City Council - Regular Meeting

And if you could please join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Pledge of 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.

Thank you. Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll call of council members? Sure.

Mr. Brandenburg?

Here.

Mr. Humphrey?

Here.

Mr. Neugebauer?

Here.

Mr. Noble? Here. Mr. DeVitas?

Here.

Mr. Spate?

Here.

Mr. Maker?

Here.

All right.

Thank you, ma'am. Let's start off with council study sessions. This evening, we have Tina Ludwig from the Auditor of State to present the audit award with distinction to the city's finance director, Shelly Goodrich, and her department.

Hello, thank you for allowing me a few minutes on your agenda. We are here to celebrate a job well done. My name is Tina Ludwig and I am Auditor of State Keith Baber's Northeast Ohio Regional Liaison. or as the auditor likes to say, I'm your personal customer service representative. It's my honor to be here on behalf of Auditor Faber to present the Auditor of State Award with Distinction to the City of Green. Each year our office conducts over 4,200 audits of our 6,000 clients statewide. And this award is quite a special accomplishment because only 4%, it's actually a little bit less than 4%, get the award with distinction. And it comes with a lot of requirements. So the Auditor of State Award with Distinction is presented to local governments and school districts upon the completion of a clean financial audit that meet the following criteria. The entity must file their financial reports with the auditor's office by the statutory due date without extension on a GAAP accounting basis and prepare an annual comprehensive financial report. The audit report does not contain any findings for recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, uniform guidance findings, or question costs. The entity's management letter contains no comments related to ethics referrals, question costs less than the threshold per uniform guidance, lack of timely report submission, bank reconciliation issues, failure to obtain timely single audit in accordance with uniform guidance, findings for recovery less than $500, and public meetings or public records issues. That is why I need cliff notes here because that is a lot. And the award represents the hard work of all of the City of Green staff and employees. You make each and every day to attain accounting excellence, we'd like to recognize you, the council, the administration, and finance department that have done an outstanding job watching over every dollar. What this award truly means is that across the entire organization, you have both the people and processes in place that understand fiscal accountability. Specifically, we want to recognize Finance Director Shelly Goodrich for her leadership, professionalism, and exceptional commitment to fiscal integrity. On behalf of Auditor Faber, I would like to present the City of Green with the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

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Mrs. Ludwig for coming in this evening, and congratulations to Shelly Goodrich and your department for a job well done. Thank you very much, ma'am. Next on our agenda is a presentation from our communications manager, Mrs. Valerie Wolford.

Thank you so much. I won't take much of the time, but I wanted to share on behalf of the Green Drug Task Force Mental Health Committee that today is 988 day, so it's September 8th, so 9-8, and it is a day to recognize and to remind people that 988 is the number to call if you are having a mental health problem. CHALLENGE OR SUICIDAL. SO JUST TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE SUICIDAL OR BE SUICIDAL TO CALL 988. IF YOU ARE HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AT ANY TIME OF DAY, YOU CAN CALL THEM AND TALK TO A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL THAT CAN ASSIST YOU. SO WE JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT TO LET EVERYONE OUT. I GAVE ALL OF YOU TAL, WHICH HAS THE 988. THESE ARE FROM ADM BOARD, WHO SUPPORTS THE CITY OF GREEN IN OUR ENDEAVORS TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE. AND THEN I ALSO GAVE YOU A BRACELET AS WELL, AND WE ARE SHARING THESE AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE COMING WEEKS. IT IS MENTAL HEALTH Suicide prevention awareness month and on the 10th is suicide prevention awareness day And so those are the things that are going on and we're trying just to promote Mental health and to reach out to somebody that may be struggling. So, thank you One of the things we are doing is QPR training. This will be the third time that we have done it. This is provided by a grant, so it is no funds being expended from the City. IT IS FOR 18 AND OLDER, ANYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED. THIS COULD BE PARENTS, THIS COULD BE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK WITH ANYBODY THAT THEY FEEL THAT MAYBE THEY NEED TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION. THEY REGISTER. THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS. So in the past, we've had some people that worked at our library. We've had volunteers, people that volunteer with a number of different organizations that have come. And so we are asking that people register for the QPR training. It's an hour and a half. So it is one of the best kind of layperson's training to help you find the words to help somebody else. And it's called QPR. So it's question... persuade and refer so you can ask those tough questions to help them get the help they need. So I've been through it. We put a lot of individuals here at the city had the opportunity to take it. A lot of people in kind of our forward facing positions, people in parks and those that work with the community on a regular basis. It's really a great program. So if you're available, please register. Okay, any questions? All right, thank you.

Thank you very much. Okay, next item for council study sessions is TMP 5481, approval of the August 25th, 2026 council meeting minutes. So a second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Mr. Neugebauer. Yes. Mr. Noble.

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg.

Yes.

Mr. Humphrey.

Yes.

Mr. DeVitas.

Yes.

Mr. Spate.

Yes.

Mr. Mager.

Yes.

All right, motion carries.

And now we'll go to the public report. We do have two members of the community who are assigned to speak this evening. First would be Mrs. Jennifer Durer. If you could come up to the microphone, please state your name and address for the record, please.

Jennifer Durer, 3914 Meadowwood Lane. And I have two things I'd like to address tonight. And congratulations, by the way. That's a great thing. I didn't know we did that. So congratulations. First, I want to address a serious traffic safety issue in Meadowood. At specific times of the day, we are seeing cars primarily, although not exclusively, carrying high school students traveling well over the speed limit through our neighborhood. This has become exponentially worse with the closure of Butler Road, which has increased traffic throughout Meadowood. One of the peak periods unfortunately coincides with the time when our youngest students are boarding school buses at the end of their driveways, often just feet from the street. At the same time, we have an abundance of walkers throughout the neighborhood, and there are no sidewalks to provide them with a safe separation from this traffic. This is a dangerous combination. We have speeding vehicles, increased traffic, children standing near the roadways waiting for their buses, and pedestrians sharing the same streets with no sidewalks. We need to slow the drivers down before someone gets hurt. I would ask the Council to seriously consider installing traffic calming measures in Meadowood, specifically speed humps similar to those that I have seen successfully used in Spring Hill. Strategically placing speed humps could make a significant difference in reducing speeds and making our streets safer. Secondly, I wanted to address an incident last week when the Sheriff's Department was searching Meadowood for an armed individual. This was an extremely serious situation, yet many residents were outside and completely unaware that there was a potentially dangerous situation occurring in our neighborhood. It would have been very helpful to have received an alert from the city warning residents to remain indoors and take appropriate precautions. I understand that these situations can develop very quickly, and I am not suggesting that every police activity requires a community-wide notification. But when there is an armed person being actively sought in a residential neighborhood, residents need timely information. I would ask the Council to review our emergency notification procedures and determine how we can ensure residents receive timely alerts when there is an immediate threat to their safety. Thank you so much for your time and your service to our community.

Thank you, Mrs. Durr. Appreciate that. Next member to speak is Mrs. McMullen. If you could please come up to the microphone and state your name and address for the record, please.

Joyce McMillan, 3922 Meadowood Lane. And I'm calling, I want, I would like you guys to consider putting a no outlet sign at our end of Meadowood. We have 10 small kids in that one block. And I cannot tell you, I work, and I sit in the front, and I'm looking out the window, and these cards are going way over 40. I mean, it's a circle. And they get halfway down, they realize they're not getting out. And they come barreling down the road. I mean, I will say the parents try to keep an eye on the kids, but you know, it's just dangerous. And one of my neighbors across the street, Kevin, had talked to somebody at the city and asked them about putting a no outlet sign facing our direction. And he said he would even pay for it. And nobody ever even got back to him. I tried to talk them into coming, but They were fearful. So they wouldn't come. But I'm asking. One of us will pay for it if you guys don't want to cover it. I mean, they have them on a lot of streets. But we can't get one on our end of the block. And I don't understand why. And the other one was senior citizens. I don't read emails. I'm from another generation. I guess you guys posted in emails. But, you know, I'd like to play cards at times. our senior center and see if like people would like to play cards with me. But I, you know, I don't even know how to get it started. I guess Park and Rec?

Absolutely.

Maybe he's going to help me with what he's here for. Is Park and Rec here? Not tonight. Okay, so you can contact them. My three minutes, I'm sure, are up. Have a good day. Is that Park and Rec?

That's close. It's the core.

But, you know, I was thinking you could maybe post it at the Y, the library, like a monthly calendar of what's going on. Because I know a lot of my people that I know here that are older. They don't have computers, and if they have them, they don't use them. It's beyond their time. They're not even into cell phones, a lot of them. So it would be helpful, and it would make them happy, I bet. Thank you.

Excellent. Thank you very much, ma'am.

Well, we're going to sign up for the court. Very good.

All right. Very good.

I know you can't advertise. I saw that after your last meeting.

Oh, we do? Oh, yeah.

No, I thought you weren't allowed to. Yeah, we do. Oh, yeah.

No, we're fine.

Yes, my husband and I are signing up.

Good. Excellent. Thank you. Actually, if I can take a moment to address and I'll open up to council if they have any comments. Mrs. McMillan, thank you very much for coming in to speak about that. We will definitely look into what is able to be done for the no outlet sign and then also to Mrs. Durr's reference as far as possibly getting a deputy in the mornings. Oftentimes it just takes a simple request and I'm sure with the change in traffic flow, I can see where that's coming from. Yes. No, I completely understand, especially with that change in traffic, though, a lot of cars going through Meadowood. So, yes, we'll definitely reach out to the Sheriff's Department, either the administration or somebody from council, to see if they can get somebody there to at least help for a short-term fix. Absolutely.

She didn't get it. But me and my neighbors, we're just standing around like a party.

So that's good. I have verified with the Sheriff's Department in the past because there was a similar incident months ago. They do have access to our emergency alert system. Why it wasn't activated, I don't know. They would make that judgment call. So they would have if there was an immediate threat to the area, but we'll definitely follow back up with them and see what the reasons were, why they were not, because you're not the first person to bring that to our attention. And then also, Mrs. McMillan, the YMCA does have a euchre club that meets on a regular basis, and hopefully something will pop up at the court for you. Start your own club. All right, would anybody else from council like to make a comment? Mr. Mayor.

Yes, thank you, Mr. President. I do want to quickly address a couple of the concerns. When we were working on the Arlington Road project, we did work some money into the budget for traffic calming devices. There were some humps put into Kenway Boulevard in Spring Hill. We kept a couple back because we kind of wanted to see where traffic would go. And so we are able to put those in Meadowood and that's a next step. Now, here's the thing. We've only ordered a few. We're doing this kind of on an experimental basis. We don't have them for all the neighborhoods now, but our intent is to do this through this project and then come back and talk to residents about their experience with the speed bumps, because we have heard mixed reviews from Akron. So we're going to come talk to you, let these run, and then get your feedback and then decide is this something that we should invest more of in the future and maybe even consider having them on a rotated basis in different neighborhoods. With regard to the fugitive situation in Greene, I guess what I want to say is that the information that the city had was perhaps not the same information that was provided to the school. I think schools have to always err on the side of being overly safe because if anything goes wrong, you've irritated some people and maybe you've scared some folks, but nobody gets hurt. Whereas if you're wrong and you're a school, well, then you've created an issue. But the information that was provided to the city was not that there was an armed person. The information we had was the person was unarmed, that were looking for somebody who had stolen a vehicle and the information available to us was not that it created an immediate risk and therefore my communications managers here but we had a very in-depth conversation and effort to reach out to the sheriff to verify information and what we were able to verify was not useful information that could have been provided to the public So what we are doing is we are stepping back, and the sheriff is debriefing on that issue on Wednesday, and then we're meeting with sheriff personnel on Thursday just to review channels of communication, review the decision to shutter the schools, review the communication channel with the city so that there isn't inconsistent messages that are available to the public. We appreciate you coming in and expressing that. We take it seriously, and we're going to follow up.

going through the neighborhood, getting into our sheds. I mean, it looked like a pretty serious situation. Once it hit the ground over there,

Again, it goes back to Mr. Jorris talking about the level of police presence in the neighborhood. And again, it goes to it's better for law enforcement to err on the side of safety and risk overkill versus not responding appropriately and something bad happens. where you're sorry that the residents were alarmed, but in a sense, it goes to how well we're protected by our law enforcement, who often tells us that if anything goes wrong, they can put a lot of people to bear on any problem. So this is perhaps exhibit A. I think we're doing a great job. Yes.

It's very safe. I didn't know anything was going on, but then I felt very safe.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you guys very much for coming in. Okay, that wraps up our public hearing, and let's get to the reading of correspondence.

Okay, we have the July 1st, 2026 Design Review Board minutes, the September 2nd, 2026 Design Review Board agenda, the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation for the Redwood rezoning, the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation for driveway width text amendment, An email from Zaid Zawari regarding his concerns with the flock cameras. And the Planning Department's August 2026 financial summary. And that is all.

Thank you, ma'am. Next on the agenda is the reading of new legislation.

Okay, we have 2026-R47, a resolution authorizing the City of Green to file an application to the Partners in Watershed Management Grant Program in the Muskingum Watershed Conservation Program. Sorry, Conservancy District and declaring an emergency.

That will be referred to the Transportation, Connectivity, and Stormwater Committee.

2026-R48, a resolution authorizing the mayor to accept grant funds from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, PUCO, to fund a hazardous materials training class for all fire department personnel and declaring an emergency.

That will be referred to the Public Safety Committee.

2026-R49, a resolution establishing a street lighting district for Stony Creek Estates Phase 5 and declaring an emergency.

That would be referred to the Intergovernmental and Utilities Committee.

2026-R50, a resolution authorizing the mayor to apply for a safe community first responder program grant from Enbridge to purchase firefighting hose and declaring an emergency.

That is referred to the Public Safety Committee.

Mr. President, Mr. DeVitas. This piece of legislation 2026-R50 did have a first reading passage request from the administration. We did discuss this piece of legislation during our public safety committee tonight. Just for a brief summary, This is a 100% covered grant from Enbridge of up to $10,000 to be put towards new hoses and nozzles to meet NFPA requirements. Our fire chief gave a presentation on this. We're going to use it if we acquire the grant for 19 sections of 50 foot, two and a half inch hose. This would be to replace all of the hose and a little extra for our tanker truck. We have applied to this grant before. We have not received the grant before, but we are hoping that this time it goes through. This would bring our hose up to date with some modern enhancements, making it easier to deploy and more flow rate for effectively fighting fire. The reason for the first reading passage request is because the deadline to apply is this Friday, September 11th. So we did discuss this in committee. There was not really any major questions, comments, concerns from committee or council. And we did come to a concurrence to agree to bring this to a vote tonight. So I would like to make a motion to bypass committee deliberations on 2026-R50.

Second. We have a motion and a second to bypass committee deliberations on 2026-R50. Is there any discussion? Please call the roll.

Mr. DeVitas.

Yes.

Mr. Humphrey.

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg.

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer.

Yes.

Mr. Noble. Yes. Mr. Spate.

Yes.

Mr. Rager.

Yes.

All right. Motion carries.

Motion to bypass the three reading rule on 2026-R50.

Second. We have a motion and a second to bypass the three reading rule on 2026-R50. Any discussion? Please call the roll.

Mr. DeVitas. Yes. Mr. Humphrey.

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg.

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer.

Yes.

Mr. Noble.

Yes.

Mr. Spate. Yes. And Mr. Mager.

Yes.

All right. Motion carries.

And I'll make a motion to adopt 2026-R50.

Second. We have a motion and a second to adopt 2026-R50. Is there any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Mr. DeVitas?

Yes.

Mr. Humphrey?

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg?

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer? Yes. Mr. Noble?

Yes.

Mr. Spate?

Yes.

And Mr. Mager?

Yes.

All right, 2026-R50 is adopted 7-0. Okay, we have 2026-R51 of resolution accepting the recommendations of the Tax Incentive Review Council regarding the community reinvestment area within the City of Green and declaring an emergency.

That would be referred to the Finance Committee.

2026-22, an ordinance amending Chapter 157 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Green, Ohio, to establish regulations for smoke shops and vape and or smoke establishments.

That is referred to the Planning and Economic Development Committee.

2026-23, an ordinance amending section 157.1347B3B, parking, loading, and stacking regulations of chapter 157 of the codified ordinances of the City of Green.

That is also referred to the Planning and Economic Development Committee.

And last, we have 2026-24, an ordinance changing the zoning classification of approximately 27.8 acres of land located on the west side of Maslin Road at Stein Road from I-1 General Industrial to R-2 Multifamily Residential.

And that is referred to the Planning and Economic Development Committee. That's all I've got. Thank you, Madam Clerk. And now it's time for the report of council committees. First committee to report this evening is the Finance Committee, chaired by Mr. Humphreys.

Thank you, Mr. President. Finance did meet this evening. All members were present. We had several items on second reading. The first was 2026 R44. This is a resolution requiring the Summit County Fiscal Officer to advance funds to the City of Green and declaring an emergency. This is a happy piece of legislation when we can go to the county and ask for the property tax revenue from 2026 to be paid In 2027, because we are requesting funds, the committee decided that it would be prudent to go ahead and pass this on second reading. So at this time, I would move to bypass the three reading rule on 2026 R44.

Second. We have a motion and a second to bypass the three reading rule on 2026 R44. Is there any discussion? Please call the roll.

Mr. Humphrey?

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer? Yes. Mr. Brandenburg?

Yes.

Mr. Noble?

Yes.

Mr. DeVitas? Yes. Mr. Spate?

Yes.

And Mr. Mager? Yes. All right, motion carries.

And I'll make a motion to adopt 2026 R44.

Second. We have a motion and a second to adopt 2026 R44. Is there any discussion? Adam Clark, please call the roll.

Mr. Humphrey.

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer.

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg.

Yes.

Mr. Noble. Yes. Mr. DeVitas. Yes. Mr. Spate.

Yes.

And Mr. Mager.

Yes.

All right. 2026-R44 is adopted 7-0.

All right. That piece of legislation is something that comes up every year and we deal with it. The next piece of legislation that we dealt with in committee this evening is also one that comes up every year. This is a second reading of 2026-R45. This is a resolution accepting the amounts and rates of as determined by the Budget Commission, authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the county fiscal officer and declaring an emergency. So this is what is referred to as inside millage. And we received a report from our finance director on this. The inside millage for the City of Greene for many years has been 2.4 mills. Our finance director also pointed out that if it's not the lowest in the county, It is very close to the lowest millage in the county, which is interesting because oftentimes people will say because green is so nice, your property taxes must be so high compared to other municipalities, and yet our millage is lower than that, which keeps property taxes lower, and I know that that has been an issue. But this is something that we need to certify every year by a piece of legislation. The committee agreed that this would be appropriate for second reading passage. So at this time, I would move to bypass the three reading rule on 2026 R45.

Second. We have a motion and a second to bypass the three reading rule on 2026 R45. Is there any discussion? Please call the roll.

Mr. Humphrey?

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer?

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg?

Yes.

Mr. Noble?

Yes.

Mr. DeVitas? Yes. Mr. Spate? Yes. And Mr. Mager?

Yes.

All right, motion carries.

And I move to adopt 2026 R45.

Second. We have a motion and a second to adopt 2026 R45. Is there any discussion? Adam Clark, please call the roll.

Mr. Humphrey?

Yes.

Mr. Neugebauer?

Yes.

Mr. Brandenburg?

Yes.

Mr. Noble?

Yes.

Mr. DeVitas? Yes. Mr. Spate?

Yes.

And Mr. Mager?

Yes.

All right. 2026-R45 is adopted 7-0.

The final piece of legislation we had in committee this evening was a second reading of 2026 R46 as amended. This is a resolution modifying appropriations within certain funds in order to provide sufficient funding and declaring an emergency. We received a report from Director Goodrich, our finance director, on this particular piece of legislation. The memorandum total for this is $141,000. $184. The way I would liken this to your personal finances, you set out at the beginning of the year and you think you know what your budget is going to be and then something happens that kind of causes you to have to rethink the budget and you have to transfer something from one fund to another fund or you have to personally appropriates some money for things that you didn't think that you would be spending money on. This piece of legislation handles that for the City of Green as we go throughout the year. I do congratulate Director Goodrich and her department for really implementing discipline in the budgeting process, which makes pieces of legislation like this throughout the year less common, although you can anticipate everything that you're going to have throughout the year. And I think the award that the city and the finance team was just given by Keith Faber's office is a testament to the kind of budget discipline that we are seeing in the city of Greene. This is on second reading, and so the committee will request time.

Time will be granted.

We had no items of older new business, and we adjourned at 521.

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

Thank you, Mr. President. All members are present this evening, myself as chair, President Spate as vice chair, and Clark DeVitas. We had no items of legislation on the agenda this evening. We had no old or new business. However, we did have a couple comments, first being from Green resident Pat Karleski. who was congratulating the City of Green on their Senior Expo. She enjoyed it very much and appreciates it. And the second item was a report from Service Director Carr talking about the Corps and how senior citizens could sign up for silver sneakers through the city's facility at the Corps. We adjourned. I don't have the time.

But we did adjourn. All right, perfect. Thank you, Mr. Neugebauer. Our next committee to report is Public Safety, chaired by Mr. DeVitas.

Thank you, Mr. President. Myself, Mr. Humphrey, and Mr. Neugebauer were all present for public safety tonight. We did have one item that was on first reading. We had just read it then and made a motion to adopt it tonight. That was for applying for a grant for new sections of two-and-a-half-inch hose for our tanker truck for the fire department. Aside from that, we have no other items of legislative business. Mr. Brandenburg did bring up a question about the state of the flock cameras within our city after some confusion with things with the county. We did receive clarification that that contract has been terminated by the county. The cameras are no longer in use at this point. We have not paid for them since the lapse of the contract and flock cameras and the county should be in the process of bringing those down sometime in the near future. So, yeah, we got that clarification from the administration. There was no other old or new business for the committee, and we adjourned, I believe, at 535.

Thank you, Mr. DeVitas. Our next committee to report is Planning, Community, and Economic Development, chaired by Mr. Noble. Thank you, Mr. President. Myself, Mr. DeVitas, and Mr. Humphrey were all present tonight.

However, we had no items of legislation and no older new business, so we did not meet this evening.

Thank you, Mr. Noble. Next committee to report is Rules and Personnel, which I chair. Myself, Mr. Mager, and Mr. Brandenburg were all present this evening. However, we did not have any legislation, new or unfinished business to come before the committee. Therefore, we did not meet. Next meeting to report is Transportation, Connectivity, and Stormwater, chaired by Mr. Mager.

Thank you, Mr. President. All members were present, myself, Mr. Brandenburg, and Mr. Noble. We did meet. We had one item before us, and that is 2026R43, a resolution consenting and cooperating with the State of Ohio Director of Transportation for the resurfacing of State Route 619, East Turkey Foot Lake Road, and a portion of State Route 241, Madison Road, in the current emergency. So this is related to the resurfacing project of State Route 619, otherwise known as Turkey Foot Lake Road, from the west corporate limit to the east corporate limit, and a portion of State Route 241, which is otherwise known as Masslin Road from Coons Road to the southern corporate limit. This cooperation agreement basically outlines who will be responsible for what portions of the resurfacing project, City of Green would agree to participate in the cost of resurfacing within the city limits at 20% of the cost for the project and 100% of the full and partial depth repairs. And then the City of Green also would agree to pay 100% of the cost of any further items requested by the City, which are determined by the State and Federal Highway Administration to be unnecessary for this project. A city would agree to pay 100% of the cost to install and or repair curb ramps and all necessary intersections to ensure compliance with the American Disabilities Act. So in committee, we talked a little bit in detail what those costs or those items could be. You know, the city is anticipating about 20% of the total cost for the resurfacing project to be about $800,000. For the city's responsibility for 100% of items that are deemed not related to the project themselves but ancillary, or such things as curbs, any kind of signal triggers for intersections, and any kind of sidewalks, or not sidewalks, but just in general things that are ancillary to the project, and we believe those would be coming about under a million dollars. This project is slated to be commenced in 2028. I know there's discussion about hopefully portions of the Mass on Road or State Route 241 could be addressed earlier than that, but it seems like it's contingent upon a roundabout that's being installed at the intersection of Shuffle and State Route 241 or Madison Road. This is on a second reading, so at the appropriate time, I'll be asking for, actually, I'll ask for a time on 2026-R43. Time will be granted. That being the only legislation before this committee, we did receive a construction update from City Engineer Paul Pickett. Southwood Drive is likely to be completed from the top of the hill to Tabs sometime in late September, early October. And then the Butler Lane closures between Kenway and Tabs are expected to be closed sometime probably until Thanksgiving or a little bit later, starting sometime in September. And, of course, the current resurfacing project is just ongoing. It's happening throughout the city. So that was all received from Mr. Pickett. Mr. Neusbauer, you had a concerned look on your face.

Was it Kenway to Tabs or was it Kenway to Arlington? To Arlington. Sorry, Arlington. I said Tabs. My mistake. Thank you. No, it's okay. That's why I had to look.

Okay. Thank you. So with that report, we adjourned the committee at 5.51.

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

Thank you, Mr. President. All members were present.

However, no items of legislation, no items of old or new business, so we did not meet. Thank you, Mr. Brandenburg. And next on our agenda is the mayor's report. Mr. Mayor.

Thank you, Mr. President. The core membership renewal and new member drive is currently underway. Our charter members, those who joined prior to opening last year, will receive a $25 discount on their renewal through November 30th. Also, remember the Corps is a silver sneaker and Renew Active partner location, so seniors who are 65 and older whose Medicare insurance offers these programs can have membership at the Corps free of charge, and it benefits the City because every time they use the facility, up to 10 times a month, the City receives payment for their use. Try It Tuesday is coming up, where we are welcoming residents and non-residents to try out the Corps on a first Tuesday of the month in October for free. In October, that is October 6th, and in November, it's November 3rd. We hosted the event on September 1st and had a nice turnout for folks trying out the Corps. Arlington Road corridor construction. On September 2nd, a partial closure occurred. The eastbound lanes on Butler Road from Arlington to Kenway Drive were closed. The westbound currently remains open. At the end of September, Butler Road will be completely closed from Kenway to Arlington to complete the work. More details will be shared as the closure date approaches. Southward Drive is almost done. I think Mr. Mager mentioned this is the final section to connect Arlington Road to Tabs Drive. Sarah Subaru hosted their open house at their new facility on Interstate Parkway on Saturday, August 29. It was great to be there for the ribbon cutting. They are a tremendous community partner and a tremendous employer in town. It was great to celebrate that. I saw Mr. Speight there and Mr. Maeger. Thank you. It took me a minute. Thank you for your attendance. Also, by way of events, this Thursday night, September 10th at Greensburg Park is Strike Out the Stigma, a friendly softball game between the Stark County Suicide Prevention Coalition and the Summit County Suicide Prevention Coalition to raise awareness for mental health and suicide. The event kicks off at 5.30 with a game beginning at 6 p.m. You can come out and see me try not to get hurt. as I participate. Parker's Trail Challenge, our annual fall fitness challenge, begins September 1 through October 31. Complete nine of the 10 trails to receive an annual patch. This year, the core track is part of the challenge. For non-members, simply bring your Parker's Trail Challenge form with you for your free one-time admission. Download this year's form at cityofgreen.org. And I think... Communications Manager Wolford has shared the free suicide prevention training is offered in October 1 through the Drug Task Force and Mental Health Committee Thursday, October 1 from 9 to 10.30 a.m. at the John Torok Center. The public is invited to a public art The public art plan open house on October 6th from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Central Park Community Hall. Residents can share their feedback on the draft public art plan. And finally, a joiner fair is being held for the first time on October 18th at the Corps. This is co-sponsored by the Belonging and Inclusion Committee and the Green Drug Task Force. The joiner fair features local social groups that might include a variety of organizations like meeting groups, walking clubs, church organizations, nonprofits that are seeking participants and new members. We have heard feedback through the years that folks would like an event that highlighted all the ways to be involved in the city. And so we're inviting organizations that are looking for members to come out and present. The idea is to create an activity fair for adults. The event is scheduled for October 18th at the core from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Currently, we're seeking social groups to register for a table. They may register online at cityofgreen.org slash joiner fair. Mr. President, thank you. That concludes my report.

Excellent. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Appreciate that. All right, is there any unfinished business to come before council? Any new business? Can I get a motion to adjourn? Motion to adjourn. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Mr. Neugebauer. Yes. Mr. Noble. Yes. Mr. Brandenburg.

Yes.

Mr. Humphrey.

Yes.

Mr. DeVitas. Yes. Mr. Spate. Yes. Mr. Mager.

Yes.

Okay, motion carries. Thank you.

We are adjourned.