[0:20] Good evening. This is a regulr
[0:22] scheduled meeting of the
[0:23] kettering city council. Todays
[0:24] date is september 8th, 2026.
[0:26] please join me in the pledge
[0:27] of allegiance. I >> pledge
[0:32] allegiance to the flag of the
[0:34] united states of america and
[0:36] mr. Richard simmons. One natin
[0:40] under god, indivisible. 1130
[0:43] and justice for >> all. >>
[0:54] please join me in invocation.
[0:56] heavenly father, we are
[0:58] grateful for this community ad
[0:59] for the privilege of serving t
[1:00] together. As we move from the
[1:03] warmth of summer and to this
[1:04] new season. Remind us that
[1:06] change brings opportunities ad
[1:07] challenges. Help us to embrace
[1:10] brace either ahead with
[1:11] optimism, wisdom and purpose.
[1:13] guide our thoughts and our
[1:14] discussions tonight with the
[1:15] patience and a spirit
[1:16] of cooperation. Help us to led
[1:18] with humility with some of the
[1:19] respect. Care for one another
[1:22] as neighbors puppy neighbors.
[1:25] thank you. Next I would like o
[1:28] recognize evan russell for
[1:30] keeping us on time tonight. He
[1:31] is the government production
[1:33] technician for the miami vally
[1:35] communications and technology
[1:36] group. Thank you, evan. It was
[1:39] good to see you at holiday hoe
[1:40] as well. With that I will call
[1:43] upon vice mayor alex duval for
[1:46] approval of the august 25th,
[1:48] 2020 six minutes. >> your
[1:50] honor, I have reviewed the
[1:51] minutes from the august 25th,
[1:54] 2026 workshop and council
[1:56] meeting and I find them in
[1:57] order and I move for approval.
[1:58] » second motions have been
[2:00] moved and seconded. Any
[2:01] questions on the august
[2:03] minutes? See none we can call
[2:06] the roll. Miss duvall? Yes, m.
[2:08] sullivan? Yes. Miss arbor. Ye,
[2:10] mr. Palmer. Yes, mr. Consul.
[2:12] yes, mayor. Set >> it. Yes. I
[2:16] will ask for your confirmation
[2:17] with no proclamations or
[2:18] presentations. Awards.
[2:20] resolutions or appointments
[2:22] this evening. Correct. We're
[2:24] good, kathy. Also no public
[2:26] hearings tonight for that. Ths
[2:31] is the time for public comment
[2:32] on legislation. Anyone wishing
[2:34] to speak before council with
[2:36] comments or new information
[2:37] about legislation on tonight's
[2:39] agenda may do so at this time.
[2:42] each speaker is limited to fie
[2:43] minutes. Speakers must state
[2:45] their name and address.
[2:46] comments should be addressed o
[2:47] council. If you have comments
[2:49] that are not about legislation
[2:52] on tonight's agenda there will
[2:53] be an opportunity at the end
[2:54] of the meeting for those to be
[2:55] heard. And with that, mr.
[2:57] sterling, welcome. My name is
[2:59] sterling abernathy. I have soe
[3:01] questions about item number
[3:03] three on the agenda tonight.
[3:05] item three is a resolution to
[3:07] apply for a grant of $2.5
[3:10] million to develop a new natue
[3:12] park on the foreign land east
[3:14] of the madison grant
[3:16] neighborhood. The land is abot
[3:18] a 25 acre parcel of farmland
[3:21] next to the homes on the east
[3:23] side of the james madison tral
[3:25] north. So I've got three
[3:27] questions about that. The firt
[3:29] is is any of that 25 acre
[3:31] parcel is suitable? Is it not
[3:34] suitable for residential
[3:36] purposes? The second question
[3:38] is if all or part of the land
[3:40] is suitable for housing, why
[3:42] not have it known as new
[3:45] housing rather than turn it
[3:47] into a nature? You've indicatd
[3:49] there's a shortage
[3:51] of residential housing in
[3:53] kettering. This is 25 acres.
[3:55] why not think about using it
[3:57] for that? The third question s
[3:59] in the past has the city heard
[4:01] any interest from developers
[4:03] about building houses there?
[4:06] the madison grant is a nice
[4:08] neighborhood in kettering.
[4:09] let's expand it. Thank you. >>
[4:12] thank you, stirling. Great
[4:13] questions. I would ask that
[4:16] either you and I can speak to
[4:17] me after the meeting so here e
[4:18] can talk next week sometime. R
[4:20] bill stewart can answer most
[4:22] of these questions for you. We
[4:24] do not yet own that land. It s
[4:27] it is not ours that's the firt
[4:29] thing. But bill surat of parks
[4:31] and rec or myself be glad to e
[4:32] with you and walk through thee
[4:34] three things. I think we have
[4:35] answers for most of those
[4:37] prepared but thank you. Again
[4:45] this the time if you have
[4:46] questions about tonight's
[4:47] legislation items on the agena
[4:49] the short agenda tonight now's
[4:51] the time and if we see no othr
[4:56] speakers at this time we'll
[4:57] move on to audience and second
[4:58] reading and we have the
[5:02] inference is in the first
[5:04] reading. We'll move right on o
[5:05] those that are referred to
[5:10] legislation. Actually opposing
[5:13] reading I'm sorry. You're
[5:14] correct. Okay. I will listen o
[5:16] whatever you say to me. I
[5:19] apologize. So we're good?
[5:20] nothing in second or in the
[5:21] second reading and we can move
[5:23] on resolutions. All right. But
[5:26] that's ultimately responsible
[5:28] for our resolutions >> this
[5:29] evening. Your honor, I have a
[5:31] resolution authorizing
[5:33] acceptance of a donation from
[5:34] the kettering police
[5:35] foundation. The estimated cost
[5:37] is $4,500 here $0 budgeted.
[5:41] this is requested by the polie
[5:43] department and move for
[5:44] approval. Second >> motions ae
[5:46] moved. A second and seconded.
[5:48] mr. Greeson? Yes, your honor.
[5:50] this request is for the
[5:52] kettering to accept some $4,50
[5:54] from the kettering police
[5:55] foundation. The funds will be
[5:57] used to cover the cost
[5:59] of calcium screening testing
[6:01] for police officers. That will
[6:03] be done through the current
[6:04] wellness services contract tht
[6:06] we have with the kettering
[6:07] health network. Glad to answer
[6:08] any questions that you have ay
[6:10] questions, mr. Greeson? See no
[6:13] in calderon >> mr. Valle. Yes.
[6:16] mr. Sullivan. Yes. Miss arbor?
[6:18] yes. Mr. Palmer. Yes. Mr.
[6:20] kunkel. Yes. Mayor sudduth.
[6:21] yes, your >> honor. I have a
[6:24] resolution authorizing the ciy
[6:25] manager to apply for accept ad
[6:28] expend a grant from the ohio
[6:29] arts council. The estimated
[6:31] cost and the amount budget is
[6:33] $35,922 and this is requested
[6:38] by the parks recreation and
[6:39] cultural arts department. I
[6:41] move for its approval second.
[6:44] mr. Hart thank you, your hono.
[6:46] this is for a rosewood arts
[6:48] center annually receives
[6:49] operating general support
[6:50] through the sustainability
[6:51] program from the ohio arts
[6:53] council. We received funding
[6:55] for the fiscal year 2027 grant
[6:57] cycle. The funding is used for
[6:59] general operating support for
[7:00] rosewood arts center programs
[7:02] including multi art classes,
[7:04] special events for rosewood
[7:06] gallery, kettering children's
[7:08] theater and art of the common.
[7:09] no supplemental appropriation
[7:11] is needed it be happy to answr
[7:12] any questions. Any questions
[7:14] mr. Hart snowman calderon. Mr.
[7:18] » sullivan. Yes. Ms. Arbor.
[7:20] yes. Mr. Palmer. Yes. Mr.
[7:22] consul. Yes. Ms. Duvall. Yes.
[7:23] mayor said >> it. Yes, your
[7:26] honor. I have a resolution
[7:27] authorizing the city manager o
[7:28] apply for accepted expend a
[7:31] clean ohio conservation progrm
[7:33] grant from the ohio public
[7:35] works commission. This is
[7:37] estimated cost zero. The budgt
[7:39] amount is zero is being
[7:40] requested for the parks rec ad
[7:42] cultural arts department I moe
[7:44] for approval second >> mr.
[7:46] sharp thank you honor. This
[7:49] resolution will authorize the
[7:50] manager to apply for a grant >
[7:52] in the amount of $2,535,490 is
[7:57] being requested and with no
[7:58] match required by the city ths
[8:00] grant will support the creatin
[8:01] of a nature park on property
[8:03] adjacent to port conway drive
[8:05] that is anticipated to be
[8:06] donated to the city. A
[8:08] supplemental appropriation wil
[8:09] be requested if the city is
[8:11] awarded the grants we'll be
[8:12] happy to answer any questions
[8:13] you may have. Back to the
[8:17] public comment before you just
[8:19] mention that the land we're
[8:21] expecting that to be donated,
[8:23] are there stipulations in that
[8:24] grant that that the land is
[8:26] going to come to the city othr
[8:27] stipulations about that they
[8:28] will be used >> there are
[8:29] stipulations on how the grant
[8:31] would be used. It needs to be
[8:32] held in conservation as public
[8:34] open space. That is a covenant
[8:36] of the landowner who be
[8:37] donating the land to us. The
[8:39] grant also requires that the
[8:41] land will be open to public
[8:42] access. Good. Thank you. Any
[8:45] other questions, mr. Hart with
[8:49] that we can call the >> roll.
[8:50] ms. Arbor? Yes. Mr. Palmer.
[8:52] yes. Mr. Kunkel. Yes. Ms.
[8:53] duvall. Yes. Mr. Sullivan. >>
[8:55] yes. Mayor said yes, your
[8:58] honor, I have a resolution
[9:00] declaring a necessity to repar
[9:02] curbs sidewalks drive
[9:04] approaches on various streets
[9:06] as part of the culver avenue
[9:08] improvement project city
[9:09] project number 02-252a >> the
[9:14] amount budgeted is zero
[9:17] estimated cost is zero. This s
[9:18] requested by the engineering
[9:20] department and I move for its
[9:21] » approval second, mr. Burke
[9:24] presser thank you your honor.
[9:25] this is a proposed 2027 capitl
[9:27] improvement program project
[9:30] that will include a concrete
[9:31] pair of deteriorating curbs
[9:33] sidewalks a driver approaches
[9:34] on culver avenue north
[9:36] of dorothy lane. So this is te
[9:38] section of culver that is
[9:39] mainly those light industrial
[9:42] businesses located along it's
[9:43] adjacent to delco park.
[9:45] property owners are responsibe
[9:46] for the necessary repairs to
[9:48] the curb sidewalks under our
[9:49] approaches along culver and
[9:51] they will be assessed for
[9:52] repairs per the ohio revised
[9:55] code again this is a proposed
[9:56] 2027 capital program project.
[9:59] we're simply trying to get a
[10:00] jumpstart on the process for
[10:03] this project. Now since we
[10:05] present this to you previous
[10:07] workshop in our capital
[10:09] improvement program proposal
[10:11] for next year there will be
[10:13] other resolutions coming
[10:14] forward in the coming meetings
[10:15] for other projects that are
[10:17] similar to this one. So this s
[10:19] the first of several be able o
[10:20] take questions of any questios
[10:22] from mr. Bridge treasurer so
[10:25] you know we >> call the roll.
[10:26] mr. Palmer >> yes. Yes. Mr.
[10:29] ball. Yes. Mr. Sullivan. Yes,
[10:30] miss arbor. Yes. Mayor said it
[10:32] » yes, your honor. I have a
[10:35] resolution to make supplementl
[10:36] appropriations for current
[10:37] expenses and other expenditurs
[10:39] of the city of kettering state
[10:41] of ohio during the fiscal year
[10:42] ending december 31st, 2026
[10:47] estimated cost $16,030.42
[10:51] amount budgeted a zero it's
[10:52] requested by the finance
[10:53] department and I move for
[10:55] approval the second >> portios
[10:58] of the basically >> yes, your
[10:59] honor, two items here the
[11:01] $4,500 being donated by the
[11:04] police foundation for calcium
[11:07] screening for police officers
[11:09] through our wellness services
[11:11] and $11,530.42 that's being
[11:15] requested for additional costs
[11:17] related to the a35 pedestrian
[11:20] bike path project. Those
[11:22] additional costs will be fully
[11:24] funded by the ohio department
[11:27] of transportation and if you
[11:28] haven't been on research
[11:31] boulevard lately this project
[11:34] has progressed significantly
[11:38] and much of the work much
[11:42] of the work has been complete.
[11:43] it's a great project that will
[11:44] eventually when the bridge is
[11:46] done connect the six river
[11:49] property to the new apartments
[11:51] being constructed at county
[11:54] line and research so great bie
[11:57] pen project fully funded by
[11:58] odot. I'd be glad to answer ay
[12:01] questions you have >> any
[12:03] questions mr. Grayson without
[12:08] one colorado mr. >> kunkle ye.
[12:10] miss duvall. Yes. Mr. Sulliva.
[12:12] yes. Ms. Arbor. Yes. Mr.
[12:14] palmer. Yes. Mayor sudduth.
[12:16] yes. We have no >> ordinances
[12:19] and first reading tonight andi
[12:22] will call on this hayslip for
[12:23] any certifications or petitios
[12:24] this evening. >> thank you,
[12:26] your honor. We do not have any
[12:28] certifications or petitions
[12:29] this evening >> with that we'l
[12:31] move to back to mr. Grayson fr
[12:33] tonight's major report and
[12:34] community update. Hey. Yes,
[12:36] your honor. I'll be brief. Ths
[12:38] is a great new graphic that
[12:39] highlights the food composting
[12:41] program that is offered by the
[12:45] city. This is >> still a
[12:47] relatively new program and one
[12:49] of the great success of our
[12:50] sustainability office located
[12:53] at indian rural park. This
[12:55] provides education on the type
[12:58] of materials that you can >>
[12:59] compost and we wanted to note
[13:02] that that location as at 2943
[13:05] east stroop road and it is fre
[13:09] to the public the last concert
[13:14] is this friday night if you
[13:17] like tom petty or the eagles a
[13:20] great tribute band. The bands
[13:22] that are going to play their
[13:25] wonderful music but we also
[13:27] want to highlight that we have
[13:28] a number of movies that we're
[13:30] offering our phrase flicks the
[13:33] the movie as well as the date
[13:36] and time are on the screen and
[13:39] we certainly encourage our
[13:40] community to participate in
[13:42] this new tradition. We >>
[13:45] always highlight the blood
[13:47] pressure clinic dates that we
[13:49] » offer at the kettering
[13:51] moraine branch of the dayton
[13:53] metro library on far hills and
[13:55] we have remaining september
[13:58] dates as well as october,
[13:59] november and december dates
[14:01] planned. If you think you need
[14:02] your blood pressure check
[14:03] please stop by. It is not too
[14:06] early to highlight make a
[14:08] difference day on october 24th
[14:10] from nine to >> 11 a.m. The
[14:12] public will see a lot more
[14:14] about this as it approaches ad
[14:16] opportunities to lend a hand n
[14:20] our community. As you know,
[14:21] kettering is a city
[14:22] of volunteers all year round
[14:25] but definitely on this day mae
[14:27] a difference day so we're goig
[14:29] to we're going to start
[14:30] highlighting that already be
[14:31] glad to answer any questions,
[14:32] your honor. You may have any
[14:35] questions. Mr. Greeson I hate
[14:37] » to brag when my household s
[14:39] already registered for make a
[14:39] difference >> day I was my
[14:43] doing it was my wife's but we
[14:45] are registered so I'll see you
[14:46] guys there. >> any other
[14:49] question, mr. Grayson? We also
[14:50] want to brag for a minute just
[14:51] me. Okay. At >> this time if
[14:54] you'd like to come speak befoe
[14:56] city council on any topic
[14:58] please come down to the podiu.
[14:59] remember each speaker of a fie
[15:00] minute limit speakers are askd
[15:02] to state their name and
[15:03] address. There's anyone who
[15:05] would like to speak before ciy
[15:06] council. Please do so now and
[15:09] welcome to the podium. Hi >> y
[15:14] name is brant kendall berger.I
[15:15] live at 635 mass oak drive. My
[15:18] my wife was up here a couple
[15:19] of weeks ago and I have some
[15:21] additional comments next
[15:24] monday, september 14th will
[15:26] mark the 35th will mark 35
[15:28] years since marvin hamlisch
[15:30] took to the stage to open the
[15:31] phrase pavilion which was then
[15:34] and still is a jewel of the
[15:36] miami valley for the next 20 >
[15:39] four years the phrase was the
[15:41] area's most desirable tour stp
[15:43] for many national >> acts too
[15:45] numerous to name here. Then 11
[15:48] years ago a new venue was
[15:49] opened up north one which is
[15:52] was and still is managed by a
[15:54] large and a very powerful
[15:55] company. The same one that rus
[15:57] the riverbend complex down in
[15:59] cincinnati. >> it was no
[16:01] surprise to anyone that this
[16:03] was going to have an effect on
[16:05] the phrase as business and it
[16:07] has and now under the park's
[16:10] master plan being considered a
[16:12] substantial amount is being
[16:13] proposed to be spent for
[16:15] improvements as an attempt to
[16:18] and I quote strengthen phrases
[16:20] competitiveness against
[16:21] regional venues as an almost >
[16:25] 40 year catering resident undr
[16:27] the circumstances that I just
[16:28] mentioned such an expenditure
[16:31] just seems extremely unwise.
[16:35] the phrase has had a great run
[16:37] and it is still >> a wonderful
[16:39] facility for the level of shos
[16:41] and community events that it
[16:42] hosts. It definitely should
[16:45] continue to be well maintained
[16:46] in order to host these
[16:48] functions the new ones that
[16:49] might be created but it is
[16:52] never going to continuously
[16:54] compete successfully against e
[16:56] am I and the rows if it's
[17:00] really >> necessary to spend
[17:01] additional tax dollars at alli
[17:04] urge you to rethink whether
[17:05] those dollars could be better
[17:07] used elsewhere >> or the past
[17:11] several weeks you have heard
[17:12] strong opinions from one
[17:14] passionate group >> of folks.I
[17:16] must admit the closest >> I've
[17:18] ever gotten to ice skating is
[17:19] watching a hockey game from te
[17:21] stands. I'm sorry I misspoke.I
[17:24] did pick up a pair of skates
[17:26] once until this discussion
[17:29] about the parks plan started.I
[17:31] had no idea how many groups,
[17:33] programs or events were
[17:35] associated with the ice arena
[17:38] after hearing >> their storie.
[17:39] my guess is that the closure
[17:41] of that facility would have
[17:42] much more of an effect on the
[17:45] folks >> in this community and
[17:47] region than having a few more
[17:49] restrooms or beer stands that
[17:50] the phrase thank you very much
[17:54] for your consideration. Thank
[17:55] you, sir
[18:07] . Good evening. I'm patricia n
[18:08] receipt of 1231 sharon avenue
[18:12] in kettering I attended the
[18:15] workshop this evening and thee
[18:17] was the parks manager talked
[18:19] about pasadena station. There
[18:24] is a park there but there is
[18:26] absolutely nothing in the par.
[18:28] not >> a bench. Okay. The only
[18:31] thing there is a pathway and
[18:34] since covid the city has turnd
[18:37] over the management of the
[18:40] upkeep of the park to a privae
[18:43] outsourced and it's gone way
[18:45] downhill the split rail fence
[18:49] around the park around some
[18:51] of the residents are there. Te
[18:53] parks are dilapidated, they're
[18:55] falling apart. There is one
[18:57] house that is next to the park
[19:00] that's at 1235 sharon avenue
[19:04] that's in deplorable conditio.
[19:07] the home itself is okay but te
[19:09] property is subject to answer
[19:12] unfortunately I live right net
[19:14] door to that property. I can
[19:17] tell you that he has had >>
[19:18] squirrels. Raccoons. We
[19:21] actually have a dead raccoon n
[19:23] his yard right now that I'll
[19:26] have to take care of because e
[19:28] won't take care of. So but I
[19:30] also wanted to talk about the
[19:32] ice. I'm pro ice. I agree with
[19:36] the gentleman as far as I thik
[19:37] the phrase is seen its day the
[19:40] ice needs some help. I don't
[19:43] think that the city has been
[19:45] very frugal with its money as
[19:49] far as the ice goes the ice ws
[19:51] basically handed to the city
[19:54] of kettering when it was buil.
[19:56] the city did not put much mony
[19:58] into the ice. It was regional
[20:01] money and it was national mony
[20:04] that basically built that ice
[20:05] arena and the city has done
[20:07] nothing to keep the ice up. Bt
[20:10] I do want to commend the
[20:13] advisory board and the council
[20:15] for your recommended patience
[20:17] on prioritizing getting some
[20:20] additional money outside of te
[20:22] region to try to keep the ice.
[20:24] we want the ice the ice is
[20:27] needed. There is no other
[20:30] regional ice. This is the last
[20:32] one and if you let it go it's
[20:34] going to be a bad mark on the
[20:37] city of kettering. Thank you.
[20:39] » thank you. Good evening. Im
[20:50] camille >> ferrara. I live at
[20:52] 1540 juniper drive in ketterig
[20:56] and I am a retired special ed
[20:59] teacher and I taught high
[21:02] school kids a colonel white I
[21:06] originally taught kids who wee
[21:08] deaf and hard of hearing and
[21:11] one of the courses that I
[21:12] taught the kids way back last
[21:14] century was the >> classroom
[21:17] aspects of driver's education
[21:20] » as when I was here a couple
[21:24] weeks ago I was just browsing
[21:26] the the little kiosk downstais
[21:28] and I found these and these
[21:33] didn't exist. In fact autism
[21:35] really didn't exist when I was
[21:37] teaching but I thought these
[21:38] were brilliant and I thought s
[21:43] a retired teacher of the deafi
[21:45] worked with a number of deaf I
[21:48] thought to high school kids ad
[21:50] so I was involved with the def
[21:51] community and there was a fear
[21:54] of the police back then becaue
[21:57] if a deaf person was pulled
[21:59] over or stopped and they
[22:00] reached in their pocket for a
[22:03] notepad and pen they were at
[22:05] risk of losing their life. And
[22:08] I thought if something like
[22:10] this could be produced for def
[22:13] drivers that might >> be a
[22:16] lifesaver. I don't know if its
[22:18] still an issue as much because
[22:21] now we have cell phones and yu
[22:23] know but I don't know if a
[22:25] driver who is pulled over has
[22:27] their hands on the wheel, ther
[22:28] phone is in their purse, they
[22:30] retained it. You know the
[22:31] complications of that. So
[22:35] anyway, I just wanted to makea
[22:37] plea for printing more of thee
[22:40] because I've been leaving them
[22:41] like it's market and places
[22:43] where I go and they disappear
[22:45] and maybe some could be
[22:48] produced for the deaf. And I'm
[22:50] also thinking mr. High school
[22:52] teacher there I don't know if
[22:57] if some of your intervention >
[22:59] specialists I find that an
[23:00] insulting term but that's
[23:01] another story I would be
[23:03] interested in having some
[23:04] of these for their students.
[23:06] it's a good idea and that >>
[23:09] time's up. Oh, thank you. They
[23:12] may have not been heard. I
[23:16] think that's true. Yeah
[23:29] . Mayor council michael carlio
[23:30] » 4745 well my speech is kind
[23:33] of changed tonight so I do wat
[23:34] to first off staff I really do
[23:35] appreciate the staff
[23:37] of kettering and all of you up
[23:39] there. You're very well engagd
[23:41] in listening throughout
[23:42] everything that we've talked
[23:43] about through the past week ad
[23:45] I just I just do thank you and
[23:47] appreciate that you guys are
[23:49] open and listening and I feel
[23:51] like I have I have been heard
[23:53] so I look forward to what
[23:55] happens in the next few weeks
[23:56] and look forward to what was
[23:58] discussed at the workshop. A
[24:00] couple of things I just wanted
[24:01] to still kind of point out in
[24:02] some of my research about the
[24:05] ice arena and whatnot I've coe
[24:06] across some historical
[24:08] documents and one of them was
[24:10] actually from a 1973 study tht
[24:13] was done and I do believe it
[24:15] was while the parks and
[24:15] recreation was kind of all
[24:17] forming in in riffle had
[24:19] already been done but the
[24:21] interesting things that I foud
[24:22] in that study that may play a
[24:24] role in future parks and
[24:25] recreational studies or even
[24:27] could happen now is those
[24:29] secondary follow up questions
[24:31] like they asked hey, should we
[24:33] put a second pool in ketterin?
[24:35] and if you said yes you got
[24:36] asked hey, where do you think
[24:38] » we should put it? Also they
[24:41] asked about tennis courts. Thy
[24:42] were looking at putting in >>
[24:43] tennis courts should we add
[24:44] lights to the tennis courts or
[24:45] not? So just kind of one
[24:47] of those things >> as we
[24:48] progressed through this
[24:49] playbook maybe we look a litte
[24:50] bit deeper into some of the
[24:52] things that we're thinking
[24:53] about so that we can really
[24:54] hone in to what what the
[24:56] kettering residents are lookig
[24:57] for. The other thing and
[24:59] patricia kind of mentioned it
[25:00] already but I come across a
[25:02] 1973 dayton daily news article
[25:04] that was talking about while
[25:06] the kettering ice arena was
[25:07] being developed >> and
[25:09] initially it was going to be
[25:10] paid by >> montgomery county
[25:13] and the parks national parks
[25:15] association for all that >>
[25:18] funding. The only reason why
[25:19] kettering had to put money in
[25:21] to the rink at that time was
[25:23] the estimate for what it was
[25:25] going to cost to build. It had
[25:26] gone up since all that time so
[25:29] I think kettering was really
[25:30] given a gift here with that ie
[25:32] arena and I think that's just
[25:33] something we should still
[25:34] continue and look at that as
[25:36] being a gift and do whatever e
[25:37] can and whatever we can do >>
[25:39] to support that. So thank you.
[25:42] thank you, sir
[25:53] . Okay. You know other folks o
[25:55] the podium, I'll call on ms..
[25:56] duvall to begin the council
[25:58] updates as we >> just a couple
[26:01] of quick things this thursday
[26:04] over the other government
[26:05] building one where the police
[26:07] station is we are hosting the
[26:10] board of community relations
[26:11] good neighbor award reception.
[26:13] we're going to honor the
[26:14] nominees, announce the winner
[26:17] and if you nominated someone
[26:19] for the good neighbor award, e
[26:20] urge you to join us. That will
[26:22] be from 6 to 730 over in the
[26:24] other building and we will lok
[26:26] forward to seeing everyone
[26:27] there. And the only other thig
[26:30] is a thank you to the holiday
[26:31] at home folks who put together
[26:33] an amazing event like always t
[26:36] was great. It was great to see
[26:37] evan or mvcc guy there and
[26:40] special thank you to bill
[26:42] bradley who every year in
[26:43] charge of wrangling council gt
[26:46] us up on our float and making
[26:47] sure we don't fall off so we
[26:49] appreciate >> bill and that's
[26:51] about it >> well I'll echo tht
[26:55] I was going to thank the
[26:56] volunteers that helped make
[26:58] holiday at home possible.
[26:59] hopefully you guys got to go o
[27:01] the festival or the parade >>
[27:02] or enjoy that we can in some
[27:03] way in kettering it's my
[27:05] favorite weekend in kettering
[27:07] and I also wanted to put on
[27:09] everybody's calendar this
[27:10] friday at raffles stadium
[27:12] fairmont versus centerville
[27:14] which is a big game every year
[27:15] » and both schools raise mony
[27:17] for spirit chain so that go to
[27:19] organizations that help our
[27:21] community. So it's just a nice
[27:23] event for both schools to
[27:24] participate in. >> it's a big,
[27:26] big game and hopefully fairmot
[27:27] gets to win this >> year.
[27:29] that's it for me. I'm >> going
[27:31] to echo everybody else talking
[27:32] about the holiday at home so
[27:33] that's my first time and
[27:35] understanding the logistics
[27:36] behind putting that on.
[27:37] volunteers are amazing group
[27:39] of people that do an amazing
[27:41] thing for the city. We're ver,
[27:42] very >> lucky. I also want to
[27:44] call out an event at the >>
[27:46] rosewood art center at the
[27:47] kettering health gallery on
[27:49] saturday september 12th from 1
[27:50] to 3 it's going to be the
[27:54] reception for the which is hih
[27:57] with and depth. It's an annual
[27:59] juried exhibition if you
[28:00] haven't been over to see it it
[28:02] is really amazing and there's
[28:03] over $1,000 worth of awards
[28:05] given out. So it's this
[28:08] saturday the 12th from 1 to 3.
[28:10] I will also teach you that you
[28:11] can have there's food and drik
[28:13] also given and it is a free
[28:15] event and tell right in the
[28:16] gallery at rosewood >> art
[28:17] center I sit on the sister ciy
[28:24] committee which is really neat
[28:29] organization. We just had
[28:30] students here I know they
[28:31] visited mr. Sullivan's room ad
[28:34] that was that was fabulous. M.
[28:37] joe yapa is in charge of the
[28:39] adult trip that's going to tae
[28:41] place this 2027 in june and
[28:45] there are some >> spots
[28:46] available for the trip to vist
[28:48] stier austria the agenda the
[28:51] itinerary is is an incredible
[28:54] itinerary and if you'd like
[28:56] more information on the
[28:58] kettering sister city adult
[29:00] trip to steyr austria you can
[29:02] reach out to jo yapa at
[29:04] gmail.com or you could go to >
[29:07] facebook and look up kettering
[29:09] sister city it's a real
[29:10] opportunity to see some
[29:12] fabulous places in the world >
[29:14] and yeah I, I think it'd be a
[29:18] very worthwhile trip. That's
[29:20] all I have while we're talking
[29:24] about committees I was able to
[29:26] attend my first two meetings
[29:28] one the volunteer committee
[29:30] that I'm the liaison for and
[29:32] then the partners for a healty
[29:33] youth which was right before
[29:35] this meeting. I'm really
[29:37] excited to see what's being
[29:38] done and to engage with those
[29:40] groups and a lot more of the
[29:42] activities and things that I
[29:44] can get myself involved in wih
[29:45] those. Friday, september 11th
[29:48] is the 25th anniversary
[29:51] of september 11th. That day I
[29:55] remember where I was I was a
[29:57] senior in high school. I
[29:59] watched it from a classroom at
[30:01] fairmont. I saw both planes ht
[30:04] the towers, left an impact on
[30:07] my life as I know it has on a
[30:08] lot of others. I just want to
[30:10] encourage everyone to reflect
[30:13] on that day remember that day
[30:15] the lives that were lost and
[30:17] then educate those that werent
[30:19] around. For that I had the
[30:20] privilege of taking my kids to
[30:22] new york a couple of years ago
[30:24] and I always discussed it trid
[30:25] to educate them on the lives
[30:27] that were lost, the public
[30:28] safety personnel that are stil
[30:30] losing their lives to the
[30:31] cancers that they acquired frm
[30:33] that disaster. I brought them
[30:35] to the museum and got to
[30:37] educate them further. So I jut
[30:39] want to encourage everybody to
[30:40] remember that day especially n
[30:43] the 25th anniversary. >> thank
[30:47] you ryan for mention that thee
[30:48] is a stair climb and
[30:49] recognition of that day at
[30:51] fairmont at the stadium and on
[30:53] friday so for us in supporting
[30:55] those guys looked at up under
[30:57] the impression available onlie
[30:59] I have a longer report >> tody
[31:00] and I'm sorry I just want to
[31:02] apologize. >> last week I had
[31:04] the opportunity to join mayors
[31:06] from ohio's 30 largest cities
[31:08] in columbus to announce a core
[31:11] city strategy that we're
[31:12] pitching to the legislature ad
[31:13] to the new governor in januar.
[31:15] they just recognized the
[31:16] importance of cities in ohio
[31:18] and the importance of states
[31:19] supporting them. The plan just
[31:22] really identifies that ways
[31:24] that the state can support
[31:25] cities better. And I stood
[31:26] alongside mayors of columbus
[31:28] and cleveland and cincinnati
[31:29] and in my friend spring in
[31:30] springfield in middletown to
[31:32] talk about the important work
[31:33] the cities do and that's that
[31:34] they are the economic drivers
[31:36] of ohio that the cities nobody
[31:38] does economic government bettr
[31:39] than cities so what we do and
[31:42] explain >> that plan out so im
[31:43] really privileged to work with
[31:44] that group in that committee n
[31:46] columbus. I also want to brag
[31:48] on our own don kirshner, our
[31:51] sustainability coordinator she
[31:52] was named the 2026 clean enery
[31:54] staff >> champion from the
[31:56] power a clean future >>
[31:58] organization and she's going o
[32:00] be recognized at a dinner next
[32:01] month after our conference in
[32:03] columbus. And I just need to
[32:04] say that her work as
[32:06] sustainability coordinator hee
[32:07] has ramifications that reach
[32:08] beyond our city and folks
[32:10] outside of this region
[32:11] recognize the work that she's
[32:13] doing not only on behalf of or
[32:14] city but in partnership with
[32:16] other groups in the region and
[32:18] it's really proud of her and
[32:19] the work that we've been able
[32:20] to watch her do over the last
[32:21] two years >> holiday at home e
[32:24] all talked about it but I dont
[32:26] think we fully appreciate the
[32:27] lift outside the volunteers.
[32:29] but as I spent talking to our
[32:30] public safety teams that were
[32:32] already busy they're doing
[32:34] double duty there at our city
[32:36] during the day and then they'e
[32:37] across town at alter fest at
[32:38] night where large crowds are
[32:40] gathering >> and you know we
[32:42] read about exurban overtime
[32:45] costs and who gets that? Well,
[32:46] that's the cost of a safe
[32:47] community. It's the cost
[32:49] of these gentlemen and ladies
[32:51] working 18 hour days on a
[32:52] holiday weekend and with their
[32:53] families the ones I spoke to
[32:56] said I'd rather be home than
[32:57] work the overtime the cash is
[32:58] nice but my family's at home
[32:59] without me today and the fire
[33:01] department was already busy
[33:02] after the storms. Then they
[33:04] were on site to make sure that
[33:05] we were safe when thousands
[33:07] of thousands of people gatherd
[33:08] in two different places at the
[33:09] same time in our city I can't
[33:11] say enough for them. The
[33:12] streets guys from the public
[33:13] services department had just
[33:15] come off clearing trees from
[33:16] roads and people's cars and
[33:18] people's roofs and then they
[33:19] come to make sure our parade
[33:20] route was safe and blocked off
[33:22] so >> folks could walk up far
[33:24] hills avenue without fear of a
[33:25] car coming into the path. They
[33:27] also said we'd rather be home
[33:30] but this is our job over time
[33:31] over time they would trade ovr
[33:33] time for family time every tie
[33:35] so when you read the articles
[33:36] but over time remember why tht
[33:38] occurs they're keeping us
[33:39] safer. Keep it streets clear
[33:41] and make sure that this
[33:42] festival was as fun as it was
[33:44] for so many people. And >> wih
[33:46] that I don't think we fully
[33:47] appreciate what that festival
[33:48] means for our city. I spend a
[33:50] lot of time with rick hartman.
[33:52] his dad was the mayor here 34
[33:55] » years ago and rick still
[33:57] comes back to kettering. He's
[33:58] not lived >> here since 1978
[34:00] but he knows this is the home
[34:02] where his dad was in service >
[34:04] to his community near hartman
[34:07] and he just >> comes back and
[34:08] those stories repeated
[34:09] themselves over and over >>
[34:10] again for what hardy at home
[34:11] means for so many people. So
[34:14] just if you see folks from
[34:15] public services and public
[34:16] safety and the parks
[34:18] restoration folks, the lincoln
[34:19] park staff, free staff just
[34:23] just thank them when you see
[34:24] them there weekend was full
[34:26] of work so that we could just
[34:27] show up and enjoy it. >> one
[34:31] of the next last points I had
[34:32] the honor to walk them and
[34:34] escort colonel okamura. He's
[34:37] the base commander for
[34:37] wright-patterson >> air force
[34:39] base. He's been in town just a
[34:40] few months and colonel ackbar
[34:42] is a great guy. Brought his
[34:44] wife and his kids to holiday
[34:45] home. They recognize the
[34:47] importance of this community o
[34:48] the base into the workforce
[34:50] both enlisted officer corps ad
[34:52] civilian contingent that this
[34:54] community is still a
[34:55] destination community for thoe
[34:56] families and he spent the day
[34:58] here at the parade and at the
[34:59] festival as a testament to his
[35:01] commitment to our city and the
[35:02] troops that he commands. I was
[35:04] really nice just to spend time
[35:05] with he and his wife lori got
[35:08] to celebrate the barnes
[35:09] project. I cannot be a bigger
[35:13] cheerleader for what matt
[35:14] grayson has pulled off in the
[35:16] last three years in regards to
[35:17] the barnes project. He's not
[35:20] going to like this comment but
[35:22] in every conversation of the
[35:23] success of that project the
[35:25] public private partnership
[35:26] bringing the schools to the
[35:27] table, the developer at the
[35:28] table, the service foundation
[35:30] and the philanthropy dollars s
[35:32] all on the back of matt's work
[35:34] that started three years ago.I
[35:37] also heard in this conversatin
[35:38] today >> the work of brian
[35:40] charles ski, pat taylor, our
[35:41] city architect and the folks n
[35:43] planning development that >>
[35:44] have just been over backwards
[35:46] to make sure this project is
[35:47] done in a way that honors the
[35:48] city, honors all the
[35:50] stakeholders that come to the
[35:51] table and every from co hatchd
[35:53] the architects on the ground,
[35:55] the contractors or just so
[35:56] complimentary to the city staf
[35:58] about making this huge project
[36:00] come together. You know it's
[36:03] going to be a 15 to $18 millin
[36:05] investment over the next coupe
[36:06] of years in that project and
[36:07] those are not tax dollars,
[36:09] those are not city dollars or
[36:10] school dollars very small tiny
[36:13] bit. It's going to come from
[36:14] our coffers because of the wok
[36:15] that that has been led by by
[36:17] matt bringing >> all these
[36:19] people to the table to save
[36:20] this building and turn it into
[36:21] something very productive for
[36:23] our community. >> and last ths
[36:26] week we get the honor of our
[36:28] volunteer our good neighbor
[36:29] award winners >> for the board
[36:30] of human relations of the work
[36:31] they do and the quantas is
[36:33] going to celebrate our police
[36:34] officer of the year later this
[36:36] week as well. Look forward to
[36:37] seeing you there, chief. Just
[36:39] to talk about the great >> wok
[36:40] our police department does >>
[36:42] on the same night at the same
[36:43] exact time as our good neighbr
[36:45] awards I'm going to be two
[36:46] places at once. I have to say
[36:49] there's a lot happening in our
[36:50] city. There's a lot of moving
[36:51] parts and I think it's easy to
[36:53] get hung up on one and not
[36:55] notice the rest. But it's a
[36:56] very busy time and a lot of nw
[36:57] things are happening here and
[36:59] could be more proud to be part
[37:00] » of it. I told you that a
[37:03] long report I'm sorry you did
[37:04] » that. There was a lot it's
[37:06] been it's been a busy two wees
[37:07] and it's not slowing down. Ths
[37:08] is the pace for a while I
[37:10] believe with no further
[37:12] business before it council
[37:13] tonight our next scheduled
[37:15] meeting regular scheduled
[37:16] meeting on september 22nd. Hee
[37:19] with that take care
[37:20] of yourselves and if you can
[37:22] take care of a neighbor too ad
[37:23] we are >> adjourned.