Mar 02, 2026 City Council

[I. Call to Order]

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MARCH THE 2ND, 2026.

WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. KIRKPATRICK MR. DODD HERE. MS. REASTER FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE? AND I WILL ASK THIS EVENING.

LET'S KEEP IN MIND OUR SERVICE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN HARM'S WAY.

WHEN WE CONSIDER OUR MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU ALSO PLEASE CONSIDER SILENCING ANY DEVICES THAT MIGHT BECOME DISRUPTIVE THIS EVENING? SO THANK YOU AGAIN. NEXT WE HAVE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 16TH,

[IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the February 16, 2026, Regular Meeting, and the February 20, 2026, Special Meeting/Council Retreat.]

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR FEBRUARY 16TH REGULAR MEETING ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 20TH SPECIAL MEETING COUNCIL RETREAT.

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? THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 20TH SPECIAL MEETING COUNCIL RETREAT ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

AND WE HAVE NO PRESCHEDULED BUSINESS OTHER THAN WE HAVE TO.

WE WANT TO WELCOME A COUPLE OF OUR SCOUTS AGAIN.

WELCOME HERE. THIS IS A TROOP FROM BEAVER CREEK.

CORRECT? SO WELCOME TOO AND HOPE YOU LEARN A LOT.

THIS IS PART OF ONE OF THEIR MERIT BADGES WHERE THEY HAVE TO ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING.

SO WE WELCOME YOU THIS EVENING. OKAY. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ORDINANCE 5-26.

[V. Old Business]

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 10 ACRES LOCATED AT 3101 COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY.

KATHLEEN RIGGS, CITY PLANNER PRESENTING. YES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. SO THIS IS REALLY THE REZONING OF SOME PROPERTY AT WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY JUST NORTH OF COLONEL GLENN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME RESTAURANTS IN THAT AREA AND MAYBE SOME RETAIL.

THEY ARE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH JASON WOODARD, WITH WOODARD DEVELOPMENT WHO ACTUALLY IS ALSO HERE THIS EVENING.

SO JUST TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT SPECIFICS. WE HAVE THE AERIAL AND THE ZONING MAP, AND I'VE OUTLINED THIS KIND OF AREA HERE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT REZONING. THIS AREA IS CURRENTLY ZONED CAMPUSES INSTITUTIONAL, AS THIS IS ALL OF WRIGHT STATE'S CAMPUS.

AND SO THESE USES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THAT ZONING DISTRICT.

AND LOOKING AT OUR ZONING CODE, ANY DEVELOPMENT OVER 10 ACRES REQUIRES A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.

SO THIS WILL BE FOR COMMERCIAL USES SIMILAR TO WHAT IS LOCATED SOUTH OF.

WELL, ALL ALONG COLONEL GLENN [LAUGHTER]. THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BEAVER CREEK AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

BUT THIS IS KIND OF THE AREA THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, THIS ZONING MAP, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE.

IT. THIS IS ON THE EDGE OF OUR JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY.

AND SO, LIKE I SAID, THIS AREA IS ZONED CIVIC/INSTITUTIONAL.

AND THEN THE CITY OF BEAVER CREEK IS IN WHITE, JUST DIRECTLY EAST OF THIS.

AND THIS IS KIND OF THEIR PROJECT AREA. AND SO I'LL KIND OF GO OVER WHAT THIS GREEN AND ORANGE IS.

SO THE GREEN IS BASICALLY IN THE CITY OF BEAVER CREEK [LAUGHTER].

AND THEN THE ORANGE IS IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

AND SO THIS ENTIRE SITE IS EAST OF PRESIDENTIAL DRIVE.

SO PRESIDENTIAL DRIVE CURRENTLY EXTENDS UP INTO THIS PARKING LOT ON WRIGHT STATE'S CAMPUS.

AND SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT CONNECTING PRESIDENTIAL OVER TO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, HAVING SOME SORT OF AN INTERSECTION THERE.

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THIS IS STEP ONE. AND THEN NEW LOTS WILL THEN BE CREATED THROUGHOUT THIS AREA, MOSTLY FOCUSING WEST OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD. BUT WE ARE GOING TO REZONE THIS AREA EAST OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD AS A FUTURE OPTION AS WELL.

SO THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REZONING. LIKE I SAID, THIS DOES WHOLE PROJECT AREA CROSSES JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF BEAVER CREEK.

THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE SAME REZONING PROCESS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH TO PERMIT A LIST OF USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THOSE SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.

THERE SEEM LIKE A LONG LIST [LAUGHTER] ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ORDINANCE, AND REALLY THEY'RE GOING TO FOCUS THIS DEVELOPMENT, LIKE I SAID, ON RESTAURANT AND MAYBE SOME RETAIL USES REALLY JUST TO BENEFIT WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY.

SO AND THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. THESE RED LINES ON THIS MAP, THIS SHOWS OUR CURRENT EXISTING PARCELS, AND THEN THOSE WILL ALL BE NEW LOTS WILL BE CREATED AS THIS DEVELOPMENT TAKES SHAPE IN THE FUTURE.

LIKE I SAID, THIS IS JUST STEP ONE, BUT THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK.

PLANNING BOARD HELD THEIR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 10TH.

THERE WAS REALLY NO ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK. AND THEY DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 5-26 [LAUGHTER].

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE COME TO COUNCIL.

QUESTIONS? ORDINANCE 5-26 REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

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

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL JASON WOODARD WITH WOODARD DEVELOPMENT, THE APPLICANT ON THIS PROJECT.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY DETAIL TO ADD. JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE AND EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

WE'RE PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY. REALLY, THE IDEA WAS TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT THE UNIVERSITY IS ABLE TO DO FROM AN AMENITY STANDPOINT SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO ATTRACT STUDENTS, RETAIN STAFF AND FACULTY BY HAVING ADDITIONAL AMENITIES THAT ARE WALKABLE TO CAMPUS.

AND SO AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE VERY MUCH FOOD. FOOD HEAVY, IS WHAT WE ENVISION.

BECAUSE YOU CAN IMAGINE THE UNIVERSITY IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED IN WHAT THEY CAN OFFER IN THEIR ON CAMPUS FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS. AND SO THIS WILL BE YOU KNOW, OPEN TO THE ENTIRE PUBLIC, BUT WILL BE YOU KNOW, ORIENTED TOWARD WHAT THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY WANT ON A, ON A DAILY BASIS. SO VERY INTERESTING PROJECT AND THAT WE SPLIT TWO JURISDICTIONS AND ARE ON LAND OWNED BY A STATE UNIVERSITY, SO CAN'T GET MUCH TOO MANY MORE ENTITIES INVOLVED THAN THAT.

BUT THE STAFF HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH.

THEY'VE COORDINATED WITH THE CITY OF BEAVER CREEK AND HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN COORDINATING AT LEAST UPFRONT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT UTILITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A COMPLIMENTS TO TO THEM ON HELPING US NAVIGATE A FAIRLY COMPLEX PROCESS.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE 5-26? OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS, STARTING WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. I JUST THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT.

THE COLLEGE THAT I GRADUATED FROM DID THE SAME THING A FEW YEARS AGO, AND IT REALLY ENHANCED THE STUDENTS' ABILITY TO DO. ONE OF THE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT, THOUGH.

THEY BUILT A. A STORE TO GET THE SCHOOL MERCHANDISE FROM.

AND IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU KNOW, NORMAL EVERYBODY TO GET TO.

SO. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU.

YEAH, I WOULD JUST TAG ON JUST TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PART OF CREATING THAT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE, FOR THE, FOR THE STUDENTS THERE. THIS IS FOR SOME OF THEM.

THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME OUT. AND FOR OTHERS, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, A HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

BUT JUST CREATING, CREATING THAT CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S STANDARDS, OTHER CAMPUSES, YOU KNOW. SO ALL GOOD FOR ME. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS THANK YOU.

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AND SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT READILY AVAILABLE RIGHT THERE AT THEIR FINGERTIPS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

SO YES, IT'S GOOD. I DO UNIVERSITY. THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS IN RECENT YEARS, AND I THINK THIS IS JUST ONE MORE STEP.

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

I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED FOR STUDENTS.

I CAME HERE IN 1979 AS A LIEUTENANT IN THE AIR FORCE AND WAS A STUDENT AT WRIGHT STATE, THEN RETIRED IN 07 AND THEN WORKED FOR WRIGHT STATE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

SO THIS IS WONDERFUL THAT WE HAVE THIS COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY, THE CITY, AND IT BENEFITS, AS WE'VE ALREADY SAID, NOT JUST THE STUDENTS, BUT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT OUR STAFF WAS SO SUPPORTIVE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS? AN ORDINANCE 5-26 BE READ FOR THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

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

MS. REASTER ALLEN MCCUBBINS TO PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRES LOCATED AT 3101 COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY.

THANK YOU, MIKE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 5-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MS. REASTER MR. ALLEN YES. MR. DODD YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK NEXT, IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 6-26 FOR THE SECOND 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 IMPROVING CERTAIN PROPERTIES IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY AND PROVIDING FOR DEMOLITION AND SITE PREPARATION THEREOF.

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

(C) IMPROVING VARIOUS PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON MAIN STREET OR 3RD 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.

HILARY BROWNING, FINANCE DIRECTOR, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, WE HAVE ORDINANCE 6-26, WHICH IS A ROLLOVER OF SPECIAL OBLIGATION BANS.

THE BANS WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED FOR VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

AS STATED IN THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF JOB CREATION, SHORT TERM BANS MATURE ANNUALLY AND MUST BE PAID OFF ANNUALLY.

THE ORIGINAL 2026 BUDGETARY PLAN ACTUALLY CALLED FOR THE FULL PAYOFF OF THESE BANS, USING A COMBINATION OF PROPERTY SALE PROCEEDS AND TRANSFERS IN FROM THE GENERAL FUND. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD YET, AND SO WE ARE REISSUING TO ENSURE TIMELY PAYOFF OF THE BANS WHICH MATURE IN MAY.

WANTED TO GO THROUGH WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THESE BANS.

SO IN 2016, THERE WAS A REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THAT ACQUIRED THE FALCON MOTEL, THE SUNSET INN AND THE WRIGHT MOTEL.

ABOUT HALF A MILLION WAS PAID DOWN IN 2024 OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE, WHICH WAS $1,525,000.

PHASE 2 OF THESE BANS. IN 2017, THERE WAS AN ACQUISITION OF A MOTOR HOME.

MOTOR HOMES PARK. MOTOR HOMES PARK. THE AMERICAN LEGION, GENO'S TIME OUT TAVERN AND SEVERAL OTHER PROPERTIES ON MAIN STREET.

THE ACQUISITION COSTS IN TOTAL WERE $1 MILLION, AND A SUBSEQUENT YEAR, 305 MAIN STREET WAS ACQUIRED TO CREATE SPARK FAIRBORN THAT COST WAS $1 MILLION AND THEN MOST RECENTLY 5 NORTH BROAD STREET.

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SO TOGETHER THIS IS THE TOTAL BAN ISSUANCE AND IT IS.

COVERS MULTIPLE YEARS. SO I JUST WANT TO GO OVER WHAT OUR SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE.

ON JANUARY 30TH I RECEIVED DRAFT LEGAL DOCUMENTS.

EDITED THEM, SENT THEM BACK, AND NOW WE ARE WE HAD OUR FIRST READING AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

THIS IS THE SECOND READING AND HOPEFULLY THE ADOPTION.

WE ARE WORKING TO DISTRIBUTE RFPS TO UNDERWRITERS SO THAT AN UNDERWRITER CAN BE CHOSEN FOR THIS BOND ISSUANCE.

THOSE BIDS WOULD BE REVIEWED IN A SELECTION MADE.

WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING TO UTILIZE OMAC AND OMAP, WHICH IS A WRAPPING PROCESS THROUGH THE STATE OF OHIO, WHERE THEY UTILIZE THEIR UNUSED BOND CAP TO HELP TO SECURE LOWER COST FINANCING FOR SUB GOVERNMENTAL UNITS IN THE STATE OF OHIO. IT'S THROUGH THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE.

THE GOAL HERE IS TO SECURE A LOWER INTEREST RATE, AND SO WE HAVE TO BUILD IN MORE TIME TO WORK WITH THE TREASURER'S OFFICE INTO OUR ISSUANCE PROCESS. AFTER THAT, WE WILL PRE-PRICE AND FINALIZE PRICING IN APRIL.

AND THEN THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED BETWEEN LATE APRIL AND MAY, AND MAY WILL CLOSE AND THE FUNDS WILL BE DELIVERED.

THOUGH IT SAYS MAY 14TH, BASED ON OUR LAST BAN ISSUANCE, WE ACTUALLY WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDS AS LATE AS 24 HOURS BEFORE OUR NEXT BANS MATURE AND THE PAYMENTS ARE DUE. IT'S A PRETTY STRESSFUL TIME FOR ME.

OUR LAST ONE CLEARED ABOUT 12 HOURS BEFORE OUR PAYMENT HAD TO BE WIRED.

SO YOU MAY WANT TO NOT AVOID MY CORRIDOR ON MAY 19TH.

IT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY TOUGH DAY [LAUGHTER].

BUT THAT IS THE VERY. THAT IS THE PROCESS. IT REQUIRES A VERY, VERY TIGHT TURNAROUND AND A REALLY HIGH ATTENTION.

ATTENTION TO DETAIL. SO AGAIN, ORDINANCE 6-26 IT PROVIDES FOR ROLLOVER OF OUR SPECIAL OBLIGATION BANS $3,575,000. PROPERTY SALE PROCEEDS FROM THE MAIN STREET PROPERTIES AND SPARK FAIRBORN WILL BE UTILIZED TO PAY DOWN DEBT.

WE HOPE IN 2027, WHEN THE 2026S0 BANS ARE DUE FOR REPAYMENT, ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR PAY-DOWN WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

IF INCOME TAX REBOUNDS IN 2026 WILL SEEK AUTHORITY FOR A YEAR END TRANSFER IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

OTHERWISE, WE WILL HAVE TO BUILD THE COST INTO THE 2027 BUDGET.

WE ARE GETTING. WE ARE NEARING THAT TEN-YEAR MARK ON THESE BANS.

THEY ARE TAXABLE BONDS. WE WILL HAVE TO START MAKING MANDATORY PAY-DOWNS.

SO THIS IS SORT OF MY VERY LAST HAIL MARY. SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO RIGHT THIS SHIP IN 2027.

SO THEREFORE I RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 6-26.

OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. ORDINANCE 6-26 ALSO REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE 6-26, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE 6-26 AND WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS, STARTING WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PUT MORE STRESS ON YOU BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF STRESS.

[LAUGHTER] THE SHORT TERM BONDS ARE PRETTY. THEY'RE PRETTY STRESSFUL.

AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU HAVE A REALLY GOOD STRATEGIC PLAN ON HOW WE ARE TO GO FORWARD WITH BEING FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THESE BANS.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. THANKS.

NO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. HILARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS IS PART OF OUR PROCESS AND THIS IS PART OF THE STRATEGY OR, YOU KNOW, LEADING INTO THIS YEAR.

SO GREAT. GREAT THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.

SO THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS HILLARY. BUT FINGERS CROSSED WITH OUR.

UPGRADED CREDIT RATING AND HELP FROM THE STATE WILL GET A GOOD RATE.

YEAH THAT IS THE HOPE. AND WE WILL SHOP THE RATE AROUND.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT UNDERWRITING SERVICE IS SO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THEY CAN HELP TO LEVEL OUT AND GUARANTEE THAT RATE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE CELEBRATING RATHER THAN HIDING OUT FROM YOUR HALLWAY.

I. I'M NOT SURE IT IS. IT'S JUST THE TIMING IS REALLY CHALLENGING.

YEAH. VERY TIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS?

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

MS. CHESS YES. MR. DODD YES. MS. REASTER YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK GLAD TO. 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 IMPROVING 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 THE DEMOLITION AND SITE PREPARATION THEREOF.

(C) IMPROVING VARIOUS PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON MAIN STREET OR 3RD 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. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 6-26? SO MOVE MR. ALLEN YES. MS. CHESS YES. MR. MCCUBBINS NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ ORDINANCE 7-26 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY?

[VI. New Business]

OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 7-26, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 547, 901, 903, 907, 912, 913, 915 AND 1323 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, RELATING TO ENGINEERING DIVISION PERMITS, CONNECTION CHARGES, FEES AND PENALTIES.

THANK YOU, MIKE. WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 7-26 FOR MONDAY, MARCH 16TH, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ ORDINANCE 8-26 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 8-26, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 913.03 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, RELATING TO WATER RATE CHARGES. THANK YOU.

WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 8-26 ALSO FOR MARCH 16TH, 2026.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ ORDINANCE 9-26 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 9-26, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO GRANT A PIPELINE EASEMENT TO VECTREN ENERGY DELIVERY OF OHIO, LLC, D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY, OHIO, ACROSS CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED IN BATH TOWNSHIP, GREENE COUNTY, OHIO. THANK YOU, MIKE. WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 9-26 ALSO FOR MONDAY, MARCH 16TH, 2026. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 9-26 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 9-26 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING UPDATED.

ADOPTING THE UPDATED 2025 GREENE COUNTY NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE TERRY ADKINS [LAUGHTER].

NEW TITLE. IT IS A NEW TITLE. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

SO, YES, I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU FOR THE GREENE COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.

I WAS ELECTED BY BOTH CHIEF WILLIAMS AND CHIEF ROMAN TO BE THE ONE STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU TO DO THAT [LAUGHTER].

SO THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT FOR ANY QUESTIONS SO JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW. I KNOW THE COMPLETE PACKET, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE LIKE 176 PAGES WORTH.

HOPEFULLY YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW, BUT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS SEEKING FUNDING FROM FEMA MUST MAINTAIN AN UP TO DATE DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN. THIS PLAN MEETS THE CRITERIA AS SET FORTH BY FEMA AND THE DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000,

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NATURAL, GEOLOGICAL AND HUMAN CAUSED HAZARDS POSE A VARIETY OF RISKS TO THE LIVES, BUSINESSES, AND PROPERTIES WITHIN GREENE COUNTY. AS SUCH, A CORE PLANNING COMMITTEE WITHIN GREENE COUNTY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THE 25 GREENE COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN THROUGH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

THIS PLAN IS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF HAZARDOUS EVENTS ON THE LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF RESIDENTS OF GREENE COUNTY.

I PUT THIS TABLE. IT SHOWS I BELIEVE THERE'S ABOUT 30 SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AS YOU CAN SEE CENTERVILLE, DAYTON, HUBER HEIGHTS, KETTERING, AND THE VILLAGE OF CLIFTON ARE LOCATED PRIMARILY WITHIN ADJACENT COUNTIES.

SO THEY HAVE ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE AND ADOPT THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS.

BUT THEY ARE ALSO DOING THE SAME THING THAT WE ARE.

THIS PLAN HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF. WE ALL DID SIT DOWN AND GO THROUGH THE PLAN TOGETHER.

AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 9-26.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS PLAN DOES PROVIDE ALL THOSE THINGS YOU KNOW, FOR US TO DO KIND OF GUIDELINES TO HELP THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS FOR ANY KIND OF BAD THINGS THAT MAY HAPPEN.

AND IT COVERS A LOT OF VARIOUS THINGS. ALSO, TO DO THIS, YOU HAVE TO BE A PARTICIPANT IN THIS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR FEMA, ANY TYPES OF MONIES TO BE ABLE TO RECOUP FROM THOSE THINGS IF THEY WERE TO HAPPEN.

AND WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR.

OKAY. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THAT WAS A VERY LONG READ. YES. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR THE CHIEFS.

THEY. YOU GOT THE SHORT STRAW, RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] I DID GET THE SHORT STRAW.

YEAH. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I LOVE WHEN WE PULL TOGETHER THESE PLANS AND BRING PEOPLE TO THE TABLE TO TRY TO WORK THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES AS THEY COME UP, BECAUSE WHEN THE EVENT HAPPENS, IT'S TOO LATE. YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO HAVE A PROCESS.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A PLAN. WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME PROCEDURES IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN START AND THEN START TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'LL END UP RUNNING INTO.

SO IS THERE. WAS THERE ANY COORDINATION? BECAUSE I KNOW THE BASE IS A BIG PART OF THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANY WAS THERE ANY COORDINATION OR WITH THEM IN THIS PROCESS OR IS THERE ANY ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING WITH WRIGHT PATTERSON CHIEF? I DON'T WANT TO SAY THEY HAVE OR THEY HAVE NOT, BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY.

I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THEY'RE SOMEWHERE ALONG THAT LINE.

THERE WOULD BE SOME CONTINUITY, SOME CONNECTIVITY THERE.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HAPPENED HAPPENS TO US, HAPPENS TO THEM, YOU KNOW, AND VICE VERSA.

SO IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT AT LEAST SOME TYPE OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE IN THERE.

OTHER THAN THAT. GOOD THANK YOU. AND YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

I'LL REPORT BACK TO THOSE GUYS. OKAY THANK YOU.

YEAH, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, TERRY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS IS A PLAN.

IT'S A BIG PLAN. YEAH THE TRAINING THAT THEY DO IS JUST ASTRONOMICAL.

IN PREPARATION FOR PLANS LIKE THIS. SO IT'S NOT AN ALL INCLUSIVE PLAN.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS PLAN AND YOU SEE SOMETHING IN THERE THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE IN THERE, LET US KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE.

OKAY AND IN ORDER TO BE SAFE, WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT FUNDING FOR, YOU KNOW, TO BE SAFE.

AND SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT IN FOR THAT, YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

YEAH, I LIKE THAT. [LAUGHTER] I HAVE NOTHING, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YEAH NO QUESTIONS. BUT APPRECIATE YOU GUYS PARTICIPATING IN THIS AND LETTING US CHECK THIS BOX TO MAKE SURE THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE THAT

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IT'S GREAT TO SEE HOW THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ARE ALL COMING TOGETHER TO WORK THROUGH THIS, AND I APPRECIATE OUR CHIEFS INVOLVEMENT AND HELPING YOU TO PRESENT THIS AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S DONE THE RIGHT WAY.

BELIEVE ME, I APPRECIATE ALL THEIR HELP ALSO.

[LAUGHTER]. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO SAY IS THAT WE ARE VERY, VERY FORTUNATE THAT HERE IN FAIRBORN, WE HAVE A DISASTER TRAINING FACILITY, THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES DO NOT HAVE CALAMITYVILLE.

YES WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES FAIRBORN EVEN BETTER CITY TO LIVE IN.

IS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THESE KINDS OF HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAMS, AND WE HAVE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN DO SOME SPECIFIC TRAINING.

SO WELL DONE. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 9-26.

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

MR. MCCUBBINS DODD MS. STANTON NEXT, IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 10-26 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 10-26, A RESOLUTION REPEALING RESOLUTION NO.

2-26 AND PROVIDING FOR THE FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE TYPE 1 ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.143 ACRES FROM BATH TOWNSHIP OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO. MIKE MCNAMEE, CITY SOLICITOR, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING GET ALL LEGAL GEEK ON YOU AND SITE OHIO REVISED CODE PROVISIONS AND DO A DEEP DIVE IN ANNEXATIONS.

TYPE 1, TYPE 2, AND TYPE 3 AND HAVE A CONVOLUTED POWERPOINT OR TRY TO EXPLAIN IT IN PLAIN ENGLISH.

I'M GOING TO GO WITH THE LATTER. YEAH OKAY, SO THIS PERTAINS TO THE 1.143 ACRES THAT WE ACCEPTED THE ANNEXATION ON.

ON RESOLUTION 2-26 DURING OUR FIRST MEETING OF JANUARY 2026.

AND THE EFFECT OF THIS RESOLUTION IS TO REPEAL ORDINANCE 2-26 AND ONCE AGAIN ACCEPT IT.

HERE IS THE REASON WHY. IT GETS INTO, SHALL WE SAY, LEGISLATION THAT WASN'T VERY CLEARLY DRAFTED BY OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES IN COLUMBUS. YOU'VE GOT TWO SPLITS OF AUTHORITY ON THIS TYPE 1 ANNEXATION, WHETHER IT SHOULD BE PASSED. IT CAN BE PASSED ANY TIME, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID AFTER IT IS LAID UPON THE CITY CLERK AS THE LANGUAGE GOES FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. AND THAT WAS DONE, I BELIEVE, ON DECEMBER 29TH OF 2026, OR WHETHER IT SHOULD BE 60 DAYS AFTER IT IS LAID UPON THE CITY CLERK AND PRACTITIONERS AS A GENERAL PROPOSITION, IT CAN BE APPROVED IMMEDIATELY.

BUT AS AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, COUNCIL FOR WAWA CONTACTED ME AND SAY, LOOK, WE JUST DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS.

WE'RE NOT STARTING CONSTRUCTION, SO WOULD YOU MIND DOING THIS? I DON'T MIND AT ALL. WE'LL DRAFT THE LEGISLATION.

WE'LL REPEAL IT. WE'LL ACCEPT IT. THEN WE THE 60-DAY PERIODS HAS BEEN TOUCHED AS WELL AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

THE END. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT.

THEN WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. I HAVE NOTHING.

OKAY, GREAT. I APPRECIATE THE ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.

THANK YOU. AND WHAT WAS THE TIME? LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT TO START DEVELOPMENT.

IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO START BUILDING? AND THIS. YES THEY ARE. AND YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT 30-DAY, 60-DAY TIME? YOU SAID THAT. RIGHT. YOUR LAST STATEMENT WAS CITY. YOU HAVE TO WAIT 60-DAYS OR YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AT ALL.

AND SO THERE'S YOU CAN READ THE STATUTES TO SAY, WELL, YOU COULD GO EITHER WAY.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WAWA'S COUNCIL DAVE MONTGOMERY CONTACTED ME, SAID, YOU KNOW, WE WOULDN'T MIND IF YOU JUST REPEALED IT AND REPASSED IT SO THAT THE 60-DAY PERIOD PASSES AND THEN WE'RE GOOD. OKAY THAT.

YEAH. SORRY. WHEN YOU SAID 60 IN THE LAST SENTENCE OR WHATEVER YOU SAID, I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO BUILD OR SOMETHING SO. NO. OKAY.

NO MORE QUESTIONS. OKAY, GREAT. OKAY NO. NO QUESTIONS, MIKE, BUT I APPRECIATE THEM LOOKING AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S COVERED,

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YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING EVERYTHING'S COVERED WHEN YOU DO IT.

RIGHT, THERE'S NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE TERRITORY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST REALLY JUST THE TIME FRAME.

IT'S ADMINISTRATIVELY. BINGO. YEP. NO MORE QUESTIONS THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS. CLEAR AS MUD, THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER].

THANKS. NO QUESTIONS. THANKS, MIKE. THANKS. AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

I'M JUST GLAD THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID. CLARIFYING THIS.

SO WE DON'T HIT THIS BUMP IN THE ROAD LATER. YEP PEOPLE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. SO.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 10-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. ALLEN MS. CHESS YES. MS. REASTER KIRKPATRICK THAT CONCLUDES OUR RESOLUTIONS. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO CITIZENS COMMENTS.

WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO THE MAYOR'S BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

AND I WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMITTEES THAT STILL HAVE OPENINGS.

SO PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO GET INVOLVED.

THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIFFERENT CITY COMMITTEES TO VOLUNTEER FOR.

BUT WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN WHO IS FAIRLY NEW TO OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAS ASKED TO JOIN OUR MAYOR'S BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE LOUIS DENNIS-LYNGAR, WHO IS A VERY ENERGETIC, HIGHLY INVOLVED YOUNG PERSON.

I'M VERY EXCITED THAT YOU AGREED TO DO THIS. SO I'M LOOKING TO COUNCIL.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE LOUIS DENNIS-LYNGAR TO THE MAYOR'S BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MS. CHESS YES. MR. ALLEN MR. MCCUBBINS MS. STANTON THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO DO. STEP UP LIKE YOU HAVE.

OKAY. AT THIS POINT, WE WILL OPEN CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[VII. Citizens Comments]

PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES.

JIMMY BAKER 427 GRANT STREET. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.

THEN I WANT TO FOCUS ON WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT IN FAIRBORN.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK COUNCILWOMAN TANA STANTON.

I BROUGHT A CONCERN TO HER ATTENTION IN REFERENCE TO SOME TREES THAT WERE OVERGROWING ON MY STREET, EXTENDING OUT INTO THE ROADWAY. SHE COORDINATED WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE STREET DEPARTMENT, RETRIEVED THE PROPER PAPERWORK AND A DIAGRAM, AND GOT IT HANDLED.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO ATTENDED THE CITY OFF SITE.

OFF SITE RETREAT AT THE DOUBLETREE RECENTLY. I ARRIVED AT NOON, STAYED FOR FOUR HOURS.

THE RETREAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND GAVE A MUCH BROADER PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE DOING FOR OUR CITY.

I'D ENCOURAGE MORE RESIDENTS TO ATTEND OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT.

NOW, THERE'S BEEN THERE'S BEEN SOME TENSION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, AND I DON'T AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHO AND WHAT THAT PERTAINS TO. BUT I'M NOT HERE. THAT'S NOT. I'M NOT.

THAT'S NOT WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT. AND IT'S NOT WHAT I'M GOING TO DISCUSS.

I MADE A CONSCIENTIOUS CHOICE TO COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL WITH SOMETHING POSITIVE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT FAIRBORN NEEDS RIGHT NOW.

I BELIEVE THIS. I BELIEVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND I THINK.

AND I THINK. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT HERE.

[LAUGHTER]. OH AND I THINK ACKNOWLEDGING WHEN THINGS GO RIGHT MATTERS AS MUCH AS RAISING CONCERNS.

ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN TANA STANTON FOR HER RESPONSIVENESS AND DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS OF THE FAIRBORN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS

[VIII. City Manager Comments]

GOOD EVENING, YOUR HONOR AND COUNCIL. I WANT TO START WITH THE MAY MILESTONES.

NEITHER ONE OF OUR RECIPIENTS WAS ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

AND SO, WITH FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY, RHONDA STEWART AND OUR MUNICIPAL COURT, AS WELL AS ONE YEAR SERVICE, KORBIN LONG IN WATER AND SEWER DIVISION. SO THANK YOU TO THOSE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR DEDICATION.

WE'RE A BETTER ORGANIZATION FOR THEM BEING PART OF OUR CITY FAMILY.

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I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING. I THINK IT WENT WELL.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST POLICE OFFICER, ABIGAIL MORTON, WHO WAS SWORN IN LAST WEEK ON FEBRUARY 23RD. STAYING ON THE TOPIC WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THANKS TO CHIEF ROMAN AND HIS STAFF FOR ANOTHER EXCELLENT POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS BANQUET THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, ELLEN DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF HOSTING OVER AT THE SENIOR CENTER, AND I JUST WANTED TO REVIEW THOSE AWARD WINNERS.

SO THE OVI ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR WAS OFFICER CODY HENNING.

DRUG INTERDICTION OFFICER OF THE YEAR WAS OFFICER GABE CORDELL.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR WAS OFFICER REID BODEN.

DISPATCHER OF THE YEAR WAS DISPATCHER JANINE MUSTARD.

EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR WAS OFFICER BRIANA BLACKMORE.

OFFICE OF THE. OFFICER OF THE YEAR WAS OFFICER KYLE BLOCKER.

TWO OFFICERS ALSO RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD OFFICER CALEB WEAVER AND SERGEANT JOE WALTON FOR LIFE SAVING.

AND THEN WE HAD THREE MEDAL OF HONOR OR MEDAL OF VALOR RECIPIENTS CAPTAIN JOHN MCGUIRE, SERGEANT PATRICK TALBOTT, AND DETECTIVE CONNOR MULCAHY, WHO WERE INVOLVED IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.

WHILE IN THE IN THEIR PURSUIT OF THEIR JOB. SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THOSE FOLKS.

AGAIN, ANOTHER OUTSTANDING BANQUET ON FEBRUARY 16TH.

I'M SORRY, ON MARCH 16TH AT 9:00 A.M. IN THIS ROOM, WE'LL BE SWEARING IN OUR THREE NEWEST FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS, ANA TOMIC, MARK WYSONG AND STEVEN YAMINS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE SWEARING IN OUR NEW A NEW FIRE LIEUTENANT.

AND SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE AT 9:00 A.M. MARCH 16TH AT 9:00 A.M.

IN THIS ROOM, WILL BE THAT SWEARING IN FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO OUR SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN SUPPORTING OPERATION EPIC FURY.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE FOR US.

AND SO PRAYERS TO THEM. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU, MIKE. OKAY. WE'LL START TO COME TO COUNCIL COMMENTS AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS.

[IX. Council Comments]

I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF COMMENTS, BUT. I WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR THAT PEOPLE ARE STAYING AT OUR CITY.

AND THANKS TO ROBIN AND HER TEAM. I THINK THEY'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AND PROVIDING DIFFERENT THINGS TO DO.

I SEE IT ONLINE. WE ARE DOING ALL THAT GOOD STUFF, AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT'S GOING ON.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.

I WANT TO SAY WE JUST ENDED BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND WHILE IT'S BEEN A MONTH, IT REALLY HAS BEEN.

AND WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS EVENTS AROUND THE CITY, AS WELL AS EVEN OUR LIBRARIES HAD SOME THINGS THAT WAS GOING ON AS WELL.

THAT WAS PRETTY, PRETTY NICE. AND SO WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THAT.

THIS IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE CELEBRATE WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE HAVING TRAILBLAZERS WITHIN OUR HISTORY, YOU KNOW, AND DONE SOME FABULOUS THINGS. AND OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS, AS ALWAYS, FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN.

I WAS TRAVELING LAST WEEK FOR WORK, SO I MISSED ALL OF THE FUN SWEARING IN.

SO WELCOME, ABIGAIL. CHIEF ROMAN, IF YOU WOULD DELIVER THAT FOR ME.

AND THEN I MISSED THE AWARD. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE OFFICERS.

NOT ONLY THE ONES WHO RECEIVED AWARDS, BUT FOR SHOWING UP EVERY DAY AND WORKING SO HARD FOR OUR CITY.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST I, TOO WANT TO WISH MY WELL WISHES FOR OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN. MAY GOD BLESS OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN.

AND MAY GOD BLESS THE USA. THANKS THANKS FOR WORKING FOR OUR CITY. THE POLICE BANQUET WAS WONDERFUL.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE ATTENDED IT. AND I THOUGHT YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB.

CHIEF ROMAN THE SPEAKER. THE TOPIC WAS REALLY INTERESTING, AND IT WAS TO SEE EVERYBODY GET AWARDED WAS GREAT, BUT ALSO TO SEE EVERYBODY CHEERING EVERYBODY ELSE ON TO GET AWARDED.

THAT WAS IT WAS JUST IT WAS JUST A GREAT EVENT.

I'M SUPER GLAD TO BE THERE. THANKS TO THE ATTENDEES HERE TONIGHT.

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WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD TIMES. I'VE HAD SOME MEETINGS ON SUNDAYS PRIOR TO THESE MEETINGS AND WE'VE HAD JUST WE USUALLY GO THROUGH FIRST, WE GO THROUGH WHAT THE AGENDA IS GOING TO BE, BUT THEN THEY ALWAYS LEAD INTO OPEN DISCUSSIONS.

SO IT'S USUALLY A PRETTY INTERESTING DISCUSSION.

AND IF I CAN I TAKE IT AWAY. AND THAT'S WHAT JIMMY WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT.

AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE WAS CURIOUS ABOUT IT ON MY EMAIL.

SO WE ENDED UP. MIKE WENT AHEAD AND MADE IT PART OF OUR RETREAT WHERE CODE ENFORCEMENT CAME AND TALKED.

AND THEN JIMMY CAME TO THE RETREAT AND HE GOT A HANDOUT. THAT WAS KIND OF NICE TO SEE THE FULL CIRCLE OF THAT.

AND WE EVEN HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT COME TO THOSE MEETINGS THAT ARE GOING AND REACHING OUT TO OTHER THE HEARING ISSUE.

THAT'S NOT REALLY THE CITY'S. ISSUE THE CITY CAN SOLVE, BUT THEY'LL ACTUALLY GO OUT AND FIND ANSWERS FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE MEETING FROM OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE PARTS OF. SO I'M ENJOYING THOSE MEETINGS AND I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO THEM.

AND ABOUT THAT I PUT A POSTER UP AT THE LIBRARY, BUT I REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE DAYS I PUT WAS EASTER.

SO OOPS, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO FIX THAT ONE.

BUT SO MARCH 15TH WILL BE MARCH 15TH, AND APRIL 19TH WILL BE THE NEXT TWO, AND APRIL 15TH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE NORMAL SUNDAY.

I WOULD DO IT, BUT THAT ONE'S GOING TO GET CANCELED BECAUSE IT'S EASTER. ALSO, ONE THING THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS THERE WAS A CURIOSITY FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE GROUP AND ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

SO WE JUST WENT AHEAD AND SCHEDULED THEM TO COME AND DO LIKE A PUBLIC PRESENTATION AT THE LIBRARY.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH. SO THIS COMING SATURDAY FROM 1 TO 2 IN THE LIBRARY MEETING ROOM.

YES. AND. WE'RE AT WAR. AND.

I FEEL FOR EVERYONE THAT'S GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME WITH THAT SO.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN DODD.

THANK YOU. OKAY, I FIRST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE CITY EMPLOYEES ON THEIR MILESTONES.

THAT'S GREAT. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING OF LAST WEEK, I FIRST HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING LIEUTENANT CRAIG WALTER'S RETIREMENT FROM THE FAIRBORN FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEN THAT EVENING, I ATTENDED THE FAIRBORN POLICE AWARDS BANQUET.

THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS, AS WITH ALL CITY EMPLOYEES, EMBODY WHAT PROFESSIONALISM IS ALL ABOUT.

IT WAS AMAZING AT BOTH OF THOSE HOW YOU COULD TELL THEY'RE A FAMILY.

YOU KNOW, IT REALLY WAS EYE OPENING. SORT OF [LAUGHTER].

OKAY. NONE. OH, AS A REMINDER. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND.

I KNOW WE ALL LOVE THAT. AND ENDING. I WANT TO THANK OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARMED SERVICES AND PRAY FOR THEIR SAFETY.

CLINT. BEAUTIFUL GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE SITTING IN THE SEATS.

I, YOU KNOW, REGARDLESS OF HOW WHAT YOU COME HERE FOR WHETHER IT'S JUST TO LISTEN TO US OR LISTEN TO SOME OF THE RESOLUTIONS, I KNOW SOME OF THAT STUFF PUTS YOU TO SLEEP. BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT.

I DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN. AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE SCOUTS HERE.

THAT'S A THAT'S A TESTAMENT OF THEM WANTING TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS, HOW OUR CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. I DO WANT TO THANK OUR MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIVE AND SERVE IN THIS GREAT COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANT TO TAKE JUST A FEW MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT THE POLICE AWARDS.

I WENT TO THAT PROGRAM. CHIEF ROMAN GREAT JOB.

AND YOU KNOW THE THING ABOUT CHIEF ROMAN, IT TAKES HIM OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE, RIGHT? I MEAN, HE'S NOT THE GUY THAT WANTS TO STAND UP THERE AND, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY BE THE PUBLIC SPEAKER.

I MEAN, HE'S MORE IN, IN THE WEEDS AND GETTING IN.

BUT I APPRECIATE TAKING TIME AND RECOGNIZING YOUR OFFICERS.

WE HAD JUST ABOUT ALL OF THEM THERE. AND IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE THAT COLLECTION OF PROFESSIONALS IN THAT ROOM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THAT ON. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR TOO SO.

I DO WANT TO MAKE MENTION OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

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SO I DID PREPARE A COUPLE OF WORDS. COUPLE OF WORDS.

[LAUGHTER]. THAT'S ALL, ABOUT WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND JUST AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT PIECE.

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IS JUST A CHANCE TO PAUSE AND RECOGNIZE THE STORIES THAT USUALLY GET PUSHED BACK TO THE MARGINS.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT LOOKING AT THE FAMOUS FIGURES, BUT IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE WOMEN WHO NEVER MAKE THE HEADLINES. THE GRANDMOTHERS, THE AUNTS, THE TEACHERS, THE NURSES.

ALL OF THEM ARE QUIET REBELS WHO SHAPE FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES.

WHAT MAKES WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH ESPECIALLY POWERFUL IS THAT IT'S A REMINDER THAT HISTORY ISN'T SET IN STONE.

IT'S ALWAYS BEING WRITTEN. AND WOMEN OF ALL BACKGROUNDS HAVE BEEN THERE FROM THE START.

EVEN IF THE TEXTBOOKS DIDN'T ALWAYS MENTION THEM.

THIS MONTH ASKS US TO LISTEN AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES THAT HAVE BEEN DROWNED OUT, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE YOUNG GIRLS GROWING UP TODAY SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN THESE STORIES AS WELL.

IT'S ALSO A CALL TO ACTION FOR OURSELVES, CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN, PAST AND PRESENT.

SO LET'S TELL THOSE STORIES. BUT LET'S KEEP ON PUSHING UNTIL WE DON'T NEED A SPECIAL MONTH TO REMEMBER THAT WOMEN'S HISTORY IS EVERYONE'S HISTORY. SO THIS YEAR, AS THE COUNTRY MARKS ITS 250TH ANNIVERSARY, IT'S WORTH REMEMBERING THE AMERICAN STORY AS MUCH ABOUT WOMEN WHO BUILT AND SHAPED AND CHALLENGED IT.

BUT HONORING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH DURING THIS MILESTONE INVITES US TO BROADEN OUR LENS AND SEE THE FULL, COMPLICATED, UNFINISHED STORY OF AMERICA.

AND TO IMAGINE WHAT COMES NEXT. I SAY THAT BECAUSE EACH ONE OF US HAS THAT SPECIAL WOMAN IN THEIR LIFE THAT HELPED US, THAT GUIDED US.

I CAN TELL YOU, I KNOW MY GRANDMOTHER SUITED ME, BOOTED ME AND GOT ME HERE.

SHE'S NO LONGER HERE, AND I KNOW SHE'S LOOKING DOWN AND I HOPE I'M DOING HER PROUD BECAUSE SHE WAS A HUGE INFLUENCE FOR ME. I DIDN'T WANT US TO WALK PAST THAT. AND LASTLY, FOR OUR SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE FIGHTING, WHO ARE SERVING IN HARM'S WAY, I FEEL THEM, I SEE THEM, I UNDERSTAND THEM.

THREE DAYS IN THE DESERT STORM, I WAS THERE. AND WE DIDN'T COME BACK FOR EIGHT MONTHS.

AND IT WAS CHALLENGING. IT WAS CHALLENGING FOR THE FAMILIES THAT WERE LEFT BEHIND HERE.

BUT IT'S EVEN MORE CHALLENGING FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE IN HARM'S WAY.

SO MY PRAYERS FOR THEM. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU CLINT APPRECIATE IT. I'LL SPARE THE REDUNDANCY AND SAY I ECHO MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS ON A LOT OF THE STUFF. AS FAR AS THE ANNUAL RETREAT GOES, I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THIS ANNUAL RETREAT.

I LOVE GETTING IN THERE AND GETTING IN THE WEEDS AND LETTING US TALK ABOUT THINGS IN AN OPEN FORUM.

WE DIDN'T GET THROUGH EVERYTHING THIS YEAR, SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF WORK SESSIONS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PLAY SOME CATCH UP AND DIG DEEP INTO A COUPLE OF THESE REALLY BIG ITEMS. SO WE'RE NOT DONE WITH WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THAT.

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SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR DOING THAT AND KEEPING US SAFE EVERY DAY.

TO ECHO CLINT'S COMMENTS ON THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICA, FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T AWARE, YESTERDAY WAS THE 223RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE OF OHIO BEING ADMITTED INTO THE UNION.

WE WERE THE 17TH STATE TO GET ADMITTED, AND WE ARE THE ONLY STATE THAT'S PROUD TO BOAST THAT DURING THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY, BORN SEVEN PRESIDENTS. NO OTHER STATE CAN CLAIM THAT FACT.

NOW, THAT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD FACT, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LEAN POLITICALLY, BUT IT IS A FACT.

I WILL SAY I'LL GET BACK ON MY SOAPBOX AGAIN WITH THE FLU.

IT'S SLIGHTLY ON THE RISE A LITTLE BIT OVER WEEK OVER WEEK FROM LAST WEEK.

JUST A REMINDER THE FLU SEASON RUNS UNTIL THE END OF MARCH, SO PLEASE DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.

AND REMEMBER, THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP PREVENT IS WASH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE DO THAT. YES. THANKS EVERYBODY, FOR SHOWING UP AND COMING TONIGHT.

JIMMY, THANK YOU FOR THE POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS.

WE REALLY NEED A LOT MORE OF THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MEDIA THRIVES ON IS THE BAD.

THAT'S WHERE THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY. CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE NO DIFFERENT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE GET UP HERE AND THEY COME AND SPEAK TO US.

AND IT'S ALWAYS NEGATIVE, NEGATIVE, NEGATIVE, NEGATIVE, NEGATIVE. IT'S REALLY NICE TO HEAR PEOPLE COME UP THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVES. OUR CITY HAS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON.

AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS. WE CAN'T SUCCEED UNLESS WE FAIL FIRST.

WE LEARN FROM OUR FAILURES, WE RECOUP, AND WE AND WE PRESS ON AND WE EVENTUALLY SUCCEED.

SO YOU CAN'T SUCCEED WITHOUT FAILURE. AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS NOTE ON THE MILITARY.

YES, MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THEM. I'LL RELAY A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE FROM SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN THE SANDBOX DURING A TIME LIKE THIS.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT HAPPENS THAT CLUES YOU IN THAT SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU'RE OVER THERE IS ALL COMMUNICATION IS SHUT DOWN.

THERE'S NO SPECIFIC TIMELINE, SO I CAN'T TELL YOU.

IT'S DIFFERENT FOR EVERY MISSION AND EVERY LOCATION.

BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE, COMMUNICATION IS SHUT OFF.

ALL COMMUNICATION. THAT'S YOUR SIGN TO KNOW THAT THAT WE'RE GOING IN.

AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THOSE THAT HAVE THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND OVER THERE ARE ABLE TO FOCUS AND DO THEIR JOB AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON BACK HERE IN THE USA. SO MY CHALLENGE TO YOU AND MY PLEDGE AND MY ASK OF YOU IS, IS IF YOU KNOW A FAMILY LOCALLY THAT HAS SOMEBODY DEPLOYED IN A SANDBOX, LOOK AFTER THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TENDED TO, BECAUSE THE LAST THING THAT SOLDIER, AIRMAN OR SAILOR NEEDS IS TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON BACK HOME.

SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON THE FIGHT, WHETHER WE AGREE WITH THE FIGHT OR NOT AGREE WITH THE FIGHT.

THOSE THAT ARE IN UNIFORM TOOK THE OATH TO DEFEND AND SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

THEY WERE ORDERED OVER THERE. THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB.

PLEASE STAND BEHIND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE IN THE STATES AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE WELL TAKEN CARE OF. AND WITH THAT, I YIELD. THANK YOU. OKAY, JIMMY, AGAIN, THANKS FOR COMING UP, MAKING SOME POSITIVE COMMENTS.

THANKS FOR POINTING OUT TANA FOR HOW SHE'S BEEN HELPFUL.

MILESTONE WINNERS AGAIN AS ALREADY BEEN SAID.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO MAKE THE CITY OF FAIRBORN THEIR EMPLOYER AND THE DEDICATION THAT THEY BRING.

EVERY DAY WE SEE THAT WITH OUR STAFF. AND A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT WAS THE POLICE AWARD CEREMONY.

THAT WAS VERY NICE CEREMONY. AND, CHIEF, THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

SOME A LOT OF EVENTS ARE COMING UP. THE WEATHER IS STARTING TO GET NICE.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HIT 70 DEGREES ON FRIDAY. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? SO, ANYWAY, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF TIRES AND EQUIPMENT ON YOUR VEHICLE.

A LITTLE, LITTLE PLUG THERE, JAMIE. [LAUGHTER].

ANYWAY, IT'S BEEN MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY IS HERE.

IT'S WITH US NOW. ELLEN SLONE IS THE CHAIR OF THE FAIRBORN COMMITTEE.

THAT'S PUTTING A LOT OF THINGS TOGETHER. YOU'LL BE SEEING MORE AND MORE COMING OUT ABOUT SOME OF THE 250TH ACTIVITIES.

ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE'RE REALLY PUSHING THIS YEAR IS THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE.

AND IF YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS HAD ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT HAVING A FLOAT IN THE PARADE, THIS IS THE YEAR TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT WE. THE PARADE IS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE.

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YOU'LL HEAR OF A PROGRAM CALLED SECOND SATURDAY, WHERE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, THE SECOND SATURDAY AT THE FIFTH THIRD COMMONS, THEY HAVE VENDORS. SOMETIMES SOME FOOD TRUCKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY LET THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON IN FAIRBORN.

THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A FARMER'S MARKET. THE AIR FORCE MARATHON, THE CAR SHOW, ALL KINDS OF THINGS ARE COMING UP AS THE WEATHER GETS NICER.

SO PLEASE JUST KNOW THAT FAIRBORN IS REALLY MAKING EFFORTS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE.

TANA MENTIONED WHAT SHE DOES ON THE SUNDAYS BEFORE COUNCIL MEETINGS.

CHUCK STOUT IS ONE OF OUR SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS BEEN ORGANIZING WHAT HE CALLS BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT NOW FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS.

THE NEXT ONE IS MARCH 24TH. THAT'S AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING AT THE SENIOR CENTER, AND ELLEN PROMISES A WONDERFUL BREAKFAST FOR ONLY $5. AND IT'S A CHANCE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. CITY STAFF SHOW UP, SCHOOL STAFF SHOWS UP.

OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN FAIRBORN THAT REALLY MAKE FAIRBORN SPECIAL.

AND I WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TONIGHT TO OUR CIVIC BAND.

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL FAIRBORN CIVIC BAND THAT IS VERY ACTIVE IN A NUMBER OF THINGS, AND YOU'LL SEE THEM OUT THIS YEAR.

SO PLEASE COME OUT AND LISTEN TO WHAT THEY DO.

IT'S MADE UP OF LOCAL MUSICIANS AND THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB.

SCOUTS WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I HOPE THIS WAS INFORMATIVE. YOU CAN CHECK OFF THE BLOCK ON THAT MERIT BADGE THAT YOU ATTENDED A MEETING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US AFTERWARDS, WE'LL BE UP HERE OR WE'LL COME DOWN TO YOU.

IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE FOR YOU.

I'LL FINISH ALSO, IN MENTIONING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, ON WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE SANDBOX, WHICH IS OVER IN THE MIDDLE EAST RIGHT NOW. IT'S DEALING WITH IRAN.

23 YEARS AGO, I WAS IN KUWAIT WHEN THE WAR WITH IRAQ STARTED IN MARCH, 23 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH.

AND WE WERE DOING WHAT WE CALLED BUNKER DIVING BECAUSE THEY WERE SHOOTING MISSILES AT US.

AND IT'S EXACTLY WHAT RODNEY SAID. THERE ARE FAMILIES BACK HOME WHO ARE DEALING WITH ISSUES, WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SERVICE MEMBERS. I WAS STATIONED IN FLORIDA AT THE TIME I WAS IN KUWAIT.

MY FAMILY WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING.

I WORKED AT A HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY OF KUWAIT, AND LIKE I SAY, THE BAD GUYS WERE TRYING TO DO US HARM.

SO PLEASE KEEP IN MIND WHAT RODNEY SAID. THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF DEPLOYED SERVICE MEMBERS ARE DEALING WITH NOT JUST THE ABSENCE OF THEIR SERVICE MEMBER, BUT THE CONCERNS AND THE WORRIES ABOUT THEIR WELLBEING WHEREVER THEY'RE AT.

SO IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO A DEPLOYED SERVICE MEMBERS FAMILY, PLEASE DO SO.

OKAY. SOME FUTURE DATES. COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 16TH AT 5:00 IN THE FIRE TRAINING ROOM.

COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 16TH, 6:00 IN THIS ROOM.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, APRIL 6TH, 5:00 IN THE FIRE TRAINING ROOM IS THE WORK SESSION.

AND THEN THE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 6TH AT 6:00 P.M.

HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. SECOND YEAH MR. DODD YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.