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City of Green Committee Meetings Summary – August 25, 2026

City Council & Boards — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
BodyGreen, Ohio
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateTuesday, August 25, 2026
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0:06

All right, good evening, and welcome to the City of Green committee meetings for Tuesday, August 25th, 2026.

0:14

I'd like to call these meetings to order.

0:16

First item on our agenda is the approval of minutes.

0:18

We have TMP 5456, approval of the August 11th, 2026 committee meeting minutes.

0:25

Move to approve.

0:26

Second.

0:27

We have a motion in the second.

0:28

Is there any discussion?

0:30

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

0:31

Mr.

0:31

Nujaber.

0:32

Yes.

0:32

Mr.

0:33

Noble.

0:33

Yes.

0:33

Mr.

0:34

Humphrey?

0:34

Yes.

0:34

Mr.

0:35

Spate.

0:35

Yes.

0:36

Mr.

0:36

Brandenburg.

0:36

Yes.

0:37

Mr.

0:37

Maker.

0:38

Yes.

0:38

And Mr.

0:38

Nabitas is absent.

0:41

Thank you, ma'am.

0:42

And we will get into the meeting of or the meetings of our committees.

0:45

The first committee to meet this evening is the finance committee chaired by Mr.

0:48

Humphrey.

0:49

Thank you, Mr.

0:50

President.

0:50

All members are present, myself, Mr.

0:52

Nijabauer, and Mr.

0:53

Spate.

0:54

We have no items of business, although I do want to report that yesterday on behalf of the finance committee, I attended and Mr.

1:02

Noble attended on behalf of council and his committee, the CIP meeting that is going to be available online for the uh capital improvement plan for this next year.

1:16

That process has been ongoing, and this was kind of the culmination for all the directors to report on projects that they have requested.

1:25

And so it's quite a lengthy meeting, but uh it was very uh very well done, and so uh we were able to accomplish that yesterday.

1:35

Um any older new business to come before the committee?

1:38

Then we will adjourn at 504.

1:41

Excuse me.

1:42

Councilman.

1:43

I just want to let um you know that then we will also be posting you know the book we were referencing in that meeting on um the finance department's website.

1:54

So if the public didn't want to go out and just peruse the projects that we reviewed yesterday that are under consideration, um that document after I made the revisions yesterday, it will be posted to our website.

2:07

So just wanted to to make that known.

2:09

Okay, excellent.

2:10

Thank you.

2:11

Mr.

2:12

Noble.

2:13

Uh in addition, um, so there's a process we're going through of between uh Chris and I and the staff of ranking those projects right now.

2:23

So that that's what this process is, and so it'll be uh that ranking process will be occurring over the next two weeks-ish to through September 2nd.

2:32

Through September 2nd, the rankings will be due, and then uh then in earnest will we'll have an understanding of uh how we'll approach the capital program after those rankings in the coming year or so.

2:48

All right, thank you, Mr.

2:49

Noble.

2:49

Any other items?

2:51

Okay, we'll adjourn at now 505.

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Summary of Proceedings

City of Green Committee Meetings Summary – August 25, 2026

This meeting of the City of Green's committee meetings was called to order at 5:00 PM and concluded at 6:43 PM, including an executive session. Council members reviewed several legislative items, approved minutes, and discussed major financial and infrastructure projects.

Consent Calendar

  • TMP-5456: Approval of the August 11, 2026 Committee Meeting Minutes – A motion by Council Member Neugebauer, seconded by Council Member Noble, carried 6–0 (Council Member DeVitis absent) to approve the minutes.

Discussion Items

Finance Committee (Humphrey, Neugebauer, Speight)

  • All members present. No legislation. Council Member Humphrey reported attending the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) meeting on August 24, 2026, where directors presented requested projects. The ranking process for projects is ongoing, with rankings due by September 2, 2026. The CIP document will be posted on the finance department's website.

Environment and Parks Committee (Neugebauer, Speight, DeVitis)

  • Two of three members present. No legislation; the committee did not meet.

Public Safety Committee (DeVitis, Humphrey, Neugebauer)

  • Two members present. Two liquor license items were reviewed:
    • TMP-5458: Class C & D Retail Liquor License Permit Renewals – All renewals for October 1, 2026. The Summit County Sheriff's Department reported one unrelated incident (open container outside a business) and no other alcohol-related issues. Committee agreed to not request a hearing.
    • TMP-5459: Ohio CVS Stores LLC New C-1 & C-2 Liquor Licenses (CVS Pharmacy 10209, 3761 Massillon Road) – No alcohol-related issues reported by the Sheriff. Committee agreed to not request a hearing.
  • Both items will be moved to the regular council meeting for formal action.

Planning, Community and Economic Development Committee (Noble, DeVitis, Humphrey)

  • Two members present. Two third-reading TIF (Tax Increment Financing) ordinances were discussed:
    • 2026-20 (Chick-fil-A, Arlington Ridge Market Place, LLC) – A 30-year, 100% exemption on improvements valued at approximately $3 million. Standard TIF; construction expected to open first week of October 2026. Committee expressed support; will move to adopt at regular meeting.
    • 2026-21 (Brenneman Group, Bull Run Ventures, LLC) – A 30-year, 100% exemption on improvements initially valued at $1 million, likely to increase. Located on Town Crossing Boulevard, part of the Town Park Boulevard TIF area. Funds are designated for infrastructure on Massillon Road corridor. Committee expressed support; will move to adopt.
  • Council Member Neugebauer clarified that TIFs divert property taxes to the city via PILOTs (payments in lieu of taxes), not eliminate taxes. Schools are compensated per agreement.

Rules and Personnel Committee (Speight, Meager, Brandenburg)

  • All members present. No legislation; did not meet.

Transportation, Connectivity and Storm Water Committee (Meager, Brandenburg, Noble)

  • All members present. No legislation. City Engineer gave a construction update: Butler Road will be restricted to westbound-only traffic starting August 31, 2026, for over a month. Signal phasing will be adjusted. The update was noted.

Intergovernmental & Utilities Committee (Brandenburg, Noble, Meager)

  • All members present. Third reading of 2026-19: Agreement with Aqua Ohio, Inc. – Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five‑year water rate agreement (2027–2031). A public hearing was held August 11, 2026. Proposed annual rate increase: 5.5% to 5.75%. Aqua Ohio plans major system redundancy and water purification improvements and a minimum $1.5 million investment in new water access citywide. No further questions; will move to adopt at regular meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • Minutes approved unanimously (6–0).
  • Executive Session: At 5:19 PM, the committee voted 7–0 to enter executive session for pending litigation, including the Mayor, Clerk, Law Director, Finance Director, Planning Director, and City Engineer. The session lasted from 5:19 PM to 6:42 PM. A motion to adjourn the executive session passed 7–0 at 6:42 PM. The meeting adjourned at 6:43 PM.
  • Legislative Recommendations: All committees recommended moving their respective ordinances (2026-19, 2026-20, 2026-21) and liquor license actions to the regular council meeting for final votes.
  • Next Steps: CIP project rankings due by September 2, 2026.

Meeting Transcript

All right, good evening, and welcome to the City of Green committee meetings for Tuesday, August 25th, 2026. I'd like to call these meetings to order. First item on our agenda is the approval of minutes. We have TMP 5456, approval of the August 11th, 2026 committee meeting minutes. Move to approve. Second. We have a motion in the second. Is there any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Mr. Nujaber. Yes. Mr. Noble. Yes. Mr. Humphrey? Yes. Mr. Spate. Yes. Mr. Brandenburg. Yes. Mr. Maker. Yes. And Mr. Nabitas is absent. Thank you, ma'am. And we will get into the meeting of or the meetings of our committees. The first committee to meet this evening is the finance committee chaired by Mr. Humphrey. Thank you, Mr. President. All members are present, myself, Mr. Nijabauer, and Mr. Spate. We have no items of business, although I do want to report that yesterday on behalf of the finance committee, I attended and Mr. Noble attended on behalf of council and his committee, the CIP meeting that is going to be available online for the uh capital improvement plan for this next year. That process has been ongoing, and this was kind of the culmination for all the directors to report on projects that they have requested. And so it's quite a lengthy meeting, but uh it was very uh very well done, and so uh we were able to accomplish that yesterday. Um any older new business to come before the committee? Then we will adjourn at 504. Excuse me. Councilman. I just want to let um you know that then we will also be posting you know the book we were referencing in that meeting on um the finance department's website. So if the public didn't want to go out and just peruse the projects that we reviewed yesterday that are under consideration, um that document after I made the revisions yesterday, it will be posted to our website. So just wanted to to make that known. Okay, excellent.

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