Aug 03, 2026 City Council

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AUGUST 3RD, 2026.

[I. Call to Order]

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

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

HERE. MISS STANTON. HERE. THANK YOU, JULIE. WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. PLEASE ALSO TURN OFF ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT MAY BECOME A DISTRACTION THIS EVENING. OKAY. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SOME MINUTES.

[IV. Minutes - Consider approval of the minutes of the July 20, 2026, Council Work Session, the July 20, 2026, Regular Council Meeting and the July 27, 2026, Joint Meeting of City Council, Fairborn City Schools and Bath Township.]

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 JULY 20TH, 2026 COUNCIL WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT WE HAVE THE JULY 20TH, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? MR. MAYOR, I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF BECAUSE I WASN'T AT THAT MEETING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. BESIDES THAT CORRECTION, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 20TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE OPPOSED WITH THE ONE CORRECTION.

FINALLY, WE HAVE THE JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL, FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS AND BATH TOWNSHIP MEETINGS FROM JULY 27TH, 2026. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? I'LL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE. YEAH, I'LL ABSTAIN FROM THAT ONE TOO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OTHER THAN THOSE CORRECTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ABSTAIN? AYE. AYE. OKAY. THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN ALSO.

OKAY. WE HAVE NO PRESCHEDULED BUSINESS THIS EVENING.

SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO OLD BUSINESS. AND OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ORDINANCE 17-26.

[V. Old Business]

OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 17-26. THIRD READING. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PUBLIC UTILITY RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENT.

YOUR HONOR, BEFORE WE ADDRESS THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF LEGISLATION, I WANT TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL THAT THE MOTION BE MADE AND SECONDED AND VOTED UPON TO TABLE THIS UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.

THE REASON WHY, IS COUNCIL RECALLS DURING OUR LAST MEETING ON THIS ISSUE, MR. CARNEY RAISED AN ISSUE REGARDING THE. QUESTIONING THE PUBLIC UTILITY NATURE OF THE REQUESTED EASEMENT, AND THAT CAUSED US TO DO. AND SPECIFICALLY, I THINK MR. CARNEY WAS SUGGESTING THAT WE SHOULD CHARGE FOR THE GRANTING OF THE EASEMENT THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

AS SINCE IT WAS A FOR PROFIT COMPANY AND NOT DOING THE PUBLIC BIDDING.

WELL, THAT CAUSED TWO DIFFERENT CHAINS OF INVESTIGATION.

ONE IS TO SEE WHAT TYPES OF COMPENSATION WE CAN CHARGE AND HOW MUCH COMPENSATION.

BUT MORE TO THE POINT, AS WE LOOKED AT IT AS NOT A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT, THE EASEMENT ITSELF.

AT&T REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC EASE UTILITY DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE REGULATORY SCHEME.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REDRAFT THE EASEMENT IF THAT IS IN FACT THE CASE.

IN FACT, THE ASSISTANT LAW DIRECTOR HAS REDRAFTED THAT EASEMENT.

BUT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM PUCO, PUBLIC UTILITY REGISTRATION NUMBER.

AND THEY'RE SUGGESTING THAT IT IS A PUBLIC UTILITY BECAUSE AS PART OF THE FIBER THAT'S BEING PROVIDED, COMMUNICATIONS IS INVOLVED. WE WERE INVESTIGATING THAT ASPECT OF IT BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE A CRITICAL COMPONENT.

SO ANYHOW, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY READING ON THAT. SO I'M THINKING TABLE IT FOR ANOTHER MONTH.

FIRST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME IF THE COUNCIL WOULD SO DESIRE.

OKAY. WE WERE HAVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR CITY SOLICITOR TO TABLE ORDINANCE 17-26.

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OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

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

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'LL KEEP COUNCIL APPRIZED AS WE GO, SO WE JUST DON'T WAIT 30 DAYS AND JUST KEEP IN PRICE INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO ORDINANCE 17-26 HAS BEEN TABLED UNTIL A FUTURE MEETING IN SEPTEMBER.

OKAY. NEXT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE 19-26.

IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 19-26 BY TITLE ONLY DECLARING AN EMERGENCY? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 19-26. MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, STATE OF OHIO, AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, KRISTINA COOPER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, PRESENTING.

KRISTINA, WE WELCOME YOU THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.

OKAY. SORRY. OKAY. TONIGHT, WE ARE PRESENTING THE SUPPLEMENTAL 19-26 FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR 26 OPERATING AND CAPITAL TRUST BUDGETS.

THE ITEMS UP FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION IS $34 TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR AVAILABLE 25 APPROPRIATIONS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE 26 BUDGET.

THE SUPPLEMENTAL WERE RESTORED, THE BUDGET AUTHORITY NECESSARY FOR THE INTERPRETER RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXPENDITURES.

IN THE GENERAL FUND, AS WELL AS ENGINEERING FOR $53,882 FOR PHASE THREE OF THE WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PROGRAM.

AND IN FINANCE, $249,398. AND THIS IS TO CORRECT AN ACCOUNTING ERROR THAT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE 2025 AUDIT FOR THE PFAS GRANT REVENUE, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY RECORDED IN THE GENERAL FUND, BUT IT WAS MEANT TO BE IN THE WATER FUND.

FOR THE STREET FUND, WE ARE REQUESTING $2,364.78 FOR THE REPAIR OF TWO DAMAGED PLOW ATTACHMENTS. I'M SORRY, $38,000. CDBG FUNDS WAS $306,273 TO ESTABLISH THE EXPENDITURES BUDGET FOR THE 2026 CDBG GRANT. IN THE COURT SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND, WE'RE REQUESTING $35,000 TO REPLACE THE COURT'S AGING CAMERA SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE.

IN THE VEHICLE DEPRECIATION FUND, $50,000 TO PROVIDE THE EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR THE BUYOUT OF THREE LEASED VEHICLES AT THE END OF THEIR LEASE TERMS. AND IN THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FUND, $268,000 FOR THE 2027 CURB, SIDEWALK AND APPROACH PROGRAM.

AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 19-26.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND WE WILL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, BUT WELCOME TO THE CITY.

THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS, KRISTINA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

YOU'RE WELCOME. NO QUESTIONS EITHER. THE RITA HEADS WERE VERY THOROUGH.

THANK YOU AND WELCOME. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS.

AND WELCOME, MISS COOPER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU AND WELCOME. NO QUESTIONS AND WELCOME.

THANK YOU. WELL, KRISTINA, WELCOME. IT WON'T ALWAYS BE THIS EASY, BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.

I KNOW YOUR FIRST FEW WEEKS HERE, YOU'RE KIND OF GULPING WATER AS FAST AS YOU CAN.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND WE WILL PRESS FORWARD THEN.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 19-26, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY? SO MOVED. SECOND. SHALL WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS CHESS. YES. MR. ALLEN.

YES. MR. DODD. YES. MISS REASTER. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 19-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE ORDINANCE 20-26. IN MY NOTES, THIS IS A FIRST READING.

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SECOND READING. SECOND READING. SECOND READING.

OKAY, SO IT'S THE SECOND READING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 20-26 FOR THE SECOND TIME BY TITLE ONLY? [INAUDIBLE]. WE GOT A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 20-26, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CERTIFICATION OF DELINQUENT UTILITY, WEED MOWING AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT CHARGES TO THE GREENE COUNTY AUDITOR FOR ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTIONS.

KRISTINA COOPER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, PRESENTING.

OKAY. THIS ORDINANCE IS FOR THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR UTILITY BILLING CHARGES, WEED MOWING AND THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT.

IT IS COMBINED INTO ONE ORDINANCE FOR APPROVAL.

FOR THE UTILITY BILLING ASSESSMENTS, THE PURPOSE UNDER CITY CODE SECTION 913, 915 AND 917 IS TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENT OF UNPAID WATER, SEWER, GARBAGE AND MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES FROM THE FINAL UTILITY BILLS.

SO THE PROCEDURE FOR THIS IS WE INCORPORATE THE UTILITY ACCOUNTS FROM JUNE 1ST, 2025 TO MAY 31ST, 2026. THE FINAL WATER INVOICES SENT TO THE RESIDENT.

IF UNPAID, A SECOND NOTICE IS SENT TO THE OWNER.

THEY DO ISSUE DOOR TAGS IF THE TENANT HAS MOVED WITHIN FAIRBORN.

AND THEN IF IT'S STILL UNPAID, THE NOTICE OF PENDING ASSESSMENT IS MAILED TO A CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER AND PROPERTY MANAGER, AND ANY AMOUNTS REMAINING UNPAID ARE CERTIFIED TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR AFTER THAT POINT.

SO FOR THIS ASSESSMENT, FINAL NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT THE WEEK OF JULY 22ND WITH THE DUE DATE OF AUGUST 28TH.

233 ACCOUNTS WERE DELINQUENT AT THE TIME OF THIS MEMO IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,828.73.

AND WE DO HISTORICALLY COLLECT BETWEEN 45 AND 50% OF THAT PRIOR TO THE ASSESSMENT.

FOR THE WEED MOWING ASSESSMENTS, THE PURPOSE UNDER CITY CODE, SECTION 547.15 AND .16 IS TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENTS OF UNPAID WEED MOWING CHARGES.

THE PROCEDURE IS, THE INVOICES ARE FROM MAY 1ST OF 2025 TO APRIL 30TH, 2026.

SO A COMPLAINT IS RECEIVED. THE INSPECTOR IS SENT TO VERIFY THAT THE COMPLAINT.

THE OWNER IS NOTIFIED TO CUT THE GRASS. AND THEN THE INSPECTOR RE INSPECTS THE PROPERTY.

AND THEN IF IT'S STILL NEEDING, THE CITY CONTRACTOR CUTS THE GRASS AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS BILLED.

ANY REMAINING UNPAID BALANCES ARE SENT TO THE COUNTY FOR CERTIFY.

SO THE MONTHLY INVOICES ARE SENT TO THE OWNERS.

AS OF THIS MEMO, 537 INVOICES REMAIN UNPAID, EQUALING $114,299.11.

FINALLY, THE DEMOLITION NUISANCE ABATEMENTS UNDER CITY CODE 1315 IS TO ASSESS THE UNPAID NUISANCE ABATEMENT DEMOLITION CHARGES. SO THE PROCEDURES FOR THIS ARE.

THE NUISANCE IS DETERMINED. THE OWNER IS NOTIFIED BY PERSON OR BY CERTIFIED MAIL.

IF IT'S NOT COMPLETED BY THE OWNER, THE CITY UNDERTAKES THE REPAIRS OR DEMOLITION.

AND THEN THE OWNER IS BILLED FOR THOSE EXPENSES.

FOR THE DEMOLITION ABATEMENT, MONTHLY INVOICES ARE SENT TO THE OWNERS.

15 INVOICES REMAINED UNPAID IN THE AMOUNT OF 27,785.

SO THE THREE ASSESSMENTS TOGETHER EQUAL $191,912.84, AND THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE DUE TO THE COUNTY BY SEPTEMBER 14TH. AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. BEFORE WE COME TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS, ORDINANCE 20-26 DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE 20-26 PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE 2026 AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS,

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I JUST WISH THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE SO MUCH, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

BUT I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS. THANKS. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

NO QUESTIONS TO READ AHEAD. WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.

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

GREAT JOB. THANKS. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN ORDINANCE 2026, 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. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 20-26. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CERTIFICATION OF DELINQUENT UTILITY, WEED MOWING AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT CHARGES TO THE GREENE COUNTY AUDITOR FOR ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION. THANK YOU, MIKE. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 20-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

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

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

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 20-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE ORDINANCE 21-26.

[VI. New Business]

OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 21-26, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO TRANSFER SURPLUS REAL ESTATE PROPERTY LOCATED ON NORTH BROAD STREET, NORTH FIRST STREET, WEST MAIN STREET FROM THE CITY OF FAIRBORN TO THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION IN FAIRBORN NEIGHBORHOODS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

CHERISE SCHELL, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, PRESENTING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL .

ALL RIGHT. ORDINANCE 21-26. I DID NOT THINK THAT WAS MY FIRST SLIDE, BUT WE'LL ROLL WITH IT.

SO THE PARCELS IN QUESTION THIS EVENING ARE, AS YOU CAN SEE, HIGHLIGHTED IN LIGHT GREEN.

THOSE ARE THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY CONTROLLED BY THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

THE LIGHT BLUE PARCELS ARE CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CITY AND ARE THE PARCELS THAT WE SEEK TO TRANSFER TO THE DEVELOPMENT CORP THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE.

FOR A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CIC OF FAIRBORN, WAS ORGANIZED ON MARCH 6TH, 1969 UNDER ORC 1724.10.

IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF FAIRBORN TO ADVANCE, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE CITY'S INDUSTRIAL, ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENT. AS A FUNCTION OF THAT, A MUNICIPALITY MAY TRANSFER PROPERTY TO A CIC, IN THIS CASE THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORP, TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

THE REASON FOR THIS, AND WHY IT'S BENEFICIAL TO TRANSFER PROPERTIES IS THAT CIC CAN OFTEN ACQUIRE, MANAGE MARKET AND REDEVELOP PROPERTY RATHER MORE EFFICIENTLY AND FLEXIBLY THAN THE MUNICIPALITY, HELPING ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT, CREATE JOBS, INCREASE THE TAX BASE, ELIMINATE BLIGHT AND RETURN UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTY TO PRODUCTIVE USE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS STRUCTURE ALLOWS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD THROUGH A SPECIALIZED ENTITY WHOSE MISSION IS FOCUSED ON REVITALIZATION AND LONG TERM COMMUNITY BENEFIT WHILE STILL ADVANCING THE MUNICIPALITY'S PUBLIC PURPOSES.

SO THAT IS THE LIST OF THE NINE PARCELS THAT ARE AT ISSUE HERE IN THIS ORDINANCE THAT WE ARE REQUESTING TRANSFER TO THE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO TRANSFER THE PARCELS TO THE FAIRBORN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN ORDER TO ADVANCE, ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE CITY'S INDUSTRIAL, ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

WE WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL, STARTING WITH COUNCILMAN DODD.

NO, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. IT'S A GOOD READ UP.

NO QUESTIONS. I THINK THAT'S A SMART WAY TO DO BUSINESS.

THE FDC IS ABLE TO DO BUSINESS A LOT FASTER WITH A LOT LESS ROADBLOCKS THAN THE CITY.

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I HAVE NO QUESTIONS NEITHER. THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S FINALLY TAKEN SHAPE.

AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE.

THANK YOU. WHAT THEY SAID. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. I'M OPTIMISTIC, AND I'M HOPING WE'RE TURNING THE CORNER ON THIS ONE.

THANK YOU. THANKS. WHAT SHE SAID. THANK YOU. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT AREA OF PROPER T'S, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S MULTIPLE PROPERTIES.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE FINALLY GOT SOMEONE WHO'S PROPOSING SOME REAL DEVELOPMENT HERE.

AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT PART OF TOWN.

SO THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.

THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 21-26 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. ALLEN.

YES. MISS CHESS. YES. MISS REASTER. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 21-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR OLD BUSINESS AND NEW BUSINESS.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO CITIZENS COMMENTS. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL , PLEASE COME FORWARD,

[VII. Citizens Comments]

ALLEN CARNEY, 325 EAST SENIOR DRIVE. I HOPE CITY COUNCIL GOT MY PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS DATED JULY 28TH FROM JULIE FOR ORDINANCE 17-26 AND WAS ABLE TO READ SOME OF THE NEW ISSUES THAT I PRESENTED AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS. SINCE THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS AT THE THIRD READING OF ORDINANCE 17-26, I'M REQUESTING THAT MY PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS DOCUMENT THAT I SUBMITTED TO JULIE ON JULY 29TH BE INCLUDED IN THIS WEEK'S CITY COUNCIL MINUTES WITHIN THE CITIZENS COMMENTS.

JULIE HAS A COPY OF THE PDF AND I APPRECIATE THOSE BEING INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES.

I COULD READ THEM, BUT IS THAT ACCEPTABLE, JULIE? YEAH. OKAY, FINE. I APPRECIATE THAT. I REALLY WANT THE FAIRBORN CITIZENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS AND CURRENT CONCERNS THAT I HAD ABOUT ORDINANCE 17-26 IN REGARDS TO USING OUR CITY PARKS FOR RIGHT OF WAYS FOR FOR PROFIT COMPANIES. AND THANKS FOR TABLING ORDINANCE 726 UNTIL WE LOOK INTO SOME OF THIS.

ONE COMMENT I WANTED TO BRING UP, THE US SUPREME COURT HAD OVERTURNED A EARLIER FCC RULING IN 1925 THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE BROADBAND AND FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS A PUBLIC UTILITY.

THAT HAD BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN A TYPE ONE AND TYPE TWO FCC REGULATION.

BUT IN 1925, THE FCC DEFINITELY DECLARED THAT PRESENTLY, FCC CLASSIFICATION IS THAT BROADBAND AND FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT A PUBLIC UTILITY, BUT THEY'RE IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS, WHICH IS UNREGULATED. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE KIND OF COST AND COMPETITION THAT WE HAVE UNDER THAT SITUATION.

SO THANK YOU FOR PAYING ATTENTION. 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.

THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER COMMENTS. SORRY, I HAVE TO GET THE REGULAR GLASSES.

[VIII. City Manager Comments]

FIRST THING. WE'VE GOT SOME AUGUST MILESTONES TO CELEBRATE FOR EMPLOYEES.

UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THOSE FOLKS COULD BE WITH US THIS EVENING.

BUT WITH 25 YEARS IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SEAN PETTIT AND CAPTAIN JAMES HERN.

WITH 5 YEARS, ERIN ISON IN OUR WATER AND SEWER DIVISION, AND JESUS LUNA IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND FOR ONE YEAR, MARILYN RILEY IN OUR UTILITY INCOME TAX DIVISION AND LANE ROBINSON IN OUR WATER AND SEWER DIVISION.

SO THANKS TO ALL OF THOSE FOLKS WHO HAVE MADE FAIRBORN THEIR HOME.

CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING THOSE MILESTONES.

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AS IS THE TRADITION, THE FAIRBORN CIVIC BAND CLOSED OUT THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES WITH AN OUTSTANDING FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN THEME.

THANK YOU TO GARY JOHNSON AND THE CIVIC BAND, AS WELL AS CHRIS BARKER AND OUR PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK DURING THE FREE ON FRIDAY SERIES AGAIN THIS SUMMER. THE ANNUAL JOINT MEETING BETWEEN BATH TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF FAIRBORN AND FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS OCCURRED LAST MONDAY NIGHT, JULY 27TH. THE TENTATIVE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR'S MEETING IS MONDAY, JULY 26TH AT 5:30 P.M.

I BELIEVE THE CITY WILL BE HOSTING. IT'S OUR TURN TO HOST THAT MEETING, SO MORE DETAILS TO COME ON THAT.

I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, WHO CAME TONIGHT DURING THE WORK SESSION TO DISCUSS CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND POTENTIAL FUTURE PROJECTS. THANK YOU TO TERRY ADKINS AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE NEW SIDEWALK CONNECTING NATIONAL HOMES TO THE GARLAND EXTENSION SIDEWALK AND THEN TO COMMERCE CENTER IS COMPLETED.

STAFF DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB TO GET THAT IN SO THAT THE KIDS, WHEN THEY'RE WALKING TO SCHOOL STARTING TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY, HAVE A SAFE WAY TO WALK TO SCHOOL, RATHER THAN WALKING ON THE BERM OF THE GARLAND EXTENSION TO GET OVER TO COMMERCE CENTER.

SO THANKS, TERRY. I KNOW HIS FOLKS ARE LOOKING RIGHT NOW AT SOME POTENTIAL LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THAT WAY.

PROBABLY SOLAR. BUT WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT NOW.

SO PHASE ONE IS COMPLETE. FINANCE STAFF CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS THE CLEAR OF TRANSPARENCY PAGE.

WE'RE STILL HOPING FOR THAT ROLL OUT BEFORE THE END OF 2026.

BUT WITH KRISTINA JUST COMING ON BOARD AND A NEW ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR COMING ON BOARD IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE WANT TO BE SURE TO GIVE THEM PLENTY OF ROOM TO GET THEIR FEET FIRMLY PLANTED BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR INTO ANYTHING ELSE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO MANNY NICOLE ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THAT RECEPTION WAS HELD IN THE FIRE TRAINING ROOM ON JULY 30TH.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OFFICER SELDON PATTERSON. OFFICER PATTERSON WILL BE SWORN IN NEXT MONDAY MORNING IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 9 A.M.

AS OUR NEWEST SERGEANT. FAIRBORN CITIZEN'S ACADEMY INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON CITY'S WEBSITE.

THERE STILL ARE SPOTS OPEN FOR THAT PROGRAM THAT BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 3RD.

BLUEGRASS AND BREW IS FRIDAY NIGHT DOWNTOWN. THAT EVENT IS A HUGE DRAW.

THE AX THIS YEAR AT 5 P.M. OR THE BURNETT SISTERS BAND AT 6:30, THE DANNY PAISLEY BAND.

AND AT 8:00, THE HEADLINER IS JASON CARTER AND MICHAEL CLEVELAND.

TOGETHER, THOSE TWO GENTLEMEN HAVE WON 18 INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC ASSOCIATION FIDDLER OF THE YEAR AWARDS.

SO THEY ARE A, WHAT WE WOULD HAVE CALLED IN THE 80S, A SUPERGROUP.

THESE GENTLEMEN HAVE PUT OUT THEIR FIRST ALBUM TOGETHER. AND SO BLUEGRASS SHOULD BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AGAIN, DOWNTOWN STARTING AT 4:00. FUTURE PLANNING, BLUEGRASS AND BREW, OF COURSE, IS FRIDAY NIGHT.

SWEET CORN FESTIVAL, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 15TH AND 16TH.

AND THEN REACHING EVEN FARTHER OUT, SEPTEMBER 2026, AIRBORN, WHICH IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, BEGINNING AT 4 P.M. THE US MARATHON AIR FORCE MARATHON ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, AND THEN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FALL CAR SHOW ON SEPTEMBER 20TH.

AND SO THAT WEEKEND IN SEPTEMBER IS VERY BUSY.

SO THAT'S QUICK UPDATE ON THINGS. REMINDER THOUGH, HERE NEXT MONDAY, 9 A.M.

WE'LL BE SETTLED IN PATERSON SWEARING IN AS OUR NEW SERGEANT.

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

[IX. Council Comments]

THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY THAN WHAT OUR CITY MANAGER HAVE ALREADY CONVEYED.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR AUGUST MILESTONE RECIPIENTS, AND I'M READY FOR THE BLUEGRASS AND BREW.

I LOVE THAT DAY. I GET OUT THERE AND KIND OF DANCE WITH THE REST OF THEM.

AND ALSO THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL, MAYOR. SO WE GOT TO BE READY TO WIN THAT, YOU KNOW.

CLINT WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. YEAH. WE'LL LET CLINT TALK ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. HE HAS GOING LAST YEAR. YEAH. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. IT'S GREAT.

LIKE I SAID BEFORE, TO SEE NEW FACES OUT THERE AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN HERE BEFORE.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU. BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR.

I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

WE ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PLACE TO WORK. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING US.

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YOU'RE GOING TO GET TIRED OF US SAYING THAT BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER. SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. A BUNCH OF STUFF HAS HAPPENED.

I DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU TO TEARS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO ATTEND THE WINE WALK.

EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A WINE CONNOISSEUR, WHICH I AM NOT.

IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET UP WITH FRIENDS, VISIT NEW BUSINESSES, ONES YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY GO TO, SOCIALIZE. IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT TIME. THOROUGHLY LOVED IT.

WENT IN PLACES THEY WOULDN'T NORMALLY GO AND WAS LIKE, OH, THIS IS NOT AT ALL WHAT I EXPECTED.

SO IT WAS GREAT. FREE ON FRIDAY. SO I MADE A POST ABOUT THIS ON THE SOCIALS.

I OFTEN HEAR THE CIVIC BAND IN PASSING THE SWEETCORN FESTIVAL, THE PARADES, THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, BUT I'VE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY JUST PAUSE AND LISTEN.

AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE TREASURE WE HAVE RIGHT HERE.

SO DONNA, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT NIGHT.

THE RAIN HELD OFF UNTIL EVERYBODY PACKED UP THEIR INSTRUMENTS.

IT WAS FANTASTIC. SO THANK YOU. JUST TO REITERATE, THANKS TO PARKS, THEY DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS.

THEY'RE KIND OF THE UNSUNG HEROES. THEY DO SO MUCH WORK BEHIND THE SCENES LEADING UP TO THE DAY OF, THE NIGHT OF, AND THEN THE CLEANUP AFTER. SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TEAM ON YOUR TIME ON THAT.

MY FIRST TIME WATCHING ANYTHING AT THE AMPHITHEATER AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FACILITY THAT HAS TURNED OUT TO BE.

SO HATS OFF TO THE CITY FOR THAT VISION AND IN EXECUTING.

SPEAKING OF PARKS YOU KNOW, WE'VE SAID IT A MILLION TIMES AND WE'LL SAY IT A MILLION MORE.

WE HEAR THERE'S NOTHING FOR THE KIDS TO DO. YOU KNOW, THERE'S TONS OF THINGS FOR THE KIDS TO DO.

THAT WE HAVE, WHAT, 28, 29 PARKS? WE'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAMING WITH OUR PARKS.

THEY'RE WORKING ON MAKING IT MORE ROBUST. THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO.

YOU JUST HAVE TO BE INVOLVED AND SEE THOSE THINGS AND PARTICIPATE IN THEM.

SO THANK YOU TO THE PARKS TEAM FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

TONS OF STUFF COMING UP. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF IT'S BEEN SAID, WE GOT THE RACE COMING UP, THE MARATHON COMING THROUGH TOWN, AIRBORN, SWEET CORN FESTIVAL, ALL THE THINGS.

SO LOTS AND LOTS OF THINGS COMING UP. AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THANK YOU TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

PETTIT AND HERN ARE BOTH DEAR FRIENDS OF MINE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON 25 YEARS.

THAT'S AMAZING. AND ALSO TO WHETHER YOU'RE HERE 1 YEAR OR 5 YEARS OR 25 OR 400.

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN.

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

THANK YOU. I HAVE SO MUCH LESS. BUT I WILL SAY, YAY, PARKS! PARKS ARE THE BEST. I LOVE OUR PARKS AND I'M IN THEM EVERY DAY.

SO YEAH, CONGRATULATIONS, MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. HOPEFULLY YOU GET SOME KIND OF NEW PERKS WITH THE ANNIVERSARY DATE.

AND I HAVE A QUESTION AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE KNOW THE ANSWER NOW, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AL SAID IN HIS COMMENTS WAS ABOUT A CITY PARK.

DO YOU GUYS KNOW, IS THAT BIKE PATH THERE? IS THAT CONSIDERED.

IS THAT ZONED AS LIKE A PARK ALONG KAUFMAN? I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT.

OKAY. I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF IT AS A PARK, I GUESS.

IS THAT SO? I WONDERED ABOUT THAT. WELCOME AGAIN.

LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. DID I HAVE ANYTHING? NO, THAT'S. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT, SO JUST PASS IT ON DOWN.

WELL, MOVE ALONG HERE. THREE DOWN, FOUR TO GO.

RIGHT. WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. THANKS TO OUR MILESTONES.

FIRST OF ALL, I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR PARAMEDICS.

AS YOU CAN TELL, I HAD TO USE THEM. THEY'RE REALLY GOOD IN THIS CITY.

AND I APOLOGIZE, I HAVEN'T BEEN AVAILABLE FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS, BUT THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER.

OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, REALLY. YEAH.

SAME TIME FOR CLINT. BEAUTIFUL. THANKS, EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT THAT WE HAVE CITIZENS BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS, BE A PART OF THE GOVERNMENT.

I WILL MENTION RIGHT OFF THE BAT. WE'VE GOT THE FREE ON FRIDAY AND JUST.

MIKE HAS ALREADY EXPRESSED IT AND MARY EXPRESSED IT ALSO.

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AND THEY PLAYED JUST SPECTACULAR AND A LOT OF THANKS GOES TO GARY WHO HAS BEEN AT THE HELM OF THE CIVIC BAND AND ITS FOR 30 YEARS, ITS UPS AND DOWNS, RIGHT? THERE'S BEEN, THERE WAS TIMES WHEN THEY STRUGGLED.

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE ON THAT PARTICULAR NIGHT, EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER.

THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. THE PEOPLE WERE GREAT AND THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB SERVING THE COMMUNITY ON THAT DAY.

THEY'LL GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AT THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL, AND I'LL RUN RIGHT INTO THAT ONE.

A BIG PART OF THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL IS SUPPORTED BY THE LIONS CLUB, AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE DEXTER BAILEY, WHO IS OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT OF FAIRBORN LIONS CLUB.

THANK YOU, DEXTER, FOR BEING HERE. BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE SWEET CORN EATING CONTEST, WHICH WE COMPETE WITH THE BASE. AND LAST YEAR WE TOOK THEM TO TASK AND WE BEAT THEM.

SOME WOULD SAY THAT I KIND OF RIGGED IT, BUT I DIDN'T.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW. BUT WE HAD A GOOD TIME.

THEY ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT IT. I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE WING STAFF.

THEY GOT THEIR TEAM. SO YOU DON'T NEED ANY HANDS, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T NEED ANY HANDS.

BUT I'M LOOKING AT THIS GROUP, I'M LOOKING AT THE CITY.

I'M LOOKING AT MIKE STARING AT HIM. WE NEED CORN EATERS, GOOD CORN EATERS, BECAUSE CHIEF VOLMER SAID HE'S FROM NEBRASKA. HE'S A CORNHUSKER. SO HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO BEAT US.

BUT NONETHELESS, THAT'S A GREAT TIME. AND JUST A PLUG FOR THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

I THINK THIS IS THE 44TH YEAR, IS IT? I THINK IT IS.

I COULD BE WRONG, BUT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME.

THEY'VE GOT A SYSTEM. IT'S A GREAT EVENT. PLEASE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE.

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY THERE AT THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

ALSO ALONG THAT VEIN, WE DID TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING TO FAIRBORN AIRBORN, THE MARATHON, THE CAR SHOW. WE ALSO HAVE KIND OF NESTLED INSIDE THE CAR SHOW IS HEELS FOR HEROES.

AND I'LL PUT A BIG PLUG OUT FOR HEELS FOR HEROES.

OPERATION FAIRBORN CARES DOES A LOT TO HELP VETERANS FILL THE GAP WHEN THEY'RE IN NEED, WHETHER IT'S A CAR REPAIR, WHETHER IT'S A HOUSE REPAIR, WHETHER IT'S JUST IN THOSE VETERANS THAT HAVE A NEED.

SOMETIMES GOING TO THE VETERAN'S AFFAIRS AND GOING TO THOSE AGENCIES, THERE'S A GAP.

IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET THAT NEED FULFILLED.

AND OPERATION FAIRBORN CARES DOES THAT. THIS HEELS FOR HEROES IS OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE MEN IN HEELS AND WOMEN IN COMBAT BOOTS.

AND I'M TELLING YOU, I'VE SEEN BETTER LEGS THAN A BIRD'S NEST ON SOME FOLKS.

HOWEVER, COMMA, IT'S A GOOD, FUN EVENT AND IT'S VERY SHORT.

I THINK THE CAPTURED PERIOD OF TIME IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TEAMS TO COME IN AND SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE ALL THAT MONEY GOES BACK TO SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT, TAKE A PART OF THAT.

IT HAPPENS AT NOON ON THAT SUNDAY DURING THE CAR SHOW.

LASTLY, THE MILESTONE RECIPIENT. WELL, BEFORE I GET TO LASTLY.

KRISTINA, WELCOME. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.

I'M GOING TO SAY IT. ONE STEP AT A TIME. TAKE THIS ONE STEP AT A TIME.

MIKE IS HARD ON FINANCIAL DIRECTORS. THAT'S FAIR, RIGHT? OKAY, BUT TAKE IT ONE STEP AT A TIME. I THINK YOU GOT IT.

TO OUR TWO MILESTONE RECIPIENTS, PETTIT AND HERN.

25 YEARS IS A LONG TIME. YOU COULDN'T FIND TWO BETTER OFFICERS AND NOT KNOW SLIGHT TO THE OFFICERS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE BUILDING RIGHT

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SO ENJOY THE REST OF THE SUMMER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, I PROMISE TO BE BRIEF TONIGHT AS WELL.

I ONLY HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT I WANT TO DISCUSS.

AND THE ONE IS OUR JOINT MEETING WITH THE SCHOOLS AND THE TOWNSHIP.

PROBABLY MY FAVORITE MEETING OF THE YEAR. I ALWAYS COME OUT OF THERE WITH SOME REALLY GOOD INSIGHT.

THIS YEAR PROBABLY WAS THE FIRST TIME I WALKED AWAY WITH THAT A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT I LEARNED WE DON'T HAVE A PEDIATRICIAN IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, WHICH WAS QUITE SHOCKING TO ME. I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MEDICAL RESOURCES, BUT IT JUST WAS.

I DON'T KNOW, I WAS KIND OF TAKEN ABACK AT THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A PEDIATRICIAN HERE.

SO IT WAS REALLY ODD. FORTUNATELY, WE DO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP THAT MAY BE COMING TO FRUITION IN THE NEXT YEAR, AND WE WILL BE BRINGING OUR FIRST PEDIATRICIAN TO THE CITY.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE CITY FOR QUITE A WHILE, WE REMEMBER HOW ROBUST BROAD STREET 444 USED TO BE PRIOR TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMING IN AND SHUTTING IT DOWN ON US.

WE TOOK A BIG HIT WHEN THAT HAPPENED. IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME FOR THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO OVERCOME THAT HIT. PART OF THE BROAD STREET PHASE RECONSTRUCTION WAS TO KIND OF HELP IN THAT DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS TO KIND OF GET WHERE WE'RE AT.

AND THAT'S SORT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH A LOT OF THIS FDC STUFF WHEN WE'RE TRANSFERRING THESE PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE ACQUIRED AS PART OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTO THE FDC, NOT ONLY TO HELP EXPEDIATE THE LEGAL PARAMETERS ON WHAT STATE AND PRIVATE CAN DO, BUT ALSO FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT PIECE DOWN THERE TO BRING BACK SOME OF THAT ROBUST THAT WE USED TO HAVE. SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I THINK YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GOING TO SEE A DIFFERENT BROAD STREET DOWNTOWN IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS.

IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE PLACE, SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THAT.

CHERISE, SAY THANK YOU TO ALL YOUR TEAM MEMBERS.

AND I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THAT, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU.

OKAY. AGAIN, JUST TO JUMP ON THE MILESTONE WINNERS, IT'S ALWAYS FANTASTIC TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEDICATED SO MUCH OF THEIR ADULT LIFE AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THANKS TO THEM.

I WANT TO ADD MY COMMENTS ABOUT THE CIVIC BAND.

THE FREE ON FRIDAY CONCERT AT THE ATHERTON AMPHITHEATER WAS WONDERFUL.

WE HAD A HUGE TURNOUT. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM.

YOU WILL SEE THE BAND AGAIN, I'M SURE AT THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

THEY USUALLY MAKE AN APPEARANCE AT THAT ALSO.

SO YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF OUR BAND FOR THIS YEAR.

KRISTINA, WELCOME. LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BE PRESENTING OVER THE NEXT, HOW MANY YEARS YOU'RE WITH US. DON'T WORRY ABOUT MIKE.

MIKE'S REALLY A SOFTIE, SO THINGS WILL WORK. WE'RE EMBARRASSING HIM.

SO ANYWAY, IT WAS. DURING OUR WORK SESSION TONIGHT, WE HAD A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF IT, THEY HAVE BUILT SEVERAL HOUSES IN FAIRBORN IN THE PAST.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON ANOTHER HOUSE AND THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FUTURE HOMES.

ONE OF THE COMMENTS WE FREQUENTLY HEAR IN FAIRBORN IS ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AS I MENTIONED IN THAT MEETING, I MEET WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SEVERAL DIFFERENT GROUPS EVERY YEAR.

AND ONE OF THEIR CONCERNS, THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN PARTICULAR, WHO ARE GETTING READY TO GRADUATE IS THE DREAM THAT MANY OF US IN THIS AUDIENCE HAVE OR HAD OF HOME OWNERSHIP. THEY'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S AN ATTAINABLE DREAM FOR THEM.

PROGRAMS LIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HELP MAKE THAT DREAM POSSIBLE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED TONIGHT IS THAT HABITAT HAS A PROGRAM FOR MAKING NOT JUST BUILDING HOMES, BUT MAKING REPAIRS FOR SENIORS IN PARTICULAR.

WELL, I WANT TO BRING THAT UP THAT THIS WEEK IS OUR CHRISTMAS IN ACTION WEEK.

WE NORMALLY DO THAT ALL IN ONE DAY. THIS LAST SATURDAY WAS FAIRBORN'S CHRISTMAS IN ACTION DAY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE WEATHER DID NOT COOPERATE, SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL THE HOUSES THAT WE WERE WORKING ON.

WE DID COMPLETE SEVERAL. I KNOW ONE OF THE GROUPS ACTUALLY WORKED TODAY AND COMPLETED A MAJOR PROJECT AT A HOUSE, AND SEVERAL MORE OF THOSE GROUPS ARE WORKING THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.

SO WHAT WE'RE HOPING IN THE FUTURE IS THAT CHRISTMAS IN ACTION AND HABITAT'S HOME REPAIR PROJECT, PERHAPS WE CAN DO SOME TEAM WORKING AND WORKING TOGETHER TO DO EVEN MORE HOUSES IN FAIRBORN,

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TANA HAS BEEN DOING SOME WORK WITH THEM. I'VE DONE SOME WORK IN THE PAST WITH THEM. BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION.

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM GETTING A HOUSE LIKE HABITAT DOES, PLEASE STEER THEM TOWARDS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

AND LIKE I SAID, THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOME FUTURE LOCATIONS IN FAIRBORN.

IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. THE CITIZENS ACADEMY HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT UP.

IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THAT, THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO LEARN ABOUT HOW THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY WORK AND HOW YOU CAN BECOME A PART OF THAT. MIKE MENTIONED THAT THE SIDEWALK FROM MARCHMONT TO MEADOWLANDS IS NOW OPEN.

I DROVE BY THAT THIS AFTERNOON ON THE WAY TO HERE, AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WALKING AND BICYCLE RIDING ON THAT NEW SIDEWALK.

THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OPENS IN AUGUST OF 27, BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE KIDS, MAYBE BIKE RIDERS OR WALKERS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE DOING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS WHERE THEY'LL MISS THE BUS, BUT THEY STILL WANT TO GET HOME IN A SAFE WAY.

IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE, GO BY AND LOOK AT THAT SIDEWALK.

THE CITY REALLY DID A NICE JOB. IT'S A VERY PLEASING SIDEWALK.

IT WANDERS. IT ISN'T JUST A STRAIGHT SIDEWALK.

AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A COUPLE PLACES WHERE, ONE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A BENCH AND A COUPLE OTHER PLACES WHERE THERE'LL BE SOME SIGNAGE.

SOME REAL THOUGHT WENT INTO THAT. SO KUDOS TO THE CITY.

TERRY AND THE CREWS THAT WORKED ON THAT. THAT IS A MAJOR PLUS FOR SAFETY FOR OUR STUDENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WILL BE OPENING. ON THE SUBJECT OF SCHOOL OPENING SOON, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE NOTICED A LOT LATELY ARE THESE ELECTRIC BIKES AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS. AND A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE RIDING THOSE.

SO I WANT TO CAUTION FOLKS, PLEASE BE AWARE. THOSE ARE FASTER THAN KIDS NORMALLY ON BICYCLES.

AND I'VE SEEN THEM SCOOTING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC.

I ALMOST HIT ONE OF THE KIDS ON DAYTON, YELLOW SPRINGS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WHO WAS ON THE STREET AND DARTED ONTO A SIDEWALK AS I WAS TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE BE WATCHING, ESPECIALLY AS SCHOOL STARTS IN A FEW WEEKS.

THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE ON THOSE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, ELECTRIC BIKES, THEY'RE GOING FASTER THAN NORMAL AND THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE OUR EMS HAVE TO SHOW UP, WHETHER IT'S A BROKEN WRIST FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A STUDENT THAT GOT INJURED RIDING A BIKE. SO PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR THOSE.

THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE ONE OF MY GRANDSONS TO COLUMBUS AIRPORT TODAY AND DRIVING BACK FROM COLUMBUS, AS YOU GET INTO THE DAYTON AREA, THERE'S A SIGN THAT SAYS YOU'RE ENTERING THE NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE AREA.

AND AS WE CELEBRATE OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY, THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE AREA IS.

JOHN GLENN. NEIL ARMSTRONG. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS.

THE AVIATION THAT HAS GONE ON. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AVIATION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF AVIATION.

THAT HAPPENS RIGHT HERE IN THE FAIRBORN AREA WITH HUFFMAN PRAIRIE AND WRIGHT-PATT AIR FORCE BASE.

THAT AVIATION DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN A MAJOR, MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE HISTORY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS OF THE 250 YEARS.

SO PLEASE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND.

THAT SIGN REALLY JUMPED OUT AT ME AS I WAS COMING HOME FROM COLUMBUS TODAY, THAT THIS AREA HAS PLAYED A MAJOR, MAJOR ROLE. IN ONE OF THE HISTORY CHANNEL'S LAST YEAR, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE 100 GREATEST INVENTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. AND THAT STATION NAMED THE NUMBER ONE INVENTION FOR THE UNITED STATES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF FLIGHT. AND IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA.

HUFFMAN PRAIRIE, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET WHERE THE WRIGHT BROTHERS REALLY DEVELOPED THEIR AIRPLANE.

SO JUST DAN RAMBLING NOW. BUT TO ME, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HISTORY.

SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THE MEETING DIDN'T LAST LESS THAN AN HOUR, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

SO AT THIS TIME, IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

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I DON'T UNDERSTAND. NO. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AUGUST 3RD, 2026 IS HEREBY ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.