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Upon call of the roll on the question of the motion, the following vote was recorded:

MR. WILLIAM D. DUNCAN YEA
MR. STEVEN BYINGTON YEA
MR. ROBERT P. STEPHENS YEA
MRS. ANNE HILTON YEA
MR. CHRISTOPHER EPLEY YEA

There being five (5) yea votes and no (0) nay votes thereon, said resolution was declared duly passed and it was so ordered.

Mrs. Cook addressed City Council. She shared that there is so much about this park that reminds her of why she has such a passion for the city of Oakwood. There are so many wonderful things that happen in Oakwood as a result of a private citizen bringing forward an idea. Oakwood residents organized the idea of this park and brought the idea to Oakwood city staff. Oakwood citizens have full access to city staff and City Council and this is one of the strongest hallmarks of the city of Oakwood. She applauded City Council and city staff for always having an ear to listen, for always being so approachable and for having such great transparency. She added that she hopes these are the types of things people think about when they think about Cook Park. For her personally, this honor shows a sense of approval for the things she accomplished while she was mayor. She ended with a story about her 6-year old granddaughter making posters titled “Cook Park” that she distributed in each room of Mrs. Cook’s condo. Her granddaughter commented that now they can all live in Cook Park.

Mayor Duncan shared that City Council truly appreciates Mrs. Cook’s efforts in the city of Oakwood, and for helping others to engage in public service.

AN ORDINANCE
BY MR. STEPHENS NO. 4846
TO APPROVE CURRENT REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE
OAKWOOD TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OFFENSES CODES.

A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Mr. Stephens explained that each year, Oakwood City Council passes an annual house-keeping ordinance to align Oakwood local traffic and criminal ordinances with changes that have been made at the state level. This is a first reading of that ordinance, which will adopt the 2017 replacement pages for the Traffic Code and the General Offenses Code.

This is a first reading of the ordinance, so Mr. Stephens made no motion.

AN ORDINANCE
BY VICE MAYOR BYINGTON NO. 4847
TO AMEND SECTION I, 2017 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 4832, AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 4843, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF:
AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $45,000 TO BE EXPENDED FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING AND ENHANCING EXISTING FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MIAMI VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL (“MVCC”) MEMBER COMMUNITIES;
FOR THE CITY OF OAKWOOD, STATE OF OHIO, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017.

A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Vice Mayor Byington explained that this is a supplemental appropriation ordinance that is necessary to address an important capital project. In 2014, Oakwood partnered with Kettering, Centerville and the Miami Valley Communications Council (“MVCC”), with MVCC as the lead agency, to apply for a grant under the state’s Local Government Innovation Fund. The group awarded a grant of $100,000, which provided the resources to study existing fiber optic infrastructure in the area, and develop a plan to add additional fiber and build a network that could be of significant value to all MVCC member communities.