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Council committee reviews urban forestry grant application and digitalization contract; raises questions about shared drive access and city devices
Summary
Council reviewed a proposed resolution authorizing the recreation director to apply for an Ohio Department of Natural Resources urban forestry grant focused on edible landscapes and discussed a planned contract with Iron Mountain to digitize records; IT access, VPN requirements and the condition of city-issued laptops were raised.
City leaders reviewed two operational items that staff asked council to send to the floor: (1) authorization for the recreation director to apply for an urban forestry grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and (2) moving forward with a contract to digitize city records and create a shared document repository.
Recreation director Miss Duchstein said the proposed Urban Forestry Grant application would focus on an "edible landscape" strategy: planting fruit-bearing trees and supporting community garden efforts. She said the parks and tree-board staff are identifying species suitable for the local climate and noted prior years' participation in the program. "This year is focused on edible landscape," Duchstein said,…
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