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From YouTube: Athens City Council November 25, 2019
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Athens City Council November 25, 2019
A
B
So
I
wanted
to
just
give
a
basic
update
for
activities
that
have
occurred
over
the
last
year
and
then
give
you
a
little
bit
of
a
snapshot
of
what's
happening,
2020
and
beyond.
As
far
as
projects
go
and
things
that
were
involved
in
that
we're
currently
working
on.
So
if
we
look
at
2019,
we've
assisted
local
businesses
to
grow
and
expand
their
operations,
we've
been
facilitating
the
creation
of
the
downtown
redevelopment
districts
that
exist
here
within
the
city.
B
We've
been
securing
investments
for
economic
development
projects
in
the
county,
we've
implemented
educational
programs
that
create
a
better
understanding
around
the
importance
of
economic
development
and
how
it
works
in
our
communities.
We
have
spearheaded
the
efforts
around
broadband
expansion
in
southeast
Ohio
and
we've
provided
educational
opportunities
for
entrepreneurs
on
a
monthly
basis.
Also,
we
support
talent,
retention
efforts
within
the
Athens
community
and
we
manage
the
TIF
and
the
city
and
the
county
revolving
loan
funds.
So
that's
just
a
few
of
the
examples
of
the
work
that
we've
done.
B
So,
let's
kick
it
off
with
the
good
stuff.
So
in
2019
the
AC
EDC
has
secured
over
three
million
dollars
from
state
and
federal
sources.
All
of
this
funding
went
directly
to
companies
to
assist
them
or
to
upgrade
infrastructure
that
was
necessary
for
business
development,
for
job
retention
and
creation,
so
the
number
their
outside
sources.
This
is
all
state
and
federal
dollars,
nothing
that
was
local,
no
tax
credits
that
were
local,
but
everything
that
we
brought
in
to
leverage
funding
three
point:
one
12
to
30
million
dollars.
B
This
just
gives
you
a
little
bit
of
a
visual
breakdown.
So
on
the
left-hand
side
you
have
the
business
development
pie
and
we're
looking
at
jobs.
Ohio
funding
at
one
point:
three
million
dollars
that
we
brought
to
our
community
this
year,
tax
credits,
those
were
historic
preservation,
tax
credits
that
we
brought
of
a
little
over
a
million
dollars
and
then
an
O
dot.
629
grant
to
do
some
upgrading
on
roadwork
construction
on
Poston
Road
to
facilitate
the
growth
of
companies
located
in
the
industrial
park.
B
On
the
other
side,
we
have
brownfield
assessments
at
one,
forty,
eight
and
change.
We
brought
in
seventy
eight
thousand
dollars
this
year
from
Appalachian
Regional
Commission
to
do
our
work
on
broadband
feasibility
in
southeast
Ohio,
and
then
we
have
other
various
sponsorships
and
monies
that
we've
pulled
together
to
facilitate
and
support
economic
development,
educational
opportunities,
so
I'm
going
to
do
a
little
bit
of
a
spotlight
on
a
few
of
our
companies.
I
sent
counsel
some
documentation
earlier
in
the
day.
That
is
just
for
your
reference.
B
You
don't
need
to
have
it
open
for
the
presentation,
but
I
wanted
you
all
to
know
how
he
came
to
the
numbers
that
we
have
for
economic
impact
in
these
projects.
The
project
that
you
probably
are
most
familiar
with
her.
There
is
a
Stewart
McDonald
project.
We've
been
working
on
this
for
a
little
over
two
years.
Now
they
are
just
very
close
to
moving
in
and
into
that
new
building.
B
The
minimum
project
investment
at
that
location
here
in
the
city
is
three
million
dollars
and
their
average
wage
at
their
jobs
is
$22
an
hour.
Their
minimum
annual
payroll
will
be
2.7
million
dollars
and
that
will
be
evaluated
on
an
annual
basis
by
jobs
Ohio.
We
will
also
be
collecting
those
metrics,
so
the
sales
output
impact
of
this
is
an
annual
impact
was
is
21
million
and
the
compensation
impact
is
almost
5
million
dollars
for
that
project.
We
help
them
secure
historic
rehabilitation,
tax
credits
on
the
state
and
federal
level.
B
We
help
them
secure
a
jobs,
Ohio
revitalization
grant
and
they
will
also
be
a
recipient
from
funding
from
programs
that
were
implemented
in
the
downtown
redevelopment
districts.
So
this
is
this
just
gives
you
an
idea
of
where
all
the
different
pieces
came
from,
where
the
different
monies
came
from
and
how
we
leverage
that
for
the
greatest
potential
output.
B
This
is
what
I
call
our
economic
gardening
project
growing
our
own.
The
most
recent
expansion
of
global
cooling
out
out
in
the
industrial
park
is
a
really
successful
example
of
growing
our
own
locally.
It's
located
in
the
Port
Authority
owned
industrial
park,
which
we
also
manage
for
the
Port
Authority.
The
company
has
committed
to
32
new
full-time
jobs
with
an
annual
payroll
of
1.1
million
dollars.
B
They
are,
will
retain
the
82
full-time
jobs
that
they
have
and
the
minimum
project
investment
is
3.2
million
dollars
for
an
impact
of
twenty
five
point:
five
million
dollars
and
a
compensation
impact
of
eleven
million
dollars.
In
this
project,
we
secured
an
economic
development
grant
of
one
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
the
company,
our
jobs,
Ohio
workforce
grant
for
a
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
the
road
work
grant
that
I
mentioned
before
for
228
805,
a
quick
snapshot
of
a
few
other
projects.
B
B
So
so
we
had
quick
loads
out
there
at
the
industrial
park
as
well,
and
they
have
committed
to
12
retain
jobs
and
47
new
jobs
with
a
minimum
annual
payroll
of
2.1
million
dollars
that
has
an
output
impact
of
18.9
million
and
a
compensation
impact
of
4.4
million
dollars.
Rocky
boots
also
is
doing
an
expansion.
They
received
a
hundred
thousand
dollar
job
revitalization
grant
and
they
committed
to
retain
315
jobs
in
the
Nelsonville
location.
There
14
new
jobs,
five
million
dollars,
a
capital
investment.
B
Seventy
six
point:
six
million
dollars
in
sales
and
output
impact
and
compensation
in
back
of
twenty
three
point:
four
million
dollars
again,
those
are
annual
impact
numbers
are
skewed,
compounding
we
help
them
secure.
Two
hundred,
fifty
thousand
dollar
jobs,
Ohio
workforce
grant
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
local
workforce
grant
and
they
commitments.
They've
had
seventeen
retain
jobs.
Seventy
five
new
jobs
in
a
minimum
annual
payable
of
three
point:
five
million
dollars,
their
sales
and
output
impact.
B
As
thirty
seven
point:
nine
million
in
compensation
impact
nine
point,
four
forty
million
dollars,
and
then
we
have
Athens
mold
and
machine.
They
are
actually
doing
another
expansion
and
we
worked
for
about
a
year
with
multiple
parties,
including
the
commissioners
in
the
Port
Authority,
to
help
them
secure
the
aapko
building
for
their
expansion,
if
you're
familiar
with
where
they
are.
The
aapko
building
is
literally
five
steps
out
there
back
door
and
located
they're
right
next
to
their
facilities.
B
So
they
are
working
depending
on
what
type
of
expansion
they
do
and
whether
it's
acquisition
of
an
existing
business
or
expanding
their
small
parts
division.
They
will
have
between
80
and
200
more
jobs
and
we're
in
the
process
of
trying
to
secure
additional
jobs,
Ohio
funding
for
them,
so
for
those
additional
I
just
had
it
reflecting
a
hundred
jobs
that
sales
output
impact
would
be
twenty
six
point,
two
million
dollars
and
the
compensation
impact.
Ten
point:
five:
a
few
city
of
Athens
trends
in
the
landscapes.
B
Each
of
these
companies,
you'll
notice,
are
in
the
manufacturing
sector.
We
have
been
really
lucky
in
our
community
to
be
able
to
secure
and
help
companies
expand
additional
manufacturing
jobs.
Lots
of
communities
that
I've
worked
with
and
spoken
with
recently
will
tell
you
that
manufacturing
is
what
they
would
like
to
most
secure
but
very
difficult.
These
days,
manufacturing
is
not
dead.
It
just
looks
a
little
bit
different
than
it
used
to
it's
a
little
bit
more
high-tech,
there's
more
automation,
but
the
jobs
still
why're
significant
training
and
people
to
to
run
the
facility.
B
So
the
average
manufacturing
wages
in
the
city
of
Athens
are
$50,000
a
year
and
as
educational
services,
social
assistance
and
retail
industries
continue
to
dominate
our
top
sectors.
It's
important
that
we
continue
to
do
the
work
that
we're
doing
and
securing
funding
and
assistance
for
businesses
that
are
not
population
driven,
not
considered
public
agency
and
pay
living
wages
and
make
capital
investments
in
our
community.
As
of
2019
q2,
the
total
employment
for
the
city
of
Athens
was
fourteen
thousand
seven
hundred
and
forty
four.
B
It
increased
one
percent
in
the
region,
the
preceding
four
quarters
and
the
average
worker
in
the
city
of
Athens
earned
an
annual
wages
of
forty
four
thousand
four
hundred
forty
five
dollars.
As
of
q2
2019,
looking
forward
to
2020
and
beyond
and
our
pipeline
projects,
we
have
a
project
that
we
are
working
on
called
project
remote.
B
All
of
the
layers
that
you
see
there
are
the
things
that
we've
been
working
on,
Opportunity
Zones
at
how
we
can
attract
more
investment
to
what
is
going
on
down
there
in
the
Simpson
corridor.
The
potential
regional
operations
center
makes
use
development
opportunities
and
non-student
housing
opportunities.
B
Another
part,
a
very
big
part
of
what
we're
doing
right
now,
our
specula
speculative
buildings
out
at
the
industrial
park,
we've
missed
37
opportunities
in
2018
and
20
missed
opportunities
so
far
in
2019,
because
we
don't
have
a
building
to
put
these
companies
in
these
are
leads
that
came
from
jobs
Ohio,
where
the
companies
were
looking
for
a
place
to
either
grow
or
expand
or
relocate
to.
They
were
interested
in
Ohio
and
they
were
interested
in
southeast
Ohio
specifically.
B
So
these
are
leads
that
came
to
us
through
the
jobs
Ohio
insight
network
that
we
weren't
even
able
to
submit
a
single
building
on.
So
we
missed
these
opportunities
strictly
because
we
didn't
have
the
building
I've
been
up
here
and
I've
told
you
that
for
many
years
in
a
row,
so
we've
been
working
on
trying
to
address
that
building
within
the
city
of
Athens.
B
Very
challenging
not
a
lot
of
land
available,
but
what
we
do
have
is
control
of
the
land
out
at
the
industrial
park,
because
we
run
the
Port
Authority
out
of
our
office
as
well.
So
we've
been
working
the
last
five
years
to
try
to
do
the
best
to
leverage
that
land
for
highest
and
best
use
and
job
creation
with
these
speculative
buildings.
B
So
we
are
looking
at
two
buildings
with
a
total
of
167
thousand
square
feet.
Building
number
one
is
a
two-story
building
with
office
and
specialty
space
potentially
for
bio
companies
that
are
growing
in
our
incubators.
Building
number
two
is
a
hundred
and
thirty-four
thousand
square
foot
building,
one-story
manufacturing,
warehouse,
shipping
and
office
space,
and,
if
you
notice
in
the
diagram,
this
is
a
global
cooling,
Stirling
ultra
cold.
So
this
is
Poston
Road,
the
new
gem
coatings
or
quick
loads
building
back
there,
and
so
we're
talking
about
building
right
there.
B
Next
to
the
recycling
center
and
next
to
Stirling
ultracold,
we
received
ten
ten
thousand
seven
hundred
forty
dollars
in
funding
from
the
apex
site.
Readiness
grant
in
order
to
do
the
due
diligence
studies
that
were
necessary
for
the
property
we
completed.
Geotechnical
wetlands
cultural
resources
proposed
existing
infrastructure,
Maps
grading
reports,
and
we
had
already
done
the
phase
one
and
Phase
two
assessments,
so
the
bill
Tyson
to
wrap
this
all
together.
B
The
bill,
Tyson
Industrial
Park,
has
been
selected
as
of
one
of
three
sites
to
receive
funding
for
the
development
of
speculative
building
project
from
jobs
Ohio,
so
we're
very,
very
lucky
and
happy
to
receive
that.
So
next
steps
for
that,
we
will
be
sending
out
a
request
for
proposals
and
the
potential
funding
sources
that
we've
already
been
in
contact
include
the
Appalachian
Regional
Commission
USDA
jobs,
Ohio,
the
rural
industrial
park
loan
fund
from
Ohio
development
services
agency
and
the
economic
development
administration
from
their
coal
impacted
communities.
B
Program
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
one
of
the
things
that
is
a
hot
topic
in
all
economic
development
regions,
and
that
is
workforce
and
it
we
actually
have
a
competitive
advantage
here
with
our
workforce,
the
regional
population
45
mile
commute.
We
have
almost
a
million
people
and
the
number
of
flora
employed
is
331.
614
the
number
unemployed,
22,000
182
and
the
unemployment
rate
is
4.6.
B
This
is
the
big
piece
outgoing
commuters,
123
698
I
believe
that
if
we
have
opportunities
here,
if
we
have
a
place
to
put
companies,
if
they
locate
here,
you
would
have
people
who
would
prefer
to
work
within
the
community
in
the
region
where
they're
living
then
out
commute
to
other
opportunities.
But
people
are
commuting
out
of
our
community
to
find
the
job
opportunities
that
what
they
want,
because
they're
they're
not
existing
on
here.
So
talent
retention
is
important.
B
We
know
that
we
have
an
asset
here
with
the
university
in
hockey
in
college,
and
we
should
be
working
to
to
capture
all
of
those
outgoing
commuters.
As
you
all
know,
it's
a
very
multifaceted
solution
that
needs
to
be
implemented
to
make
this
happen,
including
housing,
and
so
that's
that's
why
we've
become
part
of
that
housing.
Conversation.
B
The
downtown
redevelopment
districts
we've
got
our
two
districts
they're
up
and
running.
We
will
be
capturing
this
having
70%
of
the
assessed
real
property
value,
increase,
putting
those
in
the
DRD
funds
that
have
been
earmarked
for
improvements
within
those
districts,
and
that
is
ongoing.
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
broadband
expansion
efforts,
because
a
lot
of
our
time
has
been
going
towards
this.
B
We
know
that
this
has
hindered
directly
our
economic
development
opportunities,
our
citizens,
educational
opportunities,
healthcare
opportunities
and
and
many
other
things
on
December
11,
the
12th.
We
will
be
having
a
readout
with
our
partners
on
the
full
report
of
recommendations
and
what
we
found
over
this
year-long
study
I
believe
I
sent
you
all
the
full
study,
so
you're
welcome
to
review
it
and
ask
any
questions
that
you
may
have
I'll
do
my
best
to
answer
them.
B
B
B
Few
other
programs
and
initiatives
that
we
did
this
year,
some
of
you
know
and
attended
the
economic
development
week,
zatia
tour.
It
was
our
second
annual
tour
and
we
actually
received
a
silver
award
from
the
International
Economic
Development
Council
in
the
economic
development
and
innovation
and
economic
development
Week
category.
This
was
really
interesting.
Tours
this
year
visited
multiple
companies
allowed
for
the
community
to
see
what
the
projects
are
where
the
jobs
are
being
created
and
the
companies
that
are
creating
them.
B
C
First
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
the
presentation
I've
enjoyed
during
my
term
of
office.
I've
enjoyed
of
all
the
things
you
brought
to
Council
and
I.
Think
it's
really
valuable.
I
had
three
questions
in
there
on
three
different
subjects
that
I
know
I
tend
to
go
off,
but
they're
very
easy.
The
first
one
is
in
your
documents,
you,
when
you
were
talking
about
employment
statistics
and
things
you
had
induced
employment
and
I
wondered
what
you
meant
by
that
and
then
the
second
question
was
dealing
with
the
broadband
issues.
C
It
seems
to
me
that
my
memory
is
that
the
state
of
Ohio
had,
within
the
past
two
years,
appropriated
a
lot
of
money
in
the
state
of
Ohio
for
broadband
and
at
the
time,
some
of
us
more
cynical
people
at
the
opinion
that
this
was
not
going
to
flow
down
here
to
Athens
and
I
just
wondered
if
you
could
explain
what
happened
to
that
money
and
the
third
question
deals
with
the
question
of
the
people
that
are
commuting
to
other
places
in
your
employment
chart.
I
noticed
that
there's
a
large
number
of
people.
C
It
seems
to
me
that
Athens
has
been
losing
gradually
a
lot
of
people
moving
to
Columbus,
where
the
state
agencies
have
actually
eliminated
jobs
in
Athens
and
sent
them
to
Columbus
I
just
wanted
to
store
any
kind
of
pushback
there
that
this
state
is
finally
realizing
that
maybe
when
they're
supposed
to
be
serving
southeast
Ohio,
if
they
take
our
jobs
away
that,
perhaps
it
isn't
being
done
so
those
great
questions.
Okay,.
C
B
Are
the
first
two
correct?
Thank
you
yes
and
then
your
second
question
for
our
audience,
but
yeah
I,
don't
know
what
has
happened
with
that
state
funding.
What
I
do
know
is
that
there
were
certain
requirements
for
federal
and
state
sources,
resources
and-
and
we
were
not
qualifying
for
those
in
in
many
rural
areas,
not
just
Athens
County,
because
the
FCC
had
in
act
your
information
about
our
availability
of
broadband.
It
was
overstated
by,
let's
see,
but
up
to
21%.
B
It
was
overstated
because
the
system
that
exists
right
now
has
the
providers
filling
out
a
form
that
says
if
they
serve
a
certain
area
and
if
they
serve
in
its
census
tract
base.
If
they
serve
one
two
or
three
households
in
one
census
tract,
they
consider
that
entire
census
tract
served,
but
our
census
tracts
are
not
0.5
square
miles.
Our
census
tract
are
250
square
miles.
B
So
it
was
the
three
of
us
have
gone
with
Tom
Reid
to
to
Washington
to
talk
about
that
issue
and
speak
with
the
FCC,
and
most
of
them
were
not
even
aware
that
there
was
such
a
discrepancy
in
what
they,
what
their
map
said
and
what
the
reality
was.
And
so
we've
been
trying
to
use
this
information
to
change
that.
We
didn't
expect
to
do
an
advocacy
piece
out
of
this,
but
it
ended
up
being
a
significant
portion
of
the
project.
D
E
E
A
B
F
You
I'll
just
be
brief
and
saying
thank
you
for
information,
the
presentation,
I
think
data
is
powerful
and
she
presented
a
lot
of
it
this
evening,
which
is
very
helpful
for
us
to
make
informed
decisions
and
to
be
engaged,
but
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
because
you're
fighting
to
keep
jobs
in
our
community
you're
fighting
to
keep
people
here
and
we've
seen
what
happens
when
people
leave.
We
see
what
happens
when
businesses
closed
up
shop.
So
thank
you
for
your
hard
work.
G
G
B
G
H
You
and
I
do
want
to
thank
you
for
the
presentation
tonight
and
and
all
the
information
that
you've
given
us
on
our
drive.
I
just
want
to
expand
on
on
the
on
the
building,
because
we
have.
We
have
the
you
know
the
industrial
park,
but
are
there
other
areas
within
the
county?
I
mean
I,
just
you
know,
I
think
of
our
landscape,
and
you
know
this.
This
is
a
challenge
that
we
could
talk
about,
but
we're
not
gonna
level.
A
ton
of
Hills
right
are
there.
Are
there
areas,
I
mean
I?
B
Having
all
the
infrastructure
to
the
site
is
key
because
that's
millions
and
millions
of
dollars
worth
of
investment
that
has
to
be
made,
and
so,
although
we
have
pursued
multiple
other
locations
as
potential
parks,
business
parks
there's
either
it's
either
in
the
floodplain.
It's
not
available
for
a
price,
that's
even
sort
of
reasonable
or
it
doesn't
have
any
of
the
infrastructure
that
goes
to
it.
So
you're,
looking
at
millions
and
millions
of
dollars
of
investment
just
to
make
it
build
ready
and
so
we're
working
with
what
we
have
right
now.
C
Is
a
real,
quick
question?
Recently,
we've
had
people
come
before
us
for
the
Bailey's
run
and
we've
had
some
comparisons
of
Athens
to
some
other
places.
To
probably
probably
the
greatest
comparison
is
to
Asheville
I
just
wondered
when
you're
doing
your
analysis
for
southeast
Ohio
and
Athens,
you
compare
Athens
to
anything
as
far
as
what
you're
visualizing
our
potential
to
be
to
any
particular
place
that
we
would
appreciate
my.
B
Role
is
to
look
at
the
data,
and
the
data
tells
us
what
what
we're
able
and
not
able
to
do.
Ashville
I
was
just
there
recently
for
an
a
RC.
Commission
meeting
was
my
first
time
there,
it's
lovely
and
although
there's
a
lot
of
the
feel
there,
if
you
look
at
our
strategic
plan
from
a
couple
of
years
ago,
that
was
mentioned
so
many
times
that
our
consultants
went
ahead
and
put
the
comparison
in
there
and
we're
nothing
like
us.
They
have
three
hundred
and
seven
thousand
people.
They
have
significant
industry.
B
A
E
Patterson
I
just
wanted
to
kind
of
reinforce
how
hard
saerom
artists
working
for
Athens,
County
and
Molly
for
Cheryl
I
also
want
to
make
note
of
one
thing
that
I
hope,
council
kind
of
caught
when
you're
looking
at
the
slide
deck
is
the
amount
of
money
that
sarah
has
been
able
to
to
bring
in
from
jobs.
Ohio.
E
You
know,
and
that's
invaluable
to
us,
because
I
think
the
spec
building
is
is
exactly
what
we
need,
because
what
would
happen
is
a
lot
of
businesses
that
do
want
to
expand
if
they
don't
have
the
space
to
expand
into
or
a
new
business
coming
in,
we
could
potentially
lose
those
businesses
as
well,
because
they're
going
to
try
to
find
something
that
accommodates
their
the
growth
that
they're
wanting
to
achieve,
and
so
I
think
that
this
speculative
building
is
there's
a
great
move
more
to
come.
Thank
you.
Sarah
welcome.
F
J
Well,
good
evening,
Bob
Eddie
city,
engineer,
director
of
Public
Works,
Thank
You
president
nicely
in
the
rest
of
Council,
will
glad
to
be
here
tonight
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
sewer
rates
this
year,
we'd
like
to
propose
a
rate
increase
this
year
of
8%
and
an
increase
is
needed,
of
course,
the
service
debt,
as
well
as
to
cover
costs.
We
understand
that
rate
increases
are
always
maybe
something
everybody's
it
curious
about.
Why
so,
a
lot
of
that
looks
at
what
we
want
to
do
what
we
want
to
be
able
to
do
with
our
employees.
J
You
know
since
I've
been
here
about
a
year
and
a
half
I've
realized
how
you
know
how
far
our
dollar
will
go.
Last
year
we
had
a
break
out
here
in
College
Street
out
of
collapse,
of
a
sewer
that
we
fought
from
February
clear
into
March.
The
cost
of
over
$30,000
$30,000
is
our
maintenance
and
supplied
budget
for
the
year
for
our
sewer
crew.
So
those
unexpected
calamities
that
happen
early
in
the
year
actually
impact
us
for
the
rest
of
the
year
and
stop
us
from
being
able
to
do
things.
J
We'd
like
to
do
and
why
that's
important,
because
we
maintain
almost
400,000
feet
of
sanitary
sewer
lines
and
approximately
three
hundred
thousand
feet
of
storm
sewer
line
so
a
little
over
130
mm
or
132
miles
of
sewer
lines
between
storm
and
sewer,
and
we
do
that
with
a
five-man
crew
and
one
supervisor,
so
that
recent
repair
we
believe
we
could
have
been
able
to
lessen
the
blow
or
repair
quicker.
Had
we
had
some
appropriate
equipment,
we
have
a
1990
model,
survived
caught
a
truck,
that's
eight
hundred
sixteen
thousand
dollars
for
in
1990.
J
It
served
us
very
well
its
replacements,
almost
four
hundred
thousand
dollars,
so
as
this
cost
continued
increase,
so
to
say
to
our
expenses
and
the
need
for
more
revenue,
you
know
if
we
continue
to
give
our
staff
any
increase.
This
eight
percent
increase
will
generate
approximately
hundred
forty
seven
thousand
dollars
a
three
percent
increase
in
wages
to
our
staff.
What
it
would
take,
forty
five
thousand
that
so
it
actually
be
102,000,
so
finding
equipment
such
as
the
vac
truck
400,000
and
a
sewer
camera
system
that
about
a
hundred
thousand
that
money
goes
pretty
quickly.
J
The
other
thing
we
didn't
need
to
do
is
reinvest.
You
know,
I
said
you're
listening
to
about
the
infrastructure
and
I
think
we
all
know
to
get
water
and
sort
of
somewhere.
It
gets
more
and
more
expensive.
So
we
have
it
here,
but
it's
it's
aging,
so
we
need
to
reinvest
in
our
system
to
be
able
to
continue
to
grow
and
with
those
investments
we'll
be
looking
at
replacing
existing
sewers.
Replacing
existing
equipment
such
as
our
raw
pumps
at
the
wastewater
treatment
plant.
That
project
was
completed.
J
2015
we've
replaced
one
raw
pump
at
about
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
and
we'll
have
another
one
here
that
we're
gonna
try
to
replace
next
year.
So
this
continuing
costs
you
know,
take
it,
take
a
hit
on
our
budget
as
we
continue
to
do
projects
and
improve.
We
need
those
dollars
also
to
leverage
funding
as
we
as
we
grow.
We're
going
to
have
to
replace
our
existing
servers
that
leak.
J
You
know
it
go
from
three
million
gallons
a
day
on
a
dry
day
to
about
fourteen
million
gallons
on
wet
day
and
a
lot
of
that's
because
of
our
old
system.
Our
old
clay
tile.
That
brings
in
a
lot
of
grit
that
also
wears
down
those
as
influence.
So
if
we
can
reinvest
it
and
redo
our
old
system,
not
only
will
it
would
help
our
operational
cost,
but
it
also
helped
us
to
expand.
J
You
know
if
we
want
to
expand
to
the
west
these
to
the
south
and
some
of
those
areas
left
where
we
have
developed
with
property.
It's
going
to
take
some
increase
capacity
for
our
lift
stations,
as
well
as
our
operations
to
the
wastewater
treatment
plant.
So
with
that
glad
to
take
any
questions
that
council
may
have.
G
Appreciate
the
information
and
the
need
for
additional
funds,
as
you
know,
we
increased
our
sewer
rates
just
last
December,
so
I'm
curious
as
to
whether
this
will
be
an
annual
ask
or
what
the
the
significant
change
that
happened
last
December.
Why
we
weren't
able
to
look
forward
to
what
might
be
needed
in
a
year
sure.
J
My
understanding
is
over
passengers,
we
looked
at
you
know,
increases
as
I
am
Yulia
said.
One
large
increase
the
rate
increased
last
year.
The
base
rate
that
was
done
after
we
said,
looked
evaluated
a
loan
payment
this
time
last
year
we
were
sitting
thinking.
Could
we
make
our
loan
payment
fortunately
were
able
to
make
that
on
the
wastewater
treatment
plan
a
project?
J
However,
we
also
went
back
and
looked
and
said
what
is
that
base
rate
covering
and
what
we
determine
is
we
thought
it
would
be.
We
need
to
be
able
to
cover
our
debt
service
as
well
as
our
most
of
our
operations,
so
that,
if,
if
something
happens,
we're
able
to
keep
that
one
of
other
concerns
as
if,
if
our
use
declines,
our
rate
will
decline.
J
So
that
was
the
base
rate
thought
last
year
that
we
increased
that
base
rate
and
be
able
to
pay
the
you
know
the
mortgage
and
the
keeping
people
on
staff
to
run
as
well
as
keep
the
lights
on
this
increase
in
is
to
try
to
keep
up
with
cost
of
personnel
as
well
as
to
have
some
money
to
do
some
design
work.
To
be
able
to
capture
some
loans,
we're
looking
out
some
0%
financing
opportunity,
we'd
have
for
expansion,
but
in
order
to
capture
those,
then
move
fast
enough.
J
J
J
We
don't
make
a
profit,
but
we
have
to
keep
up
enough
to
reinvest
and
we
try
not
to
spend
the
money,
but
we
do
try
to
invest
it
so
that
we
can
save
the
dewatering
project
that
we're
currently
under
design
its
projected
to
pay
for
itself
in
seven
and
a
half
years,
and
then,
after
that,
we'll
save
that
$400,000.
We
pay
currently
for
a
contractor
to
come
in
and
D
water,
our
bio
solids
and
haul
it
to
the
landfill.
So.
C
Council
considered
appropriating
some
money
and
I
believe
it
was
for
the
sewer
systems
and
maybe
water
treatment
without
I
believe
it
was
for
the
sewer
system.
So
my
real
question
was:
we've.
Had
some
recent
buildings
come
come
online
in
Athens
one
was
the
oh,
the
restaurant
out
there
on
State,
Street
and
I
believe
they
had
to
pay
a
rather
large
Connect
fee
to
the
sewer
system.
I
just
wondered
how
much
connect
fees
are
in
general
and
I
just
wondered.
C
J
Or
capacity
fees
council,
maybe
or
set
up
base
their
scaling
on
a
single-family
home,
with
the
assumption
that
the
home
uses
400
gallons
per
day,
all
right
so
to
build
a
new
home
you'd
pay,
a
39,
$1,300
water
capacity
fee
and
you
pay
a
$3,000
sanitary
sewer
capacity
fee
and
then
you'd
also
pay
time
and
material
to
actually
make
the
connections
all
right,
and
what
that
capacity
fee
is
basically
is
to
keep
the
lift
stations
running,
replaced
sewers
as
they
fail.
Keep
the
wastewater
treatment
plant,
replace
these
influence
$25,000
for
just
the
pump
portion.
J
C
J
Paid
yes
for
all
of
them,
H
con
we're
working
on
that
calculation
now
and
it's
it's
based
on
the
use
now
if
they
had
existing
building
there,
so
you
say
it's
cool.
For
example,
if
you
had
200
students,
you
put
two
other
students
back,
then
you
don't
pay
because
basically,
after
passing,
is
already
there
in
the
system.
Now,
if
you
have
a
change
of
use
and
they
added
students,
then
we
would
we
would
do
an
adjustment,
and
that
goes
into
capital,
then
that
money,
actually
the
Menards
building
is
gonna,
will
help
the
stormwater
side.
C
F
You
president
nicely
thank
you.
Public
works
director
heading
for
being
here
this
evening.
This
isn't
nemesis
light
directed
at
you,
but
also
more
so.
If
my
colleagues
on
council
I
do
want
to
share
with
my
colleagues
that
a
few
years
back,
maybe
in
the
twenty
thirteen
era,
I
receive
concerns
from
citizens
about
living
on
a
fixed
income
and
the
challenges
of
dealing
with
increased
rates
and
I
know.
F
We
don't
address
it
that
often
it's
not
every
year
that
we
tackle
a
rate
like
this,
and
so
I've
also
heard
from
previous
administrations
and
previous
council
members
that
we
had
gone
for
years
without
any
increase
in
rates
and
that
it
was
that
we
were
under
charging
and
we
weren't
able
to
keep
up
with
these
challenges
of
an
aging
infrastructure.
So
I
I
see
that
the
challenge
and
the
balance
here,
where
we
have
citizens
in
our
community
that
are
on
fixed
income
rates
and
and
are
challenged
with
these.
F
You
know
burdensome
taxes
that
do
fall
their
way
at
times,
but
also
know
that
we
do
have
an
aging
infrastructure
that
desperately
needs
attention.
So
it
is
a
challenge
that
I
see
us
facing
here
and
I
appreciate
this
this
this
request,
because
if
it,
if
it
is
left
unattended
and
not
addressed,
I,
think
we're
gonna
continue
to
see
more
and
more
mounting
problems.
Thank
you.
J
J
J
F
A
I
D
One
of
the
problems
that
we
have
declining
revenues
for
sure
I've
been
various
meetings
and
the
big
thing
seems
to
be
is
Ohio
University
they
went
out
and
they
plugged
up
all
the
leaks
and
since
rates
are
based
upon
usage
and
then
we
figure
out
well,
if
you're
consuming
this
much
liquid,
then
you
must
be
expelling
so
much
liquid.
So
there's
a
formula
and
you
figure
that
out
because
I
used
all
such
a
damn
good
job
plug
in
the
league's.
It's
affecting
us
negatively,
that's
kind
of
kind
of
a
strange
thing,
I
mean.
J
D
D
D
J
D
I'm
wondering
if
maybe
we
should
look
at
a
different
model
of
rate
increases
instead
of
coming
back
to
council.
You
know,
after
the
fact
is
saying
achieve
ways
things
look
kind
of
bad.
We
better
ask
for
another
rate.
Perhaps
we
should
come
up
with
a
model
where
we're
actually
saying
well,
we
have
a
pretty
good
idea
what
the
Consumer
Price
Index
inflation
rates
are.
We
could
use
that
as
a
basis
to
say
well.
This
is
why
it
will
have
to
be
next
year
this
by
that
amount.
J
A
H
Councilmember
Kostas,
you
know,
and
and
I
can't
I
can't
speak
for
all
the
members
that
are
up
here
but
I.
Think
of
this
council
and
how
many
how
many
fee
increases
you
know
we
have
done
and
rate
increases
and
things
like
that
and
I
I
do
wonder
if
we
are
kind
of
myself
personally,
I
am
I,
am
kind
of
I'm
getting
to
the
point
where
I
I'm
not
comfortable
continuing
to
raise
rates
and
I
understand
that.
H
H
J
We
do
have
planned
projects
to
invest
because
the
you
know
everybody.
What
are
you
doing?
Save
dollars
this
dewatering
fraud?
The
project
will
save
money
over
time
and
should
pay
for
itself
in
seven
and
a
half
worked
last
years.
We've
got
plans
this
year
to
do
some
variable
frequency
drives
on
the
blowers,
because
the
wastewater
treatment
plan
is
now
where
we
need
to
focus
on
electricity
use.
J
More
you
know,
to
serve
serves
the
whole
community
when
we
bring
in
the
county
there's
a
great
opportunity
there
for
another
funding
stream
for
regionalization,
zero
percent
Interest,
but
we
will
have
to
be
able
to
do
the
design
work
to
leverage
those
dollars
as
well,
so
of
all
the
departments
there.
All
the
pieces
of
my
department
that
I
manage
we've
been
in
the
worst
shape
since
the
time
I've
been
here
last
year
or
seven
$7,500
rental
payment
for
a
gendered
truck,
kept
us
from
putting
pipe
in
the
ground.
J
So
that's
how
close
a
margin
that
the
sewer
server-side
runs
on
and
we're
constantly
at
the
end
of
the
year.
Looking
do
we
have
enough
money
to
haul
out
our
bio
solids
or
pay
our
electric
bill?
So
sanitary
is
definitely
the
tightest
belt
out
of
water
sewer
streets
that
that
I
manages
in
Public
Works.
So.
C
For
the
world,
thank
you,
I
do
want
to
say,
I
agree
with
what
councilman
Costas
has
said
and
I
have
some
trepidations
about
the
coming
year
with
possible
increases
in
the
trash
funds
as
well.
So
but
I
understand
too
that
this
is
proprietary
and
if
it
needs
to
be
done,
it
needs
to
be
done.
But
again,
thank
you
for
what
you
do.
Councilmember.
K
Want
to
echo
the
thanks
and
and
really
I
mean
we,
we
see
a
lot
of
the
evidence
of
aging
infrastructure
and
deferred
maintenance,
and
it
ends
up
costing
more
in
the
long
run.
If,
if
we
have
an
opportunity
to
get
ahead,
why
some
of
the
projects
you're
talking
about
and
just
also
to
note
that
it's
sanitation,
water,
sanitation,
saves
more
lives
worldwide
that
about
any
other
endeavor,
so
it
is.
It
is
definitely
a
critical
to
Public
Health
and
Safety
Patterson.
E
I'd
be
more
than
happy
to
share
with
city
council
some
data
that
the
mayor's
partner
for
progress
is
pulled
together,
which
reflects
the
water
and
sewer
rates
for
70
municipalities
under
the
mayor's
partnership
for
progress
is
footprint.
I
think
you
would
shocked
to
see
how
low
we
actually
are
in
comparison
to
other
communities
throughout
southeast
Ohio.
It's.
L
A
J
Question:
that's
one
thing:
you
probably
don't
we
don't
think
about
I,
don't
guess
I
don't
immediately
jump
to,
but
some
of
our
needs
in
the
media.
The
futures,
west
Simpsons
have
a
new
street
project.
That's
projected
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
replace
that
five-inch
clay,
sanitary,
that's
in
poor
shape,
the
other
one
would
be
West
Union.
That
project
has
some
sewer
component
to
it
and
then
the
Uptown,
the
recent
funny
we
had
there
for
tap
our
goal
being
that
we
don't
cut
up
a
new
Street
once
we
build
it.
So
we
are.
J
A
F
J
I
J
Amazing
that
it's
that
small,
you
know
now
I
mean
if
you
required
to
put
in
at
least
an
eighth
inch,
mainly
if
you're
gonna
run
a
Superman
suit.
It
does
run
parallel
because
it
runs
down
kind
of
behind
where
the
storm
tunnel
is
behind
the
old,
brick
brick
plant,
and
then
it
gets
down.
Of
course,
all
of
it
has
to
go
to
the
plant
somehow
and.
F
J
Hopefully,
they're
separate
right,
you
know
we
do
have.
We
are
working
diligently
to
find
those
where
we
don't
from
our
sampling
from
our
MS
board
permitting
and
that's
another
if
we
right
now
we're
kind
of
flying
blind
without
having
a
tractor
amount
of
camera
system,
I
believe
that
we
could
have
prevented
some
of
college
streets
scale
of
that
and
that
damage
had
we
had
that
camera
and
found
that
before
the
other
thing
let
us
do
is
map
our
system
because
majority
of
our
stormwater,
we
have
some
ideas
from
old
maps,
the
Near
Eastside.
J
This
is
one
place
where
you
know
they
took
two-lane
and
put
it
underground,
and
we
think
we
know
where
it
went.
It
comes
up
somewhere
down
by
the
library
but
discovering
where
it
runs
and
trying
to
prevent
those
things
in
the
future.
It
would
be
helped
with
some
new
technology
and
some
new
new
quit
months.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
A
A
L
A
D
M
This
was
due
partly
because
of
the
transition
from
the
previous
clerk
to
to
my
clerkship.
We
just
weren't
aware
I
I
was
not
aware
of
when
I
came
in
of
this
relationship
that
we
had
with
hope
well
at
the
time
and
that
there
was
an
actual
contract
with
money
due
and
hope.
We'll
never
bother
to
inform
us
in
the
meantime
of
the
fact
that
we
we
did.
Oh
the
money
I
believe
it's
because
of
the
working
relationship
that
we
have
had
with
them.
M
M
That
we
do
have
a
signed
contract
for,
and
then
we
have
another
bill
from
October
2018
to
July
of
2019,
for
the
amount
of
$10,000
that
we
are
currently
waiting
on
a
contract
as
to
to
find
out
to
get
that
all
settled
well,
working
on
the
contract
for
2019
2020,
so
right
now,
I
would
request
permission
to
pay
at
least
that
contracted
past
due
bill,
but
to
also
reserve
the
funds
to
pay
the
remainder
of
2018
and
allocate
additional
funding
of
$7,500
into
that
line.
Item
to
cover
2019.
M
Just
because
I
do
not
know
what
the
remainder,
what
the
new
contract
might
bring.
I,
don't
anticipate
a
rate
increase,
but,
like
I
said
it's
a
new
contract
and
I,
don't
know
how
that
is
going
to
to
go
so
I'd
rather
ask
for
a
little
bit
more
than
have
to
come
back
in
the
final
weeks
of
December
to
try
to
cover
the
cost.
I
know
in
that
particular
line
item.
It
comes
out
of
our
special
project
fund.
So
the
there
is
not
an
impact
on
the
general
fund.
There
is
money
there
to
allocate.
M
D
G
M
M
A
M
D
N
Yeah
we
have
several
getting
down
to
the
end
of
the
year.
We
got
alright,
so
we
met
Nora
our
meeting
last
week
and
we
talked
about
a
lot
of
them.
So
we
need
to
increase
the
appropriations
in
the
garbage
fund
for
our
hauling
contract,
which
we
knew
would
cost
more
because
the
changes
that
were
made
this
year
and
we
just
early
in
the
year
we
didn't
know
how
much
and
we
just
cut
it-
is
what
we
did
last
year
in
the
community
center
fund.
N
We
need
to
we're
just
going
to
move
some
money
from
their
500
s
into
their
100's.
To
make
sure
we
have
enough
money
for
payroll
through
the
end
of
the
year.
That's
$5,000,
the
garbage
increase
will
be
250
thousand
dollars
which
they
do
have
unappropriated,
and
then
the
fire
department
has
asked
for
a
transfer
within
their
fund,
increase
and
decrease
from.
D
N
D
N
N
N
O
I
O
Of
the
whole
operation
here
for
a
live
broadcast,
it's
a
2014
machine,
it's
basically
a
computer
with
some
fancy
video
interface
card.
In
it
we
were
looking
at
purchasing
it
they're,
replacing
it
this
past
year,
didn't
get
funded
so
coming
up
with
being
next
year
will
be
ideal.
There
is
a
promotion
that
came
up,
though,
until
December
13th
of
this
year.
O
22300
is
the
total
cost,
and
that
would
be
a
savings
if
we
purchase
it
next
year.
We
would
spend
thirty
five
thousand
three
hundred,
so
if
we
could
find
the
money
to
do
it
this
year,
that
would
be
fantastic
and
save
us
money,
and
it
is
a
machine.
That's
it's
giving
us
some
problems.
It's
it
kicked
out
on
us
to
council
meetings
ago,
and
we
had
to
restart
it
and
it's
doing
that
periodically.
It's
running
Windows
7
she
so
it
gives
you
an
idea
of
what
it
is.
N
D
E
D
Essentially,
the
fees
that
we
collect
from
the
cable
company
spectrum
Comcast,
what
used
to
be
called
franchise
fees
are
in
a
state
of
decline,
they're
falling
dramatically
because
the
franchise
fees
are
based
on
number
of
cable
television,
customers,
which
is
separate
from
people
who
may
have
a
cable
coming
into
their
home
and
just
receiving
Internet
that
doesn't
count.
It
has
to
be
television
that
has
declined
dramatically
here
in
Athens,
more
and
more
students
come
into
town
and
they
don't
even
bother
with
television.
It's
like
that.
I
mean
that's
like
so
so
20
minutes
old.
D
D
Well
that
puts
us
at
a
financial
barn,
because
our
government
channel
and
our
community
access
television
operations
are
hard
funded
from
these
that's
franchise
fee
and
as
it
declines,
then
the
money
necessary
to
pay
the
rent
new
equipment
so
on
and
pay
for
operations
and
salaries.
Just
isn't
there.
So
we're
we're
at
a
crisis,
there's
no
question
about
it.
We
need
to
figure
out
what
the
future
is
going
to
be
so
that's
sort
of
where
we're
standing
to.
E
After
that
yeah,
you
know
the
FCC's
recent
ruling.
It
was
a
preemption,
you
know
yeah,
so
the
cable
industry
being
able
to
use
in
kind
as
a
way
to
draw
down
the
money
that
does
come
to
communities
and
so
not
to
mention
you
know
what
you're
just
saying
where
has
been
declining
it
could.
Actually,
you
know,
depending
on
how
much
of
a
stack
of
in-kind
contribution
someone's
able
to
put
forward
it,
go
to
zero.
Yes,.
D
D
It
was
going
to
be
liberating,
we
would
all
be
joined
together
and
one
big
happy
family
of
the
World
Wide
Web
and,
of
course,
that
has
just
been
turned
completely
wrong.
Yes
and
I
really
think
there
is
a
place
for
community
television.
You
know,
I
think
it's
a
good
thing.
I
hate
to
see
it
disappear.
I
think
we
need
to
try
to
come
up
with
some
working
model.
D
E
We've
been
meeting
with
all
the
department
heads
and
going
as
lean
as
we
can
within
the
five
hundreds
now,
it's
just
a
matter
of
working
with
the
auditor's
office
to
pull
all
this
together,
which
we'll
be
working
on
this
week
and
as
we
move
forward.
But
it's
a
please
look
at
what
is
there
already
on
your
drive?
You'll.
A
E
A
N
N
N
The
mayor's
office
has
done
an
excellent
job
doing
their
part.
There's
a
checklist.
The
budgets
are
out
on
the
department,
heads
Drive,
I'll,
accept
mine,
I,
don't
mean
just
by
Euler's
office
one,
but
we
do
the
debt
funds
and
a
few
other
things,
and
so
we've
been
working
on
and
plus
the
personnel,
but
it
just
didn't
occur
to
me.
We
should
be
posting
as
we
go
so
we'll
get
those
on
there
soon.
C
When
we
evaluate
things
for
purposes
of
doing
a
budget,
are
we
we
have
some
money
set
aside?
Obviously,
in
these
bank
accounts,
are
we,
including
that
anywhere
in
our
analysis
of
how
money
is
being
spent?
Where
is
the
money
only
you
know
attributed
to
the
money,
that's
coming
in
the
expenditures
and
if
so,
is
it
possible?
If
we
have
some
increased
expense,
is
it
possible
to
withdraw
some
of
the
the
money?
That's
been
kind
of
banked
to
draw
interest?
That's
my
question.
Thank
you.
N
So
what
happens?
Is
we
don't
have
separate
bank
accounts
for
every
fund?
The
money
is
pooled
in
several
accounts.
That's
in
the
bank.
It's
up
to
you
know.
We
need
a
fair
amount
of
money
available
on
a
regular
basis.
Our
payrolls
run
about
three
hundred
forty
thousand
dollars
every
two
weeks,
let
alone
all
the
other
expenses
that
we
might
be
paying.
N
It's
spoken
for
so
so
like
580,
which
I
suggested
for
the
government
channel
purchased,
has
an
unappropriated
resource
balance
of
nine
hundred
sixty-five
thousand
dollars.
So
you
know
they've
got
almost
a
million
dollars,
but
it
is
pledge
to
purchases
there.
We
can't
just
say:
hey:
they
got
money
and
that
you
know
in
there.
N
N
You
know
most
of
the
funds
that
have
money-
or
just
you
know,
aren't
the
ones
that
need
it.
And
you
know
we
can't
just
use
money
from
a
court
fund
to
help
out
the
general
fund,
and
things
like
that.
So
we
do
have
a
lot
of
money
in
the
bank,
but
that
would
be,
if
you
add
up,
you
know
our
own
appropriated
resources
or
2.5
million
that's
about
what
we
should
have
in
our
bank
accounts,
but
that's
all
60
funds
that
we
have
60
plus
funds.
N
B
D
D
Current
wording
of
section
13
sickly
donation
leave
page
18.
Current
wordy
states
that
the
donating
employee
has
a
minimum.
Bank
of
160
hours
have
accumulated
and
unused
sick
leave
after
donation
and
then
there's
a
question.
Do
you
want
to
update
this
to
two
hundred
forty
two
hundred
eighty
eight
for
fire
to
match
the
updated
insurance
wording.
N
This
is
just
a
list
of
requests
or
suggestions,
laughs,
my
office,
and
some
of
it
is
just
wording
to
clarify,
or
often
it's
kind
of
hard
to
track
the
wording,
sometimes
in
all
the
contracts
and
the
non-union
fringe
benefit
package
to
try
to
get
them
to
match
up.
So
that's
you
know
the
mayor's
office
service,
Safety
Director,
might
have
some
input
on
the
sick
leave,
but.
N
E
D
Yes,
okay,
I'm,
looking
at
reallocation,
we're
look
at
the
general
fund
street
fund
recreation
fund,
capital
improvements,
fund,
transportation,
Assistance,
Fund
and
way
I'm
reading
here
part
a
the
general
fund
is
being
changed
from
seventy
two
percent
to
seventy
three
percent
B,
which
is
Street
fund
to
20
from
nineteen
percent
to
18
percent
C,
which
is
recreation
fun
to
75
percent,
unchanged
capital
improvements
fund
five.
Eighty
three
percent
unchanged
transportation,
assistive
fun
to
14,
1
percent
unchanged.
That
is
that
right,
very
much.
E
E
Is
that
correct,
correct
it
was
I
know
we
looked
at
0.75%
and
then
we
looked
at
at
a
full
percent
and
we
felt
that
that
one
percent
with
this,
this
new
infusion
of
the
gas
tax
increase,
which
I
believe
was
ten
point,
five
percent
or
since
sense,
not
percent
I'm
out
into
two
hundred
and
seventy
eight
thousand
dollars
for
the
city
of
mountains,
okay
and
then
in
2021,
it
will
be
a
hundred
and
seventy
nine
thousand
it'll
go
up
slightly.
Okay,
that
is
the
back
gas
tax.
Yeah.
D
E
Are
we
certainly
are
looking
at
those
that,
were
you
know,
rated
fours
or
even
fives
to
some
degree?
But
you
know,
if
you
think
about
it,
in
2016,
we
were
able
to
increase
our
paving
I,
we
almost
doubled
it
and
in
2017
18
and
then
19.
We
increased
it
even
further
to
where
it
was
18
miles.
The
street
in
seventeen
I
believe
it
was
about
almost
nineteen
miles
of
street
in
2019
2018
and
then
2019
this
year.
D
N
N
N
D
N
D
N
N
N
N
In
there,
so
once
it
gets
beyond
that,
then
that
the
stop-loss
insurance
kicks
in
and
helps
us.
So
we
don't,
because
we
are
self-insured,
we
pay
our
bills
as
they
come
and
they
vary
from
week
to
week.
We
might
pay
thirty
five
thousand
dollars
in
bills
one
week,
eighty
six
thousand
the
next.
So
if
we
were
to
start
paying
one
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollar
bills
for
one
employee,
we
would
probably
run
into
trouble
in
our
medical
fund.
So
that's
it's!
A
protection.
I!
D
A
F
There's
I'll
wait
a
few
seconds
here
for
my
colleagues
to
join
me
guys,
but
I
can
acknowledge
that
we
have
for
talking
points
this
evening
for
the
committee
and
then
that
should
wrap
us
up
for
the
night.
The
first
talking
point
will
be
addressed
by
councilmember
grace.
We
were
approached
by
law,
director,
lice
and
about
a
few
issues.
Specifically
the
first
talking
points,
so
she
brought
it
to
our
attention.
Some
concerns
going
on
with
the
state
and
changes
and
customer
grace
is
able
to
address
that
this
evening.
F
Then
the
the
next
two
following
three
talking
points
just
to
prep
the
audience
would
be
regarding
disposal
of
firearms
and
then
bus
disposal
from
Athens
transit
followed.
Lastly,
by
mr.
heady
talking
about
the
Kimes
reservoir
projects.
So
first
we'll
begin
with
councilmember
grace.
Thank
you.
Thank.
K
You
councilman
Butler.
So
as
member
Butler
said,
this
is
something
that
our
law
director
Eliason
has
been
watching.
That
is,
legislation
this
passed
at
the
state
level
that,
as
we
encounter
many
times,
means
then
we
need
to
adjust
our
local
code
to
align
with
state
legislation,
and
this
particular
legislation
involves
gun
rights.
K
The
prosecution
has
the
burden
of
proof
rather
than
the
defendant,
in
this
case,
the
other,
the
the
part
that
we're
going
to
deal
with
and
face
the
lawsuit
should
it
come
is
an,
and
this
is
one
where
a
law
director
license
says
law
directors
around
the
state
differ
on
the
interpretation
of
current
state
law.
Well,
I
guess.
Actually
it
goes
into
effect.
The
end
of
December,
but
many
law
directors
believe
that
the
state
law
would
allow
for
hunting
and
target
practice
within
city
limits
and
I.
K
Will
be
bringing
forward
the
that
are
maintaining
a
restriction
on
discharging
of
firearms
within
city
limits,
law,
director,
licen
and
I
both
agree
that
it
is
definitely
in
the
best
interest
of
the
residents
of
Athens,
that
discharging
of
firearms
within
city
limits
stay
prohibited,
and
so
that's
that
is
the
update
on
that
and
there's
a
draft
ordinance
that
I
I
can
read
if
everyone
would
like.
But
it's
just
on
our
drive
as
well.
K
It
is
that
when
when
where,
as
is
where,
as
City
Council
recognizes,
that
the
city
of
Athens
has
Home
Rule
authority
under
the
Ohio
Constitution,
but
also
that
no
court
has
yet
ruled
on
the
constitutionality
of
our
c-section
9.68,
the
city
needs
to
protect
itself
against
liability.
So
that
is
if
we
don't
align
with
state
code
by
the
end
of
the
year,
we're
open
to
lawsuits.
K
I
I
think
switching
from
the
the
burden
of
proof
on
a
self-defense
claim
is
a
reasonable
and
acceptable
change
for
us
here
in
Athens,
but
potentially
allowed
the
discharge
of
firearms
within
the
city
is
not
so
I
think
that's
one
that
that
should
a
challenge
come,
we
will
meet
that
Thank
You
councilmember.
Thank
you
remember
any.
F
F
F
Firearms
that
belong
to
this
City
Police
Department
that
will
be
disposed
of
properly
and
turned
in
or
credit
or
discount
for
future
purchases,
and
then
we
also
have
37
I
believe
if
again,
if
I'm,
adding
correctly,
that
would
be
confiscated
firearms
that
we
would
be
also
turning
in-
and
this
is
I
spoke
earlier
today
with
mr.
stone,
and
he
indicated
that
this
is
similar
to
past
efforts,
we've
done
in
turning
in
firearms
properly
through
this
disposal
process.
It's
that
sound.
I
I
F
L
L
F
Thank
you,
Mary
and
then
the
next
talking
points
this
evening,
which
I'll
need
a
little
help
on
is
the
discussion
regarding
the
bus
disposal
through
Athens
transit
I
was
looking
through.
The
drive
and
I
may
have
overlooked
the
title,
but
I
wasn't
I
wasn't
seeing
that
information.
So
if
the
clerk
has
it
Thank,
You
Clerk.
L
F
E
That
was
restricted
to
those
you
know,
senior
citizens
or
people
especially
needs,
but
now
that's
changing
as
well.
That's
the
$2
fare
or
anywhere
in
the
county.
It's
a
call
service.
You
call
thing
to
have
athens
on
demand,
come
to
you
kind
of
our
paratransit
equivalent,
so
there's
there's
some
interesting
changes
coming
with
athens,
public
transit,
but
I
think
else
will
be
excited
well.
Thank.
F
You
mayor
I,
was
I'll
digress
briefly,
but
related
to
the
topic.
I
was
speaking
this
weekend
with
a
doctor
who
lives
on
the
far
east
side,
and
she
said
she
tries
to
run
use
the
public
transportation
on
what
their
base
is
to
come
into
town,
to
work
with
universities.
So,
and
she
says
she
loves
that
she's
had
phenomenal
experience,
continues
to
use
the
services
and
is
a
very
appreciative
that
is
offered
I.
Think
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction.
Appreciate
your
continued
support
with
that
program.
F
The
last
talking
point
we
have
this
evening
before
we
wrap
up
and
wish
everyone
happy,
Thanksgiving
and
safe
travels
is
discussion
about
the
Kimes
reservoir
project,
so
engineering
and
construction
updates
from
mr.
Bob,
petty
our
public
works
director.
I
did
speak
briefly
with
a
nice
tone
earlier
today.
He
said
mr.
heady
is
the
expert
on
this.
There's
been
some
changes
since
it
was
under
mr.
stones
watch
a
few
years
back.
So
thank
you.
Mr.
heady
Thank.
J
You
captain
Butler
times
project
is
of
course,
part
of
our
water
system.
We
have
several
reservoirs
in
town,
the
kind
of
tourism
or
being
one
of
the
large
ground
surface
mount
of
reservoirs.
As
we
start.
Looking
that
part,
the
kind
reservoir
is
conditioned.
That's
when
this
project
was
hatched,
because
we've
gotten
further
in
the
project
that
reservoir
actually
just
supplies,
water
in
the
booster
station
of
blood,
that
pumps
to
Blackburn
tank
and
then
Blackburn
feeds
at
the
South,
the
rest
of
the
south
side
of
the
city.
J
So
the
critical
piece
of
infrastructure
is
that
booster
station
there's
a
14
inch
water
main
that
comes
down
Richmond
Avenue.
It
fills
kinds
reserved
for,
and
then
it
also
feeds
that
booster
station.
This
projects
going
to
be
to
completely
replace
that
booster
station,
it's
aged
and
in
poor
condition.
The
top
of
that
there's
our
submersible
pumps.
That's
the
only
station.
We
have
that
type
looking
to
change
that
to
a
more
conventional
type
type
station,
put
in
three
new
pumps
and
actually
set
that
station
up
for
growth.
J
So
if
we
ever
have
any
growth
in
the
southern
region
of
the
city,
specifically
around
any
of
the
Counting,
the
server's
going
to
be
built
to
accept
the
county
flows
will
be
set
up
for
the
future
to
be
able
to
serve
them.
So
this
project
we
were
able
to
sort
of
cure,
cdbg
critical
infrastructure
grant
for
$130,000.
For
this
our
match,
then,
would
be
750
$1200
on
the
current
estimates
that
grant
funding
has
to
be
spent
by
September
of
2020.
J
A
E
Or
something
director
petty
was
saying,
and
that
is
that
you
know
there
is
the
potential
for
the
city
of
Athens
growing
out
in
that
direction,
I'm
being
proactive
and
getting
this
thing
up
to
par,
so
we've
kind
of
struggled
on
off
with
the
Kimes
reservoir
in
the
past,
as
councils
aware,
so
to
really
finally
make
a
major
improvement
to
this
and
again
not
just
for
it
now,
but
into
the
future.
If
we
do
start
to
see
increased
demand,
whether
it's
you
know
things
up
at
the
ridges
are
tier
two
or
you
know.
F
And
and
if
I
may
echo
some
of
what's
being
said
regarding
the
pursuit
of
grants,
so
thank
you.
Mister
heady
for
for
acknowledging
the
CDBG
grant
I
think
we're
fortunate
and
lucky
that
we
have
administration
at
is
aggressive
in
the
attainment
pursuit
of
grants
to
help
us
with
our
aging
infrastructure.
So
again,
thank
you
for
the
heavy
lifting
on
that
end.
A
A
I
J
On
current
water,
bottling
kinds,
reservoir
volume
is
not
needed
for
our
current
needs
and
actually
causes
some
water
age
problems,
because
we
pumped
from
times
of
Blackburn,
and
then
it
sits
in
Blackburn
and
like
we're
meeting
a
standpipe.
A
lot
of
that
water
is
only
you,
the
rest
of
the
water,
so
that
elevation.
This
is
used
for
to
create
pressure.
So
now,
based
on
what
we're
looking
at
now
that
in
the
future
that
we
could
possibly
take
the
reservoir
offline
and
actually
do
away
with
the
reservoir.
I
J
Yes,
kinda
just
this
is
well
that's.
We
started
looking
putting
money
into
the
actual
old
reservoir
and
it
looks
like
it's
a
better
place
to
spend
our
money
in
the
booster
station,
because
it's
the
linchpin
of
the
system
on
on
out
into
the
system.
It
also
helped
our
water
age
problems
that
some
of
our
this
has
been
affected
by
products
we
have
to
worry
about.
We
don't
typically
currently
had
a
problem,
but
we
could,
in.
I
J
I
J
Working
towards
with
the
future
in
mind
this
one,
looking
at
three
pumps
for
a
couple
reasons
right
now,
we
run
into
issues
with
with
lean
manufacturing.
We
order
function.
That's
taken
used
to
be
a
couple
of
weeks.
Now,
it's
taking
months
and
months,
the
one
I
reference
before
the
for
wastewater
side
I,
believe
you
ordered
that
pump
in
May
and
we're
still
waiting
on.
So,
if
we
put
in
three
we'll
have
had
more
redundancy
plus
we'll
actually
have
more
capacity.
If
we
have
growth
so.