Roxanne Ornelas

2027 Community Assistance Funding and Thread Up Oxford

Health insurance costs rise 12.9% in 2027; the contested fund increase was $39,000.

Municipal Solar Projects

$2.6 million solar project and $900,000 EV project, both grant-funded with minimal local cost.

Oxford Community Arts Center lease and tax credits

Roughly $3.5 million in state tax credits at stake for a $10 million renovation.

Skate Park at TRI Community Center

Could bring up to $150,000 in outside funding for park improvements at no cost to local taxpayers.

Outsourcing Aquatic Center operations in the 2027 budget

The proposed operating budget would grow by $71,645, but projected revenue rises by $76,000 — a modest $4,355 net gain on the pool's budget line, with possibly more savings once freed-up city staff time is counted.

Supplemental budget appropriations

Funded from cannabis excise tax revenue, so no new hit on the general taxpayer; exact cost wasn't stated.

CDBG Grant for Leonard Howell Park and Tri Community Center

Could bring up to $150,000 in federal grant money to local parks.

FY 2027 Operating Budget

4% cost-of-living increase plus a $1,000-per-employee CDL incentive; total not specified.

Oxford Area Trail System and rail projects

$111,096.73 payment to The Conservation Fund.

Water Softening Treatment Facility

Loan payments of about $953,577 a year will be covered by water user fees.

Western Knolls 47-acre development RFP

Selling the land would put it back on the tax rolls and add new housing to Oxford's supply.

Uptown Trash Receptacles and Public Art

Flock license-plate camera contract

The city remains obligated to pay through the end of the contract term even after termination.

Household hazardous waste collection day

Up to $50,000 grant with up to $12,500 local match.

Flock surveillance technology concerns

None stated at this meeting; the contract cost was not discussed.

Sidewalk, Curb, and Gutter Improvements

Cost estimates for the four corridors come back to Council in April; the study is funded through a federal transit partnership with BCRTA.

Recording of Housing Advisory Commission meetings

The commission's upcoming housing trust fund work could shape future city affordable-housing spending.

Fire access and code compliance on fraternity row

Sprinklering the historic building is a significant cost the fraternity's alumni have agreed to fund.

Town-Gown Student Conduct Concerns

EV fast chargers at Main & Church

No local dollars — 100% ODOD funded.

Consent Agenda (Items A and C)

Consent Agenda Item B — Parking & Transportation Advisory Board Report

Resolution 6.A — Parallel Technologies phone system agreement

Resolution 6.B — Recycle Ohio grant application for hazardous waste day

Adjournment

Approval of Agenda.

Minutes from the October 20, 2026, City Council Meeting. (Heather Barbour, Clerk of Council)

Adjourn.

Approval of Agenda

Consent Agenda (meeting minutes)

Release of $67,600 public improvement bond — Tri-State Habitat for Humanity

Adoption of 2027 tax rates and levies

CDBG grant application for park improvements

Adjournment

Minutes from the October 6, 2026, City Council Meeting. (Heather Barbour, Clerk of Council)

Adjourn.

Approval of the Agenda

Adjournment

Motion to Enter Executive Session

Motion to Adjourn

Ordinance No. 3883 — 2026 Supplemental Appropriations

To Enter Executive Session at 6:01 p.m. O.R.C. 121.22(G)(1) To Consider Appointments to Boards and Commissions and O.R.C. Section 121.22 (G)(1)To Consider the Appointment, Employment, Dismissal, Disci

To Enter Executive Session at 7:00 p.m. O.R.C. 121.22 (G)(4) To prepare for, conduct, or review negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms a

To Adopt Ordinance No. 3882.

Adoption of Ordinance No. 3882 — Codified Ordinances Replacement Pages

Ordinance No. 3880 — Duke Energy easement for EV chargers

Ordinance No. 3881 — Uptown retail services up to 20,000 sq ft

To Adopt Ordinance No. 3878

To Adopt Ordinance No. 3879

Ordinance No. 3878 — Ambassadors' Pointe Annexation (Second Reading)

Ordinance No. 3879 — FY 2026 Supplemental Budget Amendment (Second Reading)

Adoption of Ordinance No. 3877 - parking regulations

Ordinance No. 3870 — Six charter amendments to the ballot

Ordinance No. 3871 — Mile Square three-dwelling-unit repeal to the ballot

Ordinance No. 3872 — Talawanda School District rail platform easement

Ordinance No. 3873 — Maple Knoll easement for OATS Phase VI

Ordinance No. 3874 — Clawson Properties easement for OATS Phase V

Ordinance No. 3875 — Appropriation of Ledger, LLC property for Amtrak station

Ordinance No. 3876 — Supplemental budget appropriations for FY 2026

Ordinance No. 3868 — Lake Forest final plat

Ordinance No. 3869 — Lake Forest Cove Section 1 final plat

Ordinance No. 3866 — FY2026 supplemental appropriations (second reading)

Ordinance No. 3867 — 2027 Tax Budget (second reading)

Adoption of Ordinance No. 3865 — Codified Ordinance Replacement Pages

Ordinance No. 3864 — FY2026 supplemental appropriations

Repeal of Income Tax Chapter 181 (7.B.1, second reading)

To Enter Executive Session at 7:00 p.m. O.R.C. Section 121.22 (G)(3) To Consider Pending And Threatened Litigation.

To Adopt Ordinance No. 3862.

Ordinance No. 3862 — codified ordinance replacement pages

Ordinance 3861 — Fire Civil Citations (Second Reading)

To Enter Executive Session at 7:15 p.m. O.R.C. Section 121.22 (G)(1) To Consider Appointments to Boards and Commissions

Ordinance No. 3858 — dedicate U.S. 27 parcels as right-of-way

Ordinance No. 3859 — Glenwood Energy gas rates through 2029

Ordinance No. 3860 as amended — supplemental appropriations

Ordinance No. 3855 — Miami University airport annexation (second reading)

Ordinance No. 3856 — Clarence Place extension (second reading)

Ordinance No. 3857 — Housing Advisory Commission chapter (second reading)

Ordinance No. 3853 — Establishing a Mayor's Court (Second Reading)

Ordinance No. 3854 — New Roots 16-Unit Microhome Community (Second Reading)

To Enter Executive Session at 6:46 p.m. O.R.C. Section 121.22 (G)(1) To Consider Appointments to Boards and Commissions and O.R.C. 121.22(G)(6) Details relative to the security arrangements and emerge

To Adopt Ordinance No. 3852.

Ordinance No. 3852 — 2025 Special Assessments (Curbed Sidewalk Program)

To Enter Executive Session at 7:15 p.m. O.R.C. Section 121.22 (G)(1) To Consider Appointments to Boards and Commissions

Ordinance No. 3851 — 2026 salary and benefits amendment