Written with the help of AI from the Dayton City Commission agenda, Wednesday, November 11, 2026 and the meeting video.
Agenda items before the commission
This recap is based on the video of the Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, Dayton City Commission meeting and the official agenda. Residents who wanted to speak on the city manager’s recommendations or on other topics signed up with the Clerk of the Commission.
Why it matters: The airport pass-through sends state grant money to a county agency for road work meant to open more than 150 acres on the airport’s north side to new jobs, and the city says no general fund money is involved.
The largest item was a $6,750,000 grant agreement with the Montgomery County Transportation Improvement District, a county agency that builds road projects, for the Dayton International Airport All Ohio Future Fund sub-recipient agreement, running through Dec. 31, 2031. A city staff member said the city and state signed a $78 million All-Ohio Future Fund grant last week to open more than 150 acres on the north side of the airport for new jobs. She said the city passes the state’s payment through to the district within 10 days of receiving a request. She said the district brings $7.6 million in local match and expects to substantially complete the project by December. She added that this is not general fund money.
Other airport work on the agenda was a $3,087,676 contract with Belgray, Inc. for rehabilitating Taxiway W pavement and reconstructing taxiway lighting, with 25.4% small business participation against a 20% goal.
Purchase orders for the Fire, Public Works and Water departments totaled $684,241.81. They included $244,376.32 to Mississippi Lime Company for emergency quick lime and $190,265.49 to Alfa Laval, Inc. for repair of a water centrifuge. They also included $150,000 for auto body repair services from Carl’s Body Shop, Inc., $54,600 for 96-gallon trash containers from Rehrig Pacific Company, $38,000 for firefighting equipment from Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc. and $7,000 for HVAC maintenance from CHWR, Inc.
Two agreements went to OH Taste, doing business as 6888 Kitchen, a commercial kitchen incubator in the Dayton Arcade. A $100,000 contract modification adds recaptured federal pandemic-relief (ARPA) money to the city’s 2022 grant, bringing it to $850,000. A separate $75,000 development agreement supports the kitchen’s expansion. A staff member said $50,000 is paid up front and the last $25,000 is released after the first payment is documented. She said 6888 Kitchen has served more than 100 food entrepreneurs.
Grace Dayton Senior Housing Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of National Church Residences, was in line for a $500,000 development agreement running through June 30, 2029. It would support Gracious Manor, a new affordable senior housing community at 811 Dartmouth Drive in Dayton View. A staff member said it will bring at least 75 homes with rents of about $850 to $1,150 a month. She said the city’s money comes from the Northwest Redevelopment Fund and leverages about $14 million in investment by National Church Residences.
A $216,649 grant award from the Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board would fund the Dayton Mediation Center’s SAMHSA Project POINT work. Staff said it is the first time the city has received this funding and that the federal project runs through 2031. Other items included a $300,000 amendment with Arcadis U.S., Inc. for advanced metering infrastructure, a $175,000 contract modification with Weston Solutions Inc. for environmental consulting at the Tech Town site at Monument Avenue and Webster Street, and a no-cost agreement with Interstate Gas Supply, LLC for renewable energy certificates from city solar projects.
On legislation, Resolution 6969-26 authorizes submitting the city’s 2027 Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and accepting three federal formula grants, and was brought as an emergency. A staff member said the projected amounts are $5.26 million in Community Development Block Grant funds, $1.1 million in HOME funds and $471,000 in emergency shelter funds. She said they include $1.5 million for residential street resurfacing, $400,000 for alleys and $850,000 for nuisance abatement. She said both readings were requested because of HUD’s Nov. 17 deadline, and that the figures are estimates.
Also on the agenda were Ordinance 32221-26, temporary appropriations until the 2027 annual appropriation ordinance is passed, and Ordinance 32222-26, rezoning 2.57 acres at 427 Valley Street and surrounding parcels from MR-5 (Mature Single-Family) to CI (Campus Institutional). That ordinance also covers 0.43 acres southeast of Stanley Avenue and Valley Street, from ER-4 to CI, in the Old North Dayton planning district. The agenda further listed Resolution 6966-26, accepting a $182,718 U.S. Department of Justice grant, Resolution 6967-26, reaffirming the city’s commitment to equal protection and freedom from discrimination, and Resolution 6968-26, approving the city manager’s 2027 operating and capital improvement budget recommendations.
Presentations and commissioner questions
Commissioner Joseph praised the renewable energy certificate agreement, saying the city has worked for years to reuse natural gas from its water system and is now getting revenue from a renewable resource. Sustainability staff said the agreement will let the city manage, sell or retire certificates from its growing number of solar projects.
Mayor Turner-Sloss asked how Project POINT money splits between youth and substance-abuse services. A Mediation Center representative said the grant funds two positions, one for landlord-tenant work and one for youth work. She said planning meetings start next week, and that services extend to the whole family and involve Goodwill Easterseals and the county board.
Commissioner Fairchild and Mayor Turner-Sloss asked about the Gracious Manor design. Commissioner Fairchild said early renderings drew community questions about scale and fit with the neighborhood. A staff member said the design has gone through several iterations during the state tax-credit process and that she believes it is now acceptable to the neighborhood. The mayor asked for anything in writing showing neighborhood support, and staff said they would provide it.
On the budget, Commissioner Fairchild said he would vote no on the two budget items, citing a need to fund public safety and youth initiatives and the city manager’s remarks the prior week. He suggested marijuana dispensary revenue as one source. Mayor Turner-Sloss said she supports the temporary appropriations, which she noted are temporary, and wants more discussion and public involvement. She said a public hearing is expected in January, with final approval in March 2027.
City Manager Shelley Dickstein said the revenue advisory board, made up of community, business and education members and economists, has reviewed the city’s revenue projections for more than 20 years. A city staff member said no layoffs are planned for the 2027 budget and that any position proposed to be abolished is vacant. The mayor said the city workforce has fallen from about 3,600 to 1,800 to 1,900 employees.
Public comment
Speakers on agenda items included a Hearthstone neighborhood resident who urged adoption of Resolution 6967-26 and asked the commission to take up a proposed Civil Liberties and Viewpoint Neutral Municipal Resources Act, which would bar the city from using staff, records or surveillance against people for lawful speech or organizing. Another resident said the resolution would give peace of mind to family and friends it would protect. A Wolf Creek neighborhood leader described mold, broken windows and electrical problems at Western Manor Apartments and asked planning or housing staff to investigate. Mayor Turner-Sloss asked the city manager’s office to treat it as a priority and said she had already raised it.
A resident speaking on the budget said the roughly $16 million structural gap, the difference between ongoing revenue and spending, is a failure of oversight. The resident asked that no employees be laid off and proposed pay cuts for top officials and for city employees earning over $100,000, excluding police and fire.
In the non-calendar comment period, a resident asked that cannabis tax money go to youth, housing and other patient priorities rather than the general fund. A district representative of the New Black Panther Party said the group is watching the city’s actions. A resident asked the commission to suspend the sister-city relationship with Holon, Israel, and end the contract with an Israeli company, Zen City. A Democratic Socialists of America member promoted the group’s activities. Another resident asked about the Flock camera audit logs, canceling the contract and the independent investigation. A Wright-Dunbar resident criticized a Landmark Commission hearing and asked that its meetings be recorded and posted online.
The speaker on the budget returned to ask about leadership, the $15 million he said the city has not recovered and insurance checks tied to 34 N. Main Street. Commissioner Beckham said staff would follow up on the Mercer Avenue concern and on the 34 N. Main Street insurance claims, and said more Flock audit logs were expected to be released this week.
Next meeting and announcements
The Nov. 25, 2026, commission meeting has been canceled. City Hall will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27, for Thanksgiving. The meeting did not mention the date of the next commission meeting.
Commissioners noted a Veterans Day event at the veterans memorial grounds on West Third Street on Friday at 2 p.m., an opening for the Peace in Motion exhibit at the Dayton International Peace Museum on Nov. 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., and a southeast Dayton town hall at Lower Eye Recreation Center on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The commission also observed a moment of silence for Sandra Huggins, a former city employee, and proclaimed Nov. 11 Veterans Public Service Day.
Source: Dayton City Commission agenda, Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Meeting video: watch on YouTube.
By the numbers: Principal and interest on a median-priced Montgomery County home took 19.9% of the county’s median household income in October 2026. Source: Freddie Mac, U.S. Census Bureau and Dayton REALTORS® MLS, Primary Mortgage Market Survey, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, and closed sales. See the data. Companies bought 26.6% of the City of Dayton homes sold in 2025, by county records. Source: Montgomery County Auditor, tax parcel and sales records (public GIS layers). See the data.
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