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Athens City Council - September 7, 2021
B
B
You
know
rare.
That
would
be
at
that
at
that
level,
the
committee
or
the
group
that
that
that
did
the
hiring
or
did
the
the
the
seeking
or
the
interviews
ultimately
were
myself
chief
pyle,
who
served
as
the
previous
service
aid
director
during
my
absence
and
then
served
as
the
interim
arts
parks
and
rec
director
and
ron
lucas,
the
hr
director,
and
then
the
mayor
made
his
own
interview
and
ultimately
it
was
his
selection.
B
A
B
B
B
You
know
we
appreciate
all
the
hard
work
that
the
wreck
advisory
board
does.
However,
in
in
instances
of
of
departments,
you
know
the
mayor
takes
full
responsibility
for
running
the
city,
and
you
know
it's
his
he's,
the
one
that
has
to
take
the
blame
when
somebody
fails,
and
so,
if
that's
the
case,
he's
also
going
to
take
the
responsibility
of
hiring
and
selection
and
then
and
then
he
understands
that
that's
that's,
that
kind
of
comes
with
the
job,
but
this
is
something
that
he
feels
very
strongly
about.
E
B
B
B
E
A
D
B
We
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
there
was
a
ordinance
pass
to
accept
except
grant
money
and
it's
for
specific
equipment,
and
I
don't
have
it
right
at
the
tips
of
my
fingertips
right
now
as
to
what
that
equipment
was.
However,
in
order
for
the
chief
to
expend
the
money,
it's
got
to
be
appropriated,
so
you
passed
an
ordinance
to
accept
it,
but
we
didn't
at
the
same
time
ask
for
you
to
appropriate
it
so
that
he
can
expend
it
on
the
equipment.
D
D
B
D
D
As
we
know,
the
arts,
parts
and
recreation
department
has
suffered
greatly
during
the
pandemic
and
we
have
been
doing
what
we
can,
but
certainly
their
payroll
is
something
I
feel
we
definitely
need
to
make
sure
they
have
the
money
to
pay
their
employees,
councilman
or
committee
members.
Any
questions
members
medley.
A
B
We're
not
doing
too
badly.
We
were
very,
very
tight
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
on
how
we
appropriated
into
the
rec
fund
tc-100
lines.
You
know
with
the
pandemic
at
the
end
of
last
year.
You
know
we
really
made
a
point
to
cut
going
into
the
2021
budget
in
the
tc
100
lines,
which
are
the
payroll,
the
payroll
lines
for
that
particular
fund.
Just
because
of
the
concern-
and
so
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
you
know
we
we
shot
a
little
low.
B
I
guess
on
that
being
conservative
in
appropriations,
and-
and
so
you
know,
given
that
they've
been
able
to
operate
programs
through
the
summer
they're
doing
programs
into
the
fall
there
that
that
we've
got.
You
know
a
couple
hires
a
couple
positions
field
field.
We
think
we'll
we'll
need
this
appropriation
in
order
to
make
make
payroll
there.
But
I
I
think
you
know
we're
not
doing
too
bad
with
revenue
compared
to
where
we
thought
we
would
be.
I
can
get
specifics
and
I
I
will
provide
that
for
you.
A
B
B
So
there's
less
income
tax
subsidization
going
into
the
community
center
fund,
which
is
fund
271
and
more
revenue
from
the
various
programs
along
the
way.
And
the
idea
was
you
know,
20
years
ago,
when
we
built
the
community
center,
that
we
were
going
to
program
it
through
a
variety
of
things
happening
in
there.
And
then
we
would
recover
at
least
some
of
the
costs
associated
with
providing
those
additional
services
through
program
fees,
memberships
and
and
such.
A
D
D
As
you
are
probably
aware,
the
city
administration
has
been
focusing
on
the
armory's
envelope,
the
actual
building
envelope
and
trying
to
make
sure
that
that
building
stays
dry
and
and
and
able
to
make
it
until
the
time
we
can
put
in
the
necessary
dollars
to
really
bring
it
back
to
life.
So
part
of
that
building
envelope
are,
of
course,
its
windows
and
the
city
administration
would
like
this
thousand
five
hundred
dollars,
which
is
available
in
the
capital
fund
580
to
do
that.
Windows
replacement.
D
The
cap
fund
right
now
is
has
about
seventy
five
thousand
dollars
in
it.
So
this
is
recommending
using
forty
nine
thousand
five
hundred
for
it.
The
windows
will
also
help
keep
it
more
warm
over
the
winter.
The
armory
does
not
currently
have
an
hvac
system,
so
there's
a
heater
in
there
to
try
to
keep
the
pipes
from
freezing,
but
anyway
we
can
make
that
envelope.
B
Yeah,
I
I
I
know
everybody
here
knows
that
the
entire
council
knows
the
it's
been
a
goal
of
the
mayors
for
a
long
time
to
try
to
get
the
armory
back
into
a
beneficial
use.
To
the
you
know,
citizenry
of
the
city,
and-
and
you
know
there
are-
I
don't
call
low
hanging
fruit,
but
there
are
some
critical
things
that
are
necessary
to
keep
a
building
from
falling
completely
into
disrepair
and
and
a
roof
is
one
of
them.
Tuck
pointing
is
another
one,
and
we've
done
both
of
those
things
over
the
years.
B
A
D
I
was
just
curious.
Thank
you
any
questions
from
other
council
members
on
this
item.
Okay,
thank
you.
Moving
on
to
the
next
line
item,
which
is
to
appropriate
500
000
to
our
medical
fund,
the
professional
services
line,
and
this
is
for
medical
claims,
but
mr
stone,
I
don't
have
any
other
information
besides
that.
B
The
city
is
self-insured,
and
so
we,
you
know
the
way
that
we
administer
our
health
care
in
the
city
is
that
we
have
a
third
party
administrator
who
functions
like
an
insurance
company
but
and
they
process
claims
as
if
they
were
insurance
company,
but
instead
of
us,
then
going
and
paying
premiums
to
an
insurance
company
for
them
to
pay
the
claims.
We
just
pay
the
claims
ourselves
and
it's
a
it's
a
model
that
has
has
benefited
the
city
and
kept
costs
down
over
the
years.
B
You
know
usually
a
portion
of
the
way
through
the
year,
all
the
money
hasn't
been
appropriated
to
to
pay
those
claims
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
year,
and
so
so
we
are
just
requesting
an
increase
in
order
to
pay
some
some
years.
You
have
you
do
real
well
and
you
don't
you
don't
pay
as
many
claims
and
then
other
years
you
don't
you
don't
do
as
well,
and
we
keep
a
you
know
fairly
significant
balance.
B
F
D
B
The
community
center
has
not
recovered
as
much
cost
as
we
historically
have,
and
so
we're
moving
money.
That's
that's
been
remitted
into
that.
Hang
on
this,
I'm
sorry,
it's
not
the
rec
fund.
It's
the
art
sparks
and
wreck
income
tax
fund,
which
I
believe
it
doesn't
help
me
that
I
don't
have
the
numbers
on
here.
This
is
g23
or
273.
Isn't
it
yeah
yeah?
So
this
is
the.
This
is
the
the
levy
that
passed
recently.
B
D
Just
to
sort
of
double
down
on
comments
made
earlier
by,
I
believe,
members
medley
and
members
ziff.
You
know
I
look
forward
to
our
arts
parks
and
recreation
department
being
solvent
and
having
a
lot
of
support
and
whoever
the
new
director
is
coming
in
supporting
them
from
a
budgetary
standpoint
and
making
sure
they
have
the
support
they
need
to
understand.
D
Many
of
these
issues
that
we've
been
having
for
the
past
18
months
will
be
really
important,
I
think,
to
to
move
forward
with
a
successful
department-
and
that
includes
obviously
arts,
west
and
the
community
center
and
every
piece
of
our
arts,
parks
and
recreation.
So
I
hope
the
city
administration
and
can
provide
that
you
know
support
and
background
so
that
we
can
hopefully
move
forward
not
talking
about
arts
parks
and
recreation
at
every
council.
B
Trust
me:
I
wanted
to
work
and
just
work,
and
you
not
even
have
to
think
about
it.
You
budge
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
and
then
and
then
it
runs
and
everybody's
happy
and
they
go.
You
know,
sign
up
for
basketball
and
and
and
zumba
or
whatever
they're
gonna
sign
up
for,
and
we
don't
have
to
talk
about
it
anymore.
This
has
been
a
rough.
A
rough
period
on
that
department
in
particular.
Simply
because
so
much
is,
is
a
function
of
of
users.
A
Member
crowd
and
that's
what
what
where
the
question
about
experience
came
from.
Clearly,
no
one
can
prepare
for
how
to
manage
a
department
through
a
pandemic.
No
one
has
had
this
experience
before.
However,
having
some
experience
running
a
department
in
under
normal
circumstances
certainly
would
help,
but
there's
a
certain
amount
of
trust.
A
That's
going
to
have
to
come
from
administration
that
there
is
a
belief
that
this
particular
person
has
adequate
experience
to
come
in
with
the
understanding
how
to
under
how
to
run
a
department
under
normal
circumstances
and
also
how
to
recover
through
a
pandemic
with
the
adequate
support
from
the
administration.
So
just
to
provide
a
little
bit
of
context
of
why.
I
asked
that
question.
E
D
Okay,
so
the
next
line
on
our
any
other
questions
from
other
council
members.
Thank
you
going
on
our
the
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
the
transfer
to
the
community
center
fund,
which
we
just
discussed
from
the
income
tax
fund
273
to
the
community
center
fund
of
271
in
the
amount
of
50
000.
So
this
is
an
appropriation
and
a
transfer
any
questions
on
that.
D
B
You
know
the
water
treatment
plant
project
was
a
fairly
substantial
project
that
we
wrapped
up
here
over
the
last
couple
years
and
and
there's
it
generated
debt
just
like
you
always
do
with
large
water
and
wastewater
projects
for
the
sewer
revenue
that
comes
into
the
city.
There's
a
mix
to
where
a
certain
percentage
of
the
sewer
revenue
that
people
pay
on
their
sewer
bills
goes
into
the
sewer
debt
fund
from
the
beginning
on
the
water
side.
We
don't
do
that
on
the
water
side,
it
all
goes
into
the
water
fund.
B
D
It's
a
matter
of
bookkeeping
committee.
Any
questions
other
council
members.
Thank
you
moving
on
is
the
agenda
item
to
decrease
the
general
fund
fire
by
30
thousand
dollars,
and
this
is
to
replace
fire
helmets
and
the
amount
of
seventeen
thousand
dollars,
as
well
as
to
purchase
new
pagers
in
the
amount
of
thirteen
thousand
dollars
for
a
grand
total
of
thirty
thousand
dollars.
B
So
we're
requesting
to
move
some
of
that
money
into
the
supplies
lines
for
these
helmets
and
into
the
capital
line.
Now
the
one
thing
that
I
I
do
want
to
make
a
modification
on
is
we're
requesting.
It
notes
here
that
for
thirty
thousand
dollars
a
decrease
to
the
to
the
tc
one,
hundreds
I'd
actually
like
to
request
sixty
thousand
dollars,
and
then
I'd
like
to
put
43
into
the
cap
lines
rather
than
the
13..
B
The
reason
for
that
is
we're
going
to
get
into
the
the
conceptual
design
before
too
awfully
long
on
the
you
know
on
the
on
a
new
headquarters
building,
and
so
I'm
gonna
need
some
money
to
be
able
to
hire
an
architecture
firm
to
begin
that
capsule
conceptual
design
and
and
and
preliminary
engineering
work,
and
so
we'd
like
to
like
I
like
to
when
that
appropriation
goes
through
at
the
next
at
the
next
meeting.
To
have
it
have
that
be.
B
B
A
B
We've
got
to
start
conceptual
design,
buy
a
new
building,
obviously
we'll
have
to
build
a
new
building,
but,
as
everyone
is
fairly
familiar,
the
the
existing
fire
station
headquarters
is
is
at
its
at
its
end.
You
know
we're
having
to
do
some
fairly
yet
again
having
to
do
some
fairly
significant
repairs
to
it,
and
so
it
really
it
it
can't
last
that
much
longer,
and
so
we
really
need
to
begin
the
process
of
of
design
for
a
new
conceptual
design
for
new
a
new
headquarters.
B
A
request
for
qualifications
for
architectural
services,
which
is
different
than
a
bid
under
under
ohio
law.
We
have
to
select
design
professionals
through
a
qualifications
based
selection
system,
as
opposed
to
low
bidder.
So
for
for
construction,
you
got
to
do
low
bidder,
I
mean
that's,
that's
the
rules,
but
for
design
services.
It's
best
qualified,
and
so
we
did
put
out
today
to
have
architectural
firms,
provide
qualification
statements
to
the
city.
D
B
G
F
B
Right
so
so
firefighter
hires,
it's
like
police
hires
are
an
extremely
detailed
vetted
process.
We've
gone
through
in
this
last
round
of
effort.
Here,
we've
gone
through
the
testing
for
the
written
tests.
We've
gone
through
the
physical
testing
that
happened
on
the
weekend
of
the
28th,
and
then
I
think
the
next
step
is
background,
checks
that
go
through
for
all
fire
and
police
personnel
and
then
we'll
we'll
get
down
to
the
you
know
pare
down
the
list
to
be
able
to
go
ahead
and
offer.
But
it's
an
extremely
kind
of
detailed
process.
B
E
D
You
and
just
to
to
follow
up
on
your
point
member
eisner
and,
to
you
know,
laud
our
firefighters
that
are
in
uniform,
while
the
the
house
in
question
was
a
total
loss.
I
believe
the
neighboring
houses
maybe
suffered
some
damage,
but
we're
not
totaled
in
the
same
way
that
the
the
house
in
question
was
okay,
any
other
questions
from
other
council
members
on
this
item.
Yes,
member
grace.
C
Not
a
question,
but
just
a
clarification
for
anyone
who
may
not
have
heard
about
the
fire.
The
fire
was
a
vacant
home,
so
there
were
no
injuries,
and
I
know
a
resident
who
lived
nearby
was
very
appreciative
of
our
fire
department
and
and
their
efforts
to
prevent
the
spread
of
that
fire
to
neighboring
homes.
D
D
Okay,
that's
good!
You
know
it's
not
a
good
thing,
but
good
to
know
no
one
was
injured
or
displaced.
Okay.
Moving
on.
The
next
item
is
actually
this
increasing
the
general
fund
supply
line
and
the
capital
line,
which
we
just
discussed
for
the
for
the
fire
issues
and
then
moving
on
the
next
item
on
the
agenda
is
to
decrease
cdbg
fund
capital
line
by
130
thousand
dollars.
D
This
was
money
placed
in
the
beginning
of
the
year
budget
for
project
number
335,
which
is
west
washington's
street
safety
improvements,
thinking
that
we
would
be
using
it
this
year,
but
the
city
administration
is
thinking
of
using
these
funds
in
2022.
So
this
is
simply
decreasing
that
amount
from
the
cdbg
fund.
D
Are
there
any
questions
from
the
committee
members?
Other
members
of
council?
Thank
you.
Moving
on
the
next
is
also
a
cdbg.
This
is
a
revolving
loan
fund
and
this
is
simply
decreasing.
One
fund
line
by
75
000
and
increasing
another
fund
line
by
70
000
75
000,
and
this
is
for
a
critical
infrastructure
grant.
We
were
awarded
for
the
wastewater
treatment
plant,
dewatering
project
number
320,
and
we
had
an
agreement
with
the
department
of
development
to
use
the
75
000
as
part
of
the
500
000
awarded.
D
D
B
E
To
try
to
jump
backward,
but
it
makes
me
expect
to
process
that
sometimes
with
my
brain,
the
previous
thing
we're
talking
about
with
the
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars
about
west
washington.
Is
there
a
particular
reason
why
it's
getting?
I
don't
know
if
you
know
moved
to
2022
as
opposed
to
this
year,
we're
not
ready.
B
Yes,
that's
I
mean
that's
the
that's.
The
bottom
line
is-
and
I
haven't
talked
to
to
the
interim
city
engineer
right
about
this.
This
specific
project,
but
you
know
bottom
line-
is,
is
they're
inundated
with
projects
at
the
moment
and
you
know
managing
a
variety
of
them
across
the
city
and
we're
just
weren't
ready
to
deliver
this.
We
were
hopeful
that
it
could
be,
and
you
don't
want
to
bid
something
late
in
the
year
because
you
don't
get
good
prices,
and
so,
even
if
we
were,
you
know,
could
get
ready
now.
D
Final
item
is
the
other
piece
of
the
cdbg
revolving
fund
loan,
which
is
to
increase
the
the
proper
line,
the
capital
line
by
75
000
for
the
project
number
320.
committee,
any
member
any
questions
from
the
committee
members,
other
members
of
council.
Thank
you
president
nicely
that
ends
finance
and
personnel.
G
E
G
G
We
are
in
receipt
of
a
notice
from
the
ohio
division
of
liquor,
control
about
a
transfer
of
a
liquor
license
from
traglia
group
corporation
at
14,
north
court
street
to
a
company
called
fourth
14
north
court
street
llc,
doing
businesses
red
brick
tavern,
and
if
there
are
any
comments
to
be
made
on
this
transfer,
we
would
need
to
file
with
the
ohio
division
of
liquor
control
by
september.
13
2021.
F
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
I
received
a
phone
call
from
a
constituent
on
the
second
ward
and
I
promised
her
that
I
would
bring
this
up
in
council
just
to
put
it
on
the
record.
It
has
to
do
with
the
the
flooding
problem
on
richland
avenue
and
and
what
actions
the
landowners,
stakeholders
and
the
city
could
possibly
do
to
alleviate
that
situation.
F
One
of
the
suggestions
that
this
constituent
made
was
that
perhaps
it
might
be
advisable
that
the
various
stakeholders
on
richland
avenue
and
members
of
the
administration
meet
somewhere
and
just
simply
talk
things
through
to
you
know,
just
more
or
less
have
a
face
to
face
mean
acknowledging.
There
is
an
issue
here
and
that
there
are
some
possibilities
of
resolution
to
it.
I
think
that
would
take
a
lot
of
the
anxiety
out
of
the
various
people
that
live
along
richland
avenue
and
coats
run.
So
thank
you.
A
G
G
So
and
we
have
service
safety
director
stone
with
us
tonight
to
to
help
us
with
that
information.
Okay,
I
think
we
will
now
move
on
to
ordinances
for
second
reading.
I
will
read
through
the
titles
unless
I
hear
I
will
pause
briefly
to
see
if
there
are
any
comments
or
questions
and
then
move
on
to
the
to
the
others.
I
don't
believe
that
there
are
any
that
are
needing
to
be
suspended
tonight,
so
the
first
ordinance
is
97
9721.
G
D
I'll
just
read:
go
ahead
and
read
section
one
here:
in
accordance
with
the
non-union
personnel
fringe
benefits
package,
ordinance,
152-16,
section,
21c,
compensation,
athens,
city
council
does
hereby
authorize
the
mayor
to
hire
a
director
of
arts
parks
and
recreation
at
a
pay
rate
of
34
percent
through
the
assigned
pay
grade.
Thank
you,
president.
Okay,.
G
G
E
B
A
G
A
A
B
G
C
G
Thank
you
all
right,
so
we
have
the
motion
and
second,
we've
had
the
comments.
Questions
all
those
in
favor
of
the
approving
the
in
favor
of
the
amendment
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
oppose
nay,
okay.
That
has
been
amended
and
read
for
the
first
time
all
right,
102
21
is
an
ordinance
amending
ordinance,
8020,
athens
city
code,
title
1,
general
provisions,
chapter
1.03
code
fees,
established
solid
waste,
recycling
and
optional
composting
rates,
and
this
is
introduced
by
councilmember
crowl.
D
This
ordinance
and
the
necessity
to
shore
up
our
garbage
fund
is
coming
from
all
members
of
council
and
I
will
defer
to
member
grace
if
she
cares
to
introduce
this.
But
I'm
also
happy
to
at
least
explain
the
background.
We
did
prior
to
our
recent
break,
have
a
presentation
from
the
code
office
about
the
issues
with
the
balance
in
our
garbage
fund.
D
D
D
At
that
time
we
hadn't
increased
these
rates
in
about
a
decade,
so
it
was
necessary
to
do
some
significant
increases
and-
and
at
this
point
the
director
of
the
code
office
has
recommended
a
number
of
specific
increases,
the
first
one
being
to
the
re
recycling
support
fee
for
non-participating
solid
waste
units.
That
is
not
current
residents
who
have
their
trash
and
recycling
managed
by
athens,
hocking
recycling.
D
I
want
to
remind
the
public
and
council
that
that
includes
recycling
services,
so
there's
not
a
separate
recycling
support
fee
for
those
owner
occupied
residences
and
then
for
those
who
pay
for
up
to
two
32
gallon
containers
per
week.
The
price
increases
from
21.
to
dollars
and
five
cents,
an
increase
of
one
dollar
and
five
cents,
and
then
we
have
rental
units
which
include
houses,
apartments,
rooming
houses,
condominiums,
fraternities
and
sororities
that
are
based
on
an
occupancy
permit.
D
So
one
to
three
occupants:
it's
the
same
increase
as
the
owner
occupied
unit
of
two
gallon
from
twenty
one
dollars
to
twenty
two,
oh
five,
four
to
six
occupants.
It
goes
from
twenty
four
dollars
to
twenty
five
dollars
and
twenty
cents
for
that's
three
containers:
seven
to
nine
occupants.
It
goes
from
twenty
five
dollars
and
fifty
cents
to
twenty
six
dollars
and
seventy
eight
cents.
D
That's
for
up
to
four
containers
per
week
and
the
final
category
is
10
or
more
occupants
in
a
dwelling,
and
that
raises
from
27
to
28.35
for
up
to
five
containers
per
week
and
then
for
every
additional
32
gallon
container
needed
at
those
larger
rental
units.
It
would
be
a
five
dollar
and
four
cent
charge
for
anything
over
five
and
that's
an
increase
from
the
four
dollars
and
eighty
cents
that
was
the
charge.
D
A
A
A
So
that's
something
I
I
would
open
up
for
consideration
at
the
next
contract
and,
lastly,
I've
heard
some
from
constituents
about
concerns
about
the
special
halls
and
attention
to
detail
about,
what's
actually
being
hauled
and
and
what
they're
being
charged
for
so
again
when
the
contract
comes
up
again.
If
we
would
pay
close
attention
to
that
to
make
sure
that
we're
adequately
charging
our
residents
actually
what's
being
hauled.
F
I
just
want
to
make
a
note
here
that
in
talking
about
the
composting
feed,
that
is
not
changing.
It's
going
to
stay
the
same,
so
I've
read
a
few
things
on
certain
websites.
Complaining
that
the
reason
that
we're
raising
the
fees
is
because
the
composting
program
is
failing,
I
mean
nothing
could
be
further
from
the
truth,
so
the
rates
aren't
going
up.
So
that's
not
an
issue.
F
G
We
also
have
a
motion
to
I
need
a
motion
to
because
we
have
received
to
the
july
2021
credit
card
transactions
for
the
city
and
we're
the
the
check
and
double
check
of
the
system
and
so
we're
charged
with
reviewing
them
and
then
accepting
them.
So
if
I
could
have
a
motion
to
accept
those
so
moved
second,
second,
okay,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
I
I
oppose
nay,
are
there
any
other
announcements
that
we
need
to
make.
C
C
C
C
E
G
I
think
yeah
thank
you
and
thank
you
for
cheering
that
that
commission
it's
if
that
is
the
end
of
our
announcements.
What
we'll
move
on
to
now
is
an
opportunity
for
citizens
to
speak
on
legislative
items
and
city
services
that
were
not
covered
on
the
agenda.
We
have
two
in
our
audience
tonight.
Is
there
anybody
who's
wishing
to
speak?
G
G
G
We'll
give
you
a
few
minutes
and
then,
when
we
come
out
of
the
executive
session,
we
will
make
a
motion
we'll
open
the
doors
and
make
a
motion
to
adjourn
so
that
if
you
did
have
unanswered
questions
or
anybody
else
is
out
there,
then
we
have
opened
the
meeting
back
up
to
the
public
and
then
after
that
will
adjourn.
So
what
I
need
is
a
very
specific
motion
from
one
of
the
members.
Sarah
councilman
grace.
If
you
would
yes.