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Athens City Council - May 3, 2021
A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
athens
city
council,
it's
monday
may
3rd
2021
at
7,
00
pm
and
we're
tonight
we're
in
regular
session,
we'll
lead
off
with
our
agenda
item
of
establishing
the
quorum
and
all
members
of
the
council
are
present.
The
next
item
of
business
is
disposition
of
minutes.
For
the
regular
session
held
on
april
19
2021.
A
B
A
A
The
first
one
is
a
notice
stating
that
all
permits
to
sell
alcoholic
beverages
in
our
political
subdivision
expire
on
july
1.,
and
that
if
we
have
any
objection
to
any
of
these
being
renewed,
that
we
have
the
right
to
pass
a
resolution
to
forward
to
the
department
of
commerce,
and
they
urge
us
to
contact
our
law
enforcement
agency
to
make
sure
that
there
is
any
information
which
will
aid
us
in
our
decision.
If
we
would
so
decide
to
do
that.
C
Let
me
unmute
myself,
okay,
thank
you.
President
nicely
a
few
items
tonight,
the
first
of
which
I'd
like
to
share
with
council
and
our
viewing
viewing
audience
is
that
we
received
this
nice
little
plaque
for
being
a
tree
city,
usa
for
30
years
now.
I
should
also
qualify
that
we
were
30
years
last
year
and
due
to
the
pandemic,
we
did
not
receive
we
weren't
able
to
accept
this
award
we're
actually
31
years
as
a
tree
city,
usa,
city.
C
C
C
Because
of
hearing
individuals,
people
say
that
the
city
has
done
absolutely
nothing
when
it
comes
to
racial
equity
and
it
couldn't
be
any
further
from
what
is
actual.
So,
if
council
would
bear
with
me
for
a
few
moments,
I
would
like
to
read
through
not
in
all
the
detail,
but
I
want
to
kind
of
chronologically
go
through
a
sundry,
different
things
that
the
city
has
been
doing
in
our
journey
for
racial
equity.
C
C
Was
here
in
athens,
this
was
put
on
by
the
athens
all
right.
This
was
sponsored
by
the
athens
county
foundation,
ohio
university,
the
city
of
athens
and
other
agencies
that
brought
the
racial
equity
task
force
together.
Along
with,
like
I
said,
the
athens
county
foundation
and
we
went
through
essentially
two
days
of
training.
C
C
C
C
28Th
of
this
summer,
it
was
put
on
a
hiatus
because
of
the
pandemic,
and
both
chief
powers
from
ohio,
university
and
chief
pyle
here
in
the
city
felt
that
the
impact
would
be
greater
if
it
were
face-to-face,
so
that
will
be
starting
june
28th
and
it
will
run
through
august
25th
of
this
summer.
So
that
course
will
be
taking
place
for
law
enforcement
agencies.
C
In
july
of
2020,
the
ohio
university
bobcats
leads,
change
was
created,
which
is
student
athletes
at
ohio
university
after
the
murder
of
george
floyd
came
together
and
met
regularly.
I
was
invited
mid
july
to
speak
to
the
group
and
have
been
a
regular
weekly
member
of
of
bobcats
lead
change
ever
since.
C
Eight
can't
wait.
Initiative
also
started
july
of
2020,
to
where
I
brought
this
forward
to
the
police
chief,
where
it
has.
The
eight
items
are
de-escalation
use
of
force,
continuum,
ban,
choke,
holds
and
strangleholds
warning
before:
shooting
banning
shooting
at
moving
vehicles,
exhausting
all
alternatives,
duty
to
intervene
and
comprehensive
reporting
and
task.
The
chief
with
looking
at
where
are
we
in
this
eight
count
weight
initiative,
and
I
will
briefly
go
through
this
de-escalation
training.
We
will
be
in
compliance.
C
We
were
in
compliance
on
the
28th
of
april
of
this
year.
The
banning
chokeholds
and
strangleholds
we've
been
in
compliance
with
that
for
over
30
years
required
warning
before
shooting
30
plus
years
of
compliance
ban,
shooting
at
moving
vehicles
in
compliance
for
30
years
duty
to
intervene.
We've
been
in
compliance
since
june
4th
of
2020
comprehensive
reporting.
We've
been
in
compliance
since
the
1990s,
the
national
league
of
cities,
race,
equity
and
leadership.
C
Real
training
took
place
virtually
to
where
we
were
able
to
join.
That
training,
which
is
real
100,
is
normalizing
racial
equity
and
local
government.
These
sessions
provide
an
introductory
overview
for
city
leaders
and
staff
on
historic
on
the
history
of
institutional
and
structural
racism
in
america.
C
C
C
We
have
put
together
31
members
that
represent
that
joint
task
force
and
racial
equity
coalition,
along
with
city
employees,
as
we
work
to
further
look
at
ourselves
more
closely
and
I'll
get
to
that
more
details
on
that.
In
just
a
moment,
athens,
county
foundation
on
april
of
2021
had
an
art
of
hosting
racial
equity
training.
C
I
was
appointed
to
serve
on
the
national
league
of
cities,
racial
race,
equity
and
leadership
council.
As
of
february
of
2021,
the
city's
website
on
march
of
2021,
for
the
first
time
ever
became
multilingual
to
where
an
individual
can
click
on
the
language
tab
and
find
hundreds
of
different
languages.
I
should
say
hundreds
lots
of
different
languages.
I
don't
remember
the
exact
number,
but
you
can
click
on
it
and
it
will
automatically
translate
the
city's
website
into
any
language.
C
Don't
speak
english,
the
on
april
23rd
of
2021,
we
had
our
first
meeting
of
the
black
business
leaders
of
athens
county
our
charter
meeting,
which
was
a
wonderful
start
where
I
reached
out
to
black
business
owners
in
the
city
of
athens
and
had
our
inaugural
meeting
we
plan
to
have
that
quarterly.
As
we
move
forward
tomorrow
morning
at
10
a.m,
we
will
have
the
charter
meeting
of
the
athens
asian
american
pacific
islanders
group.
C
I
know
that
president
knightley
and
I
will
both
be
on
that
meeting
tomorrow
morning,
engaging
with
our
aapi
community
to
find
out.
You
know
what
we
can
be
doing
better
here
in
the
city
of
athens.
What
are
some
of
the
challenges
or
obstacles
they
face
and
what
are
some
of
the
more
serious
situations
that
they
may
have
found
themselves
in
and
find
ways
in
which
the
city
can
be
as
supportive
as
possible
of
our
aapi
community.
C
C
C
C
C
There
are
several
other
things
that
I
can
certainly
speak
to,
but
I
do
want
council
to
be
aware
and
those
who
are
watching
tonight
that
the
city
has
been.
We
haven't
been
sitting
around
sitting
on
our
hands.
We
have
been
very
actively
engaged
when
it
comes
to
dealing
with
systemic
racism
and
making
our
invite
our
immune
our
community,
as
equitable
as
we
possibly
can.
The
journey
is
going
to
be
long.
I
know
there's
individuals
that
might
be
expecting
a
report
to
be
coming
out
at
some
point
with
everything
going
on.
C
I
will
certainly
give
council
updates,
as
things
evolve,
with
the
self-assessment
and
other
tools
that
we're
going
to
be
using,
but
everyone
needs
to
bear
in
mind
that
450
years
of
systemic
racism,
it's
not
something
that
you
tackle
in
a
year
or
two
years
and
you're
done
and
your
the
mission
is
finished.
This
is
a
forever
mission
that
we're
on
this
journey
and
we'll
continue
on
this
journey
for
racial
equity
and
overcoming
systemic
racism.
C
A
A
Council
member
falls
work
with
chief
pyle
on
the
frequently
asked
questions
about
the
police.
I
think
has
been
extremely
helpful
to
have
that
on
the
website.
The
other
thing
that
I
was
not
aware
of
is
that
our
police
force
has
crisis
intervention,
training
and
that's
been
something
that's
been
in
place
in
part
because
of
the
leadership
of
chief
pyle
and
officer
valarista,
and
we've
had
that
in
place
for
something
like
30
years.
I
believe
so.
A
D
There
are
people
working
very,
very
hard
to
get
their
police
departments
to
approve
policies
that
are
more
fair,
that
the
athens
police
department
has
already
had
on
the
books
for
years.
They
were
amazed
when
I
said
that
the
athens
police
department
already
has
a
full-time
social
worker
and
a
part-time
psychologist
on
staff.
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B
A
Okay,
we
do
have
some
good
news.
I
think,
though,
that
the
administrative
fee
will
be
being
returned
eventually
to
municipalities
who
have
had
that
collected
as
part
of
the
centralized
income
tax
right
and
I'm
sure
we'll
learn
more
about
that
later
I'll
be
eager
to
hear
how
much
money
we
might
get
back.
E
A
D
This
is
the
annual
list
of
the
planned,
paving
and
repairs
projects
for
basically
for
the
warm
months
of
the
year,
and
as
always,
it
has
been
compiled
by
the
observations
and
and
good
thoughts
from
the
street
department.
Members
from
our
city
engineer
and
the
director
of
public
works
from
the
director
and
deputy
director
of
city
safety
services
and
with
mayor
patterson.
D
C
Sorry,
certainly,
we
can
certainly
post
that
to
the
city's
website
once
we
have
the
list
of
streets
that
are
within
the
budget,
and
we
can
get
that
out
there.
So
people
know
I
don't
know.
If
last
year
we
also
attached
the
timetable
to
those
we'll
work
with
the
acting
director
of
engineering
and
public
works
jessica,
nine
to
see
if
that
can
also
be
included,
but
we
can
certainly
put
that
on
the
city's
website.
A
Okay
and
we
and
we
do
have
a
tentative
list-
I
know
it's
not
been
finalized
yet,
and
we
also
will
in
a
few
weeks-
and
this
tour
is
open
to
the
public.
It
will
be
virtual
for
the
first
time,
but
we
do
have
a
city
street
tour
that
jessica,
edine
will
be
preparing
and
I'm
sure
part
of
the
information
will
be
on
the
paving,
as
well
as
other
priorities
for
the
year
okay.
D
D
The
city
was
pleased
with
the
results
of
that
pilot
and
now
we're
going
to
expand,
expand
this
program
much
more
widely
in
the
city,
so
that
there
will
be
far
more
people
who
won't
have
to
be
running
outside
in
the
rain
at
night
to
move
their
cars
at
least
not
as
quickly.
So
I,
as
I
said,
I'm
hopeful
that
that
a
lot
of
people
will
will
really
be
pleased
about
the
the
positive
impact
this
might
make
in
their
daily
life.
D
F
Yes,
thank
you
president
nicely.
I
just
would
like
to
extend
appreciation
to
former
member
pete
cotsas.
He
and
I
worked
on
this
together
to
get
this
reviewed
and
updated.
I
also
wanted
to
thank
the
west
side
resident
who
brought
this
to
our
attention
as
an
opportunity
to
to
again
revisit
as
a
pilot.
The
program
was
limited
to
certain
streets
and,
and
the
program
is
the
same
as
it
was
during
the
pilot,
but
it
lit
lifts
out
those
specific
streets.
F
And
lastly,
I
wanted
to
thank
joan
krasinski
for
who
made
this
program
possible,
she's,
the
one
who
did
a
lot
of
the
groundwork,
the
legwork
to
make
it
a
pilot
to
begin
with,
so
it's
been
a
a
once
again
a
good
story
of
community
collaboration
and
engagement
to
make
living
in
the
city
a
little
bit
more
easier
for
folks.
Thank
you.
G
A
D
This
is
another
ordinance
that
I
hope
is
going
to
make
at
least
the
vendors
of
athens,
and
hopefully
some
customers
in
athens
are
happy
as
well.
It
will
simple,
simplify
the
contract
that
the
the
vendors
who
have
food
buggies
have
to
deal
with.
There
used
to
be
two
categories
for
those
vendors,
and
now
things
are
getting
simplified.
D
There
will
only
be
one
category
and
everyone
will
say
will
pay
the
same
rate,
which
is
200
a
month
and
the
city
is
going
to
expand
the
different,
the
number
of
different
locations
where
food
buggies
can
park,
so
they
can
still
park
on
that
block
between
the
block
of
union
street
between
college
and
court
street
in
front
of
college
green.
That
will
still
be
one.
There
will
be
a
new
spot,
that's
kind
of
perpendicular
to
bentley
hall,
annex
that
will
be
on
president
street.
A
A
Once
again,
we
have
a
history
of
some
people,
some
vendors
from
the
community
who
came
forward
in
our
initial
discussions.
Former
council
member
mcgee
then
carried
on
further
discussion
council
member
crowl.
We
have
to
thank
for
move
kind
of
and
mayor
patterson
for
kind
of
moving
this
this
whole
concept
along
and
we
think
making
it
more
usable.
So
we
appreciate
everybody's
work
on
this
and
contributions.
D
H
H
I
And
so
what
I
wanted
to
say
is
that
for
many
many
years,
different
organizations
working
in
athens
have
recognized
that
there
is
a
need
in
the
city
for
more
housing
of
many
different
types.
We
know
that
we
need
more
units
that
are
built
to
be
accessible.
We
know
that
we
need
more
energy-efficient
homes.
We
need
more
homes
that
allow
their
owners
to
age
in
place.
I
I
The
first
one
is
that
when
the
developer
was
working
with
the
bank
for
financing,
the
bank
asked
for
some
definitions
of
some
of
the
terms
that
were
included
in
the
contract
with
the
city,
especially
terms
with
regard
to
the
sustainability
of
the
design
and
the
density
construction,
those
types
of
terms
they
needed
definitions
for
them.
The
second
reason
is
that,
during
the
course
of
the
pandemic,
and
also
in
response
to
some
significant
supply
issues
related
to
major
climate
events,
the
cost
of
building
materials
has
increased
dramatically.
I
300
percent
steel
is
also
more
expensive.
Rebar
costs
have
increased
about
20
percent
for
identical
homes.
Some
builders
have
seen
the
cost
of
the
lumber,
just
just
the
framing
number
for
their
construction
building,
two
identical
homes
in
2020,
the
framing
number
costs
35
000.
in
2021.
It
costs
71
000..
I
Nothing
else
about
this
agreement
that
was
approved
by
this
council
in
2020
has
changed
not
only
that,
but
the
athens
city
council,
ohio,
university,
affordable
housing
task
force
provided
recommendations
that
were
adopted
by
council
in
2017
that
called
for
utilizing
the
tif
to
increase
the
number
of
housing
units
in
the
city.
It
specifically
called
for
more
units
with
universal
design,
more
units
between
125
000
and
250
000,
and
more
units
that
incorporated
sustainability
goals.
This
project,
even
as
amended,
meets
all
of
those
objectives.
I
We
have
a
developer,
who
has
been
working
in
good
faith
with
the
city
and
believing
that
the
city
would
follow
through.
On
our
end
of
the
agreement,
I
feel
that
it
would
be
sending
a
very
poor
message
to
other
potential
developers
that
we
would
like
to
bring
to
the
city
if
they
see
that,
after
many
months
of
working
with
the
city,
the
city
wants
to
dramatically
change
the
terms
of
the
original
agreement.
I
Three
quick
additional
comments:
two
bedroom
units,
like
specifically
two
questions
that
were
raised,
two
bedroom
units
cannot
be
specified
or
designated
designated
as
universally
designed,
because
the
bedrooms
are
on
the
second
floor,
they
can
incorporate
other
elements
of
universal
design,
but
to
be
able
to
label
them
universally
designed.
They
would
have
to
have
an
elevator,
which
is
an
incredible
expense
to
add
to
a
unit.
I
To
go
back
to
something:
that's
come
up
many
different
times,
just
because
the
affordable
housing
commission
recommends
proceeding
with
a
project
does
not
automatically
mean
that
that
project
is
identified
specifically
as
affordable
housing.
It
means
that
the
affordable
housing
commission
has
very
carefully
reviewed
the
identified
housing
needs
of
the.
B
I
And
has
carefully
reviewed
the
planned
project
and
has
decided
that
this
project
helps
us
to
meet
our
housing
needs
housing
needs
that
have
been
identified
as
needs
that
the
affordable
housing
commission
is
working
to
address,
and
so
just
to
clarify
we're
not
saying
a
set
price
means
it's
affordable.
We're
saying
that
this
helps
the
housing
situation
in
the
city
and
also
other
than
the
hours
of
research,
communication
and
collaboration.
Writing
that
have
been
done
by
city
employees.
I
I
H
H
The
housing
issues
that
we
have
in
the
city
go
beyond
just
affordability,
and
so
we
have
had
recommendations
put
together
by
the
housing
plan
that
was
written,
the
comprehensive
plan
that
was
written
to
identify
these
tools
and
use
these
types
of
tools
to
develop
housing
that
is
needed
in
the
city,
in
this
case
low
maintenance,
housing,
owner-occupied,
housing,
housing.
That
is
an
area
that
already
has
housing
in
it.
H
So
there
that
it's
helping
to
infill
some
of
the
spaces
up
there,
and
it
also
has
universally
designed
aspects
and
sustainability
design
that
picks
that
takes
off
a
huge
amount
of
things
that
the
city
and
the
community
has
stated
in
the
comprehensive
plan.
So
I
just
I
would
like
to
put
that
forward
these
tools.
The
comprehen
the
tiff
is
for
residential
tif
is
very
new
tools
like
the
the
downtown
redevelopment.
H
Districts
are
new,
but
they
are
great
tools
for
us,
because
smaller
cities
can't
use
some
of
the
things
that
columbus
uses
and
stuff.
These
are
perfect
sort
of
tools
that
have
been
identified
by
multiple
players
through
comprehensive
plans
and
everything
for
us
to
go
forward
to
be
able
to
address
the
issues
that
have
been
identified
over
and
over
again.
So
I
wanted
to
put
that
before
you.
If
we
want
housing
that
is,
checks
the
boxes,
that
of
the
housing
we
need,
we
need
to
use
the
tools
that
are
available
for
us.
C
C
These
are
these,
are
owner
occupied
side
by
side
dwellings
and
to
have
for
the
two
bedrooms
that
have
bedrooms
upstairs.
You
know
we're
talking
about
an
elevator
for
every
single
unit
of
the
remaining
units
that
are
two
bedrooms,
which
is
extremely
cost
prohibitive.
The
other
thing
I
just
like
to
remember
mentioned
really
quick
is
again.
C
The
tiff
monies
is
used
to
pay
for
the
non-existing
street
sewer
water
storm.
You
know
it
is
not
money
being
used
for
the
the
actual
build
of
the
structures
themselves.
It's
for
city
utilities
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
when
they
meet
inspected
by
the
city,
meet
our
specifications
for
road
designs,
water,
sewer
and
storm,
then
the
city
will
take
receivership
of
that
street
and
we'll
be
the
one
in
the
future,
maintaining
that
particular
asset.
C
This
is
what
is
getting
in
the
way
of
any
developer
in
the
city.
At
this
point
in
time,
if
they're
faced
with
not
only
building
new
homes
but
also
having
to
somehow
build
the
street
water
sewer
storm
and
then
be
able
to
sell
the
structures
at
an
affordable
price,
that's
next
to
impossible
without
something
like
a
neighborhood.
Revitalization
tiff.
B
H
Also,
I
think
it's
also
important
to
realize
that
if
this
particular
project
doesn't
go
on,
there's
probably
not
going
to
be
much
development
in
that
area
because
of
this
infrastructure
issue,
which
is
it
takes
place
all
over.
The
other
thing
is
that
this
tiff,
unlike
the
one
that's
on
east
state
street,
this
one
is
for
10
years
and
it's
not
a
100
tif,
it's
a
30,
70
and
so
the
other
people.
H
The
other
entities
that
rely
on
monies
from
these
sort
of
of
taxes
actually
over
that
10
years
are
going
to
see
an
increase
in
both
the
the
worth
of
the
land
and
worth
of
the
houses
which
goes
directly
into
the
school
district
and
to
the
county,
and
that
is
also
a
very
important
thing,
because
right
now,
they're
really
not
getting
anything.
So
it's
for
them.
It's
it's
a
win
because
it
increases
their
their
tax
receipts.
So
other.
J
H
I
Just
to
specify
that
240
000
is
identified
as
the
maximum
base
price
for
the
unit,
and
that
is
so
a
particular
home
buyer
could
specify
that
they
want
hardwood
throughout
rather
than
carpet
or
they
want
granite
countertops,
for
instance,
and
that
could
increase
the
base
price.
But
the
maximum
base
price
of
the
units
is
in
the
contract
is
240
000.
J
So
that
would
mean
a
three
bedroom
is
240
000?
Okay,
second
question
with
the
three
percent
escalator
clause
in
the
in
the
document
and
realizing
that
the
builder
can
only
build
so
many
houses
a
year
in
2025
that
240
000
dollar
unit
will
now
be
270
000.
Now
we're
outside
the
range
of
the
125
to
250,
affordable
housing
limit.
J
H
H
Now
one
thing
that
we
need
to
understand
about
the
numbers
that
were
that
are
in
the
affordability,
housing
plan
that
city
council
adopted,
and
that
was
a
number
of
years
ago,
city
council
adopted
it
after
it
was
written
and
went
through
all
the
other
processes,
which
was
also
a
couple
years.
So
those
identified
price
points
between
you
know
in
that
plan
are
not
updated
for
inflation
or
anything.
H
J
I
Yes,
I
in
doing
research
on
that
specific
issue.
I
found
that
just
between
2012
and
2019,
the
cost
of
new
building
increased
three
and
a
half
to
five
and
a
half
percent
every
year,
and
so
and
that
it
has
been
significantly
higher
since
then,
and
even
before
the
pandemic
lumber
went
up
30
between
17
and
18..
I
J
H
Calif
the
most
updated
blueprints
and
such
I
think
that
one
is
it's
just
like
the
base
price
on
a
case-by-case
situation.
People
may
be
because
of
of
how
this
building
is
situated
and
stuff.
They
may
want
an
elevator,
and
that
would
add
to
the
base
price,
so
each
individual
direction
is
going
to
be
more
of
a
case
by
case
of
whether
it's
going
to
be
perfectly
solar,
ready
or
somewhat
solar
ready.
H
J
I
One
aspect
of
the
solar
ready.
Sorry,
mr
mayor,
is
that
it
the
the
the
wiring
and
the
junction
box
everything
is
in
place,
so
whether
a
person
is
able
to
put
a
solar
array
on
their
roof
or
perhaps
located
in
their
yard
or
work
out
details
of
where
it
would
best
be
located
in
order
to
get
the
necessary
amount
of
sun
to
make
it
work.
The
building
is
constructed
in
such
a
way
with
the
junction
and
the
wiring
in
place
to
connect
it,
and
that
would
also
apply.
I
H
And
it's
important
to
look
at
the
whole
project
too,
because
the
you
know,
sustainability
is
also
from
all
the
resource
uses
that
are
being
put
into
it
and
and
coming
out
of
the
other
side
when
people
are
using
their
water
and
everything.
And
so
I
think
that
the
developer
has
gone
and
understands
the
idea.
That's
that
athens
is
a
develop,
is
wants
to
develop
sustainably
because
that's
a
real,
that's
a
goal.
H
C
I
was
just
going
to
share
you
know
there
are
national
guidelines
for
having
a
solar
ready
home,
and
if
you
read
through
these
under
those
guidelines,
you
will
find
things
like
avoid
shade
from
trees
with
check
with
the
city
zoning.
We
have
done
a
great
job
under
soul,
smart
to
make
sure
that
we
are
are
untying.
The
hands
of
our
residents,
who
want
to
put
solar
on
their
roofs
on
the
roof
of
their
home,
determines
whether
future
solo
arrays
may
be
placed
these
homes.
C
The
types
of
roof
installed
can
greatly
affect
the
cost
of
the
of
installing
solar
layer
later
so
if
it
means
putting
extra
roof
sheeting
up
there
before
they
shingle
the
roof,
then
that's
what
will
be
done,
but
I
think
the
most
important
point
is
what
councilmember
grace
brought
up
is
that
each
of
these
units
are
basically
going
to
be
embellicle
ready
to
be
able
to
adapt
to
a
solar
system.
You
know
to
where
an
individual
if
their
roof
doesn't
align
just
right,
it's
it's
possible
that
they
could
have
a
smaller
array
unit.
C
A
A
Thank
you.
Yes,
thank
you.
Ordinance
4321
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
compensation
for
the
recently
promoted
arts
parks
and
recreation
program
operations
manager
at
a
rate
in
accordance
with
ordinance
1420.
The
non-union
personnel
fringe
benefits
package,
section
22
promotion.
This
is
introduced
by
council
member
crowl.
A
G
I
A
H
I
I
think
it's
important
to
identify
that
paying
our
employees.
You
know
competitive
voyages
that
show
equity
for
for
knowledge,
gender
and
anything
else,
is
super
important
and
you
know
we
we
want
our
employees
to
be
able,
to.
You
know,
have
a
life
that's
worth
living,
because
a
happy
employee
is
much
better
at
doing
their
job.
So
thank
you
for
bringing
this
forward.
A
A
G
and
just
to
remind
council
about
discussing
this
at
committee
and
that
first
reading,
once
again
we
have
a
terrific
interim
city,
engineer,
who's,
doing
many
jobs
for
us
and
doing
a
great
job,
and
she
it
was
intended
that
she
received
this
pay,
but
because
of
of
the
way
that
the
interim
position
worked
in
relation
to
her
previous
position
of
assistant
city
engineer,
which
she
still
is,
she
didn't
get
the
pay
raise,
and
so
this
is
retroactive
to
make
sure
that
she
is
getting
paid.
What
she
deserves
remember
cloudfelder,.
D
I
Percentage
of
the
overall
overall
lost
employment
in
this
country
during
the
pandemic.
So
I
just
though
I
was
light-hearted
in
jovial,
I
I
do
want
to
recognize
the
seriousness
of
the
topic
and
and
the
importance
of
of
recognizing
our
our
truly
highly
qualified
women
working
for
the
city
and
and
ensure
that
we
are
are
paying
them
just
equitable
wages.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
We
now
have
ordinances
for
second
reading,
one
of
which
I
think
needs
to
be
suspended.
Tonight
I've
been
told,
and
that's
our
first
one
ordinance
41
21,
an
ordinance
closing
west
mulberry
street
between
richland
and
court
street
in
the
sidewalk
in
front
of
the
courthouse
from
7
a.m,
to
6
p.m.
On
sunday
may
16
2021,
with
the
rain
dated,
may
17
2021
for
the
appalachian
law
enforcement
initiative
project
and
declaring
an
emergency
and
is
introduced
by
council
member
grace.
I
A
A
C
I
I
I
think
this
this
type
of
program
development-
that's
a
virtual
reality.
Training
could
really
really
change
a
lot
in
training
of
our
law
enforcement
officers,
and
I
I
commend
the
the
appalachian
law
enforcement
committee
and
the
grid
lab
for,
for
their
collaboration
and
working
to
branas.
Bring
this
together.
I
A
Ordinance.
46
21
is
an
ordinance
mending
athens
city
code,
title
37,
landscaping,
regulations
and
is
introduced
by
council
member
fall
and
if
no
questions
or
comments
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
47
47-21,
it's
an
ordinance
amending
athens
city
code,
title
13,
general
offenses,
chapter
13.07,
miscellaneous
offenses
to
add
section,
13.07.06.1
litter
and
demand
section,
30,
13.07.07,
citation
introduced
by
councilmember
fall.
A
If
no
comments
or
questions
the
next
ordinance
is
48
21.
This
is
an
ordinance
amending
athens
city
code,
title
9,
general
regulations,
chapter
9.10,
1-0,
cutting
weeds
introduced
by
council
member
fall
with
no
comments
or
questions.
The
next
one
is
ordinance:
49
21,
an
ordinance
amending
athens
city
code,
title
1,
general
provisions
to
include
the
landscaping
permit
fees.
This
is
introduced
by
council
member
fall.
A
A
A
I
I
Telemetry
improvements,
project,
339
and
section
2
that
the
2021
appropriation
ordinance
140
20,
is
hereby
amended
by
appropriating
from
the
unappropriated
balance.
The
sum
of
five
hundred
forty
thousand
dollars
to
sewer
plant
fund
750.637,
tc
500
and
increasing
the
total
appropriations
by
set
amount
and
the
service
safety
director
is
hereby
authorized
to
expend
up
to
540
000
from
the
sewer
plant
fund
for
said,
purchase.
G
Thank
you,
president
nicely.
As
discussed
last
week
at
committee,
we
have
five
separate
appropriations
to
amend
our
appropriation
ordinance
and
then
two
related
transfers
I'll
go
ahead
and
read
through
sections
one
and
two
of
this
ordinance
section,
one.
The
2021
appropriation
ordinance
140-20
is
hereby
amended
by
appropriating
from
the
unappropriated
balance
the
following
sums:
eleven
thousand
dollars
to
athens,
enhancement,
fund,
250
transaction
code,
three
hundred,
and
that
includes
one
thousand
dollars
for
a
micro
grants
program
and
ten
thousand
dollars
for
the
arts
outside
the
box
program.
G
Excuse
me:
thirty:
five
thousand
dollars
to
storm
water
fund,
755.637
transaction
code,
100
for
environmental
coordinator
and
9
000
to
stormwater
fund
755
transaction
codes
200
to
300,
and
that
includes
four
thousand
dollars
to
continue
the
af
soil
and
water
conservation,
district's
public
education
and
outreach,
which
is
required
by
our
the
city's
ms4
permit
and
five
thousand
dollars
for
supplies
and
postage
and
increasing
the
total
appropriations
by
said
amounts
section.
Two.
G
A
G
Thank
you,
president
eisley,
the
environmental
coordinator
and
the
previous
ordinance.
This
is
to
correct
our
staffing
ordinance
regarding
the
funds
from
which
the
money
is
coming
for
that
position's,
payroll,
so
section
one
reads:
the
2021
staffing
levels
authorized
by
ordinance
14120
are
hereby
amended
to
read
as
follows:
740.637
water
will
have
a
0.25
percent
for
the
environmental
coordinator.
A
H
H
A
D
Let
me
unmute
here:
yes,
we
discussed
this
last
week
in
committee.
This
is
the
first
of
three
grant
proposals
that
the
acting
city
engineer
and
director
of
public
works
is
preparing
to
submit
this
transportation.
Improvement.
District
grant
is
the
one
for
which,
if
approved,
they
would
get
a
maximum
of
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
that
they
plan
to
use
to
offset
the
total
construction
costs
of
the
stimson
avenue
construction
project.
D
A
Okay,
thank
you
and
if
no
other
questions
or
comments
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
59
21.
This
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
mayor
to
submit
an
application
and
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
ohio
department
of
transportation
for
small
city
program
funds
for
program
year
2021
and
declaring
an
emergency
and
introduced
by
councilmember
claude
felter.
D
Thank
you,
president
nicely.
We
discussed
this
one
last
week
as
well.
This
is
the
small
cities.
Grant
is
the
one
that
could
potentially
be
really
quite
lucrative
in
the
past.
The
city
has
gotten
up
to
seven
digit
amounts
of
funding
for
this
one,
and
it's
also
the
one
that
I
said,
the
city
acting
city
engineer
and
the
director
of
city
and
safety
services
and
the
deputy
director
of
city
safety
services
are
still
deciding
exactly
what
they're
going
to
apply
for
for
this
this
year.
D
A
Thank
you
and
if
no
comments
or
questions
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
60
21,
this
is
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
mayor
to
submit
an
application
to
participate
in
the
state,
capital,
improvement
and
or
local
transportation
improvement
programs
for
issue.
1
funds
to
execute
contracts
is
required
and
introduced
by
council
member
cloud
filter.
D
This
is
the
third
of
the
grant
proposals
we
discussed
last
week
in
committee.
This
is
the
one
offered
by
the
ohio
public
works,
grant
application
program
that
would
award
up
to
four
hundred
thousand
dollars.
If,
if
we
are
able
to
get
it,
this
one
is
intended
they.
This
is
the
one
that
they
applied
for
last
year,
as
well.
With
the
same
goal.
D
Both
years
they've
been
hoping
to
get
this
money
to
make
improvements
to
lighting
safety
and
infrastructure
on
the
west
side
of
athens,
where
a
lot
of
us
agree
that
better
lighting
in
particular
is
needed
to
improve
the
safety,
and
they
would
make
other
improvements
as
well.
So
it's
a
very
competitive
program.
D
This
is
one
that
is
kind
of
tough
to
get,
but
the
acting
city,
engineer
and
others
have
really
looked
strategically
at
last
year's
application
and
believe
they
have
found
several
areas
in
which
they
can
make
improvements
in
hopes
of
having
a
stronger
application
this
year.
So
the
deadline
for
this
one
is
in
september,
so
we
will
be
taking
this
at
the
normal
pace
of
city
council
approvals.
D
H
Fall,
I
think
that
this
shows
why
she
should
get
all
the
money
that
is
coming
to
her
for
her
work.
These
grants
are
long
and
very
detailed.
The
management
of
the
money
that
comes
in
is
also
very
detailed,
and
the
city
does
a
great
job
on
getting
grants.
We
are
very
successful
and
and
pay
for
more
than
what
we
we
put
out.
So
thank
you.
D
A
A
197
was
for
employer
withholding
and
liability
for
the
employee
to
be
taxable
for
the
city
where
the
principal
place
of
work
is
located,
and
that
is
what
is
at
jeopardy
that
we
might
lose
potentially
the
the
income
tax
revenues.
If
this
senate
bill
157
would
be
approved
now
there
was
an
update
that
council
member
crowl
made
us
aware
of
and
law
director
elias
and
that
there
was
a
ruling
by
a
franklin
county
judge
last
week
that
dismissed
a
lawsuit.
A
That
said
that
the
that
this
was
un,
that
it
was
unconstitutional
and
that
cities
could
keep
collecting
their
municipal
income
tax,
but
nevertheless
we
have
this
house
bill
157,
and
I
believe
that
it's
something
that
the
mayor's
association
and
the
ohio
municipal
associate
ohio
municipal
league
are
encouraging
municipalities
to
let
the
legislature
know.
So,
that's
the
purpose
of
our
our
resolution
tonight.
A
B
A
G
Thank
you,
president
isaac.
Yes,
I'm
very
pleased
to
announce
that
the
society
has
accepted
the
application
from
the
city
of
athens,
ohio
to
become
a
b
city,
usa,
the
environment
and
sustainability
commission,
as
previously
previously
discussed
at
council,
has
been
working
with
the
city
administration
and
particularly
the
mayor's
office,
to
apply
for
this.
G
I'm
also
happy
to
announce
that
the
environment
and
sustainability
commission
worked
with
ohio
university
to
have
ohio
university,
apply
for
b
campus
usa
status
at
the
same
time,
and
they
have
also
received
that
designation.
So
we
can
say
that
there
are
no
borders
today,
bees
from
the
city
of
athens
to
ohio
university
come
one,
come
all
pollinators
and
enjoy
our
local
community.
The
city
of
amesville
is
also
a
b
city
usa.
G
G
Poor
nutrition,
pesticides,
including
insecticides,
fungicides
and
herbicides
parasite
diseases
and
climate
change,
and
whereas
pollinator-friendly
communities
can
benefit
local
and
regional
economies
through
healthier
ecosystems,
increased
vegetable
and
fruit,
crop
yields
and
increased
demand
for
pollinator-friendly
plant
materials
from
local
growers
and
whereas
the
city
of
athens,
ohio,
should
be
certified.
Obesity,
usa,
community,
because
the
athens
sustainability
action
plan
includes
a
commitment
to
biodiversity
conservation
quote
by
building
a
better
understanding
of
our
local
biodiversity
and
the
threats
to
it,
and
by
acting
to
alleviate
those
threats
and
educating
and
inspiring
local
residents.
G
To
be
a
part
of
these
solutions,
we
can
do
our
part
to
slow
the
biodiversity
crisis
while
simultaneously
making
athens
a
better
place
to
live.
The
city
of
athens
commits
to
being
a
good
steward
of
our
rich
natural
heritage,
making
sure
that
healthy
habitats
are
preserved,
developed
and
restored
for
the
benefit
of
native
flora,
fauna,
current
residents
and
future
generations.
G
The
biodiversity
conservation
commitment
includes
an
outline
of
city
of
athens.
Priorities
for
biodiversity
conservation
describes
the
current
status
of
each
priority
and
outlines
further
actions,
including
where
practical
goals
and
indicators
so
be
it
resolved
by
the
council
of
the
city
of
athens,
ohio
section
one.
The
city
of
athens,
chooses
to
support
and
encourage
healthy,
pollinator
habitat
creation
and
enhancement
as
follows.
G
One
athens,
arts
parks
and
recreation
department
is
hereby
designated
as
the
b
city
usa
sponsor
two.
The
director
of
arts,
parks
and
recreation
is
designated
as
the
b
city
usa
liaison
three
facilitation
of
the
athens
b
city
usa
program
is
assigned
to
the
environment
and
sustainability,
commission
and
number
four.
The
environment
and
sustainability
commission
is
authorized
to
and
shall
a
celebrate,
so
we're
definitely
going
to
hold
some
educational
events
to
celebrate
our
pollinators,
publicity
and
information.
G
H
I
just
say:
yay,
that's
awesome
with
the
with
b
city.
I
really
appreciate
going
forward
with
this
and
and
going
forward
with
reducing
the
amount
of
of
mowing
and
everything
that
the
city
administration
will
be
able
to
do
to
fulfill
this
important
thing
that
fulfills
the
b
city,
but
also
when
we
look
at
other
climate
change,
resilience
things
that
we've
pushed
forward.
It's
super
important,
so
thank
you
and
thank
you
to
the
the
commission.
D
D
Perhaps
it
would
be
beneficial
for
the
city
or
city
council
or
the
environmental
and
sustainability
commission.
I
don't
quite
know
who
should
do
it
to
create
kind
of
a
list
of
all
the
different
sustainability
initiatives
and
and
policies
that
the
city
of
athens
has
and
put
it
on
a
city
website
somewhere.
I
think
that
kind
of
information
could
be
really
appealing
to
potential
ohio,
ohio,
university
students,
because
younger
people
are
really
interested
in
what's
going
on
environmentally
these
days,
especially
with
the
climate.
D
I
think
it
could
be
appealing
to
people
who
are
looking
to
work
remotely
somewhere
and
are
just
looking
for
a
place
with
a
high
quality
of
life
that
athens
could
really
benefit
from
having
more
of,
and
I
just
think
there
are
a
lot
of
residents
of
athens
who
would
feel
proud
and
happy
if
they
could
read
a
whole
list
of
all
the
green
initiatives
that
the
unit
that
the
community
has
and
all
the
green
policies
that
we're
already
that
we're
already
using.
So
just
a
suggestion.
D
A
A
H
E
A
G
Yeah,
thank
you,
president
eisley,
and
just
to
clarify
megan
westervelt
will
be
a
new
member
of
the
environment
and
sustainability
commission.
She
will
be
the
student
member
for
the
next
year.
Megan
is
a
master's
student
at
ohio
university
and
she
will
be
replacing
abby
rajam,
who
did
a
terrific
job
on
the
commission
and
we
will
miss
her,
but
we're
looking
forward
to
milk,
welcoming
megan
and
reappointing
elaine
and
the
other
megan.
So
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to
accept
all
three
of
these
for
the
environment
and
sustainability.
Commission.
Second.
H
D
And
if
I
may
say
so,
I
would
like
to
say
that
I
think
that
megan
westerville
is
an
outstanding
choice
to
be
on
this
commission
megan
had
a
fulbright
to
ecuador
and
was
working
in
really
environmentally
sensitive
habitats,
working
on
projects
related
to
indigenous
rights
and
those
were
largely
related
to
the
environmental
issues
they
were
facing
from
oil
companies
and
stuff.
So
megan
knows
a
great
deal
about
climate
change
and
environmental
issues.
So
I'm
delighted
to
to
help
approve
her
to
this
commission.
A
D
I
am
delighted
to
recommend
the
reappointment
of
shauna
switzer
shanna
is
a
very
active
member
of
the
arts
parks
and
recreation
commission.
She
has
suggested
initiatives
that
the
commission
had
never
done
before,
including
a
development
committee,
and
she
is
the
first
to
stand
up
for
people
who
play
soccer,
both
children
and
adults
and
she's
just
a
very
active
and
involved
member
of
the
commission,
and
I
I
very
much
hope
everyone
will
reappoint
shauna
to
the
arts,
parks
and
recs
committee.
I
A
It's
an
incredible
amount
of
volunteer
work
and
we
we
do
appreciate
all
the
good
ideas
and
initiatives
that
come
forward,
because
of
that
we
now
oh
and
we
will
be
having
a
committee
meeting
next
week.
So
committee
chairs,
if
you
could
make
sure
and
administration
that
if
you
have
any
items
that
need
to
come
forward,
our
hard-working
clerk
of
counsel,
debbie
walker,
if
you
can
get
those
items
to
her
by
wednesday,
it'd
be
greatly
appreciated.
It
makes
life
a
little
more
seen
for
her.
A
Then
we
always
have
at
the
end
of
our
meetings,
these
public
meetings,
the
opportunity
or
on
regular
business
meeting
nights.
We
have
the
opportunity
for
citizens
to
speak
on
legislative
items
and
city
services
not
covered
on
the
agenda
so
of
our
two
attendees.
You
have
an
opportunity
to
speak.
If
you
would
like
to
for
three
minutes-
and
I
don't
see
hands
raised
so
I
will
assume,
then
that
we
can
move
towards
motion
to
adjourn.
B
A
C
C
I
believe
it's
three
additional
testing
sites
throughout
the
city,
where
we
can
better
isolate
where
there
might
be
increases
in
coronavirus
within
our
neighborhood.
So
this
was
great.
It
was
great
news
we
just
received.
I
received
the
letter
to
be
signed
this
morning
from
the
development
services
agency
dsa,
so
this
will
be
good
news.