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Athens City Council - November 9, 2020
A
Chaired
by
councilmember,
crowl
and
joined
by
council
members,
katsis
and
smedley-
and
I
don't
believe
councilmember
reisner
is
here
yet
so
we'll
get
started
with
the
2021
budget.
B
Thank
you,
president
nicely.
We
will
start
with
the
2021
budget
and
I
know
there's
mr
reisner
there
he
is.
Mr
eisner
wants
to
speak
to
this,
in
particular
council
member
eisner.
We
just
started
with
the
2021
budget
and
I
will
give
a
little
bit
of
a
background
and
then
hopefully
we
can
hear
from
you.
I
know
this
was
an
item
that
you
wanted
to
dig
into
the
question
really
for
the
2021
budget
in
this
case
is
the
cable
franchise
money.
B
B
So
the
question
really
for
us
to
discuss-
and
then
I
know,
council
member
eisner
wants
to
bring
up-
is
supporting
the
government
channel
and
looking
at
what
needs
the
government
channel
may
have
for
2021,
and
we
could
work
with
mr
thompson
to
determine
how
to
use
that
money.
That
is
the
cable
franchise
money
councilmember
eisner.
Do
I
have
that
somewhat
correct.
C
Yeah
you
summed
it
up
pretty
pretty
well,
I'm
I
really
don't
have
anything
to
add
other
than
the
fact
I
think,
funding
for
the
government
channel
and
any
ancillary
channels
that
we
may
do
now
or
in
the
future,
because
we're
going
more
and
more
into
social
media
zoom,
you
know
facebook
and
so
on
and
who
knows
what
it's
going
to
be
a
year
from
now,
so
I
believe
these
funds
are
necessary
for
us
to
be
able
to
get
the
equipment,
the
necessary
software
training
and
so
on,
so
that
we
can
at
least
keep
up
with
the
game
and
not
get
behind.
C
So
I
I
really
urge
that
that
council
keep
these
monies
where,
where
we
can
use
them-
and
you
know
so
that
we
have
a
really
good
media
department-
that's
pretty
much
it.
I
think.
B
Yeah
my
100
agree
in
this
time
of
the
pandemic.
We
have
been
leaning
on
the
government
channel
as
much
as
ever
in
my
time
and
they've
just
been
terrific,
and
we
all
want
to
be
able
to
have
this
flexibility
in
times
of
emergencies
such
as
what
we're
under
now,
and
so
I
agree
with
member
reisner.
B
D
Try
to
find
my
unmute
button,
so
I
think
really
it's
been
that
way
ever
since
I
can
remember
half
and
half
and
we
paid
the
a.c.t
out
of
the
cable
vis
cable
fund,
but
we
have
used
money
for
government
channel
stuff
out
of
there
before
there's.
No,
no,
actually,
no
reason
to
move
that
money
into
the
general
fund.
D
If
that's
what
you're
thinking,
I
don't
really
know
but
scott
and
certainly
request
money
out
of
the
cable
vision
fund-
and
I
I
know
for
a
fact
he
that
we
have
used
money
out
of
there
for
the
government
channel
in
the
past,
and
you
know
in
a
way
it's
just
if
it
gets
all
put
in
the
general
fund,
it
will
just
get
swallowed
up
all
that
revenue
is
split.
B
Thank
you
auditor,
that
that
my
understanding
of
this
was
that
there
was
had
been
a
decision
made
last
year.
I
guess
to
actually
put
it
all
in
the
general
fund
and
that
actually
was
not
executed,
and
I
would
agree
with
you
that
if
it
can
be
used
staying
in
that
same
fund,
then
we
don't
get
it
lost
in
the
general
fund
and
we
can
support
our
our
local.
D
D
Yeah,
thank
you,
sam.
It's
sort
of
a
new
thing.
We
have
had
the
community
television
since
I
started
until
just
very
recently,
so
that's
been
16
years
almost
so,
but
yeah.
I
I'm
not
it's
up
to
council,
I
guess,
but
I'm
not
necessarily
in
favor
of
putting
it
all
in
the
general
fund,
and
I
have
no
issue
with
the
government
channel
spending
those
funds
out
of
the
cable
fund.
E
I
I
want
to
echo
everything
that
kathy
just
said.
The
auditor
just
said
you
know
I
in
this
in
this
time
in
history.
If
ever
there
is
a
need
for
our
government
channel
to
be
you
know
as
as
sustainable
and
resilient
as
ever
it's
now,
because
so
many
people
were
are
watching.
E
This
granted
council
is
not
backed
face
to
face
and
we'll
see
how
that
plays
out
in
the
not
too
distant
future,
but
you
know,
I
believe,
that
the
government
channels,
certainly
in
terms
of
messaging
out
to
our
populace,
what
the
government
is
doing
is
is
invaluable,
so.
B
Agreed:
okay,
seeing
no
further
discussion
on
that.
First
item:
we'll
move
on
here
to
the
sopek
grant
and
just
to
remind
everybody
that
the
city
administration
has
successfully
worked
with
mayor.
I
guess
ap
energy
or
aep
ohio
to
to
to
bring
a
installation
at
the
water
treatment
plant
that
will
provide
the
city
with
some
resiliency
when
it
comes
to
having
power
for
outages.
B
As
the
mayor
explained
to
me
earlier
this
week
we
always
had
the
ability
to
borrow
generators
in
case
of
a
very
serious
electrical
outage,
but
this
would
give
us
the
the
battery
storage
capability
basically
to
have
this
installation,
and
we
have
a
the
possible
a
probable
grant
offered
by
the
southeast
ohio
public
energy
council
sopek,
which
would
cover
the
amount
the
match
that
the
city
of
athens
needs
to
make
to
receive
this.
B
B
For
this
really
awesome
sustainable
feature
that
the
city
will
now
have,
and
I
just
want
to
say
too
that
you
know
this
is
a
win-win-win,
I
think,
and
at
no
cost
to
the
taxpayers
of
the
city
of
athens
or
or
from
the
from
the
current
finances
within
the
city
mayor.
Did
you
want
to
speak
to
this
a
little
further.
E
E
E
The
the
other
thing
I
want
to
point
out
to
all
of
council
and
the
viewing
audience
tonight
is
that
I
am
on
the
board
of
directors
for
sopek
the
southeast,
ohio
public
energy
council
and
during
the
decision-making
process
of
this
particular
grant.
I
recused
myself.
I
was
not
a
part
of
the
conversation,
nor
was
I
any
part
of
the
voting
approval
for
this
particular
grant.
E
Again.
Just
want
that
to
be
to
be
known.
I
think
this
is
great
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
if
council
authorizes
this
to
go
through,
this
microgrid
system
will
cost
zero
dollars
to
the
city
of
athens.
E
B
F
This
just
sounds
fantastic
for
the
taxpayers
of
athens.
I
am
so
glad
that
you
found
a
way
to
get
this
funded
and
that
sopek
was
so
incredibly
generous
to
to
provide
the
match
matching
money
for
us.
But
I
just
wonder
since
sopak
is
being
so
incredibly
generous
and
helpful,
were
they
will
they
now
be
more
involved
in
this,
or
are
they
just
being
so
generous.
E
No
it's!
It
is
part
of
the
philosophy
behind
sopek
and
we're
also
members
of
nopec,
as
you
you're
likely
aware
for
our
gas,
aggregation
and
nopec
has
very
similar
programs.
It's
all
based
on
the
number
of
customers
that
you
have,
and
you
know
the
city
of
athens.
We
receive
the
solar
lighting
for
the
bus,
shelters
and
the
personal
device
charging
station
picnic
tables
and
hopefully
soon
to
have
some
freestanding,
freestanding
street
lights
that
are
solar
operated
in
places
where
there
is
no
power
to
where
those
lights
are
going
to
be
deployed
in
the
future.
E
B
Okay,
thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you,
member
clubfelter.
Now
we're
moving
on
to
the
next
item,
which
is
cares,
act
funding
we
received
from
service
safety
director
pyle.
A
final
report
for
council
approval
for
cares,
act
funding
for
expenses
related
to
the
pandemic.
B
It's
a
very
detailed,
well
put
together
report
and
we
would
be
basically
doing
this
next
week
with
suspension
of
the
rules,
as
there
is
a
deadline
of
november
20th
for
the
city
to
have
this
entered
in
the
in
the
grants
portal,
and
so
we
would
be
discussing
the
necessary
ordinance
next
week,
but
I
believe
the
finance
and
personnel
committee
has
this
report.
Were
there
any
questions
from
the
finance
and
personnel
committee
about
the
items
in
the
report.
B
It
all
looked
like
it
was
very
well
done
there.
Thank
you,
clerk
walker.
B
I'm
sorry,
I'm
distracted
there
by
the
chat
to
me,
but
just
to
move
forward
under
the
cares
act.
Any
further
questions
about
the
city
administration.
Putting
this
together.
Yes,
member
cloud
filter.
F
As
I
was
saying,
I
started
looking
at
that
budget
today
and
I
was
really
impressed
by
the
level
of
detail
and
by
the
fact
that
it
looked
like
just
about
every
single
thing
that
was
purchased
was
absolutely
critical
and
really
directly
related
to
cobin.
But
I
don't
have
that
in
front
of
me.
So
maybe
I
should
be
asking
this
on
email,
but
I
remember
wondering
when
I
got
to
the
end.
F
There
was
like
a
a
yellow
line
about
the
budget
and
then
a
blue
line,
and
it
wasn't
entirely
clear
to
me
what
those
different
colors
corresponded
to,
and
so
perhaps
somebody
could
answer
that
via
email.
If
you
don't
have
it
in
front
of
you
right
now,
but
everything
made
sense
until
I
got
down
to
the
totals
and
then
I
was
a
little
bit
confused.
B
F
F
E
E
I
received
an
email
earlier
today
from
glenn
crippen
at
hapcap,
indicating
that
at
this
point
in
time
with
the
rent
and
mortgage
relief
funding
that
we
sent
to
hapcap
to
administer,
they
have
expensed
out
ten
thousand
seven
hundred
and
sixty
one
dollars
and
ninety
five
cents
under
that
program,
and
currently
they
have
assisted
two
clients
in
the
amount
of
731.64
under
the
city
utility
program.
E
As
I
understand
it,
this
the
governor
released
another
pot
of
money
that
is
dedicated
to
things
like
rent
and
mortgage
relief
or
utility
relief
that
will
be
going
to
agencies
such
as
have
cap
community
actions
and
other
organizations
that
offer
relief
such
as
this.
E
Which
what
we
may
do
is
quickly
is
work
with
hapcap
to
have
them
reissue
that
money
back
to
the
city
of
athens,
so
that
we
can
spend
that
down
so
that
we
aren't
turning
money
not
used
by
december
31st.
E
E
I
just
need
for
this
to
be
clear
is
that
they
will
be
receiving
money
when
I
say
they
mean
half
cap
for
further
programs
that
kelly
had
us
will
be
administering
and
glenn
crippen
up
at
half
cap
for
things
of
that
nature,
so,
in
short
order,
we
will
likely
have
them
remit
back
to
us
what
wasn't
used
from
the
city
utility,
and
that
way
we
can
expense
that
out
work,
because
we
still
have
need
in
areas
that
we
can
use
that
money
and
do
so
quickly.
E
So,
but
by
again
I
share
that
with
everyone
in
that
will
be
continuing
programs
in
that
vein
of
utility
relief,
as
well
as
rent
and
mortgage
really.
G
G
The
thought
was
that
we
would
be
able
to
call
those
folks
directly.
So
my
question
was:
are
we
doing
that
sorry
and
if
not,
can
we
thank
you.
E
We
have
been
working
closely
with
hapcap
to
be
able
to
identify
individuals
who
might
be
behind
due
to
coveted
18
in
their
utility
bills,
but
even
then
they're
still
not
getting
a
whole
lot
of
people
contacting
them
and
saying
they
they
would
or
could
apply
for
that
that
funding
again
seeing
much
more
in
the
rent
mortgage
relief,
which
is
wonderful
to
see,
and
that
might
be
offsetting
a
very
small
amount
of
that
member
smedly
and
that
people
know
that
they
can
pay
their
rent
or
their
mortgage
and
therefore
it
loosens
a
little
bit
up
with
their
own
income
toward.
E
Maybe
they
are
able
to
pay
their
other
outstanding
debts.
And
but
I
don't
know,
I
have
no
intel
on
that
at
all.
Remember
smedley,
but
I
will
certainly
continue
to
work
with
with
hapcap.
But
at
this
point
time
is
of
the
essence
to
be
able
to
make
sure
that
we
are
not
sending
money
back
when
we
know
that
we
can
be
using
it.
So
we'll
continue
to
work
with
them.
G
Thank
you,
mayor
yeah,
we'll
put
the
money,
words
seem
seemingly
in
demand,
and
if
the
mortgage,
internet
relief
or
other
areas
is
where
people
are
needing
and
wanting
it,
I
agree
we
should
lose
it.
It's
just
surprising,
so
yeah.
I
appreciate
your
staying
on
top
of
that.
B
Any
other
questions
about
the
cares
act.
Thank
you
mayor
for
that
additional
information.
Okay,
president
nicely,
may
I
go
back
to
a
previous
edition?
B
A
Sure,
just
to
take
a
look
at
the
comparison
from
the
previous
year,
although
auditor
heck
probably
knows
these
numbers
backwards
and
forwards,
and
thank
you
to
all
the
the
administration
and
the
departments.
I
know
who
have
worked
so
hard
over
the
last
few
weeks
to
get
this
together
for
our
general
revenue
funds.
For
this
coming
year
there
are
budgeted
16.7
million
dollars
and
last
year
that
compares
with
15.2
million,
that
was
in
the
budget
and
then
for
our
other
funds,
our
proprietary
funds.
A
A
D
We
are,
can
I
speak,
please
so
leanna
and
I
were
able
to
go
through
our
revenue
budget
today
and
and
then
look
at
the
budget
ordinance
that
you
guys
have
in
front
of
you
and
and
see
if
there
were
any
funds
that
were
over
budgeted
for
what
we
think
is
going
to
come
in
for
revenue
and
actually
we
it
was
better
than
I
thought
it
would
be
and
better
than
last
year.
I
think
that
department,
heads
and
whoever
does
the
budgets
has
been
pretty
conscientious
about
that.
D
One
thing
to
keep
in
mind
that
on
top
of
our
revenue
budget
is
you
add
the
carryover,
so
there
will
be,
of
course,
some
carryover
more
than
other
funds,
and
things
like
that,
so
we
hadn't,
you
know
a
guest
on
our
carryover.
We
added
that
to
what
we
think
the
revenue
is
going
to
be
and
we
didn't
really
come
up
short
on
some
of
the
funds.
I
thought
we
would
have
like
last
year
and
the
year
before,
which
is
the
general
fund
and
reckon
community
center,
and
some
funds
will
be
tied.
D
They
won't
have
a
lot
of
extra
money
for
the
rest
of
the
year,
depending
on
how
the
revenue
comes
in,
but
but
even
the
the
few
odd
ones
that
were
over.
D
It
wasn't
really
anything
serious
where
I'm
thinking
I
can
bump
this
revenue
up,
but
it's
not
going
to
come
in
kind
of
thing
and
then
we'll
have
to
figure
something
out
so
anyway,
I
I
think
they've
done
a
good
job
and
we
just
have
very
little
tweaking,
and
I
was
pretty
happy
to
see
that
another
thing
I
might
tell
you
that
when
we
have
when
we
have
a
loan
or
a
bond
out
every
year,
we
have
to
budget
the
entire
amount
on
most
of
them
anyway,
with
bonds.
D
If
we
have
an
amortization
schedule,
we
know
exactly
how
much
we're
going
to
pay,
but
you
know
most
of
the
notes
that
come
before
you.
We
decide
how
much
we
want
to
pay
down,
and
so
you
know
some
of
those
get
pretty
hefty
and
we
have
to
add
that
in
as
an
expense
and
pay
off
the
whole
loan,
but
then
we're
renewing
it
so
say
we
owe
500
000
on
a
loan.
D
We
pay
50
000
down
we're
we're
paying
out
the
500
000,
because
we
have
to
pay
it
off
every
year,
but
they
were
re-borrowing
450
000.
So
that
brings
that
revenue
back
in
so
sometimes
those
numbers
can
look
big
because
of
those
loan
amounts,
but
on
the
other
side
of
it
on
the
expense
side,
but
on
the
revenue
side
we're
getting
most
of
that
back
by
re-borrowing
the
balance.
D
If
that
makes
sense,
so
I
think
that's
something
to
consider
for
some
of
those.
You
know
water,
street
sewer
and
streets
and
some
of
the
the
changes
that
might
happen
there.
Even
in
the
general
fund.
E
I
don't
have
a
question
I
I
do
have
a
comment,
and
that
is
that,
as
council
is
looking
through
this,
I
would
ask
that
you
look.
You
know
closely
at
the
capital
outlay.
500S
you'll
note
that,
aside
from
the
cdbg
formula
allocation,
the
the
small
cities
odot
grant,
as
well
as
the
sewer
fund
sewer
plant.
E
E
Patricia
morris
whitmer
patty
has
done
she's
she's,
putting
countless
hours
of
collating
and
pulling
this
data
together
and
getting
things
in
line.
So
I
just
want
that
to
be
known
by
council
next
time
you
see
patty
tell
her.
Thank
you.
F
Perhaps
now
is
the
time
to
mention
something
I
I
wish
I
had
stated
when
we
were
discussing
the
cares
funding,
since
you
mentioned
patricia
whitmer,
I
noticed,
as
I
was
going
through
there,
that
there
there
was
a
little
bit
of
diver
of
variety
in
terms
of
how
many
times
or
how
often
each
department
bought
things
locally
and
the
the
best
example
of
buying
of
like
supporting
our
local
businesses
during
this
tough
time
was
the
mayor's
office,
and
I
don't
know
for
sure,
but
I
suspect,
patty
whitmer
has
a
great
deal
to
do
with
that.
F
I
noticed
on
a
number
on
just
about
everything
that
was
purchased
related.
To
cares
funding
in
the
mayor's
department.
It
was
purchased
locally,
and
one
thing
that
was
really
striking
to
me
was
that
you
bought
masks
from
shriver's
pharmacy
and,
I
think,
that's
at
least
county
owned,
and
I
think
you
know
that's
good.
In
my
opinion,
that's
really
good
and
there
were
some
departments
and
I'm
not
you
know.
F
This
is
not
a
huge
criticism,
but
I
noticed
several
departments
bought
their
masks
from
amazon
and
I
just
wondered
if
there's
any
encouragement
for
the
departments
to
to
try
to
support
our
local
businesses
during
this
tough
time.
If
they
can,
or
you
know
if
it
might
be
possible
to
to
kind
of
encourage
them
to
do.
E
That
will
absolutely
encourage
them
to
do
that.
I
yes,
yes,
is
the
answer
to
your
question.
F
Okay,
great
and
truly
I
was,
I
was
pleased
to
see
what
an
excellent
job
the
mayor's
office
had
done
with
that
my
hat
is
off
to
patty
or
whoever
was
ordering
those
things.
B
Excellent,
yes,
thank
you
any
more
discussion.
We
may
want
to
return
to
leaning
on
the
mayor's
office
to
say
anything
about
the
ordinance
on
for
non-union
personnel,
salary
and
fringe
benefit
package
which
we
have
in
our
our
shared
drive.
A
I
I
will
offer
one
brief
comment:
while
the
mayor
is
getting
that
document
open,
that
we
do
have
a
redlined
version,
so
the
text
that
has
been
added
in
is
indicated
in
red,
and
you
know
so
for
council
members
to
read
through
that
this
week
I
notice
there's
some
clarification
on
full-time
non-exempt
employees
and
full-time
exempt
employees
on
when
over
time
is,
is
allowed
and
clarifying
that
and
excluded.
A
B
Yes,
thank
you,
president
mazley,
for
pointing
out
that
it
is
a
long
document,
but
you
can
scroll
through
and
find
the
sections
in
red
and
those
are
would
be.
The
proposed
changes
for
the
21
ordinance.
E
Sure,
as
you're
looking
through
this
all
council,
looking
through
the
staffing
ordinance
you'll
notice
that
the
the
majority
of
the
changes
are
at
arts
parks
and
recreation
direct
center,
where
director
moore
is
kind
of
realigning
different
positions.
This
is
not
anything
new
or
shouldn't
be
anything
new
to
council.
This
has
certainly
been
discussed
in
the
past.
E
E
There
will
still
be
one
program
specialist
for
arts
west,
but
there
will
not
be
a
program
specialist,
at
least
that's
that
that
title
and
position
at
the
community
center
child
care
program
that'll
be
shifting
somewhat
at
the
community
center.
E
It
may
have
been
pay
grade
three,
but
we're
going
to
revert
that
back
to
groundskeeper
under
the
along
with
the
other
groundskeeper
and
an
assistant
grounds
keeper.
E
So
those
are
the
main
things
I
I
should
tell
council,
if
you
haven't
heard
this
already
from
either
acting
ssd
chief
tom
pyle
or
anybody
else
that
when
we
have
had
retirements
this
year
under
coven
19,
we
have
not
been
replacing
a
lot
of
those
retirements
so
and
we'll
likely
not
be
replacing
many
of
them
moving
into
2021.
E
So
I
might
be
coming
back
to
council
depending
on
what
things
look
like
as
we
migrate
into
2021
next
year.
You
know
at
either
end
of
the
first
quarter,
maybe
at
mid-year
in
in
july
end
of
june,
as
we
look
at
how
things
are
from
a
financial
perspective
that
we
may
revisit
the
staffing
ordinance
and
make
some
changes
to
the
overall
staffing
ordinance
as
we
move
forward.
E
Hopefully,
we
won't
have
to
do
that,
but
this
gives
us
some
wiggle
room
in
that
we
we
will
have
carry
over
for
the
positions
that
we
remained
unfilled
this
year
because,
as
you're
aware,
they're
fully
budgeted
for
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
with
the
2020
and
every
year
with
the
staffing
ordinance.
So
we
with
the
auditor's
office
we'll
be
keeping
a
real
close
eye
on
all
of
these
as
we
move
forward.
So
if
council
wants
any
more
detail,
anything
please
please
ask
away.
E
Remember,
claude
felder,
I
I
I
don't.
I
can
get
you
a
firm
number.
I
believe
it's
in
the
high
teens,
but
I
don't
know
for
sure.
So
let
me
get
that
number
for
you
and
I
will
absolutely
let
you
know
now.
I
I
should
also
share
and
here's
some
critical
positions
that
we
really
we
have
to
fill.
So
there
will
be
some
in
the
near
future
that
we
will
be
filling.
We
also
think
that
there
might
be
individuals
who
who
can
apply.
E
People
who
work
for
the
city
already
can
apply
for
some
of
the
vacancies
as
they
materialize,
and
when
that
happens,
we
really
take
a
close
look
at
the
position
that
that
individual
was
currently
in
or
had
previously
been
in
as
to
whether
we
really
can
fill
that
position
as
well.
It's
kind
of
a
we
typically
see
this
where
people
will
migrate
around
and
it
kind
of
creates
a
domino
effect
but
again
under
covet
19
we're
looking
very
closely
at
these
as
they
do
happen.
E
2021
also
memorizer,
I
don't
know,
and
I
can
get
that
for
you.
You
know
we
typically
look
at
about
a
third
of
our
labor
force
as
non-bargaining
unit,
but
if
you
need
a
firm
number,
I
can
certainly
come
up
with
that
and
get
that
information
to
you.
E
Does
not
that
seems
too
high,
well,
that
that
may
be
including
that
maybe
including
seasonal
employees
or
others
who,
by
and
large,
are
not
in
the
collective
bargaining
units,
and
so
I
can.
I
can
look
at
that
more
closely
and
and
get
you
a
firm
number,
but
for
and
an
honor,
please
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
on
this:
are
our
full-time
employees
ftes
we're
looking
at
about
180
586
somewhere
in
that
neighborhood
give
or
take
total
everyone
else.
E
B
Okay,
so
backwards
on
our
agenda,
we're
still
at
2021
budget.
Any
further
comments
on
that
agenda
item
so
move
to
the
last
agenda,
item
appropriations
and
transfers-
and
I
don't
have
anything
specific-
I
don't
believe
to
bring.
We
already
talked
about
the
accepting
the
grant
from
sopek
which
deals
with
money,
but
not
is
not
a
separate
appropriation
ordinance
issue.
B
B
Oh,
the
bureau
of
workmen's
compensation,
so
I
guess
we
have
that
receipt
of
that
check
is
that
just.
D
Well,
you
know:
we've
been
getting
these
three
va
checks
for
a
couple
years
now,
and
so
when
we
get
them,
we
appropriate
him
right
away
to
pay
our
bills,
so
they
don't
just
get
mixed
in
with
the
other
revenue
and
used
for
other
purposes.
That
way,
we
can
still
cover
our
bills.
So.
E
I
I
know
that
you
and
I
haven't
discussed
this
in
a
while,
but
in
my
conversation
with
the
hr
director
ron
lucas
this
year
we
saw
a
substantial
savings
in
terms
of
health
care
and
I
wonder
if
that's
an
appropriation,
that
we
might
need
to
look
at
utter
hectic.
If
we're
going
to
going
to
pay
in
advance
or
anything
when
we're
looking
into
2021
for
health
care.
B
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Councilmember
carl,
we'll
now
move
on
to
transportation,
chaired
by
council
member
cotsys
with
council
members,
crowl
and
claude
felter
joining
in.
I
President
nicely
thank
you
and
as
we've
as
we've
seen,
this
is
this
is
finance's
season.
It
is
not
really
transportation
season.
So
all
I
have
on
my
agenda
is
an
lpa
request
from
odot
district
10.
odot
is
getting
ready
to
bid
out
a
project
on
u.s,
50
and
33.
I
The
the
timeline
for
it
is
in
march
of
2021
is
when
it's
going
to
go
out
to
bid,
so
we
would
see,
see
some
work
in
the
summer
time,
and
this
is
a
painting
project
and
my
assumption
being
that
this
this
the
stretch
is
only
about
a
mile
and
three
quarters
long
and
it's
50
and
33,
so
it's
probably
where
both
of
them
come
together
and
and
run
run
the
same
route
for
for
a
short
period
of
time,
as
usual,
with
every
lpa
from
the
from
the
state.
I
This
is
a
hundred
percent
covered
by
by
odot,
with
the
work
they're
just
looking
for
our
grades,
for
allowing
them
to
do
work
within
our
city
limits.
E
I
don't
have
a
question
and
it
is
transportation
related,
and
I
just
wanted
to
share
real
quickly
that
the
current
paving
or
the
near
completion
of
the
paving
that
has
taken
place
on
us,
50
32,
that
that
is
a
state
project.
I
have
received
complaints
from
individuals
asking
why
the
city
has
created
such
a
little
nightmare
on
that
route,
so
that
is
an
odot
project.
I
So
it's
always
good
to
clarify
so,
yes,
that
is,
that
is
all
I
have
tonight
for
transportation,
so
I
am
I'm
ready
to
turn
it
over.
Thank
you.
G
It's
remember
cops:
it's
not
related
to
an
agenda
item,
just
an
expression
of
appreciation
for
progress
being
made
on
the
corner
of
state
and
schaefer
by
the
stumac
building
that
road
is
closed
temporarily
for
anyone
who
didn't
already
know
for
the
repairs
that
are
being
done
there
and
at
much
jubilation
for
many
west
siders
as
well.
Thank
you.
E
And
I
will
personally
apologize
to
the
citizens
of
athens
for
the
number
of
projects
that
are
currently
going
on,
which
is
creating
kind
of
a
detour
nightmare
in
the
city
of
athens,
with
zeo
putting
fiber
in
with
that
project
that
you
just
indicated:
erin
member
smedley
and
also
columbia,
gas
working
on
stimpson
avenues.
There's
there
is
a
lot
of
of
orange
cones
in
the
city
of
athens
that
are
all
transportation
related.
I
A
Okay,
thanks
councilmember
katsas,
we'll
now
move
on
to
committee
of
the
whole,
and
this
is
a
resolution
that
was
suggested
by
the
ohio
municipal
league.
You
might
recall
that,
back
towards
the
end
of
march,
when
we
were
when
our
government
channel
staff
was
helping
us
piece
together,
part
in-person
meetings
and
part
remote.
A
The
legislature
then
passed
on
march
27,
a
bill
that
enabled
city
councils
to
meet
by
remote
and
also
also
state
boards
and
commissions
and
local
county
governments,
and
also
higher
ed
boards,
that
legislation
senate
bill
365
is
slated
to
end
on
at
the
end
of
november
and
by
december
1
we
could
potentially
have
to
return
to
a
meeting
live.
A
I
know
that
I
think
mayor
patterson,
the
mayor's
association
conversation
mentioned
has
has
brought
forward
our
plight
to
the
governor,
and
also
it
was
actually
our
government
channel
staff
ryan
schwartzoff,
who
contacted
senator
fedor's
office
she's.
That
person
is
the
sponsor
for
the
the
bill,
we're
hopeful
to
get
it
extended,
but
what
they
have
urged
cities
to
do
is
to
pass
a
resolution,
and
so
we
do
have
a
draft
resolution.
It's
a
simple
one-pager
that
just
says
for
health
and
safety,
and
particularly
because
of
the
large
spike
of
covet
19
cases.
A
So
that's
that's
it!
We!
We
are
meeting
with
the
the
health
department
staff
tomorrow,
just
to
begin
to
look
at
our
council
chambers
and
how
we
can,
when
we
do
return
to
live
meetings,
we
can
safely
distance
ourselves
and
make
sure
that
our
layout
is
safe
and
we're
very
grateful
to
this
health
department
for
helping
us
with
this.
They
had
helped
the
courts.
I
think
I
believe
last
month
and
how
to
set
up
properly
in
their
chambers.
A
J
J
We
also
have
to
also
realize
how
many
students
are
going
to
be
coming
back
in
january,
and
not
only
are
we,
but
you
know
it
if
we're
in
council
chambers
and
then
how
do
we
interact
with
the
students,
all
those
the
students
who
come
in
after
and
that's
just
not
coveted,
let's
not
go
but
safe.
J
I
So
I
guess,
whichever
way
this
shakes
out,
I
would
definitely
still
hope
that
we
have
some
sort
of
robust
way
where
people
can
communicate
in
a
in
a
safe
fashion.
I
mean
we
just
went
through
an
election
where
we
had
to
provide
those
types
of
protocols,
so
I
guess,
as
as
a
as
a
city
as
a
government
as
a
council,
we
would
have
to
make
sure
that
those
those
things
are
in
place.
G
Thanks
president
nicely,
I
would
support
this
resolution
as
well.
We
have
been
able
to
be
very
effective
meeting
in
this
way.
I'd
certainly
welcome
any
feedback
from
those
who
have
struggled
to
get
in
touch
with
us,
but
I
get
the
sense
that
people
have
adapted
well
and
we
continue
to
be
efficient
and
effective
meeting
in
this
way.
So
I
would
encourage
us
to
continue
to
do
so.
Thank
you.
Thanks.
F
I
also
support
this
resolution.
I
think
it
only
makes
sense
until
we
get
covered
much
better
under
control,
and
I
don't
think
we've
been
close
to
that
point
yet
to
take
our
feet
off
the
gas
so
to
speak.
Right
now
would
just
be
kind
of
reckless,
I
think
so,
but
like
member
kotzis,
I
too
want
to
ensure
that
the
public
can
still
watch
our
meetings
and
participate
in
them
if
they
choose
to.
F
If
members
of
the
public
choose
to
do
so-
and
I
was
just
trying
to
imagine
what
the
department
of
health
might
say
about
the
council
chambers
and
of
course
I
can't
read
their
minds.
Nor
am
I
a
public
health
expert,
but
my
guess
is
we'd
be
spread
around
the
room
like
we
were
for
one
one
meeting.
I
think
in
the
spring.
Maybe
two
meetings
because
we
couldn't
socially,
we
couldn't
be
socially
distance
on
the
dice.
F
Not
if
we
were
all
present-
and
I
think
it
might-
I
mean
you
could
film
that
you
could
put
that
out
on
video
for
the
public,
but
it
might
be
weird
right
because
you'd
be
focusing
on
the
dies
and
then
they'd
have
to
turn
the
camera
there
and
the
cameras
would
be
going
all
over
the
place,
and
I
would
I
it
would
be
interesting
to
hear
from
the
public
what
they
might
prefer,
but
I
suspect
that,
even
though
zoom
is
not
overly
scintillating,
as
as
a
as
a
means
of
communication,
it's
probably
easier
to
look
at
than
than
the
meetings
would
look.
F
If
we
were
really
socially
distanced
around
the
room-
and
my
guess
is
the
public
could
not
come
into
the
room.
It
would
just
be
us
using
the
all
of
the
space.
So
I
I
hope
that
we
can
just
stick
with
doing
this
online.
A
Sure-
and
I
think
councilmemberizer
just
before
we
call
on
you.
What
I
will
say
is
that
scott
and
ryan,
our
government
channel
staff
have
done
a
preliminary
look
in
that
there
could
be
as
many
as
I
believe,
eight
people
that
could
be
in
the
council
chambers,
along
with
us
safely
social
distanced,
but-
and
I
do
believe
we
have
some
new
tricaster
equipment
that
will
enable
us
to
continue
to
allow
the
public
to
participate
by
zoom.
A
But
tell
you
what
I'm
going
to
call
in
councilmember
reisner
and
then
scott
director
of
government
channel
scott
thompson.
Would
you
be
willing
to
speak
with
us
for
a
moment
on
a
couple
of
these
points
too?
After
councilman
weissner
speaks.
C
Thank
you.
Well,
I
yeah.
I
support
this
resolution
a
couple
of
reasons,
one
I'm
in
the
high
risk
group
now
you
know
I
I
hate
to
admit
it,
but
I'm
one
of
those
that
if
you
contract
it
the
odds,
get
pretty
stiff
that
you
you're
going
to
be
very
ill
or
die.
I'd
like
to
remind
people
that
we've
had
a
couple
more
cova
deaths
in
the
county
last
week,
possibly
a
couple
of
more
and
because
of
different
ways
of
counting.
C
They
may
not
be
included
in
athens
county
but
nonetheless,
and
those
people
have
been,
I
believe,
people
about
my
age.
If
not
more
so
I
I
look
at
the
council
room,
it's
small,
it
has
a
low
ceiling.
The
air
is
not
particularly
good
and
I
think
we're
learning
more
about
covet
is
it
is.
C
It
is
transmitted
by
aerosol
by
spray,
and
you
know
sometimes
six
feet
in
a
room-
that's
small
and
being
there
for
about
two
hours
at
a
time,
you're,
basically
setting
yourself
up
to
be
a
super
spreader
and
then,
if
only
eight
people
of
the
public
could
get
in
there.
How,
then
do
we
say
which
eight
get
in?
Do
we
do
who
first
come
first
serve?
Is
it
done
by
lottery?
Do
they
make
a
reservation
ahead
of
time?
C
If
one
person
wants
to
get
up
and
leave,
can
another
person
come
in
and
take
their
place,
your
the
you're
getting
a
can
of
worms
open
here,
and
I
don't
think
any
of
the
scenarios
work
out
very
well
in
terms
of
public
health,
so
I
would
really
really
say
we
support
this
resolution,
and
until
kova
is
covet
is
gone.
We
continue
to
do
what
we're
doing
what
the
state
legislature
wants
to
do
with
themselves.
Well,
that's
up
to
them,
but
I
know
how
I
stand
them.
Okay,.
A
We'll
hear
from
director
thompson
and
then
I
believe
council
member
grace
had
raised
her
hand
and
then
after
that,
council
member,
claude
filter,
so
director
thompson.
Yes,.
K
Yeah
we
spent
some
time
measuring
today,
and
the
room
layout
would
be
there
would
be
four
people
up
on
the
the
main
council
area
and
then
three
in
front,
so
there'd
be
like
a
two-tiered
row
for
council
president
knightley
and
debbie
would
be
off
to
one
side
where
the
kitchen
would
be,
and
then
we'd
have
the
other
administration
officials
down
the
other
side
of
the
wall
and
then
we'd
end
up
with
eight,
possibly
nine
people
spread
out
in
the
room
with
the
podium
clear
to
the
back
by
the
door.
K
So
that
would
be
the
layout
of
the
room.
Should
we
not
get
any
other
advice
from
the
health
department?
That's
where
we
social
distance
and
measured
out
everybody.
You
know
we're
happy
to
do
whatever
we.
We
can
to
help
everything.
H
Thank
you,
president
nicely.
I
just
wanted
to
sort
of
join
in
with
what
councilmember
reisner
was
saying
and
from
a
public
health
perspective.
H
I
I
feel
would
be
a
really
terrible
decision
and
I
I
certainly
hope
that
we
are
given
a
an
option
to
continue
with
our
remote
setup,
and
I
so
appreciate
the
work
of
of
our
government
channel,
making
it
as
as
seamless
and
accessible
as
they
have
through
this
medium.
H
It's
medical
providers
who
have
to
continually
put
themselves
at
risk,
and
then
they
too
have
to
quarantine
and
they
isolate.
If,
if
there's
a
known
exposure-
and
so
I
just
want
to
remind
the
viewing
public
anyone
who
may
watch
this,
please
remember
out
of
thoughtfulness
for
our
neighbors
and
our
healthcare
providers,
please
mask
in
social
distance
and
really
really
be
mindful
of
the
fact.
H
Destructive
disease
that
is
killing
ohioans
and
and
not
just
it
death,
isn't
the
only
negative
outcome.
It
is
obviously
the
worst
but
but
people
are
are
struggling
with
long-term
health
consequences
and
even
if
they
don't
have
those
hospitalization
is,
is
incredibly
challenging
for
the
providers
and
the
families,
individuals
who
are
hospitalized
and
cannot
see
family
members.
H
It's
it's
really
putting
a
significant
strain
on
our
population,
and
so
please
be
mindful
of
of
what's
coming
in
and
right
now,
it's
not
looking
like
it's
going
to
get
better
quickly.
There
is
hope
of
a
vaccine,
and
I
do
want
to
hold
on
to
that
hope.
This
isn't
a
forever
situation
and
it
feels
long,
but
we
need
to
continue
continue
being
as
safe
and
mindful
as
we
can
for
for
our
our
fellow
citizens,
and
just
because
I
saw
a
message
about
this
earlier
from
athens,
public
transit.
H
F
Felder,
just
one
other
comment
regarding
kind
of
kind
of
what
the
quality
of
of
the
experience
would
be
for
people
who
would
be
watching
the
meeting.
If
we
go
there
in
person,
we
would
all
have
to
be
wearing
masks
right,
so
that
might
make
it
a
little
tougher
to
hear
what
we're
saying
or
I
mean
it.
I
just
think
it.
I
definitely
support
this
resolution.
I
think
a
lot
of
us
would
have
real
concerns
about
going
back
there
in
person.
B
I
just
wanted
to
make
note
that
I
was
contacted
by
a
student
reporter
this
weekend
to
do
an
interview
on
this
very
topic
on
how
city
council
had
adjusted
to
this
virtual
reality,
and
I
gave
it
nothing
but
thumbs
up,
and
I
said
that
the
government
channel
was
doing
a
wonderful
job
and
president
eisley
and
clerk
walker
were
doing
a
wonderful
job,
keeping
us
on
track,
and
it
felt,
like
you
know,
very
few
bumps
in
the
road
to
me,
and
I
thought
that
we
should
continue
as
long
as
we
have
a
health
reason
to
do
so.
J
I
think
one
thing
that
I've
noticed
is
that
public
participation
may
actually
be
larger
because
they
don't
have
to
come
to
the
building
and
park
and
go
out
in
a
stormy
night
and
all
that
sort
of
stuff
and
also
people
who
have
weird
times
that
they
work.
I
mean
there's
so
many.
J
We
are
not
an
eight
to
five
work
anymore,
and
so
I
think
that
it
helps
to
expand
our
viewership,
but
it
also
expands
the
the
input
because
it's
not
like
up
to
just
people
who
can
you
know,
spend
noon
in
uptown
at
a
meeting.
So
I
think
that
this
is
actually
increasing
participation.
Thank
you.
A
Yeah,
in
fact,
it
was
interesting
because
some
of
the
string
of
emails
from
other
municipalities
said
that
they
thought
that
committee
conversation
and
discussion
had
been
thwarted
by
the
zoom.
A
But
I
I
too
agree
with
council
member
crowl
that
I
think
we've
had
good
discussions
and
council
member
falls
comment
that
it's
been
robust
from
the
from
the
public.
You
know
you
think
back
to
when
we
were
renewing
the
trash
contract
and
how
many
participants
we
had
that
night
on
the
on
the
zoom
call.
I
think
there
were
over
a
hundred
to
the
compost,
the
citywide
composting
program,
the
comments
there.
A
So
we've
had
several
instances,
just
in
the
past
few
months,
where
we've
had
a
lot
of
public
participation,
so
yep,
okay,
good
and
it's
much
safer
right,
councilmember
grace.
I
just
think,
okay
from
a
public
health,
mayor,
patterson
and
then
council
members
medley.
G
Okay
thanks
president
nicely:
we
don't
have
the
risk.
I
don't
think
we
have
the
resolution
to
read.
So
I
wasn't
sure
I
was
just
looking
up
the
the
verbage
around
the
the
the
rule
change
that
allowed
us
to
meet
virtually
right
and
it
looks
like
it's
in
effect
until
the
end
of
the
declared
emergency
or
december
1.
right
so
does
that
mean
it
goes
beyond
december
1
if
we're
still
under
the
declared
emergency?
G
A
It
was
a
sample
resolution
that
was
from
I
want
to
say
it
was
from
maybe
from
grove
city,
and
so
there
is,
there
is
a
copy.
I
can
download
that
and
get
it
out
to
you
all
right
away,
so
you
can
see
it
and
then
we'd
welcome
any
other
kinds
of
comments
or
additions.
You'd
like
to
make
to
our
resolution
to
customize
it.
G
I
guess
I
just
my
question:
it
wasn't
in
the
drive
but
yeah.
I
appreciate
that
that
link.
I
just
wonder
if,
if
it
will
be
necessary
to
do
if
this
will
continue
on,
if
we're
still
considered
to
still
be
in
the
in
the
emergency,
I'm.
A
Not
sure
if
maybe
if
the
governor
declares
this,
then
we're
fine
to
go
to
move
beyond
you
know
they
were
still
in
a
state
of
emergency.
They
were
fine
to
move
beyond.
I
was
somehow
of
the
of
the
feeling
that
this,
though,
if
this
bill
didn't
get
renewed
or
extended
that
that
we
would
need
to
go
back,
got
it
okay.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
C
E
Last
weekend,
at
from
10
to
11
a.m,
I
was
on
a
zoom
meeting
with
the
governor,
and
I
did
share
your
concerns
and
and
mine
with
the
governor
on
this.
It
was
the
governor
and
the
lieutenant
governor
and
some
other
people
on
the
call,
but
it
was
athens
centric,
and
what
the
governor
and
lieutenant
governor
indicated
to
me
was
that
today
they
were
going
to
be
meeting
with
the
senate
general
government
and
agency
advisory
council.
E
So
a
review
council
rather
because,
as
was
indicated
to
me
during
that
meeting
that
even
the
governor
is
concerned
with
that,
given
this
current
state
of
affairs
to
where
we've
gone
from
roughly
a
thousand
cases
a
day
to
four
and
a
half
to
five
thousand
cases
a
day,
seeing
the
current
spike
that
we're
in
so
again,
what
both
the
governor
lieutenant
governor
indicated
to
me
was
that
they
were
well
aware
of
this
with
senate
bill
365
and
agreed
that
this
needs
to
be
extended.
E
Well
belong
the
expiration
date
that
was
in
that
particular
piece
of
legislation.
So
hopefully
that
will
help
and
allay
the
concerns
of
council
and
of
me.
But
this
resolution
is
still
important,
because
people
need
to
hear
the
sense
of
all
of
you
as
we
move
forward.
I
also
shared
with
the
governor
that,
from
my
point
of
view,
along
with
ease
of
engagement
with
the
citizens
that
I
feel
like
we
have
the
most
efficient
city
government
in
all
of
southeast
ohio.
E
Our
meetings
run,
I
believe,
very
smoothly,
and
we
get
through
our
business
in
a
very
timely
manner,
so
plus
we're
doing
a
lot
of
good
for
our
environment
right
now,
believe
it
or
not,
because
we're
not
driving
in
our
fossil
burning
vehicles
down
to
city
council
on
monday
nights.
E
Council
member
contest-
I
I
I
I
that's
duly
noted.
I
know
that
you
ride
your
bike
or
walk.
So,
yes,
we
have
one
amongst
us
who
is
doing
the
extreme
in
environmental
friendly
acts
every
time
I
I.
A
Think
council
member
grace
has
on
occasion
too,
as
has
council
member
claude
felter
and
falls
so
we've
got
a
fair
amount
of
walkers
in
the
group.
Well,
listen
as
much
as
I
would
like
to
see
you
all
we'll
look
forward
to
your
comments
on
the
proposed
resolution
that
will
be
read
then
next
monday
night
and
that's
when
we'll
next
meet
so
on
october.