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00:00Let's move with alacrity. I'm getting hungry. He's getting hangry.
00:10And Dave Durandal.
00:14Is that everybody?
00:15Alright. Having come out of closed session, I would entertain a motion from Council to approve the
00:22tentative agreement between the City of Kenton and the Firefighters Union.
00:27There's a motion from Peg. I second that. There's a second from Robin.
00:32Vote please. Wait, is there any discussion? Hearing none, vote please.
00:38Robin Jones. Yes. Sue Fox Broker. Yes. David Giesling. Yes. Steve Walter. Yes. Chad Miller. Yes. Peg Redd. Yes.
00:47All right. By a vote of six to zero, you may tell the Firefighters Union we have
00:54approved or ratified their tentative agreement.
00:59All right. Under due business. John, I'll bring you back to the floor and we'll talk about the
01:05Council of Arch vacancy.
01:07All right. And I want to be very, this is a delicate topic and not to be insensitive.
01:18But with us looking at the rest of the year, legislation, budget, we really need a full Council.
01:28So it just seems like we're just mourning the passing of ONDA.
01:33But we have to move forward with the replacement.
01:39And I would have preferred this, you know, to be with Joel here, maybe kind of taking the lead on this as President of Council.
01:47But my kind of recommendation, there are three candidates that are right in for that position.
01:55To me, it would make sense to see if they're willing to interview with Council to fill the remainder of her term for this year.
02:04Okay. Because that's all we're filling is the remainder of this year.
02:07There's no mechanism where they can continue on since there are right in candidates unless all three right in candidates would draw their name.
02:16That would be the only way, which is not likely.
02:19But I think what we would like is just to open that up to the public for anyone else that's wanting to interview.
02:28I mean, I think we at least have to open it up for anyone else that wants to throw their name in the hat as an at-large candidate.
02:36That basically we would be asking maybe, really because we don't have a Council, we could really say by the end of next week, really.
02:44Because we're already Monday, by the time that hits the press, you know, we're going to be near end of the week.
02:51But if anyone could, that is interested, submit their name and information to the clerk.
02:57And we will reach out to the three right in specifically?
03:01To coordinate an interview.
03:03We'll probably have to see a date and set a time to do those interviews.
03:09Because we need to go ahead and work on filling that.
03:13Because as we get towards the end of the year, we get in the start of six flu season, all that stuff.
03:19And we have absences and we'll have the inability to pass legislation.
03:25And as you all know, there is sometimes legislation that cannot, we just don't have the time to do the three read.
03:31And right now, we need everybody here to waive the three read with one absence.
03:40So, does that sound...
03:42So, is there anyone who is in disagreement that we open this up immediately and request that anyone interested make their name known to the city by next Friday?
03:56That would be September the 5th.
04:01Okay.
04:03Mr. Thomas, can we rely on you to get that information out?
04:08Who do they make it known to?
04:12The clerk.
04:13Emma.
04:13Emma.
04:14Okay.
04:16Yep, just submit their name and contact information.
04:19Resume is optional.
04:21Because we would do an interview.
04:24But mostly, so we know how to get a hold of them to notify them when we're going to do an interview.
04:31Okay.
04:34Ma'am.
04:35So, do those interviews take place at council meetings or is that something...
04:39That is usually outside of the council session.
04:42I believe you sat in for one of those.
04:44So, yeah.
04:45It would be probably prior to.
04:49And that will be subject to Joel's discretion.
04:51And it largely depends on how many people.
04:54That's correct.
04:54As far as how much time.
04:56I think we could allocate just a set time for each candidate and that's the time you get.
05:02So, but if we have three versus seven, you know, we'll need to plan accordingly.
05:07Yep.
05:07So, I think we need to see what we're looking at.
05:10So, we'll know by the next meeting how many we have and we can establish with the council president at that point.
05:16And the timing of the interviews.
05:18The three ride-ins may say, no, we're riding, we're waiting until first of the year.
05:23That's great.
05:23There may be a lack of interest from the three if they want to just see how this plays out.
05:30So, that's why we have to reach out.
05:33But I think it's a good idea to reach out to those three since they've shown an interest.
05:38Why not?
05:40Okay.
05:41Any other questions or comments?
05:43Hearing none, we will move to resolutions and ordinances.
05:47And we'll begin with first reading of resolution number 34-25.
05:53Emma?
05:54A resolution authorizing the mayor and or safety service director to apply for, accept, and enter in to an Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry agreement on behalf of the city of Kenton for the Ohio's Urban Forester Grant Program and declaring an emergency.
06:10And you'll note that this does have an asterisk.
06:13So, we're asking that this would be considered on a waiving of the three reads so that we might address it.
06:21I have a motion from Sue.
06:29I'll second.
06:29And a second from Chad to waive the three-read rule.
06:33No discussion.
06:34Vote, please.
06:35Sue Fox Broker.
06:36Yes.
06:36David Beasley.
06:37Yes.
06:38Steve Walter.
06:39Yes.
06:39Chad Vanilla.
06:40Yes.
06:41Peg Wren.
06:42Yes.
06:42At-Large Vacancy.
06:44Robin Jones.
06:45Yes.
06:46And by a vote of 6-0, you have voted to suspend the rules for resolution number 034-25.
06:52Is there a motion?
06:53I sound moved.
06:54There's a motion from Robin and a second from Peg.
06:57Any discussion?
06:59Hearing none, vote, please.
07:01David Beasley.
07:02Steve Walter.
07:03Yes.
07:04Chad Miller.
07:05Yes.
07:05Peg Wren.
07:06Yes.
07:07At-Large Vacancy.
07:08Robin Jones.
07:09Yes.
07:10Sue Fox Broker.
07:11Yes.
07:11All right.
07:14Moving on to the next item.
07:16That would be resolution number 035-25.
07:20A resolution consenting to the execution of an agreement between the Board of Commissioners
07:28of Hardin County, Ohio and Kenton Health Facilities, LLC and or Vankrest of Kenton, LLC for the adoption
07:37of a project for the construction of a new nursing home slash assisted living facility and
07:43that will create employment opportunities within the city's enterprise zone and declaring
07:48an emergency.
07:48John, do you want to give us a little bit of background, please?
07:52Yes, I can.
07:52Or Holly, I don't care.
07:53Yeah, so there's a proposed site.
07:59They're hoping to finish acquisition of the land this week, okay?
08:04And then financing to be finalized by the end of next week and groundbreaking hopefully
08:10within a few weeks.
08:11It's a very tight timeframe, but they're looking, when this type of investment comes in, they
08:16typically look for enterprise, you know, zone, basically a tax abatement, okay?
08:24On property tax.
08:25On property tax, which just allows them to get the upfront so they don't have that large
08:32cost during the beginning of their operation.
08:35So it's very normal for this type of project.
08:38We've done it for graphic packaging before.
08:41It's been done over in Ada with some of the developments there.
08:44Of course, we weren't involved in that.
08:45Last time we were involved was the graphic packaging.
08:49But this is important to, because there's going to be job growth, there's going to be
08:57a significant investment in the community.
09:00It's a little over $13 million on land and then equipment.
09:05Everything brings that up to $15 million.
09:08And if anyone wants to see what something very similar to this looks like, drive over to
09:14Persendusky, and their project is probably 80, 85% complete, that is a little larger facility
09:21than what we will be getting here.
09:23But that's the proposal.
09:25So I think this is important.
09:27And it fills a very large community need at this point.
09:31With the loss of the...
09:32And the impact of the real estate taxes to the city is minimal, because the percentage
09:38we receive out of those is almost negligible.
09:41Plus, we probably pick up some wage dollar income tax.
09:48And then there are water and sewer.
09:51They're a high user on water and sewer.
09:56So there's that benefit, too.
09:59And keep in mind, this specific location, we had to increase the enterprise zone to accomplish
10:06this, and that was done earlier in the year.
10:08And that has been approved and certified by the state as it's included in the enterprise
10:15agreement that was approved and expanded.
10:20All right.
10:20So we are asking for this to be...
10:23Because of the timing of financing and land acquisition and those kind of things.
10:27And the goal would be to be asking the commissioners to approve this on Thursday at their meeting.
10:32So, is there a motion to suspend the three-year rule?
10:36I move to suspend the three-year rule for resolution number 0325.
10:41I second that.
10:43Okay.
10:43We have a motion from Robin and a second from Peg.
10:47No discussion on suspension of the rules.
10:49Vote, please.
10:50Steve Walter.
10:51Yes.
10:51Chad Miller.
10:52Yes.
10:53Peg Wren.
10:54Yes.
10:54At-large vacancy.
10:56Robin Jones.
10:57Yes.
10:58Sue Fox Broker.
10:59Yes.
10:59David Faisley.
11:00Yes.
11:01By a vote of six to zero, you have suspended the three-year rule.
11:04I'd entertain a motion.
11:05I move that we have resolution number 035-25.
11:09Motion from Peg.
11:10Second from Chad.
11:11Any discussion?
11:14Hearing none, vote, please.
11:16Chad Miller.
11:16Yes.
11:17Peg Wren.
11:18Yes.
11:19At-large vacancy.
11:20Robin Jones.
11:21Yes.
11:22Sue Fox Broker.
11:23Yes.
11:24David Beasley.
11:25Yes.
11:25Steve Walter.
11:26Yes.
11:30All right.
11:31And finally, under first reading tonight, we have resolution number 036-25.
11:37A resolution accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the budget commission
11:41and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the county auditor.
11:47And we have time to act on this.
11:49There is no emergency language necessary or no suspension of the rules necessary, I should say.
11:55Questions, comments?
11:58Hearing none, we'll move that on to a second reading.
12:01Speaking of second readings, I have nothing showing on our agenda under second reading,
12:05so we will move to those items under third reading.
12:08Ordinance number 25-010.
12:10Emma, please.
12:11An ordinance to change the zoning of the real property located at 222 West Carroll Street
12:17in the city of Kenton, Ohio, owned by the Board of Education of the Kenton City School District
12:22from school zoning R1-1 and 2 Family Residence District to B1 Neighborhood Business District
12:30and declaring an emergency.
12:31And we've had opportunity to look this over.
12:34We know the property involved.
12:36Are there any questions?
12:38Hearing none, I would entertain a motion.
12:40I move that we pass to ordinance number 25-010.
12:44A motion from Sue.
12:45I'll second that.
12:46Second from Robin.
12:48Any discussion?
12:50Vote, please.
12:51Peg Wren.
12:52Yes.
12:53At-Large Vacancy.
12:55Robin Jones.
12:56Yes.
12:56Sue Fox Broker.
12:58Yes.
12:58David Beasley.
12:59Yes.
13:00Steve Walter.
13:01Yes.
13:02Chad Miller.
13:02Yes.
13:03By a vote of 6-0, we have approved that ordinance.
13:06Finally, under third read, we have ordinance number 25-012.
13:13An ordinance authorizing the safety service director to advertise for bids for rock salt
13:17for the public works department and a contract with the lowest and or best bidder.
13:22And a cool snap indicates that we have to be thinking about that.
13:26Any questions on this?
13:28Hearing none, I would entertain a motion.
13:30I so move.
13:31I second that.
13:32I have a motion from Robin and a second from Peg.
13:34Any discussion?
13:38Hearing none, vote, please.
13:39At-Large Vacancy.
13:41Robin Jones.
13:42Yes.
13:43Sue Fox Broker.
13:44Yes.
13:45David Beasley.
13:46Yes.
13:46Steve Walter.
13:47Yes.
13:48Chad Miller.
13:49Yes.
13:50Peg Wren.
13:50Yes.
13:51All right.
13:52That concludes the written business on here.
13:56Are there any other matters to be addressed by council this evening?
14:00Hearing none, we will move to comments by the public.
14:04Public?
14:04That's you, Holly.
14:06Anything?
14:06No further comments.
14:09News media.
14:09That's you, Tim.
14:11Council members and administration.
14:13Christy, anything?
14:14Chief?
14:17School's back in.
14:18Yes, it is.
14:19And your officers are a joy to work with at the school in the morning.
14:23They've been very pleasant.
14:26Captain, anything from the department you failed to?
14:28Sure.
14:29Okay.
14:30Sue?
14:31Steve?
14:32Chad?
14:33No.
14:34Peg?
14:35The fair starts next week.
14:36What?
14:36Right?
14:37The fair?
14:38Is that next week?
14:38When did that happen?
14:39Every Tuesday after and every day for as long as I can remember.
14:42So, that's a long time.
14:44Yes, a long time.
14:46So, be safe in your travels and support the youth of the fair.
14:49So, do we stop and see Lynn at the city's fair booth this year?
14:52Yes.
14:53Yes.
14:53All of us will be there.
14:54All of us will be there.
14:55And I'm going to clean this week if anybody would like to join me in our little booth.
14:59Well, you probably ought to send out an email so we know when.
15:02Well, when you're okay.
15:03All right.
15:03I'll send one out.
15:04John, anything else you'd add?
15:06No.
15:06Cindy?
15:08No.
15:09Emma?
15:11I have nothing to add.
15:12Mayor, you were counting on getting some extra time?
15:14Yep.
15:14And I'll make it quick.
15:15I just wanted to...
15:16I didn't call on you yet.
15:17Call.
15:19Mayor.
15:26Just real quick, we did send the letters out for those residents for the no parking.
15:31We discussed that in Streets and Alley and kind of that thought pattern that will really
15:38open up South Wayne Street and Market Street just with the traffic flow.
15:45So, I appreciate having that conversation with that committee.
15:49And the big thank you tonight, and it's huge, and I don't want anybody to lose sight of John's
15:56work and Holly's work with Enterprise Zone for this, what you voted on tonight.
16:02I mean, it's a huge piece, and they did it quickly.
16:07They're very knowledgeable about it, but, you know, again, it's great to have a partner
16:13at Economic Belmont like Holly that's very well-versed on this and can act quickly on it
16:19when we need be.
16:20So, thank you so much.
16:22Also, we took the trees down on the north side of the square, if anybody noticed, on
16:27Columbus Street, and we took the two crabapple trees, did clean it up.
16:32Our guys took them down, and then we had some stump issues.
16:35So, Don Hall came in and finished out Saturday morning.
16:39Our guys will go in and repair those areas on the sidewalk and some curb sidewalks, so
16:44at least it will look good for once everything's done.
16:47We won't have odd sidewalks.
16:51Street crew is continuing to work diligently with the Dura-Patcher.
16:55We are in the final push.
16:58County is pretty much out of tar, but if you have any, if you hear from anyone in your wards,
17:05please let us know from alleys or streets.
17:07I would ask that each of you drive your ward and at-larges drive around and see if there's
17:14any streets or alleys that we missed or that needs attention and get those to us.
17:19We still can get tar in Marion to finish out.
17:24Water and sewer crews are working well together.
17:28We placed a lot of already some catch basins.
17:33The guys have done great work.
17:35Maybe some of you have seen it, but there's a water leak on South Layton Street between
17:41the river and Franklin Street.
17:45We know it's there.
17:46It's a six-inch.
17:48It's kind of staying put.
17:50We have some work that we're working with doing an AEP.
17:54We'll finish that up in the morning, and then the plan is to repair that tomorrow afternoon,
18:01and it's held, so we have two shut-off valves up at Franklin Street and right before the bridge,
18:06so we'll be able to isolate that.
18:09It won't affect the entire town.
18:11So it's just that section, just a heads-up, and back to the street crew.
18:18We're working at the parking lot at the Y, kind of our area that has the big potholes.
18:27So they did half of it this morning, and they're going to do the other half tomorrow.
18:30So they're rolling pretty well.
18:34That's all I have.
18:36Thank you, Mayor.
18:37Do you anticipate oil advisory for that section?
18:40I do not anticipate it, but we can't count it out.
18:44All right.
18:45Okay.
18:46Any other questions?
18:47Because they're that good.
18:49Hearing none, we are adjourned.
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