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City attorney report no report this
evening for a
reports moving on to administrative
updates Mr
Mayor thank you um first off I was told
I was texted
in our meeting
before system interfacing with the
computer so this is now picking up room
audio but it's not at the microphone so
make sure that you are using your
microphone so it's loud enough to be
picked up by room audio um we've been
taking minutes all along uh and I think
I'll just really quickly restate for the
record that um orance 35 24 was amended
and adopted um unanimously correct and
ordinance 3924 was amended and adopted
unan the screen's working so a lot of
what we're discussing was up on the
screen during the time um so I have uh I
have my written report submitted to you
um and I'm happy to answer any
questions nothing it's just more of a
calendar what I've been up to because
it's been short week between then and
now and hearing no questions I'm going
to then move on to M Meer who also has a
written
report thank you mayor um and you guys
have heard a lot for me the last two
weeks so I will keep this relatively
brief the One update I did just want to
make sure I mentioned out loud at least
was that um tomorrow Elizabeth El is
going to go to accept a Statewide award
on behalf of the city um it's from the
power clean future Ohio um group and
it's for a clean energy acation award um
and so that is in recognition of the
forr eny that went to effect just the
beginning of this year and since that
time year to date over $1.1 million as
some save by residents in costs at the
same time we purchased those re so we've
been offsetting CS will be so um just
great news all around this program does
end in um so believe it or not it's
already time again to start talking
about the potential of a program after
that point and so we've already beg the
RP process for that and you'll hear more
from us on that in early 25 with that
the rest of my reports filed and I'm
happy to answer any
questions question for
M
1.76 million is aming and
savings yes and one comment Meg I think
meeting wasn't quite I just wanted to
congratulate you stay with
us to
come all right um Gary Martin I believe
we have some
financials yes so this is through um
October um basically the same
information that we've been hearing
throughout the weather process UMR
through October our Revenue um was up
but as to be expected the income tax
revenue um is down compared to last year
at this time and also compared to the
projected forecast um the expenditures
are coming in slightly under um expect
at about
78% of um through through October of
2024 so with that if you have any
questions questions
for excellent
information mice also provided a written
report but uh because he was here at the
last Mee him we G him a vek
thanks to all who volunteered the
pancake praktice of course it was great
event um and then there's a there's a
inside story about this
uh the snow that was accompanied Santa
at the tree
lighting um I don't know if you guys
know this about council member s but
she's always on the lookout for how we
can improve our project
were
you I I'm there everywhere did the
answer
okay smart so at the Gan Tre there was
snow machine and so of course actually
couldn't have a tree lighting without a
snow machine um but we didn't really
know where to get one so I contacted the
mayor of Danna and she thought I was
joking so they after I had to like I was
in a couple other meetings with her I
was like no like where do you get your
snow machine from and she hunted it down
and they had done it a couple times I
think but they bought it this year so
then we had to write anou in order to
borrow the snow machine for uh like 10
minutes uh so we wrote
theou um Mark I apologize I didn't send
you theou for review for the snow
machine uh but their law director
reviewed it what
litigation I'm sure
they and uh but like quick turn around
got picked up uh it's not actually real
snow that's what I was really
disappointed about I was thinking like
over the weekend we would like
snow but it was a great cross
jurisdictional
coer hopefully the
truck and I'm guessing we are
specifically insured for fake snow
related accidents we have very broad
Insurance very checked oh sure great
we're good it's all good any questions
with Mike Price's
proxy I have to say that
Santa sassy at the
liting
yes yeah s has never been quite as extra
I think it was snow that
made ex and apparently it's not it's
special because it's not a snow machine
it's a snow
machine that we got from the
C and really it's just a phone machine
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makes that concludes our administrative
updates thank you
M all right consenter we have the
meeting minutes from December 3rd
2024 Council there any discussion
onent M mer yes Mr yes
yes yes L yes
yes all right moving on to the third
reading of resolution 11-24 to establish
the dollar threshold of blanket purchase
orders in the city of Bexley introduced
by m
s thank you Mr official um we have
discussed this in um our last meeting
job of taking us through um link
purchase orders and that we basically
have been advised that we need to set a
threshold in order to um as a city in
order for these to work um and and that
they should be conducted with that being
said we have a proposed
amended um 11-24 and I believe in this
all that we did was change um our
language to match
throughout the
ordinance um to match the language and
not call on a purchase order and bl
purchase order and so and a certificate
so we made it the through
thein and I do not
changes any questions about the proposed
amend I had one question
given this is this can go 30 days mayor
from the time you
it technically no it wouldn't go into
effect
until jary I'm not sure
that you haven't even amended yet so we
just add that's the proposed amendment
you want so purchase orders um will be
set up at the beginning of
January and with ERS we can't make
payments
so have you yet there you go that's
easy I did I was G to say it's already
it's already the clipboard
consistently um refer to the the terms
um as our last discussion I pointed out
there was a different destination that I
wasn't sure about so those are the only
proposed
amendments any thoughts questions
11 motion to
by second by Mr
marel
counil yes mrle yes Mr Mar yes missad
yes and M L yes motion to amend
ordinance 1124
passes you have a motion to adopt
amended resolution
114 yes I move to adopt resolution
11-24 motion to adopt on this side is
there a second second second by Mr marel
any further discussion question counil
Mr L yes Mr yes yes
Mr
yes yes
yes
passes all right moving on to ordinance
41-24 authorizing the mayor and auditor
to sign a consent and hold Harless
agreement on behalf of the city of Bei
with the property owner 24
49 Avenue regarding improvements made
upon and within the city owned RightWay
between the sidewalk and the property
line Mr
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Merc December 26 is the is
the boxing day got your name on it
something I know about
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tonight uh ordinance 4124 we discussed
this a few changes to this ordinance in
regards to this coming back to us after
it's been approved by City officials
so the on the scen any questions
concerns just just
reading uh yeah just curious first
question um
know yes
I it's a condition I think it's not
inist
we you have a motion to amend
second
by any
discuss just I guess a comment or maybe
question
add
down um you know requiring the pl be
brought back to us that that seems I've
not seen
that you know I com the
last I'm not an expert in this I don't
think that steps necessary but I'm just
more Curious you know is that something
historic that makes more sense
or I think this is just to make sure
that we could do whatever was going to
actually move forward here take a look
at it because it's not going before a
board like b or
ARB so well it may not
be even the current situation with that
property important to at least before
completely
ex so we make sure that it's in that's
just because of the fact that we W have
those boards to take a look at it at the
end the certain will be by City
professionals after that I don't
anticipate there be a challenge to it we
in
with their regulations
just a procedural question Council shall
be provided is that you know we going to
get email the final plans is this
something will have to be discussed One
Way future account I'm just thinking
more in terms of you know the process
are we we adding time or is it just
something where the pl been
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approved how I enion this working it
could be to comply with this it could be
a simple email but I think um I will not
execute the consent hold on until
there's been
meeting a chance respond and I want to
highlight the fact that this is not a
binding document like at no point in
time there's no nothing stops US me as
an Administration use the councel from
no longer consent um you know having
said a Act of good faith going Prov this
but yeah so long story short I would
want Council to have seen it and then
kind of look around the room if there's
anyone who's strous objecting give me a
chance to kind of take a pause and bring
back any
feedback
understand not requ
this that is because it's probably
get so
yeah I mean I think it's hard to say
what precedent has been because every
situation
what so I can't think of an exactly
parallel since in the past I'm
sure you know I think it's a good
control I think if you know Council
doesn't like it then you know you guys
can always
red or you can adise me
it's a soft I mean soft language like
you have toay further action to
disapprove of it that
sense the
Mr yes Mr Silverman yes MRH
yes yes yes yes yes to
am14
pass you have a motion to adopt amended
orance
41 yes I move to
adop motion to adop
Miss
yes yes Mr yes Mr Marcel
yes
amended pass
all right moving on to ordinance third
reading of ordinance
4224 to Grant area variances with
conditions from the minimum lot
requirements to property located at 700
granded Avenue zoned R six residential
in order to allow that single lot to be
split and to form two new lots that
would not meet existing R six minimum
lot requirements and to Grant additional
variances to the applicable R six
development standards for minimum yard
requirement introduc by Mr
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mercel Council as you know this is a
third reading after consultation with
the city attorney once we have our third
meting and any further discussion we are
going to need to table this because we
need to hearing
that covers
it just wanted to remind anyone who's
listening or council members that the
process of the hearing is our code that
that allows residents to know um what is
happening to their adjacent property um
they're with standing and they have the
opportunity to come in and and speak on
that so that is why we need to table
this and it's part of our protocol to do
it so it's the first anybody sitting
here tonight um that is why we're doing
it not trying to hold up the ordinance
or anything else is just part of our
code and
process anticipate to
M that we typically done hearings during
Council meetings or do we need to have a
special hearing date just for this maybe
Mr
official I don't see a need for a
special hearing date on this one again
it doesn't have some of the same
trappings as some as previous Council
hearings plus again I don't know what's
going to happen on the 14th but you're
GNA we're entering that meeting with a
pretty clean agenda there obviously will
be first readings but if it can happen
on the 14th that would probably be ideal
as part of the council meeting we do
have to give 14 days advanced notice to
property owners and those live within
200 ft and I think efforts be made to
make sure the property owners are
available that day
so
coms do have motion to table
42
the Miss yes Miss yes Mr Mar yes Mr
Silver Marcel M yes Mr ordinance
424 all right third reading award is
4324 authorizing the mayor and auditor
to sign a consent and hold harmless
agreement on behalf of the city of bexi
with the property owner at 44 South Park
viw regarding improvements made upon
within the city owned RightWay between
the sidewalk and the property line Mr
Marcelino
yes
discuss
app and I did finally
phally thank
you I would just say that what they have
done to improve the front in that space
is is I just love it
so yeah I'll support this too Echo
the the appreciation for the precedent
set
byel have a motion to adop ordinance
43-24 I move to approve ordinance 43
yes
Miss all right second meting resolution
12-24 to ement of a Professional
Services agreement between the city of
Exley and C Engineering Group LLC for
General consultation and Engineering
Services introduced by
Miss yes so um this orance is has a do
with our
ook who's our engineer and um his
consultation agreement um we do have now
attached the exhibit a rate schedules in
there so Council should have been able
toie that as well as um going through
the actual documents to the agreement um
there is no emergency or anything on
this so this can go to third reading as
well just checking in on that but this
is just basically setting the presidents
to make it more transparent as far as
our Consulting fees and what our
contract is and then um this will be
relevant for a year and then we will
revisit us with um our
engineer coms concerns Council on this
one
information
next that's it no first readings moving
on to table
ordinances Mr Silver
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yes
remove removeable
congratulations miss miss miss
Mr yes motion to remove ordinance 2424
from the table passes thank you um as
discussed we have removed the verbage
that would exclusive parking so now
there will be equality
for
um I will pass over to the mayor for the
additional comments regarding
thisiz it
perfectly Mr official I didn't I sent
you that copy of the amendment I red it
it's thank
you I do another change I made was
that uh I included had already included
like bikes but I added in some other
forms of transportation that I were not
supposed to be part in the
space I made sure the golf carts May
good yeah any questions discussion from
Council on
theed first question since we talked
about this uh but any up
on V or decision
V yeah thank you Council early yes so
you were between last Park Mobile um and
based on some further demonstrations
actual software Systems Support uh park
mile we did go ahead and decide um to go
with that solution um for the reasons of
um flexibility and enforcement the
ability to see thatal parking into that
nature um the fees were really
comforable so that was really a
determining Factor then also I think
there is name recognition Mist the mayor
discussed earlier you think pay
attention to it and know that it's I
think seriously so um so yeah so we'll
review that contract here shortly yeah I
asked since
like legalization what has been I guess
Mis Revenue what
cost we don't really have that yet um
it's because they're new Services the uh
you know some of the fing information
wasn't
there that is C we also just now got
each of those City agation rate and so
it's all still
in and then lastly on the 10in diameter
um for wheels that does
exclude can range from 8 in to 14 15
Wheels
teen so I yeah as I was writing that I
kind of struggled first off it seems a
little silly to like be writing up every
single type of possible different scoter
and defining it and I was thinking of
the one wheels that are again
face but it just and so maybe I went
overboard so if you want to if you want
to make it eight like I read that there
are some 8 in golf
cart I I've never seen a golf cart that
small
personally I just curious my only
thought 10 it's I mean gu have a support
just so we're not I don't want to
confuse people I mean you know I want
have Park
person it does seem a little
unfair theref
yeah I this until changes made so I
appreciate everybody taking
consideration discussion we had last
week know done that
recently I appreciate you guys listening
to us than Mak the changes so after the
changes for
to yeah
I I will ask the mayor as sign make sure
that people are aware parking if
possible know opportunities but now U I
think it's it's eal and able to be
enforced way so thank you
iide
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mayor do you well Alex discussed this
with me week about what could we say and
I said we cannot put up there this have
to be um it's a lot like we can't put
anything up there that we can't enforce
and we talked Back in Forth about a
little bit um for different reasons than
you Sam I would say I I don't love the
idea of introducing too much confusion
into it like you know because I think
our community is any Community any
Community any Ty Community can be quick
to judge people like you know something
is not you know some you can just see
the car on the buzz that's parked in the
space next to the spot that says you
know please be created and reserve for E
whatever so I would prefer to keep it
cleaner but that's a conversation we can
have on this one I appreciate the
changes and um again the intent of this
ordinance and the language um I do also
as we've shared want it to stay you know
so that it actually is not the the
intent is there the intent being met um
I think just alone by it being you know
an electric charger people are going to
do the right thing by by parking there
for the electric charger um however I
think that it it is um with the language
for us and um how it stands now that
this going to be better for our
community um as far as as we add more of
these and we're not we're doing all the
right things that the intent is there
and that not policing it or making
judgments of who decides to par so I'm
very comfortable and happy with where
the language is right now and I'm
supportive this
language because the mayor reflected the
I agree
Miss I just wanted to add the last
meeting I indicated that I personally
would like to stay with the original
format which is only have those
spots I do have some concerns that this
proposed amendment is a trend towards
parking spots in Vex and I also think
that it um muddies the ls that being
said at our last meaning there were some
great points raised by various council
members a lot of hypotheticals a lot of
things that really make me think but
even at the end of the day I'm going to
vote on this amendment doesn't mean that
I wouldn't consider going back to your
once the am passes um I'll be open to it
but we understand by the comments I made
at our last meeting I think that the
current spots that were chosen
months weeks ago they were chosen for an
intended purpose um I think that they
are also kind
of sought after parking spots in in
Bexley um and I think that I would
rather start small and then if need be
broadened down the future not start
broaden and then see what that takes us
so we got to stand by my comments I said
at the
anything else want yeah I just want to
um thank you for those comments I want
to say that um as I talked to the
regional um thought leaders in the space
of charging I'm more and more intrigued
by this model this proposed amend
Amendment here's why like we've had
parking signage in front of our n
chargers for 10 years or whatever how
long been that long time says
e electric vles only and people
frequently violate that and it's
we're not going out there writing
tickets for it um and that's really
common that's a common thing to happen
within charging infrastructure because
usually with conventional pay PID to
use you can park right in front of it
it's not going to charge you you have to
actually be using it to charge something
so what would be really interesting and
this is kind of an experiment because on
Street e parking is novel it's not
everywhere there are places that have it
for sure not that super common and this
payment system is novel and so we'll be
I mean we'll be presenting this to other
cities regionally to talk about this
less it's different but what's
interesting and intriguing about this
model is that if you can park here costs
you a dollar to park here but you can
park three spaces up the street and it's
free you're probably actually less
likely to take up that Eevee space um
sort of thoughtlessly like people do so
it might actually pass solve a problem
that exists
withu it'll be interesting to watch and
the you know the policy nerded me is
really interested to see what happens
and we'll be able to report back and
learn from it and see whether or not
it's a great model for others
to
so so quick question having you know
using I use the park mobile app with the
city of Columbus three or four times a
week and I will say from the checks and
balances if I have not say someone was
talking to me I not go on the app and 30
minutes passed because I got my little
hockey player into the rank there is a
ticket on my car um so I don't know if
that's something that we'll be looking
at in the future or to the mayor's point
you already do have checks and balances
in that space because you are going to
have to go on and pay so that piece even
though we're not regulating what is
actually Curr there are we we are
regulating if they're paying or not yes
exactly
now colus is kind of Next
Level right in fact one of our concerns
was but being trained by the city of
columus got a good pabian response right
into it
yes let me tell parking there for3 for
three hours versus getting a parking
ticket for 60 um is it good
sure um there is I think you should go
comfortable knowing that there is a
different layer of checks and
balances um it'll be good training for
those who haven't had that
access yes so just want to
clarify talk about later is there sign
going up in regards to prefer this to be
or anything that just
I don't feel comfortable like
committing that I will never put a sign
we suggest that it's not my in to do so
certainly I'm
not do
that alone causes you heartache you know
having just been asked this question
like you promised to say never sign
suggest
something I feel uncomfortable
committing it it's not my int to do it I
don't for the reasons I st already I
don't think it's a great idea will
future me have a new revelation where I
think it's a great idea I'll commit to
talking about it
first so we can testify not your
father's parking violation by the way
the knows the second that your time is
up also knows that you your car and no
so it's the enforcement on this
really mrle um yeah something was just
this to getar on so propos section
4224 posi currency requ time marketing
um you know it implies here that that
you
to I guess the days we dire um for which
parking to have pay what is
vision beion
it's fair and this is language that's
taken from another city that
has a fairly
stream but
um my intent would be to allow for
longing in these spes um during after
hours so that night toow parking but to
have
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a currently park space on C
um before you finalize
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that sorry Sor looking here
yeah
um we location at Jeffrey man parking
lot um is there going to be any ability
to allow for parking during some hour
for those spots are they always paid
throughout the year for all
chosen way this is written is there
total flexibility how to do
that so
have I
expect learn more
about what Works locations and the
different zones will
probably ordinance
yes I motion to amend
24 to am is second
second M no Mr Mr Mr
sorry yes Mr Mar yes Mr yes
Mr yes Miss yes
Miss side yes to amend ordinance 2424
passes Mr Sub do you have any motion to
adopt amended ordinance
24-24 to
ADT motion to ADT by Mr is there second
second by Mr Mar any f discussion
comment to Council on the motion to
adopt yes one clarifying question just
came to me um obviously if we're
allowing cars
space or the electric charging some
instances so paring
go but it
says
offset to offset associated with the
infation
service I'm assuming we're going to
collect more Revenue than is going to be
required to offset those costs so any
excess revenue is just in the general
fund for other purposes that City
questions so Mark
the it was the purpose Clause that talks
about
recognizing
that it's proposed 452 for a
distri the question is you know I'm
assuming we're collect more Revenue be
need to offset cost associated with
installation
service I'm just making sure understand
any Revenue above beyond that need is in
general
f I think that's right yeah it doesn't
specify right it's just let
right Mr M would you please call the RO
on the motion to adopt amended
ORD no Mr yes MRC
Mr
yes
to
pass
passes service environmental yes thank
you um I just wanted to extend my
gratitude to everybody on counil for
this first on the term um it's really
eye opening enjoy advice and
conversation with everybody I will be
heading to tomorrow so I will miss the
mayor solicitors dinner I hope Mar gets
a lot of clothing he wears extra small
and he would like to get multiple items
of
sweaters you're going in the pond so
Miss S
rewi I just also wanted to say what a
year um 2024 we have uh gotten a lot of
work done and to um Mr Silverman and Mr
Hurley congrats on your oneye
anniversary that you're coming up upon
but um I've been very proud of council
we we've had a lot going on this year
and um under
theh um we appreciate you so here to uh
ending 2024 and and um to all over your
families and taking a few weeks to enjoy
however we celebrate the holidays do you
and your enjoy every minute of that
and you
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guys yeah again an amazing first year
you all um
yeah in terms of just updates uh support
but the strategy document
2.0 and to Council in early
2025 that's really
exting very EXC for us to get into that
big things with
C5 very exced about
that
fors have to hear me say that the
recreation and first um department is
really the um Spirit of our city and I
just always want to give them great
athletes but in this season of
celebrating the holidays they always
have a fantastic way of getting those
started um for my family for me and I
think for for all of the city so they
put a lot of time and effort into
breakfast
know that while I miss the tree lighting
I know that that is something really
special and I've been there many years
and it's and it's really wonderful so we
wanted to make sure that Mike and his
crew got a great big Applause I also
want to thank the department heads
because they loved the way they ushered
us through the budget this year it
really was rather than looking at every
my line um I will never forget my first
budget I was clueless as to what it
meant to go and meet with the department
head I truly believe that I was in
charge of presenting the rec
Department's budget I I was so scared
and like
to I mean that is how clueless I was
budget process so um I am so glad that
our uh newbies were not near as green as
I was and I hope your first budget was
much more relaxing than M was so anyway
thank you so much um and I really
encourage you all to look at my repard
um and the information that was shared
with um with the U
board board concerning the wonderful
things that the R department
so thank you so much thank you Mr Marcel
for zoning development yes best for
that's great um I want to say that I
appre all the work that all you do can't
disre sometimes the reason why we
don't how hard everybody here Works to
get the of any to come
to so thank you all great Council great
mayor great C attorney great Natalie
great body I appreciate the budget
process this year it was by far the best
budget experience I had time to
reflect one more item of business I
forgot to talk about about this um the
citizen review board by Charter is
required to provide you guys with an
update every year um this is the first
year to doing so we're getting there so
um they've given you updates from the
past four years uh and um they're going
to be here in 1 in January uh to present
this but this is in the administrative
updates folder uh just talks about their
mission what they've done
and this is It's actually an old version
there's some incorrectness in that
language uh that's in red but uh oops
you saw you're seeing the draft version
I'm they're coming in January they're
coming in January but I wanted you to
know that you have
this have it in your hands this year so
at least we can Vine with a year here
and we'll be doing we'll doing that
going forward so um and then also of
course gosh what a year it's been
wonderful working with you guys this
year we've got a t of fun up plan for
next year from Bing pages to
Bridges uh and
everything
cheers thank you everyone as you know
our next council meeting AB anything
else is January 14
2025 it has been an honor to be your
president year looking forward to a
wonderful 2020 produ with that I'm new
to a my
say