[1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore]
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INJURED, HE HAS A BACK INJURY AND WILL NOT BE WITH US
[2. Invocation - Pastor Randy Griffith Of The Free Methodist Church At 6875 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio]
TONIGHT. I ASK EVERYONE KEEP HIM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE INVOCATION THAT WILL BE GIVEN BY PASTOR RANDY GRIFFITH. PASTOR.>> GOOD EVENING. BACK IN THE DAYS OF JESUS WHEN HE WALKED THIS EARTH HE SAID ARE NOT TWO SPARROWS SOLD FOR A PENNY? YET NOT ONE WILL FALL TO THE GROUND APART FROM THE WILL OF YOUR FATHER.
EVEN THE HAIRS ON YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED.
DON'T BE AFRAID, YOU ARE WORT THAN MANY SPARROWS.
THERE WAS A WEEK THIS SUMMER I FOUND TWO BIRDS THAT HAD DIED IN THE WATERING TROUGH I HAD ONE, A TUFTED TITMOUSE AND ICK ADEE.
NOT SURE WHY, THE TUFTED TITMOUSE HAD BEENBEEN FUNNY, BUT THE CHICKADEE WAS OUT OF THE BLUE. I WONDERED ABOUT BIRD FLU FLU I WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT FINDING BIRDS DEAD AROUND WATER. A NUMBER OF REASONS WERE INJURY, ILLNESS, JUST OLD AGE. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THESE AND HAVEN'T FOUND ANY AD ONES SINCE, BUT THE LORD KNEW ABOUT IT. OVER THE LAST 7,000 YEARS, IS ESTIMATED THAT AROUND 56 BILLION PEOPLE MORE OR LESS HAVE LIVED AND DIED.
AND THE LORD KNEW EVERY ONE OF THEM. ANKNOWS ALL WHO WALK THE EARTH NOW. GOD DESIGNED AND MADE ALL THINGS -- STARS, PLANETS, ALL PLANTS AND ALL TURES ACCORDING TO THEIR KINDS.
BUT PEOPLE WERE CREATED TO BE A REFLECTION GO HIMSELF. ALL OF YOUR ABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU DOHAVE COME FROM GOD.
EVEN THE VERY HAIRS ON YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED, SO YOU ARE NOT A COINCIDENCE. AND THOUGH GOD IS CONCERNED ABOUT ALL LIVING THINGS, YOU ARE WORTH MORE TO G PEOPLE ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN THINGS. NOW THE VALUE OF SOMETHING IS HOW MUCH SOMEONE ISWILLING TO PAY FOR IT.
AND THOUGH GOD IS CONCERNED ABOUT ALL LIVING THINGS, YOU ARE WORTH MORE. YOUR VALUE TO GOD WAS SHOWN BY HOW MUCH HE WAS WILLING TO GIVE TO SAVE YOU FROM THE SIN THAT SEPARATES YOU FROM HIM AND RECONCILE YOU TO HIMSELF.
THAT'S WHY IT SO GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON. WHR BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT ALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE SO YOU WILL KNOWKNOW ONE TRUE GOD AND JESUS CHRIST WHO HE SENT. FAITH APPROPRIATES ALL THIS AND MAKES IT REAL THROUGH THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
GOD'S SPIRIT BEARS WITNESS WITH OUR SPIRIT THAT WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD AND PRECIOUS TO HIM SO THAT WE MAY IN TURN LOVE OTHERS. LET'S PRAY.
FATHER, JUST AS YOU HAVE LOVED US, HELP US LOVING EACH OTHER AND ALL THINGS IN LIFE ININ BUSINESS, IN DRIVING AND CITY COUNCIL MEETING SO IT MIGHT BE DONE A WAY PLEASING TO YOU AND TO ALL PEOPLE.
[3. Pledge Of Allegiance]
IN CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY.NEXT, JOIN ME IN SAYING OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 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.
[4. Roll Call]
>> TONY RODGERS, WOULD YOU GIVE THE ROLL CALL?
>> MR. CAMPBELL. >> DR. AIKENS.
>> MR. WEBB. >> EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF NANCY
BYRGE AND JEFF GORE. >> MOTION TO EXCUSE THEM.
>>. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?
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CALL THE ROLL.[5. Approval Of Minutes]
AIKENS. YES.>> YES. >> APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
TONY OHIO PROVIDED THE MINUTESMINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2025. ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS? SEEING NONE, THOSE STAND
[ Fire Division Citizen Special Recognition Presentation - Fire Chief Keith Knisley]
APPROVED WHEN SIGNED. OKAY.NOW ITEM X, WE HA SPECIAL PRESENTATION FROM THE FIRE DIVISION. CITIZEN SPECIAL RECOGNITION PRESENTATION BY CHIEF KNISLEY. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP FRONT WITH WHOEVER YOU HAVE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
>> MR. VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN JULY 29TH, BUT TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF ELEANOAND HOW FIVE PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER WITH TEAMWORK TO HELP SAVE LIFE.
ASSISTANT CHIEF WILL WALK THROUGH IT.
>> MEANS A LOT TO US TO SHOW RECOGNITION FOR WHAT AN AMAZING JOB OUR CITIZENS DID TO SAVE A LIFE. JULY 29TH, OUR CREWS WEREWERE OUT TO THE BACKYARD RESIDENCE, UPON THEIR ARRIVAL, THE QUICK ACTIONS OF JAMIE AND CALLY DAVIS TO NOTICE A YOUNG CHILD AT THE BOTTOM OF A POOL, NOTIFIED THEIR PARENTS, KEN AND KENDRA DAVIS JUMPED INTO THE POOL AN HANDED OFF TO AUSTIN WHO PERFORMED CPR, UPON ARRIVAL OF EMS, THE CHILD WAS BREATHING AGAIN, HAD A PULSE.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTS, OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF SHE WAS BLUE, PULSELESS AND NOT BREATHING. WHAT AN AMAZING EFFORT.
WHEN THINGS ARE WILLING TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE, YOU HAVE AMAZING RESULTS. THIS CERTIFICATE DOESN'T SHOW THE APPRECIATION YOUYOU SEE.
WITHOUT YOU GUYS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH DIFFERENT DAY.
FIRST THANK YOU TO JAMIE AND CAL DAVIS. I HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU WANT TO STAY UP HERE, WE'LL GET A PICTURE WITH EVERYBODY.
NOT EVERY DAY YOU GET TO STAND VICE MAYOR. AND KENDRA COULDN'T BE HERE, KEN IS, THEY WENT INTO THE POOL.
>> AND AUSTIN, WHO STARTED DOING CPR AND THEN TIM JOINED HIM AND PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING. ELEANOR, JOIN US SO YONE CAN SEE HER. THANK YOU, AUSTIN.
>> HI ELEANOR. FOR OU MIND GETTING TOGETHER A PICTURE? I'LL STAND IN THE BACK. SQUEEZE IN.
EVERYONE GOOD? THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> YOU DON'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAND UP WITH SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE, I APPRECYOUR SERVICE. THANK GOD. AND THIS IS A GREAT CELEBRATION.
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>> NOW THAT'S THE WAY TO START A COUNCIL MEETING.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR COMING.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I WANTED TO STAY
[ Montgomery County Commissioner Presentation - Ms. Mary McDonald, Montgomery County Commissioner]
BUT -- >> WE UNDERSTANNOW AGENDA ITEM B, TONY, READ IT
FOR ME. >> 6B, MONTGOMERYMONTGOMERY COMMISSIONER PRESENTATION BY MS. MARY MCDONALD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> WELL, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT? I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHEN WE HAD GREAT STORIES LIKE THAT THAT CAME OUT REALLY WELL AND MADE US PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO. THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT. BUT I ALSO REMEMBER TELLING ME WHEN I BECAME MAYOR, WHEN YOU COME IN THE CHAMBERS AND HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, WATCH OUT.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TROUBLE. BUT AGAIN, MARY MCDONALD, YOUR FRIEND, WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOREVER, AND I REALLY WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AS A NEW COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO TO SAY HELLO, THANK YOU, AND HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO. ALL THAT GOES WITH THAT WORK. THESE DAYS THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT CITIZENS NEED AND CITIZENS DESIRE. I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW WE CONTINUE TO BE THE PARTNER AND THAT FRIEND IN OUR OFFICE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THERE'S AN OPEN DOOR, YOU CAN ALWAYS COME AND SHARE. I KNOW THE CHALLENGES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND BRINGING THAT EXPERIENCE DOWN TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION I BELIEVE BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL.
AGAIN, YOU GET TO HEAR THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT PEOPLE HAVE WHEN YOU'RE LEGISLATING AND CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT.
ALSO I BROUGHT YOU THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY 2025 STATE OF THE COUNTY IMPACT REPORT FOR EACH OF YOU. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO LET YOU KNOW. INTERESTING THING ABOUT THAT, WHEN WE WERE PREPARING IT, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TIMES THAN NOW.
THERE ARE UPDATES COMING ALONG AFTER THAT. BUT I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE KNOWING I GOT FRIENDS IN HUBER HEIGHTS.
I GOT KATE DOWNSTAIRS BUT ALL OF YOU ALL TO REACH OUT TO.
WORKED WITH KATE THERE AT THE COUNTY, SHE BRINGS THAT EXPERIENCE IN HER OFFICE AS WELL. IT MATTERS, THE WORK WE'RE DOING. WE'RE FRONT LINE DEALING WITH CITIZENS AND NEEDS THEY HAVE. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE AND YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE TO HAVE THOSE NEEDS MET. GREAT SEEING YOU CHRIS, HE WAS OUR LEGAL -- STILL? WONDERFUL. HE WAS GREAT TAKING CARE OF US.
YOU'RE IN GREAT HANDS. AND WITH ME AND MY OFFICE. YOU ARE MY FRIENDS AND I CONSIDER FAMILY AND I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE HERE FOR YOU. I'M GOING TO LEAVE THESE DOCUMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SNARE.
>> BEFORE I GO AROUND THE DAIS, THANKS FOR COMING.
I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY, FOR YOU TO TAKE TIME TO COME TO HUBER HEIGHTS IS IMPORTANT TO US. YOU WERE A FRIEND TO US AS A MAYOR. I KNOW YOU'PEAKING THE TRUTH.
>> I KNOW YOU ALL REMEMBER THE WATER DRIVE WHEN WE TOOK FOUR TRUCKLOADS OF WATER TO -- FLINT, MICHIGAN, FOR THAT TRIP. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
PUT OUT A CALL AND YOUYOU BROUGHT SO MUCH WATER TO TRAUTWOOD AND SOME TRAVELED WITH US THERE. THEY'RE STILL HAVING CHALLENGESCHALLENGES BUT WHEN THEY CALLED AND NEEDED HELP, WE WERE FIRST FRIENDS TO SHOW UP FOR THEM IN THAT WATER
DRIVE. >> I REMEMBER, MARY, ALL THE WAY BACK TOTO ROSE MUSIC CENTER AND THE SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY GAVE US.
AND WE'RE AWARE THAT THE CITIZENS THERSTILL UTILIZE IT.
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YOUR SUPPORT IS FOUND ALL OVER OUR COMMUNITY.I LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN YOU BRING TO THE TABLE FOR THE COUNTY AND HUBER HEIGHTS.
ABSOLUTELY. >> IF THERE'S NOTHING MORE,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER MCDONALD, ANY WAY TO BRING BACK EDGE GRANTS THAT HELP OUR BUSINESSES?
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, BUT CHALLENGES NOW, EVERYTHING IS SO FLUID IN TERMS OF INCOME, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET TO SEE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
MORE LIKE '27 WE'LL BE LOOKING AT.
THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY SIGNIFICANT CUTS IN OUR FUNDING. BUT WE ARE ALWAYS STILL THERE FOR ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO ABLE TO SUPPORT AND HELP PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE SERVICES WE DO HAVE.
OKAY. >> ALSO LEAVE A FEW FLIERS ON THE HUMAN SERVICES LEVY.
>> GIVE EVERYTHING TO TONY TO DISTRIBUTE TO US.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM US, HUBER HEIGHTS IS YOUR FRIEND AND HERE TO HELP.
>> TRUST ME, I WILL CALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'LL SEE YOU ALL OCTOBER THE 5TH AT THE ROSE. SHOULD I DRESS UP?
>> I'LL START WORKING ON THAT.
>> MARY MCDONALD, THANKS FOR COMING.
THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CITIZENS COMMENTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS.
[8. City Manager Report]
DO WE HAVE ANY?MAYOR. >> NUMBER EIGHT, ALEX, DO YOU HAVE THE CITY MANAGER REPORT?
PAST? >> HARD SHOES TO FILL, HONORED TO REPLACE AND I'LL DO MY BEST.
>> FIRST IN THE CITY MANAGER REPORT, WE HAVE NUMBERS OM THE MULTI CULTURAL FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 14TH. LAST YEAR, 845 VISITORS, THIS YEAR, 947, 18 VENDORS, ALL OF THIS SHOWS THATTHAT GROWTH REFLECTS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN PROGRAMMING FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU SAW THIS LAST MEETING, BUT JUST KIND OF KEEP IT OUT THERE, WE DO HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, ON GRANT PIKE, FAIR STATION, 12:00 TO 3:00 P.M.
THE POLICE DIVISION WILL HOLD THE ANNUAL PUPS & POLICE, OCTOBER 16TH, 5:00 TO 7:00. AND JUST A REMINDER, IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OUR GRANT IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AS OF TODAY WE'VE RECEIVE 14 APPLICATIONS. THE APPLICATION PERIOD GOES L OCTOBER 17TH, 5:00. THEN THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET AND START EVALUATING THE GRANTS AFTER THAT.
WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ON THE GRANT APPLICATIONS, HAVE YOU GOTTEN SOME IN EACH CATEGORY?
>> YEAH. SO A PART OF THE PROGRAM AS WELL, IF YOU MEET SOME OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES, YOU CAN APPLY IN EACH BUCKET.
SOME APPLICANTS, VETERAN OWNED AND ALSO MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS, CAN APPLY FOR BOTH.
>> IT'S EXCITING THERE'S SOMETHING IN EACH CATEGORY.
>> GREAT QUESTION. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ESTIONSQUE COMMENTS? YOU HEAR THAT?
[ An Ordinance Amending Chapter 168 – Citizen Complaint Review Board Of Part One – Administrative Code, Title Five – Administrative Of The Codified Ordinances Of Huber Heights, Ohio, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)]
>> NUMBER , PENDING BUSINESS, THERE IS NO PENDING BUSINESS? HERE IS NONE, MR. CAMPBELL.
>> CITIZEN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD OF PART ONE, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, FIRST READING.
TONY? >> I BROUGHT THIS BEFORE COUNCIL IN WORK SESSIONS TO UPDATE THE MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA FOR THE COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD.
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THE INITIAL CRITERIA WHEN THE BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED WAS TOO LIMITING TO ATTRACT QUALIFIED MEMBERS TO THE BOARD. AS DISCUSSED WE ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM THIS EVENING BY WAIVING THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTINGIT TONIGHT. >> TONY, IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORK SESSION TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. QUESTIONS?
>> BRIEF COMMENT. THANK TONY RODGERS FOR HIS WORK. YOU TOOK THE BALL AND RAN WITH IT. REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DID, A LOT OF REVISION, BUT YOU'VE CLEANED IT UP TREMENDOUSLY, IT LOOKS
GREAT. >> THANK YOU, SIR, I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> ANYONE ELSE? TONY, CALL THE ROLL.
>> NOW ENTERTAINING A MOTION TO ADOPT. SCOTT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. COMMENTS?
>> I DID TAKE THIS TO FIRST TIERS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND IT HAS CHOSEN NOT TO BRING THIS UP TO THE WHOLE FIRST TIER. WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS WHAT WE
ANYONE ELSE? TONY, HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
[ A Motion To Appoint Howard Adams And Tiara Brookshire To The Citizen Complaint Review Board For A Term Ending December 31, 2028.]
>> MOTION TO APPOINT HOWARD ADAMS AND TEE
IARABROOKSHIRE. >> THE FACT THAT THE MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN UPDATED ALLOWS THE TWO QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE AND WE'LL CONTINUE RECRUITMENT TO FILL THE REMAINING SPOTS.
>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL.
[ An Ordinance Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Termination Of A Restrictive Covenant Related To The Property Located At 8261 State Route 235, Huber Heights, Ohio And Further Identified As Parcel Number P70 01218 0016, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)]
>> ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A TERMINATION OF A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT REPLATED TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8261 STATE ROUTE 235, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, FIRST READING.
>> THANK YOU, THIS IS A DEED RESTRICTION THAT THE CITY PLACED OFF. WE'RE WELL WITHIN OUR AUTHORITY TO REMOVE IT. IT WAS PLACED ON TWO TENANTS AGO. IT'S REVIEWED, NO OBJECTIONS.
PLANNING TO MOVE TO HUBER HEIGHTS AND BRING OVER 100 JOBS.
>> IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND ADOPT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> PASSED 7-0. MOVE TO ADOPT, DON
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Ego Midways For Carnival Rides And Attractions At The 2026 Star Spangled Heights Event. (first reading)]
>> PASSED 7-0. ITEM D, TONY, READ THE RESOLUTION.
>> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH EGO MIDWAYS FOR CARNIVAL RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS.
>> NEXT JULY 4TH IS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY. WE'RE GOING CHANGE THE FESTIVAL A LITTLE BIT.
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IT'S ON THE FOU JULY THIS YEAR BUT MAY HAVE ANADDITIONAL DATE. THIS IS ALLOWING THE CITY MANAGER TO GET IN LINE TO HAVE THE ATTRACTIONS FOR THE EVENT.>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT? THAT THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION. ANITA?
>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY COMMENTS? ANITA?
>> ARE WE -- IS SOMEBODY ASSIGNED TO GO OUT TOWARDS SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY? I ASK EVERY YEAR BUT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE SOMEBODY SPONSOR TO HELP EAT UP THE COST AND WE DON'T. I'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY WAS ASSIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS.
>> I WILL CHECK WITH STAFF AND AND÷÷ BACK TO YOU, TOMORROW.
>> ANITA, ALEX, WE USED TO HAVE SPONSOTHREE OR FOUR, AND RAISE ABOUT HALF THE COST OF THE FIREWORKS. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIGITAL BOARD AT THE THOMAS CLOUD, THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS TO DO THAT, TO CONTINUE TO GET THOSE DONATIONS. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE USED TO.
[11. Citizens Comments - General]
ITEM 11. GENERAL CITIZEN COMMENTS.
>> WE HAVE THREE. START WITH MR. ROBERT MONDAY.
>> K YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT. THIS IS MY FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF ANY SORT, ANY TIME.
I AM A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF DAYTON, I LIVE ON KITTREDGE ROAD, BEEN HERE 32 YEARS.
I WANT TO THANK A COUPLE OF OFFICERS THAT I HAVE SPOKE TO. SERGEANT -- I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME, BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CATCH A FEW OUT THERE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES I'VE SEEN. SINCE I RETIRED MAY 30TH, BY THE WAY, GOOD STUFF. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN MY YARD, ABOUT $40,000 WORTH OF WORK FOR $11,000 MYSELF. OUT THERE EVERY DAY FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00, 9:00 AT NI EVERYBODY KNOW WHERE KITTREDGE ROAD IS? OKAY. BEFORE -- I NEVER FELT SO COMPELLED TO SPEAK ABOUT A SERIOUS CONCERN THAT I HAVE. EVEN WHEN I HAD KIDS, TWO BOYS, 27 AND 32. I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.
28 AND 32. SINCE I HAD A GRANDSON, 3 YEARS OLD NOW, HE COMES OVER TO THE THE÷÷HOUSE, I'M VERY ABOUT THE STREET AND THE SAFETY.
SPEED IS THE MAIN PROBLEM. BEFORE WE GET INTO -- PASTOR SPOKE ABOUT THE VALUE OF KIDS AND PEOPLE.
WE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM. BETWEEN 4780 AND 4730, THE HOUSES ON KITTREDGE, WE HAVE 11 -- 10 KIDS, MY GRANDSON IS 11. THEY'RE OUT THERE.
I TELL THEM, HEY GUYS, YOU KNOW, DON'T RIDE YOUR BIKE, DON'T DO THIS, DON'T DO THAT.
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR ME TO SEE CARS DOING 60, 70, 80 MILES AN HOUR. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY KNOWS KITTREDGE ROAD, IF YOU GUYS KNOW IT, I WAS JOKINGLY TALKING TO ONE OF THE OFFICERS AND SAID MAYBE JUST INCREASE THE SPEED TO 50, 55, THAT WAY I WON'T FEEL SO BAD. BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. IF ONE OF THOSE CARS GOES OUT OF CONTROL AT 60 TO 70, WHICH IT DID IN 2022, IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS, CAUGHT AN OLDER LE PULLING OUT, CLIPPED THEM, WENT AIRBORNE AND TOOK OUT A BIG SECTION, PROBABLY 30 FEET OF FENCE.
RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE AND HEARD IT HAPPEN. I KNOW THEY HAD TO, YOU KNOW, INVESTIGATION AND ALL THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OUT OF IT, BUT SPEED WAS AN ISSUE.
SITTING OUT FRONT TALKINGTALKING RIVERSIDE OFFICER ONE TIME AND THEY CLOCKED A PERSON COMING OVER THE HILL AT 98 MILES AN HOUR. IF A CAR GOES OUT OF CONTROL --
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AND I DON'T KNOW THE STATISTICS, BUT HIGH SPEED OUT OF CONTROL ABOVE 50, 60, IT COULD GO RIGHT THROUGH MY HOUSE, DEFINITELY HURT SERIOUS PEOPLE.WE'RE LUCKY NOBODY WAS WALKING ON THE STREET THAT DAY THE CAR TOOK OUT THAT SECTION OF FENCE.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE -- I REALLY, TRULYTRULY WANT TO HAVE AN ELEANOR TYPE INCIDENT INCIDENT KITTREDGE OF ANY SORT. MAYBE BEFORE MARY LEFT I SHOULD HAVE SPOKE WITH HER, MAYBE CAN GET ASSISTANCE FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF OR SOMETHING OUT THERE.
HUBER HEIGHTS, I'VE NOTICED INCREASE LATELY BUT WE NEED MORE. WE NEED MORE. I DON'T KNOW -- YOU KNOW, I KNOW MARY SPOKE ABOUT FRIENDS, YOU BEING HER FRIENDS.
WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND AND HELP ME OUT ON KITTREDGE ROAD? PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT A STOPLIGHT, YOU DON'T NEED THAT. TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS, COME OUT OF STRAT AND THEN I CALL IT KITTREDGE RACEWAY.
>> HAVE YOU HEARD THE MUFFLERS NOW ON THE CARS, WHEN THEY RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL, SOUNDS LIKE SHOT GUNS GOING OFF. AR-15.
IS THERE A NOISE ORDINANCE? I DON'T KNOW, IS THERE? AND LOOK, I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO, I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO. OKAY? AND I -- MORE THAN LIKELY AFTER 32 YEARS I PROBABLY WILL GET OUT OF THERE, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT, INJURED, KILLED, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW -- SEEMS TO ME I RECALL SPEED BUMPS -- NOT BUMPS BUT DIPS CAN KEEP CARS AT 35. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BETWEEN STRATHAVEN AND THE END WITH 11 KIDS WE COULD HAVE A SIGN THAT SAYS CHILDREN AT PLAY. I LIVED ON EAST WYNN AVENUE GROWING UP, TWO DOORS DOWN WAS A DEAF CHILD, COULDN'T HEAR NOTHING. THEY HAD A DEAF CHILD SIGN AREA.
IT WAS VERY EFFECTIVE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY KNOWS
WHERE THAT IS. >> I DO, RIVERSIDE.
>> COME UPTHE HILL, YEAH. AND THAT'S RIGHT WHERE THEIR HOUSE WAS. SO WHEN THEY WOULD FLY UP THAT HILL, IT WAS ROUGH. I'M JUST ASKING THAT IF YOU CAN HELP, ANYTHING I CAN DO. I'VE EVEN THOUGHT, I'M RETIRED NOW, OKAY- I KNOW I MENTIONED THAT. I GUESS WHEN I WAS WORKING, I WOULD WORK ALL DAY AND COME HOME, HAVE SOMETHING TO DO IN THE EVENING. JUST THE TRAFFIC WAS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT THERE, YOU GUYS WOULD BE AMAZED. I'VE SEEN DRAG RACING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I'VE SEEN OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR, EASY. EASY.
I'VE SEEN MOTORCYCLES. YESTERDAY, FOUR-WHEELERS. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM BUT FLYING UP AND DOWN KITTREDGE ROAD.
HAVING SAID ALL THAT, ANYTHING THAT YOU CA AGAIN, I HOPE HUBER HEIGHTS WILL BE MY FRIEND EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT IN HUBER HEIGHTS BUT THE STREET IS, AM I CORRECT?
>> PART OF IT, A SHORT SECTION.
DOWN. I CAN TELL YOU CARS. I CAN TELL YOU CARS, MAKES AND MODELS. AND THERE'S A LOT I CAN TELL YOU. BUT ANYTHING YOU CAN DO FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE KIDS, THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE, JUST SLOW THEM DOWN. GET THEM SLOWED DOWN.
THE OTHER MORNING, 6:57, TELLING THE POLICE OFFICER, STANDING OUTSIDE, DRINKING COFFEE.
SCHOOL BUS DOWN THE STREET PICKING UP A DAYTON POLICE OFFICERS POLICE OFFICER'S KIDS FOR SCHOOL, BOTH RED LIGHTS FLASHING, NOT EVEN AN ATTEMPT TO HIT A BRAKE LIGHT.
I KNOW IT'S YOUR FURTHEST STREET NORTH BUT CAN'T BE FORGOT ABOUT.
FOR THE SAFETY OF THE KIDS, CAN WE DO SOMETHING PLEASE?
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ANY QUESTIONS?>> THANK YOU FOR COMING TO TALK WITH US, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WITH CONCERNS LIKE THIS.
TEMPORARY CITY MANAGER, COULD WE PUT DOWN MOBILE SPEED DETECTORS TO TELL US THE TIMES THAT THEY CLOCK THE SPEEDS AND DIAL IN MORE OF A OKAY, IT'S A.M. RUSH HOUR, AFTER SCHOOL, AFTER WORK PROBLEM? HELP DIAL IN THE INPUT.
ONCE WE GET THE INFORMATION, THE POLICE CHIEF TOLD ME THEY COULD PUT MORE OF A DETAIL DOWN THERE.
>> WE'LL LOOK AT STAFF, PLANNING STAFF AND POLICE DIVISION STAFF.
>> JUST KNOW WE HIRED A POLICE OFFICER IN JULY WHO WROTE 147 TICKETS AND ANOTHER IS COMING ININ OCTOBER. I WAS TOLD THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
THEY HAONE ON HARSHMAN ROAD. WHEN I SEE IT, I SLOW DOWN. MIGHT BE DOING 52 AND OH, GOD, 50 IS WHAT I NEED DO. I DO BELIEVE THEY'RE EFFECTIVE.
I DON'T BELIEVE THEY TAKE THE KIND OF INFORMATION THEY DO TRACK THE SPEEDS AND TIMES
>> I BELIEVE IT IS. >> I CAN GIVE YOU THE TIMES ALL DAY LONG, BUT CAN TELL YOU WHEN IT'S THE WORST.
>> RIGHT NOW, SATURDAYS, FRIDAY, SATURDAY FROM 4:00 UNTIL 8:00, 9:00.
BUT IT'S REALLY ALL TIMES. AND IT'S ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE.
THERE'S JUST NO -- THEY HAVE NO SENSE OF THAT SPEED IS 35.
IT'S JUST -- I WON'T BE ABLE TO FORGIVE MYSELF IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ONE OF THEM KIDS. AND GOD FORBID IT'S MY GRANDSON.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING TO TALK TO
US. >> MS. BAKER, YOU TOOK HALF OF MINE. I RIDE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ATHEY SET UP ON KITTREDGE A LOT, THEY HAVE REALIZED IT'S A SITUATION, IT IS ON THEIR RADAR, AND I THINK THAT TRAILER WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA ALSO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
WEBB. >> ALSO VICE MAYOR, CAMPBELL, DOESN'T YOUR STREET CONNECT TO KITTREDGE AROUND WHERE HE'S
>> SO MARK, YOU'RE PROBABLY WELL AWARE OF THE SITUATION.
AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, A WHILE BACK, THE MAYOR AND REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE GIVEN STAFF A PRIORITY OF LET'S GET PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN, NOT JUST KITTREDGE BUT ALL OVER THE CITY.
IT IS A PROBLEM CITYWIDE. STAFF HAS RESPONDED, ADDED AN OFFICER AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN A DIRECTIVE TO FOCUS ON SPEED, RECKLESS OPERATION AND GOOFY THINGS WE SEE ON THE STREETS. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS TO STAY LOUD ABOUT IT. AS SCOTT SAID, THE MORE THEY KNOW ABOUT WHERE THE PROBLEM AREAS ARE, THE PROBLEM TIMES ARE, THE PROBLEM DAYS ARE, THE MORE THEY CAN DO TO GET OUT THERE AND ENFORCE IT. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
>> APPRECIATE THAT. AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING
LOUDER. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> SCOTT. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. ROBERT -- BOB.
AND YOU HAVE A BIRTHDAY COMING UP.
COMMENTS YOU'VE HEARD TONIGHT WILL BE CONVEYED TO OUR POLICE CHIEF THROUGH ALEX, ONE OF TWO OF OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS.
JOHN IS ON HIS HONEYMOON AND ALL WILL BE CONVEYEDCONVEYED HIM AS WELL.
>> APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANKS SO MUCH FOR
COMING. >> JUST GOT TO GET THEM.
THANK YOU, SIR. >> DOMINIC BRADY STRATTON,
PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. I'M A RESIDENT OF MOUNT
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WHITNEY STREET. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON A MATTER OF OUND HUMANITARIAN CONCERN,CONCERN, PEOPLE OF HUBER, ONGOING CRISIS IN GAZA AND PALESTINE.OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN GAZA, HALF CHILDREN, ARE FACING CATASTROPHIC HUNGER AND MAN- MADE FAMINE AND THE UNITED NATIONS HAS CONCLUDED THAT ISRAEL IS COMMITTING A GENOCIDE IN GAZA, HEALTH CARE HAS COLLAPSED.
NO POLICE FORCE, PARAMEDICS, FIREFIGHTERS.
THEY'RE ASSASSINATED DAILY, HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, WORKING WITHOUT POWER, WATER AND SUPPLIES, NUMBER OF CASUALTIES CONTINUES TO GROW DAILY. ALL THE PEOPLE ARE HELD UNDER SIEGE AS POLITICAL PRISONERS BYBY ISRAEL, WHY DESPITE MY EFFORTS I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO OR AUTHORITY TO EVACUATE BILITY CIVILIANS, INCLUDING FAMILIES I RAISE MONEY D SPEAK TO WHO NEED EVACUATION.
MY DEAR IEND HUSSEIN SIMPLY WANTS TO TO GET LIFE-SAVING SURGERY FOR HIS BROTHER WHO NEEDS LE SKIN GRAFTS AND A BONE GRAFT. HE'S CALLING ON THE UNITED STATES TO IMMEDIATELY EVACUATE HIS BROTHER TO THE UNITED STATES AND ANY DELAY WILL LEAD HEALTH AND PERSONAL DISABILITY. AND AADAND HIS SISTERS NEED SAFE SHELTER AND ACCESS TO FOOD, THEY'RE CONSTANTLY FORCED TO EVACUATE WHEREVER THEY MAY BE HUNKERED DOWN AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. EACH PASSING DAY MAKES THINGS WORSE. MY FRIEND MAHMOUD NEEDS SURGERY.
DUA LIVES ALONE IN GAZA WITH SEVEN CHILDREN AND CAN'T SLEEP DEFENDING CHILDREN FROM RATS, BOMBS AND STRAY DOGS AT NIGHT. I'VE BEEN PROVIDED WITH NO MEANS TO HELP MY FRIENDS BY ANY INTERNATIONAL AID ORGANIZATION. HOLDING THEM AS POLITICAL PRISONERS IS UNCONSONABLE. OUR CITY HAS A LEGACY OF CHAMPIONING SOLUTIONS TO HORRIBLE CONFLICTS.
WHAT'HAPPENING IN GAZA IS ANTITHESIS TO THAT IDEA OF PEACE. WE'RE SEEING THE PUNISHMENT AN ENTIRE POPULATION AND SHOULD SHOCK THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF ANYONE.
THIS TOUCHES PEOPLE IN HUBER HEIGHTS, WE HAVE FAMILIES WITH LOVED ONES IN GAZA. CALL FOR CEASEFIRE AND HUMANITARIAN RELEASE IS A CALL FOR SUPPORT.
I'M NOT ASKING THE COUNCIL TO SOLVE AN INTERNATIOCONFLICT BUT JOIN THE CHORUS OF THOSE CALLING FOR HUMANITY.
CEASEFIRE, UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF ALL HOSTAGES, PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI ALIKE AND MASSIVE INFLOW OF HUMANITARIAN AND CLOSING OF THE CHILD PRISON IN ISRAEL. I ASK THAT CITY OF HUBER COMMIT TO PEAND CONDEMN ISLAMOPHOBIA.
IT'S NOT A POLITICAL STATEMENT BUT HUMANITARIAN ONEONE PEOPLE OF HUBER HEIGHTS STAND FOR LIFE, PEACE AND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE THAT ALL HUMAN BEINGS DESERVEDESERVE LIVE IN PEACE WITH DIGNY. IN THE FUTURE, MY CHILDREN AND CHILDREN'S CHILDREN CAN SAY IN THE OF THIS, THE PEOPLE OF HUBER HEIGHTS FIGHT AGAINST A STAIN ON THE REPUTATION OF THIS GREAT NATION AND HOPE THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS GREAT INE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THREATENS ANY FREE-THINKING PERSON IN THE WORLD AND IN HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO. ISRAEL MUST LET MY PEOPLE GO.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND I HOPE I CAN COUNT ON YOUR LEADERSHIP.
>> THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT, WE APPRECIATE
YOU. >> I'LL LEAVE INFORMATION AND PHONE NUMBER, IF YOU ENCOUNTER AN AVENUE TO GETTING PEOPLE OUT WHO ARE INJURED OF THE CONFLICT ZONE, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FORFOR A RESOURCE BECAUSE I CALLED THE EGYPTIAN HEALTH MINISTRY, RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT, ANY AID ORGANIZATION I'VE CALLED AND THEY ALL SAY THEY HAVE NO AUTHORITY BECAUSE THE
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ONLY APPROACH I CAN TAKE AT THIS POINT IS MY ESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND CALLING THEM AND THEIR STAFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO FOR THESE PEOPLE.>> THANK YOU. >> I'LL TAKE YOUR INFORMATION.
ELSE? >> WE HAVE ONE LAST CITIZEN TO SPEAK, MR. JEFF WORFORD.
>> JEFF -- MAYOR GORE TOLD ME IF YOU COME TONIGHT TO SPEAK YOU WERE LIMITED TO 90 SECONDS. WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY, HE SAID IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR REPEATED TOPIC. JEFF, I'LL START NO YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS.
>> FREEDOM FREEDOEEDOM. FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF CHOICE, FREEDOM TO PROTECT THE CHOIYOU HAVE CUT MY FIVE- MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME TO 90 SECONDS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, YOU ARE WRONG.
I BELIEVE YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M SAYING D WHAT CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE SEE YOUR TRUE COLORS ORTHE TRUTH OF ANNEXATIONS AND HARM IT CAUSES. THE RIGHTS OF TAXPAYING CITIZENS WERE TAKEN AWAY WHEN YOU PASSED IT.
GOVERNING ACCEPTABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
TYPE TWO ANNEXATION LAWS ARE TO TAKE AWAY THE VOICE OFTHE TOWNSHIP CITIZENS. OVER THE YEARS, ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AT ALL LEVELS ARE DICTS ADDICTED TO MONEY. JUST AS IN THE CASE OF DRUG ADDICTS, ADDICTION TO MONEY IS JUST ARMFUL.
IT CAN CLOUD YOUR SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG, PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR MORAL AND L VALUES. ADDICTION TO MONEY ALLOWS AN ADDICT TO RATIONALIZE HOW TO GET MORE MONEY AT ANY COST NO MATTER WHO IS HURTS. WE AS HUMANS MAKE DECISIONS EVERY DAY AND EACH DE MAKE PUTS A MARK ON OUR SOUL.
WHAT ARE ON YOUR SOULS? ALL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES WHO SUPPORT TYPE TWO ANNEXATIONS THAT TAKES THE VOICE FROM TAXPAYERS ARE WRONG.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT.
>> SUPPORT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND ALL
[12. City Official Reports And Comments]
>> THANK YOU. NUMBER 12, CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS. ANYONE HAVE ANY? DR. FRED.
>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR CAMPBELL.
I WANTED TO THANK THE CULTURAL -- PUTTING ON THE THE MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL, FEELS LIKE A MONTH AGO, BUT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. I THINK ALEX REPORTED ON IT TODAY. IT WAS A GOOD TIME.
THE ACTS WERE ALL DAY, RIGHT AFTEI WAS ING TO LEAVE, AND THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURAL ACTS, STAYED FOR PRETTY MUCH MOST OF THE DAY. MY REGARDS TO THEM FOR THE JOB THEY DID. THROWING A GOOD EVENT. THANK YOU.
ANITA? >> JUST LET YOU GUYS KNOW TO PUT DECEMBER 3RD ON YOUR CALENDAR, HOSTING FIRST TIER SUBURBS AT THE NEW VERNMENT CENTER.
PROBABLY NEED TO GIVE TOURS SO AS MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT CAN BE THERE WE'LL NEED YOU.
>> GOING TO JUMP ON COUNCILMAN AIKENS' COMMENT ABOUT THE MULTICULTURAL FE. YEAR AFTER YEAR, IT'S BEEN GOOD. THIS YEAR THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE EVEN A LITTLE MORE EXTRAORDINARY. I WOULD CALL IT PROMISE.
EVERYTHING, THE NUMBERS ARE UP, NUMBER OF VENDORS WERE UP, ACTIVITIES WERE UP, WIDER VARIETY OF THINGS HAPPENING, JUST A GREAT EVENT. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED PUT THAT ON.
IN VEIN, ALEX, IN YOUR COMMENTS YOU MENTIONED SEPTEMBER 28TH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE.
I WANT TO START SOMESIZZLE OUT THAT.
IT'S A REALLY FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY THAT DAY.
THEY DO THE MOCK BURN WITH THE FIRE RIG THEY'VE BUILT.
THERE'S DEMONSTRATIONS ALL DAY LONG.
THEY TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF THE FIREHOUSE, IT'S AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE FOR THE UNITY.
THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU, DON. SCOTT.
>> THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO PUT, DISCUSSIONS WE NEED TO TAUM
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TALK ABOUT. I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT SHAWGATE PARK. IS THAT CLOSED DOWNAGAIN? >> THE SWINGSET PART IS,
YES. >> HAVE WE FIGURED OUT WHY THE CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE KEEP HAVING THE SAME ISSUE? THIS IS THE THIRD TIME, ISN'T
>> THERE'S PENDING LITIGATION. IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE TAKING THEM TO COURT. WEHAVE A BAD JOB DONE BY THE CONTRACTOR ON THE INSTALLATION. IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THE SWINGS I THINK ARE ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR THINGS THERE, BUT THE GROUND ISN'T STABLE THEM DANGEROUS. D MAKES UNFORTUNATELY THE POST SAID INDEFINITELY. I WOULD RATHER SAY TEMPORARILY UNTIL WE CAN GET IT FIXED, THE SWINGS HAVE TO COME DOWN. ALEX
>> PART OF THAT PROCESS, THAT'S CORRECT, COUNCILMEMBER WEBB IS CORRECT. WE HAD A THIRD PARTY EVALUATE THE EQUIPMENT. THEY FOUND ADDITIONAL ISSUES, THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH LEGAL TOTO A REMEDY BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR, OUR BELIEF, INCORRECTLY PUT THE PARK EQUIPMENT IN AND HAVE NOT BEEN RESPONSIVE OF FIXING THE ISSUES.
THATWHY WE ASKED FOR A THIRD PARTY TO COME IN AND
>> THE COMPANY THAT PUT IT IN WAS THE FIRST COMPANY THAT CORRECTED IT, HAPPENED AGAIN, AND ANOTHER?
>> THEY CAME BACK OUT, CORRECTED THE ONE ISSUE.
WE WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT, SO WE CONTINUE TO VOICE OUR FRUSTRATION WITH THE CONTRACTOR.
THISIS TAXPAYER MONEY, CITIZENS USE THE PARK, KIDS USE THE PARK, IT NEEDS TO BE SAFE.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE GONE TO THE NEXT STEP. IT'S UNFORTUNATE. PARKS ARE FOR EVERYBODY.
WE WANT THEM INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND SAFELY USED BY
I WANTED TO BE TRANSPARENT AND TELL THE CITIZENS WHAT IS BEING DONE. OTHER THING COMING UP IN MY ATTENTION IS TWO THINGS.
WE DID TALK ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE THE CITY CLOSER, CLEANER AND MORE ATTRACTIVE.
I'VE HAD PUSHBACK BOTH SIDES ON THAT. WHY PICKING ON THEM, OTHER SIDE S, WE NEED TO DO IT. WE'RE NOT GET ROLL KING BUT WE NEED TO TALK TO THEM AND ASK THEM TO MAKE IT CLEANER, MORE PLEASANT. NOT TO CLOSE DOWN. WE APPRECIATE THEM BEING HERE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THEM BUT MAKING IT MORE PLEASABLE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE TO USE THE PARKING LOT OR ANOTHER SIDE ON THAT. ALSO, I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE GAS STATION BEHIND STEAK & SHAKE. ONE MORE EYESORE, WHY LOOKING THERE, NOT THE GAS STATION THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ONE MORE ITEM, HAVE WE TALKED MORE ABOUT HAVING SCHOOL BOARD AND COUNCIL MEETING TOGETHER? WE'VE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS.
>> LAST TIME WE HAD A MEETING SCHEDULED, THEN THE SUPERINTENDENT ASKED TO POSTPONE BUT WOULD LET US KNOW WHEN THEY WERE READY AGAIN.
WE'VE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. COUNCIL GIVES ME DIRECTION, I'LL REACH OUT TO HIM, I SEE HIM WEEKLY AT ROTARY.
>> COUPLE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS ASKED ABOUT GETTING IT STARTED
AGAIN. >> I WOULD SUPPORT THAT, SC
ELSE? >> JUST A QUESTION, MIGHT BE FOR ALEX. IS THAT THE SAME VENDOR THAT BUILT -- BACKING UP A FEW TOPICS AGO. REST, SCOTT.
>> AFTER THE SHAWGATE DEBACLE, SARAH SHIFTED GEARS TO HIRE A MORE PROFICIENT INSTALLER. AND THE COTTONWOOD PARK IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
>> AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S USAGE ISSUE, BUT SOME GRASS WAS COMING LOOSE AND I SENT JOHN
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A PICTURE AND HE SAID SARAH WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT. I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT.I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE THE CITIZENS LISTENING TO PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THE PARK EQUIPMENT.
IT COST A LOT OF MONEY. SHAWGATE OVER QUARTER MILLION, COTTONWOOD A HALF MILLION. AND I SAW A YOUNG LADY ON A SCOOTER WITH HANDLEBARS, RIDING IT UP OVER THE PARK. PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION.
UNDER 12, SHOULDN'T BE ON IT. DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T BE RIDING MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT ON THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
IT'S GOING TO TEAR IT UP AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO FIX STUFF AND COST MORE MONEY. PLEASE LET'S MONITOR THE CHILDREN AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY YING
THEY'RE HARMING THE TURF ON THOSE MOUNDS AT COTTONWOOD WITH MOTORIZED VEHICLES.
>> SCOTT, YOU WERE WAITING ON SUPPORT REGARDING THE SCHOOL BOARD. I'LL SUPPORT THAT.
>> DON, ANITA. WE'LL ASK TONY TO TALK TO JEFF AND TALK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD SUPERINTENDENT TO SEE IF THEY'RE READY TO SCHEDULE.
WHO ELSE HAS ANYTHING TONIGHT? SEEING NOTHING.
CHRIS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US?
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT, THANK YOU.
[13. Executive Session]
>> I'VE GOT MY POINTS COVERED.
>> SO THE NEXT ISSUE IS WE HAVE A NEED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. TONY, IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN
MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMA RELATED TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, RESPECTING QUESTIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE THAT INVOLVES PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENTS RELATED TO A PROJECT. AND EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NECESSARY TO OT THE INVESTMENT OF BONDS
FRED. >> MOVE TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DR. FRED.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND? COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? CALL ROLL.
>> YES. >> FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, WILL THERE BE ANY PUBLIC MATTERS TAKEN UP AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION?
>> IT'S NOT ANTICIPATED, BUT WE'LL COME OUT TO CLOSE THE MEETING.
>> WE'LL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE
>> OKAY. WE CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:17. THERE IS NO
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