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Athens City Council November 19. 2019
A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
Athens
City
Council,
it's
Monday
November
18th
time
is
7:02
p.m.
and
tonight
we
are
in
regular
session,
but
before
that,
we're
going
to
have
a
public
hearing,
and
this
regards
the
rezoning
portions
of
court
Street,
east
and
west
carpenter,
street
east
and
west
State
Street
and
fern
Street
from
ab3
zone
to
a
B
to
D
zone.
It's
been
discussed
at
committee
meetings
previously
and
we
always
like.
We
require
the
opportunity
and
we
welcome
public
comments
about
this
topic.
A
B
56
miles
street
I
guess
the
first
thing
I'd
like
to
say
well,
I'm
here
in
opposition
to
the
zoning
change,
is
when
I
spoke
about
this
issue,
a
city
council
meeting,
maybe
a
week
ago
or
two
I
asked.
If
City
Council
members
knew
how
many
parking
places
would
no
longer
be
required,
that
is
the
number
of
parking
places
that
would
no
longer
be
required,
based
on
the
current
requirements
for
businesses.
A
A
A
A
C
Bill
Vaughn,
broadsky,
17
ring
Street.
Thank
you
and
my
concern.
One
of
the
concerns
about
this
project
or
this
new
ordinance
is
there
be
extra
cars
and
extra
service
vehicles
and
all
that
and
that
it
all
adds
to
the
pollution
scene
and,
as
you
well
know,
hot
air
goes
up,
and
so
the
pollution
and
so
forth
is
going
to
be
added
to
what's
already
there
from
court
Street
going
up
the
North
Hill
and
the
other
thing.
C
C
Most
of
the
people
that
would
I
could
buy
these
rooms
would
be
here
on
University,
business
or
university
fun,
or
something
like
that.
I'm
sure
and
so
I
see
that
the
town
has
being
gobbled
up
in
welding
away
in
the
university
slowly,
every
few
years
or
so
taking
another
chunk
out
of
the
city
of
Athens,
so
I
think
there's
a
lot
to
this
request.
That
has
to
be
considered
other
than
what's
been
done
so
far.
C
D
So
robbed
alack
was
24
Morris
Avenue
here
in
the
city,
I've
spoken
before
the
Commission
on
this
and
city
council
previously
and
I
wholeheartedly
support
this
effort.
It
is
the
smart
thing
for
the
city
to
do
to
rezone
this,
to
B
to
D
like
the
rest
of
Uptown.
It's
going
to
benefit
the
entire
community,
the
city
of
the
residents,
it's
going
to
make
it
a
better
environment
for
business
and
more
flexible,
more
flexibility
for
the
landowners
and
developers
that
might
want
to
infill
or
improve
the
existing
buildings.
Those
are
all
good
things
for
the
city.
D
D
We've
got
parking
lots
along
North,
Court,
Street
and
empty
spaces
where
there
could
be
buildings
or
whether
it's
not
well
utilized
and
all
those
places
could
be
filled
in
and
improved.
If,
if
the
zoning
change
were
to
occur,
it
makes
it
much
more
likely
and
more
flexible
for
the
developers
and
land
owners
to
make
something
like
that
happen.
I
think
that
it's
only
common
sense-
and
this
makes
sense
with
what
has
been
recommended
by
studies,
the
city's
Commission.
D
One
study
about
improving
uptown,
the
after
transportation
plan
was
produced
two
years
ago,
recommended
this
exact
change
and
it's
going
to
improve
it
through
the
city
for
a
transportation
as
well.
So
it's
going
to
prove
transportation,
options
for
people,
walking,
biking,
transit
and
there's
plenty
of
parking
already
so
I
don't
really
see
a
parking
issue
created
by
what
select
change
there
would
be
with
the
number
of
required
spaces.
So
again,
I
wholeheartedly
endorse
this
and
it's
important.
Thank
you.
E
Name
is
Alyssa
Bernstein
I
do
not
represent
a
group
here.
I
live
at
19,
Fairview
Avenue,
which
is
on
the
ridge
just
north
of
Court
Street
I
just
want
to
say
it
seems
to
me
that
there's
not
an
abundance
of
parking
in
this
town.
It
seems
to
me
that
parking
has
become
more
and
more
restricted
and
certainly
parking
in
the
area
that
we're
talking
about
just
north
of
the
end
of
Court.
E
Street
is
highly
limited
and
also
with
regard
to
getting
permission
to
build
buildings
that
are
higher
in
order
to
have
more
density
and
perhaps
to
have
more
student
apartments.
I
think
that
was
something
that
was
discussed
in
some
of
the
writing.
That
I've,
read
I
think
it's
perhaps
relevant
to
keep
in
mind
that
for
the
past
couple
of
years,
Ohio
University
has
seen
sharply
dropping
enrollments,
which
is
now
creating
a
crisis,
a
huge
budget
crisis
for
the
University,
and
they
are
projecting
continued
drops
in
enrollment,
very
significant
drops.
E
F
F
And
I
wasn't
here
when,
when
John
Krasinski
had
earlier
referred
to
early
or
query
about
how
many
parking
spots
would
be
lost
its
kind
of
shot
that
when
she
raised
it
again,
there
have
been
no
inquiry
by
by
members
of
council
about
you
know
what
what
that
was.
I
had
the
opportunity
over
the
weekend
to
meet
with
one
of
the
members
of
council
for
coffee
and
I.
F
He
said
to
me:
it's
gonna
pass
and
it
just
worries
me
that
these
there's
just
too
much
of
a
rush
to
push
this
thing
through.
You
know
it.
It
was
defeated
four
years
ago
and
I
don't
see
what
the
change
has
been
I
ask
you
to
please
at
least
slow
down
on
this,
but
certainly
not
to
pass
it.
Please
don't
thank.
G
Thank
you
nicely.
This
was
emailed
to
me
with
the
request
that
it
be
included
in
the
record
this
evening.
Dear
councilmembers,
please
submit
my
comments
as
I
am
unable
to
attend
the
public
hearing
tonight.
As
a
former
member
of
the
BC,
a
former
Third
Ward
City
Council
member
and
current
member
of
the
affordable
housing,
Commission
I
cannot
support
changing
the
current
zoning
on
north
court.
This
morning,
I
walked
the
streets
of
North,
Congress,
Grosvenor
and
Franklin,
and
observed
that
there
was
no
street
parking
spaces
in
the
first
blocks.
G
North
of
carpenter,
Street
to
discontinue
the
parking
rule
in
the
North
Court
Street
block
would
be
a
burden
on
the
near
north
neighborhood,
as
residents
would
likely
be
searching
for
street
parking
further
from
their
residents.
It
would
also
set
development
in
a
position
to
increase
density,
which
would
also
increase
parking
needs
on
these
near
north
streets.
I'm
also
opposed
to
increasing
the
floor
limit
from
three
to
four.
This
end
of
Court
Street
at
times
is
overwhelmed
with
noise
foot
traffic
on
the
sidewalks
and
jaywalking.
G
Due
to
the
types
of
businesses
located
there,
adding
more
housing
units
would
likely
stress
the
current
infrastructure
at
all
levels,
including
livability.
The
students
I've
spoken
with
often
don't
live
in
that
section
for
a
second
year
due
to
the
noise
and
evening
activities.
Please
leave
the
zoning
as
it
stands.
Michelle
copy,
Thanks.
A
A
H
I
A
Nay,
the
minutes
have
been
approved
under
communications
city
council
has
received
from
the
Department
of
Commerce
Division
of
liquor,
control
and
notice
that
all
all
permits
to
sell
alcoholic
beverages
will
expire
on
February
21st
2020
and
that
every
permit
holder
must
file
a
renewal
application.
So
just
so
we're
informed
of
that
those
do
come
up
for
renewal
every
year
and
I
know
in
some
municipalities
and
cities
they
have
filed
against
certain
places
that
hold
those
liquor
permits.
I
J
L
Thank
You
president
Isley
I
was
asked
I'm
here
to
give
the
third
quarter
interest
income
report
here
today.
Total
is
137
thousand
one.
Forty
point,
fifty
five
and
I
think
that
I
mentioned
that
the
last
report
that
the
projections
were
going
to
be
adjusted
at
this
point,
my
best
estimate
is
around
180
thousand,
probably
I
had
intended
to
is
draw
some
of
the
CDs
that
were
due,
but
as
the
interest
rates
have
changed,
downward
I
probably
will
not
do
that
unless,
unless
we
need
to
so.
L
H
L
Well,
we
do
have
some
funds
with
a
brokerage
firm
in
Cincinnati,
where
we're
invested
in
some
mutual
funds
instead
of
paper
that
we're
allowed
to
invest
in
that
the
city's
limited
by
state
law.
So
we
can't
invest
in
any
high
risk.
There's
there's
some
corporate
funds.
We
can,
but
not
too
many
so
and
I
do
we
do
have
some
money
in
the
Star
Plus
Ohio,
as
well
as
with
the
brokerage
firm
and
different
the
different
forms
with
the
CDs
one
of
them
cedars
that
we
have
it's
international.
M
L
N
N
N
A
H
F
N
O
A
P
A
N
O
A
Q
Thank
You
council
president
members
of
council,
mr.
mayor
brand
young,
with
charter
communications,
we
do
business.
The
spectrum
appreciate
the
mayor
asking
to
table
it.
Like
you
said,
I
did
talk
to
the
service
director
and
there
were
some
concerns
we
do
want
to
apologize.
We
were
not
aware
that
the
ordinance
had
been
introduced.
Q
I
had
had
a
meeting
with
the
service
director
back
in
April,
and
we
had
discussed
several
issues
and
the
legislation
that
was
passed
did
not
incorporate
some
of
the
very
basic
concerns
that
we
had
so
appreciate
that
the
mayor's
get
asked
to
table
it
and
we'll
be
happy
to
discuss
this
with
the
individuals
that
we
need
to
going
forward.
So
I
just
wanna
say.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
R
I
This
is
to
well,
like
the
title
said:
it's
it's
amending
the
original
ordinance
for
the
the
bridge
on
Richland
Avenue
overcoats
run.
The
construction
costs
ran
ran
over,
but
this
is
not
going
to
tag
our
coffers.
In
fact,
ODOT
had
additional
dollars
from
Turnpike
credits,
and
so
they
were
able
to
to
give
that
to
us,
and
so
we're
gonna
have
those
those
overages
that
were
mostly
related
to
weather,
taken
care
of
okay.
A
I
A
Nay,
the
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved
ordinance.
113
19
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
Service
Safety
Director
to
enter
into
an
LPA
state
project
agreement
with
the
Ohio
Department
of
Transportation
for
bridge
repair
project
within
the
corporation
boundary
on
state
route.
56,
mrs.
P,
ID
number
99
578
and
declaring
an
emergency
introduced
by
councilmember
consus
president.
J
I
This
is
just
a
standard,
LPA
agreement
which
allows
to
do
work
within
the
city
limits.
This
bridge,
in
particular,
is
over
the
railroad
tracks
close
to
southeast
bed,
bridge
on
State,
Route,
56
I
believe
the
the
work
is
going
to
happen
in
the
spring
and,
of
course,
ODOT
will
be
responsible
for
100%
of
the
construction
costs.
Okay,
we.
J
You
just
wondering
knowledge,
thank
you
to
the
mayor
as
well
as
the
fire
chief
that
acknowledge
that
this
will
also
include
a
widening
of
the
bridge.
It
can
be
a
little
precarious
on
a
bicycle
and
motorcycle,
which
I've
traveled
so
I,
think
that
is
a
safety
concern
and
appreciate
the
information
on
that.
Thank
you.
Any.
H
A
Nay,
the
motion
carries
in
the
ordinances
passed
ordinance.
114
19
is
an
ordinance
repealing
ordinance,
25
19
amending
Athens
city
code,
title
17,
chapter
17,
point:
zero,
1,
municipal
income
tax
to
add
section
point
17,
point:
zero,
one
point:
zero,
six,
six
election
to
be
subject
to
Ohio
Revised
Code,
section:
seven,
one,
eight
point:
eight:
three:
zero
through
seven
one,
eight
point:
nine
five
and
replacing
it
to
incorporate
the
Ohio
code
sections
by
reference,
and
this
is
introduced
by
councilmember
Eisner
Thank.
H
You
Madam
President
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
adopt
114
19.
You
know
the
title
that
you
read
pretty
much
sums
up
the
entire
ordinance
other
than
the
breakdown
of
the
the
various
sections
and
some
definitions.
Everyone
has
a
copy
on
their
hard
drive,
so
you
can
read
it
there,
otherwise
vote.
You
had
to
listen
to
me
drone
on
so
on
some
very,
very
boring
numbers.
H
I
A
H
A
I
A
H
Thank
you.
This
is
a
short
and
sweet
just
to
remind
everyone
that
we're
going
to
amend
the
appropriation
ordinance,
one
4018
$10,000
to
Recreation
Fund
to
70
transaction
code
104
year
and
personals
services
and
$360,000
to
medical
fund,
866
transaction
because
300
to
provide
for
medical
claims
to
the
year
in
an
increase
in
the
total
appropriations
by
set
amount.
I
A
H
A
M
A
H
We
will
be
authorizing
the
service
Safety
Director
to
expand
up
to
$750,000
from
Capital
Improvement
Fund
8a
580
transaction
code
504
said
purchase
I
received
communication
from
the
Service
Safety
Director
that
I'd
like
to
proceed
with
this
as
as
quickly
as
possible,
so
that
we
get
the
greatest
possible
discount
before
the
end
of
the
year.
So.
N
On
the
Auditor,
I
believe
that
there's
two
more
years
on
the
current
agreement
with
I
University
and
but
there
was
conversations
that
I
have
with
president
Blaine
Ellis
about
continuing
this
on
and
possibly
extending
it
beyond
five
years,
but
that
conversation
is
yet
to
be
done.
I
think
it
would
be
great
if
we
could
reach
a
longer-term
agreement.
N
A
H
A
H
J
H
J
A
You
now
have
three
ordinances
for
second
reading
and
usually
what
we
do
here
unless
we're
going
to
suspend
on
one
of
them
as
we
read
the
title
and
I
will
pause
briefly
to
see
if
there
any
comments
or
questions
ordinance.
One
2019
is
an
ordinance
amending
Athens
city
code,
title
seven
chapter,
seven,
point:
zero
five
parking
regulations
and
is
introduced
by
councilmember
grace
no
comments
or
questions.
I'll
move
on
ordinance,
120
119
is
an
ordinance
rezoning.
A
Portions
of
courts,
date,
carpenter
and
fern
streets
from
a
b3
zone
to
a
B
to
D
zone
introduced
by
councilmember,
fall
any
comments
or
questions.
Okay,
ordinance,
120
219
is
an
ordinance
amending
the
2019
appropriation
ordinance
and
is
introduced
by
councilmember
Reisner
any
comments
or
questions.
If
not
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
one
ordinance.
A
120
319
is
an
ordinance
providing
for
the
issuance
of
$150,000
of
notes
by
the
city
of
Athens
Ohio,
in
anticipation
of
the
issuance
of
bonds
for
the
purpose
of
renewing
notes
issued
for
the
purpose
of
paying
part
of
the
cost
of
design
engineering
of
the
water
treatment
plant
facilities,
improvements,
which
is
project
number
3:07
and
declaring
an
emergency.
That's
introduced
by
councilmember
Eisner.
H
A
I
H
A
A
120
for
19
is
an
ordinance
providing
for
the
issuance
of
$170,000
of
notes
by
the
city
of
Athens
Ohio,
in
anticipation
of
the
issuance
of
bonds
for
the
purpose
of
renewing
notes
previously
issued
to
pay
part
of
the
cost
of
improvements
to
this
municipalities,
wastewater
treatment
plant
and
declaring
an
emergency
and
is
introduced
by
councilmember
Eisner.
Thank.
H
A
S
A
H
You,
madam
president,
I
hate
to
do
this
to
you
again,
but
I
like
to
suspend
the
rules
for
125
19.
The
reason
for
suspension
is
slightly
different.
In
this
case.
The
person
in
question
is
already
in
that
new
pay
grade
position
and
they're
not
being
paid
at
the
rate
that
was
agreed
upon
when
that
person
was
brought
in
okay.
M
H
M
A
Nay,
the
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
has
been
approved.
We
now
have
ordinances
for
first
reading,
126
19
as
an
ordinance
amending
Athens
city
code,
title
7,
chapter
7.05,
parking
regulations
to
add
section,
7
point:
zero,
five
point:
zero
3.1
residential
parking
permit,
and
this
is
introduced
by
councilmember
consus
president.
I
Nicely
thank
you.
We
discussed
this
in
committee
that
this
pilot
program
was
coming
to
an
end
towards
the
end
of
this
year,
and
so
we've
we've
decided
after
I
had
discussions
with
with
captain
Harvey
and,
of
course
the
mayor
also
mentioned
that
this
was.
It
was
time
to
take
this
from
a
pilot
program
and
actually
added
into
our
city
code.
I
So
that's
the
the
first
change
that
we're
doing
changing
a
pilot
to
to
an
actual
codified
part
of
our
our
code
and
then
the
second
thing,
the
only
other
thing
all
the
streets
are
staying
the
same,
and
this
is
for
the
72-hour
parking
permit.
So
all
the
streets
are
the
same.
The
only
thing
that's
changing
within
there
is
that
the
fee,
the
annual
license
fee
application
fee,
is
going
from
$25
to
$35.
A
J
I
If
I
can,
if
I
can
speak
to
that,
the
the
streets
right
now
that
are
selected
have
less
off
street
parking,
and
so
that's
kind
of
the
you
know
the
bellwether,
that's
the
that's!
That's
the
identifier
that
shows
us
that
there
is.
There
is
a
need
for
that
72-hour.
Now,
of
course
we
can.
You
know
this
is
going
to
go
through
a
couple
Reed's,
so
we
need
to
wait
and
see
if
there's
other
people
that
do
come
forward.
I
A
For
all
your
work,
okay,
all
right!
No
other
comments,
we'll
move
on
to
127
19.
This
is
an
ordinance
repealing
athens
city
code,
title
7
traffic
code,
chapter
7.06,
tow
truck
regulations
and
amending
to
remove
chapter
7.05
parking
regulations.
Section.
Seven
point:
zero:
five
point:
three:
two
through
seven
point:
zero:
five
point:
three:
five
and
seven
point:
zero:
nine
point:
nine,
nine
t1
and
to
the
penalties
introduced
by
councilmember
casas.
Who
can
explain
it?
I'm.
I
I
Oh
and
that's
the
state
level,
and
so
what
we
have
here
is
we
have
a
piece
of
code
that
has
been
in
existence
since
about
2003,
and
it
sets
the
price
at
$50,
and
so
towing
companies
at
this
point
are
charged
a
lesser
amount
than
what
they
would
be.
They
a
coating
that,
according
to
a
planned
city
code,
towing
companies
can
only
charge
$50
towing
from
those
private
Lots
so
based
on
a
legal
opinion
that
we
that
we
got
from
illegally
so
liason
we
are.
I
M
Would
beg
to
differ
with
my
colleagues
interpretation
of
this
for
several
reasons?
One
is
and
I
think
this
whole
thing
is
nonsense.
It
comes
down
to
the
first
issue
is
preemption
whether
we're
going
to
let
the
state
and
pew
go
preempt
the
city's
right
to
regulate
the
towing
fee
to
start
with
this
city,
and
this
council
has
stood
out
time
and
time
again
objecting
to
the
right
of
the
state
to
preempt
issues.
M
However,
now
that
we
have
an
issue
that
would
basically
impact
the
student
population
of
Athens
more
than
any
other
population,
we
can
turn
a
blind
eye
to
the
effect
of
this.
We
have
Student
Senate,
as
well
as
a
number
of
students
having
petitions
to
council
asking
now
that
if
we
do
increase
the
towing
rates
that
we
do
so
within
well,
every
one
else
considers
a
reasonable
fee
of
perhaps
$75.
M
This
ordinance
would
again
basically
emasculate
any
option
of
the
city
to
control
its
own
destiny
with
the
towing
fee
rate,
again
we're
just
giving
it
to
the
state
and
saying
you
said
it.
We
forget
that
often
those
toes
that
are
out
of
the
city
of
Athens
involve
some
mileage
involved,
especially
if
you're,
perhaps
in
the
City
of
Columbus,
and
your
your
vehicle
has
been
towed
five
or
ten
miles
around
the
city.
Oh,
that
may
justify
a
larger
fee
in
the
city
of
Athens,
where
these
tolls
are
much
much
shorter
distance.
M
So
to
speak,
that
if
there
is
in
fact
an
issue
between
a
towing
company
and
a
citizen
and
the
City
Council
has
approved
a
lower
fee,
then
it's
up
to
the
court
to
determine
whether
that's
appropriate
or
whether
the
Pugh
cofee
would
apply.
But
what
we're
doing
now
is
cutting
the
legs
out
from
under
the
opportunity
of
the
citizens
to
actually
argue
that
it
should
be
a
lesser
fee.
So
I
want
that
to
be
really
clear.
M
T
The
president
of
council
hasn't
nicely
asked
me
to
write
an
opinion
on
the
charges
that
are
in
the
athens
city
code
and
that's
what
mr.
Magee
councilmember
he
is
speaking
to
this
ordinance
before
you
actually
repeals
the
whole
section
on
towtruck
regulations
and
I.
Think
that's
as
a
result
of
a
conversation
that
the
police
chief
may
have
had
with
the
mayor
as
an
accountant
someone
here
that
or
maybe
he
appeared
and
stated
that
the
towtruck
regulations
haven't
been
enforced
since
2004.
T
We
could
have
licensed
them,
but
we
don't
license
them
and
we
haven't
done
that
since
2000.
For
him
it
was
his
opinion
that
the
entire
section
should
be
repealed
and
that's
what
this
legislation
does.
What
president
nicely
asked
me
was
to
look
at
7:06
17,
which
was
charges
and
I
actually
have
a
three-page
opinion
on
that
and
in
the
end
there
are
two
types
of
toes
and
under
forty
five:
thirteen
six
zero
and
six
zero
one.
Six
zero
is
toe
from
residential,
a
private,
residential
or
private
agricultural
property
and
under
601
under
the
Revised
Code.
T
It's
a
private,
towaway,
sound
and
I.
Think
that's
mostly
what
we're
talking
about
here
is
the
private
towaway
zones,
but
in
examining
all
of
this,
it's
actually
my
opinion
that
if
the
city
wants
to
regulate
towing
fees
under
forty
five,
thirteen
six
zero
from
private
residential
private
agricultural
property,
we
can
regulate
that.
T
But,
according
to
my
research
and
my
analysis
and
looking
at
this
very
deeply
that
we
can't
under
forty
five
thirteen
601
mister,
which
is
private
to--we
zones
and
that's
very
specific
under
the
revised
code
as
to
what
you
have
to
do,
you
have
to
have
a
certified
sign.
You
have
to
have
certain
things
listed
on
there
and
I
agree
with
mr.
McGee.
He
and
I've
talked
about
this
council.
U
Just
say
that,
outside
of
having
any
legal
knowledge
of
read
through
law,
director
license
opinion
and
hearing
mr.
McGee's
opinion
as
a
legal
authority.
I
looked
at
all
this
and
was
concerned
about
our
home
rule
is
what
we're
constantly
talking
about,
having
the
ability
to
make
our
own
and
I
couldn't
find
that,
and
you
know
how
this
issue
didn't
come
down
to
a
similar
Home,
Rule
situation
and
so
I
agree
with
mr.
Magee.
In
terms
of
you
know
how
we
should
go
forward
with
this
I.
U
I
This
issue
taken
care
of
if
it
becomes
an
issue
and
I,
don't
understand
why,
if
a
if
a
police
officer
or
somebody
from
the
city
calls
and
has
it
towed
from
from
a
right
away,
it's
one
price,
but
if
a
private
citizen
calls
them
has
a
towed
from
another
place,
we're
going
to
be
able
to
control
that
specific
part
of
the
transaction
it
that
one.
That
just
confuses
me.
H
What
I
don't
understand
all
right
kind
of
wrap
my
head
around
is
that
we're
talking
about
it,
the
the
correction
of
an
illegal
act,
the
car
the
vehicle
is
parked
illegally
on
private
property.
It
should
not
be
there
and
the
owner
of
the
property
or
their
manager
is
using
the
law
to
have
that
vehicle
removed.
H
T
There's
no
way
to
enforce
it
that
any
dispute
is
between
the
person,
who's,
toad
and
the
towing
company,
and
that
dispute
would
have
to
be
decided
in
a
court
of
law.
Like
a
small
claims
court
we
don't
regulate,
we
have
we
don't
regulate
the
tow
companies,
we
don't
have
an
ordinance
well,
actually
license.
We
don't
license
them
so
when
they
haven't
been
licensed
in
Athens,
since
2004
would.
O
A
N
No
one
may
be
able
to
answer,
but
that
is
are
these?
Are
these
toes
that
take
place
on
private
property?
Is
someone
calling
in
and
requests
the
vehicle
to
be
towed,
or
is
it
that
there's
tow
truck
company
is
driving
around
and
looking
for
vehicles
that
may
or
may
not
be
improperly
part,
and
therefore
telling
them
I
did
have
a
conversation
with
a
a.
N
Cab
driver
who
indicated
to
me
something
I
thought
was
really
disturbing,
and
that
was
the
number
of
cases
in
which
they
were
taking
someone
out
to
the
towing
company
to
get
their
vehicle
and
again,
it's
anecdotal
or
or
hearsay
that
the
conversation
that
took
place
was
one
in
which
they
had
no
idea.
They
had
improperly
parked
themselves
somewhere,
but
my
question
again
is:
is
there
a
way
that
there
can
be
documentation
as
to
whether
there
has
been
a
call
for
service
to
have
the
vehicle
removed
or
whether
they
are
just
vehicles
that
are
being
moved?
N
T
Are
two
separate
again
under
the
Revised
Code
under
45
13,
6
0,
which
is
removal
from
private,
residential
or
private
agricultural?
So
let's
say
that
somebody
parks
in
your
driveway
and
they're
not
permitted
to
park
there.
They
blocked
your
driveway,
so
you
would
call
the
police
and
after
four
hours,
then
the
police
would
order
basically
ordered
the
tow.
So
that's
one
section
and
that's
the
one
that
when
you're
reading
the
Revised
Code
I'm
not
saying
it
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
T
But
when
you
read
it,
it
does
indicate
that
the
city,
if
the
city
has
established
a
vehicle
removal
fee
that
we
could
do
that
the
other
type
is
under
45
13
601,
which
is
the
private
towaway
zone.
Those
are
the
ones
at
all
all
around
the
city,
where
you
see
the
signs
that
are
posted
for
someone,
who's
created
a
private
lot
and
in
that
situation
it's
clearly
posted
and
I
suppose.
T
If
the
owner
calls
and
I
don't
know,
if
tow
companies
drive
around
and
look,
but
if
the
owner
of
that
private
lot
calls,
then
it
took
them.
Truck
company
comes
and
it's
very
complicated
to
the
Ohio
Revised
Code,
and
that
a
a
tow
company
who
doesn't
follow
all
the
regulations
that
are
set
forth
in
Revised
Code
could
actually
charge
criminally
with
a
violation.
M
That's
called
predatory,
towing,
it's
not
because
someone
has
called
it's
because
somebody
has
said
if
so
many
parts
in
our
a
lot,
Yuto,
I'm
out
and
I
understand,
beats
concern
with
private
property
rights,
but
I
also
understand
the
effect
on
the
city
to
allow
that,
and
some
enlightened
states
or
more
in
life
in
states
have
even
declared
that
to
be
an
outlawed
practice.
So,
let's
make
it
real
clear
what
we
are
talking
about.
M
A
N
The
the
board
and
the
General
Assembly
will
decide
upon
what
that
price
is
per
linear
foot,
but
to
give
council
an
idea
as
to
what
that
could
look
like
and
where
that
money
could
come
from
if
it
were
$15
a
linear
foot
that
was
decided
upon
and
again
that
nothing
has
been
decided
upon
at
this
point
in
time.
That
would
translate
for
the
armory
the
parking
garage
parking
garage
as
well
as
the
city
building,
roughly
$4,500,
to
be
a
payor
kin
to
the
special
Improvement
District
and
one
other
thing
we
could.
N
Cost
associated
again
as
a
reminder:
the
Ohio,
University
universities,
state
universities,
municipal
buildings,
as
well
as
churches,
are
exempt
within
since
Ohio
University
has
opted
in
to
be
a
pair
for
the
special
Improvement
District
as
I
hope.
That
counsel
will
agree
as
well
that
we'd
be
partners
in
this
endeavor
to
create
a
better-looking
Uptown
area.
N
A
A
U
Make
a
motion
that
we
approve
a
B
Rajyam
to
the
student
position
on
the
environment
and
sustainability
Commission.
Thank
you.
Miss
rajim
is
a
masters
of
science
and
environmental
studies
student
at
Ohio
University.
She
is
the
graduate
student
for
the
sustainable
infrastructure
hub
and
has
worked
on
ap
renewable
energy
education
program,
she's
of
one
of
its
research
scholar,
she's
held
a
NASA
internship
and
we
are
very
excited
to
have
her
join
us.
Thank
you.
Okay.
We.
M
A
Nay,
okay
she's
been
appointed.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
We
now
have
a
if
I
could
have
a
motion
to
accept
the
auditor's
report
for
October
2019.
This
is
distributed
to
councilmembers.
Last
week
we
have
a
motion
and
second
for
the
approval
of
the
auditors
reports,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
C
A
U
H
N
Have
a
physical
report
to
provide
the
council
I
did
contact
individual
that
are
former
city
prosecutor.
Jesse
branner
had
recommended
that
I
reach
out
to
an
individual's
name
as
Nixon
golly
I've
spoken
to
Nick
I
also
asked
him
before
coming
here
tonight
that
it
was
ok
with
with
he
and
his
company
to
go
ahead
and
speak
on
this
to
counsel,
and
he
said
that
was
absolutely
okay
in
terms
of
what
our
communication
was.
N
Nick
works
for
a
company
called
Nova
Braddock,
&,
Company
LLP
out
of
Cleveland
Ohio.
Again,
as
I
mentioned,
prosecutor
Brenner
recommended
that
I
speak
with
this
individual.
It
took
us
a
little
while
we're
playing
tag,
phone
tag
back
and
forth,
but
when
we
finally
got
together,
I
made
contact
with
him
on
November,
8th
I
also.
N
About
four
days
later,
I
received
a
call
back
from
Nick,
and
he
what
he
informed
me
was
that
he
looked
it
over
and
he
said
on
the
financial
side,
it
was
pretty
straightforward
in
terms
of
what
the
city
of
Athens
would
be
paying
for
debt
service.
As
we
move
forward
on
this,
he
really
didn't
see
any
problems
with
that
and
didn't
look.
Nothing
looked
unusual
to
him,
the
ordinary.
N
The
one
thing
that
he
did
say
though-
and
this
is
why
it
was
a
phone
conversation-
is
that
his
firm
doesn't
necessarily
look
at
impact
development
projects,
in
particular
outdoor
recreation
impact
projects,
and
so
due
to
that
he
wasn't
able
to
comment
on
that
in
any
detail
in
terms
of
the
estimated
number
of
riders
the
estimated
amount
of
income
generated
by
the
trail
system
unto
itself.
But
again
he
did
comment
on
our
ability
to
pay
the
1.5
or
1.2
million
dollars.
N
If
we
were
to
venture
into
this,
which
I
feel
strongly
that
we
should,
for
a
number
of
reasons,
the
level
of
unsolicited
emails
that
I
have
received
from
others.
As
I
mentioned,
the
International
Hall
of
Fame
writer,
who
received
his
international
mountain
biking,
Hall
of
Fame
induction
based
upon
advocacy,
work
and
talking
about
things
as
I
described
earlier
in
my
communication
to
counsel,
hopefully,
you've
read
through
this
email
and
and
see
that
his
opinion
is
not
too
dissimilar
from
others
who
have
spoken
here
or
one
from
a
number
of
people.
N
Jeff
Morgan
has
spoken
to
this.
A
number
of
people
have
spoken
to
those
who
I
believe
have
a
high
level
of
understanding
when
it
comes
to.
You
know,
finances
for
something
of
this
nature.
I
I,
don't
know.
If
counsel
has
done
this
or
not.
I
did
word.
Last
Sunday
I
decided
to
take
a
walk
up
into
the
Bailey
trail
system
and
see
it
for
myself
at
least
that
which
has
been
developed
and
it
is
through.
N
In
my
words,
it
is
impressive
to
look
at
and
see
again
something
that
counsel
may
or
may
not
be
aware
of
which
I
was
made
aware
of
in
being
up
there
is
that
there
will
be
a
I,
don't
know
what
the
regulations
are
for,
having
a
loop
for
adaptive
cycling
up
there,
but
that
was
something
that
was
unbeknownst
to
me.
I
didn't
realize
that
there
is
going
to
be
four
people
with
disabilities.
An
adaptive
track,
feature
or
trail
feature
up
there
for
people
to
engage
in
I.
N
N
One
way
I
look
at
the
decrease
in
the
student
enrollment
and
what
that
does
to
our
own
local
economy
and
trust
me.
It
has
an
impact
on
our
local
economy
and
with
that,
what
we've
got
to
do
and
be
a
little
brave
on
doing
this.
That
is,
we
need
to
look
forward
and
think
of
other
economic
development
opportunities
for
our
community.
N
I
would
also
contend
that
that
what
is
the
numbers
that
we're
seeing
in
the
quantified
ventures-
and
it's
not
just
looking
at
what
quantified
ventures
is
put
forward.
It's
also
looking
at
the
in
the
letters
that
I
have
received
from
people
saying
these
numbers
are
extremely
conservative
in
terms
of
what
a
trail
system
that's
88
miles
in
length
would
bring
in
as
in
comparison
to
others
that
are
out
there
that
are
of
lesser
length.
You
know
trail
systems
that
are
40
miles
and
trails
or
30
miles
and
trails
or
whatever.
N
Imagine
this
imagine
our
our
our
bike
path
in
the
city
of
Athens
and
think
about
how
long
it
is
taken
for
the
bike
path
to
be
the
size
that
is
now
with
the
Columbus
road
bike.
Paths
were
in
the
bridge
and
the
northwest
bike
paths
burger
which
still
isn't
done
yet
not
even
close,
but
the
expansion
to
the
east
so
on
and
so
forth,
and
imagine
how
many
years
it's
taken
decades
to
do
that
and
a
lot
of
slow
slogging
at
getting
grants
and
the
grant
money
to
come
in.
N
So
you
can
fund
additions
to
that
now.
Imagine
that
being
built
out
in
two
years
or
less
and
the
impact
that
that
would
have
made
on
the
city
of
Athens
to
where
we
would
have
again.
This
is
my
own
speculation
on
that.
We
wouldn't
likely
have
thousands
and
thousands
of
people
coming
down
up,
and
it's
just
to
check
out
this
new
bike
path.
That's
in
the
city
of
Athens!
Well,
that's
history!
Now!
N
So
that's
not
the
case,
but
to
think
you
know
whether
it's
a
long
run
is
developing
the
Bailey
trail
system
or
a
shorter
impact
run
at
getting
it
built
out
more
quickly.
I
think
that
we
would
see
a
return
on
investment
at
a
much
more
rapid
rate
than
we
would
if
we
were
to
go
the
long
game.
So
there's
my
two
cents
on
that
my
opinion
on
it,
but
also
that
of
Nicks
and
Dolly
from
the
firm
that
I
reached
out
to
to
get
their
opinion.
A
T
A
No
debate
permitted
on
that.
Nor
comment
then
permit
that
either.
So
we
need
to
do
the
vote
now
and
then
take
the
next
steps
right
right
if
there
are
any
okay.
So
at
the
moment
we
have
a
motion
to
remove
this
ordinance
from
the
table.
Now
we
have
a
second
for
it,
and
so
I
would
call
for
the
vote
all
those
in
favor
of
removing
this
from
the
table.
Please
say:
aye
aye
opposed
okay,
so
it
has
been
removed
from
the
table.
H
Section
one
the
mayors
hereby
authorized
to
enter
into
an
agreement
through
December
31st
2042,
provide
financial
support
from
the
city
Trancy,
a
gas
tax,
yes,
tax
paid
into
the
general
fund
to
the
outdoor
recreation,
Council
of
Appalachia
Borka,
a
Regional
Council
of
government
cog
for
funding
the
Bailey's
trail
system,
along
with
other
recreational
activities.
This
is
a
proposed
amendment,
provided
that
the
proceeds
of
such
tax
are
sufficient
legally
available
and
lawfully
appropriated
for
the
purpose.
H
The
ordinance
continues
said.
Authorization
shall
be
contingent
upon
an
agreement
for
the
same
level
of
financial
support
through
December
thirty.
First,
two
thousand
forty
by
the
County
of
Athens
has
said
copy
of
agreement
attached
here,
Tyrael
and
incorporated
herein
by
reference
section.
Two
is
amended
as
follows:
should
the
Port
Authority
board
or
any
other
entity
showing
a
willingness
to
issue
bonds
or
loans
for
the
fixed
investment
amount
being
considered,
then
the
mayor
as
an
orca
board
member
would
be
required
to
seek
additional
legislative
approval.
H
H
A
U
F
U
H
Let's
as
an
example,
the
Council
of
Governments
issues,
a
bond
for
3.4
million
dollars
or
the
other
be
no
2.4,
our
our
share
is
1.2.
The
county
is
1.2.
That
bond
goes
through.
It
sells
out
the
monies
raised
somewhere
along
the
line.
Orca
says
you
know,
we
need
more
funds,
let's
go
back
to
the
bond
market.
Let's
do
it
again,
let's
see
what
we
can
raise.
H
This
says
if
you're
going
to
try
that
okay
and
you
want
the
city
to
underwrite
it,
as
we
did
before
you're
going
to
have
to
come
back
and
say
to
us.
This
is
what
we
want
to
do
and
we
need
to
do
it
to
do
that.
You
will
have
to
get
our
approval.
Otherwise
it's
not
gonna
happen.
You'll
have
to
find
some
other
source
to
underwrite
it.
O
U
Think
this,
showing
is
what
throws
me
off
I,
think
you
should
read:
should
the
Port
Authority
board
or
any
other
entity
show
a
willingness
to
issue
bonds
or
loans
for
the
fixed
investment
amount
being
considered,
then
the
mayor
as
an
orca
board
member
would
be
required
to
seek
additional
legislative
approval.
I
was
trying
to
find
the
active
verb
there.
F
U
I
continue
please
page
2.
If
I
understand
correctly,
the
amendment
to
under
the
city
agrees
to
number
2.
We
are
adding
you're
proposing
that
we
have
five
years
after
the
effective
date
of
this
agreement
mm-hmm.
So,
if
I
understand
correctly,
we
would
be
agreeing
to
$90,000
a
year
for
for
the
first
five
years
and
it
would
not
change
for
the
first
five
years.
That's.
U
W
O
My
due
diligence
and
I
think
that
the
thing
that
was
for
me,
the
most
difficult
I,
mean
I,
think
that,
from
from
a
tourism
perspective,
an
economic
development
perspective
eco-tours,
and
you
know
it's
a
gem
of
a
project
but
for
20
years.
That
was
the
the
point
that,
for
me,
was
really
difficult,
because
just
this
year
we
got
hit
by
this
idea
that
the
state
legislators
could
preempt
our
ability
to
raise
taxes
from
people
who
work
in
the
city,
and
that
could
be
a
huge
amount
of
money
in
the
future.
O
M
You
for
having
spoken
to
us
on
the
phone
and
having
clarified
some
issues
as
far
as
this
particular
amendment
and
I
believe
that's
what
I
should
be
addressing
only
oh
I
think
the
amendments
are
well
taken
in
this
particular
issue.
I
still
have
concern
with
the
overall
agreement
that
part
of
it
would
says
we
can
terminate
it
basically
by
giving
us
notice
and
paying
for
about
a
year.
M
Because
of
simply
because
of
the
presentation
that
you
had
given
worth
your
statement
says:
the
city
can
quote
close
out
the
contract
by
assuming
its
portion
of
the
bond
through
through
traditional
debt.
So
I
understand,
that's
not
necessarily
the
amendment,
but
it's
something
that
I'm
concerned
with.
Perhaps
what
we're
doing
is
saying
in
this
all
parties
agree
we
can
terminate
the
contract,
but
what
does
terminate
mean?
Does
that
mean
closeout
Oh?
Does
it
mean
get
out
and
I
think
that
perhaps
needs
some
clarification
of
any
issues?
M
L
H
K
Since
I
did
buzzing
on
the
conference
call,
it
was
a
lot
of
good
information,
a
lot
of
good
questions
asked
by
council
members
who
were
there,
and
it
was
just
more
specific
information
that
we
asked
and
I
I
also
was
in
on
engaging
Dennis
Wally
to
review
it
and
I
think
the
amendments
are
very
important
and
so
no
I
don't
have
any
issues
with
the
way
it's
being
worded
or
anything
else.
Thank.
U
You
I
guess:
I
just
have
one
question:
it
is
related
to
the
amendment
and
the
sense
that
number
two
says
five
years
after
the
effective
date
of
this
agreement.
The
top
of
the
page
calls
this
an
agreement
in
each
of
the
first
few
sections.
It's
called
an
agreement
and
then,
at
the
end
it
says
any
party
may
terminate
this
contract
can
I
assume
that
contract
and
agreement
are
synonymous
I.
T
H
O
U
M
It
not
if
I
may
just
suggest
you
might
look
at
who's
signing
the
agreement,
it's
the
members
of
Orca,
but
then
we
also
have
the
issue
of
who's,
holding
the
bond
and
how's
that
inter
relate
with
a
city's
responsibility
on
the
bond
with
the
city
street
sponsibility
do
orca,
so
it
is
a
little
more
complex
than
one
would
perhaps
assume
at
first
and
I.
Think
it
needs
clarified,
but
I'll
be
gone.
So.
O
G
I
just
went
to
Boise,
but
that
I
am
with
member
Magee
on
concern
about
well,
while
we
can
leave
this
agreement,
this
does
not
remove
the
city
from
Orca
and
if
who
is
underwriting
the
bond,
they
you
know
sort
of
what
I
would
like
to
hear
from
somebody
is:
what
is
the
terrible
worst-case
scenario,
terrible
weather
for
years
that
changed?
Suddenly,
there
is
a
a
drop
off
interest
that
come
to
Southeast,
Ohio
or
whatever.
Whatever
reason
something
happens,
the
trail
is
not
financially
successful.
G
What
happens
to
the
city
and
Orcas
financial
commitment?
Who?
How
does
that
work
out
in
terms
of
the
obligation
for
the
bond
and
that?
So,
if
I
I
think
I
I
went
to
to
voice
that,
but
I
well
I
see
we
can
get
out
of
this
agreement.
I
don't
know,
and
it
hasn't
been
effectively
communicated
to
me
how
that
totally
alleviates
the
city's
financial
obligations
in
in
this
endeavor.
X
Got
it
president,
council,
mayor
Paterson,
thank
you
and
in
terms
of
answering
your
question
directly
and
you
are
I-
am
Seth
around
from
quantified
Ventures
I'm,
not
from
Athens
I
am
from
Washington
DC,
but
I'm
also
standing
and
representing
many
people
from
around
the
country
that
are
watching
this
right
now,
including
from
Seattle
outside
of
Oakland
Colorado
Boston
in
Washington
DC,
based
on
what
they
think
that
you
guys
are
potentially
about
to
vote
on.
I'm
excited
about
the
amendments.
X
But
it's
my
understanding
that
if
there
ever
was
a
scenario
in
which
the
financing
was
requiring
some
change
to
the
way
the
city
is
providing
money
to
work,
I
would
have
to
go
back
to
the
council
for
approval.
Based
on
that.
From
what
I
heard,
what
you
just
read
was
that
if
Orca
or
the
Athens
Port
Authority-
and
he
said
thority
was
gonna,
be
entering
into
a
bond.
The
terms
of
that
bond
would
be
given
back
to
Council,
along
with
the
evaluation
criteria,
at
which
five
years,
the
the
numbers
would
change.
X
X
T
Looked
at
this
right
and
as
far
as
the
section
2
amendment,
because
I
do
recognize
that
the
one
section
says
we
can
withdraw
and
I
think
that
section
2
does
address
the
fact
that
or
the
perhaps
orca
is
going
to
seek
financing
either
through
bonds
or
private
financing
and
I.
Think
the
concern
here
is:
what
will
our
obligation
be,
as
mr.
Brown
said,
90
thousand
dollars
a
year?
If
we
decide
we
don't
want
to
do
it.
We
could
get
out,
however,
there's
an
increased
obligation.
X
J
You
president
Isley
I
would
like
to
acknowledge
publicly
that
my
support
for
this
is
still
and
wavering
and
I
don't
have
the
same
questions
as
some
of
my
peers.
Do
I'm
supportive
of
the
process
and
I
do
value
of
the
mindfulness
that
went
into
the
amendments.
I
just
wanna
make
sure
that
I'm,
clear
and
understanding
that
the
transient
guest
taxes
how
this
would
be
paid
for
correct
attract.
J
A
G
Just
she
was
praying
about
the
transient
guests
tax
dollars
it.
They
are
currently
part
of
our
our
general
fund.
So
it's
yes,
it
is
tax
dollars
being
paid
by
visitors,
but
it
is
dollars
that
we
are
currently
using
to
pay
other
expenses
in
the
city
so
for
our
general
fund
to
continue
to
be
able
to
pay
those
expenses
we're
going
to
have
to
add
revenue
from
another
stream.
G
A
K
We
are
required
by
the
Ohio
Revised
Code
to
put
half
of
our
transit
gas
tax
money
into
the
general
fund
for
general
obligations,
which
means
we
can
spend
that
money
on
whatever
we
need
to,
and
so
we've
been
doing
that,
and
so
yes,
we're
talking
about
almost
say,
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
less
in
our
general
fund
revenues.
However,
we
have
discussed
that
and
we
have
a
plan
and
so
every
so
often
and
I'd
say
an
average
of
every
two
years.
K
Council
changes
the
income,
tax
allocation
or
tax
mix,
as
we
call
it,
because
you
have
about
eighty
six
percent
of
the
tax
revenue
that
you
can
put
wherever
you
want.
We've
got
about
a
half
a
dozen
funds
to
get
it
most
of
it
goes
into
the
general
fund,
and
so
what
the
plan
is
to
reduce
the
allocation
for
the
street
fund,
which
is
currently
19
percent
by
one
percent,
which
will
effectively
put
about
120
$9,000
into
the
general
fund
to
replace
the
90,000
that
we're
paying
up
to
125,000.
K
But
the
other
question
that
we
are
sure
people
would
want
to
know
is
how
does
that
affect
the
street
funding?
And
so
next
year
we
voted
by
knows,
there's
been
an
increase
passed
for
the
gas
tax
revenue
in
Ohio
and
we
are
expecting
about
a
hundred
and
eighty
seven
thousand
dollars
in
new
revenue
from
that,
so
the
general
fund,
or
so
the
street
fund,
will
have
that
their
access.
K
N
With
this
increase
in
the
gasoline
tax
and
what
the
city
will
be
receiving
and
just
to
kind
of
remind
council
that
when
I
took
office,
we
were
paving
and
repairing
about
six
miles
a
little
bit
north
of
six
miles
of
streets
annually
and
in
2017
I
believe
it
was
or
the
end
of
2016.
We
changed
that
mix
because
I
was
dedicated
to
paving
more
streets
in
the
city
of
Athens,
and
we
were
able
to
accomplish
nine
miles
of
streets
in
seventeen
and
eighteen.
N
We
jumped
it
up
to
18
miles
of
street,
and
then
in
this
year
it
was
a
little
bit
north
of
20
miles
of
streets.
This
change,
as
Auto
Tech,
was
just
indicating,
wouldn't
be
to
the
negative
for
the
street
fund.
It
would
actually
increase
another
50
to
60
thousand
give
or
take,
which
again
would
allow
us
to
maintain
and
possibly
exceed
the
amount
of
street
repair
that
we've
been
doing
with
our
annual
paving
and
as
the
auditor
was
indicating,
it's
also
putting
the
general
fund
to
the
positive
above.
What
would
have
gone
in?
N
Had
we
not
taken
90,000
dollars
out
of
the
transient
gas
tax?
It
too
will
be
to
the
positive,
as
opposed
to
the
negative,
in
other
words
not
receiving
as
much
as
they
were.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
it
would
be
close
to
it's.
Currently,
it's
council
may
be
aware
of
the
two
hundred
fifteen
thousand
dollars
that
goes
in
sixty
with
councils.
Authorization
goes
to
the
Athens
County
Economic
Development,
because
we
pay
to
be
a
member.
N
So
we're
talking,
you
know
one
hundred
and
fifty
five
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars
that
remains,
and
that
would
go
in
take
ninety
off
of
that.
That
would
leave
you
with
sixty
five
thousand,
but
with
the
the
increase,
as
the
auditor
was
saying,
it's
actually
going
to
put
it
higher
than
what
would
have
happened.
Had
we
not
touched
the
transient
guests
tax
as
it
goes
into
the
general
fund
at
all.
K
But
the
mayor
asked
that
we
ask
council
to
go
ahead
with
a
1%
increase
because
we
have,
and
as
there
are
changes
going
through
council
tonight,
changes
to
our
income
tax
revenue
made
by
the
state,
and
so
we
are
all
worried
about
the
general
fund
in
a
way,
and
rightly
so,
but
it
in
my
mind.
This
is
actually
going
to
help
the
general
fund
quite
a
bit
and
and
really
not
hurt
the
street
fund
appreciably.
A
A
J
N
K
And
I
can
send
you
examples
of
what
your
ordinance
looks
like
in
what
the
spreadsheet
that
we
use
to
parse
that
out,
because
the
taxes
that
are
voted
on
are
for
specific
things
like
you
know,
the
pool
and
those
come
off
the
top
and
then
what's
left
is
about
86
percent
of
the
total
tax
revenue
and
that
is
parsed
out
according
to
counsels
wishes.
So
it's
you
know
73
percent
into
the
general
fund,
which
is
the
majority
and
then
so
73
percent
of
86
percent
is
about
67
percent
or
66.
K
Maybe
so
you
know
it's,
it
gets
that
way
and
I
can
send
that
out,
but
it
we
have
changed
over
the
years.
We
added
one
percent
of
that
mix
for
transportation
as
we
started
growing
our
bus
routes
and
there's
just
you
know,
it's
really
up
to
counsel
how
they
want
to
use
that
money.
It's
all
as
I
said,
general
obligation
money,
but.
K
We're
using
that,
as
our
measure
I,
think
if
we
only
brought
in
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year
on
transient
guests
tax,
we
wouldn't
be
venturing
into
this,
but
the
fact
that
we
have
this
money-
it's
not
that
long
ago
we
used
to
put
all
our
revenue
from
the
TGT
into
with
our
tourism
fund,
and
then
we
would
spend
it
out
of
the
our
share
out
of
there
and
it
was
more
separated.
But
really,
according
the
o.r,
see
we're
not
supposed
to
do
it.
That
way.
So
council
made
that
change.
M
Projected
expenses
that
you've
listed
in
in
your
documentation,
the
initial
I
believe
cost
for
the
first
year,
is
five
million
and
3
million.
Something
is
for
the
trail
itself
and
then
there's.
It
looks
like
there's
about
five
hundred
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
which
is
going
to
they
were
from
advertising
to
marketing
and
stuff,
like
that
I.
M
Just
wonder
whether
there
should
be
any
kind
of
amendment
that
would
give
a
preference
to
local
businesses
for
that
kind
of
purpose,
since
the
whole
purpose
of
this
trail
is
to
encourage
local
businesses
and
I
know,
we
have
a
lot
of
people
in
athletes
who
are
capable
of
marketing
and
and
website
development.
So
I
wonder
if
the
amendment
should
require
something
to
that
effect
or
some
direction
to
the
mayor
for
the
purpose
of
worker.
N
I
think
clarify
point
you
raised
is
a
good
one.
I
think
that's
a
it
could
be
an
orchid
decision
in
terms
of
you
know
whether
it's
hiring
local
marketing
promotion.
Folks
or
you
know
even
trail
maintenance
I
mean
there's
a
number
of
different
things,
but
I
think
what
you're
getting
at
it
shouldn't
necessarily
be.
You
know,
mandate
through
city
council
ordinance,
but
rather
through
Orca,
which
Orca,
as
was
mentioned,
just
again,
for
a
reminder
to
everybody.
You
know
the
members
of
Orca
are
the
city
mountains,
then's,
County,
York
Township,
the
village
of
Chauncey.
N
L
A
So
I
think
we
have
a
motion
and
second
for
the
amendments
under
consideration.
We've
had
a
little
bit
of
tweaking
removing
an
ING
from
one
phrase
and
replacing
contract
with
agreement
on
the
bottom
of
page
two,
and
what
I'd
like
to
do
is
ask
for
a
vote
all
those
in
favor
of
approving
the
amendments
to
one
10
19,
please
say:
aye
opposed,
nay,
okay,
the
ordinance
has
been
amended
and
read
for
the
first
time.
R
A
Been
a
it's
been
removed
from
the
table
and
read
for
the
first
time,
I
think
we
could.
We
could
go
ahead
and
have
comments.
What
I'm
going
to
ask
tonight.
I
really
appreciate
all
of
you
being
here
tonight.
I
appreciate
the
previous
comments.
We
all
appreciate
the
emails
and
I
tried
to
respond
to
those.
What
I'd
asked
tonight
is.
If
anybody
is
wanting
to
speak,
what
I
would
like
to
do
is
take
the
people
who
have
not
spoken
before
to
come
up.
Is
there
anybody
who
wants
to
speak
tonight
who
has
not
spoken
before?
A
Y
My
name
is
Rory
Robinson,
hopefully
up
in
Northeast,
Ohio
and
I'm
down
here,
basically
and
follow-up
to
a
letter
that
I
sent
to
the
members
of
council.
The
mayor
regarding
my
experiences
with
projects
such
as
this
as
a
41
year,
employee
of
the
National
Park
Service
I,
am
happy
to
announce
that
I
retired
after
41
years
in
January,
but
you
know
I
still
had
a
lot
of
experience.
The
program
that
I
was
in
was
called
rivers,
trails
and
conservation
assistance.
Y
That
program
allowed
me
to
work
in
communities
on
projects
such
as
this,
so
I
really
did
gain
a
great
deal.
Insight
and
experience.
I'm,
not
gonna,
reiterate
because
this
meetings
going
on
long
enough,
what
I
shared
with
you
in
the
letter
I,
would
encourage
you
to
please
look
at
that
letter,
I
included
in
that
letter.
My
contact
information,
should
you
have
any
additional
questions
for
me
and
I
also
would
like
to
share
with
you
a
handout
that
I
put
together.
Y
The
disclaimer
provides
a
snapshot
of
the
benefits
of
projects
such
as
this,
so
I'd
like
to
leave
this
for
Council
and
I
want
to
labor.
This
I
just
will
encourage
you
based
again
my
experience
to
get
comfortable
with
the
ordinance
language
I,
appreciate
that,
but
support
this,
because
this
truly
is
going
to
be
one
of
the
greatest
things
that
you
have
done
for
this
community
in
a
long
time,
and
just
one
last
thought
regarding
you
know
that
the
transient
bed
tax,
that's
going
to
increase
and
I
didn't
hear
anybody
make
that
comment.
Y
So
I
just
want
to
make
that
comment.
Yes,
you're
moving
some
of
that
money
around,
but
the
amount
of
money
going
into
that
is
going
to
increase
so
again,
I'll
leave
it.
At
that
I'll
hand,
this
out
and
I
would
encourage
you
please.
If
you
have
any
questions
to
me,
give
me
a
show
I,
probably
admit
to
the
fact
that
never
had
an
original
idea
in
my
life,
but
I've
been
around
a
long
time
and
seeing
these
projects
seen
in
community
after
community
and
I
would
like
to
share
those
thoughts
with
you.
L
P
Hi,
my
name
is
Amy
Renner
I
live
at
30,
Lexington,
Avenue,
enchantee
I'm.
Actually,
a
council
member
and
also
mayor,
elect
for
the
village
of
Chauncey
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
guys
so
much
for
consideration
of
this
bond.
It
really
means
a
lot
to
me
personally
as
a
resident
of
Chauncey
to
push
this
project
along.
P
You
know,
Chauncey
is
a
veteran
community
to
Athens
our
children
attend
Athens,
City,
School
District
we
shop
and
dine
in
Athens,
and
many
of
us
work
in
Athens,
therefore
paying
athens
city
income
tax.
This
I
think
is
important
because
the
health
of
safety
and
longevity
of
Chauncey
should
be
important
to
the
city
of
Athens.
P
This
chelsa
stone
is,
you
know,
like
I,
said
for
Chauncey,
but
not
only
just
Chauncey,
also
for
the
neighboring
communities.
This
opportunity
for
Economic
Development
has
serious
implications
for
positive
change
and
change
that
I
hope
you'll
support
to
continue
to
facilitate
this
and
move
things
forward.
So
so
yeah
I'm
asking
you
to
please
offer
your
support
for
this
bond,
which
will
encourage
countywide
economic
growth
and
allow
ailing
communities
a
chance
at
some
sustainability.
So
thank
you.
J
V
My
name
is
Michael
Owen
I
live
in
Parma
Ohio
born
and
raised
there
and
thirty
years
living
there.
I
am
the
director
of
southeastern
Ohio
trail
runners.
It's
a
nonprofit
organization
based
out
of
Athens,
we've
been
in
existence
since
2014,
and
our
main
goal
is
to
promote
trail
running
as
a
healthy,
viable
recreational
opportunity
of
southeast
Ohio
and
the
main
reason
or
the
main
way
we
do,
that
is
to
put
on
trail
races
in
this
region.
V
And
so
you
know
we
already
have
Stroud's
run
where
I
put
on
the
Thunder
bunny
trail,
races,
which
has
400
participants,
which
is
one
of
the
top
5
largest
trail
races
in
the
state
of
Ohio.
We
already
see
the
positive
number
of
people
coming
in
for
this
sport,
and
that
is
a
national
trend.
Troubling
has
increased
over
100
percent
in
the
past
11
years,
from
4.2
million
to
almost
10
million
participants
nationally
and
that's
on
par,
if
not
a
little
bit
higher
than
mountain
biking.
V
And
while
there's
not
the
data
that
supports
the,
but
it's
not
out
there.
Yet
it's
it
doesn't
necessarily
not
support
it.
But
there's
just
not
data
showing
spending
habits
or
traveling
habits,
but
I
think
it
would
also
be
on
par
with
the
way
mountain
bikers
travel
and
spend
money
when
they're
recreative
on
trails
and
so
just
simply
being
a
voice
for
another
participation
user
group
with
trail
running
instead
of
just
mountain
biking.
V
Very
and
then
just
let's
say
this
to
a
national
park
service
former
worker
here
American
spirits
idea
is
known
to
be
the
National
Park
Service.
You
know
why
not
create
a
good
narrative
in
Athens
County
to
be
giving
that
same
concept
of
using
our
natural
resources
for
something
positive
for
a
change
right
thanks.
Thank
you.
Z
You
know:
I
was
looking
at
the
up
in
Cleveland
the
city
in
the
county
they
get
together.
I
mean
they
issue,
big
bonds.
You
know
like
20
million
dollars,
you
know
for
this
project,
and
this
so
really
I
mean
this
is
a
small
like
I.
Think
a
small
project
but
I
think
us
working
together
is
really
is
really
great
and
echoing
what
Amy
Brenner
was
saying
about.
You
know
the
positive
impact
on
chauncey,
buchdahl,
Nelsonville
and
economically
I.
Just
think
that
tourism
is
where
we're
competitive.
Z
You
know
it's
hard
to
build
big
factories
in
these
hills,
but
you
know
I,
think
we're
really
well
situated
for
88
miles
of
mountain
biking,
trails
so
and
I
hope.
The
projections
you
know
are
are
correct
and
you
know
we
knocked
this
out
of
the
park
as
long
as
stuff
doesn't
go
around
to
every
other
community
and
build
88
trails.
Z
So
yeah
I
mean
you
know
the
commissioners
we're
waiting
for
you
guys
to
take
action,
but
I
believe
that
we're
supportive
and
you
know
the
fact
that
the
Wayne
came
to
us
with
this
innovative
ideas.
Is,
you
know
a
godsend,
I
think,
and
hopefully
we
can
get
this
done
and
make
lots
of
positive
impacts
in
our
county
and
region.
So
great.
A
A
A
R
Name
is
Todd
swearing,
June
I,
look
at
twenty
four
twenty
three
four
forty
live
in
the
road,
guys
Ville
Ohio,
Athens,
County
resident,
hey,
Athens,
County
taxes.
The
reason
for
tabling
this
motion
two
weeks
ago
or
this
ordinance
two
weeks
ago,
it
seems
to
me,
like
part
of
the
questions,
still
haven't
been
met.
R
Some
numbers
have
been
responded
summer.
Questions
have
been
responded
to
and
some
numbers
have
been
provided.
You
know
outside
of
this
room,
and
maybe
everybody
is
satisfied
up
to
that
point,
but
the
accuracy
of
the
numbers
as
far
as
revenue
generation,
the
accuracy
of
the
guests,
the
accuracy
of
how
far
they're
traveling
the
accuracy
about
May
nights,
they'll
stay
all
these
projections
they're
still
unanswered
questions
which
were
the
reason
for
tabling
the
ordinance
in
the
first
place.
R
So
it
seems
to
me,
like
it's
only
logical,
to
hold
reservation
on
tabling
the
ordinance
again
and
tell
those
first.
Questions
are
answered.
The
first
time.
Second
thing
is
pay
for
success.
Nobody
is
still
identified
what
percentage
is
being
paid
for
what
degree
of
success
these
ways
nobody's?
We
did
that
publicly
I'm
sure
to
the
bond
agents.
That
will
be
presented
that.
R
And
I
keep
hearing
the
really
good
ideas
and
a
really
good
rationales
for
doing
this,
but
it's
like
everybody's
walking
with
blinders
and
nobody
is
pointing
out
any
of
the
things
that
are
counterproductive.
That
could
be
and
should
be
addressed
as
part
of
the
economic
equation
before
the
financial
commitment.
Yes,
I'm
referring
to
carbon
debt.
Yes,
there's
a
cost
offsetting
carbon
debt,
but
by
the
numbers
that
I
provided
to
Council
time
in
a
timeout
over
the
past
three
four
weeks.
R
You
can
invest
three
million
in
solar
photovoltaic
and
this
isn't
the
best
region,
but
it
still
provides
energy
and
dollars.
You
can
invest
three
million
in
over
twenty
five
year
period.
You
reap
eight
and
a
half
million
dollars,
of
which
five
and
a
half
of
that
is
four
and
a
half
of
that
is
profit.
R
This
is
creating
a
carbon
debt
without
the
carbon
offsets
which
is
going
backwards
from
the
Paris
Paris
climate
Accords.
That's
not
what
the
city
is
basically
proposed.
Did
it
do
as
a
community,
so
I
would
suggest
that
everybody
sit
down
before
the
second
reading
of
this
considered
table
until
this
is
addressed
and
consider
including
carbon
debt
and
the
whole
doggone
equation,
because
we're
talking
about
one
it's
profitable,
it
makes
good
sense,
it
would
bring
more
people
to
the
area.
They
would
be
more
conscious.
AA
Good
evening
my
name
is
Jeff
Morgan
I
live
on
for
Edgewood
court
I've
been
a
resident
of
Athens
since
2003
council
members.
Thank
you
for
reading
my
emails
of
support.
You
all
know
where
I
stand
on
this
project
and
I've
spent
a
lot
of
time
looking
at
the
materials
that
that
seth
has
put
together
and
the
analysis
and
I've
spent
a
lot
of
time.
Looking
at
it,
the
invitation
still
open.
If
you
anybody
wants
to
chat
one-on-one
with
me
to
get
my
thoughts
I'm
not
going
to
regurgitate
those
thoughts
here.
AA
The
years
2004
I
was
in
Palo
Alto
with
will
con
occur
and
Dave
Scholl
to
secure
and
finalize
the
terms
of
a
10
million
dollar
equity
investment
in
diagnostic
hybrids.
The
deal
had
big
headwinds
because
they
learned
of
competitive
technology
in
their
in
their
diligence
process.
As
chief
financial
officer,
I
was
responsible
for
prepare
preparing
all
the
long-term
financial
projections
and
modeling
for
the
deal.
I
was
meticulously
prepared
for
any
questions
that
might
come
up
from
the
partners
at
summit
and
their
team
of
Ivy
League
MBA.
Analysts.
AA
Not
a
single
question
was
asked
about
my
business
plan
and
projections
in
this
meeting
and
I
was
certainly
vexed
about
that.
Gregg
Avis,
one
of
the
founding
partners
of
Summit,
came
to
our
deal.
Meeting
Gregg
had
just
retired,
but
Gregg
is
a
Silicon
Valley
legend
in
the
venture
capital
world.
He
came
to
our
meeting
because
he
wanted
to
meet,
will
con
occur
and
the
team
that
will
had
put
together
near
the
end
of
the
meeting
I
asked
Gregg
point-blank.
AA
Why
nobody
asked
me
any
questions
about
my
projections
and
he
looked
straight
at
me
and
said:
Jeff.
We
invest
in
people
not
spreadsheets.
Needless
to
say,
they
made
the
investment.
It
was
a
bright
line
moment
in
my
career.
That
I
will
never
forget.
I.
Think
that's
what
we're
doing
here.
Investing
in
people.
AA
AA
Why
did
we
go
all
the
way
to
Palo
Alto
to
raise
this
money?
The
short
of
it
is,
they
believed
in
us,
and
what
we
were
trying
to
build
the
ones
closer
to
home
that
didn't
probably
wish
they
would
have
I
believe
in
the
people
behind
this
project
and
I
believe
in
the
business
community
of
Athens
and
what
we
have
to
offer.
AA
AB
W
Hi,
my
name
is
Danny
Twilley
I
lived
at
33
gram
Drive
and
this
will
be
short
I.
Don't
have
my
notes
in
front
of
me,
so
I
just
want
to
say
that
now
that
has
come
back
to
first
reading.
One
of
the
reasons
that
I
heard
after
talking
with
many
of
you
on
councils
that
you
have
questions,
you
have
things
that
have
been
unanswered
well
now,
we've
got
more
time.
I
encourage
you
to
ask
those
questions.
Do
this
publicly
ask
it
via
email?
W
Now
many
of
you
had
expressed
that
it
felt
like
it
was
going
quickly.
You
hadn't
received
the
information.
You
were
just
trying
to
digest
it
to
know
what
questions
to
ask
so
now
that
we
have
that
time.
I
encourage
you
all
to
ask
those
questions
be
open
about
them.
Ask
the
ones
that
you're
curious
about
ask
the
hard
ones
but
ask
them,
because
if
we
don't
know
what
questions
you
have,
there
is
no
way
that
we
can
provide
you
the
information
to
make
an
informed
decision.
W
M
W
W
AC
Evening,
my
name
is
dawn,
McCarthy
I
am
representing
the
way
National
Forest
I
do
not
own
any
property
around
the
Bailey's
project,
however,
I
do
own
property
within
the
city
of
Athens,
so
I
would
just
like
to
say
first
of
all,
Jason
Reed,
the
Athens
district
Ranger
I
could
not
be
here
tonight.
He
has
been
is
traveling
back
from
Denver
where
he
has
been
attending
a
conservation
finance
conference,
and
he
said
that
the
eyes
of
the
entire
Forest
Service
around
the
country
are
on
the
Bailey.
So
no
pressure.
AC
Anyways
I
would
like
to
just
say
that
I
did
provide
some
information
by
email
to
president
nicely
earlier
today
if
there
is
on-
and
that
is
on-
where
we're
at
currently
with
funding
for
Phase
one
construction,
as
well
as
all
of
the
grants
that
are
either
providing
support
to
the
Bailey's
or
directly
providing
money
for
the
Bailey's.
If
any
more
information
is
needed,
please
let
me
know,
and
I
would
like
to
invite
all
of
you
out
to
the
Bailey's.
So
if
you
would
like
to
set
up
a
field
trip,
please
let
me
know
thanks.
AC
A
L
N
I
go
Don
McCarthy,
just
asked
of
you
counsel,
because
after
going
up
there
on
Sunday
I
was
so
overly
impressed
with
this
project.
I
encourage
you
all
to
go
up
there,
maybe
not
in
mass,
because
then
you're
an
official
meeting,
but
go
up
there,
one-on-one
or
whatever,
and
go
and
look
for
yourselves.
Okay.
Thank
you.
I.
X
Just
like
to
first
off
Seth
Brown
quantified
ventures,
I
have
spent
the
last
two
years
of
my
life
dedicated
to
Athens
County
in
this
project,
primarily
around
trying
to
fund
and
finance
the
the
Bailey's
trail
system.
Our
work
has
been
funded
through
governments
and
nonprofits,
and
we
do
not
have
a
financial
stake
in
the
outcomes
of
this
transaction.
It's
an
important
parking
note
I'm
excited
to
continue
the
conversation,
I
think
every
single
one
of
you
have
been
receiving
emails
for
me.
X
Transparency
is
the
work
we
do
with
the
county
and
Christmas
meal
who's
here
earlier
in
trying
to
achieve
that
endeavor.
But
so
I
will
continue
to
reach
out
and
feel
free
to
do
so
as
well
and
members
of
the
community
as
well.
We
will
be
responsive
to
them
as
we
can,
and
then
you
know.
Lastly,
we
fundamentally
believe
that
this
project
is
impactful.
We
fundamentally
believe
as
a
fact
that,
after
a
recreation
can
improve
communities
that
mountain
biking
in
general
can
improve
communities
in
this
project.
A
AD
Stephanie
goes
maybe
20
North
may
Avenue.
First
I
want
to
thank
you
for
my
last
time
being
here,
because
something
was
accomplished
and
I
Chris
nicely
and
others
that
came
to
a
meeting
about
Cable,
Lane,
I,
hope,
I.
Think
we've
made
some
progress
and
I.
Thank
you
for
that.
I'm
here
tonight.
Actually
I've
had
other
successes
with
the
city
here
lately.
So
thank
you.
AD
AD
My
one
question:
one
I
think
that
the
city
needs
to
slow
down
a
little
bit
because
from
the
information
the
last
time
you
didn't
seem
to
know
what
you
have
already
and
I.
Don't
think
you
can
move
forward
and
open
it
up
to
make
it
bigger
until
you
know
what
you
have
I,
don't
know
what
you
can
control-
okay,
that
was
it.
Then,
of
course,
another
big
issue.
I
have
is
parking
because
there's
been
nothing
addressed
to
parking.
I
have
talked
to
some
residents.
Unfortunately,
I
haven't
been
able
to
do
some
of
the
work.
AD
I
should
have
done
because
of
some
health
situations
in
our
family,
but
there
are
are
ones
that
do
not
have
excess
parking
area
on
the
street
and
to
put
something
like
this
in,
there
would
be
an
abomination
and
I.
Just
wonder
what
now
there
are
certain
sections
that
are
ones
that
are
going
to
be
designated
and
other
are
ones
that
are
not
going
to
be
designated
to
be
allowed
to
have
B
and
B's
and
what-have-you.
That's
my
other
question.
AD
AD
A
A
A
A
AE
A
AE
You
can
answer
miss
Phyllis,
Phares
questions
tomorrow,
night
I'm,
hoping
we
get
questions
answered
tomorrow
night.
Maybe
you
can
address
our
questions
tomorrow
night
before
I
get
started
here
before
you
start
the
timer.
This
should
take
three
minutes
and
30
seconds.
If
you
don't
give
me
the
30-second
warning
and
I
don't
stumble.
AE
Reduced
and/or
ruined
by
the
illegal
operation
at
30,
Utah
place.
I
have
received
some
information
that
seems
to
indicate
that
the
saffron's
from
36
Utah
have
contacted
the
city
several
times
since
at
least
September
of
2017
and
still
have
gotten
no
results
and
no
enforcement
or
citation
issued
against
the
offending
party.
When
miss
Eliassen
wrote
them
30
Utah
a
letter,
they
then
apparently
hired
two
law
firms
to
promote
their
position.
AE
While
I
understand
the
political
pressure
the
administration
is
put
under
by
this
gifting
announcement
dated
June
13th
2016,
they
the
folks
at
30,
Utah,
State,
12,000
654
people
have
visited
Center
house
while
I
note
they
why
they
know
eight
nonprofits
have
visited.
All
this
activity
still
took
place
in
some
way,
our
one
neighborhood,
whether
all
this
activity
took
place
for
profit
or
for
non
profit.
The
stress
on
the
neighborhood
is
the
same:
excessive
noise
traffic
parking
issues,
litter
and
possible
property
damage,
I.
AE
Have
made
public
records
requests
as
follows:
October
14th,
October,
22nd
November
6th
I,
was
directed
from
the
mayor's
office
to
the
Code
office
two
times
for
any
information
that
I
was
to
receive.
The
second
visit
to
the
current
office
was
November
8th
at
10
a.m.
to
meet
mr.
David
Riggs.
Mr.
Riggs
suggested
I
visit
David
dining
at
I.
T
I
visited
mr.
Dunning
that
same
afternoon,
2
p.m.
he
refused
to
accept
my
request
and
sent
me
back
to
the
mayor's
office
were
Padian.
For
me.
AE
They
would
now
fulfill
my
request
that
was
Friday
November
8th
at
2:15
Patti
from
the
mayor's
office
called
me
today,
November
18th
at
1:05
and
said
she
had
part
of
my
request
and
I
said
that
I
needed
at
all
to
try
to
put
together
how
this
evolved
into
the
situation.
We
all
find
ourselves
in
I
would
think
five
and
a
half
businesses
two
days
would
have
been
enough
time
to
complete
our
request.
AE
Since
they
have
been
aware
of
my
request,
since
October
14th
tonight,
I
submit
to
Council
and
the
mayor
the
same
request:
I
submitted
to
Council
on
September,
11th
and
October
14th.
Hopefully,
you
will
answer
these
five
questions
tomorrow
night
at
the
public
hearing.
They
are
simple,
common-sense
questions,
while
I
requested
these
questions
be
addressed
in
writing
to
councilmembers
on
September,
11th
and
October.
14Th
I
have
still
had
not
had
the
courtesy
extended
to
me
in
so
much
as
a
no
comment
from
members
grace
fall
and
Knisley
I
think
we
are
lacking.
AE
A
S
S
There's
been
some
work
last
time,
I
talked
there's
discussions
about,
you
know,
fixing
things
and
I
had
a
meeting
with
Ava
last
week,
working
on
that
I
think
people
become
of
the
next
one
or
whatever,
but
I
wanted
to
come
to
Council
cuz
I
figured
be
easier
than
sending
an
email.
I
still
asked
this
last
time.
S
You
know:
are
there
any
metrics
that
council
uses
for
street
closures
and
when
I'm
talking
about
circulars,
I'm
really
talking
about
the
Uptown
area,
cuz,
that's
most
of
where
I
think
the
contention
comes
from
and
if
there
are
metrics,
where
can
we
find
them?
I
know?
Safety
is
an
important
thing,
but
and
if
those
metrics
don't
exist,
can
we
create
them
and
if
they
do
exist,
when's
the
last
time
we
looked
at
them
because
I
know
in
the
last
few
years
we've
had
a
lot
of
events
pop
up,
and
so
it's
important
for
event
anytime.
S
S
Maybe
if
we
create
that
because
one
of
the
things
I'd
like
to
find
out
is
what
does
the
community
value
and
how
do
we
to
that
for
Street
closure,
because
there's
always
contention
there?
There's
businesses
and
I
spoke
with
a
you,
but
member
some
of
you,
but
we
talked
about
how
a
lot
of
times
neither
party
really
knows
how
the
street
closures
gonna
happen.
You
know,
like
is
a
different
group
of
council,
could
be
here
that
values
different
things
you
know,
and
then
in
20
years
it
could
be
all
business.
S
So
no
street
closures
happen
because
they
don't
affect
the
business
or
it
could
be
all
event.
People
in
court
streets
closed
all
the
time.
I
don't
think
either
of
those
are
good
for
Athens,
so
I'd
love
to
see
just
more
of
that,
so
I
want
to
present
to
all
of
you
guys.
I
know
Pete's
been
interacting
with
that,
but
you
know.
If
those
metrics
exist,
let
me
know
I'd
love
to
find
them
and
then
make
them
more
public.