2026-09-23 - City Commission

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

00:13this morning? The invocation will be

00:14given by Commissioner Chris Shaw.

00:17>> Dear God, in these trying times, help us

00:20to reach those in need. Bless this

00:22commission with vision to lead and the

00:24ability to make a difference. Amen.

00:26>> Amen.

00:27>> Amen.

00:29Algiance to the flag of the United

00:32States of America and to the republic

00:34for which it stands. One nation under

00:37God, indivisible, with liberty and

00:40justice for all.

00:47>> All right, Miss McClendon, may we please

00:50have a roll call this morning?

00:51>> Mayor Turner Sloths,

00:54>> I.

00:54>> Commissioners Joseph,

00:55>> I.

00:56>> Shaw,

00:56>> I.

00:57>> Fairchild,

00:58>> I. Beckham.

00:59>> I

01:01>> may I have a motion to approve the

01:02minutes of the September 16th, 2026

01:05meeting.

01:06>> So move, John.

01:07>> Second the motion, your honor.

01:08>> It has been properly moved and seconded

01:10to approve the minutes of the September

01:12the 16th, 2026 meeting. All in favor say

01:15I.

01:16>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions? Miss

01:19McClendon, are there any communications

01:20or petitions this morning?

01:22>> There are none, your honor. Miss

01:23McClendon, are there any additions,

01:25additions, deletions, or comments to the

01:28calendar this morning?

01:29>> I have none, your honor.

01:30>> Mr. Parlett, are there any additions,

01:33deletions, or comments to the calendar

01:34this morning?

01:35>> Uh, your honor, I have no additions or

01:37deletions, but I do have a few uh

01:40lengthy comments to make on calendar

01:42items, as well as two presentations on

01:45calendar. So, uh, first, uh, comment

01:49from me, uh, relative to calendar item

01:52A2, uh, contract with, uh, Dayton Energy

01:57Collaborative, it's $103,000,

02:00uh, $100,000 for repairs and $3,000 to

02:04the Dayton Energy Collaborative

02:07uh, for staff time and developing this

02:09program. This funding was received from

02:12AES as part of uh public uh rate case

02:16settlement. Majority of AES settlement

02:19dollars, $3.3 million has been

02:22subawwarded to Dayton Home Repair

02:24Network partners already uh who

02:27primarily serve low to moderate income

02:29homeowners as you're aware. Uh this

02:31funding is to pilot a program uh to

02:34improve tenant conditions by supporting

02:36home repairs and energy efficiency

02:39projects for 10 renter occupied homes.

02:43These eligible homes has been selected

02:45after several months of community

02:47outreach and are owned by small local

02:50landlords, those of who own fewer than

02:5310 units, rent to families, or live

02:57locally.

02:58Home repairs will be up to $10,000 each

03:01and will be carried out by licensed

03:03contractors paid directly by the Dayton

03:06Energy Collaborative. Projects will

03:09focus on repairs that make homes more

03:11energy efficient to lower tenant utility

03:14bills or projects that address health

03:16and safety issues that impact tenants

03:18and prevent the home from being

03:20weatherized.

03:23Most selected homes will be weatherized

03:25by Miami Valley Community Action

03:28Partnership,

03:29uh, leveraging additional non- city

03:31funding. Landlords and tenants will be

03:34required to attend a training on rights

03:36and responsibilities.

03:38Home maintenance and will develop a

03:41communication agreement.

03:43Landlords will be prohibited from

03:45raising rents or displacing tenants

03:48without mediation and just cause for two

03:50years.

03:52So I thought that would be of particular

03:54interest uh to this body. Uh

03:57additionally

03:59uh uh quite costly agreement in A6

04:041.4 million agreement with proficient

04:08information technologies otherwise known

04:10as PiC. Uh you probably more familiar

04:13with hearing that. Um, the 2023

04:17agreement was a three-year modernization

04:19project, not a permanent operating

04:22agreement for the new DPD records

04:26management software. That project

04:28resulted in EasyCase,

04:31which is replacing DPD's legacy MIS,

04:34which you may be familiar with hearing,

04:37uh, progress system. Portions of Easy

04:40Case were already live and DPD is

04:42completing the transition. The new

04:45software as a service agreement which is

04:48before you today

04:50um provides the ongoing hosting,

04:52maintenance, database support,

04:54monitoring, incident response, security

04:56upgrades, technical support needed to

05:00operate the the software after the

05:03modernization

05:05project ends.

05:10PD and enterprise IT jointly evaluated

05:14this issue in 2023. The existing MIS had

05:18been supported for approximately 30

05:20years and its longtime developer was

05:23preparing to retire and its specialized

05:26progress technology limited future

05:29support options.

05:32The city determined that available

05:34products uh off the shelf did not

05:36provide all of DPD's required

05:38customizations or the flexibility needed

05:41to support DPD's operational workflows.

05:45PiC was positioned to make that

05:48transition because it could work with

05:49the existing developer,

05:52understood the city's infrastructure,

05:54had a long history with the city, and

05:57had software as a service and cloud

05:59experience.

06:03The decision was a joint recommendation

06:05as I mentioned by DPD and enterprise IT

06:09based on continuity, past performance

06:12and Pitex's understanding of critical

06:14public safety systems. Logical question

06:17is how does this fit or not in the ERP

06:20conversation?

06:22The ERP and police records management

06:25systems serve fundamentally different

06:28purposes. The ERP replaces enterprise

06:31administrative and financial systems.

06:35EasyCase manages police records, cases,

06:38reporting, and law enforcement

06:40workflows.

06:46DPD has spent the last three years

06:48replacing its own legacy system by

06:50developing and transitioning to

06:52EasyCase. Moving away from easy case now

06:55would require DPD to procure another law

06:58enforcement record management system and

07:01undertake another implementation data

07:03migration and everything that comes with

07:07uh that transition.

07:10PICE's prior finance work was relevant

07:13because it demonstrated familiarity

07:15again with the city's infrastructure,

07:17not because finance and police were

07:19using the same type of system.

07:22Um so those are the comments that I have

07:24relative to the calendar items. Uh those

07:28two particular calendar items. Um the

07:31presentations that I mention um are

07:34relative to first uh calendar item A3

07:39uh a contract with uh Dayton Society of

07:42Natural History. Um, and I'd like to

07:45invite uh, Director of Water Kesha Kenny

07:49uh, to the podium for a brief

07:51presentation. And she also has a special

07:54guest that she will bring with her.

08:02>> Good morning, mayor, commissioners,

08:03deputy city manager, uh, chief of staff,

08:07and, um, clerk. I'd like to say thank

08:11you guys for allowing us to come up here

08:13and present this to you all. I am so

08:15excited. This is a great collaboration

08:17that provides education to our area. It

08:20talks about our water system. It talks

08:23about the legacy of our water system and

08:25this is a continued collaboration that

08:27the water department um has worked with

08:30Boonoff on. We have the hydrohero lab

08:32which is something we started initially

08:34that talks about our water system and

08:36this is a continuation of that project.

08:39So what we have here it's going to be

08:41actually an exhibit that will talk about

08:44our water system talking about our storm

08:46sewers our our treatment process our

08:48aquafer all that are legacy to the city

08:51of Dayton. So this is our continued

08:53investment public outreach and education

08:56initiatives that we have within the

08:57water system. This is also something as

09:00a public utility we're supposed to do.

09:02We're supposed to educate the community

09:04and this is our commitment to continuing

09:06to do that education. This project has

09:09probably been in the works for almost a

09:10decade and has been uh championed by

09:12Karen Thomas who's our education and

09:15outreach coordinator. So, I wanted to

09:17make sure I talked about that because

09:19she has worked really hard to get this

09:20through. So, I'm very excited to present

09:23this. and Tracy Tommy, who is the

09:26president and CEO of the National

09:27Society of Natural History, is going to

09:30actually talk more about this and give

09:32you guys more information.

09:36>> All right, good morning. I'm told I have

09:38just under an hour, so we're good,

09:41right?

09:41>> It's about right.

09:42>> I I'll keep it to under an hour. Um, let

09:45me see if I can flip my There we go.

09:47Nope, that was not it.

09:50Sorry.

09:51Okay. Um, so I put this slide up. I'm

09:55obviously not going to go through the

09:56history of the Dayton Society of Natural

09:58History, but I do want to remind you

10:00that we've been around for a very long

10:01time. So, the museum actually started

10:03downtown at the library in the 1800s. We

10:06have grown and succeeded and moved and

10:08changed well before I got here, which is

10:10almost eight years ago I've been here.

10:12But a lot of things have happened, a lot

10:14of good things. And so, I just wanted to

10:16share that. And then I am Am I

10:19controlling this?

10:23just hit the arrow. That's okay.

10:27I don't know what.

10:30Sorry. So, I'll keep going. Um, and I

10:33did want to mention Sunwatch as well.

10:36Thank you. So, Sunwatch does sit on city

10:39property. We have some conversations to

10:41have around that. We won't have them

10:43today. We'll focus only on the water,

10:44but I just want to bring this up as yet

10:46another partnership that we have been

10:48involved with with the city. Um, and

10:51then a few fun facts to share. We are a

10:55very well-attended museum here.

10:58Depending on the year, we're second or

11:00third. We are very close with Carolon

11:02Park. So, the Air Force Museum obviously

11:04800,000 visitors. That's a hard one to

11:06compete with. Um, but we do serve around

11:09250,000. Last year, 263,000

11:12and 56,000 of those were students. So

11:15that's programs we take to schools or

11:17they come to us, including those

11:18hydro-hero programs that were referred

11:20to a minute ago.

11:23Another fun fact, we are one of only 14

11:26accredited zoos and um within that has a

11:31AAM, which is the American Alliance of

11:32Museums accreditation and the AA, which

11:35is the zoo accreditation. That is not a

11:38small feat. That is a big thing that we

11:40do. So, we are on the same accreditation

11:42level as really large places like the

11:44Denver Museums, the San Diego Zoo, all

11:48of those. We we have the same standards

11:51as they have. And the project that we're

11:52talking about today is telling the story

11:54of Dayton's waterways and its natural

11:56history. We did receive an IMLS, a

12:00national federal level grant for this

12:01project of $250,000.

12:04The whole project's 10 and a half

12:06million, but that 250,000 from this

12:08grant says a lot about the quality of

12:10the project. To be able to win federal

12:12funding, it's highly competitive. They

12:15look deeply into all of how we operate

12:17and what the project is about.

12:20So, we want to continue our partnership.

12:24Um, and as we said, this has been going

12:26on for over 10 years, maybe I think it's

12:29really maybe even more like 15 with

12:31Karen championing this. When I came into

12:34the museum, I was like, I have this

12:35great idea. Let's tell the water story.

12:37And she's like, we we know we this is

12:40not new news. So, I would love to see it

12:43completed, however, and really have um

12:45the water the city of Dayton water and

12:48the incredible all three parts of that

12:50represented within the museum.

12:53So, let's talk about the project. We

12:56have raised that 8.5 million. We're

12:58working on it. We're about to go right

13:00into the public phase. We have uh the

13:02ribbon cutting on our hot spot coming up

13:04October 9th. You will be invited. Um and

13:07we will that'll be the last piece that I

13:10can say we've sort of been picking at.

13:11So you've been to invited with the

13:13ribbon cutting for the lobby. We opened

13:15the universal changing station. We

13:17updated the planetarium. All of that has

13:19been done. The next phase will be

13:22actually the big part of taking out our

13:24current water table and climb structure

13:26and replacing them. And as we do that

13:28work, we'll be wrapping in these um

13:30other it uh utilities across Dayton,

13:33including water. And then AES also will

13:36have an exhibit. So that that will be

13:39big. We want to make sure that visitors

13:42understand just how important it is to

13:45have this quality water here in Dayton.

13:47Not every community has this. I was

13:49mostly out west and we do not have that.

13:52My son lives in Corpus Christi right

13:54now. they're at a crisis situation

13:55because they're running out of water.

13:57So, we need to be loud and proud about

13:59what we do have, but also understand

14:01conserving and taking care of that

14:03water. So, this is an example of a water

14:06cycle exhibit. It's called the human

14:08water cycle. And this is from Spokane,

14:10Washington. We will not do like this

14:12exact exhibit, but this will give you an

14:15idea of sort of what this funding would

14:17support.

14:19This is from city of Dayton water

14:21showing the different methods of moving

14:24water from the aquifer into homes, out

14:26of homes, wastewater treatment, runoff

14:29uh collection. And that's the story we

14:31want to capture. We want to put all of

14:33that together in an interactive exhibit.

14:36So you will be able to follow that

14:37journey of water, understand the

14:39testing, the treatment, all the career

14:41fields. There's a lot that goes into

14:42this. Our team has taken field trips to

14:45many of these sites around. Um the city

14:47of Dayton Water has been amazing to work

14:49with to give us information and content

14:51professionals.

14:53This is a back of the napkin kind of

14:55drawing of what we're looking at. So

14:57this is very rudimentary. We will be

14:59working together with our content

15:01professionals to really tell the right

15:03story here. But from what we've talked

15:06already, there's the big pipes. There's

15:08like these huge pipes that are used. So

15:10if we if you kind of picture this sort

15:12of stripey bit as like a cut out of a

15:14huge pipe and then we'll have monitors

15:17showing people working career field

15:19work. We'll have buttons and get things

15:22that you can push and levers you can do

15:24to move things around. This we're not

15:26looking at actual water within this

15:28exhibit. We have plenty of water on the

15:30floor with the water tables already, but

15:32we'll have lighting and different

15:34activities that can happen here.

15:37So, where we're at right now is we need

15:39to see if the city would like to partner

15:42on this. Then we will narrow down what

15:44that content really is. We'll work

15:46together with our partners at City of

15:47Dane Water to design the actual end

15:50product. We'll collaborate on the

15:52sketch. They'll be talking with our

15:54exhibit fabricators along with us. And

15:56then when we reopen, this exhibit will

15:59be part of that big ribbon cutting and

16:02welcoming to the community. So, the

16:04kickoff would be immediately as soon as

16:06we can decide we're all good. And then

16:10before next August, we will have this

16:12all designed, built, and ready to go.

16:14Next August on the 13th, which would be

16:17right after Bash, we will close the

16:19museum, and everything will be shut down

16:22for probably four to six weeks. Um,

16:24while they do the demo, it will not be

16:27safe. The railings have to come down

16:28upstairs. It's going to be messy and

16:30noisy. But then once we have that

16:32petitioned off and it is secure, we can

16:34partially reopen. We expect that to be

16:36around October and then by January

16:39everything is done big time. We open

16:42back up. Big ribbon cutting, lots of

16:44celebration. Tracy Gills on vacation. Um

16:47and so then we look at the benefit to

16:49Dayton and the community. This project

16:51we're asking for is $350,000 in funding,

16:54which equates to only 4 cents per

16:56visitor over the 10-year lifespan of

16:59this exhibit. and it could last longer

17:00than 10 years, but we will guarantee it

17:02will be up for 10. The current water

17:04table has been up since before Google.

17:07How weird is that? So, it was installed

17:09in the early 1990s and it has seen 5

17:13million visitors. So, these are very

17:15conservative numbers that I'm sharing

17:17with you for what your exhibit will see.

17:19And most of all, we want to continue to

17:21serve as an educational hub and outreach

17:23leader for the city of Dayton Water,

17:25Water Services, and the utility. So they

17:27do not have a visitor center where

17:29children can just come and learn every

17:31single day. But there is a lot of effort

17:33on education. We can help with that by

17:36having this every single day full access

17:38facil um exhibit. And that is all I

17:41have. If you have any questions, I'm

17:43happy to take any questions.

17:45>> Thank you, Miss Tommy. Commissioners,

17:47are there any questions or comments from

17:48Miss Tommy or Miss Kenny this morning?

17:51Commissioner Beckham.

17:52>> Thank you, honor. Um no questions. uh

17:55just congratulations on a really

17:57exciting project. I certainly am proud

17:59of all the incredible work of our water

18:01department. So telling that story I do

18:03believe is critical. I had the

18:05opportunity to actually come over to

18:07Boonoff I believe a little more than a

18:09year ago now and just um see the the the

18:13reputation in real time right being the

18:15second most visited uh museum in our

18:17region. So, um, and just the impact on

18:20students, uh, I can certainly

18:22appreciate, um, that is an experience

18:24that I certainly believe all our young

18:26people should have. So, I'm certainly

18:28looking forward to this project and also

18:30want to thank, uh, Kesha and

18:31specifically Miss Thomas for hard work.

18:34Um, so can't wait to join you all and

18:36cut the ribbon. Thank you.

18:37>> Thank you, Commissioner Fairchild.

18:39>> Yeah, thank you, Mayor. Thank you for

18:41the presentation. Look forward to the

18:43partnership. Um, you know, my daughter

18:47grew up in Boon Shaft and um, we know

18:51what an asset it is not only for

18:53families but for the whole community.

18:55So, um, thank you for the work you do

18:57and the continued um, opportunity you

19:00have for families to be educated and um,

19:03so thank you.

19:04>> Thank you, Commissioner Shaw. Yeah, I

19:06want to thank you also um for the

19:08presentation and for this u opportunity

19:10to share our water um story with the the

19:14community. And also I I really do

19:16believe this is a great opportunity to

19:17kind of help fill this workforce

19:19pipeline uh especially in the water

19:21department uh and to expose young people

19:24and others to the great opportunities uh

19:27that exist in in that um organization.

19:29So thank you. Appreciate it.

19:30>> Commissioner Joseph

19:32>> uh just say thank you. This is great. Uh

19:34just like Commissioner Spam, I I grew up

19:36with museum lore classes every summer at

19:38the museum. Uh and loved shaped who I am

19:41today. So this is going to reach out to

19:43another 10 years at least of of students

19:45coming in. This is wonderful.

19:47>> Thank you.

19:48>> I just want to echo my uh colleagues

19:50comments. Uh apologize I missed the

19:52bash. I hope that it went well.

19:55>> I know that it did and I look forward to

19:57supporting the partnership. I do have a

19:59question for Miss Kenny.

20:01>> Thank you. And it's it's on the topic,

20:03but off the topic with a number of

20:06various different things that have

20:07happened across the country with um the

20:10the threats of the water the

20:12infrastructure itself. Could you just

20:14speak to a high level of some of the

20:15safeguards that we have in place to

20:17protect our water from any

20:19contaminations or any

20:22>> um

20:22>> so what I was saying

20:23>> security threats. Yeah. So, starting off

20:26with protecting our actual water source,

20:28we have our source water protection

20:30program, which if you guys have noticed

20:32over the last few months, we've won

20:33several awards where our program

20:36actually was the start of a lot of the

20:38groundwater protection programs that you

20:40see. That one we've had in place, I want

20:42to say since the early '9s, and we

20:44continue to expand on it. We're

20:46constantly improving on it, constant

20:48testing. So, that's how we protect our

20:50source water as it comes in. When we're

20:52talking about the cyber security

20:54threats, which I'm pretty sure all of

20:55you guys have heard about, we have our

20:58systems that are we do a lot of

21:00training, but we also make sure that the

21:02operation of the water system is

21:04separate from what we usually consider

21:06like the IT portion. So, the internet,

21:09your email, those two systems we keep

21:11separate. So then that way we're not as

21:14concerned about some of those cyber

21:15attacks. But we also make sure that we

21:17are working with our neighboring water

21:19systems to know what they're doing. We

21:21try to stay on top of any threats that

21:23we're hearing about. We also work with

21:25city IT a lot to make sure that our um

21:28practices are in line with what they are

21:30seeing also. So we make sure we are very

21:33clear. We're hardening our systems. Um

21:35as you may know or may not know, water

21:38systems are now moved up in Department

21:40of Homeland Security to number three on

21:42threats. So we're making sure that we're

21:44staying a breast of all of the

21:46legislation that comes along that we're

21:48doing that also along with making sure

21:50that all of our networking along with

21:52our hardware follow all of those cyber

21:55security regulations

21:57>> is that uh what's the ca cadence on that

21:59the regular cadence is it anything that

22:01is reviewed on a a monthly basis

22:04quarterly like how are you

22:06>> we work with city IT but we also work

22:08with there's a system called water ISAC

22:11that also post when something comes up.

22:13But we are consistently reviewing what

22:15our practices are and making sure that

22:17we're following what all the cyber

22:19security rules and regulations and

22:21precautions.

22:22>> Okay. Tell us to move forward with.

22:24>> Thank you. Tell me, remind me again, how

22:26many do you have on your your staff,

22:27your department as a whole?

22:28>> Um the water department is approximately

22:30400 employees.

22:33>> That's across all three utilities.

22:34>> All the utilities. Okay. Thank you very

22:36much, Miss Kenny. Thank you, Miss Tommy.

22:38>> Thank you.

22:39>> Thank you, Mr. Parlab. Uh finally, your

22:41honor, uh I'd like to ask finance

22:44director Kina Brown uh to come to speak

22:46briefly about the 2026 debt issuance

22:50ordinances that are before you today.

22:52>> Thank you. And thank you, Miss Thomas,

22:54for all of your leadership and your

22:55work, too. Thank you.

23:05>> Good morning. Good morning,

23:07>> Mayor, Commissioner, Deputy City

23:08Manager, Clerk, Chief of Staff. I am

23:12coming before you today to give you a

23:14brief overview of municipal bonds and to

23:19walk through the bond ordinances that

23:22are on the agenda uh for our 2026

23:25issuance.

23:28All right,

23:29so our first slide talks about municipal

23:32bonds and it's just an overview.

23:34Municipal bonds are munis and they are

23:37critical financing tools that allow

23:39cities like Dayton to build and maintain

23:41public infrastructure, things residents

23:43rely on every day. At its core, a

23:46municipal bond is simply a contract. So,

23:48the city as the issuer borrows money

23:50from an investor, the bond holder, and

23:53pledges a future revenue source to pay

23:55it back. Our ability to borrow isn't

23:57unlimited. It's governed by Ohio

23:59statutes which set set the framework for

24:02how and how much we can issue. One

24:05important feature is interest is earned

24:07on Ohio municipal bonds is exempt from

24:10both federal and state income taxes.

24:12That exemption is a real benefit to us

24:14as an issuer. It means investors will

24:16accept a lower rate interest rate than

24:19they would on a comparable taxable

24:20investment which lowers our borrowing

24:22cost. Because of that tax advantage, our

24:25typical bond holders tend to be higher

24:28income individuals, banks, mutual funds,

24:32and insurance companies, investors who

24:34benefit most from that taxexempt status.

24:40So, every bond issuance we have involves

24:43several parties working together. We

24:45have them listed here um both internally

24:48the city as the issue. We have uh

24:51external partners that represent our

24:53financial advisor. They help us plan and

24:56execute the bond sale. They represent

24:58the city's interest when dealing with

25:00the other parties in the market. We also

25:02have our bond council and that provides

25:05the legal opinion. They confirm our

25:07authority to issue bonds and they help

25:09determine whether they're taxes exempt

25:11or taxable status. The rating agency,

25:14they independently assess the city's

25:16creditworthiness and assigns a letter

25:18grade that helps investors judge risk.

25:22The underwriter, they purchase bonds

25:24from us and then sell them to investors

25:26or in some cases they hold them for

25:28their own account. And finally, the

25:30investor, the individual or institution

25:33like a mutual fund or insurance company

25:34that actually buys and holds the bonds.

25:37Each of these players has a role in

25:39getting us from the step of we need to

25:41borrow to the point of the city has the

25:43funding in hand.

25:47This slide is a brief summary of our

25:50debt policy

25:52and it really explains the guard rails

25:54that we maintain in our own debt policy.

25:56The rules we hold ourselves to beyond

25:59what the state law requires. So the

26:01purpose of the debt issuance, we only

26:03issue debt for capital improvements,

26:06things like economic development

26:08projects, equipment purchase purchases,

26:10or to refund existing debt. We cannot

26:13use debt to finance day-to-day

26:15operations or cover any operating

26:17deficits. That is a hard line. All

26:19long-term debt must also carry a credit

26:21rating. Our revenue for repayment is we

26:25dedicate a portion of our property tax

26:27millage to the bond retirement fund

26:29specifically to cover debt service for

26:312026. That rate is 5 mills.

26:35Under the city charter, no more than 5

26:37mills of our voted 10 mil property tax

26:39can go to the general fund. The

26:41remainder supports debt service. For

26:44reserves, we maintain a reserve in the

26:47bond retirement fund equal to 25% of the

26:50next year's tax supported debt service

26:52debt service and we preserve the

26:54capacity to issue up to 5 million in

26:56debt for emergencies or judge judgments

26:58if they're needed. We amortize our debt.

27:01So we structure our debt so that it

27:05matches the useful life of the asset

27:06that it finances. We aim to pay off 40%

27:10of the outstanding principal within 5

27:11years and 60% within the remaining 10

27:14years which keeps us from pushing too

27:16much repayment into future years.

27:22This chart is just a example of the type

27:25of bonds we issue. So we have uh general

27:28obligation bonds. Those are backed by

27:30the full faith credit and taxing power

27:32of the city. They're repaid through

27:34taxation, property tax, income tax.

27:37We've used things we've used these type

27:39of bonds for things like fire stations,

27:41equipment, infrastructure.

27:44The revenue bonds are repaid specific

27:47specifically from revenue generated by

27:49the project they fund. Think of examples

27:52of things that the water department

27:53andor aviation may projects they may

27:56encounter. Non-ax revenue bonds are

27:59often used for economic development and

28:01those are paid through non- tax sources

28:03like service charges, investment

28:05earnings or fines. Basically, anything

28:07that is non- tax. Examples include

28:09stadiums or parking facilities.

28:12Refunding bonds. This is when we retire

28:15outstanding bonds. Typically, this is to

28:17capture interest rate savings or remove

28:19some type of restrictive bond covenant.

28:21Repayment source depends on the type of

28:23bond being refunding refunded.

28:26Understanding these categories matter

28:28because it shows how we match the right

28:30financing tool to the right kind of

28:31project.

28:36This outlines our current um debt

28:39profile. So to the right is a chart of

28:44um our outstanding principal balance by

28:47bucket. To the left is more visually a

28:50pleasing chart or pie chart that shows

28:52us h that shows how our debt is is

28:54structured. So general obligation

28:57>> I apologize. Can you zoom in a little

28:58bit? It's better eye chart

29:01>> as much as possible. Thank you. Yep.

29:05>> I didn't want to step on your flow

29:06either. Apologize.

29:08>> I figured you were going to say that.

29:10That's why I made the

29:11>> All right.

29:12>> Thank you, ma'am.

29:12>> Is that bigger? Oh, it's not big.

29:22>> I might have.

29:22>> There it is. Yes, ma'am.

29:24>> It is not going to let you put it in

29:26presentation mode once you Yeah. So,

29:28that's fair. Um so general obligation

29:30debt about $70.9 million represents our

29:34will represent at the end of this year

29:36before we issue this new debt. Um and

29:39that represents about 39.88%

29:43which is in the pie chart to the left.

29:46>> Revenue bonds which are for aviation

29:48sewer and water represent about 91.2

29:52million and that's about um n or 51.28%

29:5828%.

30:01Non- tax revenue bonds uh which fund

30:04things like economic development

30:05projects is about 12.2 million and

30:08that's 6.88%.

30:10And then lastly, internal borrowing is

30:12for things like Rex Pletus. Um and

30:15that's uh about 3.4 million which is

30:17about 1.96 million of that

30:22pie chart. And I'll go back to the chart

30:25so you can see the chart.

30:27Thank you.

30:30>> So before you today, we are presenting

30:32the 2026 debt issuance plan. We plan to

30:35issue geo debt in the amount of 21.5

30:39million that will cover facility

30:42improvements like improvements at our uh

30:45fire headquarters. Um, police has a

30:48couple of facilities, uh, east patrol

30:50and police academy that need

30:52improvements and both of those

30:54improvements for fire and police are

30:56things like building upgrades, HVAC

30:58improvements, restroom improvements,

31:01locker room improvements. Um, the

31:03Gateway men's shelter is included in

31:05this and then a roof replacement at

31:07Lorai.

31:09Some equipment we are planning to

31:10purchase is a ladder truck for fire, a

31:13fire engine, and then two large

31:15heavyduty vehicles for waste collection

31:18at 5.8 million. Outdoor public

31:21facilities includes Katarine Fields,

31:23which wraps I think wraps up our last

31:25phase of that funding, which is was over

31:26$14 million, uh is at $4.8 million. And

31:30lastly in that category is on main

31:32improvements. If you've driven by the

31:35site, you can see all the development

31:37that has happened. This is our last

31:39phase of that project or funding that

31:41project and that is $2 million for all

31:44public um infrastructure improvements.

31:47The next bucket is GEO refunding. We

31:50will only um

31:53refund debt if the interest rates are

31:55favorable. So before you is an ordinance

31:58for 13.8 million and again we will only

32:00execute if it's a favorable um event.

32:02Sanitary sewer debt has about $24.4 $4

32:05million um in projects for sanitary

32:09sewer improvement. Um and they have

32:11that's all aligned in their project

32:13master plan.

32:18So the next steps in this process is how

32:20we need to move forward from today.

32:22First, we're asking you to approve the

32:23bond ordinances at this meeting and the

32:26next meeting on the 30th. Once approved,

32:29finance will finalize the preliminary

32:32official statement. That statement is a

32:34document is a disclosure document that

32:36investors use to make a judgment on if

32:39they want to invest in the city.

32:42In early October, the city will present

32:44its plan directly to its rating

32:46agencies. So, we will sit before S&P and

32:50Moody's. They will give us a rating um a

32:53a respective credit rating on uh GEO and

32:59water or and sewer. Our current ratings

33:02are at Moody's has us at double A2 and

33:06standard and pores has us at double A.

33:08So pretty good ratings. Um for aviation

33:11they although they are not going out to

33:12debt they were just recently upgraded

33:15from A minus to BBP BBB+

33:19bond council after that bond council

33:21will complete the official statement

33:23once we've received the ratings from the

33:24agencies. The underwriter will price and

33:27sell the bond to investors. And finally,

33:30the city will receive the bond proceeds,

33:32which typically will happen in about

33:33December. And that will let us move

33:35forward with the projects that we just

33:37outlined.

33:41To wrap up, I just want to make a

33:43reminder that it is important we

33:44distinguish between what we are legally

33:46allowed to borrow and what we actually

33:48choose to borrow. Legal legally, the

33:51city charter permits us to issue up to

33:5210 meals of unvoted debt. However, our

33:55practice is a little our practice is a

33:57little bit more conservative than the

33:58legal limit. We only issue what we can

34:01afford to pay repay based on real

34:03property tax receipts and projected cash

34:06flow in the bond retirement fund. The

34:08takeaway here really is discipline. We

34:10manage debt to our ability to pay, not

34:13simply the legal ceiling that we allow.

34:17And that concludes the presentation.

34:20>> Miss Brown, thank you very much for the

34:22comprehensive overview. I really

34:23appreciate it. Thank you, Mr. PLA, and

34:25to the the leadership staff, uh, Miss

34:28Loftton as well. I really do appreciate

34:30it. Uh, commissioners, any questions,

34:32comments? Commissioner Beckham.

34:34>> Uh, thank you, your honor. I would just

34:35add to the mayor's comments that, um, I

34:37appreciate the presentation today. Uh,

34:39Miss Brown, this was of course helpful

34:41in terms of the many items on the

34:43calendar today related to our our bond.

34:45So, thank you. So,

34:47>> Commissioner Fch.

34:49>> Yeah, thank you for the presentation.

34:50Very helpful. I'm sure our citizens will

34:53appreciate it.

34:54>> Commissioner Shaw,

34:55>> same. Thank you. Appreciate it.

34:57>> Commissioner Joseph,

34:58>> thank you.

34:58>> I do have one question. Okay.

35:00>> You mentioned aviation

35:02from

35:04A minus to BB+. Do tell

35:08in terms of the rating. Why did we go?

35:12Is it in my review? And I seem

35:15>> it went up improvement.

35:16>> It's an improvement. Very good.

35:18>> It's an improvement.

35:19>> Okay. Thank you.

35:20>> And I I will mention that to anyone

35:23who's on staff currently, that's the

35:25first upgrade of a credit rating that

35:29anyone can remember.

35:30>> Excellent.

35:31>> Very good news.

35:32>> Congratulations. Congratulations, Mr.

35:34Turner, and to the entire team. Thank

35:36you.

35:38>> That's all I have, your honor.

35:40>> All right. Thank you very much.

35:44Okay, Miss McClendon, are there any

35:46citizens that are registered to speak on

35:48calendar items this morning?

35:50>> Yes, your honor. There are two citizens

35:52registered to speak on calendar items. I

35:55would like to state that there is a

35:563minut time limit. As you address the

35:58commission, we ask that you state your

36:00name and address for the record. At that

36:02time, I will turn on the green light.

36:04When the green light comes on, you will

36:05have 3 minutes to speak. After you have

36:08spoken two and a half minutes, a yellow

36:10light will come on and you will have 30

36:12seconds remaining to speak. When the red

36:14light comes on, you'll be asked to cease

36:16your comments and to take your seat. To

36:19the audience and excuse me, in

36:21attendance, please be mindful this is a

36:24business meeting and we kindly request

36:26that during this portion of the meeting

36:28you refrain from any hand clapping,

36:29finger snapping, and conversation that

36:32would prevent the city commission from

36:33hearing the speaker's comments. I call

36:35to the podium Alec Johnson.

36:45>> I'm Alec Johnson and I live less than

36:46four miles from here at 3206 Lynden

36:49Avenue in the Hearthstone neighborhood

36:50of Dayton. Greetings, mayor,

36:53commissioner, city staff, and the

36:54greater Dayton community.

36:55>> Good morning.

36:56>> When I was born in 1952, the top federal

36:59marginal income tax rate was 92%. 92%.

37:03It applied only to taxable income above

37:05a very high threshold, not to all

37:06income, and deductions lowered the

37:09effective burden. But the principle was

37:10unmistakably those with the greatest

37:13capacity to pay should shoulder the

37:15greatest public burden. The principle

37:17grew from the New Deal, and wartime

37:19ideas of shared sacrifice and opposition

37:21to profiteering. Americans emerging from

37:24depression and war did not regard

37:25concentrated wealth as sacred or

37:27untouchable. Before you are eight

37:29emergency bond ordinances totaling

37:3159,795,000

37:34about 45.915 million finances new

37:37capital work. Another 13.88 million

37:40refunds debt at a stated lower interest

37:42cost. And 24.365 million of the new

37:45financing consists of sewer system

37:47revenue bonds. I'm not asking you to

37:49reject needed vehicles, buildings,

37:51streets, parks, or sewer improvements.

37:53Nor do I oppose refinancing that

37:55genuinely saves money. Debt can spread

37:57the cost of long lived assets across the

37:59people who will use them. But thanks in

38:01no small part to Trump's reckless war

38:03and overall incompetence, today's

38:05municipal bond market is expensive and

38:07getting more so. High-grade long-term

38:09taxexempt yields are near 5%.

38:12Illustratively, financing 45.915 million

38:16over 20 years at 5% produces roughly

38:1927.8 million in interest under a level

38:22payment model. The actual cost may

38:24differ, but the magnitude demands full

38:26disclosure. Before these bonds are sold,

38:29please publish for each issue the true

38:30interest cost, maturity schedule, total

38:33principle and interest, fees, pledge

38:35revenues, call provisions, and on each

38:37refunding, the net present value

38:39savings. I ask you to adopt a

38:42legislative agenda aimed at replacing

38:43future borrowing with progressive

38:45revenue. Ohio requires a uniform

38:47municipal income tax rate and generally

38:50exempts investment income. So Dayton

38:51cannot simply enact a local wealth tax.

38:54But this commission can demand state

38:55authority to tax high incomes and

38:57capital more fairly, restoration of an

39:00estate tax share for cities, and greater

39:02state and federal capital grants.

39:04Locally, it can scrutinize abatements

39:05and subsidies and build a pay as you go

39:07capital fund. We shouldn't confuse

39:10public investment with financing. The

39:12work may be necessary. The question is

39:13whether working people should pay twice.

39:15once through taxes and fees and again

39:18through interest to those wealthy enough

39:19to lend. Public needs should be financed

39:22first by revenue raised according to

39:24ability to pay. This will go far towards

39:26ensuring that public power and public

39:28policy preserves public wealth. Thank

39:30you.

39:31>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

39:33>> I call to the podium Paul Carrian.

39:42>> You came back.

39:43>> Good morning, everyone. Good morning,

39:45sir.

39:45>> This will be easy and brief. Paul Krian,

39:481525 Persian Boulevard. Questions about

39:51the bonds paring on what he said. I was

39:53curious about the salailability of

39:55these. Are there buyers out there?

39:57People willing to buy this debt.

39:59Concerned about that. Other question I

40:00had was about the rating of the bonds

40:02and that was answered and I appreciate

40:03that. I am concerned. Are these going to

40:06be able to be rolled over or reissued?

40:09Thank you.

40:09>> Thank you, Mr. Caran.

40:11That concludes speakers on calendar

40:13items, your honor.

40:14>> Thank you, Miss McClendon. And

40:15commissioners, are there any uh comments

40:18or questions to the calendar items?

40:19Commissioner Beckham.

40:21>> Uh yes, your honor. Uh I'll be brief. I

40:24just want to thank uh Deputy City

40:26Manager Parllet for the um comprehensive

40:30um explanation of uh DPD's system

40:34update. Um

40:36also uh want to just uplift um service

40:40agreement 2. Uh appreciate the continued

40:43partnership with Dayton Energy

40:45Collaborative. Also, um, of course,

40:48thank you to our sustainability

40:50department and the IT team for

40:52negotiating the, uh, partnership and the

40:55settlement with AES. Um, that of course

40:58made this funding possible and looking

41:00forward to the, uh, tenants that will

41:03receive repairs as a result. Calendar

41:05item uh, seven as well under service

41:08agreements. um also several households

41:10that um will also receive home repair uh

41:14through uh rebuilding together Dayton.

41:16So, of course, want to uplift that

41:18$100,000 investment through our uh CDBG

41:21process as well. So, those are my

41:23comments. Thank you.

41:24>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

41:25Fairchild.

41:26>> Yeah, thank you, Commissioner. And um I

41:28echo your um lifting up the um the

41:32repairs both for renters and for

41:34homeowners through rebuilding together

41:36Dayton and the Dayton Energy Network. So

41:39thank you.

41:40>> Thank you, Commissioner Shaw.

41:42>> Nothing today. Thanks.

41:42>> Thank you, Commissioner Joseph.

41:44>> Uh two things I want to echo, my

41:45colleagues, thanks to our sustainability

41:47folks and our partners. Uh looking

41:48forward to these repairs. That's

41:50something that's uh been asked for

41:52everywhere we go. It's not something we

41:53naturally do. Uh, so we're kind of

41:55stretching here and I really appreciate

41:56staff's uh, working on this. Uh, second,

41:59because you knew I'd have a question

42:00about the ERP, you stuck that in there

42:02when you talked about the the records

42:04management system.

42:05>> I just want to make absolutely sure and

42:06ERP team has been really good about this

42:08so far to make sure there's a common

42:09data dictionary because I can see

42:12>> I foresee that there will be times when

42:13we want to dip into that database and

42:15match it against what we have in our

42:16ERP. So just make doubly sure that

42:18there's a common data dictionary that

42:20the column headings are all the same or

42:22at least we can translate easily

42:23between. That's all. Thank you.

42:25Otherwise, I'm fine. Thank you, mayor.

42:27>> Thank you, Commissioner. I just wanted

42:29to echo um my colleagues comments in

42:32regards to the calendar items, a number

42:33of great things that have been numbered

42:36um and that have been listed rather and

42:38and spoken to thus far. Uh thank you

42:40again for the the overview because the

42:43uh the system itself uh PICE uh the

42:46concerns there and then just really

42:48truly on trying to get an understanding

42:49of the safeguards if there are guard

42:51rails in place making sure that in fact

42:53uh our data and a lot of our our records

42:56are in fact protected. So again just

42:58want to make note of that. Um and as

43:00mentioned rebuilding together and I

43:01would if I could um acknowledge the work

43:05of the collaborative the energy uh

43:07network um Miss Eileen Hurl

43:11as well of our sustainability as well as

43:14our sustainability office as Miss Leela

43:17Klein. Would you mind coming up and just

43:18sharing a pre brief words if you would

43:20mind just about some of the work and um

43:23some various different things that you

43:25all been able to accomplish?

43:27Thank you.

43:30>> Thank you, mayor. Good morning,

43:31commissioners. Clerk,

43:33>> um we're we're very proud of this uh

43:36landlord tenant pilot and uh and really

43:38excited that this is kind of the final

43:40step in bringing it to fruition. Um as

43:42you know, we've been designing this

43:44program for about a year. This is a

43:46pilot. Our hope is that in future years

43:48we could use more of the settlement

43:49money to address uh tenant conditions uh

43:52and not just low-income homeowners who

43:54also really need the support. Um but in

43:57order to design a program that could be

43:59scaled up, we knew we needed to address

44:00the very valid concerns that many people

44:02brought to us, including, you know, not

44:04wanting to enrich outofstate bad actor

44:07landlords, wanting to make sure tenants

44:09were protected from displacement or from

44:11having their rents jacked up once we

44:12invested in um in improving their

44:15conditions. Um, and so this is really a

44:17testing ground. We're gonna we're doing

44:1810 homes. Um, they are geographically

44:21diverse around the city. They're also

44:23diverse in terms of size and type of

44:24home. Um, but what's common among them

44:27is that they're small local landlords

44:29who are resource constrained. So we we

44:31in our research we did find that there

44:32is this core of small local landlords um

44:36who many of whom are renting to a family

44:38member or they're renting to a neighbor

44:40or they they purchased the home or

44:42inherited the home when times were a

44:44little bit better and now times have

44:45changed and they have trouble keeping up

44:47with the home. So we know that folks do

44:48struggle. Um and those are the folks

44:50that we're really intending to address.

44:52Um, and I will Oh, and I'll mention that

44:55we in the process of designing this

44:57program, we did speak to um landlords,

44:59tenants, and the organizations that

45:01advocate on both of their behalf. So, we

45:03really feel like we did a um a a

45:05comprehensive process to design. And

45:07then we're looking forward to coming

45:09back once we've done the 10 homes and

45:10sort of measured the results and letting

45:12you know how it went and then hopefully

45:14moving towards um addressing more tenant

45:16conditions through these home repair

45:18dollars.

45:19>> Well, thank you.

45:22Hello. Thank you for the opportunity to

45:23add some comments. Thank you, Leela. The

45:25partnership with the City of Dayton

45:27Sustainability Office has been key for

45:28this. Megan and I a few years ago when

45:30we applied for this, we really were

45:31thinking about what's the where's the

45:33big gap in services for home repairs and

45:35tenants um is something that since I

45:37started this work, there's there's

45:39barely any. So, I'll add just a few

45:41things. Um you already mentioned the

45:43leveraging. So, we are really focused on

45:46um making sure that every house that

45:48we're doing repairs on is also

45:49weatherized. That is something it's a

45:51part of our mission at Dayton Energy

45:52Collaborative. We know it's also going

45:54to help preserve affordable housing. So,

45:56a few ways that we're making sure that

45:58this housing is staying affordable. Um,

46:00one, we're capping rent has to stay

46:02consistent for the two years of the

46:03contract. Um, and if the landlord does

46:06break that contract, they have to pay

46:07back um what we put into the house. So,

46:09that's pretty strict there. Um, we also

46:11I want to note too with the 10 houses

46:14that we are selecting. Rents they're

46:16already, as Leela had mentioned, they're

46:18working with family members. Rents are

46:20really low. They mostly they're they're

46:22really really cheap for what we've seen

46:23because we've asked them to report what

46:25they're um they're charging for rent.

46:27So, we like to see that. Um, and we want

46:29to preserve that and make sure it stays

46:31consistent as well as with energy

46:33efficiency, lowering those utility bills

46:34for those for those residents. also

46:36benefits of um um increased comfort with

46:40um more weatherization. So, I just want

46:42to emphasize that the continue

46:44leveraging is part of our mission. We're

46:46very hyper collaborative. Um obviously,

46:48it's in our name and so we're always

46:50bringing in other partners and

46:51leveraging and trying to stack

46:53resources. Last thing I want to uplift

46:55is that we designed this, co-designed

46:56this with many, many stakeholders over a

46:5912-month process and so got a lot of

47:02feedback from everyone who works in this

47:03space in the city. Um and so we're very

47:06excited about what we've come to about

47:08how we're choosing landlords. We came to

47:10that target demographic of landlords,

47:12smallcale, um underresourced and local

47:15from that that group. So um that's a big

47:18part of what our aim has been. Um

47:21lastly, I want to introduce our landlord

47:22tenant program manager. Um this is

47:23Audrey Hardy. Um you can feel free to

47:26say a few words.

47:27>> Thank you.

47:28>> Hi everybody.

47:29>> Good morning.

47:30>> Thank you for having me. um just honored

47:32to serve and honor to be able to see

47:34this come to together. So, thank you for

47:36having us.

47:36>> Thank you very much and welcome to the

47:38team. Um if you may please, cuz we know

47:40your name, but we want to make sure that

47:41the public know you and Leela's name.

47:43And then if you wouldn't mind, um I'm

47:46I'm infamous for giving out your office

47:48number. So, make sure that you give out

47:50the um the home network number or the

47:52website, please.

47:53>> Yes. My name is Eileen Hull and I'm the

47:55executive director of Dayton Energy

47:56Collaborative and I chair the Dayton

47:57Home Repair Network. The best way to

47:59figure out if um you are eligible for

48:01home repair resources is to call us at

48:03Dane Energy Collaborative. Our intake

48:05team will help you through a

48:06questionnaire. Um that number is

48:07937-3690654.

48:10>> Thank you, Le. Thank you.

48:13>> Uh Leela Klein and I'm the innovation

48:15team director in the office of

48:16sustainability here at the city.

48:18>> Thank you all very much. I really

48:20appreciate all your work.

48:22May I have a motion to approve the city

48:24manager's recommendations?

48:26>> So moved, your honor. Second the motion.

48:28>> It has been properly moved and seconded

48:29to approve the city manager's

48:31recommendations. All in favor say I.

48:33>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions? Um

48:37before we go to legislation, Mr.

48:38Johnson, thank you for your comments and

48:40Mr. Carrian, I hope that your your

48:42questions were answered through the

48:44presentation and then from my

48:45understanding, correct me if I'm wrong,

48:47uh the brief presentation will in fact

48:49be noted and uh on the website. Is that

48:52correct? Is it already stored on the

48:54website in terms of the

48:55>> I'm not certain here. Okay. Well, we can

48:57fight. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Parlet.

48:59Thank you both for your your questions

49:00and your comments. Miss McClendon

49:02legislation

49:04>> first reading emergency ordinance number

49:0632210-26

49:10to provide for the issuance and sale of

49:12bonds in an amount not to exceed

49:14$5,800,000

49:17for the purpose of providing funds for

49:19acquiring motor vehicles, motorized

49:22equipment, fire department apparatus and

49:24equipment and other equipment for

49:26various departments of the city together

49:28with all necessary impertinances and

49:30declaring ing an emergency.

49:32>> I move that we declare ordinance number

49:3432210-26

49:37an emergency.

49:38>> Second.

49:40>> It has been properly moved and seconded

49:41to declare emergency ordinance number

49:4432210-26

49:46as an emergency. All in favor say I. I.

49:49>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions?

49:52First reading, emergency ordinance

49:54number 32211-26

49:57to provide for the issuance and sale of

50:00bonds in an amount not to exceed

50:02$8,925,000

50:05for the purpose of providing funds for

50:07acquiring, constructing, improving,

50:10renovating, rehabilitating, equipping,

50:13and otherwise improving of the city's

50:15public facilities, including HVAC,

50:18elevator, and roof improvements, as well

50:20as parking lot repairs. together with

50:22all necessary impertinances in declaring

50:24an emergency.

50:26>> Being declared an emergency, I move for

50:27the immediate passage of ordinance

50:28number 32211-26.

50:31>> Second the motion, your honor.

50:33>> It has been properly moved and seconded

50:35to declare emergency ordinance number

50:3732211-26

50:40as an emergency. All in favor say I. I.

50:43>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions?

50:46First reading, emergency ordinance

50:48number 32212-26

50:51to provide for the issuance and sale of

50:53bonds in an amount not to exceed

50:56$2,40,000

50:57and 0 for the purpose of providing funds

51:00for improving the city's transportation

51:02system by improving streets, including

51:04lighting, resurfacing major

51:06thoroughares, residential streets, and

51:08alleys throughout the city. providing

51:10for utility improvements and upgrades.

51:13Improving and installing curbs and

51:14sidewalks, including constructing and

51:17reconstructing sidewalks, bicycle lanes,

51:20bikeway connectors, bikeway ramps,

51:22bicycle paths, and cycle tracks, and

51:25constructing and reconstructing portions

51:27of and extensions to streets together

51:30with all necessary pertinances and

51:32declaring an emergency. Your

51:34>> honor, ordinance number 32212-26

51:36being declared an emergency. There move

51:38for two immediate passage.

51:41>> Second.

51:41>> It has been properly moved and seconded

51:43to declare emergency ordinance number

51:4632212-26

51:49as an emergency. All in favor say I.

51:51>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions?

51:56First reading emergency ordinance number

51:5832213-26

52:01to provide for the issuance and sale of

52:03bonds in an amount not to exceed

52:06$4,785,000

52:09for the purpose of providing funds for

52:11acquiring, constructing, improving,

52:14renovating, rehabilitating, equipping,

52:17and otherwise improving of the city's

52:18outdoor public facilities and otherwise

52:21improving of the city's outdoor public

52:23facilities and providing for city

52:25functions and services together with all

52:27necessary impertinances in declaring an

52:29emergency.

52:31>> Being declared an emergency, I move for

52:33the immediate passage of emergency

52:35ordinance 32213-26.

52:38>> Second the motion, your honor.

52:39>> It has been properly moved and seconded

52:41to declare emergency ordinance number

52:4432213-26

52:47as an emergency. All in favor say I. I.

52:50>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions?

52:54First reading, emergency ordinance

52:55number 32214-26

52:59to provide for the issuance and sale of

53:01bonds in an amount not to exceed

53:03$2,440,000

53:07for the purpose of refunding at a lower

53:09interest cost certain of the city's

53:11various purpose refunding bonds series

53:142015 which were issued in part for the

53:18purpose of refunding at a lower interest

53:20cost certain of the city's various

53:22purpose bonds.

53:24series 2009B which matured on and after

53:28December 1st, 2019. The refunded series

53:312009B bonds which refunded series 2009B

53:35bonds were used for the purpose of

53:38providing funds for improving the James

53:40M. Cox Dayton International Airport by

53:43the acquisition, construction,

53:45furnishing, and equipping of airport

53:47improvements, including park parking

53:49facilities and providing all necessary

53:52and related improvements in a

53:53pertinances thereto and declaring an

53:56emergency.

53:57>> I move that we um declare

54:02ordinance number 32214-226

54:05in an emergency. Second.

54:07>> It has been properly moved and seconded

54:09to declare emergency ordinance number

54:1132214-26

54:14as an emergency. All in favor say I.

54:17>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions.

54:21First reading, emergency ordinance

54:23number 32215-26

54:26to provide for the issuance and sale of

54:28bonds in an amount not to exceed

54:30$6,625,000

54:34for the purpose of refunding at a lower

54:36interest cost certain of the city's

54:38various refunding at a lower excuse me

54:43various purpose refunding and

54:45improvement bonds series 2016 which were

54:48issued in part for the purpose of

54:51refunding certain of the city's

54:52outstanding capital facilities bonds

54:55series 2007

54:57which were originally issued to pay cost

54:59of one refunding the city's capital

55:02facilities bonds series 1993 refunding

55:05the city's capital facilities bonds

55:08series 1994 three improving the city's

55:11transportation system by improving

55:13streets including resurfacing major

55:15thoroughares and re residential streets

55:18and sealing various streets and alleys

55:21throughout the city. Improving and

55:23installing curbs and sidewalks,

55:25including constructing and

55:26reconstructing wheelchair wheelchair

55:29ramps, reconstructing and installing

55:31traffic signals, reconstructing portions

55:33of streets, and reconstructing and

55:36repairing various bridges within the

55:38city together with all necessary

55:40pertinances. Four, constructing,

55:43renovating, remodeling, rehabilitating,

55:46adding to, furnishing, equipping, and

55:49otherwise improving parks and recreation

55:51facilities together with all necessary

55:54pertinances. And five, improving the

55:57city's storm water sewer system by

55:59constructing storm water sewers in St.

56:01Clair Street and related improvements

56:03and impertinances thereto and declaring

56:06an emergency.

56:08Being declared an emergency, I move for

56:09the immediate passage of ordinance

56:11number 32215-26.

56:14>> Second motion your

56:15>> It has been properly moved and seconded

56:17to declare emergency ordinance number

56:1932215-26

56:22as an emergency. All in favor say I.

56:25>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions?

56:29First reading, emergency ordinance

56:31number 32216-26

56:34to provide for the issuance and sale of

56:36bonds in amount not to exceed $4,815,000

56:42for the purpose of refunding at a lower

56:44interest cost certain of the city's

56:46various purpose refunding and

56:48improvement bonds series 2018 which were

56:51issued in part for the purpose of a

56:54current refunding certain of the city's

56:57outstanding capital facilities.

56:58facilities bonds series 2007 which were

57:01originally issued to pay cost of one

57:04refunding the city's capital facilities

57:06bonds series 1993 two refunding the

57:10city's capital facilities bond series

57:121994 B acquiring constructing improving

57:17renovating rehabilitating equipping and

57:20otherwise improving of the city's public

57:22facilities including HVAC elevator and

57:25roof improvements as well as parking lot

57:27reser surfacing together with all

57:29necessary impertinances. C. Improving

57:32the city's transportation system by

57:34improving streets, including resurfacing

57:36major thoroughares, residential streets,

57:39and alleys throughout the city.

57:41Improving and installing curbs and

57:42sidewalks, including constructing and

57:45reconstructing sidewalks, bicycle lanes,

57:47bikeway connectors, bikeway ramps,

57:50bicycle paths, and cycle tracks. and

57:53constructing and reconstructing portions

57:55of extensions to streets together with

57:58all necessary impertinances. D,

58:00acquiring motor vehicles, motorized

58:03equipment and other equipment for

58:05various departments of the city together

58:07with all necessary pertinances and E

58:10acquiring, constructing, improving,

58:13renovating, rehabilitating, equipping,

58:16and otherwise improving of the city's

58:18outdoor public facilities and providing

58:20for city functions and services together

58:23with all necessary pertinances and

58:25related improvements and impertinances

58:27thereto in declaring an emergency.

58:31Your honor, ordinance number 32216-26

58:35being declared an emergency. I move for

58:36its immediate passage.

58:38>> I second a motion.

58:39>> It has been properly moved and seconded

58:41to declare emergency ordinance number

58:4332216-26

58:46as an emergency. All in favor say I. I.

58:49>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions?

58:53First reading, emergency ordinance

58:55number 32217-26

58:58to provide for the issuance and sale of

59:00sewer system revenue bonds in an amount

59:03not to exceed $24,365,000

59:08for the purpose of paying cost of

59:10improvements to the utility authorizing

59:13a supplemental trust agreement and other

59:15documents relating to the series 2026

59:18bonds and declaring an emergency.

59:21Emergency ordinance number 32217-26

59:25being declared an emergency. I move for

59:26its immediate passage. Second the

59:28motion, your honor.

59:29>> It has been properly moved and seconded

59:31to declare emergency ordinance number

59:3332217-26

59:36as an emergency. All in favor say I.

59:39>> I. All oppose say no.

59:41>> Any abstensions?

59:43First reading resolution number 6955-26

59:48authorizing the city manager or her

59:50designate to apply for accept and enter

59:53into a water pollution control loan fund

59:55agreement administered by the state of

59:58Ohio environmental protection agency on

1:00:01behalf of the city of Dayton Ohio for

1:00:03the Broadway pump station and force main

1:00:06condition assessment.

1:00:09Second reading ordinance number 32207-26

1:00:13authorizing the necessary tax levies

1:00:16requesting the advanced payment by

1:00:17Montgomery County, Ohio to the city of

1:00:20Dayton, Ohio of tax monies collected for

1:00:222027 certifying the same to the county

1:00:25auditor. Mayor Turner Slos

1:00:27>> I.

1:00:28>> Commissioners Joseph

1:00:30>> I.

1:00:30>> Shaw

1:00:31>> I.

1:00:31>> Fairchild

1:00:32>> I.

1:00:33>> Beckham

1:00:34>> I. Ordinance number 32207-26

1:00:38has passed with five votes in favor.

1:00:41Second reading ordinance number 32208-26

1:00:45creating chapter 121 to prohibit the

1:00:48retail sale and public display of

1:00:50gun-shaped novelty lighters and other

1:00:52imitation firearm novelty lighters

1:00:54within the city of Dayton. Establish

1:00:57definitions, exemptions, and penalties.

1:00:59and designate this ordinance as the

1:01:01novelty gun lighter prohibition act in

1:01:04the interest of protecting the children

1:01:05and residents of Dayton. Mayor Turner

1:01:08Loss

1:01:08>> I.

1:01:09>> Commissioners Joseph

1:01:10>> I.

1:01:10>> Shaw

1:01:11>> I.

1:01:11>> Fairchild

1:01:12>> I.

1:01:13>> Beckham

1:01:13>> I.

1:01:14>> Ordinance number 32208-26

1:01:17has passed with five votes in favor.

1:01:20Second reading resolution number 6954-26

1:01:25declaring the intention of appropriate

1:01:27real property interest in parcel 58 in

1:01:31connection with the Smithville Road

1:01:33reconstruction project. Mayor Turner

1:01:35Saus

1:01:35>> I.

1:01:36>> Commissioners Joseph

1:01:37>> I

1:01:37>> Shaw

1:01:38>> I

1:01:38>> Fairchild

1:01:39>> I

1:01:40>> Beckham

1:01:40>> I

1:01:41>> resolution number 6954-26

1:01:44has been adopted with five votes in

1:01:46favor

1:01:48first reading in formal resolution

1:01:50number 1018-26

1:01:54endorsing HR 5356

1:01:57and urging Congress to establish a

1:02:00national infrastructure bank. Mayor

1:02:02Turner Sloths

1:02:03>> I

1:02:04>> Commissioners Joseph

1:02:05>> I

1:02:06>> Shaw

1:02:07>> I

1:02:07>> Fairchild

1:02:08>> I

1:02:09>> Beckham

1:02:09>> I informal

1:02:11>> I think we probably need a resol a a a

1:02:13request a motion for that one if that's

1:02:15okay. Can we go back and do that?

1:02:17>> Yes.

1:02:18>> Uh your honor I move for the passage

1:02:19immediate passage of informal resolution

1:02:21number 1018-26.

1:02:24I second the motion. It's been properly

1:02:26moved and seconded to

1:02:29declare informal resolution number

1:02:321018-26

1:02:34as an emergency. All in favor say I.

1:02:36>> I.

1:02:36>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions.

1:02:40>> Okay.

1:02:40>> And then take the role.

1:02:41>> Point of point of order. It doesn't need

1:02:44to be declared an emergency. It's an

1:02:45informal resolution.

1:02:46>> An informal resolution.

1:02:47>> We just pass it. Right.

1:02:50>> So your motion is to

1:02:51>> just pass it

1:02:52>> that we adopt it.

1:02:54>> All right. So, we need to do a roll call

1:02:56again.

1:02:56>> What's that?

1:02:57>> Do we need We need to do the roll call

1:02:58again. All right, let's do it again.

1:03:00>> All right.

1:03:02>> Mayor Turnis Loss

1:03:03>> I.

1:03:04>> Commissioners Joseph

1:03:06>> I,

1:03:06>> Shaw,

1:03:07>> I,

1:03:07>> Fairchild,

1:03:08>> I,

1:03:09>> Beckham,

1:03:10>> I.

1:03:11>> All right. And formal resolution number

1:03:131018-26

1:03:15has been adopted with five votes in

1:03:17favor. And that concludes legislation,

1:03:20your honor.

1:03:20>> Thank you, Miss McClendon. You did an

1:03:22excellent job. Thank you very much.

1:03:25She gets to do it again next week.

1:03:28>> Exactly.

1:03:30>> All right, Miss McClendon, are there any

1:03:31citizens that are registered to speak

1:03:33this morning?

1:03:34>> Yes, your honor. There are four citizens

1:03:36registered to speak. I would like to

1:03:38state that there is a 3minut time limit.

1:03:40As you address the commission, we ask

1:03:42that you state your name and address for

1:03:43the record. At that time, I will turn on

1:03:46the green light. When the green light

1:03:47comes on, you will have 3 minutes to

1:03:49speak. After you have spoken two and a

1:03:51half minutes, a yellow light will come

1:03:52on and you will have 30 seconds

1:03:54remaining to speak. When the red light

1:03:56comes on, you will be asked to cease

1:03:57your comments and to take your seat. To

1:04:00the audience in attendance, please be

1:04:01mindful this is a business meeting and

1:04:03we kindly request that during this

1:04:05portion of the meeting you refrain from

1:04:07any hand clapping, finger snapping, and

1:04:09conversation that would prevent the city

1:04:11commission from hearing the speaker's

1:04:12comments. I call to the podium Mary Suga

1:04:15Miner.

1:04:25Mary Sue Gminer, 1418 Arbor Avenue.

1:04:29Good morning.

1:04:30>> Good morning.

1:04:31>> Two hallmarks of good governance,

1:04:33transparency and accountability. I've

1:04:36talked about them before. Unfortunately,

1:04:38I don't see enough of either in our

1:04:40current city commission. Let me begin

1:04:43with the investigation, or should I say

1:04:45lack of investigation unless you finally

1:04:47signed a contract into the misuse of

1:04:50flock cameras and the delay in reporting

1:04:52that misuse. What are you afraid of

1:04:55finding? Who are you trying to protect?

1:04:58The timeline is clear. The problem was

1:05:00discovered in October 2025, but not

1:05:03reported until May 1st, 2026 with an

1:05:06approval of additional cameras passed by

1:05:09you during that period. who delayed the

1:05:11announcement. The investigation must be

1:05:14immediate and thorough, and those who

1:05:16withheld information must be held to

1:05:18account. Or maybe some of you knew

1:05:20something ahead of time. What are you

1:05:22trying to hide? The cameras are still

1:05:24here even though they're bagged. That

1:05:26would suggest that you're considering

1:05:28bringing them back online at some point.

1:05:30Cancel the contract. Remove the cameras.

1:05:33They are another step on the road to

1:05:35mass surveillance, and you should not

1:05:36even consider using them or their

1:05:38competition again.

1:05:41Still on accountability and

1:05:42transparency, I do appreciate the

1:05:44appearance of the 2025 use of force

1:05:47report on the city website. I'm curious

1:05:49about how the numbers for a given year

1:05:51change from one report to the next. I

1:05:53hope that's just clerical. For the most

1:05:56part, they aren't major differences. The

1:05:58one area that I was interested in though

1:06:00is the use of deescalation techniques.

1:06:02In the report of 2024, the total number

1:06:04of occurrences of deescalation is 272.

1:06:08When I go to the 2025 report, it shows

1:06:10the number from 2024 being 308. Since

1:06:14there are apparently multiple

1:06:16occurrences within an incident, I think

1:06:18the number of incidents is more

1:06:19important. The 2025 report does show a

1:06:22slight uptick from 2024, but if I go

1:06:25back and use the total from the 2024

1:06:27report, it's a slight decrease. Um, not

1:06:30not huge either way. Uh the community

1:06:33appeals board established by ordinance

1:06:35in 2021 has a clear mandate. I don't

1:06:39know if that board is required to

1:06:40produce an annual report, but they did

1:06:42in 2022 and 2023. I don't see anything

1:06:46after that. There's a vacancy right now

1:06:49on that board. Since demographics are

1:06:52key to the composition of the board, I

1:06:54realize that not every Dayton citizen

1:06:56would be eligible for that position, but

1:06:58two additional seats will be vacant as

1:07:00of January 1st, 2027.

1:07:03I'm not sure how you look for candidates

1:07:05for those positions, but in the interest

1:07:07of transparency, I want to make sure the

1:07:10public knows to apply. Thank you.

1:07:13>> Thank you, Miss Giner.

1:07:15I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

1:07:27Greetings.

1:07:28>> Greetings.

1:07:28>> Oops. I'm Alec Johnson and live at 3206

1:07:32Lynden Avenue in Dayton's Hearthstone

1:07:34neighborhood. September 17th was the

1:07:37239th anniversary of the signing of the

1:07:39US Constitution. It was also the day

1:07:42when the United Nations investigators

1:07:44said that there were reasonable grounds

1:07:45to conclude that two US air strikes on

1:07:48Iran on February 28th in which at least

1:07:51178 civilians died had been

1:07:53indiscriminate and amounted to war

1:07:55crimes. War crimes are unconstitutional.

1:07:59Sorry, hang on.

1:08:03Under article 6, clause 2 of the

1:08:05constitution, treaties ratified by the

1:08:07United States are designated as the

1:08:09supreme law of the land. Because the US

1:08:12ratified in major international treaties

1:08:14like the Geneva Conventions and the HEG

1:08:15conventions, the rules laid out in these

1:08:17treaties carry constitutional weight and

1:08:19legally bind the federal government and

1:08:21military personnel. The war crime in

1:08:24question is known as the Minab massacre

1:08:26in which the Shajera Teba Elementary

1:08:29School in Minab was completely

1:08:30destroyed. The attack resulted in the

1:08:32highest single day civilian death toll

1:08:34of the conflict drawing global

1:08:36condemnation. On March 9th, the New York

1:08:39Times published reports that included

1:08:40photographs of missile debris involved

1:08:43in the massacre. Globe Motors was

1:08:45clearly identified and its address at

1:08:472275

1:08:48Stanley Avenue in Dayton was visible.

1:08:51Globe Motors now operates as Alliant

1:08:53Inc. at the same address and in the same

1:08:55line of work three and a half miles from

1:08:57where we're standing now. Ohio law

1:09:00forbids the killing, abuse, or reckless

1:09:02endangerment of children. Ohio also

1:09:04treats corporations as person persons

1:09:06for criminal law purposes, permits

1:09:09organizational criminal liability,

1:09:10punishes complicity, and in defined

1:09:13circumstances reaches Ohio-based

1:09:15participation in an offense completed in

1:09:17another country. So both constitutional

1:09:19violations and criminal principles come

1:09:21into play now that I think we are

1:09:24obliged to take very seriously. For all

1:09:26these reasons, I ask the commission to

1:09:28place an alliant MINAB accountability

1:09:30resolution on its agenda. I'm submitting

1:09:33a draft of this resolution today. This

1:09:35resolution directs the city manager and

1:09:37law department to complete within 60

1:09:39days a public inventory of every city

1:09:41contract, purchase, subsidy, tax

1:09:43incentive, lease, land transaction, and

1:09:45other relationship involving Alliant,

1:09:47Allied Motion, or Globe Motors. It

1:09:49should send Alliant a formal request to

1:09:51preserve relevant records and answer the

1:09:53unresolved supply chain questions within

1:09:5530 days. hold a public work session at

1:09:58which the company is invited to respond

1:10:00and refrain to the extent permitted by

1:10:02law from approving new discretionary

1:10:04assistance while the review is pending.

1:10:06Finally, the city should transmit the

1:10:08evidence to appropriate investigative

1:10:10authorities without prejudicing criminal

1:10:11guilt. If an Iranian missile had

1:10:14destroyed any school here in Dayton, we

1:10:16demand swift, certain, and remorseless

1:10:18justice. The victims of the MN massacre

1:10:20deserve nothing less, and this

1:10:22commission can take appropriate action.

1:10:24Please do so.

1:10:27Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

1:10:28>> Thank you.

1:10:29>> I call to the podium Paul Carrian.

1:10:41>> Good morning once again. Paul Carrian,

1:10:431525 Persian Boulevard. We're going to

1:10:46try and go slow and sweet today,

1:10:48>> okay?

1:10:49>> Instead of angry and disgruntled, which

1:10:51I still am.

1:10:52>> All right. I'm putting my street in a

1:10:54Thomas Jefferson pile for uneffective

1:10:57governments unwilling to pay attention

1:10:59to us. We'll do left to our own demise

1:11:01kind of pile. On the next subject,

1:11:04209531517

1:11:07614216-937

1:11:10were the area codes of the six phone

1:11:12calls I got wanting to buy my property

1:11:15yesterday.

1:11:19No response. Okay. I'm here to get you

1:11:22to recognize a problem.

1:11:26Dayton, we know we lost our heavy

1:11:27industry decades ago. What assets we

1:11:30have left, our homes, our apartments.

1:11:34They're being absorbed by LLC's.

1:11:37Individuals don't live in our town,

1:11:40don't care about our town, aren't

1:11:42putting that money back into our town.

1:11:44It's leaving our town and it's not

1:11:45coming back. And you know this, I'm not

1:11:48talking about 100%. I don't know what

1:11:50that percent is. So my goal is to get

1:11:53information from you. Information which

1:11:56I'm finding you hoard and make it

1:11:59difficult for individuals like me to get

1:12:02my hands on. I'd like to see a sort from

1:12:05the county, from the city properties by

1:12:09owner.

1:12:10I'd like to see that. Wouldn't you? How

1:12:14many LLC's own this town? How many

1:12:16private individuals? I'm not talking

1:12:18about the people that were referenced

1:12:20before that need to help that 10 units.

1:12:22That's a problem, too. Cuz here's the

1:12:24issue. Every month they are collecting

1:12:26what? Rent. Money gets in their pocket.

1:12:31It's not going back into these these

1:12:33properties. Look at them. Tell me it's

1:12:35going back in there. You know the

1:12:36answer. It's not. You need to I'm trying

1:12:39to get you to recognize this is a

1:12:40problem. We're losing our town to people

1:12:42don't live here.

1:12:44Wake up. I want to see that report. Run

1:12:47me a sort. I want to see it. You want to

1:12:49see it. Thank you.

1:12:50>> Thank you, Mr. Carrian.

1:12:52>> I call to the podium Sydney Davis.

1:13:06>> Um,

1:13:07>> good morning.

1:13:08>> Good morning, um, Madame Mayor and sir,

1:13:10commissioners.

1:13:12Um,

1:13:13>> state your name and address for the

1:13:14record.

1:13:15>> Sydney Davis. uh 11 Straighter Drive,

1:13:1845426, 8 miles away.

1:13:21Um I stand before you today as a private

1:13:24citizen and a former public official.

1:13:28And this moment reminds me of a

1:13:29legendary moment in sports history where

1:13:32a young Allan Iverson stood on the court

1:13:34with a then Michael Jordan and he faced

1:13:38them and he was so impressed with just

1:13:40being in their presence. Um, he had

1:13:43respect for the court, respect for the

1:13:44game, and respect for the leadership

1:13:46that paved the way. So, I walk into your

1:13:49chambers today with the exact same level

1:13:52of respect for your chambers and

1:13:54authority that you carry in the public

1:13:56trust that you represent. But it's

1:13:58because of this profound respect that I

1:13:59am compelled to speak on an

1:14:01unprecedented structural breach of human

1:14:03dignity and data security happening

1:14:05directly under your watch. I originally

1:14:08came forward as a whistleblower to

1:14:10report a nightmare systematic residence

1:14:12abuse of staff narcotic use, open theft

1:14:15inside the walls of your managed uh

1:14:19Still Water U group homes and cottages.

1:14:24I did I did pretty much what any man

1:14:26would do under uh the conscience that I

1:14:28have. I trusted the system. I called

1:14:30anonymous hotlines and I expected those

1:14:33systems to protect me and the disabled

1:14:35residents that we serve. Instead, the

1:14:38security of your human resources and and

1:14:41the secretary of resources

1:14:43systematically violated anonymity of the

1:14:45protocols and played my secure

1:14:47whistleblower voice recordings directly

1:14:49to outside targeted supervisors,

1:14:51specifically Sanja Cherry, and to unmask

1:14:55my identity as a civilian calling to

1:14:57report disabled abuse. The proof of that

1:15:00data breach was unshakable in a matter

1:15:02of sworn court testimony in McGomery

1:15:04County and two different court

1:15:05jurisdictions. At the 30 minute mark and

1:15:0825 second mark of the court filing, Miss

1:15:10Cherry exposed her own illicit access by

1:15:13cross-examining me under oath, asking,

1:15:15"Was that your voice on that internal

1:15:17hotline?" Furthermore, the assigned

1:15:20investigator that then Judy Dodge put

1:15:23under this process named Jerry Pegasus,

1:15:26a female, uh, led the official inquiry

1:15:30and actively leaked my real information

1:15:33operationally back to Mr. Cherry to

1:15:34execute the operational administrative

1:15:36cover up the depth of this collusion and

1:15:40was verified under oath. Aaron Lumpin

1:15:42admitted to the sworn testimony at the

1:15:4412 minute and 527 mark that Sange

1:15:46explicitly ordered him to travel to a

1:15:48national conference in New Orleans, a

1:15:50United uh states educational conference

1:15:53that I was a public official at and

1:15:55regarded and attacked me about this in a

1:16:00conference and intimidated me about my

1:16:02footprint and still why reporting this

1:16:04to you guys. So this went from day all

1:16:06the way to New Orleans at a US

1:16:07conference. I stand here today not out

1:16:09of anger but out of deep concern for the

1:16:12soul of the city's infrastructure. I

1:16:14lost it standing for showing

1:16:16vulnerability but my integrity remains

1:16:19completely intact. The same cannot be

1:16:22said for our structures left behind

1:16:23here.

1:16:24>> Your time is up. Thank you.

1:16:27>> Thank you, Mr. Davis. If you wouldn't

1:16:30mind staying after the meeting and then

1:16:32we can follow up. I want to have

1:16:34conversation cuz I want to make sure I'm

1:16:35following cuz this from what I'm hearing

1:16:38thus far, this is more so county. Um,

1:16:41but again, I want to have a conversation

1:16:42with you so I can get some more of a a

1:16:44context and details of what your concern

1:16:47is. Um,

1:16:48>> okay.

1:16:48>> I was going to leave the CD ROM um, so

1:16:50you guys can look at it for yourself or

1:16:52officer.

1:16:53>> Okay. But just stay back if you would

1:16:55mind. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Davis.

1:16:57Excuse me, Miss McClendon.

1:16:59>> That concludes public speakers, your

1:17:01honor.

1:17:02Thank you.

1:17:04Mr. Parlet, do you have any closing

1:17:05comments this morning?

1:17:06>> I have none, your honor.

1:17:07>> All right. Miss McClendon, do you have

1:17:09any closing comments this morning?

1:17:10>> Yes, your honor. There will be an

1:17:12executive session immediat immediately

1:17:15following today's meeting.

1:17:18>> Thank you, Miss McClendon. Commissioner,

1:17:19is any closing comments? Commissioner

1:17:21Beckham?

1:17:21>> I have no, your honor.

1:17:22>> Commissioner Fairchild. Yeah,

1:17:24congratulations to Karina Health Dayton

1:17:27celebrating their 100th anniversary of

1:17:30providing uh health care to the

1:17:32residents of Dayton and then also to the

1:17:34leaders over in Belmont for their bel

1:17:36their successful Belmont days on

1:17:39Saturday. And then tomorrow,

1:17:42um, the Dayton Food Bank will host its

1:17:46largest annual food distrib distribution

1:17:49at UD Arena, offering fresh food, pet

1:17:51supplies, dental hygiene products, and

1:17:53free health screenings, and flu

1:17:55vaccines. Residents should enter through

1:17:57entrance B on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard,

1:18:01and the event will be from 10:00 a.m. to

1:18:03noon. If you have questions, you can

1:18:05call 937-4610265.

1:18:10>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

1:18:12Shaw.

1:18:12>> Yeah. First of all, I just want to thank

1:18:14my colleagues for supporting the um

1:18:16resolution on National Infrastructure

1:18:18Bank. I think that's very important.

1:18:19spent a lot of time, excuse me, last

1:18:21week lobbying for this on Capitol Hill

1:18:24and uh would uh love to have you all

1:18:26support and pushing this forward through

1:18:28National League of Cities and u making

1:18:31this one of their priority uh

1:18:32resolutions as well. So, thank you for

1:18:35for that.

1:18:36>> Thank you.

1:18:36>> Um Northwest Recreation Center is

1:18:39offering two new programs for local

1:18:40youth. A free hands-on cake decorating

1:18:43program begins Thursday, Nove November

1:18:465th for ages 13- 17 with registration

1:18:49now open. A new boxing class will be

1:18:52offered Wednesdays with classes for ages

1:18:548 to 8 to 12 uh at 5:15 p.m. and ages 13

1:18:59to 17 from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.

1:19:02Registration for the October sessions uh

1:19:04opens September 30th. And for any

1:19:07further uh information, call 937-333322.

1:19:13Thank you, Mayor.

1:19:14>> Thank you, sir. Uh Commissioner Joseph,

1:19:17some comments.

1:19:18>> Yeah, two things. Uh the first is city's

1:19:20working on its 2026 sustainability plan,

1:19:22which you might already know. Uh the

1:19:24next community workshop is Tuesday the

1:19:2629th, coming up at 6 PM at Laurai. Uh we

1:19:29want to hear from you about neighborhood

1:19:31priorities and Dayton's future so it

1:19:32makes it into the plan. Second, uh since

1:19:35this is a home repairs the theme of the

1:19:37day, if you're a homeowner dealing with

1:19:39high utility bills, a leaky roof,

1:19:42basement flooding, as many are, or other

1:19:45way weather related issues, come out to

1:19:48the weather ready Dayton meeting on

1:19:50Thursday, October 1st, next Thursday, at

1:19:536:30 p.m. at the Southeast Metro

1:19:55Library. Uh information is going to be

1:19:57there about free assistance and

1:19:59resources to help homeowners protect and

1:20:01improve their homes. Thank you, Mayor.

1:20:03That's all. Thank you. Uh thank you to

1:20:06all of my colleagues. Thank you to all

1:20:07of the residents that came out and the

1:20:09staff members uh for your your your

1:20:12daily commitment uh to providing the the

1:20:15service uh to the residents and to many

1:20:18of our community stakeholders. So, thank

1:20:20you again to the staff. I know we're

1:20:21coming up on what is it uh employee

1:20:24appreciation month. We will be actually

1:20:26around the corner rolling into the month

1:20:28of October. I also want to acknowledge

1:20:32uh Miss Brown. Thank you for the

1:20:33comprehensive overview. I really

1:20:35appreciate that. And then the work of

1:20:36our water department, uh, Miss Thomas,

1:20:39Miss Kennedy, thank you, Miss Tommy, for

1:20:41being here as well and the partnership.

1:20:43Um, and to, um,

1:20:48Mr. Parllet, thank you.

1:20:51>> Thank you for being here. Thank you for

1:20:52your work. Uh, Mr. Johnson, thank you

1:20:55for your comments. Miss Mary Sue, thank

1:20:56you for uplifting and and the noting

1:20:58that the reports we will follow back up

1:21:01and to see where we are for the missing

1:21:03reports that you have noted in the two

1:21:05board appointments and that has been a

1:21:07conversation as well. Thank you for

1:21:09uplifting and highlighting that there

1:21:10will be two openings uh the 1st of

1:21:13January 2027. U Mr. Carrian, I'm going

1:21:16to speak with you and make sure that I'm

1:21:18following you and I'm tracking in terms

1:21:19of your concerns so that we can follow

1:21:21up. I'm glad that you stayed um so that

1:21:23we can have some more detailed

1:21:24conversation. Um Mr. Johnson, again, I

1:21:28appreciate your comments. Um and to your

1:21:30point, that was some of the concerns

1:21:32that uh Commissioner raised in terms of

1:21:34where we are right now in the economy

1:21:35and our bonds rating and all those

1:21:37various different things. Um but as

1:21:39noted uh these bonds were in fact we

1:21:42will the contract itself will be from

1:21:45insurance companies, banks whatever have

1:21:47you that will actually we will enter

1:21:48into uh those agreements with uh so that

1:21:51we are able to make the necessary

1:21:52improvements that Miss um Brown

1:21:55eloquently uh articulated and laid out

1:21:58for us all to follow. So again, thank

1:22:00you for that. Um and Mr. Davis, I look

1:22:02forward to having a conversation with

1:22:04you after the meeting so I can follow up

1:22:05and give you some more um uh guidance,

1:22:09if you will. Um but again, as noted,

1:22:12this more so on the on the county side,

1:22:13but uh we'll be happy to have that

1:22:15conversation with you. Commissioner

1:22:17Fairchild has already noted, but I

1:22:19really truly want to uplift this. Um and

1:22:21that is that the uh food distribution

1:22:24event take place tomorrow. Again, that

1:22:26is Thursday, September the 24th from

1:22:2910:00 a.m. to noon. So, make sure you

1:22:32get in line. Um, Walcomm Stadium, UD

1:22:35Arena, uh, free food distribution, and

1:22:39also the Five Rivers Health Center will

1:22:42have mobile health clinics that will be

1:22:44on site. Um, make sure again that you

1:22:46are you get in line early and that you

1:22:49participate. The the process and the

1:22:52distribution line and the logistics,

1:22:54they have very um uh fine-tuned the

1:22:58process itself. it works very swiftly

1:23:00and they're very prompt. So, we really

1:23:02appreciate the work of Cara Source um

1:23:05and the food bank and the partnership

1:23:06that will be hosting this event. Um I

1:23:09also want to uplift and acknowledge last

1:23:12week's health fair. I think it was last

1:23:14Friday. Uh kudos to our human uh

1:23:17resource department, all of the staff

1:23:18members that came out. It was a

1:23:20successful event from what I know. Um

1:23:22and so again, thank you to the staff and

1:23:24the leadership. Uh yesterday evening we

1:23:27held our first uh orientation or the one

1:23:29and only orientation to the flight plan

1:23:31advisory committee which was well

1:23:33attended. So I want to thank uh our

1:23:35team. Thank you Mr. Davis, Mr. Ola Dejo.

1:23:38Thank you very much for for your

1:23:40leadership and for really uh pulling all

1:23:42of the various different community

1:23:44members together. It was a packed house,

1:23:47a lot of energy. I look forward to my

1:23:49colleagues joining us. a lot of a lot of

1:23:52great um recommendations, ideas that are

1:23:54already blowing on and that are ready to

1:23:57be um presented to the commission as a

1:24:00whole as we look at the three advisory

1:24:04committees, people center governance,

1:24:05reimagine public safety and business and

1:24:08economic development. Also would like to

1:24:10congratulate all of the the recipients

1:24:13for the Amos project, black women's

1:24:16health initiative. There was a ceremony

1:24:18that took place this Saturday. There

1:24:20were a number of events that took place

1:24:22Saturday. Uh the the annual Hispanic

1:24:25festival which was well attended despite

1:24:26the rain. It was well attended. Um and

1:24:29then Belmont day again was a success.

1:24:32And then I would like to also

1:24:34acknowledge Dayton truly has some

1:24:36talent. Uh Tiffany Countryman uh held

1:24:40and produced a play um that was a

1:24:43success. Uh, I have the name um, If I

1:24:47Had a Daddy was the name of the play.

1:24:49Um, and the talent that we uh, we had a

1:24:54chance to witness on stage at the

1:24:56convention center um, in the theater,

1:24:58which is a beautiful room with all of

1:24:59the various different renovations. It

1:25:01was just a remarkable to see the talent

1:25:03that we have right here in the city of

1:25:05Dayton. So, uh, congratulations to all

1:25:07of the participants, all of the the

1:25:10actors, actresses, and to the the band

1:25:13itself and to Tiffany Countrymen. Um,

1:25:16and so with no further business, this

1:25:18meeting is adjourned. May I have a

1:25:20motion to Oh, we cannot adjourn this

1:25:22meeting because may I have a motion to

1:25:24convene into executive session, please?

1:25:28I move that the city commission convene

1:25:29into executive session to discuss

1:25:31personnel uh related to employee

1:25:33appointment employment dismiss or

1:25:35demotion.

1:25:35>> Second the motion, your honor.

1:25:39>> All right, Miss McClendon, may I have a

1:25:41roll call, please?

1:25:42>> Mayor Turner Sloth,

1:25:44>> I. Commissioners Joseph.

1:25:45>> Hi

1:25:46>> Shaw.

1:25:46>> Hi

1:25:46>> Fairchild.

1:25:47>> Hi

1:25:48>> Beckham.

1:25:48>> Hi

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