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Athens City Council August 17, 2020
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A
Next
item
of
business
is
disposition
of
the
minutes
for
the
regular
session
held
on
august
3rd
of
council
and
then
a
special
session
of
council
held
on
august
10th.
So
if
I
could
have
a
motion
for
approval
of
these
minutes
so
moved
and
second
from
council
member
grace
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying,
I
suppose,
nay
the
minutes
have
been
approved,
we
now
have
communications.
A
Okay,
all
right
we'll
move
on
then
to
our
ordinances
for
third
reading
ordinance.
8820
is
an
ordinance
providing
for
the
issuance
of
283
300
of
notes
by
the
city
of
athens,
ohio
in
anticipation
of
the
issuance
of
bonds
for
the
purpose
of
renewing
notes
previously
issued
to
pay
part
of
the
cost
of
improvements
to
this
municipalities,
sanitary
sewer
system
and
declaring
an
emergency
council
member
crowl
introduced.
This.
D
C
E
E
Issues
such
as
a
reserve
police
appointment
assistance
to
the
university
assistance
from
the
university
during
emergencies
or
major
events
serving
of
arrest
or
search
warrants
on
university
property,
insurance,
hospitalization
and
pensions.
In
that
the
city
provides
those
for
city
employees
and
university
for
university
employees
and.
E
A
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A
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C
A
Thank
you
all
right
and
any
other
any
comments
or
questions
all
right.
All
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved.
We
now
have
ordinances
for
first
reading.
9420
is
an
ordinance
rezoning,
42
elliott,
street
20,
21
and
25
campbell
street
and
the
abandoned
railroad
right
of
the
way
from
a
b3
zone,
which
is
business
to
an
m
industrial
zone
introduced
by
council
member
fall.
D
Thank
you.
This
was
spoken
about
last
week
and
right
before
our
break.
This
is
a
way
of
consolidating
a
needed
zone
that
we
need.
There
is
other
manufacturing
in
that
area.
There
has
been
extensive
outreach
per
required
in
our
code
of
all
the
neighbors
and
all
the
adjoining
property
owners.
There
will
be
a
public
hearing
in
september
and
I
can
answer
any
questions.
A
G
G
H
D
B
C
I
J
D
I
I
think
that
that
is
also
something
that
will
come
up
when
we're
when
we
have
our
discussion
about
the
comprehensive
plan.
Paul
logue
sent
that
out
for
like
last
comments
and
so
that
that
will
be
introduced,
and
some
of
that
is
identified
as
changes
that
are
needed
and
opportunities
right
mayor.
I
think
that
so.
B
I
would
agree
with
that
and
and
to
answer
further
to
your
question:
councilman
eisner
is
that
you
know,
aside
from
areas
that
are
far
from
shovel
ready.
This
is
one
of
those
areas
that
is
shovel
ready.
You
know
we're
really
limited
by
the
the
number
of
locations
in
the
city
of
athens.
Yes,
that
are
one
not
in
the
flood
plain
and
have
the
proper
utilities
running
to
those
sites.
So
this
is
one
of
the
very
few
aside
from
the
tyson
industrial
park
out
in
the
county
off
of
poston
road.
F
Pete,
yes,
thank
you
amber
fall,
you
know,
and
that's
and
just
and
just
just
building
on
what
the
mayor
just
mentioned,
the
you
know,
if
we
think
back
to
the
roundabout
simpson
avenue
roundabout
project
and
the
the
connection
of
1804
way.
This
was
kind
of
this
has
been
in
the
works
for
a
while,
because
having
that
type
of
truck
access
to
this
area
is
is,
is
key
and,
and
that's
probably
hard
to
get
in
in
every
situation
in
our
city.
A
D
Thank
you.
This
was
brought
up
with
the
help
of
lisa,
I'm
elias
and
our
law
director.
This
was
brought
forward
from
the
insurance
recommended
by
our
insurance
to
change
certain
languages
as
best
management
practices
to
make
more
transparent,
are
our
inspections
process
and
reasons
why
you
have
certain
types
of
inspections,
so
any
questions
pop
in
you
have
anything
else.
D
I
When
the
federal
district
court
validated
the
housing
code,
the
entire
housing
code
for
portsmouth,
there
have
been
other
cases
that
housing
codes
have
been
invalidated
and
attorney
fees,
substantial
attorney
fees
that
were
awarded.
So
our
insurance
carriers
started
looking
at
our
code
and
because
we
didn't
have
a
procedure
in
place
for
seeking
an
administrative
warrant
in
a
periodic
inspection
situation.
I
They
dropped
us
for
coverage.
So
I
worked
very
closely
with
the
insurance
carrier
on
this
language,
and
this
section
has
provision
for
seeking
an
administrative
warrant
in
periodic
and
non-periodic
and
has
grounds
that
would
provide
probable
cause
if
a
code
inspector
was
seeking
an
administrative
warrant
to
do
the
inspection-
and
this
is
in
a
situation
if
the
tenant
would
refuse
entry.
I
K
E
A
D
A
D
D
C
Oh,
thank
you
president
nicely.
I
was
actually
contacted
by
the
the
the
renter,
who
is
the
the
daughter
of
the
owners
of
this
house
last
year
at
some
point
regarding
her
interactions
with
her
neighbors,
and
she
would
appreciate,
having
this
permission,
to
erect
this
fence
to
to
separate
her
property
a
little
bit
from
the
neighbors,
including
many
pets
who
walk
along
here
and
utilize
her
yard.
A
Okay,
thanks
for
the
explanation,
yep,
okay,
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
97-20.
This
is
an
ordinance
accepting
a
certificate
of
registration
from
spectrum,
mid-america
llc,
doing
businesses,
spectrum
ultimate
control
by
charter
communications
for
use
of
the
city's
right-of-way
introduced
by
council
member
fall.
D
D
J
B
J
A
It's
it
is
the
same
project,
but
this
one's
for
the
electrical,
this
one's
for
the
electrical
equipment
and
the
other
ones
for
the
certificate
yeah.
Thank
you
all
right.
We'll
move
on
to
ordinance,
99
20.,
an
ordinance
amending
ordinance,
45-20
authorizing
the
mayor
to
enter
into
an
annexation
agreement
with
the
athens
township
trustees
for
property
located
north
of
lyric
road,
which
is
township
road
242
and
declaring
an
emergency
introduced
by
council
member
paul.
D
A
D
D
A
E
And
so
I
I
think
that,
if,
if
we
can
help
by
approving
this
quickly
and
working
together
with
with
the
partners
that
we
need
to
work
with,
it
could
really
be
a
significant
benefit
to
some
residents
in
athens
to
increase
the
number
of
affordable
housing
units
here,
and
I
believe
that
the
first
floor
units
in
these
buildings
are
are
going
to
be
accessible
units.
I'm
hoping
to
get
some
more
information
on
the
details
of
that
later
this
week.
But
I
just
wanted
to
bring
that
up.
E
As
you
know,
when
we're
talking
about
planning
annexation
and
details
and
deeds
and
acreage
bring
it
back
to
the
hope
here.
The
goal
is:
is
that
we
improve
access
to
housing.
For
for
individuals
in
our
community
who,
who
are
desperately
in
need
of
it
and
many
who
wait
months
and
years
to
to
be
approved
for
a
location
when
they
have
applied
for
voucher
housing
assistance,
so
it's
it
is
really
all
connected.
A
E
J
I
D
You
as
sarah,
as
sarah
grace
so
rightly
mentioned
that
it's
just
not
acreage.
I'm
sorry,
I'm
a
planner,
but
but
also
it
is
it's
a
great
project
for
the
partnerships
that
are
being
established.
The
developer
has
a
really
really
good
track
record
and
developing
some
really
nice
programs
and
projects.
They
did
the
high
school
in
nelsonville.
So
it's
I
think
it's
a
really
exciting
project
for
athens.
A
Motion
carries
the
ordinance
is
approved,
thank
you,
and
we
now
have
an
opera
announcements
and
other
business
this
being
a
regular
business.
Meeting
next
week
will
be
a
committee
meeting,
and
so
any
committee
chairs
who
have
items
that
they
need
to
bring
forward
just
let
our
clerk
of
council
debbie
walker,
know
by
wednesday,
please
and
likewise
to
the
administration
if
there
are
items
to
come
forward.
Thank
you.
A
C
A
Opposed,
nay,
okay,
the
motion
carries
and
the
those
reports
have
been
approved,
and
I
know
we
do
have
some
other
attendees
tonight
and
in
this
section
of
our
business
meeting
we
do
have
an
opportunity
for
citizens
to
speak
on
legislative
items
and
city
services
that
are
not
covered
on
the
agenda.
Is
there
anyone
amongst
the
attendees?
That
is
wanting
to
make
a
comment
tonight.
E
A
A
L
L
I
know
that
our
express
had
a
planned
tree
open
in
a
safe
manner
that
would
allow
it
to
continue
fulfilling
community
needs,
while
generating
revenue
for
the
facility.
If
this
plan
was
not
satisfactory
or
required,
changes
that
should
have
been
brought
to
the
attention
of
the
program
specialist.
It
is
my
understanding
that
this
did
not
happen.
L
The
program
specialist
in
our
trust
was
laid
off
due
to
what
has
been
characterized
as
lack
of
work,
but
the
conversations
I've
had
with
community
members
in
the
last
two
weeks
have
indicated
that
there
is
anything
but
a
lack
of
work.
The
conversations
I've
had
with
the
program
throughout
spring
and
summer
indicated
anything
but
a
lack
of
work.
Our
community
needs
arts
west
and
its
program
specialists
now
more
than
ever
through
and
suffer
house
in
the
dairy
barn
have
found
ways
to
serve
our
community
under
these
most
challenging
of
conditions.
L
Because
that's
what
our
friends
in
the
arts
do,
there
is
no
better
time
to
support
a
center
focused
on
creative
solutions
than
now.
I
remain
deeply
concerned
that
if
we
do
not
have
the
money
to
operate
ourselves
now,
we
will
not
be
able
to
open
arts
west
in
the
new
year
when
budgets
are
even
tighter.
Each
of
us
in
our
respective
organizations.
L
Okay-
and
there
are
no
good
choices
for
council
and
the
mayor
to
take
a
second
look,
because
I
feel
that
the
only
viable
way
to
keep
arts
west
open
in
the
future
and
the
program
specialists
to
come
back
online.
Now
there
are
grants
to
be
solved,
funds
to
be
raised
and
programs
to
be
planned
in
these
last
printable
months
of
the
year.
They
can
pay
for
a
successful
start
to
2021..
L
If
the
program
specialist
is
unable
to
do
what
she
does
best
from
now
through
december
31st,
we
will
surely
be
undoing
the
great
municipal
arts
legacy
that
bob
winters
frick
people
carol,
patterson,
leslie,
schaller
and
so
many
others
worked
so
hard
to
make
a
reality.
15
years
ago
we
are
better
than
that
stay
well.
A
K
I
switched
to
brandon
thompson,
that's
good
brandon
thompson.
I
live
at
10
coventry
lane.
I
prepared
something
because
I
don't
want
to
ramble
so
hello.
My
name
is
brandon
thompson,
I'm
a
member
of
the
arts
park
and
rec
advisory
council
and
I'm
here,
because
I
wanted
to
voice
my
concern
about
the
closure
of
arts
west
and
the
removal
of
emily
beverage
program
specialists.
K
I
understand
that
budgets
are
shrinking
everywhere
and
hard
decisions
need
to
be
made,
but
I
do
not
believe
the
city
of
athens
is
acting
in
the
city's
best
interest
with
this
decision.
If
we
truly
value
the
arts,
the
city
of
athens
is
championing.
Arts
is
a
jewel
in
our
crown
of
offerings,
but
what
I'm
seeing
here
is
very
short-sighted,
in
my
opinion,
with
the
removal
of
the
program
specialist,
with
the
connections
and
expertise
to
the
arts
community
and
a
space
for
these
people
to
connect.
K
We
stop
the
growth
of
the
arts
in
the
city
of
athens.
If
the
plan
is
to
have
the
program
specialist,
possibly
return
in
january,
which
is
the
last
thing
that
I've
heard
what
happens
in
the
meantime?
Do
the
arts
not
exist
during
that
time?
Do
we
not
plan
for
arts
in
2021,
there's
a
changing
landscape
in
all
areas
of
in
industries,
and
there
needs
to
be
a
point
person
following
the
trends
in
the
arts
world
which
is
always
expanding.
As
we
know
in
covid,
everything
is
just
quickly
quickly.
K
Changing
there's
been
a
massive
move
from
in-person
events
and
art
to
provide
those
same
services
of
art,
community
and
performance
online.
As
you
all
know,
the
nelson
music
festival
will
be
shown
completely
virtually
this
weekend
and
ohio
brew
week
was
held
virtually
last
week.
There
are
many
opportunities
we
can
provide
for
socially
distance
to
the
public
and
if
they
cannot
find
those
services
in
the
city
of
athens,
they
will
find
them
elsewhere
and
we'll
lose
that
support
and
revenue.
K
If
we
don't
have
somebody
looking
over
that,
you
know
you're
behind,
if
you're,
not
you
don't
just
start
2021
with
a
plan,
you've
got
to
have
somebody
working
towards
that
plan
and
then
summer
will
be
here.
Knock
on
wood,
we'll
be
out
of
coven
and
things
will
be
happening,
but
if
we
don't
have
programs
for
that,
the
city
of
athens
will
continue
to
lose.
So
I
know
this
is
hard.
A
Thank
you,
brandon,
okay,
and
thanks
for
those
comments
from
both
of
our
both
of
those
citizens
tonight,
and
I
know
that
the
administration
has
been
working
with
the
municipal
arts
commission
and
had
conversations
and
discussion
about
this.
So
thank
you
all
right
and
if
we
would
now,
if
there
are
no
other
comments
from
other
citizens,
councilmember
crowl,
yes,.
A
On
yet-
and
this
is
our
last-
the
last
item
of
business
for
tonight-
so
I'd
say
that
once
we
hear
from
emily,
what
we
can
do
is
and
knowing
that
she's
a
you
know
respected
position
in
the
arts
community
at
stewart's
opera
house.
We
can
certainly
share
that
information
with
council
members
and
we
could
incorporate
her
statement
into
the
minutes
of
the
meeting
which
are
available
then
to
the
public
on
our
city
website
afterwards.