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Athens City Council February 10, 2020
A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
etham
City
Council,
it's
Monday
February
10th
at
7
p.m.
we're
in
committee
meeting
tonight,
and
we
will
be
hearing
a
series
of
some
reports
and
announcements
and
then
information
for
committee
of
the
whole
and
then
three
other
committees.
I
will
note
that
the
agenda
is
modified
tonight.
There
was
originally
a
notice
for
planning
and
development
for
consideration
of
the
university
state's
Phase
two
for
tax
incremental
financing
known
as
a
TIF.
That's
not
going
to
be
discussed
tonight,
nor
is
under
finance
and
personnel.
The
nine
Union
tuition
reimbursement
benefits.
A
The
update
on
that.
Hopefully
we'll
be
back
within
two
weeks
for
the
for
the
information
on
that
at
the
next
committee
meeting
will
start
with
committee
of
the
whole
and
we
have
John
SH
meeting
who
is
chair
and
one
of
the
I
think
the
original
members
of
the
Community
Relations
Commission
here
to
make
an
annual
report
to
Council.
So
welcome.
John,
yes
up
to
the
podium,
and
if
you
could
announce
your
name
and
address
and.
B
I'm
John's
meeting
I
live
at
276
Highland
Avenue
here
in
the
big
city,
yes
I'm,
one
of
the
original
members,
or
at
least
the
original
incarnated
version
of
this
Commission
and
2005
or
so
and
I.
Just
can't
get
rid
of
me
so
I'm
still
here.
So
these
are
some
of
the
things
we've
been
doing
in
the
last
year
and
ish
right
now,
I
think
we're
actually
in
a
very
good
place,
as
a
commission
I'm
really
pleased
and
excited
about
some
of
the
things
that
we're
doing.
B
B
Some
of
those
focusing
on
international
people,
someone
people
of
colour,
some
of
many
other
groups-
I-
should
maybe
back
up
just
a
little
bit
and
say
that
the
I'll
read
this
little
statement
here:
the
Community
Relations
Commission
endeavors,
to
bring
about
and
maintain
harmony
within
the
Athens
community
and
to
avoid
or
reduce
intergroup
tensions
to
promote
tolerance
and
goodwill
and
to
ensure
equality
of
treatment
and
opportunity
of
all
persons.
So
that's
our
charge
from
council.
B
So
we've
done
the
food
for
thought
things
and
we've
liked
that
and
another
thing
that
we've
done
consistently
is
booth
set
through
the
International
Street
Fair.
That
seemed
like
a
good
opportunity
to
engage
with
people
and
talk
about
some
of
these
same
kind
of
issues
and
heard
interesting
things
about
how
people
experience
Athens.
B
There's
almost
an
aside,
but
as
a
result
of
the
food
for
thought
and
the
street
fair
and
its
recent
survey,
we
did
I'm
on
a
little
bit
of
a
campaign
to
get
us
all
to
stop
referring
to
Athens
as
a
bubble.
That's
something
we
like
to
say.
You
know
we
enjoyed
living
in
the
bubble
of
Athens
and
when
we
do
that,
we're
ignoring
the
fact
that
for
many
people,
or
at
least
some
people,
they
do
not
experience
Athens
as
a
bubble.
B
Recently,
we've
decided
to
we
were
planning
some
food
for
thought,
events
and
there's
a
lot
going
on
right
now
and
I
think
we've
had
a
little
bit
to
do
with
with
sewing
some
of
those
seeds,
and
so
what
we're
doing
more
recently
is
co-sponsoring,
co-sponsoring
or
assisting
or
supporting
events
and
activities
that
other
folks
are
also
involved
in,
for
example,
a
series
of
workshops.
The
sixth
one
will
be
February
20th
on
racism
and
the
climate
emergency
under
slightly
different
titles
each
time,
but
that's
the
basic
idea.
Those
have
been
very
powerful
and
very
well
attended.
B
The
we
worked
some
on
the
Confederate
flag
issue.
We
wrote
a
letter
to
the
editor
about
that
and
went
to
fair
board
meetings
and
just
tried
to
get
people
to
think
about
what
are
we
doing
and
what
are
the
messages
that
were
sending
and
that's
probably
going
to
be
a
long
campaign
to
make
any
changes
there,
but
we're
pleased
to
be
engaged
in
it.
We
supported
the
rainbow
Thanksgiving
event
that
you
see
em
put
on
and
an
art
contest
for
the
recent
Martin
Luther
King
activities.
B
We
did
with
open
Ohio
it's
another
or
it's
an
organization
that
sort
of
founded
in
the
university,
with
some
community
participation
to
get
people
talking
about
important
things.
So
we
did
the
the
rootbeer
dialogues
over
at
the
park
at
the
end
of
Court
Street.
What
do
we
call
that
Park?
All
right?
Yes,
so,
and
that
was
that
was
well
attended
and
fun
and
people
got
root.
Beer
floats.
B
We
in
particular,
recently
have
worked
with
the
Athens
Police
Department
after
over
the
years.
We
have
done
things
with
them,
but
particularly
after
what
people
have
called
the
forceful
arrests
on
Court
Street
we've
to
work
closely
with
them
in
in
what
will
be
an
ongoing
campaign
to
build
and
rebuild
trust,
and
maybe
a
lot
of
our
attention
about
15
months
ago,
or
so.
We
decided
that
working
with
the
Athens
schools
might
be
something
we
would
particularly
focus
on.
B
B
All
with
this
general
focus
on
helping
people
get
along,
but
maybe
with
a
more
specific
focus
on
racial
equity
issues,
not
limited
to
that,
and
so
many
things
are
interconnected.
So
of
course
you
that
isn't
all
you
can
talk
about,
but
there's
a
focus
there
for
sure.
So
one
specific
event
that
I
will-
let
you
know
about,
if
you
don't
know
already,
is
the
event
at
the
Middle
School
on
February
18th,
so
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
a
support
that
event.
B
Another
organization
that
we're
a
part
of
is
called
the
racial
equity
coalition
and
ten
middle
schoolers
came
to
our
racial
equity
coalition
meeting
and
told
us
what's
what
they
were.
They
were
delightful
and
amazing
and
smart
and
said
we're
doing
this
thing.
It's
gonna
be
big,
it's
gonna
be
fabulous,
it's
gonna
be
fun.
You
need
to
be
there,
so
lots
of
us
should
to
support
what
they're
doing
and
part
of
what
they're
doing
is.
B
Commemorating
man
named
AJ
Davison,
who
was
an
early
attorney
in
Athens,
had
been
enslaved
and
became
an
attorney
here
in
that
Reconstruction
period
and
hasn't
quite
been
recognized,
perhaps
as
well
as
he
should
be.
So
the
middle
schoolers
are
doing
something
about
that
and
seems
like
a
good
idea
for
us
to
support
them.
B
B
C
City
has
declared
that
this
year
is,
and
so
I
think
that
it's
like
it's
doubly
important
what
you're
doing
right
now,
because
our
community
is
going
to
be
tested
at
some
point
in
the
future
and
wait
what
you
are
dealing
with
and
what
you
are
raising
capacity
and
this
in
the
community
is
to
be
able
to
have
those
dialogues.
So
we
can
all
get
along
when
things
are
really
scary
or
people
are,
you
know,
fear
yeah,.
B
B
Thank
you,
you're
welcome,
yeah
part
of
what
we've
learned
is
how
much
that
climate
emergency
is
historically
been
created,
essentially
by
issues
of
racism
and
oppression,
and
also,
of
course,
how
much
it's
actually
going
to
take
all
of
us,
not
something
a
few
few
people
of
a
particular
skin
tone
or
organization
can
solve.
We
really
need
all
of
us.
B
B
A
Need
that
help
you
don't
have
a
written
report
for
the
record
if
you've
got
a
brief
one.
That
would
be
great
solarizing.
What
you've
talked
about?
Thank
you
so
much.
Okay,
all
right
and
we'll
move
on
now
to
recommendation
by
the
Municipal
Arts
Commission
for
a
poet
laureate,
and
we
have
with
us
to
begin
with
former
council
person,
cakes,
Carol,
Carol,
Paterson
and
chair
of
the
Municipal
Arts
Commission
welcome
I.
D
Am
Carol
Paterson
dirty
fair
of
you
who
have
a
new
neighbor
of
the
previous
speaker
and
we're
here
tonight
for
the
port,
a
Mac
to
pass
on
to
council
their
recommendations
for
the
next
poet
laureate.
This
is
the
third
poet
laureate
for
Athens
the
fifth
year
that
the
program
has
been
in
effect
and
in
this
particular
case
we
have
made
it
a
two-year.
D
D
We
form
a
committee
of
qualified
people
and
then,
when
the
applications
come
in,
the
committee
convenes
makes
a
recommendation
to
a
Mac.
Last
week,
Ament
voted
on
that
recommendation,
and
so
this
evening,
like
brownies
Bonnie
Proudfoot,
who
chairs
the
ad-hoc
committee
to
review
the
candidates
and
she
and
two
other
poets-
and
it
just
has
a
new
novel
out
just
in
the
past
month.
So
these
these
people
are
the
real
thing.
D
E
Alright,
everyone
thanks
for
having
us
and
it's
my
pleasure
to
introduce
Wendy
there
Patterson
and
members
in
the
City
Council
and
if
anyone's
on
a
Mac
I'm,
not
sure
if
I
know
everybody
Carol's
a
liaison.
So
but
if
you
are
here
hello-
and
it's
been
a
pleasure
working
with
you
all
this
time,
it's
my
great
honor
to
introduce
the
selection
for
Athens.
The
next
Athens
poet
laureate
Wendy,
McVicker
she's,
like
standing
around
the
corner.
There
I
think
the
city
of
Athens
can't
consider
itself
very
fortunate
to
have
received
Wendy's
application.
E
She's
a
poet
who's
been
publishing,
reading,
actively
spreading
an
awareness
of
poetry
and
teaching
the
craft
of
poetry
in
schools,
libraries,
galleries
and
community
centers
in
the
region
and
I've,
probably
forgotten
other
venues.
Since
1987
she
born
in
Pennsylvania
seabag
graduated
magna
laude
in
philosophy
from
Webster
University
she's
lived
in
on
the
Sun
I
hope
I
spell
pronounce
that
correctly
Switzerland
and
Lawrence
Kansas
before
coming
to
happens.
E
Over
30
years
ago,
I'm
gonna
present
a
few
highlights
of
her
resume,
starting
with
her
publishing
accomplishments,
she's
the
author
of
three
poetry,
chapbooks,
the
dancers,
no
sanctuary
and
sliced
dark.
Her
poetry
has
appeared
in
many
very
prestigious
journals
among
them
confluence,
putting
magazine
common
threads
clover.
The
journal
still
she's
been
a
featured
poet
at
the
power
of
poetry
festival
in
Logan
soon,
as
it
sees
an
Ohio
poetry
day
award
from
council,
and
anybody
who
tunes
into
wo
you'd
be
AM.
E
Radio
for
conversations
from
Studio
B
will
immediately
recognize
Wendy's
voice
because
she's
been
a
co-host
for
over
20
years
of
an
ongoing,
honestly
and
sometimes
even
more
frequently
conversation
about
poetry
when
she
presents
poets
and
poetry,
the
craft
of
poetry,
a
monthly
discussion
with
other
educators
and
other
poets
about
poems
and
the
craft
in
the
literary
community
Wendy's
a
frequent
participant
in
poetry,
readings,
notably
women,
online
poetry,
series
spoken
and
heard
series
at
the
dairy,
barn,
women
of
Appalachia
and,
most
recently,
the
boomer
project.
I,
wouldn't
know
about
that.
E
Some
other
exceptional
work
includes
collaboration
with
visual
artists
and
one
of
those
is
her
husband,
John
McVicker,
who's,
a
and
also
the
graphic
designer
Molly
Sean
cough,
and
she
has
a
poem
on
the
APAC
poetry.
Trail.
I,
don't
know
if
you
guys
know
about
that,
but
it's
it's
a
trail,
a
hiking
trail
to
dairy,
barn
and
there's
stations,
and
you
can
get
an
app
and
you
can
follow
this
little
map
and
go
to
these
various
stations.
E
E
How
close
by
offering
you
a
few
lines
from
the
recent
interview
with
a
poet
who
just
won
the
National
Book
Award
of
his
name
is
Arthur
Sze
and
he
wanted
it
for
his
book
sight
lines,
and
the
poet
says
our
world
today
is
built
on
various
assumptions.
Time
is
money,
for
example,
and
we
live
in
an
age
although
globally
connected
it's
not
necessarily
humanly
connected
and
si
insists
that
poetry
stands
in
resistance
to
this
commercial
culture,
it's
not
about
acquiring
material
wealth.
E
Instead,
it's
about
human
insight,
genuine
human
connectivity
and
promoting
mindfulness
and
awakening
in
that
way.
Poetry
is
priceless.
He
says
it's
about
discovery,
renewal,
Awakening
and
affirming
a
way
of
living
that
is
profound
and
humbling
and
meaningful,
and
it
has
a
crucial
role
to
play
in
our
lives,
and
it
helps
us
slow
down
here,
clearly
see
deeply
and
envision
what
matters
most
I
believe
that's
a
city
valve
Athens
will
be
profoundly
delighted
with
the
selection.
E
Women
McVicker,
as
Evans
poet
laureate,
still
be
an
inspiration
to
those
whose
lives
she
touches
and
will
represent
the
best
that
the
Athens
art
community
has
to
offer
inspiring
the
Athens
our
community
to
connect
with
and
envision
what
matters
most
in
our
lives.
I'm
pleased
this
evening
for
their
lending
McVicker
to
City
Council.
F
G
F
F
So,
thank
you
for
that
introduction.
I
am
very
moved
to
be
here
actually
with
you
and
I
want
to
start
by
reading
you
a
poem.
It
relates
to
the
project
that
I
want
to
present
to
the
city.
It's
and
it
started
when
I
was
doing
a
residency
at
the
Highland
nature.
Sanctuary,
that's
west
of
Chillicothe.
A
wonderful
place
should
all
visit
it
sometime.
It's
called
listening
to
the
trees,
merwin
loved
the
trees.
He
planted
hundreds
of
them
thousands
he
wanted
to
plant
a
tree
on
the
last
day
of
the
world.
F
F
F
So
that's
brain,
so
Marilyn,
ws,
Marilyn,
a
wonderful
poet
who's,
been
an
inspiration
to
me
as
a
poet,
but
also
as
a
person
who
reclaimed
I.
Don't
know
how
many
acres
of
formerly
plantation
land
in
Hawaii,
where
he
lived
until
very
recently
when
he
departed
the
planet,
he
planted
thousands
of
trees
there
and
turned
this.
You
know
kind
of
plantation
waste
into
a
flourishing
green
space,
which
I
think
is
so
inspiring.
F
Instigate
in
Athens
is
what
I
call
a
poetry
project
in
November
of
2016,
a
group
of
children
that
I've
worked
with
and
some
senior,
although
nobody
likes
that
term
creative
writers,
that
I
was
working
with.
With
the
help
of
the
light
the
Chauncey
Public
Library,
we
planted
a
tree
a
serviceberry
tree
at
the
library.
F
F
We
called
it
a
poetry,
we
read,
we
looked
at
information
books
about
trees,
we
read
poems
about
trees
and
people
wrote
lines
on
strips
of
newsprint
and
those
were
put
into
the
mulch
at
the
base
of
the
tree,
so
their
words
went
fed
that
we
s
their
words
fed
this
tree
and
I
would
love
to
see
other
poetry's
planted
around
Athens.
There
are
lots
of
places
that
could
use
trees.
There
are
lots
of
places
where
we
have
lost
trees
and
I
think
we
do
all
know.
We
agree,
I.
F
Think
that
we
need
trees
more
than
ever,
because
they
are
a
crucial
part
of
our
ecosystem.
None
of
we're
not
going
to
survive
without
trees,
along
with
the
other
things
that
are
in
danger,
but
that
so
that's
something
I
would
really
love
to
do,
and
it
would
be
it's
the
kind
of
thing
when
I
was
writing
my
proposal.
F
I
was
thinking
I
can't
do
that
by
myself,
I
mean
I'm,
not
you
know,
I,
don't
really
have
the
bill
for
someone
who
who
can
plant
a
lot
of
trees,
but
I
realized
that
this
knows
this
is
not
not
I,
wouldn't
go
out
by
myself
and
plant
all
these
trees.
What
we
have
a
wonderful
community
that
that
I
think
would
be
interested
in
being
part
of
tree
plantings
and
I
totally
agree
with
Thomas
disease.
Is
that
how
we
pronounce
his
name?
F
The
poet
that
that
bonnie
quoted
that
poetry
helps
people
to
connect
and
I
think
coming
together
to
plant
things
can
also
help
people
to
connect.
So
that's
you
know.
That
is
that's
something
that
is
very
exciting
to
me.
I
think
you
have
got
a
copy
of
my
proposal.
Maybe
so
there
are
links
there
to
articles
about
how
wonderful
trees
are
for
everybody,
and
you
can
look
at
those
if
you
would
like
to
so
another
thing
I
would
like
to
do
it.
Bonnie
mentioned
the
radio
show.
F
So
for
a
long
time
now,
we've
been
having
a
conversation
from
Studio
B
about
where
we
read
poems
and
talk
about
poems,
and
we
have
also
I've
also
not
just
myself
but
also
interviewed
some
poets,
local
poets
and
visiting
poets,
and
we
that
has
always
been
very
interesting
and
I
have
talk
to
a
producer
at
WBZ.
Who
would
love
to
do
this?
Would
love
to
have
more
of
these
interviews
and
readings
in
the
next
couple
of
years
we
could
create
a
sound
archive,
the
life
of
poetry
in
Athens,
at
this
moment
in
time
and
I.
F
Think
that
would
be
exciting
for
me
personally
to
do
to
have
these
listed
all
these
wonderful
poets
and
talk
with
them,
but
I
think
it
would
be
a
wonderful
resource
for
our
community
as
well,
and
then
you
know
I.
As
Bonnie
also
said,
I
visit
schools
I
go
to
art,
centers
I,
you
know
do
these
I
would
continue
doing
those
things,
because
that's
what
I
do
and
that's
what
I
love
doing
and
there
I
think
of
myself
as
a
community
poet,
and
it
feels.
F
A
A
H
A
I
2020
presidential
candidate
task
force-
and
this
is
something
that
we've
got
before
all
the
candidates
to
include
the
incumbent-
and
we
have
asked
them
to
commit
to
this
within
the
first
100
days
in
office
for
the
term
beginning
in
2021,
I
can
say
we
have
had
one
candidate
already
who
said
yes,
he
will
take
this
up
and
he
has
kind
of
accepted
the
National
League
of
Cities
request.
So
that
was
encouraging
that
one
of
the
candidates
I'll
keep
the
candidate
nameless,
which
is
fine.
I
A
J
J
I
will
mention
on
your
drive
that
you
do
have
the
application
to
the
for
the
for
the
event,
and
most
importantly,
page
15
and
page
16
I
believe
is
where
you
start
to
see
the
map
where
you
can
actually
see
when
this,
where
this
closure
will
impact
and
the
date
on
this
is
June
19th.
This
is
Friday
June
19th
in
the
evening
an
evening
event
on
Friday
and
then
a
Saturday
all
day
closure
in
the
Uptown
area.
K
The
the
Friday
night
Sprint's
would
be
on
Jeff
hill,
what's
technically
Union
Street
and
it
would
start
down
at
the
base.
I
believe
that's
McCracken
Hall
in
that
in
that
area
and
go
up
Jeff
Hill
to
the
top,
and
it
would
finish
just
a
little
bit
before
where
College
Street
intersects
on
Union.
So
it
would
require
that
whole
section
all
the
way
to
Court
Street
for
closure,
and
that
would
be
the
evening
the
Friday,
the
brick
criterium
it.
It
would
be
an
all-day
closure
and
the
race
course
is.
K
It
begins
on
Court
Street
at
the
courthouse
goes
down
to
State
Street,
where
it
takes
a
left
on
the
state
left
on
to
Congress,
left
on
a
Union
and
then
back
on
to
Court
Street
and
makes
a
complete
circuit
of
six
tenths
of
a
mile
where
the
finished
start
finishes
at
the
courthouse.
So
other
streets
adjacent
would
be
closed
as
well.
Affected
Court
Street
from
President
Street
was
closed
previously,
and
that
seemed
to
work
well,
though,
this
year,
with
the
construction
on
in
Richland.
K
K
K
The
one
one
thing
I
did
want
to
mention
that
I
didn't
get
onto
my
application.
We
had
a
race
across
America
participant,
racer
came
through
the
course
at
about
set
I,
think
it
was
about
7:30
or
8:00,
and
I
thought
of
that
a
couple
days
ahead
and
had
been
in
contact
with
the
GPS
guru.
This
is
his
name
and
we
did
a
reroute,
and
that
was
one
of
the
maps
that
I
included
or
that
I
believe
you
have.
So
that
is
something
to
consider
in
talking
with
them.
K
I
will
also
mention
that
they
question
whether
you
know
what
we
want.
Race
Across
America,
to
continue
coming
through
Athens
or
bypass
because
of
the
street
closures,
are
fairly
common
during
that
time,
which
was
me
so
you
know,
I
I
grew
up
watching
them
come
through
town
I
know.
Probably
a
lot
of
you
have
seen
them
it's
a
it's
a
amazing
event.
What
what
those
people
do,
and
so
I
would
like
to
see
that
still
happen,
and
so,
with
our
event,
we
were.
K
J
K
J
I
J
I
But
for
this
event
we
think
that
this
will
still
work
out
well
with
the
way
that
the
track
was
closed
down
or
at
least
traffic
was
closed
down
last
year
to
create
the
track.
It'll
just
be
routing
people
up
high
street,
if
you're
heading
further
north
to
get
through
or
all
the
way
down
to
take
high,
all
the
way
down
to
carpenter
or
Lancaster
and
then
take
a
right
and
then
come
back
around
that
way
to
get
to
the
parking
garage
or
wherever
you're
going.
H
One
I
will
say:
I
attended
the
brick
criterium
last
year
and
I
just
thought
it
was
an
excellent
event.
I'm,
so
glad
you
brought
it
back
to
Athens.
Maybe
this
is
somewhere
in
these
forms,
but
I
haven't
yet
noticed
it
I'm
just
curious.
Last
year
you
had
one
pretty
sizeable
array
of
bleachers
that
people
could
sit
on.
It
is
right
by
the
starting
spot.
Are
you
planning
to
add
any
more
seating
this
year
in
case
the
crowd
grows,
or
are
you
gonna
stick
with
that
same
setup
that.
K
That
is
that's
a
good
thought.
Those
bleachers
were
provided
by
the
city
last
year
and
I.
Think
I
did
mention
that
in
the
application
and
I
appreciated
that
a
lot
yes
with
the
potential
to
grow.
One
nice
thing
about
that
area
is
the
courthouse.
Steps
were
a
very
good
spot
for
viewing,
so
that's
kind
of
a
natural,
so
to
speak.
I
I
We
were
actually
able
to
get
the
streets
back
open
again,
I
believe
it
was
probably
somewhere
in
the
9:30
10
o'clock
timeframe.
We
were
pretty
quick
to
open
things
back
up
again.
So,
as
was
mentioned,
it's
a
full
day
closure,
but
it's
not
a
full
day.
Closure
I
mean
we
will
still
hustle
to
get
things
open
back
up
again.
Mr.
Brown
did
a
great
job
and
helping
orchestrate
that,
along
with
some
of
the
city
workers,
to
get
things
to
where
they
were
open.
So
it's
not
like
an
all-night.
Closure
won't
be
closed
until
midnight.
I
K
J
Yeah
we're
looking
forward
to
this
event.
I
think
you
know
overall,
looking
you
know
talking
with
with
members
of
a
yuba.
You
know
this
is
a
different
event
than
one
we
have
and
all
the
other.
You
know
other
events
that
we
see
uptown,
so
the
reception
from
from
that
miss
been.
It's
been
really
good.
So
so
thank
you.
Yes,.
J
Okay,
all
right
so
parking
meters,
the
back-end
support
long-term
contracts.
So
some
members
of
council
will
remember
a
couple
years
ago
that
we
entered
into
an
agreement
with
with
com+
and
actually
that
that
company
we
city
had
contracted
with
them
in
one
fashion
or
another.
First
for
parking
services
back
in
the
back
going
back
into
the
early
2000s.
J
That
three-year
contract
is
coming
to
a
close,
and
the
city
has
already
made
the
decision
not
to
renew
it,
and
so
what
they're?
What
they're
looking
to
do
is
is
Inc
a
new
contract
with
with
IPs
and
so
IPS
would
offer
similar
services.
So
basically
that
com+,
if
we
remember
it,
was
a
it
was
a
handheld
cellular
device
that
allowed
parking
enforcement
access
to
to
monitor
tickets
check
license
plates.
Do
everything
kind
of
right
in
front
of
the
vehicle,
and
this
system
does
the
same
thing,
but
then
it
also
ties
in
with
our
smart
meters.
J
J
It's
a
five-year
contract
which
I
talked
with
with
chief
Pyle
and
Captain
Harvey
today
about
this
about
this,
this
whole
system,
and
they
said
they
actually
tried
to
talk
to
try
to
get
and
negotiate
a
three-year
term
on
this,
but
the
the
company
wasn't
wasn't
willing
to
do
that.
The
other
thing
that
they
that
they
noted
was
we
just
spent
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong,
because
I'm
just
gonna
pull
this
one
off
my
head.
I
know
we
were
about
four
hundred
thousand
dollars,
I.
Think
in
smart
meters.
J
We're
not
gonna
replace
those
in
five
years,
and
so
you
know
using
this.
This
software
and
heart
be
the
additional
hardware
units
that
the
the
attendants
will
be
carrying
we're.
Not
we're
not
gonna,
be
trading
them
out
in
three
years.
Well,
actually,
we
won't
be
trading
them
out
in
three
years,
because
we
had.
There
is
a
clause
in
there
that
if
the
hardware
you
get
to
swap
your
hardware
out
and
get
new
systems
with
it
after
the
first
three
years.
So
this
is
another
another
part
of
that
that
contract
system
was
tying
into
the
meters.
J
It
allows
the
it
allows
you
to
monitor
stuff
a
little
bit
faster,
so
hopefully
it
would
cut
down
on
on
on
some
costs
there
and
overall,
what
you'd
find
is
that
the
big
pluses
that
we're
hoping
that
it'll
also
then
extend
our
our
radius
of
patrol
one
of
the
things
that
they
mentioned.
That
comes
with
the
system
that
they
would
like
to
do
as
an
add-on
is
to.
J
You
can
actually
get
a
set
of
cameras
that
install
on
to
a
vehicle
and
it
has
a
license
plate
reader
and
then
the
cameras
take
pictures.
So
as
it's
going
through,
it
record
slicing
license
plates
and
also,
at
the
same
time,
well
then
document
in
time
frame
timestamp
where
a
vehicle
is
parked,
so
the
whole
challenge
that
we
have
right
now,
where
you
can't
chalk
tires
and
people
are
chalking
the
street
and
trying
to
figure
out
some
other
way
to
identify.
You
know
if
a
vehicle
has
been
there
for
24
hours.
J
H
J
It
it'll
automatically,
and
the
other
thing
that
you
can
do
too,
is
that
you
can
actually
put
a
vehicle
like
if
you're
looking
for
a
specific
vehicle.
You
can
actually
type
that
in
plate
number
and
everything
like
that.
So
this
is
these.
These
readers
kind
of
already
exist
on
a
lot
of
vehicles,
State
Highway
Patrol's.
J
We
use
them
and
just
drive
through
parking
lots,
and
so
it's
acquits
a
it's
a
faster
way
to
to
kind
of
track
vehicles
and
find
ones
that
have
have
violations
and
and
things
that
that
might
might
you
know,
also
alert
them
to.
You
know
whether
it
needs
a
tow
or
something
like
that.
The
other
plus
to
it
is
that
we
could.
This
could
go
on
any
vehicle.
You
no
longer
have
to
have
a
right-hand
drive
the
vehicle.
No
longer
do
you
have
to
have
the
have
someone
trained
to
drive
right
hand.
J
We
could
retire,
the
Jeep.
Could
we
bronze
it
and
make
a
statue?
Florida
Tech
is
probably
the
hardest
working
vehicle
in
the
city's.
Well,
take
it
roundabout
and
paint
it
white
there
we
go
so
so
you
know
and
what
you
can
do
there.
Then
is
you
can
actually
task
other
people
to
to
do
the
job?
So
it's
we
also.
The
hope
also
is
that
then
we
could
also
move
into
the
72-hour
areas.
J
J
Police
Department
would
like
to
have
these
systems
in
their
hands
and
in
using
those
using
and
training
them
up
in
order
to
get
get
an
understanding
before
they
cut
loose.
The
the
com+,
because
the
plus
the
the
plus
of
the
com+
was,
is
they
have
never
had
a
day
down
for
tracking
and
doing
ticketing
and
all
that
so
that,
basically,
the
technology
has
has
helped
them
stay
up
and
running
and
when
they
fear
that
there
might
be
a
little
bit
of
learning
curve
that
they
have
to
do
this.
J
So
they
were,
they
were
asking
about
suspensions.
They
were
asking
about
an
emergency
clause
in
the
in
the
ordinance.
I
did
have
a
discussion
with
with
president
nicely,
with
both
agreed
that
emergency
clause
is
not
a
place
that
we
could
really
put
this
so
we're
looking
at
maybe
a
suspension
on
the
second
read.
That
means
they
would
still
have
30
days
after
that,
before
they
could
Inc.
The
contract,
which
would
put
them
at
the
beginning
of
April
I
believe,
would
be
the
would
be
the
would
be
the
start
date
that
they
could
sign
the
contract.
J
They
might
have
the
equipment's
that
it
have
maybe
about
two
and
a
half,
maybe
three
weeks
prior
to
to
where
and
there's
a
10
day,
there's
actually
10
days
after
the
25th
that
they
rolled
it.
The
com+
equipment
is
to
back
in.
So
it's
a
little
bit
of
time,
but
I
would
like
to
have
the
public
have
time
to
comment
on
this,
and
so
that
was
about
the
only
the
only
sticky
widget
that
I
was
seeing
with
this.
With
this
process.
M
M
J
J
We
have
Park
mobile
and
park,
smarter
I,
don't
know
when
Park
mobile,
if
that,
if
or
when
that
will
ever
go
away,
but
currently
right
now,
if
you
go
uptown
and
you
use
Park
mobile
to
park,
you
will
pay
an
additional
35
cents
to
utilize
that
that
app
in
order
to
pay
your
parking,
that's
correct,
Park
smarter,
doesn't
have
that
fee
so
and
park.
Smarter
is
a
little
bit
more
robust.
This
is
the
system,
the
app
that
works
specifically
with
our
with
our
smart
meters.
J
You
can
pull
up
a
map
and
you
can
actually
see
which
ones
are
open
and
which
ones
are
not
so
I'm
I
just
loaded
all
my
vehicles
into
it
and
I'm
starting
to
navigate
it
myself,
but
I
think
it
is
a
much
more
robust
system
and
it's
a
it's
cheaper
for
paying
tickets
to
I.
Think
that
the
the
charge
that
if
you
pay
your
tickets
through
the
app
it's
a
little
bit
cheaper,
that
way
too
so
I
will
encourage
up
to
start
using
park.
Smarter
yeah.
C
J
J
Yes,
this
is
the
Richland
Avenue
pedestrian
project,
it's
starting
on
March,
2nd,
and
so
we
have.
We
have
a
little
bit
of.
We
need
to
amend
an
ordinance
that
happened
last
year,
0
18
19,
and
so
this
is
a
reappropriation.
So,
basically,
last
year
we
appropriated
150,000
dollars
to
this
to
this
project.
J
It
wasn't
encumbered
into
the
new
2020
budget,
and
so
we
basically
just
have
to
reappropriation
designated
within
the
within
the
project,
but
we
we
just
need
to
to
make
this
this
change
within
within
the
ordinance.
Now.
The
second
point
here
tonight
there
is
an
additional
280
to
500
280
2500,
the
funding
that
is
being
requested,
and
this
is
for
contingency
funds.
J
Contingency
funds
are
basically,
if
you
have
say,
like
a
change
order
in
a
project
or
so
you've
run
into
some
sort
of
thing
that
you
didn't
know
existed
underground
when
you
start
digging.
These
are.
These
are
the
funds
that
are
in
place
that
will
basically
alleviate
having
to
come
back
to
Council.
For
for
that,
additional
dollar,
usually
you
try
to
have
between
five
and
ten
percent
of
the
project,
and
so
this
would
put
it
at
about
7
percent
of
any
contingency
funds.
J
Believe
it's
already
gone
through
trustees.
We
have,
we
have
a
verbal
that
they
would
like
to
like
to
increase
it,
but
it
has
not
been
signed
yet.
So
we
can't
officially
expect
the
money,
but
they've
verbally
committed
to
from
a
set
of
four
hundred
thousand
six
hundred
and
forty
six
thousand
seven
hundred
and
eighty
three
dollars
and
I
say
yes,
so
yeah
and
so
in
director
heady
did
do
the
did
do
the
math.
For
me,
thank
goodness
my
head
was
swimming
after
this,
and
I
would
bring
the
city's
percentage
down
to
37
percent
443.
J
If
we
have
that
additional
dollar
amount
bringing
OU's
up
to
sixteen
percent,
what
we
can
hope
for
with
the
with
the
contingency
coffer
is
they're
gonna
try
to
keep
it.
They
would
like
to
keep
it
to
about
five
percent,
which
is
kind
of
about
the
average
part
of
the
part
of
the
dollars
to
this
project.
Is
there
will
be
a
full-time
structural
engineer
that
will
be
working
on
the
project
because
director,
Hedy
and
and
Jessica
dine
they
have.
J
They
have
enough
work
to
do
just
in
just
in
our
standard
day-to-day,
let
alone
by
managing
a
large
project.
The
structural
engineer
comes
from
from
Columbus
from
America
and
a
structure
point,
and
so
this
person
will
be
coming
forward
and
basically
being
full-time
on
the
ground,
overseeing
the
project
and
hopefully
being
able
to
make
sure
that
that
the
dollars
are
being
spent.
You
know
in
a
fashion
and
that
will
hopefully
keep
our
contingencies
down.
N
D
J
You
know
if
that
would
that's
a
good
question.
I
can
ask
I
know
that
you
know
I
know
the
construction
for
Costco
go
up.
I
also
know
that
they
had
to
do
a
lot
of
you
know.
We
went
through
one
year
where
we
were
unable
to
get
this
thing
out
to
bid,
and
so
they
you
know
they,
as
in
the
engineering
department,
really
had
to
work
hard
to
try
to
figure
out
how
to
make
this
work
and
I
know
part
of
it
was.
J
K
J
J
F
J
I
So,
just
to
clarify
a
little
bit
that
282
thousand
dollars
is
his
contingency
fund.
You
know
in
case
there
is
some
something
that's
unforeseen
or
overrun
or
whatever,
but
the
other
is
also
to
to
fund
or
pay
for
us
having
a
professional
engineer
on
site.
So
it's
it's
not
just
continuously,
but
it's
also
to
fund
that
that
professional
engineer
to
be
there
boots
on
the
ground,
because
at
this
point
in
time
engineering
Public
Works,
they
are
that's
with
so
many
different
things
going
on
everything
from
the
West
Union
Street
improvements
to
Simpson
Avenue.
I
J
And
that
would
would
add
to
their
going
into
the
world
of
engineering
and
I
mean
I'm
not,
but
the
this
is
a
structural
engineer
and
even
all
the
engineers
that
we
have
throughout
the
whole
city,
because
we
have
lots
of
them.
None
of
them
are
structural
engineers.
So
this
is.
This
is
a
different,
a
different
set
of
skills,
another
another
series
of
tests
that
they
had
to
pass
in
order
to
carry
this
yes,
I'd.
G
I
just
wanted
to
say
that,
though
it
it
will
certainly
be
a
bit
of
an
inconvenience
for
many
of
us
here
in
the
city
to
have
Richland
Avenue
closed
for
an
extended
period
of
time.
I
had
multiple
people
and
in
recent
weeks
have
talked
to
me
and
said
boy.
Something
has
to
be
done
about
that
crosswalk
on
Richland
Avenue,
because
they've
they've
been
very
nearly
hit
as
as
a
crossing,
incisive,
March,
2nd,
March,
2nd
and
so
I.
M
G
Was
interesting
because
people
just
in
conversation
and
mentioned
their
fears
of
crossing
there,
and
that
that
it
seems
that
it's
because
of
the
number
of
pedestrians
at
drivers,
increasing
impatience,
more
and
more
drivers
are
trying
to
kind
of
push
through
and-
and
this
so
I
think
it
will
be
a
big
improvement
in
safety
for
that
side
of
town.
Once
once
we
get
through
a
few
months
of
construction
and.
J
L
The
project
has
been
very
complicated
in
terms
of
making
sure
that
incorporating
new
water
and
sanitary
and
storm
sister
storm's
storm
sewer
systems,
while
maintaining
the
existing
services,
they
are
I,
don't
know
if
the
if
it's
been
a
final
decision,
but
they
are
doing
what
they
can
to
have.
The
utilities
be
buried,
which
I
think
is
a
significant
improvement
to
that
corridor.
L
There's
also
multiple
design
revisions
that
they've
are
necessary
and
they
are
asking
for
an
increase
of
one
hundred
and
eight
hundred
and
twenty
eight
thousand
one
hundred
dollars.
This
specifically
would
be
$40,000
for
right-of-way
easement
costs.
This
is
payments
to
current
property
owners.
Thirty
one
thousand
one
hundred
for
additional
right-of-way
acquisition
and
survey
costs.
L
So
this
would
be
a
a
update
to
a
ordinance
passed
last
year,
0:28
19,
which
was
our
approval
or
authorization
of
design
engineering
of
the
Stimson
Avenue
project,
and
that
original
ordinance
authorized
the
director
to
expend
up
to
six
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars.
So
this
is
adding
an
additional
one
hundred
and
twenty
eight
thousand
dollars
100
for
the
Stimson
Avenue
project
in
questions
from
the
committee.
I
I've
asked
for
a
rendering
of
what
Stimson
Avenue
would
look
like
with
buried
utilities,
which
would,
if
you
think
about
it
next
time,
you're
driving
down
Richland
or
Simpson
Avenue
from
basically
ambassador.
All
the
way
on
down
to
Campbell
is
where
we
would
be
putting
them
underground,
you're
still
going
to
have
the
north-south
Traverse
across,
because
they
have
to
get
power
to
the
neighborhood's
and
whatnot
and
those
are
all
above
ground,
but
for
Simpson
unto
itself.
I
It
will
really
change
the
look
with
the
enhancements
that
we're
already
going
to
do
with
Stimson
Avenue
to
have
those
utility
lines
underground,
as
opposed
to
keeping
those
poles
moving
them,
keeping
them
above-ground,
which
at
this
point
in
time
it
it
it's
a
little
chaotic.
When
you
look
at
the
utilities
running
east-west
I'm,.
L
Most
excited
about
the
Stimson
Avenue
project,
in
terms
of
accessibility
and
in
terms
of
being
able
to
have
safe
routes
down
to
the
bike
way,
as
well
as
up
to
East,
State
Street
and
when
every
time
I
think
of
the
project
I
think
of
the
telephone
poles
are
right
in
the
middle
of
the
sidewalk
right
and
I'm
really
excited
to
have
those
be
fully
accessible.
Thank
you
yes,
about.
N
I
You
know
I
it's
an
interesting
question
to
pose.
I
have
spoken
to
a
EP
in
the
past
about
one
of
our
circuits
that
feeds
East
State
Street,
that
for
a
while
they're,
not
only
State,
Street
but
kind
of
up
in
the
may
to
Lane
area
that
was
flaking
out
from
time
to
time
and
I
was
asking
ap
way
back.
When
can
you
bury
the
major
transmission
lines
that
come
down
through
across
Hawk
woods
and
our
preserve,
and
they
looked
at
me
like
I,
was
out
of
my
mind
they.
I
They
basically
said
that
it
was
cost
prohibitive
to
do
something
like
that
because
of
what
happens
if
they
have
a
problem
somewhere
in
that
okay,
I
guess
that's
possibility,
but
it's
not
like
we're
the
first
place
on
the
planet
earth
that
is
asked
to
have
these
utilities
put
underground.
So
I
can
get
more
detail
on
that
for
you
in
terms
of
maintenance
of
the
lines,
if
they're
underground
versus
overlay.
I
N
Let's
cruise
about
that,
and
then
the
other
question
was
what
are:
what
were
their
specific
costs
for
putting
underground
I
know
this
additional
procreation
had
some
a
set
aside,
but
were
there
other
costs
that
were
already
appropriated
that
we're
gonna
go
to
that
particular
piece?
Do
we
know
I,
don't.
L
N
L
N
N
I
L
N
N
L
H
Idea
of
you
know
what
happens
if,
if
there's
an
issue
with
the
line
underground,
I,
think
it's
a
really
valid
one.
Do
we
would
it
be
possible
to
receive
any
kind
of
assurance
from
AEP
that
there
would
be
some
sort
of
I
mean?
Do
they
have
any
way
to
sort
of
fix
things
remotely?
You
know
if
they're,
if
surely
you're
right
I
mean
I,
agree
with
you,
they
must
have
done
this
before
they
don't
have
to
dig
up
the
street
and
get
there
and
tweak
the
line.
Do
they
I.
L
Have
no
idea
I
would
imagine
that
as
member
fall,
the
resiliency
piece
here
is
that,
obviously,
when
your
your
wires
are
above
ground
and
you
have
trees
and
wind
and
everything
they're
much
less
secure
than
when
they're
buried.
But
as
we
all
know,
things
happen
underground
too,
and
I'm
sure
that
there
are
times
when
they've
had
to
dig
up
and
fix
a
problem.
I,
don't
you
know,
it'd
be
really
nice
to
have
the
information
about.
How
often
does
that
happen,
or
what
is
the
you
know
potential
for
that
situation
to
occur?
L
L
I
The
difference
is
between
underground
and
above-ground,
I
mean
they're,
still,
gonna
be
transformers
and
and
likely
those
will
be
above-ground,
and
so
you
know
if
something
were
to
go
on.
I
can't
imagine
that
an
entire
line
is
gonna
somehow
be
fried
I
mean
that's
not
why
and
that's
already
carrying
high
voltage,
but
I
can
certainly
find
out
where
the
basically,
where
the
circuits
are
and
how
this
is
gonna
work
out
and
again.
I
L
I
will
note
that
director
had
he
did
provide
information
that
the
money
that
we
would
spend
in
additional
drainage
design
should
save
fifteen
to
twenty
thousand
dollars
in
construction
costs,
because
we
will
be
eliminating
three
to
four
storm
sewer
structures.
So
there
is
a
sort
of
passing
off
of
of
costs
here,
anything
else
on
Stimson
Avenue.
G
G
Appropriation
and
it's
due
to
change
in
plans,
this
is
for
the
design
of
the
dewatering
facility
for
our
wastewater
treatment,
and
we
have
had
additional
soil,
borings
and
design
necessary
because
we're
changing
from
a
new
structure
to
an
addition
to
an
existing
building.
It's
my
understanding
from
our
city
service
safety
director
and
to
the
engineer
that
while
we
they're
requesting
an
authorization
to
increase
design,
it
will
ultimately
result
in
a
decrease
a
savings
of
over
a
million
dollars
in
construction
cost.
G
By
making
this,
in
addition
to
our
an
existing
building
and
the
previous
appropriations
were
thirty
thousand
and
one
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
and
they
were
completed
in
eighteen,
the
have
requested
an
authorization
for
the
service
Safety
Director
to
expend
up
to
two
hundred
and
seventy
two
thousand
two
hundred
nine
dollars,
which
is
an
increase
of
seventy
two
thousand
two
hundred
nine
for
the
increased
design
services
and
much
like
something
in
member
consciousness.
Committee
they've
requested
that
this
we
suspend
the
rolls
on
second
reading
in
order
to
get
this
design
completed.
G
I
A
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
We
have
an
appropriation
which
is
for
a
city
program
that
we
are
involved
in
may
actually
fall
under
member
Grace's
committee,
but
this
is
America
in
bloom
and
we
would
like
to
appropriate
three
thousand
dollars.
This
would
be
five
thousand
dollars
from
the
city
enhancement
fund
250,
which
is
has
a
better
I
believe
one
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
dollars
in
it.
So
we
would
like
to
use
five
thousand
for
that
enhancements
fund
to
Bay
to
pay
for
our
Athens
and
under
Grayson.
He.
I
We
had
a
great
summer
last
summer
to
where
we
had
a
lot
of
rain
throughout
the
summer
months,
so
it
was
okay,
but
we
think
that
five
thousand
will
cover
both
the
quantity
of
flowers
that
we're
going
to
need
in
those
baskets,
but
also
hire
someone
to
assist
with
the
watering
efforts.
No
and
I'd
also
like
to
see
some
of
our
uptown
businesses.
You
know
voluntarily
walk
out
and
every
other
morning
or
every
morning
and.
N
L
N
I
We
do
want
to
American
will
and
we
do
pay
a
membership
to
be
an
American
bloom.
City
I
came
up
with
that.
Membership
is
off
the
top
of
my
head.
I
think
it's
close
to
$2,000,
maybe,
but
don't
hold
me
to
that.
What
this
would
be
is
money
for
these
flowers
which
helps
us
in
being
under
the
American
boy.
Okay,.
N
I
Do
you're
judged
on
beautification,
and
you
know
the
good
example.
This
project
plant
does
a
great
job
with
the
median
on
State
Street
and
that
we
get
judged
on
Ohio
University's
campus.
The
community
center
I
mean
everywhere.
We
have
flowers,
Master
Gardeners,
do
a
fantastic
job
as
a
matter
of
fact,
they're
they're
deeply
involved
in
the
whole
planning
process.
I
President
Knicely
is
involved
in
the
planning
process
for
American
bloom.
You
know
I'd
like
to
see
us
through
this
one
more
year
and
I.
Think
we'll
have
legs
under
us
that
where
we
keep
continue
to
do
it
because
I
think
the
beautification
I'm
having
these
flowers
in
the
city
really
makes
for
a
much
better
impression
than
not
having
them
anything.
So
I
think
the
gateways
you
know
we
can
always
improve,
but
the
gateways
I
think
are
looking
better
each
year,
the
roundabouts.
We
need
some
assistance
with
that
I'm
reaching
out
to
a
business.
That's
near.