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Okay, welcome. I would like to call to order the regular Dublin City Council meeting of Tuesday, June, January, the 20th, 20th, 26th.

Jenny, would you please call the roll?

Ms. Aluto.

Mayor Amrostroms.

Here. Vice Mayor DeRosa.

Here. Ms. Johnson.

Here. Mr. Keeler.

Here. Ms. Cram.

Here. Dr. Lam.

Here.

Okay, I will make a motion to adjourn the executive session for the purpose of personnel matters, considering the employment of a public employee, considering confidential information related to a request for economic development insistence that involves public infrastructure improvements that are directly related to an economic development project, in which executive session is necessary to protect the possible investment or expenditure of public funds to be made in connection with the economic development project.

For preparing, for conducting, or reviewing negotiations, or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms of their and conditions of their employment.

Conferences with an attorney for a public body concerning disputes involving the public body that are subject to pending or imminent court action, and personnel matters considering the compensation of a public employee is there a second.

Thank you, Jenny. Would you please call the roll.

Vice Mayor DeRosa.

Yes. Ms. Johnson.

Yes.

Dr. Lam.

Yes.

Mayor Amrostrom.

Yes.

Ms. Cram.

Yes. Mr. Keeler.

Yes.

Yes.

Very good. I will remind the viewing public that we will reconvene this meeting at 7 p.m. in this location. Thank you.

Okay.

We will now reconvene the January 20th, 2026 regular Dublin City Council meeting.

And with that, Dr. Lam, would you please lead us in the pledge?

Indivisible.

Thank you. We will begin with our agenda item of citizen comments.

This is an opportunity for citizens to comment on any topic that is not on this evening's agenda.

We hope that you have had the opportunity to sign in at the kiosk out front if you are unable to do so we will invite your public comment near the end of that time.

With that, Lindsay, do we have anyone sign up for public comment?

Good evening, members of council. We have a few members who have signed in starting with David Venny.

Welcome. Please come forward and state your name and address into the record.

Oh, you got it. There you go.

Okay.

Good evening, council. My name is David Venny and I reside with my family on South Riverview Street in the historic district of Dublin.

Thank you for providing me with the chance to speak with you tonight.

I want to use my time to share an opportunity to improve the character of Dublin's historic district, specifically the character of South Riverview Street.

Last year, the city buried the utilities immediately to the west of South Riverview, those for South Blacksmith Lane and South High Street.

Our street was not included in his my understanding that it was due to the geological nature of our ground, having an extremely high content of rock, boring through the rock would be too costly.

It's unfortunate, but it makes sense.

Password to December. My neighbors asked me to reach out to Alta Fiber as the company marked utility locations out front of the homes of South Riverview Street.

There was confusion about the extent of the work and if there would be remediation, I reached out to Alta Fiber and was informed by the installation supervisor Jimmy Roland that Alta Fiber is bearing fiber cable in the area and that the company would repair any damage done to the property during installation.

This was great news. He also added that the installation initially was scheduled to begin in December but was getting to be pushed back to spring.

The reason their machinery could not get through the rock president on South Riverview Street.

The company needs to bring in heavy boring machinery and there's a three to four a month wait list for the necessary equipment.

When I heard this information, I thought it provides a chance to do what could not be done last year.

It is my understanding that as a longstanding policy of the city that when opportunities rise to lay underground wiring in conjunction with the underground burials, that it would be considered.

I am here tonight to request that council explore taking advantage of the work being done on South Riverview by Alta Fiber to line our street with the rest of the historic district by bearing our utilities.

Thank you for time and consideration.

Very good. Thank you. I will ask that sounds like something that's gone through engineering and I know that they're looking at Alta Fiber in that area.

So I'll ask our director of engineering Paul Hammersmith. He can meet you out whenever's convenient for you and exchange some information and then he can update us on the outcome of that.

Perfect. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you.

Lindsay next.

Nathan Zadan. Welcome, please come forward and state your name and address into the record.

Good evening, members of council. My name is Nadir Zidane and I reside at 6296 Ross Bend.

By now, many of us are familiar with the increasing ice and CBP activity taking place across the country.

In recent months, we've seen significant escalations and ice raids, including here in central Ohio, as well as our city of Dublin.

These actions driven by anti-immigrant sentiment have caused fear and distress in our communities, tearing families apart and destabilizing neighborhoods.

The president of the United States has repeatedly used bigoted derogatory into humanizing language toward immigrant communities, effectively marking them as targets.

While ice claims to be upholding immigration law, its actions have repeatedly undermined the rule of law and violated constitutional protections.

In just the past month, ice has attempted to detain US citizens without probable cause.

A Los Angeles County judge found sufficient evidence that ice has violated the Fourth Amendment by relying on race, language, and occupation to establish reasonable suspicion.

In Minnesota, agents have engaged in warrantless arrests and racial profiling.

Now, ice is operating in our city.

Last December alone, ice detained more than 214 people in Columbus, including US citizens and those who are legal residents.

For a city that prides itself on diversity, this has understandably spread fear throughout immigrant and minority communities.

Here in Dublin, the impact is clear.

At Dublin, Sayoto High School, students organized a walk out after an ice arrest occurred near the high school, demonstrating how deeply these actions affect young people in our community.

When residents have attempted to speak out against these abuses, the consequences have been severe.

In Minneapolis, a US district judge was compelled to restrict ice from arresting or retaliating against peaceful protesters.

These actions are eroding public trust in law enforcement.

As city council members, you took an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.

When federal agents violate constitutional rights, we must take action to uphold them.

While I would have loved for my city of Dublin to be first, which I am proud of as first in many things,

the city of Worthington has beat us to action recently passing a resolution condemning racism,

affirming the importance of immigrants to their community and acknowledging the fear ice has created.

They reaffirmed their identity as a welcoming city.

Passing a similar resolution is how we can take a stand and support our city, our neighbors, and our community, and our students.

So let us come together and take whatever action we can to protect our community, our values, and our democracy.

Thank you.

Thank you. Chief, I'm going to ask that you meet Mr. Zunian.

And he can share with you the work that our officers are doing in our response.

So, thank you.

And Zinec?

Diane Cordelano?

Welcome.

Please come forward and state your name and address into the record.

Good evening.

Mayor, council members.

I'm Diane Cardelano, and I live at 3390 Martin Road.

Dublin.

So thank you, as always, for being willing to hear us out.

And some of this is repetition.

You're going to see me over and over.

But I did, there were a couple of other things on my mind related, again, back to the November 6th,

planning and zoning meeting.

And so I don't know how many of you have watched that meeting.

And if you haven't had a chance to, we would just respectfully request that you take the time

to do that so that you can understand our visceral difficulties with the way things rolled out there.

It just, especially with regard to the waivers, it seemed very rushed and confusing,

and you know, even mayor grooms had a slight misunderstanding, was she graciously

acknowledged and apologized for.

So yeah, we would just request that you would all take the time to watch that.

So the other, I can't remember if this was mentioned in, you know, by myself or somebody else,

but at that meeting also, Mr. Deschler had, he loved the meeting early, and right before he was

leaving, he was literally standing up, expressing his unequivocal support for the preliminary

development plan without hearing a single word of public comment.

And that just really felt wrong.

So, you know, and again, I don't know if there's anything that can be done about that,

but, you know, it just didn't sit well with us.

The, it also seems puzzling that there is no, according to Ms. Cram,

we had asked about, you know, is there a way to appeal or, you know,

reverse what happened at that meeting, and apparently applicants have a process by which they can

appeal a decision, but there is no recourse or avenue for residents to do that.

And I don't know why that is, and if there's any way to introduce

language to allow that, because it's just, again, that seems very unfair and lopsided that,

you know, residents don't have any kind of recourse whatsoever to question or, you know, debate,

and I don't know the correct language, but, you know, to other than when we speak here.

Yeah, it just doesn't seem right. So, those are the primary things.

Scott Herring had sent an email, excuse me, and very detailed outlining, you know, the time

stamps and everything, certain things that transpired during that meeting. And yeah, to just,

you know, we would greatly appreciate feedback from all of you with regard to, you know,

I mean, are we way off base with how we perceived things turned out that day, or that evening,

or, you know, is there some legitimacy to, you know, our deep concerns about this, because

it seems like, you know, if there is a city code that says applicants can, am I over?

Okay, I'm sorry. I didn't know if it was counting up or counting down.

Yeah, where, what that code references, and if there is, oh, gosh, I lost my train of thought.

Yeah, but, you know, you're referencing code there, and yet there doesn't seem to be, you know,

an appetite to uphold code with regard to building heights and things like that. So, anyway,

that was it. Thank you. Thank you. I do know staff is in receipt of the email that Scott

hearing that you were copied on. Yeah. And I believe that they're working on a response to that. So,

I trust that hopefully this week that we will have a formal response to that email sent. And

okay, thank you. And then we can entertain additional questions at that time. Okay, thank you.

Thank you so much. All right.

Lindsay, next. Lauren Renali submitted comments via the website. Her address is 4760 Bright Road,

Dublin, Ohio, regarding Old Dublin Street utility poles. Her comments are as follows.

I drive through Old Dublin on high street every day. At some point, I noticed how unsightly

the utility poles were. So many wires, inconsistent heights in leaning pole structures.

I thought, wow, Dublin should do something about that. Sure enough, two weeks later, the work started.

On my Friday commute, I admired the new clean and beautiful look of the street. Thank you,

Dublin, for always being a step ahead. Very good. Thank you. Any others? So,

everyone that did not have opportunity to sign in that would still like to make public comment this

evening. Okay. Hearing none, next item on our agenda is the consent agenda. Is there a request

to remove an item from the consent agenda, consisting of two liquor permits in the January 5th meeting

minutes? Hearing none, now we'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda. Is there a second?

Thank you, Jenny. Would you please call the roll? Ms. Cram? Yes. Mr. Keeler? Yes. Mayor Amro Strums? Yes.

Dr. Lam? Yes. Ms. Aluto? Yes. Ms. Johnson? Yes. Vice Mayor Deroza? Yes.

Okay. It brings us to introduction. First reading ordinances. Ordinance 01-26. Amendments to section

72.021-132.03153.076 and adding section 72.022 to chapter 72 of the Dublin-Codified ordinances to

address vehicular and environmental noise. I want to do so. Thank you. And Jeannie Willis is our

staff presenter. Welcome. Thank you. Good evening, members of council. Tonight before you,

we have ordinance 01-26. I feel very honored to have the very first one of the year.

You're number one. Jenny, you're number one. Number one. I'm ending various sections of our code ordinances.

72.021 loud noise, 72.022 new section, no engine braking permitted, 132.03 disorderly conduct,

and 153.076 regarding public nuisance. So updates are proposed to three existing code sections

and adding one new sections. The changes aim to establish clear, measurable standards,

enhance the city's ability to respond to community noise concerns and objectively evaluate

disturbances. There have been no changes to the draft code language since the November 17th

introduction. Here are the highlights of the changes. In 72.021 loud noise from motor vehicles,

there are two areas with changes. The first addresses noise from speakers or amplifiers from

motor vehicles with a proposed threshold of 80 decibels. The second addresses vehicle engine noise

with proposed thresholds based on the speed limit. For posted speed limits of 35 miles per hour

and lower, the proposed threshold is 86 decibels. And for speeds, for roadways with higher speeds,

the proposed threshold is 90 decibels. Section 72.022 is the new section in this chapter that

adds an engine brake restriction provision and allows the city to post signs in appropriate locations

throughout the city. 132.03 disorderly conduct is consistent with the motor vehicle section

that addresses noise from speakers or amplifiers in that a threshold of 80 decibels is used

with a duration of 15 minutes. And in section 153.076 public nuisance, it establishes a new subsection

that expressly addresses excessive noise, which is consistent with the previous two sections

establishing an 80 decibel threshold with a duration of 15 minutes. This section also includes

restrictions on pervasive noise, including but not limited to continuous low frequency noise,

and that may be considered unreasonable and disturbing even when it is below 80 decibels.

Staff's recommendation is that council adopt ordinance 0126 at the second reading public hearing

on February 9th, 2026. Thank you, and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.

Very good. Thank you, Jeannie. I want to take a moment for public comment. Is there anyone present

this evening from the general public that would like to speak relative to this legislation?

Hearing none, council questions and discussion.

So making progress here, we've been talking about this for a while, and I would say one of the number

one complaints that I hear from residents loud vehicle noise in particular. So 72.021B noise sound

amplification of the speakers. We know motor vehicles. I would add motorcycles simply because I hear

a number of folks riding around on loud motorcycles that have to play their sound systems even louder.

And I would consider doing the same in C as well for the engine operation noise. Thanks.

Thank you for that comment. Yes, we went back and reviewed the code today and found that

there was an oversight on our part that the motor vehicle definition specifically excluded motorcycles,

however, that was not our intent. So thank you. Great catch. We will revise that definition for

the second reading. Thank you. Thank you for your great work on this. Just a clarification.

So for the, is there objective criteria for their pervasive noise? So what does that include?

Just so it doesn't devolve into other subjective enforcement or selective complaints.

So that part of the code is meant to provide some flexibility. So for those types of noises that

remain constant for longer than 15 minutes at a time, it's meant to be able to provide or site

for lower decibel readings, but that are still annoying to someone who have or dairy sensibilities.

So there is some subjective interpretation of that? Yes, I believe that is the intent.

Yes, councilmember. So there's two portions. One, the objective, obviously, with the decibels.

This pervasive is subjective, but to prove it, it requires a lot more context and evidence instead of

just we're hearing a loud noise. Thank you. I want to thank again for we're moving in the right

direction here and thank you for all the edits you took of mine earlier. I just had one comment

in this more before maybe the educational information that we're going to put out there

so that people understand what is 80 decimals. There's a lot of good noise information that has

graphics that show you what makes certain noises because just so you know what that is, right?

If people start reporting things, you don't really know. And then more specifically, because truck

traffic is the number one thing I hear about is do we have readings like what is the average

dump truck decibel at 50 feet, right? So yes, so we have been using FHWA's criteria that establishes

what that decibel threshold should be for a dump truck in good proper working order, which is,

I believe it was 89 decimals. And with that, we use that to set the threshold so that we weren't

not unintentionally causing dump trucks to be out of compliance, but if you were not maintaining

your vehicle, you would be. Okay, so they're right on the very edge. They're right on the very edge.

Okay, and that's good to know and I think that's good information for the public to know.

And also another one is I know we've been doing readings and trying to test some of those

loud obnoxious cars that do the street racing or the stuff in Bridge Park. And just out of curiosity,

what were those numbers, you know, that those were showing up. So the noise readings that we have

were for hard roads specifically as that was the focus for the trucks. We do not have specific

readings for like some of those louder. Oh, I thought we had some in the Bridge Park area.

We have the up-city cameras that give us an average over a day and they show us where

it fluctuates, but we don't we can't pinpoint it to a source. Okay, but yeah, that would just be

helpful to add to this information just to show that we're capturing that number. Okay, thank you.

Thanks. I probably should have asked this before, but just sort of general, how do these suggested

changes compare to what we might see in Columbus or one of the other are neighboring jurisdictions

related to, you know, the noise that happens on 270. Do we have any comparison of noise

orderings and anything in our neighboring jurisdictions? No, I don't think we can we can we can

research that and get back to. Well, no, I was just curious because so much of this finds its way

touching our neighboring jurisdictions. Sawmill is a neighboring jurisdiction 270, and I was just

curious how this relates to what we see there. Because we do a lot of benchmarking. I just assumed

that perhaps that had been. Yeah, I know at the very beginning of this conversation we did some

level of benchmarking so we can do that. Yeah, I just don't remember that. But I recall that most of

them had very subjective, similar to what we've had in the past, so I believe this is pretty

advanced in comparison, but we can verify. Again, not to hold anything up, but it's just how do we

compare to all these roadways that are touching the exact areas that we're interested? Okay, thank you.

So, you know, we're taking an important step here tonight and at the second reading,

but it's going to be critical for us to be able to measure and enforce this. And when we talked

about this last year, we were exploring some different technologies, so I'll be anxious to see

what those are. The sooner we can start testing things even before the second reading, if we can

be testing these devices to see, you know, the enforcement's a big part of it. And then also

educating the community, as Kathy said, I would say just my perception, a number of these offenders

are not double in residence. They're coming to Bridge Park to entertain or whatever they think

they're entertaining. But at a minimum, educating double in residence, the parents of kids that

have loud cars and that kind of thing, I think it's an important next step. That's a great point.

The sound meters and the technologies and the emerging technologies have been probably the

biggest barriers for us to overcome at this point, so we're still testing some of those. At the

last meeting, we talked about a few companies that have some options to include a company called

SoundView, which our business district team is currently testing at this point. But to your point

about education, that will definitely be a part of this is an educational period so that both

residents, community members, and visitors understand the new law, hopefully, that will go in place

and also our enforcement efforts. And if I could, we also have code enforcement staff that have been

testing devices as well. So we're also working on getting the various work units together

to ensure that they're sharing best practices and that we get consistent use of technology

across the city. And through our discussions with AWS coincidentally, they shared a lot of

background on how various communities that they work with measure noise as well, and they shared

a lot of best practices that we've learned from as well. Other questions? I have to, on I-270,

I know that we do have some ability to monitor activities on there, but for these noise implications,

would we have jurisdiction? There's not some crossover with a highway policy or whatever that we

might not be able to enforce this on the highway portions that are within the city of Dublin.

We would be able to enforce it. Okay, and then my second question is around this nuisance activity,

and I think of like lawn mowing equipment, things of that nature. Do we feel like we might be

bumping into some perhaps poorly maintained lawn equipment or whatever in residential areas

that this might now subject that activity to? So the public nuisance applies from 9p to 7a,

so it would be those poorly maintained time equipment operating during those times of day,

which is probably going to be fairly limited, so I would say we might, and that is where we have

some of that discretion, maybe a code enforcement officer who could go out and talk to that property

owner using that poorly maintained equipment and ask them to, but that's the purpose of the

flexibility in the code as written. Great, thank you. Okay, if there is nothing further,

we will look forward to second reading public hearing scheduled for February the 9th.

Okay, I will make a motion to wave the council rules of order and read ordinances 0, 2-26 and 0,

3-26 together. Is there a second? Jenny, would you please call the roll? Mr. Keeler? Yes.

Mayor Amrosgroom? Yes. Ms. Cram? Yes. Ms. Johnson? Yes. Vice Mayor DeRosa? Yes. Dr. Lam? Yes.

Ms. Saluto? Yes. Ordinance 2-26, authorizing the city manager to execute an accept necessary

conveyance documents and contracts to acquire a 0.006 acres temporary right of weight easement

from RALCO properties LLC and Ohio Limited Liability Company from the property located at 36-38

North High Street for the public purpose of constructing and improving roadway infrastructure,

which shall be open to the public without charge. Ordinance 3-26 is regarding acquiring a 0.005

acre fee simple warranty deed for right of way with reservation of existing access rights and a 0.006

acre permanent utility easement and a 0.024 acre temporary right of weight easement from 72 double

and LLC for the property located at 20 North Street. Thank you and we will stick with Jenny

for our staff report. Sure. Well, good evening again, everyone. So, ordinances 0-2 through 0-3-26

we are regarding the conveyance of certain properties for the Northern historic Dublin

Infrastructure Improvements Project. This particular map indicates the subject property interests

for this particular project. Parsles 5 and 7 have agreed to terms for the relevant property.

Parsle 5 RALCO properties LLC has agreed to the fair market value estimation or FMVE for 0.006

acres for a temporary construction easement in the amount of $2,120 as shown here on the slide.

Likewise, Parsle 7 or 72 double and LLC has also agreed to the FMVE for a 0.005 acre warranty deed

a 0.006 acre permanent utility easement and a 0.024 acre temporary construction easement

in the total amount of $39,370. Staff recommends adoption of ordinances 0-2 and 0-3-26

at the second reading public hearing on February 9, 2026. Thank you and I'm happy to answer any

questions you may have. Very good. Thank you. Is there anyone present from the general public that

would like to speak relative to these ordinances? Hearing none, council question, discussion?

Looks like we will look forward to seeing you back on February 9 for second reading.

Okay, I will make a motion to wave the council rules of order and read ordinances 0-4-26

through 0-6-26 together. Is there a second? Thank you, Jenny, would you please call the roll?

Mayor Ambrosegrooms? Yes. Ms. Johnson? Yes. Mr. Keeler? Yes. Vice Mayor DeRosa? Yes. Dr. Lam? Yes.

Ms. Aluto? Yes. Ms. Cramp? Yes. Ordinance 4-26. Appropriate a 0.008 acre fee simple warranty

deed for the right of way with reservation of existing access rights and a 0.005 acre temporary

right of way easement from Pappy Brian's LLC and a high limited liability company from the property

located at 16 North High Street for the public public purpose of constructing and improving roadway

infrastructure, which shall be open to the public without charge. Ordinance 5-26 is appropriating

a 0.009 acre fee simple warranty deed for the right of way with reservation of existing access

rights and a 0.007 acre temporary right of way easement from Fadil Abousi and Nalyav Abousi

from the property located at 24-26 and 28 North High Street and ordinance 6-26 is appropriating a

0.053 acre permit utility permanent utility easement and a 0.010 acre temporary right of way easement from

STJ 319 holdings LLC and a high limited liability company from the property located at 40 North High

Street. I'll introduce it. Thank you. The hardest working gallon the room tonight apparently.

We'll stick with you, Jeannie. Your microphone please. Thank you. All right, so as shown in the

previous ordinances just heard, the map shown on the screen indicates the subject property

interests for the Northern Historic District Infrastructure Improvements Project, the subject

properties associated with these particular ordinances are parcels 2, 3, and 5. Property interests

associated with parcel 5, Pappy Breoneys LLC include a 0.008 acre warranty deed and a 0.005

acre temporary construction easement. Similarly, the property interests associated with parcel 3,

the deal Abuji and Najla Abuji include a 0.009 acre warranty deed and a 0.007 acre temporary

construction easement. And finally, the property interests associated with parcel 5, STJ 319

holdings LLC include a 0.053 acre permanent utility easement and a 0.010 acre temporary construction

easement. At this time, the city has not been able to reach an agreement in terms of the

compensation for the needed right-of-way easements with these property owners. The city does remain

hopeful that an amicable agreement can still be reached with each of these owners. However,

ordinances 0 through 0 4 through 0 6 26 continue the appropriations process in the event negotiations

are unsuccessful. Staff recommends approval of these ordinances at the second reading public hearing

on February 9, 2026 as these ordinances will allow the Northern Historic District Infrastructure

Improvements Project to remain on schedule and proceed to construction. Thank you and I'm

happy to answer any questions you may have. Very good. Thank you. I want to take a moment

for public comment. Is there anyone present this evening from the general public that would like

to speak relative to this legislation? Hearing none, council questions, discussion?

Okay, we will look forward to second reading public hearing that is scheduled for February 9.

Thank you. This brings us to the introduction public hearing vote resolution's portion of our

agenda. We will begin with resolution 0, 2-26. Accepting the slowest and best bid for the heightened

awareness crosswalk, Highland Croy Road and Tellymore Drive. Thank you. And our staff report will

be from Mark Disilver. Welcome. Good evening, members of council. Staff conducted a competitive bid for

the heightened awareness crosswalk at Highland Croy and Tellymore Drive. The project includes the

installation of a pedestrian hybrid beacon at the intersection of Highland Croy Road and Tellymore

Drive. This location was identified in the heightened awareness crosswalk study to provide

residents with an improved crossing to access Glacier Ridge Metro Park. The project is budgeted

in the 2026-2030 capital improvement program in the amount of $435,000 as part of the heightened

awareness crosswalk study implementation project. On December 9, 2025, three bids were opened.

We received and publicly opened and complete general constructions submitted the lowest and

best bid of $367,679.94, which is 13% over the engineers estimate of $325,000. Construction is

expected to commence in March 2026 with an anticipated completion date of late 2026 or early 2027.

Staff recommends approval of this resolution accepting complete general constructions bid

as lowest and best and I am happy to answer any questions you have. Very good thank you.

I want to take a moment for public comment. Is there anyone present from the general public this

evening that would like to speak relative to this legislation? Hearing none, council questions,

discussion? Regarding the temporary beacon that's going to go up. Is that just something we're

renting or using from the contractor and they're going to take it? Or is that something that we're

acquiring and then could use again? Yeah, it's a temporary facility that the contractor would install

for the duration of construction until the permanent signal is in place and then they would remove all

of those components and they keep them. And then they would keep them. Okay, thanks.

Thank you for your work on this. I will tell you the residents up and down

that area and are going to be very happy about that anybody that goes into the park to ride.

I had two questions. So why the length of time between the beginning and the end of this?

Is this, are we still waiting for the equipment to arrive? Is that what's going on there still?

Yeah, whenever you have a traffic, anything that involves traffic signal components,

there's long lead times. So that includes the electrical components like the traffic cabinet

and the controller and all those electrical components within that cabinet as well as the poles.

The poles are custom made for every project. Okay, and so you get in line and there's no bump in the

line, you just get in line and when your product is made they'll deliver it at that time. So

there's very, very long lead times for these types of projects. Yeah, we're still waiting for the one

by the elementary school by Scottish Corners, right? So that's the delay there waiting for that

piece of equipment. Thank you. And then my second question is when it goes from this temporary

beacon which I'm assuming is going to be a yellow flashing light, I don't know, maybe it's the red

flashing light. That is a very, very traffic road and people, there will be a learning curve

to recognize if we really are going to give right away to the pedestrian or to the biker or whatever.

How do you actually educate folks that this isn't just a yellow flash that this is really truly

stop. How do you do that? Yeah, there's definitely education that needs to go into action and

prior to, even with the temporary signal, prior to that going into active operation,

we'll place signs along the roadway that educates the folks that the signal will begin stopping,

what we call it stop and go operation. And then at that point they'll need to at a certain date

and then when they see the red signal indication that is an indication for them to stop. But yeah,

there's definitely some public education that has to go into effect and the temporary signal

will be in play throughout the duration of construction. So will the temporary one have red or no?

The temporary will be a full operation pedestrian hybrid beacon. So just like the final condition,

will be the temporary condition. Okay, great. So then it will be sooner when we see this come into play.

Okay, very good. Yes. Oh, good. Okay, I misunderstood. Thank you. Thank you for your work on this.

Others? Okay. Jenny, would you please call roll. Dr. Lamb? Yes.

Miss Aluto? Yes. Miss Cram? Yes. Miss Johnson? Yes. Ice Mayor DeRosa? Yes. Mayor Amrose Grims? Yes.

Mr. Keeler? Yes. This brings us to the other business portion of our agenda. First item is

designating the clerk of council to complete the required public records request, open meeting

training on behalf of city council members and our staff report will be brought forward by our very

own clerk of council. Jenny, don't go. Good evening, members of council. Ohio revised code

requires officials elected to state wider local office to complete three hours of public records

training during each term of office. This training must be certified by the Ohio Attorney General

and proof of completion is required and provided to the auditors. The ORC also allows elected

officials to appoint a designate to complete the training on their behalf. So if desired,

and only if you really, really want to, you may, by motion, designate the clerk of council to

complete the required public records training on your behalf. And I am happy to answer any questions

you may have. Very good. Thank you, questions discussion. I just want to say thank you for taking

a three hour class for us. I would also like to ask that as a new member of council, if there are

points in this training that you feel would be worthwhile for us to fully understand, please come

back and share that information with us. Maybe not three hours, but thank you for taking this on.

The Cliffs Notes version, right? Any other comments? I can think of no one better than to make a

motion to designate our clerk of council to complete the required public records open meeting

training on behalf of council. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Jenny. Would you please call

the roll? Ms. Johnson? Yes. Mr. Keeler? Yes. Dr. Lam? Yes. Ms. Aludo? Yes. Vice Mayor DeRosa? Yes.

Ms. Crown? Yes. Mayor Ambrose? Yes. This brings us to the micro-mobility device code

revisions and policy recommendations. And we'll go back to Genie with she's going to have some help on

this one, but she will bring forward our staff report. Good evening again, members of council.

Staff is pleased tonight to bring forward to you some draft micro-mobility device code revisions and

policy recommendations. So tonight we will provide an overview of the micro-mobility program proposed

updates to our code as it relates to micro-mobility and additional considerations that have influenced

our thought process and the development of the proposed code. I'd also like to introduce Joe Bachelor

from Frost Brown Todd Givens, which I guess I should have done a little earlier. I apologize for

that. Who will lead the existing and draft code revisions discussion? So the micro-mobility pilot

program was launched in 2022 to assess the feasibility and community impacts of mobility options within

the city. A brief overview of various types of micro-mobility devices seen in use around Dublin will

also be provided. The existing code provisions will be reviewed by Joe relative to micro-mobility

devices as well as the draft code revisions themselves. Again, the additional considerations will

be outlined and then we will be seeking some council feedback. So council adopted resolution 29-25

on April 21st, 2025, which extended the micro-mobility pilot program for an additional 12-month

period, concluding on June 1st of 2026. At that time, council did direct staff to ensure that we

brought forward micro-mobility code revisions so that we did not have to continue by resolution

suspending code to allow the operations of these devices, which is why we are here tonight.

During the extension, staff has advanced council's direction to update the city code and regarding

the operation and regulations of micro-mobility devices. With this, I would like to turn over

the presentation to Joe so he can review the existing code and the proposed draft code. Thank you.

All right, so we'll start with the existing code and what the code already contemplates. So

these were drafted several years ago before many of these new devices came on the market.

First and foremost is e-bikes. So current code largely mirrors state code on e-bikes.

It has a lot of specific definitions. As you can see, there are about three components to a

definition, including speed, wattage, and what type of assist is available on the bike. And there's

not going to be a ton of changes with this section as well since state code does a pretty good

job of discussing that. And one important part with this is because different classes of e-bikes

can get a little confusing. The benefit is that under current code and under state code,

manufacturers are required to label the e-bikes with how they're classified. And without state

code doing that, it would be a little more difficult to classify different e-bikes and what can it

cannot be used on sidewalks. Moving on to many motorcycles. So under current code, they are

prohibited, but it's a little difficult to find. It's buried in an all-purpose vehicle section,

and there's really only one mention of a mini-bike at all. It's a little hard to clarify where

they can't be read, and even though they are prohibited everywhere, once you get through all the

code for that. And moving on to summer vision. So starting with where we currently are with

micromobility, because there is no micromobility-specific section of the code, we rely on state code,

which is a little thin in terms of what they are regulating and what they allow the city to

regulate, which gives us an opportunity to be a little more customizable with what we can do.

So starting with the definitions, so there is a technical definition of the micromobility device

that we are proposing in terms of power, maximum speed capability with the motor assist

and the amount of wheels on there, some general operator requirements, in terms of where you can

it cannot ride, the most important of which would be a helmet provision, requiring helmets until

you're at least 18 years old. Specific parking requirements where other cities around central Ohio

have had trouble where these devices are being parked, blocking ADA ramps on sidewalks, blocking

sidewalks in general. This lays out some pretty basic provisions of where you can it cannot park,

where they can be operated. So generally these are going to be operated on streets, sidewalks,

and shared use pads, because they have a capped speed. And then fleet operators, we also added a

code provision for that. That is a pretty thin code section, because most of the technical requirements,

geofencing, all of that good stuff is going to be in the contract with the actual provider.

So for example, VIO has a pretty comprehensive contract outlining their regulations that we're

holding them to to get the permit. Well at the same time, it ensures that a fleet operator can't

come in under the dark of night and just start operating in the city of Dublin. This is more of a

clarification for that as well. Now for bicycles, e-bikes, skateboards, roller blades, all of your

traditional devices, there's not a lot of changes here. It's listed where you can it cannot

operate them. Again, there's a helmet provision now that we're adding, which a lot of other

municipalities around us have that we currently don't for up to 18 while still maintaining the

helmet requirement for all class three e-bike riders, which is under state code and current code.

Now for revisions for miniature motorcycles, they will still be banned on streets, sidewalks,

shared use pads, pretty much anywhere you can think of except for private property. But it's a lot

clear where we're going to specifically put it in its standalone provision, miniature motorcycles

are banned. Parent accountability, another element that a lot of central Ohio municipalities have

that Dublin currently doesn't, where adding the added element of holding parents accountable

from preventing their children from operating these devices in a reckless manner should hopefully

increase compliance amongst the younger crowd as well. And then enforcement, which I know a

deputy chief cabinet can discuss as well with a layered penalty system.

Now some additional considerations again, many motorcycles I know that there might have been some

conversation at a previous committee meeting about whether there would be different park areas

at this point, they're banned in parks. Regional coordination, again, a lot of these changes

align with other central Ohio municipalities, although ours is maybe a bit more comprehensive

than most. And then last, the community survey which I know GD can discuss.

But central Ohio code comparison, let me finish here my apologies. So again, where the devices

can be operated is quite consistent. With the proposed code, we will become consistent with helmet

requirements, same with parental responsibility. Our parking requirements are going to be a

little more detailed and specific than most cities have right now. Many motorcycles were still pretty

consistent. And then distinctions, we have a lot of flexibility with the city manager or designate

being able to determine speed limits or maybe adjusting where certain devices can be operated

during changing times, third administrative order. So wouldn't require a code change every single

time there might need to be an adjustment from say 15 miles an hour to 12 miles an hour.

That sort of thing. And then again adds clarity and can be complemented with the educational

piece which I know genuinely talk about here. Okay, so as we discussed last year when we

brought this on top, when we introduced this topic to council, we said that we would conduct a

community survey and we did and we got some great results. So we did conduct our micro mobility

proposed code amendment survey from December 12th through December 28th, 2025, receiving 312

responses to gauge public awareness of micro mobility devices and support for potential regulatory

changes. The survey results indicate that most respondents are very or somewhat familiar with

micro mobility devices and that there is strong overall support for enhanced safety measures,

particularly for clearer rules and targeted restrictions at about 86% support from the respondents.

Youth safety emerged as a key priority with strong support for helmet requirements

around 88% and for parents and for holding parents and guardians accountable when miners are

knowingly allowed to ride unsafely about 78% of the respondents agreed with that.

Respondents overwhelmingly supported maintaining the existing ban on miniature motorcycles over 93%

of respondents said yes, they agree. There were a few common concerns that our residents shared

including speed differentials, youth behavior and enforcement challenges on shared use paths

alongside a clear call for simpler more understandable regulation. Again, the survey results indicate

broad community support for revising the city's micro mobility regulations to improve safety and

clarity. So moving on to the education plan, we know that a strong clear education plan will be

critical to the success of our micro mobility regulations. So as part of our broader

micro mobility initiative, staff has developed an education strategy to enhance pedestrian safety

and clearly communicate the city's expectations for the safe and legal operation of micro mobility

devices and other similar devices with the goal of promoting informed and responsible use.

penalties will be included as part of the broader communication and public information effort

which will be finalized and implemented once council confirms our outcomes.

The forthcoming public education strategy will build on the outreach that began in December

with the launch of the community survey. The goal is to promote the informed, responsible use

with a clear focus on safety and understanding. The campaign will use a mix of communication tools

including social media, email, flyers, newsletters, QR codes and signs to help the community understand

how micro mobility devices are expected to be used safely and responsibly. While the effort will

reach a broad audience, additional emphasis will be placed on engaging families and younger children.

The education plan is designed to make it easy for all residents and visitors to understand

with particular emphasis on the families. So as part of the education effort,

staff has taken it upon ourselves to create a micro mobility matrix. This particular one

highlights the code updates with the cells in yellow highlighting the differences between the

proposed code and the existing code. This matrix visually indicates which devices are subject to

certain regulations and location restrictions and the yellow cells again highlight the changes

from the existing regulations. To supplement the matrix, staff has also drafted the active

transportation safety guide which provides a unified easy to understand reference for rules governing

walking, biking, e-biking and micro mobility use like scooters and electric skateboards within

the city of Dublin. It blends the Ohio revised code requirements with Dublin's local ordinances,

our draft ordinances to promote that safe, consistent and travel across sidewalks shared use

paths, trails and streets. The guide consolidates the rules and regulations into one source with the

goal of reducing confusion and advancing Dublin's mobility and safety goals. So the next steps,

if council is agreeable to the draft proposed language, staff will bring back proposed ordinances

to city council for adoption and then to continue to engage regional partners to remain aligned for

the best practices. So staff does seek feedback from city council on the following items.

Is city council supportive of the proposed code revisions? Is city council supportive that

many motorcycles should not be permitted on Dublin streets, sidewalks, shared use paths and within

parks? And are there any additional elements city council would like incorporated into the draft

code revisions or education plan? Thank you. Very good. Okay, do you want to take a moment

for public comment? Is there anyone present from the general public this evening that would like

to speak relative to this topic? Hearing none, council questions, discussion?

Hi, my first question of clarification is we call them miniature motorcycles,

motor implies like a combustion motor or something just in general. So I wonder do we need

to specifically say either electric or gas powered because we call it out from bicycles,

like we have motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, regular. I just didn't know if we need to make

it different. We absolutely, we can absolutely consider that when we go back to drafts,

they're, yeah, we've been trying with this specific device as well to find the balance between

defining it, which can possibly get too specific and we take out some many motorcycles versus using

a broad term and hoping that it catches things as well. Because I mean, I would argue a miniature

motor, a miniature motor cycle is a combustion engine once all these electric ones that are driving

around aren't motor cycles. So I just, absolutely. Yeah, we look at that again. Yeah, that can

be that can be clarified in the definition. Just a quick comment. I think, you know, I've always known

that gasoline powered anything is not allowed on a sidewalk or shared use path. But to Amy's

point, some of the pictures that are represented in the presentation show a gasoline engine.

The term motor actually applies to gasoline and electric. So just by saying a motor cycle,

you're not necessarily saying that means it's gas powered. As long as we have that in the

definition, sorry, that's all I've said is make sure we're covering. You know, again, Captain

Obvious here would say everybody should know you don't have a gas powered device on a sidewalk.

But since the question is coming up, we might as well codify it and not to hijack your question.

But the question of where those devices can be used, an electric motor cycle, which

there are devices that have a top speed of 78 miles an hour, they should not be allowed

anywhere except for maybe in a park. I could consider being open to that as long as they're not

on a path. And my, my issue really is for the folks that have purchased these things and spent

$3,500 on them. Their kids want a place to ride it. And so I'd be open to that, but I could go either

way, but otherwise not allowed anywhere else. So I would say the memo did a pretty good job explaining

why not opening it up to the parks. So I'm fine with saying we just can't use them.

Yeah, so clarifying the definition, that's all. And then my other question is so in the matrix,

we have things that are yellow. Those are all new things, right? Their changes from the existing

company. So what's our existing helmet rule? I thought it was like 14. What's the state rule?

The state rule, I am not 100% aware of. Okay. And Dublin's current code, we do not have a helmet.

We don't have any at all. Correct. Okay. Except for. I think I was under the impression it was like

14 or something at the state. Like, I don't think it was 18. And I'll slightly revise to, we don't

have a helmet rule except for class three e-bikes where everyone has to wear helmet. Okay.

I don't know that I'm supportive of making people under 18 wear it. Like I'm good with like

up through elementary school or whatever, but you know, the kid on the scooter, a non-electric

scooter, you know, who's 15, I don't see required in the wear helmet. I don't know. 18 seems a

little excessive for me. They can be driving a car at 16. They should be able to decide if they're

going to wear helmet or not if they're riding a skateboard or a scooter. I don't think we should make

them do it. That's just my personal opinion. I would agree with Councilmember Cram on that.

When we talk about micromobility in the purpose, one of the purposes of micromobility is clean

transport, you know, that end mile transport and forcing a 16, 17, maybe even a 14, 15 year old

to put a helmet on could be completely anti and, you know, in that type of an effort. So I'm not

sure that I could support a helmet mandate either and I'm not sure that I would support a helmet

mandate for any age. It's certainly, we all know the probably the smart thing to do, but to make

that a law within the city, and then I think about enforcement, I think about, you know,

chief's not going to roll up on a 12 year old and ride him a ticket. I mean, I just worry that

our enforcement efforts, that time and that effort could be spent better elsewhere and maybe

we could handle it through education. The other thing I'd like to comment on is as I read through

the city, or through the resident comments on the survey, which I thought was really quite well

in response. We had quite a few responses and thorough responses. There were a lot of mention

of golf carts and ATVs, which I know are covered under, it's been explained they're covered under

other regulations. When it comes to the education on micromobility as we enact some of these changes,

I would just encourage us to consider, you know, expanding the education to include ATVs

and golf carts so people understand what the legal uses of those are as we move forward. So,

that's all. Thanks. I think this is great work. I would continue to support the

band of many motorcycles. There've been a few in my neighborhood, I'm like, really?

You know, I'd be okay with mandating helmets for under the age of 16, but to me that's not the

most pressing thing that's on here. I don't, I wouldn't want the many motorcycles in parks,

I get why you're saying that. But there's a lot of places, I mean, people who buy kayaks have to

take their kayaks to somebody of water to use them. They can take their motorcycles to,

they're minibike motorcycles to appropriate, you know, places to do the dirt bikes and stuff.

There was one other thing I had and I didn't write it down and I'll have to come back to it if I

remember it. Sorry, sorry, I just totally forgot what I was, the last thing I wanted to say.

Okay, I'll have to leave. So, I agree with the helmet, I would not support a helmet mandate,

and on the matrix, rented scooters, there's a helmet requirement, and that just isn't feasible.

If you're renting a scooter, unless the vendor provides a helmet and you happen to be walking

with a helmet, it just doesn't make sense. You know, a lot of this is going to come down to education

and I really wonder if we could enlist the help of the school district in helping us practice

safe riding. I remember health class from middle school and, you know, this isn't a boy or a

girl thing, this is an us thing, but educating everyone safe riding and a lot of that comes down

to etiquette. If you travel to Europe, these devices are everywhere, bikes are everywhere,

but that's how their civilization is sort of built around, and this is kind of a new,

relatively new thing for us, and a lot of these kids just don't know how to yield or how to act on

a sidewalk responsibly to yield to folks that are walking. So, you know, the school district is

on the front line, so if they get at half an hour once a year to their health class or whatever,

I think that could go a long way. You know, I think enforcement is going to be another issue

that we're going to have if you had a helmet requirement. How do you enforce that? I see some

reckless behavior, and it's mostly on the motorcycles that we're going to ban, so a lot of that,

I think we'll go away, but I have seen people riding on one wheel on the scooters as well,

and if they're doing that on a four-foot sidewalk or a six-foot sidewalk where there are people

walking, it's just not going to work out well. I also support being clear on golf carts because I'm

kind of ambiguous on that, and I know I think it's up our Arlington, I see them all over the place,

so being clear as to what, you know, what devices are allowed, where they're allowed.

I think that is it for me, thank you. Council Member Keeler, I'm sorry, Dr. Lam. It's one

to offer. We've had a lot of discussions on the best way to approach and what tactics to use for

education, and we have some natural connectivity, obviously, with school resource officers,

so that would be a really good place to start. I'm sure the schools would be pretty engaged in that as

well. So I wanted to thank you and the staff. This is wonderful work, very comprehensive,

very educational, very good. I have a couple of comments and a few questions, and so in regards

to the comments, I absolutely agree that the many motorcycles should not be permitted. Just a

few months ago I was driving on Glick Road, and on the bike path, right on Glick Road, there was a

many motorcycle, and he was going awfully fast, and so I clocked him, and he was going 40 miles an

hour on a bike path, where there were family members walking, and so I absolutely agree. I also

agreed to that many motorcycles should not be allowed in parks, and for all the reasons that were

delineated in your report. A couple of questions. So in the code comparison, I noticed that a new

Albany and a Westerville, they actually did set speed limits, and so a new Albany was 10 miles per

hour on sidewalks and shared use paths, and a Westerville was 15, and I know that you had alluded

that you had stated that we did not set a specific limit just to a law flexibility. Is that because

some subdivisions actually set their own limits? So for instance, I know that in Mirfield,

they cite that their paths are smaller, so they set their own limits or they set their own

rules on that. Is that the reason why we're not specific about it? And the reason why I bring this

up is because by not being specific, I could see how that could actually hinder some of our educational

components, but also some of our enforcement. People would say that's too fast. Like this guy is

going too fast, we should actually report them, but what is too fast? And so sometimes, so I do see

a utility of having a specific amount through which we can quantify things, and we can use that

as a specific arbiter of if they're violating. But what was the thoughts about why we aren't going

to be specific about a speed limit? Absolutely. So there was general discussion we went back and forth

on it. The reason that it's not listed in code was for the flexibility, and it would be instead done

through administrative order, which would be the city manager or his or her design that would post

it on the website, and it could be blasted out wide through different communications channels,

but the purpose of not having it in code and correct me from wrong genie was that if we started

at 15 and we determined that's too fast. Let's try 12. Instead of having to go through first reading

second reading vote on it, oh, 12's too slow or 12 still too fast. Let's go to 10. This can still be

done quicker in a little more agile. But there will be a specific limit that would be established.

Yes. And having said that, one option is certainly to put a speed limit in the code as some other

communities have done. So that's certainly an option. And if it's a consensus council, we could

certainly change the proposed revisions. But as Joe and Genie mentioned, it was simply to provide

flexibility. Similar to speed limits on roads, there's certain analysis and criteria that engineering

staff utilize to work with the state to establish speed limits. So the thought is that it's similar to

that approach. But like I said, if we were happy to change that. The other question and comment

that I had had to do with the educational component as some of the other council members have

already alluded to, I think education will be absolutely important. If we look at some of the

specific things that are caught out, even things like having a little ding when you're passing,

that's actually one of these just basic niceties that a lot of people don't do because they're

just not aware of it. So educating them will be important. The specific question I have for

you and the education component is that is you're going to be any component of penalties

included in the education component because we can talk all about safety, the importance of being

nice on the shared use pathways. But I think what we're really motivating people, particularly

parents when they're trying to educate or encourage their young ones to be compliant with the

helmet or whatever it is, is that if they say, look, if you don't do this, these are the penalties.

And so I correct me from wrong, but I didn't see anything in the draft about if the penalties

are going to be discussed as part of the education component. They absolutely will and

apologize for not including that is part of the overall education plan and the interest of trying

to keep the memo a little shorter and a little briefer from the, I don't know, however many pages

it was at this point. We wanted to try to condense it, but yes penalties will be included as part of

the broader communication and public information effort as we finalize what the rules and regulations

are going to be and how we are going to escalate with those penalties. So yes, that is definitely

the intent, especially the parental responsibility component of it. Thank you. The last question

that I have is the flip side of what we just talked about and it has to do with enforcement.

Because if there's no enforcement, there's no teeth and people are going to be worried about

the threat of penalties or the compliance issue. Councilmember Keeler has already

addressed part, or alluded to part of this, is enforcement is going to be awfully tough

because a lot of these times, you know, these infractions occur in an instant and then it's going

to be the reporting of it. How do you verify this? How do you verify that someone was or was not

wearing the helmet if they actually gave a little ding when they passed the left? I don't know the

answer to the hint and I know you guys probably do you're much smarter than I am about this.

And at some point, I would just be interested in having more of a conversation about the enforcement

aspect of this because that's actually, you know, the hardest part I think of this. The delineating,

the different, the vehicles, even the speeds, that's going to be easy part but actually enforcing

this is going to be the tough part. It may be, however, what I would say is we are always responsive

to community concerns and when we get a complaint, whether it's a criminal complaint,

a traffic complaint, for example, someone was speeding or consistently speeds on my street

at this time. Maybe the officer is not there, but we will be responsive to that,

meet with whoever it is that called in, try to gather whatever facts and circumstances

that we can and then try to educate or enforce as necessary. Now, as you pointed out,

there will be plenty of times, I'm sure that we will lack some of those facts and circumstances

that will make it difficult for enforcement but that doesn't mean we won't try.

Thank you very much. Thanks. I did finally remember what I was going to ask about.

So the golf carts, so I'm thinking of tournament time because the golf carts,

and they're the slow ones, they go up and down mirror filter, is there something in there that

does the part about, except during a planned, whatever blah blah blah, does that cover that?

Can you clarify which part of the code you're asking? Where it says like,

actually I'm mixing the two things up. My question is, we're not going to enforce that during,

I mean there's golf carts going up and down mirror filter all the time,

and mirror filter drive is not 25 miles an hour.

Correct. So there, there might be certain, some HOA regulations, if there's a private road or

private sidewalk of some sort, but in terms of golf carts and if we want to discuss the current

regulation of them and what is legal and not legal, that can be discussed. And there's a,

there's a memo that outlines that further too, that's a little more comprehensive because

it can get a little complex or we can discuss.

Yeah, so our existing code addresses golf carts and because those are not considered micromobility

devices, we did not cover that content in these materials, but we'd be happy to follow up with

an informational memo that shares what those current regulations are.

Yeah, it might be helpful just because it's a little confusing.

The other question that I had is, are these enforceable on private paths, like HOA paths,

or only on the public paths?

So in theory, this is only going to apply to public paths, so if there's an HOA of some sort,

then the rules can be a little different, even though ours would operate as a floor,

if they're in an HOA neighborhood and they're operating on a public street,

having a chief tabernet can go right a ticket of some sort.

Okay, thanks.

Thank you. A lot of work, I know. I am supportive of prohibiting the many motorcycles

in parks. I mean, they've got to get to the park if they're going to ride in the park,

and I don't know how that would actually happen, and I've seen a lot of the

mini motorcycles on the hills and the areas around our shared use paths making a mess of the dirt

and causing issues, and so I think it'd be great if they had a designated place, but since they don't,

I think we have to take it out of the park until at which time we have one, because I think a lot

of the issues are, I think that we wouldn't solve what we're trying to solve, I think.

And I'm supportive of the other revisions. As to speed limits, I think that could be

a phenomenal answer and a lot of the courtesy issues is just posting some speed limits and making

people aware of some of that. I think as somebody who bikes a lot, and I know that costs me $100,000.

As someone who bikes a lot on these paths, it's the speed issue that often is the scariest thing.

It's not even so much if someone is being reckless, but when they come around at a great speed,

they couldn't stop if they wanted to. Do you know what I mean? It's the speed that creates the

problem more than a lot of other things, so I would be very supportive of that.

I may be different than my colleagues on the helmet use, and I don't know that 18 is required,

but under 14, the other day I was going down the street and somebody on a electric scooter

passed me in my car. And it was a kid, young kid, without a helmet. It scared me because I might,

you know, how the deflectors that tell you there's something that didn't respond to this kid that

was to my left. And my heart was in my throat when I actually saw the kid. I thought, oh my goodness.

If I had done anything, I'd had taken that kid out. I would have. And I didn't see him till he

literally passed me on a 25 mile an hour speed limit. So I think we really should think about

youth, and we just think about helmets at some level for some of these on 14 maybe because

it's happening, and it could be, it could be quite scary. I don't know if the price of helmets,

which I know are quite costly would be prohibited. So I don't know what we would do about that,

but I may be unlike my colleagues, just a couple of instances being out and about and seeing some of

this. For the youth, it concerns me. And I, I would, you know, I would, I would be more in the,

let's protect the kid's path there. The adults, I agree if they get to 15, 16, but again,

that's my opinion on that. As for the educational materials, I would echo the courtesy lessons because

again, as someone who does, sees a lot of this, I just, I'm not sure that they don't know, but

reminders will be, will be important. So I appreciate all the work here. So thanks.

Okay. I am very supportive of the proposed code revisions with a few caveats. You know,

I would like us to see us take the lead in education in this, and we run a lot of youth programming

in this community. And you know, it used to be, there was a safety school that you took, right?

And they taught you all of the rules of the road, raise your hand like this, if you're going to turn

right, like this, if you're going to turn left. And, you know, all of the things that, that happened.

So I would like to see us make a commitment to that in every program that we run this summer,

or after school program, or whatever we do. And all of the, all of the rec programs is that we,

we dedicated a given period of time or whatever to, to that. You know, when we talked about recycling

first in this community, it was, we went to the kids, right? And we taught them about recycling

and the importance and the future of their planet. And I think that his, you know, our rates

always exceed the averages in recycling. And I think that that was a brilliant move to, to start

there because as a parent, nothing shames you like your own child thinking, don't throw that

cannon, you know, they are put in the recycle bin. And so I would like us to make a commitment

to, to doing that in all of the programs, setting time aside that we would do that. And certainly

the township would be a great partner there. They run the helmet distribution times at, at all

points. I would err on the side of, I think that's a personal choice for, for young people to

wear helmets. And certainly a, a parental decision for your own children. So I, I would be in

that camp of leaving that to, to them. I think when we start talking about educating the community,

we need to talk about the ramifications. Should an accident happen? And what, who's responsible for

the damages? Much like an automobile, although they won't have automobile insurance of how the

disease default to your homeowners insurance or, or what your personal responsibility is, should

there be an accident, should you run into someone on the path, then cause injury, damage personal

property, whatever the case might be. I think that we need to have that conversation. I agree with

the prohibition on the mini motorcycles. You know, maybe someday we would think about putting some

acreage aside in a park. You know, we have the pump track that we use for bicycles, and maybe at

some point in time, we might look at a place where people, if that was their chosen recreation,

that we might be, but if there is that much demand in the community, maybe we would look at setting

aside some portion of a park or portion of land somewhere that they would have the opportunity

to recreate in that fashion. And that would be the end of my comments. So,

all right. In lieu of the comments about the speed limit, I do agree with the administrative order

way to go, but I also do agree that we just need to start posting the speed limits on the different

paths. Because obviously there's, like you said, there's certain places or paths that are straight,

and you could probably go faster. There's other that are very curvy or hilly, but post and speed limits

would be good. And I think administrative order is a good way to do that.

Okay, so did you receive the feedback that you were looking for? Probably, and then some?

I did, but I would like to gain some clarification on the helmet and the consensus of council and the

age. If there is, could we know? I don't favor, I don't favor a mandate for helmets. Again, I think

it's a family decision. I think that it's something that the parents guide their kids, but I hate

to make it a mandate. I agree with that. That would be my first choice. My second choice, though,

would be for the electric ones that are on the roadway that we could require a helmet up to like

14 or something, or whoever's allowed. But I would prefer just to leave it up to the parents and

education. This is my preference. Keep in mind, though, that we're renting these. So, you know,

how would that work if you required helmets, but you're renting them? They would have to bring

their own. And you're not bringing your own to rent one. The other thing that I'd like to point out

is that we already have the Class III e-bike that are only allowed to operate on the roads

are required to wear helmets, so that's the example of that code is already in place.

I think there's consensus of no mandate for a helmet. Please correct me if you feel I'm

incorrect on that. So, I think that this is what we do in the Reinstagated Local Democracy, so there

you have it. Okay. Thank you. That was the clarification I needed. Okay. Anything else?

Well, thank you all. I know that this was a laborious task, and certainly garnering that much

public input takes time and we certainly appreciate you doing that. Okay. This will bring us to

the next agenda item, which is our Sports Ohio update in our staff report will be brought forward

by Kendall Blake, with some assistance from Joe Bowserman and Scott Rogers from SFC. Welcome.

Good evening, members of Council. Tonight, we are pleased to provide an update on all things Sports

Ohio. As you recall, on July 1st of 2025, the city entered into contract with sports facilities

companies to manage day-to-day operations of Sports Ohio. SFC is a premier national leader in sports

facilities management, which aligns perfectly with Council's goal to create a premier athletic and

recreation campus. The agenda for this evening will begin with an introduction of the new general

manager, followed by topics ranging from staffing to financials, which I will tag team with Scott

Rogers, the VP of venue management from SFC. Before we start with staffing, I'm pleased to

introduce to Council in the public, Joe Bowserman, who is with us this evening, the new general manager

for Sports Ohio. Joe brings a unique blend of leadership, operational expertise, and athletic

experience to the role. With more than 15 years of experience spanning from facility management,

sports operations, and small business ownership, he has extensive knowledge in areas such as budgeting,

maintenance, sports programming, and security. A former Ohio State quarterback and fourth-round

MLB draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Joe combines discipline, teamwork, and performance-driven

leadership with a strong academic foundation, holding a Bachelor of Science in Environmental

Science and Resource Management. He officially began his role on December 1st, and I'd like to invite

Joe to share a few words, and then Scott will provide an update on staffing. Thanks, Kendall. I appreciate

the introduction. Good evening, Council members. I'd like to say I've been involved with sports

my entire life, and I enjoy seeing how sports can impact the community, and I am grateful for this

opportunity. I'd like to thank Megan and her staff, as well as Scott and SFC, for allowing me to

be part of Sports Ohio. I look forward to working with all of you. I'm excited to understand your

visions and goals not only for Sports Ohio, but for the City of Dublin as well. So please feel free to

reach out anytime. I look forward to meeting all of you, and I'm truly excited for what lies ahead

for Sports Ohio. Thank you. Thank you. All right, are you ready for me now? Well, first of all,

thank you committee for bringing us in again, and we're excited to give you some updates on how the

facility is going, and we're off to a good start, and we're looking forward to more programming that's

coming. So we've been hiring our staff, has really been the biggest issue that we've been working

on over the last couple of months, and so we hired Joe, which we're very excited to bring him on

and bring him back to the community. We hired a golf center manager, so for the clubhouse area,

for those of you that had golf balls and like to come in, we've got a manager overseeing that

area, a maintenance manager who is working hard on our 30-year-old facility to try to keep as many

things up to date as possible. Just recently hired our food and beverage manager. We are real excited

to dive into the food and beverage side of this business and change things. That will take time,

so we're going to slowly move into that process, but we've hired a food and beverage manager,

and Joe has been working extremely hard in this short period of time, getting a bunch of team members

that are now on-site and in the facility. So if you come in the facility now, you'll see a lot of

new faces as we've hired local community people to be our team members. We have leveraged really

hard our relationship with your organization and different environments to secure contracts,

such as from Rumpke with Trash and Centosta to make the facility cleaner and make sure the

facility is operating the way we want it to operate. So we appreciate that. We're continuing to work

on those leverages and those things to make things very cost effective. Adult soccer leagues,

which was a big issue that lots of people were looking for, but adult leagues are now back up

and running. So in October, we ran. We had 48 leagues running indoors and now this January,

we started our adult and youth programming and excited to report that we had 145 teams

and are into the leagues that we're currently running. New leagues will be offered here shortly

as we go into session two, so we run in nine-week periods, so we're in week three right now of the

first session, and so advertising will begin here shortly for session two for anybody looking for

a fun league to join. We are partnering with the city and your youth programming and adult

programming, and we're going to be working with the launching of the softball leagues over at

Dari Park, and also working with volleyball and basketball leagues inside of the facility as well.

So excited to continue to grow that partnership. I've already talked about advertising and we've

also started a book tournament out on the grass fields for the spring and summer. Excited to report

the ones that are on the list right now. Most importantly, bringing those organizations that are

using Dari Park that had left Sports Ohio and moved into other parks outside of your district and

so losing tax dollars and community involvement. So bringing those back now into Sports Ohio and

Dari Park, so we're excited with those, and we hung up and are working to bring the long drive

contest back as well. So we're finalizing that one. It looks like it's going to be in July. My 91-year-old

father says he's going to enter since he heard there's a 75-and-up division, so anybody wants to

enter. Got some great numbers for you to take a look at. You can look up on the board and see we've

had rental hours from August when we took over to end of December. That's where these numbers come

from, over 1,400 hours and rental hours. 439 games had been played up to that point that numbers

growing rapidly now as we got our games going. Other programming that we oversee and run 428

hours of that. The big number out there that's kind of fun is 95 birthday parties and we'd love to

have more. So if anybody has a birthday party they need to plan, come out and see us. We've got

some great things we can do. The real big number up there is over 3 million golf balls have gone

out into the driving range. That is a very popular part of Sports Ohio and even in this freezing cold

weather we even had people I believe out there today. So that one's crazy. Almost 7,000 rounds

of golf and foot golf on the facility. So very excited with the usage and it'll continue to grow

as we move forward. We talked about leveraging our partnerships with Rumpke and Centos and other

groups. We've also worked on our licensing and so thank you to Kendall for working on the

licensing. So we've got our food vendor licensing. We've worked with merchant vendors and we're

also working to get all of our liquor licenses completely up to date and ready to go. So they are

in soccer first and in field sports. We're up to date there working to finalize the end golf

course as well and working to just finalize those and if anyone's worked with a liquor license

knows that that takes quite some time to get finalized. So thank you for all of your hard work.

SFC has just recently hired a sports regional marketing manager who came on site and toward

the facility. We were on a call with just recently and we're continuing to work on sponsorships

and different things that will go on for the facility. So we're excited to bring that forward and

also we did partner with Visit Dublin to bring in some rights holders who are in town for a

conference and work together to promote what Dublin is up to in the future and we're very excited

to that partnership. Good. We also had an opportunity to bring in the Dublin police building

standards, Washington Township, participating in a walkthrough through our facility to make

sure we are safe and up the code and we had a few things that we needed to work on. Obviously a

30-year-old building you're going to continue to update and do more coding but we've made those

improvements and continuing to make improvements to make the facility safer and better for the

community. So excited to work, continue working there. Doing our routine maintenance have discovered

a few things that we need to work on but trying to keep things as clean as possible and up to the

standards of Dublin and we're excited to continue building that. I'm excited to bring electricians in,

landscaping, cleaning and a lot of painting and so obviously keeping things as neutral as possible

at this point until we figure out what the future is going to be for Sports Ohio but we're excited

there. We do have a van if you want to call it that that came with the purchase of the property

and it is available on site so we're excited to have our van. Looking at a lot of capital improvements

that are going on inside the facility. Soccer first has been worked with with the city and we

appreciate your support and getting air conditioning working inside the building so that our sports

camp programs and other rentals that are looking for indoor space and large indoor space for their

events. It'll make soccer a more viable solution for those so we're going with HVAC. Wi-Fi is a big

topic out there in the facility if you've been there. It's kind of a dead spot in the property

so Alter fiber has brought all the wiring to the building. We are in the process of getting that

in the parts that have been ordered to move it throughout the building and then we'll have Wi-Fi

attached and up and running so we're hoping in the next 30 to 45 days we start to see Wi-Fi for

the public inside the facility. We have Wi-Fi for our employees but we're we're excited to bring

that forward. City is working with security cameras which I think are crucial to have just the same

as you have everywhere else in your city so working with security cameras that will be coming here

in the future so we're looking forward to that. One of the big ones on there capital improvement

that is coming forward the golf course which is beautiful and runs but as everyone knows you need

water to run that the pump system there is a very old and antiquated system so we're in the

process of going through bidding and looking at how we can continue to improve that pump system

so that we can get the water onto the fields and keep the grass as free as possible.

Thank you Scott and I'll take it back over from here so if we wanted to provide a financial

perspective for council over the last year in its entirety as you know SFC has only been in

management from August through December and so since they took over management the facility

its financial performance has trended positively. SFC has operated within the approved budget

and has helped position the facility to operate in the black. I do want to note that these figures

reflect operating funds only so capital funds are tracked separately but to date the net income

for 2025 was a little over $262,000. So next steps for the facility obviously SFC will continue to

hire additional staff which will enable them to do more programming. They're finalizing their

programming schedule for that next two cycles one or two in spring summer we are ensuring that

the city is partnering on though so their camps are going to be advertised in our healthy guide

so that once our camps fill up we can point people over to Sports Ohio and they also like they

said on maintenance they just instituted a new software which will help with routine work orders

and also help them forecast out capital needs which will then obviously help us forecast within

our budget timeline so that we're making sure that we are getting them the equipment that they

need to operate the facility from the Dublin side. Obviously we mentioned the upcoming capital

needs so you'll likely see that in the future Q1 supplemental so we want to make sure that we're

doing our due diligence though to ensure that what they're asking for is a true need so we have

our own staff that either will go out there and evaluate quotes or whatever it may be just to ensure

that we're doing right by taxpayers and so the last thing is to finalize those transfers which

have been a challenge but one that's worth endeavoring and then together we are working really

closely with SFC as a partner for the master planning effort and so obviously completing the

park master planning is important and then beginning that rebranding discussion will be our next steps

together and with that Joe Scott and I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Very good thank you want to take a moment for public comment if there is anyone present this

evening from the general public that would like to speak relative to this agenda item.

Hearing none? Council questions discussion. So as I recall when we bought the property it was

running in the black and I don't remember what the profit was but it was probably around 300,000

ish that the property as it was running was on the positive end of that. I'm curious if we will be

able to track sort of year over year over year comparing the number of balls that are being hit the

number of rounds that are being played going back say two or three years I don't know what kind

of records they kept but it would be nice to kind of use their management model as sort of the

baseline to see you know what kind of success you're having going forward. Absolutely we'll track as

many things as we can we have dug back through their past records. Some employees did stay with us

that came through. Our facility operations manager is the the one that has a lot of the past history

so we do have the ability to dig out past and be able to show you how we're moving the facility.

Soccer first was not open over the last basic two years and we have opened that up in January

so we brought that back so that I'll increase numbers and show a positive movement there as well.

Yeah it seemed like for a while almost the whole facility was shut down and so for the fact that

you're in the black having just taken it over in August that says a lot. There was also when we

purchased the property there was an HVAC unit that was laying on the ground I'm just curious if you

were able to use that or if it was useless. Yeah so the city has already implemented and installed

those units. The staff has evaluated those units on soccer first and realize it's not enough

to bring the temperature down so that was the reason for the Q3 supplemental in 2025.

So our facilities team has already done a design work with a contractor and we're underway

on purchasing that equipment to make sure that by summertime hopefully they have an HVAC unit

which will definitely help their camping program. Other questions? I'll just say welcome back home

Joe where did you where were you before here? Sorry were you? I've been a little bit of everywhere.

Colorado to Montana to North Carolina and most recently back in West Virginia the northern

Virginia area so working on transitioning back out here right now. Well wonderful and we

welcome home and we're looking forward to great things so thank you so much for joining thank you.

Okay other questions? Well thank you very much for the update we look forward to future updates

and certainly it seems bright so thank you for that. Next item on our agenda is a request to

refer the wine and I'm sorry the wood lot maintenance grant topic to the public services committee

and to the community services advisory committee and our staff report will be brought forward by

Mara Hunter welcome. Good evening members of council the item before you this evening is

referral request for the topic of H08 maintenance of wood lots to the public services committee

and the community services advisory committee. During the 2025 goal setting retreat city council

discussed the wood lot maintenance program and the homeowners association responsibility for

maintaining wood lots located within common and reserve areas. To begin this conversation staff

first provided an overview of the city's wood lot maintenance program which is intentionally

limited to city own wood lots and prioritizes sites based on overall health and ecological value.

Council discuss canopy health invasive species management and sustainability and the importance

of coordinated forestry and development standards to support canopy health over time.

The discussion then shifted to H08 common area maintenance which exceeds the scope of the city

own wood lot maintenance program. Staff explain that H08 maintenance responsibilities for

common areas have historically been determined through development negotiations resulting in

varying arrangements across neighborhoods. Previous analysis concluded that a uniform city wide

approach adjusting these responsibilities may not be equitable and could create precedent

concerns. As a result staff routinely provides consultation and technical guidance to homeowners

associations based on their individual needs. Following staff's presentation council discussed

potential policy tools including the concept of matching grants or dedicated grant programs

for wood lot maintenance distinct from existing beautification or storm water grant programs.

Council members emphasize the need for intentional criteria, accountability and recognition

in that wood lot management differs from landscaping or pond maintenance which could be incorporated

into a potential grant program. And with that staff recommends city council refer the topic of HWA

maintenance of wood lots to the public services committee and the community services advisory committee

for further discussion and a recommendation to city council. I'd be happy to answer any questions you

have. Very good. Thank you. Council questions discussion. Hearing none I will make a motion to

refer the wood lot maintenance grant topic to the public services committee and to CSAC. Is there a

second? Second. Jenny would you please call the roll. Mr. Keeler. Yes. Ms. Johnson. Yes. Mayor

Amro's groom. Yes. Ms. Aludo. Yes. Dr. Lam. Yes. Vice Mayor DeRosa. Yes. Ms. Cram. Yes.

Mara you're one for one on unanimous consent and an outstanding job on your first

presentation here and city chambers. So thank you. Okay up next we will have a request to

refer the Greenway corridor pilot program to the public services committee and to the community

services advisory committee and our staff report will be brought forward by Matt Earman. It's not his

first time. So welcome. Might be my last. Your words. Good evening. Good evening members of council.

I don't know how to top that. Also during the 2025 goal setting retreat city council discuss the

Avere Mirafield Greenway corridor pilot program and whether the city let approach to maintaining

corridor landscaping should be expanded. Staff reviewed the 2020 pilot program which was

implemented after significant tree loss along the Avere Mirafield corridor through voluntary easements.

The city maintained required screening for participating properties reducing the need for

individual code enforcement. Of the 31 affected properties 25 of those participated in the program

and the city has since removed entries and replanted two code standards with generally positive

resident feedback. Council also discussed expanding the program to other corridors including

France Road, Emerald Parkway, Dublin Road and Kaufman Road noting that these needs these are

needed to be addressed aging corridors corridor landscapes on a citywide basis.

City Council also emphasize the importance of clear communication sensitivity to established

neighborhoods and the preference for voluntary compliance for any ongoing programs.

Also expressed with the interest in focusing next steps on France Road due to the planned

infrastructure improvements in that area, fewer single family properties and existing landscape

plans. Council requested various corridor assessments including visual documentation and original

planting requirements to support those future decisions. Council supported referring the topic to

the Public Services Committee and the Community Services Advisory Committee and with that staff

recommends the referral of this topic to those two committees. Thank you. Very good. Thank you.

Council questions, discussion? Hearing none, I'll make a motion to refer the Greenway

Corridor pilot program topic to the Public Services Committee and to CSAC, is there a second?

Second. Thank you, Jenny. Would you please call the roll? Ms. Aluto. Yes. Dr. Lamb. Yes. Mayor

Amrosgrooms. Yes. Vice Mayor DeRosa. Yes. Mr. Keeler. Yes. Ms. Cram. Yes. Ms. Johnson. Yes.

Okay, this brings us to the staff comments portion of our agenda and I will turn it over to our city

manager, Megan O'Kalean. Welcome. Good evening members of council. I have just two items I wanted to

highlight. On Wednesday, February 4th from 630 to 730, we will host a public information meeting for

the Park Place Stormwater Basin Improvements Project. This project will improve the edges of the Park

Place Stormwater Pond which is located north of Monticello Lane. The improvements will reduce erosion

around the perimeter of the pond and it will also enhance its appearance following a previous water

level adjustment that was needed to address upstream stormwater management needs. So I know

the residents in that area are looking forward to the aesthetic improvements that will come along

with that project. And this meeting is to provide an overview of the project. It's timeline and

answer any questions since it is a very visible feature that will be undergoing construction.

And then next, I wanted to thank the Dublin Parents of Black Students Association for their

partnership and hosting nearly 100 community members for the MLK Sunday supper. The event centered

on a community conversation about mental wellness and it was a really great opportunity also to

highlight council's goal and the Dublin Wellness Alliance efforts. The evening included meaningful

conversations focused on the importance of mental health as well as access to resources.

And I appreciate the leadership from Centera. We had Sarah Harris and Mills attend and speak.

We had Dublin Police Department thanks to Chief Pice. We had Washington Township thanks to Chief

Donahue and Dublin City Schools Dr. Marshhausen for participating in that conversation. It was

interesting to hear their perspectives on mental health support systems and community collaboration.

And I also want to thank Christine Nardekia and the outreach and engagement team as well as the

volunteers that supported the planning and execution of that event. It was a really great and a strong

example of how partnerships and open dialogue can certainly enhance community and strengthen community

connection. And that's all I have. Thank you. Very good. Thank you. This brings us to the council

roundtable portion of our agenda and I will start down here to my far right. I want to start by

thanking Jenny Delgado for a wonderful welcoming on January 5th for our new members for swearing in

for making us look good as always, especially in our photos that are now going to be out forever.

Secondly on January 13th I attended Washington Township, meaning just to kind of pass the reins over

to our new council member. And we get to see Trustee Harris and Grant Steuber sworn back in

for their new terms and also fiscal officer Melody was sworn in as well. So we look forward to

another good year with partnering with Washington Township and you'll be hearing updates from

Councilmember Johnson going forward. And see on January 14th I

oh that was the planning and zoning and gender meeting which I wanted to thank Kathy for

her last few years of doing those meetings and I look forward to providing updates on those.

And the last thing I wanted to do was give a little update because you all know I'm pretty

involved with the double in historical society and we got our final numbers for the year which I

thought were very interesting. So in the museum's first year of being open we had 5,000 and 43

visitors who signed our visitor log or we are entered in. So they came from 42 states and 23

countries. So that thought it was a great number. And just FYI for January and February the museum

is open from 12 to 4 in Saturdays and Sundays and starting March will open back up on Fridays from

12 to 4 as well. And lots of events this year we've made all the information which will be in the

healthy Dublin brochure. It's also on our website which I try to keep up to date. There's a speaker

series the second Sunday of every month starting in March and some great topics that will run

through March through November on the second Sunday at the Dublin Library and they are free.

You just have to register through the Dublin Library. It links again on the website for the

historical society. Also lots of walking tours of downtown Dublin. All the dates are scheduled and

posted and I also wanted to thank we had over 50 regular volunteers this year. Thanks.

The only thing that I have is for my members of the Finance Committee. I'm going to be meeting with

Matt and Megan to go over topics for the coming year so if you have ones, actually any of you,

if you have ones that you want to make sure that we do cover and finance committee, please just

shoot me an email or talk to them. I'm happy to add that to our conversation.

Great. That's a flame. Mr. Gillen.

So I want to echo the City Manager's comments. My wife and I attended the ML case upper on Sunday

night and Christine Nardekia did a heck of a job of organizing it and there were some really great

conversations. Our City Manager led a panel discussion with Dr. Marshows and Chief Pies, Chief

O'Donohue and Sarah Harrison Mills from Centero and it was just interesting to hear

sort of their front line perspectives on the mental health issues that they come across on a

daily basis. So always always a good group of folks at that dinner. Thank you. Thank you.

I just wanted to say thanks for the work that was done to put in mirrors and mark the bike path

that goes under Avery Road into the Indian Run Meadows Park. If you recall we had a resident

come speak about safety concerns. It just rocks the house. It's great. I mean you can go down,

you can see as you go through that tunnel what's coming and it's just the markings are terrific. So

you know my next question is going to be what are we going to do that that continue to do

markings. I'm not looking for I'm looking at Genie I'm not looking for an answer tonight but

I think the work that you did there the way the arrows work I think it's incredibly well done

and I'm hopeful that we're going to see more roll out before I can put my bike I'm out of money

before I can put my bike on the path that I'm just but ever you're welcome but it was it was

it's just really well done and it made me think in our earlier conversation about speed limits

I think you know painting them on the path rather than spending money to put up signage whatever

it just really works it I think it could work really work well in tandem do you get my plan

in tandem with that work that's okay but I just thought it was excellent and how fast we were

able to respond to that need and it will make it I just know for for somebody rise it's going

to make a big difference so thank you and looking looking hopefully for more of that as we move forward

so thanks to the team that did that well thank you all yes and thank you Genie for a wonderful

reception for our new and reelected members that was certainly a lovely evening and much appreciated

by all that following morning bright nearly I went out at the invitation and the expense of

Morpsey went to the Nevada desert and had the opportunity to meet with the president of Brightline

West Sarah Waterson and had great conversation about how they were able to execute on the project

so they were building the project for passenger rail from Las Vegas to Los Angeles and William

Murdoch and Joe Garrity and some others from Morpsey went and it was really an informational time

sent some images along to to Megan of what their stations are looking like and the things that

they're looking for so we'll hopefully have more on that to come on the 9th Megan and I attended

the comma meeting that was hosted in Grandview Heights in their new facility there that is a

combination of fire police and city hall got to hear a little bit about what was going on there

and had some comma discussion there on the 15th I did attend the Ohio Mayor's Alliance meeting

that was virtual and a lot of that conversation is around the future of tax in the state

and how cities will respond to educating the public of what the implications would be should that

should there be balance initiatives and should they be successful so we will continue hopefully

as a council to have conversations about educating our public as those pictures become more clear

and I too had the opportunity to attend the Sunday supper on Sunday night in honor of Dr.

Martin Luther King it is a it was a really great time to be together but I think what that

the conversation on mental health really solidified the work that we have to we have yet to do

in the community certainly that is not work that will ever be done but it did highlight that we

need to continue to lean into that and press forward because certainly there is still much to do

and relative to the historical society I walked by there the other day and I think the new

entrance into the historical society will really drive attendance even higher next year because

it was a very awkward way to enter the building and now that they're putting in some new sidewalks

in new entry into the building it certainly will be more welcome welcoming and accessible so

congratulations on the historical society completing all the work it takes to do that

so if there is nothing further for the good of the order we will stand adjourned