Aug 18, 2025 City Council

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GOOD EVENING. AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AUGUST.

[I. Call to Order]

WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. KIRKPATRICK, MR. ALLEN HERE.

MISS CHESS HERE. MR. FRITZSCHE HERE.

MR. MCCUBBINS HERE. MISS REASTER.

MISS STANTON HERE. 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. PLEASE BE SEATED.

IS THERE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MAYOR KIRKPATRICK AND COUNCILWOMAN REASTER SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

MAYOR KILPATRICK AND COUNCILMAN REASTER ARE EXCUSED.

NEXT, WE HAVE MINUTES TO CONSIDER.

[IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the August 4, 2025, Work Session, August 4, 2025, Regular Meeting, and August 11, 2025, Special Work Session.]

WE HAVE MINUTES FOR AUGUST 4TH, 2025 WORK SESSION.

ARE THERE ANY DELETIONS, ADDITIONS, OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTIONS ARE.

THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

WE HAVE A REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES FOR AUGUST 4TH, 2025. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS ADDITIONS DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. MINUTES ARE APPROVED, AND WE ALSO HAVE SPECIAL WORK SESSION MINUTES FOR AUGUST 11TH, 2025.

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 ARE APPROVED.

OKAY. WE HAVE NO PRESCHEDULED BUSINESS TONIGHT, AND WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS TONIGHT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO NEW BUSINESS.

[V. New Business]

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

AYE. OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 20 DASH 25, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN STATE OF OHIO, AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

HILLARY BROWNING, FINANCE DIRECTOR, PRESENTING.

WELCOME, HILLARY. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A VERY BRIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.

WE. WE HAVE TWO GRANTS AND ONE PROCEEDS OF A SALE OF A ASSET THAT WAS BEYOND ITS USEFUL LIFE.

SO IN THE GENERAL FUND, WE HAVE RECEIVED A $405 PEP GRANT FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT. IT'S PROPOSED TO BE USED FOR SAFETY CONES, SIGNS AND VESTS FOR THE DIVISION OF ENGINEERING.

AND OBVIOUSLY THE EXPENSE REQUEST IS GOING TO BE OFFSET BY REVENUE RECEIVED FROM PEP IN THE FIRE AND EMS FUND. WE HAVE A $28,000 REQUEST.

THEY SOLD A 2012 DODGE MEDIC, WHICH WAS BEYOND ITS USEFUL LIFE.

12 YEARS IS GENERALLY THE LIFESPAN OF A MEDIC IN THAT 12 YEARS.

THAT'S VERY LONG IN THE TOOTH FOR A MEDIC.

SO IT WAS SOLD ON GOV DEALS.

AND WE RECEIVED $28,000.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED TO USE THE PROCEEDS FOR FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT AT FIRE HEADQUARTERS. AND THEN LASTLY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A DONATION FROM

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. HILLARY.

THANK YOU. WE'LL START THE QUESTIONS WITH COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN.

COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DON'T HAVE ANY.

THANK YOU. HILLARY. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. HILLARY. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AS WELL TO READ.

THE HEADS WERE VERY GOOD, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

YEP. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2025? BY DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

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

MISS CHESS. YES. MISS.

STANTON. YES. MR.. FRITZSCHE.

YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS! YAY! MR. ALLEN? YES. THE ORDINANCE IS DULY ADOPTED.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 2021? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? YEAH. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THE NUMBER CORRECTLY.

OH, SORRY. OH 20 2125 I'M SORRY.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 21 DASH 25 FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 1311 OF THE FAIRBORN CODIFIED ORDINANCES AND ALLOW ONGOING REVISIONS. THAT THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 2ND, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE NUMBER 22? DASH 25 FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 22 DASH 25 FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING TEXT.

AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 1121 .12 F OF THE FAIRBORN CODIFIED ORDINANCES.

THIS ORDINANCE ALSO REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 32 DASH 25 BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED.

ALL IN FAVOR. ALL IN FAVOR.

OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 32 DASH 25.

AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 4200 SQUARE FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING TO BE KNOWN AS HEARTLAND DENTAL, LOCATED ON 1.0506 ACRES AT 1318 EAST DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD, PARCEL NUMBER A, 02000200320002800 IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT. KATHLEEN RIGGS, CITY PLANNER.

PRESENTING. WELCOME, KATHLEEN.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING.

SO, YES, THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A NEW DENTAL OFFICE.

THE OWNER IS FAIRBORN ZBA, LLC.

THE APPLICANT IS WMG ACQUISITIONS, LLC AND AS STATED, THIS WILL BE KNOWN AS HEARTLAND DENTAL CARE. SO LOOKING AT THIS SITE, WE'VE GOT A ZONING MAP AND AN AERIAL MAP.

AND SO IT'S THE SITE IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW.

SO THIS IS LOCATED EAST OF EXCHANGE COURT, SOUTH OF EAST DAYTON, YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD, WEST OF TRABZON AND JUST NORTH OF STERLING COURT.

THE ZONING IS PLANNED. UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

IT WAS ZONED ORIGINALLY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT BACK IN 2001.

AND THIS LOT WAS CREATED IN 2022, I BELIEVE.

BUT IT'S SURROUNDED BY OTHER COMMERCIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONING AS WELL AS OUR GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. AND THEN A SMALL PORTION IS STILL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. SO JUST TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SITE LAYOUT.

THE DENTAL OFFICE IS OUTLINED IN RED.

IT'S GOING TO BE A 4200 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.

THERE'S PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THE SOUTH SIDE YOU ACTUALLY ENTER.

SO THIS SITE REALLY HAS TWO FRONT YARDS.

SO WE ENTER OFF OF STERLING COURT INTO THIS SITE, SIMILAR TO THE OTHER BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALONG STERLING COURT,

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BUT YOU'LL ENTER OFF OF STERLING COURT.

THERE'S A PARKING LOT, LIKE I SAID, ON THE SOUTH SIDE, PROBABLY MOSTLY FOR THE STAFF THAT WILL BE WORKING THERE.

MOST OF THE PATIENTS THAT WILL BE HEADING IN THERE OR THEIR CUSTOMERS WILL PROBABLY PARK TO THE NORTH. THIS IS WHERE THEIR FRONT DOOR WILL BE. BUT IT'S ON A LITTLE OVER AN ACRE.

THERE'S 35 PARKING SPACES.

THERE IS THERE WILL BE A SIDEWALK.

THERE'S CURRENTLY A SIDEWALK OUT THERE NOW THAT CIRCLES STERLING COURT, SO THERE WILL BE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FROM THAT SIDEWALK AS WELL OFF OF STERLING.

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES HAVE REVIEWED THIS SITE PLAN AND ARE CAPABLE OF ACCESSING THE SITE IF SERVICES ARE NEEDED.

A LANDSCAPING PLAN WAS PROVIDED.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SHRUBBERY SURROUNDING THE BUILDING, ALONG WITH TREES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE SITE.

OTHER TREES INCLUDE DOGWOOD AND CATALPA, SHRUBBERY SUCH AS HOLLY AND LILAC BUSHES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRASSES.

THEY STILL HAVE TO RESUBMIT, ACTUALLY A LANDSCAPING PLAN TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL SHRUBBERY TO BUFFER THIS NORTHERN PARKING LOT ALONG EAST DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD. BUT THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT, AND THEY WILL SUBMIT THAT WITH THEIR BUILDING PLAN SUBMITTAL.

ADDITIONALLY OVERALL, THIS SITE ACTUALLY DOES NOT REQUIRE A STORMWATER PLAN. THIS SITE ABIDES BY THE CITY'S STORMWATER REGULATIONS AND DOESN'T DISTURB MORE THAN AN ACRE WITH ITS CONSTRUCTION.

SO NO, THERE WAS NO STORMWATER PLAN REQUIRED.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE ANY KIND OF A POND OR ANYTHING ON THIS SITE.

WE DO HAVE ELEVATIONS OF THE BUILDING.

SO THIS IS WILL BE THE FRONT LOOKING FROM DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD, THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SITE.

THEN WE HAVE THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

SO IF YOU'RE ON TRAYVON OR AT THE CAR WASH, THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AT.

AND THEN THIS IS THE SOUTH SIDE.

SO THIS IS FROM STERLING COURT AND THEN THIS IS THE WEST SIDE.

WE DID PROVIDE JUST THE STANDARD.

SO AS A PRELIMINARY BECAUSE THE ZONING IS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PD PLAN APPROVAL AND THERE ARE STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL.

AND SO JUST WANTED TO SHOW HOW THESE STANDARDS WERE MET.

SO I MEAN, THIS SITE DOES INCLUDE APPROPRIATE, APPROPRIATE BUFFERING ACCESS UTILITY CONNECTIONS, BUILDING DESIGN. AND THE USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL AS JUST THAT CORRIDOR DESIGN. BUT JUST DID WANT TO SHOW YOU THOSE PLANNING BOARD DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AT THEIR AUGUST 12TH MEETING UNANIMOUSLY, AND THERE WERE A FEW CONDITIONS THAT WE DID ADD.

THEY HAD SOME LIGHTING THAT NEEDED SOME WALL PACKS THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED OUT.

SO ADDITIONAL LIGHTING PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THEIR BUILDING APPLICATION.

ALSO, LIKE I SAID, THAT LANDSCAPING PLAN WILL BE UPDATED.

AND THEN THERE ARE ON THIS SITE THE PARKING LOT CROSSES OVER A COUPLE OF EASEMENTS.

AND SO WE NEED TO PUT AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT IN PLACE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN STILL GET ACCESS TO THOSE UTILITY EASEMENTS THAT ARE UNDERNEATH THE PARKING LOT IF NEED BE.

SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE BUILDING BEING APPROVED. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, WE'LL START THE QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN.

FRITZSCHE. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU KATHLEEN. NO THANK YOU KATHLEEN.

VERY GOOD. YEAH. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, KATHLEEN, BUT I DO FOR YOU.

MIKE, WHEN WE DID OUR WORK SESSION LAST WEEK, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT STORMWATER DITCH THERE.

WILL WE SEE INCREASED USAGE OF THAT DITCH BECAUSE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WITH WATER RUNOFF? I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU ON THAT.

I WOULD DEFER THAT TO THE CITY ENGINEER.

BUT I'LL FIND AN ANSWER OUT FOR YOU BECAUSE IT IT'S LESS THAN AN ACRE.

IT DOESN'T FLOW INTO OUR STORMWATER PLAN.

I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE THE EFFECTS WOULD BE MINIMAL ON THAT SITE BECAUSE IT'S AN ACRE OR LESS. BUT I'LL CONFIRM THAT.

BUT THAT THAT DITCH DOES HAVE CAPACITY TO HOLD ANY RUNOFF THAT COMES OFF OF THAT PARTICULAR LOT. YEAH, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING TO DO SOME CAPITAL STUFF THERE, WHAT, TWO YEARS FROM NOW.

SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I LIKED HOW I READ IN THE NOTES THAT THERE WAS, LIKE, ORIGINALLY ONE KIND OF TREE THAT WAS LIKE AN INVASIVE SPECIES OR WHATEVER. AND THEN THEY CAUGHT THAT AND SWAPPED IT OUT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. SO THAT WAS COOL. THANKS.

YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATING TO WORK WITH AND SUPPORTIVE. IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD AT PLANNING BOARD. SO YES.

THANK YOU. NO. NO QUESTIONS.

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THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE CREDIT UNION.

IT IS THERE IN THAT CUL DE SAC.

YEAH. IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 3325.

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

MR.. FRITZSCHE. YES. MRS. STANTON. YES, MISS. CHESS.

YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YAY! MR.. ALLEN. YES. RESOLUTION 33 DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED.

IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 3325.

JULIE, I NEED TO GO BACK.

I THINK I SAID 3325 EARLIER, AND I MEANT 32 DASH 25.

YOU GUYS BEAR WITH ME.

THIS IS MY MAIDEN VOYAGE HERE.

SO AS LONG AS WE DON'T CRASH THIS THING, I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB.

OKAY. SO, RESOLUTION 33, DASH 25 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 33, DASH 25, EXTENDING THE MARIJUANA MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE AND PROCESS OF ANY PERMITS WITHIN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, TO SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2025.

JULIE, WOULD YOU BE MY DESIGNATED CLICKER, PLEASE? OKAY, JUST TO NARRATE HERE A LITTLE BIT, THIS RESOLUTION IS TO ASK COUNCIL TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM FOR A SCANT FEW DAYS UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

NOW GO AHEAD AND STAY BACK ON THAT ONE IF YOU DON'T CARE.

THANK YOU. TO SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2025.

AND HERE'S WHY. TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WANTED TO VOTE ON ON THIS PARTICULAR PENDING LEGISLATION THAT I'M GOING TO DESCRIBE HERE IN A MINUTE.

WE'RE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT DUE TO UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.

AND SO OUR CURRENT MORATORIUM EXPIRES ON AUGUST 31ST, AND WE DON'T MEET NEXT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2ND.

AND SO WE JUST NEED TO FILL THAT GAP.

AND THE LEGISLATION THAT'S GOING TO BE CONSIDERED ON SEPTEMBER 2ND WAS DISCUSSED AT YOUR LAST WORK SESSION.

AND DURING THAT, BASICALLY THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT I GOT FROM THE MAYOR WAS TO, LOOK, LET'S LET'S MAKE A DECISION OF SOME SORT HERE.

SO DRAFT LEGISLATION THAT DESIGNATES A ONE DISPENSARY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN FOR RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA ONLY.

AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THAT.

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

A COMPANION PIECE OF LEGISLATION ON THAT.

BEAR WITH ME HERE, PLEASE, IS ANOTHER RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST.

LET ME EXPLAIN. IF THE FIRST REGISTER AT THE RESOLUTION ON THE DISPENSARY PASSES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A ZONING CODE AMENDMENT.

AND SO TO GET THAT ZONING CODE AMENDMENT THROUGH PLANNING AND THEN CITY, IT'S GOING TO TAKE THAT AMOUNT OF TIME.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THE 30 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, IF IT DOESN'T PASS THIS, I SUSPECT THAT COUNCIL IS GOING TO WANT TO MAKE A DECISION ON DO WE MAKE THE MORATORIUM PERMANENT.

DO WE MAKE IT SOME TYPE OF FIXED PERIOD AGAIN? WHAT DO WE WANT TO DO? THAT TIME FRAME THEN GIVES COUNCIL TIME TO THINK ABOUT, DISCUSS, MAYBE IN A WORK SESSION WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IF IT DOES NOT CARRY.

SO THAT'S THE BASIC BACKGROUND, THEN, JULIE, IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT AND THE BACKGROUND SLIDE HERE.

IT EXPLAINS ON DECEMBER 31ST, VOTERS IN THE STATE APPROVED THE INITIATIVE.

INITIATIVE, PETITION, THE LEGALIZATION OF RECREATIONAL USE, CULTIVATION, PROCESSING OF SALES, MARIJUANA.

PARDON ME, I FORGOT ONE IMPORTANT THING TOO.

AND GOING BACK WHEN WE CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION, TYPICALLY DURING THE TIME WE PRESENT THE RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE, WE DON'T ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A RESOLUTION, BUT IT'S BEEN SUGGESTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THIS, THIS LEGISLATION, LET'S GET SOME PUBLIC COMMENT GOING AS WELL.

SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS ON THE AGENDA WITH JULIE.

OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

NOW, NOW GOING BACK. SO WE HAD THE RESOLUTION OR THE LEGALIZATION PASSED BY VOTERS AND THEN WHAT THE CITY DID ON JULY 24TH ESTABLISHED A MORATORIUM FOR THE ADULT USE CANNABIS CULTIVATORS, PROCESSORS AND RETAIL DISPENSARIES WITHIN THE CITY.

THEN WE ALSO RE EXTENDED THAT SAME RESOLUTION ON MARCH 21ST,

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AND THAT LEGISLATION, THAT MORATORIUM EXPIRES ON EIGHT 31ST 831.

SO WE CAN'T HAVE A GAP BETWEEN WHEN WE'RE GOING TO PASS OUR NEXT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

SO THAT'S WHY KIND OF THE URGENT NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT GAP EXTENDED.

WE ADDED ONE DAY JUST JUST SO WE CAN BE DOUBLE SURE.

SO BOTH PIECES OF LEGISLATION PRESENTED WILL BE RESOLUTIONS.

SO THEY WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

AND WITH ALL THAT SAID STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

THE WE'LL WILL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN FRITZSCHE.

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

I THINK THAT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD THING FOR VOTERS.

I MEAN, VOTERS, AND TO BE ABLE TO COME AND MAKE A COMMENT AND YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF GIVE THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO I THINK THAT WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

SO THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS, MIKE. NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. MIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FOR THE BACKGROUND AND HOW WE GOT HERE AND AND THE WAY AHEAD. I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK THROUGH THIS, THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. AND IT'S THESE ARE TOUGH DECISIONS DURING TOUGH TIMES.

SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK.

AND THE AND THE SUGGESTION MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 33 DASH 25.

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

MR.. FRITZSCHE. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MISS CHESS. YES. MR..

ALLEN. YES. RESOLUTION 33 DASH 25 IS DULY ADOPTED.

OKAY. IT IS NOW TIME FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS.

WE WILL NOW OPEN CITIZENS COMMENTS.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES.

OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, I WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND NEXT WE'LL

[VII. City Manager Comments]

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL.

JUST A FEW THINGS TONIGHT.

I WANT TO START OFF WITH SOME CONGRATULATIONS.

MANUEL JACOBS, OUR CITY ENGINEER, AND HIS WIFE, DANIELLE HAD THEIR FIRST CHILD LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

ALEXANDER WAS BORN ON FRIDAY THE 15TH.

6 POUNDS, 13OZ AND 21IN LONG.

AND SO MOM AND BABY ARE DOING WELL, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE HOME ALREADY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO DANIELLE AND MANUEL JACOBS ON THE BIRTH OF THEIR SON.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK PARKS AND REC STAFF, AS WELL AS ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT HELPED MAKE THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL A SUCCESS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE NOW ABOUT OUR NATURAL GAS AGGREGATION PROGRAM.

WE JOINED WITH THROUGH MIAMI VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL FOR NATURAL GAS AGGREGATION PROGRAM THIS YEAR.

IF YOU GO TO THE NEWS SECTION OF THE WEBSITE, YOU'LL SEE THE INFORMATION ON THAT NATURAL GAS AGGREGATION PRICE THAT WILL BEGIN IN NOVEMBER OF OF 2025.

IT IS, I BELIEVE, AN OPT OUT PROGRAM.

SO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM FOR NATURAL GAS AGGREGATION AT 70, ALMOST $0.72 PER CUBIC FOR 100 CUBIC FOOT CCF, IT'S SEVEN. IT'S IT'S 0.719 $0.05 PER CCF THROUGH ARCHER ENERGY.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT 19TH MONTH PROGRAM, GO TO THE WEBSITE AND IT'LL GIVE YOU DETAILS ON HOW TO OPT OUT OF THAT NATURAL GAS PROGRAM. REMINDER THAT SINCE WE HAVE LABOR DAY ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND. WORK SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 5 P.M.

AND THE FIRE TRAINING ROOM AND THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL FOLLOW AT 6 P.M. HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. NORMALLY COUNCIL MEETS ON THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH, BUT WITH A WHEN A HOLIDAY FALLS ON THAT DATE.

AS WITH LABOR DAY, WE WILL BE MEETING ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY, SO WE'LL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AT 5:00 FOR WORK SESSION AND SIX FOR CITY COUNCIL.

THERE'S STILL A FEW REMAINING SLOTS IN THE FAIRBORN CITIZENS ACADEMY THAT STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE OR BY CONTACTING COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER EMILY GAY AT 754 3030.

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AT THE ROANOKE COMMUNITY CHURCH.

THAT'S 1082 ROANOKE PARKWAY DRIVE IN ROANOKE HILLS, OFF OF YELLOW SPRINGS, FAIRFIELD ROAD.

THERE'S A COFFEE WITH COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 9 A.M.

WITH A LOCATION STILL TO BE DETERMINED, DETERMINED, AND TOWN HALL ON THE TWO PUBLIC SAFETY LEVY RENEWAL ITEMS FOR THE NOVEMBER 2025 BALLOT.

THAT'S MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, FROM 5 TO 6 P.M..

AND THAT LOCATION STILL TO BE DETERMINED.

ALSO YOUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 2ND.

AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, SEPTEMBER 15TH IS THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AFTER SEPTEMBER 2ND.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE.

WE WILL START CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS.

[VIII. Council Comments]

I JUST WANT TO JUST WELCOME EVERYBODY HERE TONIGHT.

ALSO, I WANT TO SAY THE CITY OF FAIRBORN IS, IS REALLY A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.

AND I SUGGEST TO OUR CITIZENS THAT YOU REALLY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE ARE WE GOING, WHICH DIRECTION WE'RE TAKING, AND IF YOU HAVE SOME WONDERFUL IDEAS THAT CAN HELP US, PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING SOME OF OUR COMMITTEES, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HEAR YOUR VOICE, BECAUSE YOUR VOICE DOES COUNT.

AND I KNOW I'VE BEEN READING A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT FAIRBORN BEING, YOU KNOW, A, YOU KNOW, A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN'T GROW OR WHATEVER, BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE. YOU KNOW, WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE.

US AS A COLLECTIVE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN, WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, WE NEED YOU.

WE NEED YOUR VOICES. WE NEED FOR YOU TO JOIN THESE COMMITTEES AND BE A PART OF THAT GROWTH. SO I'M REALLY SOLICITING FOR PEOPLE OF FAIRBORN, THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN, TO PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING SOME OF OUR COMMITTEES SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW IN A WONDERFUL CITY THAT'S ON THE MOVE.

SO I WANT TO SAY THAT FIRST, AND ALSO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MANUEL FOR HIS NEW BIRTH. THAT'S THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.

AND SO I'M SURE HIM AND HIS WIFE ARE VERY HAPPY FOR THAT NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.

AND I'M GOING TO LET CLINT TALK ABOUT OUR TROPHY, YOU KNOW I'LL LET HIM TALK ABOUT AND BRAG HOW WELL WE DID IN SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

SO I'M GOING TO YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME TO MY COLLEAGUE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IN KEEPING WITH THE FAMILY FIRST THEME DEFINITELY BIG CONGRATS TO MANUEL AND HIS WIFE DANIELLE ON THE BIRTH OF THEIR CHILD.

AND ALSO KEEPING WITH THE FAMILY THEME.

BACK TO SCHOOL STARTED TODAY.

SO PLEASE KEEP VIGILANT OF ALL THE CHILDREN THAT ARE OUT AND ABOUT AND THE BUSSES AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS RESOLUTION ON THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR, EXCUSE ME, THE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA ON AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST MAKE A COMMENT AND YOU CAN'T BE HERE.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEND YOUR COMMENTS VIA EMAIL TO THE CITY, AND THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A COPY OF THOSE EMAILS TO REVIEW OVER THE WEEKEND PRIOR TO OUR MEETING. SO KNOW THAT JUST IF YOU IF YOU CAN'T BE HERE, YOUR VOICE CAN STILL BE HEARD.

YOU JUST GOT TO LET US KNOW.

AND I'LL END WITH A ONE LAST PUSH.

LIKE MIKE SAID FOR THE CITIZENS ACADEMY THAT'S COMING UP.

I THINK THOSE THAT ATTENDED WILL FIND THAT IT'S VERY BENEFICIAL.

ALL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITY AND THE INNER WORKINGS, AND THEY WILL LEAVE THAT CLASS WITH A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND MORE OF A POSITIVE ONE, I HOPE. SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS, MANUEL.

I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE NATURAL GAS AGGREGATION.

SO WE'LL GET LETTERS IN THE MAIL ABOUT THAT, I ASSUME, THEN. RIGHT. AND JUST LETTING US KNOW.

OKAY, COOL. SO I'M NOT I'M NOT DOING MY FORMAL UPDATE THAT I DO EVERY TIME.

TODAY, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GET IT TOGETHER FOR MY UPDATE ON THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, SO I'LL HAVE SOMETHING FOR THAT FOR THE NEXT MEETING. BUT I JUST DID WANT TO MAKE A POINT THAT THE CITY IS WAITING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH I LIKE, THANKS TO MIKE.

SO THE CITY IS ACTUALLY OUT AHEAD OF THE BOARD NOW.

SO TO ME THAT'S I LIKE IT.

KEEP A FIRE UNDER US, RIGHT?

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VICTORY! THAT'S IT. VICTORY! ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO MANUEL AND DANIELLE ON THE NEWBORN.

AND ALSO WELL DONE ON HOLDING DOWN THE FLOOR.

I GOT NOTHING ELSE. ALL RIGHT.

FILM AT 11. THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY.

FILM AT 11. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE COMMENTS.

I WILL START MY COMMENTS BY SAYING IT WAS CONGRATULATIONS TO MANUEL AND DANIELLE.

THIS IS WHEN LIFE BEGINS, YOU KNOW, CRYING BABIES UP ALL NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I LET'S SEND THEM A MEAL OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED IT. BUT NONETHELESS, CONGRATULATIONS ON THEM AND THE BIRTH OF THEIR THEIR CHILD.

I WILL SAY THAT THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL WAS ABSOLUTELY A HIT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT, A LOT OF IT'S JUST ALWAYS GREAT.

I RAN INTO A COUPLE THAT LIVES IN SPRINGFIELD, AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAD EVER COME OUT TO THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL, AND AND THEY KEPT SAYING, I'M NOT SURE WHY WE NEVER CAME OUT TO THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST.

THIS IS THE, YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE GOT THE BEST GAME IN TOWN.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FUN.

I WORKED AT THE LIONS TENT.

THEY RAN OUT OF CHICKEN. THEY RAN OUT OF CORN.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD. YEAH.

BUT THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY.

I MEAN, WE WE'VE BEEN GETTING WAXED BY THE BASE.

EVERY SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

WE'VE BEEN GETTING WAXED BY THEM.

THEY BEAT US IN CORNHOLE.

WE HAD TO CHANGE THE GAME.

THEY BEAT US IN CORN EATING A COUPLE OF YEARS IN A ROW.

THIS YEAR WE TOOK IT TO THEM.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD WE HAD SYLVIA AS THE ANCHOR, AND SHE BROUGHT IT HOME.

SHE ATE SOME CORN. SYLVIA, IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR YOU.

BUT NONETHELESS, IT WAS IT WAS A GOOD TIME.

WE ARE GOING TO GET THE TROPHY PRESENTED AT ONE OF THEIR WING STAFFS WHERE THE WING COMMANDER HAS HIS GROUP COMMANDERS THERE AND EVERYONE.

AND AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE FUN OF IT.

SO SO IT WAS A GREAT TIME, EVERYONE.

COLONEL, COLONEL RICHARDS AND THE COMMAND CHIEF AND AND HIS DEPUTY.

SO WE HAD THE TOP BRASS.

SO BUT WE BROUGHT IT HOME.

SO THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT THE CITIZENS ACADEMY.

I JUST WANT TO HAMMER THE CITIZENS ACADEMY.

I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FOR SOMEONE TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITY AND WHAT WE DO IN THIS CITY.

THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK THAT HAPPENS FROM AROUND THE CLOCK.

ACTUALLY, IT'S AROUND THE CLOCK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR PUBLIC WORKERS, OUR POLICE AND FIRE SERVANTS WHO WHO COME IN AND DO WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY.

SO. BUT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITY.

I MY FIRST INTRODUCTION.

I KNOW TANA RODNEY. DID YOU ATTEND ONE OF THOSE, RODNEY? YEP. IT WAS IT.

IT'S FANTASTIC TO KNOW THAT.

AND IT MAKES ME SMARTER, BECAUSE NOW I KNOW THE QUESTIONS I NEED TO ASK. I KNOW WHERE TO GO TO GET THE ANSWERS.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THAT THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS.

JULIE, I WANT YOU TO GO BACK AND REPORT TO MAYOR KIRKPATRICK THAT THIS THING WE WE WE GOT OUT OF HERE IN RECORD TIME.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THAT. AND THEN I'M GOING TO TAKE THE ZERO.

I LIKE MY SEAT OVER HERE FOR RIGHT NOW.

I GOT MORE COMMENTS AFTER THAT.

SO IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS CHESS. YES. MR. FRITZSCHE.

YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES.

MISS STANTON. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MEETING'S ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.