2019-11-11 · City Council · Transcript · City Council Meeting

--- title: November 11 2019 City Council Meeting date: 2019-11-11 source: 2019-11-11_November_11_2019_City_Council_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:05, 0:00:14]: All right, ladies and gentlemen, uh we're gonna start our council meeting November eleventh and uh I have roughly six eleven called meeting order. [0:00:15, 0:00:19]: Invocation please, Mr. Stringer, could you come forward and give an invocation? [0:00:20, 0:00:22]: Please stand folks if you can. [0:00:24, 0:00:26]: Right there at the mic, sir, if you don't mind. [0:00:30, 0:00:34]: Right. Right, right. This mic right here. [0:00:36, 0:00:39]: Okay. [0:00:43, 0:00:45]: Oh Lord. [0:00:45, 0:00:48]: We come together today as the citizens of Stockbridge. [0:00:49, 0:00:50]: with this city council meeting. [0:00:51, 0:00:52]: To thank you. [0:00:52, 0:00:55]: For the prosperity that you have laid upon us. [0:00:55, 0:00:57]: Over the past year. [0:00:58, 0:00:59]: We have now a new amphitheater. [0:01:00, 0:01:02]: We have uh a council. [0:01:02, 0:01:06]: That is reflective of the city of Stockbridge. [0:01:06, 0:01:10]: And we know that everyone here is working for our prosperity. [0:01:11, 0:01:13]: Because we know also that you said [0:01:14, 0:01:16]: That any time two people come together. [0:01:17, 0:01:18]: Whatever we ask for. [0:01:18, 0:01:21]: we will get and I think we have more than two here tonight. [0:01:23, 0:01:23]: We hope. [0:01:24, 0:01:25]: That as the year goes by [0:01:26, 0:01:28]: More prosperity will fall upon us. [0:01:29, 0:01:29]: And you're [0:01:29, 0:01:49]: Great wishes and hopes for Stockbridge will come to fruition in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. One nation under God in the [0:01:49, 0:01:52]: Because we need to digest as well. [0:01:57, 0:01:59]: Madam Clerk, roll call, please. [0:02:03, 0:02:10]: Councilman Thomas. Present. Mayor Pro Tem Blount. Present. Mayor Ford. Present. Councilwoman Gantt. [0:02:11, 0:02:13]: I said it's kind of one. [0:02:14, 0:02:34]: Let the record reflect Councilwoman Gannett is not in attendance for the roll call. Which follows. Councilman Alexander. Present. Councilwoman Robinson. Present. Mayor Ford, you have a quorum. Thank you. Appreciate it. I need a motion to adopt the agenda. Mayor. Nee Robinson, please. Yes, Mayor. I would like to amend the agenda to add to um new business. Um [0:02:33, 0:02:46]: To item ten, um Henry County Police is requesting to use the Merrill Manders Conference Center for their police ball on February the twenty-ninth, twenty twenty. And I would like to add that to the agenda, please. Okay, thank you. [0:02:47, 0:02:52]: Motion's been amended. Do I have uh a second? Second. All in favor please indicate. [0:02:53, 0:02:55]: Thank you very much. Appreciate it. [0:02:55, 0:03:01]: And what you have before you, Council, is also the adoption of the minutes for the following meeting, October 14th, Council meeting minutes. [0:03:01, 0:03:08]: Uh we approve those minutes tonight if there's no changes to those minutes. And if there are no changes, I need a motion to accept them, please. [0:03:10, 0:03:11]: Sir Second. [0:03:11, 0:03:13]: All right, all in favor, please indicate. [0:03:14, 0:03:15]: Thank you very much. [0:03:15, 0:03:17]: Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments? [0:03:18, 0:03:20]: There are no public comments. Okay. [0:03:21, 0:03:41]: On that note, ladies and gentlemen, I we had a quite extensive um uh ceremonial review, um presentation of several different proclamations. And now let me run down through this. We had a proclamation for Cynthia O'Joule, the former Stockbridge uh elementary school principal that has moved on, did a great job at uh uh Red Oak Elementary School, has now moved on to [0:03:41, 0:03:55]: to go to the Henry County District uh school system. So uh she's in a sense got promoted for such a great job. So we thank her for our service in at the elementary school, El Stoppers Elementary, but now she'll do great things for the overall school system itself. [0:03:56, 0:04:16]: He also had a proclamation from Jonae Cohen. Cohen, I'm sorry. Jonah Cohen, which is Henry County School Teacher of the Year. And she's from Red Oak Elementary School. And actually she and her husband were both teachers of the year, but uh Miss Cohen is the actual district representative, I think, in an overall state competition. [0:04:16, 0:04:36]: For Teacher of the Year for the State, I believe it is. But we we actually gave her a proclamation as well. Congratulate her on such a great efforts that she has done. Shop Small Saturday, which is November uh um 30th of this month, uh we get a recognition, a proclamation for small shop small Saturday, uh which we in a sense [0:04:36, 0:04:56]: We uh want to promote uh small businesses within the Stockbridge community. We're a small business-friendly community, and we want to make sure that those businesses get recognized and you as citizens or consumers in the area, make sure that you make an honest attempt to spend some money on those businesses on that day. Um Hospice Awareness Month, we recognize that as well. [0:04:55, 0:05:15]: November and reference those individuals that are in that particular uh com a medical community and look after individuals that are unfortunately on the way to pass through and join the good Lord. Um we also did a uh resolution, I read a resolution, and uh myself along with the other mayors of the of the Henry County, uh and along with the Chair Wood. [0:05:15, 0:05:35]: Wood, the uh uh chairman of the commission for Henry County. We did this res had this resolution actually um written and initially signed off on the 2nd of November for memory of Henry uh Willie B. Hatcher. And Willie B. Hatcher is was a military soldier uh that uh actually from Henry County resident, of course, but don't actually was killed in the year. [0:05:35, 0:05:55]: An action in World War II. And his remains, re his remains, still remain, they're still in uh in the Manila, Philippines. Um, but there's a special ceremony to bring the spirit of him back to Henry County and back to Madonna. Uh so along with myself and Mayor Copeland of Madonna, uh, Mayor Hutchison of of um of Hampton, and Mayor. [0:05:55, 0:06:03]: Robert Price of uh Hampton, uh Screamer Locus Grove, all signed that proclamation once again with uh Chair Wood of the Commission. [0:06:04, 0:06:24]: And so I'm gonna read that into the record as well. Um and I want you to know that uh this is uh diabetes month, the month of November is diabetes month, and a proclamation uh was read uh for that, and that was actually done on Saturday uh at Merrill Manors when the National Uh Negro Council National [0:06:24, 0:06:44]: National Council of Negro Women, NCNW, along with myself, is sponsoring a a a diabetes workshop in health fair this past Saturday. And so I read a proclamation um reference to diabetes for that as well. Just want to recognize that good effort of those ladies and and the fact that uh we want to make sure that uh we get information and [0:06:44, 0:06:50]: all the educational aspect there for folks that have type one and type two diabetes. And earlier today [0:06:50, 0:07:10]: Uh besides us having our Veterans Day parade and luncheon, uh typically we have uh individuals from the senior living facilities join us. And typically that comes out of Benton Village, which is right off the uh Rock Roy Road. And uh just so happens that they did not make it with us this morning because of some transportation issues. So my son [0:07:10, 0:07:30]: Myself along with members of the Merrill Manters event staff, our event staff that's located in Merrill Manners there, went to Benton Village and we handed to the Benton Village, all the veterans that were there, their annual veteran, Pacific Veteran hat. A real nice hat. Army, it has Army colors on the hat. We rotate every year, and so we are [0:07:30, 0:07:45]: They're able to issue out 18 of those hats to uh veterans of all the services that are at Benton uh Benton Village. And I believe there's seven additional hats that we're going to deliver for individuals that were not available for us to uh to issue that hat to them. [0:07:45, 0:08:05]: That happened. And then also and not last, uh not sense of this being last, but it's not the last in a sense of importance, is that we swore in our public facilities authority members uh today as well. And those individuals are Rashawn George, Robert Kopeck, uh Mr. T. Edward Collins, uh Askon Abdullah and [0:08:05, 0:08:23]: And myself were sworn in early today as well. And so we had a great uh involved ceremonial process today and just wanna recognize all those individuals and and thank you uh for all the things that those individuals have done to earn that special recognition and all the continue to do good work in the community. [0:08:28, 0:08:37]: So on that note, we have a presentation next from Connecting Henry. Uh no and November update, Miss Barber Coleman. [0:08:37, 0:08:39]: Is she here? Yeah. Okay. [0:08:59, 0:09:00]: Know how to do that? [0:09:03, 0:09:04]: Yeah, okay, good. [0:09:08, 0:09:10]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Thank you for good. [0:09:11, 0:09:16]: having me here this evening. I will give you a little bit more information other than the Noella November event. [0:09:16, 0:09:30]: um to share with you a little bit more about Connecting Henry and actually what we do. We are a Department of Henry County Government, have been ex since uh 1999. We gained the nonprofit status in 2004. [0:09:31, 0:09:36]: So we are that department in Henry County. We are also the partnership for Georgia Family Connection. [0:09:37, 0:09:45]: There is a branch in every county within the state of Georgia, and we are the branch for Henry County. We work with children and families. [0:09:47, 0:09:53]: Actually ensuring to make the child make ensuring that the children and family are safe and secure and and for their overall well being. [0:09:54, 0:10:14]: We are also a recipient of the WIOA funds from the Atlanta Regional Commission, which is how we get to do our GED program. And I'll share a little bit more about that with you. As part of Georgia Family Connection, we actually host monthly collaborative meetings. Actually, they're bi-monthly. It's where we actually bring the community together to talk about the issues that's happening. [0:10:14, 0:10:34]: Happening within Henry County, not just in McDonough where we're located, but throughout the county. And that is done on a bi-monthly basis. We develop strategies to kind of come up with ideas. It's not a meeting just to talk for the sake of talking or meet for the sake of meeting, but we address the issues and come up with solutions to whatever the problems may be. [0:10:34, 0:10:54]: B. We actually have the next meeting is scheduled on this coming Thursday, November the 14th, is at 9 a.m. It will be held at the Heritage Park Meeting Room B, and that's located in McDonough off of Lake Dow Road. And this is an opportunity for anyone to come and to network. Normally there is government there, nonprofits are there, other nonprofits. [0:10:54, 0:10:56]: And businesses alike. [0:10:56, 0:11:16]: We also connect people to the resources with Connecting Henry. As part of our partnership with Georgia Family Connections, we partner with a lot of other nonprofits and faith-based organizations within the community. We have a pot of funds that we are allocated to be able to assist families that are in need. [0:11:16, 0:11:36]: If there's a family that's facing eviction or a family that may need rental assistance, we connect them to the resources in the community to help them stay in their home or to help them turn their lights back on. We typically field between three to four hundred calls a month. Of course, this time of year the need is great and the calls are increasing. [0:11:36, 0:11:42]: And we do make a lot of referrals to other organizations within the community that can also help these families that are in need. [0:11:43, 0:12:03]: Another thing that we do that you've already mentioned is Noel in November. This is an event that is typically done every year. Connecting Henry for a number of years has hosted the Community Cares Toy Shop. This is an event where we partner with the business community and people collect toys or they donate toys and bring them to the toy shop. [0:12:03, 0:12:23]: A family can actually come and shop for their child, families that are in need. This year we are doing birth to age five, which is basically the elementary school kids and their younger siblings at home. The families will have appointments where they can actually go in the toy shop and shop for these families. And the Board of Education. [0:12:23, 0:12:41]: is working with us with the families to be able to identify those that are in need. And you can see the statistics. Last year alone we served 457 children and that equaled to over 937 families. And you can see the previous years we've served quite a bit of these families. [0:12:41, 0:13:01]: And the people walk away with bags of things that they do not have to pay for, and the families are happy. So here in Stockbridge on this coming Saturday at six from six to eight PM, we will have Noelle in November. Stevie G will be there with the rockers. There will be a band playing. There will be face painting. Kids will have snacks. [0:13:01, 0:13:20]: It is just a fun night out to come out. We're asking the public to bring a new unwrapped toy. And all of these toys will be for the toy shop that will be held in McDonough on December 5th and 6th. So if you know of a family that's in need, that's in the public school system, if the school did not identify them, please call our office and refer those families to us. [0:13:21, 0:13:41]: We also have on that very same day Celebration of Hope, which is the fourth annual Celebration of Hope. Shayna Thanton Thornton with the City of Stockbridge and Let's Talk America actually put this on for us. She's done so for the last four years or the last three years. Again, this is the fourth year. It is a luncheon. All the proceeds actually go. [0:13:41, 0:13:50]: Go to connecting Henry to the swag program. So if you're interested in the ticket, it is on Eventbrite, or you can come by our office and pick up the ticket or contact Shayna. [0:13:51, 0:14:11]: One of our biggest programs, which is what we're probably known the most for, is our SWAG program. And SWAG stands for students working to achieve greatness. And as I like to say, this society will tell you that a student that has dropped out of school, a student that's pregnant, parenting, homeless, runaway in the foster care system, or may have a disability, society [0:14:11, 0:14:31]: Will say that this student is at risk. And we agree that this student is at risk, but they are at risk for greatness. We teach the GED curriculum, math, science, language, arts, as well as social studies. We do leadership development, entrepreneurial skills training. We have drug and alcohol counseling every month, financial literacy every month. We [0:14:31, 0:14:51]: Help our students find jobs. We can actually put them in a job anywhere within the community that will accept the student. We cover their wages and we cover their workmen's compensation. And they can do this for typically six weeks. And we have already had 35 students, I think, that we've put to work since July 1st. [0:14:51, 0:14:57]: This year, which is when our fiscal year began. And we are anticipating at the rate that we're going that we were probably [0:14:57, 0:15:03]: max and exceed our own goal and probably have more than about fifty students put to work this year. [0:15:05, 0:15:25]: Part of our SWAG program, we have a maintenance employee certification program. We just completed the very first one. It started in July, it ended in September. We partnered with Lowe's Home Improvement. Also did some training with us, and we had local business owners to actually come in and teach our students. [0:15:25, 0:15:45]: Students about maintenance. They learned on basic electrical plumbing, HVAC, and general maintenance as a whole. We had 12 students in the class, all 12 students passed the certification, all 12 students actually got a job as a result of that through our work experience program. And many of those students are working right now in a full-time [0:15:45, 0:15:45]: Yeah. [0:15:45, 0:15:51]: We are anticipating that this program will do it again in January. We have it already scheduled for the twentieth. [0:15:51, 0:16:11]: of January or the 21st, which is right after MLK. So if there's a student that's out there between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four that is considered to be out of school. Out of school can mean that they graduated with a high school diploma or GED, but they are not currently in school. Out of school can also mean that they are a dropout. [0:16:11, 0:16:22]: Please contact our office at Connecting Henry. We would love to get them hooked up. This program is an accredited training program through the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute. [0:16:22, 0:16:42]: And it is a great program where they learn hands-on skill. They can change ceiling fans, they can put in sinks, they can replace toilets, and all kinds of things that you can expect that will go on inside the household. Another part of our work experience program, these are two of our actual students. Anthony is on the left and Jonathan is on the right. They do get hands-on [0:16:42, 0:16:46]: experience. Both of these students, Anthony actually worked at um [0:16:46, 0:17:06]: The bridgeview. Bridge the restaurant right down the street. He worked there. Um and Jonathan worked at um the car care center that's on Highway 42. And so these students do earn they they earn money while they're working. That's what we do at Connecting Henry. We are one hundred percent grant and funder donut. [0:17:06, 0:17:18]: Donate donors. That's how we get our money from donors, from foundations, from grants. And everything that we do for our students is one hundred percent free. Do like us on Facebook. [0:17:18, 0:17:32]: Um if you order something off of Amazon, do select Connecting Henry as the program, the business that will get the proceeds from that. And if you are not connected with anyone on Kroger, you can also nominate us and designate us for that as well. [0:17:33, 0:17:36]: Together we truly can make a difference in the community. [0:17:37, 0:17:37]: Thank you, ma'am. [0:17:37, 0:17:39]: Council, any questions at all for [0:17:40, 0:17:41]: Miss um [0:17:41, 0:17:42]: Common. [0:17:43, 0:18:03]: Uh yes. Go right ahead, please. Um, you know, the more and more we talk about connecting Henry, the more it gets better and better how much you all are a service to the community. And when you all chose the city of Stockbridge to have your Noel November, and I visited the um the Toy Store uh Community Cares Toy Store. [0:18:03, 0:18:19]: Um actually for the first time last year I've been involved with the Noel November and in and collecting toys and uh things from the community. But when I went into that toy store and I would ask all of my colleagues and everyone here to to visit that if they can. [0:18:20, 0:18:40]: It's the dignity that you all remain with the p the people that come in, but they come in and shop and everything is free. Everything is set up and it is it when I tell you I've been to different places that provide it toys, but this place is so nice, it's set up, it's beautiful, and it's just uh it's it's top of the line, and you all are doing a great job. [0:18:39, 0:18:59]: with that toy store. Thank you. So we thank you for what you're doing in the community. Thank you so much. And I will have to give some credit to um McDonna as well to the county because they've rallied behind Connecting Henry and making sure that it is put on very well. They come in and decorate and it looks like a winter wonderland. There's a table set up for boys and for girls. [0:18:59, 0:19:09]: And for sporting goods and for games and crafts, and they're helpers to come along behind the parents and the families. And they stand back and let the family shop. [0:19:09, 0:19:29]: And I can tell you in times past, the families literally walk out with a huge garbage bag or more full of toys, including wrapping paper. And they can take it home and wrap it and provide for Christmas for their kids. Quick follow-up. Yeah, go right ahead, please. Uh I last year I know that you all do like a reef competition. [0:19:29, 0:19:49]: Um, I would like to see you kind of spread that around and let the city stopbridge get into that little competition also. I'm sure we can do that. Okay, let's make that hap. Yeah, with that wreath competition this year. Um the way they've done it in the past, each county department would kind of decorate a wreath and then they have a little contest. But this year they will do the same thing, but there will be a raffle where the parents [0:19:49, 0:19:55]: Parents can put their names in the hat and then at the end we will pull the names and give the reef to the families. [0:19:56, 0:20:16]: Any questions for Ms. Coleman? Yeah. Go go right, sir. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Excellent presentation. I really appreciate that. A couple things real quick. You know, of course, uh homelessness in the suburbs is a real issue. And I think um, you know, we j definitely don't have the resources. But like I what I would like for you to do is to [0:20:16, 0:20:36]: Kind of talk me through a tangible situation, right? Uh you got somebody out uh on the expressway exit, they got a sign. They're looking for assistance. Talk us through how we get them to you with the phone number and then how that process works itself out. Code enforcement might come in contact with. [0:20:36, 0:20:38]: the the police tell us how that would work. [0:20:39, 0:20:56]: And typically we do get those exact situations and anyone can contact us. We've had contact from everyday citizens, we've had contact from county employees, we've had contact from the police department, and they will call us. And I want you to walk through this with me as you say that, because we know [0:20:57, 0:21:08]: that there are no homeless shelters in Henry. Right. And most of the time the families find themselves in hotels. Right. But what happens at the end of that hotel stay? They get evicted. [0:21:08, 0:21:28]: And they're still homeless. So we can partner with organizations to where we can put that family in a hotel for a night or two, but we're making more partnerships outside of Henry with those or organizations that do rapid rehousing that can help this family. It's not just individuals, but it's entire families. [0:21:28, 0:21:41]: that are living in cars, you know, that are living bouncing from hotel to hotel or living on someone else's couch. So we're working with more organizations that can serve the residents of Henry to help get the families. [0:21:42, 0:21:48]: actually in a stable environment and in a permanent housing situation. So what number would they call so [0:21:48, 0:22:08]: The office uh number for connecting Henry 770 288 6230. Now I saw a very innovative idea by the city of Norcross where they had this particular problem. And what they were doing is they were paying uh to [0:22:08, 0:22:28]: uh the first month's rent or the deposit so they could get an apartment uh versus that you know once they leave they need a situation where they can land on their feet. And a lot of the time it was that they could not afford the down payment or to transition. Is that a possibility where the county might be able to do that or we might be [0:22:28, 0:22:43]: be able to assist because we have those very issues right here in our city. Right. And I cannot speak on behalf of the county, but I can say with Connecting Henry, we do have some partnerships within our benevolence network and they do provide [0:22:43, 0:23:03]: um down payment assistance, but they are very few. And if you can think about the cost to do the down payment, the cost for the first month's rent, the cost to have the water, the gas, the lights turned on, it can go up very quickly. So we're hoping that that is a conversation that will begin in Henry County to help the families [0:23:03, 0:23:23]: That are homeless. We will touch on it a little bit in our collaborative meeting that will be on this Thursday. So please come up. We will have individuals that are there that will talk about some of the situations that you are just describing. But what you're talking about is rapid rehousing. And there are organizations that represent Henry County. [0:23:23, 0:23:37]: county that do such thing, um they are just not based here in Henry, but they do cover Henry. And we are partnering with those organizations and making referrals and hopefully they can help the red more of our residents that's here. [0:23:37, 0:23:57]: And I'd just like to say finally is that um you guys are doing a great job with the toy program. And with the it is awesome you've taken the lead. And and then one of the things we've been able to do is that anybody that you can't cover, that you refer to the adopt the family toy drive that we have in the city at Red. [0:23:57, 0:24:17]: Red Oak United Methodist Church. So please continue to do that. Anybody that you cannot cover. We do it the Saturday before Christmas. And last year we were able to give out 2,000 toys ourselves. So in addition, with you taking the lead, we can kind of help fill that gap as well. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions from the council? [0:24:17, 0:24:21]: And if not, thank you Ms. Coleman. Really appreciate it. Thank you, appreciate it. Thank you. [0:24:21, 0:24:22]: Thank you. [0:24:22, 0:24:35]: Old business council consideration to approve the city's twenty twenty benefits package presented by Miss Wheeler, Human Resources Manager and John Wiggins, Treasurer, and Mr. John Leggett, MSI benefits. [0:24:45, 0:24:59]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Good evening. Good evening. I have John uh Leggett here with from MSI benefits, our benefits broker, and of course John Wiggins to talk about any um the money part of the benefits. [0:25:00, 0:25:10]: Um what you have before you is staff's recommendation for your approval on the uh benefits for January first to December thirty-first. [0:25:12, 0:25:19]: Um the renewal has been provided and before you are the new rates for the renewal period that will go into effect January first. [0:25:20, 0:25:25]: And this has been based on various options that are there for you in your book for your review and approval. [0:25:26, 0:25:29]: In addition to the renewal in option one. [0:25:29, 0:25:32]: One of the the proposed changes [0:25:32, 0:25:35]: to the contribution model will be for dental [0:25:35, 0:25:37]: and for vision. [0:25:37, 0:25:46]: The dental plan will provide a net savings of fifteen thousand five eighty-nine by changing the contribution model to one hundred fifty-year. [0:25:46, 0:25:47]: Percent. [0:25:47, 0:25:57]: And the vision coverage will become voluntary for all employees with a net savings of nine thousand one hundred and twenty-three dollars savings to the budget. [0:25:59, 0:26:13]: So we'll meet there will only be a net increase if we go with option renewal one is the maximum, is the three hundred thousand dollars. That is the the actual renewal for our benefit plan for next year. [0:26:14, 0:26:16]: I am recommending option two. [0:26:17, 0:26:27]: which would have a net increase of only two hundred and eleven thousand three hundred and forty one dollars to our um budget uh for the next year. [0:26:31, 0:26:31]: Okay. [0:26:32, 0:26:41]: Is anything else right now? No, if you have any questions. Well, okay. So just want to double check if you had anything else. Uh counselor, any questions for Miss Wheeler? Anyone? [0:26:41, 0:26:46]: Well let me ask this this, make sure I understand this. Okay, so you recommend option one and you said [0:26:48, 0:26:50]: You got a recommending option? [0:26:50, 0:26:54]: My recommendation is option one, but the option two is the [0:26:54, 0:26:56]: most fiscally responsible. [0:26:56, 0:26:57]: For the setting. [0:26:58, 0:27:02]: Okay, but okay, option two is more fiscally responsible. [0:27:02, 0:27:03]: All right. Now [0:27:04, 0:27:06]: Does and you mean okay, so [0:27:07, 0:27:11]: That means that the with option two if we select that [0:27:11, 0:27:15]: That is a net that's still the net savings of a little more than fifteen thousand dollars for the [0:27:15, 0:27:16]: Dental, is that correct? [0:27:17, 0:27:21]: Along with the dental envision, the dental we would change the contribution model. [0:27:21, 0:27:24]: From paying from a hundred percent to fifty percent. [0:27:25, 0:27:26]: For the employee. Okay. [0:27:27, 0:27:41]: premium. Right. Which would net us the savings of roughly a little bit over fifteen thousand. Okay. And the making the vision because not that many employees actually use the vision coverage. They take it only because the city offers it [0:27:41, 0:27:46]: At a hundred percent. So we're stating that we would make that a voluntary. [0:27:46, 0:27:47]: Benefit. [0:27:48, 0:28:03]: For the city which would uh for our employees, well it would net us the savings around nine thousand. All right, and that is uh accompanied with option two, is that correct? Yes, sir. So option one two or option one? Oh either one. Either one of options. Okay. Either one of options. Okay, that's what I'm sure. [0:28:03, 0:28:04]: Uh [0:28:05, 0:28:06]: Okay, but okay [0:28:07, 0:28:27]: Yes, but if you recommend one but two is more fiscally responsible, why would you recommend one? What's the difference? What would be the the difference between that or why why would you do that? Well the only difference between one and two is basically the contribution model where you have where the city uh this is this is where the renewal came in as. Okay. [0:28:27, 0:28:34]: Right now, our contribution model would be the employee only would still be paid at 100%. We would then have [0:28:34, 0:28:35]: Uh [0:28:36, 0:28:38]: The employees portion [0:28:38, 0:28:40]: Would only be ninety four point one nine percent. [0:28:41, 0:28:43]: of what they would have to pay towards the [0:28:43, 0:28:44]: Their premium. [0:28:45, 0:28:48]: towards the cost of the um insurance. [0:28:50, 0:28:52]: Option two provides the [0:28:52, 0:28:55]: Contribution at ninety five ninety. [0:28:55, 0:28:56]: Where the employee would [0:28:57, 0:28:59]: Um it would increase the share. [0:28:59, 0:29:06]: of the employees contribution a little bit more towards the insurance benefit because our insurance is going up every year. [0:29:07, 0:29:12]: And one of the reasons uh mister Litket can explain why is because of our claims history. [0:29:13, 0:29:14]: Our claims are running [0:29:14, 0:29:15]: Close to [0:29:16, 0:29:19]: Okay, Mr. Legg, can you come to the mic and explain that further, please? Okay. [0:29:20, 0:29:21]: Good evening. Evening. [0:29:22, 0:29:42]: Um so the claims loss ratio for the for the period uh the renewal period is a hundred and thirty eight percent. So to to put that make sense of that for every dollar paid into the plan, uh Signet paid out a a dollar thirty eight. So their target's about fift eighty percent. Um and so they're running we're technically running about fifty eight percent above [0:29:42, 0:30:02]: the target. So what that means if if we spend a million, then they paid 1.38 million in claims. So that has to do with with how the claims are running. And I think the total number of members with with claims in excess of 10,000 was 24 for the for a 12 month period. And so that's where the that's where the increase is coming. [0:30:02, 0:30:22]: Coming from. Um, the city is on a level funding contract, so it's it's you're looked at as you're self-insured, but you're not, you're fully insured, you pay a level premium. But when the premium's far less than the claims, then you see these these increases. So that's why they're requesting an increase. Option one keeps the benefits the same. [0:30:21, 0:30:41]: It keeps the contribution percentage and the and the city's cost the same. Uh but option two actually changes the plan a little bit and the contribution model. And so if you go with option one, you'll you'll see the three hundred and seven thousand increase. Option two, if you make some changes there, it gets it down to about two hundred and eleven thousand for for twenty twenty. [0:30:41, 0:30:46]: And of course the net is a little bit lower with the dental envision recommendations. [0:30:46, 0:31:06]: Thank you, sir. Ms. Alison, you got a question? Uh I'm just gonna say to my colleagues um and to everyone here, and um my position is b is not changed, is that we attempted to raise the bar and give the staff salary increases to bring them to into competitive wages. Uh [0:31:06, 0:31:26]: With the metro Atlanta area. We have done that. We're building a sixteen million dollar amphitheater for the city. I see no reason to pass these costs on to the employees. I think that we as a council need to take care of our people and pay that cost so that these costs remain uh [0:31:26, 0:31:43]: uh level to what they are now because our staff is doing an outstanding job. So I wanna know if option one keeps uh what option keeps the keep us keeps us where we are in twenty nineteen and twenty twenty. What uh which one of these options does that? [0:31:44, 0:31:53]: Option one does. So option one would keep us where the employees are paying the same amount as they pay now, with the same benefits and the same uh [0:31:54, 0:31:55]: Option one [0:31:56, 0:31:58]: Basically what it does is that [0:31:58, 0:32:00]: The employee only coverage would be a [0:32:01, 0:32:02]: At no cost. Mm-hmm. [0:32:03, 0:32:06]: Your employee plus spouse, employee plus children. [0:32:06, 0:32:08]: They will see a reduced amount. [0:32:08, 0:32:09]: True. [0:32:09, 0:32:13]: The employee plus family, it will they will see a ten dollar. [0:32:14, 0:32:15]: That's all. [0:32:15, 0:32:35]: Well I I can say it. I think Option one is it's um that's that's the weekly, so you're getting there. Right. That's that's the renewal that we have. Okay. Well that's that that's what I would be in favor of because um again the Treasury is increasing every single year. Uh the economy's booming right now, and I think I'd like to see [0:32:35, 0:32:55]: These employees, every last one of them, get what they're getting right now because they're doing a great job. They helped us right through the battle of this to keep the city together, worked extra hours, put in extra time. We should go to bat for them to make sure that their benefits and they don't see an increase. So that's what my position is. All right. [0:32:56, 0:32:57]: Mr. Blount, please. [0:32:58, 0:33:17]: Um, Ms. Wheeler, one of the things I actually did is called you and talked about the uh plans that was before us. And so all of my questions have have been answered, but I wanna make it perfectly clear that this and I would like you to speak to it, Mr. Knight. This in no way, shape or form. [0:33:18, 0:33:24]: s uh subsidize anything that we're doing pertaining to the amphitheater. So I don't want that put out there at all. [0:33:24, 0:33:41]: that we're building a sixteen million dollar amphitheater and and the benefits of the citizens or benefit of the staff and what they're gonna be paying, subsidize that. That's not the issue here at all. Uh it has one has nothing to do with others. If and don't believe me, I would like you to speak to that, Mr. Knight. [0:33:43, 0:34:03]: Right. The course the the amphitheater is being funded by different sources versus the general fund, which we're looking at here with the health and benefits cost that would come out of. And obviously over the years the city of Stockbridge has enjoyed a very, very rich plan with respect to its employees. In fact, there is a slide in here in the presentation which compares uh the city along with [0:34:03, 0:34:23]: many other cities as well as the State, and the benefit package that the employees receive is an excellent, excellent benefit package when compared to other similar type jurisdictions. What is before you is uh the the options that you have, and I think the focus has been on options one and two, one which would keep it much or very close to what [0:34:23, 0:34:43]: What we currently have now. Option two, there would be some modifications with respect to employee family, especially, and uh the employee children and so forth in terms of slight increases. Uh the difference is about uh$94,000 between the plans,$94,000 impact. [0:34:43, 0:34:47]: Uh to the general fund budget between options one and two. [0:34:47, 0:35:05]: on the uh medical renewal options. And so that is what is before you um to consider uh one, two, or even three if you were so inclined, but it seems the focus has been on one and two. So that's what's before you. Please. Well go ahead, please. Um so one of the things that I discussed with you, Ms. Wheeler, and because one of the things I would hope that uh [0:35:05, 0:35:08]: we get to a place when we're talking about [0:35:08, 0:35:28]: uh uh benefits and we're talking about options is that we have a full understanding of those benefits, full understanding of those options before we come before the public. And one of the things that I I'm looking because one of the things my my stance is I wouldn't want to see a drastic increase on employees. I never w want to see that and I will always want it great. [0:35:28, 0:35:38]: gradual. So when I found out that you said option one does have some more provisions in it that would be a gradual change, uh, we talked about that and I'm uh I'm okay with that. [0:35:39, 0:35:42]: But we have to be careful and cautious when we say [0:35:42, 0:35:45]: Which one is more f being um [0:35:46, 0:36:06]: more conscious mind of uh uh physically fiscally responsible because that could be option four or five and I mean th i is it physically responsible the more we pay the employees pay or is it fiscally responsible the more we're able to benefit the employees. So we have to be kept in that area when we start talking like that. So I think option one [0:36:06, 0:36:09]: Is is a is a good option when it came to us. [0:36:10, 0:36:16]: Well when we um I'll let John speak to the fiscally responsible in in looking at the budget overall. [0:36:17, 0:36:27]: Um that's what I'm talking about when I say being fiscally responsible, even though we may have to change our contribution model somewhat. [0:36:27, 0:36:31]: Um w like Mr. Knighton said, we have a very rich plan. [0:36:31, 0:36:37]: A very rich plan in comparison to other municipalities and the state, even the county. [0:36:37, 0:36:38]: And the [0:36:39, 0:36:42]: The contribution is not that [0:36:42, 0:36:48]: much it really isn't overall when it's broken down for weekly deductions and bi weekly deductions. [0:36:48, 0:36:53]: Бастон іноват employee would have to share into. [0:36:53, 0:36:55]: the cost of the benefits that they are receiving. [0:36:56, 0:36:59]: So when I say that you you know [0:37:01, 0:37:13]: I'm looking at it from two sides. I can look at it from the employee side. I can look at it from the from the city side as as far as the the burden that the city has to take on in offering [0:37:14, 0:37:26]: Um when we have these renewals and we have these increases because it it it it's a big hit to our budget overall. When this happens, we can see a net increase of this. So [0:37:28, 0:37:39]: The contribution model still is very small in relationship to the annual net increase overall that um the city has to uh pay for. Sure. [0:37:39, 0:37:53]: One stand by one please. You could done Ms. Gand, did you have something? Go ahead right now. I I'd like to make a motion to select option number one, uh, to continue the employees where they are currently. [0:37:54, 0:37:55]: Is there a second? [0:37:55, 0:37:58]: Okay, there's a second. Any further discussion? [0:37:59, 0:38:01]: All in favor of motion, please indicate. [0:38:02, 0:38:02]: Do you have it? [0:38:03, 0:38:04]: Thank you. [0:38:05, 0:38:05]: Okay. [0:38:07, 0:38:07]: Right. [0:38:08, 0:38:14]: Council consideration uh approved the use of test stricken community center. [0:38:14, 0:38:23]: Oh excuse me, I'm jumping ahead. Council consideration to approve the FY twenty twenty water and sewer rates presented by Mr. Aaron. This is new business, please. [0:38:26, 0:38:43]: Yes, Mr. Mayor. Uh the city has been informed by the uh Herring County Water Authority that they're gonna raise their rates two percent and the city has an ordinance that when the Herring County Water Authority raises their rates, the city raises the corresponding amount and that's what we're requesting tonight. [0:38:44, 0:38:44]: Okay. [0:38:45, 0:38:50]: Any uh further questions for Mr. Aaron, please. Anyone? Yes. Go right ahead, please. [0:38:52, 0:39:12]: Mr. Aaron, the the last time when you when you say when this the Henry County raised their rates, what would that be at the cost of our citizens at the rate they are now? I'm saying because they raise their rate and we have to raise ours, what is the c what what what what does that do? Balance cost what does that do for us? No, sir, you're just trying [0:39:12, 0:39:25]: So you're saying if the county raise their rates and if we don't? [0:39:25, 0:39:45]: Then there's no extra service, no lack of service, no nothing. No, sir, but that's the city ordinance, is that in February of two thousand I think in two thousand sixteen the city said that if Henry County would raise their rates, the city would raise theirs as well. One of the th for me, one of the things that make the city of Stockbridge so unique is that [0:39:45, 0:39:52]: That we actually do things for the citizens in in mind and not the overall for for me, if it doesn't change. [0:39:53, 0:39:55]: uh services doesn't change for a cost. [0:39:56, 0:40:03]: And if the county wanna raise their rate, then they're held accountable for that. But I don't wanna raise our rates because somebody else raised their rate. Just for me. [0:40:03, 0:40:23]: But the the issue is that you'd you'd be losing money. You can't buy water and sell it for less than what you buy it for. You're buying But that's why I asked the question, Mr. Aaron. What is what is the wins and what will we be losing if we if we do don't do that? You'll you'll lose over two percent of your revenue if you do not raise your rate. [0:40:23, 0:40:25]: Do we have any figures? [0:40:26, 0:40:46]: I mean that I'm just saying that when we when we do a presentation, I just want to hit see some numbers. I'm a kind of a numbers person if we what numbers where the numbers that if what we would be losing to citizens or what it would cost the city if we started to stick with the county. The county has one of the highest tax rates in the in the state of Georgia. And then when you say they're going up, I'm not surprised at that. [0:40:57, 0:41:12]: You lose you spending about seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year buying water from the Henry County Water Authority. So you'd lose two percent of seven hundred and fifty thousand if you do not raise your rates. [0:41:14, 0:41:34]: In lieu of that information for me, I can't speak for my colleagues, I I can't go off of not having all the information to make a sound decision when it comes to us coming up here to make a decision. I I can't have you know this to happen. We need to get all the information in, all the all the check. [0:41:34, 0:41:38]: chec and balance for me. Checks and balancing everything in hand. [0:41:39, 0:41:56]: Rather than ask questions, then we could pull out a calculator. I'm just saying for me, I just wanna I I don't like coming up here having to make decisions without all the information at hand. Well I can prepare a spreadsheet, but I'll just follow what the city ordinance says when they raise their rates. The city has agreed they'd raise theirs the corresponding amount. So [0:41:58, 0:42:08]: All right. Any other questions? Miss Knight, did you it seem like you were did you have something you need to say or add to this? If it's seven hundred and fifty thousand and two percent is about fifteen thousand. [0:42:10, 0:42:17]: Okay. So but you still got other additional costs that the city incurs is well more than the two percent, but [0:42:17, 0:42:21]: Yeah, but I'd like to just get if we could formulate all the information. [0:42:21, 0:42:28]: And give it to the council where we can make a sound decision. I mean I can't d I can't make a decision on tonight from what I'm hearing right now. [0:42:29, 0:42:38]: Ms. Gamp, please. Mayor, I move that we table this until we get the detailed information so we can see some actual numbers of what that increase would be or or whatever the case may be. [0:42:38, 0:42:40]: So we can have it make a sound decision. [0:42:41, 0:42:42]: She makes a motion, is that a second? [0:42:43, 0:42:43]: A second. [0:42:44, 0:42:47]: Any further discussion? If not, all in favor please indicate. [0:42:49, 0:42:49]: Our polls. [0:42:51, 0:42:52]: To sustain. [0:42:52, 0:42:55]: It's it's we got the information already. I mean [0:42:55, 0:43:07]: Okay, so actually the motion passes three to three zero two. Uh the uh there is a sheet of a ro water and rate schedule that's in the book. I don't know if that was enough information period for that aspect to Where is it? [0:43:08, 0:43:18]: It's it's there is a s seed in it. But but the water rate does not tell us what we're what we're gaining or losing. It just gives the rate on what the increases are. [0:43:18, 0:43:19]: Two percent. [0:43:19, 0:43:20]: Oh. [0:43:21, 0:43:36]: Um I guess in a sense uh for y for you two gentlemen, motion was made this passed, okay, to table this by the ordinance. I don't have the ordinance in front of me, but I'll curious by the ordinance, what's the timeline for this? Maybe Mr. Aaron knows, what's the timeline this happen the decision has to be made by the ordinance? [0:43:36, 0:43:56]: The rates would take effect January 1. Um last year you adopted the resolution in December, so you have time. Okay. The one thing I would add, uh the ordinance does not bind the party council. Okay. Council or previous council did adopt the ordinance that said whenever [0:43:56, 0:44:10]: you whenever Henry County changes their rates, you would increase it accordingly. Uh that's not binding on you, but if you make the decision not to raise the rates, then we should remove that ordinance provision. [0:44:11, 0:44:31]: Well, I would thought if we if if the ordinance if the ordinance, I would thought we would have to adhere to the ordinance. I mean d all types of ordinances made we adhere to them, so I would imagine we would have to adhere to that ordinance. I would assume. And my my point is if you choose not to follow the Henry County [0:44:31, 0:44:39]: water authority rates, then you should uh um basically abolish that ordinance provision so that you can raise rates as you see fit. [0:44:40, 0:45:00]: Okay. All right, go right ahead, please. Okay. So are you saying that the rate the the way we've done it in the past is that we've matched basically the ordinance, b we we followed ordinance that when Henry County increases their rate, we increase our rate. So why are we now [0:45:01, 0:45:03]: in November of twenty nineteen. [0:45:03, 0:45:22]: Voting on increasing the rate. We're about to have a new council again. I believe they just announced their rate increase a few weeks ago. Yes. They just announced it a couple of when we had the municipal dinner. Okay. It was announced. But we'll have another council in twenty [0:45:23, 0:45:27]: Twenty. Yes. In January. Are we gonna have to do this again? [0:45:28, 0:45:35]: Hm no. So the the ordinance is printed in the information sheet in the agenda item. [0:45:35, 0:45:55]: And what you did is in 2016 you amended it so that you would change your rates via resolution. That was the first part you amended. And the second part is the old ordinance provision that says essentially you will match the Henry County Water Authority ordinance or increases whenever they're made. And so all I'm saying. [0:45:55, 0:46:01]: saying is you don't have to abide by that. You can't you're not required to be bound by a previous counsel [0:46:01, 0:46:08]: But if you choose not to be, you should remove that provision so that in the future you just adopt rates as you see fit. [0:46:09, 0:46:15]: Well, uh in that case, I mean I'll respect the wishes of my colleagues to get the other information. [0:46:15, 0:46:18]: But I'm gonna I'm definitely gonna be for [0:46:18, 0:46:34]: I think it it's worked in the past and it would be financially um it would be responsible for us as a city, the best interest of the city to do that. Um uh so I that's gonna be my problem. Are you gonna re are you gonna withdraw your motion? You made the motion, correct? [0:46:34, 0:46:52]: I I made the motion, but if if Mayor Protemblan still wants to see some concrete numbers and um you know, let's give him time to see that for him to be comfortable out of respect for his opinion on that. But I'm I'm still gonna vote in favor of increasing based off of what we've done in the past. [0:46:53, 0:46:56]: So you're not withdrawing. [0:46:57, 0:47:10]: Well who made the motion? You made the motion. Mr. Mayor, the the motion passed. Right. And so in order for it to be reconsidered, it someone who voted for it would have to reconsider it today. Okay. But [0:47:10, 0:47:17]: And and I'll just go out on a limb. I don't think it's it's an urgent timing issue, so we can bring it back at the next meeting. Okay. [0:47:18, 0:47:34]: The the only thing is I guess with the advertising in the newspaper that the rates that's why you typically do it in November so that you have time to advertise it on the water bills and in the newspaper of a p pending rate increase. Okay. But I can get the information and bring it back. [0:47:35, 0:47:37]: At the next meeting. [0:47:38, 0:47:53]: But and and that's and I appreciate that, Mr Aaron. But for me, and I can only speak for me, I'm only one vote, when we when you when we get a presentation for whether it's increase or anything that we're doing, I'm a [0:47:53, 0:48:13]: I'm a checks and balance type person. I like to see all the information myself. So when the citizens call me, I can't say that we're doing an increase because it's in a uh uh an ordinance and or or whatever and and then we do it because the county's doing it. That's not for me. I'm not gonna do it that way. So if anybody else wanna make another move. [0:48:13, 0:48:27]: motion then mine is to substa u abstain because I can't I can't make those type of decisions up here without information. I'm not gonna ever make an increase because the county made increase unless I know the checks and balances pertaining to uh the issue. [0:48:28, 0:48:34]: I was just abiding by what the ordinance says. That's why I brought it that way because of what the ordinance says. So [0:48:35, 0:48:52]: Right now we've got a motion motion is on the floor second to properly it passed. So otherwise it's been tabled and so we'll the you'll come back to the next meeting, you'll have additional numbers for us and I'm yeah, we'll make a decision on that point. But you have something you still need to say? No. I'm okay with it. Everybody else is good? All right. Thank thank you, sir. Appreciate it. Thank you, Ms. Ayer. [0:48:54, 0:49:03]: Council consideration approved the use of test stricken community center november twentieth, twenty nineteen. Youth Council form regarding human trafficking. Erica Harvey, please. [0:49:07, 0:49:27]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Good evening. On November 20th, the Youth Council would like to utilize the Ted Strickland Center for our human trafficking forum with uh JLe Coley, uh the partnership. And so we were bringing that before you as well as December 14th. If um I've spoken [0:49:27, 0:49:31]: [2971.4, 2975.5]: the December for our public service project. [0:49:36, 0:49:42]: Okay. The public service par uh project that you have on December fourteenth, what day of the week is that? [0:49:42, 0:50:00]: That is on a Sunday. Sunday. So it's an afternoon, I guess, sometime. Early evening, afternoon. It'll be uh early early evening, afternoon, early evening. All right. So we're talking two dates? No, just one. Oh yeah, two different things. She's talking about two different dates, right? November and December. Yeah, she's talking about d November twentieth as well as December fourteenth. [0:50:01, 0:50:17]: Is is what she was referring to. Mayor. Yes, ma'am. I move that we um allow the youth council to use the Ted Strickland for those two dates, December fourteenth and November twentieth. Second. Okay. Any further c conversation? All in favor please indicate. [0:50:17, 0:50:18]: Thank you. [0:50:21, 0:50:29]: Council consideration uh to approve FY twenty twenty council meeting dates presented by our city clerk. Vanessa Holiday. [0:50:41, 0:51:01]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. What you have in your books um the are the meeting dates scheduled for uh fiscal year 2020. And the only difference between option one and option two is whether or not you have a meeting in December. Whether you have that as needed or you go ahead and [0:51:00, 0:51:03]: Put the date of December twenty second on the calendar. [0:51:05, 0:51:06]: Okay. [0:51:08, 0:51:12]: Council, anybody have any questions for our clerk about this? Whether it's option one and option two? [0:51:16, 0:51:29]: I actually purchased this since there's a low in the action, I I would say option uh one has a date. Plan it out and for some strange reason we don't need it, we can always counsel. That's what I would think. But we'll see what the council wants to think on this. [0:51:32, 0:51:33]: Any thoughts? [0:51:34, 0:51:54]: And you will notice that the uh date, I will say the date on June twenty-third is scheduled around the um Savannah convention. The GMA convention. Yes. So normally it's the last Tuesday of the month, but it's moved up one week. That's the only um date that's other than um that's on boat box. [0:51:54, 0:52:01]: options right both options okay that's on both it's on both yes sir go ahead please so the difference on option one and two is that as needed [0:52:02, 0:52:16]: Correct, the December meeting. Well I think we uh for me, I'm I'm I'm for uh making a motion to adopt option two because if we um if it's as needed then we'll have to set the date to be posted for that for that month. [0:52:16, 0:52:20]: So I make a motion to um approve option two. [0:52:20, 0:52:21]: Is there a second? [0:52:23, 0:52:24]: I second. [0:52:25, 0:52:26]: Okay, further discussion? [0:52:28, 0:52:30]: All in favor option two, please indicate. [0:52:31, 0:52:34]: Thank you. [0:52:35, 0:52:40]: I love it. I just love this. Oh god. Okay. Public hearing. [0:52:41, 0:53:01]: Owner applicants Martin Bonia. I guess everything VMLLC requests 100% method annexation into the city of Stockbridge for property located Highway 138 Spivey Project. Parcel ID 012-020-13001 landlot 42 of the district. [0:53:01, 0:53:13]: Twelfth district, fourteen point zero one acres, percent land use present land use RA. I'd go ahead and and read that. Miss Moore, please. Right. Thank you. [0:53:14, 0:53:24]: Uh what you have before you tonight is an annexation and I will bring it up so that the public can have an idea of what we're talking about. [0:53:28, 0:53:30]: I'm gonna go to the site. [0:53:33, 0:53:41]: This is the map that I would like for everyone to look at. Okay. Um the particular applicant is Mr. Bonnier, and I think he's here. [0:53:42, 0:54:02]: Okay, all right. Uh this particular parcel of a fourteen point zero zero one acres is actually located in unincorporated Henry County. It is adjacent to the borderline of the city of Stockbridge. Located to the north is unincorporated in this zone. If you look on this map here, it is actually zone every [0:54:02, 0:54:22]: Everything around it is actually residential agriculture or C2. So to the north is unincorporated with residential agriculture. To the south, it's unincorporated with Henry County, which is residential agriculture. To the east is us, which is the city of Stockbridge, which is residential agriculture and R3. [0:54:22, 0:54:26]: And then on the Clayton County portion, it is actually RA. [0:54:27, 0:54:47]: This particular parcel is undeveloped and it has been undeveloped, and the future land use for both us and Henry County still show it as residential agriculture based on what exists on the current site and what is around it. It is kind of transitioning in the terms that, you know, it is along a major corridor. [0:54:47, 0:55:07]: And so that's why you see some of the C2, which runs along Highway 138, and then you see all of the residential around it. In terms of our proposed zoning, uh future land use, uh, it actually shows it as residential agricultural as well. The applicant is requesting 100%. [0:55:07, 0:55:27]: Annexation under the current zoning. So they're not asking for any zoning on this tonight. They're just asking that it be annexed into the city as it's currently zoned as residential agricultural. And based on OCGA, as it relates to annexation, everything is consistent. [0:55:27, 0:55:36]: County had no objections. The planning commission had no objections, nor does the staff have any objections to the 100% method, which is before you tonight. [0:55:36, 0:55:37]: Okay. [0:55:38, 0:55:48]: So before we open up for public hearing, uh counsel any questions for Miss Moore or for the applicant if you need if you need to ask, if you need to come forward and so if you have any questions for him. [0:55:48, 0:56:08]: Anybody? I do. You do? Go right here, please. So uh obviously this uh something what uh this is the great city of Stockbridge. I know you love it, so you wanted to come and inside the border, but I would like to hear what was the motivation to come inside the city and what is the intended use. [0:56:08, 0:56:26]: Use uh'cause uh and obviously for the first year uh the RA would have to apply. They didn't do an objection, then they could perhaps change it. So is there an intended use and is that intended use uh it's it's along a commercial area so that would be something [0:56:27, 0:56:47]: So let me share with you. Um this point doesn't work, but uh let's get it work. But you see the square over here that's blank that has a blue around it. Does it work? Okay, right there. That is the site. Right, where's it? Abyssalnet actually owns the aura the residential properties that are adjacent to it. [0:56:46, 0:56:48]: Do that again. [0:56:49, 0:57:06]: Okay. So what staff in the site plans that he brought us was for I want to say 124 residential units. And so we've looked at the site plan for the development of a subdivision. [0:57:06, 0:57:20]: And the particular acres that he has is not large enough to accommodate the number of residential units, which is residential agriculture. So he's actually bringing in this adjacent piece to combine those two. [0:57:20, 0:57:40]: So that he can build a subdivision with the access point to the commercial. We've talked to him about possibly once this is combined, about some consistency in terms of the commercial that runs along Highway 138. But at this point, we have reviewed a subdivision flat that's all residential for the combination. [0:57:40, 0:58:00]: Of this and the adjacent property. And the applicant is totally agreeable to the highway corridor requirements. Yes. And as you know, because this is residential, then your overlay district is pretty much residential in nature. So everything's fine. If there was some commercial that was along the front of Highway 138, then you'll be talking about some different conditions. [0:58:00, 0:58:08]: I'm an agreeable to everything, but right now he's just looking at doing the subdivision that staff, the development team have set down and talked with him about. [0:58:09, 0:58:09]: Okay, thank you. [0:58:11, 0:58:13]: Any other questions from the council? [0:58:14, 0:58:25]: If not, then I'll open up for a public hearing on this matter. So anybody in the far section over here that is for uh this annexation, they want to say something for? [0:58:25, 0:58:27]: Seeing none in the middle. [0:58:27, 0:58:28]: Four. [0:58:29, 0:58:31]: My right side four. [0:58:32, 0:58:33]: Okay. [0:58:33, 0:58:42]: Anybody against this annexation? Far left, my far left, over in this section. Against. Anybody in the middle that is against? [0:58:42, 0:58:55]: No, anybody in the far my far right against. Okay. Seeing none, knowing none, I close the public hearing this aspect. Council, I need a motion to accept uh sorry. [0:58:56, 0:58:57]: If you want yeah, sure, come on. [0:59:05, 0:59:11]: How you doing sir? Good sir. Welcome. Well I I'm glad that you wanna come you have some specific questions and you wanna I'll go right in. [0:59:14, 0:59:18]: My name is Martin Bonnea. My address is six uh [0:59:18, 0:59:21]: Nineteen Highway one thirty eight West Oakbridge, Georgia. [0:59:22, 0:59:32]: Absolutely. Okay, tell us w you you're one to come into the city. We want to make sure that we accomplish growth. Tell us or is there other subdivisions that you've developed that we might be able to look to? [0:59:33, 0:59:38]: No, this is the first one. This is the first one. Okay. Okay. [0:59:38, 0:59:58]: So I have a question. Go right in, please. So um I'm looking here, Miss Moore, that the first proposal to the county. Um it says future land use commercial. Um and then now you're saying it's um RA for residential agriculture. Right. And remember we do what we call a future and then we do what we call existing. And right now [0:59:58, 1:00:18]: Now going forward in the future, the county's saying, you know, as you go forward, because you have some commercial transitioning, you could do commercial, which is a T C2, but right now he's not asking for rezoning. He's asking to do a subdivision. And right now it's on residential agriculture. And he's saying that he has not done residential agriculture. [1:00:18, 1:00:38]: Residential subdivision before. No, ma'am. And typically when someone comes in to uh assemble the property, I can't speak for himself, but typically they go out and get people who build houses. Not saying that he can't do that. But uh the whole purpose was to assemble the property and the acreage so that the subdivision plat that we [1:00:38, 1:00:50]: looked at could accommodate the development of the number of homes as proposed. Sir, let me follow up. Go right ahead. Tell us about the product, uh the product that you're proposing in the subdivision. [1:00:51, 1:00:56]: Project you want to um be around like forty five houses. Mm-hmm. [1:00:56, 1:01:16]: like around two thousand square feet. But right now what we want we want just to annex to the the land from Henry County to Stockbridge because I have one in the Stockbridge and one it's in the Henry County. I didn't have the site plans now because I'm not asking for rezoning now. [1:01:16, 1:01:16]: Okay. [1:01:17, 1:01:37]: And let me just add, remember now, our residential agriculture has your larger lots. So that's why the combination it's almost an acre or more. So therefore that's why it can only do forty three because your our agriculture requires larger land for your your development. And y and your recommendation is for approval. [1:01:37, 1:01:57]: Our recommendations for approval simply because remember before I think uh you had some other uses that wanted to come in for rezoning and I think all of your folks from Clayton County came in and basically said that what they want to see on the subject site were more neighbors, more residential neighbors. Oh good. And so uh we're just trying to be consistent. [1:01:57, 1:02:17]: with what's in the area and the community that lives there, what they've requested. And so for us, we find this is a suitable use because it's consistent with what's there and it's zoned for large lots because that's what it's currently zoned as. I'd like to make a motion to move forward. Well one one second, please if you don't mind. One second please. Mr. Blount, go ahead please. [1:02:17, 1:02:37]: I got a question because it it seems that this property's got it has two zonings on it that that that's that's been established that you all was talking about RA and his and his previous zone. Is there a change in the DRI that was set for this property? There's not a DRI because I'm not sure. [1:02:37, 1:02:51]: only when you normally get over 100 acres, but this is too small. So uh basically right now we're bringing it in at the current zoning that it has with the county, which is a residential art uh residential agricultural. [1:02:51, 1:02:57]: So so at this point there was you're not seeking to change the zoning on this property? No. [1:02:58, 1:03:07]: All he's seeking to do is with his abutting property that's residential agriculture, is to combine those two lots so that he can build the forty three homes. [1:03:08, 1:03:10]: I have a question. [1:03:10, 1:03:20]: Are you I'm done. Mr. Alexander actually. Were you gonna make a motion or I have a question. Oh you have a qu whatcha go ahead. What's your question, please? Okay. [1:03:20, 1:03:36]: What is the amount of acres of your other lot on the other side? Seven and a half. Seven and a half. So when you combine those total, you're gonna have forty five homes. About two thousand square feet. I'm sorry? [1:03:36, 1:03:37]: Pronto. [1:03:37, 1:03:38]: Twenty one. [1:03:38, 1:03:45]: It'll be a total of twenty one acres. And what would be the total amount of homes that would be able to be built on that? [1:03:45, 1:04:05]: Forty three because your R because you're requiring acre lots. Your residential agriculture requires larger than your R threes and your R twos because it's really agriculture. Okay. So therefore he's limited in terms of the number of houses he could build simply because the existing zone requires larger lots. [1:04:05, 1:04:07]: Thank you. [1:04:08, 1:04:09]: Mm right here. [1:04:10, 1:04:26]: Mr. Alexander, go ahead, please. I'd like to make a motion to accept the annexation as recommended by staff. So I second. Oh. Second here. Any further questions? Yeah, yeah, quick. I'm I'm trying to orientate it. Do you find exactly where is this passed since coals? [1:04:26, 1:04:46]: Oh yes, if you go on down, you know where that little shopping center when you pass Coles and you've got uh one on the left. A little yeah, on the sh on the side you've got a little sh uh shopping center. And then the wooded area that goes back. Well it's actually there. You've got the shopping center and there's a little street that um divides part of the commercial piece. It is that ladder. [1:04:46, 1:04:50]: Yeah. [1:04:51, 1:04:55]: After no more questions, we'll have a motion and a second. All favor motion please indicate. [1:04:55, 1:04:58]: All in f all in favor? [1:04:59, 1:05:06]: I g I four four all polls? It's five. Oh it's five? Okay, I didn't see his hand. Okay, so you know. Thank you. Congratulations, sir. [1:05:07, 1:05:08]: Welcome. [1:05:08, 1:05:09]: Yeah, I do. [1:05:10, 1:05:14]: Public hearing next. Council consideration to hear an amendment to the [1:05:15, 1:05:35]: Zoning code amending the procedures and criteria for administrative appeals. Ms. Moore, please. Correct. As you know, uh at your last meeting, the mayor and council adopted a distance um ordinance as it relates to businesses of certain types coming in. All this basically does is that it basically says that uh under administration [1:05:34, 1:05:54]: Administrative guideline, if there is a hardship case or something that warrants that an administrative waiver be given, it just allows us to do it. In addition to the other administrative waivers that we're allowed to provide under this section on exhibit A. And I think this one. [1:05:54, 1:05:59]: Next one is D, which is added under C. [1:06:04, 1:06:10]: It spells out the conditions for which a waiver, an administrative uh waiver can be given. [1:06:12, 1:06:19]: Okay. Any questions for um Miss Moore please, Council? No, I no. [1:06:20, 1:06:33]: I'd like to make a motion. Oh one second to make sure we don't have any questions. Oh we got okay okay. It's a public hearing by the way. Right. It's a public hearing. No the c councilor any questions? You got any questions? If not, I would open up for the public hearing. [1:06:34, 1:06:43]: So anybody that's for this amendment, this adjustment of this amendment on this very my very left side over here, four in the middle? [1:06:44, 1:06:45]: You are for, sir. [1:06:45, 1:06:47]: Do you wanna make us you wanna speak to that? [1:06:47, 1:06:48]: Come on, please. [1:06:54, 1:07:14]: Uh Andrew Dixon, 213 Ernestine Way. Um this ordinance um will basically like be in effect uh with the business that I'm trying to open. Um I I thank y'all for all your time and diligent effort and in and going with this and your patience with me and my and my basic persistence to get this done. Um I hope that tonight that y'all take in heavy consideration and [1:07:14, 1:07:34]: and and pass this. Um the property owner is is in the building um to show support for me. Um actually uh you know renting the space from him and uh basically I am out like I told you on the last meeting, um I am on the clock. So um even though he is here in support, um today is also the last my my last deadline that he will extend the property to me. Um if basically if if if it's table [1:07:34, 1:07:54]: Or anything happens that's not a YA, I would basically lose the property as of today to be able to lease from. So I just hope that y'all take this into great consideration. I thank y'all for all your time and moving forward with this and making it a fair ordinance that was passed. And I just want to say thank you. I really appreciate it and I look forward to being a small business in the city of St. [1:07:54, 1:07:55]: That bridge. [1:07:55, 1:07:58]: Thank you. Appreciate it, sir. Anybody else in the middle? Four. [1:07:59, 1:08:14]: My far right side four. Okay, I'll open up for anybody against. On the far left here over here. In the middle. anybody against? My far right, anybody against? If not, I'll close the public hearing. Um yes, ma'am. [1:08:15, 1:08:21]: Mayor, I move that we approve this ordinance to amend the procedures and criteria for certain administrative waivers. [1:08:21, 1:08:24]: Second. Okay. Any further discussion? [1:08:25, 1:08:26]: All in favor, please indicate. [1:08:27, 1:08:30]: There you have outstanding. Good deal. [1:08:30, 1:08:31]: Okay. [1:08:31, 1:08:32]: Yeah. [1:08:32, 1:08:41]: All right, um public hearing proposed FY twenty twenty budget hearing first reading. Mr. Knighton, please. [1:08:46, 1:08:53]: You didn't bring an extra one, did you? [1:08:53, 1:09:01]: You didn't bring an extra one, did you? You didn't br that's the only one you got? I got an extra one. [1:09:01, 1:09:02]: Yeah. [1:09:10, 1:09:15]: Boa, boa, boy. Thank you. Thank you. [1:09:18, 1:09:38]: Mayor and Council, um I am will present the proposed uh 2020 uh budget uh for you. You should have uh a packet such as this. Uh this information uh is required to be provided by November 1st to the Mayor and Council, which it was and was provided also. A copy of it um was made available here at City Hall for any and [1:09:37, 1:09:49]: inspection by members of the public. I will hit the highlights of the proposed 2020 budget. Is there a book? [1:09:54, 1:10:14]: This is the the the fully detailed report that you have uh in your budget book. I will go over the highlight uh highlights of the budget. This of course is the first reading, first of three uh hearings uh that will be held. And we certainly invite any member of the public who has questions to uh contact us uh so that we can go over it uh as [1:10:14, 1:10:15]: needed. [1:10:17, 1:10:37]: Uh I wanted to start, of course, with the vision statement to be the most progressive business and family-oriented community in Metro Atlanta with enhanced quality of life initiatives which promote a sustainable live, work, and play environment, and then the mission state to follow to provide exemplary municipal services. That is important because the budget should reflect the city's [1:10:37, 1:10:42]: [4243.1, 4248.9]: Also, of course, our values of professionalism, excellence, adaptability, communication, and ethics. [1:10:50, 1:11:10]: Key aspects of the proposed 2020 budget are this. As uh previously discussed, there are health care costs that are woven into this budget. Uh those natural increases uh uh happen from year to year. Um the uh staff yearly COLA as well. [1:11:10, 1:11:30]: As a part of the proposed budget at essentially 5 percent. And then the total general fund budget is about$11.59 million as proposed. The enterprise fund budget is about$21 million. There are a few proposed positions in this proposed budget. One is an administrative assistant for the administrative [1:11:29, 1:11:43]: Advent Center that would also reduce costs in temporary staffing, a planner one position which is proposed as well, and community development and then a procurement clerk position. [1:11:46, 1:12:06]: Details of the administrative assistant position again is to provide uh overall uh um function and office support for events. Um there would again we anticipate being a reduction in the temporary staff that would be uh a part of uh events if we hire the full-time position. Then a plan of [1:12:06, 1:12:22]: one position because of the anticipated increases in the development activity since we've taken it over from Henry County and of course we have a couple of uh large uh developments that are on the horizon uh as well and that is to assist with the overall growth and development of the city. [1:12:23, 1:12:43]: And then a procurement clerk position, um, currently being handled by a temporary employee, and we hope that that position would be integrated uh to help with potential vendors, businesses, materials and information that are provided throughout the procurement process to uh adhere to internal controls and compliance. That is those are the three positions that are proposed in the [1:12:43, 1:13:03]: This budget. I would mention as well: as the economy continues to grow and move forward in the position that it is in, we do expect moderate increases in franchise fees, local option sales tax, and other incomes related to permitting as well to support the overall budget. Excuse me. [1:13:03, 1:13:23]: Then our next hearings are scheduled for dis for November, excuse me, November 26th and December the 9th. The budget is available at City Hall and we'll make it also available on our website as well. I would mention that uh the overall budget isn't a [1:13:23, 1:13:25]: [4405.6, 4408.2]: uh provide good stewardship. [1:13:28, 1:13:32]: over the city's finances while creating the balance between [1:13:32, 1:13:52]: uh handling the growth and development that we anticipate uh in twenty twenty. Obviously we have a number of things on the horizon. Uh the budget reflects that. Uh there are moderate increases in the overall budget, but we feel comfortable that the revenues that are anticipated will be able to ensure a balanced budget. Again [1:13:52, 1:14:11]: This is the first of three hearings and uh for are before the adoption hearing on December 9th. And obviously if there are any questions or any detailed conversations that would need to be had between uh now and then, we'd certainly entertain those by members of the council and or the public. [1:14:13, 1:14:15]: Okay. [1:14:15, 1:14:17]: All right, Council. Any questions for Mr. Knighton? [1:14:18, 1:14:19]: You got [1:14:20, 1:14:40]: Okay. Are we going to we're here asking questions, right? In reference to what I'm seeing in the general fund, what's proposed? I can ask a question. Sure. If you want asking any questions. Um I guess this is an ongoing question. We brought in what page you're referring to in the [1:14:39, 1:14:45]: Um we're at the general fund, the proposed bud j budget right in the front. Okay. Okay. [1:14:47, 1:15:07]: And my question is, um, we brought in our economic development um director. And as I mentioned in prior um when before he came, how other cities are set up um with our their main street program, which is connected with their economic development um director. [1:15:07, 1:15:27]: And I understand that we're supposed to bring back our business association. Mm-hmm. Okay. That'll be under economic development. Okay. And with that being said, I'm looking at the proposed budget for twenty twenty, the increase that was given [1:15:27, 1:15:47]: um to Main Street, um, but a decrease went to the economic development. Knowing um so can you explain um the reason for that knowing that we're trying to catch um regional resources, regional activities to be brought into the city. Um [1:15:47, 1:15:54]: um the difference in that decrease in f in a increase in the Main Street program. [1:15:55, 1:16:15]: Yes, the the Main Street program primary increase, they have two staff people, and with the um natural increases of the uh five percent essentially five percent cola, sat staff salary increases, which are across the board, and with the increased benefits, uh health benefits, which again are across the board, that's mainly where it's reflected in [1:16:14, 1:16:33]: Main Street program. I would mention one thing with respect to economic development and the question about SAB. One of the things that we will need to do is tradition or previously, I'm sorry, the SAB number had been included in business services, which would need to be a reflected in economic development. [1:16:34, 1:16:52]: Okay. Second up do a follow up. So with that being So you're saying that was in business services? Previously. Previously. So what are we doing now? Um, like I said, if we're trying to and the reason why I'm saying this is because like a one thirty eight corridor, um there's a lot that we're trying to [1:16:52, 1:16:57]: work with our partners in Clain County to get that done. Um, you know [1:16:57, 1:17:13]: to get it enhanced and, you know, better in that area. So what are we doing to um kind of throw things toward economic development um to in you know increase um improvements in that area? [1:17:14, 1:17:28]: 'Cause if you're saying that with Main Street, if you had um overhead, who's gonna be supporting economic development if there's not another personnel there? Um, if the expectations are to [1:17:28, 1:17:48]: Um look after the 138 plus um other developments um such as Hegler and all the others that we're trying to you know, the international company that we're trying to bring to Stockbridge. So can you explain that part? Right. In terms of actual support for economic development right now, some of that has been shared with my [1:17:48, 1:18:08]: Assistant providing uh the necessary um office level support. The the other things I would mention is there are a couple of things. One is a market study, which is out um to bid right now, uh, and the other one is um a site selection study, which we talked a little bit about at the um August budget hearing. And so those two things are [1:18:08, 1:18:28]: anticipated in fact uh Mr. Tushton and I had a conversation this afternoon about those two items which he believes um could help support his overall efforts to one market the city have a market study and then two have um the site selection apparatus available for um either large conferences [1:18:28, 1:18:44]: and or uh businesses throughout the country who take a look at Stockbridge, for instance, specifically and understand that Stockbridge has certain parcels available, certain lands available, those types of things. And those would help to support, those are the main two main things that we discussed that would help to support his office. [1:18:45, 1:18:46]: Okay. [1:18:47, 1:18:51]: Yeah. Are you done? Okay, go write it, please. [1:18:51, 1:19:09]: In terms of we've been talking about this for a while, about the wayfinding signage and the branding of the city. Uh of what we're trying to do with the signs, directional to Merrill Manders, all to all of the um attributes in the city. Where's the increase for that? It's not in here. [1:19:09, 1:19:24]: The wayfinding signage would be something that is gonna be a I think a a very large number, I will tell you. Um if you if you do it for the entire city, it's gonna be a very large number. I think that that type of of [1:19:25, 1:19:45]: significant capital increase probably should not be borne by the general fund. I think that puts too much strain on your general fund. That should be borne by another funding source, be it grants, be it uh um for some things plus, not necessarily for wayfinding, but per perhaps even um uh fund balance because I [1:19:44, 1:19:52]: I believe it is going to be a big number based on what we've seen in other jurisdictions of our size to have a full-scale wayfinding signage platform. [1:19:53, 1:19:58]: What about the uh hotel motel tax in terms of that uh a uh aspect? [1:20:00, 1:20:19]: In funding for funding the wayfinder signage program for visitors. It's more visitors, right? A pu a portion of that probably could be used for that purpose for wayfinding signage. So when do we anticipate having that number? Because we've been talking about the wayfinder signage for quite some time now. And I thought we were about ready to move forward with it. We are re about ready to move forward. We are. [1:20:19, 1:20:30]: Mm-hmm. So the timetable would be what? I would imagine the timetable would be um probably within next sixty days. Within the next sixty days. Yes. Mm-hmm. Thank you. [1:20:32, 1:20:34]: Any questions down here? Yes, sir. Go ahead, please. [1:20:34, 1:20:37]: Um [1:20:38, 1:20:55]: I've read this about three or four times. I've marked my book up pretty well. Um I probably have about 30 questions, but I'm not gonna do it tonight. Uh I get with you and the appropriate staff to to raise some of these questions. [1:20:56, 1:21:00]: Absolutely. I remember one of our conversations [1:21:00, 1:21:20]: about uh uh trimming the budget and I believe you accomplished that goal. Um for an example and I'm I'm gonna try not to get too caught up with this, but under um events um I don't see [1:21:20, 1:21:40]: I don't see salaries. I don't see line items associated with salaries. [1:21:41, 1:21:50]: Yes, it it's all actually under the the Merrill Manders Conference Center under enterprise funds. That's where it has been previously, traditionally in the budget, so it's all under that. [1:21:50, 1:22:10]: That um heading. Okay. Um the the the only thing and and I do reserve the to opportunity to get with you and sort of go over uh some of my questions because I as I mentioned it's it's just probably too much tonight. But one thing I did want to recommend. [1:22:10, 1:22:19]: And uh at the budget retreat, uh I I made this recommendation and I was asking for support from this council to [1:22:20, 1:22:21]: Move. [1:22:21, 1:22:23]: Historic preservation [1:22:23, 1:22:42]: from planning to um the main street and I don't wanna say Main Street program, uh for the most part with the staff because that is the staff that I know that is accustomed to historic preservation. And I do wanna read [1:22:43, 1:22:48]: the mission statement uh from the Main Street program and it says [1:22:48, 1:22:50]: To design and uh [1:22:50, 1:22:53]: to design an identifiable [1:22:53, 1:22:55]: Downtown Historic District. [1:22:55, 1:23:03]: That promotes economic development, encourages culture enrichment, and nurtures community spirit. Um [1:23:04, 1:23:24]: I it's it's out of place for me. I I just do not see how historic preservation could be in planning and zoning. And so um that is my only um suggestion. I'm asking council for support to actually uh move that and I I still reserve [1:23:24, 1:23:32]: The right to uh schedule with you just to speak to some of my others' concerns uh throughout the whole budget process. [1:23:33, 1:23:44]: So I would like to hear from counsel, and I know there's no one here from the Main Street program, um, but I did want to get some dialogue um [1:23:45, 1:23:49]: of that and I don't understand why it's under planning and zoning anyway. Historic preservation. [1:23:51, 1:24:11]: D traditionally in many planning and zoning departments or planning community development departments, it's not uncommon for historic preservation to be under that umbrella because they deal with some similar type issues. Now, of course, in our organizational setup, the community development department and apparatus contains Main Street as well. So even if [1:24:11, 1:24:30]: If the um inclination was to keep it in community development, there would be a direct connection between Main Street and the community development department as it relates to historic preservation. But I certainly understand your question, your concern with that regard, and uh if we need to have further conversations, we certainly can. [1:24:31, 1:24:36]: Okay, and and I'll just make this brief. So with that being said, [1:24:37, 1:24:39]: Why can it be then that? [1:24:39, 1:24:43]: be under the main street as opposed to planning his own. [1:24:44, 1:24:49]: It's not that it couldn't be. Okay. It's not that it couldn't be. And I'm asking for support from this counsel. [1:24:50, 1:25:00]: um to actually to uh make that transition even though I know this is the first hearing we have two more to go uh but I will at [1:25:01, 1:25:10]: all of the hearings, I will be making the same recommendation until this council um decide one way or the other. [1:25:10, 1:25:20]: I tell you what I'd like to add in that uh understanding that Main Street's not here but that w Main Street works for the community director. So I would think whatever I'd like to get a thought process from the [1:25:20, 1:25:40]: from them in reference to this particular movement to see what they what kind of thoughts they have on that. Now I don't know Miss Moore is here now. I don't know if she wants to address us now or wait later when you have the Main Street here to tag team this, but I would think it'd be i interesting at least get an idea of what they have to say. But I'm willing to wait. Okay. All right. So we just don't prolong this tonight. Okay. All right. So be it. Just fool for the [1:25:40, 1:25:45]: It's been a long day for everybody. I got you. Understand? Sir. Yes, sir. Go ahead, sir. One more question. Yeah, go right ahead, sir. [1:25:46, 1:26:06]: In terms of overall, uh I know we have um money come money's coming in the splost. In terms of sidewalks and then uh we always that's always a conversation in the community about being able to ask how is there any possibility uh doing that out of the general fund, any at all? I would I would not recommend [1:26:06, 1:26:26]: That out of the general fund, those types of capital items really put a strain on the general fund. Other funding sources like SPLOST, like even LMIG, those types of things or other grants, those types of areas I think are where most appropriate is most appropriate to fund sidewalks, road. [1:26:25, 1:26:45]: improvements and things of that nature. So now so in in in a follow up that now that we know that SPLOSS is going to pass, right? It did pass, uh what can we do in terms of that uh capital improvements budgets about the sidewalks? Is there anything that we can do at this particular point in terms of the project, the overall [1:26:45, 1:26:56]: our projects like we had the master trail plan put together. Uh that might be a different subject, but as far as sidewalks are a big concern in the community. So what are we doing or what can we do? [1:26:57, 1:27:17]: Well, I think now that we know that SPLOS has passed and there are certain monies allocated for road imp road improvements, which include sidewalks, trails, things of that nature, that we allocate those funds out over the five-year period of the SPLOST, in other words, you know, essentially uh determine what the priorities are over the five years of the SPLOST account. [1:27:17, 1:27:25]: Accounting for the monies that we'll receive and determine where those monies are best spent for sidewalks, roads, uh trail improvements, those types of things. [1:27:25, 1:27:45]: Yeah, I just I just want to make to this council, to my colleagues, uh my mics my colleagues, is that when we approved uh the budget and the capital improvement budget, we did not segment segment any of the money out for sidewalk, we just left it in that one category. And because what usually happens is the road funds get spent [1:27:45, 1:28:05]: spent on roads and then uh well we spent all the money we don't have any money left over for sidewalks. So this council needs to get together, maybe at the retreat or uh when we get together, we have to put a number down or some projects down specific to sidewalks, primarily Walt Stevens Road. [1:28:05, 1:28:22]: Flipping Road, Campground Road, those areas need sidewalks, and we as this council cannot allow those funds to be spent on only roads. They need to be some uh tag for uh sidewalks as well. [1:28:23, 1:28:27]: All right, good point. Uh any other questions for Mr. Knighton? [1:28:28, 1:28:48]: All right, so this end th this uh I open open to the public. That's right. Excuse me. Yes ma'am. One question and I'm sorry I have to leave. Um I gotta text an emergency. Um Mr. Knighton, I want you to look at that administrative assistant in City of Events. During our retreat, we stated office manager. And so that's important to know what we're doing. [1:28:48, 1:28:50]: Okay. [1:28:51, 1:29:11]: So for public hearing, I'd like to open up the public hearing for anybody on this far my far left uh that's in favor of uh what's going on with the uh budget proposal. Any comments in favor? Seeing none in the middle. You have some comments, sir? Yeah, come on up, please. These is this is in favor is what I'm referring to. [1:29:11, 1:29:31]: Go right ahead. Name, I guess you need to name an address as well, please. Arthur Christian, 509, Winterview Way, Stockbridge, Georgia. Okay. And I am in favor of the budget. I just have one question from the community development director. I know that there was a um a thought in terms of moving historic preservation under the Main Street. Um in my experience. [1:29:31, 1:29:37]: experience uh Main Street is just sp uh specifically uh a certain area where historic [1:29:39, 1:29:47]: properties and buildings, et cetera, could be outside of that area. Is it possible to hear from the community development director regarding um how those two things work together? [1:29:48, 1:29:56]: Uh okay, well let me ask yeah, it is possible. I don't know if we'd do it tonight or not, but you made a request, but we're in a public hearing right now. [1:29:56, 1:30:01]: And so I don't know if that is something that happens during the force public in this process of the public hearing or not. [1:30:02, 1:30:09]: I that that's what I thought. That's why that's why I'm asking questions. Okay, I'll come back to that. Anybody in the middle of this four? [1:30:09, 1:30:12]: Anybody in the far right that is four? [1:30:12, 1:30:31]: Anybody in the far left here that's against anything that's in the budget? Any seeing none? Anybody in the middle against? Any money on the far right that is against? On that note, not seeing anything, I'll close the public hearing. Now I'll go back to his request now with this. Miss Moore, you heard that particular request. Is there a way that you can answer come to answer that particular request, please? [1:30:32, 1:30:52]: That was a question I asked. Yes, traditionally across America, um historic preservation has always been a part of community development because it deals with a geographical area that's larger than Main Street. So typically historic preservation is for the entire city, entire county, entire site. [1:30:52, 1:31:05]: something. Doesn't mean that you can't narrow your scope. So for instance, if the only historical significance you have for Stockbridge is your main street, that would make sense. [1:31:05, 1:31:21]: If consistent with other jurisdictions across the country, if there are other areas outside of your main street which have historical significance, that's why it's always under planning and community development, because we cover [1:31:21, 1:31:41]: All of Sidebridge. But it's up to you to decide whether or not you want your historical area to be Main Street or whether or not you want it broader. But because um Main Street reports to community development, we could do both, right? I think you can do both by targeting a downtown Main Street if that's what you want. [1:31:41, 1:32:01]: Want to be of historical significance. And then community development goes beyond Main Street to deal with all of those areas that may have historical significance. But that's just a traditional model. You can choose to do something different, but in most jurisdictions, it is that way because community development covers your entire [1:32:01, 1:32:04]: [5524.5, 5539.1]: Outside of Stockbridge. We've told that there are cemeteries out there that are beyond uh Main Street. We're told that there are other communities where uh Tide Street and others where they have historical significance. That goes beyond your Main Street. So those are the only differences. [1:32:19, 1:32:39]: Mr. Blount, please. Oh I'm sorry. Yeah, he he got my attention earlier if you don't mind. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that was uh is interesting'cause that's that's one of the questions that I had asked at the retreat, is that the the scope in itself, because when you look at and that's that's why Wimps Bragg was here, because [1:32:39, 1:32:59]: That was one of the questions I asked is how how can you manage outside the scope of Main Street when your scope is Main Street? And so I don't know how that intertwines together. And that's why I I understood the reason it was where it's at now because of the scope. And I don't know I never done that before and I know what one [1:32:59, 1:33:19]: time this uh council we was presented and talked about some type of historical preservation board or something like that. So I don't know if that in itself also intertwines in it. But I knew that that uh that scope element part was was was in it, that it was beyond the Main Street scope. So how can you manage [1:33:19, 1:33:39]: Outside of an area that you now have a scope that you suppose management. And whatever standards are uh developed by the board and staff, uh you may have a different set of standards for Main Street because it is Main Street, versus uh preservations of Indian mounds or other things beyond Main Street, but at the end of the day, because we are all a part of one unit. [1:33:39, 1:33:47]: We should be able to address those needs of Main Street in addition to community development addressing those historic needs beyond Main Street. [1:33:48, 1:34:02]: Mr. Thomas, please, sir. Uh let me try to make my point clear. Um I'm in favor of the the broad scope and my contention is not about the Main Street program. [1:34:03, 1:34:10]: I'm talking about staff, uh Mrs. Braggs and um Mrs. Fareed. Um [1:34:11, 1:34:16]: Excuse me. So if you get away from the Main Street program [1:34:16, 1:34:22]: So my contention is not the Main Street program. I'm talking about staff [1:34:22, 1:34:25]: Under the same department [1:34:26, 1:34:27]: that is kapable [1:34:27, 1:34:44]: of administering the program as well as with the uh historical board. So that is the difference. And I tried to explain this at the retreat. I'm not talking about Main Street program. I'm talking about the staff [1:34:45, 1:34:54]: misses Bragg and misses Fareed that I'm recommending that it it go it falls under them because I just know that [1:34:55, 1:35:02]: They have been in the trenches working with this and I just do not see any other staff presently. [1:35:02, 1:35:09]: that knows anything about um the h historic landscape of stockbridge. [1:35:09, 1:35:11]: Okay. Thank you. Okay. [1:35:12, 1:35:31]: Okay, no other questions. I guess that answered for right. You have a question, sir? Okay, I guess that answered for right now, that that point. Um so thank you. Yeah, okay, good deal. Number item number ten, we added to the agenda. Henry County police, um they want to police Is it are we finished with the budget? [1:35:31, 1:35:39]: part. Uh yeah, we had the public hearing. Yes. So we're good. Yeah, we are finished with the budget at this point. Okay. So we are finished with the budget at this point. [1:35:40, 1:35:51]: So the uh next item was Henry County Police, uh added to that added to the agenda uh police ball event for twenty nine February and they wanted to use the Merrill Manor. So um [1:35:51, 1:35:52]: In in this discussion [1:35:53, 1:35:54]: It was added, it was a [1:35:54, 1:35:58]: email that was initially I guess contact that Mr. Knight had had with the [1:35:59, 1:36:00]: Uh precinct commander. [1:36:01, 1:36:03]: And they sent out some information to the the council about that. [1:36:04, 1:36:06]: So the intent is that whether or not we're willing to [1:36:06, 1:36:09]: um have them utilise the um [1:36:09, 1:36:29]: The borough manager for this particular event. I believe it's open at this point. That uh evening is open and it's at a re I believe it's some type of re reduced price, I believe it is. Ma'am. Ma'am. Yes, sir. Okay. Yes, ma'am. Um well I wanted to make the motion. Did you was you gonna do that, Mayor? I wasn't asking any questions here. Yeah, uh make the motion. That's that's right. Um [1:36:29, 1:36:41]: Okay, one one second please. Mr. Thomas. Twenty nine February twenty nine February. So I don't know twenty nine of February. Yeah, two tw twenty twenty, right. Okay. I believe it's twenty nine February. That's correct, twenty nine February. [1:36:43, 1:37:01]: Mayor c yes ma'am, go right ahead. Can I make the motion? Yes, ma'am, go right ahead. Um mayor, if the date of February the twenty ninth of twenty twenty, I would like a m make the motion for our police, um Henry County Police Department to have their police ball at the Merrill Manders Conference Center. [1:37:02, 1:37:04]: on that date, if it is available. [1:37:05, 1:37:06]: Okay. Mayor. Yes, sir. [1:37:08, 1:37:28]: Would you like to amend that at no charge? Yeah, I mean I'm sorry. That's what I meant'cause my email, I apologize to make it public. Um I do amend um restate my motion. I would like for the Henry make a motion for the Henry County Police Department to be able to be able to use the Merle Manders Conference Center on February the twenty ninth, twenty twenty for their police. [1:37:28, 1:37:30]: Police ball at no charge if it's available. [1:37:31, 1:37:34]: Okay, is there a second? Okay. Any further discussion? [1:37:35, 1:37:36]: If not on a favorite emotion. [1:37:37, 1:37:56]: Okay, fantastic. Thank you. Mayor. Yes, ma'am. I just had I needed to make one correction on the use of the mural man no. Which were we had the youth council. Yeah, that's the December November twentieth and just date as the fourteenth is actually the fifteenth. Oh really? Just to yes. Okay. [1:37:56, 1:38:00]: That Sunday is actually the fifteenth and not the fourteenth. Okay. [1:38:01, 1:38:12]: Uh was December fifteenth. Well she said December 14th was uh I asked what day she said Sunday. I don't know. Okay, okay. Um [1:38:12, 1:38:32]: So I guess we need to get clarification from her if it's to be the fourteenth, that's Saturday. Right. What yeah, that's that's what I'm thinking. Whether she mean the fourteenth, really the Saturday, and she thought it was a Sunday. So why don't how about this? Why don't we leave it like it is for now and get clarification? I guess can we c and we need to make adjustments we can make an adjustment. But why don't you just leave it like it is just to make get clarification?'Cause and I had a [1:38:32, 1:38:38]: Okay. Okay. Yes, absolutely. Okay, so on that note, um [1:38:38, 1:38:44]: We actually have uh comments from uh city manager, sir. You have any comments from tonight? [1:38:51, 1:39:11]: I wanted to thank the uh staff again for the verifying job they do each and every day. And um for the great Veterans Day uh parade and luncheon that we had, honoring uh all of our wonderful veterans who um have allowed us to enjoy the freedoms and liberties of assembling together to discuss the very important. [1:39:11, 1:39:14]: [5954.5, 5974.5]: City Clerk, please. Uh I want to thank um staff, um, especially my uh team in the clerk's office, uh specifically, who come in and do a fantastic job and do a lot of things behind the scenes. So I wanted to thank them for that and also um for all the veterans, thank them for everything they do. I have a brother who two brothers actually who are very [1:39:34, 1:39:41]: veterans and I appreciate um what they do. Appreciate it. And I forgot we've got to start the clock too as well. Mr Mr. Thomas please. [1:39:41, 1:39:47]: Uh I just wanna take this opportunity to uh complete my thought last month and [1:39:48, 1:40:08]: The the vision of this council, and I think that's the role that we play is creating vision, but we cannot realize that vision without a great staff. And I just want to just say uh thank you to the staff that's always taken the vision that we put out and you are [1:40:08, 1:40:28]: uh administer and y'all manage that vision. And I think uh the groundbreaker for the amphitheater, I think it showed exactly where we're headed and I know that we have other things on the table. I I think we uh we have great staff, even though you know we go back and forth [1:40:28, 1:40:48]: And I think that's the way it should be. Uh nothing is easy in life. And I think with just the pool and the tub, I think we eventually get it right. So I just want to say thank you to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. I see about seven staff members here. And I just want to say thank you to all of you because when we put this [1:40:48, 1:40:55]: Vision now y'all take that, y'all manage that, and y'all run with that. And I just want to say thank y'all. [1:40:56, 1:40:57]: Mr. Blum, please. [1:40:58, 1:41:18]: Uh first of all I want to thank all the veterans that have served this city. Um serve served this country, forgive me, and this city. Um it's definitely um definitely something that we don't take for granted, the service that you all do. Um one of the things I could say about myself is that over the last four years [1:41:17, 1:41:18]: Yeah. [1:41:18, 1:41:20]: You know, I've [1:41:20, 1:41:40]: I've taken uh I've suffered through a lot of things. I've um I've seen a lot of achievements done in this city. I've seen uh so much. Uh I've seen sacrifices with my family. I've seen uh you I l uh taken my first year on council, I lost my son and I've just seen a [1:41:40, 1:42:00]: a lot over the last four years here on the city council and right now we're in an awesome place it with the city and we're we're moving the city forward. Uh and to have uh a day that the citizens came out in record numbers. They came out in record numbers for early voting. They came out of record numbers uh on election day. [1:42:00, 1:42:01]: Yeah. [1:42:02, 1:42:06]: And the more people get out of the boat, you start to see that the voice of the citizens [1:42:08, 1:42:28]: begin begin to be heard out and the way they want to move the city. Um there was a lot of challenges has been done throughout this city and a lot of sacrifices been made to get us to this point where we're at. Uh but I wanna personally say thank you to the citizens and those that supported me and those that [1:42:27, 1:42:41]: uh saw it uh fit to bring me back in office. Um and I just really don't take that for granted because I believe that to serve on this council there has to be something inside of you before you get up here. [1:42:42, 1:43:00]: You gotta be in a servant capacity before you get up here and start to try to serve in this capacity. And my track record has shown that that I have served this this city in in different areas prior to coming up here. And so I don't take it for granted and I say thank you all for allowing me to serve you once again. [1:43:02, 1:43:22]: Mr. Alexander, please. Yes, sir. Thank you, Mayor. I want to thank everybody for tuning in and everybody for coming out tonight, participating in uh the city and being involved. This is what it takes, and involved citizenry. Citizenry decides uh the destiny of most compute communities. Uh today, the veterans [1:43:22, 1:43:42]: Day honors and parade was awesome. The veterans that showed up today, they really inspired me just listening to their journey and their pride and their patriotism for America. You know, we we complain about there may be complaints, there may be a lot of disagreement, but you know what? They protect. [1:43:42, 1:44:02]: Our rights to be able to dissent and to disagree. And those rights can never be taken for granted. And the sacrifices that they made away from their families, their friends, and their loved ones to protect those given rights that we uh enjoy here in this country. I just want to let every veteran know. [1:44:02, 1:44:22]: Of my appreciation and their uh and our honoring those veterans today was one of the was one of my favorite events for this uh entire city. Just meeting them and sitting down and talking with them. I see Miss Reed out there as a veteran as well, and I'm sure there are several others who uh were there today to enjoy. [1:44:22, 1:44:26]: Enjoy it and it was great. So if you're a veteran, would you stand if you're a veteran? [1:44:37, 1:44:41]: Thank you. Thank you for your service uh to America. [1:44:41, 1:44:57]: I I too want to thank everybody for getting out and voting. Thank you so much. No matter who you voted for, you participated in the democratic process. Whether you voted for me or not, or any candidate on there, you took advantage of what the democratic process is. [1:44:57, 1:45:17]: And whether you voted for me or not, I still will have to represent you and every person in the city of Stockbridge. That's what our charge is, and that's what our duty is. So make sure that you get involved and feel free to ring my number or anything if you have any questions or concerns. And please enter the process and get at the table. [1:45:17, 1:45:37]: For us, so we can uh understand your needs and wants uh for our community uh as a collective. It is uh a great time to be in the city of Stockbridge and to be uh at the table. Uh, I thank all of the people, all of the representatives up here who I serve with, no matter how [1:45:37, 1:45:57]: Who, whether we disagree or not, I think we all have the best interests of the city at heart, and I think that's something that's very uh important. For the first time in the history of our city, I think we have a seat at the table in Metro Atlanta, and people recognize this city as a significant contributor to the [1:45:57, 1:46:03]: entire region. And that's thanks thankful to the actions of our council. So thank you so much. [1:46:04, 1:46:24]: Ms. Robinson, please. Thank you, Mayor. Um, I also want to echo and say um thank you to all the veterans for your service um to our not only our country but continually serving our community as well. Um next week um I will have teen ambassadors that will travel with me um to go to National League of [1:46:24, 1:46:44]: Cities. This is an opportunity for the teens to receive exposure. So please keep our teens as they tr as we travel next week, November the 20th through the 24th, to San Antonio, Texas. Also for the elections, um, this was an outstanding year, um, actually four years that I [1:46:44, 1:47:04]: I've served here for the city of Stockbridge. I do want to say congratulations publicly to my colleagues, Mayor Pro Tem, John Blount, and Councilman Elton Alexander, who we actually had four votes between us. And of course, I know the service that he has shown that he [1:47:04, 1:47:24]: He loves this community. I um wanted to just be publicly to everyone to let you know that I, you know, when you ask God to show you and give you an opportunity where you know that you've served this community, I've had a lot of accomplishments. Um, and I've asked him if I can move forward, if he that door closes, I will be able to do that. [1:47:24, 1:47:44]: would not open it. So that is why a lot of people ask me, should I do a recount? I basically stated no, I would not do that. Um, because I do um know that Councilman Alexander, along with Mayor Pro Tem Blount and Miss Yolanda Barber, um and the rest of the council would do an outstanding job. So I definitely want to say [1:47:44, 1:48:04]: As I leave this seat, I just know that Miss Yolanda Barber, who was the foot soldier to keep Stockbridge together, will do a fine job. So definitely want to salute you and kudos to you, Miss Barber, in reference to that. But the process of elections, um uh it shows us that every voice [1:48:04, 1:48:24]: Every vote counts. And I will say to each and every one of you, please stay tuned. As I stated earlier, that I actually prayed and asked God for a new journey. Um you will be hearing that in the near future. Um I'm excited about it. Um and there's more to come. So I will definitely be here to support. [1:48:24, 1:48:44]: continue to support my great city of Stockbridge, where I love so dearly, because these last four years we have done um progress tremendously. Um so we've um had so much that um I planted a seed here and I want to make sure that I'm here to continually to see it grow. So again to [1:48:44, 1:49:01]: the staff. Um thank you all so much for the outstanding job that you do here for Stockbridge and that you will continue to do. And again, I'm so excited to be able to um work with you all in the near future um and look for that announcement. Thank you. [1:49:06, 1:49:16]: All right, thank you, appreciate it. In reference to the elections, um in this aspect it's always great to have the people, uh especially at local level, to be actively involved and um [1:49:16, 1:49:23]: Well now I know when I personally and I'm pretty sure the rest of the council does this the same as well. When you go out and talk to children, whether elementary school, [1:49:23, 1:49:36]: Gastarm Young, middle school, high school, you they ask questions about uh elections and your job and your position and what do you do and in reference to service to the community. And always indicate to them about the the vote when they get turn to the right age. [1:49:37, 1:49:45]: eighteen that is, register to vote and make sure you once you register that you take the process, the democ democratic process to go ahead and vote each and every time. [1:49:45, 1:50:05]: And um and em emphasize to them as well as I do in the sense that uh a lot of people gave the blood sudden to hint tears and also their lives with a right to vote in this aspect. So don't take it lightly, just go ahead and make sure you you get totally involved in a democratic process'cause it's your constitutional right to do so. And so on that note, uh obviously uh the [1:50:05, 1:50:25]: citizens just decide this. So Miss Robinson, we'll miss you greatly, but I know great things are for you in the future in reference to your new uh journeys and whatever those journeys are and the good Lord's gonna lead you down that right path. And we welcome Yolanda Barber who's actually in the council chambers now. She's just gotta get used to being here on a regular basis once she gets sworn in next uh January. So welcome [1:50:25, 1:50:26]: Congratulations to you as well. [1:50:30, 1:50:47]: On that note, Veterans Day was today. We had a great uh parade and luncheon and I'm a proud veteran myself as well, so and it's that's why I appreciate all the accolades and all the information about the uh the Americ uh my colleagues and the citizens welcoming and and wishing well for the veterans and the fact that they appreciate our service. [1:50:48, 1:51:08]: And guaranteed I I will tell you if you knew my whole background, I I I as a young child I had I didn't have much to a choice but to go into the service'cause my father was a career soldier and I'm the older son. He said, You're gonna do this whether you like it or not. So I went. And I enjoyed it obviously, stayed a full career. But I appreciate the fact that uh uh that uh the gentleman, ladies and gentlemen that served the country and [1:51:08, 1:51:28]: All any one of the several services, whether Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and even the Coast Guard, and appreciate our our fellow citizens, appreciate our service to help keep the country free and appreciate our sacrifices. And we're all about service. So a lot of people that serve in the military continue to serve their communities in other types of ways. And so and I want [1:51:28, 1:51:42]: also tell you happy Thanksgiving folks and I know it's coming right around the corner and uh this Thanksgiving obviously is uh enjoy your family and friends and relatives and and a lot of football. Matter of fact uh and we got a Redeemer game coming up on Thanksgiving. [1:51:42, 1:52:02]: Yeah, but I start it now. He starts it now. I g yes folks, I'm a Saints man and and we're gonna try to deal with the Yeah, I admit it. I'm a Saints man and we're gonna deal with Falcons on Thanksgiving Day. But that's all right. It's all fun and whatnot. God bless y'all and uh keep the faith. We're gonna continue to move the city forward, okay? Let me read some uh announcements here. [1:52:06, 1:52:16]: Yeah, the downtown development authority meetings Monday, November eighteenth, um six PM in Leviat meeting room. Uh council meeting is Wednesday, November twentieth in the council chambers. [1:52:16, 1:52:19]: U council advisory committee meeting is Wednesday, november twentieth. [1:52:20, 1:52:40]: Yeah, right, 6 30 in Levi Meeting Room. And our next work session, which is our second public hearing, FY2020 budget, is Tuesday, November 26th, right here in the council chambers at 6 o'clock. Upcoming events, we got a welcoming Stockbridge Roundtable, Tuesday, November, well, geez, it's supposed to be in tonight. Or tomorrow, I'm sorry, 12th. Um, November 12th at 6 30. [1:52:40, 1:52:51]: City Council Chambers Levi Meeting Room and Miss Gantt spearheads this so contact Miss Jackson if you need any more information. Monthly Bingo Bash is Wednesday, November 13th, 10 a.m. [1:52:51, 1:53:11]: uh to Ted to noon, ten a.m. to noon at Ted Strickland Conf uh community center, spearheaded by Mayor Pro Ten Blount. Uh team ambassador meeting is Wednesday, November fourteenth, five PM Levi Meeting Room, spearheaded account by councilwoman uh Robinson and contact Miss Jackson for more information. And community Thanksgiving dinner is Saturday, November twenty third, [1:53:11, 1:53:14]: At Tess Strickland Community Center, spearheaded by Councilman Thomas. [1:53:14, 1:53:34]: And once again contact Miss Jackson for more details on that. And uh want to make sure we mention November 16th is Noel Noel in November 6830, Merrill Manters Conference Center involving us and the city starbers and connecting Henry. And on that note, uh I'll end all the announcements. That point, do we have any zeker session issues? No zecosession issues at the [1:53:34, 1:53:38]: If that is the case, then council I need a motion to end our meeting. So moved. [1:53:38, 1:53:43]: Second. All right. All in favor, please indicate our meeting is adjourned. Thank you. [1:53:43, 1:53:46]: My type of meeting. [1:53:46, 1:53:49]: Uh no brother. [1:53:51, 1:53:57]: [6838.2, 6851.2]: And then who's this? I'm ready to eat. I'm told. Trust me. We got you. We got you, Mr. Dixon. We got you. You know what? I'm telling you, Mr. Dixon, we got you, brother. Trust us. Well you know, we wanna say bread, usually. Oh no, I know. [1:54:38, 1:54:40]: Okay. [1:54:43, 1:54:44]: I thought it's