City Council Meeting Summary - November 6, 2025
City Council Meeting Summary - November 6, 2025
The City of Dayton Council convened to honor public service leaders, approve city manager recommendations, and enact key legislation regarding safety, budget, and infrastructure. The meeting featured presentations on local community service, the Dayton-Bosnia Youth Leadership Program, and public comments concerning street safety and public works schedules. Commissioners took time to congratulate each other on recent elections and celebrated the passage of Montgomery County's Human Service Levy.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes Approval: Unanimously approved the minutes from the October 29th, 2025 meeting.
- General Recommendations: Unanimously approved the City Manager's recommendations, including the contract modification with Top Shape Enterprises Inc. for improvements at Community Golf Club (cart paths, tee boxes, and drainage).
Public Comments & Testimony
- Keegan Sickles: Expressed strong support for the "Dayton Safe Streets and Roads for All Safety Plan" first reading, highlighting the value of transparency and equity in improving disenfranchised areas.
- Alec Johnson: Representing the Party for Socialism and Liberation, expressed strong opposition to capitalism and U.S. imperialism, characterizing the current social order as exploitative and calling for a general strike to address issues like poverty, climate change, and war.
- Mark Brooks: Stated that the current October schedule for leaf pickup is too early for the fall, noting that leaves typically fall after the first frost, and requested a reschedule to December or a major pickup in that month.
- Kevin Keller: Expressed deep concern regarding reckless speeders and motorcycle wheelies on East Third Street, noting the danger to students and pedestrians. Additionally, stated urgency regarding the need for alley paving to prevent车辆 (vehicles) from getting stuck during winter and supported the investigation of safety mechanisms (e.g., tire flatteners) to prevent wrong-way driving on freeways.
Discussion Items
- Community Service Recognition: The Council recognized the leadership of Commissioners Joseph and Shaw and Commissioner Judy Dodge (Montgomery County) on the Food Equity Coalition and the passage of the Human Service Levy (Issue One). Commissioners expressed gratitude for the $500,000 contribution to the food bank and the partnership with Mount Calvary Church.
- Dayton-Bosnia Youth Leadership Program (YLP): Presented by Miranda Brooks and hosted with local partner Bonnie Kling (Entrepreneur Center). The program welcomed 18 students and 3 teachers from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Speakers and Commissioners expressed appreciation for the cultural exchange, the students' dedication, and the program's role in building bridges between the two regions.
- Public Works & Infrastructure: Commissioner Joseph commended the condition of the golf course during the season. Commissioner Fairchild and Mr. Joseph discussed police vehicle procurement, noting a supply issue preventing the acquisition of 17 hybrid vehicles despite a desire to use them.
- Municipal Elections & Levy Passage: Commissioners unanimously congratulated incoming officials (including Mayor Mims, Commissioner Fairchild, and Commissioner Sloss) and the voters for the passage of the Montgomery County Human Service Levy and Issue Nine (public hospital). Commissioners emphasized the critical importance of these services in the face of potential federal SNAP cuts.
- Community Events: Commissioner Joseph announced an upcoming Wayne Avenue neighborhood cleanup on November 8, 2025, and reminded employees of the Veterans Day breakfast and parade schedule. Commissioner Shaw promoted an upcoming listening session by the Myan Valley Regional Planning Commission for a regional road safety plan.
Key Outcomes
- Legislation Passed (Second Reading):
- Ordinance 32163-25: Adopted temporary appropriations for ordinary operating and capital expenses pending the 2026 annual ordinance. (Vote: 5-0)
- Ordinance 32164-25: Authorized the City Manager to participate with ODOT for the MOT West Third Street Safety IMP project. (Vote: 5-0)
- Resolution 6897-25: Approved the City Manager's 2026 operating and capital improvement budget recommendations. (Vote: 5-0)
- Resolution 6898-25: Approved a joint grant application with the City of Huber Heights for ODOT Transportation Improvement Program funds. (Vote: 5-0)
- Resolution 6899-25 (First Reading): Adopted the Dayton Safe Streets and Roads for All Safety Action Plan.
- Directives: City Clerk instructed to arrange follow-up conversations between residents (Mr. Brooks and Mr. Keller) and City Manager staff regarding leaf pickup scheduling and alley paving strategies.
- Next Steps: Ongoing implementation of the Safe Streets plan; continued monitoring of the Human Service Levy impact; planning for the 2026 budget.
Meeting Transcript
This evening, the invocation will be given by Commissioner Fairchild. Thank you, Mayor. This is the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me so love. Where there is injury, pardon, where there is doubt, faith, where there is despair, hope, where there is darkness, light, where there is sadness, joy. Oh divine master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born into eternal life. Amen. Amen. I plead allegiance to the flag of the United States America and to the Republic for a nation with liberty and justice for all. Okay, Ms. Black Shear. May I have the roll call, please. Mayor Mims. Aye. Commissioner Joseph. Aye. Turner Sloss. Okay, I may have a motion then to approve the minutes from the October 29th meeting. So moved, John. Second the motion, Your Honor. Okay, so we'll probably move in the second to approve the minutes from the October 29th meeting. All the favor say aye. Aye. All the polls say no. Okay. Communications and petitions, Ms. Black Sheer. There are none, Your Honor. Okay. I know we do have two presentations this evening. And uh like to first invite Commissioners Julia Dodge. And is Curly with you as well? Ms. Junior. Just Judy. Okay. You have different rules than we have, so anyway, it's a pleasure to be here. I'm Montgomery County Commissioner Judy Dodge. Okay. You know, as we approach Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which is November 16th through the 22nd, I want to just take a second here to recognize and thank two wonderful county or city commissioners, excuse me, Matt Joseph and Chris Shaw, for their dedicated leadership on our Montgomery County Food Equity Coalition Steering Committee. Now, Matt, you especially remember this from many, many years ago with our good friend Mr. Hall. So Commissioners Joseph and Shaw consistently show show up not just in meetings, but in the community. They assist at mass food distributions with the food bank and support efforts like the Gettysburg grocery store operated by Homeful, just to name a few. Held each November for 13 years. More recently, through their leadership, the Food Summit evolved into the nourishing Montgomery County outdoor food event held in both 2024 and 2025. Most recently at the Second Street Market.
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