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[0:05] » Okay, the Dayton City Commission meeting will now come to order. Would you all

[0:09] please rise for the invocation and remain standing for the pledge of

[0:12] allegiance. This evening the invocation will be given by Commissioner Fairchild.

[0:17] » And uh Commissioner Joseph has a moment of silence. For me to start,

[0:21] Commissioner? >> Yes, please.

[0:22] » All right, thank you all. Uh I'd like to take a moment for us to now

[0:26] to honor the life and memory of uh young man Pierre DeMoss Bell.

[0:31] Uh we hold his family, his loved ones, >> [snorts]

[0:34] » and the entire community, especially the Haitian community in Springfield, in our

[0:37] thoughts during this painful time. Uh with this moment of silence, uh we

[0:42] honor his dignity, his aspirations, and his memory.

[0:46] Uh with uh just a moment of quiet reflection, please. Thank you.

[1:04] Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. >> Thank you, Commissioner.

[1:06] » Thank you, Commissioner. And uh for our prayer tonight, uh

[1:11] Wendell Berry passed yesterday, and Wendell Berry was a Christian mystic, a

[1:15] farmer, an advocate for economic and racial and social justice. And uh if

[1:21] you're not familiar with his writings and his poetry, I encourage you

[1:25] to become familiar. Um so, I have a poem for our prayer

[1:28] tonight from Wendell Berry. It's entitled What We Need Is Here.

[1:34] Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes.

[1:40] Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way.

[1:45] Clear in the ancient faith, what we need is here.

[1:51] And we pray not for new earth or heaven,

[1:56] but to be quiet in heart and in eye clear.

[2:01] What we need is here. Amen.

[2:05] » Amen.

[2:08] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

[2:13] republic for which it stands, one nation under [clears throat] God, indivisible,

[2:18] with liberty and justice for all.

[2:26] » All right, Ms. McClendon, may we please have a roll call?

[2:29] » Mayor Turner-Sloss. >> I.

[2:31] » Commissioner Joseph. >> I.

[2:33] » Shaw. >> I.

[2:34] » Fairchild. >> I.

[2:35] » Beckham. >> I.

[2:39] » May I have a motion to approve the minutes of the August 26, 2026 meeting

[2:45] and there are some corrections that need to be made.

[2:48] » So moved, Your Honor. >> Uh

[2:50] second the motion. >> It has been properly moved and seconded

[2:54] to approve the minutes of the August 26, 2026 meeting. All in favor, say I.

[2:59] » I. >> I.

[2:59] » All opposed, say no. Any abstentions? Ms. McClendon, are there any

[3:04] communications or petitions this evening?

[3:06] » There are none, Your Honor. >> Thank you.

[3:10] And this evening, we have a presentation on the semi-annual IAA report. Uh Mr.

[3:17] Parlette, please proceed.

[3:21] » Yes. Um yes, Mayor. This is

[3:25] uh as you mentioned, the report of the independent accountability auditor. Um

[3:31] as you're aware, we have a contract with Frost Brown Todd. Um

[3:36] and representative's here, uh I'm ready to get going.

[3:40] » Good evening. >> Good evening, Ms. Brown.

[3:44] » Thank you. This is the second semi-annual report of

[3:47] the independent accountability auditor for the for 2026 covering activities for

[3:52] the first half of 2026.

[3:56] So, in review, the duties of the independent accountability auditor or

[3:59] the IAA are to review citizen-generated complaints against the Dayton Police

[4:05] Department, to audit the investigation process and the discipline process, to

[4:10] produce reports, and to recommend changes to policy, procedure, and

[4:14] training.

[4:17] So, in review of the citizen-generated complaints for the first half of the

[4:20] year, first I just want to take a second to

[4:23] just identify the two different types of citizen-generated complaints. First, you

[4:28] have complaint receipts, and those are complaints that can be resolved

[4:32] immediately either to the satisfaction of the complainant or it's something

[4:36] that it may be a complaint that was actually against

[4:39] something another agency outside of Dayton or the courts, or it could be a

[4:45] complaint from one citizen against another citizen. So, it's not actually

[4:49] police misconduct, but we still record those. And then you have the citizen

[4:53] complaints, and those are the complaints that require an investigation.

[4:59] So, looking at the data from January 1st through June 30th,

[5:04] there were a total of 70 citizen citizen complaints and complaint

[5:09] receipts, and those are the originating incidents,

[5:14] but there can be additional allegations stemming from one incident. So, we are

[5:19] going to focus on just the citizen complaints, not the complaint receipts,

[5:22] and as you can see, there were 23 originating events and 60 specific

[5:26] alleged complaints. So, what that could look like is from one event, there could

[5:30] be multiple officers that someone has a complaint against, or could be different

[5:35] policy violations in the same event.

[5:40] So, comparing the first half of this year to previous years, you can see

[5:43] there has been an increase in the number of complaints received, but we're still

[5:48] in the average, so it's not a drastic change. I also want to note that just

[5:53] because there is an increase in the number of complaints received, it

[5:55] doesn't mean that there is an increase in the in

[5:59] police misconduct. Um actually, uh the majority of the

[6:03] complaints have been found to be unfounded or exonerated, which I'll

[6:07] explain in a minute.

[6:11] So, exonerated means that the act that was alleged did happen, but it was

[6:17] lawful and proper. Um unfounded means that there's no evidence that the act

[6:21] actually happened. Then, something can be sustained when the act did happen or

[6:27] not sustained when there is not enough evidence to prove or disprove that it

[6:31] occurred.

[6:34] So, looking at the data from the first half of the year, as you can see, 55% of

[6:38] the complaints were found to be unfounded, 23% were found to be

[6:42] exonerated, 17% were found to be sustained, which is an increase in from

[6:48] the past few years. On average, previously, it's like 10% or

[6:53] less. This is an increase, and I'll talk about that in a minute. And then, 3%

[6:58] were determined to be not sustained, and one investigation is still in progress.

[7:04] In review of the sustained citizen complaints, there were 10 complaints

[7:08] originating from three different incidents.

[7:11] So, out of those three different incidents, there were three officers

[7:14] that were involved. The first two incidents

[7:17] it involved one officer, um and it was two different complaints.

[7:21] The third incident, there were eight different allegations for with each

[7:25] officer, and they were for discourtesy and disrespect, uh missed court

[7:29] appearance, insubordination, performance expectations, and exercising care while

[7:33] operating a vehicle.

[7:37] Looking at these three, um I did review the investigations, and all the

[7:41] investigations did take place within 90 days in accordance with with policy.

[7:46] The officer that was involved in incident one and incident two received

[7:50] oral reprimands for both incidents and then the officers involved in incident

[7:54] three received written reprimands for those for that incident and also were

[7:58] directed not to work together moving forward.

[8:02] » [clears throat] >> We also reviewed the unfounded citizen

[8:06] complaints to see if our conclusions were the same.

[8:10] Um there were a total of 33 complaints originating from three from 11 different

[8:14] events. Um and this involved 17 different officers and there were a

[8:18] variety of allegations. In our review, 23 out of the 33

[8:24] complaints were determined to be unfounded. Five of the complaints were

[8:27] determined to be exonerated and what we what we've been finding is that

[8:32] sometimes when the investigations are happening,

[8:35] the complaint that will come in will be something like

[8:39] um an officer conducted an illegal search of my vehicle. So they'll go

[8:43] through the investigation at the end the conclusion says there's no evidence that

[8:47] there was an illegal search. So they reach the conclusion that it's

[8:49] unfounded. But the way that we look at it, we first see was there a search?

[8:54] Yes, there was a search. So that act did occur. But was it lawful? Yes, it was

[8:58] lawful. So the officer would be exonerated rather than the complaint

[9:01] being unfounded. Um there were two complaints that were

[9:04] determined to be sustained and these were discourtesy and disrespect

[9:07] complaints or rude a rudeness complaint. Um two were determined to be not

[9:12] sustained. We didn't believe there was enough evidence to make a determination

[9:17] on that one and then the last complaint we couldn't review because we didn't

[9:20] have any evidence to look at.

[9:24] And lastly, reports or almost last. Um so looking at our hours by activity,

[9:30] most of our time is spent um invest auditing investigations,

[9:35] um preparing the semi-annual reports, um,

[9:39] we were also reviewing policies and procedures, attending Community Appeals

[9:43] Board meetings, hearings. Um, we also spent time in the field, so I

[9:48] participated in a ride-along. I also attended the critical incident, um,

[9:52] press briefing. There was one critical incident reported

[9:57] to us in March. It was an officer-involved shooting.

[10:04] And then looking at the investigation timeline, as mentioned, um, it the

[10:08] policy requires investigations to, uh, be complete within 90 days, and all the

[10:13] investigations were complete in under 90 days. There's one that's still in

[10:16] progress, but they're still within the 90-day limit.

[10:21] And then policy review. We decided to review the de-escalation

[10:27] policy. We were finding there were there was a pattern coming up

[10:32] with discourtesy and disrespect complaints, and we wanted to see if

[10:37] there was a way to address that through the de-escalation policy. And so when we

[10:42] think about de-escalation, de-escalation is conflict management strategies.

[10:46] Um, so what the big goal of de-escalation is to reduce a threat and

[10:51] to obtain voluntary compliance. But de-escalation is also helpful with

[10:56] building trust with who you're talking to, with with stabilizing the emotions,

[11:01] and just getting to a a resolution more efficiently.

[11:08] So in review of the current policy statement, as you can see, it's written

[11:12] in a way that that combines de-escalation with potentially violent

[11:16] encounters. And so with our findings, we determined

[11:21] that it doesn't mention a broader use of de-escalation tactics outside of

[11:26] potentially violent encounters. We also identified that the de-escalation

[11:30] techniques and situ- situational awareness considerations are listed

[11:34] under de-escalation options, which suggests that it's optional to use these

[11:38] strategies. We also determined that the policy provides minimal discussion of

[11:43] officer conduct that can escalate situations. So, given that it's a

[11:47] de-escalation policy, it's focused on de-escalation, but considering how

[11:54] escalation can cause a situation that requires de-escalation is also

[11:58] important. So, we propose to consider that the the

[12:04] need for effective conflict management is not just limited to potentially

[12:07] violent situations. And an officer's conduct may cause or increase the risk

[12:12] of confrontation or use of force if the officer misses opportunities to use

[12:17] de-escalation strategies and if the conduct of the officer actually

[12:21] escalates the situation.

[12:25] So, our recommendation is to revise the policy in the policy statement to

[12:28] incorporate broader use of de-escalation techniques, to revise the policy to

[12:33] address officer conduct that may escalate situations, and to revise

[12:36] policy wording and organization to clarify expectation. And our plan is to

[12:41] provide our findings and recommendations and proposed revisions to the policy

[12:45] review committee for their input. Um we recognize that this policy was crafted

[12:50] by the um police reform group, and we just feel like this is an opportunity to

[12:55] take their work one step further. Um and with that, that concludes our

[12:59] report. I'm happy to answer any questions.

[13:02] » Thank you very much. Commissioners, any questions or comments? Commissioner

[13:05] Beckham. >> Thank you, your honor. Just a few. Um

[13:09] first of all, thank you for this comprehensive report. Um

[13:14] it's the first time I think the IAA update has come before us, at least in

[13:19] in the time that I've been up here. So, it's good to see this work uh being

[13:23] done. Uh I I am curious.

[13:26] Um given the number of of sustained complaints,

[13:31] um could you speak a little bit more to

[13:34] what the the nature was of those? It did sound like there was some patterns

[13:38] around um just how the engagement with the

[13:41] citizen was going, but um I'm curious if you can maybe speak to

[13:46] what the uh key consistent consistency was in the

[13:50] sustained complaints. >> So, with those three incidents, one had

[13:54] to do with an officer not appearing for court. So, that was one incident.

[13:59] Um the third incident, that's the one that had the eight allegations.

[14:03] Um the officers were spotlighting, so they were shining their flashlight into

[14:09] a moving vehicle. They were also told not to do that

[14:12] before, and they did it again. I don't remember what the second one

[14:17] was, so. >> All right, thank you for for that

[14:20] detail. The other thing I quickly say, I was

[14:23] involved in the police reform work. I was specifically on the use of force

[14:27] committee, so I recall um having pretty lengthy discussions

[14:31] about de-escalation. So, I appreciate the um recommendations

[14:37] along uh in terms of building on that work.

[14:41] I'd be curious to know um at what point the uh policy review

[14:46] committee would bring those final policy changes forward.

[14:50] Is there is there a timeline that's been set already, or is it still in the

[14:54] works? >> Speak for that.

[14:59] » Good evening, uh Chief Eric Henderson. Um

[15:01] » Good evening. >> Good evening, Mayor, Commissioners, City

[15:03] Manager, Deputy City Manager, and Clerk. Um so, our policy review committee meets

[15:09] once a month. So, um it's a very diverse group um that meets within our

[15:14] department. Ms. Brown also joins those conversation and provides input. So, I

[15:19] would say within the next 30 days, we should be able to review. I don't know

[15:23] the last time they met met, so I would say

[15:27] we can definitely supply that exact date that we should have this work done, but

[15:31] we definitely um want to make sure

[15:34] we still keep what was developed during the police reform.

[15:39] If you don't If you recall, this was actually meant

[15:44] originally to be incorporated within within the use of force policy. And one

[15:49] of the things that we saw is that this should apply to more than just use of

[15:53] force incidents. We should be using de-escalation tactics on every type of

[15:57] situation we encounter. So, I just think we just need to do a better job in

[16:01] making sure that everyone understands that that's the the process.

[16:05] So, does that answer the question? >> It does. Thank you, Chief.

[16:07] » Thanks. Those are all my questions, Mayor.

[16:10] » Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner Fairchild.

[16:12] » Yeah, thank you for this report. It's very helpful. I'm curious, what happens

[16:15] when your in your review, your

[16:21] um assessment differs from I I assume it's the Professional

[16:25] Standards Bureau that's making these determinations. So, there was a two

[16:30] cases where you looked at the cases and you said, "These really should have been

[16:35] sustained." Um but that's not what the Professional

[16:38] Standards Bureau had determined. What happens at that point?

[16:41] » So, we meet and and talk about it. It depends on the situation. Um so, there

[16:45] have been instances where I have met with Lieutenant Bauer to talk about

[16:50] certain problem areas, and then we we resolve it however it needs to be

[16:54] resolved. >> Okay.

[16:56] Would that then possibly be a reversal of their decision, or is

[17:02] it just going looking forward to how they might do their work better in the

[17:05] future? >> I think it depends. There hasn't been

[17:08] anything that has been extreme, um but there have been

[17:13] instances of having certain officers go through additional training, some sort

[17:18] of corrective measure to address whatever we found.

[17:22] » Thank you. And Chief Henderson already

[17:25] kind of shared my second comment, which I was on the

[17:29] training police reform group.

[17:34] And I remember that conversation about where

[17:36] de-escalation went and [clears throat] there was a originally going to go in

[17:40] use of force, but as Chief said we moved it out because it should be

[17:45] broader. And so I think your recommendations is in spirited with what

[17:49] the reform group was doing and getting better language than I and and then

[17:55] training that's consistent with that language will be helpful.

[17:59] Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner Fairchild.

[18:01] Commissioner Shaw. >> Yeah, thank you for this report. It is

[18:04] helpful to us to kind of understand the process of how this works and

[18:09] um

[18:11] I was really just interested. So you said that I was looking for this sheet.

[18:15] Now I can't find it. That there has been an uptick and

[18:20] I guess discourtesy or or Tell me again what you said. There was

[18:24] » So we were seeing trends with the discourtesy and disrespect complaints.

[18:28] And so when you're reviewing the the footage, you can see that there are some

[18:34] officers who do a very great job at conflict management. When they're

[18:39] speaking to people who are, you know, heightened, it's I hear you, I

[18:43] understand, and they're bringing they're calming the situation. But there are

[18:47] other officers who don't do that and sometimes it makes the situation worse.

[18:51] But if there's no policy to address that, it's hard to correct it other than

[18:56] training or just letting people know do it differently. But to make that more of

[19:00] an expectation that we should be speaking professionally all the time, we

[19:04] should be, you know, taking control of the situation as the person of authority

[19:08] in those situations. You set the tone. So making sure that those steps are

[19:13] taken so that things can be resolved better and people

[19:17] feel respected in the process. >> That makes sense to me.

[19:20] Um so, I'm interested in understanding how that is then reported out. How how

[19:24] do the troops kind of get informed that, "Hey, there has been this uptick."

[19:29] Um what's the process for

[19:32] kind of correcting that? Does that go to the chief? To the professional

[19:34] standards? How >> We haven't really discussed that in

[19:38] detail. It's a good question. >> So, I can tell this is information that

[19:43] we share. Um we share, you know, we report out usually yearly on what type

[19:48] of um allegations we've had and what type of discipline or corrective action

[19:53] has been issued. But, also part of the process, our professional standards

[19:57] bureau is looking for trends in these issues and then working with our

[20:00] training bureau to provide additional training, especially on one-off

[20:05] situations where there's just a specific person that we might be having issues

[20:09] with. But, I do want to highlight the vast majority of our folks are doing a

[20:12] great job on a day >> Sure.

[20:13] » day in day out basis. So, it's difficult work that they're doing and it's often

[20:17] time during some critical heightened situations. So, um but we're also

[20:22] extremely young department. I I looked at the numbers this morning. I think

[20:26] nearly half of our patrol officer rank is 5 years or less on the department.

[20:31] So, um and then a lot of our supervisors are also younger in their tenure as

[20:37] supervisors. So, it's a constant learning cycle and that's why I want to

[20:41] make sure that we're providing as much training as we can to our folks.

[20:44] » Okay. >> Thank you.

[20:45] » Thank you. Thank you both. >> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner

[20:49] Joseph. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh thank you for the

[20:52] support. This is excellent. Uh you all know that I had a hand in writing this,

[20:56] so it's always exciting to hear your reports. It's it's great to see it come

[20:59] alive. Uh and I I have to say, uh Commissioner,

[21:02] your question about what happens when she sees something that doesn't mesh,

[21:06] I was like, "Come on, answer it right. Answer right. And it's just as we

[21:09] envisioned. You went, you talked to the right people, um and if there were

[21:12] additional sanctions needed or changes needed to be made, they were made. And

[21:15] that's the process that we really fought to have included because too many times

[21:19] there wasn't a mechanism there to have those things happen. The the review

[21:23] cycle wasn't there, the connection with the right people wasn't there.

[21:26] Uh you're doing you're doing great. That was that was wonderful and excellent

[21:29] question, Commissioner. I was going to ask that one, too. But I have two other

[21:32] points I want to make. The first is, I'm looking at the citizen-generated

[21:35] complaints over time chart you built. And if you could add a column to each of

[21:39] those with uh number of originating events, I think that's a key stat. If

[21:43] you could stick that in there cuz that I'd like to see that trend. Um

[21:47] that would be great for the next time out.

[21:49] Um I had the same question that Commissioner did. Um and uh

[21:54] I just wanted to acknowledge uh Commissioner Beckham's and Commissioner

[21:58] Fairchild's comments on expanding the use of de-escalation techniques. I think

[22:02] it's a great idea. Uh and I look forward to the report

[22:05] back. So, thank you very much. >> You're welcome.

[22:08] Thank you, uh Miss Brown. And I too want to echo my colleagues. Uh number of my

[22:13] questions have already been asked. Uh but I do want to pull on the thread of

[22:17] just a tad bit for uh from Commissioner Shaw's point. When you mentioned, Chief,

[22:22] that uh the staff um PD uh many of our officers 5 years or less. So, with that,

[22:29] they would take 30 days for the policy, if you will, to be updated, to be

[22:33] um revised, whatever have you, once it goes through the various different

[22:37] process. The question that I have is, so once

[22:42] what what are the immediate, if you will, solves to

[22:47] um the the trends that we are seeing that Miss Brown has has noted in terms

[22:53] of the the lack of of courtesy and the uptake, if you will, in the trends of

[22:57] the lack of courtesy and professionalism. I hope we're not

[23:00] waiting, which I know we're not. We're not waiting for that yearly report out,

[23:05] but is in fact are there, I should say, training memos,

[23:10] what is in fact um informing the staff uh leadership as well as uh the officers

[23:18] on the street, in the field, whatever have you,

[23:21] that [snorts] there are uh and concerns as it relates to the level of

[23:25] professionalism. >> Yeah, so when this policy is revamped,

[23:30] that's going to get issued out and that's pushed out through our uh

[23:34] learning management system, basically. So, we're sharing that information. But,

[23:38] we're looking at um as you said, we have roll call training, and then we can pull

[23:42] folks back in um back to our academy to receive some

[23:45] additional training. But, in the instances where discipline was rendered,

[23:49] those conversations have occurred, those processes have occurred. But, one of the

[23:52] things that uh we did, um I think it was early 2022, uh we completed what's

[23:58] called integrating communications and tactics training, which is ICAT is what

[24:02] it's called. It's through Police Executive Research Forum, and it's

[24:05] basically de-escalation, and it's evidence-based and research-based. So,

[24:10] um there's been research that this um proves to reduce use of force

[24:13] incidents and helps with slowing situations down. So, one of the things

[24:17] all of our new re- recruits receive that training, our officers receive it when

[24:22] they go back to the academy, kind of just um intertwined with some of our

[24:25] other training. But, one of the things that we're looking at doing early next

[24:29] year is bringing the whole department back and putting them through that

[24:32] entire um process through um that ICAT training. So, I think that will help

[24:37] long term. But again, um we see fluctuations, it depends on the

[24:41] situation, and and we want to make sure we're focused on individuals that may be

[24:46] leading to some of these upticks also. >> So, not

[24:51] So, it's not simultaneously worked, right? You want to focus on those

[24:55] individuals, but you also want to take set the tone throughout the

[24:58] organization, right? You just don't want to You want to make sure before it even

[25:03] leads to any others that we're adopting that behavior, um,

[25:08] that it is overall, uh, the sentiments of the organization, right?

[25:12] » Yes, I mean, we have We have 40 training officers out in the field. Um, we have

[25:16] 27 sergeants that are out in the field. And, you know, they're reviewing video

[25:20] day in and day out and having conversations one-on-one, you know, just

[25:24] like any work environment with, you know, with their staff. So, there's

[25:28] communication happening all the time about best ways to handle situations,

[25:32] new techniques, and things like that. So, it's ongoing. So, it's not just not

[25:36] one and done and there's no one touch point. We also do, um,

[25:41] audits, random audits of our videos. So, we do 45 random audits a month of those

[25:47] videos. So, we're constantly looking at stuff and those are random. Those are

[25:51] picked by calls for service cuz we want to make sure officers are activating

[25:55] their body cameras and everything on calls for service. So, it's picking that

[25:58] information out and making sure we're in compliance with that, too. So, there's a

[26:02] number number of touch points. >> Okay. Thank you, sir. I appreciate it.

[26:06] Um, Ms. Brown, thank you very much for your

[26:09] report. I really appreciate the work and the comprehensive, uh, review.

[26:13] Um, and thank you for for going into details and providing the additional

[26:16] context and giving examples as to why and how de-escalation can be, uh,

[26:22] um, best suited and and utilized through the various situations. Mr. Pilot, Ms.

[26:27] Brown made a recommendation some time ago. Do you

[26:31] know where we are on her initial recommendation

[26:35] during the last review where, I believe, and I'm paraphrasing, that we need to,

[26:41] um, perhaps have more of a user-friendly process in terms of how,

[26:46] um, how the public is in in fact lodging

[26:49] their concerns or their complaints. I believe I have that right. Do I?

[26:53] » That was with um Mr. Moore. Um and we did we did discuss that.

[26:58] » Okay. >> Um oh, but you're talking about the

[27:01] Okay. >> Yes.

[27:02] » The um the

[27:06] correspondence that complainants receive um when they file a complaint uh

[27:11] » [clears throat] >> specifically with the Appeals Board,

[27:13] what explaining to them what the process is, what the Appeals Board can and

[27:17] cannot do. >> My understanding was that the Mediation

[27:21] Center was doing that work. >> Okay.

[27:23] » But we'll double-check. >> Okay, I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank

[27:26] you, Ms. Brown. I really appreciate the report. Thank you. Thank you.

[27:31] Ms. McClendon, are there any deletions or let me ask first, excuse me,

[27:35] additions, deletions, or comments to the calendar?

[27:38] » Yes, Your Honor. I would like to request the addition of

[27:42] Resolution number 6951-26, supporting the dedication of $1 million

[27:48] of associated general fund revenue to fund and promote neighborhood

[27:53] development across the city. >> You got it.

[27:57] » Thank you, Ms. McClendon. Mr. Parlett, are there any additions, deletions, or

[28:00] comments to the calendar this evening? >> Uh Your Honor, I have no additions or

[28:03] deletions. Uh just a couple of comments. Uh we have several grant agreements uh

[28:09] that seek to distribute some of our entitlement dollars to organizations

[28:13] doing some uh really important work in our community.

[28:16] Um additionally, Resolution 6949-26 seeks to create the New Community

[28:24] Authority. Uh and Resolution 6950

[28:29] provides some uh some depth of um

[28:33] definition in terms of what parcels are included in it.

[28:37] That's all I have, Your Honor. >> Thank you, Mr. Parlett.

[28:41] Ms. McClendon, are there any citizens that that are registered to speak this

[28:44] evening on calendar items? >> Yes, Your honor. There are six citizens

[28:49] registered to speak on calendar items. I would like to state there is a 3-minute

[28:54] time limit. As you address the commission, we ask that you state your

[28:57] name and address for the record. At that time, I will turn on the green light.

[29:02] When the green light comes on, you will have 3 minutes to speak. After you have

[29:05] spoken 2 and 1/2 minutes, a yellow light will come on and you will have 30

[29:09] seconds remaining to speak. When the red light comes on, you'll be

[29:12] asked to cease your comments and to take your seat.

[29:15] To the audience in attendance, please be mindful this is a business meeting and

[29:19] we kindly request that during this portion of the meeting, you refrain from

[29:23] any hand clapping, finger snapping, and conversation that would prevent the city

[29:27] commission from hearing the speakers' comments.

[29:30] I call to the podium Talis Gage.

[29:40] Thank you, Mr. Gage. Sharon Screech.

[29:50] » Hello, Commissioner and Mr. Parlette. Um

[29:55] Um my name is Sharon Screech. I live at 515 West Grand Avenue,

[30:00] Dayton, Ohio 45405. And I'm here to speak about um

[30:05] uh

[30:09] uh resolution 6949-26

[30:13] determining that the city of Dayton new community authority and district will be

[30:17] conducive to the public safety and convenience. But anyway,

[30:22] Good evening, Mayor and Commissioners. Let's be clear about something. The name

[30:26] change from the City of Dayton Citywide New Community Authority to simply the

[30:30] City of Dayton New Community Authority speaks volumes because we already know

[30:35] it's not citywide. Everyone in this room knows the

[30:39] conversation is primarily about downtown Dayton.

[30:42] We're not talking about the neighborhoods on the east side, the west

[30:45] side, or the other communities throughout the city that have been

[30:48] dealing with blight, vacant properties, deteriorating infrastructure, and

[30:52] limited city services for years. So, let's stop pretending that this is

[30:56] something that equally benefits the entire city. And let me be equally

[31:00] clear, the city of Dayton New Community Authority is not wanted by everyone.

[31:05] Anything that adds another surcharge to the cost of eating, shopping, or doing

[31:09] business downtown deserves deserves serious scrutiny, especially when

[31:14] residents are already struggling with the rising cost of living.

[31:17] Why is it always the residents who are expected to carry the financial burden

[31:21] of decisions they didn't ask for? And frankly, I have serious concerns

[31:26] about this commission's ability to make a decision of this magnitude.

[31:30] Anyone who regularly attends these meetings can see that this commission is

[31:33] divided. You're not always on one accord. And when residents witness one

[31:37] commissioner openly disrespecting another, it makes people question the

[31:41] level of trust they should place in this body's decision-making. Quite honestly,

[31:46] I don't trust this commission to decide what we're having for lunch today, let

[31:50] alone make a decision that could reach into the pockets of Dayton residents.

[31:54] Let's put this into perspective. Imagine Imagine you have $10 in your pocket. You

[31:59] normally spend $8.50 on lunch downtown. You've budgeted for it. Then you get

[32:03] your bill and there's an additional $1 surcharge.

[32:06] To someone making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, a dollar may not mean

[32:11] much. But to city and But to a city employee making 27,000

[32:16] $500 a year, or a parent trying to feed their family, that dollar matters.

[32:21] When you're already deciding between groceries, gas, utilities, rent, and

[32:24] putting food on the table, another surcharge is not insignificant. It's

[32:29] another burden. And that's what this commission needs to

[32:32] understand. Thank you. >> Thank you, Ms. Creech.

[32:36] I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

[32:46] » That walk gets longer and longer. I'm Alec Johnson. I live at 3206 Linden

[32:52] Avenue in the Hearthstone neighborhood of Dayton. Greetings mayor,

[32:55] commissioners, and the greater Dayton community.

[32:57] Imagine two Dayton residents who should be able to help one another. A skilled

[33:01] construction worker whose hours are uncertain and a homeowner with a leaking

[33:05] roof and an inefficient furnace. The skill is here, the need is here, the

[33:09] money is being spent, but too often the contract goes elsewhere, the profit

[33:12] leaves the region, and Dayton is left with the same unmet need.

[33:16] That's why the proposed citywide new community authority is such a profound

[33:20] wrong turn. I'm not opposed to sidewalks, parks, the convention center,

[33:24] or downtown development, but this vote would not merely approve a sidewalk. It

[33:28] would create a long-lived Chapter 349 power, a body with power to impose

[33:33] community development charges, issue bonds, and operate through an initially

[33:36] appointed board that includes developer representatives.

[33:40] The official case centers on a $77 million 197-room hotel and promises

[33:45] citywide use later. Yet, the public materials do not provide binding

[33:48] answers. Who ultimately pays if charges are passed through? What enforceable

[33:53] labor standards apply? Who owns the wealth and who absorbs the risk if the

[33:57] hotel underperforms? When do residents gain meaningful power?

[34:01] Saying property owners opt in and the city's full faith and credit is not

[34:05] pledged changes the risk, but not the distribution. A charge voluntary for an

[34:09] owner can become a cost for workers, tenants, and customers.

[34:13] Debt outside the general fund can still organize public choices around creditor

[34:16] claims. The NCA turns private development into a

[34:20] public institution without turning the resulting wealth into public or

[34:23] community wealth. It's the old attraction strategy in a

[34:26] new legal wrapper, subsidize a prod project, hope benefits trickle outward,

[34:31] and postpone democracy until later. There is a much better approach, the

[34:35] Miami Valley Community Wealth Initiative. It starts by mapping what

[34:39] the city and anchor institutions buy outside the region, identifying what we

[34:42] can responsibly produce here, and connecting that demand to local

[34:46] suppliers, worker cooperatives, community land ownership, training, and

[34:49] accountable procurement. This is selective import and placement, not

[34:53] isolation. Instead of hoping one hotel radiates prosperity, we build rooted

[34:57] enterprises whose jobs, ownership, and surplus stay in the Miami Valley.

[35:02] I ask you to vote no on the citywide NCA, and instead ask this commission to

[35:05] place on a future agenda a resolution that supports the Miami Valley Community

[35:08] Wealth Initiative, and establishes a formal pathway to city cooperation with

[35:12] its independent community-led research and planning. Bring the roofer, the

[35:16] homeowner, and Dayton's purchasing power into the same economic system. And in

[35:20] conclusion, I say again and again and again, let public power and public

[35:24] policy produce public wealth. Let's keep the wealth we create. Thank you.

[35:28] » Thank you, Mr. Johnson. I call to the podium Lynn Lamance.

[35:46] » Hi, Lynn Lamance, 1061 Birch Run Avenue. >> Good evening.

[35:50] Good evening. Um, I am also speaking in opposition

[35:55] of the NCA. Um, first off, as it was said in

[35:59] previous meetings, uh, you know, we we don't believe in

[36:03] trickle-down economics. Um, there is also several areas of the

[36:08] city that have neglected business districts that do not have

[36:15] they don't have the money that the downtown gets, nor this, uh,

[36:19] nor TIFs, nor anything. North Main Street businesses, Gettysburg

[36:25] businesses, West Third Street, you know, past the historic area of like

[36:30] you're going to Drexel. I mean, these business districts look

[36:35] like an abomination and get no help.

[36:39] And [snorts] then the next thing,

[36:43] yeah, the the neighborhoods that were mentioned before

[36:47] in Columbus and then Over-the-Rhine, now Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati. Those are

[36:52] gentrified areas. And so I need that to be recognized.

[36:57] There has to be another tool in the toolbox besides gentrification

[37:02] or historic districts that save everything. And then again, I had spoke

[37:08] before regarding the board of the NCA. We had passed

[37:14] a a tax

[37:16] initiative. Citizens voted for this for a public hospital.

[37:21] Again, everything moving forward with the NCA and the board,

[37:26] we have not heard much regarding the public hospital.

[37:29] And I just received a report. It's actually on the Dayton Children's

[37:34] website, but it's the Community Health Needs Assessment dated 2026 to 2029

[37:41] and it clearly shows maternity I'm sorry, disparities in maternity for

[37:48] black women and giving birth. This has been documented

[37:53] several times. Um

[37:56] I mean, it's documented. The Ohio Public Health has it. Montgomery County Public

[38:01] Health Board has it, which Verletta Jackson sits on the board of that.

[38:06] The the Dayton Foundation has mentioned it.

[38:11] Also, I have a article from a Jasmine Young that is actually my

[38:18] citywide worker for my neighborhood, but also sits on the minority health board

[38:24] of the public health, which also um clearly talks about maternity health.

[38:29] It's It's mentioned everywhere from state to local.

[38:34] Um and we're just looking for something to actually be done with the public

[38:37] hospital in regards to maternity health and a birthing center.

[38:41] Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Lemons. >> I call to the podium Ebony Hastings.

[38:59] » [clears throat]

[39:03] » Lord, have mercy.

[39:07] Good evening. Ebony Hastings, 1238 Wabash Avenue.

[39:12] Luke chapter 16, verse 10. Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be

[39:18] trusted with much. Whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest

[39:23] with much. What it means is if the city is careless with small amounts,

[39:30] can we trust it with millions?

[39:34] I read this agenda, all 523 pages. It is released 48 hours

[39:41] and it is written in legalese. Written for attorneys, not us.

[39:46] My point tonight is not that we are looking at it. First, the contracts. The

[39:51] commission says the contracts are published good, but published is not the

[39:55] same as audited. Has anyone done a forensic audit of the 223 contracts

[40:00] signed under the city manager's authority? Has anyone counted how many

[40:04] more have been awarded since? Can we see the list?

[40:09] But we We have seen the list, but we have not seen the real check.

[40:13] That matters because you tell us there is a multi-million dollar gap in our

[40:16] budget, and at the same time the city manager can sign contracts under $50,000

[40:21] with no vote and no oversight. $50,000 check signed alone while we are told the

[40:26] money is short doesn't make sense. Second, the housing trust fund. The

[40:31] commission just passed a resolution about health care and snap benefits in

[40:35] formal resolution 1017-26. Good words but no teeth. I want Dayton

[40:41] to have the same energy for a housing trust fund. The Dayton Tenants Union has

[40:45] already asked for one. Nearly half of Dayton renters are rent burdened.

[40:51] It costs less to keep a family to stay in their home up front before

[40:56] they become homeless than to pay on the back end after they have been displaced.

[41:01] Start a housing trust fund. It is cheaper than the alternative and it is

[41:04] the right thing to do. Third, our police cars. The police have the biggest share

[41:09] of the city's cars, 250 out of 612. Officers drive like the rules do not

[41:14] apply. Lights and sirens for a U-turn, red lights, speed bumps at full speed,

[41:19] the wrong way down a one-way street, driving close behind residents. It feels

[41:23] like we are being hunted in our own neighborhoods. Every cruiser they wear

[41:28] out and wreck. Every cruiser that they wear out and wreck is a new car we the

[41:33] citizens pay for. When a car is replaced, do you sell it,

[41:37] put the money back, or give it to a family that's in need? I want a public

[41:41] list of police cars purchased and consequences when officers have used

[41:44] them. Fourth, Zen City. It reads what people post on Facebook and X and a

[41:50] computer judges how we feel about the city. It is based in Tel Aviv, Israel,

[41:55] across the ocean working for Dayton since 2018.

[41:58] Is the city still paying for this? How much? What do they do with what we say?

[42:04] Show us the full contract. And then the daybreak numbers are incorrect. There's

[42:07] a $200 discrepancy in it. Sixth, the new

[42:11] community authority. Y'all know I disagree and it doesn't make sense.

[42:14] Thank you. >> Thank you, Ms. Hastings.

[42:17] I call to the podium Rodney Stark.

[42:33] » Rodney Stark, 4526 Alfred Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45417.

[42:39] Good evening, Mayor. Good evening, Commissioners.

[42:43] Good evening, uh, Deputy City Manager, Madam Clerk, and Ms. Jackson.

[42:50] First of all, I want to apologize. Thank you, um, Commissioner Fred Chill for

[42:55] giving me a call. I can admit when I'm wrong. He called me out. I like that. If

[43:00] I say something wrong, I'mma say it say it to you. He said that I did not

[43:04] address the commission. I should keep all comments to the commission and I

[43:07] will do that tonight. All right? But I stand wholeheartedly

[43:12] uh, on my comments that I said. Also, I want to thank Tony Crogher for meeting

[43:16] with me uh, last week. I appreciate him give explaining a couple of things to

[43:22] me. I really appreciate that. Other than that, I want to really talk about the

[43:27] NCA because it's at top of my mind. Um, like I told you before, it's a Ponzi

[43:33] scheme, okay? And why it it's legal, right? But I look at it as a Ponzi

[43:38] scheme because you're selling it as it's going to do something for our

[43:43] neighborhood. We already know that there's a funding gap of $17 million,

[43:49] right? We already, Mayor, you said last week that we're already short $15

[43:54] million. So, we're talking about $32 million

[43:57] already we're in the hole, right?

[44:00] Those neighborhoods are not going to see a dime based on how the contract is

[44:03] written. They're not going to see a dime till everything is paid. Those bonds got

[44:07] to be paid off. Everything's got to be paid.

[44:10] The neighborhood's not going to receive a dime. All I'm asking you tonight is

[44:14] say that. Just say we're not going to be able to give you anything for the

[44:18] neighborhood until we take care of that $77 million hotel.

[44:22] That's all I need you to do. Be honest, all right? Be honest brokers. Right?

[44:27] When we talk about that. Also, let's talk about our neighborhood. You took

[44:31] all the ARPA money, spend all the citizens acts for one thing. Take care

[44:36] of our neighborhoods and clean up our neighborhoods with that money. What did

[44:40] you do? Anytime you dipped into the pot and you came up short with your budget,

[44:44] you took the ARPA money to make it up. It's in It's in the You got it posted

[44:49] online. You took it and made made it up with the with the money. You took $7.5

[44:54] million and gave it to UD and Premier Health.

[44:59] They got money. But you leave all the trash piles in our

[45:04] neighborhood. The burn piles in our neighborhood.

[45:08] The debris piles in our neighborhood. How fair is that? You got $5 million

[45:14] over here on 34 Main Street that no one's even in there. That's $5

[45:19] 34 Main Street waiting for Mike Turner and his task force to do something with.

[45:28] You see the discrepancy here? Unemployment is out of control. 8% in

[45:33] Dayton, Ohio. 11% for black folks that live here. 35.4%

[45:38] of people black folks in in the city of Dayton are below the poverty line. We

[45:43] got more to talk about. >> Thank you, Mr. Stark.

[45:46] That concludes speakers on calendar items, Your Honor.

[45:50] » Thank you, Ms. McClendon. Commissioners, are there any comments to the city

[45:53] manager's recommendations this evening? Commissioner Beckam.

[45:57] » Uh yes, Your Honor, just a few. I want to um

[46:01] lift up the organizations that are recipients of our community development

[46:06] block grants. All of these organizations are doing

[46:09] very um safety net type of work in our city

[46:13] from Daybreak to Homefull to YWCA, Miami Valley Meals. So, I'm glad to see these

[46:18] come forward. Um Also, Mayor, I just want to thank you

[46:22] for bringing the resolution forward in in regards to the

[46:26] um the funds that will be generated

[46:29] generated by the the funds that will be offset

[46:34] through the generation of the NCA. So, I appreciate it.

[46:38] Those are my comments. >> Thank you, Commissioner Beck. And

[46:40] Commissioner Fairchild. >> Yeah, and no, I just wanted to thank my

[46:44] you, Mayor, for bringing the the

[46:47] the resolution and colleagues for working together.

[46:50] The community hasn't been able to see the resolution yet.

[46:54] It does several things. One of the things it does is to

[46:58] dedicate a million dollars to the neighborhood development.

[47:04] That million dollars is part of the you know, we had these three

[47:07] recommendations from the Greater Downtown Dayton Fund Committee, which

[47:11] Commissioner Shaw co-chaired. Um and in there the recommendation is that

[47:19] um particularly the remote TIF is generating money that can be used for

[47:25] downtown development, which creates the opportunity to offset some of the

[47:29] general funds to go into the neighborhood. And so, um

[47:34] this uh resolution puts that kind of documents

[47:38] that that we're going to do that. Um it also

[47:42] you know, we had a conversation around how do we deal with our neighborhood

[47:48] business corridors cuz we know that we need to do work.

[47:52] And as people have pointed out, the NCA is not a tool that will particularly

[47:57] help those neighborhood corridors. So, we're asking the city manager and the

[48:01] commission to work together to work on some real strategies so that um we're

[48:07] doing this in tandem. We're working to improve downtown development and

[48:12] neighborhood [clears throat] development. And uh this resolution

[48:16] um documents that um

[48:20] that commitment to do that work. So, colleagues and mayor, thank you for for

[48:25] the work. >> Thank you, Commissioner Fairchild.

[48:28] Commissioner Shaw. >> Yeah, thank you uh Commissioner

[48:30] Fairchild and thank you, Mayor, for for bringing this forward. Um this was a

[48:34] good process. We worked through this together and I think we came up with a

[48:37] really good um a good uh resolution here that uh we all

[48:42] want to improve the neighborhoods. We all want to press uh economic

[48:46] development out into the the neighborhoods. And I think this NCA tool

[48:49] is going to go a long way to to um strengthening that. So, just want to

[48:53] thank you and and appreciate >> Thank you, Commissioner Joseph.

[48:57] » Just want to add my thanks. I know it wasn't always easy, but I appreciate

[49:00] your legwork and thank you, colleagues, for working together to get this done.

[49:04] » Thank you all. Uh again, sentiments are the same. I also, too, want to thank the

[49:10] community. Thank you for your voices. Thank you for uh your advocacy. Know

[49:16] that the neighborhoods are in fact important to all of us. We want to

[49:20] uh make sure that that work is done uh with a with a healthy balance in in

[49:24] tandem. Um as Commissioner Fairchild has

[49:27] mentioned, um there's no one over the other or and so with this resolution um

[49:33] that we have before us, uh it it it codifies that work. It allows us to be

[49:38] able to move where we where the the work is necessary. So, again, thank you to

[49:43] the community. Thank you to uh Duer, uh Dayton Unit for Human Rights, Dayton

[49:48] Tenants Union, um to all of my colleagues, and to the law department. I

[49:53] really truly want to thank our law department. They had a number of

[49:57] versions. Um and I this was a great exercise for

[50:01] us. And again, I I just sincerely want to thank my colleagues for your

[50:06] willingness. Um we were able to to give and take, to

[50:10] compromise, to have conversations. Um and so I hope that this is the path

[50:14] that we continue on and to making sure that we're answering the call and

[50:18] addressing the grievances. Um and really pushing forward legislation that is um

[50:24] again can can really be um the tool that's necessary to improve the quality

[50:29] of life. So thank you to Mr. Davis, Ms. Jackson.

[50:32] Um and again, uh I really want to highlight and uplift the work of our law

[50:36] department cuz they were they were in here doing the work until the to the

[50:40] ninth hour. We got it done. Um thank you to the

[50:44] residents and your comments. Um Ms. Screech, thank you for for raising your

[50:48] your comments. Um and and you're right in terms of the name change. There was a

[50:53] name change and Mr. Parlette, correct me if I'm wrong, that was due to there was

[50:58] a lot of a confusion with the the use of citywide and more so looking at the the

[51:03] organization, the quasi form of government citywide itself. So that's

[51:08] why the name was changed. Please, if there's any

[51:11] » That is my understanding, Your Honor. Uh confusion potentially with citywide

[51:15] development corporation Yes. And the phrase citywide within that. So that

[51:20] that was some of the feedback we received, so we amended that that

[51:23] change. >> Thank you, Mr. Parlette. And Ms.

[51:25] Screech, thank you for raising that point. Um Mr. Johnson, thank you for

[51:29] your comments. Um you have provided us with a proposed resolution. Thank you

[51:34] very much. I will definitely take time to read this. Some of my colleagues,

[51:38] they were kind of flipping through and going over it as well. So this is

[51:41] something that we would definitely take time to to review and and and digest to

[51:46] see if there is something that we could um

[51:48] propose for consideration for commission uh consideration. Ms. Lemons, thank you.

[51:54] Um Commissioner Fairchild has already spoken to the the points in regards to

[51:58] what you raised with the corridors, and there are some that don't necessarily

[52:03] have the means or more so even an interest for an NCA. Um that is why I

[52:10] believe that this tool is, if you will, a pilot to see if it will work. If it If

[52:15] it works, it works. If it doesn't, then again, we know that we need to course

[52:19] correct. We know that we need to pivot. Um so this gives us an opportunity to do

[52:23] so all the while having that resolution to uh again to codify that the

[52:27] commitment is there for the million dollars in our neighborhood. So thank

[52:30] you for the your advocacy and the work that you're doing. Um in mention of the

[52:34] public hospital, we are having those conversations as as noted. Um it has not

[52:38] fallen on deaf ears. We're looking at the clock. Um the work is being done um

[52:43] from all of us as well as the administration. We're just trying to

[52:46] figure out what is the best path forward in understanding that there is a need to

[52:51] communicate that to the public. So we Again, there is more to come on that,

[52:55] and we will be providing that information um for the public's

[52:58] awareness. So thank you for raising those points. Uh Ms. Hastings, you

[53:01] mentioned an audit. Uh we actually just finalized the financial audit um

[53:08] this early early part of this week. We had a review um a number of um

[53:13] contracts, a number of our financial controls were in fact reviewed and

[53:18] investigated. Um and so the final report, I believe we should be receiving

[53:23] that sometime I That's not my necessarily my area, so I'll look to Ms.

[53:27] Lofton um in terms of when that final summary that we will receive from the

[53:32] auditors. But the audit has been conducted, um and that information is in

[53:37] fact noted and recorded on the city's website. I believe it's under uh the

[53:43] office of management and budget. Finance, excuse me, finance. Thank you,

[53:47] Ms. Lawton. Um so, that information is available.

[53:50] Uh Mr. Stark, thank you. Uh you're correct in terms of the $17 million

[53:55] deficit for the the hotel itself. We're not carrying that burden.

[54:01] Um that is MCCFA, which is Montgomery County Convention Facility Authority,

[54:07] which is completely separate from the city of Dayton. Um note where our our

[54:12] obligations and our commitments are. Uh yes, we want to see economic

[54:16] development. We want to see uh that we're addressing the charge, and

[54:20] that is having a number of uh rooms that are available so that we

[54:24] can attract and and potentially host conferences, seminars,

[54:31] uh whatever the case may be to have that large volume of uh of visitors into the

[54:36] into the Dayton area. Um but, I do know that uh we don't have the capacity or

[54:42] the bandwidth, for that matter, uh to to help fill that

[54:47] that deficit of that $17 million, nor have we been asked to at this juncture.

[54:52] That's my understanding. In terms of the neighborhood investment for ARPA

[54:55] dollars, if you take uh some time, if you have an opportunity, I would

[55:00] encourage you to look at the city's website on the dashboard. I was hoping

[55:04] that I had a copy. We generally received during our quarterly

[55:09] uh finance review sessions, there is an update that is provided to us from OMB

[55:15] that highlights the progress of the use of the ARPA dollars, the American Rescue

[55:21] Plan dollars. There was actually $55 million

[55:25] out of the 138 uh million that was designated solely to

[55:30] the neighborhoods. So, that include uh demolition housing projects, curb and

[55:35] sidewalk, uh a number of areas, different things. And so, the breakdown

[55:39] on the dashboard is very uh informative, and you can really see where in fact

[55:45] those dollars were um committed to, and then who were the recipients of those

[55:51] dollars. Um so, I encourage you to take a look at that. Um and I believe that's

[55:55] all the comments that I have. And so, uh may I have a motion to approve the

[56:00] city manager's recommendations? >> Your Honor, I move that we approve city

[56:03] manager's recommendations. >> I second the motion.

[56:06] » Thank you, gentlemen. Excuse me. Uh it's been properly moved and seconded

[56:10] to approve the city manager's recommendations. All in favor, say I.

[56:14] All opposed, say no. Any abstentions? Legislation, Ms. McLendon.

[56:21] » First reading resolution number 6949-26, determining that the city of Dayton New

[56:27] Community Authority and District will be conducive to the public safety,

[56:32] convenience, and welfare, and is intended to result in the development of

[56:36] a new community, declaring the city of Dayton New Community Authority to be

[56:40] organized as a body politic and corporate, and defining the boundaries

[56:45] of the new community district. First reading resolution number 6950-26,

[56:52] approving a consent to add certain parcels of real property to the city of

[56:56] Dayton New Community Authority District with the respect to the city of Dayton

[57:01] New Community Authority as a new community authority established under

[57:05] Chapter 349 of the Ohio Revised Code. And for the [snorts] added legislation,

[57:11] first reading resolution number 6951-26, supporting the dedication of $1 million

[57:19] of associated general fund revenue to fund and promote neighborhood

[57:23] development across the city. That concludes legislation, Your Honor.

[57:27] » Thank you, Ms. McLendon. Are there any citizens that are registered to speak

[57:30] this evening? >> Yes, Your Honor. There are 11 citizens

[57:34] registered to speak. I would like to state there is a 3-minute time limit. As

[57:38] you address the commission, we ask that you state your name and address for the

[57:42] record. At that time, I will turn on the green light. When the green light comes

[57:46] on, you will have 3 minutes to speak. After you have spoken 2 and 1/2 minutes,

[57:51] a yellow light will come on and you will have 30 seconds remaining to speak.

[57:55] When the red light comes on, you'll be asked to cease your comments and to take

[57:58] your seat. To the audience in attendance, please be

[58:01] mindful this is a business meeting and we kindly request that during this

[58:05] portion of the meeting, you refrain from any hand clapping, finger snapping, and

[58:09] conversation that will prevent the city commission from hearing the speakers'

[58:13] comments. I call to the podium Talis Gage.

[58:17] » [snorts]

[58:20] » Talis Gage, 1921 South Gettysburg.

[58:26] All right, so the first thing I want to say is uh

[58:29] I got a idea. My idea is simple, which is all of

[58:33] y'all. Why can't we pick a street? I done said

[58:38] this repeatedly. We pick a street, we pick one house.

[58:42] We see what that kid needs, what that mother needs. If the father is there, we

[58:46] see what he needs, too. And I'm just we could use us right here.

[58:51] We could be the sources that they use for one small street, one street, one

[58:55] block, one community, one neighborhood. And we got enough people who do

[59:00] footwork. We got the street soldiers. We got uh

[59:04] uh Greg West's group, fellas with a future.

[59:07] We got people that can secure areas. So, if we just locked in on one street

[59:13] and we make sure that this neighborhood is safe and clean. Like, this could be

[59:16] the model and it could just be like a centipede or a caterpillar. Like, it

[59:20] could just keep on. Why can't we do that with just y'all?

[59:26] Why can't I Like, can y'all get out there with me or something? Like can

[59:29] y'all commit to that? I know you will cuz you've been you've been out there

[59:32] already. You put in the footwork. I appreciate that.

[59:34] But um that's all I wanted to say is that right

[59:38] there. But another thing I want to say is

[59:41] this guy right here behind me, man. How come you ain't email me? How come you

[59:45] ain't call me? It's been like 4 months and 5 months.

[59:49] And I ain't heard from you. I know I'm supposed to address y'all, but I It's

[59:53] over with. >> Thank you, Mr. Gage.

[59:55] » Okay, my bad. And another thing I want to say was

[59:58] you up in 2030. You and you was up in 2028.

[1:00:03] I'm on y'all's head, though. And that ain't no threat. It's a promise. I don't

[1:00:08] care what you write down and what you think. I don't even care if y'all don't

[1:00:11] like me cuz I honestly don't know if I really like y'all that much, neither.

[1:00:15] But when y'all's time when it's time for y'all to be reelected

[1:00:18] I'mma do everything in my power. Everything. We just need one of y'all

[1:00:23] one at a time. I'mma get rid of all three of y'all if I got to do it myself.

[1:00:28] Y'all stink. Good to see you, Fairchild. Good to see

[1:00:31] you, Shanice Turnestall. But the other three of y'all

[1:00:35] I'm on y'all. Y'all getting up out them seats.

[1:00:39] I'mma get y'all out them seats myself. >> Thank you, Mr. Gage.

[1:00:43] I call to the podium Sharon Screech.

[1:00:52] » Um I'm Sharon Screech. I live at 515 West Grand Avenue.

[1:00:57] Um the first thing I would like to say is I would hope

[1:01:01] so that we can retire Ms. McClendon from giving us the 3 minutes and get some

[1:01:05] kind of timing dial. I see that in a lot of other um

[1:01:11] council meetings and all that type of stuff where they have a time frame where

[1:01:14] people can see when their time is almost up rather than someone telling me. You

[1:01:19] know, that helps with the how fast I need to speak.

[1:01:23] Um So, uh people aren't numbers on a

[1:01:26] spreadsheet. They are parents, they are seniors, they are city employees, they

[1:01:30] are working people, they are small business owners, they are residents

[1:01:33] trying to survive in a city where everything seems to cost more while many

[1:01:38] people's wages aren't keeping pace. And while we're talking about affordability,

[1:01:42] let's put the income disparity into perspective.

[1:01:45] A city manager earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year may not

[1:01:49] think twice about an additional dollar. But what about the city of Dayton

[1:01:53] employee earning around 27,500 a year? What does this decision say to

[1:01:59] that employee? What does it say to the resident living in one of our struggling

[1:02:03] neighborhoods? What does it say to the family trying to feed their children to

[1:02:06] keep the lights on? It says that It says that the people

[1:02:09] making the decisions aren't listening. It says that the concerns of

[1:02:14] working-class residents aren't being taken seriously.

[1:02:17] And most importantly, it risks sending the message that the people you were

[1:02:20] elected to represent are not your priority.

[1:02:23] That's why I'm asking this commission to stop and listen, not just to be the

[1:02:27] developers, not just to downtown interests, not just

[1:02:32] to people with influence, but to the residents who actually live here because

[1:02:36] Dayton does not begin and end downtown. >> [music]

[1:02:39] » We have neighborhoods throughout this city that deserve investment. We have

[1:02:43] residents throughout this city who deserve consideration. We have families

[1:02:46] throughout this city who are already stretched to their limits. And they

[1:02:49] deserve to know that when this commission makes a decision, you are

[1:02:52] thinking about them, too. So when residents walk into the voting booth, I

[1:02:56] hope they remember these conversations. I hope they remember the promises that

[1:03:01] were made. I hope they remember the concerns they brought before this

[1:03:04] commission. And I hope they remember whether they felt heard or whether they

[1:03:09] felt ignored because elected office comes with responsibility. You work for

[1:03:14] the people, and when the people repeatedly tell you that something is

[1:03:17] hurting them, you have an obligation to listen. You may have the authority to

[1:03:21] make these decisions, but the residents have the authority to decide who gets to

[1:03:25] make them. So, before you move forward with another surcharge, another

[1:03:29] authority, or another decision that places additional financial pressure on

[1:03:33] Dayton residents, I ask you to stop and consider one simple question. Who is

[1:03:37] this really serving, and who is being asked to pay for it? Because the

[1:03:41] residents of Dayton deserve an answer, and they deserve better than being told

[1:03:44] to simply accept the consequences of decisions they never asked for. Thank

[1:03:48] you. >> Thank you, Ms. Creech.

[1:03:51] I call to the podium Bishop Jerome McCorry.

[1:04:03] » Jerome McCorry, 1461 Cornell, City of Dayton,

[1:04:09] Your Honor. >> Good evening.

[1:04:10] » Commissioners, to the assistant manager, to each of

[1:04:15] you. I'm glad to be here. I want to start with first of all a question, a

[1:04:19] very simple question. Who ultimately should be responsible for leading the

[1:04:23] City of Dayton and accountable to the people of Dayton? I believe it's time

[1:04:27] for a strong mayoral form of government in this city.

[1:04:31] I know it requires a charter change, and I'm not making an argument against

[1:04:36] professional management. Cities need qualified administrators, department

[1:04:41] heads, financial professionals, and other experts. Management and

[1:04:45] leadership, however, are not the same thing. A city is more than an

[1:04:50] organization to simply be managed. It's a community of people with neighborhoods

[1:04:55] to strengthen, businesses to develop, families to protect, young people to

[1:05:01] prepare, and difficult social problems to confront. When citizens are concerned

[1:05:06] about public safety, housing, economic development, neighborhood deterioration,

[1:05:11] and city services, They should not have to study an organizational chart in

[1:05:17] order to find out who they need to take their problems to. Under a strong

[1:05:21] mayoral form of government, it's the mayor. The people elect the mayor. The

[1:05:28] mayor is already given the authority to lead and ultimately the people should be

[1:05:33] holding the mayor accountable at the ballot box.

[1:05:38] That is democracy. That is accountability.

[1:05:43] A strong mayor also gives a recognizable voice and an advocate. When we compete

[1:05:50] for state and federal resources, business development opportunities,

[1:05:55] philanthropic investment, regional partnerships, our city deserves an

[1:06:00] executive who can speak with the authority of a direct mandate from the

[1:06:06] people themselves. This is especially important to

[1:06:11] residents who often feel like we do in Dayton, disconnected from our city

[1:06:16] government, from our elected officials. Citizens should be able to look at our

[1:06:21] mayor and our commissioners. We elected you. We trusted you with leadership. Let

[1:06:28] others manage, you have to lead. What are you going to do should be our

[1:06:33] question. The mayor should possess the authority to answer that question with

[1:06:39] answer and the backing of the city commission. Of course, strong mayoral

[1:06:45] leadership, strong commissioners must include strong checks and balances. The

[1:06:51] commission must retain, must retain meaningful legislative and budgetary

[1:06:57] oversight authority. But the choice is not between

[1:07:01] professionalism and democracy. We can have both. Chicago

[1:07:07] does it. Baltimore does it. Other cities do it.

[1:07:11] » Your time is up. Thank you. >> Professional

[1:07:14] leadership is what we're asking for and the people want to hold elected

[1:07:18] officials accountable. It's time for a charter change.

[1:07:22] » Thank you, Bishop McCorckle. I call to the podium Alec Johnson.

[1:07:33] » [clears throat]

[1:07:36] » My name is Alec Johnson. I live at Sorry, at 3206 Linden Avenue in the

[1:07:41] Hearthstone neighborhood of Dayton. Greetings again, Mayor, Commissioners,

[1:07:45] and the greater Dayton community. I have to say it's going to be a tough act to

[1:07:48] follow the Bishop there, but I'm So, I'm going to abbreviate my remarks some.

[1:07:53] The Democratic Socialists of America program begins with a proposition.

[1:07:57] Working people deserve more than survival. We produce abundance, but

[1:08:01] capitalism organizes it around private profit rather than human need. This

[1:08:06] contradiction enters city government whenever public money strengthens

[1:08:09] private accumulation without building public capacity. As I've said before, no

[1:08:13] five elected officials can abolish capitalism from this dais, but every

[1:08:17] contract, subsidy, land decision, and development agreement answers a class

[1:08:21] question. Does public power make private owners richer or does it expand the

[1:08:25] ability of working people and neighborhoods to govern their own

[1:08:28] economic future? The Miami Valley Community Wealth Initiative offers

[1:08:31] Dayton a practical beginning. It combines import replacement, cooperative

[1:08:34] enterprise, community land ownership, workforce development, and democratic

[1:08:38] governance. Instead of asking only how Dayton can attract outside capital, it

[1:08:43] asks what Dayton's people can own, produce, and build together, and how the

[1:08:46] wealth they create can remain here. I want to thank you, Mayor, for

[1:08:49] acknowledging the receipt of the draft proposal of the Miami Valley Community

[1:08:53] Wealth Initiative that establishes a formal pathway for city cooperation and

[1:08:57] its independent community-led research and planning team.

[1:09:00] I believe you all have it in your packet now. It's a combination of that proposal

[1:09:03] and the initiative itself. Supported as a new direction away from

[1:09:07] dependence on mobile capital and toward rooted institutions that workers and

[1:09:11] communities can help own and govern. We should ask of every major public

[1:09:14] decision, who pays, who benefits, who governs?

[1:09:18] Dayton's future should not be something done to working people by investors from

[1:09:21] somewhere else. It should be something working people build together. And let

[1:09:25] me repeat yet again the refrain I'll never tire of declaring that public

[1:09:28] power and public policy must produce public wealth. Thank you.

[1:09:33] » Thank you, Mr. Johnson. I call Excuse me. I call to the podium

[1:09:37] Yousef Elzein.

[1:09:48] » Uh first, let me appreciate Commissioner Fairchild for the moment of silence

[1:09:53] for the victim of our government's tragedy. But I had it in my notes, but I

[1:09:58] was hoping that you'd do the same for the Palestinian and the Lebanese people

[1:10:02] that are being killed with our tax money.

[1:10:05] Good evening, Mayor, Commissioner. My name is Yousef Elzein. Uh 4906 Amberwood

[1:10:10] Drive. >> Good evening.

[1:10:12] » Dayton, Ohio. Um

[1:10:15] Recently, I just last weekend, I stood with our neighbors

[1:10:19] at the Unshakeable Springfield rally in solidarity with the Haitian

[1:10:22] community. One of the speakers, Reverend Jackson,

[1:10:26] reminded us of Elie Wiesel's words, "Hate is not the opposite of love.

[1:10:33] Indifference is." I'm here tonight because our

[1:10:36] administration has managed to weaponize both.

[1:10:40] On Monday, Pierre Demasse Bell, 20 years old,

[1:10:44] 8 days into his freshman year at Wright State,

[1:10:49] died while just a little bit after he spoke to his dad. Imagine that's as one

[1:10:54] of your sons is that. Only because our government put a

[1:10:58] shackle on his feet. He was fitted with an ice ankle monitor

[1:11:06] and marked by a classmates for wearing it.

[1:11:10] The monitor was never about safety. He's a student for heaven's sakes.

[1:11:15] It was a modern shackle that we all should be upset about

[1:11:19] including all our civil rights leaders that are nowhere to be found these days.

[1:11:25] The shackle was meant to strip a young man of his dignity

[1:11:29] for the crime of seeking an education here.

[1:11:36] That is hate.

[1:11:38] And a system that lets 20-year-old carry that shame alone until the only person

[1:11:44] left to call is his father from the side of the highway, that's indifference.

[1:11:50] This is not only a a Springfield story. Families in Lebanon

[1:11:56] and Gaza are living under the continued

[1:12:00] Israeli occupation and murder. Homes

[1:12:05] under rubble, families still displaced, still blockaded with no one made to

[1:12:11] answer for it. A shackle A shackled ankle in Ohio and a

[1:12:16] shattered home in South Lebanon or Gaza come from the same root.

[1:12:22] A quiet decision that some lives simply count for less.

[1:12:29] Elie Wiesel didn't warn us about hatred alone. He warned us about the silence

[1:12:35] that lets hatred do its unopposed.

[1:12:41] I just heard that recently. It's willful silence.

[1:12:46] When we took away from a grieving father in Springfield, we are indifferent.

[1:12:51] When we look away from buried families in Lebanon or Gaza, we are indifferent.

[1:12:57] So, I ask this commission and everyone in this room, where is the conscience of

[1:13:01] our community, of our nation, of our world? We cannot call ourselves just

[1:13:07] while we let human beings be shackled, occupied, and buried in silence. Reject

[1:13:12] indifference. Speak before another name is added to this list. Thank you.

[1:13:17] » Thank you, Mr. Al-Zain. I call to the podium Lynn Lamance.

[1:13:33] Hi, Lynn Lamance, 1061 Bertram Avenue. I would first like to thank Mr. Fairchild

[1:13:38] uh for clarifying when the numbers for the downtown

[1:13:44] employees include actual businesses such as Grandview that lies outside of

[1:13:52] uh of the downtown area. Um and getting actual clarification on

[1:13:57] uh businesses and employees of the actual downtown area.

[1:14:03] Um I would actually like to know there has been a pause on the home repair loan

[1:14:08] program, and I would like to know um since you all are collecting our tax

[1:14:14] dollars, where is that? Um I also would like to know the people

[1:14:19] on the boards, the various boards that the city has. Um

[1:14:24] I did ask uh Mr. Squire about it, but specifically, how do people that do not

[1:14:30] reside in the city of Dayton be on boards? Specifically, the HRC board,

[1:14:34] there's a person that resides in Englewood, and no, he does not own any

[1:14:39] city of Dayton property cuz I've already looked that up.

[1:14:42] Um I also would like to know regarding this flight plan um if citizens go ahead

[1:14:47] with that, are those going to also be full of people that reside outside of

[1:14:53] the downtown area or how many actual citizens are going to be on that

[1:14:58] um before I do commit to that, I would like to thank Matt Joseph for being uh

[1:15:05] here and being here for the entire meeting

[1:15:09] um because there's been numerous absences

[1:15:12] with, you know, no explanation. Um, I also would like to know um

[1:15:18] the Sierra Nevada contracts. Have those all been properly bid out? And I mean

[1:15:23] all of them that's ever been approved.

[1:15:28] Um, I also would like to know the speaker regarding the police IAA.

[1:15:33] Can citizens actually get not a copy of the presentation, but the actual

[1:15:39] summary? In other words, the actual complaints and specifically what she

[1:15:44] works on. Um, for the example, um

[1:15:49] you know, you you all get complaints regarding police officers. Is that taken

[1:15:54] into consideration showing patterns of behavior? You know, the police collect

[1:15:59] information on us showing patterns of our behavior. Um, you know, speeding

[1:16:05] tickets, whatever, DUIs, etc. But like Joseph Sady, that I believe is still on

[1:16:11] the police force, um those patterns, where is that publicly put? Um,

[1:16:18] because the officers that were mentioned, for instance, uh regarding

[1:16:22] Reginald Thomas, were not mentioned in the police

[1:16:25] or rather not mentioned in the media. And when you try to pull a police

[1:16:30] report, the city of Dayton will refer you to Montgomery County Sheriff's

[1:16:34] Office, which then in turns refer you back to the city of Dayton and then uh

[1:16:40] says it's unable to be provided. Thank you, Ms. LaMantia.

[1:16:45] » I call to the podium Ebony Hastings.

[1:17:02] » Ebony Hastings, 1238 Wabash Avenue.

[1:17:08] Commissioner Shaw, why are you running for office?

[1:17:12] Humble yourself. Chief Henderson does not need your protection.

[1:17:17] My topics tonight are about police accountability in our recreation centers

[1:17:20] and pools. Two dating people were killed by police

[1:17:24] in the last 2 years. Brian Moody, he was 16. He was shot in June of 2024.

[1:17:30] No charges. We never learned the officers' names. We never saw the video.

[1:17:35] Ledell Thomas was 44. He was shot in March of 2026. No charges, no names, no

[1:17:42] videos. 12 people have died in Montgomery County jail in 2 years. In

[1:17:46] the Christian Black case, a grand jury cleared all 10 officers. This week a

[1:17:51] Haitian student named Pierre Demar Bell took his own life after ICE made him

[1:17:55] wear an ankle monitor. These are all authority figures, police officers, that

[1:18:02] are doing these crimes. A life taken is innocent blood shed on the city and the

[1:18:08] county. The sheriff's office and the state investigators keep investigating

[1:18:11] themselves and keep clearing themselves. That is not justice. I am not asking

[1:18:15] this commission to do to I am asking this commission to do two things.

[1:18:21] Give the independent accountability auditor real power, full video, full

[1:18:26] review. Two, invite the county to join the city in a joint oversight group. The

[1:18:30] city can start the conversation tonight. And we ask for respect on our streets.

[1:18:36] Officers should drive with dignity, not like they are chasing prey. We all live

[1:18:41] here. Second, our pools. The staff at Princeton Recreation Center is

[1:18:45] phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal.

[1:18:50] Diamond taught Serenity not to be afraid of water in 20 minutes.

[1:18:55] However, because the Belmont pool is closed and due to renovations and we

[1:19:00] have gone from eight recreation centers to three,

[1:19:04] you should see the number of children that are waiting to learn how to swim

[1:19:08] because our resources are limited. Parents are signing their children up to

[1:19:12] utilize those resources. We need the money for our children. If we take care

[1:19:17] of our children, our children will take care of us.

[1:19:20] I don't know how many other ways we need to say it.

[1:19:24] Matt, you are running. We know that you are running. Do your due diligence. Take

[1:19:29] care of our children the way that your children are taken care of. The way that

[1:19:32] the children in Kettering are taken care of.

[1:19:36] This is not an ask. This is a demand. This is a human right for children to

[1:19:40] have access to resources. It's not just the parents' responsibility to take care

[1:19:43] of the children when they out working two and three jobs to make ends meet or

[1:19:47] trying to go to school to increase their livelihood and their quality of life.

[1:19:51] And then we want to say, "Where the parents at?"

[1:19:54] Well, where is the community at? Where is the church at?

[1:20:00] The IAA needs to include demographics and disability in order for me to view

[1:20:05] it as a comprehensive measurable outcome.

[1:20:09] » Your time is up. Thank you. >> And your body language speaks volumes.

[1:20:12] We're watching you. >> Thank you, Ms. Hastings.

[1:20:17] I call to the podium Ryan Klein.

[1:20:30] » My name's Ryan Klein. I live at 1360 Cornell Drive. Good evening,

[1:20:35] commissioners. Good evening, mayor. Uh on August 17th, I woke up at about

[1:20:41] 4:15 in the morning to the sound of a car crash outside of my house. I live

[1:20:47] near Cornell and Catalpa. If you watch the traffic for even 20

[1:20:51] minutes at this intersection, you would understand why I go to bed every night

[1:20:56] knowing a car could come through my home.

[1:20:59] That morning, I walked outside to see my neighbor's metal fence was mangled.

[1:21:03] There were tire ruts in my yard and more damage across the street.

[1:21:07] The bumper was left on the sidewalk. Dayton police did a great job and found

[1:21:12] the driver. 4 days later on August 21st, another car

[1:21:15] ran a stop sign and hit another vehicle. This is a pattern. Crashes, pedestrian

[1:21:21] strikes, and drivers blowing through without stopping.

[1:21:24] It's getting worse. I can't even keep track of all the crashes since I've

[1:21:28] moved into my home. Um one of our neighbors was struck and

[1:21:32] critically injured walking his dog at the intersection.

[1:21:36] Um we have asked the city to paint crosswalks, which they did, and they're

[1:21:40] maintaining those, which we appreciate that. So, visibility improved, but

[1:21:44] speeding and crashes have not improved at all.

[1:21:47] We have lots of signage. We need physical barriers.

[1:21:51] I have asked the city about speed humps or raised crosswalks like the ones

[1:21:56] already used in the Dayton View Triangle neighborhood and the University Row. I

[1:22:01] was told no. The speed limit on Cornell is 30,

[1:22:05] and they won't do anything because emergency vehicles

[1:22:09] use it. Since I was told that, you all have installed speed bumps on

[1:22:14] Gettysburg, Philadelphia, West 3rd Street, streets with speed limits of at

[1:22:19] least 35, and that doesn't seem to have bothered the police or fire departments

[1:22:24] from doing their job, and they've been really successful

[1:22:29] at reducing crashes. Um so, I'm just curious, do you want a

[1:22:33] fatality at Cornell and Catalpa before we can have some change to the design?

[1:22:40] Um a city engineer told me uh

[1:22:43] so, our the curbs are completely disintegrated. They're not even there.

[1:22:48] So, when a car is crashing, they just go right up into the yard cuz there's

[1:22:52] nothing stopping them. Um the engineer told me

[1:22:56] this was probably 2 or 3 years ago we would be a priority curb repair when the

[1:23:02] road was repaved. Well, the road was repaved this year, and the curbs were

[1:23:06] not touched at all. Um so, I just feel like we're just at

[1:23:10] significant risk for escalating uh crashes. Salem has construction. A lot

[1:23:16] of people cut through Cornell, and we just need some kind of barrier to

[1:23:19] protect people who live in the neighborhood.

[1:23:22] I love my neighborhood. I just want to feel safe where I live. So, thank you.

[1:23:28] » Thank you, Mr. Klein. I call to the podium Rodney Stark.

[1:23:45] » Rodney Stark, 4526 Alfred Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45417.

[1:23:50] Protocol has already been established. Mayor, I do not need to look at a

[1:23:55] dashboard. All right? I'm going by your financial statements, what you've done

[1:24:00] with the ARPA money. I invite you all to go and look at what you've done with

[1:24:03] that ARPA money. All right? So, it's right there. I'll tell you what. And by

[1:24:07] the way, Port Authority owe you like $19 million that you can't collect from

[1:24:11] them. You know, all those dollars that I talk

[1:24:14] about uh

[1:24:16] could be going to our community. Fix those curbs that he's talking about.

[1:24:22] To fix up all the dirt piles that you left in our community. All that money

[1:24:26] could go out there, but yet you spending money 19 What you what $15 million

[1:24:32] already in the hole? You're spending money on glamorized porta-potties out

[1:24:36] there. $400,000

[1:24:40] worth of porta-potties. $500,000

[1:24:45] and a LLC to come in here and tell you how to treat your employees.

[1:24:50] Right? This is what the Bishop is talking

[1:24:53] about. There's no oversight. There's no management of those funds or those tax

[1:24:59] dollars. It's a shame. And it's it's almost

[1:25:04] criminal as as as what's happening here. Also,

[1:25:09] uh the IAA, you need to add another column on that that that sheet about all

[1:25:14] the claims, you know, the lawsuits that is being settled also needs to be on

[1:25:19] there, right? And who got hurt in those those crimes? Let me say this, I am not

[1:25:24] against the police. I'm military. I support the police. We have a lot a lot

[1:25:29] a lot of good officers out there. I know because I talk to them all the time and

[1:25:33] I tell them all the time, I'm with you when you're right, right? And if you

[1:25:37] wrong and you own up to it, I'll be with you. I appreciate you being honest about

[1:25:42] it. We with our officers. We with all of our city workers. We got some fantastic

[1:25:46] city workers. Like that Chris Shaw said something

[1:25:49] positive to. Okay? We love all our city workers. You know the problem I have is

[1:25:54] right here with this body right here, right? We got to start making better

[1:25:58] decisions. Uh Matt Joseph, you've been here over 22 years, right? It's time to

[1:26:04] go, brother. It's time to go. It's time to go. Hang it up, right? It's not

[1:26:08] working for us anymore. The one-trick pony downtown isn't working. Chris Shaw,

[1:26:13] you've been here 10 years. I like everybody, but it's time to go, all

[1:26:18] right, it's time to hang it up. All right, we need we need new leadership

[1:26:22] here. We need to go a different direction. All right, and I'm very

[1:26:25] serious about it. The chief of staff office needs to be revamped all the way.

[1:26:31] All right, we got to get support out here. The way that you guys don't listen

[1:26:36] to the citizens, Darius, you came in here, you dismantled the citizens use of

[1:26:42] force committee, you took that. Now we have a use of force committee. I don't

[1:26:46] even I can't even find the minutes from what those guys have done. I don't even

[1:26:50] know who's on that committee. Where's the minutes? Where's their

[1:26:53] report? >> up. Thank you.

[1:26:57] Thank you, Mr. Stark. I call to the podium Kevin Keller.

[1:27:09] » I don't know how I'm going to follow all that stuff up.

[1:27:11] My name's Kevin Keller, 3922 East 3rd Street, Dayton, Ohio 45403.

[1:27:15] Good evening, mayor, commissioners, >> Good evening.

[1:27:19] » city manager, and our audience. I come here today to

[1:27:24] sing a really old tune. It's been I've said it

[1:27:27] several times, and I'm still looking for an answer.

[1:27:30] East 3rd Street up the hill. My wife and I were almost killed last week when we

[1:27:34] pulled out onto East 3rd Street going east

[1:27:40] when a car come down the hill where it's double lanes, around the

[1:27:45] curve. It's a blind curve to a point. And we're we're pulling out of Quinton

[1:27:50] going south onto East 3rd Street to go up the hill. We almost got

[1:27:55] My wife almost lost her life because the guy came down the hill

[1:27:59] on when on other side of the yellow line and almost killed us. She had to take

[1:28:04] evasive action. He didn't care. He just continued on.

[1:28:07] And he was going a high rate of speed, probably 50 mph.

[1:28:11] That hill's got to got to change. It's a blind curve up a hill and and Airway

[1:28:16] Road or Smithville Road at Airway is the crown and it's scary.

[1:28:23] Two things there. One is the curve the blind curve coming down the hill at

[1:28:27] Quinton. The other is it [clears throat] it crowns out at the top of Smithville

[1:28:32] and the Airway. Plus when you cross that intersection at

[1:28:36] a green light, you really don't know which lane you're going to catch when

[1:28:40] you go to the other side because there's no stripes lines or anything. You're

[1:28:44] you're you're guessing that you're in the right spot and you're not going to

[1:28:47] get hit. That needs to change. I don't know I don't care who who whose property

[1:28:52] it's on whether it's City of Dayton, whether it's Riverside, something needs

[1:28:55] to happen. I'm tired of being up here talking about

[1:28:59] traffic issues and nothing happens. You know, a couple years ago, like this

[1:29:04] gentleman said, uh my my yard has been hit by cars several times.

[1:29:09] And it ended with a woman um coming down the hill at about 50 miles an hour

[1:29:13] trying to turn left onto Quinton going south and she didn't make it. She

[1:29:18] embedded her car in in my hill on the side of my house.

[1:29:23] That said, that's got to change. The second thing is

[1:29:28] um is uh oh, wait a minute.

[1:29:33] Excuse me. I'm I'm going to need a drink of water. Oh, wait a minute. Citizens

[1:29:36] are not allowed to have drinks in the in the chamber.

[1:29:39] That doesn't seem That doesn't mesh with me. I don't understand it, but we have a

[1:29:44] we have our commissioners. They have all the drinks they want up there. I don't

[1:29:47] understand that. Anyway, uh I

[1:29:51] th- this this traffic thing's got to change because somebody's going to get

[1:29:54] killed just like their situation there. So, uh thank you very much.

[1:30:00] » Thank you, Mr. Keller. I call to the podium William Hookstaden.

[1:30:10] » [clears throat] >> Um

[1:30:13] My name is Bill Hogstead, 1216 Cornell Road, I should say Cornell Speedway. I'm

[1:30:17] just going to reiterate what Mr. Klein had said that uh

[1:30:22] » [clears throat] >> I was the one where walking my dog, I

[1:30:25] got hit uh 13 months ago. Uh three uh

[1:30:31] broken ribs and a messed up shoulder. Um

[1:30:35] The tra- the traffic on the Cornell Speedway is outrageous and I don't know

[1:30:40] where why we can't have some control to stop it. We can't obviously we can't

[1:30:44] have good things, but uh do something what they had did with uh

[1:30:48] on Third Street on Gettysburg at least. Thank you very much.

[1:30:52] » Thank you, sir. That concludes speakers, Your Honor.

[1:30:56] Thank you, Ms. McClendon. Mr. Parlett, do you have any closing

[1:31:00] comments this evening? >> Uh Your Honor, I do have one. Um I'm

[1:31:04] nearly certain that you saw that we had two police officers get injured

[1:31:08] yesterday making an arrest of a domestic violence suspect. I wanted to update you

[1:31:13] and let you know that they were released from the hospital before noon yesterday.

[1:31:17] Um so they're generally speaking doing

[1:31:20] well. No no serious threatening injuries. So, just wanted to give you

[1:31:24] that update. >> Thank you. And the assailant was

[1:31:27] apprehended and >> Yes.

[1:31:29] » Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Parlett. Ms. McClendon, do you have any closing

[1:31:34] comments? >> Yes, Your Honor. City Hall will be

[1:31:37] closed on Monday, September 7th due to the Labor Day holiday.

[1:31:41] » Thank you, Ms. McClendon. Commissioners, do you have any closing comments this

[1:31:45] evening? Commissioner Beckham. >> Uh yes, Your Honor, just a few. Um

[1:31:49] certainly want to thank all of the residents for their comments and

[1:31:54] concerns that they raised this evening. Um

[1:31:59] I want I want uh Commissioner Joseph, Commissioner

[1:32:01] Fairchild for the moment of silence for uh Mr.

[1:32:05] Pierre De Mas Bell. Such a tragic situation for

[1:32:09] a really promising young man who is very adjacent to this community.

[1:32:15] So um my prayers and condolences to to his

[1:32:18] family and all affected by that. Um

[1:32:22] Uh a lot to address. Um specifically

[1:32:27] um all of the feedback on the IAA. Um

[1:32:32] You know, I I appreciate that tool as I said after the presentation.

[1:32:36] Um this was one of the initial occasions in which um I got to see the result of

[1:32:42] that um that process and that work. I think

[1:32:46] there very much is an opportunity. Um Of course, as long as there is uh

[1:32:51] discussion and and collaboration amongst this commission to add uh to what the

[1:32:56] IAA collects and presents to us. Um I think that is uh well within our

[1:33:01] ability. Um and you know, for it to be an evolving tool makes makes good sense

[1:33:06] to me. Um especially given that it is influencing um

[1:33:10] policy, right, of the police department. So

[1:33:13] I'm certainly welcome a discussion about how we

[1:33:17] um add to that report. Uh so thank you for the specific

[1:33:23] concerns that were raised around that. Uh the home repair loan program, I know

[1:33:28] um that was brought up as well. Of course, I think that was approved by

[1:33:32] this commission um prior to um last November.

[1:33:37] Um I do believe we received a uh a memo and

[1:33:41] a I'm not sure

[1:33:44] how recently that packet came through, but

[1:33:48] uh it seems in in city manager assistant city manager Parlette, please

[1:33:54] clarify if if wrong, but I think there was, um,

[1:33:58] from my read of of um the situation, it was partially due to,

[1:34:02] um, the income threshold that residents had to meet. Um, of course, it it is set

[1:34:08] at a particular, um, rate, uh, for residents to qualify,

[1:34:13] uh, for that. And because of that, uh, there was not necessarily the, um,

[1:34:19] frequency of applicants. Uh, so, I think we,

[1:34:23] uh, our staff had gone back to the drawing board to kind of re-engineer,

[1:34:27] uh, um, that program so that it is actually

[1:34:31] receiving, uh, applications that qualify.

[1:34:34] Um, I think I'm correct in that, um, >> I think so.

[1:34:37] » So, um, wanted to to speak to that. That's a

[1:34:40] very important program. Um,

[1:34:44] all of the traffic concerns, um,

[1:34:48] you know, I I think, when, uh,

[1:34:52] as an organization, our our engineering department, when recommendations are

[1:34:55] made or things are actually done, it's in the best interest of everyone,

[1:35:00] uh, the safety of the residents, uh, and of course, our city,

[1:35:04] uh, to actually go back and measure whether or not

[1:35:08] something has improved. Um, and,

[1:35:11] um, I appreciate, um, you know, the,

[1:35:15] uh, the efforts that has been made thus far, um,

[1:35:19] you know, despite how how significant or little,

[1:35:22] uh, but clearly there are still serious problems. Um, and the last thing we

[1:35:27] want, um, is traffic fatalities in our city. Um, of course, any fatality in our

[1:35:33] city is a tragedy, but, um,

[1:35:35] as it relates to some of these traffic concerns, um,

[1:35:39] if we can get just an update and a memo, uh, as it relates to truly how far we

[1:35:44] can go, um, to remediate, uh, some of these

[1:35:48] intersections, um, there have clearly been some patterns,

[1:35:53] right? Around which ones are the most problematic. I don't think we're hearing

[1:35:58] I don't think we're hearing, you know, every single intersection in our city

[1:36:02] has a problem, but there there clearly is some that have consistent

[1:36:07] issues and those are worth real scrutiny.

[1:36:11] So, I would I would recommend and and request that we

[1:36:15] actually evaluate with our engineering department what

[1:36:19] what we can do because this is clearly an ongoing problem

[1:36:25] that hasn't improved. So Thank you for the comments tonight

[1:36:29] regarding that. Lastly

[1:36:33] I just want to provide some clarity around the Bishop's

[1:36:37] comments. You know, there's been a lot of I would

[1:36:41] say

[1:36:44] commentary throughout our city around our our

[1:36:47] charter and our form of government. I would simply say that, you know, I mean

[1:36:52] yes, the city of Dayton has been a city manager form of government for what? 100

[1:36:58] 100 and something years roughly. I mean um

[1:37:02] That being said, right? I think any review of our charter

[1:37:06] would just have to be done with serious scrutiny and a real process.

[1:37:12] And you know, that being said, right?

[1:37:16] It would of course be a conversation that this commission has to as well

[1:37:21] agree on. If it were to take that route. We've

[1:37:25] seen ballot initiatives come forth in the city. Some are put on the ballot by

[1:37:28] this commission. Some are done by other residents. So, you know, there is a

[1:37:32] process to these things and I I I feel like it's at least worth speaking to the

[1:37:36] fact that a process would have to happen if that

[1:37:41] were to come forward. So, I'll just leave that there and I appreciate

[1:37:45] everyone who weighed in tonight. So, thank you. Those are all my comments,

[1:37:49] Mayor. >> Thank you, Commissioner Beckham.

[1:37:51] Commissioner Fairchild. >> Yeah, thank you, Commissioner, for your

[1:37:53] comments. Thank you, citizens, for hear being here and your comments.

[1:37:58] Couple to respond to Mr.

[1:38:04] Klein. That intersection's two blocks from my

[1:38:07] house. One of your neighbors was knocking on my door.

[1:38:13] Getting signatures to see about putting flash We have the petition here. So, if

[1:38:17] you want to sign that. Um

[1:38:22] Um

[1:38:24] So, um I think there's still a question about

[1:38:29] is what is the best way to look at the civil engineering in that

[1:38:34] intersection to make it as safe as possible. And that's something we can

[1:38:38] work with staff to come out and evaluate.

[1:38:42] And and see what what the best solution is.

[1:38:46] And you know, Mr. Kerrigan's been here multiple times. He's not here tonight,

[1:38:50] but he's testimony to the fact that our

[1:38:55] staff will work with folks to try to find the right solution for these

[1:38:59] traffic concerns. Uh Commissioner Beckham, I appreciate

[1:39:03] your request to look at an analysis of the the fatalities and the accidents we

[1:39:09] have. I'm trying to recall. I know we had a

[1:39:13] briefing maybe in the spring around this very

[1:39:17] topic and an initiative to look at the safety of our streets. I

[1:39:24] I'm not recalling the details of that now or the timeline of that project.

[1:39:28] Mr. Parlette, is that >> I don't recall either. I'm sorry.

[1:39:32] We'll certainly to address the concerns expressed as

[1:39:36] well as yours. Typically, what we do when we receive

[1:39:41] complaints and I'll I'll look into what the briefing you're referencing

[1:39:45] tomorrow. But, typically what we do when we get a

[1:39:49] complaint is that we will study the data. We'll deploy devices to capture

[1:39:53] data for a period of time. Generally speaking, 2 weeks we'll capture data.

[1:39:58] And it captures speeds within a percentile

[1:40:03] as well as traffic volume,

[1:40:06] those types of things. And generally, when

[1:40:10] we get that data and it often times it is

[1:40:15] the appearance of um unsafe conditions. The data sometimes

[1:40:21] doesn't support the idea. So, suggesting maybe 80% of the 20,000 cars

[1:40:29] that go through there in a period of time might be

[1:40:34] two or three miles an hour over the speed limit. That I'm not ignoring or

[1:40:39] suggesting that the testimony is not factual because we all know that 80th

[1:40:45] percent There's that other 20% that aren't doing that, right? Um so,

[1:40:50] generally speaking, we do the study, we analyze the data, and then we formulate

[1:40:56] kind of response plans and and see what we can and can't do within a specific

[1:41:01] geography or intersection. So, we'll do that um in this case with Cornell and

[1:41:07] and Catalpa. And I know we did that on East Third Street. It's got some

[1:41:12] time to it. Like, it's got some age. So, I'll circle back with public works and

[1:41:17] police and and refresh my memory on that one. It's a couple years old.

[1:41:20] » Yeah. Thank you. And I think Ms. Lofton, were you in that briefing on the the the

[1:41:26] fatalities? [clears throat]

[1:41:29] No. Okay. Well, I'll have to go back and and

[1:41:33] try to get you some guidance on that, Mr. Parlette, on on that briefing. Um

[1:41:39] I I do want to acknowledge Cornell is the main connector between

[1:41:45] Salem and Gettysburg. And um people utilize it a lot. Many a high-speed um

[1:41:55] in our in our um police and EMTs use it um quite heavily,

[1:42:00] too. So, um

[1:42:05] it I'll be interesting to see what the data shows, but because of that usage

[1:42:08] and the kind of straight shot between Salem and Gettysburg, it um

[1:42:14] it lends itself to people um being reckless.

[1:42:19] Um Mr. Johnson, I appreciate uh the report you shared with us or the

[1:42:24] resolutions. I look forward to reading those.

[1:42:27] Um

[1:42:30] Bishop Corey, want to echo uh my colleagues' comments. I

[1:42:35] think, you know, Ms. Hastings has already

[1:42:38] kind of brought this question to I think it it'd be really important, I think, as

[1:42:44] a first step to try to bring some education around the differences between

[1:42:50] a city manager and a strong mayor form of government. There's pros and cons to

[1:42:55] both. Um where are the checks and balances in there? Where Where are the

[1:43:00] weaknesses? And I think doing some public education would be helpful. Um

[1:43:06] at the end of the day, I think it's that question of checks and balances that's

[1:43:10] going to be really um helpful to think about what provides us

[1:43:16] the best accountability to the community. And you know, there's and and

[1:43:21] we can look at different cases, particularly cities our size in terms of

[1:43:25] those those form of government. So, I look forward um to trying trying a way

[1:43:30] that we might do some of that education in a public setting so

[1:43:34] other citizens can be brought into the key questions and is also learning kind

[1:43:40] of the those pros and cons.

[1:43:45] Mr. El-Zain, thank you for being here and continuing to

[1:43:53] keep us from being desensitized and for being a voice of conscience and

[1:43:59] for reminding us of the human pain that war and violence bring to the throughout

[1:44:05] the world. And uh

[1:44:08] as my recovery comes along, I look forward to re-engaging with you on the

[1:44:12] peace summit and trying to find concrete ways that we can

[1:44:18] you know, I really think we have a desire to reduce violence and

[1:44:23] to um to

[1:44:27] recognize the dignity of all people and so my hope is in that peace summit work

[1:44:31] we'll be able to do that. And finally, I just want to say to our

[1:44:36] men and women in labor, thank you um for what you do

[1:44:41] and thank you for um

[1:44:43] the the lives that you've created for all of

[1:44:47] us in this country in terms of safety and work and dignity of work and

[1:44:53] um and being able you know, we've lost a

[1:44:57] lot of power from the labor movement over the years. And some of Mr.

[1:45:01] Johnson's comments reflect that in terms and

[1:45:06] some other comments in terms of you know, it should be that you can work

[1:45:09] a full week of work and earn enough

[1:45:13] to take care of yourself and your family.

[1:45:16] And our society is is distorted in that way right now and we've got to find a

[1:45:21] way to recapture that um that spirit of the labor movement to

[1:45:26] push back to that so that people have dignity of work and they also have the

[1:45:30] resources to live their lives. And so as we go

[1:45:33] into this Labor Day weekend, that is what I encourage us to reflect upon

[1:45:37] about how do we move in that direction. Thank you.

[1:45:42] » Thank you, Commissioner Fairchild. Commissioner Shaw.

[1:45:44] » [clears throat] >> Well, thank you to both of my colleagues

[1:45:46] for addressing some of these issues,

[1:45:48] especially the traffic issues which are a problem all over the city. I I know

[1:45:52] that we were able to capture data with regards to the to the red light and

[1:45:57] the speed cameras to be able to

[1:46:00] notice trends in there when we turn them on.

[1:46:03] You know, traffic issues go down when we turn them

[1:46:06] off, they go back up again. So, I think there's a way to um

[1:46:10] be able to capture data and [clears throat] to to learn from it

[1:46:13] and then make the appropriate adjustments in the areas that we need to

[1:46:16] do so. So, I'm glad that we're at least looking at that and I would encourage us

[1:46:19] to do [clears throat] more. So, thank you to my colleagues

[1:46:22] for dealing with that. I too want to give a shout-out and

[1:46:28] great thank you to our our labor organizations and our our labor members.

[1:46:32] You're right, they have set the provided the opportunity for middle

[1:46:37] class in this country, provided safety on the job which is not

[1:46:41] always the case. And I just want to um

[1:46:45] to hope they that we celebrate them on this Labor Day

[1:46:48] holiday. I encourage small business owners and

[1:46:52] entrepreneurs to take advantage of the procurement pathways event

[1:46:56] taking place Tuesday, September 15th from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the University

[1:47:00] of Dayton's Bausch Lounge. This event is a great opportunity to

[1:47:04] connect with or directly with procurement

[1:47:07] professionals and learn more about contracting opportunities. So, I'm going

[1:47:10] to try to be there myself if I can, but I hope to see everyone there. Thank you.

[1:47:14] » Thank you, Commissioner Shaw. Commissioner Joseph.

[1:47:17] » Thank you, Mayor. Three things tonight. Uh

[1:47:20] First, I want to give a huge congratulations to our environmental

[1:47:23] management team at our water our water department. They got an honor on August

[1:47:27] 19th. They got a 2026 source water protection award for the work they do

[1:47:31] protecting our drinking water. You all know it's a huge priority of

[1:47:34] ours and the entire city to make sure our residents have clean, accessible

[1:47:38] water. Um and they're the ones on the front

[1:47:40] lines. So, we're lucky to have folks who take good care of of this one of our

[1:47:44] most important resources. And when I thank the team and Mr. Parrott, please

[1:47:48] pass those thanks along to everyone. We really appreciate their work.

[1:47:52] Um Second, I appreciate you all joining me

[1:47:56] in a moment of silence

[1:47:58] for the young man, the athlete, the the scholar, the young man promising future,

[1:48:03] Pierre DeMoss Bell.

[1:48:08] Um my colleagues have spoken about it and they're correct. It's a it's a

[1:48:11] tragedy. Uh it's another shame upon us, upon our

[1:48:15] country, upon the leadership that put a a ankle bracelet on a a young man

[1:48:21] who was here with the full force of law. Uh he had the paperwork to be here.

[1:48:26] A bright future. Um and he got the rug pulled out from him

[1:48:30] by uh

[1:48:33] terrible terrible policies with terrible consequences. So,

[1:48:38] uh I really thank uh those in the community have who have surged their

[1:48:43] efforts towards Springfield, toward our Haitian

[1:48:46] neighbors and immigrants. Uh a lot of folks have been there. Some people here,

[1:48:50] Yusuf was there. Uh so, I urge folks to to keep doing

[1:48:54] that. They're the current situation such that it seems

[1:48:57] hopeless, but I I'm encouraged by the fact that so many people are are going

[1:49:01] to help and I really appreciate that. So, in in this young man's name, please

[1:49:05] continue your efforts. Uh finally, I want to echo my

[1:49:09] colleagues' comments on Labor Day. Uh labor movement built this country.

[1:49:13] And uh so, I hope everyone, all of our workers, especially our unionized city

[1:49:18] workers, have a great Labor Day weekend. Thank you, Mayor.

[1:49:21] » Thank you, Commissioner. I too want to acknowledge all of our our labor

[1:49:26] organizations and the work that they do on a continuous basis, and I hope that

[1:49:32] people take the opportunity to, in fact, enjoy the holiday

[1:49:36] and to recognize the work that is being done.

[1:49:39] And with that, in observance to the holiday, waste collection will be

[1:49:44] delayed a day. So, if you have normal collection on Monday, your day will then

[1:49:49] be moved to Tuesday. So, please make note of that. Thank you, Mr. Parlett.

[1:49:54] And thank you to my colleagues for uplifting and and

[1:49:58] a moment of silence for the young man who passed. I really appreciate it, and

[1:50:02] thank you, Mr. Alzein, for your comments.

[1:50:05] And just want to echo Commissioner Fairchild's points and reminding us that

[1:50:11] the humanity of it all and what we're we're faced and what we're dealing with

[1:50:15] across the world. And so, again, thank you for your

[1:50:19] leadership, Mr. Alzein. Commissioner Beckham had noted the number of service

[1:50:25] agreements on the calendar item, and I just to want to uplift a number

[1:50:31] Department of Housing and Urban Development programs, especially given

[1:50:35] this time again when there are a number of challenges and obstacles that we're

[1:50:39] faced with and and not knowing again the uncertainties on

[1:50:44] various different funding sources. So, to see that this work is being done,

[1:50:49] want to uplift the Land

[1:50:52] Montgomery County Land Utilization Corporation and the Homebuyer Counseling

[1:50:58] Program. That is a great great program, and so I know that there's some

[1:51:04] information that we'll be pushing out to the public. So, we hope that those who

[1:51:07] are interested will, in fact, and take heed to to what is available through the

[1:51:13] home buyer program as well as Miami Valley Mills, especially I mean the

[1:51:19] point was raised, right? We recently by way of the Amos project and again we

[1:51:24] recognize the work that they're doing the Amos project

[1:51:27] the Black Women's Health Initiative they brought that legislation forward to us

[1:51:31] along with lead and so we supported that but this complements that work that

[1:51:36] we're doing not just to have the point was raised, right? Performative language

[1:51:40] but also have programming and support that in fact

[1:51:46] complements that work and we see that with the Miami Valley Mills and there's

[1:51:49] more work. We actually not to put the cart before the horse but there's some

[1:51:54] additional work that we're doing and looking at other funding streams and and

[1:51:57] and grant opportunities. So hopefully we will be awarded and we will be

[1:52:01] successful in that in that ask. The Dayton YWCA the work that is being

[1:52:06] done there as well and that is to extend the services to many of our

[1:52:13] families and women who are in fact victims of domestic violence but to who

[1:52:18] face who are in fact unhoused and then

[1:52:21] Daybreak the work that is continuing with them as well and just what it was

[1:52:25] it Commissioner Beckham a couple weeks ago they celebrated a large

[1:52:31] award that they received from Lowe's. So they're continuing that work. So I'm

[1:52:35] happy to to speak to that. Well I think all of the residents that came out this

[1:52:39] evening thank you for your comments. Mr. Gage I too will be happy to

[1:52:45] the charge is on you. You pick the street and I'll be there. We can say

[1:52:48] again a street at a time a block at a time. Ms. Creech your comment is valid

[1:52:53] in terms of a time clock. So Ms. Jackson if that's something that we can work on

[1:52:57] I think if there is a clock that we can have in front just so individuals can be

[1:53:02] able to monitor their time. That was a great suggestion. It it all of that

[1:53:05] burden off of you, Ms. McClain, right? So, thank you for that. Uh Bishop

[1:53:09] McCorry, it's good to see you. And your recommendations, uh Mr.

[1:53:13] Johnson, thank you for being here. Ms. Alzena, as noted, I really appreciate

[1:53:17] you being here. Ms. Lemons, thank you for your comments. And to Commissioner

[1:53:22] Beckum's point, that program is now it was, in fact, it there was a pause, but

[1:53:27] from my understanding from the memo that we were received, we did receive some

[1:53:30] time ago, it is back on the streets, meaning that the the pool is now or the

[1:53:36] um the process itself itself, the

[1:53:39] application process itself is now open. Um so, those who are interested

[1:53:44] in participating in the program, whoever interest in the Dayton and

[1:53:48] uh repair home network, I will encourage you to Google that. I usually have the

[1:53:52] phone number right in front of me, but I don't have that right now, but please

[1:53:56] visit the city of Dayton's website. You can also Google the Dayton Collaborative

[1:54:00] Network or the Dayton Home Repair Network, and then you'll be able to find

[1:54:04] it there. And it's all under the Dayton Energy Collaborative. Um either one of

[1:54:10] those options you can definitely Google, and you can find the information cuz the

[1:54:13] the pause has been lifted. Ms. Hastings, thank you for your your comments.

[1:54:19] Um as noted from my colleagues, the additional information for the IAA, I

[1:54:24] think those are good suggestions in terms of what if, in fact, there are any

[1:54:28] parameters that prohibit us from providing the demographics or whatever

[1:54:32] the case may be for us to find provide that additional information. Um so,

[1:54:36] thank you, Ms. Brown, for being here and Ms.

[1:54:39] Hastings for raising that point. I believe that Ms. Lemons raised that

[1:54:42] point as well. And then, Mr. Parlette, can we get a update?

[1:54:46] Um I think some time ago there were there was, rather, excuse me, an update

[1:54:50] provided on GDRC the pool, and I know there was the process of making sure

[1:54:54] that we went through the state um for the the actual permitting or or

[1:55:00] license, if you will, just so we can find an update to see where we are in

[1:55:04] that. And I'm I'm glad to see that a number of families are utilizing the the

[1:55:10] the recreation center at Princeton. And thank [snorts] you, Ms. Hastings,

[1:55:13] for uplifting the staff and the work that is being done there. Mr. Kline, Mr.

[1:55:18] Keller, and sir, I apologize I didn't catch your

[1:55:21] last name, Mr. Beal. Thank you for raising those points. My colleagues have

[1:55:25] already raised. I don't want to beat a dead horse, but note that there is a HR

[1:55:30] or a task, if you will, for us to do some additional

[1:55:34] review and to have conversations with our civil civil engineering. And so, the

[1:55:39] administration will be working with the commission as a whole so that we can

[1:55:43] have an assessment or review because you're absolutely right. I remember just

[1:55:46] what was it? Maybe even last year, 2 years ago, there were there was, rather,

[1:55:52] an unfortunate incident that took place right outside of Commissioner

[1:55:56] Fairchild's home. A young lady passed. I believe she

[1:56:01] lost control of the vehicle and and and struck a a tree. So, we do know that the

[1:56:06] the issues of a speeding and reckless driving is is, in fact, a

[1:56:13] issue, not just in on Cornell or Catawba, but throughout the city of

[1:56:18] Dayton. And unfortunately, it is across the country. So, I hope

[1:56:23] that there is some other various different things that we can review and

[1:56:26] find ways for us to address those issues.

[1:56:29] A couple of other things and then we're going to wrap up. The 3320 West Second

[1:56:34] and Delphos. Thank you to all of the community members for bringing this

[1:56:38] issue to our attention. This was brought to my attention sometime ago, back in

[1:56:42] 2324. And so, I really want to thank the

[1:56:48] staff. Thank you very much, Ms. Lofton, for really tracking that down, as well

[1:56:53] as Mr. Richie, the Public Works Department, uh Mr. Gondola, the entire

[1:56:58] uh P&D staff. Uh we were able to get over there and this has been a problem

[1:57:03] area for over two decades. And so, I'm really appreciative of the of the staff

[1:57:08] um and us really pushing that forward and noting that um the concerns were

[1:57:13] heard from the public. We did in fact walk the area

[1:57:17] um back in I believe it was June. Um and Mr. Mr. Ken Woods

[1:57:23] um vehemently raised this concern and and so, I'm I'm very uh grateful and

[1:57:28] appreciative of the staff that we were able to mitigate and remove uh that that

[1:57:32] debris itself. There are two other concerns that are there. We also have uh

[1:57:36] an unfortunate burnout that is right next to the uh West uh Side Day Inn

[1:57:42] Club. And I know that they have been has been an issue for uh that club for some

[1:57:45] time. So, I my hope is that we can um address those concerns on uh the

[1:57:50] additional concerns on West Second and Third Street and excuse me, on Delphas.

[1:57:55] Well, there's some exciting news that was announced last week in regards to a

[1:58:00] site um some great work of our sustainability office and work that

[1:58:04] they're doing. So, we look forward to that more more of that information that

[1:58:07] will be coming down the pipeline. And those are additional dollars that um the

[1:58:11] city was awarded from the Attorney General's Office. So, congratulations to

[1:58:15] our sustainability office and I know that their that work will be done on um

[1:58:19] on on Delphas to mitigate some of the uh the other sites that are of concern. Um

[1:58:26] again, I I really want to thank my colleagues um and us working together on

[1:58:30] the resolution for the the million dollars and the commitment that was

[1:58:33] made. Um there were comments in reference to

[1:58:38] the flight plan. Um so, the letters uh the invitation

[1:58:43] letters have went out to all of the of the interested parties. There were a lot

[1:58:48] of interest. And so, with that, uh the work will start later on this month. We

[1:58:53] will be hosting a orientation. Um so we hope and it will be in the

[1:58:57] evening. More details will come with the the date and the time and the location,

[1:59:02] but it's an opportunity for us to uh again to do the the work of the flight

[1:59:06] plan and I'm very excited about that work. So with no further business to

[1:59:10] come before the commission, this meeting is now adjourned.

Dayton City Commission Meeting 9-2-26

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