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Council President Brossard: Thank you. We will now move into audience participation. Thank you for attending tonight's Council meeting. Public comment offers the opportunity for members of the public to share information and bring issues or concerns to the attention of City Council members. It is not a debate, and public comment speakers should not expect a back -and -forth exchange. Council members may, however, ask clarifying questions of the speaker, City staff, or fellow Council members. Those attending City Council meetings should show the same respect to others that they wish to have shown for them. So if there is anyone in the audience who would like to address Council, please come to the podium, state and spell your name and address for the clerk. If you live in a city other than North Olmsted, please state the name of that City and proceed with your comments. You will have up to five minutes. Mr. Rawlings: Good evening. My name is Bill Rawlings. I live at 26670 Butternut Ridge Road. I've lived there for 30 years now. I raised my family there, it's a great area. Actually, I think the whole city of North Olmsted is wonderful. I'm here because in that 30 years we've seen some changes to the historic district. Two historic homes were taken down to put the library up. One historic home was moved to the metro parks to put the middle school up, and the historic middle school that was on Butternut Ridge was taken down. And then at some point a couple years ago, the school decided to put the bussing garage right on Butternut Ridge. So now we have 30 buses coming and going all day long. I'm here because I don't think we ought to redistrict the area for 45 more additional housing, which would increase traffic, would increase all kinds of other things. And I think would distract from the historic district. I think it's nice to have a historic district. Is it absolutely necessary? No. But it does reflect some of the history of North Olmsted, and I think a whole lot of that is a good thing. Thank you. Council President Brossard: Alright, seeing no other comments from the audience, we will now move into legislation. LEGISLATION Council Clerk: Legislation on third reading. Ordinance 2026-12, introduced by Mayor Jones. An Ordinance to make appropriations for capital improvements for the City of North Olmsted for the year ending December 31, 2026, as amended. Councilman Scarl: Mr. President. Council President Brossard: Councilman Scarl. Councilman Scarl: I move to adopt Ordinance 2026-12, and ask for a second.