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Athens City Council May 11, 2020
A
The
City
Council,
it's
Monday,
May
11th
at
7:02
p.m.
and
tonight
we
are
having
committees
and
our
government
channel
staff
have
posted
on
our
Facebook
page
and
also
on
our
city
website
that
if
citizens
would
like
to
join
in,
there
is
a
log
in
there's
login
information
on
the
City
Council
website.
So
you
may
do
that
and
then
the
government
channel
will
direct
you.
If
you
would
like
to
make
comments,
they'll
be
monitoring
that
during
the
course
of
our
discussion.
B
Coming
from
the
Athens
Hocking
recycling
centers
one
of
the
we
have
two
ordinances
that
are
coming
up
for
a
third
reading
next
week,
the
first
of
which
is
0-60
20.
This
is
an
ordinance
which
authorizes
our
service
safety
director
to
enter
into
a
contract
for
municipal,
refuse,
recycling
and
composting.
B
We
received
as
read
into
the
record
at
our
meeting
last
week
a
letter
from
the
Far
East
Side,
neighborhood
Association,
and
they
requested
council.
Consider
three
specific
items:
one
of
the
items
was
to
renegotiate
the
terms
of
the
contract
with
the
lowest
and
best
bidder,
Athens
Hawkin
recycling
centers.
We
have
investigated
the
the
process
of
doing
something
like
that
with
our
law
director
and
by
examining
the
Ohio
Revised
Code,
and
it's
not
possible
to
renegotiate
the
current
the
terms
of
a
contract.
As
the
city,
a
municipality
has,
did
put
out
a
bidding
process
for
services.
B
And
an
easy
way
to
think
about
why
this
the
Revised
Code
has.
This
stipulation
is
that
anyone
any
other
business
that
had
put
in
a
bid
for
that
contract
for
those
services
would
have
to
under
the
law,
be
allowed
to
also
renegotiate
their
bid
for
for
those
services.
So
it
could
be,
as
you
can
imagine,
a
never-ending
cycle
of
going
back
to
many
different
businesses
to
say.
Well,
we've
renegotiated,
should
we
renegotiate
with
you,
etc.
It's
not
allowed
by
the
Ohio
Revised
Code,
and
it
makes
sense
to
me
why
that
is
so.
B
B
Another
request
in
the
Nena
letter
was
that
we
spend
the
next
year
examining
more
closely
the
the
need
and
the
benefits
of
composting
in
Athens
and
while
I
would
say.
First
of
all,
we
don't
have
a
year
to
do
that.
It
would
have
to
be
a
three
year
period.
I
will
also
say
that
the
mayor
working
with
rural
action
started
a
pilot
program
and
requested
that
rural
action
examine
this.
B
For
the
city
of
Athens
and
rural
action,
did
a
full
survey
of
citizens
and
and
offered
a
pilot
program
and
kept
records
of
the
participants
in
the
program
and
the
pounds
collected
per
week,
etc
and
the
end
result
was
a
recommendation
to
add
these
services
to
the
city
of
Athens.
So
I
think
we
have
data
valuable
data
that
that
can
can
guide
us
in
making
this
decision
and
then
just
to
point
out
the
other
issues
with
not
entering
into
the
composting
portion
of
this
contract
in
this
year.
B
Now,
as
we've
been
just
talking
in
last
few
weeks,
one
option
is
not
to
given
the
the
cranked
kovat
nineteen
crisis
and
my
fellow
Ohio
University,
employee,
and
and
not
being
aware
of
my
status,
my
working
status
going
forward
I.
My
heart
goes
out
to
those
who
recently
lost
their
positions
at
the
University,
and
they
some
of
them
are
friends
of
mine
and
co-workers
and
I
completely
understand
the
financial
difficulties
that
many
are
finding
themselves
in
due
to
the
current
crisis.
So
one
possibility
for
discussion
tonight
during
our
committee
of
the
hall
is.
B
Delaying
if
we
do
decide
to
continue
to
include
composting
as
a
service
that
we
are
requesting
from
HRC
delaying
the
composting
fee
portion
until
January.
We
believe
that
the
garbage
fund
has
enough
of
a
balance
that
we
can
cover
the
cost
of
the
composting
service
from
July
1
2020
through
December
31st
2020.
But
we
would
start
those
fees
beginning
in
in
January.
Now
the
the
discussion
tonight
is
mainly
about
the
contract
that
we
will
enter
into.
B
So
if
we
want
to
I'm
happy
to
open
up
the
discussion
to
all
of
these
topics
and
to
hear
from
the
public
or
anything
anyone
else,
but
if
we
divide
this
up,
we're
looking
at
0-60
20,
which
is
entering
into
the
contract
and
then
separately,
the
fees
and
the
fees
could
don't
have
the
necessity
of
the
30
days
in
advance.
So
we
could.
We
can
continue
to
discuss
that.
We
can
amend
that
ordinance
next
week
and
re-enter
it
and
we
probably
I,
don't
look
at
the
calendar.
B
I,
don't
think
we
can
still
read
it
three
times
if
we
do
amend
it
and
it
goes
back
to
a
first
reading
prior
to
the
July
first
date,
but
we
can
certainly
read
it
once
and
maybe
twice
before
suspending
the
rules
to
accept
it.
So
I
will
look
at
that
Chris
and
Debbie,
and
the
mayor
to
make
sure
I
haven't
confused
anything
there
or
spoken
out
of
turn
but
Kathy's.
There
too
does
anyone
have
any
yes
Chris,
please
and.
A
B
Is
that
its
third
reading
next
week-
and
it
is
done
but
sorry
correct
if
we
that
language
the
language
says
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
Service
Safety
Director
at
the
enter
into
a
contract
for
municipal,
refuse
recycling
and
composting.
So
if
we
decide
that
we
are
going
to
remove
any
of
those
and
I
think
it
would
just
be
the
composting,
then
we
would
have
to
excuse
me,
suspend
the
rules
and
and
have
an
emergency
declaration.
C
I
have
a
question
first
of
all,
member
Crowell
thanks
so
much
for
that
summary
I
think
you
did
a
fine
job
summarizing
the
the
complex
conversations
that
we've
had
up
to
date
appreciate
that
we
had
asked
and
and
spoke
about
this
in
a
few
different
times
and
I.
Wonder
if
you
know
an
answer
now
of
whether
or
not
we
can
continue
the
current
pilot
project,
as
is.
B
B
E
B
B
You
know
we
received
two
bids
for
services
this
year
and,
as
I
said
talking,
recycling
was
the
low
bid
and
and
and
the
the
best
bid
for
the
city,
but
the
the
other
bid
slightly
higher
in
price
was
very
similar
in
terms
of
composting.
They
were
within
three
thousand
dollars
of
the
specific
bid
for
the
alternate
option
of
composting.
If
the
city
decides
to
go
with
this
so
they're
very,
very
similar.
B
We
trust
many
of
the
figures
for
many
reasons,
but
also
because
the
two
different
businesses
that
that
bid
on
these
services
were
very
similar
in
their
cost
structure.
So
roughly
$70,000,
member,
copsis
and
I
believe
we
had
a
balance
of
83,000
in
the
come
in
the
garbage
fund.
So
speaking
with
auditor
hecta
bout,
this
we
definitely
like
to
have
a
balance
in
that
fund
and
and
memorising.
There
has
been
spoken
very
well
on
that
too,
but
we
are
able
in
this
time
to
to
use
that
for
the
next
six
months.
B
D
E
A
couple
of
things
I
agree
with
that
member
Costas,
I
I,
really
think
in
this
crisis.
We
need
to
give
the
public
a
break
on
this,
so
two
things
one
I
would
postpone.
The
composting
second
thing
is
I
would
amend
the
the
ordinance
for
next
week
for
the
fees
to
make
sure
that
we're
at
the
scenario
one
to
break-even
rather
than
an
extra
five
percent
on
top,
which
I
believe
is
what
the
ordinance
is
reading
right
now
is
that
correct,
I
believe.
C
E
It
would
seem
to
me
it
would
be
possible
somewhere
along
the
line
if
conditions
improved,
saying
2021,
that
we
could
come
up
with
a
separate
contract,
not
amend
the
current
one
that
hopefully
will
amend
the
one
that
we're
trying
to
pass
now,
but
an
entirely
separate
composting
ordinance
with
a
composting
vendor
I
mean
it
could
go
out
to
bed
like
anything
else
or
maybe
there's
a
technicality
in
the
law.
That
says
we
can
go
to
a
single
provider.
I,
don't
know,
but
I
think
it's
worth
exploring.
B
Remember
Grayson
member
fall
I
see
both
of
you
and
member
Claud
filter.
Let
me
just
also
add
that,
in
conversation
with
a
citizen,
I
looked
at
a
recommended
program
that
he
had
recommended
to
me
in
in
the
Portland
Maine
area,
and
it
is
a
wonderful
program
and
they
provide
soil
amendment
back
to
residents
who
are
part
of
the
program,
and
it
is
not
part
of
the
city
services.
It
is
a
separate
business
and
I
just
didn't
note
that
that
program
is
$15
a
month.
B
So
we
could
look
at
an
additional
program
not
done
through
the
municipality,
but
the
cost
of
that
would
probably
be
much
higher
and
due
to
that
cost,
probably
not
have
the
kind
of
environmental
impact
that
we
were
hoping
to
achieve
through
a
municipal
program.
A
member
grace.
Why
don't
you
go
ahead?
Thank.
F
You
member
Kyle
I
I
just
want
to
express
to
you
my
sincere
appreciation
for
all
the
work
that
you
have
done
on
this
to
subscribe.
It
summarize
our
conversations
and
keep
everybody
on
track
this
issue
and
I'm
concerned
about
setting
the
fees
to
the
exactly
break-even
point
for
that
fund,
especially
if
we
deplete
any
surplus
and
the
fund
by
delaying
implementation
of
the
fees.
F
F
F
When
there
are
so
many
uncertainties,
I
I
just
I
think
we
would
be
looking
at
troubling
that
fund
and
I
I'm
watching
your
face.
Auditor
Hecht,
okay,
I
I,
just
I
think
that
if
we
set
it
at
the
minimum
that
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
needing
to
cover
this
bill
in
other
ways
in
the
not-too-distant
future,
I
ought
to
direct.
If
you
would
like
to
correct
me
or
say
that
you
think
I'm
wrong
about
that,
I
I
will
certainly
certainly
respect
that
and
no.
G
No
I
I
tend
to
agree
with
you,
I,
don't
I
think
we
could
get
through
the
year
on
the
bare
minimum,
and
we've
been
in
on
several
conversations
about
this,
but
I
think
we
have
to
be
careful
in
fund
where
we
have
a
1.6
million
dollar
contract
that
we
don't
cut
ourselves
too
short,
and
you
know
we
should
have
some
money
in
there.
I
think
we
can
get
by
with
that.
G
It's
really
up
to
Council.
But
it's
you
know,
like
you
said:
breakeven
is
breakeven,
so
you
know
I,
guess
part
of
it.
If
we're
not
gonna,
do
the
composting
right
away,
but
I
think
we
might
find
out
when
you
go
to
add
composting
in
January,
that
you
will
also
need
to
increase
the
fees.
But
if
you
look
at
it,
it's
not
huge
amounts
and
I
think
we
can
go
with
just
the
break-even
right
now,
but
I
think
you
need
to
be
prepared
that
it
won't
just
be
adding
composting
in
January.
B
To
auditor
heck
did
I
see
the
hands
coming
up
hold
on
it's
my
note
that
I
finally
turned
my
chat
on
mr.
Underwood
at
HRC
has
responded.
He
says
if
City
Council
doesn't
move
forward
with
citywide
composting.
The
HRC
board
of
directors
would
like
it
to
continue
to
provide
the
service.
If
at
all
possible,
we
are
willing
to
work
with
the
city
to
make
that
happen.
B
H
Think
like
what
what
Jeff
was
saying
is
whether
we
can
and
what
looks
like
they,
a
H
or
C
board
is
looking
at,
is
phasing
in
maybe
composting
and
that
might
be
able
to
be
worked
into
like
verbage
into
it.
You
know
we
we've
had
a
pilot,
we've
had
recommendations,
we
have
people
who
are
wanting
to
go
into
the
program.
H
H
B
Member
for
just
clarify
that
the
95
was
the
number
of
people
who
decided
to
opt
in
at
the
$20
and
65
cents
per
month
charge.
There
were
300
close
to
300
in
the
pilot
program
and
I
did
contact
Andrea
Rainey,
who
ran
that
program
for
action,
and
she
confirmed
that
it
was
capped.
They
had
to
turn
away
people
because
we
didn't
have
the
city
was
subsidizing
that
and-
and
we
didn't
want
to
go
over
the
budget
that
we
had
allocated
for
that.
I
know
that
member
grace
and
members
Smedley
both
had
comments.
F
You,
member
yeah
I,
just
wanted
to
say
I
I
think
it's
it's
better
you,
even
though
this
is
a
really
difficult
financial
time,
it's
better
to
to
be
planning
carefully.
Our
finances
and
the
other
thing
that
could
certainly
impact
this
fund
is
its
some
of
our
our
local
businesses
and
and
I
truly,
would
hate
to
see
this
and
I
hope
it
doesn't
happen.
But
if
some
of
our
business
is
that
our
have
service
through
this
are
unable
to
reopen,
that
would
again
reduce
what
we
collect
for
this
fund,
so
I
I
think
yeah.
F
We
could
set
it
at
a
break-even
point
for
right
now
and
then
come
back
in
six
months
and
say:
okay.
Well
now
we
need
to
raise
the
rates
again
and
I
I,
don't
know
if,
if
that's
better
I
mean
to
keep
coming
back
and
readjusting,
because
we
don't
have
quite
enough
to
cover
our
expenses,
but
that
was
all
thank
you.
Member.
C
Question
had
to
do
with
related
to
what
member
Greece
was
just
talking
about
whether
or
not
to
do
breakeven
or
the
5%,
and
my
question
was
whether
or
not
we're
expecting.
If
there's
this
concern
about
expenses
going
up.
But
it
sounds
like
that's:
it's
more
of
a
concern
about
revenues
coming
going
down.
C
G
G
J
Very
much
respect
what
auditor
have
just
said,
as
well
as
a
member
reisender
and
members
medleys
points
about
just
having
the
you
know
the
not
raising
the
prices
as
much
as
we
could,
but
I,
really
like
David
rigs
idea
about
having
a
5%
increase
just
so
that
we
could
give
a
discount
to
people,
and
he
was
talking
about
retired
people,
but
a
lot
of
the
retired
people.
That
I
know
have
a
lot
more
money
than
I
do
and
so
I
think.
J
If
we're
going
to
give
a
discount,
we
should
try
to
figure
out
a
way
to
find
out
who
is
unemployed
who's
on
snap
who's
on
Medicaid
I,
don't
know
if
I
wasn't
able
to
reach
somebody
at
the
Job
and
Family
Services
office.
I
suspect
all
that
information
is
highly
confidential.
I,
don't
know
if
there'd
be,
if
we
would
have
to
ask
people
to
self-identify
and
I
know
that
would
take
longer
or
if
there's
a
way
to
just
find
out
all
at
once
who's
on
those
programs
and
who
could
use
a
break
in
particular.
J
But
if
there's
some
way
we
could
find
out.
In
my
opinion,
it
would
be
most
important
to
provide
a
break
for
for
that
part
of
our
population,
which
has
no
doubt
grown
way
too
much
just
in
the
last
month
or
so
as
as
so
many
people
have
lost
their
jobs.
But
I
also
agree
with
member
Grace's
points
about
how
we
really
could
lose
money
if
people
start
being
more
more
start
helping
the
environment
by
cutting
the
amount
of
trash
that
they
go
out
every
year
every
week.
J
So
if
people
go
from
3
containers
to
the
two
or
two
containers
to
one
that
would
actually
lose
us
money,
even
though
it'd
be
good
for
the
environment
and
the
landfill,
so
I
guess
I'm
in
favor
of
having
the
5%
increase
but
trying
to
give
people
who
really
need
a
discount
to
get
a
25
percent
discount
and
I
like
the
idea
of
covering
the
costs
of
the
compost
program
until
January.
Like
that
very
much.
Thank
you.
E
Now,
just
thinking
we're
going
to
raise
rates
on
people
they're
going
to
get
hit
and
then
they're
going
to
look
at
the
ballot
in
November
say:
oh,
my
god,
you
want
these
for
ready
to
renew
this
thing.
I
mean
this
is
going
to
have
an
impact,
so
you
know
what
if
they
don't
renew
our
streets,
the
street
levied
that
money
disappears.
What
is
that
like?
A
couple
hundred
thousand
bucks
Kathy.
E
E
You
know
we'll
take
revenge
so,
and
these
are
hard
times.
A
second
point
is
that
I
think
we
all
got
a
little
email
from
Alice
Wayne
concerning
the
unemployment
figures.
For
this
this
time
they
went
about
three
thousand
claims,
which
probably
puts
our
unemployment
rate
in
the
county
somewhere
between
fifteen
and
twenty
percent,
and
those
jobs
aren't
coming
back
fast.
If
they
come
back
at
all
OU's
not
going
to
rehire
the
people
they
let
go
and
the
restaurants
aren't
going
to
be
hiring
people
fast.
E
E
I
think
we
got
to
be
very
cautious
with
with
what
we're
doing
and
I
I
want
to
take
the
most
conservative,
which
is
terrible
for
me,
being
a
flaming
socialist,
a
course
of
action
for
the
for
our
rate,
so
I
want
to
keep
it
at
the
bare
minimum
and
well
we'll
feel
our
way
through
dr.
Acton
on
the
mic
in
a
me
show
at
two
o'clock
in
the
afternoon
keeps
reminding
everybody
that
these
are
very
unknown
times.
E
We're
feeling
our
way
throughout
and
that's
what
we're
doing
so
to
try
to
say
we
need
to
build
up
the
fund
for
three
years,
because
we
know
things
are
going
to
be
this
or
that
we
don't
know.
What's
going
to
and
I
think
the
best
thing
is
we
may
have
to
take
incremental
changes.
We
may
have
to
go
back
every
six
months
and
adjust,
but
that's
why
they're
paid
that's
why
they
paid
us.
The
big
bucks
here
you
know:
that's
all.
C
C
I
would
have
no
hesitation
to
support
and
be
all
for
one
for
one,
the
5%
rate
increase
and
then
also
the
pilot,
the
the
composting
citywide
no
question,
and
so
it's
it's
all
about
the
timing
and
what's
going
on
right
now,
that
has
me
on
feeling
like
I
need
that
we
need
to
pause
and
reevaluate
and
think
about
the
impact
that
we're
gonna
have
on
the
people
of
the
city.
And
so
at
this
point,
I
strong
I
still
strongly
feel
that
it
would
be.
C
Prudent
to
to
do
sorry,
I'm
losing
my
train
of
thought
here,
breakeven
amounts
and
then
also
reevaluating,
whether
or
not
we
want
to
do
citywide
composting
right
now,
with
the
caveat
that
it's
coming
to
the
city
of
Athens,
eventually,
it's
something
we've
committed
to
and
want
to
do.
Just
now
is
not
the
time.
That's
my
opinion.
Thank
you.
K
Want
to
remind
council
that
whatever
action
taken,
whether
it's
you
know
the
break-even
and
even
to
some
degree,
the
five
percent
increase
whatever
that
is
not
acting
on
the
composting
option,
keep
in
mind
that
the
mantra
tonight,
many
of
you
say
the
uncertainty
of
what
we
have
in
store
ahead
of
us,
that
if
we
went
once
if
and
once
we
start
losing
accounts
in
that
fund,
we
still
have
a
minimum
under
the
contract
that
we
have
to
pay
HRC.
And
we
want
to
pay
that
you
know.
If
there
are
a.
K
If
accounts
show
a
significant
increase,
then
we
would
pay
more
to
HRC
because
of
that
increase
and
that's
in
the
contract
as
well.
But
it
doesn't
work
the
same
in
Reverse.
So
we
certainly
have
to
keep
that
in
mind.
We
don't
know,
what's
gonna
happen
through
the
rest
of
the
summer,
we
don't
know,
what's
going
to
happen
into
next,
fall,
whether
the
largest
employer
in
the
city,
depending
on
what
actions
they
they
decide
to
take.
K
J
You
mayor
Paterson
for
reminding
us
that
those
important
facts
I
think
what
you
said
really
supports
member
graces
comments
earlier
and
as
much
as
I
want
to
help
people
save
money
as
possible.
I
think
if
we
do
the
5%
increase,
that
would
help
us
just
keep
things
going
if
we
lose
a
lot
of
accounts
and
I
really
would
like
to
give
a
discount
to
low
income
people,
and
we
can't
do
that
at
the
break-even
point
first
for
sure.
So,
just
my
two
cents
I
this
I
know
this
is
just
the
worst
possible
time.
J
I
completely
understand
it's
just
almost
tragic
that
this
contact
contract
to
have
our
trash
and
recycling
collected
past.
We
have
to
have
a
new
contract,
beginning
July
1st,
it's
horrible
I
agree
with
that.
I
know
people
are
hurting,
that's
why
I
think
it
would
be
good
to
have
a
discount
for
the
for
people
who
are
low
income.
However,
we
want
to
define
that
I
mentioned.
The
idea
of
people
are
on
snap
and
unemployment
and
Medicaid,
but
there
might
be
a
better
way.
Maybe
we
could
talk
to
someone
like
Jack,
fresh
or
some
expert?
J
Who
is
really
knows
a
lot
about
these
things,
but
partially
to
just
cover
the
uncertainty,
as
member
grace
stated
in
mayor,
Paterson
I
think
pretty
strongly
implied.
There
I
think
the
five
percent
I
don't
quite
know
what
to
call
it.
The
five
percent
increase
the
five
percent
overage,
whatever
the
five
percent
point
would
be
good
and
and
member
Eisner
I
really
do
understand
your
point
about
making
people
angry
I.
Think
we've
already
done
that
in
fact,
but
you
all
have
more
experience
than
I
do
but
I
just
wonder
if
it
would
make
people
even
angrier.
B
E
B
Thank
You
memorising
there
remember
Clodfelter.
Let
me
address
one
more
thing:
that's
come
in
mr.
Underwood
has
let
us
know
that
there
are
actually
between
a
hundred
and
fifty
and
a
hundred
and
60
participants
currently
doing
the
compost
service
at
that
higher
rate
at
that
twenty
dollars
and
sixty-five
cents.
I
believe
it
is
rate
and
I
did
have
some
discussions
this
week
with
members
of
the
public
about
an
opt-in
or
an
opt-out
program
for
composting,
but
it
does
not
appear
that
that
is
allowable
by
the
way
that
we
put
out
the
bid
for
services.
B
That
would
be
renegotiating
the
con
the
terms
of
the
contract
and
we
are
not
able
to
renegotiate
those
terms
due
to
the
Ohio
Revised
Code,
so
the
opt-in
opt-out,
we
I
have
discussed
with
some
citizens
about
the
way
that
the
so
Peck
carbon
fee
is
set
up,
and
it
is
been
eloquently
explained
to
me
that
that
that
fee
is
it's
not
an
opt-in
to
the
fee.
It's
an
opt-in
to
so
Peck.
It's
an
opt-in
to
I
want
to
have
my
electricity
contract
with
some
part
of
the
aggregation
program.
B
B
The
other
sort
of
point
that
I've
been
addressing
with
many
citizens
is
that
the
fact
that
they
and
their
neighbors
compost
in
their
backyard
and
I
think
that's
wonderful
and,
as
I
said
before,
I
do
that
as
well
and
there's
been
some
question
about
whether
you
could
get
soil
amendment
compost
back
from
the
provider,
the
service
provider.
Were
you
to
engage
in
the
curbside
collection
but
much
like
recycling.
They
have
a
business
process
of
keeping
our
fees
lower
by
being
able
to
sell
that
to
farmers
and
by
the
cubic
yard.
B
So
they
cannot
offer
that
for
free
back
to
citizens,
but
they
can
offer
a
discount
to
citizens,
so
that
could
be
worked
out
for
those
who
wanted
to
composting
back
from
the
system.
As
I've
said
before,
you
know,
I
have
a
family
of
two
children
in
college
and
everybody's
home
now,
and
so
we
have
we're
filling
up
our
little
kitchen
compost
bin
more
than
my
wife
and
my
youngest
son
I.
Normally
do
we
have
so
much
soil
amendment?
We
don't
you
know
we
don't
have.
B
We
have
funny
so
so
we're
gonna
use
the
service
if
we
decide
to
go
that
direction
and
and
when
our
when
our
supply
is
low
in
the
backyard,
we'll
start
piling
up
in
the
backyard,
so
I
think
both
can
be
very
helpful
and
return
that
soil
to
the
work
and
really
you
know
be
a
carbon
saying-
can
capture
capture
the
carbon
in
the
soil
and
return
everything
to
the
earth
and
that's
the
plan.
But
this
has
been
a
great
discussion
last
couple
weeks,
I
agree
with
everyone.
B
These
are
difficult
difficult
times,
and
these
are
some
of
the
hardest
conversations
that
I've
had
with
the
public
about
raising
fees
and
understanding
where
people
are
and
I
really
appreciate
everyone's
involvement.
Anything
else
that
anyone
else
wants
to
say
about
the
solid
waste
contract.
For
next
week,
the
two
ordinances
one
contract
for
the
services
and
the
second
being
the
fees.
A
Isley,
thank
you
very
much
and
thanks
for
all
the
citizen
input,
we
appreciate
that
we'll
move
on
now
to
the
Transportation
Committee,
and
this
is
chaired
by
councilmember
consus
and
the
other
members
on
that
committee,
but
we're
all
here
tonight.
So
we
can
take
part
in
the
discussion.
The
transportation
committee
members
are
consus,
Crowell
and
Clodfelter.
Thank
you.
D
Had
people
come
out
and
do
an
estimate
they
believe
two
million
dollars
will
do
a
single
lane,
roundabout,
which
will
handle
that
volume
of
traffic
I
did
send
out
an
email
that
was
sent
to
me
by
director
Hedy
that
has
some
some
screenshots
of
the
of
the
location.
Also
traffic
volumes
we're
seeing
depending
on
which,
which
road,
you're
traveling
on
either
West
Union,
which
turned
into
56
or
680
I,
always
get
them
mistaken.
D
So
I
want
to
give
it
correct:
682,
you're,
looking
between
10,000
and
8,000
vehicles
per
day
that
are
travelling
on
those
on
those
streets.
So
they
believe
that
a
a
single
single
lane
roundabout
will
handle
this.
This
with
intersection
it'll
also
reduce
the
the
crashes
that
they
have
had
there,
which
I
don't
know
if
I
sent
that
to
you
already.
That
was
in
the
message
that
I
sent
to
you,
but
I
do
have
some
crash
data
that
I
can
can
send
out
nothing.
D
Significant
in
that,
but
we
still
do
see
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
issues
at
our
current
current,
an
intersection
that
look
located
there.
So
why
now?
So
the
small
cities
grant
is
always
one
that
we
continued
to
talk
about
in
that
if
our
city
exceeds
25,000
in
population
with
this
current
census,
we
will
no
longer
be
eligible
for
this
pot
of
money.
The
the
deadline
is
June,
15
and
currently
right
now.
If,
if
we
were
successful
in
securing
in
this
round,
there
is
only
a
5
percent
match
that
is
required
of
the
city.
D
There's
been
talk
that
that
will
go
up
to
20
percent
in
future
years.
So
if
we
can
get
the
secure
this
funding
now
for
this
construction
near
2024,
it
would
be
being
very
beneficial
to
the
city
and
then
additionally,
I
know
that
we've
been
talking
a
little
bit
about
the
street.
Improvements
on
West
Union
remind
everybody
that
that
is.
We
are
shooting
for
construction
year
of
2022,
so
this
would
not
be
happening
at
the
same
time
as
any
improvements
that
might
be
coming
forward
with
West
Union.
J
D
I
I
D
Perfect,
yes,
and
that
and
director
heady
is
making
mention
that
this
two
million
would
just
be
for
construction.
So
so
we
would
still
be
on
the
line
for
for
design
and
engineering,
but
that,
basically,
let's,
let's
vote
out,
know
that
we
that
we're
putting
skin
in
the
game.
In
order
to
have
this
improvement
done.
C
Just
wanted
to
share
that
when
we
had
the
open
house
for
the
West
Union
Street
improvement
project,
and
there
was
and
folks
learned
about
the
roundabout
that
be
put
in
to
the
intersection
on
West,
Union
and
Schaffer.
The
most
common
comment
I
heard
was
well.
Why
are
we
doing
it?
They're
not
at
this
intersection
that
we're
talking
about
so
I
think
this
will
be
welcomed
and
people
will
be
will
support
this,
since
they
already
see
a
need
for
it.
Thank
you.
H
Have
to
like
chime
in
on
that
too,
because
whenever
people
talking,
you
know
every
every
time.
Well,
why
don't
they
put
one
in
here?
This
makes
the
most
sense
in
all
of
the
city,
so
I
think
they
would
probably
be
very
much
appreciated
by
a
lot
of
people,
because
intersection
is
very
chaotic
and
the
light
is
so
long
and
that
people
really
kind
of
push
it
and
that
it's
it
would
be
much
easier
as
a
roundabout.
So
thank
you.
A
K
K
We
don't
know
if
we're
gonna
go
over
that
25,000
under
the
current
2020
census,
so
I'm
pleading
with
everyone
to
please,
at
the
sake
of
losing
the
opportunity
to
apply
for
small
cities
in
the
future
that
everybody
needs
to
be
enumerated
so
that
we
get
those
up.
We
are
way
off
in
terms
of
those
numbers.
So
there
is
the
possibility
that
that
we
with
a
bad
under
count,
we
may
not
exceed
25,000,
but
this.
K
G
Have
to
throw
this
in
there
because
it's
kind
of
already
been
briefly
mentioned,
but,
as
bob
said,
if
this
money
comes
out
of
the
street,
we
have
fun.
That
is
the
fun
we
put
that
income
tax
levy
money
into
and
that
money
can
only
be
used
for
street
improvements.
We
don't
pay
any
people
out
of
there.
We
don't
buy
vehicles,
it's
a
very
important
fund
because
it's
obviously
clearly
you
guys
have
heard
this
many
times
extremely
expensive
to
do
these
projects,
and
so
it
is
important
for
that
fund
to
get
that
money.
D
Okay,
Thank
You
Auditor
hectic
way.
I
can
move
into
the
the
levy,
the
request
to
have
a
levy
renewal
of
1%
for
this
for
the
street
fund,
and
so
this
is
a
ten-year
levy
that
has
that
has
been
in
existence
for
for
two
terms,
so
I
believe
2000
2001
was
the
first
time
that
this
one
was
was
approved
by
the
voters
and
and
put
forward.
So
then
we
had
the
second
time
in
2010
that
this
this
amount
was
was
requested,
its
1%
of
income
tax,
and
so
it's
a
it
perd
it
produces.
D
D
But
I
did
send
out
the
document
that
that
UPW,
director
Bob
petty,
has
put
together.
That
shows
shows
many
of
the
improvements
that
have
benefited
from
this
from
this
fund
and
and
just
all
of
the
all
the
things
that
it's
done
to
date,
and
so
basically
that's
that's.
That's
all
I
I
can
open
it
up
for
comment
period,
innately
just.
A
H
I
A
Believe
the
process-
yes
and
Kathy
can
correct
me
so
condemning
walkers
clerk
who
are
very
familiar
with
it,
but
as
I
remember
from
last
time
we
passed
the
ordinance
that
authorizes
it
to
be
put
on
the
ballot
for
the
citizens
to
decide
that
issue
needs
to
go
to
the
Board
of
Elections
by
90
days
before
our
fall
election.
So
that's
sometime
in
early
August,
given
the
fact
that
we're
on
council
members
are
will
likely
be
on
recess
during
July.
The
ordinance
does
need
to
move
through
and
pass
before,
June
30.
I
I
just
watch
your
body
for
engineering,
Public,
Works,
yeah
I-
think
we
kind
of
our
last
discussion
showed
the
importance
of
this
fun
to
leverage
federal
dollars.
If
we're
successful
on
the
680
256
roundabouts
for
construction,
we
basically
pay
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
a
two
million
dollar
improvement
of
having
having
local
match,
and
that's
why
Athens
has
been
so
successful
in
district
10,
because
we're
able
to
have
match
dollars
a
lot
of
the
villagers
struggle
to
even
get
grant
funding
or
any
other
type
of
funding,
because
they
can't
come
up
with
their
match
dollars.
I
So
citizens
of
Athens
and
for
20
years
they
ever
been
forward-thinking
and
been
able
to
bring
forth.
You
know
looks
like
in
the
10-year
projection
when
2015
2025
about
eleven
million
dollars
there,
that
we
put
forth
to
spending
any
way
from
why
they
need
State
Street
in
2003
to
repaving
it
again
the
last
couple
of
years,
so
we've
done
bridges,
we've
done
a
lot
of
annual
paving
with
it
likes.
It
mentioned
38
projects.
A
lot
of
those
are
large
projects.
So
thank
you
for
everybody
for
their
support,
I.
D
G
G
That
council
will
have
to
have
the
wording.
Of
course
we
have
our
previous
wording
on
there.
One
other
thing
I
just
like
to
clarify:
since
people
want
to
know
the
estimated
revenue
for
that
tax
for
572
or
the
street
we
have
fun,
is
about
$800,000.
We
brought
in
just
slightly
under
that
last
year.
So
yes,
I
would
expect
that
because
it
is
based
on
income
tax
revenue
for
that
to
go
down
slightly,
but
but
it
will
still
be
a
very
good
bit
of
money
that
will
be
sorely
needed
by
the
time.
B
Thank
You
president
nicely:
we
have
two
items
on
the
agenda
tonight:
an
appropriation
and
a
transfer.
The
first
are
a
payments
loan
payments
that
are
due
for
our
water
debt
for
the
improvements
we
have
made
to
our
water
plant
infrastructure
and
we
have
two
payments
due
at
a
hundred
and
sixty
six
thousand
one
hundred
and
seventy
two
dollars
each.
These
payments
are
due
in
July
and
January
first,
so
we
will
need
to
appropriate
that
January
first
payment
in
2020
as
it
is
due
on
January
1st
Auditor
heck.
G
Myself
on
sure,
so
this
is
a
new
loan,
and
so
this
will
be
our
first
time
to
start
paying
it
down.
July
1st
the
owd,
a
payments
are
all
twice
a
year:
July
1st
in
January
1st.
However,
we
have
to
have
the
money
for
the
July
1st
payment
in
the
bank
and
appropriated
December
31st.
So
what
we
need
is,
as
you
mention
the
exact
amount
member
Crowell
so
about
three
hundred
thirty
five
thousand
dollars
to
make
those
payments
for
this
year.
G
That
money
needs
to
be
transferred
appropriated
in
the
water
fund,
that
transferred
to
the
water
depth
fund
and
then
appropriated
in
the
water
depth
fund
for
payment.
So
that's
a
process
that
gets
confusing
for
some
people,
but
we've
done
it
many
times
and
I
know
that
Debbie
knows
all
about
that.
So
that's
where
we
are
on
that
and
as
I
said,
that
that
would
be
new
for
us,
but
we
we
already
did
a
transfer
like
this
earlier
in
the
year
for
the
loan
set
up.
G
B
B
G
Yeah
you're
right
to
mention
both
the
there
was
an
appropriation
in
the
original
budget
for
the
chiller.
This
is
for
the
chiller,
which
is
a
hundred
and
twelve
thousand,
or
something
like
that,
but
not
too
long
ago.
We
they
needed
to
use
about
twenty
thousand
dollars
out
of
that
capital
account
line
to
repair
the
boiler,
and
so
they
need
a
new
appropriation
additional
appropriation
to
move
forward
with
the
chiller.
G
G
Lovey-Lovey
revenue
for
the
community
center
construction
and
so
as
a
yeah
that
one,
oh,
maybe
you're
right
then
I'd
have
to
look
that
up.
I
get
confused,
but
yeah
I,
don't
know
if
we
actually
do
expenses
out
of
that
one.
So,
but
that's
the
amount
we
need
and
I'll
look
that
up
really
quickly.
But
I
have
two
other
Community
Center
issues.
If
I'm
allowed
to
bring
those
off.
B
G
Yeah,
so
this
actually
yeah
so
just
to
follow
up
on
that
last
one.
Yes,
then
there
it
will
be
just
an
appropriation
in
272
and
paid
for
directly
out
of
there.
The
other
two
issues
that
just
came
up,
one
of
them
just
came
up
on
Friday,
but
they
are
well.
This
is
the
other
one
is
as
making
is
the
lack
of
revenue
for
the
community
center.
They
have
not
had
really
any
surplus
money
for
a
while.
G
You
know
we've
always
tried
to
keep
that
operation
reasonably
priced,
which
means
we
we
just
don't
have
any
extra
money.
They've
been
completely
shut
down,
however,
we
do
have
some
employees
still
on
payroll.
We
start
to
pay
the
electric
bill
phone
bill,
etc,
etc.
So
we
I
had
asked
of
thought
on
Friday
that
I
would
ask
for
a
transfer
from
273,
which
is
the
new
levy
money
that
can
be
used
for
operating.
G
We
did
this
once
last
year
later
in
the
year,
but
we
transferred
$20,000
into
271
for
four
I
believe
it
was
for
personnel
costs
also.
So
we
need
that
now
we
have
just
enough
money
in
there
now
to
make
the
two
payrolls.
However,
for
May.
However,
this
is
a
we
have
to
pay
it
make
a
pension
payment
this
month
and
which
will
bump
our.
You
know,
payroll
costs
up
a
little
bit
and
we
have
someone
retiring
and
so
I
would
like
to
I.
G
C
G
This
employee
has
full
amounts
of
both
of
those,
and
it
will
probably
be
about
$15,000.
Just
for
that.
So
you
know
that
20,000
I
thought
I
wanted
so
yeah
I
guess
you
know
you
can
reduce
it.
If
you
want
I,
just
think
that
to
get
us
through
the
summer,
there's
gonna
be
a
lot
of
things
that
won't
happen
this
summer,
I
don't
know
if
they're
gonna
be
able
to
do
any
day
camp
or
anything
like
that.
G
So
I
don't
know
when
they'll
get
any
other
revenue
streams
back
to
help
make
up
for
some
of
the
bills.
I
can't
imagine
what
the
electric
bills
are
for
that
building,
and
you
know
just
things
like
that:
there's
there's
just
a
lot
of
things:
yeah
that
have
to
be
paid
whether
anybody
is
in
there
or
not
right.
C
G
Know
that's
a
tough
one,
yeah
yeah
I
guess
I
haven't
had
a
chance
to
talk
to
the
director
Terry
more
about
that
one
she's
been
watching
that
and
I
think
that
she's
still
looking
at
ways
as
a
lot
of
other
places
are
how
you
can
still
have
daycare
how
you
gonna
still
do
summer
camps.
You
know
and
things
precautions
you
can
take
to
make
them
safer.
I,
don't
know
that
they're
going
to
be
able
to
do
any
of
that
this
summer
they
pursued.
E
G
G
Well,
that's
not
the
way
our
contracts
and
French
benefit
package
reads
they
get
they
can
they
can
be
paid
out
for
up
to
three
years,
so
anything
over
that
if
they
accrue
more
than
three
years,
they
lose
it,
but
we
still
have
to
pay
out
three
years
worth
it's
just
like
six
times.
Sick
time
is
a
not
a
benefit.
It's
a
safety
net
for
you
to
use
when
you
need
it.
When
you're,
sick,
yeah,
yeah.
H
A
B
K
We
are
not
rushing
out
to
fill
a
lot
of
these
these
positions
and
leaving
them
vacant,
which
then
to
council
members
medleys
question
earlier
about
that,
whether
it's
is
it
enough
that
is
being
appropriated,
not
that
it's
too
much
one
of
the
one
of
the
things
that
we
have,
that
we
can
use
as
savings
is
not
filling
that
position,
because
that
is
a
budgeted
position
for
the
year
and
by
not
filling
it.
That
can
help
get
us
through
the
situation
that
we're
in
and
in
particular,
for
arts,
Parks
and
Recreation,
and
not
oh
heck.
K
Thank
you
for
for
mentioning
that
that
and
I
think
council
knows
this.
Is
that
a
lot
of
the
programming
there
is
all
on
hold.
We
are
still
waiting
to
see
what
the
governor's
reopening
plan
looks
like
for
for
for
childcare,
preschools
things
of
that
nature,
and
until
we
hear
from
the
governor,
then
this
holds
for
other
things
that
fall
in
the
world
of
Arts,
Parks
and
Recreation
in
terms
of
reopening,
so
we're
kind
of
in
a
holding
pattern
to
see
what
other
things
could
be
opened
up
in
the
future.
C
Thank
you,
a
memorizer
and
I
would
just
add.
If,
if
we
fall
under
the
criteria,
I'd
highly
recommend
we
look
into
whether
or
not
we
want
to
try
to
get
the
pandemic
license
with
child
care,
as
businesses
start
to
reopen,
people
are
going
to
need
childcare
and
it
does
limit
the
number
of
children
per
classroom,
but
it
provides
an
option
for
those
essential
workers
who
are
going
back
to
work.
I
will.