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

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

Public Works Department Presentation: Mr. Klopsch started his presentation by saying that the City has a wonderful Public Works staff. He then provided an update on the different Public Works projects and operations.

The Public Works refuse department uses refuse packer trucks, the single largest piece of equipment in the City, with the exception of fire trucks and the sewer vactor truck. The public works mechanics found a way to extend the life of the packers versus buying new ones costing $250,000 – $300,000. The refuse packers have two primary parts: a hopper and cab & chassis. The mechanics found that the hopper is typically worn out before the cab & chassis, so the hoppers are replaced allowing the packer to gain two life cycles out of the cab & chassis. A similar process is also followed with street sweepers and may also work with the vactor truck. Just recently, a used street sweeper was purchased and shipped to Oakwood from Texas. The hopper parts are being used to rebuild an existing street sweeper, pushing back the cost of a new street sweeper purchase to 2025. All of the work is done in-house and provides cost savings to Oakwood taxpayers.

Tree trimming is continuing in the ten different sections throughout the City. With the help of the annual Johnny Appleseed Project and citizen involvement, the tree inventory in Oakwood is similar to 20 years ago.

The street maintenance program continues. The City invested $210,000 in the asphalt mill and overlay project this year on Deep Hollow Road, Hadley Road, Hadley Avenue, Wiltshire Boulevard and Acorn Drive. There is an investment of almost $300,000 on concrete work in the southeast quadrant of the City. There will also be some significant concrete street repair work next spring on Ridgeway Road.

Shroyer Road continues to function properly as designed. The City has not received any complaints. The roadway change has been an improvement for the Oakwood community.

Far Hills Avenue is scheduled for complete resurfacing in 2024. While the project is a few years away, planning has already begun to request federal funding through Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC). The funding is split 80/20, since Far Hills Avenue is a state route, where the federal government will pay 80%, and the City will pay for 20% (approximately $200,000) of the project.

There are two primary water reports available on the City's website. The reports are the Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) and the Water Production Annual Report. The Oakwood water system is operated in compliance with all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.

The Well Field Protection Program is in place, and is updated as needed. Oakwood is very stable and has very little new development. The aquifer recharge area includes the northern half of Oakwood. The risk of contamination is very minor.

There has been some work completed on the water distribution system in conjunction with the Vectren work on East Drive. Ground disturbances are known to cause issues with the pipes. The existing pipes were removed and replaced with copper pipes.

All of the fire hydrants were recently repainted around the City. This is done every few years. Fire hydrant flow tests were completed in April. The City also completed a leak detection survey to identify leaks within the Oakwood water system. There were a few minor leaks found, and they have been repaired.