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Athens City Council - March 27, 2023
B
Good
evening
it's
honor
about
7
P.M
Monday
March,
27
2023.
This
is
a
meeting
of
at
the
city
council.
We
have
a
a
special
session
to
begin
with
tonight,
to
explain
why
I'm
up
here,
mayor
Patterson,
is
in
Washington
DC
tonight,
president
of
council
Chris
nicely
is
now
acting
mayor
and
I
Jeff
Reisner,
second
ward,
Representatives
acting
as
president
pro
Tem.
B
The
second
item
is
we
have
a
one
reading
resolution.
Allow
me
to
read
it
then
I'll
pass
it
on
to
the
person
who
will
be
introducing
it
to
member
McCary
resolution
r03-22
a
resolution
supporting
the
tentative
Award
of
a
contract
for
design,
construction
and
construction
engineering
of
the
dairy
barn,
slash
Stagecoach,
sewer
as
part
of
the
city,
slash
County,
Sewer,
Expansion,
Project
number
317,
introduced
by
council
member
McCarron.
C
I
will
go
ahead
and
read
the
resolution
in
its
entirety,
but
first
provide
the
context
that
we
are
hoping
that
this
will
pass
in
time
for
us
to
move
along
with
an
awardable,
Bid
And.
This
is
a
resolution
supporting
the
tentative
Award
of
contracts
or
design
construction
and
construction
engineering
of
the
dairy,
Lane
Stagecoach
sewer
as
part
of
the
city
County
Sewer
Expansion
Project
number
317.,
whereas
Southern
Ohio,
trenching
and
Excavating
Inc
was
the
low
bidder,
be
it
resolved
by
the
Council
of
the
city
of
Athens
Ohio
section.
C
One
Athens
city
council
does
hereby
support
the
tentative
Award
of
contracts
for
design,
construction
and
construction,
engineering
of
the
dairy,
Lane
Stagecoach
sewer
as
part
of
the
city,
County
Sewer
Expansion,
Project
number
317
contingent
upon
the
city
of
Athens,
receiving
funding
from
the
Ohio
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
the
oepa
division
of
environmental
and
financial
assistance,
defa
and
finally,
section
2.
This
resolution
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effective
at
the
earliest
moment
permitted
by
law
upon
its
passage
and
approval
by
the
mayor
and
I
would
like
to
make
a
motion
that
we
approve
this
resolution.
D
Just
a
few:
do
we
have
a
dollar
figure
attached
with
this.
E
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
So
no,
this
is
not
the
appropriation.
This
is
the
resolution
award.
The
rough
dollar
figure
is
about
five
point
dollars,
which
is
about
one
million
dollars
under
estimate,
which
is
great
news.
That's
not
what
we're
seeing
these
days
we're
seeing
overestimate
bids-
and
this
is
one
that's
about
a
million
dollars
underestimate
so
frankly,
that
contractor
left
a
million
dollars
on
the
team
good
for
the
city
bath
and
it's
not
so
good
for
them.
E
That
said,
this
particular
resolution
is
unique
to
this
particular
funding
stream.
So
we
we
don't
do
this
with
any
other
funding
stream.
This
is
very
specific
to
the
Ohio
EPA
and
these
particular
loans
that
they
do
with
fixed
interest
rates
and
and
and
the
reason
that
they
do.
This
is
because
they
don't
award
any
more
than
the
amount
that
the
bidder
actually
bid,
plus
five
percent
when
they
approve
the
loan,
and
so
they
require
localities
to
pass
a
resolution.
E
A
one
reading
resolution
about
a
a
tentative
award
in
order
to
basically
say
yep,
we're
probably
going
to
award
to
these
people
that
were
the
low
bitter
and
then
they
do
the
math
on
adding
the
five
percent
contingency
plus
the
bid
amount,
and
then
that's
what
they
give
you
when
they
do
their
monthly
meeting
on
on
those
particular
types
of
loans.
So
this
is
atypical.
We
don't
do
this
very
often,
except
for
this
particular
funding
extreme
and
that's
why
I'm
asking
a
passage
today.
D
F
E
Right
so
this
basically
comes
from
Stagecoach
and
Blackburn
Road
across
a
property
that
is
uneveloped
in
the
southwestern
portion
of
the
city.
E
If
you're
familiar
with
The
Ridges
tier
2
property,
it's
primarily
Across,
The,
Ridges
tier
two
property
that
that
land
that
belongs
to
Ohio
University
is
part
of
The,
Ridges,
south
of
dairy
lane
and
then
down
to
Dairy
Lane
along
Dairy
Lane
over
to
Richland
Avenue.
The
other
portion
of
the
project
is
a
water
line.
E
D
And
the
last
question
is:
what
impact
do
you
foresee
this
having
on
current
residents
in
that
area
weekly
we
see
in
the
paper
social
media
and
the
like.
It's
called
what
it
is:
what's
been
somewhat
of
a
nightmare
on
the
other
sewering
construction
project
out
that
way.
E
The
vast
majority
of
the
sewer
construction
is
in
undeveloped.
You
know
wooded
or
semi-wooded
property
between
Stagecoach
and
Blackburn
intersection
and
dairy
Lane
East
of
South
Park
Drive.
So
insofar
as
impacting
in
front
of
places
that
that
are
habited,
there
really
isn't
any
other
than
that.
That
brief
stretch
there
along
Dairy
ant
Lane
proper,
the
water
line
on
Dairy
Lane
in
front
of
like
the
clubhouse
and
the
317
board
in
the
dairy
barn
will
be
impactful,
but
it's
not
seven
feet
or
eight
feet
or
10
feet.
E
G
Thank
you.
So
my
question
is:
I,
went
to
the
March
24th
ridges
development,
public
hearing,
which
was
really
interesting
and
I
thought
it
was
well
done,
but
one
of
the
things
they
talked
about
I'm
sure
you're,
aware
of
this
because
you
were
there
is
they
talked
about
the
construction
that
they
intend
to
do
or
make
available
to
do
a
long,
Dairy
Lane,
so
I'm
just
curious
about
whether
this
water
line
Etc,
if
that's
being
coordinated
with
the
utilities
and
whatnot
that
would
be
needed
for
additional
development
on
Dairy
Lane.
E
Thank
you,
members
yeah.
The
short
answer
is
yes.
We
would
not
have
designed
this
that
wouldn't
support
future
growth,
the
long
Dairy
lane
or
The
Limited
growth-
that's
proposed
by
the
the
project.
So
you
know
we're
looking
forward
to
that
that
that
new
community
Authority
that
that
you've
heard
folks
come
and
talk
to
in
front
of
this
body,
we
think
it's
a
good
development
for
the
city
of
Athens.
E
You
know
it's
it's
much
needed
housing
for
the
city
of
Athens
and
really
it's
our
last
best
chance
to
save
the
historic
kirkbride
campus
and
part
and
parcel
to
being
able
to
do
that
is
providing
utilities
that
will
support
that
along
Gary,
Lane,
Along,
The,
Ridges
tier
2
property
and
this
water
and
sewer
is
a
big
step
in
that
direction.
Thank.
C
B
As
opposed
to
say,
nay,
eyes
have,
it
is
pass
step
three
I
like
to
hear
a
motion
for
a
German
of
this
special
session
so
moved.
Second,
all
this
in
favor
certified
by
saying
aye.
B
B
Finance
and
personnel.
Yes,
what
we'll
do
is
the
members
of
finance
and
Personnel
committee
will
remain
at
the
diocese
and
those
who
are
not
will
retire
to
the
table.
To
my
left.
So
will
members
crowl,
Reisner,
spillness
and
zith
remain
the
rest
of
you.
Scoot.
H
Thank
you,
president.
Pro
tem
Reisner
first
item
on
our
finance
and
Personnel
committee
agenda
tonight
is
the
annual
report
from
the
outdoor
recreation
Council
of
Appalachia.
We
have
tonight
the
executive
director,
Jesse
powers
and
she
has
handed
out
a
handout
to
staff.
We
also
have
it
on
our
Drive.
Welcome
director
powers
tell
us
what's
going
on.
I
So
I
think
maybe
I'll
back
up
just
a
little
bit
to
provide
some
context
of
who
we
are
and
how
we
got
here.
So
we
are
the
outdoor
recreation,
Council
of
Appalachia
or
Orca.
Our
group
came
to
be
really
around
a
local
collaboration
of
citizens:
Recreation
users,
land
managers,
local
government
non-profits.
We
were
all
in
the
tent
together
as
we
talked
about
our
regional
asset,
which
is
in
this
case,
was
the
Wayne
National
Forest
and
nine
thousand
acres
of
undeveloped
land
that
are
adjacent
to
the
communities
of
Chansey
emotional
in
the
village.
I
I
So
really,
this
was
an
intentional
Economic
Development
and
diversification
strategy,
where
the
units
of
government
in
Athens
County,
including
the
city
of
Athens,
as
a
founding
member
Athens,
County
Village
of
Chansey,
York,
Township
and
city
of
Nelsonville,
came
together
to
create
Orca.
The
village
of
buchtel
later
joined
us,
and
so,
as
a
council
of
governments.
We
have
one
unique
purpose
that
serves
all
units
of
government
and.
I
I
Great,
so
we've
really
been
working
since
2020
I
was
hired
in
September
of
that
year
to
figure
out
how
we
could
fund
this
type
of
development
originally
as
intended.
The
Bailey's
trail
system
was
a
conservation
Finance
pilot
project,
but
what
that
got
us
was
an
invaluable
tool
called
a
feasibility
analysis
that
projected
a
10-year
cumulative
impacts
of
the
Bailey's
trail
system,
52.9
million
dollars
of
impact
and
attract
more
than
180
000
non-unique
Visitors
by
year.
Seven.
I
So
at
that
time,
city
council
agreed
to
be
part
of
this
paper
bottle
and
they
would
pay
back
90
000
annually
for
a
term
of
20
years,
based
on
the
return
on
the
investment
to
develop
this
trail
system,
private
impact
investment
dollars
up
front
in
one
Fell,
Swoop
Athens
County
did
not
agree.
So
we
have
done
this.
The
whole
different
way
and
so
Orca
has
been
advocating
and
using
the
power
of
citizens
and
local
government
you're.
I
Mayor
Patterson
is
our
board
chair
and
has
been
instrumental
in
the
leadership
of
and
our
accomplishments
that
we've
been
able
to
do
in
2021,
we
had
a
lot
of
success:
3.5
million
dollars,
two
million
dollars
for
construction
and
1.5
million
dollar
grant
that
would
come
to
Orca
and
our
partners
to
do
sustainable
outdoor
recreation
development
as
a
strategy
for
the
region.
I
What's
that
related
to
in
terms
of
orca
was
two
staff
positions
from
that
power
Grant.
So
in
August
of
2022
we
hired
l-differman
to
be
our
sustainable
maintenance
director
and
in
December
of
2022.
We
brought
on
board
philanthropy
patients
on.
I
In
2022,
Orca
worked
with
lead,
volunteer
days
and
secured
and
assisted
folks
that
gave
more
than
17
000
hours
of
volunteer
service.
To
maintain
the
Bailey's
trail
system,
we
secured
a
three
million
dollar
Grant
from
the
ODNR
abandoned
my
land
project,
which
will
construct
a
5
000
square
foot
commercial
facility
at
the
village
fancy
Trailhead.
We
see
this
as
a
proactive
approach
to
deliver
more
economic
benefits
to
the
region
and
if
I
was
going
to
pick
a
mountain
bike,
trail
system,
I
would
pick
the
one
right
next
to
the
truck.
So
hopefully
that
helps.
I
We
also
are
utilizing
our
non-profits
sponsorships
and
try
to
diverse
our
income
for
operations
and
long-term
maintenance.
The
Arc
power,
Grants
County,
Recreation
assessment
and
development
plan
is
now
underway,
being
intertwined
with
the
Appalachian
Community
grant
program
planning
projects.
I
We
have
we're
a
non-profit
created
a
mountain
bike,
rental
program,
which
there
was
not
that
option
to
do
so
beforehand,
and
we
are
working
in
partnership
with
Ohio
University
to
have
that
same
opportunity
available
on
campus
and
of
that
two
million
dollars
that
was
awarded
in
2021.
We
spent
more
than
460
000
to
build
18
new
miles
of
Trail,
so
for
our
2023
mountain
bike
season,
which
will
start
next
week,
oh
pending
all,
goes
well.
I
J
I
We
have
secured
a
4.1
million
dollar
or
partial
Award
of
that
investment.
So
2022
was
a
good
year
for
us,
we're
looking
at
a
lot
of
big
numbers
and
large
scales.
Investments
and
we've
actually
expanded
our
staff
and
have
capacity,
and
we
look
forward
to
further
serving
the
region
and
diversifying
income
streams
as
we
are
in
our
growth
period
and
continue
to
build
out
the
Bailey's
trail
system
to
its
full,
planned
88
miles.
H
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
tonight
and
let
me
first
congratulate
you
on
a
wonderful
job,
leading
this
initiative.
H
H
I've
also
was
in
a
meeting
this
weekend
and
learning
about
a
Habitat
for
Humanity
project.
That's
going
to
be
a
Trailhead,
so
it's
all
wonderful.
The
way
all
these
Partners
come
together
before
I,
open
it
up
to
the
to
the
committee
for
questions,
I'll
ask
one
that
that
might
be
on
everybody's
mind.
H
You
started
off
talking
about
the
initial
fund,
fun
funding
for
this,
and
there
was
that
20
year
that
we
didn't
end
up
doing
because
we
tied
ourselves
to
the
county
I
believe
the
county
has
paid
their
membership
for
for
this
year,
and
the
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
to
discuss
membership
for
this
year.
What
do
you
see
going
forward?
You've
been
really
successful
in
public
investment
dollars
as
well
as
grants.
I
I
think
in
the
short
term,
you
know
it's
hard
to
predict
the
future,
and
you
know,
while
we've
received
seven
million
dollars
of
investment,
we're
going
to
be
able
to
use
125
000
for
salary
that
doesn't
cover
who's
on
staff
now,
so
we
have
less
than
a
two-year
Grant
window
to
cover
the
expanded
capacity.
That's
brought
To
Us
by
our
power
Grant.
I
I
A
council
of
governments
and
I
didn't
mention
this
earlier.
We
also
operate
the
non-profit,
which
is
the
Athens
Wayne
outdoor
asset,
Development
Corporation.
That
allows
us
to
do
things
like
that
mountain
bike,
rental
offer
merchandise
online.
So
we
continue
to
build
those
revenue
streams
while
we're
not
actually
making
a
profit
with
a
non-profit.
I
At
this
point
in
time
you
know,
as
we
move
to
you
know,
we
will
start
construction
tentatively
on
the
5
000
square
foot
commercial
facility
in
2024.,
as
that
begins
to
come
online,
and
we
can
continue
to
diversify
our
revenue
streams
as
well,
as
you
know,
serve
the
region
which
was
you
know.
While
we
came
together
around
the
Baileys,
it
was
always.
I
This
is
something
this
is
a
need
for
the
whole
region,
not
just
Athens
and
Athens,
so
we'll
continue
to
endure
interact
with
different
communities
around
onboarding
new
members
and
advancing
new
projects,
which
the
Appalachian
Community
grant
program
provides
ample
opportunity
to
do.
H
Okay,
thank
you
for
that
information
and
two
more
hopefully
simpler
questions.
One
I
know:
there's
a
prescribed
burn
going
on.
Did
that
cause
any
problem.
I
mean
I'm.
Sure
you
were
in.
You
know,
conversations
with
ODNR
about
that,
but
was
that
on
any
of
the
trail
property
Yes.
I
Actually
so
we
did
burn
pretty
much.
The
trail
area
that's
been
built
to
date
at
least
phases,
one
through
three,
which
are
probably
almost
familiar
with,
and
that
was
in
partnership
with
the
Wayne
National
Forest.
We
were
part
of
their
planning
team
and
organized
that,
and
we
actually
utilized
our
sustainable
maintenance,
director
and
volunteers
to
go
out
and
rake
around
the
trail
signs
so
that
they
did
that
burn
right
there,
which
really
you
know,
controls
invasive
species,
allows
the
hardwoods
to
to
get
the
canopy
that
they
need
to
continue
to
grow.
I
H
Okay,
great,
my
last
question
is
you
talked
about
the
5
000
square.
Foot
commercial
facility
is
that,
in
conjunction
with
the
abandoned
previous
mine
buildings
that
are
going
to
be
part
of
I,
think
still
a
Heritage
kind
of
tour.
I
We're
developing
basically
the
whole
site,
so
you'll
have
those
historic
buildings
there,
which
we
would
love
to
see
improved
and
stay
tuned
for
some
exciting
updates
about
that
this
fall
and
then,
if,
while
you
enter
the
at
West
Bailey
now
to
enter
the
site
for
the
5
000
square
foot
facility
would
be
further
down.
West,
Bailey
Road,
so
another
entrance
there.
Okay,
that
would
still
connect
to
that
field
area
in
the
general
amenities
there
at
the
park
in
Johann.
G
Yes,
God
this,
this
all
sounds
wonderful
and
I
have
to
say
that
I'm
aware
that
the
Bailey's
trail
system
has
become
a
national
model,
we're
hearing
about
that
in
other
parts
of
the
country
that
this
is
really
great.
G
But
my
question
comes
down
to
so:
there's
lots
of
investment
coming
in
and
lots
of
plans
for
things
being
built
and
and
and
all
of
that,
and
but
unless
I
miss
it
somewhere,
I'd
like
to
get
a
better
sense
of
some
markers,
that's
showing
that
that
it's
successful
so,
for
example,
do
we
have
an
idea
of
how
many
people
are
actually
using
the
trails?
What
about
the
properties
around
you
know
the
trailheads?
Are
they
being
built
up?
Are
there
little
restaurants
or
hotels
or
something
that
that
shows
that
people
are?
G
I
I
So
in
2021,
basically
Ohio
University,
the
voina
beach
School,
took
a
snapshot
of
the
impact
of
the
Bailey's
trail
system
that
began
in
June
of
2020
or
may
of
2020
to
June
of
2021,
and
in
that
time
there
were
more
than
53
000
visitors.
These
are
non-unique
visitors,
so
there
could
have
been
multiples
in
there
and
the
the
direct
impact
of
the
to
the
Bailey's
trail
system.
Again
26
miles
of
trail
on
the
ground.
Only
one
Trail
hope
had
opened.
I
It
was
the
former
Chansey
park
with
only
a
porta
potty
available
direct
impacts
were
3.6
million
in
year.
One
and
total
impacts
were
5.3
million.
So
if
you
remember,
our
10-year
cumulative
impacts
were
52.9
and
we
got
5.3
in
in
total
economic
impact
in
year,
one
so
we're
on
a
trajectory
to
exceed
expectations.
I
Obviously,
covid
could
play
into
this.
However,
kovitz
also
changed
human
behavior
patterns
and
I,
don't
see
that
this
is
going
to
be
something
that
just
goes
away.
You
know,
you
know
at
Orca
too
we're
also
working
with
our
partners
and
advancing
a
regional
brand
as
part
of
that
that
ARC
Power
Grant
so
we're
gonna.
Have
we
have
the
largest
mountain
biking
trail
system
in
Ohio.
A
I
Now
and
then
we'll
have
the
largest
one
in
east
of
the
Mississippi
River
plus.
I
Move
that
connects
Athens,
Morgan
and
Perry
counties
in
the
Burr
Oak
area.
You
know,
as
you
know,
odnr's
purchased,
60,
000
acres
and
Morgan
Noble
counties.
You
know
we
can
kind
of
start
to
see
how
this
is
all
going
to
play
together
and
how
we're
going
to
be
able
to
solve
problems
like
overcrowding
at
Hocking,
Hills,
that's
even
before
the
pandemic
was
having
more
than
4
million
visitors
a
year.
So
I
hope
that
answers
your
question,
but
we're
definitely
working
as
a
regional
strategy
to
advance
all
these
things.
At
the
same
time,
we.
K
I
The
chancy
school,
the
former
Chansey
School
up
on
the
hill,
has
been
purchased
and
being
redeveloped
and
just
received
some
additional
grant
funding
for
the
work
that
they're
doing
there.
We're
also
engaged
in
conversations
with
other
states.
You
know
the
Pennsylvania
Wilds
we're
talking
about
how
we
can
access
those
multi-state,
Arc
opportunities-
and
you
know,
we've
had
conversations
with
folks
in
West,
Virginia
and
North
Carolina
about
how
do
we
once
we
have
these
Recreation
assets?
I
How
do
we
use
them
to
be
places
where
we
start
small-scale
manufacturing,
where
there
is
a
dense
population
of
recreation
opportunities
for
people
to
Pilot,
to
prototype
and
test
these
products
here
and
build
them
here?
So
we're
really
excited
about
the
opportunity
in
front
of
us
and
we
are
trying
to
take
that
into
account.
You
know
we
have
large-scale
Advisory
board.
I
C
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation
and
all
the
hard
work.
I
especially
appreciate
the
update
on
the
submitted
17.9
million
collaborative
Grant
application
in
the
success
of
the
4.1
million
yielded.
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
comment
on
what
things
will
not
be
able
to
happen
as
a
result
of
not
getting
the
full
amount.
Is
it
known
yet
which
things
will
proposed?
That
will
have
to
be.
Let
go.
A
I
Eligible
projects,
however,
in
the
same
sentence-
I,
don't
let
your
partner
is
not
apply
again
in
2020
.,
so
I
think
you
know
we
were
one
of
47
applications
that
hit
the
states
inbox
and
we
had
30
days
to
turn
this
around.
We
had
the
fourth
highest
score.
We
just
didn't
hit
that
Mark
for
there
to
be
additional
funding
to
fund
the
rest,
absolutely
gonna
push
these
projects
again.
D
D
I
I
And
how
do
we
know
that
there
it's
a
full
study,
that's
done
by
economic
professionals,
could.
D
D
I,
compare
this
to
the
Virginia
Creeper
Trail,
which
I'm
sure
you're
familiar
with
largest
Trail
attraction
in
the
United
States
250
000
people
a
year.
That's
it
250!
000
people
are
11
miles
from
the
interstate.
This
is
a
great
project.
I,
don't
think,
there's
a
person
in
this
room
who
doesn't
think
this
is
a
great
project.
I
drive
through
the
fact
I'm
going
to
Zionsville
tomorrow
and
I.
Just
don't
see
a
whole
lot
of
activity.
I
Is
the
study
was
done
by
the
boynavich
school
using
the
implant
analysis,
which
is
widely
in
terms
of
impact?
Also
I
think
you
know
we
talk
about
economic
impacts,
we
talk
about
social
impacts,
we
talk
about
quality
of
life
and
effects,
and-
and
we
also
talk
about
the
environmental
impact,
so
we're
remediating
mine
lands.
We're
solving.
You
know
unsolved
issues
we're
connecting
these
children
to
a
Trailhead
that
actually
has
millions
of
dollars
of
investment.
You
know,
prior
to
completion
of
the
chancy
contract,
children
were
out
there
writing
that
before
it
was
built.
I
So
I
think
you
know
we're
really
seeing
some
pride
in
that
Community
we're
seeing
you
know
that
Community
is
put
together
their
own
zoning
code,
which
is
rare
for
a
small
village
in
Southeast
Ohio
to
go
through
that
huge
lift.
You
know
we're
seeing
people
tearing
down
light
of
properties
properties
are
selling
in
24
hours
for
Cash
of
asking
pricing
and
Chansey.
So
these
these
impacts
are
happening,
but
I'm,
not
the
economic,
professional.
D
H
Okay,
thank
you.
So
much
for
being
here
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
the
Orca
membership
which
I
touched
upon
in
that
our
first
item,
the
as
as
director
Powers
confirmed,
the
county
has
paid
their
membership
for
this
year
and
mayor
nicely.
President
pro
tem
mayor
president
nicely
remind
me
that
I
believe
that
the
ordinance
that
that
passed
through
this
Council,
that,
if
the
if
the
county
has
paid,
then
we
have
committed
our
membership,
is.
K
H
So
that
is
the
item
for
discussion.
Are
there
any
questions
from
the
committee
about
this
Orca
membership
for
2023
90
000?
Yes,
members
of
maybe.
L
Not
a
question
just
I'll,
keep
it
really
short
and
sweet
seems
like
a
pretty
great
idea.
There's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
good
positive
stuff
happening
because
of
it
and
yeah
I
love
those
Trails
I
I
go
out
walking
on
those
all
the
freaking
time.
You
don't
have
to
be
on
a
bike.
You
can
just
go
out
and
walk
around
so
yeah.
This
is
a
great
use
of
some
money.
I
love
it.
E
So
the
mayor
died
discussed
this
and
I
think
I'm
speaking
on
his
behalf
when
he
says
that
he's
supportive
of
a
90
000
commitment,
probably
split
between
Athens
enhancement
and
the
general
fund,
as
far
as
where
those
funds
come
from
the
the
on
a
year
basis.
Basically,
and
as
we
evaluate
conditions
for
for
Orca
and
success
over
time,
I
mean.
Obviously
you
know
he
has.
E
As
the
chair
of
the
board
of
orca,
you
know,
has
a
vision
as
well,
along
with
the
director
about
growing
Orca
beyond
the
existing
members
that
exist
now,
as
a
council
of
governments
to
other
membership,
paying
entities
beyond
the
the
two
that
are
functionally
paying
the
Lion's
Share
of
the
amount.
Now
so
I
think
it's
a
goal
over
the
coming
years,
but
for
this
year
he
recommends
going
ahead
with
the
90
000
membership
fee.
H
Thank
you,
director,
Stone.
Yes,
my
respect.
E
That
was
a
mistake
on
my
part,
not
Athens
enhancement
from
T12
tourism
plan.
Yes,
you're
correct,
but
it
will
be
an
appropriation.
It's
not
it's,
not
a
parade
right
now,
all
right,
I,
I,
correct,
correct,
I'm.
Sorry,
I've
spoken
out
during
twice
now
it
is
appropriated
now
the
approval
of
the
so
the
approval
will
have
to
be
passed,
but
not
the
preparation
went
in
with
the
annual
budget.
The
approval
ones
are
passed
so.
H
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
going
on
to
our
third
item
on
the
finance
and
Personnel
committee
agenda.
This
is,
we
have
our
Municipal
counts
for
our
electricity
through
sopac,
the
sustainable
Ohio
public
energy
Council
and
the
city
Administration
has
been
discussing
with
soapek
the
upcoming
rates.
H
If
you're
familiar
with
how
electricity
is
purchased
and
sold,
you
buy
it
in
advance
and
blocks
at
a
set
price
and
sopek
is
recommending,
as
as
far
as
I
understand
that
we
lock
in
a
current
price
available
to
the
city
and
the
the
recommendation
I
believe
from
the
city.
Administration
is
to
lock
in
that
price
for
from
12
to
24
months
likely
not
beyond
that
24
months.
There's
a
lot
of
kind
of
speculation.
H
There's
a
lot
of
kind
of
you
know,
studies
being
done
to
understand
exactly
what's
going
to
happen
with
our
electricity
rates
and
then
there's
a
gamble
about
you
know:
do
you
expect
them
to
to
go
up
and
that
we
can
lock
in
a
lower
rate
now
or
do
you
expect
them
to
go
down?
And
you
know
I
think
we
can
all
understand
that
the
university
for
the
local
context
is
also
doing
this
on
a
regular
basis,
and
it's
something
you
win
some.
H
You
lose
some
I
think
in
terms
of
that
gamble
in
in
any
event,
I'll
just
quickly
turn
to
director
Stone
am
I
correct
that
the
city
Administration
is
recommending
a
12
to
one
to
two
year
period
for
the
current
locking
in
what
would.
E
Thank
you,
member
crowd.
So
what
we'd
like
to
request?
Is
the
council
give
the
administration
authority
to
lock
a
price
when
the
best
price
comes
into
effect
over
the
next
couple
months
and
and
we've
been
approached
by
sopac,
sopac
has
noted
that
there's
been
a
dip
right
now
in
basically
electric
production
futures
and
they
they
think
that
this
is
the
time
that
we
probably
should
lock.
E
We've
asked
for
authority
to
number
one
lock
when
most
appropriate
over
the
next
basically
month,
or
so
once
they
see
this,
this
dip
kind
of
what
they
believe
it
to
be
to
be.
It
bottom
out
number
one
and
number
two
authority
to
lock
with
the
best
generator
right
now.
The
generator
is
AEP
Energy.
The
last
time
you
pass
legislation
on
on
this
AP
energy
was
actually
in
the
legislation.
E
It's
possible
that
AEP
Energy
isn't
the
best,
the
best
generator
at
the
time
that
we
we
go
to
Lock,
and
so
we'd
asked
to
make
that
generic,
basically
at
the
the
the
recommended
producer
generator
that
that
that
has
the
best
price
here
over
the
next
month
or
so.
But
what
our
advice
from
sopac
is
at
the
moment
is
that
probably
within
the
next
month
is
the
time
that
we
need
to
lock
for
the
next
one
to
two
years.
We
did
have
a
time.
E
You
know
I,
think
a
couple
iterations
ago,
where
we
locked
for
an
extended
period
of
time
for
three
years
and
while
we
stuck
in
the
proposed
ordinance
up
to
three
years,
we
do
not
anticipate
that.
We
would
lock
for
that
long,
because
there's
a
possibility
that
you
know
two
years
on,
we
could
go
and
and
see
a
cheaper
price
and
we'd
want
to
lock
that
in
so
the
thought
right
now
is,
as
you
said,
12
to
24
months,
so
probably
no,
no
more
than
24,
probably
no
less
than
12..
E
You're
going
to
ask
me
available
so
so
the
market
update
that
I
have
right
now
for
our
78
Mercantile
accounts
is
a
generation
price
of
.06657
dollars
per
kilowatt
hour
for
10
months.
Point:
zero,
six,
seven
one:
seven
kilowatt
dollars
per
kilowatt
hour
for
22
months
and
.06853.
E
E
That's
it
I'm.
Sorry
I
don't
mean
to
jump
in
that's
as
of
March
23rd,
so
you
know
it
may
go
down
a
little
bit
more.
If.
E
So
that's
one
of
the
reasons
why
we're
asking
you
to
do
this
quickly
to
go
ahead
and
Grant
the
authority.
H
G
Yes,
thank
you
so
just
for
some
contacts
for
for
people
around
listening
to
this,
what
is
the
current
rate
that
we're
paying
and
how
is
that?
Different
from
what
we're
seeing
now.
E
G
And
I
think
it
might.
Please
I
think
it
might
be
helpful
for
people
to
know
what
soapic
is
because
I
believe
that
it
sopek
tries
to
provide
the
most
conservation
environmentally
sound
and-
and
you
know
many
people
are
approached
by
a
variety
of
different
vendors
and
don't
understand
that
so
I
think
that
would
be
helpful.
Sure.
E
I'll
give
a
little
background
and
certainly
remember
crowd,
could
probably
extrapolate
on
what
I
say
so
sopek
originally
stood
for
Southern
Ohio,
public
energy
Cooperative.
It
now
stands
for
sustainable
Ohio,
public
energy
Council,
and
what
it
is.
It's
an
it's,
an
aggregator
that
this
community
by
ballot
measure
several
years
ago
voted
to
belong
to
and
it's
an
opt
out
Arrangement.
E
So,
basically,
if
you're,
an
electric
consumer
in
Athens,
whether
you're,
a
residential
consumer
or
you're,
a
Mercantile
consumer
in
the
city
is
a
Mercantile
assumer
and
that's
what
we're
talking
about
right
now.
Are
the
city
accounts?
You
you,
you
basically
opt
into
this
particular
provider
to
through
aggregation
search
for
the
best
electric
generation
that
they
can
search
for
and
then
lock
you
into
raids
associated
with
that,
as
opposed
to
you
having
to
figure
it
out
yourself.
When
somebody
mails
something
your
house
and
you
figure
it
out,
you
get
better
prices.
E
When
you
aggregate
you
purchase
collectively
as
a
Mercantile
account.
Sopac
advises
us
and
gives
us
some
Choice
as
to
when
we're
going
to
go
and
lock
with
them,
and
so
that's
basically
what
we're?
What
we're
doing
now.
H
I
couldn't
have
said
it
better
director
Stone,
except
that
those
letters
that
you
get
I
get
one
every
single
day,
it's
unbelievable
and
so
Pat
just
to
your
point
is
also
who
has
you
know
with
the
with
the
citizens
of
Athens
that
I
think
78
or
something
created
the
carbon
fee
which
we
pay
into
in
order
to
be
able
to
put
renewable
energy
onto
our
municipal
buildings.
So
it's
another
way
that
they're
helping
our
community
or
the
organization
and
the
whole
electric
aggregation.
That's
helping
our
community
of
the
members
of
council
member.
D
Stone
used
the
term
Mercantile
account
I'm,
not
familiar
with
that
term.
E
Thank
you,
member
Swank
and
I.
Don't
have
the
exact
number,
but
it's
a
it's
a
function
of
the
amount
of
kilowatt
hours
per
year
that
that
a
particular
account
consumes
and
there's
a
threshold.
It's
basically
large
commercial
users
versus
residential
and
small
community
commercial
losers.
Users,
rather
I
will
get
the
exact
number
that
differentiates
you
from
a
traditional
residential
account,
which
is
the
the
normal
thing
that
everybody
is
in.
E
That
has
the
opt-out
provision
versus
the
Mercantile
accounts,
which
are
a
certain
number
of
kilowatt
hours
per
year
that
you
use
and
so
for
the
city
of
Athens.
Those
78
accounts
are
primarily
the
I
mean
the
largest
single
users,
the
wastewater
treatment
plant.
But
then
you
also
have
the
water
treatment
plant,
the
community
center,
the
various
City
buildings
and
then
most
of
the
remote
sites
that
that
use
the
significant
when
I
say
remote
sites,
I
mean
booster
stations
and
lift
stations
moving
water
and
sewage
around
the
city.
D
E
Rates-
and
these
are
large-
accounts-
okay,
street
lights-
you
know
it's
the
it's:
it's
not
the
transmission
and
distribution
for
those.
It's
the
how
the
energy
is
made
and
the
the
cost
and
where
we're
buying
that
energy
from
that
then
gets
put
onto
the
grid,
and
then
we
buy
it
Off
the
Grid
from
AEP
Ohio,
which
is
the
the
local
utility
that
that
provides
us,
the
electricity,
but
the
making
of
the
electricity
is
the
is
what
we're
buying
here.
The
generation
of
it.
D
Because
the
reason
I
asked
that
the
three-year
contract
for
residential
is
up
June,
30th,
okay
and
I've.
Had
several
citizens,
ask
me,
what's
going
to
happen
to
our
electric
rates
and
a
lot
of
that
was
generated,
no
pun
intended
from
an
email.
Aep
customers
got
just
within
the
last
three
or
four
days.
Some
of
you
may
have
gotten
it
saying
your
electric
rates
are
going
to
go
up.
30
percent
in
a
front
page
article
on
today's
Columbus
in
Columbus
Dispatch.
So
we're
not
talking
about
residential
at
this
point
in
time.
E
Correct
this,
this
specific
action
is
for
City
Mercantile
accounts.
Now
there
are
other
Mercantile
accounts
locally
I
mean
large
commercial
accounts
locally.
You
know,
I
would
say,
Kroger
is
probably
a
Mercantile
account.
They
consume
more
energy
to
be
in
that
that
category,
but
as
far
as
the
people
that
have
that
opt
out
provision
that
we
voted
on
several
years
ago
as
a
as
a
community
there,
in
that
particular
category,
my
gut
field,
I
I,
haven't
seen
the
letter.
E
It
would
be
helpful
for
me
to
take
a
look
at
it,
and
I
probably
should
and
then
get
some
feedback
from
sopac.
It
probably
came
from
AEP
Ohio,
which
is
not
the
open
market
energy
purchasing
and
it
confuses
people
right
because
AEP
Ohio
is
the
utility
and
they
have
a
a
a
puco
set
rate.
E
If
you
choose
not
to
purchase
electricity
through
the
aggregation
program-
and
you
just
say,
I'm
going
to
take
what
gets
delivered
based
upon
what
the
utility
says
is
the
Poco
limited
rate
I'm
not
going
to
take
advantage
of
the
opportunity
that
I
had
to
buy
generation
elsewhere,
and
so
that's
probably
what
that
letter
was
about,
but
I'd
like
to
take
a
look
at
it
and
then
I'll
get
some
feedback
from
sopac
to
help.
Keep
keep
people
from
being
confused
with
that.
E
If
it's
not
helpful
that
the
entity
that
we
actually
buy,
the
energy
from
is
called
AEP
Energy,
which
is
a
different
company
than
AEP
Ohio,
even
though
they
have
the
same
name.
It's
the
generation
arm.
It's
a
separate.
It's
a
separate
company
that
basically
was
spun
off
a
number
of
years
ago
when
electric
generation
was
deregulated
in
Ohio.
H
H
This
was
passed
late
last
year
in
ordinance,
148
22
and
it's
concerning
Section
5
retirement
before
I.
Go
into
the
very
specifics
of
this
I
want
to
just
confirm
with
director
Stone,
the
chief
of
police
and
the
captain
are
not
union
members.
Is
that
correct?
Thank
you
so
to
give
to
let
everybody
understand,
what's
what's
being
asked
here,
the
contract
that
the
city
has
with
the
Fraternal
Order
of
Police
allows
for
employees
the
union
members
to
purchase
their
service
weapons
upon
their
retirement.
H
So
the
recommendation
here
by
the
city
HR
director,
is
that
the
same
language,
that's
in
the
fop
contract,
be
included
in
the
non-indian
benefits
package,
for
the
chief
of
police
and
for
the
captain,
and
so
basically
that
language
is
an
employee
who
honorably
retires.
Honorably
retires
from
active
duty.
May
purchase
his
her
service
handgun
from
the
Athens
City
Police
Department,
the
cost
of
the
service
weapon
shall
be
one
dollar.
H
If
an
employee
is
marked
off
duty
for
a
stress-related
or
psychological
condition
at
the
time
of
his
her
retirement
is,
she
will
not
receive
his
her
service
handgun
unless
the
employee
provides
the
Athens
City
police
department
and
the
City
Human
Resources
Director,
with
a
statement
within
90
days
of
the
employee's.
Retirement
from
a
psychiatrist
or
licensed
psychologist
that
the
employee
is
competent
to
receive
is
her
service
handgun.
H
F
H
I
I
mean
let
me
yes,
please
I.
D
K
All
we're
doing
is
saying
HR
and
the
and
the
and
the
auditor's
office
is
suggesting
that
what
we
do
is
adopt
the
language,
that's
in
the
contract,
the
Union
contract
and
make
that
available
to
the
captain
and
the
police
chief.
D
With
seven
people,
yeah
and
I'm
not
don't
take
this
the
wrong
way.
Mr
Stone
guns
are
a
very
sensitive
issue
and
I
think.
In
the
vast
vast
vast
majority
of
cases,
the
police
are
probably
good.
People
to
have
guns,
they've
been
trained,
they've
been
put
under
extreme
conditions
and
nine
million
out
of
whatever
number
are
doing
it
correctly
and
I
respect
that
and
I
respect
the
fact
that
they
put
their
life
on
the
line
every
morning
when
they
leave
their
house
and
strap
on
their
gun.
E
So
the
first
question
was:
could
you
issue
it
to
the
next
person
and-
and
you
probably
could,
although
I
would
contend
that
the
chief's
weapon
probably
has
had
enough
rounds
put
through
it,
that
that,
over
the
you
know
his
35-year
service
career,
that
you
know,
and
now
it's
not
been
the
same
weapon,
because
we've
changed
handguns.
You
know
over
the
term
of
things,
but
bottom
line
is
you
know
there
is
a.
There
is
a
service
life
that
you
have
and
the
tolerances
to
get
out
of
Tolerance
over
over
time.
E
So
in
most
cases,
when
we
hire
a
new
officer,
we
issue
a
new
officer,
a
new,
a
new
weapon.
I
mean
that's
just
you
know
kind
of
standard
practice.
It
is
in
the
contract
and
there's
been
a
police
tradition
for
lack
of
a
better
term
I
think
over
the
decades
to
when
a
police
officer
leaves
that
they
can
purchase
their
weapon
and
they
get
their
badge
and
it's
kind
of
their.
You
know
their
gold
watch
right
that
goes
along
with
retirement.
E
It
is
entirely
up
to
this
body
if
you
want
to
prohibit
that
benefit
to
the
non-union
police
leadership
and
just
allow
it
to
stay
with
the
Union
leadership.
I
can
attempt
at
my
next
iteration
of
negotiations
to
negotiate
that
out
of
the
contract
and
probably
trade
it
for
some
money
or
something
else
in
order
to
keep
and
dispose
of
those
weapons
through.
You
know
just
melting
them
down
or
something
when
everything
is
said
and
done
so
either
either
way.
You
know
my
recommendation
is
to
allow
it
to
go
into
the
contract.
E
I,
don't
believe
that
the
shooter
in
in
Nashville
today
was
a
police
officer.
I,
don't
have
all
the
details
on
that
particular
story,
but
but
I
would
contend
that
that
this
is
probably
an
appropriate
change
to
the
non-union
Staffing
ordinance.
That's
my
position
as
a
the
service
safety
director
and
the
executive
head
of
the
police
department.
H
And
I
would
just
say
that,
when
that
contract
comes
up
for
discussion
in
front
of
council,
that
is
the
proper
time
to
discuss
the
issue,
which
is
a
good
one,
but
that's
the
proper
time
I
think
to
discuss
right
now,
we're
talking
about
whether
the
chief
of
police
and
the
captain
should
be
afforded
the
same
benefit
that
their
employees
have.
Are
there
other
questions
on
that
line
of
the
discussion.
K
H
H
Appropriations
and-
and
this
also
came
in
since
I
last
emailed,
my
committee
members-
this
is
an
appropriation
of
fifteen
thousand
dollars
to
the
general
fund,
Professional
Services,
in
support
of
a
new
position
that
is
being
created
at
the
Athens
City
County
Health
Department,
and
this
is
a
position
that
is
going
to
lead
an
initiative
called
age
friendly,
Athens
County,
which
is
a
program
sponsored
by
the
AARP
in
which
the
City
and
County
of
of
Athens,
in
conjunction
with
many
folks
at
Ohio,
University
I,
have
been
working
on
to
improve
our
community.
H
The
age
friendly,
Athens
County
initiative
has
eight
domains
from
housing
to
transportation,
to
food
Etc.
The
initiative
in
our
Athens
County
added
a
ninth
domain,
which
is
sustainability
and
resilience.
So
it's
looking
at
what
our
our
future
holds
and
being
a
community
that
prepares
for
the
changes
that
we're
seeing
environmentally
and
many.
H
Been
involved
in
this
Initiative
for
quite
some
time
and
the
mayor
is
proposing
that
we
support
this
position
within
the
Athens
City
County
Health
Department
to
the
tune
of
fifteen
thousand
dollars,
and
that
is
this
appropriation.
Are
there
any
questions
from
the
committee?
Yes,
members
of
thank
you.
L
The
15
000
is
that
is
that,
like
is
there
another
group?
That's
contributing
money
towards
this
position.
As
I'd
say,
this
is
just
like
a
matching
funds
kind
of
deal
like
I,
mostly
just
because
I
want
to
make
sure
someone's
not
getting
paid
fifteen
thousand
dollars
a
year
to
do
a
full-time
job,
but.
K
A
K
A
little
bit
of
background,
thank
you,
council,
member,
Crowell
and
I
have
been
involved
as
as
the
mayor
has
also
in
the
meetings
and
we've
basically
volunteered
for
several
years
working
on
the
initiative
and
getting
an
age-friendly
designation
for
the
city
of
Athens,
actually
Athens
County,
and
as
part
of
that
we
looked
at
funding
because
we
were
ready
to
go
to
how
much
more
can
we
do
volunteering
we
knew
we
needed
a
director,
the
county,
health
or
excuse
me,
the
Athens
County
Commissioners,
several
in
February
into
February
committed
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
three
years.
K
The
health
department
has
committed
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
a
year
and
they
are
also
housing.
The
that
person
that
will
reside
there
and
the
Athens
City
County
Health
Department,
will
serve
as
a
Fiscal,
Agent
and
I
believe
there
may
have
been
one
other
small
Grant
to
go
along
with
that.
But
that's
a
summary
so.
H
G
Yes,
I'm
just
curious
about
what
we're
what
they're
going
to
accomplish
I
mean
what
I'm
not
really
clear
about
what
it
is
they're
going
to
do
and
what
we
hope
to.
H
I
could
liken
it
maybe
to
the
sidewalk
project
right.
We
know
we
need
better
sidewalks
right.
We
know
we
need
a
community
that
is
better
for
all
of
us
and
particularly
for
you
know
our
our
folks,
who
are
in
retirement
age,
both
whether
it
be
transportation
and
being
able
to
get
around
the
county.
H
In
terms
of
you
know,
natural
disaster
resilience
and
being
able
to
have
plans
for
getting
away
from
locations
that
may
be
locked
in
for
flooding
it's
about
Green,
Space
and
Parks.
It's
about
affordable
housing.
H
You
know
it's
about
it's
about
everything,
and
so
it
is
hard
to
know
exactly
I
mean
sidewalks
are
easier
and
that
we
know
okay,
here's
the
sidewalk,
let's
fix
the
sidewalk.
This
is
a
huge
initiative
which.
D
H
I
think
it
takes
somebody
who
is
not
one
of
the
many
volunteers
who
have
been
involved
in
this
I
I.
It's
ambitious.
H
There
are
a
number
of
locations
in
Ohio
that
we've
been
sort
of
not
modeling
ourselves
after
but
learning
from
including
very
different
regions
such
as
Fairfield
County
and
Ohio
State,
and
the
staff
at
a
faculty
in
Ohio
State
have
been
involved
in
these
processes
and
have
been
working
with
faculty
at
Ohio
University
to
try
to
figure
out
the
rural
context
a
little
bit
different
than
the
urban
context.
H
We
discussed
for
a
long
time
whether
this
should
be
age
friendly,
Athens,
City,
and
we
all
knew
it
would
be
a
lighter
lift.
But
everybody
understood
that
we
needed
to
support
more
than
just
our.
You
know
little
population,
okay,
and
so
we
ambitiously
all
agreed
that
the
that
we
should
try
to
make
this
in
Athens
County
initiative
and
there's
a
whole
process
that
the
that
is
set
up.
H
The
the
first
process
is
assessing
your
community,
so
I,
don't
know
if
you,
if
you
got
to
fill
out
the
survey,
we
had
a
very
long,
lengthy,
comprehensive
survey
which
did
frighten
many
people
away
because
it
it
took
I
tried
to
go
through
it
quickly
and
it
took
me
35
or
38
minutes
or
something,
and
that
was
a
quick
that
was
doing
it
trying
to
see
how
quickly
I
could
do
it.
H
So
we
did
a
lot
of
you,
know
door-to-door
and
doing
this
with
people
who
aren't
able
to
do
it
on
their
computers
etc,
and
we
got
a
pretty
good
response
rate
and
it's
all
been
analyzed
by
staff
and
at
the
University,
and
so
we
have
a
starting
place
of
where
we
are.
But
the
big
question
is:
is
how
do
we
then
improve
things
and
move
forward?
That's
part
of
the
process,
I
think
we
it's
a
five-year
process,
I
believe
and
and
we're
sort
of
in
the
middle
of
year,
two
sort
of
three.
H
K
H
K
Only
thing
I
might
add
is
that
it's
it's.
It's
stated
on
at
least
its
Facebook
page.
It's
an
initiative
focused
on
making
the
community
more
welcoming
and
livable
for
people
of
all
ages,
with
a
focus
on
older
adults.
So
Sam's
mentioned
council
member
Krause
mentioned
the
the
domains,
the
transportation,
the
the
housing,
the
the
sustainability,
and
so
there
are
nine
of
those,
and
it
is
a
it's
a
rubric.
I
don't
know
if
I
want
to
say
sponsored
by
American
Association
of
retired
persons.
K
But
it's
a
very
when
you
get
that
designation
from
that
organization,
then
you
do
have
a
specific
it's
a
five-year
time
frame
and
we've
just
gotten
the
designation,
we're
Gathering
data,
we're
also
doing
focus
groups
in
eight
communities
around
the
county
to
make
sure
we're
out
in
Albany
and
Coolville
and
Gloucester,
and
getting
getting
more
information.
That
way,
because
not
everyone
wants
to
fill
out
a
survey
question
there
and
then
from
that
we'll
do
the
assessment
and
then
work
towards
implementing
some
strategies
which,
as
councilmember
Corral
mentioned,
likely
to
be
very
different.
K
G
Yes,
well,
I
just
want
to
say
that
I'm
glad
I
asked
that
question,
because
I
think
people
that
are
listening
to
this
and
and
we're
hoping,
maybe
something
gets
in
the
newspaper
out
here,
because
I
think
this
is
a
really
important
initiative,
because
I've
heard
many
times
people
saying
well,
you
know
I
can't
stay
in
Athens
because
there
is
any
housing
and
there
isn't
support
and
I'd
like
to
stay
here,
but
I.
Just
can't
and
I
think
that
if
we
have
a
thriving
senior
community
along
with
everything
else,
that'll
be
a
good
thing.
D
H
Three
year
commitment,
member
Swank:
we
will
supply
this
money
directly
to
the
health
department,
three-year
commitment.
Forty
five
thousand
dollars
all
together
so.
D
H
Because
only
that
amount
is
in
this,
that's
all
we're
discussing
right
now
is
fifteen
thousand
dollars,
so
I
don't
know.
Will
the
appropriation
spell
this
out
as
a.
H
E
How
are
we,
like,
you
know,
I
think
my
recommendation
would
be
to
you
know,
perhaps
just
Standalone
Appropriations
ordinance
with
the
warehouse
that
indicates
the
willingness
to
commit
over
a
three-year
term
and
then
what
we'll
do
going
forward
is
just
stick
the
fifteen
thousand
dollars
in
the
annual
budget
for
the
subsequent
two
years,
as
opposed
to
have
another
session
like
this.
E
You
know
next
year
and
then
another
next
year,
but
at
least
the
body
will
have
seen
when
they
pass
the
first
appropriation
the
willingness
to
do
that
commitment
via
a
whereas
in
the
in
the
ordinance.
That
would
be
my
recommendation.
Thank.
C
Thank
you
for
all
who've
been
involved
in
the
age
friendly,
Athens
County
efforts.
I
know
that
they
are
not
specifically
mentioned
in
our
comprehensive
plan,
but
we
do
make
a
few
different
references
to
priorities
that
serve
senior
community
members,
mostly
related
to
housing,
second
to
transportation
and,
third,
to
suggestion
that
we
provide
a
program
to
retrofit
gutters
and
provide
low-cost
leaf
removal
for
seniors
on
the
near
East
Side.
C
So,
given
just
kind
of
the
question
and
answer
that
we've
already
had
about
the
large
scope
of
age
friendly
Athens
and
it's
not
just
about
housing,
do
we
have
a
sense
that
the
priorities
of
this
position
will
mirror
some
of
the
priorities
of
housing,
transportation
and
anything
else.
In
particular,.
H
H
C
H
Other
questions
from
the
public
comments.
B
C
Remember
Kerry.
Thank
you
for
yours
very
much,
Tim
Reisner.
We
have
three
items
on
our
city
and
Safety
Services
committee
agenda
this
evening.
The
first
is
a
continuation
of
conversations.
We've
had
at
recent
meetings
regarding
single-use
plastic
bags
and
specifically
the
question
of
when
an
appropriate
effective
date
might
be,
should
Council
choose
to
move
forward
with
adopting
an
ordinance
banning
single-use
plastic
bags
and
for
this
discussion,
I
will
turn
things
over
to
council
member
swink.
D
Okay,
thank
you,
sir
continuing
discussion
of
single-use
plastic
bags.
D
Since
our
last
meeting
a
week
ago,
I
and
members
of
rethinks
Athens
rethinks
Plastics
have
had
quite
a
bit
opportunity
to
talk
to
some
of
the
larger
retail
establishments
in
the
Uptown
area,
those
who
would
be
most
affected
by
a
transition
and
also
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
some
folks
who
have
gone
down
this
path
before
we
originally
were
talking
about
doing
this
on
August
the
1st
to
coincide
with
the
start
of
the
Ohio
University
Ohio
University
a
semester,
thinking
that
over
the
course
of
the
summer,
there'd
be
ample
time
to
get
educational
efforts
in
place.
D
Allow
people
to
identify
providers
of
alternative
types
of
bags
encourage
people
to
get
in
the
habit
of
bringing
their
own
bags
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
but
a
big
one
was
getting
rid
of
existing
inventory
in
a
meeting
with
some
of
these
larger
retailers.
This
week
we
got
to
talking
about
and
thought
you
know
what.
If
we
put
this
off
till
January
1st
the
actual
effective
date,
we
could
achieve
a
probably
greater
goals
than
we
could
on
August
1st.
D
Those
goals
would
include
continuous
continuing
sign
placement
around
the
city,
like
we
have
at
c
e
Hardware
out
on
Richland
Avenue
I
didn't
realize
they'd
change
the
Ace
Hardware,
because
I've
been
here
long
enough,
it's
still
CNE,
but
getting
the
sign
up
at
c
e
Hardware
was
was
a
big
deal,
and
hopefully
it
could
get
many
many
more
of
those
up
also
allow
those
businesses
Uptown
and
in
other
parts
of
the
city,
no
matter
if
they're
selling
a
t-shirt
or
a
cup
of
coffee.
D
Anyone
who
may
have
inventory
of
plastic
bags
to
be
able
to
use
those
in
the
normal
course
of
business
use
those
up
and
make
the
transition
to
paper
bags
allow
Ohio,
University
and
sitting
right
next
to
him.
We're
going
to
be
calling
very,
very
heavily
on
your
department,
your
office,
the
office
of
sustainability,
to
help
not
only
in
getting
the
message
out
to
the
university
community,
but
also
helping
with
strategies
to
encourage
people,
as
I
said
earlier
to
in
many
cases
bring
their
own
bags.
D
Athens
gets
a
reputation
either
deserved
or
not,
is
not
being
very
friendly
to
businesses,
whether
it
be
regulations
or
the
like.
Well,
in
this
case,
we
listen
to
businesses
and
and
I
hope.
The
message
comes
out
loud
and
clear:
it
was
never
about
putting
a
hardship
on
any
business,
but
simply
getting
use
of
single
use.
D
Plastic
bags
is
a
first
step,
not
the
last
step,
but
as
a
first
step
in
our
efforts
to
get
rid
of
a
lot
of
pollution
and
move
in
a
more
sustainable,
Direction
and
I
think
this
is
a
very,
very
powerful
message
that
particularly
the
folks
who
read
things
Plastics
are
bringing
forward.
We
want
to
work
with
businesses,
we
want
to
work
with
the
community
towards
a
common
goal
of
a
cleaner
environment.
So
for
that
reason,
next
Monday
and
I
promise
president
nicely.
This
would
take
just
a
few
minutes.
D
I
have
about
30
more
seconds
and
I'll
be
done
next
Monday.
We
will
go
back
to
First
reading
with
a
with
an
amendment
to
change
it
to
August
1st,
which
takes
us
back
to
First
reading
and
hopefully
can
then
move
on
to
a
subsequent.
Second
and
third
reading,
which
gives
businesses
nine
months
eight
and
a
half
to
make
that
transition
with
the
help
of
these
people,
your
organization
and
other
people
in
the
community
of
alike
mind.
So
that's
the
reasoning
behind.
C
Thank
you,
member
swink,
I'll
begin
inviting
questions
and
comments.
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
for
the
record
that
the
proposed
amendment
will
reflect
to
January
1st
start
date.
Correct.
Yes,
sir
okay,
thank
you
other
questions
and
comments
from
committee
members,
council,
member
Crowell.
H
Thank
you,
member
Swank,
as
usual
for
for
working
on
this
a
very
important
initiative.
What
are
the
the
next
steps
that
are
planned.
H
D
There
are
a
wide
variety
of
things
that
I
think
that
we
can
do
in
this
town
to
and
I
promise
that
the
president-
actually,
this
would
be
short
plastic
free
in
23-
is
something
that
the
previous
Council
passed,
something
as
simple
as
getting
those
plastic
bottles
out
of
the
vending
machine
right
down
the
hallway
there
getting
the
plastic
out
of
the
city
pool,
not
literally
in
the
pool,
but
in
the
pool
area
working
with
any
groups
who
may
be
coming
to
town
and
then
down
the
road.
D
Ohio
University
working
at
high
University
help
to
reduce
their
plastic
imprint.
That's
what
the
business
has
told
us.
Okay,
what
is
the
University
going
to
do,
but
there
are
things
like
straws
and
plastic
cups
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
you're
much
more
better
versed
in
this
than
I
am,
but
we
don't
stop
with
just
plastic
single-use
plastic
bags.
Where
else
can
we
modify
our
behavior
in
terms
of
the
use
of
plastics
to
minimize
the
use
of
those
Plastics,
as
we
all
know,
the
biggest
the
the
biggest
problem
and
I'm?
D
D
C
Thank
you
for
those
additional
examples
and
for
the
question
council
member
Krell.
We
do
have
to
check
forth
other
council
members,
Administration
and
audience
for
comments
on
this
topic.
Other
council
members,
yes.
G
I
just
want
it
I
just
remembered
when
I
met
with
member
McCary
recently
about
something
entirely
outside
of
all
this
and
I
was
looking
out
the
window
and
hanging
off
a
branch
or
two
plastic
bags
and
I
said
yeah
well,
I
think
we
could
do
something
about
that.
So
I
I
certainly
support
this,
but
I
also
think
that
the
January
1st
is
a
good
idea,
give
a
little
bit
more
time
again.
We
don't
want
to
burden
our
community
businesses
and
I
think
this
would
be
helpful.
So
thank
you.
C
Thank
you.
I'll
just
add
comment
that
I
believe
the
question
from
Member
crowl
about
additional
steps
to
be
taken.
Member
swing
gave
some
examples.
I
would
imagine
there
would
be
some
opportunities
to
connect
those
suggestions
to
our
sustainability
plan
and
to
our
recommendations
toward
the
university,
be
that
through
future
resolutions
or
other
Partnerships,
do
we
have
any
additional
comments
from
members
of
council
if
not
how
about
Administration
tonight.
Oh
sorry,
one
more
crowd.
C
H
Just
say
that
going
back
to
some
of
the
things
that
member
Swank
and
you
are
mentioning
the
environment
sustainability
commission,
which
meets
next
week,
we'll
be
very
happy
to
hear
this
a
change.
We
did
discuss
this
issue
in
depth
and
knowing
that,
when
we're
talking
about
sustainability,
we're
talking
about
people,
planet
and
economic
Prosperity,
we
really
felt
that
the
January
first
date
was
the
better
date
to
start
this.
To
allow
exactly
what
you're
saying
to
allow
these
businesses
to
prepare.
E
While
the
body
is
taking
the
opportunity
to
amend
the
ordinances,
written
I
am
going
to
provide
some
very
minor
language
changes
to
the
enforcement
portion
of
it.
To
help
me
better
enforce
this
one
time
comes
basically
broaden
the
parts
of
the
city
that
departments
within
the
city.
They
can
do
enforcement.
There
will
be
some
minor
changes.
I'll
give
it
to
the
clerk
this
week.
This
week,
okay,
great.
D
E
C
Questions
from
the
audience
or
comments
on
this
topic.
Yes,
please
introduce
yourself
with
your
main
address
and
whether
you
are
representing
yourself
or
an
organization
before
taking
your
three
minutes.
You're.
M
Gonna
lay
stack,
I
live
at
Dutch
Creek
Road
I
am
with
the
Athens
to
rethink
Plastics
I,
don't
want
to
be
redundant
I'm
going
to
keep
it
brief.
We
have
a
very
respected
business
person
here
to
speak,
but
I
do
want
to
give
you
a
couple
of
little
specific
updates
about
what
we
plan
to
do.
One
is
that
on
Earth
Day
we
will
be
I
believe
at
farmers,
market,
doing
bag
collection
and
I'm,
not
talking
about
single-use
plastic
bags
but
reusable
bags.
M
M
Class
right
now-
and
it's
highlighted
I-
think
for
us
that
we
have
a
lot
more
work
to
do
with
students.
There
is
that
concern
about
the
Uptown
businesses,
and
so
these
yesterday,
at
the
sewing
bee,
we
actually
had
a
student
who
said
I'm
in
a
fraternity
and
I
have
40
of
my
buddies.
That
will
wash
your
bags
for
you
and
that's
exciting
as
far
as
our
backs
go,
but
it's
really
exciting
for
conversation,
so
we
are
going
to
continue
to
really
do
a
lot
of
Outreach
over
the
entire
County
we've
been
doing
it.
M
We
plan
to
just
stay
on
the
straight
and
narrow
with
us,
and
we
appreciate
we.
We
are
in
full
support
of
January
1st
we're
seeing
it
as
a
real
positive
that
we
can
continue
to
do
everything.
We've
been
doing
to
collaborate
and
coordinate
and
stay
on
this
path
of
getting
rid
of
plastics.
We
thank
you
so
very
much
for
you
know.
Taking
this
on.
We
really
appreciate
it
and
I
think
we
have
a
wonderful
business
person
here
to
speak.
J
I'm
Christine
Hughes
and
I'm
representing
a
Village
Bakery,
along
with
my
partner,
Bob
O'neill.
The
address
is
268
East,
State
Street
and
thanks
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
on
this
issue,
we've
been
aware
of
the
problems
of
plastic.
Since
we
began
our
business
in
2002.
J
and
we've
been
able
to
operate,
Our
Cafe
using
the
many
available
alternatives
to
plastic,
so
I
just
want
it
to
be
a
resource
and
let
other
businesses
know
that
it
is
possible.
We've
never
offered
plastic
bags
to
our
customers.
We've
eliminated
plastic
bags
and
even
what's
known
as
Saran,
Wrap
or
plastic
film
in
our
kitchen,
by
keeping
food
in
reusable
containers,
bagging
bread,
loaves
in
plant-based
compostable,
cellophane
I
brought
samples.
J
Think,
oh,
they
they
couldn't
keep
bread
fresh
without
plastic,
but
you
can
and
using
fully
compostable
and
plant-based
bags
to
collect
our
compost.
J
And
to
line
our
trash
cans
and
as
needed
for
a
bulky
food
storage,
we
purchased
these
from
companies
that
were
very
happy
to
share
with
other
businesses
where
you
can
get
them.
We
don't
sell
bottled
water,
but
we
offer
filtered
water
from
a
filling
station
and
we
avoid
plastic
packaging,
as
you
were
talking
about
as
far
as
in
our
own
purchasing
and
ever
asked
all
our
suppliers
to
seek
alternatives
to
plastic
and
our
produce
is
delivered
in
reusable
boxes
and
totes.
J
Last
year
we
had
a
student
from
voinovich
schools,
Environmental
Studies
work
with
us
to
help
us
minimize
the
plastic
that
some
of
our
local
Food
suppliers
were
using
and
to
increase
cup
and
container
use
by
customers.
So
we
sell
reusable
bags.
We
use
recycled
content
paper
bags
when
needed
this
at
the
register
and
our
carryout
containers
are
oh
and
we
would
charge
if
that
was
part
of
the
policy.
We're
happy
to
charge
for
that.
Our
carryout
containers
are
made
of
recycled
paper
and
plants
such
as
corn,
potato
and
sugar
cane
waste.
J
Take
care
of
those
looks
like
plastic,
but
it's
totally
compostable
and
we
checked
with
the
the
Athens
Compost
Facility.
J
Our
customers
appreciate
our
efforts
to
avoid
plastic
and
we've
heard
from
Community
leaders
that
our
practices
help
create
a
culture
of
conservation
which
saves
resources
and
leads
to
a
cleaner
City
actions
within
the
city
of
Athens,
contribute
to
the
health
of
air,
water
and
soil.
Obviously
far
beyond
our
city
border,
so
eliminating
one
source
of
fossil
fuel
collusion,
single-use
Plastics
is
something
that
we
local
businesses
can
do
to
give
back
to
our
communities
and
to
the
coming
Generation
it's
2023
and
we
have
the
ability,
obviously
and
the
responsibility
to
go
beyond
plastic.
A
F
All
of
the
this
finally
kind
of
going
through
all
of
its
iterations
and
and
becoming
real,
if
I,
just
ask
if
you
send
either
council
member
council
member
Carl,
send
me
the
language
as
soon
as
you
have
it
complete
and
I'll
get
it
to
the
commission,
we'll
be
happy
to
vote
on
this
this
next
week
in
our
meeting
and
how
about
styrofoam
no
more
in
2024.
L
D
C
Time's
sake
we
do
need
to
move
on
to
the
next
item
and
that's
an
important
update
on
our
fire
station
if
you've
been
tuned
into
Council
for
the
last
couple
of
years.
You
are
aware
that
we
need
a
new
fire
station
headquarters
and
have
our
city
and
Safety
Services
director
here
tonight
for
an
update
on
that
project.
E
Bring
to
the
the
group
but
I
I,
don't
we've
had
a
couple
of
setbacks
here
over
the
last
five
days.
Basically
well
really
really
seven
days.
E
That
said,
you
know,
I
am
going
to
give
you
the
plan
moving
ahead
in
in
at
the
end
of
this
update,
which
I
I
think
we
still
can
stay
on
track
for
for
building
our
new
station
and
in
a
reasonable
amount
of
time.
The
first
setback
is,
as
you
all
are
aware,
the
Ohio
controlling
board
has
not
yet
approved
the
agreement,
which
is
the
purchase
agreement
for
the
city
to
purchase
the
land
from
Ohio
University.
E
We
supplied
that
information
to
the
Ohio
controlling
board
on
15
October,
not
to
the
controlling
board,
but
to
the
Department
of
administrative
services.
That
then
prepares
it
to
go
to
the
controlling
board.
So
apparently
it
takes
that
long
for
Action
to
go
through
the
bureaucracy.
At
the
state
government.
E
We
were
told
multiple
times
that
it
would
be
before
the
controlling
board
in
February
and
then
in
the
beginning
of
March
and
then
at
the
end
of
March,
and
when
we
saw
the
agenda
for
the
March
20th
controlling
board.
It
was
not
on
the
agenda
for
the
March
20th
controlling
board.
I
expressed
my
displeasure
to
the
Department
of
administrative
services
and
I
just
saw
the
agenda
this
morning.
That
has
the
three
April
controlling
board,
and
it
is
indeed
on
that
particular
agenda.
E
So
I
am
cautiously
optimistic
that
it
actually
will
move
forward
this
time
and
be
approved
by
the
controlling
board.
And
then
after
such
time
we
can
go
ahead
and
and
pay
Ohio,
University
and
close
on
the
property.
There
will
be
a
Governor's
deed
that
follows
as
well,
but
ultimately
the
law
director
has
said
that
that
purchase
contract
is
The,
Binding
thing
that
that
once
the
director
of
administrative
Services
signs,
then
we
can
go
ahead
and
pay
for
the
the
property
and
and
get
it
in
our
possession.
E
And
if
you
remember,
the
group
said
the
the
body
said
that
you
weren't
going
to
appropriate
money
to
build
the
project
until
such
time
that
we
actually
have
that
binding
contract
to
purchase
it.
So
so
that
kind
of
fortuitous
in
this
next
thing,
which
is
that
the
bids
open
on
the
project
on
Thursday
of
last
week
in
all
three
bids
that
we
received
were
greater
than
10
percent
above
the
architect's
estimate
on
opinion
of
probable
costs
and
so
for
public
construction.
E
When
you
bid
a
project
through
the
design
bid
build
delivery
process,
we
are
restricted
by
law
to
only
award
a
project
if
it's
within
10
percent
of
the
you
know
not
not
more
than
10
percent.
Above
the
the
design
professionals
opinion
of
probable
costs.
So
not
any
one
of
these
three
bids
are
awardable.
E
We
had
a
estimate
of
probable
cost
of
9.8
million
dollars
for
construction.
The
lowest
bid
was
about
eight
point,
I'm,
sorry,
11.8.
The
highest
bid
was
13.2.
Now
we
do
believe
just
as
I've
I've
shared
when
I
talk
about
Public,
Instruction
and
bidding
with
those
of
you
before
when
we've
talked
offline.
E
Is
that
you
know
if
a
contractor
knows
that
they
can't
get
within
10
percent
they're,
not
truly
going
to
give
their
best
price
when
they
they
bid,
because
they
know
that
it
can't
be
awarded
to
them
anyway,
so
they'll
tend
to
throw
that
bid.
So
when
we
go
to
rebid,
we
anticipate
those
costs
coming
down
a
little
bit,
but
I
think
probably
the
real
price
is
in
the
11-5
to
12
million
dollar
range
for
what
we've
designed
so
far.
E
So
what's
the
way
ahead,
I
spoke
with
the
architect
on
Friday
afternoon
and
we
are
going
to
pick
through
the
design
basically
and
look
for
those
things
in
the
design
that
potentially
could
shave
costs
off
of
it,
but
ultimately
short
of
shrinking
the
footprint
of
the
building
significantly
and
going
to
a
significant
you
know,
redesign
process
or,
or
you
know,
really
getting
rid
of
necessary
features
for,
what's
ultimately
going
to
be
a
50
to
100
Year
building,
which
we
believe
is
pretty
important
to
the
safety
of
Athens.
E
You
know
for
the
next
multiple
Generations.
We
don't
think
that
we
should
basically
scrimp
too
much
on
that,
and
so
what
he
thinks
is
really
driving
price
and
what
I've
heard
from
several
Architects
is
labor
costs
right
now,
specifically
with
skilled
trades,
Carpenters
electricians,
plumber,
plumbers,
bricklayers-
are
an
extremely
high
demand,
a
lot
due
to
kind
of
just
the
inflationary
pressures
in
the
in
the
country
in
general.
E
Significant
amounts
of
money
left
over
from
arpa
and
coveted
relief,
as
well
as
some
of
the
other
significant
funding
streams
that
have
that
have
hit
the
street
in
recent
times
are
really
driving
up
the
demand.
You
know
everyone
points
to
Intel,
basically
taking
every
electrician
in
the
state
of
Ohio
for
the
next
two
years
as
a
which
I
think
is
a
little
bit
of
exaggeration,
but
it's
probably
not
too
far
off,
and
so
that's
really
what's
driving
these
these
construction
costs.
E
So
our
way
ahead
is
we
would
like
to
rebid
on
the
27th
of
April
and
what
I'd
like
to
do
is,
after
the
controlling
board,
approves
the
sale
of
the
property
to
come
to
city
council
between
now
and
then
and
seek
an
appropriation
for
the
8.4
million
that
we
have
remaining
from
the
bond
proceeds.
If
you
recall
600,
000
of
that,
you
appropriated
for
the
site,
work
and
the
or
the
early
site
package,
basically
and
the
in
the
purchase
and
we're
working
through
that.
E
Getting
getting
that
early
site,
prep
done
to
try
to
drive
down
the
overall
construction
costs
and
then
seeking
sources
from
other
parts
in
the
unappropriated
balances
to
be
able
to
pay.
The
remainder
I'm
not
going
to
be
ready
next
week
for
an
ordinance
on
this.
But
sometime
over
the
next
month.
Prior
to
that
27
April
I'm
going
to
come
to
you
and
seek
an
appropriation
and
authorization
to
proceed.
E
A
couple
of
the
different
sources
that
we
can
look
at
to
make
up
the
difference
between
that
remaining
8.4
million
dollars
from
the
bond
proceeds
and
what
we
anticipate
to
be
about.
12
million
dollars
in
construction
costs
include
unappropriated
money
in
the
general
fund
right
now,
there's
about
five
million
dollars
unappropriated
in
general
fund
I'd,
rather
not
take
all
of
that,
because
that's
kind
of
our
padding
for
you
know
various
unexpected
expenses,
but
that
could
be
a
source
for
some
of
it.
E
E
There
also
is
the
opportunity
opportunity
to
borrow
more
the
mayor
and
I
spoke
today
about
how
we
could
do
that.
As
you
may
remember,
we
borrowed
nine
million
dollars
through
a
bond
sale
and
we
got
a
very
good
interest
rate
on
those
bonds
when
we
sold
that
we
could
go
for
the
the
Delta
for
a
shorter
one-year
note
and
certainly
I'd
work
very
closely
with
the
auditor
and
bond
Council
on
that.
However,
those
one-year
notes
have
fluctuating
interest
rates.
You
know
just
kind
of
like
an
adjustable
rate.
E
Basically,
looking
at
some
of
the
the
money
that
just
basically
functionally
sits
behind
the
behind
the
scenes
and
bank
accounts
and-
and
we
have
an
arrangement
where
we
would
borrow
from
ourselves
at
some
sort
of
good
interest
rate
and
so
we'll
explore
all
those
options
with
the
city,
treasurer
the
city
auditor
and
come
to
you
within
the
next
three
weeks
on
a
on
a
recommendation
as
to
where
to
get
the
the
balance
of
that
money
so
that
we
can
try
to
deliver
this
project.
C
You
for
the
thorough
update
director
Stone,
especially
the
board,
thinking
on
what
options
we'll
have
for
funding
moving
forward.
I'll
just
begin
us
with
a
request
for
summary.
When
we
started
talking
about
fire
station
design
and
construction
in
2021,
we
were
talking
about
like
six
or
seven
million
dollars.
By
the
time
we
were
looking
at
bonding
we're
like
9
million
and
now
we're
at
a
stage
where
we
are
actually
hearing
back
with
bids
that
I've
all
come
back.
10
percent
or
more
higher
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
you
can
sort
of
summarize
for
that.
C
E
Sure
so,
thank
you,
member
Carrie.
You
know
the
inflationary
pressures
across
the
board
that
we
see
and
everything
in
the
United
States
seem
to
be.
What's
what's
driving
this,
you
know.
First,
you
know
you
have
that
pent-up
demand
associated
with
the
pandemic
and
then
and
then
a
lack
of
goods
specifically
for
supply
chain,
now,
I
think
what
we're
seeing
as
it's
transitioned
from
you
know,
late
21
until
the
present
to
rather
than
supply
chain
and
materials.
E
Got
the
unappropriate
balance
here
in
front
of
me
and
and
in
the
arpa
fund,
there's
about
1.02.
Actually,
1.02
is
sitting
in
the
unappropriate
balance,
for
so
slightly
slightly
more
than
one.
D
E
And
I
can
get
into
the
the
you
know
real
specific
stuff
related
to
the
the
surrounding
area,
specifically
to
the
west,
where
the
parking
lot
is
right
now
that
also
has
to
come
up,
but
we
basically
ran
out
of
time
to
bring
it
up
to
the
grade
that
that
would
ultimately
will
be
at
prior
to
when
the
last
addendum
to
the
plans
was
issued,
because
what
I
didn't
want
to
do
is
pay
for
it
twice.
E
H
Oh,
thank
you.
My
only
question
director
stone
is
remind
me.
The
the
levy
approved
by
voters
over
the
life
of
the
levy
will
produce
well
over
11
or
12
million
dollars.
E
You
know
thank
you,
member
Crow,
you
know,
as
as
income
tax
proceeds
increase,
it
could
produce
more.
What
we
are
anticipating
is
about
18
million
dollars
over
the
over
the
20-year
period,
based
on
what
typically
comes
in
in
a
0.1
percent.
Levy,
you
know,
I
would
prefer
not
to
spend
that
all
at
once
on
this
project.
E
This
is
supposed
to
be
a
public
safety,
Capital
Levy,
so
it's
not
just
capital
for
a
fire
station,
but
it's
capital
for
fire
station
fire
apparatus,
police,
Capital
costs,
so
other
Public,
Safety
expenditures,
so
I
really
didn't
want
to
spend
half
of
it
on
on
the
station,
but
it
appears
as
though
the
inflationary
forces
are
are
not
working
with
me
on
that.
Thank
you.
E
The
only
other
comment
to
that
point
is
you
know:
I
would
hope
that
the
inflationary
pressures
help
on
the
back
end
with
with
income
tax
percentages,
increasing
the
the
income
tax
take.
So
you
know
people
are
paid
more.
They
paid
more
income
tax
because
it's
a
percentage
of
that,
and
so
maybe
that
18
million
dollars
ultimately
ends
up
being
20
million
or
22
million
over
the
over
the
life
of
the
levia
20
years.
E
L
C
Have
questions
or
comments
on
the
fire
station
update
from
the
audience
tonight
very
well,
we'll
move
on
to
our
third
and
final
City
and
Safety
Services
committee
meeting
agenda
item
for
the
evening.
Acceptance
of
an
easement
from
KH
segment
and
Carrie
Griffin
for
sewer
and
waterline
count,
City
counties,
sewer
expansion
and.
C
And
for
this
limited
purpose,
only
limited
easement
will
be
a
permanent
right-of-way
and
is
meant
to
rect,
install
construct,
remove,
replace,
reconstruct,
maintain,
operate
and
use
underground,
sewer
and
water
lines
across
and
over
the
following
described,
tract
and
parcel
of
land.
We
are
provided
with
documentation,
diagrams
and
signatures
that
all
appear
to
be
in
order
and
I
would
open
up
this
topic
to
comment
and
question
from
current
committee
members.
C
E
To
very
briefly,
memorize
me,
this
is
just
we've
already
been
cleared
in
our
right
away
through
right
of
Entry
granted
by
the
Sheltering
Arms
Foundation
that
ultimately
is
controlled
by
Ohio
Health.
As
far
as
the
decision
making.
This
is
just
the
acceptance
of
the
easement
and
the
and
the
quick
claim
deed
for
access
to
the
one
portion,
and
this
has
to
do
with
the
the
West
Union
Street
and
the
Hill
Avenue
access
road
project
so
again
similar
to
the
last
thing.
B
A
E
Thank
you,
member.
The
bid
opening
for
the
second
iteration
of
the
bid
is
on
I
want
to
say
it's
April,
because
we
open
once
and-
and
you
know
again,
similar
similar
extra
similar
story.
We
didn't,
we
didn't
get
good
bids,
I
want
to
say
it's
on.
The
20th
doesn't
sound
right.
G
Yeah,
because
you
know
that's,
my
ward
and
I-
have
people
on
that
street
and
near
there
who
are
really
eager
and
anxious
to
hear
what's
what's
happening
so
I'm
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I'm
keeping
them
informed
as
new
progress
comes
up.
Thank
you.