[ AGENDA MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMISSION City Hall - Council Chambers 6131 Taylorsville Road August 27, 2025 6:00 P.M. ]
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OKAY, THE TIME NOW IS 18 HOURS ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST.
MAY THE TIME TO CALL THE MILITARY COMMISSION ORDER THE MOVE, UH, LEADERSHIP TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU FOR NOW TO BE HERE TODAY AND COME TOGETHER ONE MIND.
WE HELP OUR MILITARY VETERANS, VERY AREA FATHER GOD, ALLOW US TO GOD.
CAN I MAKE A MOTION THAT UH, HE SAW HIS EXCUSE? I MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION BE FORWARD AND PROPERLY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
I SECOND THEM ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TODAY, UM, FOR YOU DO OUR APPROVAL MINUTES.
EVERYBODY'S DOING EVERYBODY OKAY.
EVERYTHING GOING ON ALREADY? EVERYBODY HEALTHY? ALRIGHT.
EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE TO, TO, TO READ OVER THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
I MEAN, READ OVER THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH'S MEETING.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE LAST MONTH'S MEETING.
IT'S BEEN APPROVED OR MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND PROPERLY.
SECOND TO APPROVE LAST MONTH'S MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOTION TO PASS ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESS PRESENTATIONS.
UH, MR. WA IS I HERE? I SEE HIM.
WE'LL JUST STAY
I'M GONNA HAVE YOU CITIZEN COMMENTS, OLD BUSINESS START FOR THE VETERAN'S DAY.
UM, FOR THOSE WHO ARE WORKING ON CERTAIN PROJECTS OR
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE A NAME YET.
I HAVE, UH, THE, THE EXECUTIVE, UH, THE, THE EO OF, UH, OF, UH, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ALSO GONNA BE SPEAKING.
SO WE'LL HAVE YOU SPEAK AGAIN.
UM, ON MY END AS FAR AS THE FLYOVER GOES, THE PAPERWORK HAS DONE TO ME, HAS GONE THROUGH THE CITY OF BE HEIGHTS AND NOW IS BUSTED IN THE FAA IN CINCINNATI, OHIO.
SO IF WE CAN GET APPROVAL THROUGH, I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY AT THE F FAA, SO I USUALLY, I KNOW SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE I COULD CALL LIKE, HEY, TELL YOUR BUDDY THAT YOU KNOW, BUT I DON'T KNOW, I JUST, ONE OF THE PLACES I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY.
SO YOU GUYS, SO IT IS, IT'S IN YOUR HANDS AND RIGHT NOW AND THE, IN THE MEANTIME, UM, I CALLED THE, UM, THE RECRUITER, THE AIR FORCE RESERVE RECRUITER AT HUBBERT HEIGHTS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS, IF YOU HAVE A FLY OVER THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF AIR FORCE RECRUITER STATION WHERE YOU'RE AT FOR YOUR EVENT.
SO, UM, SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM THERE.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT SO FAR.
SO I MEAN, THEY HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, IT HASN'T BEEN SHOT DOWN YET, SO THAT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S GOOD.
SO I, I'M, I'VE BEEN PRAYING ON IT THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, IT CONTINUES ON PASS THE FA ONCE THEY APPROVE IT, THEN IT'LL GO BACK TO, IT'LL GO TO THE NECESSARY PARTIES IN THE MILITARY AFTER THAT.
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TOMORROW AT FIVE O'CLOCK IS THE, UH, MILITARY WALL OF HONOR DEDICATION CEREMONY, WHICH IS AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL.UM, SO IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THAT TOMORROW AT FIVE AND NOT MYSELF AND THE, AND THE VICE WILL BE THERE A PLAN TO BE THERE TOO.
UM, I SEE ON HERE WE'RE DISCUSSING THE READ NO REASON AGAIN, WE GOTTA GO THAT ON THERE.
YOU DON'T MEAN I DON'T WANT PUT IT ON I ANYBODY PARTICULAR? DID ANYBODY? NO.
SAID THE ADMINISTRATORS CONFUSED BECAUSE MAKE DECISION TIME OR NOT THAT OR I GUESS, YEAH, MOVING FORWARD WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP MEMORIAL DAY AND DO WITHOUT YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
YEAH, WE WENT THROUGH ALL THAT STUFF.
SO THERE'S NORE, WE HAVE A ON MEMORIAL DAY.
I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE STILL STILL THE SAME IN GREEN.
SO I WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT DEBATE AGAIN.
THIS
WELL, I WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT UP AGAIN.
OBVIOUSLY YOURE ON THE WAR TODAY.
ARE WE DOING IT ON VETERAN STATE? NO.
IF SOMEBODY ASK VETERANS, NO, IF SOMEBODY DECIDE THEY WANT US TO DO, YOU KNOW, MEAN SOMETHING THEY CAN'T BRING UP AND WE CAN'T HAVE A VOTE ON IT.
THAT'S, THAT'S IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
IT DID GET PRETTY ROUGH FOR A BIT.
UH, WE GOT THE, A NEW BUSINESS THROUGH, HUH? WE GOT, UH, THE, OH, VETERANS STAND DOWN SEPTEMBER THE 12TH.
UH, SO IF YOU GUYS KNOW ANY VETERANS THAT ARE IN NEED OF NEED, PLEASE, THEY DO, UH, HEALTH CHECKS THERE.
UH, THEY'RE GONNA GET A, THEY, THEY'LL GET A BAG FULL OF, UH, OF NOT THE ONLY SWAG, BUT THEY'LL GET OTHER THINGS THAT THEY NEED.
THEY'LL GET, UM, SHAVING EQUIPMENT.
THEY'LL GET SANITARY, YOU KNOW, ITEMS THEY SELL TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE, THEY ALSO HAVE CLOTHING.
THEY'LL GET BOOTS, RAIN GEAR, THEY'LL GET 'EM ALL THAT STUFF.
THEY GET GET ALL THAT PLUS AND YOU CAN TAKE HOME A BAG OF FOOD WITH YOU.
SO FOR THE STAND DOWN, SO THE VA ONLY AT THE VA WE HAVE EVERY YEAR WE HAVE ONE FOR MEN AND ONE FOR WOMEN.
IT'LL START EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SO THOSE ARE GOING TO COME, THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THERE BECAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE A LINE.
I'M TALKING TO THE LION SHOW DOG CAN'T JUMP OVER.
SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, TODAY? YES.
SO, UH, IF ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL ME PERSONALLY AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
UM, YEAH, THEY HAVE, UH, IT IS, IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE WAY THEY DO IT.
SO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY GOT A PRETTY ORGANIZED AND YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, THEY GOT RUN, LEARN THAT BUTTER NOW.
SO DID YOU SAY IT WAS A DIFFERENT DAY FOR WOMEN? YEAH, THEY HAVE ONE.
I'LL FIND OUT WHAT DAY IT IS FOR WOMEN.
SO, SO THIS ONE'S FOR MEN? MEN? YES.
DO THEY HAVE ONE FOR FAMILIES? NO.
THEY HAVE IT FOR THE VETERANS IN THAT THE FEMALE AND MALE VETERANS, THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR FAMILY.
BUT IF YOU KNOW A FAMILY NEED, LET ME KNOW.
SO ANYTIME YOU KNOW A FAMILY, ANYTIME YOU DOING ANYTHING, EAT ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU GOT DONE.
MAYBE SOME HARD GETTING SOME STUFF TOGETHER FOR THE FAMILY THAT WAS PUT OUT NOT TOO HERE LONG AGO.
SO ALL I GOTTA DO IS PUT THE EMAIL OUT PRETTY SOON IN MY OFFICE, OUTSIDE MY DOOR.
SO YOU HAVE ANY NEED TO BRING UP FROM THE, FROM THE BOARD, THE CITY COUNCIL? I'M SAYING, I'M SORRY.
THE ONLY I HAVE TO BRING UP IS, UM, IF YOU ALL DID SEE THE, UM, I SENT ON EMAIL A MONTH OR SO AGO ABOUT THE TRAFFIC CONTROL BOXES.
THAT'LL, THAT'LL START HAPPENING TOMORROW.
RIGHT BEFORE THE WEATHER GETS IN CLINIC.
MICHAEL, UH, I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THE THING ABOUT SHIRTS.
WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT OFFLINE.
UH, IT'S KIND OF YEAH, WE CAN, OKAY, NO PROBLEM.
NOW I WANNA THINK ABOUT, UH, ALSO MAYBE THINK ABOUT BOARD HAS TO, WE DISCUSS THAT ALSO AS WELL.
NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET? YES, I WOULD SAY THAT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? WE ARE DOWN TO OUR, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO OUR 60 DAYS, SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, I APOLOGIZE.
I'M, I'M SO SORRY I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO HOME.
I GOTTA GO STRAIGHT FROM WORK TO HERE SO I CAN GET TO PICK UP THE REST OF ALL
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MY NOTES AND ALL THAT STUFF TO PUT DOWN WHAT WE HAVE ON OUR 60 DAY, UM, AS FAR AS OUR DEADLINES GO.UM, BUT WE, WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO, SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY'S ON THE BALL WITH THE THINGS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
UH, WE STILL HAVE TO GET AHOLD OF, UM, OR WE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE, UM, THE ROTC FROM, FROM, FROM WAYNE YET, OR WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE YOUNG MARINES.
SO WE'RE GONNA SEND OUT A SECOND EMAIL TO SEE IF WE CAN'T GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF, BUT THEY HAVEN'T RESPONDED YET.
SO, UM, ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY? OKAY.
WELL YOU GUYS, I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS, UH, KEEP THIS FIGHT IN YOUR PRAYERS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I MEAN, SO FAR SO GOOD.
SO, UM, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
DID YOU BOOK F SIXTEENS FOR THAT? NO.
UM, I'M NOT ALLOWED TO SPECIFY WHICH THE AIRCRAFT.
I LIKE TO HAVE WHAT IF I WANT A STATIC DISPLAY, IF I WANT, UM, A, A PARACHUTE, YOU KNOW, MEAN TYPE DISPLAY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? OR, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY DID ASK FOR FIXED WING IF THEY ASKED FOR A, UM, A FIXED WING AIRCRAFT.
SO THEY DIDN'T, THEY DIDN'T GIMME A, THEY SPECIFY WHETHER IT'S A JET OR IF IT'S A, YOU KNOW, SO THEY WERE A, THERE'S A, I SENT YOU THE DIRECT LINK TO THAT UNIT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
THAT'S WHAT, OKAY, WELL GOOD THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET AHOLD OF THEM THEN.
I SAID THAT AT LEAVE, SO, OKAY.
TRY TO GET, JUMP ON THIS, MAN.
IF ANYBODY KNOW ANYBODY THAT WORKS AT THE FAA OR A FRIEND OF SOMEBODY THAT WORKS AT THE F AA AIRLINES.
HUH? I, I, I KNOW SOME FAA GUYS, BUT, UH, I HAVEN'T BEEN A WHILE.
WELL YOU HAVE TO RUN BY 'EM OR SOMETHING.
I KNOW A GUY WHO, WHO'S THE GURU IN F AA.
I'M STILL AMAZED THAT OUR FAA JURISDICTION FALLS UNDER CINCINNATI.
THAT'S JUST, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT'S SO THAT'S TRUE.
AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, UH, IS NOW 1812 HOURS ON THE 27TH OF AUGUST.
ON WEDNESDAY, THE HUBER HEIGHTS MILITARY AND VETERAN COMMISSION IS ADJOURNED.