached
[4:38] kind of what we were looking at with the
data centers. Right now, M1, M2,
[4:43] manufacturing heavy and light, and
planned one industrial.
[4:46] Um, you could
see that maybe a data center could use
[4:50] be used under permitted use there.
Um, it creates a little ambiguity and
[4:54] limits the city's ability to apply
targeted standards or oversight.
[4:59] We don't feel exclusionary zoning is the
way to go. We don't think that number
[5:03] one is probably legal. Um, cause so many
legal challenges and appeals and places
[5:08] have a right to go where zoning is
permitted.
[5:12] For these reasons, many communicate
communities regulate data centers
[5:15] through specific standards and review
processes rather than outright bans.
[5:20] So, proposed zoning solution to
strengthen the city's zoning code and
[5:24] maintain control, the zoning committee
recommends creating a defined land use
[5:28] category for data centers and
designating it as a special use within
[5:33] the following districts. M1 light
manufacturing, M2 heavy manufacturing,
[5:38] and PI planned industrial.
This would require zoning text amendment
[5:42] to chapter 1132.02
matrix of permitted and special land
[5:47] uses.
[5:50] Special use designation means the use is
not automatically permitted but may be
[5:55] approved if it meets specific criteria,
undergoes review by the planning
[5:58] commission and city council.
This approaches allows flexibility while
[6:03] ensuring appropriate oversight. You
could ask for things like closed loop
[6:07] cooling systems, pre-treatment of any
coolant discharge unless existing
[6:11] capacity is a fit um sufficient,
implement implementation of noise
[6:16] migration, sound barrier walls, energy
requirements including a minimum
[6:20] percentage from renewable resources and
long-term carbon reduction goals,
[6:24] evaluation of impacts on public safety
services, EMS, fire, police,
[6:29] infrastructure and the environment.
Maybe something like a decommissioning
[6:33] bond or surety to ensure the city is
protected if a data center leaves. And
[6:37] of course anything additional conditions
as determined by the review process.
[6:41] This allows the city to address
infrastructure demands, environmental
[6:44] impacts and community compatibility.
And then just below is the steps that
[6:49] required. So tonight I'm going to ask
for a motion that we send this to the
[6:53] planning commission for their um
recommendation.
[7:00] » Kevin,
they just need a second and and a
[7:04] » And a vote. It doesn't have to be in
writing or anything.
[7:07] » Second.
>> Do I have to go to the audience?
[7:11] » I do not.
>> Okay.
[7:13] » Um
[7:16] voice voice vote
>> I would do a voice vote.
[7:20] » Just
>> I'm sorry, individually.
[7:22] » Individually.
>> Okay, vote on the motion to refer uh the
[7:26] data center
zoning amendment to the planning
[7:29] commission.
Uh
[7:31] Tinney?
>> I.
[7:33] » Eckel?
>> I.
[7:34] » Oberdorf?
>> I.
[7:35] » Toth?
>> I.
[7:37] » Reynolds?
>> I.
[7:38] » Stotsenburg?
>> I.
[7:39] » Owen?
>> I.
[7:42] » Thank you. Um again, this is not to say
we're opposed or against. We just want
[7:45] the city to have some say, be
transparent, not be in the position of
[7:51] what's going on in these other
communities who didn't have a chance to
[7:54] be proactive about it. We have a chance
to be proactive. That's all. Our next
[7:58] meeting is May 12th, 2026 at the Mark G.
Zukowski Safety and Planning Building at
[8:02] 5:30 p.m. Thank you.
>> Okay.
[8:06] Uh I'm going to give my time and
Allison's time to
[8:09] » the same thing.
>> You got
[8:11] » the same thing.
>> Parks Recreation Facilities.
[8:12] » Oh.
My apologies.
[8:17] » The Parks Facilities and Marina
Committee met April 23rd, 2026 at 3:00
[8:22] p.m. In attendance were Bob Toth, Rachel
Tinney, Brenda Reynolds, Carrie
[8:26] McConaughey, Toby Ledesma, Chief Greg
Revell, and Jennifer Havener.
[8:31] Marina Security. A security camera with
panoramic view and surveillance sign
[8:36] will be installed in the park to improve
marina security. We are just waiting for
[8:40] Toledo Edison to agree to wire it in via
their pole.
[8:43] That's Park Basketball Courts. The
Police Department continues to receive
[8:47] complaints about behavior at the
basketball courts. Because the courts
[8:50] are grant-funded and in a public park,
they are subject to certain rules and
[8:54] cannot be closed when the park is open,
nor can they be restricted to certain
[8:57] groups. The committee discussed
increasing police presence to monitor
[9:01] activity and encourages people to call
the non-emergency number if they see
[9:05] anything that is illegal or disorderly.
Marina Sign Replacements. Signs have
[9:10] been replaced in the marina and boaters
are encouraged to contact the committee
[9:13] if they see any others that need to be
replaced. The pump-out station is fully
[9:18] functional and ready for the boating
season and it has a card reader for easy
[9:22] payment. Indian Ridge Tot Lot
Playground. Results from the park survey
[9:26] showed that tot lots are still being
used and Indian Ridge is the most
[9:30] popular. A new structure was ordered and
is being paid for in part with grant
[9:34] funds secured by Mr. Ledesma, which
should arrive in the fall. A path will
[9:38] also be constructed on the site for
accessibility.
[9:42] Repairs to the rec center, the showers
in the locker rooms required repairs to
[9:46] the pipes and will be done over the
summer. In lieu of replacing the entire
[9:49] shower system, the pipes will be
accessed through a hole in the wall and
[9:53] paneling will cover it once it is done
to ensure future access.
[9:57] Pedestrian hybrid beacons, the bases for
the beacons are currently being
[10:01] installed with staging at the Rite Aid
building. Once the poles arrive, the
[10:04] project will be completed.
Clark Drive hotel sign, the sign is
[10:09] finished and the hotel logos were
installed on 422.
[10:12] Public Works moved to Wales Road. Work
continues on the building and once the
[10:17] variance has been received in writing
from the building inspector, the the
[10:21] city will move forward with the lean-to
portion of the build. Road closures and
[10:25] detours, ODOT is set to begin their
bridge project over Grassy Creek on May
[10:29] 4th. The local detour will be Eagle
Point to Colony Road and ODOT should be
[10:34] contacted with any questions. The
meeting adjourned at 3:34 p.m.
[10:39] » The complaints about the basketball
courts, according to the police
[10:44] department, we haven't had any
and neither have
[10:48] the the marina guards who aren't on duty
yet, but have been around there.
[10:52] » It sounds like it's a few of the
>> I live I live there.
[10:55] » It sounds like it's a few of the same
people who have concerns. So, the police
[11:01] just said that they're going to be
cognizant of that as the weather gets
[11:04] nicer and more people will be using the
park.
[11:07] » Interesting.
Okay.
[11:11] » Kevin,
with regards to
[11:16] says the park is open,
are we allowed to change the times that
[11:20] it's open?
If the park is open until 11:00, can we
[11:23] like Island View's open from to dusk to
dawn till dusk?
[11:27] » Correct.
>> Could we make that the same case for
[11:30] Vets?
>> Absolutely. We actually have that in
[11:32] place now.
>> Yeah, I think I think that's what the
[11:34] signs say.
>> Yeah, we haven't had issues with the
[11:37] basketball courts in about 5 years.
>> I don't know. I've been down there and
[11:41] have had have seen some things that I
wouldn't
[11:45] be happy with, so.
>> Yeah, same.
[11:47] » Well.
>> Well, you got to believe what you're
[11:49] what you see or what you're told.
>> I I see it cuz I'm I live right there.
[11:55] » I understand that, but there's a lot of
other people that do as well. That see
[11:59] things.
I'm not
[12:01] opening for an argument. I'm just
saying.
[12:05] » Okay.
Beth.
[12:11] » Hi everybody.
Uh Mayor, council members, I want to
[12:15] thank you for your continued support of
the Rossford Convention and Visitors
[12:18] Bureau. We truly appreciate your
partnership. Um I provided a few things
[12:23] to you, um some information for
sponsorships and uh vendor opportunities
[12:28] for the Balloon & Fireworks Fest. And if
you know anyone, companies, and
[12:32] individuals you want to share those
with, I'd appreciate that.
[12:35] Um
So, our role is simple. Uh bring outside
[12:40] dollars into Rossford, and I think that
we're showing that that's working. In
[12:44] 2025, um the hotel uh revenue uh was
nearly $900,000,
[12:51] and that's a 15% increase, and that's
the total. Our portion of that is a
[12:55] quarter of that, so uh just over
$220,000
[12:59] that the CVB received, which is a 15%
increase over 2024. So, it exceeded our
[13:04] expectations and our budget. Um
Even more importantly, that visitor
[13:09] spending saved the average Rossford
household about $319 last year by
[13:13] helping fund city services.
Um we're also driving real activity in
[13:18] the community with events like the
Balloon & Fireworks Fest and Stroll the
[13:21] Street that brought in a lot of people
last year. If you were there on Friday
[13:25] night at the Balloon & Fireworks Fest,
you know we quite a crowd, more than we
[13:28] even anticipated. We had a little rain
on Saturday, so it was a little bit
[13:32] later, but hopefully we'll have a great
weekend this year. If you're not aware,
[13:36] we are moving the event location.
Um we were not able to get the field uh
[13:42] behind Meijer between Toca and All These
again because it had to be planted.
[13:46] There's
a huge tax increase if it wasn't planted
[13:50] this year um for the property owners. Uh
six figures, I'm told, because they go
[13:55] back 3 years to assess that
uh difference. So, we are going to be at
[14:01] the intersection at the light at Bass
Pro's main entrance in the southeast
[14:05] corner. So, it's across from um
the Tractor Murphy Tractor in that in
[14:11] that location. So, we've been working
with all the uh people on Bass Pro
[14:15] Boulevard there to secure parking for
for our VIPs and our volunteers,
[14:21] vendors, and so forth.
Um I think it's going to be a great
[14:23] location. You know, it's a lot of
logistics changes, but we're heading out
[14:27] there tomorrow to kind of go over a lot
of the things that will be
[14:31] needed to go over.
Um
[14:33] we're already getting a lot of very
positive feedback for the event. I've
[14:37] actually got a bus coming from Michigan,
a bus full of people coming. I've
[14:41] already got a bus next year that wants
to come from Minneapolis. So, tour
[14:45] groups coming in for that that event.
Um we've got over 50 bus tours coming to
[14:51] our hotels already scheduled for this
year. So, that's exciting news.
[14:56] Um and at the same time our and that and
that also provides, you know, not only
[15:00] people staying in our hotels, but
they're dining in our restaurants and
[15:03] supporting local businesses.
Um at the same time we've generated over
[15:08] 43 million impressions with our
advertising and marketing dollars last
[15:12] year uh putting Rossford in front of
potential visitors across the region.
[15:17] Uh so, I believe tourism is working for
Rossford. It's growing our economy,
[15:21] supporting our businesses, and enhancing
quality of life for the residents. Um
[15:26] I also provided you with This is a
coloring book that the America 250 Wood
[15:31] County Committee put together. We've got
a
[15:34] uh ad on the back for the Balloon &
Fireworks Fest. This was uh distributed
[15:38] to all the elementary schools in the
county, and then it's also being
[15:41] distributed for uh various events
throughout the summer. Um we'll be
[15:46] distributing it at Stroll the Street,
and if any are left, we'll distribute
[15:49] them at the Balloon & Fireworks Fest.
The other piece of information I gave
[15:54] you is the full um
annual report, which I'm going to let
[15:58] you take your time to go through and
enjoy. And um once again, I thank you
[16:03] for your support and leadership. Um
Rossford is not just a place that people
[16:08] pass through, it's a place that they
choose to visit, stay, and return to,
[16:12] and we appreciate your continued
partnership as we build on this
[16:16] momentum.
Thank you.
[16:19] » Thank you, Beth.
>> One question, Beth.
[16:21] » Yes.
>> Stroll the Street starts when?
[16:23] » Oh, Stroll the Street starts uh the day
after Memorial Day, which is May 26th.
[16:28] It goes for 12 weeks till August 11th.
Thank you.
[16:32] » Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[16:36] » Okay, Mr. Watson, any correspondence?
>> None.
[16:39] » Introduction of ordinances. Is there a
motion to read ordinance 2026-31
[16:46] by title only?
>> So moved.
[16:48] » I'll second.
>> All those in favor of reading by title
[16:52] only, please say I.
>> I.
[16:53] » Any opposed?
26-31
[16:57] is an ordinance authorizing the repeal
of Rossford Municipal Code Section
[17:02] 555.01,
requirement to cut weeds, and enacting a
[17:07] new Rossford Municipal Code Section
555.01,
[17:11] requirement to cut weeds, and declaring
an emergency. This is a first reading.
[17:16] » Can Kevin, do you know the difference
between our previous ordinance and this
[17:20] one?
>> Yes, so if council looks at the first
[17:23] section there
>> Mhm.
[17:24] » section one
um
[17:26] 012
is what we have now.
[17:30] And if you look at the next page, 012 is
changed from defining it to referencing
[17:36] the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
I thought you were going to ask me if I
[17:40] know what a Russian thistle is. I
>> They change the list every 5 years. They
[17:45] can update it every 5 years.
>> So it changes the definition of noxious
[17:50] weeds to reference the revised
administrative code.
[17:55] » Okay.
Um
[17:58] » Move suspension of the second and third
readings.
[18:00] » Second.
>> Does anyone in the audience would have a
[18:03] problem with us passing this this
evening or any questions in regards to
[18:06] it?
No.
[18:09] » All those in favor of suspending with
the second and third reading, please say
[18:13] I.
>> I.
[18:14] » Any opposed?
>> Move to declare an emergency.
[18:18] » Second.
>> Second.
[18:21] » All those in favor of declaring an
emergency, please say I.
[18:24] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[18:26] » Move adoption.
>> Second.
[18:28] » Vote on the motion to adopt ordinance
2026-31.
[18:33] Echo?
>> I.
[18:34] » Tinney?
>> I.
[18:35] » Owen?
>> I.
[18:36] » Startzman Bach?
>> I.
[18:37] » Reynolds?
>> I.
[18:38] » Toth?
>> I.
[18:39] » Oberdorf?
>> I.
[18:42] » Is there a motion to read ordinance
2026-32
[18:45] by title only?
>> So
[18:47] » Second.
>> All those in favor of reading by title
[18:51] only, please say I.
>> I.
[18:53] » Any opposed?
2026-32
[18:56] is an ordinance authorizing the city
administrator to work in conjunction
[19:01] with the Rossford Convention and
Visitors Bureau on the balloon and
[19:04] fireworks event and declaring an
emergency. This is a first reading.
[19:10] Caroline?
>> Move suspension of the second and third
[19:13] readings.
>> Second.
[19:14] Is anyone in the audience who would have
a problem with us passing this this
[19:17] evening or any questions in regards to
it?
[19:20] No.
All those in favor of suspending with
[19:24] the second and third reading, please say
I.
[19:26] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[19:28] » Move to declare an emergency.
>> Second.
[19:31] » All those in favor of declaring an
emergency, please say I.
[19:34] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[19:36] » Move adoption.
>> Second.
[19:39] » Vote on the motion to adopt ordinance
2026-32.
[19:43] Echo?
>> I.
[19:44] » Oberdorf?
>> I.
[19:45] » Toth?
>> I.
[19:46] » Reynolds?
>> I.
[19:47] » Stotsombach?
>> I.
[19:49] » Owen?
>> I.
[19:50] » Tinney?
>> I.
[19:52] » Is there a motion to read ordinance
2026-33
[19:56] by title only?
>> So moved.
[19:58] » Second.
[20:03] » All those in favor of reading by title
only, please say I.
[20:06] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[20:09] 2026-33
is an ordinance approving the purchase
[20:13] of sodium chloride rock salt under the
agreement with the Ohio Department of
[20:18] Transportation for the winter contract
018-26
[20:23] and declaring an emergency. This is a
first reading.
[20:27] Any Go ahead, Chris.
>> This This authorizes the city to
[20:31] purchase up to 1,000 tons of rock salt
for the 2026-2027
[20:38] season, next plowing next plowing year.
>> Move to suspend with the second and
[20:42] third reading.
>> Second.
[20:44] » Is anyone in the audience who would have
a problem with us passing this this
[20:48] evening or any questions in regards to
it?
[20:50] No.
All those in favor of suspending with
[20:53] the second and third reading, please say
I.
[20:55] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[20:58] » Move to declare an emergency.
>> Second.
[21:02] » All those in favor of declaring an
emergency, please say I.
[21:05] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[21:07] Motion to
um
[21:11] approve.
>> Second.
[21:14] » Vote on the motion to adopt ordinance
2026-33.
[21:18] Owen.
>> I.
[21:19] » Tinney.
>> I.
[21:20] » Eckel.
>> I.
[21:21] » Oberdorf.
>> I.
[21:23] » Toth.
>> I.
[21:24] » Reynolds.
>> I.
[21:25] » Stautzenbach.
>> I.
[21:27] » Is there a motion to read resolution
2026-11
[21:31] by title only?
>> So moved.
[21:33] » Second.
>> All those in favor of reading by title
[21:37] only, please say I.
>> I.
[21:39] » Any opposed?
2026-11
[21:42] is a resolution naming 155 Superior
Street, Rossford, Wood County, Ohio the
[21:48] Carolyn Ross Connection Hub. This is a
first reading.
[21:52] » I was wondering if it would be possible
to change it to connection point.
[21:56] Are we able to do that?
>> If there's a motion to amend,
[21:59] absolutely.
>> Okay. I would make a motion to amend it
[22:02] to Carolyn Ross Connection Point.
>> Second.
[22:06] » Who seconded it?
>> Carolyn.
[22:08] » Okay.
[22:10] Vote on the motion to amend
um 2026-11
[22:15] changing hub to point.
Uh Reynolds.
[22:19] » I.
>> Stautzenbach.
[22:20] » I.
>> Owen.
[22:21] » I.
>> Tinney.
[22:23] » I.
>> Eckel.
[22:24] » I.
>> Oberdorf.
[22:25] » I.
>> Toth.
[22:26] » I.
[22:36] » So
>> Suspend with the second and third.
[22:40] » Motion to suspend with the second and
third reading.
[22:42] » Second.
>> Is there anyone in the audience who
[22:45] would have a problem with us passing
this this evening or any questions in
[22:49] regards to it?
>> I think Mrs. Sikorski had a little bit
[22:52] to say about Carolyn Ross.
>> Okay. I was going to save it for last,
[22:57] but get it over with.
Um
[23:01] Mayor, Council, you know, when you see
me it's usually because I want
[23:05] something.
But I'll try and uh
[23:09] sell you on this idea.
Brenda and I talked about
[23:13] the park and I agree
Carrie Rossford
[23:18] played very important part here in
Rossford.
[23:21] Even though she kept herself kind of
low-key and didn't make a big thing
[23:26] about the things that she did accomplish
here.
[23:30] She well deserved a park named after
her. We've kind of always made the fuss
[23:35] over Edward, but Edward would not be
Edward if it weren't for, you know
[23:41] the thing about the women
in the back of the good men.
[23:45] Um
She
[23:48] married Edward she at the age of 19 and
he'd already been married and his wife
[23:54] had died with in childbirth leaving two
small children behind. So when Carrie
[24:00] married Edward
she raised those children as her own and
[24:05] she loved them and she was a good mother
to them. Then when they got older she
[24:09] did get active in the community and the
things that came up, but she didn't make
[24:13] a fuss about it. She didn't need a
headline. She just did what needed to be
[24:18] done.
But she did one of the biggest things
[24:21] here that few people know about.
Um Edward loved band music.
[24:27] He'd have this big band show up in his
yard in this beautiful neighborhood on a
[24:35] Sunday blasting this music and Carrie
finally said, "Look
[24:40] the neighbors don't like this."
So she got an idea of building a
[24:45] building here in Rossford. That very
building became
[24:49] the Ford Club.
It's one of the few buildings that
[24:53] really is still strong and standing and
it's absolute Look at Look at the
[24:58] history behind that building.
She never took credit for it, but in the
[25:02] history that I've read about her,
she deserves credit for that because had
[25:07] it not been for her
trying to save
[25:11] the neighborhood
and wanting to give her some her husband
[25:15] a nice gift,
she deserves credit for that.
[25:19] So, even when we were doing the
Centennial
[25:24] she was only meant She may be slightly
because the whole show was about Edward.
[25:28] But, I think now is the time and I
talked to Brenna about this. Um
[25:34] I think it's time for us to give her a
little credit where credit's due.
[25:38] And I loved the thought of naming a park
after her and this shouldn't be the only
[25:42] thing we should do. I think she's got a
little more
[25:46] coming to her.
But, um
[25:50] I will give you I'd like to give you the
history. Here's some of the history you
[25:54] could read on her on your own.
And
[25:57] » Oh, Brenna gave us this.
>> Brenna gave us that.
[25:59] » Brenna gave us that.
>> Pardon?
[26:01] » Brenna
Yeah, mhm.
[26:03] » How about on that side?
>> Yep.
[26:05] » We're good.
>> Okay. So, there's her picture.
[26:11] May I have close to the picture?
>> You sure can. I got one also.
[26:15] » Judy.
>> Well, yours was supposed to be the
[26:16] yellow one.
>> The yellow one? Okay. Is it different?
[26:20] » It is.
>> Judy.
[26:22] No, no. I'm just kidding. Is it
different than this one?
[26:24] » Yeah, I think you can take it and see
this.
[26:26] » Take the bears.
>> Of course, this was done a very, very
[26:29] long time ago.
We have to give credit where credit's
[26:32] due.
Um
[26:34] I also had one more little tiny favor to
ask.
[26:38] We can't go every 5 years and have a big
event for Edward Ford. I think we ought
[26:44] to really name August 28th as Edward
Ford Day because that's the day that
[26:51] they turned over the first spade of dirt
to build Libbey Owens Ford.
[26:56] And um
it's kind of nice to keep that
[27:00] out there and give us one more reason to
celebrate something. And I think it's
[27:04] good for Rossford. It's good for the
community and it's good for the kids.
[27:09] So, August 28th, I would love to see
that named permanently Edward Ford Day.
[27:15] Okay?
>> Okay.
[27:16] » Thank you for listening. Thank you,
Brianna, for getting me wound up about
[27:20] this.
>> Thank you.
[27:22] » Okay, I believe we have a first and a
second. Is anyone in the audience would
[27:26] have a problem with us passing this this
evening?
[27:29] » That was Judy. We already did that.
I'm just asking if there's anybody else
[27:32] in here.
>> Oh, I'm sorry. Okay.
[27:34] » Uh all those in favor of suspending with
the second and third reading, please say
[27:38] I.
>> I.
[27:39] » Any opposed?
[27:42] » Motion to adopt resolution 2026-11.
>> Second.
[27:48] » Vote on the motion to adopt resolution
2026-11.
[27:52] Reynolds?
>> I.
[27:53] » Stautzenbach?
>> I.
[27:55] » Owen?
>> I.
[27:56] » Kinney?
>> I.
[27:57] » Eckel?
>> I.
[27:58] » Obendorf?
>> I.
[27:59] » Tove?
>> I.
[28:02] » Is there a motion to read resolution
2026-12
[28:07] by title only?
>> So moved.
[28:09] » Second.
>> All those in favor of reading by title
[28:13] only, please say I.
>> I.
[28:14] » Any opposed?
2026-12
[28:17] is a resolution authorizing
participation in the ODOT road salt
[28:22] contract for winter salt contract O18-26
declaring an emergency. This is a first
[28:29] reading.
[28:32] » Move to suspend the second and third
reading of resolution
[28:35] 2026-12.
>> Second.
[28:39] » Does anyone in the audience have a
problem with us passing this this
[28:42] evening or any questions in regards to
it?
[28:45] No.
All those in favor of suspending with
[28:48] the second and third reading, please say
I.
[28:50] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[28:52] » Move to declare resolution 2026-12 an
emergency measure.
[28:56] » Second.
>> All those in favor of declaring an
[28:59] emergency, please say I.
>> I.
[29:01] » Any opposed?
>> Move for adoption.
[29:04] » Second.
>> Vote on the motion to adopt resolution
[29:08] 2026-12.
Oberdorf.
[29:10] » I.
>> Eckel.
[29:11] » I.
>> Tinney.
[29:12] » I.
>> Owen.
[29:13] » I.
>> Stotsenbach.
[29:14] » I.
>> Wells.
[29:15] » I.
>> Toth.
[29:16] » I.
>> Is there a motion to approve resolution
[29:20] 2026-13
by title only?
[29:24] » So moved.
>> Second.
[29:27] » All those in favor of reading it by
title only, please say I.
[29:30] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[29:33] 2026-13
is a resolution to approve the mayor's
[29:37] appointment of Adrian Menarcin to the
Board of Zoning Appeals and declaring an
[29:41] emergency. This is a first reading.
>> Move to suspend with the second and
[29:46] third reading.
>> Second.
[29:48] » Is there anyone in the audience who
would have a problem with us passing
[29:51] this this evening or any questions in
regards to it?
[30:01] » Diane Wolf, 264 Jennings. Uh may I ask
why we have vacancies on the Zoning
[30:06] Appeals Board?
>> Uh sometimes terms end and also
[30:11] sometimes
people ask not to be uh
[30:13] » Well, I guess I'm asking more
specifically not for sometimes, but why
[30:17] do we have vacancies?
>> People's terms ended.
[30:21] They're set by the revised code.
>> Okay, I'm just making sure that their
[30:24] term was up when they ended rather than
just
[30:27] like I I want to know if somebody's
leaving for a disc
[30:32] like a disagreement or whether somebody
has chosen to leave, their life doesn't
[30:38] allow it anymore, their term was up,
whatever. I'm just making sure.
[30:41] » No, I mean the are volunteers.
>> Oh, I understand that. But volunteers
[30:46] can be let go.
>> Um
[30:49] this administration has never let a
volunteer go.
[30:51] » thank you.
>> Not once.
[30:53] On any board.
[31:01] » Um
All those in favor of suspending with
[31:04] the second and third reading, please say
aye.
[31:06] » Aye.
>> Any opposed?
[31:08] Move to declare an emergency.
>> Second.
[31:11] » All those in favor of declaring an
emergency, please say aye.
[31:14] » Aye.
>> Any opposed?
[31:17] Move adoption.
>> Second.
[31:20] » Vote on the motion to adopt resolution
2026-13.
[31:24] Owen?
>> Aye.
[31:25] » Stotsonburg?
>> Aye.
[31:26] » Reynolds?
>> Aye.
[31:27] » Toth?
>> Aye.
[31:29] » Oberdorf?
>> Aye.
[31:30] » Eckel?
>> Aye.
[31:31] » Tinney?
>> Aye.
[31:33] » Is there a motion to read uh
resolution 2026-14
[31:39] by title only?
>> Move.
[31:41] » Second.
[31:46] » All those in favor of reading by title
only, please say aye.
[31:49] » Aye.
>> Any opposed?
[31:52] 2026-14
is a resolution to approve the mayor's
[31:55] appointment of Thomas Krulovic to the
Board of Zoning Appeals and declaring an
[32:00] emergency.
[32:04] » Motion to suspend second and third
reading.
[32:07] » Second.
>> Is there anyone in the audience who
[32:10] would have a problem with us passing
this this evening or any questions in
[32:14] regards to it?
No.
[32:18] » All those in favor of suspending with
the second and third reading, please say
[32:21] aye.
>> Aye.
[32:22] » Any opposed?
>> Motion to declare an emergency.
[32:26] » Second.
>> All those in favor of declaring an
[32:30] emergency, please say aye.
>> Aye.
[32:32] » Any opposed? Move adoption.
>> Second.
[32:36] » Vote on the motion to adopt resolution
2026-14.
[32:41] Owen?
>> Aye.
[32:41] » Stotsonburg?
>> Aye.
[32:43] » Reynolds?
>> Aye.
[32:44] » Tinney?
>> Aye.
[32:45] » Eckel?
>> Aye.
[32:46] » Oberdorf?
>> Aye.
[32:47] » Toth?
>> Aye.
[32:49] » Okay, council remarks. Councilman Toth?
>> Nothing.
[32:53] » Councilman Oberdorf?
>> I enjoyed attending the Arbor Day tree
[32:57] planting ceremony. It was a nice
ceremony and I can
[33:01] thank the people that were involved in
it.
[33:03] » All right. Councilwoman Eckel?
>> Um
[33:06] Chief Revell, with the
detours that go around town this summer,
[33:12] um
I hope that the no semi trucks passing
[33:17] through town thing can be enforced. Um
I know most of them will see the detour
[33:22] and follow it, but there'll be those
guys that won't want to and it's just
[33:27] just dangerous to have those big trucks
on the residential streets.
[33:30] Um secondly, I'd like to thank Daryl and
public works. Um
[33:35] the fence that that's looks really nice
on the playground side. Thank you.
[33:42] » Councilwoman Tinney?
>> Nothing, thank you.
[33:45] » Councilman Owen?
>> I'd like to commend our police
[33:48] department. Uh there was an individual
who was not from Rossford that got very
[33:54] close to home when I came home from a
baseball practice and found
[33:58] a vehicle in the yard next to us and the
police apprehended that individual and
[34:03] it was a a scary situation and I wasn't
home with my family at that time, so I
[34:07] commend them for their quick response
and taking care of that bad situation.
[34:12] » Councilman Stotsonburg?
>> Uh nothing.
[34:15] » Councilwoman Reynolds?
>> I just want to give a huge shout out to
[34:18] Troop 62,
um the scouts who did an awesome job
[34:23] cleaning up Island View Park. So, thank
you to them for their work.
[34:28] » Okay, audience remarks.
[34:40] » This is not about data centers first,
but my name is Brandon Elliott. I'm at
[34:43] 2652 Stanford Drive and Rossford special
because I moved up here from Atlanta to
[34:49] join a startup company called Falcon
Forge and I lived in Rossford at the
[34:53] True Hilton for 3 weeks.
So I brought sport coats only and no
[34:58] jackets like an idiot. So I ended up
going to the Bass Pro Shop that you guys
[35:02] have thank goodness and loaded up on
Bass Pro and I'm made it through the
[35:06] winter. But what we do is
we do tech pre-approved training
[35:12] for AI spoofing and teaching on on all
sorts of uh
[35:16] dealings with AI in terms of AI safety
and we're here in Toledo
[35:21] and it's at a net zero cost to city
councils and townships and we're already
[35:25] working with Freedom, Spencers,
Springfield, Monclova, and Swanton.
[35:31] And we also do House Bill 96 compliance
with all of the budget requirements that
[35:36] came up. So we're new to Toledo. We'll
be at the chamber tomorrow. I think
[35:40] Rossford chamber's meeting tomorrow.
There's some kind of networking event.
[35:43] But I wanted to introduce myself. My
name is Brandon Elliott. If you hear our
[35:46] name, see an email from me or whatever,
we'll send you some information, but
[35:50] we'll come do briefings and tell y'all
what's going on in neighboring townships
[35:53] with AI spoofing, which is pretty scary
including townships as close to you as
[35:58] Springfield that have uh had attempts
and and fortunately survived. But um um
[36:04] just all over Lucas County and Wood
County and we're meeting with the city
[36:07] of Port Clinton tomorrow. So um that's
what we do and I wanted to let y'all
[36:12] know who uh I am and like I said,
Rossford was the first township I was in
[36:17] when I got to Toledo. I kind of didn't
want to be exactly in Toledo and I came
[36:21] up and
and I I enjoyed it, but thank you very
[36:24] much and um
I wanted to give you this
[36:28] to the city administrator.
Um, yes.
[36:31] » You should probably go over to to him.
>> Okay. Yeah.
[36:34] » Is that all right to you guys?
>> Sorry. Yeah.
[36:36] » And I appreciate your time.
>> Thanks, Brandon. We appreciate you.
[36:39] » Excuse me. Do you have a card? Thank
you.
[36:42] » Is there anyone else?
[36:52] » I'm Beverly Zapalski and
I am a teacher, so I have handouts,
[36:58] council.
[37:02] » You're in trouble, Carolyn.
[37:10] » Hello, my name is Beverly Zapalski
and I have lived at 3 Riverside Drive in
[37:16] Rossford for 30 years.
I am here to let council know there's a
[37:21] spite fence next door
to my house.
[37:26] The spite fence is on the property of 5
Riverside Drive.
[37:30] Spite fence is a recognized legal term
in property law and civil litigation. It
[37:35] refers to a structure, including
traditional fences or natural barriers,
[37:40] like a row of trees that is constructed
or maintained with malicious intent
[37:46] to annoy or injure an adjoining
neighbor.
[37:49] » I apologize. Can I have a copy?
[38:01] » Okay. Sorry.
>> No, it's all right.
[38:04] » Um
>> I got the wrong agenda this evening,
[38:07] too.
[38:10] » Okay. A spite fence return refers to a
structure, including traditional fences
[38:15] or national natural barriers, like a row
of trees that is constructed or
[38:19] maintained with malicious intent to
annoy or injure an adjoining neighbor.
[38:25] Ohio does not have a statewide spite
fence statute like the states of
[38:29] California or Washington, but cities
such as Carrollton, Ohio, have sections
[38:34] ex
explicitly titled spite fences. There
[38:38] are three typical reasons for spite
fences: view obstruction, planting a row
[38:43] of trees specifically to block a
neighbor's scenic view such as lakes or
[38:47] mountains, shadowing gardens, tall
hedges that prevent a neighbor from
[38:52] growing a vegetable garden or enjoying
sunlight in their yard, and retaliation,
[38:57] trees planted immediately after a
dispute such as a disagreement at a
[39:02] zoning board meeting. On May 16th, 2022,
my husband denied the property owner at
[39:09] 5 Riverside a fence permit to put up an
8-ft tall board-on-board fence,
[39:17] noting that only 42 in is allowed in the
front yard and 6 ft in the back yard.
[39:23] And you can see that copy of the um
zoning.
[39:27] This is when my neighbor started
his retribution by planting the Green
[39:33] Giant Arborvitae. These are fast-growing
trees that will grow to a mature size of
[39:38] 25 to 60 ft tall and 12 to 18 ft wide.
I filed a complaint with the zoning
[39:46] office on April 13th, 2026, concerning
the height of the hedges at 5 Riverside
[39:52] Drive. I have not received a response.
The front yard has bushes up to 18 ft in
[39:58] the front where Rockford City Code only
allows 42 in.
[40:03] It is important to note that there is a
safety concern with the hedges blocking
[40:07] the vision of a driver backing out of
the driveway and for a car traveling on
[40:12] Riverside to see the car exiting the
driveway. In the back yard, the growth
[40:17] is 18 to 20 ft where Rossford city code
requires a maximum of 6 ft.
[40:24] The total length of the hedge is about
370
[40:27] ft.
This hedge fence is only on the east
[40:31] side of the property.
There are more than a dozen bushes that
[40:36] are dead and have turned brown. Most of
the bushes are so tall they are blocking
[40:40] sunlight to my garden and sections of
the lawn under the tree canopy have
[40:46] turned to mud. It's a mess.
I put up with this mess for 4 years and
[40:51] it is time the city code is enforced and
the mess is cleaned up.
[40:56] I don't want to spend another summer
looking at this mess instead of the
[41:00] sunset.
This mess has only cause has not only
[41:04] caused damage to my property, but it is
having a major impact on my property
[41:09] value
and blocking the sunlight lowers the
[41:12] desirability of my home's market value.
I heard that the property owner has been
[41:18] allowed to appeal to the Board of Zoning
Appeals.
[41:22] Allowing for someone who doesn't follow
the rules
[41:26] uh to have a hearing is not fair and
equal treatment, which is what the
[41:30] citizens of Rossford expect and deserve.
Thank you for listening.
[41:36] I just wanted city council to be aware
of my situation.
[41:40] » Thank you. This uh dispute was brought
to my attention uh last week. Uh Law
[41:45] Director Heben knows about it. Kevin, do
you want to
[41:48] » Sure. So So, your complaint was
forwarded on to our compliance
[41:51] coordinator who went out and uh viewed
the premises and talked to the neighbor
[41:56] um
and then came back and reported to me um
[42:00] the neighbor indicated also that they
felt there may be some
[42:04] zoning issues on on your property. Um
so, I talked with our compliance
[42:10] coordinator last week. We decided that
it's best to go out of city with this
[42:15] because the compliance coordinator works
with your husband.
[42:19] Um and I think his your husband has
talked to him about this situation. So,
[42:24] um we have engaged today um a
independent uh zoning inspector.
[42:30] Um his name's Jacob Barnes. Um Jacob
works as a zoning inspector part-time
[42:35] for a number a number of municipalities,
um Whitehouse, Delta, Springfield
[42:40] Township. And what he does is rather
than these communities rather than
[42:45] getting it employing a full-time, they
employ him part-time. He gets paid I
[42:50] think about $15,000 a year by these
municipalities. So, this is what he
[42:54] does. So, we actually um Mr. McConaughey
and I talked to him this morning. Um
[42:59] took us a while to get in touch. It's my
understanding is Mr. McConaughey uh
[43:03] talked to him this afternoon, also sent
him all the information. So, he will be
[43:08] investigating, coming up with the
report. Um if there's going to be a
[43:12] nuisance violation issued um for either
or both both, we will be recusing
[43:17] ourselves also as prosecutor. We'll get
a special prosecutor in that situation.
[43:24] So, that's where we're at.
>> I just don't understand. It's not like 2
[43:28] ft.
These bushes ex- don't just exceed by a
[43:32] little bit. They exceed by
>> The question is
[43:35] » double or triple what the height should
be allowed. And I don't understand why
[43:40] we've been preaching fair and equitable
to everyone in town with these zoning
[43:45] enforcements, but then in this case,
we're going to
[43:50] do all this special treatment because
>> No, the question is whether it's a hedge
[43:54] fence.
>> Oh.
[43:56] » That's the question. The tree There's no
limit on the on the height of trees.
[44:02] Right?
>> Well, no. I mean, there's been several
[44:04] properties in town who had um
trees and bushes that exceeded the
[44:09] height of their fence and they were told
to to cut them down. I know the corner
[44:13] of Windsor they were told that. I know
of several alleys that had trees and
[44:16] bushes that exceeded the side of the
fence
[44:19] uh the size of the fence have been told
to cut the plants down that are along
[44:23] the fence. It's happened several times.
>> What it is is a triangle our code
[44:27] provides for a triangle at an
intersection. Um for instance Handem
[44:31] Avenue the that's an easy example when
you're going out to Eagle Point you've
[44:35] got the rose bushes on both sides.
They and sometimes they exceed that and
[44:41] they have to go out and they cut the
rose bushes down
[44:44] to to go down to that level. But there's
no maximum amount of it The question is
[44:50] whether these whether this is a fence
or whether it is if whether it is it's a
[44:56] hedge that's not
it doesn't you don't there's no height
[45:00] restriction on a hedge. I mean these
trees out here are what 40 ft tall and
[45:04] they're right on the street. So the
question is whether it's a fence.
[45:08] » One one tree as opposed to you
15 ft deep in trees. I mean
[45:13] that's that's my concern. I mean
I understand getting other communities
[45:18] involved. I just think we tell some
people who have uh plants growing along
[45:24] the property line that they're too tall.
>> I've never seen that before.
[45:27] » We've done it and there's probably I
mean people call in cuz I mean there's
[45:31] all kinds of people in town who have had
that happen all over since since Rob's
[45:36] been compliance officer that he's made
people trim the plants on the property
[45:40] line down because they exceeded the size
of the fence.
[45:43] » If that's a fence not if it's not if
it's just a shrub.
[45:48] If you have a fence if I have a fence
>> So I can plant I can take my fence down
[45:53] and plant a 20 ft tall shrub between
myself and Officer Kitzler's house and
[46:00] that would be allowed as I didn't even
have a fence. He's the one who had the
[46:04] fence. So,
there's two sets of rules going on here
[46:09] and that's disappointing to me.
>> Yeah, I I'm sorry but I disagree with
[46:13] you. If you If you plant a 20-ft
arborvitae on your property line,
[46:20] the city can't tell you to knock it down
to 42 ft. It's It's a tree. It's a
[46:25] plant.
>> And if you plant
[46:27] 300 of them?
>> That's the issue that we're Is this a
[46:31] hedge fence? That's the question. Our
code defines a hedge fence. It says it
[46:36] is that it's 20 Anything that is
uh
[46:41] 75%
opaque
[46:44] » Okay.
>> is considered a hedge fence. So, that's
[46:46] the question here. Are these
It's my understanding that when they
[46:50] were planted, they were obviously
independent. Now, they've grown
[46:53] together. So, the question is is it a
hedge fence where it would have to
[46:57] conform to the height requirements. If
it's just a bunch of shrubs growing
[47:02] there, then it's not a fence and we
don't limit that.
[47:05] » So,
if it's determined by the outside entity
[47:09] that it is 75% opaque, it'll have to be
cut down.
[47:14] » Uh well, they get a no-
nuisance violation notice. Um that
[47:18] property owner owner would have the
right to go to the BZA and ask for a
[47:21] variance if they'd like and if they
don't um
[47:25] they don't get the variance or they
don't apply for the variance, then our
[47:27] code provides for criminal citations for
those violations. Yes.
[47:32] » Okay.
>> All right. Is there anyone else?
[47:36] » Well, and it's not just one row. Our I
think he's got double and triple rows
[47:42] all back to back.
>> Well, real real real quick, I
[47:45] apologize. We're not going to solve it
tonight. So, why don't we
[47:49] » Okay. That's fine.
>> Yeah, you'll have a chance to talk to
[47:51] Jacob.
>> Okay.
[47:52] » He's going to go out there and take
pictures.
[48:00] » Hi Rossford City Council. My name's
Lauren Brillacamp and I'm a Perrysburg
[48:04] resident. I'm just over here as a
concerned neighbor. Um, I um
[48:09] spoke uh a couple weeks ago at the
Perrysburg Township meeting uh regarding
[48:14] my concerns about the data center. So
this is about data centers. Um,
[48:18] but um it's more
um just to
[48:22] uh
um share um about uh my professional
[48:26] background as a as an international
communications professional. I worked in
[48:30] Washington, D.C. with
front row seats to the current political
[48:35] and uh technological forces that are
shaping the moment that we're in. I know
[48:39] that uh Rossford has had a couple of
community meetings about um
[48:44] about data center development and um the
real threats to uh the community health
[48:51] that um
that are being presented in in the with
[48:55] multiple data centers that are being
proposed for Wood County.
[48:59] And I um just curious if um if you're
all aware
[49:03] uh aware of this concept called
accelerationism.
[49:07] And
because it is the political and
[49:10] technical technological philosophy that
um
[49:14] that holds that the best way to bring
about radical change is to speed up
[49:17] existing systems, even harmful ones,
without restraint or democratic
[49:22] accountability.
And in Silicon Valley, this manifests as
[49:26] something called effective
accelerationism, the belief that
[49:29] unrestricted AI and technological
development is a solution to all human
[49:34] problems and that regulation, community
input, and democratic governance are
[49:38] obstacles to be dismissed or routed
around. So, uh Marc Andreessen, Sam
[49:43] Altman of uh OpenAI, uh Peter Thiel,
Elon Musk, these are some of the
[49:49] wealthiest and most powerful venture
capitalists in the world and they're
[49:52] leading funders of that center
infrastructure who publicly champion
[49:57] this view.
And
[50:00] um
they uh
[50:03] they also
um
[50:06] believe in something called
transhumanism where they believe that
[50:10] technology will transcend humanity and
that the future belongs to a post-human
[50:15] digital intelligence that the
>> I apologize. That's I mean, we're a
[50:21] we're a municipality. We're a small
municipality, but we're a very
[50:25] sophisticated municipality with very
complex accomplished city council
[50:30] people.
That That's That's not our role.
[50:34] » No, I I I appreciate that. And And um I
I'm in a professional leadership
[50:40] » know if I get in a pause.
This city council just passed
[50:45] uh a great ordinance that gives any type
of data center or something like that uh
[50:51] due process.
>> Um are there are there publicly
[50:56] available um
minutes or is that is that a available
[51:00] to the
>> did it this evening.
[51:02] » You just did it this evening.
>> get I'll get it to you by email.
[51:04] » Thank you so Thank you so much. I really
appreciate that. When we were at the
[51:07] township at the township meeting, um the
town the Perrysburg Township Council was
[51:13] very hesitant at um
at
[51:17] uh you know, potentially doing passing
something similar.
[51:20] Um or or disrupting the
development of a proposed a potentially
[51:27] undisclosed proposed data center for the
township, saying that in the event that
[51:31] they turned it down that Rossford would
just simply annex the property and
[51:35] absorb that.
>> We're going to do what's We We want to
[51:38] be great neighbors, and we have great
relationships with both Perrysburg
[51:42] Township and Northwood. The leadership
of those communities are actually
[51:47] personal friends of most of the people
in this room.
[51:51] But, we're going to do
what's best for Rossford.
[51:56] » I hope so.
Um and
[51:58] » no. We're going to do what's best for
Rossford. That That wasn't a commitment
[52:03] either way. It's just when it comes down
to our future
[52:08] and investing in our future,
uh
[52:11] we're going to do what we think is best
for Rossford.
[52:15] It's It's It's always Rossford first.
And
[52:20] that's the way I see it.
>> I I appreciate that so much. I just
[52:24] And
what what we realized through that
[52:27] meeting, uh because
uh
[52:30] the township trustees were handed just
minutes before that meeting a a legal
[52:35] opinion that basically threatens them
with class or let's see, first-degree
[52:40] misdemeanors if they are to disclose
information about
[52:44] » And this isn't arrogance or ego.
A lot of people are responsible for
[52:48] this. We're leading the entire region in
economic development.
[52:52] We've been very, very smart about it.
We've not given
[52:57] our income tax away. Everybody has to
follow our zoning codes. We dot every I
[53:04] and and we cross our T.
Um and
[53:08] these folks can only be council members
of one city at a time, and I can only be
[53:14] the mayor of one city at a time. Though
I do care
[53:18] what goes on in Perrysburg Township, um
I don't try to influence what goes on in
[53:23] Perrysburg Township.
>> I'm I'm I'm glad to know that. I I just
[53:27] realized that the that this law that was
passed this past year keeps people keeps
[53:33] public officials from any municipality
or any township trustee from really
[53:36] sharing details about what they're being
offered and and how they're being
[53:42] they're essentially being pitted against
each other with these deals.
[53:45] » I don't know anything about that.
>> Sure, it's so it's Ohio Revised Code
[53:50] 9.60.
>> know I don't know of any conversations
[53:53] like that with us in Northwood of
Perrysburg Township. Uh we do meet with
[53:58] them on a regular basis. We talk about
safety. We talk about infrastructure.
[54:04] And we talk about economic development.
You know, what would what would be best
[54:08] and where and how to do it. We are in uh
negotia- not negotiations with them. I
[54:13] take that back. We are in talks with
them and we have been in talks with them
[54:17] about doing
basically joint economic development
[54:21] zones.
And if we were to partner with them in
[54:24] those types of zones, then they would
keep home rule. They would keep their
[54:30] sovereignty. They would keep their
autonomy. And they would have a say, but
[54:35] they would also have a revenue stream um
that they never would have access to.
[54:41] And that would go towards infrastructure
and safety and beautification and
[54:45] recreation and and uh amenities.
>> Thank you. Um they also told us that the
[54:52] with regards to the uh power um
utility that the basically the energy
[54:59] utilities that are providing the behind
the meter energy infrastructure, for
[55:03] example, for the one that's going in the
township, the metadata center, that
[55:08] they're not subject to zoning
requirements.
[55:11] » That's not true in Rossford, Ohio.
>> No, okay. That's
[55:15] » Cuz Kevin, we don't have anything about
that.
[55:16] » a certain extent, what they're talking
about is they're PUCO reg- regulated.
[55:20] » Right, but nobody can come in and just
build a power plant.
[55:23] » Yes, they still have
they still have to be in the correct
[55:26] zoning classification, but you're right,
we don't regulate their construction.
[55:30] That's the PUCO.
>> Ri- right, so that so so that's that's
[55:34] why where the data center that's going
into Middleton was pledged and to be run
[55:41] on renewable, they simultaneously
applied to put a 350 megawatt gas power
[55:46] plant behind the meter, and nobody
really knows it's happening. And the
[55:49] public comment to the Ohio
>> everybody knows it's happening.
[55:52] » People Everybody knows that a 350
megawatt power plant is going in the
[55:56] Middleton data
>> Yeah, I've heard about it for
[55:59] almost a year.
>> I mean, we I'm going to be honest with
[56:02] you, yes, we do talk. Like, I've talked
to Middleton Township trustees. We're
[56:05] friends with one of the Middleton
Township. So, we do understand. Hence,
[56:09] why we're trying to be proactive
>> Yeah.
[56:11] » and have something in place. I think
that might be the difference between
[56:15] what's going on in Middleton and what we
hope won't go on here in Rossford.
[56:18] » I'm glad to know that you're all having
conversations because there are there's
[56:22] a group of concerned citizens that are
very concerned that this Ohio Revised
[56:26] Code 9.660 is creating a lot of fear
between public officials from keeping
[56:31] them from actually discussing about what
this impact could be.
[56:35] » I can only speak for myself, but I have
no fear.
[56:39] » Um
I guess the the only other thing that
[56:42] that I realized came out with it just
within this past month is a University
[56:46] of Cambridge study on hyperscale data
centers. They studied over 6,000 of them
[56:52] for that have been in operation over the
last 20 years around the world, and they
[56:56] found that the land temperature
increases anywhere between 3
[57:03] to 16° Fahrenheit within a 6-mile radius
of one of these facilities.
[57:08] And Wood County is already in a drought,
and I just think that more than one in
[57:13] Wood County would have a severe
detrimental impact and impact everybody.
[57:17] So, I'm not sure if people are aware
that that information that science just
[57:21] came out.
>> I've said this publicly, so it's no
[57:24] secret.
Rossford is not
[57:27] looking to gain a hyperscale
data center.
[57:32] But,
data centers come in more than one size.
[57:37] But, the big fear was Rossford's getting
a hyperscale data center. We're not
[57:41] getting one. I've talked to uh data
center developers and builders, and it's
[57:47] just it's not feasible here. It It
doesn't fit. Our mission here is jobs
[57:53] and industry and investment.
Rossford's not getting a hyperscale data
[57:59] center.
Now, would we look at something on a
[58:02] much smaller scale that doesn't affect
the environment, that doesn't affect
[58:08] water and sewer rates, that doesn't
affect electrical rates,
[58:13] um
that contributes to our local economy in
[58:18] a positive way,
sure.
[58:21] And we should. We should look at it.
>> very reasonable.
[58:24] » mean we
say yes to it, but we would vet it.
[58:28] Anything that the administration would
want to do,
[58:31] council has to
vote. Um we have checks and balances
[58:36] along the way.
>> That sounds much more reasonable than
[58:40] some of the ways that things have have
progressed in other communities and in
[58:45] the way that things have been set up
around Ohio and the Great Lakes. So, I
[58:50] really appreciate your time and just
take and listening to me um ask
[58:54] questions just because I just moved back
and I found out that all these
[58:57] hyperscale data centers are being
courted by different townships around
[59:01] Wood County. It deeply concerns me
because I understand the environmental
[59:06] impact. I've been researching these. I
have families that are I I have family
[59:10] members who are part of this AI
industry, and I do know that there are
[59:14] responsible ways on a much smaller scale
with renewables that these data centers
[59:18] can be developed and actually serve the
communities that they're being built in.
[59:22] And the hyperscalers are
horrifying, quite frankly. So, thank you
[59:27] for doing the responsible thing for your
community.
[59:30] » out. We appreciate it.
>> Just wanted to be a good neighbor.
[59:34] Thanks for being a good neighbor to us.
>> Thank you. Is there anyone else?
[59:41] » Again, Diane Wolfe, 264 Jennings. I
thought we should end on a positive.
[59:46] I would really like to thank you for
having the input and the opinion that
[59:52] the park does sometimes have some
not so savory activity going on. Um I
[59:57] have a 6-year-old grandson who loves to
go to that park. Um he's here a couple
[1:00:02] times a a month.
I can't take him down there when the
[1:00:06] crowd is big. The language is
unacceptable to be around a 6-year-old.
[1:00:10] Um it's just I know we can't control
their language, but I know we can also
[1:00:15] ask them to be respectful of our park.
No matter where they come from. Come
[1:00:19] enjoy the park. Come behave yourself in
the park. Don't litter. Don't leave
[1:00:24] unacceptable garbage around. I think
that should be held to a standard that
[1:00:28] we would want to be in our side yard,
our backyard. Um so I see it because I
[1:00:33] do take him to the park when I can. Um
unfortunately, there've been many times
[1:00:37] we've turned around and walked back home
because it's not acceptable.
[1:00:41] Um
Secondly,
[1:00:43] um thank you for looking into the e-bike
situation.
[1:00:47] Um so it's my understanding that
if they're just pedaling them, they're
[1:00:51] fine to be on e-bikes on the sidewalk.
Okay. Cuz the night that I encountered
[1:00:55] them, they were not pedaling. They were
cruising full speed ahead.
[1:00:59] » And
the difficult part is
[1:01:02] determining are they pedaling or are
they using the throttle? Now, if they're
[1:01:05] going at 30 miles an hour on
>> But if they're pedaling, do you hear is
[1:01:08] the the motor engaged?
>> Yeah,
[1:01:11] it can be with pedal assist.
>> Okay. Because they're they were super
[1:01:16] loud and one of them is actually a mini
bike. Like it wasn't an e-bike that it
[1:01:19] was on a mini bike. Yes.
Okay. So, I appreciate you looking into
[1:01:24] that and hopefully it'll keep it safe.
That night in particular, the
[1:01:29] the ice cream shop was packed. There
were a few of us on Moe's patio, but
[1:01:34] Danny's again was packed. They were
going far, far too fast for anybody
[1:01:38] walking out of those buildings to
anticipate them coming. And I just don't
[1:01:41] want to see anybody get hurt. So, thank
you.
[1:01:45] » Okay. Is there a motion to adjourn?
>> So moved.
[1:01:48] » Second.
>> All those in favor of adjourning, please
[1:01:52] say aye.
>> Aye.
[1:01:53] » Any opposed?