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Athens Planning Commission September 17, 2020
A
A
Are
there
any
members
of
our
audience
or
in
our
telecast
here
zoomcast
who
wish
to
address
the
planning
commission
and
if
so,
please
raise
their
right
hand,
and
do
you
swear
to
tell
the
truth
to
the
athens
city
planning
commission?
As
best
you
know
it?
I
do.
Thank
you
very
much
disposition
of
minutes
for
september
3rd
2020.
A
Has
anyone
got
any
comments?
Any
changes
to
make.
A
B
Excuse
me,
I'm
sorry:
we
need
to
start
the
meeting
off.
A
A
You
forgot
about
that:
okay,
we're
having
a
public
meeting
public
hearing
first
for
the
herald,
avenue
major
subdivision
and
let's
see
mr
riggs
or,
if
you're
with
us,
if
you
care
to
just
update
our
audience
on
that
project,
please.
C
Yes,
thank
you.
This
is
a
final
plat
for
the
herald,
avenue
subdivision,
and
it
looks
like
that
we
did.
We
are
required
to
have
a
public
hearing
for
this.
This
splits
three
lots
off
of
the
off
of
one
parcel
and
would
be
what
we
would.
What
we
would
do
is
to
take
have
those
three
lots
and
also,
as
part
of
this
final
plot,
there's
a
right-of-way
dedication
that
will
be
that
will
be
included
in
that
plan.
A
Okay,
so
at
this
point
then
we
would
conclude
the
public
hearing
portion.
Am
I
correct?
Okay,
and
then
we
can
just
move
into
the
case.
Number
20-06
herald
avenue
major
subdivision
and
mr
riggs
has
already
explained
it.
The
legal
notice
appeared
august
29
2020
in
the
athens
messenger.
Is
there
any
comment?
First
of
all,
from
the
planning
commission
itself?
A
Okay,
anyone
from
our
audience
who
would
care
to
address
the
planning
commission
on
that.
A
Project:
okay,
would
someone
care
to
make
a
motion.
A
Thank
you
I'll.
Second,
all
in
favor
all
opposed
patty.
That
was
unanimous.
As
I
see
it.
Thank
you
going
on
to
case
number
20-10,
the
zoning
designation
for
annexation
of
old
hope,
farm
and
mr
riggs
again.
Could
you
update
our
audience.
C
I
think
this
would
be
paul
logue,
okay,.
E
Good
good
afternoon
planning
commission,
thank
you,
chair
chairman
art,
sumney
yeah
the.
So
this
is
a
a
piece
of
real
estate
that
the
city's
been
working
on
with
developers
for
almost
a
year
now,
looking
through
my
emails
and
the
I
think,
first
one
I
had
was
from
october
of
2019.
E
This
is
an
affordable
housing
project
tax
credit
project
where
woda
cooper
companies,
which
is
a
housing
development
company
out
of
columbus,
is
looking
to
annex
a
piece
of
real
estate
across
the
street
from
university
estates.
Joe
mccabe
from
woda
coopers
is
here
to
talk
about
this.
The
annexation
that's
in
process
right
now
and
and
the
water
cooper's
attorney
rusty.
Rittenhouse
can
also
speak
on
that.
E
I
believe
where
we
are
right
now
is
that
the
annexation
has
been
a
has
been
forwarded
from
the
county
commissioners,
so
they've
approved
the
release
of
land
and
that's
been
now
forwarded
to.
It
goes
to
the
clerk
of
city,
council,
debbie,
walker
and
as
part
of
the
annexation.
E
One
of
the
first
things
before
city
council
deliberates
on
accepting
the
land
into
the
city
is
to
request
from
the
planning
commission
a
recommendation
for
appropriate
zoning.
So
this
is
coming
back
to
their.
This
is
coming
to
the
planning
commission
now
just
to
look
at
the
potential
zoning
for
the
property.
E
My
understanding
from
communications
with
representatives
from
rota
cooper
is
that
their
request
is
to
do
r3,
which
is
multi-unit
residential
zoning.
The
project
that
they're
proposing
has
a
little
bit
more
than
100
units
of
affordable
housing
and
I
believe
those
are
two
and
three
bedroom
units
and
mr
mccabe
or
mr
rittenhouse
I'll,
allow
them,
or
I
would
defer
to
them
to
speak
more
on
this.
F
Sure
so
our
our
proposal
is
an
initial
phase
of
development
that
includes
placing
51
and
56
units
straddling
an
existing
pond
at
the
site
that
would
produce
an
initial
107
units
total
that
we
have
financing
secured
for
today.
It
would
be
a
much
needed
house
housing.
Obviously,
in
the
area
we've
been
in
front
of
the
disabilities
or
accessibility
commission
here
in
the
city,
a
number
of
those
units
actually
are
accessible
well,
above
and
beyond
code.
It
is
a
an
affordable
housing.
F
Endeavor
we're
looking
at
each
project
or
each
these
initial
phases
is,
is
exceeding
nine
million
dollars
in
investment
each.
So
you
know
it's
a
pretty
substantial
investment.
Just
between
the
two
developments
about
18
million
total
with
the
first
107
units.
It
is
a
mix
of
one
two
and
three
bedroom
sizes
universally
designed
it
will
be
also
a
leed
certified
green
project.
We're
very
proud
of
all
of
our
most
recent
developments
in
the
last
decade.
F
Have
green
ratings
to
them
and
green
certified
so
be
a
pretty
substantial
investment.
We
know
we'll
be
coming
through
with
final
plan
approval
for
planning
commission
based
on
a
lot
of
feedback,
paul
and
others
have
given
us
at
the
city
and
as
we
continue
to
work
through
any
of
the
committees
or
other
commissions,
to
take
their
inclusion
and
advice
and
and
design
details
into
that
that
final
product.
So
it's
very
high
quality
in
in
nature.
F
F
G
Can
you
hear
me
now?
Yes,
sorry
about
that,
still
getting
used
to
zoom
yeah,
just
in
the
way
of
background.
This
is
an
annexation
by
agreement
of
the
we
have
previously
reached
an
agreement
between
the
township
and
the
city
regarding
this
property.
G
This
creates
an
ex
expedited
type
one
annexation.
The
petition
has
been
filed
before
the
county
commissioners
and
accepted
and,
as
paul
mentioned,
has
been
moved
forward
to
debbie
walker.
I
think
it's
going
to
stay
there
for
a
cooling
off
period
for
a
period
of
time
now
short
of
what
the
commission
or
your
condition
is
hampton.
H
I
I
would,
as.
H
You
know
that
there
is
a
rather
substantial
need
for
affordable
housing
in
the
city
of
athens.
The
affordable
housing
commission
has
has
worked
very
hard
on
not
just
acknowledging
the
fact,
but
also
looking
to
see.
Where
can
growth
occur?
Where
can
we?
Where
can
we
start
to
explore
the
expansion
of
affordable
housing
in
the
city
of
athens?
The
city's
comprehensive
plan
speaks
to
this,
and,
in
particular
in
this
particular
corridor.
H
I
think
that
this
this
project
fits
well
in
line
with
that,
I
am
also
pleased
to
hear
that
the
commission
on
disabilities
has
been
involved
in
this,
because
the
commission
on
disabilities
has
also
had
concern
with
development
and
has
clearly
voiced
their
opinion
of
having
universally
designed
housing
as
we
look
forward
a
minimum
of
universal
design
and
then
also
the
sustained
environment
sustainability.
Commission.
H
The
way-
and
you
know
I'm
I'm
glad
to
hear-
leads
green-
that
you're
working
on
that
fits
within
the
city's,
not
just
vision,
but
what
I
would
deem
to
be
the
mission
of
the
city
of
athens
as
we
move
forward.
So,
mr
chair,
I
I
have.
I
see
no
issues
at
all
at
this
point
in
time
with
this
moving
forward.
A
Okay,
I
have
a
couple
questions:
where
would
the
planned
ingress
egress
be
going
out
onto
682
from
this
project?.
F
So,
tentatively,
right
now
we
have
looked
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
impacting
the
pond
is
immediately
across
there's
an
existing
pond.
That's
used
for
stream
water
control
for
other
property
owners
actually
across
the
road
across
the
city
too.
So
a
connection
immediately
at
you
at
you
know,
university
of
states.
Boulevard
would
not
be
possible
because
of
that
that
existing
pawn
needing
to
be
retained
or
maintained
in
place,
so
there
would
be
two
smaller
drives.
F
F
F
Yeah
give
or
take
yeah
right.
In
that
case,
though,
you
know
you
would
not
necessarily
not
every
homeowner
would
would
have
a
car.
In
fact,
we
were
working
with
already
hapcap
in
dialogue
with
paul,
it's
a
regarding
example,
public
transportation,
and
how
to
actually
potentially
even
have
on
demand
and
bus
service
rate
into
the
property
itself,
potentially
even
bringing
a
bus
onto
the
property,
not
every
homeowner.
F
Both
we
see
a
lot
of
our
portfolio
ends
up
having
a
lot
of
appeal
to
the
senior
and
elderly
population.
The
first
thing
we
see
with
the
senior
and
elderly
population
in
our
properties
is
the
most
expensive
thing
they
have.
Besides.
Housing
is
typically
a
car,
so
we
expect
some
reduction
in
automobiles
from
both
the
senior
population
and
some
of
the
disabled
population.
F
Our
mobility,
impaired
population,
so
we're
making
those
accommodations
as
well
and
just
even
the
the
way
people
come
and
go.
They
don't
all
leave
it
once
or
come
or
arrive
at
once.
So
the
the
impact
would
be
de
minimis
for
that
those
50
units
that
would
be
exiting
right
now.
I
was
just
envisioning.
A
Rush
hours
right
and
morning
and
afternoon,
and
then
this
would
also
your
request-
is
also
going
to
be
for
a
b3,
so
you're
planning
some
additional
business
along
with.
A
Okay,
that's
what
I
saw
in
the
thing
there.
Okay,
thank
you
so
at
this
point,
then,
mr
logue,
all
you're
asking
us
for
is
a
designation
of
the
zone
itself.
Correct.
E
Correct
yeah
under
the
annexation
process,
the
the
for
the
first
step,
the
if
the
real
estate
is
going
to
be
accepted
into
the
city,
it
has
to
have
zoning
designation
with
it
under,
and
so
that's
the
process
under
orc
once
it's
an
extent
or
as
we
get
closer
to
the
annexation
being
accepted,
they'll
be
coming
before
the
city
to
get
approval
for
building
plans
and
site
plans,
etc.
However,
they
can't
get
approval
for
any
building
plans
or
site
plans.
H
I
move
to
adopt
the
rezoning
plan
for
this
particular
case.
D
A
Okay,
all
in
favor,
okay,
that
would
be
unanimous
on
that
patty.
Thank
you.
Communication.
The
2040
comprehensive
plan.
Part
three
continues
with
mr
loeb
good
afternoon.
Mr
loeb,
would
you
care
to
begin.
E
Sure
if
I
may
I'll
do
a
share
screen,
so
I
can
bring
up
my
powerpoint
if
that
works.
Okay,
just
one.
E
Second,
so
I
was
looking
at
double
checking
in
the
minutes
as
to
where
we
were
when
we
stopped
last
week
or
two
weeks
ago.
Excuse
me,
and
it
appeared
to
me
as
if
we
were,
I
was
wrapping
up
sustainability
and
energy
as
far
as
the
key
some
of
the
key
recommendations
in
the
plan
so
for
today,
I'll
begin
with
multimodal
active
transportation.
E
The
recommendations
from
within
the
draft
plan
among
those
is
focus
on.
Excuse
me
here,
I'm
jumping
around.
E
I
have
a
sensitive
mouse
identifying
zoning
changes
with,
in
particular
to
our
parking
requirements,
to
make
sure
that
all
development
isn't
is
focused
more
towards
the
needs
of
us
as
people,
rather
than
the
needs
to
provide
space
for
cars.
E
A
lot
of
reasons
for
that
and
I
think,
we've
most
planning
commission
we've
talked
about
that
at
numerous
times,
improve
the
bike
and
pedestrian
routes
throughout
the
city,
improve
the
built
environment
for
people
with
autism
spectrum
disorder,
and
so
a
lot
of
that
means
like
how
do
we
develop
what's
appropriate
for
sidewalks
and
intersections
things
like
parking
lots?
How?
How
can
we
try
to
bring
some
order
to
those
areas
to
help
people
who
are
on
the
autism
spectrum
disorders
or
on
the
spectrum?
E
E
We
also
one
of
the
key
recommendations
has
to
do
with
sidewalk
clearance
of
snow
and
ice,
and
you
know
typically
and
historically
that's
been
the
burden
and
the
expectation
for
snow
and
ice
removal
city
wide
for
sidewalks
has
been
that
it's
on
the
property
owner
to
make
sure
that
their
sidewalks
are
clear.
Oftentimes
they
have.
They
do
have
a
lot
of
time
with
which
to
do
that.
I
think
it's
eight
hours
after
the
snowfall
has
stopped.
E
At
the
same
time,
we
do
have
a
lot
of
people
in
athens
who
are
walking
every
day
on
our
sidewalks.
Many
of
them
have
disabilities,
and
so
it's
important
that
we
figure
out
a
policy
to
make
sure
that
our
sidewalks
are
clear
and
safe.
For
people
at
all
times,
including
during
snow
and
ice
events,
another
key
one
is
looking
at
the
uptown
district
and
reversing
the
one-way
street
patterns
to
make
a
two-way
traffic
pattern
flow.
E
That's
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
there.
It's,
it
would
not
be
a
cheap
fix,
of
course,
so
be
a
long-term
goal
and
then
another
key
one
from
disabilities
aspect
is
focusing
on.
We
still
have
some
brick
sidewalks
left
in
athens,
several
on
the
west
side
of
town,
a
lot
of
trip
hazards
there
very
frustrating
for
people
who
have
a
disability
for
wheelchairs,
etc
and
along
those
lines.
E
We've
myself
and
andrew
chicky,
the
deputy
service
safety
director
we've
been
working
very
closely
with
the
disabilities
commission
to
identify
some
of
the
really
the
small
issues,
at
least
small,
to
most
people's
eyes,
something
that
I,
I
might
not
even
see
as
somebody
who
is
not
is
lucky
to
be
able-bodied
right
now.
E
That
being
said,
there's
very
small
hazards
within
our
sidewalk
infrastructure
that
can
be
very
dangerous
for
somebody
who's
in
a
wheelchair,
or
has
a
vision,
impairment
or
has
a
broken
leg
or
something,
and
so
we're
trying
to
address
some
of
those
very
small
issues.
At
the
same
time,
we
also
want
to
look
at
some
of
the
traffic
calming
issues.
E
How
do
we
slow
traffic
within
our
neighborhoods
there's?
How
do
we
reduce
the
the
speeding
on
some
of
those
streets
like
morris
avenue
and
may
avenue?
How
do
we
slow
down
traffic
on
the
far
east
side,
where
they
get
a
lot
of
some
of
the
commercial
traffic
from
east
state
street
ends
up
in
their
neighborhood
and
then
one
thing
we
have
andy
andy
stone
as
a
service
safety
director
has
been
working
on
for
a
while.
I
know
mayor
patterson's
been
active
with
this
as
well.
E
There
was
some
momentum
for
a
while
about
moving
towards
looking
at
pilot
programs
for
autonomous
and
connected
vehicles
and
how
they
would
work
in
a
city
like
athens.
A
lot
of
the
studies
that
have
been
done
across
the
country
have
looked
at
how
they
work
in
communities
that
have
pretty
good
weather
or
are
very
flat
with
a
grid
network.
E
Steep
slopes,
brick
streets,
a
lot
of
pedestrians,
a
lot
of
jaywalkers
all
of
those
things,
and
so
there
has
been
some
interest
in
using
athens
as
a
potential
pilot
community
to
do
some
autonomous
av
studies.
E
I
don't
know
where
we
are
with
that
right
now,
because
of
so
many
things
have
shifted
with
cobit,
but
it
seems
as
if
that
might
be
a
good
opportunity
looking
at
av
to
help
move
people
around
athens,
especially
in
central
city,
uptown,
athens
and
near
campus,
once
or
assuming
that
campus
is
robust
again
with
people
and
students
and
employees
in
the
next,
hopefully
in
the
next
year
or
so.
E
Is
there
any
questions
about
any
of
that
before
I
move
on,
I
know
I
threw
a
lot
at
everybody
right
there
and,
if
not
I'll,
move
on
to
the
next
section,
just
to
make
sure
the
next
topic
from
the
comprehensive
plan
from
our
visioning
was
to
make
sure
that
within
the
community
within
our
city,
we're
focusing
on
the
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
and
making
sure
that
athens
provides
equity
and
provides
inclusion
for
for
the
citizens
of
athens.
E
One
of
the
key
things
that
we
we
identified
through
this
plan
is
some
of
the
things
that
are
missing
in
athens
and,
and
we
had
good
good
discussions
about
how
do
people
make?
E
How
do
you
make
a
city
that
somebody
wants
to
call
home,
and
one
of
the
key
things
that
we
kept
hearing
was
that
you
people
need
to
see
themselves
reflected
in
the
community
in
order
for
them
to
feel
as
if
there's
a
place
for
them
to
fit
in
and
through
that
process,
we
identified
that
athens
doesn't
have
a
lot
of
amenities,
doesn't
have
a
lot
of
options
for
for
for
our
black
community
and
as
part
of
that,
it
was
identified
that
the
mount
zion
church
in
uptown
athens
should
be
used,
could
be
utilized
as
a
hub
for
the
african-american
community
in
athens.
E
As
part
of
that,
we've
been
working
very
closely
with
the
mount
zion
preservation
society
to
to
identify
potential
uses
for
that,
as
well
as
to
to
identify
the
key
issues
relating
to
that
building.
Specifically,
we've
I've
been
happy
we're
fortunate
to
be
part
of
that
process
over
the
last
year,
and
it's
been
a
great
experience
and
there's
a
lot
of
momentum
moving
towards
that
as
well,
and
I
think
that's
a
really
key
part
of
it.
Of
course,
we
also
want
to
continue
with
our
infrastructure
improvements.
E
There
is
discussion
about
making
making
sure
that
we
have
gender
neutral
restrooms.
Those
are
there's
a
lot
of
benefits
to
having
those,
although
under
ohio,
basic
building
code,
they're
not
required
encouraging
those
and
seeking
out
ways
to
to
have
that
with
within
our
businesses
and
public
spaces
would
be
key.
E
We
also
heard
a
lot
about,
especially
from
students
when
we
did
on
campus
engagement
that
there's
a
notion
that
there's
not
a
lot
to
do
in
athens
for
people,
especially
young
people,
who
choose
to
be
sober
for
whatever
reason
and
there's
and
so
identifying
sober
events
that
that
people
could
that
families
could
use
to
attend
for
students,
children,
etc.
People
who
are
under
underage
would
be
needed
in
our
city.
E
E
Another
key
issue
is
making
sure
that
when
we
do
uptown
gatherings-
and
things
like
that,
as
well
as
for
city
staff,
that
we
have
that
people
understand
the
the
needs
of
people
with
on
the
autism
spectrum
disorder,
so
that
we're
we
provide
sensory
friendly
options
for
them.
E
Make
sure
that
public
events
are
inclusionary,
especially
for
children
who
are
who
are
autistic
and
so
that
they
also
can
can
enjoy
boogie
on
the
bricks
or
a
cruise
in
or
something
like
that,
as
well
as
just
events
that
take
place
at
the
community
center
other
other
as
as
well.
E
And
then
we
also
there's
a
recommendation
that
the
city
council
considers
some
tax
incentives
for
economic
infrastructure
to
businesses
that
are
targeted
towards
some
of
those
minority
populations
again
trying
to
find
ways
to
to
encourage
a
community
that
is
more
inclusive
and
more
diverse.
E
And
then,
like
I
just
mentioned,
there's,
what's
called
the
six
feelings
planning
framework
for
autism
spectrum
disorder.
That's
a
really
emergent
or
emerging
planning
topic
right
now
that
hasn't
that
communities
have
not
really
addressed.
E
Historically,
although
athens
and
a
lot
of
other
communities,
we've
grown
by
leaps
and
bounds
when
it
comes
to
ada
requirements
and
making
sure
that
we've
got
better
facilities
for
people
who
are
disabled,
what's
been
missing
from
that
and,
as
many
of
us
know,
that
autism
there's
a
lot
more
diagnosis
of
autism
within
our
population
than
ever
and
making
sure
that
we
have
a
community
that
gives
them
a
little
bit
more
safety
and
relieve
some
of
the
stress
that
they
experience
would
be
really
important.
E
And,
like
a
lot
of
other
planning
aspects,
we've
talked
about
if
you're
planning
a
city
for
somebody
on
the
autism
spectrum
disorder,
just
like.
If
you're
planning
for
a
city
for
somebody
who
has
a
disability
or
if
you're,
planning
for
seniors,
when
you,
when
you're
planning
for
people
who
have
the
most
need,
everybody
benefits
from
that
from
that
process
and
the
improvements
that
you
make.
E
Well,
and-
and
I
don't
want
to-
I-
don't-
I
don't
want
to
claim
to
be
an
expert
on
it-
just
to
be
clear.
I've
been
learning
a
lot
about
this
issue.
E
My
understanding
is
that,
when,
among
other
things
is
that
people
who
are
on
the
autism
spectrum,
they
they
can
be
overwhelmed
by
stimulus
noise
sight,
just
the
in
the
they
get
disoriented
really
quickly,
especially
in
locations
and
and
things
where
they're,
not
where
there's
just
a
lot
of
chaos
or
or
they
perceive
chaos
more
than
than
I
might
as
somebody
who's
neurotypical.
E
And
so,
if
there's
a
lot
of
loud
noise,
one
of
the
idea,
one
of
the
concepts
or
the
recommendations
is
make
sure
that
communities
have
headphones
available.
Noise
dampening
headphones,
so
they
can
take
them
out,
and
typically
parents
who
have
children
with
autism
know
to
they
don't
bring
they'll,
bring
a
bag
with
some
things
that
help
them
to
kind
of
relax
them
and
reorient
them,
and
but
but
often
they'll,
forget
them
and
so
you've
see.
E
I
know
at
a
lot
of
public
facilities,
especially
sports
arenas,
and
things
like
that
they
will
provide
if
anybody
requests
it
they'll
provide
a
sensory
bag.
It's
called
to
help
somebody
who
has
autism.
Additionally,
a
lot
of
places
will
create
a
space
for
them.
That's
quieter,
so
you
might
have
a
public
event
that
has
a
tent
set
aside,
where
it's
away
from
the
noise
or
away
from
the
stage
where
somebody
can
go
and
get
away
from
away
from
the
sound
and
just
try
to
reorient
themself.
E
They
might
have
things
that
they
can
fidget
with
those
fidget
spinners
that
were
very
popular
with
kids
about
five
or
six
years
ago.
Those
are
initially,
my
understanding
is
those
were
initially
designed
to
help
people,
children
with
autism,
it's
something
for
them
to
benefit
them.
E
Then
we
also
looking
at
we
understand
from
some
studies
that
people
get
disoriented,
like
I
said
when
they're,
when
they're
in
public
spaces,
people
with
asd
also
they
tend
to
get
lost
quicker
than
somebody
else
would
because
they
get
overwhelmed
by
what
they're
experiencing
in
the
built
environment
and
so
parking
lots
are
very
confusing
for
them,
and
so
that
was
there's
some
recommendations
on
how
to
better
design
parking
lots
for
people
they're.
E
You
know,
if
you
think
about
a
parking
lot,
there's
no
arrows
telling
you
where
to
walk,
there's,
no
safe
spaces,
you've
got
vehicles,
backing
out,
you've
got
people
pushing
shopping
carts,
you've
got
there's
a
lot,
there's
there's
a
lot
of
chaos
involved
there
and
they
can
also
be
incredibly
dangerous
locations.
E
Also,
we
we
know
that
just
walking
can
be
confusing
a
lot
of
people
who
are
on
this
autism
spectrum.
They
they
frequently
look
down
when
they're
walking,
and
so
they
don't,
they
miss
street
signage.
They
might
not
see
a
stop
sign
or
a
crosswalk
information
or
even
information.
E
That
tells
you
like
what
corner
you're
standing
on,
and
so
some
cities
are
starting
to
recommend
that
you,
you
do
things
like
on
the
sidewalk
at
the
corner,
if
you're
at
an
intersection,
if
you
look
down,
you
can
see
that
there's
a
stop
sign,
or
it
tells
you
that
you're
at
a
crosswalk
or
that
there's
two-way
traffic
ahead.
E
It
also
might
tell
you
that
you're,
you
might
see
indication
to
let
you
know
that
you're
at
the
corner
of
court
street
and
state
street,
for
example,
the
benefit
to
some
of
that
information.
Again,
like
I
said,
like
I
said
when
you're
on
the
autism
spectrum,
you
might
you're
more
likely
to
be
looking
down
as
you
walk
I'm
guilty
of
this,
as
well
as
probably
several
other
people
on
this.
E
I
am
looking
down
at
my
phone,
sometimes
when
I
walk,
and
so,
if
I'm
looking
down
at
my
phone
as
we
know,
especially
if
we're
doing
that,
and
if
I
see
indication
that
I
better
I
better
stop.
So
I
don't
walk
into
traffic.
There's
a
public
safety
benefit
to
to
me
as
well,
and
also
to
kids,
of
course,
where
signage
can
be
up
further
up
for
them.
So
a
lot
of
those
things
have
a
lot
of
benefits
to
us.
H
H
There's
a
lot
of
information
out
there
rj
I
was.
I
was
not
knowledgeable
in
this
area
either,
but
certainly
trying
to
educate
myself
on
six
feeling
planning
frameworks
and
how
that
how
that
works.
I
guess
another
good
example
to
give.
You
is
the
the
several
times
that
I
have
been
over
to
the
uk,
in
particular
in
london.
They
have
painted
on
the
curbs
at
every
crosswalk.
H
E
Thank
you
moving
on,
I'm
not
sure
how
much
you
want
me
to
talk
this
afternoon,
but
I'll
I
can
I'll
keep
going
at
least
for
a
few
more
slides.
If
that's
okay,
sure
we,
we
had
a
lot
of
conversations
through
the
plan
with
with
with
each
of
the
neighborhoods
to
make
sure
that
any
issues
that
they
had
within
their
neighborhoods
are
are
heard.
E
E
People
also
wanted.
They
wanted
their
neighborhoods
to
look
better
landscaping
street
improvements.
They
also
wanted
to
see
additional
park
options
and
and
public
art
in
their
community
in
their
neighborhood.
So
that
was
those
are
already
kind
of
givens.
I
think
one
one
issue
I
think
citywide
that
we
do
need
to
focus
on
with
our
neighborhoods
is
making
sure
that
we
are
allowing
for
more
housing
opportunities
and
choices.
You
just
did
some
of
that
this
afternoon,
with
with
the
annexation
discussion.
That's
so
that's
important.
E
What
we
also
know
is
that
there's
not
a
lot
of
housing
choices
for
people
who
aren't
between
the
ages
of
18
and
24.
once
once
you're
out
of
that
age
range
most
of
the
housing
we
have
is
exclusively
single-family
residential
for
people
who
want
to
live
in
apartments.
There's
there
hasn't
been
a
lot
of
housing
options
historically
for
them,
townhouses,
there's
very,
very
minimal,
condos
and
townhouses
in
the
city.
E
We
also
heard
that
people
of
all
ages
want
to
live
closer
to
uptown,
and
they
want
to
have
the
options
of
walking
to
campus
or
walking
town
to
bars
and
restaurants,
access
to
libraries
and
public
transit
parks
and
recreation.
All
of
those
things
people
want
that
stuff
and
they
want
to
be
closer
to
it.
We
also
identified
that
within,
in
particular,
the
west
side
and
the
near
east
side
that
there
might
be
some
opportunity
to
allow
for
a
little
bit
more
neighborhood
business
in
them.
E
Many
people
on
the
west
side
talked
about
frank's
bait
shop
as
being
something
that
they
used
to
rely
on
that
they
liked
having
the
current
zoning
for
a
place
like
that
is,
is
r1,
and
so
it
can
no
longer
be
operated
as
a
business.
There
also
used
to
be
on
central
avenue.
E
I
think
it
used
to
be
a
tv
repair
shop
or
a
radio
repair
shop,
and
if
you
see
it
it's
across
from
the
public
from
west
elementary,
you
can
tell
it
used
to
be
a
commercial
business
and
right
now
I
think
it's
been
converted
into
a
rental,
doesn't
look
that
great
people
had
identified
those
as
potential
places
within
their
neighborhood,
where
they
can
get
some.
You
know
some
of
the
general
necessities
of
their
life
or
possibly
there's
a
cafe
or
a
small
restaurant
or
something
in
there.
E
E
People
in
that
neighborhood
thought
that
there
might
be
an
opportunity
there
for
some
business.
We
also
recommend
that
we
make
sure
that
within
each
each
neighborhood
there
should
be
some
parks
and
recreation
options
close
to
them.
Ideally
that
there's
a
that
there's
a
city
park
that
you
can
walk
to.
E
We
did
hear
a
lot
of
feedback
that
people
liked
how
the
city
did
the
armory
park
last
year
and
seeing
some
pocket
parks
within
each
neighborhood
that
could
that
kind
of
has
that
type
of
a
look
or
feel
to
it
just
a
place
where
you
can
sit,
take
a
break,
have
it
as
flexible
space
where
it
can
be
programmed
by
people
if
they
want
armory
park
has
a
stage
there
that
if
somebody
wants
to
play
their
guitar,
they
can
just
kind
of
those
little
things
that
go
a
long
way.
E
We
also
some
of
our
neighborhoods.
We
probably
have
a
house
or
two
that
could
be:
maybe
it's
not
in
the
best
of
shape,
might
not
be
worth
rehabbing
and
maybe
there's
an
opportunity
there
to
kind
of
clean
up
a
block
or
so
and
put
in
something
that'll
draw
the
community
in
another
recommendation
for
our
neighborhoods
is
to
go
through
a
rebranding
initiative
for
them.
There's
some
suggestions
in
the
plan
for
for
potential
names
for
for
different
neighborhoods.
E
E
It
just
kind
of
tells
you
you
know
just
tells
you
what
side
of
the
city
it's
in
and
so
kind
of
identifying
names
for
neighborhoods
that
are
kind
of
rooted
in
the
history
or
rooted
in
something
that
matters
there,
whether
it's
an
anchor
building
or
a
piece
of
history.
That
kind
of
ties
it
together
and
makes
it
a
more
interesting
place,
or
at
least
sounds
more
interesting,
would
be,
I
think,
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
Some
of
the
recommendations
we
had.
E
I
think
the
south
side
recommendation
was
to
rename
it
or
rebranded
as
mechanicsburg,
which
is
what
that
was
the
name
of
the
city
or
the
village
that
was
there
before
the
the
city
and
annexed
the
entire
village
of
mechanicsburg
in
in
the
1950s,
so
kind
of
respecting
that
history
of
mechanicsburg
the
far
east
side.
I
think
we
had
a
few
different
ideas
for
that
cells
park
being
one
to
try
to
orient
it
in
one
of
the
anchors,
which
is
sales
park.
E
It's
very
close
and
very
popular
with
people
in
that
neighborhood
westside
discussion
was
about
camp
camp
wool,
which
is
a
civil
war
camp
that
was
located
at
the
current
location
of
west
elementary
school.
Just
a
little
known,
interesting.
Tidbit
of
you
know,
history
about
the
west
side
of
athens
and
its
role,
it's
one
of
the
older
neighborhoods
in
the
city,
and
it
has
an
interesting
relationship
to
the
civil
war.
E
I'm
going
to
move
on
to
well.
Here
we
go,
do
you
want
it?
Would
you
like
me
to
get
into
the
neighborhoods
specific
recommendations
today,
rj.
A
Or
why
don't
we
go
ahead
and
save
that
one
take
a
break
sure
yeah?
Okay,
let's
see!
Thank
you
paul.
I
appreciate
it
you're
welcome
david.
Do
you
want
to
go
ahead
and
give
your
report.
A
A
Okay,
terrific
paul.
E
E
Lauren
connor,
one
of
our
interns,
she's
she's,
managing
that
program
we're
also
working
with
dj.
A
rock
who's
has
tuesday
night
and
saturday
night
live
comedy,
shows
and
live
music
shows
for
students
on
app
called
twitch.
E
They
are,
they
are
trying
to
they're
using
that
to
try
to
get
spread.
The
word
about
the
census,
the
campaign
that
lauren
launched
this
week.
I
was
pleased
to
see
that,
just
from
that,
we
already
had
50
over
50
people
confirmed
that
they
they
just
did
the
census
this
week
because
of
that
campaign
and
within
them
several
of
them
were
doing
it
for
their
roommates
as
well.
So
it
looked
to
me
like
we
probably
had
about
150
additional
people
participate
in
the
census,
so
that
was
good.
E
We've
got
until
september
30th
to
get
our
census
count
in.
We
also
provided
to
the
census
bureau
the
the
information
for
the
roughly
the
25
or
30
biggest
landlords
in
athens
to
try
to
arrange
directly
with
the
census
bureau
to
touch
base
with
those
landlords
to
collect
information.
E
The
landlord
list
that
I
gave
to
them
this
last
week
or
this
week.
Excuse
me
it
has
there's
nine
about
9
500
people
living
in
those
units
from
roughly
30
different
landlords
around
athens.
So
that
is
our
largest
key
block.
Is
those
under
undergraduate
census
blocks,
and
so
we've
got
we
the
census
bureau
and
what
this
city's
marketing
strategy
we've
got.
E
A
Thank
you
paul
appreciate
it
an
opportunity
for
citizens
to
speak
on
items
not
covered
on
today's.
A
Agenda
we
have
anything
on
the
sides
there:
okay
announcements
in
other
business,
mr
mayor.
H
Anything
to
unmute,
I
don't
have
anything
other
than
to
put
an
exclamation
mark
on
what
the
city
planner
mentioned
about
the
census.
You
know
the
shot
clock
is
running
and
it's
running
down
quickly.
September
30th
is
the
last
day
in
which
someone
can
be
enumerated.
H
The
city
as
a
whole
is
running
at
about
58.1
percent
in
comparison
to
the
state
which
is
currently
running
at
69.9.
H
We
do
have
a
couple
at
least
one
census
tract
that
is
doing
better
than
we
did
in
2010,
and
I
might
as
well
give
props
to
the
south
side
of
the
city
for
for
helping
push
that
forward,
but
we
certainly
have,
as
paul
indicated,
the
a
couple
census
tracts
that
are
heavily
student
occupied
to
where
we're
still
woefully
low
in
terms
of
those
numbers.
H
So
just
wanted
to
keep
that
reminder,
pushing
that
out
there
to
everybody
that
we
do
have
until
the
30th
of
september,
even
though
there
will
be
a
little
more
than
a
thousand
individuals
moving
back
into
the
residence
halls
at
ohio
university.
That
is
basically
two
days
before
the
end
of
that
enumeration
period.
So
we
need
to
do
everything
we
can
now
so.