Jul 06, 2026 City Council

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS MONDAY, THE 6TH OF JULY.

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MR. KIRKPATRICK. MR. ALLEN. HERE. MISS CHESS.

HERE. MR. DODD. HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS. HERE. MISS REASTER.

HERE. MISS STANTON. HERE. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR KIRKPATRICK IS OUT OF TOWN AND COULDN'T MAKE IT BACK FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO EXCUSE MAYOR KIRKPATRICK? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

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

YES. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE RISE, IF YOU CAN, 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.

ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. YOU CAN BE SEATED. OKAY.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON, PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE SILENCED.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, MAKE SURE YOU SIGN IN BEFORE YOU LEAVE TODAY.

[IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the June 15, 2026, Council Work Session and the June 15, 2026, Regular Council Meeting.]

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS TO THESE MINUTES? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 15TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FOR APPROVAL.

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

OPPOSED, NO. ALL RIGHT. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESCHEDULED BUSINESS FOR THIS EVENING, SO WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR OLD BUSINESS.

[V. Old Business]

OPPOSED, NO. ORDINANCE 16-26 TO APPROVE CURRENT REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE FAIRBORN CODIFIED ORDINANCES.

JULIE TAYLOR, CLERK OF COUNCIL PRESENTING. ALL RIGHT.

ALL YOURS, JULIE. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM THAT WE MOVED FROM ANNUAL TO QUARTERLY.

AMERICAN LEGAL HAS COMPLETED OUR UPDATE WITH THE EDITING, PRINTING AND UPDATING THE WEBSITE.

THE TOTAL COST OF THE UPDATE IS $2,824.61. THE UPDATE IS COMPLETE THROUGH MAY 4TH, 2026.

AMERICAN LEGAL HAS PROVIDED A SMOOTH PROCESS FOR US TO MAKE THIS CHANGE TO A QUARTERLY PROCESS, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE.

ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 16-26.

IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

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

AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS, JULIE. NO QUESTIONS HERE, JULIE. THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. THANKS, JULIE.

NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS EITHER, JULIE.

THANK YOU. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THE ORDINANCES BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN ORDINANCE 16-26 BE READ FOR THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

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

YES.

ORDINANCE 16-26 TO APPROVE CURRENT REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE FAIRBORN CODIFIED ORDINANCES.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 16-26? SO MOVED.

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

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

MISS. STANTON. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. ORDINANCE NUMBER 16-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

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[VI. New Business]

OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 17-26, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PUBLIC UTILITY RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENT. ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND WE'LL SET THAT PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, JULY 20TH, 2026.

IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 18-26 BY TITLE ONLY, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY? YOUR HONOR, IF I MAY, A BRIEF NOTE OF CORRECTION.

THE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY IS SUPERFLUOUS AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED.

THE PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE BY THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR NEXT AT THE SECOND READING.

JULIE, LET'S START OVER. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 18-26 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 18-26. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO TRANSFER SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE FORMER SKYWAY PLAZA, LOCATED AT 1104 KAUFMAN AVENUE FROM THE CITY OF FAIRBORN TO THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION IN FAIRBORN NEIGHBORHOODS, RATIFYING THE PRIOR TRANSFER OF SAID PROPERTY BACK TO THE CITY.

ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE ALSO REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, AND WE WILL SET THAT ALSO FOR MONDAY, JULY 20TH, 2026 COUNCIL MEETING. AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 35-26 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 35-26. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC.

AND BRINC DRONES, INC. FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE BRINC MSI TAKEOFF PROGRAM FOR DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL WELCOME CHIEF BEN ROMAN TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING. SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TO PRESENT RESOLUTION 35-26, THE BRINC DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM.

AGAIN, WE DISCUSSED IT BRIEFLY DURING WORK SESSION EARLIER.

SO WHAT IS A DRONE AS A FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM? SO WE'VE HAD A DRONE PROGRAM FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW.

TYPICALLY HOW WE DO IT NOW IS WE HAVE A DRONE THAT'S KEPT WITH AN OFFICER THAT IS THEN DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE.

THE DRONE IS PUT UP IN THE AIR BY THE OFFICER WHILE ON SCENE.

I WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAM AND HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO HAVE A DRONE STATIONED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT DRONE STATION WOULD HOUSE A DRONE THAT'S BEEN ABLE TO BE FLOWN BEYOND LINE OF SIGHT.

SO WE WOULD HAVE A DRONE STATION FIXED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ROOF. WHEN A CALL CAME IN, THE DRONE WOULD BE DISPATCHED TO THAT CALL FOR SERVICE AND FLOWN BY THE DRONE OPERATOR BEYOND LINE OF SIGHT.

THE PROGRAM SOFTWARE WOULD CHANGE THE ADDRESS GIVEN TO THE GPS COORDINATES, AND THAT WOULD FLY THERE AGAIN BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT. SO WE RECEIVED JUST LIKE NOW WE HAVE NOW ONE CALL OR AN HOUR EMERGENCY CALL IN OUR DISPATCH CENTER.

WE WOULD PUNCH THAT ADDRESS INTO THE SYSTEM. IT WOULD THEN CHANGE THAT TO GPS COORDINATES, AND THE DRONE WOULD BE LAUNCHED FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FLOWN BY A DRONE OPERATOR BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT, WHILE UTILIZING A VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T CRASH INTO ANYTHING AND GETS TO WHERE IT'S GOING OUT OF THE CALL FOR SERVICE.

THE DRONE WOULD THEN RETURN BACK TO THE POLICE STATION.

THE DRONE IS EQUIPPED WITH A CAMERA THAT WOULD GIVE US A LIVE STREAM OF THE CALL FOR SERVICE, SO WE COULD SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND PREPARE AND SEND OFFICERS TO THE SCENE WITH MORE INFORMATION.

SO WHAT TYPE OF CALLS WOULD RESPOND TO? CRIME IN PROGRESS, TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, MISSING PERSONS, SEARCH AND RESCUE, FIRE INCIDENTS, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE AND NATURAL DISASTERS.

SO THE BRINC RESPONDER DRONE HAS SOME HIGHLIGHTS TO IT IS A CAMERA A LIVE CAMERA FEED WITH 40 TIMES ZOOM, 640 PIXEL THERMAL CAMERA, INTEGRATED LOUDSPEAKER WITH TWO WAY COMMUNICATION, EMERGENCY PAYLOAD DROPPER, FLIGHT SPEED UP TO 37MPH, A 42 MINUTE FLIGHT TIME CHARGING ABILITY FROM 10% TO 90% IN 25 MINUTES.

A CERTIFIED PARACHUTE RECOVERY SYSTEM, EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND SIREN, AND THEN CUSTOM AGENCY MARKINGS AS WELL.

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IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING MORE INFORMATION TO OFFICERS PRIOR TO ARRIVING ON SCENE. SO WE'RE BETTER PREPARED AND BETTER EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THAT CALL FOR SERVICE, OR EMERGENCY. WE'LL MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISIONS. WITH MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE PRIOR TO GETTING ON SCENE, THE BETTER WE'RE PREPARED WHEN WE ARRIVE AND THE BETTER DECISION WE'RE MAKING AS FAR AS WHAT EQUIPMENT TO SEND TO THE SCENE AND HOW TO RESPOND TO THAT CALL FOR SERVICE.

ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. AGAIN, IF WE DON'T NEED TO SEND A RESOURCE TO THE SCENE BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION NOW, THAT RESOURCE CAN STAY AVAILABLE FOR OTHER CALLS OR SERVICE. WE CAN IMPROVE OUR SAFETY AND IMPROVE SAFETY FOR RESIDENTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA KEEP OUR OFFICERS SAFER. THE MORE INFORMATION THEY HAVE WHEN THEY RESPOND TO A SCENE, THE SAFER THEY ARE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A BETTER RESPONSE AND KEEP RESIDENTS MORE SAFE. SO CONCERNS, AS FAR AS A FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM, SURVEILLANCE IS ANOTHER WAY POLICE COULD BE LOOKING AFTER US. RIGHT? LOOKING AT US NOW, EVERY SINGLE CALL FOR SERVICE, THAT DRONE WILL BE DISPATCHED ON HIS MISSION.

IT'S MISSION DRIVEN, IS BEING DISPATCHED FOR A CALL FOR SERVICE DIRECTLY TO THAT SCENE TO PROVIDE EYES ON THAT SCENE EARLIER SO WE CAN PROVIDE A BETTER RESPONSE.

THERE'S NO RANDOM SURVEILLANCE. WE'RE NOT JUST FLYING THE DRONE AROUND TO CHECK THINGS OUT. IT IS MISSION AND PURPOSE DRIVEN FOR EVERY CALL FOR SERVICE.

THE CAMERA FOOTAGE ACCESS, WHAT'S RECORDING THE ACTUAL FOOTAGE ITSELF WITH THE BRINC AND MOTOROLA SOLUTION INTEGRATION THAT THEY HAVE THAT THAT CAMERA FOOTAGE WILL BE FROM THE DRONE WILL BE OFFLOADED INTO THE EXACT SAME PLACE AS OUR CURRENT BODY-WORN CAMERA AND OUR IN-CAR CAMERAS.

WE'LL HAVE ALL OF OUR DIGITAL EVIDENCE IN ONE LOCATION, AND WE'LL HAVE YOU PASSWORD PROTECTED AND USERNAME.

YOU HAVE THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD TO GET TO IT, JUST LIKE WE CURRENTLY DO FOR OUR BODY WORN CAMERA, IN-CAR CAMERA, AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THE SAME RETENTION POLICIES AS WE HAVE FOR OUR CURRENT CAMERA SYSTEMS. TRANSPARENCY. THAT'S A HUGE THING WITH THESE PROGRAMS. OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY DASHBOARD TO HAVE FLIGHT LOGS, CALL TYPES, FLIGHT PATHS, AND PROGRAM STATS. BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE, THIS PROGRAM TO SHOW THAT THE DRONE IS BEING DISPATCHED TO CALLS OF SERVICE AND NOT BEING JUST USED FOR SURVEILLANCE. AND THEN CRASH. RIGHT? DRONES COULD CRASH. WELL, ONCE A DRONE WOULD BE OPERATED FOR ALL FAA RULES AND REGULATIONS BE OPERATED BY CERTIFIED PILOTS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

AND THEN AGAIN, IT HAS REDUNDANT SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO PREVENT A CRASH.

SO IMPLEMENTATION BEGINS AT SIX MONTHS OUT. PRIOR TO IF WE WERE TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM, IT'S ABOUT SIX MONTH IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, SIX MONTHS OUT, ONBOARDING, PLANNING, WAIVER SUPPORT, INTEGRATION PLANNING, AND SO FORTH.

1 OR 2 MONTHS OUT. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AS FAR AS A CRANE, IF NEED TO PUT IT ON THE DRONE STATION ON TOP OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ROOF. AND TWO WEEKS OUT, VALIDATION AND EQUIPMENT DELIVERY. AND THEN YOU HAVE IMPLEMENTATION WEEK WHERE BRINC WOULD SEND THEIR TEAM HERE TO HELP US IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM.

PROGRAM COST. SO BACK A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE RECEIVED A APPROPRIATION OF $10,000.

THAT WOULD HELP AS FAR AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE AS FAR AS GETTING ELECTRICITY AND ETHERNET CAPABILITIES UP TO THE ROOFTOP AND SOME OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUT THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, THERE IS ZERO COST.

THE CONTRACT IS ON AS FRIENDLY TERMS AS POSSIBLE, WHERE WE CAN EXIT THE CONTRACT FOR ANY REASON BY GIVING 30 DAY NOTICE TO BRINC PRIOR TO THE START OF YEAR TWO. SO WITHIN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO STARTING YEAR TWO, WE GIVE NOTIFICATION.

WE WANT TO EXIT THE CONTRACT AND THERE'S NO COST FOR THAT FIRST YEAR.

IF WE DECIDE TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM AND KEEP THE PROGRAM, IT'S $59,999 FOR YEARS TWO AND THREE AND FOUR.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 35-26, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHTY. WE'LL START QUESTIONS WITH COUNCIL.

AND WE'LL START WITH MISS CHESS. OH, YEAH. YOU PRETTY MUCH ANSWERED ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS.

I THINK MY ONLY QUESTION NOW IS, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR EACH OPERATOR TO GET CERTIFIED? IT DEPENDS. THERE'S A COURSE YOU CAN TAKE. YOU JUST KIND OF WORK AT YOUR OWN PACE.

IT IS A LENGTHY PROCESS. BUT AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE SIX MONTHS OF IMPLEMENTATION AS FAR AS WORKING WITH BRINC.

IF THIS IS APPROVED, WE'LL START IDENTIFYING PERSONNEL WHO CAN BE CERTIFIED IN A PART 107 LICENSE TO BECOME OPERATORS.

SO WE'LL HAVE AT LEAST SIX MONTH HEAD START ON THEM. OKAY.

SO DO WE HAVE. HOW MANY CERTIFIED OPERATORS DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? WE ALREADY HAVE AT LEAST 6 OR 7 PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEIR PART 107 LICENSE ALREADY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, BEN. SO WE JUST HAD A REALLY GREAT DISCUSSION ON THIS IN THE WORK SESSION.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I APPRECIATE LIKE IT CAME UP IN THE WORK SESSION.

LIKE HOW MUCH YOU GUYS HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS ALREADY.

SO THAT A LOT OF OUR QUESTIONS, YOU ALREADY HAD LOOKED INTO THEM.

I CAME WATCHING IT THE SECOND TIME. I DID HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION, THE PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY DASHBOARD.

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OKAY. SO IT WOULD BE. THE PUBLIC COULD ACCESS THIS WEBSITE.

YES. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN DODD. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I MEAN, IT'S A WIN WIN.

WE GET A FREE YEAR. SO YEAH THIS IS A GOOD PROGRAM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE GET A GOOD ENOUGH OF A SAMPLE SIZE OF TIME TO SAY, HEY, YEAH, THIS WILL BE A DEFINITE ASSET.

AND I KNOW THAT WE TALKED IN WORK SESSION THAT THERE ARE SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES ALREADY IN THE AREA THAT UTILIZE THIS.

SO I'M PRETTY SURE WE'LL BE PARTNERING AND KIND OF KNOWLEDGE LEARNING FROM THEM.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE IS THE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN FOR RESIDENTS.

SO UNDERSTANDING THE CAPABILITY AND UNDERSTANDING HOW IT WILL BE USED.

THIS ISN'T A. THIS IS MISSION DRIVEN, AS YOU ALREADY MENTIONED.

IT'S FOR INCIDENTS AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S FOR RESPONSE.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DISCOVERING THIS AND MOVING US FORWARD.

THANK YOU. A COUPLE QUESTIONS, CHIEF. I DIDN'T GET TO ASK IN A WORK SESSION.

THE $59,000 COST. DOES THAT INCLUDE USER TECH SUPPORT 24/7? AND WHAT ABOUT MAINTENANCE? YES. MAINTENANCE IS INCLUDED.

AND. 24/7 I BELIEVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT, BUT I'M NOT SURE IT'S TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

I'M NOT SURE IT'S 24/7 TO BE HONEST. BUT YES, IT INCLUDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT.

YES. OKAY. AND THIS DOES NOT REPLACE STAFF. JUST SO EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF THAT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO REDUCE THE STAFF IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND CAN YOU REMIND ME AGAIN, ONCE WE LAUNCH THIS AND THE DRONE LAUNCHES, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO GET TO ANY POINT IN THE CITY? THE CITY OUR SIZE, IF PLACED CENTRALLY, LOCATE TAKE JUST OVER 70S.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

THANKS. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 35-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

MISS CHESS. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS.

YES. RESOLUTION 35-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 36-26 BY TITLE ONLY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 36-26. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, MOU, WITH FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF SKYWAY PLAZA.

JAYLAN WHITE, DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I WILL BE DISCUSSING POSSIBLY RESOLUTION 36-26 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN MOU WITH THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGARDING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SKYWAY PLAZA.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MOU IS TO ESTABLISH THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOTH THE CITY AND THE FDC AS WE WORK TOGETHER ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS 12.4 ACRE SKYWAY PLAZA SITE ON KAUFFMAN AVENUE. FOR SOME BACKGROUND ON SKYWAY SITE, CITY ACQUIRED THIS PROPERTY IN 2017 WITH THE INTENTION OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY. THAT PROJECT WAS NOT ULTIMATELY PURSUED, CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER OTHER LONG TERM USES FOR THAT SITE.

RESOLUTION 06-23 APPROVED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH PROVIDES LONG TERM GOALS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS SITE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SERVE TECHNOLOGY ORIENTED BUSINESSES WITH RELATIONS TO WRIGHT-PATT AIR FORCE BASE.

THE MOU ITSELF RECOMMENDS UTILIZING THE FDC TO OVERSEE SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, INCLUDING PURSUING VARIOUS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

ALONG THE FUNDING LINES, THE FDC HAS ALREADY SECURED $1 MILLION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FOR SITE READINESS IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SITE ITSELF.

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THE MOU OUTLINES THE RESPECTIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FDC AND CITY STAFF IN ADMINISTERING AND IMPLEMENTING SITE READINESS WORK THROUGH THE FUNDED GRANT.

THE MOU WOULD REMAIN INTO EFFECT UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 2027, WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW PENDING APPROVAL OF BOTH PARTIES.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 36-26, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK, YOU JAYLEN. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. NO QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU, JALEN. THANK YOU. NICE PRESENTATION. NO QUESTIONS, JALEN.

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

THANKS, JALEN. STUPID QUESTION. SO WE'RE APPROVING FOR YOU TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

BUT THIS IS NOT THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

THIS IS NOT OUR OPERATIONAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE FTC.

THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THIS SITE, SO THAT A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER CAN SIGN ON TO IT, BUT THIS IS NOT THE DAY TO DAY MOU LIKE WE WOULD HAVE WITH THE FAIRBORN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD OR FAIRBORN TRAP NEUTER RELEASE.

THIS IS SPECIFIC JUST TO A SITE NOT ON OUR DAY TO DAY PARTNERSHIP WITH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

SO THIS. OKAY. BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO READ THROUGH ALL THIS INFORMATION AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE ACTUAL MOU? LIKE WHEN IT SAYS THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF WHO EACH HAS, I COULDN'T TELL FROM THIS.

SO IS THIS IS IT? OR IS THERE A SEPARATE DOCUMENT THAT.

OR WHAT ARE THE LIKE SECTION ONE, TWO, THREE, LIKE CITY MANAGER AND APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY. IS THAT THE KIND OF.

WITH ALSO, OR THE FDC WANTS COUNCIL BE COMFORTABLE WITH.

AND THAT'S WHERE THOSE THINGS WILL BE FILLED IN AS WE GO ALONG.

OKAY. OKAY. JUST BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO LOOK FOR THE.

AND SO THIS IS ONCE A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER COMES ON BOARD WITH THE FDC BECAUSE THE FDC CONTROLS THE PROPERTY AND OWNS THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS ALLOWING OR LETTING US KNOW WHAT THEY THINK OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS AS THE FORMER PROPERTY OWNER AND OVERALL AS THE COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD.

SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S SPECIFICS IN THAT YET.

AND I THINK YOU'LL HEAR MORE SPECIFICS AS WE GO ALONG.

OKAY. SO AS FAR AS THIS GOES, THERE'S NOT A SPECIFIC THING SAYING THIS IS THE CITY MANAGER'S ROLE IN THIS MOU AND THIS.

WE'RE JUST SAYING, HEY, THIS IS THE WAY WE WANT IT TO GO.

THIS IS THE PROCESS WE WANT TO USE. AND THEN THE DETAILS WILL COME WITH.

OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT WAS ALL MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, JALEN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 36-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

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

YES. RESOLUTION 36-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. THAT'S ALL THE PRESENTATIONS WE HAVE NOW.

SO WE'LL OPEN UP THE MEETING TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.

[VII. Citizens Comments]

JOANNE COLLINS, 173 ERIE. AND HOWDY. I ENJOYED OUR PARADE IMMENSELY.

I DIDN'T GET TO SEE ALL THE FLOATS BECAUSE OF MY POSITION OF WHERE I WAS AT, BUT I WAS BLESSED WITH THE POLICE ADVISORY BOARD.

CHIEF ROMAN HE'S GOT TO PUT UP WITH ME. DON'T YOU FEEL SORRY FOR HIM? NEVER BEFORE HAD THERE BEEN A PROCLAMATION FOR SAFETY CITY UNTIL THIS YEAR.

AND ATTENDANCE WITH PUBLICITY AT THE HEIGHT. WE WENT FROM LIKE ALMOST 40 TO 90, WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD.

[INAUDIBLE]. WAS PUT OUT FOR A FLOAT AND TERRY LYNN AND RICH RANKIN.

THEY BUILT AND PAINTED THEM. I HELPED DECORATE TERRY AND LYNN AND TERRY ADKINS.

THEY GOT FLOAT SUPPLIES AND BUSINESSES WERE SUPPORTIVE OF US WITH THE HOLLAND FLORIS VOICE TC GRAPHICS.

CHIEF OF POLICE, BEN ROMAN MCGRUFF, FIRE CHIEF WILLIAM SPARKY, OUR CITY MANAGER, MIKE GEBHART,

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NEXT YEAR, WE WILL CELEBRATE OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY ON THE SCHOOL SAFETY CITY PROGRAM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.

BUT THIS IS A FLOAT THAT INVOLVED EVERY COMMUNITY, PERSON AND COMMUNITY IN OUR AREA, AND IT WAS ALL FOR AN EFFORT TO COME TOGETHER FOR THE PROTECTION OF KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE AND PROTECTED.

AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING BETTER THAN THAT.

LEADING THE PARADE, TRIMS PASSED OUT A TRUCKLOAD OF AMERICAN FLAGS TO GET EVERYBODY WARMED UP.

THE SCHOOLS WERE SUPPORTIVE WITH THEIR BAN. I'M SO GLAD WE BUILT NEW SCHOOLS.

THEY WERE HOT, AND THEY WERE BANNING THEIR INSTRUMENTS, BUT THEY DID REAL GOOD WITH THE SPORTS TEAMS. AND I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF BUBBLE GUM PASSED OUT.

WE DID HAVE A GRAND MARSHAL WHO WAS A NURSE OF A SCHOOL KING.

WE DO HAVE KING AND QUEENS HERE IN TOWN. FAIRBORN SENIOR CENTER WAS GOOD.

MIAMI VALLEY DANCE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. A GRADUATE OF FAIRBORN RUNS IT.

THE TNT HAD THE NINJA TURTLES. LOTS OF CHURCHES.

GREENE COUNTY LIBRARY WAS THERE. SEVERAL BUSINESSES.

WE HAD THE WRIGHT FLIER. TV 2 AND 7 REPRESENTED US.

MILITARY FIFTH AND I DON'T KNOW THE REST OF IT, I LOST IT.

CIVIC BAND WAS GOING GOOD WITH THE UD, AS USUAL.

WE HAD THE FAIRBORN MILITARY VETERANS MISSION BARBECUE, DAYTON HONOR FLIGHT.

AND THEY DID THREE PARADES. LOTS OF WRIGHT-PATT SUPPORT FROM THE MILITARY VEHICLES, WHICH.

I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME, SO I CAN'T TELL YOU ALL THE OTHERS, BUT THERE WAS PLENTY.

AND I THINK IT WAS WONDERFUL THAT EVERYBODY STAYED SAFE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS HOT.

AND THEY CAME OUT AND THEY CELEBRATED AND THEY PARTICIPATED.

AND I THANK OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY OUR PARKS GUYS, KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE BALLPARK.

AND I THINK A SUGGESTION SHOULD BE, CAN WE GET WHITE SHIRTS FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT? BECAUSE THEY GOT TO BE GETTING HOT. THANK YOU, JOANNE.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK COME FORWARD? MARILYN MCCULLY. 2309 MALLORY COURT. I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP BASICALLY WHAT JOANNE SAID BY THANKING THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT MADE THIS WEEKEND THE FESTIVITIES THAT IT WAS.

IT WAS HARD FOR EVERYBODY. I KNOW THAT THE PARKS PEOPLE TAKE A LOT OF HEAT, NOT JUST THE TEMPERATURE WISE.

I'VE ALSO BEEN AWARE OF SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR WHERE GROUPS GOT BUTT HURT OVER SOMETHING DIDN'T GO RIGHT ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY FELT IT SHOULD BE.

AND YOU ALL APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO. I WANT THE CITIZENS TO APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO.

AND BECAUSE SOMETHING GOES WRONG, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CITY EMPLOYEES FAULT.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND.

AND THE THINGS THAT DIDN'T WORK QUITE RIGHT. WELL, GET OVER IT.

IT'LL BE BETTER NEXT TIME. BUT THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND ALL OTHER CITY STAFF THAT MADE THIS WEEKEND HAPPEN.

THANK YOU, MARILYN. MARILYN MIGHT HAVE READ MY NOTES. ANYWAY. JAMES BAKER, 427 GRANT STREET.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER.

TONIGHT, I SIMPLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE LEADERS, THE VETERANS, THE FIRST RESPONDERS, SCHOOL BANDS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEERS, CITY EMPLOYEES, AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS YEAR'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION SUCH A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.

DESPITE THE HEAT, MANY OF YOU WALKED IN THE PARADE ROUTE ROAD AND FLOATS ROAD AND CONVERTIBLES OR KEPT YOUR WINDOWS DOWN SO YOU COULD WAVE, SMILE, INTERACT WITH THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN.

THOSE SMALL GESTURES MEANT A LOT, AND THEY SHOWED THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

I ESPECIALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE DAN KIRKPATRICK AND THE CITY MANAGER, MIKE GEBHART.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU BOTH JUST WALKING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PARK, TAKING THE TIME TO VISIT WITH THE VENDORS BOOTH AND INTERACT WITH THE PEOPLE.

BECAUSE MY BOOTH WAS THERE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH MANY OF THE VENDORS AROUND US.

SEVERAL PEOPLE ASKED WHO THOSE TWO GENTLEMEN WERE.

I WAS HAPPY TO TELL THEM THAT IT WAS THE CITY MANAGER AND THE MAYOR.

THE VENDORS APPRECIATED THAT THEY TOOK THE TIME TO WALK THROUGH THE PARK AND VISIT WITH THE BOOTHS AND REPRESENT THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

THE FIREWORKS WERE SPECTACULAR. ONE OF THE BEST DISPLAYS I CAN REMEMBER.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT AN EVENT LIKE THIS DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN.

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THERE ARE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, AND I HOPE THAT OUR CITIZENS RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT WENT INTO MAKING THIS CELEBRATION A SUCCESS. MY VOLUNTEERS AND I SPENT BOTH 3RD AND 4TH AT THE COMMUNITY PARK, SPEAKING WITH RESIDENTS AND GATHERING SIGNATURES FOR THE RECALL PROCESS INVOLVING A COUNCILWOMAN.

WE SPOKE WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AND COLLECTED TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF SIGNATURES.

WHILE THE CURRENT PETITION INVOLVES ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, WE ALSO TALKED WITH RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RECALL PROCESS ITSELF.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN FAIRBORN'S HISTORY THAT THIS PROCESS IS BEING USED, AND IT ESTABLISHES A PROCESS THAT WE CAN USE IN THE FUTURE, REGARDLESS OF WHO HOLDS OFFICE. MANY OF OUR CITIZENS APPRECIATED LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE CHRIS AND CARA AND THE ENTIRE PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF, ALONG WITH EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE WHO VOLUNTEERED, WHO WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE CELEBRATION FROM SET UP TO CLEAN UP AND ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES TO KEEP EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY. YOUR HARD WORK, PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION DID NOT GO UNNOTICED.

YOU SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED.

IF I LEFT ANYONE OUT, PLEASE KNOW THAT IT WASN'T INTENTIONAL.

TO EVERYONE WHO HAD A ROLE PLANNING, ORGANIZING, VOLUNTEERING, PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY, SETTING UP, CLEANING UP, OR SUPPORTING THIS CELEBRATION IN ANY WAY.

THANK YOU. IT TRULY TOOK A TEAM EFFORT. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S HARD WORK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. AND THANK YOU, JULIE.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? ALAN CARNEY, 325 [INAUDIBLE] DRIVE. THE FAIRBORN FINANCE DEPARTMENT RECENTLY SENT OUT INVOICES FOR THE CURB SIDEWALK APPROACH ASSESSMENTS. THIS INVOICE ONLY LISTED THE TOTAL CSA AMOUNT DUE AND A $40 ADMINISTRATION FEE.

THAT'S IT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DETAILED ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN IN THE INVOICE TO SHOW HOW THIS TOTAL CURB SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT WAS REACHED.

NONE. NO DETAILS FOR THE NUMBER OF LINEAR FEET OF CURB OR SQUARE FOOT OF SIDEWALK THAT WAS REPLACED.

THERE WAS NO DETAILS FOR THE COST PER LINEAR FOOT OR COST PER SQUARE FOOT OF THE SIDEWALK REPLACED.

JUST ONE DAMN TOTAL CSA AMOUNT THAT BASICALLY YOU PAY OR ELSE.

THIS KIND OF INVOICE KIND OF DEFIES COMMON ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES BY FAILING TO PROVIDE DETAILS FOR AN EXPECTED ITEMIZED INVOICE, ESPECIALLY IN CASES WHERE THE FINAL WORK HAS GREATLY EXCEEDED THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE IN LINEAR CURVED FEET OR SQUARE FEET OF REPLACEMENT.

YOU EXPECT FAIRBORN CITIZENS TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN 30 DAYS WITH A SINGLE INVOICE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHOW NO DETAILS OF WHERE THAT DAMN PRICE CAME FROM? SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT. FAIRBORN ADMINISTRATION KNOWS THE CITIZENS MUST PAY THIS INVOICE, AND THEY DON'T FEEL IT NECESSARY TO DISCLOSE A DETAILED BREAKDOWN TO CITIZENS ON A COMMON BUSINESS INVOICE.

YOU JUST PAY THIS AMOUNT IN 30 DAYS OR YOU GET IT PUT ON YOUR PROPERTY TAX.

THE INVOICE SENT OUT WAS JULY 1ST AND IT'S DUE BY AUGUST 1ST.

SO THIS DEMONSTRATES A TOTAL LACK OF TRANSPARENCY TO CITIZENS BECAUSE THE FAIRBORN ADMINISTRATION HAS COMPLETE CONTROL AND POWER. EVEN YOUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME DIRECTLY, THEY DON'T NEED TO PROVIDE A DETAILED INVOICE AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT.

SO I'M REQUESTING COUNCIL TO REQUIRE THIS UNETHICAL ADMINISTRATION TO REISSUE DETAILED CURB SIDEWALK INVOICES ASSESSMENT TO ALL THE AFFECTED PEOPLE.

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DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE A COMMON SENSE THAT SHOULD BE IN A DETAILED, ITEMIZED INVOICE? I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP IN APRIL 6TH THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO BE DONE.

I BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE COUNCIL ON APRIL 20TH ABOUT THE SAME CRAP.

NOT ONE OF YOU PEOPLE UP THERE RAISED A FINGER AND WENT TO THIS ADMINISTRATION TO FIX THAT DAMN PROBLEM.

SO I SAY, I'M REQUESTING THE COUNCIL GO TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND CORRECT THIS, BECAUSE I THINK THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN DESERVE MORE. IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING, WE NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT NUMBER COME FROM.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO DO THAT, THEN I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A REGIME CHANGE UP HERE.

OKAY? COUNCIL IS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT ME AND CONTROL THEM, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

THEY CONTROL YOU AND YOU NOD YOUR HEAD, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

SO I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT.

IT'S NOT A GOOD ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICE JUST TO SCREW THE CITIZENS, MAKE THEM PAY A FINAL AMOUNT AND DON'T HAVE ANY DETAILS OF HOW, WHERE THAT MONEY CAME FROM. THANK YOU. YOUR HONOR, I THINK OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR CAN ADDRESS MR. CARNEY'S CONCERNS. ALL RIGHTY. GOOD EVENING.

I'M NOT GOING TO NECESSARILY ADDRESS MR. CARNEY'S PARTICULAR CONCERNS FOR HIS PROPERTY, BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, ESTIMATES WERE SENT OUT TO EVERY RESIDENT THAT WAS AFFECTED BY THE CSA PROGRAM.

THAT ESTIMATE DOES GIVE A SCOPE OF WORK TO BE DONE WITH AN ESTIMATED COST AMOUNT.

ONCE THAT WORK IS DONE, NOW, THAT WORK MAY CHANGE A LITTLE BIT.

CONDITION OF CONCRETE. IT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT LESS, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

BUT IN THIS CASE AND WHAT WE USUALLY SEE IN MOST CASES IS WHAT THAT ESTIMATE IS, IS TYPICALLY SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. AND WHAT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVE AS WHAT YOU OWE FOR THE WORK PERFORMED.

THE ASSESSMENTS ON APRIL THE 6TH, THEY WENT OUT.

IF YOU HAD ISSUES WITH THE ASSESSMENT THAT WAS SENT YOU COULD COME IN AND FILE A FORMAL OBJECTION TO THE CLERK.

AND THAT HAD TO BE DONE BY MAY THE 8TH. WE RECEIVED NO OBJECTIONS AT ALL.

THE WORK WAS PERFORMED. IF YOU HAVE SEEN ANY OF GARLAND AVENUE OR GREEN CIRCLE, OAK HILL, ALL THE AREAS THAT WE DID, THEY LOOK GREAT. I'M TICKLED WITH THE WORK THAT WAS DONE THIS YEAR.

I'M SORRY THAT THERE ARE COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES FOR THE WORK THAT WAS DONE.

BUT MY STAFF HAS DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR EVERY YEAR PRIOR, AND WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY OBJECTIONS OR OFFICIAL OBJECTIONS. SO JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER CITIZENS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD? YES. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS BRADLEY HENRICH, 32 LAWNDALE, FAIRBORN.

WELL, HERE, OF COURSE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THE DRONE THING.

I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONTROVERSY THROUGHOUT THE STATES WITH DRONES, THE FLOCK, CAMERAS, AND A LOT MORE SURVEILLANCE AND LOSS OF PRIVACY FOR ANYBODY IN THE US PRETTY MUCH.

WHAT WOULD STOP THE POLICE OR ANYBODY WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE DRONES FROM JUST TAKING OFF AND GOING AND DOING WHATEVER THEY WANT? DO YOU KNOW IF THEY GOT A LOGIN SPECIALTY TO JUMP IN AND GO, OR CAN THEY JUST RANDOMLY GO? THE OTHER THING IS TOO, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IF THE DRONE GOES DOWN, THERE'S A PARACHUTE. DOES THAT MEAN THE CITY HAS TO PROVIDE INSURANCE ON THIS DRONE IN CASE IT HITS A VEHICLE, A PERSON, A HOUSE, PROPERTY DAMAGE? YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE WOULD THAT HAVE TO COST? THE PRIVACY ON THE FLIGHTS TO AN ACCIDENT.

I GET THIS WOULD BE HELPFUL TO AN ACCIDENT. YOU CAN FLY OUT THERE IF IT'S BAD, YOU CAN GET, YOU KNOW, FASTER RESPONSE TIMES. BUT WHILE DRONES FLYING OUT THERE, IT CAN RECORD WHATEVER IT WANTS ON ITS PATH OUT THERE.

AND IT CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS, GATED COMMUNITIES, KIDS BACKYARDS WITH THE PARENTS.

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I COULD HAVE MY NEIGHBOR CALL THE COPS ON ME BECAUSE I'M DOING SOMETHING SHE DOESN'T LIKE. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO FLY A DRONE OUT TO ME AND START SPYING ON ME. AND I'M DOING NOTHING WRONG. AND I'VE SEEN VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE WHERE THAT'S HAPPENED AND YOU CAN'T TAKE DOWN THE DRONES BECAUSE THEN IT'S A FEDERAL OFFENSE FOR TAKING DOWN A POLICE, I GUESS, VEHICLE AT THAT POINT, EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T KNOW WHOSE IT IS.

IF THIS DOES GO THROUGH, WOULD THERE BE A WAY WE COULD DO LIKE A SIX MONTH TRIAL, SEE HOW IT GOES? SEE HOW THIS TRANSPARENCY WORKS OUT, WHERE WE'RE NOT SPENDING $70,000 FOR 2, 3 OR 4 YEAR PLAN.

I GUESS IT WAS. I COULDN'T QUITE SEE IT. I FORGOT MY GLASSES. BUT UNLESS THERE'S LIKE PROOF THAT THIS ACTUALLY WORKS, TRANSPARENCY, THE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY COME IN AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS WITH THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL.

THEN FOR SOME THINGS IT'S GREAT, BUT FOR OTHERS IT'S JUST LIKE THESE FLOCK CAMERAS.

IT'S TOO MUCH INVASION OF PRIVACY. NEXT QUESTION I HAD WAS THE KAUFFMAN LOT.

DO YOU ALL KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT LOT OR WHO IS GOING TO BE DEVELOPING ON IT, OR WHAT'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPED ON IT? I'M SURE THERE'S.

THE KIDS BEFORE SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP THE PARENTS.

AND THAT LOT IS HUGE. AND IF SOMETHING'S GOING TO BE DONE WITH THAT LOT, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT START TO PUT SOMETHING.

YOU'VE GOT THE COURTHOUSE RIGHT THERE AND YOU'VE GOT IMMEDIATE POLICE ACTION IN CASE SOMETHING COMES UP WITH A CHILD. I KNOW YOUTH CENTERS HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST.

NOTHING'S BEEN REALLY STARTED AND THERE'S REALLY NOWHERE TO PUT ONE BESIDES THE AMERICAN LEGION BACK BEFORE THAT WAS TORN DOWN.

THEN I GUESS THE COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER, I GUESS I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING'S BEEN DONE OR TALKED ABOUT THAT FROM COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT FAIRBORN FROM A TEXAS COLLEGE. I SAW SOME VIDEOS ABOUT IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY WAS SAID OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S TRUE, WHAT'S FALSE, BUT I DON'T HEAR ANY TALKS ABOUT IT.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS ARE TALKING PUBLICLY ABOUT THIS OR IF YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, HUSH IT UP UNDER THE RUG. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

SKYWAY IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT THE FDC, THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT OR COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION.

THEY ARE WORKING WITH SEVERAL PARTNERS TO REDEVELOP THAT SITE AS AN ASSET TO OPERATIONS ON THE BASE. THE FDC IS NOT CONTROLLED BY THE CITY OR DOES NOT REPORT TO ME. AND SO THE FDC WILL BE THE ONES THAT WORK THROUGH WHOMEVER THEY SIGN WITH.

TONIGHT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS PARTICULAR MOU TAKES CARE OF IS, THE CITY RECEIVED MONEY TO HELP WITH ESSENTIALLY THE REMOVAL OF THE ASPHALT AND DO SOME TESTING ON THAT SITE.

AND THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS AGREEMENT IS GOING TO DO.

BUT AS FAR AS DISCLOSING WHO THEY MIGHT BE WORKING WITH, I COULDN'T TELL YOU THAT FOR SURE.

AND I ALSO CAN TELL YOU THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT A NEW OHIO REVISED CODE LAW THAT PROHIBITS A LOT OF DISCLOSURE IN AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SITUATION. PLEASE DON'T CONFUSE THAT WITH ANYTHING ELSE.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE NEGOTIATING FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHEN THERE MIGHT BE AN AGREEMENT NOT TO A NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT.

THE STATE IS VERY FIRM ON WHAT THEY SAY CAN AND CANNOT BE SAID UNTIL THAT CASE GOES TO A BOARD LIKE PLANNING BOARD.

SO NOT BEING A MEMBER OF THE FDC BOARD, I COULDN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION MORE THAN THAT.

I THINK CHIEF ROMAN COULD PROBABLY REVIEW THE ITEMS WITH YOU ON TRANSPARENCY, BUT THAT DRONE WILL BE MISSION DRIVEN.

SO THAT DRONE WON'T JUST FLY UP AND GO LOOK AT PEOPLE'S HOUSES.

SO THERE'S A CALL AT 123 SMITH STREET, THAT UNIT WOULD BE DEPLOYED PER POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE WITH THE FAIRBORN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE TEN YEARS THAT WE'VE HAD A DRONE. THIS DRONE IS NOT INTENDED TO GO UP AND JUST HAPPENSTANCE SPY ON PEOPLE.

THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A DIRECT CALL OUT. AND THEN THERE ARE TRANSPARENCY ITEMS IN PLACE THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A TEST. I MEAN, WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY A YEAR TO SEE HOW IT DOES.

AND IN THAT YEAR, IF IT'S NOT LIVING UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS WE THINK, THEN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST YEAR IS OVER, WE CAN CANCEL IT, NO HARM.

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SO IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE 100% COMMITTED TO THAT.

THIS IS BRINC'S WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT THIS MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO YEAH, THERE IS A MECHANISM WITHOUT PENALTY TO GET OUT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, YOUR HONOR. ALRIGHTY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD WISH TO SPEAK BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[VIII. City Manager Comments]

JULY MILESTONE RECIPIENTS. SO WE HAD MULTIPLE MEMBERS OF OUR CITY STAFF WHO WERE RECEIVING THEIR MILESTONES THIS YEAR OR THIS MONTH.

WITH 10 YEARS, TIM DAUWALDER IN THE STREET DIVISION.

5 YEARS, JACOB LOPER IN WATER, BRIANA BLACKMORE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CAMERON THURMAN ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALSO RECEIVING THEIR FIVE YEAR MILESTONES. AND THEN WITH ONE YEAR, KELSEY MILLER IN OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THOSE STAFF MEMBERS COULD BE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, BUT I WANT TO THANK THEM AND ALL OUR STAFF FOR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THE CITY.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED. BIG THANKS TO PARKS AND REC.

THEY DO PLAN THIS MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS IN ADVANCE.

AND SO THEY ARE ON CALL ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE 3RD, THE PARADE AND THE BLOCK PARTY OR THE FIREWORKS SHOW. AND IT IS SO WONDERFULLY DONE.

I CAN'T GIVE THEM ENOUGH PRAISE FOR WHAT THEY DO.

YOU KNOW, THEIR DOWNTIME BETWEEN THE 3RD AND THE 4TH IS MINIMAL.

LONG ENOUGH TO GO HOME AND SLEEP, AND THEN THEY'RE BACK AT IT FOR THE PARADE THE NEXT MORNING. ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE AND FIRE AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR BOTH THE 3RD AND THE 4TH ALSO.

EVERYTHING THAT I'VE HEARD WENT VERY SMOOTHLY, INCLUDING FOLKS GETTING OUT OF COMMUNITY PARK AFTER THE FIREWORKS SHOW.

SO THANKS TO OUR POLICE, FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS STAFF FOR THAT.

TOMORROW MORNING IN THIS ROOM AT 9 A.M. WILL BE THE SWEARING IN OF OUR NEWEST FIREFIGHTERS, CONNOR OSTERHOLT, COLTON RYAN, AND TYRUS WALSH.

AGAIN, THAT'LL BE IN THIS ROOM AT 9 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING.

FREE ON FRIDAY SERIES IS AT THE ATHERTON AMPHITHEATER THIS COMING FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 7 TO 8.

IT'S A FREE EVENT, AND THE GLEN HELEN RAPTOR CENTER WILL BE HERE WITH THEIR LIVE ANIMALS.

FAIRBORN CITIZEN ACADEMY INFORMATION IS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

AGAIN, THE ACADEMY IS FOR 15 RESIDENTS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE TO THOSE 15 SLOTS.

THE ACADEMY BEGINS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, AND THOSE CLASSES MEET ONCE A WEEK ON THURSDAYS FROM 6 TO 8 P.M.

FOR NINE WEEKS. AND THAT CULMINATES IN THE GRADUATION ON OCTOBER 29TH.

AND THEN MANY OF YOU HAVE NOTICED ALONG THE GARLAND EXTENSION, THE CLEARING ALONG FROM NATIONAL HOMES OVER TO THE MEADOWLANDS AREA. WITH THE NEW SCHOOLS BEING OPEN THERE, A LOT OF KIDS THAT LIVE IN NATIONAL HOMES WALK WHERE THERE'S NO SIDEWALK ALONG THAT ROAD.

AND SO PUBLIC WORKS HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY ON A PLAN TO PUT A SIDEWALK OR A BIKE PATH IN THAT WILL COVER THAT AREA WHERE THE KIDS ARE WALKING ON THE STREETS NOW. SO THERE'LL BE A SAFE WALK TO SCHOOL.

THAT SHOULD TAKE THE NEXT 4 TO 5 WEEKS. AND THAT SIDEWALK BIKE PATH WILL BE IN PLACE AND READY FOR STUDENTS WITH THE OPENING OF SCHOOLS IN MID TO LATE AUGUST.

SO YOU'LL START TO SEE TODAY THERE'S GRAVEL OUT THERE.

YOU'LL START TO SEE THE FORMS BEING SET AND THEN CONCRETE BEING POURED.

AND WITHIN 4 TO 5 WEEKS, THAT PROJECT WILL BE DONE.

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

THANK YOU, MIKE. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.

[IX. Council Comments]

WELL, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TODAY OTHER THAN WHAT MIKE HAVE ALREADY SAID FOR THE PARADE.

THE PARADE WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT PARKS AND REC PUT IN AND ALSO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED, YOU KNOW, IT TOOK IT TOOK A LOT OF MAN POWER TO BE ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF EVERY SINGLE YEAR THE WAY WE HAVE DONE IT. AND I'M SUPER PROUD OF THE CITY FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE AND WHAT A PART THAT YOU'VE PLAYED IN THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. SO, JOANNE, YOU WAS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR COMMENTS.

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LIKE AGAIN, IT'S GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE OUT THERE AT OUR MEETINGS.

AND THAT'S AMAZING THAT YOU CARE ENOUGH ABOUT YOUR CITY TO BE ABLE TO COME AND VIEW YOUR OPINIONS AND YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED DONE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO OBVIOUSLY THANK THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE FIRST ANNUAL FAIRBORN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON CELEBRATING THE PILLARS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE THE WOMEN, THE LEADERS, THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.

IT WAS REALLY COOL. IT WAS A GREAT NETWORKING EVENT, BUT IT WAS ALSO GREAT TO CELEBRATE THE WINS.

I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE PARADE, BUT IT WAS SUPER FANTASTIC.

LOVED IT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND THANK THOSE OF YOU WHO TOOK THE TIME TO TALK WITH MY FRIEND NATHAN AND LET HIM SHARE WITH YOU HIS EXCITEMENT ABOUT HIS MEDALS FROM THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, OHIO.

SO HE FELT LIKE HE WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD. SO HUGE THANK YOU GUYS.

AND SOME OF US EVEN ASKED FOR PHOTOS WITH THEM.

SO YEAH, HE DEFINITELY FELT LIKE A CELEBRITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

AND SO, YES, WE DID ADDRESS THAT. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT.

WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT IN ADDRESSING THAT.

AND SO AT THIS POINT, IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE VOTERS.

THANK YOU. THANKS, MILESTONE RECIPIENTS FOR WORKING FOR FAIRBORN AND DOING A GREAT JOB.

AGREE 100%. PARADE WAS AWESOME. THE WHOLE WEEKEND WAS AWESOME.

THE WAY THEY SET UP THE PARK, THE LAYOUT, EVERYTHING WAS REALLY GOOD.

AND I GUESS A FINAL SHOUT OUT TO THE PEOPLE THAT I SEE MOST OFTEN WHO WORK FOR THE PARKS ARE THE ONES IN THE ORANGE SHIRTS OR THE BRIGHT COLORED SHIRTS IN THE MORNING, PICKING UP ALL THE TRASH AND EMPTYING EVERYTHING OUT AND MAKING SURE THEY LOOK NICE FOR US THE NEXT DAY.

THEY HAD A LOT CUT OUT FOR THEM WITH ALL THE LEFTOVERS THAT WERE THERE.

SO YEAH, THANKS EVERYBODY FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND APPRECIATION.

I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHY YOU MADE THOSE COMMENTS.

IT WAS GREAT WORK BY THE CITY. AL IS AN INTERESTING POINT. YOU'RE CORRECT. I HAVE NEVER TALKED TO MIKE ABOUT YOUR PREVIOUS COMMENTS.

BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING COMMENT THAT I WILL LOOK INTO THE FACT THAT, I MEAN, I GUESS IF I GOT AN ESTIMATE AND THEN IT WAS A DIFFERENT PRICE IN THE END, I WOULD BE CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT CHANGED.

SO JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, I'LL CHECK WITH YOU LATER TO TALK ABOUT IT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND BRADLEY, YEAH, WE HAD, LIKE, IN THE WORK SESSION, SOME TALKS ABOUT THAT TOO WITH THE SURVEILLANCE OF THE DRONE.

AND RIGHT. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE UNDER THE SAME LOCK AND KEY AS WHAT, LIKE THE BODY CAMERA PHOTOS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO LIKE JUST A RANDOM PERSON CAN'T COME TO THE POLICE AND SAY, HEY, I WANT TO SEE THAT PHOTO.

YOU KNOW, OF THE WHOLE TIME THAT THE DRONE WAS GOING SOMEWHERE.

I REMEMBER HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH CHIEF ROMAN ABOUT THAT WHEN CERTAIN VIDEOS WERE RELEASED TO UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHEN PEOPLE CAN GET ACCESS TO THE VIDEOS. BUT I'M SURE WE'RE OPEN TO LIKE, WHILE THIS TRIAL IS GOING ON AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT.

LET'S SEE. I HAVE A NOTE ABOUT PUBLIC MEETING AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.

WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? I HAVE A SECOND NOTE FROM YOU ABOUT A PUBLIC MEETING.

DOES THAT? NOPE? OKAY. I WROTE A BAD NOTE. SORRY.

AND THEN THE KAUFFMAN QUESTION. SO MIKE KIND OF EXPLAINED IT, AND LIKE TO NOT GO INTO DETAIL ON IT, BUT LIKE IF YOU WOULD GO BACK AT A CERTAIN POINT, WE APPROVED A FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SO A LOT OF FOCUS WAS PUT ON LIKE, WHAT SHOULD GO WHERE? BECAUSE I WILL SAY, LIKE, I DO, LIKE ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, LIKE I'VE LOOKED AT THAT SPOT BEFORE AND THOUGHT,

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AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT, LIKE, THAT WAS A GREAT SPOT TO LIKE, COORDINATE WITH LIKE WRIGHT STATE AND INCUBATOR FOR LIKE SMALL TECHNOLOGY TYPE BUSINESSES, THAT KIND OF THING. SO THAT WAS KIND OF OUR NUMBER ONE SPOT TO FOCUS AND TRY TO BRANCH THE REST OF THE PLAN OUT FROM THERE.

SO I THINK IF YOU WENT TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THAT SPOT.

SO, ANYWAY. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN DODD.

THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THANK THE MILESTONE EMPLOYEES.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO. AND WITH THAT, THE 4TH OF JULY, CHRIS AND APRIL AND ALL THEM, AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF HOURS THEY PUT IN FOR THIS.

AND I REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF. IT WAS REALLY A LOT OF FUN.

AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO RIDE IN THE PARADE.

SO YEAH, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. SO I'D LIKE TO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE.

AND WE DO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS. IT MIGHT NOT SOUND LIKE WE DO, BUT YEAH, WE DO LISTEN AND WE DO TRY TO FIX IT.

THE CITIZENS ACADEMY, I WOULD RECOMMEND EVERY CITIZEN THAT CAN SHOULD GO TO THAT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITY AND HOW THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE CITY IS.

MATTER OF FACT, I'VE EVEN TALKED TO MY WIFE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO ATTEND IT THIS YEAR.

THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. BEAUTIFUL.

THANKS EVERYONE FOR COMING TONIGHT. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THEIR GOVERNMENT AND I HEAR YOUR HEART WHEN YOU COME UP AND YOU MENTION THE THINGS THAT YOU LIKE AND THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T LIKE.

I WISH WE COULD ANSWER THE MAIL ON ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

I WISH WE COULD MAKE EVERYBODY SATISFIED WITH A GIVEN SITUATION, BUT SOMETIMES IT JUST WON'T TURN OUT THAT WAY. BUT NONETHELESS, I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE US FEEDBACK, YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE US AND CHALLENGE US. CHALLENGE US, HELP US TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. THE TAX WE PAY IS TO HEAR OUR CITIZENS AND THEN HEAR THEIR CONCERNS, AND THEN WE'LL SIT BACK AND WE'LL WORK THROUGH THOSE CONCERNS, THOSE CHALLENGES, THOSE THINGS THAT KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT.

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I KNOW THAT GO ON IN THE CITY THAT KEEPS MIKE UP AT NIGHT.

BUT HE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB TRYING TO LEAD AND GUIDE AND HELP THIS CITY GROW IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE, FOR THAT. MY HATS GO OFF TO THE ENTIRE STAFF RELATIVE TO THE 4TH OF JULY AND EVERYTHING LEADING UP TO THAT. I THINK MAYOR KILPATRICK PUT OUT THIS CHALLENGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THAT HE WANTED THIS PARTICULAR 4TH OF JULY TO BE REALLY, REALLY SPECTACULAR BECAUSE WE WERE CELEBRATING OUR 250TH BIRTHDAY.

AND I THINK WE DID THAT WITHOUT A HICCUP. WE DID THAT.

I GOT A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THE BANDS THAT WERE AT THE PARK TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW.

FANTASTIC. THE PARADE, FANTASTIC. THE CITIES AND THE GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS, THE PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, ALL THOSE THAT YOU MENTIONED WERE A PART OF IT.

AND EVERYBODY HAD FUN. IT ALWAYS WARMS MY HEART TO SEE THE KIDS OUT THERE WAITING FOR CANDY.

WE COULDN'T THROW CANDY OUT. ALL I TOLD THEM IS CANDY IS ON THE WAY.

BUT NONETHELESS, IT WAS A FANTASTIC TIME. I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.

I DO THINK THAT JUST FROM THE STANDPOINT OF FAIRBORN AND HOW WE'RE MOVING AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE

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SO WE'RE LEVERAGING THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE TO SEE HOW FAR WE CAN GO WITH THAT.

OTHER THAN THAT, ENJOY THE REST OF THE GREAT SUMMER HERE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, I WON'T BELABOR IN MY COMMENTS EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE HAS SAID, BUT I WILL SAY, I THINK THE CITIZENS THAT CAME UP AND SPOKE TONIGHT THAT TALKED HIGHLY ABOUT OUR JULY 4TH CELEBRATION SAID IT ALL.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MIATA CLUB FOR PROVIDING THE CONVERTIBLE CARS FOR US COUNCIL MEMBERS TO RIDE IN, AND IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE WITH THE DRIVERS EVERY YEAR AND HOW YOU CAN BRAG ABOUT YOUR CITY.

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, MY DRIVER HAS SAID THAT OF ALL THE PARADES THAT THEY ATTEND AND PROVIDE THEIR CARS, FAIRBORN IS THEIR FAVORITE, AND IT'S THE ONE THAT THEY WILL ALWAYS COME BACK TO YEAR AFTER YEAR.

SO THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD THING TO HEAR. I TOO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS FOR STICKING WITH US.

AND I WILL SAY ONE COMMENT ABOUT KAUFFMAN, AS A MAIN THOROUGHFARE, IT'S REALLY A PRIME PLACE TO DEVELOP.

DEFENSE CONTRACTORS ARE SOMETHING THAT'S GROWING.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE IS, I BELIEVE, THE LARGEST LAND SIZE BASE IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, AND IS ALSO ONE OF THE VERY FEW MILITARY BASES THAT CONTINUES TO GROW, EVEN THOUGH DOD, PENTAGON AND EVERYBODY CONTINUES TO DOWNSIZE.

WE DIDN'T LOSE POSITIONS. WE GAINED POSITIONS OVER HERE TO THE TUNE WHERE THEY'RE ALMOST AS BIG AS WE ARE BECAUSE THEY KEEP ADDING PEOPLE.

I THINK THEY'RE A LITTLE OVER 33,000 NOW, SO BEFORE LONG THEY'RE GOING TO SURPASS US.

SO THAT'S A REALLY PRIME SPOT FOR THEM. I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH, AS MIKE SAID, WE DO HAVE SOME EVENTS COMING UP THE FREE ON FRIDAY CONCERT, WHICH WILL BE THE GLEN HELEN RAPTORS THIS YEAR.

REALLY NEAT FOR THE KIDDOS. THEY'RE GOING TO LOVE THAT. WE DO HAVE PLANNING BOARD NEXT TUESDAY.

THERE'S ALSO A BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR NEXT TUESDAY AT THE FAIRBORN SENIOR CENTER.

ON THE 20TH, WE WILL HAVE A COUNCIL WORK SESSION IN THE FIRE TRAINING ROOM, FOLLOWED BY A COUNCIL MEETING.

AND THEN ON THE 27TH, WE ARE HAVING OUR ANNUAL JOINT COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS IN BATH TOWNSHIP, AND THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE BATH TOWNSHIP BUILDING.

UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES THEY WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP? NO? NO, EXCEPT FOR. SORRY. EXCEPT FOR IT'S REALLY HOT OUT THERE.

I'M SURPRISED EVEN. WHO IS THAT? NOBODY SAY SOMETHING.

IT'S NORMALLY YOU, RIGHT? TALK ABOUT HOW HOT IT IS OUT THERE.

SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER.

I KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE PLACES PEOPLE CAN GO TO COOL OFF.

AND THERE'S A LIST. IS THERE A LIST ON THE WEBSITE? YES. YES. SOCIAL MEDIA. YEAH. AND SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE YOU CAN GO TO COOL OFF.

COOLING OFF STATIONS AND EVERYTHING. SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

JOANNE, ARE YOU STILL ADAMANT ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLES AND BEING CAREFUL? MOTORCYCLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO PLEASE DO THAT AS WELL, SO.

NORMALLY YOU TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER, SO. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL. MY BRAIN'S A LITTLE FRIED BECAUSE IT'S FREEZING UP HERE.

SO I THINK I GOT ICICLES ON MY BRAIN STEM. OKAY.

IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

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

YES. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.