Vob Committee & Council - Regular Meeting

Uh, Foreman here. McCree present. Phillips here.

Okay. Can I get uh approval for the minutes from the uh previous meeting? I'd like to approve the amendments as written. I'll second. Roll call. Um, McCary? Yes. Phillips? Yes. Foreman? Yes. Okay. Visitors, you got your things for finance committee? Okay. Well, we need to annex some of these properties that are set to be annexed because some of those will bring a gas tax and income tax and some other things. So, I think uh I think we're working on that. Okay.

Okay. Goals is to keep spending within appropriations, which is the ongoing goal of the finance committee. Uh do we have any old business? Any new business? Okay, Brian, moving right into uh your financial reports. So, uh, last month we ended up with a balance of $2,649,9864. Um, consisted of u2,65,000 in the checking account and 615,000 star Ohio. And that's

700,000 of that is the cemetery money. Correct. I ask you that every time, but I out of the 2 million. Yeah. 700,000. Um, we had outstanding checks of 33,000 and of course two deposits to transit for the credit card transactions that occurred the day, last day of the month for people's water and sewer bills. That's pretty much it for the reconciliation. Do I have any questions on that? Nope. Moving on to the

moving on to the check register. Last month we we wrote um $368,618 worth of checks last month and I don't know if you have any questions with some of them. I don't know. Um,

any questions on the checks written? No. Do we have to pay the federal government, Brian? Yes, we have to pay the federal government. Just asking. Just asking. I guess some of the bigger expenses last month was um well that's nor 21,000 PRS for retirement people's employees retirement 28 about 33,000 to V3 that's for the U wellfield and east south east lift station east are they overseeing the installation of these utilities going in out here on east town yes they will

because really that's a lot more important than looking somebody's single family house, we're responsible. So, they they have they have um we'll hire a contractor that will come in and inspect all the infrastructure that's going in when it's going in and then the developer pays for that. Okay. So, it's no cost to us. We just over going in. I mean, I see water lines. I see Yeah. I don't think that I He'll be here tonight. We can ask him that. But I don't think I I think the first development isn't it isn't going in yet. But Dr. Horton's got Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. water laying out there and storm sewer till we've had that in V3s come out when they're doing work. Yeah.

And inspecting that themselves. Yeah. And do we know where the storm water discharges out here going? I guess this might be more service meeting related, but I guess I I didn't see anything in here where we're paying a contractor or anybody to do that work and I just want to make sure it's getting done. Are you talking about the the drainage pipe that continues going to run through his property? I'm talking about all these developments have to retain their storm water and have to discharge it somewhere. Yeah. And I'm sure Mr. Kenny would like to know where that somewhere is.

Can you answer Can you speak to that, Mr. Katuno, since you're standing right there? All the development that we're doing is including DDC is all going to go to the creek. We need the Mr. Price.

Okay. Let me add Brian. 30 35,000 to Jacob's engineering for the Jacob study. Um, South Central was higher this month, this last month. So, South Central is for the security of lights that No, South Central is a wastewater plant. Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. I was Okay. Sorry.

Yeah, I gotcha. So that's pretty much it for the payment list unless you have any other questions on anything. Okay, moving on to the metrics or finance report. Uh Starhow interest was $1,915 last month. We received $108,69 from Rita and I think the appropriation status I think we're supposed to be at let's see 25 I think 33 34% is where the cut off is this month and we're still and we as you can see there we've received our first wave of property tax money last last month Um, we budgeted 131. I think we collected uh 70ome thousand property tax allocation that comes from the state that we just received that last week. So that will change next month.

That'll be in May. Yeah, that'll be in May's.

Okay. Um, and then you got the appropriations report. Like I said, 33 34% where we should be That's all I have for the monthly financials if you unless there's any questions. I do not have any questions

categorically what's legislative activities that would be council council okay attorney's fees mainly attorney's fees um developer fees we pay that we get reimbured for it comes out of there I was curious when I saw that are we anticipating some reimbursement on some of what's showing under now or oh yeah we've already got reimburse on most of it. Um Okay. As I saw, we're well above the 33. I was just wondering if we still have some reimbursements due. Yeah, we still have reimbursements due on that. Okay.

Um also comes out. Oh, council. Um the ordinances are I sent them in to be codified in January and uh I budgeted I think I a TWO for $7,500 for that. Um, but there's still I I reached out to them about because I sent it back in January. What's the status? You know, because here it is in May and we still haven't heard anything and and um they said that this is our busy time of the year. They're still working on it. Like, okay. So, I need to know. Can I get a motion to approve the financial report that's presented? Make a motion we approve it. A second.

Discussion. Roll call. Phillips, yes. Mccuri, yes. Orman, yes. Okay. Uh, our next meeting is June the 8th, 6 p.m. Nothing else till then. Can I get a motion to adjurnn? Make the motion we adjourn. I second that. All in favor? I I You ready, Brian? Not yet.

Okay. Service committee is now in order. Um, can I get a roll call? Phillips here. Orman here. here. Everybody's here. Uh, we got a couple visitors. Anybody want to address the service committee? Yes. I don't know who I want. Probably this right here. Development on the east side. It sounds like um I have a whole list of things. Can you turn the microphone? continue developing out each year. I have a few projects going in.

So, I don't know who to ask or comment with which, but I'm sure you're all in the next meeting too, right? Yeah. Um, I'll just go start at the top and you guys micro, you guys are all aware of that. We definitely want to stop that. Um, I'm planning on attending. We're going to do all we can. Yeah. I mean, we're It's not in our wheelhouse. It's not Right. But but we're I'm I mean, I feel like we're we're going to at least go be heard. We're going to talk about that with all of council in our council meeting, too, cuz some of them don't even know about it. So, I'm going to I'm going to explain it why and what we're doing. Yep.

Um annexation. Do we know is that next meeting? No. Should I ask? We have more time in service and it's a little less formal. So, there's no reason not to talk about it here. If council needs to take any action, you can stick around and see. I know we're waiting on loanies and then the corner. I don't know why we don't have that annexed yet, but we should be on that. Well, that's what I was going to bring up when I was talking about if we can get to the corner, we can start receiving income tax from the bank and the Dairy Queen and Circle K and we can start re receiving the tax revenue from Circle K as well, which would probably double our

I I have a draft of a pre-annexation agreement for that corner. Um, but it's hasn't been circulated yet. So, it's already in a pre-anexation agreement. No, not that. Not on the very corner. your parcels are that you have involvement in but not the southwest corner of that intersection. It has it has I was going to I was going to say there it's like Sakis and the hay company like they they agreed to annex in ex in exchange for sewer service. So I think that's what you're talking about is it Mr. last part. But they got free sewer

all the way to 37. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about, too. He says southwest. What am I missing? They already agreed to annex when we gave him sewer service. Right. I think Jim's talking about the parcel at the corner of 256 and 37. That land is on. That land is currently on. Correct. And that's the one that has the agreement to get sewer service and water service. Yeah. Right. It's already signed. So you already bought it. No. No, but I'll get Landis sign off on Yeah. I mean, we could have done this six months ago, too. Yeah. Because as soon as the Clamoth went, which is our annex, that opened it to every every

We didn't reach it until Lona is an annex, though, do we? I don't think I don't think we're contiguous with the corner property until whenever we got Clamas in. Clamas touch. Oh, yeah. We went all the way to Clampus with the railroad track. So, yeah, we could all Yeah, but that's across the street though, isn't it? But it touches. that touches street doesn't stop you from annexing. They're still continuous. Do we have an agreement with Mr. Landis already on that? That's Well, we have no not a pre-anexation agreement. There is an agreement to annex, but there isn't the official document that starts the process. That's that's

and that's what we've done with Sackis and Needs Farms and Trailer Company and Landis and that way we can start receiving the revenue from Farm Credit. And the same with Circle K. Circle K, too. Yeah. Well, Circle K is going to be income tax and gas tax. I think Landis will Yeah, he'll sign. He'll sign for sure. Yeah. I already talked to him. Yeah. Yeah. All right. So, we know we need to do that. Let's get on it. All right. Yes, sir. Um, I don't know if you you guys all saw the solar light, but I guess the first one wasn't working. Well, the first one wasn't working, but I will tell you this, and I even said something to you last week. Yeah.

The solar light that's out here now is actually working really good. When we left here last two weeks ago on a Monday, it was bright and it went off in the morning cuz I I made sure I came this way at 7:30. I I I we should I mean that's something we should definitely talk about because it's there's no bill to that and the technology is there. Yeah. The tech was 10 years ago, but it is now. And I'm telling you the first one that put up I just maybe we just got a bad light or something. I don't know. I'd like to get it back so I can either return it. Okay. Or try it. You know what I mean? Yeah. Or maybe we'll just be getting it back to me.

Well, and I'll get with Tim on that because that that light that's out there now is a good light. what they do like that's not high traffic. So the high traffic um if it's going on and off all night long, it actually reduced power like 20% or 30%. So it keeps a little bit of light when nothing's moving. Well, I'm telling you, it was it was super bright at 9:00 when I left here last time, right? And I'm I'm all I don't know about the other ones. We'll have to talk about it, but I'm all for it cuz it's Yeah, most of the good ones are motion activated where they go down to like 20% when a car is coming by. As it starts to come into range, it goes up. It'll just save us so much money on an electric bill or anything. Yes.

Yeah. Which really helps with light pollution, things like that, too. It's not a bad thing. Um, Matt, we building department. This is not the time to get rid of a building. Well, we're going to work on that. We're We're going to You got a couple We have a couple options and we're going to talk about that in council. Could you elaborate please?

Well, you got Miranda homes coming up here. I don't know if you want the most shitty houses in the state to be built right here. And if you let them cut corners, they're cut corners. I mean, you can't not allow them to build here, but you definitely can keep them up to like some building codes. The building codes would apply whether there's a building department or not. Well, no, but there's nobody to inspect it when they're building. Inspecting them. Yeah. When they go to sell the homes, it don't matter. You The mortgage company requires an inspection. You go in and measure the amount of insulation in the wall. If I if it was wrong, I could sue them. And that's that's the way the just build.

Here's here's the thing. We said we wanted to hear from a builder. Let's let the man talk. I'm telling you right now, I'm not stopping. We're not to ask questions, right? No, I think so. But you guys have been all adamant about Well, before we even brought it up, we presented options other than and I think we're working on those options. If I can just say I whether it's now or in old business and service, I do have some updated information that I think would be helpful to the discussion. Okay. Okay. And and honestly, I think now's better because we're going to get into this situation where we're sitting around here for 30 minutes with nothing to do like happens every week. There's no use pushing all this to council. If council needs to take action, yeah, then that's different. That has to go to council. Can I share now?

We can talk about any of this stuff right here. Before we do, before we we kind of skipped over approval of the minutes. So, okay, let's approve the minutes. Can we do that first? Can we get approval for the minutes? Yeah, it was supposed to be before visitors, was motion. That's my fault. Can we get approval for a minute? I motion that we approve the amendment. Seconds.

Uh, Mlan, yes. Foreman. Yes. Phillips. Yes. Okay. Now proceed. Now proceed. Okay. I'm Jim. Continue. Um, yeah. Go ahead. Well, I guess I guess that's what I'm asking.

Yeah. Go right ahead. right now before. So, so Bob J, it just so happened we had a meeting last week with Bob Jude. Uh he's having a new build up on Cliff Street. So, he was in meeting with Tim and I and he was asking some questions about the building department and just timing with his project and he was a little bit frustrated and he he might even be here tonight. I don't know. He said he might. In that meeting, he made the same statement that Jim Camp has made before about um how we have options to do new build only. I will say I have probably been on the phone at least once a week with the board of building standards since the issue came back up in January

and I have asked if we can if if we have a new build only option and I have been told repeatedly no. So when I called after meeting with Bob, I called uh what does it hurt to call again? So I called again and asked about that option. I was told no on the phone and I said could I send you my three questions that I just asked and you could reply to them so that I have it in writing. And so Friday I come into the office. Here's my question in the email response. Here's my question. Can a certif

Yeah. Can a certified building department require permits only for new residential construction and not for other areas of of permitting? The reply I got was yes in writing.

I wanted to anyway pound my head against the wall. says, and this so she goes on, it says, "A recent law change now per permits, and that law change is based on uh 2025 state budget bill, and it just became effective late last year." So, she's she continues, "A recent law change now permits the local residential building department to be certified for new construction only or new construction and alterations, which is what we are right now. All current certified residential building departments are grandfathered to enforce the residential code of Ohio as they are currently doing as new construction and alterations. If Baltimore is interested in modifying its certification to new construction only, it would need to submit the request through our online portal and then she gives the name of the person who oversees certification and education. So I reached out to the person who oversees certification education today. I'm waiting to hear back. I asked if we could set up a team meetings uh with her. I'd like Mr. Fo to be a part of that and just investigate what that process looks like. And there's also because of the newness of the law, there's also some questions of like um what does new construction mean? Is it just ground up new construction or is it a certain square footage building addition? So there's some questions personally that I would have about that and I think there's still some questions at the state level about what that looks like. But when I saw that I thought that that was appropriate to the conversations that we've been having. I wanted to share that with uh with service committee and council.

So I guess what that that means is is that we need to figure that out and we do we we need to we need a building. We got to have somebody inspecting these houses. Yeah. I mean I I mean are we all in agreement on that? No. So, you don't think we should have a building inspector for building these houses? Not our own. Well, we had Safe Built and they built and they weren't our own and we voted them out.

I I don't have any concerns that that these these building companies that they plan the homes to standards that are based on the code that they're not attempting to follow the code and then everything else is on the person who's buying it. If you try to buy or sell, there's already a a um a check on that and you should have it inspected. See, to me, it makes no sense to let somebody come in here and build houses and I don't care if it's

350 to a 500,000. And if I'm the neighbor and there's no inspections on these houses, what are we getting? I mean, I feel like there's got to be some accountability. And two of the three developers said, "You need a building inspector inspection." I mean, the developers are saying that, not the, you know, I mean, if they're saying that, there's got to be something.

They're saying that because it's easy for them to comply with because they have all the staff in house to deal with all of those things. But when you take somebody that buys an old house and wants to fix it up and to have to go through the whole architectural process and plan the whole thing out in advance and and meet all those requirements with a 100-y old house, you're going to start blocking people even fixing up these old houses because the cost is too high. But that's why there's more new houses. So you when we start talking about this new construction thing, you're shifting my my position on this. Okay. And I did also bring forth someone to do inspections to find a middle ground. Right. So, well, and and I think I'm looking for a middle ground here. I'm not looking for a no over.

Right. I think there's I think there is some middle ground, but we got to get what the what the specifications are through the state. If a new law passed and we can do new builds only, we should be doing new bills. If it doesn't cost the village anything, I mean, it there has to be some accountability for somebody. should be making money off that because you're going to have 250 inspections a year and in the building permit you charge for each inspection more than what it cost you. It's well when we were with Safe Bill we were breaking even and that was when we talked initially about who we brought on or what we brought on that was kind of the goal I think at least that was the goal at the time with council. Yeah. No out of pocket money.

The the home inspectors, the banks hire, they don't. It's a visual. You don't see the footers. You don't see really. They're just Yeah. They're just making sure you've already done that part so they can release the draw up to that percentage. That's all they're looking at. Does the state offer anything besides advice? Well, the state offers certification and the state offers inspectors to be certified, but they would not for residential. They don't offer any kind of inspection services and some counties do. So, if a if a our county does not,

but our county plumbing they do, the health department does the plumbing inspection. So, that's going to happen in every house no matter what.

Right. Yeah. So, so if there was a if I was to buy a house in one of these new construction areas and there's no inspection taking place, um, but the code still exists, I could hire my own building inspector and pay a home inspector whatever their fee is. And there's plenty here in the Baltimore area that I'm aware of. Um, would I be paying less for that than I would be to if we were to continue with the safe bill, which I know we're not, but I was looking at those fees that that that we're charging and and I'm I know, sir, you said, you know, we should be making money on this. I would disagree. I don't want to make money off of our residents or future residents.

You're making it off the builder and the builder's going to pass it on to the resident. They do. I mean, these are most of those home inspectors aren't structural inspectors. I'm sorry, they're not structural inspectors. So, they it's more of a visual what you're talking about. You can hire somebody and probably pay a lot less than what the village I don't know if you pay a lot of these houses. This is not about you and this is not about a firsttime home buyer out here. This is about five years down the road when the shoddy construction starts to show at that point and then it's the second buyer that has the two years. How about those residents? It'll start showing up to Well, honey, they're residents.

I don't know what evidence you have saying that this will happen like how I mean you're saying that there's your expert shoddy homes get built in communities that has full-blown building inspections. I can tell you that firsthand. True. Talk. So, what's the what's the what's the remedy for that? Wouldn't Wouldn't it be to sue the builder? You're not going to know.

I I had a close friend that had an MI showcase home that had multiple defects of New Albany and she was working with New Al or working with MI working with MI. Couldn't make any progress at all. Her entire attic was filled with mold because they didn't do the ventilation correctly. Her stairs weren't all the same height on the riser. These are easy things to catch by any building inspector. And all of this happened in New Albany. MI Showcase, not Miranda.

And she was having no luck with showcase at all. I said, "Well, what you need to do is walk down to that new Albany building department and tell them you're going to sue them because they were doing all these inspections to keep this from happening." And they obviously didn't. And about a week later, they said, "You can pick any of those houses right there. We're going to move all your stuff." and they bought her they took her house back, redid it all and sold it. So, it doesn't necessarily prevent shoddy construction at all. Pretty much just chuck it off. Well, well, we've been looking for a middle ground the whole time. So, don't be that way. I feel like we do need to find a middle ground. I think we're all in agreeance on that.

Um, we just I I think you have to get the more more information before we can come up with And it's not always the builder. It's the sub that the builder done beat up. So he's in there trying to cut a corn and the builder should be checking their work, but there's too much going on. Inspector, which I'm I'm 100% for, but they need to come out. They don't need to do a phone. No, I agree with you on that on the ground. Safe Built was going to do a phone thing. Yeah, was in in just fairness to that. And I'm not married to Safe Built, so I you know, whatever. But they gave that to us as an option that we did not have to take if we didn't want to. Right.

Why don't you share more information on on the meeting the team's meeting? Not to interrupt your floor. No, you're fine. But the team's meeting with regard to Safe Build, share the updates with um committee members and council members. Sure.

So Jeff and I had a a team's meeting today with Safe Build uh just as just to discuss offboarding and what that looks like and what the process is. And um they said that we have we have of course several options. Option number one they said was is right now we we have a contract with them in the sense that that we're going to they're going to work for us and we're going to we're going to use them but they are current they well they were all a cart. So, we only we only paid for what we used. And so, there's their statement was is we certainly can we certainly can terminate the contract, but we wouldn't have to and we could put them as a backup or as a second. So, according to the state building standards, if we have a chief uh building officer, we also need a backup or a second. And so they said in a lot of communities what they do is they serve as that backup. Sometimes it goes months or years without them being used. But if the building inspector Yeah. If the building inspector would go on a vacation, get sick, if they get overwhelmed, if it's project specific, we could call up, not have to redo a whole contract with them, but we would just use we would just pay for what we use. So they did say that um that that is an option. If we did that, we would also be allowed to keep the community core uh online portal that we've been using for free. So that isn't something that we pay for now and it isn't something that we would pay for then. So it would be u if we chose to keep the if you chose to keep the building department and uh it could be it could be just a a seamless transition. Well, mostly seamless to being able to use that. People can still go on do whatever permitting on there that they need to do, pay through that portal as as well.

Um the other option was of course, and that's a total offboarding, and that's a 90-day phasing out. Um they said if that's the decision that council makes, we would need to reach out to the state of Ohio and inform them that that contract has been terminated. Their recommendation was that it would probably be even if we don't do active permitting through them if we kept them as our chief building officer for the moment until we found somebody else because once we terminate once we would terminate with them and they're no longer the building inspector, then we're now out of compliance and that's obviously not what the state wants. Um what we could do then is internally we could discuss whatever parameters we wanted to do going forward with the permitting process. So if we gave them a 90-day uh we could say the ones that we already have in the pipeline we're going to see to completion. Uh we could say we're just going to stop all of it and we could reimburse. I mean they didn't say reimburse but we could reimburse. um those that have not completed that process. Uh we could go the full 90 days and use them um and then when that or we could use them for a month and say that the active date is going to be

I don't know. Well, I think what we need to do is is figure out what we're going to do, whether but the thing that they kept coming back to was is is that the state is not going to be excited about there being a gap in service if we terminate with them and don't have continue the certified building department and don't have somebody. And that's what got us not in trouble, but that's what got us in hot water. When I first came on and we got the call from the state that said, "What are you guys doing?" They had dropped the ball too, which gave us a lot more time than what we usually would.

The state had dropped the ball on their um enforcement mechanism and they admitted that and so they were willing to work with us then to get a new chief building uh officer safe built in this case. Um I don't know what the turnaround time period would be um or what the implications would be. I've been hesitant to call the state just to say it because I wasn't sure what well because the ordinance was coming up and hasn't been voted on. I didn't want to just if something changed or the pinion changed, I didn't want to let the Yep. If we did choose to terminate the contract with Safe Bill and descertify,

those would those actions would need to be in alignment so that we're not out of compliance with the state. The timing of doing them would be correct.

Okay. Yeah. And my concern is about becoming descertified is with these new certification laws that just recently went into effect were grandfathered in. So, if if council decides, well, wait a minute here, let's keep our building department, but only use it for certain purposes like new builds, new construction, um maybe additions, even though they haven't worked out all of the definitions of what a new construction is yet. Um, but we're grandfathered in, meaning that we don't have to go through any kind of reertification process. If we lose our certification, we risk not having that option available to say, "Okay, we'll still keep our building department, but only for specified uses."

I think we could, if it was descertified, we could come back at any time and say, "We're going to do a certification with new build only." I I'm not certified. And we could and I could ask about that. I see the value to the grandfather. Yeah. Because they specifically mentioned the grandfather, I think. And I and and I guess my understanding was is is that if we descertified and then we'd have to go through the whole process all over again, whereas right now we could just make some we could go online and and ask for a modification to our certification. Yes, exactly. I'm certainly interested myself uh in the new build new construction only alternative. I would love to hear more information about that.

I can look into that. Yeah, we I'm I'm willing to pause any movement until we can look at the new build certification. Okay. I think I think that's what we need to do. I'll make sure that meeting I just think you need somebody out there to keep these builders on their toes. I agree. I mean there all their plans are up to code because they use the same plan around the city, right? But getting the subs that are you know what the subs are. Miranda builds a low-end house wherever they build it. Yes. And they cut as many including here. And everywhere else they already exist, right? So

Yeah. And MI should be a better builder, but like the subs and Right. It's just you know how it is. And uh Rick, you brought up a good point about the uh suing the village. You do expose yourself. Now, in that case, New Alb didn't get didn't get sued because they basically called up Showcase and said, "You're going to have a nightmare scenario if you don't fix this basically." So, New Albany basically made Showcase behave. So, and back in the day, we'd drop a 100 bucks and get our inspection. So, just watch that don't happen either, right? Yeah, that's not happening here right now.

Yeah, them days have gone away. So, all right. So, we are in agreement that we have to do something. We I think we all like to hear more about the newly option. So the next meeting we have and we'll talk about that in the next council meeting. One of the other things safe build mentioned too and this could be selferving in part. One of the things they mention is don't eliminate your building department. They're pretty emphatic about that. I I thought we talked to what spurred the state to contact anyway if they said they dropped the ball. We said we had a building department for many years, but we never had anybody operating.

So I think I think what happened was is my understanding when we met with them is they had a they had a change in um leadership, okay, at the board of building standards and I think they were going down through the communities and they were highlighting the communities that weren't in complete. So they were doing their job finally. Okay. Yeah. Can't fault for that. Yeah. All right. So you're going to look into it. Yep. And next council meeting, we'll have some resolution and we can map something out, come up with a plan. And I I think we're all in agreeance that we need to come up with some sort of plan. Next council meeting, not service meeting. Well, I think we should get on this. It's a council. We can't we don't want to wait a month to take the next meeting. Yeah. Two weeks for tonight's memorial.

Yeah, we're going for So, it's going to be a month no matter what. So, next next service. Nah, I don't know. Everything's still in place and safe built still in place. No urgency to we put them on notice but we haven't formed. Yeah. And then we just leave it alone just the way it is now till we figure out what we're going to do. That's that's a good way of doing it for all of us. Ladies, you're good with that, too? No. I'm definitely in favor of Yeah. And we'll figure it out. All right. Well,

wait a minute. I don't know if Jim is finished. Yeah. Sorry. Yeah. Go on. Well, I want to just kind of talk about B3 with DDC, make sure, but I don't know if that's more of a one-on-one and the NCAA and the developers agreement where we're at with that. If anybody's got any questions for me, I think you touched base with me on the on the developers agreement. You might have a draft tomorrow or something. Yeah. So they're the developer the uh bricker will have for us um some docu some they'll have some documents prepared this week. We have a meeting do you have a meeting with them later this week? Thursday.

Thursday. And so we should have more information then um they have and they're expediting it as much as since it's a month till our next meeting. Are we able to send that agreement out to council and if council has any questions can do it by email or so I do know that when we because you had asked that question once before when we were meeting we were going to meet with them initially they were they were um of course they'll do whatever we ask but they were uh a little concerned about us just sending out documentation just in an email. I don't know if that would be true of we'll find out Thursday's document or not.

We can find out. Okay. Yeah, because it's going to go back and forth and we really can't wait months. Yeah, we know we need to get that fix figured out for everybody. Can we can confirm that V3 is not doing the other lift station and they are tying into what we're waiting on? I'm sorry. G3 because DDC got a signed set of plans with a lift station and a pump line to the last manhole on the road. Yeah. I I think as of now that they're separate. They're not tying in. You don't want to do that.

I know. I think the issue that we've talked about is that when we signed off on plans, that was before that was available to us. E3 said, "No, that's a good idea. Let me go back to them and let them know." Yeah. thought we had changed it to where we were doing one lift. Well, we had already signed the plans, but but DDC didn't DDC did not want to go that route. And I think if I remember right, the reason was is with answering to their own investors, they didn't want to rely on another problem is now we're going to be responsible for two lift stations instead of one. And you're going to abandon them both. But it's I was going to say those are both temporary lift stations. They're not permanent lift stations anyways. Correct.

Yeah, but it's going to cost you a lot of money. I would get a hold of E3 and I'd get a hold of the boys at Dayton and just say we gota that's a priority. Yeah, because they can tie in. I mean, I'm ready to go. Obviously, you see your structures. You see your pipe sitting. That's all the offsite sander. It's already ordered. It's already sitting. So, we literally could have this thing up and running, but I'm starting to get worried because it won't be long. and they'll have services in the ground and one I would just tell them they need to come here think if they like soon like Tuesday DDC

comes to a comes here council meeting no not the council meeting come here listen if they're willing to go ahead with their signed plans why don't they just why don't you just say hey instead of buying that lift station buy the other one because we don't have an agreement like why would you buy two? Yeah, we we won't I mean one is obviously better for the village for sure and we're not buying either one of them. No. Uh in the long run you Well, we're maintaining we're maintaining them and then they're both on prices once the east once the regional lift stations in then those two go away. Go away. So

yeah, I guess sounds like it doesn't matter one way or the other to the village, right? Since they're both going away anyway. Yeah, but it costs money to put those in. I mean, I it's their money. I would get a hold of them and just see. I don't know why they can't why we can't combine those. I just don't I thought we were I was under the impression last time he was here that he was that well that was the way they were leaning. I think the last time they were here, I think their statement they they were so they were further ahead. They're not further ahead than Jim. And so their statement was is if we weren't so far ahead, we would consider it and then Jim then we had another meeting and and I but I don't ever remember hearing them just

they did agree with it. They said it was better. Yeah, they said it was better when we were all said no. I'll make sure we get tied into that one. I would get a hold of Mike and then get a hold of them. Yeah. Like our last manhole is on the north side in that whatever that lot is that Landis owns next to their project. Gotcha. So we're already mapped out to that point which is right there. So I don't know. I'm here to answer any questions that we'll get on that. They just go down the wrong path and then you just spend a couple hundred grand later for something that could have prevented the first time. Yeah, it's not.

Well, we'll get a hold of we'll get a hold of them because that I was under the impression that they were going to when the last meeting that you were here and I was here and they were here. They were all one before they said ain't no way we're not getting held up with our investors. Yeah. And then they said, "Well, our plans are signed, too." like and Mike with V3 said, "No, that needs to happen that way." Right. I thought we were doing that way, right? But I just I'm getting worried now. And this agreements that we're working on is taking way too long to even get a first draft back. I mean, you guys hired a bricker.

Bricker. Well, we we're just not capable of doing that, just to be frank. No, that's fine. They should they hundreds of them. They should already have us a draft or something. You know what I mean? Well, they say they'll have it this week, so hopefully we have it this week. If we can follow up on that, that would be great. All right. Uh, any other visitors? Thank you. Oh, go ahead.

Don't know anything about plumbing or electric. I know I lived here for 83 years and if somebody want to buy a house beside me that's 100 years old and they're hiring somebody off the street to fix it. I hope they got somebody does some some kind of inspection. And uh I heard him talking in the last meeting when I was sitting here and um I heard him talking about how all these things are inspected before you build. Like the bank is going I worked for a bank for 40 years. Never looked at anything. All they do is walk out and take a look and see how much is up under roof and okay we're going to release this much money. That's all it is. There's no inspections done. So, and I'm imagine that's the way most of the other things are too.

It is. So, I'm for keeping the company. I can tell you that. Anybody else?

I'm John Daft. I'm a remodeling contractor. I have mixed feelings about all this. Um, and as such, I work in 100-year-old homes. I think building inspectors are a pain in my butt. Um, but I I I think that there are some points that Jim brought up. They see things in process. They see frame that you can't see otherwise on a home inspection. They see electrical. Um, all these homes are going to be built to quote industry standards. But there's there's probably some good that comes from knowing that there is oversight on every step. Looking at footings, footing depth, stuff like that. Um, the way I see it and the thoughts that rattle in my head and I always go back to Beexley because that's I lived in Beexley for 15 years. These ordinances that you all make are tools that you put in your toolbox to be used and to be used at your discretion like many laws. So, as I think of like the the permeable surface issue, I I think it's crappy if that's preventing someone from doing something that they need to do, but I think it needs to be looked at on a case by case.

Yes. And I feel like that's what we're going to do. In Beexley, technically speaking, you got to have a permit to re-roof your house. No one gets one because they're in and out in a day. You got to have a permit to paint your house. get a per there's lots of things you technically need to have a permit for, but that's not what they're, you know, going around hounding people for. No, it's like having a permit for a hot water tank. We're not the hot water tank, right? So, it can be on paper and but it's at discretion. I know that's silly, but I mean, I bet jaywalking over to the Pine House is also illegal, but I doubt happens every day. Yeah, I doubt there's a lot of citations. Driving 36 and a 35 is a speeding violation, right? These are my thoughts. pretty strict. What's the What's the answer on that?

If you want me to, I'll be glad to. I never go to the pine house, sir. So, want me to enforce all those little things? No, he's saying to Where'd you park out here? I'm double start before you leave. I'm double parked. Yeah, start right now. Be careful. I'm double parked by Brandy. I'm not on the street. Those are my Okay, those are my thoughts. Thank you.

Sounds like we're like-minded. Anyone else? All right. Uh 2026 goals, five-year plan for streets, five-year plans for WTP, 5-year plan for WWTP, 5-year plan for storm and I ini. Replacement of water lines 50 years or older. Village alleys sent over by rules review of round village alleys review westel street review of round two or village alleys review east of Bosel Street. Reports village departments.

Yeah, just a couple things I wanted to highlight. Um, in the service department, uh, you should have an attachment that was, uh, at your seat when you came in. You'll notice most of that is mowing and pool. The service team's been doing a great job getting grass mode, picking that up, and as well as getting the pool ready. Pool's about 95% ready to go, both in the terms of maintenance as well as um, certifications for lifeguards, those kind of things. Uh, Brett Makavoy has done a good job getting the pool prepared and we'll be ready to go. uh Memorial Day weekend. The uh Johnson Park grant that we got for the annex for the the new purchase there two or three years ago. We did get approval from ODNR to amend our original uh submitt. So, we'll be able to move from a a mile a mile walking path around the park to a half mile that will connect the pavilion. It'll go east around the perimeter of the park and it will spit out over on Gordon Avenue and that'll make including that sidewalk that'll be a half mile lap that folks can take advantage of. So, they've approved that as well as moving from installing two bathrooms to one all accessible handicap bathroom. So, they've uh approved all that. We need a couple more couple pieces of documentation we need to send over and then we'll be ready to pull the trigger on getting that installed that this year. And those were our two major parts of this year's project is the concrete pad, the pavilion and bathroom, and the walkway. And then next year, we have about eight months to finish it up, which would be um

playground paving the parking lot that's there that center that's that's the fillings right now. And then um putting in the uh playground with some benches and picnic tables and stuff like that. And then we'll be finished with that project. And that project is due to be done next year um by September by the state. There you go. Uh water treatment plant wanted you to know we got um word from Congressman Balderson's office last week that they are going to push our waterline replacement project forward. Remember, you might remember that's a $4.9 million ask. Uh the representative that called me said that there's likely there's a strong likelihood that we will not get 4.9 million

if it goes anything if it goes through that. Exactly.

But we should know by the middle of summer what um the appropriations amount for the whole um what's available. And then we ought to know, well technically we ought to know by the time the budget is approved in September, but likely it won't be approved in September. And so we'll probably know more by the end of the year if that money has come to us. So here's kind of the here's kind of the quandry that we're in. The loan we've been approved of through the EPA is for 5 million and it's for five million. So if we move forward then we're taking a loan out for five million. Well, we got five dollars worth of water lines to replace. I mean,

but we've also now asked for congressional funding for 4.9. Now, we know we're not going to get all of that, but do we take out a $5 million loan with the potential that we might get, say, a million? So, what Mike Crane's doing is he's reaching out to the state and asking if we could take out a loan for just the amount to do Romeside. You might remember Columbia Gas is coming in replacing all those lines. They're going to pave half the road. And the thought is that if we came through uh behind them and we replaced the water lines on the other side of the road, we could replace the water lines all over Romeside and then pave the other half of the road and we would have a completed we'd have a completed section of this of the village. So what we're asking what we're really basically asking is is can we amend that ask and just take out a loan amount for just that project. So, we're still waiting to hear back from the state uh on that. Uh tomorrow, continuing water department, uh tomorrow we have a meeting with V3 concerning the well field. One of those one of those topics of conversation is going to be what does the potential expansion if that's what if that's what Micro is planning to do, what impact might that have on our wellfield. Our water source moves east to west. So we are downstream the aquifer runs we're downstream from that that potential project. So uh from a engineering perspective we ought to have some more information. We'd like to have that of course before anybody from the village would go over on Thursday and and ask. They did offer if we wanted uh an engineer to attend that meeting with the with as a representative of

let's just see what they find out first. We got to pay for that. Okay. So, that's uh water. Um wastewater. We're continuing the Jacob study because of some inclement weather. Well, heavy rains. Um that project that project will be presented uh instead of the end of June. That project will be presented to council um middle of August. Vibrant Community Grant. If you might remember, we have um it's kind of a it's a Vibrant Community Grant is a public private partnership grant. We're applying for the grant and that and we've identified this um Landis' property, the the historic building here on the corner. It's a public private grant, so we're the ones that apply for it. And what we're basically saying is is we believe that if this property were to be renovated, it would be a catalyst for economic growth in Baltimore and encourage other property owners to invest in their property. We don't have any money in it. We're not on the hook for any money. If it goes south for him, it goes south for him. We're just the ones that are putting the application in and we're working with Hicks Partners to do that. They did get approved and this has been true for a few months. Uh well, for quite a few months. they are finishing up their feasibility study and I think he did put something out on uh social media about what what people would like to see in there. So once that feasibility study wraps up, he'll know more as far as cost and stuff about what's what he's willing to invest into that project and to see if it moves forward. Yeah. um recall that he was getting. Is this the same grant we talked about about he was talking about offices in that building before? Is is that

so we I guess before me this started off and it kind of died because at the time he wanted to do mixed use with residential on top on the top floor and the vibrant community grant did not did not at that time allow for that. there have been some changes in the grant structure in the grant law or however that's worded to allow a mixed use. So his interest is you know first floor either office, restaurants, small res retail and then the second floor would be apartments.

Yep. And then last but not least uh the CDBG critical infrastructure grant that we send in a pre-application. This is the 725 ft water line that goes in front of the fire department. the school and hits like 87 different residents. Um, we went to a public hearing uh um I think two weeks ago for that. We answered some questions before regional planning commission and they've decided to put our project before the commissioners for a vote. And the cool thing is critical infrastructure grant even if we get even if the commissioners vote on it or regional planning commission votes on it, it's still competitive. They recategorized our application and made it an allocation. So once the commissioners vote on that, they vote May 19th. Once they vote to approve, which we're hoping they do, then that money is ours. We there's no competition, which I thought was a very big solid from regional planning commission. So, uh, we'll have more information on that hopefully on May 19th as to whether or not that project gets funded. And that's all I have unless there's questions.

Um, this is just a I was walking this morning and there's a fence going up the corner of High Street and Washington that I wondered if there had been a permission. It's that new house. Well, it's the old Bron Sharper House that burnt down. And there we go. Uh, I don't know off the top of my head, but I'll definitely look into that tomorrow. Okay. Uh, park and recreation board. There's nothing to really talk about. Nope. Baltimore downtown recreation. I don't really have anything at this time.

Old business. New business. Uh, next meeting will be second Monday of June, June 8th, 6:30 or immediately following the finance committee. Get a motion to adjourn. Makes a motion to adjurnn. McLean second. All in favor? Yeah.

That's pretty cool. I'm sorry. Oh yes. I never pocket until now.

My shorts are wrangler. My shirt's wrangler. Wrangler.

Okay. Yep. Yeah, we will and we will make this terrorist. You mean like offense?

Found in that. Oh my gosh. And it looks beautiful. Why would you not want to Why would you not want to Oh, my wife goes by there all the time. She says, "Look at those flowers. Like I wish I could get her tot.

Yes. All right. Beautiful. Get everybody in here. 7 o'clock. work.

Yes, we're going to. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses as we forive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. I aliance 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.

Brian, could I get a roll call, please? Uh, Carol, here. McCur present. Mlan Phillips here. Chopner. Chner. Can I get an approval and a motion for the approval of the minutes of April 27th, 2026 counced? Any discussion? May I get a roll call on that? Uh, Foreman. Yes. Carol, yes. Mccuri, yes. Mlean, yes. Phillips, yes. Sher,

yes. Okay. Can I get an approval of the agenda? For make a motion we approve the agenda as presented. McCra. Can I get a roll call on that, please? Foreman. Yes. McCreary, yes. Carol, yes. McClean, yes. Phillips, yes. Shner, yes. As far as visitors go, Mr. Hamilton, looks like you're on the visitors list. Would you like to speak? Yes. Sign in while you're out there.

Thanks for having me. Um, some of you know me, some of you don't know me. I'm Shane Hamilton with the uh Baltimore Festival. I'm the director actually of the festival. Um, I'm here today Well, hang on. Sorry about that. I'm here today to give the um the village my proclamation letter for the use of the festival um for August uh 6th, 7th, and 8th this year. I've got some papers pass out. It's just a letter um asking for use of the park grounds, the shelter house, and asking to bring the festival trailer over on July 26th, which is Sunday before the festival to set up. Um this year is the 250th year obviously, but uh the 50th year for the Baltimore Festival. After going through records of many different people, we've found an error on our behalf and it actually is the 50th year now. Not just the festival, but you know the firefighters and you know things like that. So it's all combined in 50 now. Um basically we'll start off with a community pep rally on August the 6 from the Thank you from the um Libert Union cheerleaders. Um then after that we will have a free movie on a um a big screen. The liberal giants is gonna be playing and free popcorn is going to be passed out uh from now church. I'm going to be doing that. Um obviously we have a car show on the on Friday uh with the aftermath band also playing during the car show. The 5K run is on Saturday as usual with the grand parade also at 10:30. And then obviously um we have a couple

bands on Saturday with the closing band of the local hilly deluxe that's coming back this year. Good. Um I think we've obviously we've got Oh, we're also asking for um to have the beer garden again. I know last year that was kind of a um new trial thing for us which I think did pretty well. I mean it wasn't rowdy like you know our neighbors down the road. Um, so we'd like to do that again also and and have a cornhole tournament during that event also. Do we have to do a what do we have to do? We'll do a resolution resolution. Bring it to the next council meeting. That's fine.

It's usually passed in plenty of time to set up. Okay. Okay. And I'll also have my insurance to you prior to all this, you know, going on like we do in the past. Perfect. Super. So, um I think that's it. Um just our car show. We do we do have some uh new dash plaques this year. Good. Um that I I've designed up and um so we'll be giving those this year. So I'm sure you'll be interested in seeing those. Well, that's a big car show. I think there was like like I I can get 30 there. Yeah, but that was that's pushing it pushing it. But there was about that many the last two years. Correct.

Um I think that's Really, the only thing that I had to ask Oh, so I heard earlier when I was in the hallway, um, you're putting sidewalks in the park. Where is that going to interfere with the festival or anything down the road as far as where they're going to be at? No, they're going to be outside. It's going to be um, no, you know, where the the the new parking lot, the parking lot, the the parking lot uh, in the back. No, when you come in across from the pool. Okay. There's going to be a pavilion built there. Okay. Then the walking path will be from there, the perimeter of the park to Gordon Avenue. Okay. So, it shouldn't do anything with it. No. No. Okay. I noticed there's going to be some trees put in too. I think I seen somewhere.

I thought I seen Steve talking about some trees. Yeah, they already put the trees in. Are they going anywhere? They're between the uh diamond one and the pool. Not affecting me then. Okay. Thank you. Because I know it's kind of a thing in the past. No, we I mean it's got to be left open just because it's a the way it's all set up. Correct. Not not for just the festival, but the park in general. Exactly. Okay. Yeah. Any questions for me? Yeah. Kicking any dead chickens out of the road this year? No. No chickens out of the road. I did break my back last July and I'm um I'm still off work because of that. So, I'm I think I'm going back to the surgery center if you ask me. Yeah, it's it's been a nightmare.

Are the uh the muffins doing a the baseball thing again? Nope. Uh not this year. Nope. Okay. Nope. I think they've kind of gone away from doing that. Honestly, I know last year they we talked about it and they they didn't want to do it last year. I think that was the reason. Any other questions? We'll get you Yeah, we'll get you fixed up. You guys got my number. Um I'm sure my number is around here somewhere. Email list on there also. Um so yeah, we'll get we'll get you fixed up. Okay. I appreciate it. Of course. Thank you very much. I'm not going to stick around to my back, so I'm out. You mean those comfortable chairs? Oh, no, no, no. There's What are you talking about? Taylor Swift back there.

Well, I just wonder if he's able to get Well, no. We want to have people come to the festival. I don't think we want to have people come to the festival, not stay away. Does any other visitors want to speak at the council meeting? Unless you guys have more questions for me, right? No, we I had Matt took good notes and we're going to go through each one of those. Yeah. Off the wall though, I think you guys need to think about a drone ordinance that we talked about before, but because right now, anybody can fly a drone and look in your house. Yeah.

And it's not against the law. So each village or city or municipality has to pass an ordinance that states that you're not allowed to fly a drone and look at your neighbor's property. I didn't know that was a thing here. Yeah. Is it really? Yeah. There's no state law like that? No. State law says you're free to go. Well, we'll talk about that. So Just something possible. Sounds like a rules meeting. Yeah. Or safety. Either one. They're both next. Yeah. Next month. A month and a half away. Yeah.

Put that on the agenda for one of those for sure. All right. If nobody else, we'll go into village reports. I don't

um I really don't have much of anything other than um I'm gonna circle back to this. for two years. It's been pretty kumbaya with all of us. I feel like we can get through this builder thing, all of us, and come to a a good agreement. And I just I'm saying it out loud that I think we can all of us meet in the middle somewhere. And that's all I got to say about it. Matt's going to do his homework and when we come back, we'll have some some uh information for everybody and we'll we'll get through that. Um, the only other thing that I have during motions. Yeah, during motions. Well, that's what I was going to bring up during my report.

Okay, I gotcha. So, I'll just say it. So, there's We had three vehicles. Brian's going to bring it up, too, that we weren't using. A couple of them are pretty junky, but they're going to have an auction. We're gonna try to sell a couple of the ones like that old police Tahoe that's kind of pieced together that the It wasn't pieced together when the chief gave it to us, but it's seen better days. There's a couple vehicles I'd like to sell and then we're going to take the money and put it back into the water budget. Brian, is that correct? Yeah, it depends on where the money was purchased. Okay. I'm just saying it's just going to create a little bit of But we're going to do it uh at an auction just to try to get rid of them. Um, and really I don't have anything else. Village administrator, do you have anything?

I don't have anything to add to my report. Mr. Fiscal Officer, the motion that we're going to need tonight, Jeff, do we need a motion to cancel money two weeks from the meetings for two? Yeah, we'll need a motion for that. Okay. Um, also we'll need a motion to sell at the auction a 2011 Chevy Tahoe, the 2010 Ford Escape, and the 2012 Ford Transit Connect. So, if we make a motion and we all vote on it and it passes and we're good to go. Correct. Yes, we can just do that motion right now. Yeah. Can we do Can Would somebody make a motion for that? I'll make a motion.

I'll second it. Can I get a vote on that then? Well, hold on. I I didn't follow who made the motion. Jamie made the motion. Jamie made it. Gar seconded it. Gar seconded it. And Brian, just for clarification, 2011 Chevy Tahoe, 2010 Ford Escape. Yes. And 2012 Ford Transit. Ford Transit. Yes. Now, fact, come to find out, we between now and then, we'll have to make a trip to the title office and get the title for the Ford Escape out. I don't know what happened to it. So, other than that, that's fine. Okay. Okay. Roll call. Um, Carol, yes. Phillips, yes. McClean, yes. Foreman, yes. Shner, yes. McCree, yes.

Okay. And then Well, you'll let Jeff take care of the other. Well, you can they can do it now. They can do it now. Motion now to cancel the May 25th meeting. Yeah. Former makes a motion we cancel the May 25th meeting due to Memorial Day. 30 seconds. Any discussion on that? Okay. Uh, can I have a vote on that, please? Brian Foreman, yes. Perry, yes. Shaftner, yes. McClean, yes. Phelps, yes. Carol, yes. All right. Next thing would be, is there a solicitor report? Mr. Fo,

three pieces. No new legislation, no second reading, three ordinances on for third reading. Self-explanatory. They all have sponsors. Uh, no tabled ordinances. I would ask for a motion to go into a brief executive session at the end of regular business to discuss pending litigation. Everybody at the table's invited with the exception of council member. And that's all. Okay.

Sure. Foreman seconds. Um, point of order. Uh, I request that the motion state the specific statuto statutory basis for my exclusion under Ohio Revised Code section 121.22, the Open Meetings Act, and identify the specific subject matter and personnel involved.

Sure. It has to do with pending litigation that was filed against the village by council member Mlan and there are ethics opinions that prevent him from participating in any discussion or voting regarding that litigation. Okay, thank you. Okay, village council. Village council. Oh, sorry. Uh, Carol, yes. Foreman, yes. Phillips, yes. Do I call McLean? Abstain. Okay. Chopper, yes. Mccur, yes.

Okay. So, now we're going to go to village village committee reports. Finance. We met tonight, mayor, and everyone with council, everyone on council was at the meeting, so no need to revisit. Yes, sir. Service, we met. Um, yeah, no reason to revisit it. Safety. We did not meet tonight, Mayor. We will meet June 22nd following Well, I guess actually we go first now, don't we? Switched. No rules is first. Okay. It's just not switched on this. Okay. So, we will be following the rules meeting June 22nd and rules.

We did not meet tonight, but we will be um meeting as well on June 22nd at 6 o'clock if needed and police department. Um just normal stuff, nothing out of the ordinary. a little bit lighting solar power. Well, that's

I mean the the state paving this road has really made it traffic a little crazy and through the village. Yeah, we did have a guy hit today um out a construction worker got hit right before the meeting. He's okay. Didn't get hurt really, but uh he refused treatment. Um the guy left the scene, hit him and left. We we know who it is and we've already they're at the house now. So, we've already Yeah, just it's going to be a mess for the next couple days and for probably the rest of the week. Yeah, I think they they plan on being through town by Friday is what it's as long as the weather holds out. So that there's just traffic everywhere.

Basel Street. Yeah. I mean, you said that and then my wife said the same thing out on 256. She said she'd never seen so many semis. They were trying to avoid this route is what they were trying to do. It was constant back and forth. Back and forth today. A lot of people were using the bypasses to go up the early road. Yeah. Cut out that way. Yes. We talked around town today bypass rout I used it. We have reports of jaywalking by the pint house too downtown Joint Fire District Board. Thanks John. Nothing.

Okay. All right. Village committees and commissions planning and zoning. I think we're the meeting is Thursday night. That correct? There's a uh one or two things to talk about there. and we'll have a report at the next council meeting. Uh tree commission, I don't believe there's anything really to report other than that they did plant some trees. Um records commission, I assume there is nothing. Nope. And the motions waiting on waiting on dates from Jeff. Motions we've went through already, correct? I have no other motion.

Okay. We go to ordinances and resolutions. We're going to go. There are no first. There are no second. There is a third. Um, Miss McCreary is the sponsor. It's ordinance 2026-12, an ordinance amending section 618, animals off the codified ordinances. Uh, yes, Mayor. This is an ordinance that really just helps kind of clean up some verbiage and it basically talks about farm animals in the village and chickens and stuff. Yes. So I move to adopt ordinance 2026-12. Foreman seconds. Any discussion on that? There's no discussion. Can we go to a vote on that, please? Brian Curry, yes. Foreman,

yes. Carol, yes. Phillips, yes. Yes. Shner, yes. Okay, moving right along. Ordinance 26-14, an ordinance to amend chapter 1 0004, the trees of Baltimore, codified ordinance to delete the chapter. Uh, Miss McCur, you are the sponsor on that. Again, this is just an ordinance that we want to clean up. Um, so I move to adopt ordinance 2026-14. Okay. Seconds. Can we get a vote on that, please, Brian? Discussion. Discussion. Uh, Mccur, yes. Foreman, yes.

Carol, Phillips, yes. McClean, yes. Sher, yes.

Okay. The third and final is ordinance 26-2026-15. An ordinance amending 45216 of the Baltimore codified ordinances parking prohibited on cert prohibited on certain streets and the traffic control map to provide for no parking on a portion of company street. Now it says in and the declaration of an emergency. Miss Schoffner, will you speak to that please? Um yes, this is uh for Company Street. The there's an issue with people parking and the fire department cannot get into certain sections. Um so I would go ahead and make a motion to adopt

form and seconds. Any discussion on that? I have one question. Uh the declaration of an emergency uh what does that mean? Takes effect immediately without without a 30-day implementation, right? Okay. Yes. But typically as a matter of courtesy, the police department usually not issues citations immediately. They'll give warnings and to make certain that everybody's aware. Okay. This is no parking area. I don't want to speak for the chief, but that's practice for years. Well, and it's it's the main reason for this is to get the fire trucks up there. So, thank you. If there is no other discussion, uh could I have a roll call or a vote on that, please, Brian? Uh, Shaer,

yes. Foreman, yes. Carol, yes. Curry, yes. Clean, yes. Phillips, yes. All right. There are no tabled uh ordinances. Does anybody have any old business? Does anybody have any new business? Do would any of the visitors like to speak before we excuse everyone? Okay. Okay. Yeah.

What are we going to come back and discuss this? Mayor, you know what? We'll discuss it. I guess I really don't have the information on it, though, because they they're meeting about it tomorrow. Um, yeah, I forgot that. Yeah, I mean, you're welcome. Everybody's welcome to go to that meeting. Where is it? It's at Thirsten in their municipal building. It's at 7 school. I did go to school. So did I. So did I. I It's at 7. Is that right, Jamie? Okay. We're going to enter session. if several of us attend that meeting tomorrow concerning the with voting Thursday.

Yeah. Um turn on the like I know we're not really supposed to be in like the same room together, but it's