2022-03-14 · City Council · Transcript · Regular Council Meetings

--- title: Regular Council Meetings date: 2022-03-14 source: 2022-03-14_Regular_Council_Meetings.wav --- [0:00:07, 0:00:09]: So we're recording already. [0:00:53, 0:00:57]: Ladies and gentlemen, I want to know that uh we are recording at this time. [0:00:58, 0:00:58]: Okay. [0:01:39, 0:01:43]: And once again, ladies and gentlemen, we're actually on Facebook Live at this time as well. [0:02:08, 0:02:10]: That's me with the iPhone there, to get out to get each. [0:02:13, 0:02:17]: Good evening, Councilman Blount. Outstanding. Gotcha. Loud and clear. [0:02:22, 0:02:25]: Okay, so [0:02:28, 0:02:29]: Mm-hmm. [0:02:30, 0:02:30]: Mm. [0:02:35, 0:02:36]: Mm. [0:02:48, 0:02:50]: Good evening, everyone. [0:02:51, 0:02:52]: Good evening to you. [0:02:52, 0:02:53]: Evening. [0:02:54, 0:02:54]: Well [0:02:59, 0:03:01]: Mm. [0:03:42, 0:03:44]: That should buy me. [0:03:44, 0:03:45]: Oh [0:04:14, 0:04:16]: Good evening, folks. Uh let's see here. [0:04:17, 0:04:19]: I um [0:04:21, 0:04:25]: And waiting for Mr. Berry. [0:04:53, 0:04:53]: Sure. [0:05:10, 0:05:14]: Good evening, Miss Uh Washington and Miss Ross. Appreciate you all being here. [0:05:15, 0:05:18]: Good evening, Mayor. Good evening. [0:05:18, 0:05:19]: Hey C, welcome. [0:05:23, 0:05:27]: Thank you for having us. Welcome. [0:05:58, 0:05:59]: [403.6, 405.4]: All right, ladies and gentlemen, I have uh [0:06:46, 0:06:47]: six oh three. [0:06:48, 0:07:00]: I know Mr. Berry is going to join us shortly, but we do have attorney Davis for Washington's for uh sitting for Quentin at this point. Um so [0:07:01, 0:07:07]: I'd like to call this meeting to order. Once again, six oh three. There's Mr. Berry coming in now. Good deal. [0:07:08, 0:07:11]: And on that note, uh invocation, Mr. Blount, please. [0:07:13, 0:07:13]: Yes, sir. [0:07:15, 0:07:21]: Dear Hell and Gracious Father, we come to you today, thanking you, Lord, for your grace and for your mercy. [0:07:21, 0:07:27]: We come asking you, Heavenly Father, that you will be with us, mind, body, and spirit, as we continue to move the city forward. [0:07:28, 0:07:34]: Be the orchestrator of our moves, Heavenly Father, and be the guidance of our mind that we will make the decision first, pleasing in thy sight. [0:07:34, 0:07:40]: We ask that you continue to impart your wisdom upon each, every council member of the legislative body and staff. [0:07:40, 0:07:46]: Heavenly Father, that we will be a beacon of truth, God, that not only that we serve you, but that we're here to serve the people. [0:07:47, 0:07:53]: We thank you for what you're about to do in this great city of Stockbridge. And we thank you that we are a part of it in the leadership role that you've allowed us to be in. [0:07:54, 0:07:57]: We also ask God that you would continue to watch over those in Ukraine right now. [0:07:58, 0:08:02]: As the war began to roam and rage, Heavenly Father, that you would continue to keep all of them. [0:08:02, 0:08:09]: We ask that you would pierce the heart of those that would create this, Lord, that would that would be a part of devastation. Touch them right now. [0:08:10, 0:08:16]: And keep them, Heavenly Father. Keep this great city and protect us all. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. [0:08:16, 0:08:20]: Amen. Please stand before the Pledge Allegiance. [0:08:21, 0:08:21]: Yeah. [0:08:24, 0:08:35]: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [0:08:37, 0:08:40]: Madam Crook, roll call, please. [0:08:42, 0:08:44]: Mayor Ford? Present. [0:08:44, 0:08:46]: Mayor Pro Tem Thomas. [0:08:46, 0:08:47]: Project. [0:08:47, 0:08:48]: Councilman Alexander. [0:08:49, 0:08:51]: Present Councilwoman Barber. [0:08:51, 0:08:52]: President. [0:08:52, 0:08:53]: Councilman Blount. [0:08:54, 0:08:54]: Present. [0:08:55, 0:08:56]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:08:56, 0:08:57]: Present. [0:08:57, 0:08:59]: Mayor Ford, you have a quorum. [0:08:59, 0:09:03]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. Appreciate it. Council, I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:09:03, 0:09:05]: We're sure. [0:09:06, 0:09:12]: I'd like to make a motion to remove item number seven uh from the agenda. [0:09:13, 0:09:14]: Uh, for further discussion. [0:09:15, 0:09:15]: Thank you. [0:09:16, 0:09:19]: Okay, Mr. Blount second that motion. All in favor, please indicate. [0:09:21, 0:09:33]: And okay, so you now see season. Appreciate that. Okay. Now I need a motion to adopt the the agenda itself with the removal of that item. So moved, Mr. Alezander. So move. Is there a second? [0:09:35, 0:09:41]: So second. Oh Mr. Pro Mayor Pro Tem Tom second that. All in favor, please indicate. Aye. [0:09:41, 0:09:44]: Okay. And you just can't. [0:09:45, 0:10:05]: Aye. Thank you very much. Unanimous decision. All right, what you have before you, Council, are the adoption of the of the minutes, the draft minutes for the special call meeting on January 4th, uh, the council meeting minutes on January 10th, and also the council work session minutes on January 25th. If there are no changes or discussion [0:10:05, 0:10:08]: on that then I need a motion to adopt to adopt those actual minutes. [0:10:11, 0:10:12]: Come on, Mayor. [0:10:12, 0:10:15]: Okay. Uh uh Mr. Blount, is there a second? [0:10:15, 0:10:19]: I say. Okay, Ms. Gantt, second that. All in favor, please indicate. [0:10:21, 0:10:33]: Okay. Uh all right. Miss Barber, I'm sorry. You voted, Miss Barber. Okay. I think so you now see season on that as well. All right. Um, Miss Holiday, any public comments, please. [0:10:33, 0:10:36]: Mayor, um if you would um [0:10:37, 0:10:40]: I would like to know if you wanted me to read the one from the tenth or not. [0:10:42, 0:10:45]: Well yeah, sure. I mean, uh go ahead, please. Okay. [0:10:46, 0:10:49]: So we do have one comment there from Sonny Randazzo. [0:10:52, 0:11:12]: The retreat meetings are not being shown to the public on Zoom, so I can only hope you get my comment. Please don't forget to address noise mitigation. They really, really need to fix and address the noise issue before the next show. Also, please discuss the sponsors of the amphitheater and how the city became the advertiser for such risque products. [0:11:12, 0:11:14]: To put it politely. [0:11:14, 0:11:15]: At star ship. [0:11:16, 0:11:22]: This is an embarrassment in my opinion, and I would like to hear the council's opinion on this matter. [0:11:22, 0:11:23]: Thank you. [0:11:24, 0:11:28]: Uh Ms. Rendezvous lives at Bryant Street in Stockbridge, Georgia. [0:11:29, 0:11:32]: And we'll address that with the we'll address these concerns obviously with the [0:11:32, 0:11:35]: with our management company on this aspect as well. [0:11:35, 0:11:41]: Mayor, if you don't mind, I also would like to put on the record that the retreat meetings were public meetings held in person. [0:11:41, 0:11:44]: Okay, thank you very much. Appreciate it. You're welcome. Thank you very much. [0:11:45, 0:11:55]: Okay, we have a ceremonial uh part of our meeting this tonight, and that deals with a proclamation for Women's History Month. Okay. And um [0:11:56, 0:12:00]: What I like to do is read this into the record. Whereas in nineteen eighty [0:12:00, 0:12:05]: President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March eighth. [0:12:05, 0:12:07]: As National Women's History Week. [0:12:08, 0:12:14]: The following year, the US Congress followed suit, passing a resolution establishing a national celebration. [0:12:14, 0:12:28]: And whereas every year since 1987, the United States has formally recognized March as National Women's History Month. And whereas in 2022, women's history theme is providing healing, promoting hope. [0:12:29, 0:12:33]: as both an awareness of the ceaselessness work [0:12:33, 0:12:38]: of caregivers and frontline workers during the ongoing pandemic. [0:12:38, 0:12:45]: and a recognition of the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing and hope throughout history. [0:12:46, 0:13:04]: And whereas every March, Women's History Month provides an opportunity to honor the generations of trail-blazing women and girls who have built our nation, shaped our progress, and strengthened our character as people. And whereas through our history, despite hardship, exclusion, and discrimination, [0:13:05, 0:13:25]: Women have strived and sacrificed for equity and equality in communities across the country. Whereas this Women's History Month, as we reflect on the achievements of women and girls across the centuries and pay tribute to the pioneers who paved the way, let us recommit to the fight and help realize the deeply American vision. [0:13:25, 0:13:31]: Of a more equal society where every person has a shot at pursuing their American dream. [0:13:31, 0:13:37]: In doing so, we will advance economic growth, our health and safety, and security of our nation and the world. [0:13:38, 0:13:50]: Now therefore I, Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority, vested in me as the mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia. And on behalf of Councilmembers Elton Alexander, Yolanda Barber, John Blount, Lakeisha Gat, and Afonso Thomas. [0:13:50, 0:14:10]: To hereby proclaim March 2022 as Women's History Month. We encourage everyone to observe this month with celebrations of women as we are doing here today and to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2022. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the sixth day of March. [0:14:10, 0:14:18]: In the year of our Lord 20 uh 22. And I signed this along with our uh clerk Vanessa Holiday. [0:14:18, 0:14:19]: Outstanding. [0:14:21, 0:14:22]: Outstanding. [0:14:23, 0:14:29]: And we celebrate women this month, but we celebrate women every year, every day of the year, right? Absolutely. [0:14:30, 0:14:32]: Um the next item would be a public hearing. [0:14:33, 0:14:36]: This deals with a unified development code. It's our third reading. [0:14:37, 0:14:40]: The city of Stockbridge, Mayor, City Council will review. [0:14:40, 0:14:48]: the community development uh excuse me the the community development department has proposed new unified development code udc [0:14:48, 0:15:02]: Which includes the city's zoning code, sign and development codes. The new UDC would compromise, comprise, I'm a would comprise both an update and a rewriting rewriting of the existing UDC for purposes of one. [0:15:02, 0:15:09]: Making needing c needed corrections and clarifications, two revising the allowable zoning districts in the city. [0:15:09, 0:15:12]: Three, making the document more user friendly. [0:15:12, 0:15:17]: On September 23rd, 2021, the Planning Commission recommended adoption of the UDC. [0:15:18, 0:15:29]: After October 26, 2021 council meeting, the council approved for a legal team to review the UDC in more detail. This is going to be presented uh tonight by uh Ms. Johnson, please. [0:15:33, 0:15:36]: Good evening, Mayor and Council members. [0:15:36, 0:15:55]: Yes, this item has come before you all a number of times prior. In the last meeting we had in October, the attorneys with Washington Bell stated that they wanted to have a zoning attorney come in, review the documents line by line, and that is what happened. [0:15:55, 0:16:15]: We subsequently set up meetings with the council meetings, council members about two weeks ago to kind of go through some of those updates. And Casey's here with our overview of the document, short and sweet, so that we can move forward hopefully with adoption tonight. [0:16:15, 0:16:16]: Exactly. [0:16:17, 0:16:20]: Perfect. Thank you. I'm just gonna share my screen real fast. [0:16:24, 0:16:25]: Is that the [0:16:50, 0:17:10]: So thank you, Miss Breca, and thank you, Mr. Mayor and Council members, for allowing us to come back with you. Um, this has been an exciting process. Um, I know you were all with us throughout this. Um, this is culminating to about 14, 15 months. Um, and we have looked at everything. We have reached out to the public. [0:17:10, 0:17:30]: Public. We have had internal committee meetings. We have discussed things with Planning Commission. Of course, we have discussed all of the changes with you several times. And we have completed the legal review. So yay. So if it's okay, I'm just gonna remind everyone a little bit of how far we've [0:17:29, 0:17:49]: Come and some of those changes. Just like you stated, Mr. Mayor, the goals of the unified development code update were to improve organization and user friendliness for all of the users, to update the zoning and overlay districts, to integrate architectural and site design requirements. [0:17:49, 0:17:55]: requirements and to define and streamline all of your review processes. [0:17:56, 0:18:16]: I think everyone may remember we did take a look and dive deep into your zoning districts. So you previously had 19 districts, and then we were able to combine some, modify some, add some uses that we heard were needed throughout. And now you'll have 13 zoning districts. [0:18:16, 0:18:20]: Residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed use districts. [0:18:21, 0:18:41]: We also created a new two-page layout. This is something that will help all of the users. So when you do know the zoning district of your property, you'll be able to go right to this section. You'll see the intent of the district, all of the permitted uses in that district, even the conditional uses and the accessory uses. [0:18:40, 0:18:56]: And then on the second page you'll actually see your dimensional requirements. So that's going to be your lot width, your lot frontage, your front, side and rear setbacks, height setbacks, and maximum lot coverage. [0:18:57, 0:19:17]: Another new uh uh usable tool in the code is the creation of a use table or a use matrix. And what this allows someone to do is if they are actually looking for a specific use. Let's just say, in this case, a live work unit, you just scroll right. [0:19:17, 0:19:26]: over and you'll see that those are only permitted in that downtown district. So another real easy tool for everyone to know and understand. [0:19:27, 0:19:47]: We also took a look at your overlay districts. If you remember, we kind of just uh snazzed up the names a little bit because now we're looking at the city as one whole unified area. So we did combine all of the previous overlays. And this district is going to allow mixed use developments by right. So we know that is. [0:19:47, 0:20:07]: um what you want to promote and what you want those developers to bring. So we're just trying to make it clear and concise. So when they come in, it'll be an easy process. This also allows certain height increases. It defines the architectural and material requirements. We've also included streetscape design standards. [0:20:07, 0:20:27]: There are 10 feet wide pedestrian pathways. It does allow a reduction of parking in areas where the mixed use, there's a proper calculation by which to do this. So there should not be any parking problems. But we know when you have mixed use that there are different times and different peak hours for certain use. [0:20:27, 0:20:38]: It also includes site design and access management standards, and then on top of that, specific requirements for landscaping, lighting, and buffering. [0:20:39, 0:20:59]: We also took a look at your downtown village overlay district. We just renamed that one a little bit because if you recall, we actually created you a new zoning district in your downtown. So that will promote everything that downtown you envision with your new amphitheater, with your city hall, and with uh the other developments that we know. [0:20:59, 0:21:16]: you have on the horizon, such as your cultural arts center and things like that. So you do have a list of permitted uses. It is there to promote outside dining and special events. Once again, it solidifies the architectural features needed in that downtown. [0:21:16, 0:21:26]: It has the permitted materials once again, streetscape requirements, height and bulk standards, and then identifies where parking should be as well. [0:21:28, 0:21:48]: We also know that uh you you just did your groundbreaking for the Jodico development. And we know that you all worked really hard on some of those architectural design standards out there. So, what we did is we looked at ways to incorporate those throughout the entire citywide development standards. So we made [0:21:48, 0:21:55]: That there are architectural requirements for all the residential uses, as well as the mixed uses and the commercial buildings. [0:21:56, 0:22:05]: We also upgraded the out the open space and the outdoor lighting standards, and this will be citywide as well. [0:22:05, 0:22:15]: And then also looked at all the new construction on major highways. And this is once again required to have that 10 feet wide pedestrian travel zone. [0:22:16, 0:22:35]: Um, so that's kind of a quick highlight of a lot of everything. And I know one of the reasons that we're here tonight is to kind of take a look at the two moratorium that you had up. And so I do just want to turn that over a little bit to the legal team to speak a little bit more specifics about that. [0:22:38, 0:22:39]: That you must. [0:22:40, 0:22:41]: Go ahead, Martin. [0:22:42, 0:22:57]: Casey, if I if I may, I'll I'll jump in here and just to introduce Valerie Ross and Meredith Germain, or Terminal Ross and Jermaine. And they have, they are the attorneys that have been walking through the process with Ms. Washington, Quentin and his team. [0:22:57, 0:22:59]: On the [0:22:59, 0:23:19]: overall code line by line and we need to address the moratoria that were outstanding um that were in place due to the up upgrade or the approval of the UDC. So um as far as the um rent the bill to rent residential subdivisions [0:23:19, 0:23:36]: There's currently a House bill and a Senate bill in place. They have not been decided upon, but they are in the works. We were hoping to see what would happen as a result of that to determine some verbiage and if we should put verbiage in the code for those particular uses. [0:23:37, 0:23:41]: Um as it pertains to hookah and cigar, bar and lounge. [0:23:41, 0:23:43]: We have provided those. [0:23:43, 0:23:45]: um definitions in the code. [0:23:46, 0:23:50]: And they're currently allowed in C two and C two zoning districts. [0:23:51, 0:23:58]: I don't know, Valerie or Meredith, if you have anything additional to add. We did provide some information to the council earlier. [0:23:59, 0:24:01]: Um per client. [0:24:01, 0:24:03]: um attorney privilege. [0:24:03, 0:24:04]: Anything additional, ladies? [0:24:05, 0:24:25]: Um not really substantively. Um, BRECA's really addressed the issues that are before council tonight in relation to these two items on this slide. Um, as we discussed earlier, um, and as council is is aware, there is the House Bill 1093 and Senate Bill 493. [0:24:25, 0:24:29]: before that's down at the Georgia Georgia legislature that [0:24:29, 0:24:38]: um is pending and until we know whether or not it passes, um I do th I do agree with Breck in terms of just waiting and seeing if this is something that the city [0:24:39, 0:24:59]: would be allowed to do under state law as a local government based on the language in that pending house bill. And then secondly for um again regarding the hook and cigar bars, they are now added as permitted uses in those two commercial districts as of right. [0:24:59, 0:25:05]: So those are the two updates in relation to the moratoria and [0:25:05, 0:25:23]: That's all we have from that standpoint at this time. I think the biggest thing is just waiting to see whether or not those two bills will become state law from the Georgia legislature, which will be guidance for the city in terms of what to do with the bill to rent communities. [0:25:26, 0:25:26]: Okay. [0:25:27, 0:25:28]: Perfect, thank you. [0:25:29, 0:25:43]: And then um as you all know, um when we do update the entire code, we also have to update your zoning maps. So tonight in front of you, you also have a new city zoning map that you see right there. [0:25:44, 0:25:48]: And then you also have a new city overlay map. [0:25:48, 0:26:07]: Um and once again, those are consistent and match up with the text that you are reviewing here tonight. Excuse me, Casey. Um that actually comes right after the that's really next on the agenda. Oh, no problem. That'd be a separate vote, a separate discussion, I believe, and with the uh with the public as well. Okay. [0:26:08, 0:26:09]: Great. [0:26:09, 0:26:10]: Okay. [0:26:11, 0:26:20]: Is that is everything I have on the ordinance here tonight. Okay, good deal then. Appreciate that. Council, any questions for KC or Ms. Johnson or our attorneys online? [0:26:21, 0:26:22]: Uh yes, sir. [0:26:22, 0:26:23]: Go right here, please. [0:26:24, 0:26:30]: Uh thank you for that detailed um explanation and the understanding that this is something that [0:26:31, 0:26:34]: We all want to see because we want to understand that these zonings [0:26:35, 0:26:37]: Uh control what comes to the city. [0:26:38, 0:26:42]: And they must spell out quality in every form and fashion. [0:26:42, 0:26:52]: There's a couple of things that I know that we say we included a lot of these overlays uh in it some from citizen concerns that we've been uh uh dealing with and addressing. [0:26:53, 0:26:55]: uh such things as [0:26:55, 0:27:00]: uh the parking lots at the different buildings uh for public consumption. [0:27:01, 0:27:04]: In terms of the overall maintenance of the parking lot. [0:27:04, 0:27:07]: And then actually citing businesses who [0:27:07, 0:27:09]: Uh don't uh pick up the litter. [0:27:09, 0:27:15]: and trash uh on their parking lot. How is that uh covered in this new ULDC? [0:27:16, 0:27:32]: So that is actually covered under um I'd have to go back to your current code, but it's actually under your code enforcement and I believe it's titled environmental, if I'm not mistaken, in your current code. Um these will show how they're designed. [0:27:32, 0:27:37]: Um and then anything that's not in compliance when it comes to trash or debris. [0:27:38, 0:27:44]: Um it would just be it would follow up with the codes you already have in place and that would be your code enforcement team. [0:27:45, 0:27:50]: Okay, what we want what the attempt was to strengthen what we had because uh [0:27:50, 0:27:55]: When businesses I didn't think we had anything to cover where somebody had uh, you know [0:27:56, 0:27:59]: uh the parking lot needed to be paid or [0:27:59, 0:28:07]: significant uh or just trash period. We want the parking lots to be clean. So uh Ms. Johnson, maybe you can expand upon that. [0:28:07, 0:28:11]: We have a routine where maybe the code enforcement goes through. [0:28:11, 0:28:14]: And there's litter on the parking lot. [0:28:14, 0:28:22]: uh of a particular facility. We want that. I just had some cut uh residents complaining about litter at the public's own Eagles Landing parking lot. [0:28:23, 0:28:23]: So [0:28:23, 0:28:28]: How do how do we handle that under the current codes and is that covered under [0:28:28, 0:28:32]: Uh the fee schedule that we have put together or no. [0:28:33, 0:28:33]: So [0:28:34, 0:28:42]: Ne none of those things are specific to the UDC. We do have other codes, as Casey mentioned, that identify specifically property maintenance. [0:28:42, 0:28:46]: The two fee schedules that were adopted by the council. [0:28:46, 0:28:48]: Are covered by commercial [0:28:48, 0:28:52]: and our residential uh fee schedule. So those are handled separately. [0:28:53, 0:28:55]: But are are enforceable at this time. [0:28:56, 0:29:01]: Okay. They are enforceable at this time. Okay. We'll we'll follow up on that to make sure that um [0:29:02, 0:29:04]: What see what the fines are and that kind of thing. [0:29:04, 0:29:07]: We got the ten foot path requirement in there. [0:29:07, 0:29:11]: Uh is the fifty percent brick requirement before commercial, where is that reflected? [0:29:12, 0:29:23]: It's under the design standards. I'm sorry, go ahead, Casey. No, you you've nailed it. Go on ahead, Miss Marca. It's it's in the design standards. Um, I think it's chapter four, chapter six. [0:29:23, 0:29:28]: Um um of the UDC. So they are outlined specifically. [0:29:28, 0:29:33]: Uh, we wanted to pull in a lot of the requirements that we were placed for. [0:29:33, 0:29:35]: The bridges at Johtoco. [0:29:35, 0:29:38]: So yes, we have identified that as well. [0:29:39, 0:29:41]: Okay, something that I spoke with um [0:29:41, 0:29:45]: Mayor Pro Tem about earlier, maybe he wants to talk about it, which is [0:29:46, 0:29:48]: The requirement uh to have [0:29:48, 0:29:53]: A trash can uh at uh these different venus or [0:29:53, 0:29:57]: Requiring the tenant or the landlord to have a trash receptacle for each business. [0:29:57, 0:30:02]: uh outside you want to talk about that mayor pro tem or you want me to talk about it? [0:30:08, 0:30:10]: Member Pro Tem, are you available to to speak? [0:30:11, 0:30:13]: Yes, uh Mayor Ford, if I may. [0:30:13, 0:30:15]: Go right here, sir, please. Um [0:30:15, 0:30:22]: And I know um Casey and uh Mrs. Johnson sort of alluded to it in the environmental [0:30:22, 0:30:26]: And the um code enforcement section. [0:30:26, 0:30:28]: But I guess the question is [0:30:28, 0:30:30]: Can we require [0:30:31, 0:30:43]: those business owners in those uh strip areas, uh, can we require them, each business to have a trash receptacle outside of that business and they will be responsible. [0:30:43, 0:30:51]: for uh dumping those into um the larger dump to that that that may be in in the back of those uh strip areas. [0:30:52, 0:30:56]: Can can we can we demand that? Can we require those receptacles? [0:30:57, 0:30:59]: Well, I think we'd have to [0:31:00, 0:31:10]: If you're speaking of standalone commercial businesses, um, they're required to have their own separate receptacle, but for strip centers, they're also required to have. [0:31:10, 0:31:13]: А дамстер, а не кложір. [0:31:13, 0:31:16]: Um that meets the facade of the building. [0:31:16, 0:31:27]: And they're required to as part of the maintenance, property maintenance, is keep it, you know, not overflowing with trash, keep it clean, and keep there not being any outdoor debris. [0:31:28, 0:31:29]: So um [0:31:30, 0:31:32]: What is there a specific example? [0:31:32, 0:31:42]: Yeah, but the problem is uh in a lot of these areas, uh especially in the eateries, uh where you have eateries in these strip areas. [0:31:42, 0:31:48]: Um there are no receptacles and trash is just litter is just everywhere. [0:31:48, 0:31:51]: Uh yes, they have the dumpster in the back. [0:31:52, 0:31:55]: But I know if there was a receptacle. [0:31:55, 0:31:56]: Available [0:31:57, 0:31:58]: I think the um [0:31:59, 0:32:02]: customers would actually put their trash in [0:32:03, 0:32:14]: uh that receptacle as opposed to just throwing it out. But this is what we see. We see the result of no receptacle being available. And the trash and the litter just ends up [0:32:14, 0:32:17]: In the parking lot and and all over the place. [0:32:18, 0:32:19]: So I guess the question is [0:32:20, 0:32:40]: I'm sorry. Go ahead. Oh, I'm sorry. Um, this is Casey. I actually pulled open the code real fast. Um, and if um you let me elaborate, I will actually tell you that we did in the overlay. So under the streetscape design stanters, we actually are requesting that um [0:32:40, 0:33:00]: It's this is going to be in a um like a planting zone, is what we're calling it. So that 10 feet wide kind of pedestrian area. Um, that there will be trash res that trash receptacles shall be placed at street intersections and a maximum of 500 feet apart from one each other. We also have a requirement that both [0:32:59, 0:33:13]: bike racks should be installed on the properties. So we did actually include that in the code itself. And then the city would just have to use that when they, when new developments come through. [0:33:15, 0:33:18]: Well I and I'm still trying to see if there is [0:33:18, 0:33:20]: The question [0:33:20, 0:33:22]: As far as the existing [0:33:23, 0:33:26]: uh strip areas now where you have eateries. [0:33:26, 0:33:36]: I I'm not sure if if that if that speaks to that. Uh and I guess the the hard line question though is are those businesses required [0:33:36, 0:33:41]: to have a uh a receptacle out front. Yeah, they have the dumpster in the back. [0:33:42, 0:33:45]: But are they required to have something uh out front? [0:33:46, 0:33:52]: But I think what he said in addition to that is at the front door. So when they walk out the door [0:33:52, 0:33:56]: Is that but before they get to the car because it they're not gonna get to the strip. [0:33:57, 0:34:00]: Unless they're walking. So if they walk outside the front door. [0:34:00, 0:34:03]: And there's a trash receptacle and they're headed to the car. [0:34:03, 0:34:05]: Before they get to the car, they could put the trash. [0:34:05, 0:34:09]: in the receptacle, get in the car and leave. They will never make it to [0:34:09, 0:34:10]: The landscaping strip. [0:34:11, 0:34:13]: Or or or vice versa, when they are [0:34:14, 0:34:21]: driving up to the business and they get out of their car and just throw the trash out before they actually go into the into the business. [0:34:22, 0:34:23]: Or they may eat. [0:34:23, 0:34:24]: In the car. [0:34:24, 0:34:26]: And just throw those um [0:34:26, 0:34:28]: Containers out. [0:34:29, 0:34:31]: That's this is what we see. [0:34:34, 0:34:36]: Okay. Uh Mr. Gardner, go ahead, please. [0:34:37, 0:34:50]: Thank you, Mayor. Uh good evening, everybody. Um, Councilmember Alexander and Councilmember Thomas, I I I know exactly what you're talking about. So if you got a strip center with seven businesses in it, that each one of them have to have [0:34:50, 0:34:54]: A trust receptacle at the front of their individual businesses. [0:34:55, 0:34:58]: I I I would tell you aesthetically that would be [0:34:58, 0:35:01]: You're gonna find out that it's gonna be more challenging than than you think it will be. [0:35:02, 0:35:12]: Um, from the simple standpoint of now you've given opportunity for overflow of seven difference. So now you're gonna have potentially more trash actually sitting out there, especially in a high wind situation. [0:35:13, 0:35:15]: Um, like we had the other evening. [0:35:15, 0:35:19]: There's a potential that you will spread more garbage than than necess than necessary. [0:35:19, 0:35:27]: Um just because if they don't, then you add an additional burden that everybody's got to keep up with that trash while they're doing business. [0:35:27, 0:35:29]: Um, especially during [0:35:29, 0:35:30]: Um high peak. [0:35:31, 0:35:33]: Um buying season. [0:35:33, 0:35:38]: um Christmas and those types where people are just moving around and everybody in the store is going. [0:35:38, 0:35:40]: You just leave more potential. [0:35:40, 0:35:44]: for for trash to to to increase the trash level rather than decrease it. [0:35:44, 0:35:49]: Let me let me ask you this question. Can can can the owner [0:35:49, 0:35:52]: Although strip areas be required to [0:35:52, 0:35:56]: Not necessarily have a receptacle for each business. [0:35:56, 0:35:58]: But just have something available. [0:35:59, 0:36:00]: uh in that strip. [0:36:00, 0:36:04]: And and I think uh the the owners of those trips should be [0:36:05, 0:36:09]: uh required to to maintain that. Now even though it still may fall back to [0:36:09, 0:36:11]: those individual owners. [0:36:11, 0:36:15]: But now from the conversation I've had with some of those uh owners. [0:36:16, 0:36:18]: with some of those operators in those particular areas. [0:36:19, 0:36:27]: That the owners actually remove the receptacle because they did not want to be responsible for making sure that the trash get to the back. [0:36:28, 0:36:31]: of the strip to into the larger dumpster. [0:36:31, 0:36:36]: So I mean we know there's a problem, but I guess again, what is the solution to that that I don't want to [0:36:36, 0:36:39]: barg down his meeting, but I think you're correct, Mr Gardener with [0:36:40, 0:36:46]: you know, you're trying to solve one problem and you do create another one. But I think the issue though is we have to try to find [0:36:46, 0:36:56]: some uh solution to to that particular problem. So and that may be something that we can discuss uh a continual discussion with code enforcement as we go down this road. [0:36:57, 0:37:00]: Yes, sir. And and I think as staff mentioned. [0:37:00, 0:37:10]: The the one place you could probably is which makes it easier is on any new development as part of the development review that they we require that they have. [0:37:10, 0:37:16]: Let's say um external trac receptacle, decorative in nature,'cause you just don't want to put anything out there in front. [0:37:17, 0:37:31]: Um, that it has to be approved as part of the approval process when they're going through their site plan review, as we do with the dumpsters to make sure that the dumpsters are enclosed in the same facade as the building. Did they provide the you know, depending on this the length of the strip. [0:37:31, 0:37:32]: Um [0:37:33, 0:37:34]: Uh multiple [0:37:35, 0:37:40]: um troughs receptacles that are external of the of the individual business. [0:37:40, 0:37:42]: I think that that is a good go. [0:37:43, 0:37:44]: Um, started it and then [0:37:45, 0:37:47]: Look back, evaluate, see how that's going, and then [0:37:47, 0:37:50]: But retroactively trying to make'em do it and put those in. [0:37:51, 0:37:58]: You know, the the the crazy part but is you just don't want them putting any kind of trash cans out there because now you gotta control that portion of it. [0:37:58, 0:38:00]: 'Cause somebody gonna go there and put [0:38:00, 0:38:02]: different types. So you got a nice development. [0:38:03, 0:38:04]: Someone's putting out [0:38:04, 0:38:11]: a metal trash can or putting out a plastic trash can just to comply with the ordinance. Then you have to re regulate what type [0:38:11, 0:38:13]: Um going backwards. So [0:38:13, 0:38:16]: Um definitely on the new developments we can make that happen. [0:38:17, 0:38:29]: And and and just close it out my last comment. And I guess it goes back to Mrs. Johnson, code enforcement, because even at a lot of the service stations, uh, you do see some receptacles out there, but [0:38:30, 0:38:38]: uh those partic particular operators they just don't go out there and clean up. So I guess this may be something that code enforcement can sort of [0:38:38, 0:38:45]: Uh look into uh requirement and cite once they get the first warning after that, citations. [0:38:45, 0:38:46]: Yeah, okay. [0:38:47, 0:38:48]: Absolutely. [0:38:48, 0:38:53]: I yield back, Mayor. Oh thank you, sir. Appreciate it. Councilman Alexander, go ahead, please. [0:38:53, 0:39:13]: Yeah, I just like to close this out. That was an excellent conversation. And I just like to say we got to get the messages out to these businesses that it's not acceptable for your parking lot to be littered and filled with pie holes. Whatever we got to do, code enforcement or whomever, the message has to go out. Your parking lot, it's a cost of doing business. [0:39:13, 0:39:22]: Business. If you're in business, you serve food or whatever you serve, and your customer dumps that out, that's cost of doing business in the city. Thank you. [0:39:22, 0:39:26]: No problem. Any other comments from the council? Uh Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. [0:39:28, 0:39:42]: Yeah, Mayor, w uh in that vein that we've been discussing, uh, is there anything in the UDC that uh that challenges business when uh we've had this discussion before about uh donation bins uh and being out front and [0:39:43, 0:39:46]: There it's it's like that the w I'm seeing more and more now. [0:39:46, 0:39:52]: Uh I know we had some, you know, perilous times for others and hardship for a lot of people, but [0:39:53, 0:39:57]: I don't think that we as a s as as as a city want to see [0:39:57, 0:40:14]: these overflowing and trash uh around these uh donation bins. I thought that we had something in place to address that. Uh wasn't to alleviate them, but that if you had to put them in the rear or whatever, that we had something in place uh pertaining to donation bands. So is there anything in this UDC that would [0:40:14, 0:40:16]: Even speak to that. [0:40:16, 0:40:17]: Or code enforcement. [0:40:18, 0:40:38]: There is already currently a donation um box ordinance um under code enforcement currently, not within the UDC. So we're following that, um, which was approved a few years ago by the council. Um, as it pertains to the properties where there's some litter um. [0:40:39, 0:40:51]: please provide, you know, what areas those are in particular. I can have my staff go out there and take a closer look and talk with the property owners specifically so we can address those things on a case by case basis. [0:40:52, 0:40:54]: But when you say there's something in in um [0:40:55, 0:40:57]: that we already have in place when it comes to the [0:40:58, 0:41:02]: uh donation box. What what do we have in place where that we're actually doing? [0:41:03, 0:41:05]: There's a separate ordinance, so they have to register with us. [0:41:06, 0:41:12]: They have to get a business license. They have to maintain that area. So if they're locations specifically. [0:41:13, 0:41:32]: that you know of where there's some additional any trash around the bin that we haven't actually took taken a look at, then we can address those areas in particular. But all of them that are out currently have to have a registration and have to get a license. And we have all the specific contact information to follow with those owners. [0:41:33, 0:41:36]: Also what does it w wasn't there something in that also about [0:41:36, 0:41:41]: the the uh site positioning of those that that they wouldn't be out front. [0:41:41, 0:41:45]: toward the street. Wasn't there something in the and also about the site positioning of them? [0:41:45, 0:41:54]: I can take a look at that. It's not in the UDC, but it is in another part of our code. So I can most certainly take a look at that and follow back up with you in regards to that. [0:41:56, 0:41:57]: Okay. [0:41:59, 0:42:03]: Okay, thank you, sir. Any other council comments thus far? [0:42:04, 0:42:05]: Anybody else? [0:42:06, 0:42:08]: Or one more if I could. [0:42:08, 0:42:13]: Just a hypothetical question. You know, there's a there's so many pages to read. [0:42:13, 0:42:17]: But if I business a wanted to open up [0:42:17, 0:42:21]: A business in downtown X. [0:42:21, 0:42:23]: And it was pink and red. Could I do it? [0:42:25, 0:42:29]: The code requires that we have a similar compatibility. [0:42:29, 0:42:40]: as it pertains to building structure, as it pertains to the color scheme, so that we don't have those specific issues. Because people get very creative with their logos and they like to have their [0:42:41, 0:42:43]: Signage we don't manage. Um [0:42:44, 0:42:45]: Outside of size [0:42:46, 0:42:48]: you know, length and width. [0:42:48, 0:43:02]: However, as far as building a facade similar to a property on Eagles Landing, it has to ensure that it meets the color scheme that is already laid out for that corridor. Casey, did you want to add anything? [0:43:02, 0:43:04]: No, you actually nailed it in. [0:43:05, 0:43:05]: Thank you. [0:43:06, 0:43:07]: Okay, all right, thank you. [0:43:08, 0:43:08]: Oh [0:43:09, 0:43:19]: I'm sorry. Why you said you just opened up the other one. The sign. How does this does this deal with this the sign issue? Do we finally solve that here or how where do we solve that? [0:43:19, 0:43:30]: The sign code is within the UDC. It has been updated. And again, this is our third hearing. Um, we had our first initial draft back in, I wanna say July of last year. [0:43:30, 0:43:41]: And that information is outlined in the code. So we've gone through, looked at best practices, our legal team has reviewed it, and we've come up with the draft that is before you tonight. [0:43:42, 0:43:47]: Okay, uh Casey, do we have a rendering of what a what it looks like or no? [0:43:48, 0:43:54]: A rendering of what what the sign or the the examples of what the sign would look like. [0:43:55, 0:44:11]: Well, when it comes to your sign ordinance, you actually only allow monument-based signs. So that would be the ones that would on the ground. You do still allow wall signage. Um, you do allow canopy signage. The one thing that, and I know um [0:44:12, 0:44:32]: Miss Valerie Ross, uh her and her team might step in, but when it comes to the signs, we can really only regulate the size, height, and location. We can't actually regulate the content. Um, but we did make sure that written in those codes, there are material requirements. So let's just say you have a brick that [0:44:32, 0:44:39]: Facade, then your monument sign should match that brick um texture. And then it also allows for um [0:44:40, 0:44:57]: plantings, uh landscaping that would go around it. Similar to the wall signs, those are designed to be on the front face. And then also we wouldn't be able to regulate content, but we do regulate whether they are illuminated or not. [0:44:58, 0:45:03]: And and finally, what triggers? Let's say I go up under a remodel. [0:45:03, 0:45:11]: Is there a percentage of remodel that triggers a new sign? Or is there when somebody does a remodel? [0:45:11, 0:45:17]: Um and they have an existing sign up there. What what amount of remodel triggers the fact that they have to have a new sign? [0:45:19, 0:45:39]: Um sure. We don't actually have, I don't, well, it's not really tied to a remodel per se. However, if they do want to modify a sign and let's just say that sign is legal non-conforming, it was built, let's just say 15 years ago and no longer meets the code, they would not be able to modify that. [0:45:39, 0:45:45]: sign they would actually have to come in and create a sign that is consistent with the new codes. [0:45:46, 0:45:50]: All right. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so much. Casey and uh Ms. Johnson. [0:45:50, 0:46:10]: Mayor Ford. Yes, sir. Go ahead, please. So in in closing with um Casey and Brecken, would you all sort of just briefly though, speak to the fact I know a lot of uh business owners, developers have been coming to the city trying to do business and I think we've sorta been holding them off until this [0:46:10, 0:46:21]: This was completed. So all of those uh uh new developers and business owners is out there watching, can you sort of speak to uh when this is passed tonight? [0:46:21, 0:46:30]: uh how we are open for business and how we can you know how we will actually be going forward. I I I've I've heard some rumblings about [0:46:31, 0:46:32]: Um you know, some [0:46:33, 0:46:47]: some developers and some business all will sort of put on hold until this was pa was passed and hopefully it will pass tonight. So can you sort of speak to to the future and and just sort of ease the mind of [0:46:47, 0:46:48]: Hope that um [0:46:48, 0:46:52]: That have been waiting to come forward. Can you can you in case start to speak to any of that? [0:46:53, 0:46:54]: Sure. [0:46:54, 0:47:01]: So we do have businesses that have um developers, builders who have come to us and of course. [0:47:01, 0:47:21]: The code manages how they design, it manages their costs, it manages their time frame for how they're going to move forward. And yes, there are while we can't talk about specifics, there are several developers who are awaiting to see if when the UDC will be passed. [0:47:21, 0:47:24]: UDC, which is different from our current code. [0:47:25, 0:47:28]: Allows for a little bit more flexibility in design. [0:47:29, 0:47:37]: Um, it does require uh some additional things like streetscapes and those receptacles and those 10-foot-wide sidewalks and things like that. [0:47:37, 0:47:57]: But it also provides a little bit more flexibility, a little bit more ability to clarity in the code, because our current code has you go in eight different places for one development. And we've tried to make sure that we can consolidate that. And I think uh with our attorneys on board, we've been able in our consultant, we've been able. [0:47:57, 0:48:17]: To do that. So, yes, we are open for business. As I said on Friday at the grand opening, are the groundbreaking for Argento. We are open for business. We're ready to move as fast as these developers are moving within the parameters of our code. So, yes, a lot of new exciting development ahead. [0:48:17, 0:48:19]: as a result of the UDC approval. [0:48:20, 0:48:26]: Thank you. Thank I yield back, Mayor. Thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you very much. Uh any other comments for the council? [0:48:27, 0:48:47]: Okay, if not, this is actually considered a public hearing. So I need to open it up for any comments for uh what has been briefed thus far on the UDC. And uh I need to look through the clerk, Vanessa Holiday, if you have anything, any comments for um their approval. [0:48:47, 0:48:50]: of this uh UDC at all. [0:48:52, 0:49:04]: Mayor, I am not seeing anything in the chat. We would need to check to see if there's anything on Facebook online. Ms. Uh Ms. Thornton, do you have anything on Facebook online and comments for? [0:49:04, 0:49:12]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. There was a um a comment about noise mitigation regarding the topic. [0:49:13, 0:49:26]: Okay. And I think we already have public comment read in the record on that as well. Okay. On that note, then if if there are none uh for, are there any against any other comments against it all that you see, Miss Uh Holliday? [0:49:29, 0:49:31]: Are there no comments listed? [0:49:31, 0:49:35]: Okay. Ms. Yes one step up, please. Ms. Torn. [0:49:39, 0:49:46]: Ms. Thornton, do you have anything on on Facebook that have any additional comments against the UDC and its approval process? [0:49:50, 0:49:51]: Sir not at this time. [0:49:52, 0:49:54]: Thank you. Uh uh Mayor Putem, go ahead, please. [0:49:55, 0:50:06]: Councilman I'm sorry. Councilman Alzheimer's okay, I'm sorry. Yeah, I think we've had a lot of discussion and we've been going over this for the last two years. I want to thank the staff. [0:50:06, 0:50:08]: I want to thank Collaborative Firm. [0:50:08, 0:50:11]: And the citizens for participating'cause [0:50:11, 0:50:13]: Everybody be at the ground. So [0:50:13, 0:50:14]: It's time. [0:50:14, 0:50:17]: For a motion and I make a motion to approve [0:50:17, 0:50:24]: the adoption of the Stockbridge UDC rewrite as recommended by staff. [0:50:24, 0:50:25]: Is there a second? [0:50:25, 0:50:28]: Miraple Tim, Thomas Secondan. Okay. [0:50:29, 0:50:30]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:50:31, 0:50:32]: All right. [0:50:32, 0:50:38]: Okay. Unanimous decision. Okay. Thank you very much. All right, appreciate it, ladies and gentlemen. All right. So [0:50:40, 0:50:57]: Now we'll go on to number six and that's state City of Stockbridge adoption of the official zoning map and overlay district map. This is also the third reading. The City of Stockbridge Mayor and City Council will review the proposed official zoning map and overlay district map to be amended in conjunction with the Unified Development Code UDC. [0:50:57, 0:51:01]: Uh this item item is runs concurrently with the UDC. So Ms. Johnson, please. [0:51:02, 0:51:15]: Yes, so this is the official zoning map that would accompany our 19 districts from 19 districts to 13 districts in the UDC so we can consolidate and move forward. [0:51:15, 0:51:25]: The also on the docket is the uh parkway overlay district and the downtown village districts, which are overlays. [0:51:25, 0:51:28]: to identify and speci specify growth [0:51:29, 0:51:36]: uh standards as well as uses that are allowed in particular areas throughout the city. If we'll go back to the zoning map, if you would. [0:51:37, 0:51:38]: Uh Casey. [0:51:39, 0:51:40]: So um [0:51:40, 0:51:48]: The zoning map and overlay will both be digitized documents. We are working with a consultant currently. [0:51:48, 0:52:01]: Who is creating a web-based GIS platform for our public to be able to go in, check the zoning of their property, ease of staff being able to check zoning, and the public overall. [0:52:02, 0:52:07]: So um this is part of that process and staff has recommended approval as has the [0:52:07, 0:52:10]: Planning Commission and we're looking for a vote from the council tonight. [0:52:12, 0:52:15]: All right. Council, any questions in reference to the zoning map? [0:52:16, 0:52:17]: Concerns. [0:52:19, 0:52:19]: Sure. [0:52:19, 0:52:21]: We go right in, uh Castleman Alexander. [0:52:21, 0:52:26]: We've had a lot of discussion about downtown. Could we go to the downtown village? [0:52:26, 0:52:29]: And for the public consumption, can we talk about [0:52:29, 0:52:32]: uh what our new downtown standards are [0:52:32, 0:52:33]: And um [0:52:34, 0:52:38]: uh the adoption uh what the th the adoption of this overlay will mean. [0:52:39, 0:52:41]: for businesses wanting to come to downtown. [0:52:41, 0:52:50]: So you want them to take this zoning map and focus in on the downtown area? Is that what you get in there? Right. There's a downtown village, right? Yes, on the overlay on the next line, KC. [0:52:52, 0:52:57]: Oops, one second. No worries. Um, so that is your green area. [0:52:58, 0:53:04]: Oops, let's see if I can um, well I won't be able to zoom in unless I stop it. [0:53:06, 0:53:08]: Um, it actually follows your [0:53:09, 0:53:15]: Um boundaries for the Main Street area. Hold on, I'll share it in just one second again. [0:53:15, 0:53:17]: Let's see if I can zoom in for you. [0:53:24, 0:53:27]: Let's see if I can get this one larger. [0:53:30, 0:53:31]: Oh, it might not let me. [0:53:33, 0:53:47]: Okay, it's getting larger. Is it getting there? Sorry about that. It's working with the PDF and not the true GIS file. So Casey, while you're while you're pulling that up, the the the green areas, which is the downtown area. [0:53:47, 0:54:07]: Uh focuses on heavy streetscape requirements to make sure we have wide sidewalks. We know we got the amphitheater, we have city hall, we have the municipal court, and we also have the upcoming cultural arts center. So our goal here was to specifically uh list out types of uses. We want people to come and do. [0:54:07, 0:54:11]: some mixed juice. We want restaurants. We want a little bit of of [0:54:12, 0:54:16]: Um, entertainment uses in the area that would allow for [0:54:16, 0:54:21]: more development to spur in that area and more activity, quite frankly, in our downtown area. [0:54:22, 0:54:26]: So downtown, I don't know if if you're looking for any specifics as far as design. [0:54:27, 0:54:33]: But on the use side, um it does require that certain uses are allowed, it does prohibit certain uses. [0:54:33, 0:54:37]: that we would want to have on the outskirts of our downtown areas. [0:54:38, 0:54:43]: So um that is outlined as well and you all have a copy of that before you tonight. [0:54:43, 0:54:45]: Uh anything. [0:54:48, 0:54:50]: Go Go ahead, please. [0:54:51, 0:54:55]: Councilman Alexander, you were gonna say something? Yes, uh now of course downtown [0:54:55, 0:54:57]: For the most part, especially the historic part. [0:54:58, 0:54:59]: There can't be [0:54:59, 0:55:01]: There's no space for a monument sign. [0:55:01, 0:55:04]: So what what the what what does that code look like? [0:55:05, 0:55:09]: For the public, I I'm I'm on Martin Luther King Senior Heritage and [0:55:09, 0:55:13]: I wanna put a sign on my building. What is that gonna look like to the public? [0:55:17, 0:55:25]: Sure. So those are going to be your wall signs or possibly potential canopy signs that would be on the building themselves. [0:55:26, 0:55:26]: Mm-hmm. [0:55:27, 0:55:34]: Okay. Will they what it will they be backlit? Will they have lighting cast down? How how what what type of lighting? What what would it look? [0:55:36, 0:55:56]: They would be primarily downgas lighting and up lit, so backlit lighting like you would see in a West Village or a downtown Fayetteville, those types of areas where it's we're not in Linux Station, but we are a small downtown area enough, you know, to accommodate some. [0:55:56, 0:56:05]: uh versatility and you know something very different in the downtown area. We wanted the area to be create creative. [0:56:05, 0:56:05]: Um [0:56:06, 0:56:12]: but we wanted to just make sure that we allow standards that are typical of downtown areas of our size. [0:56:12, 0:56:17]: and character. So we've incorporated those as part of the overview. [0:56:17, 0:56:19]: Um but I think [0:56:19, 0:56:35]: For clarity, we were just in down we was in Fayetteville where the new city hall is. Or are you talking about the that type of lettering or the older square in in Fayetteville? Are you talking about those letters that they'll attach to the building and then [0:56:35, 0:56:36]: Cast light on them. [0:56:37, 0:56:39]: This would be like a a plated sign. [0:56:40, 0:56:50]: where you would have maybe a, I mean there's so many different types, but it wouldn't necessarily be channel letters, which are typical outs in the outskirts outside of your downtown areas. [0:56:50, 0:57:10]: Um, because you want the the signage within the downtown area to have some um continuity throughout, which would be a little bit different. Like you wouldn't have those ground monument signs because one, you you'll be walking, you want to encourage people to get out of their cars instead of having ground signage there versus an Eagle's Landing or Patrick Henry or [0:57:10, 0:57:12]: Or North Henry Boulevard. [0:57:13, 0:57:17]: Okay. Well Mr. Gardner, you you were just um you was in Fayetteville with us, so [0:57:17, 0:57:23]: Is this something similar to what we're looking at that we saw over there? Just wanna just wanna see. [0:57:24, 0:57:38]: Yeah, it'll be similar. So your signs will be the type of signs that come off the building and hang just um I guess I don't know how tall, seven feet or whatever that that height is, those type of signs and then the individual business signs they'd be allowed to have. [0:57:38, 0:57:41]: Uh something similar to what you saw on uh [0:57:42, 0:57:47]: On the bond and then if I try to remember did they have the signage on the [0:57:48, 0:57:58]: the type of canopy signs um when we went to the scoops. I can't remember. But yes, those are your typical downtown signs. [0:58:00, 0:58:01]: All right, thank you. [0:58:02, 0:58:03]: Any other comment, council? [0:58:04, 0:58:07]: Yeah, may I four my problem? [0:58:08, 0:58:14]: I I think I heard someone else. I I yield to give them an opportunity, but I do have another question, but I yield to to the voice I just heard. [0:58:16, 0:58:18]: Should you miss Cap? Yeah, go ahead, please. [0:58:19, 0:58:28]: Is there a um what's the requirement as far as building in downtown height wise, stories wise? How many stories can we build in downtown? [0:58:32, 0:58:36]: Sure. So the maximum height of any story could be would be four stories. [0:58:39, 0:58:40]: Okay. [0:58:42, 0:58:44]: Is that on your question, Ms. Camp? [0:58:44, 0:58:46]: Yes. Okay, anything else? [0:58:48, 0:58:50]: Okay, uh Merrick Tim, I believe it's on you, sir. [0:58:51, 0:58:54]: Okay. Um I want to ask um about [0:58:54, 0:58:59]: Uh in field development when we talk about downtown. [0:58:59, 0:59:01]: Uh, you know, building within [0:59:01, 0:59:07]: uh unused uh underutilized land within an existing development. [0:59:07, 0:59:08]: Um [0:59:08, 0:59:10]: mixed use or what have so [0:59:11, 0:59:18]: All of these things are inclusive and allowable in our downtown. Do I have that correct? [0:59:21, 0:59:26]: Are you speaking of allowing additional businesses that will be in bill? [0:59:27, 0:59:32]: Right. You know, uh in field development refers to building [0:59:32, 0:59:37]: Within uh unused or underutilized land. [0:59:37, 0:59:40]: Mm-hmm. That that may be in your downtown. [0:59:41, 0:59:42]: Um [0:59:42, 0:59:45]: And I guess, you know, being able to [0:59:45, 0:59:48]: Uh, the existing development patterns. [0:59:48, 0:59:53]: Um, you know, that are not typically uh inclusive in those urban areas, but [0:59:54, 0:59:55]: But yes, you know. [0:59:56, 0:59:57]: It's not we know that, you know. [0:59:58, 1:00:01]: It's not a lot of vacant land in downtown, but [1:00:01, 1:00:03]: If someone wanted to come in and utilize [1:00:04, 1:00:04]: Um [1:00:05, 1:00:08]: um unused or underused land. [1:00:08, 1:00:15]: Um are they any uh prohibitions uh for for folks to c um I know they have still conformed to [1:00:15, 1:00:21]: to the you know, to the codes, to the zoning and so forth and so on. But is there anything that would restrict [1:00:21, 1:00:22]: Is there are there? [1:00:24, 1:00:32]: trying to some try to form the question so it's understandable but um and i i you may have uh alluded to you know to some of these answers before [1:00:32, 1:00:36]: But I guess I'm trying to get a better picture of potentially [1:00:36, 1:00:39]: Uh developers coming in into downtown. [1:00:40, 1:00:43]: uh and being able to to to be o [1:00:43, 1:00:49]: Uh and I guess I guess I'm sorry to answer my own question about what's what's allowed and what's not allowed. [1:00:52, 1:01:11]: Yes, so the code actually spells out there's a variety of things when it comes to infill and even when it comes to um new larger lots, but in this one specifically, um the downtown area has specific standards and when it comes to the height, the the density, the bulk. [1:01:11, 1:01:17]: the orientation, even down to the materials and the setbacks. So [1:01:17, 1:01:37]: In order to infill, you will actually have to be basically compatible to what's around you as well. Um, we did allow certain instances in order to promote things like the outdoor dining and things like that. So they do have a little um flexibility that even other businesses had, and that it'll just be [1:01:37, 1:01:43]: how it lines up and how that final design is. But everything is still orientated to the street. [1:01:43, 1:02:03]: with the sidewalks, with the lighting, with different things like that. If it is right in the heart of downtown, you know, they could have a zero lot line and allowing them to build close to a building. So as long as they stay within those parameters, they would be able to build and I believe you would be happy with what you see because it would matter [1:02:03, 1:02:05]: catch that downtown compatibility. [1:02:05, 1:02:15]: Okay, great, great. Thank you. I know my my question was a little abstract, but I I think you answered it. We know where you're going. Thank you. [1:02:16, 1:02:20]: Okay, Kelsey, any other questions at all? In reference to the zoning map. [1:02:22, 1:02:23]: Really? [1:02:23, 1:02:33]: All right, once again, this is uh a public hearing. So I'd like to open it up and uh for any anybody, any public comments that may be online. [1:02:33, 1:02:45]: uh for uh approval of this zoning map miss holiday do you see have anybody at all please no no comments sir okay uh and uh miss thorton how about on facebook [1:02:49, 1:02:52]: Mayor Forward, at this time there are no additional comments on Facebook. [1:02:52, 1:03:03]: Okay. And I'd like to ask once again in reference to anything against the zoning maps. And Miss Holiday, once again, anything against the zoning maps? Any comments at all? [1:03:03, 1:03:07]: There are no comments, sir. All right. Ms. Shannon Thornton. [1:03:12, 1:03:17]: No, sir. No additional comments. Okay. On that note, Council, I need a motion to adopt the zoning maps, please. [1:03:18, 1:03:19]: Oh my god [1:03:19, 1:03:21]: Okay, Ms. Gantt, so moved. Is there a second? [1:03:23, 1:03:25]: Uh miss Barber, is that your hands up for a second? [1:03:28, 1:03:29]: Miss Barber, your hand was up for a second. [1:03:35, 1:03:44]: Okay, I okay, I heard I'm reading your lips here. Okay. All right. On that note, all in favor of the motion, please please acknowledge, indicate. [1:03:44, 1:03:46]: All right, you now have the season. Fantastic. [1:03:46, 1:04:00]: Thank you. Well thank you. Thank you. Matter of fact, uh uh Ms. Casey and and the attorneys, you're more than welcome to stay as long as you like. It's up to you in this aspect, unless you have something else to to stay online for. You can go if you want. [1:04:00, 1:04:07]: All right. Thank you. Good evening, everyone. Thanks a lot. Appreciate it. Appreciate you. Thank you. And Danielle as well. [1:04:07, 1:04:09]: We're going to new business. Mr. Gardner. [1:04:10, 1:04:15]: For new business, sir. I'm sorry, excuse me earlier. You have something you need to to add add real quick here. [1:04:18, 1:04:19]: The trying. [1:04:19, 1:04:26]: not muted uh no you're not muted so i hear you all right uh give me a quick second yeah [1:04:27, 1:04:29]: When I get to it. [1:04:31, 1:04:35]: All right. Um I'm not gonna read the entire thing, I'm gonna actually [1:04:36, 1:04:39]: Kind of power first, but tonight we have with us our new grant administrator. [1:04:39, 1:04:41]: Miss Kelly Russell. [1:04:41, 1:04:47]: Um Kelly Russell comes to us with over twenty-five years experience in grant writing grant administration. [1:04:47, 1:04:49]: Um, having worked for [1:04:50, 1:04:55]: A number of federal state private and nonprofit agencies to include the Justice Department, FEMA. [1:04:56, 1:05:00]: Um DHS Department of Human Health Serv Health and Human Services. [1:05:01, 1:05:02]: Um, Hud. [1:05:02, 1:05:10]: And has worked on numerous grants related to each of those various different um departments from law enforcement grants to the CARES Act. [1:05:11, 1:05:13]: Um to ARPA. [1:05:13, 1:05:16]: And always we on our state side working with El Meg. [1:05:17, 1:05:21]: Um our state uh maintenance improvement grant, which is L Meg, short for L Meg. [1:05:22, 1:05:37]: Um sorry, she miss uh Russell holds a master's degree in human resources from Central Michigan University. She's also a member of the National Grants Management Association and is currently working on her certified grants management specialist certification. [1:05:38, 1:05:40]: Um, welcome aboard. Today was the first day. [1:05:41, 1:05:43]: And uh we look forward. We had a wonderful meeting. She is [1:05:44, 1:05:59]: I'm gonna start working on some of our policies and procedures related to grants and you guys will see her presenting those um next month. So she's got already got deadlines and assignments ready to go, as well as looking at some funding for our police department. [1:05:59, 1:06:02]: Um as it relates to the Cops and Cobra grants. [1:06:03, 1:06:06]: uh and some other grants that uh we haven't looked at yet. [1:06:06, 1:06:08]: Uh so uh welcome her award. [1:06:09, 1:06:26]: I think she is on here. I don't know if you guys are allowed to see. Yeah, she's on board. She's actually unmuted as well. Welcome, uh, Miss Russell. Thank you for being with uh City of Stockbridge and choosing choosing us to be your next assignment. Okay. Congratulations. Thank you so much. Anything you wanted to add before we uh move on. [1:06:26, 1:06:43]: Oh yes, absolutely. Good evening, Honorable Mayor and City Council. I just wanted to let you all know I'm happy to be part of the team. Today was my first day with the city and I I received a very warm welcome from my colleagues. So I'm looking very I'm looking forward to working with each and every one of you and doing some great things with the city. [1:06:45, 1:06:46]: Thank you. Okay. [1:06:46, 1:06:48]: Good deal. All right. [1:06:49, 1:07:09]: You appreciate it. Okay. What we'll do, we'll move on. Thank you, Miss Russell. Obviously, you can stay as long as you like, Miss Russell. Uh we'll move on. Uh number seven was taken off. Number eight, council consideration to approve renewal contract RFP number 2020-0027, professional permitting and building inspection services. [1:07:09, 1:07:11]: safe build. Ms. Johnson, please. [1:07:14, 1:07:24]: Good evening again, Mayor and Council. Yes, uh before you is the renewal for the Safe Built contract. Uh Safe Built handles our permitting. [1:07:25, 1:07:36]: um plan reviews, inspections, and uh civil engineering reviews for all residential, industrial, and commercial plans that come into the office. [1:07:36, 1:07:40]: Um, they have been uh a great asset, I think, to the city. [1:07:41, 1:07:46]: Um, they started on probably within a month of my coming to the city last year. [1:07:46, 1:07:48]: And we've had a great um [1:07:48, 1:07:52]: A great past, you know, ten, eleven months. [1:07:52, 1:07:56]: So what I'm doing is coming before you all with a request to renew [1:07:56, 1:07:57]: The um [1:07:58, 1:08:01]: The contract for safe built, this will be the first renewal. [1:08:02, 1:08:06]: And um as a result of this particular agreement. [1:08:07, 1:08:11]: Um I've uh been ab been able to negotiate for a reduction in the [1:08:12, 1:08:22]: overall cost of revenue payment to St. Bill from 60% to 55%. So that there would be a 55-45 split. [1:08:22, 1:08:30]: Safe built to the city versus the current 6040 split that's in place under the current contract that's due to end. [1:08:30, 1:08:31]: Yeah, the end of April. [1:08:32, 1:08:38]: So staff is recommending um approval for this um case and asks that you would do the same. [1:08:39, 1:08:42]: Okay, thank you. Council, kind of questions do you have for Miss Johnson? [1:08:44, 1:08:54]: Yes. Go right ahead to it. Ms. Johnson, uh you have described this uh uh safe build as uh your recommendation to approve them. [1:08:55, 1:09:00]: We just keep hearing these grumblings uh from developers and businesses who are [1:09:00, 1:09:03]: having particular issues um [1:09:04, 1:09:07]: In terms of overall timeliness, so [1:09:07, 1:09:10]: Do you have like a matrix where you say, well [1:09:11, 1:09:22]: This uh plan goes into the system through SATE built and it should be returned to you. How is that graded out in terms of when a builder or a developer submits a plan to you? [1:09:22, 1:09:26]: And you should have it back by what day. Is there are they given a deadline? [1:09:27, 1:09:32]: So currently um the plan reviewers for our [1:09:32, 1:09:52]: commercial and residential projects are being reviewed by multiple reviewers. It's our we have our fire marshal, we have our engineer, we have our building inspector, and we have the zoning to review simultaneously. Thankfully I've been able to hire some additional staff so we're able to um [1:09:52, 1:10:03]: crank out these reviews much faster. However, you know, I'm the director and I'm reviewing plans for all of these projects, commercial and [1:10:03, 1:10:17]: You know, we typically get plans back between about 10 and 15 days. Our ultimate goal, being fully staffed, is to have everything back to plan reviewers or to these customers within 10 business days. [1:10:17, 1:10:23]: Uh, which gives each of the reviewers ample time to review and provide initial comments. [1:10:23, 1:10:33]: And then typically we meet with the customer if there are major changes so that they're clear on what the path is to getting through and streamlining the process. [1:10:33, 1:10:45]: So this is a work in progress. And that's why we have gone through this process. And I'm in the process of hiring additional staff to assist with the plan review process, because we have a lot of plans that have come in. [1:10:45, 1:10:47]: And as you know, business is booming here. [1:10:48, 1:10:52]: And we want to be able to respond accurately and timely to these customers. [1:10:53, 1:10:56]: Right. So if I'm a developer and I come to the city. [1:10:56, 1:11:05]: Uh uh do they have I don't because I'm not familiar with um how this process works. Do they have any contact with the public or is it [1:11:05, 1:11:13]: Is our who's contacted when I come in as a developer? Who who am I contacting first? And do I have any contact with Safe Build? [1:11:14, 1:11:19]: Initially, um, when plans are submitted, they'll go to the permit coordinator. [1:11:19, 1:11:23]: Who is a safe built staff member who is in our office? [1:11:23, 1:11:25]: Monday through Friday, eight to five. [1:11:25, 1:11:32]: Everything comes to streamline to that individual. That information is uploaded. It is then reviewed by staff. [1:11:32, 1:11:52]: Um that individual follows up with the coordinator, follows up with the customer to let them know, hey, we've got some comments to your plans. Please review. Here's the information to contact folks and they'll provide that. So that's part of our process. As I mentioned before, it's about 10 to 15 days. [1:11:52, 1:11:59]: days roughly to get some comments back for customers that submit plans. [1:11:59, 1:12:03]: Right. So if I'm a customer and I'm in in this process and [1:12:04, 1:12:06]: There was some type of issue that is [1:12:07, 1:12:09]: uh brought up. Who do I how how how does that work? [1:12:10, 1:12:19]: Do they contact the permit coordinator? Do they come to you? Yes. Whom do they go to? They typically comment the permit coordinator because we want to streamline the process so that [1:12:19, 1:12:22]: Customers aren't trying to track down individuals specifically. [1:12:22, 1:12:28]: Everything goes to the permit coordinator and she'll, you know, he or she will send out information. [1:12:28, 1:12:32]: to the uh plan reviewer to address any concerns. [1:12:33, 1:12:36]: Um and that's what that's what our process currently is. [1:12:37, 1:12:40]: Well I'll just close by saying this uh as a [1:12:41, 1:12:43]: The citizen, as a business. [1:12:43, 1:12:48]: I think it might be h we did like how to do business with Stockbridge in terms of [1:12:48, 1:12:49]: Uh procurement. [1:12:50, 1:12:55]: It might be helpful. Maybe we could do something like that in community development to familiarize [1:12:55, 1:12:58]: Uh some uh people were working with. [1:12:58, 1:12:59]: What the process is and to get [1:13:00, 1:13:01]: You in front of people. [1:13:01, 1:13:03]: So that they they see your face and uh [1:13:04, 1:13:05]: They understand how the process works. [1:13:06, 1:13:23]: And we'll most certainly do that once COVID kind of cuts down. That was initially part of my rollout when I started last year, and most certainly will be the rollout now that the UDC and the maps are adopted. And we'll do a rollout to our customers, business owners, and our development community as a result. [1:13:24, 1:13:25]: All right, thank you. [1:13:26, 1:13:29]: You know the question cut I'm sorry, remote. [1:13:30, 1:13:32]: Okay. I have a question. [1:13:32, 1:13:34]: Is the um [1:13:35, 1:13:46]: Ms. Ms. Johnson, so when they can't contact that person, that first point of contact, because I too have had a lot of complaints from developers. [1:13:47, 1:13:48]: Who do they go to? [1:13:49, 1:13:53]: At what point do you get involved? Because right now [1:13:54, 1:14:01]: I hear so many complaints that we have the we have the um reputation of [1:14:01, 1:14:10]: Not um calling people back or not responding, and developers will say something like, Oh, you you're [1:14:10, 1:14:20]: you know, your project's gonna take forever because we can't get permitting or we can't get a s a simple question answered. So who are they need w where do they need to go? [1:14:21, 1:14:30]: Well, my information is online as well as in every email that I send out. And I've not heard specifically of these complaints. I I'd most certainly want to follow up with these individuals. [1:14:30, 1:14:36]: But I have not received those complaints. But my information is available and is provided. [1:14:36, 1:14:41]: um to any and all customers that we have who have additional questions and [1:14:41, 1:14:42]: Um [1:14:42, 1:14:49]: that there's no issue with contacting them. So I'd be most certainly interested to follow up with um [1:14:50, 1:15:01]: Some of these folks you're saying are complaining. I haven't heard any of those, but I would like to follow up them with them one-on-one to make sure that we're addressing their needs and getting their information back in a timely fashion. [1:15:05, 1:15:06]: Okay, great. Thanks. [1:15:06, 1:15:08]: Miraport Tim Thomas, go ahead, please. [1:15:08, 1:15:09]: Thank you. [1:15:10, 1:15:30]: Mrs. Johnson, you and I have sort of talked uh since you've been here of this process, and I had informed you before uh that I initiated uh started this conversation, did some research to see how other municipalities was was doing their permitting and that. [1:15:29, 1:15:40]: have you know um inspections et cetera et cetera and uh and so you know I just wanna thank you for uh entertaining my questions and my thoughts. [1:15:41, 1:15:43]: Now, even though you're bringing this tonight. [1:15:43, 1:15:47]: But as I mentioned, uh, you and I have been talking about this for a while. [1:15:47, 1:15:50]: And um I I do have some [1:15:50, 1:16:10]: some reservations about where we are in the city of Stockbridge. But I do understand that uh, you know, things sort of take time for us to be able to um, you know, to stand on our own. I I sort of just put it that way. But that is, you know, still sort of, you know, my concern. So I'm okay. [1:16:10, 1:16:12]: with um [1:16:12, 1:16:13]: Another year. [1:16:13, 1:16:19]: uh going in this direction. But I just want the council to know that because see they know that [1:16:19, 1:16:39]: um a year or so ago, two years ago that I was pushing hard uh in this arena. So I just want them to know that you know I'm still pushing, but I you and I talk. So I make sure that all of my concerns and my questions, you and I thought it had that dialogue. And I appreciate you taking the time to uh [1:16:43, 1:16:44]: I think you're now frozen there, sir. [1:16:46, 1:16:47]: Mirple Tim. [1:16:50, 1:16:56]: I think it's stuck in time. Um to wait to get out and some of the things that you are trying to accomplish. [1:16:56, 1:16:57]: uh in this arena. [1:16:57, 1:17:00]: And I know that, you know, you just been here [1:17:00, 1:17:03]: I guess what less than a year, maybe a year. [1:17:04, 1:17:05]: And uh yeah. [1:17:05, 1:17:08]: Yeah, and I guess it's gonna take you a little time, so [1:17:08, 1:17:22]: Um I'm patient, you know, as they say Rome wasn't built in a year. So but again, I just want to sort of mention those facts that you know that um when I call and we have talked, you have taken the time to discuss. [1:17:22, 1:17:33]: future with me and I understand that and I would encourage uh all of the council members just to um you know to give you a call and and just make a schedule and to talk about [1:17:34, 1:17:35]: Where you're trying to go. [1:17:36, 1:17:37]: Uh with permitting [1:17:37, 1:17:41]: uh you know in the set of stockbridge and I think they will sort of see [1:17:41, 1:18:01]: uh you know your goals and what you're trying to accomplish because as you have expressed it to me, I do see that. Now I'm not saying that I agree with everything at all your timeline, but I do understand and and I do see that and I'm willing to allow you to uh do what you need to do like because you know you just been here [1:18:01, 1:18:12]: a short time and you need to be able to um, you know, do what you think, you know, the set of thyers need to do. So I just wanted to thank you for that and uh you have my support. [1:18:13, 1:18:15]: My pleasure, my person. Thank you. [1:18:16, 1:18:17]: Uh Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [1:18:19, 1:18:21]: Thank you, Mayor Ford. I started [1:18:22, 1:18:26]: Appreciative of uh Miss Johnson and Saint Phil for [1:18:26, 1:18:28]: Uh renegotiating. [1:18:28, 1:18:31]: this contract. So that's a cost savings to the city. [1:18:32, 1:18:32]: Okay. [1:18:32, 1:18:33]: I will [1:18:34, 1:18:37]: motion to approve one year renewal contract. [1:18:38, 1:18:43]: Um for professional permitting and building inspection services would say. [1:18:45, 1:18:48]: But she made a motion. Okay, Miss Gantt second that motion. Any further discussion? [1:18:50, 1:18:51]: If not all in favor, please indicate. [1:18:52, 1:18:52]: Right. [1:18:54, 1:18:55]: Okay, Mr. Blount. [1:18:56, 1:19:01]: Okay, I got thank you. Okay, unanimous decision. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Thanks so much. Okay. [1:19:02, 1:19:16]: Uh council consideration to approve the purchase of phosphorus CC twenty fifty removal chemical from Cedar Champ chem in an amount of forty thousand dollars. The funding source is from the sewer department budgeted funds. Mr. Aaron, please. [1:19:17, 1:19:23]: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council. I'll let uh Mr. Brad Holzinger speak to this. He's our sewer superintendent. [1:19:23, 1:19:23]: Okay. [1:19:24, 1:19:44]: Thank thank you, Mayor and Council, for allowing me to speak. This product is used to remove phosphorus, which is one of our uh parameters that the EPD has set on our permit. Uh we ran, we run jar tests to determine the best product to do the job. [1:19:44, 1:19:57]: I mean the phosphorus limit is such a low limit, you don't there's not much room to play with. So um we've determined that this is the best product. It's been the best product for a long time. [1:19:59, 1:20:02]: Okay. Councillor, any questions okay, Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [1:20:03, 1:20:06]: Ellen to ask, have we used this supplier before? [1:20:06, 1:20:07]: Yes. [1:20:07, 1:20:15]: Yeah. Yes ma'am. Um thank you. I did ask Mr. Aaron for some additional information. [1:20:15, 1:20:21]: Um but if there are no other questions, I will motion to approve this. [1:20:22, 1:20:23]: Is there a second to the motion? [1:20:24, 1:20:29]: Second. Second. Mr. Mr. Alezan's second emotion. Any further discussion, council? [1:20:30, 1:20:33]: If not all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:20:33, 1:20:38]: All right. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. [1:20:40, 1:20:48]: Uh council consideration approve FY twenty twenty-three LMIG local maintenance and improvement grant list presented by Mr. Aaron, please. [1:20:48, 1:21:08]: Yes, Ms. Mayor and Council. This list was generated from the recently updated Streets and Sidewalk Assessment. And we're coming before Mayor and Council tonight to start a process to get our 2023 LMIG program up and running. The roads are Cheyenne Drive from Summerhill Circle to Banks Road. [1:21:08, 1:21:10]: in the summer heels subdivision. [1:21:10, 1:21:15]: Lorraine Lane from Summerhill Circle to Cul de Sac in the Summerhill. [1:21:15, 1:21:16]: Subdivision. [1:21:16, 1:21:21]: Sawtooth Lane from McKinley Loop to Aspen Brook Drive in the summit. [1:21:21, 1:21:26]: Pine Old Trace from Windsor Drive Dakota Second and Windsong Subdivision. [1:21:27, 1:21:28]: Aslan Grove. [1:21:28, 1:21:32]: From Windsong Drive to Sycamore Walk in the Windsong Subdivision. [1:21:33, 1:21:38]: Piccadilly Circle from Buckingham Place to Cul de Sac in the Wingate Enclave. [1:21:39, 1:21:44]: Borington Lane from Piccadilly Circle to Kent Manor in the Wingate Enclave. [1:21:44, 1:21:50]: Ventura Trail from Brentwood Parkway to the Coda Second and Brentwood subdivision. [1:21:50, 1:21:55]: Baycourt Drive from Cold de Sat to Cold de Sak and Baycourt subdivision. [1:21:55, 1:22:00]: Bay Cove Court from Bay Cove Drive to Cold de Sac in the Bay Court subdivision. [1:22:00, 1:22:05]: Bay Cole Drive from Tie Street Dakota Sac in the Bay Court subdivision. [1:22:05, 1:22:10]: Appleton Boulevard from Flippin' Road to Cold Isaac and Appleton Subdivision. [1:22:10, 1:22:20]: Granda Flora Drive from State Route 42 to Granda Flora Drive and Magnolias, North Bridge Drive from Flippin' Road to Code de Sac and North Bridge Station. [1:22:20, 1:22:25]: Applegate Lane from Nightwind Way to Winterview Way in Monarch Village. [1:22:26, 1:22:38]: Breakwater Trail from Parkwood Drive to Cold de Sac in the Monarch Village, and Martin Luther King Senior Heritage Trail from Rock Quarry Road to South Berry Street. It equals 4.66 miles. [1:22:40, 1:22:42]: All right, fantastic. Uh council, any questions for Mr. Aaron? [1:22:45, 1:22:46]: Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [1:22:47, 1:22:52]: He indicated this is um being paid with grant funds. [1:22:54, 1:23:02]: Portion is grant fund from the G Dot and a remaining portion is from uh city splots for road resurfacing. [1:23:05, 1:23:06]: Okay, thank you. [1:23:07, 1:23:09]: Any other questions for Mr. Aaron? [1:23:11, 1:23:14]: All right, no other questions. I need a motion. [1:23:14, 1:23:15]: Okay, both clear. [1:23:16, 1:23:19]: I motion to approve the list that was just presented to us. [1:23:19, 1:23:21]: Okay, a second. [1:23:21, 1:23:22]: Just can't second that. [1:23:22, 1:23:26]: So no further questions or comments, all in favor, please indicate. [1:23:28, 1:23:30]: Okay, so now she seized. Fantastic. Thank you. [1:23:33, 1:23:53]: Council consideration to approve the purchase Elgin Regan X Street Sweeper under Georgia Statewide contract number 99999-001, SPD 0000-177-009 with Environmental Products Group, an amount of$267,000. [1:23:53, 1:23:55]: [5036.3, 5040.4]: Funding source is the Stormwater Department budgeted funds. Mr. Aaron, please. [1:24:00, 1:24:20]: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council. Currently, the city and the city, all subdivision and residential streets are swept a minimum of four times a year, and the major thoroughfares are swept monthly. Uh, there were some concerns about increasing the amount of times the streets are swept. So, in order to do that, we have to purchase an additional. [1:24:20, 1:24:25]: So we'll come before mayor and council tonight to ask for approval. [1:24:26, 1:24:32]: to purchase a second su street sweeper as approved in the FY twenty twenty-two stormwater budget. [1:24:33, 1:24:35]: Okay, any questions, Council from Mr. Aaron? [1:24:35, 1:24:37]: Therefore. Yes, sir. Go ahead, please. [1:24:37, 1:24:40]: Uh Mr. Aaron, you mentioned um [1:24:41, 1:24:46]: four times a year presently. So with the new street sweeper. [1:24:46, 1:24:49]: Um, what how would that increase to what? [1:24:50, 1:24:52]: Per year, times per year. [1:24:52, 1:24:55]: Yeah, that's it four times a year. [1:24:58, 1:25:00]: I I'm I'm sorry, say that again. Sharon, please. [1:25:01, 1:25:17]: You would assume that you would uh at least double what your current sweeping streets are, but there are some additional things that were requested by certain members of council, like the major thoroughfares and downtown area to be swept more frequently. So [1:25:18, 1:25:22]: When we get back and review the matrix, then we come back with numbers. [1:25:22, 1:25:24]: How permanently streets will be swept. [1:25:26, 1:25:27]: All right, thank thank you, sir. [1:25:28, 1:25:28]: Yeah. [1:25:29, 1:25:35]: Yeah, go ahead, Mr. Alexander. Uh certainly it was more than four times a year. I just want to make sure that number was not correct. [1:25:36, 1:25:40]: Exactly. The the streets are swept on average of quarterly. [1:25:41, 1:26:01]: Once I thought we were doing better than that because we had talked at the last meeting about making sure that we had someone uh who was uh in the street sweeper every um on a daily basis. And hopefully uh you would have staff that will be able to uh assume the street sweeper and be able to use it on a daily basis. [1:26:01, 1:26:15]: basis daily. So do you have the staff necessary to get the street sweeper out there uh every day um on on a daily basis? And I mean you should have some type of projection that you can give us based on [1:26:15, 1:26:17]: the usage [1:26:17, 1:26:18]: Uh of the two. [1:26:18, 1:26:24]: uh street sweep, but it certainly are needed. But man, I um I certainly would I think when we talked previously [1:26:24, 1:26:31]: Uh you told us if we could uh authorize the additional staff, I mean we could probably go up to like on the litter pickups, maybe [1:26:31, 1:26:32]: Uh weekly. [1:26:33, 1:26:33]: And then [1:26:34, 1:26:37]: So what what are we looking at doing in terms of increasing the usage? [1:26:38, 1:26:41]: Uh of the street sweeper. Uh uh of the street sweeper. [1:26:41, 1:26:47]: It this current street sweeper, when it's operational and not in the shop, is used five times a week. [1:26:47, 1:27:04]: And also at night you have people come in on the major thoroughfares and high traffic areas, come in at night to sweep those so that you don't put staff in harm's way. The traffic is not as heavy during those times. But a street sweeper is used daily. There's someone in that street sweeper every day. [1:27:05, 1:27:10]: Okay. And then the s the the the amount of times each subdivision is done, that's that's quarterly. [1:27:11, 1:27:26]: Well that it averages out to once a quarter. That's quarterly. Wow. Okay. So with the new street sweeper then, uh if it's quarterly, then will it be every what every other month at this point or it'll be every month? 45 days? [1:27:26, 1:27:40]: It should be as long as it stays operational. Like I said, there are some downtime for the street sweeper to be serviced and maintained so that it stays operational and functional, but whenever it's not in the shop or being maintained, it's out on the road sweeping. [1:27:41, 1:28:01]: Okay, and lastly the commercial corridors. What is the agreed upon number for the commercial corridors? Surely they can't c uh in terms of like Northern Boulevard, Eagles Landing Puts C Parkway, Hudson Bridge. What what what what are we gonna be able to get to uh with this? Um I have to look at the matrix because our first [1:28:01, 1:28:21]: First priority is compliance with our EPA permit, which us to do certain things. It's not for aesthetics. Street sweeping is for stormwater pollution prevention. That's the number one thing. That's what the permit is issued for. And that's why the city is sweeping streets. That's the number one goal, is to remain compliant with our [1:28:21, 1:28:41]: MS for a permit. The the uh aesthetics is a secondary benefit. But our goal is you add that second street sweeper. We'll revise our matrix and look at like major thoroughfares and those major roads, but we also want to increase the sweeping in our subdivision. That was one of the things that was requested, and that's [1:28:41, 1:28:44]: That's why we are requesting the purchase of second streets we [1:28:44, 1:28:51]: I certainly understand that that there is a regulation requirement, but certainly [1:28:51, 1:28:54]: Beautification is extremely important too. [1:28:54, 1:28:56]: uh us in terms of the city council so [1:28:57, 1:28:59]: What I would like to do is [1:28:59, 1:29:01]: uh to make a motion for approval. [1:29:02, 1:29:03]: But to have you come back to us. [1:29:04, 1:29:05]: Uh with that time schedule. [1:29:06, 1:29:08]: Uh within how l how long would it take you to come back? [1:29:09, 1:29:11]: with the time schedule and what you're able to do. [1:29:11, 1:29:15]: I can't say that until we get that second street sweeper because [1:29:16, 1:29:36]: And the way things are running right now, it could be five to seven months before you can get that on site. Once we get the second street sweeper, then we'll have a better idea because you got two people out sweeping. That way you can kind of develop a game plan. You come back with realistic and accurate numbers versus, you know, you might say this. [1:29:36, 1:29:51]: on paper but when you're out there in the field you encounter things it doesn't go as smoothly as you expect or as efficiently as you expect. I'd like to have some time once we get the second sweeper to kind of see how those two sweepers operate and then we can give you a better [1:29:51, 1:29:56]: projection of how we're gonna improve and what numbers we're gonna be able to generate. [1:29:57, 1:30:10]: From the second. Okay, I hey, I'm gonna keep shooting at it. So once we receive the street sweeper, how long is it gonna take you to determine the maximum amount of of usage that we can get? [1:30:10, 1:30:28]: out of it once we get it whether it's three months, four months, once we get it on the ground, how long is it gonna take for you to understand these numbers and to get them back to us? I'd least like to have one quarter where we're operating two sweepers. So that gives us [1:30:29, 1:30:38]: uh realistic numbers and projections that we feel comfortable presenting to mayor and council saying based on this quarterly analysis we can expect [1:30:39, 1:30:59]: Subdivision roads to be swept this often, major thoroughfares, downtown, and other things, we'll have a better idea and understanding of what we can do with that second sweeper. Okay, so once one uh you would need basically 90 days in order to determine uh what uh with appropriate operations. [1:30:59, 1:31:19]: over that course of time to be able to determine, or quarter as you say it, which basically would be three months to determine what the appropriate usage is based on what you see out there in the field. Because I want a number to be able to hold you to, or the whole staff to. [1:31:19, 1:31:31]: That this is going to be able to happen after we get the equipment here that we want to commit to doing a certain number. After we've seen it on the ground, we've seen it operate, it's physically. [1:31:31, 1:31:37]: Possible. I'm not saying you're gonna reach it every single time, but we gotta have a high goal to aim for. [1:31:39, 1:31:41]: So but I s do see the other council members. [1:31:42, 1:31:47]: had some questions during my question and so I'm gonna allow I'm gonna all allow them to do that. [1:31:47, 1:31:51]: Uh stand stand by please. Uh Mr. Gardner, you had a response, I believe. [1:31:52, 1:31:55]: You you're muted, Mr. Gardner. You're muted, sir. [1:31:56, 1:32:01]: I I just wanna council to understand that that having run four street sweepers in the city of East Point. [1:32:01, 1:32:02]: You know. [1:32:02, 1:32:04]: Two weeks after we got'em, they started breaking down. [1:32:05, 1:32:12]: Um and so to you gotta give Dash this time to to get the equipment engaged and moving. [1:32:13, 1:32:13]: Um [1:32:14, 1:32:18]: you know, to see how she runs, maybe having any maintenance issues. Cause as he said. [1:32:19, 1:32:19]: Yeah. [1:32:20, 1:32:22]: Yes, you can swing five times a day, but [1:32:23, 1:32:27]: Those are mechanical devices with multiple moving parts that don't always work. [1:32:28, 1:32:44]: simultaneously and they do break down. And sometimes it could be two weeks, three weeks, four weeks sometimes, depending on what the issues are, to get parts in and get it fixed. So I just want everybody to understand that so we don't set the unrealistic expectations, but as soon as he can get them in rotation. [1:32:44, 1:32:49]: Uh first we'll let you know when they get here. That's number one. We'll let you know when they get you. [1:32:49, 1:33:08]: Two, um, give them enough time so we can gauge how this thing runs, um, whether we're having any issues with it when we first get it, um, and then get a pattern going and then say, hey, this is what we're doing. This is what our our bar we're setting for both of these devices to move around the city. Also remember. [1:33:08, 1:33:09]: The [1:33:09, 1:33:13]: You you you you have a another issue of growth. [1:33:14, 1:33:18]: in the city that you gotta think of once you do that. And then you now you only got two. [1:33:18, 1:33:28]: covering X amount of square miles. Um so I I want us to be also mindful of that because come January next year, things this all changes. [1:33:28, 1:33:28]: Depending on. [1:33:30, 1:33:32]: Well certainly, certainly. I I do understand that. [1:33:33, 1:33:34]: Mayor Pro Tem Thomas, go ahead, please. [1:33:35, 1:33:42]: Yeah, um, Mr. Aaron, I'm not sure if you mentioned how would they run, would both of them run [1:33:42, 1:33:43]: Uh [1:33:44, 1:33:47]: Daily together which you alternate. [1:33:47, 1:33:48]: Yeah. [1:33:48, 1:33:52]: So would that be just one running per day and you have the other one [1:33:52, 1:33:59]: as as alternate or in case it's one breakdown, you you do have the other. That was one question. And I let me just make a statement. [1:34:00, 1:34:04]: Uh in my research and doing Don't Trash Stockbridge. [1:34:04, 1:34:06]: I I did see the research. [1:34:06, 1:34:10]: Where when you have this litter on the street [1:34:10, 1:34:12]: And it washes down into [1:34:13, 1:34:18]: um the you know, the the sewers and what have it and it goes into your waterway. [1:34:18, 1:34:21]: It is very, very detrimental. So I do understand [1:34:22, 1:34:26]: The need for the street sweeper to be able to take that lid and that trash. [1:34:26, 1:34:35]: off of the street before it it it washes down in. So I I do understand that part and then and I'm glad that you really really mentioned that part because [1:34:35, 1:34:37]: Uh those are the ills affect [1:34:37, 1:34:41]: of litter on the street. And I just want to reemphasize that, but [1:34:41, 1:34:44]: Um I just wasn't clear. [1:34:44, 1:34:52]: If if both street people would be running at the same time or would that just be one per day? I wasn't too clear on that. [1:34:53, 1:35:04]: Uh Mayor Pro Tem Thomas, both of them gonna be running at the same time. One might be in a uh they'll be in different quadrants of the city, but they're they're gonna both be running at the same time as long as they're operational. [1:35:04, 1:35:07]: They both will be running five days a week. [1:35:07, 1:35:09]: All right. Thank you. May I yield back. [1:35:09, 1:35:11]: Okay, Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [1:35:12, 1:35:19]: Yeah, thank you, Mayor. I believe that um, you know, we obviously we're saying that this equipment is needed because we're saying that we want more. [1:35:20, 1:35:36]: beautification and we want things done in the city. So the uh you know the question if do we want the machine, I think that uh I think it's this council wants the machine and and the formalities of how we're gonna use it. And I think the oversight that we have here at City Hall, I think that it's gonna be [1:35:36, 1:35:40]: used to the max. So I like go ahead and motion that we approve the uh purchase of the uh [1:35:41, 1:35:42]: Street sweeper. [1:35:42, 1:35:48]: Motion for May is there a second. Mr. Alzheimer's second that okay. Uh Miss Barber, go ahead, please. You had a comment. [1:35:50, 1:35:57]: Have a question for Mr. Aaron. This two hundred and sixty seven thousand dollars, does that include warranty? [1:35:58, 1:35:58]: Yes, ma'am. [1:35:59, 1:36:05]: Okay, you didn't provide a breakdown of what the true cost of the sweet creeper is. [1:36:06, 1:36:08]: And the additional warranty. [1:36:08, 1:36:14]: So can you explain to me what the warranty covers? I see based on this pamphlet. [1:36:15, 1:36:18]: Um it just says one year parts and labor. [1:36:19, 1:36:28]: That's the standard warranty on most vehicles, but we can also, if we choose, we can get an extended warranty as well. [1:36:29, 1:36:33]: Okay, so which one is it? Which one is it's the w it's the one year warranty. [1:36:34, 1:36:36]: Manufacturers warranty. [1:36:36, 1:36:41]: As specified in here, but we have the option to purchase an extended warranty, it'll be so too. [1:36:44, 1:36:48]: So three hundred and sixty seven thousand dollars includes just the base. [1:36:51, 1:36:53]: Warranty with the parts and light warrant. [1:36:54, 1:36:57]: I didn't hear the last part, you kind of [1:36:57, 1:36:59]: You cut out, I didn't hear. [1:37:00, 1:37:05]: The two hundred and sixty-seven thousand that this includes just a basic warranty. [1:37:05, 1:37:13]: Yes, ma'am. It's like on our previous street sweeper, we eventually we signed up for an extended warranty. [1:37:14, 1:37:18]: We had a one year warranty on the the previous one we bought a few years ago. [1:37:19, 1:37:22]: So but one of the things we did because [1:37:22, 1:37:24]: that that company [1:37:24, 1:37:34]: works on street sweeper specifically. We wanted to make sure that we had experts working on the street sweeper whenever we had issues. So we did purchase an extended warranty on it. [1:37:36, 1:37:36]: Thank you. [1:37:38, 1:37:43]: If there's no other questions, the motion is made and seconded. So all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:37:45, 1:37:48]: All right, and uh Miss Ganttz. [1:37:50, 1:38:10]: All right. Okay. I believe Miss Cant had disappeared, I believe. So four four approvals and uh I don't see her on on here online. Okay, on that note, that is the last item. Next thing is uh my comments and uh [1:38:10, 1:38:13]: Uh what I want a couple of things I want to say. One is that uh [1:38:13, 1:38:33]: Uh folks, believe it or not, we are at the two-year mark for this pandemic. Two years. Two years we've been in this virtual environment, two years been wearing masks and shots and vaccinations. So hopefully soon we'll be able to break out of this. But anyway, uh on that note, the Henry uh the Henry County Public Health Department, located at 135 Henry Park. [1:38:33, 1:38:53]: 470-664-0005. You can go there and schedule an appointment to get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccination. You can also get tested there as well. And then of course you can also call uh require [1:38:53, 1:39:02]: or or receive a four uh package, package of four for the uh free home uh test, COVID test, okay. [1:39:02, 1:39:22]: A set of four. And what I am mounts to is my understanding now. You can actually get up to two packets of four each, and you can call this number eight hundred-two three two zero two three three. Once again, eight hundred-two three two zero two three three and order a pack of four of the [1:39:22, 1:39:36]: the COVID test uh kits for your household. All right. And um it was mentioned earlier in the conversation, the meeting, that uh this past Friday, we had a first groundbreaking for Bridges Jodico with the Sterling group. [1:39:37, 1:39:57]: uh$50 million project or gentle at the bridges and we're talking about one and two and three bedroom apartments high-end apartments luxury apartments there with uh several thousand feet of uh retail space on the first floor and uh retail shops coffee shops hair salons uh insurance agencies things of that nature this [1:39:57, 1:40:17]: This is just the beginning, folks, of uh what's going to go on in Bridge of Jodico for the next three years or so before we finally built it out. And so otherwise, look forward to walkable paths, walkable community, 10-foot paths, a high-end restaurant, hotel, shops, you know, thing, all types of things, homes, single-family homes with attached. [1:40:16, 1:40:31]: and detached garages is coming. This is just the first thing. So it's going to be a lot of um groundbreakers in the next couple few years here. And we got finally got this started. So it's a great thing in this aspect as well. Look forward to uh future development. [1:40:31, 1:40:36]: on the south side and in stop region in Henry County is coming. It is here actually. Now coming is already here. [1:40:37, 1:40:44]: On that note, the downtown development authority meeting meets uh 6 p.m. by way of Zoom Tuesday of each month. [1:40:45, 1:41:05]: The planning commission meeting is the fourth Thursday, 6:30 by way of Zoom. Next meeting is on the 24th of March. City City Council work uh session meeting is the last Tuesday of each month. By way of Zoom, it's on the 29th of March. Main Street Advisory Board meeting is the second Friday of each month, 9 a.m. by way of Zoom, and that [1:41:05, 1:41:25]: Next meeting is April 8th. Our next city council meeting is the second Monday of each month. By way of Zoom, it's April 11th. The new council meeting is actually going to be 5:30 on the second Wednesday of each month in the Levi meeting room and right here in City Hall. And that meeting is actually April 13th. [1:41:25, 1:41:45]: The U Council Advisory Committee meeting is 6 30, third Tuesday of each month. And the Patrick Henry meeting room, the City Hall, April 19th is that date. The U Council is hosting a second annual March Madness event Saturday, March 19th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And that's JP Moseley Event Center. [1:41:45, 1:41:59]: JP Moseley Recreational Center, 5883 Highway 155 North to Stockbridge, 30281. And then if you want to contact the staff liaison for the U Council, that's Randy Rainey. [1:41:59, 1:42:03]: It's seven seven zero three eight nine seven hundred. [1:42:03, 1:42:06]: Extension two sixty-four for more information. [1:42:07, 1:42:11]: And I has here joined uh Councilman Alexander for beautification day. You have a date for that, sir? [1:42:13, 1:42:18]: Yeah, it's actually gonna be this Saturday as well uh at nine o'clock. We'll get the information out. [1:42:19, 1:42:21]: Uh this Saturday at nine on Highway one thirty eight. [1:42:21, 1:42:41]: Okay, fantastic. And meet the mayor and voice your questions and concerns. And that'll be Monday, March 28th, at 10 a.m. to uh to twelve noon. And you can call Zenovia Pearson to schedule appointment. And that is 770-389-7900 extension two forty-eight uh to do that. Okay. [1:42:41, 1:42:50]: And on that note, uh yes, Mr. Alexander? Yes, I would like to also I wanna take this opportunity. This is Women's History Month. You gave out the proclamation. [1:42:51, 1:42:52]: Earlier [1:42:52, 1:43:06]: I certainly want to thank the women on the Women's History Month Committee uh for doing a phenomenal job. Mayor, thank you for attending Councilman uh Mayor Pro Tem. It was an event that was really on an on on just such another excellent level. [1:43:06, 1:43:10]: The honorees, the staff, Miss Holliday did her thing. [1:43:10, 1:43:12]: Uh on a committee. [1:43:13, 1:43:26]: and all of the ladies and everyone who attended, uh, it was just overjoyed with what we were able to produce. I certainly would like to uh we we're putting together a video that should air Thursday night. [1:43:26, 1:43:30]: Uh at seven o'clock on the city Facebook page for anybody that actually missed it. [1:43:31, 1:43:32]: Uh, you can see it. [1:43:32, 1:43:37]: You know, we did live streaming during the event, but you know, the live streaming sometimes can be a little [1:43:37, 1:43:48]: Iffy or so you'll be able to get to see a full production uh being put together and being re-aired uh on the city Facebook page uh Thursday night at seven o'clock. [1:43:48, 1:43:51]: Acknowledging all of these fantastic women who [1:43:51, 1:43:55]: were recognized and all the honorees and the committee members. [1:43:56, 1:43:57]: Uh as well. [1:43:57, 1:44:00]: Certainly if uh you're agreeable, May, we'd like to get [1:44:00, 1:44:03]: А копія проклямай форми. [1:44:03, 1:44:04]: Who [1:44:04, 1:44:06]: Uh served on the committee. [1:44:06, 1:44:10]: because uh it it'd be emblematic of the work that they put in as volunteers. [1:44:10, 1:44:12]: So thank you all to everyone. [1:44:12, 1:44:14]: The made out event. [1:44:14, 1:44:16]: But a memory remember that [1:44:16, 1:44:18]: Not anyone that attended. [1:44:18, 1:44:20]: We'll never forget. It was amazing. [1:44:20, 1:44:21]: Absolutely fantastic. [1:44:22, 1:44:31]: Fantastic. Okay. On that note, uh and we'll get those proclamations. Uh the the clerk took took note of that. She's gotta produce all those those proclamations there, but fantastic, we'll do that. [1:44:32, 1:44:33]: Uh Mr. Blount. [1:44:34, 1:44:39]: Yeah, just real real briefly, Mayor. Uh as you know, I'm I'm up here in DC and uh I just want to say that uh [1:44:40, 1:44:51]: Um Mayor Vincent uh Williams, they they had a we had a meeting all today and uh Pete Buddiget talked about funding that would be coming to cities pertaining to uh infrastructure. [1:44:51, 1:45:11]: uh and across the country. Uh we talked to uh Susan Rice and she uh talked about different fundings that uh rescue funding that we can do even in the midst of stuff that's going on now. Even uh President Biden spoke to us today and talked about uh some bills that he's hoping to pass to uh increase funding with uh and they're gonna open try to open up some uh [1:45:11, 1:45:30]: uh uh new funding that would also help those families that are still doing some suffering during the pandemic and doing uh that that offer didn't cover and expanding and opening up areas where those little loophole loopholes where people weren't able to get funding, they could get those fundings and and double down even uh in areas of uh [1:45:30, 1:45:36]: Just making that uh communities uh more vibrant. So uh some things I would share with you all when I get back. [1:45:37, 1:45:51]: Okay, so otherwise you're in DC with the National League of Cities, I'm assuming. Is that correct? Yeah. Yes. Fantastic. Fantastic. Okay, fantastic. On that note, Council, I need a motion to go in as yes. Can I ask Councilman Black, can you talk to them about the gas prices? [1:45:55, 1:45:57]: You see what they can do about these gas prices. [1:45:57, 1:46:01]: He he mentioned that I have to share that with you all. [1:46:02, 1:46:03]: Yeah, okay. [1:46:04, 1:46:14]: All right. All right, council. And we need a motion to go into executive session for legal and uh personnel and real estate issues. Okay. Mayor. So okay, is there a second? [1:46:14, 1:46:17]: Second. No missing plus second. All in favor, please indicate. [1:46:18, 1:46:31]: Okay. Thank you very much. Okay, I'll see you in about 10 minutes. So Miss Holiday, could you send everybody and the attorneys online a link to our executive session, please? Do about 10 minutes. Okay. See y'all shortly. Thank you. [1:46:32, 1:46:36]: Bond, you're thank you. Thank you, Ms. Bond. Appreciate it. Back to uh [1:46:38, 1:46:40]: Back to the website as well. Back to a f uh [1:46:43, 1:46:44]: To record everything. [1:46:45, 1:46:46]: And on a webinar. [1:46:51, 1:46:53]: Okay, Mr. Garner. [1:47:01, 1:47:03]: Okay, Facebook Live. There you go, sir. Thank you very much. [1:47:04, 1:47:05]: Therefore, Mr. [1:47:06, 1:47:13]: I I moved you in executive session. Uh one second, sir. We I we gotta have a quorum first, sir. See if we get a quorum first. Stand by. [1:47:21, 1:47:26]: I just need one more person to join us and one more council member. We'll have a call and we can do that. Go forward. [1:47:37, 1:47:43]: Okay, I think there we go. We knew we now what's happened to her? She disappeared. [1:47:50, 1:47:51]: Berry. [1:47:52, 1:47:54]: All right. [1:48:04, 1:48:06]: Okay, now. Okay. [1:48:07, 1:48:12]: Okay, fantastic. Here we go. All right. All right, Council. I need a motion to end the executive session, please. [1:48:12, 1:48:13]: Тому [1:48:13, 1:48:14]: There a second. [1:48:15, 1:48:19]: I second Miss Bar Miss Barber had her hand up. She seconded that all in favor, please indicate. [1:48:20, 1:48:21]: All right. [1:48:21, 1:48:25]: I need a motion to reconvene our council meeting, please. [1:48:26, 1:48:32]: Don't move. Okay, Miss uh Ms. Barby, you have the hand up again for a second. Okay. All in favor, please indicate. [1:48:32, 1:48:33]: All right. [1:48:33, 1:48:44]: Okay, great. That's four four votes each time. And there's nothing for us to report at the executive session at this time. So I have a motion. I need a motion to adjourn our meeting, please. [1:48:44, 1:48:47]: Uh never uh got Mr. Alexander, second. [1:48:48, 1:48:49]: Circuit. [1:48:49, 1:48:52]: Okay, Mayor Putem, second that all in favor, please indicate. [1:48:52, 1:48:53]: Uh [1:48:53, 1:48:57]: Okay. Okay. I'll got four votes, positive votes. Good night, everybody. Have a good evening.