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T H E C I T Y O F Zanesville 401 Market Street • Zanesville, Ohio 43701 Phone (740) 617-4875 E-mail: council@coz.org Council – Mayor Government Doug Merry – Public Safety Director ZANESVILLE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA Council Chambers, 401 Market Street, Zanesville OH Monday, April 1, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. This meeting is for discussion pertaining to the upcoming Ordinances, Resolutions, and discussion items of the Public Safety Committee for review as follows. This meeting is open to the public to attend in person or remotely by using the information below. 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of minutes of the meeting from February 5, 2024 ORDINANCES None DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Handicapped Parking south of Third Street 4. Indigent Burials 5. Nuisance Conditions Prohibited-Cat Colony 6. Traffic Order 24- just in case you have one to add. This meeting is open to the public who may attend in person or attend by phone or Internet using the information below. Phone 1-844-621-3956 US Toll Free or 1-415-655-0001 US Toll Use Access Code: 126 750 8098 # Online with WebEx- Enter zanesvillecity.webex.com in web browser. Enter Meeting Information- 126 750 8098  SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 The Public Safety Committee met at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 2024 in Council Chambers at City Hall, 401 Market Street, Zanesville, Ohio. Mr. Ballmer: It is 5:06. I would like to call this meeting of the Zanesville Pu blic Safety Commit tee to order. Welcome everyone. Mrs. Corns, may I have roll call please? Committee members attending were Councilperson Mark Ballmer, Chair; Councilperson Mr. Roberts; and Councilperson Joey Osborn. Councilperson Steven Foreman was absent. Others in attendance: Jeff Bell, Fire Chief Kade Haddox, Budget & Finance Billie Corns, Clerk of Council Lisa Hittle, IT Brian Diamond, Downtown Exchange Don Mason, Mayor Mary Diamond, Downtown Exchange David Tarbert, Law Director Cara Dodson, Downtown Exchange Dan Vincent, President of Council Judd Dodson, Downtown Exchange APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 Mr. Ballmer: Hearing a quorum, I will entertain a motion for the approval of the minutes of September 5, 2023. Mr. Roberts: So moved. Mrs. Osborn: Second. Mr. Ballmer: I have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor, aye. Opposed like sign. A voice vote was taken with all present in favor. None were opposed . Mr. Foreman was absent. Mr. Ballmer: Very good, motion carried then. Thank you. We don't have any resolutions or ordinances on the agenda for tonight, so we're going to go directly to the discussion items. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 3. Sewer Alley Discussion Mr. Ballmer: The first one that we have this evening is Sewer Alley. Mayor, would you like to begi n please? Mayor Mason: Sure. I just perused slightly what David gave to you recently. I th ink most of the attachments are identical to what I sent to Council in their packet. The big issue that we're having right Page 1 of 16 now is the only ingress and egress to Sewer Alley between Fountain Alley and Main Street is from Ma rket Street. So you have to go southbound. Presently, Imlay Florists parks there several times a day. I have received complaints. I've gone to Dave. I've asked Dave if we could put a loading zone out front so he could park out front of his building instead of the back. He said no t hank you very much, I like where l park. So we do field complaints. There is no egress between the morning hours and 5:00 if a ve hicle is pa rked there. You really can't. If you try to come from 5t h Street to Fountain, you have to have a small car to make that tight turn to go south because of the steel power poles. It's a fairly similar situation if you're th on 6 Street turning into Fountain Alley and then trying to make a southbound onto Sewer. Again, a simi lar situation with the same two poles. You have a lit tle bit more room if you cut across and sort of trespass on Carol's parking lot. So we need to alleviate that situation. Now it's my understanding at night sometimes and on weekends, the gate is up at Main Street and you can egress that way. At this time a map of the area was displayed on the mondo board. Mayor Mason: So if you take a look on the map and actually Andy knows the mapping system bette r than me. This existed for a number of years. You can see the horseshoe shape from Main Street. You can see that right there, so it shows going in and then coming around. The going in has been blocked off. The going in was originally proposed by both Mike Nash and Bob Kessler to City Council at a Planning Commission 20 years ago. And that's why I think that David actually included in his documents the same thing that shows new entrance and new exit. That was prepared in the same time contempora neous to that document which had everything measured off that Kessler did forthe Planning Commission and City Council. So that was what City Council agreed to in 2002. I think David Tarbert's the only person here that was on Council at the time. But this is what I'm talking about. And I don't know, Andy, when did the county add that to the GIS? Mr. Roberts: What's that? Mayor Mason: That horseshoe, it's been quite some time. Mr. Roberts: The county does not show that horseshoe as part of the road network in the City of Zanesville. Mayor Mason: I can't hear you. Mr. Roberts: The county does not show that horseshoe as part of the road network in t he City of Zanesville. Mayor Mason: Well, it sits on the GIS, so it's been there for a while. Mr. Roberts: It shows on that map there, Mayor, but that's not mine. It never has shown any horseshoe up through there. The only dedicated portion was previously straight through on the old course of the alley and then most recently the amendment that was made, the vacation and the rededication that was just recorded last year. And it's been represented on the mapping. Page 2 of 16 Mayor Mason: Yes, by Sands' group, right? Mr. Roberts: Correct. Mayor Mason: So this is what's been on the City mapping system then for however long. So my point is, that is not available from morning until at least 5:00 daily. So we're having again, that's why people call us and want to know how they're supposed to park and get to the parking spaces along the side of The Downtown Exchange. I don't have an answer unless we start towing David lmlay's vehicle, and I don't want to do that. I'd like to have him park in front of his building. The other alternative is to make Sewer Alley northbound or by the way, this is the only portion of the entirety of Sewer Alley that has direction. The rest are basically both north and south. This is the only one that's limited to southbound. Or we can just remove the southbound limitation. Vehicles will find their way around like they do the rest of Sewer Alley. Mr. Roberts: Mr. Chairman? Mr. Ballmer: Yes, Mr. Roberts. Mr. Roberts: Counterpoint, so I appreciate everything that the Mayor's brought up here, and I recognize that it has become an issue over the last year or so since The Exchange has opened up. To the point of one way direction, I think we have to maintain this alley in a one-way direction, one way or the other. I have a few concerns for public safety and just general traffic flow if we were to invert t he movement of this traffic. As it stands right now, we've got half a block of stacking if we need to, to get cars from Market down to the spaces in The Exchange. If we move that to a south & north orientation, the stacking would then be Main Street, which could have potential impacts there. The intersection of Fountain Alley and Sewer Alley, if anybody's driven up through there, you know it's not just the AEP stands but also the orientation of the buildings. I worry that with Fountain Alley going west to east, that's a blind corner. If you were traveling north on Sewer Alley, you would not be able to in any way, un less it was at night and you saw headlights to see a car coming eastbound on Fountain Alley. And then if it were to make exit onto Market with the present situation that's up there, even if you did snea k your way out into the parking lane of Market Street, it would be very difficult to see either east or west. Mayor Mason: It's difficult now to go from Sewer Alley to 5 th Street and make a left too. Mr. Roberts: Agreed. You can't go... Mayor Mason: So there is no ideal situation. Mr. Roberts: Well, I guess to that point, Mayor, I agree. You cannot turn at Sewer & Fountain. But as it stands right now, coming southbound on Sewer Alley, you can clearly see both east and west onto Fountain. If you were to come north on Sewer Alley, your view to the west is completely obstructed. Mayor Mason: Yes, that's true. Page 3 of 16 Mr. Roberts: Really, my biggest worry is the stacking out on Main Street because traffic on Main Street has increased, thanks to the wonderful businesses that we have down through there and also probably a little bit because of 70 being shut down. But that really concerns me that we're going to have traffic t rying to get in there, trying to utilize these businesses, but then causing a little bit of traffic backup on that very short section of Main Street between 5th & 6 th . Mayor Mason: We do presently have cars stopping there trying to make a left turn in, and they end up going the wrong way on Sewer Alley. So we do have that right now. The status quo, I'll present you with people going north on a southbound Sewer Alley. And of course again, the other thing is you have lmlay's blocking there between Fountain and Market. Mr. Roberts: And, full disclosure, I do have an interest in rea l estate on this alley. I have been witnessing how often Dave is back there. I personally have not seen more than twice a day on any given day since I've been up through there, and it's usually for about 5 to 10 minutes at most. Mayor Mason: So you're saying vehicles are only being held up like 5 minutes a day? Is that what you said? Mr. Roberts: I said he's there at most twice a day. It's usually when they're taki ng deliveries, and I don't think I've seen a vehicle park there in excess of 10 minutes. Mayor Mason: Ten minutes is a long time when somebody's waiting to get through. Mr. Roberts: True. Well, there's alternate parking also. I mean, there's nothing that says that you have to park in these spaces. Mayor Mason: Would City Council like to see a loading zone out front of lmlay's and us encourage him to park out front so that's not blocked at all? Mr. Roberts: I don't know when in the past we've ever imposed a loading zone on someone. Mayor Mason: What? Mr. Roberts : I said I don't know of any time in the past that we have ever imposed a loading zone on someone, but if it can be equitable for everybody involved, I have no opposition to it. Mayor Mason: We can make it just say loading zone like the other ones say loading zone . Mr. Ballmer: Any thoughts? Mrs. Osborn: I'm not for hurting local businesses, but also an alley is an alley. An alley is not a parking lot. I mean, if I parked in an alley and blocked traffic, I would get a ticket or be towed or whatever. So I recognize that it's a van with lmlay's on the side, and they're a good part of downtown. But, if that's the problem, let's fix that problem. Page 4 of 16 Mr. Ballmer: Mr. Mayor, I happened to look at the drawing and went by there the other day. If we we re to reverse the ingress there, do we actually lose parking because the curbs are set up for the parking lines to be the way they are at this point. If we go the other direction, do we lose parking at that point? Mayor Mason: I could ask Brian Diamond, who is here. He has parking along the side of the building. Mr. Bal lmer: Okay. Mayor Mason: Brian, do you th ink if it was reversed, that there wou ld be a loss of parking places? Brian Diamond: I would defer to Todd on this because Todd owns the physical spaces. Todd Sands: We do lose parking. Inaudible. Yes, we'd lose at least two and probably t hree spots . Brian Diamond: Along the side of the building. Todd Sands: I'd lose two and you would lose one along your bui lding. Because of the angle as Mark mentioned, angle of the concrete borders around landscaping. Mr. Ballmer : Thank you. Any other discussion? How about from the group that's here tonight? Would 1 anyone like to take a moment and speak to what we re addressing here? If you would, step to the podium and share your name and just share your thoughts. Nobody from the audience stepped up to the podium. Mr. Ballmer: If I'm understanding the timeframe we're having an issue with right now is early in the morning until 5:00/ and that's because of the ingress going in. From the piece t hat we're trying to understand here, is th is a private business area or is this an ingress that back in 2002 when this took place that became part of the city apart from the private business? Mayor Mason: I don't know who put it on the mapping. All I know is Mike Nash and Bob Kessler proposed it. The City seemed to rely and somebody put it on our mapping system. Mr. Roberts: Mr. Chair? Mr. Ballmer: Yes, Mr. Roberts. Mr. Roberts: I can speak to that, as I have been intimately aware of this situation. This portion of Sewer Alley now jogs over here like this. That has been, in 2002 or 2003 was passed by Council and was put into effect and then was never filed with the appropriate government agencies, which was then rectified last year. So that portion was dedicated in 2002-2003. The horseshoe, being the piece that goes up t h rough the two lines of parking on Mr. Sands' property, I have never seen anything that sought to dedicate that section of ground to public purpose unless somebody else has seen something t o the contrary. Page 5 of 16 Mayor Mason: I mean, all I have is the two diagrams that were provided by the applicant. Mr. Roberts: Right, and they did. They showed that there was going to be traffic flow in that manner. However, to your point, Mark, I just wanted to clarify. Public and private, being two very different things especially in this instance, no. This section right here was never proposed or introduced as a public thoroughfare. It was only this section over here that basically got rerouted to allow for the parking to be maximized. Mr. Ballmer: Okay. Can you see (to Mrs. Osborn)? Mrs. Osborn: Yes. Mr. Ballmer: Any other discussion? Mayor Mason: So then we'll bring a traffic order to Council, and all we need of that is put a loading zone outside of lmlay's. Mr. Ballmer: Okay. If I might ask, after 5:00? Mr. Roberts: It's still an issue. Mr. Ballmer: It's still an issue, but is there more parking after 5:00? Mayor Mason: The party is there. I know Imlay is not parking there, I know that. Mr. Roberts: He ceases operations at 5:00, doesn't he? Mr. Ballmer: Very good. Any other discussion? Mr. Vincent: Mr. Chairman, if I could . Mr. Ballmer: Yes, Mr. President. Mr. Vincent: A question probably for Mr. Sands. So after 5:00, the gate is open is my understanding and that eliminates this problem, that people are able to enter and use the horseshoe grounds? Todd Sands: And all day Saturday. Mr. Vincent: I'm sorry, and all day Saturday? Sunday too, I assume? Todd Sands: Not Sunday. Brian Diamond: We're not opened on Sundays. Page 6 of 16 Mr. Vincent: Okay. Todd Sands: And the horseshoe term, just so everybody's aware, I have cameras and there are five pickup trucks, four pickup trucks now, five in against Twhe Exchange building. The pickup truck, rarely can I go around the horseshoe without jockeying back and forth because it's so narrow there. And l get all this, but that doesn't solve the issue really. Most people drive SUV's and pickups now, and that's a tough turn to make. One other thing, if I could, again I have cameras there, and I watch that lot. And their parking spots are normally full. The Exchange is normally full during their busy times. So I don't know. I mean l came here tonight to hear this. Brian, you have to help me on this. Has it hurt your business? Brian Diamond: In fairness, the parking issues around The Exchange has caused ... From the beginning, did that hurt the business? It did. Because public perception and execution, and no matter what Todd or we do, we don't control people. I mean, we started out with our best interest of signs and markers. And the City has been supportive of everybody. Everybody's done their best, and we've come to a new parking agreement and the gates are up, more availability. It helps the dance studio. It helps the new business that is getting ready to open across the street. We know that people, as easy as it is to walk and many of us do, there's a lot of people that want to be right next to it. So creating further conveniences to hear about this, to think further down the line of what we might be able to do. It does get busy during the day, but 100% of parking beside the building is meant for come and go. So it's not meant for anybody to be there permanently. It's meant for lunch or pickups or Door Dash. Door Dash is a huge component to The Downtown Exchange. So the amount of come & go people throughout the day is phenomenal. So having them being able to easily pull in and not park on Main Street, then get out and go, it's a big part of it. So any conveniences that can be created, it's why we're here to just hear what's going on. Mayor Mason: Something that was brought up, I think is absolutely in agreement. Kade and I and Scott and I have talked about it and actually Matt Schley, a nine foot wide parking place is not quite enough anymore. That needs to be rethought in terms of how narrow. I mean again, most people drive SUV's and trucks. Nine foot is fine if you have a little subcompact or even a midsize car. It's hard to have two trucks. And again going back, many now have the cargo, what do you call the ball on the back so you can carry a trailer. So that pushes out about another 18 inches if you're trying to get through there. There's just a lot of obstacles in there. Mr. Vincent: Mr. Chairman? If I could? Mr. Ballmer: Mr. Vincent. Mr. Vincent: In light of that, and I figure just help everyone here in the businesses and being as fair as we can to make things work out. You brought up as far as Door Dash and services you use. Is there a space out front for like temporary, short-term parking, just to facilitate that as far as Door Dash? Brian Diamond: There is parking on Main Street. As you're aware, semi-truck traffic from 6th onto Main, that's a fairly limited corner of where they can get into. Yes, I think there's three parking spots in the front Page 7 of 16 Mr. Vincent: Yes, and I was just thinking that we've done this for other businesses downtown, as far as offering a loading zone. Like, I think it was one of the antique stores that we offered a 10 or 15 minute loading zone . It's not permanent parking or all day parking, but it did offer the convenience then if you have someone that's trying to load large antiques, that they can pull in the front of the building and save walking halfway down the street or something. I've been down looking at this many times, but just not paid attention to see if there was a loading zone or short-term parking for such things. If that's a big part of your business, that may be beneficial to helping solve this problem but then also help the convenience of people that are doing that as far as a business too. Mayor Mason: Going back to your question that Brian was answering. There's no loading zone. If you remember, the big issue we have is semi-tractor trailers coming north on 6th have difficulty making a left onto Ma in Street. So we've had to try to back traffic up, not only in the left turn lane on Main Street, but along in front of the dance studio and The Exchange. Semis can't make that turn if vehicles, even parked temporarily, are in front of the dance studio. Mr. Vincent: Okay, there's not enough room there for them to make the turn, just one spot closer to the alley? I'll go down and look at it. Mayor Mason: We'll take a look at it again, but yes tractor-trailers are 75 feet long almost? Mr. Vincent: l m not sure how much space they need. Maybe an engineer would know. Maybe it's a Chip 1 question. All right, thank you, just want to consider that. Thank you. Mr. Ballmer: Committee, any other discussion? Mr. Diamond and Mr. Sands, thank you for coming tonight and bringing your group. This has helped, and we appreciate the businesses downtown, what we're trying to accomplish . And you both are very valuable. Thank you for helping us with this, all right? 4. Outside Jurisdiction Fire Contracts Mr. Ballmer: With no other discussion, let's move on then to the next discussion item, outside of jurisdiction fire contracts. Kade, do you want to start that, please? Kade Haddox: Yes. I think as a City, we've taken a fairly aggressive approach the last few years to really revisit all the city policies and our fee structure throughout all of our divisions. This happens to be another one. The Chief is here tonight to speak to it a little bit. We currently offer outside of our jurisdiction fire contracts for individuals and businesses can call and enter into a contract with the City of Zanesville for fire protection. We currently have, I think 104 outside fire contracts that we cover. Chief, do you want to speak to how that process works, if I call 911 and I'm on a fire contract so that Council can kind of understand how that works as far as dispatching goes? Chief Bell: To start with, in some ways and one of the reasons we're talking about this now, the current fire contracts in some ways are antiquated with where we've come from. When we started fire contracts, Zanesville Fire Department was the only staffed fire department in the county. So, it was an opportunity for people that were outside of the county to buy a fire contract, and it would send us. When the initial Page 8 of 16 call came in to the county, it would come up on the county's CAD system. They would say, send Zanesville Fire immediately. When everybody was volunteer, it made a bigger difference in it because they didn't have anybody in the station to get that first due out. You had to wait for volunteers to come to the station and get the apparatus. So, in a timing sense, it provided a nice response with the City, to be able to purchase a fire contract. At this time, as Kade says, what we have right now is if you're a single or duplex dwelling it is $30 a year, for two years it's $60, for three it's $75. For commercial for structures other than those which are going to be your commercials, one year charge is equal to 2 mil assessed value and a three year charge is equa l to 5 mil. The only business that we have right now, a commercial property, is McHugh's, right now that has a current paid fire contract with the City, so they paid theirs. All of the others are individuals and single or duplex dwelling. Mayor Mason: By the way, is that per building? Chief Bell: That is per dwelling, yes. So if you have multiple occupancies, you would purchase one ... Mayor Mason: Because McHugh's is now in two buildings. Chief Bell: For each occupancy. Now with McHugh's, I'd have to say I'm not sure on that. I'd have to pull the things up. I just know they're the only commercial contract we have. Like I said, our mutual aid has gotten better especially recently. We saw when we had the big fire at the Masonic Temple and we called for help, everybody came. We have those agreements in place already. We signed an agreement with the county throughout the county that if somebody calls and we have somebody available, we'll send an apparatus and a crew, and the same with them. If we have a fire, they're going to send somebody in to help us. So we work together a lot better than we were able to 20 years ago. So a lot of those have changed. The otherthing that we see right now, and like I said we're kind of looking at it, is if it's something we're interested in doing, the fees are kind of behind the times. We've had these fees for as long as I can remember, what we set, so it would either be changing the fee. The one thing that is nice, and I think the benefit that most of the people that have a fire contract now also is your insurance rates are based on an ISO rating. I know I've been in front of Council before and talked. ISO rating is your Water Department, waterlines, and water pressures and what they're able to supply, your fire department and what kind of apparatus, what kind of staffing, and what kind of training. So when they come in, they come in every few years. We have an ISO of two which the best you can get is a one. So it looks very good to the insurance companies if somebody has that. Fa lls is staffed daily, Washington is staffed daily as far as some of the departments that around us. South Zanesville is staffed daily. We share some areas with Wayne Township. Their ISO, because of where their station is and where some of their properties are out by the vocational school, that's a dual response. They're not within t he mi leage to have a good ISO rating for that. So sometimes we'll have realtors and insurance companies ca ll us and say can you send us something that says that you guys are fire protection for that area? Because they have trouble getting insurance or it's very high. So that's one of the things that they're able to do. Page 9 of 16 So, I have no strong feelings either way when it comes to the fire contracts. Like I said, we do so much mutual aid right now. The fire contract just says that as soon as that alarm goes off in the county, that county dispatcher will see, send Zanesville Fire Department immediately. It comes up on their screen, so it's t heir first call. We're probably going to go if it's a structure fire in the neighboring jurisdiction anyway, but without t he fire contract, they have to wait for Wayne or Falls to get on the radio and say contact the City and have the City send a unit. So it's just that difference in timing is the only difference that the fire co ntract does. It makes us the first alarm instead of an on-call mutual aid. Mayor Mason: And let them know if the resident is billed anything after the fire. Chief Bell: Yes, so we have written into our contract that if we do respond, you know that gets you the response. If we do respond, I want to get it exactly right, for $50 for each piece of apparatus that answers the fire call and $5 for each mile or fraction of mile travel, anything over an hour is $50 an hour, if we're there on scene for that time, if they have a contract. So they buy t he contract, and then that's an additional expense . And this is all based on if we have somebody available as it's written in the contract. If we have a structure fire going on ourselves, it would go through normal mutual aid, which we would call another department further out because we would have all of our units. Mayor Mason : And again, we don't have a problem. It's just the fact we're losing money on it unless we raise the rates. Because each apparatus, I mean for example the fire engine would have three on it, right? Chief Bel l: Yes . Mayor Mason : So that doesn 't cover the cost. Kade Haddox: And the average hourly benefitted rate for firefighters is about $50 a man. So with three guys on a truck, we're not even paying for the staffing requirement to that to supplement an outside jurisdiction's ISO rating, essentially. So, I'm not biased one way or the other personally, but I think the fee structure is currently too low and if we're going to provide these outside contracts, it at least needs to be mutually beneficial for the City. Chief Be ll: I followed with Kade. Like I said, I have no strong feelings either way . Like I said in some ways it's antiquated and it's nice to be able to offer it to people that need reduced insurance rate or have something like that . But we do have the same fee structure that we' ve had for a long time that doesn't match . As ! told Wade, if we're saving you $2,000 a year on your insurance policy and you're getting that for $30, it's probably worth a little more for you to have that option if it's going to help you. We don't mind being there and we have mutual aid agreements, but we also have to watch the City and the citizens' best interest when it comes to it. Mr. Ballmer: How do the se contracts come about? Does someone approach the City, or does the City approach? Kade Haddox: We are not currently openly soliciting contracts. It's pretty much on a call-in basis or renewa ls from previous years. Page 10 of 16 Chief Bell: The only thing that we do on our contracts is if you had a contract that was paid last year, the fire secretary will send you out a copy of the next contract, and it's up to you whether you want to do one year, two years, three years, or not at all and if you don't. So that's why I th ink we're down to the 104 now because of that. We don't actively pursue it, and I think for some people it doesn't make sense now w ith the way mutual aid is and because their districts are now staffed during the day also. They're not having those long waits for the first apparatus on. But for those that do, like I said, it is a nice option for them for their insurance and kind of a security blanket there to know that we're going out on first call. Mrs. Osborn: Mr. Chair? Mr. Ballmer: Mrs. Osborn. Mrs. Osborn: The contract we have right now, is it a one year? Chief Bell: We have an offer of one year, two years, or three years. Mrs. Osborn: We're in with Wayne though, you sai d. Are we in with them for ... Chief Bell: That is just we have a mutual aid agreement that all of the departments, all the chiefs sign, and it's just kind of ongoing. Every once in a while we'll send it out and they say yes, we will send apparatus if we are available. And it goes to the idea that the state has a statewide mutual aid kind of understanding or agreement, but this just kind of solidifies it to say if you have somebody available, can you send them? We have gotten calls in the past when Licking County had floods where they would send a callout and say if anybody has watercraft that you can send up here during our flooding. And that's all based on what our manning looks like that day and if we can send somebody up with the boat. If we are, we try to be helpful. We do the same thing when it comes to watercraft and stuff. If we're searching for somebody that is repo rted missing in the river, we're going to put our boats in and call Falls to send their boat in. We'll call ODNR and then anybody else. So they send out calls like that. But we do have a mutual aid contract. I can get a copy of it. I know I've brought it to Kacie's attention and stuff. He's had it that we sign eve ry year. Mayor Mason: But two weeks ago, there was a fire in Newton Township. Was that near White Cottage? I'm trying to think how far south it is. Chief Bell: Yes, it was in White Cottage or Fultonham. Mayor Mason: So that's a good example. That was mutual aid. Now, we didn't get anything out of that either way because they were not under a contract. It's just mutual aid. Kade Haddox: I guess what we're here for is either Council as a whole decides that we no longer want to offer outside contracts or we raise the fee structure that it justifies the risks then that our guys take to go on a call. I mean, we have 104 contracts. That's 104 liabilities that we really don't have to carry. $30 a contract, we're bringing in $3000 to potentially put ourselves in danger at 104 locations. So, I think if we're going to continue outside contracts, the fee structure needs to go up substantially. Page 11 of 16 Chief Bell: And if we decide not to, we can just kind of let it go its course over these three years. We just would not send out additional ones. And anybody that paid for a year, at the end of the year, we just wouldn't send it. Or anybody that paid for three years and then you would just kind of let it go out that way. But because we do have an ordinance for it, that's all up to Council. Mr. Ballmer: Okay, thank you. Chief Bell: Thank you. Mr. Vincent: Mr. Chairman? Mr. Ballmer: M r . Vincent. Mr. Vincent: Just a couple of questions. First I want to clarify before I get to my questions. So these fire contra cts are with individual homeowners or businesses? Kade Haddox: That are not located in the City of Zanesville. Mr. Vincent: And then they get a priority when a call comes in and we have a contract with them at whatever the address is, it pops up and Zanesville immediately is engaged? Kad e Haddox: Is dispatched, correct. Chief Bell: County dispatch would notify our dispatch immediately without waiting for someone to get on t he radio and say request an engine from the City or request a ladder truck. Mr. President, for years, we've also had agreements with each of the county schools in the same way, in that if any county school has an alarm, we send, in the past it was always a ladder truck, because a lot of the neighboring fire departments and stuff didn't have aerial license. So if Larry Miller Intermediate School in New Concord had a fire alarm, we send somebody that way until it's canceled, until they get somebody on t he scene and cancel. So we still have that in effect. If any of the county schools go, we're sending a unit. Mutual aid has many different things. This is just a specific f ire contract for a specific business or a specific dwelling that you can purchase that we are sent out as soon as that alarm goes out, just like we do for the school. Mr. Vincent: Okay, and with that, have we looked at any figures? I mean, if we have 103 contracts and that's bringing in $3000 in current rates, how many t imes have we been called out? How does that cost work out? If we got this pot of money coming in, how much cost is going out if that can be figured accurately? Kade Haddox: I'd have to look back through it. I guess I'm just thinking in tota l dollars is it takes one run for us to bear $3000 worth of cost. So if we get called out once a year, I think we're losing money on it by the time you send on a house fire, we're sending th ree apparatuses and a ladder probably. Page 12 of 16 Chief Bell: Well it depends on what we can send in that. We guarantee that if there's one apparatus and it depends on how close it is. The Mayor brought up, if we're looking at White Cottage or East Fultonham, we send one engine. If we're at Falls where we're bordering or we're closer or South Zanesville, a lot of times our battalion will also go because he is close enough to also respond and get back. It just gives them a safety officer on scene also. M r. Vincent: Okay, and then to look at this more big picture globally, we do have some costs there that are going to occu r whether or not they're sitting in the station or going out for a response. Of course, thi ngs like fue l and wear and tear, thi ngs like that, my big concern would be liability as far as a firefighter getting injured out on one these calls . So I guess to me, looking at the bigger picture as far as the actual cost of this to help figure this out and maybe the answer is increa sing those fees . Which leads to my next quest ion, as far as insurance companies. Do they actual ly pay when we bill for this? Is this something insurance companies actually pay for and how might that fit into where we end up with a new rate if we're deciding to conti nue to offer this service? Kade Haddox: I think it depends on your personal insurance, I would say. But yet, there are insurance companies that do pay for fire response . Chief Be ll: And I would say one of the reasons we' re bringing it up right now is we just sent out for the year t he new ones . So we have time to look and gather information. I am going to bring this up personally. Thursday evening is our cou nty fire meeting with some of the fire chiefs and get their feedback on what their beliefs are on fire contracts and stuff and what they would like to see. So we don't have to come up with an an swer right now because we just sent out the fire contracts in the last year, and we've been getting them to come back in. But we have time before we would send them out again to make a decision. Mr. Vincent: It may wean itself out if we increase our prices as far as to offer this . It may not be worth it for what they're going to save for a better ISO rating. So, my final question then is, when we do bill for this, it's paid in advance? We're not billing it after the fire? Is there a part where they bill? Right now when we respond to a fire that they have a contract. We bill so much prior. Is that built in right now? Ch ief Bell : They pay the contract, so they either pay the 30, 60, or 75, and then we do not bill until there is a response because we don't know how many calls . Mr. Vincent: So we are currently billing then for that? Ch ief Bel l: We bil l for the contract, but as far as for the response, unless there was a response, we do not until there is. M r. Vincent: When there's a response, we do ch arge then and send to the homeowner? Ch ief Bell : Yes. Mr. Vincent : Okay, and with that, is that a soft bill like we've done with our ambulance in the past? Page 13 of 16 Ch ief Bell: Since it's a contract, to me that would be a hard bill because you signed the contract saying we get this and then we will pay you. Now, they can turn that into their insurance company and say I had this, which saved me my rates and you need to pay this. But we would follow it up with insurance companies the same way that EMA does when we have an accident on 1-70. Kade Haddox: There's also an administrative side to this as far as the Chief tracking this, how many contracts we have and Michelle having to track and bill every year. It has to be loaded properly into our dispatch system. So there are administrative costs that I think are greater than $3000 a year than what we' re getting reimbursed right now. So as far as the liability, I would at least like our t ime put into this, that we shou ldn't lose money on supporting a Wayne Township's ISO fire rating so somebody can pay $30 and get their insurance lowered when they're not citizens in my opinion. Mr. Vincent: Yes, and if they're off someplace else fighting a fire and something occurs here where the citizens are paying taxes to support our fire department. That concerns me then too. Kade Haddox: But those are mutual aid agreements, which I think are very different than outside jurisdiction fire contracts. Mutual aid is between governmental entities. This is a private transaction between an individual and the City. Mr. Vincent: Yes, my thought was if they're responding to one of these private contracts, pul ling safety forces from the City, they're not here to respond (multiple people talking at once}. So that's a concern for me t oo. So, I'm torn here as far as we want everyone to be safe and we want to be supportive and want to help out; that's why we have the mutual aid. I don't know the answer here but maybe increasing is a step in the right direction to help figure this out for the future. Increasing the fees t o what seems to be more logical. So, thank you. Mr. Ballmer: Thank you. Anything else on that point? Mayor Mason: So, aga in, what would you like for the administration to do? Come forwa rd with new numbers? Kade Haddox: I think the Chief and I will go out and find some other sample policies that other jurisdictions have and kind of provide a summary maybe of what other places are charging for similar services and then maybe we can determine a fee structure that works for the City. Mr. Roberts: Mr. Chair? Mr. Ballmer: Yes, Mr. Roberts. Mr. Roberts: Similarly, I think it would be good if we had numbers on how many of these contracts were actua lly executed on. So, like if and when how many of these have been run on over the course of the year because if we're going out once, maybe this amount is right. I guess the way that I look at it is if somebody is signing a contract with the City, they probably have a reason to why t hey're doing it and they think that they're going to need it. So, if we had those numbers to see how many runs we were doing per Page 14 of 16 cont ract that would be beneficial to us to determine what these things cost. But yes, $30 doesn't sound right. Mr. Ballmer: Thank you. 5. Traffic Order 24-01 Mr. Ballmer: All right, last item, Traffic Order 24-01. M r. Roberts: Mr. Chairman? M r. Ballmer: Mr. Roberts. Mr. Roberts: I have prior knowledge of this. Sorry when the handoff occurred, I didn't make you aware of this one. There was a handicap sign put up on Schaum Avenue without a traffic order on it. This legislation seeks to rectify that issue. I wou ld make a motion that we recommend passage of this traffic order to Council as a whole. M r. Bal lmer: Thank you. Second on that? Mrs. Osborn: Second. M r. Bal lmer: All right. Any other discussion? Mrs. Osborn: Mr. Chair, so did he just put one up? Just got a handicap sign and put it up? Mr. Roberts: I would defer to the Mayor. Mayor Mason: There's an ongoing dispute between a couple of homeowners on Sc haum and one where he's got a handicap placard from the State of Ohio BMV and filed an application in the City for a handicap parking place out front. Now, it's generic in the sense that anybody can park there. But the same day he filed for a permit, it went up the next day, which is rather bothersome because it never went before City Council. Mr. Roberts: Prior administration. Mayor Mason: No, prior Safety Director. M r. Roberts: Prior Safety Director. Mr. Ballmer: Okay. I have a motion and a second. All in favor, aye. Any opposed? A voice vote was taken with all being in favor. None were opposed. Mr. Foreman was absent. Page 15 of 16 Mr. Ballmer: Motion carried then. Thank you. Anything else for the good of the order? I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Mrs. Osborn: So moved. Mr. Roberts: Second. A voice vote was taken with all being in favor. None were opposed. Mr. Foreman was absent. Mr. Ballmer: We are adjourned. Thank you. The meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m. Mark Ballmer, Chairman Billie Corns, Clerk for Council Page 16 of 16 No repetition of remarks shall be permitted nor speaking on the same subject matter will be allowed at more than three meetings, unless there has been a substantive change to the legislation or situation as determined by the President. To accommodate special needs or circumstances that are in the best interest of the City, Council may temporarily suspend any of these rules, by motion, second and 2/3 majority vote (6 votes), which includes the opportunity to address Council without written notice. If a speaker does not speak on a matter concerning the legislative or administrative responsibilities of city government, the President may terminate the right to speak and refer the speaker to more appropriate public forum. Signs and banners are not permitted in Council Chambers. 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It is recommended that any available supporting documentation be submitted with the Petition to ensure that Council and City Administration have the information necessary to effectively respond to the concern. All documents submitted to Council become public documents, so please ensure that all personal and private information is redacted {deleted or removed). NAME: Ntco\e.. +\o.....f·e.v REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZAT1ON (1F YES, PLEASE usT): -:PAWS ot illus\< ,"YI S u.)n lot ,'V\.-\ ~ ADDRESS: '-f?. t) · -0 CQc. '.d°;)(.. 1t TELEPHONE: J4D- 29]- 0':f S5 EMAIL (OPTIONAL) : :n ho...-£ e v \'2.@ ')J".Ylo..i l •Cc"""' COMMUNICATION/ RESOLUTION/ ORDINANCE#: ~O ;;2 4 - -,<. 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To accommodate special needs or circumstances that are in the best interest of the City, Council may temporarily suspend any of these rules, by motion, second and 2/3 majority vote (6 votes), which includes the opportunity to address Council without written notice. If a speaker does not speak on a matter concerning the legislative or administrative responsibilities of city government, the President may terminate the right to speak and refer the speaker to more appropriate public forum. Signs and banners are not permitted in Council Chambers. This prohibition does not apply to charts, diagrams, enlarged photographs, or other demonstrative exhibits or visual media utilized by a speaker in presenting testimony to Council. Any variance or waiver of these rules shall be by a 2/3 majority vote (6 votes) of Council. PETITION TO ADDRESS COUNCIL IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU READ AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE ABOVE-LISTED RULES AS WELL AS ALL RULES SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 111 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ZANESVILLE PRIOR TO SPEAKING BEFORE COUNCIL. Those desiring to address Council must complete a "Petition to Address Council." These Petitions are available in the Clerk's office, on line, by email request, and in Council Chambers. To speak on a non-agenda item, the completed Petition must be provided to the Clerk of Council by noon on Wednesday the week prior to the Council meeting to be eligible to speak at the meeting. To address Council on an item that is on the agenda, the Petition must be provided to the Clerk of Council fifteen minutes prior to beginning of the meeting. Council will not consider an incomplete Petition to Address Council, which requires the following: Name, Organization Representing {if any), Address, Telephone Number, Email Address (optional), Ordinance/Resolution Number and if For or Against the legislation, and if not speaking on an agenda item list the Subject. Also required is a Signature and Date to indicate "I Have read the restrictions and guidelines regarding speaking before Council, including those set forth in Chapter 111 of Zanesville's Codified Ordinances. I understand and agree to abide by these rules and acknowledge that my failure to abide by these rules may result in my request to speak being denied or terminated". It is recommended that any available supporting documentation be submitted with the Petition to ensure that Council and City Administration have the information necessary to effectively respond to the concern. All documents submitted to Council become public documents, so please ensure that all personal and private information is redacted (deleted or removed). NAME: fe:v:e.sc...,, lli lJe.loxa.:nd REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZATION (IF YES, PLEASE LIST): -:PAw s o..{:- :t<\us \< h,'Jv.:m Cou..""-+~ ADDRESS : :e O. C2>a:-£. 2 "=>'24 zo.Y\ ~ SIJ\ tl i:: Or\ .l.\~7a1-- 23G.~ TELEPHONE: 2 :4 0 - ~ 17 - Co 3 )] EMAIL(OPT1ONAL): pa1-,s o:f "YVl1,ski"""0~@~ma.\l- co""("Y\ COMMUNICATION/RESOLUTION/ ORDINANCE#: 2024- )<,)( _x_ FOR OR AGAINST IF YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING ON AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU MUST INDICATE YOUR SUBJECT BELOW: ~:Ch{\J~ e:-n:::\: ::\ o Ov d l'):, o.,_~,;: So S · 0 8 f\t LLi SL'~Y'I c:: e. C.,,,'Y"\d Tow\· I HAVE READ THE RESTRICTIONS AND GUIDELINES REGARDING SPEAKING BEFORE COUNCIL, INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 111 OF ZANESVILLE'S CODIFIED ORDINANCES. I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES MAY RESULT IN MY REQUEST TO SPEAK BEING DENIED OR TERMINATED. ~ - 2. 8 - ;tc 2 ~ SIGNATURE DATE  ORDINANCE NO. 2024 -XX INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, OF THE CITY OF ZANESVILLE, OHIO: AMENDING SECTION 505.08 NUISANCE CONDITIONS PROHIBITED, OF CHAPTER 505 ANIMALS AND FOWL. WHEREAS, the*****; and WHEREAS,****; and WHEREAS,*****; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ZANESVILLE, COUNTY OF MUSKINGUM, STATE OF OHIO, THAT: SECTION ONE: That Section 505.08 of Chapter 505 of the City of Zanesville Codified Ordinances currently reads: 505.08 NUISANCE CONDITIONS PROHIBITED. (a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the Municipality so as to create noxious, or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. SECTION TWO: Section 505.08 of Chapter 505 of the City of Zanesville Codified Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows: 505.08 NUISANCE CONDITIONS PROHIBITED. (a) No person shall keep or harbor any animal or fowl in the Municipality so as to create noxious, or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions which are a menace to the health, comfort or safety of the public. (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (b) No person shall feed or maintain a cat colony as to impose upon the health and safety or comfort of the surrounding community. (c) Those feeding said colony shall be responsible for ensuring all cats are spayed or neutered and assume all responsibility for the care of said cats to include veterinary care. (d) The City of Zanesville retains the right to humanely trap and remove cats which create a public health, safety, or nuisance concern. (e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. SECTION THREE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.  Muskingum County Adult and Child Protective Services CHILD W ELF.-\Rl' Ll-:.'\GL'C OF AMEil.LC\ ME~IOF.lt AGt:.NO V Avondale Youth Center Candace L. Emmert, Executive Director March 25, 2024 PAWS Zanesville City Council Zanesville, Oh 43701 To Whom It May Concern, I am writing the letter regarding our experience with the cat population in our Adult Protective Services mandate of service. There have been numerous homes we have encountered that have accumulated an exceptional number of cats. These homes are in rather bad shape, often dirty with lots of clutter, which on occasion includes multiple blocked hallways and doors. The homes smell strongly of animal waste, vomit, and ammonia. There is increased rodent and insects associated with hoarding the cats. Neighbors complain of the smell and mistreatment of these innocent animals. These seniors fail to provide for the animals most basic needs including food, water, shelter, veterinary care, and sanitary living conditions. Many times, the overpopulation of cats affects the health and well being of not only the cats, but to the owners of the cats and the public. It is most difficult to secure services for those who hoard cats. It is not safe to enter the home that is covered in feces, urine, and mold. Feral cats and/or many cats increase the likelihood of tripping and breaking their bones as these cats may jump in front of the individuals. Damage to the home from mold and neglect decrease the ability of the home to be repaired. The inability to secure services increases the risk of isolation, poor nutrition, lack of medical care and risk of disease. Often these seniors are unaware of the effects of collecting cats and the negative impact it has on their health and wellbeing along with other family members and providers health and wellbeing. Thus, various resources are spent when cats are removed from their homes. It cost money to provide the care these cats need after removal. Time that should be used elsewhere for those in law enforcement. Neighbors wanting to sell their property could be curtailed. Landlord's property due to unsanitary conditions could be condemned. In essence, the Adult Protective Services goal is to reduce risk of abuse, neglect, and exploitation among the senior population in Muskingum County. It has been our experience that the dangerous conditions that our seniors are living in due to cat hoarding shou ld be reduced. s7 ~ /Jil)n~PL :Patsy McDJald, MS, LSW, LlCDC-CS Team Lead 740-452-6339 X108 .A -P- . (-)_ - 1_5_7_-Z_a_n-es-,·-ill_e__O_h_i_o_4_3- 7•-2- u.r 1 -0-1_5_7_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _P_ho_n_e_:-{7_4_0_)4-5-5--6-7-10--F-a'l:--:-(-74-•-)4_5_5--6-7-l<_lJ---,1,_.•, ,\ nrnd::ilc Youth Center. 4155 Roseville Road. Zanes,·ille. Ohio 4370 I Phone; (740)849-2344 Fax: (740)849-2640 ,\dull Prot.:cti,·e Services. 1830 East Pike. Zane~Yille. Ohio -0701 Phone: (740)452-6339 Fax: (7-10)455-6464 Marianne Reid DVM Countryside Animal Clinic 1018 Beverly Ave Zanesville OH 43701 March 20 2024 Zanesville City Council 401 Market St Zanesville OH 43701 I am writing to support the amendment to Section 505.08 Nuisance Conditions Prohibited, of Chapter 505 Animals and Fowl. Aside from my college years, I have lived and worked in Zanesville my entire life. Over my career in the past 26 years I have worked with The Animal Shelter Society, the Muskingum County K-9 Adoption Center, PAWS of Muskingum County, and various local rescues in regards to both dogs and cats. Over the last 5-10 years I have seen an uncontrolled explosion in the cat population in Muskingum County . The vast majority of these cats are "unowned", that is, the citizens will feed outdoor stray cats in an effort to help them, not realizing that without proper veterinary care and shelter, these animals end up suffering. Feeding stray cats without spaying and neutering is like pouring gasoline on a fire. You get an explosion, a population explosion . There are an overwhelming number of localized areas of cat overpopulation. Including, but not limited to: the Muskingum County Fairgrounds and surrounding neighborhoods, Riverside Park, ZHS stadium, Farm Supply Center on Linden, Melody Lake, our downtown area and multiple restaurants and businesses. I have personally seen hundreds of these cats and a large majority of them are ill. By being permitted to roam free they continually reproduce and, in the process spread diseases including Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV), Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV}, fleas, parasites and debilitating upper respiratory infections including panleukopenia (feline distemper). While some of these diseases are feline-specific, many can easily spread to humans, in addition to creating unhealthy living conditions for everyone. The amendments to Section 505.08 will provide residents and the City of Zanesville with the ability to address this very real health issue. Please reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have. We can improve this situation one step at a time . Sincerely, /Il il/tUUrvtLL-- fUA ci Marianne Reid DVM ma rian nereid777@yahoo.com 740-252-6905  Our Mission To use best practices to prevent illness, protect our Public Health Prevent. Promote. Protect. health, and promote well-being. Zanesville-Muskingum County 3/28/2024 To Whom it May Concern, The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department recognizes the danger that rabies exposure presents to public health. Stray anima ls represent a potential vector for rabies exposure. The Zanesville- Muskingum County Health Department believes that the proposed amendments to Section 505.08 Nuisance Conditions Prohibited of Chapter SOS Animals and Fowl or the Code of Ordinances of the City of Zanesville would help to limit the potential rabies exposure risk caused by the presence of stray animals. ~~ Adam Dickerson Director of Environmental Health Health Department Board of Health 205 N. 7th St reet Ph: 740-454-9741 Jennifer Agin, CPA, MT Abby Nguyen, DEA, MBA, BSN, RN Zanesville, OH 43701 Fax: 740-455-6726 J ames Brown, Esq. James Shepherd, Med, CIT www.zmchd.org Pa ul Nestor Callie E. Crider , DO