All right, it's 620, so we're gonna go ahead and get started with the stuff this evening study session.

Um first item is there anything on this evening's council agenda that we will be discussing and voting on that any council member has any questions or concerns regarding.

All right.

Next we'll move on to item B.

We have a resolution for right-away acquisition.

Mr.

Cron.

Good evening.

Um, for those of you who haven't been here um for a while.

Um we are in a process of a project right now.

We're partnering with the Montgomery County Engineers Office on the Dayton International Airport Northeast Logistics Roadway Access Project.

Um basically that's going to be improvements to Northwoods Boulevard, Dixie Drive, Lightner Road, um, basically all the way from the flying J facility up to the Chewy facility on Lightner Road, and then also Dixie Drive down to Inverness.

Um we're doing roadway improvements, we're putting in a shared use path, um, making this roadway, the section of roadway more usable for trucks to access the the large buildings on the north and the west side of the airport.

So this is a joint project, a regional project.

Um, and as part of this project right now, we're in the design phase, the final design phase, and we have to do right-of-way acquisition.

Um, there are a total of 49 parcels that we have or different property owners we have to acquire parcels from for this roadway for easement or or temporary construction easements, and um seven six of the parcels are in Vandalia, and they are a couple are critical that we get done early because we have to do the clearing for the utility relocations.

Um one of the parcels um we're in negotiations.

We have a uh there's a right-of-way consultant that's doing negotiations with all of these um parcel owners, and we feel like one of them we may not get to a deal with.

Um, and in when that happens, we have to appropriate the property, which means we go to court and you basically take the property through eminent domain.

Um, so to be prepared for that, if it gets to that point, um, we have to do a resolution of intent to appropriate the property.

Um, so that's what I'm here to talk to you about tonight, and we will have this on our meeting tonight to approve the resolution for this so that the project can keep moving forward and we can stay on schedule.

Um there is the property, it's it's parcel seven on the plans.

I know that doesn't mean a lot to you.

It's one of the northern properties on Dixie Drive in Vandalia.

Um we have had an the property appraised through our consultant.

Um they've got a fair market value for the the amount of property we're gonna take for them, and that estimate is eleven thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.

Um they have verbally counteroffed with fifty thousand dollars is what they want for the property.

Um so I know they are still in negotiations, it's not final yet, but we have to be prepared um to be able to take the property through the courts if to keep the project moving forward.

So that's what we'll be approving tonight if you if you choose.

Any questions from council?

I have a question.

Just procedure-wise, if that has to be done through the courts, do they still get the fair market value or do we just take it by um well I I believe they go ahead.

We have an appraisal.

Um we deposit that with the court, and they can come and take that money immediately, and the only issue in the road take is the value of the property, and then they can get their own appraiser to come in and that's if the court awards them something more than I think it's 20% higher than what we did, then we also have to pay their attorney fee.

So there's some risks involved in there.

Okay.

Thank you.

Any other questions?

That's a good question.

All right, thank you.

All right, next we have an ordinance for uh dissolving the golf course advisory board.

Mr.

Althouse.

Thank you, Your Honor.

The Vin Day Golf Course Advisory Board was formed in 1977 when the city golf course was operated by a private company in the city desired additional oversight of the golf course operations.

As the golf course is no longer administered by a private company, is under the direction oversight of the city parks and recreation department.

The role of the golf course advisory board and its active membership has diminished over the years.

City Council's determined the golf course advisory board is no longer necessary, but desires to retain the expertise and experience of the few remaining golf course advisory board members and desires to admend the membership of the parks and recreation advisory board to include the existing public appointees of the golf advisory board as non-voting advisory members for a period of time equal to their remaining existing term on the golf course advisory board or their earlier resignation or removal.

Thank you.

All right, well, is there any questions on that?

We've discussed that a few times now.

All right.

First being a resolution for the water mean purchase, Mr.

Borton.

I got it out before you got up there to the microphone this time.

I know it's too far in the back this time.

Um with the um 2026 capital improvement budget, we have our final uh appropriations for water meter purchases so we can finish our citywide replacement.

Uh we have about 5200 installed of the 5800 or so.

Uh primarily the ones we have kind of have remaining are more the difficult ones that require scheduling or they're involve a business, so we have to do it, try and work around their schedule as best we can to not interfere with their operations.

Um we have in our budget uh three hundred thousand dollars split between the water and sewer funds.