[00:00:01] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR APRIL 6TH, 2026. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR. KIRKPATRICK. HERE. MR. ALLEN. HERE. MISS CHESS. HERE. MR. DODD HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS. HERE. MS. REASTER. HERE. MISS STANTON. HERE. OKAY, WE HAVE EVERYONE HERE. IF WE COULD ALL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. AND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SILENCE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES. [IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the March 16, 2026, Council Work Session and the March 16, 2026, Regular Council Meeting.] OUR 1ST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 16TH COUNCIL WORK SESSION. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS 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 MARCH 16TH COUNCIL WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NEXT, WE HAVE THE MARCH 16TH 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. EXCUSE ME. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 16TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. OKAY, WE HAVE NO PRESCHEDULED BUSINESS, SO WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO RESOLUTIONS UNDER NEW BUSINESS. [V. New Business] IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 17 DASH 26 BY TITLE ONLY SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 17-26, A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THAT A LIST OF ESTIMATED ASSESSMENTS BE PREPARED AND THAT NOTICE THEREOF BE PUBLISHED FOR THE CURB AND SIDEWALK PROGRAM. JANEL REGELSKY, ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR, PRESENTING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. TODAY I'M PRESENTING RESOLUTION 17-26, WHICH PROVIDES THE ESTIMATED ASSESSMENT LIST FOR THE 2026 CURB, SIDEWALK AND APPROACH PROGRAM, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE CSA PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE STATUTORY PROCESS OUTLINED IN THE OHIO REVISED CODE PURSUANT TO THE ORC COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY PASSED RESOLUTION 11-25 ON APRIL 7TH OF 2025, DECLARING THE NECESSITY OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS. FOLLOWING THAT, PROPERTY OWNERS WERE PROPERLY NOTIFIED BY CERTIFIED MAIL. THESE NOTICES INCLUDED ESTIMATED COSTS AND PROVIDED PROPERTY OWNERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE WORK INDEPENDENTLY BEFORE THE DEADLINE. AT THIS POINT, ALL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE NOW BEEN CALCULATED AND ASSIGNED TO EACH PARCEL UNDER THE ORC. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF THESE FINAL COSTS IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. DURING THIS TIME, PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVIEW THEIR ASSESSMENTS AND FILE WRITTEN OBJECTIONS WITH THE CLERK WITHIN 2 WEEKS FOLLOWING THE FINAL PUBLICATION. AT THIS TIME, THE PROPOSED PUBLICATION DATES ARE APRIL 10TH, 17TH AND 24. THIS WILL MAKE THE OBJECTION PERIOD EXPIRE ON MAY THE 8TH. THIS TIMELINE ASSURES COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOWS ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. THE POST OBJECTION PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS. AFTER THE OBJECTION PERIOD CONCLUDES, THE NEXT STEP IS COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF THE ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE UNDER THE ORC. ONCE APPROVED AND EFFECTIVE, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE INVOICES TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. EACH INVOICE WILL INCLUDE THE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT PLUS A $40 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE ALONG WITH AVAILABLE PAYMENT OPTIONS. BILLING AND CERTIFICATION TIMELINE SO THE KEY DATES MOVING FORWARD ARE AS FOLLOWS. INVOICES ARE PROJECTED TO BE DUE AROUND JULY THE 3RD OF 2026. OUTSTANDING BALANCES WILL BE CERTIFIED TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR, AND THEN THE DEADLINE FOR CERTIFICATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE 2026 TAX DUPLICATE ON [00:05:07] SEPTEMBER THE 8TH. THIS ENSURES IT ENSURES ANY UNPAID BALANCES ARE APPROPRIATELY TRANSFERRED TO THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM. AT THIS TIME, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 17-26 TO PROCEED WITH THE REGULAR PUBLICATION AND NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN. DONE. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN WHAT. HOW MANY PROPERTY OWNERS IS THIS AFFECTING? DO YOU HAVE ROUGHLY AN IDEA. SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DEFER THESE TYPES OF QUESTIONS TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, TERRY. THANKS A LOT. SORRY ABOUT THAT, TERRY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MR. DODDS. SO LET'S SEE, I WAS HIGHLIGHTING MY INFO. WE HAVE 413 PARCELS, THAT IS TOTAL. WE HAVE 8 DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND TOWN. THE CSA PROGRAM IS THE GOOD THING IS, IS THIS IS GOING FROM KAUFMAN ALL THE WAY TO MAPLE. WE'RE DOING THAT ENTIRE CORRIDOR, GARLAND AVENUE. BUT I HAVE A TOTAL OF 14, 413 PARCELS. WE HAVE 205 PRIVATE PROPERTIES WITH ONE PUBLIC. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. YEAH. IT'S QUITE A FEW PARCELS. YEAH. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I HAVE 2 QUESTIONS. THE 1ST QUESTION IS AROUND THE ADMIN FEE IS $40. WHAT WE'VE BEEN CHARGING OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS OR IS THAT GOING UP? THAT'S THE SAME FEE THAT'S BEEN CHARGED FOR THE LAST, I BELIEVE THREE YEARS. OKAY. AND THE 2ND QUESTION WAS JULY 3RD IS THEIR DEADLINE TO PAY IT OFF IF THEY CHOOSE TO PAY IT AND NOT HAVE IT ASSESSED. THAT WOULD BE CORRECT. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET IT PAID OFF AND NOT HAVE IT ASSESSED, BUT CAN'T PAY THE FULL AMOUNT BY JULY 3RD, WHAT WOULD BE THE STEPS? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME WE USUALLY ASSESS THE, AT THAT POINT, IF THEY HAVEN'T PAID THE FULL PROCESS. YEAH, BECAUSE I'M JUST I'M JUST THINKING IT'S NOT A LOT OF TIME BETWEEN THE TIME THOSE BILLS ARE GOING TO GO OUT AND THAT THEY'RE DUE. IN LOOKING AT THE BILLS, PROBABLY I'M GOING TO ASSUME OVER 1000 FOR EACH. CORRECT. I THINK THE AVERAGE IS AROUND 2000. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR ONE TO HAVE SITTING IN A CHECKING ACCOUNT TO PAY. SO THE QUESTION IS, IS FROM DEADLINE TO JULY THE 3RD. IF THEY WANT TO PAY A PARTIAL, BUT IF THEY WANT TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT. BUT WOULD WE BE WILLING TO GIVE AN EXTRA TIME FRAME TO MAKE THAT? IS THAT THE QUESTION? LIKE A PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT OR SORT OF. YEAH. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THAT SOME OF THESE FOLKS AND I'M NOT THINKING A LOT OF THEM WILL, BUT I'M SURE SOME OF THEM WILL WANT TO PAY IT, BUT HAVE A PROBLEM PAYING IT IN THE 30 DAYS ALLOTTED. AND IF WE CHOOSE, IF THEY CHOOSE TO PUT IT OVER ON THEIR TAX BILL NOW THEY'RE GOING TO SPREAD IT OVER TIME AND IT'S GOING TO COST THEM MORE MONEY. I BELIEVE THE LETTER THAT WE SENT TO THEM, AND I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT AS THOROUGHLY TODAY THAT THERE IS OPTIONS FOR THEM THAT THEY HAVE. OKAY. DURING THAT 30 DAY PERIOD. AND AS LONG AS THEY COMMUNICATE WHICH ONE THEY CHOOSE, THEN THAT'S WE'RE SATISFIED WITH THAT. OKAY. AND I'LL MAKE SURE AND GET THAT INFORMATION AND SEND IT TO ALL OF YOU TOMORROW. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE NICE. MAYBE IF WE CAN GET A COPY OF A SAMPLE LETTER SO WE CAN SEE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TERRY. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NO STANDARD HOUSEKEEPING STUFF. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS AGAIN, THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 17-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MISS CHESS. YES. MS. STANTON. YES. MR. ALLEN? YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MS. REASTER. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 17-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 18-26 BY TITLE ONLY SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 18-26, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, TO EXECUTE A 2026 WELL ABANDONMENT GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED %..44,320, AND AUTHORIZING ALL RELATED ACTIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE GRANT. [00:10:09] JEREMY BILLETTER WATER MANAGER PRESENTING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT RESOLUTION 18-26, THE WELL ABANDONMENT GRANT. THE CITY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION ON MARCH 17TH THAT THEY WOULD RECEIVE A GRANT FROM THE OHIO EPA IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,320 TO ABANDON 5 WELLS AT THE NORTH WELLFIELD, LOCATED AT FAIRFIELD PARK. IT'S NO LONGER IN USE. THE CITY HAS 45 DAY WINDOW FROM NOTIFICATION TO LET THE EPA KNOW IF THEY ACCEPT IT OR NOT. AND IN PROJECT CODE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THAT, BUT THERE'S BEEN $44,320 SET ASIDE IN THAT FOR THE CITY TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT IN ADVANCE. AND THEN ONCE IT'S COMPLETED AND PROOF IS SENT TO THE EPA OF COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, THEY WILL BE REIMBURSED 100%. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY MANAGER ACCEPT THE GRANT FROM THE EPA IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,320. AND DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCIL WOMAN CHESS. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION BUT AMAZING. THANK YOU. I HAVE NONE, THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NOTHING FOR ME, JEREMY. THANK YOU. WELL, JEREMY, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. HOW EXACTLY IS THE WELL ACTUALLY SEALED? WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR SEALING A WELL? SO THERE'S A CERTAIN PROCESS THAT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT'S PROVIDED TO THEM AS GUIDELINES FROM THE OHIO EPA. AND WE JUST GOT QUOTES FROM A CERTAIN CONTRACTOR. NOTHING. NO ONE SPECIFIC, BUT THEY STUFF IT FULL OF LIKE BENTONITE CLAY AND GRAVEL. AND THEN THEY REMOVE THE METAL THAT IS PROTRUDING THE EARTH, AND THEN THEY COVER IT WITH DIRT, AND THEN YOU NEVER EVEN KNOW IT'S THERE. SO THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AS FAR AS THEY HAVE BUILDINGS AROUND THEM. SO WE WILL HAVE TO DO SOME IN-HOUSE DEMOLITION. NOTHING MAJOR THOUGH. OKAY, SO THIS ISN'T SOMETHING KIDS COULD GET INTO AND MESS WITH IT. THIS IS A PERMANENT CEILING. YEAH. YOU'LL NEVER EVEN KNOW THAT THOSE WALLS WERE THERE WHEN IT'S ALL DONE. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 18-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. ALLEN? YES. MR. CHESS. YES. MISS REASTER. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 18-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 19-26 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 19- 26, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE AMERICA 250-OHIO GREEN COUNTY COMMITTEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 IN SUPPORT OF THE FAIRBORN COMMUNITY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. CHRIS BARKER, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, PRESENTING. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. SORRY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I'M PRESENTING 19-26 THAT AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO ACCEPT A GRANT FUNDING FROM THE AMERICA. 250 OHIO GREEN COUNTY COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF FAIRBORN COMMUNITY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. THE BACKGROUND BEHIND THAT. THE AM250 GRANT WAS AWARDED TO THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, A $2,500 GRANT TO SUPPORT FAIRBORN COMMUNITY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION AS PART OF THE 2026 AMERICA 250 INITIATIVE. THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS THAT PROMOTE LOCAL HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE ENGAGEMENT AND RECOGNITION OF THE NATION'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. THE CITY PLANS UTILIZE THESE GRANT FUNDS TO EXPAND THE CHILDREN'S AREA DURING THE INDEPENDENCE DAYS FESTIVAL BY PROVIDING LARGER AND ENHANCED ATTRACTIONS. THIS ENHANCEMENT WILL FURTHER SUPPORT FAMILY FRIENDLY PROGRAMING, INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DURING THE EVENT. THE GRANT WILL BE PROVIDED IN A ONE TIME PAYMENT FOLLOWING EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND SUBMISSION OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE APPROVED ACTIVITIES AND COMPLYING WITH ALL GRANT REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING SUBMISSION OF A FINAL REPORT FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE EVENT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 19-26 ACCEPTING THE AM250 OHIO GREEN COUNTY GRANT AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO [00:15:01] THAT GRANT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL STOP COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. NO. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU CHRIS. AND NO QUESTION CHRIS. AND IT IS IT IS AFTERNOON. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, I APOLOGIZE. LONG DAY. I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER INVESTING THIS MONEY INTO THE KID'S AREA TO EXPAND THAT AREA. I THINK THAT'S THAT'S PHENOMENAL WHEN WE THINK ABOUT A LOT OF THE FESTIVITIES, FESTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING TO GO ON RELATIVE TO THE 250TH AND AND HOW DO WE INCORPORATE KIDS INTO THAT? SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS EITHER, BUT I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT EVENTS THE COMMITTEE PULLS OUT THIS YEAR FOR THIS. THANK YOU. KUDOS. YEAH. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BUT THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. JUST THANKS FOR FINDING GRANT MONEY TO MAKE A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR THE KIDS. ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. YEAH. THIS IS ALL PART OF A BIG 250TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. IF ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY IS INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF THAT COMMITTEE. ELLEN SLOAN AT THE SENIOR CENTER IS THE CHAIR OF FAIRBORN 250TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE. THIS IS ALL PART OF THAT, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS YEAR. BUT LIKE OTHERS HAVE SAID, I'M GLAD THE GRANT MONEY IS GOING TOWARDS THE KIDS ACTIVITIES. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 19-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. SHALL WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. REASTER? YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MR. CHESS. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MS. STANTON. YES. MR KIRKPATRICK. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 19-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. NEXT, WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF HUDSON ELLEN TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM TO 123128. IS THERE A MOTION TO MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MISS CHESS. YES.. MR. DODD. YES. MR. REASTER. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR. [INAUDIBLE]. YES. OKAY. MR. HUDSON ELLEN IS APPOINTED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. OKAY. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO CITIZEN'S COMMENTS, OUR CITY SOLICITOR WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT. THANK YOU MAYOR. CONTRARY TO POPULAR OPINION, LAWYERS AT TIMES ARE HUMAN AND ON THE AND REGRETTABLY, ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 16TH, I PUT MY HUMANITY ON DISPLAY IN A NEGATIVE MANNER. JUST BEFORE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING ON THE MORNING OF THE 16TH, I CONTACTED THE CITY MANAGER AND ADVISED HIM THAT OUR FAMILY HAD BEEN DEALING WITH A DIFFICULT FAMILY MATTER OVER THE WEEKEND AND TO PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I DID NOT SEE MYSELF THAT THAT EVENING. I DO NOT OFFER THIS AS AN EXCUSE FOR MY CONDUCT, BUT MERELY TO INDICATE THAT MY BATTERIES WERE NOT FULLY CHARGED WHEN THE EVENT IN QUESTION OCCURRED. THAT SAID, MY PRACTICE IS THAT WHEN I MAKE A MISTAKE, I OWN IT, I ACKNOWLEDGE IT, I APOLOGIZE TO THOSE IMPACTED. I MAKE IT RIGHT, I LEARN FROM IT, I MOVE ON. THAT'S WHAT I INTEND TO DO WITH THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC APOLOGY. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, RESIDENTS OF FAIRBORN. I WANT TO ADDRESS MY CONDUCT PRIOR TO THE MARCH 16TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. DURING AN EXCHANGE WITH JOHN STAFFORD BEFORE THE MEETING BEGAN, I RESPONDED IN A MANNER THAT DID NOT REFLECT THE PROFESSIONALISM, JUDGMENT AND COMPOSURE EXPECTED OF ME AS LAW DIRECTOR. REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I SHOULD HAVE EXERCISED GREATER RESTRAINT. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY ACTIONS. I HAVE RECEIVED AND ACKNOWLEDGED A WRITTEN REPRIMAND FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND I ACCEPT THAT DISCIPLINE. I WANT TO OFFER MY SINCERE APOLOGY TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER AND THE RESIDENTS OF FAIRBORN, AND EVERYONE WHO WAS PRESENT DURING THAT EVENING. YOU ARE ALWAYS ENTITLED TO RESPECTFUL AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, AND I FELL SHORT OF THAT STANDARD. I ALSO WANT TO SPECIFICALLY APOLOGIZE TO JOHN STAFFORD. MY RESPONSE TO YOU WAS AN APPROPRIATE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. I REGRET THIS INCIDENT AND THE NEGATIVE ATTENTION IT HAS BROUGHT TO THIS BODY AND TO THE CITY. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I REMAIN COMMITTED TO CONDUCTING MYSELF IN A MANNER THAT REFLECTS POSITIVELY ON THIS OFFICE AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY WITH PROFESSIONALISM, INTEGRITY AND SOUND JUDGMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MCNAMEE. OKAY. AND NOW WE WILL OPEN CITIZENS COMMENTS. [VI. Citizens Comments] [00:20:04] ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD. PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO 5 MINUTES. THANK YOU. JOANNE COLLINS 173 ERIE EASTER WAS A BLESSING. MY FAITH WAS IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE. AS A CHILD, I GAVE MY HEART TO GOD AND OLD TIME BAPTIST REVIVAL, AND I WAS BAPTIZED OUT HERE IN MAD RIVER NEXT TO THE RAINBOW LAKE. MY HUSBAND DIED 2 YEARS AGO. HE'S IN HEAVEN AND I'M NOT BREAKING ANY OF THE COMMANDMENTS, ESPECIALLY THE 9TH THAT SAYS THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, WHICH MEANS TELLING LIES. SO I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT WHAT I SAY, I SAY WITH MY HEART AND WITH TRUTH. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING A MATTER OF CONCERN. I COULD BE HOME WITH MY DOG, BUT I'M REALLY UPSET ABOUT THE WAY THAT I FEEL LIKE THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS BEING TREATED. WE WOULDN'T NEED THE POLICE IF PEOPLE DIDN'T BREAK THE LAWS. CURRENTLY IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE BETWEEN 54 TO 55. POLICE, POLICE CHIEF ROMAN. HE HAS NO IDEA I'M DOING THIS. 3 CAPTAINS, 7 SERGEANTS, 3 SRO OFFICERS AT 1 TEACHERS DAY OR 32 OFFICERS, 12 DISPATCHERS, 6 CIVILIAN SUPPORTERS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF 3 DIVISION. THE K-9 PROGRAM SCHOOL RESOURCE IS THERE IS PROTECTING OUR KIDS FROM HARMFUL THINGS AND DRUGS AND AWARENESS THAT THEY SHOULD KNOW. THE SRO IS ALSO PROTECTING THEM AND KEEPING THEM SAFE FROM SHOOTING AND BEING DEATH LIKE SOME SCHOOLS ARE DOING IN OTHER STATES. CITIZENS, POLICE, ACADEMY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. 12 WEEKS, 2 HOURS, ONCE A WEEK. CLASS TEACHES WHAT LIFE AND THE POLICE IS ON AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT. PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE PARKS, POLICE AND FIRE TEACHING A COMMUNITY. PUBLIC BLUE ENVELOPES. SPECIAL NEEDS FOR SENIORS WITH DEMENTIA, AUTISM INFORMATION AND VEHICLES IN CASE THEY ARE STOPPED FOR ACCIDENTS, INSURANCE, DRIVER'S LICENSE, MEDICAL ISSUES, COMMUNITY WALK I GOT THIS JULIE YOU CAN HAVE IT. COMMUNITY WALK QUARTERLY. INSIDE, THE STAFF GOES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY TALK TO THE CITIZENS AND THE PEOPLE AND THE KIDS SAFETY EXCHANGE AREAS OUT FRONT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO DO OTHER SALES SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING HARMED. DRUG TAKE BACK PROGRAMS OR PRESCRIPTION MEDS. SAFETY CITY IS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 70 SINCE THE 70S, AND CAPTAIN ROMAN JUST GOT A CALL, AND IT WAS FROM A FORMER GIRL THAT DID SAFETY SCHOOL AS A KID. SHE'S IN ANOTHER STATE AND SHE IS KIND OF TRYING TO GET IT TO HER CITY, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY GOOD. OUR CAPTAIN DOES KNOW THAT WE USED TO CHARGE YEARS PAST $5 COVER CHARGE EXPENSE PER CHILD. HE SAID HE WOULD PAY OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET TO MAKE SURE EVERY KID GETS TRAINING AND BE SAFE IN OUR SCHOOL. TERRI LYNN OF THE ART STUDIO AND HER STUDENTS HAVE BEEN HELPING HIM WITH THE UPGRADING AND THE CHANGING OF THE SAFETY SCHOOL. CAPTAIN ROMAN HAS GOTTEN 4 NEW VEHICLES MAKING THE LOGOS AND THE WRAPS THE NEW MATCH ALL TOGETHER. AND HE DID IT FOR A SAVINGS OF 700 PER CAR CHEAPER THAN THE OLD ONES. LET THE OFFICERS PICK AND DRIVE THEIR TEST CARS, WHETHER IT BE FORD, CHEVY OR DODGE, WHICH THEY LIKE BEST BECAUSE IT IS THEIR OFFICE, THEY PICK DODGE. HE STEPPED UP. HE LETS HIM HAVE IT, HE WANTS HIM TO BE COMFORTABLE. OUR CAPTAIN IS THE BEST BUDGET KEEPER, SAVING TAXPAYERS MONEY. AND WHILE OUR COMMUNITY ENJOYS PARADES, FESTIVALS, BLOCK EVENTS AND THE POLICE IS WORKING TO PROTECT US FROM HARM AND MISSING TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES, ALL OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE OUT THERE DOING THEIR JOB. OUR POLICE IS FATHERS, MOTHERS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. AND THEIR FAMILIES WORRY WHEN THEY LEAVE HOME THAT THEY WILL NOT RETURN SAFE. UNLIKE MOST OF US THAT GO TO WORK AND COMPLAIN ABOUT OUR JOBS AND SOMETIMES MESS UP AND AND DON'T LIKE OUR EMPLOYEES OR WHATEVER, THE POLICE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE HUMAN AND THEY SOMETIMES HAVE A BAD DAY AND ARE CALLED OUT. WHEN YOU APPLY FOR A JOB, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE YOUR JOB INTERVIEW, HOMICIDE, RAPE, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, MISDEMEANOR ASSAULT, BURGLARY, THEFT, AUTO THEFT PART 1, 2. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CRIMINAL DAMAGE, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ARRESTS, SEX OFFENDERS. WE HAVE DRUG OFFENSES, ARRESTS, PROTECTION, ORDER VIOLATION, WEAPONS OFFENSES, ENDANGERING CHILDREN. AND WE HAVE MORE SEXUAL PREDATORS IN FAIRBORN THAN BEAVERCREEK AND XENIA COMBINED. THEY PUT THINGS ON THE INTERNET BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GUTSY ENOUGH TO SAY IT TO THE FACE. THEY DON'T ASK THE POLICE WHAT THEY WANT. OUR COPS PLAYING BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL WITH THE KIDS IN THE PARK, AND ONE OF THEM DID A DANCE AT THE MUSIC IN THE SCHOOL. THEY'RE NOT SHOWING OFF TO MAKE THEIR IMAGE LOOK BETTER. THEY GENUINELY LIKE THE KIDS, AND THEY WANT THE KIDS NOT TO BE SCARED OF THEM, AND THEY WANT THEM TO COME AND TALK TO THEM AND BE AWARE. WE WANT TO TALK TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND TALK ABOUT THEM. LET'S TALK TO GOD AND WATCH OVER THEM WITH PRAYER, I QUIT. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. JAMES BAKER 427 GRANT STREET, CITY COUNCIL MAYOR, CITY MANAGER. [00:25:05] GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JAMES BAKER AND I'M A RESIDENT AT 427 GRANT STREET HERE IN FAIRBORN. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO SUBSECTION D, SECTION 107 OF THE FAIRBORN MUNICIPAL CHARTER, SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO PLACING A RECALL OF COUNCILWOMAN SYLVIA CHESS ON THE MAY 5TH, 2026 BALLOT. ALSO WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING VERY CLEAR. THERE HAS BEEN SOME TIME SINCE I LAST STOOD AT THIS PODIUM AND SPOKE ABOUT SYLVIA CHESS. BUT LET THAT NO BUT LET NO ONE MISTAKE THAT SILENCE FOR SURRENDER. WE THE PEOPLE OF FAIRBORN HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN. WE HAVE NOT MOVED ON, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. THE RECALL EFFORT WAS BORN IN PART FROM SYLVIA, FROM COUNCILWOMAN, SYLVIA'S CHESS OWN WORDS THAT SHE CHOSE TO SPEAK NOT IN FAIRBORN, BUT IN DALLAS, TEXAS. IN THAT SPEECH, SHE STOOD BEFORE AN OUTSIDE AUDIENCE AND CALLED THE TOWN RACIST AND SPOKE NEGATIVELY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND ITS PEOPLE AND PERSONALLY RELATED. RELATED LABELED ME AS A PROUD BOY. THAT IS NOT THE CONDUCT OF A REPRESENTATIVE WHO RESPECTS THE COMMUNITY SHE HAS ELECTED TO SERVE. THE PEOPLE OF FAIRBORN DESERVE BETTER AND WILL THEN THIS RECALL IS HOW IT WILL BE SHE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS FOR THIS COUNCIL THAT THE THAT THE PUBLIC DESERVES ANSWERED. WHAT SPECIFIC STEPS HAS THE COUNCIL TAKEN TO MOVE THIS RECALL QUESTION FORWARD TO ENSURE IT IS PROPERLY PLACED ON THE MAY 5TH BALLOT? AND WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR CERTIFICATION OF SIGNATURES AND VERIFICATION OF THE PETITION? HAS THE CITY LEGAL. HAS THE CITY'S LEGAL COUNCIL REVIEWED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT LANGUAGE TO CONFIRM THAT IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CHARTER, AND WHAT TRANSPARENCY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THIS. THIS PROCESS IS BEING CARRIED OUT FAIRLY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL OF THE FOR ALL, WITH ALL THE RESIDENTS, THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW THAT THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE HONORING THE RECALL PROCESS AS OUTLINED IN THE CHARTER. NOT DELAYED. NOT OBSTRUCTED. IT IS NOT PLACING IT NOT. AND NOT PLACING IT ON BARRIERS IN THE WAY OF THE PEOPLE'S VOICE. I ENCOURAGE EVERY PERSON IN THIS CHAMBER TONIGHT, EVERYONE LISTENING FROM HOME AND EVERYONE WATCHING AT HOME, VOTE YES ON MAY 5TH SO THAT THIS RECALL PROCESS CAN MOVE FORWARD. LET THE PEOPLE OF FAIRBORN BE HEARD. WE'RE STILL HERE. WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY, AND WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN WHAT YOU SAID, MISS CHESS. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR APOLOGY. I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT, I RESPECT IT, THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE DID A LONG TIME AGO. THAT'S HOW YOU APOLOGIZE. THAT'S HOW THAT'S HOW YOU HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD. WE GOT 2 PEOPLE. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SEAN DAVIS AND I LIVE AT 4 DIANE LANE NORTH HERE IN FAIRBORN. I'VE BEEN IN RESIDENCE FOR 26 YEARS. I AM HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I AM TRYING TO GET CLEAR ANSWERS REGARDING SIDEWALK WORK IN FRONT OF MY HOME. RECENTLY, THE CITY CAME OUT AND MARKED APPROXIMATELY 8 SECTIONS OF MY SIDEWALK THAT ARE BEING IDENTIFIED FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. THIS SITUATION IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING TO ME BECAUSE SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENED YEARS AGO. AT THIS TIME, I WAS ASSESSED AND PAID APPROXIMATELY $8,600 FOR CURB AND SIDEWALK. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IT WOULD BE TIED TO A LARGER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, POSSIBLY LEADING TO PAVING. DIANE LANE NORTH HOWEVER, TO THIS DAY I HAVE NOT ABLE TO GET A CLEAR ANSWER ON EXACTLY WHAT WORK WAS COMPLETED, WHAT THAT ASSESSMENT COVERED, OR WHY THE PROJECT DID NOT PROCEED AS EXPECTED. I'VE REACHED OUT FOR CLARIFICATION. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET A CLEAR OR CONSTANT EXPLANATION FROM CITY HALL. NOW THAT THE NEW SECTION ARE BEING MARKED AND MAY BE FACING ADDITIONAL COSTS, I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY FAIR TO ASK FOR TRANSPARENCY. I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT SOMEONE FROM THE CITY SIT DOWN WITH ME AND CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY OR DIRECTLY. I'M SORRY TO PROVIDE A CLEAR EXPLANATION OF WHAT TOOK PLACE IN THE PAST, AND IS WHAT BEING DONE NOW, [00:30:08] AND WHY I AM NOT HERE TO ARGUE. I'M SIMPLY HERE ASKING FOR FACTS SO I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT I PAID FOR AND WHAT I MAY BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR MOVING FORWARD. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING SOME ANSWERS AS WELL. MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY, MR. DAVIS, IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE ME YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION. I WILL MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE GETS BACK WITH YOU THIS WEEK. OKAY. THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO BRING UP SOME ISSUES ABOUT THE RESOLUTIONS. YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE. 325 EAST DRIVE. THANK YOU. I WANT TO BRING UP SOME ISSUES ABOUT THE RESOLUTION 1726 ON THE CURB AND SIDEWALK FINAL ASSESSMENTS. I WANT TO URGE ANY CITIZENS WHO HAD ANY CSA WORK DONE IN 2026. THEY BETTER CHECK THE FINAL ASSESSMENT. AND HOPEFULLY THEY DID A COMPREHENSIVE DETAILED PHOTOGRAPH AND MEASUREMENTS IN APRIL OF 2025. SO TODAY I WENT OVER TO ENGINEERING TO CHECK WHAT, WHAT IS THE FINAL ASSESSMENT? THAT ON MY MOM'S HOUSE OVER ON GREEN STREET WAS COMPARED TO WHAT THEY HAD DONE IN THE WORK? WELL, THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE, THE CURB WAS FOR A QUANTITY OF 25 LINEAR FEET AT $113 PER LINEAR FOOT. OKAY. I WENT OVER TO ENGINEERING TODAY. NOW THE FINAL ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO BE 29FT OF CURB. HOW CAN THIS BE? I TOOK VERY DETAILED PHOTOS AND MEASUREMENTS IN APRIL OF 29 DETAILED. I EVEN HAD THE CITY ENGINEER COME OUT AND RECHECK STUFF BECAUSE THEY MISSED THE IMPROPER PROPERTY LINES AND STUFF AND THEY WERE CHARGING. SO ANYWAY, AFTER SAM HAD COME OUT AND DID THAT, I TOOK DETAILED PICTURES. I GOT PHOTOGRAPHS AND EVERYTHING ELSE OF THE CURB ON GREEN STREET. SO WHERE DID THE EXTRA 4 FEET COME FROM? WELL IT'S INTERESTING. FAIRBORN CONTRACTOR INTEGRITY HAD DELIBERATELY CUT OUT GOOD SECTIONS OF ADDITIONAL CURB BEYOND THE EXPANSION JOINTS THAT WERE GOOD. WHY? TO EARN MORE MONEY IN THE FINAL ASSESSMENT. SO THIS FINAL ASSESSMENT OF OF 4 FEET. OKAY. THAT'S GOING TO COST AN ADDITIONAL $450 FOR MY MOM'S HOUSE. THAT'S INTERESTING, CITIZENS SHOULD NOT BE BE CHARGED MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL ASSESSMENT THAT THE CITY GAVE HIM. THIS IS THIS IS THIS IS DISHONEST TO ALLOW THE CONTRACTOR TO GO AHEAD AND CUT OUT STUFF. THE CITY COMES AROUND, MAKES FINAL MEASUREMENTS, AND NOW IT'S GOING TO CHARGE THE CITIZEN. THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, CURBS ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC ROADWAY. AND BY GOD, THE CURBS OUGHT TO BE PAID FOR BY THE CITY, NOT THE CITIZENS. SO WHAT'S TO DO? WELL, WE ALSO ON GREEN STREET, WE HAD A CONTRACTOR, MATT TRIMBLE. HE WAS GOING TO DO ABOUT 10 PROPERTIES ON GREEN STREET. HE HAD PROPERLY PULLED THE PERMITS BY JUNE 11TH. IT'S KIND OF UNREALISTIC TO GET THIS DAMN PAPER, YOU KNOW, IN MAY, TRY TO GET ESTIMATES FROM CONTRACTORS AND THEN EXPECT THE CONTRACTORS TO DROP EVERY DAMN THING THAT THEY WANT TO DO TO HAVE THE WORK DONE BY JULY. MATT TRIMBLE PULLED A VALID PERMIT BY JUNE 11TH. THIS WORK ON GREEN STREET WAS NOT DONE BY FAIRBORN CONTRACTOR TILL NOVEMBER 3RD. THE PERMIT WAS VALID TILL OCTOBER 30TH TO ALLOW MATT TO DO THAT AND CONVENIENTLY, THE CITY TERMINATED THAT WHEN I WENT OVER TO CHECK ON IT. SO MATT WAS WILLING TO DO THAT WORK AND HAVE IT DONE IN JULY. BUT THE CITY SAID, OH NO, WE ALREADY HAVE THIS INCLUDED IN THE BID. [00:35:02] WELL, MATT ALREADY PULLED THE CONTRACT BY JUNE 11TH AND IN GOOD FAITH WAS GOING TO DO THE WORK. AND NOW, BECAUSE THE CITY DID THE WORK, THAT'S GOING TO COST ANOTHER $500 OVER WHAT MATT TRIMBLE IS GOING TO DO THE WORK. SO THAT DOESN'T LEAVE THAT. SO. SO FOR THE ADDITIONAL $450 OF EXTRA 4 FEET OF CURB BECAUSE OF YOUR CORRUPT CONTRACTOR AND THE EXTRA $500, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ALLOW THE CITY WOULD NOT ALLOW OUR PRIVATE CONTRACTOR TO DO WORK ON GREEN STREET. I DON'T HAVE ANY ANY CHOICE, BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO BRING A LAWSUIT AGAINST FAIRBORN CITY OF FAIRBORN FOR ALLOWING THESE EXTRA CHARGES. IT'S UNCALLED FOR. YOU KNOW, THE CURBS ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC ROADWAY IN THE CITY. OUGHT TO PAY FOR THAT. SO I REST MY CASE. AND THAT'S THE END. THANK YOU ALL. THE CITY WILL LOOK INTO THIS. WE ALREADY ARE. HE HAS AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW MORNING. OKAY, SO MR. CARNEY HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOU TOMORROW. OKAY. OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. CHARLIE DEAR, 1819 NORTH BROAD STREET. HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A WONDERFUL EASTER. MOST IMPORTANT DAY FOR THE CHRISTIAN DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION IS ALL ABOUT THE GOSPEL IN A NUTSHELL. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I CAME HERE TO SAY. I'M HERE TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE ANNEXATION OF THE 1.8 ACRES THAT IS ON MY PROPERTY. THAT'S IN BATH TOWNSHIP THAT GOT ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF FAIRBORN. THE REASON I HAD TO DO THAT, I MEAN, IT'S ALREADY MY PROPERTY, BUT SINCE THAT LITTLE SECTION THERE WAS IN THE BATH TOWNSHIP, THE CITY OF FAIRBORN COULDN'T RESPOND. WHEN THE TRUCK DRIVERS WAS BLOCKING MY DRIVEWAY, THEY SAID, THAT'S IN THE CITY OF THAT'S IN BATH TOWNSHIP. WE CAN'T WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING. CHARLIE WASN'T THEIR FAULT. IT'S JUST WHERE THEY WERE AT. THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. TOLD ME TO CALL THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF, WHICH I DID. THEY WERE STILL THERE THE NEXT MORNING, SO IT TELLS ME THEY DIDN'T COME OUT. BUT ANYWAY, THE ANNEXATION GOT GOT DONE FINALLY. BUT WHEN I FIRST APPROACHED YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS AND THE COUNCIL MEETING ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW, 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO TO ANNEX THAT INTO FAIRBORN LIKE YOU DID FOR THE TRUCK STOP AND TO THE CITY OF FAIRBORN FROM BATH TOWNSHIP. ABSOLUTELY. DAN SAYS, YEAH, NO PROBLEM. WE WILL DO THAT FOR YOU. CHARLIE, MR. MCAFEE SAID, GET IN TOUCH WITH MY OFFICE. WE'LL GET HER DONE. SO I CALLED THE NEXT MORNING. I WAITED ABOUT A MONTH. I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK, SO I CALLED AGAIN AND HIS OFFICE GOT BACK WITH ME AND SAID, WELL, IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET YOUR OWN LAWYER. SO I DID. SO AFTER $8,200 THAT WORTHLESS PIECE OF LAND THAT'S NO GOOD FOR NOTHING NOW IS IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN. SO FAIRBORN POLICE CAN RESPOND. ALL BECAUSE OF A NOT NEEDED TRUCK STOP. AND I HEARD ON THE NEWS A WHILE AGO THAT YOU KNOW, DAVE BUCKY'S OPENED AND AND THE REPORTER SAID, WELL, IT'S NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN OHIO. THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER ONE. I SAID, OH, LORD, [INAUDIBLE] AND FAIRBORN. BUT ANYWAY, IT IT GOT DONE. THE ANNEXATION IS DONE. BUT IT WAS A VERY POOR DECISION ON EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS. [00:40:02] AND YOU WILL COME TO SEE THAT MOST OF YOU PEOPLE KNOW. I THINK KELLY GRODI. WELL, SHE HAD A WRECK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE NOT LONG AGO, RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AND SO I WENT DOWN THERE TO SEE IF I COULD HELP OR SO I WAS TALKING TO HER. I SAID, WHAT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 3:.30 OR 4:00 WHEN THE SUN STARTS GOING DOWN? YOU ARE BLIND AS A BAT FROM THEN UNTIL THE SUN GOES DOWN. SHE SAID HE JUST DIDN'T SEE ME. YOU KNOW, HE JUST. HE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME, HE DIDN'T SEE ME. AND I UNDERSTAND WHY. BECAUSE I FIGHT THAT, I FIGHT THAT EVERY DAY. AND SO NOW YOU, YOU, YOU YOU JUST THINK ABOUT CARS GOING UP AND DOWN THROUGH THERE 70 MILES AN HOUR. BLIND. I MEAN, IT DON'T TAKE A GENIUS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE ALL THE TIME. SO BUT. ANYWAY, I WILL BE UTILIZING THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT ANYTIME THERE'S A TRUCK THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, SINCE I'M LEGALLY IN FAIRBORN CITY LIMITS NOW, I'D LIKE TO SEE A STREET STREET SWEEPER COME UP BY MY HOUSE BECAUSE IT IS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. I'M IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. I'VE TRIED TO CLEAN IT UP, BUT AFTER THIS PAST WINTER WITH THEM SNOW TRUCKS AND STUFF, IT'S JUST. IT'S JUST TORE ALL TO PIECES. THANK YOU CHARLIE. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. 1 OTHER THING. I DO HAVE A REALTOR LOOKING FOR ME. ANOTHER HOUSE OUT OF GREEN COUNTY. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD. GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. MY NAME IS JOHN STAFFORD. I'M THE EDITOR OF THE GREEN COUNTY SENTINEL NEWS. I WANTED TO THANK MR. MCNAMEE FOR THE APOLOGY. SIR, YOUR ADDRESS P.O. BOX 910, COLUMBUS, OHIO. I WANTED TO THANK MR. MCNAMEE FOR HIS APOLOGY. I ACCEPT IT. I WANT TO SHAKE YOUR HAND AND SAY THAT EVERYTHING'S GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. THAT WAS A GOOD THING YOU DID. TIME. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER [VII. City Manager Comments] COMMENTS. GOOD EVENING, YOUR HONOR. AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH. SO OUR APRIL MILESTONE WINNERS WERE RECIPIENTS. THERE ARE MANY NONE COULD ATTEND WITH US THIS EVENING, THOUGH, BUT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE FOR 30 YEARS, SCOTT SHILLITO IN OUR STREET AND EQUIPMENT DIVISION WITH 20 YEARS IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. JOE PENCE AND NATHAN PENROD WITH 10 YEARS. ALSO IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, JARED BOND AND CHRIS SOFER WITH 5 YEARS. JACOB REGELSBERGER IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AMANDA PALMER IN IT, AND ALETHA FRIESEN IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN WITH 1 YEAR, GEORGE GOAD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. GEORGE LEACH IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. GAVIN VAN METER, ALSO IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. MARIAH MORLEY AND OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION, AS WELL AS JOHN CHESTER AND OUR MUNICIPAL COURT DIVISION. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE CALLED FAIRBORN HOME FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. SEVERAL THINGS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING ON MARCH 16TH. WE'VE SWORN IN TWO NEW POLICE OFFICERS, KYLIE JEFFERS AND ASHLEY KENDALL, WELCOME, WELCOMING THEM TO THE FAIRBORN FAMILY. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO RODNEY EASTERLING. RODNEY RETIRED AS OF LAST TUESDAY AFTER 28 YEARS, 28 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. I HAD A NICE RECEPTION FOR HIM. AND SO THANKS TO RODNEY FOR FOR ALL HE'S DONE FOR 28 YEARS. ALSO ON FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH, PUBLIC WORKS HAD THEIR FIRST ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON PROGRAM. THAT WAS OVER AT THE FAIRBORN SENIOR CENTER, RECOGNIZING ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK VERY HARD FOR THE CITY AND PUBLIC WORKS. AND THOSE ARE THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE OUT PLOWING ROADS AND REPAIRING WATER MAINS IN 90 DEGREE HEAT AND 0 DEGREE HEAT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. AND SO THESE FOLKS LEAVE THEIR FAMILIES AT NIGHT, WEEKENDS ON HOLIDAYS, WHENEVER THERE'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE THEY'RE OUT THERE. SO TERRY HAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS TALKED ABOUT DOING SOMETHING TO, TO RECOGNIZE THEM. AND SO KUDOS TO TERRY ADKINS AND HIS ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. AS YOU ALL KNOW, SOME OF YOU NOTICED THE COMMUNITY PARK WAS CLOSED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH. [00:45:04] WELL, IT WASN'T TOTALLY CLOSED. IT WAS CLOSED IN A SPECIFIC AREA. SO THAT CHRIS BARKER AND HIS TEAM IN PARKS AND RECREATION COULD POST 3 DIFFERENT EASTER EGG HUNTS. AND SO JUST WANTED TO DISPEL ANY RUMORS THAT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY PARK WAS CLOSED. IT WAS NOT JUST THE SECTION WHERE THOSE THREE SEPARATE EASTER EGG HUNTS HAPPENED. AND THANKS TO HIS TEAM FOR WORKING ON THEIR SATURDAY. WE HOSTED ON THURSDAY NIGHT, APRIL 2ND AT THE HILTON DOUBLETREE THE FIRST VOLUNTEER DINNER THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE SINCE COVID. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY GIVE OF THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TO MAKE FAIRBORN A BETTER PLACE. AND THANKS TO PENNY DAVIS IN MY OFFICE FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND THEN ACTING AS EMC FOR THE EVENING. SO THANKS TO PENNY FOR THAT ANNUAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUETS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, THE FAIRBORN DOUBLETREE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, I WANT TO WELCOME JASON CHANNELS, WHO I INTRODUCED DURING OUR WORK SESSION. HE IS A STUDENT AT WRIGHT STATE WHO IS INTERESTED POTENTIALLY IN A CAREER IN, IN PUBLIC SERVICE. SO WELCOME TO JASON. AND THEN I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THIS. MY 11 YEAR OLD'S BIRTHDAY IS TODAY. SO AFTER THE MEETING TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO TRY AND MAKE IT HOME FOR AT LEAST SOME CAKE BEFORE I GET THROWN OUT OF THE HOUSE. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH. 11 GOING ON 31. SO THOSE ARE MY ONLY COMMENTS TONIGHT. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK WITH THE REST OF THE EVENING. SO, OKAY WE'LL COME NOW TO COUNCIL COMMENTS AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. [VIII. Council Comments] THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO BE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL CITY OF FAIRBORN. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL THING. WE HAVE A GREAT CITY. SECONDLY I'M GOING TO SAY THIS BECAUSE I THINK I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE IN ONE OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAD, I'M NOT GOING TO BORE YOU WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT I SAID. YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE RECORDINGS WHEN I GAVE MY COMMENTS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY SAID THAT I ADMONISH YOU TO GO BACK TO THOSE RECORDINGS AND, AND LISTEN TO THEM AND PLEASE UNDERSTAND IS ONE THING I NEVER SAID THAT ALL OF FAIRBORN WAS RACIST. NEVER DID. WHAT I SAID WAS THAT I TOLD SOME STUDENTS OR MY THE PEOPLE I WAS TALKING TO. THERE ARE THINGS THAT I ENCOUNTERED RUNNING AS A CITY COUNCILWOMAN, AND I DID ENCOUNTER THOSE THINGS. AND AT THE END OF MY SPEECH I SAID THAT WE WON. WE, MEANING FAIRBORN. ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN A HARD WORKER IN THIS CITY SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. I'VE VOLUNTEERED EVERYWHERE. I PICK UP TRASH FROM THE LION'S CLUB. I DO EVERYTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE FAIRBORN A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK AND PLAY. I PROVED MYSELF TO DO THAT. I HAVE A RECORD OF DOING THAT. HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN SAY THEY DO THAT? HOW MANY PEOPLE? THEY CAN SAY THAT THEY ACTUALLY VOLUNTEER? AS MANY HOURS THAT I PUT INTO THIS. SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS TOWN, SERVING MY COMMUNITY, EVERY SINGLE CHANCE I HAVE, I CAN. SO FOR MY WORDS TO BE TWISTED LIKE THAT, I REALLY NEVER SAID TOO MUCH BECAUSE I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT PEOPLE HAD TO SAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT NEVER. I WOULD NEVER INSINUATE THAT ALL OF FAIRBORN ARE RACIST PEOPLE. AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE THE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SAYS, WE THE PEOPLE, OUR REPRESENTATIVES SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE. AND WHEN I SAID WE WON, I WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR ME. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. SO I NEED FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT. AND I DIDN'T HAVE NO PROBLEM SPEAKING THERE AND USING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. AND THAT'S OKAY. I'M NOT MAD AT YOU. I'M NOT ANGRY. BUT I WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WELL, MY GEBHART STOLE HALF OF MY THUNDER, SO I'M GOING TO BE REDUNDANT. MY APOLOGIES. THE VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER WAS ABSOLUTELY LOVELY. [00:50:05] THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO SERVES THE COMMUNITY. IN A VOLUNTEER MANNER. AND THANK YOU, MISS PENNY, FOR A LOVELY DINNER. LOVELY PRESENTATION. ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE F-22 RAPTOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY THAT THE DDC AND JOBSOHIO PUT TOGETHER. IT WAS A GREAT COLLABORATION OF THE REGION IN SUPPORT OF ALL THINGS MILITARY, SPECIFICALLY THE F-22 RAPTOR. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. BEAUTIFUL EVENT WITH AN F 22 FLYOVER. AND SO YEAH, IT'S IT'S GREAT TO LIVE NEXT TO THE, THE STATE'S LARGEST EMPLOYER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC WORKS CELEBRATION. BUT I DO WANT TO PUBLICLY EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE WORK IN THE TENURE WHETHER IT'S ONE YEAR CELEBRATION OR RETIRING FROM PUBLIC SERVICE. THANK YOU ALL. THERE WERE ALSO LOTS OF CERTIFICATIONS THAT WERE CELEBRATED AND THAT IS KEY TO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, MAKING SURE THAT OUR CITY IS OPERATING AT ITS FINEST. SO THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM, TERRY. ALSO LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE. MILESTONES. CAN'T FORGET THE MILESTONES. THANK ALL OF YOU FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN. AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO CALL OUT THE FACT THAT I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AND I THINK IT BEARS REPEATING. YES, WE'RE, WE'RE PUBLIC ENTITIES BECAUSE WE'RE ELECTED TO A SEAT. BUT WE ARE HUMAN. AND WE ARE FALLIBLE AND THINGS HAPPEN AND SOMETIMES WE ARE CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT, BUT JUST PAUSE BEFORE YOU JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHY SOMEBODY RESPONDED THE WAY THEY DID AND THINK MAYBE, MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING MORE GOING ON THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF. SO INSTEAD OF TAKING TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUR KEYBOARDS, LET'S JUST PAUSE AND ASK SOME QUESTIONS, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US UP HERE ARE APPROACHABLE. AND IF YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION, YOU KNOW WHERE I LIVE. YOU KNOW HOW TO REACH OUT TO ME. MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS PUBLIC. YOU CAN FIND ME PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE ALL THE TIME. SO ASK THE QUESTIONS AND DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS, PLEASE. AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO, AGAIN, LIVING NEXT TO THE BIGGEST EMPLOYER, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A MILITARY BASE. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR SERVICEMEN OR SERVICEWOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR SACRIFICES TO KEEP US IN THE LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. SO GOD BLESS THEM. GOD BLESS THEIR FAMILIES AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. AMEN. OKAY. I'M GOING TO TRY TO BE BRIEF. JUST NOT GO TOO LONG ON AGREEING WITH EVERY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY ALREADY SAID. TOTALLY APPRECIATE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS FOR FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE CITY. CONGRATULATIONS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR HAVING THEIR FIRST ANNUAL EVENT. THAT'S GREAT. AND I GUESS THAT THAT JUST KIND OF ROLL IN WITH THAT. I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS PEOPLE WHO COME TO MY, LIKE, IF I HAVE INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH CITIZENS OR SOMETIMES CITIZENS, LIKE WHO ARE LIKE MY FRIENDS APPROACH ME AND ASK ME QUESTIONS AND THEY DON'T LIKE THE WAY SOMETHING'S GOING IN THE CITY MAYBE, OR, YOU KNOW I SAY THIS SO OFTEN TO PEOPLE, BUT I DON'T EVER SAY IT HERE. I AM ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE HOW EXCELLENT OUR STAFF IS AND HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, I WANT TO SAY THAT TO THOSE WHO JUST WATCH THIS AND DON'T EVER HAVE A PERSONAL CONVERSATION WITH ME WE COME TO THESE MEETINGS AND WE'RE JUST LIKE ASKING QUESTIONS OF THESE SPECIFIC THINGS. AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO EVER GET THE IMPRESSION BECAUSE I HAVE SO MUCH FAITH IN THE PEOPLE, THE STAFF THAT WORK FOR THE CITY AND THE EXCELLENCE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE STAFF. LIKE I JUST FEEL SO I, I FEEL SO LUCKY TO LIVE HERE. I SAY THAT IN WORK SESSIONS, PEOPLE SAY, OH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE BEST VALUE IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GREAT TAXES, LEVELS OF TAXES FOR WHAT WE GET. WE HAVE JUST EXCELLENCE OF THE PEOPLE. I TRUST THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING THE CITY. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT ON WHILE WE'RE CONGRATULATING MILESTONES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME EVENTS THAT I. OH, AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE WHO CAME UP AND SPOKE TONIGHT, BUT SPECIFICALLY JOANNE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. THAT WAS, AND THAT WAS AMAZING HOW MANY COMMENTS YOU GOT IN IN YOUR FIVE MINUTES TOO. THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE. SO I JUST HAVE SOME EVENTS THAT I, I'VE HEARD ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I WANTED TO SHARE. [00:55:01] THE YMCA IS HAVING A PARENTS NIGHT OUT ON APRIL 17TH. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, THERE'S COSTS INVOLVED FOR MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS, BUT IF IT'S FOR, YOU KNOW, DROP YOUR KIDS OFF AND THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF FUN THINGS FOR YOUR KIDS TO DO. BW GREENWAY IS HAVING WHAT THEY CALL A COMMUNITY CHATAUQUA. THEY HAVE THOSE EVERY SO OFTEN AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON RECYCLING, INCLUDING FOOD AND FOOD WASTE. IS THAT THE SAME NIGHT? NOPE. ONE NIGHT BEFORE APRIL 16TH AT 7:00 AT THE BATH TOWNSHIP BUILDING. AND THEN I JUST, I LEARNED ABOUT THIS ACTUALLY WHEN I ATTENDED A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY EVENT. TURNS OUT THAT THE SAME PERSON WHO'S THE HABITAT VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR WHO LIVES IN FAIRBORN IS ALSO SOMEONE WHO IS COORDINATING A5K RUN AND WALK THAT STARTS AT THE SCHOOL, BUT GOES THROUGH COMMUNITY PARK IN HONOR OF LILY KLINGER. KLINGER. AND I GUESS HER DAUGHTER WAS ACTUALLY IN THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME AND HAD A LOT OF ISSUES AS WELL, BUT SURVIVED. SO ANYWAY, THAT IS A5K RUN AND WALK ON APRIL 12TH STARTING AT 10:00. AND YOU'RE FREE TO BRING DOGS. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT YOU CAN PROBABLY JUST GOOGLE IT, I GUESS, BUT JUST GOOGLE THE 5 K IN HONOR OF LILY KLINGER FROM FAIRBORN HIGH SCHOOL. AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OH, NO, I DON'T I'M SORRY.1 MORE THING I WANTED TO SAY. THE FAIRBORN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD HAS AN ENERGY TEAM, AND THEY ARE WORKING ON AN EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO TALK ABOUT ENERGY BILLS. SO I'LL, AT THE NEXT MEETING, I'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE AN EVENT WHERE YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN ENERGY BILL AND TALK TO EXPERTS TO LEARN TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL, WHAT YOU CAN'T, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY? WHY ARE THE ENERGY BILLS GOING UP, THAT KIND OF THING? ALL RIGHT, AND ONE MORE THING. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS BUILDING A HOME IN FAIRBORN THIS SUMMER AND THEY HAVE THEY HAVE REGULAR BUILDING WHERE YOU CAN VOLUNTEER AND THEY ALSO HAVE WOMEN BUILD DAYS WHERE WOMEN TEACH WOMEN HOW TO BUILD THE HOMES. SO ANYWAY, THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I HEARD ABOUT THAT I THOUGHT WERE COOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BRO. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE MILESTONE FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE CITY. THAT IS IMPRESSIVE FOR THE AMOUNT OF YEARS AND EVERYTHING. ALSO THE THE 2 INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE SWEARING, SWEARING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, BEING PART OF THE, THE FAIRBORN FAMILY. I WAS FORTUNATE. I ATTENDED THE PUBLIC WORKS LUNCHEON. IT WAS TERRY, YOU PUT ON A GREAT PRESENTATION. YOU HAVE SOME REALLY OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK THERE. THAT WAS IMPRESSED. LET ME SEE THE OH, THE I ALSO ATTENDED THE F-22. THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING. IT WAS HELD AT THE AIR FORCE HISTORY MUSEUM. I, FOR AN ARMY GUY, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE AIR FORCE. SO IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS AN INTERESTING EVENING. THE VOLUNTEER NIGHT THAT HAVING THAT MANY VOLUNTEERS AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF OPENINGS. SO ANYBODY THAT IS WILLING TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE DO SO THE VOLUNTEER DINNER WAS WAS HELD VERY NICELY AND ENDING. I JUST ALSO WANT TO THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM RIGHT NOW IN HARM'S WAY. YOU KNOW, GOD BLESS AMERICA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I WANT TO START BY THANKING THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS AS WELL. IN PARTICULAR, ALL OF THEM, BUT ESPECIALLY SCOTT SCOTT HAS FOR 30 YEARS IN THIS CITY. HE HAS ONE OF THE BEST ATTITUDES. I MEAN, YOU SEE HIM, HE'S GOT A SMILE ON HIS FACE. SO CONGRATS TO ALL OF THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS. AND, TERRY, MAKE SURE SCOTT KNOWS THAT I LIKE HIM. I WILL SAY THAT THE, THE PUBLIC WORKS APPRECIATION EVENT YOU PUT ON THAT WAS FANTASTIC. THE THING ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS IS THAT THEY ARE, THEY ARE LITERALLY UNSUNG HEROES. WE DON'T NEED THEM UNTIL WE NEED THEM. AND THEY THEY ARE ON THE FRONT END OF SAFETY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. [01:00:07] SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT 24/7 365. THEY'RE ON DUTY. SO THE I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THIS IS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH. SO JUST CONTINUE THE VIBE AND APPRECIATE OUR VOLUNTEERS. THE CITY DID A FANTASTIC JOB. BUT I WILL, I WILL SAY THAT ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND MEANINGFUL THINGS WE CAN POSSIBLY POSITIVELY DO IS IMPACT OTHER PEOPLE, IS IMPACT OTHER PEOPLE. THAT'S THE MOST POWERFUL AND MEANINGFUL THING WE CAN DO. AND AND I'M INSPIRED BY THE MANY WAYS THAT PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR OTHERS. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. I THINK IT'S, IT'S IT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLED TO DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. SO THANK A VOLUNTEER NOT JUST THE CITY VOLUNTEERS. THERE'S VOLUNTEERS ALL OVER, BUT THIS IS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH. SO WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, SHOUT THEM OUT. AND AND LASTLY AS WHAT'S BEEN EXPRESSED UP HERE ALREADY LET'S KEEP OUR MILITARY MEMBERS IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. THE THING ABOUT THE MILITARY WHETHER YOU'RE A SOLDIER, SAILOR, AIRMAN, MARINE A CIVILIAN A FAMILY MEMBER IF YOU AFFECT ONE IT TYPICALLY AFFECTS ALL. SO PLEASE, PLEASE, SIR, PLEASE, MA'AM, KEEP THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I, TOO, GOT THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE EVENT IN THE AIR FORCE MUSEUM. AND AS A RETIRED MILITARY MEMBER. AND I SPENT ABOUT 10 YEARS IN VARIOUS ASSIGNMENTS HERE AT WRIGHT-PATT. I'VE ATTENDED A LOT OF EVENTS IN THAT BUILDING OVER THERE, AND I'M IN ALL EVERY TIME WE GO OVER THERE AND DO ANYTHING ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED NOW IN THAT MODERN FLIGHT GALLERY. BUT THIS ONE WAS ESPECIALLY SPECIAL. I KNOW THAT'S NOT GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT, SO MY APOLOGIES. FAIRBORN TEACHERS. THIS ONE HAPPENED TO BE ON THE NIGHT THAT THE ARTEMIS 2 MISSILE WAS DUE TO LAUNCH, AND THOSE OF US IN ATTENDANCE HAD THE PLEASURE OF STANDING IN THE MODERN FLIGHT GALLERY, WATCHING ON A 120 INCH SCREEN, IF YOU WILL. I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS VERY BIG. 4 OR 500 PEOPLE WATCHING THIS ROCKET TAKE OFF. THE FEELING THAT THAT YOU GET WAS JUST AMAZING TO SIT THERE IN THAT ATMOSPHERE AND WATCH THAT, KNOWING WHERE WE CAME FROM. WITH ORVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT TURNING A BICYCLE INTO AN AIRPLANE, TO A MISSILE OR TO A ROCKET LAUNCHING AND GOING AROUND THE MOON. I THINK HE WENT AROUND THE MOON TODAY. IT'S JUST AMAZING. THE FEELING WAS WAS PHENOMENAL. SO GOD BLESS THEM. AND I HOPE FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN. I GOT TO READ AN ARTICLE TODAY. I LIKE TO READ A LOT OF THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS, IF YOU WILL, THINGS LIKE TASK AND PURPOSE. TODAY I WAS READING 1 CALLED THE THE WAR HORSE, AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY GEARED TOWARD VETERANS. IT'S AN OUTLET FOR VETERANS WHO AREN'T IN THE MILITARY ANYMORE TO KIND OF EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM. AND TODAY I HAPPENED TO READ AN ARTICLE THAT KIND OF TOUCHED CLOSE TO HOME THAT IT IT REALLY MADE ME CHUCKLE. BUT THE MESSAGE WAS EXTREMELY HUGE AND IT WAS SURROUNDING COMMUNICATION. AND I THINK WHAT WE SEE A LOT, PARTICULARLY FROM OUR ASPECT UP HERE, IS IF SOMEBODY SAYS A WORD THAT GETS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT, BE GOOD OR BAD, THINGS CAN BLOW UP. SO COMMUNICATION IS BIG. I WORK IN A GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS MANY DIFFERENT. ETHNICITIES, IF YOU WILL. SO A MELTING POT, IF YOU WILL, AND COMMUNICATION CAN BREAK DOWN IN A HEARTBEAT. IT HAPPENS TO ME EVERY DAY. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CLARIFY THAT COMMUNICATION. BUT THE STORY I WAS READING TODAY WAS SET IN VIETNAM. IT WAS A VIETNAM VETERAN THAT WROTE THIS ARTICLE, AND HE WAS A MAINTENANCE WORKER WHO GOT A WORK ORDER FOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT THAT SAID. BREAKING LOCK. AND THE WORK ORDER GIVEN TO HIM WAS TO FIX THIS BREAKING LOCK. THIS GUY HAPPENED TO BE A RADAR TECHNICIAN, SO HIS HIS ASSUMPTION FROM READING THE WORK ORDER WAS THAT THE RADAR WAS BROKEN BECAUSE THE MISSILES WOULDN'T KEEP LOCK. [01:05:04] AND AFTER HIM AND A BUDDY SPENT 4 OR 5 HOURS OUT ON A FLIGHT LINE, THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THIS ERROR. AND WHEN THEY WENT BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS SHOP AND TURNED IN THE WORK ORDER SAYING WE COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT. SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE GENTLEMAN THAT THEY GAVE THEIR WORK TICKET TO LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, I APOLOGIZE. IT WASN'T THE PERSON THAT WROTE THE WORK ORDER DIDN'T MEAN TO WRITE BREAKING LOCK B R E A K. HE MEANT THE RIGHT BRAKING LOCK, B R A K. SO MEANING THE BRAKES ON THE AIRCRAFT AND NOT THE RADAR. IT'S JUST A REALLY SIMPLE EXAMPLE OF HOW ONE WORD CHANGED AN ENTIRE DAY FOR THESE 2 MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS AND GROUNDED AN AIRCRAFT THAT COULD HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN FLYING HAD THEY ORIGINALLY WORKED ON THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. IT WAS A VERY IN A MISTAKE. INNOCENT MISTAKE. SO NO, THEY HAPPEN THEY HAPPEN TO ALL OF US WERE NOT IMMUNE. I DON'T THINK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE IS IMMUNE. SO PLEASE FORGIVE US WHEN WE DO THAT. CALL US OUT BY ALL MEANS. AND WE'LL WE'LL RECTIFY ANY SITUATION THAT WE HAVE THERE. AND LASTLY, I'LL JUST CLOSE BY SAYING HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELIZABETH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO TALK FAST BECAUSE I REALIZE I'M BETWEEN AN 11 YEAR OLD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY IN THE CITY MANAGER. SO REAL QUICK, EVERYBODY THAT CAME UP TODAY, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP. IF YOU'VE GOT AN ISSUE WITH THE CITY, THE SIDEWALKS, WHATEVER, PLEASE COME TALK TO STAFF. NOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW. I HOPE WE GET SOME RESOLUTION TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT. SO AGAIN, IF YOU'VE GOT A CONCERN WITH THE CITY, PLEASE COME TALK TO THE STAFF. A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON COMING UP. IN A MONTH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PRIMARY VOTES. VOTING. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH CAMPAIGN SIGNS ALL OVER. MY ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOU IS GET TO KNOW THE CANDIDATES, TALK TO THEM, CALL THEM UP, FIND OUT WHAT THEY STAND FOR, AND THEN HOPEFULLY VOTE FOR THE RIGHT PEOPLE. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME IF YOU'RE DRIVING ON GARLAND OVER BY THE SCHOOLS. IF YOU GO BETWEEN MEADOWLANDS AND MARCHMONT, YOU'LL NOTICE A WHOLE BIG AREA THAT HAD HONEYSUCKLE IS ALL TORN OUT. PEOPLE ARE ASKING, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? THAT'S WHERE THE NEW SIDEWALK, WHICH WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF THE SIDEWALK NEXT TO MEADOWLANDS DOWN TO MARCHMONT. SO THAT THESE THE KIDS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THERE'LL BE A SIDEWALK FOR THEM TO WALK ON INSTEAD OF WALKING ON THAT CURVED ROAD ON GARLAND, WHICH IS REALLY DANGEROUS. I LIVE NEAR THERE AND I SEE PEOPLE RACING THROUGH THAT AREA. THAT TORN OUT AREA IS TO BUILD A NEW SIDEWALK THAT THE CITY IS PUTTING IN. SO JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. THE EASTER EGG HUNT THAT WENT ON SUNDAY OR SATURDAY AT CENTRAL PARK. KUDOS TO THE CHAMBER AND ALL THE AMBASSADORS HAD THE BIGGEST CROWD THEY'VE EVER HAD. A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS, A FEW LITTLE GRUMBLES HERE AND THERE, BUT OVERALL WHAT I HEARD WERE WAS A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS. YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT DO ADOPT A HIGHWAY CLEANUPS. ONE IS THIS WEEKEND STARTING APRIL, MAY, JUNE TIME FRAME. THIS IS ONE OF MY PET ISSUES AND ALL THE CITY STAFF KNOW THIS LITTERING. WE WOULDN'T NEED TO HAVE ADOPT A HIGHWAY PROGRAMS IF PEOPLE WOULDN'T LITTER. SO MY FIRST ENCOURAGEMENT IS DON'T BE A LITTERER. MY SECOND ENCOURAGEMENT. IF YOU WANT TO HELP CLEAN THAT UP, YOU'LL SEE SIGNS ALL OVER FOR ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY. YOU'LL NOTICE THE DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT ARE DOING IT. THE HIGH SCHOOL'S ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB IS GOING TO TAKE OVER COMMERCE CENTER IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOLS. VOLUNTEER TO HELP THOSE GROUPS TO HELP CLEAN UP. THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAMS IN FAIRBORN. LET'S HELP TO MAKE FAIRBORN THE GREENEST CITY IN GREENE COUNTY. IT'S MY PERSONAL ISSUE. KUDOS TO THE MILESTONE WINNERS. KUDOS TO THE PUBLIC WORK AWARDS. THAT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM, TERRY. WELL DONE. THE VOLUNTEER DINNER THAT PENNY ORGANIZED AND JULIE WAS A BIG PART OF THAT. THAT WENT EXTREMELY WELL. AND AGAIN, THANKS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE THAT HAPPEN. A NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTED ABOUT THE F 22 EVENT AT THE AIR FORCE MUSEUM. I DID NOT GO TO THAT BECAUSE I WAS INVITED TO THE AIRMAN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL AT THE BASE CLUB WHERE OUR YOUNG AIRMEN, OUR SENIOR AIRMEN AND STAFF SERGEANTS GRADUATED FROM AIRMAN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL. THAT WAS A REAL HIGH POINT FOR ME, SEEING THOSE YOUNG, ENERGETIC, YOUNG AIRMEN WHO FINISHED EDUCATION ON HOW TO BE FUTURE LEADERS AND THE AWARD CEREMONY FOR THEM. THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. [01:10:01] THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL AWARDS IS THIS FRIDAY, AND THOSE ARE AWARDS FOR THE SCHOOLS, THE GREENE COUNTY CAREER CENTER. THE BASE WE HAVE VETERAN AWARDS BEING GIVEN OUT AT THAT THAT IS THIS FRIDAY AT THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL. SO ENCOURAGE FOLKS THAT WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THAT TO PLEASE GO. THE NEXT BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR THAT LOCAL CITIZEN CHUCK STOUT PUTS TOGETHER IS GOING TO BE MAY THE 4TH AT 8:00 AT THE SENIOR CENTER. WE ALWAYS HAVE GREAT REPRESENTATION FROM THE CITY SCHOOLS, FROM THE CITY. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, THAT'S A GREAT VENUE. 30 TO 40 PEOPLE TYPICALLY SHOW UP. GREAT BREAKFAST. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR BREAKFAST IF YOU DON'T WANT IT. BUT CHUCK STOUT ORGANIZES THAT. THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND ASK QUESTIONS, MAKE COMMENTS. SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME TO THAT. AND THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY IS, AGAIN KUDOS TO OUR US MILITARY AND ESPECIALLY THE CREW THAT RESCUED THAT F15 CREW MEMBER IN IRAN. I'M A RETIRED MILITARY GUY, 34 YEARS. AND WHAT THE MILITARY CAN PULL OFF FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. SO KUDOS TO ALL OF OUR MILITARY, ESPECIALLY THOSE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT RESCUE MISSION. THAT, THAT KIND OF THING DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT A LOT AND A LOT OF PLANNING AND PRACTICE FOR THOSE KINDS OF MISSIONS. SO KUDOS TO ALL OF THEM. OKAY. IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS. CAN I INTERJECT REAL QUICK? I FORGOT SOMETHING. ON APRIL 18TH, THE LIONS CLUB IS HAVING THEIR CLEANUP. AND THERE WILL BE A FLIER GOING OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL THAT. WE ALWAYS MEET AT THE WAFFLE HOUSE AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING. WE FELLOWSHIP, AND THEN WE GO OUT ON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD. WE MEET IN THE KROGER PARKING LOT. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS, AND OUR CLUB IS A BIG CONTRIBUTOR TO THAT. AND THEY, THEY PICK UP A LOT OF TRASH AND EVERYTHING. SO WE'VE BEEN, I THINK LAST YEAR WE COULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE OF COURSE WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH WITH MY HEALTH, BUT THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT ON APRIL 18TH AND YOU CAN MEET US IN KROGER PARKING LOT AROUND LIKE ISH. WE'LL HAND OUT BAGS AND, AND YOU KNOW, ALL YOUR GEAR AND EVERYTHING. SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP CLEAN UP DANIEL SPRING ROAD. MAYOR ALWAYS HIT THE THE POND. AND SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN. IT ONLY TAKES US ABOUT AN HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF TO GET IT DONE. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I HAVE ONE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO. I FORGOT I WAS GOING TO INTRODUCE IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE IS TIM DAWSON. HE'S THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GREEN COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING. AND HE HAD ASKED ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE TIME TO STAY, HE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF. HE ALREADY INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO MIKE. SO THANK YOU. NOW, IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR. REASTER. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR. ALLEN? YES. MISS CHESS. YES. MR. DODD? YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. I KNOW HOW IT IS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.