City Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening. I would like to call this meeting to order. Welcome to the Green City Council regular meeting for Tuesday, 04/28/2026. Would you please join us for the pledge of allegiance?

I pledge allegiance 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.

Alright. Madam Clerk, would you please call the rule of council members?

Sure. Mister DeVitus? Here. Mister Noble? Here. Mister Weinenburg? Here. Mister Spate?

Here.

Mister Niedevaer. Here. Mister Humphrey. Here. Mister Mager. Here. Okay.

Thank you, ma'am. First item on our agenda this evening is the council study sessions. We have TMP five three two four approval of the 04/14/2026 council meeting minutes. I move to approve. Second. I have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Madam Clerk. Please call the roll.

Mr. Neugebauer?

Yes.

Mr. Noble? Yes. Mr. DeVitas?

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg? Yes. Mr. Spate? Yes. Mr. Humphrey?

Yes.

Mr. Maker?

Yes.

Okay. Motion carries.

Thank you. Next is TMP 5,338, approval of the March 2026 electronic financial report subject to audit. Move to approve. Second. We have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Please call the roll.

Mr. Humphrey? Yes.

Mr. Maker?

Yes.

Mr. DeVitus?

Yes.

Mr. Noble? Yes. Mr. Brandenburg? Yes. Mr. Spate? Yes. And Mr. Nujibar?

Yes.

Okay. Motion carries.

Thank you, ma'am. Now on our agenda, we have the Student Municipal Representative Program Senior Recognition Ceremony.

Good evening.

So I've been tasked with the job of giving you a welcome. We appreciate all the parents and students that are here tonight. I want to at the outset thank, two people who are very critical to making this program work and who bring thoughtful preparation and a real heart for our students. And they are, are Nicole Messner, who is our clerk of counsel and Sarah, who was in our planning department, Sarah Herring. The students know and love them, they do a terrific job and I'm very grateful for their help.

Could you help me and just give them a hand? You know, so this program comes from that assignment that high school students have been getting for ages in government and social social studies classes that was, listen, go to city council, make them sign your paper, and bring back the the evidence that you actually went to council and experienced it. And it was under former mayor Neutche Bauer's leadership, thank you, Gerard, that this program was established because Gerard started asking, well, what if we made this more consistent? What if we actually had a policy, a process in place where students just didn't come to get their paper signed, but they were part of the process? That they actually had a front row seat to our commissions and boards, were invited to participate, and then had direct access to the adults that were on those boards.

What if, right? Well, this is the result of that. For several years now, our students have been part of in a real palpable sense how community happens in Green. And I've been a big beneficiary because as the mayor, there's a group of students that meet with me and they've been terrific. We hope that that experience, and I think experience has borne it out that it's true, has given these kids a taste perhaps for public service, but more importantly, and understanding of how important it is as residents to understand how your government works, to let your voice be heard, to understand who the decision makers are, and to not be afraid in their presence.

And I will tell you from my firsthand experience that they've done very well at that. So I really appreciate it. But it's not only been great for them, right? And they're going to take these skills not just here in green but wherever they end up calling home and making their place in the world. But it's been really good for us too because what they bring to all of our boards and commissions and to the mayor's junior council when I get the privilege of meeting with them is energy and a willingness to talk and a spirit, right? That during the course of the day, we sometimes deal with difficult issues, challenging issues. But when the students come in, it's a little bit

time to party, right? We have a good time,

we talk about lots of things and I have even used them as kind of a focus group. So that they actually have real discussion about the issues that happen in front of counsel and many times there's an open debate which is very fruitful. It benefits me as well as them. And I love the opportunity to have some role in their lives, right? And you parents have done a terrific job, let me tell you. These are many of the best and brightest in green. So it's been great for them, it's been great for us. I appreciate your involvement And I I challenge you to take what you've learned wherever home might be for you and be the best resident, be the best citizen you can be. Okay. With that, I think the next thing is a film.

Right? We're showing a video.

The field trips were really fun. Specifically, the fire station was my favorite. But I also think just the meetings we had with the mayor and other city members, it was just like really open and like very comfortable, relaxed, and we just got to like talk about things that I might have been thinking before. I never got a chance to tell anyone in the city and like hearing people's paths and like they're behind the scenes of what goes on was nice. Maybe you don't think much about, you think it just comes naturally or that's the way the city works.

It puts there's so much thought behind it and effort behind it so I think I would thank them for like the amount of work that goes unnoticed because we don't really pay attention to that unless you hear about how much work they're putting into it. Definitely join and it like really impacted my high school in a way that I didn't think so at first. Joined it. I knew it was gonna be fun, but I didn't think much of it. Maybe it just was gonna sound good on applications, resumes, something cool, but it really did become a fun part of my high school, something I look forward to. It's something I'll talk about for the rest of my life.

My biggest takeaway is probably either the relationships that I've built or the importance of communication and going into speech language pathology. I just think that that's a really important skill that I've seen, just the importance of, your voice being heard. I think that my favorite from my planning and zoning year was when I actually did talk. There was they were all talking about the new Dairy Queen renovations that are being made. It really just made me think about how we used to walk from school to, Dairy Queen, and I kind of pitched my idea that I think that an area where students could walk directly from Central Park to Dairy Queen would be nice just because it would be a lot safer.

Like reflecting on my experiences, I remember cutting through roads and stuff and so they like took that into consideration and I just think that was really cool just actually getting like a say possibly in what could be created in the future. If you're considering this program, definitely do it. I've learned so much just in such a short amount of two years, like meeting not so frequently, but still like getting to like it's not a huge time commitment, but whenever you're there, you're learning and it's really cool just to get to be a part of.

I would say 100% join this program and I think it's very meaningful. I actually did have someone ask me if they should join it and I like said like yes in a heartbeat. I feel like you even like build a lot of new like relationships and even like career paths like I know a lot of people like they like wanna do this now and even like internships like this could be like a great internship and then again like even like you learn just so many like new stuff in your city and the volunteer hours and like I think you just become a lot closer with your city and it's a really cool experience. Personally I think the most fun for me was our field trip to the jail. Getting lost on the way there was kind of fun.

And on the way back going to get ice cream at like 10:30, but even like there, I mean, I've never been to a jail before, then even like going through like the experience of like what a judge does and all that stuff, like I've never seen anything like that. So I thought it was a really cool experience. So that was probably my favorite memory so far. So join Mayor Juneau Council if you want a City of Green jacket.

Something that motivated me would definitely be my interest in business and law and wanting to see a lot of behind the scenes and get some more hands on experience, how legislation works and how business minded individuals go about things and talk about things. My favorite program memory would probably be volunteering at Southgate Farm. And I think it's fun because it's a little less formal, the volunteering event, and it's kind of fun to get some hands on volunteering experience, and you really get to see the fruits of your labor. A lot of times we go and we do potato harvesting, and I think that's fun because it's something that you don't honestly have a chance to do probably ever in your life, And it's something just unique and a way for everyone to get talking and get to know each other better.

I think that my big takeaway from this program is that it's given me so many opportunities to actually flourish and also learn more about my community and how my city operates from behind the scenes. It's stuff that I've never even thought about before and now I'm getting all this information and action not even about my city but about my county as a whole too. And I'm very grateful for that as well. You should absolutely join a board or just the student municipal representative program in general. It does like I said give you insight to a lot of the community values and inner workings but it also gives you connections to some seniors that you never thought you would talk to before and it also gives you a lot of volunteer opportunities that you can do.

Not to sound like a cliche but I I find it all pretty interesting and I want to have a career in this kind of thing one day so I thought it was the right thing for me.

My big takeaway for this program would probably be meeting new people and getting to put myself out there more. I don't think I would have ever expected to meet some of the more higher up people in the city and knowing everything that you guys do behind the scenes. Learning about how important farming is and animals, especially chickens, to residents was very interesting. I never thought that chickens and the acreage that you have at your home would be limited or something that was a rule by the city. Because when I think of city rules, think of big picture buildings, roads, traffic lights, especially roundabouts in green.

And it's nice to know that there's other things that people care about that get talked upon. Because when I was on Lemon Green Task Force my junior year, they had a woman come in and speak and her son came in with her and they got to talk about why having like chickens and the chicken coops are important to them. And it was nice to know that the city of Green takes everybody into consideration and every little thing that matters, and they don't just look past the small things.

I learned that through design review board, through the people and the different representatives from each company presenting their projects, to go into Ziti, I would say that, like, I didn't know there was so much emphasis on, like, what the city, like, has constraints over for each project, like, the color of the bricks or, like, how many bricks, the percentage of the building. That was interesting to learn. I never knew that before.

So

planning and zoning commission, we had one meeting that ran very long because it it was a very, I guess, controversial project in that respective area of the city, and a lot of the citizens had showed up. And I I really respected the way each board member handled, addressing the concerns of each citizen. A lot of times you hear students, around you talking about, oh, why is this going here or what is going here? Before that, you were kinda just like, I don't know. Why do we need this? Or, like, why is this taking so long to build? But after, like, being on these boards, I, you know, I understand. I'm able to explain to other people, like, it takes time and, you know, there's a lot to address with each project.

It's my honor tonight to present you the class of 2026 City of Greene's student municipal representatives. Class of 2026, thank you for the pleasure of your company. You infuse our work with joy, and we will miss you. I'm gonna call your name, come up, and shake the mayor's hand, photo op, go to Nicole, and, take your seat, and we will finish with some remarks from President Spade. Nora Alwadala, my last one.

Yeah. Nora was an SMR for three years. She spent two years on the Living Green Task Force and one year on Mayor's Junior Council. Avery Carville. Avery.

Oh, I see. Avery was an SMR for two years, Board of Zoning Appeals for one year, Mayor's Junior Counsel for one year. Addison Disson. Addison was an SMR for two years, one year on Planning and Sewing Commission, one year on City Council. Libby Hubert.

Libby was an SMR for two years, one year on drug task force, one year city council, mayor's junior council. Maisie Johnson not able to be with us tonight, Maisie was two years in SMR on our inclusion and belonging committee. Mia Carras. Mia was an SMR for two years, one year on Planning and Zoning Commission, one year on Mayor's Junior Council and City Council. Alex Lopez.

Alex was an SMR for his senior year and he was on the drug task force. Avery Masco. Avery was an SMR for two years, one year on the Living Green Task Force, one year on Mayor's Junior Council, City Council. Sofia Mayodovic. Sofia was an SMR for two years.

One year on inclusion and belonging, one year on Mayor's Junior Council, City Council. Sadie Miller. Sadie was in SMR her senior year on the Historic Preservation Commission. Olivia Musee. Olivia, not here tonight.

Celia Oderstetter. Celia was an SMR for two years. One year on design review board, one year in planning and zoning commission, which is what I always recommend. Jack Pickett. Jack was an SMR for two years, one year on Design Review Board, one year on planning and zoning commission.

Ava Scott. Eva was an SMR for three years and she spent every year on Parks and Recreation Board. Our last one is Kira Cefacoule. She is not with us tonight because as we speak, she is at the MAPS Air Museum being sworn into the United States Navy.

To recognize just how special this group truly is. Our student municipal representatives have done something most people, adults included, never get a chance to do. You've had a seat at the table. You've seen how decisions are made, how ideas turn into action, and, yes, how long a meeting truly can last. You've represented your school, your peers, your generation with professionalism, curiosity and a willingness to speak up and sometimes, just as importantly, to listen.

On behalf of the City of Greene and Greene City Council, thank you. Thank you for your time, your energy, your perspectives and your service to our community. You've made us better, and we are grateful for it. Now before we send you off into the world, whether that's college, the workforce, the military, or figuring it out one step at a time, I want to leave you with a few quick pieces of advice. First, don't be afraid to show up. Half of life is simply being in the room. You've already proven that you can do it and you do it well. Second, ask questions. The smartest people in the room aren't the ones with all the answers. They're the ones that aren't afraid to ask, Wait, can you explain that again?

And finally, stay involved. Whether it's our amazing community or wherever life takes you, your voice matters. Communities don't run on autopilot, they run on people who care enough to participate. So congratulations and thank you again for your service and best of luck with what's ahead. At this time, if you guys would like to join everybody in the Conference Room B for a reception, we're going to get on with our normal business.

Unless you want to stick around. Do.

All right. We'll give them a moment to clear out, and then we'll get going. All right. Let's move on with the agenda. Next item is public report. I don't believe we have anybody signed in this evening. Is anybody back there wanting to speak? Okay. All right. Public hearings. Nothing is scheduled for this evening. And let's go to the reading of correspondence.

Okay. We have the 03/18/2026, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting minutes, the Planning and Zoning Commission notice of recommendation for Greensburg Meadow planned development and the 03/11/2026, Civil Service Commission meeting minutes, and that is all.

Thank you, ma'am. Next is new legislation, which are items on first reading.

2026 R20, a resolution awarding a contract to Kavanaugh Building Corporation for the Southwood Drive Phase 2 and declaring an emergency.

That would be referred to the Transportation Connectivity and Stormwater Committee.

2026 R21, a resolution to enter into an investment advisory agreement with US Bank for investment of public funds as required by resolution twenty nineteen r 37, adopted June 1139, and declaring emergency.

That will be referred to the finance committee.

2026 dash r 22, a resolution authorizing the mayor to accept the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council 2026 early access new member grant funds and declaring an emergency.

That would be referred to the Intergovernmental and Utilities Committee.

Twenty twenty six dash r 23, resolution authorizing the funds to enable the mayor to grant salary adjustments to the City of Green nonbargaining employees.

That would be referred to the Finance Committee.

And finally, we have twenty twenty six dash zero eight, an ordinance changing the zoning classification of approximately 31 acres of land located at the Northeast corner of Greensburg Road and Winning Way from R1 single family residential to PD planned development and accepting the amended conceptual site plan of the proposed Greensburg Meadow planned development.

That will be referred to the Planning Community and Economic Development Committee.

That's all I've got.

Thank you, ma'am. Okay. Next up is the report of council committees. First committee to report this evening is the Finance Committee chaired by Mr.

Thank you, Mr. President. Finance did meet this evening. All members were present. We just had one item of business, and that was a the first quarter income tax collections for the 2026.

When we look at the revenue that we took in from 2025 compared to what we've taken in, in 2026, we're only 0.05% ahead of where we were. So we're kind of behind where we have projected where we thought we would be at this time of the year. So we'll continue to monitor that to see where we're going to be, as we get through second quarter. It's really too early to predict. I'm sure a lot of revenue comes in after the end of the first quarter because that's when a lot of income tax collections take place, and so we'll just continue to monitor it.

We also thanked our Director of Finance, Director Goodrich, for, both leading the finance department and also she's been leading the income tax division and coming through the busy tax season, and we appreciate all of our hard work. We had no items of old or new business, and we adjourned at 05:08.

Thank you, Mr. Humphrey. Our next committee to report this evening is Environment and Parks chaired by Mr. Nugibauer.

Thank you, Mr. President. Although all members were present this evening, we had no items of legislation, no old or new business come before committee, and therefore, we did not meet.

Thank you, Mr. Nugibauer. Next up is Public Safety, chaired

by Mr. DeBeatas. Thank you, Mr. President. Public Safety did meet tonight. All members were present for the committee. We had one item. It was on second reading. It's twenty twenty six R19, a resolution authorizing the City of Green to enter into an agreement to provide community correctional services with Orianna House Incorporated and declaring an emergency. So we discussed this in committee, a pretty routine housecleaning matter.

Basically being in a municipality, the city of Green is required to pay for work release programs, halfway house programs, home incarceration programs for criminal defendants charged and convicted of violating city of pre municipal ordinances. The Oriana House fulfills these needs that we're obligated to as a city. We contract with them on a yearly basis. So this would be retroactive to January 1 and go through 12/31/2026. We have an attachment that provides the actual numbers associated costs with these services.

They're listed out in detail in the contract. Per the city administration, there isn't we weren't made aware of any changes. These are very marginal fees for these services. We did receive a report from our finance director who let us know that the amount of funds that we typically spend on this over the last few years. Four years ago, we spent $0 In 2023, we spent about $400 In 2024, dollars 600 and in 2025, just over $1,000 We do have $5,000 budgeted for this and don't anticipate getting too close to that.

So we would have some givebacks from that fund hopefully by the end of the year. Again, I think that proves that this is a pretty marginal cost to the city, but it is a necessary thing that we must provide. So we open this for discussion within the committee. There was not any major points of contention or discussion. As I said, it's a pretty routine matter. We did have concurrence with the committee. Given the nature of this legislation, we are going to make a motion to adopt on second reading to open up our docket a little bit. So at this time, I would like to make a motion to bypass the three reading rule for 2026 R19.

Second. We have a motion and a second to bypass the three reading rule on 2026 R19. Is there any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Mr. DeVitus? Yes. Mr. Humphrey?

Yes.

Mr. Noble? Yes. Mr. Brandenburg? Yes. Mr. Spade? Yes. Mr. Neugebauer? Yes. Mr. Maker?

Yes.

Okay. Motion carries.

I make a motion to adopt twenty twenty six R'nineteen.

Second. We have a motion and a second to adopt the twenty twenty six R'nineteen. Is there any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Mr. DeBeatas?

Yes.

Mr. Humphrey?

Yes.

Mr. Noble?

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg?

Yes.

Mr. Sweat?

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer?

Yes.

And Mr. Mager?

Yes.

Okay. 2026 R19 is adopted, seven-zero.

Okay. Thank you. That concluded items of legislative business for the committee. We opened it up to see if there's any old or new business before we closed the committee, and there was none brought forward. So with that, we adjourned our committee at 05:11 p. M. Thank you, Mr. DeVitus. Our next committee to report is Planning, Community and Economic Development chaired by Mr.

Noble. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. DeVitus, Mr.

Humphreys and I were all present today. We had two items of legislation, so we did meet. Both items of legislation are on second reading, the first of which is twenty twenty six R16, a resolution approving the dedication plant for Southwood Drive Phase 2 and declaring an emergency. So the discussions around this is this is an extension of Southwood Drive from the back of Jacobs Ridge development, connecting Southwood over to Tabs Drive, the connection that's been in the planning phases for a number of years. With this connection and with some other legislation, the intention is to build the roadway connection later this year.

It was discussed that from the roundabout at the back of Jacobs Ridge, it will be a boulevard style roadway, much like Southwood Drive is from the top of the hill over to Arlington today, and then it'll taper back in to meet the existing stub over on Tabs Drive as it connects in a normal two lane roadway. So that's the gist of this legislation or this resolution. So at this time, it is on second reading. So I'm going to ask for time on twenty twenty six R-sixteen. Time will be granted.

Our next item of legislation is twenty twenty six-seven, an ordinance declaring a portion of improvements to certain parcel of real property owned by Halassa Properties LLC doing business as Akron's finest mulch to be a public purpose, exempting 100% of the value of the improvements from real property taxation for thirty years. So this is TIF a TIF ordinance. This parcel is on the West Side Of Masson Road, South Of Steese and North of what is it? North Of Greensburg. Greensburg Road.

Thank you. Based on information from the administration, the TIF is approximated to generate $60,000 in TIF revenues over thirty years, and the property owners is expected to build building and other improvements on the property in the sum of approximately $550,000 Again, this is on second reading. So at this time, I'm going to request time on twenty twenty six-seven. And time is granted. That was all the items of the legislation that we had on our agenda. There was no old or new business, and we adjourned at 05:30.

Thank you, Mr. Noble. Next committee is Rules and Personnel, which I chair. Myself, Mr. Mager and Mr. Brandenburg were present. However, we did not have any legislation or business to discuss. Therefore, we did not meet. And next committee to report is Transportation, Connectivity and Stormwater chaired by Mr. Maker.

Thank you, Mr. President. All members were present, myself, Mr. Brandenburg and Mr. Noble. We opened up this meeting atypically. We accepted some comments from Pat Karleski. We wanted to make comments about data centers and her concerns related there too. We heard from Mayor Juergen and Planning Director Wayne Weathey regarding the city's due diligence on such topics and that we're looking at ways to possibly institute a moratorium on the inclusion of data centers in the city of Green. We also heard from various members of council regarding their own experience and thoughts on the matter.

Getting into the actual agenda itself, we had a number of items, first of which was on third reading and that was twenty twenty six R11. It's a resolution awarding a contract to the ArrowMark Company LLC for the twenty twenty six pavement markings project and declaring emergency. So this project had an engineer's estimate of $267,000 We received two bids, both lower than the engineer's estimate. The lowest and best of those bids was the ArrowMark Company LLC for $210,606.73 and an alternate number one bid of $13,592.3 So this particular item is related to various road markings throughout the city. They are asking because of 10% contingency for us to appropriate or not appropriate to approve the contract here for $246,618.93 Seeing this is on third reading, we've had ample time to discuss this matter.

At this moment, I'd to make a motion to adopt 2026 R11. Second.

We have a motion and a second to adopt twenty twenty six R11. Is there any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Mr. Mager?

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg? Yes. Mr. DeVitus?

Yes.

Mr. Noble? Yes. Mr. Spate?

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer?

Yes.

Mr. Humphrey? Yes. Okay. 2026 R11 is adopted seven-zero.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. Next up was also on third reading, and that was 2026 R12, a resolution awarding a contract to Barbacus Construction Co, Inc. For the 2026 resurfacing project and declaring Emergency. So this particular project is a general resurfacing project throughout the city and various places that have been identified to be poor level roads or worse. The engineers estimate for this particular project was $841,000 We were fortunate enough again to get three bids, all of which were under the engineer's estimate.

The lowest and best bidder was Barber Kids Construction Co, Inc. At a base bid amount of $686,754.75 We also had the alternate bid of $244,023 and that's just for the Spade Road and Kungal Heights alternate bids, as well as alternate three bid for Hoover Lake at $104,208 On this particular project, there's also a 10% contingency. So the amount of the actual contract is $1,035,057.75 Seeing again, this is on third reading. Ample time to discuss this. No outstanding matters related to this matter.

So for that reason, I'll make a motion to adopt 2026 R12. Second.

We have a motion and a second to adopt 2026 R12. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, please call the roll.

Mr. Maker?

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg?

Yes.

Mr. DeVitus? Yes. Mr. Noble?

Yes.

Mr. Spate?

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer? Yes. And Mr. Humphrey?

Yes.

Okay. Twenty twenty six dash r twelve is adopted, seven '0.

Thank you very much. Next up is on second reading, and that is 2026DashR17. Resolution awarding a contract to Extreme Elements, LLC for the Arlington Road Corridor Improvements Project, sum $15.3.55 in a current emergency. So this particular project is related to the Arlington Road Corridor Improvements. The engineers' estimate for this project is $13,000,886 I'm sorry, $886,050.67.

The lowest and best bid was under the engineers estimate at a bid amount of $13000543.261.7 dollars This item being on second reading, there was an inquiry about whether or not there should be some contingency based into this contract and administration is gonna look into that and be able to provide information by time we vote on this at our next meeting. So for that reason, Mr. President, I'll be asking for time on twenty twenty six R17.

And time will be granted.

Thank you very much. The last item we discussed was on first reading, but since administration has asked for second reading passage, and that item is twenty twenty six r20, resolution awarding a contract to the Kavanaugh Building Incorporation for the Southwood Drive Phase 2 in the current emergency. As stated, this is on first reading. The second reading passage has been requested by administration. This is a companion piece related to something that's in planning regarding the Southwood extensions.

This is the last piece that would allow the road to be complete at Southwoods that allow residents to reach tabs all the way to Arlington Road, giving another connector street to kind of help alleviate some congestion in the Masson Road corridor and Bother Road. So this particular project had an engineer's estimate of $1,729,507.76 We received four bids, all of which were under the engineer's estimate. The lowest and best bid was Cavanaugh Building Corporation with a base bid of $1,227,596 With the contingency there is no contingency as we know of right now, but since this is on first reading, administration is going to look to see if we need to have a contingency as part of this bid or this contract. So since it's on first reading and only second reading passage has been requested, Mr. President, we'll be asking for time on twenty twenty six dash r twenty.

And time will be granted. You. Also, as part of this committee, we received handouts from engineers department regarding the grading of the roads throughout the city of Green. It's a very informative display of research and tracking that the city has done. At least as early as I saw was 2015.

So we had a conversation about the current status of roads throughout the city and the city's plans to address those. Of course, the ones that are in the worst condition going first. But however, we are tight on funds with respect to street paving, and hopefully, administration takes another look at the amount of money allocated to street paving in the years to come to make sure that the roads don't continue to deteriorate at the level that they are. We also heard from the mayor regarding two items. The second of which I could read, my handwriting, is the Steece Road grant for the connector or the sidewalk extension there.

We have been awarded a grant of $1,000,000 However, that grant award isn't expected to be received until 2020 or sorry, 2032, but maybe earlier. Oh, I can read it now. Number one, Mr. Mayor was talking about discussions about possible detours related to the Arlington Road corridor. And like any other project, detours will come about as construction plans and scheduling is finalized and bids and contracts are awarded.

So you can expect to hear from administration in the near future regarding Arlington Road detours related to the construction that's going to take place this summer. So with that, Mr. President, I believe we covered everything that was in my committee, and we adjourned at 06:15 p. M.

Thank you, Mr. Meagher. Our final committee to report this evening is Intergovernmental and Utilities, chaired by Mr. Brandenburg.

Thank you, Mr. President. All members were present. We had no items of legislation, no items of old or new business, so we did not meet.

Thank you, Mr. Brandenburg. Next item on our agenda is the mayor's report.

Thank you, Mr. President. Last call for all those interested in purchasing a Veterans Memorial Park banner to honor a local veteran. Banners are $100 each and displayed from Memorial Day through Veterans Day. You can purchase banners at cityofgreen.org slash register.

The deadline to purchase a banner is this Friday. Thank you for all who turned out to dedicate our America 250 Heritage Tree Grove at Green Veterans Park on Arbor Day, Friday, April 24. The addition of the 25 trees to the walking path behind the playground has really improved the space aesthetically and we look forward to the growing tree canopy really adding to a beautiful walk in the park. Special thanks to Valerie Wax Carr, Service Director and her team on developing the Heritage Tree Grove and organizing a really amazing event. Also thank you to council members Brandenburg and Nugentbauer who were part of the tree ceremony and contributed to that event.

Thanks to our belonging and inclusion committee for hosting a day of service at Camp Waimoa this past Saturday. 12 residents joined in helping clear an overgrown trail at the camp. This Friday, May 1, Green is joining in with Summit County to raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness Month by encouraging all to wear green. I invite all residents to wear green for the day. For those who would like to join the city in a wear green rare photo opportunity meet at Central Park at 10AM.

That is meet at Central Park this Friday, 10AM. We will be taking a drone photo of those wearing green assembled as a human green ribbon for social media. Who knew? The annual Green Local Schools Art Show is this week and next here in the Central Administration Building. The community is invited to stop by the cab this Friday from 8AM to 4PM to view the amazing art created by our Green Local School students.

May '9 is National Public Service Recognition Week, a week to recognize and honor the federal, state, county and local government employees for their dedication to public service. Of course, we're very thankful for all City of Green employees who serve our great community. By way of events, on April 30, NOPEC, our gas and electric aggregation provider will be presenting an informational meeting at 11AM at the Central Park Community Hall. That's April 30 at 11AM. The meeting will focus on electric aggregation as we move to them as the provider beginning in June.

However, they are also able to answer questions regarding gas for those who have those questions. No registration is required. Green's annual Fishing Derby for kids 12 is Saturday, May 9. It is free to participate. However, registration is required at cityofgreen.org slash register. And a change of art, a day of wellness, art and mental health is Saturday, May 16 from 10AM to 1PM. New this year will be a strides for hope one mile walk in memory of those lost to suicide and in support of reducing the stigma of mental health issues. The walk steps off at 09:30AM. There will be more than 18 wellness providers. You can join in a community art project led by our art consultants anytime between 10AM and 1PM.

There'll be live music, music performance by Medicine Your Music from 11:30AM to noon and free yoga from 12:15 to 12:45. Finally, as a reminder, Memorial Day is Monday, May 25. For those interested in marching in the parade this year, registration is available on our website. The deadline to register to be in the parade is Friday, May 15. Mr. President, that concludes my report. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. All right. Is there any unfinished business to come before council? Any new business? Mr. President?

Yes. Mr. Humphrey. I just want to say thank you to the administration. Counsel will remember last at our last meeting, we had a group of residents from Ward 1, the Northeast corner of the city off of Switzer Road in the neighborhood. They were concerned about the condition of their roads. And I think oftentimes people have the idea that government just isn't responsive to them. In this case, government was very responsive. The mayor came up right after the meeting, met with the individuals, scheduled a follow-up meeting, which has already taken place. And so I just want to thank mayor for doing that, And I think, people were satisfied with the result of that.

And I think it just shows that, people here in the city of Green, take residents' concerns seriously, and I just want to recognize that. So thank you.

Excellent. Thank you, Counselor Humphrey. All right. And can I please get a motion to adjourn? Motion to adjourn. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Adam Clarke, please call the roll.

Mr. Nujvar?

Yes.

Mr. Maker?

Yes.

Mr. DeVitus?

Yes.

Mr. Noble?

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg?

Yes.

Mr. Spate?

Yes.

Mr. Humphrey? Yes. Motion carries.

Thank you. We are adjourned.

Mr. President?

Hi.