Mr. Klopsch confirmed that the presentation will be placed on the City’s website tomorrow.

Mayor Duncan thanked the Oakwood Public Safety Department for continuing to provide outstanding service to the community, especially during these difficult times. He added that the city of Oakwood is fortunate to have the best public safety staff. Mayor Duncan recommended that the State apply some of the best practices being done by the Oakwood Public Safety Department. He then asked Chief Hill to relay City Council’s appreciation to the Oakwood Public Safety Department.

Mr. Klopsch provided an update on the following:

Oakwood city facilities reopened in June after having been closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic. The City Building/Public Safety Building, Oakwood Community Center (OCC), and Public Works Center reopened on June 1. Gardner Pool reopened on June 6 and the OCC Health Center reopened on June 15. City facilities are functioning properly and in compliance with Ohio Department of Health (ODH) guidelines, as well as supplemental guidelines issued by Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County. Protocols were implemented when the Ohio Department of Health mandated face masks in Montgomery County. Face masks are required for city employees and visitors in all city buildings, with a few exemptions outlined in the ODH Order. Mr. Klopsch recognized the Oakwood Municipal Court staff for doing a wonderful job running the court in a safe manner during the pandemic. He then thanked citizens visiting city facilities for following the mask mandate.

The Oakwood Community Center is running as many programs as possible under the pandemic limitations. Mr. Klopsch commended Leisure Services Director Carol Collins and her staff for creatively finding ways to continue offering programs.

The City has had two employees that tested positive for the coronavirus. As previously mentioned, Public Safety Officer (PSO) Steve Norris tested positive for the virus in March and has fully recovered. PSO Norris is tentatively scheduled to be recognized at the September 21 City Council meeting for being one of the first two people in the Dayton area to donate plasma after testing positive for COVID-19 back in March. The other employee that tested positive is in the Public Works Department. The employee was asymptomatic when he tested positive and never developed symptoms. Mr. Klopsch shared that he attends weekly conference calls with other city managers across the region. A few months ago, there were very few public employee COVID-19 cases reported and as the weeks have gone by, more and more regions have employees testing positive. To date, everyone has recovered and is back to work.

The storm that came through Oakwood yesterday brought down several trees and branches throughout the city. There were also reports of a few minor power outages. Mr. Klopsch complimented the Public Works Department for their clean-up efforts.

The Sidewalk, Curb and Drive Apron work in the northeast part of the City should be completed in about two weeks.

The annual asphalt paving work was completed last week. Mr. Klopsch encouraged people to drive down Delaine Avenue if they would like to observe the project work.

Vectren is continuing to work in three different areas of Oakwood. There is extensive gas line work being done on Oakwood Avenue. The northbound lane of Oakwood Avenue between Five Points and E. Schantz will be closed to traffic for gas line work extending through this week and into early next week.

Mr. Klopsch closed his comments by thanking Ms. Stacel for coordinating the council meeting to accommodate social distancing and for finding a way for visitors to call in to participate in the meeting.

Mr. Stephens thanked Chief Hill for leading the Oakwood Public Safety Department. Mr. Stephens stated that he has always appreciated the work of the public safety department, but he learns something new they do every day. He closed his comments by stating that as a citizen, a councilmember, and a business owner, he appreciates the department going above and beyond to protect families, businesses and properties.

Vice Mayor Byington shared that he read the Public Safety Department Policy Manual cover to cover, from hostage negotiations to bias sensitivity training and de-escalation procedures. He was particularly impressed with the section on code of ethics, which sums up the character of the