►
From YouTube: Athens City Council May 4, 2020
Description
Athens City Council May 4, 2020
A
A
A
Ok,
we
have
a
motion
and
second,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay,
ok,
the
minutes
have
been
approved
next
item
of
business
is
communications
and
I
would
like
to
let
people
know
that
we
did
receive
a
communication
from
our
Director
of
Public
Works
Robert
heady,
and
he
is
suggesting
that
we
postpone
the
annual
street
tour
which
is
going
to
take
place
virtually
this
year.
So
we
will
be
studying
up
a
date
soon
for
the
new
one
and
announcing
that
to
the
public
when
we
have
that
date
established.
A
B
Show
that
you
care
about
all
these
essential
workers
and
wear
a
mask,
because
a
mass
shows
that
you
care
about
somebody,
you
care
about
the
community
and
you
care
about
other
people's
lives,
and
so
you
may
not
be
required
to
wear
one,
but
I'd
really
love
it.
If
people
would
wear
masks
when
they
were
out.
Thank
you.
Thanks
sounds.
C
D
Only
thing
I
have
to
report
prison
nicely
is
that
during
my
safety
meeting
this
morning,
captain
Harvey
reported
out
that
there
were
well
over
a
hundred
calls
for
service
over
this
past
weekend.
As
everyone
is
aware,
we
had
a
large
influx
of
individuals
to
move
out
of
their
their
off-campus
rentals,
but
I
have
shared.
That
number
is
roughly
half,
if
not
less
than
half
of
what
we
typically
see
in
an
over
any
move
out
weekend.
D
The
police
department
was
was
working
very
hard
over
the
weekend
with
move
out,
as
was
the
code
enforcement
in
identifying
things.
Hrc
have
to
go
a
lot
of
credit
with
them
getting
out
on
Sunday
to
empty
what
was,
in
my
words,
a
massive
amount
of
refuse.
That
was
near
the
dumpsters
that
we
deployed
this
year,
which
was
way
more
than
we
have
done
in
the
past.
So
I
give
a
thank
you
to
HRC
the
only
the
other
thing
I
want
to
mention.
D
The
council
is
that
I
will
continue
to
give
testimony
on
Capitol
Hill
when
it
comes
to
the
2020
census.
I
had
a
meeting
last
weekend
or
last
week
rather
and
we'll
be
having
another
one
tomorrow
and
hopefully
on
Thursday
as
well,
to
speak
to
different
committees
on
Capitol
Hill,
to
see,
if
there's
ways
that
we
could
see
some
relief
with
our
significant
under
kelts
as
it
exists
now
within
mostly
our
high-density
student
precincts,
not
to
say
that
the
rest
of
the
precincts
need
to
step
it
up
a
little
bit.
D
I
would
say
that
they
do
as
well.
We
certainly
need
everyone
to
be
enumerated.
You
can
do
it
online,
you
can
do
it
be
a
mail,
you
can
do
it
over
the
phone
or
you
can
always
wait
for
an
enumerator
to
come
to
your
door,
but
I,
don't
suspect
that
happening
till
sometime
late
summer
or
early
fall
with
door-to-door
enumeration.
D
So
please
make
sure
that
you're
getting
counted
some
of
the
things
that
we
were
looking
at
is
we
are
trying
to
see
if
there's
a
way
in
which
Congress
would
do
a
set-aside
for
any
level
of
funding
to
help
offset
the
costs.
If
a
city
were
to
appeal
an
enumeration
with
solid
evidence
to
show
that
those
numbers
are
lower
than
they
were
in
2010,
you
have
to
be
very
thorough
as
to
how
you
go
about
doing
that.
A
colleague
of
mine
in
Ames,
Iowa,
councilmember,
Gloria,
Boettcher,
indicated
she's.
D
Also
the
chair
of
the
National
League
of
Cities
university
communities,
council
that
in
2010
they
did
appeal,
but
it
cost
them
a
rather
large
sum
of
money
to
do
so.
We're
also
looking
it's
possibly
convincing
Congress
to
to
look
at
some
other
ways
that
for
college
towns,
undercounting
is
happening
so
doing
at
least
doing
my
job
to
represent
Athens
County
happens
the
city
of
Athens
and
Ohio
University
us
as
a
community,
a
college
community
to
see
if
we
can
get
a
strong
count
and
to
get
some
relief.
A
Thanks
for
your
work
on
that,
I
will
now
move
on
to
ordinances
for
third
reading.
The
first
one
is
50
to
20,
and
this
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
mayor
to
enter
into
a
grant
agreement
with
the
Northeast
Ohio
Public
Energy
Council
known
as
no
Peck,
in
order
to
accept
no
Peck
energized
community
NEC
grants-
and
this
is
introduced
by
all
members
of
council-
and
this
is
the
grant
I
believe
which
is
making
proposing
improvements
to
some
of
the
solar
lighting
on
the
far
east
side.
A
And
so,
if
were
successful
with
this
grant,
is
there
someone
who
would
like
to
make
a
motion
and
second
for
approval
of
this
okay?
It
looks
like
councilmember,
Clodfelter,
moved
and
council
second
and
councilmember
Falls
seconded
okay,
any
any
other
any
comments
before
voting.
Okay.
Well,
there's
a
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved,
coordinates.
54
20
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
service
Safety
Director
to
advertise
and
accept
bids
where
necessary,
for
construction
and
construction
engineering
of
the
Stimson
Avenue
improvements.
C
This
is
what
we've
been
talking
about
for
for
quite
some
time,
and
this
ordinance
itself
allows
the
service
Safety
Director
to
accept
the
bids
for
the
construction
of
the
Stimson
Avenue
improvements
project.
As
president
nicely
outlined,
this
project
number
is
315
and
we
are
there's
a
number
of
additional
ordinances
tonight
that
we
will
discuss
later.
But
this
is
the
first
step
in
this
process
to
get
the
Stimson
Avenue
corridor.
A
E
A
Nay-
and
we
do
have
one
abstention
council
member
concerts-
you
have
not
thank
you
thanks
so
much
the
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved.
We
now
have
ordinances
for
second
reading
ordinance.
56:20
is
an
ordinance
to
ensure
local
match
funds
for
the
mobility
manager
grant
introduced
by
councilmember
Kostas.
A
Okay,
there's
no
comments,
then
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
5720.
This
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
service
Safety
Director
changer
into
a
water
agreement
with
the
Lea
acts,
Regional
Water
District,
to
release
upon
annexation,
certain
property
within
their
service
area
to
the
city
of
Athens
and
is
introduced
by
councilmember
fall.
C
Thank
You
president
Isley.
We
have
had
a
robust
conversation
both
within
City
Council
and
at
our
committee
meetings,
as
well
as
with
the
public
via
email
and
via
astute
comments
during
our
public
zoom
meetings
and
I
would
welcome
further
participation
by
the
public.
As
I've
said
a
number
of
times,
it's
wonderful
to
have
the
participation
and
to
have
people
share
their
feelings
on
issues
in
front
of
council.
C
A
C
You
president
nicely-
and
this
ordinance
is
the
specific
ordinance
that
we've
been
spending
most
of
our
time
discussing,
and
this,
of
course,
is
the
ordinance
which
will
determine
the
new
fees
for
the
city
of
Athens.
As
we
have
discussed,
the
contract
price
has
gone
up
by
the
proposed
service
provider
and
in
order
to
meet
that
contract
contract
price
and
to
have
enough
money
in
our
garbage
fund
to
pay
for
that
and
additional
services,
we
need
to
raise
the
feeds.
C
Some
of
the
questions
that
we
have
been
discussing
is
whether
to
add
the
composting
service
fee
to
the
to
the
ordinance,
and
we
are
still
gathering
information
from
the
city
as
well
as
discussing
with
citizens.
The
appropriateness
of
that
fee
increase
specifically
to
composting
the
general
fees.
Arminda
fees
for
recycling
in
solid
waste
service
side
are
going
to
have
to
be
increased.
The
question
is
whether
that
is
additionally
increased
by
the
composting
fee
and
we've
heard
a
lot
from
citizens,
and
we
completely
understand
that
the
current
time
makes
additional
increases
very
difficult.
C
A
A
F
Good
evening
Council
I'm
Jan
Hudson,
president
of
the
Far
East
Side
neighborhood
association,
I,
live
at
45
Graham
Drive.
Last
week
the
FINA
Executive
Committee
unanimously
passed
the
following
statement
regarding
the
two
wastes
ordinances
before
you
tonight.
If
passed,
the
city
will
be
obligated
to
a
three-year
contract
with
the
Athens
Hocking
recycling
center
for
refuse
recycling
and
composting.
With
a
substantial
increase
in
rates.
Households
putting
out
one
can
of
trash
each
week
will
see
a
60
percent
increase
and
their
monthly
bill.
Households
putting
out
two
cans
will
see
an
increase
of
71
percent.
F
The
cost
to
the
residents
of
the
city
of
adding
composting
will
be
139
thousand
per
year
and
is
based
on
the
optimistic
assumption
that
1500
of
the
current
3,500
resident
trash
customers
will
use
the
composting
service.
Currently,
there
are
only
95
households
paying
to
use
curbside
composting
and
there
were
just
300
in
the
free
pilot
program.
We
are
now
facing
the
devastating
economic
effects
of
a
pandemic
which
have
caused
many
Athens
residents
to
lose
their
jobs
and
their
income.
F
Just
this
past
week,
Ohio
University
terminated
and
furloughed
hundreds
of
employees
and
reduced
the
hours
of
many
others.
In
the
coming
months,
additional
residents
will
likely
face
layoffs
and
furloughs.
Some
small
businesses
will
not
survive
many
residents,
including
senior
citizens,
disabled
and
those
on
fixed
incomes,
are
relying
on
food
pantries
to
feed
their
families.
Therefore,
we
urge
council
to
take
the
following
actions:
number
one
enter
into
further
negotiations
with
the
Athens
hockey
recycling
center
with
the
goal
of
extending
the
current
contract
for
six
months
to
a
year.
F
Aah
RC
should
do
this
in
good
faith,
given
the
overwhelming
support
they
received
from
Athens
citizens
when
they
were
outbid.
A
year
ago,
number
two
amend
that
proposed.
There
were
ordinances
to
eliminate
the
addition
of
composting.
At
this
point,
we
do
not
dispute
the
science
cited
to
support
composting.
In
fact,
many
East
Siders
and
residents
of
Athens
currently
compost
in
their
yards
and
have
been
doing
so
for
years.
But
this
is
not
the
time
to
add
this
additional
cost.
To
already
stretched
family
budgets.
F
Number
three
use
the
upcoming
year
to
gather
an
additional
public
comment
and
train
and
educate
residents
about
the
value
of
composting,
with
the
intention
of
signing
up
the
1,500
residents
needed
to
make
the
program
viable
city
of
Athens,
neighborhood
associations,
rural
action,
the
local
Extension,
Service
and
other
environmental
groups
could
be
involved
in
this
effort.
We
ask
that
you
take
these
actions
immediately
for
the
economic
welfare
of
our
community
and
with
an
eye
on
the
necessity
of
also
protecting
our
environment.
Thank
you
and.
A
C
A
E
My
name
is
Alan
Swank
I
live
at
40
towns
in
place,
and
I
am
commenting
as
an
individual
Jan
alluded
to
one
thing,
and
that
was
the
contract
with
HRC
in
2018-2019
July
1
to
June
30th,
two
years
later,
2020
to
2021
that
contract
has
gone
up.
56
percent
now
I
realize
that
the
market
for
recyclables
is
not
what
it
was
years
ago,
but
a
56%
increase
is
quite
a
lot.
E
I
would
respectfully
ask
counsel,
as
before,
signing
any
contract
that
they
take
a
closer
look
at
this
astronomical
increase
in
a
two-year
period
again
from
2018
to
2019
that
year,
two
years
later
to
2020
2021
the
cost
of
that
contract
composting,
not
including
composting,
has
gone
up.
56
percent
I
can't
think
of
anything
in
this
country
in
this
town
in
this
county.
That
has
gone
up
that
much.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
A
Alan
for
joining
us
and
for
those
comments,
okay-
and
let
me
make
sure
I
turn
my
timer
off,
so
we
don't
get
it
digging
at
us.
Thank
you
all
right
now.
Well
we'll
move
on
yeah,
and
we
do
have
one
other
comment
that
a
citizen
had
written
in
in
opposition
to
the
recycling
composting,
but
she's.
It
looks
like
non
itemized,
billing
and
I.
Don't
think
that
that's
the
case,
I
think
we've
clarified
that
some.
So
yes,
council,
member,
claude
filter.
I
would
just
also
like
to
remark
that
I've
now
received
25
comments
on
my
city.
A
Thanks
very
much
mmm-hmm
all
right
well
go
ahead
and
move
on
to
now
our
ordinances
for
first
reading,
and
I
will
note
that
these
ordinances
we
owe
impart
the
thanks
of
robert
heady
who's
director
of
public
works,
also
lisa
elias
and
our
law
director
and
debbie
walker,
Clerk
of
counsel,
who
have
worked
tirelessly
over
the
past
few
days
to
make
sure
that
these
ordinances
are
in
the
correct
wording
so
that
we
can
move
forward
the
other
component
pieces
of
Stimpson
avenue.
I
will
share
with
you
that
of
these
four
ordinances.
A
You
know
that
we
passed
the
first
one
for
a
third
reading
tonight
and
that
was
to
to
go
ahead
and
authorize
the
service
Safety
Director
to
advertise
and
accept
bids.
These
other
four
component
pieces
for
three
of
them
will
need
to
be
suspended
tonight.
The
rest
of
the
reason
for
that
being,
as
mr.
petty
had
explained,
I
know
in
committee,
media
and
I
think
also
in
a
mayor
auditor
meeting
that
we
have
the
opportunity
for
ODOT
small
City
gram,
which
is
two
point,
one
two,
six
million
dollars
that
we
need
to.
A
A
The
first
one
is
6220,
and
this
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
service
Safety
Director,
to
submit
an
application
and
enter
into
an
agreement
for
a
straight
state
infrastructure
bank,
si
B
loan
for
the
Stinson
Avenue
improvements,
project,
number
315
and
designating
a
dedicated
repayment
source
for
the
loan.
This
is
introduced
by
councilmember
Crowell
Oh.
C
A
C
A
Oh,
we
have
a
second
from
councilmember
Clodfelter,
yes,
I
couldn't
hear
you,
but
I
saw
your
hand
go
up.
Okay,
alright!
So
we
have
a
motion
and
second
for
approval
of
this
award
and
I
might
note
that
the
first
with
this
loan,
it's
a
three
percent
interest.
Loan,
no
interest
the
first
year,
first
payment,
not
due
for
thirty
months.
So
some
of
the
details
on
that
I
have
a
quick.
A
Not
sure
the
details
on
this
particular
one
I
know
the
one
for
us
of
are
other
things
like
the
water
sewer,
the
sewer
dry
water
treatment
plant
we
did
have
that
we
will
be
able
to
reduce
the
size
of
the
loan.
I
do
know
that
if
we
would
be
able
to
obtain
some
other
grants
so
that
much
I
do
know,
but
we
can
clarify
the
details
if
there's
a
penalty
for
early
payout
mayor
Paterson.
Yes,
there.
D
C
I
also
want
to
point
out,
and
as
you
did,
which
I
should
have
pointed
out,
that
this
is
for
those
concerned
about
the
cove
at
nineteen
crisis
that
we
are
currently
in
the
stud.
This
loan
does
provide,
as
president
nicely
indicated,
twelve
months
of
interest-free
financing
and
the
first
payment
is
not
due
30
months.
After
closing,
thank
you.
Thank.
A
A
C
A
C
C
C
Three,
the
service
Safety
Director,
is
hereby
authorized
to
expand
up
to
seven
million
eight
hundred
$19,000
19019
dollars
following
funds:
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
from
state
highway
fund
to
twenty
five
transaction
code:
five
hundred
four
million
three
hundred
sixty
seven
thousand
two
hundred
four
dollars
from
Street
rehabilitation
fund:
five:
seventy
two
transaction
code:
five
hundred
two
million
six
hundred
twenty
six
thousand
eight
hundred
fifteen
dollars
from
ODOT
small
cities
fund,
589,
$800,000
from
issue
to
fund
590
transaction
code;
500
Thank
You
president
nicely.
Okay,.
A
And
I
wanted
to
offer
two
other
comments.
Wanna
see
if
all
of
these
grants
that
are
listed
here
are
not
awarded
that
we
may
have
to
amend,
as
we
sometimes
do
during
our
projects
and
then
the
appropriation
ordinance
for
addition
for
monies
coming
out
of
Street
fund
and
then
when
I
gave
the
acknowledgments
of
who
has
helped
get
all
of
this
moving
forward
to
I,
neglected,
councilmember
Krell
has
been
introducing
always
thought
councilmember
Crowell.
A
C
You
I'd
also
like
to
just
note
that
our
director
Hattie
has
done
all
the
estimates
for
the
construction,
assuming
that
we
don't
receive
all
of
those
pending
grants,
so
the
state
infrastructure
bank
loan
for
five
million
ten
thousand
dollars
covers
all
the
construction.
So
if
we
won't
need
additional
monies,
if
we
receive
those
grants
than
then
that
the
loan
amount,
the
necessary
to
borrow,
is
reduced.
Okay,
okay,.
A
F
A
C
A
A
E
A
Nay
and
abstentions:
1.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Okay,
all
right,
ordinance,
260
the
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved,
coordinate,
65
20
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
service
Safety
Director,
to
submit
an
application
and
enter
into
an
Ohio
Public
Works
Commission,
OPCW,
Sea,
Grant
and
loan
agreement
for
the
Stimson
Avenue
improvements,
project
number
315
and
designating
a
dedicated
repayment
source
for
the
loan.
This
is
introduced
by
councilmember,
crow
Thank.
C
You
president
nicely
and
I'll
go
ahead
and
read
this
ordinance,
whereas
the
city
of
Athens
would
like
to
apply
for
a
0%
loan
from
the
Ohio
Public
Works
Commission
PwC
for
the
purpose.
Stimson
Avenue,
complete
Street
project,
be
it
ordained
by
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Athens
Ohio
section
along
the
service
Safety
Director
is
hereby
authorized
to
accept
a
grant
in
the
amount
of
$400,000
and
to
submit
an
application
and
enter
into
an
Ohio
Public
Works,
Commission
grant
and
laFonda
Greenman
in
the
amount
of
$400,000
for
the
Simpson
Avenue
improvements.
C
A
A
A
We
now
have
announcements
and
other
business.
We
will
be
having
committee
meetings
next
week
and
Mike
Lane.
The
committee
of
the
whole,
as
mentioned
earlier,
for
a
further
discussion
of
updates
on
the
HRC
contract
and
the
cohhd
cohhd
rates
are
affiliated
with
that
and
if
other
committees
will
be
needing
to
me,
if
you
could
let
Debbie
Walker
our
clerk
of
Council,
know
Peter
councilmember
contests,
you
have
a
committee,
we
will
have
creates
transportation,
yep.