2026-09-02 - City Commission

00:03[music]

00:05>> Okay, the Dayton City Commission meeting

00:07will now come to order. Would you all

00:09please rise for the invocation and

00:10remain standing for the pledge of

00:12allegiance. This evening the invocation

00:15will be given by Commissioner Fairchild.

00:17>> And uh Commissioner Joseph has a moment

00:19of silence. For me to start,

00:21Commissioner?

00:21>> Yes, please.

00:22>> All right, thank you all. Uh

00:24I'd like to take a moment for us to now

00:26to honor the life and memory of uh young

00:28man Pierre DeMoss Bell.

00:31Uh we hold his family, his loved ones,

00:34>> [snorts]

00:34>> and the entire community, especially the

00:35Haitian community in Springfield, in our

00:37thoughts during this painful time.

00:40Uh with this moment of silence, uh we

00:42honor his dignity, his aspirations, and

00:45his memory.

00:46Uh with uh just a moment of quiet

00:48reflection, please. Thank you.

01:04Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner.

01:05>> Thank you, Commissioner.

01:06>> Thank you, Commissioner.

01:08And uh for our prayer tonight, uh

01:11Wendell Berry passed yesterday, and

01:13Wendell Berry was a Christian mystic, a

01:15farmer, an advocate for economic and

01:18racial and social justice. And uh if

01:21you're not familiar with his writings

01:22and his poetry, I encourage you

01:25to become familiar.

01:26Um so, I have a poem for our prayer

01:28tonight from Wendell Berry.

01:31It's entitled What We Need Is Here.

01:34Geese appear high over us, pass, and the

01:38sky closes.

01:40Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them

01:44to their way.

01:45Clear in the ancient faith,

01:48what we need is here.

01:51And we pray

01:52not for new earth or heaven,

01:56but to be quiet in heart

01:58and in eye clear.

02:01What we need is here.

02:04Amen.

02:05>> Amen.

02:08>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

02:10United States of America and to the

02:13republic for which it stands, one nation

02:15under [clears throat] God, indivisible,

02:18with liberty and justice for all.

02:26>> All right, Ms. McClendon, may we please

02:28have a roll call?

02:29>> Mayor Turner-Sloss.

02:30>> I.

02:31>> Commissioner Joseph.

02:32>> I.

02:33>> Shaw.

02:33>> I.

02:34>> Fairchild.

02:34>> I.

02:35>> Beckham.

02:36>> I.

02:39>> May I have a motion to approve the

02:41minutes of the August 26, 2026 meeting

02:45and there are some corrections that need

02:47to be made.

02:48>> So moved, Your Honor.

02:50>> Uh

02:50second the motion.

02:52>> It has been properly moved and seconded

02:54to approve the minutes of the August 26,

02:562026 meeting. All in favor, say I.

02:59>> I.

02:59>> I.

02:59>> All opposed, say no. Any abstentions?

03:03Ms. McClendon, are there any

03:04communications or petitions this

03:06evening?

03:06>> There are none, Your Honor.

03:08>> Thank you.

03:10And this evening, we have a presentation

03:13on the semi-annual IAA report. Uh Mr.

03:17Parlette, please proceed.

03:21>> Yes.

03:23Um yes, Mayor. This is

03:25uh as you mentioned, the report of the

03:28independent accountability auditor. Um

03:31as you're aware, we have a contract with

03:32Frost Brown Todd. Um

03:36and representative's here, uh I'm ready

03:38to get going.

03:40>> Good evening.

03:41>> Good evening, Ms. Brown.

03:44>> Thank you.

03:45This is the second semi-annual report of

03:47the independent accountability auditor

03:49for the for 2026 covering activities for

03:52the first half of 2026.

03:56So, in review, the duties of the

03:57independent accountability auditor or

03:59the IAA are to review citizen-generated

04:02complaints against the Dayton Police

04:05Department, to audit the investigation

04:08process and the discipline process, to

04:10produce reports, and to recommend

04:12changes to policy, procedure, and

04:14training.

04:17So, in review of the citizen-generated

04:19complaints for the first half of the

04:20year, first I just want to take a second

04:22to

04:23just identify the two different types of

04:26citizen-generated complaints. First, you

04:28have complaint receipts, and those are

04:30complaints that can be resolved

04:32immediately either to the satisfaction

04:34of the complainant or it's something

04:36that it may be a complaint that was

04:37actually against

04:39something another agency outside of

04:42Dayton or the courts, or it could be a

04:45complaint from one citizen against

04:47another citizen. So, it's not actually

04:49police misconduct, but we still record

04:51those. And then you have the citizen

04:53complaints, and those are the complaints

04:55that require an investigation.

04:59So, looking at the data from January 1st

05:02through June 30th,

05:04there were a total of 70 citizen

05:08citizen complaints and complaint

05:09receipts,

05:11and those are the originating incidents,

05:14but there can be additional allegations

05:16stemming from one incident. So, we are

05:19going to focus on just the citizen

05:20complaints, not the complaint receipts,

05:22and as you can see, there were 23

05:24originating events and 60 specific

05:26alleged complaints. So, what that could

05:28look like is from one event, there could

05:30be multiple officers that someone has a

05:33complaint against, or could be different

05:35policy violations in the same event.

05:40So, comparing the first half of this

05:41year to previous years, you can see

05:43there has been an increase in the number

05:45of complaints received, but we're still

05:48in the average, so it's not a drastic

05:50change. I also want to note that just

05:53because there is an increase in the

05:54number of complaints received, it

05:55doesn't mean that there is an increase

05:57in the in

05:59police misconduct. Um

06:01actually, uh the majority of the

06:03complaints have been found to be

06:05unfounded or exonerated, which I'll

06:07explain in a minute.

06:11So, exonerated means that the act that

06:15was alleged did happen, but it was

06:17lawful and proper. Um unfounded means

06:20that there's no evidence that the act

06:21actually happened. Then, something can

06:23be sustained when the act did happen or

06:27not sustained when there is not enough

06:29evidence to prove or disprove that it

06:31occurred.

06:34So, looking at the data from the first

06:35half of the year, as you can see, 55% of

06:38the complaints were found to be

06:40unfounded, 23% were found to be

06:42exonerated, 17% were found to be

06:45sustained, which is an increase in from

06:48the past few years.

06:50On average, previously, it's like 10% or

06:53less. This is an increase, and I'll talk

06:55about that in a minute. And then, 3%

06:58were determined to be not sustained, and

07:00one investigation is still in progress.

07:04In review of the sustained citizen

07:05complaints, there were 10 complaints

07:08originating from three different

07:10incidents.

07:11So, out of those three different

07:13incidents, there were three officers

07:14that were involved. The first two

07:16incidents

07:17it involved one officer,

07:19um and it was two different complaints.

07:21The third incident, there were eight

07:23different allegations for with each

07:25officer, and they were for discourtesy

07:28and disrespect, uh missed court

07:29appearance, insubordination, performance

07:32expectations, and exercising care while

07:33operating a vehicle.

07:37Looking at these three, um I did review

07:40the investigations, and all the

07:41investigations did take place within 90

07:43days in accordance with with policy.

07:46The officer that was involved in

07:48incident one and incident two received

07:50oral reprimands for both incidents and

07:52then the officers involved in incident

07:54three received written reprimands for

07:57those for that incident and also were

07:58directed not to work together moving

08:00forward.

08:02>> [clears throat]

08:04>> We also reviewed the unfounded citizen

08:06complaints to see if our conclusions

08:08were the same.

08:10Um there were a total of 33 complaints

08:12originating from three from 11 different

08:14events. Um and this involved 17

08:17different officers and there were a

08:18variety of allegations.

08:22In our review, 23 out of the 33

08:24complaints were determined to be

08:25unfounded. Five of the complaints were

08:27determined to be exonerated and what we

08:30what we've been finding is that

08:32sometimes when the investigations are

08:34happening,

08:35the complaint that will come in will be

08:37something like

08:39um an officer conducted an illegal

08:41search of my vehicle. So they'll go

08:43through the investigation at the end the

08:44conclusion says there's no evidence that

08:47there was an illegal search. So they

08:48reach the conclusion that it's

08:49unfounded. But the way that we look at

08:52it, we first see was there a search?

08:54Yes, there was a search. So that act did

08:55occur. But was it lawful? Yes, it was

08:58lawful. So the officer would be

08:59exonerated rather than the complaint

09:01being unfounded.

09:02Um there were two complaints that were

09:04determined to be sustained and these

09:06were discourtesy and disrespect

09:07complaints or rude a rudeness complaint.

09:10Um two were determined to be not

09:12sustained. We didn't believe there was

09:15enough evidence to make a determination

09:17on that one and then the last complaint

09:19we couldn't review because we didn't

09:20have any evidence to look at.

09:24And lastly, reports or almost last. Um

09:28so looking at our hours by activity,

09:30most of our time is spent um

09:32invest auditing investigations,

09:35um preparing the semi-annual reports,

09:38um,

09:39we were also reviewing policies and

09:41procedures, attending Community Appeals

09:43Board meetings, hearings. Um, we also

09:46spent time in the field, so I

09:48participated in a ride-along. I also

09:50attended the critical incident, um,

09:52press briefing.

09:54There was one critical incident reported

09:57to us in March. It was an

09:59officer-involved shooting.

10:04And then looking at the investigation

10:05timeline, as mentioned, um, it the

10:08policy requires investigations to, uh,

10:11be complete within 90 days, and all the

10:13investigations were complete in under 90

10:15days. There's one that's still in

10:16progress, but they're still within the

10:1890-day limit.

10:21And then policy review.

10:24We decided to review the de-escalation

10:27policy. We were finding

10:30there were there was a pattern coming up

10:32with discourtesy and disrespect

10:33complaints, and we wanted to see if

10:37there was a way to address that through

10:38the de-escalation policy. And so when we

10:42think about de-escalation, de-escalation

10:43is conflict management strategies.

10:46Um, so what the big goal of

10:48de-escalation is to reduce a threat and

10:51to obtain voluntary compliance. But

10:54de-escalation is also helpful with

10:56building trust with who you're talking

10:58to, with with stabilizing the emotions,

11:01and just getting to a a resolution more

11:05efficiently.

11:08So in review of the current policy

11:09statement, as you can see, it's written

11:12in a way that that combines

11:14de-escalation with potentially violent

11:16encounters.

11:19And so with our findings, we determined

11:21that it doesn't mention a broader use of

11:24de-escalation tactics outside of

11:26potentially violent encounters. We also

11:28identified that the de-escalation

11:30techniques and situ- situational

11:32awareness considerations are listed

11:34under de-escalation options, which

11:36suggests that it's optional to use these

11:38strategies. We also determined that the

11:41policy provides minimal discussion of

11:43officer conduct that can escalate

11:45situations. So, given that it's a

11:47de-escalation policy, it's focused on

11:50de-escalation, but considering how

11:54escalation can cause a situation that

11:56requires de-escalation is also

11:58important.

12:01So, we propose to consider that the the

12:04need for effective conflict management

12:06is not just limited to potentially

12:07violent situations. And an officer's

12:10conduct may cause or increase the risk

12:12of confrontation or use of force if the

12:15officer misses opportunities to use

12:17de-escalation strategies and if the

12:20conduct of the officer actually

12:21escalates the situation.

12:25So, our recommendation is to revise the

12:27policy in the policy statement to

12:28incorporate broader use of de-escalation

12:30techniques, to revise the policy to

12:33address officer conduct that may

12:34escalate situations, and to revise

12:36policy wording and organization to

12:38clarify expectation. And our plan is to

12:41provide our findings and recommendations

12:43and proposed revisions to the policy

12:45review committee for their input. Um we

12:48recognize that this policy was crafted

12:50by the um police reform group, and we

12:53just feel like this is an opportunity to

12:55take their work one step further.

12:57Um and with that, that concludes our

12:59report. I'm happy to answer any

13:00questions.

13:02>> Thank you very much. Commissioners, any

13:04questions or comments? Commissioner

13:05Beckham.

13:07>> Thank you, your honor. Just a few. Um

13:09first of all, thank you for this

13:10comprehensive report. Um

13:14it's the first time I think the IAA

13:16update has come before us, at least in

13:19in the time that I've been up here. So,

13:21it's good to see this work uh being

13:23done.

13:24Uh I I am curious.

13:26Um given the number of of sustained

13:29complaints,

13:31um

13:32could you speak a little bit more to

13:34what the the nature was of those? It did

13:37sound like there was some patterns

13:38around

13:39um just how the engagement with the

13:41citizen was going, but um

13:43I'm curious if you can maybe speak to

13:46what the

13:47uh key consistent consistency was in the

13:50sustained complaints.

13:51>> So, with those three incidents, one had

13:54to do with an officer not appearing for

13:56court. So, that was one incident.

13:59Um the third incident, that's the one

14:00that had the eight allegations.

14:03Um the officers were spotlighting, so

14:06they were shining their flashlight into

14:09a moving vehicle.

14:11They were also told not to do that

14:12before, and they did it again.

14:15I don't remember what the second one

14:17was, so.

14:18>> All right, thank you for for that

14:20detail. The other thing I quickly say, I

14:22was

14:23involved in the police reform work. I

14:26was specifically on the use of force

14:27committee, so I recall

14:29um having pretty lengthy discussions

14:31about de-escalation. So,

14:34I appreciate the um recommendations

14:37along

14:38uh in terms of building on that work.

14:41I'd be curious to know um

14:43at what point the uh policy review

14:46committee would bring those final policy

14:48changes forward.

14:50Is there is there a timeline that's been

14:52set already, or is it still in the

14:54works?

14:54>> Speak for that.

14:59>> Good evening, uh Chief Eric Henderson.

15:01Um

15:01>> Good evening.

15:02>> Good evening, Mayor, Commissioners, City

15:03Manager, Deputy City Manager, and Clerk.

15:06Um so, our policy review committee meets

15:09once a month. So, um it's a very diverse

15:12group um that meets within our

15:14department. Ms. Brown also joins those

15:16conversation and provides input. So, I

15:19would say within the next 30 days, we

15:21should be able to review. I don't know

15:23the last time they met

15:24met, so I would say

15:27we can definitely supply that exact date

15:29that we should have this work done, but

15:31we definitely um

15:33want to make sure

15:34we still keep what was developed during

15:38the police reform.

15:39If you don't If you recall, this was

15:42actually meant

15:44originally to be incorporated within

15:46within the use of force policy. And one

15:49of the things that we saw is that this

15:51should apply to more than just use of

15:53force incidents. We should be using

15:54de-escalation tactics on every type of

15:57situation we encounter. So, I just think

15:59we just need to do a better job in

16:01making sure that everyone understands

16:02that that's the the process.

16:05So, does that answer the question?

16:06>> It does. Thank you, Chief.

16:07>> Thanks.

16:09Those are all my questions, Mayor.

16:10>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

16:11Fairchild.

16:12>> Yeah, thank you for this report. It's

16:13very helpful. I'm curious, what happens

16:15when

16:17your in your review, your

16:21um assessment differs from

16:24I I assume it's the Professional

16:25Standards Bureau that's making these

16:28determinations. So, there was a two

16:30cases where you looked at the cases and

16:33you said, "These really should have been

16:35sustained."

16:36Um but that's not what the Professional

16:38Standards Bureau had determined. What

16:40happens at that point?

16:41>> So, we meet and and talk about it. It

16:43depends on the situation. Um so, there

16:45have been instances where I have met

16:48with Lieutenant Bauer to talk about

16:50certain problem areas, and then we we

16:53resolve it however it needs to be

16:54resolved.

16:55>> Okay.

16:56Would that then possibly

16:59be a reversal of their decision, or is

17:02it just going looking forward to how

17:04they might do their work better in the

17:05future?

17:06>> I think it depends. There hasn't been

17:08anything that has been

17:10extreme, um but there have been

17:13instances of having certain officers go

17:16through additional training, some sort

17:18of corrective measure to address

17:19whatever we found.

17:22>> Thank you. And

17:23Chief Henderson already

17:25kind of shared my second comment, which

17:28I was on the

17:29training

17:32police reform group.

17:34And I remember that conversation about

17:35where

17:36de-escalation went and [clears throat]

17:38there was a originally going to go in

17:40use of force, but as Chief said

17:43we moved it out because it should be

17:45broader. And so I think your

17:47recommendations is in spirited with what

17:49the reform group was doing and getting

17:52better language than I and and then

17:55training that's consistent with that

17:57language will be helpful.

17:59Thank you.

18:00>> Thank you, Commissioner Fairchild.

18:01Commissioner Shaw.

18:02>> Yeah, thank you for this report. It is

18:04helpful to us to kind of understand the

18:06process of how this works and

18:09um

18:11I was really just interested. So you

18:13said that I was looking for this sheet.

18:15Now I can't find it.

18:16That there has been an uptick and

18:20I guess discourtesy or or

18:23Tell me again what you said. There was

18:24>> So we were seeing trends with the

18:26discourtesy and disrespect complaints.

18:28And so when you're reviewing the the

18:31footage, you can see that there are some

18:34officers who do a very great job at

18:37conflict management. When they're

18:39speaking to people who are, you know,

18:41heightened, it's I hear you, I

18:43understand, and they're bringing they're

18:45calming the situation. But there are

18:47other officers who don't do that and

18:49sometimes it makes the situation worse.

18:51But if there's no policy to address

18:53that, it's hard to correct it other than

18:56training or just letting people know do

18:58it differently. But to make that more of

19:00an expectation that we should be

19:02speaking professionally all the time, we

19:04should be, you know, taking control of

19:06the situation as the person of authority

19:08in those situations. You set the tone.

19:11So making sure that those steps are

19:13taken so that

19:15things can be resolved better and people

19:17feel respected in the process.

19:19>> That makes sense to me.

19:20Um so, I'm interested in understanding

19:22how that is then reported out. How how

19:24do the troops kind of get informed that,

19:27"Hey, there has been this uptick."

19:29Um

19:29what's the process for

19:32kind of correcting that? Does that go to

19:33the chief? To the professional

19:34standards? How

19:36>> We haven't really discussed that in

19:38detail. It's a good question.

19:41>> So, I can tell this is information that

19:43we share. Um we share, you know, we

19:45report out usually yearly on what type

19:48of um allegations we've had and what

19:50type of discipline or corrective action

19:53has been issued. But, also part of the

19:55process, our professional standards

19:57bureau is looking for trends in these

19:59issues and then working with our

20:00training bureau to provide additional

20:02training, especially on one-off

20:05situations where there's just a specific

20:07person that we might be having issues

20:09with. But, I do want to highlight the

20:10vast majority of our folks are doing a

20:12great job on a day

20:13>> Sure.

20:13>> day in day out basis. So, it's difficult

20:16work that they're doing and it's often

20:17time during some critical heightened

20:20situations. So, um but we're also

20:22extremely young department. I I looked

20:24at the numbers this morning. I think

20:26nearly half of our patrol officer rank

20:29is 5 years or less on the department.

20:31So, um and then a lot of our supervisors

20:34are also younger in their tenure as

20:37supervisors. So, it's a constant

20:39learning cycle and that's why I want to

20:41make sure that we're providing as much

20:42training as we can to our folks.

20:44>> Okay.

20:45>> Thank you.

20:45>> Thank you. Thank you both.

20:47>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

20:49Joseph.

20:50>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh thank you for the

20:52support. This is excellent. Uh you all

20:54know that I had a hand in writing this,

20:56so it's always exciting to hear your

20:57reports. It's it's great to see it come

20:59alive. Uh

21:00and I I have to say, uh Commissioner,

21:02your question about what happens when

21:03she sees something that doesn't mesh,

21:06I was like, "Come on, answer it right.

21:07Answer right. And it's just as we

21:09envisioned. You went, you talked to the

21:10right people, um and if there were

21:12additional sanctions needed or changes

21:13needed to be made, they were made. And

21:15that's the process that we really fought

21:17to have included because too many times

21:19there wasn't a mechanism there to have

21:21those things happen. The the review

21:23cycle wasn't there, the connection with

21:25the right people wasn't there.

21:26Uh you're doing you're doing great. That

21:28was that was wonderful and excellent

21:29question, Commissioner. I was going to

21:30ask that one, too. But I have two other

21:32points I want to make. The first is, I'm

21:34looking at the citizen-generated

21:35complaints over time chart you built.

21:37And if you could add a column to each of

21:39those with uh number of originating

21:41events, I think that's a key stat. If

21:43you could stick that in there cuz that

21:45I'd like to see that trend. Um

21:47that would be great for the next time

21:48out.

21:49Um I had the same question that

21:51Commissioner did. Um and uh

21:54I just wanted to acknowledge uh

21:56Commissioner Beckham's and Commissioner

21:58Fairchild's comments on expanding the

22:01use of de-escalation techniques. I think

22:02it's a great idea.

22:03Uh and I look forward to the report

22:05back. So, thank you very much.

22:06>> You're welcome.

22:08Thank you, uh Miss Brown. And I too want

22:11to echo my colleagues. Uh number of my

22:13questions have already been asked. Uh

22:15but I do want to pull on the thread of

22:17just a tad bit for uh from Commissioner

22:20Shaw's point. When you mentioned, Chief,

22:22that uh the staff um PD uh many of our

22:26officers 5 years or less. So, with that,

22:29they would take 30 days for the policy,

22:31if you will, to be updated, to be

22:33um revised, whatever have you, once it

22:35goes through the various different

22:37process.

22:38The question that I have is, so once

22:42what what are the immediate, if you

22:45will, solves to

22:47um the the trends that we are seeing

22:51that Miss Brown has has noted in terms

22:53of the the lack of of courtesy and the

22:55uptake, if you will, in the trends of

22:57the lack of courtesy and

22:58professionalism. I hope we're not

23:00waiting, which I know we're not. We're

23:02not waiting for that yearly report out,

23:05but is in fact

23:07are there, I should say, training memos,

23:10what is in fact um informing the staff

23:14uh leadership as well as uh the officers

23:18on the street, in the field, whatever

23:19have you,

23:21that [snorts] there are uh and concerns

23:23as it relates to the level of

23:25professionalism.

23:27>> Yeah, so when this policy is revamped,

23:30that's going to get issued out and

23:32that's pushed out through our uh

23:34learning management system, basically.

23:36So, we're sharing that information. But,

23:38we're looking at um as you said, we have

23:40roll call training, and then we can pull

23:42folks back in um

23:44back to our academy to receive some

23:45additional training. But, in the

23:47instances where discipline was rendered,

23:49those conversations have occurred, those

23:50processes have occurred. But, one of the

23:52things that uh we did, um I think it was

23:55early 2022, uh we completed what's

23:58called integrating communications and

24:00tactics training, which is ICAT is what

24:02it's called. It's through Police

24:03Executive Research Forum, and it's

24:05basically de-escalation, and it's

24:07evidence-based and research-based. So,

24:10um there's been research that this

24:12um proves to reduce use of force

24:13incidents and helps with slowing

24:15situations down. So, one of the things

24:17all of our new re- recruits receive that

24:20training, our officers receive it when

24:22they go back to the academy, kind of

24:23just um intertwined with some of our

24:25other training. But, one of the things

24:27that we're looking at doing early next

24:29year is bringing the whole department

24:31back and putting them through that

24:32entire um process through um that ICAT

24:35training. So, I think that will help

24:37long term. But again, um

24:39we see fluctuations, it depends on the

24:41situation, and and we want to make sure

24:43we're focused on individuals that may be

24:46leading to some of these upticks also.

24:49>> So, not

24:51So, it's not simultaneously worked,

24:53right? You want to focus on those

24:55individuals, but you also want to take

24:56set the tone throughout the

24:58organization, right? You just don't want

25:00to You want to make sure before it even

25:03leads to any others that we're adopting

25:05that behavior, um,

25:08that it is overall, uh, the sentiments

25:10of the organization, right?

25:12>> Yes, I mean, we have We have 40 training

25:14officers out in the field. Um, we have

25:1627 sergeants that are out in the field.

25:18And, you know, they're reviewing video

25:20day in and day out and having

25:22conversations one-on-one, you know, just

25:24like any work environment with, you

25:26know, with their staff. So, there's

25:28communication happening all the time

25:30about best ways to handle situations,

25:32new techniques, and things like that.

25:34So, it's ongoing. So, it's not just not

25:36one and done and there's no one touch

25:38point. We also do, um,

25:41audits, random audits of our videos. So,

25:44we do 45 random audits a month of those

25:47videos. So, we're constantly looking at

25:50stuff and those are random. Those are

25:51picked by calls for service cuz we want

25:53to make sure officers are activating

25:55their body cameras and everything on

25:57calls for service. So, it's picking that

25:58information out and making sure we're in

26:00compliance with that, too. So, there's a

26:02number number of touch points.

26:04>> Okay. Thank you, sir. I appreciate it.

26:06Um,

26:07Ms. Brown, thank you very much for your

26:09report. I really appreciate the work and

26:10the comprehensive, uh, review.

26:13Um, and thank you for for going into

26:15details and providing the additional

26:16context and giving examples as to why

26:19and how de-escalation can be, uh,

26:22um, best suited and and utilized through

26:24the various situations. Mr. Pilot, Ms.

26:27Brown made a

26:28recommendation some time ago. Do you

26:31know where we are on her initial

26:33recommendation

26:35during the last review where, I believe,

26:38and I'm paraphrasing, that we need to,

26:41um, perhaps have more of a user-friendly

26:43process in terms of how,

26:46um,

26:47how the public is in in fact lodging

26:49their concerns or their complaints. I

26:52believe I have that right. Do I?

26:53>> That was with um Mr. Moore. Um and we

26:57did we did discuss that.

26:58>> Okay.

26:59>> Um oh, but you're talking about the

27:01Okay.

27:01>> Yes.

27:02>> The um

27:04the

27:06correspondence that complainants receive

27:09um when they file a complaint uh

27:11>> [clears throat]

27:11>> specifically with the Appeals Board,

27:13what explaining to them what the process

27:15is, what the Appeals Board can and

27:17cannot do.

27:19>> My understanding was that the Mediation

27:21Center was doing that work.

27:23>> Okay.

27:23>> But we'll double-check.

27:24>> Okay, I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank

27:26you, Ms. Brown. I really appreciate the

27:28report. Thank you. Thank you.

27:31Ms. McClendon, are there any deletions

27:33or let me ask first, excuse me,

27:35additions, deletions, or comments to the

27:37calendar?

27:38>> Yes, Your Honor.

27:40I would like to request the addition of

27:42Resolution number 6951-26,

27:45supporting the dedication of $1 million

27:48of associated general fund revenue to

27:51fund and promote neighborhood

27:53development across the city.

27:56>> You got it.

27:57>> Thank you, Ms. McClendon. Mr. Parlett,

27:59are there any additions, deletions, or

28:00comments to the calendar this evening?

28:02>> Uh Your Honor, I have no additions or

28:03deletions. Uh just a couple of comments.

28:06Uh we have several grant agreements uh

28:09that seek to distribute some of our

28:11entitlement dollars to organizations

28:13doing some uh really important work in

28:15our community.

28:16Um additionally, Resolution 6949-26

28:21seeks to create the New Community

28:24Authority.

28:25Uh and Resolution 6950

28:29provides some uh

28:31some depth of um

28:33definition in terms of what parcels are

28:35included in it.

28:37That's all I have, Your Honor.

28:38>> Thank you, Mr. Parlett.

28:41Ms. McClendon, are there any citizens

28:43that that are registered to speak this

28:44evening on calendar items?

28:47>> Yes, Your honor. There are six citizens

28:49registered to speak on calendar items. I

28:52would like to state there is a 3-minute

28:54time limit. As you address the

28:55commission, we ask that you state your

28:57name and address for the record. At that

28:59time, I will turn on the green light.

29:02When the green light comes on, you will

29:03have 3 minutes to speak. After you have

29:05spoken 2 and 1/2 minutes, a yellow light

29:07will come on and you will have 30

29:09seconds remaining to speak.

29:11When the red light comes on, you'll be

29:12asked to cease your comments and to take

29:14your seat.

29:15To the audience in attendance, please be

29:17mindful this is a business meeting and

29:19we kindly request that during this

29:21portion of the meeting, you refrain from

29:23any hand clapping, finger snapping, and

29:25conversation that would prevent the city

29:27commission from hearing the speakers'

29:29comments.

29:30I call to the podium Talis Gage.

29:40Thank you, Mr. Gage. Sharon Screech.

29:50>> Hello, Commissioner and Mr. Parlette.

29:53Um

29:55Um my name is Sharon Screech. I live at

29:57515 West Grand Avenue,

30:00Dayton, Ohio 45405.

30:02And I'm here to speak about um

30:05uh

30:09uh

30:10resolution 6949-26

30:13determining that the city of Dayton new

30:15community authority and district will be

30:17conducive to the public safety and

30:19convenience. But anyway,

30:22Good evening, Mayor and Commissioners.

30:23Let's be clear about something. The name

30:26change from the City of Dayton Citywide

30:28New Community Authority to simply the

30:30City of Dayton New Community Authority

30:33speaks volumes because we already know

30:35it's not citywide.

30:38Everyone in this room knows the

30:39conversation is primarily about downtown

30:41Dayton.

30:42We're not talking about the

30:43neighborhoods on the east side, the west

30:45side, or the other communities

30:46throughout the city that have been

30:48dealing with blight, vacant properties,

30:50deteriorating infrastructure, and

30:52limited city services for years. So,

30:54let's stop pretending that this is

30:56something that equally benefits the

30:57entire city. And let me be equally

31:00clear, the city of Dayton New Community

31:03Authority is not wanted by everyone.

31:05Anything that adds another surcharge to

31:07the cost of eating, shopping, or doing

31:09business downtown deserves deserves

31:12serious scrutiny, especially when

31:14residents are already struggling with

31:15the rising cost of living.

31:17Why is it always the residents who are

31:19expected to carry the financial burden

31:21of decisions they didn't ask for?

31:24And frankly, I have serious concerns

31:26about this commission's ability to make

31:27a decision of this magnitude.

31:30Anyone who regularly attends these

31:31meetings can see that this commission is

31:33divided. You're not always on one

31:35accord. And when residents witness one

31:37commissioner openly disrespecting

31:39another, it makes people question the

31:41level of trust they should place in this

31:43body's decision-making. Quite honestly,

31:46I don't trust this commission to decide

31:48what we're having for lunch today, let

31:50alone make a decision that could reach

31:52into the pockets of Dayton residents.

31:54Let's put this into perspective. Imagine

31:57Imagine you have $10 in your pocket. You

31:59normally spend $8.50 on lunch downtown.

32:01You've budgeted for it. Then you get

32:03your bill and there's an additional $1

32:05surcharge.

32:06To someone making hundreds of thousands

32:08of dollars a year, a dollar may not mean

32:11much. But to city and But to a city

32:13employee making 27,000

32:16$500 a year, or a parent trying to feed

32:18their family, that dollar matters.

32:21When you're already deciding between

32:22groceries, gas, utilities, rent, and

32:24putting food on the table, another

32:26surcharge is not insignificant. It's

32:29another burden.

32:31And that's what this commission needs to

32:32understand. Thank you.

32:34>> Thank you, Ms. Creech.

32:36I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

32:46>> That walk gets longer and longer.

32:49I'm Alec Johnson. I live at 3206 Linden

32:52Avenue in the Hearthstone neighborhood

32:53of Dayton. Greetings mayor,

32:55commissioners, and the greater Dayton

32:56community.

32:57Imagine two Dayton residents who should

32:59be able to help one another. A skilled

33:01construction worker whose hours are

33:03uncertain and a homeowner with a leaking

33:05roof and an inefficient furnace. The

33:07skill is here, the need is here, the

33:09money is being spent, but too often the

33:10contract goes elsewhere, the profit

33:12leaves the region, and Dayton is left

33:14with the same unmet need.

33:16That's why the proposed citywide new

33:18community authority is such a profound

33:20wrong turn. I'm not opposed to

33:22sidewalks, parks, the convention center,

33:24or downtown development, but this vote

33:26would not merely approve a sidewalk. It

33:28would create a long-lived Chapter 349

33:30power, a body with power to impose

33:33community development charges, issue

33:35bonds, and operate through an initially

33:36appointed board that includes developer

33:38representatives.

33:40The official case centers on a $77

33:41million 197-room hotel and promises

33:45citywide use later. Yet, the public

33:47materials do not provide binding

33:48answers. Who ultimately pays if charges

33:51are passed through? What enforceable

33:53labor standards apply? Who owns the

33:55wealth and who absorbs the risk if the

33:57hotel underperforms?

33:59When do residents gain meaningful power?

34:01Saying property owners opt in and the

34:03city's full faith and credit is not

34:05pledged changes the risk, but not the

34:07distribution. A charge voluntary for an

34:09owner can become a cost for workers,

34:11tenants, and customers.

34:13Debt outside the general fund can still

34:14organize public choices around creditor

34:16claims.

34:18The NCA turns private development into a

34:20public institution without turning the

34:21resulting wealth into public or

34:23community wealth.

34:24It's the old attraction strategy in a

34:26new legal wrapper, subsidize a prod

34:29project, hope benefits trickle outward,

34:31and postpone democracy until later.

34:34There is a much better approach, the

34:35Miami Valley Community Wealth

34:37Initiative. It starts by mapping what

34:39the city and anchor institutions buy

34:40outside the region, identifying what we

34:42can responsibly produce here, and

34:44connecting that demand to local

34:46suppliers, worker cooperatives,

34:47community land ownership, training, and

34:49accountable procurement. This is

34:51selective import and placement, not

34:53isolation. Instead of hoping one hotel

34:55radiates prosperity, we build rooted

34:57enterprises whose jobs, ownership, and

34:59surplus stay in the Miami Valley.

35:02I ask you to vote no on the citywide

35:03NCA, and instead ask this commission to

35:05place on a future agenda a resolution

35:07that supports the Miami Valley Community

35:08Wealth Initiative, and establishes a

35:10formal pathway to city cooperation with

35:12its independent community-led research

35:14and planning. Bring the roofer, the

35:16homeowner, and Dayton's purchasing power

35:18into the same economic system. And in

35:20conclusion, I say again and again and

35:22again, let public power and public

35:24policy produce public wealth. Let's keep

35:26the wealth we create. Thank you.

35:28>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

35:30I call to the podium Lynn Lamance.

35:46>> Hi, Lynn Lamance, 1061 Birch Run Avenue.

35:49>> Good evening.

35:50Good evening. Um, I am also speaking in

35:53opposition

35:55of the NCA.

35:57Um, first off, as it was said in

35:59previous meetings, uh,

36:01you know, we we don't believe in

36:03trickle-down economics.

36:05Um, there is also several areas of the

36:08city that have neglected business

36:12districts that do not have

36:15they don't have the money that the

36:16downtown gets, nor this, uh,

36:19nor TIFs, nor anything. North Main

36:23Street businesses, Gettysburg

36:25businesses, West Third Street,

36:28you know, past the historic area of like

36:30you're going to Drexel.

36:32I mean, these business districts look

36:35like an abomination

36:38and get no help.

36:39And [snorts]

36:41then the next thing,

36:43yeah, the the neighborhoods that were

36:44mentioned before

36:47in Columbus and then Over-the-Rhine, now

36:50Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati. Those are

36:52gentrified areas.

36:54And so I need that to be recognized.

36:57There has to be another tool in the

36:59toolbox besides gentrification

37:02or historic districts that save

37:04everything. And then again, I had spoke

37:08before regarding the board of the NCA.

37:11We had passed

37:14a

37:15a tax

37:16initiative. Citizens voted for this for

37:19a public hospital.

37:21Again, everything moving forward with

37:23the NCA and the board,

37:26we have not heard much regarding the

37:28public hospital.

37:29And I just received a report.

37:32It's actually on the Dayton Children's

37:34website, but it's the Community Health

37:36Needs Assessment dated 2026 to 2029

37:41and it clearly shows maternity

37:45I'm sorry, disparities in maternity for

37:48black women and

37:50giving birth. This has been documented

37:53several times.

37:55Um

37:56I mean, it's documented. The Ohio Public

37:58Health has it. Montgomery County Public

38:01Health Board has it, which Verletta

38:03Jackson sits on the board of that.

38:06The

38:08the Dayton Foundation has mentioned it.

38:11Also, I have a article

38:14from a Jasmine Young that is actually my

38:18citywide worker for my neighborhood, but

38:20also sits on the minority health board

38:24of the public health, which also

38:27um clearly talks about maternity health.

38:29It's It's mentioned everywhere from

38:31state to local.

38:34Um and we're just looking for something

38:35to actually be done with the public

38:37hospital in regards to maternity health

38:39and a birthing center.

38:41Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Lemons.

38:44>> I call to the podium Ebony Hastings.

38:59>> [clears throat]

39:03>> Lord, have mercy.

39:07Good evening. Ebony Hastings, 1238

39:10Wabash Avenue.

39:12Luke chapter 16, verse 10. Whoever can

39:15be trusted with very little can also be

39:18trusted with much. Whoever is dishonest

39:21with very little will also be dishonest

39:23with much. What it means is if the city

39:27is careless with small amounts,

39:30can we trust it with millions?

39:34I read this agenda, all 523 pages.

39:38It is released 48 hours

39:41and it is written in legalese.

39:43Written for attorneys, not us.

39:46My point tonight is not that we are

39:48looking at it. First, the contracts. The

39:51commission says the contracts are

39:52published good, but published is not the

39:55same as audited. Has anyone done a

39:57forensic audit of the 223 contracts

40:00signed under the city manager's

40:01authority? Has anyone counted how many

40:04more have been awarded since? Can we see

40:07the list?

40:09But we We have seen the list, but we

40:11have not seen the real check.

40:13That matters because you tell us there

40:15is a multi-million dollar gap in our

40:16budget, and at the same time the city

40:18manager can sign contracts under $50,000

40:21with no vote and no oversight. $50,000

40:24check signed alone while we are told the

40:26money is short doesn't make sense.

40:29Second, the housing trust fund. The

40:31commission just passed a resolution

40:33about health care and snap benefits in

40:35formal resolution 1017-26.

40:38Good words but no teeth. I want Dayton

40:41to have the same energy for a housing

40:43trust fund. The Dayton Tenants Union has

40:45already asked for one. Nearly half of

40:47Dayton renters are rent burdened.

40:51It costs less to keep a family

40:54to stay in their home up front before

40:56they become homeless than to pay on the

40:58back end after they have been displaced.

41:01Start a housing trust fund. It is

41:03cheaper than the alternative and it is

41:04the right thing to do. Third, our police

41:07cars. The police have the biggest share

41:09of the city's cars, 250 out of 612.

41:13Officers drive like the rules do not

41:14apply. Lights and sirens for a U-turn,

41:17red lights, speed bumps at full speed,

41:19the wrong way down a one-way street,

41:21driving close behind residents. It feels

41:23like we are being hunted in our own

41:25neighborhoods. Every cruiser they wear

41:28out and wreck. Every cruiser that they

41:30wear out and wreck is a new car we the

41:33citizens pay for.

41:35When a car is replaced, do you sell it,

41:37put the money back, or give it to a

41:39family that's in need? I want a public

41:41list of police cars purchased and

41:42consequences when officers have used

41:44them. Fourth, Zen City. It reads what

41:48people post on Facebook and X and a

41:50computer judges how we feel about the

41:52city. It is based in Tel Aviv, Israel,

41:55across the ocean working for Dayton

41:57since 2018.

41:58Is the city still paying for this? How

42:01much? What do they do with what we say?

42:04Show us the full contract. And then the

42:06daybreak numbers are incorrect. There's

42:07a $200

42:09discrepancy in it. Sixth, the new

42:11community authority. Y'all know I

42:12disagree and it doesn't make sense.

42:14Thank you.

42:15>> Thank you, Ms. Hastings.

42:17I call to the podium Rodney Stark.

42:33>> Rodney Stark, 4526 Alfred Drive, Dayton,

42:36Ohio 45417.

42:39Good evening, Mayor. Good evening,

42:41Commissioners.

42:43Good evening, uh, Deputy City Manager,

42:47Madam Clerk, and Ms. Jackson.

42:50First of all, I want to apologize. Thank

42:52you, um, Commissioner Fred Chill for

42:55giving me a call. I can admit when I'm

42:57wrong. He called me out. I like that. If

43:00I say something wrong, I'mma say it say

43:02it to you. He said that I did not

43:04address the commission. I should keep

43:05all comments to the commission and I

43:07will do that tonight. All right? But I

43:10stand wholeheartedly

43:12uh, on my comments that I said. Also, I

43:14want to thank Tony Crogher for meeting

43:16with me uh, last week. I appreciate him

43:20give explaining a couple of things to

43:22me. I really appreciate that. Other than

43:25that, I want to really talk about the

43:27NCA because it's at top of my mind.

43:30Um, like I told you before, it's a Ponzi

43:33scheme, okay? And why it it's legal,

43:37right? But I look at it as a Ponzi

43:38scheme because you're selling it

43:41as it's going to do something for our

43:43neighborhood. We already know that

43:45there's a funding gap of $17 million,

43:49right? We already, Mayor, you said last

43:52week that we're already short $15

43:54million.

43:55So, we're talking about $32 million

43:57already we're in the hole,

43:59right?

44:00Those neighborhoods are not going to see

44:01a dime based on how the contract is

44:03written. They're not going to see a dime

44:05till everything is paid. Those bonds got

44:07to be paid off. Everything's got to be

44:08paid.

44:10The neighborhood's not going to receive

44:11a dime. All I'm asking you tonight is

44:14say that. Just say we're not going to be

44:16able to give you anything for the

44:18neighborhood until we take care of that

44:19$77 million hotel.

44:22That's all I need you to do. Be honest,

44:24all right? Be honest brokers. Right?

44:27When we talk about that. Also, let's

44:29talk about our neighborhood. You took

44:31all the ARPA money, spend all the

44:34citizens acts for one thing. Take care

44:36of our neighborhoods and clean up our

44:37neighborhoods with that money. What did

44:40you do? Anytime you dipped into the pot

44:42and you came up short with your budget,

44:44you took the ARPA money to make it up.

44:47It's in It's in the You got it posted

44:49online. You took it and made made it up

44:51with the with the money. You took $7.5

44:54million

44:55and gave it to UD and Premier Health.

44:59They got money.

45:02But you leave all the trash piles in our

45:04neighborhood.

45:05The burn piles in our neighborhood.

45:08The debris piles in our neighborhood.

45:12How fair is that? You got $5 million

45:14over here on 34 Main Street that no

45:17one's even in there. That's $5

45:1934 Main Street waiting for Mike Turner

45:23and his task force to do something with.

45:28You see the discrepancy here?

45:30Unemployment is out of control. 8% in

45:33Dayton, Ohio. 11% for black folks that

45:36live here. 35.4%

45:38of people black folks in in the city of

45:40Dayton are below the poverty line. We

45:43got more to talk about.

45:44>> Thank you, Mr. Stark.

45:46That concludes speakers on calendar

45:48items, Your Honor.

45:50>> Thank you, Ms. McClendon. Commissioners,

45:52are there any comments to the city

45:53manager's recommendations this evening?

45:55Commissioner Beckam.

45:57>> Uh yes, Your Honor, just a few. I want

45:59to um

46:01lift up the organizations that are

46:04recipients of our community development

46:06block grants.

46:08All of these organizations are doing

46:09very

46:11um safety net type of work in our city

46:13from Daybreak to Homefull to YWCA, Miami

46:16Valley Meals. So, I'm glad to see these

46:18come forward. Um

46:20Also, Mayor, I just want to thank you

46:22for bringing the resolution forward in

46:24in regards to the

46:26um

46:27the funds that will be generated

46:29generated

46:31by the the funds that will be offset

46:34through the generation of the NCA. So, I

46:36appreciate it.

46:38Those are my comments.

46:39>> Thank you, Commissioner Beck. And

46:40Commissioner Fairchild.

46:42>> Yeah, and no, I just wanted to thank my

46:44you, Mayor, for bringing the

46:46the

46:47the resolution and colleagues for

46:48working together.

46:50The community hasn't been able to see

46:52the resolution yet.

46:54It does several things. One of the

46:56things it does is to

46:58dedicate a million dollars

47:00to the neighborhood development.

47:04That million dollars is part of the

47:06you know, we had these three

47:07recommendations from the Greater

47:09Downtown Dayton Fund Committee, which

47:11Commissioner Shaw co-chaired. Um

47:15and in there the recommendation is that

47:19um particularly the remote TIF is

47:22generating money that can be used for

47:25downtown development, which creates the

47:27opportunity to offset some of the

47:29general funds to go into the

47:31neighborhood. And so, um

47:34this uh

47:35resolution puts that kind of documents

47:38that that we're going to do that.

47:41Um it also

47:42you know, we had a conversation around

47:45how do we deal with our neighborhood

47:48business corridors cuz we know that we

47:50need to do work.

47:52And as people have pointed out, the NCA

47:54is not a tool that will particularly

47:57help those neighborhood corridors. So,

47:59we're asking the city manager and the

48:01commission to work together to work on

48:04some real strategies so that um we're

48:07doing this in tandem. We're working to

48:10improve downtown development and

48:12neighborhood [clears throat]

48:12development. And uh this resolution

48:16um

48:17documents that um

48:20that commitment to do that work. So,

48:23colleagues and mayor, thank you for for

48:25the work.

48:27>> Thank you, Commissioner Fairchild.

48:28Commissioner Shaw.

48:29>> Yeah, thank you uh Commissioner

48:30Fairchild and thank you, Mayor, for for

48:32bringing this forward. Um this was a

48:34good process. We worked through this

48:35together and I think we came up with a

48:37really good um

48:39a good uh resolution here that uh we all

48:42want to improve the neighborhoods. We

48:44all want to press uh economic

48:46development out into the the

48:47neighborhoods. And I think this NCA tool

48:49is going to go a long way to to um

48:52strengthening that. So, just want to

48:53thank you and and appreciate

48:55>> Thank you, Commissioner Joseph.

48:57>> Just want to add my thanks. I know it

48:58wasn't always easy, but I appreciate

49:00your legwork and thank you, colleagues,

49:01for working together to get this done.

49:04>> Thank you all. Uh again, sentiments are

49:07the same. I also, too, want to thank the

49:10community. Thank you for your voices.

49:12Thank you for uh your advocacy. Know

49:16that the neighborhoods are in fact

49:17important to all of us. We want to

49:20uh make sure that that work is done uh

49:22with a with a healthy balance in in

49:24tandem.

49:25Um as Commissioner Fairchild has

49:27mentioned, um there's no one over the

49:30other or and so with this resolution um

49:33that we have before us, uh it it it

49:36codifies that work. It allows us to be

49:38able to move where we where the the work

49:40is necessary. So, again, thank you to

49:43the community. Thank you to uh Duer, uh

49:46Dayton Unit for Human Rights, Dayton

49:48Tenants Union, um to all of my

49:50colleagues, and to the law department. I

49:53really truly want to thank our law

49:55department. They had a number of

49:57versions.

49:59Um and I this was a great exercise for

50:01us. And again, I I just sincerely want

50:04to thank my colleagues for your

50:06willingness.

50:08Um we were able to to give and take, to

50:10compromise, to have conversations.

50:13Um and so I hope that this is the path

50:14that we continue on and to making sure

50:16that we're answering the call and

50:18addressing the grievances. Um and really

50:20pushing forward legislation that is um

50:24again can can really be um the tool

50:27that's necessary to improve the quality

50:29of life. So thank you to Mr. Davis, Ms.

50:31Jackson.

50:32Um and again, uh I really want to

50:34highlight and uplift the work of our law

50:36department cuz they were they were in

50:38here doing the work until the to the

50:40ninth hour. We got it done.

50:42Um thank you to the

50:44residents and your comments. Um Ms.

50:46Screech, thank you for for raising your

50:48your comments. Um and and you're right

50:51in terms of the name change. There was a

50:53name change and Mr. Parlette, correct me

50:55if I'm wrong, that was due to there was

50:58a lot of a confusion with the the use of

51:00citywide and more so looking at the the

51:03organization, the quasi form of

51:05government citywide itself. So that's

51:08why the name was changed. Please, if

51:10there's any

51:11>> That is my understanding, Your Honor. Uh

51:13confusion potentially with citywide

51:15development corporation Yes. And the

51:17phrase citywide within that. So that

51:20that was some of the feedback we

51:21received, so we amended that that

51:23change.

51:24>> Thank you, Mr. Parlette. And Ms.

51:25Screech, thank you for raising that

51:26point. Um Mr. Johnson, thank you for

51:29your comments. Um you have provided us

51:32with a proposed resolution. Thank you

51:34very much. I will definitely take time

51:36to read this. Some of my colleagues,

51:38they were kind of flipping through and

51:40going over it as well. So this is

51:41something that we would definitely take

51:43time to to review and and and digest to

51:46see if there is something that we could

51:48um

51:48propose for consideration for commission

51:51uh consideration. Ms. Lemons, thank you.

51:54Um Commissioner Fairchild has already

51:56spoken to the the points in regards to

51:58what you raised with the corridors, and

52:00there are some that don't necessarily

52:03have the means or more so even an

52:05interest for an NCA. Um that is why I

52:10believe that this tool is, if you will,

52:13a pilot to see if it will work. If it If

52:15it works, it works. If it doesn't, then

52:17again, we know that we need to course

52:19correct. We know that we need to pivot.

52:21Um so this gives us an opportunity to do

52:23so all the while having that resolution

52:25to uh again to codify that the

52:27commitment is there for the million

52:29dollars in our neighborhood. So thank

52:30you for the your advocacy and the work

52:32that you're doing. Um in mention of the

52:34public hospital, we are having those

52:36conversations as as noted. Um it has not

52:38fallen on deaf ears. We're looking at

52:40the clock. Um the work is being done um

52:43from all of us as well as the

52:45administration. We're just trying to

52:46figure out what is the best path forward

52:49in understanding that there is a need to

52:51communicate that to the public. So we

52:53Again, there is more to come on that,

52:55and we will be providing that

52:56information um for the public's

52:58awareness. So thank you for raising

52:59those points. Uh Ms. Hastings, you

53:01mentioned an audit. Uh we actually just

53:05finalized the financial audit um

53:08this early early part of this week. We

53:10had a review um a number of um

53:13contracts, a number of our financial

53:15controls were in fact reviewed and

53:18investigated. Um and so the final

53:21report, I believe we should be receiving

53:23that sometime I That's not my

53:25necessarily my area, so I'll look to Ms.

53:27Lofton um in terms of when that final

53:30summary that we will receive from the

53:32auditors. But the audit has been

53:35conducted, um and that information is in

53:37fact noted and recorded on the city's

53:41website. I believe it's under uh the

53:43office of management and budget.

53:45Finance, excuse me, finance. Thank you,

53:47Ms. Lawton. Um so, that information is

53:49available.

53:50Uh Mr. Stark, thank you. Uh you're

53:53correct in terms of the $17 million

53:55deficit for the the hotel itself. We're

53:59not carrying that burden.

54:01Um that is MCCFA, which is Montgomery

54:04County Convention Facility Authority,

54:07which is completely separate from the

54:09city of Dayton. Um note where our our

54:12obligations and our commitments are. Uh

54:14yes, we want to see economic

54:16development. We want to see

54:18uh that we're addressing the charge, and

54:20that is having a number of

54:23uh rooms that are available so that we

54:24can attract and and potentially host

54:28conferences, seminars,

54:31uh whatever the case may be to have that

54:33large volume of uh of visitors into the

54:36into the Dayton area. Um but, I do know

54:39that uh we don't have the capacity or

54:42the bandwidth, for that matter,

54:44uh to to help fill that

54:47that deficit of that $17 million, nor

54:49have we been asked to at this juncture.

54:52That's my understanding. In terms of the

54:54neighborhood investment for ARPA

54:55dollars, if you take uh some time, if

54:59you have an opportunity, I would

55:00encourage you to look at the city's

55:02website on the dashboard. I was hoping

55:04that I had a copy. We generally received

55:07during our quarterly

55:09uh finance review sessions, there is an

55:12update that is provided to us from OMB

55:15that highlights the progress of the use

55:18of the ARPA dollars, the American Rescue

55:21Plan dollars.

55:22There was actually $55 million

55:25out of the 138

55:28uh million that was designated solely to

55:30the neighborhoods. So, that include uh

55:33demolition housing projects, curb and

55:35sidewalk, uh a number of areas,

55:37different things. And so, the breakdown

55:39on the dashboard is very uh informative,

55:42and you can really see where in fact

55:45those dollars were um committed to, and

55:48then who were the recipients of those

55:51dollars. Um so, I encourage you to take

55:53a look at that. Um and I believe that's

55:55all the comments that I have. And so,

55:59uh may I have a motion to approve the

56:00city manager's recommendations?

56:02>> Your Honor, I move that we approve city

56:03manager's recommendations.

56:05>> I second the motion.

56:06>> Thank you, gentlemen. Excuse me.

56:08Uh it's been properly moved and seconded

56:10to approve the city manager's

56:11recommendations. All in favor, say I.

56:14All opposed, say no. Any abstentions?

56:17Legislation, Ms. McLendon.

56:21>> First reading resolution number 6949-26,

56:25determining that the city of Dayton New

56:27Community Authority and District will be

56:30conducive to the public safety,

56:32convenience, and welfare, and is

56:34intended to result in the development of

56:36a new community, declaring the city of

56:38Dayton New Community Authority to be

56:40organized as a body politic and

56:42corporate, and defining the boundaries

56:45of the new community district.

56:47First reading resolution number 6950-26,

56:52approving a consent to add certain

56:54parcels of real property to the city of

56:56Dayton New Community Authority District

56:59with the respect to the city of Dayton

57:01New Community Authority as a new

57:03community authority established under

57:05Chapter 349 of the Ohio Revised Code.

57:09And for the [snorts] added legislation,

57:11first reading resolution number 6951-26,

57:16supporting the dedication of $1 million

57:19of associated general fund revenue to

57:21fund and promote neighborhood

57:23development across the city. That

57:25concludes legislation, Your Honor.

57:27>> Thank you, Ms. McLendon. Are there any

57:29citizens that are registered to speak

57:30this evening?

57:32>> Yes, Your Honor. There are 11 citizens

57:34registered to speak. I would like to

57:36state there is a 3-minute time limit. As

57:38you address the commission, we ask that

57:40you state your name and address for the

57:42record. At that time, I will turn on the

57:44green light. When the green light comes

57:46on, you will have 3 minutes to speak.

57:48After you have spoken 2 and 1/2 minutes,

57:51a yellow light will come on and you will

57:52have 30 seconds remaining to speak.

57:55When the red light comes on, you'll be

57:56asked to cease your comments and to take

57:58your seat.

57:59To the audience in attendance, please be

58:01mindful this is a business meeting and

58:03we kindly request that during this

58:05portion of the meeting, you refrain from

58:07any hand clapping, finger snapping, and

58:09conversation that will prevent the city

58:11commission from hearing the speakers'

58:13comments.

58:14I call to the podium Talis Gage.

58:17>> [snorts]

58:20>> Talis Gage, 1921

58:23South Gettysburg.

58:26All right, so the first thing I want to

58:26say is uh

58:29I got a idea.

58:31My idea is simple, which is all of

58:33y'all.

58:35Why can't we pick a street? I done said

58:38this repeatedly.

58:39We pick a street, we pick one house.

58:42We see what that kid needs, what that

58:44mother needs. If the father is there, we

58:46see what he needs, too.

58:48And I'm just we could use us right here.

58:51We could be the sources that they use

58:53for one small street, one street, one

58:55block, one community, one neighborhood.

58:59And we got enough people who do

59:00footwork. We got the street soldiers. We

59:03got uh

59:04uh

59:05Greg West's group, fellas with a future.

59:07We got people that can secure areas. So,

59:09if we just locked in on one street

59:13and we make sure that this neighborhood

59:14is safe and clean. Like, this could be

59:16the model and it could just be like a

59:18centipede or a caterpillar. Like, it

59:20could just keep on.

59:21Why can't we do that with just y'all?

59:26Why can't I Like, can y'all get out

59:28there with me or something? Like can

59:29y'all commit to that? I know you will

59:30cuz you've been you've been out there

59:32already. You put in the footwork. I

59:33appreciate that.

59:34But um

59:36that's all I wanted to say is that right

59:38there. But another thing I want to say

59:39is

59:41this guy right here behind me, man. How

59:43come you ain't email me? How come you

59:45ain't call me?

59:46It's been like 4 months and 5 months.

59:49And I ain't heard from you. I know I'm

59:51supposed to address y'all, but I It's

59:53over with.

59:53>> Thank you, Mr. Gage.

59:55>> Okay, my bad. And another thing I want

59:56to say was

59:58you up in 2030.

59:59You and you was up in 2028.

1:00:03I'm on y'all's head, though. And that

1:00:06ain't no threat. It's a promise. I don't

1:00:08care what you write down and what you

1:00:09think. I don't even care if y'all don't

1:00:11like me cuz I honestly don't know if I

1:00:13really like y'all that much, neither.

1:00:15But when y'all's time when it's time for

1:00:16y'all to be reelected

1:00:18I'mma do everything in my power.

1:00:21Everything. We just need one of y'all

1:00:23one at a time. I'mma get rid of all

1:00:25three of y'all if I got to do it myself.

1:00:28Y'all stink.

1:00:30Good to see you, Fairchild. Good to see

1:00:31you, Shanice Turnestall. But the other

1:00:33three of y'all

1:00:35I'm on y'all.

1:00:37Y'all getting up out them seats.

1:00:39I'mma get y'all out them seats myself.

1:00:41>> Thank you, Mr. Gage.

1:00:43I call to the podium Sharon Screech.

1:00:52>> Um I'm Sharon Screech. I live at 515

1:00:55West Grand Avenue.

1:00:57Um the first thing I would like to say

1:00:58is I would hope

1:01:01so that we can retire Ms. McClendon from

1:01:03giving us the 3 minutes and get some

1:01:05kind of timing dial. I see that in a lot

1:01:08of other um

1:01:11council meetings and all that type of

1:01:12stuff where they have a time frame where

1:01:14people can see when their time is almost

1:01:17up rather than someone telling me. You

1:01:19know, that helps with the

1:01:21how fast I need to speak.

1:01:23Um

1:01:25So, uh people aren't numbers on a

1:01:26spreadsheet. They are parents, they are

1:01:28seniors, they are city employees, they

1:01:30are working people, they are small

1:01:32business owners, they are residents

1:01:33trying to survive in a city where

1:01:35everything seems to cost more while many

1:01:38people's wages aren't keeping pace. And

1:01:40while we're talking about affordability,

1:01:42let's put the income disparity into

1:01:44perspective.

1:01:45A city manager earning hundreds of

1:01:48thousands of dollars a year may not

1:01:49think twice about an additional dollar.

1:01:52But what about the city of Dayton

1:01:53employee earning around 27,500

1:01:57a year? What does this decision say to

1:01:59that employee? What does it say to the

1:02:01resident living in one of our struggling

1:02:03neighborhoods? What does it say to the

1:02:05family trying to feed their children to

1:02:06keep the lights on?

1:02:08It says that It says that the people

1:02:09making the decisions aren't listening.

1:02:12It says that the concerns of

1:02:14working-class residents aren't being

1:02:15taken seriously.

1:02:17And most importantly, it risks sending

1:02:19the message that the people you were

1:02:20elected to represent are not your

1:02:22priority.

1:02:23That's why I'm asking this commission to

1:02:25stop and listen, not just to be the

1:02:27developers,

1:02:29not just to downtown interests, not just

1:02:32to people with influence, but to the

1:02:34residents who actually live here because

1:02:36Dayton does not begin and end downtown.

1:02:39>> [music]

1:02:39>> We have neighborhoods throughout this

1:02:40city that deserve investment. We have

1:02:43residents throughout this city who

1:02:44deserve consideration. We have families

1:02:46throughout this city who are already

1:02:48stretched to their limits. And they

1:02:49deserve to know that when this

1:02:51commission makes a decision, you are

1:02:52thinking about them, too. So when

1:02:54residents walk into the voting booth, I

1:02:56hope they remember these conversations.

1:02:59I hope they remember the promises that

1:03:01were made. I hope they remember the

1:03:03concerns they brought before this

1:03:04commission. And I hope they remember

1:03:06whether they felt heard or whether they

1:03:09felt ignored because elected office

1:03:11comes with responsibility. You work for

1:03:14the people, and when the people

1:03:15repeatedly tell you that something is

1:03:17hurting them, you have an obligation to

1:03:19listen. You may have the authority to

1:03:21make these decisions, but the residents

1:03:23have the authority to decide who gets to

1:03:25make them. So, before you move forward

1:03:27with another surcharge, another

1:03:29authority, or another decision that

1:03:30places additional financial pressure on

1:03:33Dayton residents, I ask you to stop and

1:03:34consider one simple question. Who is

1:03:37this really serving, and who is being

1:03:39asked to pay for it? Because the

1:03:41residents of Dayton deserve an answer,

1:03:43and they deserve better than being told

1:03:44to simply accept the consequences of

1:03:46decisions they never asked for. Thank

1:03:48you.

1:03:49>> Thank you, Ms. Creech.

1:03:51I call to the podium Bishop Jerome

1:03:54McCorry.

1:04:03>> Jerome McCorry, 1461 Cornell,

1:04:07City of Dayton,

1:04:09Your Honor.

1:04:10>> Good evening.

1:04:10>> Commissioners,

1:04:12to the assistant manager, to each of

1:04:15you. I'm glad to be here. I want to

1:04:17start with first of all a question, a

1:04:19very simple question. Who ultimately

1:04:21should be responsible for leading the

1:04:23City of Dayton and accountable to the

1:04:25people of Dayton? I believe it's time

1:04:27for a strong mayoral form of government

1:04:30in this city.

1:04:31I know it requires a charter change, and

1:04:34I'm not making an argument against

1:04:36professional management. Cities need

1:04:39qualified administrators, department

1:04:41heads, financial professionals, and

1:04:43other experts. Management and

1:04:45leadership, however, are not the same

1:04:48thing. A city is more than an

1:04:50organization to simply be managed. It's

1:04:53a community of people with neighborhoods

1:04:55to strengthen, businesses to develop,

1:04:58families to protect, young people to

1:05:01prepare, and difficult social problems

1:05:03to confront. When citizens are concerned

1:05:06about public safety, housing, economic

1:05:09development, neighborhood deterioration,

1:05:11and city services, They should not have

1:05:14to study an organizational chart in

1:05:17order to find out who they need to take

1:05:19their problems to. Under a strong

1:05:21mayoral form of government, it's the

1:05:24mayor. The people elect the mayor. The

1:05:28mayor is already given the authority to

1:05:31lead and ultimately the people should be

1:05:33holding the mayor accountable at the

1:05:36ballot box.

1:05:38That is democracy. That is

1:05:41accountability.

1:05:43A strong mayor also gives a recognizable

1:05:46voice and an advocate. When we compete

1:05:50for state and federal resources,

1:05:53business development opportunities,

1:05:55philanthropic investment, regional

1:05:58partnerships, our city deserves an

1:06:00executive who can speak with the

1:06:03authority of a direct mandate from the

1:06:06people themselves.

1:06:08This is especially important to

1:06:11residents who often feel like we do in

1:06:14Dayton, disconnected from our city

1:06:16government, from our elected officials.

1:06:19Citizens should be able to look at our

1:06:21mayor and our commissioners. We elected

1:06:24you. We trusted you with leadership. Let

1:06:28others manage, you have to lead. What

1:06:31are you going to do should be our

1:06:33question. The mayor should possess the

1:06:36authority to answer that question with

1:06:39answer and the backing of the city

1:06:42commission. Of course, strong mayoral

1:06:45leadership, strong commissioners must

1:06:48include strong checks and balances. The

1:06:51commission must retain, must retain

1:06:54meaningful legislative and budgetary

1:06:57oversight authority.

1:06:59But the choice is not between

1:07:01professionalism

1:07:02and democracy. We can have both. Chicago

1:07:07does it. Baltimore does it. Other cities

1:07:11do it.

1:07:11>> Your time is up. Thank you.

1:07:12>> Professional

1:07:14leadership is what we're asking for and

1:07:17the people want to hold elected

1:07:18officials accountable. It's time for a

1:07:21charter change.

1:07:22>> Thank you, Bishop McCorckle.

1:07:25I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

1:07:33>> [clears throat]

1:07:36>> My name is Alec Johnson. I live at

1:07:39Sorry, at 3206 Linden Avenue in the

1:07:41Hearthstone neighborhood of Dayton.

1:07:43Greetings again, Mayor, Commissioners,

1:07:45and the greater Dayton community. I have

1:07:47to say it's going to be a tough act to

1:07:48follow the Bishop there, but I'm So, I'm

1:07:50going to abbreviate my remarks some.

1:07:53The Democratic Socialists of America

1:07:54program begins with a proposition.

1:07:57Working people deserve more than

1:07:59survival. We produce abundance, but

1:08:01capitalism organizes it around private

1:08:03profit rather than human need. This

1:08:06contradiction enters city government

1:08:07whenever public money strengthens

1:08:09private accumulation without building

1:08:11public capacity. As I've said before, no

1:08:13five elected officials can abolish

1:08:15capitalism from this dais, but every

1:08:17contract, subsidy, land decision, and

1:08:19development agreement answers a class

1:08:21question. Does public power make private

1:08:23owners richer or does it expand the

1:08:25ability of working people and

1:08:26neighborhoods to govern their own

1:08:28economic future? The Miami Valley

1:08:30Community Wealth Initiative offers

1:08:31Dayton a practical beginning. It

1:08:33combines import replacement, cooperative

1:08:34enterprise, community land ownership,

1:08:37workforce development, and democratic

1:08:38governance. Instead of asking only how

1:08:41Dayton can attract outside capital, it

1:08:43asks what Dayton's people can own,

1:08:44produce, and build together, and how the

1:08:46wealth they create can remain here. I

1:08:48want to thank you, Mayor, for

1:08:49acknowledging the receipt of the draft

1:08:51proposal of the Miami Valley Community

1:08:53Wealth Initiative that establishes a

1:08:54formal pathway for city cooperation and

1:08:57its independent community-led research

1:08:58and planning team.

1:09:00I believe you all have it in your packet

1:09:01now. It's a combination of that proposal

1:09:03and the initiative itself.

1:09:04Supported as a new direction away from

1:09:07dependence on mobile capital and toward

1:09:09rooted institutions that workers and

1:09:11communities can help own and govern.

1:09:13We should ask of every major public

1:09:14decision, who pays, who benefits, who

1:09:17governs?

1:09:18Dayton's future should not be something

1:09:19done to working people by investors from

1:09:21somewhere else. It should be something

1:09:23working people build together. And let

1:09:25me repeat yet again the refrain I'll

1:09:26never tire of declaring that public

1:09:28power and public policy must produce

1:09:31public wealth. Thank you.

1:09:33>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

1:09:35I call Excuse me. I call to the podium

1:09:37Yousef Elzein.

1:09:48>> Uh first, let me appreciate Commissioner

1:09:50Fairchild for the moment of silence

1:09:53for the victim of our government's

1:09:55tragedy. But I had it in my notes, but I

1:09:58was hoping that you'd do the same for

1:10:00the Palestinian and the Lebanese people

1:10:02that are being killed with our tax

1:10:04money.

1:10:05Good evening, Mayor, Commissioner. My

1:10:06name is Yousef Elzein. Uh 4906 Amberwood

1:10:10Drive.

1:10:11>> Good evening.

1:10:12>> Dayton, Ohio.

1:10:13Um

1:10:15Recently, I just last weekend, I stood

1:10:17with our neighbors

1:10:19at the Unshakeable Springfield rally

1:10:21in solidarity with the Haitian

1:10:22community.

1:10:24One of the speakers, Reverend Jackson,

1:10:26reminded us of Elie Wiesel's words,

1:10:30"Hate is not the opposite of love.

1:10:33Indifference is."

1:10:35I'm here tonight because our

1:10:36administration has managed to weaponize

1:10:39both.

1:10:40On Monday, Pierre Demasse Bell, 20 years

1:10:43old,

1:10:448 days into his freshman year

1:10:47at Wright State,

1:10:49died while just a little bit after he

1:10:51spoke to his dad. Imagine that's as one

1:10:54of your sons is that.

1:10:56Only because our government put a

1:10:58shackle on his feet.

1:11:02He was fitted with an ice ankle monitor

1:11:06and marked by a classmates for wearing

1:11:09it.

1:11:10The monitor was never about safety. He's

1:11:13a student for heaven's sakes.

1:11:15It was a modern shackle

1:11:17that we all should be upset about

1:11:19including all our civil rights leaders

1:11:22that are nowhere to be found these days.

1:11:25The shackle was meant to strip a young

1:11:28man of his dignity

1:11:29for the crime of seeking an education

1:11:32here.

1:11:36That is hate.

1:11:38And a system that lets 20-year-old carry

1:11:42that shame alone until the only person

1:11:44left to call is his father from the side

1:11:47of the highway, that's indifference.

1:11:50This is not only a a Springfield story.

1:11:54Families in Lebanon

1:11:56and

1:11:57Gaza are living under the continued

1:12:00Israeli occupation and murder.

1:12:04Homes

1:12:05under rubble, families still displaced,

1:12:08still blockaded with no one made to

1:12:11answer for it.

1:12:13A shackle A shackled ankle in Ohio and a

1:12:16shattered home in South Lebanon or Gaza

1:12:19come from the same root.

1:12:22A quiet decision

1:12:25that some lives simply count for less.

1:12:29Elie Wiesel didn't warn us about hatred

1:12:32alone. He warned us about the silence

1:12:35that lets hatred do its

1:12:39unopposed.

1:12:41I just heard that recently. It's willful

1:12:44silence.

1:12:46When we took away from a grieving father

1:12:48in Springfield, we are indifferent.

1:12:51When we look away from buried families

1:12:54in Lebanon or Gaza, we are indifferent.

1:12:57So, I ask this commission and everyone

1:12:59in this room, where is the conscience of

1:13:01our community, of our nation, of our

1:13:04world? We cannot call ourselves just

1:13:07while we let human beings be shackled,

1:13:10occupied, and buried in silence. Reject

1:13:12indifference. Speak before another name

1:13:15is added to this list. Thank you.

1:13:17>> Thank you, Mr. Al-Zain.

1:13:19I call to the podium Lynn Lamance.

1:13:33Hi, Lynn Lamance, 1061 Bertram Avenue. I

1:13:36would first like to thank Mr. Fairchild

1:13:38uh for clarifying when the numbers for

1:13:42the downtown

1:13:44employees include actual businesses such

1:13:48as Grandview that lies outside of

1:13:52uh of the downtown area.

1:13:54Um and getting actual clarification on

1:13:57uh businesses and employees of the

1:14:00actual downtown area.

1:14:03Um I would actually like to know there

1:14:06has been a pause on the home repair loan

1:14:08program, and I would like to know um

1:14:12since you all are collecting our tax

1:14:14dollars, where is that?

1:14:17Um I also would like to know the people

1:14:19on the boards, the various boards that

1:14:21the city has. Um

1:14:24I did ask uh Mr. Squire about it, but

1:14:27specifically, how do people that do not

1:14:30reside in the city of Dayton be on

1:14:32boards? Specifically, the HRC board,

1:14:34there's a person that resides in

1:14:36Englewood, and no, he does not own any

1:14:39city of Dayton property cuz I've already

1:14:40looked that up.

1:14:42Um I also would like to know regarding

1:14:44this flight plan um if citizens go ahead

1:14:47with that, are those going to also be

1:14:51full of people that reside outside of

1:14:53the downtown area or how many actual

1:14:56citizens are going to be on that

1:14:58um before I do commit to that, I would

1:15:02like to thank Matt Joseph for being uh

1:15:05here and being here for the entire

1:15:07meeting

1:15:09um

1:15:09because there's been numerous absences

1:15:12with, you know, no explanation.

1:15:15Um, I also would like to know um

1:15:18the Sierra Nevada contracts. Have those

1:15:21all been properly bid out? And I mean

1:15:23all of them that's ever been

1:15:26approved.

1:15:28Um, I also would like to know the

1:15:29speaker regarding the police IAA.

1:15:33Can citizens actually get not a copy of

1:15:37the presentation, but the actual

1:15:39summary? In other words, the actual

1:15:41complaints and specifically what she

1:15:44works on.

1:15:46Um, for the example, um

1:15:49you know, you you all get complaints

1:15:51regarding police officers. Is that taken

1:15:54into consideration showing patterns of

1:15:56behavior? You know, the police collect

1:15:59information on us showing patterns of

1:16:01our behavior. Um, you know, speeding

1:16:05tickets, whatever, DUIs, etc. But like

1:16:08Joseph Sady, that I believe is still on

1:16:11the police force, um those patterns,

1:16:14where is that publicly put? Um,

1:16:18because the officers that were

1:16:19mentioned, for instance, uh regarding

1:16:22Reginald Thomas, were not mentioned in

1:16:24the police

1:16:25or rather not mentioned in the media.

1:16:28And when you try to pull a police

1:16:30report, the city of Dayton will refer

1:16:32you to Montgomery County Sheriff's

1:16:34Office, which then in turns refer you

1:16:37back to the city of Dayton and then uh

1:16:40says it's unable to be provided.

1:16:43Thank you, Ms. LaMantia.

1:16:45>> I call to the podium Ebony Hastings.

1:17:02>> Ebony Hastings, 1238 Wabash Avenue.

1:17:08Commissioner Shaw,

1:17:10why are you running for office?

1:17:12Humble yourself. Chief Henderson does

1:17:14not need your protection.

1:17:17My topics tonight are about police

1:17:19accountability in our recreation centers

1:17:20and pools.

1:17:22Two dating people were killed by police

1:17:24in the last 2 years. Brian Moody, he was

1:17:2616. He was shot in June of 2024.

1:17:30No charges. We never learned the

1:17:32officers' names. We never saw the video.

1:17:35Ledell Thomas was 44. He was shot in

1:17:37March of 2026. No charges, no names, no

1:17:42videos. 12 people have died in

1:17:44Montgomery County jail in 2 years. In

1:17:46the Christian Black case, a grand jury

1:17:48cleared all 10 officers. This week a

1:17:51Haitian student named Pierre Demar Bell

1:17:53took his own life after ICE made him

1:17:55wear an ankle monitor. These are all

1:17:58authority figures, police officers, that

1:18:02are doing these crimes. A life taken is

1:18:06innocent blood shed on the city and the

1:18:08county. The sheriff's office and the

1:18:09state investigators keep investigating

1:18:11themselves and keep clearing themselves.

1:18:13That is not justice. I am not asking

1:18:15this commission to do to I am asking

1:18:18this commission to do two things.

1:18:21Give the independent accountability

1:18:23auditor real power, full video, full

1:18:26review. Two, invite the county to join

1:18:28the city in a joint oversight group. The

1:18:30city can start the conversation tonight.

1:18:33And we ask for respect on our streets.

1:18:36Officers should drive with dignity, not

1:18:38like they are chasing prey. We all live

1:18:41here. Second, our pools. The staff at

1:18:44Princeton Recreation Center is

1:18:45phenomenal.

1:18:47Absolutely phenomenal.

1:18:50Diamond taught Serenity not to be afraid

1:18:53of water in 20 minutes.

1:18:55However, because the Belmont pool is

1:18:58closed and due to renovations and we

1:19:00have gone from eight recreation centers

1:19:02to three,

1:19:04you should see the number of children

1:19:05that are waiting to learn how to swim

1:19:08because our resources are limited.

1:19:10Parents are signing their children up to

1:19:12utilize those resources. We need the

1:19:14money for our children. If we take care

1:19:17of our children, our children will take

1:19:18care of us.

1:19:20I don't know how many other ways we need

1:19:22to say it.

1:19:24Matt, you are running. We know that you

1:19:26are running. Do your due diligence. Take

1:19:29care of our children the way that your

1:19:30children are taken care of. The way that

1:19:32the children in Kettering are taken care

1:19:34of.

1:19:36This is not an ask. This is a demand.

1:19:38This is a human right for children to

1:19:40have access to resources. It's not just

1:19:42the parents' responsibility to take care

1:19:43of the children when they out working

1:19:45two and three jobs to make ends meet or

1:19:47trying to go to school to increase their

1:19:49livelihood and their quality of life.

1:19:51And then we want to say, "Where the

1:19:52parents at?"

1:19:54Well, where is the community at? Where

1:19:56is the church at?

1:20:00The IAA needs to include demographics

1:20:03and disability in order for me to view

1:20:05it as a comprehensive measurable

1:20:08outcome.

1:20:09>> Your time is up. Thank you.

1:20:10>> And your body language speaks volumes.

1:20:12We're watching you.

1:20:14>> Thank you, Ms. Hastings.

1:20:17I call to the podium Ryan Klein.

1:20:30>> My name's Ryan Klein. I live at 1360

1:20:34Cornell Drive. Good evening,

1:20:35commissioners. Good evening, mayor.

1:20:38Uh on August 17th, I woke up at about

1:20:414:15 in the morning to the sound of a

1:20:43car crash outside of my house. I live

1:20:47near Cornell and Catalpa.

1:20:49If you watch the traffic for even 20

1:20:51minutes at this intersection, you would

1:20:53understand why I go to bed every night

1:20:56knowing a car could come through my

1:20:58home.

1:20:59That morning, I walked outside to see my

1:21:00neighbor's metal fence was mangled.

1:21:03There were tire ruts in my yard and more

1:21:05damage across the street.

1:21:07The bumper was left on the sidewalk.

1:21:09Dayton police did a great job and found

1:21:12the driver.

1:21:134 days later on August 21st, another car

1:21:15ran a stop sign and hit another vehicle.

1:21:18This is a pattern. Crashes, pedestrian

1:21:21strikes, and drivers blowing through

1:21:23without stopping.

1:21:24It's getting worse. I can't even keep

1:21:26track of all the crashes since I've

1:21:28moved into my home.

1:21:30Um one of our neighbors was struck and

1:21:32critically injured walking his dog at

1:21:34the intersection.

1:21:36Um we have asked the city to paint

1:21:37crosswalks, which they did, and they're

1:21:40maintaining those, which we appreciate

1:21:42that. So, visibility improved, but

1:21:44speeding and crashes have not improved

1:21:46at all.

1:21:47We have lots of signage. We need

1:21:49physical barriers.

1:21:51I have asked the city about speed humps

1:21:54or raised crosswalks like the ones

1:21:56already used in the Dayton View Triangle

1:21:59neighborhood and the University Row. I

1:22:01was told no. The speed limit on Cornell

1:22:03is 30,

1:22:05and they won't do anything because

1:22:07emergency vehicles

1:22:09use it. Since I was told that, you all

1:22:12have installed speed bumps on

1:22:14Gettysburg, Philadelphia, West 3rd

1:22:16Street, streets with speed limits of at

1:22:19least 35, and that doesn't seem to have

1:22:22bothered the police or fire departments

1:22:24from doing their job, and they've been

1:22:27really successful

1:22:29at reducing crashes.

1:22:31Um so, I'm just curious, do you want a

1:22:33fatality at Cornell and Catalpa before

1:22:36we can have some change to the design?

1:22:40Um a city engineer told me

1:22:43uh

1:22:43so, our the curbs are completely

1:22:45disintegrated. They're not even there.

1:22:48So, when a car is crashing, they just go

1:22:50right up into the yard cuz there's

1:22:52nothing stopping them. Um the engineer

1:22:55told me

1:22:56this was probably 2 or 3 years ago we

1:22:59would be a priority curb repair when the

1:23:02road was repaved. Well, the road was

1:23:03repaved this year, and the curbs were

1:23:06not touched at all.

1:23:08Um so, I just feel like we're just at

1:23:10significant risk for escalating uh

1:23:13crashes. Salem has construction. A lot

1:23:16of people cut through Cornell, and we

1:23:18just need some kind of barrier to

1:23:19protect people who live in the

1:23:21neighborhood.

1:23:22I love my neighborhood. I just want to

1:23:24feel safe where I live. So, thank you.

1:23:28>> Thank you, Mr. Klein.

1:23:30I call to the podium Rodney Stark.

1:23:45>> Rodney Stark, 4526 Alfred Drive, Dayton,

1:23:47Ohio 45417.

1:23:50Protocol has already been established.

1:23:53Mayor, I do not need to look at a

1:23:55dashboard. All right? I'm going by your

1:23:58financial statements, what you've done

1:24:00with the ARPA money. I invite you all to

1:24:01go and look at what you've done with

1:24:03that ARPA money. All right? So, it's

1:24:06right there. I'll tell you what. And by

1:24:07the way, Port Authority owe you like $19

1:24:09million that you can't collect from

1:24:11them.

1:24:12You know, all those dollars that I talk

1:24:14about

1:24:15uh

1:24:16could be going to our community.

1:24:19Fix those curbs that he's talking about.

1:24:22To fix up all the dirt piles that you

1:24:24left in our community. All that money

1:24:26could go out there, but yet you spending

1:24:29money 19 What you what $15 million

1:24:32already in the hole? You're spending

1:24:34money on glamorized porta-potties out

1:24:36there.

1:24:37$400,000

1:24:40worth of porta-potties.

1:24:42$500,000

1:24:45and a LLC to come in here and tell you

1:24:47how to treat your employees.

1:24:50Right?

1:24:52This is what the Bishop is talking

1:24:53about. There's no oversight. There's no

1:24:57management of those funds or those tax

1:24:59dollars.

1:25:02It's a shame. And it's it's almost

1:25:04criminal as as as what's happening here.

1:25:08Also,

1:25:09uh the IAA, you need to add another

1:25:11column on that that that sheet about all

1:25:14the claims, you know, the lawsuits that

1:25:17is being settled also needs to be on

1:25:19there, right? And who got hurt in those

1:25:22those crimes? Let me say this, I am not

1:25:24against the police. I'm military. I

1:25:27support the police. We have a lot a lot

1:25:29a lot of good officers out there. I know

1:25:31because I talk to them all the time and

1:25:33I tell them all the time, I'm with you

1:25:34when you're right, right? And if you

1:25:37wrong and you own up to it, I'll be with

1:25:39you. I appreciate you being honest about

1:25:42it. We with our officers. We with all of

1:25:44our city workers. We got some fantastic

1:25:46city workers.

1:25:48Like that Chris Shaw said something

1:25:49positive to. Okay? We love all our city

1:25:52workers. You know the problem I have is

1:25:54right here with this body right here,

1:25:56right? We got to start making better

1:25:58decisions. Uh Matt Joseph, you've been

1:26:01here over 22 years, right? It's time to

1:26:04go, brother. It's time to go. It's time

1:26:06to go. Hang it up, right? It's not

1:26:08working for us anymore. The one-trick

1:26:10pony downtown isn't working. Chris Shaw,

1:26:13you've been here 10 years. I like

1:26:15everybody, but it's time to go, all

1:26:18right, it's time to hang it up. All

1:26:19right, we need we need new leadership

1:26:22here. We need to go a different

1:26:23direction. All right, and I'm very

1:26:25serious about it. The chief of staff

1:26:28office needs to be revamped all the way.

1:26:31All right, we got to get support out

1:26:33here. The way that you guys don't listen

1:26:36to the citizens, Darius, you came in

1:26:39here, you dismantled the citizens use of

1:26:42force committee, you took that. Now we

1:26:44have a use of force committee. I don't

1:26:46even I can't even find the minutes from

1:26:48what those guys have done. I don't even

1:26:50know who's on that committee.

1:26:52Where's the minutes? Where's their

1:26:53report?

1:26:54>> up. Thank you.

1:26:57Thank you, Mr. Stark.

1:26:59I call to the podium Kevin Keller.

1:27:09>> I don't know how I'm going to follow all

1:27:09that stuff up.

1:27:11My name's Kevin Keller, 3922 East 3rd

1:27:13Street, Dayton, Ohio 45403.

1:27:15Good evening, mayor, commissioners,

1:27:17>> Good evening.

1:27:19>> city manager, and our audience.

1:27:22I come here today to

1:27:24sing a

1:27:25really old tune. It's been I've said it

1:27:27several times, and I'm still looking for

1:27:29an answer.

1:27:30East 3rd Street up the hill. My wife and

1:27:32I were almost killed last week when we

1:27:34pulled out onto

1:27:36East 3rd Street going east

1:27:40when a car come down the hill

1:27:42where it's double lanes, around the

1:27:45curve. It's a blind curve to a point.

1:27:48And we're we're pulling out of Quinton

1:27:50going south onto East 3rd Street to go

1:27:52up the hill. We almost got

1:27:55My wife almost lost her life because the

1:27:56guy came down the hill

1:27:59on when on other side of the yellow line

1:28:02and almost killed us. She had to take

1:28:04evasive action.

1:28:05He didn't care. He just continued on.

1:28:07And he was going a high rate of speed,

1:28:09probably 50 mph.

1:28:11That hill's got to got to change. It's a

1:28:13blind curve up a hill and and Airway

1:28:16Road or Smithville Road at Airway is the

1:28:20crown and it's scary.

1:28:23Two things there. One is the curve the

1:28:26blind curve coming down the hill at

1:28:27Quinton. The other is it [clears throat]

1:28:30it crowns out at the top of Smithville

1:28:32and the Airway.

1:28:34Plus when you cross that intersection at

1:28:36a green light, you really don't know

1:28:38which lane you're going to catch when

1:28:40you go to the other side because there's

1:28:41no stripes lines or anything. You're

1:28:44you're you're guessing that you're in

1:28:46the right spot and you're not going to

1:28:47get hit. That needs to change. I don't

1:28:49know I don't care who who whose property

1:28:52it's on whether it's City of Dayton,

1:28:54whether it's Riverside, something needs

1:28:55to happen.

1:28:57I'm tired of being up here talking about

1:28:59traffic issues and nothing happens.

1:29:02You know, a couple years ago, like this

1:29:04gentleman said, uh my my yard has been

1:29:06hit by cars several times.

1:29:09And it ended with a woman um coming down

1:29:12the hill at about 50 miles an hour

1:29:13trying to turn left onto Quinton going

1:29:15south and she didn't make it. She

1:29:18embedded her car in in my hill on the

1:29:21side of my house.

1:29:23That said, that's got to change. The

1:29:26second thing is

1:29:28um

1:29:30is uh oh, wait a minute.

1:29:33Excuse me. I'm I'm going to need a drink

1:29:35of water. Oh, wait a minute. Citizens

1:29:36are not allowed to have drinks in the in

1:29:38the chamber.

1:29:39That doesn't seem That doesn't mesh with

1:29:41me. I don't understand it, but we have a

1:29:44we have our commissioners. They have all

1:29:46the drinks they want up there. I don't

1:29:47understand that.

1:29:49Anyway, uh I

1:29:51th- this this traffic thing's got to

1:29:53change because somebody's going to get

1:29:54killed just like their situation there.

1:29:58So, uh thank you very much.

1:30:00>> Thank you, Mr. Keller.

1:30:02I call to the podium William Hookstaden.

1:30:10>> [clears throat]

1:30:11>> Um

1:30:13My name is Bill Hogstead, 1216 Cornell

1:30:16Road, I should say Cornell Speedway. I'm

1:30:17just going to reiterate what Mr. Klein

1:30:20had said that uh

1:30:22>> [clears throat]

1:30:23>> I was the one where walking my dog, I

1:30:25got hit uh

1:30:2713 months ago. Uh three uh

1:30:31broken ribs and a messed up shoulder.

1:30:34Um

1:30:35The tra- the traffic on the Cornell

1:30:38Speedway is outrageous and I don't know

1:30:40where why we can't have some control to

1:30:43stop it. We can't obviously we can't

1:30:44have good things, but uh

1:30:46do something what they had did with uh

1:30:48on Third Street on Gettysburg at least.

1:30:50Thank you very much.

1:30:52>> Thank you, sir.

1:30:54That concludes speakers, Your Honor.

1:30:56Thank you, Ms. McClendon.

1:30:59Mr. Parlett, do you have any closing

1:31:00comments this evening?

1:31:02>> Uh Your Honor, I do have one. Um I'm

1:31:04nearly certain that you saw that we had

1:31:06two police officers get injured

1:31:08yesterday making an arrest of a domestic

1:31:11violence suspect. I wanted to update you

1:31:13and let you know that they were released

1:31:15from the hospital before noon yesterday.

1:31:17Um

1:31:18so they're generally speaking doing

1:31:20well. No no serious threatening

1:31:22injuries. So, just wanted to give you

1:31:24that update.

1:31:25>> Thank you. And the assailant was

1:31:27apprehended and

1:31:28>> Yes.

1:31:29>> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Parlett.

1:31:32Ms. McClendon, do you have any closing

1:31:34comments?

1:31:35>> Yes, Your Honor. City Hall will be

1:31:37closed on Monday, September 7th due to

1:31:39the Labor Day holiday.

1:31:41>> Thank you, Ms. McClendon. Commissioners,

1:31:43do you have any closing comments this

1:31:45evening? Commissioner Beckham.

1:31:47>> Uh yes, Your Honor, just a few. Um

1:31:49certainly want to thank all of the

1:31:52residents for their comments and

1:31:54concerns that they raised this evening.

1:31:57Um

1:31:59I want I want

1:32:00uh Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner

1:32:01Fairchild for the moment of silence for

1:32:04uh Mr.

1:32:05Pierre De Mas Bell. Such a tragic

1:32:07situation for

1:32:09a really promising young man

1:32:12who is very adjacent to this community.

1:32:15So um

1:32:16my prayers and condolences to to his

1:32:18family and all affected by that. Um

1:32:22Uh a lot to address. Um

1:32:26specifically

1:32:27um

1:32:28all of the feedback on the IAA. Um

1:32:32You know, I I appreciate that tool as I

1:32:33said after the presentation.

1:32:36Um this was one of the initial occasions

1:32:39in which um I got to see the result of

1:32:42that um

1:32:43that process and that work. I think

1:32:46there very much is an opportunity. Um

1:32:49Of course, as long as there is uh

1:32:51discussion and and collaboration amongst

1:32:53this commission to add uh to what the

1:32:56IAA collects and presents to us. Um I

1:32:59think that is uh well within our

1:33:01ability. Um and you know, for it to be

1:33:04an evolving tool makes makes good sense

1:33:06to me. Um especially given that it is

1:33:08influencing um

1:33:10policy, right, of the police department.

1:33:12So

1:33:13I'm certainly welcome a discussion about

1:33:16how we

1:33:17um add to that report.

1:33:20Uh so thank you for the specific

1:33:23concerns that were raised around that.

1:33:25Uh the home repair loan program, I know

1:33:28um that was brought up as well.

1:33:31Of course, I think that was approved by

1:33:32this commission um prior to um last

1:33:36November.

1:33:37Um

1:33:38I do believe we received a uh a memo and

1:33:41a

1:33:43I'm not sure

1:33:44how recently that packet came through,

1:33:47but

1:33:48uh it seems in in city manager

1:33:51assistant city manager Parlette, please

1:33:54clarify if if wrong, but I think there

1:33:56was, um,

1:33:58from my read of of um the situation, it

1:34:01was partially due to,

1:34:02um, the income threshold that residents

1:34:05had to meet. Um, of course, it it is set

1:34:08at a particular,

1:34:09um, rate, uh, for residents to qualify,

1:34:13uh, for that. And because of that, uh,

1:34:16there was not necessarily the, um,

1:34:19frequency of applicants. Uh, so, I think

1:34:22we,

1:34:23uh, our staff had gone back to the

1:34:24drawing board to kind of re-engineer,

1:34:27uh,

1:34:28um, that program so that it is actually

1:34:31receiving, uh, applications that

1:34:33qualify.

1:34:34Um, I think I'm correct in that, um,

1:34:36>> I think so.

1:34:37>> So,

1:34:38um, wanted to to speak to that. That's a

1:34:40very important program.

1:34:42Um,

1:34:44all of the traffic concerns, um,

1:34:48you know, I I think,

1:34:50when, uh,

1:34:52as an organization, our our engineering

1:34:54department, when recommendations are

1:34:55made or things are actually done,

1:34:58it's in the best interest of everyone,

1:35:00uh, the safety of the residents,

1:35:02uh, and of course, our city,

1:35:04uh, to actually go back and measure

1:35:06whether or not

1:35:08something has improved.

1:35:09Um, and,

1:35:11um, I appreciate,

1:35:13um, you know, the,

1:35:15uh, the efforts that has been made thus

1:35:17far, um,

1:35:19you know, despite how how significant or

1:35:21little,

1:35:22uh, but clearly there are still serious

1:35:25problems. Um, and the last thing we

1:35:27want, um, is traffic fatalities in our

1:35:30city. Um, of course, any fatality in our

1:35:33city is a tragedy, but,

1:35:34um,

1:35:35as it relates to some of these traffic

1:35:37concerns, um,

1:35:39if we can get just an update and a memo,

1:35:42uh, as it relates to truly how far we

1:35:44can go,

1:35:45um, to remediate, uh, some of these

1:35:48intersections, um,

1:35:51there have clearly been some patterns,

1:35:53right? Around which ones are the most

1:35:54problematic. I don't think we're hearing

1:35:58I don't think we're hearing, you know,

1:36:00every single intersection in our city

1:36:02has a problem, but there there clearly

1:36:04is some that have consistent

1:36:07issues and those are worth real

1:36:10scrutiny.

1:36:11So, I would I would

1:36:13recommend and and request that we

1:36:15actually evaluate

1:36:18with our engineering department what

1:36:19what we can do because this is clearly

1:36:22an ongoing problem

1:36:25that hasn't improved. So

1:36:28Thank you for the comments tonight

1:36:29regarding that.

1:36:31Lastly

1:36:33I just want to

1:36:35provide some clarity around the Bishop's

1:36:37comments.

1:36:39You know, there's been a lot of I would

1:36:41say

1:36:44commentary

1:36:46throughout our city around our our

1:36:47charter and our form of government. I

1:36:50would simply say that, you know, I mean

1:36:52yes, the city of Dayton has been a city

1:36:55manager form of government for what? 100

1:36:58100 and something years roughly. I mean

1:37:00um

1:37:02That being said, right? I think any

1:37:04review of our charter

1:37:06would just have to be done with serious

1:37:08scrutiny and a real process.

1:37:12And

1:37:13you know, that being said, right?

1:37:16It would of course be a conversation

1:37:19that this commission has to as well

1:37:21agree on.

1:37:22If it were to take that route. We've

1:37:25seen ballot initiatives come forth in

1:37:26the city. Some are put on the ballot by

1:37:28this commission. Some are done by other

1:37:30residents. So, you know, there is a

1:37:32process to these things and I I I feel

1:37:34like it's at least worth speaking to the

1:37:36fact that

1:37:39a process would have to happen if that

1:37:41were to come forward. So, I'll just

1:37:43leave that there and I appreciate

1:37:45everyone who weighed in tonight. So,

1:37:48thank you. Those are all my comments,

1:37:49Mayor.

1:37:50>> Thank you, Commissioner Beckham.

1:37:51Commissioner Fairchild.

1:37:52>> Yeah, thank you, Commissioner, for your

1:37:53comments. Thank you, citizens, for hear

1:37:55being here and your comments.

1:37:58Couple to respond to

1:38:02Mr.

1:38:04Klein.

1:38:06That intersection's two blocks from my

1:38:07house. One of your neighbors was

1:38:09knocking on my door.

1:38:13Getting signatures to see about putting

1:38:15flash We have the petition here. So, if

1:38:17you want to sign that.

1:38:19Um

1:38:22Um

1:38:24So, um

1:38:27I think there's still a question about

1:38:29is what is the best way to

1:38:32look at the civil engineering in that

1:38:34intersection to make it as safe as

1:38:36possible. And that's something we can

1:38:38work with staff to come out and

1:38:40evaluate.

1:38:42And and see what what the best solution

1:38:45is.

1:38:46And you know, Mr. Kerrigan's been here

1:38:49multiple times. He's not here tonight,

1:38:50but

1:38:52he's testimony to the fact that our

1:38:55staff will work with folks to try to

1:38:57find the right solution for these

1:38:59traffic concerns.

1:39:01Uh Commissioner Beckham, I appreciate

1:39:03your request to look at an analysis of

1:39:06the the fatalities and the accidents we

1:39:09have.

1:39:10I'm trying to recall. I know we had a

1:39:13briefing

1:39:14maybe in the spring around this very

1:39:17topic and an initiative

1:39:21to look at the safety of our streets. I

1:39:24I'm not recalling the details of that

1:39:26now or the timeline of that project.

1:39:28Mr. Parlette, is that

1:39:30>> I don't recall either. I'm sorry.

1:39:32We'll certainly

1:39:34to address the concerns expressed as

1:39:36well as yours.

1:39:39Typically, what we do when we receive

1:39:41complaints and I'll I'll look into what

1:39:43the briefing you're referencing

1:39:45tomorrow.

1:39:47But, typically what we do when we get a

1:39:49complaint is that we will study the

1:39:50data. We'll deploy devices to capture

1:39:53data for a period of time. Generally

1:39:55speaking, 2 weeks we'll capture data.

1:39:58And it captures speeds within a

1:40:01percentile

1:40:03as well as

1:40:05traffic volume,

1:40:06those types of things. And generally,

1:40:09when

1:40:10we get that data and it often times it

1:40:14is

1:40:15the appearance of um

1:40:19unsafe conditions. The data sometimes

1:40:21doesn't support the idea. So, suggesting

1:40:25maybe 80% of the 20,000 cars

1:40:29that go through there

1:40:31in a period of time might be

1:40:34two or three miles an hour over the

1:40:37speed limit. That I'm not ignoring or

1:40:39suggesting that the testimony is not

1:40:42factual because we all know that 80th

1:40:45percent There's that other 20% that

1:40:47aren't doing that, right? Um so,

1:40:50generally speaking, we do the study, we

1:40:53analyze the data, and then we formulate

1:40:56kind of response plans and and see what

1:40:59we can and can't do within a specific

1:41:01geography or intersection. So, we'll do

1:41:04that um in this case with Cornell and

1:41:07and Catalpa. And I know we did that on

1:41:09East Third Street. It's got some

1:41:12time to it. Like, it's got some age. So,

1:41:14I'll circle back with public works and

1:41:17police and and refresh my memory on that

1:41:19one. It's a couple years old.

1:41:20>> Yeah. Thank you. And I think Ms. Lofton,

1:41:23were you in that briefing on the the the

1:41:26fatalities? [clears throat]

1:41:29No.

1:41:30Okay. Well, I'll have to go back and and

1:41:33try to get you some guidance on that,

1:41:35Mr. Parlette, on on that briefing. Um

1:41:39I I do want to acknowledge

1:41:42Cornell is the main connector between

1:41:45Salem and Gettysburg. And um people

1:41:49utilize it a lot. Many a high-speed um

1:41:55in our in our um

1:41:57police and EMTs use it um quite heavily,

1:42:00too. So, um

1:42:05it I'll be interesting to see what the

1:42:06data shows, but because of that usage

1:42:08and the kind of straight shot between

1:42:11Salem and Gettysburg, it um

1:42:14it lends itself to people

1:42:17um being reckless.

1:42:19Um Mr. Johnson, I appreciate uh the

1:42:23report you shared with us or the

1:42:24resolutions. I look forward to reading

1:42:26those.

1:42:27Um

1:42:30Bishop Corey, want to

1:42:32echo uh my colleagues' comments. I

1:42:35think, you know, Ms. Hastings has

1:42:37already

1:42:38kind of brought this question to I think

1:42:42it it'd be really important, I think, as

1:42:44a first step to try to bring some

1:42:48education around the differences between

1:42:50a city manager and a strong mayor form

1:42:52of government. There's pros and cons to

1:42:55both. Um where are the checks and

1:42:58balances in there? Where Where are the

1:43:00weaknesses? And I think doing some

1:43:02public education would be helpful. Um

1:43:06at the end of the day, I think it's that

1:43:08question of checks and balances that's

1:43:10going to be really um

1:43:12helpful to think about what provides us

1:43:16the best accountability to the

1:43:18community. And you know, there's and and

1:43:21we can look at different cases,

1:43:23particularly cities our size in terms of

1:43:25those those form of government. So, I

1:43:28look forward um to trying trying a way

1:43:30that we might do some of that education

1:43:32in a public setting so

1:43:34other citizens can be brought into the

1:43:37key questions and is also learning kind

1:43:40of the

1:43:41those pros and cons.

1:43:45Mr. El-Zain, thank you for being here

1:43:48and continuing to

1:43:53keep us from being desensitized

1:43:56and for being a voice of conscience and

1:43:59for reminding us of the human pain that

1:44:03war and violence bring to the throughout

1:44:05the world.

1:44:06And uh

1:44:08as my recovery comes along, I look

1:44:09forward to re-engaging with you on the

1:44:12peace summit and trying to find concrete

1:44:14ways that we can

1:44:18you know, I really think

1:44:19we have a desire to reduce violence and

1:44:23to um

1:44:26to

1:44:27recognize the dignity of all people and

1:44:29so my hope is in that peace summit work

1:44:31we'll be able to do that.

1:44:34And finally, I just want to say to our

1:44:36men and women in labor, thank you

1:44:39um for what you do

1:44:41and thank you for

1:44:42um

1:44:43the

1:44:45the lives that you've created for all of

1:44:47us in this country in terms of safety

1:44:50and work and dignity of work and

1:44:53um

1:44:54and being able you know, we've lost a

1:44:57lot of power from the labor movement

1:44:58over the years. And some of Mr.

1:45:01Johnson's comments reflect that in terms

1:45:05and

1:45:06some other comments in terms of

1:45:08you know, it should be that you can work

1:45:09a full week of work

1:45:12and earn enough

1:45:13to take care of yourself and your

1:45:14family.

1:45:16And our society is is distorted in that

1:45:19way right now and we've got to find a

1:45:21way to recapture that um

1:45:23that spirit of the labor movement to

1:45:26push back to that so that people have

1:45:28dignity of work and they also have the

1:45:30resources

1:45:31to live their lives. And so as we go

1:45:33into this Labor Day weekend, that is

1:45:36what I encourage us to reflect upon

1:45:37about how do we move in that direction.

1:45:40Thank you.

1:45:42>> Thank you, Commissioner Fairchild.

1:45:43Commissioner Shaw.

1:45:44>> [clears throat]

1:45:44>> Well, thank you to both of my colleagues

1:45:46for

1:45:46addressing some of these issues,

1:45:48especially the traffic issues which are

1:45:50a problem all over the city. I I know

1:45:52that we were able to capture data

1:45:55with regards to the to the red light and

1:45:57the speed cameras

1:45:59to be able to

1:46:00notice trends in there when we turn them

1:46:02on.

1:46:03You know,

1:46:04traffic issues go down when we turn them

1:46:06off, they go back up again. So, I think

1:46:08there's a way to um

1:46:10be able to capture data

1:46:12and [clears throat] to to learn from it

1:46:13and then make the appropriate

1:46:15adjustments in the areas that we need to

1:46:16do so. So, I'm glad that we're at least

1:46:18looking at that and I would encourage us

1:46:19to do [clears throat] more.

1:46:20So, thank you to my colleagues

1:46:22for dealing with that.

1:46:24I too want to give a shout-out and

1:46:28great thank you to our our labor

1:46:29organizations and our our labor members.

1:46:32You're right, they have set the

1:46:35provided the opportunity for middle

1:46:37class in this country,

1:46:38provided safety on the job which is not

1:46:41always the case.

1:46:42And I just want to um

1:46:45to hope they

1:46:47that we celebrate them on this Labor Day

1:46:48holiday.

1:46:50I encourage small business owners and

1:46:52entrepreneurs to take advantage of the

1:46:54procurement pathways event

1:46:56taking place Tuesday, September 15th

1:46:58from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the University

1:47:00of Dayton's Bausch Lounge.

1:47:03This event is a great opportunity to

1:47:04connect with

1:47:05or directly with procurement

1:47:07professionals and learn more about

1:47:08contracting opportunities. So, I'm going

1:47:10to try to be there myself if I can, but

1:47:12I hope to see everyone there. Thank you.

1:47:14>> Thank you, Commissioner Shaw.

1:47:15Commissioner Joseph.

1:47:17>> Thank you, Mayor. Three things tonight.

1:47:19Uh

1:47:20First, I want to give a huge

1:47:21congratulations to our environmental

1:47:23management team at our water our water

1:47:24department. They got an honor on August

1:47:2719th. They got a 2026 source water

1:47:29protection award for the work they do

1:47:31protecting our drinking water.

1:47:33You all know it's a huge priority of

1:47:34ours and the entire city to make sure

1:47:36our residents have clean, accessible

1:47:38water.

1:47:39Um and they're the ones on the front

1:47:40lines. So, we're lucky to have folks who

1:47:42take good care of of this one of our

1:47:44most important resources. And when I

1:47:46thank the team and Mr. Parrott, please

1:47:48pass those thanks along to everyone. We

1:47:50really appreciate their work.

1:47:52Um

1:47:54Second, I appreciate you all joining me

1:47:56in a moment of

1:47:57silence

1:47:58for the young man, the athlete, the the

1:48:01scholar, the young man promising future,

1:48:03Pierre DeMoss Bell.

1:48:08Um my colleagues have spoken about it

1:48:10and they're correct. It's a it's a

1:48:11tragedy.

1:48:13Uh it's another shame upon us, upon our

1:48:15country, upon the leadership that

1:48:18put a a ankle bracelet on a a young man

1:48:21who was here with the full force of law.

1:48:23Uh he had the paperwork to be here.

1:48:26A bright future. Um

1:48:29and he got the rug pulled out from him

1:48:30by

1:48:31uh

1:48:33terrible terrible policies with terrible

1:48:36consequences. So,

1:48:38uh I really thank uh those in the

1:48:41community have who have surged their

1:48:43efforts towards Springfield, toward our

1:48:45Haitian

1:48:46neighbors and immigrants. Uh a lot of

1:48:48folks have been there. Some people here,

1:48:50Yusuf was there.

1:48:52Uh so, I urge folks to to keep doing

1:48:54that. They're

1:48:56the current situation such that it seems

1:48:57hopeless, but I I'm encouraged by the

1:48:59fact that so many people are are going

1:49:01to help and I really appreciate that.

1:49:02So, in in this young man's name, please

1:49:05continue your efforts.

1:49:07Uh finally, I want to echo my

1:49:09colleagues' comments on Labor Day.

1:49:11Uh labor movement built this country.

1:49:13And uh so, I hope everyone, all of our

1:49:16workers, especially our unionized city

1:49:18workers, have a great Labor Day weekend.

1:49:20Thank you, Mayor.

1:49:21>> Thank you, Commissioner. I too want to

1:49:24acknowledge all of our our labor

1:49:26organizations and the work that they do

1:49:29on a continuous basis, and I hope that

1:49:32people take the opportunity to, in fact,

1:49:34enjoy the holiday

1:49:36and to recognize the work that is being

1:49:38done.

1:49:39And with that, in observance to the

1:49:42holiday, waste collection will be

1:49:44delayed a day. So, if you have normal

1:49:46collection on Monday, your day will then

1:49:49be moved to Tuesday. So, please make

1:49:52note of that. Thank you, Mr. Parlett.

1:49:54And thank you to my colleagues for

1:49:56uplifting and and

1:49:58a moment of silence for the young man

1:50:00who passed. I really appreciate it, and

1:50:02thank you, Mr. Alzein, for your

1:50:04comments.

1:50:05And just want to echo Commissioner

1:50:07Fairchild's points and reminding us that

1:50:11the humanity of it all and what we're

1:50:13we're faced and what we're dealing with

1:50:15across the world.

1:50:18And so, again, thank you for your

1:50:19leadership, Mr. Alzein. Commissioner

1:50:23Beckham had noted the number of service

1:50:25agreements on the calendar item, and I

1:50:27just to want to uplift a number

1:50:31Department of Housing and Urban

1:50:32Development programs, especially given

1:50:35this time again when there are a number

1:50:37of challenges and obstacles that we're

1:50:39faced with and and not knowing

1:50:43again the uncertainties on

1:50:44various different funding sources. So,

1:50:47to see that this work is being done,

1:50:49want to uplift

1:50:51the Land

1:50:52Montgomery County Land Utilization

1:50:54Corporation and the Homebuyer Counseling

1:50:58Program. That is a great great program,

1:51:02and so I know that there's some

1:51:04information that we'll be pushing out to

1:51:05the public. So, we hope that those who

1:51:07are interested will, in fact, and take

1:51:11heed to to what is available through the

1:51:13home buyer program as well as Miami

1:51:16Valley Mills, especially I mean the

1:51:19point was raised, right? We recently by

1:51:21way of the Amos project and again we

1:51:24recognize the work that they're doing

1:51:25the Amos project

1:51:27the Black Women's Health Initiative they

1:51:29brought that legislation forward to us

1:51:31along with lead and so we supported that

1:51:34but this complements that work that

1:51:36we're doing not just to have the point

1:51:38was raised, right? Performative language

1:51:40but also have

1:51:43programming and support that in fact

1:51:46complements that work and we see that

1:51:48with the Miami Valley Mills and there's

1:51:49more work. We actually not to put the

1:51:52cart before the horse but there's some

1:51:54additional work that we're doing and

1:51:55looking at other funding streams and and

1:51:57and grant opportunities. So hopefully we

1:52:00will be awarded and we will be

1:52:01successful in that in that ask.

1:52:04The Dayton YWCA the work that is being

1:52:06done there as well and that is to extend

1:52:10the services to many of our

1:52:13families and women who are in fact

1:52:15victims of domestic violence but to who

1:52:18face

1:52:19who are in fact unhoused and then

1:52:21Daybreak the work that is continuing

1:52:23with them as well and just what it was

1:52:25it Commissioner Beckham a couple weeks

1:52:26ago they celebrated a large

1:52:31award that they received from Lowe's. So

1:52:33they're continuing that work. So I'm

1:52:35happy to to speak to that. Well I think

1:52:37all of the residents that came out this

1:52:39evening thank you for your comments.

1:52:42Mr. Gage I too will be happy to

1:52:45the charge is on you. You pick the

1:52:46street and I'll be there. We can say

1:52:48again a street at a time a block at a

1:52:50time. Ms. Creech your comment is valid

1:52:53in terms of a time clock. So Ms. Jackson

1:52:56if that's something that we can work on

1:52:57I think if there is a clock that we can

1:52:59have in front just so individuals can be

1:53:02able to monitor their time. That was a

1:53:03great suggestion. It it all of that

1:53:05burden off of you, Ms. McClain, right?

1:53:08So, thank you for that. Uh Bishop

1:53:09McCorry, it's good to see you.

1:53:11And your recommendations, uh Mr.

1:53:13Johnson, thank you for being here. Ms.

1:53:16Alzena, as noted, I really appreciate

1:53:17you being here. Ms. Lemons, thank you

1:53:20for your comments. And to Commissioner

1:53:22Beckum's point, that program is now it

1:53:25was, in fact, it there was a pause, but

1:53:27from my understanding from the memo that

1:53:28we were received, we did receive some

1:53:30time ago, it is back on the streets,

1:53:32meaning that the the pool is now or the

1:53:36um

1:53:37the process itself itself, the

1:53:39application process itself is now open.

1:53:41Um so, those who are interested

1:53:44in participating in the program, whoever

1:53:46interest in the Dayton and

1:53:48uh repair home network, I will encourage

1:53:50you to Google that. I usually have the

1:53:52phone number right in front of me, but I

1:53:54don't have that right now, but please

1:53:56visit the city of Dayton's website. You

1:53:57can also Google the Dayton Collaborative

1:54:00Network or the Dayton Home Repair

1:54:02Network, and then you'll be able to find

1:54:04it there. And it's all under the Dayton

1:54:07Energy Collaborative. Um either one of

1:54:10those options you can definitely Google,

1:54:12and you can find the information cuz the

1:54:13the pause has been lifted. Ms. Hastings,

1:54:16thank you for your your comments.

1:54:19Um as noted from my colleagues, the

1:54:21additional information for the IAA, I

1:54:24think those are good suggestions in

1:54:25terms of what if, in fact, there are any

1:54:28parameters that prohibit us from

1:54:30providing the demographics or whatever

1:54:32the case may be for us to find provide

1:54:34that additional information. Um so,

1:54:36thank you, Ms. Brown, for being here and

1:54:38Ms.

1:54:39Hastings for raising that point. I

1:54:40believe that Ms. Lemons raised that

1:54:42point as well. And then, Mr. Parlette,

1:54:44can we get a update?

1:54:46Um I think some time ago there were

1:54:48there was, rather, excuse me, an update

1:54:50provided on GDRC the pool, and I know

1:54:52there was the process of making sure

1:54:54that we went through the state

1:54:57um for the the actual permitting or or

1:55:00license, if you will, just so we can

1:55:02find an update to see where we are in

1:55:04that. And I'm I'm glad to see that a

1:55:06number of families are utilizing the the

1:55:10the recreation center at Princeton.

1:55:12And thank [snorts] you, Ms. Hastings,

1:55:13for uplifting the staff and the work

1:55:15that is being done there. Mr. Kline, Mr.

1:55:18Keller,

1:55:20and sir, I apologize I didn't catch your

1:55:21last name, Mr. Beal. Thank you for

1:55:23raising those points. My colleagues have

1:55:25already raised. I don't want to beat a

1:55:26dead horse, but note that there is a HR

1:55:30or a task, if you will, for us to do

1:55:32some additional

1:55:34review and to have conversations with

1:55:36our civil civil engineering. And so, the

1:55:39administration will be working with the

1:55:40commission as a whole so that we can

1:55:43have an assessment or review because

1:55:45you're absolutely right. I remember just

1:55:46what was it? Maybe even last year, 2

1:55:49years ago, there were there was, rather,

1:55:52an unfortunate incident that took place

1:55:54right outside of Commissioner

1:55:56Fairchild's home. A young lady

1:55:58passed. I believe she

1:56:01lost control of the vehicle and and and

1:56:03struck a a tree. So, we do know that the

1:56:06the issues of a speeding

1:56:10and reckless driving is is, in fact, a

1:56:13issue, not just in on Cornell or

1:56:15Catawba, but throughout the city of

1:56:18Dayton. And unfortunately,

1:56:21it is across the country. So, I hope

1:56:23that there is some other various

1:56:24different things that we can review and

1:56:26find ways for us to address those

1:56:27issues.

1:56:29A couple of other things and then we're

1:56:30going to wrap up. The 3320 West Second

1:56:34and Delphos. Thank you to all of the

1:56:36community members for bringing this

1:56:38issue to our attention. This was brought

1:56:40to my attention sometime ago, back in

1:56:422324.

1:56:45And so, I really want to thank the

1:56:48staff. Thank you very much, Ms. Lofton,

1:56:51for really tracking that down, as well

1:56:53as Mr. Richie, the Public Works

1:56:54Department, uh Mr. Gondola, the entire

1:56:58uh P&D staff. Uh we were able to get

1:57:01over there and this has been a problem

1:57:03area for over two decades. And so, I'm

1:57:05really appreciative of the of the staff

1:57:08um and us really pushing that forward

1:57:11and noting that um the concerns were

1:57:13heard from the public. We did in fact

1:57:15walk the area

1:57:17um back in I believe it was June. Um and

1:57:20Mr. Mr. Ken Woods

1:57:23um vehemently raised this concern and

1:57:25and so, I'm I'm very uh grateful and

1:57:28appreciative of the staff that we were

1:57:29able to mitigate and remove uh that that

1:57:32debris itself. There are two other

1:57:34concerns that are there. We also have uh

1:57:36an unfortunate burnout that is right

1:57:38next to the uh West uh Side Day Inn

1:57:42Club. And I know that they have been has

1:57:44been an issue for uh that club for some

1:57:45time. So, I my hope is that we can um

1:57:49address those concerns on uh the

1:57:50additional concerns on West Second and

1:57:52Third Street and excuse me, on Delphas.

1:57:55Well, there's some exciting news that

1:57:57was announced last week in regards to a

1:58:00site um some great work of our

1:58:02sustainability office and work that

1:58:04they're doing. So, we look forward to

1:58:05that more more of that information that

1:58:07will be coming down the pipeline. And

1:58:08those are additional dollars that um the

1:58:11city was awarded from the Attorney

1:58:13General's Office. So, congratulations to

1:58:15our sustainability office and I know

1:58:17that their that work will be done on um

1:58:19on on Delphas to mitigate some of the uh

1:58:23the other sites that are of concern. Um

1:58:26again, I I really want to thank my

1:58:27colleagues um and us working together on

1:58:30the resolution for the the million

1:58:32dollars and the commitment that was

1:58:33made. Um there were comments in

1:58:37reference to

1:58:38the flight plan.

1:58:40Um so, the letters uh the invitation

1:58:43letters have went out to all of the of

1:58:46the interested parties. There were a lot

1:58:48of interest. And so, with that, uh the

1:58:50work will start later on this month. We

1:58:53will be hosting a orientation.

1:58:55Um so we hope and it will be in the

1:58:57evening. More details will come with the

1:59:00the date and the time and the location,

1:59:02but it's an opportunity for us to uh

1:59:04again to do the the work of the flight

1:59:06plan and I'm very excited about that

1:59:08work. So with no further business to

1:59:10come before the commission, this meeting

1:59:11is now adjourned.

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