[1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore] [00:00:11] CITY COUNCIL MEETING PREPARED TODAY'S DATE IS MARCH 23RD, 2026. WE'RE GETTING STARTED AT 6:00 PM [2. Invocation - Pastor Randy Griffith Of The Free Methodist Church At 6875 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio] THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER AND WE HAVE AN INDICATION FOR ANDY GRIFFITHS OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH. PASTOR GRIFFIN GREAT TO SEE YOU. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. JESUS CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE FAR AWAY AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO ARE NEAR. THROUGH HIM WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE FATHER BY ONE SPIRIT. JESUS CAME AND PROCLAIMED TO ALL PEOPLE PEACE WITH GOD AND PEACE WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH FAITH IN HIM. FOR WE WERE ALL FAR AWAY FROM GOD AND NOW WE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT NEAR TO GOD AND EACH OTHER THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. JOHN PERKINS WROTE RECONCILIATION IS GOD'S EYES PROBLEM. THAT ONLY THE CHURCH, IS IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN HEAL. IT REQUIRES THE QUALITY OF LOVE THAT ONLY OUR SAVIOR CAN PRO PROVIDE. HE SAID GOD CREATED ONLY ONE RACE THE HUMAN RACE. THERE IS NO BLACK RACE AND THERE IS NO WHITE RACE. SO THE IDEA OF RACIAL RECONCILIATION IS A FALSE IDEA. IT'S A LIE BUT IT IMPLIES THAT THERE'S MORE THAN ONE RACE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE. L.A. CONCILIATION IS THAT REMOVAL OF TENSION BETWEEN PARTIES COULD END UP RESTORATION OF LOVING RELATIONSHIP. THIS IS WHAT GOD INTENDED FOR HIS PEOPLE. LIKE THE EXPERIENCE OF PENTECOST WHEN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE KNOWN WORLD HEARD THE GLORIOUS MESSAGE OF SALVATION IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. THAT WAS RECONCILIATION AT ITS VERY BEST. AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE. THROUGH JESUS CHRIST ALL BELIEVERS HAVE ACCESS TO GOD THE FATHER BY ONE SPIRIT. AS PERKINS WROTE, ALL WHO BELIEVE IN CHRIST ARE BORN AGAIN. AND UNITED INTO THE FAMILY OF GOD. WE ARE INDEED ONE RACE, ONE BLOOD. LET BE APOSTLE PAUL WROTE, ALL THIS IS FROM GOD. WHO RECONCILED US TO HIMSELF THROUGH CHRIST AND GAVE US THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION TO THAT GOD WAS RECONCILING THE WORLD TO HIMSELF IN CHRIST AND NOT COUNTING THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE AGAINST THEM. AND HE HAS COMMITTED TO US THE MESSAGE OF RECONCILIATION. LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, BY YOUR SPIRIT, AND HELP US TO LIVE BY THE LOVE OF CHRIST. AND THE TRUTH OF YOUR WORDS. MAY WE BECOME CONDITION OF PEOPLE YOU WANT US TO BE. AND BUYER SPIRIT, LORD, OVER THIS MEETING TONIGHT IN CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN. >> THANK YOU. [3. Pledge Of Allegiance] >> I PLEDGE OF 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] >> WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. >> EXCUSE ME. >> MR. CAMPBELL IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING AND HE HAS SENT A MESSAGE, INFORMING US WHY HE IS NOT HERE AND REQUESTED THAT WE APPROVE HIS ABSENCE. IS THERE A MOTION? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> IS THERE A DISCUSSION? >> MISS BAKER. [5. Approval Of Minutes] >> THE MOTION IS APPROVED NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE WHICH IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES. OR FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MEETING'S MINUTES. THOSE HAVE BEEN SENT TO EVERYONE, SO THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS. THOSE STAND AS APPROVED. SEEING NONE, THOSE MEETINGS ARE [ Presentation Of Newly Hired Employees Within The Police Division – Police Chief Mark Lightner And Mayor Jeff Gore] APPROVED. NEXT UP IS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AND I WILL HAND THIS OFF TO TIM. >> I WILL START OFF WITH ITEM SIX A WITHIN THE POLICE DIVISION. POLICE CHIEF MIKE MARTIN AND [00:05:04] MAYOR JASGAR. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THAT WILL INTRODUCE LAST YEAR'S EMPLOYEES. I DID THIS THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WHERE I BROUGHT EVERYBODY IN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR THAT WE'VE HIRED. WE USED TO DO IT AS WE HIRED EVERYBODY. BUT THAT AS YOU CAN TELL, THAT'S SEVEN VISITS TO COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE SOMEBODY, SAYING THE SAME THING. AND THEN THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THEY WERE STILL GOING TO BE HERE A YEAR LATER. THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE. THIS GROUP I GOT IN FRONT OF ME NOW. SO I WANT TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU. SO FIRST WE'VE GOT MICHELLE. MICHONNE BEGAN HIS DISPATCHING CAREER WITH THE POLICE DIVISION IN 24TH, 2025. MICHONNE HAS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND MUNICIPAL ROLES OVER THE YEARS. HIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES WORK AS A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND MOST RECENTLY AS A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER SUPPORTING POLICE, FIRE, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION TO HIS PUBLIC SERVICE BACKGROUND, HE ALSO BRINGS TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHICH STRENGTHENS HIS ABILITY TO ADAPT QUICKLY TO COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND FAST PACED ENVIRONMENTS. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, MICHONNE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR HIS PROFESSIONALISM, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MULTIPLE TRAINING PHASES AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, SUPPORTED MULTI-AGENCY COORDINATION AND CONTRIBUTED TO ACCURATE AND TIMELY RESPONSE DURING HIS -- DURING HIGH PRIORITY INCIDENTS OUTSIDE OF WORK MICHONNE ENJOYS FITNESS TRAINING, SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY, HIS TWO ROTTWEILERS, SKYDIVING, PAT COLLECTING, AND PURSUING ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE DISCIPLINE, SPIRITUAL, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT RASHAD PROFESSIONAL GOAL IS TO CONTINUE GROWING WITHIN THE PUBLIC SAFETY, REFINING HIS SKILLS IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTRIBUTING POSITIVELY TO THE POLICE DIVISION AND THE COMMUNITY HE SERVES. HE IS COMMITTED TO LIFELONG LEARNING AND TO SUPPORTING THE MISSION AND VALUES OF PUBLIC SERVICE. MICHONNE, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] CARLY BEGAN HER DISPATCHING CAREER WITH HUBER HEIGHTS ON THIRD, 2025. CARLY IS FROM GREENWOOD, INDIANA. HER MILITARY CAREER BEGAN IN 2020 AS A SECURITY FORCES MEMBER WHICH BROUGHT HER TO A OHIO IN 2021. CARLY WAS STATIONED AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, WHERE SHE SERVED AS A BASE CENTER CONTROLLER. IN 2022 TO 2025. DURING HER TIME IN THE MILITARY, CARLY EARNED A BALANCED ZONE SIX MONTHS EARLY PROMOTION AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS AIRMAN OF THE QUARTER IN BOTH THE SQUADRON AND WING LEVELS. AND ACHIEVED THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT ON HER FIRST ATTEMPT. CARLY'S EXPERIENCES AND SUCCESS IN THE MILITARY HELPED HER REALIZE THAT DISPATCHING IS EXACTLY WHERE SHE WANTS TO BE. HANDLING TOUGH SITUATIONS DAILY STRENGTHENED HER ABILITY TO MULTITASK EFFICIENTLY AND MAKE QUICK SOUND DECISIONS UNDER PRESSURE. CARLY CURLY -- WITH HER FIANCÉ CONRAD AND HER TWO BONUS. MCKENNA AND ANAKIN. CARLY LOOKS FORWARD TO JOINING THE HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE DIVISION AS A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AND CONTINUING TO EXPAND HER KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN THIS NEW CHAPTER OF HER CAREER. CARLY. THROUGH IT WITH HUBER HEIGHTS DECEMBER 8, 2025. PAIGE WAS A HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE CADET SERGEANT FROM 2022 TO 2025 AND ENJOYED GETTING TO RIDE ALONG WITH THE OFFICERS AND GETTING HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD. HER THREE YEARS WITH HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE ALSO GAVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW THE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS. WHICH MADE HER TRANSITION HERE MUCH EASIER. PAIGE IS IT INSPIRES THAT ONE DAY BE IN THE POLICE OFFICER. SHE PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT OHIO STATE PATROL AS A DISPATCHER. SHE HAS SOME EXPERIENCE WITH P1 AND SHE IS EXCITED TO SHARE WITH HUBER HEIGHTS COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. DURING HER FREE TIME PAIGE SPENDS TIME WITH HER HORSES AND IS PREPARING TO GO TO A SHOW IN THE SPRING. PRIOR TO WORKING AT THE PATROL, PAIGE WORKED AT THE STABLES. PAIGE GEARHEART. [APPLAUSE] AHMED BEGAN HIS CAREER ON JANUARY 27TH, 2025. AHMED MOVED TO HUBER HEIGHTS IN JUNE OF 2019. HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2021. AND LATER ATTENDED WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY PURSUING A DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE UNTIL HE ENROLLED IN THE STATE POLICE ACADEMY. AHMED CHOSE TO WORK FOR THE HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE DIVISION BECAUSE OF ITS DIVERSITY, CULTURE AND GROWTH. AHMED IS TRILINGUAL IN TURKISH [00:10:05] RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH WHICH HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY BENEFICIAL WHEN ENGAGING WITH THE CITY'S LARGE TURKISH AND RUSSIAN SPEAKING COMMUNITIES. THE CITIZENS OF HUBER HEIGHTS HAVE GIVEN HIM A WARM WELL, AND HE FREQUENTLY HEARS POSITIVE FEEDBACK WHILE SERVING IN THE COMMUNITY. AHMED PLANS TO RETURN TO STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE SPRING SEMESTER OF 2026 TO CONTINUE ADVANCING HIS EDUCATION. THROUGHOUT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, HE DEVELOPED A STRONG PASSION FOR COMPETITION WHICH LED HIM TO WRESTLING. AHMED WRESTLES ON VARSITY TEAM IN MASSACHUSETTS AND HAS ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST IN COMBAT SPORTS. HE PREVIOUSLY TRAINED WITH AN MMA TEAM IN MASSACHUSETTS AND KIRBY CONTINUES TRAINING HERE IN OHIO. AHMED'S LONG TERM GOAL IS TO CONTINUE GROWING WITHIN THE DIVISION WITH ASPIRATIONS OF BEING A DRONE OPERATOR AND EVENTUALLY JOINING THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE. AHMED MOHAMMED. [APPLAUSE] CURTIS HENSLEY. CURTIS BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER WITH HUBER HEIGHTS APRIL 29TH, 2025. CURTIS COMES TO THE POLICE DIVISION WITH MORE THAN 32 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST OHIO AND SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. CURTIS PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ARE EXTENSIVE. HIS SKILLSET INCLUDES INVESTIGATIVE MYTHOLOGY, METHODOLOGY, CRISIS MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, AND THE INSTRUCTION OF MENTORING VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR CAREER. HE HAS COMPLETED LEADERSHIP AND COMMAND LEVEL TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE FBI EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, POLICE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COLLEGE, AND THE SOUTHERN POLICE INSTITUTE'S MANAGEMENT OF SMALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES COURTS. CURTIS HAS CERTIFIED AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN FIREARMS COMPANY DEFENSIVE TACTICS, OH BY ENFORCEMENT, TASER, OCH, S, TECHNICAL BATON, AND USE OF FORCE IN LIABILITY RISK REDUCTION. CURTIS IS ALSO A CERTIFIED FOR SCIENCE INSTITUTE FOR ANALYSIS INVESTIGATOR AND A TASER INVESTIGATION CURTIS HOLDS AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT STUDIES AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. FOR HIS ENJOYS AN AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION TRAVEL SCUBA DIVING AND PARTICIPATING IN LIVE TRIVIA COMPETITIONS. HE IS MARRIED, HAS TWO GROWN SONS AND IS A PROUD GRANDFATHER TO TWO GRANDCHILDREN. HE COMES FROM A FAMILY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL INCLUDING HIS FATHER, SON, AND NEPHEW. CURTIS. [APPLAUSE] TATYANA. TATIANA BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE DIVISION UNTIL JULY 21ST, 2025. WITH ONLY SIX MONTHS ON THE JOB, SHE IS NEW IN POLICING AND BRINGS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO THE PROFESSION. HAVING NO PRIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE BEFORE JOINING THE DIVISION. CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO ROAD PATROL, TATIANA'S FOCUS ON BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION OF PATROL WHILE SETTING LONG-TERM GOALS OF BECOMING A KENAN OFFICER AND WITH CONTINUED GROWTH AND EARNED RESPECT POTENTIALLY TESTING FOR A POSITION ON THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. BEFORE STARTING THIS NEW CHAPTER, AT A DOG KENNEL WHERE SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR EMERGING DOGS ON A DAILY BASIS. SHE OFTEN COMPARES THE ROLE HUMOROUSLY TO THAT OF A CORRECTIONS OFFICER, EXCEPT SHE GENERALLY ENJOYED THE WORK. THIS EXPERIENCE HELPED DEVELOP HER PATIENCE, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND ABILITY TO HANDLE UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR, SKILLS THAT HAVE PROVEN VALUABLE IN HER LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER. SINCE BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER, HAS DISCOVERED A NATURAL STRENGTH IN COMING AND COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE DURING STRESSFUL SITUATIONS. SHE CONSIDERS THIS ONE OF HER GREATEST ASSETS ON MANAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN HER STATURE, JOKING THAT SHE MAY BE ONE OF THE SHORTEST OFFICERS IN THE DIVISION. [LAUGHTER] HER ABILITY TO DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS AND CONNECTION WITH INDIVIDUALS HAS QUICKLY BECOME A DEFINING PART OF HER POLICING STYLE. WHILE ATTENDING THE POLICE ACADEMY, TATIANA ALSO WORKED TOWARD HER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. IN JULY 2025, SHE COMPLETED HER FINAL COURSES AND OFFICIALLY EARNED HER DEGREE. FURTHER STRENGTHENING HER COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING. OUTSIDE OF WORK, TATIANA ENJOYS GOING TO THE GYM, SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FRIENDS RUNNING AND PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. SHE RECENTLY ADDED A BELGIAN MALINOIS PUPPY NAMED APOLLO TO HER LIFE. REINFORCEMENT, HER APPRECIATION FOR ENERGETIC AND SOMETIMES CHAOTIC ANIMALS. LOOKING AHEAD, OFFICER WILKINS GOALS ARE TO CONTINUE LEARNING, HOW TO AVOID COMPLACENCY, AND STRIVE TO BE BETTER EVERY DAY. SHE BELIEVES THAT IF AN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF IT IS ALWAYS WORTH STEPPING FORWARD AND TRYING. SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO A LONG, REWARDING AND EVENTFUL CAREER SERVING THE CITY HUBER HEIGHTS. TATIANA POLK. [APPLAUSE] THAT LEAVES ZACK STAPLETON ZACK BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER WITH THE HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE DIVISION MARCH 3RD, 2025, AS OUR FIRST POLICE OFFICER CADET. ZACK IS A FORMER UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS WHO SERVED FROM 2018 TO 2022 AND HE WAS PROMOTED [00:15:02] TO SERGEANT E-5 AND AWARDED THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL. ZACK PREVIOUSLY SPENT 10 YEARS AS A GROUP LEADER AT CJS PARTS INDUSTRY CAN LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE. HOLDING A CAREER IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. IN ADDITION COMPLETED EXTENSIVE MILITARY TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP OPERATIONS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT HANDLING WITH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVENESS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. ZACK WAS BORN IN TROY, OHIO AND ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL AFTER GRADUATING, HE COMPLETED VOCATIONAL TRAINING AT A JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL WHERE HE TRAINED AS AN ELECTRICIAN. ZACK COMES FROM A CLOSE AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY AND HAS ONE BROTHER. THESE EARLY EXPERIENCES HELPED SHAPE HIS STRONG WORK ETHIC, DISCIPLINE AND COMMITMENT TO SERVICE. ZACK DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS DISCIPLINED, DEPENDABLE, AND GOAL ORIENTED. WITH A STRONG COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS SELF-IMPROVEMENT. ZACK ENJOYS MAINTAINING PHYSICAL FITNESS, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, AND ONGOING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. ZACK'S FUTURE CAREER GOALS INCLUDE PURSUING SPECIALIZED ROLES AS A WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR AND DRIVING INSTRUCTOR, WHERE HE CAN LEVERAGE HIS MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE TO TRAIN OFFICERS IN SAFETY, PRECISION, AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE. ZACK STAPLETON. [APPLAUSE] >> I THINK WE HAVE ALL TALKED ABOUT HOW GREAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE WHICH INCLUDES OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT IS REALLY ONE OF THE MARKS OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND LET PEOPLE KNOW US FOR, AND THAT IS HOW GREAT OUR -- AND I LOOK AT THIS GROUP. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW DIVERSE OUR COMMUNITY IS, AND I LOOK AT THIS GROUP, THIS IS A GREAT REPRESENTATION BECAUSE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY POLICING AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, IT TAKES PEOPLE OF ALL KINDS AS YOU LOOK AT THIS GROUP AND THE DIVERSITY THAT'S UP HERE, WE ARE STILL FOCUSING ON -- AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT TYPE OF DIVERSITY THAT WE NEED, AND I CAN'T THANK ALL OF YOU ENOUGH FOR WOMEN TO WORK AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS OF HUBER HEIGHTS. IT MEANS A LOT TO ALL OF US, AND I THINK YOU'RE JOINING AN UNBELIEVABLE ORGANIZATION, AND IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT ALREADY WE'RE JUST -- THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] OF PEOPLE AND HAVING WORKED WITH THEM, THEY'RE FUTURE IS BRIGHT. THE FUTURE OF HUBER HEIGHTS IS BRIGHTER BECAUSE OF ITS. [APPLAUSE] >> HAPPY TO DO IT. >> THANK YOU, SIR FOR COMING IN. [ National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Mayoral Proclamation - Mayor Jeff Gore] NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY -- APROC. >> REPRESENTATIVES FROM COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, FORWARD. >> I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO READ -- JUST SO THAT MICROPHONE PICKS IT UP. IS THAT BETTER? SO THIS IS THE CITY OF HUBER [00:20:08] HEIGHTS 2025 NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS LUKE MERRILL PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND RESPONSIBLE FOR ANSWERING EMERGENCY SERVICE NUMBER ONE CALLS FOR THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS. CITY OF RIVERSIDE AND BUTLER TOWNSHIP. AND DISPATCH ARE OFTEN CONSIDERED THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO THE SCENE OF THE EMERGENCY AND WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO THE APPROXIMATELY 127,912 TELEPHONE CALLS IN 2024, THE CITY HEIGHTS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION CENTER HANDLES RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND BETWEEN THE HEIGHTS POLICE AND FIRE DIVISIONS. CITY OF RIVERSIDE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, FILER TOWNSHIP POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND SURROUNDING POLICE AND FIRE AGENCIES ALONG WITH OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. AND WHEREAS DISPATCHERS ARE THE LINK BETWEEN THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE SYSTEM AND THE HUBER HEIGHTS DISPATCHERS ARE TRAINED TOGETHER PREGNANT INFORMATION LINKED 200-0335 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2024 AND TO USE THIS EXPERTISE TO PRIORITIZE THOSE CALLS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES. THEREFORE COME OUT JEFF GORDON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OH, HOW DO YOU BUY PROGRAMS THAT WEEK OF APRIL 13TH TO THE 19TH OF 236 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK AND THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY -- PUBLIC SALUTES THE SERVICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS AND UNDERSTAND THE VALUE AND PROPER USE OF THE 11 SYSTEM. -- 14TH DAY OF APRIL THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2000 AND 26. SO THIS WAS MARCH. THIS WAS -- YEAH. SO THIS IS -- [APPLAUSE] >> BUT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR, ALL OF YOU -- [ Fair Housing Month Proclamation Presentation To Ms. Olivia Bonner, Director Of Education And Outreach, Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc. - Mayor Jeff Gore] SIX C, PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION TO MISS OLIVIA BONNER, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, FAIR HOUSING CENTER INCORPORATED BY MAYOR JEFF GORE. >> CAN'T LEAVE HER HERE ALL BY HERSELF. [LAUGHTER] YES. THERE WE GO THIS IS THE MAYORAL PROCLAMATION 11, 2026 MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, TITLE VIII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968, AS AMENDED WITH THE ENUNCIATED INITIAL POLICY FOR HOUSING WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, THOUGH, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SUCCESS, FAMILIAL STATUS, OR DISABILITY AND ENCOURAGES EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IN RESIDENTIAL INTEGRATION FOR ALL CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS THE PRINCIPLE OF FAIR HOUSING IS NOT ONLY LAW BUT A BASIC HUMAN NECESSITY AND INALIENABLE RIGHT INSCRIBED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OHIO. AND WHERE'S THE MIAMI VALLEY FAIR HOUSING CENTER IS ENGAGED IN CASUALLY PURSUING ITS MISSION TO ELIMINATE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN THE MIAMI VALLEY, THE STATE OF OHIO AND NATIONALLY. AND WHEREAS THE MIAMI VALLEY FAIR HOUSING CENTER RECOGNIZED REGIONALLY, STATEWIDE AND NATIONALLY FOR ITS CREATIVITY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN PURSUING ITS MISSION. AND WHEREAS THE MIAMI VALLEY FAIR HOUSING CENTER AND DIDN'T ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO OPPOSE AND ADDRESS HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN THE COMMUNITY. [00:25:03] AND WHEREAS APRIL IS TRADITIONALLY DESIGNATED AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND LOCALLY FOR FAIR HOUSING MONTH AS BEING COMMEMORATED WITH THE THEME OPEN HOUSING STILL A PROMISE, THE DOOR TO CHOICE MUST STAY OPEN IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 AS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES EMBODIED THEREIN. NOW THEREFORE, I JEFF LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT DO HEREBY URGE ALL CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND AND EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2026, THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, AS FOR HOUSING MONTH. AND I -- CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO BE AFFIXED AS 23RD DAY OF MARCH YEAR OF OUR LORD 2026. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. >> YOU CAN EITHER TALK LOUD OR YOU CAN GO TO THE MIC. >> REPORTER: WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR APPRECIATING THIS. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO U.S. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOUR HOUSING PROFESSIONALS ALONG WITH YOUR COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [ 2026 Pollinator Day Proclamation Presentation To Ms. Molly Gross, Parks And Recreation Department, And Members Of The Huber Heights Parks And Recreation Board - Mayor Jeff Gore] THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE ITEM SIX D, 2026 POLLINATOR DAY PRESENTATION TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND MEMBERS OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD BY MAYOR JEFF GORE. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THIS IS THE HUBER HEIGHTS 2026 POLLINATOR DAY MAYORAL PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS POLLINATORS INCLUDING THE BEAUTIFUL MONARCH BUTTERFLY HAVE FACED A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN HABITAT AND POPULATION AND WHEREAS POLLINATORS INCLUDING BUTTERFLY ARE IMPORTANT IN SUSTAINING THE FOOD WE EAT AND NATURAL BEAUTY WE ENJOY IN PARKS AND GARDENS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF HYBRIDS IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN NATIONAL MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE CAMPAIGN, WHICH INCLUDES TAKING CONCRETE STEPS TO IMPROVE POLLINATOR HABITATS IN THE CITY. NOW THEREFORE I JUST GOT MIRRORED THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THIS DAY MARCH 23RD 2026 OHIO AS POLLINATOR DAY. FURTHERMORE, I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE THIS DAY, AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROTECT MONARCH BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER POLLINATORS FOR THIS GENERATION AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO BE EFFORTS IN THIS 23RD DAY OF MARCH IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 2026. I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO YOU AND I'M PROUD WE'VE DONE THE PLEDGE FOR THE POLLINATORS. >> AS A FORMER MEMBER OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE FREE TO SAY ANYTHING. >> I DO HAVE SOME NOTES BECAUSE MOLLY SENT ME SOME. YEAH, I'LL STEP OVER THERE AND THEN COME BACK. >> , MAKING IT HARD FOR OKAY, SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME, ANDY HILL. YOU PROBABLY DO. SO, IS EXPECTING AIR POLLINATION EFFORTS TO THREE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. FIRST WE HAVE A C COLLECTION PROGRAM THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR CLOUD PARK AND PARK TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO COLLECT SEEDS DIRECTLY FROM THAT NATIVE WILDFLOWER MEADOWS THAT ARE GROWING THERE. ALONG WITH THAT, WE ALSO HAVE AN EPA GRANT THAT WE'VE APPLIED FOR AND ARE WAITING FOR FUNDING ON THAT. THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO PUT THE SIGNAGE AT THAT PARK TO EXPLAIN HOW TO COLLECT THOSE THINGS AND HAVE-SEED PACKETS. THAT SIGNAGE WILL ALSO BE AT TOM CLOUD PARK ALONG WITH THE PACKAGE, BUT THAT IS ALREADY HAPPENING NOT IN NEED OF THE GRANT. THE GRANT IS TO ALLOW US TO DO IT AND THAT ALSO WILL ALLOW US TO REMOVE SOME INVASIVE PLANTS AND ALL OF OUR PARKS. THE SECOND IS THAT WE HAVE THE ANNUAL PRE-IMPLANT GIVEAWAY IN APRIL. THAT'S THE 18TH. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SETUP HERE PRETTY SOON. IT'S JUST A GREAT WAY FOR US TO STRENGTHEN BOTH OUR PARKS AND REC BUT ALSO OUR POLLINATORS ALL AROUND HUBER HEIGHTS. AND THEN ANYTHING THAT IS LEFT OVER FROM THAT PLANT GIVEAWAY GOES IN DIRECTLY INTO THE PARKS. AND THEN THE LAST THING AND THIS IS NOT A SHAMELESS PLUG. THIS IS SOMETHING MOLLY TOLD ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT IS WE HAVE A SOLITARY BEE PROGRAM IN JUNE THAT I'M TEACHING AND IT'S TO LEARN ABOUT HOW YOU TAKE CARE OF NATIVE BEES LIKE. LEAF CUTTERS AND MASON BEES. SO THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT WILL HAPPEN IN JUNE AND YOU'LL BE [00:30:01] ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR THAT AND YOU ACTUALLY GET TO TAKE A BEE HOUSE HOME SO THAT HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET SOME OF YOUR OWN BEES AND IF DON'T STING. SO THAT'S GOOD. YEAH, JUST A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO HELP BOLSTER OUR POLLINATORS THROUGHOUT HUBER HEIGHTS. >> MAY I MAKE A STATEMENT. YEAH, AND HI, TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, I WANTED YOU TO NOTE THAT LAST FALL, I SAW SOMEONE COLLECTING SEEDS AT CLOUD PARK. I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. THE OTHER THING WAS IF YOU COULD ADD TO YOUR AGENDA FOR YOUR TRAINING, WHERE PEOPLE -- WHO PEOPLE CAN CALL IF THEY GET A SWARM THAT COMES INTO THEIR YARD BECAUSE WE HAD A SWARM. AND WE CALLED SOMEONE. BUT -- I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHO IT WAS NOW. BUT THEY CAME OUT AND RESCUED IT. AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST CHASE THEM AWAY OR SPRAY THEM OR ANYTHING ELSE. >> THERE'S SEVERAL THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. THAT'S AWESOME. YEAH, THANKS. >> THANK YOU. >> THE PLANT GIVEAWAY IS ON THE 25TH. SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> THE 18TH I THINK IS WHEN WE'RE DOING THE ARBOR-DAY PROCLAMATION. >> THANKS. >> THANKS, ANDI. >> WE HAVE NUMBER SEVEN WHICH IS CITIZEN'S COMMENT. [8. City Manager Report] >> WE HAVE NONE THIS EVENING. >> NEXT UP IS NUMBER EIGHT. WE WILL MOVE DOWN TO JOHN. GREAT TO SEE YOU. >> GOOD TO BE HERE JUST A COUPLE THINGS HERE AND A COUPLE THINGS TO REITERATE AS WELL, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT IN MY REPORT BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM TODAY. PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALIVE AND WELL IN HUBER HEIGHTS. OUR DISPATCHER HAS COME OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, I JUST CAN'T SAY HOW PROUD I AM TO BE HERE TO SERVE THESE PEOPLE AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY. NOT IT MY REPORT BUT JUST A SHAMELESS PLUG. A NEW PROGRAM WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU THE CITIZENS OF HUBER HEIGHTS. SO IN THE PAST, IF YOU WERE TO TRY TO GET FINGERPRINTING DONE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A NON-MUNICIPALITY OR TO A PRIVATE INSTITUTION TO GET THOSE DONE. WE'VE KIND OF EXPLORED THOSE OPTIONS WE'VE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING AROUND THE COUNTY. WE DECIDED TO OFFER THOSE SERVICES HERE. WE HAVE THE MACHINE. IT'S REALLY SERVES TWO PURPOSES. IT ALLOWS US TO DO OUR OWN FINGERPRINTING FOR OUR OWN APPLICANTS AND THE PEOPLE THAT, IN BEFORE WE WERE UTILIZING THE SCHOOL'S AND THE SERVICES THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR SCHOOLS WITH SOME TURNOVER AND SOME CHANGES WITH ARE LIKE IT WOULD BE EASIER TO MANAGE IF WE HAD IT INTERNALLY. IT'S KIND OF A ONE STOP. THEY CAN TURN THEIR APPLICATION AND GET THEIR FINGERPRINTS DONE. SO THAT WAS THE FIRST STEP, ONCE WE DID THAT, WE FOUND THAT THERE'S I KNOW THERE'S THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE COMING, NURSES COMING, REALTORS COMING OTHER PROFESSIONS THAT NEED BACKGROUND CHECKS DONE ON A ROUTINE BASIS. SO WE ARE OFFERING THAT SERVICE HERE. ALL THE INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE. WE OFFER PCI AND FBI SO THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT CHECKS. IF YOU JUST NEED ONE OF THOSE, IT'S $35 BUT IF YOU NEED BOTH, IT'S 65, WHICH IS CHEAPER THAN MOST OF OUR SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS. WE DON'T WE'RE NOT HERE TO MAKE A PROFIT ON THIS GRID, WE JUST NEED TO PAY FOR THE PEOPLE DOING IT AND THE MACHINE ITSELF. AND THAT REPORTS ACTUALLY COST US. TO GET A FBI REPORT COMING THROUGH. IT COST INVOLVED WITH THAT AS WELL. SO YOU CAN SCHEDULE ONLINE. THERE'S A NUMBER ON THERE AS WELL. BUT THIS IS A LINK TO THE WEBSITE BUT IF YOU JUST GO ON THE FIRST-PAGE UNDER RESOURCES AND SERVICES, YOU'LL SEE IT. THAT'S THE FIRST THING. BUT A GREAT TIME IN PUBLIC SAFETY. YOU MET SOME OF OUR NEW DISPATCHERS AND WE ARE IN NEED OF A FEW MORE PERIODS, SO WE STILL HAVE THIS OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP, WE HAVE ALL OUR JOBS POSTED ONLINE ON THAT WEBSITE. SO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AND THREE LEVEL CLOSES ON FRIDAY FOR I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT SARAH AND MOLLY AND [00:35:01] THE KU AND OUR PARKS AND REC BOARD DO JUST THE PROGRAMS THEY'VE BROUGHT AND JUST THE EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING REALLY JUST PART OF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, BUT THEY HAVE A GARDENING CLASS THAT'S GOING TO START ON APRIL 14. IT'S GOING TO RUN FOR EIGHT WEEKS THROUGH JUNE 16TH. YOU CAN SIGN UP ON THAT WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION IS ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE. ALSO THEY'RE GOING TO BRING TO US ANOTHER ART EXHIBIT WHICH WILL BE MAY SECOND. THERE WILL BE A THIRD TIME ON MAY FIRST, MAY SECOND IS THE OPEN AND THE EXHIBIT. REGISTRATION IS ONLINE. I CHECKED IT. THERE ARE STILL SPOTS AVAILABLE. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE ARTS EXHIBIT. WE ARE WITHIN A MONTH NOW OF THAT TAX FILING DEADLINE. SO PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL 18 YEARS AND OLDER RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO FILE A TAX RETURN WITH THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, WE'RE ENCOURAGING YOU TO DO THAT ONLINE IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, THERE'S A NUMBER TO CALL. AND WE WILL SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOU. THAT'S IT. >> MAYOR GORE: THANK YOU, FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> FOR FINGERPRINTING AND BACKGROUND CHECKS OH, JUST FOR CITIZENS ONLY? ANYONE. LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. AND SOME PLACES HAVE IT. FEE SCHEDULE. WE JUST WANTED TO TRY TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, KEEP IT AFFORDABLE AND SO ANYBODY CAN SCHEDULE THAT BIT IN OR NON RESIDENT CAN COME AND GET THAT DONE. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> QUESTIONS? YES, SCOTT? >> THANK YOU. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO START A RELIEF FUND? >> WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT THAT. WE'RE TRYING TO MODEL IT AFTER A COUPLE DIFFERENT AREAS. WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE RIGHT COURSE OF ACTION IS. THAT IS STILL ON THE AGENDA. [ An Ordinance To Approve An Amendment To Section 1152 Of The Huber Heights Zoning Code Regarding The O-1 General Office District (Case TA 26-06). (second reading)] >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE. OKAY, MOVING FORWARD. ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS PENDING BUSINESS AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO NINE IT. >> AND ORDINANCE TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1152 REGARDING THE 01 GENERAL OFFICE DISTRICT. THE SECOND READING. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? >> THIS IS THE SECOND READING. HE ANSWERED MOST OF THE QUESTIONS THIS IS TRYING TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE IN SOME SPACES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE, HAIR SALONS, NAIL SALONS, INTERNS AT THAT NATURE. >> OKAY, WAS TO ADOPT THIS ITEM THIS EVENING. IS THERE A MOTION? >> I MOVED TO ADOPT. >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, TONI. [ A Motion To Appoint Yolanda Stephens To The Citizen Complaint Review Board For A Term Ending December 31, 2029.] >> MOTION CARRIES 8-0. AND NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 10 UNDER NEW BUSINESS. ADDED 10 IT. >> A MOTION TO APPOINT YOLANDA STEVENS. TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST 2029. >> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? >> THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT NECESSARY THAT CHECKS TO HUMAN RESOURCES. >> MAYOR GORE: IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO ADOPT. >> MAYOR GORE: IS THERE A SECOND? >> I HAVE A SECOND. >> MAYOR GORE: A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? YES. [ A Motion To Appoint Joseph Nocera To The Arts And Beautification Commission For A Term Ending June 30, 2029.] THE MOTION CARRIES 8-0. THE ITEM 10. >> A MOTION TO APPOINT JOSEPH NASIR TO THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION FOR A TERM ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2029. JUST THAT THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND CHECK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE VERY NEEDED NEW MEMBER TO THE COMMUNICATION COMMISSION. >> IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? >> SECOND? NANCY? MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT THE APPLICATION WAS ONE OF THE MOST HEARTFELT STATEMENTS I'VE SEEN AS FAR AS COMMUTING TO PUBLIC SERVICE. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO READ AND I APPLAUD HIM ON A EXCELLENT APPLICATION. >> AND THAT CAME THROUGH IN THE INTERVIEW AS WELL. >> MAYOR GORE: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, TONI. [ An Ordinance Approving The Editing And Inclusion Of Certain Ordinances And/Or Resolutions As Parts Of The Various Component Codes Of The City Code Of Huber Heights, Ohio; Providing For The Adoption And Publication Of New Matter In The Updated And Revised City Code As Supplement 24; And Repealing Ordinances And Resolutions In Conflict Therewith. (first reading)] CARRIES 8-0. WE HAVE ITEM 10 C. >> THE CLERK: AND ORDINANCE APPROVING THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CITY CODE OF HUBER HAS COME OH, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION OF THE MATTER AND THE UPDATING AND REVISED CITY CODE ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH GOOD. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE WHERE I [00:40:03] BRING BEFORE YOU ROUTINELY TO DO UPDATES TO THE CITY CODE. THIS REPRESENTS SUPPLEMENT 24 WHICH IS COVERING THERE. OF THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2025. THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION IN ORDER TO GET THE CITY CODE UP TO DATE AND CURRENT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. STAFF WOULD ASK THAT THIS ORDINANCE HAVE A WAIVER OF THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE. >> MAYOR GORE: DO I HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE? DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, TONY. THE MOTION TO WAIVE CARRIES. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR GORE: IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> MRS. KITCHEN. [ An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2025-O-2739 By Making Supplemental Appropriations For Expenses Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Period Beginning January 1, 2026 And Ending December 31, 2026. (first reading)] 8-0 NEXT IS UNDER MENSTRUATION AND IT'S ITEM 10 D. >> THE CLERK: AND ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20255 MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE. BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. AND THE FIRST READING. >> JIM DID A GOOD JOB EXPLAINING WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING TO BE. OBVIOUSLY FUNDING BUDGET AND THEN THE OTHER IS BASICALLY FUNDS THAT WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND OR KNOW AT BUDGET TIME IS THE SECOND COLUMN THERE. >> AND JIM S TO ADOPT THE ITEM THIS EVENING. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A MOTION? SCOTT? >> MOTION TO WAIVE. >> I WILL. >> MAYOR GORE: ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? >> MAYOR GORE: AND NEXT WE NEED A MOTION FOR ADOPTION. DON? >> MOVE TO ADOPT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ADOPTION? [ An Ordinance Amending Certain Sections Of Part Fifteen, Fire Prevention Code, Of The Huber Heights Codified Ordinances. (first reading)] ADOPTION CARRIES NEXT IS ITEM 10 E. >> THE CLERK: AND ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PART 15, FIRE PREVENTION COACH, OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS CODIFIED ORDINANCES. >> CITY UPDATED VERSION OF THE FIRE CODE WHICH CAME UP IN 2025. THIS CHANGE IS JUST NEEDED FOR US TO HAVE OUR CODE REFLECT THOSE ADOPTIONS. I DID SPEAK WITH THE FIRE CHIEF. HE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS GOING TO THE SECOND READING. >> MAYOR GORE: PASSED ON TO THE SECOND READING WHICH SHOULD BE -- IS THAT CORRECT? APRIL THE 13TH. SO THE 13TH. IS WHEN WE'LL SEE THIS AGAIN. ANY OBJECTIONS TO MOVING THAT [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Award And Enter Into Contracts For The 2026 Street Program. (first reading)] ONTO THE SECOND READING? OKAY. NEXT UP IS ITEM 10 F. >> THE CLERK: AND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AVOID AND ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE 2026 STREET PROGRAM, FIRST READING. >> I THINK THIS DID A GOOD JOB EXPLAINING WHO WAS SELECTED. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. >> MAYOR GORE: AND I THINK JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I KNOW -- RUS DID MENTION THAT THERE WERE ONE OF THE SCHOOLS OR SOME OF THE WORK IS GOING TO BE DONE IN THEY ARE PRE-PLANNING AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S DONE BECAUSE -- SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TALK ABOUT THAT? OKAY. AND THAT RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION. SO IS THERE A MOTION? >> TO ADOPT. >> MAYOR GORE: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? TONY. [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract For The 2026 Sidewalk Program And The Concrete Portion Of The 2026 Street Program. (first reading)] >> MAYOR GORE: AND THE MOTION CARRIES. NEXT IS ITEM 10 G. >> THE CLERK: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM. AND THE CONCRETE PORTION OF THAT 2026 STREET PROGRAM. >> MAYOR GORE: ANY OTHER? >> I THINK HE DID A GOOD JOB EXPLAINING THIS. I GOT NOTHING FURTHER. >> MAYOR GORE: AND WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD DISCUSSION ON THAT ON WHY -- BASED ON -- DOT HAS SO GREAT QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AND THAT RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTED FOR IT, SO IS THERE A MOTION? SCOTT? >> MOVE. >> MAYOR GORE: IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. [00:45:01] IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION QUESTION MARKS TONY? CARRIES NEXT UP IS ADAM NUMBER 11 WHICH IS CITIZENS COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? >> THE CLERK: ♪ . >> MAYOR GORE: CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THIS EVENING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT OR DISCUSS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER? EVERYBODY FINE WITH THAT? >> WE DON'T TALK -- >> MAYOR GORE: ITEM 13 WHICH IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE IS NO REASON FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID IT I * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.