Oct 06, 2025 City Council

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AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR OCTOBER 6TH, 2025.

[I. Call to Order]

MR. KIRKPATRICK. HERE. MR. ALLEN. HERE. MS. CHESS.

HERE. MR. FRITZSCHE. HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS. HERE.

MS. REASTER. HERE. MS. STANTON. OKAY MS. STANTON IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING DUE TO ILLNESS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE HER ABSENCE? SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY.

MS. STANTON, COUNCIL PERSON IS EXCUSED THIS EVENING DUE TO PERSONAL ILLNESS.

OKAY. WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. AND IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE SILENCE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

[IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the September 15, 2025, Work Session, and the September 15, 2025, Regular Meeting.]

WE NEED APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH WORK SESSION.

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 SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025 WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 15TH REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

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 SEPTEMBER 15TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE APPROVED.

OKAY WE HAVE NO PRESCHEDULED BUSINESS, SO WE WILL GO RIGHT INTO OLD BUSINESS.

[V. Old Business]

SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 24-25 (MDR) FOR PARCELS THAT INCLUDE CITY LOTS 1, 2, AND 3 OF THE HAIL PLAT PARCEL NO.

A02000200160052600, AND PARCEL NO. A02000200160052700 KATHLEEN RIGGS, CITY PLANNER PRESENTING. YES [LAUGHTER].

SO THIS ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS REALLY TO RECTIFY A CHANGE THAT WE MADE WITH OUR UPDATE WAY BACK IN 2017.

WE'VE DONE THIS WITH SIMILAR PARCELS OVER THE YEARS, WHEN WE'VE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE MADE IN THAT ZONING MAP UPDATE.

OVERALL CITY UPDATE IN 2017. BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY, HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE ZONING MAP.

IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED PARKLAND. THESE ARE THE FIVE PARCELS THAT ARE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF WRIGHT PARK AND THE FISH PANTRY ON FUNDERBURG ROAD. SO THE APPLICANT FOR THIS PROCESS IS ACTUALLY THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

JUST TO LOOK AT THE CURRENT AERIAL. AND YOU SAW THAT REALLY THE CURRENT ZONING MAP.

BUT THIS IS LOCATED ON FUNDERBURG. SO THIS IS WEST OF BEAVER VALLEY ROAD, NORTH OF OLD YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD.

I GUESS WOULD BE THE MAIN ROAD FARTHEST SOUTH AND THEN EAST OF COLONEL GLEN.

LIKE I SAID, THE ZONING IS PARKLAND. IT IS SURROUNDED BY MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

THAT IS ALL OF THIS BROWN. AND THEN THERE'S A SMALL PORTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER ACTUALLY ACROSS THE STREET, MAYBE OVER HERE BY COLONEL GLEN, BUT. SO REALLY, THIS IS JUST THE RESIDENTIAL MAP PRIOR TO 2017 SHOWS THAT THESE PARCELS WERE ZONED R1, WHICH IS A RESIDENTIAL ZONING IN OUR PREVIOUS ZONING CODE SURROUNDED BY OTHER RESIDENTIAL ZONING. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THAT PARKLAND. AND THIS IS WHERE WHAT WAS ONCE THE SCHOOL.

AND SO BASICALLY, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, ALL WE'RE DOING IS TRYING TO RECTIFY A CHANGE THAT WE MADE AND AT THE OWNER'S REQUEST, WANTING THESE TO BE MATCHED THE RESIDENTIAL OF MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THIS WILL THEN MATCH THAT AND THEN BRING THAT RESIDENTIAL ZONING BACK IN PLAY.

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WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE 24-25.

PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS, STARTING WITH. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU KATHLEEN. THANKS, KATHLEEN.

NO QUESTIONS, NO QUESTIONS THANK YOU. KATHLEEN I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT WENT INTO PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND ORDINANCE 24-25 BE READ FOR THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MS. REASTER. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MS. CHESS. YES.

MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK.

YES. MS. REASTER DID I GOT OKAY. YEAH. GO AHEAD. AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR) FOR PARCELS [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 24-25.

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

MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MS. CHESS.

YES. MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MS. REASTER. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 24-25 IS DULY ADOPTED.

NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS AND ORDINANCE 25-25 INVOLVES A ORDINANCE ABOUT TREES.

[VI. New Business]

ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO MESS THIS UP HERE.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 25-25 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 25-25 IN FIRST READING. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND ADOPTING CHAPTER 547 TREES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN AND REPEALING PRIOR VERSIONS.

WHAT DO I DO NOW? THE PUBLIC OH, WE. OH, I SEE IT. WE'RE GOOD. WE WILL SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 25-25 FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, 2025.

AND 20 I'M READY TO START THERE IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 45-25 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED? MIKE. OH, SORRY, [LAUGHTER] I WAS THERE OKAY LET'S SEE. RESOLUTION 45-25, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO. MIKE GEBHART, CITY MANAGER, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. NOT A LONG PRESENTATION, BUT AN UPDATE TO THE RULES OF COUNCIL.

HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN COMING. OUR LAST TIME WE DID THIS WAS IN 2012.

SO THE RULES OF COUNCIL WERE ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS, LITIGATION, PUBLIC COMMENT AND COUNCIL STAFF RELATIONS.

EASY FOR ME TO SAY. LAST COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE WAS IN MAY OF 2012.

THERE ARE OUTDATED PROVISIONS WHICH REQUIRED REVISION TO ALIGN WITH THE OHIO REVISED CODE.

THE FAIRBORN CITY CHARTER AND CURRENT CITY PRACTICES AND COUNCIL PRIORITIES.

AND THE REVIEW WAS COMPLETED WITH CITY COUNCIL DURING THE WORK SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 15TH OF THIS YEAR.

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IT WALKS YOU THROUGH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RESOLUTION A FIRST, SECOND AND A AND THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE.

SO THAT'S LESS CONFUSING FOR FOLKS WHO WHO DON'T DO THIS EVERY OTHER WEEK WITH ALL OF US CLARIFIED WORK SESSIONS AND OFF SITE BUDGET MEETINGS.

I KNOW THAT EVERY YEAR FOR OUR ANNUAL WORK SESSION IN OCTOBER, WE MEET OFF SITE AT THE SPARK FAIRBORN FACILITY BECAUSE IT'S A LARGER AREA. SO MORE RESIDENTS, IF THEY WOULD WANT TO PARTICIPATE, CAN COME AND JOIN US FOR THAT WORK SESSION WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE COMING YEARS PROPOSED BUDGET.

THOSE ARE ALWAYS PROPERLY NOTICED THROUGH BOTH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE FOR PUBLIC NOTICES THROUGH THE CLERK OF COUNCIL. SO WE JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.

STRENGTHENING CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND RECUSAL PROVISIONS, JUST LIKE YOU SAW IN THE MAYOR LEAVE DURING FIRST READING FOR A COMMITTEE THAT HE HELPED SERVE ON. IT'S THAT PARTICULAR SECTION IS COVERED NOW IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND RECUSAL, AS WELL AS AN UPDATED CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION MEDIA SECTIONS.

SUMMARY COMPLIANCE AND ALIGNMENT INTEGRATE STATE LAW, CHARTER AND CODIFIED ORDINANCES.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENSURES CONSTITUTIONAL ACCESS AND ADA COMPLIANCE.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS CONSOLIDATES OHIO REVISED CODE, CHAPTER 121.22 AND OUR CHARTER RULES BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS UPDATES SECTION 18 WITH CURRENT APPOINTMENTS AND AUTHORITIES. CENSURE AND DISCIPLINE DEFINES PROCESSING AND RECORD KEEPING, PROCLAMATIONS AND CEREMONIAL AND MATTERS. ENSURES TRANSPARENCY AND CONSISTENCY ARE ALL IN THIS PARTICULAR UPDATED DOCUMENT.

AGAIN COUNCIL RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 15TH WORK SESSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 45-25 FOR THIS NEW RULE, A COUNCIL HANDBOOK. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. OKAY WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN FRITZSCHE DID, PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND REVIEWING IT. YEAH THANK YOU MIKE.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SINCE PAUL WAS HERE.

[LAUGHTER] HE'S STILL HERE. I THINK HE CAME JUST TO SEE THIS GET THROUGH, BUT [LAUGHTER] WHO KNOWS? BUT NONETHELESS, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WAS PUT IN.

AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE DONE DECENT AND IN ORDER.

SO THANK YOU. THANKS THANKS I HAVE NO QUESTIONS NEITHER BUT WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND THE CITIZENS THAT THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT SO IT'S NOT RIGHT.

IT'S SITTING ON THE SHELF AND FORGET IT. WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN A CYCLE TO BE REEVALUATED ON A TIMELINE.

AGREED. SO WE DON'T GET THIS GAP ANYMORE. OKAY MIKE, THANKS FOR THE STAFF'S WORK ON THIS. AS HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, A LOT OF THOUGHT AND TIME.

IT'S WAY OVERDUE. GLAD WE'RE DOING IT. THANKS FOR AGAIN ALL THAT'S GONE INTO IT.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 45-25? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MS. REASTER. YES, MR. ALLEN. YES. MS. CHESS. YES.

MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK.

YES. RESOLUTION 45-25 IS DULY ADOPTED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 46-25 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

RESOLUTION 46-25, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OHIO COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR THE 2024 PAVEMENT REJUVENATION PROGRAM. HALEY MYERS, ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER, PRESENTING.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THE RESOLUTION I'M PRESENTING ON WOULD ALLOW ENGINEERING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OHIO COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT FOR ASPHALT REJUVENATION. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE ASPHALT REJUVENATION.

SO SOME BACKGROUND ON THE MANUFACTURING WHEN ASPHALT IS MANUFACTURED AT THE PLANT AND BROUGHT ON SITE FOR PAVING FOR OUR RESURFACING PROGRAM,

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SO PRETTY SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURES THERE. SO WHEN THAT ASPHALT IS HEATED UP TO THOSE HIGHER TEMPERATURES, SOME OF THE MALTENE COMPONENTS, WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS OF ASPHALT ARE LOST DUE TO THOSE HIGHER TEMPERATURES.

SO THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO USE EXTENDS THE LIFE OF PAVEMENT FOR UP TO SIX YEARS.

AND IT DOES THAT BY REPLENISHING THOSE MALTINE FRACTIONS OR SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS THAT ARE LOST DURING THE PRODUCTION AND WHEN THAT ASPHALT IS BROUGHT ON SITE.

SO THE TREATMENT PROCESS REALLY IS A MIXTURE, A LIQUID MIXTURE OF THOSE MELTINESS THAT GET LOADED UP INTO A TRUCK.

THE TRUCK WILL THEN DRIVE OVER THE STREETS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY RESURFACED.

IT HAS SOME NOZZLES ON THE BACK, SO THAT LIQUID THEN COMES OUT ALL THOSE NOZZLES AND THEN PENETRATES THE ASPHALT SURFACE.

SO IT USUALLY TAKES 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR OR SO DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER FOR THAT PROCESS TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN.

SO THAT THEN, YOU KNOW, HELPS KEEP THE AGGREGATE IN PLACE, PREVENTS ANY PREVENTS MORE WATER FROM SEEPING INTO THE PAVEMENT SURFACE, BASICALLY JUST OVERALL EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE PAVEMENT.

SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS TREATMENT IS COMPLETED 1 TO 3 YEARS AFTER THE STREETS ARE RESURFACED.

SO THAT TAKES ME TO OUR PLAN FOR THIS YEAR. WE ARE LOOKING WE HAD 19 ELIGIBLE STREETS THAT WE SELECTED THAT WERE REPAVED AS A PART OF LAST YEAR'S PAVING PROGRAM THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE THIS ASPHALT REJUVENATION COMPLETED ON.

THE ESTIMATE FOR THIS WORK WAS JUST UNDER $53,000.

WE ARE LOOKING TO WORK WITH PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

AS THEY HAVE THAT ACTIVE CONTRACT THROUGH THE OHIO CO-OP PURCHASING PROGRAM, AND OUR ESTIMATE WAS JUST OVER THAT $50,000 CUTOFF OF WHAT NEEDS YOUR APPROVAL.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. SO OVERALL ENGINEERING RECOMMENDS ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING BUT THAT NUMBER THAT YOU HAD UP THERE EXCEEDED $50,000.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR AS WELL? I'M SORRY? SO DOES IT EXCEED $50,000? THAT'S WHEN IT NEEDS TO COME TO YOU ALL HALEY, YOU ANSWERED MOST OF MY QUESTIONS, BUT THE REMAINING QUESTION IS GOING THROUGH THIS CO-OP. WE GET BETTER PRICING CORRECT? YEAH THAT'S THE GOAL IS THAT, YOU KNOW THROUGH THE OHIO PURCHASING PROCESS YOU'D GET.

AND WHEN THIS GOES INTO PLACE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE CONTRACTS ARE RENEWED ANNUALLY, THOSE COMPANIES PUT BID OUT FOR IT.

SO IT DOES. IT IS A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS. IT'S JUST AT THE STATE LEVEL.

SO HOPEFULLY WE WOULD GET, YES, BETTER PRICING THROUGH THAT.

OKAY THANK YOU HALEY. HALEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH NO QUESTIONS.

I HAVE NONE THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT WENT INTO PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 46-25? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MS. REASTER. YES, MR. ALLEN.

YES. MS. CHESS. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK.

YES. RESOLUTION 46-25 IS DULY ADOPTED. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 47-25 BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 47-25 FUNDS TO THE MIAMI VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, MANUEL JACOBS, CITY ENGINEER IS THAT GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING FOR OUR ANNUAL ROUND OF GRANT APPLICATIONS I'VE GOT TWO RESOLUTIONS FOR YOU.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THEM SHORT AND SWEET. AND AS ALWAYS, I LIKE TO START WITH A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT I'M PRESENTING.

SO FOR THIS ONE WE HAVE OUR MVRPC GRANT APPLICATION.

SO AS ALWAYS, THE MIAMI VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION IS SOLICITING TRANSPORTATION PROJECT APPLICATIONS TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING.

THESE FUNDS ARE MANAGED AT A STATE LEVEL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND THEY ARE ALLOCATED LOCALLY BY MVRPC THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. SO THESE APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE RANKED BY MVRPC.

AND THAT'S HOW THE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED. THE FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE ARE TARGETING THIS YEAR IS THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

AND THE SUBSECTION OF THAT IS THE STP RESURFACING.

THERE ARE THREE MAIN REQUIREMENTS TO THIS PROGRAM.

THE PRIMARY ONE IS THAT THE PROJECT NEEDS TO ALSO HAVE LOCAL MATCH DOLLARS, WHICH WE ALWAYS PROVIDE, AND WE ARE ABLE TO DO SO THANKS TO THE STREET LEVY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY.

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AND THE THIRD ONE IS TO WE NEED TO PROVIDE A PRIORITY RANKING OF THE PROJECTS.

THIS IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IF WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION, SEEING AS WE ONLY HAVE ONE STP APPLICATION THIS YEAR.

THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR PRIORITY RANK NUMBER ONE PROJECT.

SO WHAT PROJECT ARE WE LOOKING AT APPLYING? SO OUR PROPOSED STP RESURFACING PROJECT FOR THE YEAR IS THE DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD RESURFACING NOW DON'T GET TOO EXCITED DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD IS A VERY BIG SECTION OF STREET, AND I'M NOT LOOKING AND KNOCKING IT ALL OUT IN ONE GO.

I'M JUST DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE CALLS THAT I WOULD HAVE IF WE SUDDENLY STARTED CONSTRUCTING ALL OF DYS THIS AT THE SAME TIME.

THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA. SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT EVALUATING IS A SECTION OF DYS FROM FIVE POINTS AT MAPLE AVENUE ALL THE WAY TO THE 675 INTERSECTION. AND WE ARE LOOKING AT A STATE FISCAL YEAR 2030.

STP RESURFACING FUNDS. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING WITH THIS PROJECT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM PRIOR STP APPLICATIONS IN THAT WE ARE JUST LOOKING TO DO A RESURFACING FOR THIS TIME.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING ROADWAY MILLING AND RESURFACING.

THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE BASE REPAIRS, PAVEMENT MARKINGS.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SIGNAL TRAFFIC DETECTION HARDWARE THAT WE HAVE AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS THERE, AND ALSO DO STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTS AS THEY ARE NECESSARY.

THE CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE OF THIS WORK IS LOOKING AT ABOUT JUST UNDER $850,000, WITH THE FAIRBORN LOCAL SHARE FOR THIS WORK BEING UNDER $170,000. SO I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY NEED THE IMAGES.

WE'VE ALL DRIVEN DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD. WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

WE ALL KNOW HOW IT DRIVES THE PAVEMENT CONDITION ON IT RIGHT NOW.

IT'S GOOD TO FAIR, BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY REACHING THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME CRACKS AND SOME BASE FAILURES COMING THROUGH.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO START PLANNING FOR DOING AN APPROPRIATE RESURFACING AND BASE REPAIR OF THE PAVEMENT WHEN THE TIME COMES.

AND BY APPLYING FOR THE GRANT FUNDING NOW, IT GIVES THE IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY SHOULD WE RECEIVE FUNDS TO GET A PROPER PLAN IN PLACE TO START WORKING ON DYS? SO THAT IS RESOLUTION 47-25. I RECOMMEND WE PASS IT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN FRITZSCHE THANKS FOR THE READ HEADS AND HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

JUST CAN YOU KIND OF ELABORATE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE WHY 20? BECAUSE 2030 SEEMS SO FAR AWAY. SO CAN YOU KIND OF EXPAND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT? SO THE WAY THESE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED AND ALLOCATED HERE IN THE STATE THEY BASICALLY WORK ON A FIVE YEAR TIMELINE.

SO THERE'RE WINDOW TECHNICALLY IS FOR THIS YEAR FROM FISCAL STATE FISCAL YEAR 2030 TO 2031.

AND THEN THE FUNDING IS MADE AVAILABLE AS THEY ARE BECAUSE THEY'RE MANAGING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR.

THE PLANNING AND DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND RIGHT OF WAY CONSIDERATIONS THAT ALL OF THESE PROJECTS NECESSITATE IN ORDER TO FOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES.

YOU REALLY CAN'T ACCOMMODATE THAT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY GIVE AMPLE, AMPLE TIME FROM THE TIME YOU APPLY FOR THESE PROJECTS TO THE TIME THAT THESE CONSTRUCTION FUNDS ARE ACTUALLY USED AND EXECUTED.

SO THAT'S REALLY THE MAJORITY OF IT. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A THOROUGH PLANNING PROCESS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE SPENT APPROPRIATELY.

AWESOME THANK YOU. THANKS, MAYOR I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK. THANKS WILL THAT THAT'LL ALL FUNNEL THROUGH MIAMI VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION? YES. AND THEY WILL HANDLE THE CONTRACT AND ALL THAT STUFF? SO WE WOULD. SO THE WAY THAT WOULD WORK IS THIS WOULD THEN BE SHOULD IT BE SELECTED, IT WOULD BE PROGRAMED INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S PID PROGRAM FOR THE PROJECTS, AT WHICH POINT US AS AN LPA ENTITY WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPTION TO MANAGE IT OURSELVES, OR WE CAN JUST ALLOW THE STATE TO HANDLE IT ALL, AND THEN WE WOULD JUST PAY FOR IT.

SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW WE WANT TO HOW MUCH MANPOWER DO WE WANT TO EXPEND ON MANAGING, GOING THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS, GOING THROUGH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION? OR DO WE WANT TO JUST TAKE A STEP BACK APPROACH AND LET THE STATE HANDLE IT ALL? THERE ARE OBVIOUS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO EACH ONE.

BUT SINCE WE WORK IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WORKS ON MAINTAINING OUR LPA CERTIFICATION IT'S JUST A MAIN BENEFIT OF US BEING ABLE TO MANAGE OUR OWN PROJECT. AND LAST QUESTION IS, IS THERE A CHANCE THAT AS OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE APPROVED FALL OUT,

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IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO HAVE NO CARRYOVER FUNDS.

BUT OBVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTION COSTS CHANGE, SCOPE CHANGE, PRICING, POLITICAL SITUATIONS CHANGE BETWEEN OTHER COMMUNITIES AND WITHIN OUR GROUP. SO YES, PROJECTS SOMETIMES FALL THROUGH AND THEN FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE AND THEN THEY HAVE TO WORK.

SO WE GENERALLY GO FOR IT. BUT IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST WHERE THEY ARE SOMETIMES APPROACHED US AND SAY, IF WE'RE ABLE TO ALLOCATE THE MATCH DOLLARS AT A PRIOR YEAR, CAN WE MOVE IT SOONER? SO YES, IT HAS HAPPENED. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BABY. OH THANK YOU YEAH HE'S GREAT I MISS SLEEPING [LAUGHTER].

THE ONLY QUESTION I'VE GOT IS THAT THIS IS ON DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE RESURFACING OVER THE 675 OVERPASS? NO, WE'RE DONE THERE. SO THANK YOU [LAUGHTER].

YEAH NO WE ARE. WE'RE GETTING JUST WEST OF IT IS THE END OF THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT SECTION.

THAT IS WHAT WE JUST KNOCKED OUT A YEAR AGO. SO THAT IS AS FAR AS WE'RE GOING TO GO.

OKAY BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL BE ASKING, YOU'RE GOING TO REPAVE THE BRIDGE? YEAH NO, WE'RE DONE WITH THAT [LAUGHTER]. I'M DONE WITH THAT. GOOD! OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 47-25. SO MOVED.

SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR. MCCUBBINS.

YES. MS. REASTER. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MS. CHESS.

YES. MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES.

RESOLUTION 47-25 IS DULY ADOPTED. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 48-25 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 48-25, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION STATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS AS REQUIRED.

MANUEL JACOBS, CITY ENGINEER, PRESENTING AGAIN.

HELLO AGAIN. IT'S ME [LAUGHTER]. SO SIMILAR TO OUR LAST RESOLUTION, THIS ONE IS FOR THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS GRANT APPLICATION THAT WE ARE DOING THIS YEAR.

AND I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY FLIP IT UP BY ACTUALLY STARTING WITH THE PROJECT OVERVIEW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TACKLING OR AT LEAST APPLYING FOR.

SO FOR THIS PROJECT, WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING IMPROVEMENTS IN BEAVER VALLEY ROAD PARTICULARLY NORTH OF NEW GERMANY TREBEIN.

THIS IS THE LAST LITTLE BIT OF BEAVER VALLEY.

THIS IS NEW GERMANY TREBEIN INTERSECTION. AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY LIMITS, OUR CITY LIMITS ARE THAT. AND THEY ARE RIGHT THERE IN THE CORNER.

SO NEW GERMANY TRADE LINE IS ACTUALLY A COUNTY ROAD.

AND A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BACK WHEN THE GLENVIEW DEVELOPMENT STARTED WE MET WITH NOT JUST THE DEVELOPER, BUT WITH STEPHANIE AT GREEN COUNTY, AND WE STARTED LOOKING AT WHAT CAN WE DO AT THIS INTERSECTION.

SO NOW GREEN COUNTY ON THEIR END IS ALREADY DOING A I BELIEVE IT'S A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS OR A TRAFFIC SAFETY STUDY.

ON MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INTERSECTION. ONE OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IS THE ADDITION OF CROSSWALKS FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT THE INTERSECTION. SO THAT CONVERSATION KIND OF STARTED INTO LOOKING AT THE CORRIDOR AND LOOKING AT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

AND WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CULVERT THAT ACCOMMODATES ONLY TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND A VERY TIGHT GRASS SHOULDER.

THERE'S NO SIDEWALK. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY OF PEDESTRIANS FROM GETTING FROM THE NORTH SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY TO THE INTERSECTION.

SO WE HAVE A BIT OF A ODD SITUATION WHERE WE NOW OFFICIALLY HAVE A NEW COMMUNITY HERE IN FAIRBORN, WHICH IS THE GRANDVIEW APARTMENTS WHO INSTALL SIDEWALKS TO THE INTERSECTION, BUT THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO OR CONNECT TO THE CITY WITH US.

SO WITH THAT SAID, WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD BY REPLACING THE CULVERT WITH A NEWER ONE.

THIS CULVERT WAS INSTALLED BACK IN 1989 AND HASN'T REALLY I MEAN, IT'S STILL FUNCTIONAL.

IT CURRENTLY HAS THIS EFFICIENCY RATING THAT'S ADEQUATE, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY SERVE OUR NEEDS ANYMORE FOR MORE THAN JUST VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS INCLUDING A REPLACEMENT OF THE BEAVER VALLEY ROAD CULVERT.

THIS WILL ALLOW US TWO PRIMARY FUNCTIONS. IT WILL GIVE US A ABILITY TO WIDEN THE ROAD FOR INCREASED LEFT TURN CAPACITY ON THAT SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC.

RIGHT NOW, THAT LEFT TURN LANES ACCOMMODATES TWO CARS AT BEST.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WIDENING, WIDENING IT TO ALLOW FOR MORE STACKING.

AND IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW SIDEWALK, WHICH WILL OFFICIALLY CONNECT THAT INTERSECTION AND THE GLENVIEW COMMUNITY TO THE REST OF THE CITY. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PRAIRIE RESERVE THAT'S DOWN HERE.

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SO BY BEING ABLE TO EXPAND THIS CULVERT, BY REPLACING IT WITH A WIDER ONE WILL NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ADDITIONAL STACKING FOR THE LEFT TURN LANE, BUT WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PARK AND ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY TO THE REST OF THE CITY.

WE'RE LOOKING RIGHT NOW AT DOING THIS PROJECT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T PUT THE YEAR HERE, BUT THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR 2027, SO OPWC, OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION GRANTS DO WORK A LITTLE CLOSER ON IN TERMS OF WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED FOR.

SO WE ARE LOOKING AT 2027 FOR THIS GRANT APPLICATION.

THE CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE CURRENTLY IS SITTING AT JUST UNDER $1 MILLION, WITH THE FAIRBORN SHARE SITTING AT ABOUT HALF A MILLION.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SPLITTING THIS 50/50 WITH THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I GOT FOR IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.

AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 48-25.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. THANKS, MANUEL. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE.

AND SO YEAH, THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK. AND I'M PRAYING THAT THE GRANT WILL BE ACCEPTED AND WE'LL GET THE MONEY [LAUGHTER].

YEAH. WELL, IS THIS GOING TO BE IN? WILL WE BE DOING THIS ONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER PORTION OF BEAVER VALLEY THAT BEAVER CREEK IS DOING FROM 675 DOWN? SO THAT IS A SEPARATE PROJECT WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING WITH.

SO BEAVER CREEK IS RUNNING POINT ON THAT, ON THAT IN TERMS OF MANAGING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF IT, THAT ONE IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT YEAR. THEY'RE GOING TO BE REMOVING AND REPLACING ALL OF THAT CONCRETE PAVEMENT THAT'S UNDER THE 675 OVERPASS.

WE CURRENTLY ARE IN THE LATE STAGES OF DESIGN.

I JUST RECEIVED THE 75% DESIGN PLANS FOR THAT A WEEK OR SO AGO.

BUT THAT'S STILL ON TRACK AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT NEXT YEAR. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR THE YEAR AFTER THAT ARE OVER THERE? NO AND AS PART OF THE DESIGN, WE ARE PUTTING A PORTION OF THE DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

SO AS FAR AS ANYTIME WE'RE WORKING WITH A STREAM AND REPLACING A STRUCTURE SO ADJACENT TO IT, THERE'S A LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE WETLANDS OR ANY OTHER AREAS.

ALL RIGHT ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED THANK YOU. THANKS.

ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AS WELL THANK YOU.

GLAD TO SEE A SIDEWALK GOING IN THERE FOR NOT ALWAYS ASKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 48-25.

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

MR. ALLEN. YES. MS. REASTER. YES. MS. CHESS. YES.

MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK.

YES. RESOLUTION 48-25 IS DULY ADOPTED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MANUEL. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 49-25 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 49-25. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PARTICIPATION FORMS FOR THE NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT WITH PURDUE PHARMA, L.P., CERTAIN OF ITS AFFILIATES AND THE SACKLER FAMILY AND SEPARATELY WITH THE GROUP OF EIGHT OPIOID MANUFACTURERS. MYSELF PRESENTING. TAKE IT AWAY.

WITH MY ASSISTANT HERE [LAUGHTER]. GREETINGS, COUNCIL TONIGHT WE'RE PRESENTING RESOLUTION 49-25 TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN TWO NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENTS.

AS YOU KNOW, THE OPIOID LITIGATION HAS BEEN ONGOING.

ONGOING, FOR GOODNESS, AT LEAST NINE YEARS NOW.

AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ROUND OF SETTLEMENTS.

BUT THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WITH THE PURDUE PHARMA AND THE SACKLER FAMILY THAT REPRESENTS, I BELIEVE, $7.4 BILLION. SO THIS IS ALL PART OF A NATIONWIDE EFFORT JUST TO HOLD, HOLD MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC.

IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THE GROUP OF EIGHT MANUFACTURERS, THAT'S JUST A COLLECTION.

THE LEAD GROUP THERE. DEFENDANT THERE IS MYLAN PHARMACEUTICAL.

THE GROUP OF EIGHT SETTLEMENT IS FOR $700 MILLION.

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AND IF YOU SEE THE THE MIDDLE SET OF BULLETS THERE, THE STATE TAKES 15%.

LOCAL COMMUNITIES GET A DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF 30%.

AND THEN THE ONE OHIO FUND IS A PRIVATE NONPROFIT THAT SPONSORED BY THE STATE, WHERE YOU SUBMIT GRANTS, ETC. TO GET ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO FUNDS. THE IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE THAT THESE FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED YOU CAN'T GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND. THEREFORE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES, PREVENTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ALIKE.

OKAY BECAUSE WHEN THE CITY FIRST JOINED THE OPIOID LITIGATION, THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENTS. BUT IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KEEP COUNCIL INFORMED WHEN SETTLEMENTS COME THROUGH.

SO, 49-25 AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE REQUIRED PARTICIPATION FORMS TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH SETS OF SETTLEMENTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 49-25.

SECONDS I HAVE NO QUESTIONS THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS MIKE THANK YOU.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS MIKE.

NONE FOR ME THANK YOU MIKE [LAUGHTER]. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.

WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO SEE ANY DOLLARS FLOWING, I GUESS.

OKAY, SO GETTING TO THE MECHANICS OF THE DISTRIBUTION, THE PURDUE PHARMA AND SACKLER FAMILY, THAT'S GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVEN YEARS OR TEN YEARS, I TAKE THAT BACK TEN YEARS.

BUT THE CITY WILL START SEEING FUNDS FOR THAT AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR AND ON A PRORATED BASIS FOR THE REMAINING YEARS.

AND YOU'LL RECEIVE A LARGER AMOUNT OF THE GROUP OF EIGHT.

AND AGAIN, THAT'LL START NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE SEVERAL OF THE GROUP OF EIGHT ARE PAYING ALL IN ONE LUMP SUM.

THERE'S A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN GO AND SEE WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS OF SETTLEMENT ARE.

BUT AS I'VE LEARNED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU GET THE CHECK RIGHT.

I JUST DON'T WANT OUR CITIZENS TO EXPECT THIS BIG WINDFALL OF MONEY.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE'S A PROCESS THAT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS.

RIGHT THERE'S A PROCESS, AND IT'S LIMITED IN ITS USE TO ADDRESS HOW THE MONEY CAN BE SPENT OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 49-25? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MS. CHESS. YES. MR. REASTER. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES.

MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK.

YES. RESOLUTION 49-25 IS DULY ADOPTED. OKAY NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[VI. Citizens Comments]

PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES. [LAUGHTER] GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. HELLO. SO, TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

STATE YOUR NAME. I'M MARSHA BAYLESS OF FORMER MAYOR OF I'M IN A MUCH MORE RELAXED POSITION NOW AS THE GREEN COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER [LAUGHTER].

SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ABOUT ISSUE 2, SUPPORTING YOUR GREENE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

YOUR LIBRARY HAS CONSISTENTLY DELIVERED EFFECTIVE RESOURCES AND SERVICES, ALL WHILE MAINTAINING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP.

ISSUE 2 WILL HELP YOUR LIBRARY KEEP ITS SERVICES IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY SERVING OUR KIDS, OUR SENIORS LIKE ME AND OUR BUSINESSES.

AND KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY STRONG. WITH OVER 100,000 CARDHOLDERS IN GREENE COUNTY, YOUR LIBRARY IS BUSIER THAN EVER.

OVER 80,000 OF THOSE CARDHOLDERS TAKE PART IN ALMOST 4000 ON SITE AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND CIRCULATION OF MATERIALS IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH.

HOWEVER, CHANGES IN STATE FUNDING THREATENED GREENE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY'S ABILITY TO KEEP SERVICES AND MATERIALS AT LEVELS YOUR COMMUNITY DEMANDS AND NEEDS. WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN REDUCTIONS.

I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO VOTE FOR ISSUE 2 ON THIS NOVEMBER'S BALLOT.

ISSUE 2 IS A ONE MILL LEVY FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS, LESS THAN $3 A MONTH PER $100,000 ASSESSED

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WE'LL ENSURE YOUR LIBRARY KEEPS CURRENT SERVICES AND HOLDINGS IN PLACE AND GROWS THOSE RESOURCES TO KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY STRONG.

VOTE FOR OUR KIDS. YOUR LIBRARY WORKS WITH AND SUPPORTS YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND DAYCARES THROUGH ALL SEVEN BRANCHES. IT HOLDS OVER 900 STORY TIMES A YEAR.

THE BOOKMOBILE MOBILE VISITS OVER 2000 KIDS A MONTH.

THE TUTORING PROGRAM HAS HELPED MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND WHO HAS NOT HEARD OF THE DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY. VOTE FOR OUR SENIORS. YOUR LIBRARY DELIVERS THOUSANDS OF BOOKS TO SENIORS WHO ARE ISOLATED IN THEIR HOMES AND CARE FACILITIES. YOUR LIBRARY TEACHES TECHNOLOGY TO SENIORS IN YOUR SENIOR CENTERS, AND OF COURSE, SENIORS NEVER PAY FINES [LAUGHTER].

VOTE FOR OUR BUSINESSES. YOUR LIBRARY PROVIDES INTERNET ACCESS AND PUBLIC COMPUTERS THAT HUNDREDS USE EVERY YEAR FOR JOB SEARCHES AND APPLICATIONS. IT SUPPORTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH SPARK PLACE, THE LIBRARY'S MAKERSPACE SERVING GREENE COUNTY.

I INVITE YOU ON NOVEMBER 4TH. OR BY ABSENTEE BALLOT TO VOTE FOR ISSUE 2 AND HELP YOUR LOCAL GREENE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY. KEEP WHAT IT HAS AND KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY STRONG.

SUPPORT ISSUE 2 AND EVEN CONSIDER PLACING A SIGN IN YOUR YARD OR BUSINESS, OR SPEAKING ON BEHALF WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORS. ABOUT $35 A YEAR FOR MOST PROPERTY OWNERS, AND IT WILL NEVER INCREASE EVEN IF PROPERTY VALUES DO. VOTE TO HELP KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY STRONG AND PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SERVICES USED BY MORE THAN 60% OF GREENE COUNTY. HELP YOUR GREENE COUNTY LIBRARY KEEP WHAT IT HAS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MARSHA. DO YOU NEED THIS? GOOD TO SEE YOU. CARL GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS MICHAEL CORDRAY. I LIVE AT 1504 MEADOWLANDS DRIVE. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MY COMMENTS THIS EVENING. WE RECENTLY HAD REASON TO DRIVE ON COMMERCE CENTER BOULEVARD BETWEEN GARLAND AND DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD ON A REGULAR BASIS.

MY MORNING DRIVE, EXCUSE ME, COINCIDED WITH THE TIMING AND THE FLASHING OF THE SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE LIGHTS.

I FOUND ON A NEARLY DAILY BASIS, THE FAILURE OF MANY DRIVERS TO ADHERE TO THE 20 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF DRIVERS USING THE CENTER CORRIDOR AS A PASSING LANE.

I ALSO SAW THAT MANY OF THOSE DROPPING OFF STUDENTS IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO BEAT THE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD.

THEY WERE DRIVING IN AN UNCONSCIOUS SPEED AT AN UNCONSCIOUS SPEED, AND OFTEN IGNORED THE EXIT STOP SIGN FROM THE DROP OFF AREA.

MY REQUEST IS THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO A TRAFFIC STUDY IN THAT AREA, AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL INCREASE OF POLICE PRESENCE IN AT LEAST ON AT LEAST AN IRREGULAR OR SEMI STANDARD BASIS.

IN MID-SEPTEMBER, I POSTED MY CONCERNS CONCERNING THIS MATTER ON THE FAIRBORN FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS FACEBOOK PAGE, AND I RECEIVED A REACTION AND COMMENTS FROM OVER 70 AREA RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS OR SIMILAR ISSUES IN THE AREA.

SEVERAL OF THEM INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF OTHERS, AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY KIND OF A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT WAS. EXCUSE ME WHERE THAT INFORMATION WAS SHARED, SO I CAN'T CLAIM THAT ANYBODY WAS INTENTIONALLY BEING IGNORED.

NOW WE HAVE THE ATTENTION AND THE TRAFFIC SITUATION, WHICH SEEMS A LITTLE BIT MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MORNING DARKNESS AS

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THIS CAUSES THE STUDENTS WHO ARE CROSSING AT THE APPROPRIATE LOCATION TO THEN AGAIN STEP OFF OF THE SIDEWALK AND CLOSER TO THE EDGE OF THE STREET.

IN THE DARKNESS IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE STUDENTS ARE VISIBLE.

AGAIN, THESE ARE THESE ARE ISSUES THAT I THINK THAT NEED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION.

I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T USE COMMERCE CENTER DRIVE AS FREQUENTLY AS THE REST OF US.

THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE WHO ARE STUDENTS OR PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN THAT AREA THAT PROBABLY NEED TO PAY A LITTLE CLOSER ATTENTION ALSO.

AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR LISTENING TO MY COMMENTS AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MIKE. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

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

PARDON ME I'M MOVING A LITTLE SLOWER THIS EVENING I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MIAMI VALLEY MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM, LOCATED AT 4 EAST MAIN STREET HERE IN FAIRBORN.

EXCUSE ME. WHEN WE FIRST CAME HERE, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE CHOSE THIS CITY. ACTUALLY, DAN, SHOULDN'T YOU STEP OUT? WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY DECISIONS.

OKAY. WELL, OUR DECISION TO COME HERE WAS BASED ON AN ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE TO US COMING HERE.

AND WE WERE TOLD WHEN WE HAD OUR SOFT AND OUR HARD OPENING.

HEY, THE CITY IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. WHATEVER, WE'LL DO WHATEVER WE CAN.

NOW, IN THE NEARLY FOUR YEARS SINCE THEN. WE SAW ONE BUILDING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PERFECT FOR US, TORN DOWN, AND IT REMAINS A GRASSY LOT.

WE DISCUSSED ANOTHER BUILDING, AND IT SEEMED LIKE THINGS WERE GOING PRETTY GOOD, ONLY TO BE TOLD, JUST KIDDING, WE WANT $440,000 FOR THAT BUILDING.

NOW WE SEE THAT AS NOT HELPFUL. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO STAY HERE IN FAIRBORN BECAUSE THE PEOPLE MONETARILY, WE EXIST SIMPLY ON DONATIONS. AND WE'VE DONE THAT FOR NEARLY 19 YEARS.

WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. ARTIFACT WISE WE COULD GIVE THE AIR FORCE MUSEUM A RUN FOR ITS MONEY IF WE HAD A BUILDING BIG ENOUGH. NOW, I'VE ALWAYS SAID, I WON'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE THAT, BUT SOMEDAY WE'RE GOING TO OVERTAKE THEM.

RIGHT? THINK BIG, ACHIEVE BIG. NOW, THE REASON I WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.

AND ODDLY ENOUGH, IN AN IRONIC MOMENT, TODAY HAPPENS TO BE SUPPORT MUSEUMS IN OHIO DAY.

NOW, WE'VE TRIED TO GET IN HERE OTHER TIMES, BUT IT JUST SO HAPPENED ALL THE PLANETS ALIGNED TODAY.

I WANTED TO COME BEFORE YOU ONE TO GET IT ON THE RECORD THAT WE SHOULD BE HAVING A PARTNERSHIP.

WE HAVE COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER TOWNS THAT THEY HAVE A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY.

WE DON'T SEEM TO BE HAVING THAT. IN AUGUST WE SENT A PROPOSAL TO THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE A WIDE LATITUDE IN WHAT THEY CAN DO.

EXCUSE ME. WHETHER IT'S SELLING A BUILDING, RENTING IT OR LOANING IT DONATING IT.

AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EACH ONE OF YOU GOT A COPY OF THAT PROPOSAL.

NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST THEM, BUT WARS MADE ME VERY PARANOID, AND I DON'T TRUST THEM.

SO THERE ARE COPIES HERE FOR YOU. ALONG WITH OUR 2024 ANNUAL REPORT.

AND YOU WILL SEE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST A BUILDING OF OLD STUFF.

RIGHT? WE'RE GOOD STEWARDS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

WE SUPPORT TOYS FOR TOTS. WE SUPPORT THE FOOD PANTRY.

NUMEROUS TIMES WE'VE SUPPORTED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTIVITIES, THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.

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AND YOU'LL LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHAT WE BRING TO THIS COMMUNITY.

NOW, LAST FRIDAY MORNING I GOT A CALL FROM THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS AND HE'S LIKE, HEY, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE IN DOWNTOWN FAIRBORN.

I JUST WANT TO ASK ONE QUESTION. CHECK. GOT IT.

HOW HAS FOYS HELPED YOU? NOW MY INITIAL RESPONSE WAS, WELL I DON'T REALLY SEE THAT THEY HELP US A WHOLE LOT.

NOW, OBVIOUSLY IN OCTOBER THEY OWN THAT MONTH AND WE'LL SEE A SLIGHT UPTICK IN NUMBERS.

BUT THAT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COMING. THEY'VE GOT THEIR THEIR SIGHTS ON GETTING HALLOWEEN STUFF, NOT COMING TO LEARN ABOUT 250 YEARS OF MILITARY HISTORY.

SO I PONDERED TO MYSELF. SELF, WHAT KIND OF IMPACT DO WE HAVE? SO THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS A COPY OF TRIPADVISOR'S TOP THINGS TO DO IN FAIRBORN, OHIO. MARK, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FINISH. WE ARE NUMBER ONE.

FOY'S IS AT NUMBER 20. AND EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN ARE THINGS LIKE PARKS, PLACES PEOPLE CAN GO TO ENJOY THEMSELVES.

SO WITH THAT, PLEASE TAKE THIS, READ IT. JULIE WILL TAKE THOSE AND SHE'LL GET THOSE OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND I WILL BE BACK TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

GOOD EVENING, PAUL KELLER 731 CONSERVATION CIRCLE.

AND YES, CLINT, I ALMOST VOICED AFFIRMATIVE ON THE RULES OF COUNCIL [LAUGHTER] THERE.

THANK YOU. BUT THIS EVENING, I'M HERE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE FAIRBORN FIRE AND POLICE LEVY THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT NEXT MONTH.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A RENEWAL. NO NEW TAXES.

BOTH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE EXCELLENT DEPARTMENTS.

THEY'RE PROFESSIONALLY STAFFED. THEY PROVIDE EXCELLENT SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S MUCH MORE THAN FIREFIGHTING OR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THEY ARE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY EVENTS.

THEY DO SAFETY TRAINING FOR OUR KIDS PROVIDE SAFETY FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY AS WELL.

EVENTS LIKE TOUCH A TRUCK MANY OTHER AWARENESS EVENTS SWEET CORN FESTIVAL AND ALL OF THAT JUST WANTING TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO SHARE THEIR SUPPORT FOR THESE LEVIES BY COMING OUT AND VOTING YES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? OKAY SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND COME BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR COMMENTS.

[VII. City Manager Comments]

UNFORTUNATELY, OUR RECIPIENTS WEREN'T ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT WE'D STILL LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WITH 30 YEARS ERIC ROSS AND OUR WATER AND SEWER DIVISION.

10 YEARS, MATTHEW PUGH IN FIRE AND BRADLEY HOWARD AND STREET DIVISION.

AND THEN WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ONE YEAR RECIPIENTS, DEEDEE HILBUN IN OUR INCOME TAX UTILITY DIVISION, IAN LAFFERTY WATER AND SEWER DIVISION, AND GARRETT BROWN IN OUR EQUIPMENT DIVISION.

SO THANK YOU TO THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. AND WELL DONE ON EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.

SO THANKS TO THEM. MR. CORDRAY, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE POLICE CHIEF EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, YOU WILL START TO SEE INCREASED PATROLS ON COMMERCE CENTER.

YOU WILL ALSO SEE OUR RADAR SIGNS GO UP OUT IN THAT AREA OF THE CITY.

AND WE WILL DO MORE THAN SPORADIC ENFORCEMENT OUT THERE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

AND SO YOU SHOULD START TO SEE THAT AS EARLY AS TOMORROW MORNING.

SO THANKS FOR COMING FORWARD AND POINTING THAT OUT TO COUNCIL.

THANK YOU TO FIRE, POLICE, PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS FOR THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE PARK THIS PAST SUNDAY.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENT FROM NOON TO THREE AS PART OF THE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK ACTIVITIES FOR THE CITY.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR MILESTONE RECIPIENTS FOR OCTOBER.

AND ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

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AND FOR THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, WE RECEIVED OUR HIGHEST RATING EVER WITH 16 OF THE 17 CATEGORIES IN THE GREEN LIGHT OR POSITIVE OUTLOOK COLUMN, WE RECEIVED ONE YELLOW CAUTIONARY BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WE CONTINUALLY WORK ON. BUT 16 OF THE 17 INDICATORS ON THE FISCAL HEALTH OF THE CITY WERE IN THAT GREEN POSITIVE OUTLOOK CATEGORY.

SO THANKS TO HILARY BROWNING, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND HER STAFF, AS WELL AS PREVIOUS FINANCE DIRECTORS AND THEIR STAFFS TO HELP US GET IN THIS POSITION OVER THE YEARS. THE FAIRBORN HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL IS COMING UP DOWNTOWN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH THROUGH SUNDAY THE 19TH. SO ALL KINDS OF THINGS HAPPENING DOWNTOWN, INCLUDING THE COSTUME CONTEST ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THE 17TH. AND THEN OUR ANNUAL BUDGET WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD AT SPARK FAIRBORN AT 305 WEST MAIN NEXT MONDAY NIGHT FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M. AS I STATED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION FOR RESOLUTION 45-25.

WE DO THAT SO IT'S A MUCH LARGER ROOM. SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO ATTEND AND SIT THROUGH THAT BUDGET WORK SESSION AND HEAR STAFF'S PROPOSALS FOR THE BUDGET FOR 2026. AGAIN, THAT'LL BE AT SPARK FAIRBORN FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M.

NEXT MONDAY NIGHT WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE 13TH.

SO MARK THAT DOWN ON YOUR CALENDAR. IT WILL NOT BE HERE.

IT'LL BE DOWN AT SPARK FAIRBORN. THERE WILL NOT BE A WORK SESSION FOR OCTOBER 20TH.

BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE ALREADY HAD TWO WORK SESSIONS TONIGHT AND THAT STANDALONE WORK SESSION ON OCTOBER 13TH.

THIS IS IN KEEPING WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE SPARK OPENED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHERE WE HOLD THAT WORK SESSION THERE SO IT CAN ACCOMMODATE MORE RESIDENTS IF THEY'D LIKE TO JOIN US. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

[VIII. Council Comments]

AND ALSO I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THAT IT IS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, KIND OF KEEP THOSE PEOPLE IN MIND WHO IS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, WHO IS BEATING CANCER, WHO HAS PASSED ON, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP THEM IN YOUR HEARTS AND MIND.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF CONFERENCES AROUND TOWN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

IF YOU CAN ATTEND THEM AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF ON HOW YOU CAN STAY HEALTHY, IT WILL BE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.

NOW, THIS JUST DOESN'T AFFECT WOMEN. IT DOES AFFECT MEN AS WELL, AND ALSO OUR CHILDREN.

SO PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THAT. ALSO THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY ON THESE STREETS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THERE WAS A CRASH, I THINK, ON I-70 WITH A GUY GOING THE WRONG WAY.

WHICH CAUSED NO FATALITIES. AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU ARE.

AND KEEPING YOUR HANDS FREE OF DEVICES WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING.

SAFETY IS SO IMPORTANT. AND THERE ARE EVEN IN THE SAFETY ZONES OF SCHOOLS, THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTED DEATHS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN SCHOOL ZONES.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE PROTECT EACH OTHER, PROTECT THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN.

AND, YOU KNOW, IN OUR SCHOOL ZONES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT DO ADHERE TO THESE SAFETY PRACTICES, BUT THERE ARE SOME WHO JUST DON'T CARE.

AND WE JUST REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THAT IN OUR SCHOOL ZONES.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YES, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MILESTONES AND TO OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

SPECIFICALLY, OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS I THINK FAIRBORN HAS DONE REALLY GOOD IN REGARDS TO KEEPING OUR BUDGET LEAN.

WE'VE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO BECAUSE OF OUR FINANCIAL BUDGET.

SO REALLY, REALLY GOOD WORK TO THOSE TO THOSE GUYS.

TIME CHANGES COMING UP HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

SO THIS IS A GOOD REMINDER THAT CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS, CHANGE YOUR BATTERIES, AND DON'T FORGET YOUR CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.

MANY OF THE HOMES IN FAIRBORN ARE OPERATED WITH A GAS FURNACE, AND THAT CREATES A MAJOR HAZARD.

IT'S ODORLESS, TASTELESS. YOU CAN'T SEE IT. CAN'T HEAR IT.

AND IT'S A SILENT KILLER. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DON'T FORGET TO CHECK THOSE.

IT'S ALSO FLU SEASON. SO IN ADDITION TO YOUR VACCINES, MAKE SURE HAND WASHING INCREASE YOUR HAND WASHING THIS SEASON TO TRY TO PREVENT ANY

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY AND YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU. THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT FOR US TO HAVE CITIZENS INVOLVEMENT AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.

AND WHAT WE DO HERE TO IN THIS GOVERNMENT, IN THIS CITY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

WE'VE GOT ONE ON THERE FOR 30 YEARS. THAT IS FANTASTIC.

THAT THAT A PERSON WANTS TO MAKE A CAREER HERE, WORKING FOR THE CITY AS TESTAMENT TO HR, HELPING SOME OF THAT MAKE SOME OF THAT MAGIC HAPPENS.

SO [LAUGHTER] BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE ONE YEAR, YOU KNOW, THE ONE YEAR MILESTONES, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, ANOTHER TESTAMENT OF FOLKS WANTING TO COME AND BE A PART OF THIS CITY AND WORK IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

SO AGAIN, TO HR, YOU'RE DOING GREAT THINGS, TRYING TO FIND THESE DIFFERENT BENEFITS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO HELP.

WE WORKED WE WORKED TO PARTICIPATE. WE WORK TO TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILIES.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO AT THE END OF THE DAY. THAT'S WHY WE WORK.

AND WHAT A WHAT A GREAT PLACE TO WORK. THE LEVY SUPPORT, I CAN ONLY SHOUT OUT PLEASE, SIR, PLEASE, MA'AM, CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE LEVEES FOR THE LIBRARY AND FOR POLICE AND FIRE. THESE THINGS ARE CRITICAL. AND IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW, EVERY PENNY COUNTS.

AND THEY WORK FOR US. THE LIBRARY THEY'VE BEEN AROUND.

THEY'VE BEEN ESTABLISHED. THEY ARE FOUNDATIONAL IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND OF COURSE, WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT POLICE AND FIRE AND WHAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT AS PUBLIC SERVANTS AND WHAT THEY GIVE.

I APPRECIATE MARK COMING FORWARD, TALKING ABOUT THE MIAMI VALLEY MILITARY MUSEUM, HISTORY MUSEUM. I APPRECIATE THE WORK. I APPRECIATE THE PARTICIPATION.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. HOPEFULLY WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE YOU CALL THIS PLACE HOME. SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN STATED ABOUT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND JUST CANCER AWARENESS IN GENERAL.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN LOOK. WE DON'T NEED TO LOOK VERY FAR IN ANY OF OUR FAMILIES TO SEE HOW THAT DISEASE AFFECTS US. WE DON'T HAVE TO LOOK THAT FAR. SO PLEASE, SIR, PLEASE, MA'AM, WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE THAT AWARENESS, CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF TRYING TO FIND A CURE FOR THAT FOR THAT DISEASE.

AND LASTLY YOU KNOW, I THINK THE THEME HERE IS JUST BE KIND.

WE'RE IN A VERY, VERY TOUGH ENVIRONMENT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR INDIVIDUAL RELATIONSHIPS, OUR NEIGHBORLY RELATIONSHIPS.

JUST BE KIND. YOU KNOW, FIND THAT KINDNESS STRING SOMEWHERE, BUT JUST BE KIND.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE MAYOR, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT WELL, I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE MILESTONES.

I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCEREST GRATITUDE FOR CHOOSING TO MAKE FAIRBORN THE PLACE THAT YOU WORK AND SERVE US AS CITIZENS.

ON 9/22, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE SWEARING IN OF OUR NEW CAPTAIN AND SERGEANTS.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN.

I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER AGO, BUT WE JUST HAD THE US AIR FORCE MARATHON.

AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, EACH YEAR THE FLY ZONE GETS BETTER AND BETTER.

SO HATS OFF TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THAT A SUCCESS.

AND IF YOU EVER NEED SOMEBODY TO COOK BACON FOR YOU, EMILY IS PRETTY MUCH A ROCK STAR [LAUGHTER].

AND THEN THE SUMMER MAY BE OVER, BUT PARKS AND REC STILL HAS A LOT TO DO, SO PLEASE GO VISIT THE WEBSITE, CHECK IT OUT, SEE WHAT THEY'VE GOT GOING ON. I BELIEVE THIS WEEKEND IS A MOVIE IN THE PARKS? IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT THIS WEEKEND? YES YES. OKAY. SO AND IT'S HALLOWEEN THEMED. HOW APROPOS.

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THANK YOU. JUST A FEW THINGS. LAST WEEK I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE LEO CLUB AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOL AGE KIDS THAT ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE LIONS CLUB AND HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WANT IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEY HAD A LONG LIST OF THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE INTERESTING.

SOME OF THEM ARE VERY REASONABLE. SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY WILD AND INTERESTING.

BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO WHAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WANT IN THIS COMMUNITY.

THEY REALLY ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND THEY'RE DEFINITELY WORTH LISTENING TO. I WANT TO ALSO CONGRATULATE OUR MILESTONE WINNERS.

WE HAVE A BIG EVENT THIS FRIDAY. FAIRBORN HIGH SCHOOL'S PLAYING FOOTBALL AGAINST THAT CITY CALLED XENIA RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.

CARL'S HERE REPRESENTING XENIA TONIGHT [LAUGHTER]. ANYWAY, THIS IS A BIG GAME.

IT'S ALWAYS A BIG GAME. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT AND WATCH OUR SKYHAWKS TAKE ON THE XENIA TEAM.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT GROUPS DOING ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. I KNOW OF AT LEAST FOUR THAT'LL BE OUT. MOST OF THEM ARE ON SATURDAYS, SO PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THEM.

THEY'LL BE WEARING ORANGE SAFETY YELLOW AND ORANGE SAFETY VESTS.

THERE'LL BE SIGNS OUT, BUT THEY'LL BE WALKING ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE ROADWAYS PICKING UP TRASH.

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THEM AS YOU'RE DRIVING BY WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD STARTING IN ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY STREET DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE GROUPS TO HELP KEEP OUR CITY CLEAN.

WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF VACANT AREAS THAT ARE OPEN FOR ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY.

BUT AGAIN, PLEASE BE WATCHING OUT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL SATURDAYS FOR THOSE GROUPS DOING THAT.

IT IS MENTIONED ABOUT OUR MUSEUM THAT WE HAVE HERE IN TOWN, AND I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE I'M ON THEIR BOARD.

SO I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY WE HAVE A GEM IN THIS COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT VERY, VERY FEW OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO, AND THAT'S A VERY SPECIAL MUSEUM.

I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THERE TO GO BACK AND VISIT AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE EVEN MULTIPLE TIMES.

THEY GET DONATIONS ALMOST DAILY AND THEY'RE ALWAYS UPDATING AND CHANGING THINGS.

SO RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER OF MAIN AND CENTRAL IS ONE OF FAIRBORN GEMS. AND RIGHT DOWN THE STREET IS FOYS, YES. BUT MAKE AN EFFORT TO GO SEE THAT MUSEUM IS CERTAINLY WORTH SEEING.

OUR CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THE HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL COMING UP 17TH THROUGH THE 19TH.

THE MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN DURING THOSE DAYS. ANOTHER EVENT SET OR IN THE MORNING ON OCTOBER 14TH.

ONE OF OUR LOCAL CITY CITIZENS, CHUCK STOUT, STARTED THESE BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR [LAUGHTER] EVENTS.

HE'LL BE DOING COORDINATING THAT. THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE FAIRBORN SENIOR CENTER.

IT'S A BREAKFAST. WHERE CAN YOU GET BREAKFAST FOR $5 IN FAIRBORN? AND IT'S A REALLY NICE BREAKFAST PUT ON BY THE SENIOR CENTER.

AND THE IDEA WITH THAT IS FOR A CHANCE FOR YOU TO COME ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN FAIRBORN.

THERE'LL BE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LEVIES. IT'S OPEN FOR ANYBODY TO ASK QUESTIONS, BUT REALLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO SHOW UP FOR THAT.

AGAIN, THAT'S 8:00 A.M. OCTOBER 14TH AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

JUST FOR OPPORTUNITIES. I WANT TO COME BACK TO WHAT MR. CORDRAY BROUGHT UP ABOUT COMMERCE CENTER BOULEVARD.

WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE THE NEW SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO.

THE CONSTRUCTION HAS ALREADY BEGUN ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

I ALSO HAVE SEEN PEOPLE SPEEDING ON COMMERCE CENTER.

WE CANNOT BE HAVING THAT. COMMERCE CENTER IS NORMALLY 35 MILES AN HOUR, EXCEPT WHEN THOSE FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS ARE GOING ON, AND THEN IT'S 20 MILES AN HOUR. AND YES, IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES FOREVER TO DRIVE THAT LITTLE STRETCH.

BUT LET'S NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH A STUDENT.

OUR STUDENTS ARE OUR FUTURE. SO PLEASE, IF YOU DRIVE COMMERCE CENTER WHEN THOSE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING, FOLLOW THE SPEED LIMIT. AND I DRIVE THAT FREQUENTLY, LITERALLY ALMOST EVERY DAY.

AND I HAVE MY CAMERA OUT ON MY PHONE. AND IF I SEE YOU SPEEDING BY ME, I'M GOING TO GET YOUR PICTURE.

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

MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MS. CHESS.

YES. MR. FRITZSCHE. YES. MS. REASTER. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS EVENING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.