Feb 16, 2026 City Council

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FOR FEBRUARY 16TH, 2026, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

[ I. Call to Order]

HERE. MR. ALLEN HERE. MISS CHESS. HERE. MR. DODD.

HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS HERE. MR. REASTER. HERE. MISS STANTON.

HERE. THANK YOU. JULIE. 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 HAVE A SEAT. AND WOULD YOU ALSO PLEASE SILENCE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

OKAY. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 2ND WORK SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING.

[ IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the February 2, 2026, Council Work Session and the February 2, 2026, Regular Meeting.]

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026 COUNCIL WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 2ND REGULAR 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 FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT. UNDER NEW BUSINESS WE HAVE ORDINANCE 4-26.

[V. New Business]

AYE. OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 4-26, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

STATE OF OHIO. AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

HILARY BROWNING, FINANCE DIRECTOR, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ARE SEEKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

THIS IS ROUTINE BUSINESS FOR THE CITY. WE HAVE JUST A FEW SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS THAT WE'RE SEEKING TODAY IN THE GENERAL FUND.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE ARE SEEKING $36,059.78 IN TOTAL.

THE FIRST IS A REAPPROPRIATION OF A STATE GRANT, THE RECOVERY FOR CASE DISPOSITIONS GRANT, WHICH WE RECEIVED FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND 2026.

IT IS ONGOING THIS YEAR, AND THE $10,003.78 IS THE AMOUNT FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR THAT WE DID NOT EXPENSE, AND WE HAVE TO DRAW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.

THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS SEEKING APPROVAL FOR A CONTRACT WITH THE DAYTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE AIR SERVICE CAMPAIGN.

THEY PREVIOUSLY CAME TO A WORK SESSION AND PRESENTED ABOUT THE DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICE CAMPAIGN.

THIS SUPPORTS THE NEW SERVICE TO BOSTON AND SEVERAL OTHER AREAS.

WE WILL RECEIVE ADVERTISEMENT AT THE DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN EXCHANGE FOR A CONTRIBUTION.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE $1,056 FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.

THEY HAVE A $4,000 CONTRACT WITH THE FAIRBORN CIVIC BAND.

WHEN WE WERE WORKING THROUGH BUDGETS, GETTING READY TO ENCUMBER, THEY REALIZED THAT THEY WERE SHORT ON BUDGET AND ARE SEEKING APPROPRIATION TO MAKE THE CONTRACT WHOLE. IN THE FIRE FUND WE ARE SEEKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,364.78.

OHIO DEFERRED COMPENSATION IS A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION AMONGST OUR EMPLOYEES AND SOMETIMES LITTLE.

IT'S IT'S SELF ELECTED AND SOMETIMES EMPLOYEES OVER CONTRIBUTE.

THAT WAS THE CASE THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR WITH AN OVER CONTRIBUTION.

AND SO THEY, OHIO DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAID US BACK.

AND NOW WE ARE SEEKING PERMISSION SO THAT WE CAN PAY THIS EMPLOYEE BACK FOR THEIR OVER CONTRIBUTION.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE ARE SEEKING $1,630 FOR REPAIR SERVICES IN THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND.

WE HAVE TWO FUNDS THE HIGHWAY FUND AND THE ROADWAY FUND.

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WE HAVE A 93% AND 7% SPLIT. AND JUST WHEN WE WERE CALCULATING THAT 7%, IT WAS SHORT OF THIS AMOUNT, $1,630. IN THE IT FUND THEY ARE SEEKING TO RE-APPROPRIATE A 2025 CIP ITEM THAT DID NOT GET ENCUMBERED BEFORE THE ENCUMBRANCE DEADLINE.

IT'S $25,000 AND IT'S FOR A SERVER. AND THEN OUR TYLER TECHNOLOGIES ERP HAD ACTUALLY INCREASED BEYOND WHAT OUR ANTICIPATED 2026 BUDGET WAS UP FOR RENEWAL. AND THAT INCREASE IS $10,417. IN THE MUNICIPAL PROBATION SERVICES, IT'S $2,302 FOR A PROBATION CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. AND THEN THIS IS A CHART TO SHOW ALL OF THOSE NET CHANGES SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS HERE BASED ON THEIR OPERATING. NON-OPERATING FUNDS. WITH THAT, I AM READY TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD.

THANK YOU. HILLARY I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE INPUT.

THANK YOU. HILLARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INPUT.

JUST LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE AD AT THE DAYTON AIRPORT.

I THINK THAT'S THAT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE ASKED BASED ON US GETTING THESE ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS AND, AND, AND THE CITY CONTRIBUTING TO, TO THIS PARTICULAR PIECE.

SO IT HELPS OUT IN A LOT IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE GET IN A DIRECT FLIGHT TO BOSTON, WHICH IS GREAT FOR SOME PEOPLE.

AND THEN ALSO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE CITY THAT HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BENEFIT US AS WELL.

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

NO QUESTIONS. I HAVE NONE AS WELL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. HILLARY, THANKS FOR THE EFFORT THAT WENT INTO ALL OF THIS.

APPRECIATE IT. NO PROBLEM. AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 426 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

SO MOVED. SECOND JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS REASTER. YES. STANTON. YES, MR. ALLEN. YES, MISS CHESS.

YES, MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK.

YES. ORDINANCE 426 IS DULY ADOPTED. OKAY. NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON.

IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 526 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 5-26. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM CI CIVIC, INSTITUTIONAL TO PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN ACRES LOCATED AT 3101 COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY.

THANK YOU. MIKE. WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 5-26 FOR MARCH 2ND, 2026.

NEXT WE HAVE IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 6-26 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

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

ORDINANCE 6-26. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $3,575,000, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF A.

ACQUIRING AND APPROVING CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY AND PROVIDING FOR THE DEMOLITION AND SITE PREPARATION THEREOF.

B. ACQUIRING APPROXIMATELY THREE ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE BROAD STREET CORRIDOR AND PROVIDING FOR DEMOLITION AND SITE PREPARATION THEREOF.

C. IMPROVING VARIOUS PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON MAIN STREET OR THIRD STREET, INCLUDING DEMOLITION, SITE PREPARATION AND REHABILITATION AND D. ACQUIRING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE BROAD STREET CORRIDOR, EACH IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION WITHIN THE CITY.

THANK YOU MIKE. WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 6-26 ALSO FOR MARCH 2ND, 2026.

NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 4-26 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 426 A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY, DECLARING THE NECESSITY FOR REPAIRS OF CURBS, SIDEWALKS AND APPROACHES IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN AND THE ASSESSMENT OF COSTS THEREOF AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR WORK COMPLETED IN 2026.

HALEY MYERS, ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER PRESENTING.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO TONIGHT I'LL BE GOING OVER RESOLUTION 4-26,

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SO STARTING OFF, THERE ARE TWO MAIN PARTS TO THIS RESOLUTION OR REASONS WHY WE WILL NEED TO ASSESS FOR CONCRETE THIS YEAR.

THE FIRST AND OUR LARGEST REASON IS THE 2025 OR 2027 CURB SIDEWALK AND APPROACH OR CSA PROGRAM.

AND AS I MENTIONED, THIS WOULD BE THE MAJORITY, IF NOT ALL OF THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS YEAR.

SO WE'LL KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT ONE IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL.

SO OUR CSA PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND THE STREETS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM ARE TIED TO THE STREETS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REPAVED THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SO IN THIS CASE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STREETS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REPAVED IN 2027.

SO THE NECESSARY CURB, SIDEWALK AND APPROACH REPAIRS WILL BE DONE THIS YEAR IN 2026.

AND THAT'S JUST SO THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS WITH THE PAVING CONTRACTOR TRYING TO WORK AT THE SAME TIME AS A CONCRETE CONTRACTOR.

SO WE DO IT A YEAR IN ADVANCE. SO AS THE WEATHER WARMS UP, THE SNOW MELTS OUR INSPECTORS ARE GEARING UP, AND IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THEY'LL START GOING THROUGH AND WALKING ALL OF THE STREETS THAT ARE GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN OUR CSA PROGRAM.

THEY'LL MARK ALL OF THE WORK NEXT TO ALL THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

AND THEN OUR OFFICE WILL START TO PREPARE ALL OF THE ESTIMATES THAT WILL THEN GO OUT TO THE HOMEOWNER.

SO I DID JUST PUT A NOTE IN THERE THAT FOR OUR ORDINANCES, THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CURB, SIDEWALK AND APPROACH. SO THAT'S THE REASON THAT THE ESTIMATES GET SENT TO THE OWNERS.

WE DO SEND OUT THOSE ESTIMATES VIA CERTIFIED MAIL.

AND THEN WITH THE ESTIMATES, WE ALSO DO PROVIDE A LETTER WITH BACKGROUND ON THE PROGRAM WHY THEIR PROPERTY WAS SELECTED.

AND THEN ALSO GIVE THEM THE OPTION TO HAVE THE WORK COMPLETED PRIVATELY OR DO IT THEMSELVES.

AND THEN ALSO INCLUDED IN THE LETTER IS THE DEADLINE FOR THEM TO PULL A PERMIT, AND THEN ALSO TO HAVE THE WORK COMPLETED BY.

SO ANY WORK THAT IS NOT COMPLETED PRIVATELY BY THE TIME OUR PROGRAM GOES OUT TO BID, WE INCLUDE THAT IN OUR PROGRAM AND HAVE A CONTRACTOR COMPLETE THAT WORK THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR. SO IT'LL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2026.

SO THE REASON FOR THE RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY HERE IS AFTER ALL OF THE WORK IS COMPLETED, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ASSESS THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE ADJACENT TO THEIR PROPERTY. AND THEN I DID JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT AS THEY GO OUT AND THEY'RE DOING MARKETING FOR THE CSA PROGRAM. WE'RE LOOKING FOR DETERIORATED CONCRETE SOMETIMES EVEN MISSING BLOCKS OF SIDEWALKS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND THEN THE MOST COMMON ARE SAFETY AND TRIP HAZARDS.

SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE GET ADDRESSED.

AND THEN UP HERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SLIDE, I HAVE THIS YELLOW GREEN MAP.

THAT'S JUST A HIGH LEVEL THAT SHOWS THE STREETS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REPAVING IN 2027.

SO THERE ARE 20 THAT ARE SELECTED TO BE INCLUDED WITH THE STREET PROGRAM.

17 OF THOSE HAVE CURB, SIDEWALK AND CONCRETE DRIVE APPROACHES, SO THOSE WILL BE THE ONES THAT WILL BE INSPECTING AS A PART OF OUR CSA PROGRAM.

AND THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN THAT TABLE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SLIDE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S IT FOR CSA. AND THEN THIS IS THE YOU KNOW, SECOND REASON THAT WE MAY NEED TO ASSESS CONCRETE.

AND THIS ONE IS, YOU KNOW, NOT QUITE AS COMMON.

SO OUR OFFICE RECEIVES REPORTS FROM STAFF AND OTHER RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH SAFETY CONCERNS, PRIMARILY TRIP HAZARDS OR DETERIORATED CONCRETE THAT ARE ON THE WITHIN THE SIDEWALK.

SO WHEN WE RECEIVE THOSE REPORTS, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR INSPECTORS GO OUT, CONFIRM THE LOCATION OF THE TRIP HAZARD, CONFIRM THAT IT IS A TRIP HAZARD, AND THEN OUR OFFICE, THEN WILL PUT TOGETHER A LETTER, SEND IT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, INDICATE YOU KNOW THERE WAS A TRIP HAZARD IDENTIFIED ON YOUR PROPERTY.

IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. AND THEN WE ALSO PROVIDE THEM, YOU KNOW, THE TIME FRAME IN WHICH IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BY.

SO MOST OF THE TIME OUR LETTERS ARE EFFECTIVE AND WE'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GET ALL OF THE ISSUES REPAIRED.

WE JUST WANTED TO PROACTIVELY HAVE THIS APPROVAL IN PLACE SHOULD, YOU KNOW SOMEONE, NOT COMPLY OR NOT RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR AND THEN ASSESS THAT COST BACK TO THE PROPERTY OWNER? AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT VERY COMMON.

AND WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THIS MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR.

IT'S NOT VERY COMMON THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO GET SOMETHING FIGURED OUT.

SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, ENGINEERING RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

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

THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION. I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION.

IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THINGS CHANGE AND PEOPLE'S SITUATIONS CHANGE.

SO IF YOU HAVE THOSE PERSONS THAT MAYBE THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION HAVE CHANGED.

DO WE HAVE ANY GRANTS AVAILABLE TO HELP PEOPLE THAT THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMFORTABLY AFFORD THAT REPAIR,

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SO I WAS WONDERING IF DO DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT WILL EITHER EXTEND IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OR DO THEY JUST NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR OFFICE SO THAT YOU CAN KIND OF WORK WITH THEM TO GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS? YEAH. SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

AS FAR AS SPECIFIC GRANTS, I'M NOT SURE OF ANY, BUT WE DO ALLOW THEM AS FAR AS THE CURB, SIDEWALK AND APPROACH PROGRAM AND ASSESSMENTS FOR THAT. WE DO SEND OUT THE INVOICE INITIALLY, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO PAY EITHER A PORTION OR ALL OF IT.

AND IF THEY DO NOT PAY FOR ALL OF IT, WHATEVER'S REMAINING GETS ASSESSED OVER THEIR PROPERTY TAXES OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

AND SO IT'S OVER TEN PAYMENTS. SO THAT OFTENTIMES, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HELPS PEOPLE WHEN YOU SPELL OUT THE ACTUAL AMOUNT THEY'D BE PAYING, YOU KNOW, EVERY SIX MONTHS. I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD OPTION. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. YEP. OH, SORRY.

I'M NOT USED TO SITTING HERE. MY APOLOGIES [LAUGHS]. COMPLETELY THROWN OFF.

I HAVE I HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR YOU, HALEY. THANKS FOR THE READ AHEAD.

YEP. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE? OKAY.

I JUST HAD TWO QUESTIONS ON THAT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THAT I'VE EVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.

YEAH, SO IS THE TRIP HAZARD LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I'VE SEEN WELL, ACTUALLY, ONCE UPON A TIME IN A HOUSE THAT I USED TO LIVE IN THE TREE ROOTS BUMPED UP AND MADE THE SIDEWALKS GO LIKE THIS.

YES. IS THAT PART IS THAT WOULD THAT BE INCLUDED? SO THAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THERE, YES. THAT THOSE KIND OF TEND TO BE A LITTLE MORE EXTENSIVE IF YOU'RE ADDRESSING, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT'S IN ONE AREA TO KEEP THE ADA COMPLIANCE, YOU SOMETIMES HAVE TO EXTEND AND DO A LOT MORE CONCRETE WORK.

SO OFTENTIMES WE TRY TO ENCOURAGE PROPERTY OWNERS TO HANDLE THOSE ON THEIR OWN SO THAT ANY, YOU KNOW, TREE REMOVAL TO KIND OF KEEP THE REPAIRS CONDENSED IN ONE AREA, THAT CAN SAVE THEM A LOT OF MONEY, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO CUT THEIR TREE ROOTS OUT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD COME UP AS A PART OF THIS PROGRAM.

AND THEN WE HAVE HAD THAT HAPPEN, AND WE'VE COMMUNICATED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE BEST, YOU KNOW, DEAL. OKAY. OKAY. COOL. AND SO YOU SEND THE LETTER OUT.

SO DO THESE PEOPLE GET THE SAME OPTION THAT THE REGULAR PROGRAM PEOPLE GET WHERE THE LETTER COMES AND IT KIND OF LETS YOU KNOW, HEY, YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF OR. YES, THAT'S THE GOAL.

OUR OFFICE DOES NOT WANT TO, YOU KNOW, COORDINATE ALL THIS WORK AND ASSESS IT.

IT'S PREFERRED THAT WE JUST HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNER DO IT AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE IT.

YOU KNOW, THEY PULL THE PERMIT THROUGH OUR OFFICE AND THEN THAT'S IT. SO WE TRY TO HAVE AS MINIMAL INVOLVEMENT AS WE CAN.

WE JUST WANT TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE HAZARD.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY IT WILL GET FIXED. SO SAY IN THE LETTER THAT THEY GET THAT THAT WHAT.

LIKE THAT THE NEXT STEP WILL HAPPEN. LIKE BASICALLY YEAH.

YEAH. WE'LL SAY YOU KNOW INDICATE THAT IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS.

IF IT'S NOT REPAIRED, OUR OFFICE, YOU KNOW, WILL GO AHEAD AND AND DO THE WORK.

A LOT OF TIMES WE'VE HAD PEOPLE CALL AND SAY, OH, YOU KNOW, I'M OUT OF TOWN OR I'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND WE TRY TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE. SO IT WILL DEFINITELY SPELL OUT. AND WE TYPICALLY INCLUDE LIKE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH WE WOULD EXPECT IT TO COST AS WELL.

SO WE THE LETTER INCLUDES PRETTY MUCH ALL THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WOULD GET SENT OUT TO SOMEBODY FOR THE CSA PROGRAM.

SOMEBODY THAT LIKE A LOT OF TIMES I WOULD JUST LIKE WHEN IT HAPPENED IN MY I WAS LIKE, GO AHEAD AND DO IT.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, TAKE IT OFF MY. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY.

GREAT. THANK YOU. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. YEP. THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK YOU ANSWERED ONE OF MINE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF IF THEY'RE GIVEN 30 DAYS CORRECT TO GET THAT DONE, THAT THEY NEED AN EXTENSION, IS THERE A PROCESS FOR THEM TO DO THAT? YEAH. TYPICALLY IF SOMEONE CALLS AND DISCUSSES WITH US, WE'RE PRETTY LENIENT ON THE DEADLINE.

THIS IS REALLY FOR THE EXTREME CASES WHERE OUR STAFF HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWING UP WITH SOMEONE FOR MONTHS.

WE'RE NOT GETTING A RESPONSE. FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY OR THE TRIP HAZARD OR WHATEVER THE HAZARD MAY BE.

SO WE ARE VERY WILLING TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AND THE 30 DAYS IS KIND OF JUST WHAT WE SEND OUT IN THE INITIAL LETTER.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE'S OUT OF TOWN OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WE TRY TO WORK WITH THEM TO GET IT DONE IN AN APPROPRIATE TIME FRAME, BUT SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR THEIR SCHEDULE. RIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO THIS ON THEIR OWN? DOES IT PROVIDE STEPS IN THE LETTER FOR THEM, OR WOULD THAT BE INCUMBENT UPON THE CONTRACTOR THEY USE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO? SO IF WHEN WE SEND OUT THIS LETTER, WE INDICATE, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY.

SO IF THEY CONTACT A, YOU KNOW, A CONTRACTOR TO HAVE THE WORK COMPLETED, THEN IT INDICATES THAT THEY NEED A PERMIT PULLED THROUGH OUR OFFICE ALSO IN THE LETTER.

SO IF THE CONTRACTOR IS GOING TO DO THE WORK, THEY'LL GO THROUGH OUR PERMITTING PROCESS.

IF THE HOMEOWNER IS GOING TO DO IT THEMSELVES, THEN THEY STILL NEED TO PULL THE PERMIT THROUGH OUR OFFICE,

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AS THE CONTRACTOR SO THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THEMSELVES OR HAVE A CONTRACTOR DO IT.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

AND THERE THE PROPER STEPS. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING ALL THAT.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 4-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION A AND SECOND.

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

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

MR. DODD. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK.

YES. RESOLUTION 4-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. THANK YOU AGAIN, HALEY.

THANKS. OKAY. NEXT. IS THERE A RESOLUTION TO READ RESOLUTION 5-26 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 5-26, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PUD MODIFICATION PLAN AND FINAL PLAT FOR 54 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON APPROXIMATELY 3.15 ACRES LOCATED AT 1901 TREBEIN ROAD.

KATHLEEN RIGGS, CITY PLANNER. PRESENTING. KATHLEEN, WELCOME.

YES. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL. SO THIS IS A MODIFICATION TO AN APPROVAL THAT YOU ALL MADE LAST OCTOBER FOR A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON TREBEIN.

THE OWNER AND THE APPLICANT IS CHRIS WEIDNER WITH ECBC GROUP LLC.

AND SO HERE WE HAVE THE AERIAL AND THE ZONING MAPS.

THE AREA IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ON BOTH THE AERIAL AND THE ZONING MAP.

THIS PARCEL, LIKE I SAID, 1901, IS LOCATED WEST OF TREBEIN ROAD, SOUTH OF GARLAND, EAST OF I-675, AND NORTH OF DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS. LAST FALL, THE AREA OF LAND THAT COUNCIL APPROVED FOR 24 UNITS WAS ON THE HALF OF THIS PARCEL. ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THIS SITE.

AND SO REALLY, THEY'RE JUST EXTENDING WESTWARD TOWARDS THE MENARD'S PARCEL.

THE MENARD'S PARCEL STARTS HERE. SO REALLY, WHAT YOU SEE OF UNCLEARED LAND IS WHERE THIS DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S THIS ACCESS DRIVE TO CENTER POINT, WHICH IS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THIS SITE.

BUT THE SITE IS IN A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT, AND IT'S SURROUNDED BY ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS OTHER RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. SO AS WAS STATED, THIS OVERALL SITE IS ACTUALLY COMPOSED OF TWO PARCELS AND IT'S 3.15 ACRES. BASICALLY WHAT THIS LATEST REVISION IS JUST A MIRROR IMAGE OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

BEFORE, THIS WAS ALL REALLY THAT WAS INCORPORATED IN THIS SECTION.

SO THIS NEW ADDITION WILL ADD SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING.

AND THEN ALSO ADDS ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS. SO THERE'S A TOTAL OF 18 BUILDINGS, 54 UNITS.

EACH BUILDING IS IDENTICAL. THERE'S TWO ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND ONE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

WE'VE EXPANDED, OR THE PROPOSAL IS ACTUALLY SO THEY'RE DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF UNITS, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY TRIPLING THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES.

PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE 36 PARKING SPACES APPROVED.

AND IT WAS A, I THINK, A CRITIQUE, IF YOU WILL, OF THE SITE.

AND SO THEY'VE EXPANDED THE PARKING SPACES TO A TOTAL OF 109.

AND THEN THERE WILL BE TWO MAILBOX KIOSKS THAT ARE KIND OF CIRCLED IN THIS LIGHT BLUE, A STORAGE SHED FOR JUST MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT FOR THE GROUNDS AND FOR THE BUILDINGS. ALSO LOCATED ON THIS SITE ARE DUMPSTERS AT THE END OF EACH PARKING LOT.

SO HOPEFULLY SUFFICIENTLY SPACED OR AN APPROPRIATELY LOCATED FOR ACCESS TO ALL THOSE UNITS.

AND THEN THE OUTDOOR AMENITIES WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE GAZEBOS.

SO THESE ARE IN GROUPS OF FOUR WHERE THERE'S A COURTYARD IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN A GAZEBO TOWARDS ONE END.

SO THAT'S JUST THE OVERALL SITE LAYOUT. THIS IS JUST OUR EMERGENCY SERVICE ACCESS PLAN, JUST SO THAT AMBULANCE, FIRE TRUCK CAN GET IN AND MANEUVER AROUND THIS SITE.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE ASKED THE DEVELOPER TO PROVIDE.

AND OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE ARE HAPPY WITH THIS DESIGN.

SO JUST TAKING A LOOK AT THE ELEVATIONS OF THIS SITE YOU CAN NOTICE THAT THE STONE ON THE FRONT AND THEN THAT ACTUALLY WRAPS AROUND THE THREE SIDES OF THIS BUILDING, AND THEN THE OTHER SIDES WILL BE METAL, STEEL, IF YOU WILL.

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SO THEN WE HAVE TREBEIN ROAD HERE AND THEN WHICH LEADS INTO A PRIVATE DRIVE.

BUT THIS IS JUST AN AERIAL VIEW LOOKING NORTHWARD.

AND THESE ARE THE FLOOR PLANS FOR THE ONE BEDROOM AND TWO BEDROOM UNITS. LIKE I SAID, THERE WERE TWO ONE BEDROOM UNITS ON THAT FIRST FLOOR.

SO I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, BEDROOM AND FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THOSE ONE BEDROOM UNITS ARE 672FT² AND THEN CLOSER TO 900FT² FOR THE TWO BEDROOM UNITS.

AND LOOKING AT THE STANDARDS FOR THE PRELIMINARY PUD SO THEY DID MEET A MAJORITY OF THESE STANDARDS.

IT DOES, THE SITE INCLUDES APPROPRIATE BUFFERING ACCESS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS BUILDING DESIGN, THE ONE STANDARD THAT IT DIDN'T MEET LAST OCTOBER.

AND THAT HASN'T CHANGED. WAS ACTUALLY COMPLYING WITH OUR LAND USE PLAN.

THIS REALLY BORDERS A RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL KIND OF BOUNDARY LINE, IF YOU WILL.

AND SO WITH THE GIVEN MULTIFAMILY LOCATED ON CHANNING WAY JUST DIRECTLY NORTH OF THIS SITE, WE DID THINK THAT MULTIFAMILY USE WAS AN APPROPRIATE AND COMPATIBLE USE AT THIS SITE, BUT JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATCH OUR GUIDE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, BUT STILL IS COMPATIBLE. SO THEN, JUST BASED ON THAT CRITERIA FOR REVIEW THE PLANNING BOARD FELT THAT THE PROPOSED PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DOES COMPLY WITH THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES AS WELL AS MAINTAINS COMPATIBILITY WITH THOSE SURROUNDING USES. PLANNING BOARD DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL AT THEIR LAST WEEK'S MEETING ON THE 10TH WITH A FEW CONDITIONS ONE THAT ALL THE PERMITS ARE GAINED. THE ROADWAY IS ACTUALLY CONTROLLED BY GREENE COUNTY IN FRONT OF THIS LOCATION, AND SO THERE WILL BE SOME PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS THROUGH GREENE COUNTY THAT WILL BE REQUIRED, AS WELL AS JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE PROPOSAL THEN ALSO COMPLIES WITH ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PLATTING OF THIS LAND.

AND THEN THAT THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION, EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT STILL STAYS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

AND LIKE I SAID, THOSE DOCUMENTS THEN BEING RECORDED WITH GREENE COUNTY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. BEFORE WE COME TO COUNCIL, RESOLUTION 5-26 DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO RESOLUTION 5-26, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTION 5-26 AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS, STARTING WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. THANK YOU. KATHLEEN, I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, BUT THEY'RE MORE FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, I THINK. IS THAT ROAD GOING TO BE WIDENED? SO THE ROAD WILL ACTUALLY.

BECAUSE I READ THE LETTER FROM STEPHANIE GOFF, THE COUNTY ENGINEER.

RIGHT. AND SHE INDICATED THERE'S THEY WANTED THAT THAT.

SO IS THE ROAD GOING TO BE DONE FIRST AND THEN.

SO THE ROAD WILL BE WIDENED TO A THREE LANE ROAD WIDTH TO MATCH THE EXISTING ROADWAY THAT IS JUST NORTH OF THIS SITE.

SO THAT ROAD WILL COMPLETELY ALIGN. SO IT WILL BE WIDENED.

OKAY. AND IT WILL BE DONE PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OF THE FACILITY.

I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN ALL OF THOSE WHEN THE ROADWAY WORK WILL ACTUALLY BE STARTED.

IF THE, IF THE BUILDING WILL BE DONE. THOSE ARE ACTUALLY TWO SEPARATE PERMITTING.

SO IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW THEIR DEVELOPMENT HOW THEY'LL PROCEED.

IS THERE GOING TO BE A RIGHT TURN LANE? THERE WILL NOT BE A RIGHT TURN LANE.

THERE WON'T BE. THERE WILL NOT. THERE'S NOT A RIGHT TURN LANE ON CHANNING WAY, IF YOU KNOW THAT'S THE STREET JUST NORTH OF THAT, WHICH DEFINITELY ENCUMBERS A LOT MORE TRAFFIC THAN THESE 54 UNITS, SO.

BUT THERE WON'T. SO. OKAY. I JUST THOUGHT I'D ASK THE QUESTION.

YEAH. NO. GOOD QUESTION. IT WAS ALSO. YEAH, THAT WAS A VERY GOOD QUESTION.

OKAY. OTHER THAN THAT I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS DEVELOPMENT.

I LIVE NEARBY. RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS.

I'M JUST GLAD THEY WORKED OUT THE PARKING LOT ISSUE.

I THINK THAT WAS A BIG STICKLER, YOU KNOW. SO THANK YOU.

KATHLEEN, ARE THESE GOING TO BE PRIVATE ROADS SO THE, THEY MAINTAIN THEM.

THEY WILL HAVE TO PLOW THEM OR ANYTHING. CORRECT. IT WILL BE A PRIVATE DRIVE.

IT WILL HAVE A STREET NAME, BUT THEY WILL BE PRIVATE DRIVES INTO THIS COMPLEX.

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THERE ARE NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. YEAH. VERY GOOD.

I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION. MAYBE I MISSED IT, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY.

YES. THERE ARE I WANT TO SAY THERE ARE THREE.

I WANT TO SAY SIX UNITS ARE THREE UNITS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE.

MAYBE IT WAS ONLY THREE. SEE HIM RIGHT THERE? YEAH, I SEE THEM. YEAH. I MEAN, THERE'S HANDICAPPED.

THERE'S ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES. I WANT TO SAY THERE'S SIX, AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE ACCESSIBLE UNITS, AND I CAN'T RECALL THE EXACT NUMBER, I BELIEVE, WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE BEING THREE.

SO MAYBE FIVE. I THINK YOU'RE SIX. SIX. GOTCHA.

SO. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT THOSE LITTLE. YEAH. OKAY.

THERE ARE. YEAH. ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES. SO WE HAVE EIGHT MARKED ON THE SITE.

GOOD. I DIDN'T SEE THEM. THANK YOU. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS WE JUST HAVE THE ONE EGRESS.

INGRESS, EGRESS. IS THAT GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT WITH THE DOUBLING OF THIS PROPERTY? IT IS. SO YES, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES SUPPORT THIS SINGLE ACCESS POINT FOR 54 UNITS THAT FALLS BELOW THEIR THRESHOLD. THAT WOULD REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES IS NOW WITHIN OUR REQUIREMENT.

YES. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 5-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MR. FITZPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 5-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION 626. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 6-26 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 6-26. RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT FOR THE DEDICATION OF PIERCE DRIVE AS RIGHT OF WAY AND TO CREATE TWO CITY LOTS AT 550-700 PIERCE DRIVE.

KATHLEEN RIGGS, CITY PLANNER PRESENTING. YES.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A LOT THAT THE CITY OWNS RIGHT NEXT TO FAIRFIELD PARK.

THE PURPOSE OF SPLITTING THIS LOT AND DEDICATING THIS STREET IS REALLY TO SELL THIS OTHER LOT THEN TO THE OWNER OF A RIGHT PET GROOMERS, AND I'LL KIND OF SHOW WHERE THEY'RE BUILDING IS AND WHY THIS MAKES SENSE.

LIKE I SAID, THE OWNER AND THE APPLICANT IS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN. AND HERE WE HAVE THE AERIAL MAP.

SO CURRENTLY THIS PARCEL INCLUDES BOTH OF THESE LOTS.

THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING THAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE. AND THEN A PORTION OF PIERCE DRIVE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY A PRIVATE DRIVE. AND SO THIS SITE, LIKE I SAID, IS LOCATED SO IT'S LOCATED EAST OF PIERCE DRIVE AND SOUTH OF 235. AND THE PARK AND THEN JUST WEST AND NORTH OF BROAD STREET.

THE ZONING FOR THIS AREA IS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.

SO ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES ALONG BROAD STREET, THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT APPLIES TO THIS LOCATION.

AND THEN YOU HAVE PARK LAND FOR THE PARK. SO LOOKING AT THIS OVERALL SITE, WE'RE GOING TO BE DEDICATING ABOUT AN ACRE AND OF THIS AND CREATING THIS AS A CITY STREET UP TO THE END OF THIS EXISTING PARCEL.

AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE AN ACRE CREATED FOR A NEW LOT, 9860, WHICH IS WHERE THAT RIGHT PET GROOMER IS CURRENTLY LOCATED.

AND THEN KIND OF THE LEFTOVER PIECE IS LOT 9861 WHICH IS CLOSE TO FIVE ACRES, WHICH ALSO HAS OUR WATER DEPARTMENT IS LOCATED THERE, AS WELL AS WELL AS ANOTHER OFFICE BUILDING AND SOME RECREATION.

THERE'S A BALLFIELD ON THAT LAND AS WELL. SO IT'S QUITE THE MULTI-USE SITE.

BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS WHAT THIS SITE WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S ALL DIVIDED UP.

AND I DID HAVE ONE INQUIRY. JUST REALLY JUST WANTED MORE INFORMATION.

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AND DID IT AFFECT THEIR PROPERTY? AND SO ONCE I JUST EXPLAINED WHAT THE PROPOSAL WAS, THEY WERE SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

THE NEW LOTS DO COMPLY WITH THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS NOW THAT WE'RE MAKING PIERCE DRIVE A PUBLIC STREET.

SO THESE LOTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A PUBLIC STREET.

PLANNING BOARD DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AT THEIR FEBRUARY 10TH MEETING WITH THE ONLY CONDITION THAT THE LOTS BE RECORDED WITH GREENE COUNTY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN CHESS. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY.

THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT STORMWATER.

JUST BECAUSE ISN'T THAT AREA THAT WE'RE NOT SPLITTING OFF BUT THAT OTHER ISN'T THERE A LOT OF FLOODING? I BELIEVE A PORTION OF THIS COULD BE IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

THAT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT THE RECORD PLAN. SO, I MEAN, BUT A PORTION OF THIS COULD BE IN THE FLOODPLAIN.

OKAY. BUT SO THE THE LOT SPLIT AND THE NEW OWNER IS GOING TO HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TO THE PROPERTY TO MAKE IT TO IMPROVE IT FOR STORMWATER, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I MEAN, WE'RE SELLING IT AS IT IS.

IT'S RIGHT. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS, RIGHT? OKAY.

AND THEN WHAT? OH, AND THEN THE ROAD. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE LIKE THAT IT WASN'T A PUBLIC ROAD.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO US FINANCIALLY? DO WE HAVE TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY? WE'RE ALREADY MAINTAINING THAT ROAD BECAUSE THAT'S THE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE WATER DEPARTMENT BACK THERE.

SO THERE WON'T BE ANY ADDED EXPENSE. OTHER THAN WHAT WE DO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND PLOWING.

SO NOTHING, NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE BURDENSOME.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. KATHLEEN. NO QUESTIONS KATHLEEN. THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS EITHER, OTHER THAN THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT WENT INTO PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

GREAT. THANKS. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 6-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. THIRD. [LAUGHS] DID YOU GET THAT? JULIE? OKAY, JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MS. REASTER. YES. MR.. ALLEN. YES. MISS CHESS. YES.

MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS. STANTON.

YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 6-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

NEXT, IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 7-26 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 7-26, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE PLK COMMUNITIES PROJECT. CHERISE SCHELL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. RESOLUTION 7-26, WE ARE REQUESTING YOUR CONSIDERATION OF A CRA TAX ABATEMENT FOR PLK COMMUNITIES. AS YOU WILL RECALL, PROBABLY FROM WHEN IT WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY.

THAT'S NOT THE GREATEST MAP, I APOLOGIZE. IT'S LOCATED NEXT TO THE FORMER BON-TON WAREHOUSE ON EXCHANGE COURT IS THE PROJECT SITE.

IN 2025 FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL ALLOWED FOR THE AMENDMENT OF OUR CRA DESIGNATION TO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION TO ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS RESIDENTIAL PROJECT LED BY PLK COMMUNITIES, THE DEVELOPER, IS A 212 UNIT MARKET RATE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT LOCATED ON JUST OVER 15 ACRES OFF COMMERCE CENTER BOULEVARD.

I APOLOGIZE, I GOT MY PROJECTS CONFUSED. PRIVATE INVESTMENT TOTALS ROUGHLY 45 MILLION ON THIS PROJECT.

AMENITIES INCLUDED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE A PICKLEBALL COURT, A DOG TRAIL, DOG TRAIL, DOG PARK, EXCUSE ME, TRAILS CONNECTING TO NEARBY PARKS AND WETLANDS, AND A COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSE WITH A POOL.

THE PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST AND IMPACT.

THE DEVELOPER SUBMITTED A CRA ABATEMENT APPLICATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2025, REQUESTING A 15 YEAR, 75% PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

THE ESTIMATED IMPACT ON THE CITY, THE CITY WILL RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY 55,000 IN DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE ABATEMENT, AND THAT WILL INCREASE TO 206,512 IN SERVICE PAYMENTS AFTER THE ABATEMENT PERIOD IS OVER.

THE HOUSING OFFICER, WHO IS IDENTIFIED AS THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, I.E.

MYSELF PER RESOLUTION 2215, HAS CREATED A REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO YOUR MEMO THAT YOU RECEIVED BASED ON A PROJECT DETAILS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ABATEMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY.

THE HOUSING OFFICER REPORT DOCUMENTS THE REQUIRED ELIGIBILITY REVIEW, WHICH CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE ORC AND OUTLINES HOW THE OFFICER DETERMINES THEIR RECOMMENDATION. BASED ON THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY THE HOUSING OFFICER RECOMMENDS THE 15 YEAR 75% ABATEMENT.

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ADDITIONALLY, EVEN THOUGH THIS ABATEMENT REQUEST DOES NOT REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVAL, WE DID ALSO HAVE A MEETING WITH OUR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT AND GET THEIR SUPPORT FOR IT AS WELL. SO BASED ON THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE TERM OUTLINED 15 YEARS AT 75% AND TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROJECT IS FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. SO BASICALLY THIS IS THE PROJECT WE ALREADY APPROVED. SO THIS IS JUST THE TAX INCENTIVE THEN.

CORRECT? OKAY. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT OKAY.

NOW I LIKE THE PROJECT. SO IT'S GOOD. THANK YOU.

SURE. NO QUESTIONS. I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ALSO INCLUDE THE SCHOOL AND SOME OF THAT DECISION MAKING.

SO THANK YOU. SURE. CHERISE IF PLK DECIDES TO SELL THIS TO A BUYER, DOES THE CRA TRANSFER OWNERSHIP TO THE NEW BUYER? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THIS IS A GREAT MOVE FOR US AS A CITY.

BRINGS IN MORE PEOPLE, MORE MONEY. INCREASES OUR EXPENDABLE INCOME, WHICH, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT WANTING RETAIL COMING IN.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS WHEN THEY LOOK TO BUILD A FACILITY WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.

SO THIS IS THIS IS A WIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PROGRAM IN GENERAL. SURE.

BECAUSE I KNOW ALSO WHEN I HAVE A COUPLE I GUESS SO.

SO THIS ONLY QUALIFIES BECAUSE OF THE UPDATE THAT WE DID TO THE CRA TO COVER RESIDENTIAL, CORRECT? OKAY. AND THEN I KNOW PART, AT LEAST IN MY MIND, PART OF WHY I SUPPORTED THAT WAS THINKING OF I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE RIGHT WORD, BUT OUR EXISTING PROPERTIES, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GIVING THEM A FACELIFT OR WHATEVER, LIKE A REMODEL TYPE OF A THING. SURE. SO IF IF SOMEBODY CAME FORWARD WITH THAT, WITH AN EXISTING PROPERTY, WOULD THEY GET A BETTER DEAL ON THE TAX ABATEMENT? WOULD THEY GET YOU KNOW, LIKE WHATEVER, WHATEVER INCENTIVE, LIKE THE PERCENTAGE, THE 15 YEARS, 75%, WHATEVER WOULD ARE WE ARE WE DOING MORE TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO GO TO LIKE INFILL PROPERTIES? I WOULD I WOULDN'T SAY WE'RE DOING MORE. I THINK.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION DOES QUALIFY FOR AN ABATEMENT.

AND REALLY, IT'S BASED ON THE PROJECT NUMBERS AS A WHOLE, TO DETERMINE THAT THE INCENTIVE THAT'S BEING REQUESTED IS, IN FACT NEEDED SO THAT THERE'S NOT AN OVER ABATEMENT PROVIDED.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT'S REALLY BASED ON THE COST OF THE PROJECT AND THAT THE NEED IS THERE FOR THE ABATEMENT TO OFFSET THE COST AND MAKE THE DEAL WORK.

OKAY. OKAY. SO AND I SAW IT. SO I SAW ON THAT LAST PAGE IT BASICALLY SAID THAT, THAT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.

LIKE FINANCIALLY, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FEASIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO CREATE SUCH AN APARTMENT STRUCTURE AND MAKE A PROFIT, I GUESS, IN THAT AREA. IT'S REALLY BASED ON THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE IT IS STILL VERY HIGH.

AND THE LENDING CRITERIA THE COMMERCIAL LENDING MARKET IS NOT TERRIBLY FAVORABLE RIGHT NOW EITHER.

SO THOSE TWO FACTORS, I THINK, LEND ITSELF TO INCENTIVES BEING REQUESTED AND NECESSARY TO MAKE PROJECTS WORK.

I SEE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR FOR YOUR PATIENCE ON THIS.

OF COURSE, I WAS HAVING A I WAS TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THIS.

SO IS THAT TO SAY THEN THAT, SAY, A YEAR OR TWO DOWN THE ROAD IF MATERIALS AREN'T GOING TO GO DOWN, BUT IF LIKE THE RATES TO BORROW GO DOWN, WOULD THAT AFFECT THOSE NUMBERS LIKE ON FUTURE FOLKS? THEY MIGHT IT MIGHT NOT BE THE 15 YEAR 70. SURE.

SO WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO EVALUATE PROJECTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND DETERMINE THAT WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED IS, IN FACT, NEEDED. AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASON FOR INVOLVING BRADLEY PAYNE TOO, IN THE ANALYSIS.

AND I KNOW HILLARY WAS KIND ENOUGH TO REVIEW EVERYTHING THAT THEY PROVIDED AS WELL, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE NUMBERS WERE MATCHING UP WITH WHAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR.

SO IT'LL BE ON AN INDEPENDENT BASIS, PROJECT BY PROJECT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. CONCUR WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S BEEN SAID.

I AM ALSO GLAD THAT THE SCHOOLS WERE BROUGHT IN TO DISCUSS THIS.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 7-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. SHALL WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MISS REASTER. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. ALLEN.

YES. MISS CHESS. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 7-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

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SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.

RESOLUTION 8-26. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE GREEN OAKS OF FAIRBORN, LLC PROJECT AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. CHERISE SCHELL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR PRESENTING.

HELLO AGAIN. RESOLUTION 8-26. PRETTY MUCH A REPEAT FROM MY PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, ONLY FOR A DIFFERENT PROJECT.

THIS WILL BE FOR THE GREEN OAKS DEVELOPMENT, WHICH I MISSPOKE.

THIS ONE IS ON EXCHANGE, SO MY APOLOGIES. THE OTHER ONE IS COMMERCE CENTER.

AGAIN, THE AMENDMENT TO THE CRA IS WHAT MAKES THIS REQUEST POSSIBLE.

THIS RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, LED BY GREEN OAKS OF FAIRBORN, IS ESTIMATED TO BRING 120 UNITS A MIX OF STUDIO AND ONE BEDROOM ASSISTED LIVING SLASH SENIOR APARTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT WILL FEATURE FOUR FLOORS AND BE JUST OVER 95,000FT².

THE ESTIMATED PRIVATE INVESTMENT FOR THIS PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY 25 MILLION, WITH AN ESTIMATED START DATE OF JUNE OF THIS YEAR, JUNE 1ST, AND AN END DATE OF OCTOBER OF 2027.

THE DEVELOPER SUBMITTED A CRA ABATEMENT APPLICATION IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, REQUESTING ALSO A 15 YEAR, 75% PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT. THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CURRENT BASE ANNUAL PROPERTY TAXES, WHICH IS BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE LAND FROM THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE PERCENTAGE OF REAL PROPERTY TAXES NOT ABATED, WHICH IS 5%. AGAIN, THE HOUSING OFFICER MYSELF HAS CREATED A REPORT WHICH YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED WITH YOUR STAFF MEMO DETERMINING WHETHER THE ABATEMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY BASED ON THE PROJECT DETAILS.

THE HOUSING OFFICER REPORT DOCUMENTS REQUIRED ELIGIBILITY REVIEW, WHICH CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORC AND OUTLINES HOW THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE BASED ON THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY.

THE HOUSING OFFICER RECOMMENDS THE 15 YEAR 75% ABATEMENT AND LIKEWISE SAME BRADLEY PAIN ANALYSIS.

SCHOOLS WERE CONSULTED ON THIS AS WELL. WE WE ARE VERY MINDFUL TO DO THAT WITH EVERY PROJECT THAT WE DO, TO INCLUDE THEM IN OUR CONVERSATION SO THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE CITY.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ABATEMENT FOR THE TERM OF 15 YEARS AT 75%.

I'M HAPPY. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS.

NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS.

THANKS. THANKS. ONE QUESTION. THIS IS THE ONE OVER THERE BY JAMIE'S AUTOMOTIVE AND ALL THAT.

OKAY, I JUST MAKING SURE IN MY MIND I KNEW EXACTLY WHICH PART WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

I TRIED TO CONFUSE YOU WITH THE LOCATIONS. CLEARLY.

[LAUGHS] THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE, THE EFFORT YOU PUT IN.

THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. CHERISE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS COMING.

THERE IS A HUGE NEED IN ALMOST EVERY COMMUNITY FOR SENIOR HOUSING, SO THIS IS A WIN FOR EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. AND AGAIN THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.

AS WAS JUST SAID, THERE IS A NEED FOR THIS KIND OF HOUSING FOR SURE.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 8-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS.

STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 8-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES RESOLUTIONS. NEXT WE HAVE A SERIES OF APPOINTMENTS TO DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND BOARDS.

FIRST OFF IS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE MAYOR'S BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

PAULA DELUCCA FOR UNEXPIRED TERM 12-31-27. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPOINT MISS DELUCCA TO THIS COMMITTEE? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES, MISS CHESS.

YES. MR. DODD. YES. MISS REASTER. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. OKAY. PAULA DELUCCA IS APPOINTED TO THE MAYOR'S BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

NEXT, WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.

THE PERSON NOMINATED IS ROBERTA HATCH FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM TO 12-31-28.

IS THERE A MOTION, A SECOND, TO APPOINT MISS HATCH TO THAT BOARD? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS STANTON. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES.

MISS CHESS. YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS REASTER.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ROBERTA HATCH IS APPOINTED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.

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

YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS.

STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. AND WE ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO GET TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD.

OKAY. FINALLY, WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE GREENE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM.

NANCY TERWOOD. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPOINT NANCY TO THAT BOARD? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, MR. ALLEN. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MISS CHESS. YES.

MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. REASTER.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. OKAY. NANCY TERWOOD IS APPOINTED TO THE GREENE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM.

NEXT, WE HAVE CITIZENS COMMENTS. BUT BEFORE WE OPEN THAT, I DO WANT TO WELCOME.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL GROUP HERE THIS EVENING. WE HAVE 11 MEMBERS OF SCOUTING AMERICA IN OUR ATTENDANCE WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING AS PART OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING OF A GOVERNMENTAL BOARD. SO WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

OKAY. NOW WE WILL OPEN CITIZENS COMMENTS. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD, PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS

[VI. Citizens Comments]

JAMES BAKER, 427 GRANT STREET MAYOR CITY MANAGER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO ADDRESS AN ONGOING MATTER INVOLVING STATEMENTS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN SYLVIA CHESS, AS WELL AS A BROADER CONCERN, BROADER CONCERNS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND HOW THIS COUNCIL ENGAGES WITH ME AS A CITIZEN.

LET ME BE VERY CLEAR. I'M NOT REPEATING MYSELF FOR ATTENTION.

I'M REPEATING MYSELF BECAUSE THE ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED, CORRECTED, OR RESOLVED.

COUNCILWOMAN COUNCILWOMAN CHESS HAS STATED THAT SHE DID NOT SAY MY NAME WHEN SHE SPOKE AT HER ALMA MATER IN DALLAS, TEXAS. WHETHER MY NAME WAS SPOKEN IS IRRELEVANT.

UNDER WELL ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLES OF DEFAMATION LAW, AN INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT NEED TO BE NAMED TO BE IDENTIFIABLE.

GIVEN THE LIMITED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WHO RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL IN FAIRBORN AT THAT TIME, AND THE PUBLIC CONTEXT IN WHICH THE REMARKS WERE MADE, I WAS CLEARLY IDENTIFIABLE. LABELING OF A POLITICAL OPPONENT AS A PROUD BOY, ASSOCIATING THEM WITH RACE, IDEOLOGY, AND PORTRAYING THE CITY OF FAIRBORN AS RACIST IS NOT HARMLESS RHETORIC.

IT DAMAGES REPUTATIONS, DIVIDES THE COMMUNITY, AND REFLECTS POORLY ON THE CITY, ON THE CITY AND ITS LEADERSHIP.

I ALSO HAVE DOCUMENTATION AND EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THESE FACTS WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC RECORD.

I WANT TO ADDRESS A TROUBLING PATTERN IN THE IN THESE CHAMBERS.

THIS COUNCIL REGULARLY RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS RAISED BY OTHER CITIZENS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

HOWEVER, WHEN I SPEAK, MY COMMENTS ARE MET WITH SILENCE.

NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT, NO CLARIFICATION, NO RESPONSE, NO APOLOGY.

THAT SELECTIVE SILENCE IS NOW PART OF PUBLIC RECORD.

EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND FAIRLY TO ALL THE CITIZENS, NOT JUST SOME.

IF COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO RESPOND SPECIFICALLY TO ME, THAT MAY BE A LEGAL STRATEGY.

BUT IT'S NOT TRANSPARENCY AND IT'S NOT EQUAL TREATMENT.

SELECTIVE SELECTIVELY IGNORING A CITIZEN DOES NOT RESOLVE CONCERNS.

IT AMPLIFIES THEM AND ERODES PUBLIC TRUST. I ALSO WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT MY RIGHTS.

I'M EXERCISING MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT RIGHTS LAWFULLY AND WITHIN THE RULES OF THIS CHAMBER.

NO MAYOR, NO COUNCIL MEMBER, NO CITY OFFICIAL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CONTROL, DISCOURAGE, OR SILENCE CITIZENS BECAUSE THEIR COMMENTS ARE PERSISTENT OR UNCOMFORTABLE.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS NOT A COURTESY. IT'S A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.

I'LL CONTINUE TO COME INTO THESE MEETINGS AND SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE FOR AS LONG AS IT REMAINS UNRESOLVED.

I WILL NOT BE DETERRED, DISCOURAGED, OR SILENCED.

I WILL CONTINUE EXERCISING MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY UNTIL ACCOUNTABILITY IS TAKEN THROUGH LAWFUL AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES, INCLUDING CORRECTION OF THE RECORD OR UNTIL COUNCILWOMAN CHESS, SYLVIA CHESS IS NO LONGER SERVING ON THIS COUNCIL.

BEING IGNORED WILL NOT MAKE THIS ISSUE DISAPPEAR.

IT WILL NOT WILL NOT MAKE ME DISAPPEAR. AND IT WILL NOT, IT WILL NOT MAKE ME STOP SHOWING UP.

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AND ACCOUNTABILITY DOES NOT EXPIRE. I'M HERE FOR THE RECORD, AND I'M HERE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

THANK YOU. JAMES BAKER, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CHARLIE DEER.

I LIVE AT 1819 NORTH BROAD STREET. AND TONIGHT I HAVE GOOD NEWS.

IT'S NOTHING ABOUT POLITICS, NOTHING ABOUT COMPLAINTS.

ANY OF THAT. THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, JOANNE COLLINS GAVE A SHOUT OUT TO SOME WELL DESERVING SMALL BUSINESSES AROUND TOWN. AND SO TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO GOD.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS MY WIFE AND I. NOVEMBER THANKSGIVING 2024, WE STARTED GIVING AWAY FREE BIBLES AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY.

AND I PUT A LIGHT ON IT WHERE THEY'RE ACCESSIBLE ALL NIGHT LONG WITH THE BIG SIGN SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE THEM.

AND SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE BUSINESSES AROUND TOWN THAT HAVE LET ME STOCK BIBLES AT THEIR AT THEIR BUSINESSES. AND THEY ARE ALLEN AT THE SENIOR CITIZENS.

KURT, AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. JAMIE LET'S ME STOCK BIBLES AT TWO OF HIS HIS LOCATIONS.

AND OZZY TASKMASTER LETS ME STOCK BIBLES THERE.

SO OVER THE LAST YEAR AND 3 OR 4 MONTHS, WE'VE WE'VE GIVEN AWAY ABOUT 1500 BIBLES. SO. AND I KNOW THESE MEETINGS GO A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCH THEM ONLINE.

SO THAT'S THE REASON I'M HERE SAYING THIS, BECAUSE I WANT PEOPLE OUT THERE TO TO SEE IT AND TO KNOW THAT THAT THEY CAN COME BY AT ANY OF THOSE PLACES I JUST MENTIONED OR AT THE DRIVEWAY AT THE END OF MY HOUSE THEY'RE IN RAIN PROOF CONTAINERS, BIG LIGHTS THERE AT NIGHT. SO JUST WHENEVER I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE WORD AND BEST BOOK ON THE PLANET.

IT'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND IT'LL GIVE YOU ETERNAL REWARDS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER COMMENTS.

[ VII. City Manager Comments]

IT WILL BEGIN OFFICIALLY AT 8:30 AND CONCLUDE NO LATER THAN 4:30.

THERE WILL BE SOME REFRESHMENTS THERE AT 8 A.M.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PARTAKE IN THOSE. SO AGAIN, THIS FRIDAY, 8:30 TO 4:30 AT THE DOUBLETREE BY HILTON, THE FORMER HOLIDAY INN I-675. IN THIS CHAMBER ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD WE WILL SWEAR IN OUR NEWEST POLICE OFFICER, ABIGAIL MORTON. THAT'LL BE AT 9 A.M.. THE ANNUAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS BANQUET IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH AT THE FAIRBORN SENIOR CENTER, AND THAT WILL BEGIN AT 5:30 P.M.

AND RUN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY EIGHT. AND SO ALWAYS GREAT TO BE AT THAT AWARDS BANQUET VERY DESERVING OFFICERS THAT WILL BE RECOGNIZED.

AND SO COUNCIL AND STAFF ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THAT ALSO.

AND THEN I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THE SCOUTS THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING.

I'VE SAT THROUGH MEETINGS WITH, WITH MY NOW SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND SCOUTS WAS A GREAT THING FOR HIM. AND SO WE'RE THRILLED YOU'RE HERE.

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YOU CAN ALWAYS GET AHOLD OF US, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALL OF YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU.

OKAY WE WILL START COUNCIL COMMENTS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS.

[VIII. Council Comments]

SO I ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO JUST KIND OF LEARN A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS SOCIETY IN SO MANY WAYS, AND HOW FAR WE'VE COME AND HOW WE HAVE ACTUALLY DONE GREAT THINGS IN THIS AMERICA. SO I'M ASKING EVERYONE IF YOU CAN JUST TAKE OUR TIME AND LEARN ABOUT THOSE THINGS, BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, AS WE ARE ALL A PART OF HISTORY.

AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EVOLVED SO MUCH SINCE THE THE THE FOUNDING OF AMERICA. AND WE HAVE EVOLVED AS A PEOPLE IN OUR LAWS AND OUR LEGISLATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING YOU TO LEARN AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

WE ALL LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER, OUR CULTURES, OUR BACKGROUNDS, WHERE WE COME FROM, THINGS LIKE THAT, WHAT WE EAT, ALL THAT KIND OF [INAUDIBLE] DIALECT, CULTURE.

IT MEANS A LOT THAT WE ALL LEARN THESE THINGS.

AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SO I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO PLEASE LET'S CELEBRATE TOGETHER.

BECAUSE WE CELEBRATE TOGETHER WE WIN TOGETHER.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO THANK YOU, MR. BAKER, FOR EXERCISING YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

AND YOU CERTAINLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHO WE ARE AS AMERICANS.

AND SO PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO DO EVERYTHING DUE TO CONVEY WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY TO INDIVIDUALS.

SO THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

THE SCOUTS, YOU ALL LOOK ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. YOU KNOW, IT'S MANY OF MY FRIENDS, WHEN I WAS YOUNG, THEY WERE IN THE SCOUTS. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO TO BE IN THIS HOUSE.

I KNOW YOU, YOUNG LADY, WAS UP HERE BEFORE RECEIVING AN AWARD.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM OF MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO OVERSEE WHAT YOU DO. ALL THE ADULTS AS A PART OF THIS, THEY'RE BOUGHT IN, THEY POUR INTO YOU, THEY GIVE YOU THEIR WISDOM.

AND AND THAT'S AN ABSOLUTE AMAZING. WE SHOULD ALSO CLAP FOR THE ADULTS THAT ACTUALLY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.

LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND [APPLAUSE]. AND IS VERY IS NEEDED.

WE NEED MORE LEADERS, PEOPLE WHO WILL DO THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PEOPLE PICKING UP TRASH, PEOPLE DOING THIS, PEOPLE LOOKING OUT FOR THE HOMELESS.

YOU KNOW, WE NEED THAT VERY MUCH SO IN THIS COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS MOVING FORWARD JUST AS MUCH AS ANYBODY ELSE.

AND YOU ARE A BIG PART OF THAT, YOU ARE OUR FUTURE.

AND SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. AND I'LL PASS IT ON. ALL RIGHT. WELL A FEW OF US HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE FAIRBORN NIGHT AT WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY WITH FAIRBORN CHAMBER. SO THANK YOU, WRIGHT STATE, FOR HOSTING US.

IT WAS A FANTASTIC NIGHT. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I DO.

WE'RE ROUNDING OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE'RE QUICKLY APPROACHING GRADUATION SEASON.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA, I WON'T BELABOR IT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE STUDENTS COMING OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW IT, AT LEAST GO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT KIND OF AWESOME IS COMING OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS. AND WITH THAT, I WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON BRANT DENTON.

I'M NOT OVERLY FAMILIAR WITH HER, BUT MASON GILLIAM A LONG LIST OF EXAMPLES OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP FROM THAT YOUNG MAN.

AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO DO AMAZING THINGS. SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND STEPPING UP.

SUPER EXCITING. LET'S SEE, CHARLIE APPROXIMATELY 1500 IS IS.

YEP. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER.

AND YOUR SWEATSHIRT IS COMPLETELY ACCURATE. GOD IS GOOD.

SO THANK YOU. MR. BAKER YOU MADE A BROAD, SWEEPING STATEMENT THAT WE DON'T RESPOND TO YOU, BUT SEVERAL OF US ACTUALLY HAVE. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU, AND EVERY OTHER CITIZEN, WHETHER YOU'RE HERE WATCHING ONLINE, NEVER BEEN TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, PLEASE SHOW UP, EXPRESS TO US YOUR CONCERNS.

AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST TOMORROW NIGHT, FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS IS HOSTING A STRATEGIC PLAN TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE 6 P.M.

[01:05:06]

OTHERWISE, I HAVE NOTHING MORE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YEAH. THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO ATTENDED TONIGHT. APPRECIATE IT.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK FOLKS WHO, WHETHER OR NOT YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS, I'VE BEEN HOLDING COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS IN THE MEETING ROOM IN THE FAIRBORN LIBRARY ON THE SUNDAY PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, AND WE PULL UP THE WORK SESSION AGENDA. WELL, NOT FOR TONIGHT, BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ONE AND THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, AND WE JUST TALKED THROUGH IT. AND IT'S BEEN JUST A REALLY IT'S BEEN A REALLY NICE DISCUSSION.

USUALLY IT'S ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM LIKE 6 TO 12 PEOPLE SHOW UP.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INPUT AND THE, THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN MY OWN.

AND SOMETIMES I BROUGHT THOSE QUESTIONS HERE AND ASKED THEM IN THE MEETING.

AND THEN ALSO LIKE I HAVE A LIST OF THEM THAT I'LL TAKE TO THE RETREAT.

AND IF THERE'S TIME TO WORK THAT INTO THE CONVERSATION, I'LL BRING THOSE UP THERE.

ONE ITEM WAS EVEN ADDED TO THE RETREAT. WE TALKED ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS.

WE DECIDED TO ADD A LITTLE PORTION OF THAT TO THE RETREAT BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE WERE CURIOUS AS WELL.

AND THEN ALSO ONE OTHER THING LIKE A KICK OFF, A CURIOSITY AND A DISCUSSION HAPPENED ABOUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE SCHEDULED A MEETING AT THE FAIRBORN LIBRARY MEETING ROOM FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH. AND I POSTED THAT TO A COUPLE OF THE FACEBOOK PAGES.

I'M NOT DONE YET, THOUGH, AND IT'S GOT A EVENTBRITE WHERE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR FREE TICKETS IF YOU WANT, AND THAT'S JUST TO TRY TO GET A HEAD COUNT. BUT THAT ALSO CAME OUT OF THE CONVERSATIONS IN THOSE MEETINGS.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE FOLKS WHO COME TO THOSE MEETINGS.

I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE ME DO A BETTER JOB, AND THEY MAKE ME MORE CURIOUS ABOUT THINGS I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF.

ALSO, I WANT TO THANK MIKE FOR AND CLINT FOR WORKING WITH ME FOR THE 8:30 ON THE SCHEDULE OF THE RETREAT IS AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY DISCUSSION BY POWER OF CLEAN FUTURE OHIO, WHICH IS OUR BASICALLY, WE JOIN THEM AND WE GET FREE EXPERT CONSULTANTS BECAUSE WE JOINED THIS COMMUNITY THAT IN OHIO, THAT OTHER CITIES JOINED.

AND I KNOW THAT MIKE AND CHRIS HAVE WORKED IN SOME PRE-PLANNING MEETINGS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A NICE HOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AND MAYBE GET SOME HELP TO WE ALL, I THINK WE ALREADY DO A GOOD JOB IN OUR BUILDINGS, BUT THEY I THINK THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE US SOME INSIGHT TO KEEP US ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

SO I'M EXCITED FOR THAT. THANKS TO THE FOLKS THAT VOLUNTEERED FOR THE BOARDS.

ESPECIALLY HEARING THE TWO, THE TWO HIGH SCHOOL KIDS FOR PARK AND REC.

I KNOW WHEN I FIRST GOT ON PARK AND REC BOARD, THERE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, AND IT'S JUST NICE.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE ALL THAT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. AND THANKS TO THE SCOUTS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I HOPE YOU KNOW, THE MEETING WAS TERRIBLY EXCITING FOR YOU, I'M SURE.

BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW HOW YOUR GOVERNMENT WORKS.

I'M SURE. AND THEN TO THOSE WHO SPOKE TONIGHT.

JIMMY, SOMETIMES I JUST DON'T REPLY TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE TALKED AHEAD OF ME.

AND SOME NIGHTS, HONESTLY, I'M JUST TIRED AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD AND JUST LISTEN IF IT'S NOT A QUESTION. SO I'VE NEVER BEEN TOLD NOT TO REPLY TO YOU IN A MEETING BY ANYONE. IT'S ALL ON ME IF I EVER HAVE OR HAVEN'T.

AND THEN ACCOUNTABILITY WISE I WOULD SAY, I THINK THAT WE'VE TAKEN STEPS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE, TO MAKE SURE THERE'S GOOD PROCESSES FOR YOU GUYS TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH HOWEVER YOU'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS ISSUES. AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE AND, YOU KNOW, USING YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO REALLY SUPPORT THAT.

AND CHARLIE, IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL THAT SOMETHING THAT'S MEANT SO MUCH TO YOU IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU'RE SPREADING THAT AND GIVING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OTHER PEOPLE.

SO GREAT JOB ON THAT. AND I GUESS I'LL JUST SAY, FOR THE SAKE OF DIVERSITY YOU KNOW I'M ACTUALLY A SECULAR BUDDHIST, SO THAT WOULDN'T BE MY CUP OF TEA AND I MIGHT POINT SOMEONE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

BUT I THINK IT'S NICE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT NOT ONLY FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUT FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN OUR COUNTRY.

SO THANKS, COUNCILMAN DODD. OKAY, FIRST OFF MY WIFE AND MYSELF WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE AT THE FAIRBORN NIGHT AT WRIGHT STATE.

IT WAS A VERY ENJOYABLE, REALLY. IT WAS GREAT, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT WE LOST THE BASKETBALL GAME.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, A LOT OF MINGLING.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT THE CHERISE TALKED ABOUT TODAY AND KATHLEEN.

STARTING THAT IS HOW OUR OUR CITY GROWS IS THROUGH THESE PROJECTS.

[01:10:05]

THIS IS GREAT. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE OUR FUTURE. THIS IS THIS IS WHAT WE NEED.

I WISH MORE KIDS WOULD WOULD SHOW UP TO THESE THINGS, TOO.

IT'S BUT I UNDERSTAND IT IS SORT OF BORING. CHARLIE, THAT IS OUTSTANDING. I APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT. THAT IS AMAZING.

AND I TOO. I, TOO, LIKE YOUR SHIRT. OH. HAVING THE TWO STUDENTS ON PARKS AND REC, I WE I REMEMBER WE WERE ON PARKS AND REC TOGETHER WHEN WE HAD THAT ONE STUDENT, AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THE KIDS.

THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF OF MAYBE OF WHAT THE ADULTS LOOK AT.

SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE KIDS ON THAT PLANNING BOARD.

OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WILL NOT BE LONG.

YEAH. FIRST OFF, THANKS, EVERYBODY, FOR COMING AND BEING A PART OF THIS PROCESS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. JEREMY, YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU ARE TEACHING OUR YOUNG AMERICANS.

YOU'RE TEACHING THEM. SO GREAT TO SEE THE EAGLE SCOUT BACK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I THINK I HOPE THAT IT WAS EDUCATIONAL.

I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY ABOUT THIS PROCESS. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. JIMMY AND CHARLIE FOR COMING UP AND SPEAKING YOUR HEART.

THE TAX WE PAY FOR THE, FOR FOR BEING ELECTED TO THESE OFFICES IS HEARING THE FEEDBACK OF OUR CITIZENS.

GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT, IT DOESN'T MATTER. WE ARE HERE TO TO GAIN THE FEEDBACK AND COME BACK.

ADDRESS THOSE THINGS. I CAN I CAN TELL YOU THAT EITHER IN OUR INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE OR COLLECTIVELY WE TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT YOU ADDRESS, WHETHER IT'S IN AN EMAIL OR WHETHER IT IS ONE ON ONE. SO DON'T, I WILL SAY I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO BELIEVE THAT WE DO CONSIDER EVERYTHING THAT'S, THAT'S SHARED PUBLICLY.

SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT I TRULY TAKE THOSE THINGS TO HEART BECAUSE THAT'S THE TAX WE PAY FOR BEING ELECTED OFFICIALS.

I WILL SAY THAT FOR THE CITY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, THERE'S MORE ROOM.

WE'VE GOT MORE VACANCIES. SO DON'T THINK THAT THOSE ARE THE LAST PEOPLE THAT CAN GET ON A CITY BOARD.

THERE'S MORE ROOM, RIGHT? I THINK THERE IS. ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.

I MEAN, THIS IS PRESIDENTS DAY. WE DO HAVE A MEETING ON PRESIDENTS DAY.

AND KEEPING WITH THE SPIRIT OF OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS COUNTRY.

RIGHT. I DID WANT TO ADDRESS PRESIDENTS DAY, BECAUSE PRESIDENTS DAY IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND FUZZY AT THE SAME TIME.

YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO THERE'S NO FIREWORKS FOR PRESIDENTS DAY.

THERE'S NO BAN, THERE'S NO MUSIC. IT'S PRESIDENTS DAY.

AND IT WAS CREATED TO CELEBRATE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AND LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.

AND AND IT'S NOW IT'S MORPHED INTO PRESIDENT'S DAY.

I DON'T WANT TO WALK PAST IT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT.

SO I DID WRITE DOWN SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR HOLIDAY.

IT'S MEANT TO HONOR GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, BUT OVER THE YEARS, IT'S TURNED INTO A CATCHALL CELEBRATION FOR ALL OF OUR US PRESIDENTS.

FOR MOST PEOPLE, IT'S A WELCOMED THREE DAY HOLIDAY.

AND THEN SOMETIMES IT'S AN EXCUSE TO SELL A MATTRESS.

WE SEE A LOT OF THOSE, RIGHT? BUT IF YOU DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO PRESIDENTS DAY, IT'S A GOOD REMINDER OF THE COMPLICATED HISTORY BEHIND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELD THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN THE LAND.

[01:15:03]

OTHERS NOT SO MUCH. BUT THE DAY CAN SPARK A REAL DEBATE ABOUT WHAT LEADERSHIP IS AND THEN HOW WE CHOOSE OUR LEADERS. IT'S ALSO ONE OF THOSE DAYS THAT DOESN'T COME WITH A SCRIPT.

THERE'S NO AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S NO FIREWORKS.

THERE'S NO PARADES. INSTEAD, IT'S A LITTLE BIT QUIETER.

IT IS A TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT ON OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY.

AND THEN TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER.

WHAT DO WE DO IN OUR NEXT FIVE YEARS? TEN YEARS? WHAT WHAT WHAT IS WHAT WILL THIS COUNTRY LOOK LIKE? SO JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER ABOUT PRESIDENTS DAY.

I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT US TO WALK PAST IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE HOLIDAYS THAT JUST KIND OF CREEPS UP ON YOU.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. BEFORE MR. MCCUBBINS SAYS ANYTHING, THIS IS MR. MCCUBBINS FIRST EVENING AS OUR DEPUTY MAYOR. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM AND SAY THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO STEP UP FOR THAT POSITION.

THANK YOU. WELL, I'LL ADDRESS THE THE ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUE FIRST AND SAY THAT WE'RE WE'RE NOT PERFECT UP HERE. WE WERE ELECTED TO THE SEAT, BUT THAT DIDN'T MEAN YOU YOU ELECTED A PERFECT INDIVIDUAL.

WE MAKE MISTAKES JUST LIKE YOU DO EVERY DAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE ORDEAL WITH MISS CHESS IS WE DID IDENTIFY SOME FLAWS IN OUR RULES OF COUNCIL AND OUR CHARTER.

AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO CORRECT THOSE. BUT WE DID WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO LEGALLY IN REGARDS TO THOSE COMMENTS. AND THAT WAS IN THE FORM OF A CENSURE.

THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO. FOR THOSE THAT THINK THAT WE CAN REMOVE MISS CHESS, WE CAN'T.

YOU ELECTED HER. YOU HAVE TO REMOVE HER IF THAT'S WHAT YOU SO DESIRE.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS FIX THE FLAW THAT WE'VE FOUND, OR THAT CITIZENS FOUND IN THAT PROCESS TO GET THAT REPAIRED.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY.

BUT IT WILL IT WILL HAPPEN. AND WE WILL SECURE THAT AVENUE IN THE FUTURE FOR OTHER, OTHER ELECTIONS, IF THEY SO DESIRE. JANUARY NOTORIOUSLY, IS THE WORST MONTH FOR HOME FIRES IN THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF US IN IN THE REGION THAT THAT HAVE VERY COLD WEATHER.

AND IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY COLD THE LAST 30 DAYS OR SO.

AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD OUR SHARE OF FIRES. WE DON'T GET A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PER SE AS A CITY COUNCIL EVERY TIME THERE IS A FIRE.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT, AND FORTUNATELY WE'VE HAD NO NO FATALITIES OR SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THOSE FIRES TO EITHER THE OCCUPANTS OR THE FIREFIGHTERS.

SO PLEASE BE AWARE OF THAT. CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS OFTEN JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE WORKING FOR YOUR SAFETY.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JOANNE COLLINS FOR WHAT SHE DID LAST WEEK, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T HERE.

I WENT BACK AND I WATCHED IT WHEN I HAD AVAILABILITY.

WE USED TO HAVE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, TERRY BURKETT, AND TERRY WOULD ALWAYS IN HIS CITY COUNCIL COMMENT SECTION WITH SHOP LOCAL SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS AND SHOP LOCAL. TERRY WAS VERY INTIMATE OF THAT.

I DON'T THINK ANY OF US ON COUNCIL ARE AGAINST THAT.

I SHOP LOCAL AS MUCH AS I CAN. NOT EVERYTHING IS AVAILABLE HERE, SO I DO HAVE TO LEAVE THE CITY WHENEVER THE NEED ARISES.

BUT I DO SHOP LOCAL. SO YES, JOANNE, THANK YOU FOR THAT SHOUT OUT FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.

FOR THE VOLUNTEERS, FOR THE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.

THANK YOU TO THEM. SOMETHING THAT I WAS TAUGHT GROWING UP AND WAS SOLIDIFIED IN ME AS MILITARY MEMBERS TO ALWAYS GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY. DON'T DO IT FOR SELFISH REASONS.

DO IT BECAUSE YOU WANT A BETTER COMMUNITY AND A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING. THE CITY GOVERNMENT CAN'T DO EVERYTHING.

AND BY THE WAY, WE SHOULDN'T DO EVERYTHING. IT'S NOT AN ANARCHY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE A SAY IN ALL THIS STUFF. SO WE VERY, VERY HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU FOLKS TO GET INVOLVED IN OUR BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.

IF NOT FOR ANYTHING, JUST TO GIVE BACK BECAUSE IT IS YOUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

AND I WILL END MY COMMENTS WITH, I DID BUY A MATTRESS YESTERDAY [LAUGHS].

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

[01:20:04]

AS AN EAGLE SCOUT, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH EARNING DIFFERENT MERIT BADGES, DIFFERENT RANKS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

SOMETHING HAPPENED THIS EVENING THAT I WANT TO CLARIFY AT THE VERY BEGINNING, BEFORE WE ACTUALLY STARTED THE MEETING I WAS CONFRONTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO ASK SOME DEMANDS, SOME QUESTIONS BE ANSWERED, AND I'M GOING TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

I WANT TO SAY THAT WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT, OTHER JOURNALISTS HAVE DESCRIBED THAT AS AMBUSH JOURNALISM.

INSTEAD OF SITTING DOWN MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO MEET WITH SOMEBODY, ASKING QUESTIONS IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY, WHICH I DO WITH OTHER JOURNALISTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK, WHERE SOMEONE SHOVES A CAMERA IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE AND STARTS YELLING AT YOU.

SO FOR OUR SCOUTS HERE TONIGHT, THAT IS NOT THE NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR HOW THINGS WORK IN A COUNCIL MEETING.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS IF THIS IS YOUR ONLY COUNCIL MEETING, YOU DON'T GO AWAY THINKING THAT'S THE WAY IT NORMALLY WORKS.

THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT NORMALLY WORKS, NOR IS THAT THE WAY IT SHOULD WORK.

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS AND I'M ADDRESSING THIS TO THE SCOUTS, THEY SHOULD APPROACH YOU IN A PROFESSIONAL ADULT WAY AND ASK TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOU, SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND DISCUSS THE ISSUE.

THE ISSUE THAT WAS RAISED HAD TO DO WITH A PRIVATE MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE AT A PRIVATE BUILDING OR A BUSINESS IN TOWN.

THAT MEETING HAD WAS NOT A CITY RUN ONE MEETING.

I HAPPENED TO BE THE CO-CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT MET THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED WAS THE OTHER CO-CHAIR.

SOME WORDS WERE EXCHANGED BETWEEN THAT CO-CHAIR AND THE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS.

THOSE WORDS THAT WERE EXCHANGED WERE NOT DONE IN FRONT OF THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE.

THAT WERE DONE IN ANOTHER ROOM. SO WE DID NOT HEAR THOSE COMMENTS.

THERE'S BEEN COMMENTS ALLUDED THAT WE TRIED TO FORCE THAT PERSON OFF THE COMMITTEE.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. I EVEN ARRANGED TO SET UP A SEPARATE MEETING PLACE FOR THAT COMMITTEE SO THAT THAT THAT CO-CHAIR COULD ABSOLUTELY REMAIN WHERE SHE IS THE CO-CHAIR AND WILL REMAIN THE CO-CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE.

SO WHAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ALLUDED TO AT THE START OF THE MEETING WAS INCORRECT INFORMATION.

THAT PERSON IS OUR CO-CHAIR AND REMAINS OUR CO-CHAIR.

THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS THAT WERE EXCHANGED AND WE HEARD ABOUT THEM AFTER THE FACT WERE BETWEEN THE BUSINESS OWNER AND THAT PERSON.

THOSE COMMENTS WERE NOT MADE IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.

AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WERE AT THAT.

WHO CAN CONFIRM THAT THOSE COMMENTS WERE NOT MADE IN FRONT OF US.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS DONE AT THE BEGINNING IS NOT THE WAY IT NORMALLY SHOULD BE AND NORMALLY IS.

OKAY, ENOUGH OF THAT. COMING BACK, JIMMY, AS WAS MENTIONED, JIMMY BAKER THE COUNCIL DID THE STEPS THAT THEY ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO IN LIGHT OF THE SITUATION. AND SO THAT SITUATION REMAINS BETWEEN YOU AND THAT INDIVIDUAL.

COUNCIL HAS NO AUTHORITY OR NO RIGHT TO INTERJECT IN THAT WE DID WHAT WE ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO, WHICH WAS A CENSURE VOTE, AND THAT WAS DONE. I WANT TO GO BACK TO SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE SAID.

FAIRBORN NIGHT LAST WEEK WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.

WE HAD A LOT OF FAIRBORN CITIZENS THERE, AS WAS MENTIONED.

UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE LAST 20S, WRIGHT STATE LOST THE GAME, BUT THEY PUT FORTH A VALIANT EFFORT, AND I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT EDWARDS FOR BEING THERE, ALONG WITH DANIEL PALMER, WHO'S ONE OF THE SENIOR STAFF AT WRIGHT STATE.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING. WE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE CHEERLEADERS, THE DANCE TEAM THE BASKETBALL COACH CAME OUT AND LED US IN SOME POSITIVE WORDS FOR THE TEAM. UNFORTUNATELY THE RESULT WASN'T WHAT WE HOPED FOR, BUT WE HAD A WONDERFUL EVENING.

A LOT OF FAIRBORN RESIDENTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THAT EVENT.

THIS LAST SATURDAY, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE MIAMI VALLEY MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM TO HEAR A PRESENTATION BY AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ABOUT BUFFALO SOLDIERS AND IN PARTICULAR ABOUT THE MUSIC THAT TIES INTO DIFFERENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS. AND FOR THOSE THAT WEREN'T THERE AND THERE WAS A GOOD CROWD IN ATTENDANCE, IT WAS A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. AND THE MUSEUM PUTS ON A MONTHLY PRESENTATIONS.

I THINK IT'S THE SECOND SATURDAY AT 2:00. THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE YEAR YOU'LL HEAR PRESENTATIONS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,

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BUT THE MUSEUM PUTS ON SOME WONDERFUL PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND THOSE.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED ABOUT THE COUNCIL RETREAT THIS FRIDAY.

ANYONE IS INVITED TO THAT. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME TO SEE WHAT COUNCIL IS LOOKING AT AND DOING FOR THE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

SCOUTS. IF YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR AN EVEN MORE EXCITING MEETING WILL BE THERE AT THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL FOR THAT AND I'LL CLOSE WITH JUST SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT UPCOMING WORK SESSIONS. NEXT ONE WILL BE MARCH THE 2ND, ALONG WITH THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MARCH THE 2ND HERE IN THE CITY BUILDING. SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND THOSE.

WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AS ALWAYS, YOU'RE HERE. WE APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S PART OF THE NUMBER ONE JOB OF ANY CITY GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ITS CITIZENS.

I WAS TAUGHT THAT EARLY ON, FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT, AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING HERE.

WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY ELSE FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

CHARLIE, I FORGOT TO MENTION YOU. YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND AND WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

AND IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT OTHER BUSINESSES ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAMS, THAT YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

DIFFERENT ELECTIONS LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE RUNNING FOR DIFFERENT OFFICES ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND EVENTS THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING FIND OUT WHAT THEY STAND FOR. FIND OUT WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE MAKING LEGAL DECISIONS FOR US IN THE FUTURE, DEPENDING ON THE POSITION THAT THEY GET ELECTED TO.

SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FIND OUT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND FIND OUT IF WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN IS WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN.

SO JUST ENCOURAGE THEM FOR THAT. AS ALWAYS, THANK OUR CITY STAFF.

I WANT TO THANK JULIE. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAS TO SIT THERE AND FIGURE OUT WHO SAID WHAT AND WHO MOTIONED.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR US. OKAY.

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

MISS REASTER. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR. ALLEN.

YES. MISS CHESS. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. MEETING IS DULY ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.