talking that it's a lot louder. So,
I'll wait to see if they raise that
issue here.
>> I think that was a setting that was not
just pushed. So, my bad.
>> Okay.
>> Um, so then, so we would have the
fireworks and all the, you know, the
pre-f fireworks festivities on Friday,
July 3rd.
Saturday the parade. I guess my only
thought would be then would we would you
consider pushing the start time of the
parade back to sort of fill that day out
and not make it such an early morning.
>> Yeah, we've talked about that a little
bit is with timing even just with the 5k
run. Um the challenge is the
>> even I mean maybe a half hour is not a
big deal but as you get later in the day
that heat becomes a real issue.
>> But even just like a step off of like 11
I just you know I think I I'm I'm
thinking purely as a father with two
small kids. If my kids are up late
Friday watching fireworks,
>> you're not going to have them running
>> and then I'm waking them up the next
morning. We we don't I don't travel them
for the 5K, but if I'm going to set them
in the back of a golf cart, I have to
borrow to then be in the brace. It's a
lot, you know, maybe if we can, you
know, I don't know. I I I kind of I
guess I share my reactions kind of to me
or what my colleague next to me here
thinks is if the police are saying we
need to reconsider when to start the
fireworks. I'm very open to moving it
just to make it a lot easier and safer.
I think our residents would look to us
to make that decision.
>> Okay. So Nick,
>> Chief, I had a question for I know that
Fourth of July in Beexley is is
a a day where every officer is is on
duty. If we do move this to evening of
July 3rd and morning of July 4th, would
that uh what would that do for your
officers? Would they be required to work
both events?
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Um is that sustainable?
Absolutely.
>> Okay. Um my other question is if we do
that um if we are having events at the
same time as other communities and if we
ever get mutual aid or we call on
additional resources where would those
resources come from if everyone else is
doing the same thing?
>> Yes ma'am. So full disclosure, I think
one of the the stark realities for us
this year in the fourth is that when we
did put that call out for resources, it
wasn't met. And I think that was a part
of the decision that when you ask for
that level of support and you know it's
just not there. So we have to manage and
mitigate on our own.
>> Um a lot of it is even changing some of
how we train and looking at crowd
control. Um so you know we've had um a
very fortunate lens of managing events
but not thinking about large-scale
events where crowd control really comes
into a factor and doing it in a way
that's very professional but in a way
that we can do it concisely with the
resources that we have. There's a tactic
called mobile field force. Um it is a um
very high level hightouch um type way to
to do that. Um, we learned that after
the Republican National Convention in
Cleveland back in 2016 of how to
effectively just utilize bicycles and
and maneuver and crowd patrol and push
people um towards designated areas. So
um we're not there yet. We can be, but
the reality for many of us is um as
officer shortages with agencies, it's
just there. So this is a chance for us
to manage and mitigate internally and do
the best of what what we have.
>> Thank you.
Thank you. Any other uh questions? Mike,
as co-chair of celebrations and events,
anything you want to add to the
conversation? Okay.
Um quick budget process update. Uh I've
had one-on- ones with all of you, which
has been great. Uh we have tracking
dozens of uh concepts uh from council
members, which is awesome. There's a lot
of great alignment with with
kind of where the budget, I think, is
headed. Um the draft will be circulated
uh mid to late next week. We will have a
first reading of the budget at the
October 28th meeting. Um and at that
time, one of the things we'll do is
we'll have a sort of highle
presentation. We'll also have a synopsis
of some of the council concepts and how
they find their way into the budget. Um
and so look forward to that. It's going
to be exciting. And I also want to make
sure you guys had eyes on this. Uh we
had a lot of questions today about uh
tree removal on Fair Avenue. There are
some distressed or dying trees that are
being removed and making way for new
plantings that are occurring this fall.
Um that is the Susan Quinten's quidum
happening there in front of your eyes.
Uh part of that project included the new
planting that you've seen at the median
at Cassingham and fair which looks
great. Um so keep an eye out for that.
Um, and here's some narrative on this
that you can use if anyone's asking you
questions about it. Uh, letters also
going to the homes along Fair Avenue.
Speaking of trees, we had a popup uh,
shop, I guess, at the Beexley farmers
market where we sold some Beexi maple
syrup. That was at the request of the
farmers market organizers, which was
fun. Uh, you met Officer Sprdlin. I do
want to recognize uh Admiral Patrick
Hayden who did retire and had a
retirement ceremony over the weekend at
Vets Memorial. It was a really great
ceremony. Um I wish him the best of luck
on his retirement and it's a shame that
we will no longer be able to claim that
we have an active admiral living in
Beexley, but maybe again soon, right? Um
and with that, I'm happy to answer any
questions.
All right, moving on to the chief's
update. Chief,
>> good evening. We've submitted our report
and update. Happy to answer any
additional questions.
Chief, um, great report here. It's, uh,
you know, kudos to you and, um, and the
staff for the continued education, uh,
community outreach, leadership, uh,
retreat that's in here.
um you do such a great job in all those
areas. So, keep up the great work. Um
I'm not surprised that someone's willing
to work afternoons and training because
you set that bar for your staff. Um I I
did want you if you could take us
through quickly. There's a lot going on
in here with Officer Grimes and a really
great highlight as far as um some grants
that have been put in for the
Brotherhood Center's access control and
camera systems. I was just wondering if
you could highlight some of the uh
additional things he does outside of
just being in the schools every day in
St. Charles. Yeah,
>> that could take a while.
>> Yeah,
>> you know, Officer Grimes does a
fantastic job. You know, I cannot say
enough about the partnership. U matter
of fact, um we meet quarterly with uh he
and leadership. Um we actually had to
reschedule yesterday's for the golf
state championship. Amazing. And um so
you know we work very closely with them
very proactively. Um Jeremy really does
I'm very proud of what he's able to do
and continue to build with St. Charles.
Um so many different during the day
after school functions weekends etc. Um
and just building it. He has a runway
that he has just taken off and and
really built a lot of programming. I
cannot take any of the credit um for it
at all except just supporting him. And
in addition to that, you know, he's one
of our firearms instructors and so he is
really wearing multiple hats to get it
all accomplished.
>> And this isn't the first time I've seen
the grant um you know, requests come out
from him and they're significant and
very helpful to our community. So, keep
up the great work.
>> Thank you.
>> All right,
Michael Price, recreation and parks.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um, a quick highlight.
Obviously, the harvest fest was this
past Friday. A big thank you to the
police department, service department,
um, wreck and uh, uh, park staff. Um, it
it really takes all the departments on a
lot of these bigger events to make it
work. So, again, kudos to PD and Andy
and his team. We appreciate all the
assistance. Uh, thank you to Mayor
Kesler and Tim Pittz for um, providing
some uh, delicious chili. It went so
quick I didn't even get a bowl. But I
hear it was great. Um, and so thank you
for that. And uh, otherwise I am happy
to answer any questions about the
report.
>> All right, we're moving on to the
consent agendas. Ben, I'm going to turn
this one over to you for a reading.
Uh, first up, the meeting minutes from
September 30th, 2025.
>> You can say the next
>> and resolution 05-25 to seek financial
assistance from the Ohio Public Works
Commission for funding of various
capital infrastructure improvement
projects introduced by Miss Sod on
September 9th, 2025.
>> Are there any comments or questions from
council on the consent agenda?
I move to adopt the consent agenda.
Could I please have a second?
>> Second.
>> Second by Mr. Marcelino. Are there any
comments from the public? No speaker
slip is needed.
>> Mr. McPeek, would you please call the
role?
>> Miss Fable?
>> Yes.
>> Mr. Markham?
>> Yes.
>> Mr. Hurley?
>> Yes.
>> Mr. Marcelino?
>> Yes.
>> Miss Sad?
>> Yes.
>> Miss Lamkey?
>> Yes.
>> Consent agenda passes.
>> Thank you.
Okay. And for the third reading, we have
resolution 07-25
adopting the city of Beexley 2025 land
use strategy introduced by Mr. Danny
Hurley on September 9th, 2025.
>> All right. Well, we have our third
reading. Uh my intention is um after a
what I'm sure is going to be a very
interesting presentation and some
discussion is I would like to call for a
vote on this tonight. But um for that I
want to turn it over to the mayor and
Megan because I believe we have a
presentation on this very amazing
document.
>> Thank you Mr. Hurley. Um we presented in
the past couple meetings. So we have I'm
going to pull up the land use strategy.
Megan if you want to maybe do another
broad overview and answer any questions
and have any deeper dive conversation
the council might want to have. Um, I
will pull that up
right now.
>> Awesome.
>> This beautiful document created by Megan
Meyer
>> with tons of assistance from lots and
lots of folks including the land use
strategy commission um and a couple um
professionals in the market that we
tapped to give us feedback and a you
know market strategist to do a uh
analysis for us of various end uses. Um,
so it really was a joint effort and I
think we've reiterated that. Um, I was
trying to think about how to best
summarize the document and it's 70 pages
long and I don't want this to be that
long of a meeting. So, what I thought
might be more fun and might actually
drive some more questions is just to
take a look at the opportunity sites
that are highlighted um throughout the
document because I think what those do
is really illustrate the future vision
that this document sets. Um, and as the
mayor's navigating towards our first
one, um, you know, this is a guiding
document. It feeds out of the 2023
strategic plan. There are other
component plans that this touches. Um,
right now we're also updating our
commercial design guidelines. You're
probably familiar that we have existing
Main Street guidelines, but those don't
echo to Livingston or to Cassidy, our
other commercial corridors. So, those
will pick up kind of where the land use
strategy drops off. So the landing
strategy, think of it as like this
highlevel policy with ideas to how to
support this type of development and
what are our highest and best bets hopes
for land that can be redeveloped in
Beexley. And then those commercial
design guidelines will talk about well
okay well what does the building size
actually look like? How many stories?
What is the setback? What is the
streetscape like? So all of that's to
come and they'll play together. Um so
with that to the first opportunity site.
Um the reason I want to illustrate this
one is because I think that um what it
does well is highlight some of the
differences between West Main Street and
East Main Street. A opportunity um
exists here in Beexley that is not too
dissimilar to what's happening with the
Fitzgerald but south of Main Street. Um,
and it's illustrative of West Main
Street for us because it's really the
only existing area left where we have
lot depth um, that's big enough to allow
for significant redevelopment. Um, and
so this is kind of a prime example of
what could you imagine happening to
answer some of these major requests
we're hearing from the community. We're
hearing requests for more medical
office. Our NDUS analysis showed there's
actually huge unmet demand for medical
office. Well, that's got to go somewhere
that has ability to park it. It has to
have um the ability to customize these
offices. So, this could have medical
offices, could have retail. We've heard
time and time again that residents want
more restaurants, more sitdown
restaurants. That was also reflected on
the supply and demand side in our end
use analysis. This is the type of
development it will take to actually
increase the square footage in Beexley.
Um and so if you want to go to the next
slide, it also kind of illustrates the
thought that none of this is going to
happen um with just the city of Beexley
alone. So any of the opportunity sites
you're seeing represent a collaboration.
In this case um for south of Maine, you
know, we're looking at that area that is
that vacant parking lot and some
apartments owned by a Capitol
University. Um and then um of course the
city and the CIC, everybody would have
to partner together for something like
this to happen. Throughout the document,
you'll see that same sentiment
reflected. Any opportunity site that we
redevelop would um definitely not be the
city taking the lead. It would be us
partnering and helping to shape the
future of that with other partners. Um
so um this is the Parkview
redevelopment. I think too what's
exciting about this, it also shows how
in the landing strategy we're sensitive
to our natural resources. And so one of
the things that's reiterated here is
making sure that we're sensitive to the
Allen Creek wershed, but that we also
use that as a recreational resource and
that we tie together opportunities to
integrate a mixeduse development into a
park and that we also bring in
opportunities
um to build on the excitement um of
what's been done at that park already.
So, and feel free to jump in with
questions at any time. um you know so we
moved down and we're going further down
the next opportunity site um illustrates
another point throughout the document is
that on Main Street and in some other
areas we know that there is a lack of
energy in our commercial corridors.
There's a number of reasons that occurs.
Typically it's because we have large
institutional uses that kind of break up
this energy that's from you know foot
traffic and commercial uses. And we
think that there are opportunities
throughout the city to really build on
that energy both of course with new
commercial end use but with pocket
parks. And so this opportunity site um
is just a a dream of what could happen
if you don't recognize the area that's
right in front of where roll used to be
where Excel karate now is. Um, and this
is something that um, of course this is
just an inspirational rendering, but
again would be a partnership between the
city, the CIC, the wreck and park
department of course, and then the
property owner and the tenants there.
Um, but something that could certainly
happen in the near term. Um, and this is
just one opportunity of where this could
happen along Main Street and some other
options are also identified in in the
document.
Um the next site I think is illustrative
of another point. Um and that is that we
had a large section in this document
that pointed to that 2011 plan. Um the
2011 plan had a number of initiatives
that have actually been ticked off. So
kudos to everybody um to the mayor, to
city council, to other employees, the
CIC and actually accomplishing a lot of
the things that document set out to do.
One of them was remediating um unused
gas stations throughout Beexsley. Um as
of this week, we only have one left um
because 420 North Cassidy, the tanks are
out. Yay. And the site that you're
looking at here, which would be just
east of Catalinas, this is your former
Clark station site. That is the last
existing site in Beexley that's an
unused gas station, unmediated. Of
course, we do have a inservice gas
station still. Um, and so what I think
that this represents is that, you know,
Beexsley has this long-standing
commitment to seeing the highest and
best uses out of what land, what
precious land we do have. Um, and so a
development like this um would only help
to improve our eastern gateway um and
really drive excitement to the eastern
side of Main Street, which is frankly
harder to do because here on the eastern
side, we have lower, you know, lot
depths. the um cost of redevelopment. It
can be interesting based on the return
that you might seen. Parking can be an
issue as well. And so I think what we're
seeing here is what a model could look
like for development both at this site,
but this could be translated to other
areas along East Main Street as well.
>> And Megan, just I believe I'm Can you go
back one sec to that the Catalinas
that building that lot footprint is
roughly the size of the grammar seed?
Yes. Building. So just to kind of give
people a frame of reference that's
roughly the same size of building we
could expect there.
>> Absolutely. So that's not like out of
the realm of possibilities. Um something
that uh the land use commission was
cognizant of is you know the the parcel
that's here in Beexley. It's just one
small part of the equation. And if ever
there was a developer, perhaps the CIC
or another entity that was interested in
potentially at dirty words, crossing
boundaries of cities and combining
parcels. Um there might be a huge
opportunity. So something that might be
three times the size of Grammar could
actually exist. Um this does not reflect
that. This reflects what's in Beexley um
and what fits within the parameters of
our current zoning code. Um so any of
the development that is illustrated
would actually be allowed by right per
our current code would not um require
additional variances. Um some of them
are conditional
but um but they are permitted or
conditional uses without variances
required.
>> One thing to to always remember when we
compare sites to Grammar site is
Grammarcy has this very low density of
the residential units. So parks easier
on that size lot. So might not be able
to get the same size building, but uh
it's the it is a similar site.
>> Yeah. So
>> yeah.
>> Yeah. Um so moving to Cassidy. Cassidy
is a little bit different than Main
Street. Main Street, we kind of had
these independent opportunity sites.
When we thought about North Cassidy, we
frankly thought the whole thing was an
opportunity site. And that's not meant
to say everything should be tossed out
with the bathwater, but um there is room
for improvement in the entire commercial
corridor. Um, and what you're seeing
illustrated here is kind of what the
dream could be if we're combining both
streetscape improvements along with
redevelopment potential. And again,
anything you're seeing, those white
boxes, that could be developed, um,
within our current zoning. Um, what else
you're seeing um, is a potential
extension of the shared use path that
the city of Columbus is building
currently. um you know that construction
going on north of the railroad tracks um
and at Fifth and um Cassidy they're
building a shared use path on the west
side. There is kind of a um really
zoomed in version of it. Yeah. Um so
there is an engineering concept being
reviewed now where we would extend that
shared use path probably all the way
south to Maryland. Um, at the same time,
we would want to do some more traffic
calming um and make better use of the on
street parking um by protecting that
parking with some um bumpouts. And
that's good both for the people parking
there, but also where those occur at
intersections, it's good because now
you've made that distance for
pedestrians to cross shorter. Um, and so
that that's all kind of a more near-term
plan. Um and something that I think is
very accomplishable in the near term
whereas of course this redevelopment
will take time. Um something too to note
the the building footprint of 420 North
Cassidy the community builders project
is not directly represented but is very
similar to some of these white boxes.
And so the same concepts apply. Bring
the buildings forward um closer to this
sidewalk of course allowing for
appropriate landscaping and tree lawn.
move the parking to the back. Um, and
that helps increase the energy, the foot
traffic, the desiraability of the area.
Um, and so something that as that begins
to redevelop and as the CIC continues to
acquire land on Cassidy that we're
hoping to see.
So that's Cassidy.
Our other major commercial corridor um,
of course being Livingston Avenue. You
know, you guys when I joined had just
come out of a major study um with the
city of Columbus, the joint Livingston
Avenue plan and frankly quite a bit of
what we would have done for a landing
strategy document was done there. More
related to the streetscape um and the
idea that you know improving the street
and adding traffic calming measures and
being much more intentional about the
amenities um will help drive further
reinvestment. It will help calm traffic
um you know to something the chief I'm
sure is well aware of hopefully start to
reduce some speeds and reduce some
traffic incidents um and make it more
desirable where the landing strategy
then picks up is how do we then further
encourage redevelopment um you can't
talk about Livingston um without talking
about the unremediated landfill that we
have um in the area of Ferndale and
Mayfield um and so that's of course to
address through the recommendations
Um, you can't talk about this either
without talking about how close some of
those buildings are to the roadway and
how there's lack of rear circulation.
Um, and so there's a recommendation here
that was echoed in the Southwest Beexley
master plan. Did I call it the right
one? I know I always mix it up with the
framework master plan. um to potentially
consider um further reszoning to allow
for um some uh better circulation in the
back of the existing commercial um
zoning district. And so those are kind
of the highlights from Livingston.
No true opportunity site there.
>> Thank you so much, Megan. Um Coun Mr.
Marcelino, you had your hand up.
>> Yeah. Uh pages 48 and 49 are missing um
before we print and I think it's the
second uh or third excuse me opportunity
site it's the mantro one. So
just to note that before it goes to
print.
>> Yes. Um should should I go ahead and
address that?
>> Sure. Yeah.
>> Um it is because it addresses something
related to the Beexley School District
that they've not yet given permission
for. um and so and and it might get
ultimately pulled from the document and
we might renumber those pages. We were
hoping to continue to address a
potential um project and we just wanted
to make sure that it wasn't in conflict
with their current facilities planning
project and ultimately we've not come to
a conclusion at this point.
>> Put it out there, get some pressure on
them. I thought we got actually I
thought we came up with
am I wrong? I don't want to cash this
out now. Okay. I thought we had arrived
at a uh
acceptable way of presenting it.
>> Not that has been confirmed.
>> Gotcha. So, okay.
>> We were holding out hope
>> that end. I mean, Danny did ask, do we
want to vote on that tonight? But if
we're not if we don't have that in hand,
we should probably table it.
>> So, I will say that none of the
recommendations directly affect that
site. The idea of pocket parks is
continuous and stated throughout the
document. Um, and to be frank, it was
related to a pocket park on school
property. Um, and so it it was a um, how
do I say it? An inspirational set of
images that
>> right
>> really I think the concern that I heard
was that we're doing our own facilities
project. We're doing a major review of
of safety around facilities and we don't
want to um, put anything out there that
might conflict with our future planning.
I think we did arrive I mean I feel
confident that we arrived at a way to
present that in a way that works for
them. Um but to your point it's not an
actual you can adopt the land use
strategy and we can have that exhibit in
the final document uh wouldn't impact
its adoption or non-adoption. Is that
what you're trying to say?
>> That is what I was trying to say.
>> Okay. Matt,
>> um just following up on a conversation
we had with the CIC um where we talked a
little bit about this um this document
and I think you were just going to
confirm that sequence of events which is
ultimately city council approves this
ordinance and the CIC uses as is is
essentially its playbook
>> and that's I believe that language is
within this ordinance.
>> Yeah.
>> Um
>> right. So,
yep. Okay. So, that is found in section
two.
As Danny said in that sentence, um the
CIC has the CIC doesn't need to take we
don't think affirmative action to adopt
it. Um that's really council saying that
this is the plan for economic
development for the CIC. We did have
membership of the CIC involved in the
crafting of the land use strategy. Um,
so my understanding is that this is
sufficient procedurally to get us to the
point where it becomes the replacement
plan.
>> Perfect. Thanks,
>> Miss Fible.
This I think is beautiful.
architecture and city planning and
walkability and sustainability. All of
that is is remarkable and I feel like we
are on a
I feel like I know will not allow this
sit
and um I
and I urge city as we go through the
budget and in the years to come. I I
would urge you to be asking the
administration how you can help
fulfill these how you can help them
prioritize. I'd love to figure out how
you how you will prioritize this, how
the administration prior, how our
community would like to priority
be such a waste to just sit and allow
this
I would I would urge uh you to do that
and I would be curious what the
administration
feels
in
moving this
how how can council best
Thank you. I'm going to join you in
those comments. Uh I also wanted to
thank council members Markham Marcelino
and especially Mr. Hurley for serving on
this commission to to put this together.
About a year and a half I attended uh
one of the public workshops and I
remember being blown away at the immense
talent, thoughtfulness, expertise and
present presentation that was given. I
also very much appreciate um this
commission looking closely at every
corner of of Beexley equally and
dreaming of what could be.
Um
and I also saw Megan present kind of a a
lighter version a smaller version of
this at one of our uh um chamber
meetings a while ago and it was very
wellreceived.
Uh I will keep in mind council members
Fibel's comments about what's the
potential cost especially as we're
getting ready to talk about the 2026
budget. This is going to be a multi-year
maybe a multi-dead sort of development
for Beexley. U but I'm excited at what
could be. So um those are just my
comments for this evening. Other
comments
>> it's exciting to have this plan in front
of us. I know a lot of residents have
been asking for a while. When is that
going to be printed in the document
released? It's great to plan for your
future. And it's really awesome, too, to
sit here as a six-year council member
and see so many things that we've
already checked off um and what's to
come. So, I'm ecstatic, as I know many
residents are, and a big shout out and
thank you to all of those who served on
this um land use strategy um commission
and helped put this document together.
It is impressive. It's transparent. And
when we talk about relationships outside
of the 43209, it gives a map too for
those who are interested in becoming a
partner in Beexley or um putting up a
shingle here as a business, they can see
where we're going and what we're
planning for the future and if they want
to be a part of it, it's right here um
for them to see in this document. So,
I'm ecstatic about it. One question I do
have um for you, Megan, is I love our
des uh when we're going after
designations. So, um as a community,
we're really good at that. How do we go
about the trail town designation that's
mapped out in here? What does that uh
entail for us to receive?
>> I actually think the mayor might be
better apt to to answer that. I wasn't
involved in in that
>> it's a pretty straightforward uh
designation. We did some work with a we
had a trail intern a few years back. Um
it has to do with wayfinding and some
basic amenities. We're we're pretty much
already there, but we were waiting for a
regional framework around it because
Morpsy helped create a branding
initiative for Trail Town in an urban
environment. Trailtown's typically more
suburban. So, they've only recently come
out with that toolkit. So, we're we're
following that regional lead and we'll
be we'll be uh pursuing that here soon.
>> Thank you, Mr. Markham. I just want to
uh echo that I think this was maybe I
don't want to say the most but maybe it
is the most interesting thing I've been
a part of uh just because I just thought
it was really really incredible to to
look at this holistic uh uh this thing
and to commend Megan for like really
hurting the cats on this one.
>> But it was a pretty Yeah. So pretty
impressive and and to see the final
project uh the the document super super
interesting. You know we talked with a
lot of developers we talked with city
planners it you know just just really
took our time to ask a lot of those
questions and and I learned so much uh
about our city. I will testify uh that
the Montro site is maybe the personal
love child of myself and Andrew
Rosenthal and it's pretty amazing. My
suggestion is to not put it in the
document at all and instead to make it
what gamers call an Easter egg on the
electronic version and if you have a
secret code you can maybe get it and
take a look at it
>> up maybe.
>> Thank you Troy. Other other comments
questions
>> I was just Mr. Curly
>> going to ask um before you open up
public comment uh just maybe a question
for the mayor or Megan. Um in terms of
sort of the the Easter egg pages 48 and
49 um I guess when would you anticipate
having the final version with the
modified agreed to language?
>> Well I I if if it would if you it
depends how you like if you guys were to
vote tonight to pass the strategy which
is in front of you. I mean, yeah,
missing that one uh exhibit.
>> Uh we would just need to circle back,
consider the Easter egg concept. Uh I
would also make sure once we have
approved language and imagery, which I
think we are very close to having that.
I would imagine it's in the coming weeks
that we would finalize the document for
the for the website. Yeah, I I think and
I'm not an attorney, but I mean I I
think we can vote tonight assuming my
colleagues on council are comfortable,
you know, adopts 2025 land use strategy,
incorporated into this resolution as
exhibit A. I think exhibit A can be
incorporated into this resolution
after the fact and I think that is
acceptable to me. I don't know if others
feel the same way, but I'll defer to my
colleagues.
>> Mr. Marcelino,
>> I don't mean to be difficult, but I
mean, what if it comes back and there
there's, you know, I I haven't seen it.
I don't know. What am I voting? I
haven't seen it. And so, I have seen
because I've been a part of this. I know
what we're talking about. I think, but I
really would prefer if at all possible.
I mean, what if you come back and you
say, "I want a prison right there. I'm
not going to be in agreement with that."
And they're going to say, "I know." But
I'm just saying theoretically,
>> I did.
I just I I don't like to sign off on
things. I don't know. I
>> I don't mean to be, but are we in a
rush? Aside from that, we're just
excited about the great work that was
done.
>> No.
>> Okay. Then if we're not in a rush other
than we're excited about it, can we just
do it when it's all put together as it
will go out?
>> So all right.
>> Y
>> in that case, I'm comfortable tableling
for two weeks until our next council
meeting if that provides adequate time.
>> Anyone makes a motion?
>> I'm not making a motion.
>> Yep. Go ahead.
>> President says real quickly because I
don't want to lose something that
Laurian said that I just I I couldn't
believe she said it. It was it was it
was so poetic.
15 years ago at the old city hall, which
by the way, the redevelopment of which
was a recommendation of a land use
strategy. Um my colleague, I was a
council member who I greatly respect,
Mark Masser, said, "Kessler, that land
use strategy, that's a beautiful
document, but you know what we do with
these? We put them up on a shelf and
they gather dust. So great job on the
document, but nothing's going to happen.
Uh, which I took as a personal front
having spent two years helping to write
and develop the landing strategy with an
amazing team of of people on that
commission. And it's been a personal
point of pride and professional point of
pride to be able to work as a team with
council and our administration to check
those boxes as we a able to check them.
So, I can guarantee you as long as I'm
sitting in this seat, um I will uh very
much take seriously the land use
strategy and all of our other strategic
plans. And it is as with many of our
other plans, it's a layered effort. You
know, it's it is building upon previous
strategies. It speaks to them. They talk
together and there will be strategies to
come that will speak uh back to the land
use strategy. Um, and so I think it is a
a really good opportunity for us to
partner as we work on the furthering of
the objectives and are looking for
funding and trying to find innovative
ways to really make this happen. I am
immensely confident, madame president,
that we will continue to treat this
document with the seriousness that it
deserves. Um, that we will be bringing
you ideas to help fund that we'll be
asking for your input uh, as we move
forward. I know that we're not going to
vote on it tonight. And I just wanted to
say that because what you said was just
like an echo from the site next door
that was developed thanks to the land
use strategy. So thank you.
>> Thank you Miss Fible.
>> May I just reply only to say that I love
Mark Masser too and I would say it to
his face. He can be a kmagin. Would you
please note that I didn't say that it
would collect dust. I said that I know
it will not collect dust. I know that
council will do everything they can to
support you as it continues to come to
fruition. So, yay. Because and I am not
going anywhere even though I will
someone different will be in this seat.
I can knock on doors to make it continue
to move if I want to. So, council, if
I'm if I'm reading the room right, we
are uh happy to uh wait for another two
weeks before voting on this. Is there
anyone opposed to that just by way of a
temperature check?
>> Um Mr. Hurley, before you I I don't want
you to make your motion just
>> I wasn't going to. It's third reading,
so I was going to say, should we do
public comment in case
>> Yes, I was going to give uh that
opportunity. Is there anyone in
attendance who would like to uh give
public comment on resolution 7-25?
No speaker slip is required.
>> All right. And now, Mr. Hurley, do you
have a motion regarding resolution 7-25?
>> Sure. I move to table resolution 07-25.
>> Motion to table by Mr. Hurley. Is there
a second?
>> Second.
>> Second by Mr. Marcelino. Mr. McPeek,
would you please call the role on the
motion to table?
>> Miss Lam.
>> Yes. Mr. Hurley,
>> yes.
>> Mr. Markham,
>> Mr. Marcelino,
>> Mr. Miss Viable,
>> yes.
>> And Miss Side,
>> yes.
>> Ordinance is tabled.
>> Right. Moving on to second readings.
>> Okay. And for second readings, we have
ordinance 24-25 to authorize
supplemental appropriations for calendar
year 2025 to cover additional costs
associated with an increase in
recreational programming introduced by
Miss Jess Sod on September 30th, 2025.
>> Thank you. So, um, from our last our
first reading to now, we do have some
amendments that we're going to discuss
tonight with Mike being in attendance
for him to elaborate on, but this is all
good things. We uh Mike and team were
very transparent with President Lampy
and I that we may see some more uh
amendments to this ordinance. It all is
associated with an increase in
programming which is great to see in our
community that we have more programming
happening and it's also important um
before we hear more from Mr. Price to to
um understand that we will generate
significant revenue to offset these
increased expenses. Mr. Price, if you
want to
elaborate on the changes that we're
we're receiving tonight in the proposed
uh amended ordinance 24-25.
>> Sure. Um, as is often the case um at the
end of the year, we sort of do a cleanup
on where our budget is and um generally
speaking, most most of the items when we
come back for ask for additional
appropriations are based off of an
increase in red, you know, program
participation, therefore an increase in
expenses. Um and so uh generally when we
are coming back and asking for
additional funds there's an offset um in
revenue uh and ultimately doesn't have a
impact on the uh general fund transfer
needs for the department to operate. So
that's the same case here. Um
uh happy to answer any questions. Um the
one that is just in in full
transparency, the one that is most sort
of like dollar fordoll direct increase
in revenue to uh increase in costs as
your recreation program professionals.
That's where it's you know a yoga class.
Uh if we have 10 people uh sign up for
it um uh one year and the next year we
have 14 people sign up for it or 15
people sign up for it, our expenses go
up. Uh but there's a a direct cost uh a
revenue increase uh program like that is
a 7525 split uh with our instructors. So
um the referees is more of a timing with
our basketball program. We are going to
do games in December with officials
which didn't usually start till January.
Um so that's uh more what's going to end
up driving that. Um, and the preschool
is is an account that's just a a tight
in terms of our numbers. Uh, again, in
full transparency, that's more uh we we
tried to cut our salary wages tight and
we underestimated slightly on that. So,
but that represents
um about
>> Thank you, Mr. Price Council. Um, as
Miss indicated, these are just proposed
amendments. Um there's no anticipated
vote on the amendments tonight, but um
it is also available online under second
readings uh if you want to review this
before the next meeting. Any comments or
questions
um on ordinance 24-25?
Mike, thank you so much for your email
earlier as well. I thought I found it
very helpful. Um so please anticipate
we'll have some amendments at the next
one. And Natalie, we're not going to put
this one on the consent agenda for next
time. Mr. MCP, do we have any speaker
slips on this one?
>> No speaker slips.
>> Okay. All right. We will move on. Um, we
don't have any first readings. Uh, we
now have a tabled ordinance that we just
tabled. So, we're going to skip that.
Um, Mr. McPeek, do we have another
speaker slip or is there anyone else who
would like to turn in an additional
speaker slip at this time for public
comments?
I think you had a second one.
>> We sure have another speaker slip.
>> All right, Miss Lewis, come on down. I'm
not going to reread my public comments
instructions because I know you heard
it, but please uh share your name again
with us and know that you have five
minutes since Lewis 663 Ula. Just in
case there were any technical
difficulties early on. Uh and just a
reminder, I wanted to let everybody know
and everyone is welcome out there in the
listening community as well. Tomorrow
evening from 5:30 to 700 p.m. there will
be a Beexley City Council candidate
forum. This might be the last
opportunity that people have to come and
listen to these wonderful people. It is
hosted by the Capitol University and the
South Beexley Neighborhood Association.
The event will be a question and answer
as well as a meet and greet. There will
be refreshments and free parking, lots
of free parking. Um, it will take place
in the Coinia banquet hall at Capitol
University at 2199 East Main Street in
the be uh the basement of Trinity
Lutheran Seminary. And if you aren't
familiar with that, um, Don and I
weren't, you park in that large parking
lot at the corner of Mound and Sheridan
College and enter from the south side of
that building. There's sort of a ramp
that goes down to a lovely patio and
then you enter into these double doors
where you will be greeted by my husband,
Don Lewis and uh you'll have an
opportunity to hear the candidates again
and ask them questions. So, thank you
very much.
>> Thank you, Miss Lewis. All right, moving
on to committee reports. Mr. Markham,
for safety,
>> no report.
>> All right. Um did Mr. Silverman leave a
report with anyone? I don't. Okay, we're
going to move on to Miss Sod for
finance.
>> Thank you. Um just wanted to remind
council that under um we will have
attached to all of our future council
meetings as we do tonight the 2026
budget resource tab. So if you just need
a quick reference and you want to be
sustainable and not print anything for
reference, it's it's going to be there.
Um so thank you Natalie for keeping that
posted for us. Um
um October 28th, the first reading of
the council budget will happen and as
the mayor stated tonight, the wish list
items will be presented. Um thank you
all for taking time out of your busy
schedules as well as Mayor Kesler to
make those one-on-one. That's something
different we did this year and it sounds
like from hearing from all of you and
the mayor that those were very
successful. So I look forward to hearing
the wish list at the October 28th which
is our next meeting. Congrats to um the
chamber last night. Um the executive
director, uh Brian Drury, and um all of
the those who sit on the board. Um it
was a great turnout. It was actually one
of my favorite ones. Um I have to say,
and I said that to Brian last night, you
could just see all of the time and
effort and heart that was put into it. A
lot of interaction for our young people
and beautiful music. Um, I loved the
addition of the trays. Although I feel
like I was eating more than I should
have, but the tray was amazing,
especially the broken hand. Um, so
great, um, job last night. It was
a success. So, congrats to Brian and
team. The Beexley Education Foundation
um, this year is has granted 14 mini
grants. If you're not familiar with what
those are, um, those came about a few
years ago for our teachers for them to
request for classrooms. Uh many grants
are around $1,000 and the teachers
continue to get very creative with how
they use those. There's one that's
happening with Mr. Pensyotti who is the
art teacher at Cassingham and he is
partnering with businesses and having
these kids create t-shirts around um
local businesses and it's allowing these
kids to find ways on how art can
transfer into business and other avenues
for um for your artwork. So, um,
continue to see and hear more about
that. And then lastly, congratulations
to St. Charles golf team. Um, yesterday,
as, uh, Chief was speaking, too. I think
you were out there, you said, at that
great event. Um, I know a lot of kids on
that team, and I've watched their
success all season and heard from, uh,
kids all over Central Ohio talking about
St. Charles golf team. Kudos to them for
getting second in state. They lost by
two strokes, I believe. And um we're
only just two strokes away from getting
that uh clenching that first place state
title, but congrats to all of them. Um
looking forward to what these kids I
think there's just one graduating senior
and the rest will be back. So um yeah,
congrats to them on an awesome season.
End of report.
>> Thank you so much, Miss Mad President. I
wanted to say regarding Alex Silverman's
report. I did send him a message letting
him know that without him here, it turns
out a council meeting only takes about
an hour, a little over an hour.
>> I'm sure he appreciates.
>> He said, "Enjoy the rest of the
evening."
>> That's his That's his report. We'll take
it. U Mr. Hurley for Strategic and
Health.
>> Uh no report.
>> All right, Miss Fible for recreation and
parks.
>> We had um the board had a meeting last
week. It was um a very thoughtful one.
Um Mayor Kesser came and talked about
the land use strategy to that group of
individuals. Katie Sarvis gave an
amazing um report concerning um
preschool and before and afterare and
summer camp. She is such such a gem on
on uh that staff. So she's she's just
was wonderful and you can tell her
enthusiasm and why why those programs
are so so successful. We talked about
exciting things like um the pickle ball
lights being in hopefully in early
November. We talked about um the
surfacing of the um of the skate park
being done hopefully in December. So,
all kinds of really great things are
happening in the recck department. Mike
and his staff really do work so so very
hard. Um there's already 230 kids as of
last week signed up for the Halloween
bash that they're having for those for
those young kids, which is they make
such an effort to get that sweet spot.
Those kids that you not really sure, you
know, they're not old enough to be
driving and doing their thing, but
they're they're too young to be doing
some of the things we think of little
kids doing. So I I really those babies
really need that. As a former middle
school teacher, I really do know how
important that is. And I think there's
still some seats, right, Mike, for the
um murder mystery.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. So,
I will not be in town, but um I'm hoping
it's a success so that I can come next
year. So, end of report.
>> Thank you, Mr. Marcelino, for zoning and
development.
>> Yeah, we have an architectural review
board special workshop this Friday at 4
o'clock. Uh it doesn't look like it's on
the calendar due to technical
difficulties. So just make note of that.
Uh and then also I don't think it's on
the calendar. I have office hours from
11 to 1 on that same Friday. So uh come
hang out with me at either 11 to1 or at
4:00 to 5:30 with many others to discuss
architectural review boards, special
workshops, special agenda, exciting
things. Thank you. Bye.
>> Great. Thank you so much. Uh council,
our next meeting is October 28th. Um, so
if you can keep that in mind, mayor, did
you have something?
>> Yes. I'm so sorry. Two quick things. Did
you guys have a chance to look at your
calendars for a sewer systemformational
workshop?
>> Monday the 10th.
>> Does Monday the 10th work for everybody
magically? 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sorry, I'll
>> you go back to the dates and I'm just
>> I I can't make the 10th.
>> Okay,
>> that's the one day I can't make Thursday
the 6th.
>> Is there any other day? Somebody said,
"Okay, Thursday the 6th." Anybody can't
make Thursday the 6th.
>> What time?
>> Uh, I can
>> 3:30 to 5:30.
>> I cannot make the 6th.
>> November 14th. Anyone can't make the
14th.
>> Um,
>> oh, sorry. Uh, there's just one. The
14th. Oh,
>> I I can't do the 14th, but
>> Okay, we're going to find some more
dates. No, no, we're going to circulate
back out. That's fine. One more thing.
Um it is highly likely that a variance
request will be submitted uh for the
Beexley bed and breakfast again. So uh a
slightly different flavor to this one.
Just a reminder to all of you that if
that does happen uh it is a quasi
judicial hearing. Um so if the applicant
you know is trying to contact you just
reminder that that's something that
needs to only be discussed in the
confines of the uh of the hearing
itself. So, just a fresh reminder as we
expect that to come before you guys soon
potentially.
>> All right, that's a good reminder. Uh,
and as I mentioned at the beginning of
the meeting, Miss V, if you could please
be the one to collect all the tech,
including mics, iPads, everything else.
Uh, council, I'm going to ask that you
exit out the back. So, Miss V can
collect that. And those who are
attending, if you could please exit out
the back so we preserve our new
technology. And that being said, I move
to adjourn. Can I please get a second?
Second
>> second by Mr. Hurley. All in favor say
I. I. We are adjourned. Thank you.
Thanks for all you do.