THERE YOU GO. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JULY 7TH, [ I. Call to Order] [00:00:09] 2025. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR. KIRKPATRICK HERE. MR. ALLEN HERE. MR. CHESS HERE. MR.. FRITZSCHE. MR.. MCCUBBINS HERE. MISS REASTER HERE. MISS STANTON HERE. THANK YOU. JULIE, IF YOU ALL PLEASE RISE 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 ALSO SILENCE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR THE EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS WE HAVE SOME MINUTES TO APPROVE. [IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the June 16, 2025, Work Session, and the June 16, 2025, Regular Meeting.] ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS TO THE MINUTES FOR THE JULY 16TH WORK SESSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 16TH WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NEXT WE HAVE THE JULY 16TH REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS TO THOSE? OKAY. HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 16TH REGULAR MEETING ARE APPROVED. ONE THING WE DO NEED TO DO IS WE HAVE COUNCILMAN. FRITZSCHE IS NOT HERE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE HIS ABSENCE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. COUNCILMAN FRITZSCHE IS EXCUSED FROM THIS EVENING. OKAY. NEXT, WE HAVE SOME PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS. [V. Prescheduled] WE HAVE SOME JULY MILESTONES. SO IF WE WANT TO HAVE COUNCIL JOIN US DOWN ON THE FLOOR. GOOD EVENING. SO WE HAVE NINE FOLKS THIS MONTH WHO ARE CELEBRATING MILESTONES WITH US. AND OF THOSE NINE, TWO ARE WITH US THIS EVENING. AND SO IF EMILY AND HALEY WANT TO COME ON UP, WE DID HAVE A THIRD MEMBER OF OUR STAFF WHO HAD PLANNED TO BE HERE, BUT JAYLEN HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. AND SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT HE RECEIVES HIS CERTIFICATE AND CONGRATULATIONS AT A LATER DATE. SO WITH THAT AND WHILE AND I ARE HERE TO TO HONOR TWO OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO FIRST. YEAH, SURE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE A VERY ACCOMPLISHED FIRST YEAR FOR OUR ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER, HALEY MYERS, AN OU GRADUATE. HALEY HAD THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SITE ASSESSMENT AND ENGINEERING WHEN SHE JOINED OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR TEAM, HELPING OUR DEPARTMENT ASSIST OUR COMMUNITY. HALEY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ANNUAL LOCAL PAVING AND CONCRETE PROGRAMS. SHE ALSO ASSISTS WITH RIGHT OF WAY INSPECTIONS AND CONCERNS. SHE WORKS CONSTANTLY WITH OUR INSPECTORS AND HELPING CITIZENS WITH RIGHT OF WAY QUESTIONS OR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT QUESTIONS. SHE HAS MADE GREAT EFFORT IN IMPROVING OUR STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES, AND TAKES GREAT PRIDE WITH HELPING EVERY CITIZEN THAT COMES OUR WAY. AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, WELL, HAVING PLENTY TO DO AND KEEPING BUSY AT WORK, THAT HAS NOT STOPPED HER FROM IMPROVING HERSELF. EARLY THIS YEAR, SHE BEGAN THE ARDUOUS AND MONTH LONG JOURNEY OF STUDYING, PREPARING AND GETTING READY TO TAKE HER PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING LICENSING EXAM. HALEY STUDIED THROUGH LUNCHES. SHE STUDIED THROUGH EVENINGS, OFTEN THROUGH OUR WEEKENDS, AND THIS PAST APRIL TOOK HER PE EXAM, WHICH I'M THRILLED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW SHE PASSED. SO. WHILE ONLY ONE VERY IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS HER JOURNEY AS TO BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, HALEY, I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT. SHE HAS BEEN AN EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEE THIS PAST YEAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HER CONTINUE IN HELPING IMPROVE FAIRBORN. THANK YOU HALEY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE. [00:05:05] THANKS. THERE YOU GO. AND YOU ALSO GET A LETTER FROM THE COMMITTEE. OKAY, COOL. THANKS. OKAY. HE'S STILL GOING. SMILE AT TERRY. OH. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ARE YOU ELSE? HALEY, I WILL SAY NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU. EVERYONE WILL TELL YOU THAT THE ENGINEERING DIVISION IS IS SO MUCH BETTER WITH YOU THERE. AND SO. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO EMILY GAY. EMILY IS OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, AND EMILY HELPS KEEP ME ON THE RIGHT TRACK. SERIOUSLY? WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HER. WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND. AND PURPOSELY SOUGHT OUT SOMEONE WITH HER SKILL SET TO DO THIS JOB. AND SO I'M THRILLED. I'VE KNOWN EMILY FOR YEARS. AT LEAST 12. AND I CANNOT TELL YOU THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNICATION STYLE OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND SO I AM THRILLED TO AWARD HER HER ONE YEAR CERTIFICATE AND HOPE THAT I AM DOING THE SAME AT FIVE AND TEN YEARS FOR HER ALSO. SO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE CITY. AND TERRY, IF YOU WANT TO SNAP A PICTURE OF US, HERE'S YOUR CERTIFICATE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN PART OF AN EVENING COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. [VI. New Business] OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 16 DASH 25 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 16 DASH 25 ADOPTING A DEBT MANAGEMENT AND BOND POLICY FOR THE CITY OF FAIRBORN. OKAY, THIS IS A FIRST READING, SO WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 1625 FOR JULY 21ST, 2025. OKAY, NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 1725 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 1725, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND FAIRBORN CODIFIED ORDINANCES 126 .04 A AND 126 .03 A TO ALIGN WITH THE OHIO REVISED CODE, SECTION 9.17, AND ALLOW FOR ONGOING REVISIONS, AS OHIO REVISED CODE 9.17 IS UPDATED ANNUALLY. THANK YOU. WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 1725 ALSO FOR JULY 21ST, 2025. NEXT WE HAVE IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 1825 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 18 TWO FIVE, AN ORDINANCE SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN JOINT OR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAMS OR CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES OR SERVICES. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 1825 ALSO FOR JULY 21ST, 2025. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 22 DASH 25 BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 20 2-25 TO ADOPT A FAIRBORN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS AN OFFICIAL GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. AND WE INTRODUCE BRAD CAREY, OUR CITY PLANNING ANALYST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KEEP GOING. OKAY. OH, THERE WE GO. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING AREA OF THE CITY. THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN GIVES PLANS TO IMPROVE BOTH WALKING AND CYCLING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IT FOCUSES ON CONNECTING MAJOR SPOTS IN THE CITY TO EACH OTHER, INCLUDING OUR DOWNTOWN AREA, OUR SCHOOLS, OUR PARKS AND SHOPPING AREAS. [00:10:04] THIS HAS INPUT FROM AROUND 200 CITIZENS. AND MAJORITY OF THOSE WERE POSITIVE FEEDBACK. CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE INCLUDING THINGS SUCH AS DUTCH INTERSECTIONS, WHICH ARE PROTECTED INTERSECTIONS DESIGNED TO ALLOW CYCLISTS TO COME THROUGH THE BEND OR THROUGH WITH STRAIGHT WITHOUT INTERACTING WITH VEHICLES THAT ARE TRYING TO TURN THIS WAY. SO BASICALLY, IF A BIKE IS TRYING TO TURN OR GO THROUGH YOU DON'T HAVE THAT INTERACTION RIGHT THERE BECAUSE THE CARS ARE SEPARATED BY THIS ISLAND. THE CYCLIST WOULD HAVE A SEPARATE SIGNAL. WHICH ARE COMPUTERS ON SIGNALING CAN HANDLE. AND THIS IS AIMED TO KEEP VEHICLES AND BIKES SLASH PEDESTRIAN INTERACTIONS AT A MINIMUM. SO THERE'S NO INTERRUPTIONS. PART OF THE PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR SOME SEPARATED LANES BASED OFF TRAFFIC VOLUME AND SPEED OF THE ROAD. THEY WOULD HAVE SOME FORM OF PHYSICAL BARRIER. AGAIN, DEPENDING ON SPEED AND VOLUME OF THAT AREA. PHYSICAL BARRIERS CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS MOVABLE PLANTERS LIKE THIS, OR THEY CAN BE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE. DEPENDING ON WHAT WE DECIDE. AND THE REASONS FOR THIS ARE TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY, TO ENCOURAGE MORE RIDERS OF ALL AGES TO UTILIZE THIS, AND TO KEEP BIKES OUT OF THE MAIN ROAD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ANOTHER PART OF THIS PLAN INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF MOUNTAIN BIKE AND OBSTACLE COURSE INFRASTRUCTURE. SHORTHAND IS GOING TO BE MTB. MTV. THIS WOULD CALL FOR PLACEMENT OF SEPARATE MOUNTAIN BIKE FACILITIES ALONG MAJOR ROUTES ALONG THE CITY. SO YOU HAVE YOUR PAVED BIKING OR WALKING PATH ALONG, SAY, KAUFFMAN, AND THEN OFF TO THE SIDE, IF PEOPLE SO CHOOSE, THEY ARE ABLE TO DO MOUNTAIN BIKE STUFF. THAT WOULD ALSO BE PROPOSED TO BE PART OF THE PARKS. OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE THIS. THE MOST PREVALENT IS BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, WHERE THEY HAVE SEEN GREAT SUCCESS. AND THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS THEIR CITIZENS TO MOVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN A FUN WAY, BUT IT DOES ALSO DRAW MANY VISITORS DAILY OR ANNUALLY. SORRY, THE ROUTES THAT ARE PROPOSED. THE MAP IS KIND OF BLOWN UP, BUT BASICALLY THIS HAS BEEN USED USING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE SUCH AS STRAVA WHICH IS A WORKOUT TRACKING APP. THIS WAS MEANT TO THIS WAS OVERLAID ONTO OUR GIS STUFF TO FIND ROUTES THAT PEOPLE ARE ALREADY COMMONLY USING. SINCE WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE DEMAND FOR ROUTES ALONG THERE. AND BASICALLY FOCUSES ON TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS, INTO THE PARKS AND INTO OUR DOWNTOWN AREA. PART OF THIS PLAN WOULD BE THE INTEGRATION AND OTHER PLANNED PROJECTS FOR BUDGET REDUCTION. SO WHEN WE ARE DOING STREET MAINTENANCE, INVOLVING IT ON THAT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO A SEPARATE PROJECT TO INSTALL THE FINAL SUMMARY OF THE PLAN IS TO DESIGNATE ROUTES THAT WERE SHOWN PREVIOUSLY AS PART OF THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ALONG THESE ROUTES. DO OUR BEST TO INSTALL MEASURES SUCH AS DUTCH INTERSECTIONS MULTI-USE TRAILS, STUFF LIKE THAT REST FACILITIES FOR THOSE THAT WOULD NEED IT. AND TO IMPROVE GREEN SPACE AREAS SUCH AS CENTRAL PARK AND JUST REALLY GO FORTH ON THAT. AND THEN WE WOULD THE PLAN IS DESIGNED TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL EACH TIME. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NICE PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCIL. ALLEN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, I LIKE WHAT YOU SHARED ABOUT YOUR WORDS MOVING THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN A FUN WAY. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN ALLOWS US TO DO. YOU KNOW, AND AS I MENTIONED IN THE WORK SESSION, IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET 200 CITIZENS TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK BE ABLE TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS AND VIEWS, AND WE BE ABLE TO RESPOND BACK TO THEM AND, AND WORK THROUGH THIS PLAN. I THINK IT'S IT'S A AND THEN IT ALSO LEANS INTO THE THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT I THAT I LIKE TO SEE ABOUT THE CITY. WE TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT ARE THE OPTICS? YOU KNOW, HAVING PLANNERS AND HAVING THESE DIVIDERS, HAVING THESE THESE THINGS THAT BRING BEAUTY TO THE CITY AND THEN ALLOWING SOMEONE WHO'S ON A BIKE TO JUST ENJOY THE CITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. [00:15:01] THANK YOU. WHAT THE WITH THE GREATER COMMUNITY DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE IS IN OUR WORK SESSION TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT HAVING THE PLAN PROVIDES US THE ROADMAP WHEN OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR FUNDING FROM THE STATE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SEE THIS AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE A VISION, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE WHEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY AND THE PLAN TO PUT IT IN PLACE AND GET PEOPLE OFF THEIR DEVICES AND OUTSIDE. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THIS. THANK YOU. YEAH, I FEEL THE SAME WAY MY COLLEAGUES FEEL. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXTENSIVE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT IN AND THE COMPARISONS THAT YOU MADE WITH OTHER CITIES. SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR WORK SESSION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN. I THINK IT'D BE A GREAT MOVE FOR OUR CITY IF WE CAN MOVE THROUGH ALL THE WHATEVERS TO GET TO GET TO OUR GOAL. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE COMMITTEE THAT MET AND PUT ALL THE WORK AND EFFORT INTO THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH WITH THIS IS YOU GOT 200 PEOPLE TO RESPOND. AND THAT'S THAT'S JUST PHENOMENAL. BUT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH OVER THE LAST 4 TO 6 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CITY WITH PLANNING AND HOUSING AND OTHER THINGS, THAT THIS IS WHAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE TELLING US PEOPLE WANT. SO IT'S IT SEEMS TO BE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE. AND LOOKING AT A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT YOU PRESENTED TO US TODAY. A LOT OF IT CAN BE DONE WITH CONCURRENT PROJECTS AT MINIMAL COST. AND I THINK TANA MIGHT AGREE THAT A LOT OF THIS WE CAN DO SUSTAINABLY. YES. SO IT WOULDN'T COST THE ENVIRONMENT ANYTHING. SO I THINK ALTOGETHER IT'S REALLY GOOD. I'M. I'M GLAD WE HAVE THIS PLAN. SO WHEN THE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT, WE CAN CAPITALIZE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH ALREADY SAID I LOVE IT PERSONALLY. I WOULD SAY I WISH I WAS 20 YEARS YOUNGER BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT I, I DON'T KNOW IF I STILL HAVE IT IN ME. I USED TO BE A MOUNTAIN BIKER, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD DO THAT PART. BUT I JUST I LOVE IT, I LOVE I CAN'T EVEN IT WOULD JUST BE SO LOVELY FOR THE FOR KIDS, YOUNG PEOPLE, OLD PEOPLE, EVERYBODY TO HAVE THESE ADDITIONAL AMENITIES. I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO DO THEM TOMORROW, BUT HAVING THE PLAN ENABLES US TO GRAB THAT MONEY WHEN IT WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE. SO THANKS. AND I THOUGHT YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ON IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WANT TO DITTO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID. THIS THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET FAIRBORN HEALTHIER BY GETTING PEOPLE OUTSIDE, GETTING THEM ON BICYCLES INSTEAD OF RIDING IN CARS EVERYWHERE. AND I THINK ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ENHANCE THIS AND IMPROVE THIS AS I MENTIONED IN OUR WORK SESSION, I MET WITH THE FAIRBORN HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB, AND THEY WANT MORE BIKE PATHS. THEY WANT MORE THINGS LIKE THIS. YES. AND LIKE TANA, I LOOKED AT THAT MOUNTAIN BIKE THING AND I THOUGHT, OH BOY, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE DONE THAT. STILL MIGHT DO IT, ALTHOUGH I'VE ALREADY BEEN ADVISED I'M TOO OLD TO DO THAT. BUT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE GROUP THAT YOU WORK WITH PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE GROUPS THAT WERE INVOLVED OUTSIDE OF US. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE, BUT ESPECIALLY GREEN COUNTY HEALTH. WARRIORS ON WARRIORS ON WHEELS, RIGHT? YEAH. WARRIORS ON WHEELS. FIVE RIVERS AND ALL THEM. SO, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK THEM AS WELL. SURE. ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 22 DASH 25. SO MOVED. SECOND, SHALL WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR.. YES. YES. YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MISS STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 22 DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED. OKAY. NEXT, IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 23 DASH 25 BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 20 3-25 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL 1235, THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, AND THE FOP DISPATCHER UNIT, OHIO STATE AFFILIATE LODGE NUMBER ONE, AND DECLARING THAT ALL THREE AGREEMENTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN A CONSISTENT MANNER GIVEN THEIR ANALOGOUS NATURE. AND WE WELCOME MIKE GEBHART, OUR CITY MANAGER. SIR. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. NO POWERPOINT FOR THIS THIS PARTICULAR PRESENTATION. I WILL BE STAYING FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION, FILLING IN FOR THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND THERE'S A POWERPOINT FOR THAT. SO IN 2024, COUNCIL APPROVED THREE NEW CONTRACTS FOR FIRE POLICE AND FOR AFSCME, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN EARLY 2025. [00:20:01] I'M SORRY THAT THAT CONTRACT COVERS 24, 25 AND 26. SO IN EARLY 2025 WE ENGAGED IN A DISCUSSION WITH BOTH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS AND THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE ABOUT HOW STEPS ARE EXECUTED IN OUR PAY GRADE ALLOCATION LIST. AND SO A GRIEVANCE WAS FILED AND THE CITY AND THE TWO UNIONS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. WE WENT THROUGH AGREED UPON MEDIATION. AND THEN THROUGH THOSE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, WE CAME TO AN AGREEMENT ON HOW TO SETTLE THEIR GRIEVANCE FAIRLY, TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS THE CITY. AND SO WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS THE APPROVAL FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THOSE AGREEMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND COMPLETE THE GRIEVANCE AND THEN MEDIATION PROCESS ON ALL AFFECTED PARTIES. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. OKAY. AND WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMEMBER CHESS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT IN WITH THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S QUITE TASK TASKING FOR THE CITY AS WELL AS OUR OUR OUR PEOPLE IN UNIFORM. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT YOU GUYS PUT IN. THANK YOU. YEAH. SAME HERE. MIKE, THANKS FOR FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. IT YOU KNOW, SAFETY IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO TO ME FOR OUR CITIZENS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE. AND WE DO THAT BY ENSURING THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE APPROPRIATELY COMPENSATED. THIS IS SUCH A TOUGH AREA IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. AND THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE. SO WE GOT TO STAY ON TOP OF OUR GAME SO WE CAN KEEP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS LIKE THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PERSON. SO MY QUESTIONS WILL OF COURSE WILL RELATE TO THAT. I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS HERE. I'LL JUST READ THEM AND LET YOU ANSWER. THE FIRST ONE IS WHAT WAS THE POINT OF FAILURE IN OUR EXISTING PROCESS AND WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT TO PREVENT ISSUES IN THE FUTURE, LIKE GOING INTO A NEGOTIATION, BUT THEN HAVING A GRIEVANCE LATER. SO WE HAVE CHANGED HUMAN RESOURCE LEGAL COUNSEL FROM WHOM THE INDIVIDUAL AND FIRM THAT NEGOTIATED THIS CONTRACT TO TO A DIFFERENT ONE. SO THEY BOTH HAVE TOTALLY DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE PROCESS. YOU KNOW, OUR FORMER HR LEGAL COUNSEL WAS EXCELLENT. NOTHING BAD TO SAY ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE FIRM. BUT WE JUST NEEDED A CHANGE. AND SO THAT'S BEEN EXECUTED SO THAT IN FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS HOPEFULLY THERE ARE NO ISSUES. THIS PARTICULAR HR LEGAL COUNSEL WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY SOLICITOR. SO THERE'S A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MR. MCNAMEE AND THIS INDIVIDUAL EVEN THOUGH SHE'S WITH A DIFFERENT FIRM. AND SO SHE CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FROM, FROM MR. MCNAMEE. SO WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO LEGAL COUNSELS PRIOR TO THAT, BUT NOW WE DO. AND THAT SHOULD HELP WITH THIS. OKAY. AND THEN JUST I DON'T I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW ALL THESE THINGS WORK ARE THE DETAILS. BUT HAS HAS HAVE WE DOCUMENTED ANYTHING? HAVE WE HAD TO DOCUMENT ANYTHING IN OUR PROCEDURES TO, YOU KNOW, SO THAT FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD I THINK WE WE WILL APPROACH AND I'M SURE THAT THE UNIONS WILL APPROACH NEGOTIATIONS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY NEXT TIME. I KNOW WE'LL BE MORE AWARE OF OF OF THIS SITUATION. I MEAN, ULTIMATELY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WERE TRYING TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OUR PAY SCALE AND ELIMINATED THE ENTRY IN THE A STEP SO THAT WE WERE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH AGENCIES THAT ESSENTIALLY WERE WERE COMPETING AGAINST FOR EMPLOYEES IN BOTH THE FIRE SIDE AND THE POLICE SIDE. AND SO THERE WAS A DISAGREEMENT ON WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE FOLKS AT A AND, AND ENTRY AND A STEP MOVING FORWARD AND THEN THOSE FOLKS AT THE SUBSEQUENT STEPS. AND SO THIS JUST CLARIFIED THAT SITUATION AND MAKES EVERYONE WHOLE. SO I WOULD SAY WE WE LOOK AT THIS DIFFERENTLY THAN WE'LL LOOK AT THIS CURRENTLY AND IN THE FUTURE DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DID PRIOR TO THIS. AND IT'S IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. AND, YOU KNOW, LESSON LEARNED. OKAY. THANKS. AND THANKS FOR NAVIGATING THE PATH THAT SEEMS TO BE THE BEST PATH FOR EVERYONE. AND, AND OUR HR DIRECTOR AND OUR POLICE AND FIRE CHIEF WERE BOTH INTEGRAL IN ASSISTING WITH THIS PROCESS AS WELL AS LEGAL COUNSEL. SO TEAM EFFORT FROM HUMAN RESOURCES, FIRE AND POLICE ON THIS ALONG WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO GET TO GET AN AGREEMENT THAT EVERYONE WAS SATISFIED WITH ON BOTH SIDES. THANKS TO EVERYONE. THANKS. MIKE, I'LL START THERE. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS PUT IN WITH WITH FIRE POLICE AND HR AND YOURSELF AND [00:25:08] TRYING TO TO RIGHT THE SHIP. YOU KNOW, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, I THINK THE LESSONS THAT WE LEARNED ALREADY, THAT WAS ALREADY EXPRESSED, AND I THINK RODNEY EVEN TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET FAIR WAGES AND WE'RE COMPETITIVE AMONGST A TIGHT MARKET. AND WHEN WE'RE FIGHTING FOR EMPLOYEES. SO TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU PUT IN FOR THAT. THANK YOU. AND I FORGOT TO ADD, COUNCILMAN THAT THAT WITHOUT OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS. YES. SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, HILLARY BROWNING, AND HER STAFF GET CREDIT, TOO, FOR THAT. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR LEAVING THEM OUT. THANK YOU. SO ANYTIME WE HAVE TO NAVIGATE NEGOTIATIONS WITH UNIONS, IT'S ALWAYS CHALLENGING. AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT UNIONS. SO I APPRECIATE THE ENTIRE TEAM'S WORK FROM POLICE AND FIRE AND THE ENTIRE STAFF AND LEGAL. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST AT HEART. NOT JUST THE STAFF HERE IN IN THE CITY OFFICES, BUT ALSO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE THAT. WELL DONE, MIKE. A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS. YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY REPEATEDLY, WE HAVE THE BEST POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE. THE WAY WE KEEP THAT IS TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET WHAT THEY NEED TO BE THE SATISFIED EMPLOYEES FOR THE CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE, THE REST OF THE TEAM THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2325? SO MOVED. SECOND. CAN WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR.. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MR. ALLEN. YES. MR.. CHESS. YES. MR.. REASTER. YES. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 23 DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 24 DASH 25 BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 20 4-25. AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PURCHASE AND USE EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY AND FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE OF DUTY POLICY THROUGH PUBLIC POOL OF OHIO FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR. THANK YOU. AND ONCE AGAIN, WE WELCOME MIKE GEBHART, OUR CITY MANAGER. I HATE THE TITLE OF THIS THIS RESOLUTION, ANYTHING THAT STARTS OFF WITH DISHONESTY. YEAH. SO, SO JUST VERY QUICKLY THIS RESOLUTION IS AUTHORIZED THROUGH OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 3.061. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY ADOPT A POLICY, BY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY AND FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE OF DUTY POLICY, RATHER THAN A SURETY BOND THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED BY LAW. SO CURRENTLY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR HAS $1 MILLION SURETY BOND SINCE SHE IS THE FINANCE OFFICER OF THE CITY. AND THAT PROTECTS THE CITY AND HER, SHOULD THERE BE ANY PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WE WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF FINANCIAL FINDING AGAINST US. CURRENTLY, I DON'T HAVE THAT. NOR DOES THE ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR. I DO NOT KNOW HOW WE NEVER HAD THIS. BUT JUST LIKE THE FINANCE DIRECTOR'S NAME IS ON A ON A CHECK THAT'S CUT BY THE CITY, SO IS MINE. SO THERE'S SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHOMEVER IS THE ACTING OR THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF INSURANCE OR BOND AS IN THE ROLE OF CITY MANAGER, AS WELL AS THE FINANCE ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR WHO ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR WHEN THAT INDIVIDUAL EITHER CAN'T BE HERE OR IS INCAPACITATED. SO AGAIN, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, HILLARY HAS A SURETY BOND. THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WOULD NOT BE A BOND, IT WOULD BE INSURANCE. AND IT HAS A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $250,000 FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND A MAXIMUM FOR $250,000 FOR THE ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR. WHAT WE DO DOESN'T QUITE COME UP TO THE TO THE LEVEL OF WHAT THE FINANCE DIRECTOR DOES, AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. AND THE PEP POOL DOESN'T ALLOW FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION FOR ANYONE OTHER THAN THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. SO THAT'S WHY OURS IS LESS. YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED AND YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR JUNE OF 2025. WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE COST FOR THIS AND THIS RESOLUTION WOULD ALLOW HILLARY TO GO OUT AND PROCURE THAT INSURANCE FOR BOTH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR WHEN WE HAVE THAT PERSON HIRED. AGAIN, IT'S BUDGETED FOR TOTAL COST IS $4,600 AND CAN BE UP TO FIVE TOTAL EMPLOYEES AT THAT AMOUNT. OF COURSE, THE FINANCE ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR MYSELF, EXAMPLES OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO COULD FALL UNDER THIS INSURANCE WOULD BE THE CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL THE FIRE MARSHAL TO NAME A FEW, AND AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. [00:30:06] WHEN AND IF WE GET ONE. SO THOSE COULD ROUND OUT THE FIVE TOTAL EMPLOYEES FOR THIS COVERAGE. AGAIN, $250,000 PER INDIVIDUAL. WE WOULD UTILIZE THE GOVERNMENT RISK SHARING POOL CALLED THE PUBLIC ENTITY POOL OF OHIO OR PEP AND PEP, JUST FOR INFORMATION, COVERS OVER 600 CITIES, COUNTIES, TOWNSHIPS, AND OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO. AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THAT I CAN ANSWER. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS. COUNCILMAN MIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THIS PARTICULAR INSURANCE PROTECTS THE CITY, CORRECT? OKAY. AND IT WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT THAT COULD BE LOOKED FOR IN AN AUDIT TO SAY, HEY, WHERE'S WHERE'S YOUR COVERAGE FOR THESE ADDITIONAL FOLKS COVERING THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ROUTINELY SEE IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANKS, MIKE. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS EITHER. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I PRIDE MYSELF IN SAYING THAT FAIRBORN IS GOOD AT BEING ACCOUNTABLE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO OUR TAX DOLLARS AND MONIES THAT OUR CITIZENS PAY INTO THE CITY. SO MAKING HAVING THIS STEP IN PLACE LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE WE HAVEN'T HAD IT PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER PUTTING IT IN PLACE I THINK IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA, SO THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MIKE. THANK YOU. THANKS. SO I HAVE A QUESTION AND MAYBE IT'S FOR NATE. WHEN I WAS READING INTO THE DETAILS OF IT, I SAW THERE'S A SECTION THAT'S LIKE NUMBER FIVE, AND IT SAYS ELECTED OFFICIALS, PRIOR TO TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE AND HOLDING OFFICE, SHALL OBTAIN APPROVAL OF THE INTENT TO USE THE PEP COVERAGE AGREEMENT AND AFFIRM THAT THE PUBLIC ENTITIES COVERAGE COMPLIES WITH O.R.C. 3.061 SET APPROVAL SHALL BE OBTAINED BY THE CITY OF FAIRBORN IN GREENE COUNTY. IS THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE WHO ARE ELECTED SERVE IN ROLES THAT WOULD NEED IT? I MEAN, THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH US, RIGHT? IT'S BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE FROM WHAT PROVIDES THAT THEY NEED FOR PURPOSES OF FOR US TO PROCURE IT. WE HAVE TO PASS A RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT WAS INCLUDED. OKAY. THANKS. I JUST I SAW ELECTED AND I'M LIKE, OH, THAT'S ME. WAIT, WHAT? SO I WANTED TO ASK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR THE ATTENTION TO THIS AND BRINGING THIS UP. AND, YOU KNOW, FILLING THE GAP. SAME THING. THANKS FOR FINDING THIS. THANKS FOR GETTING IT TAKEN CARE OF. LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. ABSOLUTELY. FINANCE IN OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE THINGS IN PLACE EXAMPLES OF WHICH ARE THE FIRST READINGS YOU HAD THIS EVENING FOR FINANCE RELATED ORDINANCES SO THAT THAT WE HAVE ALL THE BASES COVERED. SO THANKS TO THEM. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2425? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR. ALLEN. YES. MR. ESSER. YES. MISS CHESS. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MISS STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 24 DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED. OKAY. NOW WE WILL OPEN UP CITIZENS COMMENTS. [VII. Citizens Comments] ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD, PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES. MY NAME IS JILLIAN DREW, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF GREEN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. SORRY. SO I'M JUST HERE TO MAKE A STATEMENT. WE COLLABORATED WITH BRAD IN THE CITY ON THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED OUR SECOND ROUND OF FUNDING FOR THE CREATING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANTS. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU GUYS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN, AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS FUNDING TO HELP CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES IN FAIRBORN AND CREATE A MORE ACTIVE AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS GIL ESPARZA, A RESIDENT OF FAIRBORN. MY WIFE AND I RESIDE HERE WITH FOUR CHILDREN AND 14 GRANDCHILDREN. WE JUST HAD TWO GRADUATE FROM OUR GREAT HIGH SCHOOL FAIRBORN. AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ADOPTING THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT BRAD AND THE TEAM WORKED SO HARD ON. I'M THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF WARS ON WHEELS CYCLING. IT'S A VETERANS FOUNDATION THAT ALSO WORKS WITH FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE THAT HAVE LEFT MILITARY SERVICE. [00:35:01] OUR MAIN PURPOSE IS HEALTH AND WELLNESS. OUR FOUNDATION PROVIDES BIKES AT NO COST TO OUR VETERANS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO GET THEM BACK IN THE FIGHT AFTER LEAVING MILITARY SERVICE OR LEAVING SERVICE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, EMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OUR FOUNDATION COVERS 125 LOCAL VETERANS THAT WE SERVE. THIS WEEKEND ON THE 20TH THIS MONTH, WE'LL BE IN THE MIAMI VALLEY MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION SIX HOUR MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE AT BRYAN STATE. JOHN BRYAN STATE PARK. MANY OF OUR MOUNTAIN BIKERS ARE FROM THE REGION OF GREENE COUNTY. AND WE LOVE COMING THROUGH HERE. ONE OF THE DIFFICULT THINGS THAT WE HAVE DOING IS PLANNING RIDES IS FINDING HUBS TO LEAVE FROM. AND I LIVE IN FAIRBORN AND JUST LOVE MY CITY, AND WE WANT TO DO A HUB RIDE STRAIGHT OUT OF OUR DOWNTOWN, OUR MAIN STREET. AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE MOST OF THE RIDERS WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND I'M TRYING TO GET THEM TO COME OVER HERE. AND ON ANY GIVEN DAY THERE MAY BE 17 TO 25 OF US RIDING, AND I THINK THIS IS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY EDUCATE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AND CYCLING, BUT GET OUR OTHER FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WALKING, CYCLING, AND WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO BE PART OF THE THE PLAN. AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ADOPTING THAT FOR FOR OUR GREAT CITY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU GAIL. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CHRIS O'CONNOR AND I'M A RESIDENT, 1737 SWINDON COURT IN FAIRBORN HERE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ACTUALLY TO I WAS REVIEWING LAST WEEK'S MINUTES AND GOING OVER THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. AND EVERYTHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HERE TONIGHT IS JUST CONTINUING TO MAKE OUR CITY STRONGER. THE THE HEALTHY THINGS, THE PROTECTION WITH OUR POLICE AND FIRE. AND I'M JUST SO PROUD TO BE A RESIDENT HERE ALSO. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. RODNEY. SYLVIA. CLINT. FOR THE LITTLE GET TOGETHER AT YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK TO COUNCIL TO AT THOSE MEETINGS. SO I JUST JUST A POSITIVE AND THANKS TO EVERYBODY AND THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE PUTTING INTO THAT SUSTAINABILITY, THE ENVIRONMENT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO COUNCIL? OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER COMMENTS. [VIII. City Manager Comments] MR. GEBHART SIR. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. SO WE WILL START WITH THE MILESTONES FOR JULY. WE HAD HALEY AND EMILY AS PART OF THE MILESTONE PRESENTATION, BUT WE HAD OTHER FOLKS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO RECOGNIZE FOR TEN YEARS, LAURIE BOWEN IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND JOHN FINK IN OUR BUILDING INSPECTION DIVISION WITH FIVE YEARS, PATRICK CLENDENIN IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN THEIR FIRST YEAR AWARDS EMILY GAY IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, JOSIE BODDICKER IN POLICE DEPARTMENT. JAYLEN WHITE, WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE HAD HE NOT HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY. AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, HALEY MYERS IN ENGINEERING, ALYSSA HARDEN AND VICTIM WITNESS AND JUSTIN COMER IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE FOLKS. THANKS FOR BEING PART OF OUR OUR FAIRBORN FAMILY TEAM. OTHER ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING I HAVE FOR YOU. WE WELCOME GAGE JENSEN THIS MORNING AS OUR NEWEST POLICE OFFICER. GAGE CAME TO US FROM GEORGIA, WHERE HE WAS A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. HIS WIFE IS PART OF IS ASSIGNED TO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. AND SO HE RECENTLY MOVED UP HERE AND HE IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO WELCOME TO HIM. MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATION. LAST THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6:00 WAS OUTSTANDING. WHAT A PARK. THRILLED BY THAT PARK. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT IT. THE THE CEREMONY ITSELF WAS GREAT. I CAME BACK AFTER FIREWORKS ON THE 4TH OF JULY AND WENT THROUGH DOWNTOWN JUST TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE LIT UP. IT IS IMPRESSIVE. AND SO EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT, THAT DEDICATION WAS OUTSTANDING. AND JUST IT'S JUST A WHERE IT WENT FROM JUST AN EMPTY LOT NEXT TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS AGO HAS, HAS, HAS A NEW LIFE. AND SO I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS. SO THANKS TO PARKS AND REC FOR THAT. THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE DEDICATION FOR THE ALICIA ECKHARDT, OUR FORMER PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTORS. MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN. THAT'LL BE ARRANGED BY PARKS AND RECREATION. [00:40:03] AND AS SOON AS I HAVE THAT DATE AND TIME, I'LL LET COUNCIL KNOW SO THAT ANY OF YOU THAT COULD ATTEND THAT THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD LET'S TALK PARKS AND REC AND REC IN THE 4TH OF JULY. THOSE FOLKS WERE MOVING FOR THE LAST WEEK. EVERY MOMENT THEY HAD SOMETHING TO DO RELATED TO EITHER THE JULY 3RD BLOCK PARTY AND OR THE JULY 4TH EVENTS. FOR THE MOST PART, IT WENT OFF FLAWLESSLY. AND IT IS VERY DEMANDING ON THOSE FOLKS, ESPECIALLY THE PARADE AND CHANGES TO THE LINEUP AND PEOPLE MOVING WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T. COORDINATING 150 PLUS UNITS IS, IS VERY CHALLENGING FOR THE PARK STAFF WITH THE SIZE WE HAVE, THANKS TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, WHO ALSO ASSISTED IN THE PARADE DAY ACTIVITIES, EVERYTHING WENT OFF AT THE BLOCK PARTY AND WITH THE PARADE FLAWLESSLY. THEN WE MOVED INTO THE COMMUNITY EVENT AT COMMUNITY PARK BEFORE THE FIREWORKS. THAT WENT SUPER WELL AND THE FIREWORKS WERE 25 MINUTES OF THE BEST FIREWORKS I'VE SEEN IN YEARS. AND SO THE CROWD WAS GREAT. IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE CONGESTED GETTING OUT OF THE PARK, EITHER GOING LEFT OR RIGHT ON DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD. BUT PARKS AND REC DID A GREAT JOB. SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEM. AND THE WORK THEY DO, NOT ONLY FOR OUR PROTECTION IN THE PARK DOWNTOWN, IN THE PARADE ROUTE, BUT ALSO GETTING PEOPLE AND TRAFFIC OUT OF THOSE LOCATIONS. SO WITHOUT WITHOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT WOULD BE A MUCH DIFFERENT EVENT, MUCH DIFFERENT EVENTS. THE SAME WITH PUBLIC WORKS. WHAT THEY DO FOR SECURITY. IF YOU NOTICE, ALONG THE THE BLOCK PARTY, THERE ARE PIECES OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT BLOCKING EVERY INTERSECTION THAT COMES INTO MAIN AND CENTRAL. THAT PREVENTS, HOPEFULLY PREVENTS BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING. AND YOU KNOW, THAT HAPPENS AGAIN ON THE NEXT MORNING FOR THE PARADE. AND SO THANKS TO ALL OUR PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS FOR WHAT THEY DO. AND OF COURSE, FIRE FOR BEING THERE IN CASE FOLKS GET INJURED OR SICK. WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF INCIDENCES BASED ON HEAT ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE, AND THEY WERE RIGHT THERE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. BUT ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE JULY 3RD BLOCK PARTY THROUGH THE FIREWORKS, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT. AND THANKS TO THEM FOR ALL THEY DO. OTHER BIG ITEM THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE FAIRBORN CITIZENS ACADEMY IS. INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE NOW UNDER THE COMMUNICATIONS PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, AND WILL BE POSTED ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS WEEK, LIKELY TOMORROW. THE ACADEMY IS FOR 15 RESIDENTS ON A FIRST COME BASIS FOR THOSE 15 SLOTS, SQUADS, WITH THE ACADEMY BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. IT CARRIES FORTH THROUGH OCTOBER 29TH ON A WEEKLY BASIS. FOLKS, LEARN ABOUT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOW CITY COUNCIL OPERATES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHAT BUILDING INSPECTION DOES EVERY ASPECT OF THE CITY IS? A IS TRAINED. THERE'S A DIFFERENT TOPIC EACH EACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE NINE WEEK COURSE CULMINATING WITH A GRADUATION ON THE 29TH OF OCTOBER. WE'LL DO THIS EVERY YEAR DURING THE FALL. POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES THEIR POLICE ACADEMY IN THE SPRING, SO WE WON'T COMPETE WITH THAT. WE USED TO DO THIS ANNUALLY UP UNTIL COVID, AND THEN WITH COVID, WE WE CUT BACK ON THAT AND CREATED A PODCAST TO HELP FILL THE GAP OF, OF THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. BUT IT'S TIME THAT WE, WE GET THE ACTUAL IN-CLASS EXPERIENCE START AGAIN. AND SO CHECK OUT THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER THE COMMUNICATION PORTION AND OR STARTING TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO REGISTER FOR THOSE SLOTS. IT IS FREE TO THE RESIDENTS, BUT AGAIN, THERE ARE ONLY 15 SLOTS AND SO IT'S ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS FOR THOSE SLOTS. SO EMILY IS HELPING ME WITH WITH THAT PROJECT. AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT IT'S BACK. AND THE LAST THING I HAVE FOR YOU IS FUTURE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS FOR JULY. THERE'S A COUNCIL CONVERSATION ON TUESDAY THE 15TH, FROM 9 TO 11 AT FAIRBORN FAMILY DINER. AND THEN THERE'S A COUNCIL CONVERSATION ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH FROM 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AT GIOVANNI'S. WE'RE TRYING TO HIT ALL DIFFERENT TIME SLOTS. SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO WORK THIRD SHIFT AND YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING IN THE BREAKFAST HOUR, THERE'S TIME FOR YOU. IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING AFTER WORK, IF YOU'RE FIRST SHIFT, THAT'S WHEN THE 5 TO 7 COMES INTO PLAY, AND THEN WE'RE TRYING TO HIT PEOPLE THAT HAVE TIME DURING THE THE MID PART OF THE DAY SO THAT THEY CAN GET WITH ALL OF YOU AND POTENTIALLY ANSWER QUESTIONS. MY FIVE MINUTES IS UP. TIMER IS RINGING. SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. [00:45:02] GOOD. GOOD TIMING THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL START COUNCIL COMMENTS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. [IX. Council Comments] WELL, I REALLY HAVE MUCH TO SAY. JUST EVERYTHING OUR CITY MANAGER HAVE EXPRESSED THUS FAR. BUT I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR MILESTONE RECIPIENTS. BUT I WANT TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO EMILY, BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT WE, THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, MADE A PROMISE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE VERY TRANSPARENT IN ALL OF OUR DEALINGS IN THE CITY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO OUR CITIZENS AND EVERYONE ELSE. AND WHAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT EMILY IS THAT EVEN THOUGH HER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, IF A CITIZEN ASKS A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT SHE POSTED, SHE ALWAYS ANSWERS. IT'S BEST TO HER KNOWLEDGE, AND SHE REALLY WORKS HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING THE PROMISE OF BEING TRANSPARENT. AND I JUST WANT I APPRECIATE THAT. AND SHE WORKED REALLY WELL WITH THE STAFF, THE STAFF, FACULTY, BUT WITH CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT SPIRIT. SHE'S ALWAYS SMILING, BUT SHE DO WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE VERY TRANSPARENT ON OUR OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. SO I JUST WANT TO REALLY JUST GIVE HER THAT THAT RECOGNITION BECAUSE SHE DESERVES IT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE WENT REALLY WELL. WE CAN SEE THE FIREWORKS FROM OUR HOME, WHICH WAS REALLY NICE. I ENJOYED THAT SO. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND WAS SAFE. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. SO THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS I HAVE, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I LEAVE TIME FOR THE OTHER COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT AND SPOKE WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MILESTONE. AND OF COURSE, A MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PARKS AND RECS DEPARTMENT. ALWAYS A BUSY, BUSY DEPARTMENT. THEY REALLY ARE. THEY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK FOR FOR THE CITY. ALSO, WE HAD A GOOD CITIZENS FORUM LAST MONDAY. WE HAD 4 OR 5 PEOPLE SHOW UP. WE ENGAGED IN SOME REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION FOR TWO HOURS. I STILL OWE SOME ANSWERS TO SOME OF THEM THAT I'VE GOT TO FIND OUT FOR, BUT I WILL. I WILL GET BACK WITH THEM. BUT OVER THE WEEKEND WAS A SPECIAL MOMENT, AT LEAST FOR ME. I SPENT MY AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL. I SPENT MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE IN THE MILITARY UNTIL I RETIRED AND MOVED BACK TO FAIRBORN. IN JULY. FOURTH KIND OF HOLDS A SPECIAL MEANING FOR ME. IT REALLY DOES. IT KIND OF CULMINATED THIS YEAR. I THINK IT JUST MEANT SOMETHING MORE SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL PARK, AND NOT BECAUSE I'M A VETERAN, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A VETERANS MEMORIAL IN THERE, BUT ALL THE OTHER MEMORIALS THAT WERE THERE. AND TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE HOLD NEAR AND DEAR TO THEIR HEART AND WHAT WE CAN, WHAT WE REPRESENT AS A CITY. SO JULY 4TH JUST REALLY DOES HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME. WHILE WE WERE WAITING ON A PARADE TO START, I WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILMAN ALLEN OVER THERE, AND HE SHARED AN ARTICLE WITH ME THAT HAD SOME INFORMATION IN IT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW, AND THAT FAIRBORN IS HOME TO ONE OF OHIO'S LARGEST AND LONGEST RUNNING JULY 4TH CELEBRATIONS AS IT SPANS OVER TWO DAYS. THIS YEAR'S JULY 4TH CELEBRATION WAS OUR 74TH FORCE, AND WE'VE ONLY BEEN IN INCORPORATED FOR 75 YEARS. SO THAT IS A REALLY LONG TIME FOR A CITY TO MAINTAIN. WE HAVE A TWO DAY BLOCK PARTY. IT'S JUST SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL. AND TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS HAS JUST BEEN WONDERFUL AND SPECTACULAR. SO THANKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT. I DO THINK WE PROBABLY BROKE ATTENDANCE RECORDS AT OUR PARADE THIS YEAR. WHEN WE ROUNDED THE CORNER ON MAPLE I WAS OR CENTRAL. I WAS STUNNED AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND WE'RE ALMOST TO BROAD STREET WITH OUR ATTENDANCE. SO LET'S KEEP IT UP FAIRBORN. AND HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, WE'LL WE'LL REACH BROAD STREET AND MAKE IT THE BEST PARADE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE HERE. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANKS. LIKE RODNEY SAID, THANKS TO EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT. IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HEAR EVERYBODY'S FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE WHAT I HEARD A LOT OF TONIGHT IS THAT WE'RE, LIKE, ON THE RIGHT TRACK. SO THAT MAKES ME HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF FAIRBORN. AND THANKS TO EVERYONE. PARKS AND REC, PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE, FIRE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I GUESS TO EVERYBODY WHO WHO PITCHED IN FOR THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND ALL THE EVENTS THAT THEY PUT ON FOR ALL THE CITIZENS. [00:50:02] ALL RIGHT, NOW, AS I MENTIONED LAST TIME, I THOUGHT THAT I HAD BEEN REMISS IN NOT GIVING GOOD UPDATES HERE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED, LAST TIME I GAVE A VERY LARGE UPDATE THAT SAID BASICALLY EVERYTHING WE HAD DONE SINCE 2020. SO I, I STILL HAVE THAT ATTACHED. AND THEN I HAVE A IT GOES UP TO LIKE PAGE FOUR RIGHT NOW, AND THEN A LITTLE DOTTED LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM. AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO FROM THIS POINT ON IS I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE UPDATES ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN AND GIVE AN UPDATE HERE. AND THEN AFTER I'VE GIVEN THE UPDATE, I'M JUST GOING TO SCOOT IT UP TO THE FULL TIME LINE SO THAT THE FULL TIMELINE STILL DOES EXIST. SO WHAT I'VE GOT TO GO OVER TODAY IS JUST LIKE TWO PAGES OF BULLET POINTS THAT I WILL HOPEFULLY DO PRETTY FAST. OKAY, SO LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS SINCE MY LAST UPDATE, WHICH WAS ON 616. SO IN OUR WORK SESSION AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE IN THE MEETING MINUTES THAT WE APPROVE TONIGHT WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME OF THE OBSTACLES THAT WE WERE FACING TO GET OUR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN COMPLETED AND IDEAS ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. I TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE FEEDBACK THAT WE CALL IT FAIRBORN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD, BUT WE JUST CALL IT THE FEEB HAD STOPPED MEETING MONTHLY AND WAS FOCUSED ON TRYING TO GET MEETINGS WITH THE CITY TO FINALIZE DOCUMENTS THAT WOULD ESTIMATE PROJECT TASKS, TIMELINES, ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, ESTIMATED COST, AND ESTIMATED HOURS OF CITY STAFF TIME. IN THE MEETING, SOME OF US ADVOCATED FOR FEE TO BECOME A BOARD OF THE CITY THAT WOULD MEET QUARTERLY AFTER THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN IS ADOPTED, BASED ON SOME LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION GAPS IN THE CURRENT MOU PROCESS. AND THEN I ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT ADDRESSED CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY SOME FOLKS IN THE MEETING. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE MEETING, WE AGREED THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY NEED A SPECIAL MEETING AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE WE HAVE A 45 MINUTE TIME LIMIT ON OUR WORK SESSIONS, AND SOMETIMES IT'S JUST TOO TIGHT TO GET INTO THE GOOD DETAILS ON THINGS. THEN ON THE 2ND JULY SECOND. MIKE AND I HAD OUR MONTHLY MEETING. MIKE HAS OFFERED ALL OF US COUNCIL PEOPLE LIKE A MONTHLY MEETING. A ONE ON ONE. SO IN THAT WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE SAME KIND OF THING. AND PRIOR TO THAT, I HAD ALSO TALKED TO REACHED OUT AND TALKED TO THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE FEHB TRYING TO, LIKE, COME UP WITH WAYS THAT WE COULD MAKE THIS WORK EASY ON THE STAFF, LIKE FEWER HOURS ON THE STAFF, BUT HOW TO GET THIS THING OVER THE FINISH LINE. SO I WANT TO THANK MIKE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH AS OUR PLAN THAT LET'S SEE ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 30 MINUTE MEETINGS, KIND OF VERY VERY EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT MEETINGS FROM 4 TO 430 STARTING ON JULY 17TH. AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THESE TO GET ONE BY ONE PROJECTS TO GET THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. AS FAR AS GETTING THEM REVIEWED BY THE CITY TO SEE IF THE CITY STAFF APPROVES OF THEM. SO EACH MEETING IS GOING TO BE DEDICATED TO 1 OR 2 OF THE PROPOSED PROJECTS. THE FEE WILL INVITE THIS ANY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ALL DATA NEEDED TO MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION. FOR MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF WILL FINALIZE SOME TIMELINE DOCUMENT THAT EXISTS AND THEN LET'S SEE. SO THE JULY 17TH MEETING BETWEEN CITY STAFF IS GOING, MIKE AND I AGREED IS GOING TO FOCUS ON THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION COMMUNITY WILDLIFE HABITAT CERTIFICATION. AND I, FOR ANYONE, IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, COME UP AFTER THE MEETING. I HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT IT, BUT I ALSO THERE'S JUST LIKE A TWO PAGE DOCUMENT THAT I'LL GIVE WITH MY NOTES HERE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE IT, WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. AND JUST ABOUT THAT. THIS PROGRAM ACTUALLY US, US ARE INTERESTED IN DOING THIS PROGRAM EVOLVED FROM THE FAIRBORN ROTARY PROGRAM CALLED OPERATION POLLINATION. AND OUR FEED SUBCOMMITTEE IS ACTUALLY LED BY DOTTIE MEAD, WHO WAS THE ONE WHO INITIATED THAT OPERATION POLLINATION PROJECT. AND THE GOAL IS TO CERTIFY ALL THE CITY PARKS AND PROPERTIES WITH THIS HABITAT CERTIFICATION. WHICH MIGHT SOUND DAUNTING, BUT WHEN YOU READ IT, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT THAT COMPLICATED. AND TO PARTNER WITH INTERESTED RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD GET US A COMMUNITY CERTIFICATION. SO THE PART THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE SCHOOLS, THE BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE FEE AND SEPARATE OF THE THE CITY. IT BUILDS ON SOME EXISTING ACHIEVEMENTS. THE OPERATION POLLINATION POLLINATOR GARDENS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED IN HOBSON FREEDOM PARK AND AT THE FAIRBORN SENIOR CENTER. WITH THE ROTARY AND THEN THE FAIRBORN COMMUNITY GARDEN HAD ALREADY BEEN CERTIFIED FOR NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION WILDLIFE HABITAT IN 2024. [00:55:01] THE CITY TOOK CARE OF DOING THAT. SO WE'RE JUST KIND OF FOLLOWING ALONG IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY APPRECIATED IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY. AND THEN THE AUGUST 21ST MEETING IS PROBABLY DEPENDING ON, LIKE, EVERYBODY LINING UP FOR THE MEET, BEING AVAILABLE FOR THE MEETING IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE ABOUT SOUL SMART BRONZE DESIGNATION. LET'S SEE. AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS LIKE RELATED TO PASSING ORDINANCES FOR TREE CITY USA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS. AND THEN YOU KNOW THAT HOW WHO WOULD BE THE TREE BOARD AND WHO WOULD BE THE PACE BOARD? WE HAVE A, A NEED FOR A PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY BOARD AND THAT'S THE AND THE FEED COULD SERVE AS THAT IF IT WERE THE BOARD. AND THAT'S BASICALLY JUST IF LIKE A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS WANTS TO THERE'S CERTAIN WAYS THEY CAN ACCESS MONEY AND SPECIAL FUNDING MECHANISMS IF THEY WANT TO BUILD WITH CLEAN ENERGY. AND WE WE HAVE TO HAVE A PACE BOARD TO FACILITATE THAT TO HAPPEN FOR THOSE BUSINESSES. AND THEN THE FINAL THING THAT I HAVE A NOTE ON THAT'S BEEN DONE IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS IS TO JUST EXPLORE ENERGY EFFICIENCY. IT'S NOT IT DOESN'T COMMIT TO SPENDING ANY MONEY ON IT. IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE TO EDUCATE ALL OF OURSELVES ON, ON THE COUNCIL AND IN THE, IN THE STAFF OF THE CITY ABOUT WHAT TOOLS ARE OUT THERE CURRENTLY TO ASSESS YOUR ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF YOUR BUILDINGS AND KIND OF LIKE HOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT PLAN. THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, YOU KIND OF HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE SOMETIMES, OR YOU HAVE TO HAVE TAKEN CERTAIN STEPS THAT WHEN MONEY COMES AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT GET IT. SO ANYWAY CLINT AND I ARE SO IT TURNS OUT THAT UD AND SINCLAIR ACTUALLY BOTH HAVE SUCH HAD SUCH THINGS AND HAVE GRANTS, AND THEY ACTUALLY HAVE GRANTS WHERE THEIR STUDENTS CAN DO ONSITE INTERNSHIPS PAID THROUGH BY THESE GRANTS. SO NO COST TO THE CITIES WHERE THEY GO. AND THEY'RE WORKING UNDER UNDER ADVISORS WHO ARE EXPERTS AT THIS. SO WE'RE GOING TO MEET AND LEARN ABOUT THAT AND SEE IF WE COULD BRING THAT TO THE CITY FOR REVIEW. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY THAT LIKE, THEY'LL COME AND THEY'LL DO THE AUDITS WHERE THEY LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY PUT THE FANS IN THE DOOR AND THEY CHECK ALL YOUR WEATHERIZATION. AND IF YOU CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, SO BASICALLY JUST A DATA COLLECTION TYPE THING THAT'S AVAILABLE. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE SOME MEETING LINED UP TO TO GO OUT AND FILL THAT OUT AND SEE IF THAT'S A FIT FOR FAIRBORN. OKAY. AND THE REST OF IT. I JUST HAVE WHAT REMAINS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. I'LL JUST STOP IT THERE, THOUGH. BUT IT'LL BE IN THE NOTES THAT I TURN IN IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN IN A LOT OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE TO COME. SO AND THEN JUST ON THE KIND OF THAT NOTE, THIS IS VERY SHORT NOTICE BECAUSE IT ENDS TOMORROW. BUT MIAMI VALLEY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN HAS BEEN WORKING ON A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, AND THEY'RE TAKING PUBLIC INPUT. SO TOMORROW IS THE CUT OFF DATE. APOLOGIES ON THAT, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO ATTACH THIS WITH MY NOTES TO. AND IT HAS THE CONTACT INFORMATION AND HOW YOU CAN GO ON THEIR WEBSITE AND GIVE INPUT. BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE RELATED AT A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD FOR FAIRBORN VOTED TO HELP MAKE THIS POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO GET THE GRANT MONEY TO DO THIS. SO OKAY. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, EVERYONE. SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS. JUST A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THEM. IT'S ALWAYS AWESOME JUST TO CONGRATULATE OUR FOLKS WHO HAVE WHO HAVE ENDURED A YEAR, TWO YEARS, FIVE YEARS, 25 YEARS, 35 YEARS. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S A JOY TO KIND OF CELEBRATE WITH THEM. I DO WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO GIL AND JOLENE FOR COMING UP AND SPEAKING HERE AT THE COUNCIL. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S KIND OF DAUNTING TO COME UP AND SHARE YOUR HEART AND SHARE YOUR VIEWS, BUT WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORWARD. AND AND A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. I THINK WE ARE DEFINITELY ON A, ON A PATH TO, TO JUST MAKING THINGS ENJOYABLE, BEAUTIFYING THE CITY, WHICH IS CORE TO ME. AND JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKING FAIRBORN A HAPPY PLACE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BIKE TRAIL. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT MOUNTAIN BIKE TRACK, THOUGH. I'M. I CAN WATCH PEOPLE DO THAT, BUT I'M NOT SURE I'M GOING TO DO IT. THE COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS, IT WAS MENTIONED, THE COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS. AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD AT GIOVANNI'S WAS ABOUT TRAFFIC, AND IT WAS TRAFFIC ON OLD YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD AND HOW THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS. AND THE THE YOUNG LADY WHO CAME UP AND EXPRESSED IT, [01:00:02] SHE SAID SHE LIVES IN APARTMENTS AND TO CROSS THE ROAD, SHE'S SEEN AT LEAST SEVEN NEAR MISSES. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST JUST CHALLENGING. BUT IT'S JUST INTERESTING THAT THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT CAME UP WAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT? SO I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT WHEN YOU SEE THESE COMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS COME OUT, PARTICIPATE. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO JUST ENGAGE AND BE A PART OF THE PROCESS. THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION. THE THIRD AND FOURTH. AGAIN, BIG SHOUT OUTS TO THE CITY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A FULL IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A FULL PRESS. YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE CITY FROM HR TO TO FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PARKS AND RECS TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS, JUST TO ENGINEERING, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY TAKES A PART OF THAT. AND AND WE'RE THE BENEFACTORS, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARIES OF THAT BECAUSE WE GET TO SEE FIREWORKS, WE GET TO SEE CARS CRUISE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WE WE'RE SITTING IN THEM AND THEY'RE HOT. I THINK I'M GOING TO GO MARRY REASTER OUT NEXT TIME AND JUST GET ME A COOL CAR, YOU KNOW? BUT BUT THAT'S COOL. AND THEN ANOTHER SHOUT OUT FOR THE FOR THE FAIRBORN CITIZENS ACADEMY. I CAN SAY I LEARNED A LOT WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE FAIRBORN CITIZENS ACADEMY. I LEARNED A TON ABOUT THE CITY THAT I DIDN'T KNOW. I HAD A BUNCH OF ASSUMPTIONS GOING IN, AND ALL OF MY ASSUMPTIONS WERE SIDEWAYS AFTER THE FIRST INTERACTION. YOU GET TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND HOW IT OPERATES. WE THINK THAT WE CAN COME IN HERE AND JUST CHANGE STUFF ON A DIME. IT TAKES A LOT OF PLANNING, I.E. THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THE FEE, THE YOU NAME, THE ECONOMIC THE STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PLAN, I MEAN, YOU IT TAKES A MINUTE TO GET THINGS DONE. SO HATS OFF TO TO THE TO GET US GETTING THAT STARTED AGAIN, THE FAIRBORN CITIZENS ACADEMY. AND I ENCOURAGE FOLKS FIRST 15 GET IN THERE. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. WELL, FIRST I WANT TO SAY, OBVIOUSLY, THANK YOU TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN. AS ALWAYS I WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE WHEN THEY SWORE IN OFFICER JENSEN THIS MORNING. SUPER ENTHUSIASTIC GUY. I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO FAIRBORN. SO WELCOME, OFFICER JENSEN. AS WITH WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID FORTH FESTIVITIES, THE PARADE EVERYTHING. THE PARADE ROUTE, THE PEOPLE WERE LIKE. IT WAS. IT WAS CRAZY. IT WAS SO AWESOME TO SEE. I WILL TELL ON MYSELF. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO THROW CANDY BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR I DID IT. SO SORRY, I WON'T DO THAT AGAIN. AND I'M EVEN MORE SORRY TO THE PARENTS WHERE I HANDED A WHOLE BUCKET OF GUM TO THEM. SORRY. YOU CAN TALK TO THE LADY WHO YELLED AT ME FOR THROWING CANDY. IT'S HER FAULT. LET'S SEE. AND THEN IF THE THE OH, THE MEMORIAL PARK. I THINK MIKE SAID IT BEST. IT WAS IT WAS AWESOME. IT WAS SUCCINCT. IT WAS PERFECT. REPRESENTATION FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT FORCES. THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN THAT PARK. IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE VETERANS. IT'S ALICIA. IT'S IT'S IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE ADDITION TO THE CITY. IF IF WE DON'T DISPLAY IT WELL ENOUGH EVERY TIME WE GET UP HERE AND TALK. WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR CITY. WE'RE PROUD OF OUR STAFF. WE'RE PROUD OF ALL OF THAT. BUT WE'RE ALSO PROUD OF OUR CITIZENS FOR SHOWING UP NOT ONLY TO THE PARADE AND THE FESTIVITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THIS IS WHERE I INTERJECT MY POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO, I WAS WALKING DOWN CENTRAL RIGHT HERE AT THE CORNER. HEBBEL NASTY ACCIDENT VAN WITH SMALL CHILDREN. A FAMILY COMES RUNNING OUT OF THEIR HOUSE. MOM, DAD, DAUGHTER DID AN AMAZING JOB COMFORTING THE KIDS. POLICE AND FIRE RESPONDED QUICKLY. IT WAS JUST IT WAS AMAZING. AND THAT'S THE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT I LOVE. YOU DON'T SEE THAT IN BIG CITIES. OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. SUPER FANTASTIC. THESE BIG, SCARY, BURLY GUYS GETTING DOWN ON THEIR HANDS AND KNEES AND WIPING FACES AND CALMING DOWN THE KIDS. POLICE DEPARTMENT AND NEIGHBORS JUST SHOWING UP FOR PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW. AND SO I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. SO I AM SUPER PROUD TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY NOT ONLY HERE ON CITY COUNCIL, BUT IN THE VARIOUS CAPACITIES BEYOND THIS. AND I, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT HERE AND I LOVE MY HOME. [01:05:04] SO I'M DONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, I GOT A FEW THINGS TO COVER. I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT CAME UP FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS. JOANNE GILL AND CHRIS. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE, GIL. PLEASE STICK AROUND AFTER. I WANT TO GET YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION. WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE VETERANS? I HAVE A GROUP I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR FAIRBORN MILITARY VETERANS COALITION. SO PLEASE STICK AROUND FOR JUST A MINUTE. AND AGAIN, THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO ALWAYS COMES UP. LOTS OF THINGS TO THANK PEOPLE FOR. REMINDER MIKE MENTIONED THE COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE COMING UP. WE ALSO DID ANYBODY MENTION THE FREE ON FRIDAY CONCERTS? OKAY. FREE ON FRIDAY CONCERTS. THERE'S ONE THIS FRIDAY ON THE 11TH. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE ON THE 25TH OF JULY. THOSE ARE AT THE ATHERTON THEATER, THE NEWLY RENOVATED ATHERTON THEATER AT COMMUNITY PARK. SO THOSE ARE FREE. JUST LIKE IT SAYS FREE ON FRIDAY CONCERTS. SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET TO THOSE. I WANT TO BRING UP THE BLOCK PARTY. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE VENDORS, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THAT I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK THE SENIOR CENTER. DURING THE BLOCK PARTY, THEY PROVIDED A BUS SHUTTLE FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE ATTENDING THE BLOCK PARTY. IT WAS PRETTY WARM. OVER TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL. NOT EXCUSE ME, NOT THE VETERANS, BUT FAIRBORN MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATION. THEY RAN A SHUTTLE SERVICE BACK AND FORTH. AT THE SENIOR CENTER PROVIDED TO GET PEOPLE FROM THE BLOCK PARTY TO MEMORIAL PARK. THE MEMORIAL PARKING, AS EVERYBODY HAS SAID, WAS FANTASTIC. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK ALL THE VETERANS THAT SHOWED UP. VETERANS SHOWED UP TO HELP DO THE FLAG RAISING. VETERANS SHOWED UP TO STAND BENEATH THE FLAG OF THE SERVICE, THAT BRANCH THAT THEY SERVED UNDER. IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. WE HAD TWO TV STATIONS THERE INTERVIEWING PEOPLE. WE IT WAS JUST A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. I'M GOING TO JUMP BACK TO THE BLOCK PARTY. THE MAYOR'S BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE DOES ROCK PAINTING, WHICH I WAS A LITTLE SKEPTICAL OF, BUT WE HAD. VICTOR HAINES, WHO IS OUR MAYOR'S BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE CHAIR, RAN THE. ROCK PAINTING BOOTH FOR THE WHOLE DAY ALL BY HIMSELF. AND WE HAD SEVERAL. HUNDRED ROCKS AND EVERY SINGLE ROCK GOT PAINTED. SO APPARENTLY ROCK PAINTING IS A BIG THING WITH LITTLE KIDS. AND IT WAS PACKED. THERE WERE ROCKS SPREAD OUT, DRYING FOR THE KIDS TO COME BACK AND PICK UP. BUT SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO VICTOR FOR BEING THERE TO RUN THAT. THE PARADE ITSELF. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO HELPED WITH THAT. I WAS PARTICULARLY GLAD THAT OUR VERY OWN KAREN REYES, OUR FAIRBORN DAILY HERALD REPORTER, WAS IN THE PARADE, AND SHE GOT A CHANCE TO SEE HOW ENTHUSIASTIC THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN ARE WITH THAT 4TH OF JULY PARADE. IT WAS REALLY AN AMAZING PARADE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK A COUPLE OF THE GROUPS THAT PROVIDED VEHICLES. THE MIAMI VALLEY MIATA CLUB HAD 16 DIFFERENT MIATAS THERE TO DRIVE DIGNITARIES. THE CORVETTE CLUB DIDN'T HAVE QUITE AS MANY, BUT THEY DROVE SOME DIGNITARIES TOO. BUT ANYWAY, THE PARADE ITSELF WAS REALLY FANTASTIC. WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE CITIZENS ACADEMY. DEFINITELY JUMP ON THAT. LIKE LIKE CLINT SAID WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT THE COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS AND HOW WELL THOSE ARE GOING. AND KUDOS AGAIN TO EMILY GAY FOR SETTING THOSE UP. I WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO A GENTLEMAN IN FAIRBORN, CHUCK STOUT, WHO CONTACTED ME SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND SAID, WOULD YOU BE OKAY IF WE HAD A MAYOR'S BREAKFAST AT TIM HORTONS? AND I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYOR'S BREAKFAST. OKAY. CHUCK TOTALLY SET THAT UP WITH TIM HORTONS. WE ENDED UP WITH SEVERAL CITY STAFF AND SCHOOL STAFF. BUT WE HAD 25 CITIZENS SHOWED UP FOR TIM HORTONS MAYOR BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR. I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE IN TIM HORTONS. SO SHOUT OUT TO CHUCK FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. THEY ASKED A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS. IT WAS A GOOD THING WE HAD CITY STAFF THERE AND SCHOOL BOARD STAFF THERE, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED BY THEM. SOME UPCOMING EVENTS BESIDES COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT ARE COMING UP. THE NEXT MEETINGS ARE JULY 21ST WORK SESSION AND COUNCIL MEETING, ALSO ON JULY 21ST. BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP IN FAIRBORN AND I WANT TO MENTION THESE BECAUSE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE CITIZENS WILL MAKE A COMMENT TO ME. NOT A WHOLE LOT TO DO IN FAIRBORN. WELL, I'M GOING TO BEG TO DIFFER WITH THEM. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING IN FAIRBORN. WE'VE GOT THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL COMING UP IN AUGUST. [01:10:04] IN SEPTEMBER WE HAVE THE AIR FORCE MARATHON ON THE 20TH. THE NEXT DAY IS THE CAR SHOW ON SEPTEMBER 21ST. PART OF THE CAR SHOW IS AN ACTIVITY CALLED HEELS FOR HEROES, WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL VETERANS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH SOME ISSUES AND A REALLY SPECIAL EVENT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON SEPTEMBER 21ST IS THE HONOR FLIGHT. MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF HONOR FLIGHT. SOME OF YOU HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON AN HONOR FLIGHT AS EITHER A VETERAN OR A GUARDIAN. THIS HONOR FLIGHT IN SEPTEMBER IS GOING TO BE REALLY SPECIAL. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AT THE DAYTON AIRPORT. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ON BASE WHERE THE 445TH AIRLIFT WING MEETS, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN AFTERNOON CONCERT. SOME BIG NAME ENTERTAINMENT ARE GOING TO BE ON THAT. I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT. BUT YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT COMING OUT. THERE'LL BE TICKETS PROVIDED, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL EVENT FOR FAIRBORN. SO LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON. THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE IN KERRVILLE, TEXAS. I WAS STATIONED IN SAN ANTONIO FOR FOUR YEARS. KERRVILLE HOLDS A BIG ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR EVERY YEAR. THAT'S A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY GOING THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. SO KEEP THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. OKAY. IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, IS IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR.. YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MR.. ALLEN. YES. MR.. REASTER. YES. YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK. YES. CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.