2026-10-07 - City Commission

00:05Dayton City Commission meeting will now

00:07come to order. Would you please rise for

00:09the invocation? Remain standing for the

00:10pledge of allegiance.

00:12Uh Commissioner Beckham's going to give

00:14the invocation today.

00:17Dear Lord, thank you for this day. Uh

00:20thank you for the opportunity to make a

00:21difference in this city. Lord, we ask

00:24for clarity, wisdom. Lord, we ask for

00:26alignment. Uh in your name we pray. We

00:29ask that your will be done uh for our

00:30community. Amen.

00:32>> Amen.

00:33>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

00:36United States of America and to the

00:38republic for which it stands. One nation

00:41under God, indivisible, with liberty and

00:44justice for all.

00:48>> Mlennon, may we have the roll call,

00:49please?

00:50>> Mayor Turner Sllos, Commissioners

00:53Joseph, I.

00:54>> Shaw, Ichild, I. Beckham.

00:58>> Thank you. Uh, may I have a motion to

01:00excuse the absence of Mayor Turner

01:02Sloth, please?

01:03>> So moved, John.

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

01:05>> It's been properly moved and seconded to

01:07excuse the absence of Mayor Turner

01:08Sloths. All in favor say I. I. All post

01:11say no.

01:12>> May I have a motion to approve the

01:13minutes of September 30th, 2026 meeting?

01:16>> So move, John.

01:18>> Second.

01:18>> Thank you. It's been properly moved and

01:20seconded to approve the minutes of the

01:21September 30th, 2026 meeting. All in

01:24favor say I.

01:25>> I. I. All oppose say no. Any

01:27abstensions?

01:30Uh, Miss McClendon, any communications

01:32or petitions this evening?

01:33>> There are none, your honor.

01:35>> Thank you very much. I see we have no

01:36presentations. Uh, Miss McClennon, any

01:39additions, deletions, or comments to the

01:40calendar?

01:41>> There are none, your honor.

01:42>> None. Miss Dixine, any additions,

01:44deletions, or comments to the calendar?

01:45>> Your honor, I have no additions or

01:47deletions to this evening's calendar. I

01:49do have one item to highlight. That is

01:51uh a service agreement item number four

01:53which is a grant agreement of $125,000.

01:57This is for the YWCA.

02:00It is uh aligned uh with approved action

02:05plans from 2022 and 2024 and it will

02:08provide funding towards uh security and

02:12accessibility improvements for the um

02:15domestic violence and the permitive

02:17supportive housing units that are in

02:19that facility.

02:21And that's all I have, your honor.

02:23>> Thank you, Miss D. That's that's great

02:24stuff.

02:27Uh, Miss McClennon, any citizens are

02:29registered to speak on calendar.

02:32>> Your honor, there are five citizens

02:33registered to speak on calendar items. I

02:36would like to state there is a 3minut

02:37time limit. As you address the

02:39commission, we ask that you state your

02:40name and address for the record. At that

02:43time, I will turn on the green light.

02:44When the green light comes on, you will

02:46have 3 minutes to speak. After you have

02:48spoken two and a half minutes, a yellow

02:50light will come on and you will have 30

02:52seconds remaining to speak. When the red

02:54light comes on, you will be asked to

02:56cease your comments and to take your

02:57seat. To the audience in attendance,

03:00please be mindful this is a business

03:02meeting and we kindly request that

03:04during this portion of the meeting you

03:05refrain from any hand clapping, finger

03:07snapping, and conversation that would

03:09prevent the city commission from hearing

03:11the speaker's comments. I call to the

03:14podium Yousef Elzay

03:29Zane 4906 Amberwood Drive Dayton Ohio

03:33mayor commissioner city manager last

03:36November 58% of the Dayton voter voters

03:39approved issue 9 a 1 mil levy to create

03:43a public hospital in West Dayton, a

03:46community without a full service

03:48hospital since good Samaritan closed in

03:502018. Almost a year later, the board the

03:54ordinance calls for for has not been

03:57appointed. The vote exists because of

03:59Bishop Richard Cox who appeared in front

04:02many times and the clergy comm community

04:05coalition. Through four petitions,

04:07campaign and nearly 8,000 signatures,

04:10they kept going through rejections and

04:12commission vote and took the question

04:14directly to the voter. Bishop Cox and

04:17every Donian who voted yes asked for one

04:21thing. Form the board, raise the funds,

04:25and build the hospital. The hospital

04:28will stand in West Dayton, but it's for

04:30every Daytonian who cannot afford care,

04:33especially as the fed federal government

04:36cuts to Medicaid and other services

04:38leave more families without coverage. In

04:42January of this year, the law department

04:44said that the levy would not fully fund

04:46the hospital. That's well known. That

04:48may be true, but voters never believed

04:51that a 2 million $2 million a year would

04:55build one. It is seed money and the

04:58board's job is to bring in county,

05:02state, and federal and private partners.

05:04Declaring the money insufficient before

05:06the board has met gets the order

05:09backwards. The cost is $35 a year for

05:13100,000 uh home value

05:17and about $52 for 150 home value. Now,

05:20compare that to the city's utility rates

05:22increases last November. I didn't see

05:25anyone of you vote against it. Water

05:29rises 8.5% a year through 2028. Sewer

05:33rises 9.5% than 9% than uh the and and

05:38so on. For the average household, that's

05:41about 96 more dollars in 2026 and nearly

05:45288 more per year by 2028

05:50compared with 2024 without a public

05:52vote. I understand the need for

05:54infrastructure investment. I am an

05:56engineer and I know deferred maintenance

05:59only costs more. I am asking for

06:02consistency. If a $35 levy delay, what

06:06do increases several times larger say?

06:10The ordinance provide a path, appoint

06:12the board, hold hearings, commission a

06:15need assessment, commission a needs

06:17assessment, and seek partners. and the

06:19city's own attorney, the nonprofit

06:22contract route would require another

06:24vote and that's not acceptable by the

06:26people. So I ask you tonight, will you

06:28set a date to appoint the hospital

06:31board? Thank you. Wow, that's an

06:33achievement.

06:33>> Thank you.

06:35>> I call to the podium Rodney Stark.

06:44Rodney Stark, 4526 Alfred Drive, Dayton,

06:48Ohio, 45417.

06:53Good evening, um,

06:57commission. Madame Mayor is not here in

06:59her absence. Good evening, city manager.

07:03Good evening, Madame Clerk and Miss

07:05Jackson. Let's cut to the chase on this

07:08hospital. Uh, rest in peace, Bishop. Um,

07:12Cox, Richard Cox. I thank this guy

07:16because now I see exactly what he was up

07:18against. He was up against a stubborn

07:21commission who had no interest in doing

07:24a darn thing about that hospital. And

07:27you still don't have an interest in

07:28doing anything about that hospital. But

07:30let me tell you something. That hospital

07:33got more votes than you got, Darius.

07:36More votes than you got. Probably going

07:38to get more votes than you you're you're

07:40going to get. uh Matt Joseph and you too

07:42Chris Shaw. So keep playing around with

07:44that hospital all you want to. I

07:46guarantee you there's a person that's

07:48not here today because of that hospital

07:51and that's Jeffrey Mims. Keep playing

07:53with that hospital. Keep messing around

07:55with the citizens of Dayton. You guys

07:58have done anything about the things that

08:00the citizen of Dayton has come to this

08:03podium time and time again. Every

08:05meeting complain about the hospital.

08:08Talk about the block cameras. We talk

08:10about the use of force in deescalation.

08:13Nothing is being done about it. You're

08:14kicking a can down the roads and act

08:16like we don't even exist. Who do you

08:18work for?

08:20Where's your shadow government at? Don't

08:23tell me about money and funding for a

08:25hospital. When I see you borrowing money

08:27based on those bonds,

08:30>> you spent you borrowed a $100 million to

08:34fund a nonprofit. You want to know the

08:36name of that nonprofit? It's called Care

08:38Source.

08:41You guys play funny money around here.

08:43You take the bond money, you put it into

08:46the port authority, and you let them

08:48issue the money over to Care Source. The

08:51Port Authority still didn't pay you the

08:52money back. You still owe you about $15

08:55million on that parking deck.

08:58And you can't claim it back. Why you

09:00can't claim it back? Because you have a

09:02no recourse clause in the contract.

09:08Don't look at me like I'm lying. It's in

09:11your financials.

09:15Stop playing games with the American

09:16people. Stop playing games with the

09:18citizens of Dayton. And do your job and

09:22stop kicking the can down the road.

09:25We don't need you to run around here

09:26picking up trash in the neighborhood. We

09:28need you here doing your jobs. That's

09:30what we need. Thank you.

09:32>> Thank you.

09:34I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

09:52I'm Alec Johnson. I live at 3206 Lynden

09:55Avenue in the Hearthstone neighborhood

09:56of Dayton. Greetings, mayor,

09:58commissioners, city staff, and the

10:00greater Dayton community. Dayton voters

10:02enacted the public hospital ordinance. I

10:05want to thank the clergy community

10:07coalition, including the late Bishop

10:09Richard Cox and other community leaders

10:10for driving this issue forward. The

10:13question is no longer whether the

10:14commission should enact another

10:16ordinance. No additional enabling

10:18legislation is required. Section 36.502

10:21already supplies the authority in the

10:23process for forming the 11 member

10:25governing board. The mayor proposes

10:27trustees and the commission votes to

10:29approve them. Adding my voice to many

10:31others, our request is direct. Mayor

10:33Turner Sllo, please begin that process

10:36within 30 days. Publish a timetable and

10:38qualifications for the board. Invite

10:40applications and community nominations,

10:42and submit proposed trustees for public

10:45consideration. The ordinance specifies

10:47an unusually broad board.

10:49Representatives from the human relations

10:51council, planning and neighborhood

10:52development and finance, an architect

10:54experienced in trauma-informed design,

10:56healthcare workers and labor

10:58representatives, community organizations

10:59concerned with healthcare access or

11:02civil rights, and a member of the

11:03public. The structure was designed to

11:05combine professional knowledge with

11:06community accountability. This matters

11:08because West Dayton has already waited

11:10eight years since Good Samaritan closed.

11:12Nearly 39,000 residents lost nearby

11:15hospital access. The two nearest census

11:18tracks were more than 85%

11:19African-American. West Dayton lost

11:22emergency access, maternity care, jobs,

11:24and a major community institution. The

11:27question I've raised here so many times

11:28before applies directly. Who pays? Who

11:31benefits? Who governs? Dayton voters

11:33agreed to pay. West Dayton should

11:35benefit. And the public board specified

11:37in the ordinance should govern openly

11:38and accountably. We're not asking you

11:40for a full service hospital tomorrow.

11:42We're asking you to initi in initiate

11:44the governing the governing process the

11:46voters approved. Once seated, the board

11:48can test phase services, recruit

11:50partners, identify the site, secure

11:53capital, and report openly. The hospital

11:55can also become a West Dayton anchor

11:57institution, supporting union jobs and

11:59apprenticeships, and purchasing from

12:01local and workerowned businesses. The

12:03voters supplied the mandate in the

12:04governing structure. No new legislative

12:06hurdle should be placed between their

12:08decision and its implementation. The

12:10next step is nominations from the mayor,

12:12public consideration, and recorded votes

12:14by the commissioners, and a governing

12:16board prepared to begin the work.

12:17Working together, we can ensure that

12:19public policy and public power produce

12:21public wealth and public health and

12:24public health. Thank you.

12:27>> Thank you.

12:27>> I call to the podium Mary Suka Miner.

12:40Mary Sue Gaminer, 1418 Arbor Avenue.

12:45Good evening. Regarding uh 6960-26,

12:50I want to affirm your rejection of the

12:52liquor license for 3000 Wayne Avenue.

12:54That corner is an eyesore, and I hope

12:56the new owner cleans it up. But selling

12:59liquor out of there with its location at

13:00the high school bus stop would be a

13:02disaster. After all the problems last

13:04school year, the area is quieter now,

13:06and I'd like it to stay that way since

13:08it's my neighborhood.

13:10Regarding C1 and C2, I'm curious about

13:13the contracts for tree planting. It

13:16looks like both companies had done work

13:18before using the $50,000 threshold and

13:21now have $300,000 plus dollar contracts.

13:25Were they granted these contracts based

13:27on previous work or did they participate

13:29in an open bidding process? And how many

13:32other companies responded

13:35in reference to the contract for a

13:36search for a new city manager? The scope

13:39includes three optional public meetings.

13:41That's good. and then says one

13:43facilitated public meeting outside final

13:46review and that statement didn't make

13:49sense to me and that's in the contract.

13:51So I'm not sure whether that's inside of

13:53the three optional meetings or in

13:55addition to and when outside final

13:58review is. Finally 6962-26.

14:03You are authorizing the levy. So the

14:04money for the hospital hospital will be

14:06coming to the city soon. Good Samaritan

14:09Hospital was closed in 2018. The public

14:12health crisis in West Dayton continues

14:14and the city commission has done

14:15nothing. Members of the community, the

14:18clergy community coalition, created an

14:20initiative petition and secured enough

14:23signatures to get it on the ballot.

14:25Citizens approved it by 58 to 41%, a

14:28substantial margin. I looked back at the

14:31petition I signed and the problems it

14:32listed. Racism in public health, high

14:35infant mortality, poor poorer health

14:38outcomes in West Dayton are still a

14:40problem. Fortunately, we have a way

14:43forward in the ordinance that the

14:44community approved. It states clearly in

14:47the ordinance, quote, "The mayor with

14:49the approval of a majority of the

14:51commission shall appoint a hospital

14:53governing board." End quote. What

14:55happens after that is up to the board.

14:58There is a desire for a public hearing

14:59about how the hospital will unfold.

15:02Since the mayor is chair of the board, I

15:04trust that she will involve the public

15:06as much as possible. There's been

15:08discussion of a second ordinance of

15:10turning everything over to a nonprofit.

15:12Those discussions are premature because

15:15the board has not yet been appointed.

15:17You've taken a step tonight to get the

15:19money. I urge you to take the next step

15:21now and get the board in place.

15:24>> Thank you.

15:25>> I call to the podium Lynn Leance.

15:42Hi, Lyn Lamance. 1061 Bertram Avenue,

15:45the Fair View neighborhood where Good

15:47Samaritan Hospital stood.

15:50I'm here to speak on the hospital um

15:53line item. I am against uh any second

15:57ballots. The people have spoke again as

16:00Mr. Stark stated. Um, this initiative

16:03got more votes than any of you. Uh, we

16:06want to enforce what the people want. We

16:10want to support the mayor in her uh,

16:13endeavors. We need a board appointed.

16:17And again as I have spoke before you all

16:21have

16:22worked on an NCA board that came after

16:27this hospital initiative

16:29um much faster than a board for the

16:32hospital for the public hospital. Um an

16:36NCA board is this is just for retail. Um

16:42we do not want our property taxes

16:44wasted.

16:46Um, and just as a reminder, there are

16:49people that are signing up to eliminate

16:51property taxes as well as voting for a

16:55new auditor. Also, you do not have to

16:58support a school levy. We we are tired

17:01of these monies getting eliminated.

17:04Um, I'll also speak to the YMCA that's

17:08there in the Fair View neighborhood. It

17:09still does not even have a proper sign.

17:11It has banners along Salem Avenue. It

17:14looks very raggedy compared to the

17:17suburban YMCA's.

17:20Um, I also want to speak regarding the

17:22city manager contract.

17:25Um, we do not want a city manager that

17:28has ties to Israel. We do not want a

17:32downtown driven city manager. We want

17:36the genocide contract. We want that to

17:40be enforced in all city contracts. It

17:44also had a clause in there about AI. The

17:47company you're using a no AI.

17:51Uh we believe there should be age limits

17:54as well as time limits on a city manager

17:56as well as is you all on the commission.

18:00Uh also the blade cutters um line item.

18:04What happened to all the tree farms

18:06along Main Street and Helena and Helena

18:09and Forest Avenue and Victor Avenue? And

18:11there were some along Salem Avenue. Why

18:13are you people not using these trees?

18:16Save money. Use the trees. Montgomery

18:18County Land Bank also has trees. Use

18:21those trees.

18:23>> Thank you.

18:24>> Thank you.

18:26>> That concludes speaker's own calendar

18:27items, your honor.

18:30>> Thank you. Uh, commissioners, any

18:32comments on the city manager's

18:33recommendations? Commissioner Beckham?

18:37Um, none on calendar items? Um, I do

18:41just want to speak to a couple of the

18:44comments uh that have come forth thus

18:48far. Um, specifically in relation to the

18:50public hospital, I think uh what we've

18:52heard tonight uh is accurate in the

18:54sense that the governing structure um is

18:57um a required nomination by the mayor's

19:01office uh with approval by uh this body

19:04and um I think you know as I'll just

19:07speak for certainly myself as as uh this

19:11is certainly a ballot initiative that

19:12the the community passed and did the

19:14work uh to to to get on the ballot. Um

19:18so when those names are presented I

19:20think there will be a discussion. Um as

19:22of right now uh we we continue to I

19:25think await uh those nominations. So uh

19:28that is what I wanted to um at least

19:31share on the public hospital. Um the use

19:34of force committee which I um spoke to

19:38uh in previous commission meetings. Um

19:41Mr. Stark I I I heard you raise that as

19:44well. Um just wanted to note that uh

19:47upon further review

19:50um my office and I realized that um the

19:54uh the board has expired right and and

19:58has expired since um

20:01uh since me joining this commission. So

20:04in that review uh it's very clear that

20:07we have to reappoint the members of that

20:09board. Um so there will be an

20:11application period where we're asking

20:13folks to um apply to join the use of

20:16force committee. There are set uh

20:18parameters by which we want uh

20:20particular expertise you know certain

20:23individuals uh with law um background in

20:27in in certain uh fields. Um but all of

20:30the particular members are not specific

20:33to expertise lane. So there are a couple

20:36of uh I think open seats in addition to

20:38the required expertise that we want to

20:40fill. Um so stand by those uh

20:43applications. Um uh that application

20:46period will open um and then we will

20:49move forward with actually

20:50reestablishing reestablishing that

20:52committee based on the ordinance uh that

20:55was um uh adopted right to form the

20:58committee. So uh felt the need to give

21:01that update as well. So, my office and I

21:03are working on that. Um, and, uh, once

21:05we get applications in, we'll do a

21:07review and try to get that committee

21:09back moving. So, uh, those are all my

21:11comments. Thank you.

21:12>> Thanks, Commissioner. Commissioner

21:13Fairchild.

21:14>> Yeah. Um, city manager, could you give

21:16the same information you shared with me

21:19around the trees? I think that might be

21:20helpful.

21:21>> Sure. Sure. Um so C1 and C2 uh is uh

21:25first of all being funded with uh uh one

21:29year with ARPA and then we received a $2

21:32million grant um from the federal

21:34government and you'll recall um that was

21:38this earlier this year that we received

21:39a $2 million grant. So first of all the

21:42three-year program

21:44uh will be funded with grant funding.

21:47The second thing is that these um there

21:50was a competitive process. There was a

21:53bid process that went through and these

21:56two individual um respondents about half

22:00of the uh their bid was lowest in each

22:03case. So after consulting with

22:06procurement and law as we look at these

22:08things, we decided to award these two

22:10contracts on the low bid items and tree

22:14tree inventory that they responded. they

22:17they competed for um and these are for

22:21trees that are in the public rideway and

22:25cityowned property primarily our parks.

22:29So every year and the process is open

22:32now. Every year the um

22:37we put out a call to um the community to

22:41see if they want if they want a a tree

22:44for their um rideway and their tree

22:46lawns. These are trees at no cost to the

22:50homeowners uh to be able to get. So you

22:53just have to sign up. I was looking for

22:55that um email so that I could share that

22:59information. Hold on one quick minute.

23:02Um we'll share that. So the if an if a

23:06resident is interested in receiving a

23:09tree in their tree lawn in the right of

23:12way, they should go to our website at

23:15dayton ohio.gov/free

23:19trees.

23:20Free street trees. Okay. So

23:24dayton.gov/free

23:27street trees and they can get put on a

23:30list and this um these contracts will

23:33cover uh all of the requests that we get

23:36in that process as well as into our park

23:40land replacing trees. And you'll also

23:43recall that we did a s we have a survey

23:46underway of all of our trees. It's

23:48basically a tree inventory in the rights

23:51of way and in our parks. uh to um not

23:55only account for the trees but note

23:57their health and whatnot. And that is

24:00what we're going to use uh to prioritize

24:03uh tree placement in the future years.

24:06It's about 85% done. We anticipated to

24:08be completed at the end of this year.

24:11>> Great. Thank you. Yeah. Um, the mayor's

24:15not here, but I want to thank her for

24:16her leadership on getting the contract

24:19for the search of the new city manager

24:21with Ralph Tillis, as well as my

24:23colleagues, uh, Miss Jackson,

24:26um, our law department. It was um, quite

24:30an effort. Um, but I am pleased with the

24:33community engagement that's included in

24:36it. Uh, Miss Meer, I think because I I

24:39read that sentence and it quite didn't

24:40make sense to me either, but knowing

24:43what we've asked for, I believe there

24:45will be input at the beginning of the

24:48process from the community and then when

24:51we get down to the candidates that that

24:54outside the finalist comment is

24:58additional community input once we have

25:01narrowed down to the finalists and I'm

25:03seeing some shakes of yes. though. Um,

25:06one of the things that's key to this is

25:07that we couldn't have discussions as a

25:11commission with the firm until we got

25:14this thing under contract. And so, the

25:17lawyers have been kind of taking what

25:18we've wanted, worked with their lawyers

25:21to get the contract negotiated. And the

25:24next step will be after we get it signed

25:28um will be for the commission to meet

25:30with their representatives and to start

25:33putting some specifics onto that

25:35process. I have to say I'm a little

25:37anxious because um the clock is moving

25:40fast and um we're further this took

25:44longer than I anticipated and so um I'm

25:48mindful that um we're going to have to

25:51work very diligently especially going

25:54through a holiday season um and you know

25:58winter weather to really um get this

26:01done. So, but I know that my colleagues

26:05are committed to doing a search that um

26:09is a strong search so that we can get

26:12the best candidate to serve the citizens

26:14of Dayton. So, um and city manager, I

26:18want to thank you because I know that

26:21typically it would have needed to wait

26:23to next Wednesday and you expedited it

26:26to get it to this Wednesday and a week

26:29will make can make a big difference in

26:30this process. So, thank you for doing

26:32that.

26:33>> Sure.

26:34>> Um, finally, I just want to um state

26:37here, I think some people have heard,

26:40I'm not sure that it's um been publicly

26:42stated, um I had sent a letter

26:45requesting an opinion from the Ohio

26:48Ethics Commission regarding whether I

26:50have a conflict or not because of um a

26:53public hospital and my appointment at

26:55Dayton Children's. As I prepared that

26:58letter, I used uh a lawyer, a private

27:00lawyer, but I ran the letter by um city

27:04law department, Dayton Children's um

27:07hospital law department, and a lawyer

27:10for the CCC so that they could put

27:13input, they could review it, give me any

27:15feedback before I sent the letter so

27:17that all parties felt that the facts

27:20were represented fairly. Um the O OEC

27:24has made sent their ruling and they have

27:27determined I do have a conflict. So on

27:30the

27:32item tonight, I'll be recusing myself

27:34because of that conflict and I will not

27:36be able to participate in helping to

27:40identify board members, vote on board

27:43members and those kind of steps.

27:46Thank you. Those are my comments. Thank

27:48you.

27:48>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner.

27:51>> Thank you, Commissioner, for that um

27:54clarity. Um Commissioner Beckham, I want

27:57to thank you for re-engaging in this

27:58process, the use of force. Um I think

28:00it's very important that we continue

28:02this, strengthen this, and you know, the

28:04idea was always that we would kind of

28:06take a look at what happens uh through

28:08the process and evaluate, re-evaluate,

28:12and move in the appropriate direction.

28:14So, I'm glad you're you're um engaging

28:16on that. Thank you. Um, and as to the

28:18hospital board, um, I have made it clear

28:21to the mayor that I am anxiously waiting

28:23for her to form the board and that I

28:25would be supportive of her, um, her

28:28judgment and her process on this um, and

28:31and her guidance as we move forward

28:34this. I think it is uh, very important

28:36that uh, we have um, public input on

28:39this process. Um, you know, the voters

28:41did put this on on the ballot. Um, so

28:44I'm anxiously waiting uh to see what

28:46comes out of this and I think it's

28:48appropriate that the board kind of uh

28:50guide um the mayor's decision on on what

28:54to do further. So anxiously waiting and

28:57that's all I have. Mayor,

28:58>> sure. Thank you, Commissioner. I

28:59appreciate it.

29:00>> I'll just add uh my colleagues who

29:02covered everything nicely. I just want

29:04to add that I joined my colleagues. I

29:06spoke to the mayor earlier this week and

29:08I told her I look forward to her

29:09appointments. We it was a good

29:11conversation. and I think she's thinking

29:12about it right now. So, I think we're

29:13going to be moving forward relatively

29:14quickly here. Uh, that's all I have. Uh,

29:19may I have a motion to approve the city

29:20manager's recommendations?

29:22>> I move to approve the city manager's

29:23recommendation.

29:24>> Second the motion, your honor.

29:26>> Been properly moved and seconded to

29:27approve the city manager's

29:28recommendations. All in favor say I.

29:31>> I. All say no.

29:34>> Uh, legislation, Miss McClendon.

29:40M

29:41>> beh

29:52>> Oh, I see. Okay.

29:54>> Separately.

29:54>> Got you.

29:57>> Oh,

29:58>> yeah. It's an emergency. So, we have to

30:00have four.

30:00>> Oh, wow.

30:01>> Can't be an emergency.

30:02>> No.

30:04>> Well,

30:05>> all right. That's uh Thank you, uh, Miss

30:08Jackson. uh because of the the effects

30:12of the commissioner not being able to

30:13vote on that issue, we we brought it up

30:16as an emergency today which calls for

30:17four votes to pass and we won't be able

30:19to do that. So, uh I suppose we'll pull

30:21it. That'd be the quickest way to pull

30:23it.

30:23>> Yes, it has to be passed by the end of

30:26this month. So, we're going to have to

30:28pull and make sure that all five of you

30:31or four of you that can vote are here um

30:34so that we can get it approved before

30:37the 10 before 10:30.

30:39>> Great. Thank Thank you, Miss Jackson.

30:40Good catch.

30:42Okay. So, we'll pull 69226.

30:48>> All right. Now, legislation.

30:50>> Okay.

30:52First reading, emergency resolution

30:54number 6958-26,

30:57authorizing the acceptance of a grant

30:59award from the Ohio Department of Public

31:01Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office in

31:04the amount of 70, thou,955.14

31:10on behalf of the city of Dayton and

31:12declaring an emergency. Your

31:14>> honor, being declared an emergency, I

31:15move for the immediate passage of

31:17resolution number 6958-26.

31:20Second the motion, your honor.

31:21>> It's been properly moved and seconded to

31:23declare emergency resolution number

31:246958-26

31:26an emergency. All in favor say I. I.

31:28>> All oppose say no.

31:31>> Second reading emergency resolution

31:33number 6958-26.

31:36authorizing the acceptance of a grant

31:38award from the Ohio Department of Public

31:40Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office in

31:43the amount of 70,955.14

31:47on behalf of the city of Dayton.

31:49Commissioners Joseph

31:51>> I

31:51>> Shaw

31:52>> I

31:52>> Fairchild

31:53>> I

31:54>> Beckham

31:54>> I.

31:55>> Emergency resolution number 6958-26

32:00has been adopted with four votes in

32:01favor. First reading, emergency

32:04resolution number 6959-26,

32:09authorizing the acceptance of a grant

32:10award from the Ohio Department of Public

32:12Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office in

32:15the amount of $249,97757

32:21on behalf of the city of Dayton and

32:23declaring an emergency.

32:25>> Your honor, resolution 6959-26

32:28being declared an emergency. I move for

32:30its immediate passage. Second, your

32:32honor.

32:32>> It's been properly moved and seconded to

32:34declare emergency resolution number

32:366959-26

32:38an emergency. All in favor say I.

32:40>> I. All oppose say no.

32:43>> Second reading, emergency resolution

32:45number 6959-26.

32:48authorizing the acceptance of a grant

32:50award from the Ohio Department of Public

32:52Safety, Ohio Traffic Safety Office in

32:55the amount of $249,97757

33:00on behalf of the city of Dayton.

33:02Commissioners Joseph

33:03>> I

33:04>> Shaw

33:05>> I

33:05>> Fairchild

33:06>> I

33:07>> Beckham

33:07>> I

33:08>> emergency resolution number 6959-26

33:12has been adopted with four votes in

33:14favor.

33:16First reading, emergency resolution

33:18number 6960-26,

33:21objecting to the issuance of liquor

33:23permit number 100015883-1,

33:28Adna Property LLC, 3000 Wayne Avenue,

33:32Dayton, Ohio 45420, and declaring an

33:35emergency.

33:36>> Having been declared an emergency, I

33:38move for the immediate passage of

33:40emergency resolution number 6960-26.

33:44>> Second. It's been properly moved and

33:46seconded to declare emergency resolution

33:48number 6960-26

33:50an emergency. All in favor say I. I.

33:52>> I.

33:53>> All oppose say no.

33:56>> Second reading. Emergency resolution

33:58number 6960-26.

34:01Objecting to the issuance of liquor

34:02permit number 100015883-1

34:07Adna Property LLC 3000 Wayne Avenue

34:11Dayton Ohio 45420.

34:13Commissioners Joseph

34:14>> I

34:15>> Shaw

34:16>> I

34:16>> Fairchild

34:17>> I

34:18>> Beckham

34:18>> I

34:19>> Emergency Resolution number 6960-26

34:23has been adopted with four votes in

34:25favor.

34:26First reading, emergency resolution

34:28number 6961-26,

34:31objecting to the issuance of liquor

34:33permit number 100001-95530-2,

34:38Moose Works LLC, doing business as

34:40Bruce's Country Saloon, 1228 Wilmington

34:44Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, 45420, and

34:47declaring an emergency.

34:49>> The honor being declared an emergency, I

34:50move for the immediate passage of

34:52resolution number 6961-26.

34:55Second the motion, your honor.

34:57>> It's been properly moved and seconded to

34:59declare emergency resolution number

35:006961-26

35:02an emergency. All in favor say I. I.

35:05>> I. All in favor say no.

35:08>> Second reading. Emergency resolution

35:10number 6961-26

35:13objecting to the issuance of liquor

35:15permit number 10195530-2.

35:20Moose Works LLC doing business as

35:22Bruce's Country Saloon 1228 Wilmington

35:25Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45420.

35:29Commissioners Joseph

35:30>> I.

35:31>> Shaw,

35:31>> I.

35:32>> Fairchild,

35:32>> I.

35:33>> Beckham,

35:34>> I.

35:35>> Emergency resolution number 6961-26

35:39has been adopted with four votes in

35:40favor.

35:43First reading emergency resolution

35:45number 6963-26

35:48authorizing the acceptance of the fiscal

35:50year 2025 assistance to firefighters

35:53grant in the amount of 110,5100

35:58by the Federal Emergency Management

36:00Agency authorizing the required matching

36:03funds in the amount of $11,51

36:09and declaring an emergency.

36:11I move the um declaring emergency

36:15resolution number 6963-26

36:18an emergency.

36:19>> Second. H.

36:20>> It's been properly moved and seconded to

36:22declare emergency resolution number

36:236963-26

36:25an emergency. All in favor say I.

36:27>> I. All post say no.

36:30>> First reading ordinance number 32218-26.

36:35Amending section 61.02

36:3961.03.

36:403 61.05

36:4361.06

36:4593.05

36:47A5 93.46

36:5093.105

36:52and 99.12B

36:54of the revised code of general

36:56ordinances of the city of Dayton related

36:59to civil citations.

37:04Second reading resolution number 6956-26

37:08approving the submission of grant

37:10applications and authorizing the

37:11acceptance of grant awards from the

37:13Miami Valley Regional Planning

37:15Commission under the transportation

37:17improvement program. Commissioners

37:19Joseph

37:20>> I

37:20>> Shaw

37:21>> I

37:21>> Fairchild

37:22>> I

37:23>> Beckham

37:24>> I

37:25>> resolution number 6956-26

37:28has been adopted with four votes in

37:30favor first reading and formal

37:33resolution number 1019-26

37:37promoting the peace ambassadors program

37:39through the black brothers and sisters

37:40involvement commissioners Joseph

37:42>> I

37:43>> Shaw

37:44>> I

37:44>> Fairchild

37:45>> I

37:46>> Beckham

37:47>> I

37:47>> in formal Resolution number 1019-26

37:52has been adopted with four votes in

37:53favor. And that concludes legislation,

37:55your honor.

37:56>> Thank you, Miss McClendon. Uh, are there

37:59any citizens registered to speak this

38:01evening?

38:03>> There are 16

38:07There are 16 citizens registered to

38:09speak. I would like to state that there

38:11is a 3minut time limit. As you address

38:13the commission, we ask that you state

38:15your name and address for the record. At

38:18that time, I will turn on the green

38:19light. When the green light comes on,

38:21you will be at you will have three

38:22minutes to speak. After you have spoken

38:25two and a half minutes, a yellow light

38:26will come on and you will have 30

38:28seconds remaining to speak. When the red

38:30light comes on, you be you will be asked

38:33to cease your comments and to take your

38:35seat. To the audience in attendance,

38:37please be mindful this is a business

38:38meeting and we kindly request that

38:40during this portion of the meeting you

38:42refrain from any hand clapping, finger

38:44snapping, and conversation that would

38:46prevent the city commission from hearing

38:48the speaker's comments. I call to the

38:50podium Yousef Elain.

39:07Good evening, Ysef Zane, 4906 Amberwood

39:10Drive, Dayton, Ohio, Mayor,

39:12Commissioner, City Manager. Today is a

39:15somber day that marks 3 years since

39:18October 7th, 2023. The day that Hamas

39:22attacked Israeli settlement, killing

39:23civilians and taking hostages. That

39:26attack was a tragedy. The families who

39:28lost loved ones that day carry grief

39:31that will never heal and they must blame

39:34only their government. But I stand in

39:36front of you today because three years

39:39of what followed is also a tragedy.

39:42Three years of bombing, three years of

39:44starvation, three years of displacement,

39:47three years of systematic destruction

39:50and ethnic cleansing and the world

39:52watched and said nothing. I need this

39:55commission to understand something

39:57fundamental.

39:59Violence begets violence. I wrote this

40:01in 2006. So nothing is happening only

40:06after October 7th. This the same

40:08violence happened in 2006 in Lebanon.

40:12This is not political. This is not

40:14controversial. This is only human. When

40:17a child watches their home bombed, their

40:20family killed, their entire world

40:22erased, that child does not forget. I

40:25cannot forget. The child grows up in in

40:28a world that taught them might is right.

40:32Destruction is acceptable. The power can

40:34do whatever they want and no one will

40:37hold them accountable.

40:39On October 7th, 2023, violence was

40:43committed and in response, we chose

40:45account. We chose not accountability,

40:48not justice, not investigation. We chose

40:52overwhelming force funded by our own tax

40:55dollars. We chose to make an entire

40:58population pay for what some did. And we

41:02are still paying the price. All of us in

41:05a world that has learned that impunity

41:07works.

41:09When institutions worldwide remain

41:11silent as genocide unfold unfolds, when

41:14government fund it, shield it, defend

41:17it, we are teaching a lesson. The lesson

41:20is violence work. And if you do it big

41:23enough, protect it enough with enough

41:26power behind you, you will never face

41:29consequences.

41:31That lesson does not stay in Gaza. It

41:33does not stay in South Lebanon. It comes

41:36home. It teaches young people in Dayton

41:39in Montgomery Montgomery County that

41:41violence is how the world works. That

41:45silence is consent. Those with power can

41:49do what they want to do. There's a

41:53saying about true leadership. It's not

41:55how far you go, but how and but in how

42:00many you bring with you. Rise not to be

42:04seen, but to serve. That's where legacy

42:07lives. Mayor, commissioner, legacy, are

42:10you are you building that?

42:13I I am asking you today, break the

42:15silence. Use your voice. Bring your

42:18community with with you toward justice,

42:21towards accountability, towards peace.

42:25>> I call to the podium Debbie Chess.

42:36Good evening, commissioners.

42:37>> Good evening.

42:38>> Uh, I stand here before you this evening

42:40as

42:41>> Oh, I'm sorry. WHS 140 uh East Monument,

42:45Dayton45404.

42:49Uh, I stand here this evening as a new

42:52member of the board of the Gym City

42:54Market. And I want to talk to you about

42:57groceries. actually more than groceries,

43:00community, and even more than community

43:03resources.

43:05Um, I don't have to tell you about the

43:08importance of the market. I'm sure many

43:10of you were supporters from the

43:12beginning and may have even led advocacy

43:15efforts well before the foundation of

43:17the facility was poured. And I believe

43:19all of you are members. Uh, Commissioner

43:21Beckham, I know I've seen you more than

43:23a few times in the aisles. to you as

43:25well, Commissioner uh Fairchild. And so

43:28for that, I thank you. And that is why I

43:31want to call on you this evening. And um

43:34I think it's accurate and and fair to

43:37say that you're invested and you believe

43:39in the mission.

43:41The Gym City Market represents the best

43:43of what we can accomplish when Dayton

43:46comes together around a shared vision.

43:49It's more than a place to buy groceries.

43:52It's a communityowned asset, an

43:55investment in our West Dayton

43:56neighborhood, vitality, and tangible

43:59demonstration of our commitment to

44:01equitable access to fresh, healthy food.

44:06Might I add, the only source of fresh

44:08meat and produce within three miles of

44:10the service area.

44:13As our elected leaders, you have a

44:15unique opportunity to lead by example.

44:19And I am asking each of you to do two

44:22things beginning immediately and

44:24continue to at least the end of the

44:27year. First is to encourage membership

44:31in the gym city market. And the second

44:34is to make the gym city market part of

44:36your regular shopping routine by

44:39spending at least $25 a week there.

44:43We need more members to strengthen the

44:46the sustainability model of the co-op.

44:49And 100 um additional members within the

44:53next three months is completely doable

44:55with your help. And $25 a week may seem

44:59like a small action to you, but

45:02multiplied across our community, it

45:04becomes meaningful, sustainable support

45:07for the market. Imagine the miss uh

45:10message we could send if city leadership

45:14collectively made this commitment and

45:16encouraged city employees, businesses,

45:19organizations, and residents to do the

45:22same.

45:24I do want everyone to know that you

45:26don't have to be a member to shop at the

45:28Gym City Market. Everyone is welcome to

45:31shop there. However, becoming a member

45:35takes that support one step further. It

45:38means you have a personal stake in the

45:41success and future of this

45:43communityowned cooperative.

45:46Jim City Market was created because

45:48Dayton believed in our that our

45:50community deserved access, investment,

45:53and community.

45:54>> Thank you, Miss Chess. I think we're all

45:55members and supporters.

45:57>> I call to the podium Rodney Stark.

46:08Rodney Stark, 4526 Alfred Drive, Dayton,

46:11Ohio 45417.

46:14Protocol has already been established.

46:17You know, the more I shake this tree,

46:19the more rotten fruit falls to the

46:21ground

46:23and it's pathetic.

46:26And I take no pleasure coming down here

46:29talking like this, but it's been my

46:32experience having nice little notes and

46:34reading them and everything. You guys

46:36blow that stuff off, too. So, I can't

46:39tone it down. I have to turn it up.

46:42I am sick and tired of these things that

46:46citizens are coming down here asking for

46:48and you guys ignore it. the pool over at

46:52the rec center. Roseville rec center

46:55been down six years before co

46:58I got a call from parks and reccks and

47:00they tell me now something new that they

47:03have to go and get the designs and hire

47:05somebody in spend $10,000. You guys

47:08should never have closed that permit

47:10down without understanding what it takes

47:12to get that permit back up and running.

47:16And when we come down here and make

47:17statements about asking you for things,

47:20it's not just for Rodney. Can you please

47:22from from your position address the

47:25citizens? The citizens want to know this

47:29information.

47:31Thank you, Commissioner Beckham, on

47:33getting the use of force committee back

47:35up and running. I appreciate you saying

47:37that. But what I need from you is some

47:40target dates, right? I don't want to be

47:43looking at this next year and we still

47:45don't have that committee up and

47:47running. You got a pool of people to

47:50pick from. Remember the first committee

47:53y'all shut down? You got a pool of

47:54people to pick from to put on that

47:56committee immediately. So, what I need

47:58from you is some target dates. Okay.

48:00Here's some things that you guys just

48:02seem to

48:05keep uh blowing off for whatever reason.

48:07Here we go. We got the hospital. We got

48:10the investigation of Regginal Thomas. We

48:12never heard the end of that. That's

48:14still unresolved. Let me let me just say

48:16this right here. You work for the

48:19citizens. We're at the top of your

48:21organizational chart, not the city

48:24manager, not the Dayton Police

48:26Department, not the law department. You

48:30work for the citizens. You can say

48:32exactly what you want to say. The law

48:35department can advise you not to say

48:37certain things, but you have an

48:39obligation to report out to the

48:41citizens.

48:43So, I don't know what you all are scared

48:45and who's telling you not to say

48:46anything, but we need to understand what

48:49happened to that 16-year-old child that

48:51that Mr. Moody that was shot and killed.

48:55We need to know the results of that

48:56investigation.

48:58And if the investigation has con been

49:01concluded then you need you have the

49:03obligation to report it out. And if it's

49:0675% done say 75%. If it's 50% say 50%.

49:11But not saying nothing.

49:14Lastly I know I talk a lot but we got

49:18some great city employees. My problem is

49:20with thank you for your comments.

49:22>> I call to the podium Yavon Kurrington.

49:35Hello, I'm Yvon Currington. Hello to the

49:37commissioners and thank you for allowing

49:39me to speak. I live at 250 Trailwoods

49:42Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45415.

49:45I'm here because I a lot's been said

49:49about the county about the public

49:50hospital being um opened and I'm here as

49:54a retired registered nurse after 45

49:57years of working at most of the

49:58hospitals in this town including my uh

50:01good Samaritan Miami Valley the VA Grand

50:04View any ses where I graduated from and

50:09I can tell you from personal experience

50:11that people are dying because we don't

50:13have hospital care Now, because Good Sam

50:16was closed, we don't need a not

50:19for-profit to come and and take care of

50:21that uh building that hospital or

50:23managing that hospital cuz that's who

50:25closed down Good Sam to begin with. And

50:27now we have people 10, 20, 30 sometimes

50:30people waiting in hospital ERS waiting

50:32for a bed um being held at admissions

50:36and it's ridiculous. I mean, the staff

50:38can't handle all those patients plus the

50:40ones coming through the doors that you

50:42don't even know what's wrong with them

50:43yet.

50:45Um when I first started at Good Sam in

50:481988 in the ER, I worked there 16 years

50:51and um it was a mostly Dayton View was a

50:56mostly predominantly affluent Jewish and

51:00Catholic in terms of religions community

51:04and they contributed money were were

51:07beneficiaries uh the hospital was

51:09beneficiaries of their kindness over the

51:11years. I left in 2004, the community had

51:16deced. It had become more Medicaid,

51:20Medicare patients who didn't have as

51:22much insurance or as much money. And

51:24that's what made Premier decide to close

51:26them down because they weren't making

51:28enough money. I was working in the ER

51:30Miami Valley when they when that

51:33happened. And when they decided to tear

51:35down Good Sam, I knew exactly why.

51:37Because they didn't want competition

51:39from anybody else to come in like they

51:41did over at Ses and opened units over

51:45there. Their um uh surgery team, surgery

51:48group went over there and opened up a

51:50bit opened up a union unit and took

51:52their private pay patients and left the

51:54Miami Valley with the p personal I mean

51:56the self-pay patients.

51:59It was it's ridiculous. So what

52:02happened? COVID happened and we had

52:04patients everywhere and had no beds to

52:05put them in. We have the same problem

52:08now. Um the staffs are are being

52:10overworked and and and put out. It's

52:13terrible and people are dying. Uh we

52:15have the highest maternal and fetal

52:17mortality rate in the state as what I've

52:20heard. Um we don't have any maternal uh

52:24health care on on the west side of

52:26Dayton and women are dying and so are

52:29the babies. It's ridiculous. People of

52:32color are not discardable trash. They

52:35are human beings who need to be treated

52:38like human beings

52:39>> with respect and dignity and get the

52:42same health care as anybody else. And

52:45I'm I'm just fed up with the whole

52:46thing. So I hope you'll do something

52:49about it and move.

52:50>> Thanks to your marks.

52:53>> I call to the podium Steven Wear.

53:03Steven Wear, 3033 Beaver Avenue, Dayton,

53:06Ohio 45429.

53:08It's commonly said that nobody uses the

53:10bike lanes. Well, it's no wonder why

53:12that's the case. Our bike lanes are

53:14covered in dirt, debris, and trash. As

53:17if it weren't bad enough that bike lanes

53:19are full of wide cracks, manhole covers,

53:21and storm drains. As if it weren't bad

53:24enough that motorists frequently park

53:25their vehicles in bike lanes. As if it

53:28weren't bad enough that bike lanes often

53:30leave little to no protection from

53:32dooring. As if it weren't bad enough

53:34that motorists look out for other cars

53:36but not cyclists. As if it weren't bad

53:39enough that bike lanes are often just a

53:40painted bicycle on an existing shoulder.

53:43As if it weren't bad enough that

53:44motorists are separated from cyclists by

53:46a mere strip of paint. As if it weren't

53:49bad enough that bike lanes are often on

53:51high stress multi-lane roads. As if it

53:54weren't bad enough that motorists

53:55commonly ignore speed limits and

53:56distracted driving laws. As if it

53:59weren't bad enough that bike lanes

54:00become storm water drainage during heavy

54:02rain and snow storage during winintry

54:04weather. As if it weren't bad enough

54:06that motorists generate copious

54:08pollution and noise which cyclists have

54:09to endure.

54:11As if it weren't bad enough that bike

54:13lanes are disconnected from one another,

54:14forcing cyclists to choose between

54:16slowing down significantly by walking on

54:18the sidewalk, violating ordinances by

54:20riding on the sidewalk, or risking a

54:22moment's inconvenience to a motorist and

54:23a lifelong injury to the cyclist by

54:25riding on the road. As if all that

54:28weren't bad enough, our bike lanes are

54:30covered in dirt, debris, and trash. So,

54:32it's no wonder why it's commonly said

54:34that nobody uses the bike lanes. Thank

54:36you.

54:37>> Thank you for your comments.

54:39I call to the podium Ivy Young.

54:53>> Good evening. My name is Ivy Young. I

54:56reside at 323 West Hillrest Avenue,

54:58Dayton, Ohio.

55:00In 26 days, it will be a year since the

55:04citizens of Dayton overwhelmingly passed

55:06the ordinance to assist in the financing

55:08of the public hospital. Within this

55:10period of time, there has not been any

55:13movement or semblance of movement to

55:15address the concerns of the citizens.

55:18Good Samaritan's story began in 1932

55:21with the Sisters of Charity recognized

55:23the good the great need for a fullervice

55:26hospital in this area. Under their

55:29caring eyes, Good Samaritan Hospital

55:31provided essential health care to all

55:33the citizens of Dayton for roughly 85

55:35some odd years. Even though labeled as a

55:38nonprofit premier has basically

55:41abandoned the cities of the citizens on

55:43the northwest side of Dayton as well as

55:45our neighboring communities of the north

55:46and west of Dayton. Let me quote a state

55:49a statement that was once given by one

55:51of our state representatives.

55:54Let him let us review for some of key

55:56points regarding Premier and Good

55:58Samaritan Hospital. Premier Health did

56:02not own Good Samaritan Hospital. It was

56:05merely the operator. The hospital and

56:07land were owned by the Sisters of

56:09Charity, now known as Catholic Health

56:11Services or Catholic Health Initiatives.

56:15Premier claimed that it needed to close

56:16Good Samaritan Hospital because it was

56:18no longer able to operate it profitably.

56:21But remember, Premier is a nonprofit

56:24organization.

56:25They claimed that claim on the heels of

56:27building a 135 million dollar 12story

56:31addition to the to their Miami Valley

56:34campus in addition 132 135 million. And

56:40then Premier recently added beds to

56:42downtown market downtown then claimed

56:45they were overbedding

56:48which is just jargon. That means there

56:49are too many hospital beds. Premier

56:53debate in switched that the county and

56:56the city has swallowed hook line and

56:58sinker was is kind of sad. During this

57:01period the county provided over half

57:03billion dollars in bond money to premier

57:07and what they did with that heaven only

57:09knows. Now with this type of money they

57:12pulled together to destroy. I wonder how

57:14come this type of money can't be pulled

57:16together to put up a public hospital.

57:19The ordinance passed in 2025. It was

57:22seed money for the public hospital.

57:25We're asking to use your creative tools

57:27to move the hospital this process

57:30forward.

57:32You are purportedly working to address

57:34the concerns for all the citizens of

57:36Dayton. But there's a segment of

57:38Dayton's population that has been

57:40abandoned. healthc care desert, food

57:43desert, and other things that we could

57:46mention, but we won't go into that.

57:48Bottom line, we're just asking you with

57:51great integrity to do a better job than

57:54your predecessors. Thank you.

57:57>> Thanks for your comments.

57:58>> I call to the podium Nancy Kil.

58:11Good evening. Nancy Keel, 309 Hacker

58:15Road, Dayton45415.

58:18It has been almost a year. I'm going to

58:20repeat Ivy here. Um, since the

58:22overwhelming passage of the Dayton

58:24Public Hospital Ballot Initiative in

58:25November of 2025,

58:27this was a mandate from the voters of

58:30Dayton. But instead of the public

58:32hospital statute being treated as it was

58:35a mandate, it has faced roadblocks that

58:38slowed down the enforcement of a law. In

58:41January of this year, the Dayton Law

58:43Office, by request of the city manager,

58:46presented a doom and gloom presentation

58:48two months after the election and one

58:51week after the mayor was seated. Dayton

58:54City Attorney John Mustau, the

58:56presenter, spoke of a second ballot

58:58initiative. This second initiative would

59:01give power to the city commission

59:03instead of a hospital board of trustees

59:05and mayor. And the commissioners could

59:08hire a nonprofit hospital, potentially

59:10the very nonprofit that tore down good

59:13Samaritan Hospital and ignored those who

59:16live in a healthc care desert.

59:18Another roadblock was the citizens

59:20assembly. The city manager paid unified

59:23America $20,000 in December of 2025.

59:27During the Dayton City work session, a

59:30representative of Unify America

59:32suggested the second ballot initiative

59:34should not go on the midterm election

59:37ballot, but wait until spring.

59:40So, here we are now, just before the

59:43midterm with the spring election around

59:45the corner. The clergy community

59:47coalition has come today to state that

59:49we do not endorse a second ballot

59:52initiative and that we are asking you to

59:55enforce the existing law. $20 million is

59:59nothing to ignore and money begets more

1:00:02money. But if no one tries and campaigns

1:00:07of doom and gloom are instigated, then

1:00:09of course the public hospital will not

1:00:12be successful.

1:00:14We appreciate, commissioners, your

1:00:16support of the mayor as she moves

1:00:19forward on the creation of the hospital

1:00:21board of trustees.

1:00:23Will you pledge to abandon the second

1:00:26ballot initiative?

1:00:29Remember, once the hospital board of

1:00:31trustees is seated, the creation of a

1:00:34hospital plan, a roadmap on how to move

1:00:36forward, one step at a time, will help

1:00:40ease fears.

1:00:42This new law is a gift from the people

1:00:45of Dayton who are vested in this

1:00:48project. They have entrusted the city to

1:00:51help resolve the healthc care crisis.

1:00:53City attorney Barbara Dossi stated

1:00:55earlier on that this has never been done

1:00:57before and there is no precedence. You

1:01:00have the opportunity to set the

1:01:02precedence to create a template so other

1:01:04communities can also succeed in

1:01:07eradicating their healthc care desert

1:01:10and inequity. Thank you.

1:01:13>> Thank you for your comments.

1:01:14>> I call to the podium Charlene Bis

1:01:26Charlene Bis 2422 South Patterson

1:01:30Boulevard 45409

1:01:35Mayor in Absentia Dayton City Commission

1:01:38City Manager.

1:01:40In summary,

1:01:44because in 2018, Good Samaritan Hospital

1:01:47had been closed and demolished. In

1:01:49November of 2025,

1:01:52the citizens of Dayton voted on a public

1:01:55hospital issue. The vote count for a

1:01:59public hospital, 9,632

1:02:03votes. against a public hospital. 6,871

1:02:10votes.

1:02:12A public hospital has been decided by

1:02:16the citizens of Dayton. No additional

1:02:19public hospital ballot issue needs to

1:02:22come before the people of Dayton. The

1:02:26Ohio Revised Code 749 directive is

1:02:30clear. The mayor of the city of Adaten,

1:02:33Mayor Chenise Turner Sllos, names the

1:02:36board. The named board works with

1:02:39citizens and with government entities

1:02:43and with funding groups and with

1:02:45nonprofit medical corporations to get

1:02:49the hospital in place. Health services

1:02:52are provided.

1:02:54It is complex but with pivots doable.

1:03:00Insightful and proactive would have been

1:03:02in 2017

1:03:04a study comparing the cost of renovating

1:03:08Good Sam versus the cost of a new

1:03:11hospital. In this 21st century,

1:03:16the United States of America has become

1:03:18a country of order but not under law. It

1:03:23is. So,

1:03:26>> thank you for your comments.

1:03:28>> I call to the podium Margaret Merley.

1:03:46>> All right. Please.

1:03:46>> My name is Margaret Merl. My address is

1:03:4826 Mercer Avenue.

1:03:51Mayor, city commissioners, and city

1:03:54manager. I'm here to share my experience

1:03:58with the zoning department.

1:04:01Regulations must be applied equally to

1:04:03all citizens without favoritism,

1:04:06personal connections, or outside

1:04:09influence.

1:04:10Zoning laws establish required setbacks

1:04:14from the front, the side, and the rear

1:04:17property lines. Sections 150120D

1:04:23as in David of the zoning code provides

1:04:27relief when strict compliance would

1:04:30cause unnecessary hardship and the

1:04:33appliance criteria are met. A contractor

1:04:37seeking a change must identify each

1:04:39requested modification and explain the

1:04:42reason for it. It's called a variance

1:04:45application. It must be submitted to the

1:04:48zoning department. A variance

1:04:51application was not submitted.

1:04:54At least I've been there over four hours

1:04:57waiting in the zoning department and no

1:05:00one could find a copy

1:05:03of this application for 18 Mercer

1:05:06Avenue.

1:05:08When I met with Holly Hornbeck, she

1:05:11clearly stated that the rear satback was

1:05:1430 feet from the rear property line. She

1:05:17provided highlighted supporting

1:05:18materials. The city of Dayton's website

1:05:23clearly states, quote, "In every single

1:05:26family zoning district, the rear setback

1:05:29for a principal structure is 30 ft.

1:05:33The new construction in right Dunbar

1:05:36does not meet set bar setback

1:05:38guidelines. 70% the overwhelming

1:05:41majority of detached garages are at the

1:05:44rear of the property. There are only

1:05:46four a total of four garages attached to

1:05:50the principal structure and each one of

1:05:53these are set at least 40 ft from the

1:05:56rear property line. The builder did not

1:05:59even follow his own site plan submitted

1:06:02to the zoning department. It specified

1:06:04it would be 14 ft from the rear setback,

1:06:08but it's actually 11.

1:06:11Guard rails fail when property owners

1:06:14are not notified of a public hearing to

1:06:18review the new construction plans or

1:06:20when the development will negatively

1:06:23affect the health, the safety and

1:06:25general welfare of the nearest property

1:06:28owner at 26 Mercer. This structure was

1:06:33built in 1885.

1:06:36Is the neighborhood's second oldest

1:06:38property and the only existing property

1:06:42on the face on the block face that

1:06:44should be very much considered when

1:06:47placing a new structure

1:06:49of construction. I want to know how did

1:06:52this happen and what can be done.

1:06:55>> Thank you.

1:06:56>> Thank you for your comments.

1:06:57>> I call to the podium Alec Johnson. Very

1:07:03well done.

1:07:09I'm Alec Johnson. I live at 3206 Lynen

1:07:12Avenue in the Hearthstone neighborhood

1:07:13of Dayton. Greetings uh mayor and

1:07:16absentia, commissioner, city staff, and

1:07:18the greater Dayton community. Given the

1:07:21genocide in Gaza, I'm not the only

1:07:23citizen who finds the presence of the

1:07:25Israeli flag behind you on this dis

1:07:28deeply offensive and objectionable. I

1:07:30know the sister city program is why it's

1:07:32there. Tonight, I'm not asking you to

1:07:35decide whether Dayton should end its

1:07:36official sister city relationship with

1:07:38Holan Israel. I'm asking for a

1:07:40transparent pause while the public

1:07:42record is assembled. A sister city

1:07:45designation is not simply private

1:07:46friendship between residents. It's an

1:07:48official municipal honor. Dayton lends

1:07:51its name, public institutions, staff

1:07:53attention, meeting time, and civic

1:07:55legitimacy to the relationship. This

1:07:57makes it continuation a proper subject

1:07:59for public scrutiny. Dayton has declared

1:08:02itself a human rights city. This

1:08:05commission has also condemned violence

1:08:07and against civilians and called for a

1:08:08ceasefire. Those commitments should

1:08:11guide our official relationships as well

1:08:12as our resolutions. I have therefore

1:08:15submitted a public records request

1:08:16seeking the original holon agreement,

1:08:18the city's communications and exchanges

1:08:20since October 7th 7th, 2023. Records of

1:08:25public expenditures and material support

1:08:27and any standards Dayton uses to review,

1:08:29suspend, or terminate a sister city

1:08:31relationship. The city records portal

1:08:33assigned October 19th as the expected

1:08:35response date. Once the records

1:08:37production is complete and reviewed,

1:08:39I'll return with an evidence-based

1:08:40recommendation.

1:08:42I want to be equally clear about what

1:08:44this review is not. It's not an

1:08:45accusation of collective guilt against

1:08:47the people of Holan or Jewish people. It

1:08:49isn't a demand that Dayton prohibit

1:08:51private friendships, cultural contacts,

1:08:53medical cooperation, or humanitarian

1:08:55work. Anti-semitism, Islamophobia,

1:08:58anti-Arab racism, and anti-Palestinian

1:09:01racism should all be rejected. But

1:09:03official status carries a different

1:09:05responsibility. That's especially true

1:09:07because Sulfett Palestine is also

1:09:09Dayton's sister city. Sulfett and nearby

1:09:12communities live under military

1:09:13occupation, settlement pressure,

1:09:15movement restrictions, and loss of

1:09:17access to Palestinian land. Naming both

1:09:19cities does not erase the unequal

1:09:21relationship. My request tonight is

1:09:23limited and concrete until the records

1:09:25are produced, reviewed, and publicly

1:09:27discussed. Please authorize no new city

1:09:30spending, travel, ceremonies,

1:09:31agreements, or expansion of Dayton's

1:09:33official relationship with the lawn.

1:09:35Please also commit to public discussion

1:09:37after the records are available. I'm not

1:09:39asking you to prejudge the evidence. I'm

1:09:42asking you to make sure that Dayton does

1:09:43not deepen this relationship before the

1:09:45public can determine whether it remains

1:09:47consistent with the peace and human

1:09:48rights our city claims to represent. A

1:09:51sister city designation is an honor, not

1:09:53an entitlement. Let's review that honor

1:09:55with the seriousness and scrutiny that

1:09:57it deserves. Thank you.

1:09:59>> Thanks for your comments.

1:10:01>> I call to the podium Mary Suga Miner.

1:10:13Mary Sue Gminer, 1418 Arbor Avenue.

1:10:18Good evening. Still, I hope I have

1:10:21spoken at this podium at least half a

1:10:24dozen times since the initial discovery

1:10:26that automated license plate readers

1:10:27were being used for immigration

1:10:29searches. I'm not going to go through it

1:10:31all again. I've also talked to some of

1:10:33you individually and you all sound like

1:10:35you're on board to investigate the

1:10:37circumstances of this breach of trust.

1:10:40So, I don't know why the delay. Talk is

1:10:42cheap. We need to see action. Hire a

1:10:46good investigative firm to find out what

1:10:48happened. Cancel the contract with Flock

1:10:51and have them remove the cameras. Make

1:10:54it clear to the city manager and to

1:10:55Chief Henderson that this type of

1:10:58surveillance will not be deployed in our

1:11:00city.

1:11:03Also, I want to lift up the Palestinian

1:11:05people on this third anniversary of the

1:11:07hostilities that have become a genocide.

1:11:10Zionism is a failed experiment. The

1:11:13attempt to establish a homeland for the

1:11:15Jewish people was an understandable

1:11:17reaction to the evil of the Holocaust,

1:11:19and it would have made sense except for

1:11:21the fact that the land was not empty.

1:11:24The Palestinian people have been

1:11:26suffering for over seven decades while

1:11:28Israel has continued to expand its

1:11:30territory and make enemies of its

1:11:32neighbors. Commissioners, I believe it

1:11:35would only be right to suspend all ties

1:11:38to Israel until the genocide stops and

1:11:40the Palestinians are restored. This

1:11:42would include the relationship of Sister

1:11:44City with Hole on Israel and the

1:11:47contract with Zen City. Thank you.

1:11:49>> Thanks for your comments. I call to the

1:11:52podium Brenda Brown.

1:12:05>> No,

1:12:12>> hi.

1:12:14>> This is my second time here, so I know

1:12:15this time this light go stop.

1:12:18>> All right. Um,

1:12:19>> please state your name and address for

1:12:21the record.

1:12:21>> Oh, yeah. Brenda Brown, 3816, neck code,

1:12:24Dayton, Ohio.

1:12:26>> All right, you may begin.

1:12:28>> Well, first of all, I want to apologize

1:12:30because first time here, I was pissed

1:12:33off at the police and I wasn't holding

1:12:35no punches. I was out of character.

1:12:39But uh

1:12:41I want to

1:12:43thank and appreciate let y'all know I

1:12:45really appreciate you know what y'all

1:12:47done for me because in two days my

1:12:50corner was clear and I don't play with

1:12:53them. They come back now

1:12:56I call the police once they come and do

1:12:58their job. So I really appreciate that.

1:13:01Uh,

1:13:02I live

1:13:06projects

1:13:08gate Metropolitan parking lot

1:13:11then a store.

1:13:13Now my pro. Okay. Once y'all helped me

1:13:16out and I got our corner clear from the

1:13:19nuisance of the people.

1:13:21They moved over to the store.

1:13:24The man the the the the owner of the

1:13:26store asked me can I help him? So I

1:13:29said, "Yeah, put you up some uh no

1:13:31trespassing signs. Call the police.

1:13:33We'll work together." He got his parking

1:13:36lot clear. Now we can leave our homes

1:13:40like normal people. There's nobody on

1:13:42either side.

1:13:44But my problem is now with Dayton

1:13:46Metropolitan, and I hope y'all can help

1:13:48me again.

1:13:50They come, they cut the grass, they

1:13:53don't pick up no trash.

1:13:56big buckets of trash from the people

1:13:58from the projects, people from the

1:14:01store, and just people in general going

1:14:05across that lot throwing trash. I'd done

1:14:08been down there three times. I be

1:14:11sending them pictures and they keep

1:14:14talking about they hire a new

1:14:16contractor,

1:14:17but they not picking up the trash.

1:14:21They not weeding the uh overgrowth of

1:14:23the grass that's growing from the grass

1:14:26to the curb going down the street into

1:14:30the sewer. And we do not have to live

1:14:32like that. What I don't understand is

1:14:34why do everybody think cuz we live on

1:14:37the west side. I ain't even going to say

1:14:40black, but

1:14:42>> nobody cares. I don't live like that.

1:14:45The mayor told us to clean up our

1:14:48neighborhood. That's what we do. We got

1:14:51nice houses on our street. So, I wish

1:14:54y'all could help me out one more time. I

1:14:55appreciate it.

1:14:58>> Thanks for your comments.

1:14:59>> Thanks again, too.

1:15:17Okay. Lynn Lamance, 1061 Bertram Avenue.

1:15:21Um, I first wanted to say that I am

1:15:25allergic to culture of corruption. Uh

1:15:28but there is a narrative uh I believe

1:15:30that many are stating that

1:15:35citizen citizens are just not doing

1:15:37enough or not doing something. Um and so

1:15:42I do want to address that. Um

1:15:46the Dayton Delivers app, we we turn

1:15:49things in. I turn things in particularly

1:15:51with, you know, my neighbors, with

1:15:53people I know. we turn things in over

1:15:56and over again uh go unresolved

1:16:00and

1:16:01there are um

1:16:04you know there's a lot of complaints and

1:16:06I've you know I've came here and called

1:16:09in like junk piles properties that need

1:16:11to be boarded fire piles and whatnot.

1:16:16Would it be easier just to give you bulk

1:16:19um I mean numbers of of items because I

1:16:22can provide lists. I mean, I've got a

1:16:24list of trees that I'm working with Mr.

1:16:27Jacob on. Um, I mean, I can give you

1:16:30lists of work to do. We need um city

1:16:33workers to work on this. And I do want

1:16:35to also thank Ken Jackson and housing

1:16:37inspection.

1:16:39He provides excellent information,

1:16:43communication, he's informative, he is

1:16:45responsive, he has a hell of a work

1:16:48ethic, okay? Because I recognize work

1:16:50ethic. Not everyone has one.

1:16:53Uh, and again, public works. Um, so we

1:16:57need more employees that are like this.

1:17:00Um, and again, like Mr. Spark, Mr.

1:17:03Starks spoke last week of

1:17:05unresponsiveness to emails.

1:17:08Um, just responding to things that

1:17:12citizens are telling you like we we

1:17:14don't want to live in a hell hole.

1:17:16People don't want to live, you know, we

1:17:19know it's triflin. or telling you, you

1:17:21know, you should be doing something

1:17:22about it. Um,

1:17:26I also wanted to speak on the hospital

1:17:28once again. Uh, the board members, I do

1:17:31not feel that Premier Health should be

1:17:32involved

1:17:34uh due to the fact that they aided in

1:17:36the closing of Good Samaritan Hospital.

1:17:38Also, the Greater Dayton Hospital

1:17:40Alliance since she spoke on against the

1:17:43public hospital prior to the citizens

1:17:46passing it. I think they have no

1:17:48business uh on that board. I just wanted

1:17:52to also point out that Premier Health

1:17:54does have a foundation.

1:17:56Um as well as there's still a good

1:17:59Samaritan foundation there. So there is

1:18:01monies there. Let's let's use them

1:18:04towards something. Uh but again,

1:18:06responsiveness of the police. I did get

1:18:09an email from the fire chief that I see

1:18:11has left the meeting uh all this work

1:18:14that they're doing. What about the work

1:18:16just this is just along West Fairview

1:18:18Avenue. Vacant properties that are

1:18:20overgrown

1:18:22106 West Fairview, 164 West Fair. Thank

1:18:25you.

1:18:26>> Okay, I'll provide you a list.

1:18:27>> Thanks for your comments and the list.

1:18:30>> I call to the podium Dominic Stratton.

1:18:43Dominic Stratton, 7504 Mount Whitney

1:18:46Street.

1:18:49Three years ago today, according to the

1:18:51Jerusalem Post, intelligence officials

1:18:54in Israel knew that the October 7th

1:18:57terror attacks would take place at the

1:18:59Israel Gaza border prior prior to the

1:19:02attack happening. This provocation

1:19:05occurred after 75 years of Israeli

1:19:07occupation and the catastrophic event

1:19:09known as the Nagba, which displaced or

1:19:12killed over 700,000 Palestinians from

1:19:15their ancestral homelands.

1:19:20Also, according to the Daily Telegram in

1:19:22New Zealand, Benjamin Netanyahu

1:19:24admittedly funded Hamas with $35 million

1:19:27in Qatari cash. We can only assume the

1:19:29intention behind these Israeli

1:19:31influences was to prop up a form of

1:19:34controlled opposition in Gaza as well as

1:19:36facilitate a limited Hamas operation on

1:19:38October 7th in order to justify the

1:19:41immense genocide and ethnic displacement

1:19:43that took place in the years following

1:19:45to the present day. It's estimated that

1:19:47at least 80% of Gava Gaza's

1:19:50infrastructure has been damaged or

1:19:51destroyed as a result of ongoing Israeli

1:19:54bombing campaigns. Many outlets are

1:19:56claiming that only 72,000 Palestinians

1:19:59have been killed since October 7th. But

1:20:01considering we have no idea how many

1:20:03people are buried beneath the rubble,

1:20:05and we cannot conclusively say how many

1:20:07people have died as a result of

1:20:08starvation and medical neglect, the true

1:20:11number is much likely much higher. But

1:20:14at least 72,000 people have died as a

1:20:16res direct result of Israeli weapons

1:20:18funded by taxpayers in Dayton, Ohio. And

1:20:21some of those weapons have been

1:20:23manufactured in facilities here in

1:20:24Dayton, like the Tomahawk missile that

1:20:26doubletapped the Manabs girls school at

1:20:29the beginning of the USIsrael

1:20:31provocation into the Iran war, where we

1:20:34once again attacked a sovereign nation

1:20:36without any provocation whatsoever,

1:20:38entering an ideological war of choice.

1:20:41So my question to you council on my

1:20:43third attempt to appeal for a

1:20:45humanitarian public recognition of the

1:20:48genocide happening in Gaza is how many

1:20:50children and women and elderly

1:20:52Palestinians need to be blown up with

1:20:553,000 kg American bombs and suffocated

1:20:59to death with white phosphorus before

1:21:01you decide to take a public stance

1:21:03against genocide. Let my Palestinian

1:21:06brothers and sisters escape the world's

1:21:08largest concentration camp in Gaza. Let

1:21:11them live a life of safety with a

1:21:13promise of a prosperous future. And stop

1:21:15sending all of our money that we earn

1:21:17here in Dayton, Ohio to fund mass

1:21:20murder, ecoside, and the ethnic

1:21:22displacement of an imprisoned vulnerable

1:21:24population. People who are ethnic

1:21:27descendants of Jesus Christ himself, I

1:21:30might add. Where is your solidarity with

1:21:32your community and with your religious

1:21:34leaders? Nowhere in the Bible or the

1:21:36Torah or the Quran does it say that it's

1:21:39okay to be complicit to the murder of

1:21:42thousands of children to deprive them of

1:21:44wheelchairs and food and and baby

1:21:48formula. What are you doing to create

1:21:50solidarity in time? People are calling

1:21:53me a terrorist at my protest. Thank you

1:21:55for your comments. Please thank you.

1:21:57>> Unless it is that you are not

1:21:59representatives of the interest of

1:22:01Thanks for your comments.

1:22:02>> Thank you for your comments.

1:22:04>> Your time is up. Thank you.

1:22:05>> Against block cameras, water destroying

1:22:07AI data centers, and unlimited genocide.

1:22:11>> Thank you for your comments.

1:22:12>> Our tax dollars

1:22:14down the Nazi flag is standing up there

1:22:17because pretty

1:22:18>> I call to the podium Greg West that

1:22:22we'll be disgraced. We'll have to take

1:22:24it down.

1:22:26>> You guys should be ashamed of yourself.

1:22:34How you doing? Missed you. Greg West,

1:22:371323 Kingsley Avenue, Dayton, Ohio,

1:22:4045406.

1:22:42Um, I'm just here to uh talk about this

1:22:44free community event that we'll be

1:22:46putting on Friday at our center at 1936

1:22:49North Main Street. will be a closed

1:22:50giveaway and a mini health fair where

1:22:53we'll have a public uh um a medical team

1:22:56set up to start doing free health

1:22:58screenings for the people in the

1:22:59community in that neighborhood. This is

1:23:01part of our ongoing thing that we're

1:23:04doing to try to help reduce gun violence

1:23:05in that neighborhood which has been

1:23:08successful right now. So, I gave you

1:23:11guys some flyers. If you could please

1:23:12post them and if you want to get more

1:23:15information, you can go on our Facebook

1:23:16page or uh contact me. The phone number

1:23:18is on the flyer so that you can come and

1:23:21um get some clothes. There's no age

1:23:24limit. We have men, women, um children's

1:23:27clothes. We also have some toys for some

1:23:29um kids for get ready for Christmas and

1:23:31everything like that. We also will be

1:23:33giving away food and everything like

1:23:34that. So that's all I have.

1:23:40>> I call to the podium Sharon Screech.

1:23:52Uh, good evening everyone. My name is

1:23:54Sharon Screech. I live at 515 West

1:23:56Grand.

1:23:58Um, there's a few things that I wanted

1:24:00to speak about. Um, we come to this

1:24:02podium a lot and we speak about a lot of

1:24:05things and I hear I never hear about

1:24:07them again.

1:24:09We went, the mayor had a public um

1:24:12information session at Belmont and the

1:24:17police chief was there and said there

1:24:18was going to be a curfew. I have not

1:24:21heard any more about that. Is the curfew

1:24:24in place or is it not? Do we have one

1:24:28for the teenagers or not? 17 and under.

1:24:30They supposed to be in by a certain

1:24:32time. Is there a curfew? Because it's

1:24:34more young people out after 11 than I

1:24:36am. So, I just want to know if is is the

1:24:40curfew in place because it was supposed

1:24:42to be a curfew

1:24:44put in place. And like I said, I I

1:24:48haven't heard anything more about it.

1:24:51Um I want to talk about residents

1:24:53rights. Um there was a fire at my

1:24:55building the other day. There is a lot

1:24:57of lot a lot of um there's a lot of

1:25:00people in my building that are in

1:25:01wheelchairs. None of those people could

1:25:03get out.

1:25:05It is not wheelchair accessible. When

1:25:08the elevator goes out, the two l the two

1:25:10or three ladies on the second floor that

1:25:12are in wheelchairs had were stuck in

1:25:14their apartment. The elevator shaft

1:25:16caught on fire. So, how are they

1:25:18supposed to get out? I just want to

1:25:20know. I just want to know. We have a lot

1:25:23of seniors in my building. How are they

1:25:24supposed to get out? There's seven

1:25:26floors in my building. There was when we

1:25:28came downstairs and the fire department

1:25:30showed up, not even half the building

1:25:31was in the lobby cuz half of those

1:25:34people couldn't even get out their

1:25:35apartments. So, if that building catches

1:25:37on fire, it's going to be a disaster. I

1:25:40just happen to live on the third floor

1:25:41and it's easier for me to get down the

1:25:43steps. But, I just wanted to say

1:25:45something about that. And I also agree

1:25:47with everyone when it comes to the

1:25:49hospital.

1:25:52Premier Health has monopolized

1:25:55the hospital game in the city. My doctor

1:25:59moved out of the Good Samaritan North

1:26:01building. I had to change

1:26:06my family doctor because he did not want

1:26:08to join Premiere.

1:26:11So, I was stuck running all over the

1:26:13place trying to find somebody that

1:26:14wasn't that a doctor that wasn't

1:26:17connected with Premiere. I hate Premier

1:26:18House. I used to work for them. They're

1:26:20terrible.

1:26:23We need that public hospital as soon as

1:26:25possible. As soon as possible. And if

1:26:29there's anything you all can do to push

1:26:31this Dayton public school situation,

1:26:34that school system is terrible.

1:26:37It's terrible. I don't know. I'm just

1:26:40trying to figure out what happened. What

1:26:41happened to the school system here? We

1:26:43have the worst. We are in D and F stage

1:26:47since I mean for the last 10 or 15 or 20

1:26:49years.

1:26:52I I think our city commission should

1:26:54care about that and try to guide them

1:26:56into something better because these kids

1:26:59are suffering.

1:27:01>> Thanks for your comments.

1:27:02>> That concludes speakers on public

1:27:04comments. Thank you.

1:27:06>> Thank you, Mr. Clendon. Mr. Dixon, any

1:27:08closing comments this evening?

1:27:10>> You have just a couple. Um, your honor,

1:27:12uh, one, we'll, um, get some more

1:27:15information from Miss Merl and and look

1:27:18into that zoning, um, variance

1:27:20application and get you some information

1:27:22on that. Um, two, I do want to

1:27:24reiterate, we do have a curfew. It is, I

1:27:28believe, 11:00 p.m.

1:27:30>> Um, if if um, youth are out, it's up to

1:27:3518. Doesn't include 18 year olds,

1:27:37correct?

1:27:38>> Right. So, if you're 18 or older, the

1:27:40curfew doesn't apply to you. But under

1:27:4218, you have if you're out by yourself

1:27:45or without an adult after 11 p.m., then

1:27:48you are violating curfew. And the police

1:27:51are doing um periodic curfew sweeps. Uh

1:27:56so, uh in the in the several last

1:27:59several we have there have not been um

1:28:02youth that have been arrested or cited

1:28:05or picked up. um with regards to that,

1:28:08but uh we do the police regularly

1:28:12schedule curfew sweeps to try and um

1:28:15enforce that law. Okay. And that's all I

1:28:18have.

1:28:19>> Thank you, Miss Dix. Uh Miss McClendon,

1:28:21any closing comments?

1:28:22>> I have none, your honor.

1:28:23>> Great. Commissioners, any closing

1:28:25comments this evening? Commissioner

1:28:26Beckham?

1:28:27>> Thank you, Commissioner. Um Miss Dixon,

1:28:30thank you for speaking both to uh Miss

1:28:32Merrill's concerns with the zoning

1:28:34department as well as our curfew.

1:28:35appreciate that. Um I just want to

1:28:38reiterate um the mayor has made clear I

1:28:42think both to me and uh our colleagues

1:28:44that she does intend to appoint a board

1:28:47um and that is the direction that I

1:28:49certainly plan to support um as it

1:28:51relates to the public hospital. So um of

1:28:55course uh once there is an update um it

1:28:58will come before this commission. Um, I

1:29:01also want to speak to uh some of the

1:29:04just property concerns that we've heard

1:29:06tonight. Um, I certainly do think it

1:29:10would be uh in the best interest of

1:29:12residents uh to uh do what we can to

1:29:16eventually update the functionality of

1:29:18the dating delivers app. uh when I

1:29:22uh began to uh take particular focus in

1:29:25terms of the proliferation of graffiti,

1:29:27we did make some changes to make it

1:29:29easier to report graffiti. Um things

1:29:32like um taking the um the kind of

1:29:37confusion out of whose property it's on,

1:29:40right? Rather than just uh asking

1:29:43residents to report it generally, right?

1:29:45I I didn't think it made a lot of sense

1:29:47for residents to have to figure out

1:29:48whether it was a private or public

1:29:50property, right? Um but there are more

1:29:52things that we can do I I believe to

1:29:54make Dayton delivers um just stronger in

1:29:58terms of the way that uh the way that

1:30:00information is reported back to us. I've

1:30:02gotten some emails um since I've been up

1:30:06here and uh we'll just keep listening

1:30:07right to residents as they use the uh

1:30:09the platform. Um, in the meantime, uh,

1:30:13Miss Lamance, I think you, uh, um,

1:30:16certainly can send us a list. That is

1:30:18totally fine. Um, and I think, uh, Mr.

1:30:20Davis is already working with you,

1:30:22sounds like. So, um, feel free to, uh,

1:30:26loop us in if you'd like. Um,

1:30:29I think those are all my comments. Uh,

1:30:32oh, I am so sorry that is not all my

1:30:34comments. Um,

1:30:36one moment here. Um, I did want to

1:30:39highlight HRC's uh housing resource fair

1:30:42uh this weekend. Um, it's a pon it's a

1:30:45sponsorship uh by PNC Bank as well as

1:30:48First Financial uh to connect uh current

1:30:51renting residents to home ownership. Uh

1:30:54there will be a lot of housing resources

1:30:56there. The event is this Saturday,

1:30:58October 10th, from 11:00 to 2:00 p.m. at

1:31:01the Croc Center. And they will be um

1:31:04providing home buyer breakout sessions,

1:31:06eviction ceiling, legal assistance,

1:31:08lenders, uh financial literacy um and

1:31:12more. So, if you are interested uh in

1:31:15that opportunity, um please attend. Um

1:31:19it is open to the public. Um, also Omega

1:31:22CDC is hosting a bike tour uh in the uh

1:31:27Northwest Dayton uh hope zone. Um, that

1:31:30is Saturday, October 17th, 10:30 to

1:31:332:30. Um, and it begins at the Hope

1:31:36Center. So, if you are a bike rider or

1:31:38just want to uh take a community bike

1:31:40ride through Northwest Dayton, it'll be

1:31:43about 5 to 6 miles through Mount Vernon,

1:31:44Hillrest, Fairview, College Hill, and

1:31:47Dayton View Triangle. Um, this is an

1:31:50opportunity to promote health, connect

1:31:51residents with local resources, and

1:31:53really just get our young people more

1:31:54positively engaged with the community.

1:31:57Um, thanks Omega CDC for organizing. I

1:32:00think there is some opportunities to

1:32:02actually um, win some free merchandise

1:32:05or bike gear, things of that nature if

1:32:07you register early. Lastly, um, want to

1:32:12just highlight uh, an initiative uh,

1:32:14that my office has been working on. Um

1:32:16we're calling it do something weekend.

1:32:18It really uh is a partnership with the

1:32:21faith community. So this was birthed out

1:32:22of the living city project uh with uh

1:32:25declare as most of us know right declare

1:32:28organizes

1:32:30um and has for the last several years a

1:32:32citywide cleanup that happens in the

1:32:34spring.

1:32:36in in terms of where this came from, I

1:32:39think, you know, we went back to Declare

1:32:42and and simply said, "What more can we

1:32:44do outside of this uh once a year

1:32:46cleanup to really get our faith

1:32:47community more involved um in the

1:32:50neighborhoods, right?" Uh we have a lot

1:32:52of um major congregations around the

1:32:54city, some small, some bigger. Uh but

1:32:57the reality is not not of them are all

1:32:59connected with the neighborhood. Um and

1:33:01here's an opportunity for our

1:33:03congregations to adopt a neighborhood

1:33:05project. Um, so I want to thank uh

1:33:08Declare for their partnership as well as

1:33:09Ashton Dupler who leads St. Paul and uh

1:33:13Bishop Robert Lions who leads both the

1:33:15marketplace movement church as well as

1:33:17Tabernacle Church. Um, their

1:33:20congregations will be participating this

1:33:21weekend. Um, and I look forward to that.

1:33:24Uh, there are uh particular hub

1:33:26locations both east and west. Uh, Ashton

1:33:29Dupler is going to be covering east and

1:33:31uh, Bishop Robert Lines is going to be

1:33:32covering west. Um, if you want to learn

1:33:35more and actually participate,

1:33:38um, just go to do somethingdt.com.

1:33:40Um, where you can see exactly what the

1:33:42activities will be. Uh, it will mostly

1:33:45be around, uh, beautifification work

1:33:47this weekend. Uh, so the goal is to keep

1:33:49this going, grow it, uh, make it bigger,

1:33:51of course, involve more and more

1:33:52congregations around our city. Uh, so

1:33:55thank you to all of um, the partners

1:33:58again. And, uh, I believe those are my

1:33:59comments.

1:34:00>> Thank you, Commissioner Commissioner

1:34:02Fch. Yeah, there's a couple events I

1:34:04want to start out sharing information

1:34:06about. Uh, the Dayton Area Crop Hunger

1:34:09Walk will take place on Sunday, October

1:34:1111th from 1 to 3:30 and that's at 5300

1:34:15Philadelphia Drive. That's Shiloh Church

1:34:17at the corner of Maine and Philadelphia.

1:34:20Uh, the walk brings community together

1:34:22and uh helps to educate and bring

1:34:25awareness around food insecurity and to

1:34:27support our neighbors who are facing

1:34:29hunger. Um you're invited if you want to

1:34:32participate. You um talk to your family,

1:34:36friends, neighbors, ask them to make a

1:34:38donation on behalf of your walking and

1:34:41then that money gets donated both to the

1:34:44food bank and to the National

1:34:46Organization of Crop. Um but

1:34:50participation is free and um if you want

1:34:53more information you can call 937461

1:34:580265

1:35:00and that number is for the food bank.

1:35:02And then um we're in the midst of voting

1:35:05season and you can early vote now and um

1:35:10you know there was talk around power

1:35:13in our democracy. Voting is power and um

1:35:18while I am anxious about the integrity

1:35:21and the um support of our election

1:35:26system, I'm still hopeful that um people

1:35:30will um value our voting and help

1:35:33sustain it. Um, having said that, the

1:35:36Belmont um, Eastmont Hearthstone

1:35:40um, neighborhood associ association is

1:35:43hosting their candidate night and that

1:35:45takes place on Monday, October 9th. So,

1:35:48not this coming Monday, but the

1:35:50following one. I wanted to start sharing

1:35:51that with you now so you can mark your c

1:35:53calendars and plan to be there. It's at

1:35:556:30 p.m. at the Laurai Center. uh 17

1:35:59local candidates have been invited uh to

1:36:01come and give um statements and then

1:36:04there will be question and answer from

1:36:06the community and this is a great

1:36:08opportunity to connect with candidates

1:36:10one-on-one, ask questions and l learn

1:36:13more about their priorities ahead of the

1:36:14election. So I encourage you to mark

1:36:17your calendar and participate on that.

1:36:19Um

1:36:22the comments tonight,

1:36:24you know, the other night we talked

1:36:26about our hearts hurting and I feel the

1:36:28same way this evening. Um I'm reminded

1:36:32of a theologian who was asked one time

1:36:34if he was a pessimist or an optimist.

1:36:38And he said, "On Monday, Wednesday, and

1:36:40Friday, I'm a pessimist. On Tuesday,

1:36:43Thursday, and Saturday, I'm an optimist.

1:36:45And on Sunday, I pray about it." Um

1:36:50I'm a pessimist today and particularly

1:36:53when we think about the power of

1:36:56violence um in our community and that

1:37:00many people um believe in the power of

1:37:02violence more than they believe in the

1:37:04power of love. Um,

1:37:08I'll bring a quote from Marjgery Suhaki

1:37:11who's a theologian who um has what I've

1:37:15seen as the best statement on how to

1:37:17break the cycle of violence, but it's an

1:37:21unpopular one because it requires all of

1:37:24us

1:37:26to desire the well-being of everyone,

1:37:29both victim and perpetrator.

1:37:33um which has to be done in the light of

1:37:35truth and people being held accountable.

1:37:39But that's the only way I know forward

1:37:42out of the midst of violence.

1:37:44So I look forward to bringing that quote

1:37:46for you next week. Um, I encourage you

1:37:49to pray

1:37:51for our world, our community, our

1:37:54nation, families who are hurting, um,

1:37:57children who are vulnerable, people who

1:37:59are living on the margins, and um,

1:38:03thank you. That's my comments.

1:38:06>> Thank you, Commissioner.

1:38:07>> Thank you, Commissioner. A point of

1:38:09clarification, this is this Monday at

1:38:12um, Hearthstone, right? No, the

1:38:14>> 19th. The 19th.

1:38:15>> 19th. Okay. Sorry. So I want let's be

1:38:17clear not this Monday

1:38:19>> the following Monday but I brought it

1:38:21tonight

1:38:22>> because I think bringing it next Monday

1:38:24with just few days left.

1:38:26>> Yeah I just I thought I thought you said

1:38:28tonight. Sorry.

1:38:29>> All right. Um yeah just had an

1:38:30opportunity to um welcome along with the

1:38:33mayor virtually uh the Ohio Economic

1:38:36Development Association had their annual

1:38:38meeting here in Dayton. About 600 people

1:38:41registered for this um u conference.

1:38:44really they they'll be here through

1:38:46Friday. Um it was great for them to uh

1:38:50look at our convention center and the

1:38:51economic development opportunities that

1:38:53we have going on here uh and get the

1:38:55word out about economic development and

1:38:57the the opportunity uh that that we have

1:39:00there. So it was great to see them and

1:39:01that many people uh in this location.

1:39:04That's how the convention center was

1:39:06supposed to work that we would get these

1:39:07medium-sized uh conferences here and

1:39:10that's starting to happen. So I'm glad

1:39:11to see it. Also, the ES the ESS Ohio is

1:39:15hosting a hiring event on October 22nd

1:39:18from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the

1:39:20Dayton Metropolitan Library West Branch.

1:39:23This is an opportunity for individuals

1:39:25interested in employment to connect with

1:39:27ESS Ohio. Learn more about available

1:39:30positions and explore career

1:39:31opportunities in the in the Dayton

1:39:33community. So, for more information,

1:39:35call 937-463-2665.

1:39:38That's 937-4632665.

1:39:42That's all I have.

1:39:43>> Thank you, Commissioner. Uh just two

1:39:45things to add. Thank you, colleagues,

1:39:46for excellent comments today. Uh first

1:39:49thing is if you have hard to recycle

1:39:51items like styrofoam, batteries, used

1:39:53oil, tires, and some other things like

1:39:55that, you can bring them to Highland

1:39:57Park this Saturday from 9:00 to 11:30.

1:40:00Uh it's a drive up event. They accept,

1:40:02like I said, styrofoam, batteries,

1:40:03electronics, used oil, tires, and other

1:40:05things that are maybe not usually

1:40:07recycled or hard to recycle. Uh, it's a

1:40:09great option. I stopped by the last one.

1:40:10They had a bunch of enthusiastic

1:40:12volunteers and and recycled a lot of

1:40:14stuff. So, it's Highland Park this

1:40:16Saturday from 9:00 to 11:30. Uh, all

1:40:19then, uh, second thing is, uh, it's

1:40:22Arbor Day coming up and we have a Wreck

1:40:24Your Hood Arbor Day combination. Join us

1:40:27at the city this Saturday from 10 to

1:40:29noon for tree planting and litter

1:40:31cleanup in Westwood historic inner east

1:40:34old Dayton View and Walnut Hills. Uh you

1:40:37can find more information on the

1:40:38website. Uh you can uh even look at you

1:40:41can Google wreck your hood or Arbor Day.

1:40:42It'll come up. Uh we'd love to have you

1:40:44all out there helping us to uh do some

1:40:46tree planting and some litter clean up

1:40:48this Saturday.

1:40:51That said, with no further business come

1:40:52before the commission, this meeting is

1:40:54adjourned.

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