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--- title: March 26 2019 Work Session Meeting date: 2019-03-26 source: 2019-03-26_March_26_2019_Work_Session_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:05]: twenty six and I have roughly six o'clock at this point. I'm gonna call the meeting order. [0:00:05, 0:00:06]: All right, invocation. [0:00:07, 0:00:09]: And I'm gonna tell you what, Pastor Green, would you come up and give us [0:00:09, 0:00:16]: I thought we've already done it because we're going to do that. No, we're starting the next meeting, sir. I move right on. Okay, gotcha. All right. Pastor Green, could you come up here and give us an invitation, please? [0:00:18, 0:00:18]: Mm. [0:00:27, 0:00:30]: Oh wow, that uh Yes, yes, new and approved. [0:00:32, 0:00:33]: Good afternoon. [0:00:39, 0:00:40]: Good. [0:00:42, 0:01:02]: Go ahead, please. Go ahead. Go ahead. Let us pray. Most wise God, we just come before you today to say thank you. We thank you, Lord, for blessing us with a brand new day. A day that only you could give us and the only day that we would have because of your love and your mercy. God, we just bless you for who you are. We know that you're an all-wise God and you're so good to us. [0:01:02, 0:01:21]: of God that we tend to forget just how good you are. And Lord, as we assemble today for this very important work session meeting, I pray that you will be in every thought, in every act, and that everything would be for the good of the citizens of Stock Bridge, Georgia. Lord, we just bless your name, we magnify your name, and we glorify your name. [0:01:21, 0:01:25]: It is in the master's name of Jesus the Christ as protection. [0:01:28, 0:01:44]: Amen. Okay. Invocation? In two republic with a stand, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for [0:01:48, 0:01:50]: Okay, you need a roll call, please. [0:01:53, 0:02:02]: Councilman Thomas. Present. Mayor Pro Tem Blount. Present. Mayor Ford. Present. Councilwoman Gantt. Present. Councilman Alexander. Present. Councilwoman Robinson. [0:02:04, 0:02:13]: Let the record reflect Councilwoman Robinson is not in attendance. Mayor Ford, you have a quorum. Thank you. Um Council, I need a motion to adopt the agenda. [0:02:14, 0:02:23]: So moved. Uh before you second that, I believe there was an item that we want to recommend to take off. Is that correct? [0:02:23, 0:02:25]: Removal item eight. [0:02:26, 0:02:27]: Okay. [0:02:27, 0:02:30]: That's council consideration in reference to relationship for the SAB. [0:02:31, 0:02:32]: Yes. Mayor. Yes, Mayor. [0:02:33, 0:02:49]: I'd like to make a motion to um I would like to rescind my motion and I'd like to make a motion um to amend the agenda to um take off item number eight for discussion. Is there a second? Second. Is there a discussion? [0:02:50, 0:02:51]: All in favor of the motion please indicate. [0:02:52, 0:02:53]: Thank you. [0:02:53, 0:03:13]: Okay, what you have before you council to review the minutes for the following meetings. Uh uh February second, two thousand nineteen, and February twenty-sixth, two thousand nineteen, the twenty-eighth of two thousand nineteen, and march first, two thousand nineteen. Obviously our next council meeting we'll be able to approve those minutes. I don't know if you had a chance to thoroughly read them. If you have any questions or concerns [0:03:13, 0:03:28]: About those minutes and any adjustments. If not, we will move on to any public comments. There are no public comments. No public comments. Okay. So on that uh we have a presentation and I don't see the individual [0:03:28, 0:03:31]: That is oh yeah, she just walked in. [0:03:32, 0:03:33]: Yeah, she did. [0:03:33, 0:03:45]: Master Sardin retired Sandra Brown Lee. Ma'am, you are up. You walked through the door at the same time. I do make Mr. Mayor if I may with the introduction. She's actually next on the agenda. [0:03:46, 0:03:49]: Yeah, you're actually next. You're actually next. [0:03:52, 0:03:54]: Good evening. Your your name, please? [0:03:56, 0:03:56]: Okay. [0:04:02, 0:04:03]: Uh huh. [0:04:05, 0:04:07]: Yes. [0:04:08, 0:04:15]: Okay. Well Mr Mayor, if I may, while she's catching her breath, if you don't mind, um I had asked [0:04:17, 0:04:37]: Uh sir go right here please. Mrs. Brownlee. I just want to give a little background. So go right go right doing that. Go right ahead, sir. Okay. Uh I just want to let everyone know that uh a few months ago, uh myself, the mayor, and Mr. Clark visited Mrs. Brownley in Griffith. [0:04:37, 0:04:57]: And we had the opportunity to actually see the service program there in Griffin Wade Point. Mrs. Brownlee is a retired Master Sergeant. She is the CEO of Discovering Soldiers Potential 2. [0:04:57, 0:05:17]: And I was so impressed with the presentation, I asked if she would come to share that with us. I had asked some veterans to actually come out. I only see one in the background, so it's originally some. [0:05:17, 0:05:37]: I had also arranged and I I I called Mrs. Brownley and asked her if she had the time to do it. Um I had asked if she would be available to take a step over uh in the next room to be able to do a QA with some of the vets. Uh Mrs. Brownley, I don't know. [0:05:37, 0:05:57]: They may come in later. So I don't know if that is gonna happen, but I will let everyone know that you did agree uh to do that. And we had vets here that wanted to ask questions because during this process here, um we [0:05:56, 0:06:16]: you know, questions are not allowed other than from the city council. And so if the thing come in, it does some bets to come in uh within a time frame, then we have an a joining room here and uh someone would direct you and those bets over and uh you be able to do that. So without [0:06:16, 0:06:36]: Without any further ado, ladies and gentlemen, uh Master Sergeant Sandra Brown Lee. Thank you. So good evening. Good evening to you. Um, first of all, let me just say thank you for inviting me out to speak about what we do in Spalding County and other communities, helping our veterans. I am a proud veteran myself, I did serve. [0:06:36, 0:06:56]: For 27 years, so I'm very proud of that accomplishment. Um, as I spoke with the good folks who came down, I explained to them that upon retiring from the military, the one thing that I noticed that was a huge disparity and really disheartening for me was the number of veterans that I saw with signs on the [0:06:56, 0:07:16]: Corner saying or work for food or I'm a veteran and I'm homeless. And I thought that was a travesty that you could use the word veteran and homeless in the same sentence. It just doesn't make sense to me. Um, so me being a retired veteran myself, and contrary to what people think, it is not easier if you retire. It's no more easier than [0:07:16, 0:07:36]: If you didn't, because you have to learn this entire world all over again based on what you've been trained to do for so many years, especially someone like me who did 27 years. So I left my mom's apron string and then went to the military, and then I came back and the streak was gone, so I gotta figure that thing out for myself. Um, so when I did retire. [0:07:36, 0:07:39]: Yeah, I I because of that reason [0:07:40, 0:07:58]: And also just understanding how this world works and how this community works versus the military world, it's a huge change for someone who has been and I won't use this word loosely, but I will use this program to do a certain thing. And that's what soldiers are doing. We're trained to do a certain thing to just protect this country. Um [0:07:59, 0:08:19]: But the goal is to come back home and see where you left off once you've done that. And that's where the hard part takes in. And so in the course of that time frame of being for retired for about two or three years, I realize that even if you're retired, finding assistance services and just someone who can relate to you is very difficult to do and understand where you're coming from. [0:08:19, 0:08:36]: So I started this nonprofit organization called Discovering Soldier's Potential Too. Because as I explained to the gentleman who came down, when we serve as we're serving on active duty, every individual who serves in the military understands what their mission is while they're serving on active duty. [0:08:36, 0:08:56]: The problem comes is that once you're done, what do you do with yourself now in the new community that you're in? Even though it's your hometown and it's your family and all of that, and everybody's back to see you because we get all the parades and thank you for your service and flags as we get off the plane. But about three days later, sort of like bad fish, you know, folks are saying, okay, what are you gonna do now? [0:08:56, 0:09:15]: You can't sit around my house all day and ponder life. So under discovering soldiers potential too, what I realized was there was a lack of resources or good resources available for us to figure out what we're supposed to do. And I'm not saying they aren't good resources, but oftentimes they're all over the place. You don't know where to go. [0:09:15, 0:09:20]: So I started creating these Waypoint Veterans Service Centers within the [0:09:21, 0:09:25]: rural community areas because believe it or not [0:09:27, 0:09:30]: The VA only covers metro areas in any state that they're in. [0:09:31, 0:09:36]: And so that leaves the rural community sort of out there trying to get to the VA's location. [0:09:36, 0:09:56]: But what people don't understand is 80% of our veterans who serve come from rural community areas. I.e., I'm one of them. I'm from a little town called LaGrange, Georgia. I would have loved to go back home with my mom and my dad and talk about all my stuff, but if there are no services available to assist me, then start to stay there. So I had to move closer to the city to get those services. [0:09:56, 0:10:16]: But like in any of these Waypoint Veterans Service Centers, we afford a veteran to come in and it's sort of a one-stop shop experience. So when you come there, depending on your need, is what we address. So we are a researcher plus resource center. So I'm very happy to say that because we have great folks who volunteer. [0:10:16, 0:10:36]: their time to come to these centers and assist us with helping veterans understand what their purpose is in the community that they're living in now. And that includes VA benefits of excuse me about a slight dry. Uh there's uh there's water. I'll pay you enough. [0:10:36, 0:10:38]: [640.4, 660.4]: This is Cassandra, my general manager. We have been running all day. It's been so busy. It really has. One displaced female in another counties, I need help. One that walked in the door. This has been a long, a long day. But under Waypoint Veteran Services, the purpose is to allow a place where veterans can come and get multiple services to take care of it. [0:11:00, 0:11:20]: At one time versus having to go all over creation. So in this service center, we have, and our very first one that we opened in Griffin, Georgia in 2016, July. In that service center, we have multiple services, including claims and benefits, uh housing, emergency funding, Social Security. [0:11:21, 0:11:22]: I could go on all day. [0:11:23, 0:11:27]: But the way that we service if you walk in the door and you have an issue, that's how we service you. [0:11:28, 0:11:33]: So doing a brochure would be a viewpoint. I do have business cards, I don't do many brochures. [0:11:33, 0:11:53]: Tell us uh tell you all that we do. The greatest part about this is that it was a need because I found this from my first center that I opened in Griffin, Georgia, at that time frame of two and a half years we've been open, we've seen over 9,000 ventures in that center. We processed over 4,000 ventures, claimed through benefits. Yes indeed. I'm so excited about. [0:11:53, 0:12:13]: that far because we've gotten over 2,000 claims of benefits back with positive results. And every day it's it's the process that we do and it's the people that come in and really want to do it that makes it successful. But between that and putting 23 veterans in housing, getting about oh God only knows over 50 in the last two years jobs. So all of [0:12:13, 0:12:33]: All those services that we supply to our veterans are services that are beneficial to help them become, I don't know, more beneficial to the community that they live in versus having to ask for handouts. We're a very prideful people, the military, so it's very difficult for us to go and ask you for something. But if you tell me where I can go to make my own, then I could. [0:12:33, 0:12:37]: I feel that would be more in touch with my own being, my own self work. So [0:12:38, 0:12:58]: That's what we do at Wadeport Venture Service, and I know that was really fast. Um, I don't know how to explain it more than I I do both keep asking requests that you and I tell you what we do versus what we do as a service center. But we have been very fortunate with all of our doing to now have opened up a new center in La Grange George in my hometown, which I'm very excited about. [0:12:58, 0:13:18]: Doing some great things down there with supportive housing. And we also have a location in Macon, Georgia. U of S has to come, so has Clayton County and so has Fort Valley. So there's three other potential places that we can open up service centers that are very beneficial to our veterans. And we don't just service folks in this community, believe it or not, we service veterans from all over the world. [0:13:18, 0:13:38]: both active duty and retired and those who have left the service. So the name is out there for what we do and I think it's because we're probably taking KKR. So we're very, very proud of what we do. I'm very happy about that. It is a all volunteer force. It is a nonprofit organization. So none of the folks who work in Energy Centers paid for their services. [0:13:38, 0:13:45]: I don't get paid for my services. It's the right thing to do. We do live off donations and gifts and time, and we've been very [0:13:54, 0:14:12]: Thank you. Thank you for the presentation. Yes, sir. Go right here to the question. Uh Mrs. Brownlee, I really appreciate you coming. Uh as I stated earlier, um I was personally impressed with your presentation. And I saw it. I saw the volunteers. I saw the facility and uh Mayor Ford and I sort of talked about um [0:14:13, 0:14:15]: The house, the prison. [0:14:15, 0:14:18]: The jail and we went upstairs and we saw [0:14:19, 0:14:20]: Uh the hang in [0:14:21, 0:14:31]: Gallow, if that's what you call it. But I was so impressed with the program and and one thing I wanted to do and I know I'm non vet, uh the mayor is a retired colonel. [0:14:31, 0:14:35]: I don't know where the gap is. I know there's a facility uh in McDonough. [0:14:35, 0:14:38]: There's some services here in the city of Stark Grid. [0:14:38, 0:14:40]: But what I wanted to do was to [0:14:41, 0:14:42]: Identified a gap. [0:14:42, 0:15:02]: And to see if we could bring something here. And that was one of the reasons why I I reached out to uh some vets and uh Mr. Clark, who was with us, is a vet and I spoke with him and I thought he would be here. But I do know we have Mr. Tyrone Anderson back there who is a vet. But I just wanna thank you for coming and uh your uh [0:15:02, 0:15:22]: Executive director. Just wanna thank you all for coming. It is a great program and whether we get some traction today, uh I'm committed to trying to see what we can do here in the city of Stockbridge to provide those services uh for vets. And and we have quite a few and even today, this morning, um [0:15:22, 0:15:42]: I'm on a uh planning committee for the Memorial March. And so uh there are a number of vets here in the city of Stockbridge, and I'm sure they need services. And I know they run all the way up to Claremont. Um So just with that being said, that's that's my goal, is to see what we can do here in the city of [0:15:42, 0:16:02]: Stockbridge and I'm sure I'll be calling on you again, um, you know, just for that, for your expertise. But I feel that I so I did a little research on stockbridge, which is what I always do before I go into any community to determine if it's a need there or not. And I did a census on stock bridge and by census you have about fourteen thousand. [0:16:02, 0:16:18]: veterans who are census, but that's uh those who are enrolled in the VA who live here and those who are of course count every year. That excludes the number of veterans that you have that are considered displaced or homeless. And then also the number that that I in the sense that are counting, some of those are people who [0:16:18, 0:16:21]: That's that they're probably addressed they're probably living with someone else. [0:16:22, 0:16:42]: So I do know that I do know also that Stockbridge is considered sort of a welcome center per se. So I know that a lot of pumpers people leave the city during the day and come to this area because we have lots of like free stuff, just like Spaulding County does, and then the other day they go back. But I will tell you that weight wanted [0:16:42, 0:16:43]: [1003.8, 1023.8]: benefit to Spalding County because we're the veterans that come in in that way because they do it every single day because as many freebies you have to offer. Then we've been able to cut that number down drastically just from getting them in and getting assistance and getting them services and getting their benefits started. So because of that, we have averaged about 47,000 [0:17:03, 0:17:10]: That we brought back into the city of Spaulding or the city of River Spaulding County based on the services that we're providing to them. [0:17:11, 0:17:31]: Good deal. I truly appreciate your your your presentation and of course the briefing that we had uh with you a couple months or so ago. Look forward to a bright future and the fact that hopefully we can work out some i issues and assist you in maybe bringing your services to the area, because there are a lot of veterans here without a doubt that uh can utilize the services as a po and they don't have a way to get to to cater or things of that nature. [0:17:31, 0:17:38]: So look forward to to try to work through some things to help out as best as possible. Any other comments from the council at all? [0:17:39, 0:17:49]: I just want to say thank you for coming. Thank you. Well thank you thank you for meeting right. No, no, you're quite right. Could you share with with us um [0:17:50, 0:18:10]: The funding so you you touched on it briefly. Uh it was amazing how just looking at that facility and the services, it was amazing how you could do that with a non-paid staff. Could you just share some of that with us, how you get that done? So how do we even get them to do it? That's the first thing you have to do. [0:18:10, 0:18:11]: [1091.8, 1111.8]: But I think it's like it's community effort number one. So as always, I come to a community, I always want to speak with the s the leaders of the community, for in businesses for instance. And so from there the community felt that it was a need in Spawdy County area because of a lot of the ventures that they had living there, those were coming in and out, and the homeless ones. [0:18:31, 0:18:51]: That live around the city. And because of that, the community actually gave us the building that we're living in. So because we were a non-governmental agency, we are a nonprofit. One of the governmental agencies leased a place for us, which is the Old County Jail, which is actually the most historical building in the town. Pretty cool, built by Doc Holliday. [0:18:51, 0:19:11]: And his dad. I thought that was pretty cool. They had to see the O jail and all. And uh so we paid one dollar a month for rent there. And then from there we just started, first of all, touch basing with all the military organizations of the community to explain what we were doing. And a lot of them are retirees. And plus, like I said, of twenty seven, you know a few folks. [0:19:11, 0:19:31]: To call in some of those favors from folks you helped out along the way, they were willing to come in and say, Hey, okay, I'll give an hour here, and I'll give two days here, I'll give a day here. But because of those people who come to volunteer even minimal time, we're able to now open five days a week in every center that we have because of the number of people who volunteer. [0:19:31, 0:19:51]: So even one hour volunteer fills in a gap so that we actually have a place open full time five days a week because of that. And then gifts and kinds, donations. We actually went up to Maryland to one of the military bases up there and received furniture for the space that was donated to us. We had to drive and go get it. But we found someone with 18 wheels. [0:19:51, 0:19:55]: Yeah. [0:19:55, 0:20:15]: We have a gentleman who every quarter brings us four cases of water and chips that we give out to the veterans that come in. So everything you see in that scene, if you ever take a visit, we're donators of gifts and kinds between the veterans who come there and actual folks who live in the community. So even the decorations, so we sort of it's not a [0:20:15, 0:20:35]: But we try to make it as homey as possible, I can say. So we have lots of memorabilia everywhere. So the vets love that. We have uniforms of vets who worn these uniforms that we have put on mannequins that we display in the center, which is great for them because it's surprising. So because of that, we're able to function and have a full-fledged center and do great things for them. [0:20:35, 0:20:55]: folks and we don't have to pay very much. We do have a local church that pays our utility bills every month, and we have another church that pays our water bills. So those kind of things help us so any money that we get into the system goes back to another vet. And another way that we get reimbursement is whatever vet we assist with their claims and benefits, if they get [0:20:55, 0:21:15]: awarded they have to pay it forward. So they have decide to pay it forward for them on their application that says if I get even if I don't give if you assist me I will pay it forward in some kind of way either volunteering time, putting a dollar in the donation box or just come in and bring a case of water or whatever we need to in order to take care of. [0:21:14, 0:21:15]: Foxes with [0:21:16, 0:21:36]: Thank you. Thank you. That's awesome. Thank you. Thank you. That's really good. Any other questions for at all? Okay. Thank you, ma'am. You have any information you can leave us? It's in the book. It's in the book? Yeah, yeah. And in in the booklet there's um a whole brochure about waypoint. Yes. Thank you. [0:21:36, 0:21:37]: Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. [0:21:39, 0:21:53]: Mayor. Yes, yes, Mayor. For the record, Councilwoman Robinson has joined the meeting. Yes. Okay, great. Full compliment tonight. Old business. Council consideration and approved facilities uses uh uses policy presented by Mr. Williams, please. [0:22:00, 0:22:12]: And um uh what I think we have in front of the is a third option way when we see policy. [0:22:26, 0:22:31]: Um but the policy, let me just simplify um as much as possible. [0:22:32, 0:22:35]: Um in part two. [0:22:35, 0:22:55]: Council members will be able to even use uh the Merl Manders Conference Center for a council initiative once each year on a weekend, that's Friday through Sunday. And then with the approval of council, um, we could use the Merl Manders or Ted Strickland um for additional council initiatives Monday approved. [0:22:55, 0:23:01]: Thursday and as it's currently written, that could be uploaded and the approval of the governing body. [0:23:01, 0:23:12]: Um but one thing it does suggest is that a council initiative could not include a partner in the organization. It would have to be specifically your council initiative and this is meant. [0:23:12, 0:23:32]: get out of you know organizations wanting to come um get the use of the facilities for free um by you know parkering with with the city so this would be purely for council initiatives for city business um part three provides [0:23:32, 0:23:52]: Uh employee discount, the number that's plugged in is 25%. I think at one point it was discussed, it could be as high as 50%. But this would apply to all employees, and since council members are technically employed, it would be applied to you all as well. [0:23:52, 0:24:12]: A 20% discount for all nonprofit organizations. The um there's a previous version that would have allowed the staff to develop rates for competitive rates to be competitive with other facilities. [0:24:12, 0:24:32]: And to establish a discount that would be subject for a discount for nonprofits that would be subject to approval of the mayor council. But in discussions with staff, I think they wanted just an easier straight line discount for nonprofits that you all approved so that there would be no kind of room for negotiation. [0:24:32, 0:24:40]: So that's it in a in a nutshell. Um I welcome your input. Um [0:24:40, 0:24:44]: This is ready to be adopted but make changes now at this time. [0:24:45, 0:25:05]: May Mayor. Yes, go right, please. Thank you, ma'am Attorney Williams. Uh one of the things that we discussed at the Kennesaw retreat was a use facility for the purpose of we're seeing an increase, even myself, of where organizations would ask us to [0:25:05, 0:25:25]: partner or do something with us in order so that basically so you don't have to pay for the building. And what we're trying to do is eliminate there's a lot of usage if you look into our budget right now and the expenditures of Merrmanders, there's a lot of usage um [0:25:25, 0:25:30]: of Merrmanders. I I would also like to mention [0:25:30, 0:25:31]: That [0:25:31, 0:25:33]: In the number two section. [0:25:34, 0:25:35]: It actually was one [0:25:36, 0:25:36]: Um [0:25:37, 0:25:39]: One weekend from Merrymanders? [0:25:39, 0:25:59]: And my suggestion would be one weekend for Mermanders and one day out of the week for Merrill Manders, so that we're it's two events period for the council member. And that's more of the concern of the Merrill Manders Conference Center. Um [0:25:59, 0:26:19]: And so in regards to nonprofit organizations, I don't know if that 20% is what they do right now. I don't know if you got that number. That's what they do. Then then so be it. Um if they prefer to have one flat fee. I think that across the board, um, the Moral Manders, although it's an events facility. [0:26:19, 0:26:26]: that the city us utilizes for our events. We also have to be mindful [0:26:27, 0:26:28]: That each year [0:26:28, 0:26:38]: we're gradually increasing in the red. And so we we need to put a cap on um and consider w what exactly does that look like. [0:26:45, 0:26:55]: once each year on a weekend, once each year on a weekday, that's Monday through Thursday. And then for the TED strike limit, then you would be entitled to use that. [0:26:56, 0:27:01]: Correct. Mayor. [0:27:01, 0:27:04]: Is that different from what's on here? What did you just say? I'm sorry. [0:27:05, 0:27:25]: No, that's what I he's disinterpreted it. So so what she is suggesting is we change this so that the the that council members for council initiatives would be able to use the Merl Manager Conference Center once each year on a weekend Monday through Friday and once each year on a weekday Monday through [0:27:25, 0:27:35]: through Thursday and then the the the second sentence would s would then read with the approval of the city council the Ted Strickland Center would use [0:27:36, 0:27:42]: And this is not new. This is something that we pretty much we ended our discussion in Kennesaw with this [0:27:43, 0:28:03]: Conclusion almost. It was just a matter of putting it in writing and eliminating some of the wordiness of it. So Councilman Robinson, please um thank you, Mayor. Um we did discuss it in Kennesaw because it was brought forth by certain um council members out of concern. Um certain certain parts [0:28:03, 0:28:23]: Of this, I'm not in agreement with, but of course, I'm the minority when it comes to the vote. Um, but I would like to say we keep throwing out um a lot of numbers saying we in the red. I have yet to really see data um from the Merrill Manders um when people are renting. Is that something that we can receive um from? [0:28:23, 0:28:43]: from that department, um the usage, who's you who's using it, um, when it's being used. Um I have yet to see any of that, how much people are paying for it if they are using it. Um maybe you know other council have, but I have yet um to see any data. And so I would suggest that if [0:28:43, 0:28:58]: we're going to um be saying we're in the red, then all of us should be aware of how we're in the w red, um, because there may be additional changes that we may need to do to look at. So I would definitely like to see the data um from the that department. [0:29:22, 0:29:36]: Well, it wasn't just the numbers is what I was just requesting. I was requesting who was using it, all of that, itemized, how what they were paying. Um, that's the data, detailed information that I'm asking, um, if you don't mind. [0:29:40, 0:29:42]: Go right in, please. [0:29:42, 0:30:00]: Uh I've looked at these options myself, uh as well, and I look at this particular option right here. And um it has always been my position that the citizen should come first. None of these options have it where the citizen it's a conference center. [0:30:00, 0:30:20]: It is if we ever gonna get out the red, why isn't the priority to have citizen events that are paid for uh by those uh hosting the issue? I on the previous two options that was down at like number six, where citizens would come in and they would pay. [0:30:20, 0:30:40]: Uh to me we should schedule around what they're doing. That's correct. They shouldn't schedule around what we're doing. That's correct. So the I don't see that reflected in this document or the previous two because the the other one I think option two had it down at like number six or something like that. [0:30:40, 0:31:00]: I want to see that be the priority and then we fill in around when those events are scheduled. Mayor, if I may. Go right at the time. And Mr. Williams can we we had a dialogue on this? The priority use was completely eliminated because it was confusing. This this is just basically [0:31:00, 0:31:20]: A policy on the use for mayor and council in the city and the way we operate with nonprofit organizations. Paying customers come first. Wow. And everybody else falls in wherever there's a space available. I think we took out the pecking order because it was confusing. It didn't make any sense. [0:31:20, 0:31:37]: to have a pecking order on who gets a priority when paying customers, they just come first. And if they have a an event and they've paid, then they come first. This is just a policy for our use purposes when the moramanders is available. [0:31:37, 0:31:47]: Right. I I hear what you're saying. I just how it is, I like to see this document or whatever document we adopt. [0:31:47, 0:31:53]: have that in writing that these events, citizen events come first. [0:31:54, 0:31:55]: Yeah, go right, please. [0:31:56, 0:32:00]: Um I d I do concur with you, um, Councilman Alexander [0:32:01, 0:32:05]: But when we talk about policies for us, and I I think I'm kind of reiterating [0:32:06, 0:32:10]: These policy doesn't knock a citizens off the calendar. [0:32:10, 0:32:18]: So if a citizen has a date that we're trying to get, then we just don't get the date. That's always been like that. I don't this doesn't change that process. [0:32:18, 0:32:21]: Uh to to put it in there just be a [0:32:21, 0:32:35]: uh just be verbiage that's we're already operating under. We don't we don't knock anybody. If somebody got it on the tenth and we want it on the tenth, it's just not available for us. That's that's not a that's just protocol right now for for what how we operate. [0:32:36, 0:32:53]: On that note, let me just ask say this. Uh say for instance uh a council initiative uh that wants to use the moral manners, you set a date for something and all of a sudden a citizen wants that particular date maybe a a month out and it's already been programmed. [0:32:53, 0:32:59]: And is is the citizen still coming first or are we gonna stay with that particular date? Is that how we how we wanna handle that type of situation? [0:33:01, 0:33:02]: Okay. [0:33:09, 0:33:29]: Is it's getting funds for an event and you know, a month out or two weeks out, a paying client wants to use it, can't unwind that. Okay. All right. Just just wanna ask bring it up. Just want to ask the question. Any other questions from the council? No, Mayor I would like to go ahead, please. I would like to make a motion. Oh sorry, go ahead. [0:33:29, 0:33:49]: The uh city clerk asked the question and and this is a decision to draw already. So the employee discount of twenty-five percent, as it's written, it's unlimited. So we want it to be a one-time discount, one event a year or something like that, or we can make that change. One per one time per year. One time per year, I was my reason. [0:33:49, 0:33:56]: [2037.2, 2040.7]: One one percent one percent. [0:34:04, 0:34:10]: with with with those changes and I can summarize them and and state a motion if [0:34:11, 0:34:13]: Fire. Thank you. Um so [0:34:13, 0:34:33]: So i this that number should not be unlimited. What do you think? You should not be able to use Ted Strickland unlimited. I'm sorry. Yeah, we said one time per year. Okay, so you just changed it to a one time per year. Okay. All right. Yeah. Go go right, sir. Go ahead. [0:34:35, 0:34:55]: To adopt or approve the option three policy with the following changes. The first change would be that each council member would be permitted to use a bromander center once per year on a weekend, Friday through Sunday, and once per year on a weekday. [0:34:55, 0:35:08]: Monday through Thursday. And then with the approval of the City Council, the second change will be agreed with the approval of the city council, the Ted Strickland Center may be used for additional council initiatives Monday through Thursday. [0:35:09, 0:35:19]: The third change would provide that city employees shall be entitled once per year to receive an employee discount of twenty-five percent for the use of any city. [0:35:20, 0:35:22]: Okay. Yes, I have a question. [0:35:23, 0:35:27]: Well it hasn't been motion hasn't been accepted just yet. Has that motion been accepted? [0:35:28, 0:35:48]: I'm moved. Okay, has it been seconded? Okay, there you have now discussion. Go right ahead. Now I'm gonna go back to my point, which was the citizens come first. Now, in my estimation, let's say like we do a s a calendar a year ahead of time. So uh to me there should be a window. [0:35:48, 0:36:08]: Right? Let's say we have a council initiative set up on a particular date, right? And then someone says they want to hold a wedding on that particular day. Within 90 days ahead of time, or 60 days ahead of time, where we start advertising it or putting the event. [0:36:08, 0:36:12]: out there, that citizens should be able to bump that event. [0:36:12, 0:36:32]: This that of that we're truly putting the citizens first because we're scheduling events uh in December and they're they're throughout the year and somebody wants to have a wedding on that date, and that's a three or four thousand dollars, three thousand dollar payday that we're giving up. Now we wouldn't want to give up the event. [0:36:32, 0:36:52]: At the very last minute, somebody says, okay, we've already started advertising. So a 60 or 90 day window, well, those events could actually be bumped. Uh but I say that because you cannot say that you're putting the citizens first if you're take you got prime time, they they can't even they have [0:36:52, 0:37:10]: even scheduled events yet. You're scheduling the events. You've taken up the time a year ahead of time. And then they're coming back saying, Oh, I want to have a wedding in the summertime or I want to have wedding in August or but that time is already taken uh from them. So I don't know if if [0:37:11, 0:37:19]: We're saying one thing that we're putting the citizens first, but that's not the practice if we take up the best dates. [0:37:20, 0:37:28]: Uh a year out. They're already boxed out. So there's blackout window already into effect before the public even receives this. [0:37:30, 0:37:39]: All right, so otherwise it uh that's kinda was kinda in a sense what I was talking about earlier, but I didn't put a of time frame on it. I said only a month or two weeks out. But if you if you're looking at uh [0:37:40, 0:37:49]: uh something like ninety days or sixty days, obviously it looks seems like that would have to be added in or it'd have to be retaken in on the motion or something like that if we if we want to go down that road. [0:37:49, 0:38:03]: Um but anyway. Ma'am Yes, yes, ma'am. I think that that complicates things a lot. I think that us planning ahead of time whether we put something on the calendar is first come, first serve. And we've been acting in that manner. [0:38:03, 0:38:23]: Already. We we've been doing that from day one. We've always planned you you put something on the schedule and if a paying customer wanted to come in and it that day is booked, then it's booked um already, whether it's from the city reserving it or that person. I don't think that's not putting the citizens first. I'm pretty sure everyone [0:38:23, 0:38:43]: Understand that planning is everything, whether it's a year out, you're pre-planning, or even if you haven't put the advertisement out there, it would cause a lot of confusion and disarray. I think this method is it makes sense. [0:38:43, 0:38:57]: The purpose of this method and the purpose of this policy, we really have to focus on the purpose of the policy, and that is to get away from the constant asking of the use of the facility from outside organizations to partner with us. [0:38:57, 0:39:04]: in order to get discounts. And that's basically and and that we have one set standard. [0:39:04, 0:39:10]: that is in place for everybody, um, I think that I think it makes sense. [0:39:10, 0:39:13]: Okay. Any further comments? Yes sir. Go ahead, please. [0:39:14, 0:39:16]: Just the process of planning. [0:39:17, 0:39:19]: If anyone is planning a wedding [0:39:20, 0:39:22]: And they are looking for a facility. [0:39:22, 0:39:34]: They're gonna check the availability of that facility before they put anything in concrete as far as their plans. And it's with any facility. [0:39:35, 0:39:38]: Anyone that's planning anything, they're gonna always check. [0:39:38, 0:39:40]: the availability. [0:39:41, 0:39:41]: It just [0:39:43, 0:39:46]: It's just a no brainer. Thank you. Any further comments from the council? [0:39:46, 0:40:06]: Well I just yes if I could I would just simply say this is that um you know I said it from the beginning which is putting the citizens first. Now we can say that um you know we we we're putting them first but at the same time like I said with that without that bump out position [0:40:06, 0:40:26]: They're days that they're private deprived of that they cannot actually use at the top of the calendar. Now, I want to be I like uh the fact uh um of of what we're trying to do, but my priority is a little is is making sure that this facility makes [0:40:26, 0:40:46]: money. That's what my priority is. Because as we are subsidizing it at an extremely high level right now, if there's$4,000 available or$3,000 available and they give us a 90-day notice, that that that funding coming into the city coffers should [0:40:46, 0:40:55]: should be prioritized over any event because it's cutting the red out of this facility that we have now. [0:40:55, 0:40:57]: Uh good deal. Go ahead, sir. [0:40:57, 0:41:01]: I was gonna make a comment, but I just wanna say every [0:41:01, 0:41:05]: Council member up here, any event that we have, any initiative we have. [0:41:06, 0:41:07]: Is [0:41:08, 0:41:10]: It's providing something for the community. [0:41:11, 0:41:21]: So if we start setting a policy like that, then we can't as every event, even though it's a council initiative, it it's a city event, it's spent with taxpayers' monies. [0:41:22, 0:41:28]: So if we start to go down this road like that, then we're saying that we can't we can't reserve it for our Christmas special. [0:41:28, 0:41:36]: Because we do that a year in advance. If somebody wants for citizens wants it, then we need to cancel the Christmas uh gala. [0:41:36, 0:41:56]: We have to be careful and cautious, the policies we put in our mind, because that's across the board, because all of these initiatives, everything we do as a city is a city function by taxpayers' money. So if we have a policy in place that says if we have a place uh reserve that if a citizen wants it, they gets it, they get it, then we're being irresponsible. [0:41:56, 0:42:05]: for pro providing those extensions of things that can uh um be provided for our community, not only in our initiatives, but from the city. [0:42:06, 0:42:06]: So [0:42:07, 0:42:09]: When you ha any city you go to [0:42:10, 0:42:19]: That's like if we have a uh a sounds of summer and the citizen got the group that got together and say, I wanna have this, that's revenue for the city, so we cancel sounds of summer. [0:42:20, 0:42:39]: Scheduling scheduling and providing services and and and having services presented by the cities, that's just the way it is. If I can't get it on that day, then I move to another day. Rather, what happens if somebody a citizen's already rented that day? You're gonna do the exact same thing, change your day. [0:42:41, 0:42:42]: And that's just the way it is. [0:42:43, 0:42:50]: I'd like to respond to the no ac actually two times folks. You have not, sir. Go ahead. Okay. [0:42:50, 0:42:56]: One thing that this does, I know for an example, one of the initiative that I've had [0:42:57, 0:43:01]: It was the first time for a lot of citizens. [0:43:01, 0:43:03]: To even attend the mural. [0:43:03, 0:43:07]: And they said, Oh, this is a wonderful facility. [0:43:08, 0:43:11]: How can I rent this facility? It's PR. [0:43:11, 0:43:31]: And on that particular night, I know of five people that went to the staff and inquired about how they could rent it. So it also serves as PR, the initiative when you have folks coming to the Murray Manor for the first time. And you can pretty much say that for all of the initiatives that we have. [0:43:31, 0:43:44]: It's many of those folks first time coming. And and folks are coming from Clayton, Spaulding, from Atlanta, and they love that facility. And it's their first time. So it's also a PR mechanism. [0:43:45, 0:43:56]: Thank you, sir. Thank you. Okay. So limited amount of folks can talk on that so sends a two too limited time frame or two time speak. So on that note we have a motion on the floor. It's been seconded. All in favor of motion, please indicate. [0:43:58, 0:43:59]: Ring? All posed? [0:44:00, 0:44:01]: Two. All right, three, two it passes. [0:44:03, 0:44:05]: All right. Um [0:44:06, 0:44:19]: New business council consideration to partner with Friends House to allow for annual fundraiser Taste of Henry, April twelfth, twenty nineteen, Kay Anderson and uh Angela Beaver. [0:44:20, 0:44:21]: Okay, come f come forward, Miss Anderson. [0:44:26, 0:44:27]: Hello? [0:44:28, 0:44:29]: Okay. [0:44:29, 0:44:30]: Okay. [0:44:31, 0:44:33]: Evening to you two as well. [0:44:53, 0:44:55]: [2697.8, 2701.8]: It it probably got a little closer to Mike, maybe. [0:45:01, 0:45:03]: All right. Is it wrong? [0:45:03, 0:45:03]: Is it all? [0:45:04, 0:45:04]: Oh. [0:45:06, 0:45:26]: There we go. All right. Turn it on. Okay. All right. Um every year we host Taste of Henry. We partner with City of Stockbridge and Henry County or McDonough and Main Street, as well as Henry Chamber of Commerce with the Tourism Department in promoting this event. [0:45:26, 0:45:46]: This event raises much needed funds for the children's home there in McDonough. And so we appreciate the annual partnership that the City of Stockbridge, Stockbridge has given us. In partnership, what we do is we offer booth space for the Tasty Tuesdays food truck in Main Street that comes to the event. [0:45:46, 0:46:01]: And then uh and the city of Stockbridge puts out banners uh for us to help promote the event. So um so here we're just asking for that request again to be able to partner with you guys and have some banners put out and some promotional material. [0:46:02, 0:46:22]: Thank you. Appreciate it, Ms. Beaver. Any questions? Mayor Ford. Go right in, please. Mayor Ford, I move that we approve the Taster Henry partnership in order to put out banners um in return of being able to advertise and promote at their taste uh at their taste of Henry Henry with our food truck. Second. Okay. [0:46:22, 0:46:32]: Okay, any further discussion? Yes. Go right in. I want to ask the city manager and uh maybe the assistant city manager. We've been working on a project. [0:46:32, 0:46:35]: For quite some time now to get the city [0:46:36, 0:46:38]: Um branded. [0:46:39, 0:46:59]: banner displays put into place and um because we have those unattractive green uh holders that we have all over the city, yet we seem to be unable to put them in place. When will we have those in place? Will we have them in place for this [0:46:59, 0:47:03]: It's a nice sign to be able to go up in an appropriate fashion. [0:47:07, 0:47:21]: Thank you, uh Councilman. I think you're referring to um the uh stock bridge uh poles that we purchased. Um there was an issue with placing them in certain areas because we have to f have G DOT approval because it's on G DOT right away. [0:47:22, 0:47:42]: In fact, uh the public works director and I, um discious Aaron, discussed this uh in the last day or two about another location near the bridge that we could potentially put one of those there at that location as you come across on um Burke Street, using that one location. There's another location that we've identified as [0:47:42, 0:48:02]: That we would likely need to seek uh private property approval, which we I think we could probably get in another location. The issue is that those stanchions have to be actually placed into the ground, concreted into the ground with footers. And in order to do that on GDOT right-of-way, you have to receive their approval. [0:48:02, 0:48:02]: Approval. [0:48:03, 0:48:23]: We have been working on that for some time and I think we've made some progress. I don't know if Mike may be able to provide some additional insight, but we've identified a couple of other places that we can probably uh uh place those um polls uh aside from NGDOT right away. I'd like to hear from Mr. Williams on what where that stands at. [0:48:23, 0:48:43]: That that that's essentially correct. G DOT wanted to see um designs for the signs because you know one of the issues they had is that anything that's permanent in the right of way for safety reasons, they wanted, you know, there's stuff like breakaway signs and things like that. Um so those have been provided um uh [0:48:43, 0:48:50]: Uh and I don't know where they are in terms of how long they've been with G Dot, but we're awaiting time for G Dot to hear back. [0:48:51, 0:48:53]: So Miss Councilwoman, when do we receive these signs? [0:48:57, 0:48:58]: It's been months. [0:48:59, 0:49:05]: Well, the issue is this. If we put'em in those certain locations, if we put'em up in G dot right away. [0:49:06, 0:49:09]: They're subject to being removed, or they're subject to being a safety hazard. [0:49:10, 0:49:15]: Obviously we don't want to put the city in that type of predicament at those particular locations that were initially identified. [0:49:16, 0:49:20]: За меншен, викинля сам alternative locations to place those up. [0:49:20, 0:49:29]: That would be off of G DOT right away in order to get those up um in a timely fashion. When when can we have that? When when will that happen? [0:49:29, 0:49:32]: I'll give you re I'll be glad to give you a report at the next meeting. [0:49:33, 0:49:35]: If not if not before then. [0:49:36, 0:49:49]: All right. Any further questions? All right, uh we have a motion that's been seconded. All in favor of the motion please indicate. Okay, it's unanimous. Ms. Beaver, thank you very much. We're gonna partner with you once again. Thank you. We're excited about it. [0:49:49, 0:49:50]: Okay. [0:49:51, 0:49:53]: What we have next is comments. [0:49:53, 0:49:59]: uh staff and council when we have public comments from the citizens they get three minutes to comment. [0:49:59, 0:50:19]: And if they if we extend any time additional time, we at we at the we're asked for the council to grant additional time and typically do that. So this is what we need to do for our comments starting tonight. Everybody gets three minutes for our comments. If you have to have additional time, you're going to extend that additional time with a c with the confirmation from the council. All right? On that note, sir. Hold on a second. [0:50:19, 0:50:20]: Hold on a second. [0:50:21, 0:50:28]: Mm mr uh city manager go write it please. Um point of order. Okay, excuse me. Point of order, yes, go ahead. Okay, now [0:50:29, 0:50:49]: That's not the pol I'm sorry. What's the policy? That's not the policy. We don't have a policy on the police. I I wanna ask the attorney, is that appropriate to implement a policy on the fly? Is that okay? Is that I don't I don't see anything'cause I have longer than three minutes. I do because that is what has been customary. [0:50:48, 0:51:02]: The chair uh in his discretion can d make that determination. Y you're within your rights to appeal the ruling of the chair and it would take the majority of counsel to overrule the ruling of the chair. [0:51:04, 0:51:06]: I don't appeal to the rest of the council. [0:51:07, 0:51:16]: All right. You want to ask the rest of the country? Yeah, I wanna see what they think. Is that okay to just uh make up the rules as well, so be it. We'll start starting my immediate uh [0:51:16, 0:51:18]: Right. And you need to make a motion. [0:51:18, 0:51:38]: No, no, he's not a motion, it's discussion. I just want to discuss the motion uh the appeal. Well he's asking for appeal. Technically he's appealed the ruling of the chair, so it would be up to counsel to overturn the decision to limit it to three minutes. Right. So what I've mentioned is that we have uh make up comments just like our citizens. [0:51:38, 0:51:43]: which were no better than our citizens. I mean if we talk about citizens first they get three minutes to talk [0:51:43, 0:52:03]: And on and if they if we want them to go longer, the st the uh the uh the actual uh uh clerk would say they're passed the time and we were asked for additional time, we were granted this time if that's the case. So I'm asking that right now that we hear hear the same rule when we give our comments to the two that we stay within the three minute limit. Is that good with you? Uh I agree with the mayor. [0:52:03, 0:52:23]: Okay, good. Is that good with you? Is that good with you? That's fine I want to get rid of comments altogether, but that's fine with me. Okay, and obviously that's not good with you. Is that good with you? Okay, there we have it. So we g we we d no overruling in that aspect. So we're gonna have go with three minutes starting tonight, three minutes for comments. If we've got to go any longer than that to get approval from the council to go [0:52:23, 0:52:43]: Longer on that. Approval with consensus. City Manager, please. Yeah, thank you, Mr. Mayor. I don't have any other comments other than to say that um uh I continue to be impressed by the staff as we come together and work together as a team um about the things that we can accomplish. And uh we are endeavoring to uh ensure that we uh move the city forward in our [0:52:43, 0:52:45]: And so we [0:52:45, 0:53:03]: Um are always conscious of how we operate and will continue to uh improve uh where we need to and we appreciate all of the staff and all of the hard work that they do. Thank you. All right, thank you. Before we go to Clerk Clerk, when we do this, you you have to push the button, ma'am, to make sure we're timely if you don't mind. Okay. [0:53:04, 0:53:12]: Yeah, that that includ that includes everybody. Includes everybody. We're above board, see my hands. Includes everybody. Okay. [0:53:13, 0:53:14]: You come, Miss Mayor. [0:53:15, 0:53:29]: Uh Mr. Thomas. Uh I'd just like to say uh briefly uh a statement about the future. Uh as many of the citizens know that in twenty eighteen the city of Stockbridge withstood its its greatest challenge. [0:53:31, 0:53:35]: And as the city council closes out the first quarter of twenty nineteen. [0:53:36, 0:53:40]: We yet face another challenge. [0:53:40, 0:53:43]: And that challenges when in the future. [0:53:44, 0:53:50]: We now look forward to realize the city's vision of a vibrant city. [0:53:50, 0:53:55]: And a renaissance of a robust downtown, which is vital for the Stockbridge economy. [0:53:56, 0:53:57]: Um [0:53:58, 0:54:04]: Downtown is the heartbeat of the city, it's the pulse of the economy, and a barometer [0:54:05, 0:54:07]: Of our quality of life. [0:54:08, 0:54:10]: I'm excited about where we're headed. [0:54:11, 0:54:18]: Uh with the comp plan, which uh the staff put a lot of time into, the community put a lot of time into. [0:54:18, 0:54:36]: Uh we are positioning ourselves to create a robust downtown with the uh amphitheater, with the um the vision that we have for the uh revitalization of downtown with the uh cultural arts center, these being um [0:54:36, 0:54:48]: anchors uh for our community. So I'm excited about that and I just want to commend the staff for the hard work and the council for the hard work to put us in this position to move forward. Thank you. [0:54:49, 0:54:50]: Mirapal Timblon. [0:54:52, 0:54:56]: Okay, I'm sorry, I gotta slow down and so you can reset. Excuse me. [0:54:58, 0:55:16]: Yeah, I just like to say that um, you know, I I look at the city of Stockbridge ha ha having a bright future. We just had a uh visit down to the state capitol, um and visited some of our senators and some of our uh House members and it was a positive feel. [0:55:16, 0:55:21]: uh in that place when it comes to and pertaining to the future stock bridge and we [0:55:21, 0:55:24]: Definitely want to uh uh embrace that. [0:55:24, 0:55:35]: At a time when we was going through our struggles, I remember so many of us stood on the city hall steps and some people said, What are you all gonna do? We said, We're gonna pray. We're gonna have a prayer vision. [0:55:36, 0:55:43]: Because we believe that in prayer, prayer was the only thing in my opinion that got us to a place where we are right now. [0:55:43, 0:55:46]: To see those bills move as fast as they could. [0:55:46, 0:55:53]: through all these legislative bodies and to see us right now in the place we are now, a place of prosperity and a place to even grow. [0:55:54, 0:56:00]: Um we're looking for great things in the city of Stockbridge and I believe that the future for the Stockbridge is very bright. [0:56:01, 0:56:21]: Uh and talking to some of the legislators and talking to uh the community, uh, we see a switch and we see a shift in the ideology of what people feel about the city of Stockbridge. And so that that is very pleasing for me. Um, I just want to say uh tomorrow we have a bingo bash from 10 to 12 for the seniors bingo bash. [0:56:21, 0:56:41]: We just want to invite all the seniors out from 55 and older to come out to uh the seniors bingo bash tomorrow at the uh Ted Strickland Community Center. Uh and I just want to thank staff and everybody that's continually working uh to make this city better because I know that uh we've gone through some challenges and we still have challenges. [0:56:40, 0:56:43]: Challenges ahead of us. Uh, thank you all for your strength. [0:56:51, 0:56:53]: Councilwoman Gantt. No comment. [0:56:55, 0:57:15]: Councilman Alexander. I'll take your time. No, you won't. That's approved by the council. All right, you got to three minutes. All right. Alrighty. Uh I want to thank everybody for tuning in and I want to thank everybody [0:57:15, 0:57:20]: Everybody who attended uh here tonight and I wanna just talk about [0:57:20, 0:57:40]: Um that desire for us to move forward in an aggressive manner uh in twenty nineteen. Uh we gotta hit the ground running and we gotta get these projects going. We got the amphitheater uh getting ready to roll off, but that's just not good enough, ladies and gentlemen. We gotta do better than that. We gotta bring [0:57:40, 0:58:00]: To the table multiple projects. One of those projects that I constantly hear out in the community is about a youth center that is needed because we do not have those facilities. Senator Emmanuel Jones made it very clear that we're the largest city in the Henry County and we need to act like [0:58:00, 0:58:20]: like it. And to in order to do that, uh he suggested that we uh have that youth facility, maybe a YMCA with an Olympic pool or a pool inside, because our children currently don't have a facility to uh swim in and they don't have a competitive pool. [0:58:20, 0:58:24]: and currently have to go to Clayton County in order to do that. [0:58:25, 0:58:28]: Uh if we're aggressive and this council moves forward. [0:58:29, 0:58:49]: With the funding that we have available right now and the upcoming SPLOST, you can have the amphitheater, the youth center, the cultural arts center, and you can have sidewalks in your community. But that takes this council to lead in an aggressive manner with what we have going on right now. [0:58:48, 0:59:04]: we can actually do that. That takes courage and leadership out front to be able to get out front and hear what the citizens are telling us. The citizens tell us at every opportunity they want that youth facility. [0:59:04, 0:59:24]: Now this council reacted to that in that we purchased the property over on Tie Street, and what a shot in the arm that would give that particular community if we did move forward with that. Whether we uh we have substantial funds in the bank, we have um borrowing capabilities. [0:59:24, 0:59:44]: Where we could actually bond some of these projects if need be. Also, want you to think about we we have a job fair coming up here on Thursday with REI. This job fair will offer jobs up to$22 an hour over on Eagles Landing. [0:59:44, 1:00:04]: Parkway. REI is an outdoor equipment manufacturer, and if you're a citizen that needs a job and you want to pull yourself up, REI will be a great job for you to have. And last, I'd like to say that I've challenged uh the city attorney for us to be able to move forward uh [1:00:04, 1:00:14]: with a smoking ban uh in our restaurants and uh pr public areas. Thank you. [1:00:17, 1:00:37]: Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to apologize. I know we had a um special call meeting earlier. I had an emergency that I had to attend to, so I do apologize for my um absence during that. But also want to um say that we had a wonderful um Georgia Municipal Association Youth Symposium um this past weekend. Um we had our [1:00:37, 1:00:57]: Outstanding students that represented from seven cities, which was Stockbridge, Fettville, Noonan, Dublin, Walking in Authority, which represent all of Clayton's County cities of Clayton County, Sugar Hill, and also Union City. So I want to thank Main Street, the staff, even our [1:00:57, 1:01:17]: city manager and our mayor and um public works, everybody, um executives, assistants, just for all of the hard work to make sure that Stockbridge um was very well represented as a city as a whole. Cause this is something that um was, you know, at the top of the bar and everyone is looking at [1:01:17, 1:01:37]: Moving forward, we're trying to actually outdo us because we did an outstanding job. So I just want to say thank you to everyone for that. Also, we had Stockbridge Day, and I think a council member and the mayor is probably gonna touch on that. It was an outstanding day for us to go down in the well to let every alleged [1:01:37, 1:01:57]: later know that we're moving forward here in the city of Stockbridge along with those um throughout Henry County. So it's a new day for us to move forward. Um and I missed the special call meeting but I'm not sure with the attorney um we're gonna do the um executive session okay because I do have an announcement and if we [1:01:57, 1:02:06]: we don't do it there then I would make it publicly. So um mayor, if we don't do an executive then I'll make that announcement. Okay. All right. Thank you so much. Welcome. All right. [1:02:12, 1:02:15]: Yeah. [1:02:16, 1:02:36]: Yeah, I would say what's good for the goose is good for the gander. I get three minutes as well, right? Okay. In reference to the use symposium, it was a very great use symposium. And what I understand it was the first time that this use symposium for GMA was done in the Atlanta metro area. So for the very first time, it was in Stockbridge. So outstanding. Now the thing of it is is I we gotta probably wait a couple years before we can get it back here. [1:02:36, 1:02:56]: Year, but I look forward to that. Um and I will touch base on the fact that we had Stoppers Day the other day last week and the fact that we went to the well in the Senate and received a proclamation. We see the proclamation from uh Senator Jones and also Senator uh Strickland, which were of course uh d last year were on opposite ends of the [1:02:56, 1:03:16]: uh an involuntary deannexation issue. But yet the citizens voted and thank God there's the citizens voted and I really appreciate that. We all appreciate you voted and said save our city and you did. So what has happened to these two senators that represent our county have come together, said we gotta do better with this. We got to put the community back together and we're gonna go forward. [1:03:16, 1:03:36]: We're not gonna let this issue stop us. We're gonna grow. We're gonna get better. And we, the council, myself, the staff, we're doing the exact same thing with our citizens. We want to make sure that we go forward and we have a bright future and we're gonna do exactly that. And the citizens that elected us to office, and the majority of them, hopefully everybody, as many people as possible, are gonna be proud of the fact that this council has done [1:03:36, 1:03:37]: does some great things for them. [1:03:38, 1:03:40]: in this aspect. And so I s tell you to keep the faith. [1:03:41, 1:03:56]: And keep us in your prayer. We're going to do great things. And uh we still have to have a listen there to what's on your mind in this aspect and we'll continue to do that. On that note, I will now end my comments and I will read the announcements here. [1:03:59, 1:04:19]: City Council meeting is Monday, April 8th, 2019, right here in City Hall, 6 p.m. Youth Council meetings Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, of course, 5:30 in City Hall Levi Meeting Room. Main Street Advisory Board at fair uh Friday, April 12th, 9 a.m. City Hall Levi Meeting Room. Downtown Development Authority meeting Monday, April 15th. [1:04:19, 1:04:39]: 15th, 6 p.m. Right here, of course, in the City Hall and Levi Meeting Room. Youth Council Advisory Committee meeting Wednesday, April 17th, 6:30 City Hall, Levi Meeting Room. Planning Commission meeting, Thursday, April 25th, 7 p.m. right here in the Levi meeting room in City Hall. Of course, I'm [1:04:39, 1:04:46]: Our next work session is uh Tuesday, April 30th, 6 p.m. right here in City Hall. Uh Paint Henry Blue. [1:04:47, 1:04:52]: raising awareness to the prevention of child abuse. It's actually Thursday, March twenty eighth. [1:04:53, 1:05:13]: Claude Gray Park, 99 Francis Ward Drive, and Locus Grove. And I'll be there with some council members and I'll read a proclamation that evening as we continue to support uh the Child Abuse Month and and support our community in that aspect. Okay, we got uh first responders of appreciation lunching, spirit head with Councilman Thomas, and with partnership [1:05:13, 1:05:33]: with the uh district four commissioner Vivian Thomas, uh, which is April eighth from noon to two PM. I believe that's the right date. Okay, several different and ongoing initiatives that are going on. He's already mentioned bingo bass for seniors. Okay. All right. Quarterly [1:05:33, 1:05:49]: Well we we just had a quarterly welcome Stockbridge Round Table spirit head by America uh well by um Councilwoman Lakeisha Ganttz just the other day and that worked out well in that aspect as well. So on that note, I would end those comments for now and um Mr Turney, I know we have an executive session. [1:05:52, 1:05:56]: Okay and council, I need a motion to go into the second session, please. [1:05:58, 1:06:05]: For l okay, and there's any further discussion. All in favor, please indicate. Alright folks, we'll go into the Zec session, we'll be back. [1:06:07, 1:06:08]: Ha ha ha. [1:07:00, 1:07:01]: Absolutely. [1:07:07, 1:07:09]: I forgot to tell you that uh [1:07:23, 1:07:25]: Yeah, it's nice. [1:07:40, 1:07:45]: [4094.2, 4100.0]: Well, it's actually [1:08:50, 1:09:00]: Two fill pretty much. You told it to him, right? Yes, sir. I'll cut it fit now for it. [1:09:18, 1:09:19]: Hey I'm gonna make sure I [1:09:20, 1:09:21]: Oh thank you. [1:09:45, 1:10:00]: Well yeah I I've that I was told I didn't do that. Because we have a season. Yeah, it's half some calls. [1:10:02, 1:10:04]: Yeah, we make more. [1:10:05, 1:10:07]: Uh yeah. [1:10:18, 1:10:21]: I'll get back with it, but based on what we did I don't [1:10:25, 1:10:25]: Mike Right. [1:10:45, 1:10:50]: Even on the web [1:10:51, 1:10:52]: I just get it there. [1:10:53, 1:10:55]: All right, Red. [1:11:05, 1:11:07]: They have fun. [1:11:09, 1:11:11]: Game builder. [1:11:11, 1:11:17]: All right, well you know, you all right, goodbye. [1:11:17, 1:11:19]: I'm some of the things get [1:11:19, 1:11:25]: themselves those transportation concentrating which you know I think [1:11:35, 1:11:37]: Well yeah, she was coming. [1:11:39, 1:11:42]: [4307.4, 4309.3]: I was gonna ask you because my girlfriend [1:11:49, 1:11:51]: Father is my lady. [1:11:54, 1:11:55]: And she's trying to get her [1:11:57, 1:11:59]: A day or something that's okay. [1:12:04, 1:12:06]: Gen X or sometimes. [1:12:09, 1:12:09]: Yeah. [1:12:10, 1:12:14]: No problem that's I was just wondering if if if the transit bus [1:12:30, 1:12:32]: Yeah, should we have added problems or [1:12:33, 1:12:34]: Yeah. [1:12:36, 1:12:38]: It's just her. She's single. [1:12:45, 1:12:49]: If they had I mean I mean it'd be good if we could [1:12:52, 1:12:55]: [4387.0, 4391.7]: Is it did we oh is it up proper thing? Let me see. [1:13:13, 1:13:25]: No, they must have grabbed it, I guess. No, I didn't last them. But you were only up there, right? Yes. And then you went into the off into the room. I didn't I don't think I know. [1:13:30, 1:13:34]: Someone it was [1:13:39, 1:13:41]: I don't know how to go off. [1:13:46, 1:13:48]: Thank you for making up. [1:13:53, 1:13:54]: [4437.9, 4457.9]: What's on that uh that table over there? They say they don't need you. Are they on the no, they said it might be. Okay, thank you. We'll give it a check out. Okay, okay. No. [1:14:17, 1:14:26]: Thank you. Thank you so much. Renee, I think Renee, yes, man. Renee from you. [1:14:52, 1:14:54]: Just one thing that's all about. [1:21:03, 1:21:05]: [5056.5, 5057.8]: Mm-hmm. [2:03:00, 2:03:00]: [7805.0, 7805.5]: Okay. [2:19:35, 2:19:36]: Wow. [2:19:37, 2:19:38]: Good. [2:40:00, 2:40:00]: There you go. [2:41:32, 2:41:38]: [9699.2, 9700.1]: [2:41:40, 2:41:45]: I mean it can get that. What about that place? [2:41:45, 2:41:46]: Mm-hmm. [2:41:48, 2:41:50]: I was gonna come back people for I'll understand this. [2:41:59, 2:42:02]: Broadcast and we're going to tonight. Not YouTube, right? [2:42:03, 2:42:07]: We gotta get on YouTube. So people can find the video. [2:42:18, 2:42:27]: So that's the new camera right there? Straight up. What? Right over there. Yeah. Should be H D now, huh? [2:42:30, 2:42:32]: I see the new podium right here. [2:42:33, 2:42:36]: Smace. Speaker sound a lot clearer and brighter. [2:42:37, 2:42:39]: Can't you can't turn it around, it's too big. [2:42:39, 2:42:43]: All right, you gotta you can go a little side you can go a little side. [2:42:47, 2:42:56]: People like standing at the phone or fumble. [2:43:07, 2:43:08]: Mm-hmm. [2:43:14, 2:43:22]: Okay, council, I need a motion to end executive session, please. So moved. Is there a second? Second, sir. Any further discussion? [2:43:22, 2:43:27]: Yes. Let the record reflect Councilman Thomas left executive session at eight twenty. [2:43:27, 2:43:42]: Okay, great. And uh all in favor please indicate. Okay, thank you. I need a motion to reconvene our council work session, please. So so okay, there we go. Alexander and Robinson. Any discussion? [2:43:43, 2:44:03]: If not, all in favor, please indicate. And I believe we have something we need to announce based on the second session here. Yes, sir. Uh a motion would be in order to approve the settlement and development agreement with DrayPack Group 32 LLC with the changes as directed to the city attorney. So move. All right, is there a second? [2:44:03, 2:44:23]: I second. Is there further discussion? If not, all in favor, please indicate. All right, great. And then Mr. Mayor. Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I d I didn't well um it should just be stated for the record that Councilwoman Robinson is accusing herself. Okay. Okay, thank you. Appreciate you keeping me straight on that. [2:44:23, 2:44:27]: Need a motion to end the R work session please? So moved. Is there a second? [2:44:28, 2:44:34]: I second. All right, great. Our work session is is uh now over. I got what, eight no oh [2:44:35, 2:44:46]: That's a good point. You need to vote on it. What what's what's your votes there, sir? Vote please. All right. I guess I'm trying to get out here too soon, huh? Okay, we're out in it. Seven forty. [2:45:05, 2:45:08]: Immediately following adjournment. [2:45:10, 2:45:12]: He's supposed to be let's see. [2:45:20, 2:45:21]: Oh, what's next to it? [2:45:24, 2:45:27]: Locked up, locked up.

--- title: March 11 2019 City Council Meeting date: 2019-03-11 source: 2019-03-11_March_11_2019_City_Council_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:05]: Ladies and gentlemen, I have uh 615 and I'd like to uh call the meeting to order. [0:00:06, 0:00:12]: Okay. On that note, uh Chairman uh Chairwoman June Wood, please come forward and give the invocation. [0:00:13, 0:00:14]: We appreciate it. [0:00:15, 0:00:16]: Everybody please stand if you can. [0:00:18, 0:00:21]: Yes, if we would all just bow our heads in honor of the Lord. [0:00:22, 0:00:42]: Father God, we just first of all just want to say thank you for this day, Lord God, and we know that you are the greatness that we look to, that we seek for. We thank you, Lord God, that you are already here in the presence as business of your people is being conducted. We thank you for wisdom. We thank you for guidance. We thank you for all the [0:00:42, 0:00:45]: That will be done according to the will that you've done. [0:00:45, 0:00:51]: We thank you for this great city of Stockbridge, Lord God, and just ask that you will continue to bless it, Lord God. [0:00:51, 0:00:55]: as well as bless our county, our state and our nation. [0:00:55, 0:01:01]: And put this in all things and all that agree with me in the name of Jesus, please say amen. Amen. Thank you. [0:01:01, 0:01:15]: Pledge allegiance? 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. [0:01:18, 0:01:19]: Adam Clerk will call, please. [0:01:23, 0:01:34]: Councilman Thomas. Present. Mayor Pro Tem Blount. Present. Mayor Ford. Present. Councilwoman Gantt. Present. Councilman Alexander. Present. Councilwoman Robinson. [0:01:36, 0:01:50]: Let the record reflect Councilwoman Robinson is not in attendance. Mayor Ford you have a quorum. Thank you, I appreciate that. And on that note, uh it's my understanding that Councilman Robinson is actually at the National League of Cities Conference in Washington DC at this point. That's why she wouldn't be able to join us tonight. So we have a quorum. [0:01:51, 0:01:53]: I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:01:54, 0:01:55]: So move. [0:01:55, 0:02:15]: One. Mayor. Okay, I'm sorry. I'd like to amend the agenda. Yes, go right it, please. Uh to include item number fifteen be uh council consideration to urge stop rich legislative delegation to create a public facilities authority. Also uh another item with it uh number sixteen for council consideration to amend the job classification. [0:02:15, 0:02:20]: job classification for building permit coordinator from non-exempt to exempt status. [0:02:21, 0:02:27]: Uh we'll label it uh number 17 to for council consideration to approve the use of the mural managed conference center. [0:02:27, 0:02:31]: on uh March twenty fifth, twenty nineteen for the Henry County Clergy Event. [0:02:32, 0:02:33]: Thank you. [0:02:33, 0:02:34]: Is there a second? [0:02:37, 0:02:40]: Is there a second? I second. Okay, thank you. [0:02:42, 0:02:43]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:02:45, 0:02:54]: All right. Thank you very much. We'll add those to the agenda. We have adoption of minutes for the following meetings, uh January 14th and January 31st of 2019. [0:02:55, 0:02:59]: Are there any changes at all? And if not, if you reviewed them. [0:02:59, 0:03:01]: Then I need a motion to accept them. [0:03:03, 0:03:07]: May I move that we accept the minutes as written. All right. [0:03:07, 0:03:08]: Any further discussion? [0:03:09, 0:03:11]: All in favour, please indicate. [0:03:11, 0:03:12]: Thank you very much. [0:03:13, 0:03:33]: Ladies and gentlemen, right before we started our meeting, and we got obviously got started a little later than normal due to the fact that we had several different uh several different ceremonial type of reviews. Uh we gave honor once again to the uh this is Women's History Month, so we gave honor once again to uh the women that uh actually are employed here at the city of Stockbridge. [0:03:33, 0:03:50]: And when it comes to the inner workings and of of the city staff, majority of our staff here in the in the within City Hall are females and they run the show. And they have oversight guidance from, of course, our city manager, Ms. Knighton, but they're but it's inundated by all kinds of outstanding women that run that that handle the business of the city. [0:03:51, 0:04:11]: We want to make sure we honor them as well so we recognize them earlier today. And we also recognize the women that were at the visionary celebration that occurred last Sunday. Uh it was uh spearheaded by Councilman Alexander. We wanted to make sure that we uh identified the the committee uh that helped put that all together and and for that as well. [0:04:11, 0:04:13]: So several different individuals were recognized there. [0:04:15, 0:04:35]: Along with that, we also recognize the fact that uh the uh ZMU New Alumni Chapter Omega Sci Fly has uh adopted street. They adopted uh Martin Luther King Senior Drive to actually help uh patrol and keep that particular street clean and uh the entire street itself. And that was [0:04:34, 0:04:54]: initiated and worked through uh Councilman uh Afonso Thomas and gave recognition to them as well this evening. And also Mr. Thomas gave recognition to the all the individuals that uh have participated and helped sponsor and and appre and do all the hard labor for the establishing of the eighth annual African American Heritage Celebration. [0:04:54, 0:05:11]: that was conducted uh uh late last month. And uh Mr. Thomas once again uh gave recognition to this is it, Mr. Anthony for his participation in in giving a wonderful meal and the fact that he's he's a he's really a great he has a great restaurant in our community. Wanna recognize him as well. [0:05:11, 0:05:25]: We recognize Sigma Gamarro Sawarti for the Youth Day, their the Sawordies um celebration or celebrities initiative to to celebrate youth. We wanted to make sure that we acknowledge that as well and they gave a proclamation for the continued support in the community. [0:05:26, 0:05:46]: And uh we gave recognition to the Red Oak United Methodist women, celebrating 150 years of of existence, the Red Oak United Methodist Church, and and the women that's that served there in that capacity, and we wanted to, and I spent time with them on Sunday as well, this past Sunday, uh, but uh we want to make sure we recognize them in this particular venue as well. So those are all the ceremonies. [0:05:46, 0:05:59]: ceremonial type of things that were conducted earlier uh this evening. On that note, uh do we have any public comments please? We do and this military read. Ms. Reed. Please come forward and state your name and address please. [0:06:11, 0:06:14]: Mildred Reed, fire thirty, quick view overlook, Stockbridge. [0:06:15, 0:06:25]: I'm here on behalf of the Council on Aging, which our Stockbridge members include Tyrone Anderson, Ramona Haley, [0:06:25, 0:06:34]: Mary Jo Blount and myself representing District 4. Mary Journe represents the city of Stockbridge. [0:06:34, 0:06:38]: I'm here asking, uh we're in a process of a fundraiser. [0:06:38, 0:06:39]: Event. [0:06:39, 0:06:44]: That's gonna be on the half on behalf of the seniors. [0:06:44, 0:06:57]: and senior awareness in the city of Stockbridge and we're requesting the date of September the eighth, that's on a Sunday, which we realize that sometimes you all don't give out on Sundays. And if not, we're gonna alternate it to [0:06:58, 0:07:05]: uh Thursday, September the fifth, to be able to use the Merrill Manders for a fundraiser and [0:07:06, 0:07:13]: Brandon Knighton has a copy and the copy has has been given to the clerk for you all for each copy for each one of you all to review. [0:07:14, 0:07:15]: You have no questions for me? [0:07:17, 0:07:19]: Any questions all for Mr. Ms. Reed? I'm sorry. [0:07:20, 0:07:22]: On behalf of the city. On behalf of the council and aging. [0:07:23, 0:07:24]: Okay. [0:07:24, 0:07:26]: Thank you, ma'am. Okay, thank you. [0:07:27, 0:07:35]: Any other comments? Okay, no further comments. Well on that note then I'll come down and and uh give the city say the city address. [0:07:37, 0:07:42]: Council and uh clerk along with the our attorney, you have a copy of that. [0:07:42, 0:07:43]: And uh [0:07:45, 0:07:46]: We learned this message. [0:07:50, 0:07:54]: Don't you? Mr. Shady. [0:08:06, 0:08:10]: And bear with me folks, I've been doing a lot of speaking uh this evening. [0:08:11, 0:08:17]: And uh we'll see if we can get through this with not too much of a problem. I may have to keep this connected here. I'm gonna push this down just a little bit. [0:08:19, 0:08:23]: What I try to do as long as uh try to give at least a state of city address [0:08:23, 0:08:27]: uh at least once a year in this aspect and tonight is the night. [0:08:28, 0:08:30]: So thank you for listening in this aspect as well. [0:08:30, 0:08:32]: But I wanna tell you, stop bridge. [0:08:33, 0:08:35]: is where community connects. [0:08:36, 0:08:37]: Stockbridge. [0:08:38, 0:08:39]: is where community [0:08:40, 0:08:40]: Connects. [0:08:41, 0:08:42]: Top bridge. [0:08:43, 0:08:45]: is where community connects. [0:08:46, 0:08:48]: Since it's of course in twenty eighteen. [0:08:48, 0:08:50]: It was a year truly for the history books. [0:08:51, 0:08:53]: Extremely historic year. [0:08:53, 0:08:56]: And without a lot of faith, hard work and perseverance. [0:08:56, 0:09:01]: of you citizens, we would not have made it through successfully. [0:09:02, 0:09:04]: Last month and actually on February twenty first. [0:09:05, 0:09:12]: Elected officials, along with several staff members, attended the 17th Annual South Metro Development Conference. [0:09:15, 0:09:17]: to receive a reward that has never been given out before. [0:09:18, 0:09:20]: Perseverance and leadership award. [0:09:21, 0:09:22]: This was given to the city. [0:09:24, 0:09:25]: For successful efforts. [0:09:26, 0:09:32]: of saving the city and defending the involuntarily deannexation efforts that will split our city [0:09:32, 0:09:35]: our community into two separate distinct cities. [0:09:36, 0:09:41]: I truly believe that teamwork is the primary key to success in moving the city forward. [0:09:41, 0:09:43]: toward a very bright, bright future. [0:09:44, 0:09:47]: en route to make a stopbridge even greater city than it is today. [0:09:48, 0:09:53]: In my initial comments on the 21st of February, I spoke about team effort. [0:09:54, 0:09:54]: Ting Will. [0:09:55, 0:09:57]: Of the city officials, the city staff. [0:09:58, 0:10:00]: But mention the real heroes in this effort. [0:10:01, 0:10:04]: are the citizens, you citizens are the real heroes. [0:10:05, 0:10:07]: to save our city. Because why you went out and voted? [0:10:08, 0:10:10]: Not to split our community. [0:10:11, 0:10:15]: They're the same citizens, you're the same citizens that did all the heavy lifting and the hard work. [0:10:16, 0:10:17]: Knock on doors. [0:10:18, 0:10:19]: Hold up signs. [0:10:20, 0:10:21]: Passing out literature. [0:10:22, 0:10:24]: Of factual information. [0:10:25, 0:10:28]: You were what you call those foot soldiers doing the hard work. [0:10:30, 0:10:34]: There are several ballot committees out in the community engaging citizens with factual information. [0:10:35, 0:10:36]: Citizens to keep stoppers together. [0:10:38, 0:10:39]: Coalition to keep stoppers together. [0:10:40, 0:10:43]: There are also citizens from behind the gate. [0:10:44, 0:10:50]: I just wanted to convey and understand the truth behind the entire deannexation issue. [0:10:51, 0:10:53]: It truly assisted in saving the city as well. [0:10:54, 0:10:57]: 'Cause they just wanted to know this wasn't feasible financially to split the city. [0:10:58, 0:11:00]: So Allah, thank you for all your efforts. [0:11:00, 0:11:02]: to saving our city. And on that note [0:11:03, 0:11:07]: I want to pause for a second. If you are a member of any of those committees. [0:11:08, 0:11:15]: Those ballot committees. If you're a citizen that actually voted, a citizen that got out there and did that hard work, I want you to take a stand. Please stand. [0:11:17, 0:11:17]: Now [0:11:29, 0:11:30]: Thank you very much. [0:11:30, 0:11:32]: We're forever indebted. [0:11:32, 0:11:35]: to you for sav making efforts to save our city. [0:11:36, 0:11:37]: Okay? Forever. [0:11:38, 0:11:41]: The Heron County led to a delegation led by two state senators. [0:11:42, 0:11:44]: Senator's Emmanuel Jones who is very supportive of us. [0:11:45, 0:11:47]: and Senator Bryce Strickland have come together [0:11:48, 0:11:54]: to assist us in the healing process in the city of Stockbridge and also here in Henry County. [0:11:55, 0:11:58]: I and the city council and the staff join those efforts. [0:11:59, 0:12:00]: To mend our community [0:12:01, 0:12:04]: to ensure we collectively have a bright future. [0:12:04, 0:12:09]: You know why? Because it really are better together than to be separated. [0:12:10, 0:12:11]: Well since guess what? [0:12:12, 0:12:14]: We still have no city property taxes. [0:12:15, 0:12:16]: No city property taxes. [0:12:17, 0:12:17]: Pass it again. [0:12:17, 0:12:19]: We have no city property taxes. [0:12:20, 0:12:24]: But we had a little over$10 million in our up for our operating budget for 2019. [0:12:25, 0:12:27]: Roughly fifteen million dollars in reserves. [0:12:28, 0:12:30]: We're extremely [0:12:30, 0:12:32]: Financially stable municipality. [0:12:34, 0:12:36]: Which are auditors, Walden and Jenkins. [0:12:37, 0:12:39]: have stayed for several years. [0:12:40, 0:12:49]: We're an excellent financial shape for a city of our size, roughly 28,000. And of course the census is in 2020, so we'll see how large we get. [0:12:51, 0:12:53]: We and I'll say we, but myself the mayor. [0:12:54, 0:12:55]: City Council. [0:12:55, 0:12:56]: And staff. [0:12:57, 0:13:00]: have taken several proactive actions to assist in moving the city forward. [0:13:01, 0:13:02]: Into the future. [0:13:03, 0:13:06]: Which includes our own thirty year comprehensive plan. [0:13:06, 0:13:09]: that you citizens assisted in developing. [0:13:10, 0:13:11]: You helped us do that. [0:13:11, 0:13:13]: 'Cause you want to see certain things happen in your community. [0:13:14, 0:13:15]: This particular player [0:13:16, 0:13:20]: will assist us in how we expand our population. [0:13:20, 0:13:21]: how we grow economically. [0:13:23, 0:13:26]: and what we want to look like in our community for the next three decades. [0:13:27, 0:13:32]: We also developed a 15-year capital improvement plan for community-based projects. [0:13:33, 0:13:36]: civic projects such as our 3,000 seat Stadium or Epitheater. [0:13:37, 0:13:38]: Which will break down soon. [0:13:39, 0:13:43]: And it would be considered, I will say, the anchor to our downtown area. [0:13:45, 0:13:53]: You have a couple of electronic informational city monument signs we typically installed to for maximum exposure. That is coming soon as well. A cultural arts center. [0:13:54, 0:13:57]: and expansion of a public works facility. Just to name a few things [0:13:57, 0:13:59]: that are on that capital improvement plan. [0:14:01, 0:14:10]: Our community director is leading the charge in securing and handling the services that Henry County previously provided for our city of Stockbridge. [0:14:10, 0:14:16]: We now handle the majority of our planning, zoning services that are responsible for project management. [0:14:16, 0:14:22]: oversight and r and res resource coordination for planning related projects in the city. [0:14:22, 0:14:24]: Building permits and inspections. [0:14:25, 0:14:35]: We're going to process and improve our impact fees on new and proposed development projects that we pay that will pay for either all or a portion of the cost of providing public services [0:14:36, 0:14:37]: to our new development. [0:14:39, 0:14:41]: The Jericho Project is our mixed use development. [0:14:42, 0:14:47]: It's now going to pick up momentum due to the successful overcoming of last year's de-annexation disruption. [0:14:49, 0:14:50]: More will follow soon. [0:14:52, 0:15:00]: Our recently staffed economic director is assisting our downtown environmental authority to revitalize our downtown to bring in new life into the area. [0:15:00, 0:15:07]: Our Main Street program is a catalyst for the RSVP program and center to assist in making our downtown a tourist destination. [0:15:08, 0:15:10]: to take on our historical aspects of the city. [0:15:12, 0:15:15]: Citizen Stockbridge will celebrate our centennial. [0:15:15, 0:15:18]: One hundred years of studyhood next year in twenty twenty. [0:15:19, 0:15:21]: One hundred years, folks, in twenty twenty. [0:15:21, 0:15:28]: The city of Stockbridge continues to strive to be the most progressive business and family-oriented community in Metropolitan Atlanta. [0:15:28, 0:15:35]: with strong focus on enhanced quality of life, which promotes a sustainable live, work and play environment. [0:15:36, 0:15:40]: The city established municipal government believes that our citizens are the most valuable asset. [0:15:41, 0:15:52]: Stoppers is truly a business-fronted community with 214 new businesses started in 2018 and we project this so many much more will open up for new businesses and starbers in 2019. [0:15:54, 0:16:13]: We the city staff and and the city council, staff are extremely busy in 2018 with many city sponsored and funded events as well as many city initiatives. It doesn't look like in 2019 that we're going to slow down at all. And of course in 2020, once again, we're truly excited about the fact we'll celebrate the city's centennial. [0:16:14, 0:16:15]: Never dumb on it. [0:16:16, 0:16:17]: in the city of Stockbridge. [0:16:17, 0:16:17]: Never. [0:16:18, 0:16:21]: I'm not bored and I'm the council and the staff are not bored at all. [0:16:22, 0:16:31]: There are many scheduled sponsored events and activities, such as three job fairs that will assist in attempting to employ our currently unemployed citizens. [0:16:32, 0:16:37]: Food truck tasty Tuesdays that assist in bringing our very diverse community together over food. [0:16:39, 0:16:42]: Memoral Day March, which honors our military dead. [0:16:42, 0:16:44]: South and Summer Concert Series. [0:16:45, 0:16:47]: Family oriented movies on the green next to City Hall. [0:16:48, 0:16:55]: Our 9-11 remembrance ceremony honoring our public safety individuals, the police and fire, along with our military as well. [0:16:55, 0:17:00]: And the Veterans Day parade and luncheon to honor those particular military personnel that are still with us. [0:17:01, 0:17:02]: Bridge West. [0:17:03, 0:17:12]: International Fest of Service last year with the Hispanic, Caribbean, and Asian communities and many more cultures will continue to honor them because we are a very diverse community. [0:17:13, 0:17:13]: Tayson Henry. [0:17:14, 0:17:17]: Breast cancer awareness, lunch in your love walk. [0:17:18, 0:17:22]: Also schedules well, and of course we end the year with a Christmas gala at Merrill Manor's Conference Center. [0:17:23, 0:17:24]: But wait a minute. [0:17:24, 0:17:30]: Oh yes, we have a multitude of city initiatives with the council during the year as well. [0:17:31, 0:17:34]: I recently started a monthly Mayor's Monday, meet and greet. [0:17:35, 0:17:53]: We have the African America celebration in February. We're right now Women's History Month. Last celebration. First Responders Luncheon is coming. Nonprofit Mixer is coming. Trail Live. Welcome to the American Initiative, which involves once again highlighting our diversity in our particular city itself. Women in Business Launching. [0:17:53, 0:17:55]: Diabetes educational workshop. [0:17:55, 0:17:57]: Back to school kickoff event. [0:17:58, 0:17:59]: Hometown Connection. [0:18:00, 0:18:01]: Housing form. [0:18:02, 0:18:03]: Now all in November. [0:18:03, 0:18:05]: community, Thanksgiving dinner. [0:18:06, 0:18:07]: How they give back? [0:18:08, 0:18:27]: Bingo Bass for Senior Citizens. Don't try Stockbridge. Reunion Community Basketball Event. National Day of Prayer. Clergy Roundtable and Keep Stockbridge beautiful. I hope I didn't miss anything, but my God, all those things we do. The council does, the staff does, we do for you citizens. We're quite busy. [0:18:28, 0:18:34]: We, such as my mayor, the mayor, me and the city council, are elected by you and work for you, the citizens. [0:18:35, 0:18:37]: So must all times have that listening ear. [0:18:38, 0:18:40]: And what's fine, what's on your mind. [0:18:40, 0:18:45]: And what would you like us to see happen in the community? Because it is your community as well. [0:18:45, 0:18:50]: The Maryland City Council, with the total support of the city staff, must continue to work together as one team. [0:18:51, 0:18:52]: Block strip. [0:18:52, 0:18:55]: Whereas we're moving together simultaneously to accomplish [0:18:56, 0:18:58]: The same goes for our citizens. [0:18:58, 0:18:59]: Here. [0:19:00, 0:19:04]: Teamwork is the ultimate key to our success to move forward toward a very bright future. [0:19:05, 0:19:06]: Onward and upward toward the light. [0:19:07, 0:19:08]: Please keep the faith. [0:19:09, 0:19:11]: We'll do our best we can for our citizens. [0:19:11, 0:19:12]: And God bless you all. [0:19:12, 0:19:13]: Thank you. [0:19:37, 0:19:38]: Well on that note [0:19:39, 0:19:47]: We have a public hearing involving invariance requests R V eighteen dash fourteen that S das S, excuse me. [0:19:48, 0:19:50]: And um [0:19:51, 0:19:56]: I'm humbling how to pronounce this. Doziga Okahola of Locust Grove. [0:19:58, 0:20:07]: Georgia has requested a variance to reduce the minimum rear setback requirements from 75 feet to 45 feet to construct a home on the golf course lot. [0:20:08, 0:20:17]: On a property located at 845 Cog Hill in land lot seventeen of sixth district. The property consists of 0.55 acres. [0:20:17, 0:20:35]: Ms. Moore, please. Yes. Good evening, Mayor and Council. Staff brings before you tonight a variance request. As again, Nizhoki Oculia is the applicant. The agent is Fraser Superwela, who lives at Pine Court. And the location is 845 Cockhill, Georgia Cycridge, Georgia. [0:20:35, 0:20:41]: As you can see the parcel ID, what it is, 0515F0124400. [0:20:41, 0:21:01]: The purpose of this particular request is for the construction of a single family residence in the country club in Eagles Landing. The current land use is vacant. The future land use is residential. The sign was posted by Henry Kent on January the 30th. Planning Commission was February the 21st. We would like to advise [0:21:01, 0:21:09]: Vice Mayor and Council that Hemory County planning staff recommended denial. However, the Planning Commission and staff recommended approval. [0:21:10, 0:21:14]: So on your slide just for you and the public, here's the area view as you can see the lights. [0:21:15, 0:21:15]: Oops. [0:21:16, 0:21:16]: One way. [0:21:17, 0:21:18]: Can I do something? [0:21:20, 0:21:21]: Okay. [0:21:21, 0:21:41]: It's a pointer word. Yes, it doesn't. If you can look on your slide, here's the lot right here that's highlighted in green. That is the lot as you can see there, trees, it's vacant. Here's an area view in terms of the subject property. It's tree. Here's the view to the west. You can see the view to the south and the view to the east. Again, this is in the country club. It is a vacant lot. [0:21:41, 0:21:59]: Here is the layout of the lots that pertain that are existing on this street. This is the subject lot. As you can see it bags up against the golf course. Here is another picture. Here's a lot. You can see the overall lots that surround this particular property that is coming in. [0:22:00, 0:22:05]: Uh here is a closer view to let you see where the site is located in green on Cockheel. [0:22:05, 0:22:22]: And here are the renderings. Our staff actually reached out to the president of the HOA of the country club and basically asked them to weigh in on whether or not they wanted staff um in terms of the approval of the setback from 75 to 45. [0:22:22, 0:22:42]: They had a meeting of their board and their the conclusion was that they did not agree to a 45 setback, but they did agree to a 50. And the reason why, if you go back and look at the lots where these houses are, most of them have a 50 setback. So to be consistent with all of the lots that are developed, they decide [0:22:42, 0:23:02]: To go ahead and allow the 50 but not a 45. So, based on that, staff and the planning commission have recommended approval with the conditions of a 50-foot rear yard setback and not a 45 as requested by the applicant. The applicant is in agreement with the planning commission and staff recommended. [0:23:02, 0:23:05]: recommendation as well as that from the country club. [0:23:05, 0:23:06]: Thank you. [0:23:07, 0:23:09]: Council, do you have any questions for Ms. Moore? [0:23:12, 0:23:13]: Just one real quick. [0:23:14, 0:23:34]: W these contingencies wasn't presented to the county prior to it coming? Uh yes, as a matter of fact, as you know, Henry County does all of our uh planning right now until April the first and so therefore um in their review they always send us over their analysis which is in your in your package um and their recommended was denial. [0:23:34, 0:23:54]: I think what they were doing was just holding or adhering to the standard setbacks that we have in our zoning ordinance. So I think that's the reason why they actually probably recommend denial. But when we contacted the HOA and we looked at the houses that had been allowed to develop along the street, they all were with a 50-foot rear. And so we're just being consistent. [0:23:54, 0:23:58]: [1438.5, 1446.2]: Okay, I I only asked because the standard setback over there is at fifty and I was wondering if that was a contingency why they just didn't approve it. [0:24:07, 0:24:07]: Right. [0:24:10, 0:24:11]: Any other questions from the council? [0:24:12, 0:24:22]: If not, I know this is a public hearing, so I need to open it up. So uh this aspect I'm gonna look over here to my left. Anybody over here that is uh wants to make a comment? [0:24:22, 0:24:23]: Four [0:24:24, 0:24:29]: of this particular uh variance uh request. Anybody know over here on the left? [0:24:30, 0:24:32]: Anybody here in the middle? [0:24:34, 0:24:35]: Anybody here to write four. [0:24:36, 0:24:39]: All right. Anybody on the over here on the left against? [0:24:41, 0:24:42]: Anybody in the middle? [0:24:43, 0:24:45]: Mm-hmm. [0:24:45, 0:25:01]: Seeing I'm hearing now, so I will close the public hearing, sir. On that note. Mayor Ford. Yes, ma'am. Go ahead, please. Mayor Ford, I'd like to make a motion that we approve the variance request VR dash eighteen dash fourteen S with the conditions that the rear yard setback should be no less than fifty feet. [0:25:01, 0:25:03]: Okay, so a second? [0:25:03, 0:25:03]: Thank you. [0:25:04, 0:25:05]: Okay, any further discussion? [0:25:06, 0:25:08]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:25:09, 0:25:12]: All post? [0:25:13, 0:25:16]: Okay. All right. So be it. So it passes. So it's approved. [0:25:17, 0:25:19]: All righty, thank you. Should we? [0:25:19, 0:25:26]: Thank you. Okay. Could you do me one favor please? That that I forgot that. I mean that. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. [0:25:28, 0:25:31]: Okay, great. So um new business? [0:25:32, 0:25:52]: Council Consideration excuse me, Council of Consideration to approve resolution to adopt the Henry County multi-jur disindal. I can't even pronounce the word. Hazard mitigation plan to trans uh transmit this resolution to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and a Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mr. Aaron, please. [0:25:54, 0:25:55]: Jurisdiction or not. [0:25:56, 0:25:58]: Okay. Do me a favor. [0:26:01, 0:26:03]: Good evening, Mr Mayor and Council. [0:26:03, 0:26:18]: This is the standard uh plan that is required and uh all of the local jurisdictions within Herring County have adopted the same resolution so we're just coming to be consistent with the rest of the jurisdictions within the city within the county. [0:26:19, 0:26:25]: asking for mayor and council to approve us to transmit this resolution to adopt the hazard mitig mitigation plan. [0:26:27, 0:26:27]: Okay. [0:26:28, 0:26:30]: Any questions for Mr. Aaron, please? [0:26:32, 0:26:38]: No, no questions? Do I need a motion? Mayor. Go right in. I move that we approve the [0:26:39, 0:26:42]: Um Henry County multi jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan. [0:26:43, 0:26:46]: Okay, is there a second? Second. [0:26:47, 0:26:50]: All favor, please, okay? Okay, so be it. Passed. Okay. [0:26:51, 0:27:11]: Council consideration adopted revised 2019 planning and zoning schedule for and planning commission meeting dates. Ms. Moore, please. Yes. Uh Mayor and Council, the next couple of items from five through items 14 are actually in your book. Uh, but for you and for the public sake, I put it in a private PowerPoint presentation so that you [0:27:11, 0:27:15]: You can go along and they can go along based on what we're doing. [0:27:15, 0:27:35]: This particular item is item number six. All of the information should have been provided in your book that you picked up this past weekend. And staff also offered to have briefing sessions with you Thursday, Friday, and today to answer any of your questions that you may have. The only revision, and we will get to that later, is something that we brought to you to the retreat. [0:27:35, 0:27:41]: that's in this final phase or final format that we will bring to you tonight. As you know, um [0:27:42, 0:28:02]: Stockbridge would take over planning services from Henry County effective April to first. April the first. What you have in your agenda package is the zoning schedule for the next year. What that means is of April the 1st, applicants can now file with the City of Startbridge for all rezoning inverences. [0:28:02, 0:28:05]: public notifications would be uh submitted. [0:28:06, 0:28:17]: on April the eighth to the paper. Your planning commission dates will change to April the twenty fifth and then Mayor and Council on May thirteenth. So this is the new schedule. It allows enough time from the filing date [0:28:18, 0:28:24]: to notices being published in the newspaper, to signs being posted, to go into the planning commission. [0:28:25, 0:28:31]: to being before mayor and council. So this is a schedule for the remainder of the year, effective April the first. [0:28:31, 0:28:33]: Thank you. Any questions for the council? [0:28:35, 0:28:46]: Okay. And I think the attorney has provided a resolution that's in your book that asks you to adopt this new schedule filing deadline with the time. Okay. [0:28:47, 0:28:47]: Okay. [0:28:48, 0:28:50]: Any motion to accept that, uh [0:28:50, 0:28:52]: So move. All right, sir. Second. [0:28:54, 0:28:55]: I said well. [0:28:55, 0:28:57]: Second here. Any further discussion? [0:28:58, 0:29:00]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:29:01, 0:29:02]: Thank you. Appreciate it. [0:29:03, 0:29:20]: Council consideration to approve an ordinance creating impact fees for the city of Stockbridge. Ms. Moore, please. Yes, I think at the planning retreat I brought you three jurisdictions. I brought you Sandy Springs, McDonough, and Fayetteville. And basically the one that I had recommended at the retreat was the city of McDonough. [0:29:20, 0:29:39]: And so uh I think uh the attorney has actually done a ordinance that will one allow the creation of us being able to have impact fees. So I think he prepared that document for you, which is in that. So I if you have any questions regarding that then [0:29:40, 0:29:43]: We're here to answer. Any questions for Ms. Moore, Council? [0:29:44, 0:29:49]: Again, this is an ordinance that will allow us to collect impact fees. Mayor. [0:29:49, 0:30:09]: Mr. Blue, go ahead please. No be clear, these impact fees are in line with the impact fees that are already existing for us in the surrounding area. So let me show what I brought to you at the uh retreat, I brought you three cities, which was Sandy Springs, Magdonna, and Phaead. [0:30:09, 0:30:10]: Yeah. [0:30:10, 0:30:30]: We're still waiting on the ones from Henry County, uh, and they sent them all, but we couldn't get the link, so I just ran through the list. So Henry County was the highest, and what we would get over next is that we just adapt, we just, I brought you McDonald's, right? That's what's in your book. Um so if you look at your sheet, it was too large to kind of pick, put up for the public. [0:30:30, 0:30:36]: because it's such a large Excel spreadsheet. Everything that's in blue in your package, those are all McDonald's. [0:30:37, 0:30:46]: If it's in orange, that means it came from Fed Bill. So the majority of almost all of those are the same impact fees at the city of McDonough. [0:30:46, 0:30:47]: Or now? [0:30:48, 0:30:51]: Using when someone comes in to get [0:30:52, 0:30:52]: A permit? [0:30:52, 0:30:53]: To be ill? [0:30:54, 0:30:58]: And then those that are in orange are those from Fayetteville. [0:30:58, 0:31:01]: I have Fat Villain Blue. Okay, so [0:31:17, 0:31:36]: My bad. Okay. And I I would also say for adoption tonight is also your water and sewer. We also brought those to you during the retreat uh that there was a water and sewer uh increase in the impact fees as well. And so those were part of your packages as well. [0:31:37, 0:31:38]: Yeah. [0:31:38, 0:31:45]: All right. Yes, I just want to go ahead and make the motion to uh approve the impact fees. [0:31:45, 0:32:05]: with the statement as Mr. Bundes indicated, actually we've been kind of losing money the last few tim since the we left Henry County because Henry County was previously collecting those impact fees for us and they went away when we took over planning in the zone. Actually we're just bringing them back to be consistent um with what Henry County [0:32:05, 0:32:11]: is uh has been doing it for us all along. So we're gonna close that gap. And I'd like to make a motion to approve. [0:32:11, 0:32:12]: Their second. [0:32:12, 0:32:13]: Second. [0:32:13, 0:32:14]: Okay. Any further discussion? [0:32:16, 0:32:17]: All favor, please indicate. [0:32:17, 0:32:18]: Okay, fantastic. [0:32:19, 0:32:35]: And just for the public that might not know what impact fees are, they are a one time charge that you would charge a development, a new development for the increase of any demand on the public infrastructure. So it only applies to new developments and it's a one time charge. [0:32:36, 0:32:48]: Uh the next item is item number nine and basic is the registration of home ownership groups and neighborhoods. One second sorry one second. I actually number eight. Okay. Okay. Council considerations to adopt impact fee schedule. [0:32:49, 0:32:52]: First of all, it's the ordinance creating the impact fees. This is a schedule. [0:32:52, 0:32:54]: Right, the fee schedule is what you're adopting. [0:32:55, 0:32:55]: Okay. [0:32:57, 0:32:59]: He made the motion. Okay. [0:32:59, 0:33:05]: The council consideration is adopting ordinance requiring homeowner and neighborhood association to register with the city. See I th I thought so. [0:33:06, 0:33:08]: All right. So we we just [0:33:08, 0:33:16]: There was an ordinance to establish the city. That's a vote. Right. They vote for the colour. Now we need a vote for this. [0:33:16, 0:33:21]: Fee schedule. The fees, that's great. That's what I thought. Okay. [0:33:22, 0:33:23]: Is there a second? Second. [0:33:23, 0:33:24]: All right, any further discussion? [0:33:24, 0:33:44]: I have one discussion. Go ahead. And and that is trying to compare here. I'm still trying to compare the fees and make sure we're in line. Right? So long as we're in line, if we're not w what is the is there any difficulty in changing up fees or what is the process? You can change fees any time by resolution. [0:33:44, 0:33:59]: But what I did attach in there, I gave you McDonald's, I gave you Fed and every CD that's in there, if you flip through I made sure that they were in your packages to look at. But they're the same. But you can change them next week if you like. Okay. All right, thank you. No further questions. No any further questions? [0:34:00, 0:34:04]: Okay, all in favor of council consideration to adopt the impact fee schedule, please indicate. [0:34:05, 0:34:25]: All right, fantastic. There we go. Now, now number nine. Council consideration to adopt an ordinance requiring homeowner and neighborhood associations to wrestle with the city. Ms. Moore, please. Correct. As you know, we're in the process of uh instituting a parking requirements on the street. Um I think about two weeks ago we had an emergency situation. [0:34:25, 0:34:45]: In the city of Stockbridge, where the alarms went off and our phones were ringing off the hooks because people were like, Well, where are the shelters? Where do we go? And so we've gotten a number of calls from citizens saying, What if, where do we go? So, what a lot of jurisdictions have done, have done not only uh in Georgia but across the country, is that they have what they call [0:34:45, 0:35:05]: Call it registration of homeowner associations and neighborhood groups. And basically, what that does, it requires every HOA to provide a list of their board members to the city of Stockbridge. And the way that that works, should we have a disaster or something happens in Stockbridge, then that [0:35:05, 0:35:25]: notification would go from the city to the HOA president and it would be up to the HOA president and their board to disseminate that information to all of their residents that's within their HOA. As it relates to the parking situation, it would actually help us as we get this going here in a couple of weeks. [0:35:25, 0:35:45]: It would help us address any of those initial concerns that come in with parking on the street. So it's for uh the parking issues, it's for public safety. Not only that, we've had a couple of major uh zoning cases that have come in around uh Stockbridge. We get calls all the time saying, you know, what are these zoning cases? [0:35:45, 0:36:05]: How do we know about them? It also provides an avenue for the city to apprise the HOA presidents of zoning cases that we have pending as well as zoning cases that are around us, whether it be from Henry County or Clayton County. It allows us to disseminate that information to the HOA presidents so they in turn can send. [0:36:05, 0:36:18]: that information to the residents that live within their HOA. It is free, there is no charge, it's just a database, it can be done online, and they just have to update it every time there's a change in their officers. [0:36:18, 0:36:20]: Okay, any questions for Ms. Moore? [0:36:22, 0:36:29]: Yes, I have one question. So i i how does this work in terms of [0:36:29, 0:36:32]: These homeowners associations already exist. [0:36:33, 0:36:38]: So how do you are they the ones that already exist, already grandfathered in? [0:36:38, 0:36:39]: Are they are they [0:36:39, 0:36:40]: Well they [0:36:40, 0:36:40]: Compare [0:36:41, 0:36:42]: Compulsory. [0:36:42, 0:36:44]: To make them come in. How's that work? [0:36:45, 0:36:55]: would apply to everyone grandfather. Um so it would just be an annual registration as they change presidents and officers. We'd ask them to [0:36:57, 0:37:01]: once a year notify us and give us contact information so we can notify them. [0:37:02, 0:37:04]: You know, as the case may be. [0:37:04, 0:37:24]: And and for example, Councilman, if there's water main breaks, uh if something happened with water that needs to be boiled, there's just certain things in which your masses of citizens need to know. The HOAs become a mechanism whereby the city can inform them of the information. As you know, there's one primary management company that's in the city of South. [0:37:24, 0:37:44]: Bridge, but they have not released that information. So while those HOAs may exist, we don't have information on those board presidents. So this would allow the city to have the information so that we can go directly to the HOAs and neighborhood groups. There are neighborhood groups out there that are organized but they don't officially have an HOA. [0:37:44, 0:38:00]: This is for them as well, so that we can identify a person in some of the older neighborhoods or those that actually don't have HOAs so that they can be the contact person so that anything, any information that the city needs to get out immediately, we will have a mechanism to do just that. [0:38:01, 0:38:21]: Yes, uh I would like to say I'm for this idea. I think it's a very good idea. I just want to make sure where we're going. Is this voluntary? Is there a punitive action? Should they not comply? How does that work? Well, I would tell you uh if you go up on the website for the city of Roswell, Sandy Springs, Johns Creek, any of them have it? [0:38:21, 0:38:41]: And uh basically I haven't seen where none of them have not complied. In those cities that I've talked to, the HOA saw a value in being able to get the information. So in the cities that I've talked to, and as a matter of fact, all of the cities in Fulton County have a registration uh requirement. And no one that I talked to said that they didn't receive [0:38:41, 0:39:01]: respond because they saw a value in being able to get information from the city, whether it was on zoning, whether it's on public safety, whether it's on anything that pertained to public safety and health and welfare, they wanted to know. Okay. Just one thing. So otherwise the management company is not involved in this at all. No, sir. Okay. All right. So be it. [0:39:01, 0:39:11]: Mayor. Yes, ma'am. I move that we approve the neighborhood um the ordinance require homeowners and neighborhood associations to register with the city of Stockbridge. Sure. Second, somewhere? [0:39:12, 0:39:16]: Second, Mr. Blount here. Any further questions? All in favor, please indicate. [0:39:17, 0:39:18]: Fantastic. Okay. [0:39:19, 0:39:26]: Um council consideration uh to approve resolution uh for creation of city zoning ordinance. [0:39:27, 0:39:29]: and uniform development code. [0:39:29, 0:39:49]: As you know, uh Mayor and Council, last year the City of Slibridge adopted its first comprehensive land use plan that we submitted to DCA and it was approved and adopted by the state and ARC. The next step in that process is a zoning ordinance that reflects that plan that you approved. In addition to that zoning ordinance, we need to have a unified [0:39:49, 0:40:09]: development code. That means in addition to the zoning ordinance, you've got your design standards, your landscaping, and all those other wonderful things that make the development process work. And so what we're asking is that we be allowed to move forward with putting out on the street the RFP for the zoning ordinance and the codes. You approve [0:40:09, 0:40:17]: Money in the 2018 budget for this to be done, and now we're ready to do this since ARC and DCA have adopted. [0:40:18, 0:40:20]: the comp plan and the CIP. [0:40:21, 0:40:23]: Okay. Any questions for Ms. Moore, please? [0:40:23, 0:40:33]: No, I would just have a comment if I may be may do that. Uh this is something that is long overdue. Uh something that um it needs to take place because [0:40:34, 0:40:54]: What it does is we have a lot of citizens that complain when we have uh different businesses come in, unwanted businesses come in. Uh this particular process will analyze uh all the particular parcels in the city of Stockbridge, making sure that uh what we want to go there should be the [0:40:54, 0:41:14]: There and is in accordance with um a future land use map to make sure that um we don't have five dollar stores over here or we don't have three waffle houses where we don't want them at. And that's what this process is. Everything will be looked at uh in detail to make sure. [0:41:14, 0:41:21]: Sure that um it's in keeping uh with the particular area, uh downtown or uh the [0:41:22, 0:41:42]: uh different areas of the city. And this will tighten that up in ways that uh always said the just like this. The developer and the development community jump just as high as you will have them jump. If you set the bar extremely low, they jump really low. [0:41:42, 0:41:49]: But when you go up to Johns Creek, you go up to Sandy Springs, you go up to Dunwoody, they set the real they set the bar really high. But seems like [0:41:50, 0:41:59]: at every opportunity these communities seem to they seem the developers seem to do that. They seem to accomplish that. So we're gonna uh embark upon [0:42:00, 0:42:10]: making sure that we set the highest standards uh possible uh for our t particular community. So I'm one hundred percent enforcing this and I would make a motion to approve. [0:42:10, 0:42:11]: There a second. [0:42:11, 0:42:13]: A second. All right, any further discussion? [0:42:14, 0:42:15]: All favor, please indicate. [0:42:16, 0:42:17]: Thank you very much. [0:42:18, 0:42:38]: For discussion purposes, demolition services presented by you, Ms. Moore. Item number 11, demolition services update. This is, as you know, in 2018, uh Mayor Council approved a number of city initiatives that require demolition services. One is our public facility improvement projects for city properties, one the old police building. [0:42:38, 0:42:58]: Which is associated with the downtown RSVP, and then residential structures along Lee Street, which are needed demolishing for the amphitheater parking. And then under the nuisance abatement, Mayor and Council approved monies to deal with the demolition of burned and abandoned residential structures so that we [0:42:58, 0:43:18]: could remove those ISORs. We're in the process of selecting the vendors from the state contract list, so we should be bringing that to you at the next meeting. And our schedule is first to demolish the police building, which we hope to get done in April. And while they're out here to go ahead and demolish the three houses that's on Lee Street so that we can begin clearing from [0:43:18, 0:43:19]: Mm. [0:43:20, 0:43:21]: Okay. [0:43:21, 0:43:25]: So discussion uh first of all any questions, I'm sorry, Council, any questions for this more about this? [0:43:26, 0:43:27]: Mayor. Yes, sir. [0:43:28, 0:43:31]: I'd just like to pose the question to [0:43:32, 0:43:34]: Mr. Williams and Mr. Knight and [0:43:34, 0:43:36]: Uh concerning the [0:43:37, 0:43:39]: one particular property on Wilson. [0:43:39, 0:43:39]: You know. [0:43:40, 0:43:41]: met late last year. [0:43:42, 0:43:44]: We created the abatement. [0:43:44, 0:43:45]: Program. [0:43:46, 0:43:50]: I just want to see the traction in that I know we have priorities for as [0:43:50, 0:43:53]: uh the old uh police [0:43:53, 0:43:55]: The houses on Lee Street. [0:43:55, 0:43:56]: [2636.7, 2638.6]: This one particular house on Wilson. [0:43:59, 0:43:59]: Um [0:44:01, 0:44:03]: It's a mess on that street. [0:44:03, 0:44:03]: So [0:44:04, 0:44:05]: Can you two comment on that? [0:44:08, 0:44:14]: So Mr Mayor, the the uh there are about five houses that are [0:44:14, 0:44:23]: on in line for the nuisance abatement. And we had planned on filing for the first house, which is the one on turning point, the burned out house. [0:44:23, 0:44:41]: And uh Sun Trust uh has um been in con we've been in contact with Sun Trust Bank wills the mortgage on that and so we've delayed the filing on that, but that was to be the first and then the other ones were gonna fall in line as well. But um we should be able to file actions on [0:44:41, 0:44:46]: the remainder of the the five houses uh by the end of this month. [0:44:46, 0:44:47]: All right. [0:44:48, 0:44:49]: Any further questions? [0:44:49, 0:44:50]: Yes, sir. Go ahead, sir. [0:44:51, 0:44:52]: Uh Mr. Williams. [0:44:52, 0:44:56]: Does that include the burnt out house on Ty Street? Is that included in there? [0:44:56, 0:44:58]: Yeah. Cross across from the school. [0:44:58, 0:44:59]: Yes. [0:44:59, 0:45:00]: Okay. [0:45:02, 0:45:03]: Any further questions? Follow up. [0:45:04, 0:45:08]: Um the house has recently been sold. [0:45:08, 0:45:10]: Do we have that information on the new owner? [0:45:11, 0:45:22]: One on Tide Street. The the one on Tide Street. Across from Smith Morgan Elementary. We we don't have the specific information, but that was part of the the process. We run title on those to make sure we have all the [0:45:23, 0:45:29]: the uh you know whether it's a mortgage on it, you know, any other parties of interest will be served as part of the uh [0:45:29, 0:45:32]: the nuisance abatement process. Okay. [0:45:33, 0:45:33]: Thank you. [0:45:34, 0:45:35]: Any further questions? [0:45:35, 0:45:40]: So this is just discussion information for us, no voters needed. Okay. Next discussion issue is annexation. [0:45:41, 0:45:55]: Yes. Um as you know, um staff is providing you information on the annexation process. People have called in in terms of how does this work. Our staff just wanted you to know that we have all the documentations [0:45:55, 0:46:15]: up on the website with an effective date of April the first. So for those individuals and businesses that are interested that have been calling that actually would like to come into the city, here's their opportunity. All of the information is up on the website, the application, all the forms that's required, all the documentation is required, it is actually up on the website. And as you know, [0:46:15, 0:46:35]: We can do 100% method, 60% method, or an island annexation in terms of what municipalities can do to get rid of the islands. But I just wanted you to understand or to know that we're saying on as of April the 1st, we are ready, staff is ready, to start receiving any applications for annexation. [0:46:35, 0:46:37]: Effective April first. [0:46:38, 0:46:40]: Fantastic. Any questions for Ms. Moore on the subject? [0:46:41, 0:47:01]: No questions, Mayor. I just want comment. Miss Moore, there I know there are some neighborhoods right off of Walt Stevens and Flipman Road that are very interested in annexing in. Although the information's on our webpage, which is probably more feasible for the city. Is it possible that some of those subdivisions could get a postcard with information on Yes ma'am? [0:47:01, 0:47:08]: Or something to that effect, especially when we have those big gaps on on that particular area up and down. [0:47:08, 0:47:28]: Both of those streets. So they they can be aware of what's going on. We actually still uh one of the things that we thought about doing for a number of things that we are doing is that we can actually send out a text message. We still have the entire database that we used earlier for the last year to let it everyone know. So individuals will get it as well as HOA presidents. [0:47:28, 0:47:34]: that the city is accepting annexation applications beginning April the first and it would direct them to the link. [0:47:34, 0:47:36]: So that they could pass that along. [0:47:38, 0:47:47]: One question. The the Arc uh I had it was Arcadian, I think it was, the one neighborhood that had already had the signatures. Wh where are they? [0:47:48, 0:48:05]: We actually in the process of reviewing those. Um we have to verify because we thought they had submitted all of them, but when we went to look they had not. So they really do need to meet that threshold of sixty percent. So I've made a call and we're gonna get with them to see how we can [0:48:05, 0:48:10]: get that get the appropriate signatures for them because they've always expressed an interest. [0:48:10, 0:48:12]: in terms of coming into the city. [0:48:13, 0:48:14]: Thank you. [0:48:14, 0:48:15]: Any further questions? [0:48:17, 0:48:18]: Thank you for that. [0:48:18, 0:48:38]: Continue on update on parking requirements for subdivisions. Ms. Moore, please. Item number 13. Um during the last minute we gave you a full schedule of how we were going to move on the parking update. Just wanted to bring back to you some potential costs. Uh Public Works has done a great job in going out and actually getting the [0:48:38, 0:48:43]: approximate number of linear square feet. So if you see this on your sheet. [0:48:44, 0:49:04]: And based on that, uh, what we were hoping to do was to do them at a thousand intervals on subdivision streets and that approximate cost is about twenty-seven thousand dollars. And then the software that we're looking at ranges between fifteen thousand and forty thousand and basically the software would allow you to actually go online. [0:49:04, 0:49:24]: and request the permit and give you the permit with the appropriate information, which means that you don't have to always try to come down to City Hall to do it, but you can actually request the permit online. And so at the next meeting we should bring back a final cost. There's no money in the budget for the signs or the software. [0:49:24, 0:49:29]: but I want to give you an idea of what that cost would look like before we come back. [0:49:29, 0:49:36]: Mayor. Yes Ma'am Clarification, did you say fifteen thousand to forty thousand? Correct, the software. [0:49:37, 0:49:43]: And then twenty seven thousand for the actual size. It had to no parking size with the tow trucks on it? [0:49:43, 0:49:53]: Okay. On that note then, what so when you come back to us next month, you said fifteen to forty five you have more you have a more redefined redefined number. Okay, good deal. Any questions for counselor? [0:49:53, 0:49:55]: Uh yes, yes um [0:49:55, 0:49:57]: Uh now I know we uh talked about um [0:49:58, 0:50:00]: Uh starting the warning process. [0:50:01, 0:50:18]: Which is are are those particular we don't wanna have the sticker too hard to get off the window and that kind of thing. So where where is that at? Actually we're getting ready the uh postcard's actually going to print next week and basically let everybody know that we're doing a trial. [0:50:18, 0:50:25]: for April and May. Here's your one time to see how it works. And the stickers that will be on your car or not the pillable. [0:50:26, 0:50:29]: They're just the stickers that you can put onto your windshield. [0:50:30, 0:50:40]: Okay, so no towing at this point in time. It's just a warning so everyone can get used to the idea of what a warning sticker will look like on your car and give them an opportunity to [0:50:41, 0:51:01]: Yeah, I just wanted to make sure that everybody understands tuning in or listening that the HOAs can do this absolutely right now. They are empowered under the current ordinance. If that's correct, Mr. Williams and Miss Moore, they are empowered to do that. This was my desire in doing this to equip the citizens with what [0:51:00, 0:51:02]: But they need a thorough [0:51:03, 0:51:04]: Um [0:51:04, 0:51:05]: Here we go. [0:51:05, 0:51:25]: um comprehensive plan that they could use in order to do that. I think uh they will be the front lines of whatever action is taken. I don't see the city going out just routinely or uh randomly just in emergency maybe towing but not just uh going out there seeking to tow any but I don't want anybody to think that that's [0:51:25, 0:51:42]: what we would do in under any circumstances, but uh that the HOAs are fully equipped right now to be able to uh act on this i if they so chose uh at this particular time and the city will be rolling our uh on our own timetable. [0:51:43, 0:51:44]: Is that correct? [0:51:46, 0:51:48]: Any further comments from the council? [0:51:49, 0:52:09]: Okay. Informational purposes next month would be a good update. Okay. And the next one update on the towing service, which basically lines up with the parking and basically wanted you to see what the scope of service was in the towing service that we're putting out the RFP, has had the date and the time, the license mate model, physical address location, meeting time. [0:52:09, 0:52:18]: told from and where the vehicles are being told to. And in that particular RFP, we're asking for these specifics. [0:52:18, 0:52:38]: because we want people to know how to go get your car and where your particular car is located. So this is just the scope of work. Now in that RFP it basically gives two entities, two entities can contact the towing service. That is the city of Stockbridge and the president or designatee designee designee [0:52:38, 0:52:58]: For an HOA. So either the city can call the towing company or the HOA president or whomever they designate as their representative. So if I live in your subdivision and you park in front of my house, I just can't call the towing company because I don't like you, right? Um someone has to reach out and and [0:52:58, 0:53:18]: And we we think it's really great if it goes to the HOA that use our tourists because then the HOA president can call his neighbor and say, look, don't want your car towed, uh, you know, move your car, because otherwise I'm gonna have to call the towing service. So it kind of forces, you know, communities to kind of work together. [0:53:18, 0:53:27]: Either the city or the designee for the HOA are the only ones who can call the towing company, not just someone that lives in the neighborhood. [0:53:29, 0:53:29]: Okay. [0:53:30, 0:53:30]: Good deal. [0:53:31, 0:53:33]: On that any questions for Ms. Moore on this subject? [0:53:33, 0:53:35]: Give me a race. [0:53:35, 0:53:39]: On the the touring companies that we would bring on. [0:53:39, 0:53:40]: Um [0:53:40, 0:53:44]: Because I'm looking at whatever margin of error would be in that. [0:53:44, 0:53:48]: Uh there can be contingencies written in any contract that we have with them. [0:53:48, 0:53:53]: that those margins of error can't happen we can't have those continued margin of error because it is [0:53:54, 0:53:57]: It is a for profit organization that's coming in. So [0:53:57, 0:53:59]: We can monitor those [0:53:59, 0:54:02]: errors and have a contingency in there that [0:54:03, 0:54:09]: this contract not a void if those you know, if you're there doing it for profit instead of what we intended it for it to be. [0:54:09, 0:54:29]: Great, I think so. Anything that you order there, you know, customer service is great, right? When the car gets hold, I don't need to not be able to find you to get my car. So, you know, any of those items we can actually put in the contract. And then as you know, we told you that we were just gonna do this for a period of time, evaluate it, and then bring it back to you for you to decide if you want to continue. [0:54:29, 0:54:34]: And so during this process, that would give us an opportunity to evaluate the towing service as well. [0:54:35, 0:54:55]: Okay, make sure I understand I guess since I live in a very large community. So someone that's maybe other side of Monar Village, they their their resident or their neighbor has a car parked on a couple parks caught couple of cars parked on the street, I'm sorry. So someone's got to call the designee for an HOA to call the [0:54:55, 0:55:15]: Well, that's why it's so important to get this HOA board of directors information from HOA so that we'll know who we're talking to. And the reason why, Mayor, we know that neighbors get in disputes. [0:55:15, 0:55:15]: Right. [0:55:16, 0:55:36]: You know, they don't like each other sometimes and sometimes they call on each other for things, right? So we didn't want a neighbor calling on another neighbor simply because they didn't like their neighbor car and here's an opportunity. We thought the fair and equitable thing would be for us to have somebody call you or your designee and say, Look, you know, uh Candace Smith [0:55:36, 0:55:51]: is parked on the street and I don't see her decal in the window, uh could you tell her to get a decal or move it off the street? And then you or your designee will call Candace and say, look, do you have a decal in the window? [0:55:51, 0:55:55]: If not, you're probably gonna have you're gonna have to move your car because otherwise it it may get tall. [0:55:56, 0:55:57]: Right, sir. [0:55:58, 0:56:00]: Uh we have the quick [0:56:00, 0:56:01]: Click fix. [0:56:02, 0:56:06]: So uh as code enforcement forcement being an extension of the city [0:56:07, 0:56:08]: If they [0:56:08, 0:56:12]: click fix the code enforcement where they have the right to have it told. [0:56:12, 0:56:21]: No. And the reason why is that it goes back to them being uh certified to Hold on, we got a little discrepancy in uh here. I just want to make sure. [0:56:22, 0:56:22]: Okay. [0:56:23, 0:56:32]: Click fix is for a code enforcement issue uh that's in our citation. The towing is not a part of the click fix. [0:56:33, 0:56:36]: So that's why we're getting the different software to deal with. [0:56:37, 0:56:41]: the towing it. So code enforcement would not have the authority to have a vehicle towed. [0:56:41, 0:57:01]: I mean you can. It's uh it's up to you guys, but what it does it takes your code enforcement. Most of the parking on the street is not during the times of code enforcement, right? Our statistics show us that most parking on the street occurs after code enforcement is gone. Uh but during the daytime, uh they can actually just they don't have to tow it during the daytime. [0:57:01, 0:57:11]: They can actually do what we call the uh citations where the court can run the tags and actually cite during the day. Well then that goes to this question. [0:57:12, 0:57:15]: Well then that's a kinda two part question then. Then w who [0:57:16, 0:57:19]: If you're saying the city has that authority, who at the city has that authority? [0:57:20, 0:57:23]: We have to designate who you want it to be. [0:57:24, 0:57:28]: If you want to be code enforcement, that's fine. But we just say city in case that changes. [0:57:29, 0:57:38]: Okay. I'm just trying to get it get it in because I I'm asking these questions because I just wanna know who's the designated city person because that person ha be hasn't been identified. [0:57:38, 0:57:41]: And if it's still uh then the HOA can control it then [0:57:42, 0:58:02]: We might well just left it in HO hand. So but I'm just want to know. Well we can we can let it be code. What are the recommendations for the city? You can be code enforcement. You can be code enforcement for the times when they're here, right? But but but my point is during the day, code enforcement don't need to tow, they need to ride by and leave a citation. [0:58:01, 0:58:11]: on the car. That's what I'm saying. Okay. Right? That's why I put the city or the HOA because in the daytime we're gonna try not to tow. [0:58:11, 0:58:22]: We would prefer to do a citation. So if we put a citation on the vehicle then the HOA is alerted and then they they pretty much can deal with it? Yeah, i if we have HOA information. [0:58:22, 0:58:40]: Okay. I mean uh it just seemed like we gotta knock some not take away. Well yeah, I uh uh and to Mayor Pro Tem Blount's uh point, I think you're asking some very insightful questions and I think it'll be a combination. It'll be a combination of working with the neighborhoods and HOAs, also with the staff and also with the towing companies. [0:58:41, 0:58:45]: to make sure that we address the issue that we want to address, which is parking on the street. [0:58:45, 0:58:51]: Um, especially um, you know, after hours or at night and so forth when most of these things occur. [0:58:51, 0:59:08]: So I think when we bring this back to you, we will have uh addressed specifically some of those questions that you mentioned about a designated person with with the city and then how the towing situation would work in terms of cost storage, those types of things, um, as well as with the HOA information. [0:59:08, 0:59:08]: Okay. [0:59:10, 0:59:10]: Thank you, Ms. Moore. [0:59:11, 0:59:11]: This man. [0:59:12, 0:59:15]: We redress the um HOA [0:59:15, 0:59:30]: Subdivisions and neighborhoods, but what about the neighborhoods that don't have an HOA? But that's why we're asking neighborhoods to register as well outside of HOAs. There are some older neighborhoods and so we're gonna try to work with them to see if they can identify a designee. [0:59:31, 0:59:34]: to address those issues that they feel comfortable with. [0:59:35, 0:59:36]: Otherwise they [0:59:38, 0:59:41]: You know, it's it's up to the record company. [0:59:42, 1:00:02]: Uh if you don't mind. Um it may not be that tough if we send letters out to those areas that don't that has residents. T let's take McCain Creek for instance. They don't have an HOA but they have designated people that we could contact even right now if we needed to. And they even have functions in their s in in their area and they even have s uh [1:00:02, 1:00:09]: um community meetings. So i it's not something that can't be done. So I mean I think I think that we give it a shot and see what happens. [1:00:09, 1:00:25]: When it comes to those communities that don't have uh HOAs. Right. And again, once we get this back, we'll have more information'cause once the RFP come back and we have who the selection is, then we would have had time to iron out all of these issues and the costs and the process. [1:00:25, 1:00:31]: Because we'll be able to tell you how the software works that allows anybody to go online and get a permit. [1:00:32, 1:00:33]: Any further questions? [1:00:34, 1:00:43]: We don't because the RFP's having no document. Miss Moore. Yes ma'am. Even though I've made it very known that I'm not in favor of this at all. [1:00:43, 1:00:46]: Um, I think that we should speak with the police department. [1:00:47, 1:00:48]: Um [1:00:48, 1:00:50]: Officer Scott is here and a couple of others. [1:00:51, 1:00:59]: who can talk to us more about their relationship with towing companies and their past experiences so that we are all on one accord. Mm-hmm. Okay. [1:00:59, 1:01:00]: Well. [1:01:01, 1:01:20]: Any further questions? Okay. So that ends that discussion. Point number 15. Council consideration to urge Stockbridge legislative delegation to create a public facilities authority. Mr. Williams, please. Mr. Mayor, this is just a a follow-up from some of the communications I've had with all the council members. [1:01:20, 1:01:27]: Um we have already been in contact with the uh our legislative delegation and this is just to uh [1:01:27, 1:01:31]: uh clarify that we wanted to get a public facilities authority rather [1:01:32, 1:01:35]: than the legislatively created development authority. So we would [1:01:36, 1:01:39]: I view this as more housekeeping to get a resolution to [1:01:39, 1:01:40]: Hand to them. [1:01:41, 1:01:41]: All right. [1:01:42, 1:01:53]: And for the questions for Mr Williams. Yes. Now I I was uh when I spoke with you I guess uh it's about it wasn't a either or situation. It [1:01:53, 1:02:06]: That's correct. So we already have the ability to activate our uh statutory development authority and we anticipate that will be on the agenda for you all in the coming weeks, if not the next meeting. [1:02:06, 1:02:12]: Um but this would be for a public facilities authority which would have the power to assist [1:02:12, 1:02:16]: uh the city in financing any publicly owned projects. [1:02:16, 1:02:18]: Russell Development Authority cannot do that. [1:02:19, 1:02:22]: Yeah, I just and then I want everybody to understand. [1:02:22, 1:02:25]: This is progress in the cities, ladies and gentlemen. [1:02:25, 1:02:29]: What we're attempted to do we have a downtown development authority right now. [1:02:29, 1:02:36]: which juri whose jurisdiction resides right around here in the main street around city of Stockbridge. [1:02:36, 1:02:53]: This effort is to create a citywide development authority to assist development, to make sure that we have quality development and to incentivize quality developers to come to town and us to be able to work with them or our city projects as well. [1:02:54, 1:03:14]: uh in outside the downtown area. Alright, uh just like Henry County has the Henry County Development Authority uh to assist uh with uh development projects working with the Georgia um the economic development arm of the uh of of um of the state of Georgia. We need [1:03:14, 1:03:34]: We we're trying to move forward with establishing that base outside of the downtown area for when we have projects uh that are outside down as I-75 is just hot right now along all those corridors, along the Eagles Landing Parkway corridor, along the Highway 138 corridor, along the Jodico corridor. [1:03:34, 1:03:54]: This uh particular uh agency will be able to assist us in bringing quality development and being able to help pot potentially incentivize these developers to be in the game of quality development in the area. Everybody is offering some type of incentives. [1:03:53, 1:04:01]: And in order for you to to attract the type of the development and jobs, we gotta get in the game and this is our t attempt [1:04:01, 1:04:06]: Uh in my opinion to get in the game so that we can be competitive [1:04:06, 1:04:09]: uh with areas around us like Fayetteville. [1:04:09, 1:04:23]: who's just booming in quality economic development in uh various areas. This is our attempt to do that and I I wholeheartedly support that. There's a motion and I and and I I'd like to go ahead and make a motion to approve. [1:04:24, 1:04:24]: There's second. [1:04:25, 1:04:26]: All right, any further discussion? [1:04:27, 1:04:28]: Any discussion on this side? [1:04:28, 1:04:30]: All right, all favor the motion please indicate. [1:04:31, 1:04:32]: Oppose [1:04:33, 1:04:36]: Oh, it proves? Okay. All right. So it looks like we're in [1:04:36, 1:04:38]: A there is yeah, okay. [1:04:40, 1:04:48]: Council consideration to amend job classification for building permit coordinating from non-exempt to exempt status. Is this Mr. Ms. Wheeler? You're doing this? [1:04:49, 1:04:51]: Yes ma'am, come forward please. Mm-hmm. [1:04:59, 1:05:00]: This [1:05:02, 1:05:08]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. This is just merely a housekeeping um item. [1:05:08, 1:05:27]: The uh job description that was originally approved during the budget process called for the position to be a non-exempt level classification and due to the reviewing the FLSA and the job duties test, we're recommending that the position be uh made an exempt level position. [1:05:28, 1:05:30]: Move from non exempt to exempt. [1:05:31, 1:05:31]: Okay. [1:05:32, 1:05:34]: The building and permit coordinator. [1:05:35, 1:05:37]: And further questions for Miss Wheeler? [1:05:39, 1:05:39]: Yes, ma'am. [1:05:39, 1:05:41]: I'd like to make a motion to it. [1:05:43, 1:05:44]: Okay, okay. [1:05:46, 1:05:47]: Okay. [1:05:48, 1:05:49]: Okay, is there a second? [1:05:51, 1:05:53]: All right. Any further discussion? [1:05:54, 1:05:56]: All favor the motion, please indicate. [1:05:58, 1:05:59]: Okay, there you have it. Congratulations. [1:06:00, 1:06:09]: Item number 17, Council consideration to approve the use of Merrill Manor's Copper Center on the 25th of March for a Henry County clergy event that the Stockbridge is sponsoring. [1:06:10, 1:06:20]: This is something that uh Ms. Robinson had brought forward sent an email out to the council, addressed to me, but sent out to council for your approval. And at this point, we have not [1:06:21, 1:06:32]: uh uh agreed to or come with a with an actual resolution involving all this. So anyway, so it's out for discussion folks of whether or not uh we want to uh support this uh this particular event. [1:06:33, 1:06:48]: Um it's similar to the clergy round table that we'd have here at Stockbridge that I participate in, but this is this is a little larger in reference to the Henry County um uh ac activity and we're sponsoring this particular event. Want to sponsor this particular event on this day. [1:06:51, 1:06:56]: Any further comments and discussions, sir? Uh I'd just like to ask uh do you have any information? [1:06:58, 1:06:58]: I just [1:06:59, 1:07:01]: From my understanding the [1:07:03, 1:07:04]: Small. [1:07:04, 1:07:05]: Uh [1:07:05, 1:07:17]: We talk about it for for the head th this one on the twenty fift uh for schedule for the twenty fifth once approved if approved, uh I don't I'd uh I would imagine it'd have maybe twenty, thirty people possibly. I think what it is is that the um [1:07:18, 1:07:25]: Uh the actual uh Levi stop bridge room would probably be a little too small to handle the r the crowd in this is what I've been informed. [1:07:26, 1:07:34]: Well, or or more. Okay. I I don't have the actual number, uh tell you the truth. I really don't have the actual number, but I've been informed it. [1:07:35, 1:07:52]: Well w we well it we'd like to make a decision tonight if that but if if the council feels feels you know liable to do that or could do that, but if not, so be it. And we'll move we'll move on and make decisions a little Well actually the twenty fifth of March is just right around the corner. So in that aspect. But I don't know the actual number, no. Is that a weekday? [1:07:53, 1:07:56]: It's a Monday. It's a Monday. Monday. Monday night. [1:07:58, 1:08:00]: I I do not know if the telescription is available. [1:08:01, 1:08:03]: And I the reason being is we just came up with comments. [1:08:04, 1:08:06]: Well we haven't approved it yet, but we discussed it. [1:08:06, 1:08:07]: We haven't proved the policy. [1:08:07, 1:08:08]: I thought we were. [1:08:08, 1:08:09]: No, no, we have not. [1:08:09, 1:08:12]: Not been approved. Uh [1:08:14, 1:08:17]: Second draft, if you will, uh probably at the next work session. [1:08:19, 1:08:31]: Well uh my intention is to judge based on what we had discussed, but I want to make sure that we have somewhere for clubgy. I mean if it if it's only twenty five hundred people it's [1:08:36, 1:08:39]: Or even the Or even downstairs. [1:08:40, 1:08:44]: Yeah. Or downstairs from a downstairs area in the low basis building? [1:08:45, 1:08:47]: Oh no, space. [1:08:49, 1:09:03]: I would imagine it says mural matters. It didn't say upstairs or downstairs. It said mural manners. The request just came to Merle Manders. So I don't I I don't know what the actual number would be. I was not giving the actual number. I'm just taking a wild guess. Okay? Well I'm I'll label more information in regards to. [1:09:08, 1:09:10]: This is not there, but [1:09:10, 1:09:11]: Okay. [1:09:11, 1:09:12]: Any further comments or discussion? [1:09:14, 1:09:15]: Um [1:09:16, 1:09:25]: the the policy I agree with you, Mayor, hasn't come forward yet. I would just wish we had more information on it, uh, due to what we have already discussed. Um, but if it's to [1:09:26, 1:09:29]: Um I would I will say approve it until we get some [1:09:29, 1:09:31]: More information in. [1:09:31, 1:09:37]: uh to w w with contingencies. I don't know if because it costs more to [1:09:37, 1:09:41]: for the mural to open up and lighten up than it does the tear stricklin. [1:09:41, 1:09:42]: So um but [1:09:43, 1:09:45]: I'm I wouldn't be against any [1:09:45, 1:09:49]: Uh with the policy not being in place right now. I mean I don't I don't wanna get too technical. [1:09:50, 1:09:52]: Um for as a facilities I wouldn't [1:09:53, 1:10:00]: I would like to see more information, I wish you know, o on that but if if the facility, you know, for as what we're discussing I I [1:10:00, 1:10:05]: I'm kinda on the fence about it because we have discussed policy pertaining to [1:10:05, 1:10:08]: o other outside entities like that. So [1:10:08, 1:10:22]: Um I I I would just uh me personally I I guess getting more information and if we could also approve it pri prior to this event in enough timely fashion if we're gonna approve it that you know, s give her enough time to uh make those adjustments. [1:10:22, 1:10:31]: I was gonna say I think the event is the March twenty fifth, right? So the next meeting won't be until the twenty next work session wouldn't be until the twenty sixth. That's correct. [1:10:32, 1:10:45]: It's my understanding it's gonna be a large event, upwards of one hundred and seventy five to two hundred people's with my understanding. Okay, see like so I okay, that's that's more information than I had. If if the event if the event's gonna be that large and we haven't put a a policy in place [1:10:45, 1:10:47]: Um I'm gonna motion to approve it. [1:10:49, 1:10:57]: But you just made a motion to approve at this point? Because you're saying it's gonna be 175 people. That's my understanding. All right, yes. So be it. You made a motion. Is there a second to the motion? [1:10:58, 1:11:01]: I'll second the most. Any further discussion? [1:11:03, 1:11:04]: All in favor, please indicate. [1:11:06, 1:11:09]: I'll prove okay, so I'll I'll prove. Okay, appreciate it. [1:11:10, 1:11:16]: All right, and then we'll go forward on that. On that note, uh that is all from the discussion sake. [1:11:17, 1:11:19]: Uh City Manager, Mr. Knighton, do you have any comments, sir? [1:11:20, 1:11:40]: Um just want to thank the staff for the very hard work that they do each and every day and appreciate uh the acknowledgement uh of staff and the fine work that they do. Um obviously we've got a lot going on in the city and it takes everybody moving in the same direction to make all of that happen. Uh I'd also mention that we are um we've received [1:11:39, 1:11:59]: So that's a very significant step. We've already restarted reviewing it with our engineers, building per building inspectors, and so forth, uh, to bring that to uh the point of putting it out to bid. So we're making tremendous progress there and uh look forward to everything uh, we're gonna have to do that [1:11:59, 1:12:02]: that we can accomplish here in the next several weeks and months. [1:12:03, 1:12:03]: Thank you. [1:12:04, 1:12:13]: Ms. Clerk, Vanessa. I just want to thank the mayor and council for the women's history celebrations. We certainly appreciate that. [1:12:15, 1:12:15]: Thomas, sir. [1:12:16, 1:12:23]: Uh thank you, Mr Mayor. Briefly I just want to recognize Mr Hightower. I just want to thank him for [1:12:23, 1:12:30]: um inviting us over to the uh South Metro. We had a great time, great information. [1:12:30, 1:12:32]: And we appreciate the uh recognition [1:12:33, 1:12:35]: that the city of Stockbridge received on that particular day. [1:12:36, 1:12:37]: I will appreciate that. [1:12:37, 1:12:40]: Also would like to take this opportunity to invite all to [1:12:41, 1:12:43]: The ninth annual [1:12:43, 1:13:03]: Carame Hamburg Day celebrations, which is uh May the 18th. Uh as many of you know, the uh upcoming construction of the Carame Hamburg Culture Arts Center is named for her. Uh as I mentioned, this is our ninth uh celebration. Uh it's going to be a little different this year. [1:13:03, 1:13:05]: Um [1:13:05, 1:13:07]: I know Mrs. Um [1:13:08, 1:13:15]: Mrs. Miller is here. I I sh you got lost there for a minute. I took my glasses off. Uh, who is the new owner of the Greenfront? [1:13:15, 1:13:25]: And uh there will be some special uh recognition for Mrs. Hamburg and the Greenfront on that particular day. And um [1:13:25, 1:13:34]: The Starberry Civic Association is very excited about this recognition that the Greenfront will receive on this particular day. [1:13:35, 1:13:35]: Thank you. [1:13:36, 1:13:37]: Love please, Mr. Protence. [1:13:38, 1:13:55]: Um I concur on uh thanking Mr. Hightower. I thank you for uh the South Metro uh event that you had and uh that you're making a difference not only in the South Metro in the region and and I also thank you for your efforts and things you've done for the city of Stockbridge to help us promote initiatives to help better our community. [1:13:55, 1:14:06]: Um one of the things I would just want to tell the citizens is that um we're in a time now that we see so much change in the city of Stockbridge and not only in the city of Stockbridge but in our county. [1:14:06, 1:14:10]: And one of the things that change is done is is that we're moving the city forward. [1:14:10, 1:14:30]: Moving the city forward doesn't have a color on it, doesn't have a race on it, it doesn't have a religion on it. It has progress attached to it. And I think everyone that's connected to the city of Stockbridge is all about progress. And I thank you all for being a part of that as citizens because it's tax your tax dollars in a in a uh in all kind of ways are helping us to [1:14:30, 1:14:49]: uh actually promote our city and better our city and when you look uh back twenty years in the city of Stockbridge, things are being done historically right now that you never never would have dreamed of twenty years ago. So I thank you first the citizens and I thank my colleagues for us having one vision and and moving the city forward. [1:14:51, 1:14:52]: That's one uh [1:14:53, 1:14:53]: Case again. [1:14:54, 1:14:54]: Thank you [1:14:55, 1:15:15]: Yes. Um thank you everyone for coming out. Um I ask that you continue to pray and support us on this council. We always say, I always say, there's six of us and there are twenty eight thousand of you. Um Mr. Hightower, thank you so much for everything you've done for the city of Stockbridge. [1:15:15, 1:15:17]: even w not including the award, but [1:15:17, 1:15:18]: Just [1:15:18, 1:15:24]: on a on a day to day basis. We thank you for that and for recognizing the hard work. [1:15:24, 1:15:32]: Um and thank I would like to thank the staff for everything they've done this year thus far. We have a lot of great things coming up. [1:15:33, 1:15:36]: Um I was driving in my neighborhood. I live in Monarch Village. [1:15:37, 1:15:57]: And there's a sign on the n on when you first come in there's this on the marquee and it basically says you're a citizen or you're c you're in this community too, volunteer. And it is so important that we all know that from the school system uh if you live in the or near school to give some of your [1:15:57, 1:16:17]: Time to some of the trash that you see on the street. Um it takes a village to make this um a success. Uh I know you look at us and we have employees that work for you, for us, for you, we're doing it, but everyone has to do their part. And that includes [1:16:17, 1:16:33]: doing the best that you can to reach out and help each other within the community. Um in order to respect where we live, we need to make sure that you wanna respect your home, right? So this is our home and we want to make sure that it is um [1:16:34, 1:16:35]: Christine. [1:16:35, 1:16:43]: on all levels, from education to beautification, to everything we do. And I just thank you for your continued support. [1:16:44, 1:16:44]: Yeah, is that please? [1:16:45, 1:16:54]: Yes, sir. I always like to thank everybody for tuning in. Uh we are broadcasting today, Miss Holliday. Miss Holliday. Have not heard about the class. [1:16:55, 1:17:15]: We are broadcasting a day. Hopefully we can take it to the next level and we will get to YouTube and you can be able to watch these videos anytime that you shall choose. So we're going in that direction to update the technology so that um you can tune in anytime and you can participate. This is the democratic process. I want to [1:17:15, 1:17:18]: Echo my colleagues' sentiments about uh the SMDO. [1:17:19, 1:17:39]: It's a marvel, marvelous to see all the entities in the South Metro come together and it's a magnificent outpouring. And Mr. Howtower has been champion of the South Side. We've always looked to be able to come together and now all of those synergies are coming together and things are happening in [1:17:39, 1:17:59]: In the south side. You know, we have to celebrate not just what happened in Stockbridge. When you hear about a D-League arena in College Park for the NBA on the South Side, that's a big deal. When you hear about the transportation projects and everything going on in the area, when Porsche decided to uh Porsche [1:17:59, 1:18:09]: Sha decided to locate it here uh in our particular area that um there's a catalyst for a lot of other things going on and we want to continue that momentum. [1:18:10, 1:18:28]: And it's good that we were recognized that we fought a fight as the mayor always said to to uh to for the rest of Georgia because at that time uh we were standing on the front lines and uh we rec thank you for recognizing us for that. I also thank you for helping to sponsor the Women's History Month. [1:18:28, 1:18:48]: uh honors the other day. We we have history gone here. Many of you have gotten here, uh may have been here earlier, that we recognize historic women, 20 exceptional women, 21 actually, that were honored on Sunday at our brunch. We had the first African American female judge, Hollyville, uh with the [1:18:48, 1:19:08]: Superior Court. We had Pandora Palmer who was the first female judge on the state court. We had Pam Bettis who was here today, who was the first Solicitor General female uh here in this uh Henry County. And earlier last week we honored Andrea Lewis, who first Lieutenant Andrea Lewis who [1:19:08, 1:19:28]: was the first African American pilot in the Georgia Air National Guard. Those are history-making, trailblazing women that took it to the next level. And I always would like to emphasize things. This board has plays a part in supporting women every single day. Not just during women's history. [1:19:28, 1:19:46]: month uh when we pass the supplier diversity policy making su uh with the goal of twenty five percent participation and then a local preference that makes sure that everybody in here has an opportunity to be at the table. That's extremely important. We can talk about it all day long but it's written down [1:19:47, 1:20:00]: uh as a goal uh here for the city as well. And one of the first things that we did and I can probably say that I spearheaded that effort which is we evaluated our pay rates here in the city of Stockbridge. [1:20:01, 1:20:21]: And the HR department was charged with making sure that we had competitive rates with the rest of Metro Atlanta, not just in salary but in benefits as well. We wanted to be able to compete compete for the very top talent in Metro Atlanta from the city manager on down and say, Okay, well we're competitive all [1:20:21, 1:20:26]: all region wide so we can hire the best possible staff [1:20:26, 1:20:28]: to run this city. [1:20:28, 1:20:48]: because we come up with a big picture vision, but they execute this big picture vision that all of us have uh collectively. But uh again, uh we celebrate women's history month uh and we want to make sure that we're always doing that. And uh you know it you you you I was having a conversation [1:20:48, 1:20:52]: earlier about uh uh women's health issues with the clerk. [1:20:52, 1:21:11]: and uh and several others who were here and someone uh uh uh uh one of the friends had passed away of heart of a heart attack, right? Now we think we hear a lot about breast cancer and several other uh issues that challenge women but heart disease and heart attacks is the number one killer of women. [1:21:12, 1:21:15]: And we have to recognize that every day. [1:21:15, 1:21:19]: And especially now to be highlighted during Women's History Month, but every single day. [1:21:20, 1:21:32]: You know, I like fried chicken, okay. I like fried pork chops and on different other things, but at that time we gotta push back from the table and we have to address that in terms of what we're in taking. [1:21:32, 1:21:36]: Uh to make sure that we're eating in a more healthy fashion. [1:21:36, 1:21:44]: Uh I'm gonna a couple other one other item to it. One other item is the youth right now we're in the middle and we ask for your help. I ask for your help. [1:21:45, 1:21:55]: We're in the middle of deciding how we're gonna spend millions of your tax dollars on the next spLOS. As the mayor outlaid, we have fifteen million dollars in SPLOSS. [1:21:55, 1:21:58]: Uh uh in and we have some some of that allocated. [1:21:59, 1:21:59]: But [1:22:00, 1:22:01]: We need to hear from you. [1:22:01, 1:22:04]: The council has decided what we want as the top [1:22:05, 1:22:14]: uh two or three projects, but we need to hear from you because if you don't speak up, that decision's going to be made. And we want to hear from as many people as possible. [1:22:14, 1:22:17]: I personally want to see a youth center at the top of the list. [1:22:18, 1:22:21]: Because we have nothing for our kids to do. [1:22:21, 1:22:29]: And if we're going to see the youth center at the top of the list, we can do all of these projects at one time. We don't have to do one at a time. We can do them all. [1:22:30, 1:22:37]: It requires bold leadership in order to do that. We can do the Art Center, the Youth Center, and we can do um [1:22:38, 1:22:41]: uh very uh the empathy are all here because we're cash [1:22:43, 1:22:44]: Rich here. [1:22:44, 1:22:53]: And on our bottom line, we're one of the most financially stable cities in the entire state of Georgia and we don't have a municipal tax. [1:22:54, 1:23:05]: We reason that we are able to do that is that we have another splotch coming up in November. Another one, right? But we still have fifteen million dollars remaining off the last splot. [1:23:06, 1:23:08]: I want you to vote for the next boss. [1:23:09, 1:23:17]: But in order for us to vote for the next blossom, I think this council is committed to making sure that we get these projects in the ground this year. [1:23:17, 1:23:19]: I will keep reiterating [1:23:19, 1:23:29]: that I want at least three projects off the ground in the city this year. It's not too ambitious. We gotta think big and bold. [1:23:29, 1:23:35]: because we're asking you to allocate twenty million more dollars for future projects. [1:23:35, 1:23:36]: And we can do that. [1:23:37, 1:23:47]: But right now, every person out there needs to be contacting all of the council members up here to let them know what you want to be in the city. Don't come back. [1:23:48, 1:24:01]: after November and say or six months from now and say, Well why didn't you do this and you haven't talked to any of us? Because we're we're taking that feedback right now and we need to hear from each and every one of you. [1:24:01, 1:24:08]: Lastly, I'm going to talk about the Stockbridge, the Keep Stock Bridge beautiful program. Councilman Thomas does um [1:24:08, 1:24:21]: Uh don't trash start bridge. It's all a collective effort of everybody fighting litter uh here in the city and beautification. Uh uh I'd like to thank the you know, just the other yesterday I was driving down Hudson Bridge Road. [1:24:21, 1:24:41]: I called the city manager to talk to him. We got the grass cut today, right? We got it taken care of, we got it put down because that is extremely important to this particular community and all of our communities. When people drop every time somebody pulls off the interstate and they spend a dollar in this community, it keeps you. [1:24:41, 1:25:01]: You from having to pay a property tax. That's why you don't have a property tax. So I'm passionate about those interstate exits. Why? Because they keep me from paying a property tax and they keep you from paying them. When you pull off at that exit, the last thing you want to see is tall grass, litter everywhere where I can go. [1:25:01, 1:25:02]: [5103.2, 5119.2]: And that's where it really counts at. And people say, why don't Stockbridge have a property tax? Because of I seventy five and the way that we take in the salt the s the splots tax and the sales tax off of I seventy five. We gotta take advantage of that and we gotta be responsible. [1:25:19, 1:25:21]: We are giving a tremendous gift. [1:25:22, 1:25:42]: with I seventy five. But that comes with the responsibility to absolutely maintain it. And that's what we'll do. We need you to volunteer for keep Stockbridge beautiful and don't trash Stockbridge because we want to have the best community of v possible in South Metro and in the entire Metro Atlanta region. Thank you so much. [1:25:42, 1:25:42]: Much. [1:25:44, 1:25:50]: Okay, on that note, it's as I stated earlier in is in the I believe in the State and City address that uh we need to have a listener. [1:25:51, 1:25:58]: And uh all of us work for you, work for the citizens, so you need to communicate with us, let us know what the desires are and we'll have the open dialogue and discussion. [1:25:59, 1:26:04]: And then uh then we'll make a decision as a collective group the the elected officials are making a decision based on [1:26:05, 1:26:07]: what we hear from the citizens and what we can feasibly do. [1:26:08, 1:26:24]: on the intents to move the city forward, period. And make this the greatest city ever. Okay. So on that note, uh Mr Hightower, thank you for coming in. I didn't see you coming earlier, sir. And you've been a great help, great support of the city. And uh also uh without doubt uh [1:26:24, 1:26:44]: I appreciate you recognizing our efforts last year and I mentioned that earlier in my comments uh before you got here, sir, about the the recognition that we received from your your company. The collaborative firm obvious obviously was was uh uh worked out our comprehensive plan that I talked about, a thirty year plan. And I don't want to forget Miss Crow that's sitting out here too. Thank you for your efforts on that, ma'am. [1:26:44, 1:26:47]: Really appreciate that. Okay. It's great to see you here as well. [1:26:48, 1:26:50]: Um I will tell you that um [1:26:51, 1:27:06]: We we we j we we're on upswing folks. We're we're on upswing and nothing can stop us now. We just gotta work together. He lockstep as I mentioned, simultaneously work together to get to stuff viewed citizens. And I said before and I'll say it again, the citizens are the real heroes here of last year's effort. [1:27:07, 1:27:15]: So a couple upon us to do the right thing, the best thing financially uh for you as we continue to move the city forward. All right? [1:27:16, 1:27:22]: On that note, I'm going to say God bless you and appreciate you listening in and just keep the faith on that aspect. We're going to make it work. [1:27:22, 1:27:24]: I'll read some uh announcements here. [1:27:24, 1:27:34]: New council meeting Wednesday, March thirteenth, uh, five thirty p.m. City Hall Levi Meeting Room. Downtown Development Authority meeting Monday, March 18th, 6 p.m. [1:27:35, 1:27:40]: Right here in the Levi Meeting Room. Youth Council Advisory Committee, Wednesday, March twentieth, six thirty. [1:27:40, 1:27:41]: Right to leave our meeting room. [1:27:42, 1:27:45]: Planning Commission meeting Thursday, March twenty first, seven P.M. [1:27:46, 1:27:47]: Uh leave our meeting room. [1:27:48, 1:27:51]: Work session is next uh excuse me, Tuesday, March the 26th. [1:27:52, 1:27:54]: It's six o'clock here in the council chambers. [1:27:55, 1:27:58]: City Council meeting next month, April eighth, six PM. [1:27:59, 1:28:10]: Uh upcoming events you've got the uh monthly bingo bash uh with uh Metro Tim Blount here on March twenty-seventh and that's at uh ten AM to noon. [1:28:10, 1:28:11]: Paint Henry Blue [1:28:12, 1:28:16]: Raising awareness to prevention of child abuse, Thursday, March twenty eighth. [1:28:16, 1:28:19]: And uh of course that'll be on our social media aspect as well. [1:28:20, 1:28:32]: Okay, oh GMA Youth Summit, hosted by the city of Stockbridge Youth Council. The very first time the GMA Youth Summit has been in Stockbridge. It'd be a Merrill Manter's Conference Center March 22nd and 24th. [1:28:33, 1:28:53]: Okay. And uh ongoing initiatives. Several of those were already mentioned. Uh clergy round table was not mentioned earlier. So month is a quarterly basis. Uh that is done with myself and Councilman Robinson. And the quarterly welcoming stop bridge roundtable spirited by uh Councilwoman Gantt in reference to the Welcoming America initiative. [1:28:53, 1:28:55]: [5335.7, 5336.6]: Um [1:28:57, 1:29:00]: I would imagine we have a zecar session of item for zeker session, sir, correct? [1:29:03, 1:29:06]: All right. Council, I need a motion to go into second session, please. [1:29:07, 1:29:08]: All right, sir, a second. [1:29:08, 1:29:10]: All right. [1:29:11, 1:29:12]: Any further discussion? [1:29:12, 1:29:14]: Okay, thank you. All in favor, please indicate. [1:29:15, 1:29:18]: Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to go to the second session. We'll be back in the day. [1:30:35, 1:30:50]: Like the layout thing. [1:32:26, 1:32:30]: [5572.4, 5585.0]: I know that's not giving it to the right. [1:33:22, 1:33:30]: Chewing it around me with it. [1:34:20, 1:34:25]: [5680.0, 5690.0]: Like this. [1:35:09, 1:35:15]: So we're going to have to. [1:36:10, 1:36:11]: I know you [1:36:49, 1:36:55]: I didn't I have a hand. [1:37:30, 1:37:45]: Yeah, so I'm not sure. [1:37:47, 1:37:50]: Yeah, but [1:37:53, 1:38:07]: [5887.9, 5907.9]: No, it was like. [1:38:27, 1:38:35]: [5915.0, 5935.0]: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh there you go. Yeah, you can start. [1:39:14, 1:39:34]: Oh yeah, one of the reasons that one for the square and all that is. [1:39:34, 1:39:54]: I have one before the boy one might be with us speaking. I have no one any other. [1:39:54, 1:40:14]: [6014.1, 6029.7]: Of course I did that that that's a good thing. That's what it is. [1:40:30, 1:40:50]: Yeah, no, but also. Oh my god, no. [1:40:50, 1:41:10]: Yeah, about five or five or six men. Yeah. Maybe about six events. Okay. I don't know. I have to eat. [1:41:09, 1:41:17]: Yeah, you just have to take this one out of the way. [1:41:20, 1:41:23]: But just do that. You won't remember with what? [1:41:23, 1:41:43]: Okay. So I think that's a spot. Because the what is it? Yes, yes, yes, yes. So [1:41:43, 1:41:45]: Okay, [1:41:46, 1:41:47]: Yeah. [1:42:00, 1:42:01]: [6124.8, 6143.8]: I actually told me that you're not going to be able to do that. I'll keep the answer. Yeah, I know. [1:42:32, 1:42:34]: working on a system with [1:42:55, 1:42:55]: [6183.3, 6193.7]: I haven't done it before actually. I mean, I mean one exception of the which wants to know it yes, something more natural. [1:43:18, 1:43:21]: No, you don't think you're up for the all that. [1:43:30, 1:43:34]: [6229.2, 6236.8]: [1:44:21, 1:44:24]: Yeah, move those. [1:44:35, 1:44:36]: Okay. [1:44:37, 1:44:45]: [6295.0, 6295.6]: [1:45:09, 1:45:11]: Location. [1:45:26, 1:45:46]: [6346.1, 6350.0]: No, no, no. [1:45:55, 1:45:55]: Yeah. [1:45:57, 1:46:17]: I w I might go one time for a large public land where we have to build a church now because expensive for number of them to build a church. It just depends on how far it goes. [1:46:17, 1:46:28]: [6390.0, 6397.4]: I don't got that for you soon. [1:47:50, 1:47:51]: Yeah. [1:50:55, 1:50:56]: [6670.6, 6684.1]: [2:01:50, 2:01:55]: Hey, what's up, comrades? [2:02:02, 2:02:16]: I don't know about it because we're not in multi-jurisdiction. I don't know how much multi-jurisdiction. I'd have had a ton of time, PM. Oh man, too much. [2:02:51, 2:02:55]: Alright, uh this clerk's back set. [2:03:00, 2:03:00]: [7389.7, 7390.2]: Okay. [2:03:10, 2:03:13]: Council, I need a motion to end the second session, please. [2:03:13, 2:03:14]: They moved. [2:03:14, 2:03:15]: They're second. [2:03:15, 2:03:15]: Sorry. [2:03:15, 2:03:22]: All right. I need a motion to reconvene our favor. Oh sorry, excuse me. All in favor. [2:03:22, 2:03:24]: I'm jumping the gun. All right. [2:03:25, 2:03:32]: Uh now I need a motion to reconvene our our council meeting. So moved. I second. All right. All in favor? Please okay, there we go. All right. [2:03:32, 2:03:36]: And uh now we're back in our regular council meeting we have uh action that we need to [2:03:36, 2:03:49]: The uh bring forward the please. Yes. Mayor Ford. Yes, ma'am. I move that we retain the legal services of Jack Wilson to assist the city in the litigation negotiation with Hemory County on the service delivery strategy agreement. Is there a second? [2:03:49, 2:03:50]: Right. [2:03:50, 2:03:52]: All right. Is there further discussion? [2:03:52, 2:03:54]: All in favor, please indicate. [2:03:54, 2:03:55]: I'll stand it. [2:03:55, 2:03:56]: No, so [2:03:56, 2:03:59]: Council, I need a motion to end our council meeting. [2:03:59, 2:04:01]: So moved. Okay, is there a second? [2:04:02, 2:04:03]: All in favor, please indicate. [2:04:04, 2:04:05]: Meeting is now adjourned.

--- title: February 26 2019 Work Session Meeting date: 2019-02-26 source: 2019-02-26_February_26_2019_Work_Session_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:07]: Alright ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to start the meeting. This is council work session. Tuesday, February 26th. I have roughly looks like 6.02. [0:00:09, 0:00:09]: Okay. [0:00:10, 0:00:11]: Please stand for the invocation. [0:00:13, 0:00:22]: And since I pass this around, I'm gonna do the invitation tonight. All right. So Lord, thank you to bring us together once again for an outstanding meeting as we can discuss discuss the citizens' business. [0:00:22, 0:00:36]: And make sure you give us a wisdom and a knowledge to do the right thing, do the proper process and be able to take our citizens forward and move the city in the right direction. Because always, Lord, in your name. Amen. [0:00:36, 0:00:48]: [ 49.9, 51.7]: Am Clerk, near roll call, please. [0:00:52, 0:01:00]: Councilwoman Thomas. Present. Mayor Protam Blount. Present. Mayor Ford. Present. Councilwoman Gantt. Present. Councilwoman Robinson. [0:01:01, 0:01:21]: Did the record reflect Councilwoman Robinson is not in attendance. Councilman Alexander. Present. Mayor Poyd, you have a corner. Thank you. And I want to make a note to this that uh it's my understanding that uh Councilwoman Neat Robinson is a member of the GMA Legislative Policy Committee and part of our uh duties and responsibilities uh this will happens today that the meeting will [0:01:21, 0:01:25]: with the Leslie the Black Caucus at downtown. So that's why she's not present today. [0:01:26, 0:01:27]: For this particular meeting. [0:01:27, 0:01:31]: On that note, I need a motion to adopt the agenda. [0:01:31, 0:01:37]: Sir. I'd like to amend the agenda. Okay, go right ahead, please. To include uh [0:01:37, 0:01:46]: House Bill uh 203 for approval and to amend it to uh include the uh DA development authority approval. [0:01:46, 0:01:51]: Okay, d Housewheel is four uh two three oh two. House bill free oh two. [0:01:52, 0:01:58]: Is is the correct way to say that, okay. And the development authority discussed uh approval per se. Okay? [0:01:58, 0:02:00]: Hey, any further discussion? [0:02:00, 0:02:01]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:02:02, 0:02:05]: All right, thank you. That'll be items uh six and seven on the agenda. [0:02:07, 0:02:19]: Council, please uh review the minutes for the following meetings um uh January 14th, 2019 and the 31st of January 2019. If we review those, we'll we'll actually approve those at our next council meeting. [0:02:19, 0:02:23]: I don't know if there's any particular changes that you want to submit this time. If not. [0:02:23, 0:02:24]: So be it. [0:02:25, 0:02:27]: On that note, Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments? [0:02:28, 0:02:30]: There are no public comments. No public comments. Okay. [0:02:32, 0:02:41]: And on that case, we will go to uh old business council consideration to amend the 2018 CIE capital improvements. [0:02:41, 0:03:01]: element and comprehensive plan update relating to economic development section of the report. Mr. Knighton, please. Yes, Mayor and Council. We wanted to acknowledge uh a question that was raised at the previous meeting uh regarding the adoption of the um uh CIE and I placed a uh memorandum uh should you should have at your desk [0:03:01, 0:03:03]: [183.3, 188.3]: that states that per the council's request any economic development activities which were assigned to community development [0:03:08, 0:03:15]: as submitted in the city's twenty eighteen and twenty twenty three short-term work program and and capital improvement element. [0:03:15, 0:03:16]: Um [0:03:17, 0:03:37]: would be uh reassigned to the Economic Development Division immediately. These changes will be reflected in the city's annual update in September for submission to the Department of Community Affairs and Atlanta Regional Commission. So as our annual update uh to the SWTP and CIE, we would make that uh notation uh formal [0:03:37, 0:03:45]: formalized in the document. In terms of practical day-to-day operations, those uh specific assignments would be [0:03:45, 0:03:54]: uh reassigned immediately. So there's no specific action that we're asking you to take, but uh we wanted to bring that back to your information and acknowledgement. [0:03:54, 0:03:58]: Okay, thank you. Uh any questions for Mr. Knight and Council? [0:03:59, 0:04:01]: Questions? Okay, thank you sir. Appreciate it. [0:04:01, 0:04:21]: Council consideration to amend and extend the moratorium on acceptance of applications for certain businesses in the city. Mr. Williams, please. Mr. Mayor, this is an extension of the existing moratorium. Uh you're going to see, I think at the next council meeting, a uh a request to do an RFP for zoning rewrite. [0:04:21, 0:04:34]: And uh I we wanna fold the changes that would be made into that rewrite. And so we're requesting the extension of the moratorium uh I wanna say for 180 days, but I'm I'm looking back [0:04:34, 0:04:35]: It's a hundred and eighty days. [0:04:36, 0:04:37]: So that's that's the request. [0:04:38, 0:04:39]: Okay. [0:04:39, 0:04:42]: Any questions for Mr. Knighton Council? Yes. Go right at sir. [0:04:43, 0:04:47]: Uh uh the question that I have is uh we had some c discussions behind the scene. [0:04:48, 0:05:02]: How many businesses are actually in there? I didn't I want to make sure that I understand what's there. Do you have the actual list of businesses that were there because uh I think uh my concern was that the nail salons were not there. [0:05:02, 0:05:18]: And then uh I want to make sure the vape businesses are in there. Uh there's a complete list because that there was a list of businesses and then there was several other. There was like I think we're lumped in one category. Is there like a list of how many there are? So we can verify that. [0:05:19, 0:05:34]: If you want the count of the number of businesses, I I don't have that for you, but but if if you just want the count of the type, if you'll hang on a second, I'll pull it up. Well well I just want to make sure that we uh we have nail salons in there and that we have vape shops in there. [0:05:34, 0:05:36]: Uh yes they were in there. [0:05:36, 0:05:37]: Okay. [0:05:38, 0:05:58]: Okay. They are in there. We don't need to add them. Yes. But but out of an abundance of caution, if if the motion is to accept it on the condition that those are clearly in there, we we can Yes. I'd like to make sure that that's in the motion that it's clearly stated that the nail salons and the vape shops are in there uh and continue the moratorium for another hundred. [0:05:58, 0:05:59]: Yeah. [0:06:00, 0:06:05]: There's got another question here. Yeah. Uh Mr Williams also could we be provided um [0:06:05, 0:06:09]: the list because when we go into the memoriatorium extension [0:06:10, 0:06:28]: Um there I'm gonna use the word hopper. There could still be some already in the hopper that does not d this one effect. Can we get a list of of those businesses that are already in there? Because if we put a memoriatorium out and then they s those businesses still come in, it could be because they're already they're already there pre memoriatorium. [0:06:30, 0:06:34]: I'm just speaking from thank you. Thank you, Mayor Council. Typically come on, come up here, please. [0:06:36, 0:06:45]: Thank you. Good evening, Mary and Council. So typically in the past, if something is already in before in other words, your existing moratorium of everything that [0:06:45, 0:07:05]: was still in the moratorium, it still exists. But if you add something new tonight that was not a part of the original moratorium, if they're in the hopper, we still process those. That means that we can't accept any new ones. For example, he's asking what's nail shops in there? He's gonna check and see. Let's just say nails weren't. [0:07:05, 0:07:25]: Right? If you what passes tonight says that no nail salons are allowed, well if downstairs if nail salon was not in the prior language and then there's nail shops that's downstairs, we have to process those. What that means so that we can't accept any new applications for those. [0:07:25, 0:07:45]: for a follow up my question is that could we be provided once the memoratorium go into effect those bids in areas those business that are in the hopper so that we won't see one pop up and we got a a ton of questions questions coming at you all while sure I I can ask tomorrow if if you need an have um as their [0:07:45, 0:07:46]: Processing. [0:07:46, 0:07:52]: what are they currently process and what applications we've received before tonight. That is for something new. [0:07:53, 0:07:58]: But if nails was in there already, then we wouldn't have any applications for them anyway. [0:07:59, 0:08:17]: Yes yes ma'am, go ahead please. I I understand what you're saying by n if the nail salons wasn't in the moratorium. But if a nail salon is combined with the hair salon and the hair salon is in the moratorium, wouldn't that automatically uh if they're in one business, one actual [0:08:17, 0:08:21]: business and they're doing both, it would void out [0:08:22, 0:08:42]: that as well, correct? It depends on how they came in. Does that make sense? If they came in under a nail salon and not a hair, then we wouldn't know. That typically uh the hair salon comes in as a primary and the nail is a secondary. But I think what triggered this was that you saw a nail salon opening in a business that was [0:08:42, 0:09:02]: process almost a year ago. There's no hair associated with it. So nail salons are not automatically attached to hair, but it depends on how the application is submitted. So if they submit hair and they do have salon, that's a trigger for us not to accept either. But a lot of times we get nail salons [0:09:02, 0:09:04]: And there is no hair. It's just nail salon. [0:09:05, 0:09:25]: Well Mayor, having heard that, I I just ask that we make sure in this moratorium that nail salons is added. I know the vapor stores are already there. Um it just in case they're not in. And also ask that if there's a combination thereof that it also means that it's null and void as well. Um [0:09:25, 0:09:40]: That w you know, we are aware of that. As well as vape shops. [0:09:42, 0:09:43]: Thank you. [0:09:43, 0:09:52]: All right, so should be any more questions so we need a a motion, is that correct? I just want to know what's up. The language that Miss Gantt wanted to add was if there is a combination of the two. [0:09:53, 0:10:02]: Or any. But they were already there because nail slot and hair was already there, so that's why I say it was a trigger we don't have any. Separately. So either way we got it. That's correct. All right. [0:10:02, 0:10:22]: On that note, I just need a motion. Well please repeat your motion. I would like to uh continue the 180-day moratorium. Uh Mr. Um Williams has indicated that the nail salons and vape shop shops are in there, but we want to reiterate that even if they weren't in there, we want it to be in full [0:10:22, 0:10:24]: Alright, is there a second emotion? [0:10:25, 0:10:45]: Before you second though, I know we got a couple of emails or some things that you wanted to add. So here's your opportunity. If there were other things that he read you the list, and if there were other things that you wanted to add, because somebody mentioned something about auto brokers or something else. So if there is anything else that y'all wanted to add, I'm just going to say here's the opportunity for whatever you want to add. [0:10:45, 0:10:56]: As as the clerk, I thought we had a cap on auto brokers already on auto uh used car dealers already, right? There's a m that's different from an autobroker. Two different things. [0:10:58, 0:11:05]: The autobroker, as long as they have no inventory on site as a requirement, is really just an office use. [0:11:07, 0:11:09]: not cover that in the original [0:11:12, 0:11:29]: I mean if they don't have the cars there I wouldn't re be concerned about'em if it's an office use inventory, I just don't want the car sitting out there. So but what if an audible broker decides to bring a car, then we still need something some language in there that says office use only, no you know, no inventory? [0:11:30, 0:11:36]: I I believe that's how the definition is. I I we'll have to go back and double check, but it it [0:11:36, 0:11:39]: If there's no inventory out of sight, then [0:11:39, 0:11:59]: then it's really not the same impact. So that's something we'll cover in the zoning rewrite as well. We cover everything in zone rewrite. I just wanted to make sure that this was this one last time to catch all that you want for the next hundred and two. So it's my assumption at this point that your motion still stands, no no difference on that. So you made a motion [0:11:59, 0:12:07]: I need a second. My second. Oh you did a second. Okay, got it. Excuse me. All in favor of the motion, please indicate. Okay, thank you very much. Appreciate it. [0:12:08, 0:12:15]: Um council consideration to approve citywide furniture, state of Georgia contract number 9999. [0:12:16, 0:12:20]: Nine, I guess SPD zero zero zero zero one zero. [0:12:21, 0:12:23]: Uh Miss Lindell Miller, please. [0:12:23, 0:12:29]: Good afternoon, Mayor. Council. Afternoon to you. Uh this uh this request is to you ask for authorization [0:12:30, 0:12:35]: Task for authorization to utilize the state contract, um, which was competitively done. [0:12:35, 0:12:37]: Uh through February tw uh twenty twenty. [0:12:38, 0:12:38]: if needed. [0:12:39, 0:12:43]: and to currently purchase um furniture for city staff. [0:12:44, 0:12:45]: Okay, thank you for that. [0:12:45, 0:12:48]: Uh council any questions at all for Ms. Miller? [0:12:51, 0:12:51]: Yes, sir. [0:12:52, 0:13:01]: Uh I just wanna thank uh Ms. Miller. Um I gave her a call to get clarification. Okay. I just wanna thank you for uh returning the call and [0:13:01, 0:13:02]: Explaining that process. [0:13:03, 0:13:05]: And I also want to thank you for your due diligence. [0:13:05, 0:13:08]: I just want the council to know that you [0:13:09, 0:13:23]: did research and look over of what was already in place to see if the city could use any of the AO for assessment was that we needed to fall. So I just wanna thank you for that. You're welcome. [0:13:23, 0:13:37]: Okay, any further questions for Ms. Miller? If I need a motion, please. Mayor, I move that we approve the um state of Georgia contract number 9999, SPD 00010. Is there a second? Second. [0:13:38, 0:13:43]: Mr. Mr. We'll give Mr. Thomas for a second. Any further discussion? I know. All in favor, please indicate. [0:13:43, 0:13:45]: All right, see now. Appreciate it. [0:13:45, 0:14:02]: Okay. Now number six would be the uh discussion of House Bill three oh four. Bill two as you know uh House Bill three oh uh three oh two was uh introduced. It would essentially preempt uh most local um uh [0:14:02, 0:14:13]: regulation of uh building aesthetics and and things of that sort. GMA is uh opposed to it and is encouraging all the cities to [0:14:13, 0:14:18]: uh adopt resolutions uh in opposition and so the staff recommendation would be [0:14:18, 0:14:24]: to adopt a resolution in opposition and direct us to submit it to our legislative delegation. [0:14:24, 0:14:44]: Okay. Any further discussion for comments from Mr. Uh Williams here? Yes, please. I think this is a great idea. I think that as a city we collectively have put some uh proceeded to upgrade our zoning standards and the last thing uh that we want to happen is for those [0:14:44, 0:14:59]: zoning standards be rolled back. Uh we have a fifty percent brick requirement. We have uh we passed the highway overlay quarter plan. We were trying to build our master trail plan. All of those things and the exemplary work that we've done. [0:14:59, 0:15:19]: uh in planning development, uh under Miss Moore. A lot of those things could possibly be lost and we definitely don't want to give up that. I think we were at GMA where we talked about home rule and, you know, this is this is really overreach, uh, in uh in my opinion and we need to send the strongest signal possible that [0:15:19, 0:15:21]: Uh we want control of these items. [0:15:22, 0:15:23]: Any further comments from the Council? [0:15:24, 0:15:39]: Um Mr. Williams, just out of curiosity, I know there's a Senate bill equivalent with that, but it it doesn't mean necessarily being part of the resolution will provide for for both um the original bill and any Senate companion bill. Okay. Thank you for that. Yes, sir. Uh I motion that we approve the uh [0:15:40, 0:15:43]: House uh resolution for House Bill three zero two. Okay. [0:15:43, 0:15:44]: Good deal in the second. [0:15:45, 0:15:47]: A second. All right, any further discussion? [0:15:47, 0:16:07]: All in favor, please indicate. There you have it. Good deal. Um number six item would be uh council consideration also for the the new development authority uh process. Mr. Williams, please. Yes, sir. This is following up on some communications we forwarded to the mayor and council over the last week or so. Essentially what's [0:16:07, 0:16:10]: is proposed is to [0:16:10, 0:16:22]: Ask the General Assembly to enact local legislation creating a development authority for the City of Stockbridge that's different from your normal statutory development authority. [0:16:23, 0:16:32]: primarily in in the w manner in which the members are selected. W w what the current staff recommendation is is a seven member board. [0:16:32, 0:16:45]: um composed of the following categories. The f first three members would have to be residents of the city of Stockbridge, one of which may be a a member of the elected body, but doesn't have to be. [0:16:46, 0:16:53]: And then the the second category is is four uh uh um residents of Henry County. [0:16:53, 0:17:13]: who have subject matter expertise in the in the area of development, whether it's r realtors, developers, zoning experts, attorneys, things of that sort, there would be the the list showing that they would have to fall with within one of those categories. But beyond that, the the powers of the authority would be very specific [0:17:13, 0:17:21]: similar to the uh development authority that was uh enacted for the city of Clarkston, which would be a very comprehensive set of powers. [0:17:22, 0:17:23]: Trecky. [0:17:23, 0:17:27]: Any questions for Mr. Williams on development authority process thus far? [0:17:28, 0:17:31]: If not, I need a motion to go forward with that, please. [0:17:32, 0:17:36]: Don't move Mayor. I I move that we go for it with the development authority. [0:17:36, 0:17:37]: Second. [0:17:37, 0:17:38]: Okay, any further discussion? [0:17:39, 0:17:40]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:17:41, 0:17:44]: There you have it. Good deal. Thank you. [0:17:45, 0:17:46]: City Manager, any comment, sir? [0:17:47, 0:17:50]: Um Stockbridge is a great city where community connects. [0:17:51, 0:17:53]: We appreciate the window of the scale. [0:17:53, 0:17:55]: And moving the city forward. [0:17:55, 0:17:56]: That was a big club. [0:17:56, 0:17:59]: Clerks, Ms. Vanessa Holliday, comments. [0:17:59, 0:18:05]: No coming o other than looking forward to a great retreat coming out with some great things. [0:18:06, 0:18:26]: Okay, Councilman Al Thomas, sir. Uh I just want to take this opportunity to thank Cotton Indian Elementary School for inviting me out to talk about Don't Trash Stockbridge, uh third, fourth, and fifth graders, about 300 students. Uh we had a great time, uh, Miss Jackson and I. Uh they were very uh in [0:18:26, 0:18:31]: engaged in that question. So just want to thank Cotton Union for inviting us out. Thank you. [0:18:32, 0:18:33]: Air Pro Tem Block, please. [0:18:34, 0:18:38]: Uh yes. Um tomorrow we have uh uh seniors bingo bash tomorrow from uh [0:18:39, 0:18:41]: Ten to uh noon. [0:18:41, 0:18:45]: Um also I'd like to uh thank the city of Stockbridge for [0:18:45, 0:18:49]: And you uh um um Rendon um [0:18:49, 0:18:52]: Randy, uh uh Mr. Uh the city manager. [0:18:53, 0:19:13]: convoluted here in the mind. You reached out to uh powers the bee and uh I think Daces did also, uh and they repaired they're repairing now the concrete that has been there that was on city property for quite a while, but we reached out to the right people and got that moving for uh for the city area because even though it's it's partly [0:19:13, 0:19:33]: County. We actually made some phone calls and I thank you all for for making those phone calls and and that's that's happening now. Uh it's they're paying for it and the city's not paying for it. Let me make that clear. Uh but the bingo bash is tomorrow from uh 10 to 12 and uh if you all know any seniors from 55 and up, young seniors like we about [0:19:33, 0:19:35]: uh you're more than welcome to come out. [0:19:37, 0:19:39]: Councilwoman uh Lake Gamp, please. [0:19:40, 0:19:45]: We just thank you for your continued support and prayers and I thank the staff for the excellent job we're doing. [0:19:45, 0:19:51]: Um, I look forward to the retreat and getting this amphitheater up and moving. Thank you. [0:19:52, 0:19:53]: Councilman Alexander, please. [0:19:53, 0:20:05]: Yeah, thank you, Mayor. I have a few comments here. The first thing I wanna do is uh we're we're broadcasting, correct? Are we broadcasting? I have not heard any of the things. Where is my we're not? [0:20:06, 0:20:08]: We are broadcasting. Excellent. [0:20:08, 0:20:28]: Thank you. I appreciate that. Well good for everybody's tuned in. Thank you, Mr. Adgie. We appreciate that. Um I want to invite everybody out to the Women's History Month celebration uh on Sunday at Merrill Manders at three PM. Uh we are going to o honor twenty exceptional women. We had so many to choose from. It was hard to narrow it down. [0:20:28, 0:20:34]: So we just kinda upped the number a bit, but we still had so many others. And um [0:20:34, 0:20:54]: We have led the way here in Stockbridge. This is our fourth time that we'll be issuing a proclamation for Women's History Month uh this particular year. And we led the way here in Henry County, being the first agency to do so. We're taking it to the next level this year, uh honoring exception 20 exceptional women. Uh tickets are available online through [0:20:54, 0:21:14]: event bright. I think we may be releasing some more tickets because they were sold out. But if you would like to come, if you would contact us directly uh through our assistant Laquinda Jackson, then we may be able to assist you because we want to get a head count here as we go forward. But the idea is to continue the mo momentum forward on our [0:21:14, 0:21:30]: outstanding women uh in the community Sunday at Merrill Manders at 3 p.m. I want to thank everybody that came out for the town hall, thank the gentleman here and his wife who were at our town hall and brought some outstanding suggestions for a senior center. [0:21:30, 0:21:50]: uh here uh to the city as well as uh the feedback that we got was extremely outstanding at the town hall. Uh there's a video of it you'd like to see uh where the citizens were act to kind of rank the pot the projects and they kinda were in line with what we wanted to do but they definitely emphasized that they wanted us to work on [0:21:50, 0:22:10]: on a youth center. If we had uh we had to select between the two projects, it would be youth center, uh cultural arts center, and then uh down the line we would move down the line to maybe the senior center and then other facilities that were available. But I think we could possibly do uh all of those uh particular developments. [0:22:10, 0:22:14]: And the one thing that was mentioned at the town hall is that they would like to see a f [0:22:15, 0:22:32]: a pool, a competition size Olympic pool inside w it if it's the youth center or the multipurpose center, because the multipurpose center may be able to accomplish both of those uh at the same time because our swim teams currently have to leave the community and go to Clayton County to compete. [0:22:32, 0:22:52]: Which is totally unacceptable uh when we're trying to be a first class county. We need to have those facilities here. And uh as we mentioned earlier, uh over there in the Tide Street area we purchased or we acquired a property over there, and that area really could use a shot in the arm uh for us if we move forward with that. Uh [0:22:52, 0:23:12]: uh to be able to assist that community which is in which is experiencing some uh poverty and we we could be able to help out with that with a shot in the arm to that community if we move forward with a project uh in that particular area. I also want to thank the folks that came out for Stockbridge Active at a new business here, uh Club Spin at 272 E [0:23:12, 0:23:31]: High East Atlanta Road. It's a new business that's come to town and they asked the best in class cycling facility. And believe me, after that class, I needed to rest up. It was a real deal. It was no it wasn't a beginner's class, but I I thank everybody that participated. [0:23:31, 0:23:51]: uh in this. And I want to thank uh Main Street and the city itself for setting up this outstanding event that we had with Lieutenant Lewis yesterday and it gave us an opportunity to honor Lieutenant Lewis as one of the Women History Month uh honorees because her accomplishments were so outstanding. [0:23:51, 0:24:11]: her and her family and uh her husband. It it was just a beautiful thing to see this in this family unit representing us. You know, even as an African American, it was a proud day to see during Black History Month, to see this solid family step forward and represent us in such a uh outstanding way. [0:24:11, 0:24:18]: Okay. The next thing that I want to do here and I want to close on this particular topic is I want to say this. [0:24:19, 0:24:23]: We have been going to these retreats for the last three, four years. [0:24:24, 0:24:25]: We have to act. [0:24:26, 0:24:30]: We gotta move forward with these particular projects. [0:24:30, 0:24:35]: It is the we have it is up to the elected body that's sitting up here. [0:24:36, 0:24:41]: to set the tone, to direct the staff to move forward with what we want to do. [0:24:42, 0:24:55]: When we set the time aside and the funds aside, these projects will move forward expeditiously in the manner that our community deserves. Um I won't [0:24:55, 0:25:07]: to challenge this council to go to this retreat and come back out of this retreat with some solid plans that we're gonna make at least three of these projects happen. [0:25:07, 0:25:11]: or begin to go in the ground this year. [0:25:11, 0:25:31]: Not next year, not the year after, this particular year right here, because we have a spLOS coming up in November. We need to show the citizens that we're committed to moving these projects forward because we need you to improve the next spLOS in November. And what better way that we can do that than to show you [0:25:31, 0:25:39]: that we're moving projects forward right now. I believe we can do that as a city and that's the challenge at the end of this retreat. [0:25:39, 0:25:57]: We're going to have some firms, we're going to set aside some three projects, maybe more, that we're it but at least three that we're going to move forward and get in the ground this year to move this city forward and d to begin building the world-class city that we deserve. Thank you so much. [0:25:58, 0:26:18]: Okay, on that note I will say to you absolutely I look for a very productive retreat myself and I know the rest of the council does as well. Uh but uh we'll we'll see what we can come up with, whether it's three more or less. But we have to do things logically and what we'll have the funding stream that we need for these projects and m make some logical decisions. But I'm pretty sure we're gonna make the right decisions uh for the citizens and what makes [0:26:18, 0:26:38]: good logical sense. On that note I also want to mention to you uh to everybody actually I think it was a great activity yesterday as well with Lieutenant Lewis uh honoring her as the first African American uh pilot female pilot for in the state of uh Georgia for the Georgia Air National Guard she gets ready gets ready to head out on a deployment. [0:26:38, 0:26:53]: So I wish her well on that and as being a retired uh army officer and and a veteran myself, I I've been on a couple deployments and uh you know I know how it can it can wear and tear on you as an individual, but also on your family as well. So I wish her the best and her and her family in that aspect. [0:26:54, 0:27:14]: On the 21st of February, uh several of us, matter matter of fact, uh uh almost uh almost 20 of us from the city staff attended what you call the South Metro Development Outlook Conference. It's an economic development type of conference that is in the 17th annual year. It is uh put on by Michael Hightower. This is a partner and collaborator. [0:27:14, 0:27:20]: firm and it deals with economic issues and development and aspects for the South Metro area. [0:27:20, 0:27:40]: And for the very first time in a 17-year history, an award was given to the city of Stockbridge. And it was called the Perseverance and Leadership Award that I accepted along with the council. Several members of the staff were present for that. And it dealt with the fact of how we persevered through the course of last year and what we were dealing with with the proposed city of E. [0:27:40, 0:28:00]: Eagles Landing. Now, I will tell you it was a great award and great acceptance and I really appreciate that. But even though we've received this award and and and and it's it has my name on it, but it's really for the the entire city staff and the and the personnel and the people that really uh supported the city and fought hard. And I mentioned in my comments that the real heroes were the citizens out. [0:28:00, 0:28:10]: out there that knocked on those doors on those ballot committees that did the the heavy lifting along to staff. But even though this occurred and we received this particular award, which is now located in City Hall. [0:28:10, 0:28:30]: We still have a mission to do as an elected body to maintain and mend the city back together. We're still one city, one community. We still have to do that and we will do the right thing in a p and uh in the as we go forward uh to to mend that city and bring people on board. And we it's up to the elected body in a sense, uh along with our uh staff and uh with the [0:28:30, 0:28:50]: heavy lift into do the right things for the citizens of the city and uh and that is the intent and that's what we need to do. Um mend everything, bring the city forward, and uh make sure that we embrace the entire community as one because we are better together and and and we we really will prosper better as a complete city. [0:28:50, 0:29:10]: know as we come to 2020 for the census and also 2020 for Centennial. But I just want to acknowledge the fact that I thank the Michael Howe Tower and the and the South Metro Development Outlook Conference and and his leadership and and the recognition of what the city had to go through. But I also want to know this again that it um that is it's a group. [0:29:10, 0:29:30]: type of award but also the fact that our work is not done as we're as elected officials to do what we need to do properly for the entire city itself. So on that note I want to tell you keep the faith. We have a listening ear. We will do the best we can to do what we need to do. [0:29:30, 0:29:36]: do to make sure that we move the city forward as one complete entity. And God bless you all. Thank you. [0:29:37, 0:29:48]: On that note I'll read some in um some uh uh meeting updates here. It was already mentioned about the council retreat that we have on the 28th to 1st of March. We'll actually be off site in Kennesaw, Georgia. [0:29:49, 0:30:05]: Main Street Advisory Board meeting is Friday, March eighth at nine A. M. right here in City Hall. Our next city council meetings on March eleventh at six PM in City Hall. And during that meeting I I will pl I plan to give the state of city address at that meeting, an annual event that uh that the mayor needs to do. [0:30:05, 0:30:09]: The new council meeting is Wednesday, March 13th at 5.30 p.m. [0:30:09, 0:30:26]: It is right here in City Hall, of course. Downtown Development Authority meeting is Monday, March 18th at 6 p.m. Youth Council Advisory Committee meeting is Wednesday, March 20th, 6.30 right here in City Hall. And the Planning Commission meeting is Thursday, March 21st, 7 p.m. right here in City Hall Council. [0:30:27, 0:30:40]: Our next council work session is actually March 26th, 6 p.m. right here in City Hall. Um Mayor Pro Tan Blount's already mentioned about the monthly bingo bash. Alexander's already mentioned about the women's history history celebration brunch. [0:30:41, 0:31:01]: Uh GMA Youth Summit hosted by the City of Stockbridge Youth Council. March 22nd to 24th. It'd be a Murray Manus Conference Center. And this is a first that we have tempted this and first that I know that is happening with the GMA community. That youth summit with all the youth councils in the immediate area will come to Stockbridge. 22nd to 24th of [0:31:01, 0:31:02]: Uh March. [0:31:03, 0:31:07]: I just have my very first Mayor Mondays, uh which will be on the fourth Monday of every month. [0:31:08, 0:31:28]: Councilman Alz uh Councilman Thomas is mentioned about don't trash start bridges on ongoing no litter campaign. Okay. I imagine uh Alexander's already mentioned about the quarry town hall and keep strawberries beautiful. Clergy roundtable, spirit headed by Councilman uh Robinson will occur on March 4th. Uh that is six thirty on March. [0:31:28, 0:31:31]: March fourth, those interpretations are already gone out. [0:31:31, 0:31:51]: And a quartering a quarterly welcoming Stockbridge round table spearheaded by uh Councilwoman Lakeesia Gantt and uh you need to contact of course Miss Jackson uh to participate in that activity. All right. On that note, those seem to be all the announcements and I believe we have a second session, is that correct? Uh Mr. Attorney, Mike Williams. Council. [0:31:51, 0:31:54]: Okay. So I need a motion to go to the second session, please. [0:31:54, 0:31:56]: Okay, is there a second? [0:31:57, 0:31:58]: Is there any further discussion? [0:31:59, 0:32:02]: All in favor? No one? All in favor going to second session, please indicate. [0:32:02, 0:32:04]: Okay, thank you. Appreciate it. So folks we'll be back. [0:32:10, 0:32:18]: [1940.0, 1960.0]: Yeah, um yeah, we will be there by obviously the point here before you go channel again. [0:32:39, 0:32:45]: [1970.0, 1990.0]: Getting more people as you sign up for that. Get more people. [0:33:09, 0:33:29]: Well yeah, I I asked the content, but just to let them know about an idea. Right. I'll I'll pick up [0:33:29, 0:33:49]: Well yeah, we'll have to take it. [0:33:49, 0:34:09]: No. I was reading from the thing. [0:34:09, 0:34:29]: I got the whole thing. Yeah, you got the bowl of the two. So we've got to keep our hand in the back to let me break it through the following. [0:34:29, 0:34:47]: I usually have a free week. Um [0:34:50, 0:34:53]: Yeah. [0:34:57, 0:35:11]: [2125.0, 2145.0]: No, I'm going to push the people. [0:35:45, 0:35:46]: Yeah. [0:35:47, 0:36:05]: Oh again, I'll give you that wrong way. Oh no, I'm not sure. [0:36:08, 0:36:09]: Yeah. [0:36:09, 0:36:29]: Yeah, you know. Oh yeah. That's two. Or seventeen. Oh. So with sixteen, that's a half. That's really probably But when it's 16 17. Yeah. [0:36:29, 0:36:49]: Oh yeah, probably one three. That's a sort of same thing. That's how it shows them all. Oh, is it crap? Every single day every week. [0:36:49, 0:37:05]: I've been to the reason I mean it's always any spring. I mean it's been a little bit of how I didn't want to tie because I knew about your money before the spring. Yeah, it's a summer. Yeah, so it's a lot before. [0:37:10, 0:37:30]: Yeah, she's a little bit more. Yeah, yeah, for shopping. Sorry. So it would be like a roll, but yeah, that was pretty good. Some of them are seeing it. Yeah, but we've got a bunch of photos everything. Hundreds of things. [0:37:30, 0:37:45]: On the uh pain, she was short. He's a square. He helped the company off, but he's the he's a s [0:37:45, 0:38:05]: I just wanted to um thank you all. Have a good night. [0:38:05, 0:38:11]: Let me back. No, no. [0:38:18, 0:38:19]: I'm ready. Come here. [1:07:50, 1:07:51]: Almost done. [1:07:53, 1:07:54]: Already. [1:08:01, 1:08:03]: Mm. [1:08:04, 1:08:07]: Да что. [1:08:07, 1:08:08]: Mm. [1:09:50, 1:09:50]: Mm-hmm. [1:10:00, 1:10:01]: Mm. [1:10:19, 1:10:20]: I can place uh [1:10:20, 1:10:23]: Council, I need a motion to end the executive session, please. [1:10:26, 1:10:28]: There's a second, okay. Any further discussion? [1:10:29, 1:10:30]: All favor, please indicate. [1:10:31, 1:10:35]: Thank you. I need a motion to reconvene our work session blink. [1:10:36, 1:10:39]: Okay, any discussion? All in favor, please indicate. [1:10:39, 1:10:47]: And we have nothing to report out of the second session, so I actually need a motion to adjourn. So moved. All right, so second. Okay. [1:10:47, 1:10:53]: So uh the the motion, I think the second's down here. Okay. [1:10:53, 1:10:54]: And so [1:10:54, 1:10:55]: All favor, please indicate. [1:10:56, 1:10:57]: Meeting is now adjourned. [1:10:58, 1:10:58]: Wait.

--- title: January 31 2019 Work Session Meeting date: 2019-01-31 source: 2019-01-31_January_31_2019_Work_Session_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:20]: Wireless carriers. They happen to be the one that's approached us from Metro Atlanta for the bill 2019. Uh on the second page here. Um I gave a bunch of information and I'm not gonna, I don't have limited time here, so I don't want to go through uh everything in here, but um at the very bottom there, I listed all the cities and counties that this [0:00:20, 0:00:40]: Current project we're working on is involved in Metro Atlanta. For us, it's going to be about 130 to 140 nodes total. And just to correct one thing, I didn't give Mr. Logis the most updated information. We originally had four slated for Stockbridge. We found out two of those are actually in Henry County. That went down to two. [0:00:39, 0:00:59]: Than we just got told by ATT they're adding 12 more. I just got the map for those the other day and looked at, and while they all are right around the city of Stockbridge, most of them are actually just on the outskirts of the city limits. There's only actually three more that are in the city limits. So we're at a total of five right now. The others are in uh unefort. [0:00:59, 0:01:19]: Incorporated in Henry County and a few in Clayton County to the north. But we do anticipate ATT adding more eventually. And also, once we get this built here, our salespeople will be working over Ryzen Wireless and T-Mobile. You know, they have a current proposed merger or sprint that's still pending right now. But we will be marketing. [0:01:19, 0:01:39]: And once we come in as a neutral host provider and develop that relationship with the city and build a network in there, it's much easier for the other major wireless carriers to come in and go through us as opposed to trying to you know start from scratch again doing self-performer or going with another company. [0:01:39, 0:01:59]: But in this packet here, I gave you some general information about our company, about our license here, the project. This third page here just gives a general design here to show you, you know, just in very simplistic terms how wireless is set up. One thing that I cannot put in here after I [0:01:59, 0:02:19]: I don't really remember how I forgot to do this, but I will email this out to you by tomorrow. But wanted to send you a photo simulation picture of what this equipment looks like on a pole. Basically it's a canister-style antenna, looks like an upside-down small garbage can that's mounted on the top of a utility pole. Uh, and it's a 360-degree wire. [0:02:19, 0:02:39]: The signal that goes out from that, and then there's a shroud or equipment cabinet box that hangs from the pole itself that holds the radio equipment. Uh, other than that, there's just maybe uh a meter or disconnect. Georgia Power is actually going to work with us to do a flat billing system so we don't have to put meters on the poles if it's a Georgia Power pole. Uh, if we use anything here you can. [0:02:39, 0:02:59]: utility, your city infrastructure, such as street lights or other things, and we may you know do that sort of arrangement as well. But then you just have the RF cable in that connects everything together. Depending on the pole type, it could be hidden inside the pole, it could be you know attached to the outside of the pole. But I'll send you a photo simulation to show you what those look like. [0:02:59, 0:03:00]: Um [0:03:01, 0:03:21]: And then um, you know, I I know you all have probably heard a lot about 5G, and about people coming all the time asking, what is 5G? You know, what does that mean? I'll give you the short story of what 5G is. Basically, it's a major increase in technology for wireless. We're going to be getting speeds about 10 times as great as what you're getting with 4G LT. [0:03:21, 0:03:41]: right now once 5G is totally implemented. So it's way faster speeds and it's way better capacity on the system. So it's not about coverage, it's about capacity. It's about with all the data that's being used, all the video that people use on their phones now, how much capacity can go on the system. It also greatly increases the reliability of the network. [0:03:41, 0:04:01]: as well. So you know a lot of things you've probably seen in the media about autonomous driving cars and you know surgeons being able to do remote surgery, you know, over TV with this with this faster now you know 5G technology. Those are just a couple of examples. There's a whole lot of stuff out there. [0:04:01, 0:04:21]: But uh 5G is going to be a major upgrade in the technology. Any small cells are needed. They're going to be all across the country, but they're going to be needed greatly. The wireless companies right now are mainly focusing in downtown areas where there's a heavy lot of pedestrian usage in these areas that's overloading the capacity of the system. [0:04:21, 0:04:41]: But eventually it's gonna grow out everywhere. Um, and just to try to wrap up here, another page in here, I gave you a breakdown of the uh five initial nodes uh that we're putting in. And there's a map in here to show you where those are located, and those five are all within the city limits. And then I also included uh photographs from Google Earth. [0:04:41, 0:05:01]: Of the initial five uh utility polls that we are um looking to go on for this project that match up with those dots you see on the map. So um I guess at this point I'll just open it up to answer any questions that you all may have. Mayor. Just please. Mayor, I'm moving that we approve the um site. [0:05:01, 0:05:14]: agreement with ex ext extinet systems for ATT small antennas subject to any changes by council. Okay so [0:05:14, 0:05:34]: Who was the second? John. Okay, I do have a quick question. That's just something Mike brought up. I want to make sure I understand. There was$1,500 and it was the$500 that you mentioned. What now let's make sure I understand what is that now? So there's a fee schedule now. You know, the FCC has been coming out with all these orders that are basically designed, you know, to help speed up the [0:05:34, 0:05:54]: the 5G process around the country. And there's been some that have been issued already, another one coming out in January. But the one coming out in mid-January is dictating the fee schedule that municipalities can charge maximum for companies like us, utility infrastructure companies building small cell and gas in the right away. [0:05:54, 0:06:14]: You know, for those rates. So uh Mr. Williams out of counterpart, uh his name's Mark Holm, he's not here today, but he handles negotiating all those terms, language, and terms, and basically that you guys are working on basically duplicating the FCC rates that are coming out of January, right? Yes, sir. What I kind of understood, and that's my main aspect. I I've kinda kind of stood at the [0:06:14, 0:06:34]: Initial nose, fifteen hundred dollars and then additional nose would be five hundred dollars then. For for a brand new tower, okay, or pole, a tower is called don't call them poles, yeah. So if they were to install a new pole, which would be similar to a telephone pole size, just to give you um that would be fifteen hundred dollars per year. [0:06:34, 0:06:54]: To operate that pole and to put antennas onto that. For an existing pole, if they went out to a Georgia Power site, wanted to co-locate on that pole, it would be five hundred dollars. And just to clarify, we have working agreements with all of the major utilities as well as Jacob to go on all of their infrastructure. Okay. Good to think. [0:06:54, 0:07:05]: Oh so any other questions? So everything you're doing since we don't have any uh pictures of it, everything you're doing is aerial, nothing no digging. [0:07:05, 0:07:25]: No. Uh the only digging will be is that we bury fiber in the ground as opposed to putting an aerial on the poles. And on this particular project, ATT is actually installing the fiber that connects everything. Normally we put that fiber in to connect all the nodes. If we bring on a T Mobile uh or uh Verizon or whoever later, then we [0:07:25, 0:07:45]: We'll go back and add additional fiber. And it's up to the city and GDOT, whoever's controlling the right of way, to tell us either we want you to put your fiber aerially on the poles or we want you to bury your fiber in the right way. It's it's whatever they prefer. And we'll put it that way. And that's no equipment, no to answer your question, no equipment there, those that's why I want to go. [0:07:45, 0:08:05]: that because the possibility of any digging because we I think we should still try to reach out to ATT in our community that laid fiber down because you all saying in the future you may be laying fiber down that they need to make sure that they put the put the uh concrete and everything back to where it was but still uh like an ATT on it now. [0:08:05, 0:08:25]: In my community. So that's that's one of the concerns I have. Well, I can promise you that that agreement that we're talking about, it outlines you know how we have to go about permitting with the city and what we're responsible to live up to. So we will go through an administrative permit process as well. And anything we do, we won't we don't have a right to just go out there. [0:08:25, 0:08:45]: and start building anything we want. We have to submit construction drawings. We have to get right-of-way encroachment permits approved by the city in order to dig or to build anything out there. And your building inspectors can come out and inspect everything we do. And I promise you we will work to get everything done the way the city wants it. ATT is a much [0:08:45, 0:09:05]: Bigger company, I can't, you know, account for them. I mean, I I know sometimes you know they don't always do things the way that they're supposed to, uh, but they should be accountable for that with the city through their franchise reading. Any other questions? The motions being made in secondary. [0:09:05, 0:09:19]: So all in favor of motion, please indicate. Okay. All approved, disapproved? Sustain? Sustain. Okay. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. [0:09:21, 0:09:24]: On that note, uh comments from the city manager. [0:09:25, 0:09:40]: Uh to Mayor and Council, thank you for the approval of budget. We look the great things in 2019. Also uh before you you have a packet before you provides an outline and timeline uh some historic perspective and additional [0:09:45, 0:10:00]: for your information and if you have any questions uh about that um uh we're certainly here to uh answer uh those questions and or uh miss more to provide a brief summary of the history of the Stockbridge Association businesses whatever is your question. [0:10:01, 0:10:21]: Oh I'm sorry I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You're gonna excuse me, so sorry. Stand by. Yes, ma'am. What you have before you is an assault or timeline. There's been several issues of questions as to how we get to the SAB as it currently is presented today. It's uh read back to two thousand thirty. [0:10:20, 0:10:40]: This was the information that Mr. Harris and the Treasure that time gave me. So what I'm giving to you is a timeline from 2013. We have attached the documents to basically show you how we got to where we are today and based on the recommended structure that is viewable. [0:10:40, 0:11:00]: Be bringing back to you in January. I think one of the main concerns is that uh I give you a documentation of uh what the Stockers Business Association did in pass, uh, and complaints came from the business community about the misuse of funds. Apparently, some words of total 100 or something,$150,000 disappeared. [0:11:00, 0:11:20]: Here including ten thousand dollars from the city. And so businesses have been asking where that money is. Uh amount. So they're charging$1,500 for corporate,$250. [0:11:20, 0:11:40]: For some of us than$100 for every business. Because there was a loose connection or relationship between the city and that entity. The city is telling business we have no account of that information and how those funds have were used and how they proposed have been used. We're in the process of trying to, however, [0:11:40, 0:12:00]: regain the ten thousand dollars that the city gave to that group. So here's a historical perspective. After you read it, if you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Uh all of the documentation that's required to bring the system that the other boards are in place that will be submitted to you coming down there. Okay before [0:12:00, 0:12:20]: I would just like to say I just want us to look forward to moving forward. I I hate sometimes we look back for things that were this is a new date, this is a new council, we didn't have anything to do with what happened in the past. Uh we just like from my own perspective. [0:12:20, 0:12:40]: I just like to move forward and put together the best organization possible. Any other questions in this one? Um I uh met with uh Ms. Cato and was enlightened by her on some things that the US could be uh gonna be focusing on and what they would bring forward. I I would ask the counselor if she would like to [0:12:40, 0:12:45]: Putting him, putting in before we go to start. All right, so come come forward scared. [0:12:51, 0:12:52]: Neither. [0:12:54, 0:13:14]: I want to thank you guys for the opportunity to speak to you and everyone who's present in regards to the SAB. The SAB is a what I feel to be a very important organization within the city of Stockbridge, only because we have so many small businesses that make up the community of the city of Stockbridge. [0:13:13, 0:13:33]: The retention part for our businesses is needed. You know, many cities develop uh economic development groups to bring in new cities, new businesses to the city, but you have a great business community right here already. What I like to see then. [0:13:33, 0:13:53]: SAB do is to come in and assist with training, purification, standards, which is something that the organization has talked about doing. We've already, and I'm going to share just a really quick short story, the some members of the [0:13:53, 0:14:05]: safety we decided to go out for restaurant. And we picked of course a business, a restaurant in the city of Stockbridge. And they were excited one that we were there. [0:14:07, 0:14:27]: We noticed that they had a couple of problems and we jumped in to help. And that's what this the Stock Bridge Association Business is set up to do, to come in and help make the businesses wonderful, work well, work well as a with the community and help it to develop the the [0:14:27, 0:14:32]: the culture here they help develop the [0:14:32, 0:14:46]: the school systems and becoming partners again, which is something that I am seeing lacking throughout all the cities in Stock Bridge. That should not be we have over 1400 businesses that I know care about these kids. [0:14:47, 0:14:55]: And we need to make them happy. We need also the community to know that the business is already for them. So we keep the money right here in stock. [0:14:56, 0:14:56]: And that's [0:14:57, 0:14:57]: They [0:14:58, 0:14:59]: Main initiative. [0:15:00, 0:15:01]: That's serious that. [0:15:01, 0:15:21]: So I thank you, AJ. Yes, uh uh a thank you for all your work and everything that you do. You've been an exceptional leader uh and example of what a small business person should be, so thank you. Uh I would like to say talk about sometimes I think folks get confused in that this is just [0:15:21, 0:15:40]: the downtown business uh organization but it's for all of stock bridge and it's the in including all of the areas Eagles Landing South Stockbridge East West every area it is for the entire city not just for the downtown so what happens is is that one that the [0:15:40, 0:16:00]: Businesses are so close to city cars. So they get hit first in in the conversations that take place. But for myself and as a facilitator for this complete year, I have they uh the community development department was nice enough to give me a list of emails of businesses so we could reach out to them and [0:16:00, 0:16:20]: And I have gone from one end of the city to Stock Bridge to the last end of the city of Stock Bridge to make people aware of the greatness that is happening and formulating right here. So it's just not downtown, it's just not Eagles Landing, it's all of our businesses. And granted, we do have our big box stores. [0:16:20, 0:16:40]: I don't mind people calling me a small business, but I'm still a big business in my home. So we reach out to all of them. So it doesn't matter. I mean, a lot of times the you know, the large businesses, they have their own network. Our smaller businesses, our mom and pops, they need a network. [0:16:40, 0:17:00]: network. They need somebody to turn to to be able to have a conversation with. You know, my focus is restaurants and and nightclub. I don't mind going to help and put in, you know, 40 hours of consulting pro bono for a restaurant night club in the city of Skybridge. [0:17:00, 0:17:20]: Now I won't do that nowhere else because I'm gonna need my check. But the city is not crazy as I respect. So um I I and I this is my first time public speaking, right? So every from from November and every time I have to get up and say something, nervous is bad. [0:17:20, 0:17:35]: But I do this because I believe in this. Now I'm a great 101 and I take five at a time, but you know, the passion behind building the SAB is real and it needs to happen. [0:17:35, 0:17:55]: So I appreciate y'all thank you. So I just want to say thank you for your dedication. Um it truly shows um your commitment to our community. Um and you know, even with this council, whatever, I know my colleagues we definitely support in whatever we can do outside the walls of city. [0:17:55, 0:18:15]: Hall that we can help, let us know. Some of us have probably a majority of us have been to your meetings to show support. But I know there's a lot of other businesses that have not come to those meetings. And if you need that support, because we are out here and we know some of those business owners, and we need to be [0:18:15, 0:18:35]: We need to do a little more as well, um, because I do I love your commitment and I love all those involved their commitment as well. Um so please just don't limit yourselves, bring it to us so that way we know that we can help you. Any other comments questions? Okay. Thank you. [0:18:35, 0:18:55]: Um one of the things in the creation of this, and you will see my notes, the SAD was not was not to compete with the chamber. So this is not a chamber type of endeavor. That was clear by the last person that was sitting in your seat. You know, whatever the chamber was provided or didn't provide. [0:18:55, 0:19:15]: SAD is not that type of organization, nor is it an entity that competes with what our new Economic Development Directory does. The Economic Development Directory is designed to go and bring in new jobs, new businesses, SAB purposes to deal with existing businesses as retainers. [0:19:15, 0:19:32]: to establishing a network among businesses and businesses. So all of that is a documentary. Appreciate that. Thank you very much. Matt, yeah, I'll sorry go ahead. Even with that, that's a great collaborative effort for everybody though, because everybody's doing a piece, but it all comes together as one. So thank you. [0:19:33, 0:19:53]: I'd just like to take this opportunity to thank all of the partners that came out on December the 10th. We're done trash stock readers campaign. It was a great evening. About 30 or 40 partners came out. [0:19:53, 0:20:08]: uh for the year end and uh celebration we look forward to kick starting uh in the spring again and for any of those uh watching the in one if you would like to get involved with that campaign please reach out to me. Thank you. [0:20:08, 0:20:28]: Uh I just want to say uh happy uh holidays and Merry Christmas to everybody. Um the uh big up batch that we started here we've done three so far and we we're up to forty plus people and we're really not pushing it hard. So the course of the year we're really gonna push it hard and uh you know you all know some seniors that uh want to come out and have [0:20:28, 0:20:41]: So uh uh it'll be more information to go to the website when we have those dates uh solidified. So thank you everybody for coming. [0:20:41, 0:21:01]: Yes, um I do want to say Merry Christmas, happy new year, happy holidays to you. Um now's the time to give and to be thankful and just to show an act of kindness throughout. Um I have um I'm starting a round table called Welcoming Stockbridge. We are part of a a larger scale group called [0:21:01, 0:21:21]: welcoming America and we're one of the steering cities of that um organization. And what that round table would consist of is a diverse group of people of all ages and nationalities, race, sex, cultures in general. [0:21:21, 0:21:41]: And so I encourage many of you to reach out to others, maybe neighbors and friends, and get me some people to come to the roundtable. And I also would like to thank the staff for a phenomenal event on this past. [0:21:41, 0:21:56]: Friday it was a volunteer appreciation gala. It was top-notch and we had a wonderful time. And I just want to say thank you to everyone for putting that together the last minute. [0:22:00, 0:22:05]: I was about to ask a question first of all. The video's working today. [0:22:05, 0:22:17]: I don't know stu uh I see it's here. I don't I have not heard of his name. Do do you know Sarah's meaning now? Uh she says she should Good Queen we should not expect it is. [0:22:17, 0:22:37]: I I will hope that the video is working now and thank you to everybody for tuning in and everybody for being here. Uh as I close in on my third full year in council, I just want to reflect and say keeping my campaign promises moving forward daily I is something that I that I do. [0:22:37, 0:22:57]: On what I promised you as you elected me to represent this office and the things that we have done. I'm extremely proud of some of the accomplishments that we have made since 2015. One of the things that we talked about in the campaign and during that time was a promise made to revitalize. [0:22:57, 0:23:17]: Downtown. We're moving forward with a 3,000-seat amphitheater. We're moving forward with beautification in downtown. We're moving forward with giving you the downtown and re-establishing the area that we deserve here in the city of Stockbridge. I saw a DDA chairman here earlier. [0:23:17, 0:23:37]: We move forward with a facade grant program assisting existing businesses in the downtown area. We have fiber optic technology that is available here today. All city buildings are connected to fiber technology. The high and highway 138 corridor is connected to fiber. Many of our neighborhood [0:23:37, 0:23:57]: Including my very own, have ATT fiber already in ground as one of the only communities in South Metro to do so. Merle Manders technology has been updated where they have broadband speeds where they're able to compete with our outlying neighborhoods. And speaking of the SAB, [0:23:57, 0:24:17]: One of the things that I want to do for the SAB and all the businesses exclusively in downtown and the low to mod areas is generate an opportunity zone tax credit for you. So every new job that you create generates$3,400 tax credit for, I think, up to 10 years. That's something that we have in the [0:24:17, 0:24:20]: budget this year in order to move forward with it. [0:24:21, 0:24:41]: The very one of the proudest accomplishments for this council and myself was spearheading the opening of the Stockbridge Library from one to five on Saturday. It took the courage and partners like Ms. Shaw here who are at the table with us campaigning, uh moving forward uh to get the idea out. [0:24:41, 0:25:01]: Out there and to just revisit it and understand that we have our library open on Saturday now. I'd just like to understand, even uh with Highway 138, all of us ran during the 2015 and we uh promised that we're gonna work on cleaning up Highway 138. [0:25:01, 0:25:21]: We did that by establishing the Highway one hundred thirty eight overlay corridor, and what that does is establish great standards on the Highway one hundred thirty eight area. We have endeavored to clean it up, to take over those areas with litter pickup, routine or corridor pickups every single day in a [0:25:21, 0:25:41]: In order to make sure that we make you proud to be a Stockbridge citizen moving forward. We also talked about increased public safety. We have a Stockbridge Police Feasibility Study that has been completed. It assesses every aspect of our police. [0:25:41, 0:26:01]: public safety is at the will of the council to look at the Stockbridge Police Force or to enhance the Henry County Police Force. We have that data, we have that feasibility study already completed today, and that's what uh we do. We we had issues with our in our community with code enforcement. We even [0:26:01, 0:26:21]: Established a seven-day a week code enforcement force which protects businesses all over Stockbridge. Because we have businesses that were popping up on the weekends, selling sheets, selling uh odd items, blankets, uh tires, all kinds of things on our street corners. We no longer have [0:26:21, 0:26:41]: Have that any longer. Our co-enforcement is out enforcing that. And now I proudly say that Stark Bridge has some of the best exits off of I-75 in Metro Atlanta because we maintain them and this council has been on top of them every step of the way. Closing out this third. [0:26:41, 0:27:01]: I want to say thank you all for allowing me to serve and to be able to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. And all of the items that this council has delivered over the past three years, we continue to move forward to do that even more. I want to put down the gas pedal in 2019. [0:27:00, 0:27:20]: Accomplishing much more projects not and encompassing put on priority. In my own opinion, we need to go ahead and move forward with that youth/slash senior center right now. We need that facility available to the community because we lack those. [0:27:20, 0:27:40]: Facilities and we have seniors who need that facility, and we have youth with no facility in our general vicinity, no access to a facility within our general vicinity, no access to a pool in our general facility. So thank you so much. I appreciate it and I look forward to serving as one. [0:27:40, 0:28:00]: One more year here on this Stark Bridge Council and doing everything possible to continue to fulfill the promises that I made to voters in 2015. And every day, when I lay my head on the pillow, I think about the promises that I made to you, and I will continue to move forward with that. And thank you so much. [0:28:00, 0:28:11]: Thank you, Mayor. Um I just want to say um happy holidays, Merry Christmas to everyone, again to staff. Um thank you for all had an um [0:28:11, 0:28:31]: a wonderful twenty eighteen. I look forward to a another wonderful twenty nineteen. But I just want to touch base on the youth council. Um I know with our last meeting it extended our budget for tonight. There was some concerns um in reference to the youth council, but we didn't um that wasn't brought up tonight. So hopefully my colleagues [0:28:31, 0:28:51]: um are going to take heed to if there's any concerns to please attend the meetings or to reach out to me as a counsel liaison. But I also would say to our citizens, please be engaged, stay engaged because anything could happen outside of this meeting as well. But I would definitely [0:28:51, 0:29:11]: If that happens, bring it forth at the meeting, so for discussion. Because our youth, um, they're our future. Um, they had the opportunity to um attend National League of Cities, which was in LA. We had some of our local um business sponsors, so that's why I said with the SAD, they're there. Um [0:29:11, 0:29:31]: Um they want to make sure that our youths succeed outside of um the budget that has been provided for the city. Um because our youths, even just this weekend, they did their service project where they um did Christmas stockings, stuff with love for our police department, our fire department. Um they took the time out um to [0:29:31, 0:29:51]: To do this at the end of the year to ensure to let them know that they appreciate their service and they appreciate the youth doing that. In our presence tonight, we have our chair who is also doing something with a PIO because she loves her city. And that's Ms. Kelly Cruz. She is a senior. [0:29:51, 0:30:11]: at um Eagles Landing Christian Academy. So I just want to thank her. She's been with us for two years and she's done an outstanding job. So if you all would give her a round of applause because the excellent excellence is there. Um she's looking for a bright future, but she wants to come back here to our community to serve [0:30:11, 0:30:30]: as our leader. So I just want everyone to understand a lot of things have taken place and Mayor if you don't mind I would like for her to just be able to say a little closing so I won't extend my um talking but I want to give her that opportunity um to say something on what's her takeaway um that has taken place this year her last two years. [0:30:30, 0:30:50]: Hi everyone, good evening. My name is Kelly and like Justine said I have been on the youth council for the past two years and I've really enjoyed it. It's talking so much about local government and just how to be more engaged and we've done things like go to NLC conference and um our most recent service project were all really great experiences and uh I'm just thankful for the opportunity and I hope that [0:30:50, 0:31:00]: um it just continues from interviews it comes so that other youth can come and you go over leaders and just experience the city on high day and just wish you all a great Christmas, happy holidays. [0:31:01, 0:31:03]: Thank you. [0:31:05, 0:31:25]: And just so everyone will know, um look out for March twenty-second through the twenty-fourth, GMA, um the city of Stockbridge Youth Council will partner with Georgia Municipal Association to host um the youth council symposium here in [0:31:25, 0:31:45]: Stockbridge. So that is going to be an awesome event. Um, that planning um is has already started. Um, so if my colleagues please, we will need your support because there is a lot of local cities who have formed. I have reached out to six, provided them the information on how we started our youth council. They reached out to [0:31:44, 0:32:04]: to us so that way they can start theirs. So we have City of Jonesboro, we have Fayette, we have Stonecrest amongst others that are starting their youth council. So just know it is very important to have our youth involved in the community. Don't take it lightly because [0:32:04, 0:32:24]: we're impacting lives, y young lives that are gonna be leading our community in the future. So again, um please get involved if you have any questions. Also our chair, he chairman of the advisory, he spoke, these young um these um people they volunteer, they work, um, and they just love what we [0:32:24, 0:32:44]: we do and they love our kids. So if there's anything on concerns or anything support, please, please, please be that um support so we could be better together. Thank you. On that note Scott Bridge new branding tagline where community connects. I love it. Where community connects, okay? Showing diversity [0:32:44, 0:33:04]: all around the city here. It's great stuff. I also want to acknowledge a fact too the volunteer appreciation in Canada was fantastic. The stop raises first, so I don't know if this will be an annual event, but maybe we can think about that, right? But it depends on how much that cost, right? It's not even budgeted right now. Anyway, but it was a great event man. Really appreciate and I thank the citizens for volunteering their time. [0:33:04, 0:33:24]: and help save the city. Outstanding. Now it's up to us to collectively to move the city forward. So happy holidays, Merry Christmas. Please enjoy your family, friends, or relatives and be thankful for their assistance and be thankful to the good Lord for having a good life. And keep the city in your prayers continually as we move around to the new year and we'll have a prosperous [0:33:24, 0:33:44]: This new year in 2019 as we move the city forward. Nothing but great things are along the horizon for us collectively as a city, as a group, as a community. God bless you all. Okay, and enjoy your holidays, please. On that note, I'm going to leave some announcements here. Youth Council Advisory. [0:33:44, 0:34:04]: Committee meeting Wednesday, December 19th, 6:30 p.m. City Hall lead by meeting room. New council meeting Wednesday, January 9th, 2019, 5:30 in City Hall lead-by-meeting room. The downtown development authority retreat Friday, January 11th through Saturday, January 12th, location Smyrna, Georgia. That involves the council and the D [0:34:04, 0:34:18]: mediate collectively. Starbury's Main Street Advisory Board meeting scheduled for Friday, January 11th, 2019, 9 a.m. O'Hadden Council that says, okay, the next meeting will take place Friday, February 8th, and we buy meeting on this. So [0:34:20, 0:34:40]: Our next council meeting, the first one of the uh 2019 will be January fourteenth, Monday, six PM, City Council Chambers. Planning Commission meeting, Thursday, January seventeenth, six PM, City Hall, Council Chambers. And our next work session, Tuesday, January twenty ninth, six P. M. and it's going to be in the council chambers. No more will be [0:34:40, 0:35:00]: Here in Levi Meeting Room, at least for 2019 anyway. Alright? All city offices will be closed Monday, December 24th, and Tuesday, of course, Christmas date on the 25th. And all city offices will also be closed on Tuesday, January 1st. And there's a course on New Year's Day. Job Fair is Wednesday, January 6th. [0:35:00, 0:35:05]: 16, 2019, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. of Rome Manager's Conference Center. [0:35:05, 0:35:25]: All city offices will be closed Monday, January 21st, 2019, service of Monthly King Junior Holiday Celebration. And I also have here monthly Vingle Bash. I guess it starts Wednesday, January 23rd, and Test Brickland Conference, Test Brickland Community Center. Councilman Blount has that one. [0:35:25, 0:35:45]: trash Stockbridge, ongoing initiative of Councilman Thomas. Uh the Courtney Town Homing, ongoing Councilman Alexander, keep Stockbridge beautiful, ongoing she says here Councilman Alexander, and accordingly welcoming Stockbridge round table off obviously we already mentioned about the welcoming uh committee and the and it'll be a monthly bingo pass, I guess then. [0:35:45, 0:36:05]: But uh blood. On that note and family family, go ahead. Yeah, that's why it's not for some reason it's not on here. For January I mean December twenty second? Yes, it was about the Doctor Family Christmas toy gave away this Saturday. I read up uh United Methodist Church. [0:36:04, 0:36:12]: 10 a.m. to 12 noon. We plan on giving back to our community and we're still looking for volunteers and extra toys. [0:36:12, 0:36:27]: This had a young lady drop off some toys just a few minutes ago when I was out on program. Yeah. On my side, no problem. Well okay, on that note, uh I would think that we have a second session, is that right here? For litigation programs. Okay, council I need a motion for that please. [0:36:28, 0:36:32]: Okay, any any further discussion? All favor we'll be holding our. [0:36:32, 0:36:33]: Yes, ma'am. [0:36:33, 0:36:40]: All in favor, please indicate. I'm sorry. Okay. All opposed? Was that good session? [0:36:40, 0:36:43]: Okay, three three opposed. Okay, so we'll have a second session. [0:36:44, 0:36:45]: Okay. [0:36:45, 0:36:47]: On that note I need a motion to end our [0:36:47, 0:36:54]: Our uh work session. So is there a second? Oh so right. Discussion. [0:36:55, 0:37:11]: Yes. Um there was information that we needed to discuss with the executive. So if it's concerning incidents that have taken place that we need to address, I mean what do we do with that attorney we [0:37:14, 0:37:34]: But the the council has voted not to have an executive session. I need to point out that a motion to adjourn is not a debatable motion. So I'm sorry, excuse me for that. That was my mistake. Um okay. Okay, okay. Uh well motion to make a second to [0:37:34, 0:37:38]: to the council to the end our meeting adjourned so all in favor [0:37:39, 0:37:40]: All both? [0:37:41, 0:37:45]: Okay, we're done. [0:37:45, 0:37:55]: Right, I mean uh catch up to A Ub A Up Run like crazy. It's a good problem to have, I'll tell you. We'll definitely catch up. [0:37:55, 0:38:00]: Good evening, sir. How are you? [0:38:20, 0:38:20]: Thank you. [0:39:04, 0:39:05]: No, it's actually so [0:39:26, 0:39:27]: [2370.0, 2380.0]: I need to have one. [0:39:56, 0:40:16]: Much of this will be the same. But it's a really interesting service offering a letter to all the patients I can see myself, who I am, but you know, I mean as people moving forward process, you know. [0:40:16, 0:40:18]: [2421.9, 2432.5]: No, I don't know. [0:40:34, 0:40:35]: Sorry, yeah. [0:40:50, 0:40:57]: What do you want? Where what is our existing business? [0:41:05, 0:41:14]: Here's a marketing thing I mean, not only retained but increase that so I'd love to sit down with you you know it's new year but I'm kinda sitting down to waiting in an office. [0:41:16, 0:41:21]: But I'm trying to get around and I have the operation so I can figure out what it's not trying to [0:41:35, 0:41:45]: [2508.1, 2525.0]: What is your business from up to? So I got a table. Okay. But the my other thing is what we're going to explore about. That's what I want to bring out. I can tell you bring a lot of folks because it's an operation out. [0:42:06, 0:42:18]: [2557.6, 2577.6]: That's why I'm totally okay with that. That's one thing. We want certain industry people, we want certain businesses here. Well, I mean what I what I want with the reality is there's a shiny face on the scene. [0:42:57, 0:43:05]: And they just kind of wave that. [0:43:20, 0:43:40]: They have the both regional trail. They want to connect this all the way to the trailer. Speaking of the other thing, you can [0:43:40, 0:44:00]: Right. They're gonna use a hole in that in real life and they're gonna do that. That's a project they're working on. Yeah, okay, because she talked about it. They have a seventeen mile trail school. [0:44:00, 0:44:20]: So the whole project, if they can get seventeen mile trail funding down here, I think we can get seven mile. That would be seen. [0:44:19, 0:44:36]: I think what we see here is operating this time. [0:44:37, 0:44:40]: [2690.3, 2704.9]: It does not. It does not. Next to the subject. [0:45:26, 0:45:29]: Uh actually I'll probably start returning. [0:45:30, 0:45:37]: The DVD is the mayor means the public they can come and decide in the session. But it's like it's the mayor and the council. [0:45:45, 0:46:05]: That's great. We all want everyone I want to really have a lot of other things, but it takes a lot of [0:46:05, 0:46:17]: Every single time you get on the dead side, we don't have to worry if the car wants to work. [0:46:18, 0:46:38]: But we're competing. Trash trucks money. And that's really important. I mean, and I like to have county manager of cars. But but we keep trying to see what chuckle. [0:46:37, 0:46:57]: They don't work there anymore. It wasn't. They had a year plus almost. Well, but I'm saying that's a good thing. So for me, incorporation is a different usage downtown. They've got a whole downtown. They're all downtown. Actually, it's all on Facebook. [0:46:57, 0:47:05]: Oh yeah, they can still veil on the state manager's post this area. [0:47:20, 0:47:40]: Oh where is that? Where's that? Uh the other side of the bridge with Food Depot. Yeah. When you go to the parking island or yeah, that's the handside. When it was like all feature with the structure over with the whole train, you've got a food depot. [0:47:39, 0:47:59]: Other than that, I don't think it's a good thing. Well they have a large attack because that's you know they have a big time. Huh? But I mean I don't care if that's it too far attack. Yeah, I think it's a good idea. [0:47:59, 0:48:10]: I don't know what that is. Yeah. So there are possibilities. [0:48:19, 0:48:21]: [2906.2, 2926.2]: Yeah, it's gonna be a few more things. Yeah, maybe it won't come down there, hopefully, as soon as it comes up. Yeah, on a regular basis. But we need [0:48:46, 0:49:00]: When I'm looking at season thirty five sequence, you know. What is the favorite to start this stuff? So [0:49:05, 0:49:20]: [2965.0, 2969.7]: Well starting with businesses and they started investing a lot better now. [0:49:30, 0:49:50]: where my college and my friends are all they're moving they're saying we're okay we're up but in what's not a little bit more that that you see go up there wine bars, rhuwat bars, they're putting fifteen thousand people in right now. [0:49:52, 0:50:07]: thousand dollar townhomes across the street. They're rental rates and they're wall. Fourteen hundred bucks for a one-year town in downtown where they put walking for trails in. They started this process in late nineties really started hitting it in early two thousand and the recession every old [0:50:07, 0:50:27]: But if you're on the sidewalk, there's no directional side. If you're on the sidewalk, I think I agree. [0:50:27, 0:50:47]: And then they go over the thing. I think it's kind of I gotta get in my dog's. Actually, sometimes people it's dark and they come down uh [0:50:47, 0:51:07]: I have I think that's kind of two and that's near that's never a chip but I see people. I mean I'm I'm going I'm going to be with uh College County for the first year. So I'm about one thirty eight because technically when I get off six seventy five yeah I look at it and I really like [0:51:07, 0:51:27]: Because it's not going to try to do it. I don't know if playthroughs think we can't come up with an MLU to try to redesign our cleanups and code. Well we're gonna push on it. I need that because that's properly sitting behind. That's I mean the way the line runs here's one thirty eight and this is plaything here. [0:51:27, 0:51:47]: And you go back those dates and you've got all that property. I've got folks who want to nice nice kind of elephant for the waves and buying that property. Well the element property, 80 acres of that free. Yes. So buy the state bridge in or the state, say, bridge suites, whatever it's called, that that line's called that control state. [0:51:47, 0:52:07]: I appreciate it. So I gotta do that. Oh no no no no no. He's buying stock purchasing very close. [0:52:07, 0:52:25]: And what would really be good? How good would be right. Tim Keane played Michael he's a good friend of mine. Okay, yeah. [0:52:30, 0:52:31]: Yeah. [0:52:32, 0:52:35]: Yeah. [0:52:48, 0:53:08]: That's fine. You are making maybe screw on together. Yes, I would I would you guys can say that would be called people. Awesome people have to set potentially. [0:53:08, 0:53:20]: Christmas and happy holiday to you. Thank you, thank you. I'm gonna head up a little head up back to my house and this this did not last as long as I sort of I look forward to meeting you now. Thank you. Thank you. [0:53:30, 0:53:36]: You send me give me your car open. Do I run an office to have cards? [0:53:39, 0:53:40]: Uh

--- title: December 18 2018 Work Session date: 2018-12-18 source: 2018-12-18_December_18_2018_Work_Session.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:20]: And the report where you can save somebody. Um I'd be more than happy to help uh with the any of the council members who want to actually know what the community's doing for exercising and how they're getting out in in the neighborhood. Um this morning we had seventeen runners every Tuesday morning from the uh [0:00:20, 0:00:40]: Cochrane Library. We have anywhere from 10 to 24 runners that run at 5 o'clock in the morning. So we run Eagles Mount Parkway on Thursdays, anywhere from 10 to 20 runners on that route. So we have lots of runners and lots of uh athletes uh in the community, and we'll be more than happy to share our thoughts uh about. [0:00:39, 0:00:41]: I would improve immediately. [0:00:43, 0:01:03]: Um I've been in this community. I've been in Human County since 1980. So I've watched this community grow, I've watched it change over the years. I was here before the bridge was was built across the railroad. So I know kind of what it's done over the last years. And I um I appreciate the city of Stockbridge and what it does with the community being the [0:01:03, 0:01:23]: I think the largest city in the in the county. Um it's a good community, it's a good area. Uh I've only moved to two houses, um, both of them just barely outside the city hall uh the city limits. Um but at some point I know the city should expand and hopefully encompass uh my house at that point. But at any [0:01:23, 0:01:43]: time if anybody wants any advice or any consulting information about the current needs of the county and what they're doing and how they're uh exercising and what they're doing to reduce um uh increase their health benefits, I'd be more than happy to help out. My numbers listed, my emails listed. Okay, I would think so that [0:01:43, 0:02:03]: uh if you give that to the group we'll be able to do the reach out to you if we need to do that. I also have a concern though you said 2009 I know the price 12 plan that I know of is 2016. So I don't know whatever you reviewed this the current plan. The pricing that it said the used was 2009 pricing. I looked at it as part eleven for some reason it used 2019. [0:02:03, 0:02:20]: 2009 price, so I was a little confused about that. When they priced each one of the roads and the road and sidewalks to be increased, it was a I know about 2009, which I was a little confused about. If you give a name another water building, you can't probably time comfortable building. [0:02:22, 0:02:42]: Okay. Okay, you agree? Yes. Uh Mr. Councilman Howard has my number as well. Thank you. Thank you for the reading. Thank you. Thank you. There are no further comments? No further comments? Okay. Then we go to old business, a public hearing, a continuation of a third reading and adoption of the FY twenty nineteen upgrading budget. [0:02:42, 0:02:43]: Mr. Nighton, please. [0:03:04, 0:03:17]: All right, Mayor Council uh certainly appreciate the opportunity again uh to present the proposed COVID 19 budget. Obviously we've we've uh had several hearings uh on this matter uh over the pat over the past uh month and a half. [0:03:18, 0:03:25]: And so I will certainly hit on the highlights of what is proposed and then receive any questions as they arise. [0:03:27, 0:03:31]: You can start that I'll let the record reflect the road to the end of the room. [0:03:33, 0:03:33]: Yeah. [0:03:33, 0:03:47]: And with that, we won't want to again start with a vision and vision statements for the city of Stockbridge, which do uh certainly uh play into the proposed 2019 budget to be the most progressive business friend business and family organization. [7:13:34, 7:13:54]: Four of the major wireless carriers. They happen to be the one that's approached us from Metro Atlanta for the built in 2019. On the second page here, I gave a bunch of information. I'm gonna I don't have limited time here, so I don't want to go through uh everything in here, but um at the very bottom there, I listed all these cities and counties. [7:13:54, 7:14:14]: If this current project we're working on is involved in Metro Atlanta, for us it's going to be about 130 to 140 nodes total. And just to correct one thing, I didn't give Mr. Logan some most updated information. We originally had four slated for Stockbridge. We found out two of those are actually in Henry County that went down. [7:14:14, 7:14:34]: Down to two, then we just got told by ATT they're adding 12 more. I just got the map for those the other day and looked at, and while they all are right around the city of Stockbridge, most of them are actually just on the outskirts of the city limits. There's only actually three more that are in the city limits. So we're in a total of five right now. The others are in [7:14:34, 7:14:54]: uh unincorporated Henry County and a few in Clayton County to the north. But we do anticipate uh AT<unk>T adding more eventually and also once we get this built here uh our salespeople will be working over Ryzen Wireless and and T-Mobile you know they have a currently a proposed merger with Sprint that's still pending right now but [7:14:54, 7:15:14]: we will be marketing to them. And once we come in as a neutral host provider and develop that relationship with the city and build a network in there, it's much easier for the other major wireless carriers to come in and go through us as opposed to trying to you know start from scratch again doing self-performer or going with another company. [7:15:14, 7:15:34]: But in this packet here, I gave you some general information about our company, about our license here, the project. This third page here just gives a general design here to show you, you know, just in very simplistic terms how wireless is set up. One thing that I've not [7:15:34, 7:15:54]: Put in your outfit. I don't really remember how I forgot to do this, but I will email this out to you by tomorrow. But wanted to send you a photo simulation picture of what this equipment looks like on a pole. Basically, it's a canister style antenna, looks like an upside-down small garbage can that's mounted on the top of a utility pole. Uh, and it's a 360-degree [7:15:54, 7:16:14]: Wireless signal that goes out from that, and then there's a shroud or equipment cabinet box that hangs from the pole itself that holds radio equipment. Other than that, there's just maybe a meter or disconnect. Georgia Power is actually going to work with us to do a flat billing system so we don't have to put meters on the poles if it's a Georgia Power pole. If we need [7:16:14, 7:16:34]: Using your utility, your city infrastructure, such as streetlights or other things, we may you know do that sort of arrangement as well. But then you just have the RF cable and it connects everything together. Depending on the pole type, it could be hidden inside the pole, it could be attached to the outside of the pole. But I'll send you a photo simulation to show you what those look like. [7:16:34, 7:16:35]: Um [7:16:37, 7:16:57]: And then um, you know, I I know you all have probably heard a lot about 5G. About people coming all the time asking, what is 5G? You know, what does that mean? I'll give you the short story of what 5G is. Basically, it's a major increase in technology for wireless. We're going to be getting speeds about 10 times as great as what you're getting with 4G LT. [7:16:57, 7:17:17]: right now once 5G is totally implemented. So it's way faster speeds and it's way better capacity on the system. So it's not about coverage, it's about capacity. It's about with all the data that's being used, all the video that people use on their phones now, how much capacity can go on the system. It also greatly increases the reliability of the network. [7:17:17, 7:17:37]: as well. So, you know, a lot of things you've probably seen in the media about autonomous driving cars and you know surgeons being able to do remote surgery, you know, over TV with this with this faster now, you know, 5G technology. Those are just a couple of examples. There's a whole lot of stuff out there. [7:17:37, 7:17:57]: But uh 5G is going to be a major upgrade in the technology. Any small cells are needed. They're going to be all across the country, but they're going to be needed greatly. The wireless companies right now are mainly focusing in downtown areas where there's a heavy lot of pedestrian usage in these areas that's overloading the capacity of the system. [7:17:57, 7:18:17]: But eventually it's gonna grow out everywhere. Um, and just to try to wrap up here, another page in here, I gave you a breakdown of the uh five initial nodes uh that we're putting in. And there's a map in here to show you where those are located, and those five are all within the city limits. And then I also included uh photographs from Google Earth. [7:18:16, 7:18:36]: Of the initial five uh utility polls that we are um looking to go on for this project that match up with those dots you see on the map. So um I guess at this point I'll just open it up to answer any questions that you want to have. Mayor. Just right, please. Mayor, I'm going to approve the um sign. [7:18:36, 7:18:49]: agreement with ex ext extinet systems for ATT small antennas subject to any changes by council. All right. Discussion. [7:18:50, 7:19:10]: Who was the second? John. Okay, I do have a quick question. That's just something Mike brought up. I want to make sure I understand. There was$1,500 and it was the$500 that you mentioned. What now let's make sure I understand what is that now? So there's a fee schedule now. You know, the FCC has been coming out with all these orders that are basically designed, you know, to help speed up [7:19:10, 7:19:30]: The 5G process around the country. And there's been some that have been issued already, another one coming out in January. But the one coming out in mid-January is dictating the fee schedule that municipalities can charge maximum for companies like us, utility infrastructure companies building small cell and acid right away. [7:19:29, 7:19:49]: you know for those rates. So uh Mr. Williams out a counterpart uh his name's Mark Holm he's not here today but he handles negotiating all those terms language and and terms and basically that you guys are working on basically duplicating the FCC rates that are coming out in January right what I kind of understood and that's why maybe that's the I I kinda kind of understood that [7:19:49, 7:20:09]: Initial nose, fifteen hundred dollars and then additional nose would be five hundred dollars in one. For for a brand new tower, if they were a pole, a tower is called. Don't call them poles because it gets very confusing. So if they were to install a new pole, which would be similar to a telephone pole size, just to give you um that would be fifteen hundred dollars per year. [7:20:09, 7:20:29]: year to operate that pole and to put antennas onto that for an existing pole. If they went out to a Georgia Power site, wanted to co-locate on that pole, it would be five hundred owners. And just to clarify, we have working agreements with all of the major utilities as well as Shada to go on all of their infrastructure. Okay. Good to think. [7:20:29, 7:20:49]: Oh, so you know the questions? So everything you're doing, since we don't have any uh pictures of it, everything you're doing is aerial, nothing, no digging? No. Uh the only digging will be is that we bury fiber in the ground as opposed to putting aerial on the poles. And on this particular project, ATT is [7:20:49, 7:21:09]: Actually, installing the fiber that connects everything. Normally we put that fiber in to connect all the nodes. If we bring on a T-Mobile uh or uh Verizon or whoever later, then we will go back and add additional fiber. And it's up to the city and GDOT and whoever's controlling the right way to tell us either we want you to put your fiber airily. [7:21:09, 7:21:29]: on the polls or we want you to bury your fiber in the right of way. It's it's whatever they prefer. And that's no equipment, no dance requests and no equipment. But that's why I wanted to cover that because the possibility of any digging because we I think we should still try to reach out to ATT in our community that lay fiber down a little bit. [7:21:29, 7:21:49]: view all saying in the future you may be laying fiber down that they need to make sure that they put the put the uh concrete and everything back to where it was but still uh type name T and T on it now and not community. So uh that's that's one of the concerns I have. Well I can promise you that that agreement they were talking about it outline [7:21:49, 7:22:09]: You know how we have to go about permitting with the city and what we're responsible to live up to. So we will go through an administrative permit process as well. And anything we do, we won't we don't have a right to just go out there and start building anything we want. We have to submit construction drawings, we have to get right-of-way encroachment permits approved by the city in order to do. [7:22:09, 7:22:29]: Able to build anything out there and your building inspectors can come out and inspect everything we do. And I promise you we will work, you know, to get everything right the way the city wants it. AT<unk>T is a much bigger company. I can't, you know, account for them. I mean I I know sometimes you know they don't always do things the way that they're supposed to. [7:22:29, 7:22:49]: But they should be accountable for that with the city. They're their franchise reading that. Any other questions? No. If no other questions, the motion's been made and seconded, so all in favor of the motion, please indicate. Okay. All approved, disapproved, sustained? Sustained. [7:22:49, 7:22:55]: Okay. Well that we want thank you so I appreciate it. [7:22:56, 7:23:15]: On that note, uh comments from the city manager. Uh to mayor and council, thank you for the approval of budget. We looked at great things in 2019. Uh also uh before you you have a packet before you provides an outline and timeline, uh some historic perspective. [7:23:20, 7:23:36]: to you for your information and if you have any questions uh about that um uh we're certainly here to uh answer uh those questions and or uh miss more to provide a brief summary of the history of the stock group association businesses whatever is your question. [7:23:36, 7:23:56]: Oh I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You're gonna excuse me, so sorry. Stand by. Yes, ma'am. What you have before you is an assault or timeline. There's been several issues of questions as to how we get to the SAB as it currently is presented today. It's uh way back to two thousand thirty. [7:23:56, 7:24:16]: This was the information that Mr. Harris and the Treasurer that time gave me. So what I'm giving to you is a timeline from 2013. I attached the documents to basically show you how we got to where we are today and based on the regulated structure that is doing. [7:24:16, 7:24:36]: Be bringing back to you in January. I think one of the main concerns is that I give you a documentation of what the Stockers Business Association did in pass, and complaints came from the business community about the misuse of funds. Apparently, somewhere at the total 100 or something,$150,000 disappeared. [7:24:36, 7:24:56]: Here including ten thousand dollars from the city. And so businesses have been asking where that money is. Uh amount. So they're charging fifteen hundred dollars for corporate, two hundred and fifty dollars. [7:24:56, 7:25:16]: For some almost than$100 for every business. Because there was a loose connection or relationship between the city and that entity. The city is telling business we have no account of that information and how those funds have were used and how the proposed have been used. We're in the process of trying to, however, [7:25:15, 7:25:35]: regain the ten thousand dollars that the city gave to that group. So here's a historical perspective. After you read it, if you have any questions, please feel free to email me. Uh all of the documentation that's required to bring the system that your other boards are in place that will be submitted to you coming down there. Okay before [7:25:35, 7:25:55]: I would just like to say I just want us to look forward to moving forward. I I hate sometimes we look back for things that were this is a new date, this is a new council, we didn't have anything to do with what happened in the past. Uh we just like from my own perspective. [7:25:55, 7:26:15]: I just like to move forward and put together the best organization possible. Any other questions on this one? Um I uh met with uh Miss Cato and was enlightened by her on some things that US could be uh gonna be focusing on and what they would bring forward. Um I would ask the counselor if she would like to. [7:26:15, 7:26:20]: Putting the input in before we call this out. [7:26:26, 7:26:27]: Either. [7:26:29, 7:26:49]: I want to thank you guys for the opportunity to speak to you and everyone who's present in regards to the SAB. The SAB is a what I feel to be a very important organization within the city of South Bridge, only because we have so many small businesses that make up the community of the city of Southbridge. [7:26:49, 7:27:09]: the retention part for our businesses is needed. You know, many cities develop uh economic development groups to bring in new cities, new businesses to the city, that you have a great business community right here already. What I like to see then [7:27:09, 7:27:29]: SAB do is to come in and assist with training, purification, standards, which is something that the organization has talked about doing. We've already, and I'm going to share just a really quick short story, the some members of the SAB. [7:27:29, 7:27:40]: safety we decided to go out for lunch money. And we picked of course a business, a restaurant in the city of Stockbridge. And they were excited one that we were there. [7:27:42, 7:27:47]: We noticed that they had a couple of problems and we jumped in to help. [7:27:47, 7:28:07]: And that's what this the Stock Bridge Association business is set up to do. To come in and help make the businesses wonderful, work well, work well as a with the community and help it to develop the the the culture here to help develop the [7:28:07, 7:28:21]: the school systems and becoming partners again, which is something that I am seeing lacking throughout all the cities in Stockford. That should not be we have over 1400 businesses that I know care about these kids. [7:28:22, 7:28:32]: And we need to make them happy. We need also the community to know that the business is only for them. So we keep the money right here in stock region. And that's [7:28:32, 7:28:33]: D [7:28:33, 7:28:34]: Main initiative. [7:28:35, 7:28:36]: Let's see if it's five years. [7:28:36, 7:28:56]: So I thank you, King. Yes, uh but thank you for all your work and everything that you do. You've been an exceptional leader uh an example of what a small business person should be. So thank you. Uh I would like to say talk about sometimes I think folks get confused in that this is just [7:28:56, 7:29:15]: the downtown business uh organization but it's for all of Stockbridge and it's the in including all of the areas Eagles Landing South Stock Bridge East for us every area it is for the entire city not just for the downtown so what happens is is that one that the [7:29:15, 7:29:35]: Businesses are so close to city hall. So they get hit first in in the conversations that take place. But for myself and as a facilitator for this complete year, I have they uh the community development department was nice enough to give me a list of emails of businesses so we could reach out to them. [7:29:35, 7:29:55]: And I have gone from one end of the city of Stock Bridge to the last end of the city of Stock Bridge to make people aware of the greatness that is happening and formulating right here. So it's just not downtown, it's just not Eagles Landing. It's all of our businesses. And branded, we do have our big box stores. [7:29:55, 7:30:15]: I don't mind people calling me a small business, but I'm still a big business in my heart. So we reach out to all of them. So it doesn't matter. I mean, a lot of times the you know the larger businesses, they have their own network. Our smaller businesses, our mom and pops, they need a network. [7:30:15, 7:30:35]: network. They need somebody to turn to to be able to have a conversation with. You know, my focus is restaurants and nightclub. I don't mind going to help and put in, you know, 40 hours of consulting pro bono for a restaurant nightclub in the city of Stockbridge. [7:30:35, 7:30:55]: Now I won't do that nowhere else because I'm gonna need my check. But the city is not really sad. So um I I and I this is my first time public speaking, right? So every from from November and every time I have to get up and say something, nerves is bad. [7:30:55, 7:31:15]: But I do this because I believe in this. Now I'm a great one-on-one and I take five at a time, but you know, the passion behind building the SAB is real and it needs to happen. So I appreciate y'all thank you. So I just want to say [7:31:15, 7:31:35]: Thank you for your dedication. It truly shows your commitment to our community. And you know, even with this council, whatever, I know my colleagues, we definitely support in whatever we can do outside the walls of City Hall that we can help, let us know. Some of us have probably a majority [7:31:35, 7:31:55]: Majority of us have been to your meetings to show support. But I know there's a lot of other businesses that have not come to those meetings. And if you need that support, because we are out here and we know some of those business owners, and we need to be, we need to do a little more as well. Um, because I love your commitment and I love [7:31:55, 7:32:15]: all those involved their commitment as well. Um so please just don't limit yourselves, bring it to us so that way we know that we can help you. Okay. Any other any other comments, questions? Okay. And there just to close, um one of the things in the creation of this and you will see in my notes, the essay [7:32:15, 7:32:35]: Was not to compete with the chamber. So this is not a chamber type of endeavor. That was clear by the last person that was sitting in your seat. You know, whatever the chamber was provided or did provide, the SAP is not that type of organization. Nor is it uh [7:32:35, 7:32:55]: uh entity that competes with what our new economic development directors do. The Economic Development Director is designed to go and bring in new jobs, new businesses, SAB purposes to deal with existing businesses as it retains to establishing a network among its existing businesses. [7:32:55, 7:33:08]: Even with that, that's a great collaborative effort um for everybody though, because everybody's doing a piece, but it all comes together as one. So thank you. [7:33:08, 7:33:28]: I'd just like to take this opportunity to thank all of the partners that came out on December the 10th. We don't chest stock readers campaign. It was a great evening. About 30 or 40 partners came out. [7:33:28, 7:33:43]: uh for the year end and uh celebration. We look forward to kick starting uh in the spring again and for any of those uh watching the in the deal would like to get involved with that campaign, please reach out to me. Thank you. [7:33:44, 7:33:45]: That's a blood. [7:33:45, 7:34:05]: Um, I just wanna say uh happy uh holidays and Merry Christmas to everybody. Um the uh bingo batch that we started here we've done three so far and we we're up to forty plus people and we're really not pushing it hard. So in the course of the year, we're really gonna push it hard and uh you know, you all know some seniors that uh wanna come out and have our unplanned bingo. [7:34:05, 7:34:16]: listen to music and we have games and prizes. So uh uh it'll be more information to go to the website when we have those dates uh solidified. So thank you very much for coming. [7:34:16, 7:34:29]: Yes, um I do want to say Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays to you. Um now's the time to give and to be thankful and just to show an act of kindness throughout. Um [7:34:29, 7:34:49]: I have um I'm starting a round table called Welcoming Stockbridge. We are part of a a larger scale group called Welcoming America. Um and we're one of the steering cities of that um organization. And what that round table would consist of is a diverse group of people of all ages. [7:34:49, 7:35:09]: um and nationalities, race, sex, um, cultures in general. And so I encourage many of you to reach out to others, maybe neighbors and friends, and and get me some people to come to the round table. Um and I also like to thank [7:35:09, 7:35:29]: Thank the staff for a phenomenal event on this past Friday. It was a volunteer appreciation gala. It was top-notch and we had a wonderful time. And I just want to say thank you to everyone. [7:35:29, 7:35:31]: one for putting that together for the last minute. [7:35:35, 7:35:40]: I was like asked a question first of all. The video's working today. [7:35:40, 7:35:52]: I don't know sta uh I see it's here. I don't I have not heard anything. Uh she says she's checking. Go ahead. Go ahead, we should not expect it. [7:35:53, 7:36:13]: I I will hope that the video is working now and thanking everybody for tuning in and everybody for being here. Uh as I close in on my third full year in council, I just want to reflect and say keeping my campaign promises moving forward daily I is something that I that I do. [7:36:13, 7:36:33]: Reflect on what I promised you as you elected me to represent this office and the things that we have done. I'm extremely proud of some of the accomplishments that we have made since 2015. One of the things that we talked about in the campaign and during that time was a promise made to revitalize. [7:36:33, 7:36:53]: Downtown. We're moving forward with a 3,000-seat amphitheater. We're moving forward with beautification in downtown. We're moving forward with giving you the downtown and re-establishing the area that we deserve here in the city of Stockbridge. I saw a DDA chairman here earlier. [7:36:53, 7:37:13]: We move forward with a facade grant program assisting existing businesses in the downtown area. We have fiber optic technology that is available here today. All city buildings are connected to fiber technology. The Highway 138 corridor is connected to fiber. Many of our neighborhoods. [7:37:13, 7:37:33]: Including my very own, have ATT fiber already in ground as one of the only communities in South Metro to do so. Merle Manders technology has been updated where they have broadband speeds, where they're able to compete with our outlying neighborhoods. And speaking of the SAB, [7:37:32, 7:37:52]: One of the things that I want to do for the SAB and all the businesses exclusively in downtown and the low to mod areas is generate an opportunity zone tax credit for you. So every new job that you create generates$3,400 tax credit for, I think, up to 10 years. That's something that we have in the [7:37:52, 7:37:56]: budget this year in order to move forward with it. [7:37:56, 7:38:16]: The very one of the proudest accomplishments for this council and myself was spearheading the opening of the Stockbridge Library from 1 to 5 on Saturday. It took the courage and partners like Miss Shaw here who are at the table with us campaigning, uh moving forward uh to get the idea out. [7:38:16, 7:38:36]: out there and to just revisit it and understand that we have our library open on Saturday now. I'd just like to understand even with Highway 138, all of us ran during the 2015 and we promised that we're gonna work on cleaning up Highway 138. [7:38:36, 7:38:56]: We did that by establishing the Highway 138 overlay corridor, and what that does is establish great standards on the Highway 138 area. We have endeavored to clean it up, to take over those areas with litter pickup, routine or corridor pickups every single day in a [7:38:56, 7:39:16]: In order to make sure that we make you proud uh to be a Stockbridge citizen moving forward. Uh we also talked about uh increased public safety. Uh we have a Stockbridge police feasibility study that has been completed. Uh it assesses every aspect of our police our [7:39:16, 7:39:36]: public safety is at the will of the council to look at the Stockbridge Police Force or to enhance the Henry County Police Force. We have that data, we have that feasibility study already completed today, and that's what uh we do. We we had issues with our in our community with code enforcement. We even [7:39:36, 7:39:56]: Established a seven-day-a-week code enforcement force which protects businesses all over Stockbridge. Because we have businesses that were popping up on the weekends, selling sheets, selling uh our odd items, blankets, uh tires, all kinds of things on our street corners. We no longer have [7:39:56, 7:40:16]: Have that any longer. Our co-enforcement is out enforcing that. And now I proudly say that Stark Bridge has some of the best exits off of I-75 in Metro Atlanta because we maintain them and this council has been on top of them every step of the way. Closing out this third. [7:40:16, 7:40:36]: I want to say thank you all for allowing me to serve and to be able to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. And all of the items that this council has delivered over the past three years, we continue to move forward to do that even more. I want to put down the gas pedal in 2019. [7:40:36, 7:40:56]: Team accomplishing much more projects not and encompassing put on priority. In my own opinion, we need to go ahead and move forward with that youth/slash senior center right now. We need that facility available to the community because we lack those. [7:40:56, 7:41:16]: facilities and we have seniors who need that facility and we have youth with with no facility uh in our general vicinity uh no access to a facility with in our general vicinity no access to a pool in our general facility so thank you so much I appreciate it and I look forward to serving as one [7:41:16, 7:41:36]: One more year here on this Stark Bridge Council and doing everything possible to continue to fulfill the promises that I made to voters in 2015. And every day, when I lay my head on the pillow, I think about the promises that I made to you, and I will continue to move forward with that. And thank you so much. [7:41:36, 7:41:56]: Thank you, Mayor. I just want to say happy holidays, Merry Christmas to everyone, again to staff. Thank you. You all had a wonderful 2018. I look forward to another wonderful 2019. But I just want to touch base on the youth council. I know with our last meeting. [7:41:56, 7:42:16]: meeting and it extended our budget for tonight. There were some concerns in reference to the youth council, but we didn't, that wasn't brought up tonight. So hopefully my colleagues are going to take heed to if there's any concerns to please attend the meetings or to reach out to me as a council liaison. [7:42:15, 7:42:35]: I also would say to our citizens, please be engaged, stay engaged, because anything can happen outside of this meeting as well. But I would definitely, if that happens, bring it forth at the meeting, so for discussion. Because our youth they're our future. [7:42:35, 7:42:55]: To attend National League of Cities, which was in LA. We had some of our local business sponsors, so that's why I said with the SAD, they're there. They want to make sure that our youth succeed outside of the budget that has been provided for the city. Because our youths, even just this weekend, they [7:42:55, 7:43:15]: They did their service project where they did Christmas stockings, stuff with love for our police department, our fire department. They took the time out to do this at the end of the year to ensure to let them know that they appreciate their service and they appreciated the youth doing that. [7:43:15, 7:43:35]: um in our presence tonight. We have our chair who is also doing something with our PIO because she loves her city. And that's Miss Kelly Cruz. She is a senior at um Eagles Landing Christian Academy. So I just want to thank her. She's been with us for two years and she's done an outstanding job. So if you all would give her a round of applause. [7:43:35, 7:43:55]: applause because excellence is there. Um she's looking for a bright future, but she wants to come back here to our community to serve as our leader. So I just want everyone to understand a lot of things have taken place and mayor if you don't mind I would like for her to just be able to say a little closing so I want [7:43:55, 7:44:05]: extend my talking, but I want to give her that opportunity to say something on what's her takeaway that has taken place this year or last two years. [7:44:06, 7:44:26]: Hi everyone, good evening. My name is Kelly and like the Steve said I have been on the council for the past two years and I've really enjoyed it. It's talking so much about local government and just how to be more engaged and we've done things like go to NLC conference and um our most recent service project are all really great experiences and uh I'm just thankful for the opportunity and I hope that [7:44:26, 7:44:35]: um it just continues to reduce the comes so that other youth can come and we're not gonna be better leaders and just experience the city I have to have such a great Christmas, happy holidays. [7:44:36, 7:44:38]: Thank you. [7:44:41, 7:45:01]: I had one more thing. Okay. Um, and just so everyone will know, um look out for March 22nd through the 24th. GMA, um the City of Stockbridge Youth Council will partner with Georgia Municipal Association to host um the Youth Council symposium here in Stockbridge. So that is the [7:45:01, 7:45:21]: Going to be an awesome event. Um, that planning um is has already started. Um, so if my colleagues please, we will need your support because there is a lot of local cities who have formed. I have reached out to six, provided them the information on how we started our youth council. They reached out to us so that way. [7:45:21, 7:45:41]: They can start theirs. Um so we have um City of Jonesboro, we have Fayette, we have um Stonecrest, amongst others, um, that are starting their youth council. So just know it is very important to have our youth involved in the community. Don't take it lightly because we're impacting [7:45:41, 7:46:01]: lives, y young lives that are gonna be leading our community in the future. So again, um please get involved if you have any questions. Also our chair, he chairman of the advisory, he spoke, these young um these um people they volunteer, they work, um, and they just love what we do and they love our kids. [7:46:01, 7:46:21]: So if there's anything on concerns or anything support, please, please, please be that support so we can be better together. Thank you. On that note, Scott Bridge's new branding tagline where community connects. I love it. Where community connects, okay? Showing diversity all around the city here. [7:46:21, 7:46:41]: It's great stuff. I also want to acknowledge the fact too the volunteer appreciation gana was fantastic. Stop raises first, so I don't know if this will be an annual event, but maybe we can think about that, right? But depends on how much that costs, right? It's not even budgeted right now. Anyway, but it was a great event, man. Really appreciate it, and I thank the citizens for volunteering their time and help save the city. [7:46:41, 7:47:01]: Now it's up to us to collectively to move the city forward. So happy holidays, Merry Christmas. Please enjoy your family, friends, or relatives and be thankful for their assistance and be thankful to the good Lord for having a good life. And uh keep the city in your prayers continually as we move around to the new year, and we have a prosperous new year. [7:47:01, 7:47:21]: 2019 as we move the city forward. Nothing but great things are along the horizon for us collectively as a city, as a group, as a community. God bless you all. Okay, and enjoy your holidays, please. On that note, I'm going to leave some announcements here. Youth Council Advisory Committee meeting Wednesday, December. [7:47:21, 7:47:41]: 19th, 6:30 p.m. City Hall lead by meeting room. New council meeting Wednesday January 9th, 2019, 5:30 in City Hall lead-by-meeting room. The downtown building authority retreat Friday, January 11th through Saturday, January 12th, location Smyrna, Georgia. That involves the council and the DDA collectively. [7:47:41, 7:47:53]: Uh Starbucks Main Street Advisory Board meeting scheduled for Friday, January 11th, 2019, 9 a.m. or have been counseling it says. Okay, the next meeting will take place Friday, February 8th, and we buy meeting on this. [7:47:55, 7:48:15]: Our next council meeting, the first one of the uh two thousand nineteen will be January fourteenth, Monday, six PM, City Council Chambers. Planning Commission meeting, Thursday, January seventeenth, six PM, City Hall, Council Chambers. And our next work session, Tuesday, January twenty ninth, six P. M. It's going to be in the council chambers. No more will we be [7:48:15, 7:48:35]: Here in Levi Meeting Room, at least for 2019 anyway. Alright? All city offices will be closed Monday, December 24th, and Tuesday, of course, Christmas date on the 25th. And all city offices will also be closed on Tuesday, January 1st. And serves, of course, on New Year's Day. Job Fair is Wednesday, January 6th. [7:48:35, 7:48:40]: 16, 2019, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Murray Managers Conference Center. [7:48:40, 7:48:54]: All city offices will be closed Monday, January 21st, 2019, reservation King Junior Holiday Celebration. And I also have here monthly bingo bash. I guess it starts Wednesday, January 23rd. [7:48:54, 7:49:14]: and test brickland conference uh community test brickland community center councilman Blount has that one don't trash start bridge ongoing initiative councilman thomas uh the court town on me on ongoing councilman alexander keep star bridge beautiful ongoing she says here councilman alexander and according welcome to starbridge [7:49:14, 7:49:34]: Well obviously you already mentioned about the welcoming uh committee and uh and it'll be a monthly bingo fast I guess then on uh Blount. On that note excuse me. Well Doctor Fail, go ahead. Yeah, that's why it's not after some reason it's not on here for January I mean December twenty second. Yes, yeah, go ready. [7:49:34, 7:49:54]: Doctor Family Christmas toy giveaway this Saturday. I read up United Methodist Church, 10 a.m. to twelve noon. We plan on giving back to our community and we're still looking for volunteers and extra toys. Just had a young lady drop off some toys just a few minutes ago when I was out on prayer. Yeah. [7:49:54, 7:50:02]: Well okay on that note uh I would think that we have the second session, is that right there? For litigation personality. Okay, council I need a motion for that read. [7:50:03, 7:50:07]: Okay, any any further discussion? All favor we'll be holding our. [7:50:08, 7:50:08]: Yes, ma'am. [7:50:09, 7:50:15]: All in favor, please indicate. I'm sorry. Okay. All opposed? Is that good? [7:50:15, 7:50:18]: Okay, free free opposite. Okay, so we'll have a second session. [7:50:19, 7:50:20]: Good. [7:50:20, 7:50:22]: On that note I need a motion to end our [7:50:23, 7:50:30]: Our uh work session. So is there a second? Oh so right. In discussion. [7:50:30, 7:50:46]: Yeah. Um there was information that we needed to discuss in the executive. So in this concerning incidents that have taken place that we need to address. I mean what do we do with that attorney we [7:50:49, 7:51:09]: But the council has voted not to have an executive session. I need to point out that a motion to adjourn is not a debatable motion. Oh I'm sorry, excuse me for that. That was my mistake. Um okay. Okay. Okay. Uh but most of the main segments do [7:51:09, 7:51:14]: to count to the end our meeting adjourned so all in favor [7:51:14, 7:51:16]: All both. [7:51:16, 7:51:20]: Okay, where done? [7:51:20, 7:51:30]: It's a good problem to have, I'll tell you. We'll definitely catch up. [7:51:30, 7:51:31]: [28315.4, 28318.6]: [7:53:01, 7:53:04]: I think this is a Philosophical. [7:53:05, 7:53:15]: I need to walk. [7:53:31, 7:53:43]: Much of the still interesting. But it's a really interesting service operator to all the researchers myself, who I am, but you know, it has been really important across my thing. [7:53:43, 7:53:46]: So [7:53:48, 7:53:50]: I'm gonna talk about this. [7:54:05, 7:54:05]: Yeah. [7:54:25, 7:54:35]: [28475.0, 28490.0]: investors on the fly and say, well here's exactly what we have, here's here's the market issue that we have to not only retain but increase and advertise. So I'd love to sit down with you and you know you're not kind of sitting out waiting in an office. [7:54:51, 7:54:57]: But I'm trying to get around any time to figure out what it's not trying to get with people off. [7:55:10, 7:55:20]: [28525.0, 28540.0]: So I got safety right there off. Okay. But the my other is like a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a that's what I want to bring it out. I would tell you I can bring a lot of folks to operate. [7:55:43, 7:55:53]: Yeah no I might you know I might have into it. We're not going to be able to do that. [7:56:15, 7:56:35]: Okay, but that is a good thing. We want certain industry, we want certain businesses here. Well, I mean what I what I want with the reality is that there's a we all we all do shine. [7:56:35, 7:56:40]: [28610.4, 28612.5]: Yeah, we're going to. [7:56:55, 7:57:15]: They want to connect this all the way to the other. [7:57:14, 7:57:34]: Right. They're going to use a whole man in rail line that they're going to do that. That's a project they're working on. She talked about it. They have a 17 mile trail. [7:57:34, 7:57:54]: So those projects, if they can get seventeen mile trail funding down here, I think we can get seven mile. That would be season something that is important. [7:57:54, 7:58:10]: [28692.7, 28695.1]: You know, yeah, yeah. [7:58:25, 7:58:40]: It does not. It does not. Next to the subject. [7:58:50, 7:58:50]: [28732.0, 28735.0]: Yeah, because [7:59:01, 7:59:02]: [28745.0, 28755.0]: The DA is the mayor means the public they can come in the city session. But it's a it's the mayor and the council, DAC and the city staff. [7:59:19, 7:59:39]: It's just named the next town in all these different places. But it took twenty years to go break. They went to go. Oh, I want to do it. That's great. We all want everyone I want to really have one of those things, but it's [7:59:39, 7:59:52]: That's why street bridge is a good one. Every single time you get on the dead side, we don't have to worry if you carry one for one. [7:59:53, 8:00:12]: But we're competing. Trash trucks money. And that's really important. I mean, and I like to see a manager of cars. But but we keep seeing down town. [8:00:12, 8:00:32]: Chucked out. They don't work there anymore. It wasn't because they had a yearless. Yeah. Well, but I'm saying for me, it seems usually these downtown. Their whole downtown is almost and today actually is a solid thing. [8:00:32, 8:00:40]: Oh yeah, v things to avail on the state manager's post as well. [8:00:55, 8:01:15]: That's all I use. Uh, celebrate is the food depot. Yeah. When you go to the parking lot very side. Well that most structures go with your end. [8:01:14, 8:01:34]: Well they have a large tax you know they have a function. I mean which is size wise comparison, too wide. Huh? Well they can't but I mean I don't care about five yeah [8:01:34, 8:01:45]: Yeah, oh yeah, very few sleeves and don't context. Yeah. [8:01:55, 8:01:56]: [28922.2, 28923.8]: Well there. [8:02:05, 8:02:25]: Yeah, maybe it wouldn't come down that hopefully through the comments. But we need we need to say when I'm looking at C35. [8:02:25, 8:02:35]: What is the start this stuff? Anywhere. [8:02:40, 8:02:50]: It seems fun from two. [8:03:05, 8:03:24]: Maybe where my friends and confidence and my friends are all they're moving. They're saying we're okay. We're up in what spots. Wine bars, Ruha bars, they're putting fifteen thousand people right now. [8:03:25, 8:03:42]: They have big public high apartments, seven hundred thousand dollar townhomes across their rental rates and their wallets fourteen hundred bucks for a one year town. And downtown they put walking with trails in they start this process. I mean late nineties really start hitting in early two thousand in the recession every [8:03:42, 8:03:55]: [29035.0, 29055.0]: So we stay on this side the entire time. But if you're on the sidewalk, there's no directional side. If you're on the sidewalk, I think they are up on the children. We're talking about uh yeah, and I think that little piece is our boundaries so on the direction. [8:04:15, 8:04:35]: I see sometimes people it is dark and they come down um. I'm going to be with uh first year talking about one thirty eight. [8:04:34, 8:04:44]: When I get off six seventy five C I look at it and it's like and I re and I realize basically things. I can't wait for the winter. [8:04:45, 8:05:05]: I'm going to be playing with stuff. You can't come up with MLU to try to redesign. Or cleanups and code. Well, we're gonna push on it. I need that because that's property seen behind it. That's I mean the way the line runs is here's 138 and this is plain here. You go back those dates and you've got all that. [8:05:05, 8:05:25]: I got folks who want to nice nice kind of four days or buying that property. Well I own the property eighty acres and that three eighty eighty so buy the state bridge in or the state state bridge suite, whatever it's called, that that that line that controls that is not right there. [8:05:24, 8:05:35]: I appreciate it. I gotta make a project. I mean, [8:05:39, 8:05:59]: He's buying stock purchasing out for the first part of the year and sketch in retail. And what would really be good? How would it be right? Tim Keane playing commission, he's a good friend of mine. Okay, yeah. [8:05:58, 8:06:00]: Yeah, [8:06:05, 8:06:10]: You know what it's. [8:06:11, 8:06:15]: Yeah. [8:06:20, 8:06:40]: Sure, that's fine. Yes, I would I would you guys can say that would be called your park once we can have asking people [8:06:40, 8:06:48]: Of course. Merry Christmas and happy holiday to you. Thank you, thank you. I'm gonna head up a little head up back to my house and [8:06:49, 8:06:55]: This this did not last long though. Teleport meaning Thank you. Thank you. [8:07:05, 8:07:11]: If you send me a file. Do I run an office to have cards? [8:07:14, 8:07:15]: Uh

--- title: December 10 2018 City Council Agenda date: 2018-12-10 source: 2018-12-10_December_10_2018_City_Council_Agenda.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:20]: suited for them individually as a means of to working together to ensure the best quality of life for every child. And therefore I, uh Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority invested in me as mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, and on behalf of the city council members, Ellen Alexander and John Blount, Lukeesia Gantt, Need Robinson and Fonzo Thomas do hereby proclaim this city [0:00:20, 0:00:40]: honors and recognizes was actually January twenty second, two thousand eight two thousand nineteen as the National Day of Racial Healing. In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand on the Great Seal City of Stockbridge, Georgia, on the tenth day of December, the year of our Lord, two thousand eighteen. I and Vanessa Holiday as City Clerk signed this particular proclamation. Okay, I'm gonna hand this to you, sir. [0:00:41, 0:00:45]: No, you once you get in the middle of it, yeah once you get in the middle. [0:00:55, 0:01:03]: I think yeah. [0:01:09, 0:01:10]: Yeah, here you go. [0:01:11, 0:01:31]: As a member of the staff of this great city, I'd just like to say thank you, Mayor and Council, for the opportunity that was presented to us to be a part of the National Day of Racial Healing. I think that that's as we inclusiveness of our city as we strive to do that in our events and that we're glad that the city [0:01:31, 0:01:35]: is on board helping us to achieve that. Thank you. Thank you very much. [0:01:45, 0:01:49]: And we'll start a meeting locally. [0:03:00, 0:03:05]: I don't think I get eight. Oh I put okay, two obvious. [0:03:34, 0:03:37]: Yeah, but I must have. [0:04:58, 0:05:00]: Oh yeah. [0:05:25, 0:05:28]: Yeah. [0:05:28, 0:05:31]: Well did I did I learn something on this table? [0:05:45, 0:05:55]: Because it's not my hand Yes, no what about Mosette? [0:06:00, 0:06:04]: And I have got the idea that I see. [0:06:05, 0:06:11]: Uh I don't know. [0:06:12, 0:06:13]: [383.6, 384.2]: Alright. [0:06:28, 0:06:30]: Ruish. [0:06:32, 0:06:35]: I don't know. [0:06:40, 0:06:42]: I guess you know. [0:06:42, 0:06:47]: Council, uh it is six o'clock. Council, please come to a dias. [0:07:08, 0:07:09]: He's come back. [0:07:25, 0:07:35]: Yeah. That's uh thirteen deals with the uh um [0:07:36, 0:07:50]: Business So the Stockbridge Business Association, they won't want they won't do that to January. I mean six sixteen they're dealing with that and the record bids is number thirteen and we don't have all the bids back. [0:07:52, 0:07:56]: Oh yeah, what is the wrong need? [0:07:56, 0:07:57]: Like my [0:07:59, 0:08:00]: Well yeah. [0:08:54, 0:08:59]: I don't give you back all right. [0:09:04, 0:09:06]: Burke, are you ready? Yes. [0:09:07, 0:09:07]: Yeah. [0:09:09, 0:09:18]: All right ladies and gentlemen. I have roughly 604 and so I'd like to call the council meeting for December tenth to order. [0:09:19, 0:09:22]: Invocation tonight would be given by Mr. Steve Cass. Please stand. [0:09:25, 0:09:28]: Gas is the is the ball of liter in meat. [0:09:31, 0:09:33]: Thank you, it's an honor to pray for our work. [0:09:35, 0:09:40]: Let's pray. Father in heaven, we want to thank you so much for the blessings of life, the the blessings of [0:09:41, 0:09:47]: humankind, the blessings of friendship, the blessings of being able to come together and to to meet. [0:09:48, 0:09:50]: as a government and as a community. [0:09:51, 0:09:53]: A time where we can talk, communicate. [0:09:54, 0:09:59]: Um, be civil, be loving, Father. You you gave us two commands. [0:10:00, 0:10:07]: Uh, and that's to love God and to love our neighbors, Father, and let let us forever to practice those those two commands. [0:10:08, 0:10:09]: Loving our neighbor. [0:10:10, 0:10:16]: is so important, Father. And when we love one another, we're able to work together and to get things done. [0:10:17, 0:10:24]: And we thank you for that. And I've I just pray a special blessing on each and every council person and the mayor, the staff. [0:10:24, 0:10:25]: Uh [0:10:27, 0:10:33]: And the people here tonight that have concerns or for various reasons are here tonight. I just pray that you be with'em, Father. [0:10:35, 0:10:38]: Be with the council members as they make the decisions for [0:10:38, 0:10:41]: This great wonderful city that I've w I've lived here all my life. [0:10:42, 0:10:45]: And I want to thank you for blessing me with my family with that. [0:10:46, 0:10:51]: Father, as we go about doing the business of the city, I just pray, Father, that we um [0:10:52, 0:10:58]: Keep you in mind as we deliberate and we make those decisions, Father. For these things we pray in Jesus' name. Amen. [0:10:58, 0:11:14]: Amen. Play the allegiance. I play the allegiance to the Party of the United States of America and to the Republic of the God with liberty and justice. [0:11:18, 0:11:20]: Don't worry about that. [0:11:23, 0:11:24]: Madam Clerk, roll call please. [0:11:26, 0:11:28]: Councilman Thomas. [0:11:29, 0:11:30]: Councilman Point. Present. [0:11:30, 0:11:33]: Mayor Ford. Pleasant. Mayor Protam Gantt. [0:11:35, 0:11:39]: Let the record reflect Mayor Pro Tem. Gann is not in attendance. Councilman Alexander. [0:11:40, 0:11:41]: Councilwoman Robinson. [0:11:43, 0:11:44]: Mayor Ford, do you have a quantum? [0:11:45, 0:11:47]: Now so I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:11:48, 0:11:49]: Bear. [0:11:49, 0:12:02]: I'd like to move to amend the agenda to remove agenda item thirteen and agenda item sixteen to remove. Okay. Is there a second? Second. [0:12:02, 0:12:03]: Alrighty? [0:12:04, 0:12:07]: Any further discussion? Well, no, no, no. [0:12:09, 0:12:14]: No further discussion. All in favor of the motion please indicate. Hold on one second, I'm sorry. [0:12:16, 0:12:16]: Please. [0:12:17, 0:12:20]: Number sixteen and thirteen and sixteen. [0:12:22, 0:12:33]: There are thirteen deals with the the record bids, they're not all component. That's correct. Thank you. All right. So any other questions concerned? No. [0:12:33, 0:12:34]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:12:36, 0:12:37]: Thank you very much. Okay. [0:12:39, 0:12:42]: We have adoption of the minutes for the following meetings. [0:12:42, 0:12:47]: October thirtieth, two thousand nine uh eighteen and also November twelfth, twenty eighteen. [0:12:48, 0:12:50]: Are there any changes uh for those minutes? [0:12:52, 0:12:53]: If not. [0:12:53, 0:12:59]: I need a motion to accept those particular minutes. Any discussion? [0:13:00, 0:13:02]: If not, all favor please indicate. [0:13:03, 0:13:04]: Thank you very much. [0:13:05, 0:13:07]: Ladies and gentlemen, we had uh [0:13:07, 0:13:17]: Some ceremonia ceremontal. Oh god, cerem ceremony. We had ceremony type of i issues earlier. Giving recognition in special groups. [0:13:17, 0:13:37]: And what it amounts to is that the biggest group that was um uh recognized and I deal with uh the initiative from Councilman uh Al Thomas involving um don't stop uh don't try stop bridge. And that involved the uh Boy Scout Troop 65, involved both the graduate [0:13:37, 0:13:46]: chapters of KK Psi and Omega Sci Fi, um the Stockbridge Youth Council, um the uh let's see here. We had a [0:13:47, 0:14:05]: F H A I believe it was as well. Four H yeah. Four four eight four H okay. And then uh group and then we had a young lady, uh, forgot the young seven year old's name. Uh Diora Jones and her mother, Ms. Lamita Jones, Mr. Charles Wayne, Mr. Glenn Collins and several others. [0:14:05, 0:14:05]: All right. [0:14:07, 0:14:22]: And um we also um uh had the um recognition uh for the leader in me, uh Mr Steve Cash who gave the invocation and in reference to uh uh how well okay, now this is not my phone. [0:14:22, 0:14:27]: And it's uh I don't know, it's left it's left. Is this your phone? Okay. All right. [0:14:29, 0:14:43]: Anyway, so uh Mr uh Steve Cass received special recognition as well for the leader and me for leading that program and and the amount of uh uh advancement and things that have been going on, the educational aspect with Cotton Indian Elementary School. [0:14:44, 0:14:47]: And uh Councilman Alexander uh uh did that. [0:14:48, 0:14:53]: And then uh proclamation was read in reference to the National Day of Racial Healing, which is actually [0:14:54, 0:15:10]: honored on the twenty second of January, but we uh did that tonight and uh Miss Roy uh who was in working with our event staff, Mr. Canywell, um was now able to be here tonight, but I would imagine sometime um of January she'll be with us as well. [0:15:10, 0:15:13]: Those all the ceremonial type of uh [0:15:13, 0:15:17]: I don't see it went on earlier t uh this evening. Um [0:15:18, 0:15:23]: So all those individuals that are still here, could you please stand and be recognized if you're still here for those that times right now? [0:15:32, 0:15:34]: Thank you. Thank you very much for being here. [0:15:35, 0:15:37]: All right. Um [0:15:37, 0:15:42]: On that note, uh Madam Clerk, will we have any public comments at all? Indeed. [0:15:42, 0:15:44]: I'm Miss Mildred Reid. [0:15:45, 0:15:47]: Demus Reed come forward and uh [0:15:48, 0:15:49]: Announce your name and address. [0:15:52, 0:15:56]: And of course, as you give your comments public, uh be respectful in your comments, please. [0:16:00, 0:16:03]: My name is Mildred Reed, 530 Creek View. [0:16:03, 0:16:05]: Overlook stock ridge. [0:16:06, 0:16:10]: I I as a concerned citizen am here regarding [0:16:10, 0:16:13]: some action, the town hall meeting that was taken by councilman [0:16:14, 0:16:15]: Alexander. [0:16:15, 0:16:17]: I was not at the town hall meeting. [0:16:17, 0:16:19]: But I did manage to read [0:16:19, 0:16:21]: And see some videos. [0:16:21, 0:16:24]: It was done on December the fourth. I had another commitment. [0:16:25, 0:16:45]: Now I my questions are, who all in the city of Stockbridge authorized this meeting? Who determined what panelists would participate? Why were some of the panelists allowed to participate when it was and is common knowledge that they did not and do not have the best interests of the city? [0:16:45, 0:16:47]: City of Stockword is hard. [0:16:47, 0:17:03]: I believe in getting the city together as a whole and I believe in unity. I believe also that we should develop a task force throughout the city to include the citizens to help bring unity to Stockbridge. [0:17:04, 0:17:20]: In my opinion, Councilman Alexander is not the person to lead this endeavor. Based on past issues with him, I believe we should make every effort to see that he is not re-elected reelected as official of the city of Stockbridge. Thank you. [0:17:21, 0:17:21]: Yeah. [0:17:25, 0:17:27]: Next uh public uh comments, please. [0:17:29, 0:17:33]: Mr. Ronald Thomas. Thomas, come forward please. Name and address. [0:17:40, 0:17:42]: Thank you, Mayor and Councilman. Glad to be here. [0:17:43, 0:17:46]: I was at the m town hall meeting on December the fourth. [0:17:46, 0:17:54]: And I was glad to be there because this was my first time to get involved between the time that we've had with the Eagle Landing [0:17:55, 0:18:01]: committee has tried to state the party and I'm glad to be here that we've won. [0:18:01, 0:18:15]: And we need to unite ourselves, and that's why I'm here today, to give some type of support for the city of Startbridge. We need to have a coordinated team together to do the things that's gonna make everybody [0:18:16, 0:18:23]: come together and do the things that we need. Now I I love the part of being here in the city of Stockbridge. [0:18:24, 0:18:44]: My name is Ronald Thomas. I've been here since 2001. This is the first time I've come to a state meeting or a city meeting to see how things are. And I want to see things grow just like any other part of Georgia that's out here. If that can take place, then I will be more than happy. [0:18:44, 0:18:52]: happy to do anything that y'all need me to do to bring this thing together and be strong. And the second thing I have, I've been in the city [0:18:52, 0:18:53]: A stop bridge. [0:18:54, 0:18:56]: prior to listening to [0:18:56, 0:19:00]: the part that we've had for the City of Eagles Landing and Stockbridge. [0:19:00, 0:19:03]: I'm in the Winchlaw Equal Summanian Subdivision. [0:19:03, 0:19:11]: We have not got a paved street since two thousand and one. So I did think that [0:19:11, 0:19:20]: The part was splitting it up or coming together, I was gonna get some of that. So that's what I'm here for. What are we gonna get now that this is all over? [0:19:20, 0:19:21]: And thank you for listening to me. [0:19:22, 0:19:22]: Thank you. [0:19:23, 0:19:24]: Okay. [0:19:31, 0:19:33]: Miss Janetta Roberts. [0:19:33, 0:19:34]: Robert [0:19:37, 0:19:38]: Name and address, please. [0:19:47, 0:19:54]: My name is Jeanetta Roberts and I live at eleven oh six Wilmington Way. Um, I'm here to [0:19:55, 0:20:03]: say that I want to commend Councilman Alexander for the work that he's done and holding town hall meetings. Um [0:20:04, 0:20:24]: I n I never been informed by anyone as much as I have by Councilman Alexander. Um I think it was a good idea to um have the town hall. Um I've known him a long time and he's a very transparent [0:20:24, 0:20:33]: parent person. He's gonna ask questions and he's gonna make everything clear. So is it's not trying to [0:20:34, 0:20:42]: smoke scream anything or anything like that and and he's n he's not for lack of better words, he's not a sellout. [0:20:42, 0:20:45]: He's not a sellout at all. I have my [0:20:45, 0:20:46]: Brand here. [0:20:47, 0:20:48]: She's a social worker. [0:20:50, 0:20:51]: She was [0:20:51, 0:20:53]: in the process of [0:20:54, 0:21:01]: Finding a transitional home. That's for underprivileged people. So he is for the underdog. It's for underprivileged people. [0:21:02, 0:21:04]: And uh also [0:21:04, 0:21:05]: Council Now. [0:21:07, 0:21:10]: The word was he was gonna be the troublemaker. [0:21:11, 0:21:14]: But that wasn't true. He sat down and listened to them. [0:21:15, 0:21:17]: He wanted to hear what they had to say. [0:21:19, 0:21:24]: So as far as saying he shouldn't be a elected official, I can't go with that. [0:21:24, 0:21:36]: I really can't and I'm here to support him I think at the town hall. I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. I can understand people passion for their home, but you know what? I can't go back home'cause of genification. [0:21:38, 0:21:41]: But I I'm not I'm not here to say that [0:21:41, 0:21:42]: And uh [0:21:44, 0:21:52]: You can't com compartmentalize things. You gotta look at things as a whole. What affect one is gonna affect the other. So we've got to come together. [0:21:53, 0:21:53]: Um [0:21:54, 0:21:58]: And I would one other thing I'd like to see here is [0:22:00, 0:22:06]: Could we consider having a senior center? Because we really need one within this area, the one at [0:22:06, 0:22:26]: Heritage is really too far to go and Fabio is not really within close proximity. And if we can do something for our elderly and youth, because it's like the babies and the old people, the ones that always put off last. Uh also one other thing I want to keep you long, it's a pothole right there. [0:22:26, 0:22:27]: They are [0:22:27, 0:22:29]: And what carrier? [0:22:29, 0:22:38]: And North Henry that needs to be repaired and if also I'm a resident of Winslow and we would like to have our street paved. [0:22:38, 0:22:40]: Um but [0:22:40, 0:22:42]: Thank you for your time. [0:22:53, 0:22:54]: It's Ariel Shaw. [0:23:06, 0:23:08]: Okay. Uh Cheryl Shaw first. [0:23:09, 0:23:10]: And name and address, please. [0:23:12, 0:23:17]: Good evening. Uh my name is Cheryl Shaw and I'm at one five four Surge Stone Lane. [0:23:19, 0:23:23]: I wanted to uh mention that I believe that the um [0:23:23, 0:23:43]: meeting that Councilman Alexander had on December 4th was impactful. I just believe also that there are other individuals that are concerned and want to have a part in watching Stockbridge moving forward in a greater capacity. [0:23:43, 0:24:03]: And I know there was some disagreement there, but my hope is that we would not, if you will, cry over spilled milk, but that if we would move forward and make sure that possibly even some of those other individuals that were very concerned be [0:24:03, 0:24:05]: A part of [0:24:05, 0:24:25]: you know, voicing their opinion or like this previous gentleman spoke of, having a large role in, you know, making an imprint and s in uh what has to be done and what need needs to be done to move Stockbridge forward. Um I thought it was impactful. There are key leaders there from the school district. [0:24:25, 0:24:36]: and so forth and so on that, you know, have insight and foresight as to, you know, what's going on, so they could, you know, put that out there. Um and so [0:24:36, 0:24:44]: My thought is if we would have more meetings and we can have all our councilmen and women there, it would be awesome. Um [0:24:44, 0:24:47]: in leading us forward. Thank you. [0:24:55, 0:24:56]: Mr. Ariel Shaw? [0:25:01, 0:25:03]: Aim and address, please. [0:25:05, 0:25:22]: Ariel Shaw, one five four Sartstone. Um I was actually one of the panelists um called on by Councilman Alexander on a Sunday evening after church to speak on that Tuesday. Um I believe that the reason he won it [0:25:22, 0:25:42]: that particular panel was individuals from both sides of the fight. That was what I understood. Um I agreed because I agree with things that move our city forward. Um and that's my mother. And just as she has stated, um I think it's essential that we do everything [0:25:42, 0:25:44]: [1544.4, 1559.6]: as um leaders in this community to move the city forward. I also and I understand you know there have been a lot of um concerns about districts, but I am in favor of districts just so that we are very clear on who [0:26:00, 0:26:08]: we need to hold accountable for our particular area. So that I hope that you will take that into consideration and um thank you for your time. [0:26:19, 0:26:21]: Quentin McChristian. [0:26:28, 0:26:29]: Name and address, please, sir. [0:26:32, 0:26:41]: My name is Quentin McChristian. I live at 108 Whitaker Drive here in Stockbridge. I'm here to express some concern about uh council districts. [0:26:41, 0:26:48]: Uh right now we as a citizen of Stockbridge I feel like I can reach out to any of the council members and get a response. [0:26:49, 0:26:54]: as opposed to having a single council member and being unable to [0:26:54, 0:27:04]: reach out to the other four and be t and and maybe be told you only have you can only talk to this one council member. So I I I'm not in favor of [0:27:04, 0:27:24]: council districts from that perspective. Also I'm concerned that it will create an environment in which council members are fighting for resources instead of every fighting for resources specifically for their district as opposed to fighting for all of Stockbridge. It will cause I think a competition for limited resources among districts. [0:27:24, 0:27:24]: [1646.0, 1646.9]: That's what I think. [0:27:34, 0:27:35]: Catherine Gilbert. [0:27:41, 0:27:42]: Name and address, please. [0:27:45, 0:27:50]: My name is Catherine Gilbert. I live at 120 Willowhill Lane, Stockbridge. [0:27:50, 0:27:54]: I've been live I've living I've lived in Stockbridge for twenty years. [0:27:54, 0:27:56]: I served on this council. [0:27:57, 0:28:01]: for four years between two thousand eight and two thousand twelve. [0:28:03, 0:28:08]: There were there were some issues back then. We've had issues moving forward. [0:28:09, 0:28:16]: We've tried to address them. I am here to speak to the need for council districts in this city. [0:28:17, 0:28:30]: In fact, I believe we should have six council districts. I've heard things things thrown out about uh uh four council districts and and two at large, in addition to the mayor at large. [0:28:32, 0:28:37]: I ran on council districts when I ran back in two thousand seven. [0:28:37, 0:28:51]: And there was a a a groundswell of people who believed that it would be much more equal representation for our city. At that time the city was a little over ten thousand in population. [0:28:51, 0:28:53]: We are well over twenty thousand now. [0:28:55, 0:29:04]: You don't ha you're not stuck talking to only one councilman if you have a council representative of your district. You are represented by a councilman in your district. [0:29:05, 0:29:09]: You can talk to any elected official at any time. [0:29:09, 0:29:12]: And you should and should expect an answer. [0:29:14, 0:29:20]: I also am in a great proponent of CIDs, Community Improvement Districts. [0:29:21, 0:29:36]: When I was in training through the my my s uh term as as city councilman, I learned about CIDs. And I learned that those areas of the Atlanta Metro region that are prospering to the highest level [0:29:37, 0:29:38]: Have CIDs. [0:29:39, 0:29:41]: All it takes from you [0:29:42, 0:29:45]: is an enabling ordinance. [0:29:46, 0:29:47]: That's all we need. [0:29:49, 0:29:50]: To move forward. [0:29:51, 0:30:07]: And what I've heard from some people on council is that, oh no, you bring the CID to us and then we'll consider it. It take it there's an investment, not only in time, but in in resources, financial resources, to organize the CID. [0:30:08, 0:30:17]: And to organize it and bring it to the council and then not know that the council will approve it and wonder, well, if they will or if they won't, nobody's going to take that risk. [0:30:18, 0:30:20]: And I don't blame them. [0:30:21, 0:30:26]: Districts, CIDs, those are tops on my list of priorities. [0:30:29, 0:30:29]: Thank you. [0:30:35, 0:30:37]: Miss Marilyn Flynn. [0:30:58, 0:31:02]: Name and address, please. When you get time, name an address, please. [0:31:19, 0:31:32]: Good evening, Mayor, Council members. My name is Marilyn Flynn. I reside at 521 Country Club Drive in Stockbridge. I've been a resident of Stockbridge for twenty-eight years. [0:31:34, 0:31:36]: Merry Christmas to all of you. [0:31:36, 0:31:42]: My first business tonight [0:31:43, 0:31:47]: is to request an investigation and an explanation. [0:31:47, 0:31:52]: of actions being taken to recover from the recent contentious campaign. [0:31:53, 0:31:59]: to save the city of Stockbridge. What I am able to deduct from social media and word of mouth [0:32:00, 0:32:03]: is disturbing to me. It seems to me [0:32:03, 0:32:07]: the mode of attack is lack of transparency. [0:32:08, 0:32:09]: I can't tell what's going on. [0:32:11, 0:32:13]: I want to congratulate [0:32:14, 0:32:16]: uh the city council as a whole [0:32:17, 0:32:18]: including all of the staff. [0:32:19, 0:32:22]: who led the efforts to save our city of Stockbridge. [0:32:22, 0:32:28]: The forums which were organized and implemented by Randy Knighton and Camilla Moore [0:32:28, 0:32:31]: We're very professional and very informative. [0:32:32, 0:32:38]: I'm certain there were many others here in City Hall that contributed to their vic to our victory. [0:32:39, 0:32:40]: I thank them also. [0:32:41, 0:32:51]: Most of all, I praise the citizens of Stockbridge for their strong support to defeat the efforts of our former failed politicians and staff. [0:32:52, 0:33:12]: It was an overwhelming victory led by citizens like Yolanda Barber, Linda Mitchell, Alicia Miller, Roberta Richardson, Monica Johnson, Catherine Swearinger, Yolanda Allen, Trina Baines, Mildred Reed, Louise Griffith, Art Priston, Rashawn George, and many others who worked twenty four hours. [0:33:12, 0:33:15]: four seven to defeat the referendum. [0:33:16, 0:33:26]: In fact, if there was any benefit gained in this horrible threat to the destruction of our city, it is that we have identified so many intelligent and [0:33:26, 0:33:27]: Energetic. [0:33:27, 0:33:30]: Creative young people who stepped up [0:33:30, 0:33:35]: as productive activists and possibly prospective city leaders. [0:33:36, 0:33:47]: Now why is the Council insulting these dedicated citizens to endure a panel discussion by people who have a history of making trouble for the city? [0:33:47, 0:33:49]: Remember the saying fools [0:33:50, 0:33:52]: Fool me once, shame on me. [0:33:53, 0:33:54]: For me twice. [0:33:54, 0:33:56]: I mean I turn it around. [0:33:57, 0:33:58]: For me once. [0:33:58, 0:33:59]: Shame on you. [0:34:00, 0:34:02]: Fool me twice, shame on me. [0:34:02, 0:34:05]: Remember the mock trial of Mayor Stewart? [0:34:06, 0:34:08]: Remember the failed Stockbridge DDA? [0:34:09, 0:34:14]: I include my experiences with the Eagles Landing Community Association. [0:34:14, 0:34:20]: Remember the illegal process they followed to get their referendum bills through the legislature? [0:34:21, 0:34:26]: Unfortunately, ma'am, your three minutes are up. Unless the council wants to grant her additional time. Mayor. [0:34:27, 0:34:28]: How would I [0:34:28, 0:34:31]: All right, go right in. Go right in. [0:34:32, 0:34:35]: What these all have in common [0:34:35, 0:34:38]: are Robin Bushman, Kathy Gilbert and Judy Smith. [0:34:40, 0:34:48]: Shame on the council for giving these three a platform to promote their issues before you invited the citizens who have proven their loyalty. [0:34:49, 0:34:54]: My personal opinion is to urge the Council to give careful study [0:34:54, 0:34:56]: to the method of districting. [0:34:57, 0:34:58]: Do not use [0:35:03, 0:35:12]: The computer at the Capitol that uses political party or race as a variable and results in gerrymandered districts. [0:35:12, 0:35:15]: Study the Obama holder recommendations. [0:35:16, 0:35:29]: We don't have to rush into this. I was here uh in two thousand ten when they had the new census and the new districts were drawn and the variables they put in were political. [0:35:29, 0:35:32]: And that's why we have so many gerrymandered districts. [0:35:33, 0:35:34]: Take it slow. [0:35:34, 0:35:35]: Let's study it. [0:35:36, 0:35:37]: And please involve [0:35:38, 0:35:39]: uh the citizens. [0:35:42, 0:35:43]: I'm asking [0:35:45, 0:35:55]: Do not allow the formation of any tax supported entity that is not directly accountable to the public, such as CIDs and ELCA. [0:35:56, 0:35:57]: As I understand it. [0:35:58, 0:35:59]: Uh [0:35:59, 0:36:04]: The CID is initiated by the business owners themselves. [0:36:04, 0:36:08]: We have a situation under ELCA where they have [0:36:09, 0:36:12]: uh membership on that board of two businesses. [0:36:14, 0:36:23]: Those two seats on the ELCA board are now filled by Kathy Gilbert. I don't know what her business is. [0:36:24, 0:36:25]: Uh she is at large. [0:36:26, 0:36:31]: and one other business person that doesn't come to the meetings. [0:36:31, 0:36:32]: And [0:36:32, 0:36:37]: they have difficulty collecting the membership dues from the businesses. [0:36:37, 0:36:42]: So I can't understand when one councilman says that they're [0:36:42, 0:36:43]: working [0:36:43, 0:36:48]: behind the scenes to get that D D A on one hundred thirty eight started. [0:36:48, 0:36:51]: I want to see all of this done transparently. [0:36:54, 0:36:55]: I'm therefore asking [0:36:56, 0:36:59]: That you investigate and let us know how and why. [0:37:00, 0:37:05]: This is happening. Please. Merry Christmas. Merry Joseph. [0:37:18, 0:37:19]: Mr. Londa Barber. [0:37:33, 0:37:34]: Name and address, please. [0:37:37, 0:37:41]: Yolanda Barber, four four one Gresham Drive, Stockbridge. [0:37:46, 0:37:48]: Good evening, Mayor. [0:37:48, 0:38:00]: Mayor Pro Tem and Council members. I'm Yolanda Barber. I've already given you my address. I am also chair of coalition to keep Stockbridge together. I'm here tonight speaking from my own perspective. [0:38:00, 0:38:09]: On Tuesday, December 4th at 7 p.m., I attended what was advertised to be a Stockbridge Unity Town Hall, presented by Councilman Elton Alexander. [0:38:10, 0:38:15]: The title of the forum is what got my attention. However, the agenda also included a list of topics. [0:38:16, 0:38:36]: District Accountability for City Council, Eagles Landing Park, planned to attract upscale development, fiber optics in place, new businesses coming soon. When I arrived, I was surprised to see a couple of the leaders of Eagles Landing movement, Kathy Gilbert and Judy Smith, along with several other individuals I was not familiar with, sitting at a table in front of the room facing. [0:38:36, 0:38:50]: an audience of people. I was open and ready to hear the discussions on unity. However, Mr. Alexander repeatedly reiterated that we would not discuss what has happened in the past. The vote has already taken place. We need to move on. [0:38:51, 0:38:54]: even before anyone from the audience were given the opportunity to speak. [0:38:55, 0:39:15]: Throughout the meeting, Mr. Alexander made statements about the desires of the leaders who sought to create the proposed city of Eagles Landing. His statements were as if he was paying homage to them. Mr. Alexander even stated in his own words, I never doubted their love for their community one bit. I was flabbergasted, but not totally. After all, Mr. Alexander has been [0:39:14, 0:39:18]: undermined every effort to keep our city together. [0:39:18, 0:39:32]: by sending private messages to citizens in an attempt to convince them convince them to make demands on the city in order for them to vote no on the Eagles Landing referendum. After sitting through roughly thirty to forty five minutes of the meeting, [0:39:32, 0:39:52]: Mr. Alexander made the statement speaking about the leaders of the Eagles Landing Movement, they tried to change the name of the city and continued to ramble on about the vote, the vote to create the proposed new city. But he kept reiterating, we're not going to talk about the past. But when an individual from the audience challenged him by saying that's not what they did, pilot for what [0:39:52, 0:40:06]: it was. They tried to take fifty percent of Stockbridge. He became defensive and continued to state we will not talk about the past. All the while he spoke about the past and would switch the subject by attempting to shift everyone's focus on moving forward with his agenda. [0:40:07, 0:40:27]: I attended this forum for the purpose of talking about unity, not to push his and supporters of the proposed City of Eagles Landings agenda. The supposed unity town hall took place two days shy of one month after the November vote. To expect that I can move on 28 days after I fought to keep my community together is a [0:40:27, 0:40:28]: [2429.2, 2434.3]: And the fact that the leaders of the proposed city were invited to have a seat at the table [0:40:34, 0:40:38]: in order to make future demands was alarming and appalling. [0:40:39, 0:40:52]: It was even more shocking to hear Kathy Gilbert state that she had reached out to Andy Wilch to discuss district representation. Why is that kind of attitude of undermining our elected officials that got us in this situation? [0:40:53, 0:41:11]: I don't want to go back down the road, but I'm prepared. I'm prepared to send my to defend my city again and again if I have to. While those leaders and supporters of the proposed city of Eagles Landing may be anxious to get involved in moving the city of Stockbridge forward, this entire community needs time to heal. [0:41:11, 0:41:16]: I've spent the past ten months, every single day, fighting to keep my city together. [0:41:17, 0:41:25]: Understandably I'm still very sensitive, emotional, and have developed a level of aggression and still on the high alert. [0:41:26, 0:41:35]: Mr. Alexander, you and I don't know each other personally, but I am cordial when I'm in your presence, whether it be a handshake or a head nod. [0:41:37, 0:41:40]: I make an attempt to acknowledge you. Wouldn't you agree? [0:41:40, 0:41:41]: Absolutely. [0:41:41, 0:42:01]: Sir, I question your motives and your intent for the betterment of this entire community as a council member. Your focus has been on yourself and the interests of a few, and not for the majority of the citizens here in Stockbridge. Whatever good you've done is sh overshadowed by the constant embarrassment and shame you bring to this council and the entire community of Stockbridge. During your unity form, [0:42:01, 0:42:06]: You indicated that you are a statesman. Let me read you the definition of statesman. [0:42:06, 0:42:26]: Marion Webster defines statesmen as one who's versed in the principles of art of government, a wise, skillful, and respected political leader. While you might think you're a wise and skillful political leader, you've officially lost my respect. It was during this Unity Town Hall that solidified it for me. I passionately express my disappointment that no one [0:42:26, 0:42:33]: on the panel was there to speak for me, meaning the approximately 18,000 residents who were shut out of the voting process. [0:42:35, 0:42:37]: It's it's been five minutes. [0:42:38, 0:42:43]: I'll give it a dish. I just need to let her finish. Thank you. [0:42:47, 0:43:07]: No one was on the panel to speak for me, meaning there are approximately eighteen thousand residents who were shut out of the voting process. You immediately became defensive by looking for the name card you made for Art Christian who did not attend to show that you have reached out to someone who could speak for me. News flash. Art Christian serves as chair of the ballot committee, citizens to keep stock rich. [0:43:07, 0:43:27]: Together. He does not speak for me or the coalition to keep Stockbridge together. You even went as far as saying that you were disappointed that others didn't attend. But you never, not once, thought to say, Yolanda, I speak for you. I'm your councilman. I hear you. I see you. What they did wasn't right, Yolanda. Let's talk afterwards. [0:43:27, 0:43:27]: [2608.8, 2628.8]: I need you to understand this. Every council seat is an at-large seat. I've watched you advocate for the desires of your subdivision and for those who live in the Eagles Lane area. But what about the other areas throughout this community? At this meeting, you validated it for me in front of everybody. Quite frankly, you, sir, are not the one who should be leading a forum on the United States. [0:43:48, 0:43:49]: On unity. [0:43:50, 0:43:56]: You posted on various social media sites that your latest town hall was amazing. It was anything but that. [0:43:56, 0:43:59]: Approximately ten plus people left your meeting discussed it. [0:44:00, 0:44:20]: As it pertains to district representation, I support it and I do agree it needs to happen. But before the city can truly draw district lines, the donut holes should be closed. I have a friend who lives in Winsong. While ninety percent of the houses in the city of Stock are in the city of Stockbridge, her house is left in unincorporated Henry County. I have several other friends who live off base. [0:44:20, 0:44:24]: Banks Road, Southgate and Walton, who are in unincorporated areas of county. [0:44:25, 0:44:45]: We've had to educate them about the fact that their addresses may say Stockbridge, but they are in fact an unincorporated resident of Heron County and all of their service are provided by the county. The number of citizens throughout this entire community who are confused about whether or not they are or are not a resident of the city should be a topic of discussion for this council. [0:44:45, 0:45:03]: It was even more apparent to me when we canvassed 27 subdivisions and three and a half apartment complexes. We had to tailor our message based on the neighborhoods, all of which were in the boundaries for the proposed new city. Some were incorporated Stockbridge, some were unincorporated Henry County, and some subdivisions had both. [0:45:03, 0:45:23]: After years of gerrymandering in this community, cleaning up the boundaries should be a top priority and will require time after the holes have been filled. City officials should review censors reports on the population and true makeup of our community so that district maps can be drawn more accurately. Don't put the cart before the horse. Why are there discussions of [0:45:23, 0:45:37]: district representation now. The city officials for Stockbury submitted a compromise to the Georgia legislature earlier this year to stop the proposal for the new city from moving forward. It was rejected by the leaders. Now it appears as though Mr. Alexander [0:45:37, 0:45:46]: It's trying to push the agenda of those same people who lost their fight. The leaders of Eagles Landing and their supporters will not steer the direction of this city. [0:45:47, 0:46:03]: Progress is made when all are included. Every citizen in this community, no matter where they live, holds a stake in the priorities that will be set going forward. While the other agenda items mentioned during the Unity Town Hall may have been important to some, they are not priority for the majority of the citizens in this community. [0:46:03, 0:46:23]: The City of Stockbridge already has already has great plans that have been improved for the upcoming year. The amphitheater, the Jodico Road Project and others. I'm excited and I personally plan to be more involved in watching how things progress. Not only will I wa be watching the progression of the projects, I'll also be closely watching the actions of every single electoral. [0:46:23, 0:46:25]: elected official who's sitting here today. [0:46:26, 0:46:29]: The expectations are all too high. [0:46:30, 0:46:33]: It will require all of you to work together for the greater good of this community. [0:46:33, 0:46:53]: On November twenty eighth, at the request of Councilman John Blount, members of both ballot committees that were formed to advocate for keeping Stopperage together were invited to meet with Mr. Blount, along with the city manager and assistant city manager. They thanked everyone for their work in the community and wanted to give us the opportunity to discuss our thoughts, ideas, any concerns in moving the city forward. [0:46:53, 0:47:13]: One idea in particular was mentioned, and I'd like to move forward with it. It was the Stockbridge Alliance. This committee or group would serve as the liaison between the city government of Stockbridge and the board members and the officers of HOAs and neighborhoods throughout the community. As I canvassed the community, there were many of the officers of the HOA. [0:47:13, 0:47:22]: Who are either inactive, disengaged, withholding information, and/or uninformed or misinformed. As a result, [0:47:23, 0:47:37]: Residents were left clueless or relied on others who were grossly misinformed. Thank goodness we were able to direct them to the next scheduled community forum to get the real facts. This alliance would share in the responsibility of effectively communicating information to residents. [0:47:38, 0:47:40]: There's a need for this type of community right now. [0:47:40, 0:47:45]: Can I count on each of you to support to support this initiative? And thank you so much for your time. [0:48:01, 0:48:08]: Okay. On that note, point of order. Point of order. Stand by a second, please. [0:48:08, 0:48:23]: We took notes and all those comments, so what'll happen is that we'll be able to respond accordingly on those comments. In reference to uh responding right now to those comments, uh if the council wants to do that you have uh opportunity of doing your closing remarks. We're not gonna do that at this point. [0:48:23, 0:48:31]: Okay, thank you very much. All right, on that note, uh old business public hearing, third reading and adoption of the operating budget. [0:48:31, 0:48:34]: Ms. Knighton, please. Ms. Knighton and John Wiggins, please. [0:48:49, 0:48:50]: Completed fine. [0:48:51, 0:48:53]: That's that's [0:49:04, 0:49:05]: Yeah. [0:49:14, 0:49:15]: Mm-hmm. I think so. [0:49:23, 0:49:24]: Yeah. [0:49:26, 0:49:28]: That can't be. [0:49:45, 0:49:45]: Everything. [0:49:47, 0:49:48]: Take them. [0:49:52, 0:49:53]: I got my list right here. [0:50:19, 0:50:27]: Mayor Council, uh thank you for the opportunity again. We're coming to present the third reading of the twenty nineteen proposed budget, which is on the [0:50:29, 0:50:29]: Happened. [0:50:33, 0:50:36]: Which is on uh should be on the screen before you. [0:50:37, 0:50:40]: Um we'll go over the twenty nineteen proposed budget. [0:50:43, 0:50:44]: I think I'll run here. [0:50:45, 0:50:46]: Uh [0:50:46, 0:50:47]: Okay. [0:50:48, 0:51:07]: All right, we will start, as we always do, uh, with the vision statement and the mission statement for the city of Stockbridge, to be the most progressive business and family-oriented community in Metro Atlanta with a focus on enhanced quality of life initiatives which promote a sustainable live-work-play environment. And the mission statement [0:51:07, 0:51:27]: is consistent with that vision statement to provide visionary leadership in superior municipal services that enhance the quality of life for citizens while creating a welcoming business atmosphere focused on sustainability and expansion of tourism and cultural events. The vision and mission statement are important because they go directly to what is proposed in the twenty nineteen [0:51:27, 0:51:38]: budget to sustain the city in next year in order to provide the many services and activities which our citizens expect of us. [0:51:39, 0:51:51]: Also, the the City of Stockbridge Values and the Acronym of Peace, Professionalism, Excellence, Adaptability, Communication, and Ethics. [0:51:52, 0:52:12]: Here are many of the services that the City of Stockbridge provides, including code enforcement, building inspections, permitting, water and sewer, sanitation service, road maintenance. This is just a glimpse of some of the services that the city provides, and the budget speaks to all of the services that the city puts forward. [0:52:12, 0:52:28]: This is an overview of the proposed general fund budget at$10.879 million. You can see the overarching departments and what each one is proposed for 2019. [0:52:29, 0:52:31]: I'll highlight a few things here. [0:52:33, 0:52:45]: These are also your enterprise funds. As you can see, these are specific funds that are marked for specific services which the city provides. [0:52:47, 0:53:07]: These are proposed new positions in the twenty nineteen budget, including a fire marshal, which is proposed to provide plan review support, also inspection, annual inspections for the commercial businesses throughout the city. Building and permit coordinator, again, this uh function is primarily to hand is is primarily to handle um uh [0:53:07, 0:53:27]: those who come through the permitting process to ensure they have a liaison and have a point of contact as they matriculate through the permitting process. As you know, we took over permitting from Henry County just about a year ago and as that function has grown, we are proposing these two positions to help support [0:53:28, 0:53:48]: Uh businesses and prospective businesses who come in to either develop or receive permits from the City of Stockbridge. We also propose a purchasing supervisor, which is a reclass position for the purpose of overseeing the inventory clerk. An inventory clerk is proposed to provide major responsibility. [0:53:48, 0:53:56]: Responsibilities for maintaining and updating inventory records and developing efficient inventory management practices. [0:53:59, 0:54:08]: Here are also uh some major components of uh of the budget uh and uh primarily are the items uh that um [0:54:09, 0:54:29]: cause the increase in the overall budget, contingency at 150,000. The budget currently does not have a pure contingency. Those are for most likely for any emergency situation that needs to be addressed. Exit beautification, this is to ensure that the gateways coming into the city are properly maintained. [0:54:29, 0:54:46]: This is abatement, this at$50,000, which is proposed to provide seed money and evaluation of properties that may be derelict or in dilapidated conditions. Health benefit increase and dental increases are absorbed in this budget. [0:54:47, 0:55:06]: and not proposed to be passed on to uh to staff. Uh also the annual COLA for staff at five percent, and then information technology upgrades at fifty thousand dollars, and then amphitheater management startup at fifty thousand dollars. We expect the amphitheater uh to break ground uh sometime in the first quarter of next year. [0:55:10, 0:55:29]: A few adjustments that I uh would propose to you, um one is including seventeen thousand dollars in financial administration to account for GMA dues and also potentially National League of City dues, um, and then uh$3,000 uh to the Main Street budget to be consistent with uh previous year's uh actuals. [0:55:30, 0:55:38]: And then also to reduce consultant fees and financial administration from fifty thousand down to thirty thousand. [0:55:38, 0:55:57]: And then um the fire marshal salary while it was in the previous budgets that you saw in the body of the budget, it w it was not included uh as a matter of um uh calculation error was not included in the summary report. And so I wanted to point those uh items uh out to you. [0:55:57, 0:56:07]: Uh and with that uh you have the proposed budget before you and uh we seek uh uh any further question, discussion uh regarding the matter. [0:56:08, 0:56:09]: Can't find any questions for [0:56:09, 0:56:12]: Mr. Knight, Councilman Alison, go ahead, sir. [0:56:12, 0:56:26]: Yes, sir. I appreciate this and this is the third reading of the budget, so everybody should understand before the questions come before you, you will be given the opportunity to speak and understand one thing. If it's not in this budget, it's not going to happen. [0:56:26, 0:56:29]: No matter what we say, and no matter what we do. [0:56:29, 0:56:49]: If it's not in the budget, it's not going to happen. Um, Mr. Knighton, I would like for you to speak specifically to a couple of items uh that we talked about. Uh we talked about expressway exit maintaining those exits because that drives our economic development and keeps Stockbridge city tax. [0:56:49, 0:57:04]: tax free. One of the things that we need to do is we need to make those exits safer. We had discussed with business owners during the Highway 138 overlay meeting and uh with the Eagles Landing community having uh [0:57:05, 0:57:25]: street light districts uh along one thirty eight because uh with the with the new um overlay plan standards have been raised but when you come outside of Fairfield Inn, our new hotel over there, it is black dark and it does not does not seem safe. So what is it that we can do to commit some [0:57:25, 0:57:32]: funds uh in there because uh there's there's uh we talk we we ex talk to the business owners about [0:57:32, 0:57:39]: uh having a lighting plan and a plan over there. Maybe Miss Moore can speak to it about [0:57:39, 0:57:46]: during the Highway 138 overlay, what can we do with this budget in order to impact that? [0:57:46, 0:58:06]: Well I certainly invite Miss Moore to speak to that as well, but one of the things I think we uh also need to be cognizant of is the um uh jurisdictional boundaries. Uh on 138, as you know, it goes through various jurisdictions, Henry County, City of Stockbridge, but also Clayton County as well, for the areas that uh are in the city of Stockbridge. Um [0:58:06, 0:58:22]: I think that that is something that can be considered. However, it's also something that business owners may need to consider in terms of them potentially funding those lighting apparatus that would be a part of that corridor. [0:58:23, 0:58:40]: Um and also there needs to be coordination with those other jurisdictions to ensure that there is um an adequate flow of lighting from one jurisdiction to the other. It certainly would not be beneficial if one jurisdiction had a certain lighting plan and another one did not. And so I think that those discussions would have to be um [0:58:41, 0:59:01]: uh included in any further discussions about uh a lighting plan for those particular corridors. We have raised the standards and we hope that in and of itself will provide an opportunity for and mandate for business owners to provide certain uh amenities and uh landscaping along those corridors. So I think that in of itself will help. But if there's a specific [0:59:01, 0:59:07]: specific lighting plan, there are other mechanisms that perhaps uh could be a part of any further discussion, including CIDs actually. [0:59:08, 0:59:28]: Okay, a actually yes,'cause we had discussed, talked about the CID for Highway one hundred thirty eight. Uh I think Councilwoman Robinson had led the charge at a very public meeting that we had had here at City Hall with Chairman Jeff Turner of Clayton County, Henry County, everybody was here uh at the table because we understand [0:59:28, 0:59:48]: understand one thing, Highway one hundred eight is the gateway uh to Stockbridge in the Henry County and people judge us on what that appearance is. And folks should just understand that it's not going to change overnight. We've changed the standards, but it's gonna take years. And the city needs to do everything that we can do to to to make that happen. [0:59:48, 1:00:08]: My second question is in regards to sidewalks and trails for the city. We have corridors along Flippin Road, Rock Quarry Road, along my area, Peach Drive, that have no sidewalks. These areas need to be examined. [1:00:08, 1:00:28]: And explore, we passed collectively as this council what's called the Master Trail Plan, so that we would have connected trails all over the city of Stockbridge. This council did that. At some point we passed that plan, but it's been dusty on the shelf in order for us to move forward with the [1:00:27, 1:00:47]: that plan we have to allocate some monies in the budget in order to do that. So you had spoken to me maybe about SWAS five. What about some uh some other fund swass five and other funding to add sidewalks along flipping road uh as well because I had spoken with the board uh [1:00:47, 1:01:07]: uh the Arabia Mountain Board and they um are w more than willing to have the Panola Mountain Trails connect here to Henry County and then on the other side they're more than willing to have the Lake Spivey trails expand and come down Walt Stevens because Walt Stevens did not have any sidewalk. So tell us about the the potential fund [1:01:07, 1:01:27]: Funding uh for sidewalks and how how would we do that? In terms of an overall master trail plan, I would not necessarily recommend uh having that type of funding source in a general fund budget, which is designed to handle the day-to-day operations over the course of a year. Because it's more of a capital improvement item, I would certainly certainly recommend that. [1:01:27, 1:01:47]: end uh having that as a discussion in Splost 5, uh not only for the City of Stockbridge, but also for Henry County, because as you know, connectivity is the major feature of a trail and ensuring that Henry County, for instance, or other jurisdictions who have existing trails or planned trails that we can connect to those, I think would be the prudent thing to do. So [1:01:47, 1:01:55]: So I think that that discussion is more of a capital improvement discussion, primarily through a splost five, which I think is an opportunity to address some of those matters. [1:01:55, 1:02:15]: Okay, well I appreciate that and one last question if I could. Uh in terms of we're working on it's up for the public and we got people here that need to understand what we're doing to move the city forward. Talk about the hundred thousand dollars that we put in the budget to rewrite all of the zoning code and then the sign ordinance and all of that. [1:02:15, 1:02:17]: Because these [1:02:18, 1:02:38]: Subpar developments look for low and weak zonings. So talk about that so folks can understand what we're trying to do in order to raise the standards here in Stockbridge. Sure, we appreciate everybody who took part in the comprehensive planning process. The first one that was done specifically for the city of Stockbridge, we s we certainly uh commend the [1:02:38, 1:02:58]: For taking that move to develop our own comprehensive plan which sets out overarching land uses for the city of Stockbridge for the next 20-year period. Underneath land uses generally comes your zoning. Zonings are more specific, they get into the details, design standards, building setbacks, other developments. [1:02:58, 1:03:18]: development standards, uh lot sizes, those types of things which generally follow uh a land use completion. And so we do have a hundred thousand dollars in the proposed budget for a rewrite of the or a writing of the zoning code that would help to ensure that the vision for the city of Stockbridge in terms of actual development on the ground is commensurate [1:03:18, 1:03:22]: uh with the high standards that I believe the uh elected body would want to see. [1:03:22, 1:03:23]: Thank you, sir. [1:03:24, 1:03:44]: On that note, I've got a couple of comments myself here. First of all, a couple years back, uh I believe we already passed a ordinance in reference to CIDs. So to help us with that process. So that's already there. Um and number two is that on reference to the trail plan, I believe that was approved in two thousand sixteen, put put on unfortunately [1:03:43, 1:04:03]: put it on the on the shelf and I would recommend that before we even think about um talking with seriously about s some other agencies mountain or the common trail we need to actually sit down as an organization and open that up and discuss among the council how we want to do this on capital improvement but also what we want to tackle. [1:04:03, 1:04:23]: first before we kind of go outside of the jurisdiction of of the council itself. And then once we have that decision and we have that discussion and then if we think it's necessary to involve outside agencies, so be it. But I think that's something we need to sit down and talk about first before we really kinda take that next step. All right. Yes ma'am we're ready. I just want to make a comment [1:04:23, 1:04:43]: since my name was mentioned in that CID. That actually took place in twenty sixteen with the resolution so that way everybody everyone will understand. Not only was Clayton at the table, um G Dot was also at the table. Um tried to bring everyone so that way we'll have a full understanding that was a town hall for the citizens. [1:04:43, 1:05:03]: So that way the citizens will know the impact that it will do for our community. Um not only that, uh we had change of arms in our city manager at the time. So then we had Miss Moore when she came in. We also tried to do an another update and I Miss Moore myself and their attorney we went to visit [1:05:03, 1:05:23]: So we just want to make sure that you understand this is something that's been in the works, the discussions, and we want to be careful about what we're doing um before we bring it to the citizens again. So that was our initial town hall in 2016. [1:05:23, 1:05:38]: then it will become it will come up again so that way the citizens will be able to understand the process a little further. So um again the resolution was done. Um so I just want to up abreast everyone who wasn't there in twenty sixteen. [1:05:38, 1:05:38]: Thank you, Mayor. [1:05:39, 1:05:51]: Any other comments this far? Yes, sir. Yes, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh Mr. Knight, as you are aware, you and I have met uh several times about the budget. Um [1:05:52, 1:05:55]: I raised some concerns [1:05:55, 1:05:59]: You spoke to some of them um in your presentation. [1:05:59, 1:06:00]: Um [1:06:01, 1:06:04]: that deals with a proposed adjustment schedule [1:06:05, 1:06:06]: Uh where you [1:06:07, 1:06:13]: go in and make some changes um according to concerns of council. [1:06:14, 1:06:15]: Um [1:06:15, 1:06:17]: We removed [1:06:18, 1:06:20]: Uh an agenda item [1:06:20, 1:06:28]: uh that is still in the budget. I know you did not make reference to that in the uh adjustment schedule. [1:06:28, 1:06:32]: Uh and I think we do need to to do just that. Um [1:06:35, 1:06:39]: There are a couple of things and you and I spoke again today and I mentioned to you that [1:06:39, 1:06:59]: I still have some concerns about some things and um we schedule to continue to to talk about some of these things. I won't go into the details of some of these things. What I'd like to do to with council, uh this is the third reading. I would like to motion that [1:06:59, 1:07:08]: That uh we do not approve of this budget on this night, but to come back on the uh eighteenth. [1:07:08, 1:07:23]: to approve and let's make sure that um all of our questions are answered. Um I there are some things that I needed to speak to uh Mrs. Moore. [1:07:24, 1:07:26]: And Mrs. Cato. [1:07:26, 1:07:32]: who is the chair of the uh Stockbridge Association of Businesses. Um [1:07:33, 1:07:35]: And I will say that I have [1:07:36, 1:07:36]: Um [1:07:37, 1:07:43]: had a conversation with several board members of the youth advisory board. [1:07:44, 1:07:47]: and um they expressed some concerns [1:07:48, 1:08:03]: For me, I am just not ready to approve of this budget until there's a little bit more clarity for me. And I think um, you know, you and I have met several times and I just want to commend you for um [1:08:04, 1:08:24]: seeking those answers to my question during the research, um the fact that we did remove one of the agenda items um which I don't have a problem with. I understand the process. Uh I will say here and now that I am in favor of the [1:08:23, 1:08:43]: the uh youth council going forward. Um when I came on council, well before I came on council, um back in December I raised some issues. I still have some of those issues that I want to express. Um I am in favor of the uh SAB. Um no doubt [1:08:43, 1:09:03]: about that. I think we need to uh work with that organization because that is an entity that we do need here in the city of Stockbridge. I just do have some questions. I know um Mrs. Cato have been meeting with some council members, um just hadn't got around to me yet. But I just wanted to go on record say I am in [1:09:03, 1:09:05]: Favor. Um [1:09:06, 1:09:26]: There are some preliminary steps as well as you know, uh Mrs. Moore know also that there are some preliminary steps that we need to take and I think we are in the process of of taking those and you and I talked about uh setting aside uh funds for that particular program [1:09:26, 1:09:46]: And I'm in agreement with that. So it's not like um we're not going to fund it. Um I just want everyone to understand that it will be set aside until uh the proper steps are taken to put that entity in place. So with that, mr uh mr nine, now uh go back [1:09:46, 1:10:06]: back to my original motion and I don't I don't know if it if we really need a motion. There's no motion to approve. So um I don't know if I need to make a motion not to approve. Step by Ms. Attorney, I mean this is a public uh public hearing so I have to engage the public and I was going to do that once the council has finished their question. [1:10:06, 1:10:26]: Now, if there's going to be a motion and and it's a second and it is and to delay this, I mean I gotta make sure I get the public in it somewhere. So I don't know if I need to do this now. You're correct. You advertise the uh current hearing for tonight, so you need to after hearing and if you want the public to be able to speak. [1:10:30, 1:10:32]: [4234.8, 4254.8]: Well what I'd like to do if possible if this makes sense to uh uh to also uh councilman Thomas, I'd like for us to go through the process, what questions we have and then ask the public, you know, make sure they speak, and then if we still need to go ahead and and delay it for what we can do at that point. Uh but I want to make sure that I engage the public as well. Are you are you escarable? Okay. [1:10:54, 1:11:03]: Correct process. Okay. Mayor. You were done, sir? Okay. Mayor. Um I just want to make a one comment in regards to the budget. [1:11:03, 1:11:23]: It is um not true that once you do the budget, once we adopt the budget, we can't change the budget. We we don't like doing that often, um but we've had quarterly um where we've reviewed the budget before. [1:11:23, 1:11:43]: or and have had and have had to make changes or if we come up with a project then that is amendable and we have done it before. So um it's nothing unusual. I just want you all to know that. And in regards to the budget or in regards to projects in general, um we did something [1:11:43, 1:12:03]: really unique this year that I think has stuck and and and Mayor Ford kinda mentioned in that process. This year we pinpointed four target goals that we were gonna really aim and focus on. One included the amphitheater, two the defeat of Eagles Landing and other projects that we're working on, including [1:12:03, 1:12:07]: the art centre, maybe moving the some of the money [1:12:07, 1:12:20]: based off of a referendum of wells and and the fire station and things that are underway. And the whole objective of that is if we focus and pinpoint on a few projects at a time [1:12:20, 1:12:40]: then we can actually get them accomplished and when we check them off the list we can add another project on. Because we have so many great ideas. There's so many things that you want to do from the sidewalks to the Senior Center, what I which I think is excellent, to all kind of things we want, but the [1:12:40, 1:13:00]: council we have our retreats and then we look at what is a priority for the community, what is a priority for the city for those target lists and we ask that our city manager and his admin and staff team get together and focus on those particular projects so that we can actually get [1:13:00, 1:13:20]: them accomplished. And ladies and gentlemen, that is exactly what happened this year. So I just want to give you a heads up on what we agreed to as a council on the process of focusing and and as a team. And I think we all agreed to that unanimously at that time. Thank you, Mayor. [1:13:20, 1:13:40]: I just wanna follow up so everyone will understand. Um I'm just kinda concerned that this youth council has come up um concerns within this budget. I would like everyone to understand our youth was here today. Um they supported um Councilman Thomas. This has been an ongoing battle. [1:13:40, 1:13:50]: um of what the youth council needs, what they should be doing. I will say that the youth council from the city of Stockbridge has been very um [1:13:50, 1:14:10]: positive entity here in the city has been on this uh front page of the Times and the Herald four times this year doing outstanding. These are our young people which arise in tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders. I have not had any concerns brought to me directly from Councilman Thomas. [1:14:10, 1:14:30]: To sit down and talk to see what the problem is. I do have an advisory board and I ask each and every one of you to please, next Wednesday here in our Levi Room at 6:30, please come and see the advisory board in action. Tomorrow, the young people have their [1:14:30, 1:14:50]: meeting at six o'clock. You are welcome. That is in the Levi room as well. Please get engaged. Their budget is eighteen thousand dollars a year. Okay? Eighteen thousand. And a lot of times with that it's there, but money has gone back because we didn't use it. So it is good for us [1:14:50, 1:15:10]: to have the monies if needed because we went from seven ambassadors for the city to 17 ambassadors. And again, I will say this is an educational moment, a teachable moment for them to know what's going on in their community to allow them to be future leaders in our community. [1:15:10, 1:15:30]: So when we're talking about changing the budget for our young people but we're increasing for concerts or anything like that, it's just unbalanced to me because we're we're we're raising leaders and I want us to have that understanding to know that that should be the most important thing for this community. [1:15:30, 1:15:50]: So if any of my colleagues, I will say it again to in in front of all of our citizens, if there is a concern, because we do have an advisory board, and if there was a problem, then a lot of things wouldn't have gone forth. We wouldn't have been able to um be on the Times or the Herald four times. So if we [1:15:50, 1:16:00]: we're gonna be transparent, please come to me. Have that conversation because if there's one or two, we do have an advisory board just like this council that will vote. [1:16:00, 1:16:20]: Okay? They will vote to say what they will and will not do. It doesn't come from Councilwoman Robinson. I'm just the liaison. So they have the lead to vote to say yes or no what they would like to do. And these are citizens just like you. So if you wanted to apply and be on that board, please do, because it's gonna come around. [1:16:20, 1:16:40]: around where our citizens can be a part of that board. And right now, as you saw today, these young people they leave from school, they have other extra curricular activities that they do at school, but they were here, they were eager to serve their city. So please get involved with them. Just let everyone [1:16:40, 1:16:51]: know up here that it's important and like I said it's eighteen thousand dollars and we have seventeen students that are definitely doing things great in our community. Thank you. [1:16:52, 1:16:53]: Cast one I was down good question. [1:16:53, 1:17:05]: Yes, uh this is the budget. It's very important. We just need to make sure that we're blanching out everything. Mr. Knighton, um in the series of the past few years even predating you [1:17:06, 1:17:26]: The city has consistently generated a two million dollars surplus year after year uh with uh we're transferring that money to the fund balance. Now we have amassed eighteen million dollars, which is almost twice the city budget when we have projects that we could uh complete or [1:17:26, 1:17:46]: different things. We have fifteen million dollars in splash money sitting in the budget. I would like for you to speak to do we anticipate a budget surplus this year in this particular budget? Because uh you know we went up from nine to ten million but consistently year after year the city is [1:17:46, 1:17:50]: growing and we've been generating two million dollar surpluses. [1:17:51, 1:18:00]: The monies that could be spent. In in the most recent years, yes. Uh there's been in fact the last year is about two point six million. I will say and will provide some caution. [1:18:01, 1:18:07]: I don't expect that to happen in the coming year simply because there have been a number of capital obligations that have been made. [1:18:07, 1:18:27]: And there's also a major unexpected event that we had to deal with this past year that certainly would eat into the fund balance. And so I would provide that caution, but yes, over the past several years our fund balance has grown. It is very healthy right now, but there's still some capital obligations that have already been made. [1:18:27, 1:18:33]: need with respect to some of the things that um we have done and some of the things that we hope to do in the coming year. [1:18:33, 1:18:45]: Uh to speak to that and further is that just say based on percentages, Henry County has a twenty five percent fund balance, that's their rule. [1:18:45, 1:19:05]: Right now this city has two almost two hundred percent. Now that's a good thing to save money. Exactly there is. It's good to have a rainy day fund. But sometimes your rainy day fund can be too conservative in that you don't have you're not spending enough money on things that are going on in the city because to have two years [1:19:05, 1:19:25]: budget if we didn't collect another tax dollar. I I just want to make sure that we're we're spending appropriately and do what we need to do. Next I would like you to speak to uh we have fifteen million dollars in splashed. Fifteen million dollars. We have eighteen million dollars in reserve. What how is it? [1:19:25, 1:19:27]: That was a question, Mr. Uh [1:19:27, 1:19:41]: Jackson asked me about how why we have so much fun. The reason that in my opinion, the reason that we have so much money in the budget is because we haven't completed projects. You all voted on a splost. Um [1:19:42, 1:19:48]: I think it was in uh twenty fourteen you voted on a splot or twenty thirteen you voted on a splot. [1:19:48, 1:20:08]: That splash was to collect twenty million dollars. That splash to date has collected maybe about sixteen million. See, if you look at the city of McDonough, the city of McDonough has completed about eighty percent of their splash projects. Guess how many splash projects percentage we are at? We're at about ten percent. [1:20:08, 1:20:18]: And this is year six. This is year five. Next year we'll be asking you to vote again to improve SPLOS 5. [1:20:19, 1:20:21]: We're still at we're about [1:20:23, 1:20:31]: fifteen to twenty percent of splash four. And next year we're gonna be asking you to approve the next splash. Most every city [1:20:31, 1:20:39]: neighboring city around us. They're at about seventy five to sixty five, somewhere uh uh everybody's above fifty. [1:20:39, 1:20:40]: We're at twenty. [1:20:41, 1:21:01]: I know that we dealt with Eagles Landing and a lot of other things, but we have many projects on the board. Now we have things that we talk about here in terms of the city, but listen, I'm sorry. Yes, I pushed like the Dickens to get the amphitheater uh into this budget and to move around and to make sure that we did that. Because we have the [1:21:01, 1:21:21]: money to do it with. We have the money in this budget, should we bite the bullet to do other projects too? We can't simply continue to do one project a year. How do you get caught up, Mrs. Knighton, if you're doing one or two projects a year and SWAS is over 12 months from now and we got how how [1:21:21, 1:21:40]: How do we uh what is the plan in order to catch us up on these projects? Sploss funds can can can can continue to be used even after the life of the SPLOS for sp specific projects. There's a period of time that those pl funds can be used. The other thing I would mention, along with the comprehensive plan which was approved a few months ago, was a capital improvement plan. [1:21:40, 1:21:48]: We have a capital improvement plan which spells out which projects may be prioritized over the coming years and those funding sources. [1:21:48, 1:22:08]: The other thing that we have is with uh SPLOST four, which we are currently in, uh there have been money spent for infrastructure. In fact, we've got a major infrastructure project that will be undertaken here very shortly, as was approved by the council a few weeks ago related to a sewer system upgrade. But also there are some funds that we are uh we are currently exploring of [1:22:08, 1:22:27]: of how we m perhaps can reallocate some funds and see if those funds can be better utilized given our current situation as opposed to when SPLOST was originally approved. Certainly we have a window before us for the next year plus it spend those SPLOST funds and I think we've got the right plan and the right people in place to do it. [1:22:27, 1:22:28]: Thank you, sir. [1:22:29, 1:22:30]: Councilman Blount, please. [1:22:30, 1:22:31]: Um [1:22:33, 1:22:34]: I just wanna say that we um [1:22:35, 1:22:38]: You know, over the last three years that I've been on this council [1:22:39, 1:22:59]: A lot of times we've been diverted from what we are you know, what we want to do as a council into what we needed to do. Um, I wouldn't compare us to McDonough because Mac McDonough and didn't have to fight to be McDonough. And when you talk about developers that are everything's been put on hold and you're gonna see a slingshot of things going on in the city because no developer wanted to come. [1:22:59, 1:23:19]: So we're moving a lot of things together and also we're bringing the first time. [1:23:19, 1:23:39]: Bringing forward a road and sidewalk project that that now is gonna start in January that is gonna be analyzing all the roads and sidewalks and that money's gonna be paid also. So a lot of things are being moved. But we have to m we have to be real realize that in the last two over two years, Cedar Stockbury has been fighting for something. We will fought for Jodie. [1:23:39, 1:23:43]: We then we f then we fought two years to keep our city whole. [1:23:43, 1:24:03]: So it ha it has been a discredit to discredit to our citizens, which could look like that, but the perception is is is void because we have been fighting to move things forward. And the city has been moving things forward. A lot of things that we couldn't talk about because it was in the developmental stage. But the city has been spending money. We have to caution ourselves to know that even though we have money to spend, [1:24:03, 1:24:23]: spin we have to still spend it wisely and once you all start to see those projects come to fruition you'll be glad of what you're about to see and I believe the city is is moving in the great direction and and that's the thing that we're gonna move toward right now. So just you know just let's enjoy the ride right now because we do have the money now to move forward with the things we talked about. We talk about a community center uh a culture art [1:24:23, 1:24:43]: Center, moving with the amphitheater. We're talking about fixing the roads, we're talking about fixing the sidewalks, we're talking about our uh wastewater treatments that that's that's so antiquated that it needs so much is need to be done in the city of Stockbridge, now it's time for us to start moving. Now it's time for us to start moving. So those funds that we're talking about, thank God we do have them so we can get things done. [1:24:45, 1:25:04]: Um I just wanted to say as the past finance chair and Councilman Blount is absolutely correct, from twenty fourteen to uh twenty fifteen we were in a battle for the D D. A from the minute I was sworn in. We didn't know how much money we had. [1:25:04, 1:25:10]: We didn't know anything at that point in time and all of our property [1:25:10, 1:25:13]: Everything had been transferred over. [1:25:14, 1:25:34]: Then after we finish that battle, we get into the Jodico battle, which a the actual that's a private developer who wanted to annex in to our city voluntarily. Then after that, we went from that to the Eagles Landing issue, which as of just this [1:25:33, 1:25:41]: past month we just actually thank God the citizens voted that referendum down. And [1:25:42, 1:26:02]: What that says is is that we have had to be financially, physically responsible. If had we went out splurging with money that we didn't know what was in our future, then i you know, we we really needed to know where we were headed. And so it wasn't in that we have great projects on its way. [1:26:02, 1:26:17]: Um and we have plans and we've been planning. We never stop planning. We continue to work. But at the same time you want to make sure you're not going broke either. So I just want you to know what's really going on here. [1:26:18, 1:26:36]: All right, I think that's probably all the comments at this point uh for the council. So what I'd like to do is open up to public hearing and uh so we're gonna start with uh uh comments for, positive comments for the budget. Okay, I'm gonna start on this part, my my left side. Anybody on this side wants to make any comments? [1:26:37, 1:26:37]: Come on up. [1:26:38, 1:26:42]: Name name this is four now. This is four. Okay. All right. [1:26:43, 1:26:44]: Name and address, please. [1:26:49, 1:26:52]: Okay, my name is Oswyn Jackson. [1:26:52, 1:26:56]: And I live in three eleven Viceroy Curve in Stockwich, Georgia. [1:26:58, 1:26:59]: Uh [1:27:00, 1:27:04]: Again, I want to commend you on an excellent job, excellent presentation of your budget. [1:27:05, 1:27:07]: And when I asked the question last month [1:27:08, 1:27:10]: How did you amass that much money? [1:27:11, 1:27:17]: I didn't mean it to sound like I wanted you to spend the money. I just simply asked a simple question. [1:27:17, 1:27:20]: How did you go from zero m dollars and [1:27:21, 1:27:24]: Twenty fifteen to eighteen million dollars. That's all I asked. [1:27:28, 1:27:29]: Thank you, you're what? [1:27:30, 1:27:32]: Any other positive comments from the very left side? Anybody else? [1:27:33, 1:27:38]: On the middle section, positive comments in reference to the budget. In the middle section, anybody? [1:27:38, 1:27:41]: Over here to my right. Any positive comments at all for the budget at this point. [1:27:42, 1:27:48]: All right. Any comments that may be potentially negative uh from anybody on this left side, on this side? [1:27:49, 1:28:09]: Anybody? Point. Point of order. Yes. Maybe they just need to understand you can speak for things that you want to be added to the budget or you want to see added. All right. Well anyway. Anybody have any comments that they'd be uh for or add, whatever the case may be. Anybody? [1:28:09, 1:28:09]: By the middle. [1:28:10, 1:28:11]: But any more. [1:28:11, 1:28:12]: He'll be on the right side. [1:28:13, 1:28:30]: Okay, well the public comments are closed at this point. And then uh on that note, uh some conversation we had earlier makes me think that there is a motion that needs to be made and and uh seconded and potentially the further discussion on what we do with the budget for tonight, will we approve or disapprove the budget itself. So [1:28:30, 1:28:33]: What I will ask for, Council, is a motion to [1:28:34, 1:28:34]: Approved budget. [1:28:37, 1:28:50]: Mayor Mayor. Yes sir. Two things. Um one I needed to recognize that Mayor Pro Tem Gan had joined the meeting. And secondly, I recorded that as a motion. [1:28:51, 1:28:52]: We're close for this emotion. [1:28:52, 1:28:57]: Mr Thomas. Yeah, but I don't think it was seconded though. It was not. It was late. Is that not a motion on the [1:28:58, 1:29:00]: No. Okay. [1:29:00, 1:29:12]: Mayor. And I and that's why question w because I want to get through the public comments first and then if that's still the case, this is what I'm coming to now. Okay. Mayor. Yes, ma'am. I move that I I like to make a motion that we um [1:29:13, 1:29:18]: continue our budget hearing until our next work session. [1:29:18, 1:29:20]: Okay. Is there a second? [1:29:21, 1:29:22]: Mr. Mayor. Yes sir. [1:29:23, 1:29:25]: I'm sorry, go ahead. Uh is there a second? [1:29:27, 1:29:27]: I second. [1:29:27, 1:29:28]: Okay. [1:29:28, 1:29:29]: Any further discussion? [1:29:29, 1:29:49]: Yes. Well right here. So if we do uh d uh move along with uh delaying this, we at this third fourth hearing I thought there were three, but I guess you c is it want to make sure that that's appropriate. If we still wanted to add something or subtract something at that s at that point, uh the fourth meeting is how that that [1:29:49, 1:29:50]: That's appropriate. [1:29:53, 1:29:54]: Mm-hmm. [1:30:01, 1:30:21]: Alright,'cause I'm seeking I had a couple of the residents who talked about paving uh in the Winslow subdivision, which happens to be my subdivision. I've listened to the board talk about this for fifteen years, fifteen consecutive years without one street being paved. I'd like to see that change. Um I'm I don't want to get my street paved. [1:30:20, 1:30:40]: So my streets off the list. I told him that first up, don't put my street on the list. But the b developer left our neighborhood uh only putting down one coat, never did go back and put the second coat down. So all of our streets are deficient, yet we went fifteen years without having one street paved. So it is appropriate [1:30:40, 1:30:45]: appropriate at that point to still be able to ask the ads uh some some of those streets. [1:30:52, 1:30:52]: But [1:30:52, 1:31:12]: Well let me I know Mr. Knight's gonna say something, but what it amounts to if you look at the agenda, it's on the agenda for further discussion anyway, we get we get past this point, the the inference uh uh discussion about paving will come up. It's in the agenda for tonight, regardless. Okay? It's gonna come up. All right, so we we got a a motion and a second. Any further discussion? [1:31:13, 1:31:18]: This is in sense to delay or continue on this third hearing. [1:31:18, 1:31:20]: Okay. All in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:31:21, 1:31:22]: I'll post. [1:31:23, 1:31:31]: Sustain. You sustain. Mayor, just to uh to be clear, is that date [1:31:32, 1:31:35]: Twelve eighteenth. Twelve, yes, the eighteenth of this month. [1:31:36, 1:31:37]: It's our n work actually our work session. [1:31:38, 1:31:38]: Time for it. [1:31:39, 1:31:46]: All right, thank you. Okay. On that note, old business, council consideration to approve the 2019 meeting schedule. [1:31:46, 1:31:48]: Miss Holliday, please. [1:31:50, 1:31:51]: Good evening. [1:31:52, 1:31:55]: I am presenting the proposed [1:31:56, 1:32:14]: Schedule of twenty nineteen public meetings for the mayor council. There are no changes proposed for the Monday meeting that's held here in the chamber at six o'clock, second Monday of every month, as prescribed by the Charter. What has been proposed [1:32:14, 1:32:16]: is the work session meetings. [1:32:17, 1:32:22]: And this m this item was presented at the work session on November twenty-seventh. [1:32:23, 1:32:35]: And at that time there were recommendations from the governing body. We had two members that had made the recommendation that the work session meeting be held [1:32:36, 1:32:38]: At six o'clock PM [1:32:38, 1:32:41]: on Tuesday, six o'clock here in the chamber. [1:32:42, 1:32:48]: And we had two members of the governing body ask that the meetings be held at [1:32:48, 1:32:51]: four o'clock here in the council chamber. [1:32:52, 1:32:58]: We had members recommend that the meeting be held here at six o'clock. [1:33:00, 1:33:02]: In the chamber. Did I say that already? [1:33:02, 1:33:03]: And [1:33:04, 1:33:23]: We had members that wanted it to remain in the Levi Room at four o'clock, so leave those meetings as is. And what's been added as an additional option is six o'clock in the Levy Room. That's what has been presented on to the clerk's office. I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have. [1:33:24, 1:33:25]: We'll raise your question, please. [1:33:26, 1:33:41]: Uh question. I thought that um one of the options were was to um the day uh the day change to a Monday. Monday and last Monday. I thought I thought that was not presented to the clerk's office and okay, so [1:33:42, 1:33:47]: If that is on the table, the first item in your books is the council [1:33:48, 1:33:50]: Uh agenda timeline. [1:33:51, 1:33:56]: And that was based on your meetings being held on Tuesday. The only thing that was presented to the clerk was [1:33:57, 1:33:59]: Changing the time. [1:33:59, 1:34:01]: And the location. [1:34:01, 1:34:03]: So and the entire [1:34:04, 1:34:09]: I along with the executive assistant to the mayor and council and your events team [1:34:09, 1:34:13]: has coordinated the city's events calendar for the year. [1:34:13, 1:34:18]: And that was based on your meetings being held on Tuesday. We didn't know the location or the time. [1:34:19, 1:34:20]: But we had it [1:34:20, 1:34:22]: And the calendar [1:34:22, 1:34:23]: That's Tuesday. [1:34:24, 1:34:44]: So that would have to be redone. Well, I I'll think and your the agenda timeline would have to be. I would think uh and Councilman Blount mentioned that but I don't remember us talking about a day changing the day either. I don't know whether or not that's even a consensus of the council to even change the date. I mean the the day of the week for the work. Right. Mayor. Yes, ma'am, go ready, please. I'm right to make a move. [1:34:44, 1:34:59]: motion that we um uh that we have our regular scheduled council meeting on Mondays, um the s the normal second Monday of each month as written already in the charter and [1:34:59, 1:35:00]: On the [1:35:01, 1:35:06]: last Monday of each month at six o'clock PM in the Leave Out Room. [1:35:07, 1:35:08]: Okay, wait. [1:35:08, 1:35:13]: I mean not Monday, last Tuesday of each month in the Leave Our Room at six o'clock PM. [1:35:15, 1:35:17]: Okay, um [1:35:18, 1:35:19]: That's option number. [1:35:20, 1:35:20]: Four. [1:35:21, 1:35:21]: No. [1:35:22, 1:35:27]: If you are in agreement, that's option number four. If everyone will take a look at that, that's option number four. [1:35:27, 1:35:47]: So six o'clock and six o'clock are my motions. One is on Monday, the main meeting, our our regular scheduled Monday meeting, and the last meeting would be on the Tuesday of each month at six o'clock PM in the leave I room. That's my option number four. I second that. Okay. Motion to make second further discussion on that. [1:35:47, 1:36:01]: I I support this measure, but I I would like to know what the audience thinks, um to see what'cause the meeting was at four. I didn't support that, but I would like to see whether we might be able to take some comments to see what the public wanted to see. [1:36:02, 1:36:14]: Well, I I tell you what, um it's pretty interesting on that note because normally we have public comments, we have the open uh op uh open comments on on the budget. So in this aspect uh I I I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna I'll then I'll just point out. [1:36:15, 1:36:17]: Yeah. I've been denied it I'll officially deny that. [1:36:18, 1:36:38]: Well I support it. I just want to see what folks do. Any yes ma'am. Yes sir. Clarify the motion. The motion is option number four. It's work work session will be the last Tuesday at six o'clock in the Levi meeting room. And of course the the second Monday of each month is the council chambers, which is our the by by charter. We have to do that. That's it's option number four on on your [1:36:37, 1:36:38]: document here. [1:36:39, 1:36:41]: It's been motion motion made and seconded. [1:36:42, 1:36:42]: Any further discussion? [1:36:43, 1:36:47]: Okay, all in favor of that particular oh I'm sorry, you have it some commissary? [1:36:47, 1:36:54]: Yeah, um I just think that we're gonna change the time to six o'clock. I me personally I would prefer them both to be back up here then. [1:36:55, 1:36:57]: We're gonna change it to six o'clock in the evening, huh? [1:36:57, 1:36:59]: That's what's gonna be on the floor. [1:37:00, 1:37:06]: What okay, but the motion okay, I got your comments, but the motion's been made and s uh made and seconded. But any additional comments? [1:37:06, 1:37:07]: Okay. [1:37:07, 1:37:27]: Mr. Yes sir. I i in her motion didn't she in Mrs. um not she but uh councilwoman Gantt uh in her motion uh motion to move the work session meeting to here. No, she said Levi. I said Levi because it was it was personal and it's it's although it's small, I mean if we had a lot [1:37:27, 1:37:47]: large crowd, I guess we could make a motion and move it upstairs. But we're at we're at a work session and I the quaintness of the whole objective of being downstairs around in the round table surrounding with staff and the admin team is to be able to talk across from each other. Even though it has [1:37:47, 1:38:07]: hasn't necessarily worked out as unf informal as I would love for it to be, kinda like our retreats. Um but right now I I just keep it in the Levi room. If if it's a larger crowd we can always ask even when they're when the here when we go into session, we can make a motion to move it upstairs. I I [1:38:07, 1:38:08]: believe that's appropriate. [1:38:08, 1:38:20]: Mr. Mayor, comment. Uh I I'm not in favor of the smaller room um claustrophobia for me. I think [1:38:20, 1:38:40]: Uh it's a state of mind as far as relaxed atmosphere. I'm in favor of the work session being a relaxed atmosphere, council members getting up, talking to each other, moving around. It's a state of mind. I I don't think the location has anything to do with it. But I just don't like the the the small room, the tightness, um [1:38:41, 1:39:01]: I don't like even if we have to wait and then if you got a overflow of citizens then you got to move upstairs. I'd just rather for both meetings to be here. I'm okay with the time but but I just don't like the tight quarters. All right. But again, I I I just think it's it's a state of mind as far as to whether you relax the atmosphere, you move around. [1:39:01, 1:39:12]: You talk. It's just a state of mind for me. Okay, once again t option number four is what's on the on the what's been motioned done. Is there something else, Mayor? Yes, Mayor, I would like to withdraw my mo amend my motion. [1:39:13, 1:39:15]: And change it. [1:39:15, 1:39:28]: to six o'clock PM in on Tuesdays. The only part that changes, six o'clock PM on the last Tuesday of the month in the ch um council chamber. Okay, so that's option number [1:39:28, 1:39:30]: You said six o'clock. [1:39:30, 1:39:31]: So that's option number two. [1:39:31, 1:39:32]: Here we go. [1:39:34, 1:39:37]: That need a be if you mentioned that does it need a second on that, sir? We [1:39:38, 1:39:39]: Okay, a second, please. [1:39:40, 1:39:41]: That's it. There you go. [1:39:41, 1:39:42]: Any further discussion? [1:39:43, 1:39:45]: What we're talking about is option number two. [1:39:45, 1:39:54]: W which makes the work session six o'clock right here in the council chambers on last Tuesday of the month. So did you ask for additional comments? I yeah, you can have additional comments sir if you need it. Okay. [1:39:54, 1:39:57]: Only thing I just want to reiterate for us as a council. [1:39:58, 1:40:05]: Let's make it a relaxed atmosphere. We are the ones that's making the work sessions [1:40:05, 1:40:06]: Delphy. [1:40:06, 1:40:08]: So let's just make it relax. [1:40:09, 1:40:10]: And just do it. [1:40:10, 1:40:12]: Thank you. All right. Any further comments? [1:40:13, 1:40:17]: Option two is what's on the uh what's part of the motion now. So all in favor of option two, please indicate. [1:40:19, 1:40:33]: Okay. All right. Fantastic. Makes m Miss Holliday's job easier now. So sir, could I I was just sent a message that the video's not on to so they couldn't watch it online. Is the video streaming? No idea. [1:40:35, 1:40:36]: Can we check? [1:40:37, 1:40:38]: Yeah. [1:40:39, 1:40:41]: It's it's just not okay. [1:40:44, 1:40:45]: Very good. [1:40:47, 1:40:51]: Well you would say uh screaming line. [1:40:51, 1:41:11]: Okay. New business uh council consideration approved the two thousand nineteen municipal court arraignment calendar. Ms. Holiday, please. Yes, um this is another notice that uh has to be publicized. Um the court calendar for twenty nineteen and those dates are listed um currently [1:41:11, 1:41:22]: court is being held here in the chamber as renovations are still happening at the municipal court building. They're expecting to um have those meetings [1:41:22, 1:41:30]: Here probably we'll start at the court with their first March meeting, but we'll move here if in the event um those [1:41:31, 1:41:37]: the building is finished before then and we would advertise appropriately uh depending on where that court session is going to be held. [1:41:38, 1:41:39]: Mayor. [1:41:40, 1:41:47]: I would like to move that we approve the twenty nineteen municipal court arraignment calendar. Second. Okay. Any further discussion? [1:41:49, 1:41:50]: All favorable motions please indicate. [1:41:51, 1:41:52]: Fantastic. Thank you. [1:41:53, 1:41:58]: Council consideration to approve the two thousand nineteen voting schedule. Ms. Holliday, please. [1:41:59, 1:41:59]: Right. [1:42:01, 1:42:13]: Okay, so before you there are uh two options regarding the twenty nineteen municipal voting schedule. We have an election uh coming forward in twenty nineteen. [1:42:13, 1:42:25]: and what's proposed I I've had many conversations with the Henry County um elections office and what is proposed in option number one is the [1:42:26, 1:42:45]: Early voting, the first week of early voting would take place at the Henry County Elections Office. That's what one Saturday also at the Henry County Elections Office. And then the next week would be the next what is that? The next two weeks would be at the uh wait a minute, that's one week, I'm sorry. [1:42:46, 1:42:54]: One, two, three, four, five. Two weeks of early voting. Let me go back. Option number one. Two weeks of early voting at the Henry County Elections Office. [1:42:55, 1:43:15]: a Saturday at the Henry County Elections Office and the final week of early voting to be held at the Henry County Elections Office and here in Stockbridge at the Municipal Court with of course your uh on election day you voting at your regular polling office. Option number two [1:43:15, 1:43:21]: has two weeks of early voting at the Henry County Elections Office. [1:43:22, 1:43:24]: Two Saturdays. [1:43:24, 1:43:27]: Um one at I mean two Saturdays [1:43:28, 1:43:38]: at the Henry County Elections Office and here at the Stockbridge Municipal Court and the third week of early voting at the Stockbridge Municipal Court and Henry County Elections Office with your [1:43:39, 1:43:42]: Election day voting at your regular polling place. [1:43:44, 1:44:04]: Sir. Council got questions? Yes, uh if I'm hearing you correctly, Miss Holiday, this is this is uh this is something new for Stockbridge. That um on the the polling places will be open on election day uh here. The normal polling places will be open because we've been voting at one general location. [1:44:03, 1:44:06]: And so what um [1:44:07, 1:44:10]: In terms of this this is not the municipal? [1:44:10, 1:44:29]: On the municipal. Right. So on the municipal election this is all about the polling play early early voting. Right. There's two weeks of early voting at the Henry County elections office and then the third week of early voting, one at the el elections office and here at the court. We're accustomed to having a early voting here at the court. [1:44:30, 1:44:46]: And then you go to your regular polling place on election day. Right, that's what I'm saying. I remember w in the election the last municipal election everybody was voting at Merrill Manders. So what I'm saying is that this is if the if the Well let me tell you why. That's because we have a county [1:44:47, 1:45:07]: Sploss item on the ballot. That's the difference. You're correct. That is the difference. Why that's different this year. Absolutely. So ladies and gentlemen, this this is uh something that I have talked to the clerk about is that you know, it was not okay for me personally that we were voting at one location uh at the last election with [1:45:07, 1:45:12]: thirty th almost thirty thousand people trying to vote. Uh in this particular election it will be different. [1:45:13, 1:45:33]: Uh all of the regular voting locations will be open. Uh I don't want to just see it this upcoming year. I would like to see it every single year. At Hickory Flat, Flippin' Elementary, Red Oak Elementary. This year, all of those folks will be [1:45:33, 1:45:53]: able to vote. In the past, I remember in twenty uh fourteen I think it was, I went out to Hickory Flat Elementary and I was trying to vote in the city elections and I couldn't vote. They said you need to go they only have one location. So this is a significant in that we should have a much larder larger voter turnout. [1:45:53, 1:46:03]: this particular year s because everybody is able to vote uh at their regular polling location. That that's that's outstanding. So that is a awesome thing that we should [1:46:04, 1:46:05]: Well let me explain. [1:46:06, 1:46:08]: Once you start voting at [1:46:09, 1:46:29]: different when you open up different polling locations, I know you're talking about m that going forward. That's something that has to be coordinated by not only with our city but also with the county and the Secretary of State's office. So that's not something we'll be able to do for this we won't be able to do that in this one as far as because we have to assign individuals to a [1:46:29, 1:46:34]: pollen location. So it's likely going to be the twenty twenty-one [1:46:34, 1:46:37]: uh municipal election before we're there. [1:46:38, 1:46:52]: 'Cause we won't have a we won't have a municipalation in the even year. It's the next odd year. Well, it's what I'm just saying, it just kinda I guess it's saying all polling locations will be. No, no, no, I don't mean for twenty nineteen. I mean when you're saying going forward in the future. Mm. [1:46:52, 1:47:02]: Then you were talk because you spoke with me about opening up additional polling locations. That would be twenty twenty one because we would have to coordinate that with the county and the secretary of state's office. [1:47:03, 1:47:04]: Mr. Plunk, please. [1:47:04, 1:47:07]: Mayor, I motion to approve uh option number two. [1:47:08, 1:47:09]: Is there a second? [1:47:11, 1:47:13]: Second. Second over here. [1:47:14, 1:47:34]: All right, further discussion. Yes, Mayor. Um, Miss Holliday, I'm looking at the voting schedule and so the first two weeks, just so everyone know, is in the county as it has been. Nothing has changed. There's no new anything. The only thing I think I see different is that there's no Sunday voting. Is there a reason [1:47:33, 1:47:37]: for that or is it something that you had to coordinate with the county? [1:47:38, 1:47:50]: It because the county is running this particular election because the city does not have any resources that they have to commit to this particular one. If we want [1:47:50, 1:47:51]: Sunday voting. [1:47:52, 1:47:53]: The city will have to pay for it. [1:47:54, 1:47:56]: And the city will have to staff it. [1:47:57, 1:47:59]: So that would be an option number three. [1:48:00, 1:48:09]: if you wanted to do that. It would probably cost you around five thousand dollars. Well I well, my concern was I just know that we've had it in the past and [1:48:10, 1:48:30]: I don't know why the county didn't set it up this way and it for the for now. And I think that's something that doesn't start here in Stockbridge. That's a county issue that citizens and everyone else would have to draw their concerns on. And so y you know, we have to know whose jurisdiction on what and what we're [1:48:30, 1:48:36]: we're arguing for. And right now we're basically stating that [1:48:36, 1:48:46]: um we'll have one Saturday out of the entire elections to be able to vote and that would be the only day out of the weekend to vote. Correct? [1:48:49, 1:48:52]: There's supposed to be two Saturdays. There's supposed to be two? [1:48:53, 1:48:54]: On option number two. [1:48:54, 1:49:01]: On option number two there are one. It's it is, just the date is not right. The date's not right. Got it. There's two. [1:49:01, 1:49:12]: Okay. Well I haven't I'm I have there's been enough motion I'm ready to vote whenever you are. Explanation though. You said there's two Saturdays. And that's is that two Saturdays and option number two? [1:49:12, 1:49:15]: There is two Saturdays in option number two. [1:49:16, 1:49:21]: Uh Mayor. I have to clarify today what the okay superintendent [1:49:22, 1:49:23]: But I know that there are two. [1:49:24, 1:49:41]: All right. And option two. So if you would like to wait and do this on the eighteenth, if you want to see that in writing. There are two. Councilman uh uh thank you, Mayor. So you're saying option two. I see a Saturday in Henry County. [1:49:42, 1:49:44]: I see a Saturday. [1:49:44, 1:49:46]: Which is that same Saturday. [1:49:47, 1:49:48]: And stop bridge. [1:49:49, 1:49:51]: But that's where you said the dates are incorrect? [1:49:52, 1:49:59]: No, that's you will still have that. There's an additional thing. Okay, with that. That needs to be highlighted. I I I don't recall. [1:49:59, 1:50:02]: Off the top of my hand. Okay. So basically [1:50:03, 1:50:05]: My question is, will there be a Sunday date? [1:50:06, 1:50:08]: There's not a Sunday day proposed. [1:50:08, 1:50:13]: If there is a Sunday, the city would bear the full cost of that Sunday. [1:50:13, 1:50:18]: Which is five thousand. The county that's an estimate. The county is not opting to have a s a Sunday. [1:50:19, 1:50:22]: That would be a cost that the city would have to incur. [1:50:24, 1:50:34]: So have we do we have um data to show data if our citizens were voting on us Sunday? Is that too difficult? Very low? [1:50:35, 1:50:47]: That would tell me if our citizens are showing up on Sundays then that would be a better day for them'cause I want to make sure that we're doing it in line with what's conveniently best for them. It was it was very nice. [1:50:49, 1:50:52]: Got a motion on floor is a second any further discussion. [1:50:53, 1:50:55]: All in favor of the motion please indicate. [1:50:55, 1:51:05]: And I just want to clarify that that would be with the corrected Saturday day. And the it denows this is option two. Thank you. [1:51:06, 1:51:11]: Okay, council consideration approved the city's 2019 holiday schedule. [1:51:11, 1:51:12]: Ms. Holly, please. [1:51:18, 1:51:38]: This is a calendar for 2019 for the city's closing for the holidays. That's January 1, New Year's Day, January 21st, MLKing holiday, April 19th, Bid Friday, May 27th, Memorial Day, July 4th, Independence Day, September 2nd, Labor Day, November 28th, Thanksgiving, and the day following. [1:51:38, 1:51:39]: Following November twenty ninth. [1:51:40, 1:51:43]: Christmas Eve, December twenty-fourth, and Christmas Day, December twenty-fifth. [1:51:44, 1:51:45]: Mayor. [1:51:46, 1:51:58]: I move that we approve the City of Scott Bridge twenty nineteen holiday schedule. Second. Okay, we've got a second as well. Any further discussion? All favor please indicate. Thank you. Okay. [1:52:01, 1:52:08]: Okay. Council consideration to approve selection of grants writer. Miss Renee Wheeler, please. [1:52:24, 1:52:26]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. [1:52:27, 1:52:36]: What you have before you is a recommendation for the Grant Writer services. [1:52:36, 1:52:38]: We have um interviewed [1:52:39, 1:52:59]: Two companies of the three that submitted bids um for the service and the azimuth uh company is the one that has the most experience in doing grant research and providing services to municipals and public sector. Um [1:52:59, 1:53:00]: Organizations. [1:53:01, 1:53:11]: Um they have a large staff which would be able to help us hit the ground running and obtaining any type of private, public [1:53:12, 1:53:21]: or federal grants versus the other uh company that we had spoken to. They have been um in business since two thousand ten. [1:53:22, 1:53:29]: and they have encompassed over three thirty-eight million dollars of grants in twenty eighteen with eighty-one clients. [1:53:30, 1:53:32]: So staff is recommending that we [1:53:32, 1:53:34]: um provide [1:53:34, 1:53:36]: To be to this company. [1:53:36, 1:53:38]: On a one year basis. [1:53:38, 1:53:41]: But thirty five thousand that's a this one time charge. [1:53:41, 1:53:42]: Yes, just for the year. [1:53:44, 1:53:49]: up to thirty five thousand, depending on the number of grants we move forward on. [1:53:50, 1:54:00]: That's the that's the budget we put in there for that. Mayor. I'd like to go ahead and make a motion to accept this recommendation to approve the grant writer as this. [1:54:01, 1:54:21]: The second? Second. Here you go. Second. Here. Any further discussion? Yes. I I just want folks to understand when you see that this council is doing some different things. There's millions of dollars of grants that that w that we have left laying on the table. This is a significant move because [1:54:21, 1:54:41]: Cobb County, Gwinnett County, and Fulton County are like sharks. When the money goes in the water, they're on it. We've been leaving dollars on the table year after year after year, and now we're getting into the game. There's plenty of money for beautification projects, uh, different types of projects to help with [1:54:41, 1:54:50]: funding on the youth facilities and stuff like that that we have been missing out on. So this is very significant and I just want you all to understand that uh [1:54:50, 1:55:02]: We're trying to bring every last dollar we deserve in terms of transportation and everything to this community because those north side communities have been getting the monies that we should have been getting all along. [1:55:03, 1:55:04]: Any further discussion? [1:55:06, 1:55:08]: Okay. All in favor of the motion please indicate. [1:55:10, 1:55:10]: Okay. [1:55:11, 1:55:11]: Yeah. [1:55:13, 1:55:14]: Okay. [1:55:15, 1:55:16]: Thank you. [1:55:16, 1:55:17]: 401. [1:55:18, 1:55:19]: Thank you. [1:55:20, 1:55:28]: Council consideration to approve the 2019 water sewer rate scheduled effective one January 2019. Mr. Aaron, please. [1:55:29, 1:55:42]: Yes, good evening, Ms. Mayor and Council. We come before you tonight to ask you to approve the two thousand and nineteen water and sewer rates. They will remain the same as they were in FY two thousand and eighteen. There will be no increase. [1:55:43, 1:55:44]: Motion to approve. [1:55:44, 1:56:04]: Okay, is there a second? Second. Is there further discussion? Home paper please indicate? Thank you, Mr. Aaron. That's that's one of the probably the easiest things you've ever done, right? Yes. No increase. Council consideration to approve the addition of sidewalks and assessment for FY 2019 street assessment. [1:56:04, 1:56:24]: Mr. Aaron, please. Yes, Mr. Mayor, there was money set aside in the uh splotch four for streets assessment and we want to include sidewalk assessment as a part of the street assessment so that we start a schedule for both our streets and our sidewalk. So we're asking Mayor and Council to approve that tonight. [1:56:24, 1:56:31]: and also that there might be some additional funding that will be required, but we won't know until we [1:56:31, 1:56:51]: put out the RFP for the for the work, but the last road assessment that was done by Jacob Engineering was done for eleven thousand dollars and some change. That was in two thousand and fourteen. So we're asking council, we've got twenty six thousand SPLOS four to allow us to proceed with having [1:56:51, 1:56:55]: road and sidewalk assessment done in twenty and nineteen. [1:56:55, 1:56:57]: Yes, sir. Go right, please. [1:56:57, 1:57:05]: I ask the council consideration to approve the additional addition to the sidewalks assessment for the uh and the street assessment presented by uh Mr. Daci's era. [1:57:06, 1:57:26]: Sir second. Second. There you go. Any further discussion? Yes. Mr. Aaron, I just want to make sure that we are doing everything possible. Uh that we're we have a we passed the highway corridor plan, which is all the major highways now require a ten foot path uh for new development along with the [1:57:26, 1:57:34]: city and then uh lesser streets require a eight foot path versus building five foot sidewalks. [1:57:34, 1:57:54]: Five foot sidewalk in the state of Georgia it is illegal for anybody under t uh over twelve to ride on a sidewalk. That's why you need eight foot pass in order for you to ride your bike on. So there's these uh these assessments as they go along or they take in the highway corridor plan uh in the [1:57:54, 1:57:57]: the con the consideration has that been implemented already? [1:57:58, 1:58:18]: Uh Councilmember Alexander, this is for the maintenance of the current sidewalks that we have. If we want to decide to move forward with the program of adding sidewalks, then that would be an additional project that would be funded through other sources, but this is just for maintenance of sidewalks and streets. [1:58:18, 1:58:38]: And uh Mr. Knighton and and one of the things that you all did say about this uh assessment that's gonna be put out is that it's gonna go throughout the community and look at those start with those areas that are uh uh are at risk for us injuries or and sidewalks that are at risk for for the community and you all are gonna start there and work your way down. So [1:58:38, 1:58:44]: Um I you know, I I applaud you all because this is gonna go out throughout the all all the community uh in Stockbridge. [1:58:46, 1:58:53]: Further questions from Mr. Aaron on the subject. No. All in favor of the motion please indicate. Okay. Unanimous. Thank you, sir. [1:58:54, 1:59:00]: Okay, council consideration approved to the 2019 Elm Mig Street Servicing, resurfacing. [1:59:01, 1:59:21]: Mr. Please. Yes, Mr. Mayor. Uh in in November two thousand and fourteen the city of Stockbridge had a street assessment conducted by Jacob Engineer and since that time the city has been following that uh assessment that was prepared and that's how we generate the list to resurface streets and [1:59:20, 1:59:40]: It allows you to have sound engineering practice and principles and it takes subject subjectivity out of how you select streets. There were a number of criteria that were used to rate the different streets in Stockbridge. And one of the things staff has done is to ensure that we resurface streets. [1:59:40, 1:59:45]: throughout the city and not just focus on one particular area but [1:59:46, 2:00:06]: We're asking that you will approve this list tonight. We've got it submitted to GDOT by January 1st. We'll have another assessment done in in 2019, and so we'll know how we go forward with resurfacing streets in the future. And I just think as long you're following sound and [2:00:06, 2:00:22]: engineering principles of how you rate and resurface your roles, I think it's better for the citizens of Stockbridge because we're addressing the concerns that really need to be addressed. And I'm just asking for approval to submit this list to G Down. [2:00:22, 2:00:29]: Mayor. Yes, ma'am, go ready at the same time. I move that we approve um the twenty nineteen El Mig street surfacing [2:00:30, 2:00:44]: Okay. Any further discussion? Yes. Now I brought up earlier that um I know my particular subdivision, Winslow at Eagles Landing, the Summit at Eagles Landing, several other subdivisions. [2:00:45, 2:01:05]: Have not had streets paved in a decade. Now I know we're using uh strategies in order to make sure that uh it's done correctly, but my HOA board, which I'm not a member of, brought to me that our streets were paved, uh, and then the developer basically left town and filed bankruptcy. [2:01:05, 2:01:16]: see before applying a top coat. So there's a two to three inch gap between the sidewalk, between the uh driveways and then the actual pavement itself. Now [2:01:16, 2:01:30]: You know, but what they're telling me is that makes the streets defective all on their own because then they'd never received the second coding where we're having subdivisions that are being paved around. I talked to the HOA uh [2:01:31, 2:01:51]: uh president over at the summit and he's telling me the same thing. Look, I haven't had a street paved in de in a decade. And I I just don't understand how it is that certain subdivisions we got five roads on here. They got other subdivisions have roads year after year after year. Now I've seen uh the garden [2:01:51, 2:02:11]: What is the gardens on Eagle on uh right at their at Eagle's Landing on Rock Court get paved year after year after year? So explain to the residents who spoke earlier why how it is that one subdivision gets street after street after street paved and then there's one that can go fifteen years without the [2:02:11, 2:02:31]: I have in one street pay. It just doesn't seem equitable that one subdivision can have multiple roads paved and then some subdivisions don't have any streets paved for year after year. So I I I I I think that you know you endeavor to do the right thing, but I have to look at this provider and say, how is it that streets in one street [2:02:31, 2:02:39]: subdivision can go fifteen years and then the streets in the other subdivision they get paved every two to three years. [2:02:40, 2:03:00]: Well based on the evaluation and assessment that was conducted all the streets within the city of Stockbridge received a grade. And they're paving those streets based on the grade that they received. And so the worst streets go first and that's how it goes. And one of the things about your neighborhood, I did go out there, one of the things [2:03:00, 2:03:18]: I've been in public works for eighteen years, I noticed is that your subdivision is pretty much built out and the streets are in pretty good condition because if they were substandard it would have been a lot of damage that would have occurred when the supply trucks came in, the concrete trucks and all of those things. The roads [2:03:18, 2:03:38]: You know, from an aesthetic standpoint you might have a crack or two, but that doesn't determine if the road is safe or not. The underlying factor is the safety of the road and not the cosmetic appearance of the road. And I've been in municipalities where I brought this up last year when we got ready to approve the roads that if council will [2:03:38, 2:03:58]: wanted to go to a format where they determined the roles that were resurfaced and and nobody wanted to go to that format. And I think when you take subjectivity out of it, I've been in a community where council chose their roles and I had a councilman twelve years I was there. Two of them their roles were resurfaced four times because they didn't like the idea if you fix the pot [2:03:58, 2:04:18]: hole you had a utility leak or anything like that. They wanted the road to always look pristine. But the format that you're using it addresses your worst streets first. And I just think once we have this reevaluation, we've researched a lot of streets in the last two years since I've been here in the last three we've [2:04:18, 2:04:32]: done fifteen miles of resurfacing. So I think some of those streets that have not come to to the top or made the list will be on the next evaluation you have done. But I think if we start deviating from it then [2:04:33, 2:04:53]: then it gets us in a place I don't think we really wanted to be because once we stray away from sound engineering practices to evaluate our roads, it just leads us down a road I don't think we're with a follow up if I could. Tell me uh what what they brought to me was that um in the summit and in uh Winslow [2:04:53, 2:05:07]: And in the terrorists even is that that was th that was right before the housing crisis and those developers took off without putting down the top coat. So how does not putting down the top coat affect it? [2:05:08, 2:05:23]: No, uh when I went out there I didn't I didn't see a lot of that. I didn't I went on all the streets. But this list for two thousand and nineteen it has one, two, three, four, five s one, two, three, four, five. Seven streets in the terraces that w will be resurfaced. [2:05:24, 2:05:26]: In two thousand and nineteen. [2:05:26, 2:05:30]: The terraces at Eagles Lane. Right. The summit's not on there either, is it? [2:05:30, 2:05:31]: No, sir. [2:05:31, 2:05:31]: [7533.7, 7534.2]: Yeah. [2:05:35, 2:05:47]: Councilman Alexander, I I'm sorry to hear about that. Um I have a question for you. One, who is the developer? And two, have you reached out to them or tried to reach out to them? [2:05:47, 2:06:02]: There was uh the developer filed bankruptcy and went out of business right before the housing crisis like uh the Summits developer did as well. Who is the developer though? Uh the developer was as defunct, they were Makar homes. [2:06:05, 2:06:25]: Yeah, um Mr Aaron, this this Ail Mag uh approval is that's separate from what we're gonna be doing starting with the evalu um devaluation assessments in January though, right? Because we're contracting this out. So this how does this play a role with this?'Cause it's in my opinion that's something separate that [2:06:24, 2:06:44]: We're gonna it is separate. Uh by industry standards you usually do an evaluation every five years. So 2019 would make five years since the last one was completed. So we'll re-evaluate all of the streets and we'll include the ones that were resurface and they will be at the bottom of the list and the ones that are currently on the list that [2:06:44, 2:06:47]: They will move up based on the new rating. [2:06:49, 2:06:55]: Okay, but but the assessments and I know you saying every five years, but the assessments that start in January [2:06:55, 2:06:58]: That assessment's gonna come back to us. [2:06:58, 2:07:08]: with a determination of what needs to be done now and how we pour the funds out to get it done though, right? That's separate from what we're doing right here. Yes, sir. Yes. So so yeah, no, for sidewalks and streets. [2:07:09, 2:07:29]: So d we're talking two different two different entities that's gonna do the assessment. One is assessment is already done and one is we're gonna start the assessment of the sidewalks and the streets. And then we're gonna and they're gonna show us the the the greatest need to the lease, which a list that can be totally separate from what this is. Yes, sir. We're finishing up the current assessment that was completed. [2:07:29, 2:07:41]: in December of twenty fourteen. This is the last year of resurfacing under that assessment. Going forward it'll be the assessment that was conducted in two thousand and nineteen. Contracted by who we put in place to give us Okay. [2:07:43, 2:07:43]: Mm. [2:07:44, 2:07:49]: Mayor Ford, if I may, sir, I just want to make sure the board the council is aware [2:07:50, 2:07:56]: Previously, uh the funding source to supplement LMIG was through Splast. [2:07:56, 2:08:00]: That's supposed splashed funds have run out, and splashed four, I believe it is. [2:08:01, 2:08:01]: Yeah. [2:08:02, 2:08:05]: What she would be approving here is to use [2:08:06, 2:08:10]: Fund balance funds to help supplement road paving. [2:08:11, 2:08:11]: Be aware of that. [2:08:12, 2:08:13]: Yeah. Thank you. [2:08:15, 2:08:16]: Further questions from the council? [2:08:17, 2:08:29]: W well after that, yes. Okay. Um the what would be the S well I s I see the six hundred thousand dollars. Six hundred thousand other fund balances would be yes. Yes. [2:08:31, 2:08:34]: And otherwise we would have to wait until the next boss. [2:08:35, 2:08:41]: That is right. Yes, if you want to pave the number of rows that you see here on this list, that is correct. [2:08:43, 2:09:03]: The consensus that we're getting from the community, at least on my end, what I'm getting from the community is that they want their roads done, they want their sidewalks done. And the taxpayers say they want their money spent on it. So if it's had to come from side in my opinion, if it has to come from fund balancing then we're getting [2:09:02, 2:09:09]: Given what they're paying their money into. Right. And I just want to make the clarification that in the previous years it's been done by SPLOS funds. This would be different. [2:09:11, 2:09:15]: There. Thank you, sir. Um I I guess it's [2:09:16, 2:09:23]: If we're saying there's more streets that need to be done, is that something if it's coming out, we just need to go ahead and take care of them? [2:09:24, 2:09:34]: Well I think this list is good if you want to move forward with this list and then next year as was mentioned next quarter or so of next year we would have a new fresh assessment. [2:09:34, 2:09:38]: ratings of roads and sidewalks uh in terms of repair [2:09:39, 2:09:45]: And that will better position us to determine, you know, the priorities going forward and how much fund should be allocated. [2:09:46, 2:10:03]: So what about the ro'cause I saw on the county they had theirs as the roles that they're gonna be doing. I saw Davis role that was on there. Um, is that something that's a part of our list? Are we doing the same or are we communicating with the county as well on the roles that they're doing? [2:10:03, 2:10:04]: part of their plan. [2:10:05, 2:10:13]: Uh no ma'am. Uh Davis Road is a county maintained road, so the city wouldn't be spending funds to resurface Davis Road. [2:10:14, 2:10:17]: I think the the further your question is when the county [2:10:18, 2:10:18]: Um [2:10:19, 2:10:25]: is is providing m either maintenance or or repaving or resurfacing a road. [2:10:25, 2:10:33]: or um doing sidewalks, there should be some level of communication that takes place if in fact there is an area that connects to the city. [2:10:34, 2:10:35]: that we can partner with the county. [2:10:36, 2:10:41]: Um I've seen that in other jurisdictions as something that we probably need to explore more with Henry County, honestly. [2:10:41, 2:10:42]: Thank you. [2:10:44, 2:10:45]: Before the colour. [2:10:46, 2:10:46]: Questions. [2:10:47, 2:10:57]: Right. So uh out of curiosity then, the next assessment that will start sometime next year, that also that funding will also come out of fund balance for that or is that supposed to be us? [2:10:57, 2:11:00]: No splas. No, this will be splosed. We have splash money for that. [2:11:01, 2:11:04]: You can do one of two options. G Dot gives you [2:11:05, 2:11:13]: a prorated share is like two hundred and eighty thousand dollars I think for this term and then you gotta have a thirty percent match. [2:11:13, 2:11:14]: So [2:11:15, 2:11:18]: If you just wanted to do that, you can do that. [2:11:19, 2:11:26]: if you so choose to say, Hey, well we just wanna commit eighty thousand dollars but it's it's less roads because [2:11:27, 2:11:28]: When you do resurfacing [2:11:28, 2:11:35]: You get better prices the more quantities you have. The smaller quantities you have, the prices are higher. [2:11:36, 2:11:36]: So [2:11:37, 2:11:43]: Alright, uh council, I need a motion to accept what uh Mr. Aaron proposed to us and ref rest of these particular [2:11:43, 2:11:46]: streets that have been identified for twenty nineteen. [2:11:46, 2:11:47]: Resurfacing. [2:11:48, 2:11:48]: There are a motion. [2:11:49, 2:11:53]: I have a motion by Gantt and Bob. And the second it, okay. [2:11:53, 2:11:55]: All right. So all in favor of motion, please indicate. [2:11:58, 2:11:58]: Or [2:11:59, 2:12:00]: Opposed? [2:12:00, 2:12:01]: Okay, four one to pass. [2:12:06, 2:12:14]: Okay, Mr. Aaron, um council consideration to approve the transportation enhancement agreement that says for Davis Road Sidewalk Project, sir. [2:12:15, 2:12:28]: Yes, uh Mr. Mayor, this has been a a two-year project for me trying to secure easements to install the sidewalk on Davis Road. We've had numerous meetings and teleconferences with G Dot we're in. [2:12:29, 2:12:49]: in the process of losing funding for it and if we didn't secure the e-spin's cost the bid is gonna be awarded in March of 2019. So the transportation enhancement agreement is required by GDOT saying that you would not discriminate. You will follow all the rules and regulations outlined by Got [2:12:49, 2:12:54]: in order to receive the money. You've had the money since two thousand and twelve. [2:12:55, 2:13:13]: And like I said, it's been a two-year project just to secure the eastments to go from Highway 42 to Shields Road. And we just got the last one, I think, about two months ago. So we're just asking to move forward to sign this agreement which will allow us to be at this project. [2:13:13, 2:13:13]: Good. [2:13:14, 2:13:34]: I I thought I would just my question was about Davis Road. Was that did I say something? Did you said But the county is resurfacing Davis Road, but the city had a TE grant they applied for to install a sidewalk from high [2:13:34, 2:13:36]: Highway forty two down to Clark Park. [2:13:36, 2:13:49]: And so the city could never secure the easements from the residents from Shields Road to Clark Park. So G Dot presented two options. Either you return the money, which the city received. [2:13:49, 2:14:09]: Or you shorten the length of the project to encompass the area where you receive the easements. So we received the easements from Highway 42 to Shields Road. So when Mr. Harry Harris was here, it was his recommendation that we proceed with that portion and then at a future date start meeting with [2:14:09, 2:14:15]: with the residents from Shields Road to Clark Park to finish that sidewalk if that's what the city wanted to do. [2:14:17, 2:14:37]: I'm a bit confused just like Councilwoman Robinson is'cause I was under the assertion that part of Davis Road, the up to Merrill Manders and just a little bit past, was in the city limits. It was paved two years ago. I was told by the previous city manager it was paid by the city. So I'm a little confused at that'cause they they only paid the part [2:14:37, 2:14:45]: that was in the city limits. They didn't pay all of it. They just paid the part past Merrill Manders right to the city limits sign and stopped. [2:14:45, 2:15:05]: There is a portion of Davis Road that's in the city and a portion that's in the county. I've had conversations with the county. They wanted to know what we did from the the city limits portion so that they can match that portion when they do from SEALs Road to Highway 42. So we've had that conversation of how much asphalt we installed. [2:15:05, 2:15:05]: Oh. [2:15:06, 2:15:09]: how much milling we did on the road so it would be consistent. [2:15:09, 2:15:11]: Okay. [2:15:15, 2:15:35]: Any questions for Y yes, as far as this sidewalk project is concerned, now as we've had several discussions about the sidewalk project, we're building this as a five foot sidewalk and with a ditch. We're not installing curb and gutter. We're just we're building it as a ditch. That seems to be outdated to me. [2:15:35, 2:15:55]: I'm trying to I understand that the project was initially applied for in 2012, but we're trying to do things better in a manner that would be proficient moving us forward. So building this project, leaving a ditch instead of adding curve and gutter to the project, and also if we [2:15:55, 2:16:08]: did add the curb and gutter, we might actually be able to achieve a eight foot path there instead of a five foot sidewalk because we would use that area with the curb and gutter to expand the sidewalk so it could [2:16:08, 2:16:11]: create part of our master trail plan. So [2:16:12, 2:16:15]: Talk about the the the the [2:16:15, 2:16:17]: The if the just the [2:16:18, 2:16:20]: Building the project with a ditch. [2:16:20, 2:16:21]: Versus [2:16:22, 2:16:23]: Building it with curb and gunner. [2:16:24, 2:16:44]: This project was approved in 2012. The city was allocated a little over$600,000. And that's going to only cover the cost of Highway 42 to Shields Road, a five foot wide sidewalk. If you wanted to do something in addition to that, the city would bear the expense of the additional three feet along with the [2:16:44, 2:16:45]: Curb and gutter. [2:16:48, 2:17:08]: Uh I'm a and it would be a substantial cost. Yeah, I'm assuming you're having to analyze that how much that would cost and where the funding would come from if we wanted to do something like that, I'm assuming. Well discussions I've had with the engineering firm that did the design, it would be in the million dollar range just from Shields Road down. Can we get the number? Could we could you bring the number? [2:17:07, 2:17:10]: [8231.0, 8243.7]: But e I can do that but G Dot is only gonna approve and then you might be required to get obtain additional easements and I say it's been a two year process just to get these easements for [2:17:24, 2:17:25]: what we currently have. [2:17:26, 2:17:26]: So [2:17:28, 2:17:46]: And I say it was approved in two thousand twelve before the city adopted their master trail plan. But in and most most roads like these arterial collector roads, you don't normally have curb and gutters with those'cause they're more rural, they're not within city limits. So [2:17:47, 2:17:53]: That's the reason why most of those roads don't have curve and gutter unless they're a a major state thoroughfare like North Henry. [2:17:53, 2:18:12]: On Highway one thirty eight. Would you how much time would it take for you to get the number and then bring it back to us so we'll make it a completely informed? If the number's too much then we just say, you know, wait we don't want to do that. But how how long would it take you to obtain the number and then bring it back to us so that we can approve this? [2:18:13, 2:18:23]: Well, what I'm asking tonight is G Dot either gonna be at the project or you say we don't wanna do the project. And this transportation enhancement agreement is [2:18:24, 2:18:44]: an agreement you signed say you will not discriminate you'll follow G dot rules. So if you say, Well, we wanna hold off this project is scheduled to bid in February. Right, so I'm saying it's gonna take you longer than a couple of weeks to get the get the information? It could take two to three weeks to to get numbers as to [2:18:44, 2:18:52]: how how much it would cost to add an additional three feet plus curve and gutter from how from forty two down to Shields Road. [2:18:53, 2:19:02]: Uh just it's up to the will of the council. I will wait the two or three weeks just to make a sound decision, but it's up to every the the entire body, not just me. [2:19:02, 2:19:13]: Um question for Mr Knighton. I I don't know if you know the answer to this. In our trail plan, is that has that been identified? Do you have any idea that that rules been identified in our trail plan at all? [2:19:13, 2:19:16]: I'm not sure, Mayor. [2:19:17, 2:19:19]: Okay. Any other questions from the council? [2:19:21, 2:19:36]: What I'm sorry, I have a question. W what is staff recommendation that we approve this tonight? Yes, I i in order to meet the guidelines and the deadlines that G Dot has imposed on us, like I said, this been six going on seven years in the making. Okay. [2:19:37, 2:19:44]: Thank you. Um have we made we haven't made a motion. Um, Mayor, I'd like to make a motion that we approve this [2:19:45, 2:19:45]: Um [2:19:46, 2:19:50]: The signing. [2:19:50, 2:19:51]: There's second. [2:19:52, 2:19:53]: A second. [2:19:53, 2:19:54]: Okay. [2:19:55, 2:20:07]: Any further discussion? I I would like to s hear at least what our community development director has to say about building the project with with a ditch versus curb and gutter just to kind of get a second opinion. [2:20:07, 2:20:27]: Well, one thing I would mention to you if you try curb and gutter from that, then you gotta do curb and gutter as well from Shields Road to Clark Park to keep the uniformity of the sidewalk project and the road itself. So And also you would be installing curve and gutter on a s county maintained road from [2:20:27, 2:20:28]: Forty two C Us. [2:20:30, 2:20:32]: And so he asked for Miss Moore to come forward, I guess? [2:20:33, 2:20:34]: What ways? [2:20:35, 2:20:55]: It is what what it typically is done is to go ahead and approve what he has before you tonight, but in addition to that, have an assessment with the cost of what it would be if you want curb and gutter. In other words, go ahead and adopt what he has tonight and in addition of our street assessment, you can get the numbers and as we move forward in our capital improvement plan for next year [2:20:54, 2:21:08]: whatever those numbers come in as, particularly as I talk about the ADA that's before you, then that could be become a part of your cap improvements in terms of funding that to do it in conjunction but not delay what he's having before you tonight. [2:21:08, 2:21:12]: Can we amend the motion to do that, to add that language? [2:21:13, 2:21:13]: Brett. [2:21:15, 2:21:24]: I I think that's separate and I also think that that might be something that they could do on their own depending on the cost. So I I wanna keep my motion as is. [2:21:24, 2:21:25]: Okay. Any further [2:21:26, 2:21:41]: I just want to make sure what from the staff standpoint, that is the correct language as Miss Kent has stated, that it it does not need to be in the motion. It can be added at a later date if we wanted to do that. And you're agreeable to to get the numbers for us? [2:21:41, 2:21:50]: Yes sir, but my only concern is you would be making improvements to a county road to add curve and gutter and that additional three feet. [2:21:51, 2:21:54]: Uh are you agreeable to get the numbers for us, sir? [2:21:56, 2:22:16]: Mayor. Yeah, what amounts to city managers, yeah. City managers city managers may want want to sign in on this as a point manager. But let me come to if this I want to go on this point. Yeah. Mine is just real quick. I mean if it's a county road it's just a matter of again having um reaching out to the county to see what [2:22:16, 2:22:22]: needs to be done. I mean that that's to me that's not hard. That's something that we should be doing anyway. [2:22:23, 2:22:23]: Yeah. [2:22:24, 2:22:32]: Second sir. Anything you need to say, sir? Yes, sir, go right ahead. Okay. Uh we have a motion. We have a second. Right. Good. I call for the vote. Okay, no problem. [2:22:32, 2:22:36]: So we have a motion on the floor, ten seconds. So all in favor of the motion please indicate. [2:22:37, 2:22:39]: In hands. Okay. Good to start. [2:22:39, 2:22:42]: Mayor. And a motion we take a five minute recess. [2:22:44, 2:22:49]: All right. I don't know. Is there a second for that? I guess uh second [2:22:50, 2:22:53]: Check and then okay, five minute recess. I guess we need to take take a break here. [2:22:53, 2:22:54]: Uh [2:22:54, 2:22:58]: Anybody is it is the council uh all in favor of motion, please indicate. [2:23:00, 2:23:00]: Well [2:23:01, 2:23:03]: Oh all all family. [2:23:04, 2:23:05]: We got'em we got all polls? [2:23:06, 2:23:15]: I think we we have a one, two. I I did three. All right. Ms. Jackson. All right. No problem. Five minute break of this. [2:23:15, 2:23:16]: Fourth. [2:23:17, 2:23:21]: Four. Four. No, this one was the exiguously. [2:23:22, 2:23:24]: You guessing executive suite, right? Yeah. [2:24:13, 2:24:13]: What? [2:24:19, 2:24:20]: I'm sure. [2:24:21, 2:24:23]: Well, I'll touch on. [2:24:41, 2:24:49]: I would ask if everyone please do not leave. We have a lot of information that we need to discuss, so please don't leave. [2:24:49, 2:24:50]: Thank you. [2:25:14, 2:25:15]: What you're saying. [2:25:20, 2:25:21]: Bay. [2:26:04, 2:26:05]: But [2:27:35, 2:27:36]: It feels more pretty. [2:27:49, 2:27:50]: And you have it. [2:28:40, 2:28:47]: I think it's funny. She says she's gonna have a remote C is gone and she's gonna be. [2:28:59, 2:29:11]: It's fun. Somehow uh called the buzzword yeah yeah the buzzword is more unique button but anyway. [2:29:30, 2:29:49]: Yeah, that's fine because what what happened is I'm I one of my messages coming from Jimmy World. She's she was Lenny and I had a meeting discovery uh at the morning with uh Nazis and raised the chair. Yeah, so I thought that was a problem with that underneath, but uh see the workers. [2:29:59, 2:29:59]: Uh yeah. [2:30:01, 2:30:02]: Quite a bit to go. [2:30:04, 2:30:07]: See one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. [2:30:08, 2:30:12]: Right. It was pretty quick. [2:30:15, 2:30:16]: I don't know. [2:30:18, 2:30:25]: Right, so then I think it's about [2:30:29, 2:30:30]: Okay. [2:30:40, 2:30:42]: That's right. [2:30:45, 2:30:46]: One more time. [2:30:53, 2:30:54]: Yeah, it's fine. [2:30:55, 2:31:03]: What about two o'clock? Late. Oh in the morning. I'll put the notes out and contact them. [2:31:05, 2:31:06]: Where is uh [2:31:07, 2:31:10]: I love it. How's that an hour still Alex? [2:31:11, 2:31:14]: It's mold. We got to ha we actually have a quorum. [2:31:14, 2:31:17]: But uh Miss Moore. [2:31:19, 2:31:29]: Yeah next presenter is Ms. Moore. Council consideration approved the city and stopbridge ADA Self Evaluation Transition Plan. Ms. Moore, please. [2:31:30, 2:31:50]: Okay, I th the fee schedule was before that? Fourteen? Yeah, well. Yes, number fourteen. Right. I'm sorry, excuse me. Started the guy. All right. Okay. Correct. Uh good evening, Mayor and Council. What staff is bringing before you tonight or have before you consideration is [2:31:50, 2:32:06]: is the fee schedule for 2019. As you know, last year we brought over uh building, permitting, we're getting ready to bring over planning, and this is the fee structure for all of the areas of community development including the cemetery. [2:32:08, 2:32:09]: Okay. [2:32:09, 2:32:14]: Appreciate it. Mayor you go back to this. I'd like to make a motion that we approve the twenty nineteen fee schedule. [2:32:15, 2:32:16]: Just a second. [2:32:17, 2:32:18]: Any further discussion? [2:32:21, 2:32:22]: All in favor, please indicate. [2:32:24, 2:32:24]: Okay, there we go. [2:32:26, 2:32:46]: Appreciate it's approved. Council consideration approved the city of Stockbridge ADA self-evaluation and transition plan. Okay, so what I would like to share with the mayor and council is a couple of things. Apparently this year GDOT decided that all of the cities in Henry County needed to do a ADA assessment. [2:32:46, 2:32:57]: of its streets and its buildings. What we have before you tonight to consider for adoption and sending to GDOT is the transition plan. [2:32:57, 2:33:07]: What I would like to talk about specifically, we ran you a printout, uh the clerk gave it to you, uh the language uh is in bigger type that deals with the ramps. [2:33:08, 2:33:28]: And then the other portion in the document deals with your streets. Needless to say that this is an expensive endeavor simply because you deal with the American with Disabilities Act. So therefore we must bring all of our buildings and all of our streets and ramps into compliance with ADA. Just on the ramps of [2:33:28, 2:33:48]: Alone is about$2.5 million. So, what I've talked to the treasurer about is one of the things that we would like for Mayor and Council to do is to consider putting every funds or all of the dollars that are left over in every year into your capital improvement plans. That way we can [2:33:48, 2:34:08]: And eventually get to this and other projects that you talk about. I think the issue before today was the reason why there was so much money in fund balance was because we did not have a cap improvements plan. Because typically you will have a smaller fund balance based on the ratio that you talked about, and majority of all your other monies that are unspent are [2:34:08, 2:34:28]: are normally in your capital improvement plans, which address any issues that deal with infrastructure. Because the amount of your ramps is$2.5 million, what staff is recommending that no more remaining monies go into fund balance, but all of your unspent monies go into your capital improvement projects budget. [2:34:28, 2:34:48]: budget so that we can tackle this issue of ADA. As you know if we don't come in compliance with ADA all federal and state dollars stop. We have tried to span this out over a multi over a 10 year period so that you can the city can gradually get to paying all [2:34:47, 2:35:07]: off and uh the areas that need to be paid off as it relates to bringing everything up to ADA accessible. But I will tell you from talking to D dot today, they're reasonable, but it is necessary. So again, the ramp portion is about two point three million. That is in your documentation. The portion that deals with your street. [2:35:07, 2:35:27]: That is a whole different issue and it's going to cost a lot more money. And so I just wanted to make Mayor and Council aware of that. But what you're adopting tonight is the document that will be transmitted to GDOT tomorrow that basically outlines the plan for the city of Stockbridge to come into compliance with ADA accessibility within the next 10 years. [2:35:27, 2:35:28]: Yeah. [2:35:29, 2:35:29]: Where [2:35:30, 2:35:36]: One one second please. Um Mr Blount uh got my attention first. Two quick questions. What what do you say is two point what million? [2:35:36, 2:35:38]: Uh, there's a green sheet and Kenneth [2:35:38, 2:35:39]: Where [2:35:39, 2:35:40]: Come on up. [2:35:40, 2:36:00]: Um Kenneth and Abbott did the study forwards. The first part of the document, Miss Vanessa showing you that, that is a portion that's about 2.3 million. That actually deals with your buildings. If you would look at that, so for instance, over in your municipal court, down at the back door when you come out the back, that needs to be ADA accessible in terms of how you get in. [2:36:00, 2:36:20]: Out of the court. Over at the Merrill Manders, when you look at this as your public bill is in that green sheet, the assessment says that you're not ADA compliant as it relates to the buildings, which is City Hall, Merrill Manders, Municipal Court, all of your parks, the bathrooms that are in the parks, all of the city-owned properties. [2:36:20, 2:36:40]: Properties that have structures, that's what's in your green sheet. And those are the estimates there. When you get out into your streets in terms of our streets, whether or not a person that's trying that's blind and trying to cross the street, if they're city streets, we have to make sure that that person can get across the street if they cannot see. And so those [2:36:40, 2:36:45]: figures are going to change because based on the schedule that we've given you in there. [2:36:46, 2:36:51]: That would depends on the bid and how they're bidded how it's bidded out. Is it an unfunded mandate? [2:36:52, 2:36:59]: Yes, because that's what the state and feds do, but ADA accessibility compliance is now both a federal and a state. [2:37:00, 2:37:01]: Mayor. [2:37:01, 2:37:21]: Right. One second please. Did you you were done, right? Oh no, I had just a poll. Well uh because this is my first time hearing about this study, where did this start? Oh, it because I'm guard. We actually got this in August, I think it was. She called us up and she's like, Hey, y'all got about thirty days to get this in or no more funding. It was like we've never done one. [2:37:21, 2:37:41]: I mean why do we have to do one? And she was like, Well, none of the cities in Henry County has ever done it. Why they never told us to do it to now. Uh so we actually asked for an extension because we knew that we couldn't do anything in thirty days, and we asked G Dot to give us until the end of the year, and then they did. And then we got about the business of going [2:37:41, 2:37:47]: out and doing an assessment of all the buildings and of all the streets. So it kinda it kinda surprised us. [2:37:47, 2:37:57]: There were other you know other jurisdictions throughout the state as well that that were made were provided with this notification back in August and it was quite [2:37:57, 2:38:17]: conversation among city managers as well and other jurisdictions. So just like many other jurisdictions, in order to do this right and make this assessment, we did ask for a delay to the end of the year and have gone through and obviously they've gone through and provided a very thorough assessment of buildings and roadways, streets and so forth that we would need to um model [2:38:17, 2:38:21]: modify or address if you will over the next several years. [2:38:21, 2:38:35]: And so that's just the plan. And then every year, I think within the study, we did a minimum amount, uh, but then we are gonna have to as we move forward as part of our capital improvements budget is to you know bring those areas into compliance. [2:38:36, 2:38:36]: Mr. How's that please? [2:38:37, 2:38:57]: I I think that this is just something that we have to do. This is not something that we'll require delay. It's mandated basically by the federal government or all our federal funding will be cut off. So I want to make a motion to move forward with uh um this particular because it's bringing us into twenty eighteen. [2:38:57, 2:39:17]: eighteen and twenty nineteen. And that's where where we need to be at. So I make a m make a motion to approve this with ADA compliance. Okay. Back to you uh maple cham you have something you need to say. I uh this is just a motion to make sure that we select [2:39:17, 2:39:37]: That's correct that is required. Not the actual suggestion of dumping all our extra general funds over, correct? Because I'm not in favor of that for certain reasons. Oh no, not general funds. What we were saying is that every year when you have unspent monies, I mean the question the biggest question has been that's how our [2:39:36, 2:39:56]: our general fund expands. I guess we're going to do that. But that's how your fund balance I mean our fund I'm sorry. That's how fund balance expands. It's gotten to be eighteen million. And I I understand that. But we also discussed why our fund balance was at eighteen million. Because you didn't have some and at right. W we had other things going on actually. [2:39:56, 2:40:16]: And so uh I just wanted to make sure that we're not voting on that at this time. No, no, no. What staff were saying is that you always ask how do you pay for it. Okay. What I was telling the mayor was in addition to have our amphitheater over there, our arts cultural center, our senior center, all of those projects that we're doing never should have been a part of fund balance. [2:40:16, 2:40:36]: They should all have been a part of your capital improvements plan. So if you had$11 million in your CIP, then people won't be saying, What are you doing with so much money in your fund balance? You can literally say, look at our capital improvement plans. We've got an amphitheater, we've got an art center, we've got all of those capital improvement projects. We got the street improvements, you got your [2:40:36, 2:40:56]: the sidewalks. All of those are CIP projects. So my response was that if you start moving your money towards projects, those are going to show up in your CIP, including your ADA, and then your fund balance truly becomes a fund balanced rainy day fund and then your capital improvements is actually for your projects. For the project. [2:40:56, 2:41:12]: Okay, I gotcha. All right, thank you. Mayor, I just want to say thank you for finally breaking that down. Okay. Thank you. Okay. [2:41:12, 2:41:12]: Thank you. [2:41:14, 2:41:27]: Good on this side. Any other further questions? My motion has been seconded. All in favor of motion please indicate. Okay, there we have it. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Okay. Council consideration to approve cities branding. [2:41:29, 2:41:30]: Uh here, Miss Braggs, please. [2:41:41, 2:41:42]: [9717.5, 9718.6]: Send me a little bit on. [2:42:01, 2:42:02]: I saw my laptop. [2:42:15, 2:42:19]: Isn't that coming up there? I feel like [2:42:24, 2:42:25]: The shows. Yeah. [2:42:30, 2:42:31]: I was about to close and then do it again. [2:42:32, 2:42:35]: We'll go to bed. Okay. I gotta bring it back. [2:42:37, 2:42:39]: I'm just gonna start on my [2:42:40, 2:42:44]: Oh hello, it's not doing it. [2:42:46, 2:42:52]: When it's powerful. [2:42:54, 2:43:00]: Can we start the computer? Where is the right there? [2:43:03, 2:43:05]: That would be a refresh. [2:43:07, 2:43:07]: Mr Mayor. [2:43:08, 2:43:12]: Yes, yes sir. If I may, while they are uh working on the presentation. [2:43:13, 2:43:33]: I do want to take uh the moment to announce that we will uh likely have a delayed opening tomorrow morning uh due to expected uh inclement weather and ice on the roads. Henry County government has um also uh confirmed a delayed opening and I believe the school systems as well. So um in an effort to be uh cautious. [2:43:33, 2:43:35]: Yes. [2:43:36, 2:43:40]: We are likely going to have a delayed opening in the morning at ten o'clock A. M. [2:43:41, 2:43:42]: Yeah, thank you. [2:43:44, 2:43:45]: Yeah. Mm-hmm. [2:43:58, 2:43:59]: Okay. [2:44:00, 2:44:02]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. [2:44:03, 2:44:23]: I appreciate this opportunity to bring forward the branding initiative that we will have been working on. As you all know, Stockbridge has been working with Rhyme and Reason Design Group to create our first ever city brand. And I'm excited to show you some of the great options that we have. [2:44:23, 2:44:24]: Come up with the right. [2:44:24, 2:44:44]: I ask that you hold any comments and questions to the end of my presentation as some of your queries may be addressed during the presentation. We have um Scarlett Rosier here, who is the founder and director of operations for Rhyme and Reason, and she has graciously agreed to answer any questions that you may have that I [2:44:44, 2:44:49]: I'm not able to answer, so I did want you all to know that she is here with us today. [2:44:54, 2:45:10]: If I can take you back to the beginning of our process, after much community engagement, input, and research, our Rhyme and Reason consultants were able to cull out brand descriptors that effectively shaped our pathway toward our brand identity. [2:45:11, 2:45:28]: In addition, Rhyme and Reason also developed a visual brief that further shaped the evolution of our brand. The document looked at who we are as a city, key markets, our unique characteristics, and identified various focus areas. [2:45:29, 2:45:47]: As part of the branding process, we also wanted to create a tagline. When it comes to the city's brand tagline or slogan, as some people call it, we must agree that this should be a few words or short phrase that makes the city state and people's memories. [2:45:47, 2:45:59]: Note that an effective branding tagline not only stays on people's minds, but it also evokes a mood and creates a special bond with that particular committee community. [2:45:59, 2:46:05]: Our tagline that we would like to propose to you today is You're in Good Company. [2:46:06, 2:46:26]: We took into account Mayor and Council's strong desire to be open to business while also highlighting Stockbridge as a prime place to live, work, and enjoy. This tagline is welcoming to potential new businesses, residents, and [2:46:26, 2:46:35]: visitors. It also reaffirms to our current community stakeholders that they are part of something good, something really good. [2:46:36, 2:46:44]: We want them to remember that they are a part of something that matters and that others want to be a part of this as well. [2:46:46, 2:46:48]: The proposed b brand colour palette [2:46:50, 2:47:10]: is a selection of colors that we feel play well with the current city seal. They have meaning and can stand alone when utilized in a monochrome or single color use. This is something that we definitely have to consider when we are doing printing and doing promotional [2:47:10, 2:47:11]: Items as well. [2:47:13, 2:47:31]: The first color that is proposed is all that jade. It's from the green family, and green is most associated with the color, is most associated with life, growth, renewal, harmony, freshness, safety, a healthy environment, and energy. [2:47:31, 2:47:39]: It is also traditionally associated with money and finance, which works well with our goals of attracting commerce. [2:47:41, 2:47:47]: The second color, red orange. From the red family, red is the color of extremes. [2:47:48, 2:48:08]: On one end of the spectrum, the color is fire, passion, love, energy, and adventure. And on the other end of that spectrum, universally designated as to announce danger or convey recklessness, but also great power and strength. So we've tempered the color red with the color orange, which represents infinity. [2:48:08, 2:48:14]: enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, and success. [2:48:16, 2:48:21]: So finally we'll get to the color gold, which yellow. [2:48:22, 2:48:36]: is in the yellow family and is a precious metal which represents wealth, grandeur, and prosperity. So what other color would better exemplify what we are trying to do in the city of Stockbridge with regard to economic development and success? [2:48:38, 2:48:40]: So now we get to option one. [2:48:42, 2:48:44]: This direction lets us look at [2:48:45, 2:48:47]: An option that can be considered. [2:48:47, 2:48:59]: And that is Stockbridge, you're in good company. This logo is clean, fresh, progressive, has nothing gimmicky that would compete with the current city seal. [2:48:59, 2:49:19]: Its bold serath font conveys strength. It's timeless and extremely readable at a distance. The secondary font is bold, playful, and adds a casual element to the overall visual. The gentle slope of the word stockbridge, which is adjacent to the hard edge brushstroke. [2:49:19, 2:49:38]: provides a mature and identifiable homage to our city's bridge. By using the simple brush strokes instead of an actual graphic of a bridge, which could be kitschy, it allows for a creative expression that signifies moving forward and working together. [2:49:41, 2:49:49]: This is some examples of monochromatic uses and ways to manipulate the mark without compromising the mark's integrity. [2:49:51, 2:50:01]: This is also some examples of the brand typefaces where you see them in their entirety along with the color palette that has been selected. [2:50:04, 2:50:19]: Here we have the brand logo in several different iterations. When it's put into motion via signage, promotional items, your mind's eye can see how it works in the community. You can picture it in various iterations all over the city. [2:50:25, 2:50:34]: That concludes direction one and we will now move into an informal logo that shows you another option that we can look at. [2:50:38, 2:50:45]: Direction 2 is going to be similar but has subtle differences that change the entire feel of the brand. [2:50:49, 2:50:58]: As you can see, it's a more laid-back approach. It's straightforward, bright, and friendly, yet it still has a strength to it. [2:50:59, 2:51:11]: The dominant font does not have the serifs of the other font, so it's more modern and airy. Again, it's also very timeless and extremely readable at a distance. [2:51:11, 2:51:31]: The secondary font is also bold but a little more playful and adds a casual a casual element to the overall visual. Again, the gentle slope of the word stock bridge over the more playfully rounded brush strokes this time evoke the bridge but not without some levity. [2:51:31, 2:51:47]: on here as well that using the simple broke stroke brush strokes instead of the actual graphic gives you that creativity that we're looking for that gives us that cleanness and freshness that again will stay with us for many years to come. [2:51:49, 2:51:58]: Here again are some different iterations of how to utilize the MARC in different settings, monochrome and other manipulations. [2:52:00, 2:52:07]: And again we have our brand typefaces where you can see all of the letters, the entire alphabet, how it would be depicted. [2:52:09, 2:52:15]: And again, this is less formal, but it makes a very bold statement and has definite readability. [2:52:17, 2:52:22]: We look at this mark in different iterations in promotional kinds. [2:52:22, 2:52:36]: promotional spaces and also on signage. That's what brings this mark to life. Just looking at uh looking at it on paper doesn't give it the depth that you see when it's actually put into use throughout the community. [2:52:41, 2:52:43]: Now this concludes direction two. [2:52:44, 2:52:46]: And it also concludes mine. [2:52:46, 2:52:47]: Presentation. [2:52:47, 2:52:49]: And I thank you for your attention. [2:52:50, 2:52:51]: [10373.6, 10376.0]: Well let me let me start this off there. Mm-hmm. [2:52:56, 2:52:59]: Um the color scheme I I personally like that. [2:52:59, 2:53:19]: the the the more casual letter stop bridge uh with the with the the lines underneath if they're offset uh kinda like that. But you're in good company doesn't seem to hit me much. I mean I I d I I it doesn't t it doesn't grab me. It I think in a sense our tagline needs to do at uh have something with the historic nature of the city [2:53:19, 2:53:39]: itself we're approaching our centennial and also the fact something that may show or indicate diversity in the city itself. But you're in good company doesn't do anything for me personally. That's just my take on it. Okay. Well once again you know you when you think about your tagline you want something that's not necessarily miring you in the past but is moving you [2:53:39, 2:53:59]: forward. We'll have our centennial, that's true, but that's an occurrence that happens once every hundred years or so. So we've got to think positively toward moving forward. And we want something that's going to be timeless, that's not necessarily attached to any kind of per historic perspective or point of view. [2:53:59, 2:54:19]: Again, You're in Good Company is not only talking about just being in a good place, but it's also inviting business to come to Stockbridge because we want to improve our economic development situation and we also want to make sure that we are being inviting and open to not only businesses but people in [2:54:19, 2:54:23]: visitors, people who would be here as residents and businesses as well. [2:54:24, 2:54:26]: So be it. Any any other comments at all? [2:54:35, 2:54:47]: Well, I can see what we have stuff. It's not like I I I like what we do in terms of the car feeding as the very series, I suppose you like maybe a green code with the sort of stability. [2:54:49, 2:54:55]: No what did you worry Europe? [2:54:56, 2:55:16]: And we've played around with it. We first started with in good company without the your, um, which kind of sends the same message but doesn't have that contraction um there that you're kind of having a problem with. Um that's something that can be adjusted if the in good company um speaks to um you all as a council. [2:55:16, 2:55:31]: And this is something that, again, is based on research and community input as to what resonated with people who were asked to contribute to our community outreach groups. [2:55:33, 2:55:34]: Any other comments? [2:55:34, 2:55:54]: So now all actuality you're you're asking for approval tonight, is that right for this? To move forward with an option, you all have to select an option or you can select not to go with an option. But I would prefer that we start moving forward because we would like to launch this branch as soon as possible because there are other things within our communication scope that are depended [2:55:54, 2:55:57]: dependent upon this particular brand. [2:55:58, 2:56:01]: Yes sir. You got a comment? Go ahead, sir. [2:56:03, 2:56:05]: The more and more I look at it on different things, I I I like to [2:56:06, 2:56:14]: The bigger font, the fatter font would be um but uh direction one. But I'm kinda with my colleagues that you you're in good company. [2:56:15, 2:56:16]: Kinda doesn't uh [2:56:16, 2:56:17]: Then work with me. [2:56:18, 2:56:18]: Okay. [2:56:19, 2:56:20]: Yeah, yeah. [2:56:22, 2:56:22]: No? [2:56:23, 2:56:24]: Okay. [2:56:24, 2:56:24]: Baby. [2:56:26, 2:56:43]: So so so I guess in a sense this makes a l tough decision maybe. Mhm. Maybe the color scheme's good, we could probably negotiate the how thickness of the star bridge. We like the uh d underneath the the lines, but you're in good company, tag line doesn't seem to resonate thus far with the council that I can see. Okay. Um [2:56:43, 2:56:44]: So [2:56:44, 2:56:46]: I know uh [2:56:46, 2:56:51]: [10612.3, 10625.5]: Uh I'm I'm in agreement. It it does not. The tagline. You're you're in good company, does the tagline. It does, yeah. So Mr Mayor Yes sir. For the citizen, we just want to be clear with this now. [2:57:06, 2:57:08]: We're talking about replacing this. [2:57:09, 2:57:18]: Yes, that's quite no, we're not no. No. That's what I'm saying. So that's what I want to understand, is that we're not replacing this but you may you may see it on [2:57:18, 2:57:28]: I guess these are better examples here, caps, T shirts, et cetera, et cetera. But I just want them to understand I I'cause I saw faces out there too saying [2:57:28, 2:57:40]: I s I saw some smirks. The logo and tagline are the worker bees as far as promotions and community outreach are concerned and for recruitment purposes. The SEAL is your official business mark. [2:57:41, 2:57:44]: So that would be utilized in official points of business. [2:57:44, 2:57:47]: So Mr Mayor, if I may correct that [2:57:48, 2:57:50]: uh in virgin one [2:57:50, 2:57:52]: Star Grid and the underlying [2:57:52, 2:57:54]: Maybe okay. [2:57:54, 2:57:56]: Uh, but you're in good company. [2:57:59, 2:58:04]: think we have to rethink that. I don't have an idea, but um [2:58:05, 2:58:08]: I should have put them just both together. [2:58:08, 2:58:10]: Um thank you. [2:58:10, 2:58:11]: Uh yes. [2:58:12, 2:58:17]: I'm totally off with the color um because we're talking about our community. [2:58:17, 2:58:37]: being at Stockbridge High School, these are colors that I see a lot and I wanna be a standalone because we do have other cities I mean not other cities but uh schools or different entities within our city limits that they attend. Um so it to me this is close to that um to put out through [2:58:37, 2:58:39]: Um [2:58:40, 2:58:56]: And the tagline. I guess the colors for me, um, is too close to the Scott Ridge High School colors and the tagline. That's just my opinion. Um, because we do have other schools in our city limits. So I was hoping that it would be a [2:58:56, 2:58:57]: I guess [2:58:58, 2:59:01]: Something different than these colors. [2:59:02, 2:59:21]: But I like the font and all of that, but it's just the colors that's throwing me right now. Okay. And just to comment on the colors, they are a little bit altered from the Stockbridge colors. They're I think Stockbridge colors are green and orange. And these are some diff these are a little um [2:59:22, 2:59:34]: different variations of those colors and we were taking into account the actual city seal because sometimes they will work together um and be iterated um in the same space. [2:59:34, 2:59:35]: Um [2:59:36, 2:59:45]: But the palette was supposed to reflect some different coloring, but at the same time be able to work beside the city seal if necessary. [2:59:47, 2:59:53]: So are we saying that we're okay with the stock bridge and we just want to change I I don't know what we're [3:00:07, 3:00:08]: Mm-hmm. [3:00:09, 3:00:12]: When you say an executive look, what do you mean by that? [3:00:13, 3:00:15]: You got the wrong one up, Ms. Kerr. [3:00:17, 3:00:18]: I said she had the wrong window. [3:00:18, 3:00:23]: So direction one is the w is the direction that most of you are [3:00:23, 3:00:25]: have some affinity to? [3:00:35, 3:00:36]: The four buttons? [3:00:38, 3:00:39]: [10840.5, 10841.4]: Okay. [3:00:41, 3:00:46]: [10850.4, 10854.2]: Mm-hmm. Go ahead. Go ahead. Mayor Fouplan, go ahead first, please. [3:00:54, 3:00:55]: I'm not sure. [3:01:01, 3:01:03]: Okay. [3:01:07, 3:01:27]: Okay. So we need to get some consensus with regard to whether we want to go with direction one or direction two as far as the font choice. We can look at other colors if color is an issue, but we need to know how many absolutely do not like the color, how many like the color, so we can move [3:01:27, 3:01:31]: in a more pr um I like the colour. I like it. [3:01:32, 3:01:33]: Okay. [3:01:35, 3:01:55]: I'm I'm fine with it. I just think we I'm sorry, sir. No, I was I was gonna say if if that's the case, I think the color scheme probably would be fine. Option one with the boldness would probably be fine in this aspect, but I think the the big contentious thing is is the there's a tagline. It doesn't seem to resonate with anybody up there. I mean we gotta we gotta try this again. It seems like I believe that [3:01:55, 3:01:56]: Well, [3:01:56, 3:01:59]: Well that's good. Yeah. [3:02:00, 3:02:00]: Yeah. [3:02:02, 3:02:03]: Mm-hmm. [3:02:04, 3:02:17]: I mean it's that one is very timeless and it's got the seraphonts because it's it's something that'll be very readable and translatable to a lot of different iterations. [3:02:20, 3:02:20]: Yeah. [3:02:23, 3:02:30]: Well, could we just to kinda wrap it up, be can we just since everybody c seemed to be agreeable to it except the uh [3:02:31, 3:02:36]: So option one is the direction I mean direction one is where you are [3:02:36, 3:02:38]: I have more affinity toward. [3:02:38, 3:02:43]: And then the tagline is something that you feel needs to be worked on a bit more. Now [3:02:44, 3:02:45]: That being said [3:02:46, 3:02:48]: I implore all of you. [3:02:48, 3:02:49]: To [3:02:49, 3:02:53]: Help us with this because we have [3:02:53, 3:02:55]: Asked for [3:02:56, 3:02:57]: Feedback. [3:02:58, 3:03:05]: on the taglines and I received some feedback but not all feedback from everyone. So we need to get [3:03:06, 3:03:09]: everyone's participation in this with regard to [3:03:09, 3:03:10]: Um [3:03:11, 3:03:14]: responding to s requests for information. [3:03:15, 3:03:24]: All right, so I imagine you need a motion to accept option one with a caveat in reference to the tagline is what I gather here. Is that what you is that what we need here? [3:03:26, 3:03:34]: If you all want to, I think I I will say that um and I you know, commend Cura and the staff, we we seems like we have made some progress. We made some progress. [3:03:35, 3:03:38]: Uh we've got a little ways to go, but we've made some progress. [3:03:39, 3:03:50]: All right. So I'm I'm uh w what we need I guess is a motion to to help solidify this in this direction. So I need a motion uh for this uh I will say that option one. [3:03:50, 3:03:56]: The bonus and the colors are fine, but the tagline needs to be revised that. [3:03:58, 3:03:59]: Don't move him in a second, all right. [3:04:00, 3:04:01]: Okay, discussion please. [3:04:01, 3:04:13]: Yeah, so when when do you want because you want input, obviously we don't want to be carrying this through. I will send a communication to you all with some requests uh for response and then we can move forward from there. [3:04:14, 3:04:26]: And they probably died. About four or five months ago with a paddle and you also had to We was at battle four or five months ago. [3:04:26, 3:04:29]: Well but I said talent um [3:04:31, 3:04:36]: Yeah, I I I I understand what you I don't think I understood what he said, but that's all right. [3:04:36, 3:04:39]: Yeah. [3:04:40, 3:04:49]: So there's some other options that we can consider. So okay. With regard to tags, okay, there is a motion that's been seconded further discussion on this? Okay. [3:04:49, 3:04:51]: All in favor of the motion please indicate. [3:04:52, 3:04:53]: Uh all opposed? [3:04:54, 3:05:03]: You both all right, four one and passes. Okay. Color, boldness, option one, and you gotta work on a tagline. Okay. All right. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Right, so uh [3:05:04, 3:05:05]: Let's see here what's next year. [3:05:06, 3:05:10]: Council consideration to approve the Main Street Board's amended uh bylaws. [3:05:10, 3:05:14]: I'm still here, so we'll move on to the next thing. [3:05:15, 3:05:35]: Okay. The Main Street staff recommends changes to our current bylaws. Basically, we want to incorporate language that has been ratified by the National Main Street Center so that we stay in compliance with regard to the four-point approach for Main Street programs across the nation. [3:05:35, 3:05:44]: Standardize also our Main Street Advisory Board terms and I have um your books didn't have the proposed bylaws changes. [3:05:45, 3:05:46]: Is that in red? [3:05:46, 3:05:48]: Yes. [3:05:52, 3:06:08]: The majority of it is um again just standardizing language across the board. Um there was some punctuation that needed to be corrected, but I guess the the main thing is the um terms. [3:06:09, 3:06:13]: of um service for the Main Street Advisory Board. [3:06:14, 3:06:16]: I think that is your page six. [3:06:17, 3:06:37]: Um we changed the city council member and the D DA representative for their term as opposed to being a certain number of years of service, it would be their term of service. So as long as they were in that city council or DDA position, they would serve on the board for their term of service. [3:06:37, 3:06:54]: service unless they resign from that particular appointment to the Main Street Advisory Board. That keeps us from having to come every year to reappoint them to the Main Street Advisory Board as the council liaison and the DDA re liaison to our Main Street Board. [3:06:55, 3:07:12]: In addition, because the Stockbridge Main Street Program's representative from businesses within the Main Street District is one of our most important positions on the board, we would like to make that a standardized term as well. [3:07:16, 3:07:32]: Yes, sir. Um when you when you look at the terms for city council member. Um I'm not in agreement that it that it goes to four year term because the council changes every could change every two years. [3:07:33, 3:07:37]: It's for their term of service. So if they're on the council for [3:07:38, 3:07:49]: Yeah, but whoever's put on there, if they have four years on their term, then it doesn't matter if it changes two years later. They're stuck in there for two years without even hav having to vote for n for any whatever changes may happen on the council. [3:07:51, 3:08:05]: No, as long as they're on the council they would serve as our liaison. If for whatever reason they're no longer on the council then You you're saying exactly what I'm saying. I'm saying that if we appoint somebody there and they have four years. Mm-hmm. [3:08:05, 3:08:10]: They're there for four years, but but the council changes every two years. [3:08:10, 3:08:11]: Mm-hmm. [3:08:12, 3:08:18]: But that if that person leaves the council, then you would have to That's not fair to anybody that would come in. [3:08:18, 3:08:23]: because the a c the consensus of the council could change in two years. [3:08:25, 3:08:32]: Yeah. Well I'm just waiting on her to see what see what I'm saying. [3:08:41, 3:08:42]: Or use the top. [3:08:43, 3:08:45]: And so what happened? [3:08:45, 3:08:47]: A council member can [3:08:48, 3:08:56]: down or they can remain on that board through their time and when uh another new house that's coming in [3:08:56, 3:08:58]: After two years. [3:08:58, 3:09:02]: is when they're even if they got let's say that I would [3:09:09, 3:09:29]: But you but you still you're still missing what I'm saying. What I'm saying the council changes every two years. And it wouldn't be fair to any other council member in two years because if they're gonna serve a four year term on here because they're on the board, it wouldn't be fair to any other council member that because the the the council changed [3:09:28, 3:09:30]: [11370.9, 11376.4]: So why are we having someone on the board for the elected official that would be there for four years? [3:09:38, 3:09:41]: Well let me let me let me hear Miss Brags, if you don't mind. [3:09:42, 3:09:51]: Well, I think that the sentiment of the council doesn't necessarily impact or at least I don't see how it it would impact [3:09:52, 3:09:58]: how that person is serving on the Main Street Advisory Board because they were placed on the board at [3:09:58, 3:10:02]: the beginning of their term of service because they had an interest [3:10:02, 3:10:09]: in the Main Street program and the initiatives that we're trying to put forward. So I don't think that that would change necessarily [3:10:09, 3:10:13]: if the councils changes because the individual is still [3:10:14, 3:10:34]: in favor of or in support of the main street programming that they were placed on the board to support is where the conflict can come in. Because if the person is there for four years, but the council changes every two years. That person doesn't have to move, even if someone else wants to become a part of it, even if they've been on the council [3:10:34, 3:10:41]: for two years. You you see what I'm saying? You you're not going to be able to do it. [3:10:42, 3:10:49]: to the public and they can be a part of the Main Street program at any time if there's another council member that wants to [3:10:50, 3:10:53]: be active with mainstream. Okay, okay. Go ahead, Mr. Thompson. [3:10:53, 3:10:59]: Okay, I was I was part of this as you know, Mrs. Brags in the meeting but I do understand Mr. Blount. [3:10:59, 3:11:01]: um issue. [3:11:01, 3:11:04]: And I told him I'm gonna try to help explain it. [3:11:05, 3:11:07]: I think the way he's he's trying to say it. [3:11:09, 3:11:11]: If if a council person [3:11:12, 3:11:13]: His servants. [3:11:13, 3:11:15]: On any board. [3:11:15, 3:11:17]: Four years. Mm-hmm. [3:11:17, 3:11:19]: That person's turn. [3:11:20, 3:11:22]: There's an election in two years. [3:11:22, 3:11:24]: So you may have [3:11:24, 3:11:29]: Two depending on what year it is, it'd be two or it'll be three new members coming on. [3:11:30, 3:11:32]: One of those [3:11:32, 3:11:36]: members may want to be on that board. [3:11:37, 3:11:38]: Yeah, I can see that. [3:11:39, 3:11:41]: But but they are prohibited. [3:11:42, 3:11:43]: Because [3:11:43, 3:11:46]: the person that was elected before them [3:11:46, 3:11:48]: is already maybe serving [3:11:49, 3:11:50]: Two. [3:11:50, 3:11:56]: of their four years. So they're already there. Right. And that's um am I correct, m Mr Bryant? [3:11:56, 3:12:01]: Yes, I think this is what he's saying that it's not fair [3:12:01, 3:12:05]: to a incoming elected official [3:12:05, 3:12:06]: Because [3:12:06, 3:12:17]: the person is already serving is already there and he is there until that term is out, which is probably an another two years. Mm-hmm. [3:12:18, 3:12:21]: And uh I I'm just trying to explain it, even though I voted for [3:12:22, 3:12:24]: uh the term of serve. [3:12:24, 3:12:44]: But I I but I get his point. Yeah. Yeah. I I mean I do understand that that would be a concern. In that instance, I think that the person if they are a new person coming onto the council and they would like to be involved with Main Street, they could speak with that council member who is currently serving to see if they would be willing to [3:12:44, 3:12:44]: Yeah. [3:12:45, 3:12:46]: Step down from the position. [3:12:47, 3:12:47]: Or [3:12:48, 3:12:50]: Again, as I stated before [3:12:50, 3:13:10]: Anyone can come to Main Street meetings, they can volunteer, they can be a part of our Main Street initiatives. You don't necessarily have to have a board position or serve as our formal liaison to be a part of what we do with Main Street. And we have partnerships with different organis different organizations [3:13:10, 3:13:19]: and we invite people to participate fully. Every one of you can participate with Main Street. You don't have to be our formal liaison to do that. [3:13:20, 3:13:22]: Ms. Ms. Braggs. Yes, sir. [3:13:22, 3:13:26]: If someone volunteers for Main Street, are they a voting member? [3:13:27, 3:13:36]: They are not a voting member. That's where the conflict will come in, is that they are not a voting member. I don't care how many people volunteer to participate. [3:13:37, 3:13:57]: And the one of the things that we I think we as a council have always said, if you're put on any of these boards we want to see work put in because we're trying to move the city forward. But if we locked in lock an elect elected official in there for four years and they decide, hey, in four years they're not gonna do anything, there's nothing we can do about it. But it can something can be done about it in two years. [3:13:57, 3:14:00]: Because we have another a new elected body in place. Mm-hmm. [3:14:01, 3:14:09]: That's my point. That's the point I'm trying to make. State I hear your point. State statute for Georgia for the D D A says terms of y of service. [3:14:10, 3:14:11]: So she's just matching. [3:14:12, 3:14:13]: What [3:14:13, 3:14:15]: the D DA board have. [3:14:15, 3:14:22]: So right now I'm on the DA board and unless I resign, I'm on there for my term of office. [3:14:23, 3:14:26]: And that's done by the state of Georgia. [3:14:27, 3:14:47]: So it works at some point. After that first four years then it every two years or so th there will be a swap out thereafter. But that first person I guess could have very well been appointed at with them four years or another person could be appointed at four years. But it i it just depends. Um and I think it it it's [3:14:47, 3:14:50]: a matter of the way you look at it. But right now [3:14:50, 3:14:57]: The state statute for downtown development authority board says terms of service for the years for the council member. [3:14:57, 3:15:17]: Well, if you don't mind, if if that's the case on the for the state of Georgia for the D D A, so be it. But if that's not the case for the main for the main street it's not. And I'm a main street on all actuality. I'm a I'm agreeing with these gentlemen down here. I would think a two year term should be suffice because it comes to the fact that the council would appoint those individuals, the D D D A, Main Street and [3:15:17, 3:15:37]: And to the youth council, things of that nature. And and you should have it probably on the road. And just uh map pro tem as well. Mm-hmm actually. When you come down to that, but that's that's dictated by the charter though. But so the point of it is is I think two years s suffice, four years would be a disservice to incoming folks. Well currently it's one year. So are you currently it's one year. Are you recommending that it be two years? Well it's better than [3:15:37, 3:15:39]: recommend the four years for me. [3:15:40, 3:15:58]: Yes, sir. Well I I just want to say I I I voted for the four years, so I'm I'm not totally against it. My point was I was trying to help uh must have Blount explain his point. But Miss Bragg, maybe you probably need to speak to not only the council representation to the four [3:15:58, 3:16:04]: And I I think it's it's some other in involvement is it's always been eternal. [3:16:04, 3:16:13]: mm uh other board members, not only the elected position, but just other board members total. And I think that's what we were trying to [3:16:13, 3:16:16]: solve the the constant turnover. [3:16:17, 3:16:19]: C turnover and continuity. [3:16:20, 3:16:22]: So that's what we're trying to address here. [3:16:25, 3:16:27]: Any more comments on this way? [3:16:29, 3:16:30]: Alright, so [3:16:32, 3:16:52]: Okay, well let me ask you this. Uh there's everything that you want approved is in red. There's a lot of information in red. But I think the bonus contention is dealing with the positions for the council members. Everything else that's in red I would imagine that we have no further comments about what the different changes that you felt that needed to go in based on the national main street guidance, right? Right, yes. [3:16:52, 3:17:12]: So really I think it's it boils down to the individual that's going to be the council representative liaison as the uh for the main street since the DDA has is mandated by state law saying those that have to be term of service as I've been told, correct? Okay. So on that note you need a motion to approve [3:17:12, 3:17:13]: [11833.8, 11836.6]: Some form of family uh form of fashion. [3:17:16, 3:17:17]: Mm-hmm. [3:17:17, 3:17:20]: Yes sir. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to approve. [3:17:20, 3:17:24]: You approve it as what? As stated. As stated. Is there a second? [3:17:24, 3:17:25]: A second. [3:17:25, 3:17:26]: Okay. Any further discussion? [3:17:27, 3:17:27]: No. [3:17:28, 3:17:30]: Okay, all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [3:17:32, 3:17:33]: Okay. All opposed. [3:17:35, 3:17:38]: S three two, the actual passes. Okay, thank you. [3:17:40, 3:17:43]: All right, um let's see here. [3:17:45, 3:17:50]: Council consideration to approve the reappointment of members to the Main Street Advisory Board. Mr. Brads. [3:17:51, 3:17:59]: Okay, I have um four members who have requested reappointment to the Main Street Advisory Board. [3:17:59, 3:18:02]: Those members are Shamari Firch. [3:18:02, 3:18:06]: Willie Hopkins, Greg Horton, and Anika Potts. [3:18:07, 3:18:18]: Uh all of these members have been very active and supportive of Main Street programming and initiatives. We're very instrumental in our RSVP work. [3:18:18, 3:18:23]: And I recommend that they be reappointed to the board to continue their service. [3:18:24, 3:18:25]: Yeah. [3:18:25, 3:18:30]: I move that we approve the recommendation from Ms. Bragg. [3:18:30, 3:18:32]: Second. Okay. Further discussion? [3:18:34, 3:18:38]: Favorite motion, please indicate. There you have it. Okay. [3:18:38, 3:18:48]: Okay, thank you very much. Thank you. Council consideration approved use of Tess Strickland Community Center for Bingo Bash, twelve twelve, twenty eighteen. And then to you, Mr. Blount, please. [3:18:49, 3:19:09]: Yeah, I'm just coming to council to approve um the use of the Ted Strickland uh center for uh December the twelfth, uh for the next bingo bash. Uh s it's growing to be a real popular uh event for the seniors. Uh this last event we had almost fifty people uh there and they're having a great time and so uh [3:19:09, 3:19:14]: see it growing even more and more. So um we're gonna figure out a schedule. [3:19:14, 3:19:27]: So I'll figure out a schedule on that pretty soon, but uh right now I'm asking for a uh consideration from the council to uh for the use of the uh test stricklin for um December the twelfth, uh, twenty eighteen. [3:19:27, 3:19:31]: Okay, she says some move down here. You made a motion on move real quick. [3:19:31, 3:19:39]: Second. Yeah. Okay. All right, good deal. Further discussion. Okay, got it. Okay. No problem. All in favor, please indicate. Okay, good deal. Thank you. [3:19:40, 3:19:45]: Okay. Council consideration to approve facility use for 2019 presented by Miss Jackson. [3:19:46, 3:19:47]: Well that she is, all right. [3:19:50, 3:20:00]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Um excuse me, I stand before you to get approval or for the facility use of twenty nineteen. This is for uh events. [3:20:00, 3:20:06]: where we're utilizing um buildings of the city of Sephridge. [3:20:08, 3:20:11]: It's in your books, I'm sorry, it's D A in your books. [3:20:11, 3:20:13]: Move to approve. [3:20:13, 3:20:15]: Okay. So a second. [3:20:16, 3:20:18]: All right. Any further discussion? [3:20:20, 3:20:21]: Point claim, please indicate. [3:20:23, 3:20:29]: Okay. We're we're I think it's unanimous there. All right. Good deal. Thank you, ma'am. All right. [3:20:31, 3:20:35]: Okay, council consideration to approve resolution regarding establishment of council districts. [3:20:36, 3:20:37]: Mr uh Williams, please. [3:20:39, 3:20:56]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Um on the uh agenda it's stated as consideration of a resolution regarding uh establishment of council district to approve that. The resolution as drafted, uh while it may appear to be [3:20:56, 3:21:02]: sort of a a resolution against districts. It's really not. It's really sort of a neutral [3:21:02, 3:21:05]: resolution but it does [3:21:05, 3:21:25]: um state in the resolution that the council would consider districts after twenty twenty. And that's sort of you know th the the viewpoint that's being expressed is um several fold. And then we kind of br um break it down. It's really sort of a practical approach to how you would establish [3:21:25, 3:21:45]: Districts if that was something that the council truly wanted to do. It was stated previously that the boundaries in the city of Stockbridge had been confusing. That's something that's you know repeatedly been said over the years, and it actually manifested itself [3:21:44, 3:22:04]: during the uh Eagles Landing referendum where you had folks who thought they were allowed to vote um and they got a ballot that didn't allow them to vote and there was some confusion and we actually had to have some conversations with the Henry County election staff to clarify and I believe they ended up putting signage in the polling [3:22:04, 3:22:24]: locations, um, encouraging people to if you if you're confused or if you're concerned, talk to the staff at first. And and really that's a function of the fact that our our lines have been confusing um over the years because of the nature of of how the annexations have occurred. [3:22:25, 3:22:33]: The second practical issue is that even during the the last couple of years during the [3:22:33, 3:22:53]: the situation with Eagles Landing, we still had communities coming to the city uh requesting to be annexed into the city and and i I think we have at least one application um but but no action was taken on it because we couldn't. We didn't know whether we'd have contiguity, we didn't know [3:22:53, 3:23:07]: anything and certainly would not have been fair to the citizens in that community to annex them in and then only to have them pulled right back out or something like that. So um that confusion um [3:23:08, 3:23:28]: you know, was something we avoided and that's why those applications weren't acted on. And it's my understanding that there are a number of other communities that have expressed interest in coming in and being annexed into the city. So when you have that situation, when you have some discussion about uh continuous [3:23:28, 3:23:44]: continuing the process of trying to clean up the borders where it makes sense, certainly with the consent of those who would be uh uh coming in. Uh that's just another practical issue associated it with it. Then the final big [3:23:44, 3:23:55]: uh practical issue is that we have the twenty twenty census coming up. So even if we were to draw districts now, uh we'd have to turn around and redistrict again after twenty twenty. [3:23:56, 3:24:16]: And the the point of of you know drawing district lines, um you know when you do that, whether we do it downtown with the uh reapportionment office or otherwise, you want you know to have communities that are consolidated and and and areas of community interest, you want to look at [3:24:16, 3:24:36]: at uh common geographical boundaries, natural boundaries, things like that to try to make sure that the districts make sense, they're cohesive. And and it's just very difficult to do that now and and in contemplation of what may happen after the census, where we again you know you have to maintain one man [3:24:36, 3:24:56]: And one vote. You just have practical issues. Um, you know, I would be the first to say, and I've said this to many of you in private, there's no reason to fear districts. There are certainly pros associated with district uh uh representation, and but there are also cons. There are lots of factors [3:24:56, 3:25:16]: That go into it, the most important thing you need to keep in mind is as you consider districts, you need to have as much information as possible. And that may include having some town halls and going to the community and talking to folks and getting their input on you know how the districts might be drawn. At the end of the [3:25:16, 3:25:36]: Today it's a fundamentally political process. The courts have recognized that and it is, you know, there is potential for gerrymandering and all that kind of stuff, and we don't need to go into that here. But yeah, I was asked to draft a resolution that addressed those factors and then stated some sort of time [3:25:36, 3:25:56]: timeline for when you might actually consider it in earnest. And the suggestion that's presented is after any additional annexations have occurred and then after the twenty twenty census is concluded. So that you have some good information that you can sink your teeth into. And that [3:25:56, 3:26:09]: doesn't say that you can't engage with the community while those things are happening. So you can kind of look forward um now so there everyone's prepared. There's an additional practical [3:26:10, 3:26:18]: issue to consider and it is really as it relates to any candidates who would be considering uh running [3:26:19, 3:26:21]: And and this is just a hypothetical. [3:26:21, 3:26:40]: But if you were to establish districts now for the twenty nineteen um uh municipal election, then you would have sort of this weird situation where you don't know what the lines are, people wouldn't know which district they're running in, all that sort of stuff. Um [3:26:41, 3:26:44]: And then you have a secondary issue of what's just saying [3:26:44, 3:26:52]: you know, if you did that then the people who ran previously would they would have to run again. So those who were just elected [3:26:53, 3:27:13]: um whatever the year is twenty seventeen, you know, their terms would be cut short. But that's gonna happen regardless. This is say you do that in twenty twenty one, then the people who ran in twenty nineteen, their terms would be cut short. Um and you know, is that fair to the candidate or the electorate who voted for those people? [3:27:13, 3:27:33]: So having an orderly transition and kind of thinking through this collectively so everyone has plenty of lead time to prepare for. So for instance, if if you set it up for twenty twenty-one districts, if that's the will of council, then the people who run in twenty nineteen know okay it's a two year [3:27:33, 3:27:53]: deal or if you set it up for after the census and let me just step back. The census uh while the count will occur in twenty twenty, all the tabulations and all that stuff really won't be complete until mid to late twenty twenty one. So that the redistricting process for all [3:27:53, 3:28:03]: the congressional districts really begins that will be a task of a twenty twenty two General Assembly. And so the same thing would apply to us. So [3:28:04, 3:28:15]: And again, these are just hypothetical numbers. You all make the final decision. But if you waited until after the uh census data is in, you would be looking at [3:28:15, 3:28:30]: the transition to occur between twenty twenty one and the twenty twenty three municipal election. So that's kind of again try trying to think forward as to practically what the deadlines are in place. So [3:28:30, 3:28:50]: That is kind of the thinking that went into this resolution. Again, at the end of the day, it's a political calculation. It's solely your decision whether you want to go to the General Assembly in twenty or in twenty nineteen or twenty twenty one or twenty twenty three. I mean that's that's your call, but uh this sets it up [3:28:50, 3:28:58]: up so that you factor in any additional annexations and factor in the twenty twenty census. And with that, I yield the floor. [3:28:58, 3:29:01]: Mayor. Go ahead, which is a quick question. [3:29:02, 3:29:13]: Whatever um whatever lines or whatever is set up that the districting would be done through legislation on the lines that they would draw, is that correct? [3:29:14, 3:29:34]: Well, initially. So um typically um when new charters are set up for a brand new city that if they have districts that the general assembly will draw the the first set of lines. And then thereafter when whenever there's redistricting or whatever that would be sort of a home rule function to redraw the lines. [3:29:33, 3:29:45]: based on population at that point. Well and and I'm I'm saying that because my concern is is that when we look at districting that's out of our control [3:29:45, 3:29:48]: We could have another Terry Strickland situation that's still in litigation now. [3:29:54, 3:30:14]: I've done it to number time. It's not out of rural control. Uh typically the way that that does is that the city itself makes a request for redistricting and they themselves get a legislature to meet with them in the redistricting office and there's a consensus of the traditional boundaries in terms of what you want it to look like. Railroad tracks. [3:30:14, 3:30:34]: uh rivers, um you know there are other factors, but you as the city get to make the final decision. The legislature just don't throw out, but what I mean by final decision is based on characteristics, of common boundaries, other factors that come into play. In other words [3:30:34, 3:30:51]: legislature just don't come back and do some lines and say stop bridge these are your districts that's but they didn't let me give a but let me let me give a follow up that's because someone else went to them the people from English landing did the process that I'm telling you. [3:30:51, 3:30:54]: They went to and welcome those folks. [3:30:55, 3:31:05]: and said, we want you to draw the line. I'm just saying if flips on the other side as a city, you get to do the same process. [3:31:05, 3:31:11]: You get to go with your legislator to talk about one, they're going to ask you how many districts you want. [3:31:11, 3:31:31]: As long as the city is the driver, you can't allow somebody else to go to someone in the delegation and say do this for Stockbridge. When Stockbridge decides to do it based on the resolution, Stockbridge needs to be the driving entity. We didn't reject it. [3:31:31, 3:31:44]: Eagles Landing. They didn't want to do that. The maps that Mike and I walk worked on encompassed the proposed City of Eagles Landing, which was portugues of unincorporated Henry County, to make up a new stock reach. [3:31:44, 3:31:45]: Camilla. [3:31:46, 3:31:48]: Excuse me, M Ms Moore, but isn't it true? [3:31:49, 3:32:09]: that the line was redrawn for Ted Strickland. I'm saying for uh uh Brian Strickland. And it was redrawn for Brian Strickland, which is in litigation right now, and when you have an entity that was that has the house, that has the Senate, and that's and has the governor's office, I don't trust none of that for the city of Stockbridge. [3:32:09, 3:32:20]: Different drawing of a map for Senate and House. Okay, that's different from municipal districts. So what they did and what is important to Mr. Strickland, they were drawing a district for the state. [3:32:20, 3:32:40]: Senate and the state house. That's what's in question. Municipal districts are controlled by the municipality or should be, where you and you choose the legislature, the Senator Jones represented, or the Mr. Douglas, and you guys decide one how many districts you want and come in with your character. But the smokes but the smoke screen [3:32:40, 3:32:45]: has always been you can call the numbers, but you're not calling the registered voters. [3:32:46, 3:32:49]: You can say what the numbers are gonna be. [3:32:49, 3:33:03]: But you're not identifying the registered voters in those districts and that's and that's what we're gonna be looking at. That's what that and that's how that's that's what they did. Oh Camilla [3:33:04, 3:33:24]: Well just Mr. Mayor, if I mayor just factually it would take an act of the General Assembly to change our charter to go to districts. So that so in in that strict sense the the General Assembly would have to approve it, but practically in terms of the process, yes, we if if we initiated that [3:33:24, 3:33:44]: we would have a great level of influence in in terms of how the districts are drawn. Um but how you draw the the districts really is a function of the information you have at hand. And what the resolution speaks to is the fact that there is not a lot of information that you can sink your teeth in that would be reliable for [3:33:43, 3:33:55]: a future what what stock bridge will look like. And that's the whole point of this. But yes, you can influence it s more significantly if you are proactive rather than letting it happen to you. [3:33:56, 3:34:07]: Okay. Mayor Four King. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to approve this resolution and direct um staff to also send copies to our local delegation. [3:34:07, 3:34:27]: There's a second? A second. Further discussion. Yes. We have not finished discussing this particular item. We just uh what I would like to say to this is honestly this is there's a couple of options that we have to explore here. And uh you know honestly, if this council is prepared to say tonight that [3:34:27, 3:34:31]: You're going to uh approve districts in twenty twenty? [3:34:31, 3:34:51]: after the census information and that's the w the route that we're going to go, uh, then I think we could probably work that out. Don't necessarily have to be in twenty nineteen. But if this is just simply a stalling technique to say, okay, we're gonna wait to twenty twenty and then we're not going to do it'cause this council can vote tonight [3:34:51, 3:35:11]: in order to set up districts, right, sir? We can vote tonight in order to move this process forward in order to uh commit ourselves to making that happen. But if this is just window dressing to just say, okay, well we're gonna do it in twenty twenty, but there's no commitment, there's no there's no [3:35:11, 3:35:28]: legis there's no nothing in this resolution to make sure that that voting action is actually backed up uh committing this council or binding this council in order to make that happen. [3:35:29, 3:35:30]: You know, yeah. [3:35:31, 3:35:51]: It's a matter of how you couch that. If if you can't bind a future council to consider anything. Um so but what you could do just for to completely answer your question is you could go to the General Assembly and say, We want council districts but we want it to be effective for the twenty twenty one [3:35:51, 3:35:59]: or the twenty twenty three as well. That's a different issue. Um and then the the lines would be drawn after you had all this data. [3:36:00, 3:36:20]: Right. That that's one option, but you know, part of this and what was alluded to um when I first began is, you know, including some public input into that equation as well, just you know, as was suggested earlier. So And and the letter that this council sent we sent the letter earlier this year. [3:36:19, 3:36:39]: To the representative. Mayor Pro Tem Gantt sent it to uh Andy Welch. So we sent the letter to Andy Welch. Was it legal landing that did? We did. And we said to in that letter, and it stated, you can read it, it's posted, that we wanted fair and equitable rep fair representation. [3:36:39, 3:36:59]: Representation for all of the citizens of the community. And if I may respond, the the the fundamental difference in that situation is in the boundaries that were proposed in that letter, you had a clear set of external boundaries where the the extent of what the combined city would look like. [3:36:59, 3:37:14]: So you could easily draw districts that were that made sense. And right now it that's you know, if you were to look at our current map and try to draw districts that had one man, one vote, the districts would look as [3:37:15, 3:37:35]: If Stockbridge has thirty thousand citizens right now, let's say just round numbers at the math of these we have five districts, right? So if we have five districts, we just simply [3:37:35, 3:37:43]: equally divide those individuals up, right,'cause what, that's five thousand to six thousand people per district. [3:37:44, 3:37:53]: That's equality. That means that there's six thousand people in five districts. So each one of those representatives has somebody [3:37:53, 3:38:02]: All of those six thousand people has one of the people up here that they could go to and that can be done today. They don't have to wait. [3:38:02, 3:38:10]: It might look crazy, but have you looked at District one eleven to see how it looks? Have you looked at District seventeen to see how they look? [3:38:11, 3:38:19]: These legislators in a purely political process, as you said, draw these maps for a political purpose. [3:38:19, 3:38:39]: Our poor point is, as Ms. Moore said, we have control. We dictate what that looks like. So today, even though it might be look like a gerrymander map, surely no one up here would approve a gerrymandate map, but it will be equal that six thousand people would be in five separate [3:38:39, 3:38:44]: districts and when that person had a pothole in district number five [3:38:45, 3:38:51]: They could come to Elton Alexander or District No. 4. They could come to Neet Robinson and say, Miss Robinson, you're representing me. [3:38:52, 3:39:08]: Now, right now the voting process, this is how it works, right? If somebody wanna vote for Councilwoman Robinson, they got three people to pick from, right? They can't just call they could, but it would be it would throw the numbers off. They gonna vote for her, but they're gonna pick two other people too. [3:39:09, 3:39:14]: They're gonna vote for her or they're gonna vote for Miss Gann or Mr. Blount or Mr Thomas and they're gonna have [3:39:14, 3:39:18]: Three people to pick from because it says pick three. If you [3:39:19, 3:39:26]: have districts, you got one person that e each pr each pr each uh district is accountable for. So [3:39:27, 3:39:37]: I just want you to answer the legal question. Could that map be drawn today around the existing city boundaries legally? Yes. [3:39:38, 3:39:58]: Okay. That that's the question that that I wanted to hit on. And I just want to make sure one thing like I said, one final thing is that if this council is willing today to do exactly what he said, which is go forward with the districts, indicating to the legislature we want to do it at a future date, I'm okay with doing that. [3:39:58, 3:40:18]: But don't don't play games up here and say, okay, well let's wait on the twenty twenty census where you have no plans or no uh commitment to say that's what I'm going to do. You're not saying that. You're saying I'm gonna do it in twenty twenty, but when twenty twenty comes, you don't really know that. Go right here, [3:40:18, 3:40:21]: First of all, point of water. Go ahead. [3:40:22, 3:40:25]: The resolution at hand states that [3:40:26, 3:40:41]: We're recommending to the legislators that we are not ready because of A, B, C, and D and E. That's correct. It's been motioned, it's been second. I call for the vote. Okay. Can I? I appreciate that, but I want to make sure everybody gets a little bit more. Thank you so much, Mayor. Um [3:40:42, 3:41:02]: And the reason why I want to speak is because I did reach out to Senator Jones today, uh Representative Douglas, Representative Scott. I reached out to them today um because I wanted them to be clear um knowing where I stand with this because they've been getting some some telephone calls saying where I stand. So I want everybody [3:41:02, 3:41:18]: to know where I stand. The attorney um he and I spoke months ago in reference to the census and we had the conversation to say that that is something that we should wait to have the census and if we have the census it gives the citizens more input. [3:41:18, 3:41:38]: So I wanted them to be clear today because when we did for the last meeting we had it on as discussion and it was taken off and I wanted him to be them to be uh clear to understand that citizens came out in the storm and rain to hear what was already on the agenda. [3:41:38, 3:41:58]: So again, some are here tonight that came in the storm and rain and they have asked me why it is last on the list, knowing that we took it off the last time. So we do have some that asked me the question as well, and they're still here. They we started talking about it at 9.15 p.m. because it's the last item. [3:41:58, 3:42:18]: So again, I want everybody to be clear. I reached out. Some of the representatives stated that that is the best thing to do. Had they received anything from Stockbridge when I asked in reference to the discussion that we've already stated at another town hall and the districts that you and Camilla when you went to the [3:42:18, 3:42:38]: capital and brought back is that correct? Y'all already went and did footwork on what we could do now. Um that was the discussion that I thought we were going to talk about at the last meeting. So what but I'm just saying, so taking it off, it eliminated that. So now we're talking the same thing that I agreed on. So I [3:42:38, 3:42:47]: I want it just to be clear that's where I stand. And also if anybody c um this my colleagues come to any citizen [3:42:47, 3:43:07]: about Councilwoman Robinson, please ask me. Because I don't want it to you to get it second hand. I want you to know where I stand. And that's what I wanted to say. Thank you. And and Mr. Mayor, if if I just wanted to clarify just and I'm not sure I don't think that's what you meant to suggest, but but Camilla or Miss Moore and I have not [3:43:07, 3:43:17]: work on drawing any districts for the current city limits. That the only districts we drew were for the proposed combined. So we've not done anything current for the current district. [3:43:18, 3:43:25]: Airport Tim, go ahead. Oh no, no, I don't I just I had a motion on so I'm ready to call to vote as well. I'm I'm I'm done discussing. [3:43:26, 3:43:46]: You asked me thirty seconds. Yes. Yeah, yeah, you do. I would simply say this. I did not start advocating for districts with the city of Eagles Landing. You could go back to twenty fifteen and you can see in my platform and what I ran on, because I did not believe my section of town was the [3:43:45, 3:43:51]: receiving services that it needed to be. That's it. Didn't just start today or because the Eagles landed. [3:43:51, 3:43:55]: Now, the motion has been seconded. All in favor of motion, please indicate. [3:43:57, 3:43:58]: On favorable motion please in the case. [3:43:59, 3:43:59]: How both? [3:44:00, 3:44:02]: Four one it passes. All right. Thank you. [3:44:03, 3:44:06]: Now, uh Commerce from City Manager, sir. [3:44:10, 3:44:17]: Points uh in uh whether uh receiving information from in the county where it's been asking. [3:44:25, 3:44:33]: Night in the morning we're probably gonna have the um the rain opening uh the city offices in the morning opening at 10 o'clock. [3:44:34, 3:44:36]: Okay. City Clerk. [3:44:39, 3:44:59]: On that note I would just ask that everybody sign up for Code Red because that way you would get weather alerts on your phone via email and whatnot. And I wanted to say that it was a wonderful holiday gala for the city. Uh my grandkids were there and really, really enjoyed it and it was a uh great event and um [3:44:59, 3:45:05]: We're meeting on the eighteenth so I don't have to say Merry Christmas as I was planning uh to in the beginning. [3:45:06, 3:45:08]: Okay. Captain uh Thomas, please. [3:45:10, 3:45:18]: to make all the arguments for uh don't trust government uh take on the debt or uh jobs we've done. [3:45:23, 3:45:24]: Cough and blood. [3:45:24, 3:45:44]: Yeah, I just wanted to reiterate the uh Bingo Bash gonna be on this uh this Wednesday on the twelfth. Um and I just want to thank all the citizens let to know that um we're elected officials and we're here to serve you. We're here to serve the whole body of Stockbridge. And uh so we thank you, definitely thank you all for all your efforts. And I also want to thank uh I told [3:45:44, 3:46:03]: Stevie G, I would uh actually mention him. Stevie G and the Rockers do a toy drive and they hit uh hit a uh record high. Uh Miss Susan Crumble down at Connecting Henry. They had it set up really, really nice and they hit a record high this year. So uh thank you all for those are gay toys and that are supporting this event and it's an awesome event every year. Thank you. [3:46:05, 3:46:05]: Okay. [3:46:06, 3:46:26]: Thank you everyone for coming out. Um I have a new initiative out right now and it's online. You can apply. It is called Welcoming Stockbridge Round Table. And what it is, it will consist of a diverse group of individuals, citizens, different ages, nationalities, cultures. [3:46:26, 3:46:46]: race, you name it, sex. And what we will do is um meet quarterly in regards to ta and talk more about how to embrace all the nationalities and culture that we have here in Stockbridge, from looking at our advertisement on events all the way to some of the events [3:46:46, 3:47:01]: that we have or things that we can do or we can contribute to the community as a whole. So the application is online. Feel free to you can fill the form out online and it's on our City of Stockbridge web page, I believe. [3:47:01, 3:47:03]: Thank you. [3:47:04, 3:47:06]: I wanna thank everybody for coming out tonight. [3:47:07, 3:47:27]: And I really appreciate everything that's happened and that um everyone uh is committed to moving this community forward and that's exactly what we need. So I I hate to say it'cause I always say tune in, but no one can tune in because once again we we can't watch this online. That's not acceptable. [3:47:27, 3:47:47]: We gotta fix that. Because if you're not here, you should be able to get engaged or you should be able to watch the meeting later on. I'm not sure if the provider needs to be fired. I don't know. But we gotta get this fixed and that cannot persist any longer. It's not acceptable to be able to air our meeting and then have a problem every single week. It's not acceptable. I'm not okay. [3:47:47, 3:47:55]: with that. I would like to point out that um my panel and my town hall, I did that from the heart. [3:47:55, 3:48:00]: I know that uh emotions are very, very raw still. I know they are. [3:48:01, 3:48:07]: I know that folks really cared. They they fought deep. They dug down deep for this battle. [3:48:07, 3:48:16]: I was out there uh in twenty six, twenty seventeen, out there trying to get the word out nationwide so folks would partake in this battle. [3:48:16, 3:48:30]: I had a town hall January twenty fifth so folks would understand the gravity of the situation while folks were telling me, Oh, it'll never get out of committee, uh it'll never pass the house, oh it'll never pass the Senate. [3:48:31, 3:48:41]: I was out there fighting for you because I knew one thing that if this bill got going and it got steamed there would be nothing that we could do to fight it. [3:48:43, 3:48:52]: I you can do your own open records request and see that I have repr advocated for us to be down at the state capitol in January. [3:48:53, 3:48:59]: I had advocated for us to take buses down there and start demonstrating on day one, not the last day. [3:49:00, 3:49:04]: It was too late then. The w the w it had got going already. [3:49:04, 3:49:08]: If we had to start in my opinion, if we had to start fighting that battle earlier [3:49:09, 3:49:16]: Then down at the state capitol, in the face of those legislators, we might not have faced the cliff that we were in. [3:49:17, 3:49:19]: I appreciate everybody. [3:49:19, 3:49:21]: Who participated? [3:49:22, 3:49:22]: Yeah. [3:49:24, 3:49:44]: I I appreciate everybody. I I made that announcement at my town hall that it was not okay to talk about the past. But there's been questions that have been raised. Now I would say to to you all this is that we have to move forward. We do. We can't continue to dwell on the past. This community is too [3:49:44, 3:49:52]: twenty years behind our competitors around Metro Atlanta. We don't have a moment to waste. We don't. [3:49:52, 3:50:09]: There's going to be the have communities and the have nots. If we don't get this community moving and I mean quickly to establish ourselves as a foothold here in the in the Metro Atlanta, we're going to get left behind. We're going to be one of the second and third generation communities that deteriorate. [3:50:10, 3:50:12]: We must continue to move forward. [3:50:13, 3:50:23]: I want you to understand coming from my heart is that I love this city no one loves this city is more th than Elton Alexander. No one. Okay. [3:50:24, 3:50:34]: No one loves this city, no one fought for this city any harder than Elton Alexander. Because Elton Alexander went every single day to the wall for it. [3:50:34, 3:50:44]: I fought for you when you didn't even know that you needed to be fought b the the fight needed to be, when people weren't paying attention, when people seemed to not care. [3:50:44, 3:50:54]: when I was convincing my neighbors that they live in Mc in Stockbridge and not McDonough because they have McDonough addresses in this campaign when I first started to run for office. [3:50:54, 3:51:07]: This is a deeply personal situation to me because I really care about the city and I wanted to see it together. Did I do what I did for anybody setting up here? No, I did not. [3:51:07, 3:51:27]: I did it for you sitting out there because I knew that this community needed to be able to stick together. It was a refreshing at that first town hall where we had a hundred plus people show up and the message started to get out to every single person that was out there. I can tell you that I know one thing and that's [3:51:27, 3:51:47]: That's for sure. Is that we cannot move to move to part. Look at Washington right now being polarized. Just because somebody does not agree with you does not mean that you cannot listen to that individual or you cannot uh entertain anything that they're saying just because of who they were. You have to be able to move [3:51:47, 3:52:07]: Move yourself in a position to get yourself where you can hear all sides. Might it have been too early? It possibly could have been. But to me, I don't think there is. When I can see a murder victim on to on television, say 24 hours after that child or daughter has been murdered, saying that I forget. [3:52:07, 3:52:08]: Give that individual. [3:52:09, 3:52:29]: What I can say to them is that thirty days is not too is not too early to start moving moving forward when a murder victim can forgive the person that killed their loved one because that is the that is what God tells you to do. He tells you to forgive and to move on and to get into togetherness. That's what we're doing. [3:52:29, 3:52:37]: No one's doing anything behind the door, beh undercover. It's all wide open for everybody to see and everybody to participate. [3:52:38, 3:52:58]: There were three members on that board who were one hundred percent with us. There was one independent individu there were there was one independent individual and there was two people who were for City of Eagles Land in thirty seconds. And those two people said at the very beginning of the meeting that they were committed to making Stockbridge [3:52:57, 3:53:17]: Startbridge, they said that. Stockbridge, the very best community in Metro Atlanta. Do I know whether to trust them or to be them or to I don't. I'm gonna judge folks on their actions, not on what they do or what they say. I will judge their actions. Thank you. Councillor Robinson, please. Thank you, ma'am. [3:53:17, 3:53:18]: Yeah. [3:53:20, 3:53:40]: Just want to thank everyone again for coming out. Um thank my youth council for being a part of the Don't Trash Stock Ridge Initiative. Um they received their certificates for being supportive for that event. And also um we ha I have my holiday give back, which is my annual. This is the third year. [3:53:39, 3:53:40]: Um [3:53:40, 3:53:57]: that this will be taking place. Have a new location. Um Saturday it will be at Floyd Chapel Baptist Church, when generally it's at Trinity United Methodist Church. But this year I'm partnering with State Representative Sandra Scott and we're gonna be giving out a lot of toiletries. Um [3:53:57, 3:53:58]: The first curm [3:54:00, 3:54:19]: First come for turkeys and um coats and blankets and also toys and that's gonna be from ten to twelve at Floyd Chapel Baptist Church. But also with the toys, the partnership with the Kappa Alpha Psy fraternity will be on that Friday, which is the same day as our um [3:54:20, 3:54:40]: Gala, so there would be no conflict, so that is still a fine e you know to have that at the same time. And then the toilet trees will be Thursday at seven o'clock PM at Savoy Bar and Grill to drop off toiletries, partner with them. Um again, I ask that everyone come out um to the youth council meetings, uh youth meetings [3:54:40, 3:55:00]: Tomorrow at six o'clock P. M. The advisory board meets next Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. I asked that every citizen, every council member to come out and attend those meetings so that way you can um know the facts, know how things are actually ran. I know I've had [3:55:00, 3:55:20]: had um the mayor, Mayor Pro Tem Gantt to attend and also Councilman Alexander. So I'm just asking everyone if you have questions, if you don't want to ask them of me, please come to the meetings so that way you can ask the entire board um and see why they're voting on the actions that you see before you. Thank you. [3:55:19, 3:55:33]: Thank you. Appreciate it. Uh guess what Atlanta? Stockbridge? We got a champion. Yes. Congratulations to the uh Atlanta United for becoming the Major League Championship. Second year in existence. [3:55:33, 3:55:53]: So the curse has been broken as I understand it. Okay? That's fantastic stuff. And uh they're doing great things. And maybe they'll do this again before the any other professional team gets a championship, but we'll see. All right. Actually, uh uh also on a somber note, uh hopefully you have continued prayers for the Henry County Police Officer Mike Smith. [3:55:53, 3:56:11]: who uh was caught up in this uh particular shooting as he was in the Madonna area uh uh uh uh t taking care of his business in the sense of following up on a call. Have no idea how he got shot in the face and the guy that the guy died with the same bullet. Uh so I don't know how that happened, but it happened. [3:56:11, 3:56:31]: So anyway, it minds you it minds me in a sense to make sure that you keep your police officers, your public safety folks, the plot fire department in your prayers at all times, because they are the first line of defense in the sense of the safety of the citizens of uh of the city. And obviously we have an officer with us tonight always to keep us safe. So uh make sure that you keep them [3:56:31, 3:56:51]: And your your prayers as as life goes on. The Christmas gala uh it was fantastic. Uh I thought we had a great crowd out there. And and it shows that the city of Stockbridge is not only what a wonderful last event of the year, is moving on in with a right step in 2019. Very much diverse crowd. I think that's fantastic because the city is [3:56:51, 3:57:09]: diverse it's diverse without a doubt. So that's great. It's great to have that out there and see the folks out there. So look forward for a a two thousand nineteen a wonderful event year and a lot of good projects that we're gonna accomplish as well as get ourselves set for the s off the chain centennium twenty twenty. Right? [3:57:09, 3:57:16]: And we're gonna we're gonna be the starlight of the s of the South Metro area of the entire store state of Georgia for a hundred years cele celebration. Okay? [3:57:18, 3:57:38]: Merry Christmas everyone. Uh obviously we'll be back on the eighteenth, but Merry Christmas to you now and happy holidays and uh continue to keep the faith uh with us and uh we'll get it right and you'll see. We'll prove it to you. It's coming. It's only but good things upon the horizon. God bless you all. Let me read uh read some announcements here. [3:57:38, 3:57:57]: Youth Council meeting Wednesday, December twelfth, five thirty p.m. City Hall, Levi Meeting Room. Starbrace Main Street Advisory Board, Friday, December 14th, uh 9 a.m. in City Hall Meet Levi Meeting Room. The Downtown Development Authority meeting, Monday, December seventeenth, six PM, right at the City Hall and Levi meeting room. Work session. We will have it. [3:57:57, 3:58:17]: December eighteenth, four PM. Actually it says four PM in the Levi meeting room. Okay. That's our last one for the year, right? And then we go into the council at six o'clock. Okay, all right, for two thousand nineteen. New council advisory committee meeting. Wednesday, December nineteenth, six thirty in the Levi meeting room. Upcoming events, uh Councilman um uh [3:58:17, 3:58:37]: Um councilwoman Robinson has already mentioned all her holiday give back activities there. And Adopt a Family Christmas Toy Giveaway, Saturday, December twenty second, uh from ten AM to twelve noon at Red Oak United Methodist Church. Uh that is done by Councilman Alexander on that day. And we have several different ongoing initiatives. On that note, uh [3:58:37, 3:58:45]: Um Mr. Attorney, we have any executive session issues. Okay. No executive session issues. If that is the case, then I ask for a motion to [3:58:46, 3:58:47]: I asked for [3:58:47, 3:58:53]: Motion to agenda to agenda to uh to agenda more. Second. [3:58:54, 3:58:54]: Okay. [3:58:55, 3:58:57]: So any any discussion? [3:58:57, 3:58:59]: I've been a motion to adjourn and second it. [3:59:00, 3:59:01]: All favor, please indicate. [3:59:02, 3:59:04]: Okay, oh Paul Russell Dynamis. [4:00:30, 4:00:35]: Yeah, and I I need to think it to do that. [4:01:40, 4:01:40]: [14500.7, 14502.9]: You're working at the basic history. [4:04:26, 4:04:28]: You want the high. [4:04:28, 4:04:30]: No, no, no, yeah, right. [4:04:44, 4:04:45]: Yeah. [4:04:45, 4:04:46]: Yeah. [4:05:05, 4:05:07]: But not from the dog and we got [4:05:07, 4:05:09]: Get you. [4:05:10, 4:05:14]: Put notes on the door about two hours later. [4:05:15, 4:05:16]: [14717.3, 14718.3]: No thank you. [4:06:27, 4:06:32]: Chris and I've been back to A might hungry as well and I didn't know. [4:06:32, 4:06:36]: Girl, I'm at the point where I just want to do a contest. [4:06:36, 4:06:37]: Thank you. [4:06:38, 4:06:40]: You never be a kid. [4:06:48, 4:06:53]: Yeah, went out three times that with this. [4:06:59, 4:07:01]: And then we're going to do it. [4:07:01, 4:07:02]: And they can have it but I don't know. [4:07:03, 4:07:04]: But [4:07:05, 4:07:06]: You don't need the park. [4:07:07, 4:07:08]: Oh. [4:07:09, 4:07:10]: I think. [4:07:12, 4:07:13]: Maybe. [4:07:14, 4:07:15]: [14837.7, 14841.9]: Oh, are you giving it the same? Yeah, it's a good thing. [4:07:22, 4:07:23]: I'm not very uh [4:07:25, 4:07:25]: We are. [4:07:26, 4:07:26]: Yeah. [4:07:27, 4:07:28]: Yeah, it's probably [4:07:35, 4:07:46]: And if you have a water scrum, oh Lord, I'm gonna work with them here. They would have wrapped up and and and have a pack. [4:07:47, 4:07:49]: Uma novela, um pouco de... [4:07:51, 4:07:52]: It doesn't matter. [4:07:53, 4:07:58]: We take that we take that. Oh, this is our last week we've got one more meeting because I told you what can we do [4:07:59, 4:08:01]: I know that's like [4:08:02, 4:08:03]: [14884.4, 14888.2]: Where did the member come from on Facebook? Oh, of course. [4:08:09, 4:08:16]: We gotta continue to do it. Maybe we're gonna do it? [4:08:17, 4:08:18]: Yeah, right. [4:08:20, 4:08:26]: So so nobody gets on time but it's not from [4:08:28, 4:08:29]: Um Jackson. [4:08:30, 4:08:32]: No, right here. [4:08:33, 4:08:50]: I must say we shall answer my question. Yeah, that's what I have to record there and people can think about. I don't know, but I'm I'll document like somebody. But this is oh but asking about the point. But this is genetically different. But this is not the same thing. [4:08:53, 4:08:55]: I mean an additional one that's already there. [4:08:56, 4:08:58]: Then you look at what happened to her. [4:08:58, 4:09:01]: [14942.3, 14945.3]: I recommend we have 7,000 in the land. [4:09:05, 4:09:10]: As long as you that same reading now or they're not going to be able to do that. [4:09:11, 4:09:20]: And the better we we yeah, it's possibly seventeen thousand. But with the better reading. Can the increase can the chan the numbers change with the current uh [4:09:20, 4:09:30]: Yeah, but let's be at night. Okay, but then this is another thing though. But even though we I mean my dog but my personal I if I hadn't been able to speak, my personal would have been [4:09:30, 4:09:36]: that one or third week is what's closer to the first week. Because that we're gonna change it. [4:09:36, 4:09:42]: There have been no change. There have been no change until tonight. [4:09:42, 4:09:43]: No change. [4:09:43, 4:09:47]: We became respect to no change, no back now, saying that. [4:09:47, 4:09:49]: Okay then. [4:09:51, 4:09:52]: It wasn't channel. [4:09:52, 4:09:55]: All right, good luck. [4:10:06, 4:10:07]: [15012.2, 15013.8]: No, no, no. [4:10:20, 4:10:22]: I don't know, but should we have it? [4:10:24, 4:10:29]: [15040.0, 15050.4]: You play the court? Are you sticking to them? [4:10:50, 4:10:51]: What is it [4:10:52, 4:10:53]: Not again. [4:11:05, 4:11:07]: Yeah, it's just uh [4:11:17, 4:11:20]: Yeah, this should um correct. [4:11:22, 4:11:24]: This was the same. [4:11:26, 4:11:28]: Yeah, yeah. [4:11:32, 4:11:38]: It's gonna be under tourism, but it'll have a main street here and goes out. [4:11:40, 4:11:45]: So in tourism tourism should have a different category. [4:11:50, 4:11:53]: I didn't see those getting around. [4:11:55, 4:11:56]: Okay. [4:11:58, 4:12:07]: So but where is tourism? Is there one thing that we want to how? [4:12:07, 4:12:17]: That's what I'm saying. Now there's supposed to there's supposed to be he can't come back. There would be this would be [4:12:45, 4:12:47]: Very much and I think. [4:12:51, 4:12:52]: Oh yeah, yeah. [4:12:56, 4:13:03]: Okay, so that's oh he only basically added every thousand stuff like that. So seven thousand is supposed to be coming from [4:13:29, 4:13:33]: Whatever he's going with that here he has to show [4:13:35, 4:13:37]: Catch your [4:13:39, 4:13:40]: Where that's [4:13:42, 4:13:45]: In fact, I'm not now. [4:13:55, 4:13:55]: [15236.2, 15245.0]: [4:14:11, 4:14:14]: I've just shown so many days. [4:14:15, 4:14:19]: But I mean the county's there but it needed not to you know [4:14:37, 4:14:45]: No, no, no, I'm just gonna roll that in. I don't know what that is. I guess it's that was supposed to be for somebody. LaQuenda needs to say about that. Yeah. [4:14:47, 4:14:48]: [15289.6, 15291.7]: We let me. [4:15:01, 4:15:03]: Yeah, they couldn't make it. [4:15:03, 4:15:05]: That's an item stuff. We probably can't. [4:15:13, 4:15:15]: Yeah, so yeah. [4:15:41, 4:15:45]: No pushing from the channel. [4:15:46, 4:15:48]: What's your mom? [4:15:48, 4:15:49]: Oh. [4:15:50, 4:15:52]: You got words about it. [4:16:02, 4:16:05]: But okay, maybe not even still staying. [4:16:06, 4:16:07]: Think you don't want to find? [4:16:08, 4:16:11]: [15375.9, 15376.5]: Thank you. [4:16:17, 4:16:19]: Okay, yeah. Uh still.