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Welcome Rick
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everybody. Okay.
>> Good evening everybody. I'd like to call

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the August 12 uh 2006 regular council
meeting to order at 700 p.m. Would you

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please stand for the pledge pledge of
allegiance?

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands one nation
under God, indivisible with liberty and

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justice for all.
Okay, Sher, would you please call the RO

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» here?

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» Here, Mr.
>> Melly

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» here.
>> Mr. Richmond

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» here.
>> Mr. V

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» here.
>> Thank you, Sherry. Next up is reading

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and disposal of the journal. Has
everyone had a chance to review the

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minutes? And are there any recommended
changes or updates?

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» I had one change.

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» Sorry, Mr. Vincent.

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Uh the six I think it might be
>> no page four I'm sorry. Um

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the ordinance uh 2026 31 it's about one
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the end of the fourth sentence. I think
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» So what would be that set?
>> So at the time it was first discussed,

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it was going to take 30, this is
regarding the generator.

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» So at the time it was first discussed it
was going to take 33 weeks to get it,

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but Mr. Dewater mentioned that they were
going to try to get one for us out of

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the production line quicker, meaning
they were going to pull one out of many

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that [clears throat] they were making.
>> Thanks for the clarification. Any

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others?
Okay. I'd like to entertain a motion to

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approve.
>> Motion to approve as amended. Second.

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» Okay. We have a motion approved by
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Richmond. Sh.
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» Yes.
>> Mrs. Irish class.

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Yankee.

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Elliott.

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Richmond.

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Vincent.

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» Yes.
>> Okay. Uh, next up is action upon any

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matter which any resident may wish to
present to council. And I see some very

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colorful residents in the audience. They
may wish to uh say something. I also see

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for judge. So, let me start. Would
anybody like to speak in the orange

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attire this evening?
>> Yeah, I would. Would you please

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introduce yourself for the record?
>> Yes. David Morad. I'm a a resident of

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Morland Hills. I am also an educator in
higher education for 20 plus years and I

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have two young children who will be
going to the Orange Public Schools uh

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very shortly. Um, the school district is
here about a levy that will be on the

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ballot in the fall. And as a resident,
educator, and parent, I fully support

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it. The Orange School District has not
passed a general operating levy since

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2011. That levy, 5 mills, has been in
effect for roughly 14 years. And in that

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time, property tax revenues for the
district have risen only modestly, less

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than a million on average per year, or
roughly one and a half%. Meaning they

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have also failed to keep up with
inflation which ran at over two and a

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half% during that same time. And it's
that loss against inflation effect that

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I try and show a table chart in one of
the handouts.

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As I speak, the elephant in the room
with any levy discussion is property

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taxes. And I recognize some commun
community members must be asking

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themselves, how do schools need more
money? Property values have exploded

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over the past 10-15 years. And since
levies come from property taxes on such

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values, doesn't that mean that the
schools have seen a windfall of cash?

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The short answer is no. Some small
gains, yes, but not enough to keep up

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with inflation and certainly enough not
enough to match the skyroing

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skyrocketing home valuation increases.
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Ohio's House Bill 920 enacted in 1976,
which generally holds that such school

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levies collect a fixed or restricted
number of dollars rather than a fixed

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rate. Thus, even if property values
rise, the amount collected can stay

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roughly the same. For orange, this means
the skyrocketing home values do not

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equate to similar gains in school
district revenues. The primary chance

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for additional revenue growth comes from
new construction and then a relatively

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small amount of unvoted millillage. To
see how this plays out, just take the

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2024 Kyoga County property reappraisal,
which recorded a 32% increase in county

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home values. For Orange District, the
assessed value increase wasn't as high,

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more around 20%.
From 1.26 26 billion to 1.51 billion, an

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increase of roughly $250 million. Yet,
none of that money, or next to none of

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it, is going to the schools.
Again, House Bill 920 reduces the rate

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on voted levies to offset rising values,
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unvoted millage to collect on that
increased value. That millage produced

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roughly $1.3 million in additional
school revenue, about 1.5% of the

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property value rise. In short, it's a
onetime step increase of roughly 2%

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against a potential tax base increase of
20%. I can give you my own personal

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story. My property taxes rose in that
rep reappraisal by 20%. To almost

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$1,000.
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districts would see a lot of that. They
see roughly $160 of that. Why? How? How

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can this be? Where does the rest of it
go? It's Ohio, so it's complicated. But

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one answer is that it simply gets
shifted around, transferred among

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neighbors rather than generating any new
tax revenue. Here's one example. how I

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perused just out of curiosity a few
multi-million dollar properties in

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Morland Hills Orange District area and
found several whose property taxes did

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not shift much at all, much less than
the 20% rise that mine did. There was

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also at least one multi-million dollar
property whose tax burden actually fell

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during that period by nearly eight times
the amount that mine went up.

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I am not calling out any properties and
I'm not naming names. I'm simply

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explaining how the system works that
it's a shift between neighbors often

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rather than any revenue uh generated. So
in conclusion, the reality is true. Ohio

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has a very real property tax problem,
but one reason is a problem is because

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it's almost by design that the schools
will be perennially lacking money. by

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design that revenues cannot keep up with
costs. The cost of labor, materials that

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always are rising in the econom economy,
but revenues are always always capped.

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» Respectfully, I have to ask you to wrap
it up because we we usually

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» none of this I got one small paragraph
and then I'm done. None of this is

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orange school's fault. None of this is
the fault of Orange leaders and

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absolutely none of it is the fault of
our children and of our students. the

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people in this room, the people of
Morland Hills, we can't resolve the

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state issues, but we can resolve
hopefully the school levy issue from our

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own end. I I think we can do that and I
believe we should. I thank you for your

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time. There are additional um uh tables
and slides that contain a lot more

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factual information about what's
happening at the school district, where

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levies have been over the past 20, 30,
40 years, how it's been 15 years since

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uh Orange went to the voters for a levy
and so on and so forth. If you have

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questions, I or definitely those on the
school board, I would be able to take

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them.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mor.

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» Thanks. Or anybody else like to speak
this evening? Yeah, I'll yield some of

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my time to the Orange School since
that's probably more important. I make

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mine shorter. I wasn't planning on
talking today. I was just planning on

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introducing myself, but since you give
me an opportunity, I will.

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» My name is Tim Koharsski. I'm an
attorney in Cleveland. I live in Solen.

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I'm running for the Bedford Municipal
Court Judge. It's an open seat in 2027.

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I've been a trial attorney for 33 years.
I represent people on their very very

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worst days when they're looking at their
wives, their children that they may not

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be able to go home to their wives. They
going to lose their freedom. I love what

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I do. Uh, as I said, I've been an
attorney for 33 years. I've been a

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part-time pro municipal prosecutor. I've
been a special prosecutor. I practice in

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federal court. I practice in all the
courts in the state of Ohio. I'm a

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graduate of the Case Western Reserve
University. Uh, I'm been appointed to be

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on the CGA panel to represent federal
criminal defendants. Uh, but at 58 years

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old, I've determined that I can do more
help to people if in fact I'm a judge

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rather than helping one person at a
time. So, I'm looking to be a judge at

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the court where I think that too often
we just put prosecutors in or people

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that are in the court. I think it's time
that we put someone that's actually done

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in real practice that actually sees what
happens to people. I think the court

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needs to use different alternatives,
programming, different whether it's

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traffic, whether it's driver
suspensions. There's a lot of reasons as

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why people go into municipal court.
Municipal court is the low-level court.

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It's not felony court. It's not common
please. It's lowle. There's ways that we

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can help these people. Uh we don't need
to put people in jail for any extended

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period of time. Uh, I'll be here more uh
talking to you about what I intend to

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do, but just a brief introduction of who
I am.

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» Thank you, Mr. I appreciate you coming
this evening.

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» Would Would anybody else in the audience
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» All right. Well, I thank you for coming.
Um, I I will move on then uh to uh

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report some communications from the
mayor and other municipal officials. And

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I will start. Uh I've got a few updates
for council here. The first is um you're

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all probably wondering what's happening
with AT&T since this has been taking

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quite a long time. So I I'm here to give
you an update. Uh Mr. Hannah and I have

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been uh continuing to have conversations
with AT&T,

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but we also are still getting hung up on
the same legal issues that we've been

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talking about for several months. And um
we are at this point um going to step

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back and and evaluate whether continuing
in the current phase or whether other

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paths may be more sensible here to try
to move this thing forward. I get

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questions from residents all the time
about this project. And um and uh I'm

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I'm anxious to to make progress and
we're just not getting there. I don't

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know Mr. Hannah, if you would like to
make a comment or two, feel free.

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» Sure. Uh, Mayor, I I mean, I would uh
echo those comments. I think, you know,

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we we've had a a long and uh relatively
uh comprehensive discussion with AT&T

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um about, you know, the necessary
ingredients from the villages

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perspective for a lawful agreement that
doesn't constitute an um an

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inappropriate or unlawful subsidy using
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And you know it gets a little more
complicated than that of course but um

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but we are continuing to find working
through those issues very challenging.

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And so um one of the options um down the
road could be revisiting the RFP that

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the village issued previously. Um and uh
you know thinking about the other

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respondent I think there was just the
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» to that and uh and and see you know if
we're not able to make this work with uh

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with AT&T with whom the village has been
negotiating um you know it may be

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possible to commence a different
discussion um or to revisit the RFP um

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itself and and reissue a uh an RFP to
try to more carefully calibrate what the

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village is seeking um visav people who
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» Thank you. [clears throat]
>> Sure.

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» If you have questions, let me know. Um
or you can obviously also talk to me

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anytime. Give me a call or a text and
I'd be happy to give you more detail. Uh

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a few other things. So, I'd like to
remind everybody we're having a music

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event in two days and we have uh Mr. Mar
here uh who was spoke this evening who's

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going to be performing and perhaps his
spouse might perform.

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» Oh, I know.
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» Okay. Well, we have him and we have
three other residents that are going to

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be sprinkled inter sprinkled in
performing with a our our primary act um

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which is um Jason Patrick Meyers. And I
I encourage everybody to come. I looks

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like the weather's not going to rain.
We'll see. It's going to be cloudy, but

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it looks at least the latest is that
it's going to stay dry. So, I hope we

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can have some fun and I hope hope to see
you there. Um, let's see. A couple other

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things. Um,
[clears throat] I want to bring to

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council's attention something that I had
a discussion with the Mr. Water and with

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Sher, I think it was yesterday or the
day before um regarding the pavilion

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rental process. Um, we continue to have
issues with the rental process up there

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where people are not respecting our
rules like emptying their trash. They're

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drawing um I don't know if it's chalk or
pens on the on the heartscape up there

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that we can't seem to remove. Um they're
leaving the bathrooms a complete mess.

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Um, and we're doing the best. The
service department is doing a great job

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to try to get up there in between
rentals, uh, and and take care of

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things, but I think, uh, I'm going to
make some changes to the rules. Uh, I

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don't care to imple implement them until
next year because we've already kind of

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set the rules for the season and we're
sort of getting toward the end of the

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season. But, um, my proposal, nothing
final. I welcome input or call me or if

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you have any input tonight. Um the
primary things that that we discussed

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that I'd like to do is number one go to
full day rentals rather than trying to

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do half and half because it creates and
most other communities are doing kind of

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full days. So you rent it for the whole
day and you've got it the whole time and

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we're not trying to um run up there for
an hour in between two groups and clean

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everything. Second, I'm going to require
a deposit for all rentals. we only

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require deposit for rentals when um
people are food truck

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» and we're finding that um we're spending
extra cost going up there to clean up

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things that they're supposed to be
doing. So I think if we have a a a

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deposit that is forfeited if some of
these things happen, I think we'll be in

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better shape. And then the third is to
raise the rate uh for non-residents. And

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I don't know what the rate exactly is
going to be yet, but um it will be a

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larger gap between residents and
non-residents because I think we have

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more recourse on residents when they do
these things than non-residents and and

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it's pretty common that other
communities either don't rent to

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non-residents or they charge more. So
those are the things that are going on.

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I welcome your feedback. We're not doing
anything till next season like I said,

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but I think change some changes are in
order and I'm going to let you guys know

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about that. And then the last thing I'll
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We continue to have them. Um I've been
all over I've written many letters.

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You've seen maybe some of the social
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We I've reached out to our elected
officials. Um I had our councilman reach

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out to me again and I told him what
we're doing. He said he'll help whatever

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we can. I think just making our story
known that we need more attention from

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um from First Energy here to address
some of these problems. I know it's not

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a short-term problem, but I'm just going
to stay on it. I just think it's it's

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not acceptable level of service that
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hopefully with the collective voice and
some of the other communities around

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here that are doing similar things,
we'll get some action.

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» [clears throat]
>> I mean, my next my next step may be to

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go to Pukco about it, too. I don't know.
I haven't done that yet. That's the one

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thing I haven't done. But anyway, I just
wanted you to keep you guys know this is

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something that's on my agenda.
>> I just want to add to that. I um we

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talked to the council
um that um I'm I share the survey with

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Pepper Pike so far so that they can copy
it. they can also send it out to their

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residents and we talked maybe about
collectively getting those te that

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testimonial data data in case we want to
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» so now that that we would have it and if
we get Pepper Pike or Bentleyville I

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think was interested
>> mayor has reached out to me as well.

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» Okay. So I can share the survey with
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» Great.
>> And so I think if we were to get

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multiple communities together and then
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have a good case. So
>> thank you for that. Thank you for your

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efforts on it. I appreciate
>> maybe I really appreciate that.

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» Okay, that's all I've got, but thank
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department heads. So, let me start with
the police report. I think the chief is

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on there, but we have the lieutenant in
the in the chambers here. So, you guys

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take it away.
>> He just messaged me. I think he might

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have just got bounced out of here.
>> Okay. Um well, Lieutenant,

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» the only thing we really wanted to
address today is because we brought it

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up, uh roads and safety at the last
meeting, um the flock. So, right now,

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we're shooting for to get a flock
representative if we if we still want to

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entertain that and open it for anybody
uh via Zoom. Uh it would be September

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2nd at 7 p.m. is what we're shooting
for. We kind of bounce back and forth

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[clears throat]
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Okay.
>> So, right now that's that's just what we

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recommend. Try to get done this way. We
can address it all together. We can't we

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can hear it straight from Fox's mouth on
whatever questions or whoever wants to

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bring whatever up. This way it's we're
not playing telephone or just come it

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can come straight from them.
>> I appreciate that. Thank you

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» Juliet for that.
>> Okay. Thank you. Mr. Dwire, do you have

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a report this evening?
>> Uh only thing to report on is for

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continuing on drive forward
replacements. Um, you guys are moving

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right along with that. And with that, we
did have a road culver failure on river

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road that discussing with Jeff and I
think our crews are going to replace

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that in house.
>> Okay. Okay. Where what section of river?

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I didn't see.
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maybe about 75 ft. There's actually a
steel plate on the road covering it

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right now. And it is properly safe down
>> uh patch rounded and pinned. Okay.

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» And there is signed. All right.
>> All right. Thank you, Mr. Appreciate

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that. Uh, let's see. I will move on to
the engineers report. Mr. Polarski,

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you're on mute.
He's on mute, right?

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» Mr. Farsy, are you there?
Okay, I will circle back with you, Mr.

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Farski, and we'll move on and come back.
And if you're having any uh technical

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difficulties there, Mr. Mr. Shaw, have a
uh finance report this evening.

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» Uh yes, here may. Um I have one quick
report and I'm trying my for some reason

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my video won't work. Um
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our income tax, as I mentioned last
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right now. Um, as of
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by approximately 12%.
It's just a reminder, you know, for a

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city or a village like Morland Hills,
um, we rely on individual income taxes

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and, uh, market conditions or what have
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very rapidly. So in in dollars we are
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um year to date. Um again our budget was
conservatively estimated um at even less

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than that. So we are fine as far as the
budget is concerned. Um but as far as

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actual cash and revenue collections we
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» Other than that don't have a report
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» Okay. Thank you. Just are you you've
been doing this a long time, Pashant. Do

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you think this is a timing? Do you have
concerns it could be continuing

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or uh and are there things you think we
should be looking at now or watch

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closely and see later?
>> Well, you know, a couple of concerns

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there. Nothing I I guess I I'm going to
say income tax up and down. You know,

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we've seen this over the years. Um and
being on the Rita board, I've seen um

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statewide collections are also down a
little bit. So um not alarmed yet. Um

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but I am concerned about you know all
these other talk about property taxes

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and all those things and if all this
comes together with u reduction in

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income tax revenue which is our main
source of revenue and um property tax is

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also u being discussed
um you know we'll have to look at it

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keep an eye on it and I'm sure you may
um are familiar with all the things

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going on statewide because uh as part of
your mayors and managers association

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they do have discussions on
Uh, but I'm I'm certainly keeping my eye

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on it and keep you informed as we go
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» Okay. I appreciate that, Mr. Shot. Thank
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» You're welcome.
>> Uh, the building department report uh

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all on vacation is my understanding. So,
I don't think we will have that report

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this evening. So, uh, Mr. Hanner, do we
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» Um, no, we don't.
>> We do not. Okay, then I will circle back

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one more time with Jeff to see if I can
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Uh, I did text him, but he didn't
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some troubles. Jeff going once.

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Going twice.
Okay, Jeff, I'm gonna move. Oh, wait a

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minute. There he is.
>> Yeah, sorry about that. I uh mistakenly

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left my laptop and using my phone and my
fingers are fat. So, uh [laughter]

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I have uh nothing to report. Mayor and
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» Oh, okay.
>> After all that,

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then we will move on to appointments and
confirmations. We have none. Uh, no

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petitions,
communications, petitions, and claims

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this evening. So, I'll move to reports
of committees. The first is a report of

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the BCAM planning on August 3rd. Uh, Mr.
Richmond, do you have a report?

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» Uh, thank you, Mayor. Uh so uh BZA met
August 3rd. We just had one item and

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that was a square footage variance for a
detached garage and covered patio at 30

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Addison Lane and that was uh approved.
Um we also uh besides the player house

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camp matter which uh will come up later
in the agenda we had other items. One

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was the um design for that uh the tax
garage at 30 Addison. Uh we also had two

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um designs for new dwellings. one at 45
Stern Crest and one at 110 Meadow Meadow

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Hill Lane, sorry. Um all three uh were
approved. Um all three were were subject

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to um site plan revisions,
engineering uh review and approval and

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particularly to um new drawings were
also subject to a um septic uh permit.

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uh from the county health district
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» Thank you, Mr. Richmond. Appreciate it.
Um next is the facilities from the

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meeting report for the meeting on August
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» Yes, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um minutes
stand in the in the packet there in the

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dropbox. Um the highlights uh are that
uh the foot bridge replacement has

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started. In fact, it's going so well
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got some donated clay. I guess it was
donated, correct, Ted?

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» Yeah, donated
>> from Morland Commons to, uh, kind of

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help assemble the the kind of earth
bridge and, uh, and it's been a good

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project for the service department. So,
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Do you have any other reports? Is it
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close to being done or
>> I know they're uh, we're putting the

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clay on the second dump for the second
bridge today. They were working up

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there. Rain did slow us down a little.
>> That's all I wanted to let folks know.

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Otherwise,
>> thanks Mr. Richmond.

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Mr. Mr. Vincent, my apologies.

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» Roads and safety also met on August 4th.
Mrs. Irish, you have a report.

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» Um, thank you for mentioning the block
system camera system. Um, I was going to

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mention what you said, so thank you for
sharing. Takes that off my list. Um, we

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did have um an extensive discussion with
a resident um of Miles Road in the Scrap

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Ball Morland Hills area. Um, she had
emailed me expressing concern about the

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the speed in that area on Miles Road.
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her concerns, talked about how she had
um reached out to Shrint Hall's roads

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and safety committee um as well and how
it may um they felt it may have to be a

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combined effort to take a look at that
road if we were going to do anything

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about it with with the village. Um, but
what she's saying is the stretch there

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between Solen, where Solen Road starts
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westbound, um, is currently 35 miles per
hour, um, she feels it's it's too high

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of a speed limit for that area being
very, uh, dense in residential um,

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homes. So, she was coming to ask Beth if
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Um, by the end of the conversation, uh,
Chief Diesel stated he'd be happy to

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install a speed box in the area going
westbound, also eastbound to to do a

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seven-day study to take a look at the
speeds. Um, that's currently in process

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um because it takes some time to get all
that, make sure that we're not putting a

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poll where their utilities are lying.
So, um, that's sort of our next steps to

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evaluate that. Jeff uh Floreski shared
that there is a who you know this

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process that you have to go [laughter]
through to change a speed limit of any

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road. Um there are several factors
involved with that. So um at this point

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we're just we're gathering information.
So I wanted to give you all an update on

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that. Um,
I see that we have this later on the

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agenda, but just briefly, Chief Diesel
reported that there is a recommendation

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from planning to allow eight buses to
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day. And then uh finally,
Mr. Farski shared that um there's a

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challenge of developing a storm water
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Juniper.
um and he discussed several different

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options of how to address that. Um we're
still in discussions on or he's still in

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discussions on trying to figure out the
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» That's it.
>> Thank you very much.

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» If I may really quick, the speed box on
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it's pulling data to see if we actually
do have a speed problem there. The

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officers have been sitting there pretty
much every shift right now day and

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night. Uh we're doing like two 30 minute
uh stretches there. So we're not just

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camping there and then nobody's moving
at all. So uh we haven't had any

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violations whatsoever yet. The speed box
is pulling data. So when users not there

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speed box is doing its thing. We did
mark one of the polls. Oops. Is did oops

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already come out?
>> Oops. So we put poll up tomorrow.

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» So the poll will be up tomorrow for the
westbound traffic. Then we'll be

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monitoring one week eastbound and
westbound traffic with our speed boxes

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and it'll give us data on flow rates,
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and then speeds.
>> Thank you very much, Tom. Appreciate

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that.
>> Okay. Uh parks commission met on July

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20th. Uh Mr. Yon, do you have a report?
Uh yeah, I was not in attendance, but I

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did speak with the um with the treatment
works chair about it. Uh really only uh

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I'll let the minutes stand. Only other
you know follow up with uh the mayor

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already stated this Friday
and the Hills if you could come up and

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support it be great.
>> Thank you council president. Appreciate

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that. Uh next is the DEIB commission
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Mr. Richmond, do any of either of you
have a report?

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» I have a a brief one. Thank you, Mayor.
Uh, minutes um not yet available due to

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some uh of personal reasons of uh the
officers, particularly the minute

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writing officer. Um, so quick
highlights. Uh first of all, regarding

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ongoing projects, um not too late to get
your recipes in

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for the cookbook, a lot have been in um
and they're in the process of figuring

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out how best to display them on their uh
on the DDI web page. Uh this Saturday,

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August 15th, from 10 to 2, uh the
commission will have a table at the

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Orange Arts Center. I believe they'll be
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sponsoring a uh drawing of faces of our
community uh uh craft at the DEIV table.

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Uh it should be a great event. Um
[clears throat] the um joint book club

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with uh green commission um regarding
the book grading sweetg grass has been

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set for October 22nd at 6:30 uh p.m. Uh
the we are Morland Hills event. Uh

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everybody is working very hard to make
this bigger and better than it has been

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before. Um, so far the food truck Frosty
Gator will be there. Uh, Blue Cadillac

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will be there uh for the first uh hour
and a half or so and then there'll be uh

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line dancing for the second hour and a
half which should be fun. Uh there'll be

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again resource tables and a cornole
tournament and um potential uh stuff uh

404
00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:24,960
for kids. Um there's a food bank
volunteer opportunity November 12th from

405
00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:32,240
6:00 to 8. Uh the web page as well as um
we are more than host there will be

406
00:33:26,799 --> 00:33:39,279
forums if anybody wants to uh join those
uh join those volunteering and um that's

407
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:43,679
the uh that's the base of kindness.
>> Thanks again Mr. Richmond. Appreciate

408
00:33:40,799 --> 00:33:48,960
it. Uh let's see. Last is the green
commission from two meetings July 8th

409
00:33:45,919 --> 00:33:53,919
and August 5th. Uh Mrs. Irish class,
would you like to make comments or

410
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:58,880
» um we had a free cycle of that this past
Sunday. It was several people attended

411
00:33:56,320 --> 00:34:06,159
and took away many bags of items
including myself. Um so that was that

412
00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:12,320
was good. Um we had um two meetings ago,
the rust belt writers presentation was

413
00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:16,560
very informative. Um, I learned a lot um
about food waste and how much it's

414
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:22,159
contributing to the to the methane and
the in the atmosphere and um they will

415
00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:26,800
be bringing they're they're still taking
a look at pricing and bringing some

416
00:34:23,919 --> 00:34:30,359
options to the village as far as what
that might look like.

417
00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:38,079
» All right. Thank you. That that
concludes reports of committees. So move

418
00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:43,040
on to uh approval of bonds, contracts,
plats. Uh in this section, we do have

419
00:34:41,359 --> 00:34:47,760
something we've put there, which is the
Hyram House camp uh conditional use

420
00:34:45,919 --> 00:34:52,399
modification
uh to allow egress onto Hyum Trail for

421
00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:57,839
up to eight regular buses and one
special education bus during specified

422
00:34:54,639 --> 00:35:02,720
time periods. Uh Mr. Richmond, are you
going to present this this evening?

423
00:34:59,119 --> 00:35:08,720
» I I will. Thank you very much. Uh so it
it's um you know a high room house camp

424
00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:15,680
uh requested
informally in some preliminary hearings

425
00:35:11,839 --> 00:35:22,240
uh and formally at the uh public hearing
at uh the the last planning commission

426
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:25,520
meeting uh requesting modification of
their conditional use. actually kind of

427
00:35:23,839 --> 00:35:30,640
modification of the previous
modification of of their traditional

428
00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:36,320
use. Uh specifically modifying you may
recall there were seven conditions in

429
00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:44,079
2023. The specific modification would be
condition number one uh that currently

430
00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:52,960
only allows ingress of buses to the
access road. And the uh request

431
00:35:47,200 --> 00:36:00,560
modification was uh egress for at three
periods of time.

432
00:35:55,280 --> 00:36:06,800
um once in the morning for eight of
stu regular students and one bus for

433
00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:14,720
special education students um uh for
egress on high trail in in the uh in in

434
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:23,440
the morning specifically at at present
time between the hours of 7:30 8 7:55

435
00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:30,240
and twice uh in the afternoon uh one
approximately typically uh 245

436
00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:38,880
uh for um Brady students and one
approximately 345 for uh Morland Hill

437
00:36:34,079 --> 00:36:42,560
students and the uh Y is the school uh
and Hyram [clears throat] presented that

438
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:48,960
um
that we'll be able to um and the

439
00:36:45,599 --> 00:36:53,839
transportation director um worked all
this out that they're expecting delay

440
00:36:50,720 --> 00:37:01,280
time to be reduced by 15
Um, and those 8 hour those eight buses

441
00:36:58,079 --> 00:37:09,920
represent about 23 cars that would be
removed from the queue at um uh at at

442
00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:14,160
Gail Allison. Um I I stated at the
planning commission that I I thought our

443
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:21,119
job was kind of really summarized kind
of by the one line in our conditional

444
00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:25,040
use um ordinance and that is that uh the
conditional use regulations are quote

445
00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:29,359
intended to ensure that conditional uses
are reviewed in a reasonable equitable

446
00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:32,800
manner while safeguarding property
rights of all individuals and the

447
00:37:31,119 --> 00:37:37,680
health, safety and welfare of the entire
community. In other words, a balancing

448
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:45,920
of property rights, if you will, of of
Hyram House uh with the um need to

449
00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:52,640
overall um look at the interest of
Morland Hills um as a whole. And um in

450
00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:59,920
order that for the planning commission
to uh to balance those uh we first have

451
00:37:56,720 --> 00:38:06,000
really two or two things. Uh first our
our police department um and our

452
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:12,960
engineering uh department uh reviewed
the situation. Police department

453
00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:18,880
actually went out uh and staged um and
and examined the uh traffic at those

454
00:38:15,839 --> 00:38:26,000
times and also talked with the um
transportation director at Orange. And

455
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:33,520
um neither uh bottom line neither uh the
the chief nor our engineer felt that um

456
00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:41,200
there would be any material traffic
delays at high trail uh due to the the

457
00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:46,400
staggered nature of of this um uh bus
traffic of this egress and bus traffic.

458
00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:52,480
Now on the flip side, I thought that it
would be helpful in reducing

459
00:38:49,520 --> 00:39:00,640
uh the queue on Gail Allison Drive,
helpful in reducing traffic um backing

460
00:38:56,720 --> 00:39:06,400
up at Sugarin and S and [clears throat]
helpful in reducing the possibility that

461
00:39:03,359 --> 00:39:12,640
emergency vehicles might get stuck in
that queue without being able to get

462
00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:20,320
through. Um and so we had a public
hearing. Um also there there were um

463
00:39:17,359 --> 00:39:27,520
just uh basic besides the school board
um individuals who were um who were also

464
00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:34,160
residents uh there was one um individual
who um who expressed support. There were

465
00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:41,040
two individuals that indicated not not
so much opposition but that um they

466
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:46,480
didn't want
they didn't think more than hills um

467
00:39:43,839 --> 00:39:51,440
should and and higher trail should be
responsible for what they they they

468
00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:56,880
thought was a school issue. Um and the
planning commission uh we basically uh

469
00:39:55,200 --> 00:40:04,000
and and and I as a council member
basically think uh you know this is not

470
00:39:59,839 --> 00:40:12,079
just a school issue. Um higher house and
school are also institutional residents.

471
00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:16,000
Many Mor Hills residents have um have uh
children that go to orange schools. But

472
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:22,160
most importantly,
um

473
00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:28,160
the uh the requested modification is is
not expected to

474
00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:33,520
hurt and affect Hyram Trail residents
based on our engineer and our uh police

475
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:40,560
departments.
Its intent is to help and expected to

476
00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:49,040
help by again freeing up the queue by um
by lessing traffic at some degree and

477
00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:55,119
reducing possibility of of hyum. Um and
the the other kind of solace uh the

478
00:40:52,960 --> 00:41:03,359
other item to to recall is this is
really in effect a a two-year

479
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:10,800
modification because recall in two years
That will be the fiveyear mark uh where

480
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:17,839
the um hyram house has to come back to
us with a new traffic study showing all

481
00:41:14,240 --> 00:41:27,119
the alternatives that uh alternative uh
to to using a hyum um to um and and how

482
00:41:23,359 --> 00:41:34,640
those may or may not require still the
need for a hyum and they need uh uh to

483
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:42,079
do that two years from Now, so long
story short, um we recommended that

484
00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:45,680
council approve um the requested
modification

485
00:41:43,599 --> 00:41:52,720
to the conditional use, specifically the
request to modify condition one to also

486
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:57,520
allow egress on the Hyram Trail of up to
eight regular buses and one special

487
00:41:54,960 --> 00:42:03,920
education bus in the morning during the
7 to 9:00 a.m. time frame and twice in

488
00:42:01,119 --> 00:42:13,200
the afternoon during the 2 to 4:00 time
frame. Provided that all other existing

489
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:18,640
conditions 2 through 7 from 2023
um

490
00:42:14,720 --> 00:42:25,280
be uh remain in full force in effect. Uh
so that's um that's the base. happy to

491
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:32,480
answer any questions and then I could um
I got to repeat that in motion form uh

492
00:42:29,359 --> 00:42:37,200
in order to uh to make a motion to
approve

493
00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:40,720
» commission recommendation
>> for the record you had mentioned that

494
00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:43,839
Hyram House has to come back in two
years to with a new plan and I think you

495
00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:46,960
mean orange schools
>> well I actually mean hire house because

496
00:42:45,359 --> 00:42:51,359
they're the applicant
>> they're [clears throat]

497
00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:55,920
I mean schools will will come with them
and the schools put together the traffic

498
00:42:53,680 --> 00:43:01,280
study but high house is the actual
>> they own they own they own

499
00:42:57,839 --> 00:43:04,640
» they own the land own
>> so they are very

500
00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:08,720
» if they didn't if they didn't want to do
it the school couldn't come and sit on

501
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:11,440
» okay
>> correct

502
00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:19,359
» thank you Mr. Richmond. Any uh questions
or clarifications from anybody? I I'd

503
00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:25,839
just like to make a comment that I was
at the meeting. I'm happy to uh serve on

504
00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:30,000
the same planning commission. And um I
support this modification. I'm not a

505
00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:33,280
vote tonight, but I just want to let
council know I support the modification.

506
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:38,160
I think it's the right thing to do to
support our schools. And I do think we

507
00:43:35,359 --> 00:43:42,720
need to uh make it clear to the schools
though that they need to make more

508
00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:47,440
progress on evaluating options by the
time they come back in two years because

509
00:43:45,119 --> 00:43:52,480
that was the expectation three years ago
and uh I stated that at the meeting but

510
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:58,880
I just want to let you guys know.
>> Appreciate that. Um if there's no other

511
00:43:55,520 --> 00:44:06,960
questions, I'm I'm definitely assuming
um that um this is the the proper um

512
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:10,880
method to approve a conditional use by
motion that

513
00:44:09,359 --> 00:44:14,160
» consistent with the council's past
practice.

514
00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:22,480
» All right, great. So, I I'm I'm make a
motion that um we approve the requested

515
00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:31,119
um modification to the existing
conditional use. specifically that we

516
00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:40,560
approve the request to modify condition
one of the seven conditions uh currently

517
00:44:36,319 --> 00:44:45,680
in force uh to allow [clears throat]
egress onto Hyru Trail of up to eight

518
00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:51,119
regular buses and one special education
bus in the morning during the 7 a.m. to

519
00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:57,119
9:00 a.m. time frame and twice in the
afternoon during the 2:00 p.m. to 4:00

520
00:44:53,440 --> 00:45:03,520
p.m. time frame provided that all the
other conditions two through seven

521
00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:06,880
of the current conditional use remain in
full force and effect.

522
00:45:05,119 --> 00:45:10,880
» Second.
>> Okay, we have a motion Mr. Richmond

523
00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:13,599
seconded by I couldn't hear. I think it
was Mr. Melly.

524
00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:16,960
» Yes, sir.
>> Out of time.

525
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:21,280
» Mr. [laughter]
>> Both sides of Steve

526
00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:22,319
Sher, would you call the rules?
>> Sados.

527
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:24,640
» Yes.
>> Mr. Squ. Yes,

528
00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:26,560
» Mr. Yankee.
>> Yes,

529
00:45:25,359 --> 00:45:28,000
» Mr. Melly.
>> Yes,

530
00:45:27,119 --> 00:45:29,200
» Mr. Richmond.
>> Yes,

531
00:45:28,319 --> 00:45:32,319
» Mr. Vza.
>> Yes.

532
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:37,920
» Okay. Thank you, Mr. Richmond. I will
move on. I think I'm moving right on to

533
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:42,240
ordinances. So, the first ordinance this
evening is 2026-34,

534
00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:48,319
an ordinance authorizing the mayor to
execute a contract with Mr. Excavator,

535
00:45:44,319 --> 00:45:52,880
Inc. for the village complex retaining
wall project and declaring an emergency.

536
00:45:50,720 --> 00:45:57,680
Mr. Vincent, will you be presented? I
will. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, so yeah,

537
00:45:55,119 --> 00:46:01,760
so there were five bids received for the
uh comp village complex retaining wall,

538
00:45:59,440 --> 00:46:06,240
which includes all the wall behind the
police station all the way down to the

539
00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:09,839
sally port. Um, so it's pretty big uh
pretty big area. Um, there were good

540
00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:14,960
bids. There were five of them, like I
said, and they were pretty tight uh to

541
00:46:11,839 --> 00:46:20,319
each other, ranging from 162,500
to 183,288

542
00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:27,520
with the lowest uh bid being Mr.
Excavator Inc. at 162500.

543
00:46:23,680 --> 00:46:31,599
Um and uh uh Mr. Blowski informed us
that the um at the facilities meeting

544
00:46:29,920 --> 00:46:35,200
that the Mr. Estavator is actually
responsible for the site work on on the

545
00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:38,160
village campus here. So they are
familiar with our site. Um which I was

546
00:46:37,119 --> 00:46:41,440
happy to hear because they're going to
be taking down a retaining wall and just

547
00:46:39,680 --> 00:46:46,880
leaving it, you know, exposed for a
while. So so they have familiarity. Um

548
00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:51,760
so with that, I would uh recommend that
we pass this make a motion to suspend.

549
00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:55,040
» Second. Okay. Minion to suspend the rule
seconded by council president Sherry.

550
00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:56,480
» Miss David,
>> yes.

551
00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:57,839
» Mrs. Irish class.
>> Yes.

552
00:46:56,880 --> 00:46:59,040
» Mr. Yaki.
>> Yes.

553
00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:00,319
» Mr. Melly.
>> Yes.

554
00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:01,839
» Mr. Richmond.
>> Yes.

555
00:47:00,720 --> 00:47:06,359
» Mr. Vincent.
>> Uh, yes. Any questions?

556
00:47:07,119 --> 00:47:14,560
None. Okay. I'll make a motion passage,
please. Second. Okay. We motion passes.

557
00:47:12,800 --> 00:47:16,640
Second by Mr. Nelly. Would you please
call the role?

558
00:47:15,680 --> 00:47:18,079
» Miss Deas?
>> Yes.

559
00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:19,440
» Mrs. Irish Glass?
>> Yes.

560
00:47:18,560 --> 00:47:20,640
» Mr. Yaki?
>> Yes.

561
00:47:19,839 --> 00:47:22,000
» Mr. Melly.
>> Yes.

562
00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:23,280
» Mr. Richmond.
>> Yes.

563
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:25,440
» Mr. Vinc.
>> Yes.

564
00:47:23,920 --> 00:47:32,400
» Okay. Thank you, Mr. Vincent. I'll move
on to 2026-35,

565
00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:38,319
an ordinance amending section 157.03,
members terms of chapter 157 parks

566
00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:42,880
commission of the codified ordinances to
delete the language permitting a

567
00:47:39,680 --> 00:47:49,200
community member to serve
an an additional term and to modify the

568
00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:53,599
term length. Um, it should say
prohibiting a community member to serve

569
00:47:51,359 --> 00:47:56,560
an additional Oh, no. No, excuse me. I'm
sorry. That is correct. Permitting a

570
00:47:55,440 --> 00:48:01,520
community member to serve an additional
term and to modify the term length for

571
00:47:58,880 --> 00:48:05,680
two appointments made at year end 2026
and declaring an emergency. And council

572
00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:12,400
president,
>> thank you. Thank you. Um so this was

573
00:48:08,720 --> 00:48:20,640
made uh because we are coming up on uh
eight years of the uh of the creation of

574
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:27,920
the uh parks commission. Um and we've
realized that we would have a quite a

575
00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:33,280
few uh members essentially turn limited.
Uh this is the only commission that had

576
00:48:30,319 --> 00:48:37,760
was set up as such. Uh and we found it
best practice to align it with the other

577
00:48:35,280 --> 00:48:45,520
commissions. um that people would like
to continue to serve uh then they should

578
00:48:40,240 --> 00:48:52,960
be afforded that uh afforded that uh
availability. So basically the language

579
00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:57,440
um also uh since it it changes two of
the appointments though and we have uh

580
00:48:54,480 --> 00:49:03,440
there's some staggering in there versus
all four terms because when someone

581
00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:08,640
comes on uh you know if someone uh steps
away the new member assumes the balance

582
00:49:06,319 --> 00:49:13,280
of that term so it doesn't start four
years it'd be time to join. So that way

583
00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:18,079
we've got a little uh overlap so we're
not okay everybody we know all new

584
00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:24,319
people come in and you kind of lose that
continuity of of what we've been doing.

585
00:49:20,400 --> 00:49:30,880
So that was what uh what uh this
ordinance addresses um with that I'd

586
00:49:27,119 --> 00:49:33,520
like to suspend the rules. Second
suspend the rules second by Mr. Vincent

587
00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:34,960
Sherry.
>> Yes. M David.

588
00:49:34,640 --> 00:49:37,359
» Yes.
>> Mrs. Irishb

589
00:49:36,480 --> 00:49:38,559
» Mr. Yankee.
>> Yes.

590
00:49:37,760 --> 00:49:39,839
» Mr. Millie.
>> Yes.

591
00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:41,119
» Mr. Richmond.
>> Yes.

592
00:49:40,240 --> 00:49:46,119
» Mr. Veteran.
>> Yes.

593
00:49:42,720 --> 00:49:46,119
» Any questions?

594
00:49:47,040 --> 00:49:51,400
Like to make a move for passage.

595
00:49:51,920 --> 00:49:56,440
Second by Miss.

596
00:50:01,520 --> 00:50:05,200
» Yes.
>> Yes.

597
00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:09,920
» Yes.
>> Yes.

598
00:50:06,559 --> 00:50:14,000
» Okay. Thank you, council president.
Next up is 2026-36,

599
00:50:12,240 --> 00:50:17,440
an ordinance creating the police capital
and equipment replacement fund within

600
00:50:15,920 --> 00:50:21,839
the financial records of the village of
Mormon Hills and declaring an emergency.

601
00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:27,680
Miss Davis.
>> Yeah. So, um I think we talked last time

602
00:50:23,920 --> 00:50:32,000
or the time before about um needing u to
separate the funds or Mr. Shaw had

603
00:50:29,440 --> 00:50:36,400
talked about this um uh from the
auditors that they have to segregate the

604
00:50:33,839 --> 00:50:43,040
reserves um the police and service. So
they're um establishing this is to

605
00:50:38,079 --> 00:50:47,359
establish two distinct funds. Um and uh
let's see if there's anything else I

606
00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:51,280
said about it. Um yeah, this is to set
aside reserves for future capital

607
00:50:48,880 --> 00:50:56,240
equipment needs in the police department
and um the equipment replacement fund u

608
00:50:54,240 --> 00:50:59,440
which is the same fund that they were
using for the reserves for the service

609
00:50:57,839 --> 00:51:05,040
department. So this is essentially just
separating them into two distinct funds

610
00:51:01,599 --> 00:51:08,960
to comply with the auditor. Um and Mr.
shot and letting if you have anything

611
00:51:07,520 --> 00:51:13,040
else you'd like to add to that. I
probably covered that.

612
00:51:10,880 --> 00:51:17,280
» No, I think you did just fine. Thank
you. You covered it well.

613
00:51:15,359 --> 00:51:20,079
» All right. Um, I'd like to make a motion
to suspend the rules.

614
00:51:19,359 --> 00:51:23,839
» Second. [clears throat]
>> Okay. We have a motion to suspend the

615
00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:25,520
rules. Second by Mr. Vincent. Would you
call?

616
00:51:24,480 --> 00:51:26,880
» Mos.
>> Yes.

617
00:51:25,839 --> 00:51:28,240
» Mrs. Irish.
>> Yes.

618
00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:29,520
» Mr. Yaki.
>> Yes.

619
00:51:28,720 --> 00:51:30,880
» Mr. Milly.
>> Yes.

620
00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:32,240
» Mr. Richmond.
>> Yes.

621
00:51:31,280 --> 00:51:37,319
» Mr. Vincent.
>> Yes.

622
00:51:33,680 --> 00:51:37,319
» Okay. Any questions?

623
00:51:37,599 --> 00:51:40,640
» Okay.
Passage.

624
00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:44,400
» Second.
>> Hey, we have M passage. Seconded by Mr.

625
00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:45,760
Richmond. Sherry.
>> Mel.

626
00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:47,200
» Yes.
>> Mr. Clutz.

627
00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:48,559
» Yes.
>> Mr. Yankee.

628
00:51:48,160 --> 00:51:49,839
» Yes.
>> Mr. Mlly.

629
00:51:49,359 --> 00:51:51,119
» Yes.
>> Mr. Richmond.

630
00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:52,720
» Yes.
>> Mr. Vincent.

631
00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:56,640
» Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you. I'll move on to

632
00:51:54,240 --> 00:52:03,440
2026-37,
an ordinance creating the service

633
00:52:00,240 --> 00:52:08,319
capital and equipment replacement fund
within the financial records uh of the

634
00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:14,866
village of Mormon Hills and declaring an
emergency and that will be presented by

635
00:52:11,520 --> 00:52:16,886
Miss Class.
[laughter]

636
00:52:19,599 --> 00:52:25,440
» Thought I was reading the same one
already.

637
00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:32,000
for the artifact author's recommendation
to segate segregate the two reserve

638
00:52:27,440 --> 00:52:38,160
funds placed similar to um organs in
establishing accumulation of reserves

639
00:52:34,079 --> 00:52:42,480
for future capital and support.
So um I'd like to make a motion to

640
00:52:40,960 --> 00:52:47,200
suspend rules second.
>> Okay, we have a motion to suspend the

641
00:52:43,760 --> 00:52:48,480
rules seconded by Miss Davos. Would you
roll?

642
00:52:47,520 --> 00:52:50,160
» Mos.
>> Yes. Mrs. Irish class.

643
00:52:49,760 --> 00:52:51,520
» Yes.
>> Mr. Yankee.

644
00:52:51,119 --> 00:52:52,800
» Yes.
>> Mr. Melly,

645
00:52:52,319 --> 00:52:54,160
» yes.
>> Mr. Richmond,

646
00:52:53,760 --> 00:52:56,559
» yes.
>> Mr. Vincent,

647
00:52:54,960 --> 00:53:01,760
» yes.
>> Any questions, comments?

648
00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:05,839
» Motion. I'd like to make a motion for
passion

649
00:53:03,599 --> 00:53:07,920
for pass. Second by Mr. Vincent.
>> Okay.

650
00:53:07,040 --> 00:53:09,839
» Miss David,
>> yes.

651
00:53:08,319 --> 00:53:11,200
» Mrs.
Mr. Yankee,

652
00:53:10,800 --> 00:53:12,400
» yes.
>> Mr. Melly,

653
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:13,680
» yes.
>> Mr. Richmond,

654
00:53:13,280 --> 00:53:15,760
» yes.
>> Mr. Vincent,

655
00:53:14,480 --> 00:53:20,079
» yes.
>> Okay. And our last ordinance this

656
00:53:17,599 --> 00:53:22,880
evening is 2026-38.
An ordinance providing additional

657
00:53:21,359 --> 00:53:27,760
appropriations, transferring items
already appropriated and declaring an

658
00:53:24,720 --> 00:53:30,480
emergency will be presented by Mr. Mali.
Sir,

659
00:53:28,079 --> 00:53:34,640
» yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh so this is
part of our monthly housekeeping. Uh it

660
00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:41,200
is providing certain expenditures for
village hills for the uh fiscal year. Uh

661
00:53:38,640 --> 00:53:46,240
there is an exhibit A attachment uh that
is public record uh discuss the precise

662
00:53:43,599 --> 00:53:51,040
amounts uh for engineering study for
health insurance for some miscellaneous

663
00:53:48,079 --> 00:53:58,800
cabinet expenses and for some refunds.
Uh these are detailed out in in that uh

664
00:53:56,240 --> 00:54:04,520
in the exhibit A attachment. Um again
this just normal housekeeping that we do

665
00:54:00,960 --> 00:54:04,520
to transfer funds.

666
00:54:06,559 --> 00:54:12,400
Uh with that, I'll make a motion to
spell the rules.

667
00:54:11,440 --> 00:54:18,079
» Second.
>> We have a second

668
00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:19,520
by Mr. Vinc.
>> Yes.

669
00:54:18,480 --> 00:54:21,040
» Mrs. Irish.
>> Yes. Mr. Yaki.

670
00:54:20,720 --> 00:54:22,160
» Yes.
>> Mr. Mi.

671
00:54:21,839 --> 00:54:23,440
» Yes.
>> Mr. Richmond.

672
00:54:23,040 --> 00:54:28,319
» Yes.
>> Mr.

673
00:54:24,400 --> 00:54:33,119
» Yes. Are there any questions? Was the
engineer studying?

674
00:54:31,359 --> 00:54:39,200
» Uh that related something we already
did. Well, that I would need to ask a

675
00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:42,079
shot. Not the engineering study, uh, the
$10,000 allocated for the engineering

676
00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:47,760
study.
>> Right. So, for the year we had budgeted

677
00:54:44,319 --> 00:54:52,240
about $40,000. Um, and I think we've had
some additional projects come along the

678
00:54:49,440 --> 00:54:57,440
way. Um, and right now we are about
5,000 short in that fund. What I'm doing

679
00:54:54,720 --> 00:55:00,960
is adding another five additional 5,000
which hopefully will take us through the

680
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:05,760
rest of the year. So, the total budget
for the year will be about 50,000.

681
00:55:04,160 --> 00:55:11,440
Oh, I see. It's really more so
engineering studies plural rather than

682
00:55:10,240 --> 00:55:15,520
study, right?
>> I'm sorry. I should have clarified. So,

683
00:55:13,440 --> 00:55:19,520
those are all expenses for engineers
bills for any projects that he's worked

684
00:55:17,440 --> 00:55:23,960
on so far this year.
>> Got it. Thank you.

685
00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:29,800
» Appropriation, right? Again, it's not a
specific.

686
00:55:26,559 --> 00:55:29,800
» Yeah. Yeah.

687
00:55:29,920 --> 00:55:39,280
Okay. Oh, make a motion for us.
>> Okay. We have motion. Motion for passes.

688
00:55:36,640 --> 00:55:40,480
Seconded by Miss David. Would you please
>> Miss David?

689
00:55:40,079 --> 00:55:43,040
» Yes.
>> Mrs. M.

690
00:55:42,720 --> 00:55:44,160
» Yes.
>> Mr.

691
00:55:43,839 --> 00:55:45,440
» Yes.
>> Mr. Richmond.

692
00:55:45,040 --> 00:55:47,280
» Yes.
>> Mr. Vincent.

693
00:55:46,319 --> 00:55:52,160
» Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you, council. That concludes

694
00:55:49,440 --> 00:55:56,240
ordinances this evening. I'll move on to
miscellaneous business by members of

695
00:55:54,160 --> 00:56:00,799
council. Does anyone have miscellaneous
business this evening?

696
00:55:58,960 --> 00:56:10,000
I guess I have a question. Going back to
the opening uh update on the AT&T or the

697
00:56:05,200 --> 00:56:14,799
fiber, um if we were to go back for RFP,
um would you envision that it would be

698
00:56:11,359 --> 00:56:19,200
the same sort of process for getting
back to help us and all that?

699
00:56:16,400 --> 00:56:22,400
» I do not envision that. I think we could
do it on our own with Mr. Hannah,

700
00:56:20,880 --> 00:56:26,720
honestly, because I think we have most
of what we got there. And I think some

701
00:56:24,480 --> 00:56:30,880
of the the legal stuff that we failed to
put in the first one,

702
00:56:28,400 --> 00:56:34,799
» um, Mr. Hannah would assure that we have
got it.

703
00:56:31,359 --> 00:56:42,109
» Um, I will tell you, I've also had, uh,
Omni Fiber reach out to me. I've had,

704
00:56:38,160 --> 00:56:45,599
um, Spectrum reach out to me. Again,
[clears throat]

705
00:56:43,119 --> 00:56:52,079
I'm not sure that that one is viable,
but there's a new group within Spectrum,

706
00:56:48,559 --> 00:56:55,280
Hope Springs Eternal, and they um and
they're now trying to market larger

707
00:56:54,079 --> 00:57:00,079
projects.
>> I have no idea what that really means.

708
00:56:57,359 --> 00:57:02,319
It was just a one conversation, but
they're going to come back to me as

709
00:57:01,359 --> 00:57:05,920
well.
>> Um and my if we go this route again, we

710
00:57:05,359 --> 00:57:10,400
haven't Yeah,
>> sure. They've done it. I I would imagine

711
00:57:07,599 --> 00:57:14,160
that Sugar Valley Geek may still have
interest, although they they're pretty

712
00:57:12,559 --> 00:57:17,040
bogged down with a lot of work that they
have right now is my understanding. But

713
00:57:15,599 --> 00:57:20,240
it'd be interesting to see if they did
ramp up as they intended to in terms of

714
00:57:19,040 --> 00:57:28,240
the
>> capacity they have for you know

715
00:57:24,480 --> 00:57:34,160
one nice thing about the fact
>> we haveations that we will not have the

716
00:57:31,920 --> 00:57:39,520
same similar issues or we don't know as
of yet

717
00:57:37,200 --> 00:57:44,319
with with
that that we're having with AT&T.

718
00:57:42,240 --> 00:57:48,480
» Uh I don't know that I can answer that.
I don't think I really know.

719
00:57:46,160 --> 00:57:51,280
» That would be just sort of be guessing
at the moment.

720
00:57:49,280 --> 00:57:54,559
» Yeah, that's just wondering whether we
had a sense of

721
00:57:52,720 --> 00:57:58,799
» but I think that if I think that if the
conversation is framed Sorry

722
00:57:57,440 --> 00:58:03,200
if the conversation is framed
differently um you know and maybe

723
00:58:01,920 --> 00:58:09,119
keeping in mind the experience that
we've had, we can avoid some of that.

724
00:58:05,119 --> 00:58:12,960
And if the step of reformulating an RFP
were taken and reissuing that, of

725
00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:14,720
course, we would be really clear about,
you know, avoiding some of those

726
00:58:14,160 --> 00:58:15,920
pitfalls.
>> Sure.

727
00:58:15,440 --> 00:58:20,720
» Okay.
>> I guess a bit since we go from the scam.

728
00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:25,680
Uh, do we know how much of the village
now has been covered by AT&T? I think it

729
00:58:22,880 --> 00:58:29,839
was close to 20% back in January, March
or so. And they

730
00:58:27,440 --> 00:58:33,839
» I do not know that answer. I certainly
that would rebase any expectations we

731
00:58:31,760 --> 00:58:37,599
would have for fewer households for any
RP we put out.

732
00:58:35,839 --> 00:58:42,000
» I would assume
>> um

733
00:58:40,000 --> 00:58:45,440
I would suspect that too. Well, unless
we wanted to give them choices beyond.

734
00:58:44,559 --> 00:58:48,240
» Sure.
>> Yes.

735
00:58:46,720 --> 00:58:52,960
» I guess the other the other question is
given the shortfall that was reported

736
00:58:50,640 --> 00:58:57,359
today that we're already half a million
short of expected.

737
00:58:55,920 --> 00:59:01,440
» Would there be a consideration of
wanting to keep our powder dry, you

738
00:58:59,599 --> 00:59:06,160
know, to the $200 million?
>> Very good point. I think before we were

739
00:59:04,160 --> 00:59:10,319
um proate, we would have that
discussion.

740
00:59:08,160 --> 00:59:14,480
No doubt.
Anybody

741
00:59:12,559 --> 00:59:20,720
else have any slips?
>> Yeah, I just had um I just had actually

742
00:59:16,480 --> 00:59:24,160
a couple quick things. Um one was um the
survey. I was just going to leave open

743
00:59:22,640 --> 00:59:28,559
for the month unless anyone had any
ideas to close it. I just assume that

744
00:59:27,200 --> 00:59:34,200
we'll have more power outages and more
people be like, "Yeah, let's fill this I

745
00:59:30,319 --> 00:59:34,200
think August is a good monthly

746
00:59:35,280 --> 00:59:43,200
especially if we're going to have other
you know um aing communities giving the

747
00:59:40,000 --> 00:59:48,160
survey as well. I feel like a while but
I just wanted to check with everyone.

748
00:59:44,559 --> 00:59:53,599
And then um the second thing um was uh
about the um some of you had sent um

749
00:59:50,880 --> 00:59:56,880
stuff about the internship. Um and so I
I was just going to recommend thinking

750
00:59:55,040 --> 00:59:59,839
about spec I didn't put specific dates
in anything and I didn't put specific

751
00:59:58,400 --> 01:00:04,160
number of reference letters or any of
that. So maybe thinking about all those

752
01:00:01,599 --> 01:00:08,799
things before the next council's whole
meeting then we can work that out. And

753
01:00:06,960 --> 01:00:13,599
the last thing was I got an email about
the Ohio disability conference. I don't

754
01:00:11,680 --> 01:00:17,040
know anything about it. Do you all do we
go to that? Do we participate in that or

755
01:00:15,359 --> 01:00:21,680
do we get anything out of that? Like
what is that about someone?

756
01:00:18,640 --> 01:00:25,760
» We we do get materials from the Ohio
Municipal League, but I don't believe

757
01:00:24,480 --> 01:00:27,839
we're members.
>> Okay. I just get these emails.

758
01:00:27,040 --> 01:00:29,920
» Oh, we are.
>> Oh, okay.

759
01:00:28,319 --> 01:00:35,280
» Oh, we know was a different one. I'm
think there's multiple organizations

760
01:00:33,359 --> 01:00:37,920
like this and some we've chosen not to
participate. Maybe OML. We do.

761
01:00:37,520 --> 01:00:41,920
» We do.
>> We do get a newsletter from them. Like

762
01:00:39,680 --> 01:00:46,480
I'll read from time to time. It'll be a
legislative update from them saying this

763
01:00:44,880 --> 01:00:49,920
is what's going on Columbus. This is the
impact of local communities. And I like

764
01:00:48,400 --> 01:00:53,040
to be able to read those things.
>> Okay.

765
01:00:50,720 --> 01:00:56,319
» But I've never been to a conference that
>> the reason I bring it up is they had

766
01:00:55,040 --> 01:01:04,480
» Oh, so I was just going to say I they
the village sent when I first goed

767
01:01:00,160 --> 01:01:08,240
to OML sponsored new newly elected
officials. Very helpful.

768
01:01:06,319 --> 01:01:10,720
» Yeah, we did that one I think. But um
this other one that they were having, I

769
01:01:09,359 --> 01:01:14,720
I just saw that they were talking about
three different things that might be

770
01:01:12,079 --> 01:01:18,079
useful for us. Like one was um Ohio
property taxes. I know we're kind of

771
01:01:16,240 --> 01:01:23,280
dealing with that. Um and then the
energy landscape was one of them. So So

772
01:01:21,440 --> 01:01:25,599
I don't know if that's something we
think about doing. I guess next month or

773
01:01:25,119 --> 01:01:29,760
something.
>> Their annual annual conference.

774
01:01:27,200 --> 01:01:31,599
» Yeah. September 30th, October 2nd. So I
don't know that

775
01:01:30,720 --> 01:01:35,839
» Thomas
>> I

776
01:01:33,440 --> 01:01:37,520
saw the email before I came in here
today.

777
01:01:37,040 --> 01:01:41,760
Um,
>> we could take a look at it and I mean I'

778
01:01:39,200 --> 01:01:46,559
I'd be supportive of if someone wants to
attend or um depending on when it is I

779
01:01:45,119 --> 01:01:48,400
could possibly attend. I don't know. I
haven't seen whether I could make it.

780
01:01:48,160 --> 01:01:52,799
But
>> you can get those by the way by email if

781
01:01:50,400 --> 01:01:54,400
you would
have to get them every Friday.

782
01:01:54,079 --> 01:01:57,119
» Okay.
>> Because I went to that one conference

783
01:01:55,520 --> 01:02:00,160
and they come on the list. [laughter]
>> Well, maybe that's why.

784
01:01:59,359 --> 01:02:02,960
» Yeah.
>> But it looks it looks like it might be

785
01:02:01,680 --> 01:02:06,240
useful. some of the topics might be
useful uh to us specifically with all

786
01:02:05,119 --> 01:02:09,920
things that we're dealing with right
now. Um so that was just a thought I

787
01:02:08,319 --> 01:02:13,960
had. That's it.
>> Thank you. I appreciate that.

788
01:02:14,400 --> 01:02:21,119
» Anybody else have anything?
>> Just wanted to confirm that everyone

789
01:02:18,319 --> 01:02:25,920
received my email around the salaries
and the

790
01:02:22,720 --> 01:02:30,799
» um by council the whole I hope that I
have um firmed up that information. Like

791
01:02:29,119 --> 01:02:34,799
I said, it was just internet based
research, but I want to call each each

792
01:02:33,440 --> 01:02:37,359
city. And if you think of any other
cities I should reach out to, let me

793
01:02:36,480 --> 01:02:43,920
know.
>> Is are the OERS benefits the um are they

794
01:02:41,520 --> 01:02:49,280
linear? Like we get half a credit at
6,000. Uh so does it scale? Do you do

795
01:02:47,280 --> 01:02:53,599
you know based on the based on the
salary whenever the salary just times

796
01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:58,680
the same? I know that from my district
job to this, you know, it's like same.

797
01:03:00,880 --> 01:03:08,720
Uh I had one other thing and Steve thank
you for sending out the um your email

798
01:03:07,200 --> 01:03:14,559
with us today.
>> Um we we did start a discussion uh at

799
01:03:12,559 --> 01:03:18,160
the committee of the whole. I think some
of us were under under the understanding

800
01:03:16,400 --> 01:03:26,319
we were you know going to kind of start
from scratch. Uh and um after further

801
01:03:23,680 --> 01:03:30,799
discussion uh realized that we have a
good foundation

802
01:03:28,240 --> 01:03:37,680
um of those is it four there four or
five there's you know five categories

803
01:03:34,079 --> 01:03:43,599
um we all agreed that what we would do
was look at them um you know see if

804
01:03:41,760 --> 01:03:49,359
there's any modifications that might
need to be made and maybe identify uh

805
01:03:46,880 --> 01:03:56,240
some short-term actions we could take to
advance toward the goals uh or even

806
01:03:52,079 --> 01:04:00,799
something you know longer term uh not
not necessarily a a concrete goal but

807
01:03:59,200 --> 01:04:07,920
something we're always you know working
toward. So just just yes would like to

808
01:04:05,760 --> 01:04:12,000
uh you know remind people to take a look
at that hopefully come prepared at the

809
01:04:10,319 --> 01:04:17,599
next briefing.
>> Great. Thank you president.

810
01:04:14,000 --> 01:04:25,440
» Yeah. Yeah. Just to real quick follow up
that those those initial goals

811
01:04:21,680 --> 01:04:31,520
uh have goal stated goal and then
objectives with most of which are more

812
01:04:28,880 --> 01:04:36,400
general rather than specific action
items.

813
01:04:33,119 --> 01:04:42,000
So maybe we also look to see whether
there's any specific action items that

814
01:04:39,280 --> 01:04:50,720
we think maybe we're not doing that we
want to do versus that six new goal that

815
01:04:46,880 --> 01:04:56,720
I was proposing that I also added at the
end of that email that doesn't has that

816
01:04:54,240 --> 01:05:02,640
has the goal doesn't have the objectives
but does have a list of potential action

817
01:04:59,920 --> 01:05:06,240
items just just FYI. So when you look at
it, you know,

818
01:05:04,559 --> 01:05:11,440
um
what's there?

819
01:05:09,119 --> 01:05:14,640
» Okay. Thank you.
>> Anything else?

820
01:05:12,880 --> 01:05:19,440
» Oh,
one of the the first things I brought up

821
01:05:16,880 --> 01:05:23,200
uh when I when I joined uh council was
that, you know, some of the information

822
01:05:21,280 --> 01:05:28,079
on our website was a little dated. Like
for instance, the road map was 2022. Uh

823
01:05:26,480 --> 01:05:31,760
I've been looking around. It looks
great. A lot of the stuff has been

824
01:05:29,599 --> 01:05:37,250
updated. It's current. Um if that's
Sherry that's the individual departments

825
01:05:34,240 --> 01:05:39,270
uh it's it's fantastic to have you know
[laughter]

826
01:05:40,799 --> 01:05:47,359
it's Sherry
to be able to go to our site and get

827
01:05:45,520 --> 01:05:51,119
information
so I just wanted to make sure to address

828
01:05:49,039 --> 01:05:58,799
that was something I said earlier this
year so circling back around uh it's

829
01:05:54,079 --> 01:06:03,920
it's nice to to have that uh usefulness
>> thank you and thank Mr. That's great.

830
01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:06,319
Appreciate that very much.
>> All right. Do I have a motion to

831
01:06:05,280 --> 01:06:09,680
adjourn? [clears throat]
>> So moved. Second.

832
01:06:08,079 --> 01:06:12,880
» Okay. We have a motion to pass the
presence by Mr. Richmond.

833
01:06:12,079 --> 01:06:15,520
» Miss David.
>> Yes. Mrs. Irish.

834
01:06:14,240 --> 01:06:16,799
» Yes. Mr.
>> Yes.

835
01:06:15,920 --> 01:06:18,079
» Mr. Mik.
>> Yes.

836
01:06:17,119 --> 01:06:19,280
» Mr. Richmond.
>> Yes.

837
01:06:18,319 --> 01:06:24,559
» Mr. Bington.
>> Yes.

838
01:06:20,400 --> 01:06:28,240
» Non non meeting item. Mana
bread.

839
01:06:25,039 --> 01:06:30,720
» Oh no. That's what that is.
>> All right.

840
01:06:33,039 --> 01:06:43,400
Yeah, feel free to take
down there too. Nice. Thank you.

841
01:06:39,760 --> 01:06:43,400
» I've had it before.