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Ordinance 33-81 (second reading): an ordinance amending codified ordinance section 1040.09 pertaining to rates and charges for the Dunedin Water System and declaring an emergency so the ordinance would take effect April 1. Council members discussed bypassing a third reading so the rate change could take effect; a motion was made to bypass the third reading, and council discussed also making a subsequent motion to declare an emergency. The transcript records motions and brief roll-call exchanges but does not provide a complete, named roll-call tally or final signed ordinance text in the record.

Ordinance 33-82 (second reading): an ordinance amending codified ordinances section 10421325 (rates and charges for the Geneva wastewater system) and declaring an emergency. Council members said the matter had been discussed in committees since last year and moved to bypass the third reading and proceed with votes. The transcript records motions but does not clearly record the final roll-call tallies or the ordinance numbers’ final passage text.

Resolution 36-22: a resolution in opposition to Senate Bill 43 (introduced in the state legislature by a named senator in the discussion). The resolution opposes proposed elimination of a 2% lodging/bed tax that funds the county convention and facilities authority (CFA); speakers in the meeting described expected harms to local tourism funding if the tax were eliminated. The council discussed the resolution and the meeting record shows a roll-call on passage occurred later in the agenda, but the transcript as provided does not include a complete, attributable vote record for the resolution in the text supplied here.

Because the meeting transcript did not supply complete, attributable roll-call tallies for the ordinances and the resolution, this article reports motions on the record and notes that staff will publish formal minutes and ordinances with the official vote tallies and effective dates.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3 24 25 movie","oneSentenceSummary","Council held second readings for two ordinances proposing changes to water and wastewater rates and introduced a resolution opposing Senate Bill 43. Motions were made to bypass third readings and to declare emergencies so new rates could take effect; transcript did not specify full roll-call tallies or final enactment at this meeting.","taxTitle","City of Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio","taxId",72371,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6107147,"Downtown pizza shop asks council to designate 15-minute pick-up parking; matter referred to streets committee",462,1834000,2296000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2778017-f448b2e427a740894f3f7f014c974293&start=1834&end=2296","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2778017-f448b2e427a740894f3f7f014c974293/thumbnail_1834000.jpg","/articles/6107147/Ohio/Downtown-pizza-shop-asks-council-to-designate-15-minute-pick-up-parking-matter-referred-to-streets-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6107147-247b404cc67fea1f47d5a29b041d72d1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166189&Signature=C27ZU2UOYOmogPUH0SsmMQZGGyta47NHa5Qh4s365OLY~05EdoF515DvmvFQyFe9Oey3LWiBsxhWNb4qH87bS027wKVfdbibp4LHk5ceHk7waLTwf1Lq-VEIGAojvCeXlV5wimczkP1Lr9-jnpV7uFD0XHRhCsOKJMBgPMIxljaihah49mWN5B-Oi4QgKDkZ4ephrrVvSMyo81pK~WJxQR~oAIMHGgulVT4VyGPj~dpUl5Zfd1uiR1Id0paJt4eCjFKlfq6liQ5~b5IcfWrp-u71xj5WLwbaubPr58YxlSBP7MrdfDUlGfzFuuoy7BR-2yoIHF9YDX5PT0aMfwwjtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Anthony Neal II, who identified himself as representing a family-owned downtown pizza shop at 43 West Street, asked the council to consider restricting three parking spaces in front of his business to 15-minute parking from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Neal said many pickup customers were deterred because near-term spaces are occupied and that the change would help his family’s business.

Council members and staff discussed enforcement limits and observed that short-term signage is often followed by the public but can be hard to strictly enforce without police time or tire marking. Several council members suggested signage and coordination with downtown businesses and the Geneva Business Association to encourage employee parking off-street so public spaces remain for customers.

Council members agreed to refer the request to the streets committee for a future meeting and invited Neal and the Geneva Business Association representative to attend. The manager and staff also suggested placing signage directing customers to additional parking (Depot Street) and exploring voluntary commitments from downtown businesses to reduce employee curb parking during peak hours.","A downtown pizza-shop owner asked the City of Geneva council to limit three on-street spaces to 15-minute parking Thursday through Saturday evenings to aid quick pickup customers; council agreed to refer the request to the streets committee for further discussion.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6107151,"City manager outlines funding applications, grants and staff retirement",511,2639000,3150000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2778017-f448b2e427a740894f3f7f014c974293&start=2639&end=3150","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2778017-f448b2e427a740894f3f7f014c974293/thumbnail_2639000.jpg","/articles/6107151/Ohio/City-manager-outlines-funding-applications-grants-and-staff-retirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6107151-bb5fff9c214cec823af3eb8cad017dc0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166189&Signature=e2ClIw4YU-7n2DTw5nVzWi1hu-GrVd9~3sMKV9MkcoYxUGPwrYGFQIaXB3536rpjYuQN9zfFNfZLAF1XTOH3renkdwiYn4gBlAJjeL3G2vK3XJOFOUpQE-99DbCK293u3G6nrkGsov6wT9KaXmTIur84a3AikcBVZU2FSBx2mCzsKS~s6XzeYmm0bMNV7a1x-Mb9hdN93T1pDaSM3jNTtbAFlETzTm8YgEtJdRD4k3ZfO4HxRZt~IuxvTmjkBTgWWdcegu~uB~Lpql4mB2MDDa98J9tCHFYu4YeImeivDDi2-SL242BK3VrKFB5No2iYCNv~ek2cMAcvcwRk~LUMKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Manager provided an update on multiple funding and project activities. He said staff are preparing applications for federal congressional community project funding (requested amount between $1.3 million and $2.5 million) and for an ODOT small-city funding application to be submitted in early May (request not to exceed $2 million). He said the city will also pursue OPWC and OVWC rounds where available and that the WBCLF (water pollution control loan fund) nomination submitted in August was approved at 1% interest as gap financing.

The manager described a proposed $510,000 water-supply revolving loan application for FY26 to continue water-line replacements along State Route 84 to SR 534. He said the Division of Forestry federal subaward for a previously paused project was approved and the city will resume work with its forester. The city is preparing a Rural and Tribal Assistance (RTA) pilot planning application to fund preliminary design and permitting for a multiuse path and connectivity improvements (the RTA application discussed a $265,000 planning request).

The manager also said the city’s bike-rack project is nearly complete and racks are being stored temporarily in the parks/industry department before placement. He announced that longtime streets superintendent Tim Bittner has announced his retirement after 31 years with the city, including 21 years as street superintendent (service as superintendent beginning about 2004). He also noted the civil service exam will be held May 4 (application deadline April 21) and the city’s spring cleanup is scheduled for May 3.

Council members asked about budgeting and change-order tracking for phase 1; staff said they are compiling detailed dollar-and-cents information on change orders and will follow up with council. The manager cautioned that federal funding availability may be limited and state funding rounds could be more competitive this cycle.","City staff reported multiple funding efforts for phase 2 of the Northwest Main Street project, noted an approved 1% WBCLF loan nomination, discussed other potential state and federal grants and announced the street superintendent’s retirement.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6107156,"Contractor reports underground challenges, city hopes to meet Sept. 5 completion for Northwest Main Street phase",365,1191000,1556000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2778017-f448b2e427a740894f3f7f014c974293&start=1191&end=1556","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2778017-f448b2e427a740894f3f7f014c974293/thumbnail_1191000.jpg","/articles/6107156/Ohio/Contractor-reports-underground-challenges-city-hopes-to-meet-Sept-5-completion-for-Northwest-Main-Street-phase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6107156-490b192a6f6da95a3946f0019ff62fe7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166189&Signature=nTVpX10DxRUlnW-D6x4EwBqpQcm0EqYswck-autyfnXIbaAe3gjNUGKGAujau~I3ntFUcBHMZOPkgRYXls1Kc50tu1mGJXoZ7-QwZbt5E5Cnu-BH2Ni5yHV2BUHhCUzGRvmX4NxDOe6ylToJxZXfFpw8EOeCaSrhthdSeTxgmS3Syow6WKwlvXni6bGOSXmzjKJMlNOIxQmBpgKbS1EPiSnhZfTAVcg0oE5r3dtYJczoZkPMSSQZ6cXcBGyueUQA8H7LgdcVngVF-rgI0dPTbGAVcn6cdyZjkUGTVs7qN-nSEr~tTN-6lIe0koiWI4B7vvKRNJWO4XPnreGrLuWDuw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Colin Watts, construction manager with Manning & Smith Group, updated the City of Geneva council on the Northwest Main Street sewer and street reconstruction project, reporting progress and subsurface challenges that have slowed work.

Watts said crews have installed about 1,954 feet of sanitary sewer (roughly two-thirds of the Sanitary Lane sewer) and about 2,000 feet of storm sewer (a little over half of the planned storm work). He reported 29 sanitary/storm structures installed and lateral connections at about 40% up to the main line between Legal and Lockwood; the remaining work runs west of Lockwood and will resume when winter conditions end.

Watts described the biggest difficulty as encountering voids beneath the roadway caused by erosion into failing, older sewer tiles and crushed pipes; crews have at times excavated 13 to 60 feet to address those voids, a process that requires shoring, temporary stone placements and dewatering. The contractor has reinstalled dewatering equipment as warmer weather arrives; Watts said crews are digging as deep as 16 feet in portions of the corridor and that a high water table requires active dewatering. He also cited utility conflicts common in older cities that require coordination with utility companies and occasional workarounds.

On schedule, Watts said the original contract’s completion date was Sept. 5, 2025, and the contractor is targeting that date. He acknowledged the project has accumulated “probably a couple dozen days” of delay that the contract allows the contractor to count toward excusable days and that—based on current awarded delays and weather days—the contractor could extend into October without triggering liquidated damages. City staff and the contractor are pursuing recovery scheduling and scope-savings measures where possible to limit change-order costs.

Council members and residents asked about visible delays and the need for more public information; council members said the technical details—deep excavations and dewatering—help explain why work can take longer than visible surface progress suggests. The council scheduled a progress meeting for April 9 in council chambers and requested a follow-up with detailed accounting of change-order costs and any budgetary impacts.","The city’s construction manager reported crews have completed about two-thirds of sanitary sewer and more than half of storm sewer work on the Northwest Main Street project but have encountered deep voids and utility conflicts that are delaying progress; the contractor is targeting a Sept. 5, 2025 completion.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6107161,"NOPEC representative outlines enrollment, grant formula and upcoming customer letters",997,137000,1134000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2778017-f448b2e427a740894f3f7f014c974293&start=137&end=1134","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2778017-f448b2e427a740894f3f7f014c974293/thumbnail_137000.jpg","/articles/6107161/Ohio/NOPEC-representative-outlines-enrollment-grant-formula-and-upcoming-customer-letters","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6107161-4fb21a660ecf9c66c34c0ea2a80c5663/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166189&Signature=JHTuOweyg4VQWuSli92FYmJBtcbpv-hs3T5vaxfjnUywXhB9TRN9dw6GmSutoPJfg7nr35DRHkrgjdbrhTsqeEA-HcRmT8p1H7OSawzS8-nOQ12u9IwjFAKHct7glmxaHS-fQAVvhBggqRmhWu~5zVfGB4MrE9vaWsqW-6j-8LEDiyyUlRLAMhINxVNqA6zR46XdTA3h6sFc2JluryihV9cSozfVIDT7-Bpc1uOAUFaatKDEWfMJARToNJjrR-2S1YvSqZCBNNqb9u2lfT4C0Xvv1fCKTCUEhCpyXezAdysi~6bjrEJbAYlwiwJP-80iWvYpWFG1rCGNjKWzctixug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jenny Costanza, a NOPEC relationship manager, told the City of Geneva council that Geneva has participated in NOPEC's electric and gas aggregation program for 23 years and described how the group's bulk buying generates community grant funds. She said Geneva currently has 1,235 electric accounts and 1,026 gas accounts enrolled, and that NOPEC's grant formula returns $6 per electric account and $4 per gas account to dual-power communities.

Costanza said the grants must be invested in energy-efficiency projects and gave LED lighting upgrades as an example. She explained the grants are negotiated separately from supply rates and described how NOPEC has used buying power across 243 communities to secure lower market rates and sponsor community grants and programs.

Costanza warned residents to expect a state-mandated enrollment letter between about April 15 and the first week in May. She said the letters notify customers that staying in NOPEC requires no action and instruct those who want to leave how to opt out; she added that NOPEC cannot contact customers who have already chosen another supplier. She described options available to customers who stay on NOPEC, including the default program price for gas (Costanza said the program price for June–August would be $4.99 per MCF) and alternatives such as 12- or 24-month fixed contracts or price options tied to utility charges. She also said electricity prices in the PJM market were expected to rise about 15–20% in June because a capacity charge increased dramatically at last year’s auction.

Costanza urged residents with questions to consult the NOPEC website and offered to help attendees check whether they were on NOPEC or another supplier. She noted NOPEC operates as a nonprofit governed by a board of representatives from participating counties and that the organization annually undergoes audits.

Council members praised the energy-efficiency grants and sponsorship funds that have benefited local projects and summer events. Costanza left informational flyers on how to read energy bills and contact information for assistance.","A NOPEC representative told the City of Geneva council the community has long participated in the regional electric and gas aggregation program, explained how grant funds are generated and notified residents to expect state-mandated enrollment letters this spring.","actionData","errors"]

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