Aug 17, 2026 City Council

WHAT? GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE CITY FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AUGUST 17TH,

[I. Call to Order]

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MR. KIRKPATRICK? HERE. MR. ALLEN? HERE. MISS CHESS? HERE. MR. DODD? HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS? MISS REASTER? HERE. MISS STANTON? HERE. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO EXCUSE COUNCILMAN MCCUBBINS FOR HEALTH ISSUES? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS REASTER? YES. MR. ALLEN? YES. MISS CHESS? YES. MR. DODD? YES. MISS STANTON? YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK? YES. COUNCILMAN MCCUBBINS IS DULY EXCUSED. 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. IF YOU WOULD ALSO AT THIS TIME, PLEASE TURN OFF ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SOME MINUTES.

[IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the August 3, 2026, Council Work Session, and the August 3, 2026, Regular Council Meeting.]

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY.

THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 3RD, 2026 COUNCIL WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT WE HAVE THE AUGUST 3RD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

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

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 3RD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE ALSO APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

WE HAVE NO PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS THIS EVENING, AND WE HAVE NO OLD BUSINESS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT INTO NEW BUSINESS.

[V. New Business]

OPPOSED? RESOLUTION 38-26. A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING TEMPORARY MORATORIUMS ON THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN LAND USES WITHIN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN FOR A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS, AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF UP TO SIX ADDITIONAL MONTHS AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

SO THIS RESOLUTION IS REALLY ABOUT EVALUATING A FEW COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE LIMITED IN OUR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LAND THAT REALLY IS AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT.

THE USES THAT ARE INCLUDED INCLUDE DATA CENTERS, SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES, GAS STATIONS, CONVENIENCE STORES, AND CAR WASHES EITHER TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY.

THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY WE DO WANT TO KIND OF HIT THE PAUSE BUTTON FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS WITH THESE USES.

DATA CENTERS REALLY CAN INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT WATER, SEWER, ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEMANDS.

THE, USUALLY OPERATES ON LARGE PIECES OF LAND.

SO WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT NECESSARY SETBACKS, REGULATING NOISE GENERATED FROM THAT USE, AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, FIRE PROTECTION FOR THE OVERALL SITE IF THERE'S ANY NECESSARY SCREENING, AND YOU JUST REALLY LOOK AT ZONING OPTIONS, AS WELL AS JUST, YOU KNOW, REUSE, AS THIS TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, THIS USE CONTINUES TO CHANGE. SO SECONDLY, SELF STORAGE WE DO, THERE ARE A LOT OF THOSE USES WITHIN THIS AREA AND WITHIN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN. AND LIKE I SAID, OUR DEVELOPABLE LAND CONTINUES TO SHRINK.

SO, WE REALLY WANT TO EVALUATE YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE THOSE EXISTING SITES ARE AT AS WELL AS JUST THE EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THAT USE. LASTLY, WE HAVE THE GAS STATIONS, CONVENIENCE STORE CAR WASHES LIKE I SAID, INDIVIDUALLY OR COMBINED TOGETHER.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WE DO HAVE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF THAT COMMERCIAL LAND, SO WE REALLY WANT TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT THESE USES ARE HAVING ON OUR CORRIDORS.

I THINK TAKING A FURTHER LOOK OF HOW THIS, THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS FROM THESE.

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AND SO ONCE AGAIN, KIND OF STATED SOME OF THE RATIONALE BEHIND WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE USES.

BUT REALLY WHAT THIS STUDY IS GOING TO EXAMINE IS THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS AND THE CONCENTRATION OF THOSE EXISTING USES.

THE REMAINING ONCE AGAIN DEVELOPABLE LAND, THESE PARTICULAR LAND USES AND THEIR LAND CONSUMPTION AND DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY JOBS AND OTHER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FACTORS, I THINK RELATED TO THESE USES.

TRAFFIC ACCESS, INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING PROPERTIES, REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL, AS WELL AS LOOKING AT OTHER OHIO COMMUNITIES AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING REGARDING THESE USES.

AND LASTLY, THE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THESE USES, YOU KNOW, OR THESE USES APPROPRIATE FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT.

SO JUST EVALUATING SEVERAL, SEVERAL FACTORS, KIND OF LOOKING AT EACH OF THESE USES.

SO OVERALL, REALLY THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS REALLY JUST A PAUSE.

BUT WE REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT OUR INVENTORY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE IN REGARDS TO THESE USES.

AND THEN LOOK AT OUR EXISTING STANDARDS, EVALUATE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AS WELL AS LOOK AT OTHER, LIKE I SAID, OTHER COMMUNITIES, WHAT THEIR, WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN AND WHAT THEY'VE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

AND THEN DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY MAKING A RECOMMENDATION IF THERE ARE CHANGES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE TO THE ZONING CODE, DETERMINE WHAT THOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE COULD BE.

AND THEN ADOPTING THOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE.

AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT PROCESS, GOING THROUGH PLANNING BOARD, GOING THROUGH CITY COUNCIL. THIS MORATORIUM DOES NOT HAVE TO LAST A FULL 12 MONTHS.

SO, I MEAN, IF THERE ARE PERMANENT REGULATIONS THAT WE CAN ADOPT SOONER, THEN WE WILL DO THAT.

BUT THIS IS THE TIME LENGTH THAT WE'RE REQUESTING TODAY.

SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 38-26.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, KATHLEEN.

WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. I, I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD IDEA FOR THE PAUSE SO WE CAN GET ON TRACK AND SEE WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT WE DON'T NEED.

THANK YOU. YEAH. I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN DODD.

I THINK IT'S SMART JUST TO STUDY THESE THINGS.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, PARTICULARLY ABOUT DATA CENTERS.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER ENTITIES IN HERE ON THE NUMBERS OF CAR WASHES AND THE NUMBERS OF GAS STATIONS AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO COME UP WITH A SOLID RESPONSE BECAUSE THE CITIZENS WILL ASK US THOSE QUESTIONS AND IT'S BEST THAT WE STUDY IT AND, AND REALLY THINK THROUGH NEXT STEPS FOR THESE THINGS.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY, YEAH, I, I CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUES THERE THAT, THAT THIS IS STRATEGICALLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

AND THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE, OUR CITIZENS HAVE HAD A MAJOR CONCERN ABOUT SO MANY CAR WASHES BEING HERE AND SO MANY, YOU KNOW STORAGE FACILITIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE AND OUR TOWN AND WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES TO COME IN OTHER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING THAT YOU ACTUALLY STRATEGICALLY GOING IN TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DO THAT, AND DO IT IN A WAY WHERE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANKS, KATHLEEN. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE PUT THIS TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. YEAH. VERY GOOD. WELL, I ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS ALREADY SAID.

I THINK THE TIMING FOR THIS IS REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE ALL HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CAR WASHES AND STORAGE UNITS, ETC.. THE DATA CENTER IS LIKE COUNCILMAN ALLEN MENTIONED.

I HAVE REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. ONE GOOD THING WE HAVE IS WE DON'T HAVE A LAND FOR A LARGE DATA CENTER.

SO THAT'S, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THIS.

AND JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, THIS DOES NOT STOP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OTHER AREAS.

IT'S JUST THESE AREAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED TONIGHT.

SO THERE WILL BE CONTINUED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER PROGRAMS AND OTHER AREAS.

OKAY, IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 38-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MISS REASTER? YES. MISS STANTON? YES. MR. ALLEN?

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LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO CITIZENS COMMENTS. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD, PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND PLEASE

[VI. Citizens Comments]

GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY NAME IS BRADLEY HENRICH, 32 LAWNDALE HERE IN FAIRBORN.

I'VE GOT NOTHING REAL PRESSING THAT'S COMING UP, BUT THERE IS SOME STUFF COMING UP IN THE FUTURE WITH THE PLANNING BOARD AND SOME APARTMENTS THAT ARE GOING UP. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE MAP TODAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY GET APPROVED JUST BECAUSE OF WHERE THE APARTMENTS ARE LINED UP IN HEAVEN THE ZONING REDONE. MY BIGGEST QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS IS IF THIS GETS APPROVED, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH ALL THE ANIMALS, ALL THE LIVESTOCK, THE DEER? BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE GENTLEMEN THAT WANT TO DO THIS BUILDING, THEY JUST WANT TO PUSH THE DEER OUT AND HAVE NO PLAN TO PUT THEM ANYWHERE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 20 MORE DEER RUNNING AROUND FAIRBORN.

AND WELL, IT'S REALLY ALL I'VE GOT. I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE APARTMENTS BE BUILT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BRAD. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNSEL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

OKAY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER COMMENTS.

[VII. City Manager Comments]

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. OUR NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR, JEREMY MUNCH, STARTED TODAY.

ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND HE COMES TO US FROM BEING THE ASSISTANT TREASURER FOR THE NORTHRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. HE'S A FAIRBORN RESIDENT. AND SO OUR DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ARE NOW IN PLACE.

AND SO A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE DOWN THERE. AND I THINK JEREMY WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO THAT TEAM.

SO WELCOME TO JEREMY. FAIRBORN CITIZENS ACADEMY INFORMATION.

THERE IS ONE SLOT LEFT. AS OF THIS MORNING, THOSE CLASSES BEGIN ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD.

THEY'RE FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. ON THURSDAY NIGHTS FOR NINE WEEKS ENDING OCTOBER 29TH.

BLUEGRASS AND BREW AND THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL ARE BOTH IN THE BOOKS NOW FOR THE FOR THE YEAR OF 2026.

THANKS TO ALL OF OUR PARKS AND REC TEAM AS WELL AS POLICE, FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR ALL THEY DO TO MAKE THOSE EVENTS HAPPEN.

COMMUNITY PARK IS GOING TO NEED SOME RESTORATION WORK DUE TO THE RAIN, BUT I KNOW THAT PARKS AND RECREATION WILL START ON THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO ANOTHER GREAT BLUEGRASS AND BREW, AS WELL AS SWEET CORN FESTIVAL, EXCEPT FOR A LITTLE RAIN.

JUST TO NOTE THAT OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH BECAUSE OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ON THE 7TH.

SO COUNCIL WILL MOVE BACK ONE NIGHT TO TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.

COUNCIL WILL BEGIN AT 6 P.M.. THERE IS NO WORK SESSION PRIOR TO THAT, SO THE ONLY MEETING THAT NIGHT WILL BE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS STARTING AT 6 P.M..

AND THEN JUST FOR FUTURE PLANNING, THE THIRD WEEK IN SEPTEMBER, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, IS A VERY BIG.

SO SEPTEMBER 18TH IS FAIRBORN. SEPTEMBER 19TH IS THE US AIR FORCE MARATHON, AND THEN SEPTEMBER 20TH, WHICH IS A SUNDAY AS THE CHAMBER ANNUAL FALL CAR SHOW.

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

THANK YOU. OKAY, THEN WE'LL START COUNCIL COMMENTS AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN DODD THIS TIME.

[VIII. Council Comments]

I'M ACTUALLY ABLE TO WRITE NOW. THIS LAST THURSDAY, I WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED TO THE FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS OPENING CONVOCATION CEREMONY. AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, HOW THEY'RE EXCITED FOR THIS NEW SCHOOL SCHOOL SESSION THAT STARTED TODAY.

SO I ENJOYED THAT A LOT. THAT WAS FUN. THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT THAT WAS OUT THERE AND THE WEATHER. IT WAS A LITTLE MUDDY, BUT IT WAS IT WAS DOABLE.

IT WAS FUN. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.

AND JUST BE CAREFUL WITH THE WEATHER. I'M A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT WEATHER CAN DO TO YOU WHEN YOU FALL, SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL. AND I LIKE IT WAS A MENTIONED THE CITIZEN ACADEMY STARTING UP.

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AND I THINK THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ALLEN.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. JUST A FEW COMMENTS.

SCHOOL IS BACK IN, AS ALREADY KIND OF ALLUDED TO.

THE, AND IT'S, I THINK TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AS A MATTER OF FACT.

WHICH WAS GREAT. I DO WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S A, THERE WAS A TON OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, EVEN HAIRCUTS AND HAIRSTYLISTS, FREE HAIRCUTS, FREE HAIRSTYLISTS.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT GETTING A FRESH HAIRCUT AND HAVING NEW SCHOOL CLOTHES AND GETTING A NEW STYLE GOING ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. I ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS MY NEW HAIRCUT.

I GOT MY LITTLE PART IN MY HAIR AND I'M GOING FORWARD.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. I MEAN, AND IT'S GREAT THAT THE COMMUNITY RALLIED AROUND.

I DID SPEAK TO JANE DOORLEY WITH FISH, AND SHE SAID THAT THEY NOT ONLY GAVE OUT FOOD, BUT THEY ALSO WERE ABLE TO GIVE HAIRCUTS, FREE HAIRCUTS TO KIDS WHO WERE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. WELCOME TO JEREMY MUNCH OUR NEW ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR.

AND I WANT TO, I WANT TO, I WANT TO. WE. I WANT TO SHARE WITH MIKE. I SAID IN THE LAST MEETING, I SAID, MIKE'S HARD ON OUR FINANCE DIRECTORS.

I SAID IT IN JEST, BUT I TRULY KNOW THAT MIKE'S HEART IS IN THE RIGHT, IN THE RIGHT SPOT WHEN IT COMES TO CITY FINANCES. THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL HAS ONE JOB AND ONE MAIN JOB, AND THAT IS TO PASS BALANCE, GOOD STRATEGIC BUDGET AND THAT'S A LOT ON THE CITY.

SO I SAY THAT IN JEST BECAUSE MIKE'S SERIOUS ABOUT HIS BUSINESS WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY, HE'S GOING TO BE DOLLARS AND CENTS AND A LOT ON CENTS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIKE. AND WELCOME ABOARD, JEREMY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. I THINK COUNCILMAN CLINT SAID EVERYTHING.

BUT I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS WATCHED OUT FOR THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL, HOWEVER, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH A SUCCESS.

THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME IN SEVEN YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN IN OHIO, THAT I'VE MISSED THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

AND I REALLY AM HAVING, SENDING PRAYERS TO OUR SWEET CORN COMPETITORS THIS YEAR THAT, BUT THAT'S. I'M SORRY, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

WE BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME THAT WE WILL WIN THAT THAT, THAT TROPHY BACK.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, STAY SAFE, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

AND JUST BE CAREFUL OF THE BUSSES THAT'S GOING OUT THERE AND OUR CHILDREN THAT ARE GOING TO SCHOOL.

LET'S PROTECT THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN. YOU'D BE SURPRISED WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR CHILDREN.

NOW A LOT OF CHILDREN HAVE COME UP MISSING, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WATCH OUR CHILDREN AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SAFE.

I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE WORKS THAT'S COMING UP WITH A HEALTH FAIR OPIOID USE AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR FAIRBORN.

AND I'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THE DATE IS GOING TO BE FOR THAT WHERE WE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, BE DOING MAMMOGRAMS AND, YOU KNOW, BLOOD DRIVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND ALSO EDUCATING ON DRUG USE HERE IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

YOU LOOK GREAT OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT. SO ON THE BACK TO SCHOOL TOPIC, FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOLS PUT OUT A NEW LITTLE VIDEO ON THE SOCIALS TALKING ABOUT THE VISION AND THE FOCUS, THE PILLARS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

HAD SOME GREAT CONTENT. I DID WANT TO CALL OUT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INTEGRAL PEOPLE IN THE VIDEO, BUT FIRST I WANTED TO CALL OUT TAMMY BARTLEY.

SHE'S BEEN A TEACHER, HAD BEEN A TEACHER FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME WITH US, AND SHE PASSED AWAY A SHORT WHILE AGO.

SO IT'S A GREAT MEMORIAL TO HER. MASON GILLUM, HE'S BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE, IN THE CITY AND LEARNING ABOUT ALL OF THAT.

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THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE WATCHING OUT FOR THOSE LITTLE KIDS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOONS AS THEY'RE WALKING TO AND FROM THEIR BUS STOPS AND OR SCHOOL. WHICH THEN LEADS ME INTO FALL SPORTS.

IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED TO SEE THE KIDS OUT DOING THEIR FUNDRAISERS, TRYING TO SELL THE CARDS PLEASE, IF YOU CAN, AND YOU ARE FINANCIALLY ABLE TO SUPPORT THOSE KIDS, THEY'RE OUT THERE HUSTLING, DOING THEIR BEST.

SWEET CORN FESTIVAL. ALL I CAN SAY IS CLINT RIGGED IT.

WE LOST BECAUSE CLINT RIGGED IT. BUT THAT'S FINE.

THAT'S, IT'S A NICE WELCOME TO OUR NEW COMMAND STAFF AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE.

BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, IT WAS GOOD FUN. VERY COMPETITIVE.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING BACK THE TROPHY NEXT YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST JUST WANT TO REMEMBER OUR NEIGHBORS JUST AN HOUR WEST OF US IN EASTERN INDIANA, THERE'S SOME SIGNIFICANT AND AN ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING FLOODING.

SO IF YOU IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED, PLEASE PRAY FOR THEM.

IF YOU'RE FINANCIALLY ABLE, IF YOU FIND THE ABILITY, PLEASE DO SO AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY STAYS RIGHT THERE IN THE RICHMOND, GREATER RICHMOND AREA.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. OKAY, HEY THANKS FOR EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT.

WHO'S HERE TONIGHT? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID ALREADY.

I WORE THE WRONG SHOES TO THE SWEETCORN FESTIVAL.

THAT'S WHAT I DID. I WORE A NICE PAIR OF SHOES.

THEY GOT MUDDY. SO BUT BRADLEY, TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THAT, THAT'S HONESTLY SOMETHING I WONDER ABOUT TOO.

SO I, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ON THE BEAVER VALLEY, THAT ONE.

YEAH. IT'S I, I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.

I'M JUST SAYING, BUT I'VE, I'VE WONDERED THAT TOO BEFORE WHEN WE LIKE I'VE HEARD, I'VE HEARD FROM CITIZENS NEARBY, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S, WHEN DEVELOPMENT GOES IN AN AREA THAT IS PRETTY MUCH LIKE ALMOST LIKE A FOREST TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT AND THERE'S ANIMALS YOU KNOW, THAT THE ANIMALS ARE SCATTERING IN THE HOMES.

NOW I KNOW WE HAVE LIKE ANIMAL CONTROL, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY CAN CALL AND HAVE THEM REMOVED.

BUT YEAH, THERE'S LIKE A, I WONDER ABOUT THAT A LOT.

MAYBE I'LL HAVE TO PICK MY BRAIN ON THAT. WHAT IF THERE'S LIKE A PROCESS OR A BETTER WAY TO DO IT THAN JUST HAVE THEM KIND OF LIKE DISPERSED OUT INTO THE CITY, CITY AREAS. SO THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. BRETT, I WANT TO ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO.

I UNDERSTAND I'VE IN MY MILITARY CAREER, I LIVED ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, I NEVER LIVED ANYWHERE WHERE THE WILDLIFE WAS SO PRESENT AS IT IS HERE IN THIS AREA. I HAVE DEER IN MY BACKYARD EVERY NIGHT.

POSSUMS, RACCOONS, THE OCCASIONAL SKUNK. AND IT IS A CONCERN WHEN WE LOOK AT DEVELOPING UNDEVELOPED AREAS.

IT'S BEEN SAID THAT THERE ARE MORE DEER NOW IN OHIO THAN THERE WERE 200 YEARS AGO.

THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE. UNFORTUNATELY THE FLIP SIDE TO THAT IS ONE OF THE COMMENTS WE FREQUENTLY HEAR FROM CITIZENS.

IS THERE NOT ENOUGH HOUSING IN FAIRBORN, ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THAT'S WHY WE LOOK AT BUILDING THINGS LIKE APARTMENTS.

THAT PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT IS GOT SOME SPECIAL AMENITIES GOING INTO IT THAT I THINK ARE GOING TO MAKE IT BETTER THAN MOST.

YES, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME DISPLACED ANIMALS.

IT'S THE NATURE OF THE, PARDON, THE PHRASE, THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE SOME OF THEM.

BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF IT TOO.

AND THAT'S DEVELOPING AREAS FOR CITIZENS TO LIVE.

WE ARE LANDLOCKED IN THE SENSE THAT WE'VE GOT THE BASE ON ONE SIDE, THE CITY OF BEAVER CREEK, ON THE OTHER, THE TOWNSHIP ON THE OTHER. WE CAN'T EXPAND OUT.

SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT LAND THAT IS AVAILABLE.

THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT, I THINK WAS VERY IMPORTANT IN THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUILD A DATA CENTER IN FAIRBORN BECAUSE THOSE THINGS, IF YOU STUDY THOSE, THOSE TAKE UP HUGE AMOUNTS OF PROPERTY.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY CAREFULLY LOOKING AT IN FAIRBORN.

SO I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW, WE ARE AWARE OF YOUR CONCERNS AND THOSE THINGS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

I WANT TO COMMENT ALSO ABOUT THE SWEET CORN FESTIVAL.

HUGE KUDOS TO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE GETTING THAT EVENT HAPPENING.

THE WEATHER DID NOT COOPERATE. EVERY TIME WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE NICE AND SUNNY FOR A LITTLE WHILE 15 MINUTES LATER,

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AND AS MIKE MENTIONED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME MAJOR WORK DONE OUT THERE.

SO WE JUST ADVISE CITIZENS, BE AWARE COMMUNITY PARK RIGHT NOW IS PRETTY WELL TORN UP, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO GET THAT BACK TO ITS NORMAL PLACE. SO BE PATIENT WITH OUR WITH THE CITY GETTING THAT DONE.

BUT THEY DID A GREAT JOB GETTING THE EVENT TO HAPPEN.

WE DID TALK TO SOME OF THE SWEET CORN ORGANIZERS.

THE NUMBERS WERE DOWN A LITTLE BIT. THEY DIDN'T SELL AS MUCH CORN OR CHICKEN AS USUAL, BUT AGAIN, IT WAS ALL TIED TO THE WEATHER. SO FOR THOSE THAT WERE ABLE TO GET OUT THERE.

THANKS FOR COMING OUT. WE DID HAVE PRETTY GOOD CROWDS IN BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS COMING DOWN.

SO IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR FOLKS. I GUESS THE RAIN IS A REMINDER OF WHY BACK IN 1913, WE ENDED UP HAVING TO BUILD DAMS IN THIS AREA. IF WE HAD HAD THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WITHOUT THOSE DAMS. DOWNTOWN DAYTON MIGHT HAVE BEEN FLOODED AGAIN.

THAT'S HOW HEAVY THE RAINS WERE THIS YEAR. SO I ALSO WANT TO THANK CLINT FOR ORGANIZING THE CORN EATING CONTEST.

COLONEL OKAMURA, THE NEW BASE COMMANDER. CHIEF VOLLMER, THE NEW COMMAND CHIEF.

WE'RE OUT THERE ALONG WITH THE REST OF THEIR EXECUTIVE TEAM.

IT WAS A VALIANT EFFORT ON OUR COORDINATING SIDE.

I WON'T MAKE THE COMMENTS THAT MARY SAID ABOUT CLINT, BUT, THANK YOU, SIR.

WE WILL ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE THAT NEXT YEAR, OUR GOAL IS TO GET THE TROPHY BACK, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE PRESENTATION OF THE TROPHY AT ONE OF THE BASE LEADERSHIP EVENTS WILL BE SOMETHING THEY WON'T FORGET.

SO WE'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THAT.

SO IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, I MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT.

SURE. ABSOLUTELY. I TOTALLY FORGOT, BUT WHEN YOU SAID RAIN, I THOUGHT OF IT.

I WANT TO THANK THE CITY AND MANUEL JACOBS AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.

I ALWAYS FOLLOW UP WITH THE PEOPLE ALONG THE CREEK WATERSHED.

AND THEY HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK TO WHERE THINGS THAT USED TO JUST WOULD HAVE COMPLETELY BEEN UNDERWATER AND LIKE SHUTTING BUSINESS DOWN.

IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. THAT LIKE AWNING, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY EXCELLENT WORK. AND THERE'S SOME VERY HAPPY PEOPLE THAT CHECK IN WITH ME AFTER IT RAINS HEAVILY NOW.

SO GREAT WORK. OKAY, AND THAT JUST REMINDED ME OF TWO OTHER THINGS REAL QUICK.

WE HAVE A NEW THING CALLED REPORT A CONCERN. IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT A PARKING ISSUE, ABANDONED PROPERTY, ROAD ISSUES, ANIMAL DEAD ANIMALS IN THE ROAD.

THE CITY HAS THIS THING CALLED NOW REPORT A CONCERN.

YOU CAN PICK UP THESE CARDS AT THE CITY OFFICE.

IT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO GOING IN AND REPORTING IT.

IT'S A VERY NICE SYSTEM. I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED IT, AND THEY SAY IT WORKS VERY WELL.

SO IF YOU DO HAVE A CONCERN, PLEASE CONSIDER USING THIS.

AND I THINK I FORGOT MY OTHER ISSUE. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO FORGET IT AND MOVE ON.

SO AT THIS TIME IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. SECOND. 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. MISS STATON? YES. MR. KIRKPATRICK? YES. CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.

AND ON THE OTHER ITEM, THERE ARE 250TH ANNIVERSARY ITEMS AT THE SENIOR CENTER, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.