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Athens City Council - March 6, 2023
B
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
Athens
city
council,
it's
Monday
March
6
2023
at
7
pm.
We
are
in
regular
session
tonight
and
we'll
be
reading
a
series
of
ordinances.
I
might
note
that
the
agenda
that
appears
on
the
screen
does
not
make
reference
to
a
resolution
r123
that
council
members
do
have
that
full
resolution
on
their
drive,
but
it
did
not
appear
on
the
on
the
copy
of
the
agenda
itself
and
that's
the
resolution
to
restore
local
government
funds,
and
we
had
discussed
that
in
committee
last
week.
B
B
B
B
A
B
You
arrived,
it
was
perfect
timing.
Ordinance
1323
is
an
ordinance
amending
the
2023
appropriation
ordinance
155-22
and
amending
ordinance
126-22
authorizing
an
increased
expenditure
in
construction
and
construction
engineering
for
the
water
treatment
plant,
salt
storage,
roof
slab
and
beam
replacement
project.
E
I
would
like
to
move
that
we
adopt
1323.
Second,
thank
you.
I
will
read
from
sections
one
and
three.
The
2023
appropriation
ordinance
155-22
is
hereby
amended
by
appropriating
from
the
unappropriated
balance.
The
sum
of
sixty
thousand
dollars
to
water
fund
740
got
three
sorry.
Excuse
me:
740.637
transaction
Class,
500
and
increasing
the
total
Appropriations
by
set
amount.
E
B
B
F
B
G
B
H
B
I
Thank
you
members.
If
a
number
of
Appropriations
in
this
ordinance,
as
well
as
some
decreases,
increases
and
some
transfers
as
discussed
at
committee
and
red
first
and
second
and
tonight,
this
includes
one
thousand
two
hundred
dollars
for
a
computer
tower
in
the
auditor's
office
used
for
their
scanning
checks.
I
We
have
two
different
Court
Appropriations,
nine
hundred
dollars
to
the
general
fund
court
and
nine
thousand
dollars
to
the
DUI
fund
of
the
Court.
We
have
one
thousand
nine
hundred
and
twenty
dollars
for
a
Ohio,
recycles
Grant
and
also
three
thousand
five
hundred
and
four
dollars
for
the
same
Ohio
recycles
Grant,
and
we
also
have
an
appropriation
of
173
000
to
the
Sewer
debt
fund
for
a
loan
payment.
I
And
then
we
have
a
number
of
decreases
and
increases.
We
will
be
decreasing
the
cemetery
fund
by
34
220
dollars,
and
then
we
will
be
increasing
different
funds
that
total
that
same
amount,
we're
increasing
transaction
code,
200
300
of
the
cemetery
fund
by
14
920
dollars
and
then
for
transaction
code.
500.
Seventeen
thousand
eight
hundred
dollars
to
correct
the
2023
budget
lines,
and
then
this
finally
ends
in
section
three,
which
are
inner
fund
transfers.
I
Eighty
thousand
dollars
from
the
general
fund
to
the
cemetery
fund,
five
thousand
dollars
from
the
parking
garage
fund
to
the
general
fund,
one
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars
from
the
parking
garage
fund
to
the
parking
garage
debt
fund
and
400
000
from
the
water
fund
to
the
water
debt
fund.
Thank
you,
president.
Eisley.
B
Thank
you.
We
have
a
motion
in
second
for
approval,
any
comments
or
questions
from
council
members,
any
comments
or
questions
from
elected
officials
Administration
or
our
audience.
Members
not,
and
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay,
the
motion
carries
in
the
ordinance
is
approved.
J
Thank
you,
president,
nicely
and
before
I
make
a
motion
to
adopt
this
ordinance
ordinance.
1623
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
couple
of
moments
to
address
some
of
the
concerns
that
were
brought
up
at
the
public
hearing
for
this
at
our
last
regular
meeting
and
also
that
have
been
raised
through
email
from
different
residents,
and
so
this
ordinance
is
to
create
a
change
in
the
City,
Zoning
and
I.
J
Think
it's
really
important
when
we're
talking
about
zoning,
to
remember
the
context
of
where
our
changes
are
being
inserted
and
also
keep
in
mind
the
things
that
remain
in
place,
regardless
of
the
changes
that
we're
making,
and
so
this
ordinance
is
specifically
looking
at
things
contained
within
chapter
2303,
which
is
General
regulations
and
permitted
modifications,
and
the
specific
sections
that
are
being
addressed
in
this
ordinance
are
a
2303,
10,
11
and
12.,
and
just
to
go
through
and
kind
of
highlight
what
these
changes
are.
The
first
one
is
easy:
2303
10,
the
change
there
is.
J
It
takes
the
existing
language
that
is
currently
in
230312
and
adds
it
to
230310
so
other
than
that.
It's
combining
two
separate
sections
into
one
section.
There's
there's
no
new
language,
there's
not
a
change
to
our
current
regulations
for
that
that
portion
and
then
in
230311.
This
is
the
section
of
our
code,
that
is
titled
accessory
structures
and
it
deals
with
the
types
of
accessory
structures
that
are
permitted
in
different
zones
within
the
city,
and
the
existing
language
is
not
changed,
but
there
is
a
significant
addition.
J
J
J
Excuse
me,
and
it's
not
going
to
be
placed
on
a
legal,
easement
or
right-of-way,
it
would
be
contained
within
the
actual
lot
of
the
owner.
Appropriate
signage
needs
to
be
included
and
language.
Speaking
to
whether
or
not
it
a
ground-mounted
solar
system
counts
for
total
maximum
coverage
of
the
lot.
Because,
again,
those
rules
are
still
in
place
and
it
says
that
the
total
lot
coverage
requirements
are
exempt
if
you're
doing
a
ground
mounted
solar
as
long
as
the
area
under
the
system
contains
vegetative
ground
cover.
J
The
next
type
of
accessory,
Energy
System
detailed
here
is
a
geothermal
heating
and
cooling
system,
and
geothermal
accessory
Energy
Systems
would
be
permitted
accessory
use
within
all
zoning
layers,
except
in
the
Wellhead
protection
overlay.
So
anywhere
that
has
the
Wellhead
protection
overlay
within
the
city
would
require
approval
from
the
Wellhead
Protection
Team,
and
so
that
is
a
specific
rule
on
that.
J
The
fourth
type
of
accessory
Energy
System
detailed
in
this
ordinance,
is
the
wind
powered
AES,
and
this
is
the
one
that
had
brought
up
particular
concerns
regarding
height
and
one
thing,
I
find
it
highly
unlikely
that
anyone
would
think
it
would
make
any
sense.
The
last
few
days
aside,
but
to
put
a
wind
mounted
or
a
wind
powered
Energy
System
in
Athens
you're,
just
not
likely
to
gain
enough
power
from
the
wind
here.
J
Our
winds
aren't
really
suitable
to
that,
but
the
details
of
what
would
be
allowed
are
still
included,
and
importantly,
unlike
the
other
three
accessory
Energy
Systems,
a
wind
powered
AES
AES
is
a
conditionally
permitted
accessory.
So
that
means
it
would
require
going
to
the
bza
to
get
specific
approval
and
for
the
permit
to
have
a
wind
powered
AES.
Should
anyone
decide
they
they
wanted
to
take
that
on,
but
all
other,
like
setback
requirements
and
height
requirements,
are
still
in
place.
J
The
final
section
of
the
ordinance
inserts
a
new
section
230312
and
this
one
is
for
principal
renewable
energy
systems
and
that's
when
all
the
others
are
accessory,
where
the
the
energy
production
is
intended
to
offset
the
energy
consumption
of
the
primary
dwelling
or
building
on
that
lat.
It's
so
essentially
a
home
or
a
small
business's
own
energy
production
to
help
offset
what
they
would
be
using
off
of
the
electric
grid.
K
H
K
M
B
J
That
says,
outdoor
dining
shall
be
permitted,
and
this
again
would
be
happening
within
the
existing
regulations
or
whatever
business
is
offering
it.
So,
whatever
health
or
Garbage
or
noise,
any
other
restrictions
or
regulations
that
are
currently
in
place
for
that
zone
and
that
business
would
still
be
in
place.
It's
just
that
outdoor
dining
is
specifically
and
allowed
practice.
J
J
The
other
thing
is
that
I
think
and
I
think
other
members
of
the
community
feel
that
it
is
important
that
we
move
toward
more
I
like
to
think
of
multi-use
neighborhoods,
where
there
is
perhaps
like
on
the
west
side
of
Athens.
We
have
a
business
as
a
locally
owned
business
that
is
placed
within
a
neighborhood.
A
residential
area
and
people
who
live
in
the
neighborhood
can
walk
through
this
business
perhaps
enjoy
some
outdoor
seating
and
some
locally
crafted
Beverages
and
and
I
I.
Think
that
creates
a
really
positive
and
strong
Community.
J
B
A
B
M
K
B
K
Yeah
as
to
why
I
did
that
sure
sure?
Okay,
what
is
this?
This
is
what
March
I've
been
on
Council
for
14
months
now
and
in
that
14-month
period,
I
have
never
had
as
many
phone
calls
emails
stop
on
the
street
talk
with
while
I'm
walking
my
dog
on
an
issue
as
I
have
with
this.
This
affects
primarily
the
R1
zones
that
line
East
State
Street
in
the
fourth
ward
and
Sam
in
your
ward,
people
have
purchased
property
there.
K
People
have
purchased
property,
be
in
a
neighborhood
where
they
had
access
to
many
of
the
things
you
pointed
out
that
they
could
walk
bike
or
drive,
really
no
need
to
drive
200
feet,
but
they
do
have
that
option,
and
that
is
really
the
only
area.
Oh
and
stemson.
Avenue
I
forgot
Stimson
Avenue,
which
butts
up
against
Morrison
on
the
back
side.
Those
are
really
the
only
areas
that
butt
up
against
an
R1
Zone,
where
traffic
and
noise
and
litter
and
the
other
stuff
that
comes
with
a
drive-through
would
be
an
issue.
K
There
are
still
vacant
Lots,
where
one
could
purchase
a
lot
and
and
put
up
a
restaurant
or
a
drive-through
said.
I've
never
had
as
many
calls
as
I've
I've
had
before.
Remember
McCary.
If
I
could
indulge
you
for
a
second
before
you
moved,
you've
lived
over
on
May
Avenue
and
between
you
and
the
rather
large
and
busy
business
as
where
I
believe
Karen
and
Brian
live
I'm.
E
K
What
I
figured,
but
just
wanted
to
hear
it
from
someone
who
had
experienced
it.
We
have
a
similar
situation
possible
situation
on
the
far
East
Side
Sam.
You
have
one
on
your
side.
If
someone
decided
that
you
know
what
I
could
get
more
Revenue
out
of
that
parking
lot
next
to
Kindred,
I
might
put
a
drive-through
in
there
and
if
that
drive-through
is
as
successful
as
Tim
Hortons
is
today
as
warm
as
it
was
at
three
o'clock
this
afternoon
there
were
11
cars
in
the
drive-through
at
Tim
Hortons.
K
Imagine,
let's
move
that
across
the
street,
adjacent
to
an
R1
Zone,
a
hundred
feet
away
from
someone's
home.
Similarly,
at
the
corner
of
Strathmore
and
East
State
Street
next
to
Napa,
Auto
Parts,
there's
a
large
free
lot
there
again
that
could
be
sold.
In
fact,
the
owner
Mr
Washington
has
scratched
his
head
for
a
year
now
trying
to
figure
out
what
he
could
put
in
there
to
best
maximize
the
investment
he
has.
K
We
would
still
have
the
variance
process
available
where
the
members
of
our
Board
of
zoning
appeals
would
weigh
it,
as
they
do
all
others
and
render
a
decision
in
the
best
interest
of
that
business
owner
and
the
City
I
have
full
faith
in
that
process
and
therefore
I
think
keeping
this
at
200
to
recognize
the
concerns
of
the
neighbors
and
citizens
of
Athens
in
Wards.
Three
and
four
who
have
contacted
me
would
be
in
the
best
interest
of
the
city
as
opposed
to
taking
it
down
to
100
feet.
Hence.
B
B
G
I
would
like
and
I
know
we
have
to
follow
this
process,
but
I
would
like
to
table
this
because
there's
other
issues
that
have
been
raised
to
me
in
addition
to
the
one
that
member
Swank
mentioned
and
that
has
to
do
with
the
simple
wording
of
outdoor
dining
shall
be
permitted
in
other
communities.
Oberlin
is
one
there's
a
pretty
extensive
definition
and
explanation
of
how
it
can
be
used
or
or
not,
and
one
of
the
primary
concerns
is
noise.
N
B
G
Okay,
so
I
would
like
to
move
that
we
table
this
for
two
weeks
and
consider
some
of
the
issues
that
have
been
raised
by
the
community
that
came
out
during
the
public
hearing
I
think
we
should
respect
the
numbers
of
people
who
were
concerned
about
that.
So
therefore
I
think
tabling
it
for
two
weeks.
I
think
that's
sufficient
to
make
some
minor
word
changes
that
will
make
this
more
palatable
to
the
community
and
I
think
we'll
be
stronger
and
more
effective
motion.
B
C
C
B
G
B
A
B
I
think
there
does
need
to
be
a
motion
to
bring
it
off
the
table,
but
the
expectation
is
that
it's
going
that's
going
to
happen
within
in
two
weeks:
okay,
right,
we'll
move
on
to
ordinance
1823.
This
is
an
ordinance
amending
Athens,
City,
Zoning
code,
title
23,
chapter
23.06,
Administration
and
board
of
zoning
appeals,
section,
23.06.02
certificates
and
permits
introduced
by
council
member.
N
J
For
instance,
within
this
section
of
code,
Under,
The,
Heading
certificates
and
permits,
there
was
a
requirement
for
a
certificate
of
a
health
officer,
and
the
city
of
Athens
does
not
have
a
health
officer.
So
this
is
not
something
that
we
could
actually
do.
We,
there
is
a
city
county
health
department
and
they
play
or
fulfill
that
role
of
looking
after
the
public
health
and
do
necessary
inspections
when
needed,
but
it
is
not
a
function
of
the
city
and
also
issuing
occupancy
permits.
J
That
is
a
section
that
is
being
removed,
because
that
is
not
a
function
that
the
city
performs
and
Excavating
permits,
and
then,
as
is
a
another
section,
that
is
something
that
the
city
is
not
currently
doing.
Is
that
correct
that
is
I
feel
like
there
was
something
a
little
bit
different
about
this
section?
Yes,
please.
J
What
is
required
when
someone
is
filing
plans
and
seeking
a
zoning
permit
and
the
the
addition,
the
language
that
is
added
states
that
permits
without
the
above
information
shall
be
considered
incomplete.
So
this
is,
from
my
perspective,
a
bit
more
of
a
a
housekeeping
cleaning
up
to
make
our
code
reflect
the
activities
that
we
are
currently
currently
carrying
out.
We.
A
B
J
C
Thank
you,
president
Isaac
I,
just
more
of
a
comment
than
a
question.
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
how
you
know,
as
we
have
one
of
the
members
of
Sunday
Creek
Horizon
here,
how
much
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that
they've
put
in
on
this?
This
is,
as
the
mayor
has
said,
a
couple
of
times
in
the
past
few
months.
C
E
I
have
three
sort
of
areas
of
inquiry
that
I
think
I'll
end
up
directing
toward
the
mayor,
but
I'm
happy
to
hear
from
anyone
with
comments,
I'm,
specifically
thinking
about
the
fact
that
our
Council
would
benefit
from
more
regular
updates
from
our
city
planner
under
other
circumstances,
and
that
this
consulting
firm
may
be
able
to
move
us
forward
with
our
Athens
2040
comprehensive
plan.
I'm
specifically
curious
about
our
opportunities
to
work
with
this
firm
to
improve
awareness
that
our
city
has
a
comprehensive
plan.
E
As
many
folks
since
I've
joined
Council
have,
let
me
know,
they're
not
aware
that
we
have
one
I'm,
also
responding
to
feedback
from
community
members,
including
members
of
the
commission
on
disabilities,
on
the
need
to
improve
digital
accessibility
of
the
Athens
2040
plan
on
the
website.
As
members,
some
folks
can't
see
it
even
if
they
want
to
or
read
it
or
have
it
read
to
them,
and
then,
lastly,
recognizing
that
much
of
the
input
on
our
Athens
2040
comprehensive
plan
was
gathered
through
feedback
sessions
and
surveys
during
the
pandemic.
L
Sure,
but
let
me
begin
I
think
Council
certainly
recognizes
that
our
current
city
planner
is
having
to
deal
with
some
significant
issues
and
therefore
for
us
to
continue
to
do
the
planning
that
needs
to
be
done.
This
is
something
that
under
contract,
that
Sunday
Creek
Horizons
has
said,
yes,
that
they
would
certainly
assist
As
We
Lay,
that
pathway
out
for
them
in
helping
us
with
planning
as
an
interim
a
way
to
to
to
manage
our
planning
efforts.
L
L
Although
the
effort
to
create
that
through
podmeyer
was,
you
know,
had
started
much
before
that,
but
when
it
was
codified
by
Council
and
I
became
mayor
I
as
I
read
through
it
I'm
sitting
there
going,
we've
accomplished
85
percent
of
what's
in
this
document
and
I'm
not
waiting
until
2027
to
start
a
new
one,
so
Paul
Paul
Logan
got
to
work
in
2016,
17,
18
19
and
received
a
lot
of
community
input.
He
hosted
a
multitude
of
Town
Hall
meetings
of
public
forums.
L
We
certainly
looked
at
all
of
our
major
corridors
in
the
city
and
identified
zoning
changes
and
other
changes
that
need
to
be
made.
We
worked
with
the
different
boards
and
commissions
to
make
sure
that
their
voices
were
being
heard
in
this
process.
So
I
would
contend
that
we
heard
from
hundreds,
if
not
thousands,
of
people
as
we
moved
forward
with
crafting
this
document
and
I,
give
all
all
the
credit
of
the
division
2040
to
Poland.
L
He
spent
countless
hours
again
just
to
back
up
for
a
second
in
in
the
early
2000s
when
we
worked
with
pogmar,
it
cost
us
250
000
dollars,
Paul
Logue
I
budgeted
for
the
city,
planner
50
000,
of
which
he
didn't
even
use.
All
of
that
granted.
He
had
a
starting
point,
a
template
to
go
from,
but
when
I
look
at
all
the
work
that
he
put
into
the
efforts
to
create
what
I
would
contend
is
a
solid
document
as
we
look
to
what
our
path
is
moving
forward.
L
Hopefully
we
don't
have
to
get
to
2040
to
have
accomplished
85
percent
of
the
things
that
are
on
there.
We
are
actively
engaged
in
getting
those
done,
but
again
to
your
initial
question
about
Sunday
Creek
Horizons.
This
is
something
that
Zach
Rises
who's.
Here's
with
us
today,
Sam
tooten
I
mean
we've
spoken
to
the
entire
team
of
Sunday
Creek
Horizons,
which,
as
we
see,
needs
for
moving
things
forward
with
the
comprehensive
plan
that
they
will
be
helping
us
with
that,
and
not
just
that
I
mean
we're.
L
Looking
at
a
congressional
earmark
that
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
ask
going
on
out
there
right
now
to
apply
for
funding
at
the
federal
level.
If
you
have
a
project
that
you
think
is
worthy
while
we
in
gosh,
when
was
the
last
one
2020
when
we
were
looking
at
that,
we
we
did
put
something
forward,
we
weren't
successful,
but
given
the
track
record
of
Sunday
Creek
Horizons,
you
know
those
are
challenges.
L
Those
are
extremely
difficult,
too,
by
the
way
I'm
just
going
to
say
that,
first
and
foremost
to
go
after
that
level
of
federal
funding,
it's
not
easy.
Super
competitive,
very
few
projects
actually
become
funded
projects,
but
all
the
same,
looking
at
that,
you
know
there's
a
sundry
of
different
things
out
there.
You
know
to
include
the
Appalachian
Regional,
Council
or
commission.
You
know
the
funding
through
Arc
having
Sunday
Creek
Horizons
help
us
with
that
as
we're
looking
at.
So
it's
not
just
our
comprehensive
plan.
It's
also
any
funding.
L
You
know
that
we
see
is
out
there
from
the
the
inflation
reduction
act.
That
builds
act
money
you
know,
I
could
truly
go
on
and
on
and
on
I.
Don't
think
you
guys
want
to
hear
me
go
into
Professor
mode.
I
won't
do
that
to
you,
but
what
I
will
say
is
to
me
if
there's
any
Grant
out
there
and
we
don't
have
the
capacity
to
apply
for
it,
yet
some
decrease
Sunny,
Creek
Horizons
does
I'm,
certainly
going
to
ask
them
to
do
it.
Thank.
B
A
B
F
B
F
F
I
believe
we
need
a
suspension
for
this,
so
I
will
make
a
motion
that
we
suspend
the
rules
for
21-23.
Second
and
I
believe
the
reason
for
the
the
need
to
suspend
the
rules
is
a
factor
of
time.
These
cars
have
vehicles
have
been
hanging
around
for
a
while,
and
they
need
to
be
disposed
of
with
the
honor
to
care
to
speak
to
that.
P
We
have
been
collecting
automobiles
that
we're
not
using
anymore
for
a
while.
There
are
at
least
10
of
them
parked
behind
our
court
building
on
Columbus,
Road
I,
guess
not
only
property,
but
if
you
know
where
that
one
is
across
from
Dairy
Queen
and
we
really
need
to
move
those
on
and
dispose
of
them
as
we
bring
on
new
vehicles
and
move
on
from
that
and
use
those
for
trade-ins
or
whatever
we
end
up
doing
with
them.
B
O
I,
don't
know
that
Enterprise
will
take
the
two
2000
Chevy
Cavalier.
If
you
want
to
take
a
look
at
it,
you
may
not
want
it
so
that
one
might
go
to
scrap,
but
bottom
line
is
that
this
provides
the
option
and
it's
it's
it's
a
sixth
method
of
dispose
that
is
in
line
with
the
and
I
wouldn't
track
in
that.
This
is
something
that
we
had
to
do
until
Friday
and
hence
why
member
Eisner
asked
for
the
suspension.
H
F
A
H
B
K
Okay,
transitioning
from
catalytic
converters
to
plastic-
oh
goodness,
25
23,
as
president
nicely
read,
is
an
ordinance
amending
Athens
city
code,
Title,
11
business
regulations
to
add
chapter
11.13
reduction
of
single-use
plastic
bags.
There
are
quite
a
few,
whereas
is
here
and
I
will
not
read
them
all.
K
But
I'll
share
a
few
with
you,
whereas
single-use
plastic
bags
cause
operation,
problems
and
recycling,
processing
facilities
and
landfills
and
transfer
stations
and
contribute
to
litter
throughout
the
city
of
Athens
and
whereas
numerous
states
and
cities
throughout
the
United
States
have
enacted
single-use
plastic
bag
bans
resulting
in
dramatic
decreases
in
plastic
waste
and
whereas
major
countries
throughout
the
world
have
banned
plastic
bags
and
or
single-use
plastic
bags
and
in
four
separate
resolutions
and
ordinances.
This
Council
and
previous
councils,
first
in
2016,
declared
single-use
carry-out
bags
and
environmental
concern.
K
An
ordinance
in
2017
established
a
sustainability
plan
to
promote
and
Foster
awareness
of
environment
and
sustainability
issues.
A
resolution
in
2020
declared
a
climate
emergency
and,
most
recently
in
2021
Council
passed
a
resolution
requesting
the
mayor.
Take
all
steps
necessary
to
become
plastic
free
by
January
of
23.
K
K
no
store
shall
sell
or
charge
a
customer
for
any
carryout
bag
unless
the
amount
charged
for
the
bag
is
separately.
Itemized
on
the
sales
receipt
and
a
store
establishment
is
not
responsible
for
the
materials
used
by
a
party
that
may
be
renting
a
facility
they
own
or
operate
11.13.03
permitted
bags.
Nothing
in
the
ordinance
prohibits
A
customer
from
using
bags
of
any
type
that
they
bring
to
the
store
themselves
or
from
carrying
away
Goods
that
are
not
placed
in
a
bag.
K
And,
finally,
nothing
in
this
ordinance
prohibits
or
in
any
way
restricts
any
store
from
providing
a
compostable,
single-use
carryout
or
compostable.
Reusable
bag,
the
penalty,
whoever
violates
or
fails
to
comply
with
any
of
the
provisions
of
chapter
11.13
is
guilty
of
a
minor
misdemeanor
and
should
be
fined
not
more
than
one
hundred
dollars.
A
separate
offense
shall
be
deemed
committed
each
day
during
or
on
which
a
violation
of
non-compliance
or
occurs
or
continues
for
those
people
who
weren't
watching
or
weren't.
Here.
K
Last
week
we
had
a
very
extensive
presentation
by
a
group
called
Athens
rethinks
Plastics,
a
group
that's
been
working
on
this
since
at
least
2019
I
know
that
for
a
fact,
because
I
met
with
them,
then,
and
then
Cove
had
hit.
So
it's
been
a
four-year
process.
Secondly,
they've
partnered
with
the
Sierra
Club
to
promote
this.
Oh
and
we
forgot
one
thing:
some
of
you
say
how
much
is
this
going
to
cost
my
store
left.
K
This
part
out
section
two,
the
2023
appropriation
ordinance
155-22
is
hereby
amended
by
appropriating
from
the
unappropriated
balance
the
sum
of
five
thousand
dollars
to
support
a
program
administered
by
the
mayor's
office
to
support
businesses
with
costs
associated
with
the
enhancement
of
this
ordinance
during
calendar
year.
2023.
K
Some
people
are
asking
why
August
1st
I've
been
in
Athens
since
1979
and
observed
that
Athens
tends
to
run
on
a
school
calendar
and
the
school
calendar
is
generally
sometime
in
the
fall
we
used
to
be
on
quarters,
so
it
was
Labor
Day
now
we're
on
semester,
so
it
starts
in
August
and
the
calendar
runs
from
August
to
the
end
of
the
calendar
year
and
then
a
second
semester
January
something
till
late
April
early.
May
it
made
sense
to
start
this.
K
In
the
beginning
of
the
school
year,
we
will
have
somewhere
between
4
000
and
4
500
new
residents
of
Athens.
This
August
according
to
OU's
latest
figures,
Why,
not
start
it.
Then
we
talked
to
some
Ohio
University
students
about
you
know
what
let
me
start
in
October
give
people
a
little
longer
time
and
the
response
we
got
was
don't
change
the
rules
Midstream,
let's
start
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
Secondly,
with
Ohio
University,
we
can
partner
with
the
university
during
what
we
used
to
call
pre-college.
K
C
I
So,
thank
you.
Member
Swank,
for
working
on
this
ordinance
I
am
in
full
support
of
of
the
ordinance.
However,
I
question
whether
the
influx
of
students
in
August
is
the
most
important
part
of
what
how
this
will
change
the
citizens
of
Athens
I
think
the
biggest
change
comes
from
the
owners
of
the
businesses
which
need
to
adapt
to
this
new
reality
and
in
discussing
this
with
the
environment,
sustainability
commission,
which
is
also
a
hundred
percent
behind
this
change
and
I,
mean
we're
looking
at
this
we're
looking
at
the
next
lifetime.
I
You
know
the
economic
piece
of
this
for
them
to
be
well,
ordered
and
not
to
be
a
a
big.
A
hurdle
or
a
detriment
to
them
doing
business
in
the
city
of
Athens.
So
although
the
environment
sustainability
commission
decided
not
to
offer
an
official
recommendation
to
city
council,
we
we
did
propose
a
2024
start
of
this,
and
that
is
why
I
am
hesitant
to
prove
this
in
its
current
form.
I
will
also
say
that
I
also
gave
a
recommendation
during
the
committee
which
I
don't
see
having
been
picked
up
here.
That's
another.
I
E
Thank
you,
president
nicely
I
would
like
to
ask
council
member
Swank
about
the
August
1st
suggested
deadline
in
relation
to
any
feedback.
The
those
who've
put
this
together
have
had
from
businesses
about
how
long
they
would
they
think
they
would
need
to
go
through
their
current
inventories
or
to
make
this
change.
K
K
Back
up
the
only
person
I've
heard
from
indicating
how
many
bags
they
have
we've
heard
from
other
people
is
the
College
bookstore,
and
he
said
forty
thousand
bags
I
have
no
idea
how
many
he
goes
to
in
a
day
a
month
a
year.
He
ordered
these
back
in
October
was
kind
enough
to
actually
give
me
the
bill
of
sale
just
to
show
that
so
short
of
polling
some
of
the
business
owners
in
the
audience
today,
which
I
don't
think
we
want
to
do.
K
That
would
be
something
you
know
we
can
do
between
now
and
second
reading.
If
that
would
have
some
bearing
on
your
thoughts
on
that,
several
stores
Krogers
in
particular,
have
already
committed
to
doing
this
in
2025,
and
somebody
said
well.
What
would
Kroger
do?
What
would
Walmart
do
with
all
of
their
bags?
If
we
start
this
on
August
1st,
you
know
what
they'll
do
with
them:
they're
going
to
put
them
on
the
truck
they're,
going
to
the
Kroger,
Warehouse
and
they're
going
to
go
to
a
store
in
West
Virginia.
K
That's
what's
going
to
happen,
my
father
was
a
Kroger
manager
for
38
years
my
entire
family
has
worked
at
Krogers
at
one
time
or
another.
That's
how
stores
move
stuff
around
non-perishable
stuff
stuff-
that's
not
dated
and
bags
certainly
aren't
dated,
but
I'd
be
more
than
happy
and
I'm
sure
we
have
some
representative
rethink
Plastics
when
we
get
to
the
public
comment.
Part
of
this
that
may
be
able
to
answer
your
question.
K
Just
just
Sam's
question
product
bag
I
went
to
Kroger's
and
asked
what's
a
product
bag
and
he
says:
oh,
it's
all
those
things
are
already
pre-packaged,
for
example,
potatoes,
10,
pound
bag,
potatoes,
that's
a
product
bag.
I
worked
with
the
law
director
on
this
and
her
thought
was
you
know
what,
after
talking
with
Krogers
and
seeing
what
a
product
bag
is,
we
really
didn't
need
it
in
there.
If
we
want
to
go
back
to
lease
and
say
we
think
we
need
a
definite
in
the
definitions
in
there.
K
That's
fine,
but
after
talking
with
her
in
the
largest
grocery
chain
in
the
world,
that
was
it.
Sometimes
you
get
grapes
they're
already
in
a
bag.
That's
a
product
bag!
Okay,
so
that
that's
the
definition
of
that
back
to
the
transition
part,
though
one
of
the
reasons
we
went,
August
1st,
in
addition
to
the
OU
students
in
the
start
of
the
school
year,
it
seems
like
it
would
be
easier
to
make
changes
when
your
business
is
slow
than
trying
to
make
changes
when
your
business
is
when
you're
busy.
K
In
other
words,
what
Bexley
has
done,
what
kaga
county
has
done
these
businesses
slowly
phased
this
stuff
out,
so
it's
a
little
easier
to
phase
it
out
when
you
have
two
people
in
line
as
opposed
to
you
have
22
people
in
line,
and
that
was
another
contributing
factor
to
going
with
August
one.
But
if,
if
you
think
January
1
is
is
a
better
date
again,
that's
something
I
think
we
can
discuss,
because
we
will
go
through
three
readings
with
this.
F
Revisions
for
chapter
11,
13
is
guilty
of
a
minor
misdemeanor
shall
be
fined
not
more
than
one
hundred
dollars,
so
that
would
obviously
mean
a
trip
to
court
in
front
of
a
judge
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
how
in
the
world
this
is
going
to
get
enforced.
Somehow
I
just
can't
imagine
our
our
police
officers
on
duty
going
around
to
stores
checking
to
see
if
they're
passing
out
plastic
bags
illegally.
F
Of
course,
the
other
way
would
be
a
customer
calls
up
with
my
cell
phone
and
called
the
police
to
say,
store
so
and
so
would
is
passing
out
plastic
bags
instead
of
paper
bags
I
suppose
they
could
do
that.
I
I,
don't
know
I'm
just
kind
of
hesitant
about
this.
I
wish
there's
a
better
I'm,
not
a
lawyer.
I
won't
pretend
to
be
one.
Do.
B
O
Actually
I
have
a
meeting
tomorrow
who
plays
the
code
director
and
the
chief
prosecutor
to
discuss
how
we
would
go
about
enforcing
this
if
it
is
in
fact
moved
into
law
of
note,
the
way
that
we
enforce
other
misdemeanor
minor,
misdemeanor
offenses
in
almost
every
violation
of
code
is
specified
as
a
minor
misdemeanor.
You
know
when
you
talk
about
code
violations
unless
it's
something
that's
a
more
serious
crime.
O
Non-Law
enforcement
officers
are
not
permitted
to
issue
citations
for
an
immediate
fine,
whereas
a
law
enforcement
officer
can
issue
a
citation
or
find
like
a
speeding
ticket
right
or
a
ticket
for
a
thing.
So,
oh
we
do
in
those
circumstances
where
we
have
the
code
office,
for
instance,
enforcing
sections
of
the
code
that
are
minor
misdemeanors.
Is
they
issue
a
notice
of
violation,
and
then
the
prosecutor
takes
the
entity
to
court
and
and
tries
to
impose
the
minor
Mr
through
a
court
action
versus
a
citation
beforehand.
O
You
know
to
the
specifics
about
how
we're
going
to
go
about
this
we're
going
to
talk
through
it
in
this
meeting
and
I
may
come
back
to
you
and
say
I
I
recommend
you
make
some
additional
modifications
and
language.
There
are
other
places
in
the
code
where
we
specify
you
know
who
is
the
enforcement
entity
or
or
what
portion
of
the
the
administration
is
the
enforcement
identity
just
to
make
it
more
streamlined,
but
I'd
Reserve,
saying.
K
A
good
deal
of
enforcement
in
the
city
is
complaint,
driven
the
noise
ordinance
we're
not
expecting
our
police
officers
to
walk
up
and
down
the
street
peeking
around
corners
to
see
if
someone
is
issuing
a
paper,
a
plastic
bag
I
fully
expect
this
to
be
driven
by
by
the
citizens
of
Athens
example
in
a
parallel
police,
do
not
walk
up
and
down
the
aisles
of
Walmart,
but
based
on
the
police
reports
that
we
get
on
a
regular
basis.
The
police
often
get
called
to
Walmart
from
Walmart,
because
people
have
shoplifted
same
thing.
K
What
happened
here,
but
to
give
you
an
a
clear
example
of
priorities
several
years
ago,
2019
to
be
exact,
we
had
a
fire
in
our
house
chimney
fire
within
two
minutes
of
my
neighbor
calling
9-1-1
the
police
were
at
my
house.
Why
were
they
at
my
house?
Well,
they
were
on
East
State
Street
on
their
way
to
Walmart,
because
Walmart
had
called
them
about
a
shoplifting
thing.
They
felt
a
fire
probably
had
a
little
precedent
over
shoplifting,
so
they
drove
up
towns
into
my
house
same
thing
here.
K
G
K
So
if
we
were
to
take
it
to
the
letter
of
the
law,
that
is
on
city
property,
I
took
an
inventory
to
the
farmer's
market
back
before
they
moved
inside
and
counted
four
vendors
who
were
using
plastic
bags.
It
wasn't
that
widely
used,
but
one
would
think
with
a
farmer's
market
that
is
so
in
tune
with
the
environment,
shopping,
local
and
all
that
that
we
could
probably
expect
those
people
to
voluntarily
to
take
this
on.
But
that
said,
we
do
have
the
five
thousand
dollar
administrative
program
to
help
ease
in
that.
B
C
You
president,
just
to
continue
with
that
that
same
comment
about
in
particular,
Farmers
Market
looking
down
through
here.
It's
section
e
in
the
definitions
and
referring
to
store
it
does
say
it
means
any
commercial
establishment,
including
a
restaurant,
operating
from
a
permanent,
enclosed
structure
that
sells
perishable,
non-perishable,
Goods
blah
blah
I.
Don't
know
that
the
outdoor
Farmers
Market
would
necessarily
fit
that
bill
with
the
current
wording.
At
least
it
doesn't
seem
like
that's,
not
they're
not
operating
from.
Apparently
you
know
the
back
of
their
truck.
C
L
We
just
have
a
comment:
I
mean
we're
currently
working
with
farmers
market,
so
this
is
something
that
we'll
certainly
add
to
that
with
with
them
using
the
city's
property
to
your
point,
but
I
do
want
to
push
back
a
little
bit.
You
mentioned
letter
of
the
law.
A
one
reading
resolution
is
not
law.
One
reading
resolution
is
a
sense
of
city
council,
so
just
so
we're
clear
on
that
that
there's
no
teeth
in
that
particular
ordinance.
L
B
I
would
like
I
know
that
several
of
you
are
here
tonight.
You
were
here
last
week,
so
I'd
like
to
open
it
up
for
any
comments
from
the
audience
members
I
would
like
to
give
an
opportunity,
since
we
had
such
a
full
discussion
last
week.
What
I'd
like
to
do
is
if
there
are
comments,
if
you
have
new
information
or
you're
answering
questions
tonight,
I'd
like
to
take
those
comments
tonight
or
if
they're
new.
B
P
B
R
R
That's
not
critical,
but
I
think
maybe
you
should
be
considered
if
this
is
going
to
be
amended
in
some
way
that
you
might
look
at
amending
the
language
to
close
the
loopholes
so
that
it
doesn't
just
say
permanent,
enclosed
structures,
maybe
changing
that
to
within
the
corporate
limits
of
the
city
of
Athens
or
something
limiting
the
loophole
for
outdoor
vendors.
So
as
it
stands,
if
a
food
truck
is
on
the
street
in
the
city,
I,
don't
even
think
the
other
resolution
mentioned
would
even
cover
that.
R
And
so
therefore,
there's
a
there's
a
loophole
for
food
trucks.
There
could
be
a
loophole
for
the
farmers
market.
Maybe
it
makes
sense
to
close
that
Loop
and
fix
this.
That's
just
one
suggestion
I
have
here
and
that's
section
e
of
the
first
section
here.
So
it's
11
1301
definitions,
definition
e-store!
M
M
Does
not
the
resolution
1521
isn't
a
vendor
on
a
public
Street?
Isn't
that
city
property?
Okay?
So
there
is
a
there
is
a
an
approach
to
vendors
that
the
mirror
has
been
asked
to
do
this
plastic
free
by
23.,
so
it
it
actually
is
part
of
this
ordinance.
It's
it's
referred
to
in
this
ordinance
I
just
like
to
clarify
that
is.
Does
that
help
the
fact
that
that
the
mayor
is
to
yeah
go.
I
Yep
go
ahead
and
nicely
thank
you
for
being
with
us
Mrs
Pierce.
There
are
vendors
who
vend
on
city
property,
but
a
vendor
can
also
get
somebody
who
has
private
property.
They
can
get
their
permission
to
vend
on
that
private
property.
So
we
wouldn't
want
to
distinguish
and
say:
okay,
those
vendors
who
are
on
City
Vending
spots
may
not
have
a
plastic
bag,
but
the
person
who's
vending
from
the
gas
station
could
have
a
plastic
bag.
If
that
makes
sense.
Okay,.
S
I'm
your
wife
presented
before
Melinda,
Miller,
25
gram,
driving,
Nancy
and
I
are
two
of
the
eight
members
of
the
Athens
rethink
Plastics.
So
I've
shown
this
to
council
last
week
and
I'm
going
to
show
it
to
the
rest
of
you
who
may
not
have
seen
this.
This
is
a
sign
that
you
know
we
have
had.
These
are
paid
for
by
a
grant
from
the
Sierra
Club.
We
are
actually
installing
this
first
sign
this
week
at
Ace
Hardware
on
Richmond
Avenue.
S
So
as
these
are
going
up
around
town,
we
feel
very
strongly
that
businesses
who
agree
to
put
these
up-
and
there
are
many-
we
have
been
and
I'm
happy
to
share
this
with
councilman
ziff
and
all
the
rest
of
you.
But
I,
don't
know
where
you
got
the
information
about
the
40
cents
difference,
but
we've
been
interviewing
and
working
with
these
businesses
for
more
than
two
years
now,
and
we've
got
a
group
of
OU
students
now
actually
four
groups
who
are
interviewing
the
individual
businesses.
These
are
many
businesses.
S
Ace
Hardware,
you
know,
is
a
non-perishable
store
but
they're
using
plastic
bags.
All
the
time
and
they're
really
they're
aware
that
this
ordinance
is
being
proposed.
You
know,
we've
talked
at
length
with
these
businesses
about
these
things
and
they're
very
they're,
very
willing.
We
have
never
found
anybody
where
there
was
a
40
Cent
difference
at
all,
nothing
that
high
I'm
happy
to
share
the
notes
that
you
know
we
have
from
the
businesses
that
we've
interviewed
and
spoken
with
and
I'm
very
grateful
to
councilman
Spain,
a
Swank
and
all
of
you
for
considering
this.
B
E
Thank
you,
president
nicely.
This
has
been
discussed
in
committee
and
section
one
reads:
the
service
safety
director
is
hereby
authorized
to
enter
into
a
one-year
contract
from
April
1st
2023
through
March
1st
sorry
March
31st
2024,
with
the
Washington
County
Commissioners
for
the
housing
prisoners
in
accordance
with
the
contract
attached
here
to
and
Incorporated
here
in
for
reference
by
reference
section.
E
O
Could
be
situations
on
on?
You
know,
periods
of
time
where,
where
the
Southeast
Ohio
Regional
Jail
is
completely
full
and
we
absolutely
have
to
to
get
somebody
into
the
jail
that
that
we
would,
we
would
need
to
rely
on
on
something
like
this.
I
mean
there
as
I
mentioned
briefly
outside
of
council
chambers.
Last
week
or
two
weeks
ago,
with
with
member
Swank,
you
know
as
we
as
we
understand
prison
reform
at
the
state
level.
J
Thank
you
very
much
just
briefly,
since
we're
going
to
be
touching
on
local
government
funds
later
and
because
our
service
safety
director
brought
up
the
housing
of
prisoners
in
County
facilities
as
opposed
to
State
facilities.
That
adds
to
the
costs
that
are
is
borne
by
the
local
governments
rather
than
coming
out
of
a
state
government
fund.
J
H
B
Okay
and
the
reason
for
suspending
being
the
same
is
that
we
need
to
move
this
along
and
have
all
of
the
ordinance
language
the
same,
so
we
can
dispose
of
the
vehicles
in
a
timely
manner.
Okay,
all
those
in
favor
suspending
the
rules
signify
by
saying
aye,
please
opposed
nay.
The
rules
have
been
suspended.
Council
on
my
Verizon,
okay.
P
B
We
have
a
motion
in
a
second
for
approving
this
ordinance.
All
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
opposed,
nay,
the
motion
carries
and
the
ordinance
is
approved.
2823
is
an
ordinance
amending
ordinance.
922
authorizing
disposal.
Will
certain
Vehicles
no
longer
needed
for
a
municipal
purpose
introduced
by
council
member
Reisner.
F
Thank
you.
Madam
president,
the
swordness
is
very
similar
to
the
previous
one,
2723
and
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
amend
2823
following
a
section
2
near
the
end,
we'll
say,
or
by
Enterprise
wholesale
auctions
or
other
Enterprise
Outlets,
and
then
further
down
we'll
have
vehicle
six
one
zero
on
the
vehicle
list
attached
to
ordinance
09-22
is
hereby
amended
from
a
and
we
have
a
strikeout
and
inserted
with
a
1994
Chevy
dump
truck
cc31003.
A
B
H
B
A
B
B
Under
the
discussion
last
week,
you
may
recall
this
committee
discussion
that
we
shared
with
you
an
opinion
issued
by
law
director
Eliason,
who
said
that
she
believed
that
there
was
substantial
legal
risk
with
awarding
a
contract
to
the
bidders
ahrc
or
Rumpke,
based
on
the
existing
documents
that
both
groups
had
failed
to
insert
the
base
costs
or
some
of
the
some
of
the
expenses
in
parts
A
and
B
for
ahrc
and
part
a
bid.
Tab
ended
in
Part
B
for
Rumpke,
then.
B
So
we
have
the
instructions
from
her
that
the
suggestion
is
to
pass
an
ordinance
to
reject
all
the
bids
that
were
received
and
authorized
by
the
service
safety
director
with
the
email
ultimate
goal
of
re-bidding.
But
the
con.
The
ordinance
tonight
specifically
is
rejecting
the
bids
that
we
currently
have
and
then
we'll
be
moving
on
with
the
next
steps.
Later
on
that
so
I'll
open
that
up
to
any
comments
for
any
comments
or
questions
by
council
members,
council,
member
Swank.
K
Before
voting
on,
this
I
would
like
to
to
hear
from
the
administration
I
think
you
use
the
term
next
steps.
Next
steps,
long
game
timetable
with
the
ultimate
goal,
making
sure
that
the
city
of
Athens
has
trash
recycling
composting
pickup
and
to
borrow
from
councilman
crowl
continued
advancement
in
reducing
waste.
O
Thank
you,
member
Swank,
so
I
think
another
recommendation
inside
the
law
director's
opinion
was
that
Council
passed
an
ordinance
to
authorize
the
service
safety
director
to
advertise,
accept
bids
and
enter
it
into
a
contract
with
Solway
services
for
the
lowest
and
best
bid,
and
one
of
the
things
I
asked
was
to
hear
from
Council
via
discussion
on
readings
of
this
particular
ordinance
to
reject
the
bids
about
what
best
means.
So
I
can
incorporate
that
into
you
know
in
this
setting,
rather
so
that
I
can
incorporate
that
into
a
rebid
document.
O
You
know
my
Approach
would
be
to
negotiate
an
extension
with
the
existing
contract.
Currently,
our
current
contract
does
allow
us
to
enter
into
two
one-year
extensions
at
the
same
contract
price.
However,
at
this
point
we
don't
believe
that
the
current
hauler
can
do
it
for
the
same
contract
price.
So
what
we
would
probably
would
do
is
if
we
approach
it
to
the
end
of
the
end
of
the
existing
contract,
and
we
we
come
upon.
O
You
know
up
or
we're
too
close
to
the
end
of
the
contract,
to
to
be
able
to
to
rebid
and
effectively
turn
a
new
contract.
In
a
amount
of
time
that
would
be
viable
to
to
award
a
new
contract
and
get
started
that
we
would
ask
for
Authority
Under
emergency
to
extend
the
current
contract
for
the
existing
contract
price
Plus
for
a
period
of
time.
O
B
O
O
Every
other
contract
that
we
do
construction
contracts
and
such
the
council
authorizes
the
expenditure
does
the
appropriation
and
then
directs
the
administration
basically
to
advertise,
accept
bids
and
enter
into
a
contract
for
an
activity.
This
is
the
one
contract
that
historically
Council
has
not
given
that
particular
ordinance,
but
instead,
after
bids
have
been
received,
has
has
authorized
the
service
agency
to
enter
into
a
contract
based
upon
what
those
bids
have
looked
like.
O
We've
only
done
it
a
couple
times
since
we
went
away
from
a
direct
contract
with
another
government
entity
or
this
bidding
had
to
occur
so
I
would
ask
going
forward
that
Council
seed,
that
particular
Authority
just
like
every
other
contract.
We
have
and
pass
an
ordinance
that
that
that
authorizes
the
server
safety
directory
to
advertise,
accept
bids
and
enter
into
a
contract
with
the
lowest
and
best
bid
if
Council
chose
not
to
you
know.
Certainly
we
could
continue
in
this
irregular
manner
for
this
particular
contract.
O
B
And
council
members,
to
be
honest,
you
were
not
here
last
week,
so
you
may
not
have
received
a
copy
of
that
opinion.
It
was
forwarded
through
email
to
council
members,
but
it
does
the
next
to
last
paragraph
state
that
very
thing
that
it
authorizes
past
the
ordinance
to
reject
all
the
bids.
Second
Council
should
pass
an
ordinance
to
authorize
the
service
safety
director
to
advertise
and
accept
bids.
Finally,
Council
pass
an
ordinance
to
authorize
the
service
safety
director
to
enter
into
a
written
contract,
so
I
think
we've
got.
B
K
If
we
were
to
follow
normal
procedure
other
than
tonight,
we
had
three
suspensions,
but
if
we
were
to
follow
normal
procedure,
tonight
would
be
first
reading
to
reject
the
bids.
The
second
reading
would
be
on
the
20th
of
March.
The
third
reading,
where
we
would
customarily
vote,
would
be
on
April
the
3rd.
K
K
Q
H
J
B
O
The
award
of
a
contract
for
and
I
could
probably
count
on
one
hand
for
not
now
for
a
service
that
is
not
the
lowest
or
for
I'm.
Sorry,
a
contractor,
not
a
service,
but
a
contractor
to
do
whatever
service
or
activity
Capital
Improvement.
That
is
not
the
lowest
bid.
It's
some
sort
of
significant
defect,
for
instance,
a
contractor
who's
disbarred
from
being
able
to
bid
on
contracts
for
say
the
Ohio
Department
of
Transportation
because
of
past
violations,
a
provision
in
the
bid
that
doesn't
meet
dbe
goals.
O
That
would
be
a
situation
where
we
would
say:
okay,
they're,
the
lowest
but
they're,
not
the
best,
trying
to
think
of
another
scenario
where
we've
run
into
that
that
situation,
but
they're
pretty
limited
to
when
you
say
that
you
you
can
do
it
and
you
can.
You
know,
be
very
clear
in
your
preparation
of
of
a
contract
to
say
you
know
this
is
what
we
Define
as
best.
If
we
do
this
again
or
if
Council
sees
fit
to
reject
these
existing
bids
and
allow
me
to
go
forward.
O
I
intend
to
work
very
closely,
because
this
is
a
unique
bit
not
unlike
or
unlike
pretty
much
everything
else.
We
do
to
make
sure
if
we
do
Define
something
as
best
that
we
really
can
hang
our
hat
on
it
and
it's
not
an
arbitrary
it's
an
arbitrary
thing,
something
we
have
to
be
very
cautious
of
as
we
go
forward.
Is
you
can't
go
and
and
write
an
exclusive
contract
to
where
only
one
entity
is
capable
of
of
bidding
on
it?
You
know
that's
something.
O
That's
a
way
that
under
Ohio
competitive
bidding
law
that
we
would
get
into
a
potentially
get
into
a
lot
of
trouble
doing
so
so
you
do
have
to
create
a
a
set
of
specifications
that
more
than
one
entity
could
bid
on
theoretically,
but
more
than
one
entity
may
not
be
the
best
bid.
So
that's
something
that
you
know
we'll
have
to
we'll
have
to
look
for
what
else
they
have.
Thank
you.
I
I
The
city
of
Athens
Ohio,
as
I've
said
over
and
over
again
have
been
responsible
managers
of
our
waste
streams
for
decades
and
decades
and
decades,
and
if
you
talk
to
the
people
who
are
in
Southeast
Ohio
or
across
the
river
West
Virginia
across
the
river
in
in
Kentucky,
were
very
unique
for
how
we
spend
a
lot
of
time
and
effort
to
be
a
sustainable
Community.
When
it
comes
to
our
waste.
It's
not
just
about
reducing
our
waste.
It's
how
we
manage
all
of
our
waste.
I
I
I
In
my
mind,
we
don't
just
want
somebody
to
be
able
to
pick
up
our
waste
and
take
it
away.
We
want
to
be
able
to
have
Partnerships
with
that
company,
whoever
it
is
to
be
able
to
gather
to
work
on
improving
the
way
that
we
manage
waste
and
that's
to
me
what
I
think
the
best
bit
is
and
I
will
reiterate
and
I'll
say
this
over
and
over
again.
I
I
believe
that
we
have
the
right
as
a
community
to
decide
what
is
the
best
bid
for
this
service
for
these
Services
and
on
and
it's
directly
related
to
sustainability
goals.
It's
directly
related
to
the
sustainability
of
the
ins
of
the
company
that
gets
this
contract
and
it's
the
sustainability
of
the
partnership
and
how
we
move
forward
thanks.
President.
Thank.
B
Okay,
thank
you
been
read
for
the
first
time,
we'll
get
more
information
to
you
more
discussion,
I'm
sure
at
next
week's
committee
meeting.
We
now
have
the
resolution
that
I
mentioned
previously.
This
is
resolution
1
23-
and
this
is
a
resolution
strongly
urging
the
Ohio
governor
and
members
of
the
Ohio
General
Assembly
to
restore
the
local
government
fund
to
pre-recession
levels.
B
We
mentioned
in
our
committee
meeting
last
week
the
local
government
funds,
which
once
totaled
about
800
over
800
thousand
dollars
to
city
the
city
of
Athens
back
in
2006,
have
dwindled.
The
current
level
is
about
half
a
million
dollars
and
when
we're
looking
at
our
small
City
and
our
budget,
that's
that's
a
lot
of
money.
So
what
happened
was
that
the
local
government
percentage?
B
B
So
this
resolution
urges
our
our
legislature
and
the
governor
to
be
cognizant
of
how
much
those
local
government
funds
mean
and
make
a
difference
in
our
community
and
making
ends
meet
for
us
very
real.
For
funding
fire
and
police
for
our
General
Revenue
fund
expenses
and
80
percent
of
our
our
expenses
are
to
Personnel
for
the
city,
the
fire,
the
police,
the
city
street
workers,
the
water
workers
that
keep
the
keep
the
city
functioning.
B
G
G
B
L
B
And
Ohio
has
not
over
900
cities
and
Villages,
so
every
one
of
these
entities
are
are
suffering
I've
been
reminded
by
Clerk
of
council.
Thank
you
very
much.
She
keeps
us
in
order
that
this
is
a
one
reading
resolution.
This
particular
one
is
tonight,
so
I
would
entertain
if
somebody
wants
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
and
a
second,
it
will
vote
on
it
tonight.
So.
A
B
Okay,
thank
you
opposed
I.
Don't
think
there
would
be
any
so.
Thank
you
very
much
and
we'll
forward
this
on
to
dewine
and
Edwards
and
Frank
Hoagland,
our
representatives
and
and
the
Ohio
Municipal
League.
It's
been
a
strong
advocate
for
all
of
this
announcements.
Another
business
next
Monday
night
will
be
a
committee
meeting
and,
as
we
mentioned,
we'll
be
doing
the
solid
waste
and
some
further
discussion
of
that,
and
if
other
council
members,
the
chairs
of
the
other
committees,
have
agenda
items
to
please
get
them
to
our
Clerk
of
council
by
Wednesday.
B
Okay,
if
not,
we
have
an
opportunity
for
citizens
to
speak
on
legislative
items
and
city
services
that
are
not
covered
on
the
agenda
and
I
know.
We
have
a
group
of
people
who
representing
Mount
Zion
Baptist
Church
and
who
have
waited
very
patiently
for
two
hours
to
to
speak
to
us
and
last
time
they
had
two
three-minute
sequels
tonight,
they've
decided
to
make
it
three
people
who
will
speak
for
that
total
of
the
six
minutes.
So
my
question
to
you
is
I
would
urge
you
in
the
matter
of
Saving
Time,
all
three
of
you.
B
If
all
three
of
you
are
going
to
speak,
come
on
up
and
I'm
only
going
to
set
the
timer
once,
but
it
will
go
off
and
it
will
buzz
at
you
at
six
minutes
and
the
little
light
indicators
are
up
there.
So
it
moves
from
green
to
Yellow
to
red,
and
so
that
will
that
will
be
your
cue
for
the
six
minutes
and
welcome
and
if
you
might
give
us
your
names
and
addresses
and
that
you
are
you
obviously
representing
Mount
Zion,
but
your
names
and
addresses.
B
N
B
N
Okay,
all
right
well,
I
would
like
to
just
mention
a
couple
of
things.
Partnership
was
a
word
that
I
heard
often
and
2040
plan
was
one
of
the
plans,
and
we
had
since
one
of
the
goals
of
that
plan
is
a
diversity
and
inclusion.
Mount
Zion
is
mentioned
in
that,
and
what
I
want
to
do
tonight
is
to
update
you
on
the
partnership
that
we
have
had
in
the
past.
It's
been
a
couple
of
years
since
you've
heard
about
where
we
are
and
I've.
In
addition
to
updating
you
I
have
these
couple
of
young.
T
The
way
I
looked
was
wrong.
The
set
of
culture
Traditions
that
I'd
been
raised
with
felt
wrong
and
actually
took
me
moving
somewhere
else
away
from
this
town.
That
I've
been
born
in
to
actually
feel
comfortable
with
myself,
and
it's
kind
of
sad,
because
that
shouldn't
be
what
happens
in
the
place
that
you
grow
up
and
so
right
now
it
feels
like
all
we
have
in
this
town
are
plaques
to
commemorate
the
black
history
in
this
town
to
commemorate
what
was
but
Mount
Zion
is
still
here.
T
It
is
a
physical
place
and
it's
one
of
the
last
physical
places
that
we
have
so
I
think
we
have
a
really
huge
opportunity
here
to
really
create
something
special
that
will
not
only
educate
and
provide
community
and
yeah.
It
will
also
allow
girls
and
boys
like
me
to
see
themselves
in
this
city
whether
they
are
raised
here
or
they're
just
passing
through.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Q
It
will
serve
as
a
historical
place
for
all
students
of
color
to
learn
about
the
history
of
the
church,
how
to
preserve
the
historical
artifacts
and
continue
the
traditions
for
future
generations
to
come.
I
do
believe
that
the
without
the
Community
Partnership
and
the
belief
of
the
excuse
me
and
the
belief
of
the
importance
of
preserving
our
church.
Q
N
N
N
N
The
cams
that
hold
the
stained
glass
together
right
now
is
like
rubber
bands,
which
is
why,
when
the
wind
comes
through
it
knocks
it
down,
and
here
we
just
have
some
gentlemen
that
went
in
and
scaffolded
and
put
it
put
two
by
fours
in
front
of
that
to
hold
it
up
now
to
try
and
make
it
through
the
summer
with
the
winds
and
the
way
the
winds
are
blowing.
Now
we
don't
know
what
will
happen.
N
So
all
I'm
here
to
say
is
this:
is
the
state
we're
in
right
now
and
we
hope
that
the
city
will
continue
to
partner
with
us
as
we
try
to
move
forward
in
either
getting
federal
grants?
The
grant
we
got
before
was
from
the
state
and
thank
God
Paul
though,
as
our
city
planner
handled
it
with
deafness
and
we
went
through
and
and
actually
got,
the
assessment
that
we
need.
So
we
are
here
to
encourage
you
to
continue
your
partners
ship
with
us,
as
we
try
to
save
our
most
precious
asset,
those
million
dollar
windows.