Belmont
>> my school.
>> Dayton.
I try to keep all this off,
but today I got to speak to one of my
high school classes actually.
I'm not going to be put
a couple question.
>> Let's chat a little more after. Okay.
Let's chat a little more after and I'll
>> be
>> what I found out. Yes.
The ones that have the thing haven't
really gotten back to me yet, but I
understand that kind of concern.
>> Realtors.
>> I can't want to catch you to find out.
>> I don't have your phone number and I
don't know where you live.
>> BP is just down in the corner for all
the rocks.
piece of det.
Yeah,
>> they
got a place will be here tonight too.
>> Extra
book.
I got all kind of information in it.
>> It's handy. Here we go.
>> You need something compact. Just lift
that up instead.
>> I got a haircut, too.
>> Not the top.
>> Just the bottom.
>> And I need one. I just haven't had a
chance to go get one yet.
>> This thing stays shorter than this
thing.
>> So, I tried it.
>> I looked at like, if there's one thing I
do, you better get rid of
class. I was like, "Sorry, kids."
Anybody
rich?
>> He's got short hair.
>> He's the oldest one here.
We didn't
move.
That's a street report.
Good evening everyone. Welcome to the
London City Council meeting.
>> Everybody will stand.
>> Mr. Boyd is news. Council members, would
you like to please pledge
>> allegiance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic
for which it stands, one nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
Silent questions.
Before
we get started, just a note, President
Peters is attending the London RA Red
Raiders basketball game. His daughter's
a senior. And if you don't know, they're
the number two seed in the district.
They went 21 wins and one loss this
year. So, they're playing uh in half an
hour when they start 7 o'clock. So, he
won't be able to attend tonight. Madam
clerk, please do the roll call.
Councilman
>> present.
>> Councilman Boyd
>> present.
>> Councilwoman Trainer
>> here.
>> Councilman Hit
>> here.
>> Councilman Greg
>> Eids here.
>> Councilman Hayes
>> present.
>> Councilwoman Jackman
>> here. I was gonna not say councilman
because you're pering
a different chair tonight.
>> That's okay. I'm still just a council
member.
>> All right.
>> Has everybody had a chance to look over
the minutes? Are there any additions or
corrections to the minutes?
Hearing none, we'll do a voice vote. All
in favor accepting the minutes. I
>> I
>> and opposed.
Very good. The minutes have been
approved.
We have no public hearings tonight,
although we will have one on March 19th.
That will be for the vacation of an
alley or vacating an alley. Uh we'll
have that here in a minute, but that'll
have the public hearing on March 19th.
uh any communications or announcements
that we're aware of
as the clerk runs to the back of the
room.
>> I know how to pronounce his last name
in just a minute.
So, as a communication or announcement,
I did communicate with Mid Ohio um when
we had the brown water, the slightly
tinged water a couple weeks ago. That
was a an item of discussion. I seen it
in my house and um I did send an email
to them. I was just curious, you know,
about the communication. They did
respond. I've sent that to all the
council members. Mr. Saltzman was
included uh in their response. I did not
include him in my initial email, but
they included him in the response. And I
did invite Mid Ohio if they wanted to
come tonight. Don't see anybody here.
They've also invited me and any other
council members that want to come to the
mid Ohio meeting which is going to be
March 3rd.
>> So first Tuesday of the month
Tuesday of the month is
>> so the first Tuesday of the month which
will be March 3rd 1 o'clock. You said
>> here if anybody if anybody wants to
attend the mid Ohio meeting just to let
you know. Very good. Any other
communications or announcements that
we're aware of?
Okay. Thank you very much.
We will move on to audience concerns. We
have one person signed up tonight. Mr.
Jeremiah Campana. Please step up to the
microphone.
Jeremiah Campano, 117 South Union
Street.
Um, I just wanted to take a quick moment
to address a comment made by Councilman
Stall at the last meeting.
Uh, he noted that concerns about growth,
uh, people not wanting London to become
the next Hillyard are perhaps
overstated, pointing out that Hillyard's
expansion took 50 years and most of us
won't be here to see if London follows
suit. Councilman Stall, I appreciate
your perspective and your effort to
provide historical context. However,
this view overlooks the very real
anxieties many residents in this town
are feeling today. There are legitimate
concerns about infrastructure as
Councilman Boyd has uh raised and I
believe Mr. Eids has even mentioned on a
time or two. Uh and there are worries
about preserving the unique character of
this town. Concerns I think deserve a
little more respect than a simple
dismissal. We're not just worried about
50 years from now. were concerned about
the immediate impacts of rapid growth on
schools, roads, and quality of life.
Dismissing these fears as something only
future generations have to worry about
risks alienating the people who make
London what it is right now. Let's
commit to taking these concerns
seriously, and planning with the input
that we've already gathered from the
comprehensive plan. Growth can be
positive if we guide it thoughtfully,
listening to residents every step of the
way. Thank you for your time and
dedication to our community.
Thank you, Mr. Campana.
Moving on to committee reports. Let's
start on my right side, your left. Mr.
Stall, we'll let you go first tonight.
As with the public safety committee
briefing on February 10th, I have the
police report. Building construction is
progressing with another delay
experience due to the winter storm. This
pushed the expected completion to July.
However, Elford is looking forward to
possibly making up time to complete the
project in mid June, the previous
scheduled completion date. We have three
applicants that are currently in the
process of admission screening for the
basic academy to start in March. There
is currently one open position and we
have three officers on restricted duty
or leave status. We're still accepting
lateral entry officers. There are only
five reported vehicles left in the snow
emergency route during the winter storm
and only three required toes for
non-compliance. They appreciate the
efforts of the residents in complying
with the parking restrictions. LPD did
handle several courtesy transport
disabled vehicle and minor crash during
the storm's 24-hour period. One cruiser
was damaged by an officer striking a
wayward dumpster in an alley off of
South Union Street. Chief Nickel
participated in a book reading with the
children at Fair Haven School and the
new MTD ordered last year to comply with
the software updates have been received
and are in the process of being
programmed and fitted for the cruisers.
Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Stall. Mr. Boyd.
>> All right. Got to attend the public
service committee and reporting for the
parks and wrecks. So, first off, they
were changing some prices on the pool
this year. Day pass is going from $5 to
$7.
Uh, you sports, we still have the spring
volleyball registration at $85 a person.
Come on out. That's getting signed up.
We are looking for applications for
concessions and the front desk for the
pool this year. Some lifeguards and the
applications are online. I will say that
was my favorite job through high school
as a lifeguard. And so go on out, give
it a try. Pickle ball. We are getting
the contractor.
Pickle ball. We're getting the
contractor set up for getting that
installed this spring hopefully once
weather starts looking better.
And we should be getting that parking
lot hopefully expanded over there. So, I
have kind of been hoping to see that
over by the pool and making that a
little bigger to offer a little extra
space for pool and the pickle ball
individuals that would like to enjoy
that.
And that's most of what's going on with
the pool. Public service. Uh we have a
couple things coming up. One item that
we said we wouldn't be able to do
unfortunately was a newsletter kind of
to print off for the front desk of city
hall and maybe senior center. And after
going to another meeting within the kind
of community last night, it was
interesting to hear how some of those
items that they'd like to broadcast,
they don't have a way to broadcast. And
so might be one more reason for us to
look into maybe offering that newsletter
to give some of the smaller groups a
little more voice in the city. That's
all.
>> Thank you, Mr. Boyd. Mrs. trainer.
>> Uh, unfortunately, I wasn't able to
attend finance, so I'll have to pass
this time. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Hit.
>> Yeah, I attended the public safety
committee meeting, and I'll give the
fire chief's report.
Uh, as far as EMS, there was training in
pediatric advanced life support and also
in training in advanced cardiac life
support.
Uh as far as fire training, there was
new part-timer orientation.
Uh they hosted several students for ride
time for tolls and grant paramedic
class.
Uh they have preventative maintenance on
rescue to rescue tools and they
inventoried the supply rooms.
Uh and then I'll I also attended the
service committee meeting and I'll give
the street department's report.
Uh he has several things on here that
they were involved with throughout the
month, but I'll just highlight a few. Uh
he worked on the heater on the Dodge
truck. He worked on the brakes on the
F250.
They plowed and salted multiple times.
Uh they repaired the plows multiple
times. They hauled snow out of the
downtown area.
Uh and then also coming forward tonight
is um an ODOT paving project
and he also mentioned um which was
brought to service and finance was
needing a dump dump truck and we
discussed
uh the amount of funds to go towards um
street repair for this coming year.
Um, and then just in general,
uh,
there was some sanitation discussion.
Uh,
and Steve Saltzman was going to start
the bidding process this past Friday. I
assume you started that. Okay.
And then other stuff is coming forward
with legislation tonight. Um, the next
service committee meeting is March 10th
at 5:00 in the room next door.
>> Thank you, sir. Mr. Hayes,
>> attended public safety committee meeting
on February 10th. Called to meeting to
order at 6:00 p.m. Roll call. All three
members were present. Uh, we had
approval of the minutes. uh 300 vote of
the January 13th minutes. Um
as you heard, Mr. Hick gave the uh fire
and EMS report and Mr. Stall gave the
police report.
um under safety service director um he
asked a safety committee to take a vote
for purposes of sending to the finance
committee a request for $150,000
for contingency cost
related to weather cost plus additional
groundwork that's being done for
sanitary lines and storm drains.
uh could acquire require additional uh
stabilization.
And then the parking lot, do you have
the same things going on with the
parking lot? Uh there was a motion on
the floor to
do the vote and we voted 30 vote to send
it to finance committee.
Under new business, there was none.
Under old business, there was none.
There is no public comment. We adjourned
at 6:12 p.m. I'm Yes, 6:12 p.m. And next
public safety service meeting will be
March 10th, 6 p.m. Room next door. Thank
you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Hayes. Miss Jackman, what
do you have tonight?
>> You do that. I was able to attend the
finance committee meeting on February
10th. Um
most of the things we discussed are
coming up in legislation tonight. Um the
auditor's update, the January books are
closed
and the month-to-ate revenue was
a,266,38467.
Expenses for the month were
$2,767,62948.
Um,
and
our next meeting will be March 10th at
6:30.
>> I also attended that. I'll just give you
a couple more quick things. Thank you
for that.
Um, as Lisa said, most of these things
are going to come before council
tonight. U, there's a there's a couple
things that aren't that we discussed
that I'm going to bring up. We have one
piece of legislation in front of us
tonight to um uh transfer like $1,600
from an unused fund that we can take
care of. However, there's still three
funds out there that haven't been used
in many, many years. And we have to have
the law director, we gave the law
director authorization to talk to the
county because in order to take these
funds, we can't just do that. The county
auditors actually have a play in this.
So, we have to have the county auditor
check off because we have three funds
that between the three of them equal
almost $180,000 of money that's been
sitting there unused for years. So
hopefully that process happens and then
we'll be able to uh come back and and
and have some extra money that we can
use for things later. Uh the only other
thing that I'm going to add to that for
the finance committee is we did get the
tax report um for the month the only the
month of January. The uh general fund
collected $504,18184
which was actually up $18,000
u from last year which was about 3.7%
difference. The fire uh income tax of
half percent uh collected $252,92
and that's up by 12,000 and change from
last year which is about a 5% increase.
So, um, these are very, you know, the
these will go up and down every month.
Um, but by the end of the year, we'll
have a really good handle on how things
are. So, I don't believe there's any
other committee reports that need to be
brought up tonight. So, that being said,
moving on to city official reports.
>> First, I will
at the same time.
>> That'll work.
>> Yeah, we go. Well, so the mayor is uh
off today. He's been sick, so I do not
have the mayor's report. I'll give a
quick report from mine. Um, we talked
about the police building. So, if you
have been able to go by in the daytime,
you see there's quite a bit of exterior
work going uh brick work along uh Walnut
Street is really coming along and it's
starting to show the the real essence of
the building. So, looking good. Uh roof
insulation is being installed. Uh I
believe they've got most of the roof
system tied in which has allowed them to
work inside. That was a big plus both
for the heat and also to start working
on the interior of it. uh storm water uh
storm sewer tie-in began last week and
they've been doing a lot this week um
with the idea or the hope is that by the
end of next week we'll have the storm
water retention which is in this grass
area between the two buildings that
should be received and installed.
We did run into a problem. So I talked
about concerns of the underground um
when the company was doing this dig in
last uh uh the beginning of this week.
So between uh coming off the first
street as it comes towards our property,
they did run into additional underground
things. So largely it's the debris from
the previous building. Um I did talk to
law director today. So I bring that up
more of a point. We talked in the past
about passing that on to see if the
company that was responsible for filling
in last time is compliant with their
with their uh with their contract. So um
hopefully we'll be able to find
something again if it legally we're
entitled to funding back from that or
from that bond. Hopefully we'll be able
to address that later. Uh the interior
work. So they have started on some of
the interior electrical rough in and I
think the central fire system was
supposed to be brought in this week to
start installing wiring for fire alarm
systems, things like that which are all
important because then the next thing is
insulation and start the drywall. So uh
the plan completion is still uh I think
it's July 6th, but uh I think Rich as
you said that they're they're pushing
hard to try to get back in that June
realm for a substantial completion date.
uh street department. So, one of the
projects on tonight is for the ste the
street ODOT praing, try this again, ODOT
paving project. Um so, we had street
department out with a vendor assessing
uh the ADA curbs and that would be
specifically along center street to
Lafayette. Even if they're ADA under the
ODOT, when there's federal monies
involved, you have to bring them up to
federal compliance. Um so, they were up
checking those today. Hopefully, we'll
have an estimate of what that cost is
going to be. That that part of the
funding is again ours. It's not it's not
part of the 300,000 that we pay for the
federal money, but it is ours to to fix.
Um and then we talked last week or last
I guess last week in the previous
council about the snow emergency. Um
late last week we were notified by
Madison County EMA that Madison County
was one of 15 counties in Ohio that had
record or nearrecord and uh snowfalls
where we could be adjacent to a county
um for the January 24th to 27th
snowstorm the winter snowstorm that may
make us eligible for federal disaster
funding. Um, so I had completed with the
assistance of a number of others uh
within the city doing a public
assistance damage assessment form and
submitted that to Madison County EMA uh
two days ago. I think they had to add
that into the state today. Um this is
the first step of the process to see if
we'll be eligible for any reimbursement
for cost that we put out. So, um I think
the number I put was around 40,000
roughly. And that would cover everything
from overtime,
um truck use, salt, things like that.
And we were only allowed to hit a
contiguous, uh continuous 48 hour
period, not the whole storm, but we had
to pick a 48 hour period of time. So, um
any luck that will go through and we'll
be able to, you know, recoup some of
those costs that we had. So, um
let's see here. Uh sanitation
department. So, uh, as they mentioned in
there, last Friday, we went met with
North Central Solidway District to come
up with, uh, initial thoughts on what
the bid would be. I do not have a, uh, a
draft yet. Um, we talked about a number
of things that, uh, we expected to see
on it. And one thing we did discuss was
timelines. Um, I'm going to mention the
timeline discussed was probably no
earlier than July. Um, but there's still
a lot of things that have to be
discussed about that. There's some
things in the timeline, notifications we
have to do. There's other processes. So,
we'll start working on more definitive
time period. I honestly don't see it
being earlier any earlier than July,
though.
>> That's that's for the bids themselves to
go out or to get the bids back.
>> That'll be the for the final thing. So,
uh when the bid once it's advertised, we
have a period um that it has to go out,
which I I think the minimum is two
weeks. We'll advertise it longer than
that. will leave at least four weeks,
maybe longer, uh, for companies to look
at the bids and then after that comes
in, we assess it. But there there's, you
know, there's going to be a little bit
of time period depending who gets the
contract and how long they can, you
know, what will it take for them to hire
people, get the equipment in place, and
start. So, we'll have to work those as
as part of that. Um, I don't see, you
know, just working the numbers
backwards, I don't see
any faster than than July. Uh, one one
requirement I know we have to have is
60-day notification to the employees.
So, obviously, we don't we won't want to
do that until till we're set in time. We
know about where we're at um with like
that we would be ready to put a a um
contract in place.
Uh only other thing I think I have is uh
parks and recreation. Um another piece
of legislation that have day is the
ability to put in for grants. um and
they are going after an AARP grant um
for about $15,000 that would help on
additional things. Tom, you talked about
the um
uh pickle ball area. So, be some funding
up to $15,000 that would help do some of
that. The that grant I looked at it for
a number of other things I don't think
it was going to be applicable for, but
that's a 100% grant. No city money
involved. So, if if we can obtain any of
that, that'll be nice. Um, I think we
have to put that in by March, but I
don't think we would actually be
notified till December. So,
realistically, that would be
improvements made next year
and that's why.
>> Thank you very much.
Auditor Colmes, do you have anything
tonight?
>> I have nothing.
>> Well, you will have things later because
we're going to bring you into the
discussions later.
Okay. Uh, old business.
A motion to read um by title one and
number please.
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Ordinance 106-26
sponsored by Tom Boyd. An ordinance
vacating an alley.
>> And we said this will have a public
hearing
March 19th coming up. So more on it
then.
U just a little addition to that.
I had asked the mayor before because I
thought there was some type of an action
taken either by the planning commission
or building and zoning. Uh if that were
the case, he did respond very quickly.
There was uh a property application
requesting a conditional use permit at
105 West High Street, which is where
this is. Um, not that it not that it
matters for this necessarily, but
there's that one house across the street
from Speedway. Um, and my concern quite
honestly was, you know, we're going to
maybe give them some space there or
vacate that alley and someone's bought
the property and it looks in like it's
in worse shape than when they bought it.
And that's mostly the wind taking all
the siding off because they put a new
roof on the place. You I was just
concerned about that. So, they had been
approved. There's nothing that's going
to be pending from the building and uh
the BZA committee. So, just giving you
all an update because I asked the mayor
for that information before. So, as Mr.
Boyd said, there will be a public
hearing scheduled for March 19th, 2026.
>> Yes, sir.
>> Unless I'm wrong, I think that the
owners of that 105 107 are the same
people that applied for this. I did go
back and look that. So the owner that's
a 105 107. It's a double.
>> Yes.
>> And that I believe that's the same
people that applied for the alley
vacation. I did check that after you
talked last meeting.
>> Yeah. So they they did. And then um the
flax building that's the two properties
that but that alley and I didn't even
know there was an alley there. Obviously
it's been grown over for so long. It
just looks like it was part of
somebody's yard. So
>> yeah.
All right. We'll move on to new
business. Um,
if you didn't notice, we each council
member, we got our packages. 119 is the
last piece of legislation in there.
However, it's been replaced um just
earlier today with uh another another
cleaned up version of 119-26.
I don't think it changed anything other
than to have the correct dates. Was
there any other changes there? uh the
emergency.
>> Okay. So, the emergency clause was added
to that. And did that actually come
through? Was that supposed to be added
at the time?
>> All I know is Janelle sent it to me and
saying that she forgot to add the
emergency clause on it. So, I'm assuming
it was supposed to be originally on
there. Uh since she told me she had to
she forgot to add that.
>> I can add comment to that. So, we we
originally did in committee ask for that
to be an emergency clause. Um that
legislation, you'll see it's different
from our normal. That was provided by
ODOT and and all the other information
had to be uh verbatim and she had left
that emergency clause out. We did ask
for it in our meeting Wednesday to make
sure it was listed for the emergency
clause.
>> Okay. Thank you. I I thought that it had
been had come through committee that
way. Um however, we have 10926
also has to do with that. Um, if anybody
would like to move 11926
to fall in after 109 just so we can take
two pieces back to back, if you want to
do that, we can do that. And if not,
we'll just hit it at the end of the
meeting like we are sat to right now.
>> I make a motion that we move it up to
right behind 10926.
>> Second.
>> All right, we have a motion and a second
to move that piece of legislation so it
dovetales with the other piece. Uh,
clerk, roll call, please.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Trainer,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hit,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Eids,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Boyd,
>> yes.
>> That makes sense. Okay, moving on to new
business. 10726.
A motion to read by title number,
please.
>> So moved.
>> Second. Resolution
107-26,
sponsored by Lisa Jackman, a resolution
increasing appropriations.
This resolution would be to allow the
street department to replace their 2008
dump truck by providing $275,000
for them to buy a new dump truck.
>> Mr. Saltzman, do you know are we would
it be the intent of the street
department to then replace that and get
rid of the old piece of equipment?
>> Yes. So the 2008 International in in uh
in in failing health. Uh we're looking
to replace it with a 25 or 26. We can
look new. We are going to look on the
state term. They'll make that a little
bit easier and quicker. Uh a dump truck,
a plow, uh the salt box and a light
package. trying to look at everything at
together and then with the intent to
sell the old truck when the new truck's
received by auction.
>> And for those on the committee, did that
come out of committee at 250? Was that
discussed? But we changed it at finance
to 275. There may have been further
commit or consideration on that.
>> Yeah, I think I believe it was 250,000,
but um it was changed to 275 in finance.
>> Okay. I knew that finance approved to
bring that to council tonight at
275,000.
Okay. So, uh 270 or pardon me 10726.
Is there further discussion on that?
Mr. Salsman, do we need this truck right
away or are we We're okay?
>> I think we're okay.
>> Okay.
>> All right. We'll leave 107 107-26
on the agenda. Moving on. Resolution
108-26. Motion to read by title and
number.
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Resolution 108-26 sponsored by Greg
Eids. A resolution increasing
appropriations.
>> So for the last uh two years, two years
ago we um in the long term was $961,000.
We threw it repairing streets. last year
was $500,000. Uh the finance committee
would like to again authorize $500,000
to continue the repairs on the streets
that we were responsible for. The state
routes the state's responsible for. We
are responsible for the side streets. Um
someone asked me today what streets get
got hit. There is a list. I don't have
that in front of me. I don't know if Oh,
look. Mr. Saltzman has a list.
This is I think the first year
>> I didn't see that.
>> I think I only sent it to the service.
So I thought I sent to the whole
council.
>> Okay. Well, there is a proposal from Mr.
from Strawer to Mr. Long. Th
>> those are the previous ones, Greg, not
not the current. That's what we
previously did,
>> right? This is from 2024. So that was
897,000
and there is a number of streets I'm
going to guess it's probably
I don't remember what the number was I
looked at it before but Fair View
Antidum Andrew Court East Garfield
Graceland
uh Wesley Oxley Toland Mound Jenson
Sherman West High Street there's all of
these streets are on this list these
were hit in 2024 and it was and I don't
understand what some of these things are
U crack seal in micro at 24 lb crack
seal only cape seal U micro 22 lbs cape
seal with a fiber mat. So there was
different four different types of
repairs that they did on the streets
that year. Uh last year was very similar
to that but less of them because we only
spent 500,000 last year compared to the
$961,000
that have improved the year before.
However, we still have lots of streets
that need repair.
>> Yeah. And the only thing to add to that
is again the street superintendent
reinforced that this is not full depth
replacement. These are only maintaining
or or keeping them to make them longer
in longevity. So there we know there are
streets that need replaced. Uh I do
believe the four street project we had
approved previous that'll be a full
depth but uh this is to keep our streets
from getting into that deteriorated bed.
And we also discussed in service
committee meeting uh the nature of the
repairs and it'll be chip chips put down
and then micro seal over top of that. So
I know there were some issues last year
people having a lot of gravel in their
streets and complaining but the idea is
to put down the chips and let those
settle some and then put the micro seal
over top of that.
>> And and I believe last year it was done
the next day. Some of them I've seen
before um several years 12 three or four
years ago they did North Madison they
did the seal that that day they came
back with the uh the chip and then the
next day they came back and and sealed
it over and eliminated those but yeah
it's so it's similar to that that old
chip that used to be done but they come
back with a micro seal I think that's
what it's called over it and afterwards
it seals it in.
>> Do we do any of those streets ourselves
or
>> all of that through them? th those that
is all through a contractor I and and I
don't want to misstate but I believe
like when we're doing it they're
typically minor repairs patching we'll
do some minor repair work and and not to
this extent these are full streets and
that
>> and that's where I was a little curious
with last year's cuz I don't see
Lafayette on that street list of what
was hit last year however I do believe I
remember that Lafayette had it hit quite
And so that was kind of a curiosity of
mine.
>> I can check if I get the street list for
last year.
>> Oh, okay. No, I'm Oh, sorry. I'll let
you go in here a second. Um, that was
probably the Duropatcher that they took
out on Lafayette Street, which which we
do. So that's we'll do our own cracks
and use the Duro patcher, take out
smaller areas, but I don't think it was
on the list. Strawer had done the work
in 24. I think they got the contract
last year, too. Um, so and Lafayette
being a state route, this is why ODOT
takes care of that also.
>> So the only other comment is Lafayette
will be on the repair for this year for
the paving like that'll be a complete
paving project. Yeah.
>> And that's kind of what Yeah, I was
interested that we have that this year,
but I know we put that down last year
and so it was kind of curious on that.
Uh, from public service kind of thinking
on this one. First off would be with us
having the construction going on for the
resurfacing of Lafayette and 42 and 38
this year. You know, will this conflict
with that going on or add maybe an
amount of traffic and delays in the city
that we wouldn't want for the year?
>> Are you talking about both projects at
the same time? Uh that's a good
question. I can't specifically answer
it, but I do think we'll have some
control about the timing and could
probably make sure that uh so I'm
looking into it. You want to make sure
we're not pushing people from this
project into another. I think we can,
you know, we'll have some control of
that. Our control, the paving will be
limited.
>> Uh I know they're going to sell the the
bid coming up in in March, April. We
have to have our sidewalks done May.
they would be working in that may trying
to schedule it, but we should know what
that schedule is and we can work with
straws I think is who we're we'll target
again this year to do that repair. So,
>> and
>> but that's a valid question.
>> I was going to ask uh does it go out for
bid or is this one because we put it out
there? How does that work where we don't
have to put this to bid?
>> I'll have to verify that this this may
be worthless on the state contract. If
not, it would be over the threshold and
have to go to bid.
>> All right. Um, yep. Thank you.
>> So, the reason why this has an emergency
clause is
the paving companies, they've they're
already lined up for work. The longer we
wait to allow this to happen, the
further back it pushes us maybe into
next year. So, there's always that
concern. And someone asked me today and
I said, you know, this is something we
probably could have started at the very
first meeting in January just to allow
the process to happen to get on the
list. So, this one does have an
emergency clause.
And
>> I'll make the motion to suspend the
three reading rule on it.
>> Second.
>> All right, we have a motion and second
to suspend the three reading rule. M
clerk.
>> Councilwoman Jackman.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Eids.
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Shan Trainer.
>> Yes.
I'm going to do that over and over. Uh,
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Boyd,
>> no.
>> Councilman Hit,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Move to adopt.
>> Right. That has been suspended. We have
a motion to adopt and a second.
Second. I have no s.
>> Roll call, please.
>> Yes.
>> No.
>> Yes.
>> Oh, yes. can hear.
>> Yes.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. 10826 has been suspended and then
adopted.
Moving on to 109-26.
Motion sponsored by title and number.
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Resolution 109-26
sponsored by Tom Boyd. A resolution
increasing appropriations.
>> All right. This is increasing
appropriations for $339,000
and 73 $33970.
And this is for the city's input on the
job that is being done. 42 and 38. This
is 20% of the coverage. Did we get that
down right? All right. And so I think
that's around 1.3 million the state's
putting in. And this would be our chunk
of it to help get that all resurfaced
and paved.
>> That's for 38 and 42, correct?
>> Yeah, that'll be um the 38 and center
going down that way and then Lafayette
from
>> Yeah. Elm to
>> the city limits, I believe.
>> Yeah, basically city limits.
>> And we received an invoice from the
state for this.
>> We uh
>> there's the one the
Yeah. So, we have we have a deadline of
uh I think it's February 27th. We have
to have to them the the resolution
accepting and then I think the I think I
may have an invoice or they'll invoice
when I notify him passed. Yeah.
>> But we do have a very tight deadline on
this.
>> There is. Yes.
>> So, the reason part of the reason this
was delayed, the woman at ODOT that was
transferring the information uh
resigned, took a new job. Uh the when it
was passed on, it didn't come to me. I
missed it. And then um the committee, I
think I got it actually the day before I
talked to the finance committee.
>> So there is an emergency clause on
109-26.
>> Make a motion to suspend the three
reading rule.
>> I'll second.
>> That was
>> We have a motion and a second. However
you want to do that, Madame Clerk, to
suspend the three reading rule.
>> All right. Um, Councilman Eids,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Um, Councilman Hit,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Trainer,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Boyd,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Rich or Hayes,
>> yes. Just take them around.
>> Motion to adopt.
>> Second.
>> See if I can do this. Uh, Councilwoman
Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hit,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Boyd,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Eids,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman uh Trainer,
>> yes.
>> And Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
All right. 109-26
has been suspended and then adopted by
this council. Next, we'll have 119-26.
That's 119-26.
If you look, there was a a newer set of
documents that came in a separate email
if you want to look at that. Um, but it
is virtually just u it's the contract uh
to allow this to happen.
I'll accept a motion to read by title
and number. So moved.
>> Second.
>> Final resolution 119-26
sponsored by Tom Boyd. The following
final resolution enacted by the city of
London, Ohio here and after referred to
as the legis legislative authority local
public agency or LPA in the matter of
the stated described project.
And we do have an emergency notice on
this guy.
>> Yes, there is an emergency on this.
Would you like to fill us in a little
>> Hey, you covered it pretty much right to
the tea. It is. Yes. Going over the same
things. It is covering the liability we
have for covering the sidewalk ramps if
there are any. Uh Mr. assultsman already
kind of went over all that and how
they're getting that number together.
Uh, one part that I do think and what I
was a little bit against the other
500,000 is that with this going through,
I do think we need to look into our
storm sewer and making sure everything
is in order over there. I know we've got
one by Amherst that is a bit collapsed.
We've got the one that has a hole over
by CVS right now. And so just making
sure, hey, we're not having too many
extra funds or costs popping up while
that's getting done.
>> That's a that's a fair point. And I know
the one that you're talking about right
there at the Y where Elm splits right
before you get to
Cheney and Thomas,
>> but that but that has cones on it right
now. Is that part of this project? Does
it extend to that point since we're
going down to Elm Street or is that
>> I don't know if it's part of that
project. It will that repair won't be.
We discussed that at the service
committee. Um we actually ready to
repair that in the fall. That's going to
take coordination has to have concrete
poured in the bottom when they pull out
the the um uh the storm sewer, but we
also have to have a paving contractor
the same day as it dries. So when they
had it, we had the paving contractor set
up. We got our first snow. So it will be
hit very first thing of spring as soon
as the weather's good. So that repair
will happen. And that's that's been
deteriorating for a couple years. the
more the trucks go over, the worse it
gets. Um the one up at Amherst that
you'd sent earlier today, I'm not
familiar with that one. That's a
different one.
>> Yeah.
>> Um I I would like to point out I believe
though the funding mechanisms for storm
sewer and and the streets are different
funding mechanisms. So we have storm
sewer funds, correct? That are set
aside. I don't think they're competing
for the same funds necessarily.
>> Um
>> it was just Yeah, if anything they might
run into I don't know. Yeah, we so we
would have to make that repair on that
Lafayette and like we'd want to have
that repair done first for sure before
the payment.
>> Very good. So, we do have an emergency
clause on 119-26.
>> Make a motion to suspend the three
reading.
>> Second.
>> Councilwoman Trainer,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Eids,
>> yes.
Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hit,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Boyd,
>> yes.
>> Motion to adopt.
>> Second.
>> Councilman Boyd.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Eids,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Shannon,
>> yes.
trainer.
I don't know why I keep doing that with
you.
Um, Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> And Councilman hit.
>> Yes.
>> Good.
>> All right. 119-26
has been suspended and adopted by this
council.
Moving on to 110-26. Motion to read by
title and number.
>> So moved. Second.
>> Resolution 110-26
sponsored by Lisa Jackman. A resolution
authorizing the auditor to increase
appropriations and transfer funds.
This one is due to the soil stability
problems we've had at the new police
station. Um, we have $23,000
left in the fund that could be used for
we expect some more issues um when we
get ready to pave the parking lot and
also the storm sewer is being installed.
There may be some issues there with the
soil stability that will need to be
remedied and $23,000 won't be enough to
cover that. So, we are requesting to
transfer $150,000
to add to that and that way it will be
ready once it's needed. And it's my
understanding if we don't utilize all of
it, it goes back into the is it the
general fund?
>> It it would have to be transferred back.
There's a process that the otter would
have to go. But then it could be
transferred a fund to be used for um
>> the debt service.
>> Yeah, debt service. So if I can add to
that. So when I spoke earlier about the
police building them finding that that
soil um they are doing that in a so keep
in mind it's not the same as the
structure. The structure we had all
those issues had to go down 16 ft. It
cost us a lot more. Um it looks like
this is going to be enough. It'll be
some additional removal. Uh they had to
tear the concrete but they're going to
do it on time and material concept which
will keep it a lot cheaper. Uh, and then
we'll just see when it gets over to that
other part of the of the grass where
it's at. So hopefully be cheaper. Um,
but this would give us the ability. The
problem is with contingency funds, if
you run into issue and we have to stop
the project, come back to council to get
approval, we're paying administrative
cost over and over. So I agree. I hope
that cost it doesn't go beyond there
that we're under it and then we can work
to transfer the funds to use for debt
service.
So, this also does have the emergency
measure, emergency clause on it because
we don't want to have to stop and then
have to come back to council maybe for
an emergency meeting just to appropriate
some funds that may be needed.
>> I'll make a motion suspend three reading
rule on it.
>> Second.
>> Councilwoman Trainer.
>> Yes.
Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hick,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> And Councilman Eids,
>> yes.
>> And Councilman Boyd,
>> yes.
>> Move to adopt a second.
>> Councilman Boyd.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Eids.
>> Yes, ma'am.
Councilwoman Trainer,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hit,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> All right. 110-26 been suspended and
adopted by this council. Moving on to
resolution 111-26.
Motion to read by title and number. So
moved.
>> Second.
>> Resolution 111-26
sponsored by Rich Hayes. A resolution
authorizing the auditor to increase
appropriations and transfer funds.
>> Fire department's requesting uh have to
have new turnout gear um and being a
former volunteer fireman
uh that is an absolute thing that you
have to have. Uh it does wear out. Uh
the thing we're doing here would be uh
we're just transferring funds as I as I
understand it. Is that correct? Okay. So
uh we have to transfer them from one to
the other amounts $41,000
and as clarification that is from the
fire department one fund that they have
to their capital fund which isn't
generally funded that way. So, so we're
just transferring that
>> which is his capital.
>> And once again, there is an emergency
clause on this piece of legislation.
If there's no further questions, I'll
make a motion to suspend the three
reading rule.
>> Second.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Eids,
>> yes. Councilman Het.
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Trainer,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Boyd,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes. Moved it up. Second.
>> Councilman Eids?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Hayes?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Boyd?
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Eat. Wait a second. Correct.
Councilman hit.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Stall.
>> Yes.
>> I did miss you. Councilman Eids.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> You miss me though.
>> I mispronounced your name. I'm not
having a very good night. Uh,
Councilwoman Trainer.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> All right. All right. 111-26 has been
suspended and adopted, I do believe.
Moving on to resolution 112-26.
Take a motion read by title and or
number. So moved.
>> Second.
>> Resolution 112-26
sponsored by Andy Andrew Hit. A
resolution authorizing the auditor to
increase appropriations and transfer
funds.
So, this is a transfer from the fire
department's general fund to capital in
order to purchase tablets which are out
of date in the amount of $31,000.
>> This is similar to the police we did a
couple I think right before the end of
the year. Uh the tablets are out of
compliance with both CGIS and leads. Uh
well, I guess leaf didn't apply here,
but um the dispatch program, they cannot
be updated. If something goes wrong,
they're they're out. So, this will bring
bring them into be compliant.
>> So, I'll make a motion to suspend the
three reading rule.
>> Second.
>> Councilman Hit.
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Trainer,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes. Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Eids,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Boyd,
>> yes.
>> Motion to adopt.
>> Second.
>> Councilman Eids?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Boyd?
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman hit?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Hayes?
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Stall?
>> Yes. Councilwoman Trainer.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. If you're keeping score in the
audience or at home, this did not have
an emergency clause. That doesn't mean
we can't go ahead and suspend it. It
just won't be enacted tomorrow. There is
a 30-day waiting period. 112-26 has been
suspended and adopted.
Moving on to 113-26.
Motion read by title and number.
>> So moved.
>> Second. Resolution 113-26,
sponsored by John Stall, a resolution
authorizing the auditor to increase
appropriations and transfer funds.
>> The fire department needed to purchase
new MRCs radios before they are no
longer serviceable.
The whole type to have a
it's got the whole thing with them. I
can't explain all of it. I don't know
what it's called, but to do the whole
thing, they just need new ones.
We did apply for a grant, but did not
receive grant money. But this is
necessary. Mr. Saltzman, would you like
to add to this conversation?
>> Yeah. So, the the MarkX radio system is
a statewide system operated by the state
of Ohio. Um that and each county has its
own designated area. Uh that puts all
critical uh communications on the same
type system. We have our own individual
channels in that. Um the radios, the
current radius we have that complete
system in the next six years will be the
the equipment. This equipment we're
talking about will be completely phased
out. So, same system, but it will never
no longer be able to be uh used on that
system as it moves forward. Uh, so we're
trying to get ahead of the game instead
of replacing everything at once. Um, you
know, the idea of the grants. We did
apply for a MarkX grant. There was I I
think it was like 20 times the amount
asked for than what was granted for the
through the state fire marshall. Um, so
we'll continue to look for these grants,
but instead of waiting until it's all at
once, um, we want to bite a little bit
at a time. I I do want to add something
that wasn't in our committee meeting. I
found out today. So currently we have
enough radios that keep our our onduty
first responders have the critical
radios but we do not have them in the
backup trucks where that would be a
critical element is if um you know we're
out on a fire and offduty personnel will
come in take the ladder to a downtown
fire or second incident or something
like that. There's not enough radios to
put them all those positions. So these
radios in that short period of time
would help with the extra pos with the
uh at least the inch charge like on
those vehicles. So,
>> did we have a price on that? I missed
30,000.
>> I think the price I have listed is at
30,000. Is that correct?
>> Thank you.
>> And once again, this is not from the
general fund. It's from the fire general
fund basically to their capital funded.
So, it's within their funds to do it.
>> That's correct.
I'll make a motion to suspend the three
reading rule on it.
>> I'll second.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Eids,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Trainer,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hit,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Boyd,
>> no.
Move to second.
>> Councilman Boyd.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman hit.
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Hayes.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Eids.
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Trainer.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Stall.
>> Yes.
>> All right. 113-26
has been suspended and adopted. This one
also did not have an emergency clause,
so it can go into effect in 30 days.
Moving on to 114-26,
sponsored by Greg Eids.
>> So moved. Second.
>> Resolution 114-26
sponsored by Greg Eids, a resolution
decreasing appro appropriations.
>> All right. They gave me the the motion
to uh to uh read by title and number. I
forgot to ask for that part, but that's
what you did, Rich. Thank you. Uh this
one's a fun one because we're actually
going to decrease a fund by uh quite a
bit of money, and this is why the
auditor gets to speak tonight to explain
why we're going to decrease the fund.
>> Um so this is a result of preparing the
budget before end of year. So the
budget's prepared and sent to finance in
September, October and it goes it's of
course through three readings at council
and so invoices for the police project
still had to be paid. So it was a
guesstimate of what we're going to have
in the fund on the line for 2026.
And so now that we've closed out the
year and I know an exact figure, we're
just going to my recommendation is to
decrease that line so it doesn't look
like we have excess funds to spend on
that project.
So clarification, we're decreasing it by
$2,54,31352
or we're decreasing it. So that is the
number that remains.
>> We're decreasing it to match the fund
balance.
>> And the fund balance is
>> well there's things encumbered right
now, too. So
>> it's just confusing because it's a
number that we're decreasing.
We're we're removing that much money
from this hypothetical number or we're
taking it down to this number.
>> We're taking it down to the fund balance
so that the available funds on the
expense line match exactly what's
available in the fund to spend.
>> Okay, that's why
>> there's 1.1
88 237 in that fund right now.
>> So, not on the line. We have to decrease
the line because there's well over $1.1
million on the line.
All right. If if you followed that, good
for you. This is why she had to come
tonight no matter what. It's a confusing
thing, but it's it makes sense. We don't
want to leave more money in there than
what we need. It's if it's not going to
be necessary. Uh there is not an
emergency clause on this. What is What
is your preference, Miss Auditor?
I mean, if you want to amend it to add
the emergency, the the sooner that
figure is accurate, I would appreciate,
but that's up to you guys.
>> Do us all a favor and explain the term
encumbered.
>> Encumbered is when essentially the
department head or Steve gets an invoice
and he enters a requisition and has a
planned payment for that project.
I couldn't
>> those funds are held for a specific
invoice.
>> So that money set aside for a certain
invoice that's coming due or coming up.
>> Correct.
>> I couldn't explain it any better myself.
>> Thank you.
>> You're welcome.
>> I'll make a motion to suspend the three
reading rule.
>> I'll second it.
>> Did you
>> We have We have a motion to suspend. I
think that'll be fine, too.
>> You want an amendment to make an
emergency?
>> That's up to you guys.
>> Well, she suggested it, but we have a
motion. We have to act upon the motion.
>> Perfect. Um,
Congressman Hit.
>> Yes.
>> Congressman Boyd.
>> Councilman Boyd. Yes.
>> Did I say Congress?
>> Congress.
>> You're giving us all.
>> I have such high hopes now. Just
>> All right. Councilman Boyd.
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Hayes.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Eids.
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Trainer.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Stall.
>> Yes.
>> Move to adopt. Second.
Councilman Boyd.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Hit.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Eids,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Trainer,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> All right. 114-26
has been suspended and adopted by this
council. Our auditor can make that
change in 30 days.
Moving on to 115-26,
also sponsored by Greg Eids.
I'll accept a motion to read the title
number. Mr. Hayes moved.
>> Second.
>> Resolution 115-26
sponsored by Greg Eids. A resolution to
transfer remaining balances from fund
235 to the general fund.
>> Okay. So in 2014,
the cops fast grant was over. This was
federal money to help pay for police
officers. It started well before that,
but in 2014 that ended. And when it
ended, we had $1,464.98
left in that account that has been
sitting in that account since 2014. This
will allow us to remove this to take
this money and put it in our general
fund.
>> Correct.
Thank you. I'm glad I got it right.
>> You did. Good job.
>> There is not an emergency clause. It's
not that big of a deal. It's been
sitting there for 12 years at this
point. So, we can leave it on if we'd
like to.
We're going to leave that on for the
second reading because I heard Miss
Trainer say that.
All right. We'll move on to 116-26.
sponsored once again by Greg Eids.
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Resolution 116-26
sponsored by Greg Eids. A resolution to
adjust the city's capital assessment
threshold from 5,000 to 10,000.
>> And this is the second reason why our
auditors here because this appears to be
a little confusing also. Um this has an
this is an accounting function that if
we raise the threshold, it takes a few
less things that you have to account
for. Is that correct? Within that
threshold that by raising this then
there you're not counting every pencil
and every eraser that we own.
>> Correct. It just changes the threshold
um for our asset tracking. So high
dollar items that the city likes to
track, you know, how long have we had
the item, what its value currently is,
what the depreciation has been since
it's been purchased, um with the cost
and increase of everyday life. Um, this
was a suggestion essentially from our
municipal adviserss. Um, in order to
qualify for this, the city would have to
prove that at least 80% of our assets
currently are $10,000 or more. And the
city met that threshold. We actually um
met 97% of those assets cost more than
$10,000.
>> All right. Who has questions for the
auditor over this?
And aside by Shannon, put that in the
notes.
Um, there is not an emergency clause on
this either. I believe we can leave this
one on. Also,
moving on. 117-26,
a resolution sponsored by Lisa Jackman.
A motion to read by title and number.
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Resolution 117-26
sponsored by Lisa Jackman. A resolution
authorizing the safety service director,
the mayor, and the department heads to
apply for various grants.
I think that's pretty self-explanatory,
but this would just speed up the process
and allow the department heads to apply
for the grants as long as the safety
service director approved their applying
for that particular grant.
>> We did it last year, but it's it's not
an ongoing thing.
>> So, we do it every year.
>> Okay.
>> And before that, we did not. and the
safety service director would have to
get legislation to come to council for
every piece and ask for permission to do
this. This speeds the process up.
Sometimes those grants come available or
notification comes available and you
only have a few days to apply. So this
will allow the mayor and safety service
director and department heads with
written approval to do that. Is that
correct?
>> That's correct.
>> Yeah, that is correct. We can apply for
the grants uh if we awarded the grant.
We come back to council for the approval
to accept.
>> This piece does have an emergency clause
on it so that we don't have to wait if
anything comes up.
>> Make a motion to suspend the three
reading rule on it.
>> I'll second.
>> Councilwoman Trainer,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Boyd,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
Councilman hit.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Eids.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Stall.
>> Yes. Move to adopt.
>> Second.
>> Councilman Eids.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Stall.
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Jackman.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Hayes.
>> Yes.
>> Councilwoman Trainer.
>> Yes.
>> Councilman Hit.
>> Yes. Councilman Boyd.
>> Yes.
>> All right. 117-26
has been suspended and adopted by this
council. Thank you very much. Moving on
to ordinance 118-26 sponsored by Greg
Eids. A motion to read by title and
number.
>> So moved.
>> Second.
>> Ordinance 118-26
sponsored by Greg Eids. An ordinance for
strengths on job descriptions.
So, every time we make a change to our
job or our strength ordinance, we do
have to go through this process. We had
left the uh dispatcher spots on there
since last year, although we added, I
believe at that point, the clerk's
positions, but we still had dispatchers
at that point. All we're doing at this
point is removing the dispatchers
full-time positions from this list. I
did ask if we expected any other
changes. Not at this time. Is that
correct?
>> Correct.
And once again, there is not an
>> want to move forward with this, you can
do that right now.
>> I'll make a motion to suspend the three
reading rule on it. Make a
>> second.
Councilman hit.
>> Yes.
Councilman Boyd,
>> no.
>> Councilwoman Jackman,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Hayes,
>> yes.
>> Councilman Stall,
>> yes.
>> Councilwoman Trainer,
>> no.
Councilman Hayes,
>> yes. I think he answered, but I did not.
>> My answer would be yes, but this motion
will stay on now.
11826 will stay on for the next uh for
the second reading.
All right, that gets us through our new
business unless there's anything I've
missed tonight.
Nope. All right, so we're going to move
on to round table. We're going to start
on the opposite end. Miss Jackman, you
get to go first.
>> And I don't have anything. So, thank
you,
>> Mr. Hayes.
Uh, want to thank all of our city
employees for doing their jobs very
well. Again, want to come back to the
gentlemen that collect our trash and
things. Sanitation department, I know it
was absolutely terrible out there doing
that job and I commend them for that.
Also, our safety services, uh, they're
out in all kinds of weather. Um,
if you get sick, they they're out and if
you have a fire, they're there. So, we
really appreciate the job that they do.
Appreciate council's work tonight. I
think we got a lot done uh moving the
city along. And I just pray the Lord
keeps his hand over this city, keeps us
moving in a good path and watches over
all of our citizens to keep us all safe
and well.
That's all I got. Thank you, Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Hit,
>> uh, the next public service committee
meeting is March 10th at 5 o'clock in
the meeting room next door. That's it.
>> Thank you, Mrs. Trainer. Um, I wanted to
say
thank you. Um, just wanted to say thank
you for everybody that participated in
the downtown um, chocolate walk this
past weekend. I heard great things and a
lot of good feedback from the downtown
businesses. Um, the more we can continue
to support, the better off everybody is.
>> Thank you, Mr. Boyd.
>> Uh, thank you for everyone coming on
out. you know, that's what it takes is
someone coming and actually hearing
what's going on, showing their interest.
Also, that's the main way we hear about
things. Um, I know I've had multiple
calls throughout the last couple weeks,
and I've really enjoyed getting to meet
with different citizens, even if it's,
hey, talking to one that's putting their
item into Mid Ohio's box out here and
noticing we need to make that mail slot
a little bit wider. And so, um, good
talks at the last public service about
making sure and just looking into having
items. You know, tonight we passed
$500,000 for a road repair that there
was nothing put in front of us last week
for this. And so, that's a big one that
we kind of brought up that I'd really
like to make sure we're seeing kind of
what we want before we bring it to us.
Um, also the last piece was going into
the alleys
with us looking into having the new
individuals helping us out or company,
whoever. I do think our sanitation
department brought up a really good
point about how we do have certain areas
where we might not plow the alleys, but
there's trash cans down there. Is that
something we might be able to look into
changing or will that be an issue for
them at all, do you think? that that'll
be something we have to look at. I mean,
so there are a few alleys obviously
they're affected um you know by their
trash. Uh you know, alls I can say, you
know, off the top of my head is that the
code's pretty specific. It's their
responsibility to keep that path clear.
Same with the sidewalks. That doesn't
mean we can't look at things to see how
it work. We But we also have the
concerns of, you know, those alleys
aren't aren't um you know, there's
there's private property in them.
There's dumpsters, things like that. We
don't want to damage equipment. Uh it is
absolutely something we can take a look
to see how that would have impacted in
the future.
>> Yep. I feel just asking whoever puts the
bid on in if they're okay with it or not
would be the best part. So, thank you
very much. And that is all for me. Thank
you everybody.
>> Thank you, Mr. Boyd. Mr. Stall, do you
have anything tonight?
>> No, I have nothing.
>> All right. Uh you brought up a couple
points, Mr. Boyd. I'm going to address
part of that. Um the $500,000 we don't
have we didn't have anything in front of
us. I agree with that. If you noticed
that there was an email that came out
from Mr. Saltzman that basically asked
the the u the heads of each one of these
committees to send an email to them. I
think he would like to have the
documentation. I've talked to employees
who said he demands documentation and I
think that we should have that when we
come to our committees also so that we
can pass that. However, in this case, we
do have a list of roads from a couple
years ago. We know what's been repaired
and what still needs to be repaired. So,
we did have some information, but but I
agree with you on that. Um, our next
meeting will be on March I'm sorry, our
next finance meeting will be March 10th,
6:30 p.m. Uh, is there anything further
to come for this council tonight?
>> Can I have a comment real quick?
>> Yes, sir.
>> So, Greg, off yours and and Tom. So, I I
do agree. Uh, when I saw your comment,
Greg and I have already talked about
that in the past. Um, so I did send it
to the committee chairs asking, "Hey, if
you send that out to the department
heads, myself ahead of time. That way
it's a reminder to them. But on their
side, what you didn't see, I requested
them too to make sure they're prepared."
Now, there there are times that things
are going to come last minute because we
don't know. We're working sometimes up
till Greg, I was talking to you two
hours before council or uh committee
meeting. Um, but to have the courtesy to
at least to the chair to say, "Hey, I'm
going to have something. I I didn't have
it there." but also asking for a little
more information on their presentation.
So, I'm going to be continue to work
with them. You know, our request should
have a little more information. Um, and
and it goes beyond even to what it is
for you even for the resolution. So,
that is something we'll continue to work
on. That's just proper information
sharing. So, we'll continue to work on
that.
>> Thank you. I appreciate that.
>> Okay. This meeting is adjourned.
>> That was pretty quick. Yeah.
This last year would pass all this stuff
next week.
>> It was forever. Hi.
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