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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR APRIL 21ST,
[I. Call to Order]
2025. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.MR. KIRKPATRICK HERE. MR. ALLEN, MISS CHESS HERE.
MR. FRITZSCHE HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS HERE. MR. REASTER HERE.
WE NEED A MOTION TO EXCUSE MR. ALLEN, WHO IS AWAY ON BUSINESS.
SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. COUNCILMAN ALLEN IS EXCUSED.
OKAY. IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND AN EXTRA MOMENT IN LIGHT OF THE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU. IT'S GREAT TO SEE A FULL CROWD HERE TONIGHT.
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 7TH WORK
[IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the April 7, 2025, Work Session, and the April 7, 2025, Regular Meeting.]
SESSION. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 7TH, 2020 WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.
NEXT WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 7TH, 2020 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 7TH, 2025 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.
NEXT, WE HAVE SEVERAL PIECES OF PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS.
[V. Prescheduled]
WE HAVE SEVERAL PROCLAMATIONS TO READ.SO I AM GOING TO ASK COUNCIL TO JOIN US DOWN THE STAIRS.
ALL RIGHT. WE GOT A CROWD HERE TONIGHT.
OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION IS DECLARING MAY AS MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK JOAN COLLINS AND ANYONE ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND JOIN US WHILE WE READ THE PROCLAMATION.
AND TONIGHT WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE EAGLE WINGS MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION, THE GRAY RIDERS OF FAIRBORN AND THE US VETERANS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, WHO WILL BE PRESENT TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.
AND WE GOT ALL THREE REPRESENTED DOWN HERE.
THE ELMO'S GROUP COULDN'T MAKE IT.
THEY'RE DOING THE HOLIDAY THING. SO I'M GOING TO ACCEPT FOR HIM. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. LET ME READ THIS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN HAS MANY CITIZENS WHO RIDE MOTORCYCLES FOR TOURING, RECREATION AND ECONOMICAL TRANSPORTATION.
AND WHEREAS MAY IS THE MONTH MOTORCYCLES BECOME PREVALENT ON OUR STREETS AND THE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THEIR PRESENCE BECOMES URGENT.
AND WHEREAS AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CAR MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS COULD BE PREVENTED WITH DUE REGARD AND AWARENESS OF MOTORCYCLES ON THE ROADS AND AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF THIS CITY. AND WHEREAS THE INCLUSION OF MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS INTO DRIVER EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND MOTORCYCLE RIDER EDUCATION HELPS PROMOTE SAFE DRIVING AND RIDING PRACTICES.
AND WHEREAS IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN TO NOTE THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MOTORCYCLES AS WE ENTER THE WARM WEATHER MONTHS TO REDUCE CRASHES AND INJURIES INVOLVING MOTORCYCLISTS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAN KIRKPATRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, DO HEREBY DESIGNATE AND PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 AS MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES AND EXTEND TO MOTORCYCLISTS THE SAME COURTESY THEY WISH TO HAVE AFFORDED THEM.
IN WITNESS THEREOF. I SIGNED AND SEALED THIS PROCLAMATION.
SO WE HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS, ONE FOR EACH GROUP.
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YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE A YOU GOT TO GET PICTURES. SO THE SECOND ONE.ARE YOU GOING TO JUST STAND OUT IN FRONT AND PICTURE TIME? WE GOT LOTS OF CAMERAS OUT HERE, SO YOU GOTTA HOLD THEM OUT SO THEY CAN SEE THEM. THERE YOU GO.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? DID YOU WANT ANYBODY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU? WITH THE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH.
ANYBODY Y'ALL WANT TO COME DOWN HERE? LET'S MAKE SURE HE WON'T MOVE.
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT A KEY TO THE CITY. OH, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT. YOUR BUILDING.
ALL RIGHT, NOW WE GOT A LOT OF.
OH, WOW. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING TO SAY NO TO THIS.
OKAY. BEFORE YOU LEAVE, YOU GOT TO SWING BY.
EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER OVER THERE WANTS TO SHAKE THEIR HEAD. OVER THAT WAY.
CHEESE. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY GET YOUR PICTURE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WOW. YEAH. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH.
OH, YOU CAN'T GET THROUGH ON THAT.
ALL YOU GUYS NEXT. YOU KNOW IT.
YOU KNOW HER NOW? OH. MAN, NOW WE CAN SEE OURSELVES.
OH, YEAH. YEAH. OH, CHECK IT OUT.
FIGURED THAT OUT EARLIER. I SAW THE REFLECTION IN THE CENTER. ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE THE JUNIOR MEMBER? RIGHT? YES. WHO'S TAKING THE PHOTO? GIVE ME A CAMERA. I'LL TAKE PICTURES. I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE FINE. YOU'RE FINE. JUST TURN AROUND. QUICK PHOTO.
LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. SO YOU'RE FINE. LOOKS BAD.
IT DOES LOOK PRETTY BAD, DOESN'T IT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS GUYS. THANK YOU SIR.
APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. THANK YOU.
YEAH. SORRY. YEAH. LADIES FIRST.
YOU WERE. LOOKING FOR A ROOM IS BRAD KERRY HERE?
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THEY'RE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME. DUH.I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE BACK OUT THERE.
WE HAVE ONE MORE PROCLAMATION TO READ.
THIS ONE'S REALLY KIND OF A UNIQUE ONE.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER DONE ONE FOR ONE OF THESE. WE'RE THE FIRST IN OHIO.
FIRST IN OHIO EVER. OKAY, THIS IS VERY SPECIAL.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO THE WORDS TO THIS, BECAUSE THIS REALLY IS SPECIAL.
OKAY. WHERE IS THE ESTHETIC BEAUTY AND WONDER OF A NATURAL NIGHT SKY IS A SHARED HERITAGE OF ALL HUMANKIND. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN IS NEIGHBORS TO BOTH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE AND WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, WHICH CONDUCT RESEARCH VITAL TO NATIONAL SECURITY AND CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE. AND WHEREAS LIGHT POLLUTION HAS SCIENTIFICALLY ESTABLISHED ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES WHICH RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE ECOLOGY AND HUMAN HEALTH OF ALL COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS 80% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION, INCLUDING PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, LIVES UNDER A DOME OF LIGHT POLLUTION, EXCESSIVE ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING AT NIGHT THAT DISRUPTS NATURAL DARKNESS AND MAY NEVER EXPERIENCE THE VISUAL WONDER OR ECOLOGICAL AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF LIVING UNDER A DARK SKY.
AND WHEREAS LIGHT POLLUTION REPRESENTS A WASTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AMOUNTING TO ROUGHLY $3 BILLION PER YEAR OF WASTED ENERGY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE DIMINISHED ENERGY SECURITY.
AND WHEREAS FAIRBORN IS HOME TO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE AND THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
BOTH OF WHICH RELY ON CLEAR SKIES FOR INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AND AEROSPACE RESEARCH. THAT LIGHT POLLUTION NOT ONLY HINDERS OBSERVATIONAL CAPABILITIES, BUT ALSO IMPACTS TRAINING, OPERATIONS AND SECURITY MEASURES.
AND WHEREAS THE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER IN CLEVELAND CONDUCTS CRITICAL AEROSPACE AND PLANETARY SCIENCE RESEARCH THAT BENEFITS FROM REDUCED LIGHT POLLUTION AND UNDERSTANDING THAT URBAN SKYGLOW FROM INCREASING DEVELOPMENT THREATENS ITS ABILITY TO SUPPORT SPACE EXPLORATION AND ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES.
AND WHEREAS FORT ANCIENT, A DESIGNATED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND ONE OF OHIO'S MOST SIGNIFICANT ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES, WAS BUILT WITH CELESTIAL ALIGNMENTS THAT UNDERSCORE THE CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF DARK SKIES AND PRESERVING ITS NIGHT SKY CONDITIONS ENHANCES HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WHILE PROTECTING ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
AND WHEREAS OHIO IS HOME TO DOZENS OF NOCTURNAL WILDLIFE SPECIES, AND THESE SPECIES RELY ON UNDISTURBED NIGHT ENVIRONMENTS TO HUNT, MATE AND THRIVE. AND WHEREAS DARK SKY INTERNATIONAL, THE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY ON LIGHT POLLUTION, RECOGNIZES INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY WEEK TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT POLLUTION, PROVIDE FREE EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND SOLUTIONS TO THE PUBLIC, AND ENCOURAGES THE PROTECTION OF AND ENJOYMENT OF DARK SKIES AND RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR LIGHTING. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAN KIRKPATRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, DO HEREBY DECLARE APRIL 21ST THROUGH 28TH, 2025 I'VE AS INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY WEEK IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO AND ASK EACH RESIDENT TO JOIN ME IN NOT ONLY OBSERVING AND PONDERING UPON THIS IMPORTANT WEEK, BUT ALSO IN RAISING AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR PROTECTING OUR PRECIOUS DARK SKY AS A RESOURCE. AND IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE WHERE YOU HAD A COMPLETELY DARK SKY AND SEE THE THE THE STARS, IT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
SO IF YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, I KNOW KEVIN'S HERE AT BOY SCOUTS.
WE GET OUT THERE CAMPING AND YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE THAT SOMETIMES.
I WAS IN THE PEACE CORPS OUT IN MICRONESIA, AND AT NIGHT, I WAS INCREDIBLE WITH ZERO LIGHT POLLUTION.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, IS TO RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE KINDS OF NIGHTS.
SO I APPLAUD YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD TONIGHT.
AND THANK YOU FOR SUGGESTING WE DO THIS.
THANK YOU. I HAD TO GOOGLE IT.
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OKAY, THAT WAS A LITTLE.INTERESTING WAY TO START THE EVENING OFF.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS.
[VI. Old Business]
FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED A MOTION TO UNTABLE ORDINANCE 31 DASH 24.SO, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SO WE HAVE A.
AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MOTION, ORDINANCE 3124 IS UNTABLED.
IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 3124 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY.
SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
I OPPOSED ORDINANCE 3124, AUTHORIZING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND APPROVE AND APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND FINAL PLAT ON PARCEL NUMBERS 0200100440000100 AND A010001001800 1900. I THINK YOU MISSED A ZERO.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU NATE.
OKAY. WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 31 DASH 24 FOR MONDAY, MAY THE 5TH, 2025. OKAY.
THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS AND WE HAVE ORDINANCE SEVEN DASH 25.
IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE SEVEN DASH 25 BY TITLE ONLY DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
I OPPOSED ORDINANCE SEVEN DASH 25, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN STATE OF OHIO, AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WE WELCOME MATT WELLBAUM, OUR ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE RECURRING ITEM ON TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION.
EARLIER IN THE YEAR, YOU ALL APPROVED THE NEW AFSCME UNION CONTRACT.
PART OF THAT NEW CONTRACT WAS AN INCREASE TO THE DENTAL INSURANCE THAT THE CITY CONTRIBUTES. WHEN WE MADE 2025 BUDGET, WE BUDGETED AT THE OLD RATE.
SO NOW WE'RE CATCHING UP TO THE TO THE NEW RATE.
THOSE RATES WENT FROM $38.50 PER MEMBER UP TO $76.75 PER MEMBER.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TOTAL INCREASE OF A LITTLE BIT OVER 21,000.
STREET FUND, 3002 13. STATE HIGHWAY 459.
CEMETERY 459. BOTH WATER AND SEWER 5967.
SANITATION 459. IN THE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 2002 95 OR THE INDIVIDUAL FUND BREAKDOWNS.
AND THEN FOR THE GENERAL FUND INCREASE, THE TOTAL IS 7644.
OUR UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IT NEEDED A $500 INCREASE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE WAY THEY CAPTURE THE RIGHT STATE UTILITY, READS.
OUR INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT NEEDED 4849.
WE INCREASED OUR RITA SUBPOENA PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
AND WE DIDN'T BUDGET FOR AS BIG AS IT BECAME.
AND THEN, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE PLANT MAINTENANCE PART OF THE GENERAL FUND, 2295 FOR THE AFSCME DENTAL INSURANCE.
THE STREET FUND, 3002 13 STATE HIGHWAY 459 AND CEMETERY 459.
AGAIN FOR THE AFSCME DENTAL INSURANCE.
SOME GRANT FUNDS ARE HOME FUND.
IT'S A ZERO NET. BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE INCREASING OUR PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS BY 17,125 AND DECREASING NON PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS BY THE SAME AMOUNT.
WE'RE ABLE TO CHARGE SOME OF OUR PERSONAL SERVICE COSTS TO THE GRANT RATHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND. OUR HOME PROGRAM INCOME FUND IS JUST A FUND THAT OUR HOME FUND HAS DIFFERENT LOAN PROJECTS THEY HAVE THAT DO GENERATE SOME INCOME FOR THE CITY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO APPROPRIATE $6,825.41.
AND THEN OUR CDBG FUND WE'RE JUST APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM LAST YEAR TO SPEND IN THIS YEAR. AND THAT AMOUNTS TO $2,091.87.
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THE WATER AND SEWER FUNDS, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER EACH 5967 FOR THE DENTAL INSURANCE. SANITATION FOR 59.EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, 2002 95.
OUR FEMA FUND HAS AN INCREASE OF 30,000.
150 305. THERE WAS A SEVERE STORM IN KENTUCKY BACK IN FEBRUARY THAT WE HAD THREE EMPLOYEES STATIONED AT WE GET REIMBURSED BY FEMA FOR THESE CHARGES.
SO THAT 30,000. 150 305 WE ACTUALLY JUST GOT THE REVENUE IN LAST WEEK FOR THAT.
THIS IS JUST SO WE CAN DO THE JOURNAL ENTRY TO LOWER THE EXPENSES TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE FIRE FUND TOTAL INCREASE OF 49,003 72 BROKEN DOWN TO A COUPLE REPAIRS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ROOF HAD A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL REPAIR NEED, TOTALING 39,872. AND OUR FIRE STATION NUMBER FOUR, 9500 WATERPROOFING TO PREVENT WATER DAMAGE.
AND THEN LASTLY, OUR STREET MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR FUND HAS A TOTAL INCREASE OF 1,000,733 867 42. THIS IS FOR THE BROAD STREET PHASE THREE ROAD PROJECT.
WE GOT A $1.25 MILLION TAP FUND THAT'S FULLY REIMBURSABLE.
GRANT. SO THAT 1.25 MILLION WE WILL GET REIMBURSED FOR, AND THEN THE LOCAL PORTION WILL GO UP BY 7000 $707,612.79.
AND THAT IS, AGAIN THE LOCAL PORTION FOR THIS PROJECT THAT WE HAVE CASH ON HAND IN OUR STREET MAINTENANCE FUND.
AND THIS IS ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT A 5% CONTINGENCY FOR ANY OVERAGES THAT MAY OCCUR.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 725, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. MATT.
WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN WINFREY. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MATT I HAVE NONE. THANKS FOR THE READ AHEAD.
MATT. YEAH, NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
THANK YOU. MATT THANK YOU. I HAVE NOTHING EITHER. MATT. THANK YOU. THANKS. NO QUESTIONS. THANKS. THANK YOU.
YEAH. NO QUESTIONS. MATT. THIS IS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. SO APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.
YEAH. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE SEVEN DASH 21 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. SO MOVED. SECOND.
CAN WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR.. REASTER. YES. MR..
KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE SEVEN DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED.
NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE EIGHT DASH 25 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? ORDINANCE EIGHT DASH 25 ORDINANCE EXPRESSING THE CITY OF FAIRBORN INTENT TO NEGOTIATE JOINTLY WITH OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION THROUGH THE MIAMI VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL NVRC ON ONE PRICE SCHEDULE FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SERVICES THAT BE FURNISHED TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN FOR PURPOSES OF STREET LIGHT.
THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE EIGHT, DASH 25 FOR MAY 5TH, 2025.
NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 1225 BY TITLE ONLY.
SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 12 DASH 25 AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 44.
DASH 23 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR THE ATHERTON AMPHITHEATER RENOVATION PROJECT.
WE WELCOME APRIL. WE MAKE A PRESENTATION.
PARKS AND REC. SUPERINTENDENT.
OKAY. THIS IS THE RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT TO PAY FOR.
HERE'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THE RESOLUTION 4423 WAS PASSED IN NOVEMBER OF 23 FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE AMPHITHEATER AT COMMUNITY PARK.
IT WAS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF 515,000.
THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING. THE $250,000 WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FROM THE PARKS AND REC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET, AND THEN THE 80,000 WAS FROM A FUND BALANCE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND 185,000 FROM ARPA FUNDS.
WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST TO INCREASE THAT BY $31,647.46, FOR THE TOTAL OF 5000 546,647 AND $0.46.
THERE WERE MULTIPLE CHANGE ORDERS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT THAT WE DID NOT SEE UNTIL ONCE THEY GOT STARTED, AND THE ARCHITECT'S COSTS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL.
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SO THE UPDATED BREAKDOWN NOW WILL BE FOR THE 546,647 46, 200,000 WILL BE FROM THE ARPA FUNDS, AND THE REST WILL BE FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, AND WE ARE ASKING THAT IT BE APPROVED SO WE CAN PAY THE FINAL INVOICE THAT JUST CAME IN.DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER.
THANKS, APRIL. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFUL NEXT TIME ON PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE. YES. AND ONCE THEY STARTED SOME FOUNDATION WORK, WE FOUND THAT'S WHERE MULTIPLE CHANGE ORDERS CAME FROM.
GOTCHA. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. I HAVE NONE, THANK YOU.
APRIL. I WENT OUT THERE AND LOOKED AT IT A WEEK AGO.
IT LOOKS REALLY NICE. IT'S COMING ALONG.
IT IS GOING TO BE A HUGE PLUS FOR OUR COMMUNITY WHEN IT GETS FINISHED.
SO I THINK THIS IS THIS IS WELL DONE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 1225.
SO MOVED SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MISS REASTER.
YES. MR. FRITZSCHE. YES, MISS.
MR. KIRKPATRICK? YES. RESOLUTION 1225 IS DULY ADOPTED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW WE WILL OPEN CITIZENS COMMENTS.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND WE'LL
[VII. New Business]
COME BACK TO CITY MANAGER COMMENTS.[IX. City Manager Comments]
CITY MANAGER RYAN WILLIAMS. CHIEF. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.THERE WE GO. SO WE HAVE ADDED SEVERAL NEW FAMILY MEMBERS TO THE FAIRBORN FAMILY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
ALL THEIR NAMES ARE THERE FOR YOUR REVIEW, BUT WE'RE JUST REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO GET INTO A COUPLE OF BULLET POINTS LATER WHERE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE RETIRED, BUT WHEN WE'RE ADDING MORE PEOPLE THAN WE'RE LOSING, IT'S A GOOD THING FOR OUR CITY.
SO WELCOME TO ALL THESE NEW MEMBERS, TO OUR FAMILY.
THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE SPOTTED TURTLE TRAIL AT THE JAMES P AMMAN BIODIVERSITY RESERVE IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW AT 1:00.
ANYBODY THAT'S AVAILABLE, WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU OUT THERE.
THE NEAT THING ABOUT THIS TRAIL IS THAT IT CONNECTS ALL THAT.
THAT 15 MILE RUN IN THAT AREA OF THE WETLANDS.
SO THAT'S AN EXCITING THING TO HAVE OUT THERE.
AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE TO PARK AND WHERE, HOW TO GET THERE AND EVERYTHING. IF YOU TAKE TREBONNE ROAD TO WINDSONG, TO FAWN TO DEER CREEK, THAT'S A RIGHT TURN ON FAWN AND A LEFT TURN ON DEER CREEK. JUST TAKE THE DEAD END DOWN THERE.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE RESERVE IS FOR THIS RIBBON CUTTING.
SO I HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY THAT'S ABLE TO MAKE IT AT 1:00 TOMORROW.
NEXT LAST WEEK WAS DISPATCHERS APPRECIATION WEEK.
THEY'RE CALLED TELECOMMUNICATORS.
BUT WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL DISPATCHERS AND MAYOR. YOU OFTEN TALK ABOUT WHAT GREAT FIRE AND POLICE SERVICES WE OFFER, AND THE DISPATCHERS ARE JUST SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THOSE TEAMS. AND SO WE HONORED THEM, AND WE JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THEM AS WELL FOR THEIR SERVICE, BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST VOICE THAT PEOPLE HEAR ON THE WORST DAY OF THEIR LIFE.
SO WE JUST REALLY WANT TO GIVE THEM ALL THE THANKS AND THAT THEY DESERVE.
I ALSO WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE JOHN MOEGGENBERG.
HE WAS ABLE TO GET FIRE AND POLICE A TRAINING HOUSE.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO TRAIN IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE.
TRAINING FACILITIES ARE FANTASTIC, BUT WHEN YOU CAN GET AN ACQUIRED STRUCTURE TO TRAIN IN, THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
SO FAIRBORN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE BOTH ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE STRUCTURES OVER SEVERAL DAYS AND REALLY GET SOME GOOD TRAINING OVER ON VINE STREET.
SO WE WERE MINIMALLY DISRUPTIVE TO THE CITIZENS OUT THERE, BUT WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT WHILE WE WERE TRAINING AS WELL.
THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS EARNED THEIR ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE OHIO COLLABORATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM. THIS IS THROUGH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. MAYOR.
I KNOW YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS, BUT AGAIN, JUST SOME PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR THEM TO PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE.
OUT OF 900 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF OHIO, FAIRBORN PD IS NOW ONE OF TEN THAT'S ACCREDITED.
SO IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR THEM.
SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CHIEF ROMAN AND HIS STAFF.
BUT WE SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO POINT OUT CAPTAIN STEVE HOLCOMB.
HE WAS THE ACCREDITATION MANAGER FOR THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HE WAS ALSO AWARDED AN AWARD THROUGH THE STATE CALLED THE CHIEF DEPUTY ADAM CLARK MEMORIAL AWARD, AND THAT WAS FOR EXCEPTIONAL ACCREDITATION MANAGER ACTIONS THAT HE DID.
HE KNOCKED THIS OUT IN A FANTASTIC AMOUNT OF TIME, WAS JUST SO DETAIL ORIENTED AND DID A REALLY GOOD JOB THROUGHOUT THIS.
SO IF YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT, TALK TO CHIEF ROME.
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AND HE CAN GO ON AND ON ABOUT WHAT A GREAT JOB ALL OF THEIR STAFF DID, INCLUDING THE OFFICERS ON THE DEPARTMENT.THE GOVERNMENT CENTER WILL BE CLOSED THIS WEEK ON THE 25TH.
THAT'S FRIDAY STARTING AT 11:00.
THIS IS FOR OUR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION LUNCHEON AWARD CEREMONY.
THE AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT, I SAID, APPROXIMATELY 230 AT THE USUAL PLACE THERE AT BOLTON, WHERE WE DO THIS ANNUALLY.
AND OF COURSE, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WORKS AND ALL THE OTHER CRITICAL DEPARTMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE 24 OVER SEVEN.
THERE WILL BE NO NOTED CHANGE IN SERVICE DURING THAT TIME.
I WANT TO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MIKE EVERS.
MIKE EVERS WAS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC FOR 18 YEARS, AND AS SAD AS WE ARE TO SEE HIM GO, WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE MIKE AS HE IS GETTING WHAT I CALL A DOUBLE PROMOTION.
HE'S PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN IN HIS HOMETOWN OF INGLEWOOD.
HE'S GOING TO BE THE CAPTAIN OF EMS AND SO LOSING PEOPLE IS TOUGH.
BUT WHEN THEY GO ON TO TO DO BIGGER THINGS AND TAKE ON NEW LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, IT'S A COMPLIMENT TO OUR STAFF HERE IN FAIRBORN AND THE THE MEMBERS OF THE FAIRBORN FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO ALL THE BEST TO MIKE.
ANOTHER BIG HIT TO THE CITY IS DETECTIVE RYAN WHITAKER WILL BE RETIRING AFTER 28 YEARS.
I THINK HE'S JUST A MONTH SHY OF THAT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
DETECTIVE WHITAKER IS HAS A REPUTATION OF BEING AN OUTSTANDING NOT ONLY OFFICER, BUT A DETECTIVE AND THE DETECTIVE SECTION.
FANTASTIC GUY. AND WE JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE RYAN.
HE'LL BE RETIRING ON FRIDAY AS WELL.
JUST. JUST BEFORE THE AWARDS CEREMONY.
HIS CEREMONY WILL BE AT 1:00 ON FRIDAY.
SO CONGRATS TO RYAN. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, YOUR HONOR.
OKAY, WE'LL START COUNCIL COMMENTS WITH COUNCILWOMAN.
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CHESS. I KNOW YOU JUST TAUGHT ME FIRST.I JUST WANT TO KIND OF PROBABLY I WON'T BE REPETITIVE, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NEW HIRES.
IN FAIRBORN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.
ALSO I SAW A LOT OF COMMENTS ONLINE ABOUT THE DISPATCHERS, AND THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
PEOPLE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW THE DISPATCHERS AT FAIRBORN WERE SO HELPFUL.
AND THAT'S REFRESHING TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, TO HEAR PEOPLE ACTUALLY SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT WHAT WE DO HERE AT THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.
SO JUST WANT TO THANK GOD FOR THOSE PEOPLE THOSE THOSE DISPATCHERS.
ALSO, I JUST WANT TO GIVE SHOUT OUTS TO OUR RETIREES AND THOSE WHO ALSO WHO HAVE MOVED ON. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR STEPPING IN.
AND YOU HAVE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR STEPPING IN. YEAH.
OKAY. ALRIGHTY. YEAH. I TOO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW HIRES AND WELCOME THEM TO OUR FAMILY AND WISH THEM WELL FOR THOSE THAT ARE LEAVING.
EVERS ON HIS PROMOTION AND DETECTIVE WHITAKER ON HIS HIS RETIREMENT.
ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR POLICE FORCE FOR OBTAINING THAT ACCREDITATION.
AND ACCREDITATION AND ANY, ANY, ANY BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY IS REALLY TOUGH. SO IN ORDER TO GET THAT AND MAINTAIN IT IS JUST A BIG GOAL.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CAPTAIN HOLCOMB FOR BEING ABLE TO PULL THAT OFF.
HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAD A SUCCESSFUL SPRING BREAK AND THEY GOT BACK SAFELY AND EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL AND EVERYONE HAD A HAPPY EASTER.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE ROADS.
FOR THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 140 CENTER LANE MILES OR 308 LANE MILES OF ROADS.
AND WE DO HAVE A ROAD, A STRUCTURED ROAD PROGRAM WHERE WE DO REPAIRS AND THEY KIND OF PICK THE ROADS AHEAD OF TIME THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO REPAIRS ON.
AND IT'S BASED OFF A VERY COMPLICATED FORMULA THAT THEY CALL A PAVEMENT RATING SYSTEM.
AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU CAN GO TO OUR HOME PAGE GO TO THE GOVERNMENT SITE ENGINEERING.
AND THERE'S A LINK ON YOUR LEFT CALLED PAVEMENT CONDITION.
YOU CAN PULL THAT UP AND YOU'LL GET TO SEE TWO LISTS, ONE'S ALPHABETICAL, AND ONE IS BY RATING.
AND THIS YEAR, THIS IS A NEW ONE FOR ME.
THEY'RE DOING THE RATINGS BASED ON WHAT THEY CALL A REMAINING SERVICE LIFE.
0 TO 20 IS THE SCALE, AND THAT IS THE ESTIMATED LIFE LEFT OF THE PARTICULAR ROAD BASED ON ALL OF THESE FACTORS IN THE ALGORITHM.
SO IF YOU'RE EVER CURIOUS AS TO WHERE YOUR ROAD STANDS AMONGST THOSE IN THE CITY, GO OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S A GREAT TOOL THAT WE USE IN ORDER TO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION NEEDS DOWN THE ROAD SO WE CAN KIND OF COMBINE THINGS ALL INTO ONE AND JUST DO ONE STREET WHERE WE DO CURBSIDE WALK, STREETS, WATER, GAS, ANYTHING ELSE, AND TRY AND DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME IF WE CAN.
SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, GO OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU.
WELL, I'M GOING TO BE COMPLETELY REDUNDANT WITH YOU GUYS,
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BUT JUST WELCOMING THE NEW FOLKS.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE RETIRING FOLKS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE ACCREDITATION.
AND THANKS FOR SHARING THE COOL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROADS.
YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU COME INTO COUNCIL, ABOUT HOW THEY DRIVE AROUND AND ASSESS THE HAVE A TOOL THAT READS THE ROAD CONDITION AND MAKES A RATING AND ALL THAT.
SO I GUESS THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
I WELCOME I WANT TO WELCOME ALL THE NEW HIRES.
I THINK YOU'LL YOU'LL BE HAPPY WORKING FOR THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.
AND TO THOSE LEAVING FAREWELL.
WISH YOU LUCK IN ALL YOUR ENDEAVORS.
THAT'S ALL I GOT. OKAY, SO I TRIED TO CUT OUT SOME OF THE REDUNDANCY.
I DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB, SO I'M JUST GOING TO APOLOGIZE AHEAD OF TIME.
WELCOME NEW HIRES. AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN. WE DO GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU.
DETECTIVE WHITAKER, MAY RETIREMENT BE EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT IT TO BE.
I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND WORK WITH MIKE EVERS LAST YEAR ON A CARRY THE LOAD PROJECT THAT WALKED FOUR AND A HALF MILES.
FROM. WHAT STATION WAS THAT? THREE STATION THREE ALL THE WAY OVER TO WRIGHT STATE.
SUPER AWESOME HUMAN. OUR LOSS IS THEIR GAIN.
SUPER EXCITED TO SEE YOUR CAREER.
BAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL. HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM.
LAST WEEKEND, THEY WENT UP AGAINST THE ONLY OTHER UNDEFEATED TEAM IN THE LEAGUE AND BEAT GREENVILLE GREEN 6 TO 0.
SO HIGH FIVE LADIES. THAT WAS AN INCREDIBLE GAME AND I WAS SO HONORED TO BE THERE AND WATCH IT HAPPEN. CAPTAIN.
LET'S SEE. BAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL DEMO CONTINUES.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN, THEY WILL BE PUTTING BRICKS OUT AS THEY START TO TAKE DOWN THE FACADE. SO BE LOOKING FOR THAT.
THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB COMMUNICATING ON THAT PROGRESS.
IT'S A VERY LONG AND TEDIOUS PROGRESS, BUT JUST BE PATIENT.
IT'S HAPPENING. I SEE IT EVERY MORNING WHEN I OPEN MY FRONT DOOR AND GET MY MAIL.
LET'S SEE NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH THEY WILL BE DOING THE GROUNDBREAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 430 FOR THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH WILL SIT JUST SOUTH OF THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A PARTIAL CAMPUS.
SUPER EXCITING. AND THIS IS WHERE WE FINISH THE DREAM.
NONE OF THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE VOTERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN APPROVING THIS, SO THANK YOU.
IT'S GOING TO BE AS INCREDIBLE, IF NOT MORE INCREDIBLE THAN THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SPRING IS SPRUNG. FIRST MOW OF THE SEASON HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEK FOR ME.
AND YOU KNOW, IRONICALLY, WE HAD THE MOTORCYCLE CLUBS HERE, BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO REMIND YOU TO KEEP YOUR GRASS CLIPPINGS OFF OF THE ROAD FOR THE MOTORCYCLES, BUT ALSO FOR THE STORM AND SEWER DRAINS.
AND I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT RODNEY SAID.
I WISH, I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU HAD A GREAT EASTER.
AND THANK YOU FOR COMING, ALL OF YOU.
YAHOO! OKAY, A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I UNDERSTAND IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, THE EASTER BUNNY RAN AFOUL OF SOME ISSUES THIS PAST FRIDAY. BUT I WANT TO ASSURE EVERYBODY THAT BY SUNDAY, THE EASTER BUNNY MADE AN APPEARANCE AT THE CHAMBER EASTER EGG HUNT AT CENTRAL PARK.
WE HAD A HUGE TURNOUT FOR THAT.
EVERYBODY HAD FUN. THE EASTER BUNNY GOT HIS PICTURE TAKEN WITH LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF KIDS AND ADULTS. I SAW THEM OUT THERE.
SO JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THE EASTER BUNNY IS FINE BACK DOING WHATEVER EASTER BUNNIES DO WHEN THEY'RE NOT HANDING OUT CANDY, ETC.. MEMORIAL PARK, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF WORK GOING ON OUT THERE.
FOR THOSE THAT CONTRIBUTED BRICKS FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL BE AWARE THAT THEY HAVE PICKED UP ALL OF THE BRICKS.
THEY HAVE REMOVED THEM BECAUSE WE DISCOVERED THAT WEEDS WERE STARTING TO GROW THROUGH THEM. SO THEY ARE PUTTING IN A NEW FOUNDATION FOR ALL OF THE BRICKS.
AND OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN THE BRICKS THAT THEY'RE RESETTING THE BRICKS, PUTTING IN THE SECOND ORDER OF BRICKS.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF WORK GOING OUT THERE. THEY'LL BE STARTING ON THE WALLS FOR THE VETERANS MEMORIAL SOON, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF WORK AT MEMORIAL PARK. AND NOT JUST FOR THAT.
THEY'RE DOING SOME FINISHING WORK ON THE WALKWAYS.
THESE ARE MEMORIAL PARK IS GOING TO BE TRULY THE ENVY OF THE MIAMI VALLEY FOR FOR THINGS LIKE THAT. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THAT,
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WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTORS.AND SO KUDOS TO EVERYBODY INVOLVED WITH THAT.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE IF THEY GO OUT THERE NOW, TODAY, TOMORROW, NEXT DAY OR TWO THE BRICKS ARE NO LONGER THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE REDOING THE FOUNDATION, BECAUSE WE DISCOVERED PROBLEMS WITH THE WEEDS GROWING UP.
SO THEY'RE PUTTING IN A MUCH IMPROVED FOUNDATION FOR THE BRICKS.
AND THE VETERANS GROUP IS STILL ACCEPTING BRICK FORMS AND WILL BE FOR PROBABLY SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL WE FILL UP ALL THE SPACES.
AND THE HOMETOWN HERO BANNER PROGRAM IS ACTIVE.
THERE ARE FORMS AT VARIOUS PLACES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO THOSE, THE VETERAN BANNERS THIS YEAR WILL BE ON MAIN STREET DOWNTOWN, AND THOSE WILL GO UP AROUND THE WEEKEND OF MEMORIAL DAY TOWARDS THE END OF MAY. SO KUDOS ALSO TO OUR NEW HIRES.
I WANT TO TAG ON TO WHAT CHIEF SAID ABOUT THE THE ACCREDITATION.
WE WENT TO COLUMBUS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO FOR THE START OF THAT PROGRAM, WHERE GOVERNOR DEWINE MET WITH US AND READ OFF WHAT HE WAS DOING WITH IT.
AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY, AS CHIEF RYAN SAID, TO BE ONE OF ONLY TEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.
TO GET ACCREDITATION LIKE THAT IS REALLY A STRONG POINT FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO KUDOS TO THEM AND ESPECIALLY TO CAPTAIN STEVE HOLCOMB.
AS ALSO MENTIONED, OUR AWARD CEREMONY FOR STAFF IS THIS FRIDAY.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE RETIRING DETECTIVE RYAN WHITAKER.
28 YEARS WITH ONE ORGANIZATION IS INCREDIBLE.
SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE HIM, PLEASE CONGRATULATE HIM.
SOME FUTURE UPDATES. COUNCIL MEETINGS.
COUNCIL WORK SESSION. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE MONDAY, MAY THE 5TH AT 5 P.M. IN THE FIRE TRAINING ROOM, FOLLOWED BY THE COUNCIL MEETING.
AND THE NEXT ONE AFTER THAT WILL BE MONDAY, MAY 19TH, COUNCIL WORK SESSION AT 5 P.M.
AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED ALSO BY THE COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, MAY 19TH AT 6 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THERE WILL NOT BE A CITIZENS FORUM IN APRIL OR MAY.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE COMING OUT ABOUT SOME ENHANCED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS STAFF COUNCIL MEMBER INTERACTIONS.
OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, EMILY GUAY, IS WORKING HARD ON GETTING THAT PROGRAM PUT TOGETHER, SO YOU WILL SEE MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BUT AGAIN, NO CITIZENS FORUMS IN APRIL OR MAY.
SO IF YOU SHOW UP YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE BY YOURSELF.
SO ANYWAY, AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL BELIEFS AND VALUES ARE WE FOUND OUT TODAY THAT POPE FRANCIS HAD PASSED HE'D BEEN THE POPE AND THE SPIRITUAL LEADER FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR MANY YEARS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ORDERED FLAGS AT HALF STAFF.
SO AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR SPIRITUAL VALUES AND BELIEFS ARE, JUST BE AWARE THAT THAT IS GOING ON FOR MANY PEOPLE THAT THAT THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THEIR LIFE. AND YOU'LL SEE THE WHOLE PROCESS OF SELECTING A NEW POPE HAPPENING OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
SO IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MISS STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR
TODAY IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.