Aug 04, 2025 City Council

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OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE

[I. Call to Order]

JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

MR. FRITZSCHE. MR. MCCUBBINS HERE.

MR. REASTER HERE. MISS STAUNTON HERE.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO EXCUSE COUNCILMAN FRITCHIE SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN FRITCHIE IS EXCUSED.

HE IS OUT OF TOWN THIS EVENING.

OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON. PLEASE RISE 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. AND IF YOU WOULD ALSO PLEASE SILENCE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

OKAY. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JULY

[IV. Minutes - Consider approval of the minutes of the July 21, 2025, Work Session, July 21, 2025, Regular Meeting, July 28, 2025, Special Meeting, and the July 28, 2025, Joint Meeting with Bath Township and Fairborn City Schools.]

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? 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 21ST WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 21ST REGULAR 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 JULY 21ST REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE ALSO APPROVED. NEXT, WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 28TH SPECIAL 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. THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 28TH SPECIAL MEETING ARE APPROVED.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE JULY 28TH, 2025 JOINT MEETING WITH BATH TOWNSHIP AND FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS.

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 JULY 28TH JOINT MEETING WITH BATH TOWNSHIP AND FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS ARE ALSO APPROVED.

WE DO HAVE SOME PRESCHEDULED BUSINESS.

[V. Prescheduled]

SO I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL TO JOIN US DOWN STAIRS.

AND THIS IS A PROCLAMATION ABOUT THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

AND JERRY READ WILL BE PRESENT TO ACCEPT PROCLAMATION.

OF SWEET CORN PEOPLE UP FOR THE LAST HALF.

COME ON DOWN. LET'S GET YOU ALL DOWN HERE.

YOU GOTTA GET INTO THIS. YOU GOT IN THE IN THE PICTURE HERE. THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT ALL. WE GOT ALL OUR SWEET CORN FOLKS DOWN HERE.

YEAH, AND LIONS CLUB. OKAY THIS IS A BIG DEAL EVERY YEAR.

SO THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THIS IS THE 43RD ANNUAL FAIRBORN SWEET CORN FESTIVAL, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR FAIR CITY.

AND WHEREAS THE FAIRBORN SWEET CORN FESTIVAL IS A TWO DAY, FAMILY ORIENTED EVENT WHERE FUN AND GOOD FOOD ARE AWAITING BOTH OUR CITIZENS AND VISITORS.

AND WHEREAS THIS EVENT IS CO-SPONSORED BY THE FAIRBORN ART ASSOCIATION AND THE FAIRBORN LIONS CLUB. AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S KING AND QUEEN ARE LAUREL MAYOR AND BETSY MAYOR.

AND WHEREAS THERE WILL BE OVER 140 HANDMADE ARTS AND CRAFTS BOOTHS AND FOOD VENDORS.

AND WHEREAS, THE FAIRBORN SWEET CORN FESTIVAL IS AN EVENT THAT MAKES FAIRBORN FAMOUS.

AND WHEREAS THIS EVENT HAS MANY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, INCLUDING FACE PAINTING, TRAIN RIDES, PONY RIDES AND THE BIG BOUNCE.

THEREFORE, I, DAN KIRKPATRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, DO HEREBY HEREBY DESIGNATE AND PROCLAIM.

MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2025 THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH,

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SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEKEND OF THAT AUGUST 16TH AND 17TH, 2025. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE HARD WORKERS AND STAFF THAT MAKE THIS A POSSIBILITY. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, OKAY BASICALLY I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CITY, FOR ALL THAT THEY DO TO HELP US OUT.

THE PARK REALLY HELPS OUT A LOT.

IT TAKES EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY THE BAND.

TAKES EVERYBODY IN TOWN TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

OUR ASSOCIATION DOES HALF OF IT.

THE OTHER HALF OF IT IS THE LIONS CLUB.

AND THEY HANDLE THE CHICKEN AND THEY HAVE THE CORN AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WHENEVER YOU SEE THE BIGGEST LINE OUT THERE, THAT'S THE LINE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE CORN OR THE CHICKEN OR JUST COME OUT AND GET SOME DINNER? COME OUT AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT ON THE WEEKEND. IT'S ALWAYS THE THIRD WEEKEND IN AUGUST, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DID YOU GET MY EMAILS? YOU GOT A HOT DOG THAT WILL.

TAKE YOU RIGHT OUT OF THE GAME, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. HOW LONG AM I GOING TO BE HERE? THE PRIVATE DISCUSSION YOU JUST MISSED WAS ABOUT THE CORN EATING CONTEST THAT WILL BE HAPPENING AT THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

AND LAST YEAR, WE WON'T MENTION THE FACT THAT THE BASS BEAT US.

BUT THIS YEAR, CLINT IS ASSEMBLING A WORLD CLASS CORN EATING TEAM.

IS THAT CORRECT, CLINT? YES, SIR.

YEP. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT FOR THE WHOLE FESTIVAL, BUT MAKE A POINT OF STOPPING BY FOR THE CORN EATING CONTEST.

OKAY. OUR NEXT PRESCHEDULED BUSINESS IS WE HAVE A NEW FAIRBORN MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESENTATION BY OUR VERY OWN AMY GEBHART, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT FOR FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS. MA'AM, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

DID YOU GET MY PRESENTATION? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

THERE WE GO. PERFECT. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF FAIRBORN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I'M JUST GIVING YOU A HANDOUT OF THE SLIDES THAT YOU'LL SEE THIS EVENING, IN CASE YOU WANT IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

SO HERE ON THIS FIRST SLIDE, WE'VE GOT A PICTURE FROM THE GROUNDBREAKING WHICH WE DISCOVERED THROUGHOUT TRYING TO PLAN THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS SPRING, THAT IF YOU NEED TO END A DROUGHT, CALL FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS, BECAUSE WE GUARANTEE IF WE'RE HAVING A GROUNDBREAKING, IT'S GOING TO RAIN.

WE FINALLY GOT IT IN, THOUGH.

AND IT WAS IT WAS ACTUALLY A REALLY GREAT EVENT.

THE TOP PICTURE HERE IS A RENDERING OF WHAT FAIRBORN MIDDLE SCHOOL'S MAIN ENTRY WILL LOOK LIKE. AND WE'RE GOING TO SHARE SOME PICTURES WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION.

LET ME JUST TAKE YOU ON A LITTLE WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE.

WE FIRST OPENED UP FAIRBORN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN AUGUST OF 2020, IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID.

IT'S ABOUT 132,000FT² AND YOU SEE SOME DIFFERENT FEATURES PICTURED HERE.

THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

THERE IS A LARGE CHESS BOARD IN THEIR CAFETORIUM, WHICH UNLESS YOU WERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN REALIZE THAT IT WAS THERE OR THAT'S WHAT IT IS. YOU ALSO SEE THE SLIDE AT THE TOP OF THAT TOP PICTURE, WHICH GOES FROM THE SECOND STORY DOWN TO THE FIRST STORY IN THE CAFETERIA.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A FULL SIZE COMPETITION GYM AT THE PRIMARY.

AND WE CURRENTLY PARTNER WITH OUR FAIRBORN YOUTH SPORTS.

AND JUST ABOUT ALL FAIRBORN SKYHAWK YOUTH BASKETBALL IS PLAYED AT EITHER THE PRIMARY OR THE INTERMEDIATE GYM. SO WE'RE SUPER APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BLEACHERS THAT CAN PULL OUT AND WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE AN AUDIENCE AND SPECTATORS THAT CAN COME AND WATCH IN.

THESE GEMS ACTUALLY GET A LOT OF USE DURING THE WINTER.

NEXT WE OPEN THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.

IT WAS ABOUT 103,000FT².

IT OPENED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022.

AGAIN WORKING THROUGHOUT COVID TO SEE THAT SCHOOL OPEN UP.

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THIS IS, I BELIEVE, A TEACHER WORKROOM SPACE SO VERY CONTEMPORARY.

LOTS OF DIFFERENT SEATING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF TO WORK IN DIFFERENT WAYS, BOTH COLLABORATIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY AS THEY PREPARE LESSONS.

AT THE BOTTOM, THEY'VE GOT A SCHOOL WIDE GATHERING GOING ON.

AND I BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY THE INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSIC PROGRAM THAT THE MUSIC TEACHERS COME AND PRESENT TO THE FIFTH GRADERS EVERY YEAR.

AND THEN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING THERE ON THE RIGHT, OUR MOST RECENT BUILDING TO OPEN WAS FAIRBORN HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WAS ABOUT 209,000FT².

IT OPENED IN AUGUST OF 2024.

THIS CERTAINLY IS THE FLAGSHIP BUILDING IN OUR DISTRICT.

YOU SEE THE FRONT ENTRANCE THERE? THERE'S A PICTURE OF THE THE FIELD OR THE STADIUM, AND THEN ALSO ONE OF TWO SETS OF STAIRS AND THE STAIRS.

IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN WITH ME WHEN YOU'RE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THAT THAT IS MY FAVORITE FEATURE ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY COOL FEATURES, BUT I LOVE THOSE STAIRS.

AND I LOVE WHEN I'M AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU SEE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS USING THEM FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES.

SO THAT BRINGS US UP TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE WILL BE OPENING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN AUGUST OF 2027, AND IT WILL BE ABOUT 152,000FT².

WE THINK IT'S GOING TO COST ABOUT 64 MILLION.

AM I CORRECT ON THAT, MR. PHILO? OKAY. AND IT WILL OPEN IN AUGUST OF 27.

LIKE I SAID, YOU SEE A RENDERING OF THE FULL SIZE GYMNASIUM ON THE RIGHT AND THEN ON THE LEFT. THIS IS THE EVENT ENTRY.

IT WILL OPEN UP INTO THE CAFETERIA, BUT IT WILL ALSO BE ADJACENT TO THE ATHLETIC WING, AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL FEATURES THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WE WILL HAVE A COMPETITION GYM THAT WILL HAVE SEATING FOR 1000.

WE CAN PUT ALL THE STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THAT GYM. SO IF WE WANTED TO DO AN ASSEMBLY OR A PEP RALLY, WE HAVE SOMEWHERE THEY CAN ALL GATHER.

IT WILL HAVE AN AUXILIARY GYM WHICH AGAIN WILL BE COMPETITION READY.

WE CAN HOLD GAMES IN THERE.

IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH SEATING AS THE MAIN GYM HAS, AND IT WILL BE A STORM SHELTER FOR STUDENTS JUST LIKE THE OTHER THREE BUILDINGS HAVE A STORM SHELTER. IT WILL HAVE AN ACTIVITY AREA WITH MULTIPLE ACTIVITY OPTIONS THAT WILL BE FENCED IN. THAT'S ACTUALLY PICTURED IN THE FIRST PICTURE ON THE LEFT.

SO WHEN YOU GET TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE OFFICIAL RECESS ANYMORE. LIKE IT'S YOU KNOW, MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A MILESTONE.

BUT GUESS WHAT? MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS STILL HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY.

AND SO THEY TRY TO GIVE THEM SOME TIME AFTER LUNCH TO HAVE LIKE A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TIME.

AND SO THIS OUTDOOR SPACE WILL ALLOW THEM TO GO OUTSIDE.

THEY'LL BE BASKETBALL HOOPS.

THEY'LL PAINT LIKE FOURSQUARE GRIDS ON THE GROUND.

I CAN'T THINK OF WHAT THE GAME IS, WHERE THEY THROW THE BALL AT THE NET AND IT POPS BACK UP. BUT JUST DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS OR JUST TO BE OUTSIDE WHEN THE WEATHER IS NICE.

AND KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BREAK BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO THE ACADEMIC DAY.

THE OTHER PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE IS ANOTHER VIEW OF OUR MAIN COMPETITION GYM.

AND THEN THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS THE AUXILIARY GYM, AND THEY'VE PLAYED AROUND.

OUR ARCHITECT FIRM HAS PLAYED AROUND WITH USING SOME OF OUR DIFFERENT BRANDING LOGOS.

WE HAVEN'T THOSE AREN'T HARD AND FIRM THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE THOSE EXACT ONES, BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO INCORPORATE THAT IN SOMEHOW.

AND WE FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE KIND OF INSPIRATIONAL MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ATHLETES THAT ARE COMPETING IN THOSE SPACES.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A MEDIA CENTER IN THIS BUILDING.

WE'LL HAVE TWO OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AREAS THAT WILL BE FENCED IN.

THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS ACTUALLY IF YOU WERE LOOKING FROM FAIRBORN HIGH SCHOOL AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WHITE SPACE, THEY JUST HAVEN'T DESIGNED IT OUT TO SHOW.

BUT THAT IS WHERE THE COMMON CLASSROOMS, OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS WILL WILL GO, AND THEY WILL BE HARDSCAPE AND HAVE SEATING AND BE AVAILABLE FOR A VARIETY OF TYPES OF ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.

AND THAT WILL ALSO CREATE A WALKWAY BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS.

SO IF YOU HAVE A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WHO WANTS TO TAKE HIGHER LEVEL CLASSES, THEY COULD EASILY ACCESS THE HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WILL BE IN A SECURE AREA WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T JUST COME AND GO IN THAT AREA.

IN ADDITION, WE WILL ALSO HAVE SPECIALIZED CAREER TECHNICAL CLASSROOMS AND AS WE TRY TO PROVIDE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS TO STUDENTS, WE REALIZE THAT CAREER TECHNICAL LEARNING IS, YOU KNOW, AT ONE POINT IT WAS VERY PROMINENT IN THE PAST.

AND THEN WE KIND OF MOVED AWAY. WE GOT IN THIS ERA OF, OF EDUCATION WHERE EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GO TO COLLEGE.

AND WE RECOGNIZE NOW, NOT EVERYONE DOES NEED TO GO TO COLLEGE, BUT THEY DO NEED SKILLS TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND BE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS AND HAVE OPTIONS FOR CAREERS. AND SO THOSE PROGRAMS START FOR US IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CONTINUE UP THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND IT TAKES A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CLASSROOM TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THOSE INCORPORATED INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE OTHER PICTURES ON THE LEFT, THIS IS THE ATHLETIC OR THE YES,

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AND THEN YOU HAVE THE MEDIA CENTER IN THE MIDDLE.

SOME ADDITIONAL FEATURES ALSO.

CAFETORIUM. SO THE PICTURES ON THE FAR LEFT IN THE FAR RIGHT SHOW THAT THERE IS A STAGE IN THE CAFETERIA THAT ACTUALLY CONNECTS TO THE GYMNASIUM.

SO YOU CAN USE THE STAGE IN THE GYMNASIUM, OR YOU CAN USE THE STAGE IN THE CAFETERIA.

AND THERE IS LIKE A WALL OR PARTITION THAT YOU PUT UP.

SO IF YOU'RE USING THE STAGE IN THE AUDITORIUM, IT WON'T BOTHER THE PEOPLE IN THE GYMNASIUM AND VICE VERSA.

SO IT GIVES US A LOT OF VERSATILITY AS TO HOW TO USE THOSE TWO DIFFERENT SPACES.

YOU CAN SEE LOTS OF NATURAL LIGHT HERE.

ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS HAVE MUCH MORE NATURAL LIGHT THAN WHAT OUR PREVIOUS BUILDINGS DO.

AND THAT'S REALLY A DRAW FOR STAFF AND FOR STUDENTS.

THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THERE'S SO MUCH NATURAL LIGHT. WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SET OF FIELDS FOR SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL THAT WILL BE AGAIN COMPETITION READY.

THEY'LL HAVE DUGOUTS, AND WE'LL HAVE A MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD THAT WILL BE USED FOR BOTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE.

OR IF WE EVER ADDED SOCCER AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR SOCCER PRACTICE. SO ANOTHER FIELD THAT WE CAN USE FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES. SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

WHEN THIS IS OPENED IN 27, WE WILL HAVE COLLECTIVELY THE NEWEST FACILITIES IN THE MIAMI VALLEY.

AND I KNOW WE'VE WAITED A LONG TIME, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE THE WAIT WAS WORTH IT AND WE ARE JUST SUPER PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN AND ARE ABLE TO OFFER TO OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE'RE APPRECIATIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THIS HUGE GIFT OF THE SCHOOLS.

THAT'S ALL THAT I'VE GOT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY AMY, I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR THOSE STUDENTS.

AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THE SCHOOL BOARD HERE REPRESENTING THE STAFF MEMBERS HERE, REPRESENTING JUST TO SHOW THE FULL BODY OF SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR KIDS.

THE WE GOT A GOOD DOSE OF, OF OF THIS LAST WEEK.

I THINK IT WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN WE HAD THE JOINT MEETING WITH BATH TOWNSHIP, AND I'M JUST IMPRESSED.

AND IT'S IT'S IT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF OF THE CITIZENS IN THIS CITY WHO WHO TOOK THE THE NASTY PLUNGE TO SAY, HEY, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS.

WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS.

WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT OUR FUTURE.

SO HATS OFF TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

NOW I KNOW THE REASON WHY I STOPPED PLAYING KICKBALL IN JUNIOR HIGH.

YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT RECESS PERIOD.

SO THEY TOOK AWAY THE RECESS.

SO BUT BUT NONETHELESS, YOU GUYS DO A FANTASTIC JOB.

I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH IT.

SKYHAWK PRIDE ALL THE WAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

IT'S AN EXCITING TIME TO BE IN FAIRBORN.

YEAH, INDEED IT IS. I'M JUST SUPER EXCITED TO SEE THE.

WHAT IS IT YOU SAY, JERRY? FINISH THE DREAM. SEE US FINISH THE DREAM.

IT'S SUPER INCREDIBLE.

ONE THING. AND IF YOU TOUCHED ON IT, I MISSED IT.

YOU DIDN'T COVER WAS THAT WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW DISTRICTS IN THE STATE THAT HAS STORM SHELTERS IN ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS.

YES. AND I THINK GIVEN THE.

YEAH, I THINK GIVEN THE WEATHER THAT WE'VE HAD THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO SUPER EXCITED, BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS.

LOVE IT. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.

YES. THANK YOU. DITTO.

THANK YOU. YES, I'M EXCITED AS WELL.

I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

AND THE PLANS ARE GREAT.

I'M SURE THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE VERY EXCITED AS WELL.

VERY EXCITED. YES. THANK YOU.

YEAH. WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME TO BE A SKYHAWK.

AND ANOTHER BIG, HUGE THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS FOR VOTING THIS IN AND LETTING US GET THERE. I THINK YOU'LL BE PROUD OF THE END PRODUCT.

THANK YOU. YEAH, DEFINITELY.

THANKS TO THE CITIZENS AND ALL YOU GUYS THAT THAT CHARTED THIS PATH, INCLUDING MARY, WHO WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AT THE TIME.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. AWESOME.

WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR SUPPORT. WE VALUE IT.

AND I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD PEOPLE, THE SCHOOL STAFF THAT ARE ALL HERE.

THIS IS TRULY BEEN A COMMUNITY EFFORT, FROM THE VOTES OF THE CITIZENS TO ALL THE WORK THAT WENT OUT TO MAKE THE LEVIES GET PASSED.

IT REALLY IS A SHINING STAR FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OF FAIRBORN.

AND THANK YOU FOR BEING THEIR LEADER.

ABSOLUTELY. IT IS MY PLEASURE.

THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

THANK YOU. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS.

[VI. Old Business]

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

AYE. OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 1925, AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE

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HILLARY BROWNING, FINANCE DIRECTOR.

PRESENTING. GOOD EVENING.

WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD SOME ANNUAL ROUTINE BUSINESS.

WE HAVE ANNUALLY HAD A I'M GOING TO CALL IT A ONE AND DONE ORDINANCE THAT IS FOR UTILITY BILLING CHARGES. WE'D MOWING AND DEMOLITION AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT CHARGES THAT REMAINED UNPAID DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO THEY'RE COMBINED TOGETHER.

UTILITIES. WEED NUISANCE, NUISANCE.

I'M GOING TO START WITH UTILITIES.

SO THE PURPOSE IS TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS FOR UNPAID WATER, SEWER, GARBAGE AND MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES FROM UTILITY BILLS.

BELOW ARE THE CITY CODE SECTIONS THAT ARE RELEVANT.

NINE, 13, 915 AND 917.

OBVIOUSLY WE ARE WE ARE ASSESSING BECAUSE WE NEED RATEPAYERS TO HELP US TO TREAT THE WATER, TO TREAT THE SEWER, AND TO PROVIDE OUR WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES.

ABSENT THOSE CHARGES, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE UTILITIES.

AND SO THESE ACCOUNTS REMAIN UNPAID.

SO OUR PROCESS OR PROCEDURE IS TO FINAL THE UTILITY ACCOUNT FROM ABOUT JUNE OF A 2024 TILL MAY 31ST OF 2025, WE SEND A FINAL INVOICE TO THE RESIDENT OR TO THE PROPERTY OWNER TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE TO PAY THEIR WATER BILL.

AND THEN WE SEND ANOTHER NOTICE.

AND THEN WE ALSO TAG THE PROPERTY SO THAT THEY AGAIN KNOW THEY HAVE AN AMOUNT IN ARREARS. WE ALSO PUT A NOTICE OF PENDING ASSESSMENT THAT'S MAILED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND TO THE PROPERTY MANAGER IF IT'S A LANDLORD.

AND THEN WE WE CERTIFY THE AMOUNTS REMAINING TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR IF THEY ARE UNPAID.

SO WE SENT THE FINAL NOTICE ON JULY 25TH OR 21ST, 2025. WE ALSO GAVE A DUE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2025 TO ACCEPT FINAL PAYMENTS.

WE HAVE ABOUT 264 ACCOUNTS THAT WERE DELINQUENT AT THE TIME OF OF ME WRITING THE MEMO LAST YEAR, WE HAD ABOUT 335 ACCOUNTS.

WE'VE MANAGED TO KIND OF REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS.

ABOUT $37,763.83 IS HOW MUCH REMAINS DELINQUENT ON THESE PARTICULAR WATER BILLS.

AND HISTORICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT ABOUT HALF PRIOR TO ASSESSING IT JUST BY SENDING OUT THESE NOTICES.

AND, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THIS, THESE MOTIONS, WE WILL ACTUALLY COLLECT ABOUT HALF.

SO WE'RE NOT EXPECTING TO ASSESS THIS FULL AMOUNT TO THE TAXES BECAUSE WE WE HOPE THAT FOLKS WILL PAY BEFORE IT GOES TO ASSESSMENT.

WITH REGARD TO WEED MOWING, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO ASSESS UNPAID AMOUNTS FOR WEED MOWING CHARGES.

AND THE CITY CODES ARE 547547.15 AND 547.16.

AND AGAIN, THE TIME PERIOD IS MAY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2025. THE REASON THAT WE GO OUT AND MOW IS MORE LIKELY THAT A COMPLAINT IS RECEIVED AND THE INSPECTOR GOES OUT TO VERIFY THAT THERE IS A COMPLAINT OF HIGH WEEDS.

THE OWNER IS NOTIFIED THAT THE GRASS WAS CUT AND THEN THERE IS A RE INSPECTION PROCESS.

THE CITY CONTRACTOR ACTUALLY CUTS THE GRASS.

I'VE HEARD THAT THEY REALLY DO MEASURE IT AS WELL.

AND THEN THE PROPERTY OWNER IS BILLED AND THEN THE AMOUNTS REMAINING UNPAID ARE CERTIFIED TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR.

WE ALSO SEND MONTHLY INVOICES TO THE OWNERS.

IF THIS IS A RECURRENT, WE DO HAVE SOME PROPERTY OWNERS WHERE THIS IS RECURRENT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 358 INVOICES REMAINING UNPAID AND ABOUT $77,528.22 OUTSTANDING. FOR DEMOLITION AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT.

THIS REFERENCES CITY CODE SECTION 1315.0.07.

AND THESE COULD BE FOR BOARDING CHARGES.

NOT JUST DEMOLITION, BUT IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT NUISANCE ABATEMENT MECHANISMS LIKE BOARDING. THE PROCEDURE IS THAT THE NUISANCE IS DETERMINED.

THE OWNER IS NOTIFIED BY CERTIFIED MAIL THAT THEY HAVE A NUISANCE PROPERTY, OR THE DEMOLITION MAY BE NEEDED.

IF REMEDIATION IS NOT COMPLETED BY THE OWNER, THE CITY WILL UNDERTAKE THE REPAIRS OR THE DEMOLITION, AND THEN THE OWNER IS BILLED FOR THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY, AND THEN ANY AMOUNTS UNPAID WILL BE CERTIFIED TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR.

WE HAVE ABOUT TEN INVOICES THAT ARE UNPAID, ABOUT $5,238.88.

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THIS TIME IT IS MORE BOARDING AND NUISANCE REMEDIATION.

SO OUR TOTALS HERE ARE ABOUT 120,000, FIVE, 30 AND $0.90.

I CHECKED ON THIS LAST YEAR.

WE WERE CLOSER TO 370 IN ASSESSMENT.

SO YOU KNOW GOING IN THE DOWNWARD TREND IS A VERY POSITIVE FOR OUR ASSESSMENTS.

WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT OF ASSESSING.

WE WANT TO COLLECT PROACTIVELY INSTEAD OF ASSESSING.

BUT THIS IS THE THE AMOUNT THAT IS PRESENTLY DUE.

AND THEN IF PAYMENT ISN'T RECEIVED BY THE 4TH OF SEPTEMBER, WE WILL ASSESS THE COUNTY AUDITOR ON SEPTEMBER 9TH.

AND WE'RE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 1925.

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

GOOD EVENING, KAREN COMBS, 1238 WARBLER LANE.

I THINK THAT THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PROPERTIES IN THIS TOWN. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT REDUCED ASSESSMENTS IS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DOING ASSESSMENTS ANYMORE. I CAN PERSONALLY GIVE YOU THE NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HORRIFYING THINGS THAT ARE LIVING NEXT TO AND CAN'T GET ANY HELP FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT.

SO FOR PEOPLE TO SIT HERE AND BRAG ABOUT THE REDUCED ASSESSMENTS IS LITERALLY KIND OF CLOWNISH. I THINK THAT THIS TOWN HAS SIMPLY GOT TO STOP BRUSHING SERIOUS ISSUES UNDER THE RUG. YOU ARE THE LEADERS HERE, NOT THE CITY MANAGER.

YOU ARE THE ELECTED LEADERS HERE.

YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LEGISLATE, AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE TO ENFORCE OUR LEGISLATION.

SO STOP SITTING UP HERE AND SAYING, GREAT, WE'RE DOING GREAT.

THERE'S NO MORE ASSESSMENTS.

THIS IS INSANE TO ME. WHEN I SEE PICTURES OF THE PROPERTIES IN THIS TOWN, IT'S INSANE TO ME WHEN I SEE PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY.

I LIVE NEXT TO. SO LET'S STOP THIS.

LET'S STOP THIS NONSENSE.

GET ON BOARD. GET OUT OF YOUR SEATS.

GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND DRIVE AROUND THIS TOWN.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE 1925? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS, STARTING WITH COUNCILMAN CLINTON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RITA HEADS AND AND ALL OF THE RESEARCH INTO THESE PROPERTIES.

I HAVE NO NO QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

I'M GOING TO ECHO CLINT'S STATEMENTS.

LOTS OF DETAILS IN THE READ AHEAD.

SO APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE IN EXPLAINING IT ALL.

THANK YOU. HILLARY. THANK YOU.

I FEEL THE SAME WAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR RESEARCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

YEAH. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

I KNOW A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS.

LOOKING AT THE AROUND, THE LIST OF HOUSES WITH THE ISSUES WAS LONG AND EXTENSIVE. SO WE ARE AWARE OF THAT AND I'M SURE THAT WILL BE WORKED ON.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS? AN ORDINANCE 1925 BE READ FOR THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

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

MISS REASTER. YES. MR..

ALLEN. YES. MISS CHESS.

YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES.

MISS STANTON. YES. MR..

KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 1925 THIRD READING.

AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT UTILITY INVOICES, WEED MOWING CHARGES, AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT CHARGES.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 1925? SO MOVED. SECOND. JOEY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS CHESS. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS.

YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MISS REASTER.

YES. MISS. STANTON. YES.

MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 1925 IS DULY ADOPTED.

OKAY. NEXT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

[VII. New Business]

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

AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 30 DASH 25 AMENDING FAIRBORN COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA CRA PROGRAM TO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS.

JAYLEN WHITE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST.

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THERE WE GO. SORRY. THANK YOU.

MAYOR, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JAYLEN WHITE.

AND TODAY I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AMENDING OUR CITY'S CURRENT COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA LEGISLATION, MAYBE. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION IS TO EXPAND OUR CURRENT CRA AREA, WHICH CURRENTLY ONLY ALLOWS FOR TAX ABATEMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, TO ALSO NOW INCLUDE ABATEMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AS WELL.

THESE TAX ABATEMENTS WILL BE APPLICABLE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS AS DEFINED IN THE IRC.

THE PROPOSED CRA WOULD INCLUDE THE ENTIRETY OF FAIRBORN, SIMILAR TO OUR CURRENT CRA FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES.

FOR SOME BACKGROUND, IN JUNE OF 2025, A HOUSING SURVEY REVEALED THE FOLLOWING METRICS. GREATER THAN 60% OF FAIRBORN HOUSING STOCK WAS BUILT BEFORE 1979, MAKING THEM 46 PLUS YEARS OLD.

APPROXIMATELY 32% OF HOUSING UNITS IN FAIRBORN WERE CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1960, MAKING THEM 65 PLUS YEARS OLD.

HOUSING VACANCY RATES IN FAIRBORN ARE ALMOST DOUBLE THE VACANCY RATES FOR GREEN COUNTY.

MEDIAN HOME VALUES IN FAIRBORN ARE $100,000 LESS THAN THE COUNTY AVERAGE, AND MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMES IN FAIRBORN ARE 33.27% LOWER THAN THE COUNTY AVERAGE AND 17.42% LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE.

THESE METRICS WERE OBTAINED USING THE CENSUS BUREAU'S ACS SURVEY FOR FIVE YEARS IN 2023.

WITHOUT THE CRA, FAIRBORN APPEARS LESS COMPETITIVE TO OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES AS XENIA, HUBER HEIGHTS, AND DAYTON, AND THE CRA WOULD HELP INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, DECREASE THOSE VACANCY RATES, AND DECREASE THE AVERAGE AGE OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS IN FAIRBORN.

SO THE COMPONENTS OF THE CRA ARE AS FOLLOWS.

THIS WILL ALLOW FOR UP TO 100% ABATEMENT FOR 15 YEARS.

OF COURSE, ANYTHING OVER 75% WILL REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVAL.

THERE'S AN EMPHASIS ON THE UP TO BECAUSE PROJECTS THAT MAY NOT STRONGLY REFLECT CRA HOUSING COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AND GOALS COULD RECEIVE A LOWER ABATEMENT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, TERM OR PERCENTAGE.

AND STAFF HAS DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO DEEM RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX ABATEMENTS. THOSE ARE RESIDENTIAL CRITERIA AND AGING IN PLACE STANDARDS WHICH WERE ATTACHED IN THE RESOLUTION. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE REVISED CRA ARE COMPLIANT WITH ORC AND SENATE BILL 33 FROM THE 134TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THESE COMPONENTS ARE ALSO SIMILAR TO THE REQUIREMENTS ENACTED WHEN THE CITY FIRST ALLOWED FOR RESIDENTIAL TAX ABATEMENTS, WHICH WAS IN AUGUST OF 1984, AND RESOLUTION 8684. FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.

WE BELIEVE IT'S A STRATEGIC MOVE TO BOOST HOUSING STABILITY, RAISE PROPERTY VALUES AND ENHANCE LONG TERM INVESTMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU JAYLEN.

WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS.

I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT I AM CURIOUS IF PROPERTY OWNERS SELL THEIR, THEIR HOME. WILL THAT TAX ABATEMENT BE TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE NEW OWNER? YES. YES, IT WILL BE. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. DO WE SEE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF USAGE OF THIS CRA IN THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE.

ARE WE MORE LIKELY TO SEE IT ON THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL SIDE? I WOULD SAY MORE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL? THIS IS MORE OF AN INCENTIVE FOR RESIDENTIAL. I THINK MAYBE IN THE NEAR FUTURE IT COULD KIND OF BE EVEN. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL WILL PROBABLY EVEN BE MORE FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

THANK YOU. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IN THE WORK SESSION PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, AND YOU ANSWERED A LOT OF QUESTIONS EVEN PRIOR IN EMAIL THAT I HAD.

BUT I GUESS ONE THING BEFORE I GOT ON COUNCIL, I WOULD HEAR THESE WORDS AND I DIDN'T I THINK I HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE NOW.

AND LIKE ONE THING IS LIKE IT'S ONLY ON THE DIFFERENT LIKE IF SOMEBODY IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO INVEST IN A SAY WE HAVE AN INFILL LOT WHERE IT WAS TURNED OVER TO THE BANKS AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT COMES TO US AND WE OWN IT AND WE, WE WISH THAT SOMEONE WOULD BUILD A HOME ON IT.

SO IT'S NOT THIS VACANT LOT OR THIS EMPTY HOUSE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND WE HAVE A HARD TIME, OR WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO COME IN AND PUT A NEW HOME ON IT. THE ON THE TAX ABATEMENT IS ONLY ON THE INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY VALUE FROM THE TIME THAT PERSON TAKES THAT HOUSE.

AND THEY SO THEY IMPROVE IT AND THEY IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT.

IT IS ONLY ON THAT INCREASED VALUE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT I KNOW I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND? PRIOR TO LIKE, HEARING THE DETAILS OF THIS? AND THAT FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF TAX ABATEMENTS AND STUFF, THAT THAT KIND OF EXPLAINS THE VALUE, YOU KNOW, THAT IT MAKES IT. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE GIVING AWAY ALL YOUR TAXES FOR THE PROPERTY.

CORRECT? YES. SO ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

JALEN. WE JUST HAD A WORK SESSION ON THIS, AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU AND CHERISE PUT INTO THIS AND THE RESEARCH AND COMING UP WITH THIS STRATEGY.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION.

NOW AND ALSO IN WORK SESSION.

I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LIKE YOU SAID, THIS MAKES US MORE COMPETITIVE WITH NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES TO ADOPT A PROGRAM LIKE THIS.

SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE THINGS BETTER IS A GOOD THING.

YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 30? DASH 25. SO MOVED. SECOND.

JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MISS REASTER.

YES, MR.. ALLEN. YES, MISS.

CHESS. YES, MR.. MCCUBBINS.

YES, MISS. STANTON. YES, MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 30 DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 31 DASH 25 BY TITLE ONLY.

SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 31 DASH 25 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER A CONTRACT WITH CG CONSTRUCTION FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AND RELOCATION OF A FAILING WATER MAIN ALONG COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

TERRY ADKINS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. SO I'M GOING TO GO QUICK BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME HERE ON THIS ONE. THIS RESOLUTION WILL ALLOW US TO TRANSFER APPROVED FUNDS THAT WE HAD IN THIS YEAR'S CIP. THOSE FUNDS WERE GOING TO BE UTILIZED TO PUT A NEW AND UPDATED GENERATORS AT TWO OF OUR BOOSTER STATIONS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE WATER MAIN BREAK THAT IF EVERYONE HERE IN TOWN HAS SEEN US MANY TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS OUT IN THAT AREA.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THIS WATER MAIN.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS FROM THE CIP.

WE'LL PUT THOSE INTO AN EMERGENCY FUNDS.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO GO IN TO A CONTRACT WITH CG CONSTRUCTION.

IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT, WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO START WORK OUT THERE ON THIS COMING MONDAY.

SO IT'S VERY FAST. IT WILL MOVE THAT WATER MAIN OUT OF THAT AREA WHERE IT'S LOCATED, OUT OF THAT PARKING LOT, AND IT WILL PUT IT ON DOWN ON THE COLONEL GLENN ROADWAY AREA AT A MUCH MORE MANAGEABLE DEPTH.

THIS WILL THIS PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED FOR A COST NOT TO EXCEED THE 300,000 THAT WAS EARMARKED IN THE CIP. SO THIS WATER MAIN IS IT'S 12 INCH HIGH PRESSURE OUT THERE.

OVER THE LAST FIVE BREAKS THAT WE'VE HAVE, THE AVERAGE DEPTH HAS BEEN ABOUT 17FT TO THE TOP OF IT. SO THAT'S 12 INCH WATER MAIN.

SO WE'RE ROUGHLY ABOUT 20 FOOT DEEP.

EVERY TIME WE DO THIS WE HAVE TO HAVE A CONTRACTOR COME IN.

WE'RE NOT SET UP WITH THE SHORING AND, YOU KNOW, THE LARGER EQUIPMENT. SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT INTERNALLY.

SO IT'S A VERY LARGE COST.

I ACTUALLY HAD TO CHANGE THE SLIDE THIS MORNING BECAUSE WE JUST HAD ANOTHER ONE ON THAT VERY SAME STRETCH LAST TUESDAY.

SO NOW WE'RE AT SIX. THIS AREA HERE.

WELL, I THOUGHT ME AND JOHN HAD IT, BUT.

SO THIS RIGHT HERE IS FAIRFIELD.

IF YOU'RE COMING DOWN EASTBOUND, COLONEL GLENN, TO TURN RIGHT ON FAIRFIELD, LIKE TO GO AND GET ON 675.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS WE HAVE A MAIN VALVE RIGHT HERE.

THAT WATER MAIN RIGHT NOW GOES STRAIGHT TOWARDS TEXAS ROADHOUSE ACROSS THAT PARKING LOT. THIS IS BOB EVANS.

AND THEN IT TIES BACK IN HERE AT PARAMOUNT.

WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO IS WE IN THIS PROJECT, WE'LL CUT THIS VALVE, INSTALL A NEW MAIN SHUT OFF VALVE AND COME STRAIGHT DOWN PARALLEL. COLONEL GLENN, TIE BACK IN OVER HERE AT PARAMOUNT.

CURRENTLY, THE ONLY SERVICE ON THIS LINE IS BOB EVANS.

SO WHEN WE RUN THIS, WE'LL RUN THAT NEW SERVICE BACK UP BOB EVANS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY LIMITED ON, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IMPACT TO THEM.

WE'LL HAVE THEM TIED BACK INTO WATER AND WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH BUSINESSES AS USUAL.

UNFORTUNATELY, EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE IT'S IN THIS PARKING LOT AREA, WE HAVE TO REDUCE THOSE PRESSURES.

AND SO BOB EVANS CAN'T STAY OPEN, YOU KNOW.

AND SO IT'S JUST A HUGE IMPACT TO BUSINESS LET ALONE THE THE PARKING LOT AREA.

AND THAT'S WE ALL KNOW THAT'S A TIGHT PARKING LOT ANYWAY.

SO WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN ALLEN TERRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IS IT UNUSUAL TO HAVE THESE TYPES OF WATER MAIN BREAKS THIS TIME OF THE SEASON? YES AND NO. THE TIME OF THE SEASON.

I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW WINTER TIME.

YOU HAVE MORE WATER MAIN BREAKS, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE REALLY HOT SUMMERS,

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BUT THIS PIPE IS JUST EIGHT UP.

SO THE TEMPERATURES, THE EXTREME DEPTH, BUT A LOT OF THE WATER MAIN THAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN THOSE LATE 40S, EARLY 50S, THEN AGAIN IN THE 70S, WE'VE SEEN IT IN THUNDERBIRD ON ZINC ROAD AT THAT TIME WHEN THEY WERE MANUFACTURING.

I DON'T KNOW IF JUST THE MATERIALS BEING USED WASN'T AS GOOD, BUT THE PIPE JUST BREAKS DOWN QUICKER, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING HERE.

THE ENTIRE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THIS WATER MAIN IS JUST FAILING, AND IT'S BLOWING HUGE HOLES IN IT.

AND THEN THAT LEADS TO EVEN MORE DAMAGE.

OKAY. WAS THIS A PROJECT THAT WE WE HAD PUSHED OUT? WELL, WE WERE HOPING TO ROLL THIS IN WITH THE COLONEL GLENN PROJECT THAT WE HAD.

SO WE STARTED GETTING THOSE WATER MAIN BREAKS.

WE HAD NUMEROUS ONES OUT THERE LAST YEAR.

SO STAFF AND MYSELF, WE WORKED AND SO WE WENT AHEAD AND GOT A DESIGN FOR IT, WITH THE HOPES TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT IN THERE THIS YEAR.

WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE HAVING THIS MANY FAILURES ON IT, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR. SO LUCKILY WE HAD THE DESIGN IN PLACE ALREADY.

WE WASN'T PREPARED TO DO IT, YOU KNOW, UNLESS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COLONEL GLENN PROJECT.

BUT NOW WE REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE.

THANK YOU. YOU'VE ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. HI, TERRY. HI.

YEAH. ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW LONG WOULD THIS PROJECT TAKE? WE'RE HOPING NO MORE. WE'RE HOPING THREE WEEKS.

IT'S A VERY SHORT STRETCH.

THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH.

LIKE I SAID, THEY HAVE THE BIG EQUIPMENT.

YOU KNOW, THERE IS GOING TO BE IMPACT TO TRAFFIC.

IT'S COLONEL GLENN, WE ALL KNOW THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE.

MY HOPE IS THREE WEEKS IN, THE PROJECTS DONE.

OKAY. NOW. AND ALSO, YOU STATED THAT THE MATERIAL THAT WAS USED, LIKE BACK IN THE 70S, THEY KIND OF CORRODED A LOT FASTER.

WE'LL BE USING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MATERIAL THIS TIME.

WELL, WE'LL BE USING, YOU KNOW, MODERN AGE, DUCTILE IRON.

THEY KIND OF THEY WENT FROM CAST IRON, THEN THEY WENT TO THE DUCTILE IRON.

DUCTILE IRON. WE DO FIND THAT IT HOLDS UP MUCH BETTER.

OKAY. NOT AREAS THAT WE HAVE THAT'S CAST IRON BREAK DOWN LIKE THIS, BUT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFERENT AREAS TO WHERE, FOR WHATEVER REASON IT DOES, WHETHER IT BE MORE JUST ACIDIC, YOU KNOW, SOIL IN THE GROUND IN THOSE AREAS, WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE, BUT THIS ONE'S FAILING QUICK.

FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WELL, IN YOUR EXPLANATION YOU ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS. SO THANK YOU TERRY. THANK YOU.

YEAH. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S REALLY NO CHOICE.

THIS HAS TO BE DONE. BUT IT'S ALWAYS I ALWAYS LEARN A LOT WHEN YOU COME HERE AND EXPLAIN THESE KIND OF THINGS. SO THANKS.

THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED, TERRY, THAT BOB EVANS HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS.

CORRECT. WELL, IT AFFECTS BOB EVANS THE TACO BELL MCDONALD'S.

WE NEVER CAN TURN PRESSURE OFF.

EPA EPA REQUIRES US TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUALLY CARRY 20 PSI, BUT EVERYTHING'S ELEVATED OUT THERE SO THAT 20 OR 30 PSI DOESN'T PUSH HIGH ENOUGH FOR THEM TO RUN DISHWASHING, YOU KNOW, MACHINERY AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO WE'VE IT IMPACTS SEVERAL BUSINESSES IN THAT CORRIDOR.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE THESE TEXAS ROADHOUSE, FIRST TACO BELL MCDONALD'S, I KNOW THE BANK WHERE THE THE SHOPPING CENTER, WHERE THE RAPID FIRE USED TO BE TYPEKIT HIGH.

AND SOME OF THOSE, SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES AS WELL.

SO THERE ARE SEVERAL BUSINESSES THAT IT IMPACTS.

OKAY. AND HAVE WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH WRIGHT STATE AS FAR AS IMPACTING SCHOOL START DATES AND ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WELL, THAT'S MY GOAL IS I KNOW THEY START THE 18TH, BUT ONCE WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, WE'LL DEFINITELY BE IN CONTACT WITH THEM.

AND I, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPACT.

I KNOW PEOPLE'S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY, BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE.

WE WE HAVE TO GET THIS WATER MAIN.

THIS. THIS HAS BROKEN TOO MANY TIMES.

YES, SIR. WE'VE GOT TO GET IT FIXED.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 31 DASH 25.

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

MISS REASTER. YES. MISS.

CHESS? YES. MR.. ALLEN.

YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES.

MISS STANTON. YES. MR..

KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 31 DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED.

OKAY. THAT CLOSES THE RESOLUTIONS.

AND NOW WE'LL OPEN CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[VIII. Citizens Comments]

PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES. DON'T HIT THE BUTTON UNTIL I START TALKING, OKAY? I WANT TO BE ABLE TO FINISH IT.

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I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN A MATTER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE POLICE OFFICERS IN FAIRBORN. IN 2024. MY HUSBAND HAD DEMENTIA WHEN HE WAS ALIVE, AND HE GOT HIS RING CAUGHT IN THE LACE ON OUR TABLECLOTH IN THE BEDROOM, PULLED OFF GLASSWARE PERFUME AND EVERYTHING.

AND IT WAS A MESS. AND I COULD NOT GET HIM TO SETTLE DOWN.

HE HAD SUNDOWNERS. AND SO I DON'T CALL PARAMEDICS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO STRAP YOU DOWN AND EVERYTHING. AND THERE'S A PLACE AND TIME WHERE THEY DOESN'T COME. SO I WAS ABLE TO CALL OUR FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY CAME OUT, I TALKED ON THE PORCH.

I TOLD THEM WHAT THEY NEEDED. NORMALLY THEY TAKE THEM TO SEWING, BUT HE IS A VA VETERAN.

AND I ASK, IS IT POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE HAVE DEALT FOR YEARS WITH MANY CHARITABLE EVENTS WITH THE POLICE, AND HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THEM? WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE HIM TO THE VA? THEY MADE A CALL. I GIVE HIM HIS INSURANCE CARD AND THEY HE HAS A TORN ROTOR CUP.

THEY ESCORTED HIM OUT JUST WALKING AND TALKING.

HE GOT IN THE CAR, HE WAS TAKEN AWAY AND EVERYTHING WAS DONE IN DIGNITY AND IN ORDER.

AND IT WAS WONDERFUL BECAUSE THEY TREATED HIM THE WAY HE NEEDED TO BE DONE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT DEALS TO THAT.

BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I WAS BLESSED TO TALK TO CHIEF BEN ROMAN.

NOW I AM TOLD HE'S NOT A POLITICIAN.

HE JUST DOESN'T COME OUT WHEN THERE'S TROUBLE.

HE'S OUT THERE IN THE FIELD WITH EVERYBODY.

AND HE IS WELL RESPECTED, WELL LIKED, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE HIM.

AND THINK OF HIM GREAT IN THE COMMUNITY. HE DOES K-9 UNIT WHEN THEY HAVE DEMONSTRATIONS.

OUR CHIEF ROMAN IS WHAT I CALL THE CANINE CHEW TOY, BECAUSE THEY PUT THE THING ON HIM AND THEY, YOU KNOW, HE'S ALLOWED TO BE ATTACKED AND SHOWED DEMONSTRATIONS AND STUFF, ESPECIALLY AT THE SENIOR CENTER. HE SAID IT'S HARD, BUT IT'S NOT REAL BAD.

BUT I DID HAVE PERMISSION TO SAY THAT HE IS THE CHEW TOY.

HE TOLD ME THAT WAS OKAY.

BUDGETING POLICE FUNDS.

AS IF THEY WERE THEIR OWN IS THE BEST WAY TO SAVE MONEY.

AND THIS GUY IS PHENOMENAL.

I TELL YOU, YOU CAN'T GET A BETTER GUY.

HE WENT AHEAD AND HE TESTED VEHICLES SUCH AS THE CHEVY, THE FORD, THE DODGE. SLOW DOWN, AND HE LETS THE POLICE OFFICERS TEST DRIVE THE THREE. THEN HE TELLS THEM WHICH ONE DID THEY THINK THE BEST.

AND HE LOOKS AT ALL THE VEHICLES AND THE OFFICERS.

BECAUSE WHEN THE OFFICERS ARE IN THESE CARS, THAT'S THEIR OFFICE.

AND THEY NEED TO BE COMFORTABLE, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR STUFF PROPERLY AND THEY NEED TO BE SAFE.

AND SO, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, EVEN THOUGH HE'S A CHEVY MAN, THEY PICKED THE DODGE.

THE DODGE WAS ABOUT 3000 CHEAPER AND IT WAS AIR CONDITIONING IN THE BACK, WHICH HELPS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PRISONERS.

AND IT HAD MORE ROOM. AND SO THAT'S WHAT HE THEY DECIDED ON THEN THE VEHICLES DON'T COME EQUIPPED. THEY HAVE TO GET THE EQUIPMENT.

THEY GET IT FROM THE WAREHOUSE WHERE POLICE EQUIPMENT IS.

SO THEN WHEN THEY GET THE POLICE EQUIPMENT, WE HAVE A SECRET WEAPON.

OKAY, SEE, I KNOW A LOT OF STUFF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW.

AND THE SECRET WEAPON IS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO PUT THAT IN THERE.

THE SECRET WEAPON IS A GUY CALLED STEVE FROM THE GARAGE.

AND WHAT HE DOES IS WHEN THEY PURCHASE ALL THE STUFF, HE INSTALLS IT TO OUR SPECS.

NOW, YOU MAY GO TO THE OTHER CITIES, AND THEIR LIGHTS MIGHT BE A LITTLE OFF OR MAY NOT BE JUST RIGHT. OURS ARE RIGHT ON THE MONEY BECAUSE STEVE'S THE BEST.

AND I TOLD HIM, CAN I USE STEVE'S NAME? HE SAID, YEAH, I'LL GIVE HIM CREDIT, BUT WE'RE NOT GIVING HIM AWAY AND NOBODY CAN STEAL HIM. WE'LL GIVE HIM A RAISE.

SO ANYWAY THEN WE GO AND WE HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT HE DOES.

HE HAS A PROGRAM FOR THE FIRE AND THE POLICE.

THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY IS FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS.

IT RUNS 12 WEEKS. THE CLASS DOES.

YOU START SIGN UP IN NOVEMBER.

YOU START IN JANUARY, TWO HOURS A WEEK.

USUALLY ON THURSDAY. IT COULD SWITCH TO TUESDAY.

WE HAVE SAFETY CITY FOR OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE GRADUATES OF KINDERGARTEN TO SHOW FIRE SAFE ANIMALS. WE HAVE THE DEER PROGRAM, OF WHICH THANKS TO THE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE THREE RESOURCE OFFICERS THAT ARE THERE DAILY TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR SCHOOLS AND TO ACCOMMODATE ANY SERVICE THAT WE NEED.

WE ALSO HAVE CITIZENS PATROL.

THESE ARE EXTRA PEOPLE THAT ARE ABLE TO GET AROUND AND THEY WHEN THEY HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL OR, YOU KNOW, THE PARADE OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY FILL IN AND HELP THE POLICE, WHETHER IT BE PEDESTRIANS ACROSS PARKING LOT OR WHATEVER. THEN WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE PARK, WHICH IS THE POLICE AND THE FIRE TOGETHER.

THAT'S OCTOBER 5TH AND THAT'S A TEACHING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE NOW HAVE WHAT THEY CALL THE BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM.

YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW IT.

GO ON AND ENJOY IT. AND IT IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT IS AWESOME.

IT IS FOR MEETING SENIORS.

NEEDS DEMENTIA. AUTISM? IT'S IN YOUR VEHICLE. YOU PUT THE INSURANCE.

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OKAY. DO YOU PUT INSURANCE AND LICENSE AND EVERYTHING IN IT? SO IF YOU GET STOPPED, YOU CAN HAND THAT ENVELOPE AND IT HELPS THEM.

AND IT'S REALLY GOOD. WE HAVE COMMUNITY WALK IN THE PARK WHERE OUR INSIDE POLICE GO OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, WALK AROUND. WE HAVE THE SAFETY EXCHANGE AREA OUT THERE. WE HAVE A DRUG TAKE BACK PROGRAM AND I'M DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SORRY.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FELLOW FAIRBORN. COMMITTEE NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. MY. MY NAME IS COURTNEY PICKENS.

I'M THE OWNER OF THE MAIN HOUSE EVENTS AT 104 WEST MAIN STREET IN FAIRBORN.

I'M SPEAKING ALSO. SO I'M WITH HER.

OKAY. IS THAT OKAY? WE'RE A TEAM.

OKAY. SO MY NAME IS COURTNEY, AND I AM THE.

I HAVE THE HONOR OF SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE DOWNTOWN FAIRBORN COMMITTEE. SO WE WANTED TO EXTEND A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF FAIRBORN FOR YOUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO HELP TO IMPROVE THE EFFORTS OF THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, AS WELL. AS YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN IS THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT TELLS A STORY OF THE CITY'S PAST WHILE SHAPING ITS FUTURE.

AND OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE HAVE WITNESSED EXCITING CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DOWNTOWN THAT MADE THE DOWNTOWN MORE WELCOMING, MORE WALKABLE, AND MORE FULL OF POTENTIAL.

AND FROM THE UPDATES, FROM THE UPDATED LIGHTING, THE LANDSCAPING, THE IMPROVED SIDEWALKS AND THE PUBLIC SPACES, THE WORK HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED.

THESE IMPROVEMENTS MAY SEEM SUBTLE TO SOME, BUT TO US AND OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, IT'S A SIGN THAT DOWNTOWN FAIRBORN IS COMING BACK TO LIFE. THESE CHANGES SHOW THAT THE CITY BELIEVES IN THE CORE, AND IT IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO MAKE IT THRIVE AGAIN.

WE ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE SECOND SATURDAY INITIATIVES.

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE THESE EVENTS ARE BECOMING A BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSION OF WHAT FAIRBORN CAN OFFER. WE'VE HAD LOCAL VENDORS, FOOD TRUCKS, WE'VE HAD FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND JUST A GENUINE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT HELP US BRING VIBRANCY TO DOWNTOWN.

AND WITHOUT YOUR PARTNERSHIP, THESE EVENTS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

NOW, ARE WE WHERE WE ULTIMATELY WANT TO BE IN TERMS OF FOOT TRAFFIC? NOT QUITE. BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT REVITALIZATION IS A JOURNEY. IT'S NOT A SPRINT.

AND THE FOUNDATION BEING LAID RIGHT NOW TELLS US THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH.

WE BELIEVE THAT IN THE FUTURE OF FAIRBORN, WE BELIEVE IN THE ABILITY.

WE BELIEVE IN ITS ABILITY TO BE A DESTINATION, A GATHERING PLACE, AND TRUE REFLECTION OF PRIDE THAT WE ALL SHARE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE BELIEVE THAT BY CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER, RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, CITY LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERS, WE CAN CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S TRULY REMARKABLE.

SO AGAIN, WE WANT TO THANK YOU.

AND WE'RE JUST MAKING EVERYTHING WORTH IT.

SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

THANKS. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

KAREN COMBS AGAIN 2138.

WARBLER. I RISE HERE TODAY.

I DON'T I GAVE UP COMING TO THESE MEETINGS A LONG TIME AGO BECAUSE THEY'RE RATHER POINTLESS. BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.

AT THE LAST MEETING WE HAD CITY COUNCILWOMAN CHESS LAY OUT THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS LETTER THAT WAS CONTAINING ALLEGATIONS.

SHE WENT ON TO SAY SHE HAD BEEN RACIALLY INTIMIDATED.

AND SHE PREFACED THESE REMARKS WITH SAYING, THERE IS SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SAY TO THE PUBLIC AND TO COUNCIL.

THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING.

I AM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

SHE WENT ON TO DISCUSS HER TAX ISSUES, WHICH WOULD BE 11 SALES TAX LIENS AGAINST HER, AND SAID THAT SHE HAD RESOLVED THEM.

SHE HELD UP A COPY AND SAID, IF YOU NEED A COPY, I HAVE A COPY. SO, AS YOU KNOW, I'M A CONCERNED CITIZEN.

I DO WHAT I CAN FROM HOME.

I'M EXTREMELY DISABLED, BUT I DO WHAT I CAN.

SO I REQUESTED COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS ON JULY 23RD.

THESE WERE DOCUMENTS HELD UP IN A PUBLIC MEETING IN A PUBLIC FORUM,

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WHEN I FILED THIS REQUEST, I FILED IT NOT ONLY TO THE INCREDIBLE JULIE TAYLOR, WHO ALWAYS DOES HER JOB, BUT ALSO PERSONALLY TO MISS CHESS SO THAT SHE MAY UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS DIRECTING THESE REQUESTS TO HER.

UPON RECEIPT OF HER ALARMING ACCUSATIONS, IT IS NOW INTO AUGUST.

I HAVE RECEIVED NO REPLY OTHER THAN MISS TAYLOR, WHO ALWAYS REPLIES, AND WHO TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY SOLICITOR, WHO FOR SOME REASON DOESN'T THINK A DOCUMENT DISCUSSED IN A PUBLIC MEETING MIGHT BE A PUBLIC RECORD. I'M VERY ALARMED ABOUT THIS SITUATION.

AND ONE THING I WENT BACK JUST TODAY AND WAS REALLY BLOWN AWAY, WAS TO LOOK AT THE COST THAT WE ARE SPENDING ON LEGAL SERVICES.

AS YOU MAY KNOW, I'M SURE YOU DO.

PRIOR TO MR. MCNAMEE, WE HAD MR. MAYOR WAS THE CITY ATTORNEY.

THE LEGAL EXPENSES FOR THE CITY WERE ABOUT $319,000, ROUGHLY THE LAST TIME I LOOKED.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY $636,000 A YEAR, $53,000 A MONTH FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS TO REVIEW WHETHER A CLEARLY PUBLIC DOCUMENT OFFERED TO US BY A PUBLIC SERVANT IS INDEED A PUBLIC RECORD.

THIS IS EMBARRASSING. IT SHOULD BE EMBARRASSING TO YOU ALL.

THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL REQUEST IF THESE THINGS ARE GOING ON.

IF OUR CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE ARE BEING SUBJECTED TO ANONYMOUS THREATS, THEN I, FOR ONE WHO HAS BEEN A CITIZEN ADVOCATE IN THIS TOWN FOR OVER TWO DECADES, WOULD LIKE TO MAKE OUR CITIZENS AWARE OF THAT.

HOWEVER, MISS CHESS DIDN'T RESPOND TO ME.

MR. MCNAMEE HASN'T SEEN FIT TO RESPOND TO ME FOR A CLEARLY PUBLIC DOCUMENT.

IF YOU WAVE THEM IN FRONT OF US AND SAY, IF YOU NEED A COPY, I HAVE A COPY. WELL, I'D LIKE A COPY AND NOT CRICKETS.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT'S RIDICULOUS.

AND IT IS HIGH TIME FOR THIS NONSENSE TO STOP.

IF WE HAD A LEADER, MR. KIRKPATRICK, YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THESE VAGUE ALLEGATIONS RAISED IN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITHOUT POSTING THESE DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY.

THE CITIZENS HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THIS TOWN.

IF THERE'S RACISM IN THIS TOWN, WE HAVE A RIGHT TO FIGHT IT.

AND I RESENT THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY WANTS TO PLAY A VICTIM WITHOUT PUTTING UP THE EVIDENCE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER COMMENTS.

[IX. City Manager Comments]

COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MILESTONE RECIPIENTS FOR THIS MONTH.

BRIAN THOMPSON FROM OUR STREET DIVISION WITH 25 YEARS AND LOGAN SEARLES FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH TEN YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

NEITHER GENTLEMAN COULD ATTEND THIS EVENING. BUT WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM AND THANK ALL OUR STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO EACH AND EVERY DAY THEY COME TO WORK.

FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, MR. ADKINS, STATED. WE HAD THAT CATASTROPHIC MAIN BREAK ON FRIDAY, JULY 25TH AT THE BOB EVANS TEXAS ROADHOUSE PARKING LOT ALONG COLONEL GLENN TERRY AND HIS CREW STARTED AT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY MORNING.

TO REPAIR THAT THAT BREAK MAJORITY OF THE WORK OCCURRED BETWEEN 2 A.M.

AND 10 A.M.. I WAS ON SITE AT 9 A.M.

WITH HIM. THANKS TO YOUR GUYS.

THEY'VE BEEN THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. SO PLEASE PASS ALONG MY. THANKS.

BLUEGRASS AND BREWS. THIS PAST FRIDAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN. THERE WAS GOOD CROWD THERE. I WANT TO THANK EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS LED BY PARKS AND RECREATION, PUBLIC WORKS, FIRE AND POLICE.

IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM, THESE EVENTS COULDN'T HAPPEN DOWNTOWN.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK JOE MULLINS AND REAL ROOTS RADIO FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

IN BLUEGRASS AND BREW FAIRBORN CIVIC BAND PLAYED THEIR FINAL EVENT ON THE FREE ON FRIDAY SERIES THIS YEAR ON FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY 25TH AT ATHERTON AMPHITHEATER IN COMMUNITY PARK. THE CIVIC BAND, LED BY GARY JOHNSON, PUT OUT AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE, SO THANKS TO THE CIVIC BAND.

FAIRBORN CITIZENS ACADEMY 15 SLOTS.

THERE ARE STILL A FEW SLOTS LEFT.

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IT BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD FROM 6 TO 8 P.M.

IT MEETS WEEKLY FOR NINE WEEKS.

YOU CAN FIND INFORMATION ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER COMMUNICATIONS, OR YOU CAN REACH OUT TO COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER EMILY GAY AT 937754333.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR THE FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH FROM 5 TO 7 P.M.

AT TJ CHUMPS. THERE'S A MAYOR'S FORUM ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH FROM 6 TO 7 COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH FROM 9 A.M.

TO TEN. THOSE TWO LOCATIONS ARE YET TO BE DETERMINED AND COFFEY WITH COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH FROM 9 TO 10.

WITH THE LOCATION STILL TO BE DETERMINED AND OF COURSE, THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL COMING UP ON AUGUST 16TH AND 17TH.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS.

[X. Council Comments]

YES. BLUEGRASS. AND WAS IT BREW? YEAH. THAT'S IT. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

I WENT DOWN THERE AND THE BAND WAS GREAT.

MUSIC SOUNDED GOOD. HOW MANY OF YOU GUYS WENT? YEAH. YEAH, I WAS THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

SO WE WANT TO THANK THOSE CITIZENS WHO CAME OUT TO BE A PART OF THAT AND MAKE IT SPECIAL LIKE THEY DO EVERY YEAR.

ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MILESTONE RECIPIENTS AND TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO'S BEEN HERE WITH US FOR A WHILE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN TRULY SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN A JOURNEY FOR MYSELF AS WELL.

SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE.

MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN MCCUBBINS.

YES. LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR JOINT SESSION MEETING WITH BATH TOWNSHIP AND SCHOOL BOARD, AND IT IS, AS I SAID IN THAT MEETING, MY FAVORITE MEETING OF THE YEAR.

I TAKE A LOT OF NOTES AND HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION.

SO WHEN WE'RE OUT AND ABOUT AND WE GET ASKED QUESTIONS, WE'LL HAVE ANSWERS. SO JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS THAT I TOOK FROM THAT MEETING.

IF YOU RECALL, BYRON WAS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE ON STATE ROUTE 235.

IT IS NOW NOT CLOSING.

THEY'VE DISCOVERED SOME NEW INFORMATION THAT WASN'T KNOWN BEFORE, AND A DECISION WAS MADE BASED ON THAT INFO AND CITIZEN INPUT TO NOT CLOSE DOWN BYRON.

SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE CITIZEN ACADEMY.

I DID THIS BACK IN 2017 AND TRULY GOT A GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF THE INNER WORKINGS AND HOW A FULL SERVICE CITY WORKS.

I CAN TELL YOU THE EIGHT WEEKS IN THE TIME THAT THEY RUN IT IS QUICK.

YOU'LL COME AWAY FEELING VERY OVERWHELMED AND STILL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS.

BUT I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO SAY WE WE DID GET A A NICE BRIEFING FROM THE POLICE CHIEF AND THE AND THE FIRE CHIEF REGARDING WHERE THEY'RE AT.

AND I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT CRIME OVERALL IN THE CITY IS DOWN SO FAR THIS YEAR.

LET'S HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY.

SMOKE DETECTORS AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

SO IF YOU HAVE A NEED FOR THOSE AND YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY THOSE, GIVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT A CALL.

THEY'LL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO COME OUT AND EVEN INSTALL THOSE FOR YOU.

THE TRAFFIC PREEMPTION PROGRAM IS FINALLY COMPLETED ON ALL THE VEHICLES IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO WHEN THEY'RE RESPONDING TO A CALL NOW, THEY DON'T HAVE TO SIT AT THE MAJOR INTERSECTIONS AND WAIT FOR THE LIGHTS TO CHANGE, AS THAT WILL ALL HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY BASED ON THIS PREEMPTION THING, WHICH WILL IN TURN INCREASE RESPONSE TIMES AND IN TURN INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LIVES THAT THEY SAVE EVERY DAY. AS FAR AS THE SCHOOLS GOES, LOTS OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE SCHOOLS. I WON'T REHASH WHAT MISS GEBHART ALREADY TOLD US, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT ALL FOUR SCHOOLS NOW WILL HAVE THAT SHELTER, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T EXIST WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL HERE BACK IN THE 70S AND 80S AND THROUGH THE XENIA TORNADO TIMES.

SO THIS THIS IS REALLY A GOOD THING.

AND WHAT MISS GEBHART DIDN'T MENTION IS THEIR REBRANDING AND LAUNCHING A BRAND NEW WEBSITE AND A MOBILE APP THIS YEAR.

SO LOOK FOR THAT TO BE COMING OUT AT ANY TIME NOW, AND I WILL END MY CONVERSATION.

TO SAY BEING A FIRST RESPONDER IS VERY DIFFICULT.

I'VE WORKED IN THE MEDICAL CAREER FIELD FOR OVER 30 YEARS NOW, AND IT'S REALLY A JOY AND A PLEASURE TO GET TO SERVE SOMEBODY THAT'S IN NEED.

IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT CAREER FIELD TO RECRUIT FOR, SO IF YOU KNOW FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A FIRST RESPONDER, EITHER POLICE OR FIRE OR EMT OR PARAMEDIC, PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY.

FAIRBORN IS A GREAT CITY TO LIVE AND WORK AND PLAY,

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THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS FOR CONTINUING TO SERVE THE CITY.

AS I'VE BEEN DOING FOR A WHILE.

I JUST GIVE A QUICK SUSTAINABILITY PLAN UPDATE AND MY EFFORT TO KEEP MOVING IT ALONG.

SO I WANT TO THANK MIKE FOR SOME GREAT PROGRESS THAT I'VE SEEN RECENTLY ON THAT.

MEETING WITH THE JOINING THE FEED MEETINGS AND THEN BRINGING PIECES OF WHAT WOULD BE A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS. WE HAD ANOTHER ONE JUST KIND OF SLIPPING THEM IN AT THE BEGINNING BEFORE WE GET TO THE OTHER CITY BUSINESS. AND TONIGHT WE TALKED ABOUT THE SOUL SMART PROGRAM, WHICH IS JUST MAKING SURE WE HAVE BEST PRACTICES IN OUR PERMITTING.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, PIECE BY PIECE, GETTING THESE ALL SORTED THROUGH TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE A DAY WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE WE CAN ACTUALLY PASS A RESOLUTION AND ADOPT A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.

AS WE DESCRIBED IN OUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING A WHILE AGO AND I KEEP WRITING THIS DOWN, BUT I NEVER SAY IT, AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S CHEESY. A GOAL WITHOUT A PLAN IS JUST A WISH.

AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT I HAVE FOOD TO EAT.

THANK YOU. I HAVE FOOD TO EAT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A CROWD IN THE AUDIENCE.

I MEAN, SOMETIMES WE TALK TO CHAIRS, AND THAT'S NOT GOOD.

BUT TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.

SOMEONE WHO SPENDS 25 YEARS WORKING FOR THE CITY INVESTS IN THEIR HEART AND SOUL, CARRYING THE LOAD EVERY DAY IS IMPRESSIVE ENOUGH, BUT SHOUT OUT TO OUR MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

BLUEGRASS AND BREW. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ALREADY.

WHAT A GREAT EVENT. AND IT WAS A GREAT CROWD THERE.

I WAS THERE. I WASN'T DOING BEER THIS TIME.

SO SOMETIMES WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE BEER GARDEN, AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SERVE IT.

I GOT A CHANCE TO CONSUME IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT WAS.

BUT IT WAS FUN. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FUN.

THERE WERE A COUPLE OF EVENTS BECAUSE WE GOT SCHOOL GETTING READY TO START.

I PARTICIPATED IN A IN A BOOK BAG GIVEAWAY AT EMMANUEL MINISTRIES LAST, LAST SATURDAY. 400 BOOK BAGS, KIDS EVERYWHERE.

IT WAS, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK.

THAT WAS TRULY, TRULY AN IMPRESSIVE OPPORTUNITY.

THIS SUNDAY THERE IS A FREE HAIRCUT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. SO THERE'S NOTHING LIKE GETTING A GOOD HAIRCUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

SO AGAIN, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

AND GOING BACK TO ONE OF OUR GREAT SCHOOLS.

THIS IS AWESOME, RIGHT? THE THERE'S ANOTHER EVENT HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY AT FAIRBORN HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT'S ON THE NINTH.

AT THERE'S A FAIRBORN HISTORY BEING PRESENTED BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

I SAW THAT JUST THIS I THINK IT WAS EITHER LAST NIGHT OR THE NIGHT BEFORE.

SO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT FAIRBORN HISTORY.

AND I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE SCHOOL AS WELL WHEN WHEN THAT IS OVER.

SO ANOTHER SUPER OPPORTUNITY.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'VE GOT, OH, SCHOOL STARTS ON THE 18TH.

I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THAT MENTIONED. NO.

OKAY. SCHOOL STARTS ON THE 18TH.

NOT FOR ME, BUT FOR THE KIDDOS.

THE AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

SO THE MAYOR'S ALREADY MENTIONED THE SWEET CORN, THE CORN EATING CONTEST.

WE'VE GOT AN AX TO GRIND WITH WITH THE WITH THE BASS.

WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A TEAM.

THE MAYOR'S ALREADY ON THE TEAM.

MARY REASTER. MR. THE.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S ALREADY ON THE TEAM.

I'M HOLDING YOU TO THAT NOW.

IT'S ON TAPE. SO IT IS NOT RODNEY, RODNEY'S A STAND IN, BUT BUT NONETHELESS, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PARTNER WITH THE BASE, HAVE SOME FUN, DO SOME CAMARADERIE.

JUST TO JUST GOOD CHEER.

THEY LOVE COLONEL. COLONEL RICHARDS LOVES AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THE THE THIS FESTIVAL. WE'VE DONE IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

[01:10:05]

AND OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I GOT.

I I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE AND PROUD TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO BE TOO REDUNDANT. AGAIN, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. WHETHER IT'S ONE YEAR OR 25 YEARS.

I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING DETECTIVE HARTWELL'S RETIREMENT LAST WEEK.

WE WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST.

MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLE ASSET.

AND YOU HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL, SO.

THANK YOU, DETECTIVE HARTWELL.

EARLIER TODAY, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNVEIL THE THE OFFICIAL RENAMING OF THE LYNWOOD CITY BUILDING.

SO AS YOU STEP OUTSIDE THESE DOORS, JUST TAKE A LOOK BACK AND YOU'LL SEE THE OFFICIAL LETTERS UP ON THE WALL.

SO IT'S BEEN NAMED THIS FOR A WHILE, BUT IT'S OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL.

SO AND THEN I, I SKIPPED BLUEGRASS AND BREWS THIS YEAR.

I WENT OUT TO THE GREENE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.

A NUMBER OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THEY PUT TOGETHER MONEY, AND THEY GO TO THE AUCTION FOR THE FOUR-H DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS.

THIS WAS MY FOURTH YEAR.

WE HAVE A NUMBER. SURPRISINGLY, WE DON'T HAVE A BIG AG COMMUNITY HERE IN FAIRBORN PROPER, BUT IN THE IN THE TOWNSHIP WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN FOUR-H. SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM OUT THERE SHOWING THEIR ANIMALS AND SEEING THE FUNDRAISING SO GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN I DID NOT SIGN ANYTHING ABOUT EATING SWEET CORN.

IT WAS A CONVERSATION IN PASSING, BUT MANY OF US SERVE IN IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND WE WILL BE THERE ALL WEEKEND.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.

IT'S HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

OKAY, I'VE GOT A LIST OF THINGS TO GO OVER HERE REAL QUICKLY.

AGAIN KUDOS TO OUR MILESTONE RECIPIENTS 25 YEARS.

IMAGINE WHERE YOU WERE 25 YEARS AGO AND THEN WORKING FOR THE SAME ORGANIZATION FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME. THAT'S REALLY A PAT ON THE BACK FOR THOSE THINGS.

AGAIN, I WAS AT BLUEGRASS AND BREW A LOT OF FUN.

GREAT, GREAT BANDS WERE THERE.

THE CROWD WENT WAY DOWN MAIN STREET, HAD HAD FOOD TRUCKS.

PEOPLE SEEMED TO REALLY BE HAVING A GOOD TIME.

AND THE WEATHER. WE'RE TOLD OUR VERY OWN CITY MANAGER COORDINATED THE WEATHER.

SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IT WAS FANTASTIC. COME ON.

WE JOKED ABOUT THAT. SO WE'RE GIVING YOU CREDIT FOR IT.

ALL RIGHT. WE ALREADY MENTIONED SWEET CORN FESTIVALS.

COMING UP, THE CORN EATING CONTEST.

IF ANY OF YOU HAVE A HANKERING TO JOIN US, I SEE PEOPLE ARE POINTING AT TIM STEININGER THERE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE MEMBERS FOR THE CITY TEAM.

SO CONSIDER THAT. ALSO HERE, BORN SEPTEMBER 19TH, AIR FORCE MARATHON, SEPTEMBER THE 20TH.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ON THAT MORNING, COME DOWN AND CHEER ON THOSE RUNNERS. WE HAVE TALKED TO A LOT OF THE RUNNERS IN THE PAST, AND THEY SAY THE HIGHLIGHT OF 26 MILES IS GOING THROUGH FAIRBORN, BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE RUNNING THE FULL MARATHONERS, THEY'RE RUNNING ON THE BASE WHERE THERE ARE NO PEOPLE AROUND.

IT'S JUST RUNNING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ON THE BASE.

THEY GET TO FAIRBORN AND PEOPLE ARE SCREAMING AND YELLING AND CHEERING FOR THEM.

THEY GET THEIR NAMES READ OFF WHEN THEY CROSS THE TAPE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

SO HERE'S A CHANCE TO REALLY IMPRESS PEOPLE WHO LITERALLY COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO RUN THROUGH DOWNTOWN FAIRBORN.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT MORNING ON SEPTEMBER THE 20TH CONSIDER SHOWING UP DOWN HERE TO HELP CHEER THEM ON.

THE NEXT DAY IS THE CAR SHOW, AND WE'RE EXPECTING UPWARDS OF ALMOST 300 CARS THIS YEAR. AND TOWARDS THE END OF THE CAR SHOW IS THE HEELS FOR HEROES.

THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP RAISE FUND FOR OPERATION FAIRBORN CARES, WHICH GOES DIRECTLY TO BENEFITING LOCAL VETERANS.

SO IF YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THAT, THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE SCHOOLS TO HAVE A TEAM FOR THAT.

AMY. HEELS FOR HEROES.

SEPTEMBER 21ST. IT'S A FUNDRAISER.

SO ANYWAY, THINK ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN LATER THAT EVENING IS HONOR FLIGHT.

MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE HONOR FLIGHT TYPICALLY FLIES OUT OF THE DAYTON AIRPORT.

THIS HONOR FLIGHT IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY SPECIAL.

IT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO FLY OUT OF THE 445TH WHERE THE BIG CARGO PLANES THAT FLY AROUND

[01:15:01]

THEY'VE GOT SOME BIG HEADLINERS.

WHO'S THE GUY THAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT IS HIS NAME? YEAH, WE REMEMBER LEE GREENWOOD.

YES. LEE GREENWOOD IS GOING TO BE THE BIG HEADLINER FOR THE CONCERT, THE TICKETS, AND IT DOES REQUIRE A TICKET TO GET INTO THIS.

NO CHARGE, BUT YOU GOT TO GO ON THE HONOR FLIGHT WEBSITE TO GET A TICKET.

AND IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS, THEY WENT THROUGH A THOUSAND TICKETS AND THEY'RE PLANNING ON GIVING OUT 3 TO 4000.

SO YOU NEED TO GET ON THAT LIST IF YOU WANT A TICKET FOR THAT EVENT.

THE SCHOOLS ARE PROVIDING BUSSING TO MOVE THE 3 TO 4000 PEOPLE.

SO KUDOS TO THE SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU, PAM GEBHART AND CREW FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

CITY OF OR. EXCUSE ME, BATH TOWNSHIP WILL BE COMMUTING THROUGH THEIR TURF TO GET TO THE THE STAGE WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE ON BASE.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT BIG EVENT.

SO KUDOS TO ALL THAT. NOW SOMETHING GOING ON MUCH QUICKER IS THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IS CHRISTMAS IN ACTION. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, THAT'S WHERE WE GET A LARGE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS TOGETHER, AND WE MAKE HOME REPAIRS TO LOW INCOME SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

AND WE'VE GOT SIX HOUSES WE'RE WORKING ON.

IT'S MOST OF IT IS GOING TO BE ON SATURDAY.

AUGUST THE 9TH FRIDAY, THOUGH, THE FAIRBORN CEMENT COMPANY.

THEY'RE DOING A HOUSE ON FRIDAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME CONCRETE WORK.

AMAZING THAT FAIRBORN CEMENT COMPANY IS GOING TO BE DOING SOME CONCRETE WORK THERE.

THAT'S GREAT. ANYWAY, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HAVING THEM DO SOME WORK ON FRIDAY.

BUT THE BULK OF IT WILL BE ON SATURDAY.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US FRED POMEROY IS COORDINATING ALL THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THAT.

WE MEET AT THE SENIOR CENTER VERY EARLY.

SEVEN ISH IN THE MORNING ON SATURDAY.

AND WE'RE MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE HOMES OF PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT MAKE THOSE REPAIRS OR AFFORD THOSE REPAIRS.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER DOING THAT.

AND THEN ON SATURDAY, IF YOU'RE NOT INVOLVED IN CHRISTMAS IN ACTION AT THE MIAMI VALLEY MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM PART OF THEIR SPEAKER SERIES, WE HAVE A REALLY UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL WHO'S GOING TO BE SPEAKING.

IT'S A GENTLEMAN FROM BOSNIA WHO HAS SETTLED IN THE STATES HERE.

HIS NAME IS ADNAN SIKIC, AND HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOSNIAN ARMY BACK WHEN THAT PART OF THE WORLD WAS GOING THROUGH A LOT OF ISSUES, AND HE HELPED OUT UNITED NATIONS TROOPS.

AND HE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A WAR TORN PART OF THE WORLD AND WORKING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS TROOPS.

HE I'VE HEARD HIM SPEAK BEFORE.

HE'S A FASCINATING SPEAKER.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING, THAT'LL BE SATURDAY AT THE MIAMI VALLEY MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM.

THIS LAST SATURDAY ON BASS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE NEW FIREHOUSE ON BASE THAT WAS DEDICATED, AND IT WAS DEDICATED IN THE HONOR OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FIREMAN ON BASE, WHO WENT ON TO BECOME THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON BASE. A GENTLEMAN THAT SET ALL KINDS OF MILESTONES FOR FOR PEOPLE, NOT JUST FOR HIS ETHNIC GROUP, BUT THE FACT THAT HE WAS A FANTASTIC FIREMAN WENT ON TO BECOME A GREAT MEMBER OF THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT ON BASE.

AND THERE WAS A HUGE NUMBER OF HIS FAMILY THAT WAS THERE FOR THAT DEDICATION OF THAT NEW FIREHOUSE. SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, GO AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE BASE WHERE THE 445TH IS LOCATED, THERE IS A NEW FIREHOUSE AND AGAIN, DEDICATED TO THIS CHIEF WHO MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THAT PROGRAM.

SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALREADY THE UPCOMING COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS AND OTHER THINGS.

I DO WANT TO, A SHOUT OUT TO A GENTLEMAN WHO LAST MONTH ASKED ME TO SHOW UP FOR A BREAKFAST MEETING, AND HE ENDED UP CALLING IT BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR.

AND AMY WAS THERE. WE HAD CHERISE AND OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE CITY WERE THERE, AND HE SET THIS UP TOTALLY ON HIS OWN.

THIS WASN'T ANYTHING THAT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE CITY.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT A LOCAL CITIZEN INVITED A BUNCH OF OTHER SENIORS BECAUSE HE'S A SENIOR CITIZEN. AND WE ENDED UP WITH 25 PARTICIPANTS SHOWED UP FOR THAT EVENT PLUS A NUMBER OF CITY STAFF AND SCHOOL STAFF.

AND TO ME, IT REALLY DEMONSTRATES THE POWER OF A CITIZEN WHO WANTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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HE SET IT UP, HE COORDINATED IT.

HE FOUND THE LOCATION AND HE'S DOING IT AGAIN ON THE 19TH OF AUGUST, IN THE MORNING AT THE FAMILY DINER, AND HE'S AGAIN INVITING CITIZENS TO COME OUT FOR THAT. AND SOME SCHOOL FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE THERE, I UNDERSTAND, ALONG WITH SOME CITY FOLKS.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS THIS JUST SHOWS WHAT AN INDIVIDUAL CITIZEN IN THE COMMUNITY CAN DO TO HELP WITH ALL THE OTHER NEW PROGRAMS AT EMILY GAY AND MIKE GEBHART AND OTHERS IN THE CITY HAVE PUT TOGETHER TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE REALLY ARE TRYING TO BE TRANSPARENT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

SO GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.

THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATES IN THAT.

AND AT THIS POINT, IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. THANK YOU.

JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS REASTER. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MISS CHESS.

YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES.

MISS STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. OKAY.

COUNCIL MEETING IS HEREBY ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.