The dates and city commission meeting will now come to order.

Would you all please rise for the invocation and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance?

This evening, the invocation will be given by Commissioner Beckham.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Dear Lord, uh, thank you for uh this evening.

Uh thank you for the opportunity to lead our city.

Uh we ask that you continue to uh give us the clarity and awareness to reduce violence in our city and the clarity to uh do the work to improve our city for everyone.

Uh in your name we pray, I'm in.

Amen.

And to the republic for which is one nation under with liberty and justice for all.

All right, Miss McClendon.

May we please have a roll call?

Mayor Turner Sloss.

Aye.

Commissioners Joseph.

Aye.

Shaw.

Aye.

Fairchild.

Aye.

Okay.

Beckham.

All right.

May I have a motion to approve the minutes of the June 10th, 2026 meeting?

So moved, John.

Second the motion, Your Honor.

It has been properly moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the June 10th, 2026 meeting.

All in favor say aye.

All opposed say no.

Any abstentions?

Miss McClendon, are there any communications or petitions this evening?

There are none, Your Honor.

Thank you.

Ms.

McClendon, are there any additions, deletions, or comments to the calendar this evening?

There are none, Your Honor.

Thank you.

Ms.

Dixteen, are there any additions, deletions, or comments to the calendar this evening?

Your Honor, I have no additions or deletions to this evening's calendar.

I do have a few items to highlight.

So we're excited to bring that forward this evening.

Item number five is a contract modification from an original contract in uh 20 from 2023 with Optica Consulting.

This item is a third renewal uh of existing technology consulting services agreement for $373,866,000 through June of 2027.

The original contract was initially managed by our IT department.

Optica provides specialized technical support for critical police technology systems, including body worn cameras, in-car cameras, mobile data computers, electronic crash and citation systems, license plate readers, which are the axon in car cameras.

And so occasionally optical will need to switch a camera out if there's a faulty camera.

That is the only is only the axon.

It has nothing to do with our flock LPR systems.

Services include maintenance, troubleshooting, vendor coordination, technology planning, after hour support for mission critical systems.

Funding for this agreement comes from the photo enforcement reimbursement fund and does not impact the city's general fund.

There are no changes to the terms of the original agreement that was uh initially approved in 2023.

The renewal ensures the continued operation and support of critical public safety technology systems that officers rely on every day to serve the community safely and efficiently.

A delay in this contract would create safety issues for officers and community members by compromising the support needed to keep in car systems operational which ensures officers have critical information when responding to calls for service.

So I wanted to make sure that you had that context given some of our challenges with regards to the Flock LPRs.

Award item B7 is an award of contract with Colliers Engineering and Design Incorporated.

This is our um contract to begin the planning study for uh US 35 uh restoration community connectivity and uh for 2.4 million dollars this was a grant that we received we had an RFP process and we had four respondents uh this collier's engineering was selected because of their strong community engagement strategy that they presented as well as their light projects experience so there will be um uh broad uh public engagement and transportation planning activities with this planning event so we're excited about that opportunity and finally items nine ten and eleven are our tax sharing agreements due to our TIFFs and CRAs out at the Dayton International Airport and the JET out there this is part of our um economic development strategies of logistics and distribution at that uh at those sites that sit situate at the I 7075 corridor uh the these income tax sharings are a result due to uh state law as we put incentives in place uh with regards to TIFFs or CRA and our return on investment we have received over four million dollars of annual income tax revenue created over 3400 jobs and um have uh and it is supporting 13 tenants in 10 different buildings that have been built out there um at Dayton International Airport so we're excited about that as well and that I believe is all I have this evening to highlight your honor thank you Miss Dixtein Ms.

McClendon are there any citizens that are registered to speak on calendar items this evening yes your honor there is one citizen registered to speak on calendar items I would like to state 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 and 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 conversation that would prevent the city commission from hearing the speaker's comments.

I call to the podium Lynn Lamance Hi Lynn Lamance 1061 Bertram Avenue.

I wanted to speak on the blade cutters contract um first thank you for several of the addresses that have been on there 72 Ashwood has looked like that for about seven years and then yeah 160 East Parkwood is in the you know the violence uh anti-violence program area I do want to make sure that you have 465-467 allwyn um we consider this fairview I don't know we don't exclude people so you can say Mount Vernon Fairview whatever it's a pile of house 2101 Emerson is not a pile yet um the roof is sunken in the foundation is so whether it's a four or a five on Gondell's list that needs to be looked at they just put caution tape around the building also there is one on North Main Street again Upper Riverdale neighborhood where it's an anti-violence program we'd like you to look at nine excuse me 1960 two to 1970 North Main Street is a pile it's got a blade cutter sign on it and then I just also want to give uh credit to Ken Jackson if you can appoint him to actually provide information and provide the presentations here he is very informative he's very responsive but again we would like to have that uh housing conditions survey looked at um to make sure that everything is a five should be a five as there were demolitions in the Fairview neighborhood that were rated as four uh ones on Ravenwood Catalpa West Fairview were actually rated a three and got demolished first before these other ones and then just a follow up on number five um with the police I just want to know nothing has came out about Reginald Thomas on March 24th how can we approve more contracts when there is no information with the

Uh ones on Ravenwood, Catalpa, West Fairview were actually rated a three and got demolished first before these other ones.

And then just to follow up on number five um with the police.

I just want to know, nothing has came out about Reginald Thomas on March 24th.

How can we approve more contracts when there is no information with the the mobile technologies that you have?

Again, we're looking for information regarding Reginald Thomas.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ms.

Lamance.

That concludes speakers on calendar items, Your Honor.

Thank you, Ms.

McClendon.

Commissioners, are there any comments to the city manager's recommendations?

Commissioner Beckham.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Um just a few uh one.

Uh I just want to congratulate the organization on the um the grant, the 2.4 million dollars for US 35.

And also just get a sense of the community engagement timeline on um when those conversations can be expected to start.

Sure.

There will be a kick-up a kick-off meeting later this summer as they get organized and get on the ground here.

Um and there'll be plenty of outreach for the community.

And as we get those dates solidified, Commissioner, we will share them with all of you so you can help push them out as well.

Okay, thank you.

And then um only other thing is thank you for the specifics on the optica um service agreement.

Those are all my comments, ma'am.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Commissioner Fairchild.

Yeah, just a point of clarification initially.

Um on the contract with colliers, if I understand it was a two million federal contract, and then we're contributing a match of 430,000 dollars.

Yeah, we have to, we had we had a match component to it, but the lion's share of the money came from the grant.

Right.

Now that's a I don't know.

Um I think this is a place where federal policy doesn't do us favors when um when there are other priorities pressing and to be able to use that two million we have to use in a particular way.

I mean, 430,000 is a significant amount of our dollars to have to put into that project.

And we're all in agreement that we want to figure out those safety issues around 35.

But um my complaints with the federal government on there, but just want to recognize that we're putting in 430,000 into that project as well.

Um I want to thank Ms.

Lamance for coming up and continuing to keep those properties before us.

I look forward to that um housing survey and getting an under better understanding of the strategies we're using, particularly as we transition out of being able to do as much demolition as we have been in the last three, four years with the ARPA dollars and um knowing that it's gonna be a tougher hill to climb going forward.

You know, how are we gonna most effectively address those properties?

We're many of us were out last night in the Westwood neighborhood and saw many properties there that have similar issues and um in our residents who we talked to who live next to those properties who were out last night, you know, really reinforced just how necessary it is to get those properties cleaned up for the well-being of the community.

So thank you, Commissioner Shaw.

Yeah, just uh one on on the same uh number seven call yours.

That is this is part of the uh reconnecting communities grant, right?

The planning grant.

That's that's what this is.

Yes.

Okay, so that is moving forward.

I wasn't sure that.

Yes.

Okay.

Yep.

All right, thank you.

Uh-huh.

Commissioner Joseph.

Uh thank you, Mayor.

I also just want to uh thank the administration and the manager for her engagement on that uh the study on 35.

I know that uh residents are going to be interested in putting their two cents in as Commissioner asked about that, so uh make sure we know when those are and we'll get the word out.

And I I really look forward to the results of the study.

So thank you.

Thank you, Mayor.

No, thank you.

Uh, just very briefly, thank you for again to the the staff for the calendar item number seven.

Um thank you for the work.

I know this is something that has been on the radar for quite some time.

I believe this may have been like the third iteration or the third time uh for applying for a grant to address the the issues in terms of accessibility uh safely.

So kudos to the staff.

And then also I just want to recognize too the work in regards to the additional demolition.

Um thank you, Ms.

Thank you, Miss Lamance, for raising those those properties to our attention.

And I hope that in the future, and I don't know if it's something that we entertain as uh right now, but possibly in the future.

I know that the housing condition survey is should be before us very soon, sometime this month's almost over.

Well, I guess it is in July.

We have a we have a work session in July.

Yes, thank you.

Thank you, Ms.

Dixie and Ms.

Jackson.

The eighth.

Thank you, July the eighth.

Um, but in addition, I think there may be an appetite for the staff to complete spot checks.

And honestly, I think it's an opportunity for the residents to uh conduct the spot check.

So kudos and thank you, Ms.

Uh Lemance, for your leadership in identifying those properties that in fact are are noted for fours and fives, but should be farther down the list in terms of disrepair and possibly slated for demolitions.

So thank you for bringing that to our attention.

Appreciate the additional context as mentioned for calendar item number seven.

Um excuse me, not calendar item number seven, uh calendar item number five.

And that's all I have in terms of the questions, comments.

May I have a motion to approve the city manager's recommendations?

I move that we adopt the city manager's recommendation, and I will second that.

It has been properly moved and seconded to approve the city manager's recommendations.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

All opposed say no.

Any abstentions.

Legislation, Ms.

McClendon.

First reading resolution number six nine three nine-two six, approving the submission of a grant application for the fiscal year 2026, United States Department of Transportation Small Community Air Service Development Program, authorizing the acceptance of a grant in an amount of one million dollars and zero cents on behalf of the city of Dayton.

First reading resolution number six nine four zero-two six, declaring the intention to appropriate real property interests in parcels 8T, 9 SHT, 12T, 15T, 22 T 30 T, 33T, 36 SHT, 38 T, 43T, 46 T, 47 T, 48 T, 51T, 54 T, and 57 T in connection with the Smithville Road Reconstruction Project.

First reading resolution number 6941-26, declaring the intention to appropriate real property interest in parcels 13T, 156 T, 166, SHT, 168, SHNT, 169 T, 171 T, 172, SH and T, 175 T, 177 T, 178 SHNT, 179, SHT, 180 T, 181 SHNT, 182, SHT, 183, SH and T, 195 T, 196 T, 197 SHT, 198 SHT, and 199 SHT in connection with the Salem Avenue Reconstruction Phase 5 project.

Second reading resolution number 6937-26, authorizing the acceptance of a grant award from the state of Ohio, Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services, and the amount of 159,999 and 45 cents on behalf of the city of Dayton.

Mayor Turner Sloss.

Aye.

Commissioners Joseph.

Aye.

Shaw.

Aye.

Aye.

Beckham.

Aye.

Resolution number six nine three seven-two six has been adopted with five votes in favor.

Second reading resolution number six nine three eight-26, authorizing the acceptance of a grant award from the state of Ohio, Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Services in the amount of sixteen thousand two hundred eighty-six dollars and eighty-five cents on behalf of the city of Dayton.

Mayor Turner Sloss.

Aye.

Commissioners Joseph.

Aye.

Shaw.

Aye.

Bearchild.

Aye.

Beckham.

Aye.

Resolution number six nine three eight-26 has been adopted with five votes in favor.

And that concludes legislation, Your Honor.

Thank you, Ms.

McClendon.

I will now open the public hearing.

Ms.

Dix T.

Yes, Mayor, I'd like to call forward Jeff Green from our planning department to walk us through planning case 2026-00037.

Good evening.

Good evening, Mr.

Green.

This is I think my third time before you in this is many uh weeks.

Contrary to the previous two, which were development.

This is in regards to updates towards zoning code.

So just a brief background.

Planning staff regularly goes through the zoning code, and usually one to two times a year, we propose changes and updates, generally reflecting best practices or changing trends that have occurred in the planning field and just what's going on around us.

This involves staff research, experience in the code, any cases that we've received, and again, just best practice as we as we move along here.

So before I go on any further, I do want to uh have a quick shout out to uh Cameron Goshinski and Elizabeth Dakin who also assisted with and helped uh coordinate these these uh text amendments.

But there are three before you here.

Uh first is in regards to gas stations.

So in terms of gas stations, generally speaking, what's occurred around us is there's been an influx of uh extra-regional uh companies, the Wawas, the geckos, the sheets uh that have started to come into the suburbs.

So a lot of the suburbs, Cattering, Centerville, Beaver Creek, have or had moratoriums in place to uh impose uh maybe not ban them but make it a little bit harder to go in.

What what was happening is these companies would go on uh vacant parts of in or vacant intersections next to existing gas stations and and try to compete, which of course that's fine.

But uh what we've become we've begun seeing, and there's an example of this at the intersection of Brant and Needmore, where there's about four gas stations within 500 feet of each other.

So what these text amendments look to do is twofold.

One is to get better land use practice.

So I at an intersection, what the code is proposed to do is say within 1500 feet, you get two gas stations, but any more than that, you would have to go through variance or have go through a a of more of a public hearing.

So again, this is really to keep a diversity of land uses specifically along our intersections and along our commercial corridors, which should uh bring a better uh standard of life for our residents and allow other businesses to go into.

Obviously, when a gas station goes in, it stays in there for a very long time.

But in the instances it goes out with the storage tanks and and the environmental concerns that right out, it might leave the redevelopment of that site in some question.

Uh the second is to provide a little bit of a distance requirement in terms of gas stations from our residential districts and properties.

These are very vehicular-centered uses, of course.

So having a little bit more of a distance will help with any noise that results from those sea stores or folks coming and going, but also a little bit more of a safety aspect when we're talking about cars coming and going on a fairly frequent basis.

We are very obviously urban and walkable city.

Gas stations, while necessity aren't the best neighbors to residential properties.

Uh the final change in in with gas stations that we're proposing is more aesthetic.

So currently we we have nothing but this is something seen uh in surrounding communities, which is in uh which is to say the gas canopies themselves should reflect the main sea store.

So a lot of times, we especially with older gas stations, you'll see an old worn-out canopy, which is this metal pole that often rusts.

What we're saying is okay, if you've got a brick building, there needs to be uh a brick column going up there.

Just a general aesthetic changes to make it look better.

We should not accept lesser standards simply because of where we are.

So that's what that final that final change is there.

Um this is in regards to the use table, the UBD zoning district.

That's that's a little further south of downtown, but along Brown Street and closer to UD.

Um, this would remove gas stations as an allowable use.

And it's not because gas stations are again not a necessity.

It is because we have a few down there already, and at a certain point, uh we is we as a city from planning say, okay, uh at what point is there too much down here?

So uh there was four within half a mile in the UBD district of each other.

So there is enough, in our opinion, uh gas stations in that general vicinity to satisfy that zoning district and the needs of those folks down there.

So that's gas stations.

Moving on to car washes, a lot of the same standards.

Um again, vehicle-centered uses, obviously good to have, but we believe again there should be uh a set amount at within 1500 feet of each other and a distance requirement for residential districts.

So that 1500 feet and that uh distance requirement, same as gas stations because of those uses so much correlated with each other, usually gas stations and car washes.

You'll see you'll see those combinations.

So we thought it prudent to just go ahead and replicate those standards across these two uh these two uses.

This is the same thing.

Uh if you choose to eliminate gas stations from the UBD zoning district currently in the code, uh car washers are only allowable if there's a gas station already in existence.

So if you're eliminating one, you should probably eliminate the other.

That is uh a fairly logical and and in our opinion.

So that's gas stations and car washes, a lot of the same regulations again, but it's really just to provide further buffer for our residential uh housing for any any new gas stations.

This would affect any new gas stations, of course, and provide a little bit more uh a little bit more protection so there could be more of a variety of commercial uses at our intersections, which are a lot of times are some of our most valuable real estate going up and down our corridors here.

So that's that's one and two.

The third one we've we've discussed a lot about, and that's data centers.

So I I don't think I need to explain to any of you what a data center is.

Uh but generally speaking, it's a fairly recent phenomenon in the country.

Yes, they've they've been going on for some time, but in terms of Ohio, you'll you'll see it in the news all the time.

Now I think there's a really big debate about it statewide, national, locally, everywhere.

Currently, we don't have any regulations specifically addressing data centers.

That's what this is for.

And this is one of the reasons this has come before you a little bit sooner than our normal course of action will be is simply to address data centers.

Um the first thing we need to do when addressing data center is define it.

Without a definition of the zoning code, we can't properly regulate it to any capacity we want.

So uh the closest thing we have now is cryptocurrency mining.

If that was pretty big two or three years ago, that's when we adopted cryptocurrency regulations.

Um cryptocurrency is a is a matter of a data center.

It's it's essentially the same thing.

It it's a bunch of servers in a building for informational purposes uh for the IT world.

So we're proposing to eliminate cryptocurrency mining as a definition and replace it with a all-encompassing data center uh definition.

And that would include whether it be a a whole site or half of a physical building.

If the data center is intended to be a primary use here, that's what this would impact.

I want to be clear.

Throughout the city, a lot of businesses have their own servers.

That's not what this is going to touch.

Those are accessory uses.

Of course, if you're in IT security form, you're gonna have to have your secure servers or really any business.

Those aren't going to be touched.

This is just for data centers as a primary use.

That's it.

So we've had a lot of discussion on from plan board from internal staff in terms of researching.

You'll you Google data centers good or bad, you're gonna get a lot of stuff.

You're gonna get electric rates, water rates, uh, and I think those are pretty widely reported.

Uh something that is a little bit harder to dig into, but still pretty obvious is the sound component.

Data centers within half a mile to a mile or more, you can usually hear uh a constant hum that never stops.

And that is something is fairly impactful.

I I mean, in terms of what the city of Dayton is, it's a it's an urban environment.

A lot of our heavy industrial zoning districts where if these could go in, would go in, just as a matter of the city developed over the last hundred, hundred, fifty years.

Our heavy industrial zoning districts are nearby to residential uses.

So how how do we deal with that?

What's the best course of action for the city?

And this is uh obviously conversation happening at national and state level on how do we address this, but what's best for the city?

So of the impact, staff would recommend a ban on data centers in the city of Dayton.

Um this is again because of their wide-ranging and regional impacts.

So uh banning banning a use is always a big deal, and there should there should be some justification behind it.

But it is because it its impacts go far beyond its property space that we should look at this.

And outside of outside of the negative impacts, there's an economic piece here too.

So data centers, probably good for property tax, good for initial construction, but they just do not produce the sort of jobs for the amount of space they take up.

We have a limited amount, limited amount of space.

And in staff planning staff's opinion, best utilizing that space means if if it doesn't meet the best bang for the buck scenario, we should really consider some good regulations or a full ban.

Uh plan board uh and staff have discussed this over many months uh since January, in fact, uh which you'll you'll see here in a second.

But in general, we we feel a ban at this time is probably the best course of action.

Um that prohibited section is entirely in red because section 150.417 does not exist.

Those other uses you see are also already prohibited, but there's no standalone prohibited section.

So this would just make it clear to anyone reading the code, uh, whether it be staff or uh business, an entity trying to go in, what uses are prohibited in the city in Dayton and and here's what would come up.

If approved, of course.

So, public process.

Um Plan Board has held work sessions on January 13th and March 10th.

Uh in the middle of that time, uh there was a joint land use board and neighborhood leadership session on February 24th, uh, one at noon and one at 6.30.

Generally speaking, and by generally, I mean there really hasn't been opposition that we've heard uh to gas stations or call car washes, but the the comments we've heard about data centers is yes, please do this.

I I have yet to hear anyone from the public say, no, we we think data centers could probably go here, we want that.

Um data centers, I think being the being the big one again, banning is a is a is a big step, but one we think is necessary.

Uh planning staff uh of course were the ones doing the research and writing the code and and coming up with these recommendations would would recommend uh as I have presented that these these changes be approved.

And plan board and their April meeting voted 6202 to support this.

Plan board did have changes.

We we started off with with you know X and we got Y, but that's that's part of the process as we work through this in debate.

So your options uh of course are to approve as Plan Board recommended, remain back to Plan Board for any suggested changes you will have, or or overall deny.

Um I'm here to answer any questions, but uh just three, two of them pretty similar.

The third one, that's I think that's the big discussion point, and that's what most folks have have talked to me about, but uh I'm here to answer any questions you may or may not have.

Thank you, Mr.

Green.

Commissioners, are there any questions or comments?

Commissioner Beckham?

I have none, Your Honor.

Commissioner Fairchild.

Yeah, no, thank you for the presentation.

I'm supportive in the intent of all three.

I'm curious about the data centers.

When we define it including a room, and I'm thinking about some of our large employers, um, particularly hospitals who have to have backup, have data centers and have backup data centers for the work they they do and the critical nature of that do uh work.

Are we it in a place where we're gonna prohibit some of our larger employers for having the necessary IT resources that they need by that prohibition?

Because it's as small as a room, right?

Yeah.

So uh the the answer is no, sir.

Um what what you're referring to is an accessory use.

And what this would impact is specifically the primary use uh of a property.

We we in plan board uh specifically wanted to make sure that there wasn't a way for a data center entity to to basically figure out a way around the definition, say, oh we're not we're not that we're we're this.

Right, right.

Um and in terms of uh a room or part of a building, every so often you'll have a uh construction project that's a just a big white box building.

And the it's an industrial scale, one anywhere between one and five hundred thousand square feet, and it'll be sectioned off.

And each property has an address, or each each unit would have an address, of course, but we wanted to make it clear that you might consider yourself a room or whatever, but that's still a primary use for that specific thing.

So we wanted to be clear, not just land, but inside of a building, but only as a primary use.

So it any hospital, existing business, even car dealership, right, you know, might have their own servers.

Those are completely fine, and they can continue to grow as their business grows.

Thank you for the clarification.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Commissioner Shaw.

No, I'm good.

It's pretty clear.

I support this.

Thank you, Commissioner Joseph.

Uh thank you, Mayor.

Same with me.

Thank you very much for the presentation.

Thank you.

Uh just one question.

I know you mentioned there were been a fruitful conversations around the three specific to the data centers, as well as the uh oversaturation of the gas stations, car washes, whatever have you.

Were there any correspondence that were received?

Any uh noting or in support or in opposition?

Um no public comments were received during the process of this.

And we didn't write everyone down.

It was just a note of if hey, if you want to come and have a public comment, hear the meetings to do it, or hear the way they get in contacts with us.

Okay.

Thank you.

I have no further questions.

I don't know if you went to all of us.

I got a I did get a letter from Old North Dayton in their supportive.

Yes.

Thank you.

And you're you're right.

Thank you for making reference to that.

Uh so we did receive a correspondence from Old North Dayton in support of the zoning changes.

So thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Thank you.

Don't have any further questions.

Thank you, Mr.

Green.

Thank you.

I will now close the public hearing.

What is the pleasure of the commission?

Move forward.

Move forward.

Is there any citizens register?

Oh.

Your Honor.

Yeah.

Do we have any citizens that are registered?

Oh, I jumped.

I apologize, Ms.

McClendon.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Ms.

McClendon.

Thank you.

I would like to call to the podium, Taleb Petaway.

Talib Petaway, 915, Winsor Grand Avenue.

Good evening.

Good evening.

One of the things I do want to say is that we need uh metigating measures for other bad operators in the area because as we know, there's going to be downflow of from wastewater and stuff coming to us.

So I think that needs to be noted uh with waste management.

So you're speaking in reference to uh other other areas that make data centers, right?

Um certainly we're not gonna have them, right?

Right.

Other people will, and so we have to account for those other folks who are gonna have data centers with our waste management.

So do want to say that.

So thank you, Mr.

Petaway.

I appreciate that.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ms.

McClendon.

All right.

Legislation, Ms.

McClendon.

First reading, ordinance number 32194-26.

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

That concludes legislation.

Thank you.

And Ms.

McClendon, are there any citizens who are registered to speak this evening on general comments?

Yes, Your Honor.

There are 15 citizens registered to speak on general comments.

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

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

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Talid Petaway 915 was grand.

The prices that I mentioned are incorrect.

But there is a funds out there for to catch her killer.

Um so it's uh $12,000.

Uh Prime Barbecue increased it to make it 12,000.

And so part of the things that we talk about when we talk about you know community activity is community member, you know, engagement.

And so we can't ask the police to do everything.

We have to do things for ourselves also.

So that means we need people who know what's going on to report what's going on.

So thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Petaway the podium Kenya Akbar Kenya Akbar 147 East Hillcrest Dayton Ohio 45405 good evening good evening I come here today because there are some serious issues with the way that the cities in America are operating specifically today Dayton Ohio I came here when I was seven years old from Detroit Michigan my mom had a boyfriend that went to Central State and she was chasing behind him and she brought her two little girls and my middle sister here to be closer to her boyfriend.

And when I came here I was impressed with the city I I really enjoyed it I had high grade at the corner there at Moss across from the Legion and I had really had a pleasant childhood I ran around and played I had swimming pools everywhere to choose from I used to love to come downtown and play on the elevator and I was inspired by the way the city was so friendly.

I had so many friends so many friends in so many neighborhoods almost across the city Westwood GVC Dayton View Bella Vista you name the community I knew someone there and so when I went to college I came back I wanted to come back and serve this city but I am very disappointed in the way that this city's government serves this city I have chose Dayton Dayton has not trapped me here I am not a slave I am not a criminal I have zero criminal record post 18 and I am extremely disappointed at the way that this city respects its residents that are in poverty because I came back for them I came back to love on them I came back to help them to upward mobility because people deserve to thrive not just survive and people that make 300 some odd thousand dollars a year should hold that responsibility serious and dearly to their hearts to hear about cameras and airports and all of these things that disregard the lives the human lies I give up a moment of my time for a moment of silence for the 16 year old that died in Trotwood I am disgusted by the lies this city tells on supposed Del Rio drive who had no more to go in there on those boys and got his head blown up on that street there is a monument on Riverscape that says the first settlers that is a lie from hell them these are not the first settlers of this area the indigenous people of America were the first of Turtle Island were the first settlers of this area that's why the black cracked going to the gazebo where the five rivers out this was the place of treaties and I want a treaty or fire the city manager city hall can fire or heavy wheel thank you Ms.

Akbar I call to the podium Mary Sue Gaminer Mary Sugamor 1418 Arbor Avenue good evening.

I intended to speak on calendar items I don't know what happened that I got pushed back here and it was about optica consulting not because I was opposed to the contract but because I felt that um it was giving you an opportunity to send a message to the Dayton police department to complete their obligations to you and to the public before getting any more money.

What hasn't happened in addition to of course to the flock camera um withholding is the release of the 2025 surveillance technology report 2021 report was released in January of 2022 it was rejected because it didn't have sufficient detail and then a more robust version was released I believe in June of 2022 in 2023 I think the 2022 report didn't come out until December but in 20 uh 20 for the 2023 and 2024 reports came out in March of the following years but we still haven't seen the report for 2025 and I'm thinking maybe they just don't know what to say about ALPRs.

The first report explained its purpose to ensure transparency and oversight to protect the civil rights and liberties.

The Dayton City Commission passed the surveillance technology ordinance, which requires an annual surveillance technology report to be provided to the commission to inform the public on the use of such technologies.

So again, with our current form of government, strong city manager, you, the commission, do not have a lot of power, but you do have the power of the purse.

You can demand that the police department keeps you informed of their use of technology, or you don't give them any more money.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ms.

Mayor Zoo.

I call to the podium, Tracy Kraft.

Hi, I'm Tracy Kraft.

I live at 627 Warren Street.

And I supplied you all with packets regarding some safety concerns that I have on Warren Street.

And the safety concerns are in conjunction with two separate proposed developments that are going to add up to four fast food or quick food service establishments at the with two of those having drive-throughs, which will be a disaster for my street.

Year to date on my street, Brown Street, we've had or I'm sorry on Warren Street, we've had 55 calls for service.

That's year to date.

Year to date on Brown Street, 429 calls for service, and year to date, or last year's calendar year, there were 1,036 calls for service.

That's a total of 448 calls for service along the Brown Street and the Warren Street corridor as of 6326.

That's a lot.

The fact that a food chain is asking to operate from potentially 6 a.m.

to 11 p.m.

in a residential neighborhood is really insulting.

Would any of you want to live beside a fast food restaurant that had a drive-thru that operated 6 a.m.

to 11 p.m.?

Probably not.

The mess that is on Brown Street surrounding food establishments can't be dismissed.

It's filthy, there's trash, um, homeless everywhere.

You know, we're already struggling with congregations of homeless people on patios and on RTA bus stop benches.

I think adding fast food establishments with outdoor patios would be a massive mistake.

And I wanted to get this in front of you before Plan Board gets these.

Sorry.

I don't anyway, read through your packets.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I call to the podium Chris Lockett.

I'm Chris Lockett, 309 East Bruce Avenue.

Oh, I know it's heavy in the air.

A lot of blood on the ground.

Uh a lot of heat.

I ain't been down here that often uh recently.

Because I've been extremely busy.

But I did want to come down and congratulate you all publicly on your newly appointed seats, mayor.

Um commissioner.

I didn't get to do that publicly, which is something I like to do when I'm in favor of, you know, what's going on down here.

Uh man, it's heavy.

My heart goes out to the community of Dayton.

We fighting, y'all.

We fighting.

Um may not look like we winning right now, but we we in there, we in the fight.

So I encourage everybody behind me to just stay in a fight.

I understand that emotions are high and whatnot, but I want to come up here and leave some positive energy.

So again, Kurt, congratulations to the mayor for getting that seat.

Congratulations to Commissioner Begum.

Um, and I believe that with the community's uh support and help that uh this staff has the power, the mindset, the passion, and the determination to put the city um back ahead of social the social and uh economic curve and also the innovative curve.

Um I've been learning a lot throughout this process of me coming down here, coming from where I've come from.

I've been learning names and titles and positions and stuff, and it's it's very intriguing to me.

Um your case.

I've been hearing some bad things, but I've seen you in my neighborhood at one point in time.

You seem like a nice person, a kind person.

I just pray you're doing the right thing, and that's that's all we can pray.

I got my kids here, and I teach them, do the right thing, do good, you know, and you'll be okay.

Gotta handle the rest.

Uh, it was an honor to have you all in my neighborhood, Westwood uh last night.

That warmed my heart, you know, because the energy in the in the air was was was dying.

It was it was it was it was a powerful thing, right?

So I enjoyed that experience.

Uh granted, I'm there frequently to walk the through the hood the way we was doing, it brought back a lot of memories and how y'all in there was dope.

It was really dope.

Um proud of you, man.

Uh you manifested this.

I saw you at Naja's uh uh gathering, and I remember you manifesting getting to that seat.

I told you I had a story for you, Joseph.

Uh uh a woman from the community said you helped her with her van door on her Honda, and you paid for that, man.

That was powerful when she told me that story.

Respect.

Respect to you too, Fairchild.

Your consistency, Shaw is saluted.

I I saw you, Fairchild.

My kids, man, they saw you exercise in one morning in Dayton View, man, 7 a.m.

I respect that, man.

Never give up.

That's what I taught them off that lesson when I saw you, man.

Salute to you, man.

Salute to everybody.

Thank y'all.

Thank you, Mr.

Lockett.

I call to the podium, Lynn Lemance.

Yeah.

Hi.

Lynn Lamance, 1061 Bertram Avenue.

And I will first say, thank you, public works.

They are good working men, very responsive.

And I will also say thank you, Miss Michelle, and the recreations departments.

Um, however, there is a lot of work to be done in the city, and I'll just I'll just let you know.

I can remember the city before Nan Whaley.

Okay, her reign of terror.

I can remember Tim Reardon getting things done.

Um, so I would like to see a different city manager and also um things such as illegal dumping um actually be caught and prosecuted.

We have certificate of occupancy in the building services department that is not I mean these things are like from the 70s and the 90s on file.

Main Mart.

There was a shooting there.

2423 North Main Mart.

That has a certificate of occupancy from the 70s.

Is people supposed to be in there?

It that's not safe.

Joe's tire shop, 1947 North Main Street does not have one.

AMPM Market, 2317 Salem Av.

I've already spoken on that.

Um, as well as work that needs to be done.

Um, we want the same care and equality to the nate the non-downtown, let me specify non-downtown neighborhoods as you give downtown Dayton again, a different city manager that can concentrate um on boarding up properties.

Not this we don't get dogs treatment, you know, boarding up properties in the neighborhoods.

Graffiti downtown is not looked at the same.

The main mart has graffiti right on it, looks like someplace I'd want to shoot someone at, okay.

Um tax dollars spent in downtown versus the neighborhoods that used to not be considered a neighborhood, okay, and that's taking CDBG funds from neighborhoods to downtown.

Um also has there ever been a performance review on Joe Parlet?

Um, the over policing in downtown, the policing reform issues.

We never find these arsonists.

All these properties along North Main Street.

Where is the arsonist at?

Can they find one?

Why are they trying to hire for a fire investigator when no one is ever found?

This is under Joe Parlett.

The Lautlink's program has ended under Dixtein.

Uh priority boards have ended under Dixtein.

As far as the planning department, there are black employees that send out emails.

Where are the actual black planners that help plan the city?

Okay, like Mr.

Green and those positions, those higher-up positions in the planning department.

Where is that at?

Um the city manager was at the new police station on the west side.

Has she ever been anywhere else on the west side of Dayton?

Again, I'm advocating highly for a new city manager and assistant city manager.

I don't know the other one, but if she does some work, she can stay.

Thank you, Miss Lamance.

Please.

I call to the podium Teresa Nash.

Hi.

Good evening.

York Avenue.

I just want to speak to you about the bulk trash pickup.

In my neighborhood, um it's the first Friday of ever new month.

I am kind of considered the Gladys Crabits on my block.

I'm the one that reports all the bad stuff that I can see.

I don't sit in my window watching what my neighbors do.

But when it comes to the trash pickup, if nobody's called, if it's not picked up that first Friday, it sits there.

I called the other day on the 4th of June for trash that have been out there for over two months.

I talked to my housing guy, which is Scott Seller.

You know, I get in touch with bulk trash pickup, I report the apartment building.

My street is only two blocks long, and it backs up behind Fairview Elementary.

And the apartments that are right there behind the hot behind the school are the biggest problems we have.

They're four places.

They just get people in there, they rent to them.

When they don't pay the rent, they evict them, and then they put all their stuff out on the street.

And then it blows down the street to my block, because the block's only two blocks long, and we're homeowners.

We're trying to keep up our property values.

I just want to understand what the process is for bulk trash pickup.

Like I said, I call the bulk trash pickup line.

I talked to Scott Zeller frequently, he should know who I am.

And I was told when I called on June 4th that only people that can report bulk trash are the people that live at that building.

That makes no sense to me if it's been sitting out there for more than two months.

What it does is it creates chaos, it creates you know potential for infestation of critters and things like that.

And so I got this.

Somebody put this on our door.

Okay, and it lists all the problems, you know, for neighborhoods.

So I would think that somebody like myself or any of my neighbors, if we call to report a problem that bunk trash, we could out there and pick it up.

Now that being said, Scott told me to call, talk to a supervisor in the uh bulk trash, which I did, I can't remember her name, but that was on June 4th.

They sent somebody out yesterday to pick up the trash.

Twelve days later, but it did get picked up.

So I just want to bring it to your attention that citizens, especially as homeowners who are trying to keep up our property values, keep up the neighborhoods, because they are doing some rebuilding in my neighborhood.

I live off of Catalpa and Ravenwood, so they are doing tearing down old houses and rebuilding houses, and I like to keep that momentum going.

Thank you.

Thank you, Miss Nash.

Thank you.

I called to the podium Frankie Brown.

Good evening.

Good evening.

My name is Frankie Brown, 415 Redwood Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, 45405.

I'm here on behalf of the Major Taylor Cycling Club to invite the mayor, the city commissioners, the city employees, the city residents to come and participate at the Major Taylor Cycling Club 19th Annual Signature Ride.

We had this ride, we've had this ride for 19 years.

And he grew up in Indianapolis, became famous over in Europe, and came back to the United States to move into Wooster, Massachusetts, where his national monument is.

Standing beside me is our VP.

I'm the treasurer of our club.

And I know all you guys are bike riders because we've all rode together.

And this event is happening on the weekend of July 10th, 11th, and 12th.

Save the day.

July 10th, 11th, and 12th.

So we have multiple levels of rides, and we have a family ride that is free for families.

And it starts at Welcome Welcome Park, which is parking lot D at Welcome Stadium, which is a very centrally located place in the city of Dayton.

Our club started to promote cycling to African Americans in the community.

And 19 years later, we have a diverse group of 60 plus members of all different cultures and race.

So I come before you to invite the mayor, the city commissioners, and everyone here in the city of Dayton to come out.

The proceeds this year goes to a nonprofit organization called City Heart.

They provide services for needy people in the Dayton community.

And over the last 19 years, we have given over $60,000 to different nonprofit um organizations in the Dayton community.

So I hope to see you guys on Saturday, July the 11th at Welcome Stadium.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Ms.

Brown.

I call to the podium.

Kevin Keller.

Good evening.

Good evening, Kevin Keller, 3922 East Third Street, Date Ohio, but I'm sure you get tired of hearing that every week, huh?

Commissioners, uh mayor, commissioners, audience, city manager, assistant.

I have a few comments.

Speaking of bulk pickup, I was driving down uh US 35, which I don't understand why it's four lanes at 50 miles an hour.

It's crazy.

On my way to the VA, and I saw so much trash on that freeway, furniture, appliances, tires, and I've seen that for weeks.

I just think that's ridiculous.

The city has got to do a better job on policing their freeways.

Because some of that stuff, if it's hit, somebody's not really paying attention to get over on the side of that road and it's something, there's gonna be a serious casualty.

We've got to do a better job.

Not only is that on 35, it's on other major highways and freeways throughout the city.

Have pride in your town.

I mean, I picked up trash just in front of my neighborhood just before I got here.

It was just it's probably thrown out the window.

It's like, come on.

Um historical building, the one that has the uh the patina cap downtown.

It's like a bunch of windows are open or broke.

It's a part of center of town.

I don't know what that building's called, but I noticed that a lot of the windows are gone or open, and it's rain is probably just pouring inside that thing.

And it's gonna destroy the building if we don't pay attention to it.

Regardless of who the owner is, get a hold of somebody.

I know it's the one in Linden Ave has been boarded up.

It doesn't look good at all, but at least keep the rain from getting in there.

Um some of the buildings we have are really cool.

We gotta get somebody to do something with these things.

You're not gonna do something with it, sell it.

Um gun violence.

I can't tell whether when the guns go off in my neighborhood.

Is it fireworks?

Is it a gun?

Is it somebody playing around or is it actually a serious thing?

And I've talked to the police about it.

They said, well, technically there is an ordinance that says you are allowed to shoot your gun in your own property as long as you don't need anybody else or across somebody else's property.

That needs to be clarified.

Um we need to encourage more art displays downtown.

I will help.

I'm an artist.

I'd be more than happy to provide uh ideas.

I'm still working on this Gem City um composite uh sculpture and and anniversary of Dayton's founding.

I got some time.

So um I think it'd be really cool to have these uh these gems around the city, similar to the uh Cincinnati has pigs, Louisville has horses.

We need to bring back community pleasing, please.

We really got to bring it back.

And Dana Centers, it reminds me being on board the carrier when I was in the Navy.

That constant hum.

We had constant home of aircraft aboard on our roof of our house.

Uh when you got constant hum of the machinery going on in the carrier, it's it's uh sometimes mind boggling.

You don't when you finally get to a place where it's quiet, you you don't notice it.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr.

Keller.

I call to the podium, Sharon Screech.

Hello, my name is Sharon Screech.

I'm at 515 West Grand Avenue.

Um I just want to say a few things.

I want to thank the mayor and some of the commissioners, Mr.

Shaw and Mr.

Joseph, and especially Mr.

Fairchild.

Because you wielded all the way.

Let me tell you, you are strong.

You willed it.

And mayor, I want to give you some compliments about talking to those neighbors.

They really love seeing you.

And I love the turnout.

That's the type of um turnout you should have every time you go to one of these neighborhoods.

They all all these neighbors should be involved.

All these communities should be involved.

But what I came to talk about today was one of the things on the calendar item a couple of weeks ago was the downtown street outreach program, which is supposed to be helping these homeless people.

Where is the mobile unit that's I mean, we shouldn't even have no homeless if with all the money that was provided for that program?

And we have that employment, and one of the um guys from the city of Dayton told me about the employment center up in Westwood.

I didn't know that community members could use those rooms in there.

They don't have no boxes outside of that place with like application.

You know, you have to have you can have the little boxes that's clear that that keeps it from getting wet with some application for some jobs.

They don't advertise it, they don't do anything.

So, I mean, what they put it up there for.

I'm like, what is it up there for?

If where's the how do the homeless people know to go somewhere?

Where's the referrals?

Why is our homeless shelter full of folks?

We shouldn't have nobody full of folks if there's social workers that's inside, they're social workers in there.

They have these people wait two and three weeks for some help.

No, you need to be if you work in a day, you should be able to see somebody today.

That's what you're there for.

But they they schedule them out like that's somebody just paying.

No, we need if we're providing money for these services.

A lot of those men, a lot of the and those ladies that are over there in the shelter with their children.

Where is the homes?

Where is the help to get them in somewhere?

The emergency housing.

Where is that at?

I'm looking at the paper right here, and I don't see none of the stuff in here happening.

I'm just telling you.

None of the stuff that's in this packet that was produced on your website is happening nowhere.

I don't see a mobile unit.

I know I've given a given a lot of money at them at the at them stop signs when I'm getting off the highway.

Why are those people still there?

They I mean, we need to start produce producing, getting these people in some homes or getting them some help.

A lot of the men in the shelters, they're mentally challenged.

Where is those referrals?

They're saying uh they're giving out referrals and out.

How do these people know this?

They're homeless.

If no one goes up to them and tells them they don't know this these programs or this money is available.

So that's my thing.

I'm just saying we have all these programs and things going on.

How do people know about it?

Thank you.

Thank you, Miss Screech.

I called to the podium, Cody Robin Rowden.

Thank you.

Hi, Cody Rowden, 6701 Taywood Road.

Good evening, Mayor and City Commissioners.

My name is Cody Rowed, and I am honored to stand before you tonight as the spokesperson for a historic milestone in our city, the inaugural Dayton Black Rodeo.

This Saturday, June 20th, from noon until midnight.

Welcome stadium will be transformed.

We are bringing Dayton a full day of culturally rich entertainment featuring top-tier rodeo action by Ladding Rodeo Productions, along with a live concert, Carnival Petting Zoo, and Vibrant Vendor Marketplace.

While this is a massive entertainment event, I am here tonight to share the heart and the purpose behind it.

This rodeo is entirely a homegrown initiative built on faith and guided by God's grace and direction.

The visionary and organizers behind this event are proud Daytonians, whom are alumni of our neighboring historically black university, Central State University.

Their love for this community and what made this vision a reality.

Before I continue, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Commissioner Darius Beckham for taking the time to meet with our team and learn more about the vision and community impact of the Dayton Black Rodeo.

We appreciate your willingness to engage with us and support efforts that bring opportunities to our city.

Because our roots are here, our impact must stay here.

From day one, our team has been incredibly intentional about keeping our dollars local.

We have prioritized minority vendors and local food trucks to ensure that the economic boost created by this event goes directly into the pockets of Dayton residents and small business owners who keep our neighborhoods vibrant.

Furthermore, we believe that investing in our community means investing in our future.

We are incredibly proud to share that the Dayton Black Rodeo has already established and funded scholarships for local youth.

We are officially committing to continuing and expanding these educational resources year after year as the rodeo grows.

Finally, the timing of this event is deeply purposeful.

Hosting the Black Rodeo during our city's Juneteenth celebrations provides a vital living history lesson.

For generations, the stories of black cowboys and cowgirls have been left out of the American Western narrative.

And by bringing this historic rodeo to welcome stadium, we are reclaiming that history.

Just as our entire community shows up to celebrate culture at the Hispanic Heritage Festival, the Greek Festival, Oktoberfest.

The Dayton Black Rodeo is a celebration designed for every single resident of our city.

It is a space for all of us to come together, learn and share a rich cultural tradition.

Tickets are available right now at Dayton BlackRodeo.com.

We invite the commission city leadership and every resident of Dayton to join us this Saturday.

Please be the first at the first.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you, Ms.

Cody.

Thank you.

This past Sunday, Mr.

Joshua Fuller 37 was shot and killed in the main street marked parking lot on North Dayton.

One more name.

One more family devastated by gun violence.

Gun violence will not be solved by camera surveillance.

Cameras do not stop bullets.

And data does not stop hatred.

An illusion of security purchased through surveillance grants for uh is not protection.

Cameras might lead to an arrest, but will not bring Mr.

Fuller back.

Remember that.

And while the city purchased cameras to surveil neighborhoods, the weapon that kill domestically and internationally flow without restrictions, without accountability, without pause.

False safety at home, real violence everywhere else.

So what security is Dayton promoting?

Let me talk about what happened while Flock was active and what happened after.

Dayton has been using Flock cameras since 2023.

In January 2026, the contract had been renewed with assurances that no data has been shared in front of you.

Earlier this year, DPD discovered 7,001 times immigration-related searches had occurred.

Not only that, but recently we learned that for the last three years, that switch was toggled on, which means that the city of Dayton has been collecting data and most likely has been sharing it with outside agencies illegally based on your oversight or uh rules.

And then when the truth emerged, the city created a web page.

And that's why I'm really here to talk about with frequently asked asked questions designed to rebuild trust.

Mark D.

Winstein wrote this week in the Dayton Daily News authenticity and leadership communication requires humility, honesty, consistency, and clarity.

He continued to say a corporate statement filled with jargon seldom inspire confidence, but people can sense the difference.

And that's exactly what I felt when I read the frequently asked questions responses that you posted.

The ALP data was accessible to outside law enforcement agencies through broader than intended sharing settings.

That's what you said.

What the frequent Frequent Ask did not say, it does not mention the 737100 immigrant enforcement searches.

It doesn't explain that immigration agencies were specifically prohibited by the city policy yet access to data anyway.

It does not acknowledge the three-year timeline during the city.

Thank you, Mr.

Alzheimer.

I call to the podium Carmela Ickpot.

Oh evening.

Good evening.

My name is Carmela Vanessa Allen at Potts.

My address is 115 North Wilbur Avenue.

I am a member of the Heavenly Parents' Holy Community.

Under the Heavenly Parents' Holy Community, there are many different organizations.

All those organizations believe, accept we love God.

And we believe that God is our not just a male being but a female being.

So heavenly father and heavenly mother heavenly parent who created everything in the universe.

So that's just an introduction just to let you know where I'm coming from.

I was born in Zinya, Ohio, raised in Dayton, attended Ohio State for a short time, New Pulse University for a short time.

I marry a Nigerian and actually I'm just returning last year.

I've been in Nigeria for 34 years.

So we don't have much time but I just uh just wanted to just mention a little bit because here in Dayton and everywhere every state and every nation in the world we have many problems.

But we have to understand that the fundamental problems about life and the universe cannot be finally resolved without understanding that God is our creator.

Understanding therefore the the causal being the cultural being is God and we are resultant beings.

So everyone should be able to understand that and believe that I hope I like I mentioned of course we don't I don't have much time but I remember how Dayton was when I left it and then coming back after being away for 34 years my mouth just dropped open to really see the under the situation and you know the also the mistrust between people and many people are paranoid afraid uh hard difficult to relate with one another but it should not be like that.

And our movement or we call it like our global family that we're all sons and daughters of God regardless of our color skin, our race our nationality our religion etc.

And so I'm just coming back and looking at the place and really I I know actually why there's this problem because actually the reality is that God exists yes but also Satan exists also.

Anyway I'll just leave that uh when coming back I'm seeing the graffiti not a degree 3D like the one man also mentioned about graffiti here tonight and this really uh pains my heart to see this graffiti especially like on the west side I live on the west side close to what was uh formerly Roseville High School and a lot of the old buildings that have been abandoned or whatever somebody's going along and putting a lot of graffiti and it really causes the spirit of you know the West side to decline.

Your time is up also on also buildings other buildings as well I'm sure that you all have seen time is up sorry.

And then we have also this problem Miss Potts excuse me you're running out of time you're actually out of time so I am oh yes ma'am but if you stay oh okay for the remainder of the meeting we will make sure that we will take your concerns and that we will work to address them.

So thank you Ms.

Potts oh all right you're welcome thank you thank you for attention yes thank you Miss McClendon God bless you I call to the podium Talus Gage Dallas 1921 Gettysburg all right so first thing I want to talk about is uh going on that walk with you mayor that was awesome that's my first time doing that it's good to see some of y'all there was a one there well you know anyway and another thing I want to talk about was I've been doing community love days for the past I don't know six or seven years I've never asked for a donation from any political nothing I've been getting my help from the people but I say hey so and I'm still gonna get it from the people but I just want to make sure that I use this platform and this page to talk about what I be doing because I don't a lot of people don't not be doing these community love days where I give away food I feed people right there on the spot I have not parishable clothes whatever they need I feed them right there on the spot and that's how I infiltrate when people

I've never asked for a donation from political nothing.

I've been getting my help from the people.

But I took a hit.

So I'm still gonna get it from the people, but I just wanted to make sure that I use this platform and this page to talk about what I be doing.

Because I don't a lot of people don't know, I'll be doing these community love days where I give away food, I feed people right there on the spot.

I have non-parish both clothes, whatever they need.

I feed them right there on the spot.

And that's how I infiltrate.

When people hear the word infiltrate, they think of it if they think of it of they think of it in a negative way.

But I'm infiltrating with love.

That's how I get close to those kids, and that's how I build bridges with young folks.

That's how I can mentor those young people.

That's how I get in.

And that's why that's one of the reasons why I do it.

Because like I said before, to fix the future, we must work on the future, which is the youth.

So when we went on that walk, every time I seen a little grasshopper youngster, uh, I was reaching out to him because that's my passion, that's my lane.

That's what I love to do.

I didn't have this uh I didn't have those tests and those testimonies for nothing.

You know, it was everything was in divine order, even when I didn't recognize what was going on.

But I see why I went through the tunnels that I went through, though.

I know my purpose, I know my lane.

So I'm doing these love days.

I love to see y'all there.

I kind of got an idea who's gonna show who ain't gonna show from what I've seen, right?

So yeah, I just want to put this out here because I know people be watching YouTube and I know they'll see this.

So if anybody that's watching this, if you want to get involved, I need tables, chairs, I need people to go help donate food, uh cook some food, serve some food, build a bridge with a young person, be a mentor to somebody so that we could change tomorrow.

We got one more day to live better than we did yesterday, so let's get after it.

And while we're doing that, let's make sure we get rid of Shelly Dixon, she gotta go.

You didn't tell us the date and time.

So I'm sure you have that information with us.

Leave that.

Okay, thank you, Mr.

Gage.

I call to the podium, Shaitana Cosby.

Hello, my name is Shaitanna Cosby.

Uh 30 Woodcroft Trail, uh Dayton Ohio 45430.

All right.

Good evening.

I'm a lifelong Dayton resident, and this evening I wanted to speak on behalf of many residents who live in Dayton's inner city committees, communities, and neighborhoods.

When I look at these areas of our city, I see real challenges.

I see empty homes, abandoned buildings, limited access to health care, few businesses, and a lack of opportunities close to home for individuals, family, and our youth.

But I don't just see what these neighborhoods are today.

I also see potential.

I see what they could become.

I see abandoned buildings being occupied by lower local entrepreneurs and healthcare services returning to the areas that need them.

I see community spaces, youth programs, and community gardens that help bring life back into these neighborhoods.

I see empty homes helping to house the homeless being used for low-income families or being transformed into something that benefits the kin community so that more opportunities, services, and economic growth can happen right here in Dayton.

Sorry, I'm a little shaky.

Fine.

I'm thankful for the improvements being made throughout Dayton.

I understand the goal is to attract businesses and economic growth for our city.

But what I'm trying to understand is how that progress connects to the future of Dayton's inner city communities and neighborhoods.

And this is why we are asking for transparency.

Because as residents, we want to understand what the plan is moving forward and whether there is room for us to be part of bringing that vision to life.

Because there are people in this city who care.

There are people who have ideas who are willing to serve and who want to be a part of the solution.

And if there are still things missing that preventing these neighborhoods from thriving, then let's talk about them honestly.

Let's talk about ways churches, nonprofits, business owners, community leaders, residents, and city leadership can work together to strengthen these communities.

Let's talk about creating opportunities and assets for people who want to invest in their communities and neighborhoods, but may not qualify for the programs that currently exist.

And if we all work together, I believe we can bring restoration back to Dayton's inner city communities and neighborhoods.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you, Miss Crosby.

Please make sure that you stay after the meeting.

We have some information for you.

There are a number of organizations in the uh the chambers this evening that you can connect with.

So we can talk after the meeting.

Okay.

We'll talk with the Dayton Tennis Union is here.

There's a lot of work that's being done with a number of organizations as well as with our economic development department.

So we'll talk with you after the meeting.

Okay, thank you.

And we're going to also introduce you to Neighborhood Leadership Institute.

So thank you.

That concludes speakers, Your Honor.

All right.

Thank you, Ms.

McClendon.

Miss Dixteen.

Do you have any closing comments this evening?

I do have a few.

Um in reaction to some of the speakers, I just want to share.

So with regards to Ms.

Gaminer, the sir the um surveillance report that uh we typically issue around the fur end of the first quarter of the year, was indeed pulled, was ready to go about the same time that the um ALPR issue surfaced.

If you'll recall, there was a direction from the city commission to go back and review that report and the technology within that report.

So we are doing and we were given about a 90-day window to do that, and the that's about we're about halfway through that um with the police.

So the they are rounding back and looking at all the technology that was cited in that report to make sure that it is accurate, complete, and comprehensive.

So that is in the works.

I know that uh I got a briefing on it earlier this week.

Um as it relates to um our uh US 35.

Our crews were out there this weekend the to clean uh pickup and sweep.

They do that on our pretty routine basis.

The um this Sunday, they were supposed to work both Saturday and Sunday, Sunday got canceled because of all the rain that came.

So they're gonna be back out there this weekend finishing up that work that got postponed.

So they do have a regular schedule that they maintain trying to make sure that um our freeway stay clear.

And this weekend was also um a uh great uh success with our 52nd Dayton Air Show.

So we as a result uh you know this is a a big event um and there are hours of planning that go into it.

Um our airport staff, our ARF, our emergency management with our fire department, our police, employees across the organization help volunteer to make sure that that we have enough uh support to be able to do all of the work um that uh goes along with the air air show.

And so this Saturday, last Saturday, there was 52,000 people who attended, which is a great number.

Sunday's attendance dropped a little bit because of the rain, uh, but we still had 38,000 people, so we were just shy of a hundred thousand people in attendance, and the estimated economic impact of the Dayton Air Show is about 3.8 million.

So always excited about uh being able to bring uh people in from all over to to our airport and entertain and educate and um provide an experience for for the community uh and at large.

So uh and that's that is all my comments I have for you.

Thank you, Ms.

Dixteen.

Welcome.

Ms.

McClendon, do you have any closing comments?

Yes, Your Honor.

City Hall will be closed on Friday, June 19th in recognition of the Juneteenth holiday.

Thank you, Ms.

McClendon.

Commissioners, do you have any closing comments this evening?

Commissioner Beckham.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Uh yeah, I do.

Um course I want to thank the residents uh who attended tonight.

Uh appreciate all your concerns and ideas.

Um specifically, I think we heard quite a bit on bulk pickup from uh several folks, including Ms.

Nash.

Um, I'm I'm just curious.

Uh I have you know, based on some of the I think consistency of these current concerns.

Could we potentially look at maybe holding landlords more accountable?

Um I know Dayton has a high uh rental population.

I live in a neighborhood where I see this often uh where folks move out and it doesn't seem like the bulk pickup is called in.

Um so we certainly like to uh look into that um and plan to so thank you for for the concerns that were raised.

Um on in terms of the county's employment oper opportunity center.

I just want to make clear that um it would be nice if the city operated that, but it is the Montgomery County uh that operates that that center um in West Town.

Uh of course we can promote the services they offer um, but um that would be your your county uh services uh at that particular location.

Uh I want to thank CLOC for the kind words.

It's good to see him.

Um Miss Cody, I appreciate her coming out and speaking on the Black Rodeo.

I did have the opportunity to meet with her and our team.

Uh very proud of them for bringing that event to Dayton.

Uh should be very exciting.

Um in addition to that, right?

There is uh a number of different events happening around the city for Juneteenth.

I know the violence intervention program specifically is hosting a march.

Um it starts at one nine one night one nine three six North Main Street.

Uh starts at 10 a.m.

Uh to um I believe noon to one or noon or one thirty.

Um so uh you know, either uh take take participation in that or some of the other uh several Juneteenth events going on and of course happy Juneteenth.

Um lastly I want to congratulate the mayor on the Westwood neighborhood walk.

I had a personal conflict that I just could not move uh yesterday, but um I look forward to being at uh the Westwood uh event that the recreation department is hosting uh this Saturday.

I believe it uh starts at one o'clock and will end at four.

Uh and it will start at Westwood Park, that's 2805 Oak Ridge Drive.

So I hope residents will also come out for that.

Uh those are all my comments, thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Commissioner Fairchild.

Yeah, thank you, Mayor, and thank you, Commissioner Beckham.

Again, also I'd like to thank the citizens who've come out and and spoken.

Um Ms.

Gminer, thank you for your comments and um city manager, thank you for that reminder about where we are with the um 2025 report.

I know there's as we had a meeting yesterday, there's some outstanding other outstanding issues that um are out there, and um I look forward to um working to get those moving forward.

Um we don't have a definitive date on the audit log, but I believe um the commission is close to giving direction that we will um release the audit logs.

I think we will do that in sections.

My hope um is that we'll have the first release before the end of this month and um work with Dayton Police Department for a timeline for the release of the remaining um of the remaining records in the audit log.

Uh Ms.

Nash, thank you for coming.

Your concern is one of the concerns that um I'm mindful of.

I live at the corner of Harvard and Cornell, and so um that Cornell is a connector.

We see a lot of trash that comes along that way, but also the bulk issue.

Um I know there are concerns around going on private property.

Um, but I think it's a combination of our code enforcement that should be responsive coming out as Commissioner Beckham encouraged around um being my holding landlords accountable.

It's also about us um making sure we're responsive to our communities on the bulk pickup.

So I don't know if our policy needs to be tweaked or um if there's a way to improve our responsiveness because it two months that that the length of time bulk pickups on the curb is um and it's such an important issue.

So I I look forward to reviewing that.

Frankie Brown, thank you for being here.

It's good to see my co-member of the major Taylor Cycling Club to be here.

If if you give me a heads up, I would have worn my yellow jersey.

Um my regrets I won't be here for the signature ride this year.

I love volunteering and leading one of the rides and being out there with folks, and so I encourage people to come out and join you uh for the signature ride.

Um Mr.

Keller, um I was thinking about you the other day and your idea around the gems around the city, and I was thinking that that might be a great thing to pair with the peace summit.

And so, Mr.

El Zane, as we think about the peace summit, we might think about how we might do uh gems for peace all around uh the city.

That might be an interesting um um uh com confluence of ideas.

Uh city manager, thank you and all the staff out at the airport and all the volunteers.

It's a it's a big lift and to be out there and to enjoy the air show and to see all those people um and to celebrate you know part of our Dayton history as well.

Um so uh was really glad to be out and be a part both Saturday and Sunday.

I was fortunate I slipped off to go to the old Dort Dayton Dayton Flag Day celebration.

Um so I missed all the rain there and was able to um slip out of the and the old North Dayton Flag Day celebration and the rededication of the Tony Stein Memorial.

So um congratulations to Jerry and all the people, all the volunteers out there who made that happen and to be present when uh Major Johns was sworn as sworn in as assistant chief uh of police was uh a good day.

And I want to come back in a moment to talk about Flag Day and then Mayor, I've already mentioned your mayor's walk, but thank you for your leadership there and all the citizens who came out for that.

Host of opportunities coming up this week.

The Juneteenth, there's uh Friday night, the concert down at Levitt is a celebration of Juneteenth.

There's a celebration at Liberation Park on Saturday, invite people to come out for that.

Also on June 19th, the United States men's national team plays Australia, the most recent NLI class.

Um is hosting a watch party at Yellow Cab at 3 p.m.

So if you can arrange your schedule to get off a little early, come out to Yellow Cab and um watch the U.S.

Men's team play before you go over to the Levitt for the concert.

Uh Y Lag has four dates coming up to do beautification, and so not only do we need to address the bulk pickups, but we also take opportunities to beautify our neighborhoods, and those are going to be on June 20th, 27th, July 11th, and July 18th.

The number for that is 937013092.

The City of Dayton rec department.

Um take note of this.

All the organizations here, please plan to be part of the um celebration of the 250th anniversary of America.

We're having a parade on July 3rd, and we're gonna uh it we need people to participate in that parade.

So any organization who'd like to be part of that parade, please call 937-333-840, or visit the Daytonrec.com for more information.

And the registration deadline is Monday, so don't dilly-dally on that.

Or um as my funny story, one day my daughter was late to elementary school, and so she had to go in and get permission to go up, and they said, Why are you why are you late?

And she said, uh, because I was lollygagging.

So don't lollygag.

Um and applications are now open for NCCJ's Any Town Youth Leadership Program.

It's a six-day high school leadership experience held um July 12th through July 17th.

It's on a local college campus.

The program includes all meals and offers, students hand-on leadership development for a $40 45 fee.

And uh interested students are encouraged to apply.

I've been a guest at any town, and it's a meaningful event for young people to develop leadership skills.

Um and finally, just want to um think about Flag Day.

Um there's many ways you can celebrate Flag Day.

I was really grateful that old North Dayton gave us a way that both um helped remind us of what true Patrium looks like.

And uh there are other examples of how to celebrate Flag Day that weren't quite as um genuine and authentic to the the spirit of who we are.

Um I encourage you between now and as we go into celebration of the Fourth of July to be thinking about what it means to be a patriot.

Um I heard a good interview today that's got me thinking about what patriotism means, and I'm looking forward to having that conversation with the community.

So between now and the the 4th of July, I'll be looking for a book, and if others want to join reading a book with me in July and then having a conversation about what patrium patriotism looks like and means I'd like you to join me in that conversation and encourage you to be thinking about reading some of the founding documents every year.

I try to re read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution, Article of Confederacy, the Bill of Rights, those documents can be helpful to remind us of our American ideals.

So once I get that if you have suggestions for the book, send them my way, and um I'll be um selecting one here soon to read in July with you.

And um finally on Saturday, you know.

I'm typically out on Saturday.

This Saturday I won't be out.

Um my responsibilities at Dayton Children's Hospital include um hosting a butterfly release for families who have unfortunately experienced the death of a child over the last year.

So I'll be engaged with that responsibility, but um encourage people to enjoy all these great activities are occurring, and um also happy Father's Day to all the fathers and all the people who have fathers on Sunday.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Commissioner Shaw.

Thank you, Commissioner, for those comments.

Um as usual, uh you all have uh uh covered a lot of the stuff that I had on my on my page, so I won't talk a whole lot about that.

Uh I do want to thank the mayor for the the walk yesterday.

Uh it was really uh remarkable the the turnout uh and the opportunity that we all had to uh have conversations with uh folks in in those neighborhoods.

Residence Park was there too and several other neighborhoods, and I appreciate you uh allowing everyone to introduce themselves and tell us where they were from.

That was impactful to me.

Uh so thank you for that.

Um I won't cover a lot of this.

I'm not gonna be available, I'm gonna be out of town this weekend, unfortunately, so I won't be able to participate in a lot of these different uh events.

I would have loved to attend this Black Rodeo and the celebration all of the celebrations around town, but uh unfortunately it will not be able to be there.

I do have one announcement though, the application deadline for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 2026 full internship program is June 26th.

The program provides valuable hands-on experience and policy, business, and communications, helping participants build professional skills and leadership experience.

It's a really great opportunity.

I know several people who have gone through that.

It's it's really a good opportunity.

So uh interested applic uh applicants should visit the CBCF internship webpage for eligibility requirements and the uh application details.

Uh I encourage everyone to really uh share this information.

It's a terrific opportunity for for young people.

So thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Shaw.

Commissioner Joseph.

Thank you, Mayor.

Uh first I want to thank Commissioner uh Fairchild for mentioning the release of those logs.

I just found out that the first trench is going to be released on June 25th.

I I did a quick check after you mentioned it.

I want to thank my colleagues because we shaped what's going to be released, how it's going to be released.

Uh they're doing the work and they'll get that first trench out, which is going to include of the 7,000 or so that were mentioned here that uh mentioned immigration.

So we're gonna get this to see those access logs.

Uh the public's gonna see them and uh it's the transparency we hope for when we started this we discovered this problem.

So uh it's gonna start and just Commissioner, just like you said, uh there's gonna be a schedule for the rest of that as they started figure out uh the effort it takes to do them uh to get them ready for release, then we'll have a schedule for that.

So thank you all for your support and your work.

Uh second, there's a live music for Summer Stols Solstice coming up, another thing coming up June 19th.

Uh from 6 30 to 8 30 at Nordell Park, sponsored by Obama Eastmar Hearthstone Community Council.

Uh they're having live music.

Please bring a chair or blanket to Nordale Park.

Uh it went really well last year.

We expect another good turnout this year.

Uh I want to congratulate Miss Dixteen.

She's been named as one of the top hundred people who have helped create a new direction for the Miami Valley since 2000 by the Dayton Business Journal.

Just found that out today.

Congratulations.

Uh and there's the last Ad Up Dayton open house, which will take place on June 25th, also June 25th, from 530 to 730 at the Southeast Library.

This is uh we heard we had a zoning code amendment here tonight.

What this is is talking about a bigger overall effort to change and update Dayton's proposed zoning code.

And this only happened once every couple of decades, so it's a chance for residents to weigh in about what's happening in their neighborhoods.

What do they want to see in their area?

Does the zoning code support that or not?

And what can they do about it?

So like I said, it's from 5 30 to 7 30 on June 25th at the Southeast Library.

I hope that uh folks can show up and share feedback on the zoning code.

That's all I have.

Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you, Commissioner Joseph.

Uh, very briefly, I'm gonna try to keep this very brief.

Uh, I just wanted to uplift all of the comments that were made.

Um thank you for providing the additional context, Ms.

Dixteing and uplifting the the 50 second air show.

Um it was I got to see it from a different perspective this time around, and it was it was very very intriguing and exciting to see.

Um so kudos to the staff and all of our partners from of course Center Point, Kroger's, and of course, uh the work and the leadership of the uh the airport and all of the staff members.

Um happy Father's Day to all of the fathers.

Uh thank you all.

I think the Ryan uh he counted uh there was a roughly around 89, 90 people that came out yesterday for the Westwood uh mayor and commission walk.

So we we uh like to think of that as a a successful walk.

And so now there's a friendly competition going on.

So we have uh Dayton View.

Uh their walk is scheduled for the 30th of June, and then we also have Twin Towers.

They have a walk that is scheduled for the 7th of July.

So we're gonna see who can uh have the most attendees in terms of um uh the residents that come out from all neighboring areas.

Um but again uh thank you to all of the staff members for your for your commitment for coming out.

It was uh uh a long walk.

We walked probably about two miles, 2.1 miles, uh, but nonetheless you you have held in there with us.

Um so again, thank you for for you all for coming out as well as my colleagues um and all of the residents who came out.

We had a a really good time.

The neighbors, they were all excited to see us.

Uh so uh I just want to to thank everyone and I look forward to the next walk.

And I'll I'm over here hurting now to say the least, but uh we're gonna continue on that path.

Uh also would like to acknowledge and thank uh let's see where I am on the road.

To all of the residents that came out this evening for raising your concerns.

Uh Mr.

Petterway, Ms.

Akbar, Miss Mary Sue, thank you for your concerns, bringing those to our attention, Mr.

Lockett, Miss Lament, Ms.

Nash, Ms.

Kraft.

We have your packet.

Um many of us were reviewing.

And so the question that I have, Miss Dixteen, if we could follow up to see where we are with some of the efforts that are being made.

I know we have just awarded the agreement to continue on the work that's being done with PAF with MVHO, and now we're expanding out in addition to downtown, but some of our other neighboring uh communities, neighborhoods, if you will.

So we're where we in that process and addressing some of the concerns uh in the the Brown Street area, and then also two um seeing if in fact we have our mobile response units that are we responding to some of the concerns that are noted.

So thank you, Ms.

Kraft, for for bringing that to our attention.

Um, and know that there are efforts that are being made.

We are in fact dealing with a number of concerns around our unhoused um along with that.

Please note that there are some individuals, and I'm sure you can attest to this that do they are declining the assistance and the support.

Um, and this is this also goes to Miss Screech point in terms of providing those individuals who are in need of housing, um employment.

Oftentimes they are declining.

Um there are individuals from MVHO, the mobile response unit that are on the ground doing the work um on a continuous basis, and they are providing this information, but again, your point is valid.

Some individuals don't have the information while there are others who are simply declining.

So we're working uh collectively to make sure that we're getting that that work and that spreading that message and getting that information out to the public to keep everyone uh breast and aware.

I'm very excited about the work and the partnership um coming forth with Montgomery County so that we can expand those operations.

So again, MVHO, they're they're doing the necessary work on a daily basis.

But we do know that we need to expand those those services and that support.

Mr.

Keller, thank you for your comments and Ms.

Dixtein, she already spoke to it in terms of the the crew that is going out.

But I also want to mention too that understand there is uh a partnership, and I hope I'm not speaking out of term with um ODOT.

So there are parts of the highway that are under our purview and under our responsibility, but then there when you talk about 75, you're talking about the Ohio Department of Transportation, which they are responsible for the major highways, if you will.

So we are definitely doing our diligence and thank you for that update and for your concerns.

Um Mr.

Lockett, uh, again, thank you for being here and for your work and your continuous efforts, Mr.

Gage, thank you for your kind your comments.

Um Ms.

Pot.

Um again I look forward to speaking with you after the meeting to hear your your concerns.

Uh Ms.

Cody, thank you for bringing forth the uh Black Rodeo.

Look forward to that event.

Uh Mr.

Al Zayn, thank you for your continuous leadership, and Miss Crosby, again, I want to extend the offer to you for you to get involved, for you to potentially look at other opportunities around the neighborhood leadership institute and other various uh different programming and organizations to help answer some of the questions that you have.

Um and it and I would also encourage you to take a look at the city's website.

I don't know if you haven't are if you have not already done so, but review the city's website, look at the planning and community development department.

Um we have a number of plans.

There are things that are underway and there are um another number of exciting initiatives that are again taking shape and form.

So I just we can have a conversation further down the line.

The last thing that I want to mention is in regards to the unfortunate um senseless acts of violence that we've had have had in our our community.

And note that as mentioned by Mr.

Lockett and many Ms.

Potts, you even spoke to it in terms of us working collectively together.

So I want to personally give my condolences to the family and the friends of the victim that unfortunately passed over this weekend.

I believe it was it was either Monday, Monday.

And then also too, I want to note that our commitment collectively is to expand the services of the CVG model, the Cure Violence Global Initiative, and working with right now the work is being uh led by the felons with the future.

Um and so we want to continue on that path.

Um, but understand too that this is a collective effort, and so we're asking everyone to be the eyes and the ears.

Uh Mr.

Petaway, you said the same thing in terms of us being uh responsible.

And so with that, as we are moving into the summer months of officially summer starts on the 21st of June.

Um with that, we're asking people to be very mindful of their surroundings, be very mindful of where their kids are.

Um we are in fact enforcing DPD, excuse me, uh Dayton Police Department will be enforcing uh curfew, and so with all of the various different celebrations, Juneteenth commemorating the end of slavery, we know that it is a very festive time.

We want everyone to have an enjoyable weekend, holiday weekend, but we also want to be mindful and responsible.

So we're asking parents and guardians to monitor their kids' uh behavior as well as their whereabouts, because in fact um curfew will be enforced, and if in fact um there are issues with safety, having a safe space, safe place, um, or even if in fact we understand and we're very sensitive uh to the fact that we have uh unhoused population among our youth, and so uh our police department, DPD is willing to work with those individuals to provide with the necessary resources.

So again, curfew is in fact it will be in force.

We're asking people people to be very mindful, um, and we're going to continue to make sure that we are uplifting the work that is necessary for us all to work collectively to reduce the violence in our community.

Um the last thing that I'll mention too is that the reimagining public safety committees uh the various different runway committees, the applications will soon open within the next few days.

I believe we have a charge for next week, Tuesday at the latest to have that uh made available to everyone.

So with that, um no further business to come before this commission.

The meeting is now adjourned.