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A
A
Hi
good
evening
welcome
to
Athens
City
Council,
there's
a
regular
session
of
council
this
evening
today
is
June
5th
2017.
We
will
begin
the
meeting
this
evening
with
a
public
hearing
regarding
no
Peck
the
plan
of
operation
and
governance
for
the
aggregation
of
competitive
retail,
natural
gas.
We
do
have
the
public
hearing
and
I
believe
that
council
member
president
nicely,
who
is
our
acting
mayor
this
evening,
will
also
be
able
to
address
this
briefly.
A.
B
Little
bit
of
background
about
why
we're
having
the
public
hearing
bit
number
approving
gas
aggregation
and
it
had
not
moved
forward
with
an
opportunity
with
that,
and
but
we
have
this
past
spring,
had
several
presentations,
one
of
which,
from
mr.
Keefer
from
know,
Peck
the
Northeast
Ohio
group
and
then
mr.
Xmas,
providing
comfortable
permit
them
about
a
segregation
process.
And
so
what
we're
having
tonight
are
the
first
of
two
public
hearings
to
allow
an
opportunity
for
any
citizens
or
council
members
to
ask
any
questions
and
then,
at
tonight
business
meeting
where
we
commence.
A
A
Wonderful,
doesn't
that
appear.
We
do
have
a
sign-in
sheet.
So
please
all
audience,
members
make
sure
that
you
do
sign
in
this
evening
to
acknowledge
that
you
were
present
and
participate
in
the
public
hearing.
If
there
are
no
other
comments,
then
we
will
proceed
with
our
regular
session
of
council.
A
We
do
have
a
quorum
this
evening,
as
noted
I
will
be
acting.
President
pro-tem,
our
mayor
is
not
present
this
evening,
so
our
president
nicely
is
now
acting
mayor.
We
have
a
quorum
all
members
presence
moving
to
the
second
part
of
the
agenda
disposition
of
minutes.
We
have
regular
session
held
May,
15th
and
special
session
held
may
22nd.
Is
there
a
motion
to
adopt
the
minutes.
C
A
D
Last
week
we
were
in
receipt
of
a
very
happy
news
about
a
lawsuit
that
Athens
had
joined
regarding
cell,
the
cell
micro
Wireless
amendments
to
the
chapter
in
the
Oh
RC
that
basically
took
away
our
home
rule
about
where
to
place
them.
What
who
mate,
who
maintain
them
and
various
other
issues
with
home
roll
Franklin,
County
Court
of
Common
Pleas,
found
that
it
was
taken
by
to
court
by
over
50
communities
based
on
Home
Rule
that
the
one
subject
roll
that
is
found
in
the
Constitution
of
Ohio
was
what
would
be
said.
D
They
didn't
pay
attention
to
it,
and
so
that
the
judge
said
that
it
was
unconstitutional.
He
also
held,
even
though
that
the
lawsuit
specifically
wasn't
about
other
issues
in
this
lame-duck
christmas-tree
legislation
that
went
through
that
also
that
some
of
the
other,
because
they
were
hung
into
something
that
was
not
related
in
a
subject
such
as
the
minimum
wage
provisions
which
took
away
the
home
rule
of
people
being
able
to
cities
being
able
to
dock,
to
regulate
a
minimum
wage
and
sick
leave
policies
for
their
city.
E
Diving
pool
at
the
shallowest
end,
that's
four
feet
and
then
the
deepest
end
is
seven
feet
and
I
just
wanted
the
community
to
know
that
I
don't
know
if
anybody
else
has
anything
to
say,
but
that's
what
our
MSA
consultants
verified
with
us
anything
less
than
that
I
think
will
be
a
major
disappointment
to
those
lap.
Swimmers
who
do
flip
turns,
and
that
kind
of
thing-
and
you
know
many
of
those
people
were
also
the
ones
who
wanted
the
indoor
pool
so
I'm,
hoping
that
this
is
an
act
statement.
E
F
E
Point
six
to
seven
feet:
okay,
so
I
think
that's
important.
We
know
we
have
some
media
here
as
well
and
then
is
that
was
there
a
question
asked
about
the
recreation
pool,
I.
A
F
Members
also
in
that
anonymous
listing,
where
is
Connor,
someone
mentioned
something
about
the
trees,
is
you've
heard
Keith
all
he
we
are
saving
the
trees
to
the
best
of
our
ability
would
recognize
those
trees.
He's
got
a
landscape
architect
that
you
know
finds
them
near
and
dear
to
you
know,
to
maintain
so
thank.
B
E
A
H
H
These
showed
up
in
in
front
of
our
desk
last
week.
Look
at
that!
You
can
actually
see
that
pretty
well
all
their
media,
so
your
move
Ohio.
This
is
this-
is
something
that's
actually
been
laid
out
just
this
this
year
there
was
a
test
pilot
of
just
four
cities
across
the
state,
Nelsonville
being
one
of
them,
and
so
this
is
a
PSA
from
the
Department
of
Health
Ohio,
Department
of
Health
and
ADAT
about
cycling,
driving,
bicycling
bussing
walking.
H
It
actually
starts
tomorrow
and
once
again,
this
is
also
being
a
joint
effort
from
the
Ohio
Department
of
Health
and
transportation,
and
it's
a
it's
a
three-day
seminar
that
is
going
to
focus
on
active
transportation,
and
this
was
all
made
possible
by
the
Athens
City
County
Health
Department,
who
wrote
a
grant
and
was
able
to
get
six
people
from
from
the
community
from
the
county
to
attend.
This
I'm
very
excited
too
not
excited
to
spend
three
days
in
Columbus,
but
I
am
excited
to
spend
three
days
learning
this
stuff.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
A
I
You
I've
had
two
communications.
What
is
concerning
the
tool
when
I
was
just
looking
at
the
photograph
of
the
pool?
It's
my
understanding
on
the
competition
pool,
which
is
the
last
pool
that
there
I
believe
there
were
seven
lanes
proposed
and
how
part
of
the
discussion
concerned
the
fact
that
those
lanes
could
possibly
be
sectioned
off
to
provide
more
leisure
swimming
in
that
air
area.
I
was
concerned
at
the
last
meeting
that
it
was
too
shallow
I'm
very
pleased
to
hear
that
the
one
end
will
be
seven
feet.
I
I
am
a
little
concerned
about
how
that
measures
out
is
because
I
think
one
of
the
things
citizens
had
expressed
was
a
desire
to
go
from
the
diving,
well
area
into
the
lap
pool
area
and
and
I
hope
what
they're
talking
about
when
they
said
it.
When
they
mentioned
the
seven
feet
of
depth
would
be
the
very
end
it
I'd
like
to
know
how
that
would
be
decreasing
to
the
four
fourth
level.
So
if
that
could
be
provided
to
the
citizens,
I
think
that's
important.
I
The
other
thing
I
would
just
like
to
mention.
I've
had
some
citizens
who
are
quite
concerned
about
the
traffic
patterns
and
the
the
hassle
to
citizens
who
are
driving
it.
Although
I
agree
with
Pete
that
it's
nice
that
everyone
practice
courtesy
to
all
drivers,
I
think
it's
something
that
council
needs
to
be
aware
that
we're
imposing
quite
a
bit
of
a
hardship
on
some
of
the
people
in
Athens
who
are
driving,
and
hopefully
this
will
be
taken
care
of
as
soon
as
possible
by
the
administration.
A
B
You
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
to
thank
our
service,
Safety
Director,
Paula,
Hara
and
Mosley,
and
the
mayor
who
have
been
at
the
International
town-gown
Association
meeting
last
week
and
we
always
come
back
with
good
ideas
from
there.
So
we'll
be
looking
forward
to
hearing
more
about
that.
They're.
Both
back
I
did
want
to
mention
our
software
program,
that's
available
for
download
on
iPhones,
and
it's
something
that
our
government,
Channel
crew,
Scott,
Thompson
and
others
have
worked
a
lot
to
to
begin
this
and
it's
called
City
source.
B
B
You
know
if
somebody
is
potentially
creating
harm
to
someone
else,
then
that's
the
time
to
phone
the
police
and
to
gather,
as
you
were,
saying,
councilmember
casas.
What's
the
information
that
the
police
home
to
have
you
know
so
in
that
situation
with
a
car
a
make
and
model
number
in
a
license,
plate
and
I
realize
that's
sometimes
tough
to
do.
But
you
know
in
those
situations.
The
other
thing
is:
if
there's
a
water
line
break
that
you're,
aware
of
getting
it
to
City
source
will
get
it
into
the
system.
B
Yes,
but
it's
not
going
to
alert
a
staff
person.
We
have
a
city
in
our
city
phone
book.
We
have
call
out
phone
numbers
that
can
be
used
24
hours
a
day,
so
that
kind
of
thing,
if
you
think,
there's
a
water
line
or
a
sewage
backup,
call
us
immediately
and
then
city
staff
can
take
action
when
they
know.
So
that's
those
are
my
items
for
communication.
Thank.
C
A
J
Thank
you,
I've
handed
out
to
all
of
you
and
a
couple
of
other
folks.
This
is
the
first
quarter
interest
income
report
for
2017.
Our
total
accumulated
interest
at
331,
17,
145
thousand
to
31
42.
We
have
already
had
the
1c
deed
is
maturing
this
year.
If
you
look
in
the
March
column,
the
third
figure
you
can
see
that
about
and
looking
at
the
rate
that
we're
going,
we
should
not
have
any
trouble
meeting
the
projected
amount,
which
is,
in
the
bottom
right
hand,
corner
of
the
first
page
of
the
interest
in
home.
J
A
D
Thank
you.
We've
been
discussing
this
for
for
a
while,
and
we
had
voted
on
it
quite
a
bit
ago
under
Mayor
Paul,
while
and
so
this
is
to
enter
into
a
natural
gas
program
agreement.
We
have
somebody
from
so
Peck
who
can
answer
any
of
the
more
kind
of
logistical
and
technical
questions.
D
I
move
that
we
adopt
6417
I,
think
one
thing
that
should
be
pointed
out
is
that
this
idea
of
aggregation
has
worked
out
really
well
for
the
city
of
Athens.
We
aggregated
our
electrical
bills
and
right
now,
because
of
the
ability
and
the
combined
strength
of
having
so
many
communities
go
together
and
be
able
to
negotiate
contracts
and
look
out
for
the
people
in
a
combined
manner
in
a
cooperative
manner.
I
think
it's
much
better
than
personally.
D
What
I
think
is
that
it
gives
us
much
more
clout
when
going
forward
to
the
piece
that
the
Public
Utilities
Commission
and
lobbying,
because
it
gives
us
many
more
voices,
I
like
to
point
out
that
100%
of
our
electrical
from
what
I've
heard
from
the
mayor
from
our
electrical
purchasing
is
a
hundred
percent
renewable,
because
we
can
go
out
and
find
contracts,
and
it's
kind
of
ironic,
that
a
lot
of
that
renewable
energy
is
from
Texas
from
wind
energy.
So
you
know
they've
gone
and
and
have
have
gone
to
the
future.
D
K
Thanks
for
for
having
me
yeah
we're
just
thrilled
to
have
Athens
City
again
taking
a
leadership
role
with
some
of
our
aggregation
programming.
We
recently
conducted
the
mercantile
auction
process.
Athens
city
in
athens
county
were
the
only
two
participants
in
that
program.
When
it
first
started
this
year,
we
were
able
to
extend
that
to
ten
local
governments.
Many
local
villages
in
southeast
Ohio
that
are
now
benefiting
because
of
the
city's
role
was
a
leader
with
this
sort
of
collaborative
cooperative
aggregation
programming
that
we're
launching
so
I
think.
E
K
E
K
This
for
gas
creates
a
new
default
offer,
whether
anyone
realizes
it
or
not.
They
already
have
a
default
offer
that
comes
from
the
utility,
and
this
is
just
going
to
provide
a
better
default
offer
than
what
you
get
with
the
utility.
So
you
could
opt
out
and
go
back
to
the
higher
price
with
the
utility
if
you
wanted
to,
but
it's
just
a
better
default
rate
for
people
who
probably
don't
want
to
have
to
look
into
this
and.
E
K
Asked
NextEra
to
look
at
every
gas
source
countrywide
to
find
some
type
of
renewable
gas
product
that
could
be
put
into
a
pipeline
somewhere
and
that
we
could
pay
a
bit
of
a
premium
to
for
the
for
that
renewable
gas
coming
into
the
system,
whether
or
not
the
molecules
were
being
used
here.
We
want
to
do
our
part
to
help
pay
for
that.
K
If
it
was,
you
know,
being
put
into
the
system
and
they
looked
nationwide
for
biogas
facilities,
methane
digester
plants,
everything
every
possible
source
they
could
find
for
renewable
gas
production,
but
nothing
is
currently
being
off-put
or
offloaded
into
a
gas
pipeline.
So
that
is
something
we're
trying
to
to
find
a
way
to
do.
But
right
now
the
best
option
we
have.
Is
this
next
Eric
grant
program
that's
going
to
create
renewable
generation
assets?
D
E
K
There
were
some
Democratic
issues
that
I
think
were
voiced
about
a
year
ago
and
I
think
it
was
were
legitimate
because
Athens
City
is
one
of
many
governments
in
so
Peck
and
so
pecks.
One
of
two
hundred
government
entities
in
know,
Peck,
and
so
the
voice
of
Athens
would
be
quite
small
and
no
Peck.
Despite
what
a
large
customer,
they
would
be
so
no
Peck
fixed
that
they
passed
a
resolution
that
would
give
Athens
a
direct
seat
on
their
board
of
directors,
which
is
only
15,
there's
only
15
directors
there.
D
D
Empowering
for
people
who
live
in
this
area
to
be
able
to,
you
know,
take
ownership
of
their
energy
uses.
So,
okay,
any
other
questions,
any
questions
from
the
audience.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
C
A
Opposed
same
sign,
the
ordinance
has
been
adopted,
moving
onto
ordinance,
65
17
in
ordinance,
authorizing
the
service
Safety
Director,
to
submit
an
application
and
enter
into
a
water
supply.
Revolving
loan
account
agreements
and
designated
a
dedicated
repayment
source
for
the
loan
introduced
by
Councilman
Butler
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to
adopt
the
ordinance.
Sorry
again,
thank
you.
As
you
recall,
we
discussed
this
ordinance
in
committee
as
well
as
being
third
reading.
Quite
simply,
its
authorizing
the
city
service
Safety
Director,
to
submit
an
application
into
the
water
supply.
A
Revolving
loan
account
the
W
s
RL
a
which
is
an
agreement
with
Ohio
Environmental
Protection
Agency
and
the
Ohio
Water
Development
Authority,
the
owd,
a
for
construction
of
the
water
treatment
plant
improvements,
some
of
the
improvement
projects
that
can
be
added,
which
which
engineer
Jessica
Dean,
was
able
to
acknowledge
to
us.
The
email
was
that
that
we
can
include
solar
panels
in
the
project
as
well
to
enhance
the
needs
that
are
down
there,
any
other
questions
or
comments.
A
B
There
will
be
a
resolution
of
tentative
award
for
the
construction
contract
and
that's
a
one
reading
resolution
and
then
I
think
that
that
will
be
it
and
then
we
have
the
loan
application.
That's
due
on
October
1,
so
doing
in
going
through
this
process.
Oh
I'm,
sorry,
we
have
another.
We
have
another
step
in
here.
Paul
is
telling
me
yes,
okay,
so
this
we
then
need
to
appropriate
appropriation
and
authorization
for
the
expenditure
of
the
construction
loan
amount
and
that
legislation
would
be
introduced
on
September,
11th
and
passed
on
September
8th.
B
We
need
to
be
passed
on
September
18th
and
then
the
entire
loan
application
is
due
on
October,
1,
so
being
able
to
follow
this
timeline
and
getting
all
the
ordinances
necessary
will
save
us
a
considerable
amount
of
money
being
able
to
go
through
this
loan
application
process.
I
think
the
estimate
is
it'll,
save
us
over
eight
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
over
the
life
of
the
loan.
By
using
this
program.
B
A
Okay,
we
do
have
a
motion
to
adopt
the
ordinance
and
a
second
all
those
in
favor
of
adopting
ordinance,
65
17,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
I
was
opposed
same
sign.
The
ordinance
has
been
adopted,
moving
on
to
ordinance
66
17,
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
service,
Safety
Director,
to
acquire
right-of-way
to
advertise
and
accept
the
bids
where
necessary
and
enter
into
contracts
for
construction
engineering
services
and
right-of-way
acquisition
services
for
the
West
Union
Street
sidewalk
extension
project
number:
three:
zero:
nine
introduced
by
councilmember
poppy
Thank.
E
You
president
I
move
to
adopt
sixty
six
seventeen
and
as
a
reminder
to
folks
this
is
an
extension.
This
is
building
a
sidewalk,
worn
one,
no
longer
where
one
does
not
exist
on
West,
Union,
Street
and
just
to
round
out
the
funding
process.
Here,
127
500
is
going
to
be
expended
fifty
to
fifty
two
thousand
five
hundred
from
Street
fun
to
20,
sixty
thousand
from
a
CDBG
fun
to
forty-eight
three
five:
two,
it's
a
different
pot
of
money;
five,
five,
five,
two
three
five
and
then
15
thousand
from
CDBG
fun.
A
L
You
I
would
just
comment
this.
This
is
a
much-needed
sidewalk
I
just
took
a
look
at
the
Google
Earth
maps,
and
you
can
see
that
there
is
a
pattern
of
usage
there.
Folks
are
already
using
this
wit
as
a
natural
walkway.
So
it's
a
natural
place
for
us
to
put
a
sidewalk
to
increase
active
transportation
in
that
area
of
the
city.
Now.
E
A
Agreed
any
other
comments.
We
do
have
a
motion
and
a
second
to
adopt
ordinance,
66
17,
all
those
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
those
opposed
same
sign.
The
ordinance
has
been
adopted,
we're
now
moving
on
to
ordinance,
60
717,
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
services
Safety
Director
to
advertise
and
accept
bids
where
necessary
and
enter
into
contracts
for
construction
and
engineering
services
for
the
East
State
Street
us
33
project
number
288
and
authorizing
the
auditor
to
make
an
interfund
transfer.
This,
too
is
introduced
by
Councilman
or
pappy.
Thank.
E
E
E
Seven
hundred
ninety
seven
from
Street
rehab
fund
570
to
four
hundred
thousand
from
state
issue:
one
fund,
594
million
nine
hundred
sixty
two
thousand
eight
hundred
dollars
from
small
cities;
ODOT
grant
fund
five.
Eighty
nine,
ninety
three
thousand
dollars
from
permissive
wheel,
Tax
Fund
to
twenty
six
and
there's
also
TIF
funding
involved
in
this
so
bottom
line.
It's
a
very
large
project
and
I
know:
we've
had
some
conversations
and
some
controversy
over
the
engineering
and
and
what
will
be
located
there.
E
There's
been
a
lot
of
conversations
with
community
groups
and
back
and
forth
and
I
know.
There
are
continued
to
be
people
who
are
concerned
with
safety
measures
and
I
know
that
many
of
us
on
council
have
urged
administration
to
continue
with
our
online
presence
on
our
website
in
terms
of
further
education.
As
we
move
through
this
process,
member
cost
is
brought
up
bicycle
safety
tonight,
driving
safety.
D
Of
all
I'd
like
to
commend
Andy
stone,
he
has
been
a
gem
for
for
the
city
and
being
able
to
explain
and
answer
citizens
questions
about
what
is
going
on.
I
also
think
that
some
people
say
well.
We
that
it
was
it's
too
new
or
too
different
and
I
would
just
like
to
say
that
this
idea
of
lane
keep
becoming
skinny
has
been
put
into
thousands
of
different
places,
and
so
I
think
that
Athens
is
actually
playing
catch-up.
I,
don't
like
Catherine's
playing
catch-up.
D
H
So
you
know
I
heard
a
statistic
here
recently
where,
where
one
and
two
hundred
drivers
in
the
United
States
will
kill
somebody
with
their
vehicle
in
their
lifetime
and
those
numbers
need
to
come
down,
driving
and
just
just
getting
around
is
the
most
dangerous
thing
that
we
do
on
a
day
to
day
basis
and
I
understand
that
people
think
that
this
is.
This
is
going
to
increase
the
danger,
but
but
it's
been
proven
time
and
time
and
again.
H
In
fact,
these
projects
I've
seen
some
as
old
as
15
16
years
old
that
have
been
been
measured
and
tracked,
and
they're
they're
successful.
So
I
expect
that
we're
we're
not
so
special
that
this
is
going
to
be
any
any
different
than
than
those
projects.
So
I
look
forward
to
the
to
the
changes
and
and
what
the
future
brings.
Thank
you
Thank.
A
E
A
You
I
too
briefly
want
to
express
support
for
this
ordinance
and
moving
forward,
but
we'll
acknowledge
as
well
to
that
that
we
received
many
concerns
and
issues.
I
applaud
those
that
had
the
courage
to
approach
Council
and
the
administration
to
to
to
share
their
concerns
and
fears
and
worries,
because
I
do
not
reside
on
that
part
of
town.
So
I'm
not
as
familiar
with
the
challenges
exist
with
the
daily
commute
in
and
out
of
the
neighborhoods
there.
So
I
do
appreciate
people's
concerns
and
acknowledge
that
those
are
real
for
some
people.
A
I
do
think
the
administration
has
done
a
tremendous
job,
trying
to
listen
and
hear
those
and
and
be
mindful
of
those
as
we
proceed
and
move
forward
on.
A
second
note,
I
will
acknowledge.
I
was
just
recently
visiting
New
York
City
and
was
completely
surprised
and
delighted
at
the
number
of
bicycle
lanes
and
efforts
that
one
of
the
biggest
cities
in
our
country
has
made
to
move
forward,
embracing
Complete,
Streets
and
bicycle
safety
and
pedestrian
safety.
A
B
A
wonderful
project
and
just
want
to
thank
Council
for
their
assistance
in
helping
move
this
forward
and
helping
have
those
conversations
in
the
neighborhood
I
think
there's
an
opportunity
for
other
partnerships
too.
We
reached
out
I,
think
are
in
the
process
of
reaching
out
to
Ohio
University
to
work
to
educate
students,
especially
incoming
freshmen,
also
international
students
about
some
of
the
new.
What
will
be
new
features
on
East,
8th,
Street,
new
traffic
patterns
for
us
all
and
I
probably
need
to
do
a
little
bit
of
homework
myself
to
find
out.
B
If
it's
some
of
those
other
cities,
there
are
ways
that
the
cities
have
worked
with
the
businesses,
because
we
do
have
a
number
of
businesses
who
have
entrances
who
have
semi
trucks
coming
in
for
on
a
daily
basis,
all
24
hours
a
day,
and
so
we
need
to
be
cognizant
of
that.
I
think
those
are
big
vehicles
moving
along
in
smaller
lanes
and
could
probably
do
some
kind
of
partnership
or
even
PSAs
to
those
businesses.
F
L
F
A
You
thank
you
City
Service
Safety
Director,
so
we
do
have
a
motion
to
adopt
this
ordinance
and
second,
there
are
no
further
comments.
All
those
in
favor
of
adopting
ordinance,
60
717,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
aye
those
opposed
same
sign.
The
ordinance
has
been
adopted,
ordinance,
70,
17,
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
lease
of
property
not
currently
needed
for
municipal
purpose,
and
this
is
introduced
by
councilmember
fall.
Thank.
D
You
I
move
that
we've
heard
I'm.
We
can
adopt
somebody
17
seconds.
G
D
Is
about
the
sexy
subjective
flinch
and
this
particular
piece
of
property?
14
acres
is
no
longer
needed
for
sludge
disposal,
partly
because
so
much
sludge
has
been
put
on
it
and
won't
pass
EPA
standards,
and
so
since
it's
no
longer
useful
for
municipal
purposes,
this
would
move
forward
to
allow
the
service
Safety
Director
to
enter
into
sealed
bids
long-term
lease.
Thank.
A
We
do
have
a
motion
and
a
second
all,
those
in
favor
of
adopting
ordinance
717,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
all
right,
those
opposed
same
sign.
The
ordinance
has
been
adopted.
Thank
you.
Everyone!
Moving
on
to
ordinances
for
second
reading,
we
just
have
one:
this
is
ordinance:
69
17,
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
payment
of
a
prior
year
expense
and
declaring
an
emergency.
This
is
introduced
by
councilmember
Eisner.
L
This
is
a
pretty
straightforward
ordinance,
basically
authorizing
a
grant
application,
as
was
previously
explained.
We
had
covered
this
topic
a
couple
weeks
ago
when
the
mayor
spoke
about
that,
and
so
we
are
authorizing
him
to
submit
an
application
for
that
program,
known
as
the
Typhon
for
central
Athens
by
her
optic
network
project,
which
would
enable
us
to
lay
some
length
of
fiber
optic
cable,
which
would
enable
future
projects
such
as
public
Wi-Fi
and
business
usage.
Potentially
so
I
don't
have
a
whole
lot
other
than
that.
B
We
do
have
some.
We
will
have
some
recommendations
from
Department
of
Public
Works
as
to
the
funds
from
which
this
project
could
be
paid.
For
because,
as
noted,
the
grant
application
is
for
$50,000,
but
then
we
have
a
match
of
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand,
and
so
we'll
be
having
that
something.
We
can
have.
Those
details
for
committee
meeting
should
committee
meeting
next
Monday
night.
E
G
I
just
want
to
say,
I
really
support
this
type
of
infrastructure
project.
Then
this
is
the
type
of
thing
that
I
think
Athens
really
needs
to
invest
in.
This
is
really
where
you
start
attracting
more
high
tech
service
type
of
companies
into
town
and
I'm.
My
only
disappointment
with
it
is
it
doesn't
go
the
entire
length
of
Richland
avenues.
It
just
gives
partway
but
makes
the
future.
We
can
address
that,
but
I'd
like
to
see
everybody
which
then
being
able
have
access
to
high-speed
fiber,
internet
connections
and
I,
really
can't
think
of
a
good
reason.
D
One
of
the
largest
problems
that
southeast
Ohio
has
in
economic
development
is
high-speed,
Internet
and
I
think
that
this
could
act
as
a
model.
We
would
like
to
see
infrastructure
development
of
high-speed
Internet,
which
would
be
probably
the
number
one
thing
that
could
push
economic
development
in
the
county
is
the
provision
of
high-speed
Internet,
somehow
that
doesn't
seem
to
be
being
looked
at
by
some
entities
up
at
the
Statehouse.
So
I
think
it's
good
that
we
do
this,
so
we
can
show
that
there's
interest
and
that
there's
a
model
down
here
in
southeast
Ohio.
D
Other
cities
have
done
this
across
the
nation.
So
once
again
we're
kind
pane
ketchup
and
it's
also
putting
are
saying
we
have
Home
Rule
because
there
has
been
rumblings
about
the
state
making
it
so
that
municipalities
cannot
do
this
sort
of
infrastructure
development
and
it
would
be
completely
up
to
communications.
So
here's
another
opportunity
to
us
take
the
to
empower
our
population
to
be
able
to
do
our
economic
development.
Thank
you
and.
E
L
And
for
folks
who
have
not
seen
the
map,
basically,
the
area
covered
by
this
would
be
from
the
Armory
going
up,
Court
Street
and
then
continuing
down
a
section
of
Richland
Avenue
to
connect
the
Richland
Avenue
fire
station.
So
those
would
be
the
two
anchor
points
and
of
course
there
were
questions
last
time
about
you
know
connecting
other
areas
and
that
might
be
part
of
a
future
project.
But
for
this
point
it's
that
corridor,
which
would
be
largely
Uptown,
Athens
and
extending
out
through
one
of
our
major
commercial
corridors.
I.
E
Think
the
other
important
point
to
mention
is
when
we
redid
Richland
Avenue.
We
did
put
the
access
points
in
there,
so
it's
omit
all.
It
is
at
this
point
as
a
minute
matter
of
running
the
cables
through
there
I'm
not
sure
in
our
Uptown
area,
how
that's
going
to
work,
but
but
in
the
new
areas
that
were
recently
constructed,
it's
just
a
matter
of
running
the
cable
and.
D
That's
something
that
Andy
stone
has
been
a
leader
for
in.
A
Thank
You
council
members:
are
there
other
questions
or
comments?
I
appreciate
it
once
comments
to
I
will
acknowledge
that
I
too
agree
that
it's
forward-thinking
and
supported
a
quick
Google
search
indicates
that
the
United
States
doesn't
even
average
in
the
top
10
of
connection
speeds,
so
we're
a
little
behind.
It
could
be
an
effort
to
to
assist
us
in
moving
forward.
Despite
some
of
the
technological
advances,
work
we're
not
quite
as
quick
as
we
think
any
other
questions
or
comments
from
community.
A
G
You,
mr.
president,
pro-tem
Butler,
let
me
read
the
ordinance
to
you
section
1,
the
2017
appropriation
ordinance,
0
150
16
is
hereby
amended
by
decreasing
the
general
fund.
Please
1
0
1
point
2
0,
7,
TC
100
by
$30,000
and
increasing
general
fund
police,
1,
0,
1,
2,
0,
7,
TC,
200
300
by
same
amount
to
cover
polygraphs
and
officer
training
and
then
decreasing
and
increase
in
the
Appropriations
by
set
amount.
G
A
G
Thank
You
mr.
president,
proteins
butter.
The
ordinance
7317
is
on
everyone's
disc
drive.
I
won't
read
the
whole
thing,
because
there's
several
entries
here,
but
essentially
ordinance,
150,
116
authorizing
staffing
levels
and
the
police
to
farm
is
hereby
amended
to
read
as
follows:
dropping
down
the
line,
horses
police,
lieutenant
the
full-time
equivalent,
is
going
to
be
changed
from
six
to
five
and
the
next
line,
where
says
police
patrol
officer,
which
is
now
at
19,
will
be
increased
to
20.
G
F
I
Like
to
just
say
that
I
was
very
pleased
with
a
presentation
that
was
given
to
Council.
However,
I
was
distressed.
One
of
the
speaker
indicated
there
may
be
a
possibility
that
the
splash
pad
section
might
not
be
available
due
to
the
funding,
whereas
some
of
the
other
options
would
go
forward,
such
as
I
suppose
their
version
of
art
or
something
to
that
effect
and
I
really
want
to
emphasize.
I
My
concern
is
that
the
practical
use
of
the
pool
the
splash
pads
the
swimming
area
for
not
only
the
lap
swimmers
but
the
other
swimmers,
especially
the
high
school
students
or
younger
people,
who
would
be
there
and
I'm
concerned
again.
I
would
emphasize
about
the
depth
of
the
section
of
the
pool.
That
is
the
initial.
The
larger
setback
for
four
to
be
only
three
feet.
Six
inches
seems
something
we
should
be
concerned
about
I
understand.
We
have
to
go
forward
with
this,
but
something
again
I'd
expressed.
I
Question
is:
where
would
it
be
in
relation
to
where
the
people
who
are
not
swimming
laps,
when
those
areas
are
closed
off,
where
what
section
are
we
talking
about
so
I
haven't
seen
the
visual
that
really
tells
me
what
section
that
is
what
I've
seen
is
seven
laps
or
or
areas,
and
then
told
that
an
end
will
be
seven
feet,
but
what
area
is
going
to
be
available
for
the
non
lap
swimmers
when
they
cordon
that
off
and
how
deep
will
it
be?
That's
my
question
and
it
hasn't
been
answered.
It's.
F
Had
begun
at
the
last
one,
we
all
went
at
four
feet,
so
the
lane
closest
to
the
general
swimming
area
would
be
the
four
point.
Six
and
the
Far
Lands,
or
this
full
depth
is
my
understanding
we'll
get.
This
clarified.
I
also
wanted
to
say
that
it's
eight
lap
lanes
so
would
the
idea
that
we
can
retract
them
so
that
the
new
swimmers
when,
for
example,
Jennifer
and
I've,
been
there
over
the
weekend,
and
there
were
three
or
four
people
with
that
and
the
lap
lanes.
F
So
there
will
be
times
where
you
know
the
new
swimmers
will
be
able
to
get
in
there
and
those
splashpad
is
is
going
to
happen.
That's
not
billed
as
and
added
to
double
alternative.
Some
other
added
alternatives
are
going
to
be
like
the
breezeway
cover,
similar
to
the
entranceway
over
the
maintenance
or
concession
stand,
the
artistic
features
and
the
bottom
of
the
splash
pad,
and
this
does
a
fordist,
a
breathing
room
that,
as
the
bids
come
in,
we
would
have
enough
if
we
reach
that
to
add
10%
over
engineer's
estimate
once
that's
finalized.
So.
B
That
cost
estimate
from
May
22nd
with
six
point:
nine
nine
million,
and
so
this
seven
point
one
has
service
safety.
Director
Mosley
is
saying,
you
know
allows
us
that
when
we
think
that
this
is
a
reasonable
cost
estimate
from
NSA,
so
we're
confident
that
the
bids
can
bring
in
most
of
these
things
that,
as
you're
saying
councilmember
McGee,
you
think
are
essential.
Slash
pad
and.
B
It's
a
salt
process
that
makes
for
chlorination.
So
it's
not
salt,
not
it's,
not
a
salt
pool,
but
a
salt
chlorination.
My
saying
that
right,
I
think
so.
Salt
chlorination
process
thank.
E
F
Don't
believe
so
we
were
not
ever
building
a
competition
pool
as
a
matter
of
fact,
during
the
phone
conference
today
with
a
design
engineers
MSA
every
question
was
brought
up
about
night
lighting.
So
if
they're
going
to
have
activities
at
night
that
significantly
changes
the
regulations
on
lighting
and
increases
quite
a
bit
of
lighting
that
will
be
required
in
the
pool,
so
they're
also
crunching.
That
number
here
to
have
that,
so
that
we
have
the
final
numbers
at
the
time
that
this
is
read
for
the
third
and
final
time
and
adopted
so.
E
F
If
you're
talking
about
a
competition,
even
when
I
was
there
this
evening,
there's
a
walker
and
we
talked
about
allowing
a
walker.
I
know
that
I'm
like
vertically
challenged
at
five
feet,
but
even
if
I
go
to
the
far
end
of
the
lab
lanes.
Now,
it's
kind
of
like
this
I
mean
I,
think
I'm
just
going
to
be
able
to
accommodate
all
users
and
I
think
that's
how
we
felt
from
the
beginning
to
replace
the
pool
to
meet
self
everyone's
needs.
As
best
we
could
yeah.
E
H
C
H
E
D
Think
we
can
do
some
take
home
personally,
my
big
thing
is
always
process
and
planning
and
I
think
that
we
can
take
some
take-home
messages
of
just
because
you
hire
a
consultant
doesn't
mean
that
you're
going
to
get
stellar
a
reaction
or
work
and
I
think
that
some
of
the
early
work
of
public
participation
and
public
process
that
was
done
by
certain
consultants
and
stuff
was
not
up
to
the
Athens
standard,
maybe
up
to
his
standard
in
someplace
else.
But
we
are
a
very
interactive
community.
We
ask
a
lot
of
questions.
We
want.
E
A
I
H
Yes,
okay,
thank
you,
president
pro
tempore
welcome,
so
I
would
like
to
move,
make
a
motion
to
appoint
Laura
overs
to
the
Community
Relations
Commission
second
I
and
I
was
was
given
Laura's
Vita
here
and
just
flipping
through
it.
We
have
a.
We
have
a
university
graduate
who
has
is
also
an
AmeriCorps
person.
She
has
worked
with
the
Ohio
Heritage
College
of
Osteopathic
Medicine
and
also
live
healthy
Appalachia
in
her
own
personal
volunteer
work.
She
also
has
a
big
button
worked
with
Big
Brothers,
Big
Sisters
and
echoing
Meadows,
so
across
the
whole
age.
H
Gamut
I
think
this
is.
This
is
a
great
person
to
have
on
this
on
this
board
and
I
think
this
person
in
advance
for
the
work
that
she
will
be
doing.
Thank.