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Athens City Council - December 7, 2020
A
B
We've
talked
about
this
particular
development.
Many
times
it's
gone
through
several
different
processes,
including
the
planning,
commission
and
now
council.
So
this
is
the
the
proposed
rezoning
of
this
area
to
an
r3.
This
is
done.
This
particular
project
is
being
spearheaded
by
woda,
which
has
other
projects
in
our
area
that
have
really
helped
address
certain
issues
that
we
have
in
our
housing
stock
and
ability
to
have
a
diversity
of
housing
for
affordable
housing
and
those
sort
of
things.
B
A
A
A
A
This
is
one
of
several
public
hearings
that
we
have
had
yeah.
We
did
sorry,
and
so
this
is
the
public
hearing
and
then
the
second
reading
of
the
ordinance
will
follow
later
tonight.
Great
I'll
ask
for
one
other
call
if
there
are
any
other
comments
from
our
attendees
and
if
not
then
we'll
move
into
our
committee
meetings.
A
C
This
is
a
500
000
grant.
That
would
would
help
fund
the
the
connector
road
between
west
union
and
west
state
street.
It's
considered
to
be
the
herald
extension,
and
so
this,
if,
if
we
were
successful,
this
would
allow
us
to
place
this
this
part
of
the
project
in
the
2022
construction
cycle,
along
with
the
west
union
street
improvements
that
will
be
coming
at
that
same
time.
C
This
would
be
a
grant
that
would
be
administered
by
odot,
so
the
funds
would
transfer
to
from
arc
to
odot,
and
this
is
a
similar
program.
They
funded
other
streets
in
our
in
our
in
our
city,
including
the
stimson,
roundabout,
mckinley,
connector,
road
columbus
circle
and
also
the
the
state
access
road,
which
is
the
the
one
that
runs
parallel
with
east
state
street
that
connects
up
auto
tech,
holzer
and
a
couple
other
medical
buildings
that
are
back
in
there.
C
D
D
Because
we
were
able
to
deliver
on
projects
that
are
funded
by
odot,
the
other
thing
with
with
access
road
arc
access
road
grants.
There's
a
economic
development
component
attached
to
that.
That's
one
of
the
main
metrics
that
they're
looking
at
to
see.
You
know
what
will
the
economic
impact
be
on
a
city
to
have
a
project
like
this?
D
They
certainly
recognize
that
there
is
a
need
with
this
connector
road.
Certainly
in
the
city,
we
see
a
need
with
athens,
public
transit
having
one
way
in
and
one
way
out
down
there,
which
is
currently
west
state
street,
as
well
as
our
city
service
garage,
which
you're
all
aware,
is
down
there
as
well.
That
only
has
one
point
of
that
entrance,
so
it
would
be
certainly
an
asset
that
would
offload
some
of
the
traffic
that
we
currently
see
on
west
state
street.
D
F
G
Thank
you,
member
cotsas.
I'm
great
I'm
grateful
to
see
the
administration
pursuing
this
opportunity
with
arc,
especially
given
their
visit,
their
recent
visit
and
seeing
the
potential
with
this
connection.
I
have
two
questions:
is
the
grant?
Is
this
project
dependent
on
the
grant?
So
if
we
don't
get
it,
will
this
not
happen.
C
You
know
as
well
mayor
patterson
you're,
probably
better
to
answer
that.
My
my
you
know
I
can.
I
can
tell
you
what
I
know,
which
is.
It
doesn't
necessarily
put
it
in
the
2022
construction
period.
It
doesn't,
it
doesn't
rule
it
out,
but
we
would
still
need
to
find
funding
in
order
to
complete
the
connection.
G
I
I
from
what
I
recall.
There
were
a
few
route
options,
the
pr
the
route
of
preference
impacted,
a
resident
and
her
property
and
from
what
I
understood
at
that
time.
She
was
not
interested
in
seeing
it
go
through
her
property,
and
so
I
my
question,
then
is:
can
we
consider
a
route
that
wouldn't
impact
a
resident
if
this
was
to
move
forward.
D
Was
just
going
to
say
sorry,
councilmember
qatas,
you
know
we
could
certainly
continue
to
explore
other
possible
routes
for
this
particular
project.
To
take
the
the
one
thing,
I
think
that
we
need
to
be
mindful
of
with
this
particular
project
is
to
not
breach
the
former
rail
bed
that
runs
through
there,
because
that,
in
a
lot
of
ways
acts
as
a
high
water
diversion
path.
D
We
did
breach
it
once
upon
a
time
with
the
bike
path,
as
it
comes
into
west
state
street
park
and
during
high
water
events.
We
see
that
that
becomes
a
miniature
river
unto
itself
flowing
through
there,
and
so
we
we're
certainly
exploring
options,
but
that's
the
main
one.
One
of
the
challenges
to
go
with
a
much
more
direct
route
would
be.
How
do
you
get
up
over
that
rail
bed
and
down
into
what
we
refer
to
as
the
bottom
at
the
service
garage?
G
G
C
H
H
H
H
If
a
state
of
emergency
is
declared,
the
previous
language
was
by
the
governor,
but
now
it
is
by
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
athens
and
non-essential
city
personnel
are
directed
by
the
city
administration
to
not
report
to
work,
and
then
employees
on
duty
will
receive
two
times.
Their
hourly
rate
for
all
hours
worked
during
the
declared
emergency,
which
is
the
previous
language.
H
And
if
a
state
of
emergency
is
declared
by
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
athens
or
the
athens
county
sheriff
when
again
non-essential
city
personnel
would
not
be
scheduled
to
work,
employees
on
duty
will
receive
two
times
their
hourly
rate
for
all
hours
worked
during
the
declared
emergency
and
for
the
purposes
of
a
snow
event.
This
is
defined
as
a
level
three.
I
H
J
H
K
Sure
yeah
there's
there's
no
truth.
That
records
are
destroyed,
that's
against
public
record
law
in
the
state
of
ohio.
All
disciplinary
records
are
kept
for
the
life
of
employees
and
those
are
all
maintained
by
human
resources
and
in
the
hr
department.
It's
called
the
personnel
jacket.
Personnel
file
hr
file
whatever
so
the
the
references
from
the
group
several
weeks
ago
was
was
really
related
to
the
time
frame
for
progressive
discipline
use.
K
So
so,
once
those
those
stated
time
frames
go
by
and
there's
no
intervening,
discipline
for
an
officer,
those
records
could
be
moved
into
an
inactive
file.
That's
also
maintained
by
hr.
Those
records
are
given
when
requested
absolutely
to
the
public
and
they're
maintained,
as
I
said,
for
the
life
of
the
officer,
but
we
would
not
use
those
records
in
progressive
discipline
if
there
was
additional
discipline
to
be
given
for
a
violation
of
the
same
type,
so
the
most
common
place.
This
comes
in
a
place
for
tardiness.
K
Sometimes
new
employees
don't
quite
understand
the
the
schedule
that
police
officers
need
to
to
maintain
the
rigidity
to
the
schedule,
and
so
they'll
sometimes
come
in
late,
sometimes
several
times,
and
we
have
to
discipline
them
in
a
progressive
way
to
get
them
to
understand.
The
the
reliability
of
police
officer
needs
to
maintain
their
schedule,
and
so,
let's
say
they're
late
three
times
when
they
start
and
they
go
through
the
progressiveness
one.
K
What
would
match
the
third
time
would
be
a
written
reprimand
and
then
they
go
two
or
three
years
without
being
tardy
again
and
then
three
years
later,
they're
tardy.
We
would
not
use
those
three
prior
incidents
that
were
over
three
years
ago
to
to
determine
the
next
level
of
discipline.
They
would
essentially
start
over,
but
we
would
have
access
to
those
records
just
like
the
public
would
we'd
be
able
to
look
in
that
inactive
file
and
see
that
there
was
an
issue
at
one
time,
but
it's
past
the
timeline
for
progressive
discipline.
H
F
Not
so
much
a
question
as
a
request,
I
wonder
chief
pyle.
I
know
that
one
of
the
other
issues
that
the
the
protesters
that
came
a
few
weeks
ago
were
talking
about
was
their
understanding
at
the
time
that
if
a
police
officer
declined
to
go
on
to
overtime
that
he
or
she
would
still
get
paid
for
overtime,
and
I
wonder
I
know
that
that's
not
the
case,
but
I
wonder
if
you
could
just
explain
that
to
clarify
things
for
the
public.
K
That
way.
We
know
at
the
end
of
the
pay
periods
who
who
was
offered
and
didn't
work
and
who
was
offered
and
did
work.
Does
that
make
sense,
and
so
it's
just
a
way
of
equalizing
every
time
it
it's
silly
to
think
that
we
would
pay
police
officers
to
to
refuse
overtime,
and
if
that
were
the
case,
we'd
never
get
another
police
officer
to
work
overtime
again
so
because
they
just
refuse
it
and
get
paid
anyway.
So
it's
a
massive
misinterpretation
by
that
group.
B
I
think
that
it's
more
of
a
point
of
as
as
we
go
through
these
negotiations
and
other
ones
going
forward,
recognizing
that
there
is
the
covid
and
being
able
to
come
back
to
renegotiate,
I
think,
is
a
very
important
thing
to
point
out.
Also
I'm
I
like
that.
The
the
conversation
about
what
the
the
different
things
that
have
come
forward
with
the
black
live
matter,
protests
and
other
people
who've
come
forward
to
ask
questions
about
these
issues
is,
I
think,
that's
important
because
it
points
to
things
where.
B
I
K
They
will
happen,
I
mean
the
reopeners
are
solid,
so
it
doesn't
matter
who
wants
them
there?
They
will
happen
and
we
we
will
at
that
this
time
next
year
have
to
renegotiate
the
contract
only
on
wages
for
next
year.
Okay-
and
we-
you
know-
that's
part
of
the
the
bargain
for
the
covet
issue.
You
know,
obviously,
because
we
don't
know
what
the
budget
will
look
like
and
then
the
insurance
we
felt
was
solid
enough.
The
report
we've,
you
know
our.
K
A
A
Members
who
are
attending
tonight
can
make
a
comment.
They
can
speak
for
three
minutes.
They
need
to
identify
their
name
address
and,
if
they're
affiliated
with
an
organization-
and
it's
also
at
this
point-
it's
not
something
that
we're
opening
up
for
debate
tonight
between
council
members
and
public-
that
a
public
did
want
to
make
a
comment.
They
could
do
so.
H
H
Seen
anything
okay,
so
we're
still,
we
will
keep
an
eye
on
the
chat.
Thank
you
president
nicely
in
public,
if
maybe
maybe
their
their
questions
have
been
answered.
I
just
wanted
to
open
it
up
to
city
administration.
If
there's
no
more
comments
from
council
from
city
administration,
no,
no
comment
and
last
chance
for
the
public.
Would
you
like
to
comment
on
this
issue.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
we'll
move
on
now
to
our
regular
session
of
council,
the
first
item
of
business
being
to
establish
a
quorum
and
all
members
of
counselor
present.
The
next
item
I
would
like
to
add
is
that
we've
had
a
change
in
the
agenda
tonight
to
amend
our
agenda.
We
are
adding
one
ordinance,
that's
an
annual
ordinance
that
we
have
for
reducing
our
appropriations
so
that
we
can
close
things
out
towards
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year.
The
second
amendment
to
our
agenda
tonight
is
to
delete
the
executive
session.
A
A
A
A
B
I
wanted
to
let
everybody
know
that
the
special
improvement
district
of
uptown
athens
is
starting
their
drive
to
get
people
to
sign
up
for
what
the
special
improvement
district
is
calling
their
their
first
year
improvement
plan.
So
if
you
have
questions
or
comments
or
if
you
would
like
to
have
more
information
sent
to
you
and
such
they're
very,
they
want
to
have
input
and
such
from
counsel.
E
I
just
wanted
to
let
everyone
know
that
we
had
a
good
audit
again
this
year,
no
findings
which
go
in
the
audit
and
then
the
management
letter
is
issued
separately
with
issues
and
non-compliance
and
different
things
anyway,
no
management
letter.
So
I
guess
I
have
a
certificate
coming
from
the
state
auditor's
office,
but
because
of
cova
they
haven't
been
able
to
present
it.
So
anyway,
we
know
it's
out
there.
Our
audit
is
on
the
honor
states
website.
If
anybody
wants
to
check
on
it.
E
Council
members,
of
course,
and
the
mayor
have
all
received
a
copy
from
our
office.
So
anyway,
we
did
a
good
good
job,
considering
all
the
difficulties
from
the
year.
I
just
wanted
everybody
to
know
and
to
thank
everybody
who
worked
hard
to
make
sure
we
were
in
compliance
and
had
our
paperwork
in
line
thanks
yeah.
Thank
you.
A
D
D
That
was
one
thing.
The
other
thing
is
that
I
have
been
appointed
by
the
state
treasurer's
office
to
the
southern
ohio
advisory
group
to
meet
with
the
treasurer
state
treasurer
to
talk
about.
You
know
some
of
the
issues
in
in
athens
in
athens
county
in
southeastern
ohio,
and
we
had
our
first
meeting
today.
First,
one
that
I'd
been
affiliated
with,
and
it
was
great
to
establish
in
a
relationship
with
the
state
treasurer
and
we'll
continue
to
engage
with
that
office
as
we
move
forward
with
all
things.
Treasury
related.
A
C
C
H
Thank
you,
member
concess.
I
was
just
to
say
that
I
got
an
email
today
from
a
grant,
a
granting
agency
that
was
listing
a
complete
streets
policy
as
one
of
the
pieces
of
of
a
possible
grant,
and
I
was
just
going
to
say
that
now
with
the
city,
hopefully
approving
this
policy,
which
I
I
support,
it
might
open
us
to
additional
grant
funding
opportunities
that
are
specifically
looking
at
making
our
infrastructure
our
streets,
our
sidewalks.
H
D
I
applaud
you
councilmember
cotsys,
I
remember
driving
back
from
washington
dc
with
you
sitting
between
my
twin
daughters
in
the
back
of
my
pickup
truck
and
having
this
conversation
about
the
need
for
complete
streets
when
you
were
attending
a
bicycle
conference
and
I
was
at
the
national
league
of
cities
again,
I
applaud
you
for
sticking
with
it
and
and
bringing
this
across
the
finish
line.
Well,
you
have
to
vote
on
it
first,
but
soon.
C
A
B
Thank
you.
This
has
actually
been
before
council
in
a
different
iteration.
This
particular
one
will
also
have
some
signage
for
the
city,
so
those
that's
another
plus
with
these
two
ordinances,
which
also
the
one
is
another
right
of
way.
The
right-of-way
will
be
for
seven
years
and
then
it
will
go
through
the
regular
process.
That's
been
administratively
applied
and
this
particular
one
has
been
signed
off
by
all
the
necessary
people
in
the
city.
Thank
you.
B
A
Jose
the
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved.
Ordinance
128-20
is
an
ordinance
granting
a
special
right-of-way
permit
to
hawking
river
development
owner
of
26
east
park
drive
to
allow
directional
signage
for
marietta
memorial
hospital
athens
department
of
primary
care
at
the
intersection
of
east
state
street
and
east
park
drive
and
is
introduced
by
council
member
paul.
B
A
B
A
H
This
is
our
usual
business.
It
includes
a
appropriation
of
23
000
for
the
computer
fund
in
the
in
the
clerk's
office
of
the
municipal
court
in
for
their
case
management
system,
and
then
it
includes
four
different
fund
transfers
from
a
community
development
block
grant
for
transfer
and,
of
course,
increasing
the
total
appropriations
by
set
amounts.
A
We
now
have
several
ordinances
for
second
reading
and
I
will
read
through
the
titles.
I
will
pause
briefly
to
see
if
there
are
any
comments
or
questions
and
then
move
on
to
reading
the
titles
are
then
we'll
move
on
to
the
first
ordinances
readings
ordinances
for
second
reading,
135-20,
an
ordinance
accepting
the
petition
for
annexation
of
approximately
24.942
acres
on
lurid
road
introduced
by
council
member
fall
council
member
fault.
Yes,.
A
G
A
Okay
and
same
would
apply
if
any
other
comments
for
questions,
if
not
we'll
move
on
to
the
to
the
other,
the
next
ordinance,
which
is
137
20..
This
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
service
safety
director
to
enter
into
an
lpa
state
project
agreement
number
113
410,
with
the
ohio
department
of
transportation
to
install
wet
reflective
pavement
markings
on
state
routes,
33
and
50,
and
declaring
an
emergency
introduced
by
council
member
cotsas.
A
Okay,
thanks
any
other
comments
or
questions
all
right,
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
140
20..
This
is
an
ordinance
to
make
appropriations
for
current
expenses
and
other
expenditures
of
the
city
of
athens
ohio
during
the
fiscal
year
ending
december
31st
2021,
introduced
by
the
finance
and
personnel
committee.
A
A
B
B
C
Yes,
thank
you
and,
and
what
I
really
love
about,
it
is
how
it
it
talks
about
our
our
systems.
You
know
in
a
larger,
broader
section,
but
then
drills
down
into
the
neighborhoods
and
really
looks
at
the
neighborhoods
and
their
differences
and
the
things
that
they
need
as
we
move
forward.
So
I
I
it
is,
it
is
truly
comprehensive.
I
I
I've
enjoyed
reading
through
it,
I'm
not
completely
done
with
all
the
sections.
Yet
I
went
went
to
my
favorite
ones.
B
I
really
want
to
say
thank
you
to
polo
and
his
team
he's.
It's
been
an
e
just
exceptional,
a
lot
of
times,
cities
kind
of
contract.
These
out.
This
is
much
better
to
be
able
to
do
it
from
organically
within
and
paul
logue
has
stepped
up
and
beyond
what
what
an
awesome
planner
does
you
know
it's
like
being
a
super
person,
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
his
team
too.
Thank
you.
A
And
I
think
it
is
an
imminently,
readable
document
and
you're
right
has
that
that
ground
level
of
having
talked
and
met
with
a
lot
of
people,
and
it
shows
yeah
yeah.
So
thank
you.
Okay,
gordon,
it's
145
to
20
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
mayor
to
submit
an
application
to
participate
in
the
appalachia
regional
commission,
governor's
office
of
appalachia
programs
and
to
execute
contracts
as
required
and
is
introduced
by
councilmember
katzis.
C
President
nicely
thank
you
and
if
we
remember
back
about
20
minutes
ago
talking
about
an
arc
grant
this,
this
is
it
for
harold
avenue
or
the
herald
avenue
extension
connection.
So
the
only
thing
I
didn't
ask
and
I'm
sure
that
that
clerk
walker
would
have
alerted
me
if
we
needed
to
do
a
suspension
on
this.
C
A
B
I
I
just
want
to
make
a
point
that
you
know
we
have
gotten
some
covid
funding.
That's
helped
a
huge
amount,
but
it
seems
that
people
kind
of
forget
the
local
people
down
at
the
local
level
and
that
the
county
level
for
covid
care
sort
of
things,
and
so
we
have
a
lot
of
need-
and
I
just
like
for
people
to
recognize.
B
This
is
why
we're
having
to
do
these
sort
of
ordinances
to
reevaluate
and
to
readjust
sort
of
things,
and
it
would
be
really
nice
if
people
could
put
some
pressure
on
the
people
in
washington
to
get
some
local
government
money
down
to
the
local
government
before
we
have
to
lay
everybody
off
or
not.
Thank
you.
A
H
H
Thank
you
president
nicely.
This
is
also
connected
to
the
same
issue,
our
city's
insurance
policy,
and
this
is
the
stop-loss
medical
insurance
contract.
As
president
neisley
indicated,
this
would
take
place
as
soon
as
the
current
contract
expires
on
december
31st
of
2020,
and
this
would
be
a
one-year
contract
with
serious
america
to
cover
our
stop-loss
insurance.
A
And
any
questions
or
comments
scene,
none
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance,
149
20..
This
is
ordinance
amending
the
city
code,
title
17,
municipal
income,
tax
to
add
section,
17.01.96,
work
deemed
performed
by
an
employee
within
the
city
of
athens
during
the
covet
19
declaration
of
emergency
and
declaring
this
ordinance
and
emergency
measure
introduced
by
council
member
crowl.
H
There
is
a
movement
at
the
state
legislature,
level
to
change,
or,
I
should
say,
there's
not
necessarily
a
movement,
but
there
is
a
lawsuit
I
believe,
connected
to
how
municipal
taxes
are
collected,
specifically,
income
taxes
during
covert
19.
Many
of
us
are
working
from
home
and
some
cases
home
is
not
within
the
municipality
where
your
work
is
so
right.
Now,
athens,
the
city
of
athens,
collects
income
tax
from
those
who
work
within
the
city
of
athens
and
in
some
of
the
larger
portions
of
the
state.
A
A
H
H
The
cares
act
fund,
285
transaction
code
300
by
4250.
and
then
increasing
the
cares
act
fund
transaction
code
600
by
the
same
amount
for
that
transfer
for
a
transfer,
and
that
section
three
is.
The
auditor
is
hereby
authorized
to
make
an
interfund
transfer
from
the
cares
act
fund,
285
to
the
general
fund,
10101
in
the
amount
of
thousand
132
hundred
and
seventy
one
dollars
and
eighty
seven
cents.
A
H
A
A
J
A
H
D
D
The
visitors
bureau
agrees
to
use
the
some
paid
by
the
city
for
the
convention,
visitors
bureau
and
the
city
visitors
in
the
city
of
athens,
including,
but
not
limited
to
the
activities
detailed
in
the
attached
scope
of
services.
Is
there
an
attachment
of
that
scope
of
services
that
I
just
did
not
see
it.
C
Yes,
and-
and
I
will
I
will
mention
that
I
did-
did
receive
a
some
citizens
input
on
this
and
they
raised
the
the
question
about.
I
know
that
we've
had
a
a
council
member
attend
the
the
board
meetings,
but
not
be
a
voting
member,
and
since
this
is
a
an
amount
of
funds
that
are
going
to
the
visitors
bureau,
even
though
they
you
know
they
have
to
go,
you
know
based
on
orc.
C
B
Yeah,
I
I
have
been
the
the
on
the
board
of
directors
for
the
last
couple
years
as
a
non-voting
member,
it's
traditional
but
not
required
to
have
somebody
from
council.
I
think,
as
sam
has
I
I
resigned
my
position
and
sam,
I
think,
has
stepped
forward
to
do
that
for
the
city
council.
So
thank
you.
I
enjoyed
my
time
doing
it.
It
was.
I
have
travel
agency
in
my
blood,
so
it
was
a
fun.
It
was
a
really
fun
experience.
So
thank
you.
A
B
Yeah,
I
think
it's
a
small
board
and
very
close-knit
there.
I
think
that
well
run
it's
a
well,
you
know,
and
so
I
think
that
it's
very
citizen
driven
and
that
they
are
very
open
to
both
the
county
representative
who's
on
it
as
a
non-voting
member
and
myself.
But
so
I
was,
I
felt
very
comfortable
with
being
able
to
provide
information
and
and
get
feedback.
So
thank.
H
Thank
you
I'll
just
say
that
from
my
part,
I
did
accept
the
request
to
sit
on
the
board
and
I
met
with
the
new
director
mr
troyer,
and
had
a
very
nice
conversation
about
the
direction
he
plans
to
move
the
bureau
in
and
how
council
can
support
him.
I
was
not
was
not
aware.
I
knew
that
member
fall
and
the
council,
a
member
of
the
board,
was
a
non-voting
member
and
I
didn't
know
if
that
was
required
somewhere.
B
A
A
D
Have
the
bylaws
sitting
on
my
desk,
which
I
would
be
more
than
happy,
because
I
I
had
this
question
as
well.
There
is
a
a
quote:
unquote
non-voting
member
from
the
commissioners
county
commissioners
as
well
as
remember
paul.
You
you
serving
that
capacity,
and
I
can
certainly
get
that
to
you,
because
I
was
curious
about
that.
Whether
the
bylaws
actually
spoke
to
either
of
those
posts
or
those
appointed
individuals
as
being
non-voting.
D
D
Just
real
quick,
I
think
now
is
a
good
time
just
to
remind
the
viewing
audience
and
anyone
new
to
city
council
who
is
not
aware
of
this
and
that
being
that
50
of
the
city's
transient
guest
tax
by
orc
goes
to
the
convention
and
visitors,
bureau
or
bureaus
if
there
were
more
than
one
and
there's
not
there's
just
one
for
the
county
city
in
the
county.
100
of
the
county's
transient
guest
tax,
100
percent
goes
to
the
convention
and
business
bureau.
H
I
just
wanted
to
note
that
there
was
a
question
in
the
chat
about
the
voting
board.
Members
of
the
bureau
and
remember,
fall.
I
don't
know
if
you
can
speak
to
that.
As
you
said,
I
don't
believe
it's
a
large
board.
So,
while
city
council
does
not
have
a
voting
position,
there
are
four
or
five,
maybe
number
five.
B
A
Okay,
thanks
for
the
question
all
right,
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
152-20.
This
is
an
ordinance
affirming
the
mayor's
execution
of
an
agreement
with
the
athens
city,
fraternal
order
of
police,
ohio,
labor
council
aimed
and
the
city
of
athens
patrol
officers
and
lieutenants
concerning
wages
and
working
conditions
and
is
introduced
by
the
finance
and
personnel
committee.
H
Thank
you,
president
eisley
I'll
go
ahead
and
read
through
the
sections
of
this
ordinance
section.
One
athens
city
council
does
hereby
affirm
the
mayor's
execution
of
an
employment
agreement
with
the
fraternal
order
of
police,
ohio,
labor
council
incorporated
in
the
city
of
athens
patrol
officers
and
lieutenants,
a
copy
of
which
is
attached
here
to
and
incorporated
herein
by
reference
the
effective
date
of
said
agreement.
H
A
H
Thank
you,
president
eisley
I'll
go
ahead
and
read
the
first
couple.
Sections
of
this
as
well,
obviously
connected
to
the
contract
previously
discussed
previously
introduced
section
one
athens,
city
council
does
hereby
affirm
the
mayor's
execution
of
an
employment
agreement
with
the
fraternal
order
of
police,
ohio,
labor,
council
and
the
city
of
athens
communications
officers,
a
copy
of
which
is
attached
here
to
and
incorporated
here
and
by
reference
section.
Two,
the
effective
date
of
said
agreement
is
january,
1st
2021
through
december
31st
2023..
A
Okay
and
any
comments
or
questions
now
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
154
20..
This
is
an
ordinance
amending
athens
city
code,
title
1,
general
provisions,
chapter
1.03
code
fees,
established
section,
5.04.08,
sewer
rates
and
declaring
an
emergency.
This
is
introduced
by
all
council
members,
but
I
believe
council
member
grace
will
be
the
person
speaking
to
this
ordinance.
Thank
you.
I
The
members
of
the
city
administration
and
president
nicely
we've
had
several
meetings
discussing
the
proposed
rate
changes
for
our
sewer
and
at
at
this
point
the
the
fact
is
that
the
the
city
has
a
high
debt
obligation
for
our
sewer
fund.
We
have,
when
you
have
an
old
city.
There
comes
with
that
some
old
infrastructure
that,
on
a
regular
basis,
needs
to
be
maintained
and
upgraded
in
order
to
adequately
meet
the
the
needs
of
a
modern
population
and
as
a
proper
sanitary
system.
I
So
we
were
operating
at
a
significant
deficit
for
that
fund
and
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
at
the
committee
meeting,
we
were
discussing
the
possibility
of
a
four
percent
sewer
rate
increase,
as
well
as
some
miscellaneous
fee
increases,
and
I
believe
city
administration
at
that
point
was
also
considering
a
three
percent
water
increase,
and
this
this,
the
sewer
increase
and
fee
increases
are
within
the
the
purview
of
council.
We
are
authorized
to
make
the
decisions
on
those
increases.
I
The
water
rate
increase
is
handled
administratively,
so
it's
but
it
it
all
goes
to
residents
on
a
single
bill
so
along
with
trash
and
recycling
and
composting.
So
but
it,
but
it's
handled
differently
in
terms
of
determining
what
the
rates
are.
So
mr
chicky
also
provided
an
estimate
of
where
this
fund
would
be
at
the
end
of
2021.
I
I
The
administration
has
said
they
will
keep
that
to
one
percent
rather
than
the
three
percent
and
so
to
to
offset,
because
the
sewer
fund
is
in
a
much
more
dire
situation
financially,
and
so
that
is
to
me,
looking
at
at
the
rates
in
in
the
ordinance
doesn't
very
doesn't
say
a
whole
lot
about
what
it
what
it
does,
but
that's
that's.
Some
of
the
background
is
that,
with
a
four
percent
increase,
we
still
had
a
48
995
deficit
for
2021.
and
again.
I
I
The
the
sewer
rates
from
524
for
residential
to
555
commercial
goes
from
592
to
628
and
industrial
from
653
to
692.,
and
then
the
breakdown
based
on
the
metered
amounts
again
is
is
a
a
six
percent
increase
so
that
that
is
where
we
are,
and
it
does
include
an
emergency
clause
to
allow
this
increase
to
go
into
effect
january
one,
but
as
we'll
we'll
get
to
in
future
ordinances.
I
have.
A
F
It
sounds
unfortunate,
but
I
agree
that
it
sounds
very
excuse
me.
I
agree
that
it
sounds
very
necessary
to
raise
thus
the
fees
for
the
sewer
fund
more
than
expected,
but
I
applaud
the
city
for
being
willing
to
lower
the
rate
increase
for
the
water,
the
drinking
water.
So
thank
you
for
balancing
things
out.
I
I
It
requires
the
city
coming
out
to
do
that
and
if
that
needs
to
happen
after
hours.
So
after
our
city,
employees
have
gone
home
and
they
would
have
to
be
called
back
in
and
paid
overtime
for
this,
then
there
will
be
a
charge
of
50
for
that
service,
and
I
believe
the
estimates
are
that
it
actually
cost
us
the
somewhere
in
the
range
of
120
to
130.
I
To
do
this,
so
it
it
makes
sense
that
that
there
would
be
a
bit
of
a
charge
to
the
consumer
for
having
the
water
shut
off
at
the
meter
after
hours.
The
other
change
is
that
for
waste
water
dischargers,
we
have
a
per
gallon
fee
for
hauled
septage
in
order
to
receive
that
into
our
city
sewer
treatment
system,
and
that
fee
is
increasing
from
five
cents
to
six
and
a
half
cents
per
gallon
of
hauled
ceptage,
but
there
are
no
other
changes
to
penalty
fees
for
residents
on
in
this
ordinance.
A
You
and
any
questions
or
comments
if
none
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
156
20..
This
is
an
ordinance
amending
athens
city
code,
title
1,
general
provisions,
chapter
1.03
code
fees
established
to
increase
the
city's
stormwater
service
charge,
section
5.04,
.08
sewer
rates
and
declaring
an
emergency
and
council
member
grace
on
behalf
of
all
council
members
again
thank.
I
B
B
It's
important
to
understand
that
stormwater
management
not
only
helps
to
keep
surface
waters
very
cleaner,
but
it
also
helps
to
save
us
money,
because
we
don't
have
these
pulses
going
through
the
sewage
process
and
stuff.
So
it's
a
very
important
thing
and
it's
just
going
to
become
more
and
more
regulated
in
the
future
because
it
does
have
such
large
environmental
impacts.
Thank
you.
H
H
H
H
Those
storm
drains
do
not
flow
to
the
the
sewage
treatment
plant,
those
go
to
the
hocking
river,
and
so
it
is
quite
crucial,
especially
in
a
flood
prone
area
like
athens,
that
we
have
a
a
storm
water
system
that
is
working
for
the
citizens.
So
these.
I
also
think,
member
grace
that
this
fee
has
not
been
raised
in
maybe
10
years,
so
it's
it
is
a
necessary
and
important
increase
in
this
base
fee.
Thank
you.
I
H
A
A
And
it
also
helps
us
then
in
calculating
what
kind
of
carry
forward
that
might
be
available
in
the
next
fiscal
year.
So
and
it's
a
very
simple
ordinance
and
all
it
does
is
says
where
anticipated
receipts
are
not
adequate
and
when
combined
with
the
carry
forward,
balance
not
sufficient
to
approve
full
appropriations
of
funds
that
it
allows.
The
auditor
to
reduce
the
year-end
appropriations.
A
A
A
J
A
A
The
second
appointment
would
be
for
patrick
doherty
to
to
fill
the
term
of
mary
able
who
is
previously
an
alternate,
and
that
term
will
end.
11-421,
there's
also
a
reappointment
of
brian
miller
to
a
three-year
term
that
would
end
11-423
and
the
appointment
reappointment
of
nick
pulcinelli
to
a
three-year
term.
That
would
also
end
11-423,
and
so,
if
I
could
have
a
motion
for
the
approval
of
those
three
appointments,
hello
by
council
member
paul
seconded
by
grace,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying.
A
G
D
A
C
A
A
D
If
I
may,
president
nicely
under
the
announcements,
another
business,
you
know
I
I
would
like
to
to
at
least
alert
individuals
who
might
be
watching
and
be
able
to
spread
the
word
that
we
do
have
a
vacancy
on
the
shade
tree.
Commission
john
catowski,
who
had
served
on
that
commission
for
a
number
of
years,
has
graciously
accepted
a
position
on
the
planning
commission
for
the
city
of
athens.
So
he
has
migrated
off
of
shade
tree
on
to
planning.
D
J
F
I
said
I
believe
it's
it's
from
12
to
4
tomorrow
at
the
fairgrounds
and
it's
free
so
and
it's
drive
through.
So
if
anybody
wants
to
see
if
they're
asymptomatic
or
if
anybody
is
experiencing
some
syndrome,
symptoms
that
they're
wondering
about-
and
I've
already
met,
two
people
who
told
me
they're
under
quarantine,
because
they've
been
near
someone
who
has
coveted
you
might
want
to
go
tomorrow
between
12
and
4..
I
A
Good
so
yeah
thank
you
for
remembering
that,
and
it's
a
yeah
with
thanks
to
the
health
department
for
all
they've,
been
doing,
because
I
know
they've
been
working
long
hours,
they
did
say
to
anticipate
they.
They
anticipate
a
strong
response
tomorrow,
so
be
prepared
that
it
might
take
a
little
while
to
work
through
the
lines.
A
D
A
Okay
thanks.
Thank
you
any
other
announcements:
okay,
seeing
none.
We
also
have
an
opportunity
for
citizens
to
speak
on
legislative
items
and
city
services
that
have
not
been
covered
on
the
agenda
so
of
our
other
attendees
from
the
general
public.
Is
there
any
other
item
that
you
might
wish
to
address
to
counsel
tonight?
You
would
have
up
to
three
minutes
if
you
would
want
to
speak.
A
Seeing
none,
I
would
accept
an
invitation
or
an
emotion
for
us
to
adjourn
so
move
through,
I'm
sorry
and
who
moved
I'm
sorry,
sam
bro
somebody
did
in
a
second,
I
was
saying:
I'm
okay,
you
almost
sounded
like
steve
for
a
moment
and
I
thought
well
maybe
okay
in
a
second
from
council
member
fall.
Thank
you.
It's
been
a
long
day.
Thank
you
all
for
your
patience
tonight
and
we
will
see
you
next
monday
night.