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From YouTube: Athens City Council December 2, 2019
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Athens City Council December 2, 2019
A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
Athens
City
Council,
it's
Monday
night
December,
2nd
at
7
o'clock,
and
we
are
in
regular
session
tonight.
Our
first
item
of
business
is
establishing
a
quorum
and
all
members
of
council
are
present
tonight.
Next
item
of
business
is
disposition
of
the
minutes
for
the
regular
session
of
City
Council
held
on
November
18
2019
I
have
a
motion
for
his
and
a
second
and
for
approving
these
minutes.
So
second,
second,
thank
you
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay.
The
motion
carries
in
the
minutes
have
been
approved.
A
Next
item
of
business
is
communications
and
I
want
to
let
the
public
know
that
council
members
will
be
attending
two
different
events
in
the
coming
weeks,
which
would
be
considered
a
public
meeting,
and
so
we
always
make
those
available
so
that
the
community
knows
what
we're
doing
on
December
4th.
There
will
be
four
council
members
who
will
be
three
council
members
of
myself
who
will
be
attending
a
tour
of
the
Bailey's
trail
and
that's
December,
4th
and
I
believe
that's
at
1
p.m.
1
to
3
p.m.
A
A
D
C
My
brain
became
I
just
wanted
to
let
the
Mara
know
that
I've
heard
numerous
compliments
about
the
city
parking
garage,
how
beautiful
it
looks
and
that
people
are
actually
encouraged
to
park
there.
I
would
also
tell
you
that
I've
also
heard
citizen
that
who's
purchased
an
e-bike
that
we
now
have
to
weave
up
bikes
in
Athens,
but
we
are
both
concerned
about
not
having
a
parking
space
that
shelter
from
the
rain.
So
perhaps
the
city
can
do
something
about
that.
Thank
you.
E
But
I
want
to
share
with
you
that
we
are
exploring
bike
lockers
to
go
into
a
parking
space
or
two
in
the
parking
garage,
so
not
only
shelters,
but
it's
more
secure
space
that
someone
wants
to
park
there
long
term.
Now
whether
that'll
have
a
power
outlet
in
there
I
don't
know,
but
it's
very
good.
We
can
look
into
that
too,
but
just
as
a
appreciate
that.
C
E
F
You
president
nicely
I'd
like
him
to
make
a
motion
to
adopt
ordinance,
1
2019.
Second,
thank
you,
and
this
ordinance
makes
two
changes
to
the
Uptown
parking
first
was
that
it
makes
low
intensity
and
the
the
new
part
is
all
accessible
parking
spaces,
the
25
cents
per
half-hour
or
50
cents
per
hour,
so
setting
the
accessible
parking
spaces
to
the
lowest
meter
price
uptown,
and
the
second
change
is
that
the
meters
will
be
enforced
until
7:00
p.m.
rather
than
8:00
p.m.
A
So
we
have
a
motion
and
second
for
approval
of
ordinance,
1
2019.
Are
there
any
comments
or
questions
some
council
members,
administration
or
the
audience?
Okay,
I
have
the
vote
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay,
the
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved.
Ordinance.
120
119
is
an
ordinance
rezoning
portions
of
Court
Street
state
carpenter
and
fern
streets
from
ab3
zone
to
a
B
to
D
zone
and
is
introduced
by
councilmember
fall.
Thank
you.
G
I
move
that
we
adopt
120,
119
I'm,
sorry,
thank
you.
This
has
gone
before
the
Planning
Board
and
the
City
Council,
and
we've
had
public
hearing
and
multiple
meetings
about
it.
It's
to
help
uptown
become
much
more
logical
and
its
zoning
and
make
it
a
more
appropriate
zone
than
what
it
is
now,
which
is
much
more
of
a
suburban
type
of
Zoning
than
a
urban
type.
Thank
you.
A
E
There
was
a
question
that
came
up
to
council
at
the
last
regular
session
and
the
regular
session
before
that,
and
that
was
about
parking
spaces.
So
I've
asked
paulo
city
planner
to
put
together
something
for
you:
there'll,
be
a
visual
as
well
as
what
he
has
determined
to
be
the
parking
on
the
north
block
of
quartz
tree.
H
No
forgetting
the,
although
planner
for
the
city
I,
was
asked
to
put
together
some
information
regarding
the
current
situation
on
Court
Street.
On
that
north
end
of
Court,
Street
will
I
forget
regarding
current
business
uses
and
the
amount
of
parking
that's
required
versus
the
amount
of
parking
that's
in
currently
in
existence.
I
put
together
a
spreadsheet
that
all
I
believe
all
even
members
have
before
them.
What
that
spreadsheet
identifies
is
in
the
first
column
of
courses
all
the
current
businesses
in
that
be
to
in
that
b3
zone.
H
The
second
column
lists
the
type
of
business
use
and
that's
the
type
of
business
use
as
I
as
identified
in
the
off
street
parking
requirements,
table
B
of
the
zoning
code
and
then
the
third
column
is
an
estimate
of
the
square
footage
of
each
of
those
commercial
spaces.
That
is
an
estimate,
I
think
in
most
situations
it's
probably
an
overestimation
a
lot
of
our
square
footage
requirements.
Don't
include
things
like
storage
rooms,
restrooms
small
offices
break
rooms.
H
They
write,
though,
and
include
it's
usually
about
the
square
footage
of
the
actual
showroom
or
the
restaurant
areas
and
then
there's
a
number
of
parking
spaces
that
would
be
required
for
code
based
upon
those
square
footage,
and
if
you
can
see
that
the
parking
required
per
code
for
that
that
b3
area,
that's
in
question,
is
about
504
spaces.
Then
we
look
then
I
looked
at
the
number
of
current
parking
spaces
that
are
required
and
then,
whether
there's
a
variance
that
exists
for
that
use,
whether
they're
grandfathered
in
or
whether
they
meet
the
current
requirements.
H
All
of
the
ones
that
are
identified
in
Orange
currently
have
a
bearing
excuse.
Me
are
currently
compliant
and
then
there's
two
that
have
variances.
That
includes
Casa
nueva
and
the
overhang,
which
was
previously
the
greenery
and
a
couple
incantations
action.
So
by
my
calculations,
including
the
Athens
armory,
which
has
about
twelve
parking
spaces,
but
it's
currently
not
in
use
and
as
a
private
as
a
public
building,
there's
about
a
hundred
fifty-four
parking
spaces
that
are
currently
existing
in
that
sound,
but
there's
a
required
of
504.
H
If
we
subtract
the
variances
in
any
parking
spaces
at
the
Armory,
we
have
about
384
that
should
be
required,
but
only
a
hundred
fifty
two
that
are
currently
existence.
So
we
have
a
deficit
of
about
240
parking
spaces
from
what's
required,
based
on
the
b3
zoning
requirements
versus
what's
actually
in
place.
H
So
what
I
was
curious
about
it?
You
know
the
planner
I'm
looking
at
land
use
issues
and
what
is
the
actual
land
use
implication
of
those
240
parking
spaces
that
are
zoning
code
is
saying
we
need
to
have
that
we
can
not
meet,
and
so
I
started
looking
at
areas
of
the
city
that
have
a
really
good
example
of
parking
requirements
very
similar.
The
easiest
one
is
fine,
of
course,
Walmart.
As
we
all
know,
there's
plenty
of
parking.
H
Your
Walmart
and
I
counted
up
using
Google
Earth,
roughly
250
parking
spaces
at
the
Walmart,
and
then
I
calculated
the
area
of
that
space.
That's
2.5
acres,
then
I
looked
at
within
that
be
free
zone.
It's
a
State
Street
Court
Street
carpenter.
What
is
2.5
acres
of
land
look
logical,
and
that
is
all
of
this
right
here,
so
based
on
our
current
code
of
existing
commercial
uses
in
that
be
free
zone
that
we're
discussing
rezoning
if
we
were
to
get
it
compliant,
which
is
what
our
zoning
code
wants.
H
A
B
D
H
Any
of
them
are
grandfathered
in,
however,
grandfather
status
is
only
if
the
business
goes
out,
for
whatever
purpose
closes
out
of
business,
etc.
If
that,
if
that
storefront
goes
dormant
for
12
months,
it
loses
its
grandfather
status,
so
any
new
business
that
would
come
into
that
storefront
would
then
have
to
go
before
the
Board
of
Zoning.
Appeals
can
get
a
variance
even
to
open
up.
C
H
We
have
discussed
that
internally.
There
are
certainly
you
know.
That
could
be
a
very
good
practice.
In
my
opinion,
our
current
code
doesn't
allow
for
that,
doesn't
allow
for
shared
parking
requirements
under
the
zoning
code.
What
this
is
assuming
is
that
you
have
discrete
uses
at
all
places,
so
you
go
to
get
your
hair
cut
at
one
place,
there's
parking
space
available
for
you.
You
go
across
the
street
further
to
get
a
pizza,
there's
parking
available
at
the
pizza,
pizza,
parlor,
etc.
H
H
C
H
Offhand
I'm
familiar
with
that
use,
though
familiar
with
that
strategy.
Yeah,
it
can
get
complicated
because
the
city
mail
out,
but
then
you
still
have
a
private
property
owner
who
may
say
no
I,
don't
want
other
people's
businesses
parking
in
my
parking.
How
are
we
going
to
maintain
those
parking
spaces?
How
do
you
deal
with
you
know?
Who
who
damaged
the
light
pole
or
created
the
pothole,
or
something
like
that?
Thank.
I
H
If
they're
comfortable
with
the
parking
situation
that
they
have
nothing,
they
there's
no
requirement
of
court
you're,
even
in
a
p.2d
zone
you're
allowed.
If
you
want
to
create
parking
for
your
business,
you
you
would
be
allowed
to
butt
in,
but
there's
no
requirement
in
the
b2d
zone
that
you
create
commercial
parking,
there's,
always
a
requirement
for
residential
parking.
That's
why
this
analysis
met
analysis.
I
provided
to
you
only
shows
the
analysis
for
commercial,
so
residential
commercial
or
residential
requirements
would
still
be
required
to
be
met,
met
under
this
potential
change
of
zoning.
H
Right
off
street
parking,
no
again,
none
of
this
calculates
in
the
amount
of
on
street
parking.
That's
available,
a
number
Street
Meters
the
existence
of
parking
in
the
parking
garage
and,
as
we
just
was
just
discussed
earlier,
that
we're
hearing
good
comments
on
the
changes
we've
made
at
the
parking
garage
right.
I
And
I,
don't
doubt
that
this
and
we've
talked
about
this
parking
issue
needing
to
be
solved.
But
there
is
the
potential
that
the
people
in
compliance
no
longer
need
to
be
in
compliance.
Do
something
else
with
space
that
they
have
and
people
Park
and
then
closed
in
neighborhoods.
In
order
to
go
to
businesses
and
on
the
north
end
of
town
possibility.
E
Today,
I
drove
about
length
of
Port
Street,
but
only
start
counting
open
parking
spaces
at
the
meters
from
State
Street
down
to
carpenter,
carpenter
to
East,
8th,
Street,
East,
8th
Street
back
up
to
the
city
buildings.
Basically,
a
public
I
need
to
count
those
but
I
ended
up
counting
13
on
North,
Court
Street
and
a
total
of
33.
If
you
counted
carpenter,
open
spaces,
East,
8th
Street,
you
know,
I
just
chose
parking
spaces,
metered
parking
spaces
that
are
easy,
walking
distance
to
the
Uptown
businesses
on
the
North
Block
itself.
E
So,
again,
that's
noon!
That's
the
lunch
hour
when
people
are
really
out
in
mobile.
Getting
around
going
to
get
some
be
driving
around
I
have
to
reiterate
what
one
of
the
things
that
the
city
planner
said
is
that
that
formula
is
based
on
unique
visits
so
as
he
was
indicating
it's
driving
to
the
barbershop
and
then
from
there
you're
gonna
drive
to
a
place
for
pizza
and
from
there
you're
gonna
go
drive
somewhere
else
to
go,
get
some
jewelry
it
chapman's,
jewelers
or
something.
You
know.
E
Those
are
all
discrete
parking,
and
you
know
which
is
part
of
that
parking
requirement.
You
know,
formulated
on
discreet,
are
discreet
trips.
Now
the
other
thing
too
and
Kelsey.
You
know
this
is
that
we've
got
a
robust,
Athens
public
transit
system
that
runs
right
down
there
too,
and
I
I
just
have
to
say
this
one
more
time
twice
now
in
the
planning
of
the
comprehensive
plan
that
this
has
been
in
there,
but
it
was
in
the
first
comprehensive
plan.
It's
in
this
country.
G
This
I
think
this
also
shows
that
some
of
our
parking
requirements
and
the
code
that
does
deal
with
parking
needs
to
be
updated,
because
there
should
be
availability
of
being
able
to
do
a
day
and
night.
You
know
like
the
county.
The
county
doesn't
use
all
of
their
parking.
They
may
be
able
to
make
you
know
an
agreement
with
somebody
else.
Those
sort
of
solutions
and
more
progressive
solutions
should
be
allowed
by
our
code.
Thank
you.
A
J
K
K
This
is
like
a
little
metaphor
for
parking,
but
it's
Monday
right
after
Thanksgiving.
So
maybe
there's
no
cars
on
the
streets
today,
because
there's
no
students
in
the
bars
today,
because
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
aren't
back
in
town,
so
I
don't
think
the
looking
at
how
many
parking
places
are
empty
on
the
street
of
Athens.
Today
is
really
a
good
day
to
do
it
because
I,
don't
think,
there's
a
lot
of
people
facilitating
uptown
today
if
the
bar
throwing
a
reflection
because
they
were
pretty
much
empty
when
I
walked
up
here.
K
So
just
a
passing
thought.
I
I
also
want
to
say
that
when
I
was
on
the
board
of
Sony
appeals,
there
was
a
restaurant
on
listen
to
Avenue
that
opened,
it
didn't,
have
enough
parking
and
they
were
able
to
make
an
arrangement
with
the
large
parking
area
across
the
street.
There
used
to
be
a
mall
there
and
there
was
some
other
buildings
there,
not
a
mall
but
a
small
shopping
area,
and
and
we
did
grant
a
variance.
K
The
owners
of
the
parking
lot
property
across
the
street
and
the
restaurant
were
both
in
agreement
and
we
did
Grandma
variance
based
on
those
parking
places.
So
we
do
do
that
in
our
town
and
the
Board
of
Zoning.
Appeals
has
been
agreeable
to
that
to
allow
multiple
businesses
to
use
the
same
each
other's
parking
places.
K
I'm,
not
sure
I
got
a
direct
answer
on
my
question.
That
visual
was
very
interesting,
that
giant
parking
lot
at
Walmart's
and
I.
Think
it
sounds.
The
scare
tactic
to
you.
You're
gonna
pave
all
the
top
part
North
Court
Street,
so
you
can
put
in
parking
come
on
we're
not
gonna.
Do
that
I'm
concerned
about
those
hundred
and
fifty
parking
places
and
where
they're
going
to
go.
If
you
want
to
walk
somewhere
today,
walk
up,
grosvenor,
walk
up,
Franklin,
walk
up,
Mount,
Street,
well,
I
walked
out
the
North
Congress
Street.
K
There
is
no
parking,
and
where
are
those
cars
going
to
go
and
like
I
said
before?
Maybe
the
businesses
that
are
now
located
on
the
north
block
of
North,
Court,
Street
and
carpenter
and
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
we're
including
East
State
Street
around
the
corner
to
fern
alley,
which
would
also
include
the
large
building
where
the
DEM
headquarters
are
so
so
I,
don't
know
if
you
counted
all
of
that
in
these
calculations,
it's
a
b3,
because
it's
adjacent
to
a
neighborhood
goods,
neighborhoods
and
I
think
it
needs
to
stay
that
way.
K
K
L
We
adopt
one
22:19.
Second,
thank
you.
This
has
been
read
twice.
We
discussed
in
committee
essentially
we're
making
some
year-end
appropriation
movements
here
for
the
fire
department
funds
to
cover
the
year
in
expenses
and
water
death
fund
to
pay
down
a
hundred
thousand
dollar
loan
and
a
roll
over
a
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
and
just
discuss
this
time
passing
so.
A
B
A
Okay
and
the
first
ordinance
for
second
reading
is
110
19,
and
this
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
mayor
to
enter
into
an
agreement
to
provide
financial
support
from
the
city's
transient
guests
texts
to
the
outdoor
recreation
council
of
Appalachia,
known
as
Orca,
for
funding
the
Bailey's
trail
system,
along
with
other
recreational
activities
and
is
introduced
by
councilmember
Reisner,
and
we
are
on
our
second
reading.
But
I
know
that
I
think
there
are
some
people
here
who
want
to
make
comments.
Is
there
anybody
amongst
the
council,
members
or
administration?
Who
would
like
to
make
a
comment?
E
Would
just
like
to
give
an
update
last
week,
I
reached
out
to
an
individual
that
Nixon
Dali
that
I
mentioned
before
from
from
noble
Braddock
LLC
up
in
Cleveland,
suggested
I
reach
out
to
an
individual
at
Cleveland
State
University,
whose
name
is
Kirby
date?
Dat
and
Kirby
is
an
expert
in
the
area
of
of
kind
of
modeling
community
impacts
with
different
projects,
whether
it's
a
business
or
it
can
be
commercial
that
could
be
housing
for
that
matter.
E
Anyway,
I
sent
her
the
information
that
set
round
the
quantified
ventures
had
sent
to
me
the
same
documents
that
I
had
sent
to
Nixon
golly
and
asked
if
she
would
give
you
know,
look
it
over
and
give
her
opinion
on
the
report
sup
Brown
and
put
together.
She
did.
She
looked
at
it
on
Friday
and
called
me
back
that
that
later
on
that
day
and
said
that
that
everything
that
she
reviewed
what
solids?
E
The
one
comment
that
she
did
have
as
she
said
that
she
was
surprised
at
how
conservative
quantified
Ventures
was
in
those
numbers.
She
feels
that
the
numbers
are
going
to
be
much
higher
than
what
was
in
there,
but
Seth
Brown
and
quantified
ventures
use
the
very
conservative
estimate
to
to
identify
what
the
potential
numbers
of
riders
of
anybody
using
the
trail
system
would
be.
She
felt
she
feels
that
the
attendance
on
the
trail
system
is
going
to
be
much
higher
than
that.
A
Council
members
are
also
in
receipt
of
a
letter
from
rural
action
reporting
on
their
power
grant
from
the
Appalachian
Regional
Commission
that
details
that
they
will
be
completing
31
miles
of
the
Bailey's
trail
system.
With
that
power
grant
money,
so
council
members
did
just
receive
that
narrative
before
council
tonight.
That's
a
member
car
well.
I
Thank
you,
I
just
wanted
to
direct
councils
attention
to
one
of
the
emails
that
we
have
received.
I
believe
we've
received
almost
100
emails
in
support
of
the
trail
system.
We
received
one
recently
from
a
well-respected
analyst
at
the
one
image
school
of
leadership
and
public
affairs.
Mr.
John
Glaser
and
his
C
mail
was
a
little
bit
different
than
than
the
others.
A
night
and
I
do
hope
that
all
council
members
look
at
it
closely.
I
He
looks
at
the
tangible,
as
the
mayor's
has
has
shown
us,
as
well
as
the
intangible
spawns
the
social,
a
social
benefits
of
the
system
for
the
county
for
our
city,
as
well
as
for
Chauncey
and
I.
Just
thought
was
an
excellent
message
and
I
recommend
everybody
read
it
carefully:
Thank
You
councilmember.
M
It's
an
economic
study
by
the
College
of
Business
there,
in
which
100
mile
of
trail
single
track
investment
of
six
to
seven
million
dollars
from
a
variety
of
city,
state
and
federal
funds
brings
in
somewhere
between
36
and
48
million
dollars
to
the
Duluth
area.
To
me,
that's
significant,
and
this
again
is
not
frivolous
information,
so
I
wanted
that
to
be
on
the
record.
M
A
You
any
other
comments
from
Council
members.
I
know
we
have
some
audience
members
here
and
it's
good
to
see
nearly
a
full
house
again
and
so
in
with
interest
in
Baileys
and
I
will
ask
that
if
people
are
wanting
to
speak
tonight
that
we
give
first
preference
to
those
who
have
not
spoken
before
and
if
you
are
going
to
speak
again
tonight,
if
it
is
a
new
comment,
we
welcome
that
comment.
If
you
have
new
information
to
add
so,
is
there
anyone
that
would
like
to
speak?
A
N
Everything
is
already
here,
so
you
put
a
system
that
it's
it's
going
to
be
as
diverse
with
the
amount
of
different
construction,
crews
and
and
everything
that's
going
on.
You
put
a
system
like
that
on
the
bit
with
the
Bailey's
trail
system.
Here,
I
think
it's
just
going
to
flourish.
It's
just
going
to
be
beyond
imagination
and
and
I
think
you
said
something
about
Duluth
I'm,
not
sure
I've
never
been
to
Duluth,
but
I
can
imagine
you
it
is.
You
can
expect
the
same
if
not
better
results.
N
B
N
B
O
O
I
retired,
so
right
now
all
I
do
is
spend
money
and
the
way
I
spend
my
money
is
I
find
towns
that
have
projects
like
the
Bailey's
operational
I
go
to
them
I
play
for
days.
They
spend
a
certain
amount
of
money
there
and
then
I
come
back
to
Athens
the
place
that
I
love
and
I'm
glad
they're
talking
about
bike
lockers.
O
Now,
because
every
state
talked
about
him
40
years
ago,
because
I
could
have
used
it
every
day,
I
commuted
every
single
day
to
Oklahoma's
a
spell
to
work,
so
cycling
is
in
the
blood
of
this
town
has
been
always
that's.
Why
I
moved
here
and
that's?
Why
I'd
like
to
stay
here
and
I'd
like
to
retire
here
and
I
like
the
opportunity
at
the
age
of
90,
to
be
riding
those
trails,
they're
going
they're
going
to
be
that
kind
of
trail
I've
been
out
there,
I
helped,
you
know,
lay
them
out.
O
J
First,
as
the
CEO
of
the
national
business
incubation
Association,
which
was
located
here
in
Athens,
I,
worked
up
in
Washington
DC
with
the
International
Economic
Development
councils,
so
I'm
speaking
as
someone
that
loves
Athens
and
lives
in
Athens
and
wants
us
to
have
a
community
that
promotes
fitness
and
outdoor
recreation.
I
want
us
to
be
about
that,
but
also
from
an
economic
development
perspective
and
I
wrote
a
letter
to
council
that
I
hope
you
all
read,
but
I
was
talking
about.
This
is
an
opportunity,
that's
unique
to
towns
like
Athens.
J
We
have
this
large
tract
of
land.
This
national
forest
lots
of
communities
don't
have
that
if
we
don't
do
recreation
on
that
land
and
benefit
from
that.
In
terms
of
that,
you
know
our
economics
and
becoming
the
community
that
we
want
to
be
about
outdoor
recreation,
green
space
and
that
sort
of
thing
the
land
will
be
used
in
some
other
way.
Eventually.
So
that's
my
concern.
The
other
thing
is
I'm
thankful
that
Seth
and
others
were
somewhat
conservative
on
that
I
think
that
communities
get
in
trouble
when
they
start
putting
all
these
multipliers.
J
On
things,
however,
when
I've
looked
across
the
nation
and
I've
done
training
in
a
lot
of
towns
on
economic
development,
you
see
communities
that
invest
in
things
like
this.
They
become
the
community
that
they
want
to
be
that
we
want
to
be,
and
also
they
benefit
economically
in
a
way
that
aligns
with
everything
that
we
love
without
Athens
right,
it's
not
going
to
be
smokestacks.
It's
going
to
be
green
space,
that's
going
to
be
outdoor
recreation,
so
it
makes
sense
economically.
J
P
Hello,
my
name
is
Kelly
Shaw
I'm,
a
long
time,
Athens
resident
third
Ward
I
also
work
in
Nelsonville
and
Athens
as
part
of
our
local
arts,
community
and
I'm
in
support
of
the
Bailey's
trail
system.
I
guess
I
personally
would
ask
City
Council
to
pass
this
ordinance
as
an
affirmation
of
the
value
of
our
southeast
Ohio
culture.
I.
Think
Athens
celebrates
our
history
and
values
in
so
many
incredible
ways.
P
The
beautiful
southeast,
Ohio
History
Center
are
many
restored
historic
buildings,
special
collections
and
exhibitions
that
I
can
think
of,
and
our
museums,
art,
centers
and
libraries,
as
well
as
traditional
and
regional
lab
music.
That
is
going
on.
I
think
every
night
somewhere
and
especially
I
can
say
we
have
a
really
robust
community
of
local
artists
and
craftspeople
carrying
on
a
long
legacy
of
Appalachian,
resourcefulness
and
creativity.
Whoo
I'm
really
proud
to
know
so.
P
I
support
the
project,
of
course,
as
folks
have
mentioned,
as
a
sound
economic
investment,
but
more
than
that
I
guess
I
see
this
project
as
a
powerful
and
unifying
opportunity
to
embrace
our
community
strength
and
character,
as
we
potentially
prepare
with
our
neighbors
and
chauncey
and
Buck
dole
and
Don
Vila
Nelsonville
to
welcome
new
visitors
to
our
region
and
really
celebrate
all
of
those
existing
resources.
So
I
guess
I
am
speaking
to
the
more
intangible
benefits
but
I
think
they're
an
important
consideration.
Thanks.
Q
Hi,
my
name
is
Mike
Moulton
I
live
at
20
gram.
Drive
over
near
sales
park
lived
in
Athens
that
I
think
just
almost
25
years,
my
wife
and
I
moved
here
from
the
West
I
grew
up
in
California.
We
lived
in
Utah
just
prior
to
coming
here
and
I,
just
like
to
speak
a
little
bit
about
so
first
of
all
left
last
week,
a
couple
weeks
ago,
I
sent
an
email
to
the
city
council
members
in
support
of
the
Bailey's
project
and
I
appreciate
many
of
you
responded
back
to
me
and
I
appreciated
that
response.
Q
I
appreciate
that
you're
listening
I
appreciate
that
you
give
us
an
opportunity
to
speak
here
and
that
you're
listening
to
our
concerns.
My
concern
is
that
we
don't
move
forward
with
this
project.
I've
traveled
quite
a
bit
with
my
job.
My
job
takes
me
out
of
state
about
I
cover
about
six
states
around
here.
Prior
to
that
I
covered
another
four
states,
so
I've
been
to
South
Carolina,
all
the
way
out
to
Indiana
Michigan
I
travel
out
with
my
job
in
every
week.
I
take
my
bike
with
me.
Most
of
time
is
my
mountain
bike.
Q
I
have
the
experience
of
going
to
trails
around
the
country
and
seeing
what
kind
of
what
kind
of
support
there
is,
what
kind
of
activity
there
is
out
there
and
there's
one
trail
in
particular,
I.
Think
of
Brown
County
over
in
southern
Indiana.
Every
time
I'm
there
and
our
bailey's
project
will
be
similar
to
that
project.
Q
Every
time
I'm
there
I
need
10
15
20
people
from
God
that
are
riding
there,
and
most
of
them
are
from
out
of
state
and
I'm,
always
surprised
when
I
come
to
when
I
talk
to
other
mountain
bikers,
how
often
they
when
they
say
where
are
you
from
I,
say
I'm
from
Athens
Ohio?
And
they
say
they
know
about
the
bailey's
project.
Q
There's
a
tremendous
economic
impact
for
people
like
me
who,
who
do
those
kinds
of
things
I,
don't
have
the
the
resources,
their
studies
to
show
the
economic
impact,
but
I
can
tell
you
with
a
huge
level
of
confidence.
What
I
see
anecdotally
is
that
this
will
be
a
very
huge
economic
benefit
to
our
community
beyond
the
economic
impact.
Q
When
we
moved
here
25
years
ago,
I
came
for
two
or
three
years
that
my
wife
got
a
job
at
the
University
I
said:
okay,
I'll
come
for
a
couple
years,
then
I
was
planning
to
leave
and
I
really
have
fallen
in
love
with
southeastern
Ohio
and
our
trails.
Anybody
who
knows
me
knows
that
pretty
much
every
day,
I'm
out
on
one
of
our
trails,
mountain
biking,
hiking
with
my
kids
trail
running,
doing
something
out
there.
So
I
hope
that
the
City
Council
will
will
support
this
project.
I
think
will
be
great
for
our
community.
I
G
A
And
we
have
just
just
to
bring
you
up
to
speed.
We
have
just
read
count
that
for
the
second
time
ordinance
126
19-
and
this
is
the
one
that's
amending
the
parking
regulations.
Thank
you
for
the
city
code.
Ordinance,
120
and
I
will
just
pause
for
a
moment
to
see
if
there
any
questions
or
comments
on
this
ordinance.
A
Nineteen
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
mayor
to
participate
in
the
uptown
special
Improvement
District,
known
as
a
CID
introduced
by
councilmember
Reisman
comments
or
questions.
Then
move
on
to
the
next
one.
We
now
have
ordinances
for
first
reading
ordinance.
120
919
is
an
ordinance
amending
the
2019
appropriation
ordinance
and
is
introduced
by
councilmember
Reisner.
L
There's
my
voice
here:
an
ordinance
amending
the
2019
appropriation
ordinance
section
1,
the
2019
appropriation
ordinance,
140
18
s
hereby
amended
by
appropriating
from
the
appropriate
balance
of
following
sums:
$7,500
to
diversion
program
fund,
232
transaction
code
300
to
cover
2009
I'm.
Sorry,
I
missed
a
page
here.
I
should
have
said
this.
L
L
Now
sorry,
all
right,
spokesman,
arts
parks,
recreation,
income,
tax
fund,
273
transaction
code,
300
for
the
maintenance
contract
of
a
new
chain
of
new
charging
stations
at
the
pool.
I
have
a
question
on
that:
miss
charging
stations.
Are
we
talking
about
cell
phone
charging
stations
because,
if
we
are,
this
is
off?
This
is
quite
a
lot
of
money.
E
L
A
M
A
I
have
a
second,
so
we
have
it
for
the
record.
Okay,
so
all
those
in
and
so
then
now
it's
been
amended.
So
all
those
in
favor
of
that
amendment,
adding
the
money
in
the
thirteen
six
two
arts
parks
and
recreation
for
the
maintenance
contract
of
the
new
charging
stations.
All
there's
an
auditor
Hector
for
we
both
thank
you
I
know.
S
It's
trying
to
get
away
without
saying
I
just
want
to
clarify
when
you
say,
arts,
parks
and
recreation.
This
money
will
be
coming
out
of
the
new
loan
funds,
273,
not
cat,
270
or
271.
Okay,
if
the
station
is
also
coming
out
of
there,
the
charging
station,
but
there's
already
money
appropriated
in
the
500s,
but
a
maintenance
contract
needs
to
come
out
of
professional
services
and
there's
no
money
in
that
account
line
so
and
they
have
they
have
a
healthy
balance,
an
appropriate
balance
in
there
for
this.
Okay,
thanks
for
the
additional.
B
L
S
Probably
because
of
the
prior
year
bill
for
the
Hopewell
contract
in
court,
those
costs
are
from
last
year
there
was
never
a
new
contract
signed,
and
so
the
payments
were
made-
and
there
are
several
things
on
here,
I'd
like
to
see
you
go
get
suspended
because
we're
so
close
to
the
end
of
the
year.
But
I
don't
know.
If
anybody
wants
to
question
anything
else.
Councilmember.
S
S
A
A
All
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay,
the
motion
carries
in
the
ordinance
is
approved.
Ordinance
130
19
was
an
ordinance
to
make
appropriations
for
current
expenses
and
other
expenditures
of
the
city
of
Athens
Ohio.
During
the
fiscal
year
ending
December
31st
2020
was
introduced
by
the
Finance
and
Personnel
Committee.
A
L
You,
madam
president,
section
one
says
affected
the
first
pay
period
of
2020
authorized
staffing
levels
attached
here
to
and
incorporated
here
in
by
references,
Chau,
be
in
effect
and
all
ordinances.
Inconsistent
therewith
shall
be
repealed.
Section
two
pursuant
to
Ohio
Revised
Code
730,
1.08
power
of
legislative
authority
as
to
salaries
and
bonds,
the
city
of
Athens
non-union
fringe
benefits.
City
Council
does
hereby
authorize
a
2%
general
hourly
pay
increase
for
full-time
and
permanent
part-time
non-union
employees.
Non-Union
employees
in
a
probationary
status
shall
not
be
eligible
for
any
general
hourly
pay
increase
section.
L
Three
City
Council
does
hereby
authorize
a
one-time
lump-sum
payment
of
2%
to
those
employees
whose
general
hourly
pay
rate
exceeds
or
will
exceed
the
maximum
pay
rate
in
his/her
pay
grade,
a
copy
of
which
is
attached
here
to
and
incorporated
here
in
by
reference
said
generally
hourly
pay
increase
or
lump
sum
payment
shall
be
effected.
The
first
pay
period
2020.
B
A
L
You,
madam
president,
this
ordinance
is
about
27
pages
long
I'm,
not
gonna,
read
into
all
of
it
actually
most
of
it.
I'll
allow
counsel
to
do
that.
There's
many
definitions.
There
are
some
changes
from
last
year,
as
you
would
expect.
Some
sections
have
been
struck
out.
There's
been
a
new
sections
added
to
here,
they're
in
so
I
would
suggest
that
all
members
of
council,
please
for
is
it
before
the
next
session
so
that
they
can
ice
any
questions
or
make
comments
about
this.
But
this
is
our
standard,
non-union
fringe
benefit
package
approach
and
procedure.
M
You
Preston
has
he
I'll
just
briefly
acknowledge
similar
with
council.
My
Reisner
said
is
I,
encourage
council
to
dig
in
and
do
some
reading
the
challenge
with
non-union
personnel?
Is
they
don't
have
representative?
They
don't
have
someone
advocating
for
them
absolutely
crap,
and
you
know
so.
This
is
the
Morrises.
This
is
the
otter.
M
This
is
a
clerk,
am
I
correct,
so
these
are
people,
you
don't
have
someone
fighting
for
them
in
this
capacity
and
talking
about
discussing
there's
many
other
members
on
this,
this
group
and
and
encountered
totally
encompasses
so
it's
up
to
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
familiar
and
aware
and
educated
on
these.
Thank
you
thanks.
L
You
Madame
president
section
1
reads
this
service
Safety
Director
is
hereby
authorized
to
enter
into
a
contract
with
the
Employee
Benefit
Service
Center,
to
serve
as
a
third
party
administrator
TPA
by
the
city's
health
insurance
program
for
the
period
from
January
1
2000,
22,
December,
31st
2020,
said
contract
shall
contain
at
a
minimum.
The
following
controls:
1
documentation
at
a
level
to
be
determined
by
the
city
auditor
related
to
the
payments
to
be
made
by
the
TPA
shall
be
submitted
to
the
city
and
reviewed
and
approved
by
the
city.
L
Auditor
prior
to
the
authorization
of
payments
to
a
check
register
shall
be
submitted
to
the
city
auditor,
along
with
the
documentation
3.
The
TPA
shall
not
issue
checks
before
receiving
an
authorization
notice
from
the
city
auditor
for
the
contract
shall
contain
a
clause
that
provides
for
the
city
or
its
auditor
to
have
access
to
the
city
related
records
of
the
TPA
at
the
city's
request.
5,
the
contract
shall
contain
language
that
protects
the
city
in
the
event
of
default
default,
embezzlement,
errors
by
omission
and
other
actions
and
other
actions
of
the
TPA
6.
A
L
A
L
You,
madam
president,
section
one
reads:
effective
January,
1,
2020,
section
1
of
ordinance.
1
27-17
is
hereby
minute
to
read
as
follows:
that
revenues
from
the
city
income
tax
after
deduction
of
5.4
1%
for
the
street
rehabilitation
fund,
572
and
5.4
1%
for
the
arts,
parks
and
recreation,
debt
fund,
450
and
2.7
percent
for
the
payment
of
expenses
associated
with
a
recreational
with
the
recreation
and
or
slice
community
facility.
Fun
271,
as
required
under
tax
levies,
shall
be
allocated
directly
to
funds
as
follows.
A.
A
L
You,
madam
president,
I
move
that
we
suspend
the
rules
for
one
36:19.
Second,
thank
you.
The
reason
for
the
suspension,
as
we
were
discussing
in
ordinance,
129
19,
is
fire
years
billing
that
reads,
as
the
auditor
is
hereby
authorized,
to
expend
up
to
twelve
thousand
dollars
for
diversion
fund.
232
transaction
could
three
hundred
to
pay
a
prior
year,
expense
to
Hopewell
health
center
on
an
invoice
just
received
by
a
municipal
court.
B
A
Have
a
motion
and
second
for
approval
of
this
ordinance,
any
other
comments
or
questions
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed,
nay,
the
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved,
ordinance,
137
19
as
an
ordinance
amending
athens
city
code,
title
49
management,
administration
and
control
of
the
use
of
public
rights-of-way
chapter
49
point
0
3,
an
application
procedures,
section
49.0
3.0
to
be
certificate
of
registration
application
and
is
introduced
by
councilmember
fall.
Thank.
G
A
A
G
M
You
president
Isley,
we
discussed
this
in
committee.
Simply
this
authorizes
the
city
service,
Safety
Director,
who
is
here
with
us
this
evening
to
Everett
eyes
and
accept
bids,
were
necessary
into
entering
the
contract
with
the
lowest
and
best
bidder
for
construction
and
construction
engineering
services
for
the
congas
war
project.
If
you
recall
public
works
director,
mr.
heady
was
here
as
well
and
went
into
discussion
about
the
needs
for
this
our
aging
infrastructure,
and
that
this
is
through
a
CDBG
funding
process.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
R
A
F
C
R
R
R
As
an
effort
to
to
make
them
less
less
complicated,
I
don't
know.
Okay,
I
can
ask
the
members
please
I
can
ask
the
there's
a
public
safety
director's
association
that
were
part
of
and
I'll
see
if
anyone
else's
that
problems
to
where
they've
attempted
to
prohibit
the
sale
of
alcohol
during
riots
and
and
and
it's
cause
the
need
for
this
legislation.
Okay,.
F
M
B
G
T
A
M
You
present
nicely:
we
discussed
this
in
committee
section
one
acknowledges
that
we
have
the
clip
we're
declaring
seventy-five
firearms.
One
compound
bow:
five
dissemination
kits:
15
cases
of
ammunition,
17
magazines
for
pistols.
There
is
a
list
accompanying
this
as
well
on
the
back
side
and
your
handout
see
service
Safety
Director
is
hereby
authorized
to
dispose
of
set
firearms
and
items
as
trade-in
to
a
federally
licensed
firearm
dealer
for
the
purchase
of
new
firearms,
and
this
again
is
something
that
the
city
has
done
in
the
past.
I
think.
G
R
R
A
You
all
right,
thanks
for
the
question.
One
43:19
is
an
ordinance
to
increase
sewer
rates,
amending
athens
city
code,
title
1,
general
provisions,
chapter
1.03
code
fees,
established
section,
five,
point,
zero,
four
point:
zero,
eight
sewer
rates
and
declaring
an
emergency
and
is
introduced
by
all
members
of
council,
and
we
have
someone
willing
to
discuss
the
the
sewer
rates
will
get
comments
here
and
then
judy.
We
will
yes.
I
G
Thanks
councilmember
fall,
I
think
that
many
of
us
were
were
awoken
to
a
degree
over
that
last
few
years,
the
Athens
really
hadn't
been
keeping
pace
with,
with
the
costs
of
a
lot
of
this
and
I
think
that
that
comes
through
with
the
information
that
the
administration
gave
us.
However,
I
think
I
would
rather
have
maybe
such
a
large
increase
done
and
phased
in,
maybe
over
a
couple
cycles
and,
as
we
have
talked
before
in
various
situations
and
other
service
safety
directors
have
talked
about
it.
G
Looking
seriously,
if
you
were
a
low
quantity
user
like
a
thousand
gallons
and
let
you
know
that's
the
base
that
you
can
be
charged
for,
maybe
looking
and
being
able
to
differentially
give
those
people
a
credit
you
know
for
being
able
to
conserve,
because
that's
really
what
we
want
to
go
towards
in
sustainability
and
those
sort
of
things
and
getting
people
to
conserve
and
and
do
it
at
the
beginning,
instead
of
them
other
times.
Thank
you.
L
T
Oh
man,
12
Northwood,
Drive
Athens
last
week,
I
listened
to
somebody
from
the
treatment
plant
needing
more
money
and
they're
talking
about
some
kind
of
equipment
that
he
needs
now.
Instead
of
us
spending
$90,000
tours
is
Bailey
steel,
which
seems
like
it's
gonna
go
anyway.
Why
can't
that
money
be
put
towards
the
problems
and
then
a
water
treatment
plant.
K
John
Kernan
ski.
This
is
a
comment
I
made
when
the
rates
went
up
a
year
ago.
I
understood
why
the
rates
went
up.
I
wasn't
objecting
to
that.
What
I
was
objecting
to
is
what
I
think
council
member
fall
is
referring
to
when
I
calculated
it
out.
If
you're
using
less
the
increase
was
higher
by
a
great
percentage,
the
more
you
use
the
cheaper
it
got.
So
what
I
recommend
it?
K
K
So
if
you
use
two
elements
that
should
be
increased
and
then,
as
you
go
up
to
use
more
and
more,
you
increase
it
at
that
level,
a
graduated
rather
than
dumping
the
whole
increase
on
those
of
us
that
are
using
a
whole
lot
less
so
I'm
not
complaining
about
it.
Increase,
I'd,
understand
and
I
did
a
lot
of
research
looking
around
at
surrounding
communities.
Marietta
and
others
to
see
how
they
handle
their
water
and
the
percentages
that
people
were
charged
and
for
how
much
etc,
etc.
K
K
Every
thousand
gallons,
so
if
you
use
two
thousand
gallons
that
that
amount
should
be
increased,
if
you
use
three
thousand
gallons,
that
amount
should
be
increased
all
the
way
up,
so
that
people
that
are
using
more
and
to
give
them
the
attitude
that
they
should
be
conserving,
it
would
cost
them
glass
I
mean
it's
just
to
me
is,
is
what
what
councilors
are
trying
to
do
with
all
these
proposals
to
to
preach
sustainability
right
and
yet,
and
yet
the
sewer
bill
was
preaching
just
the
opposite.
So
anyways,
thanks
for
the
comments.
E
An
email
off
to
City
Council
earlier
today,
just
to
make
you
aware
of
a
opposition
hearing
this
week
of
the
Statehouse.
This
is
the
regards
to
Senate
bill
222,
which
is
a
preemption
bill
to
free
up
any
city
from
levying
a
plastic
bag
tax
or
anything
else.
Plastic
related
for
that
matter.
So
again,
I
believe
all
Council
received
that
I
also
send
it
up
to
some
citizens
who
I
know
or
on
the
forefront
of
looking
at
other
alternatives
for
plastic
bags
and
bike.
The
bank
use,
but
just
know
that
there
is
that
opposition
here
and.
A
B
A
A
And
next
we
will
have
a
motion
and
then
a
roll
call
vote
for
going
into
executive
session,
and
what
we'll
do
is
we
will
make
that
motion.
I
know
there
are
several
members
still
here
from
the
press
and
and
the
general
public
who
may
want
to
ask
questions
and
so
we'll
allow
five
minutes
before
we
close
the
doors
to
go
into
executive
session.