a.
The Oakwood Public Safety Department has a daily police presence at all Oakwood Schools. Safety Officers ensure compliance with parking regulations and monitor the flow of traffic. The city maintains a “Suggested School Route Map” for Harman School and Smith Elementary. The map provides recommendations on the best route for school children to use as they travel to and from Harman and Smith. In 2021, an Oakwood High School student completed a Gold Award project that resulted in several safety improvements around the Oakwood Jr/Sr High School. The Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouts.
3.
Work with the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission and other local governments in continuing to develop the new regional bike trails.
a.
The city works with MVRPC staff as needed on matters relating to the regional bikeway. MVRPC staff attended a city council meeting in 2018 to give a public presentation on the bicycle trail network and comment on the city’s addition of dedicated bicycle lanes on Shroyer Road. The regional bicycle trail network is periodically discussed at meetings of the MVRPC Board of Directors, and at meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee, both of which are attended by Oakwood representatives.
5. COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Goal:
A system of community facilities and an inventory of capital equipment that provides for the top quality delivery of public services and enhances the City as a desirable place in which to live and do business.
EXISTING OBJECTIVES:
1.
Maintain top quality police, fire and emergency medical services throughout the City.
a.
Year after year, the Oakwood Public Safety Department (OPSD) continues to provide the finest public safety services to the Oakwood community. Crime and fire loss statistics in Oakwood are amongst the lowest in Ohio. OPSD staff trains between 2,500 and 4,000 hours each year to maintain police, fire and EMS skills.
b.
Since 2011, the city has employed an in-house law director who, among other things, regularly advises the Oakwood Public Safety Department on legal best practices.
2.
Assist the Oakwood City Schools with facility projects, where needed and as appropriate, to promote the continued excellence of public schools and educational services.
a.
City staff worked closely with school staff on major capital improvement projects completed in 2004 and 2022. City and school staff also worked very closely together in building Lane Stadium and the new Shafor Park Tennis Facility.
b.
The city included the Oakwood Schools and Wright Memorial Public Library in construction of the city-wide fiber optic communications network completed in 2000. The fiber network interconnects all city, school and library facilities and is the backbone for communications and IT systems operated by the three organizations.
3.
Provide a quality public water supply to serve the needs of the City and continue steps to protect the aquifers from which the water is drawn.