Remarks by Matt Joseph
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“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
“So thank you all for you who organized this program and funded the program and worked the program and you all who participated in it. It's great to have you all here. You young people, I'm glad you're here because you probably are going to be sitting in these seats someday. So as you're planning your futures, playing mayor or commissioner is a possibility. We'd love to have you up here. Somebody's got to take over for us. And I know the real reason that commissioner over here is glad to have young people here is he's tired of getting picked on as the youngest person up here. He just wants…”
“So moved, Your Honor. Second motion, Your Honor.”
“Thank you, Your Honor. I move to appoint Alyssa Jacobs to the welcome Dayton committee for a term ending December 31st, 2029. I second the motion.”
“Thank you, Mayor. Just one, you all know or you've read that we at the city are looking to find alternatives to the present course of Route 35, something to re-knit neighborhoods that have been torn up for too long, for too many decades. And we want to invite you residents to help us shape that future. So there are three public workshops next week. On October 27th, that's Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the West Branch Library on Abbey. The same day, Tuesday, October 27th at 6 p.m. at East End Community Services on Xenia Avenue. And then the next day, Wednesday the 28th, from 11 to 1 at the Downtown…”
“Just say thank you. This is great. Just like Commissioner's family, I grew up with museum lore classes every summer at the museum and loved it, shaped who I am today. So this is going to reach out to another 10 years at least of students coming in. This is wonderful.”
“Two things. I want to echo my colleagues' thanks to our sustainability folks and our partners. Looking forward to these repairs. That's something that's been asked for everywhere we go. It's not something we naturally do, so we're kind of stretching it. I really appreciate staffs working on this. Second, because you knew I'd have a question about the ERP, you stuck that in there when you talked about the records management system. I just want to make absolutely sure, and ERP team has been really good about this so far, to make sure there's a common data dictionary, because I can see... I…”
“So moved, Your Honor. Second the motion, Your Honor.”
“Your Honor, Ordinance Number 3-2212-26 being declared an emergency, I move for its immediate passage. Second. Second.”
“Your Honor, ordinance number 3-2-2-1-6-2-6 being declared an emergency. I move for its immediate passage. I second the motion.”
“AYE. Your Honor, I think we probably need to request a motion for that one, if that's okay. Can we go back and do that?”
“Your Honor, I move for the immediate passage of informal resolution number 1018-26. I second the motion.”
“Yeah, two things. The first is the city's working on its 2026 sustainability plan, which you might already know. The next community workshop is Tuesday the 29th, coming up at 6 p.m. at Lorai. We want to hear from you about neighborhood priorities and Dayton's future, so we'll mix it into the plan. Second, since home repair is the theme of the day, if you're a homeowner dealing with high utility bills, a leaky roof, basement flooding, as many are, or other weather-related issues, come out to the Weather Ready Dayton meeting on Thursday, October 1st, next Thursday, at 6.30 p.m. at the Southeast…”
“I move to approve the minutes of the executive session from June 29, 2026. Second motion.”
“Whenever we talk about age-friendly initiatives, I'm reminded of my friend Bob Steinbach's quote that we're all temporarily able. These improvements are going to benefit the folks who are out there in neighborhoods that need it now. It's also going to affect all of us in the future. We're all going to need that eventually. So excellent work. Thank you.”
“Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, colleagues, for excellent comments and excellent work. I just have one additional comment here, as Commissioner mentioned. I hope everybody can come out this Saturday, September 12th, to join me to watch the Dayton World Soccer Games out at Kettering Field Sports Complex. The Parade of Nations, the traditional Parade of Nations, starts at 8.30. Games start at 9.00. Representatives of FC Cincinnati will be there supporting us, which is really nice. There will be some international food, some activities for everybody in the family. Actually, I saw there was another…”
“Yes, please. Thank you all. I'd like to take a moment for us now to honor the life and memory of young man Pierre DeMoss Bell. We hold his family, his loved ones, and the entire community, especially the Haitian community in Springfield, in our thoughts during this painful time. With this moment of silence, we honor his dignity, his aspirations, and his memory. With just a moment of quiet reflection, please. Thank you.”
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
“Thank you, Mayor. Thank you for this report. This is excellent. You all know that I had hand in writing this, so it's always exciting to get your reports. It's great to see it come alive. And I have to say, Commissioner, your question about what happens when she sees something that doesn't mesh, I was like, come on, answer it right, answer it right, and it's just as we envisioned. You went and you talked to the right people, and if there were additional sanctions needed or changes needed to be made, they were made, and that's the process that we really fought to have included because too many…”
“I just want to add my thanks. I know it wasn't always easy, but I appreciate your legwork, and thank you, colleagues, for working together to get this done.”
“You're under our move that we approve the city manager's recommendations. I second the motion.”
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