2026-10-28 - City Commission

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00:05Good morning. The Dayton City Commission

00:07meeting will now come to order. This

00:08morning, the invocation will be uh given

00:11by Commissioner Beckham. And will you

00:13all please remain standing for the

00:15pledge of allegiance? Commissioner.

00:16[snorts]

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

00:19you for the opportunity to help lead our

00:21city. Lord, we ask that you continue to

00:23lead and guide us and give us clarity as

00:26we make the best decisions for the

00:27betterment of all all people in our

00:30community. In your name we pray. Amen.

00:31>> Amen.

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

00:36United States of America and to the

00:38republic for which it stands, one nation

00:41under God, indivisible, with liberty and

00:44justice for all.

00:46And

00:46>> I apologize. I did not gavvel in.

00:51>> Mlendon, would you please

00:54have a roll call, please?

00:56>> Mayor Turner Sloths.

00:57>> I.

00:58>> Commissioners Joseph

00:59>> I.

00:59>> Shaw.

01:00>> I.

01:00>> Fairchild.

01:01>> I.

01:02>> Beckham.

01:02>> I.

01:03>> May I have a motion to approve the

01:05minutes of the October 21st, 2026

01:07meeting?

01:08>> So move. John.

01:09>> Second. The motion.

01:10>> It has been properly moved and seconded

01:11to approve the minutes of the October

01:1421st, 2026 meeting. All in favor say I.

01:16I

01:17>> all oppose say no. Any abstensions?

01:20>> Miss McClendon, are there any

01:21communications or petitions this

01:23morning?

01:23>> There are none, your honor.

01:25>> And this morning we have a presentation,

01:27our monthly demolition update.

01:29[clears throat] And at this time, I

01:30would like to invite Mr. Steve Gondell,

01:33the director of planning and

01:34neighborhood development to the podium.

01:36Good morning, sir.

01:38Good morning, Mayor, Commissioner, City

01:40Manager, Miss McClendon, Miss Jackson,

01:42Steve Gondell, director for the

01:44Department of Planning, Neighborhoods,

01:45and Development with your Dayton

01:46Recovery Plan Demolition Update for the

01:49month of September 2026.

01:53All right, last month, uh, we had a

01:55really great month. We had 23

01:56demolitions. Uh, 20 of those were for,

01:59uh, the using the ARPA funding, three

02:01with the CDBG funding. Um that brings

02:04our total to 174 of our target of 334

02:08for the year. Again, the bulk of those

02:10are in the ARPA funding and the Ohio

02:12Department of Development funding which

02:13is at 52. Um that brings us to about 52%

02:17of our planned 2026 demos and we're at

02:2075% of the way through the year. So, um

02:23obviously would love to kind of be more

02:25aligned with that mark in the year, but

02:27the good news is that um the funding

02:30sources that expire at the end of 2026,

02:33we are on target for expending all of

02:35those funds and the remaining demos that

02:37we have left, those funds can carry over

02:39into 27. So, um especially our community

02:42development block grant and our general

02:43fund. So, we're closing out of our ODOD

02:46and ARPA and ramping up um our CDBG and

02:51general fund work.

02:56In August, we had 30 piles. Uh we were

02:59able to remove five of those in

03:01September. Unfortunately, we had five

03:03added uh which kept our number at 30.

03:06Just to give you an idea, we had a

03:08structural issue with the garage in

03:10Westwood and we had um four fire related

03:14um uh piles added. One in Southern

03:17Dayton View, one in Walnut Hills, and

03:18two in Residence Park. And as I move to

03:21the map, I'll show you. And so it might

03:24look like there's four, but uh the two

03:26in Residents Park were on the same

03:27street, 144 Melwood, 150 Melwood. Uh

03:31Walnut Hills was 28 Edgar. In southern

03:34Dayton view it was 847 849 Culpa and

03:37then again that garage in Westwood was

03:39808 Burley.

03:44For the 23 routine demolitions uh that

03:47uh reached nine different neighborhoods

03:49and you'll see the count there. In

03:50September, we had two in Birkhart, one

03:52in Carolon, three in Edgemont, two in

03:55Old North Dayton, two in Roosevelt,

03:58seven in Santa Clara, three in Southern

04:00Dayton View, two in Twin Towers, and one

04:03in Westwood.

04:08To date, through the start of January,

04:10we had 27 unique neighborhoods. Um our

04:13kind of breakdown kind of continues to

04:15be um the bulk of those are in the

04:17southern Dayton View and Santa Clara

04:18neighborhoods. Uh [snorts] Miami Chapel

04:20with nine and then kind of the rest

04:23trailing off. Uh as you look at the map

04:25uh just again because reflecting our

04:27work even though we don't count these we

04:29had two over in Jefferson Township. That

04:31was part of our ODOD work with the

04:33Montgomery County Land Bank. So we do

04:35handle those demolitions. So, we map

04:37them, but we don't count them in our

04:38numbers uh because they don't um they're

04:40not in our city totals. So, 27 unique

04:43neighborhoods to date that have

04:44experienced some uh work around

04:47demolition.

04:51As [snorts] to our uh properties added

04:53to structural nuisance, uh we had 14 in

04:56September. Um 12 of those were houses,

04:59two garages. Um seven of those were

05:01around blight, seven of those were

05:03around fire. Um, so that brings our

05:05total in 2026 to 137 total structures.

05:09114 of those uh being a house uh or

05:13commercial property and 23 were garages.

05:21Uh we had no activity on our pipeline as

05:23you recall. Um a lot of the work has

05:25been prepped. We did have a really

05:27robust uh August with title reports. So

05:30again, we're working through a lot of

05:32the completed properties that have gone

05:33through the survey and the remediation

05:36um and the post abatement inspection. So

05:38we're kind of uh working through there,

05:40but we do have a very um robust next

05:42wave of properties that we had we taken

05:44care of last month with the title work

05:48and some of our before and afters. So

05:49moving first to the Birkhart

05:51neighborhood, 35 South Harbine.

06:00over to the Westwood neighborhood, 933

06:02Leland.

06:04And again, going back to just continuing

06:07this uh focus on on really trying to

06:09leave the clearest lot possible. We

06:11talked a little bit about it last week

06:12in the budget session about for our

06:14partners and vacant land, removing as

06:16much as we can within that contract so

06:18that the mowing and maintenance is a lot

06:20easier than what had been previously.

06:24Next, 1423 Oakidge in the Westwood

06:27neighborhood.

06:33Lastly, in the Santa Clara neighborhood,

06:35200 200 256 Victor. So, again, as you

06:40notice, a lot of our work um we've been

06:42in the Santa Clara neighborhood as well

06:43as Southern Day, but it's just an

06:45example [snorts] of that ongoing work.

06:48To close, where are we at this point?

06:51Um, we have 112 of our 120 ARPA funded

06:54demolitions. I am going to jump ahead

06:56just because we had a check-in with MMB.

06:59We have completed all of our ARPA funded

07:01demolitions. That deadline was October

07:0315th. And the reason being is that we

07:05now have to process those invoices and

07:06payments before the year end. So, I'm

07:08giving a little bit of a heads up, but

07:09we have met the ARPA uh target. Um, so

07:13again, this was just through the end of

07:14September, but we have completed those.

07:17Um, of our ODOD funded demos, we have 52

07:20completed. We're hoping that they may

07:22announce another round before year end.

07:24That's kind of that that delta there of

07:26another 20 or so. So, we're we're

07:28optimistic. But of the 52 that we had,

07:31um those are completed. And then again,

07:32as we're moving into our community

07:34development block funded demos in

07:36Birkhard and Westwood, that is starting

07:38to ramp up. So, we have seven of those

07:39targeted 60 demolitions uh underway. And

07:42then our general fund uh demos uh we're

07:45at three.

07:4799% of our ARPA project is budgeted. uh

07:49it's it's almost now almost all

07:51expensed. So we will have we're going to

07:53use the remainder of the year to close

07:55out uh those uh ARPA reports. And that

07:58brings us to uh [clears throat] 55

08:00months completed and 3 months remaining.

08:02And with that, I will cease my comments

08:04and take any questions you all might

08:05have.

08:06>> Thank you, Mr. Gondo. Commissioners, are

08:07there any questions or comments?

08:09Commissioner Beckham.

08:10>> Thank you, your honor. Mr. Gondo, thank

08:12you for the update as usual. Um and of

08:15course, I'm pleased to hear that we've

08:17met our ARPA deadline. So, great work

08:19there. Uh, just one brief question. The,

08:23uh, fire piles on Melwood and Residence

08:25Park, were those adjacent fires or they

08:28just happen to be on the same street?

08:31They're on this, it's not a very big

08:33street. It's a culde-sac uh, over by the

08:35VA. And so, that is a [clears throat]

08:36conversation we're having with fire

08:38because um, they're uh, not necessarily

08:41adjacent, but they're fairly close to

08:43each other.

08:43>> Yeah, I was just trying to figure out if

08:45one caused the other. Yeah, I think

08:46we've had three fires on that street and

08:4826 in total. So, there's some questions

08:51and concerns there.

08:53>> All right, that's all.

08:56>> Commissioner Fairchild, any questions or

08:58comments?

08:58>> Uh, just thank you for the report. It's

09:00always helpful to see. Thank you.

09:03>> Thank you,

09:04>> Commissioner Shaw.

09:04>> Likewise. No questions. Thank you.

09:06>> Thank you,

09:06>> Commissioner Joseph.

09:07>> Yeah, just good work. Thank you.

09:08Appreciate it.

09:09>> Thank you, Mr. Aando. Appreciate the

09:10update. I do want to go back to the

09:12initial uh question of commissioner uh

09:16Beckham just pulling on that thread

09:18slightly. You said there has been have

09:20been three fires on in the residents

09:23park area.

09:26I would assume that there is further

09:27investigation that is being conducted by

09:29your department as well as uh our fire

09:32department. Is that correct?

09:33>> We are uh working with fire on those.

09:36They they take on the investigation. So,

09:38anything we can provide, which really is

09:40not a whole lot other than maybe some uh

09:42pre if there's any code issues out

09:44there, but the fact is that they were on

09:45that same that little street. It's right

09:48uh uh kind of get over on the VA there.

09:50So, uh they will have the lead on that

09:52investigation and we'll provide them any

09:54support they need.

09:55>> What level of engagement is community

09:57and engagement involved in that process?

09:59Are they canvasing and talking to the

10:01various different um homeowners,

10:04households to identify if there is in

10:07fact an issue with uh squatters on a

10:10growing unhoused population or community

10:13over there that is sparking the

10:16>> number of this point we've not engaged

10:18community engagement only uh we defer to

10:20arson investigation first. Okay.

10:22>> Uh to lead that and direct us as to um

10:24they have their own methods for uh

10:26outreach and canvasing. So, we will

10:29again support them in any way they need

10:30when when they tell us. Uh,

10:32>> if you could um, Miss Dixon, if we could

10:34get an update as to

10:37as the investigation moves forward, if

10:40we can get more information. I

10:42particularly want to know how many

10:43vacant structures do we have on that

10:45particular uh the block in the street.

10:48How many are currently occupied and if

10:51there are any other um concerns, any

10:55illicit behavior or whatever have you

10:56that may prompt some of this activity.

11:00>> We'll do I'll provide it to the city

11:01manager.

11:02>> Thank you. I appreciate that. And then

11:05um thank you for the updates that were

11:06provided in packet. Thank you, Miss

11:08Dixon. Um, I know that there have been a

11:10number of properties. I'm I'm just very

11:12curious, um, when you go back to the

11:16economic downturn in 2008 with the the

11:21issue of neighborhood stabilization

11:23dollars before your time. Um, there was

11:26a a a very aggressive

11:28means and method into addressing the

11:31number of blighted structures that we

11:33have throughout the city. Um, and I'm

11:36just

11:37concerned with us really truly making a

11:41dent in those numbers. And so I would

11:45like to know what have we done

11:49thus far dating back to 2008 to current

11:54in terms of the number of properties

11:56that we have been able to demolish. And

11:59where are we with the number of vacant

12:02uh parcels that we currently have? From

12:04my understanding, um vacant lots

12:07management, they are currently

12:09maintaining or cutting uh three times a

12:12year if I have that correct.

12:14>> 6,500

12:16lots.

12:16>> Yeah, I think you're

12:17>> they're on their own now.

12:20>> Thank you. Excuse me.

12:21>> You're right. It's more than it's more

12:22than 6,000 parcels, I believe, that Mr.

12:24D reported. So just trying to figure out

12:28are we

12:30what's the issue and and really trying

12:32to understand the data around

12:36where we are currently and are we

12:38continuously adding more [snorts] of

12:41those structures on our nuisance

12:45potentially demolition list? and how do

12:47we

12:50how do we how do we address the issues

12:53to

12:55uh cease this activity, right?

12:57Understand that there is a loss in

12:58population. All of those various

13:00different um factors are in fact a an

13:04issue. Um but again,

13:08what is our method, right? what is our

13:10strategy in addressing um the vacant

13:14vacant um blighted structures?

13:17>> So, one example I I'll say that uh I

13:19don't know if it's in 26 or late 25, but

13:22you'll recall um we did transfer all

13:24properties that we held in Madden Hills,

13:27Fair View, and David View Triangle to

13:28the Montgomery County Land Bank, who has

13:30then working with their program and

13:32County Corpse and other uh developers.

13:35And so that was a way in which we were

13:38taking those off of our rules and

13:39putting them into reuse. And so I, you

13:42know, I envision part of the plan and

13:45again it it that was probably a total of

13:48uh 100 or so properties, but envisioning

13:50more of that is that where there is

13:52opportunities that we can transfer

13:54parcels now a lot of the properties and

13:56I'd have to give work with Mr. Dom on

13:58the vacant land. Um, I don't know the

13:59percentage that we actually own. Uh,

14:01that verse is still held by the owner,

14:04but we're just maintaining. I don't know

14:06what that breakdown is, but I Brian and

14:08I can provide that to the city manager

14:09to to put in packet for you all.

14:11>> Okay. I think the other thing too that I

14:13want to point out is that um, and this

14:16goes back to the conversation of the the

14:19budget presentation last week. So, we

14:21know that again there's over 6,500 lots

14:24that are being maintained by vacant lots

14:27management and and I brought this up a

14:31number of years ago where there are lots

14:35that are being maintained by the

14:38adjacent property owner, the neighbors,

14:40whatever have you. And so what happens

14:43is the

14:46existing

14:48parcel owner is not being essentially uh

14:53charged or taxed if you will for the

14:58cut. Um being that the adjacent

15:02neighbors or whomever have you, they are

15:05managing the lot and therefore

15:09it is off of the the list or the radar

15:13of the city. So it's not necessarily

15:15being counted and then that person who

15:18is the owner of that parcel is not being

15:20held accountable or responsible. So,

15:24I've asked in the past if there could be

15:27um a potential uh way forward until how

15:31we address that issue and I know that's

15:34um not necessarily in your your swim

15:37lane. However, if the conversation can

15:40be had and missing if that work done,

15:43>> we have had discussions about that in

15:45the past. Um when we are assessing

15:48properties, we are actually assessing

15:51the cost of our labor to maintain those

15:53lots. So if we are not maintaining the

15:56lots, we cannot do anything to the

15:58existing property owner. We can't we

16:01can't assess them for anything because

16:04it's not our labor and our work that is

16:08being tracked and and assessed, right?

16:12And so the only way is to have the

16:15property owner not take care of those

16:17lots um which they are doing on their

16:20volunteering time right they are doing

16:23on their own not to the from the

16:25direction of the city but that is um and

16:29then it becomes more work for the city

16:31to take care of so that is one problem

16:34that we have or challenge that we have

16:36with regards to that

16:38>> and I just wanted to oh I'm I'll let you

16:40finish that I wanted to come back to

16:42some of the strategy.

16:44Um, we it obviously a multi-prong

16:49strategy, right? The condition survey

16:51every two years informs us greatly on

16:54progress we're making down to the

16:56neighborhoods. We have the stabilization

17:00funding that through DUR through our

17:04issue six that is really focused and

17:06targeted on those condition threes

17:10because we want to st that's a

17:11stabilizing you know we want to both

17:14stabilize our housing inventory and

17:16continue to address the blight in the

17:19future years. funding is going to be an

17:22enormous challenge, right? And so we

17:24need to we need to stay aggressive and

17:26looking at, you know, other resources,

17:28other people's funding that we can

17:31utilize to leverage and those

17:33partnerships that we have built across

17:35the city. Um so it is a multi-prong

17:37strategy that we have been enacting for

17:40the last five years pretty aggressively

17:43including you know working with partners

17:45to build up more receiverhip and working

17:47with partners like the land bank and

17:49working with partners like the state and

17:51so that work will need to continue for

17:54us to continue to address that nuisance

17:58list with either rehab rehabilitation or

18:02demolition.

18:04>> No, I appreciate that. And I'm I'm very

18:06sensitive to to your point in regards to

18:09if property owners adjacent property

18:11owners are managing the lot um then the

18:15city cannot assess because the city

18:16cannot charge essentially for the labor.

18:20However, the issue becomes and I don't

18:21know what the solve is honestly um but

18:24the issue becomes when it's not um on a

18:29a a regular cadence and if it's missed.

18:32Uh again this season we experienced a

18:35lot of rain.

18:37>> So there was the grass cutting was more

18:40>> [clears throat]

18:40>> uh aggressive. It was more rapid and it

18:43was to a point where it was like almost

18:45every week every two weeks.

18:47>> So again I'm just telling you and

18:50sharing from my personal experience in

18:52managing five lots in my area. Um, and

18:56that the public works, I know they are

18:58working around the clock and managing

19:01the five cuts, but there has to be some

19:03reasonable solve as to how we are

19:06holding these property owners

19:09accountable for these lots when there is

19:12illegal dumping, when there is in fact

19:16um, littering and they're not managing

19:19the lot itself. And then it falls on

19:21those who live in the area. But again, I

19:24don't know what the solve is, but there

19:26has to be a conversation around that.

19:28Um, and that maybe it's a matter of

19:30awareness, whatever the case may be. But

19:32I would just like to bring that to the

19:34attention as we start to plan ahead for

19:372027.

19:38>> And we we had, you know, done

19:40assessments on everything and that

19:43wasn't necessarily because again, these

19:45are abandoned properties. These are

19:46properties that the owners are either

19:49there is no owner of record because you

19:52know they've deceased or it hasn't and

19:54and or they derelict or and so it is

19:57very difficult to try and hold people

20:02to account when it's been abandoned.

20:05Right. So, but we will continue to

20:07always look for ways to hold people hold

20:11property owners accountable and to look

20:13at how we can get some of these

20:16properties out or into more productive

20:19ownership, right? And that's the that

20:22involves our partnership with the county

20:24and others.

20:25>> Thank you. The last thing I would point

20:27to that and I just want to pull on that

20:28a little bit. I think that is where the

20:30advocacy and the push for a lot links

20:332.0 you know, um something that is

20:36comparable, um to utilize the

20:38receiverhip, right? To put it in the

20:40hands of the land bank to then in fact

20:43have the conversation to do the

20:45necessary vetting to those property

20:48owners who are adjacent or within the

20:50area who are reliable and responsible to

20:52maintain those lots. One, so we can get

20:55it back into productive tax ro, right?

20:57Two, to get it off of the books of the

20:59city and the management of our vacant

21:01lots management department or division.

21:05And three, so that we can maintain and

21:07improve the aesthetics of the

21:08neighborhood. So, um, again, that's

21:10something that I have been advocating

21:12for a number of years. I think we're at

21:14that point now. Um, and I would just

21:16hope that there will be more

21:17conversation and more vetting. Thank

21:19you. Thank you for your presentation and

21:22thank you for the update. and please

21:23extend our our gratitude to the entire

21:25team.

21:26>> Well, do thank you all.

21:29>> Next, we have a presentation uh for the

21:31Rooney pilot uh Mystix.

21:34>> Yes. Uh this is an exciting pilot

21:36program that really showcases a

21:38collaborative partnership uh with a

21:40number of stakeholders. So, I'd like to

21:43at this point in time call forward Renee

21:45Collins, the Daybreak clinical director

21:48to lead a presentation. and I believe

21:51she will then also introduce the team of

21:54individuals who have been working on

21:56this pilot project. [snorts]

21:59>> Good morning.

21:59>> Good morning, ma'am. Thank you.

22:02>> So, um runaway outreach notification

22:05intervention was a program that was um

22:09started in Denver. um Denver um had

22:12started the model and we have been

22:14working with Denver on um gathering the

22:18information to um pilot this here in um

22:22Dayton.

22:24Um as I said um piloted after um

22:27Denver's model. Um so what we are doing

22:30is we are working with um Daybreak has

22:33um partnered with um Dayton PD and we

22:36are working to help with the um

22:39non-critical missing juveniles from ages

22:4214 to 17. Um that um come in as

22:46runaways. Um the program is fully funded

22:49through the state. Um it is funded

22:51through public safety as well as the

22:54Department of Children and Youth. Um

22:56this is um funded for um two years. Um

23:00and then the goal is to continue funding

23:02the project and hopefully expanding to

23:04other areas in the state.

23:08Um so why was the program created? Um so

23:11this program was created um we um are

23:14working um because of the runaways in um

23:19in Dayton was um why Dayton was um

23:21chosen because of the high number of

23:22runaways in the area um to pilot the

23:25program. Um but really identifying um

23:28the repeat repeat repeat runaways and

23:30why are they continuing to run away and

23:32really working with um the non um

23:35traditional responses to runaway with

23:37the police being called and going out

23:39and really identifying the why behind it

23:42and putting services in place um when

23:45they return home to hopefully prevent

23:47continued um runaways.

23:51um runaway juvenile calls require um a

23:54lot from um the the PD and sometimes

23:57real realizing that it um may not be um

24:01in the scope of PD to continue to to

24:05respond to these um non-critical ones

24:07and to identify again what services can

24:10be put in place um to help the youth um

24:13to maybe um get to the kind of the root

24:16of um the continuing to run away.

24:21So thousands of annual calls um are um

24:25coming in um uh recurring runaway

24:28incidents demonstrating the need for

24:29structured intervention model. So again

24:31really looking at the numbers and seeing

24:34that um the street crew are responding

24:37to um numerous runaways and how can we

24:40identify those and reduce those numbers.

24:44Um so we started this um pilot um the

24:47beginning of October and already are

24:50seeing that the street crews are um

24:52seeing that it is um decreasing their

24:55responses um to the uh runaways.

25:01Um so some of the stats um missing

25:03critical um average time um can be 75

25:07minutes, missing returns 42 minutes. um

25:11total estimated time per u missing

25:13juvenile um can be about 117 minutes of

25:18um time.

25:21So, um, with Daybreak, um, um, like I

25:25said earlier, Daybreak will res be

25:27responding to the non-critical missing

25:29juveniles from ages 14 to 17, working

25:32hand inand with the PD to, um, I if

25:36there are the critical missing, um, such

25:38as 13 or younger, um, missing for more

25:41than 21 days, um, mentally incapitated,

25:45um, requires life-saving medications or,

25:48um, suspicious circumstance of a health

25:51risk, factors are present, missing for

25:53more than 24 hours prior to contacting

25:55the police. Um, and so we again will

25:59continue to um uh collaborate and work

26:03together um and identifying the

26:05non-critical um versus the critical u

26:08missing youth in the area.

26:12Um so what will happen um with this

26:14model is the regional dispatch center

26:16receives the initial call. um critical

26:18missing cases are dispatched to the um

26:20PD. Um all cases are reviewed by

26:23detective detectives and appropriate

26:25charges are filed. Um then Daybreak will

26:28review and self assign qualifying

26:30non-critical um cases and Daybreak will

26:33contact the compliant and gather the

26:35required information. So what this would

26:37look like is as those intakes are coming

26:39in um they're gathering all the

26:41information um down to um their uh where

26:46they typically frequent like it are when

26:48they are when they are running away are

26:50they going to the library? Are they um

26:53going back to trying to get back to

26:55parents' homes? Um are where are they

26:58running to? um if they're in um

27:00specifically in group homes um but as

27:03well as when they are uh um leaving

27:06their um guardians

27:09um Daybreak will verify the do the

27:12juvenile safe return um and then

27:14Daybreak will conduct um structure

27:16follow-up interviews. So we have an

27:18outreach specialist that once the youth

27:20is located um and is home um the

27:22outreach specialist will go out into the

27:25to the home and work with the youth to

27:27identify you know why again why are they

27:30continuing to run away and what services

27:33um may be helpful to um prevent that

27:35from happening in the future. Um we do

27:37have a therapist on our team as well. Um

27:40and so the therapists um right away can

27:42get involved um and not have to worry

27:44about like the long wait list and

27:46things. Um so we have the therapist and

27:48then what other community resources can

27:50we put in place um to prevent future

27:53runaways. Um, another piece of that is

27:56um the human trafficking assessments are

27:58done with both the caregiver as well as

28:01the um youth um to assess for human

28:05trafficking as well.

28:08Um so what the goal is to to reduce

28:11non-essential police juvenile

28:13interactions to to decrease repeat

28:15runaway inc incidents and increase

28:18access to intervention special um

28:20services um and improve patrol

28:22availability for priority calls and then

28:25strengthen um and the collaboration

28:27again with um Daybreak as well as um the

28:31PD. Um, a couple other things to note is

28:35um that this program is being evaluated

28:38by Case Western. Um, as stated, it is a

28:41model that was started um in um Denver

28:44and they are already seeing um

28:47significant

28:48um improvement with the model. Um so one

28:51of uh the stats that they've um provided

28:53us on Friday um approximately uh 6,000

28:58um hours annually have been saved um for

29:01um PD um

29:04>> [snorts]

29:05>> um hours as well as a decrease in

29:08runaways. So in 2024 they had 1,174

29:13um runaways and in 2026 up till um last

29:16week they had 697 runaways.

29:28you want to introduce or

29:30>> um

29:30>> I can do it.

29:31>> Yeah, absolutely.

29:32>> Good morning, Mayor, commissioners,

29:34manager.

29:35>> Um, Major Chris Mson for those that

29:37don't know. Um, one of the things we

29:39looked at this, the state came to us

29:41because of the high number of runaways

29:43we have as we presented and was looking

29:45for a new alternate response. Uh so to

29:48me I was part of mediation response

29:50helping build that from the very

29:51beginning from the uh commission's

29:53recommendations. This is another

29:55outreach of that to take something that

29:58uh police aren't necessarily the best

29:59tool for. We're not the best response

30:02and moving it on to people who are

30:03better trained and a better response for

30:05this. So when this program came up from

30:07the state to Dayton PD and uh Montgomery

30:11County for us to uh be the pilot for

30:14this, we were absolutely 100% on board.

30:16As you saw in the stats, we spend about

30:182 hours per uh missing juvenile. We have

30:21approximately 2,000 a year in the city

30:24of Dayton. So the quick math you can see

30:26that's a fair amount of our time. Um the

30:29idea with Daybreak being able to take

30:31those freeing those officers up to work

30:33more criminal issues versus runaway

30:35issues is going to be beneficial to

30:38everybody in the community. And as uh

30:41Renee said, this is a statewide uh

30:44hopefully a statewide project. We have

30:47um Vincent Siola from Ohio Children and

30:49Youth Services here with us as well as

30:52Joe Pototts. Uh we also have Brian Stout

30:55from the state of Ohio and then Kelly

30:58Kerry is the state anti-trafficking

31:00director. So there is a lot of state

31:02support for this. Uh they're really

31:04behind it. The attorney general's office

31:06to hopefully make this the model for the

31:08state. Um as we've seen uh Dayton is

31:11innovative. MU is kind of the model

31:13across the nation people are looking at.

31:14We hope to be the same when it comes to

31:16the Rooney project that we're the model

31:18that the other communities look at. So,

31:20if the commissioners have any questions,

31:22we're all available to answer any

31:24questions that you may have.

31:25>> Thank you very much. I really appreciate

31:27the, uh, the presentation this morning.

31:29Commissioners, any questions or

31:31comments? Commissioner Beckham,

31:32>> thank you, your honor. Um, yes, just a

31:34few. First and foremost, uh, to our

31:36partners from the state, thank you all

31:38for, um, piloting this program in Ohio.

31:41I think, um, our city certainly has a

31:43need, uh, and Daybreak could not be a

31:46better partner, I think, in this. I

31:49think you all uh serve a critical and

31:51unique space uh in terms of meeting our

31:54homeless youth where they are um and

31:56runaways in particular. Um so I I'm

31:58grateful to see this. I think the

32:00situation of group homes in our in our

32:04city and in our region has been a um

32:07it's been a issue for quite some time.

32:10Um so I I am pleased like I said to see

32:13uh more support and more thoughtfulness

32:15going into our overall uh response

32:18around this. I think the questions that

32:20I have are more so just in terms of um

32:24operations and and and kind of followup

32:26once the um once the actual um kind of

32:32partners are all in place. I mean, I

32:35think one of the things that we have

32:37learned in

32:40just the I I I would say uh the

32:44engagement of our group homes is that

32:46sometimes uh we have particular group

32:50home actors that are not necessarily

32:53[clears throat] um providing the best I

32:56guess you can say service right to to

32:58the young people in their care. Um, and

33:02that at times is, I believe, a

33:04contributor to the runaway situation.

33:07So, of course, in addition to the human

33:09trafficking aspect, which I'm glad to

33:11hear is an element, I'm just curious

33:13what type of I would say followup or

33:17engagement will be happening in

33:20situations where it is potentially

33:22discovered that there is not the level

33:24of quality control happening in the

33:27particular group home.

33:30Uh yes sir. So that's why we have Ohio

33:32Department of Youth Services with us is

33:34if we get the feedback from Daybreak um

33:37and it goes to that if they find out

33:39it's a home, let's say that the

33:41conditions aren't conducive for somebody

33:43staying there or um they're not being

33:46treated a way that they should be

33:47treated, that's where the collaboration

33:49between all of us uh is going to

33:51identify those and then we can take

33:53those next steps. So without Ohio

33:55Department of Youth Services,

33:56anti-trafficking,

33:57those partners, we have limited

34:00capability of enforcing those um whereas

34:03bringing in those state representatives

34:04to help us is going to hopefully bridge

34:06that gap that you're talking about that

34:08we're all very aware of. So that is a

34:10piece of this puzzle. And on top of

34:12that, all of these cases, even though

34:14Daybreak's doing a lot of the leg work

34:15for us, we appreciate it. they are all

34:17still being evaluated by detectives for

34:20those other uh potential criminal or

34:22negligent elements that could be

34:25presented in these cases.

34:26>> Okay. The only other question that I had

34:28and thank you for the clarity there u is

34:30just in terms of capacity. We know that

34:32some of these calls can come at all

34:34times of the day and night. Right. So,

34:36I'm curious around, you know, Daybreak

34:39as you all are are are um are engaging

34:43in this model.

34:45How frequently or positioned are you all

34:48depending on the day and time to respond

34:51to, you know, some of these calls given

34:53that they may come at hours when we're,

34:56you know, not actually at work, right?

34:59Also to answer your other question about

35:01the group homes and things. Um so we

35:03will hang on to the the case and our our

35:06specialists they will have case loads

35:08and they will continue that

35:09communication and working with the group

35:12home if if the group home is appropriate

35:14and if if they can um if we deem that

35:18that it is safe for them to continue to

35:20stay there. Um what services can we put

35:23in place? Is it therapy? Is it case

35:24management? Is it linking them with

35:26community resources where the youth can

35:28get involved in say sports or something

35:31in the community um to kind of really

35:33identify again why are they continuing

35:35to run it or is it because it's just not

35:38a safe environment for them and they

35:40need to um be removed from that

35:42environment. Um but to answer your

35:44question about the um the staff right

35:46now um we are um staffing um as of right

35:50now Monday through Friday um around 24/7

35:54and then we do have weekend staff that

35:56are in the process of being trained. Um

35:58so we will be up probably in the next

36:00couple weeks to um staffing. Um it's

36:04been very exciting and people um we

36:06actually have um teachers that um worked

36:08with us over the summer and they are

36:11coming back to work part-time on the

36:12weekends to um get some uh take some of

36:15these calls.

36:15>> Excellent. Excellent.

36:17>> Fantastic. Uh could not be happier to

36:19hear that this is coming on board for

36:21our community and um again thank you DPD

36:23Daybreak our partners from the state. Um

36:26if we could just receive an update uh

36:28year to year until we get to the end of

36:30the the grant period that would be

36:31wonderful. Yes, sir.

36:33>> Thank you.

36:34>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

36:35Fairchild.

36:36>> Yeah. No. Um, very similar comments. Um,

36:39we're excited about this program. It

36:41makes sense particularly for Dayton. We,

36:44um, and it makes sense that we're kind

36:46of modeling after Denver because Denver

36:47really started was one of the early

36:49adopters of an alternative response

36:51model and, um, you know, with the MRU

36:56now, this is a great extension. Um, one

37:00of the things I'm aware in Denver was

37:02that as they went to that alternative

37:04response, it really made them look at

37:06the whole kind of ecosystem of social

37:08services. And so when we start thinking

37:12of that, I'm curious if we have adequate

37:15services for these young people or are

37:18there some services where we're finding

37:20gaps that these children need, you know,

37:22some kind of treatment around addiction

37:24or drug use or um other type of services

37:27that may not be in our ecosystem

37:32>> as of right now. Like um we we do have a

37:35therapist um that is on part of the

37:37team. So, we're hoping that will help as

37:38well, getting therapy um right away,

37:40whether it be individual or family

37:42therapy um so we can get that started

37:44away right away. And then just really

37:46working with the community in getting

37:48them referred to if they need, you know,

37:51substance abuse treatment or if they

37:53need additional services, um medication

37:56management, really working with um that

37:58as well to see, you know, what other

37:59services. Um, so we've not gotten to the

38:02outreach portion of that, but I'm hoping

38:04um that once people, you know,

38:06understand what we are doing and why we

38:08are involved um that we can really

38:10collaborate with, um, other providers in

38:12the community, um, to make sure that

38:14they get the services that they need.

38:16>> Great. And then just following up a

38:20little bit on the questions of the group

38:21homes, and I think I saw in your note

38:23that you've been working since 2022 on

38:25this issue. Um, what tools do we have

38:29when a group home operator is not

38:33providing adequate services? What kind

38:35of teeth is there to hold them

38:37accountable? And has any group home in

38:39Dayton lost their lensure because they

38:42have not provided adequate services?

38:47>> I can't speak specifically to that. We

38:49can get you that information and have

38:51the city manager forward that to you. I

38:53don't have the stats, so I don't want to

38:54speak off the cuff to that, but we'll

38:56get that information for you

38:58>> because it seems to me that that's been

38:59part of the conversation and I've never

39:02heard a clear answer to what steps and

39:04we got partners from Ohio here and so

39:06maybe you know if they could help us

39:09figure out what steps can be taken

39:10because you're going to at some point

39:12you're going to encounter an operator

39:14who's not providing adequate services

39:16and then I'm just kind of curious what

39:18we're going to what tools we actually

39:20have.

39:22Uh good morning, Eric Henderson,

39:24director and chief of police.

39:25>> Good morning.

39:26>> Um so I've been involved in some of

39:28these conversations. There's a current

39:31uh in the House of Representatives and

39:33also the Senate, there's a joint

39:35committee that's studying these issues

39:37related to group homes. So what's

39:40happening now is we're automatically

39:42sending our reports and repeat calls for

39:45service reports to Ohio Department of

39:47Children and Youth. So they're receiving

39:48that information. So that's being

39:50reviewed. But anytime there's an

39:52incident that escalates, we can send

39:54that information to them. We do not have

39:56specific stats as far as if there's been

39:58any licenses removed. But it's something

40:00that we're continuing to work on. But I

40:02think long-term strategy, the state is

40:05committed to working on this issue also

40:07because they see it as a gap, you know,

40:09not only with us, but across the state.

40:11So we're to make sure that they're

40:13providing enough services for the youth

40:15that are that are in these situations.

40:17>> All right. Thank you.

40:18>> Thank you.

40:20Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

40:21Fairchild, Commissioner Shaw, excuse me.

40:24>> No problem. Uh, yeah, my colleagues have

40:26asked a lot of good questions and and uh

40:28many of those I was thinking about, too.

40:31Um, I just want to thank you, Daybreak,

40:33especially, you've been such a great

40:34resource in this community for so very

40:37long and to have state of Ohio come and

40:39wrap around and and of course our police

40:42uh to address this very important issue.

40:44Commissioner Fairchild kind of spoke to

40:45the business of group homes and I think

40:49that's kind of the we should be able to

40:52put some kind of guard rails uh in place

40:54to make sure that that they are good

40:56actors uh in this space. So I appreciate

40:59uh the study chief uh and that we are

41:01looking into this because I mean

41:04these have really become businesses I

41:08think more so than the social service um

41:12you know um providers that that we we

41:15really need. So [laughter] thank you for

41:16for your work in this and uh I hope it

41:18continues.

41:20>> Thank you Commissioner Joseph.

41:21>> Uh thank you Mayor. Yeah, excellent

41:23comments by my colleagues. I want to

41:24echo uh their thanks to you all at the

41:27state at Daybreak who've been a great

41:29partner and our police for this this

41:31project and for allowing us to be the

41:33the pilot here. Uh the only additional

41:36question my colleagues excellent

41:37questions I have is that u in the case

41:39of group homes and the kids that are

41:43there. I know that sometimes it's been

41:44difficult to get a response from their

41:46home counties. Uh, and I'm wondering if

41:48that could be a part of this, if it's

41:50not already, layering in that support

41:52from their home county.

41:55>> Part of what the followup that Daybreak

41:57will be able to do because right now we

41:59send an officer, as Commissioner Beckham

42:01said, it may be 2:00 in the morning.

42:03>> They're not going to get a response back

42:05um from anybody. Um, nobody's working at

42:08that time. So, that's understandable

42:09except law enforcement. So, the ability

42:11for Daybreak to have the time to do the

42:13follow-up, build those partnerships,

42:14working with the state, I think we'll

42:16have more of an opportunity to make

42:18those connections than we currently do

42:20with PD handling it as a single call.

42:23You know, we're out, we're done in the

42:25middle of the night type thing. So, um

42:27those hopefully those conversations and

42:29those connections will be built as we go

42:31along. Again, we're about two and a half

42:34weeks into this. So, um, a lot of those

42:37connections are being built, but they

42:38will take a little bit of time for them

42:40to be built up. But that's our hope is

42:42that instead of the home agencies not

42:46being contacted or us unable to contact

42:48them, they'll be able to connect connect

42:50with them during the business hours

42:51better.

42:52>> That sounds good. And uh to our

42:54colleagues at the state, [clears throat]

42:55I'm I'm suggesting maybe that could be

42:57uh a potential for future legislation or

42:59regulation too to say that there needs

43:02to be somebody on call at the county for

43:0424 hours a day or maybe a mandatory

43:07reporting period where we make a call

43:08and somebody has to call us back in 12

43:10hours or something reasonable like that.

43:12So, uh something like that I think would

43:13probably really help. Anyway, I'm

43:15telling you your business. I'm looking

43:16forward to seeing what solutions y'all

43:18come up with. Thank you.

43:19>> Thank you, commissioners. I just want to

43:21echo um my colleagues, all of their

43:24their comments and a number of my

43:27questions have already been addressed

43:29and and posed by my colleagues. I do

43:32have a few um and so and I believe

43:35congratulations in order. So you are a

43:38short-timer. Is that right? Do I have

43:39that right? You're retiring soon in

43:40November.

43:41>> Yes, ma'am. November 20th is my last day

43:44with the city. Thank you.

43:45>> Yes. Yes, sir. Thank So thank you for

43:46your leadership and congratulations.

43:48That's actually my birthday. So,

43:50>> well,

43:51>> we both have something to celebrate.

43:52>> We have something to celebrate. Yes. And

43:54then I also want to acknowledge you were

43:56u most recently awarded um by the

43:59mediation uh center as well. Is that

44:01correct? So,

44:02>> yes, ma'am. I was an ambassador's award.

44:04I was very honored.

44:05>> Congratulations and thank you for for

44:06all of your work and your leadership.

44:08And so, um Miss Renee, thank you for

44:11being here and as well as to our state

44:13partners. I'm I'm very excited to see

44:15you all here. Um it it means a great

44:18deal. It shows the level of commitment

44:21um as well as the leadership and into

44:23and to the uh the state of Ohio and the

44:26attorney general's office. And so, Miss

44:28Renee, could you please elaborate on the

44:31street crew? Um how many crews are in

44:34place and what does that consist of or

44:36how many um bodies did that consist of

44:39for the street crews and how often are

44:41they actually going out? What's the

44:43regular

44:43>> for the outreach? So we have um what um

44:46right now it's the title as an outreach

44:48specialist and they will um be going out

44:51when the youth returns. So we have um as

44:54stated earlier intake specialist that

44:56will work um 24 you know we'll have

44:58somebody on on the on the phone um

45:00around the clock and then the outreach

45:02specialist as of right now we just have

45:04one okay um but as needed um we can

45:07always add to that. So, we have one

45:08outreach specialist and she will go out

45:10once the youth returns and then really

45:12working with the families or the group

45:15homes um in identifying what services

45:17are needed um and making those referrals

45:21as well as working with the family. And

45:22she can uh they can keep that youth as

45:25um part of their case load. When we were

45:27out in Denver last week, they said

45:28sometimes they keep them for a couple

45:29years. Um really just hanging on to them

45:31and identifying, you know, I'm going to

45:33stay with you. I'm going to, you know,

45:35see you through this and make sure that

45:36you get what you need. Um so hopefully

45:39you can prevent um continuing to become

45:42AWOL. Um and then um we have the

45:44therapist as well. Um that is part of

45:47our team. Um so the youth will not have

45:50to wait if we identify right away that

45:52therapy is something that they need to

45:53start. Um then we won't have to go

45:55through the weight list. Um they can be

45:56assigned to the therapist um right away

45:59and she they can work with them in the

46:01community as well.

46:02>> Okay. Is DCH involved like Dayton

46:05Children? How are they involved in this?

46:07I know they're part of the ecosystem,

46:09right? But do they have any direct

46:13uh correlation or or involvement in this

46:16pilot itself?

46:20>> No. Um I know that we are working with

46:22collaborating and it um have been on um

46:25a lot of different um meetings that um

46:27take place um as there are um I know

46:32human trafficking um coalitions that are

46:34taking place. Um and then the um MDTs um

46:38that will um that are happening and will

46:41continue to happen happen as we um get

46:43the youth um there will be the ongoing

46:47um support um through those team

46:49meetings. Um and we will invite you know

46:52Dayton Children's or whoever needs to be

46:54part of that um because I know that they

46:57frequently see the youth in and out of

46:59their ERS or in out of their their psych

47:01units. So, uh really um again letting

47:04them know, hey, we're involved. We can

47:05help if the youth is is coming to the

47:07hospital. Um you know, notify us, let us

47:10know, um so that we can work and partner

47:12with you. So, yes, those are in the

47:14works.

47:14>> Thank you. And I'm sure you're fully

47:17aware of the human trafficking summit in

47:20January of 27 and I'm sure you all are

47:23involved in that

47:25process or what state the the cadence of

47:29the the pilot itself what is the the the

47:34time length of the pilot?

47:37>> Um it's two years.

47:38>> Two years. Okay. You did mention that.

47:40Excuse me.

47:40>> Oh no. And then case western I would

47:43assume that they will provide a final

47:45report and when is that expected? Will

47:48there be any quarterly or is it at the

47:52end of the the actual pilot in which the

47:54final report will be provided? We

47:57actually meet with them um next week and

47:59I know that the state has been working

48:01um the um Department of Public Safety

48:03has been working with them um to um

48:06identify um right off what what what do

48:09we need um in place to get them the data

48:11that they're going to need, but then we

48:13also meet with them next week.

48:15>> Okay. All right. So, a lot of that will

48:17be determined as the progress. Okay. The

48:20other uh question or comment um and I

48:23know that I believe I can't remember if

48:27Miss Dixine sent it over to us prior to

48:30in um some

48:33earlier correspondence or it may have

48:36been it through OMA. I can't remember

48:38where the actual um

48:42information was received from, but I

48:45know to Chief Henderson's point that

48:47there has been a lot of conversation in

48:49regards to um group homes and some of

48:53the work that's being done at the state

48:54with our state legislators and many of

48:57our other partners across the state. And

49:00so my ask is that our office will be

49:02involved in that conversation. Um this

49:05is something that is in fact um a

49:08priority for me personally and I know

49:09that there is an interest um that many

49:12of my colleagues have in the group

49:14homes. Um and I would um venture to say

49:18that the pilot is um being noted in

49:23Dayton because of the number of of group

49:27homes that are currently oversaturated

49:30in the northwest Dayton area. And so

49:33with that, I would just ask that our

49:35office is involved in those

49:36conversations. I believe I sent that

49:38over as a request. Um if Mr. Davis or

49:42Miss Jackson or in and or both could be

49:45a part of those conversations so we can

49:47see what

49:49the reporting requirements are to uh

49:52Commissioner Shaw and Commissioner

49:54Fairchild's point, what are in fact the

49:58um the safeguards in place? what are the

50:02um processes that are in place in terms

50:04of those providers who are in fact bad

50:07actors? How do we make sure that we hold

50:09those uh those entities accountable um

50:13and responsible for if in fact they are

50:16not providing the level of care um that

50:18they have um

50:22um committed to providing? And then

50:26what's the the commitment or what's the

50:30involvement with uh Dayton public

50:32schools? Are they a part of this

50:34conversation and have they also been

50:36made aware of the pilot itself um and

50:40bringing that level? I know that you

50:42mentioned that there have been a number

50:44of teachers that are involved and that

50:45that's great. is actually commendable.

50:48But what level of involvement is the

50:50school district involved?

50:54>> From our viewpoint uh from our

50:56perspective, they've they're aware of

50:57the program itself um of they're very

51:01cooperative with us on uh finding these

51:04uh juveniles, especially if they show up

51:06to school later. Um some of them do. um

51:09for the actual uh with Daybreak, I can't

51:12speak to what they're interacting with

51:13them, but from the PD side, they're

51:15aware of the program. Um they understand

51:17and they've always been supportive with

51:18helping us uh find these individuals and

51:20also provide us the information. You

51:22know, is it a home life issue? Is it a

51:25discipline issue? Is it an abuse issue?

51:27They've always been real real

51:29supportive. Um I think a lot of these um

51:34recommendations that you have are

51:35absolutely going to go. We're just in

51:37the infancy of this program in a few

51:39weeks.

51:39>> Yes.

51:39>> That these conversations are being had.

51:42Um I would expect um six months from now

51:45if you were to ask those same questions,

51:46we'd be able to give you a lot stronger

51:48answers because those relationships will

51:49be fully developed at that point.

51:50>> That's fair. Thank you. I appreciate

51:52that. Thank you both very much. And

51:53thank you to our state partners. Thank

51:55you, Chief Henderson and Miss Dixon.

51:58>> Thank you.

51:58>> Thank you,

52:00>> Miss McClendon. Are there any additions,

52:02deletions, or comments to the calendar

52:05this morning? There are none, your

52:06honor.

52:06>> Miss Dixon, are there any additions,

52:08deletions, or comments to the calendar

52:09this morning? Your honor, I have no

52:11additions or deletions to this uh

52:13morning's calendar. I do have one item

52:15to highlight, which is uh a grant

52:18agreement with the Ohio Attorney

52:20General's Office. This is an $88,500

52:25uh dollar grant that will cover costs of

52:28contracted labor to remove waste and

52:30clear vegetation on five properties on

52:33Delphus Avenue in Westwood. [snorts]

52:36This is privately owned property that's

52:38had decades of history of dumping and

52:42currently beyond the bandwidth of staff

52:44resources to address. This is the second

52:48year in a row that we have received

52:51funding from this grant program. Last

52:53year's funding facilitated the cleanup

52:55of 3800 Germantown Avenue, which was

52:59another legacy um illegal dump site.

53:02These projects um represent a successful

53:05collaboration between housing, waste

53:08collection, street maintenance,

53:10community engagement, and the office of

53:12sustainability.

53:14work um will include removing the

53:17perimeter fencing, uh removing trash and

53:20debris, removing all vehicles, RVs,

53:23boats, doing a dozer blade uh to the

53:26entire site to remove 1 to 2 inches of

53:28soil and any of you know leftover

53:31debris, glass, and other um hazardous

53:35kinds of things. We'll remove all

53:37vegetation except for the healthy trees.

53:40um grade the site to a rough grade that

53:43with seed and straw site and then remove

53:46all asfelt and concrete slabs. So it

53:49should be u pretty um stark before and

53:52after. Um we're excited with this

53:55partnership with the another partnership

53:56with the state to receive this kind of

53:58funding because it really helps go a

54:00long way to addressing the ongoing some

54:03of the ongoing legacy blight that's

54:05happened in our community over the

54:07years. And that's all I have your honor.

54:09Thank you, Miss Dixston. Miss McClendon,

54:11are there any citizens that are

54:13registered to speak on calendar items

54:14this morning?

54:15>> Yes, your honor. There is one citizen

54:17registered to speak on calendar items. I

54:20would like to state that there is a

54:213minut time limit. As you address the

54:23commission, we ask that you state your

54:25name and address for the record. At that

54:27time, I will turn on the green light.

54:29When the green light comes on, you will

54:30have 3 minutes to speak. After you have

54:32spoken 2 and 1/2 minutes, a yellow light

54:34will come on and you will have 30

54:36seconds remaining to speak. When the red

54:38light comes on, you'll be asked to cease

54:40your comments and to take your seat. To

54:42the audience in attendance, please be

54:44mindful this is a business meeting and

54:46we kindly request that during this

54:47portion of the meeting you refrain from

54:49any hand clapping, finger snapping, and

54:51conversation that would prevent the city

54:53commission from hearing the speaker's

54:55comments. I call to the podium Alec

54:57Johnson.

55:04>> Good morning, everyone.

55:06>> Good morning, Mr. Johnson. Hang on, I

55:07better get my glasses on. I won't go

55:09well. I'm Alec Johnson. I live at 3206

55:12Lynden Avenue [clears throat] in the

55:13Hearthstone neighborhood of Dayton.

55:15Greetings, mayor, commissioner, city

55:17staff, and the greater Dayton community.

55:19Today's demolition update raises a

55:20question about what comes next. When a

55:23house comes down, what's our plan for

55:24the land, the neighborhood, and the

55:26people who live there? I'm bringing back

55:28for your consideration the West Dayton

55:30Housing and Reconstruction Cooperative

55:32proposal that I first shared with this

55:33commission on July 29th. on August 1st.

55:36As Mayor Turner Sloths may recall, I

55:38brought it up during our one-on-one

55:40meeting, and I want to thank you again,

55:41Honor, for that opportunity. It's one of

55:43many components of the Miami Valley

55:45Community Wealth Initiative Network, or

55:47MVC Win, a regional strategy to meet

55:49more of our needs locally while building

55:51democratic ownership and retaining

55:53community wealth. Some buildings are

55:55beyond saving, but before we demolish a

55:57house, we should ask whether

55:58rehabilitation could preserve affordable

56:00housing while creating skilled jobs. And

56:02where demolition is necessary, we should

56:04plan for lasting community benefit. The

56:06cooperative proposal connects three

56:08institutions. A worker-owned

56:09rehabilitation enterprise would train

56:11and employ neighborhood residents.

56:13Working with the building, working with

56:15build trade unions and apprentichip

56:17partners. A community land trust would

56:19hold land for lasting affordability. A

56:21resident controlled housing cooperative

56:22would give families a voice in governing

56:24their homes and limit speculative gains.

56:26Workers would earn wages while

56:28developing skills and a pathway into

56:30collective cooperative enterprise

56:32ownership after operating costs and

56:34reserved available surplus could support

56:36worker income, further training,

56:38maintenance, and additional homes.

56:40Residents would help decide the future

56:42of their neighborhood. Housing is only

56:44one application of MVC. The broader

56:46initiative would examine local

56:47purchasing and opportunities for

56:48cooperative enterprises in other

56:50sectors. repair, weatherization, and

56:52maintenance contracts could help sustain

56:54the housing enterprise beyond its first

56:56rehabilitation projects. The earlier

56:59concept proposed 16 homes on one or two

57:01blocks with 12 paid uh trainees. Those

57:04are starting points for feasibility

57:06work. Properties cost, financing, and

57:08partnerships still need to be

57:09established. I'm asking most

57:11respectfully that the commission direct

57:12staff to convene West Dayton residents,

57:14building trade unions, the land bank,

57:16housing organizations, co-op Dayton, and

57:19financing partners. Please return within

57:2190 days with candidate properties, a

57:23rehabilitation first demolition

57:25assessment, and funding and operating

57:27options for a pilot. Let's include

57:29residents in that work from the

57:30beginning with a meaningful role in

57:32shaping the proposal. We already devote

57:34public resources to addressing

57:35abandonment. Let's examine how those

57:37resources can also build affordable

57:39homes, skilled livelihoods, and

57:41institutions that workers and residents

57:42control. Westton's recovery should build

57:45wealth and power for the people who live

57:46there. We must always work to ensure

57:48that public power and public policy

57:50produce public wealth. Thank you.

57:52>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

57:54>> That concludes speakers, your honor.

57:56>> Thank you, Miss McClendon.

57:57Commissioners, are there any comments to

58:00the city manager's recommendation this

58:02morning? Commissioner Beckham.

58:04>> Yes, your honor. Just one uh Miss

58:06Dixine, I'd like to thank you for uh

58:08raising item number six. I think this is

58:11a much needed u and um going to be a

58:16great uh investment for the Westwood

58:18neighborhood. I'm sure they will

58:19appreciate uh having this site cleaned

58:21up. The only thing I uh wonder is just

58:24given the

58:26um given the the the scope and the

58:29breadth of you know this cleanup and and

58:31the work that we're going to be doing,

58:34what what is our I would say approach or

58:37or tools in terms of getting the

58:38property into responsible ownership is

58:42because I I noted you mentioned it's

58:44privately owned and um clearly that's

58:46what got it to the state that it's in.

58:48So, I'm just I'm just curious what next

58:50steps are after we perform this cleanup.

58:52>> Yeah. There. First of all, remember we

58:55can do this cleanup because it's a

58:56nuisance. It's declared a nuisance

58:58property and we have the ability through

59:00state law to do that. We don't own the

59:01property in order to own it. It would

59:04mean that we would have to bring

59:05resources to the table to buy it, but

59:07not just buy it, then have a plan

59:10>> to for its reutilization, right? And

59:13that would also cost more funding. And

59:15at this point in time, we have not um

59:18identified any of that work because it's

59:20getting it off of the landscape first

59:22and foremost that's important in this

59:24grant opportunity affords.

59:25>> Gotcha.

59:26>> All right. Those are my questions.

59:28>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

59:29Fairchild.

59:30>> No questions.

59:31>> Commissioner Shaw,

59:31>> not

59:32>> Commissioner Joseph.

59:34>> Thank you. I just wanted to again thank

59:35you, Miss Dix, for bringing that

59:37forward. I know back in the summer

59:38sustainability, they um did a interview

59:41and they were speaking to this upcoming

59:44um project with the uh with the removal

59:49of the the blight and the the site

59:51itself in in Westwood on Delus. So, I'm

59:54glad to see that finally come before us.

59:57And so I do want to congratulate our

59:59plan and neighborhood development team

1:00:01as well as the s sustainability office

1:00:03and the uh entire organization for

1:00:06bringing this forward. Uh I believe that

1:00:08it is going to really complement um the

1:00:12the work that is being done. I know that

1:00:15we most recently um demolished another

1:00:19uh habitual uh site in Westwood. And so

1:00:23to see that this corner would now be um

1:00:26addressed with the the the program

1:00:28itself and with the blight removal, it

1:00:30it speaks volume. And so I'm glad to see

1:00:32that come forth. I do have a question.

1:00:35So uh out of curiosity, why didn't we

1:00:39receive the full 100,000? It was 88. Is

1:00:42that just because of the remediation

1:00:44cost itself? Because it speaks to up to

1:00:46>> we and we had I think our up to was in

1:00:48the 90s. I don't think it was a full

1:00:50100,000.

1:00:51>> Okay. Um, and I assume it's because of

1:00:54the um, we're not the only ones getting

1:00:58this funding and the budgeted, you know,

1:01:00estimated scope that we had put forward.

1:01:03>> Okay, understandable. Um, and then

1:01:05secondly,

1:01:07thank you for walking us through the

1:01:08process in terms of the the amount of

1:01:11work that this project will entail. Will

1:01:14it also include signage for to prevent

1:01:17any future dumping and littering?

1:01:20because I know it mentioned that in the

1:01:23>> we certainly can look at that. Okay,

1:01:25>> that would be something that the city's

1:01:27sign shop could potentially do andor a

1:01:30camera to keep from it becoming back,

1:01:33but it's as as you all know once you

1:01:36remove all of that brush and it's

1:01:38>> no longer hidden, easy to hide behind

1:01:41that deters a lot of that activity. But

1:01:43certainly as we are expending resources

1:01:46to clean sites up like this, we also

1:01:48will keep our keep it on our radar

1:01:50screen to avoid it becoming a dumping

1:01:53site again.

1:01:53>> Okay. And I know in the past there have

1:01:56been not extensive to the ballards but

1:01:59something similar maybe like the wood um

1:02:05>> keep

1:02:07Yes. I don't know if that's something

1:02:08that will could potentially be reviewed

1:02:10as well to help prevent any future

1:02:13dumping.

1:02:14>> Um, so again, thank you very much for

1:02:16bringing that forward. Uh, may I have a

1:02:18motion to approve the city manager's

1:02:20recommendations?

1:02:20>> So moved, your honor. Second.

1:02:22>> It has been properly moved and seconded

1:02:23to approve the city manager's

1:02:25recommendations. All in favor say I. I.

1:02:27>> All oppose say no. Any abstensions? Uh,

1:02:29Miss McClendon. Legislation, please.

1:02:32First reading resolution number 6965-26

1:02:37approving the submission of grant

1:02:38applications and authorizing the

1:02:40acceptance of grant awards from the

1:02:42Miami Valley Regional Planning

1:02:44Commission under the Transportation

1:02:45Improvement Program and repealing

1:02:47resolution number 6956-26.

1:02:51Second reading, emergency ordinance

1:02:53number 3222-26,

1:02:57amending section 51.13 and repealing

1:03:00section 51.14

1:03:02of the revised code of general

1:03:03ordinances to establish a single waste

1:03:06collection and disposal fee. Mayor

1:03:08Turner Sloths

1:03:09>> I,

1:03:09>> Commissioners Joseph,

1:03:10>> I,

1:03:11>> Shaw,

1:03:11>> I,

1:03:12>> Fairchild,

1:03:13>> I,

1:03:13>> Beckham,

1:03:14>> I. Emergency Ordinance number 3222-26

1:03:19has passed with five votes in favor.

1:03:22Second reading resolution number 6964-26

1:03:26declaring the intention to appropriate

1:03:28real property interest in parcels 5T 6T

1:03:328T 10 SH and T 11T 14 SH and T 15 SH and

1:03:38T 21 SH and T 22 SH 23 SH 24 SH 25 T 30

1:03:48SH and T 31 T 32 SH and T 34 T 35 T 36 T

1:03:5637 T 46 SH and T 48 T 50 T 51 SH 53 T 54

1:04:05T 59 SH 60 SH 61T 62 T 64 SH 65 SH 67T

1:04:1768T and 69 SH in connection with the

1:04:20West Third Street Safety Improvement

1:04:22Project. Mayor Turner Sloths

1:04:24>> I.

1:04:25>> Commissioners Joseph

1:04:26>> I.

1:04:26>> Shaw.

1:04:27>> Hi.

1:04:27>> Fairchild.

1:04:28>> Hi.

1:04:28>> Beckham.

1:04:29>> I.

1:04:30>> Resolution number 6964-26

1:04:33has been adopted with five votes in

1:04:34favor. And that concludes legislation.

1:04:36Your honor.

1:04:37>> Thank you, Miss McClendon. Are there any

1:04:38citizens that are registered to speak?

1:04:40>> Yes, your honor. There are four citizens

1:04:42registered to speak. I would like to

1:04:44remind everyone of the threeminut time

1:04:46limit. As you address the commission, we

1:04:48ask that you state your name and address

1:04:50for the record. At that time, I will

1:04:52turn on the green light. When the green

1:04:54light comes on, you will have three

1:04:55minutes to speak. After you have spoken

1:04:572 and 1/2 minutes, a yellow light will

1:04:59come on. You will have 30 seconds

1:05:01remaining to speak. When the red light

1:05:03comes on, you will be asked to cease

1:05:04your comments and to take your seat. To

1:05:07the audience in attendance, please be

1:05:08mindful this is a business meeting and

1:05:10we kindly request that during this

1:05:12portion of the meeting you refrain it

1:05:14from any hand clapping, finger snapping,

1:05:16and conversation that would prevent the

1:05:18city commission from hearing the

1:05:20speaker's comments. I call to the podium

1:05:22Matthew Ter.

1:05:24[clears throat]

1:05:37My name is Matthew Ter at 702 Troy

1:05:40Street, Dayton, Ohio 45404.

1:05:44Madame Mayor, commissioners, thank you.

1:05:47>> Good morning, sir.

1:05:47>> Allowing me to speak. I'm coming to you

1:05:49today as the vice president and

1:05:51immediate past president of the Old

1:05:53North Dayton Neighborhood Association,

1:05:55but I'll also acknowledge that I'm the

1:05:57vice president of the Bear Valley Crest

1:05:59Valley Pike Community uh Advisory Group.

1:06:03Last week, Jerry Bowling III came to you

1:06:06about an 853

1:06:09day late delay of a 30% remedial design

1:06:14of the cleanup, which is the cleanup

1:06:16process or the plan for clean up in the

1:06:19bare thermal plume.

1:06:22This 2024 deadline was agreed to by Mali

1:06:26and Vestus in 2023 and was brought to

1:06:30the court and agreed upon after

1:06:33negotiations with the EPA and Vestus and

1:06:39Mali made an agreement. As citizens, we

1:06:43work with long timelines and information

1:06:46that dates itself. In 2020 2012, we had

1:06:49an initial plume map identified that was

1:06:52revised in 2019, a [snorts] substantial

1:06:55revision. It was made about a third

1:06:57larger and over 90% of it was in Old

1:07:01North Dayton.

1:07:03Further, these new areas were attributed

1:07:05to an unnatural flow in the aquifer due

1:07:08to water pumping operations in various

1:07:11places. Two weeks ago, another seven

1:07:14years later, the last plume map, seven

1:07:18years after the last plume map, our CAG

1:07:20was formally informed about the 30%

1:07:23design delay. In addition to water pumps

1:07:26in Old North Dayton and the water pumps

1:07:29that charge the fountain in uh the Great

1:07:31Miami River were identified as

1:07:34potentially contributing to further

1:07:36unnatural flows in the aquifer. We as

1:07:39the Old North Dayton Neighborhood

1:07:41Association ask you as our elected

1:07:44representatives

1:07:46to increase your advocacy of us in this

1:07:50process. The city administration is and

1:07:53has been a resource and a tremendous

1:07:56advocate in this process. We need you to

1:08:00ask questions and demand answers

1:08:02individually and as commissioners and

1:08:05collectively as a commission. There is

1:08:08nothing that prevents Molly or Vestus

1:08:10from providing information over and

1:08:12above minimally agreed to in court or

1:08:16information that is minimally agreed to

1:08:18in court. Your voices collectively and

1:08:21individually are louder [laughter] than

1:08:23mine ever could be and sometimes even

1:08:26louder than the city administrations.

1:08:28We appreciate your time. Thank you.

1:08:31>> Thank you, Mr. Tapper. Thank you very

1:08:33much, Mr. Dixon. Can we get an update on

1:08:35on on this um delay in the process and

1:08:39then

1:08:41um if we can have uh some support as to

1:08:45where we are and what next steps need to

1:08:46be taken if in fact to Mr. Ter's point

1:08:50if there's a correspondent that our

1:08:51office can send over or who in fact we

1:08:53need to uh start roaching to to move

1:08:57forward with the the remediation and

1:08:59response. Yeah, we'll put together

1:09:01[clears throat] an an update, a

1:09:02briefing. Both EAB, city staff uh have

1:09:06been working and coordinating with US

1:09:08EPA. So, it will like it will likely

1:09:11fall under our federal lobbyists and you

1:09:15um can work through we can work through

1:09:16our federal lobbyists to create advocacy

1:09:19opportunities for the commission.

1:09:21>> All right. Thank you. I appreciate that.

1:09:22Thank you, Mr. Tupper. Excuse me, Miss

1:09:24McClendon.

1:09:26>> I call to the podium Addie Barrage.

1:09:35Addy bird. Oh, okay.

1:09:52>> [clears throat and snorts]

1:09:56>> Addie Buridge 1700 Harold Drive

1:10:00Dayton Ohio 4546.

1:10:08I would like to ask you for a 10-minute

1:10:12appointment to talk to you about these

1:10:16concerns.

1:10:17>> Okay. If you want to tell us at a you

1:10:21have three minutes, go ahead and tell us

1:10:22high level what those concerns are and

1:10:24then we can

1:10:24>> wait. Say it louder.

1:10:26>> If you wouldn't mind tell us to use

1:10:28utilize your three minutes. tell us what

1:10:30your concerns are and then we can work

1:10:32with the staff to schedule a 10-minute

1:10:35uh meeting or or however long that you

1:10:37need for us to discuss in detail.

1:10:39>> I I've already done that.

1:10:41>> Okay, that's fine. If you want to hand

1:10:42that to Miss Jackson,

1:10:46>> thank you, Miss Barrage.

1:10:47>> Thank you, too.

1:10:48>> You're welcome. And if you wouldn't mind

1:10:49staying after the meeting and then we

1:10:51can have a conversation after the

1:10:52meeting.

1:10:59Okay. Thank you.

1:11:00>> Thank you, Miss Jackson.

1:11:03>> I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

1:11:14>> I'm Alec Johnson and I still live at

1:11:163206 London Avenue in Dayton Hearthstone

1:11:19neighborhood. Greetings, mayor,

1:11:20commissioners, city staff, and the

1:11:22greater Dayton community. I want to

1:11:24begin by sharing this quote from a

1:11:25speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered

1:11:27over 188 years ago on January 27th,

1:11:301838.

1:11:32At what point shall we expect the

1:11:34approach of danger? By what means shall

1:11:37we fortify against it? Shall we expect

1:11:39some transatlantic military giant to

1:11:41step the ocean and crush us at a blow?

1:11:44Never. All the armies of Europe, Asia,

1:11:46and Africa combined with all the

1:11:48treasure of the earth in their military

1:11:49chest, with a bonapart for a commander,

1:11:51could not by force take a drink from the

1:11:54Ohio, or make a track in the Blue Ridge

1:11:56in a trial of a thousand years.

1:11:58>> At what point then is the approach of

1:12:00danger to be expected? I answer, if it

1:12:03ever reach us, it must spring up amongst

1:12:04us. It cannot come from abroad. If

1:12:07destruction be our lot, we must

1:12:08ourselves be its author and finisher. As

1:12:11a nation of free men, we must live

1:12:12through all time or die by suicide.

1:12:15Lincoln's warning places a duty on this

1:12:17commission. Keep Dayton's resources from

1:12:19becoming instruments of political

1:12:21repression. Pass the Civil Liberties and

1:12:23Viewpoint Neutral Municipal Resources

1:12:25Act and accompanying resolution, aka the

1:12:27Dayton Clevver Act, as emergency

1:12:29legislation before election day or on

1:12:31November 4th at the latest. Our

1:12:33personnel, records, surveillance

1:12:34systems, and discretionary cooperation

1:12:36must never become tools for targeting

1:12:38lawful speech, journalism, religious

1:12:40activity, labor organizing, or political

1:12:42association. Residents need clear

1:12:45protections. City employees need

1:12:46instructions they can rely on when

1:12:48requests arrive under pressure. More

1:12:50than 90 days ago, I submitted this

1:12:52package. It remains under review. If

1:12:54amendments are needed, please identify

1:12:56them publicly and finish the work. Valid

1:12:59warrants, court orders, and legitimate

1:13:01criminal investigations are free to

1:13:02proceed, but political targeting of any

1:13:04kind must be strongly prohibited. I

1:13:06repeat, must be strongly prohibited.

1:13:09Early voting is underway. The general

1:13:10election is 6 days away. Dayton's

1:13:13emergency procedure permits both

1:13:14readings on one meeting and immediate

1:13:16effect with four votes. Please complete

1:13:18the review, adopt a legally sound

1:13:20package, and issue implementation

1:13:21instructions before November 3rd. If

1:13:23that deadline is missed, please act at

1:13:25the next meeting. Our civil liberties

1:13:27must never depend on which party holds

1:13:30power or whether officials approve of

1:13:32our views. Don't wait for a crisis to

1:13:34decide where Dayton stands. Please pass

1:13:36the Dayton Clever Act. Lead this city,

1:13:39this state, and our nation. Show how we,

1:13:42a people who must be free, will live

1:13:44through all time and not and not die by

1:13:46political suicide. Thank you.

1:13:48>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson. I call to the

1:13:51podium Joyce Probes McAlpine.

1:14:02Hello, Joyce Propes, Mccalpine, 326 Park

1:14:06Drive.

1:14:06>> Good morning.

1:14:07>> Good morning. Good morning, mayor and

1:14:08commissioners. Um, I'm following up from

1:14:11my comments two weeks ago when I ran out

1:14:14of time about flat cameras. Um, first I

1:14:18have a couple of questions. I understand

1:14:20from yesterday's Day and Daily News

1:14:22article that the contracts for the local

1:14:24investigation about the release of Flack

1:14:26data are in development. Do you have a

1:14:29timeline for adoption of that contract?

1:14:32Also, um we understand that there were

1:14:34audit logs, flack audit logs that were

1:14:37released on October 19th, but they

1:14:39aren't available to us. So, if we could

1:14:42get a clarification about the status of

1:14:44those audit audit logs.

1:14:47Today I want to talk about license plate

1:14:49leaders as a tool for mass surveillance.

1:14:52Flock is one of several companies

1:14:54providing license plate readers and

1:14:56other kinds of surveillance technology.

1:14:59Defa Dayton, which I'm part of, um,

1:15:03opposes all forms of mass surveillance

1:15:05that tracks citizens and combines

1:15:07observations, individual observations

1:15:10into a database that can construct a

1:15:12path of travel and possibly combine that

1:15:15information with other available

1:15:17databases.

1:15:18License plate lead readers are not the

1:15:21same thing as a security camera at a

1:15:23home or a business.

1:15:25they don't which doesn't create a

1:15:28trackable database of images that can be

1:15:30linked over time. A security camera just

1:15:34records what's happening in one place

1:15:37over a period of time.

1:15:40So the judge in a recent court case in

1:15:42Oklahoma about a police search of of the

1:15:46license plate system, a flock system

1:15:49said that that search amounted to

1:15:51indiscriminate mass surveillance. A

1:15:54police p uh officer had searched the

1:15:57flock data for information on a license

1:16:00plate without probable cause and um was

1:16:03able to reconstruct a path of travel

1:16:06which led them to think that there was

1:16:09drug trafficking and then they stopped a

1:16:11person without probable cause except for

1:16:14having constructed this path of travel

1:16:16through the flock data. The judge said

1:16:19that was an unconstitutional warrantless

1:16:21search.

1:16:23So even though streets are public,

1:16:25there's a difference between being

1:16:27observed in public and our activities

1:16:29being tracked in this way. We hope that

1:16:32the commissioners will protect our

1:16:34neighbors right to travel around our

1:16:36city without being tracked and adopt an

1:16:39ordinance banning all warrantless

1:16:41surveillance systems. Thank you.

1:16:43>> Thank you, Miss McDowine.

1:16:46That concludes speakers, your honor.

1:16:48>> Thank you, Miss McClendon.

1:16:56Mr. Pry.

1:16:58>> Yes, ma'am.

1:16:58>> Do you have any closing comments?

1:16:59>> I have none.

1:17:00>> All right. Thank you, sir. Miss

1:17:02McClendon, do you have any closing

1:17:03comments?

1:17:04>> I have none, your honor.

1:17:05>> All right. Commissioners, do you have

1:17:06any closing comments? Commissioner

1:17:07Beckham?

1:17:08>> I have none, your honor.

1:17:09>> Commissioner Fairchild.

1:17:10>> Yeah, a couple questions and comments.

1:17:13Um, regarding the audit log with the

1:17:15flock data. Um, Mr. Parllet, you had

1:17:18given us an update. You thought we would

1:17:19have that this month. Do we have a date

1:17:22that we will receive that?

1:17:24>> Uh I just spoke with the chief this

1:17:26morning. I don't know if we have a

1:17:28specific date in mind

1:17:30>> to

1:17:31>> We should have them to all today.

1:17:34>> Should be in the law department today

1:17:35which they'll work on distributing to

1:17:37you all.

1:17:38>> Okay, great. Thank you. Um, and then to

1:17:42your question around the contract of the

1:17:44investigation, I believe we're

1:17:46finalizing that with the um, law firm

1:17:49who's going to conduct that. Um, that

1:17:51should happen this week and then I would

1:17:53expect either next week or the following

1:17:55week we would have it on the agenda to

1:17:57be able to pass and move forward.

1:18:01Um, I see Miss Merurl in the audience

1:18:05>> and there had been a report in our

1:18:07packet, but the fundamental question

1:18:10that she's asking wasn't answered and if

1:18:14I remember right, it's a property over

1:18:15on Mercer, maybe 18 Mercer. Um, the

1:18:19question is whether that property abides

1:18:23by the um code, housing [clears throat]

1:18:26code, particularly around the setbacks.

1:18:29and I drove by there and I didn't get

1:18:31out with my tape measure, but I think

1:18:33it's a legitimate question and I didn't

1:18:36see that answered in the packet. So, can

1:18:39we have someone go out and verify that

1:18:41that property meets um the code because

1:18:45there was question around um a variance

1:18:49and I don't think a variance has been

1:18:51given. So, the question is whether it

1:18:53meets the code or not and then whether

1:18:55there's a what remedy do we have if it

1:18:57doesn't meet the code? Yes, we can take

1:18:59a look at that.

1:18:59>> Okay, I appreciate that. Thank you.

1:19:02>> Um, want to remind people that early

1:19:04voting is going on. You can vote today,

1:19:07tomorrow, and Friday anytime between

1:19:107:30 in the morning to 7:30 at night.

1:19:13You can vote on Saturday from 8:00 a.m.

1:19:16to 4:00 p.m. You can vote on Sunday from

1:19:191:00 to 5:00. And then on election day,

1:19:21Tuesday, November 3rd, you can vote from

1:19:246:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. On election day,

1:19:28you will vote at your polling location.

1:19:31In the early voting, you vote down at

1:19:32McGomery County Board of Elections. So,

1:19:35I see Commissioner Joseph got out and

1:19:37voted today.

1:19:38>> Thank you. And we encourage everyone to

1:19:40get out and vote [clears throat] as

1:19:41well. Um, got out to the started the

1:19:46Stoddard Hill pumpkin glow on Monday

1:19:48night. It was a great event. The weather

1:19:50couldn't have been any better. The food

1:19:51trucks were awesome, but most important,

1:19:53the people were great, and it's just a

1:19:55great time to build community. So, it

1:19:57was great to see new and familiar faces

1:19:59there. There's a couple opportunities

1:20:02for um trunk and treat over the weekend.

1:20:06On Friday, the Gettysburg Grocery will

1:20:09host a free trunk and treat trunk or

1:20:11treat um from 4 to 4 to 6:00 p.m. And

1:20:16then on Saturday, uh Sabrina Jordan

1:20:19group is hosting a trunk and treat at

1:20:22the Old Phillips Temple Church at 2050

1:20:25Germantown from 3:00 to 6:00. And

1:20:27beggars night is Saturday from 6:00 to

1:20:298. So be mindful of our kids and u

1:20:34encourage everyone to be safe.

1:20:36Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

1:20:37Shaw,

1:20:38>> just one announcement. Sinclair is

1:20:41accepting applications for the 2027

1:20:43Goldman Sachs 10,000 small businesses

1:20:46summer program, a free 13week program

1:20:48designed to help small business owners

1:20:50grow and strengthen their businesses. Uh

1:20:53you can apply online through Sinclair or

1:20:55call 937-5122336

1:20:59uh for more information. That's all I

1:21:01have.

1:21:01>> Thank you, Commissioner Joseph.

1:21:03>> Thank you, Mayor. Just one. Uh, our

1:21:04office of sustainability is hosting a

1:21:06free lunch and learn uh, Tuesday,

1:21:08November 4th. Uh, that's Thursday,

1:21:11November, that's mixed up, isn't it? Let

1:21:14me double check. I'm going to ask for

1:21:19have to ask for clarification. The list

1:21:21that has says Tuesday, November 4th, but

1:21:23it's clearly not correct.

1:21:25>> Should be Wednesday.

1:21:26>> Wednesday, November 4th. So, it is

1:21:28Wednesday the 4th from 11:30 to 12:30 at

1:21:31Laurai. Residents can learn about energy

1:21:33saving tips and how the city's electric

1:21:35a program can help you lower your

1:21:38utility bills. No registration is

1:21:40required. So, pack a lunch, come to

1:21:42Laurai from 11:30 to 12:30 to learn

1:21:45about these energy saving tips. Thank

1:21:46you, Mayor.

1:21:47>> Thank you. Uh thank you to all of the

1:21:49the presenter this uh morning

1:21:52and to our state departments for

1:21:54visiting us this this morning, our state

1:21:56partners. um into Daybreak

1:22:01through their leadership and their

1:22:02partnership. To all of the residents,

1:22:04Mr. Johnson, Mr. Ter, Miss Buridge, I

1:22:08look forward to speaking with you. Um

1:22:10Miss McAlpine, thank you very much for

1:22:12being here. Um and thank you,

1:22:14Commissioner, for raising the point uh

1:22:18and acknowledging Miss Mural for being

1:22:19here. And I noticed that as well, so I

1:22:21really appreciate you highlighting that.

1:22:23And I believe that Mr. Kendrick is here.

1:22:26Um, and we believe we the staff should

1:22:30be reaching out to you. There wasn't an

1:22:32update provided to us and so the staff

1:22:34should be reaching out to you if they

1:22:36have not already with further

1:22:39information as to how um to mitigate

1:22:42your your concern in regards to the the

1:22:45site and the demolition itself. So,

1:22:47thank you for being here this morning

1:22:48and Miss Merrell, thank you for being

1:22:50here as well. Um, I would also like to

1:22:53acknowledge all of the recipients for

1:22:56the NAACP 75th Freedom Award banquet

1:23:01that took place this past Friday. So,

1:23:04congratulations to um the NAACP, the

1:23:07Dayton chapter and all of the awardees

1:23:09and Congressman um Batty was here and I

1:23:12believe she received the the lifetime

1:23:14award. I believe I have that correct.

1:23:16>> Hall of Fame.

1:23:17>> The Hall of Fame. Yes. Um and so it was

1:23:19well attended. Uh a number of of um

1:23:22members were acknowledged. So we

1:23:24congratulate all of them. I dare not to

1:23:26repeat all of the names cuz I do not

1:23:28want to miss anyone. So and

1:23:30congratulations to our recreation

1:23:32department for another successful event

1:23:35this past uh weekend as well. And so

1:23:37with no further business to come before

1:23:38the commission, this meeting is now

1:23:40adjourned.

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