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Councilmember Bowers said she will present a joint proclamation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and that the mayor plans to sign the proclamation for the Jan. 20, 2025 observance. Councilmember Bowers also presented a joint resolution/proclamation recognizing Cervical Health Awareness Month at the request of a local group called the Crawford Crew; staff said the title will be updated to reflect a joint proclamation for adoption on Jan. 21.

Councilmember Jones said she will invite Jewel Woods to receive a Black History Month proclamation in early February and recommended redline edits to align the text with Woods’s local work on mental health for Black men. Clerk Van Meter confirmed staff will update proclamation titles and circulate redline edits to members.

Council members also discussed several other observances proposed for 2025, including School Resource Officer Appreciation Day (Feb. 15), Government Communicators Day (Feb. 17), Women’s History Month (March), Food Waste Action Week (March 17), Earth Month (April), Herb Week (first week of May), and Public Service and Mental Health Months in May. Members asked colleagues to coordinate timing and to notify the clerk’s office in advance so staff can prepare documents for the appropriate meeting.

One councilmember suggested a suggested wording addition for the Cervical Health proclamation to reference prevention options beyond vaccination; members agreed to circulate a recommended edit for consideration at the Jan. 21 meeting.

Next steps: Staff will finalize titles and circulate any redline edits ahead of the Jan. 21 meeting, where the MLK and Cervical Health items were scheduled for adoption.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council: Special Council Meeting & Committee of the Whole - January 13, 2024 - Livestream","oneSentenceSummary","Council members on Jan. 13 introduced ceremonial proclamations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Cervical Health Awareness Month and Black History Month and scheduled them for adoption in upcoming meetings.","taxTitle","Gahanna, Franklin County, Ohio","taxId",55589,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6387501,"Council staff proposes bimonthly newsletter to highlight council work; members back a pilot",504,1933000,2437000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116437-95821138ef2f2247c5ef2260fc99c10a&start=1933&end=2437","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116437-95821138ef2f2247c5ef2260fc99c10a/thumbnail_1933000.jpg","/articles/6387501/Gahanna/Franklin-County/Ohio/Council-staff-proposes-bimonthly-newsletter-to-highlight-council-work-members-back-a-pilot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387501-8d33f999ff4cd3577f6639454a1ebceb/orig.mp4?Expires=1776168059&Signature=bHXQFNDjgnC~cqtOtQPtPfkSvWSLousO9ULSH9niiTyFWtKm1pqhHiWEBfst68NIfXKvvvdiqWxj1dXcT09LxEUkMA4UR67BF46qhjEfacuzNVu8JAzPZK80QG1JiiRqnz4cnfqM1749vWfHmri8n8UFSXd6BPH3dxf~BJ54jWjmjsqFHNALbywrdP2I1tYeOaMLC8bHZ81V~lXLz4sCTbua7RG0hlKZkA1~Fc4w0pPc11lzpo2do1z-lNTukMYp~RwXUS28PLPD-lNw9VYaCCc3SIIF-kqPYtpDazwkcgRnx3wiJ4vaUiHBB3JGrArGazTA6LJt-ZpneCU86-5fqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jessica Hiltz, the council office’s management analyst, presented a draft bimonthly newsletter to the committee of the whole on Jan. 13, 2025. The proposed digital newsletter would highlight legislative summaries, member spotlights, archival items, community events and ways for residents to connect with council.

\"The goal of the newsletter is to showcase opportunities for community members to connect with their representatives,\" Hiltz said. She said the product is intended to amplify council’s collective voice rather than individual members’ personal communications, and staff would partner with the city communications team for branding and distribution.

Hiltz told council the newsletter would use existing city software and templates and require no new funding. When Councilmember Schnitzer sought confirmation that the plan was fully digital and would not add postage costs, Hiltz replied, \"A 100%. The software is something the city owns.\" She and other staff said they would provide social-media copy, QR codes for meetings, and links to council pages on the city website to build subscribers.

Council members asked about cadence and content. Hiltz said the pilot would be bimonthly to balance timely content with available staff capacity; she recommended two-month editions for the pilot and said staff would adjust cadence based on results and metrics such as open and click rates. Councilmember Padova, Councilmember Renner and others praised the design and said they would provide content to be included.

Council consensus: Members expressed broad support to try a pilot; staff requested that council provide material and guidance on items to feature for the initial issue covering January–February. Communications and marketing staff will support branding and analytics.

Next steps: Staff will finalize a pilot January–February edition, circulate it to council members for review and place the item on the consent agenda for the next regular meeting.","Council staff presented a draft bimonthly newsletter to highlight council activities, legislative highlights and archival materials. Staff said the pilot would be fully digital, use existing city software and require no additional funding; council members offered feedback and supported moving forward with a pilot.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6387506,"Gahanna launches round-one public engagement for 10-year strategic plan with table talks and online survey",425,1294000,1719000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116437-95821138ef2f2247c5ef2260fc99c10a&start=1294&end=1719","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116437-95821138ef2f2247c5ef2260fc99c10a/thumbnail_1294000.jpg","/articles/6387506/Gahanna/Franklin-County/Ohio/Gahanna-launches-round-one-public-engagement-for-10-year-strategic-plan-with-table-talks-and-online-survey","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387506-3fe9a51b28a194b9205927a8047d6f18/orig.mp4?Expires=1776168059&Signature=LpLnYx0Xm3IalOwToBeZa-0ozIhcWgr76gVLyEgjQNy9zrX8BAb1Yq5M8~OJm~FwBXiCEk1X46Ub5IRL9pPIvzDBhp1wcCS2UAwyqn1Ja-KaDN~vYmq-nghdgkgZjVojmeCj50~f9oWHpj7g7JP~wGiLHgmfuloaVd0y1wYS7Jz24Ec7pzdBVHtgU7bR9~-SyVLzVGpDkZvEGA63WTJg~5~EWRFkkUpgmqfNo60ds5kiGDxoT17LK7--gCtfIpG9LHpuAvP-nyEQm7plK~GH4ZEDCgvsDn3oyh~f8YkK2gLgkFSo~DRj2S6lfdg8P0~rZRKAcKvCkTKQdaalcbP7iw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Gahanna has begun the first public-engagement round for a 14-month strategic-plan effort, city staff said during the Jan. 13 committee meeting. The outreach centers on small-group “table talks” and an online survey intended to inform a community vision for the next decade.

\"Round 1 public engagement will help to inform the future vision of Gahanna,\" Director Volmer said, describing table talks as “highly interactive small group workshop[s],” typically held in groups of about 10 people. The city and its consultant, Planning Next, will also offer an online “table talk” survey that mirrors the in-person session for residents who cannot attend.

City staff listed three open table-talk sessions in January: Jan. 16, Jan. 25 and Jan. 29, and a joint city-council-and-planning-commission session scheduled for Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. The city has posted sign-up and survey links on the project website. Staff and steering-committee members will facilitate the sessions and will collect demographic information at the end of each session via a QR code to help ensure representative participation.

Volmer said staff hopes to engage “over a 1000 people” in the process. She also acknowledged early participation was low — “under 100” so far — but said Planning Next expects participation to increase as efforts move past the holidays and weather-related cancellations. Staff said the engagement timeline may be extended into early February if necessary to meet targets.

Planning Next will aggregate answers from table talks and the survey, identify themes, and share a subset of findings with the steering committee; Volmer said the committee will shape those themes into an overall vision. The steering committee will report back on results in March and round-two engagement is planned to begin in April.

City staff encouraged community groups, the school system, businesses and boards and commissions to host or request a facilitated table talk; printed postcards and QR codes are being distributed to boost participation. The city’s project website contains a calendar of sessions, background information and an online survey.

Next steps: Planning Next will compile January’s data, the steering committee will convene to identify themes and a March update to council is expected to present initial findings.","City staff and Planning Next outlined a multi-month strategic-plan process and invited residents to participate in small-group \"table talks\" or an online survey in January; officials aim to engage about 1,000 people and will report initial results to the steering committee in March.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6387510,"Gahanna adopts resolution opposing AT&T tariff that would shift utility relocation costs to municipalities",502,356000,858000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2116437-95821138ef2f2247c5ef2260fc99c10a&start=356&end=858","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2116437-95821138ef2f2247c5ef2260fc99c10a/thumbnail_356000.jpg","/articles/6387510/Gahanna/Franklin-County/Ohio/Gahanna-adopts-resolution-opposing-ATT-tariff-that-would-shift-utility-relocation-costs-to-municipalities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6387510-135493f06bc6bf21ff2f02fce50dfeb6/orig.mp4?Expires=1776168059&Signature=aOmAq-YRtCdeJhAi-LutrKrE0huDPG4QDlT3RLw5K0nBDawKq1dyVWL3zjAF-fJyaWkl0UHD0xUESv5Tmc5-W3TdWWfouQbSmYoj9UDdcd9aYBlia-A9XfOV2HzENm0WSc7ZdjOAw4ecylqVjEhL4xceGE2z2xWdJC~CQzjm1CqbgyldXBBvlfuIeXNjC-OYu1wY9teZPjzw~qcpt0099bAx9Kw8pnB8vPFyrzBmztBjBdsKvR8RrYCToqVn7ju3pxkxX6QaYZj3fc3leZsnAfQNz5DED3G0GBX2Nx~VoIeSyHJwLgww3DIQm8mD-OL-r674i3yPSimHs8~4J6uvvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Gahanna City Council voted to adopt Resolution 004-2025 on Jan. 13, 2025, joining an Ohio Municipal League–led objection to an AT&T tariff proposal before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that would require municipalities to absorb utility relocation costs.

City leaders said the tariff, filed Dec. 18 at PUCO, arrived suddenly and could add significant expense and delay to planned city infrastructure work. “This proposed tariff really kinda came out of the blue for us,” Mayor Chadwin said at the special meeting. “I do believe they would be cost prohibitive for us, for almost every infrastructure project that we would look to do in the city.”

The resolution adopts a redlined model ordinance provided by the Ohio Municipal League and directs the city attorney to proceed with legal steps to join the challenge. City staff warned the tariff could affect upcoming capital-improvement projects, drive up the local taxpayer share of street, sewer and stormwater work, and increase costs when utilities must be relocated during repairs or emergent work.

Director Comlink flagged specific projects and a recent local example to illustrate potential impacts. He said the city’s own fiber relocation for a recent project cost “right around $100,000,” and added that similar relocation charges could apply to water, sanitary and storm projects if the tariff were approved. Council members pressed on whether emergent repairs (for example, a water-main break) would also trigger relocation charges; staff confirmed those costs could fall to the city in such cases.

City Attorney Tamela Arison said she had secured outside counsel to act quickly once the resolution was adopted. “I luckily as of this evening have made contact with the attorneys at Taft and so things are in place now if the resolution is approved that we can hit the ground running with them as well,” Arison said.

Motion and vote: Councilmember Renner moved to adopt Resolution 004-2025; Councilmember Weaver seconded. The council approved the motion on a roll-call vote: Renner — yes; Weaver — yes; Jones — yes; McGregor — yes; Padova — yes; Schnitzer — yes; Bowers — yes. The mayor declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted.

The resolution directs legal action to oppose the tariff at PUCO and authorizes coordination with the Ohio Municipal League and retained counsel. City staff said next steps include working with outside counsel on filings and notifying affected project managers so cost estimates can be updated where necessary.","Gahanna City Council on Jan. 13, 2025, adopted Resolution 004-2025 to join objections to an AT&T tariff filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that would require municipalities to pay utility relocation costs; council members and city staff said the change could make local infrastructure projects substantially more expensive.","actionData","errors"]

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Gahanna schedules proclamations for MLK Day, Cervical Health Awareness, Black History Month and other observances

Council staff proposes bimonthly newsletter to highlight council work; members back a pilot

Gahanna launches round-one public engagement for 10-year strategic plan with table talks and online survey

Gahanna adopts resolution opposing AT&T tariff that would shift utility relocation costs to municipalities