After voting separately on the 34 North Main amendment, the Dayton City Commission approved the remainder of the city manager’s recommendations, which included contracts and grant agreements intended to address blight, outreach to people experiencing homelessness and shelter maintenance.

Staff presented several items for approval. The commission authorized a HomeFull grant for outreach and supportive services targeted to neighborhoods including Highview Hills, Madden Hills, Highview Manor, Pineview and Bella Vista; staff said the program connects people who are unhoused to services and works to prevent people from becoming unhoused. The city also awarded contracts to Bladecutters Lawn Service under the Dayton Recovery Plan: a $96,400 contract to remove 110 trees and 23 stumps across 11 parks and an additional contract for brush and vegetation removal on 92 properties in the 5 Oaks neighborhood. Staff said both contracts were the highest-scoring proposals in their respective RFPs.

Commissioners asked for follow-up reporting on minority-business participation goals for the contracts. City Manager (name not specified) noted the packet includes minority-business goals and commissioners asked staff to prepare a short presentation in coming weeks about performance against those goals.

The commission approved a $500,000 agreement with CountyCorp to replenish the maintenance reserve fund for the men’s gateway shelter on Gettysburg; staff said the funds will support critical capital improvements following earlier investments in HVAC and fire-panel repairs. The city manager said the shelter work has included emergency HVAC repairs and reconnecting the fire panel to the fire department, and that a master-planning and prioritization process is underway to identify remaining capital needs.

All items except Item 2 were approved in a single vote; commissioners asked for memos or status reports on minority-business participation, shelter renovations and outreach program scope.