2017-04-19 · City Council · Transcript · Special Called Meeting

--- title: Special Called Meeting date: 2017-04-19 source: 2017-04-19_Special_Called_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:16, 0:00:23]: No we were um uh that was um [0:00:25, 0:00:26]: Yeah, I think it's [0:00:28, 0:00:36]: I mean yeah, no, I could do something else. [0:00:37, 0:00:57]: Okay. Let's make a point about that part of the [0:00:57, 0:01:04]: [ 65.3, 69.6]: Well yeah. [0:01:10, 0:01:30]: Actually we do. We do. [0:01:30, 0:01:50]: So far we've got two help. [0:01:50, 0:02:05]: Yeah, no make our size in there. [0:02:09, 0:02:10]: Yeah, I want to get one of those. [0:02:11, 0:02:18]: Okay, it's four o'clock, so let's see if we can get everybody in. John, would you see if Neat's in there and would you ask her? I think [0:02:18, 0:02:20]: Here she is. Okay. Here we go. [0:02:33, 0:02:35]: Daddy. Good? [0:02:38, 0:02:39]: Mm-hmm. [0:02:40, 0:02:50]: Okay, we're gonna call this meeting to order. It's four o'clock and at this time if you would just bow your heads um for prayer and then we're gonna stand and pledge the flag. [0:02:50, 0:03:10]: Dear Heavenly Father, we ask you if you would be with us this afternoon in this very serious uh subject matter meeting. We ask that you will be with us, guide us, touch our hearts, touch our minds, and encourage us to um make great decisions for the city's future. We ask this prayer in your holy name. [0:03:10, 0:03:16]: [200.0, 210.0]: By the leaders in flag in the Narcissus of America. [0:03:35, 0:03:42]: This time we'll ask our clerk to have a roll call. Councilman Alexander. Present. Councilman Blount. Here. Mayor Neal. [0:03:43, 0:03:50]: Present. Mayor Pro Tem Ford. Present. Councilwoman Gantt. Present. Councilwoman Robinson. Present. Mayor Neal, you have a quorum. [0:03:50, 0:03:57]: Thank you. At this time I'd like to ask for any council member if they would to uh move to approve the agenda. [0:03:58, 0:03:58]: So moved. [0:03:58, 0:03:59]: A second. [0:03:59, 0:04:09]: All right, we have a motion by President Pro Tem Ford and a second by Councilwoman Gantt. And at this time we will um [0:04:10, 0:04:10]: Yeah, hold on. [0:04:11, 0:04:15]: Thank you for yeah I'm going to Okay. Um is there any discussion? [0:04:17, 0:04:22]: No discussion. Then is there um a vote in favor of the agenda? [0:04:23, 0:04:25]: Okay, thank you very much. [0:04:25, 0:04:35]: And at this time, um in order for us to go into executive session, I need a motion to go to executive session. So we'll [0:04:35, 0:04:42]: We have a motion by Councilman Alexander and a second by No we have to say what they gotta stick to reason. [0:04:43, 0:04:46]: For executive session for personnel matters. [0:04:46, 0:04:48]: All right. Will you include that? [0:04:48, 0:04:51]: Uh executive session for personnel matters. [0:04:52, 0:04:53]: All right, do I hear a second? [0:04:54, 0:04:54]: Second. [0:04:55, 0:05:00]: We have a motion by Councilman Alexander, a second by Council uh by President Pro Tem Ford. [0:05:00, 0:05:02]: Uh any discussion on that? [0:05:03, 0:05:04]: If not [0:05:05, 0:05:09]: All in favor. Okay, at this time we'll go to executive session. [0:05:17, 0:05:22]: I'm doing well, June. How are you? I needed you over the weekend. [1:07:30, 1:07:40]: Well I don't know. [1:07:47, 1:08:07]: I think uh [1:08:07, 1:08:15]: [4105.0, 4108.9]: [1:08:30, 1:08:50]: But I would say if I would have had this information, I would have read it and I would have disappointment. Um I didn't know if it had any five references, but um [1:08:49, 1:08:58]: The better people have to I think we know the four yeah. I don't think that might be what [1:08:58, 1:09:00]: That is okay. [1:09:10, 1:09:13]: [4165.5, 4168.8]: Go from heart to coal in here. [1:09:39, 1:09:46]: At this time we are going to end the exe executive session. If I could have a motion for that, please. Mayor? [1:09:46, 1:09:48]: I would like to be in executive session. [1:09:49, 1:09:49]: Exactly. [1:09:50, 1:09:55]: Okay, we have a motion by Councilwoman Robinson and a second by Councilwoman [1:09:55, 1:09:58]: Yeah, is there any discussion for that? [1:09:59, 1:10:00]: If not, all in favour? [1:10:02, 1:10:07]: Okay. At this time we don't have any items to vote on, so [1:10:08, 1:10:14]: We are at the end of our council session. Do I hear a motion to we have to open up the session? Oh. [1:10:16, 1:10:20]: Manielle, I move that we reconvene um our regular our special call meeting. [1:10:20, 1:10:21]: Second. [1:10:22, 1:10:24]: Is there any discussion? [1:10:26, 1:10:28]: No discussion. All in favor? [1:10:30, 1:10:38]: Okay. At this time since we have no items uh to vote on, we'll end our council meeting. Do I hear a motion? Motion to adjourn. [1:10:38, 1:10:40]: And do I hear a second? [1:10:40, 1:10:43]: Okay, got a second by Councilman Blount. Any discussion? [1:10:45, 1:10:47]: No discussion. All in favor? [1:10:48, 1:10:48]: Thank you. [1:10:49, 1:10:51]: Okay, don't go. [1:10:52, 1:11:12]: Okay. After executive session, if items to vote on, this is what I do. Right. But to end the council meeting, so there is something missing, right? Well what about if we have nothing to if you have no items to vote on, you still got the uh You see it doesn't say that on it? That's what I'm missing. That's what I was asking you earlier. Well [1:11:12, 1:11:22]: Well that's just minus a roll on the hold on the size and calculus together. [1:11:23, 1:11:28]: I'll get this straightened out. That that that was where I was talking about. [1:11:36, 1:11:51]: I had to get in a spring mood, yeah. Yeah, not here. Uh this remote. [1:11:52, 1:11:59]: Oh. Okay, I got you. [1:11:59, 1:12:08]: That's the Michael? Yes, it's one Michael. Okay? Exactly. [1:12:09, 1:12:11]: He's quite sure and he won't hear. [1:12:13, 1:12:17]: Right. [1:12:18, 1:12:20]: Our reputation. [1:12:22, 1:12:42]: Well and the and therefore, and that's my whole point. I I you know I can I could s I can see that. I've got to try to do some vetting. I didn't have this other information. I would have some other information and could have done some uh [1:12:42, 1:12:47]: I possibly could have uh went that way and say yeah, he's right. [1:12:48, 1:12:51]: But I didn't have that. All I had was a name, my [1:12:52, 1:13:12]: Oh the guy? You recommend him, but he didn't know him personally? But he got good reviews about the design. I'm happy to take their word for it. [1:13:11, 1:13:13]: I want I want to see something more. [1:13:15, 1:13:32]: I need you to do that right away. Well, I'm I'm I'm going to do that. I'm going to do that. Now I'm I'm not c I'm going to c I'm going to pick up my wife and I'm going to class and go up to help and all day fly and we'll be back to flight. So I'll I'll see what I can do to make those phone calls. [1:13:33, 1:13:42]: Yeah, I'm interested. Okay. I'm going to try my birthday. My birthday is not, so that's another reason I'm taking all my [1:13:43, 1:13:45]: City money. [1:13:47, 1:13:50]: I'm I'm going to school. I'm going to go to dinner with my mom. [1:13:51, 1:13:59]: I meant you were taking your wife overnight for your birthday. Okay. Interesting, interesting. I can use that in the campaign. Thank you. Thank you. [1:14:00, 1:14:02]: Thank you. Good info. Good info.