[0:03] [music]
[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.