City Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening and welcome to uh the Beaver Creek City Council meeting for November 24th. Could I have a roll call, please? Council member Curran here. Council member Derer here. Council member Garcia here. Council member literal here. Council member Schwarz. Vice Mayor Bales here. Mayor Adams here. Council member Schwarz. Second. Have a motion and a second to excuse Council Member Schwarz. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed. Now, if you'd all please stand, we're going to have a young scout, Jillian, come forward and lead us in the pledge.

To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you all. Please remain standing. and uh just pray with me if you would please. As we gather this Thanksgiving week, we pause to give you thanks for the blessings of liberty, the beautiful beauty of our community, the dedicated servants among us, and the families we will soon join in celebration. We are grateful for the freedom to govern ourselves and the spirit of unity that binds us as neighbors. In this season of counting blessings, remind us that every good gift comes from your hand. Guide this council tonight with wisdom, patience, and cooperation. Help us set aside personal agendas and work together for the common good of all in Beaver Creek. May every decision reflect gratitude, fairness, and care. Bless our first responders, teachers, veterans, and all who serve this community daily. And as we leave this chamber tonight, may we carry the spirit of thanksgiving throughout our city. And we offer this prayer in gratitude and hope. Amen. Amen.

We have an agenda before us. Any changes? Correction. We approve the agenda before us, your honor. Second. I have a motion and a second to approve the agenda. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Opposed. And we have a set of minutes from November 10th regular meeting. Any changes, corrections, additions? Move to approve November 10th, 2025 regular meeting minutes. Second. I have a motion and a second to approve the minutes from November 10, 2025. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed.

Okay. We have PUD2-3 which is was tabled two months ago will continue to be tabled until at least next month and possibly into January. Next up, the public hearing. PUD 0606.

PUD 0606. An application filed by POD Design 100 Northwoods Boulevard Suite A, Columbus, Ohio 43235. The applicant requests approval to amend PUD066 to allow the maximum density for a part of the residential portion to increase from 3.0 dwelling units an acre to 6.0 dwelling units an acre. The property is located on the south side of Colonel Glenn Highway and west of I675. Further described as book one, page three, part of parcel 2 on the Green County Property Tax Atlas. Ordinance 25-25, an ordinance amending ordinance 07-1 UD06-6, Colonel Glenn Land Development, aka Mission Point, to modify the permitted uses and use location to allow for medium density residential on approximately 31 acres.

Very good. Do we have an applicant tonight? Good evening, uh, members of council, administration. Appreciate the opportunity to be here before you this evening. Uh, my name is Todd Foley. I'm a principal with Pod Design. We're land planning and land landscape architecture firm. I'm here on behalf of the property owner and then also my client um to present to you our request uh to uh modify the existing density that uh is a part of uh the mission point development there from three dwelling units the acre to six. Um we are here specifically to um focus on a 30 acre parcel. Um it's approximately 55 acres um that make up uh the ground that this the um the current property owner has. We're um focusing on the portion of ground that is uh south of the existing office building and we'll traverse from the Riverside uh municipal boundary over to 675 just for a little bit of uh um kind of guidance or framework there. So um as I mentioned, I'm here representing my client a national builder. They they build singlestory attached uh dwelling units. Um they all have attached garages. They're market rate um high quality north of 200 $2,000 a month uh type of starting rent. Um private streets, very low impact to the city when we talk about uh maintenance, street maintenance, things like that. With with it being private, they're very um self-contained in that respect. Um the increase in density will um allow this project to to end up somewhere in the vicinity of 150 to um 160 dwelling units with the the reasonzoning. Um we haven't finalized our site plan yet. This is the first step uh and multiple steps that we'll will come before the city with. Um but the the zoning that's

in place has always envisioned a residential component as a part of it dating back to 2007 when it was approved. Um we are looking at um requesting a little bit of a a location change for that residential. Not entirely. Some of it exists with where we're at right now. And um I'm sure staff's presentation will will highlight that a little bit more. But um and this request is going to uh continue to support, you know, the mixeduse kind of goal of uh the original zoning and both um of of the city's uh growth initiatives. Um, as a part of our request, uh, we will be, uh, extending a portion of Mission Point Boulevard that will, um, uh, basically from our northern property boundary to our southern property boundary, as you can see in the exhibits we attach. So that is a um a perk I think from uh when we talk about how we can do how this project can do its fair share to continue to grow that infrastructure and and help that uh development continue to uh to to thrive and and grow. Um there is an existing stream that kind of bifurcates the site uh presently that is going to be preserved. There's also sanitary easements, electrical easements. So that kind of um like belt line, if you will, of where this property is has um a variety of conditions that um my client's able to kind of manipulate a little bit um more appropriately than than maybe other developments might have. Um we uh we are in total agreeance with all the the standards and the comments that staff has put out um in their staff report as well as uh from the planning commission hearing. We had a great meeting with your planning commission and we were received a favorable vote from them. So, um we are and that I highlight that you know buffering to the west setbacks um the requirement to

extend the road all those kind of things were those are all components of this project that we know we're going to need to comply with and and um we intend to do that as we move forward. Um there there is an existing stub street that you may may uh be aware of to the southwest of where our parcel is at. Um that is outside of the boundary of property that my client is currently under contract with. So we are not proposing anything associated with that. That was a little bit of a um I guess just a discussion point that we had with the planning commission. Um that access point is another property owner and presumably will be something that will be addressed later. So, um, just point of clarification there. So, um, so as I mentioned, we're in agreeance with all of, um, staff's comments and, uh, we know this is step one and a multiplestep process. So, um, we're here to answer questions this evening and appreciate the opportunity to come before you to present this. So, thank you.

Thank you very much,

Mr. Burkett. you mayor, members of city council, the case you have before you is PUB 20 or I'm sorry, 06-6 amendment 1025. Again, as the applicant stated, they're looking to amend the uh the zoning so that they can include a or change the density of the uh residential portion from three to six dwelling units per acre. Wrong way. Okay. Um just to get a bearing, uh this is a city. You can see the the green star of this the general location of this property is way in the northwest corner of the city um on the outside of 675 uh tucked between 675 and Riverside. Uh this is a closer up view um of the aerial. You can see there's a 93,000 foot building on the site and the area we're talking about is kind of to the south of that building and to the uh east of that building. The property is all within MXP06-6 um and is shown um as mixed use on the land use plan which um it kind of leaves it open to a case by case interpretation of of planning commission and city council. Uh again, their request is amend some of the limitations that were set on the original concept plan um to allow to change from low density saying no more than three dwelling units in an acre for up to six dwelling units acre on 31 acres. On the concept plan I'll show in a second that was approved in 2007. There's kind of some disconnect between the wording where it said on condition two it says no more than 30 acres of residential development. Well, if you measure the area on the concept plan that they have highlighted for residential only came out to 15 acres. So, if it were close like 27 28 acres, you can you could

count it as, you know, just some general map discussion. But when it's half of what it's called out for in the in the in the uh condition, we wanted to get that cleaned up. So, one of the recommendations is to get removed that condition two of ordinance 07-1. Um, the area in yellow is the area we're discussing this evening. Um, and you can see that um it the extension of Mission Point Boulevard would be that that center gray area and then the entrances to each of the side of the property would come off of Mission Point. Um this was the original concept plan and on this map north is to the left and you can see that area um on the southwest corner is the is the residential area. Uh the whole property is um approved for research and development and institutional and then hospitality and retail and offices um up to the front north end of the property. And what this will do, um, change about two and a/4 acres from low density to medium density, change about 3 acres from retail to medium density, and add about 26 acres of medium density. And so this would what the the updated concept plan would look like is the medium density in the 31 acres that we're talking about this evening. The rema remaining south uh west corner would stay uh low density residential. And what this does was uh it opens up the opportunity for this medium density residential to be a transition from the higher intense retail and hospitality on the north end of the property to the to lower density on the south and southeast corner of the property. Um as the applicant stated there is a there is a distance between Henden Drive and Riverside. a planning commissioner was concerned that this property would be a they would extend Henden prop Henden Avenue with this property or with

this project and there's they don't control that um acreage that attaches or is adjacent to Henden. So there wouldn't be an extension of Henden with this project moving forward. There are seven conditions in your ordinance for consideration this evening. Planning Commission reviewed the the case and um unanimously recommended approval of the applicant's request and staff is recommending uh approval of the applicant's request as well. I'll be h happy to answer any questions following the public hearing. Thank you.

Thank you very much. This is a public hearing, so if anyone would like to speak to this, please come forward, state your name and address, and you'll have three minutes. Thank you for allowing me to speak. My name is John Ziggler. I live in Riverside, Ohio, 42 38 Blue Rock Road, but I'm familiar with the site. Um I was my question was uh how close is this to the Gerof Cemetery and are they going to be moving the graves or when they built 675? uh Frank from uh Frank's uh nursery, he said they they didn't put the highway there for a reason and I'm not sure what all the reasons are. That's all I had to say about that. Thank you.

Thank you. All right, seeing no one else, I will close the public portion of this and we'll come to staff or I mean, excuse me, council. Uh, Councilman literal.

Uh, can anybody speak to the question about that? I'd like to know that. That's more of a a site plan related question. Um, where we would get into the grading and and kind of the the Alta survey where it shows what's out there right now. I mean, where is that? That's why I'm not sure. That's why Okay.

Of course, if there were any cemeteries, I mean, they'd follow all rules and regulations contained with the state of Ohio. I I didn't really have a lot of questions. I did on in the uh documents we received, there's lots of things that were struck out from the original in the red. Those are originally struck out from 2007. I thought that they were okay. I just confirmed that.

Sure. Um, now the and I wanted to kind of highlight what you said that make sure everybody understood that the original the original uh ordinance had stated that this property was only 15 acres with the number of houses or the the the number of residents that could be built on it were uh I can't

what it was was that there was 15 acres that said you could have up to three dwelling units an acre up to 90 units but then the math just didn't add up. Um it was back in 20 2007 so I was an associate planner at the time. So I kind of remember and from my memory these conditions were added at council during the meeting some of these the verbiage here and so it uh they weren't ex all right the math wasn't done. I guess my what I was wanting you to highlight was if they allowed 90 on a property of 15 acres, it would actually be about six per acre

that would the math would come out to that. Um, but there was two limitations and they'd have to meet both and so you couldn't meet one if you had met the other. So that's where it was conflicting. Okay. All right. That's all I have.

Thank you, Councilman Kern. Uh, mayor, I was watching the u the uh commission and uh I think u commission member Fountain raised a question which is kind of a little bit outside but I thought it might be valid. How many times do we have these projects come up that butt up against another municipality? He raised a question kind of I don't remember very many and he raised really a question kind of outside. Is there some value to communicating with Riverside just to make sure that uh they're comfortable? I I don't know. I thought that was a that might be something reasonable to consider. Uh I I don't know. I mean, I they I realize they don't have the ability to be able to tell us what to do, but it I thought it was a good point that uh Commission Member Fountain raised. Uh kind of outside I realize just a observation your honor.

Ditto. Yeah. Okay. Ditto. Councilwoman Garcia. Actually, I'm going to follow up on that. Randy, can you pull up a map and show me where where Show me Riverside? Show me be freak. Can you do that for me? On this map, north is to the left. So, Riverside would be on the bottom. Okay. That's the whole neighborhood. Now that that is that the Hendenson Road, but where that black arrow is, there is Henden Drive. So, we probably have not had any outreach to those residents because it's Riverside. Well, we would have sent notification to everybody within 500 ft of about that orange circle. And so, some of the people that live out there did get notifications. Did we hear anything back from them? Did anyone respond? The ones that are here this evening or planning.

Okay. Okay. So, I think I'm confused and I may need a history lesson from what happened back in 2007. So this came before us in 2007 and the plan was always to have a residential component to it. Yeah. So you need to if if you're going to label something as a mixeduse PUB, you have to have both residential and non-residential. So are we here tonight just to clean up language that doesn't effectively change anything or are we trying to change and increase the density?

Both. We're trying to eliminate a a two a condition that conflicts with another condition and then also add medium density residential. Okay. So if we eliminate the condition that would allow us then to increase the density. Am I understanding that correctly? You can you don't have to eliminate the condition. I mean, we're here with an amendment to the ordinance so you can create higher density without getting rid of condition two. It's just it was this is an opportunity to clean that up. Okay. It's not a requirement.

Thank Okay. Thank you. That's what I wanted to understand is if the two were it was part and parcel. Um I don't know if I'm really in favor of increasing the density since a lot of what we see is resident complaints about how many houses we already have in the city. What would it be if we didn't increase the density? What would it Give me that number again.

Well, it it says for 15 acres, three dwelling units an acre is 45 houses um or 45 units. That it doesn't necessarily say multifamily single family. It's just units. In terms of traffic, u single family by far generates the most per unit. Mo most number of the daily trips per unit compared to multifamily. I think is a 30% more trips per day in a single family. All right, I think those are all my questions right now. Thank you. I appreciate it. Councilman Der,

thank you, Mayor. Uh, thank you to staff and to planning commission as well. Uh there's a nice history in the packet um discussing 2007205, but I'd like to uh go into some in between times because what came before us on April the 26th, 2021 when we dealt with mission point A and B or approved it, sorry, is a better term. Um is it still true to the south because that's not in this package. to the south it's zoned A1 single family and agricultural

if um all the way down if it's kind of out of this map a little bit but all you could see further south is still part of the MXPUD Mhm. Um, then when you go south of that, I believe it's A1 and that's a different owner. Even that, if you could see where that on that number eight on that map right there, that all the properties south as a different owner and that different owner would have the potential then to develop and potentially connect to Honden. Is that all true? U I mean, there's they're legally allowed to. I mean it would be a part of a separate um project.

Okay. Thank you. Um so we approved on April the 26th, 2021 mission point A and B. It came before us again on November the 25th, 2024. Um and that was a three-year renewal if my memory serves me correct. So we're we're about a year into that of the three years. And so it would come up again hypothetically November 2027. It's actually a two-year renewal. So it's a two-year. Okay, forgive me. And that's for the if you see the the pink on the on the north side of that map and then the vacant area to the top of that, that's about that where those two were approved.

And we approved an 82,000 square foot uh mission point A. It was threetory and 55,000 ft building. That was B twotory. Yes. Correct. Um so hypothetically well what's the status of of mission point A and B? Um actually serendip the uh the owner is here. I recognize him from the I mean it's fortuitous. So I'll let him speak to that. Okay.

Good evening. Um Jason Woodard water development. Um so uh yes uh as it relates to mission point A and B um we're still um actively engaged with a variety of users to occupy those buildings. Um and we have an additional um use that hopefully we get um advanced to bring back before you as well on the the commercial side. Um I will say that you know as the property owner um we're supportive of this amendment just I think it's actually complimentary to what we're doing uh the style of housing in the u proximity to the base and the contractor community having a you know kind of higherend rental product there that still allows that single family uh feel. Um I'm probably going beyond the scope of the question, but the mission point A and B are still um we fully intend to move forward with those and continue the commercial development to the to the north of that u kind of stream bifurcation there.

Thank you. Um I can also I can cl clarify the grave question um just because I happen to be involved in it back in 07. Um, when the land was acquired, there was a process that went through and identified the the area. Um, and there was a formalized, I guess, close out, if you will. There was no remains actually found, but it went through the whole formal process, and that's documented that predated me, but um, that did occur. So, there is no um remaining grave site. Thank you. Um, so, Mr. Bquette, hypothetically, both are approved. construction on both occurs at the same time. It could. Yeah.

Okay. Just to be prepared. Yeah. I mean, um, all construction would have to go through mission point. They they couldn't come through the any I mean, really, there's no other way to come unless they went through a field, but they're not allowed. They wouldn't be allowed to do that. We would still need to go through a site plan process if they if this got approved and moved forward. And there'll definitely be a condition that says, you know, construction traffic has to come off of Mission Point.

Thank you. Um Mr. Foley mentioned that there's a stream that bifurcates um the property and I walked it uh recently. Um it dips down fairly significantly into the stream. Uh, and so my question is, is there a flood plane issue or a wetland issue or anything that would involve the EPA? There there's no FEMA flood plane out there. Now, um, really looking into the details of that would be at a specific site plan stage. That's that's a lot more in-depth detail rather than the broadstroke what the amendment is. I was just trying to get a sense of it.

Sure. and we would follow all requirements of Ohio EPA and US EPA. There are some distinguishing points to the property. Um, you have a sanitary easement, an electrical easement, and the potential for wetland issue. So, points of consideration. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Vice Mayor Bales. Thank you. Um, just so I'm totally clear, this that plan is and then the plan here compared to the other one on the slide couple. Can you go to the one

the one we were looking at previously stop about here? Yeah. And so the rest of the whole development is residential and is just wooded or well that's I mean in the future if you see on the outline of the whole property there's like the green the light green line and that designates anywhere it could be office research and development. Is it is it is it known at all or you know I've never really talked to the owners of that property everything south of that residential is still part of the overall. Correct.

Correct. And and up because on the original that low density extended up that extended up to there and and we're re proposing to redesate that as medium density. But the owner of the property south wouldn't have anything changed for them with this amendment. Yeah. I mean, they had that many acres of low density before and they'll still have that many acres of low density. And so the desire then in that entire orange is to put highend apartments. Correct.

Redwood. Okay. Um which by nobody knows there's a bunch of red product on.

Thank you very much. Uh I think I really don't have much. So be looking for a uh a motion. All right. Move to ordinance 2525 to a second reading. Second. Have a motion and a second to move ordinance 2525 to a second reading. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed ordinances, resolutions, and PUDs. Uh, ordinance 25-23.

Ordinance 25-23. An ordinance amending ordinance numbers 93-62, 95-66, 96-16, 97-72, 18-17, and 23-8 of the Beaver Creek Traffic Improvement District Ordinance by updating and amending the improvement fee. Amending the transportation system improvement fee schedule for this for district number one. Amending the fee per trip schedule for district number one and amending certain other provisions of same ordinances. This is a second reading. Is there anything else from staff council?

Second. Have a motion and a second to approve ordinance 25-23. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Opposed. Ordinance 25-24. Ordinance 25-24, an ordinance repealing current personnel rules and regulations for the city of Beaver Creek and adopting new personnel rules and regulations for the city of Beaver Creek. Again, this is a second reading, so any changes from staff council. Your honor, I move to approve uh 20 back 25-24. Second.

I have a motion and a second to approve ordinance 25-24. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed. Resolution 25-32. Resolution 25-32. Resolution adopting pay schedules for non-union, part-time, seasonal, and intermittent positions. Miss Jones.

Good evening, Mayor, Council. Uh, this is pretty peruncter. It is resolution 2532 is to um amend and update the pay schedules for non-union, part-time, seasonal, and intermittent positions. Uh, this would be effective 111 of 26 and is in line with the 2.8% 8% CPI increase. These are actually adjusted 3% to remain competitive. Um, these are positions that we really rely on mostly in golf and parks. Um, but again, the 3% is pretty much in line with the 2.8% CPI increase. There is also an adjustment to the minimum amount of the very first pay grade for both tipped and non-tipped employees, and those adjustments ensure we're in compliance with Ohio's minimum wage. So, we just matched Ohio's minimum wage in that instance. Any questions?

Move to approve uh resolution 25-32, your honor. Second. Have a motion and a second to approve resolution 25-32. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed. Resolution 25-36. Resolution 25-36, a resolution updating the full-time pay schedules of the comprehensive compensation plan for the non-bargaining employees. Mr. Jones again,

hello again. This is um another pretty simple update. Unlike the part-time where the grade moves every year, um the positions the the non-union full-time positions kind of stay the same and we do a comprehensive review every couple of years. That was done last year. So, the only adjustments or updates we're recommending to this pay schedule is for the top end of the pay grade or pay band for grades 13, 14, and 15. And that maximum that an employee could potentially earn in those pay grades is growing 4%. So, the minimum staying the same. Um, but the maximum allowable is growing 4%. And this is really just to address some compression issues um that are kind of a byproduct of a competitive market for public safety positions. Can you just give a bit more detail on the compression issue?

Sure. So, uh, last year was a contract negotiation with the FOP. Um, it stipulates the wages that they'll get. So, the cost of living increase that happens annually as well as the step increases. there were a number of changes worked into that contract and as a result um members that are represented by the union are starting to get close to what their supervisors outside of the union are making and it's generally not best practice to make less than someone you're supervising. So now we're adjusting some of the top ends of the scales for the management positions that are supervising those positions. Thank you.

Motion to approve resolution 25-36. Second. I have a motion and a second to approve resolution 25-36. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed. See nothing else on here. So, it's council time. Woman Garcia.

Thank you so much. And actually, I'm going to start off with thanking you for coming to our house for our flag dedication ceremony. So, we recently put in a new flag pole at our house. Uh, Grunder Landscaping did a fantastic job. And I had the VFW Post 8312 honor guard come out and had the veterans raise the flag. They did a little ceremony. They taught the kids about the flag. They asked them questions and at the end of it after u doing the bugle, they had the children lead us in um the pledge of allegiance. So it was really really nice. We had several families come over with their children as well. So it was nice to see. It was right after Veterans Day, too. So it was really nice. My daughter kept asking the whole rest of the day, "Are the veterans still here? where are the veterans? And then you hear about, you know, the military as we're driving by talking about things in Beaver Creek and she now hears the word veterans and says, "We had veterans at our house." Uh, so my four-year-old is enamored with this idea. Um, coming up here soon, I know I talked about it before, but in a couple weeks on December 13th, they'll have wreaths across America at Dayton National Cemetery. So, if you're available, take a look at that as well. Uh, but Mr. Mayor came out and helped us celebrate and dedicate our new flag pole. So, it was really great. So, thank you for that. And that's about it for me. Everyone have a great Thanksgiving. Looking forward to some nice weather.

And then the Buckeyes won later that night. Yes. Councilman later, Councilman Der,

thank you, Mayor. I'd like to thank the uh residents for coming out uh and attending our budget meetings. Always very important and great feedback. So, thank you very much to those that attended. Uh I'd like to thank uh Green County Commissioner Sarah Maya. Uh she I guess lectured in my public administration class uh recently and uh really gave a great presentation overview of what she does and uh background and just uh glad for uh good connections and a good uh working relationship with the with the county. Uh and I would like uh as well to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much, Councilman Curran.

Thank you, your honor. I also would like to thank the residents who uh came out and gave us their input in the budget process. I think that was very constructive. I had an opportunity to attend the chamber links. Uh six awards were presented to various small businesses and uh it was certainly a good evening uh from uh the presentations that were made. And lastly, just to wish everybody a a blessed Thanksgiving. Thank you, your honor. Thank you, Councilman Literal.

Thank you, mayor. Uh I want to say that we had our final planning meeting or uh yeah, steering committee. Thank you. Uh final meeting. I'm excited for everybody to see all the work that been done on that. It's it's pretty impressive. I'm looking forward to moving on to the zoning part of that. Um really I don't want to use the word excited as Randy likes to use, but it's going to be interesting and interesting to say the least I'd imagine. Um also thanks the public who showed up for the budget hearings. I I'm always impressed when I see citizens show up and show that they are genuinely interested and and and concerned about what's going on with the city's budget. I'm impressed by that. Also, I'd like to just a shout out to the crew that finally finished the Fairfield Road section there over there by suburban Boston area. The road looks really good. I think the only problem we're going to have now is everybody wants to drive 60 miles an hour down through there. It's pretty wide road. That may be something we need to address in the future. But, um, happy Thanksgiving everybody. Have a nice holiday. That's all. Thank you very much, Vice Mayor Bales.

Thank you, Mayor. I've got several things. I'm going to kind of jump all over all over the place, but first of all, uh I wanted to thank you and Be Hope Church for a great Veterans Day ceremony. Uh I thought it was really cool because we got to hear from the foreign officers perspective about Veterans Day, uh as as they see it in the United States. and uh and it was inside which was a a wonderful venue and uh out of the sloppy rain and cold and everything else. So, thank you. Uh I got to attend a ribbon cutting for the wings of love. Uh that uh facility will provide a lot of help for our uh elderly uh population who who needs it. And uh they they built a nice place for themselves uh right here in Beaver Creek. So, that was a nice event as well. I too want to thank the citizens who came out to our budget hearings and provided comments. Uh, really does go a long way and means a lot to uh to us as council members. Uh, I want to thank the city manager for responding to the com comments he received from the golf advisory committee uh about a couple of golf course budget issues and I appreciate your re-evaluating on on some of those uh line items to improve city revenues and uh our patron concerns. So, thank you Pete. Um, also want to congratulate Sheriff Scott Anger and the Green County Commissioners on the ribbon cutting at the new jail. Uh, that facility is fantastic. Had the opportunity to take a tour of it and will serve our needs very well. And along with that, I want to thank the governor who uh came out and spoke and then the the state also financially supported that endeavor. So

wonderful opportunity for Green County and uh it'll be with us for 50 years I' I'm guessing and uh finally happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Thank you. Thank you very much. Uh couple of these things are going to be repeats the Veterans Day ceremony. I I can't thank BH Hope Church enough for allowing us to come inside. Uh when I got up on Monday morning at 3:30 and it was snowing and 30°, I said, "This is not going to work."

So, we uh were able to make that happen. So, it worked out really well. And having Colonel Zamalas from the Greek Air Force speak uh gave us a different perspective that we'd normally get. And uh and since we was in the middle of the shutdown, we had no active duty uh US military there, but we did have 12 members of the international military officers contingent that was that are stationed at right path that came out. So that was really good to see them. Also had the opportunity to attend a Veterans Day service at the Patterson on Indian Ripple and uh where they honor the people that live there. Uh there's a gentleman there that uh he was in the unit and the movie We Were Soldiers was based on.

Uh he showed me his two purple hearts and his bronze star. He saved 19 people during his campaign there. So that's really a it's a pleasure to and an honor to talk to people like that that have really been out there and done it. I too attended the ribbon cutting for uh Wings of Love. I think that's going to be a uh it's a senior daycare center. You can also get your TSA thing there if you want to. I mean, you don't have to travel anywhere else. You can go right there and get it. They've got everything set up. And I actually thank Chief. They do u fingerprinting there, too. So, that might be something that if people are looking for that, it might be a possibility. Uh I attended the fall 5K fundraiser for Girls on the Run at Wright State. Uh there was a great event. There was over a thousand runners at this thing with the girls and their coaches and uh family and and community members. Uh I'm a big fan of this particular organization. It's a it's a nonprofit that inspires young girls in grades three through eight to recognize their inner strength, increase their level of physical activity, imagine their possibilities, and confidently stand up for themselves and others. And I'm anxiously looking forward to my great-g grandanddaughter becoming a third grader so that I can get her into that. So, I think that's uh I think they do a great job. Uh we attended along with assistant city manager Monica Jones the Miami Valley Military Affairs Association annual awards dinner that was well done. Uh in fact, uh Patty Phillips from Bever Creek got their top award. So, uh and then I too was at the ribbon cutting for the Green County Jail, which is just sorely needed. If you've ever and I I know the gentleman over here on my right can certainly attest to the need for it. see spent several years working in that jail. So, but that's all I have. Thank you. Uh it was uh my honor uh Mr. Mayor to

fill in for you at the chamber. Uh I got there and didn't know and council member Kern says I think they got a job for you and I think I think he put me on it. So, so it's my honor to hand out the proclamations to the award winners on your behalf and council's behalf. So, that was a great great night. Um, as well as I was at the also at the uh uh jail opening and uh that that will be a great facility. I was not aware that the coroner uh had uh uh was the comic relief. Uh he made a few jokes that were pretty good. Um but uh that was a that would be a great uh that will be a great facility that will service uh unfortunately uh a service we have to provide but it's much needed uh for many years to come. Uh tonight real quick uh our offices uh for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to everybody but the offices will be closed uh Thursday and Friday. As always for non-emergencies to Beaver Creek, you see something in the road, you see, you know, something like that, call the non-emergency Beaver Creek Police Department, 937-4261225. And of course, anything for emergency, please call 911. Uh, state of the city, that is next uh month, December 8th. Almost said next week, but got two weeks from tonight. Uh, that council that is a time of adopting the uh the budget. uh please uh come and join uh we join us. Uh we also go over the 2020 uh five uh accomplishments as well as the budget of course for next year. Uh coffee with cop is coming up December 4th 9 to 10:30 at Target. Uh it's always uh have a good turnout. We uh vary where we go but uh this year uh this time it is at Target. So join us uh Beaver Creek Police Department uh and relax and get grab a

coffee and chat with our officers. Um, so please uh come to that and summer expo. I know it's almost the middle of winter it seems like or beginning of winter, but we do this upfront because we find out that college students and things are already making their plans, which is a great to hear that they're already making their plans, but they're trying to make their summer plans uh to for jobs. So, we started this earlier last year and it was success. So, Tuesday, December 9th, 2 to 5:00 p.m. at the Beaver Creek Golf Club, accepting applications for full part-time seasonal positions as well as paid student internships for various department. So, bring your resume and be prepared for an online uh interview. Um, winter welcome. This uh ought to be fun. Hopefully, it's not too too cold. Uh, but hosted by the Beaver Creek Parks and Recreation of Culture at Green County Public Library. So, Friday, December 12th, 5 to 9, uh, Wardinger Park. Um, visit Santa Claus and one of the reindeer. Enjoy decorated cabins, festive ca uh, crafts, joyful carolers, cookies, usually uh, some hot drinks and some food trucks, and as well as usually Santa reindeer. I'm not sure if we're having those yet. Uh, usually we've had the reindeer come. Um, and also I would like to say that usually, uh, I think it begins December 1st. I believe is when they turn on the lights. So in other words, this event is December 12th, but the whole month of December, we light up all the cabins. They all the uh we thank our partners uh from Rotary to Optimus to the library to uh Kuanas, I believe. Uh they're they all come out and decorate uh their cabins uh for this. So we appreciate the partnership that they have and the parks department does a great job with all the other lights and lighting the pathways. So, it's very festive. Uh you can come

out there uh anytime to see the lights even before or after the main event. And with that, that's all I have. Thank you very much. That brings us to citizen comments. You'd like to address council on any subject. You have come forward. Uh state your name and address. You have three minutes. Hello. Thank you for allowing me to speak. So, I'm uh hoping to be a future. State your name and address again, please.

Okay. Sure. My name is John Ziggler. My address is 4238 Blue Rock Road, Riverside, Ohio. I was formerly a uh trustee at Aly Church. And I wrote the book, The First Settlers of Mad River Township in Beaver Creek Township. So, I I know a lot about the history. I'm not an expert. my books in the green room at the Zenia Library. Um, so, uh, I've been around for a while. I, uh, so that's how I knew about that cemetery over there. It's on the maps, so they know about it. Um, but, uh, but we got some people on Riverside that border with Beaver Creek on Janette and some of the other streets around there. And by the the Ohio rules, uh I can't think of what they call it. If you border with another city, you're allowed to have the other city annex you. And we were trying to get permission to have that process starting. I know I have to talk to the city manager probably more about that, but I just wanted to let council know what some of the residents in Riverside are doing. Right now, those are already Beaver Creek schools. So, it would change the school districts at all. it would just change the city. Um kind of nervous. I think I forgot some stuff. You guys got any questions or um Yep. So hopefully uh now that's precinct uh letter D over there. So other neighbors could piggy back off of those people that border with Beaver Creek. And this is all in the Ohio codes and laws. But I don't have my papers with me with the You may have seen them before, but uh but we we would love for some of our people to be annexed. It's kind of weird to to say that word. We call it detachment. It's a little nicer. Uh thank you for

allowing me to speak.

Thank you very much. 1423 town hall. I was not able to stay the other night for the budget hearing but I I got concerned a little bit. I was there. You know what the biggest single discussion topic was? How many people are going to go to the fly in Washington DC? The most time on any single subject was that topic. Okay. When I looked at the budget and I asked the question to both the city manager and the finance director, why are we giving, and I'm not picking on any one department, but you have to at times, 10% increase in pay to the uh staff members of the city manager's office. Why are we hiring all these interns? We're broke. You all tell me we're broke all the time. We're closing down the senior center early, but we're hiring interns. We're giving 10% pay increases to the city manager's office alone, 9% to most of the other offices. Why? There's no other group out there in the public getting a 10% pay increase. And I suspect there's some members in the city manager's office that are getting more than a 10%. So, I'm going to ask, and I can do it. I want the salaries, the 26 salary, the 25 salary for every staff member of the city be recruited. It does not have to be put in writing. I can give it to you orally. And it next year we're going to be coming up with the income tax. Come on, let's don't kid ourselves. It's coming up again. And you want this kind of stuff

going on? You want this kind of stuff going on? We have $200 million in unfunded projects. Right. Right. We all hear that during the income tax. The only one who doesn't believe that is who? The city manager. And you want me to quote him? You want me to quote him? That statement reached back many years. Actually was said longer than I have been here. So more than nine years ago. We have heard that at every tax hearing on the income tax. Okay. He wrote about it in the 2023 budget. $200 million in unfunded projects. What are those unfunded projects? I asked for the list. You know what the list is? It's road improvement projects. That's not 200 million. That's a lot less the city's portion of it. 600. I think it's 60 million is just for the new exit ramp. We're not paying for that. We're not paying for that. Let's get reasonable. You want the income tax? I kind of want the income tax, too, but I want it to go someplace, but how in the world can you go out to the public and say, "We gave all these staff offices 9 to 10% pay increases." I don't care what the CPI is. I guarantee you the government's not getting a 10% pay increase. The federal government's not. The military's not. Social Security recipients aren't. It It's gotten ridiculous, folks. Let's get reasonable. Let's get real with the people out there. There's no such thing. Don't ever talk about a $200 million unfunded projects list. The city manager says it don't exist. Thank you,

Mr. Mayor. I think it's perhaps a little important to respond here and I'd be happy I'd be happy to take a stab at that. I agree. Go ahead, Mr. Lewis. I appreciate your comment and I believe you put it in writing to the city manager which was responded to today. No. Yes, it was. I received a response today and uh it was directed from Mr. to you at 10:14 this morning. On the 10% salary. Okay. So, if you got that and if you read that, I did.

Okay. It clearly explained it

that there that the 10% was caused by a number of different factors including the 27th pay which only comes around every so often. So, that's 4% of the 10% right there. There's also a co a cost of living adjustment CPI which seems very reasonable and some of the staff in the city manager's office aren't at their top steps so they're getting step increases. So there's a rationale behind that. It's not just 10%. I think it's important for our citizens to recognize that because at face value if you just come to the mic and you say people are getting 10%. That is a ton. But when you look at the reason and it being there's 27 pays in 2026, not 26, that's darn near half of it. So, while I understand where you're coming from, I think it's just important that everybody have the entire story.

I think the public should understand it. But by the same token, sir, if you're going to speak, come to the mic so we can be recorded. You're going to respond. I don't want to get too much but I keep hearing that. Okay, and say 10%. There's a lot of people that's not going to understand that. I agree. That's why

they will not understand it. The only thing I got to say is the city manager and I'm not picking on his office because they're all getting 8 to 10%. Okay. But to for the general public who's I mean the only thing you hear is I live on a fixed income. They don't. They don't. I I live on a fixed income according to the way people defined it. I certainly did not get a 10% increase. And that's the way people are going to be looking at it. We can go back. I'm sorry. We can go back and forth on this all night, but we it was explained to you what your It answersed your questions. Yes. That I didn't read it. I thought he was talking to 200,000.

We didn't. We just asked if you had received it. I did read it. I do understand it, but at the same token, you've got to convince the public that it was fair. And that's going to be extremely hard to do when they're getting the 2.7%. If you're out there telling everybody it's 10%, you know, we need If you're telling everybody it's 10%, that's a misnomer. That's not correct. It's not. It's an extra pay period is causing most of it. We don't have We can't have control of that. But it's still 10% whether or not just 10% raise. No, I mean, it's an extra pay period. Everybody gets an extra pay period next year. So what? It's still 10%. But it's not a raise. It's It's just by virtue of the way we go.

That's enough. All right. Anything else? Anyone else?

Bob Trout, 2187 Basset Court. And I will say that I appreciate one of my fellow residents coming up and and pointing things out because that is absolutely necessary. Uh we do make some decisions in this council that to me absolutely makes very little sense and I'm going to give you an example. We're saying that we're going to stop smoking in the city parks. Well, that is your call. Even though I do not agree with it because we are the biggest city in Green County, but you're going to have to put up signs and that's going to take additional money. Money that could come from the parks and go into the senior citizens group. All right. So, that's a concern. The other thing is is we're going to make lawb breakakers out of a lot of f folks that come from within the county and surrounding cities to use this park. I'm telling you, it does not make any sense that you deny individuals at least the courtesy to let them smoke. They will be responsible, but you guys are playing the nanny state. And that's what I've got to say tonight. Thank you very much. Thank you. Anyone else? With that, I'll close the citizen portion. Uh I think we have a motion.

Mr. Mayor, I move to enter into executive session pursuant to section 121.22 22 of the Ohio Revised Code for the purpose of consideration of the employment or compensation of a public employee, the purchase of property for public purposes, and details relative to the security arrangements and the emergency response protocols for a public body or a public office. Second. I have a motion and a second to go into executive session. Uh, could I have a roll call, please? Council member Garcia, Vice Mayor Bales? Yes. Council member Kern, yes. Council member Der, yes. Council member literal, yes. Mayor Adams,

yes. And there will be a decision coming out of this uh that we will present uh afterward. Uh so the uh at this point will be in executive session.

reconvene.

Okay. I need a motion to uh exit executive session. Move to adjourn executive session. Second. Have a motion and a second to leave executive session. We have a roll call, please. Council member Garcia, yes. Council member Literal, yes. Council member Kern, yes. Council member Der, yes. Vice Mayor Boss, yes. Mayor Adams, yes. Now I need a motion to reconvene our meeting. Move to reconvene. Second. Have a motion and a second to reconvene the regular meeting. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Opposed. Okay. Resolution 25 37. 2537.

Resolution 25-37, a resolution by Beaver Creek City Council authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract to purchase approximately 62.5 acres of land located at the southwest corner of US 35 and Factory Road. partial ID number B42 000000 600 01 600 0 0 1 0 0 from its current owner East Bell Company to secure the land for right away for future road infrastructure and additional development by the city.

Yeah, go ahead. council. This is a resolution authorizing city manager to secure this property and close on this property. Uh this is a 62 and a half acres that is located, you know, off of US 35 uh at factory. This will secure this is the basically if you recall this is a spot of racetrack that attempted to go there. So this is securing that land so that it will never be a racetrack or any other facility like that. Uh this the biggest thing that this does is secure the nearly at least 20 acres. We don't know exactly. It depends on what kind of plans the state would come up with, but uh for a future potential overpass or upgrade that would happen to US35 to the uh what they call super street now. Um but this uh secures all that right away so that no matter just about no matter what plan they would have we would have enough land uh to accommodate and that would count as our uh share of the cost as well at least a portion of it. Um, if you have any questions here, happy to answer. Question.

Mayor, simply a comment. I think the resident spoke very clearly that they don't want a truck stop. Uh, and this is a move on our part to stop any like move. And so I I'm in favor of it. Now, furthermore, I think our residents have also expressed their disdain for the Super Street. Yes. and their desire for eventually to have an overpass. So, uh to me this makes a lot of sense. As such, I think there are two very strong reasons for this. Have a motion. Mayor, I move to approve resolution 25-37. Second.

I have a motion and a second to approve resolution 25-37. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. opposed. And that completes the business. Mr. Kern, move to adjurnn. Your honor. Second. Have a motion and a second to adjurnn. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. I. Opposed. We are adjourned. There's something. Everybody have a nice Thanksgiving.