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Council members and city staff praised Davis for modernizing council operations, moving agenda distribution online, and overseeing updates to council chambers. Mayor Compton and multiple council members thanked Davis for improving efficiency, reducing paper use, and for her institutional knowledge that made past ordinances and actions more searchable. Davis spoke briefly and delivered a prepared farewell, reflecting on the “warm and cheerful” welcome she received when joining the city and thanking colleagues by name.

Davis introduced Donna Fiore, who has served as assistant clerk for roughly six years. Fiore said she has been mentored by Davis, has municipal clerk certification from the Ohio Municipal Clerks Association, and is working toward a Master Municipal Clerk Certification and additional training. Council and staff welcomed Fiore and said they expect a smooth transition; several council members and staff offered personal tributes during the meeting.

City staff and council noted the personnel change will take effect with Davis’s retirement and that Fiore is prepared to step into the clerk role. No formal vote was required on the transition at the meeting; council members expressed appreciation and wished Davis well in retirement.

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Steve Marino (city presenter) introduced Brian Fennon, first assistant at Yankee Trace and a Class A PGA professional, who outlined proposed changes including a nominal $1 increase to green fees, a $1 reduction in the off-season pull-cart rental rate (to better align with riding-cart pricing), a small annual increase in handicap-fee processing (staff said the Miami Valley Golf Association raised the fee to about $6), adjustments to practice-facility simulator pricing to approach market levels, and a housekeeping reclassification of memberships (consolidating and clarifying the 27-hole and 9-hole options). Fennon told council staff recorded about 78,000 rounds last year, up from roughly 70,000 in 2023, and said some membership categories and benefits were being rebalanced to reflect demand.

Other operational changes the staff recommended and the ordinance adopts include streamlining sales-office hours to weekday business hours for appointment-driven tours (staff said 9 a.m.–5 p.m. in winter with expanded hours in season), limiting daily locker-room rentals to members only, and adopting a card/credit agreement and minimum age for golf-cart rentals. Fennon and staff said they will require cart renters to be 18 or older unless accompanied by a guardian with an acceptable form of authorization to reduce the course's liability; staff noted Yankee Trace is one of the area leaders in youth engagement through the Youth on Course program and that junior participation is growing.

Council members asked for clarification about the range key-fob program (three tiered options loaded with credits; small/medium/large baskets equate to 7/11/15 credits) and hours of operation for the sales office versus the golf shop; staff said the posted sales-office hours will be narrower to ensure a trained salesperson is available for tours, while the shop will remain open until dusk during peak season. No public comments were offered during the hearing.

Council voted to adopt the ordinance. The motion was made and seconded on the record, and council approved the ordinance by voice vote with no opposition.

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Riley said the city code and city website indicate property owners are responsible for keeping sidewalks across their frontage clear. He described how his progressive vision loss makes him dependent on sidewalk surfaces to navigate and said the recent storms left some people unable to reach bus stops. \"You can't do that when the path is covered with snow and the crosswalks are where the snow ends up piled up,\" he said, adding that fixed-route fares have risen to about $2.20 per boarding while paratransit fares he described are about $4, making sidewalk access essential for people who cannot afford door-to-door service.

The council heard that the city code language referenced by Riley—quoted in public comment as a requirement that \"no owner or occupant of lots or lands abutting any sidewalk, curb, or gutter shall fail to keep the sidewalks, curbs, and gutters in repair and free from any nuisance\"—exists on the books but is difficult to enforce at scale. City staff said their storm response priorities put arterial and street clearance first and that the municipal crew resources used to clear streets after the first storm were deployed around the clock for multiple days.

Council members and staff discussed possible non-enforcement responses. Deputy Mayor Belinda Kenley and other council members suggested the city coordinate volunteer efforts after storms and use the council's existing faith-leader networks and other community groups to target known problem locations, especially around bus stops. City staff said the city previously maintained a volunteer list but that the list had fallen out of date; staff invited residents and community groups to help rebuild a roster of volunteers who could assist neighbors who cannot clear sidewalks.

Council members also noted potential liability and capacity limits. A city official said city crews do not have the resources to inspect and cite all private sidewalks after every storm, and the law director would likely caution about the liability created if city staff or volunteers began clearing private property without clear procedures. Several council members urged practical outreach—reminding property owners after the storm to clear sidewalks and using the city's communication channels and community partners to connect residents in need with volunteers or services.

No ordinance change, new enforcement policy, or formal referral was adopted during the meeting. Council members asked staff to explore outreach and volunteer-based responses and to clarify the municipal code language on the city website so residents understand responsibilities and available resources.

The discussion combined public comment (Jason Riley) with follow-up remarks from the mayor, council members and city staff. Council members said they will consider outreach and volunteer coordination rather than an immediate enforcement sweep.

Riley closed his remarks urging neighbors and property owners to consider clearing sidewalks to keep the community accessible to people using transit and to older or disabled residents.

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