Her well athens welcome to TDC. My name is torie ochres here to give you your city council meeting, highlights on Monday februari twentieth two city, councilmen and regular session savini opened with communications from City Council members president nicely thanks. The public works director and the staff of the water and street departments, as well as the other departments that assisted with the line, repair and public notifications of the recent water line break. She also informed the council of that she and councilmember McGee, took a tour earlier in the day of the recycling material recovery facility.

There will be there will soon be a new video on the city's website with information about the facility as well as tips and do's and don'ts of recycling. President Knisley reported a receipt of the spot from the fire departments. 2016 annual report, the fire department made 1,000, calls this past year this year the department plans to provide a fire safety program for the oh, you freshman class, since 75% of the calls from oh, you were false alarms, council members to thank the fire department for keeping the community safe mayor Patterson shared a series of letters.

One of which informed the council, down on march first between 8am and 4pm, the fire department will be performing a live, controlled fire training on east state street in the area behind the community center Councilwoman Cochran voiced her concern about the lack of signage, informing citizens that are park and recreational areas are smoke. Free zones next on the agenda were alternates for the final reading. All ordinance were approved by the council council then moved to the ordinance for the second reading.

There was a suspension of rules requested by the auditor for an ordinance amending the 2017 appropriation ordinance in order to post significant changes to the budget. Prior to the end of the month. The suspension was approved in the ordinance was adopted. Ordinance for the first readings were introduced. That included a discussion on the proposed north congress area sewer line project in the design of the east state street US 33 project. Also, this summer's booking on the bricks family, arts, family, music and art festival will close a portion of court street on saturday june.

Seventeenth city council is considering amendments to the Athens City Code. The first is to reduce the application period for a parade permits from three weeks to seven days in advance of the event, removing the permit fee and changing the violation from a Miss edema of the fourth degree, to administrative offense. The 2nd amendment is to change the penalty for riding your bicycle or skateboard on sidewalks in the Uptown area, where it is now prohibited from a criminal minor, miss edema to an administrative citation and fine. The council then discussed informal one reading resolutions.

The council strongly opposes the state of the Ohio governor's proposed 2017 2018 budget, which proposed a centralized collection of net profit tax returns, which will cause a substantial loss of revenue needed to support the health, safety, welfare and economic development for the efforts of the city. The council's second resolution was an opposition to the presidential executive order banning encouraging United States from migrants from seven countries and refugees around the world. Both resolutions were approved by the council. The council been accepted.

Auditors, January, 2017 financial reports, ed Newman and Clifford Hamilton were reappointed to serve an additional term on environmental and sustainability Commission. There is a request from the 317 board that the city council considered a motion to waive the full 45-day comment period for the proposed Adam Amanda mental health rehab center facilities. City Council decided against the motion pending further clarification. The meeting adjourned at eight o'clock. Thank you. So much for tuning in to TDC again I'm Tori oakers, with your city council meeting, highlights have a great day.