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COUNCIL FOR THE VILLAGE OF YELLOW SPRINGS

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

AGENDA

 

 

Please note: In accordance with Village Ordinance 2020-36, this meeting will be held as a remote meeting. The public is not permitted to access Council Chambers during the meeting.

 

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, ALL COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY.  Anyone can observe the meeting via YouTube (Community Access Yellow Springs), Facebook or by contacting porourke@yso.com.  If you would like to make a live statement or otherwise participate, please contact Judy Kintner (Clerk@yso.com or 937-767-9126) to arrange via the Zoom meeting platform. Please be advised that if you wish to participate, you MUST identify yourself and your contact information as it will be part of the public record created from the meeting. No unidentified statements or commentary or from platforms other than Zoom will be read into the minutes of the meeting or responded to in real time. Council may establish reasonable uniform limitations on public participation, including time restrictions for comments.

 

CALL TO ORDER (7:00)

 

ROLL CALL

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS (7:05)

 

CONSENT AGENDA (7:10)

1.      Minutes of February 16, 2021 Regular Session

2.      Minutes of February 25, 2021 Council Retreat

 

REVIEW OF AGENDA (7:15)

 

       I.            PETITIONS/COMMUNICATIONS (7:20)

            The Clerk will receive and file:     

 

Elise Burns re: Mayor’s Court Reports (2)

Ohio State University re: Extension Master Gardner Program

Greene County Public Health re: Health Clinic Reminder

Village of YS re: Mercy Health Mobile Mammogram Unit

Marianne MacQueen re: Strong Towns Seminars

 

    II.            PUBLIC HEARINGS/LEGISLATION (7:25)

Emergency Reading of Ordinance 2021-04 Approving a First Quarter Supplemental Appropriation for the Village of Yellow Springs and Declaring an Emergency

Reading of Resolution 2021-11 Designating Judy Kintner as Village Council’s Designee to Receive Public Records Training on Behalf of Each of the Elected Officials Pursuant to and in Accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 109.43(B) and 149.43(E) (1)

 

 III.            CITIZEN CONCERNS (7:35)

 

 IV.            SPECIAL REPORTS (7:45)

Yellow Spring Development Corporation: Review of Year One (Kreeger: 15 min.)

Treasurer’s Report (Kintner: 5 min.)

 

    V.            OLD BUSINESS (8:05)

Update on Meaningful Action re: Anti-Racism and Justice (Housh: 15 min.)

Council Retreat/Village Goals Report Out (Housh: 15 min.)

Discussion of Solar Siting Issue (MacQueen/Curliss: 10 min.)

 

 VI.            NEW BUSINESS (8:45)

Discussion of Juneteenth as a Paid Holiday for Village Employees (Salmeron: 10 min.)

 

VII.            MANAGER’S REPORT (8:55)

 

VIII.            FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS* (9:05)

March 15: Ordinance 2021-05 Repealing and Replacing Section 1064.02--Rates, Admissions and Season Hours of Chapter 1064--Municipal Swimming Pool of Part Ten--Streets, Utilities and Public Services of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Yellow Springs, Ohio

Consideration of Sale of Renewable Energy Credits

Environmental Commission End of Year Report

Discussion of a Reciprocal Taxation Model

April 5: Discussion of a Formal Partnership Proposal with Home, Inc.

 

*Future Agenda items are noted for planning purposes only and are subject to change.

 

ADJOURNMENT

The next regular meeting of the Council of the Village of Yellow Springs will be held as a virtual meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 15, 2021.

 

The Village of Yellow Springs is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities.  Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the Village Clerk of Council’s Office at 767-9126 or via e-mail at clerk@yso.com for more information.