[0:08] 23.
[0:15] » Well, we can go ahead.
>> All right.
[0:18] I'm glad you're all here because it's
good to see it in person because you may
[0:22] be able not be able to see it on
YouTube. So, but we'll go ahead with the
[0:25] meeting. Um, this meeting is being live
streamed on the city's YouTube channel
[0:30] accessible from the city's website. If
you would like to address city council,
[0:34] please come up to the microphone to
speak. The audio will not pick up if you
[0:38] do not speak into a microphone for those
watching from YouTube.
[0:43] » So, there are seven items on the consent
agenda. They are approval of the October
[0:48] 20th, 2025 regular city council meeting
minutes, approval of the November 3rd,
[0:55] 2025 committee of the whole meeting
minutes, a resolution approving a fifth
[1:00] amendment to the employment agreement
between the city of Wyoming and Rusty
[1:03] Herszog.
Designation of Dan Dhouse as the city's
[1:08] OKI representative and Jod Wington as
the city's al alternative OKI
[1:13] representative.
A resolution authorizing an agreement
[1:17] between the city of Wyoming and the
board of Hamilton County Commissioners
[1:20] relative to the improvement of Wyoming
Avenue.
[1:24] A resolution authorizing the city
manager to execute a memorandum of
[1:28] agreement with OKI, Regional Council of
Governments for the collection of
[1:32] multimodal traffic data and an
resolution honoring the services of
[1:37] Megan Anderson serving on the recreation
commission.
[1:41] » Do I hear a motion with respect to the
consent agenda?
[1:43] » So moved. Second.
>> So, having been moved and seconded to
[1:48] approve the consent agenda items, all
those in favor, please signify by saying
[1:52] yes.
>> Yes.
[1:53] » Those opposed.
>> The motion carries.
[1:57] Okay. Are there any questions or
comments on the special reports?
[2:03] Seeing none, we will now hear a report
from the city manager.
[2:07] » Thank you, mayor. The Wyoming
Firefighters Association turkey raffle
[2:12] is this weekend. Um, if you haven't
been, it's quite the exciting
[2:16] opportunity to win a turkey. So, it's
Friday night, uh, November 21st and
[2:21] Saturday, November 22nd, starting at 7
p.m. Come to the Civic Center, support
[2:25] the Wyoming [snorts] Firefighters
Association, and you just might win a
[2:28] turkey.
The city has a new MA mass notification
[2:33] system, which will be replacing Nixl.
This new software gives us the ability
[2:38] to not only send emergency notification,
but also general notifications about
[2:42] water main breaks, scheduled road
closures, and event notifications. We
[2:46] will send out a welcome message later
this week. And stay tuned to our social
[2:50] media on how to sign up. The city will
also be implementing an updated
[2:54] newsletter software. This will give our
existing newsletter a facelift by being
[2:59] able to add pictures and graphics. If
you're not currently receiving the
[3:03] newsletter and want to visit our
homepage of the city's website and click
[3:06] on notification button,
the fall le curbside leaf pickup is
[3:12] still going on. You have until Monday,
December 1st to get out all your leaves.
[3:16] Don't rake them into the street, put
them on your tree lawn, but again, you
[3:19] have until December 1st to get your
leaves out and we'll pick them up. The
[3:23] winter yard waste uh pickup schedule
will go into effect starting Monday,
[3:27] December 1st as well. If you have yard
waste you would that you would like to
[3:32] be picked up over the winter, you must
call Rumkey by the Friday before you
[3:35] need a Monday pickup. Stickers are still
required. All the details can be found
[3:39] on the city's website. The holiday
onetop shop will be Saturday, December
[3:44] 6th at the Civic Center from 10 to 3.
Kick off your holiday shopping um with a
[3:50] day of shopping that supports your local
vendors. Watch as the Civic Center is
[3:54] transformed into a holiday bazaar. shop
for jewelry, personalized stationery,
[3:58] monogramming, spirit wear, and lots
more. Enjoy holiday music, and food at
[4:02] the event. Our featured food truck is
Schmidt's Sausage Truck. And later that
[4:07] same night that we'll have our holiday
celebration with JWC's Light Up Wyoming.
[4:12] The annual Wyoming holiday celebration
will be held same evening, Saturday,
[4:16] December 6th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at
the Village Green and Wyoming Avenue.
[4:21] Visit Santa, a live reindeer display, do
some holiday shopping, enjoy holiday
[4:25] music, grab a bite to eat, and
experience the annual treelighting
[4:29] ceremony.
And just a final reminder that the city
[4:33] offices will be closed on for
Thanksgiving and the day after on
[4:37] November 27th and November 28th. The rec
center will be closed on Thanksgiving
[4:42] Day. There will be no delays in Rumpkkey
pickup schedule during Thanksgiving
[4:46] week. And we wish you and your family a
happy Thanksgiving. Thanks, Mayor.
[4:51] » Thank you.
So, are there any council committee
[4:55] reports not otherwise on the agenda?
>> Are there any special committee reports
[5:00] not otherwise on the agenda?
Okay. Then we have reached that point in
[5:05] our meeting where a citizen may express
an opinion, make a statement, address a
[5:10] concern, or ask a question on any
subject that is not otherwise on the
[5:13] agenda.
Comments will be recorded into the
[5:16] minutes and passed along to be addressed
by the appropriate staff or city council
[5:20] committee as needed. This portion of the
meeting is not for city council to
[5:25] provide responses to a citizen's
comment, but to hear what the citizen
[5:28] has to say. And if you wish a response
from the city to your concern or request
[5:33] for information, please be sure to leave
your contact information with the clerk
[5:37] before you leave the meeting. And as a
reminder, please state your name and
[5:41] address before making your comments to
city council.
[5:44] Is there anyone present that would like
to bring an item not otherwise on the
[5:48] agenda before city council?
[5:53] Okay, seeing none, we'll move to the
next item of business and that is the
[5:59] swearing in of Scotty Cook and Andrew
Patinho as Wyoming's police officers.
[6:07] And I turn it over to
[6:11] Chief Brady.
Good evening. Tonight we have a lot of
[6:16] exciting things happening. Um we'll be
swearing in two new members and then we
[6:20] also have two letters of accommodation
that we I'll be reading to you guys. So
[6:23] we'll start with Scotty Cook. Scotty, if
you want to come up here. Scotty has
[6:27] been a police officer for seven years.
Um we hired him from the city of
[6:31] Fairfield uh where he was an evidence
tech. He was also a field training
[6:35] officer. Um and he was in charge of
their fitness program. So he's a huge
[6:39] huge asset to us and comes to us with a
lot of experience. So, we're excited to
[6:42] have him. He'll be doing his oath
tonight with Emily and then his wife
[6:45] will come up and pin his badge on him.
[6:55] » Please raise your right hand and repeat
after me. I
[7:02] » will support
[7:09] the United States of America. The
Constitution and Laws.
[7:12] » The Constitution and laws
>> of the state of Ohio.
[7:15] » The state of Ohio
>> and the laws of or laws and ordinances.
[7:23] » And that I will never
>> And that I will never
[7:26] » betray my badge
>> betray my badge
[7:28] » my honor
>> my honor
[7:29] » my integrity
>> my integrity
[7:30] » my character
>> my character
[7:32] » or the public trust
>> or the public trust.
[7:34] » And I will always
>> And I will always
[7:36] » have the courage
>> have the courage
[7:38] » to hold myself
>> to hold myself
[7:40] » and others
accountable for our
[7:44] » I will always
>> and I will always
[7:46] » uphold my community
>> uphold my community
[7:48] » and the Wyoming Police Department
>> and and the Wyoming Police Department
[7:51] » and to the best of my ability
>> to the best of my ability
[7:54] » I will discharge the duties
>> I will discharge the duties
[7:57] » of the office of police officer
>> of the office of police officer
[8:00] » for the city of Wyoming
>> for the city of Wyoming
[8:02] » so help me God
>> so help me God
[8:04] » Congratulations officer [applause]
[8:19] » [applause]
[8:25] » I would like to add that his wife is a
teacher here at the Wyoming uh in the
[8:29] Wyoming school system as well and they
are new residents to Wyoming. So um
[8:32] we're excited to have them come around
to our events and be involved with our
[8:35] team. So we're excited. Thank you. Okay.
We're also going to be uh swearing in
[8:40] Andrew Patinho if you want to come up
here. We hired Andrew out of the Butler
[8:44] Techch Police Academy. So, this is his
first law enforcement job. So, we're
[8:47] getting him fresh out of the academy. He
has begun his field training program,
[8:51] which we're excited for. Um, and he
should have that completed in about
[8:54] January or February. After Andrew does
his oath, his mother's going to come and
[8:58] pin his badge on him.
Let me get this right here for you.
[9:04] » Please raise your right hand and repeat
after me. I, Andrew Patinho,
[9:07] » I, Andrew Patinho,
>> do solemnly swear
[9:09] » do solemnly swear
>> that I will support
[9:12] » that I will support
>> the Constitution
[9:13] » the Constitution
>> and laws
[9:15] » and laws
>> of the United States of America
[9:17] » of the United States of America
>> the Constitution and laws
[9:20] » the Constitution and laws
>> of the state of Ohio
[9:22] » of the state of Ohio
>> and the laws and ordinances
[9:25] » and the laws and ordinances
>> of the city of Wyoming
[9:27] » of the city of Wyoming
>> and that I will never
[9:29] » and that I will never
>> betray my badge
[9:31] » betray my badge
>> my honor
[9:32] » my honor
>> my integrity
[9:34] » my integrity
>> my character my character
[9:36] » or the public trust
>> or the public trust.
[9:38] » And I will always
>> and I will always
[9:40] » have the courage
>> have the courage
[9:42] » to hold myself
>> to hold myself
[9:44] » and others
>> and others
[9:45] » accountable for our actions
>> accountable for our actions.
[9:48] » And I will always
>> and I will always
[9:49] » uphold my community
>> uphold my community
[9:52] » and the Wyoming Police Department
>> and the Wyoming Police Department. And
[9:55] to the best of my ability,
>> and to the best of my ability,
[9:58] » I will discharge the duties
>> I will discharge the duties
[10:00] » of the office of police officer
>> of the office of police officer
[10:04] » for the city of Wyoming.
>> for the city of Wyoming.
[10:06] » So help me God.
>> So help me God.
[10:08] » Congratulations.
>> Thank you so much. [applause]
[10:14] [applause]
[10:29] » [applause]
[10:34] [applause]
[10:38] » All right. So, we're very excited to add
them to our team. Um, when we were in
[10:41] the hiring process, one thing that we
heard about both candidates throughout
[10:44] the entire hiring process was a that
Scotty was Mr. Positive. We've heard all
[10:49] along how positive he is. So, we're
excited to add him to our team. And then
[10:53] also when we were at the academy at
Butler Tech after we got to go for one
[10:56] of the final um tests and we had several
students come up congratulating us on
[11:02] hiring Andrew and that he's a great hire
and nothing but great things to say
[11:06] about which speaks volumes because they
didn't have to come up and talk to us.
[11:09] So several of his classmates were very
pleased with uh Andrew as a a classmate.
[11:14] So they'll be a great asset to our team.
So okay, next we're going to have
[11:18] Sergeant John McKillis come up. So, also
in the past couple months, we've uh
[11:24] gotten two letter of commendations for
different events that have happened. Um,
[11:27] so I'm going to read the letter for
Sergeant McGillis um that we have that
[11:31] we got.
On October 12th, 2025, Lachland police
[11:36] received a notification from a flock
camera indicating that a vehicle
[11:39] belonging to a reported missing person
had entered their jurisdiction. When
[11:43] officers attempted to stop the vehicle,
the driver fled. Sergeant McGillis
[11:47] responded to assist with the pursuit and
during the chase, the League Lachland
[11:50] police cruiser became disabled. Sergeant
McGillis immediately took over as the
[11:54] primary unit, providing clear and
consistent route updates to all the
[11:58] responding officers. As the pursuit
continued, the suspect's vehicle began
[12:02] to emit smoke and eventually caught
fire. Sergeant McGillis acted quickly to
[12:06] ensure the safety of a juvenile
passenger and safely remove the juvenile
[12:09] from the burning vehicle. Through
coordination with multiple law
[12:12] enforcement agencies, it was later
determined that the driver of the
[12:15] pursued vehicle had confessed to
murdering the registered owner. The
[12:18] suspect provided information that led
authorities to the victim's location in
[12:22] an abandoned house in Georgia, where
police confirmed that the victim was
[12:25] deceased. Due to Sergeant McGill
McGillis' decisive actions, composure,
[12:30] and effective coordination, a dangerous
suspect was apprehended and the life of
[12:34] a juvenile passenger was saved. His
professionalism and quick thinking
[12:38] directly contributed to the successful
re resolution of a complex and tragic
[12:42] incident. Sergeant McGillis' action
bring great credit to himself, his
[12:46] department, and the community he serves.
So, we just wanted to take the time to
[12:50] recognize him for this incident that had
occurred. It was on a Sunday at 11 in
[12:54] the afternoon. Um, you get a hit on a
flot camera for a missing person and it
[12:59] ended up the way it did. and after
watching body cam video, um he he
[13:04] definitely it could have been a lot
worse. So, we're very happy for Sergeant
[13:09] McGillis and uh it was very appreciated.
We had the opportunity to talk to some
[13:12] flock representatives at um IAP and told
them the story and they ran with it and
[13:17] thought it was one of the greatest
things ever. So, thanks John for all you
[13:21] did for that.
[applause]
[13:28] » [applause]
[13:30] » All right, our next letter of
commendation is for Officer Drew Jones.
[13:34] Um, a little pretext here. Uh, several
of our officers are are part of a
[13:39] specialized unit. Officer Jones is a
part of the underwater search and
[13:43] recovery team, as we call it, the dive
team. Um, so it's put on through
[13:47] Hamilton County Police Association. I
will read a letter that they had sent
[13:50] reference one of uh Drew's recent
events. Also, on behalf of the Hamilton
[13:54] County Police Association, it is my
honor to recognize HCPA underwater
[13:58] search and recovery unit members Drew
Jones, Brandon Knap, Kyle Cole, and Mark
[14:03] Martin for their extraordinary
life-saving efforts on July 16th, 2025.
[14:07] On this date, while conducting training
operations on the Ohio River in search
[14:11] of a firearm used in a homicide
investigation, team members Knap, Cole,
[14:15] Jones, and Martin were requested by the
city of Cincinnati Police Department,
[14:19] fire department, and the Boone County
dispatch to assist in an active
[14:22] emergency. A subject had jumped from the
bridge into the Ohio River and was
[14:26] observed floating near the Kentucky
shoreline. Without hesitation, Nap,
[14:29] Cole, Jones, and Martin immediately
responded. Both Jones and Martin entered
[14:34] the water from the HCPA dive team boat
and provided critical life-saving
[14:37] measures of the individual in distress.
Their swift and decisive actions
[14:41] stabilized the subject as he was brought
aboard to the d the dive team boat for
[14:44] transport where he was transferred for
medical care. The courage,
[14:48] professionalism, and dedication
demonstrated by Nap, Cole, Jones, and
[14:52] Martin reflect the highest standards of
the Hamilton County Police Association
[14:55] and the Dive team's missions to protect
and preserve life. Their actions on July
[15:00] 16th directly contributed to saving a
life and is exemplifying the very best
[15:04] of public service. In recognition of
their bravery and service, we proudly
[15:08] commend Knap, Cole, Jones, and Martin
for their outstanding contributions to
[15:11] the safety of our community.
[applause]
[15:20] » [applause]
>> In regard to that, I also received
[15:23] another email this week referencing Drew
Jones um stating that their command
[15:27] staff had unanimously decided that Drew
was going to be the diver of the year.
[15:31] Um
[applause]
[15:39] so these are just a few examples of some
uh great events that have happening all
[15:43] every day. These guys are out here doing
amazing work. whether it's the the level
[15:47] of service that they're giving you guys
on everyday runs, alarm drops or
[15:50] checking on your residences. We can
boast and say great things about, you
[15:54] know, these two saving lives back here,
but every day they come and put these
[15:57] vests on. Um it's a true testament. I
mean, you can see in these letters, we
[16:01] get multiple of these all the times. Um
their professionalism, they're they
[16:05] always take the extra effort and go the
extra mile. That's really what sets this
[16:08] group back here apart. So, thank you.
[applause]
[16:16] And you guys are free to go. [laughter]
[16:29] Do I have a proclamation?
Where's the proclamation? I don't have
[16:34] the proclamation.
I don't have the proclamation. Should be
[16:39] in here.
[17:06] Now I have it.
[17:10] I'll just make another
[17:18] to be able to read it. Yeah, there it
is. Thank you. There it is.
[17:27] Awesome.
[17:36] Okay. So, next on the agenda and and
Chief Brady, um we're honored to have
[17:43] your leadership and your whole team. So,
we're very appreciative.
[17:48] Um the next is a proclamation with
respect to speak up and stand up against
[17:52] hate. Um those of you who were at the
meeting last month, we had a citizen
[17:58] participate who shared a story of her
mailbox being vandalized and some um
[18:04] hateful terms being put on her mailbox.
And we had a good long discussion about
[18:10] that at the last committee of the whole
about that that's just not what we stand
[18:14] for in Wyoming. And so what we are
choosing to do is to reread the
[18:19] proclamation that we had first um
developed last February in response to a
[18:24] hateful incident.
And we hope that we read this
[18:28] proclamation never again but feel like
it just we want to re um restate what we
[18:35] stand for. And so it's a proclamation
with respect to speak up and stand up
[18:39] against hate.
Whereas recent events in our community
[18:44] do not represent our shared values or
reflect the views of those who call the
[18:47] city of Wyoming home. And in light of
these events, we issue this proclamation
[18:52] to publicly condemn all forms of bias
and hate and to reaffirm our community's
[18:58] commitment to respect, inclusivity,
civility, and equity for all. And we
[19:04] urge every member of our community to
join us in supporting one another,
[19:08] speaking out and standing together
against hate in all its forms.
[19:13] And whereas the Constitution of the
United States confers equality on all
[19:17] individuals regardless of race, gender,
orientation, religion, or political
[19:23] beliefs. And history has tragically
taught us what happens when people stand
[19:28] by silently and allow acts of
intolerance, hatred, and violence to
[19:32] occur.
And whereas the number of hate crimes
[19:36] across the United States has increased
dramatically over the years with people
[19:39] often feeling intimidated, isolated,
without hope, and help us to do anything
[19:45] individually to end violence.
And whereas we recognize that a
[19:50] proclamation or a single action in and
of itself will not change a community,
[19:56] but rather acknowledge that we are all
responsible both individually and
[20:00] collectively for creating and fostering
an anti-racist and unbiased community.
[20:07] And whereas the success of our community
and our neighboring communities depends
[20:11] on making sure that threats and acts of
violence based on hate are not
[20:16] encouraged, tolerated, or ignored.
Therefore, I, Melissa Monik, mayor of
[20:22] the city of Wyoming, on behalf of the
city council and the citizens of
[20:26] Wyoming, do hereby proclaim that the
city council of the city of Wyoming
[20:31] stands up against hate-based violence of
all kinds and declares that no one shall
[20:37] be discriminated against because of
race, gender, orientation, religion,
[20:41] political beliefs, or any other real or
perceived difference.
[20:47] And be it further resolved that we will
stand together with all people of good
[20:51] faith in our community in an effort to
push back the rising tide of hate and
[20:56] proclaim speak up and stand up against
hate. Every person has the power to make
[21:02] an impact. No positive action is too
small to have widespread effects and
[21:08] even the slightest effort can make a
large difference. given under my hand
[21:13] the 17th day of November in the year
2025.
[21:20] So, and I just want to thank council for
the the really thoughtful discussion at
[21:26] the committee of the whole.
[21:31] So now we go
2020.
[21:46] Turn it over to the city manager.
[22:15] Thank you, Mayor Council. I wanted to go
over the 2026 capital improvement
[22:21] program.
And
[22:26] first, first item is our road and water
projects. And this is again this is a
[22:31] continuation of the work that we did
this year which we called phase one. And
[22:37] so a little bit later on in council
meeting here you'll be approving uh the
[22:41] bonds um or the notes I should say. And
that's uh that will help facilitate this
[22:47] list of phase two streets. Um, reason
you have 12,100,000
[22:53] on there, I know you're issuing 10
million, but we received that 2.1
[22:59] million in a grant from Sorta. So,
that's added into this um project cost,
[23:04] but those are some of the streets that
will be done as phase two and the ones
[23:08] with water down there at the end, Mount
Pleasant, Fleming, Mary Lane, and
[23:13] Chattam. So, those are the road projects
planned for phase two.
[23:21] Part of that just wanted to pull out
Mount Pleasant on its own just because
[23:26] of the sort of grant. We wanted to
recognize here that here overall
[23:30] estimated both water and road is around
6 million. We haven't gone to uh bid
[23:36] yet, but uh uh we did receive 2.1
million in sort of funding and that
[23:42] really is going to help make that
project be successful.
[23:48] And just so you know, the water work is
starting today.
[23:53] The painting of the water tower. So, uh
that's a significant investment to paint
[23:59] the water tower. So, there is some
design cost that goes into that. So, one
[24:03] of the projects for next year is the the
paying for the design. The project is
[24:10] scheduled to be done in 2028.
[24:17] So, back to that. It's not too late. If
you want to, I'm sure submit some
[24:20] additional funding. Maybe we could name
the water tower after somebody. Just
[24:24] throw that out there. [laughter]
[24:28] The Hornsby Water Tower.
All right. The sidewalk replacement
[24:34] program for next year, it's $200,000.
125 of that comes from the community
[24:41] development block grant. Um, so we'll be
investing 70 thou 75,000 from general
[24:47] fund dollars, but again the city manages
the sidewalks in the community and you
[24:52] can look to this being a annual cost of
about 200,000 to keep our sidewalks in
[24:58] good shape.
Lynen Lane sidewalk connection. Um, for
[25:04] those of you not familiar really with
London, if you go back Lynen Drive to
[25:09] Lynen Lane and then there's Lynen Ridge
at the end. Uh, this sidewalk, part of
[25:14] it started as a sidewalk connection.
It's really connecting those that live
[25:18] on Lynen Ridge to Lynen Drive. Uh, it's
a short little stretch and we were going
[25:23] to just do the sidewalk, but now that is
all part of the uh, road project as
[25:29] well. So, we'll be doing them in
combination in 2026. And that's the
[25:33] sidewalk and then also the road and
water.
[25:40] The sidewalk is funded completely by
general fund dollars. It can't we can't
[25:44] use the uh the debt issuance for the
sidewalk.
[25:48] Uh then the recreation turf field. This
is the large turf field at the rec
[25:52] center. Um it's been there for over 15
years. It is in need of replacement. Um
[25:58] we wanted to do more though than just
replace the turf. We wanted to improve
[26:02] the whole experience. So, we call it the
fan experience enhancements. Um, the
[26:07] turf is great for the players, but
creating a atmosphere for the parents
[26:12] who like to watch their kids and
creating a better situation there. All
[26:16] of that is what this is part of. It will
include additional seating area on the
[26:21] north side of the field from endzone to
end zone.
[26:25] Um, the entryway will be improved with a
gate system. There'll be new fencing
[26:29] around the entire park.
and then higher fencing or netting at
[26:34] either end to keep the soccer balls or
footballs from flying down into the Mil
[26:39] Creek. Um estimated project cost is
900,000 and again that'll be 100% funded
[26:45] by the general fund.
[26:50] Income tax software, our current
software is at its end of life. They're
[26:56] not going to continue to support it. Um,
and we do need income tax software.
[27:01] That's a big part of what we do here.
Um,
[27:05] so we'll be purchasing a new software in
2026 and the estimated cost of that's
[27:10] 100,000 which would come out of the
general fund dollars.
[27:14] Pool repairs. Um, we do have some pool
gutters and pumps that are in need of
[27:19] repair at about the cost of 30,000 and
that would come out of 100% of the
[27:23] general fund.
and then a camera system installation.
[27:28] Currently, we have we only have uh
cameras at the public safety facility,
[27:33] but those cameras there are in need of
improvement. So, this will uh put aside
[27:40] $100,000 to enhance the the cameras at
the public safety facility. That's also
[27:46] inside of the facility and the interview
rooms uh and the jail cell. Those need
[27:52] improved cameras. They're original to
when we built the building. Um, also
[27:57] enhancing the cameras around the outside
of the public safety building. That also
[28:01] includes putting cameras at this
building and this facility, including
[28:05] the parking lot in the back and also the
recreation facility, the turf fields.
[28:11] Um, so this would be at the rec center.
Basically everything outside at the rec
[28:15] center. Um, the parking lots and the
turf fields.
[28:19] So the the system that we will put in is
expandable. So if it works in this areas
[28:24] that we're adding it, then we would
continue to expand that to other areas
[28:28] including potentially this will be also
at the village green, but we could be
[28:32] using flock cameras at the village
green. So that's still to come, but
[28:37] 100,000 is set for this project and it
comes from completely from general fund
[28:41] dollars.
And then this county city facade grant
[28:46] program. So, the city of Wyoming was
awarded a $52,000 grant from Helm County
[28:51] for facade improvements to facade
improvements to local businesses. Um,
[28:56] 52,000.
It's a great grant to get. It will help
[29:00] our businesses improve their facades to
help hopefully draw more people into
[29:06] their business, but I think uh it's
important to raise those dollars up the
[29:11] best we can. And this gives us an
opportunity for the city to then match
[29:15] those funds. Um, so we're going to match
it. Uh, so we're really putting the C
[29:20] the cost of the project at 104,000.
52,000 will come from the grant and then
[29:24] 52,000 from the general fund dollars.
[29:29] And then the last one is the Chism Park
design. So again, we want to build Chism
[29:35] Park maybe even into at the end of next
year or beginning of 27. We don't have
[29:40] the build in here yet because we just
have too much work to do to get there.
[29:44] But $120,000 will give us the money that
we need to design the park and get us to
[29:50] a point where we can then begin
fundraising. I do see that this park is
[29:54] built. The goal would be 50% through
donations or grants and then the other
[30:00] 50% from general fund dollars. So this
is 120,000 just for the design of the
[30:07] park.
Then that's just a quick uh spreadsheet
[30:12] of all those projects that I just went
through um and their costs.
[30:18] And that's all I have. Any questions on
those projects?
[30:23] I was smiling at you because I was going
to suggest that you paint the water
[30:28] tower with the America 250 Ohio logo for
2026. But [laughter]
[30:34] um no, I was going to comment uh just
thank the city for continued investment
[30:39] in sidewalk repair. A lot of other
municipalities don't do that or in their
[30:44] projects they send the homeowners
letters that say that it's their uh
[30:50] expense to bear in that. So um you know
and if you walk just to the south of
[30:56] block from where I used to live uh it's
a much different experience walking on
[31:00] the sidewalk with a stroller uh than it
is on East Mills and all of our
[31:05] sidewalks in the village. So thank you.
>> Welcome.
[31:08] » Appreciate it.
>> Happy to do it. Any
[31:11] other questions or comments?
Um, since it's a public hearing, I'm
[31:16] also going to say, so is there anyone
present who would like to comment or
[31:20] provide input on this item? Please come
up to the podium to speak.
[31:28] Okay, seeing none, then this hearing is
closed.
[31:32] So the next option is item of business
is resolution adopting the 2026 capital
[31:39] improvement program. Do I hear a motion
with respect to the resolution?
[31:44] » I move to adopt as presented.
>> Second.
[31:47] » Any further discussion?
[31:51] Having been moved and seconded to adopt
the resolution, all those in favor,
[31:55] please signify by saying yes.
>> Yes.
[31:58] » Those opposed.
>> The motion carries.
[32:03] So, next up is a public hearing on the
ordinance making appropriations for the
[32:07] expenses of the city of Wyoming, Ohio
for 2026. And I turn it over to
[32:11] Jeremiah.
>> Good evening. So, tonight I do have the
[32:14] presentation for the 2026 budget. Um the
2026 budget totals 34.8 million and
[32:22] there are three components to the
budget. There is the operating budget
[32:24] which is the different departments
within the city. Um the capital budget
[32:29] and debt service
um as you can see
[32:35] uh the total increase from 2025 to 26 is
10%. Um the majority of that really is
[32:41] coming from uh the capital budget uh
that Brusty just went over the different
[32:46] projects the road dollars um the grant
for Mount Pleasant.
[32:53] Um in terms of our revenue um the
general fund revenue uh you can see uh
[33:00] city income tax and property tax as the
obviously the two largest sources of
[33:03] revenue. Um then we have local
government fund uh charges for services
[33:09] which is um mostly made up of the
paramedic uh charges permits um building
[33:17] permits also includes fines and
forfeitures from the police department
[33:21] and then other income is um just a
number of different sources. Uh one of
[33:26] the largest ones is interest income. So
in 2025 we'll we'll have earned over
[33:32] about $500,000 in interest in the
general fund and about 800,000 in total
[33:37] uh in interest uh in 2025. I would
expect that number to decrease some in
[33:41] 2026 with the um rate cuts that we've
seen. So we'll continue to monitor that
[33:47] and then and uh invest as much as we can
to earn whatever interest rates we that
[33:52] are available in the market.
In terms of u the general fund revenues
[33:58] you can see uh it's about over 90%
really 90 to 92% um of the revenue is
[34:04] from property and income tax.
The next two slides highlight really
[34:10] just highlight some of the the property
values and the income tax. So you can
[34:15] see it's about 10 years of data starting
back to 20 2016 and the assessed values
[34:21] were just over 300,000 and today it's
approximately uh 466,000
[34:27] or 466 million I'm sorry. So 300 over
300 million to 466 million. It's about a
[34:33] 50% increase over the last 10 years.
[34:38] And if you look at the income tax
revenue again it's about 10 years of
[34:43] data um in 20 I think even like 2016 we
were at about 6.2 million um and income
[34:52] tax receipts and we are last year 8.1
million and we're trending towards that
[34:56] same number and that does not there was
no uh income tax rate increase at all.
[35:01] So this is just the same tax rate
throughout that entire period.
[35:05] [clears throat]
[35:09] In terms of expenditures, uh, and this
is the general fund. Um, it's 15.1
[35:16] million that's budgeted for 2026.
Um, it's an 11.8% increase. A big chunk
[35:23] of that is in obviously the capital and
transfers. Um, some of the transfers,
[35:29] one of the transfers is for uh 1.2
million for capital improvement
[35:33] projects. Um, and then there's an uh
increase in the recreation transfer up
[35:38] to 325,000. And then there's some
additional dollars transferred for our
[35:42] health life insurance costs in 2026.
[35:49] As you can see here, the largest outlay
is for the um public safety
[35:52] expenditures.
[35:56] Um, next two slides, couple slides, this
highlight recreation fund. So you can
[36:01] see anticipated to generate just under
1.6 6 million in revenue in 2026.
[36:06] And it's about if you if you look back
about 2022, it's about 29% increase in
[36:12] revenue over that period from 2022 to
2026 was budgeted for 26.
[36:17] And expenditures are also uh on the
rise. Um really several reasons. Pool
[36:22] contract uh utility costs have
increased, gas, electric costs. Um
[36:28] there's some increases in personnel
costs and supply costs. So you're kind
[36:32] of seeing increases really across the
board in the operation of the uh
[36:36] recreation department
[36:40] uh water re revenue fund. Um the
majority of the water is from the sale
[36:46] of metered water. So you can see
anticipated to generate 2.67 million in
[36:52] 2026 and just shy of 2.4 million is from
the sale of water.
[36:59] Uh in terms of the
water revenue fund expenditures, see the
[37:05] operating cost of about 1.5 million. Um
the capital cost, that's the 30,000 for
[37:10] design that Rusty mentioned in the
capital
[37:14] project presentation.
Um some dollars transferred for debt
[37:17] service and um transfers to some to some
other funds. If I
[37:26] look at that, I think
the uh expenditure increases again
[37:31] personnel costs um chemical costs have
increased significantly.
[37:37] Um the sludge removal contract uh has
gone up the last several years and again
[37:42] there's gas, electric or utility uh
utility costs have gone up in the water
[37:46] department.
[37:49] And the last slide that I have kind of
just shows you uh tax dollars kind of
[37:54] broken down by um
department or service area. Um
[38:01] you can see it shows you 2024 actual
what we estimate to spend at the end of
[38:05] this year and then the 2026 proposed
budget. Kind of shows you what percent
[38:10] of each tax dollar is spent in each of
those categories.
[38:15] And that's all I have. Any questions?
Any
[38:21] questions for Jeremiah?
[38:36] » Okay. All right. All right. Is there
anyone present who would like to comment
[38:41] or provide input on this item? Please
state your name and address for the
[38:45] record before addressing city council.
[38:50] Seeing none, the hearing is closed and
we'll move on to the next item of
[38:54] business.
This is the third reading of the
[38:57] ordinance adopting the revised fees and
charges for 2026. Do I hear a motion
[39:02] with respect to the ordinance?
[39:07] » So moved.
>> Second. Is there any further discussion
[39:12] on the fees and charges?
Just a quick thank you to Megan in the
[39:17] back there um for revisiting the U
historic review fees. I learned a good
[39:25] amount of the history of um our historic
preservation ordinance and how that
[39:30] works into the fee structure of the
city. And similarly, we had good
[39:35] discussion about what some of those
cases are and whether that is applicable
[39:39] and that's reflected in um the final
version. So, um, we're going to have
[39:45] some work to do on that with historic
preservation to kind of better define
[39:49] what a major versus a minor alteration
is and, um, what's applicable to the fee
[39:56] structure, but thank you for working
with that and um, it's greatly
[40:00] appreciated.
>> Excellent. Anything else?
[40:06] » Okay. Then, having been moved and
seconded to adopt the ordinance, would
[40:09] the clerk please call the role?
>> Yes.
[40:13] Yes.
>> Yes.
[40:15] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[40:18] » Yes.
>> Yes. The motion carries.
[40:22] » So, this is the third reading of the
ordinance providing for the issuance of
[40:25] not to exceed $1.5 million water system
improvement bond anticipation notes by
[40:32] the city of Wyoming, Ohio in
anticipation of the issuance of bonds of
[40:36] the city. Do I hear a motion with
respect to the ordinance? I move to
[40:40] approve the ordinance.
>> Second.
[40:43] » Is there any discussion?
[40:47] » Okay. Having been moved and seconded to
adopt the ordinance, would the clerk
[40:50] please call the role?
>> Yes.
[40:54] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[40:57] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[41:00] » Yes. The motion carries.
Next is the third reading of the
[41:05] ordinance providing for the issuance of
not to exceed $8.5 million road
[41:11] improvement bond anticipation notes by
the city of Wyoming, Ohio in
[41:15] anticipation of the issuance of bonds of
the city. Do I hear a motion with
[41:20] respect to the ordinance?
>> So moved.
[41:22] » Second.
>> There any discussion?
[41:27] » Okay. Having been moved and seconded to
adopt the ordinance, would the clerk
[41:30] please call the role.
Yes.
[41:34] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[41:38] » Yes.
>> Yes. The motion carries.
[41:43] So, next is the third reading of the
ordinance providing for the issuance of
[41:47] not to exceed $10 million various
purpose bond anticipation notes by the
[41:52] city of Wyoming, Ohio, in anticipation
of the issuance of bonds of the city and
[41:57] declaring an emergency. Do I hear a
motion with respect to the ordinance?
[42:04] So moved.
>> Second. Is there any discussion?
[42:10] » Okay. Having been moved and seconded to
adopt the ordinance, it takes an
[42:13] affirmative vote of five for passage.
Would the clerk please call the role?
[42:20] » Yes.
[42:24] » Yes.
Yes.
[42:28] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[42:30] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[42:33] » Yes. The motion carries.
>> Okay. So, how do we handle this next?
[42:39] » Go ahead and read the title.
>> Okay. So, the next is an ordinance
[42:42] amending the codified ordinances of the
city of Wyoming to remove chapter 168
[42:48] promote Wyoming commission and
references there too.
[42:52] » So, we need a motion to suspend the
rules.
[42:54] » Okay. Okay. So, I need a motion to
suspend the rules.
[42:57] » I move to suspend the rules.
>> Second.
[43:01] » Okay. Can I turn it over to Rusty then
for background?
[43:04] » Let's go ahead and uh
>> the motion and then we can do background
[43:08] on
>> Okay.
[43:10] » So, do I hear a motion with respect to
the ordinance to suspend the rules?
[43:14] » Yes, we'll go ahead and do the roll call
on that.
[43:15] » Okay. So, roll call to suspend the
rules.
[43:19] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[43:21] » Yes.
[43:25] I actually can't say yes or no because I
don't understand the process. I am
[43:30] sorry. Why do we vote now and then
discuss it later?
[43:34] » So, this is going to be adopted. This is
planned to be adopted tonight. Um, and
[43:40] we need to suspend the rules because it
hasn't been read on three different
[43:43] days. So, we need to suspend the rules
first. Um, and then we can have
[43:47] discussion on
>> Thank you. Yes.
[43:52] Yes.
>> Yes.
[43:54] » Yes.
>> Okay. So, turn it over to Rusty for some
[44:00] background.
>> Yes. So, Promote Wyoming has been uh
[44:04] around for a little while. It was
originally uh started um just as a group
[44:09] to help support Wyoming and then it was
officially made into promote Wyoming
[44:15] through city council. Um, back then this
group was the one that was this group
[44:21] was in charge of promoting Wyoming. They
were in charge of the annual report.
[44:24] They were in charge of different
articles that were written about the
[44:28] city. Um, over the years it became
harder to staff from Wyoming because a
[44:36] lot of uh the things people were doing,
they were volunteering their time, but
[44:42] they were things they could have been
paid to do in their professional lives.
[44:46] So they were writing stories, they were
doing artwork, um they were doing things
[44:51] that typically they were going to get
paid for in another realm. Um so that
[44:58] was one of the many reasons it became
harder to get people to volunteer for
[45:01] that group. Um as part of that, we
started picking up additional
[45:06] responsibilities within the city. Um and
then ultimately I hired uh an events and
[45:12] communication Emily Dangler to pick up
most of the responsib of Promote
[45:17] Wyoming. We've since then contracted
with certain employees or certain
[45:21] people, some of which were on Promote
Wyoming, um to help us write the annual
[45:26] report, do the um final product that is
the annual report and then also to do
[45:31] some additional writings that we do. So,
we contract for those. Um, so with all
[45:36] of that,
we really now the city is really paying
[45:40] through staff positions or through
contracts um to do everything Promote
[45:44] Wyoming used to do. And uh that's for
that reason we bring forward the removal
[45:50] of Promote Wyoming.
[45:55] » Any discussion?
>> We're just promoting Wyoming in a
[45:59] different way. Is that right? All right.
[46:04] Yeah, I would just add kind of a related
note that there are the other magazines
[46:09] and whatnot that are writing good
stories on behalf of the community and
[46:14] sending them out and printing them and
sending them to everybody. Um, so the
[46:18] more that they have good content, um,
the better and there have been some
[46:23] really good articles in that this year
and um, I don't know if there's just
[46:27] that one that Wyoming neighbors, but I
think there's another one So, that's a
[46:31] good outlet that's no cost to the city.
[46:37] just after serving on Promote Wyoming um
over the years, it's been a stellar
[46:44] group of people and I was sad for it to
one not have enough quorum to meet on a
[46:50] regular basis, but um I think the end
result of having Emily working for us as
[46:58] full-time promoter of Wyoming is the
greatest gift. So, um, if something had
[47:05] to go away and we got something in
return, that was a stellar move. So,
[47:10] thank you.
[47:14] Awesome. Anything else? Okay.
Now, I do a motion to adopt the
[47:20] ordinance.
>> Okay. Can I have a motion then to to
[47:23] adopt the ordinance as the ordinance?
>> So, moved.
[47:28] » You second.
>> Second.
[47:30] » Thank you. Any further discussion?
>> All right. Having been moved and
[47:35] seconded to adopt the ordinance, would
the clerk please call the role?
[47:40] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[47:43] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[47:48] » Yes. The motion carries.
Does anyone have any new business not
[47:53] otherwise on the agenda?
[47:58] Seeing none, then we go to
miscellaneous. And tonight we'll start
[48:02] with Joe.
>> Thank you.
[48:06] Um just want to note that November
is celebration theme for our America 250
[48:14] Ohio is Ohio serves remembering
veterans, first responders, and
[48:19] frontline heroes. Um, and so as we've
taken this flag around, I wanted to I
[48:26] have a little bit of a gift here for the
city manager of all the pictures that we
[48:30] got. Send these down.
>> Um, first,
[48:36] » but especially uh last Tuesday, I got to
participate in a Veterans Day um
[48:41] celebration at Elm School, which was
very nice, and they had it at each
[48:45] primary school. Um, I just wanted to
thank Jen Airheart, Brian Pitman, and
[48:52] um, others at the school that put that
on. Um, I wanted to thank in the same
[48:58] theme, our uh, new officers and the
commendations that we had. It's an honor
[49:03] to, um, you know, have them represent
the city. Um, kind of in the same light,
[49:10] I had a few weeks ago I had the
opportunity to do a police ride along
[49:13] with officer Sam Gutnik, uh, who showed
me a lot of the ropes and, uh, got to
[49:19] sit in the ride shotgun at some of the
calls that he had and whatnot. Um, and
[49:25] probably the most interesting part about
the job that I got just from a few hours
[49:30] on it was just the variety of skill sets
that our officers have and and need to
[49:35] do a good job every day. Um it's it's
really a variety of skills and a variety
[49:40] of things that they encounter. Um we
didn't have anything too exciting, but
[49:46] um that's probably a good thing.
[clears throat]
[49:48] » Um so I would recommend doing a ride
along if you haven't or if it's been a
[49:52] while to do another one. Um I I say it
beats watching a Bengals game any day.
[50:00] So um I I would recommend doing that uh
sometime soon. Um, I wanted to thank the
[50:08] America 250 Ohio Commission staff. I
know I'd mentioned them before, but as
[50:13] I've gotten to be more involved [snorts]
in that and get to know them and the
[50:17] events and go to the events that have
been happening here locally and things
[50:20] that they're gearing up for next year
and into next year. Um, it's really a
[50:26] stellar staff that they have and a
stellar program. So all 50 states have
[50:31] their own commission and I think Ohio's
is probably the best of all 50 states
[50:38] and I I really mean that um in terms of
what they're running and how they're
[50:42] doing it and how meaningful it is. So if
you haven't been following along, you
[50:48] can follow on Facebook. Um you're going
to see be seeing more of that and more
[50:52] events that they're doing. And um just
want to thank Emily and Rachel too for
[50:56] helping gear up our local Wyoming
celebrations uh for next year as we
[51:01] approach 2026 very soon here. Right. Um
so with that, I wanted to pass the flag
[51:08] back to city manager Russie Herszog.
As you passing that, think of all the
[51:13] hands that that has touched in the city
um in the photos. Um, I hope that the
[51:19] flag has a meaningful spot somewhere as
opposed to a shelf or a desk and that we
[51:25] can utilize that uh to bring people
together and unite in the 250th birthday
[51:30] as we said at Elm, the 250th birthday of
the country next year. Um, and so I just
[51:38] want to say a good quote that I found is
that gratitude is memory of the heart.
[51:44] Um, I'm grateful in addition to serving
on city council that there's a lot of
[51:49] variety of things to to help with in the
city. Uh, there's a lot of opportunities
[51:54] for volunteering uh for our residents
that give meaning and purpose to um, you
[51:59] know, living here and and being involved
with you all. So, thank you very much.
[52:05] » That's all.
>> All right, Chris.
[52:08] » Nothing for me except after uh what I
believe is several ride alongs for you
[52:12] in the police car. This was Joe's first
ride along in the front seat. So,
[52:17] congratulations, Chief.
>> All right, April.
[52:22] » Uh, just a little update on the high
school student volunteer board. We had
[52:27] our uh meeting today. Everyone did a
little uh introduction and some of them
[52:35] touched upon like some of their favorite
things about Wyoming or some of their
[52:39] passion points and just impressive group
of people that want to volunteer and
[52:45] make our community better. Some of the
favorites include the pastry shop, just
[52:49] walking in general. So, it's nice to see
that our improvements to the city are
[52:55] going to help that and in continue to
encourage those students to um walk
[53:00] around in our community. Uh but
highlights that we got to hear from
[53:06] Rusty and Melissa about um just some of
their experiences when it has to deal
[53:12] with management, supervision, and
leadership. and just want to reiterate
[53:17] that I feel like they both embody that
um opportunity to lead by example and so
[53:25] thank you very much for that and being a
guest at the high school student
[53:30] meeting. Um, and then just looking
forward to a great holiday season and
[53:37] enjoying the fellowship of other
community members, whether it be at the
[53:40] turkey raffle or um at the holiday
lighting tree ceremony. And um I'm just
[53:48] looking forward to all of the great
things that our community has to offer
[53:51] during the holidays.
>> Thank you,
[53:55] » Cindy.
[54:06] I'm going to start over because I need
it entirely on record. [laughter]
[54:10] This is the month to be thankful and I
am entirely thankful to um have served
[54:15] with this group of people in my first
term on city council. Um I learned a lot
[54:21] from each and every person. I got to
know each and every personally and I'm
[54:25] trying to eyeball all of you. I gota get
there's Dan. [laughter]
[54:29] Um, thank you for um, everything that
you taught me and and thank you for
[54:34] listening and thank you for allowing me
to be a part of a team. I really like
[54:38] this team and I'm so glad that
practically all of us will come back.
[54:43] Um,
um, I really am truly thankful for the
[54:46] opportunity to serve the city. Um, I got
to celebrate the fact that we are in
[54:51] such a great city. of movies came to our
street, my very own street, which was
[54:57] exciting. And I am a little sad that I
will miss the turkey raffle and I will
[55:05] miss the tree ceremony um when we light
the tree and I will miss um the one-stop
[55:11] shop. I'm in another obligation that I
cannot get out of and I don't want to
[55:15] get out of it either. So, both are great
things and I hate that I will miss all
[55:19] of the celebration that comes to the
city of Wyoming in the month of November
[55:23] and December to bring us all together.
If I can't tell you enough how much I
[55:28] love when the city comes together, the
fact that I will miss it. I can't wait
[55:32] for all the pictures and um thanks.
That's all I have.
[55:37] Billy,
>> I got a list, guys. Um, so the first
[55:43] thing I wanted to say is, um, thank you,
Joe. You have stepped in seamlessly, uh,
[55:49] into this group. You've added a ton of
value. I know more about America 250
[55:54] than I ever thought possible, and the
your enthusiasm has been amazing, but
[56:00] really this the seamless step in. You
just you've you've been in step with the
[56:03] community, with the norms, with the
process. You've educated, you take the
[56:07] time to read up on things. like you just
you've been a huge asset to this group
[56:11] and I've really enjoyed working with you
and I appreciate your service to our
[56:14] community. So, thank you for that.
Um I did also want to say uh like Cindy,
[56:20] it is a month of gratitude. It should be
every day, but in this month in
[56:24] particular um our public safety like wow
a huge thank you to each and every
[56:29] person that keeps us safe. I was very
moved tonight by watching the mom um pin
[56:34] the badge on her son and just the
commitment that you guys give of your
[56:40] service, of your talents, and of your
lives to take care of this community is
[56:45] really just extraordinarily meaningful
and keeping us safe. So, uh a huge sense
[56:49] of gratitude for that. Um, and also a
sense of gratitude to each and every one
[56:53] of you that I get to work with that
makes this job uh enjoyable and we have
[56:58] fun when April wipes her germs on Chris
and you know we just make jokes and also
[57:04] do good work at the same time. So, it's
really been a pleasure to work with you
[57:07] and I feel very grateful that we have a
city staff that serves our community so
[57:11] well. And the last thing I did want to
point out, um, wow, just I mean that's
[57:16] probably the seventh iteration of the
CIPs that we've gone through. So it is
[57:20] not new news but when you step back and
look at the enormity of the work that
[57:24] our team is managing uh the scope the
complexity the size uh we are just
[57:30] really lucky to be able to have a team
that can tackle this much work in that
[57:33] amount of time and really drive our
community forward in very meaningful
[57:38] ways. So thank you for that as well and
also I'm very proud to be a part of
[57:42] that. So, thank you for that,
>> Dan.
[57:48] » Well, when seven of us speak, there's
inevitably going to be some repetition.
[57:51] So, I'm going to repeat a couple things,
but I'm going to stay focused on two
[57:55] subjects. Number one, uh it's it's hard
not to be in awe of our public service,
[58:00] uh our police officers. So, uh thanks to
Officer McGillis, uh Sergeant McGillis,
[58:06] um and Officer Jones. Those those
stories are quite impactful. Of course,
[58:11] we heard about those before tonight, but
it just really hit home tonight as they
[58:15] were here uh being honored. So, thank
you for honoring them. Uh and it's a
[58:19] good example for uh Scotty Cook and
Andrew
[58:24] » Patinho Patinho. So, um they uh welcome
welcome aboard to those two. So, thank
[58:30] you for presenting them tonight, Brook.
Um Joe, it's hard to get through a
[58:34] meeting without acknowledging your
efforts and uh you've been the reason uh
[58:39] you're a person that a lot of people
wanted to work with on council is
[58:42] because of your history of collaboration
and civic involvement and then and you
[58:48] stepped into a spot on council to
continue uh and we know obviously you're
[58:53] going to continue that after you get off
of council. So you're about as big of an
[58:58] ambassador as I can imagine. Uh tonight
you brought up painting the water tower
[59:02] for the 250. That's that's a real sign
of ambassadorship there, Joe. So, um I
[59:08] think the the 250 committee's got the
right guy uh to to wave the banner. So,
[59:13] thanks for all you've done before, what
you did on council with us now. We look
[59:16] forward to work with you again in the
years to come. Thanks.
[59:20] » All right. So, last um I actually want
to recognize Chris Woodside.
[59:26] If you look at where the plan original
plan on that turf field at the high
[59:30] school and you having a vision of it
should not just be replacing the field
[59:34] that should be improving the fans
experience
[59:37] and you with determination just kept
pushing it and if you look at what the
[59:42] scope that we are now going to be doing
in the and the improvement for years to
[59:46] come. I just want to thank you for
you know
[59:52] helping us see the way.
Um,
[59:56] and I also tonight, um, we'll we'll
thank Joe. We have one more meeting with
[1:00:02] Joe. This isn't the last one. It'll be a
short one, but we have one more meeting.
[1:00:06] And but, um, we are so appreciative of
how you stepped in and really have been
[1:00:13] a full team member. So, we thank you.
And that's all for me. So
[1:00:22] we have no members to excuse.
So and there's no executive session. So
[1:00:28] do I hear a motion to adjurnn?
>> I move that we adjourn. Second.
[1:00:33] » Having been moved and seconded adjourn
for the night. Would all those in favor
[1:00:36] please signify by saying yes.
>> Yes.
[1:00:38] » Those opposed.
>> The motion carries and we stand
[1:00:41] adjourned. Thank you.