The Dayton City Commission meeting will now come to order.

Please rise for the invocation.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Dear Heavenly Father, we come to you.

I'm right.

Okay.

Okay.

So I'm going to take a moment of silence, please, in uh memory of those individuals who lost their lives in the shooting at the Oregon District.

Okay.

Thank you.

Commissioner Charles Lawson.

Your Honor.

Thank you.

Dear Heavenly Father, we come to you with bow heads and humble hearts.

We take this time in this moment to recognize those who have lost their lives to senseless violence.

Laura, and we remember them and their memories and their lasting impression that they left on their loved ones, their friends in this community, and all over throughout every corner of this of this country, Father God.

We ask that you just continue to be with us, give us discernment, wisdom, and understanding to carry out your will that you have for us to serve your people in your holy name.

Amen.

Amen.

Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

And to the Republican standard.

Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Mayor Mims.

Aye.

Commissioner Joseph.

Aye.

Shaw.

Aye.

Turner Sloss.

Aye.

Okay.

May I have a motion then to approve the minutes from the uh July 30th meeting?

So moved, Your Honor.

Second the motion, Your Honor.

It's been probably moved and seconded to approve the minutes from the July 30th meeting.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

All opposed say no.

Okay.

We need to excuse uh Commissioner Fairchild.

Yes.

Your Honor move to excuse Commissioner Fairchild.

Second, Your Honor.

Okay, it's been probably moved and seconded to approve Commissioner Fairchild from this evening's meeting.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All opposed to say no.

Okay.

So communications and petitions, Ms.

Black Sheer.

There are none, Your Honor.

Okay.

So we did have a presentation this evening, and um it was the Western Stars uh award-winning drill team.

They may be here.

If they do, we will move and allow them uh to come up and receive their recognition.

Okay, thank you.

So we move forward.

Ms.

Black Share, are there any additions, deletions or comments to the calendar?

Your Honor, I would like to request the addition of legislation pertaining to tonight's public hearing at the desire of the Commission.

Okay.

So we have um Ms.

Sixteen, additions, deletions or comments to the calendar.

Your Honor, I have no additions or deletions or comments to the calendar this evening.

Okay.

Do we have any citizens who uh would like to speak on the city manager's recommendations or registered?

None on city managers' recommendations, Your Honor.

Okay.

All right, Commissioner's comments on the city managers' recommendations.

Mr.

Church Laws.

Okay, thank you.

Commissioner, Commissioner Joseph.

Okay.

I may have a motion then to approve the city manager's recommendations.

I move to approve the city management's recommendations.

Second motion, Your Honor.

Okay, it's been probably moved and seconded to approve the city managers' recommendations.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

All opposed say no.

Okay, legislation, Ms.

Black Shear.

First reading, emergency resolution number six eight seven seven-two five.

Extending a temporary moratorium not to exceed 180 days on the acceptance and processing of applications for zoning, occupancy, conditional use, and or building permit approval approvals for residential facilities, also known as grouped homes, within the City of Dayton, Ohio and declaring an emergency.

Your Honor Resolution No.

6877-25 being declared emergency.

I moved for its immediate passage.

Second, yeah.

Okay, it's been probably moved and seconded to have uh resolution number 6877-25 declared as an emergency.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

All opposed say no.

Second reading, emergency resolution number six eight seven seven-25.

Extending a temporary moratorium not to exceed 180 days on the acceptance and processing of applications for zoning, occupancy, conditional use, and or building permit approvals for residential facilities, also known as group homes within the city of Dayton, Ohio.

Mayor Mims.

Aye.

Commissioner Joseph.

Aye Shaw.

Aye.

Okay.

First reading emergency resolution number six eight seven eight two five.

Authorizing the City of Dayton's continued participation in in the multi-jurisdictional hazard management plan in conjunction with the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Declaring and Emergency.

Second, John Thank you.

Okay.

All right.

It's been probably moved in a second it to have um resolution number six eight seven eight two five declared emergency.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All opposed say no.

Okay.

Second reading ordinance number three two one five three dash two five.

Amending revised code of general ordinances, sections 52.01, 52.03, 52.04, 52.05, 52.08, 52.10, 52.11, 52.13, 5214, 52.14, pertaining to the regulation of the use of public and private sewers and drains and the discharge of water and waste into the public sewer system.

Mayor Mims.

Aye.

Commissioner Joseph.

Aye.

Shaw.

Turner Sloss.

Aye.

Okay.

Second reading ordinance number 32154-25.

Repealing, amending, and enacting various sections of the revised code of general ordinances relating to the zoning code.

Mayor Mims.

Aye.

Commissioner Joseph.

Aye.

Turner Sloss.

Aye.

That concludes the legislation, Your Honor.

Okay.

So our timing is pretty good right now.

So I'd like to have our guests, they will come forward from the Western Stars Jewel Team.

I should say the award winning Western Stars Jewel team.

So hello.

Turn this way.

Yes.

So my name's Deanna Rogers.

I think we have some in the hallway.

There's quite a few, so we'll just go on with what we have.

We took 60 kids to Las Vegas, Nevada by plane uh last week.

Um our senior division and our drum line won first place in the world.

Our P Wee division.

Hold on.

Our PV division uh one second and our junior division one third.

We have two other groups who did not come to Las Vegas with us, um, but they're undefeated here in the city of Dayton.

So this is some of the girls.

We have some of the guys here, and we're just here trying to make a difference, giving the kids something positive to do during the summer.

Um, I'm sure people may hear us, they may make noise complaints, but we're just trying to do something positive, keeping the kids off the streets, out of gangs, keeping them in school.

We have five graduating seniors, um, three of them, one's already left for Northfolk, Virginia.

We have one going to Central State University, um, and then another one is going to be a dance major in Pitts Pittsburgh.

Um, so that's pretty much what we do.

Uh we just represent um uplift uplifting and building the youth during the teenage crisis years.

Here's one of our mini drummers right here.

And yes, he does play the drums.

Um, so yeah, it's just it's just something positive that we do.

We had a parade a few weeks ago, um, community event.

Um, so yeah, that's just that's us, and that's who we are.

I think you want first place in that as well, correct?

Yes, okay.

Correct.

All right.

Yes.

Are there any more that uh we are aware of that may be in the hallways or on the stairs?

I think they're in this in the hallway.

They're trying to get to the metal detectors.

Yeah, I think they're having to go one by one.

Uh we have a group of 87.

I'm not sure how many is here today.

Um probably uh with those the the pleasure of the commission.

I think I'd like to maybe wait until we get all of them here.

Okay.

I thought you guys were all ready.

Okay, but um, we don't want to rush you at all, then we don't want to miss anyone.

Okay.

Okay.

All right.

So thank you.

Just uh have a seat.

We'll get back with you.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Appreciate it.

Yeah, give them a hand again.

Okay, so at this point in time, uh we're going to open the public hearing.

Um 16.

Your Honor, at this point in time, I'd like to call forward Elizabeth Dakin, who is our member of our planning staff who will uh lead us through the public hearing.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Uh I'm Elizabeth Dakin.

I'm with the planning division.

I am here to take us through the rezoning uh application for 742 to 746 North Belmont Park.

And this would rezone point to one acres.

Uh this is two parcels from MR5, the mature single family residential, to CI Campus Institutional.

The applicant here is Kettering Health Network, and the uh parcels are within five oaks.

So here's our vicinity map.

You can see to the north of these two parcels is Neil, um, and then to the west is Belmont Park North, and to the south is Shaw, and this directly borders the hospital.

Here's our zoning map.

In the yellow there is the campus institutional, is where the hospital resides.

Um light pink is the MR5, Mature Single Family Residential, and down in the corner there in that other pink shade is the mature multifamily.

So here we see just on North Belmont Park looking south, to the left there are the two parcels which currently have houses on them.

Here are some other site photos.

On the left, you can see the two parcels with the houses on them, the front yard area.

And then on the right is looking into that rear yard of those two parcels.

Um currently accessed through a third parcel that is on the corner of Shaw and Belmont Park North.

So these are directly adjacent to campus institutional and are included within the Grandview Hospital General Development Plan, which was done or updated in 2020.

The whole purpose for campus institutional and that zoning district is to help guide growth for institutions such as a hospital or a campus for learning or something uh of that sort.

Um this zoning map amendment would ensure that these properties uh which are owned by the hospital and utilized by the hospital uh would fall under these same standards, review criteria and zoning district as the rest of the campus.

Um and then also just to note that should this rezoning be approved, all new development would need to be approved via an update to the general development plan, which would ensure a public process and reasonable development uh within the whole campus.

So they look at the the the campus as a whole when they do that.

Um and then also just to note an application to update the general development plan will likely be coming forward in the near future.

So here, just as evidence, um here's the last approved general development plan uh for the entire campus.

Uh and it did include those two parcels in it, um, even though they weren't zoned campus institutional.

North Central Priority Land Use Board met on June 4th and voted to recommend approval as submitted.

Plan board recommended approval on June 10th, and planning staff recommends approval here today.

Here are your commission alternatives, and with that, I'm happy to take any questions you may have.

Okay.

Commissioners, questions, Commissioner Townsloss.

Yes, it's just very uh briefly, and you may have already mentioned it, and I apologize if you did.

In terms of the support, were there any pushback from any neighboring um community members?

Not on the rezoning.

There is concern for what may go there in the future.

Okay.

Um however, the comment that we received um for the rezoning had to do more so with um the the look of what might go there in the future.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you.

Okay, Commissioner Shell.

Good.

Nothing here.

No.

Okay, what's the uh will of the commission?

Let's move forward.

Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

Move forward.

Thank you.

Mayor, there were no citizens who registered to speak on the public hearing.

Okay.

I do I miss the mayor.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Ums um excuse me, I apologize.

Just one last question.

Has the plans been revealed, or is it still in flux, or is it very fluid in terms of the future plans for that site?

So in flux.

Okay.

They are going to be coming back with a a more broad general development plan.

So at this point, I I don't have a whole lot of information.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you.

You good?

Yes, thank you.

Okay.

Thank you.

All right.

Excuse me.

We'll move forward.

Did you close?

Yep.

Okay.

The legislation implementing zoning case number PLN 2025-00156 will be ordinance number 32155-25.

The ordinance for the ordinance will receive a first reading only.

Okay.

First reading ordinance number 32155-25.

Amending the official zoning map to change the zoning of approximately 0.21 acres at 742 and 746, Belmont Park North from Mature Single Family Residential MR5 to campus institutional CI.

And that concludes the legislation, Your Honor.

Okay.

So now I think we're ready.

Uh Miss Robertson for the Western Stars award winning drill team.

If you come forward, Rogers.

Rogers?

My bad.

Yeah.

Well there may have give us a commissioner Shaw was concerned about your being able to fit, and then we brought to our attention that you are a drill team, so you you have those skills to organize.

We'd like to take the time to listen to you tell us your name and your school.

So as you come forward.

Speaking to the mic, looking.

There you go.

Up yes.

Thank you so much.

My name is Angel Watson, and I'm going to Decamidd.

Okay.

Thank you.

Move to the other side.

My name is Devine Ray and I'm going to Emerson Academy.

Emerson Accounting.

Okay.

My name is Nibia, and I'm going to East Day and Christian.

Okay.

My name is Journey, and I'm going a path room.

Okay.

My name is Tanisha, and I'm going to write brothers.

Now we'll make sure that you talk loud because your friends and family willn't know what school you're going to.

My name is your classmates.

Excuse me.

Hold on.

Slow down.

Wait a minute.

Pull the mic down a little bit.

So there you go.

Yeah.

Yeah.

My name is Alana, and I'm going to the School of the Arts Divers.

Okay.

The school of art.

My name is Jenny, and I'm going to Decoprint.

My name is Eleanor Bell, and I go to Stivers School for the Arts.

Okay.

Hold on.

My name is Miley Turner, and I go to Kaiser.

Give it to her, Session.

Okay.

No, wait, wait a minute.

Kaiser.

Okay.

My name is Taylor, and I go to Wise of Board Miller School.

Now, reminder, use your outside voice.

Okay.

That's not working.

That's not working.

Yeah.

My name is Mike and I go to Stivers.

Okay.

There you go.

Good.

Here it is.

My name is Riley, and I go to Rescue.

My name is Madison.

I go to Pathway.

My name is Denver, and I go to Richard Allen.

Okay.

Loudest one.

Thank you so far.

Say my name is Eliza.

Her name is Elay, and she go to Decca Prep.

Okay.

Okay.

My name is Denham and I go to Decca Prep.

Yeah.

My name is Nala, and I go to the graduate dating school.

Okay.

My name is Jane.

I go to Richard Allen.

Oh.

My name is Tiana and I go to Charity Adams.

My name is Amia and I go to Decca Middle.

My name is Rilton.

I go to Luis Detroit.

My name is Callie, and I go to Kinder.

My name is Janine.

I go to Mother Book.

My name.

My name is Melija.

I go to Choti Adam.

My name is Maya Joe Knight.

I go Decca Prep.

My name is Malia and I go to Ingleway Hills.

My name is Dynasty and I go to Richard Allen.

My name is Narayan.

I go to Pathway.

My name is Gianni and I go to travel in Madison.

My name's Damaya, and I'm going to Dunbar.

My name is Lauren and I go to Dunbar.

My name is Shenila and I go to Bell Haven.

My name is D'Angela.

I go to Belmont.

My name is Josh Lynn.

I go to Charwood.

My name is Lyndon.

I go to Stivers.

My name is Lay, and I go to DLA.

My name is Logan and I go to the Grand Date School.

Nope.

She gotta come back.

Yeah, to come back.

We didn't hear a word you said.

My name is Loki and I go to the grand dance school.

Good.

Thank you.

Good job.

I'm a Zaya, and I go to Deka High.

I'm Honesty and I go to Stipers.

My name is Kylie, and I'm going to Central State major in criminal justice.

Right.

Okay.

My name is Terish, and I'm going to UC and I major in nursing.

Okay.

His name is Elijah, and he goes to Montgomery Pret.

My name is Chavel Bernie and I go to Metaldale High School.

My name is Deanna and I go to Belmont.

My name is Marion and I go to Decca High.

My name's Jeremiah and I go to Martinsburg High School.

My name's Mike Ed and I go to my print.

My name is LaDons and I go to Belmont High School.

My name is Stefan, I go to Martinsburg High School.

My name's DJ go to Myersburg High School.

My name is Archie.

Kaiser.

Kaiser.

Okay.

My name is Avery.

What's your name?

My name is Avery.

Preschool.

Okay.

So he's in preschool.

Okay.

Good job, Avery.

Good afternoon.

My name is Kendall McQuay, and I go to Belmont.

Okay.

Okay.

You get them all?

Caden.

Caden.

You can give Caden a turn.

Caden, do you want to tell them your name?

No.

Okay.

So you see, we have um representing the whole region.

Is that correct?

From schools from all over the region?

Yes.

Yo, thank you so much for that.

Yo, so again, we have a few questions for you, of course.

Uh, and like to start with uh Commissioner Turn Slaus.

Richard.

Yes, thank you, Your Honor.

Thank you all very much for being here.

And Ms.

Rogers, thank you for being here.

But if you wouldn't mind, could Mayor could the parents and the coaches introduce themselves?

And please just remind everyone how long you all have been in existence.

So Western Stars um came into existence back in 1986.

My mom did your team, I did your team.

Um and four years ago, we read at a rebrand under the the direction of her and I.

So we're back four years strong under us, but it has been exit in existence since 1986.

And this is all volunteer work and fundraising and just community support, parent support.

Yeah, and hats off to the coaches.

We have some right here.

That's our world champ coach back there, the drumline coach right there.

That's Coach Myron.

He's also a football coach at Meadowdale High School.

We have Coach Britney right here.

She's our junior coach.

We have Coach Jorian back there.

She's our key coach.

We have some stands, please.

And Coach Tamir back there.

They're also our junior coaches.

We have Miss Mercedes back there.

She's our community outreach specialist.

We have Coach Bree.

She's kind of all over.

We're going to coach.

We have Coach Nish right here.

She's our wee wee coach.

So they're like five to seven.

And then our three to five-year-old coaches, Coach City, right here.

My name's Deanna.

I'm the assistant director, and then also the senior coach.

Thank you very much.

Thank you to my colleagues for entertaining my question and providing the opportunity for you all to introduce yourself.

I just want to again thank you all for your leadership and your commitment.

And you said it, Miss Rogers.

This is an opportunity to make sure that our kids have recreational activity, something positive.

As you all heard, many of them are going off to various universities throughout the state.

Yes.

And it's just a testament of why programs such as the Western Stars Dro team is in fact impactful and how it can change lives.

So kudos to you, the family, all of the coaches, all of the uh parents, mentors for their commitment and just again leaning into this space because we know that it is a collective means and it is a village.

So again, thank you very much.

Thank you and let us know how we can be a support.

And we know that you all had a competition, I believe it was on the 19th, that is, right?

Yes, yes, yes, every year that takes place.

And so I just want to thank the um the staff, DPD, as well as Ms.

Jackson, the commission office, for their hand and their support and making sure that that effort um ran smoothly.

Thank you.

We appreciate it.

Next year we'll see you all again, right?

Yeah, next year, same time.

Yes, thank you.

Okay, Commissioner Shaw.

Yeah, I don't think I could say it any better than that.

I just want to thank you uh for your work and working with these young people.

And congratulations on all of your successes, and I want to wish you much success into the future.

Thank you.

We appreciate it.

Okay, Commissioner Joseph.

Yes, sir.

It's always nice when you hear the word champions.

Yes.

So congratulations on that.

That's tough to do, but for everyone, congratulations on the hard work that got you where you are.

Uh it's nice to be with friends.

It's nice to do something productive.

Uh, it's nice to learn from mentors, all that kind of stuff is gonna help you later on.

So good luck in school this year.

Uh good luck with your competitions.

Thank you.

Like uh Commissioner said, thank you to all the parents who sacrificed it to have this happen.

I know it takes a lot, and we really do appreciate it.

So good luck, you all.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Congratulations, coach.

Of course, you know, I see you guys a lot and because uh you're practicing over at uh Westwood.

Yes.

So uh guys, it is fun to see them practice.

Uh being a uh drummer myself and uh get the little um uh goosebumps, if you will, every time I see them doing their thing.

The other thing that I want to mention as well, uh being a drummer growing up playing, and when I was first when I first started playing, I was not probably as good as I uh became later on, but I will say how much I realized how much my parents loved me when they would tolerate the noise that I was making as I went through the whole process of trying to learn how to play drums.

So for the parents of those drummers, raise your hands because I'd say for some prayers for you as well.

You have any any uh parents or other drummers?

I think they might be they're all out waiting.

We're going to take team pictures after this.

After this, yeah.

All right.

So all the drummers, see you guys over there, raise your hands.

All the drummers raise your hands.

You got the little ones up there, you may have to raise them uh will as well.

And so at uh police night out uh last night uh when we were at Westwood.

You guys gave us great entertainment as we were about to leave uh your location, and again, well, thank you so much for that as well.

You are well uh well worth waiting for to hear and see the ladies and their performance as well.

So again, thank all of you for the work that you're doing on continuous basis.

Thank you.

Your honor, can we get a picture of the picture of them?

Yep.

Can we get a picture of all them as well?

Line up.

Someone here spit them out across the front.

Drummers working inside too.

Yeah.

We did good.

We're all matching too with the blue.

Yeah.

Very nice.

Yeah.

Okay.

Then you guys, why don't we stand so we can be in the picture?

Okay.

It's taking the picture.

Yeah, I guess.

Look that way.

You guys look that way, you guys.

Look towards the door.

Smile, Regina.

So I guess a photographer let us know when they're ready.

You got them?

All right.

So thank you again.

Thank you.

We're going to the DNA artist.

Okay.

So Ms.

Black Shear, do we have any citizens who are registered to speak?

Your Honor.

13 citizens have registered.

I would like to state that there is a three-minute time limit.

As you address the commission, we ask that you state your name and address for the record.

At that time, I will turn on the green light.

When the green light comes on, you will have three minutes to speak.

After you have spoken two and a half minutes, a yellow light will come on.

You will have 30 seconds remaining to speak.

When the red light comes on, you'll be asked to cease your comments and to take your seat.

To the audience in attendance, please be mindful.

This is a business meeting, and we kindly request that during this portion of the meeting, you refrain from any hand clapping, finger snapping, and conversations that will prevent the city commission from hearing the speakers' comments.

Good evening.

Good evening.

This affects the people of Dayton because people end up homeless with no home or also having to move in with family members.

Rent or mortgage is too expensive to pay.

The minimum wage isn't enough.

A lot of things are expensive compared to back in the day.

And people are living paycheck to paycheck.

We experience not enough pay, or renters overcharge and end in leases.

Things are a lot more expensive.

If we do nothing, people will end up homeless with nowhere else to live.

To address this problem, we should invest money into abandoned houses that already exist and have strong structure.

Use the money to rebuild more or taxpayers or to rebuild more so our taxpayers have homes.

If we invest in rebuilding our house stock, we will see homes and more buildings around the city of Dayton, Ohio, and less people on the streets.

Thank you, sir for your comments.

Name and address for the record.

Hello, my name is Whitney Harold.

I stay at 3727 Maywood Avenue.

You may begin.

Good evening.

Good evening.

I was I came to talk about the abandoned houses in the city of Dayton as well as the dilapidated vehicles sitting on the road.

I feel like those cause a lot of issues in our city is even with increasing the crime rate.

I was wondering what is the city of Dayton doing to in conjunction with the uh the county commissioner's office or whoever does the dealing with the taxation on these dilapidated homes and vehicles in the city of Dayton.

So what are we doing about the appeal?

And that's all I have to say.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thanks so much.

Appreciate your comments.

Cheyenne Meyerick.

Good evening, Commissioners.

Evening.

Cheyenne Myrick, 3730 Delphus Avenue.

I'm here today in support of Dayton Tenants Union's call for the city to allocate meaningful dollars into the housing trust fund.

One that specifically includes funding for home repairs in the improvement of living conditions for tenants and families.

We cannot talk about housing in the city without talking about health.

Poor housing conditions are directly tied to Dayton's crisis of infant mortality.

Mold infestation and lack of heating or cooling systems are not just inconveniences, they are dangers.

These conditions disproportionately impact low-income families who are left with impossible choices between unsafe homes or homelessness.

And too often these homes become a health hazard for babies before they're even born.

I want to share a story of a client of mine.

While pregnant and raising her two-year-old son, she was forced to live in a rental unit without heat during the wintertime.

Her landlord ignored her repeated request for help.

Eventually she paid out of pocket to fix the furnace herself.

Money that should have gone to food, rent, prenatal care.

Um that was out of her pocket.

Even after covering the emergency expense, the landlord continued to harass her for rent.

The stress, the neglect, and the unsafe environment became too much.

At seven months pregnant, she left Dayton altogether, experiencing homelessness just to protect her child, her children.

How many more stories like hers do we need before we act?

A housing trust fund can help prevent these outcomes.

It can fund emergency repairs, it can support proactive inspection and enforcement.

It can ensure that families can live in homes that are safe, healthy, and dignified.

This is not just about housing, it's about justice.

It's about protecting our children before they're even born.

Thank you for your comments.

Kathy Raoul.

Hi, my name is uh Kathy Rao.

I live at 114 Green Street.

You may begin.

I was here.

Thank you.

I was here earlier this summer, and unfortunately I'm back again.

Uh this morning, another encampment for the unhoused was plowed over.

Uh it was at the park across from the House of Bread with no warning.

Uh the path team was not informed.

Uh I have photographs and videos.

Um, sorry.

This morning I saw a person in a wheelchair being told that they had to leave and trying to put their things in garbage bags.

Uh there was a 79-year-old human being that had little to no time to pack up their belongings.

We're not asking for money.

We're not asking for additional resources.

We're asking for communication and collaboration.

I understand these are tough times, and unfortunately, because we're not doing enough for affordable housing, we're not doing enough for those that are struggling.

We're gonna see more of this.

And I will tell you right now, I just have to national meeting.

Homelessness is gonna get worse, uh, especially with national policy changes, and we do not have a strategic plan on how to deal with this.

I'm here today, and the Dayton United Human Rights has uh issued a press statement about this, and you'll all be getting a letter.

Please asking, could there be at least a 10-day notice?

If not 10 days, I mean we'll take three or four days, and please involve the the social services system so that people don't lose all their belongings, they're losing their IDs, which they need, and we're losing touch with them.

No 79-year-old should have to pack up their belongings in a trash bag.

No person in a wheelchair should be asked to do this without any support or services.

So that's all I'm here today.

Could we please make sure that we're coordinating this better?

There were seven police cars, a bulldozer, and a truck, and no social service agencies were on hand to reduce the harm and trauma that this causes.

That's it.

Could we please just communicate and collaborate so this doesn't continue to happen?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Thank you for your comments.

David Woods.

David Woods, 3230 Lake View Avenue.

Hello there, Mayor City Council.

Good evening.

How are you doing?

I'm mad I got an attitude.

You know why Kenneth Hospital is not here.

For one, I don't want y'all support them for the one.

I want all the Kenneth Hospitals shut down for one because you like I told y'all, Ketter and Hospital caused my dad's death by uh Dr.

Nick Sabrana gave him affection.

And also on the list you see right here.

Oh no, me sue and uh the people I got Bernice Newish, the pretty white woman chapman, who uh witnessed my dad got choked by Ketter in Hospital.

I got her name on there.

And I got a problem with Shadow 7 too and to the news.

Every time I got these coverage, they don't cover that.

They cover all other stuff with black men's, you know, going to jail and this, that and up.

But when it comes to some stuff about my dad got choked in Kenneth Hospital, I don't see nothing on the news on that.

And I don't care if they like it or don't like it.

I got attitude today now.

And also, uh, I got a problem.

I talked to the chief of uh called the chief of police of Kettern, Ohio, and I told him I want him to go ahead and talk to a pretty white woman chapman Bernice Newwish.

And I told him that I want him to have her call uh civil rights commission Christine McDonald.

Uh Christine McDonald, her phone number is 937-285-6511.

I want her to talk to her, because basically that pretty white woman chapterman Bernice Newish.

She uh has not talked to my sister and told my sister and my nieces.

Uh my niece is 13 and my other niece is 10.

And she didn't tell my sister that uh my uh she got choked my dad got choked by the male nurse, and she witnessed another white man chapman witness it, and also the name of the male nurse.

That they she don't so basically she disrespected my family and she disrespect the black women.

So I asked all the black women to go out here and call Ketterin Main Campus Hospital, and their phone number is 937 296 2555 and call Bernice Newish, and I want y'all to go ahead and tell her and a white woman too, and a black woman tell her to go ahead and tell my sister that my dad got choked and stopped by the male nurse and cause we get critical, because they're not showing no respect for nothing.

And I'm gonna talk to the mayor of Canada Ohio next week, and I'm gonna ask the chief of police, are you gonna go ahead and get to it or not?

Because I called him today and the clerk said uh called the police officer.

He said, Well, he was here today, but um he left out.

Then I said, Oh, he came in, he said, Oh, I don't think he was in today.

So they keep running on excuse.

I want to go ahead and talk to Civil Rights Commission Christine McDonald, because she's investigating care in the hospital.

She has to care about what black people are, and she's not in black, but she cares about what black people.

And I I don't and also I went to the mayor of like I say, Oakwood, and I told him about that pretty white woman chapter, and she got choked.

Uh she seen my dad got choked and this, that, and other.

I know it's every time I go to uh Oakwood, uh MySburg City Council want to talk about a quicker racist cost a lot on me.

They always got a white cop one like this.

Besides, it looks like when I do it, but if I go to y'all city council and Kettering, I don't have that problem at all.

So I want the public so public safety that he's still in there, and uh I appreciate you doing our support the mayor and all of y'all, and I told all the black people to boycott Ketter Hospital.

And uh Captain Perez, he he's he's with uh Grandview Hospital too.

I want his butt to come down here too and talk to y'all too, because they you know that when I talk about them, not one of them came down here.

Thank you, thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Ray Elson.

Ray Ellison, 109 Maple Avenue.

Good evening, Commissioners.

I'm here with Dayton.

Good evening.

I'm here with Dayton Tenant Union as a board member.

Last week the city expressed an interest in finding teeth and silver bullets in order to hold landlords accountable.

The city also expressed enthusiasm in conjunction with the zoning revamp presentation.

DTU as an organization that advocates for tenant rights and very safe and affordable housing sees our strategic interest as being aligned.

In light of that, I would like to inform the city of a local model for holding landlords accountable.

Centerville has a functional rental registry that ties into an inspection program.

The existing registry is a series of large files that are labeled with seemingly random numbers and letters, and I will be entering exhibits in the public record.

Exhibit B states in July of 2006, the City Council approved a residential rental inspection program that mandated all residential rental units in the city receive an inspection of both exterior and interior areas every two years to ensure compliance with the Centerville property maintenance and zoning codes.

The goal of the program is to ensure that high standards in our fine and varied housing stock continue to be met.

Our mission is to perform fair standardized comprehensive inspections of Centerville properties and make the city of Centerville a more desirable community.

Exhibit A states, did you know Centerville inspects all rental properties every two years inside and out?

This program helps maintain high property standards, protect public safety, and preserve home values.

In the past year alone, staff inspected 2,027 rental units, uncovering and addressing issues such as faulty smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, unsafe heating equipment, and hazardous hoarding conditions.

Well, coordinating these inspections can be challenging, especially with out-of-town landlords and LLCs entering the market.

Centerville remains committed.

And while this isn't what brought me to DTU, let me tell you a story.

Last year there was a break in the main and my entire apartment flooded with brawl sewage, and I had just renewed my lease.

Luckily I was there when it happened, but it was a situation where the entire apartment needed gutted and sanitized.

All said, DTU requests the city create a housing trust fund and use that funding to create a functional rental registry, and in doing so consider programs like Centerville as a model.

And with that, I could I I submit the following exhibits A to F to the public record.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And thank you for the information.

Davion Malone.

Name and address for the record.

Name and address.

Name and address.

Yes, sir.

Uh Dayan Malone and PMI Avenue 3536.

You may be getting thank you.

Uh today I hope to address the difficulties homeless people have to go through in their life without having a home, not having financial stability.

It affects the community and also just ruins the financial environment, dragging down the economy.

I see people without places to live everywhere, like downtown, seeing them struggle and begging for money.

People make bad financial decisions, but many just have the bad luck of being poor or not being on top of their game in life.

Meanwhile, we have more abandoned houses every day, is getting to the point where there are so many abandoned homes in the uh that the government has to do something about it.

In the long term, I suggest that we refurbish those abandoned buildings for housing.

In the short term, the homeless still have nowhere to go.

That's why I think the government is the best position to help out financially by building more shelters so people can get a head start on working and getting their lives together.

I would spend taxpayer funds on more jobs, rec centers, better affordable housing, and more important rehab centers for I mean, because uh most are hooked on drugs.

If we do that, we will have a better community and in terms we have a better future.

My question to the city commission is this.

Can you commit to increasing funding for affordable housing and rebuilding abandoned houses?

That is that is all.

Okay.

Thank you for your comments.

Thank you.

Joshua Thomas Name and address for the record.

Joshua Thomas, 1584 Eating Gill Road.

You may begin.

Good evening, sir.

I'd like to bring up the abandoned houses and behalf in Dayton, Ohio.

I feel like if we was able to refurbish the houses as long uh it would be able to make affordable affordable houses, orphanages, and build homeless shelters of people in need of houses.

As long as you'd be able to help clean up the neighborhoods of crime, because you don't got homeless people sleep on the streets so they can't get raw for what little they have already as long as be able to help people get jobs that need them by be able to work at the orphanages.

I mean orphanage and the homeless shelters we make.

This problem affect me a lot because I see multiple people I know who were just born in horrible situations, not be able to own a house, well-loan apartment, who struggle to sleep every night, to find somewhere new to sleep at every night as long as get a meal as well, which I feel like every human should have a right to affordable housing, no matter the job they have.

Another issue is the pay is so little in Dayton for minimum wage jobs that even people who got a job can barely pay off their mortgage or rent.

Most of people who struggles just to pay a month rent with the paychecks they get after working 40 40 or 8 hours for a paycheck.

I just want to ask for the city commission help rebuild some of the houses for the homeless people or kids in need of housing and also make more jobs for people that pays better for the people who need them.

Thank you, Mr.

Thomas.

Thank you for your comments.

Kieran Smith.

My name is Karen Smith.

I live at 633 Urn Row Drive.

Maybe begin.

Good evening, Commissioners.

I want to highlight how well-funded housing trust fund can make a real difference for Dayton residents who hold housing vouchers.

These vouchers are a lifeline for many families, helping them afford safe and stable housing.

But without additional support, vouchers alone aren't enough to secure or maintain a home.

A comprehensive housing trust fund that includes rental assistance, home repair programs, and right to counsel addresses these challenges on multiple fronts.

Rental assistance, many vouchers, voucher holders will still face rent burdens beyond their subsidy covers, especially as rent rises.

Emergency rental assistance can bridge gaps, prevent evictions, and help families stay housed without falling behind.

Home repairs.

Some voucher holders live in older homes or neighborhoods with aging housing stock.

Without repair support, they're stuck in unsafe or unhealthy conditions, which can jeopardize their health and their ability to keep their housing.

Funding home repair programs ensures homes meet basic safety standards and are places that they can truly thrive.

Right to counsel.

Even with a voucher and rental assistance, tenants often face eviction threats from landlords who may challenge voucher holders unfairly or raise improper fees, having access to legal representation through right to council levels, the playing field, and protects families from wrongful displacement.

Together, these components create a safety net that supports supports voucher holders from multiple angles, financially, physically, and legally.

They're not just statistics.

They are our neighbors, our families, and our community members who deserve a stable place to call home.

Funding the housing trust fund fully means investing in a real solution that keep people housed, reduce homelessness, and strengthen our entire community.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comment.

Marcel Anthony.

Good evening, Mayor Mims.

Commissioner Shaw.

Joseph.

Commissioner Sternislaus.

I'm here today to talk about a block party we have going on this Saturday.

Um my church, Grace House Church, 1222 North Main Street.

And we see people in in our in our location.

Um are, you know, dealing with homelessness, as we've heard tonight, some alcoholism, uh, some will even put up a sign and say, got weed.

Um but I serve under Pastor Emmanuel, and we believe we're part of the solution.

So Revive Hope is the campaign that this is to provide hope and uh a covering and uh just meet the needs of the people that are in there in our community.

We've been doing this program for several years, and this coming up weekend, it's at two uh two to five.

We're gonna have everything from uh bouncy house for the kids to ribs on the grill, okay?

Hamburgers on the grill, uh grilled chicken.

Uh did I say grilled chicken?

Yes, you did.

All right.

And we're also gonna be celebrating uh the Dayton firefighters that'll be coming and bringing their trucks and allowing the kids to uh play with the water holes.

Maybe they'll give me a chance too.

Um and also giving out school supplies uh to those kids that are being the in the community.

Uh once again, we've been doing this a couple different years.

And um as I was just reading, and uh Mayor Mims, I believe I was there when you uh initiated the Dayton Peace campaign, uh the Crock Center.

And uh I believe we we fall into the community engagement um steering part of that.

Yes.

We're part of a church and we're doing activities or we're partnership with the schools, Decca Prep, uh, Decca Middle and Decca High are schools that we partner with that we give to um on a yearly, yearly basis.

And uh these also help with the neighborhood, so anyone is coming on the street can come in and say, Hey, I want some mom and pop grilled chicken, hamburger, and uh beefsteak, baby back barbecue.

All right.

Um so the ass really is for this to be um something to use to open up the door for partnership.

We want to do more of these types of things, and we can't do that with our resources.

Um fill in the blank there.

Um, but I just want to open up the conversation, and I do have a flyer for this event, and uh I would be glad to talk after to see how this partnership might be able to form and uh turn into something that we I believe all want to see.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you for the comments.

Thank you.

Be happy to talk with you after the meeting.

The Rail Lee 1903 East Third Street, Dayton, Ohio.

Um good evening, everyone, sorry.

Um talk about my life and the laws.

Um the police need the uh the chief of police, they need to be more strict and lock these guys down that way, they didn't be more safer.

My life I barely can eat.

I don't know y'all believe, but as is just as for all, you know, if criminals go do they time to society, they got another chance out to the society.

Darrell Lee and his kids, Darriel Lee and the rest of his kids.

We I'm not a criminal.

I'm doing something that God kept me on this earth.

I'm from Chicago, Illinois.

I've been shot 12 times in Dayton.

I barely can sleep.

I got buggling fragments all through my head.

I catch my grains, I barely can boo-boo.

But just think about it.

If we all want justice for all, and we all got kids, why do the rail gotta suffer and his kids gotta suffer through the city of Dayton and I got um communities, people at the courthouse.

I'm not a criminal.

Um, our father who I have a hotel beat our name, our kingdom come, that will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread as we forgive those who trespass against those.

Lead us not in temptations, for God is the kingdom and the power forever and ever.

In Jesus' name, amen.

Okay, thank you for your comment, sir.

Larry Hayden.

Your name and address, please.

Larry Hayden, 4028, Indian Run Drive, Dane Oh, 45415.

Good evening.

Commissioner.

I serve on the board of the tenant union.

I'm here to speak about an urgent urgent need is dedicated funding for home repairs within the housing trust fund and why this is essential for Dayton renters.

Many of the landlords in our city, those who own large apartment complexes, they live out of state.

Uh they're often so because they're out of state, they're they're often fully not aware of the terrible conditions their tenants are are enduring.

I want to highlight one building in particular, a high rise in Dayton, Ohio.

It's 11 floors where the elevators are constantly broken.

Um constantly broken.

This means that elderly elderly residents and people that with disabilities must be carried up and down stairs on the weekends that that elevator is broken.

This is unacceptable.

But the problem doesn't start there.

Stop there.

That's why having a set amount funding sp specifically for home repairs is so important.

It creates dedicated resources that fixes urgent problems that harm harm the tenants' health and safety.

Alongside a rent, alongside that, rental registry would help endure accountability on both sides.

Landlords were required to register their property and respond to the co-violations.

While tenants, right now they're paying their rent on time, they follow lease rules, and they have a clear protection.

This kind of system builds trust and transparent.

It helps landlords understand responsibility, and the tenants understand theirs.

And it helps the city intervene early conditions that fall on these on these conditions.

Without these investments, families continually live in dangerous conditions, unhealthy homes.

And we just want to say that's not acceptable.

And this is not what we want in Dayton.

I urge for you to fund the home repair program to implement rental registry as a key part of housing trust fund.

It's time for accountability and support for Dayton renters.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you, sir.

Destiny Brown.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Destiny Brown, 131 Second Street, Dayton, Ohio, 45402.

Um I would like to start uh good evening, Commissioner, uh, just by follow saying that I want we wanted to follow up.

Obviously, the tenant union is here returning to discuss the importance of a housing trust fund.

In the uh commission meeting from last week, um, it was mentioned by the city manager that um no information had been received by the commission around the current pilot here in Dayton, as well as um that there was an agreement that prevention matters when we talk about a right to council, um, and we talk about uh solutions for housing that are preventative versus after the fact.

Um she also mentioned that welcome home dollars were not the only dollars that are were available for housing initiatives.

So considering all of that, as a follow-up, I wanted to provide to the commission since it was shared that no information has been made available, um, some high-level statistics about the current pilot here in Dayton, but also the City of Columbus has operational access to council program.

Um in this packet is their full report from Stout, which is an evaluation firm to provide some data uh of of the impact of the right to council cost benefit analysis and all of that in their in their city and their county.

Um additionally, uh the report, the key findings what I will share on a high level is that um the current pilot in the city of Dayton has served the average household side is uh sizes five members.

Um eighty-one percent of the clients have multiple children in the household, the the um among the served population with this pilot.

Um it was so timely to have all of these beautiful children here today, a part of a part of that drill team.

Um, but what this means for us is that if you do the math, a substantial number of them have probably been impacted by housing if they live in our county or our city.

Um eighty-one percent of the clients served with the pilot or have multiple children.

59 percent of clients indicated that set themselves or someone in their home had a disability or a health condition.

63 percent indicated that they are working.

87 percent of the tenants served by able attorneys were charged late fees by their landlords.

Of that percentage, 59 percent of those fees were improper as determined by legal review.

And Columbus, the STOUP program uh projects that a return of at least $4 for every $1 invested in an eviction rights at Council program.

Total costs annually to fully implement in Columbus and Franklin County was six million, with five million for the city and one million from the county, and the estimated economic benefit was 24 million annually through reduced reliance on emergency shelters, health care, and other social services.

These numbers indicate that the access to council had the greatest impact on children, disabled and health compromised community members.

We know that that keeping children housed has a profound impact on their academic support uh performance, mental health, and emotional stability.

Okay, thank you very much for your comments.

Thanks.

That concludes the speaker's ground.

Okay.

Okay.

Ms.

Dixon, any closing comments?

Uh Your Honor, I would like to just um provide a briefing um with regards to the Macintosh encampment.

I did check in with our mobile crisis response team.

Uh and the first they first made contact with the occupants in the encampment in Macintosh Park on July 15th.

So 22 days before there was a removal, offering outreach and services and an effort to provide voluntary alternatives.

Formal notice to vacate was given on July 25th with an advised departure deadline of August 4th.

Communications with MVHO indicated that the individuals would need additional encouragement to move on, and the encampment had a presence of drug paraphernalia, alcohol, and a lot of garbage.

On August 5th, Major Saunders, Lieutenant Cope, and Sergeant Evans re-engaged with the occupants to reiterate the need to vacate and encourage them to connect with services.

On the morning of August 6th, Officer Olsen with the GROW team and Sergeant Evers made a final Evans made a final contact with the group, again urging voluntary compliance.

These are individuals that are trying to support the unhoused community and deal with the complaints being received by the community from stakeholders, et cetera.

They are dealing, they are working with immense compassion.

And our public work crew today helped folks get their things to the sidewalk and gave them time to remove all their things so that they they weren't throwing away their their you know the precious items that they wanted to take with them.

So our staff worked with them practically all afternoon today, trying to help be helpful in the relocation.

I want to emphasize that all of our parks are clearly signed prohibiting overnight sleeping.

In many cases, as you all know, our parks are the only amenity in the neighborhood for the neighborhood to enjoy.

We had multiple concerns.

This was a large encampment in a very, very heavily used park.

And we spent $750,000 making improvements to that park to enhance its user friendliness for the community.

And so it is it is with we try we are very cognizant of trying to support our unhoused community, and we know that many don't want to go into shelter.

We know that many don't have a lot of other options, but we also have the neighborhoods who you know also have human rights.

And they also want to be able to have their kids safely use parks and gather.

And it is just it is a very very difficult situation.

I also want to let you know that the team did review the best practices that Ms.

Rowe left us the last time she was here.

And we are we implement many of those best practices between our mobile crisis response team, our fire department, our police department, our PD, and so they are still finalizing some of that work.

But you know, rest assured we are working as compassionately and supportively as possible, trying to address all of the stakeholders and human rights that we have to look at.

Okay.

Thank you.

Ms.

Blackstream, any closing comments?

I have none, Your Honor.

Okay.

Commissioners, closing comments.

Commissioner Tennis Lawson, closing comments.

I do, yes.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mayor.

Um, thank you, Ms.

Dixtein, for providing that um additional context as well as the timeline.

I I really do appreciate it.

Um and thank you, Dr.

Raoult, for being here and for advocating for our unhouse um in our vulnerable communities.

Just a couple of questions, and perhaps it's a side um sidebar conversation that we can have, but if we could have an understanding as to like if there is in fact a means or a way for us to publicly put the um the notice available in terms of when these uh various encampments are um being, you know, uh relocated or however you want to to phrase it.

But if there's something that we could do in addition to the work, right?

I know that you said that there was a a 22-day notice that was given.

You gave the details of the deeds of July the 15th, the 22nd, August the 3rd, the 4th, as well as as today.

So is there something that we could put put out?

I don't know if this will be practical, but for us to work in this space with many of our other partners.

I know you mentioned MVHO, but perhaps with Dr.

Rao, um with many others that work in this space, but even social media.

Could we use our social media outlets as a means to let them to let the public and many of those who work in this space that this is this is in fact something that we're marching to.

We're doing the maybe it is a checklist that we can publicly um know that we have done all of these following things, and that we understand that it is in fact a very precarious situation, and we are in fact, to your point, right?

We're exercising and noting the compassion, the empathy behind this.

But these are the things that we're doing, giving notice, making sure that we're supplying a basket, uh a trash bag, whatever the case may be, or additional services to support our most vulnerable, just something that we could give notice to the public.

And again, we can have we can take that back.

Okay, thank you, Ms.

Dixteen.

And again, I do appreciate um you providing that that information as well as that additional uh context.

And I I hope that we can be in in partnership and more detailed conversation with Dr.

Rao as well as DTU and many others that work in this space so that we can address the concerns because you're you're right, it's a very difficult position to be in on a number of fronts.

Just would like to uh thank DTU, thank you all for coming out this evening and your continued advocacy and your and your leadership in speaking on the concerns that you have raised this evening.

Um we had a number of students that were here this evening that spoke to the importance of affordable housing and the removal of the number of blighted structures that we have throughout our neighborhoods.

And so I just would like to recognize Meadowdale CTC, um Mr.

Ruben Costello, I believe he's a student, as well as Mr.

Um Joshua Thomas is a student and Mr.

David Malone, all three of those gentlemen were students, and so I just want to recognize their ability to be here and to share their testimony and and their advocacy around housing is very um important to hear our youth and the impact that it plays on many of the members in our communities.

So again, I want to thank Meadowdale CTC and the students that came out this evening.

Um thank you Ray Allison for your comments in regards to uh the rental registration program, and I know this is something that Commissioner Joseph and I share um in regards to the importance of the rental registration program.

Just curious as to and perhaps again this is another detailed conversation or a memo could follow Ms.

Dixteen, but the Centerville model that was noted, and I understand that we were looking at and why we didn't want to duplicate our efforts with the county auditor, but then we also have Centerville, and I know we're talking about something completely different, right?

A different municipality, different issues, different resources, and the list goes on.

But just really trying to find a means and way for us to tap into the concerns as it relates to the rental registration program, and if in fact there's an avenue for us to revisit that in its entirety, and then as well as the enforcement behind our ordinance that we do have on the books for a rental registration.

So Alison, uh, thank you for bringing this this point to our attention.

Ms.

Karen Smith, thank you for your testimony.

Thank you for being here as well.

Mr.

Larry Hagan, thank you for your comments and your advocacy and leadership.

Ms.

Destiny Brown, thank you, Ms.

Brown, for your leadership and DTU and all of the great work that you all continue to do and providing that that detailed background and the information for us to really do a deep dive and look at a number of the savings that you mentioned, in particular the 22 to 24 million dollars, and why it is important to make sure that we are investing in them and in a number of these various different um programming and mechanisms to protect and provide affordable housing from the rental registration program to the right to counsel program.

So again, I really appreciate you all being here this evening.

Mr.

Whitney Herald as well was another student that I believe that was here to speak to the importance of affordable housing.

So I appreciate you sharing your call your clients' uh story and testimony this evening and the work that you're doing in this space.

Uh Mr.

Woods, thank you for being here this evening.

Um, all the best, and as you continue to um maneuver through your your complaint process, again I encourage you to still work through those various different channels to to lodge your complaint.

Mr.

Lee, um all the best in your continued endeavors as you seek to gain visitation rights with your your family.

Um I will also like to thank our the Western stars for being here this evening and all the great work and the program that they are been able to provide for a number of years as well as their performance during the national night out.

I would like to acknowledge all of the staff members.

Um there were a number of staff members, city staff that came out for national night out yesterday evening.

Um, and I'm glad the rain stopped and it cleared up for people to come out.

There was a lot of preparation and work that went into national night out.

So kudos to our DPD, many other staff members, recreation youth services, um, the list.

I think every department was probably had their hand in um national night out.

Um in fact, I know they did.

So just want to thank the staff for coming out and acknowledging Old Nerf Datem, Lyndon Heights, Westwood Elementary, and Dayton View Triangle, as well as the Omega Hope Zone for their participation in national night out.

And then I would like to, last but certainly not least, not last, excuse rather, excuse me.

And that is this past weekend uh DPS State Public Schools in conjunction in partnership with Tay Winston, they hosted their back to school rally, which was a success.

There were a number of families of students that came out.

It was very festive, it was exciting.

Um haircuts were provided, uh, hairstyles, as well as book bags, physicals, the list goes on and on.

So again, kudos to the leadership of DP DPS and for all of the families that came out and wishing everyone a um healthy and safe school year as we roll into the next uh school year for 25-26.

I believe school starts on Tuesday, the 12th of August.

And there are a number of back to school events, and so uh Pastor Anthony, thank you very much for being here.

Um had to refer to my notes.

The block party is in fact two to five this Saturday at Grace House, and that is located at 1222 North Main Street.

Um Black Fridays this weekend, which will take place on Courthouse Square.

Uh the Community Unity Festival is at Wayman Chapel this weekend.

Hillville Highview Hills Neighborhood Association, they will also have their their block party.

Uh the Village Hub kickoff is this weekend as well at 2050 Germantown.

The McClendon Institute will have their back to school bash this weekend.

Uh the Wreck Your Hood, Show Your Park is this weekend from one to four.

And yes, a number of things that are going on this weekend.

So everyone should be fully equipped and have all of their back to school gear for the new school year.

And that's all I have.

So yes.

Okay.

Commissioner Shaw.

Yeah, just a couple.

Um join me Friday, August 8th at 1 p.m.

at the 2nd Street Market for the kickoff of Eat Fresh by Local to support community food growers.

Uh, this event showcases local growers and focuses on combating hunger, particularly uh in our underserved areas.

And also on um now through August 31st, Crayons to Classrooms is collecting school supplies for teachers and students in need uh all across our region.

You can drop off donations at 1750 Woodman Avenue.

Thank you.

Ms.

Joseph.

Thank you, Mayor.

Two things.

Uh the first is if you're curious about composting, uh, this is the right time this Thursday tomorrow at 11 a.m.

up at Northwest Rec Center.

We're having uh compost kick start.

Uh it's a great way to keep things out of the landfill that don't need to be there.

It's a great way to get great soil for tomatoes or your cucumbers or wherever you're growing.

Uh if you're curious about how to do it, this is a place to do it.

Up at Northwest Rec Center tomorrow at 11.

Uh second, staying on the food theme commissioner.

Uh please join us this Saturday between 9 a.m.

to 3 p.m.

at 2nd Street Market for the nourishing Montgomery County uh event.

They're having it's free, it's family friendly, there's food, there are games, there are prizes, there are performances last year.

I assume it'll be the same way this year, uh, all focused on getting people fed and fed the right way.

So hope you can join us out there this Saturday, 9 to 3, 2nd Street Market.

Thank you, Mayor.

Okay, thank you.

So I'm just trying to check my list and see what was not mentioned.

Okay.

So I think we had did not mention the German picnic, German Fest picnic uh again with uh homemade food, uh plenty of uh fantastic uh German uh domestic adult beverages, uh say it that way.

And also cultural display, uh auto show uh again crafting vendors off of St.

Ann's Hills uh again, August 8th through August 10th, and uh it will be going on on a continuous basis, so please enjoy yourself there as well.

Additionally, I want to thank um ATT for the um the donation of many of the um laptop computers that they gave to young people who are engaged with the um hope zone with the Vanessa Ward CDC, Omega CDC I should say.

Uh great ceremony they had last week relative to that uh uh involvement.

And also to thank the members of the Silver Sneakers who allowed me to exercise with them uh last week as well.

Had a lot of fun doing that.

And it was very very refreshing to see people throughout this community taking advantage of the free opportunity at the Northwest uh Lex Center to engage in keeping their body and their mind healthy.

And uh wanted to add uh something to um uh Mr.

Thomas.

So thank all of you for your comments and and and questions, if you will.

But uh Mr.

Thomas, we are look continuously looking at ways of doing with the dealing with the abandoned homes and bacon nuisance properties.

In fact, we have 15 um hundred homes that are on that list.

We have money for eleven hundred of them, and we've torn down I think about 700, almost 800 of those homes.

And each time we trail them down, we're also creating more and more jobs and more and more space for more houses, other uh developments to take place in those spaces as well.

So I just wanted to let you know that there are things that we're doing much of what uh much of what was communicated by um uh Ms.

Dix team uh about addressing these concerns in this community.

And of course, those concerns are national.

They're not just here in the city of Dayton.

So I appreciate you always being here sharing your thoughts and your comments and giving us recommendations as well.

And again, um Reverend Anthony, thank you again for the program that you're doing.

I appreciate that.

And we'll talk further about some additional involvement that you can make as far as the city is concerned.

So love and peace for all and hatred for none, but no further business to come before this city commission.

This meeting is adjourned.

Thank you.