2026-09-16 - City Commission

00:03[music]

00:05The Dayton City Commission meeting will

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

00:09rise for the invocation and remain

00:11standing for the pledge of allegiance.

00:14This evening's invocation will be given

00:15by Commissioner Joseph.

00:17>> Thank you, Mayor.

00:20>> Dear Lord, may we take this moment to

00:22reflect on your gift of love. direct us

00:25to be the hope, joy, and gladness that

00:28are characteristics of your love for the

00:30betterment of us all. Amen.

00:32>> Amen.

00:33>> Amen.

00:34>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

00:37United States of America and to the

00:39republic for which it stands, one nation

00:42under God, indivisible, with liberty and

00:45justice for all.

00:51>> Miss McClendon, may we please have a

00:52roll call? Mayor Turner Sloths.

00:54>> I,

00:55>> Commissioners Joseph,

00:56>> I,

00:57>> Shaw,

00:58>> Fairchild,

00:59>> I,

00:59>> Beckham,

01:00>> I.

01:01>> May I have a motion to excuse the

01:03absence of Commissioner Shaw?

01:04>> So moved, your honor. Second the motion.

01:07>> It has been properly moved and seconded

01:09to excuse the absence of Commissioner

01:12Shaw. All in favor say I.

01:13>> I.

01:14>> All oppose say no.

01:16>> May I have a motion to approve the

01:18minutes of the September the 9th, 2026

01:21meeting?

01:21>> So moved, your honor. Second the motion

01:24your honor.

01:24>> It has been properly moved and second to

01:26approve the minutes of the September

01:289th, 2026 meeting. All in favor say I.

01:31>> I.

01:31>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions?

01:37>> May I have a motion to approve the

01:39minutes of the September 15th, 2026

01:43executive session meeting?

01:46>> So moved, your honor. Second the motion.

01:48It has been properly moved and seconded

01:50to approve the minutes of the September

01:5215, 2026 executive session. All in favor

01:55say I. I.

01:56>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions? Miss

01:59McClendon, are there any communications

02:01or petitions this evening?

02:03>> There are none, your honor.

02:04>> All right. And this evening, we would

02:05like to

02:07uh present a proclamation to welcome

02:10Dayton in recognition of welcoming week.

02:13Miss McClendon, please proceed.

02:17here from the commission office of the

02:20city of Dayton, Ohio.

02:23Whereas the city of Dayton is a

02:24community strengthened by people of many

02:26backgrounds, cultures, experiences,

02:30languages, and perspectives. And whereas

02:32the city of Dayton believes that every

02:34person should feel welcomed, valued,

02:36respected, and able to fully participate

02:39in the life of our community. And

02:41whereas welcoming week is an annual

02:43opportunity for communities to come

02:45together to build connections, celebrate

02:47our shared humanity, and recognize the

02:50many ways that our differences and

02:52common experiences make our community

02:54stronger. And whereas the 2026 welcoming

02:58week theme, stories we share, the

03:00courage to connect, reminds us that

03:02meaningful connections begin when we

03:04take the time to listen, learn from one

03:06another, and recognize the experiences

03:08we share. And whereas the city of

03:10Dayton's Welcome Dayton initiative works

03:12with community members, organizations,

03:15businesses, and institutions to help

03:18make Dayton a welcoming place for all.

03:20And whereas Welcome Dayton will

03:22recognize Welcoming Week 2026 with an

03:25open house at the Dayton Metro Library

03:27on September 17th, offering residents a

03:30chance to meet their neighbors, share

03:32stories, and build connections across

03:34cultures and backgrounds. And whereas

03:37creating a welcoming community is a

03:39shared responsibility and every

03:41Daytonian has an opportunity to help

03:43build a city where everyone can feel

03:45that they belong. Now therefore, the

03:47city commission of the city of Dayton,

03:49Ohio recognizes welcoming week 2026 and

03:53reaffirms our commitment to building a

03:55welcoming, inclusive, and connected

03:57Dayton where all people are valued, all

03:59people belong, and all people have the

04:01opportunity to thrive.

04:03>> Thank you, Miss McClendon.

04:05Commissioners, do you have any comments

04:06or anything that you would like to u

04:08make mention in regards to welcoming

04:11week? Uh, Commissioner Beckham.

04:13>> Um, thank you, your honor. Just um thank

04:15you to all um involved in ensuring uh uh

04:19that this um has gone well and is going

04:23well. I appreciate uh the effort of

04:24staff and uh congratulations on a good

04:28welcoming week. So, those are my

04:29comments. Thank you.

04:30>> Thank you, Commissioner Fairchild.

04:31>> Yeah. No, thank you. and um hope we have

04:34a a good welcoming week. And I would say

04:37one of the things about welcoming week,

04:39it's a bit like um making facilities

04:42accessible. I was at a church and um the

04:47church eventually got a elevator

04:50and I was there back to this church and

04:53got to use it for the first time and lo

04:56and behold there was a line to use the

04:57elevator even though I was the only one

04:59in a wheelchair. [snorts]

05:03And so when you take steps to make

05:07places welcoming, accessible for people

05:12[clears throat] who are on the margins,

05:14like someone in a wheelchair or an

05:16immigrant, you also create an

05:18environment that welcomes everyone and

05:21respects everyone. And so that's

05:23probably the thing that um I'm most

05:27hopeful about in welcoming week. And I

05:30would just say um kudos to Welcome

05:32Dayton and to your staff today, Miss

05:34Dixine. We had a resident who was

05:37without power

05:39um was not English speakaking and we

05:42were able to send a representative from

05:44Welcome Dayton out to help that resident

05:47and to I mean I can't imagine how

05:50confusing it is to be caught in a system

05:52without electricity and not being able

05:55to speak English. So, um, that just a

05:59small example of how important this work

06:01is.

06:02>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

06:04Joseph,

06:04>> thank you. Uh, I want to add my thanks.

06:07Uh, you and your welcome date and staff

06:09have been wonderful. Uh, this year's

06:13welcome events, while a slight damper

06:15because the soccer got cancelled, have

06:17gone on have gone very well so far. Um,

06:20and I want to remind folks that uh

06:23tomorrow evening from 5:30 to 7:00 is

06:25the stories we share. So, we're hearing

06:27from three different immigrants uh their

06:30story and almost every immigrant has a

06:32story. You know, it's never easy to get

06:34here. So, if you want to come and hear

06:36those stories, come to the the main

06:37library here downtown tomorrow from 5:30

06:40to 7:00. Uh it should be it should be an

06:42interesting evening. They they usually

06:44are the uh the we share open houses. So,

06:47hope you come and join us. Um, as far as

06:49welcoming week goes, ideally welcoming

06:52folks is not an activity that involves

06:56danger or requires extra bravery, but

06:58these days it does. [snorts] So, for

07:01those of you here and those of you out

07:03there who are going the extra mile to

07:05welcome folks, welcome our refugees and

07:07our immigrants, thank you for your

07:09bravery.

07:11>> That's all, mayor. Thank you.

07:12>> Thank you. I just want to echo my

07:14colleagues, their comments, um, their

07:16sentiments I share. Um, I also would

07:19like to extend my my gratitude and

07:21appreciation to the staff, the welcoming

07:23staff, especially um in regards to to

07:26the um the resident who experienced um

07:29the power outage. So, thank you very

07:31much, Miss 16, and to the entire team.

07:33Um they were very uh swift in their

07:36response. Um and so we want to continue

07:38on that path and making welcoming um the

07:42city of Dayton, I should say, welcoming

07:43to to everyone um regardless of their

07:47their religion, uh their race, um their

07:50sexual orientation.

07:52U we want Dayton to continue to be a

07:55welcoming place. So, thank you very much

07:57for your leadership and thank you to all

07:59of the the staff members. Miss

08:01McClendon, are there any additions,

08:02deletions, or comments to the calendar

08:04this evening? Yes, your honor. I would

08:07like to request the removal of ordinance

08:09number 32206-26

08:12amending the city's appropriations for

08:14the year 2026 in the addition of

08:17ordinance number 32209-26

08:21amending the city's appropriations for

08:23the year 2026 and declaring an

08:25emergency. Additionally, I would like to

08:28request the addition of ordinance number

08:3032208-26

08:33creating chapter 121 to prohibit the

08:36retail sale and public display of

08:38gun-shaped novelty lighters and other

08:40imitation firearm novelty lighters

08:43within the city of Dayton. Establish

08:45definitions, exemptions, and penalties.

08:48and designate this ordinance as the

08:50novelty gun lighter prohibition act in

08:53the interest of protecting the children

08:55and residents of Dayton. That is all

08:57your honor.

08:58>> Thank you, Miss McClendon. Miss Dixon,

09:00are there any additions, deletions, or

09:01comments to the calendar this evening?

09:03>> Your honor, I have no additions or uh

09:05deletions um for this calendar. I do

09:09have one item to highlight, which is now

09:11ordinance number 32209-26.

09:15I'd like to invite forward uh our

09:18director of management and budget, Abby

09:20Patel Jones, to lead us through a brief

09:23presentation on our second revised

09:27appropriations for the 2026 budget.

09:34Thank you, city manager. Um as the city

09:36manager mentioned, um good evening first

09:39of all, mayor, commissioners, city

09:42manager, clerk, and chief of staff. My

09:44name is Abby Patel Jones, director of

09:46department of management and budget. Um,

09:48and before you this evening is the uh

09:50first reading of the 2026 second revised

09:53appropriation. Um, as always, we have a

09:56couple slides displaying the detailed

09:58changes for your reference and I'm going

09:59to provide a highle summary and walk

10:01through those changes. Um, the proposed

10:04second revised appropriation totals 1.6

10:06billion representing an increase of 38.6

10:10million or 2.4% 4% from the 2026 first

10:14revised appropriation. Majority of these

10:16adjustments are related to grant funding

10:19and capital investments across multiple

10:21funds.

10:24And so starting um with the general fund

10:27which also includes special projects

10:29fund um the net increase is $2.1

10:32million. Um and starting at the top the

10:35first adjustment is a $48,000 increase

10:38for public affairs. This supports the

10:41compliance with federal web and mobile

10:43accessibility requirement under 28 CFR

10:4735.200.

10:49>> Excuse me, Miss Patel Jones. And I

10:50apologize for interrupting. It's a bit

10:52of an eye chart. So, I'm going to see if

10:54we can get some assistance for you. Um,

10:56can one of the staff assist, Miss Patel

10:59Jones, or if you have it, if you can

11:01adjust it.

11:02>> Let's try this if that works better. Is

11:05that better?

11:06>> Yes, ma'am. Okay.

11:11I put it back in. Yes.

11:20Okay, let's try that.

11:22>> And you might want to put it back in um

11:24>> display mode there. Yeah,

11:25>> presentation mode. Be able to

11:27>> You won't be able to adjust. Okay, thank

11:29you.

11:30>> Yeah.

11:31Um, and so as as you can see here, uh,

11:34the $48,000 in public affairs is it it

11:37is um, uh, a requirement under the 28

11:41CFR 35.200. The funding will support the

11:44doc access tool which converts PDFs into

11:48screen reader friendly formats as well

11:50as staff training on how to create

11:52accessible documents that meet the

11:54federal requirement. The original

11:56compliance deadline for this requirement

11:58was April of 2026. However, the deadline

12:01has been extended till April 2027. Um,

12:05the next item on here is the uh

12:07commission budget increase by 186,400.

12:11This includes $80,000 for professional

12:14services related to the search and

12:16hiring of a new city manager. um and an

12:19addition of $70,000 for the flock camera

12:22audit and investigations, bringing the

12:25total funding um for this audit work to

12:28$100,000 when combined with the $30,000

12:31added during the first revised

12:33appropriation. And then lastly in that

12:36186,400

12:38um includes $36,400

12:40for the youth peace ambassador violence

12:43reduction program.

12:45Next, we have the fire budget increases,

12:48um, which is $55,000. Um, this includes

12:51$50,000 for higher thanex expected

12:54electricity cost and 5,000 to create a

12:57data interface between public health and

12:59the city's emergency response software

13:01system to share overdose information.

13:04The $5,000 cost will be reimbursed by

13:06Montgomery County.

13:08Next, we have PND increases by $100,000

13:11for the 2026 Enterprise Zone income tax

13:14sharing payments to Dayton Public

13:16Schools and Trotward Medicine School

13:18District. The payment is based on actual

13:21collections, so the final amount is not

13:24known until later in the year.

13:27Several departments across the

13:28organization are experiencing higher

13:31fuel and fleet costs related to complex

13:34technology and specialized repairs as

13:36well as the fuel cost increases that we

13:39have all experienced this year. Um,

13:43police department increases by $147,500,

13:46which includes $100,000 for higher fleet

13:50repair and maintenance cost and 47,500

13:53for higher fuel costs to last them

13:55through the end of the year.

13:57Similarly, public works increases by

14:00$771,000,

14:02which includes $650,000 for higher fleet

14:06repair cost and maintenance cost, and

14:08then $121,000 related to the higher fuel

14:11cost. Um, there are also two general

14:14fund transfers to capital for technology

14:18projects that were previously approved

14:19and will continue into 2027.

14:22public works is transferring $315,000

14:26for phase 2 of the traffic signal

14:29network traffic signal network switch

14:31replacement project and then it is

14:34transferring $562,800

14:37for the citywide VOIPE upgrade project.

14:41These transfers are simply a budgetary

14:44transaction reflecting both a reduction

14:46in expenditures and increase in

14:49transfers out. Therefore, the net

14:51adjustment has no financial impact.

14:55Based on the revised revenue forecast,

14:58non-EP departmental contingency

14:59increases by $1.4 million. This is to

15:03maintain a balanced general fund.

15:05Approximately 1.3 million of the

15:08contingency is then used to fund the

15:10general fund appropriation increases

15:12included in the second revised

15:14appropriation.

15:16And then lastly for special projects

15:19which let me pull down.

15:24Special project uh projects fund

15:26increases by $650,000

15:29to allow for the reincumbrance of the

15:31your dollars your neighborhood housing

15:33program budget that was liquidated from

15:36unspent 2025 incumbrances. This

15:39adjustment will allow the funding to

15:41carry forward and remain available as

15:43the home repair program moves into

15:45implementation in the near future. So,

15:48just to clarify, this is not an

15:49additional budget. This is simply a

15:52budgetary transaction where we're

15:53liquidating the incumbrances from 2025

15:56and reestablishing the budget authority.

16:07All right. on the next page. Um,

16:10starting what what you see here is the

16:13special revenue category which increases

16:15approximately $12.3 million and there

16:18are several adjustment in this specific

16:20category. Starting with street

16:22maintenance, uh, street maintenance has

16:24$640,000 increase which includes

16:27$600,000 for higher fleet repair cost

16:30and $40,000 for higher electricity cost

16:32through the end of the year. Um this

16:36expenditure is funded from gas tax and

16:38permissive tax. Um um it's al it also

16:41funds the uh $280,000

16:44300 in street maintenance capital fund

16:47um which is restoring a 2025 incumbrance

16:50for two snowplow truck upfits. Uh the

16:53delivery of these trucks have been

16:55delayed. Um and so therefore the

16:57equipment is now expected to be

16:59delivered in 2027.

17:02214,000

17:04um is for three full-time Dayton police

17:07staff supporting the downtown RTA safety

17:09initiative. And as you know, this cost

17:11will be reimbursed by RTA.

17:15$375,000

17:17from Centerpoint Energy's competitive

17:19grant program with $125,000

17:22each to Habitat for Humanity County

17:26Corp. and Rebuilding Together Dayton.

17:29supports critical home repairs through

17:30the Dayton Home Repair Network with a

17:33focus on energy efficiency improvements

17:35for low-income households.

17:3843,700

17:40um is in the Fair Housing Fund for

17:43additional settlements and related legal

17:45services and these expenses are

17:47supported by HUD reimbursements.

17:507.75 million for the new HUD lead based

17:54paint hazard reduction grant. Um, this

17:57grant was awarded in 2026 to support the

18:00lead hazard control, healthy home

18:02improvements, and necessary repairs in

18:04eligible low and moderate income

18:06households throughout the Dayton.

18:101.7 million in CDBG funding is being

18:13restored for the Belmont Pole renovation

18:15project. This project was delayed after

18:18earlier bids exceeded the available

18:20budget, requiring the scope to be

18:22revisited and rebid. Um, the adjustment

18:25restores prior year CDBG allocation so

18:28the work can move forward.

18:30$750,000

18:32in CDBG funding for the center city

18:34redevelopment project at the main line

18:36supports the commercial portion of the

18:39mixeduse redevelopment at 40 South Main

18:42Street and helps leverage significant

18:44public and private investment.

18:48$500,000 in the miscellaneous

18:50grandparent fund is providing budget

18:52authority for the anticipated grant

18:55awards for the remainder of the year.

18:58And then lastly on here we have the

19:00general capital fund which increases by

19:02877,800

19:05reflecting the corresponding capital

19:07budget for those two technology project

19:09we discussed previously. This is a

19:11governmental budgeting nuance because

19:13the funding is being moved from the

19:15general fund to capital. The capital

19:17fund must separately establish the

19:20expenditure budget needed to carry out

19:21these projects in the future.

19:31Aviation operating operating increases

19:33by approximately $1.5 million. This

19:36includes 1.1 million for higher

19:39electricity and sewer cost, trash

19:42services, broadband services, and

19:44restoration of budget used for the snow

19:47emergency earlier in the year. $240,000

19:52is for a one-time Breeze Airways

19:54marketing cost and $200,000 for the

19:57small community air service development

19:59program grant.

20:01Aviation capital increases by 459,900

20:06which includes 219,900

20:09for preventive maintenance expenses and

20:12$240,000 transfer of land lease revenue

20:16to support the Breeze Airways marketing

20:18payment in the aviation operating fund.

20:23water operating fund increases by

20:24$129,000

20:26which supports the college intern and

20:29co-op program through the end of the

20:30year.

20:32And then the largest adjustment in the

20:35second revised is a $19.7 million

20:39increase in water capital fund. This is

20:42for two different projects. The first

20:44one is the AMI meter replacement project

20:47and then the second one is the lead

20:48service line replacement project. Both

20:50of these projects are supported through

20:52the Ohio EPA and OWDA financing.

20:57The sewer capital fund increases by 1.3

21:00million utilizing US EPA funding for the

21:04Wolf Creek Sanitary Liner project. And

21:07then lastly, internal service funds,

21:10which let me make sure we can see.

21:17Internal service funds increases by

21:19$325,000,

21:21which includes $250,000 in the fleet

21:24management fund for higher than expected

21:26fuel cost through the end of the year

21:28and $75,000 in the plumbing shop to

21:31purchase a replacement truck. The

21:34purchase is supported by the available

21:36cash in the fund and will offset a

21:37capital need anticipated in 2027.

21:41And that concludes my remarks and I'd be

21:43happy to answer any questions you may

21:45have.

21:46>> Thank you, Miss Patel Jones. Uh

21:48commissioners, are there any questions

21:49or comments? Commissioner Beckham.

21:52>> Thank you, your honor. Um no specific

21:55questions related to these line items.

21:57Uh um I have agreed uh to the decision

22:01to change this from a um first reading

22:04to an emergency um reading given the

22:06fact that there are some items in here

22:08that we would like to um move quicker on

22:12as opposed to doing the second reading

22:13and then taking the 30 days for the

22:15revised appropriation to go into effect.

22:17So um I think uh uh Miss Miss McClendon

22:21read that change earlier. So that is

22:23that is the reason.

22:25>> Thank Those are my comments.

22:26>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

22:28Fairchild.

22:28>> Yeah, no comments. And uh thank you,

22:31Commissioner Beckham and colleagues for

22:33making that change. And as Commissioner

22:35Beckham said, um particularly the search

22:38for the city manager contract um would

22:42be delayed significantly if we did not

22:44pass tonight's appropriation as an

22:46emergency. So,

22:49>> thank you, Commissioner Joseph. Uh just

22:51want to highlight that the Ohio EPA

22:54funding for lead service line

22:56replacements. That's a continuous uh uh

22:59concern that we hear from our residents.

23:00So I appreciate them doing that.

23:02Appreciate staff working on that that

23:03program. Uh and I also am glad to see

23:06this come up as an emergency. Uh it's

23:08probably an educational moment for folks

23:09that they're, you know, they're uh there

23:11are appropriate times to use emergency.

23:13Yeah. Here we are.

23:14>> Yes.

23:15>> Thank you.

23:15>> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Miss

23:17Patel Jones.

23:20Miss McClendon, are there any citizens

23:21that are registered to speak on calendar

23:23items this evening?

23:24>> Yes, your honor. There are four citizens

23:27registered to speak on calendar items. I

23:29would like to state that there is a

23:303minut time limit. As you address the

23:32commission, we ask that you state your

23:34name and address for the record. At that

23:37time, I will turn on the green light.

23:38When the green light comes on, you will

23:40have 3 minutes to speak. After you have

23:42spoken 2 and 1/2 minutes, a yellow light

23:44will come on and you will have 30

23:46seconds remaining to speak. When the red

23:48light comes on, you will be asked to

23:49cease your comments and to take your

23:51seat. To the audience in attendance,

23:53please be mindful this is a business

23:55meeting and we kindly request that

23:57during this portion of the meeting you

23:59refrain from any hand clapping, finger

24:01snapping, and conversation that would

24:03prevent the city commission from hearing

24:05the speaker's comments. I call to the

24:07podium Paul Carrian.

24:16>> Good evening.

24:171525 Persian Boulevard, Dayton, Ohio.

24:20Hope everybody's having a good evening.

24:22Wish I could [snorts] say the same. I'm

24:24here about B1. Want to know about

24:26planning, neighborhood, and development.

24:28$80,000.

24:32That's a lot of money. Planning what?

24:34What neighborhood? Where?

24:37That's all I have to say. I got more.

24:40I'll see.

24:41>> I call to the podium. Ebony Hastings.

24:51Good evening. 1238 W Bash Avenue. Ebony

24:56Hastings.

24:56>> Good evening. I'm surprised that you all

24:58didn't have more questions for the

25:00appropriation, but

25:04nonetheless, 1 Corinthian

25:084:E 2, it is required that those who

25:11have been given a trust must prove

25:13faithful. My interpretation, when the

25:16public places its money, its government,

25:18and its trust in your hands, you have

25:20the responsibility to show that you are

25:23worthy of it. Tonight you are being

25:25asked to approve another $800,000 for

25:27the Black

25:30Btech, I'm assuming, for the lead

25:32service compliance program. This is the

25:34fifth amendment to the agreement,

25:36bringing the total to approximately

25:37$2,85,000

25:40paid through the water capital fund. So

25:43my questions are what they are every

25:44week. What measurable results have

25:47residents received? How many lead

25:48service lines have been identified? How

25:51many replaced? And why are we continuing

25:53to amend the same consulting agreement?

25:57Why aren't we

25:59soliciting new business versus adding to

26:05creating a new request for a proposal,

26:09which is an RFP?

26:11There is also another $80,000 for

26:13outside professional legal services for

26:15planning, neighborhood, and development.

26:16So if I understand correctly, that is

26:19for the consulting firm for the city

26:22manager. No. Okay. So you guys

26:24definitely need to elaborate on what

26:26that is and it would be helpful to

26:28provide more information within the

26:29agenda. You know, we're not attorneys. I

26:32keep telling y'all the same thing. We're

26:34not. And then Dayton is preparing for

26:37one of its most important leadership

26:39decisions, selecting the next city

26:41manager. And residents still do not have

26:43a clearly announced public process. When

26:45will the position be posted? Will there

26:47be a national search? What role will

26:49residents have? Has anyone already been

26:52approached before the public process has

26:53even started?

26:57For that to be on the appropriation for

26:59an emergency again draws cause for

27:01confusion. Like it feels like we're

27:03intentionally being confused on what the

27:06process is. Um

27:10so we're discussing neighborhoods. I

27:12want to ask about the home repair

27:13network. How many Dayton residents are

27:15currently waiting? How many homes have

27:17actually been completed? How much city

27:20funding has been spent? And who are the

27:22contractors performing this work? How

27:24are they selected? And where can

27:25residents see those payments and

27:26results? I participated in the work

27:29session, but it didn't give a a

27:31comprehensive

27:33um

27:35presentation. And then at some point,

27:39every week I come before the commission

27:40with questions and every week I leave

27:42without comprehensive answers. No

27:43emails, no phone calls, no meetings,

27:45nothing. At some point, silence itself

27:47becomes an accountability issue. Trust

27:49is not something the government gets to

27:50demand. Trust is earned through

27:51transparency, communication, and measure

27:54measurable results. If you have been

27:55entrusted with the people's government,

27:57then prove faithful to the people who

27:58put you here. Thank you.

28:00>> Thank you, Miss Hastings.

28:02>> I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

28:13I'm Alec Johnson. I live at 3206 Lynden

28:16Avenue in the Hearthstone neighborhood

28:17of Dayton. Greetings, mayor,

28:19commissioners, and the greater Dayton

28:21community.

28:21>> Good evening.

28:22>> Thank you. Tonight's agenda offers a

28:25telling example. The purchase orders,

28:27contracts, and service agreements in the

28:28city manager's recommendations total

28:301,382,980.80.

28:34Vendors with listed addresses outside

28:36Dayton in the Miami Valley account for

28:38$944,049

28:41are 68.3% of that total. An address

28:44doesn't reveal where every worker,

28:46subcontractor, or supplier is located.

28:48So that percentage isn't a final leak

28:49adjustment, but it's large enough to ask

28:51how much of our spending could build

28:53productive capacity here. Import

28:56replacement and local circulation should

28:57become routine parts of the city's

28:59economic deliberations. The Miami Valley

29:02Community Wealth Initiative has begun an

29:03import replacement study. Its strongest

29:05long-term finding concerns housing.

29:08Dayton has an estimated 70,335

29:10housing units. More than 85% were built

29:13before 1980 and nearly 65% before 1960.

29:17Meanwhile, 53% of renters with a

29:19computable ratio spend at least 30% of

29:21their income on rent. 27.9% spend at

29:24least half. Aging buildings and heavily

29:27burdened households point to a

29:28substantial need for affordable

29:30rehabilitation, maintenance,

29:31weatherization, electrification, and

29:33accessibility improvements. The

29:35opportunity isn't one giant construction

29:37company. It's a community-led network of

29:40democraticallyowned repair, maintenance,

29:42and skilled trained enterprises

29:44supported by shared estimating,

29:45training, purchasing, insurance,

29:47bonding, and administration. The first

29:50practical step is routine property and

29:52facilities work, cleaning, grounds care,

29:54minor repair, exterior maintenance, and

29:57vacant property stabilization. Because

29:59many of these services require less

30:00capital, bonding, and specialized

30:02licensing than major construction, they

30:05could give a new worker cooperative

30:06steady revenue, practical experience,

30:08and a record of successful work. From

30:10there, the community wealth initiative

30:12cooperative facilities and retrofit

30:14network could grow into a larger housing

30:16mission. The study has produced a short

30:18list, not a verdict. Before launching

30:20anything, we must verify demand,

30:22contract timing, workforce capacity,

30:24financing, licensing, and worker

30:25interests. But we now know where deeper

30:27work should begin. I ask commission to

30:30make import replacement analysis part of

30:32city policy, share the procurement and

30:34housing data needed for the next phase

30:36of the import replacement study, and

30:38join residents, workers, unions,

30:40training providers, and missionaligned

30:42lenders in testing a housing and

30:43facilities pilot. We spend public money

30:46once and watch it leave or use public

30:48purchasing to build lasting capacity. I

30:51ask Dayton to choose the second course

30:52so that public power and public policy

30:55produce public wealth. Thank you.

30:57>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

30:59>> I call to the podium Talis Gage.

31:05>> That concludes speakers, your honor.

31:07>> Thank you, Miss McClendon.

31:08Commissioners, are there any comments to

31:11the city manager's recommendations this

31:12evening? Commissioner Beckham.

31:15Um, thank you, your honor. Um, city

31:17manager, can we just expound on um item

31:21B1, just the the details that um are in

31:25packet for that and as well as the um

31:28service agreement for Black & Vtech?

31:31>> Sure. The um item B1 is a purchase um

31:36order with Frost Brown Todd Gibbons.

31:39It's a it's for legal services that

31:42supports our housing division as they

31:45are um bringing cases forward uh regard

31:50for compliance.

31:53The uh

31:55item number two which is the black and

31:58beach um contract modification. This

32:01contract was designed with multiple

32:04phases. This is the third phase. the

32:07first phase because it is it is heavily

32:11regulatory regulated, right? So um the

32:14first phase was

32:17um really having the consultant first

32:21help ident interpret the US EPA lead and

32:27copper rule revisions and interpret

32:30those with a lens to um

32:34inform a lead and copper rule

32:37improvement plan. So phase one is

32:39complete. It focused on the activities

32:42that um I just described. Phase two is

32:46on compliance deliverables again of the

32:52rule revisions and the rule

32:54improvements.

32:56Phase and that was complete. Phase

32:58three, this phase is a will focus on

33:02compliance activities through the um

33:07lead and copper rule improvements and it

33:10will involve the design of the first

33:14line replacement project. You will

33:17recall this is a 10year program. So it

33:21runs through 2037

33:24at this point and it will also be very

33:27dependent upon being able to identify

33:30the funding because it will be tens of

33:33millions of dollars to implement this

33:36program. So that is what phase and the

33:40and this phase will um uh go through um

33:46this agreement goes through 2028. So, we

33:49have a little bit of time to pay

33:50invoices after the 2027 work is

33:53complete.

33:55>> Thank you, Commissioner Beckham.

33:57Commissioner Fairchild.

33:58>> No, I don't have any comments.

33:59>> Commissioner Joseph

34:00>> here. Thank you, Mayor.

34:01>> Thank you. And the other thing that I

34:03would like to point out, thank you,

34:04Commissioner um Beckham for raising that

34:06question. Thank you, Miss Dixine, for

34:09elaborating, providing additional

34:11context. And thank you to all the

34:12residents for raising the questions. Um

34:14in regards to Mr. Care again, Miss

34:16Hastings, and Mr. Johnson, the comments

34:18that you made, Mr. Johnson. Um, and so,

34:20correct me if I'm wrong, even with the

34:23uh second revised appropriation, like

34:25this work supports that 19.7

34:28uh million dollars that we see for

34:31[clears throat] uh water for the Ohio

34:32EPA loan. And so, all of that work is

34:34all-encompassing. And so, that is just

34:36one to your point, that's the the third

34:38phase or the third amendment that we're

34:40doing right now to support this this

34:42work. So, I just want to make sure that

34:44that's noted and that that's clear in

34:46terms of the revised appropriations that

34:49Miss Patel Jones walked us through the

34:52early part of the meeting. And again,

34:53that's the $19.7 million. So, thank you

34:56um to all of the residents and posing

34:58those questions.

35:00May I have a motion to approve the city

35:02manager's recommendations?

35:04>> Mayor, I move that we adopt the city

35:05manager's recommendations.

35:07>> Second motion, your honor. It has been

35:09properly moved and seconded to approve

35:11the city manager's recommendations. All

35:13in favor say I. I.

35:14>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions?

35:17Legislation. Miss McClendon.

35:20First reading, emergency resolution

35:22number 6953-26,

35:25authorizing the city manager to accept a

35:27grant from the United States Department

35:29of Homeland Security TSA National

35:32Explosives Detection K19 Program on

35:36behalf of the city of Dayton in an

35:38amount of $151,500

35:41in declaring an emergency.

35:44>> Emergency resolution 6953-26

35:48being declared an emergency. I move for

35:50its immediate passage. Second the

35:51motion, your honor.

35:52>> It has been properly moved and seconded

35:54to declare emergency resolution number

35:566953-26

35:59as an emergency. All in favor say I.

36:01>> I.

36:01>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions.

36:05Second reading, emergency resolution

36:07number 6953-26,

36:10authorizing the city manager to accept a

36:13grant from the United States Department

36:14of Homeland Security TSA National

36:16Explosive Detection K19 Program on

36:20behalf of the city of Dayton in an

36:22amount of $151,500.

36:25Mayor Turner Sloths

36:26>> I,

36:27>> Commissioners Joseph,

36:28>> I,

36:29>> Fairchild,

36:30>> I,

36:30>> Beckham,

36:31>> I. Emergency Resolution number 6953-26

36:36has been adopted with four votes in

36:37favor. First reading ordinance number

36:4032207-26

36:43authorizing the necessary tax levies

36:45requesting the advanced payment by

36:47McGomery County, Ohio to the city of

36:49Dayton, Ohio of tax monies collected for

36:522027 certifying the same to the county

36:55auditor.

36:57First reading resolution number 6954-26

37:01declaring the intention to appropriate

37:03real property interest in parcel 58 SH

37:07in connection with the Smithville Road

37:09reconstruction project. Second reading

37:12ordinance number 32205-26

37:16amending the provisions of plan

37:17development PD125

37:20for Ruskin Elementary. Mayor Turner

37:22Sloths

37:22>> I.

37:23>> Commissioners Joseph

37:24>> I. Fairchild

37:26>> I

37:26>> Beckham

37:27>> I.

37:28>> Ordinance number 32205-26

37:32has passed with four votes in favor.

37:35>> Second reading resolution number 6952-26

37:39concurring with the adoption of the age

37:41friendly day and action plan. Mayor

37:43Turner Sloths

37:44>> I.

37:44>> Commissioners Joseph

37:45>> I.

37:46>> Fairchild

37:47>> I.

37:47>> Beckham

37:48>> I. Resolution number 6952-26

37:52has been adopted with four votes in

37:54favor. And for added legislation, first

37:56reading ordinance number 32209-26

38:01amending the city's appropriations for

38:03the year 2026 and declaring an

38:05emergency.

38:07>> Your honor, orders number 32208-26

38:11being declared an emergency. I move for

38:12its immediate passage.

38:14>> I second a motion.

38:15>> Has been properly moved.

38:17>> Point of order. It the ordinance got

38:19changed to 09 I think.

38:21>> Mhm.

38:22>> Yes.

38:22>> Oh, 08 or 09.

38:24>> 09.

38:25>> 09.

38:26We're on 09. I thought we were going on

38:28number order. Uh your honor, uh

38:31ordinance number 32209-26

38:34being declared an emergency. I move for

38:35its immediate passage.

38:37>> I second the motion.

38:38>> It has been properly moved and seconded

38:40to declare emergency ordinance number

38:423229-26

38:46as an emergency. All in favor say I.

38:48>> All oppose say no.

38:50>> Any abstensions?

38:53>> Second reading emergency ordinance

38:54number 32209-26

38:58amending the city's appropriations for

39:00the year 2026. Mayor Turner Sloth

39:02>> I.

39:03>> Commissioners Joseph

39:04>> I

39:04>> Fairchild

39:05>> I

39:06>> Beckham

39:06>> I.

39:07>> Emergency ordinance number 32209-26

39:11has been adopted with four has passed

39:13with four votes in favor. First reading

39:17ordinance number 32208-26

39:21creating chapter 121 to prohibit the

39:23retail sale and public display of

39:26gun-shaped novelty lighters and other

39:28imitation firearm novelty lighters

39:30within the city of Dayton. Establish

39:32definitions, exemptions, and penalties

39:35and designate this ordinance as a

39:37novelty gun lighter prohibition act in

39:40the interest of protecting the children

39:41and residents of Dayton. And that

39:43concludes legislation, your honor.

39:45Thank you, Miss McClendon. Are there any

39:47citizens that are registered to speak

39:49this evening?

39:50>> Yes, your honor. There are 13 citizens

39:53registered to speak. I would like to

39:55state that there is a 3minut time limit.

39:57As you address the commission, we ask

39:59that you state your name and address for

40:01the record. At that time, I will turn on

40:03the green light. When the green light

40:05comes on, you will have 3 minutes to

40:07speak. After you have spoken 2 and 1/2

40:09minutes, a yellow light will come on and

40:11you will have 30 seconds remaining to

40:13speak. [clears throat] When the red

40:15light comes on, you will be asked to

40:16cease your comments and to take your

40:17seat. To the audience in attendance,

40:20please be mindful this is a business

40:22meeting and we kindly request that

40:24during this portion of the meeting we

40:25refrain from any hand clapping, finger

40:27snapping, and conversation that would

40:29prevent the city commission from hearing

40:31the speaker's comments. I call to the

40:33podium David Horde.

40:44Good evening.

40:45>> Good evening, sir.

40:46>> I am uh here regarding the property that

40:50is next to my

40:51>> May you please say

40:52>> Oh, David Hord.

40:53>> Thank you.

40:54>> 2901 Revel Avenue.

40:56>> I am The property next to me is 2909

41:00Rebels Avenue which collapsed last week

41:04after 15 years of living next to this

41:07abandoned property. And then the roof

41:09collapsed somewhat about seven years

41:12ago. I did work with the city and called

41:15and they put a came in and put a bid X

41:17and blocked all of the doors and windows

41:20because I did have squatters and people

41:23coming in ste looters. Um about 3 weeks

41:26ago in that big storm when the power

41:27went out and so forth, the

41:31roof collapsed even more and so now the

41:34entire second floor is open to the air

41:37and so forth. And then following that

41:41last uh Tuesday, uh I guess some looters

41:44came in and they were taking some more

41:45of the siding and more of the awnings

41:48down and thus the whole

41:52front of the building collapsed forward

41:55near the sidewalk. Now everything is

41:58open. Uh so I have kids, I've got all

42:03kinds of folks in the neighborhood. And

42:05so that evening I called the police who

42:08emergency number because I thought that

42:10was dangerous for everyone involved. And

42:12then um I want to commend the police.

42:17I want to commend the fire department

42:19because within 15 minutes the police

42:22were there and 12 fire trucks and other

42:26equipment was there. I appreciate the

42:30quickness and their rapid response. Uh

42:33they did the thermal analysis, couldn't

42:35find any bodies or anything, which was

42:37great news. Um they informed me, they

42:42informed me that the uh next uh move

42:45would be an emergency demolition

42:47and then that probably take place the

42:50next day. Now it's about 10:00 at night.

42:53I wasn't expecting the emergency

42:55demolition to occur at 11:30. The

42:58bulldozer showed up. Uh, three guys were

43:01there with flashlights and they started

43:04tearing it down with a huge cloud of

43:08dust. I uh woke up and went outside and

43:13then I was able to talk to this

43:15gentleman. I gave him his card. I

43:17forget, but he works for the city and he

43:19said um I said, "Well, how long till

43:24>> it equals?" He said, "My contract is

43:26different. uh I do the emergency uh

43:29knockdowns and I said, "What about

43:31asbestous and all of this other stuff?"

43:34He stated that um it would be a year,

43:38maybe two or three before we're able to

43:40come in under another contract and clean

43:43all of that up. So I said, "Well, should

43:47I be worried about asbestous and so

43:49forth?"

43:50Um, he said, "Well, yeah, we spilled a

43:53little bit onto your property, so it is

43:56night time, but if you clean it up in

43:57the morning, make sure you wear a mask

43:59and so forth." So, I'm concerned, and I

44:01just do not know what their next steps

44:03are. How do I know?

44:05>> Yes, sir.

44:06>> I I'm done. Thank you.

44:08>> Thank you, Mr. Hard.

44:12>> I call to the podium Paul Carrian.

44:18Mr. Hord, if you stay after the meeting,

44:20we'll make sure that we'll follow up

44:22with you and then Miss Dix as

44:24>> I can see my time. You can get another

44:26three minutes. That's fine with me.

44:27>> No, we want to make sure you have your

44:28turn, Mr. Carrian. I know you follow

44:31after I'm done.

44:31>> Mixing on a report on that on some

44:33additional information on that. Thank

44:35you, Miss Dixine. Excuse me, Miss

44:37McClendon.

44:39>> Mr. Carrian, whenever you're ready.

44:41>> Uh, yeah. Paul Carrian, 1525 Persing

44:43Boulevard. I'm here today to talk about

44:46a couple things, but one is having a

44:48good old day yesterday going over to the

44:50Lowry Center as I usually do three or

44:53four times a week. I have to use High

44:56Ridge. High Ridge is a street you have

44:59to either cross or use to get to Lowry.

45:02I went down High Ridge and oh my god,

45:05brand new speed bump. Oh my lord, brand

45:07new speed bump. Hadn't been there

45:09couldn't have been a week. How did they

45:12manage that? We've been trying for

45:14decades on our street to try and get

45:16something. All the good homeowners, not

45:19homeowner, the people that own the home

45:20but rent it out. The homeowners been

45:22trying for decades. We can't get it. And

45:25hybrid has one. I does somebody have a

45:29parent that lives there, a grandparent,

45:30I somebody on commission, city manager's

45:32office. I don't understand. It's to me

45:35it's unacceptable. It's giving me the

45:36bird personally.

45:38Not happy about it. Second topic kind of

45:42related this evening.

45:44These properties that are owned by

45:46people who rent them out. These homes,

45:49most of them rent for about $16,000 a

45:52year. One across the street from me

45:54hadn't been touched since the guy bought

45:55it 16 years ago. It hadn't been touched

45:58prior to that for years. Now it's gone

46:0017 years. Hadn't been touched on the

46:02outside. Now, I'm not talking about the

46:04people that live inside the renters. I'm

46:06talking about the guy that owns the

46:07building. None of this is ever getting

46:08done. This is yours, city of Dayton.

46:14None of this is getting done around

46:15town. You require us citizens to go out

46:18and think on people. Then you send

46:19somebody over there. These people that

46:21own these rental properties, they're

46:22taking this money out of town. They're

46:24not reinvesting. That came up earlier.

46:26They're not putting money back in this

46:27town. They're taking that money out of

46:29town. You want them to come back on the

46:31weekend to spend all their money.

46:33They're not. They're taking it and

46:35leaving. You need to understand that.

46:38Also, what ordinances have you invoked?

46:40What are you doing to put some laws in

46:42effect to stop this from happening?

46:44Nothing. This is 60% of your population

46:47is renters and you're ignoring them,

46:49forgetting about them, letting them live

46:51in substandard places. Pay attention.

46:54Move. Do something.

46:56>> Thank you, Mr. Carrian. And for the

46:58note, um that there has been a number of

47:01things that we have been pushing, this

47:03council or this commission has been

47:05moving forward. We're actually having

47:07active conversation and then we're also

47:09working with advocates for basic legal

47:12equality on some proposed legislation.

47:14So more to come on that. Um we're

47:16excited about that work and again

47:18there's a ongoing partnership with the

47:21um advocates for basic legal equality

47:24the able office. Miss McClendon. Thank

47:27you.

47:28>> I call to the podium Yousef Elzane.

47:42Good evening, Ysef Zan, 4906 Amberwood

47:45Drive.

47:46>> Good evening,

47:47>> mayor, member of commission, city

47:49manager. My name is Yusf Zan. I stand

47:52here tonight as a Muslim American

47:53immigrant. Last week, our nation

47:56observed the 25th anniversary of

47:58September 11th terrorist attacks.

48:01Instead of paying attention to the

48:03tragedy, once again, that solemn day

48:06triggered a barrage of lies and

48:08fear-mongering from people in power who

48:12seek to cast the hate and bigotry upon

48:15peaceful religion.

48:17They use this these distractions to hide

48:20their own complexity and to mask a

48:23painful reality that 25 years later the

48:26families of the 9/11 victims are still

48:29fighting for their day in court. The

48:32origins of the terrorists are well

48:34known. Yet those families were have been

48:38forced to fight an uphill legal battle

48:41against a sovereign nation because of

48:43our administrations. American

48:46administrations have historically

48:48shielded rich authoritarian regimes in

48:52the Middle East. Some politicians who

48:55accept substantial support from the same

48:58regimes

49:00and foreign lobbyists use their public

49:02platforms to to fuel suspicion of

49:06ordinary Muslims at home. The hostility

49:10faced by hardworking Muslims in Dayton

49:12and across the nation is a reflection of

49:15the visions this rhetoric fosters. Under

49:19Ohio law, a contractor like me risked

49:21losing eligibility for state work simply

49:24for boycotting a certain state. Yet last

49:27week, a billionaire stadium owner faced

49:31no such barriers when he organized his

49:34own boycott pursuing at Chiran to remove

49:38McLemore from his tour for speaking up

49:40for Palestinians and Lebanese people

49:43alike.

49:44The message is clear. Boycotts are

49:47illegal when we use them for justice and

49:51protected speech when the wealthy use

49:53them for to silence us. This bring me to

49:57to the commissions. Your continued

49:59financial support of certain entities

50:01despite ongoing genocide and human

50:03rights abuses abroad is deeply

50:05disappointing.

50:07But your reluctance to publicly protect

50:10your Muslim American constituents

50:13right here at home is unforgivable.

50:17I didn't hear any of you last week speak

50:19up in support of the Muslim community.

50:22Speaking up is no longer a liability.

50:24Please remember that your silence is.

50:28We are your neighbors. We are small

50:31business owners, the engineers, the

50:33taxpayers who advocate for our community

50:36in this very chamber. You were elected

50:38to serve and protect all the people of

50:41Dayton, not the select few and not just

50:44those aligned with political

50:45convenience.

50:47When leaders remain silent in the face

50:50of mismanufactured hate, that silence

50:53send the wrong message.

50:55>> Thank you, Mr. Eling.

50:57I call to the podium Ebony Hastings.

51:00[snorts]

51:08>> Good evening. 1238 W Bash Avenue. Ebony

51:11Hastings.

51:11>> Good evening.

51:12>> Proverbs 318 and9. Speak up for those

51:16who cannot speak for themselves. Defend

51:18the right of the poor and needy.

51:22The interpretation is simple. Leadership

51:24is not called merely to acknowledge

51:26suffering. Leadership is called to

51:28speak, defend, and act.

51:32Dayton is dealing with a public health

51:35crisis.

51:37We continue to experience shootings,

51:39trauma, and children gaining access to

51:41firearms. And I need us to ask more than

51:44why are these children shooting one

51:46another? These children did not

51:48manufacture these guns. So, how are they

51:51getting into the hands of the children?

51:54Who is supplying them? And what is our

51:56strategy for interrupting that pipeline

51:59before another child dies? We also have

52:01to talk about the systemic economic

52:03violence. There is a saying, if people

52:06got rich simply from working hard, black

52:08women would be some of the richest

52:11people in the world. People can work

52:14every day and still live in

52:15neighborhoods without equal access to

52:16grocery stores, safe housing,

52:18recreation, transportation, employment,

52:21and meaningful investment. Public policy

52:23helps shape where resources go. So,

52:26where are our sociology professors?

52:29Where are our public health

52:30professionals? Where is the clergy?

52:33Where are our universities, hospitals,

52:36foundations, and major institutions? if

52:39they understand the conditions

52:40contributing to this violence, why has

52:42the collective voice been so quiet? And

52:45I'm specifically calling on the business

52:47district when substantial public

52:49resources have supported downtown

52:50development and the business community.

52:53The institution should also be at the

52:55table when the Dayton neighborhoods are

52:57in crisis. A thriving business district

52:59cannot exist separately from a city

53:02where children are dying. And again,

53:04residents continue asking questions

53:07while receiving very few comprehensive

53:09answers.

53:11Silence is not communication and silence

53:13is not leadership.

53:15This requires government, business,

53:18public health, education, clergy, and

53:21community working together with urgency.

53:24Proverbs tells us to speak for those who

53:26cannot speak for themselves. I'm asking

53:29this commission not to only speak, but

53:32lead.

53:33We are in a crisis. We feel it.

53:37I have children that are successful. I

53:39have a black son that's 28 years old and

53:41has never been arrested for drugs or

53:44violence. But I also have a brother that

53:46has that's a direct product of McGomery

53:48County Children's Services. So

53:51understand that the weight and the

53:53burden is heavy as a resident of Dayton.

53:56Thank you.

53:57>> Thank you, Miss Hastings.

53:59I call to the podium Mary Suga Minor.

54:14Mary Sue Giner, 1418 Arbor Avenue.

54:18Good evening.

54:19>> Good evening.

54:20>> It's not my job to do so, but I'm going

54:22to suggest some assignments tonight. Um,

54:25let me begin by thanking Commissioner

54:27Shaw. I'm sorry he's not here tonight.

54:29And Joseph for dropping in on our Walnut

54:31Hills Neighborhood Association meeting

54:33and answering some tough questions. The

54:36opportunity for citizens to converse

54:37with the commission in some form other

54:39than a threeminut statement has value. I

54:42would encourage the five of you to ask

54:44Miss Jackson to work out a schedule so

54:46that at least one of you visits each

54:49neighborhood association once or twice a

54:51year and let the association know in

54:53advance so you can have adequate time on

54:56the agenda and the public can be

54:57notified.

54:59At our meeting, Commissioner Shaw

55:00suggested partnerships between

55:02neighborhoods. A wellestablished

55:04association partnering with one that's

55:06struggling to get started. I think that

55:08idea has value. Perhaps Mike Squire

55:10could find a couple neighborhoods to

55:12test the theory.

55:14I work with my neighborhood association

55:15because I believe we make our

55:17neighborhood better. A lot can be done

55:19and it's much easier to work with the

55:21city if you're coming to them as an

55:22association rather than as as an

55:24individual. But it's not enough to

55:26expect the association to get volunteers

55:29to do all the work required in a

55:30neighborhood. Back to that word

55:33partnership. The city needs to do its

55:35part. And while many grants are helpful,

55:38city workers are also needed.

55:41On another topic, the violence in the

55:43city is weighing heavily on me, as I

55:45know it is on you. Dayton is fortunate

55:47in that we now have a model that has

55:49proven itself to reduce violence. In

55:52spite of the recent homicide in North

55:54Riverdale, the cure violence initiative

55:55is working and should be expanded. You

55:58set priorities. Have you told the city

56:01manager that this is a high priority and

56:03must be fully funded? you're in budget

56:05season. And Commissioner Shaw commented

56:08the other night on needing a strong

56:09workforce to attract the businesses we

56:12need. Improving the neighborhoods and

56:14reducing violence will directly

56:16contribute to a stronger workforce.

56:20As I reminded you in May, we still

56:22haven't seen appointments to the public

56:23hospital governing board. The law went

56:25into effect in January. Mayor, you were

56:28new to the position, but not new to the

56:30commission, and you know this is a

56:32priority for many citizens. The

56:34ordinance clearly states that this is

56:36the first step. It's well past time to

56:39get started.

56:41Two additional items from tonight's

56:43meeting. First of all, thank you for the

56:45novelty gun prohibition.

56:47Um, and also past experience should have

56:50told the finance department that

56:51spreadsheets are not a good way to share

56:53data in a commission meeting. There are

56:56other options. I'd be happy to talk to

56:58somebody about those. Thank you.

56:59>> Thank you, Miss Kiner.

57:02I call to the podium e Marie

57:07Marie

57:18Earie 2263 comma

57:22firstly I firstly thank you for the to

57:26the community for continuing to hold the

57:28local government and management

57:29accountable for the shortcomings

57:32to you, the commission. I've witnessed

57:34their countless requests for you to do

57:37what's right for our community

57:39uh in your decision-m

57:41and since this meeting was initiated

57:43with prayer and affirmed with amen, I

57:45stand as a kingdom citizen to say,

57:47according to Luke 4:18, the spirit of

57:50the Lord is upon me because he has

57:52anointed me to proclaim good news to the

57:54poor. He sent me to proclaim liberty to

57:57the captives. Those of you who are

57:58fighting to the nail to do what's right,

58:01to recover sight to the blind, for those

58:03of you who have lost sight of your job,

58:08and to set liberty to those who are

58:11oppressed, those gems of Dayton, the

58:14homeless, the house, or otherwise. I

58:17don't know what goes on behind this

58:19podium on your side, but I know what it

58:21looks like from over here. And it seems

58:24to me that some of you are vessels for

58:26darkness.

58:29So according to 8 John 8:44b,

58:32your will is to do the your father's

58:34desires. ESV. You can feel free to read

58:37the rest of that verse.

58:40I echo past declarations summarized from

58:43Isaiah 10 1 and 2. Woe to those who make

58:46unjust laws, issue oppressive decrees,

58:49deprive the poor of their rights, and

58:52withhold justice from the oppressed of

58:54my people, says the Lord. NIV, week

58:57after week, the community does its job

58:59according to Proverbs 31:8. Speak up for

59:02those who can't speak for themselves,

59:04for the rights of those uh all the

59:06people who are destitute while you fail

59:08to uphold. verse 9 to speak up for for

59:12and judge mercifully and defend the

59:14rights of the poor according to NIV

59:18Matthew 6 and 24 say no man can love two

59:22masters

59:24since all of you stood to pray to God

59:27hopefully the word says you cannot serve

59:29God and mammon so finally I declare the

59:32twofold statement in proverbs 13 and22

59:35that says it is good to have something

59:39to pass down to your grandchildren

59:40according to the ERV. But

59:44ill gotten wealth ends up in the hands

59:46of good people. The message. Thank you.

59:49Have a good night.

59:50>> Thank you.

59:51>> I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

1:00:02Her name.

1:00:05>> Greetings again. I'm Alec Johnson. I

1:00:07live at 3206 Lynden Avenue in the

1:00:09Hearthstone neighborhood of Dayton.

1:00:12Before dawn, a city is still there, but

1:00:15hidden. Then a thin red line appears.

1:00:19Roofs, faces, and possibilities come

1:00:21into view. What seemed absent was

1:00:24approaching all along. I think socialism

1:00:26comes into view like that. The socialist

1:00:29horizon isn't a date circled on a

1:00:31calendar. It's not one election, one

1:00:33ordinance, or one heroic moment. The

1:00:35horizon is a direction. Whenever working

1:00:38people choose solidarity over isolation,

1:00:40democracy over domination, and shared

1:00:42abundance over private extraction, we

1:00:44move closer to it. We begin to glimpse

1:00:47it whenever a worker wins a voice, a

1:00:49family gains a secure home. Neighbors

1:00:51turn abandoned land into common ground.

1:00:54And when public power and public policy

1:00:56produce public wealth, such gains are

1:00:59not the achievement of the socialist.

1:01:01They are its first light. Capitalism

1:01:03tells us we become ourselves by

1:01:05exploiting each other, by somehow

1:01:06becoming victorious in a war of all

1:01:08against all. But many of us have learned

1:01:10a greater truth. We become fully human

1:01:12by making, teaching, healing, building,

1:01:15caring, and creating together. As we

1:01:17march toward the light of the social

1:01:19horizon, we'll learn to flourish not

1:01:21simply by working to realize our own

1:01:23powers. We'll learn to flourish by

1:01:25exercising our powers in ways that also

1:01:27provide others with the goods and

1:01:29services they need to flourish. Here in

1:01:31Dayton, the path toward that horizon

1:01:33touches the decisions made in this

1:01:35chamber. Every budget, development

1:01:37agreement, parcel of public land, and

1:01:39exercise of public authority answers

1:01:41three questions. Who decides who

1:01:43benefits? And does the wealth our people

1:01:45create remain with our people? Public

1:01:48office holders should help our people

1:01:50imagine and build the city they deserve.

1:01:52I hear [snorts] Dayton rising, rising,

1:01:55not in whispers, but in the full voice

1:01:57of our people and in all our languages,

1:01:58all of them. I celebrate workers,

1:02:01teachers, drivers, caregivers, artists,

1:02:03organizers, young people discovering

1:02:05their power and elders carrying our

1:02:07struggles forward. Each of us essential.

1:02:09None of us alone. None of us. We are

1:02:11many. We are vast. We are the hands that

1:02:13build the world and the hearts that

1:02:14refuse to surrender it. We are the

1:02:16living current of this country, the

1:02:17living current. And marching towards the

1:02:19socialist horizon, we choose how it

1:02:21flows. We choose how it flows. The

1:02:24socialist horizon is not guaranteed. We

1:02:26advance toward it when we organize, when

1:02:28we cooperate, when we refuse to accept

1:02:30poverty amid abundance or loneliness

1:02:31amid millions. So let every decision be

1:02:34measured against one question. Does it

1:02:36move us toward a Dayton in which each of

1:02:38us can flourish because all of us can

1:02:40flourish? I see that, Dayton. The dawn

1:02:42is already touching the rooftops. The

1:02:44socialist horizon beckons us, beckons

1:02:46us. Let us walk towards it together.

1:02:49Thank you.

1:02:50>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson. I call to the

1:02:53podium Talis Gage.

1:03:01Gage 1921 South Gettysburg.

1:03:05So there's a few things I want to say.

1:03:07I'm going to be repetitive about some of

1:03:08the things I said for the people that's

1:03:10watching that ain't here. One kid, one

1:03:13mother, one father, one house, one

1:03:16street, one community. I mean one block

1:03:18then one community. We can see what this

1:03:20one kid need. If he dealing with peer

1:03:22pressure, temptation, gangs, drugs,

1:03:24whatever, we got mentors that do this

1:03:26stuff regularly, daily that can work on

1:03:28this one kid. And this one mother, well,

1:03:30she need a job. She need She's stressing

1:03:32about whatever. We got enough people. We

1:03:36could just use the people I'm looking at

1:03:37in front of me, right? To work with this

1:03:39one mother to make sure that she get

1:03:41some of the stuff that she need. We

1:03:42can't fulfill everything that this lady

1:03:44may need, but she can't hear nothing we

1:03:46talking about. if in front of her face

1:03:48is bills and this that or the other

1:03:49stuff that she's stressing about, then

1:03:50she could worry about organizations or

1:03:53uh getting rid of people that don't

1:03:54belong in these seats that they sitting

1:03:56in right now. You know what I'm saying?

1:03:58So, and that's another thing, too. I'm I

1:04:02wish I wanted to say something to show,

1:04:04but he's not here.

1:04:06Take a step back.

1:04:09Step back up. Okay.

1:04:15in 2028.

1:04:17Matt Joseph, you running again. And so

1:04:20is Chris Shaw. Good luck with that cuz

1:04:23y'all going to need it cuz I'm on y'all.

1:04:26Like I said before in 2013, Beckham, you

1:04:30on deck.

1:04:33Y'all can do what's right. We've been

1:04:35waiting. I'm not going to sit up here

1:04:36and tell y'all what what you living in

1:04:38the same neck of the woods as me, bro.

1:04:40You see it daily. I don't we don't need

1:04:43to tell y'all what's going on out here.

1:04:44Y'all see it? Are y'all blinded? What is

1:04:46going on out here? Can y'all not see

1:04:49what's going on? Like, we don't have to

1:04:51tell We shouldn't have to tell y'all.

1:04:52Y'all see it daily, regularly. Like,

1:04:54what the is y'all doing? What's going

1:04:57on? I don't get it. I can get up here

1:04:59and rant and ra. But that's why I want

1:05:01to get rid of Shelly and Shaw and Joseph

1:05:04and Beckham. You next. If you don't

1:05:05tighten up, you got time, man. Y'all got

1:05:07time. Y'all can laugh at me. I hear

1:05:09y'all laugh at us. This, that, or the

1:05:10other. That's cool. But we going to see

1:05:12what y'all doing on Wednesdays when we

1:05:14laughing that show and y'all sitting out

1:05:15here with us.

1:05:18>> Thank you, Mr. Gage. I call to the

1:05:20podium. Kimaru Watenza.

1:05:36I am Kimaru Watenza. I live at 1200 West

1:05:39Grand Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45402.

1:05:46Um, Dayton cannot be a first class city

1:05:51until it develops a first class school

1:05:54system. I understand that this

1:05:57commission does not have direct

1:05:59authority over the school system, but

1:06:02you do have influence. About 65% of the

1:06:06Dayton public school students are

1:06:08African-American.

1:06:10Conversely, only about 28% of the

1:06:14teaching staff is African-American

1:06:17and only about 4% of the teaching staff

1:06:21are African-American men.

1:06:24I started teaching in Dayton public

1:06:26school in the fall of 1988 at Wagaman

1:06:29Elementary School. Then Superintendent

1:06:33Franklin Smith saw the need for a

1:06:37greater number of African-American

1:06:39teachers and actively recruited us.

1:06:44Uh, conversely, our current

1:06:47superintendent is far more like Dave uh,

1:06:50Donald Trump than Franklin Smith.

1:06:53When Black History Month came around, I

1:06:56mentioned that Black People's History

1:06:58did not begin with slavery. and our

1:07:00commemoration of Black History Month

1:07:04should not begin with slavery.

1:07:07I was then asked to write uh a program

1:07:11uh for for black history and I did. The

1:07:14program started with Egypt because

1:07:17Cleopatra was someone that most people

1:07:20were familiar with.

1:07:22Um, however, my principal in insisted

1:07:26that the part of Cleopatra be played by

1:07:29one of the few white girls in our

1:07:31school. I showed him the documentation

1:07:35from noted historian Dr. Ysef Ben

1:07:38Yakanan that Cleopatra had a Greek

1:07:41father and a Kushite mother. So, her uh

1:07:45part would be played

1:07:48by a black girl. Uh, apparently my

1:07:51principal only knew about Cleopatra from

1:07:56the movie with Elizabeth Taylor and he

1:07:58insisted that um that I have uh a white

1:08:03girl play that part and I told him I

1:08:07would resign first and I did. The other

1:08:11teachers rebelled and he had to

1:08:13reinstate me. Um, we did have Cleopatra

1:08:18uh played as a black as casted as a

1:08:22black girl. The program was such a

1:08:24success that the local uh TV station um

1:08:29came and covered the night performance

1:08:32and that same principal took credit for

1:08:34that program. So, I'm asking now, do we

1:08:38have that same kind of uh school system

1:08:41in Dayton public schools? And that

1:08:43question is for all of us. Do we and if

1:08:46we do, we need to do better.

1:08:49>> Thank you.

1:08:50>> Thank you, Mr. Watenza.

1:08:52>> I call to the podium Sharon Screech.

1:09:02>> Hello, commissioners. My name is Sharon

1:09:04Screech. I live at 515 West Grand. Good

1:09:06evening,

1:09:08mayor and commissioners. I am standing

1:09:10before you today because Dayton has a

1:09:13violence problem and we cannot afford to

1:09:15keep treating it like business as usual.

1:09:17We are being told that there have been

1:09:1915 shootings in Dayton in the past 2

1:09:20weeks. 15 shootings in two weeks should

1:09:24alarm every single person sitting in

1:09:26this chamber. And let me be clear, I am

1:09:28tired of hearing about the problem

1:09:30without hearing enough about the

1:09:32solutions. People are being shot.

1:09:34Families are grieving. Neighborhoods are

1:09:36living with fear. And every time another

1:09:38shooting happens, we gather after the

1:09:41fact and talk about what went wrong.

1:09:43Well, what are we doing before the next

1:09:45person gets shot? That's the question I

1:09:48want this commission to answer. One

1:09:50solution Dayton should seriously

1:09:52consider is another firearm buyback

1:09:55program.

1:09:56Give residents a safe, voluntary

1:09:58opportunity to turn in unwanted firearms

1:10:01without fear of retaliation or legal

1:10:03consequences simply for surrendering

1:10:05those firearms. If someone has a gun

1:10:08they don't want in their home, give them

1:10:10a reason to get it out of their home and

1:10:12out of circulation.

1:10:14That's prevention. We also need to make

1:10:17better use of the Dayton Mediation

1:10:19Center. Not every conflict needs to end

1:10:21with a police call. Not every

1:10:24disagreement needs to escalate into

1:10:26retaliation. Sometimes people need a

1:10:28safe place to sit across from one

1:10:30another, speak their truth, listen to

1:10:32each other, and reach an agreement they

1:10:34can both live with. Let's intervene

1:10:37before anger becomes violence. If we

1:10:39know two people are in conflict, why are

1:10:41we waiting until someone and why are we

1:10:44waiting until somebody pulls a trigger?

1:10:46And I want to address one more issue.

1:10:49The Israeli flag has no place in this

1:10:51commission chamber. none at all. This is

1:10:54not about disrespecting Israeli people.

1:10:57It is about recognizing that this

1:10:58chamber represents the residents of

1:11:00Dayton, including our Palestinian

1:11:03residents and others who may feel deeply

1:11:05offended or alienated by the presence of

1:11:08that flag.

1:11:10This chamber should not be a place where

1:11:11our residents feel that their government

1:11:13has chosen a side in an international

1:11:15conflict.

1:11:17This chamber belongs to Dayton. So, I'm

1:11:19asking this commission to put action

1:11:21behind its words. Don't wait for another

1:11:23shooting. Don't wait for another family

1:11:25to lose a loved one. Don't wait for

1:11:27another neighborhood to be traumatized.

1:11:29Be proactive. Establish a firearm

1:11:32buyback program. Expand community

1:11:34mediation and conflict intervention. Use

1:11:37the resources we already have to prevent

1:11:40conflicts from becoming violent. And

1:11:42keep this commission chamber neutral and

1:11:44welcoming to all of Dayton's residents.

1:11:47Because the people of Dayton don't need

1:11:49another speech about how serious

1:11:50violence is. We need action. And if this

1:11:53commission truly believes that public

1:11:54safety is a priority, then now is the

1:11:56time to prove it. Thank you. And please

1:11:58remove that flag. Thank you, Miss

1:12:01Screech.

1:12:02>> I call to the podium Kyle Jones.

1:12:21Good evening.

1:12:21>> Good evening, Mr. Jones.

1:12:24>> Kyle Jones. I live in Westwood.

1:12:28Right here is a bill from the city of

1:12:31Dayton's Department of Finance.

1:12:34Um, it says weed, grass, vine, debris

1:12:40removal,

1:12:41$225.

1:12:44Now, someone who walks my property daily

1:12:47and I clean seven parcels,

1:12:51uh, my property that I own is in between

1:12:54two vacant lots. Across the street,

1:12:56there's four or five other vacant lots

1:12:58and catacorn to my property is another

1:13:00vacant lot. I cut all of these grasses.

1:13:03I cut every um I cut all those

1:13:05properties and those are city-owned

1:13:07properties or bank-owned properties. I

1:13:09don't know which one, but I know nobody

1:13:11owns it but the city. It's not our

1:13:13responsibility, but yet we're constantly

1:13:16in the community taking on that

1:13:18responsibility because we want our

1:13:20community to look not like a eyesore.

1:13:22So, what I want to know is

1:13:24>> please refrain from any hand clapping

1:13:25>> for $225. That's very disrespectful. I

1:13:28had to go I have several cameras around

1:13:30my uh property and I had to go back to

1:13:33this date and look exactly what

1:13:36uh or who came and got debris in front

1:13:40of my house and what the debris was. And

1:13:43what I found was it was actually um dead

1:13:48grass that I had raked up. And the

1:13:50reason why I ra it up is because

1:13:53um after so long I have pictures of my

1:13:55phone. It's over you you can find grass

1:13:57that's over well over 5t tall. So you

1:14:01have to cut it or you have to weed whack

1:14:03it and then cut it that um people who

1:14:05own uh lawn equipment that we have to

1:14:09pay for that service extra service

1:14:11charges that we have to foot you know

1:14:13and and the city gets paid. I mean there

1:14:15there's funds from the city to clean up

1:14:18and invest in our communities but for

1:14:20some reason we're not even investing in

1:14:23um cutting our own grass. So, I see the

1:14:26maintenance and city uh maintenance and

1:14:28property maintenance drive around the

1:14:30city of West Side of the West Side and

1:14:32especially Westwood every single day.

1:14:34And they're building us, building the

1:14:36community, taxing us, giving us tickets

1:14:39and fines for violations. And I want to

1:14:41know who's who's overseeing the city and

1:14:45your your vacant lots that are, you

1:14:47know, with six feet tall grass and

1:14:49nobody's, you know, handling that. I've

1:14:52seen the city three times this summer.

1:14:55That's not even once a month. So, who's

1:14:58cutting this grass and who is

1:15:00responsible and who's overseeing you all

1:15:03and who's charging you all for services

1:15:05that's being done?

1:15:08Um, I know there used to be a program I

1:15:10call down city hall a lot. Nobody seems

1:15:12to have any questions or answers for me.

1:15:14I mean, um, and th those are some of my

1:15:17concerns cuz I I'm really questioning

1:15:20the integrity of the city if you all are

1:15:22billing people for your property that

1:15:25we're maintaining or or or or debris

1:15:28that we're picking up or or doing half

1:15:30of you all and you're not even meeting

1:15:31us in the middle.

1:15:32>> Your time is up. Thank you.

1:15:34>> Thank you, Mr. Jones. If you wouldn't

1:15:35mind staying after the meeting so we can

1:15:37get some additional information from you

1:15:39in terms of the property location.

1:15:42Miss McClendon,

1:15:44>> I call to the podium Rodney Stark.

1:15:55>> Rodney Stark, 4526 Alfred Drive, Dayton,

1:15:58Ohio 4547.

1:16:03Good evening, mayor. Good evening,

1:16:05commissioners.

1:16:06>> Good evening, Mrs. Stark.

1:16:07>> I'll jump right into it. I am still on

1:16:10the use of force committee uh committee.

1:16:13That's my concern.

1:16:15Mr. Commissioner Beckham,

1:16:18uh we talked about it last week and I'm

1:16:20glad you owned the fact that nobody on

1:16:23the commission knew exactly where the

1:16:25use of force commission committee stands

1:16:28right now. That's a shame because it was

1:16:32put together in 2020 2021 and yes, it

1:16:36was disbanded. I call it disbanded

1:16:39because guess what? We don't know where

1:16:40it is right now. We don't even know

1:16:42who's on the committee. We haven't seen

1:16:45any meeting notes. We haven't seen any

1:16:48minutes. We haven't seen an agenda of

1:16:50any type.

1:16:52So, yeah, it's pretty it's pretty

1:16:54ridiculous. And it just tells me that

1:16:57you all are not doing your due diligence

1:16:59when it comes to appointing people on

1:17:01these boards. You appoint them and then

1:17:04you forget about it. Do you actually

1:17:06know what these boards are doing?

1:17:08They're supposed to be working on behalf

1:17:09of the citizens of Dayton.

1:17:12I am disgusted. We have nine police

1:17:15involved shootings,

1:17:17three resulting in death

1:17:20and you all don't know where the use of

1:17:22use of force committee is.

1:17:25And the reason I'm bringing this up and

1:17:26I'm so adamant about it is because it

1:17:29can happen again.

1:17:32And the committee originally started out

1:17:36with great deescalation policies

1:17:40that we could utilize

1:17:43to protect the citizens of Dayton and

1:17:46also protect our officers. I don't know

1:17:50not one police officer who wants to go

1:17:51through a death investigation.

1:17:54They don't want to be a part of all

1:17:55that. You can't tell me they do.

1:17:58This protects the citizens. It protects

1:18:01our police officers. So, what I'm asking

1:18:04you all for is simple.

1:18:07Who was actually uh selected for the

1:18:09original committee? What was the

1:18:12selection process? Where's the

1:18:14documentation?

1:18:15Who was responsible for ensuring the

1:18:17committee's continued success?

1:18:21Who's uh let's see here. What happened

1:18:23to the six originally six members that

1:18:25was on the board? It looks like two of

1:18:28them. I'm not going to say their name.

1:18:29Looks like two of them been serving a

1:18:31six-year commitment. How long do people

1:18:34stay on these boards

1:18:37and you hadn't heard from them?

1:18:40What measurable results do you have to

1:18:42say that this committee is effective?

1:18:45[snorts] And also, why was the first

1:18:47committee disbanded? I need to know

1:18:50those questions and I'm going to send

1:18:52you a nice little letter and everything.

1:18:53I hope you respond.

1:18:55Thank you.

1:18:56>> Thank you, Mr. Sars. make sure you get

1:18:58those questions over to us and then

1:18:59we'll work with our chief of commission

1:19:01office, Miss Jackson, if you can work

1:19:03with us so we can make sure that we get

1:19:04those responses over and then also as

1:19:07well as an update as to where we are.

1:19:09And so I'll look to my colleagues so

1:19:10that we can forward uh press forward

1:19:12with that conversation on the next steps

1:19:14and I believe we had some conversation

1:19:15about that last week or the week before

1:19:17as well. Miss McClendon, excuse me.

1:19:21>> I call to the podium Ryan Morland.

1:19:31Good evening everybody.

1:19:32>> Good evening.

1:19:33>> Uh Ryan Morland, 704 Salem Avenue,

1:19:36Dayton, Ohio, 45406.

1:19:38Um this is to address the property next

1:19:40to us, 714 Salem Avenue.

1:19:44So first, um my parents have had this

1:19:48property for over a decade. uh multiple

1:19:51properties to help revitalize Dayton

1:19:52Ohio, especially the historical areas

1:19:54and empowerment zones. Um this property

1:19:57that is next to us is a eyesore. It's

1:19:59not just an eyesore, but it's

1:20:00dilapidated. It has no integrity. The

1:20:03foundation is clearly about to fall

1:20:05over. There's a hole with a sistern um

1:20:09probably a 20 foot diameter, 10t deep

1:20:11that the city had marked off and told us

1:20:13that they were going to demolish the

1:20:15home, but they did not. Um, we've had

1:20:17city inspectors laugh at us and mock us

1:20:19because of the complaints that we had

1:20:21due to the unsafe conditions. Bricks

1:20:24falling off of the house onto our

1:20:25property. Um, people coming and

1:20:28vandalizing. Um, squatters in the

1:20:30property. And we were recently told that

1:20:32there was a stop hold on the property

1:20:34for the people to work on it, which

1:20:36contradicts the fact that they can't

1:20:38find the owners for us to address

1:20:40issues. Correct. Um, additionally, we've

1:20:43had city inspectors tell us to engage in

1:20:45illeg illegal activities to get um,

1:20:48attention from you guys or whomever will

1:20:50be in charge of that to help us. Um,

1:20:53recently an incident happened September

1:20:554th. Someone already addressed that

1:20:57storm that came through. It was 4:00 um,

1:21:00after work. Usually at this time I would

1:21:02be outside with my dog. The storm came

1:21:05through and I was literally a foot away

1:21:07when a giant 70ft sycamore tree fell

1:21:10from that property onto our property,

1:21:12completely blocking out the whole

1:21:14parking pad, totaling my car. Um, taking

1:21:18out the power of my house and the

1:21:19neighbor's house as well and having live

1:21:22power lines. Called the police, which

1:21:24I've also gone to get dispatch logs for

1:21:26that um to prove, you know, that I've

1:21:28called them. They checked with AES to

1:21:30take that line down so that it wasn't

1:21:32live, but I could not leave my house

1:21:33safely. And this could have been avoided

1:21:36if the city inspectors would have done

1:21:37their job ensuring that we would have

1:21:39addressed these issues. So, we would

1:21:42like to speak with you all to get that

1:21:44property um taken down. It's unsafe. And

1:21:48you know, public works has come out to

1:21:50try to remove some of the branches. We

1:21:51would want them to complete the work.

1:21:53They have not communicated with us if

1:21:54they were finished or not, but I can't

1:21:56even access the property safely. And to

1:21:59the point of all the different revitaliz

1:22:01revitalization projects, we would think

1:22:04that this would be important because we

1:22:06want to help increase um productivity in

1:22:10Dayton.

1:22:13>> Thank you, Miss Morland.

1:22:14>> Okay. Thank you. But um we would like to

1:22:17have this addressed and have it

1:22:19completed, please.

1:22:20>> Thank you, Miss Morland. I believe we re

1:22:23received some information from you. So,

1:22:24we'll follow up with you and then

1:22:26hopefully u Miss Dixon if you can give

1:22:27us a report on that. I think you have

1:22:29that

1:22:30>> request as well that you may have

1:22:32received. Okay.

1:22:33>> So, we'll speak with you after the

1:22:34meeting and then we'll follow up. Thank

1:22:36you.

1:22:36>> Thank you, Miss Morlin.

1:22:38>> That concludes legislation or speakers,

1:22:41your honor.

1:22:42>> Thank you, Miss McClendon.

1:22:46>> Miss Dixine, do you have any closing

1:22:47comments this evening?

1:22:48>> I have none, your honor.

1:22:50>> Thank you. Miss McClendon, do you have

1:22:51any closing comments this evening?

1:22:53>> Yes, your honor. There will be an

1:22:55executive session immediately following

1:22:57the commission meeting on September

1:22:5923rd, 2026.

1:23:02Yes. No. Maybe not. All right.

1:23:09Okay.

1:23:11All right. Thank you. Commissioners, do

1:23:13you have any com closing comments?

1:23:15Missed that one.

1:23:19Uh yes, your honor. Um

1:23:22first of all, I want to thank all of the

1:23:24residents uh who came and spoke tonight

1:23:26and

1:23:28um presented your concerns, your issues

1:23:32um

1:23:33as well as your overall comments um

1:23:37specifically um

1:23:40Mr. Horde in terms of the emergency

1:23:43demolition. Um

1:23:46certainly looking forward to to to

1:23:48getting um a more detailed update into

1:23:51how soon um that cleanup can happen. Uh

1:23:56we do know there's a gap sometimes

1:23:58between when those emergency demolitions

1:24:01occur

1:24:02and when we're um actually positioned to

1:24:05do the cleanup. I mean I think of course

1:24:08right I think um ideally we all want

1:24:11that gap to be as short as possible uh

1:24:14but we are working within uh our bounds.

1:24:18Um so uh certainly um going to be asking

1:24:22uh on your behalf for that update. So I

1:24:24appreciate you being here. Also um to

1:24:26the last speaker Miss Morland and and

1:24:28your parents who are here um also sorry

1:24:31to hear about this this situation.

1:24:34uh is certainly one of those worst case

1:24:36scenarios. Um so in addition um to

1:24:41um Mr. Horde's property and at uh I

1:24:45believe Salem A or at Wesleyan I think

1:24:48it was um certainly looking forward to a

1:24:51house soon and where where the 714 Salem

1:24:54Avenue I believe it is is uh on our on

1:24:57our demolition list. So uh thank you for

1:25:00raising these properties. Um it is uh

1:25:03the priority of this entire commission

1:25:06to expedite as well as um fuel more

1:25:11funding into our ability to demo. Um we

1:25:15know we can't necessarily demo our way

1:25:17into stable neighborhoods, but we still

1:25:19have a pretty significant list to deal

1:25:21with. Um so um the funding uh that the

1:25:25mayor uh led the resolution on

1:25:27previously

1:25:29um we could possibly use that towards uh

1:25:32additional demolition dollars. Um, and

1:25:36you know, that would be um certainly a

1:25:38position that I'll I'll be taking um in

1:25:40addition to some of the other

1:25:42neighborhood investment um that will be

1:25:45generated from um um that that

1:25:49resolution and the offset of the NCA.

1:25:52The other thing I want to speak to

1:25:53before I um turn over to my colleagues

1:25:55is I am well aware of the crisis that uh

1:26:02I believe uh we have in this city as it

1:26:05relates to gun violence. Um, back in

1:26:082024, um, when I was at the time working

1:26:11for the previous mayor,

1:26:14um, part of the reason we began to have

1:26:17the conversation of bringing a violence

1:26:19intervention program to the city is

1:26:22because, um, when you look at,

1:26:26um, the quarterly reports that Dayton

1:26:29police provide this commission, um,

1:26:32it's clear, right, where uh, the

1:26:35shootings are concentrated. It is clear

1:26:37um

1:26:39that um there is an inequity right

1:26:43between where these shootings are are

1:26:45happening across our city. And for me,

1:26:48right, those were not numbers on a

1:26:50paper. Those are lives, right? Young

1:26:52people, uh mothers, fathers,

1:26:56relatives. Uh we're we're not a big

1:26:59city. And typically when one of these

1:27:01shootings occur, chances are somebody

1:27:03knows the victim, right? Um so Miss

1:27:08Hastings I I agree wholeheartedly with

1:27:10you um that we have to be thinking about

1:27:14this issue in a broader way. Um

1:27:19when we began the violence intervention

1:27:22program um the guidance that we got from

1:27:25the uh professional consultant Cure

1:27:28Violence Global was to start with one

1:27:30neighborhood. uh and we've done that and

1:27:32we have to uh certainly evaluate how the

1:27:36program has gone thus far and that's

1:27:37coming. Um but

1:27:41you know my colleagues and I are

1:27:42actively having a conversation about

1:27:45what other neighborhoods we need to

1:27:46target. Um but additionally

1:27:50um

1:27:52what else can be done? Um and as

1:27:56recently as last night, uh we all five

1:27:59of us were uh discussing

1:28:02how we might take a bolder approach to

1:28:05do specifically what you referenced uh

1:28:07Miss Hastings, which is pull in a

1:28:09collaborative cross sector strategy uh

1:28:13for reducing um gun violence in our city

1:28:15because it is not necessarily

1:28:18um something that we want to see keep

1:28:21happening. Uh it's certainly not

1:28:23business as usual and no matter how much

1:28:25development we do, uh as long as the

1:28:28violence is at the rate that it's at, um

1:28:31we can't be a strong city. Uh and uh

1:28:36please know that um I certainly grieve

1:28:40every single time we lose a life to gun

1:28:42violence in this city. Uh it is one of

1:28:45the things that makes this job extremely

1:28:49extremely painful. Um, so my commitment,

1:28:52um, is certainly to work with my

1:28:54colleagues, with the mayor, uh, to

1:28:57ensure that we do everything in our

1:28:58power to be smarter and more intentional

1:29:02and bring in partners um, that can help

1:29:05us take a collaborative approach to

1:29:07reducing gun violence in this city. Um,

1:29:10if it affects one of us, it affects all

1:29:12of us. We all live here. Uh, proud

1:29:14resident of Five Oaks. Yes, this is

1:29:16happening even and adjacent to me and

1:29:18others. Um, so I feel it. Um, I'm not

1:29:21numb to it. Um, and I I I want to deal

1:29:24with it, um, in a more powerful and in a

1:29:28more strategic way. Um, I'm proud of the

1:29:32steps we've already taken, but I I do

1:29:33know we have to do more. Um, so those

1:29:36are all my comments. Thank you.

1:29:38>> Thank you, Commissioner Beckham.

1:29:39Commissioner Fairchild.

1:29:40>> Yeah, thank you. Um, there's two events

1:29:42I just want to mention at the beginning.

1:29:45Uh, tomorrow evening from 3:00 to 5:00,

1:29:48there will be a community health event

1:29:50and the West Branch Libraries community

1:29:52room. Residents will have the

1:29:53opportunity to connect with health

1:29:55professionals and local organizations

1:29:57with free health checks available on

1:29:59site. And for more information, you can

1:30:01call 937-4968605.

1:30:04And Belmont days are this Saturday from

1:30:0611:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Invite people to

1:30:09come out for that.

1:30:12I want to thank Melissa Jones, the

1:30:14general manager, WDTN, and the mayor of

1:30:17Morraine, and um the mayor for giving me

1:30:20the opportunity to bring the pro

1:30:22proclamation on Monday morning. Um the

1:30:26city of Morraine was recognizing Bill

1:30:29Donahghue, who started his television

1:30:32show in that studio there on in

1:30:35Morraine. And so they've put a a

1:30:38historic placer up there to uh to honor

1:30:41him. And

1:30:44it was um it was meaningful to be a part

1:30:49of that part of history because um Phil

1:30:53Donahghue did things was a pioneer and

1:30:57there are two things that particularly

1:30:58stand out um

1:31:01for in in our environment tonight.

1:31:05One was the community where he was and

1:31:09he was willing to address all kinds of

1:31:11issues. He addressed abortion. He

1:31:14addressed race relationships. He

1:31:15addressed um he had the first gay man on

1:31:19TV and issues that were controversial he

1:31:24never got told. and Marlo Thomas's his

1:31:28wife was talking about how much Phil

1:31:31Donahghue valued this community

1:31:35and the leadership at WDTN at the time

1:31:38because they really valued the First

1:31:40Amendment and gave him the space um to

1:31:44really pioneer what that looked like.

1:31:48And then second was um his curiosity

1:31:52and the willingness to um to look at

1:31:57issues and to realize his own

1:32:01um limitations

1:32:03[clears throat] because what he realized

1:32:04was his audience members during the

1:32:06commercial breaks were asking better

1:32:09questions than what he did. And he

1:32:12brought the community voice into that

1:32:16studio.

1:32:18And so when I hear your voice here

1:32:20tonight,

1:32:22it's like the spirit of Phil Donov you

1:32:23hear that as a community together, we're

1:32:26going to be curious and we're going to

1:32:28explore these things.

1:32:30Um and so that leads me to um thanking

1:32:33Commissioner Beckham for his comments

1:32:35around the violence. It's also to

1:32:37recognize Mr. El Zane. Um,

1:32:43I'm sorry about the pain you experienced

1:32:45last week and it's particularly to hear

1:32:48that when we're celebrating welcome week

1:32:52and I think about the controversy of

1:32:54what it means to be welcoming to

1:32:56everyone.

1:32:58You know, the six flags up here on the

1:33:00days represent the six sister cities

1:33:04that we have. And so the reason that the

1:33:07Israeli flag is here is because we have

1:33:09a sister city in Israel. But more

1:33:12importantly, we also have a Palestinian

1:33:14flag and that was at the work of Mr. El

1:33:17Zay. And so

1:33:21we're not shying away

1:33:23from that tension

1:33:26that the world typically wants to look

1:33:28away from. And so, um,

1:33:34and then to the violence, Mary Sue, you

1:33:36said it right. It weighs heavy on my

1:33:38heart, as I know it does our community.

1:33:42And

1:33:45I think that we have a moment here.

1:33:48Every once in a while, a moment comes

1:33:49along

1:33:51where action, we have the opportunity to

1:33:54act differently. And I think our this

1:33:57commission recognizes this and hopefully

1:34:00we can find a path to do something

1:34:02different. We've started that with the

1:34:05violence interruption.

1:34:07That was one piece, but the mayors

1:34:10recognized and pulled together her her

1:34:14team around um reimagining public safety

1:34:18because I think it was Miss Hastings who

1:34:21laid out all the different components of

1:34:25what it's going to take to really

1:34:27address violence in this community. you

1:34:29know, it's not ser.

1:34:32The police are one piece, but reduction

1:34:34of poverty is a second, the school

1:34:36system is a third, um the conditions of

1:34:39our neighborhoods, the fourth, and it

1:34:40goes on and on and on. And we've got to

1:34:44find and create the capacity where we

1:34:48can bring that intersection together

1:34:51and to lead in such a way that people

1:34:54will know that we're serious about

1:34:57reducing violence.

1:35:01Thank you, Commissioner Fairchild,

1:35:02Commissioner Joseph.

1:35:04Uh,

1:35:05>> I want to thank both of my colleagues

1:35:06for really excellent comments

1:35:09uh both on why the flag is here and on

1:35:13the approach that we need to take as a

1:35:14as a collective commission here. I I I

1:35:17don't have much to add except to say

1:35:18that uh we are a united commission

1:35:20[clears throat] on this. As Commissioner

1:35:21Beckham said, we're looking for

1:35:23solutions both in the best practices

1:35:26other places and in creative solutions

1:35:28that we can implement here. I we're

1:35:31under no illusion that it's going to be

1:35:32a quick process, but we're in it for the

1:35:34long haul. We're looking to to fix this

1:35:35because it does weigh heavy on our

1:35:36hearts. Thank you, Mayor.

1:35:39>> No, thank you. Thank you all to my my

1:35:41colleagues. Um,

1:35:43again, I I think you all captured

1:35:45everything um very succinctly as to to

1:35:50what we're dealing with collectively,

1:35:51and I thank all of the the members of

1:35:53the community for being here this

1:35:55evening. Um, let me just say this. We

1:35:59actually proposed a gun buyback program.

1:36:02We did. We've created the um the one

1:36:07pager, the detail information. I just

1:36:10need the support. I need the support.

1:36:13Again, as I already alluded to, this

1:36:16work is all-encompassing. It is not all

1:36:20on the government, the local government,

1:36:21the commission, PD, or the

1:36:24administration for that matter. It is

1:36:26entails everyone. And I believe Miss

1:36:28Screech or either Miss Hastings laid it

1:36:30out in terms of the faith-based

1:36:32community, in terms of our school

1:36:34system, in terms of um many of the

1:36:37members that make up this community as a

1:36:39whole. So, we have to collectively do

1:36:41this work. Thank you, Commissioner

1:36:44Beckham, for your points in terms of us

1:36:47really looking at this from a holistic v

1:36:50lens and that we all are wholeheartedly

1:36:53committed to doing this work and having

1:36:55those detailed conversations. There is a

1:36:57proposal on the table right now that I

1:36:59do believe that could add some value to

1:37:02what we're dealing with in the rims of

1:37:05the violence. Is it a solve? Absolutely

1:37:07not. But it's just one component of what

1:37:10we need to do collectively to address

1:37:12the issues in our community. We have

1:37:13seen the success of CVG, the work of

1:37:16Felons with the future and the

1:37:18concentrated efforts and uh North

1:37:21Riverdale. We know that there are other

1:37:23areas that we need to target. Hence the

1:37:25reason why the second revised

1:37:28appropriation was so key and important

1:37:31because again to the point, right? What

1:37:34are we doing? The second appropriation

1:37:37also allowed us to expand that work into

1:37:40Westwood, which we know is another area

1:37:43that there is an high um

1:37:48high levels of gun violence. And so the

1:37:50peace ambassadors, their focus target

1:37:53area will be in fact in the Westwood

1:37:56area. So that is just an example of why

1:37:58we push forward for the second revised

1:38:01appropriation so that we can continue

1:38:03that work as well as as Commissioner

1:38:06Fairchild mentioned so that we can in

1:38:09fact make sure that there is an

1:38:12opportunity for us to have a very

1:38:14transparent transparent excuse me uh

1:38:17collective and engaged process in search

1:38:20of the next city manager. if we would

1:38:22have waited any longer, that 30-day

1:38:25window would even put us back even

1:38:28further. So, that is a reason why we

1:38:30wanted to make sure that we move forward

1:38:32with the uh second uh revised

1:38:35appropriations. Um, Miss Giner, I'll

1:38:38welcome your recommendations. Um, and so

1:38:41I if you could send those over to us as

1:38:43well as to Miss Dixon so that she can

1:38:44share with her staff with Miss Patel

1:38:47Jones um and their team to see if

1:38:49there's other ways and means for us to

1:38:51provide uh to make sure that this

1:38:53information is easy to digest and easy

1:38:55to to review. Um but again the work is

1:38:59there um back in I think it was in the

1:39:02spring early on I can't remember the

1:39:05time frame but it was early on and thank

1:39:08you for bringing this to my attention.

1:39:10Um we did have some we had an

1:39:12opportunity for us to really look at to

1:39:16try to get ahead of of the violence in

1:39:19our community. Um and we had

1:39:21conversations back in I think was it

1:39:23April or May some time frame? I can't

1:39:26remember the days are all running

1:39:28together. But again, so we are doing the

1:39:31necessary work. We're constantly having

1:39:33the conversations. We are out talking to

1:39:36a number of our community stakeholders

1:39:39because the other issue is too funding.

1:39:43Funding is a huge challenge. As you all

1:39:45know, we have a $15 million uh

1:39:47structural imbalance within the

1:39:49organization. We have to make sure that

1:39:51too that we are able to pay for the

1:39:55level of services and resources that are

1:39:58needed for us to address the violence in

1:40:00our community as well as continuing to

1:40:02provide the services to our

1:40:05constituents. Um, from trash pickup, uh,

1:40:08as you already noted, everybody can feel

1:40:10it right now. Um, inflation is there,

1:40:13fuel costs are are in fact a factor. Um

1:40:17so we're doing the the work that is

1:40:20necessary.

1:40:21The other point that I wanted to make um

1:40:24I want to thank rather excuse me many of

1:40:27you have used your voice from another

1:40:30different uh areas of concern. So I want

1:40:33to take a moment to thank uh the staff.

1:40:36Thank you to the law department uh to

1:40:39Mr. Davis, Mr. Ola Dejo, Miss Jackson,

1:40:43um as well as to uh the residents in the

1:40:47city of Dayton, to um Mr. Gage, thank

1:40:50you very much. As well as Miss Lamece,

1:40:53Lyn Lamance and Racial Justice Now. They

1:40:57were the ones who in fact brought the um

1:41:01the legislation forward to us as a a

1:41:05model from Kyhoga County from council

1:41:08member Michael Howser s Senior. So we

1:41:11thank them for their advocacy and

1:41:13pushing this forward and thank you Miss

1:41:15Jackson and Mr. Davis as well as to the

1:41:17law department and to my colleagues for

1:41:20your support on this. Um I I actually

1:41:23witnessed it and saw it from my own

1:41:25eyes. um the the damage and with the

1:41:29novelty lighters that they could

1:41:31potentially have on our our our

1:41:32community and to see them within reach

1:41:35and display cases is very um alarming

1:41:38and concerning concerning. So I'm very

1:41:41grateful again to the community members

1:41:43to the council member in Kyhoga Kyhoga

1:41:47County um and the work of the staff for

1:41:49pushing this forward. So thank you all.

1:41:52Mr. Starks, thank you for your comments.

1:41:53will follow up to make sure that we have

1:41:55a way forward. Miss Morland, thank you

1:41:58again. I appreciate you being here and

1:42:00we'll follow up as to where we are in

1:42:02the process for 714 Salem Avenue. Uh

1:42:05Miss Screech, as I already mentioned, um

1:42:07we did propose a gun buyback. Again,

1:42:10that's just one tool. I'm hoping that I

1:42:12will have the support to move that

1:42:13forward. Um funding is a challenge. Um

1:42:16so, if you have any recommendations or

1:42:18any ideas or any thoughts, then please

1:42:20by all means, I welcome them. know that

1:42:23we again we're having conversations,

1:42:25we're sending emails, we're making phone

1:42:27calls, we're calling the foundations,

1:42:30we're doing all of the things to make

1:42:31sure that we can um expand the work of

1:42:35CVG, but also making sure that we're

1:42:37looking at other tentacles and other

1:42:40mechanisms, I should say, that we can

1:42:42use to help combat the violence in our

1:42:43community. And then also, I want to

1:42:45mention the street outreach, um our

1:42:47mediation response unit. They do

1:42:49phenomenal work. But most recently, back

1:42:52a couple months ago, the partnership

1:42:55with um McGomery County and MVHO, Miami

1:42:59Valley Housing Opportunity, that work

1:43:02has been expanded to make sure that we

1:43:03have street outreach um street outreach

1:43:07workers, not only downtown, but also in

1:43:10our surrounding neighborhood. So, I'm

1:43:11very proud of that work and note that

1:43:13that work is it is existing. So, that's

1:43:16another avenue of some various different

1:43:18things. And as I already mentioned, the

1:43:20peace ambassadors, they're doing that

1:43:21work. They're focused in now they can

1:43:24really start moving because now we have

1:43:25the appropriation. That was the

1:43:26importance of this work. So they will be

1:43:29focused in the Westwood area. U Mr.

1:43:31Watenza, thank you for being here. Mr.

1:43:34Johnson, Miss Marie, thank you for being

1:43:37here. It's good seeing you and for your

1:43:39comments. Um I'm ready to support a

1:43:42board for the the hospital. Miss Giner,

1:43:45I made I know you made mention of that.

1:43:47Um, again, I need the support. We've had

1:43:50some conversations. Um, and so we're

1:43:52ready to move forward with that work.

1:43:53So, more to come on that. Um, again,

1:43:56it's just a matter of,

1:43:58you know, we have various limitations

1:44:01and how we have those conversations to

1:44:03make sure that we're not breaking

1:44:04sunshine law. Um, so that work is being

1:44:07done. Um, sorry that Mr. Carrian, he

1:44:10left the meeting, but if we could follow

1:44:12up with him so that we can get

1:44:14additional information in regards to the

1:44:16speed bumps, where are we in that

1:44:17process um and what other opportunities

1:44:21or other um ways and means for us to

1:44:24address the the the speeding in um in

1:44:27his area in his neighborhood? Um Mr.

1:44:30Horde, thank you for being here as well.

1:44:32Look forward to getting more information

1:44:34about the property itself. It is not my

1:44:36favorite method. I would say um there

1:44:39are a number of uh fire pals as we call

1:44:43them um that are in the city and we're

1:44:46working actively to make sure that those

1:44:48pals are removed. Um as quick and with

1:44:51with urgency, I should say. Um, so we'll

1:44:54follow up with you to get so we can get

1:44:56more information as to where it's

1:44:58located and where it is on the the on

1:45:01the list itself being that it is um a a

1:45:04fresh demolition. Um, we just need to

1:45:07know where we are in that process to

1:45:08remove to remove the the debris. And

1:45:12then I also would like to make a point

1:45:14and I'm sorry that we missed the young

1:45:16ladies but the office of sustainability

1:45:19was hosting a group today of females

1:45:21ages from 10 to 18 from the girls

1:45:24emerging into maturity gyms which was

1:45:27led by Miss Tanisha Payne. Uh the

1:45:29mission of the girls emerging into

1:45:31maturity organization is to improve Ohio

1:45:34future by inspiring inspiring excuse me

1:45:37youth empowering families and the

1:45:39communities by providing them with tools

1:45:42and resources they need to succeed. So I

1:45:45apologize we didn't get a chance to meet

1:45:46them. We had plans for them to come and

1:45:49introduce themselves, but I really would

1:45:51like to uplift the work of our

1:45:53sustainability office for hosting and

1:45:56all of the great things that they're

1:45:57doing in that office as well as the the

1:46:00girls emerging into maturity.

1:46:03Two more announcements I'm going to be

1:46:04very quick. Um, I will also like to

1:46:07thank Miss Hastings for bringing to our

1:46:09attention the hackathon uh which is a

1:46:13tech corpse hackathon event. explore,

1:46:16create and pitch. It will be held in the

1:46:18city of Dayton and that will take place

1:46:22on Saturday, November the 7th. For more

1:46:25information, you can visit the website

1:46:28which is

1:46:30hackathon, excuse me, I'm sorry,

1:46:32techcps.org.

1:46:34That's tech corpse tee cps.org

1:46:40for more information. And I'm sure Miss

1:46:42Hastings has some more information that

1:46:44she'll be able to share. But we are

1:46:45encouraging our young people to get

1:46:48involved um and let's really show up and

1:46:50show out and show what Dayton can do. Uh

1:46:53we'll also like to make a point too and

1:46:55thank you Mr. Mr. Excuse me Commissioner

1:46:59Fairchild for also noting this. So on

1:47:03Tuesday the 22nd

1:47:06of September we have our orientation

1:47:09that will take place for the next phase

1:47:12if you will the dates and flight plan.

1:47:13I'm very excited about their work and

1:47:15some of the members that are a part of

1:47:17the um advisory committee. They're in

1:47:20this audience uh this evening. So again

1:47:24um the committees are people centered

1:47:26governance reimagining public safety um

1:47:29and business and economic development

1:47:31and so we will uh be moving forward on

1:47:34that work. Um very I think we have a

1:47:37total of 44 people. Um so they are all

1:47:41divided into the three different uh

1:47:44advisory committees. I mean we couldn't

1:47:46we just couldn't say no to anyone.

1:47:47Everyone wants to be involved. So we

1:47:49want to take take heed to that and make

1:47:51sure that everyone has an opportunity to

1:47:53participate. And again the advisory

1:47:55committees will have the charge. They

1:47:57would make recommendations and they

1:47:59would bring them before this body for us

1:48:01to vet properly and to um come to an

1:48:05agreement and consensus as to what

1:48:07policy and programming uh direction that

1:48:10we may be able to provide out of that.

1:48:12So I invite my colleagues if you can not

1:48:14all at one time please make sure you

1:48:16stop in and say hello. Um and again

1:48:18that's Tuesday and I'm just really

1:48:19looking forward to all of the great

1:48:21ideas. I know that all of the members um

1:48:23have a number of recommendations that

1:48:26they will be able to provide to help us

1:48:28move this work forward. So with no

1:48:31further business to come before the

1:48:32commission, this meeting is now

1:48:34adjourned. Thank you.

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