Dayton City Commission Meeting 10 28 26

At the October 28, 2026 Dayton City Commission meeting, staff presented the September demolition update: 23 routine demolitions were completed, and the city reported that its 112 ARPA-funded demolitions had been completed against a target of 120, with 52 Ohio Department of Development-funded demolitions completed. Community Development Block Grant and general-fund demolition work is ramping up. Staff also highlighted an $88,500 Ohio Attorney General’s Office grant agreement for contracted labor to clean five privately owned properties on Delphus Avenue in Westwood, including removing debris and vehicles and grading the site. The transcript does not establish whether the grant agreement was formally approved. A separate contract with a law firm to investigate the release of Flock license-plate-reader data was reportedly being finalized; staff expected to provide the audit logs to commissioners through the Law Department. No contract award vote is clearly recorded in the transcript.

Presenters also described a two-year, state-funded Dayton pilot with Daybreak and Dayton Police to provide an alternative response and services for noncritical runaway juveniles; commissioners requested periodic updates. Public comment proposed a West Dayton housing cooperative pilot using rehabilitation, community land ownership, and resident-led housing, but no action was taken on that request. Other public comments raised concerns about group-home oversight, surveillance, and a proposed civil-liberties ordinance. Commissioners also discussed vacant-property strategy and the need for funding and partnerships, but no related spending motion or vote was captured.