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Tina (staff) and consultants reviewed the curbside toolbox developed since 2016, the results of technology pilots and on-street observations, and recommended a two-year condensed action plan. The proposed near-term priorities include strengthening enforcement of double parking and active loading zones (including use of camera technology and license-plate recognition where legally appropriate), reducing time limits on high-demand streets (one hour on main streets, two hours on side streets), increasing ADA-accessible curb spaces guided by PROWAG, and continuing mobile payment and availability pilots. Staff also recommended decriminalizing parking tickets to allow non-sworn staff to handle citations and to free sworn police officers to prioritize safety enforcement.

Council discussion produced broad support for the condensed plan and many specific priorities. Several council members opposed implementing paid on-street parking at this time and said the city should instead focus on better signage, promoting free garage parking with real-time availability signs, and enforcement focused on safety issues that impede traffic flow (double parking). Multiple members urged an educational outreach campaign so drivers understand what “active loading” space means and when it can be used for quick pick-up. Members also asked staff to accelerate accessible parking improvements and to evaluate valet options and microtransit/first-last-mile connections.

Staff said new electronic pedestrian-warning signs at Riverside Drive intersections have been installed and staff will explore pavement treatments, leading pedestrian intervals and geofencing for rideshare zones. The staff-recommended condensed action plan places safety, accessibility and enforcement in year one, with expansion of two-hour side-street limits and continued technology pilots in year two.

Council did not take a formal vote on the plan at the May 19 meeting but provided clear direction on priorities: advance enforcement and ADA access, decriminalize parking tickets for enforcement flexibility, proceed with technology pilots for parking availability, and delay any paid-parking program unless future data meet defined thresholds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dublin - City Council - May 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Dublin City Council on May 19 endorsed a condensed two-year curbside management approach that prioritizes safety, accessible parking and enforcement of active-loading zones while declining to pursue paid on-street parking at this time.","taxTitle","Dublin City Council, Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio","taxId",72672,"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},6545837,"Consultants recommend nonprofit reserve and RFI for Riverside Crossing Park; council gives feedback",899,5999000,6898000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3395555-534d07e36e4888f3296c016021018a63&start=5999&end=6898","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3395555-534d07e36e4888f3296c016021018a63/thumbnail_5999000.jpg","/articles/6545837/Ohio/Consultants-recommend-nonprofit-reserve-and-RFI-for-Riverside-Crossing-Park-council-gives-feedback","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545837-a4be5440dad133d3cb3f7bd0f506566f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768582&Signature=UWbMdOKww4FABjNf5QXlMh5ZAIaR6Yq2zyLqqgifQb5EVO0azNfgeTB0c4WM~shnS4aZ~3SgcIcmfYvF1QbCChjho1D7tEU2AM~Z8QFYx~-ObHVCnRzsIzUdaPpqA1gYRb8IbzEQquQveaGdCett1ben6SzATyXazCe2P3AJ2MDsyOJsO8LpnJmS7C484eIvUWektpb3UI6U1cJXgD7BHrgrSrb2TIWV7xuSiXZkr0NJoeIu5DPphV8-8bPiCJJYf6Fq0UHBPaZfDuPIAvAVYjU5kSPPAtDvrfe5SKkqQh04R2rDfRWB4~UpILJjkoZjBm0chTN5VNYZ2cflPA9Qpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Consultants Yard & Company presented a community events roadmap to Dublin City Council on May 19 that recommends a mix of actions to strengthen signature festivals, broaden neighborhood events, and explore new operating partnerships for key public spaces.

The report’s high-level proposals include keeping the city’s Events Division as the core producer of signature events; establishing a nonprofit vehicle to build a revenue reserve for the Dublin Irish Festival and to attract grants and donations; pursuing an RFI (request for information) for operation and activation of Riverside Crossing Park rather than an immediate RFP; expanding the neighborhood block-party package and summer programming; developing a citywide sponsorship strategy with consultant assistance; and drafting food-truck and art-vending permitting guidance.

Yard & Company told council the nonprofit would create a $400,000 reserve by the festival’s 40th anniversary as a backstop and could grow to $1 million in 7–10 years to stabilize festival financing. For Riverside Crossing Park the consultants recommended an RFI to assess market readiness and gather partner feedback as a lower-risk first step before issuing a formal RFP.

Councilmembers generally welcomed many recommendations but emphasized questions and priorities. Some members supported forming a nonprofit “shell” now (noting low upfront cost) while expressing limited optimism for immediate private fundraising. Several councilmembers supported an RFI for Riverside Crossing Park to gather market information before any procurement. Multiple speakers and council members urged staff to prioritize development of food-truck regulations and to test rules via existing midweek music and summer programming. Members also suggested better aligning sponsorship sales and packaging to defray event costs and exploring developer-led activation in future districts such as Metro Center and the West Innovation District.

No formal vote was taken; staff said the recommendations will inform a final roadmap expected for adoption on June 2, with implementation of some items targeted for 2026 where appropriate.","Consultants recommended a nonprofit reserve fund for the Dublin Irish Festival, an RFI to test potential Riverside Crossing Park operators, and new sponsorship and permitting work to expand neighborhood events, Yard & Company told council May 19.",{"_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},6545842,"National Community Survey: Dublin rates high for quality of life; housing affordability and transit lag",911,1122000,2033000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3395555-534d07e36e4888f3296c016021018a63&start=1122&end=2033","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3395555-534d07e36e4888f3296c016021018a63/thumbnail_1122000.jpg","/articles/6545842/Ohio/National-Community-Survey-Dublin-rates-high-for-quality-of-life-housing-affordability-and-transit-lag","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545842-56a1a0f5e949dfca6cc173c372e9ce0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768582&Signature=Dtfp2sjJxhurx8PDdjs6Grcr3riinLzFnFYB0i1yTObBFctC~ZY8kfuOne6zz8QzM4drYEVIHZcQ1m~KO6keSiyXpFtZUfAzLxR2QI55xppD-XNCqQhdZ1bwEcCJOfkrRmToApUfHKgikK5VEHNeeNUnpts2DAHHrNVCf4~l0qrNUkpF3IZxSMl0zuxwjqcsUHwJzqCnZTGr5FV14XudUL6ih70wfE2KVs9A5sOxHctscvBLEmGHpBb-HZDjaCRyIL3ZHoVVixlawojm4q~QUww5VdIxFgw~lTP9k2CqPcgFQLGWmgWGf5XNXI80fHvfcF~bEgW5sA7tTnpoo3DtpA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and Polco/National Research Center presented results of the 2025 National Community Survey (NCS) to Dublin City Council on May 19, reporting high overall resident satisfaction but growing concerns about housing affordability and public transit.

Lindsay Weisnauer, Dublin’s project contact, and Brandon Barnett of Polco told council the city received 565 completed responses from a randomly selected mail sample (19% response rate, ±4.1 percentage points margin of error) and an additional 245 open-participation responses provided separately in the full report. The NCS uses standardized questions that allow benchmarking against a national database.

Barnett summarized headline findings: 99% of respondents rated Dublin as an excellent or good place to live; Dublin ranked in the 90th percentile nationally for “place to live” among communities in the benchmark database. Safety and emergency services received very high ratings: “Virtually all” residents said they feel safe in their neighborhoods and downtown during the day, and ambulance/fire services and crime-prevention efforts scored well above national averages.

At the same time, several items showed declining trends or lower relative performance. Ratings for the availability of affordable, quality housing fell from 51% positive to 32% positive; Barnett said affordability items have declined nationwide over the past 18 months and Dublin’s pattern is “similar to the national benchmark.” Public transportation received the lowest rating in mobility items, with only 36% positive; Barnett noted it did see a statistically significant increase compared with a prior 2018 iteration but remains the lowest-rated mobility service.

Council members asked for demographic-breakdown detail and context for the declines. Barnett said the survey includes interactive demographic tables and that nothing unusual stood out in subgroup comparisons. Councilmember Fox noted an apparent discrepancy between Dublin’s silver bicycle-status award and an 80% positive rating for bicycling; Barnett said the difference may reflect resident awareness rather than infrastructure availability.

Weisnauer and Barnett said staff will use the quality-importance gap analysis in the final report to identify areas for resource allocation and follow-up. Barnett recommended jurisdictions use the NCS to track trends over time and inform budgeting and strategic planning. The full report and appendices will be made available to council and the public.

No vote was taken; council asked follow-up questions and staff flagged the report for future reference in budgeting and planning discussions.","Polco/National Research Center presented the 2025 National Community Survey results to Dublin City Council May 19: 565 random-sample responses show very high overall satisfaction and safety ratings but declines in affordable housing measures and low ratings for public transportation.",{"_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},6545847,"Dublin council agrees to take West Innovation District rezoning back up after residents press for more study",1571,2318000,3889000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3395555-534d07e36e4888f3296c016021018a63&start=2318&end=3889","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3395555-534d07e36e4888f3296c016021018a63/thumbnail_2318000.jpg","/articles/6545847/Ohio/Dublin-council-agrees-to-take-West-Innovation-District-rezoning-back-up-after-residents-press-for-more-study","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545847-cf5aedbe542433adfeaff15a8fcf25e3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768583&Signature=NFQPo9iZDVMhEMtl7aAAv1w2XqUn5axKVY-m-mMvbxmVnMgrla-e2Quy-5WDkg8wSj-NaYEY4cuXX2-BuHwyLdt54ypXaUqgcVloI9qDEUnL2lVqq8l54kdLpRUAZREmWxEqHPk-t3lYlTo4xrwcvRYcFQc4xneCsnxxrsnn0URHWxWP6ox~FP7z88wTSl3T9TpLQxwQ07nAJBWdeY8Oa~515uJon66Qu6s89mmB6ZRhCjTZvHkAEQaOyOhXbHZm9mRpxTfKPqRuIvnRpwbU~uRoRgTogoRXa-qXhi74Uo6NwcpKDSLDuBeGIzvrb0fbgVVPeTI8m91IVP4gcaKDwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dublin City Council voted May 19 to remove Ordinance 06-25 from the table and place the West Innovation District (WID) rezoning matter on the June 23 council agenda for a second-reading public hearing after multiple residents urged council to slow the process and provide more analysis.

The action followed more than an hour of public comment from residents of Ballantray, Houchard Road and nearby neighborhoods who said they had received limited notice about the proposed rezoning from rural to ID2 and ID3 and raised concerns about traffic, infrastructure capacity, potential industrial uses and loss of tree buffers. Dozens of speakers asked council to keep the item tabled while they work with staff to produce additional information and mitigate impacts.

Resident Dave Bullock told the council the rezoning would “likely be negatively impacted by what we consider to be the industrialization” of land a half a football field from neighbors’ backyards and asked council to “leave Ordinance 06-25 on the table for further research, further evaluation, and further comment.” Sandy McIntosh said there was no reliable data on the revenue the city expects to gain from the change and asked council not to “unnecessarily rush any activity on this.” Todd Hemmert urged council to “slow it down and figure it out” and to send the matter back to Planning and Zoning for more study. Multiple speakers described difficulties with notice and asked for a working group or one-on-one meetings with staff.

Mayor Ambrose Grooms explained the procedural effect of the council motion before the vote: removing an item from the table “is a procedural act required by Robert’s Rules of Order” that places the item on a future agenda so discussion can continue; it does not immediately bring the measure to a vote. He said the city manager will reach out to the Ballantray Community Association leadership and other residents to schedule meetings and to provide the public-notice materials required by state law prior to future readings.

Council members and staff also discussed outstanding technical studies residents said were incomplete, including traffic and infrastructure capacity south of Shire Rings and whether feasibility studies requested by council are available. Staff confirmed some feasibility work is not yet final and committed to follow-up meetings with residents to try to answer questions.

The roll-call vote to remove Ordinance 06-25 from the table and place it on the June 23, 2025 agenda for second reading and public hearing was recorded as: Mayor Ambrose Grooms — Yes; Councilmember Reiner — Yes; Councilmember Fox — Yes; Councilmember Rosa — Yes; Councilmember Keeler — Yes; Vice Mayor Ludo — Yes; Councilmember Kram — Yes. The mayor noted council can continue to hold readings as often as needed before any final vote.

Council and staff emphasized they will continue outreach and that scheduling the second reading is intended to provide a forum for more discussion, not to guarantee a vote on adoption on June 23.","After hours of public comment calling for more study and neighbor meetings, Dublin City Council voted unanimously May 19 to remove Ordinance 06-25 from the table and place it on the June 23 agenda for a second-reading public hearing so the discussion can continue.",{"_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},6545828,"Dublin City Council: votes and formal actions from the May 19 meeting",2856,3471000,6327000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3395555-534d07e36e4888f3296c016021018a63&start=3471&end=6327","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3395555-534d07e36e4888f3296c016021018a63/thumbnail_3471000.jpg","/articles/6545828/Ohio/Dublin-City-Council-votes-and-formal-actions-from-the-May-19-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545828-54b472e2cc0afebbe3e8e3b200e11525/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768583&Signature=g6eldA1XQxWkZT15zKMb7xOTtsKLRo7qZ3e4XCZU0gm5OI89Vh6aZUrVN5jbTscr87HqZcRfplTlkO8mPhkhMKMRItvLAmS2NdRfVY9XVWByCtQyXvwNNIHj2o8r4DoYWiELj5zmUvSutgyDkjHI2Oh5jwNueoIoYHFelIuFjDG4tO8kqAdC8h2AAAYkeINc9r3nw7BlLLW58dvBdQAlqrYPhPFWdBxtsBRmBY6-1p-3J3BDyE3P0Mv83y-rzkUwwBuag-nfuoj8nRV6NFXP2KgL-hc~37fVNTBzSXBbaqHWfACYgOD6o5CeZLz~gOMkf-C~ybivMpq84xLeXtraoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","This roundup lists the formal actions recorded at the Dublin City Council meeting on May 19, 2025.

Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda (minutes for April 21 and May 1 meetings). The roll call recorded affirmative votes.

Ordinance 06-25 (West Innovation District rezoning): Council voted unanimously to remove the ordinance from the table and place it on the June 23, 2025 agenda for a second-reading public hearing. Mayor Ambrose Grooms explained removal from the table is procedural and does not require immediate final action.

Ordinance 12-25 (fee ordinance amendment — Dublin Community Recreation Center lap-pool rental): Staff introduced an ordinance to phase in an increased lane-hour rental rate for Dublin City Schools from $9 per lane-hour to $20 for the 2025 fall season, moving toward a $40 per lane-hour target over three years; second reading and public hearing scheduled for June 2, 2025.

Ordinance 13-25 (proposed tax budget for FY2026): Introduced and scheduled for second reading and public hearing June 2, 2025. Staff said the tax budget is required to be filed with the county auditor by July 20 and does not appropriate funds.

Ordinance 14-25 (Q2 supplemental appropriations): Introduced and scheduled for June 2, 2025 second reading; staff explained adjustments for project needs and property‑tax settlement credits.

Ordinance 15-25 (economic development agreement with Hexion Inc.): Introduced; staff described a proposed 15% performance-based payroll withholding incentive (7 years, ~$314,000) and a $200,000 location grant to support renovation. Second reading scheduled for June 2, 2025.

Ordinance 16-25 (Quarry Place construction & maintenance easement): Introduced; staff recommended approval to allow the city to assume maintenance responsibility for a drive and construct ADA-compliant pathway; second reading scheduled for June 2, 2025.

Resolution Accepting Preliminary Plat — Brightwood Reserve: Council accepted the preliminary plat for the subdivision that divides 14.2 acres into 20 single-family lots with 5.8 acres of open space and dedicated right of way, subject to conditions: provide a 5-foot tree lawn, revise plat language to show intent to protect tree preservation areas while accommodating necessary easements, and address technical adjustments before final plat. The roll-call vote recorded approval.

Resolution 34-25 (statement of services for Madison County annexation): Council adopted the statement of services for the annexation of roughly 79 acres of city-owned property currently in Madison County; staff noted the resolution is required prior to the June 17 annexation hearing before Madison County commissioners. Roll-call vote recorded approval.

Appointment — Chief Financial Officer/Director of Finance: Council appointed Matthew Rubino to the position of CFO and director of finance per charter section 6.03(b). Roll-call vote recorded all affirmative.

Board and commission appointments: Council approved multiple appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions (Architecture Review Board, Board of Zoning Appeals, Bridge Park New Community Authority, Chiefs Advisory Committee, Community Services Advisory Commission, Personnel Board of Review, Veterans Committee, Visit Dublin Ohio board); individual roll-call votes recorded as shown in the minutes.

Procedural notes: Several other ordinances and resolutions were introduced and scheduled for second readings and public hearings on June 2, 2025; public comment on many items was heard during the meeting.","Summary of recorded votes, appointments and plat approvals from the Dublin City Council meeting on May 19, 2025, including consent agenda approval, scheduling of Ordinance 06-25 for June 23 second reading, preliminary plat acceptance for Brightwood Reserve with conditions, and appointment of Matthew Rubino as finance director/CFO.","actionData","errors"]

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