Jun 02, 2025 City Council

[I. Call to Order]

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JUNE THE 2ND, 2025. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. KIRKPATRICK HERE. MR. ALLEN HERE. MISS CHESS.

MR. FRITZSCHE HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS HERE. MISS REASTER HERE.

MISS STANTON HERE. THANK YOU.

JULIE, WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE NOW AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

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.

WOULD YOU ALL SET THIS TIME, PLEASE? SILENCE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES? WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

[IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the May 19, 2025, Work Session, and the May 19, 2025, Regular Meeting.]

WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 19TH, 2020 WORK 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 COUNCIL WORK SESSION OF MAY 19TH ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NEXT WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 19TH 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? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 19TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NEXT, WE HAVE SOME PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS.

[V. Prescheduled]

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION DECLARING JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN AND COUNCILWOMAN. STANTON, ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHERS WILL ACCEPT IT.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS OF SOME JUNE MILESTONES.

JOIN US. I DON'T KNOW, OKAY, THIS PROCLAMATION WORK BETTER IF I SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN IS A WELCOMING COMMUNITY AND AN EXCEPTIONAL PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, WORK, PLAY, AND RAISE A FAMILY.

AND WHEREAS FAIRBORN RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUALITY AND FREEDOM, AND WHEREAS OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL PEOPLE.

BUT THE FULFILLMENT OF THIS PROMISE HAS LONG HAS BEEN LONG IN COMING FOR MANY AMERICANS.

SOME OF THE MOST INSPIRING MOMENTS IN OUR HISTORY HAVE ARISEN FROM THE VARIOUS CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS THAT HAVE BROUGHT ONE GROUP AFTER ANOTHER, FROM THE MARGIN TO THE MAINSTREAM OF AMERICAN SOCIETY.

AND WHEREAS IN THE MOVEMENT TOWARD EQUAL RIGHTS FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, QUESTIONING AND ALLY PEOPLE, A HISTORIC TURNING POINT OCCURRED ON JUNE 28TH, 1969, IN NEW YORK CITY, WITH THE ONSET OF THE STONEWALL RIOTS.

DURING THE RIOTS, LGBTQ CITIZENS ROSE UP AND FOUGHT AGAINST THE DISCRIMINATORY CRIMINAL LAWS THAT HAVE SINCE BEEN DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

AND WHEREAS PRIDE CELEBRATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AROUND THE COUNTRY EVERY JUNE TO COMMEMORATE THE BEGINNING OF THE STONEWALL RIOTS.

AND WHEREAS JUNE IS CELEBRATED AS PRIDE MONTH NATIONWIDE, AND WHEREAS FAIRBORN HAS A DIVERSE LGBTQ COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE OF ALL ETHNICITIES, RELIGIONS AND PROFESSIONS, AND WHEREAS EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHOUT FEAR OF PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION, VIOLENCE, AND HATRED BASED ON RACE, RELIGION, GENDER IDENTITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE MAYOR AND THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE AS PRIDE MONTH AND URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RESPECT AND HONOR OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE AND BUILD A CULTURE OF INCLUSIVENESS AND ACCEPTANCE. I HEREBY SIGN THIS AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE STATE OR CITY OF FAIRBORN TO BE AFFIXED ON THIS DOCUMENT.

ON THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE, 2025.

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SUSAN AND I ARE HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE FAIRBORN COMMUNITY PRIDE PLANNING GROUP.

THE GROUP IS COMPRISED OF FAIRBORN RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS WHO BELIEVE PASSIONATELY IN OUR ANNUAL THEME. NO WORRIES, EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE.

THE 2025 FAIRBORN COMMUNITY PRIDE FIVE-K AND CELEBRATION WILL BE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST AT COMMUNITY PARK AMPHITHEATER.

THE FIVE-K AND FUN WALK STARTS AT 8:00 AND THE PRIDE CELEBRATION WITH VENDORS, RESOURCES, FOOD TRUCKS AND LIVE PERFORMANCES RUNS FROM 10 TO 2 AND SENDING A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO TIFFANY CLARK FOR THE UNIQUELY FAIRBORN DESIGN OF OUR 2025 PRIDE T-SHIRT.

AND THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN SPREADING OUR MESSAGE THAT EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE SOME MILESTONES, CHIEF. THERE YOU ARE.

THANKS, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING.

WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE TWO PEOPLE FOR 25 YEARS.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? IT FLIES.

RIGHT? AND FOR US TO BE DOING THIS WITH YOU GUYS IS AMAZING, BUT WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE LIEUTENANT JOSH LAWRENCE TONIGHT AND BATTALION CHIEF PAT RICKETTS, BOTH OF WHO ARE HERE TO RECEIVE THEIR 25 YEAR MILESTONE.

SO I'M GOING TO READ ABOUT JOSH LAWRENCE, AND THEN WE'LL PRESENT THE MILESTONE.

ACTUALLY, WE'LL PROBABLY PRESENT THEM TOGETHER AND I'LL READ ABOUT BOTH OF THEM FIRST. SO JOSH, IF YOU WOULD JUST RAISE YOUR HAND SO PEOPLE KNOW THE AMAZING GUY I'M TALKING ABOUT. LIEUTENANT JOSH LAWRENCE BEGAN HIS JOURNEY IN THE FIRE SERVICE IN APRIL OF 1996 WITH THE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WHILE ORIGINALLY ATTENDING SCHOOL IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE SCHOOL, HE BECAME AN EMT IN 1997 AND A PARAMEDIC IN 1998, SUBSEQUENTLY BEING HIRED WITH US, THE FAIRBORN FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE CITY OF FAIRBORN IN JUNE OF 2000.

JOSH BEGAN TEACHING IN THE YEAR OF 2000 AS A CPR INSTRUCTOR, LATER ADDING COURSES AS AN ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT OR ACLS, AS WE SAY, AND A PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT OR PALS INSTRUCTOR A FEW YEARS LATER AS AN EMS INSTRUCTOR. JOSH'S FIRST PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT WAS AT STATION 1 IN 2001 WITH PAT RICKETTS, WHO'S ALSO HERE TONIGHT.

MIKE REICHERT, TONY MALONE AND SAM ANDES, WHERE HE STAYED UNTIL 2006, WHEN HE THEN FOLLOWED THE NEWLY PROMOTED PAT RICKETTS, WHO WAS A NEW LIEUTENANT TO STATION FOUR SO THEY COULD KEEP WORKING TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY WERE BUDS AND THEY'RE STILL BUDS TODAY.

JOSH RETURNED TO STATION ONE THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WHERE HE REMAINS TODAY, WORKING NOW AS THE LIEUTENANT OF THE HEAVY RESCUE AND ENGINE CREW.

AS OF 2024, JOSH JOINED OHIO TASK FORCE ONE, THE FEMA RESCUE TEAM, IN 2008 AND BECAME A FIRE INSTRUCTOR IN 2009, COMPLETED HIS FIRE SCIENCE DEGREE IN 2010, AND COMPLETED ALL COMPONENTS OF THE FIRE OFFICER SERIES, AND CONTINUES HIS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY AS A NEWLY CERTIFIED ROPE RESCUE TECHNICIAN AND IS TRAINED IN AUTO EXTRICATION, HEAVY RESCUE, AND WATER RESCUE.

DO YOU MISS HIM, NICOLE? IS HE. HAS HE BEEN AROUND FOR 20 SOME YEARS? JOSH IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN REGIONAL TRAINING AS A MUCH RESPECTED INSTRUCTOR IN THE AREA, AND A PROUD FAIRBORN FIREFIGHTER.

JOSH MARRIED HIS AMAZING WIFE, NICOLE IN 2002, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT WITH HIM, AND THEY WELCOME THEIR SON, VANCE IN 2004. SO, LIEUTENANT LAWRENCE, NICOLE AND VANCE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.

YOU'LL BOTH HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

EXCEPT YOU, JOSH. THIS IS ABOUT BATTALION CHIEF PAT RICKETTS.

PAT, GIVE US A WAVE. BATTALION CHIEF PATRICK RICKETTS STARTED IN THE FIRE SERVICE IN AUGUST OF 1991 AS A VOLUNTEER, ALSO WITH THE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT. HIRED AS A FULL TIME FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC WITH THE FAIRBORN FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 2000. PATRICK ENJOYED WORKING BUSY STATIONS, INCLUDING THE OLD FIRE STATION ONE AT 29 NORTH BROAD STREET, WHERE PATRICK COINCIDENTALLY SPENT MANY YEARS ON A CREW WITH LIEUTENANT LAWRENCE AS A PARTNER. PATRICK PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT IN 2007 AND PROMOTED AGAIN TO THE RANK OF BATTALION CHIEF IN 2013.

OVER THE YEARS, BATTALION CHIEF RICKETTS HAS BEEN ASSIGNED THE TRAINING DIVISION, THE

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PATRICK IS A FIRE OFFICER, FIRE INVESTIGATOR, A FIRE INSPECTOR, AN INSTRUCTOR, AND A LIFELONG LEARNER.

AND I JUST LEFT IT AT THAT BECAUSE WE JUST KEEP GOING.

AND AND, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT.

PATRICK IS MARRIED TO HIS WIFE AND BEST FRIEND, CINDY, WHO'S ALSO HERE TONIGHT, AND THEY ARE NOW EMPTY NESTERS AS THEIR SON MICHAEL, 27, NOW LIVES IN CENTERVILLE AND RILEY.

THEIR DAUGHTER, 24, RESIDES IN TENNESSEE AND RECENTLY BECAME ENGAGED.

SO IS THAT NEW NEWS? AM I SHARING THAT LIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME, KIND OF NEW, RIGHT? YEAH.

PATRICK SAYS THAT HE APPRECIATES THE SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS AND STATES HE HAS ENJOYED WORKING FOR THE CITY AND SAYS THERE ARE NEVER ANY GROUNDHOG DAYS, AND THERE CERTAINLY ARE NOT IN OUR JOB.

PATRICK IS PLANNING TO STICK AROUND A FEW MORE YEARS AND WE WILL BE HOLDING HIM TO THAT. CHIEF RICKETTS. CINDY, MICHAEL AND RILEY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.

SO WITH THAT, I INVITE YOU BOTH UP AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IF YOU'D LIKE.

NO OBLIGATION. YOU WOULD NOT LIKE.

WELL, COME UP AND GET YOUR MILESTONES, GENTLEMEN.

PATRICK, THIS IS YOURS.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

JOSH. AND YOU CAN.

DO A PICTURE. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. PERFECT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HILARY.

I'M RELATIVELY NEW HERE.

I'M THE NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR.

I STARTED IN FEBRUARY, WORRY.

AND I'M HERE TO HONOR CHRISTY LAWLESS, OUR LEAD REVENUE CLERK IN OUR UTILITIES DIVISION. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE TRIED TO PAY YOUR WATER BILL LATELY, BUT WE'VE HAD A PRETTY TOUGH TIME IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

IT WAS REALLY PRETTY TOUGH.

I TOOK A LOT OF CALLS MYSELF AND MANY OF THEM.

I HAD TO DEFER TO MY SUPERVISOR, CHRISTY, TO HELP ME TO RESOLVE CUSTOMER CALLS. CHRISTY HAS TEN YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, AND BEFORE THAT SHE WAS A PUBLIC SERVANT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

CHRISTY HAS EVEN WORKED IN A JAIL.

SO SUFFICE IT TO SAY, THERE'S A LOT OF FIRE WITH CHRISTY.

THERE'S A LOT OF PASSION, AND SHE BRINGS A WONDERFUL DEDICATION TO OUR DEPARTMENT. CHRISTY IS A REAL LEADER IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT SHE LEADS WITH THAT SAME FIRE AND PASSION, BUT SHE IS ALSO LEADS WITH A LOT OF HEART.

SHE HAS THREE DIRECT REPORTS AND THEY ALL ADMIRE HER.

I CAN, I CAN ASSURE YOU, CHRISTY REALLY HELPED ME WITH THE TRANSITION AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO CHRISTIE FOR EVERYTHING THAT SHE DID.

CHRISTIE IS A PERSON THAT I THINK DOESN'T WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED, SO I HAD TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO CONVINCE HER TO COME HERE TONIGHT, BECAUSE I THINK INHERENTLY, SHE IS A PERSON THAT'S VERY MODEST ABOUT HER CAPABILITIES AND HER SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL CONCLUDE AND HAVE CHRISTIE COME UP SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER TEN YEARS OF SERVICE.

THIS IS WHY SHE WANTED TO SAY.

YES. SO THAT I COULD HAVE THE JOY OF SEEING HER FACE.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE SO SWEET.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WHY STOP NOW?

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OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO SOME OLD BUSINESS.

[VI. Old Business]

IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 1225? FOR THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 12 DASH 25 PUBLIC HEARING AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF SURPLUS PARCELS OWNED BY THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, KNOWN AS 125 WEST MAIN STREET AND ITS ADJACENT PARCELS TO THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FDC MATT HALPIN, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION SPECIALIST, PRESENTING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.

SO ORDINANCE 1225 IS THE TRANSFER OF THE OF 125 WEST MAIN STREET OR AS IT'S MORE COMMONLY KNOWN, THE OLD FIFTH THIRD BANK BUILDING AND THE ASSOCIATED PARCELS TO THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

OUR PURPOSE IN DOING SO IS TO EXPEDITE REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA BY GETTING THESE BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES ON THE MARKET AND GETTING THEM OUT TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR FOR THEIR PROPER USE.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SERVES AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARM OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

IT'S ABLE TO OPERATE AT THE SPEED OF BUSINESS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ADVANCEMENT, ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

IT OPERATES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE.

SPECIFICALLY, SECTION 1720 402 GRANTS THE FTC THE ABILITY TO BUY, LEASE, AND SELL REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS 125 WEST MAIN STREET.

THE BUILDING ITSELF WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1962, WAS PURCHASED IN 2019 BY THE CITY FOR $250,000. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS ON THE MARKET AND LISTED FOR $400,000.

IT, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT PREVIOUSLY OPERATED AS THE FIFTH THIRD BANK BUILDING. IT IS ADJACENT TO MAIN STREET COMMONS, AND IT'S BETWEEN WRIGHT AND GRAND AVENUES DOWNTOWN.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PICTURE HERE, I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE PARCELS THAT ARE INCLUDED. THERE'S A PARCEL AT 119 WEST MAIN AND ONE ON WRIGHT AVENUE.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, TOO, THAT THESE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY AS THE PARKING LOT ABOVE.

IN THE PICTURE OR TO THE NORTH.

AND THEN IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MAIN STREET COMMONS.

WE RETAIN THOSE TOTAL APPRAISED VALUE FOR THE PROPERTY IS 692,000, BUT THE PROPERTY ITSELF CAN'T RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WITHOUT REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELEVATOR.

WITH THAT IN MIND THE PROPERTY WILL BE LISTED WITH RE COMMERCIAL REALTY AND WILL BE LISTED AT $440,000 TO REFLECT NEED OF REPAIRS TO THE BUILDING AND OTHER CRITICAL UPGRADES.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP. WE HAVE HERE THE LISTED PARCELS.

SO THE TRANSFER ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S STRATEGIC VISION FOR DOWNTOWN GROWTH AND SUPPORT. AND THE FTC WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO RETURN THESE PROPERTIES TO PRODUCTIVE, REVENUE GENERATING USES.

I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

OKAY. THIS ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 1225.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ORDINANCE, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

HANG ON. MATT. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS.

AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILWOMAN.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MATT. MATT, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THE FTC IS, IS IS KIND OF THE BUSINESS ARM OF WHAT WE DO IN TRYING TO YOU KNOW, STAY WITHIN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

SO YEAH, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF SHARE THAT POINT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I HAVE NONE, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, MATT.

THANK YOU RONNIE, NO QUESTIONS.

GOOD PRESENTATION AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE US DO THIS.

THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN OKAY. THANK YOU, MATT, FOR THE PRESENTATION. CLINT. THANKS FOR CLARIFYING. SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THAT'S ABOUT.

OKAY. AT THIS POINT THEN IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS?

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SO MOVED. SECOND. JOEY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS REASTER. YES. STANTON.

YES. MR.. ALLEN. YES. MR..

FRITZSCHE. YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS.

YAY! MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES.

ORDINANCE 1225 AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF SURPLUS PARCELS OWNED BY THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, KNOWN AS 125 WEST MAIN STREET AND ITS ADJACENT PARCELS TO THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

FTC. THANK YOU. MIKE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 1225? SO SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR.. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MR..

ALLEN. YES. MR.. FRITZSCHE.

YES. MISS REASTER. YES.

MISS STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 1225 IS DULY ADOPTED.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ ORDINANCE 1325 FOR THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 13 DASH 25 PUBLIC HEARING.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,760,000, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S PUBLIC ROADWAY SYSTEM.

HILARY BROWNING, FINANCE DIRECTOR.

PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING. I'M GONNA TRY.

PERFECT. OKAY. PURSUANT TO LAST WEEK'S WORK SESSION, WE HAVE A DEBT ISSUANCE, AND IT IS FOR THE VALLEY GREEN TIFF.

WE ARE ISSUING A SHORT TERM BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE FOR THE VALLEY GREEN TIFF.

FOR THE SPANGLER ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND THE 674 CORRIDOR TIFF, I APOLOGIZE. AND THIS WILL PAY OFF THE REMAINING PRINCIPAL OF THAT BAND SO THAT WE CAN REISSUE IT. WE HAVE A 1,083,400 THAT WAS ROLLED OVER FROM PRIOR YEARS.

WE HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PAYDOWNS SINCE THEN, AND OUR NEW BAND WILL BE ISSUED FOR 1,000,706 EVEN.

WE'VE PUT IN SOME REALLY SIGNIFICANT EFFORT INTO MAKING MANDATORY PAY DOWNS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS WITH REGARD TO THIS TIFF SPECIFICALLY.

AND WE WILL ISSUE 1,000,706 MOVING FORWARD.

I JUST ALSO WANT TO NOTE, IN THE PRIOR YEAR'S ISSUANCE LAST YEAR FOR OUR TWO 2024 ISSUANCE, BE WE HAD SOME CURB AND SIDEWALK DEBT THAT WAS ALSO ISSUED. WE HAVE OPTED TO PAY FOR THAT DEBT SERVICE IN-HOUSE.

SO THIS THIS AMOUNT ALSO REFLECTS THAT LOWER AMOUNT OF US NOT ISSUING THAT TYPE OF DEBT ANY LONGER. WITH THAT, I WILL WELCOME QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS ORDINANCE ALSO REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 1325.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ORDINANCE, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS, STARTING WITH COUNCILWOMAN COUNCILMAN MCCUBBINS. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.

SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE FOR THE CITY IS WE'VE DONE SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB OF MANAGING OUR FINANCES THAT THIS YEAR, WHEN MOODY'S REEVALUATED OUR MUNICIPAL BOND RATING, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE.

AND THAT'S A VERY, VERY GOOD THING.

SO YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT WE TAKE THESE FINANCE ISSUES VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND THAT'S JUST THE EVIDENCE TO SHOW WHAT A GOOD JOB OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS DOING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH HIM AND I ALSO HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS.

HILLARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. I HAVE NONE THANK YOU HILLARY.

OKAY, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS EITHER THANKS TO THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS? AN ORDINANCE 13 DASH 25 BE READ FOR THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

SO MOVED. SECOND. HEY, JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MR. ALLEN.

YES. MISS REASTER. YES.

MISS STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 13 DASH 25, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,760,000, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S PUBLIC ROADWAY SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. MIKE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 1325? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS EATON. YES. MR. ALLEN.

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MR. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MISS REASTER.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES.

ORDINANCE 13 DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED.

NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO SOME NEW BUSINESS.

[VII. New Business]

SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 14 DASH 25 FIRST READING AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH BT3 RENOVATIONS, LLC FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 223 MARCHMONT DRIVE FOR 45 ORVILLE STREET AND 1025 SOUTH MAPLE. WE WILL.

THANK YOU. MIKE. WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 14 DASH 25 FOR JUNE 16TH, 2025. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION AS WE MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 1625 BY TITLE ONLY? SO, SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. I OPPOSED RESOLUTION 1625 RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE DISMISSAL OF THE HUD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.

OH, PARDON ME, LESLIE ADKINS, DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR.

OKAY. THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AS A STRATEGIC DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES HOW WE INTEND TO INVEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AS PART OF RECEIVING CDBG FUNDING, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.

THIS PLAN SERVES AS A ROADMAP OUTLINING GOALS, PRIORITIES, AND SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THE CITY INTENDS TO CARRY OUT USING CDBG FUNDS.

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS FUNDING IS TO BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO MEET THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THESE FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS THE NEW INCOME LIMITS RELEASED IN MAY OF 2025.

HISTORICALLY, MOST OF OUR FUNDING RECIPIENTS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE 80% LMI RANGE.

OUR ELDERLY OR DISABLED POPULATION USUALLY FALLS IN THE 30 TO 50% LMI RANGE.

THIS. THESE AMOUNTS REPRESENT A 1.7 INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR.

THIS PLAN TOOK QUITE A BIT OF EFFORT TO CREATE.

I WAS ABLE TO GET COOPERATION FROM A VARIETY OF HOUSING AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND QUITE A FEW SERVICE AGENCIES.

WE TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER AND CREATED A COMMUNITY NEEDS SURVEY THAT NOT ONLY HELPED WITH CREATION OF THE PLAN, BUT ALSO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PREPARING OUR ONE YEAR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.

THIS SURVEY INCLUDED THE VARIOUS APPROVED CDBG ACTIVITIES AND RESIDENTIAL INPUT.

INPUT ON PRIORITIZATION.

SINCE 1994. THE CITY HAS RECEIVED OVER 10 MILLION IN CDBG FUNDING.

EACH YEAR, WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY INVESTED MORE THAN 60% OF THESE FUNDS IN ADDRESSING HOUSING AND IMPROVEMENT NEEDS.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE INTEND TO CONTINUE THIS FOCUS BY PROVIDING SAFE, DECENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO OUR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS.

WE WILL ALSO WORK TO ENSURE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION REMAINS INTACT OR IS IMPROVED.

ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO PRESERVING OUR CURRENT HOUSING STOCK THROUGH OWNER OCCUPIED REHABILITATION, REPAIRS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT.

TO SUPPORT RENTAL REHAB, WE OFFER A REHABILITATION PROGRAM TO HELP LANDLORDS MAKE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS SO THEY CAN PROVIDE QUALITY HOMES FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES. A COMPONENT OF THE CDBG ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING IS TO CONDUCT FAIR HOUSING OUTREACH, TO WHICH WE DO A FAIR SHARE OF OUTREACH AT VARIOUS EVENTS AROUND OUR COMMUNITY. THIS THIS OUTREACH EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS AND ALSO THEIR LANDLORD TENANT RIGHTS.

MANY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES WERE UNDERTAKEN AT VARIOUS DATES AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND EVENTS SINCE MID 2024.

TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS WERE CONDUCTED AND A DRAFT OF THE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN WAS PLACED AT THE FAIRBORN LIBRARY ON THE CITY WEBSITE, AND ALSO POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SUBMISSION OF THIS PLAN WAS DUE IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, BUT THERE WAS A DELAY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND WE CAN NOW SUBMIT OUR PLAN.

THIS PLAN IS NOW DUE BY AUGUST 16TH, 2025.

ONCE APPROVED, THE HUD FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE.

STAFF REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE SUBMISSION OF THE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN TO HUD BY

[00:30:01]

NO, LESLIE, I DON'T HAVE ANY OR I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROGRAM IS VITAL TO FAIRBORN.

AND I ALWAYS WORRY DURING EVERY ELECTION CYCLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS FUNDING YANKED. AND SO FAR WE HAVEN'T.

WE'VE BEEN LUCKY, SO LET'S KEEP THAT STREAK UP.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE THE PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT YOU HAVE.

AND LIKE WHEN YOU REACH OUT HOW MUCH PARTICIPATION DO YOU GET FROM THE CITIZENS? NOT MUCH. I RECEIVED MORE PARTICIPATION WITH THE SURVEYS THAN I DO WITH ACTUAL RESIDENTS SHOWING UP FOR THE MEETINGS. OKAY, BUT THE SURVEYS.

SO YOU GET GOOD RESPONSE.

I DO ON THE SURVEY. OKAY.

GREAT. THANKS. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

LESLIE, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, JUST AS RODNEY KIND OF EXPRESSED, THERE'S A NEED OUT THERE.

I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THOSE NEEDS.

PEOPLE FOLKS WHO FALL ON TOUGH TIMES AND THEY JUST NEED HELP EVERY NOW AND THEN.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SURE. I HAVE NOTHING, THANK YOU.

LESLIE. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU.

I KNOW A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS PRESENTATION.

NOT JUST WITH YOU, BUT OTHER PEOPLE GIVING YOU ANSWERS AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 1625? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS REASTER. YES. MR..

ALLEN. YES. MR.. FRITZSCHE.

YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MISS STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 16 DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 1725 BY TITLE ONLY.

SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 1725 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GREENE COUNTY, OHIO BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE CITY OF FAIRBORN FOR THE RELEASE OF DELINQUENT REAL ESTATE TAXES.

MIKE GEBHART OH, NO. MIKE MCNAMEE PRESENTING.

THANK YOU. AND JULIUS KINDLY AGREED TO BE MY HUMAN CLICKER.

AS WE GO THROUGH MY POWERPOINT, I HAVE TO GIVE NATE, ROSE, AND CHRISTINA ALL THE CREDIT FOR THIS, PULLING THIS AGREEMENT TOGETHER.

NATE HAD THE AUDACITY TO TAKE A VACATION, SO HE ASKED ME TO PULL THIS TOGETHER, AND CHRISTINA DID MY POWERPOINT, SO I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST HERE.

OKAY, SO THIS. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ON THE FIRST SLIDE.

YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY, SO THIS AGREEMENT IS ALL ABOUT EFFICIENTLY REDEVELOPING ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN OUR FAIR CITY THAT THE CITY HAS ACQUIRED IN A TAX FORFEITURE.

GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OKAY. OH, BACK. THERE YOU GO.

JUST LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE. THAT'S PERFECT. OKAY. SO THE GOAL AGREEMENT FACILITATE REDEVELOPMENT OF FAIRBORN DELINQUENT TAX PROPERTY.

STATED DIFFERENTLY, PUT UNPRODUCTIVE PROPERTY BACK TO BEING PRODUCTIVE, GENERATING TAXES. THIS OBVIOUSLY BENEFITS GREENE COUNTY, BUT WE LEFT OFF. IT ALSO BENEFITS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN AND ITS CITIZENS.

THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THIS AGREEMENT IS FOUND IN O.R.C.

5722 .21. THIS DOES ALLOW CITIES TO ACQUIRE TAX DELINQUENT PROPERTY.

AND HERE'S THE KEY PHRASE. AND TO SEEK RELEASE OF TAX CLAIMS FROM TAXING AUTHORITIES. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

OKAY. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT.

THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. YOU CAN DO IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

AND THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS GREEN COUNTY HAS.

WE'LL SEE HERE SHORTLY ABOUT NINE DIFFERENT TAXING AUTHORITIES THAT WE HAVE TO GET.

RELEASED FOR. INERTIA KICKS IN.

NOTHING EVER GETS DONE.

THE OTHER OPTION IS FOR THE COUNTY TO CREATE A LAND BANK IN GREEN COUNTY.

AND I DON'T BLAME THEM. SAID NO WAY.

HUGE ADMINISTRATIVE HEADACHE.

A LOT OF OVERHEAD. AND PROBABLY THE SAME GOAL.

IT TAKES TOO LONG. ENTER THE BEST OPTION.

AND THAT'S THIS AGREEMENT.

SO LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

OKAY. YEAH. JUST GO AHEAD AND CLICK PROGRESS ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

OH BACK ONE. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO BOC STANDS FOR BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

AND THE BOARD AUTHORIZED ALL THESE TAX LEVIES.

AND SO THOSE ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT WE'D HAVE TO GET RELEASED FROM GREEN COUNTY. AND AGAIN, THAT TOOK FOREVER.

AND AND OF COURSE, THE BOC HAS A CLAIM ON ALL THESE DELINQUENT TAX LEVIES, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE TO GET THE RELEASE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

[00:35:07]

BACK ONE MORE. OKAY. AND THEN THIS KIND OF REPEAT OF WHAT I'VE ALREADY SAID.

YOU'VE GOT DELINQUENT PROPERTIES TAX DELINQUENT TAXES ON THE PROPERTY.

YOU'VE GOT THE CITY WANTS TO REDEVELOP THE PROPERTY AND TO CAUSE A RETURN BACK TO PRODUCTIVITY. NEXT SLIDE.

YEAH. LET'S LET'S JUST GO TO THE A KEY AGREEMENT.

WE'LL SKIP OVER THAT SLIDE I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED IT.

OKAY. POINT ONE THE AGREEMENT RELEASE OF DELINQUENT TAXES.

OKAY. SO BOC RELEASES ITS CLAIMS ON ALL DELINQUENT TAXES AND ASSOCIATED COSTS AS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT APPLIES TO TAX DELINQUENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

FORFEIT TO THE CITY THROUGH FORECLOSURE.

NEXT, THERE'S THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY.

POINT TWO THE DELEGATION AUTHORITY.

AND THIS IS THE KEY POINT RIGHT HERE.

GO AHEAD. OKAY. IT'S VERY EFFICIENT.

OKAY. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS OUR GOOD FRIEND BRANDON HUDDLESTON, THE GREEN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, ALL OF THE AUTHORITY TO RELEASE THOSE DELINQUENT TAXES RUNS THROUGH HIM.

HE STILL HAS TO MAKE THE DECISION.

BUT WE'RE JUST DEALING WITH ONE, ONE ENTITY.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT GREEN COUNTY HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN FACILITATING GETTING THIS.

THEY'VE ALREADY SIGNED THE AGREEMENT, SO WE'RE JUST WAITING COUNCIL'S APPROVAL.

LET'S SEE WHAT SLIDE ARE WE ON NOW.

POINT THREE. OKAY. SO SALE PROCEEDS DISTRIBUTIONS.

SO THE THE CITY ACQUIRES THE PROPERTY.

ALL THE TAX LIENS ARE RELEASED.

THE CITY SPENDS MONEY TO REDEVELOP THE PROPERTY, GET IT IN POSITION FOR SALE.

AND THEN ONCE WE DO SELL IT, THE CITY GETS ALL OF ITS COSTS BACK.

NOT ONLY DOES IT GET ALL OF ITS COSTS BACK.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE CALCULATION NOTES, ANY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON THE PROPERTY THAT WERE ON THE PROPERTY, WE ALSO COLLECT THOSE.

AND THEN AND ONLY THEN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THEY GET A PRORATED SHARE OF ANY PROCEEDS, REMAINING PROCEEDS.

AND THE BOTTOM LINE, THE PROBABILITY OF THAT IS GOING TO BE NIL OR NONE.

BECAUSE TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT, WE SELL THE SELL THE PROPERTY FOR A DOLLAR IN CONSIDERATION. SO. OKAY.

LET'S SEE. OKAY. SO IF FOR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, WE DO HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE COUNTY ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

THIS AGREEMENT APPLIES ONLY RESIDENTIAL WITH A WITH A KEY EXCEPTION AS SECTION D OF THE AGREEMENT. VOC WAIVED ALL TAX AND DELINQUENCIES ON THE SKYWAY PROPERTY ON KAUFFMAN AVENUE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD BENEFIT OF THE SCREEN.

THAT'S BASICALLY THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THIS.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. OUR CHANCE TO GRILL YOU.

MIKE GO AHEAD. HERE WE GO.

OKAY. WELL I'LL JUST HAVE TO CALL NATE.

WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MIKE. SO, MIKE, THIS MAKES US A LOT MORE EFFICIENT.

YOU WOULD SAY. ABSOLUTELY.

YOU CAN MOVE THE PROPERTIES A LOT QUICKER AND INERTIA DOESN'T SET IN.

AND YEAH BIG BENEFIT. OKAY.

WELL THANK YOUR STAFF FOR PUTTING THE SLIDES TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY DID A GOOD JOB. THEY DID. MADE ME WORK. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I HAVE NONE THANK YOU MIKE I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

BUT ONE COMMENT FOR THE CITIZENS TO KNOW IS WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WITH THREE PROPERTIES, I BELIEVE IT WAS PUT AN RFP OUT THERE.

A LOCAL FAIRBORN COMPANY WON THE BID.

BUILT HOUSES ON THESE PROPERTIES AND THEY SOLD VERY QUICKLY.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY.

SO THANKS, MIKE. WHAT'S THE TIME DURATION OF THE LIKE? HOW LONG DOES THIS LAST.

IS IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS OR IS IT FOREVER UNTIL WE CHANGE OUR MIND? ONE SECOND HERE. LET'S SEE.

IT'S BASICALLY AN EVERGREEN AGREEMENT.

IT GOES ON UNTIL EITHER PARTY DECIDES THEY WANT TO TERMINATE IT.

NICE. YEAH. SO IT'S A GOOD DEAL.

THANK YOU. OKAY. AGAIN, THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK TO THE OFFICE STAFF AND EVERYBODY ELSE. NATE AND EVERYONE.

TELL HIM WE MISSED HIM HERE TONIGHT.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK MY CLICKER, TOO.

YEAH. JULIE. GREAT JOB CLICKING.

OKAY, THANKS. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION? 1725. SO MOVED. SECOND.

JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS REASTER. YES. MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MR.. ALLEN.

YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MISS STANTON. YES. MR.

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NOW WE'LL OPEN UP CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[VIII. Citizens Comments]

PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES.

ALL THESE PEOPLE IN. NO.

OH, WE DO HAVE ONE HERE.

CHARLIE, DEAR. 1819 NORTH BROAD STREET.

FAIRBORN. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO EVEN POSE THIS QUESTION OR NOT, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE THE CITY LEADERS, SO SOMEBODY SHOULD KNOW.

I THINK IT WAS 1.41.8 ACRES WAS ANNEXED INTO FAIRBORN FOR THE FOR THE GAS STATION AND STUFF.

OKAY. NOW I'M JUST WONDERING IF IF THAT COULD ALSO BE DONE ON MY PROPERTY BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF LAND.

AND THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE TWO OR 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO, WHEN I MAY HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, WHEN ALL THOSE TRUCKS WERE PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND HAD MY DRIVEWAY BLOCKED, AND, AND I CALLED THE POLICE CHIEF AND HE SAYS LET ME CHECK IT OUT, CHARLIE.

AND HE AND HE GOT RIGHT BACK WITH ME AND HE SAID, AIN'T NOTHING I CAN DO.

HE SAID WELL, THOSE TRUCKS ARE AT RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

THAT'S AT BATH TOWNSHIP.

YOU SAID YOU GOT A CALL.

THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF.

SO I DID. I CALLED GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF.

FIRST TIME EVER. THEY JUST MORE OR LESS ACT LIKE I WAS A NUISANCE.

SO IT WAS ANNEXED, I GUESS, BACK IN THE OR.

THE CITY TOOK THAT PART OF IT BACK IN.

I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY IN THE 80S WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE THAT LITTLE SIDE ROAD AROUND THERE. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, DAN. WELL, THAT'S BEEN CLOSED DOWN.

THAT'S NOT IT'S NOT IN USE ANYMORE.

AND I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE IN USE ANYMORE.

SO MY QUESTION IS JUST IF I COULD REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR WHATEVER MONEY THAT THEY HAD INVESTED IN, IN GETTING THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE, I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

IF THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I COULD DO.

I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO, IF I HAVE A PROBLEM, TO BE ABLE TO CALL THE FAIRBORN POLICE AND THEY RESPOND TO ME.

SO THAT'S MY QUESTION, AND I'M HOPING SOMEBODY CAN STEER ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I'M SURE I'LL HAVE TO GET A LAWYER AND ALL THAT, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO START.

SO RAISING THE QUESTIONS.

THE FIRST WAY TO START. YEAH. SO.

SO THAT'S MR. DEER I CAN GIVE YOU MY OFFICE NUMBER AND MY MOBILE NUMBER.

FEEL FREE TO CALL ME. YOU'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ANNEXATION PROCESS, AND THAT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, AND I COULD HELP GUIDE YOU ON THAT.

OKAY. PROBABLY SHOULD GET LEGAL COUNSEL, REALLY TO HELP YOU ON THAT.

SO BUT THE BASIC ASPECT OF IT IS YOU HAVE TO MOVE FOR THE ANNEXATION, AND THEN THE CITY HAS TO PASS AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THAT THEY WILL ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION AND AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO THE PROPERTY.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SEEKING.

YES. SO THAT'S THAT'LL BE A DECISION THAT THIS GROUP WILL HAVE TO MAKE.

BUT THAT'S THE GENERAL PROCESS.

AND THEN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION IF YOU GET THE APPROVAL CITY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES.

AND SINCE YOU'RE A SINGLE PROPERTY OWNER, THE ONLY PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTING ANNEXATION, THE COUNTY HAS NO NO CHOICE BUT TO APPROVE IT.

SO THAT'S THE PROCESS.

HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE ME A CALL. I CAN HELP GUIDE YOU A LITTLE BIT AND OKAY, GO FROM THERE. I WILL, I WILL DO THAT.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SURE. SURE. I'LL, I'LL CONNECT YOU TO THROUGH EMAIL.

OKAY. GREAT. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS A LOT. APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. OKAY.

SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD. WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND WE'LL COME BACK

[IX. City Manager Comments]

GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.

IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE AGAIN CELEBRATING OUR MILESTONES, THERE WERE SEVERAL FOLKS WHO COULDN'T BE WITH US THIS EVENING.

OF COURSE. CHIEF RICKETTS LIEUTENANT LAWRENCE WERE HERE.

WAYNE FERREIRA AND OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS IS CELEBRATING 25 YEARS.

CHRISTIE WAS HERE TONIGHT CELEBRATING TEN YEARS.

[00:45:04]

TIMOTHY PETER ANGELO IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SAMANTHA RHODES IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND NICHOLAS BECKLER IN OUR WATER AND SEWER MAINTENANCE DIVISION. WERE NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT, BUT I WANT TO THANK THEM AND CONGRATULATE THEM FOR THE MILESTONES AND FOR BEING WITH US HERE AT THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

I WANT TO GO BACK TO MARCH 3RD COUNCIL MEETING.

DURING THE DISCUSSION ON RESOLUTION EIGHT DASH 25 CONCERNING THE CITY'S ENTERTAINMENT ADMISSIONS FEE ORDINANCE.

I SHARED SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THE CITY OF FAIRBORN PROVIDES TO SUPPORT VENUES SUCH AS THE WRIGHT STATE, SUCH AS WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE NUTTER CENTER, INCLUDING THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY AND NORTH FAIRFIELD ROAD, WHICH IS A MAJOR ACCESS POINT FOR BOTH THE NUTTER CENTER AND WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY.

I DID NOT EXPLICITLY STATE DURING THAT MEETING THAT THE PROJECT WAS FULLY FUNDED BY THE CITY, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT OMISSION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO SOME CONFUSION OR CONCERN. IT'S IT HAS SINCE COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE WRIGHT STATE COMMUNITY MAY HAVE BEEN OFFENDED BY A PERCEIVED COMMENT THAT THE UNIVERSITY IS, QUOTE, NOT PAYING ITS FAIR SHARE.

WHILE I DO NOT RECALL USING THAT EXACT PHRASE, I UNDERSTAND HOW THE INTERPRETATION MAY HAVE ARISEN FROM THE DISCUSSION.

TO THAT END, I WANT TO STATE PUBLICLY AND CLEARLY I REGRET ANY MISUNDERSTANDING, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY OFFENSIVE OFFENSE CAUSED BY MY COMMENTS RELATED TO THE NOTION OF FAIR SHARE. THAT WAS NOT MY INTENT.

WRIGHT STATE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I REMAIN COMMITTED TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR RESIDENTS, STUDENTS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO CLARIFY THE CITY'S POSITION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO ALLOW MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN FAIRBORN.

ON MARCH 21ST, 2025, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTION 1025 TO EXTEND THE CITY'S MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE AND PROCESSING OF PERMITS TO ALLOW MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES TO OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY UNTIL AUGUST 31ST, 2025.

THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE ISSUING PERMITS FOR DISPENSARIES, WHETHER THEY ARE RECREATIONAL OR MEDICAL, IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

WE ARE AWAITING INFORMATION WITH REGARDS TO OHIO SENATE BILL 56.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SENATE BILL 56 IS BEFORE THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME, AND ARE HOPEFUL THAT ANY CHANGES TO THE STATE'S MARIJUANA LAWS ARE ENACTED BEFORE AUGUST 31ST, FIRST 2025.

LET ME BE CLEAR, THERE HAS BEEN NO OTHER LEGISLATION PRESENTED TO AND OR APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON THIS TOPIC SINCE RESOLUTION 1025 ON MARCH 21ST, 2025. THAT STATEMENT IS TO DISPEL THE RUMOR THAT SEEMS TO BE GOING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, THAT A DECISION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE BY THIS COUNCIL ON WHETHER YOU WILL ALLOW OR NOT ALLOW MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.

PLEASE DON'T CONFUSE THAT WITH A MORATORIUM, WHICH JUST ALLOWS STAFF AND COUNCIL TO GAIN MORE INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY ABOUT SENATE BILL.

OHIO SENATE BILL 56 BEFORE CITY COUNCIL MAKES ANY DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD ON PERMITTING MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES, EITHER MEDICAL AND OR RECREATIONAL.

SAFETY CITY STARTED TODAY.

FAIRBORN. SCHOOLS TEACHER LAURA METER WILL AGAIN TEACH THE CLASS THIS YEAR WITH ASSISTANCE FROM FROM STAFF FROM FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN 1967.

SAFETY CITY PROVIDES VALUABLE SAFETY LESSONS TO INCOMING FIRST GRADERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE DAILY SESSION.

WE ARE THRILLED THAT LAURA IS BACK WITH US TEACHING AGAIN THIS YEAR, AND THERE ARE THREE SESSIONS THIS WEEK 8 A.M., 10:30 A.M. AND 1 P.M. AND THERE ARE TWO SESSIONS NEXT WEEK AT 130 AND 4:00, AND THERE STILL IS SOME LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK IN THE 130 AND 4:00 SAFETY CITIES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND IT'S $10 PER CHILD AND KIDS CARRY THAT WITH THEM THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

THEY THEY ALL TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AT SAFETY CITY.

AND SO IF ANYONE STILL HAS INTEREST AND DIDN'T SIGN UP AGAINST FOR FIRST GRADERS OR INCOMING FIRST GRADERS AND THEN THE LAST THING.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO CAPTAIN MARK STANNARD OF THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT ON HIS RETIREMENT LAST FRIDAY, MAY 30TH.

HE SPENT 33 YEARS WITH THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HATED TO SEE HIM GO. WHAT AN OUTSTANDING GUY.

JUST. HE'S ONE OF THOSE GUYS YOU LOOK AT AND SAY, WHAT A GREAT GUY. HE WON'T BE OUR ONLY RETIREMENT THIS YEAR IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE OFFICERS AND SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS THAT WILL BE AT THE END OF THEIR CAREER. AND SO I'LL LET ALL OF YOU KNOW, AS WE COME UP ON THOSE MILESTONES.

[00:50:01]

WE WERE BETTER OFF HAVING HIM HERE, AND I'LL MISS HAVING HIM AROUND.

SO THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR.

I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF IF YOU OR COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THOSE TWO.

CLEARING UP THOSE TWO POINTS.

I THINK THAT'S IT SPEAKS VOLUME ON CLARITY OF COMMUNICATION.

AND THEN ALSO TRANSPARENCY.

YOU KNOW, WE SPEAK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.

WE TALK ABOUT IT BEING ONE OF OUR PILLARS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP.

THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.

[X. Council Comments]

THANK YOU YOUR HONOR. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE MILESTONE WINNERS.

SOMETHING YOU GUYS PROBABLY DIDN'T SEE VERY WELL THROUGH THE CAMERA IS ALL THE OTHER FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE STANDING IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. AND ONE OF THE COMMON THEMES THAT I SEEN AMONGST THE MANY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS, PARTICULARLY THE MALES, IS NOT A LOT OF HAIR ON THOSE GUYS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FOR A REASON, BUT JUST AN OBSERVATION.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

SCHOOL'S OUT. LAST DAY WAS LAST THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, SO BE MINDFUL OF THE LITTLE ONES RUNNING AROUND OUT THERE.

HOPEFULLY THEY'RE OUTSIDE AND NOT INSIDE ON THEIR GAMES.

WITH THAT, I WOULD SEGUE INTO THE ADVISORY.

THERE WAS AN ADVISORY ISSUED TODAY BY THE VPC FOR AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR TOMORROW.

AND THIS IS DUE TO THE CANADIAN FIRES.

SO THEY ANTICIPATE SMOKE COMING DOWN.

SO IT KIND OF GOES BACK TO THAT.

LOOK OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FOR YOUR LOVED ONES THAT IF THEY HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS AS THEY'RE OUT AND ABOUT, MAKE SURE THEY'RE TAKING THEIR RESCUE INHALERS AND WHATNOT WITH THEM.

AND JUST BEING BEING CAREFUL AND BE COGNIZANT.

I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS THOUGHT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW A LOT OF CRAZY STUFF GOING ON IN THE WORLD, AND I DON'T THINK IT EVER ENDS. IT KIND OF GOES ON ALL THE TIME, BUT A LOT OF THE NEGATIVITY CONSTANTLY PULLS OUR ATTENTION, TYPICALLY TOWARD CONFLICT, UNPREDICTABILITY AND UNCERTAINTY THAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD. AND I RECENTLY WAS READING AN ARTICLE AND SEEN A QUOTE FROM MARCUS AURELIUS, WHO'S A PHILOSOPHER.

HE BASICALLY SAID, YOU HAVE THE POWER OVER YOUR MIND AND NOT OUTSIDE EVENTS.

REALIZE THIS AND YOU WILL FIND STRENGTH.

AND WHAT I TOOK FROM THAT WAS THE MESSAGE THAT I'D LIKE TO RELAY TODAY.

AND THAT STRENGTH ISN'T ABOUT CONTROLLED CHAOS.

IT'S GOING ON AROUND US, BUT LEARNING HOW TO MASTER YOUR REACTION TO THAT CONTROLLED CHAOS.

BECAUSE WHEN WE CAN MASTER THAT REACTION AND HARNESS IT IN, OUR THOUGHTS AND CHOICES AND EMOTIONS WILL BETTER ENABLE US TO RECLAIM THE POWER DURING THIS TIME OF UNCERTAINTY, WHICH WE DO SEE A LOT OF IT IN THE WORLD.

SO WITH THAT, BE SAFE EVERYONE.

YIELD BACK. MA'AM. THANK YOU.

OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS THAT WERE HERE AND THAT WE'RE NOT HERE. AND THEN THANKS TO EVERYBODY AT THE CITY THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS, THE ISSUE OF TAKING THE VACANT PROPERTIES OR THE VACANT PROPERTIES IN THE CASE OF THE FIFTH THIRD, BUT THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES AND GETTING THEM PUT INTO BACK INTO USE AND BACK INTO REVENUE GENERATING STATE.

I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN PROGRESS FOR A LONG TIME TO GET TO THAT POINT. AND THEN ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT MIKE JUST PRESENTED TONIGHT TO HELP US MAKE THAT EVEN MORE EFFICIENT. I THINK THAT'S JUST A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.

SO THANKS TO EVERYBODY THAT WORKS ON THAT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND THANK YOU FOR HOPEFULLY YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE.

ALSO, THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE THAT CAME IN IN SUPPORT OF THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT.

AND THEN ALSO, MIKE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CLARIFYING COMMENTS.

I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WHAT WE WE UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S WHAT WHAT IS INTENDED BASED ON MAYBE SOME OFFLINE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, BUT IT QUICKLY CHANGES WHEN IT GOES TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND, AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION CAN KIND OF BE DIFFERENT SOMETIMES.

SPECIFICALLY, THE MORE WHAT A MORATORIUM IS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. BEAUTIFUL.

THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR COMING TONIGHT.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE TALKING TO PEOPLE AS OPPOSED TO JUST SEATS,

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YOU KNOW, WE HAD A CONVERSATION AT THE WORK SESSION TODAY WHERE THE CHIEF WAS TELLING US ABOUT THE THE IDEAS AND OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH HIRING MORE FIREFIGHTERS. AND, AND IN THE CONVERSATION TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CULTURE AND THE AND THE CULTURE THAT'S DEVELOPED.

AND, AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND EVEN OUR CITY IS TRANSITIONING TO TO BE A GREAT PLACE TO WORK, A GREAT PLACE TO, TO RAISE A FAMILY.

I JUST CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.

AND A LOT OF A LOT OF THAT, THANKS GOES TO OUR CHIEFS, OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, OUR HR DIRECTOR WHO SITS IN THE BACK.

SHE SITS INTO A LOT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE ON BOARD, YOU KNOW AND BRINGING THE RIGHT PERSON ON BOARD.

SO I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THAT.

AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AS A CITY, THE I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE GRADUATES. THIS IS GRADUATION SEASON.

WE HAD OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.

WE HAD OUR COLLEGE GRADUATES.

WE HAD I WENT TO A PRE-K GRADUATION THE OTHER DAY.

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A THING, BUT IT WAS SO COOL TO SEE THOSE KIDS AND THEIR FOUR YEAR OLD FIVE YEAR OLDS IN THE CAP AND GOWNS.

MAN, IT'S LIKE IT IS THE COOLEST THING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATES AS THEY PROCEED TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

AND AND I WANT TO END MY COMMENTS TONIGHT ABOUT SAFETY.

IT IS IT'S TRULY SUMMER.

WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING OUT.

WE'VE GOT RUNNERS, WALKERS, BICYCLISTS, MOTORCYCLE RIDERS MORE TRAFFIC.

I JUST ASK THAT WE JUST BE COGNIZANT OF WHERE WE ARE, AND LOOK OUT FOR THE OTHER PERSON AS WE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE CITY.

THANK YOU. WELL, I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN SAID, SO I. I'M GOING TO YIELD MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

SEVERAL THINGS TO BRING UP REAL QUICK.

AGAIN, AS EVERYONE HAS SAID, OUR MILESTONE RECIPIENTS DO A FANTASTIC JOB FOR OUR CITY AND WE TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATE THEM.

NUMBER OF EVENTS COMING UP.

I WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, EMILY GAY, FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SOME NEW WAYS OF CONNECTING WITH COUNCIL AND STAFF.

WE DID OUR VERY FIRST ASK THE MAYOR TODAY WHERE WE TOOK QUESTIONS THAT HAD BEEN SUBMITTED LAST WEEK. JUST IN GENERAL COMMENTS.

AND THEY'VE BEEN ADDRESSED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE WE VIDEOTAPED THE ASK THE MAYOR RESPONSES THIS MORNING.

RIGHT AT THE THE SCHOOL GROUNDS WHERE THEY'RE STARTING TO BUILD THE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IN FACT, WE GOT INTERRUPTED BY THE TRACTORS MOVING DIRT WHILE WE WERE OUT THERE GIVING RESPONSES. AND I WANT TO THANK MIKE FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION ON THE MARIJUANA MORATORIUM THAT A LOT OF MISPERCEIVED COMMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THAT.

AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CLARIFYING WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT.

IN LIGHT OF WHAT EMILY PUT TOGETHER, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AN EVENT COMING UP HERE ON THE 10TH OF JUNE CALLED COFFEY WITH COUNCIL.

LOOK AT THE CITY WEBSITE AND YOU'LL GET INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE AND WHAT TIME IN THE MORNING, AND THEN THERE'LL BE ANOTHER ONE.

COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS ON JUNE 30TH.

THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, ASK QUESTIONS GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ALL PART OF OUR EFFORT IN BEING MORE OPEN TO OUR FAIRBORN CITIZENS.

THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A LUNCH WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ON JUNE THE 11TH AT THE SENIOR CENTER. ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY'LL BE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE ROOM. YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND JUST GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL POLICEMEN BETTER. GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THEM.

LOTS OF 75TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS COMING UP OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

THIS COMING SATURDAY IS THE PICNIC AT BATH TOWNSHIP AT AT THEIR FACILITY.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUNCH OF FUN THINGS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SACK RACES FOR THE KIDS.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING A FAIRBORN BATH TOWNSHIP PINEWOOD DERBY CONTEST.

THIS IS SOMETHING THEY BORROWED FROM THE CUB SCOUTS.

WE'RE A CHANCE TO RACE YOUR CARS ON A REAL, GENUINE PINEWOOD DERBY TRACK.

ALL FOR FUN. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE OUT THERE AT,

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THERE ALSO THAT EVENING, THERE'S GOING TO BE A ROOT BEER TASTING CONTEST. SO IF YOU'RE A CONNOISSEUR OF FINE ROOT BEERS, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE CUPS OUT THERE WHERE YOU CAN SAMPLE A VARIETIES AND GIVE YOUR VOTE. SO WE'LL END UP WITH THE THE BEST ROOT BEER AND FAIRBORN CONTEST.

SO THAT'LL BE THIS SATURDAY ALSO.

AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SEVERAL OF YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, WILL BE SITTING IN A DUNK TANK OUT THERE.

SO YOU GET A CHANCE TO THROW A BALL AND AND DUNK THEM IN SOME WATER.

WE HOPE IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HOT. SO WE GET COOLED OFF.

RIGHT, CLINT I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT OKAY.

A LOT OF OTHER EVENTS COMING UP WITH THAT.

JUNE 19TH IS JUNETEENTH AT CENTRAL PARK.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH.

COME TO THAT EVENT. THAT'LL BE AGAIN, AS WE MENTIONED, AT CENTRAL PARK, JULY 3RD IS THE BIG BLOCK PARTY DOWNTOWN.

LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE DIFFERENT VENDORS.

A LOT OF DIFFERENT FOOD ITEMS, FOOD TRUCKS, ETC..

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE BIG EVENT IS JULY 4TH PARADE.

THAT WILL BE GOING RIGHT DOWN CENTRAL AVENUE.

THAT'S ALWAYS ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS. AND IT'S ACTUALLY, I THINK, THE BEST 4TH OF JULY PARADE IN THE STATE. BUT I'M BIASED ON THAT.

AND THEN COMING UP A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS SUMMER, THE AIR FORCE MARATHON AND ALONG WITH THAT WILL BE THE CAR SHOW.

IT'S ALWAYS THE DAY AFTER THE AIR FORCE MARATHON, AND THIS YEAR, THE HONOR FLIGHT IS GOING TO BE THE SAME DAY AS THE CAR SHOW.

BUT WE'RE PLANNING REALLY, REALLY BIG THINGS FOR THE SEPTEMBER HONOR FLIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THAT TO YOUR IMAGINATION, BUT YOU'LL BE SEEING AND HEARING A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY SPECIAL HONOR FLIGHT.

IN SEPTEMBER JUST SOME UPCOMING DATES.

JUNE 16TH IS OUR NEXT COUNCIL WORK SESSION AND THE FIRE TRAINING ROOM.

AND THEN JUNE 16TH IS ALSO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 6 P.M.. AND IF THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS.

THANK YOU. SYLVIA. OH, OKAY.

YOU'RE CORRECT. YEP. SYLVIA CHESS, OUR COUNCILWOMAN WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE DUE TO A FAMILY SITUATION.

THANK YOU, JULIE, FOR THE REMINDER.

SO I NEED A MOTION FROM COUNCIL TO EXCUSE HER.

SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

OPPOSED? OKAY. COUNCILMAN CHESS IS EXCUSED FOR THIS EVENING.

THANKS FOR THE REMINDER, JULIE.

OKAY. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. FRITZSCHE. YES, MISS.

STANTON. YES, MR. ALLEN.

YES, MR. MCCUBBINS. YES, MISS.

REASTER. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK.

YES. COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU FOR ALL BEING HERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.