Jun 01, 2026 City Council

OKAY. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JUNE 1ST, 2026.

[ I. Call to Order]

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

HERE. MR. DODD. HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS. HERE. MR. EASTER. HERE. MISS STANTON. HERE. THANK YOU. JULIE, WOULD YOU 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. WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE SILENCE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON YOU? OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SOME MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS.

[ IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the May 18, 2026, Council Work Session and the May 18, 2026, Regular Council Meeting]

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

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 18TH, 2026 COUNCIL WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT WE HAVE THE MAY 18TH, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.

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

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 18TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

WE HAVE NO PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS THIS EVENING, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO ORDINANCES.

[V. Old Business]

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 1326 FOR THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 1326. PUBLIC HEARING. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PAY GRADE ALLOCATION LIST OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO TO CREATE THE POSITIONS OF FIREFIGHTER, EMT AND FINANCE SPECIALIST 2.

ROBIN MCCLURE, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. CAN I TALK TO YOU ABOUT AN ADDITION? A COUPLE ADDITIONS TO THE PAY GRADE ALLOCATION LIST TONIGHT.

THE FIRST 1 IS A FIREFIGHTER EMT. YOU JUST HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN THE WORK SESSION TONIGHT.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD SOME STRUGGLES WITH RECRUITMENT.

AND SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A LESSER TAPPED MARKET OF FIREFIGHTER EMTS THAT ARE THERE'S TONS OF THEM IN THE OHIO AREA.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE RECRUITING AND HIRING THOSE TO HELP IN OUR DEPARTMENTS.

THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATION OVER ABOUT 3 YEARS.

TIMELINE. THE COURSE AND TIME SPENT WILL BE AN OBLIGATION TO THE EMPLOYER, ALTHOUGH STAFFING POLICIES WILL ASSIST IN KEEPING OVERTIME AT A MINIMUM.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS CONFIDENT THAT ADDING THIS POSITION WILL HELP MEET THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT, WHILE MAINTAINING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACHIEVING LONG TERM COMMUNITY GOALS. THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE DELIVERY DECREASES IN THE COMMUNITY AS ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT CARE WILL BE MAINTAINED ON ALL MEDICS AND ALL FIRE APPARATUS.

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. THE OTHER POSITION WE'RE GOING TO ADD IS A FINANCE SPECIALIST 2 AND THIS POSITION IS BEING ADDED TO CREATE A STRUCTURED CAREER LADDER WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT MIRRORS WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY GOT IN PLACE.

THAT'S SUCCESSFUL IN THE UTILITIES DIVISION WITH THE REVENUE CLERK 1, 2 AND 3.

SO THIS POSITION THEN WOULD ESTABLISH A FINANCE SPECIALIST 2 POSITION.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT CONTINUE TO EXPAND. STAFF MEMBERS ARE INCREASINGLY REQUIRED TO PERFORM HIGHER LEVEL FINANCIAL, ANALYTICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE CURRENT FINANCE SPECIALIST POSITION.

SO THIS ONE WOULD RECOGNIZE THOSE THOSE ITEMS, AND ALSO THEN SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY BY DEVELOPING INTERNAL EXPERTISE AND PREPARING EMPLOYEES FOR FUTURE LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISORY OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

PERSONNEL ADVISORY BOARD APPROVED THE PAY GRADE ALLOCATION LIST CHANGES ADDITIONS ON MAY 10TH, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 1326.

OKAY, BEFORE WE COME TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS, ORDINANCE 1326 REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE 1326 PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS,

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I THINK THIS FINANCE POSITION IS IS GOOD. THERE'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, STEPPING STONES TYPE THING.

AND THE PRESENTATION BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING THE WORK SESSION WAS REALLY GOOD.

SO NO QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD. THANKS.

NO QUESTIONS FOR ME. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NEITHER. BUT DURING OUR WORK SESSION, WE GOT ANOTHER GREAT BRIEFING BY CHIEF RYAN.

ALWAYS A GOOD PRESENTER. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT, CHIEF.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO POINT OUT HERE IS FOR THOSE THAT ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH MEDICINE, THERE IS A DISTINCT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PARAMEDIC AND AN EMT.

THERE WILL BE NO REDUCTION IN SERVICES WITH THE ADDITION OF EMTS, WHICH WE'VE NEVER HAD IN FAIRBORN BEFORE.

THIS IS USED AS A TOOL THAT WE'RE USING TO FULFILL A RECRUITMENT NEED THAT NOT ONLY EXIST IN FAIRBORN, IT EXISTS IN EVERY CITY IN OHIO AND PROBABLY ACROSS THE NATION.

IT JUST REALLY SHORT. THEY'RE HARD TO RECRUIT.

AS A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL MYSELF, AND I DO RECRUITING AT MY JOB.

IT'S HARD. RECRUITING IS DIFFICULT. AND YOU GOT TO YOU GOT TO REALLY WORK IT.

BUT JUST PLEASE KNOW THAT HAVING A 9 PERSON VACANCY RIGHT NOW AND FULFILLING THOSE WITH AN EMT ASSURES US OF BETTER CARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET IN THE COMMUNITY. SO NOTHING'S GOING TO GO DOWN.

IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER. SO THANK YOU, CHIEF RYAN, FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR THE CITY, FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANKS, ROBIN.

NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS EITHER.

I ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN MCCUBBINS SAID. THIS IS A STEP TO GET EVERYBODY TO BE A PARAMEDIC, BUT IT'S A STEP WE NEED TO TAKE AT THIS POINT.

AND AGAIN, CHIEF WILLIAMS, GREAT PRESENTATION IN THE WORK SESSION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AN ORDINANCE 13-26 BE READ FOR THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

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

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

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

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 13-26. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PAY GRADE ALLOCATION LIST OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, TO CREATE THE POSITIONS OF FIREFIGHTER/EMT AND FINANCE SPECIALIST 2.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 13-26.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND.

JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MISS CHESS. YES.

MISS REASTER. YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MR. DODD. YES.

MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS. STANTON. YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK.

YES. ORDINANCE 1326 IS DULY ADOPTED. NEXT, IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 1426 FOR THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 1426. PUBLIC HEARING AN ORDINANCE.

LEVYING. LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 2026 CURB, SIDEWALK AND APPROACH PROGRAM.

JANELLE ROGOWSKI. INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR. PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING ORDINANCE 1426, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO LEVY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 2026 CURB AND SIDEWALK AND APPROACH PROGRAM. AS BACKGROUND COUNCIL ADOPTED THE RESOLUTION 1726 ON APRIL THE 6TH OF 2026, APPROVING THE LIST OF PARTIALS, PARTIALS AND ACTUAL PROJECT COSTS AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF THE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION. THE REQUIRED NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FAIRBORN DAILY HERALD, ONCE PER WEEK FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS, ENDING ON APRIL THE 24TH. THE OBJECTION PERIOD EXPIRED ON MAY THE 8TH AND NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM PROPERTY OWNERS.

THIS ORDINANCE IS THE FINAL STEP THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO FORMALLY LEVY THE ASSESSMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM.

FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE, INVOICES WILL BE ISSUED TO THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS.

THESE INVOICES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE MAILED ON JULY THE 1ST AND WILL BE DUE ON AUGUST THE 1ST.

PROPERTY OWNERS WILL HAVE 3 PAYMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

PAY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT BY THE INVOICE DUE DATE, EITHER IN ONE LUMP SUM OR PARTIAL PAYMENTS BEFORE THE DUE DATE.

MAKING PARTIAL PAYMENTS AND HAVING THE REMAINING BALANCE CERTIFIED AS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OR MAKE NO PAYMENTS AND ALLOW THE FULL AMOUNT TO BE CERTIFIED TO THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. SO ANY BALANCE REMAINING UNPAID AFTER THE INVOICE DUE DATE WILL BE CERTIFIED AND ASSESSED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER'S REAL ESTATE TAXES OVER A 5 YEAR

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COUNCIL SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT GREEN COUNTY AUDITOR APPLIES A 5% SERVICE CHARGE TO ANY AMOUNT CERTIFIED FOR ASSESSMENT.

ADDITIONALLY, IF THE PROPERTY IS TO BE SOLD BEFORE THE ASSESSMENT IS FULLY PAID, THE REMAINING BALANCE BECOMES DUE AND IS TYPICALLY PAID AT CLOSING.

INITIAL ASSESSMENTS UNDER $25 ARE BILLED IN FULL ON THE FIRST PROPERTY TAX BILL.

SO IN SUMMARY, ALL STATUTORY STATUTORY NOTICE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

THE OBJECTION PERIOD HAS PASSED WITHOUT ANY OBJECTIONS, AND THIS ORDINANCE ALLOWS THE CITY TO PROCEED WITH COLLECTING THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM. STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 14-26, LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE CSA PROGRAM.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, JANELLE. ORDINANCE 14-26 ALSO REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE 1426 PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

KIM STANLEY 358 NORTH ELM. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THIS.

I JUST WISH THAT THE COUNCIL KNOWS THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO APPLY THIS, THEN THIS SHOULD APPLY TO ALL STREETS IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

THERE SHOULD BE NO PUBLIC STREETS IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN THAT DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS, AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF THEM NOW.

IT'S NOT FAIR FOR SOME PROPERTY OWNERS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SIDEWALKS WHILE OTHERS DON'T.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE 1426? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS STARTING WITH COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PUT IN AND I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

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

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

THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. I YEAH, I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU SIR.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SIDEWALKS ON ALL. ALL THOSE AREAS AND WALKWAYS.

I THINK IT JUST MAKES FOR A SAFER PATTERN. SO I DO AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENT, BUT THE PRESENTATION.

JANELLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I HAVE NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. MY ONLY COMMENT IS I KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD I LIVE IN DOES NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS.

AND THAT WAS A DECISION MADE BY THE DEVELOPER YEARS AGO WHEN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WAS DEVELOPED.

I MOVED IN AFTERWARDS, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED, BUT IT DID HAPPEN.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AN ORDINANCE 14-26 BE READ FOR THE 3RD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE MOTION A SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. REASTER. YES. MS. STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 14-26. AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 2026 CURB, SIDEWALK AND APPROACH PROGRAM. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 14-26? SO. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MS. REASTER. THAT WAS TANA.

OH, SORRY. YES. ALL RIGHT, MR. ALLEN. YES. MISS CHESS.

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

YES. ORDINANCE 14-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

[ VI. New Business]

OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 26-26. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO. APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 5 CITY MANAGER, ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND SECTION 12 CENSURE AND DISCIPLINE OF THE RULES OF COUNCIL HANDBOOK, ORIGINALLY ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NUMBER 45-25.

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

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE RULES OF COUNCIL, WHICH WERE LAST UPDATED IN OCTOBER 2025.

AND SO IT'S SPECIFIC TO 2 SECTIONS. SECTION 5, WHICH IS ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS OF THE CITY.

CITY AND SECTION 12, WHICH IS CENSURE, CENSURE AND DISCIPLINE.

SO SECTION 5, WE'RE ADDING A SUBSECTION 7 THAT SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSES THE CITY MANAGER'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WITH A PROCESS CHART.

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USUALLY THE CONTRACT THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS CALLS FOR AN ANNUAL REVIEW BY JANUARY OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

AND SO ALL WE'RE DOING IS FORMALIZING THAT PROCESS.

AGAIN, A YEARLY BASIS. IT BEGINS IN SEPTEMBER TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHERE THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ARE SOLICITED FOR THEIR OPINIONS ON THE CITY MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE.

AND ONCE THOSE ARE COLLECTED BY THE END OF OCTOBER, THEN IT GOES ON.

TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

THAT WOULD BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THEY WOULD REVIEW THOSE NOTES AND BY THE SECOND MEETING OF NOVEMBER IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THEY YOU WOULD MAKE YOUR FINAL REVIEW. AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE MAYOR AND THE HR DIRECTOR WOULD REVIEW THAT WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

SO FORMALIZES THE PROCESS CENSURE AND DISCIPLINE.

IT'S AN UPDATE TO THE EXISTING SECTION 12 THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IN WORK SESSION.

AND SO IT BASICALLY TURNS THE PROCESS INTO A 2 MEETING PROCESS.

ESPECIALLY CENTERS ON DUE PROCESS FOR THE PERSON THAT THE CENSURE IS BEING REQUESTED AGAINST.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD NEED TO MAKE A FORMAL WRITTEN INTENTION OF A CENSURE REQUEST TO THE CLERK OF COUNCIL.

THEN THE CLERK OF COUNCIL WOULD PLACE IT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

AGAIN, 2 MEETING PROCESS NOTICE, INTRODUCTION, HEARING AND DELIBERATION WOULD BE CONDUCTED OVER THOSE 2 MEETINGS.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AFFECTED COUNCIL MEMBER TO RESPOND AND PARTICIPATE.

AT THE END OF THAT, DURING THE SECOND MEETING, THERE WOULD BE A ROLL CALL VOTE.

AND THIS ALSO CLARIFIES REGARDING LEGAL LIMITATIONS OF CENSURE.

THIS DOES NOT ALLOW COUNCIL TO REMOVE A DULY ELECTED MEMBER OF COUNCIL.

THAT IS AGAIN, THE PUBLIC VOTED SOMEONE IN THE PUBLIC HAS TO DO TO REVERSE THAT.

AND SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2626, AMENDING SECTIONS 5 BY ADDING SUBSECTION 7 AND SECTION 12 OF THE RULES OF CITY COUNCIL. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. SO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. MIKE. MIKE, I, I TOTALLY AGREE THAT WE NEED TO ESTABLISH, YOU KNOW, SOUND PROCESSES JUST SO THAT WE CAN STAY IN ALIGNMENT AND STAY COMPLIANT AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND FOLLOW THROUGH, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE THINGS SO THAT WE DON'T FIND OURSELVES IN A PICKLE, SO TO SPEAK. SO I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. MIKE, THIS IS A LIVE DOCUMENT SO WE CAN GO BACK AND MAKE EDITS.

YES. AT WILL YOU WILL. OKAY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

VERY PROFESSIONAL WAY OF DOING THINGS. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE CLEARLY OUTLINED PROCESS AND TIMELINES FOR BOTH OF THOSE.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO REITERATE WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SAID.

SO I'M, I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT. I'M THANKFUL FOR EVERYBODY HAVING GOOD, PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION AROUND THAT.

YEP. I LIKE IT. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND ALL MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE FOR OUR WORK ON THIS.

THANK YOU. DITTO TO EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID.

WE NEEDED TO HAVE THIS PROCESS IN PLACE FOR BOTH ISSUES.

SO THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 26-26.

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

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

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

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

THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 27-26 BY TITLE ONLY.

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

OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 27-26. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REDD GRANT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT TO EXPEND SUCH FUNDS, IF AWARDED.

JAYLEN WHITE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. TONIGHT I WILL BE DISCUSSING RESOLUTION 27-26 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR THE STATE'S RESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT GRANT

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WHILE THE PROJECT WAS NOT SELECTED FOR FUNDING IN FISCAL YEAR 2026, IT REMAINS ELIGIBLE FOR RESUBMISSION AND CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 FUNDING.

THE APPLICATION THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON SUBMITTING REMAINS LARGELY UNCHANGED, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE UPDATED SEVERAL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO STRENGTHEN OUR APPLICATION, THE CITY PLANS TO SECURE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM SEVERAL PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN THE APPLICATION, AND WE HAVE ALSO REVIEWED SUCCESSFUL RED APPLICATIONS TO REFINE OUR SUBMISSION.

FOR A REFRESHER ON WHAT THIS GRANT PROGRAM DOES.

IT WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE HOUSING NEAR MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE.

TO BE ELIGIBLE, THIS PROPOSED LOCATION MUST BE WITHIN 20 MILES OF A MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AS DEFINED IN THE ORC, WITH 2 PROJECTS LOCATED NEAR WRIGHT-PATT WITHIN THE STATE.

ALL PARCELS WITHIN CITY LIMITS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THIS GRANT.

AS FAR AS FUNDING IS CONCERNED, APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 15TH.

THE MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT IS $250,000 AND THE MAXIMUM IS 2.5 MILLION.

THE CITY PLANS TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH ZINC AND BARKER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY TO RESUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED MULTIFAMILY PROJECT AT 526 LEGION LANE.

THIS PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF 104 MARKET RATE UNITS ON 2.13 ACRES OF LAND.

WE PLAN TO USE THESE FUNDS FOR SITE READINESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR UP TO $2.5 MILLION IN FUNDING AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS WITH THE ODOD IF AWARDED, THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE AS A MAJOR CATALYST FOR REDEVELOPMENT IN OUR DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN CHESS.

NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE THE READOUTS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN ALREADY AND EVERYTHING.

SO YEAH, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, JAYLEN. I'M EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT OF GOING AFTER THE QUOTE UNQUOTE FREE MONEY.

THAT HELPS SPUR THE, THE VISION WE HAVE FOR DOWNTOWN.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR GETTING OUR MONEY BACK. RIGHT, RIGHT.

FAIRBORN. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

THANK YOU. I HAVE NO COMMENTS, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK JAYLEN.

THIS IS A I'M EXCITED LIKE MARY SAID TO FOR THIS PROJECT TO THANK YOU.

GOOD JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES THANK YOU JAYLEN.

FINGERS CROSSED WE GET SOME FUNDING THIS TIME AND WE'LL KEEP HOPING THAT WE WILL.

THESE THESE TYPES OF FUNDS HELP US TO BRING THESE PROJECTS INTO THE CITY TO GIVE THOSE INCENTIVES TO THE DEVELOPERS TO COME IN.

SO THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON IT. THANK YOU.

ECHO THE SAME COMMENTS. THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS. HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE'LL GET SOME MONEY FOR THIS PROGRAM.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 27-26.

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

MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS. STANTON. YES. MR. ALLEN.

YES. MISS. CHESS. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. REASTER.

YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 27-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

NEXT, IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 28-26 BY TITLE ONLY.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 28-26, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH RUMPKE OF OHIO, INC. FOR COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE REMOVAL, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO. TERRY ADKINS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. SO YEAH, IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN.

TALK TRASH, RIGHT? SO I AM HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL SERVICES RESOLUTION 28-26. SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND OUR CURRENT CONTRACT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN HELD BY RUMPKE SINCE 1995 ON COMMERCIAL. THIS SERVICE DOES SOME COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND IT IS MANDATORY SERVICE FOR ALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS WITH 4 OR MORE UNITS. THE CURRENT CONTRACT, IT ENDS THE END OF THIS MONTH.

THIS NECESSITATED US TO PUT THIS OUT FOR BID.

IN DOING SO, WE WERE WORKING ON. RIGHT NOW OUR RESIDENTIAL.

WE KIND OF WANTED TO GET THEM TO FLOW TOGETHER.

SO YOU'LL SEE THIS CONTRACT'S ACTUALLY A 5 AND A HALF YEAR CONTRACT.

THAT'LL PUT BOTH OF THOSE ON SAME TIME FRAME BASICALLY.

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IT PROVIDES SOLID AND RECYCLING DUMPSTER SERVICE, THE HAND COLLECTION SERVICE.

WE HAVE SOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT ELECTED TO NOT HAVE DUMPSTERS.

THEY WOULD RATHER HAVE THE CARTS LIKE A RESIDENTIAL.

AND SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN IT. AND AGAIN, IT IS 5 AND A HALF YEAR SET RATE.

SO WE RECEIVED 2 COMPANIES THAT WERE INTERESTED IN THE BID THAT ACTUALLY SUBMITTED BIDS.

THAT'S RUMPKE WASTE AND RECYCLING OF OHIO AND WASTE MANAGEMENT OF OHIO.

AGAIN, THIS CONTRACT IF APPROVED WE WILL WORK AND THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

AND THEN THAT WILL RUN THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2031.

THESE ARE THE PRICES THAT WE WERE QUOTED FROM THE 2 COMPANIES.

IT WAS CLOSE. THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION ON THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SIDE FOR RECYCLING.

BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THAT HAND SERVICE PER POOL CHARGE, IT WAS QUITE A BIT HIGHER.

OKAY. SO WITH THAT STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 28-26.

AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. I, I LIKE THIS IDEA WITH KEEPING THE THE SAME COMPANY AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR RESIDENTS ALSO.

SO THERE'S NO CHANGE THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND EVERYTHING.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS. TERRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. TERRY.

WHEN'S OUR RESIDENTIAL CONTRACT EXPIRE? RESIDENTIAL.

SO IT EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR. OKAY.

SO WE GOT TIME. YES. YEAH. I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DO WE KNOW WHY? WASTE MANAGEMENT CART HANDLING IS SO MUCH MORE THAN.

I DO NOT, MA'AM. I MEAN, THAT WAS THE BID THAT THEY.

YEAH. YOU WOULD THINK BECAUSE THEY'RE LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN OUR TOWN THAT IT WOULD KIND OF NEGOTIATE WITH THE CITY.

YEAH. THEY'RE MAD AT SOMEBODY YOU THINK? YEAH.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, TERRY. I JUST MESS WITH YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. TERRY. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOW IT SAYS THAT IT HAS RECYCLING, RIGHT? SO IF IT'S IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE.

SO IF I IF I MOVE INTO AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN FAIRBORN, ONCE THIS IS IN PLACE, DOES THAT MEAN I'LL HAVE ACCESS TO A BIN THAT TAKES RECYCLING OR IS THAT. SO THEY ARE NOT MANDATORY. SO THAT DEPENDS ON THE OWNERSHIP OF THAT PROPERTY.

SOME THEY DO HAVE RECYCLING DUMPSTERS, SOME DO NOT.

IT JUST REALLY DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE AND WHAT THAT OFFER IS.

THEY ARE NOT MANDATED TO PROVIDE RECYCLING DUMPSTERS.

AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S KIND OF, IT'S KIND OF MIXED.

BUT THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT MANDATORY THAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER THOSE.

OKAY. SO IT'S MANDATORY THAT RUMPKE HAS TO PROVIDE THEM IF THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WOULD REQUEST IT.

BUT IT'S NOT MANDATORY THAT THAT IT'S AVAILABLE TO THE CITIZENS.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO PUTTING THESE PACKAGES TOGETHER. THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 28-26.

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

MS. REASTER. MR. ALLEN. YES. MS. CHESS. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS. STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 28-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

THAT COMPLETES OUR RESOLUTIONS. NOW WE WILL OPEN CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[ VII. Citizens Comments]

OKAY. JAMES DOUGLAS CHESS THE 3RD 455 CORONADO DRIVE, FAIRBORN, OHIO. I'D LIKE TO STAND UP HERE AND COMMEND YOU ALL FOR RE UPDATING THE HANDBOOK, SECTION 5 AND 12. I'M FORTUNATE THE WAY IT CAME ABOUT, BUT IT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT. I KNOW YOU'LL BE GOING BACK REVISITING THIS EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT I APPLAUD YOU FOR DOING SO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

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

KEN STANLEY, 358 NORTH ELM AGAIN. IS THERE ANY PLACE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK FOR UPDATES ON PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY?

[00:30:03]

THERE WAS A MORATORIUM PASSED FOR THE DISPENSARY IN FAIRBORN.

AND A LOT OF THESE THINGS, I'VE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM.

NOTHING ABOUT THEM SINCE THERE'S SOME PLACE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK ON THIS STUFF TO GET UPDATES.

CURRENTLY, THERE IS NOT ON THE WEBSITE SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT.

THE WAWA HAD TO FINISH UP WITH AN ANNEXATION.

I WOULD ASSUME IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS, YOU'LL SEE THAT CONSTRUCTION START.

THE SPACE OVER ON KAUFMAN AVENUE IS STILL NEGOTIATING THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

WHAT WAS THE THIRD ITEM? MORATORIUM. YEAH, MORATORIUM MORATORIUM WAS LIFTED.

AND THE ZONING CODE WAS UPDATED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

BUT THERE ARE NO CURRENT APPLICATIONS FROM ANYONE TO, TO GO INTO THAT SITE AS FAR AS I KNOW.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

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 WE WILL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER COMMENTS.

[ VIII. City Manager Comments]

UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF OUR PERSONNEL COULD BE HERE TO RECEIVE THEIR CERTIFICATES.

BUT WITH 30 YEARS IN MUNICIPAL COURT AS GERALD TUTTLE, RYAN HARPER AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH 10 YEARS WITH 5 YEARS, DYLAN DEVORE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MICHAEL RHODES IN THE STREET DIVISION AND CELEBRATING 1 YEAR MILESTONES WITH THE CITY.

DAN DANNY BROWN IN WATER AND SEWER, TRAVIS MILLER IN IT AND CONNOR OSTERHOLT IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE ALL CELEBRATING ONE YEAR WITH THE CITY, SO I THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE CITY.

I ONLY HAVE 2 OTHER ITEMS TO GO OVER. COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT WENT VERY WELL LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AT CENTRAL PARK.

ZOOTOPIA WAS THE MOVIE, AND THANKS TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF FOR MAKING THIS EVENT A SUCCESS.

THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE TODAY STARTED SAFETY CITY.

SO WE ALWAYS WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO LAURA MEADOR AND OFFICER PETTIT AND THE MEMBERS OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM FOR ALL THEY DO OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. FOR KINDERGARTNERS ENTERING THE FIRST GRADE THIS YEAR.

AND SO KIDS LOVE IT. CHIEF WILLIAMS IS A GRADUATE OF THAT PROGRAM.

WE HOPE THAT IT CONTINUES STRONG FOR DECADES TO COME.

BUT AGAIN, TODAY, THIS MORNING WAS THE FIRST CLASS.

THERE ARE TWO SESSIONS DURING THIS WEEK AND 2 NEXT WEEK.

THE PROGRAM ACTUALLY HAS A WAITING LIST THIS YEAR.

SO THERE IS SOME CONSIDERATION TO ADDING CLASSES TO THE 2027 SAFETY CITY PROGRAM.

BUT THANKS TO ALL OUR STAFF THAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN.

KIDS HAVE A GREAT TIME AND THEY LEARN A LOT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR.

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

[ IX. Council Comments]

YOU ALL LOOK GREAT OUT THERE. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE SOMEBODY OUT THERE. I TOOK CLINT'S YOU KNOW THAT'S WHAT HE ALWAYS SAY.

SO BUT IT'S GOOD. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE OUT WHENEVER WE'RE HERE.

AND BUT THE WEATHER'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD NOW.

SO LIKE GEORGE JULIAN ALWAYS SAY, WATCH FOR THE MOTORCYCLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

BE SAFE. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN FAIRBORN AND A LOT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WEBSITE, WE LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA, THERE ARE SO MANY EVENTS THAT YOU CAN ATTEND.

THE ONLY THING IS, IS THAT WE HAVE TO BE SAFE OUT THERE.

SAFETY IS ALWAYS PRIORITY. AND THINK ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE WHO STILL ARE IN NEED.

YOU KNOW WHO STILL THE STORMS HAVE TORN UP, PEOPLE'S HOMES AND TREES ARE FALLING DOWN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND YOU FIND YOURSELF HELPING NEIGHBORS AND THINGS THAT CAN CONTINUE TO BE KIND AND NICE TO EACH OTHER AND HELP ONE ANOTHER OUT.

THAT'S WHAT FAIRBORN IS ALL ABOUT. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS, AS ALWAYS, FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN.

I WAS GOING TO SAY SAFETY CITY, BUT MIKE STOLE MY THUNDER, SO LET'S SEE.

AND THEN THE LAST THING SCHOOL IS OBVIOUSLY OUT, SO MAKE SURE YOU WATCH FOR THOSE LITTLE KIDS.

THEY LIKE TO DART OUT IN TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

SO WHEN THE SPEED LIMIT IS 2025, PLEASE DO IT.

[00:35:01]

I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

I WISH I COULD PUT MYSELF IN A TIME MACHINE AND GO BACK TO THAT SAFETY CITY, BECAUSE I AM NOT A GRADUATE OF IT.

IT DIDN'T EXIST WHERE I GREW UP. AND CAN WE DO THAT? I THINK I SAW A PICTURE OF TERRI LYNN ON SOME LITTLE BIKE.

THAT WAS ME. THAT WAS YOU. THAT WAS ME LAST YEAR.

OH MY GOD. NOT DOING THAT AGAIN. YEAH. BUT ANYWAY I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS FUN.

THANK YOU FOR ADULTS. COUNCILMAN DODD. I THINK THE FIRST THING IS CONGRATULATIONS ON THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS. AND LIKE MARY SAID, GLAD THAT THEY CHOSE FAIRBORN TO, TO WORK HERE.

IT'S ALWAYS NICE. SAFETY CITY. I'VE HAD A FEW OUT OF TOWN VISITORS AND I HAVE SPOKE VERY HIGHLY OF THAT AND THEY WERE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE WHAT, HOW I EXPLAINED IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF I EXPLAINED IT VERY WELL, BUT THEY LIKED IT.

SO I'M REALLY I THINK THAT'S A GREAT ITEM HERE IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

LIKE MARY SAID, THE KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL, SO PLEASE BE SAFE AND WATCH YOUR SPEEDS.

AND THE WEATHER IS STARTING TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT GET WARM, SO MAKE SURE YOU HYDRATE.

AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE TONIGHT. ALWAYS.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR ME.

THEY'VE ALREADY MENTIONED SAFETY CITY. I JUST THINK IT'S IT'S JUST AWESOME TO SEE THOSE KIDS DO WHAT THEY DO AND THEY LEARN THAT OVER A WEEK.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THERE ARE 2 EVENTS HAPPENING THIS MONTH.

THE PRIDE EVENT, WHICH IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON THE 13TH AT THE AMPHITHEATER.

AND THEN ALSO JUNETEENTH THAT EVENT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON THE 19TH AT CENTRAL PARK I BELIEVE.

SO 2 OPPORTUNITIES THERE TO CELEBRATE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS SUMMERTIME.

THIS IS THE YEAR FOR THIS IS THE TIME FOR CELEBRATIONS.

AND THE LAST THING I SAY IS JUST BE KIND. IT COSTS NOTHING TO BE KIND.

THANK YOU GUYS. DEPUTY MAYOR. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU.

I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST, JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THEY PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAIN WE'RE GETTING, THAT IT IS GRASS CUTTING SEASON. SO PLEASE, PLEASE GET YOUR GRASS CUT IF YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH EQUIPMENT.

FAIRBORN HAS A LENDING CLOSET THAT'S OPEN 10 A.M.

TO 3 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BY APPOINTMENT.

ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS CALL 7543060. AND I'M GOING TO ASSUME WHOEVER ANSWERS THE PHONE CAN HELP YOU OUT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT NUMBER GOES, BUT PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T GET IN TROUBLE WITH THIS IF YOU'RE HAVING ISSUES, I'M SURE IF THERE'S A DELAY OF SOME SORT, IF YOU GIVE THEM A CALL AND WORK SOMETHING OUT SO THEY DON'T END UP GIVING YOU A CITATION AND THAT 2 OR $300 BILL OR WHATEVER IT IS TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME OUT AND CUT, THEY'LL WORK WITH YOU. IT IS FESTIVAL SEASON.

SO A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON IN THE CITY ITSELF, IN ADDITION TO THE, TO THAT CLINT, CLINT TALKED ABOUT, WE ALSO HAVE FREE ON FRIDAY CONCERTS DOWN AT COMMUNITY PARK.

AND THERE WILL BE ONE NEXT WEEKEND ON THE 12TH AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE 26TH.

I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T KNOW WHO WHO THE ENTERTAINMENT IS GOING TO BE FOR THOSE, BUT I THINK IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE.

IT'S PUBLISHED. I THINK IT'S ON OUR SOCIALS, ON OUR WEBSITE.

YEAH. BUT CHECK THAT OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO END BY GIVING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS A BIG THANKS.

AS YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS PRAISING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

DURING OUR COUNCIL WORK SESSION, WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH CHIEF WILLIAMS ABOUT HOW BUSY IT'S BEEN FOR THEM THIS PAST WEEK.

AND HE ENLIGHTENED US AS TO A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT'S GONE ON IN THE LAST 10 DAYS.

SOMETHING TO THE TUNE OF 3 WATER RESCUES, 3 OR 4 ACTIVE STRUCTURE FIRES, TWO OF WHICH I BELIEVE REQUIRE MUTUAL AID THAT WERE SIGNIFICANT. AND IN ALL THAT, IT'S NOT JUST THE THE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT RESPONDS, THE POLICE RESPOND ALSO. SO THANKS TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR ALL THEY DO AND SHOWING UP AND KEEPING OUR PUBLIC SAFE.

AND I'M PROUD TO REPORT WE HAD NO FATALITIES OUT OF ANY OF THAT, WHICH IS REALLY NICE.

AND BY THE WAY, THEY DO ALL THAT ON TOP OF THEIR DAILY WORK, WHICH IS ABOUT 20 RUNS A DAY TRAINING AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT THEY HAVE TO DO, THOSE GUYS ARE BUSY. SO WHEN YOU SEE THEM, THANK THEM.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY, AGAIN, MILESTONE WINNERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BEING A PART OF WHAT GOES ON.

A LOT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. A LOT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING, HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED.

[00:40:03]

THOSE WENT VERY WELL. THERE ARE A LOT OF 250TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS BEING PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR, SO JUST BE AWARE OF SOME OF THOSE. WE HAVE AN ACTIVE COMMITTEE THAT IS MEETING ON A REGULAR BASIS TO HELP PLAN AND AND MAKE SURE THOSE EVENTS HAPPEN.

4TH OF JULY IS, GOSH, IT'S ONLY A MONTH AWAY.

THINK ABOUT THAT. WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS PARADE THIS YEAR THE BIGGEST AND BEST EVER.

SO IF YOU'RE EVEN REMOTELY THINKING ABOUT HAVING A FLOAT, THIS IS THE YEAR TO DO IT.

AND THERE IS A COMMITTEE WORKING WITH THAT AND YOU CAN REGISTER YOUR FLOATS WITH THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED ABOUT THE PRIDE DAY, THE JUNETEENTH DAY.

THERE ARE LOTS OF KIDS ACTIVITIES. SO ONE OF THE MESSAGES, PLEASE BE AWARE THERE ARE KIDS ALL OVER.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE NOTICED THIS YEAR, MORE THAN EVER, IS THE NUMBER OF SCOOTERS AND LITTLE, LITTLE MOTORBIKES ON THE ROADS. KIDS RIDING THEM A LOT OF THEM.

UNFORTUNATELY, WITHOUT HELMETS, THAT'S A PET PEEVE OF OR PET ISSUE FOR ME IS KIDS WEARING HELMETS.

BUT JUST PLEASE BE AWARE. I WAS WATCHING A TEENAGER THE OTHER DAY ON ONE OF THOSE SCOOTERS THAT YOU STAND UP TO RIDE, AND HE WAS ACTUALLY SITTING ON THE SCOOTER WITH HIS HANDS WAY UP LIKE THIS, LIKE HE WAS RIDING A CHOPPER AND HE WAS ON A SIDEWALK AND THEN SUDDENLY SWERVED RIGHT OUT INTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF SOME CARS.

SO PLEASE BE AWARE OF. WE DON'T WANT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVING TO RESPOND TO THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO JUST BE AWARE OF ALL THE KIDS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON.

THE SAFETY HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED. I WANT TO THROW OUT A BIG THANKS TO RICH RANKIN AND TERRI LYNN PERKINS, WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO REDO THOSE BUILDINGS, GET THEM ALL PAINTED AND BUILT.

SO SPECIAL KUDOS TO THEM. THIS LAST SATURDAY WAS THE WAS AN HONOR FLIGHT OUT AT THE DAYTON AIRPORT.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO AN HONOR FLIGHT THIS WAS A REALLY SPECIAL ONE.

ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF HONOR FLIGHT, AL BAILEY, WHO WAS FROM THE AREA WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ALL THE WORK HE'S DONE IN STARTING NOT ONLY GETTING OUR HONOR FLIGHT MOVING FORWARD, BUT STARTING HONOR FLIGHT CHAPTERS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.

AND HE WAS RECOGNIZED. HE IS STEPPING DOWN AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL AREA HONOR FLIGHT, AND THE NEW PERSON IS TAKING OVER. IF YOU KNOW A VETERAN WHO MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR HONOR FLIGHT, IT IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DO THAT.

WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF BREAKFASTS WITH THE MAYORS THAT HAVE BEEN SET UP BY A LOCAL RESIDENT AND SPONSORED BY THE SENIOR CENTER, AND COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT WHY DON'T WE DO ONE IN THE EVENING? SO WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING AN EVENING EVENT ON JUNE 29TH.

THAT'S A MONDAY. ALSO AT THE SENIOR CENTER. MORE INFORMATION COMING OUT ABOUT THAT.

AND THOSE ARE THERE STRICTLY AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION.

AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE OPEN TO ANYBODY IN THE SENIOR CENTER AGAIN, HAS BEEN BEEN A BIG SPONSOR FOR THAT.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED ABOUT CLEANING UP.

IF YOU NEED TOOLS, THE CITY HAS THAT PROGRAM.

AND JUST BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON THIS SUMMER.

SO LET'S MAKE SAFETY AND SECURITY A NUMBER ONE ISSUE.

WE'VE GOT THE BEST POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE OF OHIO, BUT LET'S NOT OVERWORK THEM.

SO LET'S BE SAFE AND SECURE. OKAY. AT THIS POINT, IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MISS CHESS. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS.

YES. MR. ALLEN. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. REASTER.

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

CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.