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A
And
welcome
to
a
Sin
City
Council,
it's
Monday
April
20th
at
7
p.m.
tonight.
We
have
two
events
going
on
the
first
of
which
is
a
public
hearing
for
our
Community
Development
Block
Grant
known
as
the
CDBG
program
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
this
over
to
councilmember
grace.
Who
was
the
councilmember
who
introduced
that
legislation
through
Council
just
last
or
two
weeks
ago?
Thank.
B
You
Thank
You,
president
Knicely.
Yes,
tonight
is
just
the
second
public
hearing
where
there's
an
opportunity
for
council
or
members
of
the
public
to
discuss
projects
and
council
has
already
approved
the
ordinance
allowing
the
city
to
apply
for
the
CDBG
funds
and
I
I
believe
that
sort
of
our
top
priority
project
should
we
receive
the
funding
is
some
accessibility
in
improvements
on
the
west
side,
with
Washington
Street
and
Schafer
Street,
and
possibly
some
lighting
improvements
over
there
as
well.
Are
there
any
members
of
council
or
mr.
C
Absolutely
agree
that
making
those
streets
more
accessible
would
benefit
a
lot
of
our
citizens,
but
I
do
hope
that
improving
the
lighting
on
West,
Washington
Street
in
particular,
and
hopefully
also
on
Schafer,
becomes
one
of
the
top
priorities.
I
hope
that
it's
not
you
know
a
thing
we
could
do
if
everything
works
out
well,
but
actually
is
a
core
part
of
the
project.
B
Thank
you,
yes,
remember,
fall,
and
while
we
are
talking
about
CDBG
funding
yeah
we
have.
This
is
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
remind
everyone.
If
you
have
not
yet
already
completed
your
census,
please
please
do
so.
Census
counts
are
vital
for
funding
for
projects
like
this
and
I
haven't
checked
recently.
Does
anyone
know
the
current
response
rate
for
the
county?
Mr.
mayor
I
can't.
D
Speak
for
the
county,
but
I
can
speak
for
the
city
of
Athens
that
in
some
or
non-student,
dense,
precincts
I
believe
the
numbers
are
running
in
the
40
to
50
percent
level.
That
was
as
as
of
midweek.
But
what
I
can
report
is
that
the
student
precincts
range
anywhere
from
25
percent
up
to
35
percent
I
think
somewhere
in
that
range,
certainly
working
with
a
high
university
to
get
those
numbers
up
as
well.
Well,
maybe
I'll
just
save
this
for
when
I
report
out
issues
such
as
2020
related.
A
A
Well,
if
no
other,
no
additional
comments,
then
we
will
say
that
this
public
hearing,
the
second
public
hearing
for
the
CDBG
block
at
the
Block
Grant
program,
is
closed
at
7:07
p.m.
now.
What
we'd
like
to
do
is
open
our
business
meeting
for
City
Council
with
establishing
the
quorum
as
the
first
item
of
business
and
all
members
are
present
tonight.
A
The
next
item
of
business
is
disposition
of
the
minutes.
For
the
regular
session
held
on
April
6
I
could
have
a
motion
for
approval,
so
moved.
Second,
okay,
we
have
a
motion
and
second
for
approval
of
the
minutes,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
opposed,
nay,
the
minutes
have
been
approved.
Thank
you.
We
now
have
communications.
Do
we
have
any
communications
that
council
members
want
to
share
with
us,
councilmember
Crowell
Thank.
E
You
president
Isley
I
just
like
to
remind
the
public
and
council
that
the
auditor
mayor's
meeting
on
Tuesdays
at
3:00
p.m.
continue
online
during
this
crisis
and
at
times
more
than
half
of
the
Finance
and
Personnel
Committee
members
are
in
attendance,
so
the
public
should
know
that
we
are
conducting
those
meetings.
Thank
you.
Thanks.
D
Thank
You
president
Isley
have
a
couple
Communications
one
is
that
we
do
have
two
dumpsters
down
at
the
service
garage
at
on
West
State
Street
at
the
service
garage.
Those
dumpsters
are
there
for
people
to
discard
of
unwanted
things.
They
can
use
those
dumpsters.
We
are
not
checking
to
see
that
you
have.
D
You
know
proof
of
City
residency
at
this
point
because
we're
not
going
to
staff
it
we're
just
asking
people
to
go
ahead
and
throw
whatever
it
is
they're
trying
to
discard
during
spring
cleaning
week
to
go
ahead
and
put
it
in
those
two
dumpsters
they
can
pull
in
when
the
gates
open.
The
gate
is
open,
I
believe
from
7:00
to
4:00
or,
let's
just
be
safe,
734
but
come
on
down,
and
you
can
drop
that
stuff
off.
D
Another
thing
that
we
will
be
doing
is
in
working
with
several
of
the
landlords
been
holding
several
landlord
meetings
with
some
more
larger
multi-unit
facilities,
landlords
to
wear.
During
the
week
of
move
out,
/
move
in
here
in
the
city
of
Athens
for
off-campus
housing.
We
will
be
deploying
several
dumpsters
throughout
the
high
density
areas.
D
So,
there's
a
place
to
put
things
that
are
to
be
discarded
and
trash
and
and
things
of
that
nature
we
have
been
messaging
to
the
off-campus
students
through
the
landlord's,
as
well
as
through
barb
Harrison,
at
oye,
with
off
campus
off
campus
student
housing
to
take
as
much
of
their
belongings
home
with
them,
as
is
typical.
Every
year
they
typically
leave
behind.
You
know
coffee
tables,
nightstands
lamps
things
like
that,
sometimes
full-blown
beds
and
mattresses.
We're
asking
them
to
take
them
home
with
them
canned
goods
and
non
perishables
can
be
donated
to
the
food
pantry.
D
So
that
is
doable.
I
do
understand
that
Habitat
for
Humanity
the
restore
will
be
picking
up
or
not
picking
up.
They
won't
be
picking
up
anything.
They
will
allow
for
drop-off
on
West
Union
or
out
at
the
Habitat
facility
in
Chauncey,
so
they
will
be
receiving
reusable
items.
The
other
thing
I
wanted
to
share
with
Council
and
the
viewing
audience
is
that
I
received
something
a
couple
weeks
ago.
This
is
related
to
move
out,
and
this
is
critical.
D
D
D
A
F
F
D
D
D
D
Typically,
the
tail
end
of
that
week,
we
have
yet
to
see
how
that's
really
going
to
play
out
to
see
how
many
people
actually
move
in,
but
move
out
is
mandatory
unless
you're
staying
in
the
same
apartment
for
a
period
of
time.
So
if
you
look
at
this
and
looking
at
that
curve,
you'll
note
that
during
that
move
out
period,
even
though
it
looks
like
we're
on
the
down
slope,
it's
still
near
the
peak,
and
so
that's
that's
the
issue
that
I
want
to
raise
with
Council
just
to
raise
your
level
of
awareness.
D
Look
at
it
in
comparison
to
the
end
of
June
or
the
end
of
May
into
June
first
would
be.
Risk
would
be
significantly
less.
That
doesn't
mean
there
couldn't
be
a
flare-up,
because
that
could
happen,
but
the
reason
I'm
sharing
that
with
Council
and
with
the
viewing
audience
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
back
out
of
this,
is
that.
D
Is
that
I
would
really
like
to
reach
out
to
those
who
are
viewing
to
a
lot
of
our
permanent
citizens
throughout
the
various
wards
and
asked
you
know
to
really
consider
you
know
going
out
and
purchasing
groceries
other
sundries,
you
might
need
toiletries
all
those
good
things
just
things
you
know,
prior
to
the
first,
you
know,
probably
somewhere
in
the
24th
to
26th
range
purchase.
The
things
that
you
need
and
I
would
ask
everyone
who's
watching
to
really
exercise
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
extra
caution
and
stay
in
place,
shelter
in
place.
D
You
know
stay
at
home
even
more
than
we
have
already
I
know.
It's
hard
trust
me
with
two
eight-year-old
twin
daughters,
running
around
it's
not
easy
and
I
get
it,
but
the
more
we
can
protect
ourselves
over
that
timeframe,
because
that
is
the
timeframe
in
which
we'll
have
a
lot
of
individuals
coming
from
across
the
state
across
state
lines
across
the
u.s.,
not
knowing
where
they're
coming
from
and
just
coming
to
get
their
things,
but
also
coming
to
move
in
I
just
want
everyone
to
be
aware
of
that.
D
I
also
want
people
to
be
as
careful
as
possible.
I
want
people
to
protect
themselves
as
best
as
possible.
I'm
also
working
like
I,
said,
with
Ohio
University
and
with
the
landlord's
on
the
flip
side
to
make
sure
we
can
get
this
done
smoothly.
There
was
success
last
week
in
that
dr.
Amy
Acton
again
I've
mentioned
before,
but
she's
my
hero,
as
well
as
the
mayor
or
the
governor
or
the
mayor
to
the
governor
who
the
governor
is
doing
a
fine
job
as
well
as
the
Chancellor,
the
Chancellor
for
higher
ed.
D
They
have
come
out
with
a
guideline
that
is
signed
by
dr.
Acton
and
Chancellor
Gardner,
and
it
basically
lists
through
the
things
that
people
who
are
moving
out
should
be
doing
most,
notably
that's
on
here
is
wearing
a
cloth
mask,
wear
a
cloth
mask,
maintain
social
distancing
practice,
good
hygiene
covering
your
mouth.
D
When
you
cough
all
those
things
that
we
all
know,
we
should
be
doing
don't
let
anybody
help
you,
if
they're
not
feeling
well
and
I,
don't
care
how
they're
feeling,
even
if
you're
hungover
I
don't
want
you
helping
anybody
be
smart
and
the
other
thing
is
frequently
touch
surfaces,
making
sure
that
those
are
wipe
down.
Sanitized
doorknobs
steering
wheels
everything
that
you
are
touching
the
last
thing
and
that's
not
on
this
order.
D
It's
the
last
thing
for
anybody
who
will
be
involved
in
the
moving
out
of
people
of
individuals
is
to
make
sure
that
you're
bringing
your
own
cleaning
supplies
don't
decide
that
you
need
to
rush
down
to
Kroger
or
Walmart,
because
you
forgot
409
or
something
like
that.
You
know
bring
your
own
stuff,
bring
your
own
stuff
return
with
your
own
stuff.
In
order
to
keep
things
safe,
we
have
we're
holding
it
three
positive
cases
and
one
fatality
we've
been
doing
that
since
March
29th.
D
That
is
those
are
that's
a
wonderful
number
to
hear
that
it
stays
at
that.
What
I
really
want
to
see
is
this
doesn't
flare
up
during
that
time
frame
that
I've
just
mentioned
to
you,
I'm,
hoping
that
we
can
keep
this
as
long
as
we
possibly
can
and
maybe
through
the
other
end
three,
which
would
be
phenomenal.
A
H
President
nicely
thank
you,
and
yes,
I-
want
to
thank
Jesse
Smith,
sir,
for
for
tuning
in
last
week
and
and
giving
us
a
presentation
and
an
update
on
transit
in
the
county.
This
once
again,
is
our
annual
request
for
$7,500
to
help
match
a
couple:
different
partners,
including
the
Athens
County
Board
of
developmental
disabilities.
In
essence,
County
Children
Services,
to
help
fund
the
position
of
mobility
manager
for
the
county.
A
Okay,
thank
you
any
comments
or
questions.
Alright,
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
58
20,
and
this
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
Service
Safety
Director,
to
enter
into
a
temporary
right-of-way
agreement
right
of
entry.
Excuse
me:
agreement
with
Kimes
convalescence,
Center
limited
as
part
of
the
crimes
reservoir
project
number
324
and
declaring
an
emergency,
and
this
is
introduced
by
councilmember
grace.
B
A
Let's
go
back,
let's
go
back
and
get
720
hand-wrote
in
the
number
from
where
they've
printed
57:20
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
service
Safety
Director
to
enter
into
a
watery
with
Ally
axe,
Regional
Water
District
to
release
upon
annexation,
certain
property
within
their
service
area
to
the
city
of
Athens,
introduced
by
councilmember
fall.
Thank.
F
You
we
talked
about
this
a
couple
weeks
ago,
one
of
the
many
steps
that
you
go
through,
which
has
public
hearings
and
meetings
and
opportunities
for
the
public
to
take
part
about
the
development
of
affordable
housing
over
by
Lee
by
Laura
growed.
And
so
this
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
to
do
is
to
establish
an
agreement
between
current
water
source
to
our
city,
water
source,
because
annexed
areas
do
have
city
water,
and
so
this
is
a
process
that
we've
gone
through
multiple
times
so
contractual.
Thank
you.
A
Any
comments
or
questions:
okay,
now
back
to
5820,
Thank
You
member
grace
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
service
Safety
Director
to
enter
into
a
temporary
right
of
entry
agreement
with
Kimes
convalescence,
Center
limited
as
part
of
the
Kimes
reservoir
project
number
324
and
declaring
an
emergency
introduced
by
councilmember.
Grace.
B
A
B
The
service
Safety
Director
is
hereby
authorized
to
enter
into
a
temporary
right
of
entry
agreement
with
Times
Convalescent
Center
Ltd,
a
copy
of
which
is
chair,
2
and
incorporated
here
in
by
reference
section
to
this
ordinance
shall
be
an
emergency
measure
necessary
for
the
preservation
of
the
health,
welfare
and
safety
of
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Athens
in
order
to
meet
project
completion,
Community
Development,
Block,
Grant
deadlines,
and
it
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
upon
its
passage
and
approval
by
the
mayor
and
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
for
approval.
Ok,
second,.
A
A
Okay
and
I'm,
not
seeing
that
there's
any
indication
that
we
have
any
comments
from
the
public
either,
so
our
director
would
be
providing
us
information
via
the
chat
box.
So,
ok
with
that
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed,
nay,
the
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
You
president
Isley.
We
have
two
items
for
appropriation
for
tonight.
One
is
for
a
grant
that
the
municipal
court
received
from
the
Supreme
Court
of
Ohio
and
I
will
go
ahead
and
read
that
this
is
again
money
coming
from
outside
the
city,
not
from
our
own
pockets
and
the
2020
appropriation
ordinance.
E
130
19
is
hereby
amended
by
a
procreating
the
following
some
from
the
unappropriated
balance:
54,000
$38
to
clerk
of
courts,
computer
fund
231
transaction
code,
three
hundred
and
twenty
two
thousand
one
hundred
eighty
four
thousand
two
transaction
code:
five
hundred
for
a
remote
technology
grant
award
from
the
Supreme
Court
of
Ohio.
The
other
item
we
have
tonight
for
appropriations
are
refunds
being
done
through
the
recreation
department,
arts,
Parks
and
Recreation,
and
this
section
of
the
appropriation
ordinance
raises
follow
follows
the
2020
appropriation
ordinance.
E
130
19
is
hereby
amended
to
decrease
and
increase
the
following:
appropriations:
decrease
recreation
fund
to
70
transaction
code,
500
equipment
by
$2,000;
an
increase
transaction
code,
600
refunds
by
same
amount
and
decreased
Community,
Center
fund
to
71
transaction
code,
500
equipment
by
$2,000
and
increased
transaction
code,
600
refunds
by
setup,
same
amount
and
decreasing
and
increasing
the
total
appropriations
by
the
set
amount.
Thank
You
person
I
see
thank.
A
E
I'd
be
happy
to
so
ordinance
0
60,
2000
eise's,
our
service
Safety
Director,
to
enter
into
a
nuke
on
track
for
our
recycling
and
refuse
service
and
part
of
the
bid
process
for
the
companies
that
bid
on
this
contract
were
also
to
provide
an
alternate
for
possible
hosting
services.
I
would
like
to
encourage
council
members
as
well
as
anyone
joining
us
from
the
public
tonight
to
to
let
us
know
your
thoughts
on
all
three
areas
of
this
contract.
E
The
section
one
of
the
ordinance
reads:
the
service
Safety
Director
is
hereby
authorized
to
enter
into
a
written
contract
for
municipal,
refuse,
recycling
and
composting
for
a
three-year
term.
Effective
July,
1st
2020
through
June
30th
2023,
with
the
lowest
and
best
bidder
as
advertised
pursuant
to
Ohio
Revised
Code
730
5.05,
the
service
Safety
Director
is
hereby
authorized
to
expend
up
to
1
million
six
hundred
eighty
two
thousand
six
hundred
and
ninety
two
dollars
annually
from
garbage
fund.
Seven
sixty
six
thirty
six
transaction
code,
300
for
said
purposes
now.
E
I
will
note
that
this
contract
has
gone
up.
The
expenses
have
gone
up
for
these
services.
Not
only
have
the
health
care
costs
gone
up
for
these
bidders,
Athens
Hocking
recycling
centers,
we're
Dean
had
the
lowest
bid
and
we're
deemed
to
also
have
the
best
bid
for
these
services,
and
I
am
recommending
that
we
include
the
curbside
composting
in
this
contract.
E
I
do
so
because
I
think
the
benefits
of
moving
in
the
direction
of
keeping
our
organic
waste
out
of
our
landfill,
where
it
does
produce
methane
gas,
a
gas
much
more
dangerous
than
carbon
dioxide
as
a
greenhouse
gas
in
the
atmosphere.
I
realized
that
not
a
lot
of
communities
do
this,
but
I
do
think
it's
a
very
necessary
step
in
Athens,
as
with
recycling,
has
been
at
the
forefront
of
some
of
these
movements,
and
now
we
see
that
recycling
is
fairly
common
across
the
world,
if
not
across
the
state
of
Ohio.
E
The
recycling
fee
in
the
city
of
Athens
has
been
required
of
all
residents
for
many
decades
now,
and
that
is
a
requirement
in
order
to
encourage
as
many
citizens
as
possible
to
engage
with
that
service.
So
we
do
all
pay
for
whether
we
recycle
or
not,
and
that
would
be
the
same
with
this
composting
fee-
that
we
are
offering
this
service
to
residents.
I
have
been
contacted
by
a
number
of
people
who
are
interested
in
the
composting
service.
E
Some
of
them
were
part
of
the
original
pilot
program,
but
when
the
city
was
no
longer
able
to
subsidize
that
program
and
the
residents
had
to
pay
for
the
program
individually,
the
costs
were
too
expensive
and
they
pulled
out
of
that
program.
They
were
very
interested
in
continuing
a
curbside
composting
program
if
the
program
was
more
affordable.
The
program
for
approximately
95
citizens
residents,
who
decided
to
stay
with
the
program,
was
approximately
$20
a
month.
E
1980-Something
I
believe,
and
we
have
been
able
to
reduce
those
costs
to
approximately
$3
per
account
for
for
for
all
residents
in
the
city.
Now,
myself,
I
have
backyard
composting
and
I
enjoy
doing
that,
and
I
also
use
the
soil
amendment
that
that
produces
and
in
our
tomato
beds
and
our
other
flower
beds
and
our
gardens
and
I
can
plan
on
continuing
to
do
that.
E
My
family
plans
on
continuing
to
do
that,
but
obviously
I
will
be
paying
the
fee
for
the
curbside
compost
pickup,
which
I
would
not
be
utilizing
and
I
support
it,
because
there
are
a
number
of
residents
in
the
city
who
don't
have
the
option
of
backyard
composting
or
do
not
want
to
do
that
and
they
like
that.
As
with
their
other
waste
streams,
they
like
that
someone
will
come
weekly
and
remove
those
I
think
like
recycling.
E
E
There
are
additional
costs
that
the
service
provider
has
indicated
that
that
meant
they
had
to
raise
the
price
to
do
the
services
even
without
composting,
and
so
we
need
these
services
to
be
done
on
the
city
city
council
can
choose
to
decide
to
subsidize
clearly
from
from
other
funds
in
the
city
to
lessen
the
burden
on
individual
residents.
I
know
that
currently,
the
revenue
that
we
bring
in
from
tax
income
tax
and
from
our
water
sewer
and
Recreation
Fund
and
parking
have
been
affected,
certainly
by
the
current
crisis.
E
So
our
balances
are
a
little
bit
unsure
going
forward
and
I
also
realize,
on
the
other
hand,
that
there
are
many
residents
who
are
severely
impacted
by
this
crisis
themselves,
and
so
this
increase
particularly
eye
hits
them
at
a
very
bad
time.
So
we
have
asked
the
city
auditor
to
look
into
the
balance
that
is
available
in
the
current
garbage
fund
to
see
how
we
might
offset
some
of
those
cost
increases
in
the
near
term.
E
I
did
have
one
resident
contact
me
to
request
that
any
increases
be
put
off
until
January
1st
in
order
to
help
those
who
are
particularly
suffering
during
this
crisis
and
I.
Don't
believe
auditor
heck
is
with
us
today,
but
perhaps
the
the
mayor
or
someone
with
other
information
can
can
speak
to
this.
That
I
believe
that
there
is
a
balance
in
the
garbage
fund
that
might
be
used.
E
I'll
set
these
costs
initially
now
I
do
what
a
formal
you
know
do
want
to
say
that
that
that
doesn't
offset
these
permanently,
that
the
ordinance
has
written
proposes
that
these
rates
be
increased
and
to
pay
for
the
contract.
That
does
include
composting
and
whether
that
happens,
whether
those
rate
rates
kick
in
January
1st
or
in
one
year's
time,
depending
on
the
amount
of
money.
We
want
to
subsidize
these.
E
These
costs
initially
that's
up
for
discussion,
so
that
is
the
ordinance
that
is
some
of
the
recommendations
that
we
received
from
the
code
enforcement
director
and
that
City
Council
discussed
in
Commission
and
I'm
interested
in
in
counsels.
Thoughts
on
on
both
the
subsidization,
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
ordinance
going
forward.
E
G
E
Before
a
couple
yea,
our
honor
Drive-
here
we
have
a
couple
together-
we
have
60
is
really
just
authorizing
us,
so
you
are
correct.
Memorized
there
we
really
are
just
talking
about
entering
into
the
contract
with
Athens
Hawkin
recycling
centers.
So
perhaps,
and-
and
you
are
right
in
saying
so-
we
should
stick
to
discussing
that
first.
So
any
comments
on
specifically
entering
into
the
contract
for
the
amount
stated
remember
fall.
E
F
F
You
know
reducing
water
use
and
those
sort
of
things,
because
those
affect
us
in
the
long
run
when
we
don't
address
those
sort
of
issues
and
I
think
that
composting
and
those
issues
are
something
that
we
have
to
address,
especially
in
this
year
that
we
have
deemed
a
climate
emergency,
which
is
pretty
ironic,
because
how
many
emergencies
can
we
have
so
I?
Think
that
that's
probably
what
we
need
to
look
at
is
that
we
do
it,
because
it's
it's
a
it's
a
public
service
and
it
has
a
public
good
and
everybody
supports
those
public
services.
H
Consulate
well,
thank
you
and,
and
you
know,
and
I
just
want
to
just
convey
some
of
the
stuff
that
I've
you
know
been
witnessing
through
through
business
and
and
also
just
some
conversations
that
I've
had
with
you
know
with
other
with
other
business,
and
just
knowing
that
this
is.
This
is
an
extremely
challenging
time.
I
think
that
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
employees
have
been
have
been
laid
off
right
now,
which
impacts
our
you
know
our
payroll
taxes.
H
So
I
would,
I
would
definitely
say
at
this
point
that,
even
though
you
know
and
I
do
agree
that
that
we
do
need
to
go
in
this
direction
of
of
encouraging
composting
and
and
trying
to
make
it,
you
know
the
next.
You
know
the
next
addition
to
to
our
trash
services,
to
you
know
to
be
to
be
sustain
sustainable
in
the
future.
I
I
wonder
if
this
is,
is
the
if
the
time
to
take
the
go
full-bore
with
with
the
complete
package.
H
G
H
Were
going
to
have
a
slow
summer
along
with
two
additional
months,
you
know
on
the
front
end,
so
you
know
I
would
I
would
love
to
see.
You
know
the
city
also
take
a
similar
hit
like
the
like.
The
businesses
are
and
hopes
that
in
the
long
term
that
we
will
confer
kind
of
protect
everybody,
so
thank
you.
A
G
A
I
can
I
can
go
ahead
and
share
them
yeah.
The
first
one
is
a
comment
that
is,
this
is
from
Laurie
McKnight.
She
says
I
feel
that
at
this
time,
due
to
the
significant
increase
in
garbage
and
recycling
that
it's
time
to
add
on
compost
is
not
advisable.
We
talked
about
affordable
housing,
but
we
need
to
consider
the
cost
of
adding
compost
onto
the
large
increase.
It's
just
not
feasible
for
our
low-income
populations.
I
understand
the
importance
of
composting
and
I
myself
compost
at
home.
A
A
Don't
feel
that
people
who
are
not
wanting
to
need
we're
needing
composting
at
home
should
be
made
to
pay
for
the
service
and
then
a
second
comment
from
Ramey
mcaro
I
appreciate
the
more
complete
explanation
of
the
compost
portion
of
the
new
contract.
However,
I
would
appreciate
more
information
on
what
the
process
involves.
C
I'll,
let
you
two
talk.
If
I
may
I'd
like
to
respond
to
Rainey
Makarios
question
I,
at
least
in
terms
of
how
this
the
city
initially
began,
the
curbside
composting
program,
I
was
one
of
the
very
first
participants
and
I
incurred,
no
costs
in
terms
of
buying
materials
or
any.
The
city
gave
me
a
five-gallon
bucket
with
a
lid,
a
tight-fitting
lid
and
gave
me
instructions
on
what's
compost
that
were
the
instructions
were
very
clear,
easy
to
understand.
C
I
put
them
on
my
refrigerator
for
a
while
until
I
got
the
hang
of
it,
the
compost
was
picked
up
the
same
morning
as
my
trash
and
recycling
I.
Just
put
you
know
three
bins
out
if
I
needed
to
put
all
three,
the
bill
was
attached
to
my
water
bill,
basically,
where
we
are
also
charged
for
trash
and
recycling.
It
was
all
made
very
simple
and
I
was
initially
kind
of
shocked.
C
By
how
much
composting
reduced
the
amount
of
trash
I
was
putting
out
and
I
I,
don't
think
I'm
a
particularly
wasteful
person,
like
I,
didn't
even
realize
what
a
difference
that
would
make
in
volume
and
I
got
to
the
point.
Through
recycling
and
composting
that
I
was
only
putting
out
one
small
trashcan
about
every
five
weeks,
as
opposed
to
about
every
two
before
that,
so
I
throw
that
out
there,
and
maybe
we
can
revisit
that
point
in
the
following
discussion.
But
thank
you.
I.
E
Okay,
I
will
just
note
that
the
as
this
ordinance
is
is
discussing
the
contract
is
for
almost
1.7
million
dollars
and
composting
represents
about
a
hundred
and
forty
thousand
dollars
within
that
contract.
So
there
are
increases
in
this
contract
that
are
unrelated
to
composting
just
so.
The
public
knows
that
we
have
to
figure
out
those
increases
for
without
compost.
Of
course
they
are
there.
They
are
higher
increases
the
composting,
but
there
still
are
increases
to
pay
for
the
higher
contract.
D
I
just
want
to
alert
council
that
currently
in
the
garbage
fund,
the
unappropriate
balance
is
one
hundred
and
thirty
five
thousand
forty
dollars.
The
current
appropriation
is,
is
1.6
million
and
the
contract
is
you
had
just
indicated.
Councilmember
Crowell
is
1
million
six
hundred
and
eighty
two
thousand
six
hundred
and
ninety
two
so
from
the
other
appropriating
one
things
we're
gonna
have
to
work
through
is
with
this
contract
and
increase
in
that,
so
basically,
in
the
unappropriated
balance.
What
we're
looking
at
is
one
hundred
fifty
one
thousand
three
hundred
and
forty
dollars.
D
I
know
that
we
did
talk
about
ways
in
which
we
could
continue
to
subsidize
and
I
should
go
back
to
councilmember
Claude
Felder
when
you're
talking
about
the
pilot
program
of
composting.
That
was
also
subsidized.
That's
why
it
was
free
at
the
time
it
was
subsidized
from
the
garbage
fund,
because
the
money
was
there
so
that
all
said
we
still
have
some
more
work
to
do.
We
can
explore
different
ways
to
go
about
getting
these
getting
the
rates
through
I
to
I'm
sympathetic,
truly
sympathetic
with
that
increase
now
of
the
worst
of
times
possible.
D
B
You
member
crow
I
just
wanted
to
put
out
there
so
that
it's
it's
clear
for
everyone
who
may
be
watching
or
listening
that
for
the
the
residential
users
orders
the
the
M
prease
for
composting,
whether
whether
we
and
we
we
could
still
choose
to
go
forward
without
it.
My
preference
is
that
we
include
composting
in
the
contract.
B
E
Thank
You
member
grace
I'll
also
note
that
one
of
the
issues
that
came
up
and
another
Far
East,
Side
resident
and
I
had
a
number
of
emails
regarding
the
equity
of
our
trashcan
signs.
The
city
of
Athens
does
have
a
pay
as
you
throw
system
and
that
we
pay
less
for
having
one
can
than
we
do
for
having
two
cans.
So
the
more
solid
waste
you
are
producing
in
your
household.
If
you
need
an
extra
can,
then
you
are
paying
more.
E
E
A
certain
gallon,
a
thirty
gallon
container
and
my
neighbor
might
have
a
sixty
gallon
container
and,
and
we
consider
that
one
container
in
one
of
the
proposals
to
make
all
of
Athens
more
equitable,
was
to
have
the
city
purchase,
containers
35,
gallon
containers,
much
like
the
large
blue
recycling
containers
that
we
have
and
those
containers
would
be
spread
to
every
residence,
so
it
is
equitable.
We
did
decide
at
this
time
not
to
include
that
charge
within
the
new
rates
because
of
the
concerns
over
the
increases.
E
F
E
F
That
the
containers
is
a
important
topic
to
consider,
because,
right
now
we
have
many
landlords
who
provide
really
flimsy
garbage
cans,
even
though
they're
supposed
to
be
a
attached
lid
to
reduce
the
amount
of
solid
waste
that
is
blowing
through
all
our
neighborhoods,
so
I
think
that's
a
really
important
aspect
of
that
equity.
I.
F
It
is
because
there's
only
going
to
be
up
in
those
garbage
rates
at
the
dump
and
if
we
recycle
and
reduce
and
reuse-
and
we
reduce
that
stream,
we
won't
be
Tang.
Those
increased
tipping
rates.
So
it's
more,
you
know
it's
it's
something
to
be
looked
at
as
not
only
a
cost,
but
it
can
produce
a
public
benefit.
At
the
same
time,
thank
you.
E
However,
I
do
know
that
just
in
2019
those
tipping
fees
went
up
8%,
so
the
costs
are
going
up
in
some.
In
some
other
states,
landfill
fees
are
very
expensive
and
residents
pay
much
more
per
month
to
throw
away
their
their
waste
because
they
have
to
pay
for
those
landfill.
Tipping
fees
here
in
Southeast,
Ohio
they're
a
little
bit
less.
Yet
we
still
want
to
reduce
those.
Yes,
member
Claude,
just.
C
To
emphasize
or
further
emphasize
what
you
were
just
saying,
member
crowd-
maybe
it's
worth
also
pointing
out
to
the
public
that
the
landfill
that
the
solid
waste
from
the
city
of
Athens
goes
to
is
is
private,
so
the
city
has
no
control
over
those
increased
costs
at
the
at
the
dump.
We
just
have
to
pay
them,
and
yes,
member
Falls
point
is
excellent.
C
That
and
I
was
sort
of
trying
to
allude
to
this
earlier
as
well
that
by
composting
more
of
our
waste
and
using
it
as
a
soil
amendment,
eventually,
we
would
be
reducing
the
amount
of
trash
that
we
have
to
pay.
Costs
are
paid
to
get
to
get
put
into
the
landfill
and
we
have
no
ability
to
control
those
costs.
As
member
crowd
just
said,
in
other
states,
people
pay
much
higher
rates.
C
If
the
owner
of
the
of
the
dump
decided
to
raise
the
rates,
we
would
kind
of
just
have
to
pay
them
or
or
hollow
our
trash
much
further
away.
So,
in
that
you
know
continuing
to
recycle,
maybe
even
trying
to
increase
the
recycling
that
happens
and
adding
composting
gives
us
a
little
bit
of
padding
against
current
and
future
increases
to
tipping
fees
at
the
privately
owned
landfill.
F
Tough
lancaster's
tipping
fees
that
what
they
pay
for
garbage
rates
is
1650
for
residents,
meaning
more
than
one
trash
cart
may
request
a
second
trash
cart
for
a
one-time
fee
of
$25,
an
additional
$3.00
per
month
service
fee
for
that
so
they're
paying
1650
per
month.
If
you
have
one
garbage
can
and
that's
only
garbage,
no
recycling,
no
nothing
else,
just
garbage.
They
have
no
recycling
and
stuff
from
what
I
understand.
So
so.
E
I
I
You
know
trash
and
recycling
cannot
do
on
your
own
and
you're
on
your
own
property,
but
composting
you
can
for
free,
and
so
the
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
hear
I,
hear
that
and
I
understand
that
and
appreciate
that,
certainly
at
a
different
time,
I'd
be
more
all
about
doing
the
curbside
composting.
But
given
our
current
circumstances,
I
am
very
interested
in
hearing
what
the
mayor
is
gonna
be
able
to
find
out
in
terms
of
either
postponing
the
increase
in
this
time
to
help
those
people
out.
That's
all
I
want
to
share.
A
The
one
about
the
rates
had
their
loss,
Lyndon
wrote
hello,
I'd
like
to
comment
as
I
have
on
emails
this
week,
I'm
very
against
this
huge
garbage
hike.
70%
is
unaffordable
by
many
people
in
the
city
of
Athens.
We
have
water
and
sewer
increases
in
the
school
tax.
I
really
think
the
council
has
to
look
at
the
fact
that
many
people
and
people
on
fixed
income
can't
afford
all
these
two
increases.
E
E
So
just
to
get
back
to
some
of
the
original
points,
the
overall
contract
to
have
our
solid
waste
picked
up
at
our
curbside
has
increased.
So
in
order,
and
unless
we
subsidize
from
other
monies
in
the
city
in
order
to
pay
for
this
contract,
the
the
concrete
least
from
$10
to
$13-
and
we
are
proposing
that
that
go
to
$16
and
include
a
new
service
of
composting.
E
There
are
other
rates
written
out
depending
on
how
many
different
rental
you,
whether
that's
a
red,
a
unit
or
apartments,
rooming
houses,
condominiums,
fraternities
and
sororities,
which
is
really
based
on
the
permit
that
they
have
for
occupancy.
So
it's
really
spread
out
amongst
the
people
within
the
house
and
I'm
not
going
to
read
through
all
these
different
rates,
but
I
will
say
within
the
owner-occupied
units.
Once
again,
this
would
be
increasing
from
$10
to
$16,
but
that
does
include
a
new
service
of
composting,
that's
for
a
single
container
and
for
two
containers
per
week.
E
E
Initially,
this
increase
was
necessary
for
the
additional
revenues
that
keep
us
afloat
in
the
garbage
fund.
We
also
would
like
to
encourage
fewer
extra
bags
again.
This
is
sort
of
a
pay,
as
you
throw
and
we
like
to
discourage
solid
waste
going
to
the
landfill
we'd
like
to
encourage
more
recycling
and
possibly
composting,
and
that
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
the
the
bags
at
the
curb
have
been
proposed
to
increase
from
$3
to
$5.
E
Also
special
halls
have
changed
it.
It
used
to
be
a
minimum
charge
for
up
to
four
cubic
yards
was
$25.
This
might
be
a
mattress
or
a
sofa
being
left
out
at
off-campus
move
out.
Perhaps
they
have
now
proposed
code
enforcement
has
proposed
a
charge
for
cubic
yard,
so
one
cubic
yard
would
be
fifteen
dollars,
and
that
is
the
end
of
the
main
changes
to
the
rates
for
recycling
solid
waste
and
then
the
addition
of
composting
any
comments
on
specifically
the
rates
in
ordinance.
61
me,
yes,
from
Reisner
memorize.
Thank
you.
G
I'm
really
concerned
about
raising
the
rates
at
this
time.
I
know
it's
necessary
and,
of
course,
we've
been
hit
by
a
perfect
storm
of
issues
here,
I
like
to
throw
this
out
for
consideration,
I'm
not
proposing
an
amendment
at
this
time,
but
consideration
that
one
we
do
not
subsidize
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
we
have
into
garbage
fund
stays
there.
It's
it's.
It's
so
insignificant.
It's
not
going
to
have
any
impact.
Really
that's
that's
useful
and
it
could
be
useful
for
the
city
for
an
emergency.
We
don't
know
what
we're
getting
into
this
year.
G
G
G
G
E
H
H
I'm
back
well,
thank
you,
you
know
and
I
just
you
know,
I
just
did
a
little
a
little
simple
math.
You
know
working
with
5,000
accounts.
One
could
argue
that
this
is.
This
will
be
three
hundred
sixty
thousand
dollars
that
won't
go
into
the
local
economy.
You
know
the
other
thing
that
I
think
about
it.
I
H
To
cover
so
so,
I
really
want
to
be
very
cognizant.
You
know
the
current
situation,
and
you
know
and
I
do
understand
that
this
is
something
that
we've
been
working
on
for
a
while,
but
I
think
just
like
everything
else
right
now.
It's
it's
a
moving
target
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
think
about
some
modification.
H
C
C
Would
you
know
I,
look
forward
to
discussions
or
for
learning
more
information
from
the
city
about
how
maybe
we
can
step
this
increase
in
gradually?
If
there's
any
aspect
of
the
contract
that
we
might
still
be
able
to
negotiate,
I
don't
know,
but
but
trash
is
something
a
city
has
to
do
it
just
is
otherwise.
It
creates
a
huge
public
health
hazard
if
it
piles
up
at
people's
homes.
So
we
have
to.
We
have
to
figure
out
some
way
to
make
this
happen,
and
hopefully,
as
a
city
we
could
do.
E
So
we
have
this
contract
from
the
the
lowest
and
the
best
bidder
and
I
guess.
We
can
think
about
some
of
the
options
that
the
director
of
code
enforcement
put
together
for
us
memorizing.
Their
did
mention
not
wanting
to
subsidize
and
I
understand
his
point
about
not
wanting
to
deplete
the
garbage
fund
that
might
be
needed
in
case
of
emergency
or
other
reason.
E
E
D
B
If
we,
if
we
don't
implement
some
rate
increase,
we
we
have
to
be
able
to
pay
the
bill
to
HRC
and
stretching
it
out
over
three
years
means
we
have
to
find
the
money.
Another
fondant,
I
I
think
that
the
city
that
we
we
as
as
council
and
residents
of
our
city
and
city
administration.
We
are
all
looking
at
a
situation
where
we
we
may
be
facing
some
really
long-term
impacts.
B
The
people
who
work
there
live
live
here
and
at
least
in
our
County
most
likely,
and
we
value
those
members
of
our
community
and
paying
them
a
living
wage.
And
so
it's
question.
Questions
of
employment
and
funding.
All
around,
but
it's
I,
don't
think
that
we
can
simply
offset
this
cost
from
another
source
because
I
think
they're
going
to
be
too
many
too
many
expenses
coming
up
and
ongoing
decreases
in
revenue.
B
D
You
councilman
we'll
call,
let
me
remind
everyone
that
the
garbage
fund
is
a
proprietary
fund.
Your
your
rates
are
what
fund
that
particular
budget
line.
Much
like
your
water
bill.
Subsidizes
pays
for
the
water
delivery
system.
The
huge
sewer
rate
pays
for
your
sewer
system,
so
that
said,
councilmember
Eisner
I
understand
what
you're
saying
and
I
get
it,
but
to
talk
about.
D
You
know
you're
being
opposed
to
subsidy
if
we
ended
up
having
to
subsidize
from
the
general
fund.
Well,
that's
a
subsidy!
You
know!
If
we're
gonna
have
to
pay
for
this
and
look
everyone
has
been
saying
other
funding
sources.
I
will
share
with
Council
that's
bad
practice.
You
know
to
sit
and
start
taking
money
from
other
funding
from
it's
to
support
a
proprietary
fun
line.
D
What
I
do
say
that
I
will
do
is
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
and
see
what
is
the
bare
minimum
we
can
get
by
between
now
and
January
1
and
then
with
the
new
budget.
As
we're
saying
they're
putting
that
together,
we
can
I
will
sit
down
with
council
and
work
through
what
the
budget
will
look
like
for
2021
and
see
if
we
can
keep
things
as
low
as
possible.
Moving
forward,
but
again,
I
can't
stress
this
enough.
D
H
D
G
For
this
year,
so
if
we
put
off
raising
the
rates
until
January
and
raise
them
by
a
third
of
the
proposed,
it
seems
like
there
would
be
enough
money
to
cover
the
new
contract
amount,
which
is
1,700,000.
Exactly.
Is
that
right?
Yes,
so
essentially
we're
trying
to
come
up
with
$100,000
per
year
to
cover
the
cost
of
the
new
contract.
D
G
E
And
just
to
you
know,
the
comments
online
I
figured
out
how
to
read
them.
I
just
saw
I
just
saw
the
number
below
now
and,
as
you
can
see,
able
to
read
them.
Is
that
at
this
time,
adding
the
composting
to
these
additional
services?
At
least
the
residents
who
have
joined
us
today
understand
that
the
solid
waste
and
recycling
the
regular
services
there
that
there
is
a
necessity
of
an
increase
there
to
pay
for
the
contract,
but
that
this
is
not
the
time
to
add.
E
I'm
posting
I
here
I
think
in
the
long
run
that
curbside
composting
in
Athens
meets
a
lot
of
the
goals
that
we
that
we
have
as
a
city
and
but
I
understand
that
these
are
unique
times,
and
we
certainly
should
consider
if
the
mayor's
can
go
back
and
take
a
look
at
some
things.
We
can
go
forward
with
all
of
these
discussions
and
excellent
comments
from
from
residents
continue
to
discuss
this
as
we
move
forward.
I.
A
Do
understand
that
there's
some
problems
with
the
transmissions
tonight
and
problems
with
people
logging
in
to
zoom.
So
please
know
that
we've
had
our
government
channel
technicians
working
on
this
for
about
the
past
2025
minutes
and
there's
just
a
problem
with
a
bandwidth
tonight.
We
will
be
obviously
accepting
comments
from
citizens
and
are
wanting
to
listen
to
those.
So
our
emails
are
on
the
city
website
and
do
you
still
have
a
comment
mayor
Paterson
about
60
120,
I.
D
D
Present
nicely
and
clerk
of
Council
I
know
this
is
unusual
and
I'll
admit
that,
but
we
are
living
in
unusual,
time's,
council,
member
or
present
nicely.
Is
it
possible,
even
though
it
was
the
second
reading?
And
there
are
no
comments
to
go
back
to
59.
20
I
received
a
text
from
auditor
Hecht
and
she
indicates
that
it
should
have
been
suspended
this
evening,
so
I
just
want
to
at
least
convey
that
to
Council
for
consideration.
D
A
B
I
just
wanted
to
comment
that
I
also
received
that
request,
because
they,
the
court,
is
expected
expecting
to
receive
those
funds
during
this
week
and
the
the
grant
was
awarded
to
them
in
order
to
allow
them
to
do
remote
hearings,
it's
equipment
so
that
they
can
do
hearings
that
are
not
in
person,
and
so
they
would
would
like
to
have
that
appropriation
as
soon
as
possible.
I,
don't
I,
don't
I.
A
A
So
what
we'll
need
to
do
is
we'll
need
to
make
arrangements
to
find
out
from
Council
members
about
a
special
session
and
probably
also
then
allowing
enough
time
that
we
advertise
that
we
are
having
that
meeting,
because
it
needs
to
be
advertised
that
it
and
accessible
to
the
public
so
probably
at
least
what
24
hours.
Once
we
give
the
notice
out
to
the
press,
I
apologize,
I'm,
sorry
that
happened,
yeah,
we'll
work
as
fast
as
we
can
and
I
know.
Council
members
will
try
to
be
available
so
work
through
that.
Thank
you.
A
A
Okay,
the
reports
have
been
accepted,
announcements
that
we
will
be
having
our
committee
meeting
next
week
and
any
other
announcements
about
special
sessions
if
they
occurred
a
prior
to
that
will
be
announced
to
the
press
to
accommodate
than
other
ordinance
that
needed
to
be
passed.
Do
we
have
other
announcements,
councilmember
Clodfelter.
C
Just
an
announcement
to
make
people
aware
that
the
deadline
to
vote
in
the
Ohio
primary
is
coming
right
up
and
that
I'm
I
personally
am
concerned
that
the
people
working
at
the
board
of
election
may
get
really
swamped
with
if
things
come
in
at
the
last
minute,
especially
if
anybody
still
wants
to
request
an
application
for
a
ballot.
Those
are
available
at
Kroger
stores
in
the
lobby
of
the
building
to
the
left
of
the
board
of
election.
A
copy
of
the
application
was
printed
in
last
Thursday's,
Athens
news.
C
C
These
deadlines
are
really
tight,
so
I
would
encourage
anyone
who
hasn't
yet
voted
to
really
try
to
do
so
as
soon
as
possible.
And
if
you
can
make
use
of
that
Dropbox
behind
the
board
of
election
for
either
your
application
or
your
ballot.
That
doing
that
will
make
it
much
more
likely
that
you
will
in
fact
be
able
to
vote
thanks.
A
We
do
have
this
final
opportunity
for
citizens
to
speak
on
legislative
items
and
city
services
not
covered
on
the
agenda
and
I
am
checking
the
website
to
see
if
there
any
other
chat
comments
that
have
come
in
and
I
don't
see
any
other
than
an
update
from
our
government
channel
director
saying
we'll
have
the
recording
of
this
available
on
the
website
by
tomorrow
morning
so
by
tomorrow.
So
thank
you
for
your
patience
with
this
and
sorry
for
the
technical
difficulties.
I,
don't
think
it
was
something
that
we
could
have
done
much
about.