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[0:00] Ms. Caravan, city council, come to order. I ask that everybody stand and join the city council in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
[0:29] Mrs. Ward, we have a little help, please. Mr. Hilton. Mrs. Tom Lee. Here. Mrs. Williams. Here. Mr. Adapsa. Here.
[0:38] Mrs. Freeman.
[0:39] CZQ's tonight.
[0:41] Mayor Barnhart.
[0:42] Here.
[0:43] Council, I'd like to make a motion that we amend the
[0:45] meetings agenda by adding a presentation to the
[0:48] communications and presentation section.
[0:52] Second.
[0:55] Mayor Barnhart moved, seconded by Mr. Tilton,
[0:57] to amend the agenda by adding a presentation to the
[1:00] communications and presentation section.
[1:02] Mr. Tilton.
[1:03] Yes.
[1:04] Mrs. Tomlitz.
[1:05] Yes.
[1:05] Mrs. Williams.
[1:06] Yes. Mr. Dopson.
[1:07] Yes.
[1:07] Yes. Mayor Barhart.
[1:09] Yes.
[1:10] Council, we have the regular meeting minutes from the August 25th, 2026 meeting.
[1:15] Are there any additions or corrections?
[1:17] Move for the approval of the regular meeting minutes of August 25th, 2026.
[1:22] Second.
[1:24] Mrs. Townland-Miff, seconded by Mr. Tilton to approve the regular meeting minutes of August 25th, 2026.
[1:30] Mr. Tilton.
[1:31] Yes.
[1:32] Mrs. Townland.
[1:33] Yes.
[1:33] Mrs. Williams.
[1:34] Yes.
[1:35] Mr. Adopsa.
[1:35] Yes.
[1:36] Mayor Barnhart.
[1:36] Yes. Next, we have a special meeting minutes from the August 31st, 2026 meeting. Are there any additions or corrections to those minutes?
[1:46] Move for the approval of the special meeting minutes of August 31st, 2026.
[1:51] Second.
[1:53] Mrs. Townland moved seconded by Mr. Daubson to approve the special meeting minutes of August 31st, 2026.
[2:00] Mr. Tilton. Yes. Mrs. Townland. Yes. Mrs. Williams. Yes. Mr. Daubson. Yes. Mayor Barnhart.
[2:06] Yes, we do not have any public hearings tonight under communications and presentations.
[2:11] I would like to turn this over to Councilmember Tilton.
[2:15] Thank you, sir. Your Honor. In front of you, you see a painting and it was donated
[2:20] to the city from a Arnell moment, which is Woody Bowman's daughter wall.
[2:29] Her late husband Larry, they had that in their house. That picture hung in Woody's restaurant
[2:35] for many, many years. That was hand painted by an Esther Rankin, which also was a city of West
[2:41] Kelton resident, and it hung many years in the restaurant, and it is a picture of what used
[2:50] to be over here by the San volleyball court, or that nobody needs to say. So I'd like to just thank
[2:55] them for their gracious donation, and we're just trying to figure out a nice place to conserve
[3:02] of the history of the city that's we can and post that somewhere within the city property.
[3:10] Thank you, sir. Yeah, it's a great picture. If you take a minute and just look at it from the framed beautiful,
[3:16] we are very appreciative that she donated that to the city and the city manager and members will take a look to see where we can post that.
[3:26] So people can enjoy it whenever they come to the city building. Thanks again, Mr. Tony. We appreciate it.
[3:31] Thank you.
[3:32] At this time, we have time for comments by the audience.
[3:35] Anyone wishing to approach council?
[3:37] May come down to the podium at this time.
[3:39] Please state your name and address for the record.
[3:41] And we ask that you limit your comments
[3:43] to no more than five minutes, please.
[3:48] Thank you, my folks.
[3:51] Yep, you're into the eighth.
[3:53] Yeah.
[3:55] Charles Rankin, 1104 Sherwood Forest Drive.
[3:59] My usual comment, our question,
[4:02] then what's an update on the Fiasco and Sherwood Forest?
[4:09] Do you have any?
[4:11] So we have signed the agreement with the bonding company.
[4:14] They are going to pay us some of that equals.
[4:17] If you add what was held back from the original contractor,
[4:20] it equals the bid from the lowest bidder to complete the work,
[4:23] and we're working with the lowest bidder on getting things scheduled.
[4:26] Do you still have a contractor?
[4:30] Yes.
[4:31] Okay.
[4:31] Because not the original one, I don't know.
[4:36] Now he had said, last month, he only had one bed.
[4:41] He would come in to replace or do what the other guy didn't finish.
[4:47] And he was afraid that no action that bed would walk away.
[4:55] As long as it's on, I told him to do my offer, leave it the way it is enough, and let it
[5:01] go for another 10 years.
[5:04] And I'd like to volunteer in my house, and you can put that in my house, it's been here,
[5:10] and I'll stand to correct you, I believe that station was right out here behind where the
[5:19] trucks are all parked.
[5:21] It very well could be.
[5:22] This is coming from what she recollected.
[5:24] Now, yeah.
[5:25] I recollect it being right here.
[5:28] Good job.
[5:29] But out of my house is willing, you know.
[5:31] It would be in the city.
[5:33] And I'll be queueded back to you.
[5:36] You'll come visit you.
[5:37] No.
[5:39] I'll be coming back to you, you know.
[5:43] Appreciate you all.
[5:45] That's all.
[5:45] I think.
[5:47] Thank you, sir.
[5:47] Yeah.
[5:47] We appreciate you.
[5:53] Very good.
[5:54] We do not have any unfinished business tonight.
[5:57] Under new business, we have resolution.
[6:00] Resolution 41-2026.
[6:03] Resolution 41-2026.
[6:06] A resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract agreement
[6:10] with strain dissociates incorporated for technical services during the construction of the water treatment plant modifications project
[6:18] into expand a sum in excess of $75,000 therefor.
[6:22] Thank you, Ms. Holloway, I'll turn this over to you.
[6:25] Thank you, Your Honor.
[6:26] Strand, Associate's completed the design engineering for the Water Treatment Plant Project,
[6:31] and staff recommends that the city continue to leverage their existing project knowledge and
[6:36] expertise during the construction phase.
[6:38] The contract includes construction, administration, resident project,
[6:42] representative services, and other construction-related technical services.
[6:46] The city's loan financing through the Ohio EPA and Ohio Water Development Authority for the Water Treatment Plant Project includes the cost of these services.
[6:55] Thank you.
[6:56] Thank you.
[6:58] Councillor Any comments or questions on this?
[7:02] Move for the approval of Resolution 41-2026.
[7:06] Second.
[7:08] Mrs. Tomlin-Niv, seconded by Mr. Tilton to approve Resolution 41-2026.
[7:14] Mr. Tilton?
[7:15] Yes.
[7:16] Yes. Mrs. Tomlin. Yes. Mrs. Williams. Yes. Mr. Daphson. No. Mayor Fernhardt. Yes.
[7:24] Next we have resolution 42-2026. Resolution 42-2026. A resolution authorizing the City Manager to
[7:34] purchase and replace emergency generators at Fire Station 56 and 57 at a total cost not to exceed
[7:41] $182,000.
[7:43] Thank you, Ms. Holloway.
[7:44] Thank you, Your Honor, the existing generators at Fire Station's 56 and 57 have reached the end of their useful lives, making replacement necessary to maintain reliable emergency operations.
[7:56] The City proposes for just two generators from Buckeye Power Sales through the Sourcewell Co-operative Purchasing Program for $128,142.
[8:05] and to utilize reliable electric for the installation at a cost of $52,909 with a small contingency included.
[8:16] The total cost of this project will not exceed $182,000 and funds have been appropriated in fund 708, the fire fund.
[8:25] Thank you.
[8:26] Thank you, Council, any questions or comments?
[8:30] Move for the approval of resolution 42-2026.
[8:34] Second Mr. Tottenham, seconded by Mrs. Tomlin to approve resolution 42-2026.
[8:42] Mr. Tottenham?
[8:43] Yes.
[8:44] Mrs. Tomlin?
[8:45] Yes.
[8:46] Mrs. Williams?
[8:46] Yes.
[8:47] Mr. Dobson?
[8:48] Yes.
[8:48] Mayor Barnhart?
[8:50] Yes.
[8:52] Now we have reports by officers.
[8:55] Mr. Maelsbury anything today?
[8:57] No.
[8:57] I don't know.
[8:57] I think by the thunder got stolen by my answers to the citizen that was going to be my
[9:01] update.
[9:02] All right.
[9:05] Mr. Win.
[9:09] Mr. Norton?
[9:10] Thank you.
[9:11] Thank you.
[9:13] Mr. Maddenly?
[9:14] Thank you.
[9:17] Mr. Gaines.
[9:18] Thank you.
[9:19] Thank you.
[9:20] Mr. Maddenly.
[9:20] Mr. Fussley.
[9:21] No, thank you.
[9:23] Thank you.
[9:24] Nate, you got a thing from schools.
[9:25] You know what?
[9:26] I've found a guy.
[9:27] I've got nothing.
[9:27] Yeah, no.
[9:28] No, that's not your.
[9:29] All right.
[9:31] Ms. Hallway, what you got for me?
[9:32] Thank you, Your Honor.
[9:33] Not much tonight, I would just like to thank director Maddenly,
[9:37] pool manager Dan Holsten and our parks and rack team for their efforts as well as all of our
[9:43] many seasonal employees for another great pool season. We closed out the 2026 pool season at Wilson
[9:49] pool. Last evening ending it with the doggie dive it was packed and so pretty impressive and a lot
[10:00] of fun and so you know we had another great season in the books. So I just want to say thanks to our
[10:05] staff for all of the extra effort and making it another great year.
[10:09] Thank you.
[10:10] Thank you.
[10:11] All
[10:14] right, under unscheduled business, we have another opportunity for comments by the
[10:17] audience.
[10:17] Anyone wishing to approach the council?
[10:19] Please come down to the podium, state your name and address for the record, please.
[10:29] This time we have comments by council, Mr. Tillton, you're up.
[10:33] Thank you.
[10:35] Congratulations on the successful Donnie died.
[10:38] I'm very, very well sorry that you get to make it.
[10:41] Yeah, so my son took the hard dog up there who hates water. Why did that?
[10:51] Also, we have some neighboring communities that had West Nile virus. If you have staining water, look around your house.
[10:58] If you have any tires or any buckets or anything, you're sitting around with staining water in them. Get rid of that because that's where they'd like to breed and lay eggs and
[11:06] and help us keep the mosquitoes down.
[11:09] I mean, obviously, mosquitoes are everywhere,
[11:11] but let's do what we can.
[11:13] Also, we'll have some storm damage.
[11:15] It came through on Friday.
[11:17] If you have any dead trees in your yard or anything like that,
[11:21] try to get them taken care of.
[11:23] There's anything anywhere else,
[11:25] please reach out to us so we can get them taken care of.
[11:27] Well, we don't know we can't help out that, so.
[11:30] There, that's it.
[11:31] Thank you, sir.
[11:33] Mrs. Talon?
[11:34] I'd just like to thank Mrs. Bowman again for donating the picture to the city.
[11:39] It's an important part of history, especially how residents fill about woodies.
[11:45] And it's in the history that it's left in the city of West Carrollton.
[11:50] So I'd like to thank her.
[11:53] Christian, thank you for hosting the doggie dive.
[11:56] I'm sorry I wasn't there, but my dogs are obnoxious when they come to that.
[12:00] Both of them so.
[12:01] I had to bow out on it.
[12:03] but they probably would have been noticed with the other 185 dogs, so I maybe
[12:07] should sneak them in next year. But thank you guys for that. And also, I
[12:13] attempted the 180th anniversary for the United Memorial Methodist Church last
[12:18] Sunday, and I just want to thank them for having a member of the city
[12:23] invited to that and look forward to their many more years in the city of West
[12:29] Carrollton and that's it. Thank you. Very good. Thank you. Mrs. Williams. I also just want to thank
[12:36] Christian and your team for another great season of the pool. As we all know, I love being on our
[12:43] pool. I spend a lot of time there in the summer. Can't say enough great things about all of our staff,
[12:48] our guards. They're all just really great kids and the way that Dan runs things and gets those kids
[12:53] to do what they need to do is great and I'm excited to see what next summer looks like
[12:59] when there's more pulls around so and then the doggy dies that was really fine we hadn't
[13:05] been in a couple years my dog enjoyed seeing all the other dogs she unfortunately does not
[13:11] like swimming as much as my daughter does so she she didn't like that but again thank you good job
[13:17] Thank you.
[13:20] Mr. Dawson.
[13:22] Well, Christian, your whole team is an outstanding job with all the events in the city, and that's
[13:28] really appreciated only by us here at council, but the residents of our community.
[13:33] So the only other thing I'd like to comment about is the nice luncheon that Amber and her
[13:40] crew put together, and I've got to say, all the staff people look just fabulous,
[13:49] and
[13:49] And it was nice and a huge crowd seemed like it was because it's normal, it seemed so.
[13:54] That was a nice event, thank you.
[13:56] Thank you.
[13:57] Thank you, sir.
[13:59] I too would like to thank the pool staff, you know, the pool's been there ever, and it's
[14:05] always been a great asset for our citizens and for the surrounding communities, you know,
[14:11] not just our citizens.
[14:12] Use that pool.
[14:13] Even when Miami's Birds Pool was up and running, a lot of their citizens still used our pool.
[14:19] and our staff does a great job staffing it and maintaining it and we appreciate it thank you so much.
[14:26] And that is all I have tonight.
[14:28] We do not have an executive session this evening but we do have a work session.
[14:32] Public is invited to stay for our work session.
[14:35] At this time I like to make a motion that we move to a work session to discuss the items on the agenda and then we will have a follow-up.
[14:45] them, which will be followed by adjournment? I know I can get it out eventually. Second.
[14:52] Mayor Burnhart moved seconded by Mr. Tilton to recess to a work session to discuss the items
[14:57] on the agenda to be followed by adjournment.
[15:00] Mr. Tilton. Yes. Mrs. Tomlin. Yes. Mrs. Williams. Yes. Mr. Adopstein. Yes. Mayor Barnhart. Yes.