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Athens City Council - June 6, 2022
A
Good
evening
this
is
athens
city
council,
our
regular
session.
It's
7
p.m.
Monday
june
6th
anniversary
of
d-day
tonight
we
have
a
public
hearing
to
start
off
with
before
we
get
into
our
regular
session.
The
public
hearing
is
for
the
community
development
block
grant
funds.
A
This
is
the
second
hearing,
there's
a
clipboard
for
sign
in
for
the
audience
to
who's
here
to
sign,
because
public
hearings
have
to
be
documented
community
development
block
grants
is
our
grants
that
the
city
has
used
many
times
in
the
past
tonight,
we're
going
to
hear
from
city
officials
and
anyone
the
public
who
may
have
comments
or
suggestions.
A
I
think
that's
sort
of
in
a
nutshell
anything
from
the
administration.
Would
you
care
to
comment
director
stone
or
acting
president
nicely
acting
mayor?
I
should
say
sorry:
okay,.
C
D
Comments
sure
so
the
sewage
generated
from
columbus
road
and
that
columbus
road
area
of
the
city
is
picked
up
several
times
via
lift
station
before
it
makes
it
all
the
way
around
to
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
on
the
near
east
side
in
the
furthest
reaches
of
columbus
road
there's
a
lift
station
that
is
an
older
station
that
we
refer
to
as
columbus
road
lift
station
number
one.
It's
on
door
lane
it's
it's
one
of
the
older.
D
What
we
would
consider,
we
call
them,
can
lift
stations,
and
these
are
ones
that
include
both
a
wet
well
and
a
dry.
Well
that
are
kind
of
down
flush
mounted
with
the
ground
and
it
it
basically
collects
sewage
in
that
portion
of
the
the
city
lifts
it
up
and
then
allows
the
gravity
to
continue
to
drain
it
around
the
city
in
order
to
get
to
where
it
needs
to
go.
D
If
you
remember
back
in
the
2006
2007
eight
time
frame,
there
was
a
portion
of
the
gravity
sewer
that
flowed
right
along
the
the
riverbank
as
down
over
the
hill
as
you
as
you
go
up
the
hill
on
columbus
road,
the
the
driving
hill
on
columbus
road
and
it
had
through
a
high
water
event
on
the
hocking
river
plus
age,
plus
some
slope,
instability,
problems
that
actually
slid
into
the
river,
and
so
there
was
a
major
redesign
of
the
collection
system
and
what
we
refer
to
as
columbus
road
lift
station
2
was
built
and
it
is
a
lift
station.
D
That's
a
more
modern
lift
station
near
the
the
laurels
facility
there
on
columbus
circle
and
that
basically
picks
up
sewage
sends
it
up
columbus
road
and
then
it
goes
back
to
gravity
in
the
vicinity
of
dairy
queen.
D
This
columbus
road
station
1
is
a
much
older
station.
That's
been
there
for
an
extended
period
of
time
and
what
our
goal
would
be
is
to
utilize
the
allocation
money,
which
is
that
money.
That's
a
set
amount
of
money
that
the
city
gets
every
year
that
is
spent
on
a
two-year
cycle
to
match
a
larger
grant
request
for
what
cdbg
calls
a
critical
infrastructure
grant.
D
We've
used
critical
infrastructure
for
a
couple
different
grants
in
the
past
number
one
was
the
the
depot
street
lift
station
renovation,
which
happened
several
years
ago,
as
well
as
for
the
dewatering
equipment
that
is
going
in,
and
wrapping
up
right
now
at
the
at
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
and
and
both
of
those
are
pretty
critical
facilities,
as
are
these
stations
further
out
on
columbus
road.
The
theater
lane
situation
is
another
lift
station.
D
D
I
mean
really,
if
you're
going
to
have
more
than
one
property
owner,
you
need
them
to
go
into
a
public
station
and
just
because
of
you
know
kind
of
the
way
things
grew
over
there
and
and
and
such
that
ended
up
happening
and,
and
that
really
needs
to
get
put
into
the
public
system,
and
so
the
other
portion
of
this
project
would
be
to
go
and
instruct
a
proper
lift
station
there
to
replace
that
private
lift
station
there
on
on
theater
lane.
That's
the
the
idea
with
this
this
project,
okay,.
A
Okay,
well,
there's
nothing
else
to
be
said
about
it.
Then
I'll
declare
the
public
hearing
session
closed
and
we
will
move
on
to
our
regular
city
council
session
tonight.
I
will
be
president
pro
tem,
since
the
mayor
is
absent
from
the
city
and
the
president
of
council
nicely
will
be
the
acting
mayor
sitting
in
his
seat.
So
first
thing
we
have
to
do
is
establish
a
quorum.
I
see
all
members
are
present
disposition
of
minutes.
A
A
C
A
F
Sure,
thank
you.
I
am
pleased
on
behalf
of
ohio,
university's
division
of
diversity
and
inclusion
and
juneteenth
planning
committee
to
invite
the
public
to
an
athens
area
celebration
of
juneteenth
at
a
festival
to
be
held
saturday
june
18th
from
3
p.m,
to
6
p.m.
On
college
green,
as
folks
know,
juneteenth
is
now
a
federally
recognized
holiday
celebrating
celebrating
the
emancipation
of
enslaved
african
americans.
It's
also
a
celebration
of
african-american
culture
and
this
event
is
a
family-friendly
festival,
free
and
open
to
the
public,
featuring
art,
music
and
plenty
of
activities
for
connection.
G
G
Landfill
recycling
and
composting
operations,
both
within
the
neighborhoods
of
the
city
of
athens,
as
well
as
in
the
franchise
district,
the
area,
the
business
district
downtown,
and
we
will
be
meeting
regularly
over
the
next
eight
to
ten
months
to
hopefully
end
up
with
the
best
possible
services
for
the
city
of
athens
when
it
comes
to
those
garbage
recycling
and
composting,
and
we,
I
think,
are
both
open
to
hearing
from
anyone
who
would
like
to
participate
in
that
discussion,
and
we
will
keep
the
council
and
the
public
updated
as
we
move
forward.
Thank
you.
A
Those
petitions
have
been
received,
I
believe,
to
all
members
they're
now
matt
part
of
the
public
record.
So
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
that
they're
they're
now,
a
part
of
the
record
see
reports
and
communications
from
other
elected
officials.
B
Thank
you
very
much
and
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
mayor
patterson,
who's
representing
the
city
of
athens.
Well,
I'm
sure
he's
down
at
clemson
at
the
international
town,
gown
association
and
is
the
president-elect
of
that
organization
so
takes
over
the
helm
today.
So
that's
great
news.
We
have
some
other
good
news
that
ohio
senate
bill
377.
B
This
was
the
proposal
that
originated
with
governor
dewine
talking
about
and
some
money
set
aside
to
be
set
aside:
500
million
dollars
for
the
appalachian
community
grant
program,
and
that
has
been
passed
by
the
senate.
It
still
has
to
go
through
the
house
for
final
approval,
but
that's
a
good
next
step
on
that.
B
Another
notice
that
we
received
is
from
columbia,
gas
and
they
have
proposed
a
rate
increase,
and
I
know
council
members
have
received
some
other
previous
communication
about
that.
The
rate
increase
would
be
for
212
million
dollars
and
it
would
take
the
fixed
monthly
distribution
charge
from
16.75
to
46.31.
B
Proposed
over
five
years,
the
public
utilities
commission
of
ohio
will
hold
a
public
hearing
tomorrow
night
here
in
council
chambers
at
7
00
p.m.
If
anyone
would
like
to
come
and
make
comment
about
that,
such
a
rate
increase
seems
huge,
especially
for
people
who
are
trying
to
put
together
utilities
and
rent
and
other
basic
services.
B
The
last
item
is
another
piece
of
good
news,
and
I
think
congratulations
are
in
order
to
both
the
mayor
and
service
safety,
director,
andy
stone
and
others
on
the
city
staff
for
working
to
piece
together,
packages
for
renovations
of
the
armory,
and
so
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
to
director
stone.
Who
has
some
news
about
the
funding
for
that?
Okay
for
those.
D
Of
you
who
haven't
dug
deeply
into
the
state
capital
bill
breakdown
and
where
money
is
going
in
the
state
capital
bill.
The
city
of
athens
has
received
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
towards
the
armory
renovation
project
in
the
state
capitol
bill.
This
is
a
really
big
deal.
We
asked
for
just
under
a
million
dollars
and
you
typically
when
you
make
an
ask
in
the
state
capitol,
you
don't
get
everything
that
you
ask
for.
D
So
the
fact
that
the
city
of
athens
was
awarded
600
thousand
dollars
is
a
big
deal,
and
this
is
just
one
portion
of
the
the
capital
stack
that
we
are
pulling
together
to
make
that
that
about
three
and
a
half
million
dollar
project
a
reality,
and
so
this
piece,
this
falling
into
place,
is
going
to
support
our
our
request
towards
ohio
southeast,
which
is
the
the
jobs
ohio
component
for
southeast
ohio
and
the
vibrant
communities.
D
Grant
that
we're
asking
for
from
there
there's
a
couple
other
funding
sources
that
we're
looking
at
doing
and
the
fact
of
this
capital
bill
money.
In
addition
to
the
money
that
the
city
has
contributed
over
the
this
year,
I
think
there's
an
ordinance
tonight
to
pass
city
money
for
final
design
on
that.
But
this
really
goes
a
long
way
into
demonstrating
that
it's
a
viable
project
to
those
other
either
granting
agencies
or
funding
agencies.
D
And
so
we
really
think
that
we're
on
the
way
to
turning
the
the
athens
armory
that
we've
so
carefully
stewarded,
for
you
know
the
last
32
years
or
so
or
really
30
take
that
back,
maybe
27
years
or
so
into
into
a
viable,
beneficial
reuse
project.
D
You
know
the
mayor
has
worked
on
this
diligently,
since
he
was
not
not
just
the
mayor,
but
actually,
as
a
council
person
convening
a
variety
of
citizen
groups
to
to
give
input
on
what
it
could
be
and
then
once
he
became
mayor,
you
know
going
after
a
variety
of
different
concepts
to
find
out
what
is
not
only
good
for
this
this
this
this
public
building
that
is
so
dear
to
some
of
the
athenians,
but
also
a
viable
project
that
can
go
and
support
itself,
and
I
think
we've
got
that
with
this
project
and
and
he
deserves
a
tremendous
amount
of
credit
and
his
outreach
to
our
state
legislature
on
both
the
house
and
the
senate
side,
as
well
as
to
the
governor's
office.
D
To
get
this
across
the
finish
line
and
get
into
the
capital
bill
is
just
a
huge
deal
for
athens
and
so
we're
we're
thrilled
to
death.
This
has
occurred,
so
it's
a
big
deal
and
we're
really
excited
about
it.
A
Okay,
let's
move
on
to
ordinance
for
a
third
reading
I'll
read
the
title
of
the
ordinance
and
then
asks
for
comments,
and
then
we
will
take
a
vote:
ordinance
72-22,
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
service
safety
director
to
advertise
and
accept
bids
for
construction
and
construction,
engineering
of
the
city,
county,
sewer
expansion,
project
number
317
and
declaring
an
emergency
introduced
by
council
member
mccary.
F
Thank
you
I'd
like
to
move
that
we
adopt
ordnance,
72-22.
E
F
Yeah
this
I
should
say
that
this
is
up
for
third
reading
now,
so
this
has
been
on
our
agenda
for
some
time
and
we
would
like
to
get
this
project
underway
as
soon
as
possible
benefit
our
infrastructure.
A
F
G
A
We've
discussed
this
in
committee,
the
engineers
and
the
service
safety
director
has
discussed
this.
We've
looked
at
it
and
even
though
we
realize
that
there
is
expense
involved
here.
Nonetheless,
there
are
critical
infrastructures
that
have
to
be
protected
in
that
area
and
consequently,
this
project
is
necessary.
H
I
I
I
No
contract
or
no
project
is
100
percent,
a
hundred
percent
sure,
and
I
guess
I
would
ask
director
stone
one
is
this
in
the
estimate
of
all
the
engineers
involved,
the
best
solution,
and
are
you
confident
that
in
three
years
we
won't
be
sitting
here
doing
this
again,
I
guess
I'm
asking
your
professional
opinion.
Sure.
D
In
my
professional
opinion,
this
is
the
best
solution.
A
drilled
pure
retaining
wall
is
is
truly
the
100
solution
when
it
comes
to
slope
stability.
It's
also,
you
know
the
an
extremely
expensive
solution
and
you
know
we
we
tried
in
vain
to
find
out.
Some
methodology
to
to
you
know,
avoid
doing
a
drilled,
queer
retaining
wall,
but
you
know
when
it
comes
down
to
the
unknowns
that
you
have
underneath
ground
with
the
with
the
information
that
we
have
to
be
able
to
say
that
that
this
will
not
slip
again.
D
Drill
pier
retaining
wall
is
the
is
the
answer,
and
if
you
look
at
some
of
the
different
streets
in
athens,
where
we
had
slips
that
persisted-
and
we
tried
different
things-
you
know
year
after
year
to
avoid
a
continued
movement.
Finally,
the
drill,
pier
retaining
wall
ended
up
being.
The
answer,
joneswood
is
an
example.
Sunset
is
an
example.
One
of
the
more
prominent
examples
is
on
grosvenor
the
significant
drilled
puritan
wall
there
and
it
was
a
situation
where
we
tried
to
avoid
doing
that.
D
But
then,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
in
order
to
protect
the
infrastructure,
as
you
noted,
remember,
swank,
that
that
ended
up
being
the
100
solution.
And
so
you.
J
Thank
you
so
as
as
you
know,
I've
been
concerned
about
this
quite
a
bit
and
have
followed
along
with
this
all,
along
and
since
its
inception-
and
I
guess
my
only
question
at
this
point,
because
I
know
that
there
have
been
efforts
made
to
try
to
do
less
expensive
fixes
and
they
weren't
successful,
but
I'm
just
curious.
If
you
had
to
do
it
all
over
again,
would
it
would
you
just
have
gone
forward
and
done
this
in
the
first
place?
Or
would
this
be
just
I
mean
I
think
it's
fair
to
ask
that
question.
J
J
D
Back
to
the
beginning,
we
go
to
the
late
90s
when
the
city
council
basically
signed
and
entered
into
a
development
agreement
with
the
developer.
That
said
that
the
city
council
would
build,
and
the
city
of
athens
would
build
a
bike
paths
for
two
university
estates
that
was
in
the
original
development
agreement.
So
we
we
as
a
collective
in
the
late
90s,
agreed
to
do
this
and
to
build
it
and
then
it
you
know,
took
us
22
years,
but
but
you
know
ultimately
we
got
we
got
it
built.
You
know.
D
Did
we
envision
at
that
time
that
a
drill
pier
retaining
wall
would
be
the
exact
way
that
you'd
have
to
build
it?
I
don't
anticipate
that
they
did
at
that
time.
I
wasn't
here
then,
but,
but
you
know,
certainly
you
try
to
avoid
that.
You
try
to
put
something
in
a
unstable
terrain.
You
know
from
the
get-go,
you
know,
as
you
alluded
to
you,
had
a
meeting
with
some
of
the
folks
on
site.
D
D
Both
you
know,
after
initial
design
and
then
and
then
during
construction,
they
kind
of
landed
where
we
where
we
did,
but
you
know
I
would
have
tried
to
avoid
building
it
in
a
place
that
required
a
drill
pure
retaining
wall,
but
the
circumstances
drove
it
to
put
it
where
it
is
now
and
and
the
fact
that
it's
slipping
is
something
that
that
you
know,
if
we're
going
to
keep
it
as
a
path
and
keep
the
water
line,
that's
underneath
it
viable
and
intact.
This
is
the
the
correct
solution.
A
Okay,
well,
we'll
hold
a
vote
all
those
in
favor
of
adopting
7422
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
all
rights
have.
It
has
passed
ordinance,
7522,
an
ordinance
authorizing
final
design
of
project
313
renovation
of
armory,
introduced
by
council
member
crowl.
C
G
Thank
you
members.
If
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
read
the
sections
here,
this
jives
nicely
with
the
good
news
we
received
from
service
safety
director
stone
tonight
section
one.
The
service
safety
director
is
hereby
authorized
to
enter
into
contract
for
final
design
of
project
313
renovation
of
the
armory
section
2,
the
2022
appropriation
ordinance
150-21
is
hereby
amended
by
appropriating
from
the
unappropriated
balance
the
sum
of
one
hundred
sixty-five
thousand
dollars
to
capital
improvements
fund.
Five.
G
J
D
So
they're
two
different
two
different
things
you
know
now
we
went
down
this
path
expecting
you
know
at
least
hoping
that
we
would
be
successful
in
requesting
the
the
state
appropriation,
but
you
know
that
state
appropriation
is
definitively
going
to
go
into
construction.
D
So
you
know
what
we're
asking
for
now,
ultimately,
is
design
cost
that
774
thousand
dollars
include
both
all
the
preliminary
design,
the
final
design,
as
well
as
the
other
expenditures
that
we've
put
into
that
project
to
date
here
that
we
that
we
call
so
that's
not
all
design
costs
for
that
774
thousand
dollars.
D
There's
the
new
windows
that
we
that
we
purchased
recently
that
are
gonna
go
in
and
and
so
we're
kind
of
piecing
it
all
together,
but
the
the
the
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
make
make
this
expenditure
that
much
more.
You
know.
D
Urgent
in
that
and
that
there's
a
significant
amount
of
momentum
and
having
a
final
design
in
place
so
that
you
know
when
we
can
line
up
the
remainder
of
the
construction
costs
external
funding.
You
know
we
can
pull
the
trigger
and
and
bid
the
project
and
get
it
and
get
construction
underway.
A
Okay,
yeah
motion
a
second,
then,
let's
go
for
the
vote,
all
those
in
favor
of
passing,
ordinance,
75-22
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay.
E
G
Thank
you,
member
grace.
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
read
the
amounts
here.
This
appropriation
ordinance
is
amended
by
appropriating
for
the
unappropriated
balance,
200
000
to
the
general
fund
auditor,
to
cover
income
tax
refunds,
seven
thousand
dollars
to
the
general
fund
lands
and
buildings
for
tool
replacement,
eight
thousand
dollars
to
the
recreation
fund
for
municipal
pool
maintenance,
contract
and
lifeguard
certification
costs.
G
A
Thank
you.
We've
had.
A
A
second,
so
all
those
in
favor.
Oh
sorry,.
I
I
have
a
question
about
the
eight
thousand
dollar
contract:
eight
thousand
dollars
for
municipal
pool
maintenance
contract,
who
is
that
with?
And
what
is
that
for?
And
how
does
that
relate
to
the
recent
closing
of
portions
of
the
pool
and
the
maintenance
required
to
bring
that
back
online.
D
Yeah,
so
I
don't
have
the
name
of
the
the
pool
maintenance
contract
off
the
top
of
my
head
tonight.
I'd
have
to
get
that
information
for
you,
the
I
know
that
we
had
a
control
panel
that
controlled
the
that
controls.
D
You
know
one
half
of
the
of
the
the
chlorine
generator
that
control
panel
had
failed
and,
and
so
it's
a
fairly
significant
expense
that
that
you
know
ultimately
took
away
costs
associated
with
ongoing
maintenance
of
the
pool,
and
so
that
was
one
of
the
the
reasons
that
we
asked
for,
or
additional
money
we're
asking
for
additional
money
in
the
the
tc,
300s
and
270
for
this
year.
D
And-
and
you
know,
I
mean
with
the
five
different
bodies
of
water
that
we
have
there-
you
know
they're
all
kind
of
on
their
own,
their
own
system,
for
chlorine
regeneration
and
for
the
for
the
filters
or
chlorine
generation
and
for
the
filters,
and
I
think
there
was
a
glitch
basically
as
they
brought
it
online
with
with
some
component
of
that.
I
don't
have
the
specifics
to
say
that
you
know
this.
Eight
thousand
dollars
has
to
do
with
that
particular
closure.
D
I
don't
think
it
does,
because
you
know
we
started
this
appropriation,
you
know
six
weeks
ago
or
whatever
and
that
that
glitch
just
happened.
I
believe
that
probably
has
more
to
do
with
new
staff.
You
know
getting
used
to
the
to
the
particular
steps
that
they
need
to
do
to
to
double
check,
to
ensure
that
the
those
filters
continue
to
work
correctly
and
the
chlorine
generation
continues
to
work
correctly
for
that
particular
component
of
the
pool.
I
J
A
I'm
sorry,
I
have
to
look
at
your
screen
because
my
computer's
sort
of
on
the
fritz
sorry
about
that
okay
yep
there.
It
is
thank
you.
B
J
I
She
referenced
auditor
heck
referenced
october
on
several
occasions.
I
guess
with
extensions.
G
Thank
you,
president
pro
tem
reisner
the
auditor's
unable
to
be
here
with
us
tonight,
but
I
believe
it.
The
last
accounting
that
I
saw
was
that
498
000
in
refunds
were
issued.
J
G
Never
know
until
october
there's
another
deadline
for
local
businesses.
I
think
so
it's
not.
A
Okay,
I
will
hold
the
vote
all
those
in
favor
of
adopting
7622,
please
signify
by
saying
aye.
G
C
G
Thank
you
members.
If
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
read
the
sections
here,
athens
city
council
does
hereby
authorize
a
retroactive
payment
to
the
january
2022
hire
date
of
the
chief
deputy
clerk
of
athens,
county
municipal
court
of
247
and
26
cents,
an
increase
in
the
hourly
rate
of
pay
from
1958
to
2010
per
hour.
Thank
you.
Member.
A
Very
well
we'll
hold
the
vote.
All
those
in
favor
of
adopting
77-22,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
opposed,
say,
nay,
so
adopted
ordinance,
7822
an
ordinance
amending
the
auditor's,
2022
staffing
levels
and
compensation
for
the
seasonal
pool
manager
authorized
by
ordinance
141-22
introduced
by
the
finance
and
personnel
committee.
C
G
The
changes
here
are
in
the
auditor's
office,
changing
a
the
name
of
a
position
from
administrative
assistant
to
an
executive
administrator
and
also
for
the
lifeguards
and
swim
instructors,
a
pay
range
starting
at
16
dollars
per
hour,
and
it
can
increase
to
four
dollars
above
that
amount.
Thank
you,
president.
Pro-Tem.
I
Direct
yes,
yes,
director
stone,
are
we
still
shooting
for
eighteen
dollars
on
that?
It.
D
G
Thank
you,
president
pro
tem.
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
79-22.
Second,
thank
you,
members.
If
section,
one
athens
city
council
does
hereby
authorize
an
hourly
increase
in
pay
of
one
dollar
for
the
executive
administrator
position
in
the
auditor's
office,
from
one
21.71
to
twenty
two
dollars
and
seventy
one
cents.
Thank
you.
A
G
A
Those
opposed,
say,
nay,
you
always
have
it
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
for
second
reading.
When
we
cover
this
section,
I
will
read
the
title
of
the
of
the
ordinance.
If
any
of
the
members
would
need
to
comment,
they
may
do
so
ordinance,
80
22
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
mayor
to
submit
an
application
and
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
ohio
department
of
transportation
for
small
city
programs,
funds
for
the
2022
solicitation
cycle
and
declaring
an
emergency
introduced
by
council
member
reisner.
A
Ordinance
83-22
an
ordinance
providing
for
the
issuance
of
not
to
exceed
9
million
dollars
of
bonds
by
the
city
of
athens,
ohio
for
the
purpose
of
financing,
the
costs
of
construction
of
constructing
a
new
fire
station,
making
site
improvements
and
acquiring
furniture,
equipment
and
furnishings
and
a
site.
Therefore,
and
matters
related
thereto
and
declaring
an
emergency
introduced
by
council
member
crowl
member
swank.
I
A
question
on
this:
one
really
pertains
to
83
22
and
84
22
the
site
two
things
number
one:
the
petition
that
we
received
over
the
course
of
the
last
10
days,
but,
more
importantly,
in
committee
last
week
we
talked
about
land
acquisition
and
possible
land
transfer
swaps
with
ohio
university.
D
So
to
your
to
your
question,
remember
swank,
about
a
committee
last
week
talking
about
the
leases
associated
with
that
the
law
director
and
myself
have
been
working
furiously
with
both
the
surveyors
associ,
who
are
preparing
the
legal
descriptions
as
well
as
ohio
university
and
what
is
a
an
appropriate
lease
instrument
to
have
a
an
attachment
to
an
ordinance
that
would
authorize
those
leases
that
we
talked
about
last
week.
We
weren't
in
a
position
to
bring
it
forward
tonight
because
it
just
it's
just
not
clean
enough.
D
Yet
as
far
as
the
back
and
forth,
I
anticipate
next
week
will
be
when
we
will
introduce
those
ordinances
associated
with
acquiring
that
land
with
regard
to
the
site
itself
and
the
footprint
itself.
Interestingly,
I
have
sitting
up
here
at
this
desk
a
the
the
plat
of
survey
that
shows
the
simpson
avenue
site
specifically
and
what
would
be
least
by
the
city
of
athens
from
ohio
university
and
then
what
the
footprint
for
the
fire
station
would
look
like
within
that
leased
area.
D
So
you
know
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
this
evening,
if
you'd
like
to
to
take
a
look
or
share
or
whatever
you
that
just
came
off
the
press
today,
so
I
I
grabbed
it
before.
I
came
up
here
and-
and
I
have
it
sitting
here
just
because
I
thought
people
might
be
interested
but
but
like
I
said
it
will
be
prepared.
You
know
knock
on
wood
to
present
as
a
first
reading.
Next
next
monday,.
D
D
The
terms
that
we've
negotiated
with
the
administration
of
ohio
university
is
that
you
know
one
is
contingent
upon
the
other,
so
you
know
they
would
not
enter
into
one
if
the
other
one
didn't
didn't
pass.
If
that
that
were
to
make
sense.
So.
D
Yeah,
it
won't
be,
you
know,
because
the
instruments
are
separate
instruments.
You
know,
there's
an
instrument
that
the
city
would
use
to
to
convey
rights
to
the
university
there's
an
instrument
that
the
university
would
use
to
convey
rights
to
the
city.
It's
not
going
to
say
in
that
instrument
that
the
consideration
for
said
said
conveyance
is
the
other
lease.
D
However,
I
understand
you
know
from
guidance
receipt
from
the
mayor
and
from
this
body
that
I
would
enter
into
the
lease
for
with
one
without
the
other,
and
likewise
the
university
has
has
has
told
us
that
they
wouldn't
do
it
unless,
unless
they
occurred
simultaneously.
D
Answer
is
no,
the
more
you
know,
I
guess
nuanced
answer
is
that
the
terms
associated
with
south
side
park
are
ultimately
an
option
to
use,
and
the
city
would
continue
to
maintain
it
and
use
it
as
a
park
until
such
time
that
the
university
would
exercise
that
option
which
the
reason
for
it
is
in
support
of
a
ridge's
redevelopment
plan
right
now.
There
are
no
plans
for
what,
if
anything,
the
university
would
do
to.
D
You
know,
modify
the
existing
footprint
of
the
southside
park,
but
they
would
like
that
option
and
they
see
it
as,
as
you
know,
an
equal.
You
know
trade
for
lack
of
a
better
term,
but
but
you
know
to
the
beginning
of
your
question,
you
know
I
I
don't
believe
it'll
be.
You
know,
exercised
within
the
next
10
years.
D
Really
I
mean
if
you
look
at
the
amount
of
time
it's
going
to
take
to
do
a
ridge's
redevelopment,
but
you
know
that's
not
what
it's
going
to
say
on
paper,
what's
going
to
say
on
paper
papers,
an
option
to
use
within
the
same
time
frame
that
the
that
the
south,
or
that
the
that
the
city
would
be
leasing
the
space
for
the
fire
station.
D
But
to
go
back
to
the
beginning
of
your
question
is
one
contingent
upon
the
other.
It
is,
and
so
I
don't
know,
there's
another
way.
G
I
believe
the
way
that
the
agreement
is
worded
is
that
the
playground
which
we
think
of
as
south
side
park,
that
abuts
richland
avenue
in
order
for
that
space
to
be
used
by
the
university,
it
would
have
to
come
back
before
council
and
this
body
would
have
to
approve.
That.
Is
that
correct,
that's
correct!
Thank
you.
F
F
Is
there
an
explanation
in
terms
of
if
a
petition
reaches
this
many
number
of
signatures
or
anything
that
we
would
want
the
public
to
understand
about
receiving
a
petition?
And
what
is
done
after
that?.
L
I
think
at
this
point
the
petition
is
just
to
make
known
the
wishes
of
people
in
the
community
and
to
try
to
influence,
counsel
and
counsel's
decisions,
but
it
has
no
other
legal
effect.
L
G
G
M
Thank
you,
president
pro
jim
reisner.
I
know
we've
talked
about
this
in
committee
and
this
it
took
a
couple
of
weeks
just
to
make
sure
we
had
all
the
the
wording
sort
of
sorted
out
for
the
ordinance,
so
we're
bringing
it
here
for
the
first
reading.
If
I
may
I'd
like
to,
can
I
read
the
whereases?
Oh
please
do
this
all
right.
M
And
whereas
eviction
has
been
shown
to
cause
a
70
increase
in
the
likelihood
of
an
evicted
person
using
the
emergency
room
as
well
as
an
estimated
8.
000
cost
over
two
years,
with
costs
being
divided
between
emergency
room
use,
homeless,
shelter,
use
and
lost
wages.
And
whereas
studies
have
shown
that
eviction
dramatically
worsens
mental
health
with
a
10
increase
in
the
probability
of
hospitalization
for
a
mental
health
condition
in
the
two
years
after
eviction.
M
M
And
whereas
should
a
tenant
be
able
to
pay
all
past
due
rent,
late
fees,
court
costs
and,
where
applicable,
reasonable
attorney
fees
to
the
landlord?
The
tenants
should
have
an
equitable
right
to
redeem
and
maintain
their
tenancy
and
whereas
tenants
right
to
pay
to
stay
will
promote
educational
stability,
decrease
the
burden
on
the
human
safety
net,
such
as
the
shelter
system,
and
ensure
fairness
by
giving
the
courts
and
the
community
something
tangible
to
reference.
M
A
For
those
members
of
the
public
who
would
like
to
comment
on
this
or
any
other
ordinance
that
comes
before
the
council,
you
will
be
given
three
minutes
and
please
state
your
name
and
your
address,
and
if
you
represent
any
any
group
and
the
official
time
keeper
will
begin.
N
Good
evening
council,
my
name
is
lucy
schwali.
I
live
at
146
east
state
in
athens,
ohio,
I'm
the
managing
attorney
of
southeastern
ohio
legal
services
in
athens,
and
I
was
invited
to
speak
here
this
evening
by
council,
member
small
may
soleig
and
council
member
swank
regarding
the
proposed
pay
to
stay
legislation,
that's
being
considered
by
council
as
background
I'm
an
attorney
who
represents
low
income,
tenants
in
housing
cases.
N
N
sally
is
a
single
mom
who's
raising
a
child
with
disabilities.
Sally
works
as
a
substitute
teachers
for
athens
city
schools
and
alexander
sally
was
diagnosed
with
covet
19
in
january,
causing
her
to
miss
multiple
weeks
of
substitute
teaching
jobs
and
was
required
to
stay
home
even
longer,
while
her
son
was
required
to
quarantine.
N
As
a
result,
she
was
unable
to
pay
her
february
rent.
She
received
a
notice
to
leave
in
mid-february
and
an
eviction
was
filed
in
early
march.
At
that
point,
she
had
been
able
to
work
against
steadily
and
had
the
full
amount
of
back
rent
available
to
pay,
including
late
charges.
I
met
sally
at
our
tenant
assistant
project.
It's
an
eviction
clinic.
N
We
hold
here
at
athens
municipal
court
on
the
day
that
she
had
her
eviction,
scheduled
after
accepting
her
case
for
representation
and
learning
that
she
had
was
able
to
pay
the
full
amount
of
past
due
rent.
We
attempted
to
negotiate
with
the
landlord
and
landlord's
attorney
in
order
to
allow
for
payment
and
dismissal
of
that
eviction.
N
Unfortunately,
the
landlord
refused
to
consider
allowing
sally
and
her
son
to
stay.
The
best
we
are
able
to
do
was
to
have
sally
pay
that
full
back
rent
and
late
fees
and
negotiate
for
her
to
stay
until
june
1st,
so
her
son
could
finish
out
the
school
year.
Unfortunately,
however,
she
was
required
to
move
at
june
1st
if
this
legislation
had
been
in
effect,
sally
would
have
been
able
to
maintain
housing
for
her
and
her
son,
and
this
is
just
one
example
of
money.
N
The
gig
economy
does
not
provide
for
paid
leave,
there's
no
cushion
for
unexpected
expenses,
such
as
car
repairs
and
government
benefits,
sometimes
change
with
little
to
no
notice
to
the
recipient
evictions
follow
tenants,
limiting
housing,
housing
options
and
credits
for
years
to
come.
This
legislation
would
give
additional
options
for
renters
to
keep
them
housed.
N
I
Couple
questions
thank
you
for
being
here
this
evening.
As
you
well
know,
council
has
received.
I
Opposition
to
this
proposed
ordinance
and
part
of
that
opposition
references.
Two
things
number
one:
the
recent
hamilton
county
court's
refusal
to
to
enforce
a
duly
past
action
of
that
council.
Would
you
care
to
address
that
and
your
thoughts
on
it
as
a
professional
attorney.
N
Sure,
just
to
be
clear,
I
have
not
seen
any
opposition
to
the
ordinance,
so
I'm
not
sure
specifically
what
you're
referring
to.
I
am
familiar,
however,
with
the
hamilton
county
situation.
The
way
this
ordinance
is
drafted
is
it's
an
affirmative
defense
that
can
be
proposed
by
the
attorney
in
an
eviction
case.
So
it's
clear
in
this
ordinance.
It
does
not
say
that
it
obligates
the
landlord
in
any
way
to
accept
it.
What
it
does
do
is
it
creates
a
affirmative
defense
in
that
eviction.
N
Hearing,
if
a
similar
you
know
situation
were
to
occur
where
a
court
was
not
acknowledging
that
affirmative
defense,
there
are
levels
of
appeal
here
in
athens,
it's
the
fourth
district
court
of
appeal
that
could
be
used
to
sort
that
out
as
well.
So
I
don't
believe
that
hamilton
the
hamilton
situation
restricts
this
council
from
taking
any
action,
and
I
also
know
that
I
believe
some,
I
believe
it's
one
courtroom
in
hamilton
county.
That
is
not
I'm
not
sure
that
it
is
all
courtrooms
in
hamilton
county.
I
How
a
lack
of
an
ordinance
like
this
could
allow
a
landlord
to
use
non-payment
for
eviction
when
re
in
reality,
they're
evicting
someone
for
things
that
are
protected
by
law,
such
as
marital
situation,.
N
N
If
a
tenant
has
not
paid
rent,
it
is
a
simple
clear-cut
way
to
initiate
an
eviction,
proceeding,
get
a
judgment
and
get
a
writ
of
restitution.
So
if
there
could
be
many
things
going
into
that
landlord's
decision,
but
if
rent
is
not
paid,
that's
what
we
see.
We
see
a
complaint
for
non-payment
of
rent.
N
C
N
I
think
there
may
be
other
reasons
right,
pretense
for
why
evictions
may
be
being
filed.
There
would
be
no
investigation
into
that
right
if
it's
for
non-payment,
so.
N
To
any
practices
like
that,
our
current-
you
know
the
landlords
here
in
athens,
but
it's
always
a
concern.
G
Thank
you
for
being
here.
I've
also
heard
that
there's
some
objection
to
this,
that
our
rights
to
home
rule
do
not
give
us
the
ability
to
have
this
kind
of
ordinance
that
a
municipal
corporation
cannot
that
the
higher
revised
code
doesn't
allow
for
us
to
have
this
home
rule.
Can
you
speak
to
that
at
all.
N
I
wish
I
had
some
research
to
to
answer
your
question.
I
have
reviewed
the
I
think
county
tenants
on
packet
that
does
have
some
information
in
that
and
if
council
is
interested,
absolutely
southeastern
ohio
legal
services
could
to
take
a
closer
look
at
that
and
provide
some
additional
information.
So
no,
I
can't
speak
to
that
right
now.
But
again
I
do
think
there's
some
good
information
about
that
in
the
packet
and
we
can
get
some
more
research
on
that.
If
council
is
interested.
J
Hi,
thank
you
and
thank
you
for
being
here.
So
one
of
the
things
that
did
come
up
that
was
mentioned.
The
pack
at
night
specifically
asked
about
this
is:
are
there
any
other
statutory
cities
that
have
an
ordinance
like
this
and
yes,
there
there
are
so
apparently
we
can
as
a
statutory
city
do
this.
Obviously
the
wording
is
going
to
be
different
from
one
to
another.
We
have
to
be
careful
to.
You
know
not
cross
that
line,
but
yes,
we
can
it's
the
bottom
line.
L
Other
statutory,
I
believe
it's
a
statutory
village,
but
when
I
looked
at
it
and
we're
talking
about
home
rule,
we
talk
about
home
rule
for
situations
involving
public
health,
safety
and
morals,
and
when
remember,
ziff
was
drafting
this.
I
asked
to
ask
him
to
put
in
a
couple
more
sections
in
the,
whereas
to
show
how
this
is
public
safety,
health,
safety
situation,
and
he
did
that
and
I
think
in
two
of
the,
whereas
sections
he
talks
about
how
eviction
dramatically
worsens
mental
health
and
the
likelihood
of
a
person
using
an
emergency
room
and
the
cost.
L
So
I
think
that
would
go
to
public
health
and
safety.
So
there's
an
argument
can
never
be
sure
you
know
if
it
was
challenged.
I
could
never
be
sure
that
what
would
happen
there
hasn't
been
a
court
case.
At
this
point.
My
understanding
from
hamilton
county
is
that
there
may
be
a
decision
sometime
this
month,
but
right
now
the
judges,
and
at
least
one
judge
in
hamilton
county
has
said:
I'm
not
going
to
enforce
this.
A
M
Other
questions,
oh
members.
Mr
thank
you
just
to
add
a
small
bit
of
information
as
well
about
that
particular
hamilton
county
situation.
This
is
also
the
same
judge
that
was
refusing
to
enforce
the
federally
mandated
moratorium
on
evictions
during
the
pandemic.
So
there
is
sort
of
a
proven
track
record
to
this
particular
individual.
O
Hello:
everyone,
my
name
is
lori
bergshausen,
it's
great
to
be
here
again.
Sorry,
I
was
late.
I
had
a
my
first
dance
class
tonight
and
I
would
like
to
take
this
time
to
answer
some
questions
about
pay
to
stay,
and
these
particular
questions
come
from
a
hay
to
stay
technical
guide
from
the
affordable
housing
alliance
of
central
ohio,
which
actually
does
have
six
pages
that
references
home
rule.
O
So
I'd
be
happy
to
email
that,
along
to
you
all,
the
first
question
is:
does
pay
to
stay,
make
it
harder
to
remove
a
problem.
Renter
that
poses
dangers
to
the
community.
No
pay
to
say
is
only
a
defense
to
an
eviction
for
non-payment
of
rent.
It
does
not
shield
renters
who
violate
other
tenant
duties
like
those
relating
to
health
and
safety
of
the
premises,
criminal
activity
or
drug
offenses.
O
O
What
is
the
penalty
for
non-compliance
and
who
monitors
that
there
is
no
penalty,
and
no
municipal
enforcement
required
pay
to
stay
codifies
an
affirmative
defense,
as
staff
manager
of
souls
lucy
schwalley
mentioned
earlier
to
an
eviction,
meaning
that
tenants
must
raise
it
in
court
to
protect
their
rights.
Expanding
access
to
free
legal
services,
including
through
our
right
to
council,
can
further
promote
the
equal
protections
of
laws
in
ohio.
O
O
Why
would
landlords
refuse
to
accept
rent
attorney
attorneys,
frequently
advise
landlords
to
refuse
late
rent
to
preserve
the
right
to
pursue
an
eviction
action
with
the
ohio
landlord
law
website
operated
by
two
columbus-based
attorneys,
advising
quote?
If
you
are
a
landlord
and
you
receive
partial,
slash
rate
late
rent
after
you
have
filed
an
eviction.
Your
best
course
of
action
is
to
send
a
correspondence
to
the
tenant
that
you
are
not
accepting
the
payment
and
that
you
are
proceeding
with
an
eviction
unquote
in
oh,
the
an
app
in
an
overheated
housing
environment.
O
Landlords
may
also
seek
to
terminate
a
lease
agreement
prior
to
its
national
expiration
date
if
they
perceive
a
market
opportunity
to
increase
rents
and,
as
we
all
know,
the
housing
market
is
hot
right
now.
So
that
is
a
possibility
that
could
happen
and,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
I
would
be
happy
to
share
that
packet
with
you
all
that
technical
guide
created
by
the
affordable
housing
alliance,
a
central
ohio
that
does
have
those
six
pages
referencing
home
rule,
the
entire
packet
itself
is
around
41
pages.
So,
thank
you
all.
J
Well,
it
does
bring
up,
and
this
is
one
thing
I
was
on
my
mind
from
the
first
time-
is
the
reasonable
attorney
fees
that
is
really.
J
You
know
what
is
a
reasonable
attorney's
fees.
Do
we
and
that
there
was.
I
believe
that
there
were
some
ordinances
that
had
some
kind
of
guidance
about
that,
and
the
other
thing
is:
is
it
possible?
I
guess
it's
a
question
for
law
director
by
license
too,
can
we
require
landlords
to
accept
rent
I
mean.
Is
that
something
we
even
could
talk
about,
because
I
mean,
if
they're,
using
that
as
an
excuse
to
kick
somebody
out.
L
This,
as
I
think,
director
schwally
and
our
current
speaker
stated,
this
is
a
defense
to
the
action,
and
so
once
a
action
is
filed
in
court.
If
the
tenant
presents
the
late
rent,
the
court
costs
reasonable
attorney
fees.
Then
it's
a
defense
and
it
would
be
up
to
the
judge
to
decide
as
to
whether
or
not
the
court
would
make
go
forward
with
that
eviction.
Action.
O
Other
question
some
ordinances
do
reference
a
cap
on
late
fees,
whether
that's
25
or
5
percent,
of
whatever
the
monthly
rent
is
so
I
believe
that
would
be
an
option.
I'm
not
sure
if
that
was
discussed
with
census
and
directory.
M
The
late
fees
it
is
in
here
under
section:
where
are
we
hold
on
scroll
up,
see?
Where
am
I
section
h
way
down
here,
and
it
says
that
a
late
payment
fee
for
any
month
may
not
exceed
the
larger
of
25
or
five
percent
of
the
monthly
contract
rent.
M
Attorney
fees-
I
don't
think
there's
a
specific
number
written
in
here
for
them.
L
It
just
says
reasonable,
and
that
would
be
up
to
the
court
to
determine
what
was
reasonable
and,
if
applicable,
and
I
think
the
conversation
we
had
or
you
had
last
week
or
at
some
point-
was
that
if
the
landlord
is
an
llc.
O
Great,
thank
you
all
appreciate
allowing
me
to
speak.
Thank.
H
Okay
hi,
my
name
is
catherine
king,
I'm
also
a
member
of
the
united
athens
county
tenants.
I
just
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
to
talk
about
another
benefit
of
pay
to
stay,
which
is
that
it
expands
protection
for
tenants
who
are
sexually
harassed
by
their
landlords,
and
I
think
this
is
kind
of
maybe
what
you're
getting
at
council
christians
think
some
people
have
criticized
pay
to
stay
by
saying
it's
already
best
practice
and
what
most
landlords
choose
to
do,
which
is
true,
but
without
having
a
pay-to-stay
ordinance
in
place.
H
Landlords
can
exploit
their
ability
to
evict
tenants
as
soon
as
they
are
a
day
late
on
rent.
So
we've
seen
this
happen
in
the
past
when
landlords
want
to
retaliate
against
their
tenants
for
turning
down
sexual
favors.
H
You
act
held
a
panel
last
fall
with
speakers
from
local
organizations,
including
survivor
advocacy,
outreach
program,
my
sister's
place
and
southeastern
ohio
legal
services,
and,
as
we
were
preparing
for
this
panel,
it
became
clear
that
harassment
by
landlords
is
a
widespread
issue
and
that
landlords
deliberately
target
vulnerable
people
who
are
less
likely
to
pursue
legal
action
against
them
when
they're
harassed
so
pay
to
stay
with
us,
protect
those
people
by
making
it
more
difficult
for
landlords
to
evict
them
in
a
retaliatory
manner.
H
Oh
sorry,
17133
trouton
road.
K
Hi
I'm
nick
bohenik.
I
live
at
79
north
shaffer
street,
and
I
have
a
letter
I'm
going
to
read
dear
athens
city
council.
Ohio
is
one
of
five
states
that
permits
a
landlord
to
file
for
an
eviction
immediately
upon
non-payment
of
rent.
This
leaves
tenants
and
their
families
in
a
precarious
position,
particularly
during
a
health
crisis
that
has
created
substantial
economic
uncertainty
in
athens.
Almost
75
percent
of
evictions
filed
in
2021,
were
due
to
non-payment.
K
The
good
news
is
that
municipality
municipalities
have
the
power
to
pass
a
pay
to
stay
ordinance,
pay
to
stay
ordinances,
protect
prevent
a
landlord
from
evicting
a
tenant
for
being
late
on
rent,
as
long
as
the
tenant
is
able
to
pay
in
full
by
the
date
of
the
eviction
hearing.
This
allows
the
tenant
time
to
request
assistance
from
local
rental
assistance
programs,
which
are
more
available
than
ever
as
the
households
attempt
to
recover
from
the
code
of
19
pandemic.
K
K
At
least
12
other
ohio
municipalities
have
passed,
pay
to
stay
ordinances
of
these
12
11
are
charter
cities
and
one
newberg
heights
is
a
statutory
village.
United
athens
county
tenants,
along
with
the
undersigned
organizations
implores
the
city
council,
to
enact
a
similar
ordinance
as
soon
as
possible.
Sincerely
the
united
athens
county,
tenants,
athens
city
commission
on
disabilities,
equality,
ohio,
hawking,
athens,
hawking,
athens,
perry,
community
action
or
hapcap.
A
Move
on
to
ordinance,
86
22,
an
ordinance
amending
chapter,
7.05
parking
regulations
and
7.06
tow
truck
regulations
and
athens
city
code,
title
7
traffic
code
introduced
by
council
member
reisner
and
allow
me
to
read
the
ordinance.
Whereas,
pursuant
to
the
ohio,
revised
code,
4513.601.
A
The
public
utilities
commission
establishes
the
fees
for
vehicle
removal
from
private
towards
zones
and
whereas,
pursuant
to
ohio,
revised
code
4921.25
a
any
person
company
or
corporation
that
is
engaged
in
the
towing
of
motor
vehicles
is
subject
to
regulation
by
the
public
utilities.
Commission,
be
it
ordained
by
the
council
of
the
city
of
athens,
ohio
section
one
in
accordance
with
the
ohio,
revised
code,
section
45,
13.60,
4513.601,.
A
A
I
I
A
few
short
years
ago,
whether
it
was
three
or
whether
it's
four
I'm
not
sure
and
debbie,
I
can't
find
your
email
to
tell
me
the
exact
date,
but
in
the
last
three
or
four
years
this
exact
same
issue
came
before
council,
not
this
council,
but
still
the
city
council
of
athens
and
that
body
by
a
vote
of
five
to
two
voted
to
table
it
voted
to
table
it
never
made
it
to.
Second
reading,
certainly
never
made
it
the
third
reading.
I
I
I
A
Remember
spielness.
J
Why,
in
a
situation
like
that
and
many
others,
would
we
have
local
ordinances
and
essentially,
in
this
case
that
profoundly
affects
some
people's
lives
if
they
mistakenly
parked
in
the
wrong
place?
Whatever
they
made
a
mistake?
Yes,
they
were
did
something
illegal.
Yes,
they
should
have
a
cartoon
or
whatever,
but
it
can
profoundly
affect
people's
lives.
Therefore,
it
seems
to
me
we
ought
to
be
somewhat
careful
about
who
does
this
and
how
it's
handled
that
we
can
also
address
it
locally
rather
than
someone
does.
J
I
To
that
end,
I
would
move
that
we
table
86
22
until
such
time
as
we
can.
A
A
We
don't
license
tow
trucks
anyway,
haven't
done
it
in
years,
so
I
don't
see
how
we're
giving
up
a
ride
to
something
that
we
haven't
even
done,
and
why
do
we
license
things
to
begin
with?
We
what
what's
the
purpose.
A
A
I
J
D
Know
I
first
got
called
a
lazy
criminal
last
week
when
we
talked
about
this
particular
topic.
I
believe
that
the
information
the
police
chief
pyle
provided
last
week,
as
well
as
what
he
summarized
in
an
email
that
he
sent
to
you,
memberizer,
that
I
think
he
distributed
summarizes
the
position
of
administration.
M
Yeah,
so
I
I
I
you
know
as
much
as
I
would
love
to
listen
to
you
to
go
at
it
for
a
while.
I
I
am,
and
I
don't
I
don't
say
this
with
a
I'm,
not
trying
to
be
contentious
or
anything
like
that.
I
just
I
don't
really
understand
why
we
don't
if
we
do
regulate
other
things.
M
A
M
This
again,
I'm
hypothetically,
so
I'm
I'm
not
trying
to
sound
contentious
with
this,
and
you
know
you're
sort
of
a
testy
tone
there,
but
you
know
well
I'm
a
very
testy
person
at
my
age,
fair
enough.
But
and
again
this
is
I'm
just
asking
honest
questions
here,
because
I'm
just
genuinely
looking
for
clarification.
M
I
know
because
a
thing
that
goes
off
in
my
head
was
it
was
like,
like
a
month
and
a
half
or
two
ago
there
was
a
communications
company
that
was
running
line
or
something
through
here,
and
so
we
had
to
make
them
register
with
the
city
because
they
were
then
operating
in
our
city,
and
so
I
don't
really
see
why
this
would
be.
I
mean
if
a
tow
truck
wanted
to
come,
do
business
in
athens
regularly
then
or
any
kind
of
business.
M
Then
I
would
want
to
maybe
not
touch
her,
but
anything
I
would
I'd
want
to.
You
know
look
at
that.
I
just
I
don't
really
see
the
difference
between
the
two.
A
M
Do
this,
I
don't
think
I
phrased
that
correctly.
What
I
mean
is
yes,
it's
operating
the
city
right
away,
but
that
that
means
it's
operating
in
the
if
they,
so
if
it
had,
if
they
had
just
only
like
gone
through
like
carefully
on
private
property
and
never
touched
the
city
we
wouldn't
have,
it
wouldn't
have
been
had
to
no
okay.
A
G
I
know
you
do
sure
president
pro
tom
reisner,
thank
you.
I
won't
be
voting
for
tabling
this
tonight,
although
there
have
been
some.
You
know
interesting
arguments.
G
That
I
would
like
to
consider
further,
and
I
think
we
have
three
readings
for
for
good
reason.
C
G
E
Thank
you,
president
president.
Yes,
I
would
simply
echo
member
crowl's
comments
that
tabling
just
to
delay
a
decision
doesn't
seem
to
make
sense
to
me
at
this
time.
As
you
eloquently
said,
kicking
the
can
down
the
road
which
happened
several
years
ago,
and
nothing
has
been
done
with
regard
to
adjusting
we're.
E
The
city
is
not
currently
complying
with
what
is
on
the
books
and
so
just
continuing
to
table
and
just
set
it
aside,
doesn't
make
sense
to
me
if
someone
wishes
to
introduce
an
amendment
to
keep
control
or
licensing
or
regulation
of
tow
companies
are
towing
entities
within
the
city's
purview
rather
than
delegating
it
to
the
public
utilities.
Commission,
then,
an
amendment
stating
that
and
outlining
how
that
could
be
done
could
be
offered
on
this
ordinance,
but
to
just
continue
to
delay
making
a
decision
on.
J
A
J
Instead,
it
was
my
intention
to
table
it
in
order
to
really
look
at,
and
I
think
this
was
the
intention
of
remember
swank-
to
really
look
at
this
overall
and
make
a
decision
about
what
we
want
to
keep
and
what
we
don't
want
to
keep
and
what
would
make
sense,
and
I'm
that
is
my
only
reason
for
wanting
to
table
is
to
re.
Look
at
it
see
what
other
cities
are
doing.
J
We
have
had
some
concerns
about
predatory
towing
for
some
people,
which
was
actually
this
came
up
several
years
ago
and
has
always
haunted
me
a
story
of
a
young
woman
who
was
trying
to
get
her
life
together
in
athens,
and
she
had
some
health
issues
and
whatnot
and
she
finally
got
herself
a
car.
She
got
a
job
and
then,
for
whatever
reason,
her
car
got
towed
and
she
was
unable
to
get
it
out
of
hawk.
So
therefore,
she
lost
her
job
and
she
did
a
spiraling
downhill
again,
starting
from
scratch.
J
J
So
again,
it's
illegal
if
they
do
it
wrong
wrongly.
Yes,
it's
bad!
All
of
that,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
it
really
responsibly
and
that
we
don't
have
predatory,
towing
companies
out
there
or
any
predatory
actions
related
to
towing.
That
would
put
someone
in
this
position
in
the
future.
So
I
don't
know
what
the
right
answer
is
right
now,
but
I
would
sure
like
to
take
a
look
at
what
is
the
right
answer
rather
than
gutting
this
and
saying
we
don't
want
to
worry
about
it
anymore.
A
A
J
A
E
L
I
The
fact
that
we
have
chosen
not
to
do
that
and
it
started
before
director
stump.
Okay,
so
I'm
not
pointing
the
finger
at
him
by
any
means.
Yeah
he's
irresponsible
and
we,
as
a
city
council,
to
allow
that
to
happen,
makes
us
culpable
to
that
and
that's
a
bad
example
to
set
if
we're
going
to
pass
ordinances
and
then
not
enforce
them.
I
We
have
an
ordinance
in
a
city
saying
you
can't
plant
bamboo,
yet
we've
chosen
not
to
enforce
that,
and
that
is
one
of
the
most
invasive
plants.
It's
against
ohio
law
to
do
it's
in
the
ohio
revised
code.
Yet
we
as
a
city
have
chosen
not
to
enforce
it
once
we
pass
an
ordinance,
we've
done
our
job
and
it
becomes
incumbent
upon
the
administration
and
again
this
predates
our
mayor.
Predates
everybody
in
this
building
in
administrative
capacity.
I
We
need
to
take
a
deeper
dive
into
this.
If
I
really
wanted
just
to
kick
this
down
the
road
or,
if
I
really
just
wanted
to
draw
this
out,
there
are
parliamentary
ways
to
do
that
that
we
could
stretch
this
all
the
way
to
the
end
of
our
session
on
december
31st.
Oh
I'm
sure,
as
soleve
said,
I
think
it
behooves
this
council
to
perhaps
return
this
to
committee.
A
F
Anyone,
member
of
my
carry
thank
you,
I'd
just
like
to
ask
a
procedural
question
as
a
reminder
about
the
difference
between
tabling
at
this
time
or
the
opportunity
to
return
to
committee.
L
We
did
that
before,
but
in
looking
at
our
rules
there
is
really
no
way
to
bring
that
back
and
in
fact
we
had
to
have
a
new
ordinance,
so
that
could
be.
That
is
the
difference.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
Roll
call
vault
members
feeling
this
aye
to
table.
J
A
A
Four
well,
the
seven
of
us
that
can't
be
attacked.
L
Actually,
could
we
do
that
again?
I
don't
know
if
we
got
that
correct
and
I
apologize,
but
let
let's
go
through
that
one
more
time,
starting
with
remember.
A
P
About
this
issue,
the
three
points
I
want
to
touch
on
tonight
are
just
why
it's
been
so
contentious.
P
Why
there's
been
so
much
misinformation
about
it
and
why
apd
has
been
the
driving
force
behind
trying
to
repeal
the
local
towing
regulations
as
far
as
the
misinformation,
you
know
this
rumor,
that
only
puko
has
the
authority
just
won't
die.
It
seems
that's
not
what
kuko
says.
It
seems
very
odd
to
me
that
city
officials
have
for
at
least
three
or
four
years
now,
oftentimes
argued
that
we
don't
have
the
authority
to
regulate
this
locally.
Only
pukos
can
set
the
fee
caps
without
even
checking
with
puko
to
see.
P
P
You
know
when
I
started
looking
at
this
back
in
maybe
september
or
october
of
last
year.
The
thing
I
couldn't
figure
out
was
why
apd
was
the
driving
force
behind
trying
to
repeal
the
local
regulations
that
city
officials
just
simply
refuse
to
follow?
P
Oh
wait
before
I
before
I
go
into
that,
though,
let
me
just
say
you
know,
as
a
former
food
truck
operator,
no,
it's
absolutely
false
that
the
city
does
not
license
tow
trucks,
the
code
enforcement
office
licenses
or
food
trucks.
I'm
sorry.
The
code
enforcement
office
licenses
food
trucks
on
an
annual
basis.
P
The
city
fire
department
also
inspects
food
trucks
on
an
annual
basis
and
essentially
signs
off
on
them.
That's
in
addition
to
the
city
county
health
department,
issuing
a
food
service
license
it's
the
city
that
issues
the
vendor
license
and
that
has
the
authority
to
repeal
the
vendor
or
revoke
the
vendor
license.
So
certainly
as
a
city,
we
do
regulate
food
trucks.
P
P
P
A
Administration:
okay,
I
think
we've
beat
that
one
to
death.
Where
are
we
at?
I
think
we're
somewhere
around
bridges,
ordinance,
87
22,
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
mayor
to
submit
applications
and
enter
into
agreements
with
the
ohio
department
of
transportation
for
municipal
bridge
and
local
major
bridge
program
funds
introduced
by
council
member
reisner.
And,
let's
see,
let
me
just
bring
that
one
up.
A
Having
computer
problems
tonight
very
simple
section,
one,
the
mayor
is
hereby
authorized
to
submit
applications
and
enter
into
agreements
with
the
ohio
department,
transportation
for
a
municipal
bridge
and
local
major
bridge
program
funds.
Would
the
administration
care
to
chime
in
on
that?
I.
D
I
think
you
know
we
clarified
it
last
week
at
a
committee
I
don't
think
there's
any
additional
information
necessary.
A
Okay,
members
of
council
bridges
fairly
uncontroversial
as
long
as
they
don't
fall
down.
A
Okay,
members
of
the
audience:
okay,
ordinance
8822
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
mayor
to
submit
an
application
to
participate
in
the
state,
capital,
improvement
and
or
local
transportation
improvement
programs
for
issue
one
funds
and
to
execute
contracts,
as
required,
introduced
by
council
member
reisner,
and
I
will
bring
that
one
up
and
here
it
is,
whereas
the
state
capital
improvement
program
and
local
transportation
improvement
program
both
provide
financial
assistance
to
political
subdivisions
for
capital,
improvements
to
public
infrastructure,
be
it
ordained
by
the
council
of
the
city
of
athens,
ohio
section
one.
A
A
A
Be
by
the
council
of
the
city
of
athens,
ohio,
the
service
safety
director
is
hereby
authorized
to
advertise,
accept
bids
where
necessary
and
enter
into
contracts
for
west
washington,
sidewalk
and
safety
improvement
project
number
335..
A
The
2022
appropriation
ordinance
150-21
is
hereby
amended
by
appropriating
from
the
unappropriate
of
balance
the
sum
of
twenty
thousand
dollars
to
street
fund
220
transaction
code
500
and
increasing
the
total
appropriations
by
set
amount
section
3,
the
safety.
The
service
safety
director
is
hereby
authorized
to
expand
up
to
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
as
follows.
D
Insofar
as
the
we
can
afford
street
lighting
associated
with
this
project,
with
this
amount
of
money,
the
there's
there's
actually
20
street
lights
in
that
collection
street
there's
nearby,
one
of
the
problems
is
foliage
in
that
area
is
really
significant
and
it
blocks
a
lot
of
the
aep
rented
street
lights
in
that
area.
So
so
it
will
definitely
include
trimming
as
necessary
to
increase
the
lighting
as
far
as
city-owned
street
lights
and
adding
to
the
street
lights.
A
Okay,
let's
see
ordinance
89-22
an
ordnance
authorizing
west
washington,
sidewalk
and
safety
improvement
project
335,
or
did
I
already
mention
that?
I'm
sorry?
Okay,
number.
Ninety
9022
an
ordinance
authorizing
construction
and
construction
engineering
for
the
water
treatment,
plant,
salt
storage,
roof
slab
and
beam
replacement
project
number
354,
introduced
by
council
member
mccarry.
F
Thank
you
I'll,
just
ask
a
question
just
for
the
educational
benefit
of
the
public.
As
this
comes
up.
Occasionally
there
is
a
distinction
between
cost
for
construction
and
construction
engineering,
and
I
was
hoping
director
stone
might
be
able
to
just
clarify
that.
D
So
this
is
a
structural
engineering
project
and
it's
it's
semi-architectural
in
that
in
that
it's
you
know
we're
really
dealing
with
the
structure
here
and
there's
always
questions
and
architectural
projects
that
go
back
to
the
designer
during
construction.
That
requires
oversight
and
work
from
a
designer
such
that
you
don't
take
that
designer
and
just
completely
write
them
out
of
the
process
and
then
not
have
them
engage,
and
so
in
this
particular
instance,
there
will
be
some
expenditure.
We
paid
20
000
for
design
on
this,
that's
captured
in
the
total
authorization.
D
If
you
look
at
that
section
three
that
was
money
that
was
already
in
the
budget.
However,
with
the
money
that
we're
using
to
to
you
know
pay
for
the
construction,
there
probably
will
be
some
fees
paid
to
the
designer.
You
know
in
order
to
answer
questions
and
solve
problems
along
the
way
with
construction.
Thank.
K
F
Total
cost
that'd
be
handy,
255,
000
from
water
fund,
240
transaction
code,
500
capturing
all
costs
to
date,
and
this
is
for
project
number
three:
five,
four:
okay,.
D
A
Okay,
ordinance
9122
an
ordinance
authorizing
a
debt
collection
agreement
between
capital
recovery
systems,
inc
and
athens,
county
municipal
court,
introduced
by
council
member
crowd.
G
Thank
you,
president
pro
tem
reisner,
as
discussed
at
committee,
in
a
presentation
we
had
by
the
clerk
of
court.
This
agreement
would
is
being
requested
by
the
municipal
courts
to
as
an
option
for
them
to
collect
outstanding
fines
and
fees.
So
section
one
of
this
ordinance
reads:
athens,
county
municipal
court.
It's
hereby
authorized
to
enter
into
a
debt
collection
agreement
with
capital
recovery
systems.
G
Thank
you,
president
pro
tem,
a
couple
of
items
here
for
appropriations:
thirty,
three
thousand
three
hundred
and
eight
dollars
to
the
general
fund
for
a
bureau
of
workman's
compensation
premium
refund
and
as
discussed
at
committee,
10
117
dollars
will
be
appropriate
to
the
transportation
fund
214
as
the
city
of
athens's
remaining
local
share
of
a
replacement,
light,
low
floor
transit
vehicle
for
the
total
local
cost
share
of
24
117.
A
All
right,
well
that
takes
care
of
all
the
first
reading
ordinances,
we're
now
at
a
resolution
for
first
reading
r
0
3
22
a
resolution
accepting
the
amounts
and
rates
as
determined
by
the
budget
commission
and
authorizing
the
necessary
tax
levies
and
certifying
them
to
the
county
auditor
introduced
by
council.
Member
crown.
G
Thank
you,
president
for
tim
reisner.
This
is
an
annual
resolution,
accepting
these
amounts
and
rates
for
the
city
for
for
fiscal
year,
2023,
which
begins
january
1st
2023,
and
this
is
for
the
city
to
receive
the
inside
millage
for
property
taxes
in
athens,
township
at
2.6
mills
and
canaan
township
at
2.4
mills.
This
resolution
authorizes
these
tax
levies
and
certifies
them
for
the
county
auditor.
A
G
A
J
A
J
A
I
would
agree
because
I
have
some
friends
who
are
veterans
and
they
do
use
the
chillicothe
facilities
more
than
I'd
like
to
see
them
have
to
go,
and
I
totally
support
this.
So
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second
all.
Those
in
favor
of
this
resolution
say
I
those
posts,
say,
nay,
the
ice
habit.
It
has
passed,
okay,
announcements
and
other
business.
I
have
no
announcements,
the
administration,
no
announcements
at
all.
A
I
Is
that
special
session,
in
addition
to
committee
meeting?
Yes,
okay,.
A
A
Right
opportunities
for
citizens
speak
on
legislative
items
and
city
services
not
covered
by
the
agenda.
Anyone
out
there,
no
oh,
come
on
okay.
In
that
case,
we
are
adjourned
at
8
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