[I. Call to Order] [00:00:03] OKAY. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR. KIRKPATRICK. HERE. MR. ALLEN. HERE. MISS CHESS. HERE. MR. DODD. HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS. HERE. MR. REASTER. MISS STANTON. HERE. OKAY, WE DO HAVE MARY REASTER, COUNCILWOMAN REASTER IS OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS. IS THERE A MOTION TO EXCUSE HER? SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN REASTER IS FORMALLY EXCUSED THIS EVENING. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT. COULD YOU ALSO PLEASE SILENCE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES? [IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the August 17, 2026, Council Work Session, and the August 17, 2026, Regular Council Meeting.] OKAY. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING IS WE HAVE SOME MINUTES TO APPROVE. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AUGUST 17TH, 2026 COUNCIL WORK SESSION? 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 17TH, 2026 COUNCIL WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NEXT, WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 17TH, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? OKAY. HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 17TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE ALSO APPROVED. [V. Prescheduled] WE DO HAVE TWO ITEMS OF PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS AND PROCLAMATIONS. SO I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL TO JOIN US DOWN ON THE FLOOR. LET ME READ THIS. OKAY. OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION IS TO RECOGNIZE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MARATHON. AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE HERE REPRESENTING THE MARATHON COMMITTEE? WE THOUGHT WE HAD SOME FOLKS COMING FOR THAT. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUST READ THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MARATHON, A LONG STANDING TRADITION THAT HONORS THE STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, AND SPIRIT OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. AND WHEREAS, ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2026, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE WILL WELCOME APPROXIMATELY 8500 ATHLETES AND 1500 VOLUNTEERS FOR A DAY OF COMPETITION, SERVICE AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. AND WHEREAS, PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 18 FOREIGN COUNTRIES WILL TRAVEL TO THE REGION TO TAKE PART IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MARATHON AND ITS MANY EVENTS, INCLUDING THE 1K, 5K, 10K HALF MARATHON AND FULL MARATHON. AND WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MARATHON SERVES AS A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE FAIRBORN COMMUNITY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION, BRINGING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS WHO SUPPORT LOCAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, BUSINESSES AND ATTRACTIONS. AND WHEREAS THE MARATHON STRENGTHENS THE ENDURING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN AND WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE WHILE SHOWCASING THE COMMUNITY'S HOSPITALITY, PATRIOTISM AND APPRECIATION FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR NATION. AND WHEREAS THE SUCCESS OF THIS WORLD CLASS EVENT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF ITS ORGANIZERS, SPONSORS, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ATHLETES, AND COUNTLESS SUPPORTERS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN IS HONORED TO JOIN THE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MARATHON AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DANIEL R. KIRKPATRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, AND ON BEHALF OF THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN, [00:05:07] DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 19TH AS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MARATHON DAY IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING THE ATHLETES, VOLUNTEERS, ORGANIZERS, AND SUPPORTERS WHO MAKE THIS EXTRAORDINARY EVENT POSSIBLE AND TO CELEBRATE THE 30TH RUNNING OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE [APPLAUSE] . SO THERE'S THE PROCLAMATION. OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION IS PART OF THAT. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FROM THE FLY ZONE? OKAY. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SOME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THE CITY OF FAIRBORN IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE FAIRBORN FLY ZONE, A UNIQUE AND BELOVED COMMUNITY TRADITION THAT WELCOMES AND SUPPORTS THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MARATHON PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. AND WHEREAS, ESTABLISHED IN 2006, THE FAIRBORN FLY ZONE HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MARATHON EXPERIENCE, BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESIDENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ATHLETES. AND WHEREAS THE FAIRBORN FLY ZONE ENCOMPASSES TWO MILES OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MARATHON COURSE AND IS THE ONLY PORTION OF THE MARATHON THAT TAKES PLACE OFF WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. AND WHEREAS THE FAIRBORN FLY ZONE OFFERS A ONE OF A KIND EXPERIENCE FOR THE SPECTATORS, AS IT IS THE ONLY LOCATION ALONG THE COURSE WHERE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AND CHEER FOR RUNNERS TWICE. AND WHEREAS THE ENERGY, ENCOURAGEMENT, HOSPITALITY AND ENTHUSIASM PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE FLY ZONE CREATE A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ATHLETES AND SPECTATORS WHILE SHOWCASING THE STRONG SPIRIT AND PRIDE OF THE FAIRBORN COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE FAIRBORN FLY ZONE IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DEDICATION OF COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS AND THE SUPPORT OF LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO GENEROUSLY CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME, RESOURCES AND ENTHUSIASM TO CREATE A WELCOMING AND EXCITING ATMOSPHERE. AND WHEREAS THE FAIRBORN FLY ZONE REPRESENTS THE STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, ITS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE COMMUNITY'S LONG STANDING SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO SERVE OUR NATION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DANIEL R KIRKPATRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, ON BEHALF OF THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF FAIRBORN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE FAIRBORN FLY ZONE AS A TREASURED COMMUNITY TRADITION AND PROUDLY RECOGNIZE THE VOLUNTEERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, ORGANIZATIONS, RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE DEDICATION AND ENTHUSIASM HAVE MADE THE FLY ZONE A MEMORABLE AND MEANINGFUL PART OF THE COMMUNITY. SO WE WANT TO THANK THOSE FLY ZONE PEOPLE WHO REALLY PUT ON A GREAT SHOW, AND WE ARE REALLY ENCOURAGING FAIRBORN CITIZENS TO BE OUT THERE THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE THEY HAVE ADDED THE HALF MARATHON. SO WE'RE EXPECTING OVER 5000 SPECTATORS TO BE IN DOWNTOWN FAIRBORN. SO I WOULD HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HERE TONIGHT IN THE FLY ZONE FOR THE MORNING OF THE MARATHON TO CHEER ON THE RUNNERS. WE HAVE TALKED TO THE RUNNERS IN THE PAST, AND THEY ALWAYS TELL US THEIR FAVORITE PART OF THE MARATHON IS GOING THROUGH FAIRBORN BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SCREAMING AND YELLING AND CHEERING THEM ON. SO WE REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE HERE TO BE IN THE FLY ZONE, WHICH INCLUDES BROAD STREET, WHERE IT COMES OFF THE BASE AND TURNS ON MAIN STREET AND ALL THE WAY UP MAIN STREET PAST THE MAIN AND CENTRAL. SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO GET A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT THIS YEAR TO BE OUT THERE CHEERING ON THE RUNNERS. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THE FLY ZONE [APPLAUSE]. OKAY. OUR FIRST ORDER OF NEW BUSINESS. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE 22-26 BY TITLE ONLY? DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? [00:10:03] SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 22-26, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET OF THE CITY OF [VI. New Business] FAIRBORN, STATE OF OHIO AND AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. KRISTINA COOPER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, PRESENTING. YES. MY FAULT. THAT'S OKAY. PULL IT BACK. MORE TOWARDS YOU. YOU'RE SPEAKING RIGHT INTO IT. THERE YOU GO. GOOD EVENING. SORRY. KEEP GOING. OKAY, SO FOR TONIGHT'S SUPPLEMENTAL AND THE GENERAL FUND, MUNICIPAL COURT IS REQUESTING $17,000, 5000 FOR INCREASED POSTAGE, 12,000 FOR INTERPRETER SERVICES. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS REQUESTING $50,000 FOR EMERGENCY TREE REMOVAL AND FOR MOWING RELATED EXPENSES FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. PARKS AND RECREATION IS REQUESTING $100 FOR THE FARMERS MARKET. FINANCE IS REQUESTING $7,459, 6000 FOR CREDIT CARD FEES, AND 1459 FOR INSURANCE PREMIUMS. IN THE FIRE FUND WE'RE REQUESTING $10,310, WHICH IS $8,500 FROM THE SALE OF FIRE EQUIPMENT ON GOV DEALS FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO BATTERY POWERED CHAINSAWS AND $1,810 FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO MSA PORTABLE GAS MONITORS. THE ENGINE DRIVER INTERLOCK FUND IS REQUESTING 10,400 DUE TO AN INFLUX OF INJURED DRIVERS WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR SERVICES FROM THIS FUND. THE UNINSURED LOSS FUND IS REQUESTING SEVEN $78,000 OR 78,071.50 FOR REPAIRS. THE UNCLAIMED FUNDS IS REQUESTING $8,900 TO PROCESS UNCLAIMED FUNDS IN 2026. THE FIRE LOSS ESCROW FUND IS REQUESTING 65,661.47 TO ISSUE REFUNDS FROM THE PAYMENTS RECEIVED, AND THE STREET MAINTENANCE IS REQUESTING 7800 FOR FUEL FOR THE GENERAL FUND, FIRE FUND, STREET FUND, POLICE FUND, CEMETERY FUND, WATER FUND, SEWER FUND, AND THE EQUIPMENT SERVICES FUND. AND I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. OH, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU. IT'S A GOOD PRESENTATION. THANK YOU KRISTINA. NO QUESTIONS. THE READ AHEAD WERE GREAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU KRISTINA. YEAH. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK A COUPLE SLIDES TO THE ONE THAT'S ABOUT THE CREDIT CARD FEES. I THINK IT WAS THERE. SO THAT ONE, THE 6000 FOR CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES FOR BUILDING INSPECTIONS. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, MIKE, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THAT LIKE A STANDARD THING OR WAS THAT LIKE IS I GUESS MY QUESTION WAS USUALLY OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS, RIGHT? WE, WE COVER ALL THE COSTS BY PEOPLE PAYING FOR THE INSPECTION. AND WHEN I SAW THAT, I WAS WONDERING, IS THAT IS THAT ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING FOR THESE BUILDING INSPECTIONS COVERING THAT COST OF THE CREDIT CARD FEES? OR IS THAT LIKE SOMETHING WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT NEEDS TO BE ROLLED INTO OUR BUILDING INSPECTION FEES IN THE FUTURE? YOU WANT TO. THEY ARE FEES THAT WERE CHARGED BY PAY CORPS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR FOR, FOR PROCESSING CREDIT CARDS. YES. SO THE MORE PEOPLE WE HAVE USING CREDIT CARDS, THE MORE PROCESSING FEES THERE ARE. IT'S JUST ABOVE WHAT WE WE HAD ANTICIPATED THE NUMBER OF CREDIT CARDS BEING USED. OKAY. I GUESS I'D BE CURIOUS FOR JUST FOR THE FUTURE DISCUSSION TO KNOW IF. BECAUSE I KNOW WE WE TRY REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE OUR FEES COVER THE ACTUAL COSTS. SO I JUST, WELL LIKE TO KNOW IF THE CREDIT CARD FEES ARE LIKE BEYOND THAT. AND THAT'S THE CITY JUST TAKES THAT. BUILDING INSPECTIO WE, IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO, THE PERMITTING FEES TO EQUAL OUT THE COST OF THE DIVISION, BUT IT DOESN'T. AND SO WE RUN INTO SITUATIONS LIKE THIS WHERE WE HAVE TO INCREASE CERTAIN AREAS SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. BUT BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THERE'S WHEN WE HAVE MORE PERMITS REQUESTED, WE'RE GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES FOR THOSE WHO PAY WITH A CREDIT [00:15:04] CARD. SO I KNOW KRISTINA IS CONTINUALLY LOOKING INTO BANKING FEES AND HOW WE CAN DO BETTER ON THOSE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO. GOTCHA. COOL. YEAH, THAT JUST CAUGHT MY EYE. SOMETHING I HADN'T NOTICED BEFORE. NOT TO SAY IT WASN'T IN THERE BEFORE, BUT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. JUST A COMMENT. THANK YOU. I KNOW A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO THIS. AND FOR THE AUDIENCE, KRISTINA IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR AND DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 22-26 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR.. ALLEN. YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS CHESS. YES. MR.. DODD. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 22-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO READ RESOLUTION 39-26 BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 39-26. RESOLUTION AWARDING THE BID FOR RESIDENTIAL WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES TO RUMPKE OF OHIO, INC. AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT FOR SUCH SERVICES. TERRY ADKINS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, PRESENTING. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. A LITTLE BIT ON FOR THE BUILDING INSPECTION. SO THE PERMITS, THE ADJUSTMENT AND COSTS, WE HAD A SET AMOUNT OF BUDGET LAST YEAR TO PAY FOR THOSE. THAT MONEY IS REIMBURSED BACK TO US. IT'S JUST WE HAVE TO COVER THE UPFRONT COST. AND SO THAT WAS A PART OF WHEN WE DID THE SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR THE BUILDING INSPECTION, THE INCREASES. SO WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET LAST YEAR WITH THOSE INCREASES, IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO COVER THIS YEAR. RIGHT? WE'VE ALREADY MADE THAT ADJUSTMENT FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. BUT THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BASICALLY. SO THE GAP WAS IDENTIFIED ALREADY AND NOW IT'LL BE GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. CORRECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO, YES, I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT RESOLUTION 39-26. THIS RESOLUTION WILL ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN APPROVED CONTRACT WITH RUMPKE OF OHIO, INC.. I'LL KEEP UP WITH MY SLIDES IF I CAN. BASICALLY, THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE BOTH SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING. SO OUR NORMAL WEEKLY TRASH COLLECTION, RIGHT? RESIDENTS CAN COMINGLED GARBAGE THEIR YARD WASTE WITH GARBAGE. WE BEGAN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH RUMPKE FOR RESIDENTIAL TRASH IN 2021. WE DID DO AN EXTENSION THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE ON OUR SIXTH YEAR. THAT PUTS OUR COMMERCIAL AND OUR RESIDENTIAL KIND OF ON THE SAME SCHEDULE PROCESS. CURRENTLY IT, THEY ARE PROVIDING WEEKLY PICKUP. YOU GET BOTH, YOU KNOW, THE BIG, THE 96 GALLON TOTER. AND THEN YOU GET TO 64 GALLON RECYCLE CART. LIKE I SAID, YOU GET THE THREE BULK ITEMS PER WEEK AND THEN YOU CAN COMINGLED YARD WASTE WITH, WITH YOUR SOLID WASTE. SO WE PUT OUT BIDS EARLIER IN THE YEAR. AND BASICALLY WHEN WE PUT THOSE OUT WE DID A, WHAT WE WERE ASKING FOR, RIGHT, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE, THE SERVICES, WE ASKED FOR A ZONE PICKUP, NOT, I KNOW FOR YEARS HERE IN FAIRBORN, WE HAD A ONE DAY A WEEK COLLECTION. AND WE SAW A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THAT. THINGS WOULD GET LEFT TO THE FOLLOWING WEEK. SO WE DID ASK FOR HIS OWN COLLECTION. AND THEN WE DID PUT IN THE BID THAT THERE WAS AN ALLOWANCE FOR AN ANNUAL ESCALATOR FOR THE FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. BIDS WERE ADVERTISED. TWO LOCAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION VENDORS DID RESPOND. AS YOU CAN SEE, RUMPKE OHIO AND WASTE MANAGEMENT WERE OUR TWO RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED. AND RUMPKE IS THE CHEAPEST STARTING YEAR ONE. AND THEY ARE THE CHEAPEST ALL FIVE YEARS. EACH COMPANY DID PROVIDE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT PRICE. BUT IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT IS THE CHEAPEST. LIKE I SAID, CURRENTLY RUMPKE HAS BEEN PROVIDING OUR GARBAGE. THIS IS GOING ON OUR OUR SIXTH YEAR WITH THEM, SO WE'RE A LITTLE OVER FIVE AND A HALF YEARS IN WITH THEM. THEY DO HAVE A LONG HISTORY HERE IN THE DAYTON AREA, AND ALL REFERENCES ALONG WITH OURSELF INDICATES THE GREAT SERVICE THAT WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO RUMPKE WASTE AND RECYCLING OF OHIO. AND THAT CONTRACT WILL BEGIN JANUARY 1ST 27. AND THEN THAT WILL RUN THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, [00:20:07] 2031. SO IT'LL BE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. AND LIKE I SAID, IF YOU REMEMBER BACK IN JUNE, WE DID THE COMMERCIAL. IT WAS A FIVE AND A HALF YEAR. BUT THAT PUTS BOTH OF THOSE IN THAT SAME CALENDAR, RIGHT? SO THEY'LL BOTH BE RENEWED AT THE SAME TIME. I ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHANDRA ROY, REPRESENTATIVE FROM RUMPKE IS HERE TONIGHT. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR FOR HER, SHE IS HERE AND I APPRECIATE HER ATTENDING. SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE. MAYOR. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. NO. VERY GOOD. I LIKE RUMPKE A LOT. SO THEY DO A GOOD JOB. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS AND GETTING THE APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON ON IT. AND I KNOW SHE'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL. WHENEVER WE HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS AND WE REACH OUT FOR LIKE HELP WITH RECYCLING CONTAINERS AND STUFF THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY SUPPORTIVE. SO THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. I NOTICED IN THE READ UP IS THAT THE PRICE IS NOT GOING TO INCREASE NEXT YEAR THEN. SO THE PRICING, KRISTINA IS NEW. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH EVERYTHING, BUT IN MEETING WE. SO WE HAVE A SOLID WASTE OR A TRASH COMMITTEE. RIGHT. AND SO THERE IS A COUPLE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE FINANCE TEAM. AND WHEN WE SIT DOWN AND RECEIVE PRICES AND WHERE WE THINK WE ARE, WE DO NOT SEE THE NEED FOR AN INCREASE OR WE DON'T BELIEVE SO. I'LL MEET WITH KRISTINA TO MAKE SURE OF THAT. BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE A NEED FOR AN INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR. AND THEN AS WE GET THROUGH NEXT YEAR, THEN WE WILL REEVALUATE AND SEE WHERE WE ARE. THE CITIZENS APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. NO QUESTIONS. I'D LIKE TO TIE ON TO WHAT COUNCILMAN DODD MENTIONED. I DO APPRECIATE THE, THE, THE DETAIL DIGGING IN, GOING IN, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE GET FOR WHAT WE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE CITIZENS GET FOR WHAT THEY PAY FOR. AND MA'AM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND REPRESENTING. SOMETIMES THESE SEEMS LIKE IT'S A RUBBER STAMP, BUT IT REALLY ISN'T. IT REALLY IS NOT. I JUST APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT GOES IN BEHIND. THANKS. THANK YOU SIR. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, TERRY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO LOOKING THIS OVER AND THANK THE FOLKS. I HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH RUMPKE. I'M GOING TO ADMIT SOMETHING. I OVERSTUFFED MY TRASH CAN A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND THE TRASH GUY TOOK THE TRASH, BUT LEFT ME A LITTLE NOTE. SAID, PLEASE DON'T OVERSTUFF. HE WAS RIGHT. SO I APPRECIATE HIM RECOGNIZING THAT. AND I'M BEING VERY CAREFUL NOT TO OVERSTUFF NOW. BUT HE WAS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. BUT HE WAS VERY NICE ABOUT IT. SO I APPRECIATE THE PERSONAL SERVICE THAT PROVIDES. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 39-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MISS CHESS. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR.. ALLEN. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RESOLUTION 39-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. OKAY, NOW WE'LL OPEN CITIZENS COMMENTS. [VII. Citizens Comments] ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD, PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES. I'M SHEILA KEATON, 40 NORTH GRAND AVENUE. I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTER THAT I'M GOING TO READ ALOUD. AS CONCERNED RESIDENTS, WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE FUTURE OF FAIRBORN. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZE THE MANY RESPONSIBILITIES ENTRUSTED TO YOU. IN THAT SPIRIT, WE REQUIRE YOUR ATTENTION TO SEVERAL IMPORTANT CONCERNS. MANY RESIDENTS HAVE MADE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITY REGARDING NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES. YET PHONE CALLS AND MESSAGES HAVE TOO OFTEN GONE UNANSWERED OR HAVE NOT RESULTED IN MEANINGFUL FOLLOW UP. RESPONSIVE COMMUNICATION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN BUILD TRUST WITH ITS CITIZENS. EVEN WHEN SOLUTIONS TAKE TIME, TIMELY ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND UPDATES DEMONSTRATE THAT RESIDENTS CONCERNS ARE BEING HEARD AND TAKEN SERIOUSLY. OUR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD IS WORKING HARD TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE UNIQUE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF FAIRBORN. [00:25:03] UNTIL RECENTLY, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD REFLECTED A STRONG SENSE OF PRIDE, CARE AND INVESTMENT. WE CONTINUE TO DEDICATE OUR TIME, RESOURCES, AND ENERGY TO MAINTAINING OUR HOMES AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY. WE ASK THAT THE CITY PARTNER WITH US IN THOSE EFFORTS. A MATTER OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 117 WEST SENIOR DRIVE. THE DETERIORATED CONDITION OF THIS PROPERTY REMAINS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE WE ARE ADDRESSING A SINGLE PROPERTY AT THIS TIME, IT IS INDICATIVE OF A LARGER PROBLEM IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY. THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF INVESTED HOMEOWNERS DUE TO STATED CONCERNS MAY CAUSE THE DEMISE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT AND NEARBY BUSINESSES. WE AGAIN ASK THE CITY TO TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS TO ADDRESS LEGITIMATE SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE CONCERNS OF THIS PROPERTY AND PROVIDE A WRITTEN RESPONSE OUTLINING THE ACTIONS THE CITY WILL BE TAKING AND THE ANTICIPATED TIMELINE FOR ADDRESSING THOSE CONCERNS. STRONG NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BUILT THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CITIZENS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. TOGETHER, WE CAN PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, PRESERVE/ PROPERTY VALUES, AND MAINTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ATTRACT NEW RESIDENTS AND ENCOURAGE INVESTMENT IN FAIRBORN. WE REQUEST OUR CITY BE RESPONSIVE TO RESIDENTS. TOGETHER, WE CAN ENSURE FAIRBORN REMAINS A SAFE, BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE AND TO WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. RODNEY WOULD NOT LOOK GOOD IN THOSE [LAUGHS]. AND TANA MIGHT NOT LOOK GOOD IN THOSE, I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF AND ALL THE FAIRBORN CITIZENS. I'M MARILYN MCCULLY AT 2309 MALLORY COURT. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE UPCOMING HEELS FOR HEROES. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE, HEELS FOR HEROES SUPPORTS OUR POST 9/11 VETERANS AS THEY GO THROUGH TRYING TIMES STILL AND NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE EVERY SO OFTEN. OFC OR OPERATION FAIRBORN CARES WAS FORMED IN 2012 AS A GRASSROOTS, SMALL COMMUNITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER GREEN GIVING. AND TO DATE, WE HAVE RAISED HAVE SPENT ABOUT $88,000 FOR ABOUT 80 VETERANS TO HELP THEM WITH THINGS LIKE RENT, FOOD, CAR REPAIRS. JUST MANY DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE FIND OUR VETERANS IN NEED IN A CRISIS MANNER. SO BACK TO THE HEELS FOR HEROES. YOU KNOW IT'S SEPTEMBER WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THE CAR SHOW AND THEN CONSEQUENTLY HEELS FOR HEROES. SO THE GUYS GET TO RUN IN HEELS. THE LADIES GET TO RUN IN MEN'S COMBAT BOOTS. WE HOLD A RACE DOWN ON CENTRAL THE CAR SHOW FOLKS ARE KIND ENOUGH TO LET US PARTICIPATE IN THEIR ACTIVITIES. SO WE TAKE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME DURING THEIR SHOW AND RUN OUR HEELS FOR HEROES RACE. NOW YOU CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE BY JUST BUYING A SPONSORSHIP SIGN. THAT SIGN WILL BE UP DURING THE CAR SHOW ALL DAY LONG, FROM EIGHT TO ABOUT FIVE IN THE AFTERNOON. AND THAT RUNS ABOUT $50. OUR TEAMS SIGN UP FOR A FEE OF $100. AND AGAIN, IT'S A RELAY RACE WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN. WE'VE HAD SOME CASUALTIES OVER THE YEARS. SOME PEOPLE AREN'T ALLOWED TO RUN ANYMORE. SOME ARE JUST TOO OLD ANYMORE. SO WE REALLY LIKE TO GET THE KIDS OUT THERE. THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS TO FORM OUR TEAMS. AND IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO SPONSOR A TEAM FOR $100, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. SO AGAIN, WE INVITE THE COMMUNITY OUT. [00:30:05] IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS IN SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS. IT'S AMAZING THE STORIES WE STILL HEAR FROM THOSE VETERANS. AND WE ALL KNOW IT'S BEEN 25 YEARS NOW, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF NEEDS OUT THERE. AND THIS IS JUST OUR LITTLE WAY OF HELPING VETERANS IN GREENE COUNTY AS WE ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEIR LIFE JUST A LITTLE BIT EASIER. SO SEE ME AFTERWARDS. I'LL SIGN YOU ALL UP. THANK YOU. MARILYN. OKAY. WHILE SHE'S PACKING UP THE FOOTWEAR FOR THIS EVENT, ARE THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. JUST ONE LAST REQUEST. IF ANY WOMEN HAVE HEELS IN SIZE 12 OR ABOVE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW [LAUGHS]. IT IS A CHALLENGE TO FIND HEELS FOR THE MEN. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE SPEAK TO COUNCIL? PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. [VIII. City Manager Comments] OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER COMMENTS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND EVERYONE HERE. A FEW THINGS THIS EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE OUR SEPTEMBER MILESTONE RECIPIENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THOSE FOLKS COULD BE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. SO WITH 20 YEARS IN THE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION IS KEITH DAVIS. WITH FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY, CALEB SMITH IN WATER RECLAMATION, ELISE LEWIS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LUKE ALBRITTON IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH FIVE YEARS. AND THEN CELEBRATING HIS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE CITY IS JORDAN REDD IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT MUNICIPAL COURTS. PARDON ME. SO THANKS TO ALL OF THEM FOR MAKING THE CAREER CHOICE TO BE HERE WITH WITH CITY OF FAIRBORN. WE APPRECIATE ALL THEIR EFFORTS A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ON THEIR MILESTONES. THE 9/11 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY WILL BE THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, BEGINNING AT 9 A.M. AT WRIGHT STATE'S CALAMITY VILLE, WHICH IS AT 608 WEST XENIA DRIVE HERE IN FAIRBORN. THE KEYNOTE THIS YEAR IS THE FAIRBORN CIVIC BAND. AND SO THEIR DIRECTOR, GARY JOHNSON, WILL BE MAKING COMMENTS, AND THEN THE BAND WILL ALSO BE PLAYING THIS YEAR. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ATTENDED THE FREE ON FRIDAY CONCERT THAT THE CIVIC BAND ALWAYS PARTICIPATES IN. THEY DID A GREAT SHOW THIS YEAR. AND PART OF IT WAS, WAS A TRIBUTE TO 9/11. AND SO THEY'LL BE BACK DOING THAT WITH US ON FRIDAY MORNING AGAIN, 09:00 OUT AT CALAMITY VILLE ON XENIA DRIVE. OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 21ST, WHICH IS MONDAY NIGHT. THAT NIGHT WE'RE GOING TO HONOR PENNY DAVIS. PENNY HAS BEEN THE SECRETARY OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR 33.5 YEARS. SHE SERVED SIX CITY MANAGERS, INCLUDING ME, ALONG WITH SEVERAL INTERIM CITY MANAGERS. WE WILL HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS FOR HER DURING PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS, SO THE COUNCIL MEETING MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT NEXT, ON THE 21ST, WE'LL ACTUALLY DO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AS USUAL, AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS, WE'LL MAKE SOME PRESENTATIONS TO PENNY, AND THEN WE'LL BREAK AND WE'LL HAVE CAKE AND SOME REFRESHMENTS IN THE IN THE ATRIUM AREA THERE. AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN AND AND CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE BUSINESS MEETING. BUT EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO BE HERE. PENNY IS AN OUTSTANDING PERSON. WE, WE AFFECTIONATELY REFER TO HER AS THE CITY MOM, AND SO IT WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT PENNY HERE. AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH PENNY OVER THE YEARS. AND SO IF YOU'RE ABLE PLEASE KNOW YOU'RE WELCOME. AS YOU ALWAYS ARE AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT ESPECIALLY ON SEPTEMBER 21ST TO HONOR PENNY. AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. UPCOMING EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER FAIRBORN IS FRIDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 18TH FROM 4 TO 10 P.M. DOWNTOWN, THE US MARATHON THAT COMES THROUGH THE CITY, OF COURSE, IS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH. AND THEN THE CHAMBERS FALL CAR SHOW IS ON SUNDAY THE 20TH. AND MAYOR, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT MEMBERS OF THE FLY ZONE, AS WELL AS THE AIR FORCE MARATHON OFFICE ON BASE RECEIVE THEIR, THEIR PROCLAMATIONS. SO IF ANYONE IS, IS, IS INTERESTED, WE'LL REST ASSURED WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. OTHER THAN THAT, I DID HAVE ONE OTHER THING. ORIGINALLY WE HAD PLANNED ON A WORK SESSION ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH. THAT MEETING IS CANCELED. THERE'S NO NEED FOR A WORK SESSION. WE'LL ACTUALLY COVER CAPITAL BUDGET AS PART OF THE OVERALL BUDGET WORK SESSION MEETING IN OCTOBER. SO NEXT WEEK THERE IS NO SPECIAL WORK SESSION FOR CITY COUNCIL. [00:35:06] THERE IS NO EVENT FOR CITY COUNCIL NEXT MONDAY NIGHT. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 21ST. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. [IX. Council Comments] OKAY, NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS. STARTING WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS. THANK YOU. I WANT TO JUST THANK, FIRST OF ALL, EVERYONE THAT SHOWED UP TONIGHT. YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. SO I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO SEE YOUR SMILING FACES HERE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU, MISS KEATON, FOR ACTUALLY EXPRESSING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A PROPERTY THAT IS HAS BECOME A NUISANCE IN YOUR AREA. AND HOW ARE YOU FIGHTING TO GET THOSE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF. WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK. OKAY. ALSO, MISS MARILYN. I WATCHED THOSE SAME. THEY LOOK THE SAME SHOES CLINT HAD ON THE LAST TIME. AND MAYBE SO BECAUSE I THINK HE KIND OF ALMOST BROKE HIS ANKLE TRYING TO GET DOWN THAT, YOU KNOW. I WAS NEVER THERE [LAUGHS]. BUT BUT BUT IT IS A FUN EVENT. AND OF COURSE, I'M, I'M HOPING THAT I CAN BE THERE TO, TO PARTICIPATE AGAIN MYSELF BECAUSE IT IS A FUN EVENT AND IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOU DO FOR OUR VETERANS AND THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY. YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MANY OUT THERE THAT REALLY DO NEED ASSISTANCE. AND THEY'RE HIDING IN THEIR HOMES IN THE CORNER SOMEWHERE OR THEY ON THE STREETS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. AND WE HAVE SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES LIKE YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND EVERYTHING THAT WOULD HELP WITH THESE VETERANS IN THEIR DISTRESS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER THAN THAT WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THE NEW OPENING OF ANOTHER OF BUSINESS DOWNTOWN FAIRBORN, OHIO, WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I CAN SAY ANYWHERE BETWEEN 4 TO 6000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THAT EVENT, WHICH ACTUALLY LIT DOWNTOWN UP. AND THAT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF AMAZING THINGS GOING ON IN FAIRBORN, OHIO, AND I THINK I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. WE REALLY DO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS. AND LIKE WE HAVE SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN THIS COUNCIL THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DO. YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE THE EFFORT TO GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT THE THE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO DO HERE FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND WE ARE CONTINUALLY DOING ALL WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADHERE AND ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF FAIRBORN CITIZENS AND FAIRBORN AS A WHOLE, BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS, EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T BE HERE. THANKS FOR THE FOLKS THAT CAME UP. MARILYN, I'LL CATCH YOU LATER TO LEARN ABOUT HOW TO DONATE TO THAT. THAT'S LIKE MY NORMAL FOOTWEAR, SO IT WOULDN'T BE A FAIR RACE FOR ME TO WEAR THAT. AND THEN SHEILA, THANKS FOR YOUR, YOUR PRESENTATION AND THE LETTERS THAT YOU SENT. AND MIKE HAD FORWARDED US SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THAT TOO. SO I, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE COMMUNICATION IS IN THE WORKS. BUT WE'LL HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT, I'M SURE. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MILESTONE INDIVIDUALS. THAT'S ALWAYS AMAZING. MONDAY THE 31ST, THERE WAS SEVEN NEW MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE SWORN IN, WHICH IS AMAZING BECAUSE IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, THAT MEANS WE'RE AT STRENGTH NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME. SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY AMAZING [APPLAUSE]. THEN WELL, THEN THURSDAY THE 27TH, I WAS HONORED TO BE PART OF THE PUSH IN CEREMONY FOR THE NEW FIRE LADDER, THAT STATION TWO. AND THAT WAS THAT WAS AMAZING. THAT'S A BIG TRUCK. BUT THAT'S A VERY HISTORIC EVENT FOR PUSH INS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND THEY'RE VERY YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY A FUN IDEA. LET'S SEE, RUMPKE THERE PUSHED BACK A DAY THIS WEEK, AREN'T THEY? YES. SO EVERYBODY REMEMBER, TRASH IS ONE DAY LATER THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF LABOR DAY. SO JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY FORGOT. AND THEN I WANT TO THANK ALL THE GUESTS COMING TODAY. WE DO LISTEN TO YOU AND WE ENJOY THE INPUT THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US SO WE CAN DO OUR JOB BETTER. [00:40:08] SO THANK YOU. AND. NO, MARILYN, I AM NOT GOING TO RUN [LAUGHS] . I HAVE AN EXCUSE, THOUGH. I BROKE MY ARM ALREADY ONCE THIS YEAR. I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT AGAIN, BUT I MIGHT BE THERE TO, YOU KNOW, THANK EVERYBODY ELSE FOR DOING IT. AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. WE WANT YOUR MONEY [LAUGHS]. YEAH, YEAH. OH, SHE'LL GET THAT. I'LL DOUBLE TAP ON ON MARYLAND'S PRESENTATION. BUT BEFORE I GET TO THAT, THE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME TO MY MIND AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS THE RESPONSE WE GET FROM THE COMMUNITY. I CAN'T REMEMBER A, A MEETING IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS WHERE WE HAVEN'T HAD PEOPLE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE AT ONE OF THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS. AND AND FOR ME, THE SAYING THAT COMES TO MIND IS THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR CARING. THAT MEANS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CITY, YOU CARE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR GOVERNMENT. SHEILA, YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. AND THEN EVERYONE ELSE WHO REPRESENTS AN ENTITY YOU CARE. SO THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO DOUBLE TAP ON MARILYN. I GO BACK TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHIPTON WHO, WHO JUST RETIRED. NOT TOO LONG AGO, SHE WAS THE AFMC COMMANDER AND SHE SAID THAT THE CHARGE IS CLEAR. SERVE WELL, LEAD WITH CARE AND REMEMBER THAT SOME OF THE GREATEST THINGS THAT WE CAN DO ARE DONE IN SERVICE TO OTHERS. IT'S THAT'S WHAT OPERATION FAIRBORN CARES IS. IT'S ABOUT GIVING A SERVICE TO THOSE VETERANS WHO'VE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES, WHO JUST CAN'T, FOR WHATEVER THAT REASON IS FILL THAT GAP, WHETHER IT BE A CAR REPAIR, A HOUSE PAYMENT, CHILD CARE FOOD ON THE TABLE ANY OF THOSE THINGS. AND $88,000 WORTH OF INVESTMENT BACK INTO THOSE FAMILIES IS REMARKABLE FOR AN ORGANIZATION AS SMALL AS AS THAT. SO, MARYLAND, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'VE NEVER WORN A UNIFORM, BUT YOU, YOUR HEART IS HUGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. MY HOPE IS THAT WE FILL THE STREETS ON THAT DAY. MY HEART THAT WE FILL THE STREETS. WE'VE GOT OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE SIGNS. WE'VE GOT OPPORTUNITIES TO TO HELP TEAMS AND WE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME FUN AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN. I MEAN, I CAN'T THINK OF I'VE SEEN BETTER LEGS AND BIRDS NESTS WHEN YOU START PUTTING ON PUTTING ON THOSE, THOSE HEELS. BUT, BUT NONETHELESS, IT'S A FUN TIME. AND IT'S ONLY A CAPTURED PERIOD OF TIME FROM 12:00. BY 12:30, WE'RE ALL PACKED UP AND READY TO GO. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO HERE AND ANYONE WHO'S LISTENING, IF YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE DONATE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR. WELL, THAT'S GOING TO BE A KIND OF HARD ONE TO FOLLOW THERE WITH CLINT AND HIS SERVICE TO COUNTRY. THAT'S REALLY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT, CLINT. THANK YOU SIR. VERY TOUCHING. MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS AS WELL. AND THE TWO BIG MESSAGES I WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY TONIGHT IS JUST A REMINDER FLU SEASON IS COMING UP. SO THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO DURING FLU SEASON IS WASH YOUR HANDS A LOT. SO PLEASE DO THAT. IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED TO GET VACCINATED, PLEASE DO THAT. AS A HEALTH CARE WORKER, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE IT. BUT I UNDERSTAND IF YOU DON'T WANT. BUT ANOTHER BIG ONE AND A LOT OF THINGS PEOPLE OFTEN FORGET IS AS WE TRANSITION FROM SUMMER INTO FALL, A LOT OF US HAVE GAS HEAT IN OUR HOUSES. SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GETTING YOUR FURNACES INSPECTED AND CLEANED AND ALL THAT OTHER GOOD JAZZ. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, MAKE SURE YOU GOT A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IN YOUR HOUSE AND THE BATTERIES ARE GOOD IN IT. IF NOT, GET WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY CAN HELP YOU OUT. THEY'LL PROVIDE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS, AND THEY'LL EVEN COME AND INSTALL THEM FOR YOU IF YOU NEED, NEED BE. SO PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO DO THOSE TWO THINGS THIS FALL. [00:45:01] AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER. OKAY. JUST A COUPLE THINGS TO GO OVER REAL QUICK. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO CAME FORWARD TO SPEAK. I KNOW THE HOUSE ON XENIA DRIVE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. THE CITY HAS BEEN LOOKING AT THAT AND FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, CAN'T GO INTO DETAIL. BUT WE ARE WELL AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AT THAT HOUSE AND EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO ADDRESS THAT. AGAIN, MILESTONE WINNERS, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT THIS MORNING. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE SENIOR CENTER, WE CALL IT BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR. AND WE HAD TWO PRESENTATIONS. AND I'M GOING TO ASK MIKE, WOULD YOU MIND 30S ON FIVE RIVERS AND THE YMCA? THIS MORNING AT BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR, WE ASKED THAT THE YMCA AND FIVE RIVERS SPEAK ON THE POTENTIAL PROJECT AT CENTRAL PARK IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WHERE THE YMCA IS LOCATED. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT FIVE RIVERS HEALTH IS IF YOU GOOGLE THAT FIVE RIVERS HEALTH IS WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE ADDITION TO THE FAIRBORN COMMUNITY. I WAS UNAWARE UNTIL SUPERINTENDENT GEBHART HAD MENTIONED TO ME THAT THERE'S NOT A PEDIATRICIAN PRACTICING IN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN. AND IT WAS A HUGE CONCERN. FIVE RIVERS IS ONE AVENUE THAT WOULD BRING A PEDIATRICIAN TO TOWN. AND SO FIVE RIVERS WAS MADE. WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THEM THROUGH THE YMCA. AND SO WE HOPE THAT THERE'S A TWO PHASE PROJECT THAT OCCURS AT CENTRAL PARK. OF COURSE, THE SPLASH PAD AND THE PLAYGROUND WOULD REMAIN THE BANDSTAND OR THE, THE COVERED CANOPY BUILDING THERE WOULD WOULD REMAIN ALSO, BUT WE WOULD PLACE A NEW OR THEY WOULD FIVE RIVERS WOULD PROBABLY BE PHASE ONE AND BUILD THERE 2000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS THERE. AND THEN THERE WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE FOR THE YMCA TO HAVE A NEW BUILDING ON SITE. AND THEN ULTIMATELY, IF ALL THINGS GO WELL, THEN THEN THE CURRENT YMCA BUILDING WOULD BE REMOVED AND THAT WOULD TURN INTO GREEN SPACE FOR ACTIVITIES FOR RELATED TO THE YMCA. BUT THERE'LL BE MORE INFORMATION TO COME. BUT THEY BOTH GROUPS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT WORK SESSION IN JULY. AND THEN AT BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR, WE ASKED THEM TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THAT. PLEASE, THOUGH, IF YOU GET A CHANCE GOOGLE FIVE RIVERS HEALTH THEIR EDGEMONT FACILITY IN DAYTON IS FANTASTIC. THEY COVER THE GAMUT OF FAMILY MEDICINE. OB GYN PEDIATRICS. SOME OF THEIR LOCATIONS ACROSS THE MIAMI VALLEY HAVE DENTAL VISION. IT WOULD BE PHENOMENAL. THERE IS A NEW FACILITY FOR FIVE RIVERS IN XENIA. THERE USED TO BE TWO SEPARATE FACILITIES. THEY COMBINED THEM INTO ONE UTILIZING A FORMER DRUGSTORE, AND NOW THEIR BOARD HAS SAID THEY WANT TO COME TO FAIRBORN. AND SO WE'RE THRILLED. BUT THERE'LL BE MORE INFORMATION TO COME IN THE FUTURE. THANKS FOR COVERING THAT. THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR CITIZENS KNOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR NEEDS IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, IN THIS CASE, HEALTH CARE AND YMCA TYPE SERVICES. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A PROCESS THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID, THERE WILL BE SOME FUNDRAISING INVOLVED, BUT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE FIVE RIVERS FACILITY, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE ONE AND SEVERAL OF US ARE HERE ON. COUNCIL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE FACILITY IN DAYTON. VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE WHAT THEY BRING TO A COMMUNITY. AND WE THINK THIS WOULD BE A HUGE PLUS FOR FAIRBORN IF WE CAN GET BOTH OF BOTH FIVE RIVERS AND THE NEW YMCA. SO JUST BE AWARE THAT THAT'S THAT'S ON THE TABLE AND WE'LL BE TALKING MORE AND MORE ABOUT IT. LOOKING FOR SPONSORSHIPS AND, AND ASSISTANCE WITH THAT. OKAY. IT'S ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED ABOUT THE 9/11 CEREMONY. THIS IS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11. AND I KNOW AS A MILITARY PERSON, I REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE I WAS WHEN WE SAW THOSE PLANES CRASHING INTO THE TRADE CENTER. AND I REMEMBER AS A MILITARY PERSON I WAS IN A BRIEFING AND OUR COMMANDER SAID TO US, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO WAR. AND A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, I FOUND MYSELF IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY DOING EXACTLY THAT. LET'S NOT FORGET WHAT 9/11, EXCUSE ME, WAS ALL ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY, BUT IF YOU CAN BE AT THE CEREMONY AT CALAMITY VILLE IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY SPECIAL CEREMONY. AIRBORNE HAS ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE TO GET OUT THERE AND ENJOY THE HEAVY METAL BANDS, HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY. WE HAD BLUEGRASS AND BREW A MONTH OR SO AGO, SO HERE'S SOME OTHER STUFF. [00:50:04] THE MARATHON'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT. I REALLY WANT TO REITERATE, PLEASE TRY TO GET OUT THERE FOR THE FLY ZONE TO CHEER ON THOSE PEOPLE. HAVE YOUR SIGNS. I KNOW TERRY LYNN FROM HER ART STUDIO WILL HAVE A BOOTH OUT THERE WHERE KIDS CAN MAKE SIGNS TO CHEER PEOPLE ON. AND AGAIN, THE RUNNERS ALWAYS TELL US THEIR FAVORITE PART OF THE WHOLE ROUTE IS GOING THROUGH FAIRBORN. SO LET'S LET'S BE OUT THERE. HEELS FOR HEROES. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT FROM THE GET GO WITH MARILYN AND A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE. THAT IS TRULY A REMARKABLE PROGRAM THAT MARILYN STARTED. IT DOES A LOT OF GOOD FOR OUR VETERANS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD REALLY BE STRUGGLING LIKE SHE SAID. A KROGER CARD FOR SOME FOOD A CAR REPAIR THAT THEY OTHERWISE COULDN'T MAKE. IT'S THOSE LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THAT PROGRAM REALLY HELPS TO ADDRESS. SO WHETHER YOU'RE A RUNNER, A WATCHER, A SPONSOR PLEASE CONSIDER PARTICIPATING IN HELPING OUT THAT PROGRAM. HALLOWEEN FESTIVALS COMING UP TOO. YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING DECORATIONS ALL OVER DOWNTOWN. THAT'S 16, 17 AND 18TH OCTOBER. THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED TO BE AT FAIRBORN HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S THEIR SECOND HOME GAME. LAST WEEK WAS THEIR FIRST HOME GAME. THIS WEEK, IT'S AGAINST GREENVILLE. SO PLEASE COME OUT. THAT'S WHERE I WORE MY FAIRBORN BLUE TONIGHT AND MY FAIRBORN PIN. LET'S REALLY GET OUT THERE AND CHEER ON OUR. OUR SKYHAWKS AS THEY TAKE ON THE STUDENTS FROM GREENVILLE. AND THEN ON THE 12TH OF SEPTEMBER, THERE ARE TWO COMPETING EVENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S THE AIR FORCE BALL FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT PARTICIPATE IN THAT. BUT IF YOU CAN'T GET TO THE AIR FORCE BALL, IT'S ALSO IN HONOR FLIGHT RETURNING THAT EVENING AT THE DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SO IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO AN HONOR FLIGHT RETURN, IT'S REALLY A VERY, VERY SPECIAL EVENT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO GET A CHANCE TO GO TO WASHINGTON, DC OR VETERANS TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT VETERAN MEMORIALS. SO IF THERE IS ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL BUSINESS. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR.. ALLEN. YES. MISS. CHESS. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK. YES. CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS OVER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.