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Commission reviews resurfacing, Kettering Fields turf plan and $120,000 UD sustainability grant
Summary
City staff highlighted calendar items covering residential asphalt resurfacing in Residence Park, debt-funded improvements to Kettering Fields including synthetic turf, and a memorandum of understanding with UD’s Hanley Sustainable Institute for a $120,000 small-grants program over three years.
During the meeting staff summarized several calendar items and commissioners asked questions about implementation and administration.
Staff explained a contract modification will provide residential asphalt resurfacing in Residence Park and parking-lot improvements at Weggers and Gardens and Fire Station No. 15. Debt-financed work at Kettering Fields will include demolition, installation of synthetic turf in the infield, parking-area improvements, landscaping, electrical work and fixtures and equipment.
Staff also described a memorandum of understanding with the University of Dayton’s Hanley Sustainable Institute to establish a small-grants program funded by $60,000 from UD and $60,000 from the city over three years (total $120,000). The program is intended to support community nonprofits pursuing climate-resiliency and environmental-justice projects. Commissioner Charles Lott asked who would administer and award the grants; staff replied the city’s Office of Sustainability will administer the program with a panel of community advisors scoring applications and making funding recommendations. Staff said awards will target projects such as tree planting, native vegetation, energy-efficiency work and other resilience measures. The record shows commissioners seeking more detail about how households would directly benefit; staff said additional information would be provided as the program is implemented.
