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Good evening everybody. We want to welcome

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everybody to our

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first meeting of June

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2025 and if you would

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we'll start our meeting off. If you could rise

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for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance

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to the flag of the United

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States of America, and

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to the Republic for which it stands.

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One nation under God

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Indivisible with liberty

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and justice for all.

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Please stay standing. Bow our heads.

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Let us pause now to give thanks

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for the freedoms we enjoy.

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For without them we would not be able to

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assemble here today. We take this short moment

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to remember the past, give us strength

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for the present and hope for the future, amen.

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Amen. "McCort?" Here.

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Strah? "Here." Kitts? "Here."

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Sauer? "Here." Dukles? "Here."

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Council, we need

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Bob, I have them here. "Oh, good."

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Dolores, did you fill out a paper?

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Did you want to say something? "No."

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Not today. Thank you.

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Well. That'll save us

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20 minutes.

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We love that.

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All right. The stuff we need. Council,

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We need a motion to approve our minutes.

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So moved. "Second."

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All in favor? "Aye."

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Opposed?

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We also need a motion to pay our bills.

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So moved. "Second."

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All in favor? "Aye."

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Opposed?

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And we also need a motion to read

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all ordinances and resolutions

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by title only.

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So moved. "Second."

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All in favor? "Aye."

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First up to bat. We have a

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discussion on this West Creek Conservancy.

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We have Derek Schafer with us.

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So, he's going to give us a

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a brief talking to of

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what his ideas were and what his

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thinking is. So we would

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like everybody to just give him a little bit of

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attention and let him speak.

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Well, good evening and I'd like to thank you

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for your time. My name's Derek Schafer. I'm the

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Executive Director of West Creek Conservancy.

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We're a 501(c)(3). We're non-profit

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land and water conservation group.

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We work within about 15 counties

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in Northeast Ohio. I've accepted a little over

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5,000 acres through

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about 450 different transactions.

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Sometimes we acquire land and

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I go after these purchases. The project for

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now is back to green space. Otherwise we

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sometimes buy a property and

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fix it up; restore it, enhance it.

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Other times there's also the public

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space development of it. And that's

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a community like in the report.

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That's the generality of our work. And

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what I propose to Council and this village.

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We're working on it with

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... on the acquisition of that

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62 acre parcel off of Willowcrest.

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directly adjacent to that

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is the parcel owned by the Village.

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And we've been,

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suddenly the opportunity to acquire it.

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And I think the rest

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of the ordinance has the details.

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But it's also you've got to take the property

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that's approximately about 62 acres

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to assemble about a hundred acres of

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conservation area which is directly adjacent

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to the Stream and Wetlands Foundation that

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we gave the project, but also adjacent in time.

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I think it's a fit.

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But I kind of like the protection of

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when you do things it's in perpetuity.

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It can never, ever be dissolved. It's under a

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covenant. Third party enforced.

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And people at Conservation have to manage it.

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That's whether that's for open access or

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the ecological component of it. You know,

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and the component of raising those properties.

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Most of the Village property

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is pretty wet. It's hydro, hyper

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wet for wetlands. You scored Category

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III, which is the highest category you can have.

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The peak to the parcel is a little,

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the softball fields. Then you have the back woods.

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And the woods are very wet. So,

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the section off of Willow that would

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just be to enhance the wetland with

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that wet woods and wet parcel look like

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undevelopable.

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So, all in all the conservation

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is to be done in perpetuity. We go in

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as an organization and

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it can never be developed. It just, it would

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remain publically accessible and we'd always

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work with individuals in this room or the

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community to get types of access one wants it.

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So, happy to take any questions

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with the time that's left.

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Council, what's your pleasure?

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So, you have purchased the deed to the property?

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We will be closing it in the next

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about 30, 40 days.

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We'll do our final due diligence and close then.

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Who owns that property?

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The Petros property?

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Petros Homes. "Okay."

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Yeah, I think it's under Willow

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Crest LLC.

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And obviously your ...

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Why are they selling it to you?

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Well, it seems the development did not go through.

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So, too wet to sell.

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So the expense outweigh the risk on this

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investment. So, we've actually worked

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with them. We've kind of not collided

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with Sam Petros on some public

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projects going. Probably doesn't have that

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return on investment, in terms of having to

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mitigate wetlands. We find

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a way to work with each other. So when a

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development doesn't go through, the next best

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alternative could be conservation, which we feel

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saves wetlands.

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Attorney Budway, do you want to address this?

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Well, in regard to the, the third

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reading of the resolution, the law department

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suggestion is that this resolution be

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tabled for now.

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Until we compare and whether we can use

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the transfer the way it's being done.

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Also, concerns about

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are we getting a fair market value for it.

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Definitely the job as law director

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to certify we need a fair market value

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for the 39 acres of wetlands.

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Which I understand we

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are giving it the value of $5,000

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dollars an acre.

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There's a lot of wetlands in the Village

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we can sell if we want.

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I was thinking that I was with the law director

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and when I forwarded this

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to Council, I had a caveat

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on that. I would answer this

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after review and

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recommendations of the law director's thoughts.

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I know you put my name on it.

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I do not think the Village should liquidate

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any of their assets. Whether it be wetlands,

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conservancies.

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There's no taxation for those at all.

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I think this is a very bad decision

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to do that.

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They wouldn't have to pay taxes on that property?

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They don't pay taxes on that property.

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Is that true?

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They're a 501. "Did you know that?"

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I, that could.

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They're a 501. They don't pay taxes.

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There's still a lot of work to do on that.

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And I think, Council, that our best

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move at this point.

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And you all

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do what you see fit. But I think

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our best move now would be to table

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that until we have a powwow together.

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And pour through things.

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Now I make a motion to table it

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for further discussion.

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Second.

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All in favor? "Aye."

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Thank you Derek. I'll keep you updated.

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So, the Mayor's report is next.

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All right. So, we have

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Mayor's report. I've got a couple

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people here I want to acknowledge this evening.

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My first one is Mr.

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Rob Duncan. And he's with

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Lorain County Community Group.

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And he's the one that helps us

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and helps the Village

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obtain tenants

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and businesses for our village.

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He's setting in the back row there. And

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Andrew and I know him fairly well

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and we'd like for you to

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say or introduce yourself.

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I told you I wouldn't call you Szabo.

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Mayor, Council, administration; I thank you

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for giving me a couple moments here.

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As the Mayor said, my name is

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Rob Duncan. I'm the director of Community

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Development for Lorain County.

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And this year the

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Commissioners kind of took a different approach.

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And they've divided us up in economic

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development. We have 34

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villages,

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townships,

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cities, divided all up.

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Thirty-four within the County.

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And it's a lot for one person to cover

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all that area. So,

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they divided it up and we each have eleven

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to twelve communities now over

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which we are responsible for.

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So, if you want to put a face with a name.

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So you can, you know,

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receive a call and see who it is.

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I took ... to work with you on economic

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development projects.

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As well as, you know,

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the CDC or just projects we work

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on those as well.

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A lot of you work with our planner.

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Got our emails. Work with our tenants.

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Work with Brandon.

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Do ...

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A lot of things in the

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southern part on the County.

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So, a lot of people.

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Joe ... and ... and such.

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In township she does all the ...

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The last ... but she's a very knowledeable woman.

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We're here to serve you guys.

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One of the guys asked me if I was here

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to ask for money.

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Unless you guys want to take up an offering, I

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will take it. "By the way"

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up here, up here. Up here

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I would accept some of it.

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But, you now, I just wanted to

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introduce myself and let you guys know

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we're just here to serve you guys.

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Nothing big. Enough to do all the records. So.

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So, what do you guys get out of it?

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I'm sorry. "What do you guys get out of it?"

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Really, it's just our job to help

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serve. We'll take, we've got a job

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to help serve all the community.

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Yeah, I'll help you out. I had a meeting with

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Mr. Duncan today. And

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Mr. Duncan and I have worked

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together very closely over five years

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on developmental things in Lorain County.

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Mr. Duncan,

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he's a very big, close colleague.

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We accomplished a lot together.

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And he'll help you when

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development happens. He's been involved in

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the rest of Lorain County and he is

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very much engaged. Fun fact about Mr. Duncan.

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I got to brag on him a little bit. He won't brag

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at himself. He's the former Mayor

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of Norwalk, Ohio.

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And he got identified

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today when he came to get his hair cut

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across the street at the Village Barber Shop.

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Weren't you the Mayor of Norwalk?

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And did you give him an autograph, Rob?

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Yes.

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So as I said, he's already contributed

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to business in Grafton because he got

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his hair cut across the street.

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He loves his job.

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Do you have any business cards?

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I'm sure I do.

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I'll tell you what. If you want to leave them

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on the table. Then we'll

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let everybody grab one. "Copy that."

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I already took that for us.

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Or just pass them out.

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Got it. "Okay." Got your number. "Yep."

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... But thank you.

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And as I said, we're just here to serve.

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The gentleman asked what we get out of this.

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It's our job to help everyone

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in the County.

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We can help you guys with economic development

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or anything like that.

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We're just here to serve.

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Thank you. "Thank you."

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Very much. "Thank you, Mr. Duncan."

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The next thing we want to talk about,

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and I'm now giving credit to the Police

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Benevolent Association. They gave us

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a check today for

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$1776 to go to our fireworks.

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Well, I don't know that. I'm sure that's

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why Budway has a can here.

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He was going to put something in there, but.

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It's all right, if you don't want to.

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Well, we have cans all over town. You can

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make that donation or

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send in a check to the Village of

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Grafton and on the memo just write;

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fireworks.

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And we had the Memorial Day parade

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and I thank our VFW.

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They did a wonderful job.

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We had a big parade. We had a nice parade.

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So, Christine looks a lot better. "Yes."

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You can hear a lot better? "Yes."

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So, we had a great time with that.

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And we rode in the,

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in the lead car. My wife and I did.

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And we had a great time passing out

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candy and everything to all the kids.

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Seemed like there was

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thousands of people downtown. There was

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barely any standing room. And you have

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you over there at your place. There was a lot of

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people out there. "There was." And that was a big

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turnout and we hope to have

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a bigger one for our 4th of July parade.

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The Commissioners' announcement

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and

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Andrew was at the Commissioners meeting

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today.

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There was a rumor going around

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that we got labeled as a sanctuary city.

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Lorain County.

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We are not. And it has made

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clear today that Lorain

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County is not

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a sanctuary

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county at all. And Sheriff

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Jack Hall was there. He cleared the record.

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The Commissioners passed a resolution

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today explaining they

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support legal migration.

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And they wanted us to bring that out.

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...love to take you for anything

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contrary to that.

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The next thing on the list is

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our library is likely

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to be staying here permanently.

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Director Budway is going to be working

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with the law director of the

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library to final up and

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shore up any last

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minute things. And that we're going to have a

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sitdown and we're going to talk about that.

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What we're trying to do. What we're working on.

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But that's a good thing for Grafton.

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Because if we lose the library, we lost

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a lot. We've lost

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an awful lot.

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So. And the only other

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thing that I have before I get into the

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VA report is

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Danny Clark.

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Yes, sir. "Princess Diane"

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did a u-turn in the road today. "Oh, jeese."

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She did that on Washington?

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I'll be sure to follow up.

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I just wanted to let you know that.

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...

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No, I just wanted to make it a public statement.

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It's all right it's public.

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I followed with her, I know.

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And now let's turn this over to our,

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the village administrator, Andrew

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Lipian. "I'm Sorry. I've got to quote"

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the great Margaret Thatcher.

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You turn if you want to. The lady's

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not for turning.

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What?

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The Iron Lady.

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All right. Well, thanks for the break.

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Great to be back with you today. I have a

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pretty lengthy report. Try to keep it brief.

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Quick update. You might have seen some of

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the work we did with the ARPA grant

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for capital improvement projects

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all you guys approved. The side of

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Coffee Creamery got a new concrete pad.

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You saw the Salon downtown.

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I'm sorry, the saloon.

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... really.

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It's really making great improvement. They got

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the siding. Word is the,

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the pharmacy is moving along with

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Donald Albert Pence. I speak with him every week.

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And that is continuing.

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So, ... is good.

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I met with

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a member of our Dog Park committee

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discussing potentially

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an ongoing one

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that Mike Gumm. Where are you, Mike?

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Thank you Mr. Gumm. I keep telling

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him he's saving our city workers a lot.

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Making it look beautiful. It's open now.

421
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The Dog Park's open ... "Yes."

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We're discussing possibly using gravel.

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The Avon Lake Dog Park uses it.

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And it works very well. So we're just

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starting a conversation on that.

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Thank Mr. Gumm for working hard on that. Thank

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you, sir. "Some input from me"

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with the gravel.

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What? "Excellent. Yeah."

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It's why we invest with you. So.

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I see your point. "Okay."

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I'm having a meeting with Ryan Homes and Shamrock.

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Lady Diana had me in her car today.

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Maybe that's when the u-turn took place.

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It's his fault, Dan.

436
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You took a left at the light. Things kind of.

437
00:17:55,351 --> 00:17:57,345
But, there's still a great fun.

438
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She showed me around Fox Run

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with some issues and concerns. And

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we're going to meet with Sam Black, Ryan Homes.

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and Jeff from our Building Department

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to go over that. That's already

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scheduled.

444
00:18:09,351 --> 00:18:11,351
Got a ... with Yolinda.

445
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I hope that I pronounced that correctly.

446
00:18:13,351 --> 00:18:15,351
Yolinda, you have to call ...

447
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He's from the VFW and he

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is giving us a recommendation Thursday

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for the final improvements of Veterans Park.

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We can put that in for our Memorial

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Park to get that to Lorain County Veterans

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Services Commission.

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As well as the request to clean

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the new American flags.

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Good. "Very good."

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Lots of interest in Grafton.

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We have new food trucks signed up for 4th

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July. Bon Appetit Creamery, we can

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use their ice cream at 4th of July.

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I'm really grateful that Main Street put the

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parade together. The music and the food truck

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00:18:46,173 --> 00:18:48,173
will be ready at 4 pm right after the parade.

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There'll be a lot of kids. There'll be a long line

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for that ice cream. So.

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Get one before the parade ends if you want

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some ice cream. Trash to Treasure is

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Flag Day, June 14th. We're getting that

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ad in the Rural Urban.

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I did meet with the Commissioners today.

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I just got the pieces wrapped up.

471
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Again, short story, It's an exciting

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project. I also got to meet Mary K

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Hastings. The regional director

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for northeast Ohio for US Senator

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John Husted. We're meeting there this week.

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To discuss more weekly. The Village

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of Grafton and make sure they understand how we

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fit in the framework of the State of Ohio.

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... having communication

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with the senator's office.

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Let's see.

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Also ... services ...

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flowers are out. We're spot mowing, mulching

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and finalized the trees this week. So

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thanks to our service department.

486
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They also ... about two to three ...

487
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update inside of a week.

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I feel I just have to trust you.

489
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All right.

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There's one more listing to tap.

491
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No.

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Pulled the cans going out by the Electric

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department, water tower, post office, Novak Road

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full thrust now starting Monday.

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And we got something on our ... Saturday

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that we discussed today. And if you haven't yet

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go to the library and sign up for the Summer

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Reading Program. I did and I

499
00:20:03,077 --> 00:20:05,077
got a couple books on my list, starting with

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a book called 'The Starting to Fly.'

501
00:20:07,077 --> 00:20:09,077
So, that's all I got.

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One more thing we'd like to let everybody

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know. We are still working

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with CSX on the

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wonky railroad tracks.

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You almost have to come to a complete

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stop to get over top of them.

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So, we're still, actually

509
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we're fightling, but we're working with them.

510
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Can I add one more thing?

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Go right ahead. "I'm just ..."

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since had them at the last council meeting.

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So, I did see with our

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services department about doing the ditch at

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Elm that is the object of our discussion.

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So we did replace the bags

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at the Dog Park. Kyle

518
00:20:42,576 --> 00:20:44,853
took care of that concern. Yep. Did see that.

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And as far as the trash, we're trying to work

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out a solution there by the Reservoir and to

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00:20:49,233 --> 00:20:51,233
make sure we stay ahead of that.

522
00:20:51,233 --> 00:20:53,233
It's another person's property. So.

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00:20:53,233 --> 00:20:55,233
We're working on that.

524
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Thank you, Andrew. Do you have anything

525
00:21:00,245 --> 00:21:01,969
you want to add to anything?

526
00:21:01,969 --> 00:21:04,091
Definitely has this time. "And I want"

527
00:21:04,091 --> 00:21:06,412
to call on Police Chief Danny Clark.

528
00:21:08,152 --> 00:21:10,152
We had 780 calls for service

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00:21:10,152 --> 00:21:12,152
last month and 30 assists

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00:21:12,152 --> 00:21:14,152
to other agencies.

531
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The parade went well.

532
00:21:16,126 --> 00:21:18,745
No incidents? "No incidents whatsoever."

533
00:21:18,745 --> 00:21:20,487
Awesome.

534
00:21:20,487 --> 00:21:22,777
That was a great Grafton day.

535
00:21:25,662 --> 00:21:27,601
Chief Thompson. We're glad to have you

536
00:21:27,601 --> 00:21:29,601
back with us. "Thanks, Mayor."

537
00:21:29,601 --> 00:21:31,601
It's been a long two weeks.

538
00:21:32,198 --> 00:21:34,198
I was hoping I'm set for a while.

539
00:21:34,198 --> 00:21:36,514
I was glad to find the guys were

540
00:21:36,514 --> 00:21:38,572
wrapping up our Spring schooling.

541
00:21:38,572 --> 00:21:40,932
We had people finish Fire 1.

542
00:21:40,932 --> 00:21:42,977
One person's taking a test tonight.

543
00:21:42,977 --> 00:21:44,977
One person passed last week.

544
00:21:44,977 --> 00:21:46,977
We'd like to congratulate Maddie Loop

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00:21:46,977 --> 00:21:49,177
for being our newest firefighter/medic.

546
00:21:50,005 --> 00:21:52,256
We have one gentleman that

547
00:21:52,256 --> 00:21:54,256
made Team Basic and scheduled his test

548
00:21:54,256 --> 00:21:56,256
for later in the week.

549
00:21:56,256 --> 00:21:58,256
So, with any luck, we'll have

550
00:21:58,256 --> 00:22:00,288
another Fire 2 Basic.

551
00:22:00,718 --> 00:22:02,718
And, then the gal that's testing

552
00:22:02,718 --> 00:22:04,718
this evening will be another Fire1 Medic.

553
00:22:04,718 --> 00:22:07,401
And then we also had Melissa Conrad

554
00:22:07,401 --> 00:22:09,904
pass her Medic. So.

555
00:22:09,904 --> 00:22:12,714
We are currently up to ten

556
00:22:12,714 --> 00:22:14,714
EMS support providers

557
00:22:14,714 --> 00:22:16,559
in the Fire Department

558
00:22:16,559 --> 00:22:19,010
out of 21

559
00:22:19,010 --> 00:22:21,055
EMS providers. "Awesome."

560
00:22:21,055 --> 00:22:23,055
So, we're making positive strides

561
00:22:23,055 --> 00:22:25,055
and gaining good numbers.

562
00:22:25,055 --> 00:22:27,616
We did have one gentleman

563
00:22:27,616 --> 00:22:29,880
who was trying to make it through Fire Class

564
00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,880
and run his own business.

565
00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:33,976
And unfortunately, the

566
00:22:33,976 --> 00:22:36,342
one year time frame ran out on him

567
00:22:36,342 --> 00:22:38,748
for the Ohio Revised Code of

568
00:22:38,748 --> 00:22:40,748
you have to have certification within

569
00:22:40,748 --> 00:22:42,748
one year of employment.

570
00:22:42,748 --> 00:22:44,948
And he came to me about

571
00:22:44,948 --> 00:22:46,948
two weeks ahead of that time

572
00:22:46,948 --> 00:22:49,025
when we knew it was getting close and

573
00:22:49,025 --> 00:22:51,025
resigned.

574
00:22:51,025 --> 00:22:52,910
He said it was starting to affect his personal

575
00:22:52,910 --> 00:22:54,349
business.

576
00:22:54,349 --> 00:22:56,349
So he decided to take care of his business.

577
00:22:56,349 --> 00:22:58,027
So.

578
00:22:58,027 --> 00:23:00,027
Anthony ... has

579
00:23:00,027 --> 00:23:02,149
requested he be removed tomorrow.

580
00:23:03,838 --> 00:23:05,838
I emailed that to Stephanie late

581
00:23:05,838 --> 00:23:07,838
this evening with I got done with,

582
00:23:07,838 --> 00:23:09,838
after I had done the report.

583
00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,682
Our run numbers are 215

584
00:23:14,682 --> 00:23:17,156
requests for service. And

585
00:23:17,156 --> 00:23:19,452
57 of those are mutual aid.

586
00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:22,416
We've given 11 fire and twenty-six EMS

587
00:23:22,421 --> 00:23:24,948
and we've had eight requests for mutual aid.

588
00:23:24,948 --> 00:23:26,948
Before the last two

589
00:23:26,948 --> 00:23:28,948
calls this afternoon, we were 22

590
00:23:28,948 --> 00:23:30,832
days ahead of last year.

591
00:23:30,832 --> 00:23:33,552
If you all remember, was a record year for us.

592
00:23:34,830 --> 00:23:36,830
Now we're at June. So it's time

593
00:23:36,830 --> 00:23:38,830
to go to pump testing.

594
00:23:39,382 --> 00:23:41,382
Be able to maintenance on all our rigs.

595
00:23:41,382 --> 00:23:43,909
And also/or the trucks. Everything.

596
00:23:43,909 --> 00:23:46,121
We're actually scheduled to

597
00:23:46,121 --> 00:23:48,121
do pump testing on July 17th.

598
00:23:48,121 --> 00:23:50,211
We have the same company that did it last

599
00:23:50,211 --> 00:23:52,353
year. That'll be in conjunction with

600
00:23:52,353 --> 00:23:54,668
Eaton Township, Columbia Township,

601
00:23:54,668 --> 00:23:56,668
Grafton Township and

602
00:23:56,668 --> 00:23:58,668
and even Carlisle's involved.

603
00:23:58,668 --> 00:24:00,752
But one company will come up

604
00:24:00,752 --> 00:24:02,752
tomorrow with pump testing up in Eaton

605
00:24:02,752 --> 00:24:05,093
station. We'll take trucks up one at a time.

606
00:24:05,093 --> 00:24:07,138
And only be out for

607
00:24:07,138 --> 00:24:09,138
a couple hours, as opposed to when we were

608
00:24:09,138 --> 00:24:11,286
sending them to ...

609
00:24:11,289 --> 00:24:13,556
Ventures for days of service

610
00:24:13,556 --> 00:24:15,556
and testing.

611
00:24:16,070 --> 00:24:18,070
So, that shortened up our down time

612
00:24:18,070 --> 00:24:20,237
and we'll be able to keep the fleet up and running

613
00:24:20,237 --> 00:24:23,021
at full capacity during that time.

614
00:24:26,681 --> 00:24:28,681
Other than that, we're still buying EMS supplies

615
00:24:28,681 --> 00:24:31,287
we talked during earlier discussions.

616
00:24:31,287 --> 00:24:33,287
And trying to improve the overall

617
00:24:33,287 --> 00:24:35,287
technology available to the community.

618
00:24:35,557 --> 00:24:37,557
Just to let you know, your department

619
00:24:37,557 --> 00:24:39,557
covered you well while you were in the hospital.

620
00:24:39,557 --> 00:24:41,557
I was going to comment on that. They did a very

621
00:24:41,557 --> 00:24:44,089
good job. There were 22 calls while I was out.

622
00:24:44,628 --> 00:24:46,628
They covered all of them. "They did a great job."

623
00:24:50,475 --> 00:24:52,475
Julianne, did you come to Village Council with

624
00:24:52,475 --> 00:24:54,475
reports or anything?

625
00:24:58,494 --> 00:25:00,494
I think when we did to the part that

626
00:25:00,494 --> 00:25:02,687
gets towards the end, we need to have a motion.

627
00:25:02,687 --> 00:25:04,687
to accept that resignation.

628
00:25:04,687 --> 00:25:06,430
I'm glad we told that guy

629
00:25:06,430 --> 00:25:08,340
you want me to read that part?

630
00:25:09,753 --> 00:25:11,753
Now, we're going to let the

631
00:25:12,530 --> 00:25:14,762
public speak before we get into

632
00:25:14,762 --> 00:25:17,893
much of village work right now. I've got

633
00:25:17,893 --> 00:25:19,893
and I've asked folks to

634
00:25:19,894 --> 00:25:22,389
enter in that, to fill out a form.

635
00:25:24,913 --> 00:25:26,913
So we know who you are

636
00:25:26,913 --> 00:25:28,913
when you come up to speak.

637
00:25:28,913 --> 00:25:31,221
And we're trying to limit each to 3 minutes.

638
00:25:32,719 --> 00:25:34,719
But Council has the right to extend

639
00:25:34,719 --> 00:25:36,719
that if it's

640
00:25:36,719 --> 00:25:38,719
something that we need to do that on.

641
00:25:38,719 --> 00:25:41,438
Our first,

642
00:25:41,438 --> 00:25:43,438
our first contestant

643
00:25:44,943 --> 00:25:46,943
is you, Leo.

644
00:25:46,943 --> 00:25:49,588
Leo Guggenbiller, how you doing?

645
00:25:50,741 --> 00:25:53,152
You want me to go up there and tell you

646
00:25:53,152 --> 00:25:55,034
what you want me to tell you?

647
00:25:55,034 --> 00:25:57,305
You asked us when. "For Council?"

648
00:26:00,109 --> 00:26:02,109
So.

649
00:26:02,109 --> 00:26:04,109
We've been arguing about will we

650
00:26:04,109 --> 00:26:06,109
restripe Main Street, or we're not

651
00:26:06,109 --> 00:26:08,109
going to restripe Main Street.

652
00:26:08,109 --> 00:26:10,109
And frankly,

653
00:26:10,109 --> 00:26:12,109
I think it's a pretty

654
00:26:14,436 --> 00:26:16,702
evident that the way it is now

655
00:26:16,702 --> 00:26:18,924
it isn't sure.

656
00:26:19,504 --> 00:26:21,504
So.

657
00:26:21,504 --> 00:26:23,504
I figure that I have

658
00:26:23,504 --> 00:26:25,504
heard over and over and over, again

659
00:26:25,504 --> 00:26:27,754
it's $7,600 dollars.

660
00:26:28,870 --> 00:26:30,870
Ladies and gentlemen, here's a check

661
00:26:30,870 --> 00:26:32,870
for $3,800 dollars.

662
00:26:33,729 --> 00:26:35,729
If it's approved

663
00:26:35,729 --> 00:26:38,340
I'll hand this check to Mr. Mayor

664
00:26:38,795 --> 00:26:40,795
or to the village administrator,

665
00:26:40,795 --> 00:26:43,571
or to Mr. Dukles.

666
00:26:43,571 --> 00:26:45,571
Whoever the proper person is.

667
00:26:46,518 --> 00:26:49,445
So, one way or the other. And if it ain't approved

668
00:26:49,445 --> 00:26:51,674
well then it's going to go back in my bank.

669
00:26:52,247 --> 00:26:54,593
I'll give you an apology.

670
00:26:54,593 --> 00:26:57,253
Not at all. That's all I got.

671
00:27:00,395 --> 00:27:02,395
Thank you.

672
00:27:12,709 --> 00:27:14,709
How you doing? Move up.

673
00:27:14,709 --> 00:27:16,709
You wanted to speak. You only one

674
00:27:16,709 --> 00:27:18,709
reports ...

675
00:27:19,994 --> 00:27:21,994
Nah, I just wanted to say

676
00:27:21,994 --> 00:27:24,046
a couple things about the recent

677
00:27:24,046 --> 00:27:26,046
things that are going on in this

678
00:27:26,046 --> 00:27:28,046
village. First, 

679
00:27:28,046 --> 00:27:30,046
I should have said something last

680
00:27:30,046 --> 00:27:31,750
meeting

681
00:27:31,750 --> 00:27:33,750
for Lorain County Beautification Day

682
00:27:33,750 --> 00:27:35,912
and Grafton Beautification Day.

683
00:27:35,912 --> 00:27:37,912
It was really

684
00:27:37,912 --> 00:27:39,912
awesome to see

685
00:27:40,382 --> 00:27:42,382
how the, you know, everybody.

686
00:27:42,382 --> 00:27:44,833
So, I'm impressed. Especially

687
00:27:45,281 --> 00:27:47,281
the groups that brought their kids.

688
00:27:48,052 --> 00:27:50,052
They got their youth involved.

689
00:27:50,390 --> 00:27:52,537
Boys Scouts. The Hot Stove.

690
00:27:52,537 --> 00:27:54,345
4H.

691
00:27:54,345 --> 00:27:56,530
Some of the individuals that brought kids.

692
00:27:56,530 --> 00:27:58,339
So.

693
00:27:58,339 --> 00:28:00,552
And that everybody did great.

694
00:28:00,552 --> 00:28:02,552
Getting together and working together.

695
00:28:02,552 --> 00:28:04,552
And, especially

696
00:28:04,552 --> 00:28:07,016
the kids though that really had a,

697
00:28:07,016 --> 00:28:09,016
I want to just say

698
00:28:09,016 --> 00:28:10,817
there was

699
00:28:10,817 --> 00:28:12,691
especially one kid.

700
00:28:12,691 --> 00:28:15,219
I started out, I was on the truck

701
00:28:16,078 --> 00:28:18,078
shoveling the mulch

702
00:28:18,078 --> 00:28:20,593
into the wheelbarrows.

703
00:28:20,593 --> 00:28:22,593
There was probably 13 different groups

704
00:28:22,593 --> 00:28:24,667
bringing wheelbarrows. So, I'm

705
00:28:24,667 --> 00:28:26,667
on

706
00:28:26,667 --> 00:28:28,667
... trying to keep up

707
00:28:28,667 --> 00:28:31,550
and this little girl about this high

708
00:28:31,550 --> 00:28:33,550
jumps up on the truck

709
00:28:33,550 --> 00:28:35,609
grabs a pitchfork and starts

710
00:28:35,609 --> 00:28:38,074
joining me. And

711
00:28:39,109 --> 00:28:41,175
tell you what, she worked her butt off.

712
00:28:41,175 --> 00:28:43,175
After a little bit I

713
00:28:43,175 --> 00:28:45,175
was ready to kick her off because

714
00:28:45,175 --> 00:28:47,175
she was making me look bad.

715
00:28:47,175 --> 00:28:49,175
So.

716
00:28:49,175 --> 00:28:51,241
Some of this, it was a race.

717
00:28:51,241 --> 00:28:53,241
Some of the stories out there, included.

718
00:28:53,241 --> 00:28:55,108
Pretty good, so.

719
00:28:55,108 --> 00:28:57,795
But anyways, there was that. And then

720
00:28:58,661 --> 00:29:00,661
as the Dog Park we,

721
00:29:00,661 --> 00:29:02,661
we joined in the parade

722
00:29:02,661 --> 00:29:04,661
for Memorial Day.

723
00:29:04,661 --> 00:29:07,112
And when it came up

724
00:29:07,919 --> 00:29:09,919
close to Mechanic Street.

725
00:29:09,919 --> 00:29:11,919
I've lived here all my life.

726
00:29:11,919 --> 00:29:13,919
And that view

727
00:29:13,919 --> 00:29:15,742
of just seeing

728
00:29:15,742 --> 00:29:17,742
all those people

729
00:29:17,742 --> 00:29:19,742
in downtown

730
00:29:19,742 --> 00:29:21,890
I don't think I've ever seen that many.

731
00:29:21,890 --> 00:29:24,140
Maybe at Christmas.

732
00:29:24,602 --> 00:29:26,602
But that was just. I wish we would've

733
00:29:26,602 --> 00:29:28,543
been able to get a good picture of that

734
00:29:28,548 --> 00:29:31,108
of the Village. It was a beautiful day.

735
00:29:31,108 --> 00:29:33,108
It was a beautiful parade.

736
00:29:33,108 --> 00:29:34,976
That's all.

737
00:29:34,976 --> 00:29:36,976
Thank you. Those kids that you were working

738
00:29:36,976 --> 00:29:38,976
with are leaders of tomorrow.

739
00:29:40,202 --> 00:29:42,202
Who was that little girl you reckon?

740
00:29:42,202 --> 00:29:44,202
Her name was Lily.

741
00:29:44,202 --> 00:29:46,202
I'm sure.

742
00:29:48,463 --> 00:29:50,662
And then we have Teresa Smith from Yarmouth.

743
00:29:50,662 --> 00:29:52,662
That's me. "That's you."

744
00:29:52,662 --> 00:29:54,610
How you doing? "I'm doing."

745
00:29:54,610 --> 00:29:56,956
So, I would know, watch for some of the

746
00:29:56,956 --> 00:29:59,317
you know, minutes, you know how it goes.

747
00:29:59,317 --> 00:30:01,317
So, everybody, I'm just here to complain.

748
00:30:01,317 --> 00:30:03,663
Is there's something you can do about the

749
00:30:03,663 --> 00:30:05,663
property the Grafton Events Center.

750
00:30:06,573 --> 00:30:08,772
The business and the pond

751
00:30:08,772 --> 00:30:11,140
and it's behind several of us

752
00:30:11,140 --> 00:30:13,399
residents. And it's

753
00:30:13,399 --> 00:30:15,745
being neglected. I've got pictures.

754
00:30:15,745 --> 00:30:18,054
It's really bad. And, it smells

755
00:30:18,054 --> 00:30:20,054
and everything else. That.

756
00:30:20,054 --> 00:30:21,899
Let's continue on that for a minute.

757
00:30:21,899 --> 00:30:23,899
And then there is no barriers on there.

758
00:30:23,899 --> 00:30:25,899
So back on.

759
00:30:26,758 --> 00:30:28,832
For that business. So we all

760
00:30:28,832 --> 00:30:31,705
hear a lot of that, too. A lot goes on back there.

761
00:30:31,705 --> 00:30:33,705
Now, the place is great. I like it also.

762
00:30:33,705 --> 00:30:35,550
I'm a member there myself.

763
00:30:35,550 --> 00:30:37,550
So, I hope to see you back there.

764
00:30:37,550 --> 00:30:39,550
And, but

765
00:30:39,550 --> 00:30:41,550
I feel like something's got to be done. It's got

766
00:30:41,550 --> 00:30:44,433
crazy. It's really bad. I wish you,

767
00:30:44,433 --> 00:30:46,433
just one of you come back there and

768
00:30:46,433 --> 00:30:48,433
just check it out

769
00:30:48,433 --> 00:30:50,817
and you'd make

770
00:30:50,817 --> 00:30:53,323
a change maybe McDonalds.

771
00:30:53,323 --> 00:30:55,426
Put some barriers up. You made

772
00:30:55,426 --> 00:30:57,426
Taco Bell do some things. It's just

773
00:30:57,426 --> 00:30:59,426
wide open back there. Stop by

774
00:30:59,426 --> 00:31:01,426
anytime and take a look. And.

775
00:31:01,426 --> 00:31:03,426
So I think we talked that over last

776
00:31:03,426 --> 00:31:06,027
year. So if you could help us out.

777
00:31:06,027 --> 00:31:08,962
Get some prices. We'll get out there. Do the work.

778
00:31:08,962 --> 00:31:11,124
Well, unless they go to their

779
00:31:11,124 --> 00:31:13,124
attorney letter to stay off the property.

780
00:31:13,124 --> 00:31:14,815
So.

781
00:31:14,815 --> 00:31:16,410
I am about.

782
00:31:16,410 --> 00:31:18,571
Well, we got your phone number. I can promise you

783
00:31:18,571 --> 00:31:20,733
this. We will look into it. "I wish you would."

784
00:31:20,733 --> 00:31:22,733
I'm going to hand that over to you. "Several"

785
00:31:22,733 --> 00:31:24,733
places of business and

786
00:31:24,733 --> 00:31:27,108
then there's some, still you guys, right behind

787
00:31:27,113 --> 00:31:29,113
there, mostly late at night. Screaming.

788
00:31:29,107 --> 00:31:31,298
Stuff like that.

789
00:31:31,298 --> 00:31:33,298
If you'd like me to answer very quickly?

790
00:31:33,298 --> 00:31:35,430
Sure, we'll let it go. "So, first of all"

791
00:31:35,430 --> 00:31:37,356
thank you very much for

792
00:31:37,356 --> 00:31:40,117
coming Teresa. "Yeah." Thank you for coming.

793
00:31:40,117 --> 00:31:42,353
So, I think that pond is actually

794
00:31:42,353 --> 00:31:44,228
owned by McDonalds. When I looked

795
00:31:44,228 --> 00:31:46,080
the auditor says Golden Arch.

796
00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,080
And same as the Mc

797
00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,080
Donald's property. So, I'll check the auditor's

798
00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,080
website to comfirm that. "I think it is."

799
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,536
That's why. Because that pond is.

800
00:31:54,536 --> 00:31:57,301
"So then it's Smith that owns that building."

801
00:31:57,301 --> 00:31:59,301
Yeah. I expect. But I'm pretty sure

802
00:31:59,301 --> 00:32:01,301
it goes by Golden Arches. "Maybe it's a"

803
00:32:01,301 --> 00:32:03,521
mistake. "Maybe, maybe. So."

804
00:32:03,521 --> 00:32:05,521
I used to go fishing in that pond when I was

805
00:32:05,521 --> 00:32:07,521
a kid. So I do ...

806
00:32:07,521 --> 00:32:10,060
the back of it is bog.

807
00:32:10,060 --> 00:32:12,060
It's bad. Really bad.

808
00:32:12,060 --> 00:32:14,060
Yeah, I get it.

809
00:32:14,060 --> 00:32:16,060
My sister lives on Yarmouth. I

810
00:32:16,060 --> 00:32:18,060
completely get it. "Go ahead. Good."

811
00:32:18,060 --> 00:32:20,060
We'll look into that for you. As far as the noise

812
00:32:20,060 --> 00:32:22,060
complaints and stuff, I'll get with the Safety

813
00:32:22,060 --> 00:32:24,469
Service Director and we'll look at the ... for DB.

814
00:32:31,989 --> 00:32:33,989
You're welcome.

815
00:32:34,723 --> 00:32:36,723
We have in our ordinances

816
00:32:36,723 --> 00:32:39,415
a Second reading of Ordinance

817
00:32:39,415 --> 00:32:41,967
25-0

818
00:32:41,967 --> 00:32:43,856
10

819
00:32:43,856 --> 00:32:45,856
transferring money from the General Fund

820
00:32:45,856 --> 00:32:47,856
to the Street Fund of the

821
00:32:47,856 --> 00:32:49,856
Village of Grafton and declaring

822
00:32:49,856 --> 00:32:51,856
an emergency. This is our second reading.

823
00:32:53,897 --> 00:32:56,331
So, if I could comment on this briefly.

824
00:32:56,331 --> 00:32:58,471
So, the village

825
00:32:58,471 --> 00:33:00,582
administration is recommending

826
00:33:00,582 --> 00:33:02,582
a $20,000 dollars project.

827
00:33:02,582 --> 00:33:04,678
The reason for that is we got a lot

828
00:33:04,678 --> 00:33:06,678
potholes to fill. I had C.J. come

829
00:33:06,678 --> 00:33:08,678
to my office today. He

830
00:33:08,678 --> 00:33:10,994
made a request for asphalt

831
00:33:10,994 --> 00:33:12,994
so he could get the potholes going. Also

832
00:33:12,994 --> 00:33:15,201
I'd like to get some crack sealing.

833
00:33:15,201 --> 00:33:17,201
Sealing just helps us stay ahead of the need

834
00:33:17,201 --> 00:33:19,201
to repave. I know Main Street's

835
00:33:19,201 --> 00:33:21,201
coming up on the agenda. But

836
00:33:21,201 --> 00:33:23,201
the cracks are already starting to form

837
00:33:23,201 --> 00:33:25,201
on Main Street. And the

838
00:33:25,201 --> 00:33:27,201
repavement is going to come a lot quicker if

839
00:33:27,201 --> 00:33:29,245
we don't crack seal it. So, we do a

840
00:33:29,245 --> 00:33:31,598
little bit of invest. Like I recommend $20,000

841
00:33:31,598 --> 00:33:33,598
So that'll be to get the crack sealing going

842
00:33:33,598 --> 00:33:35,699
and fill some potholes and stay ahead of

843
00:33:35,699 --> 00:33:37,699
these problems. Most of the potholes we got

844
00:33:37,699 --> 00:33:39,699
right now that are giving us issues are

845
00:33:39,699 --> 00:33:41,699
the light at New England and State, right by

846
00:33:41,699 --> 00:33:43,699
Novak Road. A lot of these detours are going

847
00:33:43,699 --> 00:33:45,699
to be taking place. If we don't patch potholes

848
00:33:45,699 --> 00:33:47,699
they're going to get kicked up real bad. So.

849
00:33:47,699 --> 00:33:49,699
That's what I'm asking for.

850
00:33:51,622 --> 00:33:54,696
I ask Stephanie tell us what fund that comes from.

851
00:33:55,430 --> 00:33:57,430
It comes from the General Fund.

852
00:34:03,552 --> 00:34:05,552
That'll be twenty.

853
00:34:09,523 --> 00:34:12,070
I make a motion to transfer $20,000 dollars

854
00:34:12,070 --> 00:34:14,328
to the Street Department.

855
00:34:14,328 --> 00:34:16,600
Well, let's suspend the rules first.

856
00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:19,392
Because we got a version that's an emergency.

857
00:34:19,392 --> 00:34:21,392
Second.

858
00:34:21,392 --> 00:34:23,392
All in favor? "Aye."

859
00:34:23,392 --> 00:34:25,392
Opposed? "I make a motion"

860
00:34:25,392 --> 00:34:27,392
to transfer $20,000 dollars.

861
00:34:27,612 --> 00:34:29,612
Second.

862
00:34:29,612 --> 00:34:31,612
All in favor? "Aye."

863
00:34:31,612 --> 00:34:33,318
Opposed?

864
00:34:33,612 --> 00:34:35,612
Then on the agenda we have our third

865
00:34:35,612 --> 00:34:37,524
reading of a resolution with the

866
00:34:37,524 --> 00:34:39,524
West Creek Conservancy.

867
00:34:39,524 --> 00:34:41,524
And we'd like to talk about that.

868
00:34:41,524 --> 00:34:43,767
You've just asking for trouble.

869
00:34:43,767 --> 00:34:45,863
Wonder if we skip that, what would ... back?

870
00:34:45,863 --> 00:34:47,863
Resolution 25-0

871
00:34:47,863 --> 00:34:49,863
12 Authorizing the mayor

872
00:34:49,863 --> 00:34:51,863
or the village administrator

873
00:34:51,863 --> 00:34:53,863
for the Village of Grafton to enter

874
00:34:53,863 --> 00:34:55,973
into an agreement with the Baldwin Group

875
00:34:55,973 --> 00:34:57,973
for Mayor's Court software

876
00:34:57,973 --> 00:34:59,973
and services and

877
00:34:59,973 --> 00:35:01,973
declaring an emergency. Chief Clark, you got

878
00:35:01,973 --> 00:35:04,232
anything you want to add on that?

879
00:35:04,232 --> 00:35:06,446
Stephanie's been working with the Group

880
00:35:06,446 --> 00:35:08,446
for the final approval of it.

881
00:35:08,446 --> 00:35:10,446
We got a contract and it's been

882
00:35:10,446 --> 00:35:12,446
significantly cheaper

883
00:35:12,446 --> 00:35:14,651
than what we were offered before.

884
00:35:15,202 --> 00:35:17,342
It was $50,000 dollars originally.

885
00:35:17,342 --> 00:35:19,628
And we're at $12,000.

886
00:35:19,628 --> 00:35:21,921
Now, it's $12,000 with the

887
00:35:21,921 --> 00:35:23,921
initial setup and then it'll be

888
00:35:23,921 --> 00:35:25,921
roughly $2,000 dollars a year

889
00:35:25,921 --> 00:35:27,921
after.

890
00:35:28,244 --> 00:35:30,929
The Mayor's Court, we're not really supposed

891
00:35:30,929 --> 00:35:32,929
to make money. We're not supposed to lose money

892
00:35:32,929 --> 00:35:34,929
We're not really supposed to make a lot of money.

893
00:35:34,929 --> 00:35:37,068
But this will get us

894
00:35:37,068 --> 00:35:40,366
to about the point of breaking even.

895
00:35:40,366 --> 00:35:42,366
Or, maybe make a little bit of money

896
00:35:42,366 --> 00:35:44,366
off the Mayor's Court.

897
00:35:46,363 --> 00:35:48,363
I make a motion to suspend the rules.

898
00:35:50,448 --> 00:35:52,448
 All in favor? "Aye."

899
00:35:52,448 --> 00:35:54,448
Opposed?

900
00:35:56,650 --> 00:35:58,820
I make a motion that we

901
00:35:59,378 --> 00:36:01,378
approve Resolution

902
00:36:01,378 --> 00:36:03,378
25-013.

903
00:36:04,949 --> 00:36:07,030
1, 2. "No, it's 1, 2."

904
00:36:07,617 --> 00:36:09,617
You want 1, 2.

905
00:36:09,617 --> 00:36:11,713
Come in tomorrow morning, right?

906
00:36:11,713 --> 00:36:13,713
I know what to do. All right.

907
00:36:13,713 --> 00:36:15,713
So moved. "Second."

908
00:36:15,713 --> 00:36:17,713
 All in favor? "Aye."

909
00:36:17,713 --> 00:36:19,257
Opposed?

910
00:36:20,578 --> 00:36:22,681
Then Resolution 25-013

911
00:36:22,681 --> 00:36:24,681
Authorizing the mayor or village

912
00:36:24,681 --> 00:36:26,681
administrator for the Village of Grafton

913
00:36:27,496 --> 00:36:29,718
to make application for the Nature Works

914
00:36:29,718 --> 00:36:31,637
Grant Program funds and

915
00:36:31,637 --> 00:36:33,475
declaring an emergency.

916
00:36:33,475 --> 00:36:35,475
And what that cause is, is

917
00:36:35,475 --> 00:36:37,475
financial assistance

918
00:36:37,475 --> 00:36:39,504
to the Village of Grafton to help

919
00:36:39,504 --> 00:36:42,387
us gain funding for

920
00:36:42,387 --> 00:36:44,904
the playground over here in Reservoir Park.

921
00:36:44,904 --> 00:36:47,251
It would be a welcome addition to

922
00:36:47,251 --> 00:36:49,864
the other park amenities that we already have.

923
00:36:49,864 --> 00:36:53,072
ODNR grant for 75% of the

924
00:36:53,072 --> 00:36:55,256
cost of $250,000.

925
00:36:55,256 --> 00:36:57,286
So, a minimum of

926
00:36:57,286 --> 00:36:59,220
$25,000 dollar match is

927
00:36:59,220 --> 00:37:01,080
required for the grant.

928
00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:03,834
and 20% of the total project cost.

929
00:37:03,834 --> 00:37:05,834
must come from not a State

930
00:37:05,834 --> 00:37:07,834
and non-essential sources.

931
00:37:07,834 --> 00:37:09,834
So, the ordinance needs

932
00:37:09,834 --> 00:37:11,834
to be updated for the grant.

933
00:37:16,282 --> 00:37:18,282
So, we'd be on the hook for 25%

934
00:37:18,282 --> 00:37:21,577
of that for the playground

935
00:37:21,811 --> 00:37:24,169
and playground equipment up there at

936
00:37:24,169 --> 00:37:26,435
Reservoir Park. "So, this would"

937
00:37:26,435 --> 00:37:28,406
give us some monies to make

938
00:37:28,406 --> 00:37:30,751
the application. "Right."

939
00:37:31,669 --> 00:37:33,669
Whether we get approved, or not,

940
00:37:33,669 --> 00:37:35,669
I don't think it'd harm our village "That gets it."

941
00:37:35,669 --> 00:37:37,669
You have to approve them before Nature

942
00:37:37,669 --> 00:37:39,669
Works grants. "Right."

943
00:37:40,667 --> 00:37:43,072
Motion to suspend the rules. "Second."

944
00:37:43,762 --> 00:37:45,762
 All in favor? "Aye."

945
00:37:45,762 --> 00:37:47,497
Opposed?

946
00:37:47,497 --> 00:37:49,791
Motion to pass 25-013.

947
00:37:49,791 --> 00:37:51,791
Second.

948
00:37:52,503 --> 00:37:54,503
 All in favor? "Aye."

949
00:37:54,503 --> 00:37:56,312
Opposed?

950
00:37:58,037 --> 00:38:00,118
Now, motions. First motion

951
00:38:00,118 --> 00:38:02,118
we need to make before I forget to do it.

952
00:38:02,118 --> 00:38:04,118
Is to accept the resignation

953
00:38:04,118 --> 00:38:05,986
of that firefighter.

954
00:38:05,986 --> 00:38:08,309
Anthony ... "Correct."

955
00:38:09,791 --> 00:38:11,791
I make the motion.

956
00:38:11,791 --> 00:38:13,195
Second.

957
00:38:13,195 --> 00:38:15,195
 All in favor? "Aye."

958
00:38:15,195 --> 00:38:17,195
Opposed?

959
00:38:17,195 --> 00:38:19,195
And a motion to donate the funds to

960
00:38:19,195 --> 00:38:21,195
Main Street Grafton. We talked a little

961
00:38:21,195 --> 00:38:23,195
bit about that last week. Sure last week's

962
00:38:23,195 --> 00:38:25,195
topic.

963
00:38:27,148 --> 00:38:29,148
So moved.

964
00:38:29,148 --> 00:38:31,148
How much are you giving?

965
00:38:31,148 --> 00:38:34,002
I just need an amount. "$10,000 dollars."

966
00:38:34,002 --> 00:38:36,002
Do we have time to Main Street this?

967
00:38:36,002 --> 00:38:38,290
Should have been. "I think."

968
00:38:38,290 --> 00:38:40,459
So, there's a letter. It came by just as I

969
00:38:40,459 --> 00:38:42,459
left in time of the meeting. I just wanted to

970
00:38:42,459 --> 00:38:44,459
make sure there's anything you want me

971
00:38:44,459 --> 00:38:46,459
to cover from that.

972
00:38:50,674 --> 00:38:52,674
Just to find out if Michael

973
00:38:52,674 --> 00:38:55,459
comes to the meeting. "I'll see if he's coming."

974
00:38:55,459 --> 00:38:57,459
No. I mean

975
00:38:57,459 --> 00:39:00,504
whatever you guys decided to.

976
00:39:02,875 --> 00:39:04,875
That's what we donated last year. "Yeah."

977
00:39:09,022 --> 00:39:11,022
I thought I could hear

978
00:39:11,022 --> 00:39:13,022
that's Main Street.

979
00:39:13,022 --> 00:39:15,022
Just really quickly, just to

980
00:39:15,022 --> 00:39:17,177
rebrief Council from the last meeting.

981
00:39:17,177 --> 00:39:19,516
The Main Street has discussed

982
00:39:19,516 --> 00:39:21,516
hiring

983
00:39:21,516 --> 00:39:23,516
a part time worker to

984
00:39:23,516 --> 00:39:25,516
reach out to active businesses

985
00:39:25,516 --> 00:39:27,516
and effort connect. They're currently

986
00:39:27,517 --> 00:39:29,516
helping to facilitate clean and attractive

987
00:39:29,516 --> 00:39:32,173
street signs and building connects to attract 

988
00:39:32,173 --> 00:39:34,114
the public. According to my records

989
00:39:34,114 --> 00:39:36,114
we gave them

990
00:39:36,114 --> 00:39:38,342
green spaces. Just to ...

991
00:39:38,342 --> 00:39:40,342
the historic knowledge on the buildings.

992
00:39:40,342 --> 00:39:42,342
And on various public arts

993
00:39:42,342 --> 00:39:44,342
and also putting on

994
00:39:44,342 --> 00:39:46,342
commending force of effort.

995
00:39:46,342 --> 00:39:48,652
An Easter egg hunt. A Farmers Market.

996
00:39:48,652 --> 00:39:50,652
4th of July. Plus they ...

997
00:39:50,652 --> 00:39:53,447
they drew up. Basically it's all a,

998
00:39:53,447 --> 00:39:55,784
a very sturdy group of

999
00:39:55,784 --> 00:39:57,784
business owners that are volunteering

1000
00:39:57,784 --> 00:39:59,784
time. But they're, they're

1001
00:39:59,784 --> 00:40:01,784
finding this is a very heavy lift for them.

1002
00:40:01,784 --> 00:40:03,784
And they would like to hire somebody.

1003
00:40:03,784 --> 00:40:06,417
So, if village Council would like

1004
00:40:07,790 --> 00:40:09,790
to acknowledge the

1005
00:40:09,790 --> 00:40:11,790
perhaps if they come back with an idea of who

1006
00:40:11,790 --> 00:40:13,945
they'd like to hire for that position,

1007
00:40:13,945 --> 00:40:15,945
village council can decide if they'd like to

1008
00:40:15,945 --> 00:40:17,945
give them some additional funds.

1009
00:40:17,945 --> 00:40:20,061
If you'd like. Just wanted to put that on your

1010
00:40:20,061 --> 00:40:22,061
radar. And you made it a vote.

1011
00:40:29,460 --> 00:40:31,460
And so Strah made the motion. Was it,

1012
00:40:31,460 --> 00:40:34,164
did I hear for $10,000?

1013
00:40:34,164 --> 00:40:36,652
Second. "All in favor?"

1014
00:40:36,652 --> 00:40:38,999
Aye. "Opposed?"

1015
00:40:45,393 --> 00:40:47,393
We should read the motion at this time.

1016
00:40:50,072 --> 00:40:52,072
Yeah. I think what we need Council to do is

1017
00:40:52,072 --> 00:40:54,072
a motion to

1018
00:40:54,072 --> 00:40:55,917
revisit this again.

1019
00:40:55,917 --> 00:40:57,917
Once they think about who they want

1020
00:40:57,917 --> 00:40:59,917
to hire for this postition.

1021
00:40:59,917 --> 00:41:02,614
And take a look at maybe if we can

1022
00:41:02,614 --> 00:41:05,774
give them additional funding for that position.

1023
00:41:05,908 --> 00:41:08,350
I think that is just part of the discussion to

1024
00:41:08,350 --> 00:41:10,939
making that new hire village appointed.

1025
00:41:10,939 --> 00:41:12,939
We can do that.

1026
00:41:12,939 --> 00:41:15,320
Is that the way Council wants to handle it?

1027
00:41:18,711 --> 00:41:20,711
I approve the request. Main Street did not

1028
00:41:20,711 --> 00:41:22,713
consider the administration when they thought of

1029
00:41:22,711 --> 00:41:25,728
that role. We'll bring that back to Council that time.

1030
00:41:29,450 --> 00:41:31,524
And let's see. Motion to accept the

1031
00:41:31,524 --> 00:41:33,524
resignation of John Mantifel as of

1032
00:41:33,524 --> 00:41:35,803
06/06/2025.

1033
00:41:41,742 --> 00:41:44,043
No, that's a different guy, I think.

1034
00:41:44,043 --> 00:41:46,043
So, we need the motion to accept that.

1035
00:41:46,043 --> 00:41:48,043
Because he was really never a

1036
00:41:48,043 --> 00:41:50,341
Street Department and so ...

1037
00:41:52,620 --> 00:41:54,399
So moved.

1038
00:41:54,399 --> 00:41:56,399
He wasn't here long. "Second."

1039
00:41:57,008 --> 00:41:59,008
 All in favor? "Aye."

1040
00:41:59,008 --> 00:42:00,786
Opposed?

1041
00:42:00,786 --> 00:42:02,991
He was on ... part of the time.

1042
00:42:02,991 --> 00:42:04,865
And now we're one ...

1043
00:42:04,865 --> 00:42:07,406
Yeah, he took the rest of his vacation.

1044
00:42:12,295 --> 00:42:14,574
Motion to allow Empower

1045
00:42:14,574 --> 00:42:16,574
Sports to rent Willow Park

1046
00:42:16,574 --> 00:42:18,574
on Wednesdays between

1047
00:42:18,574 --> 00:42:20,700
June 25th and August 6th

1048
00:42:21,507 --> 00:42:23,950
between 6 pm and 7:15

1049
00:42:23,950 --> 00:42:25,950
for a kick ball league for

1050
00:42:25,950 --> 00:42:27,950
children with special needs.

1051
00:42:29,029 --> 00:42:31,029
So, Kevin has

1052
00:42:31,029 --> 00:42:33,679
pressed for ... of the

1053
00:42:33,679 --> 00:42:35,679
I believe, ...

1054
00:42:35,679 --> 00:42:37,679
for ...

1055
00:42:37,679 --> 00:42:39,679
to allow us to

1056
00:42:39,679 --> 00:42:42,018
rent out Willow Park

1057
00:42:42,018 --> 00:42:44,018
for this group.

1058
00:42:45,331 --> 00:42:47,060
and like if

1059
00:42:47,060 --> 00:42:49,060
you would want to know if you were willing

1060
00:42:49,060 --> 00:42:50,950
to waive the,

1061
00:42:50,950 --> 00:42:52,847
the rental fee

1062
00:42:52,847 --> 00:42:54,649
for that.

1063
00:42:54,649 --> 00:42:56,801
For children with special needs, I'd recommend

1064
00:42:56,795 --> 00:42:59,875
that. "I don't have a problem with that."

1065
00:43:01,020 --> 00:43:03,020
I suppose it would be if there are

1066
00:43:03,020 --> 00:43:05,020
... "It's not a"

1067
00:43:05,020 --> 00:43:07,020
No. Okay. I'm sorry. "Yeah."

1068
00:43:09,692 --> 00:43:11,692
What about ...?

1069
00:43:11,692 --> 00:43:13,758
I make a motion to waive

1070
00:43:13,758 --> 00:43:15,574
the rental fee

1071
00:43:15,574 --> 00:43:17,574
and to allow

1072
00:43:17,574 --> 00:43:19,574
Empower Sports to utilize

1073
00:43:19,574 --> 00:43:21,574
Willow Park on Wednesdays.

1074
00:43:21,574 --> 00:43:24,322
June 25th to August 6th.

1075
00:43:24,322 --> 00:43:27,029
6 pm to 7:15

1076
00:43:27,029 --> 00:43:29,029
for the kick ball league.

1077
00:43:29,029 --> 00:43:30,970
Second.

1078
00:43:30,970 --> 00:43:32,970
 All in favor? "Aye."

1079
00:43:32,970 --> 00:43:35,432
Opposed? "Great job, Council."

1080
00:43:35,777 --> 00:43:37,777
Motion to accept the quote from

1081
00:43:37,777 --> 00:43:39,777
Plas Brothers Paving to

1082
00:43:39,777 --> 00:43:41,777
to remove the striping and restripe

1083
00:43:41,777 --> 00:43:44,767
Main Street at a cost of $7,600

1084
00:43:44,767 --> 00:43:46,952
dollars. $7,620.

1085
00:43:46,952 --> 00:43:49,262
We had Mr. Guggenbiller here, who

1086
00:43:49,262 --> 00:43:51,262
had a check in his pocket for

1087
00:43:51,262 --> 00:43:53,262
$3,800 dollars. And before we take a vote

1088
00:43:53,262 --> 00:43:55,262
on that. "We need ..."

1089
00:43:55,744 --> 00:43:57,401
And, so with that.

1090
00:43:57,401 --> 00:43:59,401
we have our engineer here, as well.

1091
00:44:00,062 --> 00:44:02,062
And do you want to speak for this

1092
00:44:02,062 --> 00:44:04,253
before I have another person speak?

1093
00:44:04,928 --> 00:44:07,244
Would you like me to speak on it again?

1094
00:44:07,633 --> 00:44:09,743
I spoke about it and you weren't here.

1095
00:44:09,743 --> 00:44:11,853
No, I like it.

1096
00:44:11,853 --> 00:44:14,206
I'm happy to speak about it again.

1097
00:44:14,206 --> 00:44:16,206
...

1098
00:44:22,556 --> 00:44:24,644
So, I want to introduce

1099
00:44:25,004 --> 00:44:27,004
a gentleman here, who is a

1100
00:44:27,004 --> 00:44:29,004
former highway patrolman.

1101
00:44:29,004 --> 00:44:31,004
He is a lieutenant with the

1102
00:44:31,004 --> 00:44:33,004
United States Coast Guard.

1103
00:44:33,004 --> 00:44:35,004
He runs a business here in town and

1104
00:44:35,004 --> 00:44:37,129
he does ...

1105
00:44:37,129 --> 00:44:39,129
that does accidents. So he can do

1106
00:44:39,129 --> 00:44:41,129
reconstruction. And

1107
00:44:41,129 --> 00:44:43,129
investigations. And he's called

1108
00:44:43,129 --> 00:44:45,181
all over the countryside

1109
00:44:45,181 --> 00:44:47,042
to do these things.

1110
00:44:47,042 --> 00:44:49,478
That applies to a lot of time he's worked

1111
00:44:49,478 --> 00:44:51,655
and he's very dilligent

1112
00:44:51,655 --> 00:44:54,931
on his. He actually trains

1113
00:44:54,931 --> 00:44:56,704
people to drive.

1114
00:44:56,704 --> 00:44:58,704
with Ohio State Highway Patrol.

1115
00:44:58,704 --> 00:45:00,814
And I'm going to introduce him now

1116
00:45:00,814 --> 00:45:02,814
His name is Mr. Lipian.

1117
00:45:02,814 --> 00:45:04,814
The name sounds familiar.

1118
00:45:04,814 --> 00:45:06,741
He's got to do better than that.

1119
00:45:07,916 --> 00:45:09,916
Okay.

1120
00:45:11,061 --> 00:45:13,215
Mayor Dukes, members of Council

1121
00:45:13,215 --> 00:45:15,215
and Mr. Lipian, thank you

1122
00:45:15,215 --> 00:45:17,392
for giving me this opportunity

1123
00:45:17,392 --> 00:45:19,392
to offer

1124
00:45:19,392 --> 00:45:21,392
some thoughts and

1125
00:45:21,392 --> 00:45:23,392
conclusions about the memorandum that

1126
00:45:23,392 --> 00:45:25,612
Mr. Lipian gave me from

1127
00:45:26,096 --> 00:45:28,096
Kleinfelder

1128
00:45:28,096 --> 00:45:30,096
Consultants

1129
00:45:30,096 --> 00:45:32,317
I've read this over and some of my own

1130
00:45:32,318 --> 00:45:34,185
opinions. And talked talked about

1131
00:45:34,185 --> 00:45:36,185
the way traffic has been. And so on

1132
00:45:36,185 --> 00:45:38,185
Main Street. And as the Mayor said, I

1133
00:45:38,185 --> 00:45:40,362
am an expert in crash reconstruction.

1134
00:45:41,302 --> 00:45:43,906
Obviously, you have to do

1135
00:45:43,904 --> 00:45:45,934
crashes after they happen with precautions.

1136
00:45:45,934 --> 00:45:47,934
I duly accept ideas

1137
00:45:47,934 --> 00:45:50,414
to prevent crashes from happening. I don't have

1138
00:45:50,414 --> 00:45:53,106
any control for that anymore because as a trooper

1139
00:45:53,106 --> 00:45:55,312
that was one of my primary jobs.

1140
00:45:55,312 --> 00:45:58,446
As an ... I was just doing crashes.

1141
00:45:58,446 --> 00:46:00,446
As such I had been accepted

1142
00:46:00,446 --> 00:46:02,505
in court as an expert not only crash

1143
00:46:02,505 --> 00:46:04,926
reconstruction but Ohio traffic law,

1144
00:46:04,926 --> 00:46:07,395
and manual traffic control devices.

1145
00:46:07,916 --> 00:46:10,394
I guess that's my real quick bona fides.

1146
00:46:11,216 --> 00:46:12,876
So.

1147
00:46:13,360 --> 00:46:15,360
Again, I have a business here in town and I

1148
00:46:15,360 --> 00:46:17,448
drive up and down Main Street quite a bit.

1149
00:46:17,448 --> 00:46:19,610
I observe traffic because of what I

1150
00:46:19,610 --> 00:46:21,824
do. I watch people struggle

1151
00:46:21,824 --> 00:46:23,824
mightily at times to back their

1152
00:46:23,824 --> 00:46:26,267
vehicles in ways.

1153
00:46:26,267 --> 00:46:28,267
I decided to take one spin

1154
00:46:28,267 --> 00:46:30,267
on both ends of Main Street

1155
00:46:30,267 --> 00:46:32,267
how you're supposed to back in. I've seen

1156
00:46:32,267 --> 00:46:34,267
people try. Spend quite a bit of time. And

1157
00:46:34,267 --> 00:46:36,267
other people have perfected it.

1158
00:46:36,267 --> 00:46:38,267
parking in those spots

1159
00:46:38,267 --> 00:46:40,473
going in backwards. But again,

1160
00:46:40,473 --> 00:46:42,924
traffic was no break up on Main Street.

1161
00:46:42,924 --> 00:46:44,924
There used to be a traffic light

1162
00:46:44,924 --> 00:46:46,990
at Mechanic Street.

1163
00:46:46,990 --> 00:46:48,990
Pulled in a spot there. "Pretty tight."

1164
00:46:48,990 --> 00:46:50,843
Put a four way stop there. "Yeah."

1165
00:46:50,843 --> 00:46:52,843
There used to be a break up in traffic

1166
00:46:52,843 --> 00:46:54,939
with the traffic light being red, it

1167
00:46:54,939 --> 00:46:57,219
might get you some traffic going northbound.

1168
00:46:57,688 --> 00:46:59,991
Now, there's a continuous flow of traffic

1169
00:46:59,991 --> 00:47:02,168
and obviously traffic coming from

1170
00:47:02,168 --> 00:47:04,249
the south slows you from 35

1171
00:47:04,249 --> 00:47:06,249
zone immediately once you hit

1172
00:47:06,249 --> 00:47:08,249
downtown, it's 25.

1173
00:47:08,249 --> 00:47:10,249
You can see what it is, a transistion

1174
00:47:10,249 --> 00:47:12,249
that traffic is slowed down.

1175
00:47:12,249 --> 00:47:14,330
And when I come into town and park

1176
00:47:14,330 --> 00:47:16,515
I do my best to back in

1177
00:47:16,521 --> 00:47:18,521
But there's been sometimes I've had to pull

1178
00:47:18,521 --> 00:47:20,521
in forward. And as

1179
00:47:20,521 --> 00:47:22,521
the Mayor said, I was a driving instructor

1180
00:47:22,521 --> 00:47:25,080
for the Patrol. So I taught troopers.

1181
00:47:25,080 --> 00:47:27,381
Basically taught for cadets.

1182
00:47:27,381 --> 00:47:29,799
And I will tell you I think I'm a pretty good

1183
00:47:29,799 --> 00:47:31,799
driver based on what I, what

1184
00:47:31,799 --> 00:47:34,086
I was trained to do and what I trained others in.

1185
00:47:34,086 --> 00:47:36,460
But if I'm going

1186
00:47:36,460 --> 00:47:38,680
northbound on 57 and my

1187
00:47:38,680 --> 00:47:40,872
take up on you trying to back into a single

1188
00:47:40,872 --> 00:47:43,034
spot. I can't do it.

1189
00:47:43,034 --> 00:47:45,034
Not in one maneuver. It's got to be

1190
00:47:45,034 --> 00:47:47,285
multiple maneuvers. If the traffic is

1191
00:47:47,285 --> 00:47:49,535
going north and southbound I'm going to

1192
00:47:49,535 --> 00:47:52,249
steer into that traffic. I know

1193
00:47:52,249 --> 00:47:54,249
that there's some people

1194
00:47:54,249 --> 00:47:56,633
I've seen them come here and pull in forward.

1195
00:47:56,633 --> 00:47:58,633
I understanding is thta there's not

1196
00:47:58,633 --> 00:48:00,817
a Village ordinance that prevents pulling

1197
00:48:00,817 --> 00:48:02,817
in forward. But

1198
00:48:02,817 --> 00:48:05,060
lots of people still want to try to comply

1199
00:48:05,060 --> 00:48:07,449
with backing in. It creates that. In my opinion

1200
00:48:07,449 --> 00:48:09,789
a number of problems. Such as

1201
00:48:09,789 --> 00:48:12,017
first off I just want to comment on some of the

1202
00:48:12,017 --> 00:48:14,017
points in this memorandum that

1203
00:48:14,017 --> 00:48:15,863
is pretty comprehensive.

1204
00:48:15,863 --> 00:48:17,863
And a couple of the thoughts. It says current

1205
00:48:17,863 --> 00:48:20,290
existing lanes

1206
00:48:20,290 --> 00:48:22,715
on 57

1207
00:48:22,715 --> 00:48:25,912
are now 14.5 and 15 feet

1208
00:48:25,912 --> 00:48:27,912
wide. Southeast

1209
00:48:27,912 --> 00:48:30,332
lane adjacent to the parking area.

1210
00:48:30,332 --> 00:48:32,332
And if it's restiped, those

1211
00:48:32,332 --> 00:48:34,258
lanes will be reduced to

1212
00:48:34,258 --> 00:48:36,258
12.5 to 13 feet.

1213
00:48:36,258 --> 00:48:38,561
However, the average lane

1214
00:48:38,561 --> 00:48:40,879
for traffic in Ohio on a fullsized

1215
00:48:40,879 --> 00:48:42,805
state route is 12 feet.

1216
00:48:42,805 --> 00:48:44,805
So you still have a half to

1217
00:48:45,201 --> 00:48:47,502
one foot wider for that lane

1218
00:48:47,502 --> 00:48:49,901
if it was restiped the way it

1219
00:48:49,901 --> 00:48:52,350
comes as close as they're called for.

1220
00:48:54,120 --> 00:48:56,120
There's some concern that there will be

1221
00:48:56,120 --> 00:48:58,120
ghosts lines seen.

1222
00:48:58,120 --> 00:49:00,275
Sanding off the current lines, it says those

1223
00:49:00,275 --> 00:49:02,562
lines esthetically won't be pleasing.

1224
00:49:02,562 --> 00:49:04,768
I'm going to say I think

1225
00:49:04,768 --> 00:49:07,448
we have to err more on the side of safety,

1226
00:49:07,448 --> 00:49:09,419
than worrying about the esthetics

1227
00:49:09,419 --> 00:49:11,419
if a line isn't ground off

1228
00:49:12,410 --> 00:49:14,410
it would please isn't the point.

1229
00:49:14,410 --> 00:49:16,410
So this proposal

1230
00:49:16,417 --> 00:49:18,630
or this study lists a number

1231
00:49:18,623 --> 00:49:20,767
of pros and a number of cons.

1232
00:49:20,767 --> 00:49:23,192
I'll lead with the pros that they have.

1233
00:49:23,192 --> 00:49:25,192
Easier to understand for most

1234
00:49:25,192 --> 00:49:27,317
drivers. Older and young

1235
00:49:27,317 --> 00:49:29,317
drivers often find head in parking

1236
00:49:29,317 --> 00:49:30,940
less intimidating.

1237
00:49:30,940 --> 00:49:33,109
Again, I'm a pretty good driver and I

1238
00:49:33,109 --> 00:49:35,109
park really well. I just find

1239
00:49:35,109 --> 00:49:37,109
trying to back in, especially

1240
00:49:37,109 --> 00:49:39,864
if I'm going northbound, almost impossible.

1241
00:49:40,136 --> 00:49:42,312
There isn't just the elderly and young.

1242
00:49:43,222 --> 00:49:45,222
That's the kind of maneuver, backing in

1243
00:49:45,222 --> 00:49:47,222
going northbound, nobody's trained to do.

1244
00:49:48,140 --> 00:49:50,486
Guys my age were trained to parallel park.

1245
00:49:50,486 --> 00:49:52,486
Now they have maneuverability.

1246
00:49:52,486 --> 00:49:55,031
Which is pretty simple. Nobody's trained

1247
00:49:55,031 --> 00:49:57,252
to make a, almost a

1248
00:49:57,252 --> 00:49:59,252
180 degree maneuver

1249
00:49:59,252 --> 00:50:01,252
at an angle and fit a vehicle into a

1250
00:50:01,252 --> 00:50:03,716
12 to 13 foot wide parking spot.

1251
00:50:04,736 --> 00:50:06,736
I've tried. I just don't think it's

1252
00:50:06,736 --> 00:50:08,736
intimidating for young or older drivers.

1253
00:50:08,736 --> 00:50:11,290
It's intimidating, I think, for most drivers.

1254
00:50:11,701 --> 00:50:14,137
Unless they practice that maneuver a lot.

1255
00:50:14,842 --> 00:50:17,041
That's the parking process. Obviously,

1256
00:50:17,041 --> 00:50:19,107
parking head in's going to be quicker

1257
00:50:19,107 --> 00:50:21,343
than a 90 degree angle. People usually

1258
00:50:21,343 --> 00:50:23,498
pull straight in. Some people can still

1259
00:50:23,498 --> 00:50:25,498
back into a 90 degree parking

1260
00:50:25,498 --> 00:50:27,601
spot, as opposed to

1261
00:50:27,601 --> 00:50:30,100
the obtuse angle that's there now.

1262
00:50:30,100 --> 00:50:32,100
Improved compliance.

1263
00:50:32,100 --> 00:50:34,100
It says drivers may be more likely

1264
00:50:34,100 --> 00:50:36,100
get in spaces correctly

1265
00:50:36,100 --> 00:50:38,283
reducing improper

1266
00:50:38,283 --> 00:50:40,283
parking. It just might take the postitional

1267
00:50:40,283 --> 00:50:41,894
spaces on the sidewalk.

1268
00:50:41,894 --> 00:50:43,894
I certainly concur with that.

1269
00:50:44,349 --> 00:50:46,349
Better use of the technology.

1270
00:50:46,349 --> 00:50:48,349
I know my truck,

1271
00:50:48,349 --> 00:50:50,349
it's 2020. I've got

1272
00:50:50,349 --> 00:50:52,718
cross traffic alerts. Something you try to

1273
00:50:52,718 --> 00:50:54,718
back out of a spot.

1274
00:50:54,718 --> 00:50:56,989
I have a camera down there.

1275
00:50:56,989 --> 00:50:59,211
Cross traffic. Of course, it's not always

1276
00:50:59,211 --> 00:51:01,211
the case that you'll have that.

1277
00:51:01,211 --> 00:51:03,211
And you can't trust that kind of

1278
00:51:03,211 --> 00:51:05,211
technology blindly. You still have

1279
00:51:05,211 --> 00:51:07,211
to look. But

1280
00:51:07,211 --> 00:51:09,837
it'd be pros and cons to whichever approach.

1281
00:51:09,837 --> 00:51:12,522
Right now we have people who pull in forward.

1282
00:51:12,522 --> 00:51:14,831
And then they had to try to back off at an angle.

1283
00:51:14,831 --> 00:51:17,184
It would have been difficult for them to see.

1284
00:51:17,184 --> 00:51:19,184
And even if you backed in, you're trying

1285
00:51:19,184 --> 00:51:21,184
to pull out forward.

1286
00:51:21,184 --> 00:51:23,184
If it's a high profile vehicle that's

1287
00:51:23,184 --> 00:51:25,589
a van or like pickup truck. You got to

1288
00:51:25,589 --> 00:51:27,875
kind of stick your nose out far enough to

1289
00:51:27,875 --> 00:51:30,271
see passed that vehicle that's next to you.

1290
00:51:30,271 --> 00:51:32,426
I mean you're still putting yourself out into

1291
00:51:32,426 --> 00:51:34,426
traffic blocking the lane.

1292
00:51:34,426 --> 00:51:36,706
So, whether it's backing or pulling

1293
00:51:36,706 --> 00:51:38,706
out forward, you're still going to be subject

1294
00:51:38,706 --> 00:51:41,319
to visibility issues. And it's certainly some

1295
00:51:41,319 --> 00:51:43,415
of the technology will come into play

1296
00:51:43,415 --> 00:51:45,415
for those guys who would have cross traffic

1297
00:51:45,415 --> 00:51:47,415
alerts and cameras.

1298
00:51:48,685 --> 00:51:50,685
Another point for a con is always the

1299
00:51:50,685 --> 00:51:52,685
Grafton community based on the survey

1300
00:51:52,685 --> 00:51:54,685
they collected by those cited

1301
00:51:54,685 --> 00:51:56,685
overwhelmingly change back to the

1302
00:51:56,685 --> 00:51:58,685
head in parking. I always put

1303
00:51:58,685 --> 00:52:00,685
down two cents worth here. I think

1304
00:52:00,685 --> 00:52:02,685
that's the best way to go.

1305
00:52:04,271 --> 00:52:06,271
You can't really change the geometry

1306
00:52:06,271 --> 00:52:08,366
downtown the way it's changed in that

1307
00:52:08,366 --> 00:52:10,366
project of two years ago.

1308
00:52:11,056 --> 00:52:13,534
The sidewalks are wider.

1309
00:52:13,534 --> 00:52:16,069
That's taken up some of that traffic space.

1310
00:52:16,069 --> 00:52:18,328
But I have watched a lot of

1311
00:52:18,328 --> 00:52:20,476
near crashes take place here.

1312
00:52:20,476 --> 00:52:22,535
I have watched people

1313
00:52:22,535 --> 00:52:24,535
struggle to get into these spots

1314
00:52:24,535 --> 00:52:26,954
and traffic as you know has to stop. One way

1315
00:52:26,954 --> 00:52:28,880
is blocked. I know my own

1316
00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:30,880
case, which is a true story.

1317
00:52:30,880 --> 00:52:32,880
Speaking of the barber shop. A few

1318
00:52:32,880 --> 00:52:34,880
weeks ago, I needed to get a haircut before I

1319
00:52:34,880 --> 00:52:37,513
was going to Colorado to teach a school.

1320
00:52:37,513 --> 00:52:39,513
And I was going northbound

1321
00:52:39,513 --> 00:52:41,631
and I wanted to ease back

1322
00:52:41,631 --> 00:52:43,631
into the space directly in front of the barber

1323
00:52:43,631 --> 00:52:45,631
shop. There was so much traffic going in both

1324
00:52:45,631 --> 00:52:47,631
directions. This is

1325
00:52:47,631 --> 00:52:49,794
when you've got to continue to drive north.

1326
00:52:49,794 --> 00:52:51,794
And then I made a decision to get my hair cut

1327
00:52:51,794 --> 00:52:53,794
elsewhere.

1328
00:52:53,794 --> 00:52:55,676
Traffic was such a deterent.

1329
00:52:55,676 --> 00:52:57,676
There was only one spot to back into.

1330
00:52:58,674 --> 00:53:00,674
Next the cons according to

1331
00:53:00,674 --> 00:53:02,674
this study. Reduced safety when

1332
00:53:02,674 --> 00:53:04,674
traffic is ...,

1333
00:53:04,674 --> 00:53:06,674
back in parking lies forward facing

1334
00:53:06,674 --> 00:53:08,674
departure giving you a clear view of

1335
00:53:08,674 --> 00:53:10,674
oncoming traffic and pedestrians walking.

1336
00:53:10,674 --> 00:53:12,674
I would certainly agree with that. Depends on

1337
00:53:12,674 --> 00:53:14,674
who's parked next to you. You might back in

1338
00:53:14,674 --> 00:53:17,550
and a large van or truck parked next to me.

1339
00:53:17,550 --> 00:53:19,550
I can't see passed that either.

1340
00:53:19,550 --> 00:53:22,075
My tricks I usually stand up on

1341
00:53:23,015 --> 00:53:25,015
the mounting platform on my truck.

1342
00:53:25,015 --> 00:53:27,015
I try to look over the top of traffic

1343
00:53:27,015 --> 00:53:29,133
and wait until I see. When that one

1344
00:53:29,133 --> 00:53:31,133
vehicle goes by I can at least

1345
00:53:31,133 --> 00:53:33,436
get out hoping no one else is coming.

1346
00:53:34,207 --> 00:53:36,207
Then the comment is whether you

1347
00:53:36,207 --> 00:53:38,207
pull in forward or when you back in

1348
00:53:38,207 --> 00:53:40,214
there's always going to be some challenges when

1349
00:53:40,207 --> 00:53:42,354
leaving the parking spot. Ohio

1350
00:53:42,354 --> 00:53:44,472
traffic law requires you

1351
00:53:44,472 --> 00:53:46,472
to be backing up to yield

1352
00:53:46,472 --> 00:53:48,472
to traffic. So you have to be able to see that

1353
00:53:48,472 --> 00:53:50,472
traffic as well.

1354
00:53:51,074 --> 00:53:53,074
The other thing too is

1355
00:53:53,074 --> 00:53:55,074
the way it now is

1356
00:53:55,074 --> 00:53:57,229
as far as people back in. Whenever you're

1357
00:53:57,229 --> 00:53:59,229
backing, under Ohio law,

1358
00:53:59,229 --> 00:54:01,458
sorry to take your thunder on the,

1359
00:54:01,458 --> 00:54:05,602
to the law director. But 45.138 of the Revised Code

1360
00:54:05,602 --> 00:54:07,749
the trend is simple. Because when you're

1361
00:54:07,749 --> 00:54:09,749
backing you have to use due regard

1362
00:54:09,749 --> 00:54:11,793
for safety to not damage

1363
00:54:11,793 --> 00:54:13,793
property or injure people.

1364
00:54:13,793 --> 00:54:15,793
So, the more that you require

1365
00:54:15,793 --> 00:54:17,793
somebody to back, you increase

1366
00:54:17,793 --> 00:54:20,044
that risk that they are going to be involved

1367
00:54:20,044 --> 00:54:22,227
in an accident. No matter how diligent they're

1368
00:54:22,227 --> 00:54:24,227
trying to be. Whether they have a back up

1369
00:54:24,227 --> 00:54:26,227
camera, or not. You remain responsible

1370
00:54:26,227 --> 00:54:28,648
while you're backing. It'll be your fault.

1371
00:54:28,927 --> 00:54:31,022
And if you injure somebody while you're backing

1372
00:54:31,022 --> 00:54:33,022
it's your fault for the most part.

1373
00:54:36,215 --> 00:54:38,303
A few other comments here. It's worse for

1374
00:54:38,303 --> 00:54:40,596
pedestrians safety. Vehicles pulling out

1375
00:54:40,596 --> 00:54:42,765
backwards can be hazardous to pedestrians,

1376
00:54:42,765 --> 00:54:44,765
especially downtown.

1377
00:54:44,765 --> 00:54:46,765
I agree with that.

1378
00:54:46,765 --> 00:54:48,765
Like right now, we find people backing

1379
00:54:48,765 --> 00:54:51,001
in at an angle poses the same risk

1380
00:54:51,001 --> 00:54:53,001
where there's an additional risk that

1381
00:54:53,001 --> 00:54:55,001
it's that much harder to back in.

1382
00:54:55,412 --> 00:54:57,522
And it's harder for pedestrians.

1383
00:54:57,522 --> 00:54:59,522
I've heard of an actual experience of

1384
00:54:59,522 --> 00:55:01,669
a lot pedestrian traffic around you

1385
00:55:01,669 --> 00:55:03,669
when you're trying to back in or pull in, but

1386
00:55:03,669 --> 00:55:05,669
it's obvious you have to be careful not to

1387
00:55:05,669 --> 00:55:07,669
strike a pedestrian whether you're pulling in

1388
00:55:07,669 --> 00:55:09,905
forward or whether you're going backward.

1389
00:55:10,779 --> 00:55:12,779
Some say it's going to require

1390
00:55:12,779 --> 00:55:16,038
a narrowing of the two lanes. Here again

1391
00:55:16,038 --> 00:55:18,038
some of you dealing with traffic

1392
00:55:18,038 --> 00:55:20,038
face toward, the southbound lane

1393
00:55:20,038 --> 00:55:22,237
can be reduced by 90 degrees

1394
00:55:22,237 --> 00:55:24,695
parking. So, some

1395
00:55:24,695 --> 00:55:26,695
of the larger vehicles might

1396
00:55:26,695 --> 00:55:28,695
protrude further out into traffic.

1397
00:55:28,695 --> 00:55:30,548
That's an issue.

1398
00:55:30,548 --> 00:55:32,545
Obstructed trunk access. You see people

1399
00:55:32,548 --> 00:55:34,548
pull in forward at 90 degrees. If you're

1400
00:55:34,548 --> 00:55:36,747
going to have to put things into the trunk,

1401
00:55:37,364 --> 00:55:39,688
this guy says people will be standing

1402
00:55:39,688 --> 00:55:41,873
out almost in the travel lane while they're

1403
00:55:41,873 --> 00:55:43,873
trying to put things into their trunk.

1404
00:55:43,873 --> 00:55:45,873
That is a concern.

1405
00:55:45,873 --> 00:55:48,057
That some people or person

1406
00:55:48,057 --> 00:55:50,057
just accessing the rear of their vehicle

1407
00:55:50,057 --> 00:55:52,057
and have to be careful of.

1408
00:55:52,057 --> 00:55:54,862
So is traffic driving down 57.

1409
00:55:54,862 --> 00:55:56,862
So, the last comment is

1410
00:55:56,862 --> 00:55:58,862
compromising visibility.

1411
00:55:58,862 --> 00:56:00,862
We discussed that earlier. Because the ghost

1412
00:56:00,862 --> 00:56:02,862
marks, to me anyway, are not

1413
00:56:02,862 --> 00:56:04,943
a big issue to your safety

1414
00:56:04,943 --> 00:56:06,760
and convenience.

1415
00:56:06,760 --> 00:56:08,760
Even traffic movement.

1416
00:56:08,760 --> 00:56:10,760
So, my recommendation

1417
00:56:10,760 --> 00:56:12,760
for what it's worth,

1418
00:56:12,760 --> 00:56:14,760
is it should revert back to

1419
00:56:14,760 --> 00:56:16,760
the 90 degree parking. And

1420
00:56:16,760 --> 00:56:18,760
restripe it.

1421
00:56:18,760 --> 00:56:20,760
And there's no perfect

1422
00:56:20,760 --> 00:56:22,760
solution here. There's going to be

1423
00:56:22,760 --> 00:56:24,760
pros and cons.

1424
00:56:24,760 --> 00:56:27,025
And as a result when the crashes

1425
00:56:27,025 --> 00:56:29,025
occurs, or near crash occurs

1426
00:56:29,025 --> 00:56:31,025
the police will investigate it.

1427
00:56:31,378 --> 00:56:33,378
You can always go back and revisit it.

1428
00:56:33,378 --> 00:56:36,043
But right now you've been creating

1429
00:56:36,043 --> 00:56:38,375
the concept

1430
00:56:38,375 --> 00:56:40,375
called traffic calming.

1431
00:56:41,014 --> 00:56:43,014
This is almost the opposite.

1432
00:56:43,014 --> 00:56:45,640
Come some heavy trafiic times in Summer.

1433
00:56:46,132 --> 00:56:48,132
Traffic aggravating.

1434
00:56:49,519 --> 00:56:51,519
Especially people who are trying to go through

1435
00:56:51,519 --> 00:56:53,423
town or somebody driving a super large

1436
00:56:53,423 --> 00:56:56,347
vehicle tracks with a single parking spot.

1437
00:56:56,927 --> 00:56:59,134
So, a little bit of hindsight on this

1438
00:56:59,134 --> 00:57:01,443
my comments on the study.

1439
00:57:01,443 --> 00:57:03,443
And

1440
00:57:03,443 --> 00:57:05,443
If you have any questions, I'll be more than

1441
00:57:05,443 --> 00:57:07,443
happy to entertain them.

1442
00:57:07,443 --> 00:57:09,443
Of course, I'm on your side.

1443
00:57:09,443 --> 00:57:11,835
Is there a way

1444
00:57:11,835 --> 00:57:14,034
to put mirrors? Like around

1445
00:57:14,034 --> 00:57:16,034
near somewhere?

1446
00:57:16,034 --> 00:57:18,034
Mirrors like, that will help

1447
00:57:18,034 --> 00:57:20,034
people back out. And

1448
00:57:20,034 --> 00:57:21,769
move out.

1449
00:57:21,769 --> 00:57:23,843
Where I go no where those could be put.

1450
00:57:23,843 --> 00:57:25,843
I've seen mirrors where you're going around a

1451
00:57:25,843 --> 00:57:27,843
corner or a blindspot. I'd have to say

1452
00:57:27,843 --> 00:57:29,843
that's part of it. But you know I put

1453
00:57:29,843 --> 00:57:31,843
some mirrors in my office where we had

1454
00:57:31,843 --> 00:57:33,843
sharp corners but. "Yeah."

1455
00:57:33,843 --> 00:57:35,843
Won't crash into each other. I think

1456
00:57:35,843 --> 00:57:37,843
can trust looking at the mirrors. We still don't.

1457
00:57:37,843 --> 00:57:39,843
You don't spend long

1458
00:57:39,843 --> 00:57:41,843
with that. There's that road that

1459
00:57:41,843 --> 00:57:44,932
goes off of Cedar Point Road.

1460
00:57:44,932 --> 00:57:46,932
I forgot the name of that one.

1461
00:57:46,932 --> 00:57:48,851
The driveway on there

1462
00:57:48,851 --> 00:57:51,095
the guy put a big, giant

1463
00:57:51,095 --> 00:57:53,095
round mirror. Because he

1464
00:57:53,095 --> 00:57:55,095
can see now both directions.

1465
00:57:55,095 --> 00:57:57,095
I think that's something to look at.

1466
00:57:57,095 --> 00:57:59,095
I consider that really a good idea.

1467
00:57:59,095 --> 00:58:01,095
That they could be put in position where

1468
00:58:01,095 --> 00:58:03,095
a driver getting ready to come out has that

1469
00:58:03,095 --> 00:58:05,191
view with it. Again, without even a break

1470
00:58:05,191 --> 00:58:07,360
from traffic on 57.

1471
00:58:07,360 --> 00:58:09,641
Especially northbound. They're going from 35

1472
00:58:09,641 --> 00:58:11,641
to 25.

1473
00:58:11,641 --> 00:58:13,641
And are they really going 25 once they get

1474
00:58:13,641 --> 00:58:15,641
to those parking spots. I guess it's.

1475
00:58:15,641 --> 00:58:18,114
I have to.

1476
00:58:18,114 --> 00:58:20,114
I may sound dumb, but

1477
00:58:20,114 --> 00:58:22,114
like I mentioned before, a four-way stop.

1478
00:58:22,114 --> 00:58:24,114
Right. "Right."

1479
00:58:24,114 --> 00:58:26,643
That slows traffic down. If you're just

1480
00:58:26,637 --> 00:58:28,637
coming through town southbound. We know you

1481
00:58:28,637 --> 00:58:30,637
have to slow down to come in town.

1482
00:58:30,637 --> 00:58:32,637
A better chance, less chance of an accident

1483
00:58:32,637 --> 00:58:34,637
happening somebody backing out. Because

1484
00:58:34,637 --> 00:58:36,637
you move a little slower events will

1485
00:58:36,637 --> 00:58:39,080
or accidents be likely downtown

1486
00:58:39,080 --> 00:58:41,080
and so. "What?"

1487
00:58:41,080 --> 00:58:43,080
Face forward, there's got to be an ordinance

1488
00:58:43,080 --> 00:58:45,857
for downtown slow without too much.

1489
00:58:45,857 --> 00:58:47,857
And not the light.

1490
00:58:47,857 --> 00:58:49,857
Whatever. A 4-way stop. I see a lot of

1491
00:58:49,857 --> 00:58:51,653
kids who just turn around and go back

1492
00:58:51,653 --> 00:58:53,653
the other way. Because nobody

1493
00:58:53,653 --> 00:58:55,963
stops for them at that stop. At that intersection.

1494
00:58:58,048 --> 00:59:00,048
Halloween.

1495
00:59:00,048 --> 00:59:02,048
Certain things if kids out and about.

1496
00:59:02,048 --> 00:59:04,048
I've seen kids on bicycles just stop.

1497
00:59:04,048 --> 00:59:06,048
Nobody lets them cross, they just turn around and

1498
00:59:06,048 --> 00:59:08,048
go back the other way. "I've seen some kids"

1499
00:59:08,048 --> 00:59:10,048
from this side road going to the library.

1500
00:59:10,048 --> 00:59:12,048
Kids come from that side of the road to go buy

1501
00:59:12,048 --> 00:59:14,048
candy at the store. "Yeah." stall right

1502
00:59:14,048 --> 00:59:16,600
there. It's a 4-way stop, actually.

1503
00:59:16,600 --> 00:59:18,600
Thank you. Something you consider in

1504
00:59:18,600 --> 00:59:20,732
construction is certainly help youngsters.

1505
00:59:20,732 --> 00:59:22,732
Traffic. "Thank you."

1506
00:59:22,732 --> 00:59:24,732
You know what else? Traffic flow.

1507
00:59:24,732 --> 00:59:26,983
When they're coming in. "Yeah, it's okay."

1508
00:59:26,983 --> 00:59:29,210
What I've seen in other cities is that

1509
00:59:29,210 --> 00:59:31,638
they line the side of the road

1510
00:59:32,989 --> 00:59:34,989
like blacker and

1511
00:59:34,989 --> 00:59:36,989
the place where you park

1512
00:59:36,989 --> 00:59:38,857
you would press the flasher.

1513
00:59:38,857 --> 00:59:40,857
Takes seconds, ding, ding, ding.

1514
00:59:40,857 --> 00:59:42,630
People stop. "They won't."

1515
00:59:42,630 --> 00:59:44,630
Some people do. They are.

1516
00:59:44,630 --> 00:59:46,630
Unlike Wellington Village,

1517
00:59:46,630 --> 00:59:48,630
people come flying through there.

1518
00:59:48,630 --> 00:59:50,630
I think it works out. But

1519
00:59:50,630 --> 00:59:52,630
there's another thing. "Yeah."

1520
00:59:52,630 --> 00:59:54,630
Some of thsse things. There's a draft that I think

1521
00:59:54,630 --> 00:59:56,630
if I ... just press the button

1522
00:59:56,630 --> 00:59:58,630
Lights flash and traffic.

1523
00:59:58,630 --> 01:00:00,926
It's the public. That's most of that

1524
01:00:00,926 --> 01:00:02,926
maybe that's when you're getting ready to

1525
01:00:02,926 --> 01:00:04,926
cross they deal with the pedestrians. "Before"

1526
01:00:04,926 --> 01:00:07,170
I forget, it's really wide over there and it's

1527
01:00:07,170 --> 01:00:09,606
and it's 40 down there. So.

1528
01:00:10,090 --> 01:00:12,141
Are you going to put a light stop

1529
01:00:12,141 --> 01:00:14,141
with buttons?

1530
01:00:14,141 --> 01:00:16,002
I've set and I've watched.

1531
01:00:16,009 --> 01:00:18,009
People stand at that when

1532
01:00:18,009 --> 01:00:20,179
they're at a crosswalk. But then they.

1533
01:00:20,179 --> 01:00:22,179
Full stop.

1534
01:00:22,179 --> 01:00:24,179
A good thing about harvest season.

1535
01:00:24,179 --> 01:00:26,179
So trucks can't get in and out because nobody

1536
01:00:26,179 --> 01:00:28,179
stops. Somebody seen a big truck,

1537
01:00:28,179 --> 01:00:30,076
they pull out and they get in front of it.

1538
01:00:30,076 --> 01:00:32,076
So they don't slow down to let that truck out.

1539
01:00:32,076 --> 01:00:34,076
I trucks sit there for 20 minutes and they're

1540
01:00:34,076 --> 01:00:36,283
backed up all the way down Mechanic. And they

1541
01:00:36,283 --> 01:00:38,283
can't get out. Because there's waiting

1542
01:00:38,283 --> 01:00:40,606
at the stop sign. "Don't they turn right"

1543
01:00:40,606 --> 01:00:42,606
for the signs? "No." Sometimes they don't

1544
01:00:42,606 --> 01:00:44,606
go right red? "No." Okay.

1545
01:00:44,606 --> 01:00:46,924
No. "Two way stop only." Garage

1546
01:00:46,924 --> 01:00:48,924
in front of ... But

1547
01:00:48,924 --> 01:00:50,924
every where. Just not on crosses.

1548
01:00:50,924 --> 01:00:53,093
And they crash that. "Put it to the floor."

1549
01:00:53,605 --> 01:00:55,749
Mr. Lipian, I want to thank you for your time

1550
01:00:55,770 --> 01:00:59,650
and your ... and your ...

1551
01:00:59,726 --> 01:01:01,704
As far as you had to drive.

1552
01:01:01,704 --> 01:01:03,704
That's such a long drive.

1553
01:01:03,704 --> 01:01:05,476
I could have ridden my bicycle.

1554
01:01:05,476 --> 01:01:07,476
Far out. You ready? "Thank you."

1555
01:01:15,852 --> 01:01:18,102
All right. Thanks to the gentleman for

1556
01:01:18,102 --> 01:01:20,102
offering a

1557
01:01:20,102 --> 01:01:22,102
facts like that.

1558
01:01:22,711 --> 01:01:24,947
In Ordinance 25-010

1559
01:01:24,947 --> 01:01:26,947
we just approved the money for the striping.

1560
01:01:26,947 --> 01:01:28,947
So you can put your money back in the bank.

1561
01:01:29,175 --> 01:01:31,410
And use it for your

1562
01:01:31,410 --> 01:01:33,410
family or your benefit.

1563
01:01:33,410 --> 01:01:35,410
I said, it's basically

1564
01:01:35,410 --> 01:01:37,410
paid for. I said I don't see

1565
01:01:37,410 --> 01:01:39,410
why we just don't go ahead and do it.

1566
01:01:39,410 --> 01:01:41,410
I make that motion that

1567
01:01:41,410 --> 01:01:43,410
we restripe Main Street.

1568
01:01:43,410 --> 01:01:45,271
Thank you. "Thank you." Thank you.

1569
01:01:45,271 --> 01:01:47,271
All in favor? "Aye."

1570
01:01:47,271 --> 01:01:49,271
Opposed?

1571
01:01:51,348 --> 01:01:53,348
Thank you, Council.

1572
01:01:53,348 --> 01:01:55,937
Thank you, Leo. "My pleasure."

1573
01:02:01,522 --> 01:02:03,522
We got one more motion to read before

1574
01:02:03,522 --> 01:02:05,522
we go ...

1575
01:02:05,940 --> 01:02:07,940
Motion to approve the quote

1576
01:02:07,940 --> 01:02:09,940
for Main Lite to convert existing

1577
01:02:09,940 --> 01:02:11,940
underground cabling into overhead

1578
01:02:11,940 --> 01:02:13,940
cabling including

1579
01:02:13,940 --> 01:02:15,940
labor and equipment at a cost of

1580
01:02:15,940 --> 01:02:17,940
$29,760 dollars

1581
01:02:17,940 --> 01:02:19,940
and Andrew can you speak on that?

1582
01:02:19,940 --> 01:02:21,881
Yes, I can. So.

1583
01:02:21,881 --> 01:02:24,101
I have Brigette Stahl here, an engineer.

1584
01:02:24,101 --> 01:02:26,431
She's going to state much more

1585
01:02:26,431 --> 01:02:28,431
artfully than I would. So, ...

1586
01:02:28,431 --> 01:02:30,284
It's great. You've been very patient.

1587
01:02:30,284 --> 01:02:32,284
Thank you very much.

1588
01:02:35,242 --> 01:02:37,647
Hello, everybody. My name is

1589
01:02:37,647 --> 01:02:39,647
as Andrew said, I'm Brigette Stahl

1590
01:02:39,647 --> 01:02:41,846
You're getting to be a regular. "Kleinfelder."

1591
01:02:41,846 --> 01:02:43,617
I will be brief.

1592
01:02:43,617 --> 01:02:45,617
The project budget

1593
01:02:45,617 --> 01:02:48,486
which was on Novak Road.

1594
01:02:48,486 --> 01:02:50,825
When we designed the project, it wasn't

1595
01:02:50,825 --> 01:02:53,245
designed for underground.

1596
01:02:54,163 --> 01:02:56,333
But finding

1597
01:02:56,333 --> 01:02:58,333
cable, electric cable

1598
01:02:58,333 --> 01:03:00,716
that serves

1599
01:03:00,716 --> 01:03:02,974
about a third of the village.

1600
01:03:02,974 --> 01:03:05,299
crossing Novak Road.

1601
01:03:05,299 --> 01:03:07,816
And we cross it twice.

1602
01:03:07,816 --> 01:03:09,970
We cross under it.

1603
01:03:09,970 --> 01:03:11,970
And we ...

1604
01:03:11,970 --> 01:03:14,206
there and we run along it

1605
01:03:14,206 --> 01:03:17,229
for a couple hundred feet.

1606
01:03:18,594 --> 01:03:21,426
It starts where it going into North Park Way.

1607
01:03:22,769 --> 01:03:24,769
The target we can go under the

1608
01:03:24,769 --> 01:03:26,769
sanitary sewer

1609
01:03:26,769 --> 01:03:28,769
but it's very challenging

1610
01:03:28,769 --> 01:03:30,769
and installed in the two foot

1611
01:03:31,231 --> 01:03:33,231
wide storm sewer and

1612
01:03:33,231 --> 01:03:35,231
to the side of the ...

1613
01:03:35,231 --> 01:03:37,540
The primary result is that

1614
01:03:37,540 --> 01:03:39,723
it's too high. It's like

1615
01:03:39,723 --> 01:03:42,522
over 30 years old and it like,

1616
01:03:42,522 --> 01:03:44,522
It's so we would like to replace

1617
01:03:44,522 --> 01:03:46,522
underground that time. I think there's a couple

1618
01:03:46,522 --> 01:03:48,522
years before 30 years is up.

1619
01:03:48,522 --> 01:03:50,522
So, it's a good time

1620
01:03:50,522 --> 01:03:52,522
to do this change

1621
01:03:52,522 --> 01:03:54,522
and it will allow us to proceed

1622
01:03:54,522 --> 01:03:57,021
with the improvement without it affecting

1623
01:03:57,021 --> 01:03:59,021
significantly

1624
01:03:59,021 --> 01:04:01,227
the residents served by this,

1625
01:04:01,227 --> 01:04:03,227
this conduit.

1626
01:04:03,227 --> 01:04:05,338
The cable

1627
01:04:05,338 --> 01:04:07,191
the village electrical

1628
01:04:07,191 --> 01:04:09,463
engineer is here. He could be

1629
01:04:09,463 --> 01:04:12,098
here so. He reviewed the post.

1630
01:04:12,098 --> 01:04:14,709
He found the work is reasonable.

1631
01:04:16,456 --> 01:04:18,456
They are going to install

1632
01:04:18,456 --> 01:04:20,641
four new utility poles

1633
01:04:20,641 --> 01:04:22,641
to drive

1634
01:04:22,641 --> 01:04:24,641
the line overhead instead

1635
01:04:24,641 --> 01:04:27,294
having it underground. Consideration was

1636
01:04:27,294 --> 01:04:29,737
an aerial line. So if it goes down you can

1637
01:04:29,737 --> 01:04:32,031
find it right away rather than digging it out.

1638
01:04:32,919 --> 01:04:34,919
There's 15,050

1639
01:04:34,919 --> 01:04:37,029
foot to the ...

1640
01:04:37,029 --> 01:04:39,029
The Village of Grafton Electric

1641
01:04:39,029 --> 01:04:41,029
said it also. But

1642
01:04:41,029 --> 01:04:43,029
higher traverse from under

1643
01:04:43,029 --> 01:04:45,029
to above ground.

1644
01:04:45,029 --> 01:04:46,919
And

1645
01:04:46,919 --> 01:04:48,919
there's some

1646
01:04:48,919 --> 01:04:51,161
a bunch of cable they have to reroute.

1647
01:04:52,284 --> 01:04:54,358
The ... is billing you on

1648
01:04:54,358 --> 01:04:56,358
time and material. I mean I know

1649
01:04:56,358 --> 01:04:58,681
they said they were anticipating.

1650
01:04:58,681 --> 01:05:00,946
But the estimate is

1651
01:05:00,946 --> 01:05:02,946
based on the time they think it's going to take.

1652
01:05:02,946 --> 01:05:05,129
It could be less. Could be slightly more.

1653
01:05:05,129 --> 01:05:07,180
But they thought the results

1654
01:05:07,180 --> 01:05:09,180
at the end but they would still put

1655
01:05:09,180 --> 01:05:11,180
about $10 grand more. So they thought it would be

1656
01:05:11,180 --> 01:05:13,459
real close for the village to be supported.

1657
01:05:14,509 --> 01:05:16,509
Are there any questions?

1658
01:05:16,509 --> 01:05:18,509
So the money's coming out of your project?

1659
01:05:18,509 --> 01:05:20,509
Or is it coming out of our Electric Fund?

1660
01:05:20,509 --> 01:05:22,509
So... "And do we have the money"

1661
01:05:22,509 --> 01:05:24,509
in the Electric Department? "No."

1662
01:05:24,509 --> 01:05:26,759
So luckily the

1663
01:05:27,662 --> 01:05:29,662
part of the

1664
01:05:29,662 --> 01:05:32,192
restriction on how we can install sewer.

1665
01:05:32,625 --> 01:05:34,625
It will come out of the

1666
01:05:34,625 --> 01:05:36,625
loan that is helping to finance

1667
01:05:36,625 --> 01:05:38,625
the project.

1668
01:05:38,625 --> 01:05:40,891
We can credit contingencies.

1669
01:05:40,891 --> 01:05:43,127
This is a order to

1670
01:05:43,127 --> 01:05:45,127
revert this to the loan.

1671
01:05:45,127 --> 01:05:47,472
We need the village to

1672
01:05:47,472 --> 01:05:49,883
provide funds for the initial payment

1673
01:05:49,883 --> 01:05:52,770
and then the loan will reimburse that fund.

1674
01:05:53,328 --> 01:05:55,328
So, it would be a temporary

1675
01:05:55,328 --> 01:05:57,328
up front cost for the Village

1676
01:05:57,328 --> 01:05:59,660
to reimburse, to

1677
01:05:59,660 --> 01:06:01,660
pay for the work now.

1678
01:06:01,660 --> 01:06:04,598
I suppose it would,

1679
01:06:05,295 --> 01:06:07,515
it will help the project advance without

1680
01:06:07,515 --> 01:06:09,670
being shutdown temporarily.

1681
01:06:09,670 --> 01:06:11,670
We'll just get this all over.

1682
01:06:13,116 --> 01:06:15,116
And we shutdown the cable and make sure

1683
01:06:15,116 --> 01:06:17,359
everything's ... for the sewer next to it cable.

1684
01:06:17,359 --> 01:06:19,271
That the way

1685
01:06:19,271 --> 01:06:21,271
this, because it's not

1686
01:06:21,271 --> 01:06:23,499
contested that we need

1687
01:06:23,499 --> 01:06:26,203
... do the work for the sewer.

1688
01:06:26,203 --> 01:06:28,203
But the separate contact there. Maybe like

1689
01:06:28,203 --> 01:06:30,203
that maintains electrical security.

1690
01:06:30,651 --> 01:06:33,150
It's done. It's sort of like $20,000 something.

1691
01:06:33,150 --> 01:06:35,150
It's completing the work

1692
01:06:35,150 --> 01:06:37,416
by hiring this other company.

1693
01:06:37,416 --> 01:06:39,416
My question is

1694
01:06:39,416 --> 01:06:41,416
does the law director?

1695
01:06:41,416 --> 01:06:43,959
Can we take it out of the General Fund?

1696
01:06:43,959 --> 01:06:46,284
I don't agree with the monies

1697
01:06:46,284 --> 01:06:48,284
for this project

1698
01:06:48,284 --> 01:06:50,284
are coming out of

1699
01:06:50,284 --> 01:06:52,284
both the sewer and the capital

1700
01:06:52,284 --> 01:06:54,284
improvement fund. So it would be

1701
01:06:54,284 --> 01:06:56,284
come out of the sewer or capital

1702
01:06:56,284 --> 01:06:57,922
for the funds here.

1703
01:06:57,922 --> 01:07:00,629
And it would be restored to the fund.

1704
01:07:00,629 --> 01:07:03,157
But there's no strings from the Electric

1705
01:07:03,157 --> 01:07:05,157
Department of needing it before then.

1706
01:07:05,157 --> 01:07:07,157
Correct. "That we would be"

1707
01:07:07,157 --> 01:07:09,098
in a jackpot with it.

1708
01:07:09,098 --> 01:07:11,098
Jackpot with that change.

1709
01:07:11,098 --> 01:07:13,098
I can say that's a reasonable concern and

1710
01:07:13,098 --> 01:07:15,098
we need to address that. Also I just want

1711
01:07:15,098 --> 01:07:17,098
add to what she said on what

1712
01:07:17,098 --> 01:07:19,098
we going to ... in that

1713
01:07:19,098 --> 01:07:21,326
we will likely be replacing the conduit

1714
01:07:21,326 --> 01:07:23,812
anyway. So this all about making it

1715
01:07:23,812 --> 01:07:25,812
good to go. And it's

1716
01:07:25,812 --> 01:07:27,812
this is a way for us to

1717
01:07:27,812 --> 01:07:29,812
occasion the replacement

1718
01:07:29,812 --> 01:07:32,076
for the infrastructure debilitation.

1719
01:07:32,076 --> 01:07:34,076
The infrastructure did debilitate.

1720
01:07:34,076 --> 01:07:36,172
It would cut off power

1721
01:07:36,172 --> 01:07:37,995
to about 25% of the village.

1722
01:07:37,995 --> 01:07:40,017
So this is an opportunity for us to get ahead

1723
01:07:40,017 --> 01:07:42,017
of an infrastructure problem at the

1724
01:07:42,017 --> 01:07:44,017
occasion of reforming this road.

1725
01:07:44,017 --> 01:07:46,017
Doing all these improvements. And it'd be

1726
01:07:46,017 --> 01:07:48,017
reimbursed to us.

1727
01:07:49,360 --> 01:07:51,360
I want to make sure because

1728
01:07:51,360 --> 01:07:53,360
we'll shake in the electric money.

1729
01:07:53,360 --> 01:07:55,360
So. That's why

1730
01:07:55,360 --> 01:07:58,343
that's the way we're going to do it, then that's

1731
01:07:58,343 --> 01:08:00,549
the way we do it.

1732
01:08:03,654 --> 01:08:05,654
What's the utility of the station?

1733
01:08:05,654 --> 01:08:07,463
That's scary for the project.

1734
01:08:07,463 --> 01:08:09,463
I'm just saying. I'm just

1735
01:08:09,463 --> 01:08:11,463
looking behind the scenes at

1736
01:08:11,463 --> 01:08:13,463
where we're going to get the money.

1737
01:08:13,463 --> 01:08:15,463
That's all.

1738
01:08:16,102 --> 01:08:18,102
And you already talked to ...?

1739
01:08:18,102 --> 01:08:20,102
I just wanted,

1740
01:08:20,102 --> 01:08:22,322
will you prepare this for the project? Or

1741
01:08:22,322 --> 01:08:24,322
Yes, these are

1742
01:08:26,341 --> 01:08:29,154
must be reported overall.

1743
01:08:31,540 --> 01:08:33,540
John's seen the report.

1744
01:08:33,540 --> 01:08:35,886
Contact here. "Right."

1745
01:08:35,885 --> 01:08:38,472
That there's a $30,000 dollar change

1746
01:08:38,472 --> 01:08:40,472
contingency built into the project

1747
01:08:40,472 --> 01:08:42,759
extent and to monitor that. "Okay."

1748
01:08:44,425 --> 01:08:46,757
It's part of the overall price.

1749
01:08:50,259 --> 01:08:52,259
Is that a twenty?

1750
01:08:52,281 --> 01:08:54,649
Do we have to put that in the report together

1751
01:08:54,649 --> 01:08:56,649
or are you guys at Kleinfelder going to do

1752
01:08:56,649 --> 01:08:58,546
that? "Yes. we do that."

1753
01:08:58,546 --> 01:09:01,199
Okay, yes. We duly drafting it now.

1754
01:09:01,199 --> 01:09:03,199
So, we'll be good when

1755
01:09:03,199 --> 01:09:05,199
...

1756
01:09:09,765 --> 01:09:12,447
It will be used for the funding.

1757
01:09:12,447 --> 01:09:14,447
When it

1758
01:09:14,447 --> 01:09:16,691
reverts to the contract area and we

1759
01:09:16,691 --> 01:09:19,439
submit for reimbursement for that cost.

1760
01:09:21,149 --> 01:09:23,149
We will take care of that. "Okay."

1761
01:09:26,724 --> 01:09:28,724
So, we have to suspend the rules.

1762
01:09:28,724 --> 01:09:30,724
No, it's just a motion. "A motion?" Yes.

1763
01:09:30,724 --> 01:09:32,724
I make a motion we approve

1764
01:09:32,724 --> 01:09:34,724
roughly $30,000 dollars

1765
01:09:34,724 --> 01:09:36,820
for the electrical change to

1766
01:09:36,820 --> 01:09:38,820
the construction of the

1767
01:09:38,820 --> 01:09:40,820
2nd Phase of Novak Road.

1768
01:09:40,820 --> 01:09:42,820
Who got that?

1769
01:09:42,820 --> 01:09:44,820
All in favor? "Aye."

1770
01:09:44,820 --> 01:09:46,820
Opposed?

1771
01:09:47,980 --> 01:09:50,517
Council, do we have any other business?

1772
01:09:50,517 --> 01:09:52,724
Mr. Lipian?

1773
01:09:52,724 --> 01:09:54,724
Thank you. Really, Mr. Mayor, I just

1774
01:09:54,724 --> 01:09:56,724
wanted to in the interest

1775
01:09:56,724 --> 01:09:58,724
of full disclosure, make mention that

1776
01:09:58,724 --> 01:10:00,724
Henry Lipian is my father.

1777
01:10:02,222 --> 01:10:04,222
He was not compensated for that.

1778
01:10:04,222 --> 01:10:06,222
He merely accepted when asked to come.

1779
01:10:06,222 --> 01:10:08,222
I'm glad he did.

1780
01:10:08,222 --> 01:10:10,222
I just wanted to make I. "Your job."

1781
01:10:10,222 --> 01:10:12,332
Everybody. Thank you.

1782
01:10:13,646 --> 01:10:16,137
Still we have a new ... to deal with later.

1783
01:10:16,145 --> 01:10:18,145
Matthew.

1784
01:10:18,145 --> 01:10:20,145
Motion to adjourn. "Second."

1785
01:10:20,145 --> 01:10:22,145
All in favor? "Aye."

1786
01:10:22,145 --> 01:10:24,145
Opposed?

1787
01:10:24,145 --> 01:10:26,145
That's a wrap.

1788
01:10:26,145 --> 01:10:28,145
...