May 18, 2026 City Council

HERE WE GO. HERE SHE COMES. HEY. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MAY 18TH,

[I. Call to Order]

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MR. KIRKPATRICK. HERE. MR. ALLEN. HERE. MRS. CHESS.

HERE. MR. DODD. HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS. HERE. MRS. REASTER. HERE. MRS. STANTON. THANK YOU, JULIE.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE? FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES, PLEASE SILENCE THOSE FOR THE DURATION OF THE MEETING.

[IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the May 4, 2026, Council Work Session and the May 4, 2026, Regular Council Meeting.]

WE FIRST HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 4TH COUNCIL WORK SESSION.

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

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 4TH COUNCIL WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT WE HAVE THE MAY 4TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

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

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 4TH, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PRE-SCHEDULED PIECES OF BUSINESS, SO I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL TO JOIN US DOWN ON THE FLOOR.

[V. Prescheduled]

THIS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE SAFETY CITY. THERE'S A COMMITTEE HERE, ALONG WITH OUR DARE OFFICER SHAUN PETTIT.

SO IF YOU ALL WOULD COME UP HERE TO THE AREA RIGHT HERE.

OH, AND SPARKY. SPARKY, YOU'RE PART OF THIS. YEAH.

WE DON'T WANT SPARKY TRIPPING, SO. THERE WE GO.

SPARKY MADE IT SAFELY DOWN. THERE WE GO. OKAY.

THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAM THAT'S EXISTED IN FAIRBORN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW, AND WE JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN IT.

SO THIS IS A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS SINCE 1967, THE CITY OF FAIRBORN SAFETY CITY PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED SAFETY EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 5000 YOUNG RESIDENTS, HELPING PREPARE THEM WITH ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS.

AND WHEREAS SAFETY CITY IS DESIGNED AS A MINIATURE CITY WITH STREETS, SIDEWALKS, HOMES, BUSINESSES, TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS AND VEHICLES OFFERING CHILDREN A REALISTIC HANDS ON ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN AND PRACTICE SAFETY SKILLS.

AND WHEREAS, THE PROGRAM TEACHES CHILDREN ENTERING FIRST GRADE CRITICAL LESSONS IN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, TRAFFIC AWARENESS, FIRE PREVENTION AND PERSONAL SAFETY THROUGH ENGAGING ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS AND INSTRUCTION FROM PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS. AND WHEREAS THE SAFETY CITY PROGRAM REFLECTS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING AND EDUCATING ITS YOUNGEST RESIDENTS IN A FUN, SUPPORTIVE, AND INTERACTIVE SETTING.

AND WHEREAS THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DEDICATED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS AND THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND WHEREAS, FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOL PRIMARY FIRST GRADE TEACHER, MRS. LAURA MEADOR AND OFFICER SHAUN PETTIT OF THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ONCE AGAIN TEAM TEACH THE PROGRAM, CONTINUING A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH SAFETY EDUCATION.

AND WHEREAS THE SAFETY CITY PROGRAM STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS BY CONNECTING CHILDREN WITH EDUCATORS, POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS, FOSTERING TRUST AND AWARENESS AT AN EARLY AGE.

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NOW THEREFORE, I, DAN KIRKPATRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE 2026 SAFETY CITY PROGRAM AND RECOGNIZE ITS IMPORTANCE IN PROMOTING THE SAFETY, WELL-BEING, AND EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT MRS. MEADER WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT SHE HAS PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN THIS PROGRAM.

SO WE WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE HER ALONG WITH THE COMMITTEE.

WE GOT SOMEONE ELSE? CHIEF, I THINK THEY'RE WAVING AT YOU.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO START TILL YOU COME DOWN HERE.

CHIEF HAS BEEN PART OF THIS ALSO. [APPLAUSE]. THIS IS A BIG PROGRAM, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SO WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS COMMITTEE WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.

WE GOT OUR PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE BACK, SO.

I'M SURE IN THIS GROUP SOMEBODY WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING.

OFFICER, I THINK I JUST GOT.

I TALK LOUD, BUT. OKAY. HOW'S EVERYBODY THIS EVENING? GOOD. AS WE LEARNED EARLIER, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1967.

IT HAS GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE PD, STREETS, UTILITIES.

EVERY DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY HAS A ROLE IN MAKING THIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL.

THIS PROGRAM IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WITH TREMENDOUS HELP FROM CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND EVERYBODY.

RICH, FOR DOING OUR BUILDINGS, TERRY LIN FOR PAINTING THEM FOR US.

LAURA MEADER, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT AND OBVIOUSLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOO, SO.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT 60 YEARS OF SAFETY CITY.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE 92 REGISTERED PEOPLE RIGHT NOW FOR SAFETY CITY THIS SUMMER.

SO IT'S GETTING. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT NOW THAT WE MAY END UP DOING A MID-SUMMER PROGRAM.

THANKS TO EMILY, SHE'S BEEN TREMENDOUS IN HELPING GET ALL THE REGISTRATIONS DONE. AND LAURA, IT'S FANTASTIC TO WORK WITH. SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND LET'S DO ANOTHER 60 YEARS OF IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.

THEY ALL WANT TO. COUNCIL WANTS TO SHAKE YOUR HAND.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A BIG PART OF THIS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. NEXT THING WE WANT TO BRING FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY.

I'M GOING TO ASK TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE AND A YOUNG LADY WHO'S WITH ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO COME FORWARD.

COULD WE HAVE COLONEL DUSTIN RICHARDS AND CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT TESSA FONTAINE COME ON DOWN HERE? [APPLAUSE]. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS WONDERFUL ABOUT THE FAIRBORN COMMUNITY IS OUR AFFILIATION WITH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE.

AND THERE ARE TWO INDIVIDUALS AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON, THE 88TH AIR BASE WING COMMANDER, AND THE 88TH AIR BASE WING COMMAND CHIEF, WHO PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN THE COMMUNICATION AND THE COLLEGIALITY BETWEEN CITIES AND THE BASE.

AND WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THIS EVENING, COLONEL DUSTIN RICHARDS, THE 88TH AIR BASE, WING COMMANDER, AND CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT TESSA FONTAINE, THE COMMAND CHIEF OF THE 88TH AIR BASE WING, BECAUSE THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN HERE FOR TWO YEARS, AND THEY'RE MOVING ON. AND SO WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH WRIGHT-PATT.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS. I'M AN OLD AIR FORCE GUY.

I HAD THREE ASSIGNMENTS HERE AT WRIGHT-PATT. AND WE'VE HAD WONDERFUL BASE COMMANDERS, WONDERFUL COMMAND CHIEFS, BUT THESE TWO HAVE STOOD OUT AS BEING PARTICULARLY ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE YOU BOTH AND SAY THANKS FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND THE BASE AND HAVE AN IMPACT

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[APPLAUSE]. WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AND MAYOR KIRKPATRICK, FOR HONORING US TODAY.

IT IS REALLY, TRULY, I THINK I SPEAK FOR BOTH OF US, THE HONOR OF OUR CAREERS, TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY.

AND I THINK WE JUST RECOGNIZE, AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BASE, HOW MANY MILITARY FRIENDLY PEOPLE, WHETHER THEY ARE RETIREES, WHETHER THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING, WHETHER THEY WORK ON THE INSTALLATION OR WHETHER THEY'RE FAMILY MEMBERS OF ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, HOW CLOSELY LINKED WE NEED TO BE WITH THE COMMUNITIES.

AND SO IT REALLY HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO HELP FACILITATE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, WHETHER IT'S MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHETHER THAT'S OUR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF THE BEST 4TH OF JULY PARADES THAT THE COUNTRY EVEN KNOWS.

JUST MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AND PARTNER.

AND IT REALLY IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES WRIGHT-PATTERSON SO SPECIAL IS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND PARTICULARLY FAIRBORN. SO WE JUST, WE RELISH THE PARTNERSHIP, WE RELISH THE COMMUNITY. AND WE JUST GREATLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.

I AM, YOU KNOW, CHIEF AND I BOTH ARE GOING TO SHARE AND PASS ON EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE LEARNED SO THAT THE NEXT TEAM CAN COME IN AND BE SET UP FOR SUCCESS AND IMMEDIATELY JUST BENEFITING FROM THIS AMAZING PARTNERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE RECOGNITION AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND TRULY TO BE THE MOST MILITARY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY THAT REALLY EITHER OF US HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. YOU DON'T SAY NO TO THE MAYOR.

I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT.

EXCUSE ME. I'LL JUST ADD THAT WHEN WE SHOWED UP, THE COMMUNITY IMMEDIATELY EMBRACED US ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AND IT WASN'T AS THOUGH WE HAD JUST SHOWED UP.

YOU KNOW, FIRST TIME COMING TO OHIO FOR ME, WE IMMEDIATELY FELT LIKE FAMILY.

AND IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR THE ENTIRE TWO YEARS HERE.

SO THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, TO YOU, MAYOR FOR EMBRACING US.

AND AS I MOVE ON TO MY 12TH ASSIGNMENT SINCE I'VE BEEN SERVING, I CONTINUE TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE MOST SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT I HAVE EVER SERVED IN.

AND A LOT OF OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE SOMETHING TO STRIVE FOR IN THEIR COMMUNITY RELATIONS WITH THE INSTALLATION.

SO JUST THANK YOU ALL AND REALLY APPRECIATE THIS TODAY.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE].

OKAY. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO RECOGNIZE VERY SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE THIS.

AGAIN, THANKS TO ALL THE SAFETY CITY PEOPLE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE BASE COMMANDER AND THE COMMAND CHIEF.

THEY HAVE TRULY BEEN A BIG PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

OKAY, NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS. WE HAVE ORDINANCE 13-26 FOR A FIRST READING.

[ VI. New Business]

AYE. OKAY. ORDINANCE 13-26. FIRST READING. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PAY GRADE ALLOCATION WAS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO TO CREATE THE POSITIONS OF FIREFIGHTER, EMT AND FINANCE SPECIALIST II.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 13-26 FOR JUNE THE 1ST, 2026.

NEXT, IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 14-26 FOR THE FIRST TIME BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

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AND WE'LL SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 14-26 ALSO FOR JUNE 1ST, 2026.

AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 23-26 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 23-26. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A FULL SERVICE STREET LIGHTING AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI VALLEY LIGHTING, LLC. MICHAEL GEBHART, CITY MANAGER, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I BRING FORWARD RESOLUTION 23-26, WHICH IS A NEW CONTRACT WITH MIAMI VALLEY LIGHTING FOR OUR STREET LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WOULD EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2032.

SO THE BACKGROUND ON THIS, THE CURRENT STREET LIGHTING AGREEMENT EXPIRED IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

IT WAS EXTENDED WHILE NEGOTIATIONS MOVED FORWARD.

SO THE NEW AGREEMENT IS NEGOTIATED COLLECTIVELY THROUGH THE MIAMI VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL, OR MVCC. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 25 COMMUNITIES THAT WENT TOGETHER FOR THESE NEGOTIATIONS.

AND IT WAS A DIFFICULT NEGOTIATION. THEY ARE A SOLE SOURCE SUPPLIER ESSENTIALLY, BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN GOOD PARTNERS WITH MVCC. AND SO THEY EVENTUALLY WERE ABLE TO HAMMER OUT A NEW AGREEMENT, AND THIS PROPOSED AGREEMENT WOULD DATE FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2032. IT MAINTAINS FULL SERVICE STREET LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

MIAMI VALLEY LIGHTING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT INCLUDES CONTINUED LED CONVERSION AND REPLACEMENT OPTIONS, MOVING AWAY FROM THE SODIUM HALIDE LIGHTS THAT WERE IN PLACE FOR DECADES. PRESERVES COLLECTIVE MUNICIPAL NEGOTIATION PROCESS FOR FUTURE AGREEMENTS AND PROVIDES IMPROVED MAINTENANCE STANDARDS AND OUTAGE RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS.

FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS. MVCC ADVISED THAT NEGOTIATION RATES REMAIN AMONG THE LOWEST, NOT ONLY IN THE DAYTON AREA, BUT IN THE STATE OF OHIO.

THE AGREEMENTS REFLECT THE INCREASE IN LABOR, MATERIAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS SINCE THE LAST CONTRACT IN 2020.

POLE INSTALLATION COSTS HAVE INCREASED MORE THAN 120% SINCE 2019.

THE ANNUAL RATE ADJUSTMENTS ARE INCLUDED THROUGH 2032.

MIAMI VALLEY LIGHTING REMAINS THE PRIMARY FULL SERVICE PROVIDER FOR EXISTING REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IS MIAMI VALLEY LIGHTING OWNS ALMOST ALL THE LIGHT POLES AND LIGHTS IN FAIRBORN AND ELSEWHERE IN THE MIAMI VALLEY AREA.

AND THE EXISTING SERVICE LEVELS AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUE UNDER THIS NEW PROPOSED AGREEMENT.

SO, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT ARE THE INCREASES GOING TO LOOK LIKE TO THE CITY? A 5.5% INCREASE IN 2026, 4 IN 27. 3.25 IN 2028.

2.75 FOR YEARS 29, 30, 31 AND 32. SO WE'RE PLEASED THAT WE HAVE A NEW AGREEMENT IN PLACE.

AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 23-26 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THIS FULL SERVICE STREET LIGHTING AGREEMENT THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2032, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, MIKE, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THIS IS GOOD. THANK YOU KNOW. NO, I APPRECIATE THE READ AHEADS AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, MIKE. MIKE, IS THIS A RATE STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT HERE SHARED AMONGST ALL 25 COMMUNITIES IN THIS AGREEMENT? YES. WE'RE NOT LIKE OUTLIERS? NO. NO OUTLIERS.

EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PERCENTAGE RATE INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MRS. CHESS. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

I WAS GOING. THE SAME THING THEN MR. DODD WAS SAYING, I WAS.

NO, RODNEY WAS SAYING I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE SAME THING, BUT THANK YOU, NO QUESTIONS.

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

I APPRECIATE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE BEST RATES AROUND.

SO THAT'S GREAT WORK FOR EVERYONE. THANK YOU.

YEAH. IT'S UNFORTUNATE ANYTHING HAS TO BE RAISED IN RATES, BUT WE SEE THE REASONS WHY AND THE FACT THAT IT'S KEPT TO A MINIMUM AND THAT IT'S COMMUNITY WIDE. IT'S NOT JUST FAIRBORN. YEAH.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MRS. CHESS. YES. MRS. STANTON. YES. MR. ALLEN.

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YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 23-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

NEXT, IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 24-26 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 24-26. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.

8-25 RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ORDINANCE 49-19.

MICHAEL GEBHART, CITY MANAGER, PRESENTING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AGAIN THIS EVENING.

JUST A QUICK BACKGROUND. RESOLUTION 8-25 WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 3RD, 2025.

IT'S A RESOLUTION RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ORDINANCE 49-12.

THAT'S THE ADMRSIONS FEE FOR VENUES LARGER THAN 200 SEATS.

THIS PROPOSED ACTION WOULD RESCIND THAT RESOLUTION 8-25, AND IT'S INTENDED TO SUPPORT CONTINUED COOPERATIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY. AND THERE'S NO DIRECT FISCAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RESOLUTION.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.

8-25 FROM MARCH OF 2025. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. I DON'T HAVE ANY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND PATIENCE WITH US.

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

NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR THE READ I HAD. NO QUESTIONS, MIKE.

THANK YOU. NOTHING FOR ME, MIKE. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS EITHER. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 24-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MRS. REASTER. YES. MR. ALLEN.

YES. MRS. CHESS. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MRS. STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK YES. RESOLUTION 24-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION 25-26.

BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT, COUNCILMAN DODD HAS SOME AFFILIATION WITH THIS, SO HE IS GOING TO RECUSE HIMSELF.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 25-26 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 25-26. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FINAL PLAT FOR PHASE SIX OF THE ARDEN PLACE SUBDIVISION FOR 32 RESIDENTIAL LOTS IN THREE OPEN SPACE LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 23 ACRES LOCATED AT 1479 TREBEIN ROAD, PARCEL NO.

A02000200460000800. KATHLEEN RIGGS, CITY PLANNER PRESENTING. GOOD EVENING.

YES, THIS IS THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT, PHASE SIX FOR ARDEN PLACE.

THE OWNER AND APPLICANT IS COMMUNITY. I'M SORRY, COMMERCE CENTER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

SO JUST SOME DETAILS ABOUT PHASE SIX. IT'S HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN YELLOW.

IT'S ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE WHOLE ARDEN PLACE DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT'S SOUTH OF GARLAND, WEST OF TREBEIN ROAD, NORTH OF DAYTON YELLOW SPRINGS ROAD AND THEN EAST OF COMMERCE CENTER BOULEVARD.

AND IT'S LOCATED IN A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDED BY ADDITIONAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL, MOSTLY. SOME AGRICULTURE ON THE EASTERN SIDE IN BATH TOWNSHIP, BUT REALLY JUST OTHER RESIDENTIAL.

AND JUST TO GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THIS IS A MAP OF ALL THE SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS INVENTORY.

WE HAVE THAT DATA. SO THIS ENTIRE ARDEN PLACE, THERE'S ACTUALLY NO WETLANDS IN THAT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND DEFINITELY NONE IN PHASE SIX. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.

SO TAKING A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC LOOK OF WHAT THIS PLAT IS.

SO THIS PLAT CONSISTS OF 23 ACRES. IT WILL BE 32 DWELLING LOTS.

YOU CAN SEE THEM NUMBERED IN THIS PLAT. THIS WILL EXTEND WINDERMERE GROVE AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE OPEN SPACE LOTS THAT CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 12 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, ALMOST HALF AND HALF FOR THE ROADWAY.

AND THE NUMBER OF LOTS EQUAL ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF ACREAGE IN OPEN SPACE.

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SO TAKING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER LOOK ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF SECTION SIX. SO THESE LOTS ARE SET BACK. THIS IS TREBEIN ROAD APPROXIMATELY, AND THESE LOTS HAVE A SETBACK OF ABOUT 325FT FROM TREBEIN. SO THERE WILL BE SOME LANDSCAPING ADDED WITH PLANTS THAT ARE NATIVE TO OHIO.

WE'RE STILL FINALIZING THAT. AND THEN ALSO THEN FILLED IN WITH GRASS SEED AS WELL.

AND JUST WANT TO POINT OUT JUST A COUPLE AREAS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS.

THERE ARE SOME OLDER TREES OUT THERE, WHICH YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, BUT THE AREA THAT'S JUST EAST OF AN EXISTING DETENTION POND THAT'S EAST OF HEATHGATE, AS WELL AS AN AREA THAT'S JUST WEST OF. IN THIS NEWEST SECTION, THEY'RE REALLY GOING TO TRY TO PRESERVE I THINK SOME OF JUST WHAT'S PLANTED OUT THERE NOW AS MUCH AS THEY CAN, SO.

THE ELEVATIONS FOR THESE NEW HOMES IN THIS PLAT WILL MEET THE CURRENT PRELIMINARY PUD ELEVATIONS THAT WERE APPROVED.

AND REALLY, THIS FINAL PLAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRELIMINARY PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED.

THE STREET AND LOTS ARE SUITABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS DEVELOPMENT.

PLANNING BOARD DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH A FEW CONDITIONS.

THOSE ASSOCIATED THAT JUST ALL THE PLANTINGS AND NEW PLANTINGS THAT ARE GOING IN HERE WILL BE NATIVE TO OHIO.

THERE IS A DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT THERE'S SOME FINAL CONVERSATIONS THAT STILL NEED TO TAKE PLACE WITH OUR ENGINEERING STAFF ON EXACTLY WHERE THOSE ARE LOCATED FOR THOSE LOTS ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PLAT.

AND THEN ALL THE PROVISIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RESOLUTION 21-26, WHICH WAS APPROVED LAST MONTH ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRELIMINARY PUD PLAN. AND THEN ALL THESE LOTS WILL BE RECORDED WITH GREEN COUNTY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN ALLEN.

THANKS FOR REMEMBERING ME. I'M JUST KIDDING. NO, NO QUESTIONS AT ALL.

I APPRECIATE THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER, KATHLEEN, BUT THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE WETLAND DIAGRAM.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS, BUT I DO HAVE A COMMENT. I APPRECIATE KEEPING AS MUCH OF THE EXISTING VEGETATION AS POSSIBLE AND KEEPING THE NATIVE TREES AND STUFF.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT FORETHOUGHT. APPRECIATE IT.

I AGREE WITH HER. THANK YOU. AND I'LL AGREE ALSO.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE HOUSES ON THE EASTERN SIDE ARE NOT BUTTED UP RIGHT AGAINST TREBEIN, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN AREA OF WOODED TREES, ETC.

AND LIKE YOU SAID, NATIVE PLANTS. THAT'S GOOD TO SEE.

IT'S NICE TO SEE A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS THAT HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF RIGHT NEXT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOLS AND EVERYTHING. I'M ALSO VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT THE WETLANDS TO THE NORTH WERE NOT DISTURBED IN ANY WAY.

SO THAT'S GOOD TO SEE. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 25-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MRS. STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 25.-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE CITIZENS COMMENTS. WE'LL OPEN CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[VIII. Citizens Comments]

JUST COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES.

OKAY. AWESOME. MY NAME IS JULIUS JACKSON. I LIVE 1301 ARTESIAN LANE, FAIRBORN, OHIO.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JULIUS JACKSON.

I'VE LIVED IN FAIRBORN FOR 13 YEARS. I'M A FATHER OF THREE SMALL HUMANS.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON THE ERNIE APARTMENT PARK IN FAIRBORN SPORTS PARK MASTER PLAN.

I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROJECT THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED IN NOT JUST AS A COST, BUT AS AN INVESTMENT IN FAIRBORN'S FUTURE.

THIS PLAN GIVES A CHILDREN SAFER AND BETTER PLACES TO PLAY.

IT SUPPORTS YOUTH SPORTS, AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, CLINICS, TOURNAMENTS, COMMUNITY EVENTS.

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MODERN SPORTS PARKS CAN BRING FAMILIES INTO FAIRBORN FOR WEEKEND EVENTS AND TOURNAMENTS.

THOSE FAMILIES BUY GAS, EAT AT OUR RESTAURANTS, VISIT LOCAL SHOPS AND SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES.

STRONG PARKS ALSO MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS MORE ATTRACTIVE TO HELP FAIRBORN COMPETE AS A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES WANT TO LIVE, WORK AND INVEST. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FULL MASTER PLAN HAS A SIGNIFICANT COST.

THAT IS WHY TRANSPARENCY MATTERS. RESIDENTS NEED CLEAR INFORMATION ON WHAT THE FULL PLAN COSTS, WHAT A PHASED APPROACH COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE YEARLY HOUSEHOLD IMPACT, WHAT THAT WOULD BE.

HOW WE CAN HANDLE THAT FROM GRANTS, SPONSORSHIP, PARTNERSHIPS, CONCESSIONS.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT WE CAN ATTACK THIS.

AND I WANTED TO BRING IT FORTH TO YOU GUYS FOR SOME CONSIDERATION.

I MEAN, LOOK. I ALSO BROUGHT SOME PRINTOUTS HERE TONIGHT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR HOW WE COULD START THE PROCESS OF FRAMING THAT CONVERSATION FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE. COMPARING SOME SHORT AND LONG TERM OPTIONS FOR US TO HELP SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.

MY REQUEST IS SIMPLE. PLEASE KEEP THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD WITH CLEAR PUBLIC INFORMATION, REALISTIC FUNDING OPTIONS AND A MAINTENANCE PLAN THAT PROTECTS THE INVESTMENT LONG TERM.

FAIRBORN HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT SERVES KIDS, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. I HOPE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THIS PROJECT SERIOUSLY AND AS AGGRESSIVELY AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.

AND I HAVE THESE PRINTOUTS FOR YOU GUYS. IF YOU COULD JUST LEAVE THOSE WITH JULIE AND SHE'LL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS THEM.

SURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, JULIE.

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

JOANNE COLLINS, 173 ERIE. I HAVE TWO THINGS I WANT TO BRING UP.

MONDAY, MAY THE 25TH IS MEMORIAL DAY. I WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO REACH OUT TO THE VETERANS IN THIS TOWN, TO THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR FRIENDS, AND GIVE THEM A NICE WELCOME THAT THEY NEED THAT THEY DIDN'T GET WHEN THEY CAME HOME.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE REMEMBER MEMORIAL DAY THAT WE GO THROUGH THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING HELD IN BYRON AND THE OTHER PLACES AROUND TOWN AND SUPPORT THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN. MY SECOND IS HONOR FLIGHT FROM DAYTON, THE 30TH.

DAYTON AIRPORT. IT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR VETERANS LOOK FORWARD TO.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM. THEY GET TO GO BACK IN TIME, SO TO SPEAK, AND SHARE THEIR MEMORIES AND THEIR HEARTACHES AND THEIR JOYS WITH EVERY OTHER VETERAN ON A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

THEY LEAVE HERE AT THE DAYTON AIRPORT EARLY THAT MORNING, I THINK AROUND 6:30, TO BE THERE AT THE AIRPORT.

AND THEN THEY RETURN THAT EVENING. THEY TELL EVERYBODY TO BE THERE AT 7:30.

IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL, SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE EVERYBODY IN FAIRBORN THAT CAN TO PLEASE COME AND SAY HI AND THANK THEM.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? JAMES BAKER, 427 GRANT STREET. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, COUNCIL.

FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, ALONG WITH EVERYONE WATCHING AND LISTENING FROM HOME.

YOUR INVOLVEMENT MATTERS. YOUR VOICE MATTERS.

I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN FOR VOTING YES ON AMENDMENT FOUR.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS INVOLVING COUNCIL MEMBER SYLVIA CHESS.

THIS PROCESS IS BEING HANDLED PROPERLY, LEGALLY AND BY THE BOOK AND WILL CONTINUE THAT WAY UNTIL COMPLETION.

I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS STATEMENTS MADE DURING SEVERAL PRIOR COUNCIL MEETINGS.

SYLVIA CHESS PUBLICLY ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO REVIEW THE VIDEO.

I DID EXACTLY THAT. I WATCHED IT, I TOOK DETAILED NOTES AND I DOCUMENTED WHAT WAS SAID REGARDING OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS.

THE SPEECH GIVEN AT HER ALMA MATER, PAUL QUINN COLLEGE, HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED OR BLOCKED FROM PUBLIC VIEWING.

HOWEVER, COPIES EXIST AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SEE AND HEAR THE FULL CONTEXT FOR THEMSELVES.

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TO THIS DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO PUBLICLY AVAILABLE POLICE REPORTS OR OFFICIAL RECORD PRODUCED TO SUBSTANTIATE THOSE SPECIFIC CLAIMS. THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN DESERVE FACTS, NOT ACCUSATIONS.

WE DESERVE ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT STATEMENTS THAT DAMAGE THE REPUTATION OF THIS COMMUNITY WITHOUT EVIDENCE.

THIS PROCESS IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS. IT'S ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY.

AND IT WILL BE ABOUT MAKING SURE PUBLIC STATEMENTS ABOUT THIS CITY AND ITS PEOPLE ARE ACCURATE AND SUPPORTED BY FACTS.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF TONIGHT'S MEETING, I WILL HAVE PETITION FORMS AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE WHO WISHED TO SIGN THE RECALL PETITION INVOLVING SYLVIA CHESS.

IF WE'RE NOT PERMITTED TO DO THIS INSIDE THE LOBBY AREA, I WILL BE OUTSIDE IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER THE MEETING.

IF YOU CANNOT STAY, BUT STILL WANT TO PARTICIPATE, I WILL PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION SO YOU CAN REACH ME DIRECTLY.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR VOTING YES ON AMENDMENT FOUR.

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 COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER COMMENTS.

[IX. City Manager Comments]

FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET'S CONGRATULATE OUR SENIOR CLASS OF 2026 WHO WILL BE GRADUATING FRIDAY NIGHT FROM FAIRBORN HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT'S FRIDAY, MAY 22ND. CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND ALL THE SENIORS, WHETHER THEY GO TO FAIRBORN OR GO TO THE CAREER CENTER OR TO ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE AREA THAT ARE FROM FAIRBORN.

I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE DAVID YATES. DAVID YATES WAS OUR INTERIM CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

DAVID RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HE PASSED THE THIRD AND FINAL EXAM REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF OHIO TO BE A CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL FRIDAY NIGHT.

SO DAVID IS NOW NO LONGER OUR INTERIM CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL.

HE'S OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID.

AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR, IS MEMORIAL DAY IS COMING UP ON THE 25TH.

OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED, BUT PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE ON A NORMAL SCHEDULE FOR THE HOLIDAY.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU.

OKAY, NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS.

[ X. Council Comments]

AND WE DO WANT TO CELEBRATE THOSE WHO SERVED.

OF COURSE WE ALL. SOMEBODY HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT A FAMILY OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW THAT SERVED.

AND THANK YOU. WHO'S THAT? YEAH. JOANNE, FOR REMINDING US. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT WAS REALLY NICE.

AND WE THANK EVERYBODY WHO VOTED AT THE POLLS.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. AND JUST STAY SAFE OUT THERE AND AND LET'S KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. JULIUS, I WAS AT THE MASTER PLAN PRESENTATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLAN. IT IS VERY ROBUST. IT IS VERY AMBITIOUS, BUT I HAVE FAITH, IF WE TAKE THIS IN SLICES AND WE ATTACK IT AS A COMMUNITY, THAT WE WILL GET THERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG ROAD, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET FOUR NEW SCHOOLS IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I HOPE THAT THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY CAN GET BEHIND THIS PLAN AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, WHAT EVERYBODY'S ALREADY SAID, MAKE SURE THAT YOU TAKE TIME ON MONDAY TO PAUSE AND UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE NOT WORKING THAT DAY, IF YOU'RE NOT WORKING THAT DAY AND BE APPRECIATIVE THAT WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE.

SO THANK YOU ALL WHO HAVE SERVED, NOT ONLY THOSE WHO PUT ON THE UNIFORM, BUT THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL.

AND THEN TO TAG ON TO JOANNE'S COMMENT, HONOR FLIGHT.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO A RETURN, IT IS TRULY A SIGHT TO BEHOLD.

AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET OUT THERE. ALLERGIES ARE RAMPANT.

AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN WE NEED TO TALK BECAUSE SOMETHING'S BROKEN.

SO OTHERWISE I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND I WISH YOU A SAFE AND WONDERFUL WEEK.

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THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS. ALWAYS APPRECIATE THEM.

I DON'T REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING DIFFERENT TO ADD TO THAT, SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TONIGHT.

WE DO LISTEN, WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL EMS WEEK.

SO WE OUGHT TO APPRECIATE ALL THE EMS AND WHAT THEY PROVIDE AND THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THE HONOR FLIGHT, I THINK, WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO ATTEND.

AND ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2026 GRADUATE GRADS.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR COMING TONIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR.

I MENTIONED IT LAST MONTH OR LAST MEETING. AND THIS IS STILL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND LEARN SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. IT IS TRULY TOUGH IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

WHEN I GREW UP, WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL OF THE DISTRACTIONS THAT WE HAVE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE AN INSTANTANEOUS COMPUTER IN YOUR HAND 24/7 AND ACCESS TO EVERYTHING.

SO IT'S VERY, VERY CHALLENGING FOR A YOUNG PERSON TO HAVE ACCESS AND BE INTERRUPTED MENTALLY BY SO MANY OF THOSE THINGS. SO I JUST ASK THAT YOU PAUSE AND JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.

THE OTHER THING I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE IS THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS ARMED FORCES DAY.

AND SOMETIMES THAT GETS PASSED OVER A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE'RE ON THE HEELS OF MEMORIAL DAY.

BUT ARMED FORCES DAY RECOGNIZES THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVELY SERVING AND THAT'S THEIR RECOGNITION.

AND THANKS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL AND ACTIVELY RAISE THEIR HANDS AND ARE SERVING IN OUR MILITARY SERVICES TODAY. MEMORIAL DAY IS COMING UP AND THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR OUR FALLEN.

I THINK SOMETIMES WE GET KIND OF BLURRY A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT'S TO HONOR OUR FALLEN FALLEN AND THOSE WHO ARE NO LONGER HERE.

AND VETERAN'S DAY. AND AGAIN, JUST TO ADD MORE CLOUDINESS TO THIS SOMETIMES, BUT VETERAN'S DAY ARE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. RIGHT? SO JUST APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING AND IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED ON. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR. I'LL START WITH AN INTERESTING FACT THAT I HEARD THIS WEEK AND KIND OF SURPRISED ME, AND THAT THE LAST WEEK OR TWO IN OHIO, WE'VE SEEN NEARLY 33 MILLION BIRDS COME THROUGH THE STATE OF OHIO AS THEY'VE MIGRATED DURING THEIR SPRING MIGRATION. AND WHAT CAPTURED MY INTEREST ON THIS WAS, IF YOU WATCH THE WEATHER, THEY SHOWED UP ON RADAR AND IT LOOKED LIKE RAIN IN THE GREEN, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY 33 MILLION BIRDS COMING ACROSS OUR AREA.

HOPEFULLY THEY DIDN'T DROP ANY SURPRISES IN YOUR AREA, AND IF THEY DID, YOU SHOULD GET IT WASHED OFF.

AS IS THE CASE WITH BEING A MILITARY COMMUNITY, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE THIS WEEK IS CONDUCTING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EXERCISES.

SO FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE LIVED THIS COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR NOISES, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR BLASTS. TRAFFIC'S GOING TO BE HORRIBLE A DAY OR TWO AS THEY OPEN AND CLOSE GATES.

SO JUST BE COGNIZANT OF THAT AS YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT.

THE GOOD NEWS THAT NOBODY SHARED TODAY WAS THIS.

I READ WHERE THE SPLASH PAD OPENED. SO FOR THE KIDDOS THAT DON'T MIND COLD WATER THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THE FARMER'S MARKET IS ALSO BACK OPEN EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 10 TO 1.

I DO APPRECIATE THE MASTER PLAN APPROACH TO. I SPENT PROBABLY 8 OR 10 YEARS DOWN THERE MYSELF WITH MY KIDDOS AND INVESTED A TON OF MY TIME AND ENERGY INTO THAT PLACE. AND LIKE MARY'S APPROACH, THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT IS THE ANALOGY,

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AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A SAFETY TIP. IT'S SUMMER.

I MYSELF WAS OUT DOING SOME YARD WORK YESTERDAY AND DIDN'T ANTICIPATE BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEEN WARM LATELY ON THE HIGH TEMPERATURES.

SO PLEASE HYDRATE AS YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT IN THESE WARMER WEATHERS.

AND REALLY IMPORTANTLY, LOOK AFTER YOUR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY ONES.

WE HAVE A LOT OF ELDERLY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND JUST MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. IT'S BETTER TO HAVE THESE FOLKS CHECKED ON THAN TO LOOK AT A NEGATIVE OUTCOME.

AND LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, WATCH OUT FOR THE KIDDOS.

SCHOOL'S OUT HERE REAL SOON. AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AND DARTING IN AND OUT OF THE ROADS.

SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. A FEW THINGS REAL QUICK.

AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE EVERYBODY THAT HAS PARTICIPATED AND HELPED PUT ON THE SAFETY CITY PROGRAM THAT'S COMING UP.

THAT'S A HUGE PROGRAM. I'VE NEVER LIVED ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY IN MY MILITARY CAREER WHERE A COMMUNITY DID SOMETHING QUITE LIKE THAT.

THAT IS REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL, THAT OUR POLICE AND FIRE AND CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY HELP THAT PROGRAM TOGETHER.

IT'S A GREAT THING FOR OUR YOUNG KIDS. AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING REALLY COOL, GO TO THEIR GRADUATION WHERE THOSE KIDS DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE LEARNED AT SAFETY CITY. IT'S REALLY FUN TO WATCH.

AND YOU TALK TO THEM LATER AND THEY REMEMBER THAT STUFF.

SO IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. JULIUS, THANKS FOR BRINGING UP THE ISSUE OF ERNIE M'S FIELD.

IT'S LIKE IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID. IT'S LONG OVERDUE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY BENEFITS OUR KIDS AND PEOPLE WHO, AGAIN, MAKE COMMENTS THAT THERE'S NOTHING FOR YOUTH TO DO IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

THEY HAVEN'T SPENT A DAY OUT AT ERNIE M'S FIELD WHEN IT'S IN USE.

IT IS PACKED WITH KIDS AND THE ADULTS THAT ARE HELPING THEM.

SO ANYTHING THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN DO TO HELP GET THAT PROGRAM, LIKE HAS BEEN SAID, A BITE AT A TIME.

LET'S GET THAT DONE AND GET IT REVAMPED. IT IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR YOUTH.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN TALKED ABOUT HONOR FLIGHT. SOME OF US HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON AN HONOR FLIGHT.

IT IS A OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME. IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT AND YOU'RE ELIGIBLE, PLEASE CHECK INTO IT, FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GO. I KNOW THERE'S SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAVE BEEN ON IT, AND I THINK THEY WOULD ATTEST THAT IT'S A ONE OF A TIME OPPORTUNITIES AND DEFINITELY GO IF YOU CAN. THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING.

AGAIN, THE BANNERS ARE NOW DOWN ALL OVER TOWN.

THOSE ARE GOING BACK TO THE KIDS THAT ARE GRADUATING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THOSE. YESTERDAY, ALONG WITH SOME FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE BLESSING OF THE BIKES, WHICH WAS HELD AT NOW CALLED DURANGO RACEWAY.

THERE WERE OVER 500 MOTORCYCLISTS THERE. AND THERE WERE ALL KINDS OF VENDOR BOOTHS.

OUR FAIRBORN MILITARY VETERANS COALITION HAD A BOOTH.

WE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE MESSAGE HERE IS THE WEATHER'S GETTING NICE.

PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR THE MOTORCYCLISTS. THEY'RE ALL OVER OUT THERE.

THE LAST THING WE WANT IS ACCIDENTS. AND MOST OF THE TIME, WHEN I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS, IT WASN'T THE MOTORCYCLIST WHO CAUSED THE PROBLEM.

IT WAS THE PERSON IN THE CAR THAT WASN'T WATCHING FOR THE MOTORCYCLIST.

SO PLEASE BE EXTRA SPECIAL ATTENTION AS THE WEATHER GETS NICER AND THE CYCLISTS ARE OUT THERE.

WATCH OUT FOR THEM. BUT THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT YESTERDAY RECOGNIZING ALL THE MOTORCYCLISTS MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS COMING UP NEXT MONDAY.

THERE'S AN EVENT AT BYRON CEMETERY EARLY IN THE MORNING, A LITTLE BIT LATER AT FAIRFIELD CEMETERY.

PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THOSE.

I WAS AT AN EVENT A WEEK AGO AT THE MIAMI VALLEY MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM, WHERE THEY TALKED ABOUT WHAT MEMORIAL DAY IS.

IT IS NOT ABOUT MATTRESS SALES OR TIRE SALES.

IT'S ABOUT OUR VETERANS AND THOSE. LIKE IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID, THOSE THAT DIDN'T COME HOME.

SO LET'S REMEMBER IT FOR WHAT IT IS AND NOT FOR THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF IT.

IT'S A VERY SPECIAL DAY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE PEOPLE WHO GAVE ALL FOR THIS COUNTRY.

I WANT TO MENTION ALSO THAT THE 4TH OF JULY IS COMING UP, AND THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT IS TAKING REGISTRATION FOR FLOATS AND OTHER ENTRIES FOR THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE. OUR PARK PARADE IS THE BIGGEST AND BEST, I THINK, IN OHIO, BUT I'M BIASED.

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AND IF YOUR ORGANIZATION IS INTERESTED IN PUTTING A FLOAT IN THE PARADE, THIS IS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY.

WE WANT TO MAKE THAT PARADE THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST EVER IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.

SO CONSIDER YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVING AN ENTRY AND POSSIBLY EVEN A FLOAT IN THE PARADE.

AND IT'S BEEN MENTIONED ABOUT THE GEESE. I WANT TO CAUTION PEOPLE.

WE HAVE A COUPLE THAT THE LAST TWO DAYS HAVE BEEN SITTING IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, NOT WALKING ACROSS THE STREET, BUT SITTING IN THE STREET.

TWO DAYS IN A ROW NOW. SO I WANT TO CAUTION PEOPLE.

THE GEESE ARE OUT THERE. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. THE OTHER DAY THEY WERE SITTING ON OUR ROOF HONKING.

BUT THE GEESE ARE THERE. SO JUST BE AWARE OF THEM OUT THERE.

OKAY. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS A NEED TO RECESS INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT,

[ VII. An Executive Session has been requested to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22 (G)(1).]

OKAY. COUNCIL WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY ACTION WHEN WE RETURN FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MRS. STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.