1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,680 We're live. 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:12,520 » Good evening and welcome to the August 6th, 2026 Council Work Session. 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:14,960 First, we have Council Clerk, Mr. Beresford. 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:18,520 » Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Council. In front of you, there's a motion to 5 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:23,160 appoint Dale Perry to serve on the Chehalem Volunteer Firefighter Dependent 6 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:27,560 Fund Board. We had a recent vacancy on that board, and he has 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:31,840 decided to step up. That's all I have. >> I have a question for that. 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,560 How many How many applications did we get 9 00:00:33,405 --> 00:00:37,160 [clears throat] for that? Because I know Mr. Beresford served on many boards and 10 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:42,080 Council. >> We've had zero applications, and that's 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:46,320 been open for a couple of months now. >> Okay. So, we did post it for a couple 12 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:49,280 months, and we had zero applications. >> Okay. 13 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:52,640 Thank you. Mr. Zippler. 14 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:56,520 » Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Council. Before you tonight is ordinance 15 00:00:54,680 --> 00:01:00,640 authorizing purchase of real property improvements located at 16 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:05,680 5721 Chehalem Road. 17 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,680 This is 18 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:13,520 2.6 acres. Sorry. Um 19 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:19,480 the city is interested in purchasing this property for public safety 20 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:23,720 initiatives, including perhaps second fire station eventually. 21 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:26,920 With a number number of qualifiers in here, but that's the intent from city 22 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:31,360 staff. The ordinance is up for its first 23 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:35,960 reading tonight. There's not a request to suspend the required two readings. Um 24 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:39,920 it is drafted as a request to purchase the 25 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:44,840 by emergency, so a second reading on August 20th. 26 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:49,560 Um it will we will request that it be adopted by emergency. 27 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:53,240 The seller has agreed to wait until full Council approval before it can 28 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:59,080 Any questions on that? >> So, we would be free to have the closing 29 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:01,760 any any time after that point. >> There's a short closing required 30 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:07,360 thereafter. Though the 31 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:07,360 seller did agree to hold it until then. 32 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:14,040 » Thank you. Is this It's not currently part of the 33 00:02:11,920 --> 00:02:17,880 city, correct? >> I do not believe it is currently within 34 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:22,520 the city, though it is contiguous to. >> Okay. Well, now my only question is 35 00:02:19,959 --> 00:02:26,920 since we redid our zoning, um 36 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:31,120 can we bring it in as a municipal use just to 37 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,080 or whatever that zoning change was? I can't remember. 38 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:37,880 » Yeah, public institutional. >> Yeah, we'll bring it in as public 39 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:42,800 institutional with the with the direction that we wish to put a 40 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:47,480 fire station or at least we've expressed interest in putting the 41 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,480 second fire station. 42 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,600 » Anything else? 43 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,600 » Thank you. >> Thank you. 44 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:02,239 Mr. Nichols. >> Thank you, Mayor Perry. Uh in front of 45 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:08,400 you, you should see the updated uh Trenton Veterans Memorial 46 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:13,239 uh imagery. It is It places it in front of the city building by the street. 47 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:17,519 Uh I wasn't sure. I I think that was the feedback from council back then. If not, 48 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:20,680 we can modify the image and have it closer to the city building. 49 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:26,040 Um but we've been waiting on this and I 50 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,040 wanted to get it in front of you all. 51 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:32,680 » I think the the discussion was previously was to have it more toward 52 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,600 the northwest corner 53 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:40,239 » Okay. >> grassy area. 54 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,239 » Right, off the street. 55 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:45,977 » It looks nice there in the front, but I'm afraid a car would come up Edgewood 56 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:49,600 Drive and drive through it. >> [laughter] 57 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:52,080 » By the police department. >> Yes. 58 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:59,400 » I I think that's a good idea, too, because I don't think there's much 59 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:02,080 parking in the front, if I'm correct. >> Yeah. Yeah. 60 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:05,680 » One of the things with the previous location was that we would have veterans 61 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,880 having to walk up the hill >> I know. 62 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:11,320 » to get to the memorial. So, I want to make it as accessible as possible. 63 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,880 » Yeah. >> Perfect. I can take that feedback and 64 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,720 and make those adjustments. >> But, it would cost 65 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:20,920 » Additionally, I did want to note the back wall change some. It was a 66 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:26,680 » brick >> wall, and the feedback from Dodge was 67 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:31,440 that brick wall was more so because it was going to be built in a hill, whereas 68 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:37,640 it's not being built on the on the hillside here. So, it would provide a 69 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:42,480 much cleaner look from that perspective with having the white, and then you 70 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:47,680 should see two black pillars on either side of the of that back wall, and those 71 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:52,560 act as kind of the support mechanism for the wings, if you will. 72 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:55,880 » Okay. Um does that add cost? >> Uh a little bit, yes, but 73 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:59,360 negligible. >> Okay. 74 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:01,919 » Um So, 75 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:05,360 I will reach back out, and we'll make further 76 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:11,120 modifications, and we'll bring something back to council. 77 00:05:06,919 --> 00:05:15,760 Uh I've got some notes on city projects as it relates to uh Trenton Square. 78 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:20,840 The parking lot is scheduled for the first week of August. The block masons 79 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:25,440 are installing interior walls, and exterior brick, exterior concrete column 80 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:30,080 pours are next week. We're still on track to be all dried in 81 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:33,640 by early September. And we are moving forward on basin 82 00:05:31,919 --> 00:05:37,960 number three. As it relates to the collector roads, 83 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:42,840 curb is installed, basin intermediate asphalt's installed, electric and gas 84 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:48,360 conduits are installed. Duke's on site pulling the electrical service 85 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:51,840 uh for the development. The electric is installed and the transformer has been 86 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:55,200 set at the city building. Gas is 87 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:59,800 Gas install is scheduled to begin in October. You should see street lights 88 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:04,960 being installed going down Edgewood Drive. 89 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:09,320 Uh, city sidewalks and the ADA ramps grading is being done 90 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:14,000 for those and we hope to see sidewalk installation begin next week. 91 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:18,800 Uh, as it relates to the offsite improvements, we've been told that the 92 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:23,360 traffic light poles have been delivered and should be installed in the coming 93 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:27,440 weeks. Once those are installed, stop bars will follow the traffic light and 94 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:31,200 temporary paint on Edgewood Drive going north. 95 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:34,560 So, we're getting closer to those items. Uh, 96 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:38,520 as it relates to the splash pad, we did receive the $50,000 ODNR grant 97 00:06:36,919 --> 00:06:42,360 reimbursement. Uh, one little interesting thing to note 98 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:45,720 is that 1 million gallons of water have been used in roughly the month that it's 99 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:51,000 been open. Uh, with the elevated water tower, we're 100 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:55,200 at 155 ft high. It's the last pedestal pour and the concrete dome has been 101 00:06:53,560 --> 00:07:00,720 poured with the tank structure to follow. 102 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:06,160 Uh, the local paving, we had the bid opening and that will be going to 103 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:10,720 council at the August 20th meeting, the ordinance for that. The urban paving 104 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:15,240 project, the contractor has started the base repairs, which you'll 105 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:21,040 you'll see the cutouts throughout State Street, uh, doing the base base repairs 106 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:26,880 and the ADA upgrades at this point. Uh, the OPWC waterline project is scheduled 107 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:33,240 for next week for a bid opening and then the intent is to bring that to council. 108 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:36,560 Uh, the EV charging station project is scheduled for the end of August for a 109 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:40,040 bid opening and then we'll bring it to council. 110 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:45,040 As it relates to, uh, the baby box project, the $16,000 111 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:50,640 invoice for the baby box itself was processed, and we're conducting work to 112 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:57,840 investigate what it would take to get the north wall for construction and 113 00:07:53,760 --> 00:08:02,160 implementation of said baby box. That's all I have for project updates. 114 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:07,920 I do have a request to go into executive session for conference with an attorney 115 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:11,440 for the public body concerning disputes involving the public body that are 116 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:14,800 subject of pending or imminent court action and to consider confidential 117 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,520 information that is directly related to a request for economic development 118 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:21,840 assistance under any provision identified in the 119 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:25,760 Ohio Revised Code 121.22 subsection G8 or that involves public 120 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:29,040 infrastructure improvements or the extension of utility services that are 121 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:32,520 directly related to an economic development project 122 00:08:30,919 --> 00:08:35,400 as necessary to protect the interest of the applicant or the possible investment 123 00:08:34,039 --> 00:08:38,200 or expenditure of public funds to be made in connection with the economic 124 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:42,640 development project and to confer with legal counsel. 125 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:45,280 » Thank you. Any questions or comments from council? 126 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:48,520 » No. >> All right. Seeing none, I'll entertain a 127 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:51,080 motion we go into executive session for the reasons stated. 128 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:54,640 » So moved. >> Second. 129 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:56,400 » Councilman Rohr and Councilman Nichols. >> Rohr, aye. 130 00:08:55,560 --> 00:08:57,480 » Mr. Rohr? >> Yeah. 131 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,920 » Mr. Nichols? >> Yeah. 132 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,120 » Vice Mayor Draucher? >> Yeah. 133 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,280 » Ms. Montgomery? >> Yeah. 134 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,080 » Mr. Profit? >> Yeah. 135 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,400 » Ms. Butts? >> Yeah. 136 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:09,040 » Mayor Berry? >> Yeah. We are going into executive 137 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:13,240 session at 6:39 p.m. No other business will be conducted. 138 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:16,320 We will return from executive session at 7:30 p.m.