2026-10-14 - City Commission

00:03[music]

00:05>> Good morning everyone. The Dayton City

00:07Commission meeting will now come to

00:08order. Would you all please rise for the

00:10invocation and remain standing for the

00:12pledge of allegiance. This morning the

00:14invocation will be given by Commissioner

00:16Joseph.

00:17>> Thank you, Mayor.

00:19Dear Lord, thank you for your many

00:20blessings.

00:22Help us today to live in close communion

00:24with you and with the people we serve.

00:26Amen.

00:26>> Amen.

00:28>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

00:30United States of America and to the

00:33republic for which it stands, one nation

00:35under God, indivisible, with liberty and

00:38justice for all.

00:46>> [clears throat]

00:47>> All right, Ms. McClendon, may I please

00:48have a roll call?

00:50>> Mayor Turner Slos.

00:51>> Aye.

00:51>> Commissioners Joseph.

00:52>> Aye.

00:53>> Shaw.

00:53>> Aye.

00:54>> Fairchild.

00:55>> Aye.

00:55>> Beckham.

00:56>> Um.

00:58>> May I have a motion to approve the

00:59minutes of the October 7th, 2026

01:01meeting?

01:02>> So moved, Your Honor.

01:03>> Second the motion, Your Honor.

01:04>> It has been properly moved and seconded

01:06to approve the minutes of the October

01:087th, 2026 meeting. All in favor say aye.

01:11All opposed say no. Any abstentions?

01:14Ms. McClendon, are there any

01:15communications or positions this

01:16morning?

01:17>> There are none, Your Honor.

01:19>> All right, and Ms. Dickstein, I believe

01:20we have a presentation.

01:22>> We do, Your Honor.

01:24Thank you. We uh this morning I'd like

01:26to call forward our chief engineer David

01:28Escobar. He's going to make a

01:30presentation of our Revive 35. This is

01:33the um project to re-envision uh US 35

01:38throughout the city from east to west

01:41and he's going to talk kick talk about

01:43this process, the kickoff and the

01:45community engagement around that.

01:47>> Stole my thunder, there we go.

01:48>> [laughter]

01:49>> Uh good morning, Mayor, Commissioners,

01:50Manager, Clerk. Did you say one second?

01:53>> No, I said good morning.

01:54>> Oh, sorry.

01:54>> No worries.

01:55>> [laughter]

01:55>> I apologize.

01:56Uh appreciate the opportunity this

01:58morning to talk to you guys about the

01:59Revive 35 project we have going on here

02:02at the city of Dayton. Truly excited

02:03about this project. I think it's an

02:05opportunity

02:06for us to reimagine a major corridor

02:09throughout the city east west downtown

02:12everywhere. So it's a truly

02:13transformational opportunity and we're

02:15really excited about it. So

02:19>> [snorts]

02:20>> There we go.

02:21First I'd like to start by talking about

02:22the project team. So obviously we here

02:24at the city of Dayton are leading the

02:25project but we're partnering with

02:27Collier's engineering and design. We

02:30selected Collier's

02:31from a group of consultants based on

02:34their previous experience in similar

02:36type projects. They did a project

02:37similar to this in Rochester, New York

02:39and also in Toledo, Ohio.

02:41So that coupled with their extensive and

02:45in-depth community engagement plan were

02:47the the driving factors in their

02:49selection. On the right hand side you'll

02:51see some of their sub consultants that

02:53they'll be using along the way. They'll

02:55just support in different different

02:57aspects of the project. So

03:01So the project background. We received a

03:03$2 million grant in 2025 under the

03:06reconnecting communities pilot program.

03:09It's a mouthful so don't try and say it

03:11too fast. It was a $2 million grant from

03:13Federal Highway Administration.

03:15It is for a planning initiative. So

03:17right now will be the planning process

03:20that we'll go through to look at 35 from

03:23Gettysburg Avenue on the west end to

03:25Steve Whalen Boulevard on the east end.

03:30Here's a map of the study area. You'll

03:32see the extent of the project and then

03:36the neighborhoods highlighted are just

03:37the neighborhoods within the geography

03:40of the

03:41of the corridor. Those aren't the only

03:43neighborhoods we'll be reaching out to.

03:44All neighborhoods will be engaged and

03:47involved in the process. We'll have open

03:49dialogue and forums. So I I just wanted

03:51to highlight that cuz I think some

03:52people get tied into well, these are the

03:54only ones you're looking at. That's not

03:56at all what we're trying to highlight

03:57here. These are just the ones along the

03:58corridor.

04:01>> [snorts]

04:05>> So, our project objectives, uh we're

04:07trying to build community, add some

04:09transparency to the process. We want to

04:11bring the community out, get them

04:13engaged in the process, give get their

04:15input on the process so that we have

04:17truly a a project that that the

04:19community is proud of and takes

04:20ownership as we try to move forward

04:22towards implementation.

04:24We want to restore the network.

04:25Obviously, when 35 was built, it

04:27separated all of our neighborhoods. It

04:29It came right right out of the east end

04:32out out to the west when it finally

04:34finished up and it created some some

04:35divisive nature, some closed off

04:37roadways, some difficult uh access

04:39points

04:40uh that that we deal with today. So, we

04:42want to restore re-knit that fabric uh

04:44and restore the network so that uh you

04:47know, we're back together as a complete

04:49city. And then finally, we want to end

04:51with an implementation-ready uh plan.

04:53So, the plan is is the consultants will

04:56do all the analysis and develop projects

04:59phased out that we can go after federal

05:01funding, state funding, local funding to

05:03to bring this thing to fruition.

05:08You'll see the projects key scope and

05:10timeline up there. We started with a

05:12kickoff meeting in July with our

05:13consultants. Uh we've been giving them

05:15data and information for them to chew on

05:18as they develop uh some of the the

05:20design alternatives, some of the

05:22feasibility analysis

05:24uh so we can do get in front of the

05:26public with uh design alternatives uh

05:29and then concepts that they can kind of

05:31react to, uh give input on, and

05:33thoughtful

05:34uh

05:35thoughtful input. And then we'll close

05:36out the project in January of 2008.

05:39Or 2028, sorry.

05:45So, we're starting with branding and

05:46messaging. You'll see there on the far

05:48left-hand side, that is the Revive 35

05:50logo. So, you'll see that on t-shirts,

05:53bags,

05:54water bottles, candy,

05:57chapstick, anything we can get get this

06:00logo on, we're trying to get it on. We

06:01want to be out in the public. We want to

06:03put it in people's minds. We want to be

06:05Coca-Cola, right? We want you to see

06:06that brand and know what you're getting

06:08and what what it stands for. So, we'll

06:10be using that as our as our logo and

06:13then we're also working with the

06:14consultant team to develop social media

06:16channels related to the Revive 35 brand.

06:20We'll have strong visualizations. So,

06:22renderings,

06:23pictures,

06:25thoughts,

06:26ideas that the public can can react to,

06:29can give like I said, thoughtful input

06:31to,

06:32kind of see it tangibly in in in the

06:34landscape so they can they can really

06:37give their input. Then we want to

06:38synthesize all that information, bring

06:40it all together, be able to have a full

06:42full thought out plan. Finally, our

06:44communication strategy. We want to be

06:45able to to reach all demographics. So,

06:48we will be translating a lot of our

06:50literature, a lot of our website content

06:53into different languages so everybody

06:55has an opportunity to to provide input.

06:59Right now, we have three three advisory

07:01committees.

07:03There's the technical advisory committee

07:05made up of technical experts such as

07:07myself, members of the city

07:08organization, police, fire, Montgomery

07:12Montgomery County Transportation

07:13Improvement District, My Valley Regional

07:16Planning Commission. Those experts that

07:18can give input on funding opportunities,

07:21maintenance strategies, operational

07:23activities to help bring this to

07:26fruition and make it something that is

07:27is valuable. Then we also have our

07:29community advisory committee made up of

07:31community members.

07:33We have neighborhood presidents, we have

07:35stakeholders along the corridor and

07:36everything in between.

07:38That is made up of roughly about 30 to

07:4040 members.

07:42And they'll give input, be our voice, be

07:45our conduit to the community outside of

07:47our events that we'll be holding to

07:48share information related to the

07:50project.

07:51And then finally, we have our racial

07:52equity subcommittee. This

07:54uh is important to to clean up write the

07:58wrongs that were done in the past. So,

07:59we don't want to

08:01uh

08:01the disinvestment to continue in any of

08:04the neighborhoods uh that resulted from

08:0635's construction. So, we want to bring

08:09those community members together to have

08:11that that meaningful conversation so

08:13that any kind of implementation we're

08:15making is for every community member,

08:17not just those that have benefits.

08:22So, you'll see there diversity of

08:23engagement uh opportunities go to them

08:25events, walking audits,

08:27uh creating a destination, so inviting

08:29them to come to a party of some sort.

08:31They're having fun. They don't know

08:33they're participating in a planning

08:34study.

08:35Uh pop-up events,

08:37um

08:37reaching out to the underrepresented

08:39populations in some of the conduits and

08:41avenues that they have, student

08:42engagement, and then and ultimately an

08:44online presence.

08:47So, currently our website is live,

08:50www.revive35dayton.com.

08:54Uh you can go there for meeting updates,

08:57uh project updates. Uh you can submit

09:00your feedback and you can join the

09:01distribution list to get contacts

09:04uh as as things come up on the website.

09:06Currently, we have just over 100

09:07community members that have already

09:08engaged uh and become a part of it. So,

09:11you know, we're trying to spread the

09:12word as much as we can. So, as you guys

09:14are out canvassing the neighborhoods and

09:16whatnot, please share

09:17uh the information so we can get people

09:19involved.

09:22Investing in our youth. So, ultimately

09:24with a large construction project of

09:26this nature, these are the ones that are

09:28going to be using the the corridor the

09:29most. So, we want to engage them. We

09:31want them to invest in the process. So,

09:33we've reached reached out to Dayton

09:34Public Schools, charter schools, private

09:37schools, universities, all institutions

09:40to see how we can engage engage the

09:42youth, bring in meaningful

09:45meaningful projects, efforts that they

09:47can they can take hold of, they can kind

09:49of see tangibly and work with and then

09:52also get their input on on what the

09:54future looks like

09:55for them and how they see a

09:56transportation project impacting their

09:58lives.

10:01And then we want to reach the

10:03traditionally underrepresented

10:05populations. We want to build

10:06partnerships with local agencies and

10:08organizations.

10:09We want to identify community

10:11opportunities, events, activities, and

10:14we want to we want to work with

10:15community ambassadors if possible.

10:17There's trusted leaders within some of

10:18these different

10:21immigrant populations that we want to

10:22work with them so we can get gain the

10:24trust of of that population and get

10:26their input and and their feedback.

10:30So we've got four formal workshops

10:32coming up planned. The first of which is

10:35a visioning workshop that'll be at the

10:36end of this month.

10:38The next is a design charrette in

10:40January of 2027, so next year.

10:43Then we'll bring the design alternatives

10:46to the spring 27 meeting and then

10:48finally the implementation plan in the

10:50fall of 27. I will note that we will

10:53have three meetings for each separate

10:56formal workshop. One on the east end,

10:58one on the west end, one central. They

11:00will share the same information. We just

11:02want to give everybody the opportunity

11:04whether it's a time that works for them,

11:06a location that works for them. We just

11:08want to give everybody the opportunity

11:09to be able to give their input and under

11:11and hear the information that we're

11:13sharing.

11:15So what's next? As I said here in

11:17October

11:18we'll be doing a walking audit with our

11:20technical advisory committee and our

11:21community advisory committee

11:23on the 27th. We'll be at the

11:25neighborhood presidents forum on the

11:2626th to talk to our neighborhood leaders

11:29and then we'll hold our first visioning

11:31workshops

11:32on the the 27th. One will be at the West

11:36Dayton Library. One will be at the East

11:38End Community Center, and then we'll

11:41have one ultimately downtown here during

11:43the lunch hour to kind of capture the

11:44the

11:45the

11:47transportation population that that

11:48comes and travels through downtown at

11:51that time.

11:52And then finally in November we'll be

11:53doing some of our student engagement

11:54opportunities with some of the schools

11:57and again following up with another TAC

11:59and CAC meeting in that at that time.

12:04So that is my presentation. If you guys

12:06have any questions, I will say I do have

12:08a save the date for the workshop

12:10postcard.

12:11It's sitting out on the by the agenda

12:13out front and I also have a

12:16postcard with QR code to point people in

12:18the direction of the website. So they'll

12:20be out out front here for people to

12:22take. We'll send them out into the

12:23community with Mike Squires group to

12:26hand out at neighborhood meetings, but

12:27also they'll be in the lobbies and stuff

12:29of that nature. And we've been scrolling

12:31across for the for employees to see

12:33across the video boards here as well.

12:35>> Thank you. And do you have those Thank

12:37you, Mr. Escobar. Do you have those

12:39cards in different languages?

12:41>> We're working on translating these as

12:43well. Yep.

12:43>> Okay, very good. Thank you, sir.

12:45Commissioners, any questions or comments

12:46for Mr. Escobar this morning?

12:50Commissioner Becker.

12:51>> Yes, sure I will. Thank you.

12:52>> [clears throat]

12:53>> First of all, thank you, Mr. Escobar,

12:55for

12:56your leadership on this. It's been

12:58several years now.

13:01And I know we were

13:02quite patient to get this Reconnecting

13:05Communities grant. So

13:07glad we're finally here and um

13:09>> [clears throat]

13:10>> congratulations on a

13:12very comprehensive and I think

13:14thoughtful process that you all have put

13:15in place. I am more so curious about

13:20what happens after the plan is adopted.

13:23I

13:25I like if you could just to speak to

13:28what the process is going to look like

13:32in 2028 right after we finalize the

13:34planning. Because, of course, right then

13:37our focus turns to how do we truly make

13:40it happen.

13:41So, if you could maybe just give a

13:43high-level um

13:46overview of of of the next steps beyond

13:48once our once our plan is finalized.

13:50>> Absolutely. Yeah, so with the plan,

13:53we've tasked our consultants with

13:55identifying funding sources that we

13:56could go after with different phases of

13:58the project. So, that will be where what

14:00our next steps will be, identifying

14:02funding sources to go after. It's in

14:04flux right now, obviously, with the

14:05federal government and the

14:06reauthorization of the surface

14:07transportation bill,

14:09whether some of these reconnecting

14:10community pilot programs, safe streets

14:12and roads for all will be reauthorized.

14:15Um I'm

14:16fairly certain that, you know, our

14:17surface transportation program dollars

14:20that we get through

14:21MVRPC in the state

14:23will probably be maintained, but it's

14:25some of these discretionary programs

14:27that are that are kind of up in the air,

14:28which would be more impactful. But,

14:30there's also opportunities through the

14:32P-DAC process, through track that the

14:34Ohio Department of Transportation

14:36offers. So, we will aggressively work

14:37with Ohio Department of Transportation,

14:39who's a part of of the steering

14:41committee in the group

14:43to identify funding and opportunities to

14:45to advance these projects in some form

14:47or fashion. So.

14:49>> Thank you.

14:50>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

14:51Faircloth.

14:52>> Yeah, no, thank you for this

14:54for this work.

14:55And as I'm sitting here, I'm

14:57I'm struggling because like I grew up

14:59with 35 and it

15:03it is just like a part of my reality.

15:05>> Mhm.

15:05>> Um to get anywhere in the world from my

15:08house when I was a kid, you had to get

15:10on 35. And so

15:13I find this really intriguing to think

15:15about trying to re-conceptualize what 35

15:18could be.

15:19>> Yeah.

15:19>> And so I suspect other people in the

15:21community, too, are like

15:23it's always been this way.

15:24>> Right.

15:25>> And and what can it be is a really

15:27intriguing question. So, I look forward

15:29to to the work. Um one question I did

15:31have is I know that um

15:34you know, one of the things that we all

15:35want to see happen is to create a safe

15:37pathway for children going to the

15:40library over on um

15:42at near Abbey 35 and that know how

15:45congested and busy that intersection is.

15:48Does this delay that process? Does it

15:50complement that process?

15:53>> I would say it complements the process.

15:55It strengthens the process ultimately. I

15:57think it gives us a true plan for that

15:59intersection. You know, we had we had

16:02designs of a of a bridge to just cross

16:04pedestrians, but ultimately for me, you

16:07know, I think of Wright State Way and

16:08how underutilized that is and some of

16:10the challenges that they have in that

16:11community. I think there's the

16:13opportunity to potentially raise it and

16:15separate it from from the the Ak- Right

16:17crossing. So, that's where, you know,

16:19it's it will like I said, complement

16:21this uh complement the process of going

16:23after this and strengthen it to to

16:26expedite it as we'll have a a federally

16:29funded plan that that supports it.

16:31>> Thank you.

16:32>> Mhm.

16:32>> Thank you.

16:33>> And we are intentional about uh our

16:34meeting spaces. We're trying to find

16:36places along the 35 corridor to make

16:38sure that that's front of mind. West

16:40Library is one we always try to target

16:42because of the the Abbey intersection.

16:46>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

16:48Shaw.

16:48>> Well, thank you, Mr. Escobar and and

16:50thanks for that

16:51question or that comment. Uh you know, I

16:53too was really affected by 35. I it kind

16:57of dissected our business uh all those

16:59years ago. But uh most uh

17:02I want to thank you for taking advantage

17:04of this great opportunity that came out

17:05of my advocacy committee for National

17:08League of Cities. Um one of many grant

17:10opportunities and I'm just glad to see

17:12us taking advantage of this and I think

17:14we should exercise and utilize it fully.

17:17So, thank you for the work that you're

17:18doing. I appreciate it.

17:19>> Absolutely.

17:19>> Thank you, Commissioner Joseph.

17:21>> Uh thank you, Commissioners, for good uh

17:23comments here. I just wanted to offer

17:24two thoughts here. First, uh

17:26for those who are skeptical, and there

17:28are many probably both uh within our

17:30city and our suburban neighbors about

17:31this, this has been done successfully in

17:34a number of places, and there are were a

17:36number of places who didn't bisect their

17:37cities. Those of you who spent any time

17:39in Washington, D.C., know that they

17:40didn't allow the the freeway to come

17:42through to start with. Uh at least not

17:44all the way. And uh and it's you know,

17:46you can tell the difference now in the

17:48revitalized D.C., reconnected

17:49neighborhoods, neighborhoods that never

17:50were bisected. So, uh I would say uh for

17:53those who are skeptical, uh give it some

17:55time. Let these folks work. They have a

17:57history of being very good at these

17:59solutions. A lot of times we start

18:01programs and projects like this, whether

18:03it's uh

18:04Wayne in Wilmington a few years ago, and

18:06or other projects where people are very

18:08skeptical about what it's going to look

18:09like, uh but after people come together,

18:12uh get some uh

18:13the public is able to offer their

18:15opinions about what should happen, our

18:17staff does a very good job with their

18:18consultant's help in putting together

18:19solution that is wonderful. So, I really

18:22look forward to finding out uh how this

18:23turns out here. So, thank you, Mr.

18:24Escobar. Appreciate it.

18:26>> Thank you. I just have one question. You

18:27answered a lot of my initial questions.

18:29Thank you, Commissioner Joseph. How were

18:31community members selected in the

18:32process? I know you mentioned you have

18:34uh

18:35100 that are engaged, or is just a

18:37matter of voluntarily being

18:39>> So, we work with uh community

18:41engagement. Specifically, uh we were

18:43looking for neighborhood leaders,

18:44stakeholders, people along the corridor,

18:46um

18:48and reached out as as possible. So, we

18:50sent email blasts, uh we submitted to uh

18:53businesses, all kinds of different

18:55community uh entities uh to to

18:59offer input or even um

19:01join. So, if if people reached out about

19:04the project cuz they've seen it in the

19:05past, then we would we would engage them

19:07and and offer for them to join as well.

19:09>> Okay, thank you. I just want to pull on

19:11that just a tad bit cuz some of our

19:13neighborhoods don't necessarily have the

19:16capacity or the leadership. And so I

19:18would just ask for us to be mindful,

19:20especially as you mentioned with us

19:22trying to undo or correct a lot of the

19:26the the bad policy and practices for us

19:29to be very mindful in that process. And

19:31I know I'm speaking to the choir, but

19:33just a footnote that and then to make

19:35sure that that is a communicated across

19:37the board to our community engagement

19:38division.

19:39>> Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, and

19:41Mike's group just brought us the other

19:43day Jonathan was out at GDRC and some of

19:45the seniors out there had stories of

19:47having their

19:49their buildings or their houses taken.

19:51And so we're looking for a you know,

19:53this is a plug here. We're looking for

19:54any kind of stories that people have.

19:57You know, we have members in Twin Towers

19:59that lived it. So you know, we want to

20:02that those are also pieces to the um

20:05to the engagement process is we want to

20:06put on the social media outlets some of

20:08the stories that people have and the

20:10pain that they felt

20:12honestly. So you know, that's that's

20:14another piece that we would see in the

20:15implementation process is telling the

20:17story not just just brushing it off the

20:19side like nothing happened. Being able

20:21to tell the story and and how that

20:22happened. Columbus has a great

20:24representation of a bridge and that

20:26they've capped over 670 where they tell

20:29the story of the neighborhood as they've

20:31reconnected it. So

20:32it's a good opportunity to

20:33>> Thank you so much for uplifting that. I

20:35appreciate you stating that. Thank you.

20:37Thank you, Mr. Escobar.

20:39I don't think there are no further

20:40questions.

20:41All right. Oh, I do have one. Do we make

20:44those corrections from Philadelphia and

20:47Salem Avenue in terms of the

20:50the the various different speed

20:53indicators or not speed indicators? They

20:55are the the white

20:57>> that are on

20:58We've been We've been adding them back

20:59out there as they been knocked off.

21:00>> Okay.

21:01>> So yes, it's it's a challenge, but we're

21:03I'm sure. I think signage goes a a way.

21:05And I would like to say as well in front

21:07of uh City Hall, I see where there is

21:09signage that separates the meter

21:11parking.

21:12>> that corrected, yeah.

21:13>> Very nice. Thank you very much.

21:15>> Appreciate that. Yep, thank you.

21:16>> Thank you.

21:17I believe we have one more presentation,

21:19uh Ms. Dixstein, for breast cancer

21:21awareness. We'd like to call um Ms.

21:24Sybil Martin from the Norma Jean Ross

21:27Memorial Foundation to the podium.

21:30>> [snorts]

21:33>> Hi, good morning.

21:35>> You have some uh some pins up here that

21:37are missing. You all didn't get a ribbon

21:40this morning. All right, thank you.

21:42Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Martin.

21:44>> Good morning. Thank you so much for

21:45having me again. And I think this is

21:48this is wonderful to have this

21:50discussion. Again, my name is Sybil

21:51Martin. I am the executive director for

21:54the Norma J. Ross Memorial Foundation.

21:56Um and for those who do not know about

21:58us, um our mission just includes

22:01everything about advancing health health

22:03equity and access for all women and men

22:06in relation to breast cancer,

22:07[clears throat] making sure they have

22:08education and the support that they need

22:10in this community. Um

22:12when you look at the numbers, it's

22:13astounding. American Cancer Society

22:16estimates that over 322,000 women will

22:18be diagnosed and 2,700 men with an

22:21invasive breast cancer.

22:23In Montgomery County alone, between 2018

22:26and 2022, we had 31% of our women were

22:29diagnosed at a later stage.

22:31Which means that more of them tend to

22:34die. They estimate that about 42,000

22:36women and 530 men will die from breast

22:39cancer.

22:40And I know sometimes we don't think

22:41about men, but um it's it's happening.

22:44And at the foundation, we help all women

22:46and men regardless of their insurance

22:48status. We want to make sure they have

22:49access to mammogram screenings

22:51opportunities and also transportation

22:53assistance. So that means getting them

22:54to and from mammogram appointments,

22:57right? We don't want them to have that

22:58as an excuse as to why early detection

23:01cannot be a part of their story if they

23:03have to be um diagnosed. And with that,

23:06we do various things within the

23:07community. I like to say it's us taking

23:09action. And today, actually, we've

23:12decided to do some education in a cigar

23:15bar. So, for some that seems a little

23:19um

23:20>> unconventional, right?

23:21>> Thank you. Very unconventional, but for

23:23me, it's like those are the individuals

23:26who probably need some of the most

23:28education. And I look at it like Jesus

23:30Jesus went to the sinners. I'm not

23:31calling them sinners.

23:32But

23:35They they are going to do what they are

23:36going to do, right? And the the thought

23:39process behind that is that, okay, well,

23:41you need to know more

23:43because of the choices that you've made.

23:44And we want to make sure that they have

23:46that absolute information. So, we'll be

23:48doing education tonight

23:50for their ladies night. And then we'll

23:52be back on the 22nd doing education for

23:54the men

23:56at the cigar bar. And so, we've done

23:57this initiative that we call Paint Right

23:58Dunbar Pink. So, if you've been down

24:00there and you've seen the the pink

24:01ribbons, that's our way of bringing it

24:03into the community and bringing it into

24:05the neighborhood and letting people know

24:07that we're there for them. And then on

24:09Friday, which is National Mammography

24:11Day, so everybody, take this information

24:13back to everybody that you love, every

24:15woman that you love, and ask them if

24:17they've had their mammogram screenings.

24:19So, National Mammography Day is Friday,

24:20and we work with Premier Health to bring

24:22the mobile unit down there. So, if

24:24you're in need of your mammogram, I'm

24:25not going to turn around and ask you to

24:26raise hands, but if you're in need of

24:28your mammogram, we are down there. You

24:31can walk up or you can call and schedule

24:32with us by calling 937-281-4829.

24:37Um

24:38We are [snorts] also doing another

24:39initiative on the 24th at Mount Calvary

24:43on Seaman Dollar. It's an initiative

24:44that we call B365. And that's our way to

24:47encourage everyone to be encouraged,

24:50educated, and empowered about their

24:51breast health 365 days a year. Cuz as we

24:54know,

24:55breast health is beyond October.

24:58>> Yeah.

24:58>> You know, not everybody gets told in

25:00October that they have breast cancer. It

25:02can be May, June, July. So, we want to

25:04make sure we're aware. And I just ask

25:06this commission to continue to

25:08prioritize breast health as a community

25:10concern in Dayton and Montgomery County.

25:12And I urge you to explore collaboration

25:14among different agencies, different

25:17health care organizations, and um health

25:19care providers and organizations like us

25:21to help reduce any of the barriers that

25:23stop people from getting their

25:24screenings. Insurance should not be a

25:26reason why a person does not get a

25:28screening because I'll tell you that

25:29there are so many programs outside of

25:32us, too, who will help cover the cost of

25:34you getting that that very much needed

25:36screening. So, I'm just saying that

25:38everyone has a role in breast health. We

25:41all do. We all know someone if if it

25:43hasn't been directly in our families, we

25:45know someone who's been affected. And

25:48so, we ask that together we turn

25:51everything that we do into action.

25:54And that we help more residents access

25:56the care that they need and give more

25:57people a fighting chance against breast

25:59cancer. And I thank you for your time,

26:02and let me know if you have questions

26:03for me.

26:04>> Thank you very much, Ms. Martin.

26:05Commissioners, any questions or

26:06comments? Commissioner Beckham?

26:08>> Thank you, Honor. Ms. Martin, just thank

26:10you for your consistent advocacy. I know

26:13you're here every year. Um

26:15of course, uplifting uh the awareness

26:17for uh for breast cancer. So, uh proud

26:20to um of course, do whatever I can and

26:23play my role, as you said. So, I thank

26:26you, and uh just looking forward to

26:27helping uplift this uh this cause.

26:29Appreciate it.

26:30>> Thank you.

26:31>> Commissioner Fairchild?

26:32>> Yeah. Thank you, Ms. Martin, and thank

26:34you for your advocacy and your

26:35education. We pray that it's successful,

26:38and um ultimately, we reduce those

26:40numbers of people who um

26:43who get detected late and ultimately

26:46die. So, thank you for your work.

26:48>> Thank you.

26:49>> Commissioner Shaw?

26:50>> Yeah. Thank you, uh Ms. Martin, for

26:52being here, and and thanks to the Norma

26:54Ross Foundation for all of the work that

26:57you continuously do in this community

26:59around breast cancer awareness. I know

27:02that you all are very busy this month.

27:04Appreciate seeing you all at the Central

27:06State Homecoming and as always in the

27:08breast cancer walk. So, just thank you

27:10for your for your work. Appreciate it.

27:12>> Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner

27:14Joseph.

27:15>> No questions here. Just join my

27:16colleagues and thank you for your work.

27:18I really do appreciate it.

27:19>> Thank you.

27:20Likewise, I just want to congratulate

27:22you and then thank you for all of your

27:24advocacy and your leadership. If you

27:25wouldn't mind, could you repeat the

27:27number? I have 281 if

27:29>> 281-4829

27:31>> 4829 and then the

27:35breast cancer awareness screenings and

27:38education. The two events this evening

27:40is for the women and if if you wouldn't

27:42mind repeating that

27:43>> Sure, absolutely. So, tonight will be at

27:46Wright Dunbar Cigar Lounge for their

27:48ladies night educating their women. Then

27:50on Friday, the 16th of October is when

27:52we'll have the screenings right there in

27:53Wright Dunbar for National Mammography

27:56Day. Then October 22nd we'll be right

27:58back at the cigar bar

28:00educating men.

28:02>> Do you have the address by chance?

28:03>> I want to say it's 1135

28:06West Third Street. And then the 24th is

28:08when we're at Mount Calvary. Their

28:10address is Semmes Avenue.

28:12>> [laughter]

28:15>> 3375 Semmes Avenue.

28:18>> Thank you.

28:19>> Thank you very much, Ms. Martin. Again,

28:22anything that we can do to be of

28:23support, know that we're here.

28:25>> Please and thank you. I have this for

28:27you.

28:27>> All right.

28:28>> I gave you the one right off my sweat.

28:29>> All right.

28:30>> Wow.

28:32>> Yes. I I still have mine from the the

28:35Central State Homecoming. I think it was

28:37not the the annual fish fry from

28:40probably about 3 years ago. So, I still

28:42have it. Yes.

28:44Okay. Thank you, Ms. Martin.

28:48All right, Ms. McClendon, are there any

28:50additions, deletions, or comments to the

28:52calendar? Thank you very much.

28:53>> I have none, Your Honor.

28:55>> Oh.

28:56Thank you.

28:59Ms. Dixon, are there any questions or

29:00comments Oh, I'm sorry, additions,

29:02deletions, or comments to the calendar

29:04this morning? Excuse me.

29:05>> Your Honor, I have no additions or

29:06deletions to this morning's calendar. I

29:08too have two items I'd like to

29:10highlight. Uh the first is

29:13B2. It's an award of contract to

29:15Broomall Construction. This is for

29:18renovations to 3975 Dayton Park Drive.

29:23This is a building that has been in

29:25long-term ownership by the city of

29:27Dayton

29:28because it is within

29:30that really sensitive wellhead area and

29:33it came along with the source water

29:35protection program as we tried to reduce

29:38risks to our well field.

29:41This is a 42,000 square foot building

29:45that

29:46will be renovated to house

29:50water department's engineering and IT

29:54services. They are scattered right now

29:57across several sites in the water

30:00enterprise. So, this will provide some

30:02synergy and

30:04ability for to create more work

30:07efficiencies and alignment as well as in

30:10phase two of a later date,

30:14there will be a backup for our state

30:16assistance, which is as you know, our

30:18security system for the water

30:22utility. And [snorts]

30:24then

30:26also,

30:28there will be a lease arrangement with

30:31the Dayton Police Department for some of

30:32their specialized unit fleet. So, their

30:37hostage negotiations, maybe bomb squad,

30:40maybe

30:42um

30:43squat. You know, they need they need

30:46space. That was originally going to be

30:48in West Pod because of the costing for

30:51West Pod, it got value engineered out.

30:53And so, police was still looking for a

30:55home for some of that indoor because it,

30:59you know, preserves the equipment

31:00longer. So, that is um B2.

31:04And

31:06um

31:07B3 is an award of contract which will

31:10which is a Wolf Creek sanitary liner um

31:13project. This is phase five of an

31:15ongoing project. This is our trenchless

31:18technology, so they basically do

31:20cured-in-place lining to preserve or

31:23lengthen the life of our underground

31:26infrastructure.

31:28This um

31:30clay pipe was put in place in 1940. It's

31:34usually a 50-year lifespan, so it's

31:36sitting at 80 years. Uh so, it's a good

31:39target. Uh we had four bids received.

31:42The good news about this is that 1.2

31:44million of that 1.5 million dollar

31:46investment came from an EPA grant. Uh

31:49so, only 257,000 is coming out of our

31:52sanitary capital. And that project um is

31:55set to be completed in September of

31:582027.

32:00And that's all I have, Your Honor.

32:01>> Thank you, Ms. Dickstein. Ms. McClendon,

32:04are there any citizens that are

32:05registered to speak this morning on

32:07calendar items?

32:08>> Yes, Your Honor. There are five citizens

32:10registered to speak on calendar items.

32:13I would like to state that there is a

32:143-minute time limit. As you address the

32:16commission, we ask that you state your

32:18name and address for the record. At that

32:21time, I will turn on the green light.

32:23When the green light comes on, you will

32:24have 3 minutes to speak.

32:26After you have spoken 2 and 1/2 minutes,

32:28a yellow light will come on and you will

32:29have 30 seconds remaining to speak.

32:32When the red light comes on, you will be

32:33asked to cease your comments and to take

32:35your seat.

32:36To the audience in attendance, please be

32:38mindful this is a business meeting and

32:39we kindly request that during this

32:41portion of the meeting you refrain from

32:43any hand clapping, finger snapping, and

32:45conversation that would prevent the city

32:47commission from hearing the speaker's

32:48comments.

32:50I call to the podium Sharon Screech.

33:02>> Hello everyone. Hello everyone.

33:05>> Um I'm Sharon Screech. I live at 515

33:07West Grand Avenue,

33:10Dayton, Ohio 45405.

33:12And um

33:14uh the legislation I want to speak on

33:16was

33:17uh

33:18number 6962-26

33:20authorizing the levy of the

33:22voter-approved 1 mil additional property

33:24tax for the building and operation of a

33:26city of Dayton public hospital. I just

33:28wanted to um come to the commission and

33:30let them know that I support that levy.

33:33We are very much in need of a public

33:36hospital.

33:37Um

33:39so many um residents on the side of town

33:43where Good Sam- Good Samaritan was,

33:46they're struggling just to get to

33:48doctor's appointments, having to

33:51just see a doctor. You know, I

33:54understand they have the Y and they have

33:56the um they have like urgent cares or

33:59the little space over there for but

34:00that's just not enough to handle the

34:03capacity of people that is on that side

34:05of town. So, I just wanted to come up

34:07here and say that I do approve of the

34:09levy for the Dayton public hospital.

34:11Thank you.

34:11>> Thank you, Ms. Screech.

34:13I call to the podium Rodney Stark.

34:25>> Rodney Stark, 4526 Alfred Drive, Dayton,

34:28Ohio 45417.

34:32Good e- Good morning, uh Mayor. Good

34:34morning. Good morning Commissioners.

34:36Good morning Madam

34:39uh City Manager and good morning Madam

34:41Clerk

34:42and Miss Jackson.

34:44Mayor, thank you. I appreciate that

34:46seeing that you traveled to meet with

34:49Madani and um that that was a highlight.

34:52That was really was and I hope that

34:54you're able to

34:56uh tell us at the end of this meeting

34:59exactly some of the things that was

35:00discussed if you can share with us that.

35:03Uh it's important that when you all go

35:05out and and and on behalf of the city

35:08and that you meet in other cities or

35:11representing the city of Dayton that you

35:12come back and bring that information

35:14back. Matt Joseph, we hadn't heard

35:17anything about your trip to South

35:19Carolina. I did look up Greenville,

35:21South Carolina. They're basically in the

35:22same state we we are in so I don't

35:24understand what you and the Chamber of

35:26Commerce got from that. Uh they're still

35:30disinvesting in their black community as

35:32well just like the city of Dayton is

35:34doing here. All right, so I don't know

35:36what you got out of that meeting. And if

35:38you're sitting on any boards, Chris

35:40Shaw, you said you sit on 16 of them.

35:42I'd appreciate if you share that

35:44information

35:45about what's going on with these boards

35:47because our boards right now are

35:48hurting. Nobody is is there's no

35:51oversight of these boards that's

35:52happening within the city of Dayton and

35:54you guys appoint the people to these

35:56particular boards. I'm not going to get

35:59into details on that, but the hospital

36:01is very important that we uplift Bishop

36:04Richard Cox's

36:06um

36:07project that he was working on and he

36:09advocated for. That's very important. I

36:13don't want to hear the fact that we

36:14don't have money for a hospital. We know

36:16that you do. We know that there's money

36:19there. There money in all these

36:21authorities that you all have created.

36:23You created the

36:25Port Authority. So don't tell me you

36:26don't have anything to do with those

36:28authorities. You have to everything to

36:30do with the port authority. You have

36:31everything to do with the NCA. You have

36:34everything to do with the convention.

36:35You have everything to do with all these

36:37port authorities. You created them.

36:39Remember it. You need the ordinance

36:41numbers on those. I can provide those

36:43ordinance numbers also for you.

36:46Uh they're they're part of you. Not only

36:48that, but you appoint the people on

36:50those authorities as well. All right?

36:53And some of them are familiar names.

36:55Some of them works for the city that

36:58sits on these boards and these

36:59authorities. And some of them are your

37:01family members and friends.

37:04Thank you.

37:05>> Thank you, Mr. Stark.

37:07I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

37:17>> Good morning, everyone.

37:18>> Good morning.

37:19>> great with Mondawmin. I just

37:20>> Oh.

37:21Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

37:23>> I'm Alec Johnson. I live at 3206 Linden

37:26Avenue in the Hearthstone neighborhood

37:28of Dayton.

37:29Uh I stand before you not only as a

37:31proud member of the Dayton Miami Valley

37:33Democratic Socialists of America, but

37:35also as our chapter's official liaison

37:37to the city of Dayton, regularly

37:38reporting internally the proceedings of

37:40this commission to our more than 300

37:42members.

37:43Last week I spoke about the legal

37:44process for forming the West Dayton

37:46Hospital Board of Trustees. Tonight I

37:48want to address the deeper reason that

37:49process matters. Healthcare is not an

37:52ordinary commodity. The market can tell

37:54an owner whether a hospital is

37:55profitable. It can't tell us whether a

37:57child, an expectant mother, an injured

37:59worker, or an older resident should have

38:01timely care. Profitability measures what

38:03produces revenue. Public health asks

38:05what people need. West Dayton learned

38:07that distinction painfully when Good

38:09Samaritan Hospital closed. A privately

38:12controlled institution could withdraw

38:13emergency care, maternity services,

38:15jobs, and neighborhood stability. The

38:17people most affected didn't possess the

38:19power to prevent that loss. That's why

38:21the West Dayton Hospital Board of

38:22Trustees, authorized by Dayton voters,

38:24matters. It's not merely another

38:26advisory committee. Properly

38:28constituted, it can become a democratic

38:30planning institution, one that studies

38:31community needs, evaluates sites and

38:33phase services, recruits partners,

38:35develops financing, and reports its

38:37decisions openly. It changes the

38:39question from what will a private system

38:41provide if it finds the arrangement

38:42worthwhile to what healthcare capacity

38:45does wait does West Dayton require and

38:47how can we build it? The board also

38:50ensures that rebuilding healthcare

38:51strengthens the community economically.

38:53Public investment should support union

38:55jobs, apprenticeships, local purchasing,

38:57and worker-owned businesses.

38:59Money committed to public health should

39:00create lasting public capacity, not

39:02disappear through contracts that leave

39:04the community no stronger than before.

39:06I appreciate that this issue has

39:07returned the agenda, but recurring

39:09discussions must now produce a visible

39:11implementation process. I respectfully

39:13ask the mayor and commission to issue a

39:15public progress report identifying three

39:17things: what steps have already been

39:18completed, when applications and

39:20community nominations will open, and

39:22when proposed trustees will come before

39:24the commission for public consideration

39:26and recorded votes.

39:27That report would not predetermine the

39:29hospital's final form. It would

39:31demonstrate that the voter-approved

39:32process has begun and allow residents to

39:34participate before the important

39:36decisions have already been made.

39:38The private healthcare system showed

39:39West Dayton what can be taken away when

39:41decisions are governed from above and

39:43afar.

39:44Dayton now has an opportunity to show

39:45what democratic public power can build

39:47back. Let's move from an endorsement to

39:49implementation and begin creating

39:51healthcare around human need rather than

39:53private profitability. As I said last

39:56week, public power and public policy

39:58should create public wealth and public

40:00health and public health. So, thank you.

40:03>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

40:05I call to the podium Paul Carrigan.

40:16>> Good morning, everyone. Paul Kerrigan,

40:181525 Pershing Boulevard, Dayton, Ohio.

40:21It's nice to see everyone here. Hope

40:23everyone's having a wonderful day. I'm

40:25here I think this is out of order. Maybe

40:27you guys have changed since I've been

40:28here last. I'm here to talk about

40:30ordinance the second reading number

40:3110-322-18-26.

40:34Opened that up yesterday and looked at

40:36it. Oh my god. Oh my god. You know

40:38what's in there, right?

40:42Rules about property owners, property

40:45what I've been complaining about.

40:46Somebody heard me. This is a good first

40:48step. First step. Where's the monitoring

40:51going to come down? Still going to rely

40:53on neighbors thinking on neighbors?

40:55That's what I want to know now.

40:57Good job. Good first step. Take it

40:59forward. Go hard. I'm watching.

41:02>> Thank you, Mr. Kerrigan.

41:03I call to the podium Ebony Hastings.

41:35Please state your name and address for

41:36the record.

41:37>> Give me a second. Thank you.

41:40Ebony Hastings, 1238 Wabash Avenue.

41:46I am here to speak about

41:49the hiring of the city manager.

41:52I am placing my concerns about Dayton

41:54city manager recruitment process on the

41:56public record.

41:57The commission approved an $80,000

41:59contract with the recruitment firm to

42:01conduct the the search. I have not found

42:04public confirmation that a new city

42:06manager has been selected or hired. My

42:09concerns are about the transparency of

42:11the recruitment process and the

42:13relationships surrounding it. I

42:14specifically asked whether the firm had

42:16local connections and was told no.

42:18However, my research identified the

42:20firm's work on city manager searches in

42:23Centerville and Hilliard.

42:25Centerville, Ohio and Hilliard, Ohio.

42:27As well as its corporate sponsorship of

42:29the Ohio City County Management

42:31Association.

42:33These relationships do not by themselves

42:34establish wrongdoing or a conflict of

42:37interest, but they raise legitimate

42:38questions about what due diligence was

42:40conducted, what relationships were

42:42disclosed, and how the city evaluated

42:45competing proposals, and determined that

42:47the selected firm offered the best

42:48value. Transparency is not simply

42:51putting a contract on an agenda and

42:53voting on it. It means allowing the

42:54public to understand how decisions

42:56involving taxpayer dollars are made. I

42:58am requesting public access to the

43:00recruitment proposals, evaluations,

43:02criteria, and scoring, relevant

43:04disclosures, and procurement

43:06communications consistent with

43:08applicable public records law.

43:10I am placing these questions on the

43:12record because accountability should not

43:13depend on whether officials choose to

43:15answer them. If the process was

43:17competitive, properly evaluated, and

43:19free of improper influence, the

43:21documentation

43:23should help demonstrate that. I am not

43:25alleging wrongdoing without evidence. I

43:27am asking for the transparency necessary

43:30for Dayton residents to evaluate this

43:32process for themselves. Public trust

43:34requires more than assurances. It

43:36requires accountability.

43:38So, again,

43:41I don't know why it's so difficult to be

43:43transparent in regards to the RFPs that

43:46are um

43:48advertised and solicited for business.

43:51It gives lazy.

43:54It gives lazy.

43:57The time

43:58that it takes to just simply research

44:00and ensure that you're getting accurate

44:03and true and tried information in

44:05regards to these companies that want to

44:08do business with the city of Dayton.

44:10You all have to do better because you

44:12have ruptured the trust in such a way

44:14that we are literally researching as

44:16though we are researchers about our city

44:19because we don't trust you. Thank you.

44:21>> Thank you, Ms. Hastings.

44:23That concludes speakers on calendar

44:25items, Your Honor.

44:29Thank you, Ms.

44:30Um

44:31McClendon. Commissioners, are there any

44:33questions or comments [clears throat]

44:35on the city manager's recommendations

44:37this morning?

44:39Commissioner Beck.

44:40>> I have none.

44:40>> Commissioner Fairchild.

44:42>> I have none.

44:42>> Commissioner Shaw.

44:43>> None.

44:43>> Commissioner Joseph.

44:44I don't have any questions. May I have a

44:46motion to approve the city manager's

44:48recommendations?

44:50>> I move that we adopt the city manager's

44:52recommendations.

44:52>> Second, Your Honor.

44:53>> It has been properly moved and seconded

44:55to approve the city manager's

44:56recommendations. All in favor say I. All

44:58opposed say no. Any abstentions?

45:01Legislation, Ms. McClendon.

45:03>> First reading emergency resolution

45:05number 6962-26,

45:08authorizing the levy of the

45:09voter-approved 1 mil additional property

45:12tax for the building and operation of

45:13the city of Dayton Public Hospital in

45:16West Dayton, requesting the advance

45:18payment by Montgomery County, Ohio to

45:20the city of Dayton, Ohio of tax monies

45:22collected for 2027, certifying the same

45:25to the county auditor, and declaring an

45:27emergency.

45:29>> Emergency resolution 6962-26

45:33being declared an emergency, I move

45:35>> for its immediate passage.

45:36>> Second motion, Your Honor.

45:37>> It has been properly moved and seconded

45:39to declare emergency resolution number

45:416962-26

45:44as an emergency. All in favor say I.

45:46All opposed say no. Any abstentions?

45:49>> I.

45:50>> Okay.

45:51Could you record the vote, please?

45:53>> There have been four votes to move it as

45:56an emergency and one abstention for

45:59emergency resolution number 6962-26.

46:03>> Thank you, Ms. McLendon.

46:04>> And for second reading emergency

46:06resolution number 6962-26,

46:10authorizing the levy of the voter

46:12approved one mill additional property

46:13tax for the building and operation of a

46:16city of Dayton public hospital in West

46:18Dayton, requesting the advanced payment

46:20by Montgomery County, Ohio to the city

46:22of Dayton, Ohio of tax monies collected

46:25for 2027, certifying the same to the

46:28county auditor.

46:29Mayor Turner Sluss?

46:30>> Aye.

46:31>> Commissioners Joseph?

46:32>> Aye.

46:33>> Shaw?

46:33>> Aye.

46:34>> Fairchild?

46:34>> Abstain.

46:36>> Beckham?

46:36>> Aye.

46:37>> Emergency resolution number 6962-26

46:41has been adopted with four votes in

46:43favor and one abstention.

46:45Second reading emergency resolution

46:47number 6963-26,

46:50authorizing the acceptance of the fiscal

46:52year 2025 assistance to firefighters

46:55grant in the amount of $110,510.00

47:00by the Federal Emergency Management

47:02Agency, authorizing the required

47:04matching funds in the amount of

47:06$11,051.00.

47:09Mayor Turner Sluss?

47:10>> Aye.

47:11>> Commissioners Joseph?

47:12>> Aye.

47:13>> Shaw?

47:13>> Aye.

47:14>> Fairchild?

47:15>> Aye.

47:15>> Beckham?

47:16>> Aye.

47:17>> Emergency resolution number 6963-26

47:20has been adopted with five votes in

47:22favor.

47:23First reading ordinance number 32219-26,

47:28appropriating property designated as

47:30parcel 58 SH in connection with a

47:33Smithville Road reconstruction project.

47:36Second reading ordinance number

47:3732218-26,

47:41amending section 61.02,

47:4361.03,

47:4561.05,

47:4761.06,

47:4993.46,

47:5393.105,

47:55and 99.12 E of the revised code of

47:58general ordinances of the city of Dayton

48:01related to civil citations. Mayor Turner

48:04Slos?

48:04>> I.

48:05>> Commissioners Joseph?

48:06>> I.

48:07>> Shaw?

48:07>> I.

48:08>> Fairchild?

48:08>> I.

48:09>> Beckham?

48:10>> I.

48:11>> Ordinance number second reading

48:13ordinance number 32218-26

48:17has passed with five votes in favor.

48:19That concludes legislation, Your Honor.

48:22>> Thank you, Ms. McLendon.

48:24Are there any citizens that are

48:25registered to speak

48:27this morning?

48:29>> Yes, Your Honor. There are nine citizens

48:31registered to speak. I would like to

48:33remind everyone of the 3-minute time

48:34limit. As you address the commission, we

48:37ask that you state your name and address

48:38for the record. At that time, I will

48:40turn on the green light. When the green

48:42light comes on, you will have 3 minutes

48:44to speak. After you have spoken 2 and

48:461/2 minutes, a yellow light will come on

48:48and you will have 30 seconds remaining

48:49to speak. When the red light comes on,

48:51you will be asked to cease your comments

48:53and to take your seat. To the audience

48:55in attendance, please be mindful this is

48:57a business meeting and we kindly request

48:59that during this portion of the meeting,

49:01you refrain from any hand clapping,

49:03finger snapping, and conversation that

49:05would prevent the city commission from

49:06hearing the speaker's comments.

49:08I call to the podium Kimaru Watenza.

49:22>> Good morning, everybody.

49:23>> Good morning.

49:25>> I am Kimaru Watenza. I live at 1200 West

49:28Grand Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45402.

49:34Martin Luther King once said,

49:37"Nothing in this world is more dangerous

49:39than sincere ignorance and conscientious

49:43stupidity."

49:44To that end,

49:46for 25 years since the event of 9/11, a

49:49lot of Americans have been ignorant

49:51because they haven't been given any any

49:55real information about it. Others have

49:58been sincerely ignorant because they

50:00they have been part of the cover-up.

50:03The facts of 9/11 are too big to cover

50:06up.

50:07Our government's story that 19 Muslims,

50:11primarily from Saudi Arabia, were

50:14responsible for the events of 9/11 is a

50:17lie.

50:18All of us who are keeping up with our

50:20federal government's atrocities because

50:23of the follow of of its following

50:26project 225 have noticed the devastation

50:30that has occurred, particularly from

50:32ICE.

50:34However, few of us are aware of the

50:36Project for the New American Century,

50:39commonly referred to as PNAC,

50:43which was founded by William Kristol and

50:46Robert Kagan in 1997.

50:50Some of its most prominent signers of

50:53that document were Dick Cheney, Donald

50:56Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, John Bolton,

51:00Richard Perle, and Scooter Libby.

51:04PNAC stated objectives were to continue

51:07world dominance and the theft of

51:10resources, primarily of the Middle East

51:14and Africa.

51:15However, to do so,

51:18they said that they would need a

51:19catalyzing event to garner public

51:23support for their thievery.

51:26That event was 9/11.

51:29The facts tell us that these men are the

51:32ones responsible for 9/11, not 19

51:36Muslims, primarily from Saudi Arabia.

51:40Here are the facts.

51:42The plane, American Airlines Flight 11,

51:46that is said to have crashed into the

51:48North Tower at 8:46 a.m. was a Boeing

51:526767-223.

51:56The seating capacity of that plane is

51:59158

52:01seats. On 9/11, that plane is said to

52:05have carried 81 passengers. Now, I ask

52:09you, those of you who fly,

52:11have you

52:12been on a plane flying coast to coast

52:16that was less than 98% full?

52:21So,

52:22there's a whole lot more and I will be

52:25back to give you the rest of the story.

52:28Thank you.

52:29>> Thank you, Mr. Watson. So,

52:31I call to the podium Mary Sue Gaminer.

52:43>> Mary Sue Gaminer, 1418 Arbor Avenue.

52:47Good morning.

52:47>> Good morning.

52:48>> I believe work is being done on the

52:50budget right now. As you set priorities,

52:53I would like you to focus on the needs

52:55of our children.

52:56About 20% of the population of Dayton is

52:58under 18. We are 3 years into the

53:01recreation department's 5-year plan

53:03published in October of 2023.

53:06The plan says,

53:07"At over 20% of the population, children

53:10will continue to represent a valuable

53:11and significant percentage of the Dayton

53:14community and should be accommodated

53:16accordingly."

53:17I reviewed the rec department's

53:18available programs for children. I would

53:21have hoped to see a variety of

53:22programming for all ages at all

53:24locations. Instead, I found that most of

53:26the programs are at one

53:29one location, Northwest Rec Center.

53:31There are a couple at Lohrey and almost

53:33none at Greater Dayton Rec Center.

53:35Children 5 and under get just one

53:37session a week in one location of free

53:40programming.

53:41In the 6 to 12 age group, there are

53:43three free programs. One is a one-time

53:4590-minute clinic. One is a 1-hour class

53:48for 4 weeks. The other is 2 hours a week

53:51for the remainder of the year.

53:53There are also activities requiring a

53:54fee. Except for the 90-minute clinic at

53:57Loray, everything else is at Northwest.

54:00They do have recess after school at

54:01Northwest and Loray. The only program

54:04for this age group at GDRC is a

54:06pickleball clinic in December.

54:09For teens, the only programs that are

54:10free are a back to the basics workshop

54:12at Loray and the emotional emotional

54:14awareness program at Northwest. Both are

54:17important and should be at all three

54:18centers. There are also a couple classes

54:21that have a fee. There are some free

54:23sports pro- programs, but most of those

54:25have a fee. According to the 5-year

54:27plan, almost half of our under 18

54:30population is below the poverty line. We

54:32need to do better for our children.

54:35And this leads me to the violence in our

54:37city. The children in our care grow up

54:40to become young adults. Just as we need

54:42to invest in our children, we need to

54:44invest in the violence prevention

54:46programs that are being introduced here.

54:48The Cure Violence Initiative and the

54:50Peace Ambassadors need to be funded

54:52adequately so they can do this critical

54:55work.

54:56With Marlon Shackelford's permission,

54:57I'm reading from a a quote that he had

54:59on social media.

55:01The street is where the trust lives, and

55:03trust is what actually interrupts the

55:05conflict. You can't build that from a

55:07desk. Boots on the ground is the

55:09intervention because trust is the

55:11intervention. People who are known and

55:14credible in the neighborhood can

55:15interrupt a conflict in the moment, show

55:17up the next day, and connect someone to

55:20help. A meeting or a flyer can't do

55:22that.

55:23Cities that have used a violence

55:25interruptor model like Chicago,

55:26Baltimore, and New York have seen real

55:28drops in shootings in the neighborhoods

55:30where it was staffed consistently and

55:32done well. Where it was underfunded or

55:34inconsistent, the results were weaker.

55:37As you review the budget, please provide

55:39adequate funding for our children and

55:42for those on the streets. Thank you.

55:44>> Thank you, Ms. Gmeiner.

55:46I call to the podium Joyce Probst

55:49McAlpine.

55:58>> Good morning, Mayor and Commissioners.

56:00>> I'm Joyce Probst McAlpine, 326 Park

56:03Drive, Dayton, Ohio.

56:05I'm coming here to talk about Flock

56:07cameras and mass surveillance. This is

56:10the fourth time I've come to speak to

56:12the commission this year. The first time

56:14was on January 7th when you expanded the

56:16number of cameras and I asked for an

56:19audit for you to to ensure that the data

56:21was being used in the compliant in

56:23compliance with the policies you had

56:25adopted.

56:27Now, that we heard nothing about that

56:28until May 1st when the

56:31police chief, retiring or leaving the

56:35police chief that was departing,

56:37revealed that

56:38uh Flock data had been used for

56:40immigration service searches uh more

56:42than 7,000 times.

56:44The commission meeting after that on May

56:466th was very emotional. Lots of people

56:49spoke. You all spoke and said how

56:51horrified you were about that.

56:53So, um

56:55again, and there was a commitment to an

56:57investigation.

56:59By August 19th, there didn't seem to be

57:02progress on investigation. A lot of

57:04people came and spoke again about the

57:06need to know what had happened

57:08and what can be done to prevent it and

57:10to say that bagging the cameras wasn't

57:12enough.

57:14So, I'm here again um because I

57:16understand the commission's making

57:17progress on uh contracting with a firm

57:20to do an investigation, which is good

57:22news, but it's been 9 months since that

57:24January meeting where people lied about

57:27um use of the data.

57:29And that's a long time. People's

57:30memories fade, things get lost. So,

57:34urging you to adopt that

57:36contract and move forward with the

57:38investigation.

57:41>> [clears throat]

57:41>> But, we also need to get those cameras

57:43down. And to get the contract canceled

57:47because even without recording data

57:49about drivers through Dayton, the police

57:51still have access to that database. They

57:53can still search. And

57:56my second concern is about mass

57:58surveillance and the use of the Flock

58:01data system to track people moving

58:04across the community

58:07and without a requirement that there be

58:08a probable cause.

58:11And

58:12Flock is just one of several systems

58:14that provide this kind of network of

58:18cameras that gather information. And

58:20really, that's just a starting point

58:22because then the data from the cameras

58:24is combined with other databases to

58:27create a bigger picture of who's moving

58:30through the community

58:32and um

58:34it really creates a mass surveillance

58:36project.

58:38They're not These cameras are not the

58:39same as a security camera at at a

58:42business or a home that's looking at

58:44what's happening at that location over

58:46time, but doesn't connect to other

58:49cameras or to other databases.

58:52So, um

58:54a judge in a recent court case in

58:55Oklahoma

58:57where a police officer had searched a

59:00license plate that was traveling through

59:03without probable cause

59:06said that um

59:07this

59:08>> Your time is up. Thank you.

59:09>> sorry.

59:11>> Thank you, Ms. McAlpine.

59:13I call to the podium Sharon Screech.

59:24>> Hello. My name is Sharon Screech. I live

59:26at 5:15 West Grand.

59:29>> Morning.

59:29>> Um, I'm coming to the commission again.

59:32Um, it's been almost 2 weeks now

59:35in my building. Um, none of the

59:37elevators work.

59:38We have seniors on the seventh floor. We

59:41have two ladies on the second floor.

59:43They're in a wheelchairs. We had a fire

59:45in our building and those people could

59:46not get out of there.

59:49Um, I've been contacted by someone, but

59:52something really needs to be done about

59:53that. It's very, very, very unsafe. Um,

59:58I, you know, the

1:00:00the building, anytime you put any kind

1:00:02of maintenance request in about it, it

1:00:04comes back completed. They don't say

1:00:06anything to us about if it's going to be

1:00:08fixed. My apartment is right next to the

1:00:11elevators, so no one's been working on

1:00:14them cuz I don't hear any banging or

1:00:15clinking or anything. Um, I'm just

1:00:18worried about the residents in my

1:00:19building. You know, um, we had to help a

1:00:22senior up the steps the other day. Um,

1:00:25well, two seniors.

1:00:27The senior and her mother, who was a

1:00:28senior, get up the steps um, with her

1:00:30with her walker. So, it's just it's just

1:00:33a very, very, very unsafe um, situation

1:00:37right now.

1:00:38Um,

1:00:39also, I brought to the commission last

1:00:41time I was here was about the curfew

1:00:44that was mentioned some months ago that

1:00:47we have never heard anything about. You

1:00:49know, the police chief said there was

1:00:51going to be a curfew, people 17 and

1:00:53under were have to be in at a certain

1:00:55time.

1:00:57I don't see any of that.

1:01:00You know, I'm I'm rarely out, but I see

1:01:03young people out

1:01:04way later than 11:00.

1:01:07And so, if if there's a curfew, I don't

1:01:09know who's enforcing it. And why did we

1:01:11even bring that up if no one's going to

1:01:13push that?

1:01:14So, I just would um,

1:01:16like some more transparency with the

1:01:18whole curfew thing.

1:01:20Um,

1:01:20because I just don't want to see um,

1:01:23young people out and things. We already

1:01:25have enough violence in this city. I

1:01:27don't want to see something happen to a

1:01:28young person

1:01:30being out at a time that they're not

1:01:32supposed to. Also,

1:01:35I have an issue with the road dieting.

1:01:39We have all these um, I don't have a

1:01:40problem with bicycle lanes and that type

1:01:43of thing.

1:01:45All of a sudden now this whole bicycle

1:01:47lane thing, no one can ride on this on

1:01:49the sidewalk. It used to be you would be

1:01:51cussing people out riding a riding a

1:01:52bike in the street because they're in

1:01:54the way.

1:01:55No one respects them. I'm just letting

1:01:58you know that. No one respects bicycle

1:02:00lanes. They just don't.

1:02:02I mean, the and the road dieting has

1:02:04made things absolutely worse. Main

1:02:08Street was already bad. It's even worse

1:02:10now. So, you know,

1:02:13I don't you know, I don't know what else

1:02:15you could do about that. I don't know

1:02:17who you paid to come in to say that, you

1:02:19know, if this person doesn't live here

1:02:21or hasn't lived here, you pay some some

1:02:23expert. [music] The expert don't know

1:02:24what they're talking about. They have If

1:02:26they don't live in Dayton, they don't

1:02:27know.

1:02:28But Main Street is terrible. Thank you.

1:02:31>> [music]

1:02:31>> Thank you, Ms. Greach.

1:02:33I call to the podium Rodney Stark.

1:02:40>> [clears throat]

1:02:43>> Rodney Stark, 4526 Alfred Drive, Dayton,

1:02:46Ohio 45417.

1:02:49Protocol has already been established.

1:02:52Let's get right into this. I just want

1:02:54to say, you know, we have some great

1:02:55city workers here.

1:02:57Uh, I love my city. And we have some of

1:03:00the best and brightest city workers here

1:03:03in Dayton, Ohio. Right? My issue, again,

1:03:07and I tell you again, is this commission

1:03:10and the commission office. Right? We're

1:03:13talking about trust. I don't trust you.

1:03:16Right? How can I trust you when you

1:03:18don't hold your word? You don't keep

1:03:20your word.

1:03:21Right?

1:03:23I ask you questions, I don't get the

1:03:25answers. I have to file a public records

1:03:28request to get information out of you,

1:03:31and you still sloppy with that.

1:03:34Right? You come here, you present

1:03:36things, you say you're going to do

1:03:38things, and you don't fulfill them.

1:03:41Prime example,

1:03:43November 8th,

1:03:452023, Darius,

1:03:48you presented the use of force use of

1:03:51force committee.

1:03:52You said that this is going to be the

1:03:54best thing, we're going to reduce this,

1:03:56we're going to make sure that this this

1:03:57is rolling, and guess what? Nothing has

1:03:59happened since 2023.

1:04:01That committee is still on the ground.

1:04:04You gave us the reassurance assurance,

1:04:07Matt Joseph. You gave us that assurance,

1:04:09and also you did also, Chris Shaw.

1:04:13So, I appreciate you wanting to get that

1:04:15committee back up and running, but I

1:04:17don't want that same committee. I'm

1:04:19asking for it to be abolished again, and

1:04:21you need to come up with another

1:04:22resolution or modify it.

1:04:24>> That's right.

1:04:26>> It doesn't have enough members on there.

1:04:28So, someone's sick or out, you can't

1:04:30move forward. That's one issue. The

1:04:33second issue is that it only meets twice

1:04:35a year. It needs to meet every quarter.

1:04:38And when something happens, they need to

1:04:40have emergency meeting for that, also.

1:04:44Also, there's another problem here with

1:04:46with that that committee is that you're

1:04:49gagging that committee where they can't

1:04:51publicly speak out.

1:04:54That interferes with accountability

1:04:58problems.

1:05:00So, no, we don't trust you.

1:05:02And if you want to listen to the legal

1:05:04department and tell you everything and

1:05:06how to run everything, guess what?

1:05:08That's why we're still paying out money

1:05:09right now. That's why we're in

1:05:11litigation right now.

1:05:14This legal department has gotten us in

1:05:16more trouble than anything, than

1:05:18anybody.

1:05:20Right? Not only paying out money, but it

1:05:22got people killed. People were killed

1:05:24because of this legal department telling

1:05:27you what to do.

1:05:30Do the right thing. The The citizens

1:05:32requested you do something and you

1:05:33hadn't done it yet.

1:05:35And that goes back to George Floyd.

1:05:37All the way back and we're still talking

1:05:39about the use of force committee and

1:05:40de-escalation. This is going to help the

1:05:42citizens and it's going to help our fine

1:05:44officers out there.

1:05:46Let's do better. Thank you.

1:05:48>> Thank you, Mrs. Stark.

1:05:51I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

1:06:00>> Greetings again.

1:06:02>> Good morning.

1:06:02>> I'm Alec Johnson.

1:06:04I still live at 3206 Linden Avenue in

1:06:07the Hearthstone neighborhood of Dayton.

1:06:09This Friday, October 16th, marks the

1:06:11136th

1:06:13anniversary of the birth of Michael

1:06:15Collins.

1:06:16Collins was one of the principal leaders

1:06:17of Ireland's struggle for independence

1:06:19and one of the most fascinating figures

1:06:21from the 20th century who most people

1:06:23have never heard of.

1:06:25It took nine centuries for Ireland to

1:06:26defeat England and Collins, having led

1:06:28the guerrilla war, was tremendously

1:06:30responsible for that victory.

1:06:32Sadly, he didn't survive the civil war

1:06:34that erupted in Ireland afterwards. He

1:06:36died on August 22nd, 1922 at the age of

1:06:3831. 31.

1:06:41I've long admired Collins, not only for

1:06:43helping to win freedom for Ireland, but

1:06:45for asking what freedom should enable

1:06:47ordinary people to build.

1:06:49Collins wrote that government must be

1:06:50democratic in more than in name.

1:06:53He also argued that each person should

1:06:55be able to reap the full reward of labor

1:06:57and that monopoly must not be allowed to

1:06:58take that reward away.

1:07:01Most strikingly, he said economic

1:07:02revival should develop a people's own

1:07:04resources for their own benefit,

1:07:06providing steady work, just

1:07:08remuneration, and a share of control.

1:07:10Dayton is not Ireland under British

1:07:12rule, and I'm not comparing our city

1:07:14government to a colonial power.

1:07:16But, Collins identified a truth that

1:07:17applies wherever people possess former

1:07:19political rights while lacking control

1:07:21over the economic forces that shape

1:07:23their lives.

1:07:24Every year enormous sums generated by

1:07:26Dayton workers, residents, institutions,

1:07:28and public contracts leave this region.

1:07:30We recruit outside firms, subsidize

1:07:32outside owners, and then call the

1:07:33resulting dependence economic

1:07:35development. We count dollars spent, but

1:07:37too rarely ask who owns the productive

1:07:39asset, who receives the surplus, and how

1:07:42much wealth remains in our neighborhood.

1:07:44The Miami Valley Community Wealth

1:07:45Initiative Network, or MVCWIN, offers a

1:07:48practical way to begin changing that.

1:07:50Through an import replacement study, we

1:07:52can identify goods and services that we

1:07:54already purchase from outside the

1:07:55region, then determine which could be

1:07:57supplied locally by worker cooperatives,

1:07:59community enterprises, and responsible

1:08:00local firms.

1:08:02That means converting existing demand

1:08:04into locally rooted jobs, retaining more

1:08:06wealth in the Miami Valley, and giving

1:08:08working people a meaningful share of

1:08:09ownership and control.

1:08:11I ask this commission to recognize

1:08:13community wealth building as a

1:08:15legitimate city priority,

1:08:17to provide funding for an independently

1:08:19led import import replacement study,

1:08:21and to make usable city procurement data

1:08:23available for that work.

1:08:25Collins understood that liberation

1:08:27wasn't complete simply when political

1:08:29authority changed hands. Freedom has to

1:08:31become visible in people's homes,

1:08:33workplaces, communities, and material

1:08:35lives. That's still a worthy standard.

1:08:39Let's begin building an economy in which

1:08:41Dayton's resources serve Dayton's people

1:08:43so that it can be truly said that public

1:08:45power and public policy produce public

1:08:47wealth. Thank you.

1:08:48>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

1:08:50I call to the podium Paul Carrigan.

1:08:59>> Hello again.

1:09:00Paul Carrigan, 1525 Pershing Boulevard,

1:09:03Dayton, Ohio.

1:09:05Uh I want to start off my topic for me.

1:09:08I didn't come up here to say this, but

1:09:10um

1:09:11a lot of good things are happening in

1:09:12this room today. There's some good stuff

1:09:13that's taking place, and there are a lot

1:09:15of other things that have happened in

1:09:16the past that are dragging it down, and

1:09:18I just want to say you guys we're

1:09:20counting on you. We need you guys to

1:09:22really

1:09:23pay hard focus to the needs of the

1:09:25people in this town.

1:09:27Now, I'm going to change subject cuz my

1:09:29other radical idea is that rental

1:09:32properties in Dayton is an unregulated

1:09:34industry. You heard me say that before.

1:09:37And that's why I like that ordinance is

1:09:39in there. It's a first step.

1:09:41On my own,

1:09:42I live in the Linden Heights area.

1:09:45I went out and spent oh, let's say hour

1:09:47and

1:09:48hour and a half, hour and 30 minutes,

1:09:49hour and 40 minutes driving up and down

1:09:51the streets in Linden Heights area and

1:09:53writing down the addresses of homes that

1:09:55are run down.

1:09:57Ended up with about 40 to 50 homes that

1:09:59were run down. And I have contacts now

1:10:02that Miami at the Excuse me, the county.

1:10:05Thank you for your correspondence in

1:10:06giving me that, by the way. I had

1:10:08somebody already, but that's another

1:10:10contact.

1:10:12Let me catch my breath here cuz I always

1:10:13do this when I'm up here.

1:10:16Okay, so I went down and did that. I

1:10:17went back, went to the Montgomery County

1:10:20real estate site, and looked up who

1:10:22owned these properties that are run

1:10:23down.

1:10:24Of the 45 homes that I wrote down that

1:10:26were run down, 14 of them were owned by

1:10:29uh rentals. That's a high percentage,

1:10:31real high percentage.

1:10:33Here they are.

1:10:351816 Brookline Avenue. It's a registered

1:10:37rental property owned by somebody in the

1:10:39Dayton area.

1:10:41Uh 1830 Wilford, owned by uh E S D D

1:10:44Rentals LLC in Beavercreek, Kettering.

1:10:48Uh excuse me, catch my breath again.

1:10:501245 Purcell, registered rental

1:10:53owned by uh

1:10:55oh a company out in Beavercreek. 1404

1:10:58Purcell, registered rental property,

1:11:00Centerville, Ohio. Rosso Real Estate

1:11:02LLC, 1440 Arbor. Mary lives on Arbor.

1:11:06King Legacy Properties out of Cleveland,

1:11:08Ohio.

1:11:101328 and 1330, a duplex, owned by Taylor

1:11:14Inc., Centerville, Ohio.

1:11:17>> [snorts]

1:11:18>> And these are run down. They need

1:11:19attention. They have Dayton residents

1:11:21that are living in these run down

1:11:22apartments. Lord knows what it looks

1:11:23like on the inside.

1:11:2513 or 1203 Arbor,

1:11:28owned by, let's see, 5211 LLC, a Nevada

1:11:31limited liability company, whose mailing

1:11:34address is in Wellington, Florida.

1:11:361121 Arbor, owned by ROC Investment

1:11:40Holding out of Dayton, Ohio. 1030 Arbor,

1:11:43owned by D&D Kingdom of Dayton, Ohio. A

1:11:45duplex at 900 902 Balder, owned by

1:11:48Reggie Lee Kim Holding of Nevada,

1:11:50California.

1:11:53Again, like I said, this money is not

1:11:55staying in this town. It's leaving. It's

1:11:57never coming back.

1:11:59Six or 642 Creighton Avenue,

1:12:01Sinday Investments Company. Sinday, boy,

1:12:04they're playing a game cuz guess where

1:12:05their address is from. Where are they

1:12:07at? Morristown, New Jersey. Oh my lord.

1:12:09>> Mr. Harmon, your time is up. Thank you.

1:12:11>> Two more.

1:12:12One has this many properties. One. One.

1:12:16One.

1:12:17>> Thank Thank you, Mr. Carrigan.

1:12:19Thank you, Ms. McLendon.

1:12:21I call to the podium Ebony Hastings.

1:12:32>> Ebony Hastings, 1238 Wabash Avenue.

1:12:37So, I want to speak about the West

1:12:38Dayton

1:12:39hospital.

1:12:42To the residents of Dayton, I want you

1:12:43to remember something. We overwhelmingly

1:12:45voted to establish a public hospital in

1:12:47West Dayton. We did our part at the

1:12:49ballot box. Now, we need our elected

1:12:51officials to do their part. When we hear

1:12:53that there is no money, I want us to

1:12:55remember our history. Good Samaritan

1:12:57Hospital was built through vision,

1:12:59community support, and a collective

1:13:01investment in the health of our people.

1:13:03The sisters and the community supporters

1:13:05helped turn a need into an institution

1:13:08that served generations.

1:13:11So, why are we treating the lack of

1:13:12funding as the end of the conversation

1:13:14instead of the beginning of a serious

1:13:15funding strategy? Nobody is suggesting

1:13:18that building and operating a hospital

1:13:20is inexpensive, but cities do not

1:13:22accomplish major projects by simply

1:13:24looking at what they have today. They

1:13:26build relationships, they engage

1:13:28philanthropists, approach healthcare

1:13:30partners, pursue grants, and bring

1:13:33people with resources to the table. The

1:13:35question is not simply whether we have

1:13:37all the money today. The question is

1:13:38whether we have the leadership,

1:13:39relationships, and determination to

1:13:41pursue it. To the mayor and the

1:13:43commissioners, the residents have

1:13:44spoken. We need a transparent plan, a

1:13:47realistic funding strategy, measurable

1:13:49milestones, and public accountability.

1:13:52If there are obstacles obstacles, tell

1:13:54us what they are and what is being done

1:13:56to overcome them. And to the residents

1:13:59of Dayton, do not let anyone convince

1:14:01you that because something is difficult,

1:14:02it is impossible. We West Dayton

1:14:05deserves access to healthcare. Our vote

1:14:07should mean something, and our community

1:14:09deserves more than repeated

1:14:10conversations about what we cannot

1:14:12afford. We did our part at the ballot

1:14:14box. Now we need leadership willing to

1:14:16do its part at the negotiation table. It

1:14:18is election season. Dayton residents,

1:14:22pay attention. Use your vote to our

1:14:25vested interest, not based on

1:14:27relationship, not based on name

1:14:29recognition, but the deliverables, the

1:14:32measurable results based on their

1:14:35candidacy. Thank you.

1:14:37>> Thank you, Ms. Hastens.

1:14:39I call to the podium O.R. Moore.

1:14:52>> Good morning.

1:14:53>> Good morning.

1:14:55>> Ori Moore

1:14:56>> Ori Moore

1:14:57>> Please state your name and address.

1:14:58>> Um 2068

1:15:00Ravenwood Avenue

1:15:02>> What was your name, please?

1:15:04>> Hm?

1:15:04>> Your name, please.

1:15:05>> Oh, Ori Moore

1:15:07>> Ori Moore?

1:15:08>> O R I Ori. Ori, like Oriya.

1:15:11>> Oriya

1:15:12Moore, right?

1:15:14>> Yes, ma'am.

1:15:14>> Thank you.

1:15:18>> So, I'm here today because I got a

1:15:20ticket. This ticket. I already paid it.

1:15:23I take responsibility. I was speeding.

1:15:25But, I'm here because of what seems to

1:15:27me like an underhanded way of issuing

1:15:29these tickets. I didn't even know it was

1:15:31legal for officers to sit on an overpass

1:15:33and monitor speeding.

1:15:35There was no warning and no heads-up and

1:15:37you can't see them up there.

1:15:39That $85 was a good hit on my gas budget

1:15:42for the month and it's not money I can

1:15:44afford to lose.

1:15:45But, like I said, I already paid it.

1:15:47And after thinking about it, this is

1:15:49just one of three tickets that I've

1:15:50received over the past few months.

1:15:52Um this one was from 35 and the other

1:15:55two were from school zones, the same

1:15:57school zone. The one in front of

1:15:58Belhaven.

1:15:59There are flashing lights in front of

1:16:01Belhaven, but those lights were not on

1:16:02at the time of those tickets. And so, I

1:16:04thought it was like, "Oh, it's fine."

1:16:06But, it turns out this is not because

1:16:08according to the city ordinance, even if

1:16:10the lights aren't flashing, drivers are

1:16:12still supposed to slow down during

1:16:14mornings, afternoons, and any times

1:16:16children are outside such as recess.

1:16:19But, those times are not posted in any

1:16:20school zones across the city.

1:16:22How are you still issuing tickets

1:16:24without giving drivers the proper

1:16:26heads-up? So, now to me it seems more

1:16:28like we're looking for the money than

1:16:30actually trying to change

1:16:32uh behavior. We got brand new cameras in

1:16:34all those school zones and they didn't

1:16:35went up pretty fast. So, what is the

1:16:38issue with putting up signs with time

1:16:39frames on them? In 2024, the speed

1:16:42camera revenue was around $300,000.

1:16:46But, it jumped to 4.3 million in 2025.

1:16:51I know there's some footnotes to that,

1:16:53but that is a huge jump.

1:16:55So, how are we holding drivers

1:16:58accountable but not making the rules

1:17:00clear?

1:17:01How can you fix this? This morning,

1:17:03Mayor, you just said that signage is

1:17:06important. So, I made sure to add it in

1:17:09because we cannot limit it to signs

1:17:11downtown or the ones just the powerful

1:17:13or well-off find to be important. Also,

1:17:16a few months ago I asked if you got if

1:17:17you all cared. So, please don't ask for

1:17:20our vote next year

1:17:22if you don't care about our little

1:17:23issues.

1:17:28>> Thank you, Ms. Moore.

1:17:30That concludes speakers, Your Honor.

1:17:32>> [snorts]

1:17:32>> Thank you, Ms. McLendon.

1:17:35Ms. Dicksteen, do you have any closing

1:17:36comments this morning?

1:17:38>> none, Your Honor.

1:17:38>> All right. Ms. McLendon, do you have any

1:17:40closing comments this morning?

1:17:42>> I have none, Your Honor.

1:17:43>> All right.

1:17:44Commissioners, any closing comments?

1:17:47Commissioner Beckham.

1:17:49>> Thank you, Your Honor. Just a few. Want

1:17:51to thank all of the residents for

1:17:54voicing their concerns and comments this

1:17:56morning. Um

1:17:58I think we've heard a handful of housing

1:18:01and building enforcement-related

1:18:02concerns.

1:18:04One in particular being Ms. Screeches

1:18:06apartment building.

1:18:08I think the concern of the elevator not

1:18:10operating, particularly as it relates to

1:18:13elderly residents being able to go to

1:18:15and from is a

1:18:17building enforcement concern. So, if we

1:18:20could

1:18:21of course follow up on that address and

1:18:23follow up.

1:18:23>> It's both building and fire,

1:18:25Commissioner, and they are in process of

1:18:28uh evaluating.

1:18:29>> you for that update, City Manager.

1:18:30Appreciate that.

1:18:32Mr. Kerrigan, of course you noted the

1:18:34number of rental properties in proximity

1:18:37to your home.

1:18:38Um again, uh this comes down to a

1:18:42housing and inspection intervention. Um

1:18:45in terms of obviously

1:18:47>> Of course.

1:18:47>> uh

1:18:48>> Excuse me. This is a business meeting.

1:18:51Thank you.

1:18:52>> Thank you, Mayor. I appreciate that. Uh

1:18:53but just in in terms of uh where those

1:18:57concerns lie, I want to just make sure

1:18:59uh

1:19:00we're we're clear about uh where the

1:19:02intervention uh needs to be happening.

1:19:04And to your point, right, I appreciate

1:19:07uh all of your advocacy and uh what

1:19:09[snorts] you are doing for for your

1:19:11neighborhood and this city in terms of

1:19:12advocating for

1:19:14um

1:19:15obviously quality uh standards in the

1:19:19neighborhood. And that is

1:19:20I think a commission and city uh

1:19:23enforcement mechanism. So,

1:19:25uh I look forward to I think, you know,

1:19:27getting uh more information on those

1:19:29addresses if you're willing to provide

1:19:31them. Clearly, you've

1:19:32uh provided a a written list, but if you

1:19:35can leave those with us, right, or or

1:19:37figure out some way to communicate those

1:19:39to the the necessary department. Um I

1:19:42think, you know, there's some due

1:19:43diligence here um on the city's part.

1:19:46Um in terms of what what potential code

1:19:49violations we may be looking at.

1:19:51Um lastly, Mr. Stark, you spoke about

1:19:53the use of force committee.

1:19:55Um as I've said in previous meetings, um

1:19:58the members on that particular committee

1:19:59expired.

1:20:01Um

1:20:02so I think uh the the key thing right

1:20:05now is to get that committee up and

1:20:06running, which I've said um which does

1:20:08come down to reappointing. Um we are

1:20:12[snorts] of course um going to be

1:20:14opening it up for uh new applications.

1:20:17Uh so, you'll hear more about that once

1:20:19that process gets moving.

1:20:21Um and I do appreciate your feedback uh

1:20:25on on the ordinance as it currently

1:20:26stands. So, we'll take those into

1:20:28consideration, but the goal is to um of

1:20:31course take applications this month um

1:20:34and begin rebuilding that committee

1:20:37in this fourth quarter.

1:20:39Lastly,

1:20:41I joined

1:20:43our airport

1:20:44and Commissioner Joseph on Friday. I

1:20:48want to

1:20:49congratulate

1:20:52the the airport the leadership of Mr.

1:20:55Gil Turner airport director

1:20:57our airport advisory committee and all

1:20:59who were there

1:21:01Breeze Airways launched their first

1:21:03flight from our airport which is a new

1:21:05low-cost airline

1:21:07that is now in our market. So that is

1:21:10very good I think for the

1:21:12competitiveness of our airport but just

1:21:14for also the convenience of residents

1:21:17and and folks in the business community

1:21:19using our airport. So

1:21:20wanted to highlight that lastly as well.

1:21:24I want to thank the planning committee

1:21:25of a

1:21:27initiative that was kicked off last

1:21:29Saturday do something weekend

1:21:32really was uh

1:21:35intended to bring together our faith

1:21:38community and

1:21:39residents and neighborhood leaders to

1:21:42adopt a project and potentially

1:21:45move the needle on those projects in a

1:21:46single weekend. So

1:21:48last week was the pilot we do plan to

1:21:50grow it. We started small with just two

1:21:51neighborhoods Huffman and Westwood

1:21:54really focused on landscaping

1:21:56beautification but looking forward to

1:21:58figuring out how we

1:22:01grow that initiative. I want to thank

1:22:03declare Marcy Walker

1:22:05and her team

1:22:07Ashton Dupler Bishop Robert Lyons of

1:22:10course my aid

1:22:12Miss Anna Kessler who helped coordinate

1:22:15all of the many conversations that led

1:22:17to last weekend. And just look forward

1:22:19to as I said growing this

1:22:22this initiative. So

1:22:23those are all my comments. Thank you.

1:22:25>> Thank you Commissioner. Commissioner

1:22:26Faircloth.

1:22:27>> Yeah, thank you. Thank you for the

1:22:28citizens who've come out and spoken.

1:22:31Thank you to the Walnut Hills and Linden

1:22:34Heights community leaders who held the

1:22:36recycling event last Saturday. I was

1:22:38able to get rid of some batteries,

1:22:41old electronic unit, and an aerosol can

1:22:44that's been in the garage forever. So,

1:22:45thank you. And really appreciate your

1:22:48leadership on that. Um, Linden Heights

1:22:51will also host a coat

1:22:53uh, coat drive drop-off during its

1:22:55neighborhood meeting on October 22nd.

1:22:58That's next Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30

1:23:01p.m. at the Southeast Metro Library. And

1:23:05Homewood Church will hold a hat and

1:23:06scarf drive on Fridays from 5:00 to 7:00

1:23:09p.m. to support students at Cleveland

1:23:11Elementary. To learn more, you can call

1:23:13937-252-5674.

1:23:18Um,

1:23:19questions Ms. Minor raised questions

1:23:22around the budget. Next Wednesday is our

1:23:26budget presentation.

1:23:27Uh, all day event, so we want to make

1:23:29sure citizens know that they can come

1:23:31and participate in that or they can

1:23:33watch online. Um, and get the full, um,

1:23:38presentation on the budget.

1:23:41What's

1:23:43Did I misspeak?

1:23:44>> No, she's teasing me.

1:23:45>> Oh, okay.

1:23:47>> my my facial expression of excitement.

1:23:49>> Oh, okay.

1:23:51>> Full day of budget presentation.

1:23:54>> I think that's all I'll

1:23:55>> Yeah.

1:23:55>> [laughter]

1:23:56>> The

1:23:56The

1:23:57>> Necessary.

1:23:57>> The day long. It's a day long piece.

1:23:59It's not the budget. The budget's

1:24:00important. It's

1:24:01>> Yes, right.

1:24:01>> It's a, you know, it's it's been said

1:24:04many times, but budgets are moral

1:24:06documents.

1:24:07>> That's right.

1:24:07>> It talks about where our priorities are,

1:24:09what we value, and, um,

1:24:12and so it's important work that we do.

1:24:15Um,

1:24:19uh,

1:24:20Ms. Dickstein,

1:24:22there's some outstanding items from the

1:24:24police department. I didn't know if we

1:24:25could get updates.

1:24:28Chief said that he was going to look at

1:24:30the de-escalation policy and have a

1:24:32report back

1:24:33>> [snorts]

1:24:33>> in a month. It's been over a month.

1:24:37When we released the first tracks

1:24:40tranche

1:24:41of audit logs,

1:24:44there was a commitment to release the

1:24:46other

1:24:47logs as they became available.

1:24:51We didn't have a timetable, but it'd be

1:24:53great if we could get a timetable and

1:24:54start.

1:24:56There should be a

1:24:57the ability to release some more of

1:24:59those logs.

1:25:02The police was completing an

1:25:03investigation on the flock cameras and I

1:25:08do not think that we've received that

1:25:11investigation yet.

1:25:13And an update on our independent

1:25:15investigation, we have a firm selected.

1:25:17It's now negotiating the contract with

1:25:20the firm and our law department and

1:25:22hopefully we can have that on the

1:25:23calendar and moving forward

1:25:27soon. So,

1:25:28if we could get an update on those

1:25:30things, that'd be great.

1:25:31>> Okay.

1:25:32>> Thank you.

1:25:33>> [snorts]

1:25:34>> Last week there was a quote that I was

1:25:36struggling to remember by Margery Sue

1:25:39Hackney and

1:25:40she's writing on how do you break the

1:25:42cycle of violence

1:25:43and basically she's calling for

1:25:45forgiveness, the need for forgiveness.

1:25:48And for forgiveness to be

1:25:51realized, people have to want

1:25:55desire the well-being of victim and

1:25:57violator.

1:25:59And this is key in the fullest possible

1:26:01knowledge of the nature of the

1:26:03violation.

1:26:06I'm not sure we're in a world that

1:26:07really wants to

1:26:09come to terms with the fullest possible

1:26:11knowledge of violations,

1:26:13but it's the path, the only path

1:26:15forward.

1:26:16The Nobel Peace Prize was in the news

1:26:18this week.

1:26:20It led me [clears throat] back to read

1:26:21Martin Luther King's acceptance speech

1:26:24for his reception of the Nobel Peace

1:26:27Prize, which he received for the whole

1:26:29civil rights movement.

1:26:31And that was in 1964.

1:26:34Um, it's not surprising some of his most

1:26:36important themes are within that. Um,

1:26:40a deep commitment to the power of love

1:26:42over the power of violence.

1:26:44And um, to achieve that, you have to

1:26:47have what he called soul force, or what

1:26:49Gandhi would call Satyagraha.

1:26:52And uh,

1:26:53in the midst of soul force is an

1:26:55understanding of power and truth and

1:26:58love.

1:27:00And it's interesting cuz last week I was

1:27:02feeling very cynical and

1:27:04despairing and broken heart and bro-

1:27:06brokenhearted.

1:27:08And King addressed that in his address.

1:27:11He says, "I refuse to accept the cynical

1:27:14notion

1:27:15that nation after nation must spiral

1:27:17down a militaristic stairway into the

1:27:20hell of their own nuclear destruction.

1:27:22I believe that unarmed truth and

1:27:25unconditional love will have the final

1:27:27world word the final word in reality."

1:27:32And then um,

1:27:34you know the place where

1:27:35his thinking moved um, into the later

1:27:38years of his of his work,

1:27:40um, it's really about the issue of our

1:27:42day,

1:27:43which is

1:27:44um, income inequality and the need to

1:27:48reduce poverty.

1:27:50And he says in that speech,

1:27:52"I have the audac- the audacity to

1:27:54believe that peoples everywhere can have

1:27:56three meals a day for their bodies,

1:27:59education and culture for their minds,

1:28:01and dignity, equality, and freedom for

1:28:04their spirits.

1:28:06I believe that should be the touchstone

1:28:08for a society and for our community."

1:28:13>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

1:28:14Shaw.

1:28:15>> Thank you, Commissioner, for that. And

1:28:16thanks uh also again to all the

1:28:18residents that came down to speak today.

1:28:20Really appreciate your feedback. Uh just

1:28:22briefly, um applications for young men

1:28:25in their senior year of high school to

1:28:26participate in the Cotillion Militaire

1:28:29are due October 18th. And the program

1:28:31promotes leadership, academic

1:28:32achievement, and personal growth through

1:28:35mentorship, academic academic

1:28:37incentives, and meaningful life

1:28:38experiences. It's a really good uh

1:28:40organization there. Uh uh

1:28:42For more information on the program,

1:28:44call 202-667-7010.

1:28:48And that's all I have today. Thank you.

1:28:49>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

1:28:51Joseph.

1:28:51>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh just one today. I

1:28:53want to announce uh that the Old North

1:28:55Dayton Neighborhood Association is

1:28:57hosting a community cleanup this

1:28:58Saturday, uh October 17th, from 9:00 to

1:29:01noon uh at the Point Point Park at the

1:29:04intersection of Troy and Valley, right

1:29:05next to the river. Uh it's a great

1:29:06opportunity to meet your neighbors and

1:29:08help beautify the community. Cleanup

1:29:10supplies will be provided. They'll have

1:29:11gloves and little grabby things for

1:29:13trash. Doesn't hurt to bring your own

1:29:15gloves though if you want something a

1:29:16little more substantial. Uh there's

1:29:18actually a piece of lunch afterwards.

1:29:20So, you get to do something good for the

1:29:21community and have some pizza. Uh if

1:29:23you're interested in participating,

1:29:24they're trying to get a an idea of how

1:29:26many folks are going to be there. So,

1:29:27you can RSVP to Tony at

1:29:30[email protected].

1:29:34So, I'm going to try to be there. Hope

1:29:36to see you there, too.

1:29:37Thank you. Thanks, Mayor.

1:29:38>> Thank you, Commissioner.

1:29:41Uh I would like to thank all of the

1:29:42residents that came out uh this morning.

1:29:45Thank you for all of your comments, your

1:29:47advocacy. Thank you to the presentations

1:29:49this morning, Mr. Escobar. Thank you

1:29:51very much, as well as Ms. Martin, in

1:29:55highlighting the work of the Norma J. uh

1:29:58Ross Foundation and breast care and

1:30:00breast cancer awareness and notes. Uh

1:30:03for more information about the various

1:30:05different events, uh one will be taking

1:30:08place uh this evening at the cigar

1:30:10lounge West Third Street. If you would

1:30:13like more information, please feel free

1:30:14to contact. I'm repeat the number is

1:30:16937-281-4829.

1:30:18Again, that's 281-4829.

1:30:22We will also like to highlight

1:30:25this week. Tomorrow is the imagining

1:30:29community symposium

1:30:31at the Daniel J. Curran Place 1700 South

1:30:35Patterson Boulevard. That is from 8:30

1:30:38until 4:30 p.m. And then all the while

1:30:41too in that same vein, we would like to

1:30:42congratulate

1:30:44the University of Dayton in naming

1:30:47Dr. Darlene Weaver as the 20th new

1:30:50president of the University. And from my

1:30:52understanding, she's making history as

1:30:53the first woman to be noted and named as

1:30:57the president of the University of

1:30:59Dayton. Also, we would like to

1:31:01congratulate

1:31:02and thank all of those

1:31:05that had an opportunity to participate

1:31:08and to

1:31:09host a number of events for the Central

1:31:11State

1:31:13alumni weekend homecoming weekend. There

1:31:15were a number of events that actually

1:31:16took place in the Dayton area as well as

1:31:19on the campus itself.

1:31:21And so I know Central State homecoming

1:31:22is always a good time. So we appreciate

1:31:24the alumni. We had a number of

1:31:27representatives that came into the area

1:31:29as well. So we're again appreciate that

1:31:32partnership and the leadership there

1:31:34with Central State University as well as

1:31:37with the alumni. And then also we would

1:31:39like to recognize and thank Ms. Creech.

1:31:42Thank you for your comments

1:31:44and in support of the hospital. And as

1:31:47noted by many of the the residents that

1:31:49spoke to the hospital as well as Mr.

1:31:51Starks and Ms. Hastings in the process

1:31:55in naming

1:31:57the board. And I know that my colleagues

1:31:58were able to speak to this last week. So

1:32:00thank you all for your support, and

1:32:02noting that we're not acting in haste.

1:32:05And I know with a number of various

1:32:06different things that have been raised

1:32:08this morning, it's like,

1:32:10"What are you doing? What's the process?

1:32:13Move fast, move fast, move fast." But

1:32:15understand that a number of these

1:32:17decisions require detailed attention.

1:32:21They require vetting. They require a

1:32:23process that's thorough

1:32:25in terms of this election of the firm

1:32:27for the city manager search. Believe it

1:32:30or not, there are not that many vendors

1:32:32that work in that space. We had detailed

1:32:34conversations. We vetted a number of

1:32:36various different firms, and landed on a

1:32:38firm that is well equipped and has the

1:32:41expertise, that has the the background

1:32:44and being able to conduct thorough

1:32:47search that is needed and

1:32:49in the in the that aligns with the

1:32:53the goals of this commission in

1:32:54identifying the next city manager. So,

1:32:57that was well thought out. I believe

1:32:59that we are all the jury's still out,

1:33:01but I believe that we're all satisfied

1:33:04with our selection, understanding that

1:33:05there will be a thorough process in

1:33:07terms of the level of engagement. There

1:33:10took probably about a couple of weeks

1:33:12for us to finalize

1:33:14the the details of the contract and the

1:33:16agreement itself, in which we were able

1:33:17to work through that with our law

1:33:19department as well as the firm's law

1:33:21department. And so, now we're at the

1:33:23stance where now we can start to really

1:33:26really start identifying what

1:33:28the next steps will be within the

1:33:30process,

1:33:31the level of community engagement, and

1:33:34more information will be before the

1:33:36public, so that

1:33:38everyone, the community stakeholders,

1:33:41the residents, our business and faith

1:33:42leaders will be involved in this process

1:33:45as well across all various different

1:33:47sectors of the city. So, I really

1:33:49appreciate my colleagues and their

1:33:51support on that, as well as in this

1:33:52election

1:33:54of the the board for the public

1:33:56hospital. Note, there are a number of

1:33:59specialized skill sets that take uh that

1:34:01cause for um in the naming of the board.

1:34:05And that is one, an architect. An

1:34:08architect, not just any architect. Um

1:34:10and I don't say that to be flippant by

1:34:11no means, but someone that is actually

1:34:14skilled in the vein of a public

1:34:17hospital. And so we are uh again

1:34:20identifying the various different firms

1:34:23um and and and so uh

1:34:26uh individuals who has that that skill

1:34:29set. So if there are any

1:34:30recommendations, then note that we are

1:34:32in fact uh taking any any

1:34:34recommendations so that we can in fact

1:34:36fill the the board. So that is the next

1:34:38step. So again, thank you colleagues for

1:34:40um for your support on that.

1:34:42And then also, I would like to

1:34:45uh thank thank you, Commissioner Beckon,

1:34:47for raising the point about um the the

1:34:50building located on Grand um Avenue and

1:34:53the the concerns that Ms. Dixon has

1:34:55raised. Thank you, Ms. Dixon, for

1:34:56following up on that.

1:34:58Um and then, Mr. Johnson, thank you for

1:35:00your comments. Mr. Kerrigan, thank you

1:35:02for your comments in noting the various

1:35:03different properties. Um and if you

1:35:05would like to speak any

1:35:07further about the number of properties

1:35:10that you've raised, and I'll be happy to

1:35:11have a conversation with you after the

1:35:12meeting.

1:35:15And then I also want to raise the point

1:35:18of or provide a little bit more context.

1:35:21Um Ms.

1:35:22Gominer, you talked about investing in

1:35:25our youth. I know that is a priority um

1:35:28for many of us. It's a priority for

1:35:31um

1:35:33for the work that we're doing on the on

1:35:34a continuous basis, on a daily basis.

1:35:37And so that just leads to the question

1:35:39that Mr. Starks posed in terms of um any

1:35:42background information or additional

1:35:44context that I can provide for the

1:35:46meeting that I was able to to hold with

1:35:49Mayor Mandani um and then in New York.

1:35:52So, understand that I actually, uh, was

1:35:55a part of a delegate that was, um,

1:35:57invited to attend the national impact

1:36:01that the fifth annual power of place

1:36:03convening rooted in purpose, and I was

1:36:06invited with a delegate from the city of

1:36:08Dayton that included Omega CDC, Learn to

1:36:11Earn,

1:36:13the Hope Zone itself, and the work that

1:36:15is being done there. And this is it by

1:36:18way of the William, um, Julius

1:36:22Wilson Institute. And if you are

1:36:24familiar with William, uh,

1:36:27Julius,

1:36:28uh, Wilson, you know that he is, uh, a

1:36:30well-prominent,

1:36:32uh, known African-American sociologist.

1:36:35He have, uh, noted and, um,

1:36:37written several books, The Disappearance

1:36:40of Work. He's also written

1:36:43books such as The Truly Disadvantaged. A

1:36:46lot of great work. So, this convening of

1:36:48practitioners,

1:36:50of, uh, of lobbyists, of, of, um,

1:36:53legislators, that is, excuse me.

1:36:55Legislators, uh, those, uh, individuals

1:36:58that work in this space in terms of

1:37:00like, how do we really start moving the

1:37:02needle and pulling, uh, our children out

1:37:04of poverty. Um, it was very, very

1:37:07inspiring. It was also, uh, worth noting

1:37:11that the work that Omega CDC and Learn

1:37:14to Earn is doing in the city of Dayton

1:37:16is top-notch. Um, when you hear the, the

1:37:21amount of recognition, the amount of, of

1:37:25accolades

1:37:27that many of the practitioners are, uh,

1:37:30communicating and sharing with our very

1:37:32own Omega CDC and Learn to Earn. Earn.

1:37:35It was, it was really, truly remarkable

1:37:37to know that we're following this model

1:37:39of the Harlem Children's Zone, and we're

1:37:42replicating it, um,

1:37:44to the success of all of, of all our

1:37:47children and what they've been able to

1:37:48do is again, um, knowing that the work

1:37:51is still ongoing, right? Knowing that

1:37:52there's still a number of things that we

1:37:54need to invest in. There's still a

1:37:56number of things that we need to do, but

1:37:58we are definitely on that path, um, to

1:38:00make those corrections and really try to

1:38:03to pull, uh, many of our children out of

1:38:06poverty to Ms. Commander's point on how

1:38:08we are investing in our children and

1:38:10making sure that we have the number of

1:38:12programming and services that are

1:38:14readily available, um, to many of our

1:38:17our residents and our youth in the city

1:38:18of Dayton. So, to that point, um, Ms.

1:38:21Dixon, if we could just get a a closer

1:38:24review or identify where, in fact, there

1:38:27are some gaps and why

1:38:30there aren't any necessary, um,

1:38:32programming that are being that is being

1:38:34held at GDRC. Now, correct me if I'm

1:38:36wrong, GDRC is twofold. We have

1:38:41entertain and we provide services not

1:38:44only to our youth, but also to our

1:38:46seniors. So, many of our seniors are

1:38:48also utilizing that facility itself. And

1:38:51so, that's why you're seeing a lot of

1:38:53that activity that is being housed or,

1:38:58um, provided at Lohrey and Northwest

1:39:00Recreation Center. And I also believe,

1:39:03too, if correct me if I'm wrong, it ha-

1:39:04also has to do with a lot of the

1:39:06demographics. It's not to say that, uh,

1:39:09those programming should not be

1:39:11replicated across all parts of the city,

1:39:13but given being that we have three

1:39:16recreation centers or three recreation

1:39:18centers in the city of Dayton in the 52

1:39:20square miles, right? We have to do with

1:39:23within our bandwidth and the capacity

1:39:25that we do have. Um, the recreation

1:39:28department, they do phenomenal work. I

1:39:31am constantly, uh, signing up my

1:39:33children personally. Um, some of the

1:39:36programming that a lot of the

1:39:37programming that they do have available

1:39:40is free of charge or if there is, in

1:39:42fact a minimum fee. We have been in

1:39:45conversation. I know that uh Mr. Davis

1:39:48and Mr. Marcellus have been in

1:39:50conversations

1:39:51about how do we reduce uh some of the

1:39:55the funding in the fees. One instance uh

1:39:58for example is the Next Gen Leadership

1:40:01uh program, which is a phenomenal

1:40:03program. My oldest was able to

1:40:05participate in the program. Um there is

1:40:08a $60 fee, and so they're having

1:40:10conversations along with other partners,

1:40:13i.e., the No, excuse me, Montgomery

1:40:16County Youth Services on how we can work

1:40:19together to potentially um find ways to

1:40:23to to eliminate that fee or also to

1:40:26provide some level of training or

1:40:30opportunities by way of Montgomery

1:40:32County Youth Services in working with

1:40:34the uh City of Dayton's Recreation

1:40:37Department. So, know that that is in

1:40:39fact on the forefront. Uh there are a

1:40:41number of conversations that are being

1:40:42had, but again, uh I just really want to

1:40:45uplift the work of our Recreation

1:40:46Department as well as Montgomery County

1:40:48Youth um Youth Youth Services and the

1:40:51work that they've been able to do.

1:40:53Um and again, uh the work that Omega CDC

1:40:56Learn to Earn they're doing We just had

1:40:58a convening session yesterday in regards

1:41:01to standing up the the Youth Council,

1:41:04the Youth Commission. A lot of great

1:41:06work that's being done there. Very

1:41:08excited about the partnership with Learn

1:41:10to Earn um and and giving voices to

1:41:15uh our youth so they can be intimately

1:41:16involved in the decision-making process.

1:41:19you for posing that question. So, I was

1:41:21actually in New York uh killing two

1:41:23birds with one stone, if you will. We

1:41:24try to make the best of the the trips.

1:41:26Uh it was very impactful. Some of the

1:41:28things that we did talk about, Mayor

1:41:30Mundani and I and his staff is, again,

1:41:33to Commissioner Fairchild's point, how

1:41:36do we really tackle the issues around

1:41:38gun violence they've been able to do and

1:41:41they still have concerns and they let it

1:41:42let it be known like this is not a

1:41:44utopia. We still have our issues. We

1:41:46still have a number of things that we've

1:41:48been able to that we're grappling with.

1:41:51Um but with that they do have some

1:41:53successes with their gun violence

1:41:56initiatives. So that was

1:41:59a lot of our conversation and and really

1:42:01talking about how do you improve the

1:42:03quality of life for the residents and

1:42:05the constituents that we serve. So it

1:42:06was a very fruitful conversation, very

1:42:08insightful. He's very personable

1:42:11and I just look forward to continuing

1:42:12that partnership and that relationship

1:42:14and so

1:42:15as well as not only with Mayor Mandani

1:42:18but with all of the various different

1:42:19mayors across across the country.

1:42:23Mayor Arlene in Miami, Florida her and I

1:42:25talk, Mayor Darcy in New York we have

1:42:28conversations. So we're continually

1:42:31working with all the various different

1:42:33legislators across the country even

1:42:35outside of the country to identify what

1:42:37are the best practice practices and how

1:42:39do we mimic some of those best practices

1:42:41and I know Commissioner Joseph had that

1:42:43same opportunity when he was in

1:42:44Greenville. So we appreciate those

1:42:47opportunities to be an extended to us.

1:42:49The other thing that I wanted to mention

1:42:51Miss McAlpine.

1:42:53You noted the

1:42:55the the flock and the investigation. I

1:42:58do know that Mr. Davis, our law

1:43:00department, Commissioner Joseph,

1:43:02Commissioner Fairchild they're working

1:43:03very intimately on that and identifying

1:43:06all of the the various details of

1:43:08negotiating that agreement. So more to

1:43:10come on that hopefully we'll have that

1:43:12before the commission. Again, we're we

1:43:14understand the urgency but we have to

1:43:17make sure that we are following

1:43:19processes, that we are crossing all T's

1:43:22and dotting all I's to as full as I also

1:43:25want to note too I don't know if you are

1:43:27fully aware but I'm sure you are that

1:43:29there are a lot of conversations that

1:43:30are being had at the state level in

1:43:33terms of ALPRs as well as frocket flock

1:43:36frock.

1:43:37Party board days, Ms. Jackson. Flock

1:43:39itself. Um so we are watching very

1:43:41closely on that. Our state uh lobbyists,

1:43:44they are constantly providing us

1:43:46information and they're monitoring that

1:43:48for us as well as we're monitoring it as

1:43:50well. Um so the work is being done. Um

1:43:55See if I have any other comments. Uh

1:43:59Uh in terms of the curfew, so the curfew

1:44:01is 18 and younger. Um and we have

1:44:05received some data on that information

1:44:07and I apologize it escapes me right now,

1:44:10but I know that Ms. Dickstein uh and

1:44:12Chief Henderson, they did provide us

1:44:14with data on the curfew sweeps. Um so

1:44:17I'll be happy to provide that

1:44:18information at the next meeting. Um do

1:44:20you have any highlights from that by

1:44:21chance or

1:44:22>> No, no, but it is um younger than 18. 18

1:44:26and older are not uh the curfew does not

1:44:28apply to.

1:44:29>> Right.

1:44:30>> Anybody under than younger than 18, the

1:44:33curfew starts at 11 and the police do

1:44:35enforce curfew. They also do periodic

1:44:38sweeps

1:44:40um to that are really focused uh on

1:44:44on particular around particular events,

1:44:47geographies, etc. And um

1:44:50yes, we followed up with some of that

1:44:52information

1:44:54uh with the commission with regards to

1:44:55data.

1:44:56>> Yes. Is this something that we could uh

1:44:59post or anything that we can highlight?

1:45:02Um perhaps through a PD social media

1:45:04outlet to let them know, to let the

1:45:06public know that the the curfew sweeps

1:45:08are still being enforced. Um and some

1:45:11various different best practices or

1:45:12whatever if if any uh youth needed any

1:45:15support, whether it's through daybreak

1:45:17or through

1:45:20uh the various different recreation

1:45:21centers, whatever have you, we have

1:45:22these resources available. And then we

1:45:24can also tap into the the QR code that

1:45:27we created uh through the summer of

1:45:29peace that highlights all of the various

1:45:31different events and and and providers

1:45:34that are available. So, that may be an

1:45:35opportunity for us to to highlight and

1:45:37uplift that work that is being done. In

1:45:39terms of the road diets,

1:45:41I know that there is some angst and

1:45:44there is some some some um

1:45:48opposition to the road diets and some of

1:45:50the various different means that have

1:45:53been taken and particular with North

1:45:55Main Street, Philadelphia,

1:45:57Gettysburg,

1:45:59but note that we have seen with the data

1:46:03that they have in fact reduce traffic

1:46:07accidents.

1:46:08I believe that Ms. Dickey and Mr.

1:46:10Escobar, they provided us with the data

1:46:13that really shows that it is decreasing

1:46:16a number of traffic violations and

1:46:18accidents. And so, we're going to

1:46:20continue on that path. However, to Ms.

1:46:22Moore's point,

1:46:24I do believe that and I I understand

1:46:26we're working on that. Signage is

1:46:28needed, education is needed, awareness

1:46:31is definitely

1:46:33a priority. So, if we can continuously

1:46:35work on that, but thank you very much

1:46:37for the signage on that is noted on West

1:46:39Third Street. It go goes a long way and

1:46:41so, if we can replicate those same

1:46:43practices on North Main Street as well

1:46:46as Philadelphia, I think that would add

1:46:47some some value there. So, thank you for

1:46:50that.

1:46:52And then, Mr. Johnson, thank you for

1:46:53your comments as well.

1:46:56Ms. Hostetler Hastings, I believe in

1:46:58terms of the board, the hospital board,

1:47:01that is noted. Ms. Moore, again, point

1:47:04is well taken. Understanding if we can

1:47:07institute more signage around the the

1:47:09school zones, but again, these are basic

1:47:12traffic laws

1:47:13that we all have to abide by.

1:47:16And so, with that being said, I'm guilty

1:47:18of it.

1:47:19Yeah, sorry to say. Left leaning over

1:47:22here, I have accumulated a number

1:47:25and so that's something that we

1:47:26definitely have to be mindful of. So if

1:47:28we could

1:47:29enhance the signage, that would go a

1:47:30long way.

1:47:32And I believe that would be I want to

1:47:34make sure I didn't miss anything.

1:47:42I believe that is all I have. Thank you

1:47:44all very much. Thank you to my

1:47:45colleagues in my absence

1:47:48for I know you had a number of of

1:47:50comments and concerns last week, but

1:47:52thank you all for your your partnership

1:47:53and your leadership. With no further

1:47:54business to come before the commission,

1:47:56this meeting is now adjourned.

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