[0:54] like to call to order the regular

[0:55] council meeting for the city of

[0:56] Springdale for August 19th, 2026. If we

[0:59] could all rise for the pledge of

[1:00] allegiance and please remain standing

[1:01] for the invocation.

[1:04] Pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[1:06] United States of America and to the

[1:09] republic for it stands one nation under

[1:12] God indivisible with liberty and justice

[1:16] for all.

[1:20] Oh eternal God, bless all schools,

[1:23] colleges, universities, and especially

[1:27] Princeton City Schools that they may be

[1:30] lively centers for sound learning, new

[1:33] discovery, and the pursuit of wisdom.

[1:36] And grant that those who teach and those

[1:38] who learn may find you to be the source

[1:40] of all truth. Amen.

[1:44] All

[1:47] right, Miss B, if you take ro.

[1:49] >> Mr. Glee,

[1:50] >> present.

[1:51] >> Mr. Hall,

[1:52] >> present.

[1:52] >> Mr. Jacobs,

[1:53] >> present.

[1:54] >> Miss McFarland,

[1:55] >> present.

[1:55] >> Miss Thompson,

[1:56] >> present.

[1:56] >> Mrs. Webster,

[1:57] >> present.

[1:58] >> Mr. Anderson,

[1:59] >> present.

[2:00] >> All right, council, in your packets, uh,

[2:02] you had two sets of meeting minutes. The

[2:03] first one we'll review is for July 8th.

[2:05] This is the special joint council

[2:07] meeting. Uh, if there any ch I'm sorry,

[2:09] what is your pleasure?

[2:10] >> Motion to adopt. Second. All right.

[2:12] >> Changes, corrections, updates? Right.

[2:15] Seeing none. All those in favor of

[2:17] approving July minutes of saying I.

[2:19] >> I.

[2:20] >> Opposed. Abstensions. The July minutes

[2:23] are approved by acclamation. Next we

[2:25] have the July 15th regular council

[2:27] meeting. Same same setting. What is your

[2:29] pleasure?

[2:32] >> Second.

[2:33] >> Moved and second. Questions discussions

[2:35] changes.

[2:36] All right. Seeing none. All those in

[2:37] favor of approving the minutes as

[2:38] published signify by saying I. I.

[2:40] Opposed. Abstensions.

[2:42] >> Abstain. Right. If the minutes are still

[2:44] approved by acclamation.

[2:46] All right, and we're off and running.

[2:48] Next up, we have presentations. First on

[2:50] the agenda is the police department

[2:52] swearing in. We have Chief Butler doing

[2:53] that, or is Mayor Hawkins starting?

[2:57] >> Chief Butler's going to make an

[2:58] introduction and I'll swear in.

[3:00] >> Cool.

[3:10] for this opportunity to introduce two of

[3:12] our new employees to

[3:16] first

[3:21] Jen brings 23 years of experience

[3:24] department serving with Northeast

[3:26] Communication and Hamilton County

[3:28] Communications. Many recognizer

[3:33] from 201

[3:38] brings an extensive uh public safety

[3:40] experience and strong educational

[3:42] background. She holds a associates

[3:45] degree in deaf studies and just recently

[3:46] finished her bachelor's degree

[3:47] [clears throat] in criminal justice.

[3:49] Outside of work, she enjoys camping with

[3:51] her family.

[3:53] She's also a proud res of the city of

[3:55] Springdale since 2012.

[4:00] We're very excited to have back

[4:03] and knowledge and dedication.

[4:17] » Welcome [applause]

[4:26] Next, I'd like to bring up our newest

[4:28] police officer.

[4:31] Uh, this is uh Gregory Crab. Just like

[4:35] Cole Cole is originally from Trenton,

[4:37] Ohio. He comes to us after serving seven

[4:40] years in the United States Marine Corps.

[4:42] We grateful for his experience,

[4:44] discipline services

[4:48] to his wife Karen.

[4:50] of work. He enjoys playing golf,

[4:53] working out, hunting, and most of the

[4:55] time spending time with his family.

[4:58] He has a unique story to his name just

[5:00] like Gregory.

[5:03] His father's

[5:10] characteriz

[5:26] » [applause]

[5:33] » You'll come right here.

[5:37] Raise

[5:40] your right hand.

[5:41] [clears throat and cough]

[5:43] >> Igory,

[5:46] » do younly swear affirmly swear

[5:49] >> that I will support and obey

[5:51] >> I will support and obey

[5:53] >> the Constitution of the United States of

[5:55] America.

[5:55] >> Constitution of the United States of

[5:57] America.

[5:57] >> The Constitution and laws of the state

[5:59] of Ohio.

[6:00] >> Constitution and laws of the state of

[6:01] Ohio. The charter laws and ordinances of

[6:04] the city of Spring.

[6:06] ordinances of the city,

[6:10] procedures,

[6:15] » the regulations, the orders and

[6:18] procedures of the city of city of

[6:20] Springfield.

[6:23] And I will discharge the duties

[6:25] >> And I will discharge the duties

[6:27] >> of the office of law enforcement officer

[6:29] >> the office of law enforcement officer

[6:31] >> to which I have been appointed

[6:34] >> to the best of my abilities.

[6:36] >> So help me God.

[6:39] [applause]

[6:56] To everyone, I just want to say thank

[6:58] you very much. Uh, it has been a

[6:59] pleasure and an honor so far, my time

[7:02] and experience getting work here in the

[7:04] city of Springdale and I look forward to

[7:07] continuing my law enforcement career.

[7:11] Thank you all very much. I greatly

[7:12] appreciate

[7:14] >> Thank you. Welcome, Cole.

[7:16] [applause]

[7:21] Once again, it's always lovely when we

[7:22] have the police department come and

[7:24] swear in. It always feels very nice the

[7:26] support that you give your fellow

[7:27] officers in the city. We appreciate

[7:28] everything you guys do out there. Uh

[7:30] please stay safe and keep doing what

[7:32] you're doing. It's really good work. Uh

[7:33] to everyone else here, if you're here

[7:34] for the swearing in, feel free to stay.

[7:36] We're going to talk about tiffs and

[7:37] budgets and things like that. Uh but if

[7:39] you want to leave and celebrate, uh

[7:41] please, we won't be offended.

[8:16] We're back in business. All right, we're

[8:18] going to move on next to committee and

[8:20] official reports. First up, uh, Civil

[8:21] Service Commission, Mr. Coleman.

[8:29] » Good evening. Good evening.

[8:32] Mr. President,

[8:34] council members, uh, the Springdale

[8:37] Civil Service Commission met on August

[8:38] the 6th, uh, in the Springdale Municipal

[8:41] Building, and in attendance were the

[8:44] members of the commission, uh, Mr. James

[8:46] Dunigan, Miss Kathy McNair, uh, along

[8:49] with city administrator Mr. Brian Yule,

[8:52] assistant city administrator Stephanie

[8:54] Morgan, uh, and human resource

[8:57] administrator Reanetta Edwards. We also

[9:00] had in attendance fire chief an Anthony

[9:03] Stanley and it'll become obvious why uh

[9:05] we had Chief Stanley with us as well. Uh

[9:08] the business that um took the majority

[9:13] of our time was that previously uh the

[9:16] commission approved the proposed

[9:19] extended probationary period that was

[9:21] requested by the fire department and

[9:25] this involved

[9:27] uh four different firefighter to EMT

[9:31] individuals.

[9:33] Um the request was based on uh training

[9:37] performance and continued development.

[9:41] Along with that um through the

[9:45] discussions uh with the city administ

[9:47] city administration law director and the

[9:51] local fire uh leadership

[9:55] uh fire chief Stanley made a formal

[9:57] request to resend the extended

[10:00] probationary period for the affected

[10:03] firefighters.

[10:04] And again, when this decision was made

[10:06] to allow for the extension, it was with

[10:09] the understanding that um it could be

[10:12] rescended based on request from Fire

[10:15] Chief Stanley. And with him having made

[10:18] making a formal uh request to resend, um

[10:23] following that discussion, Mrs. McNeer

[10:26] made a motion to approve the recision

[10:28] reision of the one-year probationary

[10:31] period extension for those four

[10:33] firefighter two EMT employees. Um that

[10:37] motion was seconded by Mr. Dunnigan and

[10:40] the motion passed 30. So, um, even

[10:43] though we thought it was the right thing

[10:45] to do to extend the probationary period,

[10:48] uh, Chief Stanley did provide

[10:50] information that indicated that a change

[10:53] was necessary to resend and again that

[10:56] request was, uh, made and approved by

[10:59] civil service. Any questions?

[11:02] >> I don't see any. Thank you, Mr. Coleman.

[11:03] >> All right.

[11:06] Next up, we have finance

[11:07] committee, Miss Webster.

[11:08] >> Thank you. General fund activity for

[11:11] July 2026.

[11:13] General fund beginning balance July 1

[11:15] 20264,6763476,346

[11:24] revenues 1,754,664

[11:29] expenditures 2,312,039

[11:35] general fund beginning July 31st 2026

[11:39] 4,118,9

[11:42] 972.

[11:44] Thank you.

[11:46] >> I don't see any questions. Thank you.

[11:48] Next, we'll move on to planning

[11:50] commission, Miss McFarland.

[11:51] >> Thank you, Mr. President. The planning

[11:53] commission last met on August 11th. Uh

[11:56] we did have some old business uh for the

[11:59] text amendment from the zoning code

[12:01] changes brought forward.

[12:03] uh administration did point out that 155

[12:07] letters went out to owners,

[12:09] [clears throat] excuse me, that had

[12:11] properties where there are potential

[12:13] zoning changes. Um they will not be

[12:16] presenting the final draft until

[12:18] September as that is still a work in

[12:20] progress. Um we did receive um it was a

[12:24] public hearing. We did receive several

[12:26] questions from the audience. Uh some of

[12:30] those questions included what is the

[12:32] reason for the change and why now? Uh

[12:35] what is the will this lead to a property

[12:37] change tax? Uh what businesses will now

[12:41] be allowed under the new NB code and

[12:44] what will no longer be allowed. Um any

[12:48] general concerns regarding the

[12:50] residential changes to NB. Uh, somebody

[12:54] did ask if this removed the animals from

[12:57] the zoning code, if this added

[12:59] information about yard sale

[13:00] restrictions,

[13:02] uh, in addition to restrictions on

[13:05] commercial businesses run out of the

[13:07] home and the vehicles and traffic that

[13:09] it causes and changes. Uh, multiple of

[13:15] the residents did mention that changes

[13:17] are great, but the enforcement remains

[13:18] an issue. Um, so that was voted on. We

[13:22] continued that to the next meeting

[13:24] without having the final

[13:26] uh draft. Uh city administration is

[13:29] working to get back with those residents

[13:32] on any of those questions they had. Uh

[13:35] the new business we had was the zoning

[13:37] code map amendment which was along the

[13:40] same lines. Uh and that was continued to

[13:43] the next meeting as well. And finally,

[13:46] we had the Sam's Club development plan

[13:48] review. Uh we did see a concept plan on

[13:52] this back in May. Uh they're adding an

[13:55] additional area for customer pickup

[13:57] around the back right corner of the

[14:00] store. Uh no landscaping changes. Um

[14:03] they have taken actually are going to

[14:06] take a corner of the building. So

[14:08] there's no concerns for emergency

[14:09] vehicles getting around. Um and if

[14:12] needed they do have a separate entrance

[14:14] for their semis. Um, and then we did a

[14:19] vote on that and that was approved 7 to

[14:21] zero.

[14:24] >> I don't see any questions. Sounds like a

[14:26] busy time though.

[14:28] >> All right. Next, we'll move on to the

[14:29] board of zone appeals. Mr. Hall,

[14:32] >> thank you, Mr. President. Um, for

[14:35] everyone that knew that didn't know.

[14:39] Oh,

[14:39] >> okay. Will you pull the mic closer?

[14:42] What's wrong?

[14:43] >> Will you pull the mic a little closer?

[14:45] Thank you.

[14:49] As every everyone [clears throat]

[14:52] possibly knows, I uh the day of the um

[14:58] board of zoning appeals, I had to

[15:01] undergo an emergency procedure and spent

[15:04] three and a half hours in the operating

[15:06] room at Mercy Fairfield and I was unable

[15:08] to attend uh the meeting. So with the

[15:12] pleasure of the um

[15:15] president, I would like to relinquish my

[15:19] time, Mr. Gleaves, to give the report.

[15:22] >> Mr. Gleaves.

[15:24] >> Thank you, Mr. President.

[15:31] The board of zoning appeals met July

[15:33] 28th, 7 p.m. in these chambers.

[15:36] Excuse [clears throat] me. We had um

[15:38] HighFift Off-Road at 271 Highland,

[15:43] excuse me, Northland Boulevard,

[15:45] application number 2026

[15:47] 0363.

[15:50] They have two variances. Um,

[15:54] the applicant, Michael Bailey, owner of

[15:56] property located at 271 Northland

[15:59] Boulevard, is requesting a variance to

[16:02] allow two portable storage units to be

[16:05] permanent where portable portable

[16:07] storage units are only permitted as

[16:10] temporary per section 153-253E13A.

[16:15] We're also asking variance uh second

[16:18] variance to request to allow the

[16:20] structures to exceed a total of 1,200

[16:24] cubic feet on the interior as required

[16:28] per section 153.253

[16:32] E13C

[16:33] of the Springdale zoning code.

[16:36] Again, um as you heard, Mr. Hall was

[16:40] absent. So, both of these variances were

[16:43] denied by a 6 vote. So, if there's any

[16:46] questions about that, I'll take those

[16:48] now. But that's all I have at this time.

[16:50] >> I don't see any. Thank you.

[16:52] >> Thank you. All right. Next, we'll move

[16:54] on to the board of health, Miss

[16:55] McFarland.

[16:57] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, the board

[16:59] of health recently had a special

[17:02] meeting. Um, and I apologize, I did not

[17:05] pull up the date

[17:07] uh two Thursdays ago.

[17:13] Thank you.

[17:16] >> 13th of August. Um they did call a

[17:19] special meeting. Um there was a

[17:21] recommendation for a candidate for the

[17:24] health commissioner position. Uh Rachel

[17:27] Moresy. Um she was voted uh four to zero

[17:31] to proceed with the employment process.

[17:36] Uh and that process is still ongoing.

[17:38] She's completing background checks. Um,

[17:40] and we will hear more from the mayor

[17:42] once that pro process is complete.

[17:47] Exciting times. All right. Don't see any

[17:50] questions. We'll move on next to OKI.

[17:52] is still on summer schedule and

[17:54] hasn't met. Its next meeting is next

[17:55] month. Next up is the mayor's report.

[17:58] Mayor Hawkins.

[17:59] >> Thank you, Mr. President. We had a

[18:01] ribbon cutting for Unity Care Group on

[18:04] July 22nd. This organization is

[18:06] providing life skills, work skills, and

[18:09] an opportunity to foster a sense of

[18:11] community uh for adults with a variety

[18:14] of different disabilities. Really a

[18:16] unique uh enterprise. Something that I I

[18:20] encourage folks to look into. Just did a

[18:22] video with regard to to that that'll be

[18:25] out that will give you a little sense of

[18:27] what they do. Uh we had pretzel fest.

[18:30] Obviously, we uh had a solid crowd

[18:32] despite the inclement weather and

[18:34] impending rain, and I think those that

[18:36] were present had a a great time. We got

[18:39] cut short a little bit towards the end

[18:40] due to lightning. Uh a little bit more

[18:43] on that to come. Uh we will have a

[18:46] ribbon cutting for our new ADA

[18:47] playground at the rec center on August

[18:50] 28th at 2 p.m. And Marjorie Randolph

[18:54] Underwood, our generous benefactor, will

[18:55] be present for that as well.

[18:58] We will have a grand opening for our FC

[19:01] Cincinnati mini pitch which will be at

[19:03] the rec center on September the 3rd at 7

[19:06] p.m. We will have an orange out so folks

[19:08] are encouraged to come wear blue or

[19:11] orange preferably. There'll be FC

[19:13] Cincinnati players there. They will be

[19:15] going through doing some skills and

[19:16] drills and opportunity to meet folks.

[19:19] And then that same night, capping off

[19:22] what we got cut short a little bit,

[19:23] Pretzel Fest will have our drone show at

[19:25] 8 o'clock over at the rec center. And so

[19:27] we will have some food trucks, uh, SYB

[19:31] is going to be supplying some adult

[19:32] beverages. Uh, Calvary Church is going

[19:35] to be supplying some soft drinks and

[19:36] water. So folks are encouraged to come

[19:38] out September 3rd, 7 o'clock for the

[19:40] mini pitch, 8 o'clock for the drone

[19:42] show.

[19:44] Thank you.

[19:46] >> All right. Next, we'll move on to the

[19:48] administrator's report. Mr.

[19:49] Thank you, Mr. President. Just one quick

[19:51] update. Uh the fire department is

[19:53] anticipating delivery of the new Tower

[19:56] 90 uh hopefully at the uh end of

[19:59] September. So that is uh very

[20:02] anticipated by the members across the

[20:04] street here and we're definitely looking

[20:06] forward to having that piece of

[20:07] apparatus here. It'll probably be a

[20:09] couple weeks before it actually goes in

[20:10] service. We have to do drivers training

[20:12] and whatnot and uh some some upfitting,

[20:14] but uh short of that, we're excited to

[20:16] get that here. and it's about 12 months

[20:18] sooner than we anticipated. We initially

[20:20] thought it was going to be a 48-month

[20:21] build out and end up being about 36. So

[20:25] very very beneficial for uh for the

[20:27] community. So and I believe Miss Morgan

[20:28] has one quick item.

[20:30] >> Miss Morgan.

[20:31] >> Thank you, Mr. Ule. Thank you, Mr.

[20:32] President. Uh wanted to share an update

[20:34] that we have renewed our natural gas

[20:37] aggregation program. Uh the agreement

[20:39] will be with our existing provider, A

[20:42] Energy. Uh we were fortunate to secure a

[20:45] lower rate than the existing program at

[20:48] 53.78

[20:50] cents per CCF. Opt out letters will be

[20:53] going out in the mail kind of in three

[20:55] waves. Uh the first of those should be

[20:57] hitting here within the next few days

[21:00] and then a few days after that for each

[21:01] one. So there will be three separate

[21:03] optout dates depending upon when the

[21:04] letter is received. Thank you.

[21:08] >> All right. Thank you. All right. Next

[21:10] we'll move on to the law director's

[21:12] report. Mr. Brown.

[21:13] >> Thank you, Mr. President. No report

[21:14] tonight.

[21:15] >> Engineers report. Mr. Riggs.

[21:18] >> Yes. Thank you. Uh, three three quick

[21:21] updates. So, the uh East Keer

[21:24] improvements phase one. You probably

[21:25] noticed some construction occurring um

[21:27] beginning last week on that with the

[21:29] with staking. So, again, that work will

[21:32] continue on the south side through the

[21:34] winter. Then they'll stop work until the

[21:37] spring and and resume work on the north

[21:39] side. That was that's the plan there.

[21:42] the Northland Boulevard Keer Road uh

[21:45] shared use path project stage two plans

[21:48] go in on the 28th, so by Friday next

[21:50] week. Um

[21:53] and the last update is the Springdale

[21:55] Industrial Park resurfacing project. Uh

[21:58] Naira paving is looking to begin um late

[22:02] August and going to be complete with

[22:04] that work in early October. So that's

[22:08] paving on container place, Centron

[22:11] Place, Progress Place, and Triion Place.

[22:15] And that's all I had.

[22:17] >> Don't see any questions. Thank you. All

[22:19] right. Next, we'll move on to the zoning

[22:21] code revision committee, Mr. Gleeves.

[22:23] >> Thank you, Mr. President. As Miss

[22:25] McFarland alluded to, at the planning

[22:27] commission meeting, um the zoning map

[22:30] was presented and

[22:32] um the text amendment had been pre

[22:35] presented before that and we had gotten

[22:37] a lot of feedback from residents uh that

[22:40] had been affected by the zoning code

[22:42] changes that we made. So, we're

[22:46] scheduling a new meeting to address

[22:48] those issues and [snorts] to um correct

[22:51] some of the things and uh look over

[22:53] what's need to be done and transparency

[22:56] is a very important thing. It has worked

[22:58] real well in this process. So, once that

[23:01] meeting is um scheduled, we will meet

[23:04] and uh we'll get back with the planning

[23:06] commission and present some more and uh

[23:09] go from there. So, that's all I have for

[23:11] right now. Thank you.

[23:14] I don't see any questions. That's the

[23:16] end of committee and official reports.

[23:18] Next, we'll move on to communications to

[23:19] council. Miss Powder, there any

[23:21] communications for council this evening?

[23:22] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Yes, uh the

[23:24] city has received a transfer of a liquor

[23:27] permit between two entities located at

[23:30] 328 Northland Boulevard. This is a uh D5

[23:34] permit which takes your um on and off

[23:37] sales till 2:30 a.m. and that is between

[23:41] the entity Insept Boulevard LLC and

[23:44] going to the Northland Boulevard

[23:46] Hospitality Group LLC. Uh there's no uh

[23:50] objection from the police department and

[23:52] we can get that filed for you if you'd

[23:53] like.

[23:54] >> Council, any concerns? We don't take a

[23:57] vote on this. It's just you have

[23:58] concerns. This would be opportunity. Mr.

[23:59] Cleaves.

[24:01] >> I do have a question about the name. Uh

[24:06] the the business name that's listed is

[24:10] Blitz Sports Lounge and here it's the

[24:13] Boulevard Pub. Is there any issue with

[24:16] that name being different?

[24:18] >> Mr. Y.

[24:20] >> Thank you, Mr. President. No, that's

[24:21] just the parent company who owns the

[24:24] basically a transfer the the the

[24:27] building. um sold or the business sold

[24:30] to a different entity. So they operate

[24:33] under that parent name, but the the

[24:35] establishment name is the Blitz.

[24:38] >> So it's kind of one and the same.

[24:39] >> Okay. Thank you.

[24:41] >> All right. Sounds like we're good there.

[24:44] >> All right. Next up on the agenda, we

[24:46] have communications from the audience.

[24:47] This is an opportunity for anyone in the

[24:49] audience that would like to address

[24:50] council for any reason. Simply come

[24:52] forward to the podium, state your name

[24:53] and address, and you can address council

[24:55] for up to five minutes. At this point,

[24:57] the floor is now open for communications

[24:58] from the audience.

[25:00] Second call.

[25:03] Third and final call.

[25:06] At this point, I'm closing

[25:07] communications to the audience, and

[25:08] we're going to move on to ordinances and

[25:09] resolutions. First up, we have ordinance

[25:11] number 35 2026. This is a first reading,

[25:13] but does have the emergency clause. Mr.

[25:15] Jacobs, when you're ready. Ordinance

[25:16] number 35,2026, an ordinance acce

[25:18] accepting a proposal under the Omnia

[25:20] partners cooperative purchasing program

[25:22] and authorizing the mayor and city

[25:23] administrator to enter into an agreement

[25:25] with Game Time for the purchase and

[25:26] installation of an outdoor fitness

[25:28] studio and synthetic turf and declaring

[25:29] an emergency. Whereas the Omnia Partners

[25:31] Cooperative has advertised and received

[25:33] bids for the purchase and installation

[25:34] of certain park improvements, including

[25:36] an outdoor fitness studio and synthetic

[25:37] turf. And whereas the city wishes to

[25:39] purchase and install certain park

[25:41] improvements, including an outdoor

[25:42] fitness studio and synthetic turf, on

[25:44] the community center grounds, and

[25:45] whereas game time was the lowest and

[25:47] best bidder for the purchase and

[25:48] installation of certain improvements,

[25:49] including an outdoor fitness studio and

[25:51] synthetic turf with a total bid of

[25:52] 149,229.

[25:55] Therefore, now therefore be ordained by

[25:56] the council of the city of Springdale,

[25:58] Ohio, members elected there to

[25:59] concurring. Section one. The city of

[26:01] Springdale accepts the Omnia Partners

[26:02] cooperatives specifications for the

[26:04] purchase and installation of an outdoor

[26:05] fitness studio and synthetic turf and

[26:07] agrees that game time is the lowest and

[26:08] best bidder for the purchase and

[26:10] installation in the amount of $149,229.

[26:13] A copy of the quote provided is attached

[26:15] as exhibit A and incorporated here and

[26:16] by reference the quote. Section two, the

[26:19] mayor and city administrator are hereby

[26:20] authorized to enter into an agreement

[26:21] with Game Time for the purchase and

[26:22] installation of the improvements

[26:24] consistent with the quote. Section

[26:26] three, the finance officer tax

[26:27] commissioner is hereby authorized to pay

[26:28] game time the sum of $149,229

[26:31] for the improvements consistent with the

[26:33] quote. Section four, council hereby

[26:35] finds and determines that all formal

[26:36] actions relative to the passage of this

[26:38] legislation were taken in an open

[26:40] meeting of this council and that all

[26:41] deliberations of this council and of its

[26:43] committees, if any, which resulted in a

[26:44] formal action were taken in meetings

[26:45] open to the public in full compliance

[26:47] with applicable legal requirements,

[26:48] including section 121.22 of the Ohio

[26:50] Revised Code. Section five, this

[26:52] ordinance shall be an emergency measure

[26:54] necessary for the preservation of the

[26:55] public peace, health, safety, and

[26:56] general welfare and shall subject to the

[26:58] terms of article 2D3D of the charter be

[27:00] effective immediately. The reason for

[27:02] the emergency is the immediate need to

[27:03] enable the city to execute the agreement

[27:05] as soon as possible prior to the

[27:06] expiration of the purchasing cooperative

[27:08] bid price.

[27:09] >> Council, you've heard the reading of

[27:10] ordinance number 352026. It does have

[27:12] the emergency clause and can be acted on

[27:14] tonight. What is your pleasure?

[27:15] >> Motion to adopt.

[27:17] >> Second.

[27:19] >> Moved and seconded. Questions or

[27:20] discussion?

[27:24] » [clears throat]

[27:24] >> See none. Miss B if you pull counsel.

[27:26] >> Mr. Gleeves.

[27:27] >> I.

[27:27] >> Mr. Jacobs.

[27:28] >> I.

[27:28] >> Miss. Thompson.

[27:29] >> I.

[27:30] >> Mrs. Webster.

[27:31] >> I.

[27:31] >> Mr. Hall.

[27:32] >> Yes.

[27:32] >> Miss. McFarland.

[27:34] >> I.

[27:34] >> Mr. Anderson.

[27:35] >> I. Ordinance number 352026. Passes with

[27:38] seven affirmative votes.

[27:41] Next, we'll move on to ordinance number

[27:43] 36 2026. This is a first reading. Mr.

[27:45] Jacobs, when you're ready.

[27:47] >> Ordinance number 36, 2026. an ordinance

[27:49] amending ordinance number 35 2018 to

[27:51] extend the term of the tiff exemption

[27:53] and approving additional school district

[27:54] compensation during the extended tiff

[27:56] exemption. Whereas, pursuant to

[27:58] ordinance number 35 2018, the original

[28:00] tiff ordinance adopted by this city

[28:02] council, the council of the city of

[28:03] Springdale, Ohio at the city on June

[28:05] 20th, 2018, the city exempted certain

[28:07] parcels of real property, the exempted

[28:09] property within the Springdale Commerce

[28:10] TIFF site, the TIFF exemption, and

[28:12] declared certain public improvements,

[28:14] the public improvements, to be a public

[28:15] purpose. All as further described in the

[28:17] TIFF ordinance and Ohio Revised Code

[28:19] section 5709.40

[28:21] at sequentia of the TIF Act. And whereas

[28:23] pursuant to the original tip ordinance,

[28:25] owners of the exempted property are

[28:27] required to make service payments in le

[28:28] of taxes the pilots directly to the

[28:30] Hamilton County Treasurer based on the

[28:31] incremental value of the exempted

[28:33] property. And whereas in accordance with

[28:35] the original tiff with whereas in

[28:37] accordance with the original tiff

[28:38] ordinance, the Ohio revised code section

[28:40] 5709.42,

[28:42] this council established the Springdale

[28:44] Commerce Park TIFF site public

[28:45] improvement tax increment equivalent

[28:47] fund, the tiff fund into which the

[28:49] pilots have been and are to be

[28:50] deposited. hand. Whereas the city has

[28:53] determined that it is in the best

[28:54] interest of the city to amend the

[28:55] original TIFF ordinance, the original

[28:56] TIFF ordinance as amended by this

[28:58] ordinance, the TIFF ordinance to extend

[29:00] the term of the TIF exemption to the

[29:02] extent permissible under the TIFF act.

[29:03] And whereas notice has been given to the

[29:05] Princeton City School District, the

[29:06] school district of the consideration of

[29:08] this ordinance extending the TIFF

[29:09] exemption, which extension was approved

[29:11] by the school district by resolution on

[29:13] July 13th, 2026. And this council will

[29:16] compensate the school district pursuant

[29:17] to a tax incentive agreement dated June

[29:19] 20th, 2018. the original school

[29:21] compensation agreement between the city

[29:23] and the school district as amended by

[29:24] the first amendment to tax incentive

[29:26] agreement to be entered by the city and

[29:28] the school district. the first amendment

[29:30] to school compensation agreement and the

[29:32] original school compensation agreement

[29:33] as amended by the first amendment to

[29:35] school compensation agreement. The

[29:36] school compensation agreement and

[29:39] whereas notice has been given to the

[29:40] Great Oaks Institute of Technology and

[29:42] Career Development Great Oaks on July

[29:44] 9th, 2026 of the consideration of this

[29:46] ordinance extending the TIFF exemption

[29:48] as required by section 5709.40

[29:51] of the Ohio Revised Code. And this

[29:52] council will compensate Great Oaks

[29:54] pursuant to section 5709.4D 40D of the

[29:57] Ohio Revised Code. Now therefore, be it

[29:59] ordained by the council of the city of

[30:01] Springdale, Ohio. Members elected there

[30:02] to concurring, section one, the recital

[30:04] of this ordinance are incorporated

[30:06] herein by reference. Section two.

[30:08] Section three of the original tip

[30:10] ordinance is amended and restated in its

[30:12] entirety by the following. Section

[30:14] three, that pursuant to section 5709.40B

[30:16] 40B of the Ohio Revised Code. Further

[30:18] improvements to the parcels in the

[30:20] Springdale Commerce Park tiff site

[30:21] occurring after the date of this

[30:23] ordinance are hereby declared to be a

[30:24] public purpose and are exempt from real

[30:26] property taxation commencing for each

[30:28] parcel on the first day of the tax year

[30:29] in which an improvement resulting for

[30:32] resulting form construction of a

[30:33] structure on that parcel first appears

[30:35] on the tax list and duplicate of real

[30:37] and public utility property. And that

[30:38] begins after the effective date of this

[30:40] ordinance and ending on the earlier of

[30:42] one. 30 years from the date of the

[30:44] exemption commences for each parcel of

[30:45] phase 1 property as set forth in exhibit

[30:48] B attached here 2 and 30 years from the

[30:50] date of the exemption commences for each

[30:52] part parcel of phase 2 property as set

[30:54] forth on exhibit C attached here two or

[30:57] two the date on which the public

[30:59] improvements as described in section one

[31:01] above that will benefit the Springdale

[31:03] Commerce TIFF site are paid in full from

[31:04] the tax increment equivalent fund as

[31:06] defined in section six thereof. It is

[31:08] hereby determined that one, a portion of

[31:11] the improvement shall be exempt from

[31:12] real property taxation. Two, such

[31:14] portion shall be 100% of the assessed

[31:16] value of the improvements. And three,

[31:17] the public improvements directly benefit

[31:19] or once made will benefit the Springdale

[31:21] Commerce Park TIFF site. Section three.

[31:24] Section five of the original TIFF

[31:25] ordinance is amended and restated in its

[31:27] entirety by the following. Section five,

[31:29] that a portion of the service payments

[31:30] shall be paid to the school district and

[31:32] grade oats in in accordance with one the

[31:34] terms of a tax incentive agreement as

[31:36] amended by the first amendment to the

[31:37] tax incentive agreement hereby

[31:39] authorized to be entered into by the

[31:40] mayor and the clerk of council finance

[31:42] director and between the city and the

[31:44] school district and two the terms of a

[31:46] tax incentive agreement as amended by

[31:47] the first amendment to tax incentive

[31:49] agreement hereby authorized to be

[31:50] entered into by the mayor and the clerk

[31:52] of council finance director and between

[31:54] the city and great oaks consistent with

[31:55] provisions of section 5709.4D 40D of the

[31:59] Ohio Revised Code collectively be

[32:00] compensation payments. Section four.

[32:03] Pursuant to section 5709.40i

[32:06] of the Ohio Revised Code, the clerk of

[32:08] this council is hereby directed to

[32:09] deliver a copy of this ordinance to the

[32:10] director of the Department of

[32:12] Development of the State of Ohio within

[32:13] 15 days after its passage. Section five.

[32:16] All terms of the original TIFF ordinance

[32:18] not amended by this ordinance shall

[32:19] remain in full force and effect. Section

[32:21] six. It is hereby found and determined

[32:23] that all formal actions of this council

[32:24] of council concerning and relating to

[32:26] the passage of this ordinance were taken

[32:28] in an open meeting of this council and

[32:29] that all deliberations of this council

[32:31] and if its committees that resulted in

[32:32] such formal action were taken in

[32:34] meetings over the public in compliance

[32:35] with legal requirements including Ohio

[32:38] revised code section 121.22.

[32:42] » All right, council you've heard the

[32:43] first reading of ordinance number

[32:45] 362026. Are there questions this or

[32:47] discussion this evening?

[32:50] I do have one question. It might be for

[32:52] Mr. Brun. I don't know that I need the

[32:53] answer tonight necessarily. In section

[32:55] three, where it replaces section five,

[32:58] we're using old language, clerk of

[33:00] council, finance director multiple

[33:01] times. Is that

[33:03] >> Yeah. And that's because we're quoting

[33:04] the old document and what it provided.

[33:07] So, we're okay on that.

[33:08] >> But this replaces and restates. So, is

[33:10] that it's still okay?

[33:11] >> It will be okay.

[33:12] >> Okay. I just want to make sure we didn't

[33:14] need to amend that.

[33:16] >> Good. [clears throat]

[33:18] All right. Any other questions or

[33:19] discussion?

[33:22] All right, seeing none, we will see this

[33:24] again at our next meeting.

[33:26] All right, if Mr. Jacobs is ready, next

[33:28] on the agenda is ordinance number

[33:29] 37,2026. It is a first reading, but does

[33:32] have the emergency clause. Mr. Jacobs.

[33:34] Ordinance number 37,2026, an ordinance

[33:37] authorizing the mayor and city

[33:38] administrator to enter into a community

[33:40] reinvestment area agreement with DD

[33:41] Williamson Colors LLC related to the

[33:44] acquisition and redevelopment of the

[33:45] property located at 95 West

[33:47] Crescentville Road and declaring an

[33:48] emergency. Whereas DD Williamson Colors

[33:51] LLC, the company is is acquiring the

[33:53] real property known as Hamilton County

[33:54] partial number 599-000030-109-0000

[34:00] consisting of approximately 9.356 acres

[34:03] improved with an existing building of

[34:04] approximately 129,515

[34:07] ft with a mailing address of 95 West

[34:09] Crescentville Road in the city of

[34:11] Springdale. the property. And whereas

[34:13] the council of the city of Springdale,

[34:14] Ohio, passed ordinance numbers 4518

[34:17] and ordinance number 52021, which

[34:20] established the boundaries of the city

[34:21] of Springdale Community Reinvestment

[34:22] Area, which was formed pursuant to

[34:24] chapters 3735.65

[34:26] through 3735.70

[34:28] of the Ohio Revised Code. Whereas the

[34:31] property is located within the area

[34:32] designated as the city's community rein

[34:34] reinvestment area and whereas the

[34:36] property has applied for incentives from

[34:38] the city available under chapter 3735 of

[34:40] the Ohio Revised Code related to the

[34:42] development proposed on the property and

[34:43] will serve as both the owner of the

[34:45] property and the employer of the at the

[34:47] project and whereas the the company

[34:49] proposes to invest approximately

[34:51] $59,200,000

[34:53] to acquire and renovate the existing

[34:54] building and to install machinery,

[34:56] equipment and related improvements for a

[34:57] food manufacturing operation and to

[34:59] create approximately 87 new full-time

[35:01] jobs with a total new annual pay payroll

[35:04] of approximately $5,394,000.

[35:07] And whereas the notice of the city's

[35:09] intent to consider this ordinance was

[35:10] provided to the board of education of

[35:12] the PR of the Princeton City School

[35:14] District and to the board of directors

[35:15] of Great Oaks Career Campuses in

[35:17] accordance with section 3735.671

[35:19] of the Ohio Revised Code. hand. Whereas

[35:22] the city seeks to enter into a community

[35:23] reinvestment area agreement with the

[35:25] company that will grant a taxation which

[35:27] that will grant a tax exemption of 75%

[35:30] for a period of 15 years for real

[35:32] property improvements with job creation

[35:33] and other benchmarks. And whereas the

[35:36] agreement will further the goals of the

[35:37] city's community reinvestment area

[35:39] legislation by encouraging economic

[35:41] stability, promoting the redevelopment

[35:42] of an underutilized industrial facility,

[35:44] and generating new employment

[35:46] opportunities. Now therefore be ordained

[35:48] by the council of the city of

[35:48] Springdale, Ohio. Members elected there

[35:50] to concurring. Section one, the mayor

[35:52] and city administrator hereby authorized

[35:54] and directed to execute a community

[35:56] reinvestment area agreement with DD

[35:57] Williamson Colors LLC related to the

[36:00] property located at 95 West

[36:02] Crescentville Road in the city of

[36:03] Springdale which grants a tax exemption

[36:05] of 75% for a period of 15 years for real

[36:08] property improvements with job creation

[36:10] and other benchmarks as set forth in the

[36:12] attached exhibit A which is incorporated

[36:13] here in by reference. Section two, the

[36:16] mayor, city administrator, economic

[36:17] development director, finance officer,

[36:19] tax commissioner, and other sit and

[36:20] other officials of the city are hereby

[36:22] authorized to execute and deliver such

[36:24] other documents and to take such other

[36:25] actions as are necessary or appropriate

[36:27] to carry out the intent of this

[36:28] ordinance and the community reinvestment

[36:30] area agreement, including the filing of

[36:32] all documentation required by the Ohio

[36:34] Department of Development and the

[36:35] Hamilton County Auditor. Section three,

[36:38] council hereby finds and determines that

[36:39] all formal actions relative to the

[36:40] passage of this legislation were taken

[36:42] in an open meeting of this council and

[36:44] that all deliberations of this council

[36:45] and if its committees, if any, which

[36:47] resulted in a formal action were taken

[36:48] in meetings open to the public in full

[36:50] compliance with applicable legal

[36:51] requirements, including section 121.22

[36:54] of the Ohio Revised Code. Section four,

[36:56] this ordinance shall take effect on the

[36:57] earliest date allowed by law. Section

[36:59] five. This ordinance shall be an

[37:00] emergency measure necessary for the

[37:02] preservation of the public peace,

[37:03] health, safety, and general welfare and

[37:04] shall subject to the terms of article

[37:06] 2D3D of the charter be effective

[37:08] immediately. The reason for said

[37:10] declaration of emergency is the need to

[37:11] execute the community reinvestment area

[37:13] agreement at the earliest possible date

[37:15] so that the company may commence the

[37:16] project on schedule and the city may

[37:18] secure timely certification of the

[37:20] exemption by the Hamilton County

[37:21] auditor.

[37:22] >> Council, you've heard the first reading

[37:23] of ordinance number 372026. It does have

[37:26] the emergency clause and can be acted on

[37:27] tonight. What is your pleasure?

[37:28] >> Move to adopt.

[37:30] >> Second.

[37:31] >> Moved and seconded. Question or

[37:33] discussion. Mr. Jacobs.

[37:34] >> Thank you, Mr. President. I just noticed

[37:36] one little change in language because I

[37:37] read these all the time. Uh this one

[37:39] includes something I hadn't noticed

[37:40] recently for these types of legislation.

[37:41] It says uh section two, the mayor, city

[37:43] administrator, economic development

[37:45] director, finance officer, tax

[37:46] commissioner, and other officials of the

[37:48] city. We just don't typically use that

[37:50] phrase. Is there something unique about

[37:51] this that requires that other um

[37:54] inclusion?

[37:59] photos worth when I read it I assumed it

[38:01] was referring to department directors if

[38:02] there was something specific

[38:04] >> be executing anything

[38:08] » Mr.

[38:09] Yeah. Is is your question does it need

[38:12] to apply to other offices other than the

[38:14] mayor and the finance officer? Is that

[38:15] your question?

[38:16] >> I I apologize if it's vague. It's just

[38:19] >> I've never read that type of a addition

[38:21] to the listing of the people that we

[38:23] authorize. It's not something I'm

[38:24] worried about. I was just more curious

[38:26] than anything else. Is there a specific

[38:28] official that we want to catch?

[38:30] >> I'm guessing and [clears throat] we can

[38:31] certainly check for you, but it does

[38:32] also talk about documentation to the

[38:34] Department of Development

[38:35] [clears throat] and the auditor's

[38:36] office. Okay. My guess is there could be

[38:38] other city officials that might need to

[38:41] submit those. I'm specifically thinking

[38:43] of the um well, I don't know who the

[38:46] economic development director listed,

[38:47] but there could be others. We'll

[38:49] certainly look and see, but um I think

[38:51] it's a catchall for safety more than

[38:53] anything, so we don't have to come back.

[38:55] >> Thank you.

[38:59] » Other questions?

[39:01] >> Mr. Jacobs, you're not concerned about

[39:02] that for tonight?

[39:03] >> No. Thank you.

[39:05] You're going to get a red line on the

[39:06] other.

[39:07] >> I don't see any other questions. Miss

[39:09] Browder, if you pull counsel.

[39:11] >> Mrs. Webster.

[39:12] >> I.

[39:12] >> Miss McFarland.

[39:13] >> I.

[39:14] >> Miss. Thompson.

[39:15] >> I.

[39:15] >> Mr. Gleas.

[39:16] >> I.

[39:17] >> Mr. Hall.

[39:18] >> Yes.

[39:18] >> Mr. Jacobs.

[39:19] >> I.

[39:20] >> Mr. Anderson.

[39:21] >> I. Ordinance number 37206. Passes with

[39:24] seven affirmative votes. Uh, and for

[39:25] what it's worth, I'm really excited that

[39:27] D. Williams is making this investment in

[39:28] Springdale. I think it shows uh I'm

[39:31] really appreciated. I think you're going

[39:32] to find that Springdale is a great place

[39:33] to do business. So, thank you and

[39:36] welcome.

[39:41] » All right.

[39:43] Next, we're going to move on to

[39:44] ordinance number 38, 2022. This is a

[39:46] first reading. Also has the emergency

[39:47] clause. Mr. Jacobs.

[39:49] >> Ordinance number 38, 2022. An ordinance

[39:51] enacting and adopting the 2026 S29

[39:53] supplement to the code of ordinances of

[39:55] the city of Springdale, Ohio, and

[39:56] declaring an emergency. Whereas the city

[39:58] of Springdale contracts annually with

[40:00] American Legal Publishing Corporation to

[40:02] prepare an update to the code of

[40:03] ordinances of the city of Springdale,

[40:04] Ohio, the city code to reflect changes

[40:06] and ensure that the city code is in

[40:08] compliance with recent revisions to

[40:09] local state to local, state, and federal

[40:12] laws. Now therefore be ordained by the

[40:14] council of the city of Springdale, Ohio.

[40:15] Members elected there to concurring

[40:17] section one, the 2026 S29 supplement to

[40:20] the code of ordinances of the city of

[40:22] Springdale, Ohio, as prepared and

[40:23] submitted by the American Legal

[40:24] Publishing Corporation, a copy of which

[40:26] is on file with the clerk of council who

[40:28] certifies that the codification,

[40:29] reumbering, and rearrangement in book

[40:31] form as correct is hereby adopted and

[40:33] incorporated by reference as as if set

[40:36] forth herein in its entirety. Section

[40:38] two. Council hereby finds and determines

[40:40] that all formal actions relative to the

[40:41] passage of this legislation were taken

[40:43] in an open meeting of this council and

[40:45] that all deliberations of this council

[40:46] and of its committees, if any, which

[40:47] resulted in formal action were taken in

[40:49] meetings open to the public in full

[40:50] compliance with applicable legal

[40:51] requirements, including section 121.22

[40:54] of the Ohio Revised Code. Section three,

[40:56] this ordinance shall take effect on the

[40:57] earliest date allowed by law. Section

[40:59] four. This ordinance shall be an

[41:00] emergency measure necessary for the

[41:02] preservation of the public peace,

[41:03] health, safety, and general welfare and

[41:04] shall subject to the terms of article

[41:06] 2D3D of the charter be effective

[41:08] immediately. The reason for the

[41:09] emergency is to enact and adopt the 2026

[41:12] S29 supplement at the earliest possible

[41:14] date to ensure immediate compliance with

[41:16] revisions made to local, state, and

[41:17] federal laws since the last update.

[41:20] >> Council, you've heard the reading of

[41:21] ordinance number 382026. It does have

[41:23] the emergency clause and can be acted on

[41:25] tonight. What is your pleasure?

[41:26] >> Motion to adopt.

[41:27] >> Second. Moved and seconded. Questions or

[41:30] discussion?

[41:34] All right, seeing none, Miss Brown if

[41:35] you pull counsel.

[41:36] >> Mr. Gleeves,

[41:38] >> I.

[41:38] >> Mr. Jacobs,

[41:39] >> I.

[41:40] >> Miss McFarland,

[41:41] >> I.

[41:41] >> Miss Thompson,

[41:42] >> I.

[41:42] >> Mr. Hall,

[41:43] >> yes.

[41:44] >> Mrs. Webster,

[41:44] >> I.

[41:45] >> Mr. Anderson,

[41:46] >> I. Ordinance number 38, 2026. Passes

[41:49] with seven affirmative votes.

[41:52] >> Next, we'll move on to ordinance number

[41:54] 39 2026. This is a first reading. It

[41:56] does have the emergency clause. Mr.

[41:58] Jacobs.

[41:58] >> Ordinance number 39, 2026, an ordinance

[42:01] reducing and reertifying special

[42:02] assessments levied for the purpose of

[42:04] constructing certain improvements and

[42:05] declaring an emergency. Whereas pursuant

[42:07] to a petition dated July 27, 2006 and

[42:10] filed by the owners of the benefited

[42:12] properties the petition the council of

[42:14] the city of Springdale Council adopted

[42:16] resolution number 11, 2006 on August

[42:18] 2nd, 2006 declaring the necessity of

[42:20] acquiring and constructing the

[42:22] improvements described in such

[42:23] resolution and has adopted the

[42:25] assessments with respect to such

[42:26] improvements prepared and filed with the

[42:27] clerk of council and by ordinance number

[42:29] 41, 2006 adopted on August 2nd, 2006

[42:32] determined to proceed with said

[42:34] improvements and whereas in accordance

[42:36] with the petition. Improvements

[42:38] identified in such resolution number 11,

[42:40] 2006 and ordinance number 41, 2006.

[42:43] Collectively, the improvements have been

[42:44] acquired and constructed on behalf of

[42:46] the city of Springdale, the city, and in

[42:48] cooperation with the Port of Greater

[42:49] Cincinnati Development Authority, the

[42:50] Port Authority, and whereas pursuant to

[42:53] chapter 727 of the Ohio Revised Code,

[42:54] the city authorized the assessments to

[42:56] be levied and collected for the

[42:57] improvements. hand. Whereas by the adop

[43:00] by the adoption of ordinance number 42,

[43:02] 2006 on a on August 2nd, 2006, council

[43:05] levied special assessments against

[43:06] benefited properties and certified those

[43:08] assessments to the Hamilton County

[43:09] auditor for collection. And whereas the

[43:12] tax increment and special assessing

[43:14] financing cooperative agreement entered

[43:15] into and by and among the city, the

[43:17] property owners and the port authority.

[43:18] The cooperative agreement dated October

[43:20] 1, 2006 requires the assessments be

[43:23] reduced in accordance with the

[43:24] cooperative agreement which includes

[43:25] reductions for the amount of service

[43:27] payments in lie of taxes collected

[43:28] pursuant to section 5709.42 42 of the

[43:31] high revised code and other available

[43:33] funds. And whereas the city has received

[43:35] a report of the administrator as defined

[43:37] in the cooperative agreement detailing

[43:39] the amount of services pay service

[43:40] payments in lie of taxes and other funds

[43:42] to be available during 2026 and 2027 for

[43:45] the purpose of making debt service

[43:47] payments and indicating the amount by

[43:48] which the special assessments to be

[43:50] collected should be reduced for the 2027

[43:53] collection year. And whereas this

[43:55] council determines that the assessments

[43:56] previously leveled levied and certified

[43:59] to the county auditor for the 2027

[44:01] collection year should be reduced and

[44:02] reertified in accordance with the

[44:04] administrator's report

[44:06] now therefore be ordained by the council

[44:08] of the city of Springdale, Ohio. Members

[44:10] elected there to concurring. Section

[44:11] one, the assessments of the cost and

[44:13] expense of the improvements plus

[44:14] administrative expenses which are

[44:16] previously certified for the 2027

[44:18] collection year by the council of the

[44:20] Hamilton County Auditor's Office by the

[44:22] council to the Hamilton County Auditor's

[44:23] Office for partial numbers and in the

[44:25] amounts as set forth in the attached

[44:26] exhibit A which is incorporated hereby

[44:28] reference shall be reduced and

[44:29] reertified to the Hamilton County

[44:31] Auditor and shall be levied and

[44:32] collected for collection year 2027 in

[44:35] the amounts set forth in the set forth

[44:37] in the attached exhibit B. Ex exhibit C

[44:40] attached here too documents the special

[44:41] assessments activity from 2007 to 2027

[44:45] is and is included forformational

[44:47] purposes only. Section two, the clerk of

[44:50] council is hereby directed to deliver a

[44:51] certified copy of this ordinance to the

[44:53] county auditor within 15 days after its

[44:55] adoption and on or before September

[44:57] 14th, 2026. Section three, it is found

[45:00] and determined that all formal actions

[45:02] of this council concerning and relating

[45:04] to the adoption of this ordinance were

[45:05] adopted in open in an open meeting of

[45:07] this council and that all deliberations

[45:09] of this council and if it's and of any

[45:11] of its committees which resulted in such

[45:13] formal action were in meetings open to

[45:14] the public in compliance with all legal

[45:16] requirements including section 121.22 of

[45:19] the Ohio Revised Code. Section four,

[45:21] this ordinance should take effect on the

[45:22] earliest date allowed by law. Section

[45:24] five. This ordinance shall be an

[45:25] emergency measure necessary for the

[45:27] preservation of the public peace,

[45:28] health, safety, and general welfare and

[45:29] shall, subject to terms of article 2D,

[45:32] the charter, be effective immediately.

[45:33] The reason for set declaration of

[45:35] emergency is the need to reduce the

[45:36] assessments at the earliest possible

[45:38] date consistent with the scheduled

[45:40] schedule agreed to by the city.

[45:43] >> Council, you've heard the reading of

[45:44] ordinance number 39, 2022. It does have

[45:46] the emergency clause and can be acted on

[45:48] tonight. What is your pleasure?

[45:51] >> Motion to adopt. Second

[45:54] >> moved and seconded. Questions or

[45:55] discussion?

[45:59] » All right. Seeing none, Miss Proud if

[46:00] you pull council.

[46:01] >> Mr. Gleaves.

[46:03] >> I.

[46:03] >> Miss Thompson.

[46:04] >> I.

[46:05] >> Mr. Hall.

[46:06] >> Yes.

[46:07] >> MC.

[46:07] >> Miss McFarland.

[46:08] >> I.

[46:09] >> Mrs. Webster.

[46:10] >> I.

[46:10] >> Mr. Jacobs.

[46:11] >> I.

[46:12] >> Mr. Anderson.

[46:13] >> I. Ordinance number 392026 passes with

[46:16] seven affirmative votes.

[46:19] Next we'll move on to ordinance number

[46:20] 40 20226. This is a first reading. It

[46:22] does have the emergency clause. Mr.

[46:24] Jacobs, when you're ready.

[46:25] >> Ordinance number 40, 2026, an ordinance

[46:27] authorizing the execution and delivery

[46:29] of a taxexempt installment purchase

[46:31] agreement and related instruments by and

[46:33] between US Bank Government Leasing and

[46:35] Finance Incorporated and the city of

[46:37] Springdale, Ohio for the purchase of an

[46:39] E1 Typhoon HP 100 aerial platform quint

[46:42] for the city of Springdale and

[46:43] authorizing other matters in connection

[46:45] there with and declaring an emergency.

[46:47] Whereas the city whereas the city of

[46:49] Springdale, Ohio, the city is a

[46:50] political subdivision of the state of

[46:51] Ohio, the state and is duly organized

[46:53] and existing pursuant to the

[46:55] constitution and laws of the state. And

[46:57] whereas pursuant to applicable law the

[46:59] council of the city of Springdale, the

[47:00] council is authorized to purchase,

[47:02] lease, acquire and to encumber real and

[47:04] personal property, including without

[47:06] limitation rights and interest in

[47:08] property leases and easements necessary

[47:10] to the functions or operations of the

[47:11] city. hand. Whereas council hereby finds

[47:14] and determines that the execution of a

[47:16] lease purchase agreement, including any

[47:17] and all exhibits thereto the lease in

[47:19] the principal amount not exceeding

[47:21] $1,860,560,

[47:23] the principal amount for the purpose of

[47:25] acquiring an E1 Typhoon HP100 aerial

[47:28] platform quint together with all

[47:30] accessories thereto the property and to

[47:32] be described more specifically in the

[47:33] lease is appropriate and necessary to

[47:35] the functions and operations of the

[47:37] city. Whereas US Bank Government Leasing

[47:40] and Finance Incorporated, the lessor is

[47:42] expected to act as the lesser under the

[47:43] lease and whereas the city has taken the

[47:45] necessary steps including those relating

[47:47] to any applicable legal bidding

[47:48] requirements to arrange for the

[47:50] acquisition of the property and whereas

[47:52] the city proposes to enter into a into

[47:54] the lease with the lessor. Now therefore

[47:56] we ordained by the council of the city

[47:58] of Springdale, Ohio, members elected

[47:59] there to concurring section one. It is

[48:01] hereby found and determined that the

[48:03] terms of the lease being a principal

[48:04] amount of $1,860,560

[48:08] pay payable over a period of five years

[48:10] at an effective interest rate of 4.53%

[48:13] peranom in substantially the form set

[48:15] forth in the document presently before

[48:17] council are in the best interest of the

[48:19] city for the acquisition of an E1

[48:22] Typhoon HP 100 aerial platform quint

[48:24] together with all accessories there too.

[48:26] Section two, the lease and the

[48:28] acquisitions and financing of the

[48:29] property under the terms and conditions

[48:31] as as described herein are hereby

[48:32] approved

[48:34] and [clears throat] the mayor and city

[48:36] administrator acting on behalf of the

[48:37] city are hereby authorized to ex

[48:39] execute, acknowledge and deliver the

[48:40] lease with any changes, insertions and

[48:42] emissions therein as may be approved by

[48:44] the mayor and city administrator who

[48:46] execute the lease. Such approval to be

[48:48] conclusively evidenced by such execution

[48:50] and delivery of the lease. The mayor and

[48:52] city administrator acting on behalf of

[48:54] the city are hereby authorized to affix

[48:55] the official seal of the city to the

[48:57] lease and attest the same. Section

[49:00] three. The mayor and city administrator

[49:01] are hereby authorized and directed to

[49:03] execute and deliver any and all papers,

[49:05] instruments, opinions, certificates,

[49:06] affidavit, and other documents and to do

[49:09] or cause to be done any and all of acts

[49:11] and things necessary or proper for

[49:13] carrying out this ordinance and the

[49:15] lease. Section four, pursuant to section

[49:18] 25265B

[49:19] of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as

[49:22] amended the code, the city hereby

[49:24] specifies specifically designates the

[49:26] lease as a qualified taxexempt

[49:28] obligation for the purposes of section

[49:29] 265B of the code.

[49:32] Section five, the city's obligations

[49:34] under the lease shall be subject to

[49:35] annual appropriations or renew or

[49:37] renewal by this council as will be set

[49:39] forth in the lease. and the city's

[49:41] obligations under the lease shall not

[49:42] constitute a general obligation of the

[49:44] city or indebtedness under the

[49:46] constitution or the laws of the state.

[49:48] Section six, the the proceeds of the

[49:50] lease shall be credited to the proper

[49:52] funds or funds as provided in the lease

[49:53] and those proceeds are appropriated and

[49:55] shall be used for the purpose for which

[49:57] the lease is authorized and are hereby

[49:58] appropriated for that purpose. Section

[50:01] seven, the council hereby the council

[50:03] hereby covenants that it will take such

[50:04] actions in such manner and to such

[50:06] extent if any as may be necessary to

[50:08] cause the interest component of rental

[50:09] payments under the lease to be and

[50:11] remain excludable from gross income for

[50:13] federal income tax purposes. Council

[50:15] will also submit the appropriate

[50:16] statements or filings to the Internal

[50:18] Revenue Service containing the

[50:19] information required by the Internal

[50:20] Revenue Code, including IRS form 80038G.

[50:25] Section 8. Council hereby finds and

[50:27] determines that all formal actions

[50:28] relative to the passage of this

[50:29] legislation were taken in an open

[50:31] meeting of this council and that all

[50:32] [clears throat] deliberations of this

[50:33] council and if its committees if any

[50:35] which resulted in formal action were

[50:36] taken in meetings open up to the public

[50:38] in full compliance with applicable legal

[50:39] requirements including section 121.22 of

[50:42] the Ohio Revised Code. Section 9. This

[50:44] ordinance will take effect on the

[50:45] earliest date allowed by law. Section

[50:48] 10. This ordinance shall be an emergency

[50:49] measure necessary for the preservation

[50:50] of the public peace, health, safety, and

[50:52] general welfare and shall subject to

[50:54] terms of article 2D3D of the charter be

[50:55] effective immediately. The reason for

[50:57] the declaration of emergency is the

[50:59] immediate issuance of said lease

[51:00] obligation is required for the orderly

[51:02] and timely financing of the property

[51:04] referred to herein, including obtaining

[51:06] a favorable rate of interest.

[51:08] >> Council, you've heard the reading of

[51:10] ordinance number 4026. It does have the

[51:12] emergency clause and can be acted on

[51:13] tonight. What is your pleasure?

[51:15] >> Move to adopt.

[51:16] >> Second.

[51:16] >> Moved and seconded. questions or

[51:18] discussion.

[51:21] I just want to make sure we keep the

[51:22] Viking shield on the top of this

[51:24] firetruck when we saw the pictures

[51:26] coming out of online. There was some

[51:28] social media pictures of it and I was

[51:29] delighted even a year before it's

[51:31] delivered. It still has our Princeton

[51:32] school logo on there. I think that's

[51:34] wonderful. So, I know it's not in the

[51:36] code, uh, but that's a change that I

[51:37] think you should come back to us if you

[51:38] intend to make.

[51:40] >> All right. And with that, Miss Brown, if

[51:42] you pull counsel.

[51:43] >> Mr. Hall. [clears throat]

[51:44] >> Yes.

[51:45] >> Miss McFarland.

[51:46] >> I.

[51:46] >> Mr. Leaves

[51:47] >> I.

[51:48] >> Miss Thompson

[51:49] >> I.

[51:49] >> Mrs. Webster

[51:50] >> I.

[51:51] >> Mr. Jacobs.

[51:52] >> I.

[51:52] >> Mr. Anderson.

[51:53] >> I. Ordinance number 40 20226 passes with

[51:56] seven affirmative votes.

[51:58] Right. Next we'll move on to ordinance

[52:00] number 412026.

[52:02] Mr. Jacobs.

[52:03] >> Ordinance number 412026.

[52:05] Adopting a supplemental appropriation

[52:07] ordinance to amend appropriations for

[52:08] current expenses and other expenditures

[52:10] for the city of Springdale, Ohio for the

[52:12] fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

[52:15] Whereas the city of Springdale needs to

[52:16] make supplemental appropriations to

[52:18] adjust appropriations for current

[52:19] expenses and other expenses for the

[52:21] fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

[52:24] Now therefore be ordained by the council

[52:25] of the city of Springdale, Ohio, members

[52:27] elected their two concurring section one

[52:29] to provide for the current expenses and

[52:30] other expenditures of the city of

[52:32] Springdale for the fiscal year ending

[52:34] December 31, 2026. that the

[52:36] appropriation ordinance be amended as

[52:37] below and the same are hereby set aside

[52:39] and appropriated as amended for several

[52:41] purposes for which expenditures are to

[52:43] be made for and during said fiscal year.

[52:45] The legal level of budgetary control for

[52:47] annual appropriation purposes is as

[52:49] follows. The general fund at the

[52:51] department level, personal service

[52:52] expenditures and all other expenditures.

[52:55] All other funds at the fund level,

[52:56] personal service expenditures and all

[52:58] other expenditures.

[53:00] General fund 01085

[53:04] 086

[53:05] Parks and Recreation Department other

[53:07] expenditures net increase of $350,000

[53:10] with a note of parks donation general

[53:12] fund total $350,000

[53:15] capital and projects fund 079 Array

[53:18] Sherin Lane TIF uh increase of $50,08

[53:23] for the tax year 23 tiff distribution

[53:26] fund 080 Commerce Park TIF increase of

[53:30] $325,000

[53:32] appropriation transfer from capital

[53:33] improvement fund 090 capital improvement

[53:36] fund uh decre decrease of $325,000

[53:41] capital projects total a total of $50,08

[53:45] total net supplemental is $400,08.

[53:49] Section two, the finance officer tax

[53:51] commissioner is hereby authorized to

[53:52] draw warrants for payments from any of

[53:54] the foregoing appropriations upon

[53:55] receiving proper certificates approved

[53:57] by the mayor or city administrator or

[53:58] upon effectiveness of an ordinance of

[54:00] council to make the expenditures.

[54:02] Provided that no warrants shall be drawn

[54:03] or paid for, salaries or wages except to

[54:05] persons employed by authority of and

[54:07] accordance and in accordance with law or

[54:09] ordinance. Provided further that the

[54:11] appropriation for conting contingencies

[54:13] can only be expended upon approval of

[54:15] twothirds vote of council for items of

[54:16] expense constituting a legal obligation

[54:18] against the city and for purposes other

[54:20] than those covered by the other

[54:22] specified or specific appropriations

[54:23] here in made. Section three, council

[54:26] waves the requirement that this

[54:27] ordinance be read on two separate

[54:28] occasions and allows for its passage

[54:30] after one reading and it shall go into

[54:32] effect immediately upon passage pursuant

[54:33] to article 2D 3E of the city charter.

[54:37] Section four, it is found in determined

[54:39] that all formal actions of this council

[54:40] concerning and relating to the adoption

[54:42] of this ordinance were taken in an open

[54:43] meeting of this council and that all

[54:45] deliberations of this council and any of

[54:47] its committees that resulted in such

[54:48] formal action were in meetings open to

[54:50] the public in compliance with all legal

[54:52] requirements including section 121.22 of

[54:54] the Ohio Revised Code and the rules of

[54:56] this council adopted in accord ordinance

[54:58] herewith. Section five. This ordinance

[55:00] shall take effect and be enforced from

[55:02] and after the earliest period allowed by

[55:04] law. Council, you've heard the reading

[55:06] of ordinance number 41 2026 as

[55:09] appropriation ordinance and as it's

[55:11] called out specifically in section 3 can

[55:12] be acted on tonight. What is your

[55:14] pleasure?

[55:16] >> Motion to adopt.

[55:17] >> Second.

[55:18] >> Mr. Gleas with the motion and Miss

[55:20] Webster with the second. Questions or

[55:22] discussion.

[55:27] All right. See none. Miss Bradview pole

[55:28] council.

[55:29] >> Mr. Glees.

[55:30] >> I.

[55:30] >> Mrs. Webster.

[55:31] >> I.

[55:32] >> Mr. Hall.

[55:33] >> Yes.

[55:33] >> Mr. Jacobs.

[55:34] >> I

[55:35] >> Miss Thompson.

[55:36] >> Hi,

[55:36] >> Miss McFarland.

[55:37] >> I

[55:38] >> Mr. Anderson.

[55:39] >> I. Ordinance number 412026 passes with

[55:42] seven affirmative votes.

[55:44] >> Right. Next, we'll move on to resolution

[55:46] R82026.

[55:47] Mr. Jacobs.

[55:48] >> Resolution number R82026, a resolution

[55:51] authorizing the filing of continuing

[55:53] disclosures related to the March 2017

[55:55] street improvement bonds. Whereas as

[55:57] part of the issuance of a 8,200,000

[56:01] Whereas as part of the issuance of the

[56:02] 8,200,000 of street street improvement

[56:05] bonds in March of 2017, the city of

[56:07] Springdale has a continuing disclosure

[56:08] requirement under the Securities and

[56:10] Exchange Commission rule 15C2-12,

[56:13] the rule. And whereas the rule requires

[56:16] that certain disclosures be made

[56:17] annually to the Municipal Securities

[56:19] Rulemaking Board under the the

[56:21] Electronic Municipal Market Access

[56:22] System, EMA. And whereas the filing

[56:25] required to Emma is an adequate is an

[56:27] update to certain information and tables

[56:29] that were originally included as part of

[56:30] the official statement document from the

[56:32] bond issue and must be made to Emma by

[56:34] September 1, 2026. Now therefore be it

[56:37] resolved by the council of the city of

[56:38] Springdale, Ohio members elected there

[56:40] to concurring. Section one, the council

[56:42] of the city the council of the city of

[56:43] Springdale. The council has reviewed the

[56:45] annual information filing for for fiscal

[56:47] year 2025 as set forth in exhibit A

[56:50] attached here to and incorporated herein

[56:51] by reference and hereby authorizes this

[56:54] the city to file the required annual

[56:56] continuing disclosure with the

[56:57] electronic municipal market access

[56:59] system related to the 2017 street

[57:01] improvement bonds. Section two, this

[57:04] council hereby finds and determines that

[57:05] all formal actions relative to the

[57:07] passage of the relative to the passage

[57:09] of this resolution were taken in an open

[57:11] meeting of this council and that all

[57:13] deliberations of this council and of its

[57:15] committees, if any, which resulted in

[57:16] formal action, were taken in meetings

[57:18] open to the public in full compliance

[57:20] with applicable legal requirements,

[57:21] including section 121.22 of the Ohio

[57:24] Advice Code. Section three. This

[57:26] resolution shall take effect and be

[57:27] enforced from and after the earliest

[57:29] period allowed by law. Council, you've

[57:31] heard the reading of resolution R82026.

[57:33] It can be acted on tonight. What is your

[57:35] pleasure?

[57:36] >> Motion to adopt.

[57:37] >> Second.

[57:39] >> Moved and seconded. Questions or

[57:40] discussion?

[57:44] » All right. Seeing none, Miss Brad, if

[57:46] you pull counsel,

[57:47] >> Mr. Gle.

[57:48] >> I.

[57:49] >> Mr. Jacobs.

[57:50] >> I.

[57:50] >> Miss McFarland.

[57:51] >> I.

[57:52] >> Miss. Thompson.

[57:53] >> I.

[57:53] >> Mrs. Webster.

[57:54] >> I.

[57:54] >> Mr. Hall.

[57:55] >> Yes.

[57:56] >> Mr. Anderson.

[57:57] >> I. Ordinance number I'm sorry,

[57:58] resolution number R8 20226 passes with

[58:01] seven affirmative votes. And finally,

[58:04] we'll move on to resolution R9 2026. Mr.

[58:07] Jacobs, if you have any breath left.

[58:09] >> Resolution number R9 2026, a resolution

[58:12] confirming the mayor's appointment of

[58:13] Rodney Swope to serve as a member of the

[58:15] city of Springdale planning commission

[58:16] for the unexpired term ending November

[58:19] 30, 2027. Whereas a vacancy has occurred

[58:21] on the city of Springdale Planning

[58:23] Commission as a result of the

[58:24] resignation of Steven Golster for the

[58:25] term which expires November 30, 2027.

[58:28] And whereas the mayor has announced the

[58:29] appointment of R Ro Ro Rodney Swopee to

[58:31] serve as a member of the city of

[58:32] Springdale Planning Commission for the

[58:33] unexpired term ending November 30, 2027.

[58:37] Now therefore be it resolved by the

[58:38] council of the city of Springdale, Ohio,

[58:40] members elected there to concurring.

[58:42] Section one, Rodney Swope is hereby

[58:43] confirmed as a member of the City of

[58:45] Springdale Planning Commission for the

[58:46] unexpired term ending November 30, 2027.

[58:50] Section two, council hereby finds and

[58:51] determines that all formal actions

[58:52] relative to the passage of this

[58:54] legislation were taken in an open

[58:55] meeting of this council and that all

[58:57] deliberations of this council and of its

[58:59] committees, if any, which resulted in

[59:00] formal action, were taken in meetings to

[59:02] the public in full compliance with

[59:03] applicable legal requirements, including

[59:05] section

[59:06] 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. Section

[59:09] three. This resolution shall take effect

[59:11] and be in force from and after the

[59:12] earliest period allowed by law.

[59:14] >> Council, you've heard the reading of

[59:16] resolution R92026. What is your

[59:18] pleasure?

[59:19] >> To adopt.

[59:20] >> Second.

[59:21] >> Moved and seconded. Questions or

[59:22] discussion? Mayor Hawkins.

[59:25] >> Thank you, Mr. President. F first, I

[59:26] want to uh publicly again thank Steve

[59:29] Golster for all of his time uh serving

[59:33] on planning commission as well as on

[59:35] city council. He's given us stellar

[59:37] service for many decades. Uh that said,

[59:41] this this appointment is uh for Dr.

[59:43] Rodney Swopee. He's a husband, father of

[59:45] three adult children. He is uh been a

[59:48] Springdale resident for approximately 33

[59:50] years. Uh he has a bachelor's degree in

[59:52] computer science and math from Western

[59:54] Michigan where he also played football.

[59:56] He has an MBA from the University of

[59:58] Michigan Graduate School of Business and

[1:00:00] a doctorate degree in business

[1:00:01] administration from Indiana Wesling

[1:00:03] University. He's a former Proctor and

[1:00:05] Gamble uh corporate buyer. He also had

[1:00:09] his own small business. It was a battery

[1:00:11] franchise and he's currently a professor

[1:00:13] of economics and business uh for the

[1:00:16] University of Cincinnati. I think he

[1:00:18] will be an asset to our planning

[1:00:19] commission.

[1:00:21] >> Mr. Jacobs.

[1:00:22] >> Thank you, Mr. President. I just wanted

[1:00:24] to um recognize the service that Mr.

[1:00:27] Golster has provided and just

[1:00:28] specifically for me the kind of

[1:00:30] institutional knowledge um that I have

[1:00:32] been able to glean from him with that

[1:00:34] immense amount of time that he's put in

[1:00:35] the city is going to be missed. Uh but I

[1:00:37] also am happy for him to uh just kind of

[1:00:39] relax a little bit. So I just wanted to

[1:00:41] pass that along. Thank you

[1:00:43] >> Mr. Gleeves.

[1:00:45] >> Thank you, Mr. President. I also want to

[1:00:47] um thank Mr. Ger for his service. I

[1:00:49] remember when I moved to Springdale 30

[1:00:52] plus years ago, he was everywhere and uh

[1:00:55] very involved and he would come by the

[1:00:57] house and um

[1:01:00] he would get me to start thinking about

[1:01:01] what I'm doing right now and I

[1:01:03] appreciate that and um I just want to

[1:01:05] wish him the best and he's always around

[1:01:07] at the gold star chili so [laughter]

[1:01:10] I'll see him there. Thank you,

[1:01:12] >> Miss McFarland.

[1:01:14] >> Um I will just repeat the same

[1:01:16] sentiments. I've known him since I was a

[1:01:18] kid. Um, grew up with his kids and he is

[1:01:24] he's taught me so much just in the short

[1:01:25] time I've been on planning commission.

[1:01:27] Um, I will definitely miss his stories

[1:01:30] before the meeting, but um I'm sure

[1:01:32] he'll stop by to visit more often.

[1:01:35] >> Mr. Hall,

[1:01:36] >> thank you, Mr. President. Like to echo

[1:01:39] all the comments that have been made

[1:01:41] about Mr. Golster. I served many years

[1:01:43] on the planning commission with him.

[1:01:45] what a valuable asset he was has been to

[1:01:48] the city and um again thank you thank

[1:01:51] you so much for your the good job that

[1:01:53] you've done.

[1:01:55] Thank you.

[1:01:57] >> Thank you. Absolutely. I I agree. He

[1:01:59] will be missed. I hope we can find some

[1:02:00] way to recognize him outside of uh the

[1:02:03] words that we're saying here in council

[1:02:04] meeting or at the very least I know I'll

[1:02:06] be able to speak to him and pass them

[1:02:07] along. Hope we can pass along the well

[1:02:09] wishes and thanks for the service that

[1:02:10] he's done. Uh it's always it's nice to

[1:02:13] stop and recognize when citizens res

[1:02:15] residents step up and do work like this,

[1:02:17] especially what he did in council, but

[1:02:18] then also planning commission. It takes

[1:02:20] a lot uh to do those type of jobs. Uh a

[1:02:23] lot of times they could be contentious

[1:02:24] in meetings. Uh you're making decisions

[1:02:26] that affect a lot of people. Um so it

[1:02:28] sounds like we have a great candidate

[1:02:29] coming in. I'm very grateful that we

[1:02:31] have somebody on deck like Dr. Rodney

[1:02:33] Swoop Swoop that can step in. Uh but

[1:02:36] certainly um he's he's got big shoes to

[1:02:38] fill there um for Mr. Golster as well.

[1:02:40] So, uh, with that, I think we're ready

[1:02:43] to vote on resolution R92026.

[1:02:47] >> Miss McFarland,

[1:02:48] >> I.

[1:02:48] >> Mr. Jacobs,

[1:02:49] >> I.

[1:02:50] >> Miss Thompson,

[1:02:50] >> I.

[1:02:51] >> Mrs. Webster,

[1:02:52] >> I.

[1:02:52] >> Mr. Hall,

[1:02:53] >> yes.

[1:02:54] >> Mr. Gleeves,

[1:02:55] >> I.

[1:02:55] >> Mr. Anderson,

[1:02:56] >> I. Resolution R9 20226 passes with seven

[1:03:00] affirmative votes.

[1:03:02] All right. And that ends that is the end

[1:03:04] of ordinances and resolutions. Again,

[1:03:05] thank you, Mr. Jacobs. That was a lot to

[1:03:07] read in one night. I appreciate it. Uh,

[1:03:09] we'll move on to old business. Is there

[1:03:11] any old business anyone on council or

[1:03:12] administration would like to bring

[1:03:13] forward this evening? Miss Webster,

[1:03:16] >> the last council meeting when I was

[1:03:18] throwing bouques to everyone that helped

[1:03:20] on the 250th

[1:03:22] birthday, I failed to um acknowledge the

[1:03:26] garden club and they did some things and

[1:03:28] they worked hard trying to find ribbons

[1:03:31] and everything and I do apologize and it

[1:03:33] didn't dawn on me till the next day that

[1:03:36] I had forgotten them. But anyway, they

[1:03:38] help too. Thank you, Garden Club.

[1:03:41] >> All right, still on old business.

[1:03:46] Don't see any lights. Next, we'll move

[1:03:47] on to new business. Is there any new

[1:03:48] business anyone on council

[1:03:50] administration would like to bring

[1:03:50] forward this evening?

[1:03:52] Miss McFarland.

[1:03:54] >> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, this is

[1:03:57] probably the best place to fit this in.

[1:03:58] Um, I just wanted to say a quick thank

[1:04:01] you. Uh, for those of you that don't

[1:04:02] know, I'm the president of the swim team

[1:04:06] and we had championships here in

[1:04:09] Springdale this year. Um, it is a huge

[1:04:12] undertaking. Um, and I just wanted to

[1:04:16] thank Mayor Hawkins and Brian and

[1:04:19] Stephanie

[1:04:20] um, for all of their assistance and

[1:04:23] support throughout um, the last year of

[1:04:26] planning. Um Scott and Cole who's in the

[1:04:30] audience tonight from Swim Safe. Um

[1:04:33] they're the manager and assistant

[1:04:35] manager at the pool. Um they were there

[1:04:39] with us all for 15-hour days and got

[1:04:43] everything done. Um especially I would

[1:04:45] like to thank Charlie Wilson and Stephen

[1:04:48] at the rec center. Um Charlie and I

[1:04:51] started meeting in June and we met every

[1:04:54] week to finalize plans and do what we

[1:04:57] needed to do to make it um bring in over

[1:05:01] a thousand people every day to the swim

[1:05:04] uh to the swim championships. So the

[1:05:07] police department, the fire department,

[1:05:09] um all the other rec center staff, the

[1:05:11] coaches, the board, and the parents were

[1:05:14] all amazing. Um, we got a lot of

[1:05:17] compliments on our city, on our murals.

[1:05:20] Um, it it was just great and I just

[1:05:23] truly really appreciate everybody's

[1:05:25] support and help. Um, and we will do it

[1:05:29] again in eight years. So,

[1:05:32] >> Mayor Hawkins,

[1:05:33] >> thank you, Mr. President. Now, Miss

[1:05:35] McFarland stole my my thunder from the

[1:05:37] meetings and announcements, but here's

[1:05:39] the thing. She is 100% correct. uh the

[1:05:43] sailfish, the the the the parents and

[1:05:46] everybody involved with that, our

[1:05:47] lifeguard staff, our uh parks and wreck,

[1:05:51] uh all did amazing job. But here's the

[1:05:55] thing, the person that I really want to

[1:05:57] give kudos to is Miss McFarland for

[1:06:00] leading the charge on in this amazing

[1:06:03] endeavor. It is a lot and a huge

[1:06:06] undertaking that as she indicated took a

[1:06:09] lot of time to put together and uh for

[1:06:12] you know July 20th and 21st in battling

[1:06:14] the weather on the 21st uh she did an

[1:06:17] amazing job. There were nothing but

[1:06:20] compliments. Uh some of the other

[1:06:22] communities had some elected officials

[1:06:24] who were complimenting her. There were

[1:06:27] other folks that were in similar

[1:06:29] positions with their equivalent of SYB

[1:06:32] and their swim teams that were nothing

[1:06:35] but complimentary of the organization,

[1:06:37] how efficiently it went, even when we

[1:06:39] had some weather and had to shut things

[1:06:41] down for a second. Even how that went

[1:06:43] smoothly and got back into it and and

[1:06:45] that second day for championship was

[1:06:48] just running boom boom boom boom boom.

[1:06:50] You would have thought they'd have been

[1:06:51] there till 11:00 at night. They weren't.

[1:06:54] very efficient, very well organized. So,

[1:06:56] thank you and kudos to you for all that

[1:06:59] you did.

[1:07:07] We're still new business. If anyone else

[1:07:09] has new business, I do have one item I

[1:07:11] want to bring forward to council just so

[1:07:12] you're prepared for it. Um, in our next

[1:07:14] meeting, I'd like to uh make sure

[1:07:16] everyone's ready to talk about or at

[1:07:17] least begin to talk about it. Uh we will

[1:07:19] need to go through a redistricting

[1:07:20] process um as part of council's

[1:07:23] responsibility before the next district

[1:07:24] elections. That does seem like a ways

[1:07:26] off. Uh understand that the next set of

[1:07:28] elections a year and a half from now are

[1:07:30] for uh mayor and the at large. Uh but

[1:07:33] there are very specific rules for how

[1:07:34] redistricting happens. Uh and I want to

[1:07:36] make sure that we're doing it

[1:07:37] consistently as council in a unified

[1:07:39] manner that won't cause any alarm

[1:07:42] because we don't want to be re, you

[1:07:44] know, redistricting at the same time

[1:07:46] that we're having the election. There's

[1:07:47] very specific rules in the charter for

[1:07:50] how we do that and when it can happen.

[1:07:52] Um, so I ask the council take a take a

[1:07:54] beat before the next meeting to look

[1:07:55] those over. If you have any questions

[1:07:57] about what the process might look like

[1:07:59] just from your reading, uh, Mr. Brown is

[1:08:01] available uh to answer those questions.

[1:08:02] Just send them an email uh, with

[1:08:04] questions you might have. Um, but just

[1:08:06] note that we're going to start that

[1:08:07] discussion um, in our next meeting.

[1:08:09] We're not necessarily going to make a

[1:08:10] decision. U, but just be prepared to

[1:08:12] talk about how we want to accomplish it.

[1:08:14] There's a few different ways we can do

[1:08:15] it. Um the charter does require that we

[1:08:18] do take a look at it though um before

[1:08:20] that next set of elections happens. So

[1:08:22] just so you're prepared for that and

[1:08:23] understand what's happening. Uh feel

[1:08:25] free to reach out to myself or Mr. Braun

[1:08:26] if you have any questions. All right,

[1:08:29] we'll move on now to meetings and

[1:08:30] announcements. Uh any other meetings and

[1:08:32] announcements that we want to announce

[1:08:33] today?

[1:08:39] » Mr. Glee.

[1:08:40] >> Uh thank you, Mr. President. I just

[1:08:43] wanted to say that the board of zoning

[1:08:44] appeals will be meeting August 25th at 7

[1:08:47] PM in these chambers and uh yet to be

[1:08:50] determined date for zoning code revision

[1:08:53] committee. And I also want to thank the

[1:08:57] public works department for doing a

[1:08:58] fantastic job during this storm. Uh

[1:09:02] there was a lot of leaves and trees

[1:09:04] down. They did a fantastic job. So thank

[1:09:06] you to them.

[1:09:08] >> Miss Mark.

[1:09:11] >> Thank you, Mr. President. The next civil

[1:09:12] service commission meeting will be

[1:09:14] Thursday, September 3rd, 2 p.m. Thank

[1:09:16] you.

[1:09:18] >> Still in meetings and announcements.

[1:09:22] >> All right, seeing none, we'll move on to

[1:09:24] uh next on the agenda is communications

[1:09:26] the audience. This is a second

[1:09:28] opportunity tonight. If anyone in the

[1:09:29] audience would like to address council

[1:09:30] for any reason, simply come forward to

[1:09:32] the podium, state your name and address,

[1:09:34] and you can address council for up to

[1:09:35] five minutes. At this moment, the at

[1:09:37] this point, the floor is now open for

[1:09:38] communications from the audience.

[1:09:41] Good evening. Julie Tutor, 669 Park

[1:09:44] Avenue. Um, Mr. Anderson, I have a

[1:09:46] question on the redistricting. Um,

[1:09:50] I believe the charter says you can look

[1:09:52] at it. You have to to redistric if

[1:09:55] there's [clears throat] certain

[1:09:56] percentages and so forth. Have you run

[1:09:58] those numbers?

[1:09:59] >> That's right. Yes. So, before the last

[1:10:00] district election, um, we did do a

[1:10:03] review and I did consult with the board

[1:10:04] of elections. There was uh we were about

[1:10:07] 10 registered voters around before the

[1:10:09] required redistricting and that was

[1:10:12] before the new apartments were fully put

[1:10:14] in place and the difference the biggest

[1:10:17] difference is between district 1 and

[1:10:18] district 4. Uh and that's where the new

[1:10:20] apartments have been going in right uh

[1:10:21] which then will put us over the limit.

[1:10:23] So we're reviewing it but I believe that

[1:10:24] we will be required to do some changes

[1:10:27] before the next district election

[1:10:29] because of that.

[1:10:30] >> Okay. because I ran numbers after the

[1:10:32] last election and at that point of who

[1:10:34] voted

[1:10:35] >> at that election it was not required. So

[1:10:39] if you're talking about new registered

[1:10:40] voters since then I guess is what you're

[1:10:42] referring to.

[1:10:43] >> Yeah. So the the charter requires us to

[1:10:45] take a look based on the previous

[1:10:46] elections based gubanatorial and there's

[1:10:49] a few triggers there. Uh we were within

[1:10:50] a handful of them before the moveins

[1:10:52] happened at the arrays.

[1:10:53] >> Okay.

[1:10:54] >> So what I'm saying this is still two

[1:10:56] years off two and a half years off. Uh

[1:10:58] but I believe that we are going to be at

[1:10:59] that required step which is why I'm

[1:11:01] asking people to be prepared to talk

[1:11:02] about it.

[1:11:02] >> Okay.

[1:11:03] >> Um and even if it's within one or two,

[1:11:04] it's worth talking about and make sure

[1:11:06] we're prepared to do it.

[1:11:08] >> Well, I think you're you're absolutely

[1:11:09] right with the new apartments, it's

[1:11:10] going to put you over. I just don't

[1:11:12] think we were there at this moment, but

[1:11:14] I understand you're being proactive. So,

[1:11:16] >> we are the the thing to keep in mind is

[1:11:18] it there's a date that you're supposed

[1:11:19] to check on by. Um and we've had an

[1:11:22] election since then, but it's based off

[1:11:24] of the election before that.

[1:11:25] >> Okay. All right. Thank you. Yep. Floor

[1:11:28] still open.

[1:11:31] Second call.

[1:11:33] Third and final call. At this point, I

[1:11:36] have closing communications in the

[1:11:37] audience. We'll move on to a recap of

[1:11:39] legislative items and legislation still

[1:11:40] in development. Mr. Jacobs. Council, as

[1:11:43] you review your legislative summary,

[1:11:44] item one, an ordinance enacting and

[1:11:46] adopting the 2026 S29 supplement to the

[1:11:49] code of ordinances of the city of

[1:11:50] Springdale, Ohio, and declaring the

[1:11:52] emergency was addressed by ordinance 38,

[1:11:54] 2026, receiving a first reading with the

[1:11:56] emergency clause that received seven

[1:11:57] affirmative votes. Item two, an

[1:11:59] ordinance reducing and reertifying

[1:12:01] special assessments levied for the

[1:12:02] purpose of constructing certain

[1:12:03] improvements and declaring an emergency

[1:12:05] was addressed by ordinance 39 2026. Uh

[1:12:08] receiving a first reading with an

[1:12:09] emergency clause and seven seven

[1:12:11] affirmative votes. Item three, an

[1:12:12] ordinance authorizing the execution and

[1:12:14] delivery of a taxexempt installment

[1:12:16] purchase agreement and related

[1:12:17] instruments by and between US Bank Corp.

[1:12:19] Government Leasing and Finance

[1:12:20] Incorporated and the city of Springdale,

[1:12:22] Ohio for the purchase of an E1 Typhoon

[1:12:24] HP 100 aerial platform Quint for the

[1:12:26] city of Springdale and authorizing other

[1:12:28] matters in connection therewith and

[1:12:29] declaring an emergency was addressed by

[1:12:31] ordinance 40 2026 receiving a first

[1:12:33] reading with an emergency clause and

[1:12:34] passing with seven affirmative votes.

[1:12:37] Item four, an ordinance accepting a

[1:12:38] proposal under the Omnia Partners

[1:12:40] Cooperative Purchasing Program and

[1:12:41] authorizing the mayor and city

[1:12:43] administrator to enter into an agreement

[1:12:44] with Game Time for the purchase and

[1:12:46] installation of an outdoor fitness

[1:12:47] studio and synthetic turf and declaring

[1:12:49] an emergency was addressed by ordinance

[1:12:50] 35 2026 receiving a first reading with

[1:12:53] an emergency clause and passing with

[1:12:54] seven affirmative votes. Item five,

[1:12:57] adopting a sub Item five, adopting a

[1:12:59] supplemental appropriation ordinance to

[1:13:00] amend appropriations for current

[1:13:01] expenses and other expenditures for the

[1:13:03] city of Springdale, Ohio for the fiscal

[1:13:05] year ending December 31, 2026, was

[1:13:07] addressed by ordinance 41, 2022, passing

[1:13:10] with seven affirmative votes.

[1:13:12] Item six, an ordinance authorizing the

[1:13:14] mayor and city administrators to enter

[1:13:15] into a community reinvestment area

[1:13:17] agreement with DD Williamson Colors LLC

[1:13:19] related to the acquisition and

[1:13:20] redevelopment of the property located at

[1:13:22] 95 West Crescentville Road and declaring

[1:13:24] an emergency was addressed by ordinance

[1:13:26] 37, 2022, receiving a first reading with

[1:13:28] the emergency clause and passing with

[1:13:30] seven affirmative votes. Item seven, a

[1:13:33] resolution authorizing the filing of

[1:13:34] continuing disclosures related to the

[1:13:36] March 27th Street improvement bonds was

[1:13:38] addressed by ordinance R8, 2026

[1:13:41] receiving seven affirmative votes. Item

[1:13:43] 8, a resolution confirming the mayoral

[1:13:45] appointment of Rodney Swope to the city

[1:13:46] of Springdale planning commission and

[1:13:48] for the unexpired term ending November

[1:13:50] 30, 2027 was addressed by resolution 9,

[1:13:52] 2026, also receiving seven affirmative

[1:13:55] votes. Uh, finally, item nine, an

[1:13:57] ordinance amending ordinance number 35,

[1:14:00] 2018 to extend the term of the TIFF

[1:14:02] exemption and approving additional

[1:14:04] school district compensation during the

[1:14:05] extended TIF exemption. Springdale

[1:14:06] Commerce Park TIFF was addressed by

[1:14:08] ordinance 36, 2026, uh, receiving a

[1:14:11] first reading. And that will return to

[1:14:12] us at our next meeting on September 2nd.

[1:14:14] That's all I have unless there's

[1:14:15] anything else from administration or

[1:14:17] council.

[1:14:20] » Don't see anything. All right. Then all

[1:14:22] that's left before us is item 17.

[1:14:24] >> Move to adjurnn. We're journ. Thank you

[1:14:26] everyone.

Springdale City Council 8/19/26

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