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--- title: June 29 2021 Work Session Meeting Via Zoom date: 2021-06-29 source: 2021-06-29_June_29_2021_Work_Session_Meeting_Via_Zoom.wav --- [0:00:59, 0:01:05]: Afternoon, man. Good afternoon. I I got a little confused there for a s for a little bit. [0:01:05, 0:01:06]: I clicked on [0:01:07, 0:01:10]: Clicked on something wrong. But anyway, we're good now. You hear. [0:01:11, 0:01:11]: All right. [0:01:12, 0:01:14]: Alrighty then. [0:01:23, 0:01:25]: All right, there we go. [0:01:28, 0:01:30]: Alrighty then. [0:01:35, 0:01:40]: And uh Mr. Bond, you can um when the time's appropriate, make me co-host. [0:01:40, 0:01:41]: Please. [0:01:42, 0:01:43]: Yeah, we already got it. [0:01:43, 0:01:45]: Okay, sir. Thank you. And then uh [0:01:45, 0:01:51]: Vanessa, when we get to a second session, because we will have one, I need to be host of that as well. [0:01:51, 0:01:53]: All right, you got it? Let me [0:02:00, 0:02:02]: Go ahead and set that up. [0:02:03, 0:02:03]: Okay. [0:02:12, 0:02:15]: How you doing, Mr. Mullis? If that's how you pronounce it. [0:02:23, 0:02:24]: Good afternoon. [0:02:24, 0:02:25]: Good afternoon to you. [0:02:55, 0:02:57]: Mr. Mullis, you are presenting a topic this evening. [0:03:03, 0:03:05]: I you're muted, sir. [0:03:07, 0:03:08]: Yes, sir. [0:03:08, 0:03:09]: Okay. [0:03:10, 0:03:12]: All right, appreciate it. Thank you. [0:03:12, 0:03:13]: Alrighty. [0:03:27, 0:03:28]: Mayor Ford, how you doing? [0:03:30, 0:03:38]: It's fine, Mayor Paul. Um Councilman Thomas, how you doing? Good to see you. I didn't just let you know I I got your message the other day about the uh first respondents. [0:03:38, 0:03:42]: Yeah, I appreciate it. Yeah, I had another meeting that hopefully it went well for you. [0:03:43, 0:03:46]: It it was great. Uh it's it's a continuous so [0:03:46, 0:03:50]: In the month of July, we will be uh doing some things as well. [0:03:50, 0:03:55]: Okay, good deal. Appreciate that. We'll talk offline. Sure, absolutely. Thank you very much. [0:05:23, 0:05:25]: [338.1, 338.9]: Yeah. [0:05:50, 0:06:00]: [380.1, 383.2]: Ladies and gentlemen, we are now live on Facebook as well. [0:06:25, 0:06:27]: And we do not have a qualm just yet. [0:06:29, 0:06:31]: Councilwoman Barber, good evening to you. [0:06:34, 0:06:36]: Good evening, everybody. Good evening. [0:07:10, 0:07:12]: Evening, Mr. Knighton. [0:07:15, 0:07:16]: Hello, Mayor. [0:07:16, 0:07:18]: Everyone and everyone. [0:07:19, 0:07:20]: Okay. [0:07:29, 0:07:30]: Yeah. [0:07:48, 0:07:53]: Good evening, uh Councilman Blount and Councilwoman Kent. [0:07:54, 0:07:58]: I see that John Palmer is online as well. Good evening to you, sir. [0:08:04, 0:08:15]: Okay, Mayor. Good evening, Mayor. Good evening. I'm actually out of town on a business conference. So my apologies. Um, if I'm in and out. I'm actually on the West Coast, so. [0:08:16, 0:08:18]: I'm trying. All right. [0:08:19, 0:08:21]: Well, I appreciate you uh signing in tonight. [0:08:22, 0:08:23]: Good evening, Mayor Pro Tem. [0:08:24, 0:08:25]: Appreciate you here. [0:08:26, 0:08:31]: Let's see here and uh I need my attorneys, the attorneys. [0:08:38, 0:08:40]: Good evening, everyone. [0:08:41, 0:08:42]: All right. [0:08:53, 0:08:57]: Yeah, the attorneys were trying to get connected here. [0:08:57, 0:08:58]: Okay. [0:08:58, 0:08:59]: All right. [0:08:59, 0:09:03]: Yeah, we need them before we start the meeting. It is six o'clock actually. [0:10:05, 0:10:06]: [615.5, 618.8]: I'm assuming Mr. Knighton, you said you had contact with our attorneys already? [0:10:20, 0:10:26]: Uh yes, I'm on the phone now and trying to trying to determine what is transpiring here. So we're trying to get'em connected. [0:10:26, 0:10:27]: Okay. [0:10:27, 0:10:32]: I just resent the link as well, so hopefully they get inside. Okay. Thank you. [0:12:28, 0:12:33]: Uh just one more minute, uh Mayor. One more minute here. I appreciate it. [0:14:16, 0:14:16]: That's cool. [0:14:54, 0:14:55]: Okay. [0:14:55, 0:15:00]: Mayor, I I don't know what was transpiring with that. I have I have provided um both [0:15:00, 0:15:01]: Um [0:15:02, 0:15:03]: Mr. Washington and [0:15:04, 0:15:06]: Mr. Berry modeling. [0:15:06, 0:15:09]: Because apparently they weren't that's him coming in now. [0:15:10, 0:15:10]: Okay. [0:15:11, 0:15:11]: All right. [0:15:12, 0:15:12]: Oh [0:15:13, 0:15:15]: All right, Mr. Washington, welcome. [0:15:15, 0:15:17]: Hi, how are you? All right, sir. [0:15:18, 0:15:21]: Okay. I'm gonna get I gotta get my some of my video stuff correct of [0:15:21, 0:15:26]: All right. And uh okay. So we got uh [0:15:28, 0:15:31]: And attorney and I have uh six oh seven. [0:15:32, 0:15:36]: And so I'd like to call our oh, there's Jeremy there. Okay, great. [0:15:36, 0:15:38]: six oh seven. So I'd like to call our [0:15:39, 0:15:42]: June twenty ninth, council work session uh to order. [0:15:43, 0:15:45]: And the invocation, Mr. Knighton, please. [0:15:46, 0:15:53]: Thank you, Mayor. Um, and good evening to mayor and council and all of the citizens and staff who are viewing this meeting and participating. [0:15:54, 0:15:55]: Let us pray. [0:15:56, 0:16:00]: Most gracious God, we do give you thanks and praise this evening. [0:16:00, 0:16:03]: For all of your wonderful blessings and your benefits. [0:16:03, 0:16:10]: We thank you for the opportunity to be here this evening and to serve and discuss the very important matters. [0:16:10, 0:16:13]: Of city governance for the city of Stockbridge, we pray. [0:16:14, 0:16:17]: Your blessings of wisdom and understanding. [0:16:18, 0:16:20]: And we pray that you grant us. [0:16:21, 0:16:23]: The knowledge to [0:16:23, 0:16:26]: Discuss those matters that are important to the citizens of the [0:16:27, 0:16:31]: Of the city of Stockbridge, we ask your blessing, your covering and your protection. [0:16:32, 0:16:34]: Upon our city and upon [0:16:35, 0:16:37]: The council members and staff [0:16:37, 0:16:41]: We pray that your name will be glorified in the activities. [0:16:41, 0:16:43]: And discussions of this evening. [0:16:44, 0:16:46]: And we pray, God, that we are [0:16:47, 0:16:49]: Better when we leave this meeting. [0:16:49, 0:16:50]: Than we are now. [0:16:51, 0:16:53]: And we pray your blessing and ask this. [0:16:53, 0:16:56]: In your son, my Savior Jesus' name. [0:16:56, 0:16:57]: Amen. [0:16:57, 0:16:58]: Amen. [0:16:59, 0:17:01]: Could you please stand for the pledge of allegiance? [0:17:05, 0:17:14]: Pledge allegiance to the flag of of the United States of America. And to the Republican [0:17:14, 0:17:22]: One nation. Underground individual. And we're libertarian and wow. [0:17:23, 0:17:25]: Put that in the [0:17:26, 0:17:28]: Madam Clerk, roll call, please. [0:17:32, 0:17:33]: Mayor Ford. [0:17:33, 0:17:33]: Present. [0:17:34, 0:17:35]: May approach M Alexander. [0:17:36, 0:17:36]: Present. [0:17:37, 0:17:38]: Councilwoman Barber. [0:17:38, 0:17:39]: I see. [0:17:39, 0:17:40]: Councilman. [0:17:40, 0:17:40]: Blount. [0:17:41, 0:17:42]: Present. [0:17:42, 0:17:43]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:17:44, 0:17:44]: Present. [0:17:45, 0:17:46]: Councilman Thomas. [0:17:46, 0:17:47]: President. [0:17:47, 0:17:49]: Mayor Ford, you have a quantum. [0:17:49, 0:17:54]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. Um council, I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:17:56, 0:17:57]: So move. [0:17:57, 0:18:03]: Okay. And and councilman uh councilwoman gat second that all in favor, please indicate. [0:18:04, 0:18:07]: Really appreciate it. Thank you very much as you names. [0:18:07, 0:18:15]: Okay, so what you have before you, Council, is a review of the minutes for the following meetings. We had a T S PLOS joint transportation meeting. [0:18:16, 0:18:18]: On April fifteenth with the county and all the other cities. [0:18:19, 0:18:22]: Uh we also have the minutes uh from a council meeting. [0:18:23, 0:18:25]: on May tenth and a council work session. [0:18:26, 0:18:36]: on uh May twenty fifth. So review those and uh we'll take that we'll approve those minutes, terminal changes, we'll approve those minutes at our next council meeting on next month. [0:18:37, 0:18:41]: On that note, um Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments at all? [0:18:41, 0:18:45]: Yes, sir. We do have one public comment this evening. Go ahead, please. [0:18:46, 0:18:52]: This is from Mr. Rashid Rowe 509, McCain Creek Trail and Stockbridge. [0:18:52, 0:18:55]: Good evening, City of Stockbridge officials. [0:18:55, 0:18:58]: I'm going to make this brief because I've been busy all day. [0:18:59, 0:19:03]: How can the city hold these investors and homeowners? [0:19:03, 0:19:04]: Accountable. [0:19:05, 0:19:07]: Whenever they are in code violation. [0:19:09, 0:19:10]: That's the comment. [0:19:11, 0:19:25]: Okay. No further comments, Mayor. I appreciate it. Thank you. As part of the record, we'll follow up on that as best we can and get them an answer back to that. Uh on that note, uh, we have a presentation, a projects update by Falcon Design. [0:19:25, 0:19:28]: And I see Mr. John Palmer online, sir. [0:19:28, 0:19:29]: Good evening. [0:19:29, 0:19:32]: Good evening, City Council. How are you? [0:19:33, 0:19:53]: Uh Adam was gonna be here. He had a he had an issue that he had to take care of. I've got Skip Leighton. Uh he was trying to get in. I don't know if he actually got in on Zoom, but I've got him on uh speaker phone so he can uh discuss it as well. But uh really wanted to go through and jump right in on some of the projects and give you guys updates. [0:19:53, 0:19:58]: of where we are. I'm gonna share, can I share my screen? Let's see. [0:20:00, 0:20:02]: You should be able to do that, sir. All right. [0:20:04, 0:20:11]: Here we go. Um and let me know if you can see it. We c we can see it. You wanna can you blow it up a little bigger? [0:20:11, 0:20:12]: Sure. [0:20:15, 0:20:35]: Uh the first project I want to give you an update uh on is the downtown alleyway project. Uh what I have on the screen here is the uh construction documents for that. Uh we have turned this in to your city uh for permitting. So uh if we can if we can get expedited review. [0:20:35, 0:20:51]: from the city that'd be great. But uh this is the set of plans, it's a full set of construction drawings, uh 16 pages. But um anyway it goes through what we're doing. I can kind of go through some of the pages with you if you care to hear about them. Sure go right ahead please. [0:20:52, 0:21:12]: Uh this is uh the erosion control plan, but let me get to a different plan, it'll be easier for everyone to see. This is the overall site plan. Uh last time when we discussed with you guys, we had just a color rendering of the concept is a pretty picture. Um, but in general, this is downtown. [0:21:12, 0:21:32]: Where my hand is on the screen if you can see it. These are the downtown buildings, and just to the right of here would be the railroad track. This is the Ted Strickland building, is here. And what we were tasked to do is you the city would like to dress up the alley. [0:21:32, 0:21:50]: behind these buildings, address some stormwater concerns, some stormwater issues that the city has, also create some temporary parking areas. This part of the city's master plan is eventually to redevelop this area, but for now [0:21:50, 0:22:10]: We were tasked with creating some temporary parking. We do have some permanent elements here. This is a permanent concrete drive with a dumpster enclosure, dumpster pad here that all of these businesses will use. So they don't have individual little dumpsters that are going to [0:22:10, 0:22:30]: That messy the place up. They'll have one place to take their trash to. There's actually a ramp right here as well. So delivery trucks can back in. They can offload here with a ramp and hit and go to all of the rears of these buildings downtown. [0:22:30, 0:22:50]: area uh that runs north-south on the page it looks like a brick pattern those are actually permeable papers um so it's gonna be uh it looks like a concrete brick uh decorative brick pattern and underneath it it has uh a rock gravel base um and [0:22:50, 0:23:10]: And so the water hits it, goes through it, uh into this gravel base, then we catch it, and we put it into your stormwater system. So right now you've got some stormwater issues uh back in this area and it it just looks bad. Um but this is gonna dress that up and fix a lot of your stormwater concerns. [0:23:10, 0:23:27]: that you have. This is just phase one. Phase two will eventually go up behind the Ted Strickland building. There'll be a big walkway connecting downtown to your future cultural arts center as well. [0:23:28, 0:23:35]: But uh the things we're using are brick pavers, gravel, we've got concrete, and we've got some landscaping that we're going to be doing as well back here. [0:23:37, 0:23:41]: So just uh wanna see if there's any questions or concerns or comments. [0:23:41, 0:24:01]: Well yeah, yes, sir. I will start this off. Uh so otherwise you mentioned you're just waiting on for us to give you the the the proper permits where you continue on continue on with this project is what I understand. Is that correct? Yeah, and you just now got it. You just now got the full set of plans. So your staff hasn't they're not behind or anything like that. But uh you know, I wanna make sure you guys were aware. [0:24:01, 0:24:17]: we've turned this in for permitting once we get the permits. Um this is a little bit more detail um but once we get the permits um we'll work with Lyndale to get it bid out uh and get it constructed. [0:24:18, 0:24:26]: You have any timeline that you think that's uh uh that you can mention to us about uh when you think this project would be completed? Any idea? [0:24:27, 0:24:47]: Um well if we can get a permit in the next month, I mean skip here on the line two, Skip, we can probably go ahead and start meeting with Lindell now to get um some of the bid documents put together, even with uh what we've submitted. Um what do you see as a good timeline, Skip? [0:24:48, 0:24:55]: Well Elder City's typically been taking um uh forty-five days or so to do the bidding process. [0:25:05, 0:25:05]: Uh [0:25:06, 0:25:11]: So I'm I'm honestly thinking probably September, October before you put a contractor on the ground. [0:25:12, 0:25:20]: that gets time to analyze the bids, award the bids, um, and then get them mobilized. So [0:25:20, 0:25:26]: All right. Thank you. Council, any other questions that you may have for Mr. Palmer on this project? Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [0:25:26, 0:25:32]: Yeah, gentlemen, I really appreciate this. I've been inquiring about this project to make sure it was moving along. [0:25:32, 0:25:37]: Is there some reason that it took us this long to get to this point? [0:25:40, 0:26:00]: Um well I mean there's a lot of factors with the the property lines themselves, getting those worked out, um, had to get the topo done, the surveys done, uh had to analyze your storm system, your sewer system, um, and we had to analyze your grease traps. Uh so meeting with the the D the [0:26:00, 0:26:20]: the the Main Street program. Obviously the goal would be some of these will become restaurants. You only have one grease trap back there right now. Uh so we've gone back and forth on different ways to to do grease traps um in a way that will allow you to have the restaurants at the same time [0:26:20, 0:26:30]: um will not be unsightly or smelly. Uh so we've kind of worked through all those issues, worked that out, and we're ready to move forward now. [0:26:31, 0:26:36]: So in terms of the surveying on the property lines, what all did you do? You just did the alleyway or you had the [0:26:37, 0:26:42]: uh do the survey for all of the built uh the buildings uh connected to the alleyway. [0:26:43, 0:27:03]: We did surveys of the buildings. Uh, we did surveys of this store uh here at the corner. Um, we had to go to the front of the buildings all as well and get those. You got to get the mineral floor elevation so that you make sure that you don't have water going back into the existing uh buildings. [0:27:03, 0:27:14]: building doorways. But so yeah, we we ended up surveying not just what you see on this page, but we had to survey a lot of a lot of other stuff as well. Let me go back here. [0:27:14, 0:27:34]: Again, you can kind of see we surveyed up here on the Ted Strickland building, all the infrastructure out here on uh the Burke Street, underground utility locates. Um yeah, there's a lot that went into the surveying just because there's there's so much stuff crammed in this one little area. Um and a lot of these a lot [0:27:34, 0:27:38]: A lot of these things are old. I mean, these buildings have been here for decades. [0:27:39, 0:27:48]: So did you have did you go all the way down to uh Love Street to the fire station and to the other buildings or you cut it off at the Ted Strickland Center? [0:27:48, 0:27:49]: Cut it off of the Ted. [0:27:50, 0:27:54]: We may have some points up there, survey points, but we didn't get all the [0:27:55, 0:27:56]: All the way up there with our boundary. [0:27:57, 0:28:00]: Okay, I do understand there's some concerns with [0:28:00, 0:28:04]: The surveying uh on some of the other properties. So this will be [0:28:04, 0:28:06]: uh advantages to [0:28:06, 0:28:10]: Other business owners who try to come in downtown. Apparently we have some [0:28:10, 0:28:12]: Old survey data as it relates to [0:28:13, 0:28:16]: other properties, uh the fire station in in the example. [0:28:16, 0:28:19]: The business owner had raised their complaint about surveying. [0:28:20, 0:28:23]: And maybe uh you all might since you've already done the rest of [0:28:23, 0:28:26]: The um surveying certainly would be nice if we [0:28:27, 0:28:29]: Especially with a transaction the city was involved in. [0:28:30, 0:28:31]: That we would have the surveying done. [0:28:32, 0:28:33]: Appropriately. [0:28:33, 0:28:36]: So if you've done the rest of them, it should be pretty easy to move along. [0:28:37, 0:28:38]: Uh a little bit further, is that correct? [0:28:40, 0:28:44]: Yeah, I mean we've we've established survey control for this area so we can [0:28:45, 0:28:58]: As long as, yeah, we could move out a little bit further and get more surveying and we need to work with your title your attorneys, make sure we can get all the title information, and then we can produce that survey as well. [0:28:59, 0:29:02]: Okay. And the secondary question, there was a [0:29:02, 0:29:07]: On this plan, which we've approved some time ago, I think we voted on initially in twenty [0:29:07, 0:29:10]: nineteen we were talking about a community [0:29:10, 0:29:13]: Uh garbage or [0:29:13, 0:29:14]: Dumpster area. [0:29:14, 0:29:18]: Talk can you talk about that a little bit and it might be helpful to show the public. [0:29:19, 0:29:23]: the actual uh color document of it. It it s looks good for us. [0:29:23, 0:29:25]: But so they know what we're talking about. [0:29:26, 0:29:36]: Sure. I don't have the color one pulled up. I can go back and find it, but it may take me a minute to refined. So I'll you you bring up a good point. Let me show you this. [0:29:37, 0:29:57]: So let me back up a little bit, sorry. So the trick when you have uh trash and dumpsters and everybody right now is using their own little trash can. Um the trick is you have to do it in a way that is accessible to everybody and that they will actually use it. Um and so [0:29:57, 0:30:17]: What we were tasked with was finding a place that worked where everyone can kind of get to it in a central central location. And the same was true with your deliveries. And so what we decided to do was to put it at this location here, which is not exactly [0:30:17, 0:30:37]: Center, but close to center to all the other businesses, and it's right next to the delivery area. And the reason that's important is uh your trucks that are coming in for delivery, they're big, they're heavy, but the same is true of your vehicle that's coming in to pick up. [0:30:37, 0:30:57]: Up the trash compactor area. It's big, it's heavy, and so you need an area that's got concrete and uh that's heavy-duty concrete, and you don't want to have to do it twice. So, what we did is we did a centralized area for drop-off deliveries for the big vehicles, and a centralized area, the same spot for the [0:30:57, 0:31:16]: dumpster enclosure and essentially located everything else. So that's the plan. Again, it'll help with cleaning up the area, making it look a lot nicer. And I think that's been the goal of the city throughout is everything they do, they want to make it nicer than it was. And this certainly accomplishes that. [0:31:18, 0:31:20]: Hey, uh Mr. Knighton, are you there? [0:31:23, 0:31:23]: Yes. [0:31:24, 0:31:27]: Okay. It's seeing as though we have [0:31:27, 0:31:37]: lost some time on this project over the past year, year and a half. What is it that we can do to make sure that this is on expedited? [0:31:37, 0:31:37]: Um [0:31:38, 0:31:39]: Time frame. [0:31:40, 0:31:42]: We're cutting this off at thirty days. [0:31:42, 0:31:47]: So we can get the bid documents ready and to get somebody out there. [0:31:47, 0:31:50]: actually doing the construction so we can have this project. [0:31:50, 0:32:10]: completed by the end of the year. What is it that we can do as a city to make sure this is our project, by the way. So I would think that uh we've been in constant communication with them. So we shouldn't have to go on an extended period in order to get these documents taken care of and review. [0:32:10, 0:32:18]: But the point is if it's 30 days, can we stick to 30 days? And then can we set a time frame today? [0:32:18, 0:32:23]: to get uh that we would shoot for to get uh construction started. [0:32:24, 0:32:28]: Well, I'd mention uh a couple of things related to that. One is the initial [0:32:28, 0:32:32]: component of this, we, you know, just received these construction documents. So the [0:32:33, 0:32:39]: Uh reviewers have to review it. Now obviously um uh it it is our project, we are familiar with it, and so [0:32:40, 0:32:44]: That should um be a reasonable time frame to turn around any comments back to [0:32:45, 0:32:55]: to Falcon and have them uh make any adjustments if needed per our review. So again, I I think that that can be expedited just based on familiarity and understanding of the project. [0:32:56, 0:32:58]: That's the first part. Second part related to [0:32:59, 0:33:07]: Um, you know, working on bid documents. I think it was alluded to by Falcon that they would be working on those bid documents almost simultaneously as we're going through the review. [0:33:08, 0:33:13]: Because much of the um the footprint and the foundation of the um [0:33:14, 0:33:14]: Uh [0:33:15, 0:33:21]: Alligate project is is fairly standard. If there's some adjustments that need to be made on the latter end of that process, they can do that. [0:33:21, 0:33:24]: But I think they could be done almost simultaneously with the [0:33:25, 0:33:27]: With the um plan review. [0:33:28, 0:33:32]: And then of course the bidding component of it, if we do a th if we do a 30 day bid. [0:33:32, 0:33:41]: Um with anything that comes with that, sometimes there are, you know, addendums done or questions to be asked. And I think that's where he was talking about the overall forty-five day period. [0:33:42, 0:33:43]: Is getting all of that done. [0:33:43, 0:33:50]: The one other thing that I want to mention with respect to this project and also the projects, a couple of projects that Mr. Aaron [0:33:50, 0:33:55]: Mr. Holzinger will speak about later is the American Rescue Plan Act Funds. [0:33:55, 0:33:57]: We did receive notice today. [0:33:58, 0:34:05]: that our funds are showing up in our the the Georgia portal, our sh our funds are showing up as submitted and awarded in that portal. [0:34:05, 0:34:07]: Which is right at five million dollars. [0:34:08, 0:34:09]: And so [0:34:09, 0:34:16]: There's that that process now they they're showing the funds that we've done what we needed to do and and now those funds are shown as submitted. [0:34:16, 0:34:25]: Um, and so I just want to keep that in mind as it relates to stormwater, water, and sewer projects. I would highly recommend to the council. [0:34:25, 0:34:29]: That for items such as this, where stormwater is a component [0:34:30, 0:34:31]: A major component of this project. [0:34:32, 0:34:37]: That we utilize those funds that have come from the federal government because specifically they can be used for sewer water. [0:34:38, 0:34:41]: Stormwater, um, broadband infrastructure, et cetera. [0:34:42, 0:34:44]: Well the the the question was [0:34:45, 0:34:49]: When can we expect construction to start? And I like a tight kind of [0:34:50, 0:34:56]: window so we can revisit this maybe have you all come back here because we want to get the project started. [0:34:57, 0:35:01]: Yes, and and and we're interested to get it started as well from a staff standpoint. [0:35:02, 0:35:04]: Um if you look at the review um [0:35:04, 0:35:07]: And I think Mr Mr Um [0:35:07, 0:35:09]: Lately alluded to the fact of [0:35:10, 0:35:17]: about September getting a constructor on the ground. We're probably looking at late September getting a construct construction team on the ground. [0:35:18, 0:35:25]: Um going through the um review process, the bid document or bid document development process, the bid process award. [0:35:26, 0:35:27]: And having a constructor on the ground. [0:35:28, 0:35:31]: Okay, I d I just want to say I want us to stick [0:35:31, 0:35:33]: To that timetable. [0:35:33, 0:35:41]: If at all possible, doing whatever we need to do to get this project uh moving forward. That's my point of view. Thank you. [0:35:42, 0:36:02]: Uh in reference to uh this, Mr. Palmer, you mentioned uh that you can potentially uh take up the surveying process for the rest of the uh the block there, the other properties. If that's the case, if that's the case, you mentioned meant working our attorneys, of course, or the attorneys. Uh please uh obviously keep Mr. Knight in the loop on [0:36:02, 0:36:09]: that as you kind of coordinate that effort. I really appreciate that. Okay. Any other uh Councilman Blount, go ahead please. [0:36:12, 0:36:13]: Yeah, Mayor, I don't know if um [0:36:14, 0:36:34]: Because I I can't see them with this on. I don't know if it's uh Mr. Washington or or Jeremy's on the uh attorney's on. I don't I don't know which one is on. Both of them are there. They're both there. Oh okay, yeah. Both here. Um and and and I'm in agreement with uh Mr. Alexander about you know expediting these projects as as as quick as possible, but [0:36:34, 0:36:35]: [2195.7, 2215.7]: Uh the question for the attorney is is that with the bid process that we have that we went to should is it best that we revert back to uh the process that we had so that we wouldn't have uh elected officials, we as elected body dictating which one would be 30 days and which one would be 45. [0:36:55, 0:37:05]: five. Is it best to revert back to the process that we had uh to keep it clean? Uh just just uh questioning on that. I just we don't need any more problems. [0:37:07, 0:37:12]: This is Jeremy. I'll take a stab at that council member Bulone. Yeah, I mean I just in general it's best that the [0:37:13, 0:37:23]: Council not weigh in on specifics of procurements other than to say put this out to bid. And that's why there's a procurement office, you know, with expertise in this area. And if they think thirty days or forty five or sixty. [0:37:24, 0:37:31]: Council can explain its desire to do this sooner rather than later and and let the you know, the professional staff fill in the details. [0:37:32, 0:37:52]: Okay. Now the question is because we had a 30-day process, um, which now uh I think a policy's been set uh to get a certain amount of bids for 45. Do we need as a council to revert back to the policies that we had in place and tweak what we need to tweak? Or are we going to [0:37:52, 0:37:58]: go per project and determine whether it's gonna be 30 days or 45 days out front. [0:37:59, 0:38:04]: And you know, as you know, one of the things we are working on and we're still knee deep in is revisions to procurement manual. I I think [0:38:05, 0:38:08]: My recommendation is project by project. Some stuff is gonna take longer. [0:38:09, 0:38:12]: to bid out than other projects. So I I would [0:38:13, 0:38:14]: recommend some flexibility there. [0:38:18, 0:38:19]: Okay. [0:38:19, 0:38:21]: Any other uh comments, council? [0:38:28, 0:38:34]: Okay, uh Councilman Barber, there you go. I I just I've I'll get you to you in a second, Councilman Thomas. Councilman Barber, go ahead, please. [0:38:36, 0:38:45]: Yes. Um so this question is for Mr. Knighton. Should we expect a recommendation to a war to come to the council? Um [0:38:46, 0:38:47]: In September. [0:38:50, 0:38:55]: Yeah I I would think so, yes. Based on the schedule that was mentioned, yes. Mm-hmm. Okay. [0:38:55, 0:38:57]: So can we just for the record? [0:38:58, 0:38:59]: Council should expect. [0:39:00, 0:39:01]: The recommendation [0:39:01, 0:39:03]: To award a contract. [0:39:04, 0:39:06]: But our September [0:39:06, 0:39:08]: City council meeting. [0:39:08, 0:39:11]: Or are you saying the work session? [0:39:12, 0:39:13]: That's [0:39:14, 0:39:21]: That's a two week difference. I I'd I'd I I would probably say based on schedule, probably the council meeting. [0:39:23, 0:39:24]: Okay. [0:39:24, 0:39:26]: Right, probably the council meeting, you know. [0:39:27, 0:39:27]: Yeah and the [0:39:28, 0:39:36]: Assuming, you know, there's not something, you know, with addendums to the bid or questions or something like that. But I would imag I would I would think the September council meeting. [0:39:36, 0:39:38]: Okay, so that is three months from now. [0:39:39, 0:39:39]: Uh-huh. [0:39:40, 0:39:40]: Right. [0:39:41, 0:39:42]: Thank you. [0:39:43, 0:39:44]: Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please. [0:39:45, 0:39:47]: Thank you, Mayor. Um [0:39:47, 0:39:51]: My question, uh, it's really not about the alleyway. I'm sorta [0:39:52, 0:39:56]: uh okay with the uh questions that's been asked and and the answers [0:39:56, 0:39:58]: That's been rendered. [0:39:58, 0:40:02]: What I'd like to do right here, Mayor, if I may, uh speak to the um [0:40:04, 0:40:20]: American Rescue Plan Act, Mr. Nightingale alluded to that. And the only reason I want to bring this up that there's about four items uh on the agenda uh that Mr. Aaron would speak to. And I just wanted just to try to expedite some of this time, I just wanted to [0:40:20, 0:40:24]: Um, emphasize the fact in Mr. Nine that [0:40:24, 0:40:28]: All four of these projects that are listed here on the agenda. [0:40:28, 0:40:31]: Um they are reimbursable. [0:40:31, 0:40:36]: uh to the uh American Rescue Plan Act. Is that correct? [0:40:37, 0:40:40]: Yes, I believe they all are. Yes, or would be. Mm-hmm. [0:40:40, 0:41:00]: And I just want to sort of just bring that up at this point. So I know there's another item before Mr. Aaron come on, but just to uh expedite the time, I just want to sort of get that out front uh for the council. And I'm glad that you mentioned that uh in reference to the Alloy project, but I think this is going to help us to [0:41:01, 0:41:07]: uh exped expedite the time in this discussion, knowing that the fact that uh all of this is reimbursable. [0:41:08, 0:41:09]: Thank you, Mayor. [0:41:09, 0:41:10]: Welcome, no problem. [0:41:11, 0:41:15]: Uh any other comments from the council on this particular project? [0:41:15, 0:41:23]: Airport Tim out there. Go ahead, please. I got one more. I'm sorry. Mr. Light said five million. I thought it was nine million. Is that the initial deposit? [0:41:23, 0:41:31]: That is correct. The the initial is half. It's called a tranche, and you get half of it. And then I believe at the end of this year, December thirty by December thirty-one. [0:41:32, 0:41:37]: you get the other half. I could send you more information about that, but yes, it's it's done in in uh partial [0:41:38, 0:41:39]: Um [0:41:39, 0:41:43]: uh awards. So you get half fifty percent and then the other fifty percent later. [0:41:44, 0:41:44]: Thank you. [0:41:46, 0:41:53]: All right. If there are no more of the council comments on this project, uh Mr. Palmer, any further uh uh comments or presentations that you have for us? [0:41:54, 0:42:14]: Sure, I think it'd be good to give you a quick update on the schedule and where we are on the bidding for the road project. Um East Atlanta improvements. Uh we have had our pre bid, maybe skip, you can talk about this as well. We've already had our pre bid. Uh bid uh questions have been answered, and I believe it's June. [0:42:14, 0:42:20]: July eighth, ninth, July eighth, the physics is yeah. [0:42:21, 0:42:25]: So we'll get bids July eighth on that project. [0:42:26, 0:42:32]: So July eighth, the due pro uh project bids on both those streets. You're talking about Lee Street expansion and least and east Atlanta is what you're referring to. [0:42:33, 0:42:34]: That is correct. Okay. [0:42:35, 0:42:37]: Yeah. [0:42:37, 0:42:42]: Uh any uh comments from the council in reference to what uh Mr. Palmer just uh mentioned. [0:42:45, 0:42:46]: Yeah it's [0:42:46, 0:42:53]: Not okay. Anything else, Mr. Palmerdy? Oh, I'm sorry, Mayorpa uh uh Councilman Thomas. I'm sorry, I have to scroll up and scroll up and down. Go ahead. [0:42:54, 0:42:55]: Thank you. Um [0:42:56, 0:42:56]: Yeah. [0:42:57, 0:43:02]: Mr. Palmer, I I I want I don't want to spend a lot of time on this, but I think it's important [0:43:02, 0:43:07]: That uh on the Lee Street and the East Atlanta Road turn lane. [0:43:08, 0:43:12]: Uh I I think it's important and I'm I just wanted to bring this up since you introduced that. [0:43:13, 0:43:15]: the the timeline [0:43:15, 0:43:17]: Фром старт фінніш. [0:43:17, 0:43:22]: I I think the council need to and I sort of put something out to the council a couple of weeks ago. [0:43:23, 0:43:26]: Uh to remind us that we need to stay focused on this. [0:43:26, 0:43:30]: Uh the timeline from start to finish. [0:43:30, 0:43:34]: Uh and Mr. Nan you can weigh in as well. And I think we just need to be conscious of [0:43:35, 0:43:37]: Um getting that started. [0:43:38, 0:43:40]: Um and try to finish. [0:43:41, 0:43:41]: Mm. [0:43:42, 0:43:46]: Within a reasonable time in twenty twenty two. [0:43:46, 0:43:48]: Because it's it's very important, I think. [0:43:49, 0:43:51]: For the uh success. [0:43:52, 0:43:55]: of the uh amphitheater uh project [0:43:56, 0:44:01]: So just briefly, um, anyone, Mr. Nine um [0:44:01, 0:44:04]: Mr. Palmer, could we saw to just um [0:44:04, 0:44:07]: speak to the council and and understand that [0:44:07, 0:44:12]: We have to get started at a certain time uh in twenty twenty one. [0:44:12, 0:44:15]: In order for us to have this completed. [0:44:15, 0:44:18]: uh by some time in in in twenty twenty two [0:44:19, 0:44:22]: Taking in consideration, we don't know what the winter months bring. [0:44:24, 0:44:25]: Had [0:44:25, 0:44:31]: Uh councilman Thomas, I'll I'll attempt to address from my standpoint and obviously I defer to the engineers on this. [0:44:31, 0:44:38]: Um related to uh those particular projects, the the full right turn lane from North uh Henry down to Love Street. [0:44:38, 0:44:40]: Greast Atlanta and then the um [0:44:41, 0:44:45]: The reconfiguration of the intersection at Lee Street and then some additional [0:44:45, 0:44:48]: Um uh sidewalking on Lee Street as well. [0:44:49, 0:45:03]: Um the uh obviously with the amphitheater and expected fall events uh for this year, um basically September or excuse me, the end of August, September, October, what's expected? [0:45:03, 0:45:11]: Um and then normally uh obviously an amphitheater is uh not having those types of events in November, December. [0:45:11, 0:45:15]: January, February and somewhere into March as well for most places. [0:45:16, 0:45:22]: And so given that, um, I would imagine that whatever preliminary work that could be done. [0:45:23, 0:45:32]: with um uh contractors without disrupting any traffic flow um in that area in the area during the that period of time in the fall. [0:45:33, 0:45:37]: That is what we are aiming for with any contractor that's ultimately awarded. [0:45:37, 0:45:44]: um the bid. Obviously there's some surveying work I think would have to be done and some other things uh uh [0:45:44, 0:45:49]: prior to actual construction. But even with construction, those roads [0:45:49, 0:45:52]: If I'm correct, are gonna still be open. [0:45:52, 0:45:57]: But you don't want to have um that level of construction going on with expected [0:45:57, 0:46:02]: uh large crowds. So I would expect that most of that construction would take place. [0:46:03, 0:46:04]: Um, just after the fall. [0:46:05, 0:46:06]: uh into um [0:46:06, 0:46:13]: into uh the February March timeframe. Now of course you run into winter too, which is which is can be an issue. [0:46:13, 0:46:18]: uh for construction. But I'll I'll you know obviously defer to the to the engineers to [0:46:19, 0:46:20]: I provide their commentary as well. [0:46:21, 0:46:24]: Well, Mr. Night, the reason why I'm sort of bringing this up now [0:46:24, 0:46:27]: I don't want us to wait. [0:46:28, 0:46:29]: Until [0:46:31, 0:46:32]: September [0:46:32, 0:46:33]: October. [0:46:33, 0:46:34]: To start. [0:46:35, 0:46:39]: And uh and Mr. Palmer can speak to this, whatever preliminary work. [0:46:39, 0:46:41]: Да нет, так. [0:46:42, 0:46:43]: У [0:46:43, 0:46:44]: Let that move forward. [0:46:45, 0:46:46]: Yeah, you know. [0:46:48, 0:46:50]: October first, if you will. [0:46:51, 0:46:51]: Um [0:46:52, 0:46:55]: October, November, December, January, February, March. [0:46:55, 0:46:56]: February. [0:46:57, 0:47:00]: For me, the project need to be uh complete. [0:47:00, 0:47:02]: by February of twenty twenty two. [0:47:03, 0:47:04]: But whatever's going to take. [0:47:05, 0:47:06]: To do that. [0:47:07, 0:47:08]: Uh [0:47:08, 0:47:15]: That's what I'm in favor of. So, whatever preliminary work that needs to take place, let's get that started. Now, let's not wait. [0:47:16, 0:47:16]: Um [0:47:17, 0:47:17]: Whatever. [0:47:18, 0:47:20]: I just move forward now to make sure that [0:47:21, 0:47:21]: Um [0:47:22, 0:47:23]: That is completed by [0:47:24, 0:47:25]: February. [0:47:25, 0:47:26]: Oh [0:47:26, 0:47:28]: Twenty twenty two'cause [0:47:28, 0:47:33]: And I and I and I've spoken to you, Mr. Night, about this offline. My concern about [0:47:34, 0:47:35]: uh construction [0:47:36, 0:47:40]: During the time when we need to be promoting the Amazil, and that's my concern. [0:47:44, 0:47:46]: Okay. Any other comments, Council? [0:47:47, 0:47:51]: Can Mr. Palmer speak to that timeline? [0:47:52, 0:48:12]: Sure, I'm gonna skip uh Leighton I is gonna be responsible from our office of of managing the contractor, setting the schedules, um, approving all the invoices, so he can probably answer that a little bit more direct uh than I can, but um [0:48:12, 0:48:32]: Once we get the the bids in, we select the contractor, we will definitely need to to work with them on that schedule um and work around as best we can your events uh that are that are planned. I mean we do need utilities have to be moved, uh some of those kind of things that aren't really gonna impact [0:48:32, 0:48:38]: traffic. Um but skip maybe you can uh kind of weigh in on that. [0:48:38, 0:48:39]: Well, [0:48:50, 0:48:52]: is the response of a low bidder. [0:48:54, 0:48:59]: We'll we'll issue a preconstruc or set up a pre construction and issue notice to proceed right away. [0:49:00, 0:49:04]: But this project uh has a nine month duration period. [0:49:07, 0:49:19]: Okay. Okay, well what let me ask you this, I'm sorry. What what do you mean nine month duration? That means from start to finish? Is that what you're referring to? Is that what that means? When a contractor bids a project, he's bidding time and money. [0:49:20, 0:49:21]: And uh [0:49:22, 0:49:27]: We estimated that this project with normal procedures is a nine month project. [0:49:28, 0:49:29]: All right. [0:49:30, 0:49:31]: Right, uh [0:49:32, 0:49:35]: All right. Um Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. You had your hand up first. [0:49:39, 0:49:50]: Yeah, thank you, Mayor. Uh um I guess whoever can answer this, uh when we're talking about surveying uh over on uh Lee Street, when we're talking about surveying [0:49:51, 0:50:05]: uh and doing whatever preliminaries need to be done over there. We we as this council, I think that we all agree that the scope of work should include uh the whole Lee Street uh and the beautification of Lee Street uh with this project. [0:50:05, 0:50:11]: Uh is that is that in the scope that we're doing right now when it comes to Lee Street? [0:50:12, 0:50:15]: Yes, it's it's being bid that way. It's landscaping everything. [0:50:16, 0:50:22]: Okay, from from from corner all the way down to the Henry uh North Henry, just corner to corner out the whole Lee Street. [0:50:24, 0:50:25]: Yeah, okay, thank you. [0:50:26, 0:50:28]: Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [0:50:32, 0:50:33]: Um so for the role. [0:50:34, 0:50:39]: project since that solicitation is already out and is due to close july eighth. [0:50:40, 0:50:45]: Can we expect to receive the notice of award or notice um [0:50:46, 0:50:51]: not notice award, but the recommendation uh to approve an award. [0:50:51, 0:50:52]: Um [0:50:52, 0:50:55]: by our August council meeting. [0:50:56, 0:50:59]: That's it's totally up to your procurement department. [0:51:00, 0:51:01]: Let's enlighten. [0:51:03, 0:51:06]: I would expect so, yes. In in [0:51:06, 0:51:10]: The timeline mentioned of nine months, August. [0:51:10, 0:51:12]: Through March would be eight months. [0:51:13, 0:51:14]: Just you know. [0:51:15, 0:51:18]: Since that was mentioned, but yes, yes, but always certainly. [0:51:18, 0:51:25]: Okay, so we'll expect the recommendation to award a contract for the road project at our August meeting. [0:51:26, 0:51:28]: And the notice to proceed should happen. [0:51:29, 0:51:31]: Shortly thereafter, within that [0:51:31, 0:51:33]: Couple of days after. Okay. Correct. [0:51:35, 0:51:38]: Councilman Thomas, you're still unmuted, so you I think you have probably un another question. [0:51:39, 0:51:40]: Uh uh uh. [0:51:40, 0:51:48]: I I just want to just make sure that we meet these timelines. You know, originally uh I heard it was five months and now it's nine months. [0:51:48, 0:51:50]: The point is though. [0:51:50, 0:51:53]: Is making the start. Whatever preliminary [0:51:54, 0:51:58]: Um, efforts that need to be made, and I'm saying this to Mr. Knight. [0:51:58, 0:52:01]: Um, you know, with procurement, whatever. [0:52:01, 0:52:05]: But for the and I can't speak for the full council, but just for me. [0:52:06, 0:52:06]: Um [0:52:07, 0:52:09]: Твоє твені чу. [0:52:10, 0:52:13]: Помі із єрда. [0:52:13, 0:52:15]: should be blooming. [0:52:16, 0:52:17]: Prospero. [0:52:18, 0:52:19]: And [0:52:20, 0:52:22]: With construction or East Atlanta. [0:52:23, 0:52:25]: And Lee Street during that time. [0:52:26, 0:52:28]: That is chaos and confusion. [0:52:29, 0:52:32]: And that's a recipe for disaster. So [0:52:32, 0:52:34]: I'm saying that to say Mr. Nine. [0:52:35, 0:52:36]: Um [0:52:36, 0:52:40]: We ni we need to get busy with procurement to make sure that these timelines [0:52:41, 0:52:42]: I'm moving. Um [0:52:43, 0:52:44]: As fast as possible. [0:52:45, 0:52:46]: Thank you. [0:52:46, 0:52:46]: Right. [0:52:47, 0:52:49]: Councilman uh Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [0:52:52, 0:52:58]: Thank you, Mayor. I know um Mr. Knighton just mentioned uh well, he agreed that August um council meeting. [0:52:59, 0:53:03]: would be the meeting that they would present the recommendation to award. [0:53:03, 0:53:10]: Of course, if um staff is able to bring this sooner, I'd much rather see it sooner rather than later. [0:53:10, 0:53:11]: Um [0:53:11, 0:53:12]: Yeah. [0:53:12, 0:53:14]: Until our August meeting. [0:53:14, 0:53:15]: If you're right. [0:53:16, 0:53:19]: then sooner. Please bring it forward as soon as possible. [0:53:19, 0:53:26]: We absol we we absolutely will. Thank you for mentioning that. We absolutely will. And if it's possible to bring it at the latter July meeting. [0:53:27, 0:53:32]: Um we may be compressed in terms of agenda schedule, but if we can do that reasonably well. [0:53:32, 0:53:37]: We would want to do that to get to ensure that the project moves forward as quickly as possible. [0:53:37, 0:53:38]: Thank you. [0:53:39, 0:53:41]: Uh Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [0:53:41, 0:53:45]: Yeah, while we got you guys on the phone, uh as we were reviewing this project. [0:53:45, 0:53:48]: Uh uh earlier on we were talking about [0:53:48, 0:53:52]: That we're gonna encompass uh the multi-use trails. [0:53:52, 0:53:55]: Everywhere where there was space available. [0:53:56, 0:53:58]: On North Lee Street, on South Lee Street. [0:53:59, 0:54:03]: And uh East Atlanta Road. I just wanna make sure [0:54:03, 0:54:11]: But we're gonna use the black mass post arm signals at both of the intersections. All of that is incorporated in this bid. Is that correct? [0:54:12, 0:54:32]: We yeah, so that for the pedestrians uh and the the walkways, everywhere we could do the multi-use pathways, we've done it. Um even squeezed in some areas that it was really tight, uh, but we've made it work. Um so yes, we have we have added uh the at least an eight-foot multi-use. [0:54:32, 0:54:45]: path uh where we can where we can't we've got a six foot uh in that area so you're correct uh mayor pro tem we have we have added all that information uh to the plans and it's in the bid documents [0:54:45, 0:54:50]: All right, so those intersections are gonna look real sharp, right, with the pads and with the [0:54:50, 0:54:53]: Uh black must mastarm signals. [0:54:55, 0:55:15]: The black mast arm signals we've uh that is something that is uh because the the signals that were approved by GDOT are not the black post op of black mast arm, so that's something that we're having to work through with the contractors um because g dot originally approved the other other models. Um but anyway we're working through that. [0:55:15, 0:55:17]: We'll work through that as best we can with with G Doc. [0:55:18, 0:55:22]: Let's make it happen. Want it to look sharp. Thank you. Yes, sir. [0:55:22, 0:55:32]: Appreciate it. Uh Mr. Palmer. Okay. Is there another project, sir? I think uh we're done on this particular project of talking with questioning this project. Is there something else? [0:55:32, 0:55:52]: The last one uh kind of want to go through before we go through it, I'll take you back. Uh just the gateway signs and the pedestrian signs and everything uh around the city. Um this is the big plan uh that we had done for the city. Um, the blue stars, uh the [0:55:52, 0:56:12]: Yellow stars, they're all different types of signs. I don't want to go back through every detail of it. Um, and then this was the uh the the little color renderings that we had done for everybody. I just want to remind everybody what we had chosen. You got uh the city council had chosen the one I'm circling now for the [0:56:12, 0:56:15]: Gateways which is number two. [0:56:16, 0:56:29]: And then for the wayfinding, which are the still large brick signs, but not as large as the gateway signs. These are more directional wayfinding signs. We have chosen number one. [0:56:30, 0:56:50]: And then when you get closer into downtown area for the uh the signs that you're going to see around downtown, that are your road signs, your street signs, your signs that are kind of around the amphitheater, you get the city council had chosen it chosen this one. We've gone through now. [0:56:50, 0:57:10]: And we're ready to turn in take these pretty little color renderings and actually their real design plans now. And we're ready to turn these in as well, most likely tomorrow or or or Thursday. But this kind of shows you what the signs will look like. [0:57:10, 0:57:20]: like around downtown and around the amphitheater. You have a stop sign here with a street sign on the top, with a black post, decorative post. [0:57:21, 0:57:41]: And then this is the sign that you'll also have that's got the city of Stockbridge uh logo at the top. That'll have locations for the amphitheater for parking for Merrill Manders. And these signs here, there's little hooks here and here that you can just keep adding these signs as you go down when you get closer. [0:57:40, 0:58:00]: And you have more things that you need to show signage on. There'll be different colors, kind of going back to the color plan we had earlier. Different colors, for instance, parking will be one color, uh, government buildings will be another color, uh, that kind of thing. This is a more detailed look of it with all the different fixtures. [0:58:00, 0:58:16]: that go into it. The general notes that'll be part of the bid. I wanted to jump right into this one. This is the big one. This is the wayfinding sign. It's this one here. [0:58:18, 0:58:38]: Uh so it's a large sign that kind of greets you when you come into the city. Uh you'll notice on this one we didn't have anything in this general area uh of the sign um when we and it was about nine feet tall, ten feet wide. Uh when we got into the actual [0:58:38, 0:58:57]: Design of it. I can't remember who at the city had mentioned putting in a message board here. And so we went back and we redesigned a little bit of it. So now it's nine feet, 10 inches tall, and it's still the same 12-foot width. [0:58:58, 0:59:18]: Let me back out again, but in the middle of it, uh, you now have the same Welcome to City Stockbridge where community connects, and then here you'll have a message board, uh, TV, the same style that you're putting around City Hall, that you can have different events, you can have different uh sponsors, you can have different things here. [0:59:18, 0:59:21]: that are welcoming you to the city of of Stockbridge. [0:59:21, 0:59:22]: Um [0:59:23, 0:59:35]: So that's what we've we've kind of changed a little bit based on some city recommendations here, uh made a little bit taller and then again added that that piece to it. Uh the last one. [0:59:35, 0:59:55]: This is the one that's more of a kind of you've already entered the city, and then these are the signs, the wayfinding signs that are throughout the city that direct you to city hall, to the amphitheater, to the library, to your parks, to that kind of thing. So these are ready to go. We met with Lin. [0:59:55, 1:00:15]: nail about how we're gonna start bid these. Uh and the idea is to send out these three signs to forbid to get the cost of the signs themselves. So what the signs will cost. And then we will determine how many [1:00:15, 1:00:35]: We want to do of each type of sign. And then we will do the site plans. So each we'll have to we'll know what it costs sinus. So then when we go to each location, we'll have to do a small site plan. You may have to acquire some easements for some of these larger signs and put some electricity or power. [1:00:35, 1:00:48]: if you want to uplight them. But that'll be after we've kind of determined what the cost of the sign will actually be and select the contractor. Go back to these, these are not as important with that. [1:00:49, 1:01:09]: uh again these are are what you're going to see downtown city hall area around the amp theater area this is the more stop sign you'll see there um but these won't necessarily have to have a site plan and they're not going to be lit and you're not going to have electrical and utilities and all that kind of thing to work with. This is a very simple sign to install and a very simple [1:01:09, 1:01:10]: sign or replace. [1:01:12, 1:01:32]: Hey, Mr. Palmer, I've lost count. So on the big signs to enter to introduce or to welcome people into the city of Stockbridge, how many of those big signs are we talking about? We're talking about four or five of them? Or how many? Uh we on the original map, we I think identified at least six of them. Uh I don't [1:01:32, 1:01:52]: Don't know that you need to or will want to do all six at once, which is why we kind of want to figure out: all right, what's the cost of this sign? And then you guys, the city council can come back and say, Okay, this sign costs, I'm throwing out a number here,$40,000. We want to do three of them. Um, and [1:01:52, 1:02:12]: And and and here's where we want to put those three. Go produce the site plans now to show where that is. Work with the attorney to get the necessary easement if you need it on that location. So I think what we need to do is let's get these priced out, get a contractor on board that'll tell us exactly what this should cost, or he's gonna [1:02:12, 1:02:32]: What they can do the cost for, um, select the lowest responsible bidder for that, and then we can move forward at that point and know exactly how many signs we want to do of each type. Now, again, these are not going to be super expensive, and I think these we just need to go ahead and produce the site, the overall master plan of the amphitheater and [1:02:32, 1:02:37]: downtown area and say this is where we're putting this many signs and this is what they're gonna this is where they're gonna be. [1:02:39, 1:02:47]: Okay. And do you have an idea uh uh just a rough idea of the timeline to get all this done is sometime this fall water imagine or into the [1:02:47, 1:02:49]: Yeah, uh [1:02:49, 1:03:09]: Again, we're ready to go ahead and meet with Lindell and get these uh these two large wayfinding signs and the gateway signs. We're ready to go ahead and meet with her, uh start the procurement process on that for what it will cost us to to get the contractor on board to build those signs. Once we know that, again, we'll go directly into [1:03:09, 1:03:17]: Into here's the three, four, five, six, eight, ten locations we want to put them now that we know exactly how much they cost. [1:03:18, 1:03:21]: All right, sir. I appreciate it. Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [1:03:28, 1:03:32]: Okay, so will there be a solicitation or advertisement for these? [1:03:34, 1:03:36]: Uh for bidding for procurement. [1:03:38, 1:03:55]: Yeah. Yeah, yes ma'am. So uh Lynn, we'll put these we'll we'll put it out for bid with these construction details uh to get a and then we'll select the contractor based on lowest responsible bid. Um that's fine. That's fine. [1:03:56, 1:04:03]: Yes. I think everybody needs to mute who's not speaking. [1:04:08, 1:04:10]: I'm sorry, go ahead, sir. [1:04:11, 1:04:12]: Mr. Palmer. [1:04:12, 1:04:20]: I wanted to know about advertisements for these and when we should expect that they would be posted and advertised. [1:04:21, 1:04:41]: Um we are gonna turn these in uh to you guys this week. Um so it'll be good to get uh at least one a round of comments back from your staff, um making sure that everyone's okay with them, and then I think at that point we're ready to start the uh big [1:04:41, 1:05:01]: documents and and get with Lindell on her setting the schedule or the city setting the schedule for the uh the advertisements and bid award um so whatever whatever program process uh the city wants to use um for that but it would follow the same typical procedure [1:05:01, 1:05:05]: [3906.6, 3908.8]: Okay, so Mr. Knighton. [1:05:09, 1:05:17]: Can we expect that the solicitation documents for the finding or the installations [1:05:19, 1:05:25]: of these wayfinding signage. Can we expect that the advertisement will be posted? [1:05:25, 1:05:26]: By mid July. [1:05:27, 1:05:28]: You can give us a date. [1:05:28, 1:05:31]: 'Cause if I give you a date it's almost as if, you know, kinda [1:05:31, 1:05:32]: Pressuring you. [1:05:33, 1:05:39]: Well the uh I they they haven't turned it into us yet, so we gotta see what [1:05:40, 1:05:42]: That looks like so I mean I [1:05:44, 1:05:50]: I would say mid to late July if I mean I would say late July if not sooner because we gotta look at what the [1:05:51, 1:05:52]: Um [1:05:53, 1:06:01]: what they provide to us and then review it. So I think mid-July, yes, but then put out uh probably late July. [1:06:02, 1:06:07]: Okay, so advertising um will be posted by the end of July. [1:06:07, 1:06:10]: Correct. That's what I would have envisioned, yes. [1:06:10, 1:06:11]: Thank you. [1:06:13, 1:06:16]: Council, any other comments? Um Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:06:16, 1:06:22]: Yes, sir. Um I these these signs are well they're overdue and they need to go out there. [1:06:22, 1:06:25]: I believe we're gonna be able to use wholetale mole tax. [1:06:26, 1:06:32]: uh which we have in the bank for them. My my recommendation would be to move forward as many as we possibly could. [1:06:32, 1:06:39]: Because they need to be there. We we we we just never had a directional sign to Merrill Manders or [1:06:39, 1:06:43]: Anywhere. So it certainly would uh as we [1:06:43, 1:06:45]: Uh, these are tourism tools. [1:06:45, 1:06:48]: And they're very much encouraged by the tourism bureau. [1:06:48, 1:07:08]: uh as well. So these monies uh should be uh ready uh in our treasury in the hotel motel tax in order to do that. Uh as we move down these signs, uh Mr. Palmer, uh we were having a discussion, actually email exchange about uh Reeves Creek Trail, uh position for uh trail usage and stuff like that. [1:07:08, 1:07:12]: that uh some signs to uh signs actually to go on these [1:07:12, 1:07:16]: Uh the ones I guess when you're already in the city, the medium size. [1:07:17, 1:07:20]: To direct people to uh our Reese Creek Trail. [1:07:22, 1:07:42]: Right. We actually um believe we've got some of those, these blue stars here and here. Um we we we kind of anticipated having some of those and I agree with you. That's that's one of the things that is a really nice feature in the city uh that a lot of people may not know about. [1:07:42, 1:07:45]: Uh is a Reeves Creek Trail, and I think that's something we definitely need to highlight. [1:07:46, 1:07:47]: Okay. [1:07:47, 1:07:50]: Well that that that certainly would uh [1:07:50, 1:07:52]: be much appreciated in terms of [1:07:53, 1:07:53]: Um [1:07:54, 1:08:06]: that particular and then actually on the trail itself actually walked it uh over the weekend you know i know when you go out to lake spivey or you go up to panola mountain it'll say they'll have a sign that says [1:08:06, 1:08:12]: a quarter mile to or you know, however memory feet to um [1:08:12, 1:08:15]: to the next trailhead or to tie street. [1:08:15, 1:08:26]: or to uh so you're on the trail you don't exactly know where you are. Uh what we would be using the medium sized signs for that, or is there another option to use along the trail? [1:08:27, 1:08:28]: Um [1:08:28, 1:08:33]: Well, let me go back to this one, which is what we kind of originally were looking at. [1:08:34, 1:08:54]: So some of these signs, and again, this is the one that we're using downtown. This one here, which is more of your street sign, it's seven and a half feet tall. There are other ones like this one that is four and a half feet, 4.4, and this is four feet tall. [1:08:54, 1:09:14]: This is something that you would typically put at your trail head at the beginning of the trail. It kind of talks about the trail, what's there, how long it is. And so this is something you could put at the beginning. This may be a little too ornate, too big for along the trail. [1:09:14, 1:09:34]: But the same we could use the same post, the same decorative post, uh, and and come up with a a uh something that's a a marker, even if it's not like this, it could be more of a square on the post kind of thing that says your mile marker, this and and your [1:09:34, 1:09:35]: Nearing uh [1:09:35, 1:09:38]: you're nearing Martin Luther King Junior Trail or something like that. [1:09:39, 1:09:43]: Yeah, I think what we see over at Panola is there's a single pole. [1:09:43, 1:09:50]: And then they have um the the kind of like that. So I think that might be appropriate. So maybe if you could indicate [1:09:50, 1:09:57]: what that looks like because we certainly need that along the trail because I was trying to figure out where I was on the trail at some point. [1:09:57, 1:10:02]: And how much further I had to go as I was walking it. So that would be great. Thank you. [1:10:03, 1:10:23]: Okay. And that's that's not something that we had in our current scope of work, what we were doing. We can certainly do that. Like our current scope would be in with these big gateways, these way findings, and then the downtown around the amphitheater, this kind of stuff. Um but it's it's again, it's all theming. How do we think? [1:10:23, 1:10:35]: theme it and how do we get people from point A to point B and it's easy enough to add in these smaller pedestrian when you're walking those type of level signs as well. We just need to to do it. [1:10:38, 1:10:40]: Thank you, sir. Councilman uh woman barber, go ahead, please. [1:10:43, 1:10:51]: Thank you, Mira. Really quick, I wanted to ask Mr. Knighton, is there a timeline already established for these major projects? [1:10:52, 1:10:54]: A table or something. [1:10:58, 1:11:05]: I'm sorry, a timeline for the major projects. A all of these major projects are is there a timeline already prepared? [1:11:06, 1:11:07]: Mm-hmm. [1:11:08, 1:11:12]: No, there's not. Um we in the right way. Well we can [1:11:13, 1:11:17]: When the install or construction will begin, when is it just [1:11:17, 1:11:17]: Mm. [1:11:18, 1:11:19]: Actually. [1:11:19, 1:11:23]: Can we put together something like that if we don't have something like that already? [1:11:23, 1:11:24]: Yes, in fact uh [1:11:29, 1:11:30]: Yes, in fact [1:11:31, 1:11:32]: Carl with Kickin' Wood. [1:11:33, 1:11:41]: And I've kind of talked about that. A is what's kind of called a Gantt chart where you have all of the major projects in there and it has timeline from when it's expected. [1:11:42, 1:11:46]: provide constru um uh construction documents to bid [1:11:46, 1:11:53]: um actual construction start to completion. Yes, we can do that. And I'll I will put that together with with um Carl. [1:11:54, 1:11:56]: Um, for all of our major projects. [1:11:56, 1:11:57]: Thank you. [1:12:00, 1:12:04]: Any other comments, council, before we move on? Anybody else? [1:12:05, 1:12:16]: I don't see anything else. Okay, so on that note, if uh I think we're I think we're done there, uh Mr. Palmer, unless you have something else, sir, to close out your your briefing. [1:12:17, 1:12:28]: I certainly just we appreciate working with the city, always have, and uh our headquarters are here in the city of Soton Ridge. Uh so we definitely appreciate and hope everybody had a great summer and stay safe. [1:12:28, 1:12:30]: Outstanding. Appreciate it, sir. Thank you. [1:12:30, 1:12:39]: All right, take it now. I'm fine. Bye-bye. Uh we're gonna go into old business now. Council consideration to approve T Splos project list. Mr. Knighton, please. [1:12:41, 1:12:44]: Yes, Mayor and Council. Oops, yes, Mayor, Council. [1:12:45, 1:12:56]: Um we wanted to revisit the item with respect to the um uh T Sploss list. In fact, uh there was a a meeting today of Henry County where they discussed [1:12:57, 1:12:59]: Um a um overall [1:12:59, 1:13:02]: project list and they also s discussed [1:13:03, 1:13:04]: Uh, some items related to [1:13:05, 1:13:07]: Uh, the overall transportation's closed. [1:13:08, 1:13:14]: There there was some preliminary estimates about two hundred four million dollars now up down to two hundred and forty-five million dollars. [1:13:15, 1:13:20]: And the conversation in in centered around uh joint projects. [1:13:20, 1:13:27]: uh four cities uh in including the city of stockbridge with respect to what that looks like. [1:13:28, 1:13:35]: Um if there there are a couple of different ways that it could be done with the T Splost if if all of the cities are on board. [1:13:36, 1:13:39]: Um you can you can have you know the the full amount [1:13:40, 1:13:47]: the full penny. And then I think if this if the county wants to go separately, it's it's a it's three quarters or seventy-five cents. [1:13:47, 1:13:50]: There were a couple of things that were discussed with respect to [1:13:51, 1:13:52]: The um [1:13:52, 1:13:54]: T'es blast. [1:13:54, 1:13:58]: And what that scenario could look like if it was two hundred and [1:13:58, 1:14:02]: Uh forty five million dollars at the Mag store. I think it was a hundred and ninety. [1:14:02, 1:14:05]: a million if um that did not come to fruition. [1:14:06, 1:14:08]: Uh in the same way or the county wanted to do it on their own. [1:14:09, 1:14:12]: Uh, I do have and actually asked for this afternoon the [1:14:13, 1:14:13]: Um [1:14:14, 1:14:16]: presentation list that the county [1:14:17, 1:14:20]: Um provided and I can I can certainly show that. [1:14:20, 1:14:21]: Um [1:14:22, 1:14:22]: Mm. [1:14:22, 1:14:25]: to the council and that may that may help to illuminate [1:14:26, 1:14:31]: Uh some items. Let's see here. If I would if I can be allowed to share my screen. [1:14:32, 1:14:34]: Absolutely, sir. There you go. Okay. [1:14:36, 1:14:40]: And this was from this morning with the county. I'll show this one if everyone can see that. [1:14:41, 1:14:42]: That's the collection with an eye. [1:14:43, 1:14:49]: Can you make it a little can you make it a little larger so we can see it, but can you make it a little larger at all? Uh I don't know. Let's see. [1:14:49, 1:14:52]: Oops, well it goes from one slab to the other. Let me see here. [1:14:57, 1:14:58]: Well, starts to [1:15:04, 1:15:09]: That probably is not better, is it? No, no sir, it's not. Okay, let's see if we can do this. [1:15:11, 1:15:12]: All right. [1:15:12, 1:15:13]: And that [1:15:19, 1:15:23]: That's the best probably the best I can get it given the with the slides configured. [1:15:24, 1:15:27]: So be it. But you'll see you'll see with the IGA the full amount. [1:15:28, 1:15:32]: Um it with the IGA is one percent of one penny tax. [1:15:33, 1:15:39]: Uh, without is uh point seven five. So you see the difference in terms of the overall total collection at two hundred and forty five million. [1:15:40, 1:15:45]: versus 183750. Now in order to do the IGA, obviously you have to have [1:15:46, 1:15:48]: certain jurisdictions that approve [1:15:48, 1:15:53]: um the IGA stock bridge would have to approve because of our population. [1:15:53, 1:16:00]: And so we would have to be a part of that if Henry County and and everyone collectively wanted to go to the max of two hundred and forty five million. [1:16:01, 1:16:05]: Which I anticipate most jurisdictions would be. Then you see the breakdown there. [1:16:06, 1:16:08]: Um by population. [1:16:09, 1:16:13]: You'll see um the hundred and sixty five million, you'll see. [1:16:14, 1:16:16]: uh down here, Henry County's [1:16:16, 1:16:19]: Would be a hundred and sixty five million and then you would get [1:16:20, 1:16:23]: The um thirty million from um [1:16:23, 1:16:25]: Stock reach and so forth. [1:16:25, 1:16:27]: Um that um [1:16:27, 1:16:28]: Ultimately [1:16:29, 1:16:30]: Um [1:16:31, 1:16:34]: Adds up to what is two hundred and forty five milyen. [1:16:35, 1:16:36]: dollars in total. [1:16:38, 1:16:44]: The issue the as I understand, um the still the the conversation centers around whether or not [1:16:44, 1:16:48]: There will be joint projects or any city support. [1:16:49, 1:16:50]: Four [1:16:50, 1:16:52]: Um joint projects. [1:16:52, 1:16:55]: Um and I mentioned that to you last time that related to [1:16:56, 1:16:57]: Yeah. [1:16:58, 1:16:59]: And I'll let me pull that up. [1:17:00, 1:17:00]: Here now. [1:17:02, 1:17:05]: Can you see that? Can you see the screen? Can everybody see the screen? [1:17:05, 1:17:06]: It's not change, sir. [1:17:06, 1:17:09]: Okay, it's not changed. All right, I'm gonna have to get out of the yellow one there. [1:17:17, 1:17:20]: Let me stop share and go out. Let me go back in and share. [1:17:29, 1:17:33]: We can see it now. We can see the now. All right. There you go. [1:17:33, 1:17:41]: Which had to do with the Rock Quarry Road rewidening or widening project. And you can see the split that the county talked about before. [1:17:42, 1:17:45]: With Henry County at eight million and stockers with eighteen million based on [1:17:46, 1:17:50]: um the number of lane miles. And then the other project that was mentioned. [1:17:51, 1:17:54]: uh previously was the Hudson Bridge Road Eagles Landing. [1:17:55, 1:18:01]: Resurfacing um with a uh split of thirty point five percent and sixty-nine point five percent. [1:18:01, 1:18:05]: Stock rate four hundred and eighty nine thousand and then Henry County at one point one [1:18:06, 1:18:06]: Million. [1:18:07, 1:18:11]: Um that was those were the two projects that were mentioned previously. [1:18:11, 1:18:16]: um as joint potential joint projects with Henry County. [1:18:16, 1:18:17]: Um [1:18:17, 1:18:21]: I understand today also there was some discussion, although I did not hear directly. [1:18:22, 1:18:24]: About the Rock Hory Road extension. [1:18:25, 1:18:26]: uh that have been um [1:18:26, 1:18:29]: on previous projects or had been discussed. Now [1:18:30, 1:18:37]: The county is expected, as I understand it, to uh uh consider this again on July the seventh, I believe. [1:18:37, 1:18:39]: Shall I have a s yes. [1:18:40, 1:18:42]: July the seventh, I believe it is. [1:18:42, 1:18:50]: Um and uh consider this again for uh their consideration and actually make some decision. I would imagine they'll be seeking to make some decision. [1:18:50, 1:18:53]: Come to some IGA agreement with the cities. [1:18:53, 1:18:54]: at that point in time. [1:18:55, 1:18:58]: And so um you know from the um [1:18:59, 1:19:00]: The city's perspective. [1:19:00, 1:19:01]: Uh the we [1:19:02, 1:19:06]: Um you'd reviewed a previous list of projects that mainly dealt with trails. [1:19:07, 1:19:15]: Country Club Drive, transportation improvements, and another a number of other linkages in the downtown area. And that total. [1:19:15, 1:19:17]: uh just over twenty nine million dollars. [1:19:18, 1:19:25]: um for those particular projects. So the question uh there's some question that still remains with respect to the city. [1:19:25, 1:19:29]: uh wanting to or desiring to partner with any projects or not. [1:19:29, 1:19:31]: uh with Henry County. [1:19:31, 1:19:39]: as it relates to um the two projects that were mentioned, which was Hudson Bridge Road, Eagles Landing Resurfacing, and also Rock Horror Road. [1:19:39, 1:19:43]: And if there is a desire to do that, at what level [1:19:43, 1:19:44]: Would you want to do that? [1:19:45, 1:19:46]: Also understanding that [1:19:47, 1:19:51]: Monies that perhaps would be devoted to those potential road or [1:19:51, 1:19:53]: uh joint projects. [1:19:53, 1:19:56]: Um would essentially come out of [1:19:56, 1:19:57]: Um [1:19:58, 1:19:58]: You know. [1:19:59, 1:20:03]: that pot of thirty point five five million dollars that the city has [1:20:04, 1:20:08]: um or the or the projects that the city has at least designated to this point that you would like to [1:20:09, 1:20:10]: have done through T Splast. [1:20:11, 1:20:23]: So with that, um, yes, ma'am. I'm sorry, Mr. Night, I mean to interrupt you here, but I thought I heard earlier today if this is if this is true, that they were thinking about East Atlanta. They wanted some type of partnership with East Atlanta as well. [1:20:24, 1:20:28]: Yeah, I don't know how how true that is or how how valid that is. Do you recall that at all, sir? [1:20:30, 1:20:30]: Yeah. [1:20:31, 1:20:33]: Uh Miss Knight, you're you're muted, Miss Knight. [1:20:37, 1:20:46]: East Atlanta Road, I'm not sure about East Atlanta Road. What has been officially stated is Hudson Bridge and Rock Hoy Road from the information that I have received. [1:20:47, 1:20:49]: All right, Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:20:49, 1:20:53]: There was some discussion about East Atlanta Road. I think Commissioner Holmes [1:20:54, 1:20:56]: Brought it up, uh, said he wanted on there. [1:20:56, 1:20:59]: I think it's a valuable project that needs to move forward. [1:21:00, 1:21:20]: Uh it certainly would offer outstanding uh access that we don't that we that we would not be able to provide to the odd amphitheater. It certainly will provide another window uh with a four-lane highway to connect to the amphitheater. Uh, it will solve the East Atlanta Road bottleneck uh for us. Uh it is a problem. [1:21:20, 1:21:31]: project that I think is worthwhile. And I think what really happened is when we were proposing our list, I think we had our list that projected at maybe like$20 million. [1:21:31, 1:21:34]: Uh with this projection at thirty million dollars. [1:21:34, 1:21:43]: We certainly would have some uh extra funding uh to go along with matching uh the East Atlanta Road Extension and some other projects. [1:21:44, 1:21:45]: Uh as well. [1:21:45, 1:21:47]: Along the way, so [1:21:47, 1:22:07]: with the increased deal and working out the IGA, it takes our total, what we had preliminary total, I think you mentioned Mr. Knight was 20 million. It's all the way up to uh 30 million uh with the IGA, which will offer us the additional funding with which to uh go ahead and make the match. And I think [1:22:07, 1:22:27]: uh the the real key issue here is the breakdown. Uh traditionally as we saw the split was 70 th70 30. Uh that could potentially work uh for the city but this by the miles wherever's in the miles I mean the budget ratios just don't break down like that. [1:22:27, 1:22:27]: Yeah. [1:22:27, 1:22:30]: They have basically almost um [1:22:30, 1:22:35]: Two they almost have twenty times the budget we have at almost nearly two hundred million dollars. [1:22:35, 1:22:37]: And we're at twelve million dollars, so [1:22:37, 1:22:53]: That breakdown will never be able to work. If we could kind of work out something where we did the 70, 30 split uh on those projects, we probably could uh come to some terms. But if the formula is going to be based on by the miles, it it'll never get done. [1:22:55, 1:22:57]: Right. Yeah. [1:22:58, 1:23:07]: Go ahead, Mr. Knight. Go ahead. You're gonna respond to that, sir. Go ahead. I saw Councilman Thomas. I'd I'd defer to Councilman Thomas. Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please. Go ahead, Mr. Knight. Then I'll speak out the um. [1:23:07, 1:23:16]: Okay. I I I did wanna mention something, uh uh Mayor Pro Tem Alexander. The list that we saw previously, and I'll share this again. [1:23:16, 1:23:32]: Um with a um the project list that we have seen uh previously or that was presented previously is actually uh just over twenty-nine million dollars with all of the projects that you see here, which total up to twenty-nine million dollars, and that's what [1:23:32, 1:23:40]: has been presented previously uh to the council of potential road projects, trail connection, sidewalk safety improvements, et cetera. [1:23:41, 1:23:42]: I just wanted to make that clarification. [1:23:44, 1:23:46]: Certainly I certainly do understand that. [1:23:47, 1:23:54]: But uh we gotta have some roads on there. I mean I know there was a list that the staff put together, but at the same time [1:23:54, 1:24:11]: Every one of us sitting here here hear about traffic every single day. So I you know that list was what was suggested by staff. I would think that that NIF list would need to be reworked because you cannot have a T splotch without road projects on it. You just can't. I support trails. [1:24:12, 1:24:13]: I want to make sure that [1:24:13, 1:24:16]: We put put together the bones for a solid [1:24:16, 1:24:20]: uh trail plan, but at the same time we got to have [1:24:20, 1:24:25]: uh these road projects accomplish or you won't be able to get to the trails. [1:24:26, 1:24:30]: Well that that is that is that is absolutely right. It's the council's determination. [1:24:30, 1:24:33]: of what you would like to see on a T Sploss list. [1:24:34, 1:24:36]: Councilman Thomas Goya, please. [1:24:36, 1:24:39]: Thank you, Mira. I I just wanted to clarify a point. [1:24:40, 1:24:43]: That uh Commissioner Holmes made today in reference to [1:24:44, 1:24:46]: uh East Atlanta Road. [1:24:46, 1:24:50]: Uh, if I'm not mistaken, he was actually talking about the [1:24:50, 1:24:53]: Rock Quarry Road extension. [1:24:53, 1:24:57]: That goes to East Atlanta Road and Valley Hill. [1:24:57, 1:24:59]: Uh he mentioned the fact that [1:25:00, 1:25:01]: Because of the [1:25:02, 1:25:04]: uh development of the amphitheatre [1:25:05, 1:25:07]: Um and the hospital. [1:25:07, 1:25:12]: That it may be uh more difficult for. [1:25:13, 1:25:18]: uh citizen from the that northern end trying to get to the hospital. [1:25:18, 1:25:20]: And he mentioned that if [1:25:21, 1:25:25]: The Rock Quarry Row uh extension was completed. [1:25:25, 1:25:28]: It would give another uh access to [1:25:29, 1:25:34]: um, you know, to the hospital, you will not have to come all the way up to [1:25:34, 1:25:39]: uh East Alana Road and North Henry. And and I would say also [1:25:39, 1:25:43]: The fact that we'll t we'll put it in the turning lane just for that reason. [1:25:44, 1:25:46]: to assist in in the movement of traffic. [1:25:46, 1:25:48]: So this would also help. [1:25:49, 1:25:58]: um East Alana Road and North Indian Boulevard, if you did have access that would you could go from that particular area [1:25:58, 1:26:00]: uh at Valley Hill. [1:26:01, 1:26:04]: uh all the way to uh to rock where [1:26:04, 1:26:10]: Uh that is what Commissioner Hong was was mentioning uh today. And I just want to clarify that. [1:26:11, 1:26:14]: All right, thank you. Uh Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [1:26:17, 1:26:22]: Yeah, uh Mr. Knight, uh, when when the uh the talks came up. [1:26:22, 1:26:25]: Not about just the extension of rock core. [1:26:26, 1:26:28]: Road uh and with uh [1:26:29, 1:26:35]: But when we talked about the widening rock quarry road, those those talks went on so long until um [1:26:35, 1:26:44]: I know that that was I think it was two point seven or two point eight million dollars that came in and that uh uh uh uh under when Blake Prince was in office and they did the actual surveying. [1:26:45, 1:26:47]: Of widening rock quarry. [1:26:47, 1:27:07]: uh i think that's extension of rock quarry been on the table as long if not longer has any of the splotch money that come in can have come in uh through the county has any surveying been done because as we we looked at some things years ago uh we looked at some directional stuff and we looked at different properties even [1:27:07, 1:27:15]: Even including, I don't want to name names, but the properties that would go through that extension of rock quarry. Has any type surveying being done? Because we talked about. [1:27:15, 1:27:24]: Uh, the implementation of wetlands in there, how the Corps of Engineers have to be involved. And we talked about so much. So, has any type of surveying been done? [1:27:25, 1:27:35]: by the county to to actually get uh to show a feasibility study of what that cost would be to do an extension of that row. Any feasibility study been done or anything? [1:27:35, 1:27:35]: Cootie County. [1:27:37, 1:27:39]: What Rock Poir Road Extension, I'm not aware of any. [1:27:40, 1:27:41]: I'm I'm not aware of any. [1:27:42, 1:27:45]: Um I I I don't know, but I'm not aware of it. [1:27:45, 1:28:03]: And Mary Pro Tem, your hand was up first. Go ahead, please. Yeah, uh at the meeting today, uh trans the SWATS transportation director, Mr. Romero, suggested that the project could be approximately$20 million. Um, you know, if once they got everything put to down somewhere in that neighborhood. [1:28:03, 1:28:04]: So um [1:28:04, 1:28:16]: That's kind of what they put out there today, but a more definitive answer would be done at as all af if after everything is put together. But we gotta we gotta as leaders, we gotta [1:28:16, 1:28:26]: put the push behind it to make sure that this project does not go away. This is central. This gives us an expansion to our downtown area. [1:28:26, 1:28:31]: And it gives us solid uh highway corridor connection to the amphitheater. [1:28:31, 1:28:35]: in the entire area. It opens up our downtown, which is now limited. [1:28:35, 1:28:44]: uh to certain streets and it would be of great benefit to us. So we certainly need to work with Henry County to encourage this project to move forward. [1:28:45, 1:28:47]: Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [1:28:49, 1:28:56]: Okay. I wanted to ask Mr. Knighton, can you show that list one more time? I just wanted to see how many of those [1:28:56, 1:28:58]: Um were trail project. [1:29:01, 1:29:04]: This the city list, yes. Um [1:29:10, 1:29:12]: Can you see that okay? [1:29:12, 1:29:12]: Yes. [1:29:14, 1:29:14]: Okay. [1:29:18, 1:29:25]: Okay. Um it looks like there are several trail projects on here. But of course, um I feel like that [1:29:27, 1:29:33]: collaborating with the county commissioners on the extension of the Rock Quarry Road. [1:29:33, 1:29:39]: Would be ideal for us, especially with this amphitheater coming on board. Um, as much as I [1:29:39, 1:29:52]: want to advocate for the trails and the master trail plan, um, I think having that extension um really should be a priority for us. So I certainly support it. [1:29:55, 1:29:56]: All right, any other comments from the council? [1:29:59, 1:30:12]: Okay. So on that note, Mr. Knighton, so they you said that the county's gonna meet on July seventh. So there's a decision we have to make tonight, I guess, or some type of vote in this as aspect tonight about this. Is that correct? [1:30:13, 1:30:18]: I would I would certainly want to have the council's endorsement and approval on [1:30:19, 1:30:25]: What you would like to devote to either the project list that was shown that's been developed by staff. [1:30:26, 1:30:28]: And or any support for any joint projects. [1:30:29, 1:30:35]: uh Hudson Bridge the Hudson Bridge Project Rock Quarry Road or the Um Rock Quarry Road extension as was mentioned. [1:30:36, 1:30:38]: Um of of what [1:30:39, 1:30:47]: uh you would you would foresee or would like to see in terms of the city of stockbridge support for those projects. [1:30:47, 1:31:03]: Okay. Yep. Uh yes. Sorry. I would just like to know what the cost would be for the Rock Corey extension project, not the widening, but the one that just came up today from Commissioner Holmes, if that's the one that we're interested in. [1:31:04, 1:31:10]: I think that we would need to have some type of idea. We do know the cost of the [1:31:10, 1:31:13]: Rock quarry widening, but not the extension. [1:31:15, 1:31:19]: It was twenty million dollars that was stated today. Around approximately twenty. [1:31:19, 1:31:24]: Could be as low as eight eighteen to t uh uh eighteen to twenty million was the projection. [1:31:25, 1:31:28]: For the extension only. Is that what you're doing? For the extension only. Yeah. [1:31:29, 1:31:30]: That may be an issue. [1:31:31, 1:31:37]: Okay. Uh several of you. This I'm gonna go to Tom May uh Councilman Thomas. Go ahead, please. [1:31:37, 1:31:41]: Well uh m Mrs. Gantt sort of um asked my question. [1:31:42, 1:31:46]: Before I think I can really vote, I I think we need to know exactly [1:31:47, 1:31:48]: Um [1:31:48, 1:31:49]: Well [1:31:49, 1:31:52]: We are going to finance or [1:31:52, 1:31:57]: Uh what our portion would be for the Rock Quarry Road extension. [1:31:57, 1:32:00]: I did see the meeting again today. [1:32:00, 1:32:01]: Um [1:32:01, 1:32:03]: This has not come up um [1:32:04, 1:32:06]: In our discussion tonight about [1:32:07, 1:32:08]: Um sharing [1:32:09, 1:32:14]: uh some of the rock quarter and i don't want to really just open that up but we don't want to discuss that but [1:32:14, 1:32:17]: Uh, I just think that we need to know. [1:32:17, 1:32:21]: Um, the bottom line if if we're going to support [1:32:22, 1:32:24]: The Rockware Road extension [1:32:24, 1:32:30]: Uh as Mrs. Gantt indicated, we need to know that number before we can actually vote. [1:32:32, 1:32:34]: Sure. All right. Yeah, go ahead, Mayor Putin. [1:32:34, 1:32:54]: Mr. Knight, might I suggest we just do this? We can't have broad categories. We don't necessarily have to put uh we just could put highways and and then bridges or trails or a category, not necessarily uh the particular projects and then we could cause tonight we gotta vote. We don't have time to come back and turn oh [1:32:54, 1:33:07]: I mean, I guess we might have a special call meeting, but in terms of what we could do is not necessarily name the particular project that put just list them as road projects and then put together a project list at a later date. [1:33:10, 1:33:15]: Thank T S PLOS and you'll you'll notice in the presentation today all of the other cities have looked pretty specific. [1:33:16, 1:33:18]: About what they were devoting their monies to. [1:33:19, 1:33:23]: And I think with T splost as opposed to a general splost. [1:33:24, 1:33:30]: Um where you can have these broad categories generally. A T Sploss generally needs to be more specific. [1:33:30, 1:33:33]: In terms of road projects that you're going to support. [1:33:34, 1:33:42]: I understand the concept that you're talking about. And in for instance, if you devoted three million dollars to resurfacing, for instance, and then made the determination of what [1:33:42, 1:33:43]: Rose. [1:33:44, 1:33:46]: somewhere later in the future you might want to resurface. [1:33:46, 1:33:51]: I think the question with respect to this is again, how much [1:33:51, 1:33:52]: Support. [1:33:53, 1:33:56]: Does the city want to provide to these joint projects? [1:33:57, 1:34:02]: Is it, you know, what's what's the dollar figure for Rock Quarry Road extension? At least that seems to be [1:34:03, 1:34:06]: the project that's gotten attention from the council at least in this discussion. [1:34:07, 1:34:11]: So what what is that? And what does that look like in terms of an overall [1:34:12, 1:34:13]: uh road project. [1:34:13, 1:34:15]: or road project support. [1:34:16, 1:34:22]: Okay, okay. Mr. Mayor. Yeah, yeah. Well stand by stand by again. Um Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [1:34:23, 1:34:35]: Mr. Knighton, I think with this council, I think we're we're kind of all on the same page, but I think it's kind of premature right now because when you talk about the survey and what's feasible for the Rock Quarry extension. [1:34:35, 1:34:38]: When you look at the dynamics of the properties. [1:34:39, 1:34:47]: You don't get into much you don't get into land acquisitions and all right-away acquisitions and all of this until you get into the county portion. [1:34:47, 1:34:54]: So when we start to to blindly say what we're going to contribute, how can we say that when we have no idea? [1:34:55, 1:35:08]: what the the full survey in writing entails for is land acquisitions, for is the route you're gonna have to take because of wetlands, because you're gonna have to get the coordinate engineers involved if you disturb certain areas. [1:35:08, 1:35:11]: It I mean how how how can we make a decision? [1:35:11, 1:35:12]: And be specific on [1:35:13, 1:35:18]: our uh um what we're gonna contribute to finding a rock quarry when the numbers aren't even solid. [1:35:20, 1:35:21]: The numbers are solid. [1:35:22, 1:35:25]: Well, in terms of an overall road project [1:35:25, 1:35:31]: Um if you if you in a road project I'm saying if a road project was a million dollars, then that would entail [1:35:31, 1:35:36]: The surveying and everything else, presumably, that would go along with it in this particular case. [1:35:36, 1:35:37]: With [1:35:37, 1:35:42]: The Rock Quarry Road extension, as I understand it, was mentioned by Mayor Pro Tem Alexander. [1:35:43, 1:35:46]: The question was asked of about how much it would cost. [1:35:47, 1:35:51]: And as I understand it, the staff person said twenty million dollars or thereabouts. [1:35:52, 1:35:59]: Something about twenty million dollars. Now, how specific that is, I can't speak for the county. So I don't I can't speak for how specific that is. I can say [1:35:59, 1:36:03]: on the project list that the city of Stockbridge's staff showed you earlier. [1:36:03, 1:36:07]: That was basically taken out of our much of that was taken out of our [1:36:08, 1:36:10]: uh bicycle pedestrian trail master plan. [1:36:11, 1:36:13]: In terms of those specific numbers. [1:36:13, 1:36:17]: And then a couple of projects like Country Club Drive that was one million dollars for [1:36:18, 1:36:19]: For um uh [1:36:20, 1:36:27]: for road improvements and so i i can't speak to the specificity i can't speak to the specificity of that particular road project [1:36:27, 1:36:28]: You have a chapter. [1:36:28, 1:36:33]: I'm sorry, Mr. Nightman, real quick because I don't want to get too far from what Ms. Alexander said a little while ago. [1:36:34, 1:36:36]: If you start using a formula of seventy, thirty. [1:36:37, 1:36:42]: then you're talking about a twenty million dollar project, then you're talking about six million dollars from the city of Stockbridge. [1:36:42, 1:36:59]: Is that what we're blindly talking about right now? No, no, I'm not suggesting that. I what what I am suggesting if you had a desire to support that project, the city council could say we want to devote X amount, a million dollars to that project, two million dollars to that specific project. [1:36:59, 1:37:07]: Um, I'm not suggesting, you know, some type of ratio or split, but show some level of contribution to that project if that is your desire. [1:37:08, 1:37:09]: Willing to put skin in the game. [1:37:10, 1:37:11]: Right. But [1:37:12, 1:37:16]: Okay, stand by. Uh Councilwoman um uh Gantt, go ahead, please. [1:37:16, 1:37:21]: Thank you. In in reference to um Nepro Tim Alexander's comment. [1:37:21, 1:37:25]: Um actually at the meeting this morning they had made a statement that [1:37:26, 1:37:31]: They cannot make a decision off of this without stop bridges. [1:37:31, 1:37:36]: um IGA and McDonna both they cannot do [1:37:36, 1:37:56]: This uh T squash without us. So although we are kind of in a hurry, I think it would be advantageous for us to get all the details and iron out before we rush to a decision to vote. It was not stated that we had to vote tonight. We have to make a decision tonight. Um, this the extension just came. [1:37:56, 1:38:16]: And I agree that maybe some type of contribution could be given some kind of skin of the game. However, there are other things that Councilman Blount mentioned that are also probably issues going to be raised, including other other areas as well that I'm familiar with. [1:38:16, 1:38:20]: with. I also think that um [1:38:20, 1:38:40]: we should, you know, uh it was stated that the county will be reaching out to us about these discussions on what we can do together. There are some cities such as Hampton that don't have to really contribute any of their portions because they have, you know, separate, um, they don't have anything that they're working. [1:38:40, 1:39:00]: jointly with the county on at this time, but Stockbridge had a quite a bit to include, I remember Eagles Landing Parkway. That, you know, at the time, Hudson Bridge and Eagles Landing. Now we're talking about Rock Quarry Road. When we did the Rock Quarry Road widening, if we were to do what they asked us to do from the county, we would be left with like$200,000,$300,000. [1:39:00, 1:39:01]: Remaining. [1:39:01, 1:39:21]: For projects that we want to work on. I think that we should really consider. I appreciate Mr. Knight sending over a list that was very detailed on projects that we wanted for our infrastructure, for our road projects, and our sidewalks. We do need to consider that, but we need to be to make sure that it works. [1:39:21, 1:39:29]: In the favor of both the county and the city, something that is fair. And I don't think we can do that tonight, debating it back and forth. [1:39:30, 1:39:50]: Okay, I got uh some food for thought for a second, please. In reference to the the trails, I we we have a bond issue for a million dollars for trails. So if we decide to give up certain amounts of T Sploss money for these other joint projects, I'm only assuming that that bond money can help out for those trails that that we have on the list that will probably get ignored by [1:39:50, 1:40:00]: by uh in a sense by giving money to another project, but the bond, that million dollar bond will probably help out with that process. That's number one. Number two is that I'm gonna I'm gonna say this, I'm gonna plead my eagerness for a second. [1:40:01, 1:40:14]: The extension, the Rockware extension. I should know this. I don't have a map in front of me. Is that entire extension inside of C Limits and Stockbridge or that's part of county line? Does anybody know for sure? Is that a mix of county and city or strictly city? [1:40:14, 1:40:15]: America. [1:40:16, 1:40:17]: It is a mix. [1:40:17, 1:40:22]: It should be about ninety percent in the city if there's anything outside of that. [1:40:22, 1:40:27]: Uh the city owns most of that land because if you look at the tax assessors records. [1:40:27, 1:40:43]: uh the plot of land right across from Rock Cory Road. The city owns most of that. Some of it is still actually owned by property owners. So we might have to acquire some of it, but most of it is uh is is inside the city limits going to the area because you're coming out [1:40:43, 1:40:45]: Where Valley Hill is. [1:40:45, 1:40:49]: uh near the publics. That's in the city limits where you start at [1:40:49, 1:40:53]: Uh we're at Rock Quarry Road on through the city hall area, all of that. [1:40:53, 1:40:59]: uh past Bryant Street, all of that is in the city limits. So most of it is more as vantageous. [1:40:59, 1:41:06]: uh to us in order to do that. The the the main issue here is the deadline. Mr. Nighton [1:41:06, 1:41:07]: They have to vote. [1:41:07, 1:41:10]: On this tea splice by what date [1:41:10, 1:41:15]: So it it there's not gonna be a lot of time to go back and do a lot of research. They have to vote. [1:41:16, 1:41:20]: I think by July the seventh. So the time is very short. [1:41:21, 1:41:22]: Oh yeah, that [1:41:23, 1:41:29]: I'm gonna go to the standby, Mr. Knight, if you don't stand. Council Thomas go Council Thomas, go ahead, please. [1:41:29, 1:41:40]: Thank you. Uh yeah, I was going to confirm uh Mayor Pro Tem that the date is July the 7th. Um, but let's be clear now, without uh an IGA. [1:41:40, 1:41:46]: uh they can they can move forward even though the uh distribution [1:41:46, 1:41:49]: Would be significantly uh less. [1:41:49, 1:42:01]: Uh, we don't want to force that hand. This is what I was suggesting. I'm gonna ask Mr. Knight this question. From since the meeting this morning, have you had a chance to talk with the um county manager? [1:42:02, 1:42:03]: Mr. Nighting. [1:42:04, 1:42:09]: No sir. I have not uh requested the presentation uh this afternoon. [1:42:09, 1:42:11]: uh received that um [1:42:11, 1:42:15]: But I have not uh had a chance to speak with uh Miss Matthews. [1:42:16, 1:42:18]: Okay, so my suggestion would be [1:42:18, 1:42:22]: Uh,'cause I think we're gonna have to compromise somewhere here and there. [1:42:22, 1:42:28]: Uh and it seems that we need a special call meeting, but I think uh as um [1:42:28, 1:42:37]: Uh Councilman Blount indicated and some of the others, you know, we we need information, we need facts. And I know for Mr. Wiggins is here. [1:42:37, 1:42:39]: We need to know. [1:42:39, 1:42:40]: Um [1:42:40, 1:42:50]: what's available, what what pool of money is available, what is available for us to um to share in a project, to [1:42:50, 1:42:51]: Fund the whole project. [1:42:52, 1:42:56]: It's just a lot that we don't know. Now of course I don't think we can make a decision tonight. [1:42:57, 1:43:17]: But I I think the question needs to be asked of us, are we willing to uh come back for a special call meeting and hopefully uh Mr. Night, if you could gather some information, uh, Mr. Wiggins, if you could share uh some financial with us. We just sort of just need to know before we make a a decision. [1:43:17, 1:43:25]: And I know that uh the commissioners, uh they're going to vote on Wednesday, July the 7th, uh to go on the ballot. So now. [1:43:26, 1:43:30]: Um is that going to be with an IGA or without? [1:43:30, 1:43:31]: So [1:43:32, 1:43:35]: You know, we we need to make these decisions. [1:43:36, 1:43:38]: Well the the other thing I'm sorry. [1:43:38, 1:43:50]: Well, I I'm just gonna say, uh are we willing to come back for a special call meeting once we get a little bit more information to uh you know to try to, you know, move forward and we need to play the best hand. [1:43:51, 1:43:53]: Um that we have. [1:43:53, 1:43:54]: Considering [1:43:54, 1:44:07]: the impact uh on this decision and i know uh mayor pearl times you know some things about you know uh traffic so i just think we just need to look at you know [1:44:07, 1:44:08]: What is best? [1:44:09, 1:44:14]: uh for us and our citizens here in the city of Stockbridge. [1:44:14, 1:44:23]: The answer is yes, we could call a special call meeting. I'm pretty sure we'll we'll have a consensus to do that with no problem. Probably me unanimous in this aspect. Mayor Proteir Mouse, go ahead, please. [1:44:23, 1:44:28]: Yeah, yeah, I was just gonna concur with that having the uh special call meeting in order to do that. [1:44:28, 1:44:35]: Uh what I wanted to uh kind of reiterate was uh we we just gotta look at past history, guys. [1:44:36, 1:44:40]: The last plus five would have been twenty six million dollars. [1:44:41, 1:44:42]: We call the bluff. [1:44:43, 1:44:45]: And we dropped down to twenty. [1:44:45, 1:44:58]: They well, they won't do that. They won't they won't move forward without us. Uh they won't do that. And in the end, they did. They moved forward without us. We haven't collected any splice off the top because if they go with the [1:44:59, 1:45:08]: individual agreement where without us we're gonna collect money but again they get to skim the money right off the top they well our collection does not start right away [1:45:09, 1:45:13]: All of those things factor in and our amount goes down precipitously. [1:45:14, 1:45:17]: If we had worked out this IGA with them. [1:45:18, 1:45:25]: Our splash five would be twenty six million instead of twenty. So the difference is yes, it's a lot. [1:45:25, 1:45:45]: So look at those two lists again. I don't know, Mr. Nightmare, you can put them back up. The choices start. If you go from the IGA to no IGA, there's millions of dollars that disappear off the table. So this is a critical decision that we make. The last time we got it wrong and we lost six million dollars off the splots. [1:45:50, 1:45:55]: And I I think I do I think I might have heard Mr. Remer I think I might might have heard something about [1:45:56, 1:45:57]: Uh the rock quarry [1:45:58, 1:46:01]: Is anybody else tuning in? Miss Holliday, were you tuning into the meeting today? [1:46:04, 1:46:06]: I I I I viewed the meeting. [1:46:07, 1:46:09]: Did you hear Miss uh Miss Holliday, are you there? [1:46:09, 1:46:10]: I'm here. [1:46:11, 1:46:18]: Are are you did you hear I I think I recall them saying something about the project was gonna be a hundred percent or did you hear that or no? [1:46:18, 1:46:23]: I thought I heard Mr. Romero say because the commissioner did ask him. [1:46:24, 1:46:28]: And he said it it was a hundred percent in the city limits of Stockbridge. [1:46:28, 1:46:29]: Okay. [1:46:29, 1:46:30]: All right. [1:46:30, 1:46:43]: Right. I I I thought so I thought it was pretty close to that. There might have been something uh inside and not outside of that. So but in in in in essence, I wanna see look at those collection levels for the city. [1:46:43, 1:46:43]: Okay. [1:46:44, 1:46:45]: Look at that difference. [1:46:46, 1:46:49]: With an IGA is thirty milyen dollars. [1:46:51, 1:46:54]: Without an IGA, it drops all the way down to fourteen million. [1:46:55, 1:46:57]: Five hundred and nine that's a lot of money. [1:46:57, 1:47:01]: Uh, we need every dime to fix this traffic problem, and so do they. [1:47:01, 1:47:04]: So it's in the best interest of both parties. [1:47:04, 1:47:07]: To sit down at the table and to work this out. [1:47:07, 1:47:16]: uh for the benefit. I certainly do agree. I don't suggest, excuse me, that we would have a 70-30 on all of the projects. No. [1:47:16, 1:47:24]: I don't. And there is a case where with the city might be able to set aside two million dollars, million dollars, three million, whatever we decide to do collectively. [1:47:24, 1:47:41]: toward Rock Quarry Road extension, not 30%. Why? Because as I said, the county gets 80 plus percent of the tax revenue plus percent of you look at it and break it down, their budget is 190 million, ours is 12. [1:47:41, 1:47:59]: There's no comparison between the two. So in essence, they should pay a higher portion, especially on a project that's going to create north-south connectivity. It's just even though the extension is in the city limits, everybody in Henry County is going to use this extension. All of us are. [1:48:00, 1:48:01]: Every city. [1:48:04, 1:48:24]: All right, so um any other comments and uh okay, uh Councilman Thomas, go ahead please. I I just want us to conclude by confirming if we're going to uh and we could do this after the meeting, uh special call meeting. Uh Mr. Knight, are you going to get with Mrs. uh Matthews to [1:48:24, 1:48:26]: Uh get some facts, information. [1:48:27, 1:48:28]: Uh Mr. Wiggins. [1:48:28, 1:48:32]: Uh will you do some financial? [1:48:32, 1:48:43]: just to see where we are, where the where the funds are gonna come from. We just need to have all this stuff available uh at the special call meeting and then I think we need to sort of be able to go forward from there. [1:48:44, 1:48:46]: But we need to confirm um [1:48:46, 1:48:50]: night or first thing in the morning about to call me and I you know [1:48:50, 1:48:51]: They're going to vote on the seventh. [1:48:53, 1:48:54]: Uh Mayor. [1:48:55, 1:48:56]: Yeah, go ahead. [1:48:56, 1:49:02]: Certainly, Mayor, if if the council desires a special call meeting, we'll have that information and I'll speak with Ms. Matthews as well. [1:49:02, 1:49:07]: As a reminder, of course, you know, July fifth, which is a Monday, would be the holiday. [1:49:08, 1:49:11]: Uh just to keep that in mind for any special called meeting but [1:49:11, 1:49:18]: Um uh certainly whenever the council wants to have the special call meeting, uh staff will have the information prepared uh prior to that meeting. [1:49:18, 1:49:22]: So it probably needs to be either Friday or a Tuesday. [1:49:22, 1:49:25]: The day before they meet, which would be the sixth. [1:49:25, 1:49:45]: No, wait a minute. We already have a meeting on the sixth. Don't no, that's the first. We have a meeting on the fourth. We have the town hall on the first. Okay. So maybe this should be the sixth. But anyway, cool for thought. But you have to gather up all the information and let us know, and then we'll decide on that point. Uh today is Tuesday. And so okay. So maybe the sixth. And then we'll [1:49:45, 1:49:59]: We'll see what the council wants to do as a collected bar uh collected unit. If no other comments, we'll move on to the next sub subject, which deals with uh new business and uh council consideration to approve task order number 28 for Carter and Sleuth. [1:50:00, 1:50:16]: Walter Way Lift Station and Memorial Park Lift Station rehabilitation in the amount of$124,900, funding source Wastewater Department Fund Balance. And Mr. Aaron and Brad Hosinger will present this. [1:50:17, 1:50:31]: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. This is part of the uh SOR uh department's top ten list that was generated in 2016. And we're about 50% complete with that list. So I'll let Mr. Holzinger speak to this project. [1:50:33, 1:50:36]: Thank you, Council. I wanna make sure you can hear me first. [1:50:36, 1:50:39]: Could you speak up a little louder or put your volume up some, sir? [1:50:42, 1:50:43]: What about nails? [1:50:44, 1:51:04]: It's a little better. Okay. Uh just thank you for hearing me. Uh this is about the pump station over behind Mays Crossing. And it serves from the Krispy Kreme all the way down to Mays Crossing and two residential residential houses. [1:51:04, 1:51:24]: It serves all that area. It's 30 plus years old. And I know y'all this kind of sounds like a broken record from the other pump stations, but it's exactly the same. It's this pump station is limping along right now. We've had to do bypass piping because the original piping just won't work anymore. [1:51:24, 1:51:25]: More. [1:51:25, 1:51:28]: And I urge you to uh approve this task order. [1:51:29, 1:51:33]: All right, council, any questions for Mr. Holeslinger or Mr. Aaron? [1:51:34, 1:51:38]: And if not, is there a motion to accept this proposal? [1:51:40, 1:51:41]: Is there a motion? [1:51:42, 1:51:43]: So moved. [1:51:44, 1:51:46]: Ms. uh Gantt uh so moved. Is there a second? [1:51:48, 1:51:51]: Miss Barber, a second that. Any further discussion? [1:51:52, 1:51:54]: Okay, Mr. Knighton, sir. [1:51:54, 1:51:57]: Excuse me, excuse me, s mayor and council. I just wanted to make [1:51:58, 1:52:02]: Uh, sure that um as alluded to earlier, believed by councilman Thomas. [1:52:03, 1:52:07]: that these items, this item and the other items that the council will consider. [1:52:07, 1:52:10]: Will also uh be with an approval. [1:52:10, 1:52:13]: Uh to seek reimbursement through the American Rescue Plan Act. [1:52:13, 1:52:14]: Funds. [1:52:15, 1:52:17]: Okay, good deal. [1:52:17, 1:52:18]: Any of the comments? [1:52:18, 1:52:20]: Motion's been made and seconded. [1:52:21, 1:52:22]: All in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:52:24, 1:52:24]: Uh. [1:52:24, 1:52:27]: Okay, it's an ambush decision. Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you, council. [1:52:28, 1:52:32]: Council consideration tap for tax order twenty-nine. [1:52:32, 1:52:38]: Ricardo and Sloop water service line replacement an amount of sixty sixty-two thousand seven hundred dollars. [1:52:38, 1:52:42]: Once again funding source is the water department fund balance. Mr. Aaron, please. [1:52:43, 1:52:48]: Yes, Ms. Mayor, I'll let Mr. Mollis speak to this. He's the sou water superintendent. [1:52:49, 1:52:50]: Okay, Miss Mullis, go ahead, please. [1:52:52, 1:52:53]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. [1:52:54, 1:52:55]: Yeah I [1:52:56, 1:53:01]: We're just we're we're asking for funds as far as you know accepting this. [1:53:01, 1:53:05]: For replacing plasti old plastic lines to copper lines. [1:53:08, 1:53:09]: Okay. [1:53:10, 1:53:11]: Okay, is that it? [1:53:11, 1:53:31]: And well the reason the reason why we're asking is we're having a lot of uh service leaks on these water lines. So we want to go in and repair them as we prepare to resurface those streets. A lot of them are in Willow Springs subdivision. We're getting to resurface that road and we would hate to be resurfacing and making [1:53:31, 1:53:34]: Cuts in a row at the same time. [1:53:34, 1:53:38]: So we're just moving forward with substandard water service lines. [1:53:39, 1:53:42]: Okay, thank you. Any any uh questions, council at all? [1:53:42, 1:53:43]: And Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:53:44, 1:53:52]: Yeah, this is what I want to ask Mr. Air. In terms of what we've been doing, we've been dealing with uh a series of leaks in [1:53:53, 1:53:55]: throughout the system in itself. [1:53:55, 1:54:01]: Is there a comprehensive plan? Are we just going along fixing them as they come up? [1:54:01, 1:54:11]: Or is there some sort of plan that says this is what we're gonna do to get to the bottom of this? Because myself, as I go by Burrow Manders, I think it's on Celtic. [1:54:12, 1:54:18]: As I go by the the the administration building for the event staff, I think it's on septic. [1:54:19, 1:54:26]: Those types of things, and when I'm over at Merrill Mandas and I'm holding the campaign sign and the air, the stiff wind is blowing. [1:54:27, 1:54:32]: And we have those types of issues. It calls for a comprehensive plan. [1:54:32, 1:54:36]: I'm always said and I'm not a safe afraid to say this to the public. [1:54:36, 1:54:40]: Well the food truck tasty Tuesday over at Clark Park. [1:54:41, 1:54:45]: We have sewer overflows over there and heavy rains many times. [1:54:46, 1:54:47]: Many times. [1:54:48, 1:54:51]: Oh over and over again. We've had that. [1:54:51, 1:54:54]: It's standing out in the middle of the road, the manhole cover blows off. [1:54:55, 1:54:57]: The rain, the water's flowing out of it. [1:54:57, 1:54:59]: What do are we doing? [1:54:59, 1:55:01]: компрегенсивли [1:55:01, 1:55:13]: to fix these issues. We got the American Recovery Act funding coming in. But in essence, if we got buildings that we own right inside the city limits that are on septic. [1:55:13, 1:55:18]: What what is the plan to to get all of these buildings up to where they need to be at? [1:55:19, 1:55:23]: Well, there are no buildings inside the city limits of Stockbridge that are on septic. [1:55:23, 1:55:24]: Um [1:55:24, 1:55:29]: The system over that supplies the Merrill manus, which is it goes to Clark Park. [1:55:29, 1:55:33]: We'll be going out to be it in a couple of weeks. We've identified that project. [1:55:33, 1:55:39]: There is a top ten list of projects, water source, thong, water, and public works that were identified. [1:55:40, 1:55:45]: And we're working through that list to make comprehensive improvements to our stormwater, water, and sewer infrastructure. [1:55:46, 1:55:51]: And this is like the fourth or fifth project, sewer project that staff is working on. [1:55:51, 1:55:54]: We're replacing a sewer main that runs through Clark Park. [1:55:54, 1:56:02]: We brought that before council a couple of months ago. It's called a Burke Street Sewer Rehab. So we're working on that project. It will be out for bid. [1:56:03, 1:56:07]: I think the documents have been submitted to procurement to advertise it for me. [1:56:08, 1:56:13]: So we uh we do have a comprehensive plan of how we address our water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure. [1:56:14, 1:56:15]: Okay. [1:56:15, 1:56:17]: Thank you. Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [1:56:18, 1:56:27]: Yeah, Mr. Dacious or or Brad, how y'all doing tonight? Uh the the that vehicle that we purchase, is that a vehicle that the one that does the pumping? [1:56:27, 1:56:43]: Is that something now that we can use since we we're purchasing it as a city to kind of help alleviate some of these uh blockages or or whatever in in these drains to kind of catch it before it gets too bad? Is that I don't know if that is that what that purpose of that? [1:56:43, 1:56:45]: that vehicles for [1:56:45, 1:56:53]: Yes, sir. Brad and his staff, they do have a cleaning program. They have a regular maintenance where they go in and video. [1:56:53, 1:57:04]: and uh clean out lines as well that VAT contract would greatly help with that process. So they do have a a program of maintenance where they're videoing and cleaning store means. [1:57:05, 1:57:19]: And and the reason I'm asking because as you all know, this is the time of year where you know we're we're come you know everything's growing, but you know, uh with when about three months when all these leaves start falling. [1:57:19, 1:57:27]: Uh and then you and I have to go back to Mr. Alexander said, you know, and it leaves fall during campaign uh campaigning uh days. [1:57:28, 1:57:30]: And so we don't want everything backing up. So [1:57:31, 1:57:36]: Would this help alleviate those those drainage uh those clogging from leaves? Because I think [1:57:36, 1:57:42]: the number g get gets kind of higher during closer to fall months. Is that correct? I'm not sure. [1:57:42, 1:57:47]: Well, the reason in the fall you normally see sewer overflows is because [1:57:47, 1:58:07]: When it starts to cool, the the sewer collection system has grease floating in it year-round. During the summer, it stays liquefied. But as the weather starts to cool, grease starts to solidify in the collection system. So Brad and his staff, as I mentioned earlier, have a cleaning program to address these issues. We've got major projects coming up. [1:58:07, 1:58:27]: We've got another sewer project coming up with the Smith Barnes Sanitary Sewer Basin. We've used a combination of CDBG funds. We'll use fund balance blocks and the American Recovery Act funds. So we're addressing issues that have been here for over 60 plus years since this sewer system was here. And we're addressing those issues. [1:58:27, 1:58:47]: They didn't happen overnight and they're not going to get repaired overnight. But we have a plan of action on how we are addressing these issues. And one by one, we're crossing them off the list. And like I said, we're going to have four or five sewer projects that are coming up for bid. And also we'll have a couple of water projects that we're doing to make our system more dependable. [1:58:47, 1:58:48]: [7131.2, 7139.0]: Um council abundant, are you uh are you complete, sir? That's it. Well well, I mean, if unless Mr. Alexander has I was just gonna uh motion to approve the uh [1:59:00, 1:59:07]: approve the uh task order twenty nine for uh the okay you make you're making a motion is there a second is there a second [1:59:08, 1:59:13]: Uh Ms. Barber second Ms. Barber had to second that. Mayor Pro Tem further discussion. Go ahead. [1:59:14, 1:59:34]: I just wanted to to make sure that we were very, very clear. Now we had to report a spill. Is this issue that we're talking about related to that? Is this issue solved? Is it not gonna solve? Or is there something else that it would take to solve these uh particular areas, especially when it comes to [1:59:34, 1:59:36]: The overflows near [1:59:36, 1:59:38]: Uh Clark Parker Merlman. [1:59:40, 1:59:54]: This is Aaron or Bray, one of them. The the Burst Street project will address those concerns, but there is not a sewer collection system in America that does not experience sewer overflows during periods of heavy rain. [1:59:54, 1:59:55]: It does not. [1:59:56, 2:00:00]: fathom that you do not have skills, but we're working to address those concerns. [2:00:00, 2:00:05]: I can say the Burke Street Sewer Rehab Project will address that issue in Clark Park. [2:00:06, 2:00:11]: So we're gonna rehab that sewer main. And then when we do the Smith Barn Sanitary Sewer Basin. [2:00:11, 2:00:16]: That project will address those overflows we've had over there in Smith Barnes Basin. [2:00:17, 2:00:36]: So we're we're working our way to resolving these issues, but sewer collection systems gonna always, I worked with EPD for seven years. That's not a system I have come across that have not had inflow and infiltration or overflows. You just address it as best you can and we're taking the measures to address those concerns. [2:00:36, 2:00:41]: I certainly understand that, but when a cer when the same area is [2:00:41, 2:00:53]: the cause for concern. It is it has to be asked, is that particular area? You say Berk Street is going to address this issue. That is what you are saying. [2:00:53, 2:01:01]: Yes, sir. The Clark Park issue will be addressed by the product that will be bidding being advertised for bidding next couple couple of weeks. [2:01:01, 2:01:02]: Okay, thank you. [2:01:03, 2:01:05]: Any other comments for discussion? [2:01:06, 2:01:10]: If not, the motion was made and seconded. So all improv uh all that approved the motion, please indicate. [2:01:11, 2:01:15]: I okay, so it's unanimous. Thank you very much. Council, appreciate it. [2:01:15, 2:01:19]: Council consideration to approve task order number thirty with Carter and Sloop. [2:01:20, 2:01:29]: Uh water system improvements in around in amount, excuse me,$85,800. And funding source would be the water department fund balance. Mr. Aaron, please. [2:01:29, 2:01:49]: Yes, Mr. Mayor. This is a project that would uh provide some redundancy for the water's distribution system. One of the things about water systems is you try to make sure if you have a leak as fewer as people as possible are out of water, this will allow us to install some additional valves and have avenues to reroute reroute water in the [2:01:49, 2:02:08]: events of water leaks. Mr. Mullis has identified a lot of things in our distribution system. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the city of Stockbridge. He's been a utility contractor for over 27 years. He's bid at project, he's worked for Making Water Authority. He's worked for independent contractors and he's done a great job of [2:02:09, 2:02:15]: uh investigating our distribution system and made some recommendations and this will help with the redundancy. [2:02:15, 2:02:17]: And also make our system more reliable. [2:02:19, 2:02:22]: Okay, questions for Mr. Aaron, please. Counsel. [2:02:24, 2:02:28]: Seeing none. Is there a motion to accept this proposal? [2:02:30, 2:02:33]: So moved. Ms. Gantt, is there a second? [2:02:34, 2:02:39]: Second. Well, Councilman Blount had a sent what was a plan. So all right, any further discussion? [2:02:40, 2:02:41]: All in favor, please indicate. [2:02:42, 2:02:43]: Aye. [2:02:43, 2:02:46]: Okay, thank you. Unanimous decision. Appreciate that. Thank you. [2:02:47, 2:02:50]: Council consideration to approve tax order number. [2:02:52, 2:03:08]: Council consideration to approve task order number thirty one, McCarter and Sloop, Northbridge subdivision sanitary sewer main rehabilitation in the amount of hundred and seventy six thousand nine hundred dollars once again wastewater fund. Mr. Aaron, please. [2:03:08, 2:03:15]: Yes, Mr. Mayor. This problem will this task order is addressing a a problem that's long term problem. [2:03:15, 2:03:21]: dates back to the early 60s, the uh collection system within the subdivision is made of terracotta. [2:03:22, 2:03:24]: Terracotta was used in the early sixties. [2:03:25, 2:03:30]: is very brittle, is prone to have breaks and leaks and allow root intrusion. [2:03:30, 2:03:38]: So we're gonna go in and replace the entire collection system within that subdivision and make it a more viable system so that when staff have [2:03:38, 2:03:42]: has to clean out that system. They don't have any any issues with calling. [2:03:42, 2:03:47]: damaging problems because the terracotta piping is so brittle in that subdivision. [2:03:50, 2:03:52]: Okay, Council, any questions for Mr. Aaron at all? [2:03:54, 2:03:57]: Seeing none, I need a motion to accept the proposal. [2:03:57, 2:03:58]: Two more. [2:03:58, 2:03:59]: Is there a [2:04:00, 2:04:03]: Mr mr I got Mr. Blount, so moved to the second. [2:04:03, 2:04:04]: Circuit. [2:04:05, 2:04:09]: second any further discussion. [2:04:10, 2:04:11]: If not all in favor, please indicate. [2:04:13, 2:04:13]: Uh [2:04:15, 2:04:17]: Okay, she now she says, thank you very much. [2:04:18, 2:04:29]: Council of consideration to approve amendment to the city's ordinance to provide uh for the regulation of small box discount stores distant requirements. Uh Ms. Johnson and uh [2:04:30, 2:04:31]: Our attorney, Mr. Washington. [2:04:32, 2:04:32]: Please. [2:04:36, 2:04:39]: Yeah, Mr. W go ahead, Mr. Washington, go ahead. [2:04:39, 2:04:51]: This has just been the ordinance that have been requested by uh uh Mayor Pro Tem Alexander about exp expending expanding the small box to five miles. And so this is what we're representing the council for your consideration. [2:04:53, 2:04:58]: So qua let me ask this question. Is extended five miles, what is it right now? Three miles? [2:04:59, 2:05:00]: What [2:05:00, 2:05:03]: It's feet. Let me I'll have to pull it up. Hold on. [2:05:05, 2:05:08]: It's one mile. It's one mile. Oh one mile. [2:05:09, 2:05:10]: Right now. [2:05:11, 2:05:17]: It's currently one, but I believe this county is five. If not, is that correct, Mayor Pro Tem? [2:05:17, 2:05:31]: Yeah, that's five the county is five. We just simply mention what they do because what's gonna happen is if they have five and we have one, they're gonna find the holes uh in our ULDC and they're gonna find those available plots. So we're in line with them. [2:05:31, 2:05:38]: It helps uh for to protect us. So we're just the only thing that's changing is the distance to match up with what Henry County has. [2:05:40, 2:05:46]: And this is five the original ordinance that we had was a mileage just stated as five thousand two hundred and eighty. [2:05:47, 2:05:48]: That's cool. [2:05:50, 2:05:57]: Okay. And so if we approve this, that means any small box stores are grandfathered in. Is that correct? [2:05:57, 2:05:58]: Great. [2:06:00, 2:06:02]: All right, Councilman Blount, I saw your hand, sir. [2:06:02, 2:06:04]: I just like us to move to approve this amendment. [2:06:06, 2:06:07]: Okay, you're gonna make a motion? [2:06:07, 2:06:08]: A second. [2:06:10, 2:06:16]: Okay. Mr. Blount made a motion, uh, Councilwoman Gad, second any further discussion. [2:06:17, 2:06:19]: If not all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [2:06:20, 2:06:23]: Manage decision. Well there we go. All right. Fantastic. [2:06:24, 2:06:31]: Uh council consideration approval of amendment to the city's personnel possible policy. Uh Miss Wheeler, go ahead, please. [2:06:45, 2:06:48]: She's muted. [2:06:51, 2:06:53]: Renee you gotta unmute yourself. [2:06:53, 2:06:54]: There you go. [2:06:55, 2:06:56]: Well good evening. [2:06:56, 2:06:57]: Evening. [2:06:58, 2:07:00]: Uh the agenda item before you [2:07:01, 2:07:10]: Is to revise the performance and salary review policy, section 630.00 in the employee manual. [2:07:10, 2:07:12]: The evit the revision will read [2:07:13, 2:07:15]: Appointed employees [2:07:15, 2:07:18]: Сіті клек, сиді трежура, сиді менеджер. [2:07:18, 2:07:21]: City Attorney, Executive Assistant to Mayor and Counsel. [2:07:22, 2:07:28]: Will receive their annual performance reviews during the months of October through December in executive session. [2:07:30, 2:07:39]: Okay. Well let me let me say this. Um I'll start this off and I'm pretty sure the other comments. Uh for the record, I have to admit I'm not in favor of this particular move. [2:07:40, 2:08:00]: I honestly think that uh the people that are appointed by the council, uh mayor council should actually evaluate these individuals on their anniversary dates, which is already set in the personnel policy itself. Now, granted, I understand that I am a culprit of this along collectively with the council, that we have not routinely been doing this. [2:08:00, 2:08:15]: in a timely manner like we should have and we're quauled. I own that up along with members of the council. So I'm a culprit of this not doing the right thing in this aspect as well. And I think we honestly need to do that as opposed to making this particular change. So I just want to go on record and say that. [2:08:15, 2:08:32]: in this aspect. So I think that uh we should not do it this way. We should tighten up loose ends and do things the properly way that were initially approved in the in the policy, personnel policy. And we need to own up to things that we need to do and tighten it up in that aspect. Thank you. Any further comments? [2:08:34, 2:08:39]: No further comments. If they're not, then I need a motion to approve this uh amendment. [2:08:42, 2:08:42]: Yeah, forward. [2:08:43, 2:08:46]: Okay. It's been uh Councilman Barber, is there a second? [2:08:47, 2:08:49]: I'm sorry I didn't hear that. Who's that? [2:08:50, 2:08:50]: Right. [2:08:51, 2:08:51]: Who second that? [2:08:52, 2:08:53]: Second [2:08:53, 2:08:56]: Okay. So Barber makes in [2:08:57, 2:08:59]: And the mouse out or second that all all in favor? [2:09:01, 2:09:04]: Okay. Okay. See you next. All right. [2:09:05, 2:09:08]: All right, so now we move on here. Council consideration to approve the [2:09:09, 2:09:24]: Amphitheater change order number 77 and 78, an amount of$142,000,$269,$142,269, funding source bond, bond. And this is Mr. Knighton, along with uh Carl, project manager, please. [2:09:25, 2:09:29]: Yes, uh Mayor and for uh mayor mayor and council there is uh [2:09:30, 2:09:37]: request a change order here that we want you to consider. Carl will go through it with you. Um [2:09:37, 2:09:41]: And the sp the specifics of the particular change order itself. [2:09:42, 2:09:42]: Okay. [2:09:44, 2:09:47]: Good evening here and uh council. [2:09:47, 2:09:48]: Um [2:09:49, 2:09:54]: Going to share my screen so that we can kind of go through [2:09:57, 2:10:02]: the uh extent of this. Um so this particular um [2:10:04, 2:10:11]: Uh so um Randy, is this um um I've got two tonight, I wanna make sure I'm addressed the correct one. [2:10:12, 2:10:12]: Um [2:10:13, 2:10:17]: This is the perimeter fencing and black hole. No, no, this [2:10:18, 2:10:20]: Yes, yes, it is. Yes, it is. [2:10:21, 2:10:22]: Not that one first one. Yeah. [2:10:23, 2:10:37]: Um so there are two scope items that the city has requested be uh pursued um on the amphitheater project. So these are uh city requested scope changes. [2:10:38, 2:10:42]: Um and I wanna go back uh since we're talking about this one. [2:10:43, 2:10:47]: Again, uh mayor, just to clarify which one [2:10:48, 2:10:50]: We're talking about um [2:10:50, 2:10:55]: You read off, I think the second on the list on the agenda tonight, is that correct? [2:10:56, 2:10:56]: Right. [2:10:58, 2:11:04]: Mayor Mayor wait let's make sure we're clear here. The agenda item uh there are two agenda items. [2:11:04, 2:11:09]: Mayor, I believe you read off the amount of one hundred and forty [2:11:09, 2:11:13]: Two thousand two hundred sixty nine dollars. That's change order number seventy seven. [2:11:13, 2:11:18]: Right, and seventy eight. And that's one forty two. The hump one hundred and one is for the [2:11:18, 2:11:28]: uh proposed fencing and the other forty thousand in change is for adding three pat flag poles with lighting. So that is the item that we're discussing right now. [2:11:30, 2:11:35]: Right. So and I wanna back up and clarify because uh mayor, I think you also hadn't [2:11:35, 2:11:40]: Stated the funding source. Let's Randy, let's just state the funding source for this one before we go forward. [2:11:41, 2:11:42]: Proposed [2:11:43, 2:11:46]: The proposed funding source for this is fund balance. [2:11:46, 2:11:47]: Okay, then [2:11:48, 2:11:50]: Okay, well my copy says bond, but that's what it says. [2:11:51, 2:11:53]: Okay, so I went but but if it if it's uh [2:11:53, 2:12:13]: Yep, that is correct. That is correct, Mayor. On the agenda item, that is correct. That's what that what was on the agenda. On the agenda item, it does say fund balance. So I will make that clarification. And I'm uh and also did the forty thousand dollars you're referring to, uh it didn't see that on here. It might be in the documents, but it wasn't on the written uh written uh format uh for the clarifying. [2:12:13, 2:12:13]: Yeah, yeah. [2:12:14, 2:12:14]: Okay. [2:12:16, 2:12:18]: All right, so let's let's kind of start all over again. [2:12:18, 2:12:31]: So for this change order, this is two scope items requested by the city to be added to the um uh to the project. And um [2:12:32, 2:12:52]: The first one is that's in in this particular change or is to add fencing and landscape buffer to the I think this is the north, at least it's a planned north side of the project. So let me get you oriented as to what you're looking at on this drawing. [2:12:52, 2:12:56]: Uh you can can everybody see my cursor hand? [2:12:56, 2:13:02]: moving around here. Okay. Yeah. So this is this is the amphitheater down here. [2:13:03, 2:13:08]: Uh this is the main drive that goes that we built through the the middle of the project. [2:13:08, 2:13:18]: And all of this over here is the phase two parking and the ponds. I think that should get you oriented as to what we're looking at. Any questions so far? [2:13:20, 2:13:21]: I don't think so. Go ahead, sir. [2:13:21, 2:13:29]: The requested scope um for the fixing in landscape buffer involves adding a um [2:13:29, 2:13:31]: Uh forty uh [2:13:32, 2:13:35]: Two inch, I'm sorry, a sixty inch tall. [2:13:35, 2:13:42]: I focal uh fence uh where you see this red line along this property line here. [2:13:43, 2:13:47]: to this point here. So that's about eight hundred and fifty four total feet. [2:13:48, 2:13:54]: Of this five foot fencing and the same fencing that you see that's where in the amphitheater project that [2:13:55, 2:13:59]: that surrounds and secures the action at the theater. So it's that black aluminum [2:14:00, 2:14:01]: uh ornamental fencing. [2:14:02, 2:14:05]: Uh and we've indicated two gate openings. [2:14:05, 2:14:10]: Uh this is for these will be locked, it's for maintenance purposes. [2:14:10, 2:14:12]: And and here's blue uh [2:14:13, 2:14:14]: Here's blue dots. [2:14:15, 2:14:16]: Okay. [2:14:16, 2:14:21]: We we ended the fence here uh for several reasons. [2:14:22, 2:14:29]: Uh this will tie into a neighbor's fence that continues along this property line here. I believe it's a chainling fence. [2:14:30, 2:14:38]: This is also going to get heavily wooded area once the landscaping that's installed around this pond gets into full maturity. [2:14:39, 2:14:45]: Uh and it's uh also the terrain is is slopes quite a bit here, so [2:14:45, 2:15:00]: So we didn't successfully continue a fence when we have a fence. And then as we move over to this area, that's where we run into the creek bank, which provides a kind of a natural security buffer right there. [2:15:00, 2:15:07]: Um so and along with this is a lot of uh evergreen type planting. [2:15:07, 2:15:11]: uh along here, some some larger, some smaller. [2:15:11, 2:15:12]: Uh [2:15:12, 2:15:13]: uh for plants [2:15:14, 2:15:17]: Along this property line. [2:15:17, 2:15:19]: He's had for visual buttons. [2:15:20, 2:15:23]: uh between the proper owners of [2:15:23, 2:15:25]: And the parking lot here. [2:15:26, 2:15:36]: Um, so that is the extent of the first part of the change order and that tools$101,598. [2:15:37, 2:15:45]: And then the other um forty thousand six hundred and seventy-one that makes the total of this change is to add. [2:15:45, 2:15:47]: Uh the three flagpoles here. [2:15:47, 2:15:51]: Just outside the amphitheater, visible from inside the amphitheater. [2:15:52, 2:15:54]: Uh, these flag poles are. [2:15:55, 2:15:59]: price right now to be ground mounted on concrete pedestals. [2:15:59, 2:16:01]: We'll have additional lighting light. [2:16:02, 2:16:02]: Yeah. [2:16:03, 2:16:04]: The flag poles. [2:16:05, 2:16:09]: I believe the American flag center one's a twenty five foot pole. [2:16:09, 2:16:12]: And the two other poles that flank it are twenty foot poles. [2:16:12, 2:16:22]: Uh price also includes having to rearrange existing landscaping and aeration in this area in order to install the flagpoles. [2:16:23, 2:16:27]: uh one caveat about this. I don't think should [2:16:27, 2:16:30]: Change your approval process tonight, but [2:16:30, 2:16:31]: Um [2:16:31, 2:16:33]: We are looking at an option. [2:16:34, 2:16:40]: uh to mount those flagpoles actually to the to the concrete uh wall [2:16:41, 2:16:44]: That exists right here that uh delineates the amphitheater. [2:16:45, 2:16:46]: Um [2:16:46, 2:16:48]: And if we can do that or that [2:16:49, 2:16:54]: from an engineering perspective, sure that the wall was holding the plant holes up there. [2:16:54, 2:16:55]: And um [2:16:55, 2:17:04]: Uh if we're successful in doing that, we're we're looking at saving eight to ten thousand dollars off of this forty thousand dollars tag. [2:17:05, 2:17:07]: Um, but I don't want that to [2:17:08, 2:17:11]: We didn't want that process to slow down this approval. [2:17:11, 2:17:16]: tonight because we do need to go ahead and get the five pools on order and move on with this. [2:17:17, 2:17:26]: Um so if we do realize additional savings here we'll bring that back to the city council and let you know that we were able to save some additional monies. [2:17:27, 2:17:35]: Uh so that is the extent of this change order and the um the scope that's included in it. So [2:17:35, 2:17:41]: Any questions? Yeah, Carl, first of all, the flagpole is US State and City, is that correct? [2:17:43, 2:17:46]: Um I I know that we're getting three flag poles. [2:17:46, 2:17:48]: Uh I do believe that [2:17:49, 2:17:49]: Um [2:17:51, 2:17:56]: I'm not really sure if the flags are actually included in that pricing. I'll go back a little, but I I think you're right it is. [2:17:57, 2:18:00]: Uh state city media maritime. [2:18:00, 2:18:05]: Right. Similar to what we right, that's correct. Similar to what we have on the other side of City Hall. [2:18:05, 2:18:06]: Okay, right. [2:18:06, 2:18:08]: Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [2:18:08, 2:18:21]: That's exactly the point. I mean, this is that this is already on the same campus. We have flags already, because you can't get to the amphitheater literally without driving by City Hall and then that whole complex. [2:18:21, 2:18:32]: The original plan did it call for flags here or was that something that was added on? Because literally on the other side of City Hall, you have three flagpes with the American flag. [2:18:32, 2:18:38]: The Georgia flag and the city and the side. [2:18:38, 2:18:42]: Well the the issue, Mayor Pro Tem, and obviously this is for the council to approve. [2:18:43, 2:18:51]: Is that if you're in the amphitheater, you cannot see the flags from the amphitheater. Remember, the amphitheater goes down into a bowl in City Hall. [2:18:51, 2:18:53]: is right behind [2:18:53, 2:19:00]: On the rear side of the amphitheater, so you can't see those American or American state and city flags, you can't see the flagpole. [2:19:00, 2:19:03]: arrangement when you're in the amphitheater. [2:19:03, 2:19:06]: In this situation, you would be able to view it. [2:19:07, 2:19:11]: Um from the amphitheaters you're seated for whatever events or [2:19:11, 2:19:14]: um activities take place there. And that was [2:19:14, 2:19:32]: part of the impetus for this. But again, I would I would add to it, I think it's proper protocol to have the the flags there anyway, of this venue of this type in this aspect as well. And uh so I I think it's more proper to do that. And uh amount of money we're spending was forty thousand dollars these days, right? Anyway. [2:19:33, 2:19:34]: Any other comments? [2:19:36, 2:19:38]: All right, there are no other comments at all. [2:19:39, 2:19:40]: Then I need a motion to accept this proposal. [2:19:43, 2:19:43]: Is there a motion? [2:19:44, 2:19:49]: Miss Barber has her hand up. Okay, I can't sorry, I gotta scroll down there. I'm sorry, Miss Barber. Go ahead. You got a question? [2:19:50, 2:19:51]: Or you won't make the motion. [2:19:52, 2:19:59]: Um Mr. Travatan was explaining about an alternative for um [2:20:00, 2:20:02]: The flag posts. [2:20:04, 2:20:06]: The alternative is cheaper. [2:20:06, 2:20:10]: than actually installing, I guess, cementing coal. [2:20:11, 2:20:12]: Is that what you were saying? [2:20:12, 2:20:13]: Can you explain? [2:20:14, 2:20:22]: Okay. Sure, I'll have to go back to that again. Um, so this pricing that that I've presented tonight includes ground mounted flagpoles. [2:20:23, 2:20:28]: Which means that they are installed on concrete base that's gonna be uh dug into the ground. [2:20:28, 2:20:33]: Uh the alternative is to actually attach the flag holes to the [2:20:33, 2:20:37]: uh a concrete retaining wall that you're looking at out there. [2:20:38, 2:20:44]: Um so it would play ha having a couple of things you would have to do the uh [2:20:44, 2:20:46]: Uh the creative tool bases. [2:20:47, 2:20:48]: So you'd say that money. [2:20:48, 2:20:54]: And you'd also save money for uh rearranging some of the landscaping that would be affected in this area. [2:20:55, 2:20:55]: Um [2:20:56, 2:21:03]: So that that's the savings and it would be eight to ten thousand. We don't know the exact amount yet'cause we have not engineered that solution. [2:21:03, 2:21:06]: But um being told that it's uh eight to ten thousand dollars stable. [2:21:09, 2:21:11]: All right. Is that ask your question, Ms. Barber? [2:21:13, 2:21:16]: I wanted to ask a follow up question if you're gonna go right in, please. Go ahead. [2:21:16, 2:21:17]: Thank you. [2:21:17, 2:21:21]: So um the alternative would it be a fixed [2:21:21, 2:21:23]: To the side of [2:21:23, 2:21:24]: The building. [2:21:26, 2:21:38]: Talking about the the the the cheaper the cheaper version. Yeah, they would be attached to the side of that concrete wall that goes right along the seating where my car's at. [2:21:38, 2:21:57]: be on the outside you wouldn't actually see the attachment when you're setting inside the amphitheater. It'll be attached to the inside of that wall. So from the amphitheater, it really does there's no difference in the site and what you're looking at. It's just a a a uh less expensive way to mount those poles. [2:21:57, 2:22:10]: Okay, and I can kind of visualize what you are explaining there. I'd much rather have that as opposed to having a um post in the middle of or on or near the sidewalk. [2:22:11, 2:22:12]: Um [2:22:12, 2:22:13]: So [2:22:13, 2:22:14]: Yeah. [2:22:14, 2:22:18]: Okay, thank you. Councilman Blount, we've got [2:22:18, 2:22:35]: Arrangement of the fed pole would still be in this general location. So um really they're not gonna be close to the sidewalk along the main drive that would occur here. So the petpoles are still gonna be tucked up pretty close to concrete walls there now, even if we ground those. [2:22:37, 2:22:38]: Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [2:22:39, 2:22:46]: Yeah, mayor, uh just to give the council something to think about because you know I've been to several venues. [2:22:46, 2:22:49]: And they've had flagposts, uh [2:22:50, 2:22:55]: um outs you know have flagpoles outside but they're they're [2:22:55, 2:22:56]: They're tall. [2:22:57, 2:23:08]: But they'll sit, they f sit it doesn't have to be right inside the venue wall. I mean, right close to the right inside, you know, close in. They because they're so tall. [2:23:08, 2:23:28]: And you know, to have one with the city stop bridge, uh and and the America flag and and uh um you know uh where community connects and and if we're celebrating certain months to have uh have that flag replaced the where community connect. I I think it's I think it's not [2:23:28, 2:23:30]: Nice. I mean, you know, uh [2:23:30, 2:23:37]: Flags at venues, I think, are nice. Um, but it's it's the placement of them, and I don't want to attach to a [2:23:38, 2:23:42]: I wouldn't want to see it attached to a a wall or anything. I because I've seen those [2:23:43, 2:23:50]: flag poles that are at venues, but they're kind of off, but you can still see the flag uh waving and I I just think it's a [2:23:50, 2:23:53]: You know, it wouldn't take away from empathy and I think it, you know. [2:23:55, 2:24:02]: For me, I'm I'm just trying to figure out where where are you actually trying to place these. Can you use your pointer one more one more time to show me where you're [2:24:02, 2:24:03]: Try to play. [2:24:04, 2:24:06]: The flags would go right in this area. [2:24:07, 2:24:17]: Um which is outside the wall of the amphitheater. So it's not not not a whole lot further away. But I'll I will say this, we put them anywhere. [2:24:17, 2:24:35]: Wherever wherever you want to put'em. Um it's just with the visibility to the seating um that we we believe that's being asked for, uh that we put'em just outside the wall uh in this location. Um they get away. [2:24:37, 2:24:57]: Sorry, to me. I'm sorry to cut you off. I it's kind of a delay and I didn't know if you was finished. To me, you know, if you when you have those lar large flagposts, they're usually off uh way off near the parking area or something like that where you're gonna be in entering the facility, but you can still see it because they're pretty tall. [2:24:57, 2:24:58]: And uh [2:24:58, 2:25:18]: But I think, you know, for me, uh I I I don't think it takes away from the amphitheater to have us see the stop bridge flag, American flag, and uh where where community connects and then we split we switch to community connect for different uh um for different, you know, when we have uh child abuse month or this different. [2:25:18, 2:25:22]: different different months we put a different flag on for what we're celebrating. [2:25:22, 2:25:25]: Um, so I mean that's just a suggestion. [2:25:26, 2:25:45]: Well, I'll offer this um in response to that, uh, Councilman. This right here in relation to the seat is actually pretty tall. It's a security wall. So it's it's it's pretty tall. Um if I'm recalling, it's at least eight foot above the seating area. [2:25:45, 2:25:49]: So the further you pull the flat ball away from this wall. [2:25:51, 2:25:57]: the less you're gonna see those fly holes because of that the height of that wall as you're looking at it from inside the amphitheater. [2:25:59, 2:26:13]: Well, I would suggest there, Carl, that and hopefully council I recommend that you put it somewhere that you can see it from the amphitheater on the inside and it need to be individual poles for those three flag poles concreted in. It's a$20 million amphitheater, stated art. [2:26:14, 2:26:27]: You don't need to go cheap with with with am with flagposts. Just get put a nice solid concreted uh individual flagpole for the three flags to be to fly or our venue. I mean that's just my recommendation, folks. Uh mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [2:26:27, 2:26:45]: Uh I could kind of go along with that, but the issue is I what he's saying is that this wasn't originally in the plan. We gotta tear something up in order to put the flags in the location where they are. Is there another more suitable location where they can go without tearing up the concrete? [2:26:47, 2:26:54]: Well, Ms. Alexander, what I I'm sorry to cut you off real quick. What I was saying is most of the venues that I've seen. [2:26:54, 2:27:03]: Those flagpoles can be seen from the amphitheater at some point where the entry of uh with the entry of vehicles coming in. [2:27:04, 2:27:19]: The way the way the amphitheaters is situated, whether we put it on the East Atlanta side that's sitting high, or we put it on the Lee Street side, they're sitting high. They still can be seen. Uh is all just determining where you wanna where you wanna sit'em because we're not talking about eight feet. We're [2:27:20, 2:27:22]: We're we're talking about thirty to forty feet high. [2:27:22, 2:27:23]: Or more. [2:27:24, 2:27:44]: Yeah. All I was trying to say was again was that I don't want to have to tear the place up because since we've already done something, there should be a smarter way to put the flags in a location that is visible. I can understand what the mayor is saying because you do uh in in retrospect if they're not visible from the front side of city hall is to [2:27:44, 2:27:57]: be able to when you're having a ceremony or something, you want to be able to appropriately respect the flag and you want it to represent uh the facility was in. My concern is I the what was stated by Mr. Trebathan is that they have to [2:27:58, 2:28:01]: basically tear up what they've already done. That doesn't seem smart. [2:28:04, 2:28:21]: Hey Carlton, it really just involves um I hear you Peyton, I'll let you talk just a second. Um, but it really just involves, you know, just a few plantings that are right in this immediate area. Uh I I hear Peyton, who is the uh civil engineer on the line, I think he wants to comment about [2:28:21, 2:28:24]: That le uh last question. Go ahead, Peyton. [2:28:24, 2:28:31]: Sure. Thanks, Carl. Hey everyone. Yes, um Peyton Peterson with TSW Design Landscape Architect on the project. [2:28:31, 2:28:36]: We explored with HJ Russell what would be the least intrusive area. [2:28:36, 2:28:41]: uh to the as built conditions in the field currently to date. [2:28:41, 2:28:49]: Um and still be seen from within the amphitheater proper, um, the limits of the wall essentially inwards. [2:28:49, 2:28:52]: And this was the um [2:28:53, 2:28:57]: least destructive to what is currently uh built in the field. [2:28:58, 2:29:15]: and still have the best views from the amphitheater, um, nothing blocking it, and would be prominent, a prominent view of the three flags. Um, so with this area, we're talking about relocating a few of the trees that are planted in the immediate vicinity. [2:29:15, 2:29:21]: Um and then pending on if you guys wanna do a ground uh embedding concrete pad. [2:29:21, 2:29:23]: Or on the wall. [2:29:23, 2:29:24]: Um [2:29:25, 2:29:45]: It would essentially just if it's a concrete pad, they will have to have some sort of machinery to uh get the concrete over there that could pump it from the roadway. But uh there could be potential of a little bit of sod being damaged, but mostly it's just soft scape material. Everywhere else that we looked at, there was some hard hardscape and you [2:29:45, 2:30:00]: utility infrastructure um limitations that um really weren't feasible. In this area, we don't have um really any utility lines running in this area or hardscape materials that we're gonna have to be ripping out. [2:30:00, 2:30:05]: So that is that's sort of where we end how we ended up with this location. [2:30:05, 2:30:06]: Um [2:30:07, 2:30:13]: And again, as Carl mentioned, twenty feet for both the city and state and then twenty five for the US flag. [2:30:16, 2:30:18]: Thank you, sir. Appreciate that. Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [2:30:20, 2:30:24]: You we we got three three ponds that's gonna be out there. So [2:30:25, 2:30:28]: Near one of those ponds with the height of those flags. [2:30:29, 2:30:32]: That all three ponds can be all three [2:30:32, 2:30:42]: uh location can be seen by the amphitheater. We couldn't we could I I I just got for me, I just have a problem with those flags sitting right there back close to the amphitheater for me. [2:30:43, 2:30:54]: I don't know about the other council member. I I I just think those flags could sit off somewhere and they're tall enough. I I don't think I wanna I would wanna see those flags sitting right there up on the amphitheater like that. [2:30:57, 2:31:17]: That's uh that's typically where they would be, I would think. But I I would I would think they need to be really close to the amphitheater so you can see it from the amphitheater. You can see it there. But anyway, once again, that's just my thoughts. But that look there I go again, Mayor. All three of those ponds, if a flag, if a 30-foot flagpole is by either one of those ponds, it could be seen from that whole area. [2:31:18, 2:31:27]: Why would we want to put those flags that close up on the amphitheater? I mean, when I go to other venues, they're not up close, they're they're off. [2:31:28, 2:31:39]: Go to Atlanta Raceway, for example. You see where those flags are? Go to Talladega. Go to the go to uh different uh other amphitheaters that have flags. They're not right up on the amphitheater, they're they're sitting off. [2:31:41, 2:31:55]: Just to keep in mind, if um we also did look at possibly relocating the flags on the north side of this new through road near closer to the ponds. Um one thing that we felt was uh [2:31:55, 2:32:15]: you know, sort of a disadvantage from that viewpoint is you there will be these street trees that align the road that are currently installed out there already that at mature height are going to be forty, fifty feet tall. Um, there's also, you know, trees around in and around the pond and then also evergreen trees up against the uh amphitheater. [2:32:15, 2:32:19]: outer wall area that will have some height to them. [2:32:23, 2:32:24]: All right, any further comments, council? [2:32:27, 2:32:33]: All right, if there are no further comments, then I need a motion to accept the proposal. This change order. [2:32:34, 2:32:34]: Mm-hmm. [2:32:35, 2:32:39]: Okay, that was uh that's Councilman uh Councilwoman Barber. Is there a second? [2:32:40, 2:32:40]: Second. [2:32:41, 2:32:44]: We have airport ten miles on any further discussion. [2:32:44, 2:32:47]: If not all in favor, please indicate. [2:32:48, 2:32:49]: Okay. [2:32:49, 2:33:05]: Okay. I believe that's unanimous. I saw everybody's hand, I believe. Okay. Okay. Thank you, gentlemen. Appreciate it. Mayor, I have I have stayed, Mayor. I just don't want yeah, I don't I just don't think we I just don't want to see those flag poles that okay. I'm sorry. So it's uh four zero one, I believe it is. I'm sorry, sir. [2:33:06, 2:33:14]: There we go, thank you. All right, and so uh we'll go to the next thing: council consideration to approve amphitheater change order number seventy-four. [2:33:14, 2:33:23]: In the amount of two hundred and ten thousand six hundred and sixty-one dollars, funding source. I guess this is fund balance and not bond, right? And Mr. Nighting and Carl, please. [2:33:24, 2:33:44]: No, actually this is uh Yeah, this is the bond. This is the bond. Yes, yes, yes. This is the bond. All right. Yes, yes. This was accounted for in the monies that were set aside for the bond and was part of what was uh anticipated and expected. All right. And I'll let uh Mr. Uh Trevathan again uh go through the particulars. [2:33:44, 2:33:45]: Okay. Sure. [2:33:46, 2:33:48]: Um yeah, real quick. Um [2:33:48, 2:33:55]: back when we presented this phase two parking, the big project, and you approved that. [2:33:55, 2:34:03]: Um we had not yet designed all the landscaping uh in this area, um a phase two area. [2:34:04, 2:34:05]: Um [2:34:05, 2:34:06]: Mainly [2:34:06, 2:34:11]: time purposes, we wanted to go ahead and get that to um approved so [2:34:12, 2:34:14]: Set aside a two hundred thousand dollars allowance. [2:34:15, 2:34:17]: Uh that was included there. [2:34:17, 2:34:19]: For this landscaping. [2:34:19, 2:34:24]: We've since designed the landscaping and the associated irrigation. [2:34:24, 2:34:26]: Uh the total cost of that is two hundred and [2:34:27, 2:34:29]: ten thousand six sixty one [2:34:29, 2:34:38]: Um and that was not the first number, so we massage this quite a bit to get this uh close to the allowance that we put in the project. [2:34:38, 2:34:42]: And still have a robust uh landscaping. [2:34:42, 2:34:45]: uh design full space parking. [2:34:45, 2:34:46]: Um, so [2:34:47, 2:34:52]: The the two hundred thousand dollar allowance that we included in previous approval. [2:34:53, 2:34:58]: uh covers most of this, the balance of it, which is a little over ten thousand dollars. [2:34:58, 2:35:08]: uh will be uh funded through the contingency and object which still is uh is a bit healthy for this point in the project. So I'm pretty happy about that. [2:35:08, 2:35:14]: uh we can cover this uh thousand dollar overage through that contingency amount. So [2:35:14, 2:35:18]: Uh there is no additional funding needed for this. The reason has come before you. [2:35:19, 2:35:25]: is that we do have to transfer the allocation from the the project intensity. [2:35:25, 2:35:30]: into the contractor's contract via chain holder because of the size of the chain order. [2:35:30, 2:35:34]: Uh it has to come to you, uh, the city council approval. [2:35:35, 2:35:35]: All right. [2:35:35, 2:35:37]: Go ahead, Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [2:35:37, 2:35:47]: Yes, uh basically that was a awesome explanation. Uh it's already fully funded. And I think truly from seeing what they've shown me so far and us. [2:35:48, 2:35:51]: This will be even more po as popular. [2:35:51, 2:35:56]: as the amphitheater for a walking course so this is simply going to be amazing. So [2:35:56, 2:36:01]: Uh he's answered all my questions, so I'll go ahead and make a motion to move forward. [2:36:01, 2:36:03]: Uh with this request because [2:36:03, 2:36:07]: It's already covered financially and uh it's it's worth it's worthwhile. [2:36:08, 2:36:09]: Okay, is there a second? [2:36:11, 2:36:12]: Is there a second? [2:36:13, 2:36:16]: Uh Miss Barber second then. Okay. Any further discussion? [2:36:16, 2:36:19]: If not, all in favor, please indicate. [2:36:20, 2:36:27]: Okay, I believe this is you uh there we go. All right, we're it's announced season. Fantastic. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. [2:36:28, 2:36:34]: Okay, discussion purposes, council discussion, amphitheater status update and operation. Mr. Knighton, please. [2:36:34, 2:36:38]: Yes, Carl is still there. Carl, you still where's Carl? Still there? [2:36:39, 2:36:45]: Yeah, you still have you still there, right? Yeah, yeah. Carl and I perhaps will tag team on this one as well. [2:36:45, 2:36:49]: Mayor, just wanted to give a brief update on um the amphitheater. [2:36:49, 2:36:51]: Um project itself. [2:36:52, 2:36:56]: And um you know, where things stand uh overall. [2:36:56, 2:36:59]: Um with the amphitheater, let me see if I can [2:37:04, 2:37:05]: Well [2:37:06, 2:37:06]: Yeah. [2:37:08, 2:37:15]: Well, I was gonna show some uh photos of the amphitheater, but the the project basically is coming to a close with respect to [2:37:15, 2:37:25]: The building side. On the buildings, they're going through several things now. Basically some punch list items on the the building itself. [2:37:26, 2:37:30]: Um um they're of course doing the grading and phase two parking. [2:37:31, 2:37:36]: Um uh is coming to completion and they've done the retaining wall along Atlanta Road, East Atlanta. [2:37:36, 2:37:44]: Um they're installing uh uh light poles in phase two and landscaping in in phase two uh again with the items that [2:37:45, 2:37:48]: Have been approved tonight, and so that is moving forward. [2:37:48, 2:37:49]: Um [2:37:49, 2:37:51]: uh with that portion of the project. [2:37:52, 2:37:56]: In addition, um there'll be some fiber installation we this week. [2:37:57, 2:38:03]: um for uh internet internet and wifi access uh that is being done. [2:38:04, 2:38:05]: Uh Johnson control. [2:38:06, 2:38:08]: Uh has been out there with uh security systems. [2:38:09, 2:38:10]: Um as well. [2:38:11, 2:38:16]: And uh ensuring that um as the project comes to a close on the building side. [2:38:17, 2:38:21]: That everything is in order, of course, with a project of this magnitude. [2:38:21, 2:38:25]: There will continue to be uh some items that um will need to be [2:38:26, 2:38:27]: Uh just [2:38:27, 2:38:29]: Um cleaned up, tidied up. [2:38:29, 2:38:31]: Um over the uh [2:38:32, 2:38:34]: The next uh few weeks. [2:38:34, 2:38:37]: uh as we close out the project uh in particular. [2:38:38, 2:38:38]: Um [2:38:39, 2:38:45]: Uh Carl, if there was anything you wanted to add as it relates to that in terms of closing out in the items that are currently being [2:38:46, 2:38:49]: uh worked, uh that would be helpful as well. [2:38:50, 2:38:53]: Um projector had received their [2:38:54, 2:38:58]: Final expenses and and certificate of occupancy for all the buildings. [2:38:58, 2:39:02]: Um rows are are done and the punch lists are done. [2:39:02, 2:39:05]: Uh uh well there are a few [2:39:08, 2:39:16]: We're looking at a few things from an operational standpoint and we may are looking at doing a few changes, nothing of any huge significance. [2:39:17, 2:39:30]: There are a few uh punch list items on the site that are to be complete and once completed we'll get a certificate from the city and that close out uh phase one. [2:39:31, 2:39:40]: Um and then uh Randy, you're correct on phase two, uh landscaping is about ninety percent done, eighty to ninety percent done. [2:39:40, 2:39:42]: Uh they're doing the the paving work now, so [2:39:43, 2:39:58]: the kind of things that tend to our contingency, uh unsuitable spoils, things like that, that creep up on us. Uh all that's behind us. So we're really uh we're really working the surface of the parking lot and getting that completed. [2:39:59, 2:40:03]: Uh I'm in the uh completion for that contractually lies. [2:40:04, 2:40:06]: Um the [2:40:07, 2:40:07]: Um [2:40:10, 2:40:20]: The additional items that you approved tonight will not be completed by July fifteenth. I think that's gonna run through about mid August before we can get perimeter fencing up. [2:40:20, 2:40:23]: And the and the landscape above that and the and the black holes. [2:40:24, 2:40:28]: The the balance of the phase two parking to be done mid line. [2:40:31, 2:40:38]: Carl, if I understand if I understand you said the the parking lot and the green space area primarily be done by mid July. If that is that what I understood? [2:40:39, 2:40:44]: Contractually, yes, and they look like they're trying to defend that. Um [2:40:45, 2:40:54]: It my gut feeling is I'm looking at three or four weeks of of work left. So it may a little past mid July, but certainly before the end of July. [2:40:54, 2:40:57]: All right. Thank you, sir. Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [2:40:57, 2:41:01]: Yeah, so Carl, thank you. So as we close out this project. [2:41:01, 2:41:06]: How much funding will be left in this contingency fund? Would there be any funding left in? [2:41:07, 2:41:09]: Um I'm I'm gonna all be guarded. [2:41:09, 2:41:21]: Answering that question um because we don't know what happened between now and the end, but uh our risks are behind us. Um there is um if [2:41:22, 2:41:32]: you know be totally transparent there's about 80,000 in our agency that's not uh that is unass called unassigned. There's there's nothing to to eat that up. [2:41:33, 2:41:36]: Um, unless we decide to do something different. [2:41:37, 2:41:57]: uh on the project. Um we look at things operationally at the elevator and how it operates and other things, there may be some some scope items that we've been uh to make the to make the place better. So I don't want to say that whole 80,000 or so is going to be available at the end, but I'm happy that at the [2:41:57, 2:42:01]: this point in the project that our continued is robust that we can handle. [2:42:01, 2:42:03]: No, a few things might come up at the end. [2:42:04, 2:42:13]: The reason I asked that question is we have proposed sidewalks on that um on the on the north side bank as you approach. [2:42:13, 2:42:15]: North Lee Street. [2:42:15, 2:42:23]: And we were looking at um that doing that project because there's only sidewalks on one side of the street. [2:42:23, 2:42:26]: There wasn't sidewalks on that second side of the street. [2:42:26, 2:42:30]: by the third pond which is leading down to North Lee Street. [2:42:30, 2:42:31]: So [2:42:31, 2:42:36]: If we decided to circle back to that project and put sidewalks on the other side. [2:42:36, 2:42:40]: If this money is going to be there, we don't know that, but as we get closer. [2:42:40, 2:42:43]: Maybe we could circle back to that. That's why I wanna know how much money. [2:42:44, 2:42:45]: Might possibly be left over. [2:42:46, 2:42:49]: uh in that pot. So you could if you would come back and [2:42:49, 2:42:52]: update us at the end and how much money was left over, I think. [2:42:53, 2:43:01]: We might want to add those additional sidewalks. Uh, if the group uh were to do so, we spoke on wanting to do so. I think we were told there was gonna be [2:43:02, 2:43:22]: Some additional grading and all of that is concerned. I would think hopefully$80,000 would be enough to cover that. But uh if you would come back to us. And Mr. Wiggins, uh, it's the end of June. We've been hearing all year about how it's going to be. We're gonna hear Malden and Jenkins. They're not here. So uh did they give [2:43:22, 2:43:27]: give you some information on what the budget surplus is or do we have [2:43:27, 2:43:32]: That number, uh, we were looking at your projection at being over two million dollars. [2:43:32, 2:43:40]: What has Malden and Jenkins told you at this point when we were told that they were gonna be at this meeting at the end, but we would have those numbers by the end of June. [2:43:43, 2:43:47]: Um, I wasn't aware that they were supposed to be at this meeting, but um Yeah, we [2:43:48, 2:44:05]: And for clarification, we have Maltin Jenkins and a mid-year report scheduled for our next work session in July. Yeah, end of July. Yes. We've got them scheduled or would have them scheduled as well as I already talked to Mr. Wiggins about having that mid-year report in the July because [2:44:06, 2:44:13]: Obviously the first six months is June. And so for everything to reconcile, we'll be ready to do that uh in the second meeting in July to have that report. [2:44:13, 2:44:18]: That's right. Okay, okay. Well maybe I I I heard I got that wrong. I was thinking that normally we would have [2:44:19, 2:44:23]: uh a number by this point, even though we don't have the final report. [2:44:23, 2:44:27]: Pretty much they got it nailed down. So we have anything on that? [2:44:28, 2:44:29]: But uh um [2:44:30, 2:44:35]: For the fun for the you you're talking about for the fund balance? Talking about fund balance, yeah. Fund balance for general fund. [2:44:36, 2:44:37]: Yeah, well um [2:44:38, 2:44:39]: I know we initially uh [2:44:40, 2:44:42]: Had a number with uh [2:44:42, 2:44:46]: Ed Wall and when we did went through and did the uh five year [2:44:46, 2:44:47]: Projection. [2:44:48, 2:44:48]: Uh [2:44:48, 2:44:51]: More things has camp come back and this is um [2:44:53, 2:44:56]: Um, you know, not not official until we can um [2:44:57, 2:45:02]: uh sign off on it, but the number is coming out with the corrections that we went back and made. [2:45:03, 2:45:06]: Uh fund based is gonna be seventeen million. [2:45:07, 2:45:19]: Okay, so the bond balance would be seventeen million and the portion coming out of this year would be how much? Was was it cl was the two point five that you stated for this current year? Or was it more than that? [2:45:20, 2:45:21]: Mm. Yeah. [2:45:22, 2:45:23]: You may saw [2:45:23, 2:45:24]: I'm sorry for you. [2:45:25, 2:45:34]: Because we were fourteen million, now we're at seven we the projection it was fourteen million. The projection now is seventeen, so that's close to three million dollars being added. [2:45:35, 2:45:48]: I just want us to be careful. The audit comes back in full. I just, you know. Yes, yes, we do expect there to be a positive increase from fund balance. We expect that. [2:45:49, 2:45:54]: I just you know, until the auditors have a chance to finalize everything with their official [2:45:55, 2:45:59]: uh documentation and completion. I just you know, I'm always [2:45:59, 2:46:01]: Want to be conservative about that. [2:46:04, 2:46:08]: Mr. Wiggins, you still checking out something here or or not? Yeah, because you know. [2:46:08, 2:46:11]: Last year was nineteen made, so this year [2:46:11, 2:46:14]: It's gonna be seventeen seventeen means. So we [2:46:15, 2:46:16]: It's going down. [2:46:17, 2:46:23]: Right, we well remember remember we're taking out we've taken out a portion of our money for the amphitheater project. [2:46:23, 2:46:24]: Yeah. [2:46:25, 2:46:31]: That's the reason why that we that would be accounted for. So even though the fund balance has gone down, obviously we took out uh five million. [2:46:31, 2:46:37]: From fund balance for the amphitheater project. So if you look at it in total of where things are, including the amphitheater. [2:46:38, 2:46:42]: There's not been a you know absent that project. There's not been [2:46:42, 2:46:49]: any substantial decrease or any decrease really to what we would normally place in our fund balance on a regular basis. [2:46:49, 2:46:51]: Absent again the project itself. [2:46:52, 2:46:56]: Yeah, because I mean think about Yeah, mine saw that it would be about two point two. [2:46:57, 2:47:13]: two point two. So in the end, what I'm trying to say is we've we've spent this money on the amphitheater. The project is basically done, card uh Mr. Trevadan just told us that outside of a few exceptions, and we're still gonna be looking at co uh approximately [2:47:14, 2:47:16]: Seventeen million dollars in fund balance. [2:47:17, 2:47:18]: That is amazing. [2:47:19, 2:47:31]: And we don't want anybody saying that the council has been financially irresponsible when at the end of the day we built a twenty million dollar amphitheater and we're still gonna have. [2:47:31, 2:47:35]: Approximately seventeen, maybe a little bit less, maybe a little [2:47:35, 2:47:41]: million in the fund balance. That's unbelievable. That's great stewardship. That's what I want to point out. [2:47:43, 2:47:44]: Outstanding. [2:47:45, 2:47:48]: Okay, any other questions for Mr. Knighton? [2:47:49, 2:47:52]: Or Mr. Wiggins or Carl. [2:47:53, 2:47:55]: Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. [2:47:57, 2:47:57]: Um [2:47:58, 2:48:07]: Is there anything else to provide the council with as far as the management company, the operations of the amphitheater? [2:48:10, 2:48:18]: Or is that something we will discuss offline? I I I I think that's uh that's still in negotiation, I would have believed, but Mr. Knight could answer those questions. [2:48:18, 2:48:25]: I would like to have that conversation with you in a different format uh than here. Just uh so I don't wanna compromise anything that [2:48:26, 2:48:31]: uh could be um in play with um uh those types of operations. [2:48:32, 2:48:36]: I do owe to the council uh some uh understanding. [2:48:36, 2:48:40]: In summation of where we are with that and I will provide that to you. [2:48:40, 2:48:42]: uh in the next day or two. [2:48:44, 2:48:49]: Okay. Any further questions from Mr. Knighton, John Wiggins or Carl? [2:48:50, 2:48:55]: If not, thank you, gentlemen. I'm gonna go into my comments. And my first comment is [2:48:55, 2:49:13]: I I would hope that you're all rooting for our hometown Hawks to beat the Bucks tonight in game four. The game has already started, but unfortunately we're here. So hopefully you taped it and you get a chance to uh listen to the first half'cause we'll probably be around for at least to do what this meeting for at least in the first half here anyway. [2:49:13, 2:49:17]: So wish the Hawks well. We need to get we need to get an NBA championship here, right? [2:49:17, 2:49:18]: Absolutely. [2:49:19, 2:49:37]: And happy Fourth of July to everybody. It's right around the corner. And hopefully you'll have a good time to enjoy with your family and friends and be safe and careful in the whole process. And gentlemen, I'm sorry. I I forgot our last meeting to wish you a happy belated Father's Day now. And hopefully your family and loved ones and uh treated you well during your special day a couple of weeks ago. [2:49:38, 2:49:49]: On that note, in reference to the public health department and a public health issue, we're still in a pandemic, folks, but it's getting better. And I would hope that after the this Fourth of July holiday, the numbers continue to go down. [2:49:49, 2:50:09]: in this aspect and we have not had any deaths in Henry County from COVID 19 in two weeks. Uh so it's it's a good thing. It's a great thing, matter of fact. I also want you to know that it's no longer uh the testing for COVID nineteen is no longer going on at Heritage Senior Center. If you want to be tested for COVID nineteen you have to go to the Red Hawk [2:50:09, 2:50:10]: [10210.0, 10230.0]: Field, which is a 143 Henry Parkway. The Red Hawk Field is right next to the public health department in Madonna or across the street from the Henry County Commissioner's uh government building, commissioner government building there. And to do that, to make an appointment, you would have to uh call the actual um uh public health department. [2:50:30, 2:50:46]: and uh set of appointment. And that would be 800-847-4262. Once again, 800-847-4262. And the testing for that would be on Tuesdays and Thursdays only at Red Hawk Field, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. [2:50:47, 2:50:55]: Tuesdays and Thursdays only, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Red Hawk Field. And on all actuality, you can actually call the public health department. [2:50:55, 2:50:57]: of Georgia [2:50:57, 2:50:59]: And actually uh schedule a uh [2:51:00, 2:51:02]: Vaccination through them as well. [2:51:02, 2:51:07]: And that would be eight hundred, uh excuse me a second. One second. [2:51:10, 2:51:30]: That is 800 uh 888-457-0186. Once again, for a Georgia Public Health Department to schedule an appointment for an actual vaccination is 888-457-0186. And those lines are open from Monday to Friday. [2:51:30, 2:51:41]: a.m. to 8 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 PM. And they would tell you where where the local nearest local per uh place would be to get a a vaccination shot. [2:51:41, 2:52:01]: And of course, they're going to ask you several different things, demographic demographics, uh details on race, ethnicity, and gender and age, medical history, whether or not uh you have uh had a current or past ailments and allergies, and whether or not you had any past infections, testing, and further other vaccinations, and then of course contact information. [2:52:01, 2:52:21]: information this aspect. So we still need to defeat this particular virus. And the District 4 Public Health Department can also help you or individuals with any nonprofit organizations or churches to get into hard to reach communities or underserved type of communities. And they'll [2:52:21, 2:52:41]: Coordinate that with the core, and that's a non-profit. Uh Sean Penn is working with, and that can be coordinated through the district uh for health department andor our Henry County Health Department, and uh, and that'll probably include the uh the uh the actual um emergency management folks at the county to help assist with that as well. Uh on that note. [2:52:41, 2:52:53]: Let me read some uh excuse me some other announcements here. We're scheduled to have a virtual town hall meeting on the Quiet Zone and Railroad Crossing. This is Thursday, July 1st, 6 p.m. by way of Zoom. [2:52:53, 2:53:02]: Uh the Main Street Advisory Board meeting is the second Friday of each month, 8 a.m. Excuse me, 9 a.m. And that's by way of Zoom. That next meeting would be July 9th. [2:53:02, 2:53:22]: The next city council meeting is 6 p.m. Zoom, second Monday of each month, and that'll be on the 12th of July. The downtown development authority meeting is 6 p.m. by way of Zoom, third Tuesday of each month, and that next one is July 20th. Youth Council and Advisory meeting is 6:30 by way of Zoom. Third Tuesday of each month, which is July 20th. [2:53:22, 2:53:42]: And the planning commission at it will have a next Zoom, the next meeting by way of Zoom is 6 30 on a fur a fourth Thursday of each month, and that's July 22nd. And our next uh city council work session is 6 p.m. by way of Zoom last Tuesday of each month, and that'll be on the 27th of July. Council initiatives here. [2:53:42, 2:53:53]: or city events. Food truck tasty Tuesday returns to Clark Park, which is one fifth one one Davis Road and the dates with Food Truck Tasty Tuesday, July 20th. [2:53:54, 2:54:14]: July 27th, August 3rd, and August 10th, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Once again, food truck tasty Tuesdays at Clark Park with July 20th, July 27th, August 3rd, and August 10th, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. And please join me and the Divine Nine of the South Metro area for a [2:54:13, 2:54:33]: uh food truck rally and uh collecting of of school supplies uh for our Henry County students. And that'll be on Friday, July 9th, is 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. And then also join Councilwoman Gantt for her let's get back to normal food truck council initiative, which is Tuesday, July 13th. [2:54:33, 2:54:37]: And that's 5 30 to 8 p.m. at Clark Park. [2:54:37, 2:54:51]: And so in the the next six weeks or so we got a lot of food truck activity. So that's fantastic. Bring the public back out. And on that note, uh ladies and gentlemen, uh that's all my announcements. Council, I need a motion to Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please. [2:54:51, 2:55:01]: Thank you. May I I just want to take this opportunity to uh thank all of the citizens that came out to assist in the uh first responders uh drive-through luncheon. [2:55:02, 2:55:06]: I want to thank Mr. Knighton for coming out, uh, Mayor Pro Tem Alexander for coming out. [2:55:07, 2:55:09]: Uh we fed roughly uh [2:55:10, 2:55:12]: Two hundred first responders. [2:55:12, 2:55:13]: Um [2:55:13, 2:55:33]: There is a second phase of this. It's a virtual celebration as well. But I just want to thank those that came out to assist. We had about 15 to 20 uh volunteers to come out with that. It was a pretty good day. And I just want to thank all those that participated. [2:55:33, 2:55:42]: And then definitely want to thank all of our first responders for the service that they do. And just wanted to thank everybody. [2:55:43, 2:55:49]: Thank you, Mayor. Problem. Appreciate it. You're welcome, sir. On that note, Council, I need a motion to go into executive session, please. [2:55:50, 2:55:51]: Mm-hmm. [2:55:51, 2:55:55]: Okay, I need for I need for litigation. [2:55:56, 2:56:02]: Personnel, real estate. Okay. Okay, councilman. Oh, thank you. Councilman Barber, is there a second? [2:56:03, 2:56:06]: Second. All right. Uh all in favor, please indicate. [2:56:07, 2:56:19]: All right, we're gonna go into second session. Okay, thank you very much. It's unanimous. Uh Ms. Holiday, please send us uh new different types of connectivity so we can get this echo session. I'll see you all in the probably within the next 10 minutes. [2:56:19, 2:56:22]: And to include our attorneys as well, Ms. Holley. Thank you very much. [2:56:26, 2:56:27]: On [2:56:28, 2:56:34]: There we go. There we go. Okay. All right. [2:56:35, 2:56:36]: Alrighty. [2:56:38, 2:56:40]: Oh, I forgot. [2:56:41, 2:56:42]: Let's see. [2:56:48, 2:56:49]: Jeremy Berry. [2:57:01, 2:57:04]: Shake Vanessa's back. Oh, she's still at the office. [2:57:06, 2:57:08]: Okay, whip okay, okay. [2:57:14, 2:57:15]: All right. [2:57:19, 2:57:22]: We don't have a quorum yet. We need one more person for a quorum and then we'll close out. [2:58:03, 2:58:04]: I'm here. [2:58:14, 2:58:20]: All right, we actually have a quorum now. So um N S I special I need a okay, one second, stand by. [2:58:42, 2:58:46]: All right, so what do we have here? We got uh okay, we got a quorum. [2:58:46, 2:58:48]: So I need a motion to end the second session, please. [2:58:49, 2:58:49]: So move. [2:58:50, 2:58:51]: Okay, is there a second? [2:58:52, 2:58:52]: A second. [2:58:52, 2:58:55]: Dan seconds is all in favor, please indicate. [2:58:56, 2:59:02]: Okay. Okay, thank you very much. I need a motion to reconvene our regular uh work session, please. So move. So moved. [2:59:03, 2:59:05]: Okay, uh Mayor Pro Tem, second. [2:59:06, 2:59:07]: Any second. [2:59:07, 2:59:09]: Uh Barber seconds that okay. [2:59:10, 2:59:11]: All in favor, please indicate. [2:59:12, 2:59:17]: All right. Okay, good deal. Now any motion to end our uh council work session, please. [2:59:18, 2:59:18]: Tell me. [2:59:18, 2:59:21]: Okay, Ms. Cat, second. Who's the second? [2:59:21, 2:59:22]: Any second? [2:59:22, 2:59:23]: There could [2:59:23, 2:59:28]: Miss Barber raised her hand first. Okay, great. No problem. All in favor, please indicate. [2:59:28, 2:59:33]: All right. All right. Good night, everybody. Have a good evening. Good night. Good night.

--- title: June 14 2021 City Council Meeting Via Zoom date: 2021-06-14 source: 2021-06-14_June_14_2021_City_Council_Meeting_Via_Zoom.wav --- [0:05:03, 0:05:03]: Good evening. [0:05:05, 0:05:07]: Good evening. How are you? [0:05:07, 0:05:09]: Alrighty. [0:05:10, 0:05:11]: We are recording. [0:05:11, 0:05:12]: Okay, good deal. Appreciate it. [0:05:37, 0:05:38]: Yeah. [0:06:00, 0:06:01]: [374.2, 374.7]: [0:06:17, 0:06:19]: [393.5, 393.8]: Yeah. [0:06:40, 0:06:41]: Yeah. [0:06:55, 0:06:56]: [428.3, 429.5]: Hello everyone. [0:07:10, 0:07:15]: How you doing, Amir Proto? Hello? Hello. Good evening. [0:07:17, 0:07:17]: Yeah. [0:07:18, 0:07:20]: How you doing, Miss Samuels? [0:07:20, 0:07:22]: I'm doing well. How are you? [0:07:22, 0:07:25]: Good. Thank you so much for accepting. [0:07:25, 0:07:29]: Oh, thank you all for the opportunity. I greatly appreciate it. [0:07:33, 0:07:35]: Good evening, everyone. [0:07:35, 0:07:36]: Good evening. [0:07:38, 0:07:40]: All right. Good evening. Good evening. [0:07:40, 0:07:44]: We are recording and we're live on Facebook right now, folks. [0:07:46, 0:07:46]: Okay. [0:07:48, 0:07:50]: And we're gonna get started here shortly. [0:08:02, 0:08:05]: Sylvie, hello. I see you there. I see you. [0:08:05, 0:08:08]: Picture, I don't see your picture, but I hope I I know you're there. [0:08:08, 0:08:11]: Hello to you as well. Yes, I'm here. [0:08:17, 0:08:19]: You can see me now. [0:08:20, 0:08:20]: Good evening. [0:08:28, 0:08:30]: Yes, we can see you now. [0:08:54, 0:08:55]: Alrighty. [0:08:56, 0:09:00]: I actually have a uh we have a quorum at this point. [0:09:02, 0:09:05]: And so let's see here. [0:09:09, 0:09:13]: All right. Get a couple more minutes, folks, and we'll get started with our meeting. [0:09:20, 0:09:21]: [580.2, 580.9]: Mm-hmm. [0:09:54, 0:09:56]: Thank you, sir. Appreciate that message. [0:09:57, 0:09:58]: Um [0:10:03, 0:10:07]: So we'll make sure our attorney we have our attorneys with us. [0:10:18, 0:10:22]: Ms. Knight, have you uh were you able to make contact with him and let him know? [0:10:22, 0:10:23]: Remind them. [0:10:25, 0:10:25]: Yeah. [0:10:26, 0:10:29]: Yes, and I'm attempting to contact now as well. [0:10:29, 0:10:30]: Thank you, sir. Appreciate that. [0:10:50, 0:10:58]: All right, folks, we'll get started as soon as our one of our attorneys shows up. We need to make sure we have our legal advisors online as well. [0:11:15, 0:11:17]: Mayor Ford, the attorney is attempting to join now. [0:11:17, 0:11:19]: I see it. Thank you very much, sir. Appreciate it. [0:11:26, 0:11:27]: There we go. [0:11:28, 0:11:34]: Mr. Washington, how you doing, sir? I'm doing well. I apologize. The other link that I had wasn't wasn't the correct link. [0:11:34, 0:11:35]: Okay. [0:11:36, 0:11:40]: Well you're here now. On that note, we're gonna start a meeting. I have roughly uh six oh one. [0:11:40, 0:11:45]: And so I'd like to call our fo June fourteenth council city council meeting to order. [0:11:45, 0:11:47]: And Madam Clerk, could you give me a roll call, please? [0:11:55, 0:11:57]: Mayor Ford. Present. [0:11:57, 0:11:58]: Mayor Pro Tem Alexander. [0:11:59, 0:12:00]: Present. Councilwoman Barber. [0:12:01, 0:12:02]: That's it. [0:12:02, 0:12:03]: Councilman Blount. [0:12:06, 0:12:10]: Let the record reflect Councilman Blount is not in attendance. Councilwoman Gantt. [0:12:13, 0:12:17]: Let the record reflect, Councilwoman Gantt is not in attendance. Councilman Thomas. [0:12:17, 0:12:18]: What is it? [0:12:19, 0:12:20]: Mayor Ford, do you have a quorum? [0:12:20, 0:12:40]: Thank you, Madam Clerk, and uh Councilman Blount uh called me and has a a medical emergency, a personal medical emergency for a family matter. And so he informed me that he probably will not be present uh this evening. Uh so on that note, um I want to at least mention that and I'll give the invocation this evening. Okay. Thank you, Lord, for bringing it to the next slide. [0:12:40, 0:12:58]: bring us together once again as we continue to discuss our issues and concerns and the betterment of our city and for our citizens, allow us to have good logical dialogue and to help move the city forward and do the due diligence that is necessary to serve our citizens properly. [0:12:59, 0:13:01]: equitably and in in order. [0:13:01, 0:13:15]: allow us to do the best we can as we continue to fight this uh virus as we continue to get better and people continue to get vaccinated and we continue to get stronger as our our society gets better and and hoping soon [0:13:15, 0:13:18]: It will continue to have a new normal. [0:13:18, 0:13:21]: Continue to guide us, Lord, and be with us always at this time. [0:13:21, 0:13:22]: Your name. Amen. [0:13:23, 0:13:26]: Amen. All right. Please stand for the pleasure, please. [0:13:29, 0:13:34]: Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. [0:13:34, 0:13:36]: And to the remote. [0:13:36, 0:13:40]: Well would you stand one nation under God [0:13:40, 0:13:42]: In different. [0:13:42, 0:13:45]: With liberty and justice for all. [0:13:47, 0:13:48]: Thank you. [0:13:50, 0:13:52]: Council, I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:13:55, 0:13:57]: Ms. Can I ask a question, please? [0:13:57, 0:13:58]: What's that, please? [0:13:59, 0:14:08]: Uh Mr. Washington, uh we had previously discussed uh changing the distance limits on the small box retailers. [0:14:08, 0:14:24]: Yeah, we just simply uh want to change the limit. We want to keep the original formula. Uh Henry County has a formula of five miles distance. I simply want to change the distance. Is it is it okay if we add that to the agenda and then [0:14:24, 0:14:29]: Uh just change the distance or do we need to have uh is there some other legal thing we just [0:14:30, 0:14:35]: So what you all have to do and correct me whether I'm I'm wrong on this man for is that [0:14:35, 0:14:42]: If you want to present an ordinance to change an an ordinance to change or a a law or a rule. [0:14:42, 0:14:48]: You have to write it down and submit it and then it'd be it's something that we can vote on. But if you all want to [0:14:49, 0:14:54]: And I need to check to see what your procedures are for that. If you all want to suspend all of your rules to do that. [0:14:55, 0:14:58]: Then I'd have I'd just have to check and see what the vote count would be for that. [0:14:58, 0:15:02]: to be able to suspend the rules and add an ordinance like that to the agenda. [0:15:03, 0:15:05]: You'd be waving your rules. You you'd have to [0:15:06, 0:15:07]: Way yards rules of procedure. [0:15:07, 0:15:22]: Well I would I would say hold on a second, I would think that if you want if you wanted to add it to the agenda, we'd take a vote to add it to the agenda and discuss this issue. But obviously the the attorneys doesn't have I don't think we have any documentation ready for any type of um approval aspect thus far. [0:15:22, 0:15:26]: But uh in that aspect. But if you want to end it, uh add it, I believe I imagine we can add it. [0:15:27, 0:15:28]: Oh, go ahead, Mayor Putin. [0:15:28, 0:15:34]: How how about we do this? We get the documentation ready and we add it at the very next meeting. [0:15:35, 0:15:39]: Uh we brought the subject up before. I'd just like to have it ready at the next meeting if that would be great. [0:15:40, 0:15:45]: No, and that's and that's fine. Here's what we were going to also discuss and [0:15:45, 0:15:47]: We've been thinking about this one, Mr. Knight. [0:15:48, 0:15:58]: It would be beneficial to us if we could have an email that goes around or either we'll just get a sheet together of what the council consensus is so that that way we know what. [0:15:59, 0:16:07]: If three of you all want something brought to you all, what we need to bring. Because what's happening is we're getting direct we're getting directives and requests. [0:16:07, 0:16:14]: And so the question of how to prioritize those could be greatly honed in on if you all would just send us. [0:16:15, 0:16:32]: an email that says council consensus request or either we have a sheet that goes around where you are what three people sign off on it so that way we'll know what to send you off and we can do that in a timely manner. We can do that weekly it's council consensus requests so that that way we can go forward and have these items. [0:16:32, 0:16:36]: Okay, no problem, sir. Uh so moved to approve the agenda. [0:16:37, 0:16:38]: Is there a second? [0:16:40, 0:16:41]: Is there a second? [0:16:42, 0:16:47]: I hold it. Thanks. Thank you. Councilman Barber seconded. All in favor, please indicate. [0:16:48, 0:17:08]: All right, fantastic. Thank you very much. All right. Uh adoption of the minute. Excuse me, adoption of the minutes. So we have several different minutes that we need to approve. Approval of the retreat minutes from the 17th of March. Approval of the minutes from uh the retreat minutes from 18 March and also 19 March. Those uh approval of those. [0:17:08, 0:17:09]: Those retreat minutes. [0:17:10, 0:17:19]: And then approval of the minutes of our council meeting on April 12th and approval approval of the minutes on our council work session, which was April 27th. [0:17:20, 0:17:22]: So move. Thank you. Zero second. [0:17:23, 0:17:26]: And Miss uh Ms. Barber second that all in favor please indicate. [0:17:27, 0:17:32]: Fantastic. It passes. Good. I have several proclamations to uh read at this time. [0:17:34, 0:17:41]: And the first one is going to be with the uh four proclamation dealing with Caribbean uh heritage uh celebration. [0:17:42, 0:17:53]: And it seems though there's several individuals here that are are going to in a sense receive this. And once I finish this, if you want to have any comments, you can have any comments in reference to uh uh this proclamation. [0:17:54, 0:17:59]: So this is actually excerpts uh from the twenty twenty one presidential proclamation. [0:17:59, 0:18:04]: and it's uh celebrating uh National Caribbean uh American Heritage Month. [0:18:05, 0:18:10]: Whereas America's diversity is and always has been a defining strength of our nation. [0:18:10, 0:18:20]: In every generation our society, spirit, and shared ambitions have been refreshed by the wave after wave of immigrants seeking out their American dream. [0:18:21, 0:18:33]: Whereas throughout our history, Caribbean uh Caribbean Americans have brought vibrant cultures, languages, traditions, and values that strengthen our country and add new chapters to our common story. [0:18:34, 0:18:43]: Whereas in recognition of Caribbean American countless gifts and contributions to our nation, we celebrate National Caribbean American Heritage Month. [0:18:43, 0:18:54]: And whereas Caribbean Americans have made our country more innovative and more prosperous, they have enriched our nation's arts and culture, our public institutions and our economy. [0:18:55, 0:19:01]: Whereas President Biden's administration has barrier-breaking public servants, including Vice President Kamala Harris. [0:19:02, 0:19:18]: Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mecakis, Secretary of Education, Manuel Cordona, and Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, all whom continue to be sources of pride and inspiration for Caribbean Americans across the country. [0:19:19, 0:19:32]: Whereas Caribbean Americans, intellects, and artists like James Weldon Johnson, the poet who gave us the anthem Left Every Voice, Lift Every Voice and Sing, celebrated Neo Esprecius painter John Mikhail Makwitsk. [0:19:32, 0:19:34]: And John B. Russ Wham. [0:19:34, 0:19:40]: the first Caribbean American editor of the US newspaper have left a lasting impact on our country. [0:19:40, 0:19:50]: Caribbean American jurists like Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman appointed to the federal bench, and the nation's first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor. [0:19:51, 0:19:54]: Have made innumerable contributions to the American justice system. [0:19:55, 0:20:00]: Shirley Chisholm, the daughter of Caribbean immigrants, blazed new trails as our nation's first black congresswoman. [0:20:01, 0:20:04]: And the first black woman to launch a major party bid for the presidency. [0:20:05, 0:20:06]: Public servants like Antonia. [0:20:07, 0:20:10]: Noventole, our nation's first female surgeon general. [0:20:10, 0:20:25]: And Colin Powell, our first black secretary of state, have followed in their footsteps, starting new paths of their own in service to the American people. Now for now, therefore I, Anthony S. Forbes, virtual authority invested in me as the mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia. [0:20:26, 0:20:29]: On behalf of council members Elton Alexander, Yolanda Barber. [0:20:29, 0:20:31]: John Blount, Lakeisha Gadden, Afonso Thomas. [0:20:32, 0:20:34]: Who hereby proclaim tune. [0:20:34, 0:20:36]: Twenty twenty one is Caribbean American Heritage Month. [0:20:37, 0:20:43]: Where we celebrate the legacy and essential contributions of Caribbean Americans who have added so much to our American fabric. [0:20:43, 0:20:57]: And witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the fourteenth day of june twenty twenty one. They have caused the official seal of the Great City Stockbridge to be affixed here too, and I signed this proclamation along with our clerk Vanessa Holiday. Outstanding. [0:20:58, 0:21:08]: Okay. Congratulations. Now I I imagine there are several individuals. Uh uh I guess uh invites that you had here, Mayor Mayor Pro Tem, you want to introduce folks here? [0:21:08, 0:21:15]: Yes, uh Miss Samantha Samuels will accept um she's president of the Caribbean Association of Georgia and she will accept [0:21:16, 0:21:19]: uh on the behalf of that community and welcome. [0:21:19, 0:21:20]: Absolutely. [0:21:20, 0:21:24]: We'll just start reading the resonant. How about that? Fantastic. [0:21:24, 0:21:27]: But Samuels, you have any comments or questions, concerns, or thoughts here? [0:21:28, 0:21:40]: I just want to say thank you all so much. Sylvia, I see you. Thank you, uh Mayor Ford and Mayor Pro Temp, um Alexander and everyone else. We just wanna say thank you for recognizing. [0:21:41, 0:21:41]: Um [0:21:41, 0:21:48]: Caribbean American and the contributions that we bring to the community locally and at large. And we're just truly excited. [0:21:48, 0:21:51]: That you all we are all one. That's what we say. We're all one. [0:21:52, 0:21:56]: Um, so we just really appreciate it. Thank you so much on behalf of the executive team. [0:21:56, 0:21:57]: I say thank you. [0:21:58, 0:22:10]: You're more than welcome. Outstanding. Uh what it is, I I want to be able to set up a time frame where I we can get this frame. I can issue this to you in public. We'll just coordinate a time frame for that uh here shortly, within a we'll say within a week. [0:22:11, 0:22:26]: And uh look forward to doing that. I would imagine Mayor Pro Tem, Alexander won't be present for for that actual execution of that actual uh proclamation to you. Okay. Okay, thank you. Thank you for being here. And and you can stay as long as you like. Okay. Okay, thank you so much. You're more than welcome. [0:22:26, 0:22:29]: I have another proclamation here deals with uh [0:22:29, 0:22:33]: Alzheimer's uh awareness month. Okay, so I want to read this one as well. [0:22:34, 0:22:54]: Whereas Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disease that slowly deteriorates brain cells, affecting one's reasoning skills and abilities to perform simple tasks, ultimately leading to memory loss. Whereas Alzheimer's disease, which currently has no cure, is the sixth leading cause of death in adults aged 18 or older in the United States. [0:22:54, 0:22:58]: And whereas with no currently defined definite defendant. [0:22:58, 0:22:59]: Definite, excuse me. [0:23:00, 0:23:09]: Interventions to prevent Alzheimer's disease, essential public health services of elderly detection, excuse me, early detection, risk reduction, and surveillance are necessary to protect [0:23:10, 0:23:12]: protect and improve the health of our citizens. [0:23:13, 0:23:28]: And whereas during the month of June, citizens across Georgia take part in the longest day, which is the longest the long day, longestday.alz.org to raise awareness and support research and care for Alzheimer's patients. [0:23:28, 0:23:39]: And whereas further research in Alzheimer's disease is critical as it is the only cause of death among the top ten causes in the United States that currently cannot be prevented, cured, or even slowed. [0:23:40, 0:24:00]: Whereas nearly 50% of the individuals with increased memory problems reported they had not discussed their symptoms with the healthcare provider. Yet early and documented diagnosis, when coupled with access to care planning services, leads to a better outcomes for individuals with Alzheimer's disease as well as their caregivers. [0:24:00, 0:24:11]: And whereas caregivers and family members are crucial in the maintaining a healthy quality of life with those battling Alzheimer's disease. And now therefore I, Anthony S. Four, by virtue of authority vested in me, [0:24:11, 0:24:16]: As a mayor of the city of Stockbridge Georgian on behalf of city council members Elton Alexander and Alana Barber. [0:24:16, 0:24:29]: John Blount, Lakeisha Gann, Afonso Thomas do hereby recognize June 2021 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month in the city of Stockbridge, Georgia. And we call this observance to the attention of all our citizens. [0:24:29, 0:24:38]: In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand the great seal of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, on the fourteenth day of the year of our Lord 2021. [0:24:39, 0:24:42]: And I sign this along with our clerk Vanessa Holiday. Thank you. [0:24:43, 0:24:54]: Okay, and I would imagine is it Miss Sylvia uh Dennis is here to I imagine receive the this proclamation as well. If that's the case, ma'am, I'm glad you're with us. Do you have any comments or words, please? [0:24:55, 0:25:03]: Yes, I would just like to thank you, Mayor and Council, for recognizing June as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. [0:25:04, 0:25:05]: Um [0:25:05, 0:25:14]: And during my journey here, um, working with the Alzheimer's Association and working with the new center that I now run. [0:25:14, 0:25:15]: Um in Clayton County. [0:25:16, 0:25:18]: And working with these patients. [0:25:18, 0:25:19]: Um [0:25:20, 0:25:28]: The COVID pandemic has really, really affected a lot of them this between last year and this year. [0:25:28, 0:25:33]: So if you all could just keep keep all of us lifted up in prayer. [0:25:34, 0:25:38]: Um and I just appreciate you all for um [0:25:38, 0:25:40]: Giving us the proclamation. [0:25:40, 0:25:52]: And I just want to remind everyone, the walk will be in person this year. Yay. We're so excited. Um, we're in the process of planning the walk. It will be September the 18th. [0:25:53, 0:25:55]: Um back at Alexander Park. [0:25:55, 0:26:00]: Um, and we would love to have you all present um during that walk. [0:26:00, 0:26:03]: We'll be there. Absolutely. And the same. [0:26:03, 0:26:06]: I'm sorry, Mayor Protein, you have something there, sir? [0:26:07, 0:26:26]: Uh I thank you so much. I thank them for accepting. And I understand the news has just got a little bit better on the ALZ with uh one the first drug being introduced. Uh maybe I don't I don't I don't know if Miss Ray could talk about that a little bit. Maybe the proclamation gotta be updated, which is good to use. [0:26:26, 0:26:31]: Yes, um the F VA just did an emergency approval. [0:26:32, 0:26:34]: For um a drug. [0:26:34, 0:26:41]: Um Emery did the research on they just um I think it was last week, they the FDA approved it. [0:26:41, 0:26:44]: And it's still not a cure. It's not a cure. [0:26:44, 0:26:47]: But it is to slow down the progress. [0:26:47, 0:26:53]: Um the progress for those who have been um detected who who have been [0:26:53, 0:26:55]: Early detected. You have to be early to detect. [0:26:56, 0:26:56]: So [0:26:57, 0:27:01]: Um, we thank God for that that outbreak. So yes, you're correct. [0:27:02, 0:27:03]: Fantastic. [0:27:03, 0:27:04]: And um uh [0:27:05, 0:27:19]: Sylvia, just like with Ms. Samuels, I gotta uh call you, work with, try to figure out your uh your schedule and meet you somewhere and be able to issue this proclamation in person, framed and to you. So hopefully within next week we'll be able to coordinate sometime. So we'll be able to do that, okay? [0:27:19, 0:27:25]: Okay, thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. And you you're m once again, you're welcome to stay as long as you like. [0:27:25, 0:27:26]: Thank you. [0:27:26, 0:27:41]: Okay, the third proclamation for tonight uh deals with uh Juneteenth celebration, celebrate freedom. And this is the first time that in the census city is going to uh outwardly celebrate uh Juneteenth and and actually our our uh employees have a um [0:27:41, 0:27:50]: Have a uh actually a holiday holiday for this as well. But let me read this. And we have, of course, an activity scheduled later on this week. But let's let me read this proclamation here. [0:27:51, 0:28:01]: Whereas President Abraham Lincoln signed the emancipation emancipation proclamation on january one, eighteen sixty three, declaring the slaves of the Confederate territory free. [0:28:01, 0:28:06]: paving a way for the passing of the thirteenth amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the United States of America. [0:28:07, 0:28:26]: And whereas word about the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was delayed some two and a half years to June 19, 1865, in reaching authorities and African Americans in the South and Southwestern United States. And whereas the last enslaved African Americans in Texas, [0:28:27, 0:28:47]: were pronounced free people and that momentous date, June 19, 1865, has been proclaimed as Juneteenth. Whereas June 19th has a special meeting to African Americans and is called Juneteenth, combining the words of June and 19th, and has been celebrated by African American community over 150 years. [0:28:47, 0:29:04]: And whereas on June 19th, each year we celebrate and honor the African American heritage, free a history, freedom, culture, with events and ceremonies to reflect the power of the community, family, art, and traditions. Now therefore, I Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority vested in me as the mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia. [0:29:04, 0:29:11]: On on behalf of council members Elton Alexander, Lana Barber, John Blount, Akisha Gannon and Founcil Thomas do hereby proclaim. [0:29:11, 0:29:17]: June nineteenth, twenty twenty one is Juneteenth in the great city of Stockbridge, and urge all citizens to become more aware. [0:29:18, 0:29:38]: Of the significance of this celebration in African American history and in the heritage of our nation. In witness thereof I have hereundo set my hand and cause of the seal of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, to be affixed on this fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord 2021, and I signed the proclamation along with our clerk Vanessa Holliday. [0:29:38, 0:29:38]: Standing. [0:29:39, 0:29:47]: And on that note, I've I'll tell you what I like to do. I like to turn this over. Yeah, I see he's already he's already unmuted. Councilman Thomas, sir, uh, you have some words of wisdom for us. [0:29:49, 0:29:50]: Thank you, Mayor. [0:29:51, 0:29:54]: Of course, uh, Juneteen is [0:29:55, 0:29:58]: Um an historial celebration. [0:29:59, 0:30:01]: Uh, this is the first year that [0:30:01, 0:30:03]: The city of Stockbridge [0:30:03, 0:30:06]: Will, to my knowledge, celebrate. [0:30:07, 0:30:09]: uh this [0:30:09, 0:30:11]: Um event. [0:30:12, 0:30:16]: My goal and my intentions uh to bring this forward. [0:30:17, 0:30:20]: was for the city of Stark Bridge to [0:30:22, 0:30:24]: Bien those trenches to educate. [0:30:26, 0:30:29]: And to unify all of our citizens. [0:30:30, 0:30:33]: Uh here in the city of Starkbridge, all races [0:30:33, 0:30:36]: Cause I think the more that [0:30:36, 0:30:39]: We all learn about different cultures. [0:30:40, 0:30:43]: А і бризя інті. [0:30:44, 0:30:47]: So that was my goal and bringing this forward. [0:30:48, 0:30:53]: And it was my desire that the city of Stockbridge would be. [0:30:53, 0:30:57]: Um in that as far as educating [0:30:58, 0:31:01]: Uh all citizens and I was hoping that [0:31:01, 0:31:03]: All of our activities [0:31:04, 0:31:05]: Centered around Juneteenth. [0:31:06, 0:31:07]: Would reflect [0:31:08, 0:31:11]: And would have that kind of impact. [0:31:12, 0:31:15]: Uh uh in that uh [0:31:15, 0:31:17]: understanding and and unity. [0:31:18, 0:31:21]: But I do want to thank my colleagues for [0:31:22, 0:31:24]: Um confirming this. [0:31:25, 0:31:28]: Um as a celebration here in the city of Stockbridge. [0:31:28, 0:31:31]: And I hope that we are successful in. [0:31:31, 0:31:33]: In our uh intent. [0:31:33, 0:31:35]: А то еду. [0:31:36, 0:31:37]: To unify [0:31:38, 0:31:39]: And to celebrate. [0:31:40, 0:31:41]: Thank you, Mayor. [0:31:41, 0:31:52]: Thank you, uh Councilman Thomas. And and I know the city has a lot of things planned and things are on our website to help educate and and and celebrate and to make sure people understand the meaning behind Juneteenth. [0:31:52, 0:31:57]: And uh and uh how far we've come and how far we still need to go in our country to [0:31:57, 0:32:00]: show diversity and show u unity among all people. [0:32:00, 0:32:01]: This aspect. [0:32:01, 0:32:07]: Uh any other comments for any other council members before I move on to our public comments? Anyone else? [0:32:07, 0:32:16]: Mayor Ford. Yes, ma'am. Go ahead. I wanted to note that um Councilman Blount had joined the meeting during the previous proclamation. Outstanding. Good to see you there, Mr. Blount. [0:32:16, 0:32:19]: Okay, Mayor Pro Tem, you're unmuted. You have something you want to say, sir? [0:32:20, 0:32:25]: I just wanted to say, you know, I wanted to thank Councilman Thomas for leading the way uh on spearheading. [0:32:26, 0:32:32]: uh this on the Juneteenth because recognizing it is a holiday here uh in the city. [0:32:32, 0:32:39]: It needed to be put on par with all the other holidays and I'm glad that we were able to do that. [0:32:39, 0:32:42]: And uh he led the way doing that. So kudos uh for his leadership. [0:32:43, 0:32:52]: Outstanding. Yeah. Mr. Thomas, go ahead. You have something else or you just go ahead. Well, I I I just wanted to say that I would since there is no recipient. [0:32:52, 0:33:05]: For this, I would like to receive that uh if I may, if there's no objection from our councilmates. No problem. We'll put in a frame for you too, sir, and and issue it to you as well. Outstanding. You're welcome. [0:33:06, 0:33:15]: Okay. Uh on that note, uh Ms. Holliday, a public comments. Do we have any public comments at all? We do have one public comment tonight, Mayor. Okay. Sure. Go ahead, please. [0:33:15, 0:33:16]: Hey. [0:33:16, 0:33:24]: To the mayor and council members, good evening. My name is Charles Marshall, president of the Henry County Coalition Committee. [0:33:24, 0:33:30]: I live at 140 Somerset Hills, McDonough, Georgia, which is in the Eagles Landing area of Henry County. [0:33:30, 0:33:34]: My comments this evening have to do with the T Splos referendum. [0:33:34, 0:33:36]: And his upcoming vote. [0:33:36, 0:33:39]: I am strongly in favor of this referendum. [0:33:40, 0:33:43]: And am working hard through the Henry County Coalition Committee. [0:33:44, 0:33:47]: To get the word out about the positive impact this referendum [0:33:48, 0:33:53]: will have on the infrastructure of the city of Stockbridge and surrounding areas. [0:33:53, 0:33:58]: The continued enhancements of our highways, roads, and trails. [0:33:58, 0:34:02]: Are all vital to the robust growth of our community. [0:34:03, 0:34:08]: Your unrelenting commitment to these projects brings hopes to the vision of the [0:34:08, 0:34:14]: Of making the city of Stockbridge and surrounding areas a great place to live, work and play. [0:34:15, 0:34:20]: Many of the projects that the city has proposed as part of the draft under T S PLOSS [0:34:21, 0:34:26]: include some beautification enhancements such as sidewalks and other improvements. [0:34:26, 0:34:37]: Sidewalks bordered with the red brick pavers, along with decorative street lamps, could also enhance the beautification of our roadways and trails. [0:34:37, 0:34:41]: And would also add a certain amount of safety. [0:34:41, 0:34:45]: Making pedestrians more visible to oncoming traffic. [0:34:45, 0:34:51]: The$1 million fund that you have proposed for traffic and safety improvements along [0:34:51, 0:34:54]: Country Club Drive hopefully will include [0:34:55, 0:34:59]: These enhancements as this corridor is widely used by many [0:35:00, 0:35:03]: Within as well as outside of our community. [0:35:04, 0:35:08]: The reasphing and striping of country club drive. [0:35:08, 0:35:10]: has been greatly appreciated. [0:35:10, 0:35:15]: And really speaks volumes to your commitment of keeping our city safe. [0:35:15, 0:35:16]: And looking great. [0:35:17, 0:35:28]: Please keep these efforts going throughout the city and continue to make safety and beautification enhancements a prominent place within your T Splos projects moving forward. [0:35:29, 0:35:42]: Keeping the city of Stockbridge clean and beautiful incorporates directly into the city's continued beautification efforts. And we commend you all for your commitment. Thank you for your time. Charles Marshall, President. [0:35:42, 0:35:56]: There are no further comments, Mayor. Thank you. And and we'll be talking uh some T splot. We'll have a T sploss presentation from Mr. Knight a little later on in our meeting. So we'll be able to cover all those things here. Okay. So on that note, we'll talk about new business and [0:35:56, 0:36:07]: Council consideration to approve the Main Street Program 2021-2022 Classic Main Street MOU presented by Miss Braggs, please. [0:36:08, 0:36:25]: Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Council members. On behalf of the Stockbridge Main Street Advisory Board and the Main Street program staff, I come before you requesting the renewal of our memorandum of understanding with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. [0:36:26, 0:36:33]: Um, this past year, despite COVID nineteen implications, the Main Street Advisory Board has continued its work. [0:36:33, 0:36:38]: Um, from establishing new partnerships with the first readers of Henry County. [0:36:39, 0:36:50]: and the Henry County Arts Consortium to strengthening our current partnerships with the Cochrane Library, Stockbridge Elementary School, and the SBDC along with Operation Hope. [0:36:50, 0:37:03]: Through the pandemic, we've kept small business owners informed about funding opportunities. And when they were ready to slowly reopen, we helped them and informed the public through our Stockbridge Open campaign. [0:37:04, 0:37:11]: These are just a few of our programs and accomplishments that we have been able to maintain during these challenging times. [0:37:11, 0:37:27]: All of which culminated with our recent Main Street DDA joint planning session and Main Street staff's certification as Georgia Downtown Professionals. We thank the Stockbridge City Council for their support of our work. [0:37:27, 0:37:33]: And we look forward to even bigger, better and bigger and better things in the coming year. [0:37:34, 0:37:45]: Fantastic. Thank you very much. Appreciate that. Any comments, uh Council, uh approval of this uh MOU that's been reestablished. Um Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please. [0:37:46, 0:37:47]: Thank you. [0:37:47, 0:37:52]: Uh as an advisory board member to the Main Street, I just wanted to [0:37:52, 0:37:56]: Confirm that the uh Main Street [0:37:56, 0:37:59]: program has met all [0:37:59, 0:38:01]: Uh five articles. [0:38:02, 0:38:04]: According uh to [0:38:04, 0:38:10]: uh community affairs and after all comments i'd like to move that uh we accept [0:38:11, 0:38:18]: Uh, this presentation from uh Mrs. Braggs, the manager of the Stockbridge Main Street program. [0:38:19, 0:38:20]: Okay, is there a second? [0:38:21, 0:38:26]: Is there a second? Second. I got councilman, I saw Councilman Blount's hand raised for a second there. [0:38:26, 0:38:28]: Any further discussion? [0:38:29, 0:38:30]: All favor, please indicate. [0:38:31, 0:38:36]: Casey Nanus. Thank you, sir. Thank you, Council. Thank you, Ms. Bright. Okay. [0:38:37, 0:38:55]: Council consideration to approve request for proposal, RFP number two zero one five zero eight-zero two, sanitation collection services contract renewal with waste industries Atlanta LLC GFL presented by Miss Lindell Miller and Desi Aaron, please. [0:38:57, 0:39:00]: You're you're muted, uh Miss Merrill Miller. [0:39:02, 0:39:02]: There you go. [0:39:03, 0:39:06]: Sorry about that. Good evening, Mayor and Council. I do pray that everyone's well. [0:39:07, 0:39:11]: The uh public works department is requesting council approval to renew the term contract. [0:39:12, 0:39:17]: For sanitation collection services, which is for the collection and transportation. [0:39:17, 0:39:30]: Of all residential solid waste within the its boundaries, from the point of pickup to the customer owned transfer station located in the city limits of Stockbridge. We have with us this evening uh Mr. Dwayne Isaac. [0:39:30, 0:39:34]: Who's also present along with um the public works director, if there are any questions. [0:39:35, 0:39:38]: Okay. Thank you for that. Mr. Aaron, do you have anything you need to add right now, sir? [0:39:40, 0:40:00]: Uh, I'm just saying now it's some challenging times in the uh sanitation industry. I know living here in Macon has been hit and miss for us for the last three months. I haven't had my garbage collected on the day of collection. And I'm proud to say that we haven't had that issue in Stockbridge. I received two services last week. [0:40:00, 0:40:05]: week my collection day is Friday. They collect me me on Monday and this past Friday. So [0:40:05, 0:40:08]: The industry is experiencing a great deal. [0:40:09, 0:40:10]: of issues with [0:40:10, 0:40:17]: finding correct staffing to provide these services. And I'm just glad that we're not experiencing that in Stockbridge. [0:40:17, 0:40:21]: Okay, thank you. Good deal. Appreciate it. Mr. Dwayne Isaac, sir. [0:40:21, 0:40:24]: But GFL, anything you need to say at this time? [0:40:26, 0:40:46]: No, sir. Mayor Ford, thank you guys for allowing me to be on the call and being in consideration to um partner with you guys for the next five years. Hope that decision comes. I know it's not a um easy decision, but I think over the last five years we've we've done a pretty good job. Um every day we improve and we look to improve. [0:40:46, 0:40:51]: and um just hope that I get five more years to continue to prove that we can do the job. [0:40:51, 0:40:52]: All right. [0:40:52, 0:40:58]: On that note, council, any any questions, concerns for any one of Ms. Miller, Ms. Aaron, or of course Mr. Isaac at all. [0:40:59, 0:41:00]: Mr. Thomas, go ahead, please. [0:41:02, 0:41:06]: Thank you, Mayor. I I just wanted to take this opportunity to [0:41:06, 0:41:09]: Uh come in, Mr. Isaac. Um [0:41:10, 0:41:20]: I could give him a call uh from time to time with some concerns that I hear from citizens. And he has always been willing. [0:41:20, 0:41:40]: um you know to to to meet those um residents to uh satisfy them with their service but i just want to take this opportunity uh mr ize just to thank you uh for being able to to respond to uh citizens uh when they do have um issues of [0:41:40, 0:41:45]: I just wanted to to speak to someone. So I just want to thank you for your service. [0:41:46, 0:41:48]: Okay. Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [0:41:51, 0:41:56]: Thank you. I actually have two questions. One of them is for [0:41:56, 0:42:02]: Uh Mr. Wiggins, um, the finance piece. With this renewal, does it include an increase? [0:42:03, 0:42:04]: In our annual [0:42:05, 0:42:06]: What's it about? [0:42:09, 0:42:12]: Uh increase? No, it's is um [0:42:13, 0:42:15]: The budget was was set uh [0:42:16, 0:42:17]: Budget time and I [0:42:18, 0:42:21]: If uh if if district can add something add add to it. [0:42:22, 0:42:23]: I I um [0:42:23, 0:42:25]: I'm not sure if he added in. [0:42:26, 0:42:27]: I got increase. [0:42:27, 0:42:29]: Thank you just uh I I don't know. [0:42:30, 0:42:32]: I'm not sure about an increase. [0:42:32, 0:42:38]: I I can I can chime in on that if you would like. Yeah, go write it, sir. The contract calls for a [0:42:39, 0:42:59]: A GOP increase yearly. Last year, I did not apply an increase because of the issues that we were having with COVID. Um, the reps not coming to work and not being able to be there because of COVID and their family issues. So I didn't pass along a PI for you to you guys last year. But the contract calls for a PI. [0:42:59, 0:43:00]: Yeah. [0:43:01, 0:43:01]: And [0:43:02, 0:43:16]: I reach out to Mr. Aaron yearly to make sure that we're good with moving forward with the PI. And if there's an issue, I do not apply it, even though the contract requires it. When it comes down to the city of Stockbridge, there's a partnership between [0:43:17, 0:43:30]: And you guys and what's best for the residents and the citizens of Scott Bridge, that's what we move forward with. So though the contract says that it requires a PI every year, if the city and the council have an issue with that PI, I don't pass it along. [0:43:32, 0:43:33]: Okay. [0:43:33, 0:43:33]: Oh [0:43:34, 0:43:42]: My question is still not answered. Um, I need to know what is exactly the increase amount. I know last year. [0:43:43, 0:43:44]: Or was it earlier this year? [0:43:45, 0:43:46]: We didn't pay. [0:43:47, 0:43:48]: For additional cost. [0:43:49, 0:43:52]: to waste industries or was it someone else? [0:43:52, 0:43:56]: I know that there were a lot of additional sanitation. [0:43:56, 0:43:59]: Um that waste industries. [0:43:59, 0:44:00]: had to incorporate. [0:44:01, 0:44:02]: into our contract. [0:44:02, 0:44:03]: Mm. [0:44:03, 0:44:05]: was last year doing COVID. [0:44:05, 0:44:11]: Well, last year we didn't apply. We I spoke with Mr. Aaron about the recycle increase. [0:44:12, 0:44:21]: And after me and Mr. Aaron discussed, I pulled that PI back because the PI rates for disposal increased to 60 bucks a ton. [0:44:21, 0:44:33]: So I initially sat down with those guys and talked to them about it. And he said that the the budget couldn't afford it. So I pulled that PI back and I ate that cost. Last year you did not receive a PI for GFL. [0:44:34, 0:44:38]: whatsoever. And I just recently added a PI the first of June. [0:44:38, 0:44:43]: of three percent. But now how the the price increase goes every year is is government [0:44:44, 0:44:58]: So next year it may only be 1.5%. It's based on the GOP. And I can forward that information to you so you can have a better understanding of it. But we haven't gotten any um increase from you guys since 2019. [0:44:59, 0:45:03]: Thank you, Mr. Isaac. But I know last year the council approved [0:45:04, 0:45:06]: additional funding for sanitation. [0:45:07, 0:45:08]: Mr. Aaron. [0:45:09, 0:45:15]: Do you recall um us having this conversation? I know that the whole the [0:45:15, 0:45:18]: Explanation was because of COVID, the [0:45:19, 0:45:26]: Everyone was spending a lot of time at home. So they were cleaning their garages, they had extra, you know, trash. [0:45:26, 0:45:27]: And [0:45:28, 0:45:30]: Waste industries was picking up the trash. [0:45:31, 0:45:31]: So [0:45:32, 0:45:34]: The council was asked to approve additional [0:45:34, 0:45:36]: cost associated with that. [0:45:36, 0:45:40]: Is that separate from what you're asking for here? [0:45:41, 0:45:57]: Yes, ma'am. We had a uh rate increase last year because the uh sanitation fee was up operating out of deficit. We were charging less than what was being charged us to dispose of the cart, but there's no increase for this year or the next year. [0:45:58, 0:46:03]: Okay, so I'm confused then. Mr. Knighton, help me please. Um [0:46:04, 0:46:05]: This contract I know [0:46:06, 0:46:11]: It says it expires um on the thirty first of this year. [0:46:11, 0:46:13]: And of course there is a [0:46:13, 0:46:16]: Um renewal of one year. [0:46:16, 0:46:21]: For five consecutive times. I don't know why this is being brought to us. [0:46:22, 0:46:25]: this early in the year, but I'm trying to understand [0:46:25, 0:46:27]: What in addition to what [0:46:27, 0:46:29]: The council approved last year. [0:46:30, 0:46:31]: Are we now? [0:46:31, 0:46:33]: As to approve now. [0:46:34, 0:46:36]: Let me let me see if I can try to [0:46:36, 0:46:38]: Clarify some things. One is [0:46:39, 0:46:44]: Reason why it's brought being brought now is because sanitation is a huge, huge [0:46:45, 0:46:47]: um infrastructure item. [0:46:47, 0:47:02]: And if the council were uncomfortable with moving forward with GFL or or not necessarily even uncomfortable with GFL, but wanting to bid it out, it would take several months to be able to construct that RFP, put it out. [0:47:02, 0:47:12]: uh and obviously uh review it, evaluate it and then bring it back before December before this particular contract expires. And that's why it's being brought now because it's just the [0:47:13, 0:47:16]: The massive nature of a sanitation contract. [0:47:17, 0:47:24]: The other thing is um related to your your uh other question related to costs uh associated with it. [0:47:24, 0:47:29]: I think there are two different things here. One is the contract, the actual contract with GFL. [0:47:30, 0:47:35]: Which Mr uh Isaac uh alluded to earlier in terms of consumer price index or GOP that [0:47:36, 0:47:40]: natural increase that that natural increase that would take based on [0:47:41, 0:47:48]: that price index, that's with their con that's with their contract and their assessment to us per the contract. [0:47:48, 0:47:55]: And so I think their their contract with us is about 1.1 million or so, right about 1.1 million. And so [0:47:55, 0:47:59]: So if it increased by one percent based on that governmental figure. [0:48:00, 0:48:01]: Then it would be a one percent [0:48:01, 0:48:04]: um increase that would be applied. [0:48:04, 0:48:06]: Per our contract with them. [0:48:06, 0:48:12]: The rate increase, if I recall correctly, the rate increase had to do with what is assessed [0:48:13, 0:48:14]: Per the um [0:48:15, 0:48:15]: for the resident. [0:48:16, 0:48:20]: Um that was the rate increase, if I remember that correctly. Is that m correct, Mr. Aaron? [0:48:21, 0:48:21]: Yes, sir. [0:48:26, 0:48:33]: So we're dealing with two things. One is the actual resident application of what the resident is charged. [0:48:34, 0:48:37]: Versus the contract with the GFL. [0:48:37, 0:48:43]: which would increase based on the a a price index or consumer price index type uh figure. [0:48:49, 0:48:52]: Does that answer your question, Ms. Barber? [0:48:54, 0:48:56]: Not really. But thank you. [0:48:57, 0:48:57]: Thank you. [0:48:58, 0:49:02]: Well we wanna well we wanna make sure that question gets answered and and and clarified. [0:49:03, 0:49:07]: Well in two thousand and nineteen when we had our budget retreat ret [0:49:08, 0:49:11]: tree we requested a rate increase because [0:49:11, 0:49:14]: The city was charging the residents twelve dollars per car. [0:49:15, 0:49:33]: And when we went in and calculated what the actual cost was per resident, it was$17.34 what the city was paying GFL and and uh waste management for the disposal. So we increased the rate to match the rate that GFL, we're not making any money or anything. We increased it. [0:49:34, 0:49:40]: to pay for the actual cost of disposal per resident. And that was the rate increase the city implemented. [0:49:42, 0:49:46]: So what is the difference between what we were what we're currently paying? [0:49:46, 0:49:49]: And what this n renewal includes. [0:49:50, 0:49:54]: We're j we're just renewing, I guess, at our current terms. [0:49:54, 0:50:00]: is that we're not re the city is not requesting a rate increase to to the residents. [0:50:00, 0:50:11]: Like I stated earlier, the last increase we had was just to cover the expenses that we were paying for the disposal. We were losing five dollars for every cart and we were supplementing that. [0:50:12, 0:50:20]: out of a uh small fund balance sanitation had. And when that would have been exhausted, then we would have had to find resources to cover the shortfall. [0:50:22, 0:50:23]: And just a [0:50:24, 0:50:29]: They were charged a seventeen thirty four cart. That's what we're paying per cart, but the city was dealing twelve dollars. [0:50:32, 0:50:34]: Well, go ahead, Mr. Isaac, you were gonna say something, sir? [0:50:40, 0:50:42]: Mr. Isaac, you were gonna say something, sir? [0:50:44, 0:51:00]: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I was talking and I was muted. Um, our charge monthly is only about ten dollars and thirty-five cents per month. So it's not an astronomical fee that drove that increase, but if I'm not mistaken, it's been several years since the city of Stockbridge um had increased. [0:51:00, 0:51:09]: And that loss was really truly being affected. That's why I didn't pass along the the increase in 2019. [0:51:12, 0:51:14]: Okay. Thank you for that. [0:51:15, 0:51:17]: Uh Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:51:18, 0:51:24]: Yeah, Mayor, I just want to echo uh Councilman uh Thomas's uh sentiments when it comes to GFL. [0:51:24, 0:51:44]: Um I've I've been appreciative of his work and I've talked to many citizens that are appreciative of the of the job they're doing. Also um the work that they've done in communities uh which um trash days and all that's uh those things, whatever all that entailed. Um for for me, uh I would I like to make a motion. [0:51:44, 0:51:46]: motion to approve the uh contract. [0:51:47, 0:51:48]: With you. [0:51:49, 0:51:53]: Okay, Miss Gantt, welcome. She seconded any further the conversation discussion. [0:51:55, 0:51:59]: Yeah, Ms. Mayor Potem, go ahead, please. Yes, I certainly support the approval. [0:51:59, 0:52:02]: uh of this measure the service has been [0:52:02, 0:52:05]: Good for me. Okay. I've heard some uh you know [0:52:05, 0:52:09]: There's been some grumbling in the community from time to time about [0:52:09, 0:52:11]: Some things that have happened, but [0:52:11, 0:52:14]: For the most part, I certainly appreciate when they pivoted. [0:52:14, 0:52:18]: Uh on Martin Luther King uh King Junior holiday weekend. [0:52:19, 0:52:28]: And they gave their employees the day off. I I certainly wanna thank you for doing that because you did it on a dime. You gave them the day off and then you bumped the schedule back. [0:52:28, 0:52:30]: Uh in real time. [0:52:30, 0:52:38]: So we understand each other and moving forward. We uh hopefully that'll be uh a yearly thing automatic. I got a couple of operational things. [0:52:39, 0:52:40]: I know that I've had [0:52:40, 0:52:43]: А капла сидис контакт мі. [0:52:44, 0:52:48]: When the trucks come through the neighborhoods and they're driving down. [0:52:48, 0:52:56]: People are saying that they're driving behind the truck and there's trash blowing off the back of the truck that is causing some of the litter that we're having. [0:52:57, 0:53:02]: And i is there a a s a provision where maybe we could have somebody to go out [0:53:03, 0:53:04]: And take a look. [0:53:04, 0:53:06]: At those corridors to see [0:53:06, 0:53:26]: uh what they look like after the trash day because I've heard that from several citizens that uh when the trash is getting put in there as the truck is driving down the road, they've had some some of those issues. If we could probably get that rectified, I think we would uh certainly be in in good shape because the service has been very consistent uh as far as I'm concerned. [0:53:26, 0:53:32]: concern and uh, you know, we just need to make sure that we're cognizant of when we get feedback. [0:53:32, 0:53:43]: No worries. Um whatever you guys need, um when it comes down to, you know, checking back on the streets, I'm very open for suggestions, but [0:53:43, 0:53:51]: I don't want to put it on the citizens as far as how they load their trash, but a lot of citizens, they put loose trash. [0:53:51, 0:54:02]: And when you pack it up, it blows out. It's not the customer's fault. It's our job to make sure we service those communities and pick up that trash. So when you guys have any issues with GM. [0:54:03, 0:54:10]: So I want to be the first one to know so I can address it and I will put my supervisors on a daily basis to go out there. [0:54:10, 0:54:20]: the streets and if they see something, say something so we can get it corrected. Um but I I I would love to hear from all of you from time to time what GFL [0:54:20, 0:54:25]: because my job is to make sure we don't fail and I want to continue this partnership for years to come. [0:54:27, 0:54:40]: Okay. And I'll tell you what, I appreciate that, Mr. Isaac. And I will tell you what I want to also say that I've called you several times about issues and concerns in in my particular neighborhood or things I've heard from other neighborhoods as well. And you've been very responsive. [0:54:41, 0:54:46]: And so I appreciate your service and your guidance and your leadership in reference to your team. It's worked out pretty well. [0:54:46, 0:55:01]: And so I want to thank you for that. You you've uh come to the rescue and you solve these problems. If there were problems or some minute little issue, but you took care of it. And you took care of it with uh with a smile and with leadership and got it resolved. So I really appreciate that as well. [0:55:01, 0:55:07]: If there are if there are any other comments, what are they? If not, we had a motion and a second. [0:55:08, 0:55:10]: So seeing none, all in favor of motion, please indicate. [0:55:12, 0:55:13]: Okay, all polls. [0:55:14, 0:55:15]: Abstain. [0:55:16, 0:55:19]: Abstain. Okay, so it's four zero four zero one. Okay. [0:55:19, 0:55:20]: Record. [0:55:21, 0:55:24]: Um, Clark, I don't have adequate information. [0:55:25, 0:55:26]: Oh well that's candy. [0:55:26, 0:55:27]: Okay. [0:55:27, 0:55:32]: More zero one. Thank you, Ms. Isaac. I appreciate uh your presentation. Appreciate you being with us this this evening. [0:55:33, 0:55:39]: I'm I'm sorry, Mayor. The um the council young lady, what is her name? Councilman, that's councilwoman barber. [0:55:39, 0:55:51]: M Miss Barber, is it is it possible that you and I can meet, have a conversation so I can clear up what GFL can do for the for for the city of Top Brees as well as for yourself? [0:55:51, 0:55:54]: I I want to clear up any question that you may have in [0:55:54, 0:55:55]: But we make sure that you understand. [0:55:56, 0:55:57]: Absolutely. Thank you. [0:55:57, 0:56:04]: I will I will send you an email tomorrow. I have your email address and we go to lunch. And and I just want to say one thing before I go. [0:56:05, 0:56:07]: V van Vanessa Harry [0:56:07, 0:56:08]: She's the bomb. [0:56:08, 0:56:18]: And you got a great, great person there, a great contact for me. I really appreciate the relationship and working with her. And I can't wait till we get to GMA. [0:56:18, 0:56:20]: Um it's been too long. [0:56:20, 0:56:24]: Mr. Isaac, thank you. You guys take care and thank you. [0:56:25, 0:56:25]: Okay, bye bye now. [0:56:26, 0:56:45]: Okay, we'll move on. The public works and events department are requesting that the city council declare the surplus inventory list below for wood and kitchen supplies unserviceable items since the items can no longer be used advantageously by city staff. Presented by Mr. Aaron, please. [0:56:50, 0:56:52]: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'll let Miss McGee. [0:56:53, 0:56:58]: speak to this matter since they're doing some partial renovations at the Merrymanders in the kitchen. [0:57:02, 0:57:03]: You see? [0:57:10, 0:57:11]: Yeah. [0:57:12, 0:57:16]: I think we we might have lost her. She might be lost her there for a second. Yeah. [0:57:18, 0:57:23]: She said uh she sent me a message says she can't get on. I thought she was I thought we saw her. [0:57:23, 0:57:25]: I thought I did too. Oh, Councilman Blount, go ahead, sir. [0:57:25, 0:57:32]: Uh Mr. Mr. Aaron is is these the items you sent over to us um that that are unusable that that was um [0:57:33, 0:57:36]: These uh look like uh kitchen items or whatever that's unusable. [0:57:37, 0:57:37]: Yes, sir. [0:57:38, 0:57:50]: I mean, there's nothing we can do with and why we I mean, uh I I don't if it if it pleased the will of the council, I would like to go ahead and approve it. Um, the disposal, however, you guys gonna do it though without the presentation because that's [0:57:51, 0:57:54]: Uh if it's all right with the council, I'll let you go ahead and approve it. [0:57:56, 0:58:03]: I'm if that's no objection. Then make a motion, sir. You make a motion? I'd like to make a motion to approve uh this item. [0:58:03, 0:58:04]: Is there a second? [0:58:05, 0:58:06]: I think [0:58:06, 0:58:08]: Just ten seconds that any further discussion. [0:58:10, 0:58:11]: Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. [0:58:12, 0:58:17]: Okay, so are these items that are being replaced with new items? [0:58:18, 0:58:19]: Mr. Aaron. [0:58:21, 0:58:26]: Yes, Councilmember Barbera, these items that are being surplused are being requested to be surplused have [0:58:27, 0:58:36]: outlived their useful life and they have been replaced and upgraded. So they're we're requesting that these items be declared surplus so the city can dispose of them. [0:58:38, 0:58:42]: Are these items operable? Do they work? [0:58:44, 0:58:50]: I'd have to uh speak Miss McGee to speak on it, but I I don't think they do. [0:58:51, 0:58:55]: Were these just items that were in inventory or something or? [0:58:55, 0:58:58]: We're doing renovation instead of Merrill Manders. I mean [0:58:59, 0:59:00]: [3540.6, 3550.2]: Go ahead, Deshaus. We're doing some renovations to the kitchen and these items have outused their useful outlived the out lasted their useful life and they're no longer serviceable. [0:59:10, 0:59:12]: For their intended usage. [0:59:15, 0:59:22]: Typically if items were put on if they were usable we would put them on gut deals or something like that. I believe these are beyond that. [0:59:23, 0:59:24]: Um [0:59:24, 0:59:31]: And uh these are just items that you know can't be fully used or placed on GUB deals to recoup any cost for. [0:59:35, 0:59:37]: Okay, any further questions? [0:59:38, 0:59:40]: Yes, ma'am. Go ahead, Councilman Barber. [0:59:41, 0:59:42]: So [0:59:43, 0:59:50]: Are these considered capital assets? I'm just curious because I know that we um approved the [0:59:50, 0:59:52]: Insurance. [0:59:52, 0:59:53]: How's he? [0:59:54, 0:59:56]: So are these items also included? [0:59:58, 1:00:00]: with the insurance policy that we just approved. [1:00:01, 1:00:04]: No, they're they're they're not they're not capital assets. [1:00:05, 1:00:07]: Camera assets is or items that are [1:00:08, 1:00:11]: That we would deem that that's over five thousand dollars. [1:00:12, 1:00:15]: These are not capital assets. These assets, these these are appliances. [1:00:16, 1:00:17]: That uh [1:00:18, 1:00:19]: Basically a job right now. [1:00:20, 1:00:24]: And we don't think we're gonna get anything on Gov Dale. So [1:00:25, 1:00:28]: Right now we're asking council, which by the ordinance. [1:00:28, 1:00:29]: We have to. [1:00:30, 1:00:31]: Before we throw'em away. [1:00:34, 1:00:39]: Now we we will before we throw'em away though, we will go back and see if it's something we can. [1:00:40, 1:00:42]: Put on Gov D up for one last time. [1:00:45, 1:00:48]: But most time when when when the public works, when he deems it [1:00:49, 1:00:51]: We can't use them on subscribe. [1:00:51, 1:00:52]: We just throw'em away. [1:00:56, 1:00:57]: Thank you. Mm-hmm. [1:00:57, 1:00:59]: Mirable Tim, Alexander Guay, please. [1:00:59, 1:01:05]: That begs the question, if we did put it on uh the dot gov site, is there a charge to do so? [1:01:09, 1:01:11]: Or is that just what we pay for the service? [1:01:13, 1:01:15]: No, there isn't a charge. [1:01:15, 1:01:21]: Okay, so w is there any harm enlisting them just to see whether or not they bring anything in? [1:01:21, 1:01:27]: No, there isn't. Once council approves it tonight, we'll automatically place it on Gov Deals and see what we can get on the bidding. [1:01:28, 1:01:35]: Okay, well let's do let's do that. Let's just not throw them away and just see what we can get for them. So yes, let's move forward. [1:01:35, 1:01:35]: Okay. [1:01:37, 1:01:40]: All right, so a motion is made in a second. Any further conversation? [1:01:42, 1:01:46]: All in favor of motion, please in the yes, uh one stand by, stand by folks. Miss Holiday. [1:01:46, 1:02:00]: I just want to make sure does the motion need to include that they will be placed on gov deals because that was made by a separate council member. I think that's uh I think they said that that's automatic. That's something they're gonna automatically do. Didn't you guys say that's something that you all is gonna automatically do? [1:02:00, 1:02:02]: I mean, I don't think it needs to be said. [1:02:03, 1:02:09]: Well, the treasurer said it wasn't required, then the procurement manager said that it would. So I just want clarification for the record. [1:02:10, 1:02:14]: We will put them on Gov deal if if if they can't sell within a year. [1:02:16, 1:02:16]: Um [1:02:17, 1:02:20]: We'll let council know that at that time when we can't sell'em. [1:02:21, 1:02:22]: We need to throw'em away. [1:02:23, 1:02:28]: I would clarify it in the motion that they be placed on gov deals if that's the pleasure of council. [1:02:29, 1:02:32]: Um, I like to include that it'd be placed on Gov deals. [1:02:33, 1:02:33]: Fair. [1:02:34, 1:02:36]: Uh yes, Ms. Uh [1:02:36, 1:02:37]: Yeah. [1:02:39, 1:02:56]: Ms. Grant? Um, yes. I I don't really need to know whether or not they sold or not on Gov Deal until the end if we kind of budget and show that we sold something for a surplus. I don't need I mean, we we already know the process. Go ahead and do it. If you get something out of it, great. Thank you. [1:02:57, 1:02:58]: All right. [1:02:58, 1:03:08]: Mayor mass say something. Yeah, go ahead, sir. If we say for a year we don't have storage room for it for these items. [1:03:09, 1:03:14]: So could we have a shorter time frame?'Cause we really don't have any storage room for [1:03:15, 1:03:16]: Items. [1:03:17, 1:03:21]: May Mayor, if you will. Go ahead, Mr. Blount. Go ahead. It's your motion, sir. [1:03:22, 1:03:33]: Uh Mayor, whatever their the staff deems is appropriate time to to post this and see if we can get anything from it, I'm fine with that. If it's unusable, what are we gonna do with it? [1:03:34, 1:03:37]: If it doesn't sell them good, then what we're gonna do, put them back in the Merrill Manders? [1:03:38, 1:03:51]: I mean, come on. You I mean, you know, we we'll we'll I mean staff, I I I believe you all are gonna post it. I believe you all, if we can get anything for it, you're gonna get it. And uh I'd just like for us to go ahead and uh prove this and keep moving. [1:03:52, 1:03:57]: All right, so let's make sure that we have the motion right. What do you have for the motion, Ms. Clerk, please? [1:03:57, 1:04:05]: The motion is to uh put the items on gov deals and to approve as stated. [1:04:06, 1:04:07]: That these items be surplused. [1:04:08, 1:04:16]: Uh the the motion is that the that we move to surplus these items and allow staff to replace them on gov deals at a deemed time that they that they uh [1:04:17, 1:04:19]: uh that they deem is the appropriate time for. [1:04:21, 1:04:21]: А сек [1:04:22, 1:04:23]: All right. [1:04:24, 1:04:26]: Ms. Alda, you have that correct now? [1:04:27, 1:04:28]: Yes, sir. [1:04:28, 1:04:30]: All right. Any further conversation? [1:04:31, 1:04:33]: If not, all favored motion please indicate. [1:04:34, 1:04:34]: Uh [1:04:35, 1:04:45]: Okay. It's a unanimous decision. Fantastic. Thank you very much. All right. Uh what's next is a council on aging board appointment presented by Mr. Washington, please. [1:04:48, 1:04:55]: No, there was a Miss Barber now getting Mr. Night to help out who's of no relation to Councilwoman Barber who was interested in this position. [1:04:55, 1:04:59]: And I guess at this time I guess Mr. Night you can tell me. [1:05:01, 1:05:03]: Um, what else needs to be presented before the council? [1:05:04, 1:05:14]: Well, let before Mr. Night, normally what happens when we have this it deals with citizens here, typically we go into Zegar session and discuss it and then come out of Zegar session and and and make our [1:05:14, 1:05:15]: Or vote known. [1:05:16, 1:05:21]: Uh unless un unless the the the council doesn't want to do that. I mean there are two individuals here. [1:05:21, 1:05:26]: So um and I don't know if I know either person know either one of them myself, but uh [1:05:26, 1:05:29]: Anyway, that's typically what happens, Mr Washington. Two individuals. [1:05:29, 1:05:31]: Okay. [1:05:31, 1:05:32]: Isn't there only two? [1:05:32, 1:05:34]: I thought it was one. [1:05:34, 1:05:37]: There's two. [1:05:37, 1:05:41]: Okay, and and and and there's only one position available or two positions? [1:05:41, 1:05:48]: That is correct. And just um to state for the history, the previous um representative has moved out of the area. [1:05:49, 1:05:49]: Okay. [1:05:51, 1:05:55]: All right. Mr. Nine, uh Mr Washington asked you a question, sir. I don't [1:05:55, 1:05:56]: If you want to respond to that. [1:05:56, 1:06:01]: No, I I think you answered the question that, you know, you've got um two citizens here who [1:06:02, 1:06:07]: um, are candidates for this board and typically the council discusses that in executive session. [1:06:07, 1:06:08]: Makes determination. [1:06:09, 1:06:11]: Well, I didn't know there was anything else I needed there. [1:06:13, 1:06:17]: Well that's that's why I mentioned it. That's that typically that's what happens. Uh we got one position, two people. [1:06:17, 1:06:23]: And we typically go in since it's personnel a type issue and appointment, we go into a single session and discuss it, then come back out. [1:06:23, 1:06:32]: Okay. That's that's what we typically do, counsel. Is that if that's the case, we'll do that tonight, unless somehow there's a consensus not to do that with this these two individuals. [1:06:33, 1:06:40]: Mayor, if you don't mind, uh if you will I I think that we have two candidates. [1:06:40, 1:06:51]: And we have to make that choice. I think that it's best to make that choice behind closed doors and come back and give uh our appointment. Okay, I gotcha. I understand. So we'll uh if that's if that's the case, uh we'll we'll do that. [1:06:52, 1:07:01]: And we'll come back from executive session and make that announcement at that point. Okay, on that note then um HB 317 collecting tax for short-term rentals. [1:07:01, 1:07:03]: Once again, Mr. Washington, it's on you, sir. [1:07:04, 1:07:09]: Yeah. This is just a hotel motel excise tax. [1:07:09, 1:07:12]: that we're asking for you all's support of. [1:07:12, 1:07:17]: And the fund management will be the unrestricted HMT collections and special revenue. [1:07:17, 1:07:18]: B [1:07:19, 1:07:33]: Revenue that we listed here is for the hotels and the motels that would be in City of Stockbridge. And this is the House Ways and Means Bill that was submitted in that this was House Bill 317, which was submitted. [1:07:35, 1:07:37]: with this as part of joining the legislature. [1:07:37, 1:07:40]: And so we would be asking for [1:07:41, 1:07:44]: You all's participation in supporting this. [1:07:45, 1:07:46]: And we would just draft the [1:07:48, 1:07:51]: I'm realizing you all y'all aren't seeing what I'm looking at on my screen. So [1:07:52, 1:07:52]: That irrelevant. [1:07:53, 1:07:55]: We would just draft the [1:07:55, 1:07:57]: You would just draft the appropriate resolution. [1:07:58, 1:07:58]: Format. [1:07:59, 1:08:01]: Well actually an ordinance format for this. [1:08:02, 1:08:03]: To be able to be adopted. [1:08:04, 1:08:05]: Okay. [1:08:06, 1:08:08]: Uh questions uh for Mr. Washington. [1:08:09, 1:08:18]: I'm assuming that uh howdy lay that out that you're an you're accept that. If that's the case, uh we need a motion to accept to his proposal in this aspect. [1:08:19, 1:08:26]: Is there a move? So move. Mayor Pro Tem. Okay, so moved. Is there a second? Mayor okay, council, Councilman Blount, second that. [1:08:26, 1:08:28]: Any further discussion? [1:08:28, 1:08:33]: I would just like to say a couple of words is that so the folks understand what's going on. [1:08:33, 1:08:35]: Uh you know the things that the city is working on. [1:08:36, 1:08:42]: Uh like the wayfinding sign it so you actually know where a building is, where you will know where the amphitheater is. [1:08:42, 1:08:44]: Well, you know where our city limits is. [1:08:45, 1:08:47]: Those types of things are full are funded by [1:08:47, 1:08:49]: The whole tail multi on text. [1:08:49, 1:08:54]: I was at a very excellent uh retreat with the Main Street Advisory Board. [1:08:54, 1:08:56]: And the D D A. [1:08:56, 1:09:00]: We talked about tourism, and I know tourism is one of the things that you can [1:09:00, 1:09:01]: Um [1:09:01, 1:09:02]: You can support. [1:09:03, 1:09:05]: uh with the hotel motel tax. [1:09:05, 1:09:10]: And I heard a great idea from uh this uh the advisory board that they wanted [1:09:10, 1:09:12]: To present a statue. [1:09:12, 1:09:14]: Of the King family with their [1:09:14, 1:09:16]: Uh with their permission. [1:09:16, 1:09:21]: Of course, uh up in in in downtown Stockbridge. They working on a mural. [1:09:21, 1:09:22]: Those types of things apply. [1:09:23, 1:09:25]: uh for this as well as [1:09:25, 1:09:34]: uh you know, uh other items. So understanding that these dollars will be put to good use and uh they're uh commensurate with the surrounding jurisdictions. [1:09:35, 1:09:40]: Any other questions? Understand if not, the motion is made and seconded. [1:09:41, 1:09:42]: All in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:09:44, 1:09:47]: I okay now decision. Fantastic. [1:09:48, 1:09:53]: And for discussion's sake, uh we're gonna talk about uh T S PLOSS. Uh Mr. Knighton, please. [1:09:58, 1:10:03]: Uh yes, Mayor Ford. I will uh attempt it to share my screen here in just a moment. [1:10:03, 1:10:09]: This relates to the uh transportation proposed transportation splots that will be coming up by vote. [1:10:10, 1:10:11]: uh in november [1:10:11, 1:10:14]: Um Henry County, um [1:10:15, 1:10:16]: Probably early to mid July. [1:10:17, 1:10:22]: Um, we'll call for that referendum, essentially call for that referendum to be placed on the ballot. [1:10:22, 1:10:24]: uh for a November boat. [1:10:24, 1:10:27]: Oh, from we have discussed from time to time. [1:10:27, 1:10:29]: Um the [1:10:30, 1:10:31]: Is much easier. [1:10:32, 1:10:35]: From time to time we have discussed the um [1:10:35, 1:10:36]: Uh [1:10:36, 1:10:40]: various items that would be potentially on a T Splost. [1:10:41, 1:10:44]: And uh the different projects that would be [1:10:44, 1:10:48]: Uh on that particular list from the city of Stockbridge. [1:10:50, 1:10:51]: All right, there we go. [1:10:52, 1:10:54]: All right, let me see if I can share. [1:10:57, 1:10:57]: One [1:10:59, 1:11:01]: Can everyone see my screen here? [1:11:02, 1:11:04]: Now we can, yes sir. Go right ahead. Okay, good. All right. [1:11:05, 1:11:11]: All right, I'll go through this for uh for for you council and also for the viewing public as well. [1:11:12, 1:11:15]: Uh, because we will the city will need to make some decisions. [1:11:16, 1:11:17]: With respect to this. [1:11:17, 1:11:24]: Course, um, as always, we start with our vision statement, which is important to be the most progressive business and family oriented community. [1:11:25, 1:11:31]: in Metro Atlanta with an enhanced or focus on enhanced quality of life initiatives which promote a sustainable live, work, play environment. [1:11:32, 1:11:34]: And certainly transportation and trails. [1:11:35, 1:11:37]: Walkability functionality. [1:11:37, 1:11:39]: is something that um [1:11:39, 1:11:41]: supports that mission statement. [1:11:42, 1:11:47]: The T spas is expected to generate two hundred and forty five to two hundred and fifty million dollar total. [1:11:47, 1:11:51]: Uh in the county, um as you recall back in April. [1:11:51, 1:11:57]: Uh, when there was a uh called meeting of the county and all of the city jurisdictions. [1:11:57, 1:12:01]: County expects city contribution on certain projects. [1:12:11, 1:12:12]: It looks like uh [1:12:12, 1:12:13]: Something got stuck here. [1:12:19, 1:12:19]: All right. [1:12:21, 1:12:24]: Well, I may have to refer to you all. You should have um [1:12:25, 1:12:27]: Receive this item. I don't know what just happened here. [1:12:28, 1:12:29]: Um [1:12:30, 1:12:36]: But basically the um city would be expected city city of Stockbridge would be expected to receive [1:12:36, 1:12:40]: In the range of twenty five to thirty milyen dollars. [1:12:40, 1:12:42]: There are a couple of things that the county is seeking. [1:12:43, 1:12:45]: Um the city to provide some direction. [1:12:46, 1:12:47]: Or the city needs to determine. [1:12:48, 1:12:49]: One of which [1:12:49, 1:12:54]: Um would be um the percentage split. As you recall, there have been some [1:12:55, 1:12:58]: Concerns about various percentage splits, the cities. [1:12:58, 1:13:01]: Uh, were more in tune of working off of a [1:13:02, 1:13:04]: Percentage split based on population. [1:13:05, 1:13:09]: And um the county had uh a various [1:13:10, 1:13:12]: Um options that they propose, but [1:13:13, 1:13:15]: Um the cities proposed working off of population. [1:13:16, 1:13:19]: And then the other item was related to [1:13:20, 1:13:30]: the um city um uh share or contribution to um to the um [1:13:31, 1:13:35]: uh T S PLOST itself. In other words, there were a couple of projects, one of which was [1:13:36, 1:13:37]: The um [1:13:38, 1:13:40]: project related to Hudson Bridge Road. [1:13:41, 1:13:42]: I'm gonna try this again. [1:13:43, 1:13:44]: Hudson Bridge Road. [1:13:44, 1:13:47]: And uh Eagles Landing Parkway. [1:13:47, 1:13:49]: And some [1:13:49, 1:13:50]: Mm-hmm. [1:13:50, 1:13:52]: Contribution there. [1:13:53, 1:13:53]: All right. [1:13:54, 1:13:59]: Can you s can you see that, Mayor and Council? Yes, yeah, we can okay. We'll leave it there. Thank you. We'll leave it there. [1:14:00, 1:14:04]: Um so Rock Quarry World riding from Hudson Bridge to Hospital Drive. [1:14:04, 1:14:12]: State Route 138, that's 2.45 miles. The split based on lane miles is 70-30, which the county proposed. [1:14:12, 1:14:20]: And once stock bridge to contribute eighteen million dollars, as you see in Henry County contribute eight million dollars. Again, this is what was mentioned at the last. [1:14:21, 1:14:23]: uh the uh joint meeting and I wanna make sure that we [1:14:24, 1:14:25]: uh address that particular issue. [1:14:27, 1:14:27]: The next item [1:14:28, 1:14:33]: Hudson Bridge Road and Eagles Landing Parkway resurfacing from Millis Drive to State Route 42. [1:14:33, 1:14:39]: Total of two point nine miles. That split is thirty point five percent, sixty-nine point five percent. [1:14:39, 1:14:44]: Stockbridge's contribution would be four hundred and eighty-nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-two dollars. [1:14:44, 1:14:53]: Henry Counties is$1.116 million. Again, this is what the county proposed in terms of a split in share. [1:14:53, 1:14:56]: For those particular roadway projects. [1:14:56, 1:14:59]: Um that traverse both jurisdictions. [1:14:59, 1:15:05]: This is a uh a just component of our bicycle, pedestrian, and trail plan. Obviously that's very important. [1:15:05, 1:15:07]: It was seeking to implement. [1:15:07, 1:15:10]: And then this list is a list you've seen before. [1:15:10, 1:15:12]: Um that [1:15:12, 1:15:21]: uh is a proposed list of projects for the city of Stockbridge as it relates to the T Splost. As you can see there, there are a number of projects that deal with [1:15:22, 1:15:25]: Um some curbing gutter sidewalks and widening. [1:15:25, 1:15:33]: Uh resurfacing and sidewalks on Davison Parkway, Old Atlanta Road, Tie Street sidewalks, Davis Road, Curb and Gutter and Sidewalks. [1:15:33, 1:15:34]: Reeves Creek Trail. [1:15:34, 1:15:39]: M L K Heritage Trail, um the extension of the um [1:15:40, 1:15:40]: Um [1:15:41, 1:15:44]: uh potential trailhead location with Reeves Creek Trail link. [1:15:45, 1:15:51]: Um and also a country club drive, uh traffic and safety improvements at a million dollars, and then Burke Street. [1:15:51, 1:15:56]: uh pedestrian improvement sidewalks love street as well as well as Walt Stevens Road Trail. [1:15:57, 1:16:03]: One of the things that is of of utmost importance, um, I believe, um based on council. [1:16:03, 1:16:06]: uh comments as well is connectivity. [1:16:06, 1:16:09]: Um, especially throughout our downtown. [1:16:09, 1:16:14]: Uh with respect to obviously city hall, the amphitheater, municipal court, you've got Clark Park. [1:16:14, 1:16:17]: Garden Park Merrill Manders Conference Center. [1:16:17, 1:16:21]: We've got the what is the Ted Stricton facility that'll be uh renovated. [1:16:21, 1:16:23]: Мейн стріт офіс. [1:16:23, 1:16:30]: You have the library, the tag office, and then you have of course the Martin Luther King Herit uh Martin Luther King Senior Heritage Trail. [1:16:30, 1:16:35]: Uh and then over to uh Memorial Park. So if you look at all of these public facilities. [1:16:35, 1:16:39]: Uh, they're really within about a mile and a quarter, mile and a half of one another. [1:16:39, 1:16:42]: And to be able to provide uh a [1:16:42, 1:16:43]: Um pedestrian [1:16:44, 1:16:46]: Um аксес. [1:16:46, 1:16:52]: And connectivity uh throughout the traditional downtown, as well as obviously you see some other road projects on there. [1:16:52, 1:16:55]: Is the impetus for uh this particular list? [1:16:56, 1:17:00]: Um again, uh a couple of things that would need to be determined by the council. [1:17:00, 1:17:04]: is um the population sp or the the percentage split. [1:17:05, 1:17:08]: Also, if there is a desire to [1:17:08, 1:17:15]: Um, contribute to any one of those road projects, the Rock Fori Road Widening or the Eagles Landing Hudson Bridge Resurfacing Project. [1:17:16, 1:17:19]: And then uh if there's anything on this particular list. [1:17:20, 1:17:25]: um that the council wants to see modified or anything that you would like to see included. [1:17:25, 1:17:29]: And so with that, Mayor, I will uh stop sharing the screen for a moment. [1:17:30, 1:17:50]: And um uh obviously entertain any questions or thoughts from the council. Well let me ask you this. I there was a time time frame we had to give a uh some type of maybe I missed this. I I don't know. If you said this, shame on me if I missed it, but I thought there was a we have to give the uh Henry County government an answer on what what we're gonna do here here shortly, I believe. [1:17:50, 1:18:05]: sometime this month, is that correct or is that next month? Well, right. Originally it was mid June, which is why I'm bringing this now. Okay. However, I talked to uh the Henry County Transportation Planner um in fact uh late this this evening and uh he said he mentioned by the end of the month [1:18:06, 1:18:09]: Okay. So if this is something that you still need to ponder. [1:18:09, 1:18:12]: Obviously, I think we have an opportunity to do that. [1:18:13, 1:18:18]: But we will certainly need to come back at the next meeting and make some definitive decisions with respect to these items. [1:18:19, 1:18:21]: Councilman Blanc, go ahead, please. [1:18:23, 1:18:26]: Yeah, Mr. Knight and um and this is kind of [1:18:27, 1:18:31]: in line with uh roads when it comes to the city of Stockbridge. [1:18:32, 1:18:35]: One of the projects pertaining to Rose was kind of [1:18:35, 1:18:39]: You know, a thing of the past now, which was an extension of Rock Quarry Road. [1:18:40, 1:18:50]: uh what is the what is district four and district five gonna do about the millions of dollars that they were pulled from from the city area stockbridge pertaining to roads that they could apply to this [1:18:51, 1:19:05]: Instead of looking at the city of Stockbridge right now, first of all, reapplying the money that was allotted to that road in itself, the widening rock core uh extension, which could have been redirected to the widening because it's still dealing with roads. [1:19:06, 1:19:12]: uh with splot when is that when where the negotiation for that money is to be returned to the city areas of stockbridge. [1:19:15, 1:19:20]: See, we're just because because the I'm sorry, the questions are about how much money we're gonna put in. [1:19:21, 1:19:25]: But we'll but for me, I'm asking the question of when will the monies be returned? [1:19:26, 1:19:31]: to the cities of the city of Stockbridge that the that the that the citizens of Stockbridge paid into splots for. [1:19:35, 1:19:44]: Well, uh I I uh if if the you're talking about the extension of Rock Court Road, and I understand that maybe some monies have been shifted here or there or to other places. [1:19:44, 1:19:46]: Think that's what might we may be alluding to. [1:19:47, 1:19:53]: Um, you know, I I had asked some questions pertaining to Rock Quarry Road and Rock Quarry Road in particular and the funds that have been [1:19:54, 1:19:55]: Um [1:19:55, 1:19:58]: provided uh previously to Rock Quarry Road. [1:19:59, 1:20:00]: Um, if the question is [1:20:01, 1:20:01]: And thank you. [1:20:03, 1:20:06]: We I think the council needs to make a decision regarding this D's plus. [1:20:06, 1:20:11]: If the question is then if there is some concern about what has happened in the past. [1:20:11, 1:20:18]: then the then then the council can look at that and determine that there won't be any contribution on these particular roadway projects. [1:20:18, 1:20:25]: uh be it Hudson Bridge or Rockford Road. Now there is some some some funds that were specifically designated. [1:20:27, 1:20:29]: For a project in Stockbridge. [1:20:29, 1:20:32]: The city has not received or the project. [1:20:33, 1:20:34]: Has not come to fruition. [1:20:35, 1:20:37]: Then that is a question that [1:20:37, 1:20:41]: Certainly warren's asking and determining where those funds may have gone. [1:20:42, 1:20:46]: Well in in this in and let me let me go ahead and clarif get some clari clarify this. [1:20:47, 1:20:55]: Even if the when we talk about working collaborately with the county in funding for these roads. [1:20:55, 1:21:05]: Uh I think that we have to sit at the table altogether and talk about the totality of funds that that that are needed and how we fit into this. Um [1:21:06, 1:21:15]: I think that when we look at the the portion that we're gonna be putting in in certain roles with with the city of Stockbridge, I I think it's kind of a bit a lot, but [1:21:16, 1:21:21]: It needs to be done, but I think that we really need to evaluate and look over what's what's going on because when you [1:21:21, 1:21:26]: Those funds have been utilized. Let me go go there. [1:21:27, 1:21:29]: But how do we now come back? [1:21:30, 1:21:34]: District four, district five, and the city of Stockbridge to two. [1:21:34, 1:21:37]: sit at the table and make these things happen. [1:21:37, 1:21:38]: Mm. [1:21:39, 1:21:42]: Other than the per I think these percent for me. [1:21:42, 1:21:49]: Uh I'm I'm okay with the Hudson Bridge road percentage, but I think to to me, I think the other percentage is kind of high for the City Stockbridge. [1:21:49, 1:21:57]: Because remember this now, because I'm not suggesting that you do necessarily make determinations about contribution or or how much that's your decision to make. [1:21:58, 1:22:05]: But the list that I showed with those uh trail projects, sidewall projects, and road projects for the city of Stockbridge that actually totaled$29 million. [1:22:05, 1:22:07]: Anything that you are [1:22:07, 1:22:09]: going to contribute. [1:22:09, 1:22:11]: To those other road projects that I mentioned. [1:22:12, 1:22:16]: is going to have to be subtracted from that particular list. [1:22:16, 1:22:18]: I just want that to be clear. [1:22:20, 1:22:24]: Okay, yeah, but stand by please. Mayor Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:22:24, 1:22:30]: Yeah, and understanding uh what Councilman Blount said, there was four million dollars that was allocated [1:22:30, 1:22:35]: to the East Atlanta Road Extension, which is a project that certainly could have benefited [1:22:35, 1:22:39]: The amphitheater with additional access. So that four million dollars was. [1:22:39, 1:22:40]: Moved away. [1:22:41, 1:22:44]: Uh from downtown Stockbridge, it was allocated. [1:22:44, 1:22:47]: Реалока то але кани проєкts. [1:22:47, 1:22:53]: Uh there was two million dollars uh for the flipping road sidewalks. There's no sidewalks on flipping road. [1:22:53, 1:22:56]: That is a separate discussion because the law [1:22:56, 1:23:00]: Requires that these projects, the voters completed. [1:23:00, 1:23:06]: uh uh voted on and approved be completed at some point. That's the splash law. [1:23:06, 1:23:07]: I'm not sure how. [1:23:08, 1:23:09]: They're able to not do that. [1:23:10, 1:23:11]: As a part of [1:23:11, 1:23:15]: uh what the law is because it requires them to complete these projects. So [1:23:15, 1:23:17]: We need uh that's probably maybe like a [1:23:18, 1:23:23]: legal thing that we need to really talk to our attorneys about. Is there any recourse [1:23:23, 1:23:25]: uh under the splash law to [1:23:25, 1:23:33]: Recoup those funds. And in discussing what we're dealing with now in terms of the T-SPLOST, the window is very short. [1:23:34, 1:23:45]: And honestly, we we we need uh these funds. The twenty million dollars in additional funds will help us to be able to build uh our master trail plan. And understanding this. [1:23:45, 1:23:48]: There's no way possible. [1:23:48, 1:23:52]: for those those formulas to work so no [1:23:52, 1:24:04]: We the formulas are not gonna work where the city budget is twelve million dollars a year and the new county budget is like a hundred and ninety million dollars. If we're paying sixty percent. [1:24:04, 1:24:06]: Those road projects will never happen. [1:24:07, 1:24:15]: And I keep uh wanting to understand that these citizens who live in Stockbridge cast ballots countywide. [1:24:15, 1:24:25]: Uh so I mean for the county election of those two commissioners. So when they come to these citizens and they ask for their vote, they don't they don't say to them, you know. [1:24:25, 1:24:36]: All of your road or or 70% of your roads need to be taken care of by the city and and then 30% us. How would we ever come up with that funding? The county receives [1:24:36, 1:24:40]: All of the funding, a hundred and ninety million dollars, to do [1:24:41, 1:24:54]: Just that. And every and you can't say that the county's not benefiting from uh the funding that's going into Rock Quarry Road or all all of those those that benefits all of us. And they're reaping a windfall. [1:24:54, 1:24:57]: uh over these collections because they're up tremendously. [1:24:58, 1:25:00]: And the the city needs to make sure that [1:25:00, 1:25:02]: We move forward. [1:25:02, 1:25:05]: To approve this. You know, last time we got into this dispute. [1:25:06, 1:25:17]: uh with the county between twenty-five and and thirty percent and we ended up losing several million dollars when they decided to go in another direction. Unfortunately the splotch laws and even the T splotch laws [1:25:17, 1:25:29]: or vo uh or written in favor of the county because the county calls these particular elections and should and with the relationship that we have they gone on their own and left us out. [1:25:29, 1:25:41]: was cost us six million dollars on the last floss. So we gotta be we gotta be we gotta make prudent decisions in order for us to move forward because there's we just cannot afford not to have [1:25:41, 1:25:45]: Uh this T Splus funding with traffic backed up every single day in our city. [1:25:47, 1:25:49]: Councilwoman uh Gantt, go ahead, please. [1:25:51, 1:25:54]: Thank you, Mayor. Um, I'm agreeing with [1:25:54, 1:26:02]: But both of my colleagues, I I do want to say that I believe that Commissioner District Number Four is willing to work with us. [1:26:03, 1:26:08]: On certain projects jointly, however, I also have some concerns. [1:26:08, 1:26:09]: Um [1:26:09, 1:26:14]: based off of the formula that was presented to us by the county. [1:26:14, 1:26:17]: We wouldn't be able to do any of the road projects. [1:26:18, 1:26:24]: I hope that all of my colleagues here are agreeing that we do want the teeth gloss. [1:26:25, 1:26:28]: But it sounds like negotiation's gonna be towards what [1:26:29, 1:26:34]: formula or what roads are we gonna agree to work with the county on jointly. [1:26:34, 1:26:45]: And currently, although it is badly needed, and when I say badly needed, Rock Quarry Road expansion, I mean you know, to to widen that road. [1:26:45, 1:26:47]: Is is [1:26:48, 1:27:02]: ambulances going to a hospital that is actually within the county and not in the city limits. The impact of the road is from the hospital. And that's some other things that we need to discuss as well. [1:27:02, 1:27:22]: However, it is unreasonable to think that we can agree to the formula that is presented as is as of now. And what I want to know from legal and from um from our uh Mr. Knighton is where are we with those particular negotiations? Um, because I we I would love to get our mass. [1:27:22, 1:27:24]: the trail plan up and running. [1:27:24, 1:27:29]: Um that would benefit us, but based off of the formula right now, just so the public knows. [1:27:29, 1:27:40]: we we wouldn't be able to do anything because all our money would be going towards county projects, joint county projects for a few roads and they have the majority of the funds. [1:27:41, 1:27:42]: So [1:27:42, 1:27:46]: In in addition to that, when it comes to splots and reallocating funds. [1:27:47, 1:27:59]: Um the projects that the money that was reallocated was sent over to a park up in the Fairview area that is not within the city limits of Stockbridge. It was a single park. [1:27:59, 1:28:13]: Um those things are documented in black and white and can be seen from anyone by anyone. And so we do need to make those points and efforts. Whether or not we'll be able to retrieve that back, I I don't know. [1:28:13, 1:28:19]: Um but uh we've known as Sotridge to honor our side of the bargaining. [1:28:20, 1:28:26]: portion. So I'm just asking that we, you know, if we're gonna go ahead and move forward with this. [1:28:27, 1:28:39]: We're moving forward, but we have plans for roads and we have plans. I mean, we have plans for our master trail and for our downtown area, but the funding is not there if we are, you know. So so what's the next step? [1:28:42, 1:28:45]: Well, I I think the issue though is [1:28:46, 1:28:47]: You know [1:28:47, 1:28:51]: What is the answer from the city with respect to those two projects that I've mentioned? [1:28:52, 1:28:56]: Your answer could be that um you don't desire to contribute anything. [1:28:57, 1:28:59]: And that you desire to [1:28:59, 1:29:05]: um move forward with the list of projects in the city of Stockbridge that I recounted uh uh just a while ago. [1:29:06, 1:29:09]: You could determine that you uh want to contribute to. [1:29:09, 1:29:15]: uh to a a certain point on those road projects, not the full amount that's listed or [1:29:15, 1:29:19]: That was mentioned by the county, you may want to contribute a certain amount. [1:29:20, 1:29:21]: Um or [1:29:21, 1:29:26]: Um you may want to decide that you want to contribute the full amount. Doesn't sound like you want to do that. [1:29:27, 1:29:31]: Um but um those are options that uh that you have and [1:29:32, 1:29:35]: And obviously as a sovereign city, you can make that decision. [1:29:35, 1:29:45]: And and let the county know this is where the city has landed with respect to T Sploss, that you believe that is in the best interest of the citizens of Stockbridge and Henry County. [1:29:46, 1:29:48]: Um, based on the ultimate determination you make. [1:29:50, 1:29:55]: And then also there has to be a master uh a master list, a master transportation list. [1:29:55, 1:29:59]: It's going the the county is going to have to decide as well in mid July. [1:30:00, 1:30:06]: Well what it is before uh stand by what I imagine we could have discussion tonight and then [1:30:06, 1:30:26]: And potentially once the meeting ends, have continue to have discussion and make a final decision at our next meeting, our work session, um if that's the case. Uh and because you said that uh today that you got a word that they don't necessarily need and know until the end of the month. And so we will meet at least officially one more time before the end of the month. But that's just food for thought for the rest of the council. [1:30:26, 1:30:27]: Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:30:29, 1:30:35]: Uh one of the things that we should understand is that we have an existing agreement with the county. [1:30:35, 1:30:55]: That they enforced on the last PLOS at 75-25. That's the way that it has always traditionally been. If there was gonna be, it was it was broken down between 75-25. So I'm not sure how they came up with this new formula that the city would be contributing 60 and 70. [1:30:55, 1:31:15]: 70%, the month the the the old formula seemed to be better because understanding is split based on how much of the funding that you receive from SWAS. So that would seem more reasonable uh for us to continue along the same process that they insisted upon. [1:31:15, 1:31:15]: Yeah. [1:31:15, 1:31:18]: Uh on the last flash, which was seventy five, twenty-five. [1:31:19, 1:31:20]: Uh, should we decide? [1:31:20, 1:31:21]: Uh to contribute. [1:31:22, 1:31:26]: Let me if I may, Mayor, let me make one point'cause I want to make sure this is clear. [1:31:27, 1:31:32]: The two projects that I showed, Hudson Bridge and Eagles Landing Parkway, and then the Rock Court Road project. [1:31:32, 1:31:46]: Those are based on lane miles. Those are based on how much of those roads go through the city of Stockbridge versus unincorporated. That's their breakdown. Okay. That's why they presented it that way. Okay. And they're asking for the city to contribute. [1:31:47, 1:31:48]: The overall collection. [1:31:49, 1:31:53]: In terms of a seventy five, twenty-five, as you mentioned, mayor pro tem or seventy thirty. [1:31:53, 1:31:57]: The overall collection of how they're split by the city, that's a different calculation. [1:31:58, 1:32:01]: based on in the cities of Sey, that should be based on population. [1:32:01, 1:32:05]: Now the the county seemingly was a lot more receptive. [1:32:05, 1:32:09]: To the population breakdown, which would be about thirty percent for us. [1:32:09, 1:32:12]: population break uh for the cities, I'm sorry, overall. [1:32:12, 1:32:17]: Музмо рецепти в популяцію. [1:32:17, 1:32:22]: uh for the T Splos as opposed to the traditional SPLOS that was passed uh previous year. [1:32:25, 1:32:28]: Okay, thank you for that. Any further questions or comments? [1:32:28, 1:32:31]: Council. Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [1:32:31, 1:32:39]: Yeah, I just wanted to ask Mr. Knighton, looking at the map, it indicates the potential trailhead and linked to Reeves Creek Trail. [1:32:39, 1:32:40]: Uh-huh. [1:32:40, 1:32:42]: Can you tell me which end? [1:32:42, 1:32:43]: Um [1:32:45, 1:32:48]: Martin Luther King Senior Heritage, where this trailhead would be. [1:32:50, 1:32:52]: Can't tell based on this map. Let me see. [1:32:53, 1:32:58]: It would be um I'm sorry, which which side of [1:32:59, 1:32:59]: Mm. [1:33:00, 1:33:01]: The [1:33:01, 1:33:05]: So I'm looking at the table that's included on the map and it says in the [1:33:06, 1:33:07]: See your hair display. [1:33:08, 1:33:10]: But then it also lists [1:33:10, 1:33:13]: Several of the connecting points, I guess. One of [1:33:14, 1:33:15]: Potentially friendly. [1:33:16, 1:33:18]: And Lee Lee's Creek Trail. [1:33:18, 1:33:29]: Sir I would think it'd be Memorial Park is where it would be. That's what I would think. But anyway, yes, go ahead and map protect. [1:33:29, 1:33:32]: of the parking at Memorial Ro Memorial. [1:33:32, 1:33:37]: uh part that was the desire. We talked about it at that time when we discussed it. [1:33:37, 1:33:38]: But there's no particular [1:33:39, 1:33:41]: uh piece parcel that has been acquired. [1:33:41, 1:33:46]: uh as of yet and I don't think we want to talk about which parcel in public. [1:33:46, 1:33:49]: Right. Yep. That's right. Okay. That's right. Thank you. [1:33:52, 1:33:55]: All right, yeah, okay. Any other comments or questions? [1:33:57, 1:34:17]: All right, so I made a s a suggestion or a thought process. I mean, we'll could probably continue this on for another week or so and make a final decision uh at our next meeting. Uh or is that that the the consensus here on this particular issue further discussion? Uh if that's if that's the case, if there are no other comments then we will do that. And [1:34:17, 1:34:21]: and uh we'll make a consolidated uh decision. [1:34:21, 1:34:24]: In a little bit, in about ten to twelve days or so. [1:34:24, 1:34:25]: All right. [1:34:25, 1:34:30]: If there's no other comments, then I'm gonna move out of discussion and I'll go into my particular comments. [1:34:30, 1:34:32]: I'm I'm sorry, Mr. Night, you have something, sir? [1:34:33, 1:34:34]: Are you good? Okay. [1:34:35, 1:34:36]: I'll go into my particular comments. [1:34:36, 1:34:40]: Uh today's the fourteenth of June and believe it or not, today is what you call flag day. [1:34:41, 1:34:50]: It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the US, United States of America, what happened on uh fourteenth June, nine uh excuse me, fourteenth June 1777. [1:34:50, 1:34:52]: by resolution of the second congressional [1:34:53, 1:35:00]: uh Continental Congress. So our flag that we salute that we pledged to earlier this evening is two hundred and forty-four years old today. [1:35:00, 1:35:02]: Just wanna let you know that. [1:35:03, 1:35:05]: Uh I attended a um [1:35:05, 1:35:13]: A an activity with the youth council, our Stockbridge Youth Council, a couple of days ago. And it was a it was an activity to honor. [1:35:13, 1:35:19]: the youth council members that are seniors that have graduated or or that graduated high school and move on to college. [1:35:19, 1:35:37]: And those three individuals were Jaden Williams, uh Creighton Carr, and Brittany Brown. All three of those individuals received certificates of completion as members of the Stop at Youth Council, which has obviously been very difficult uh to to do, to do all the things they had to do this year based on the on the pandemic, which we're all living through. [1:35:38, 1:35:42]: Then also Mr. Jaden Williams received a letter of commendation. [1:35:42, 1:35:52]: uh from me in reference to all the things that he has done uh during his uh high school career, Dutch on high school, all the things he's done with NWACP, youth council, things of that nature. [1:35:52, 1:35:56]: So I wanted you to let you know about those three individuals that are moving on to college. [1:35:56, 1:36:00]: And they've been uh they served the the youth council very well. [1:36:00, 1:36:15]: And I if I understand this correctly, our youth council uh is going to be very active this year. I believe they're uh they've got at least 15 applicants, uh additional applicants to join the the the individuals that are on the youth council right now. So that's fantastic. [1:36:15, 1:36:18]: Uh so I look forward to have a great year again. [1:36:19, 1:36:23]: As you well know, the COVID nineteen, the coronavirus is still with us. [1:36:24, 1:36:34]: Uh but things are getting better. Uh things get the hospitalizations are going down, the deaths from the uh this virus are going down. So things are getting better. So we're gonna get to the new normal soon. [1:36:34, 1:36:38]: But vaccinations are still available and people still need to get vaccinated. [1:36:38, 1:36:39]: And you can still get tested. [1:36:40, 1:36:42]: But I would tell you the senior Heritage Senior Center. [1:36:43, 1:36:45]: Uh, which test individuals for COVID nineteen. [1:36:46, 1:36:48]: And it will actually end at the end of the month of June. [1:36:48, 1:37:00]: And there'll be no more testing of COVID-19 at the Heritage Senior Center, uh, effective the uh 30th of June. And so, but you can still do that, citizens, if you if you need to get tested. [1:37:00, 1:37:03]: Yeah, eight hundred you have to set McGarrity Road, ten fifty Florence McGardy Road. [1:37:04, 1:37:06]: And the number to set an appointment is eight hundred. [1:37:07, 1:37:10]: eight four seven four two six two. Once again eight hundred eight four seven. [1:37:11, 1:37:16]: four two six two Monday to Thursday, nine a.m. to three p.m. and Saturdays, nine a.m. to twelve noon. [1:37:16, 1:37:28]: And after that, the only way you can get tested if you want to test you have to go to the public health department uh right here in Madonna and right in Madonna uh to uh set an appointment and to get tested if you want to do that. And also [1:37:28, 1:37:33]: Uh the actual vaccinations that the the county was doing with the public health department. [1:37:33, 1:37:35]: Uh the Lana Motor Speedway has ended. [1:37:36, 1:37:50]: It ended last Tuesday. Now if you want to get uh t uh vaccinated for the COVID-19 uh virus, you can call our once again our public health department, eight hundred-eight four seven four two six two. [1:37:50, 1:37:58]: Okay, that's locally, or you can actually call the uh the toll-free number for the state public health department, which is eight eight eight. [1:37:58, 1:38:10]: four five seven zero one eight six. Once again that's eight eight eight four five seven zero one eight six and that's the the state of Georgia's uh public health department to two seven appointment for vaccination. [1:38:11, 1:38:12]: Anywhere in the state. [1:38:12, 1:38:27]: And of course you can get vaccinated at uh at CVS and Walgreens and certain other doctors' clinics and things of that nature. So still very important, folks. We still we're still in this in this pandemic, uh, but it's getting better for us all, uh, collectively. And so uh [1:38:27, 1:38:30]: I look forward for us to get through this process. [1:38:30, 1:38:34]: If you happen to call the toll the Georgia State uh [1:38:35, 1:38:55]: uh COVID 19 uh line, hotline to set up a vaccination. They will ask you about your demographics, race, ethnicity, gender, and age, any type of medical history that you may have, current past ailments or allergies, whether or not you had any past uh infections or testing and vaccinations, and then your contact information. So just want to let you know we're still [1:38:54, 1:39:03]: Trying to get folks vaccinated, and we still have to be vigilant about this actual virus. It is still among us, but it's we're starting to conquer this thing. [1:39:04, 1:39:04]: Okay. [1:39:05, 1:39:25]: On that note, let me talk about some upcoming announcements and events for the city of Stockbridge. And Friday, June 18th, in observance of Juneteenth, the uh the actual staff, the city staff is off. Um, and we have a day off for that actually. The planning commission meeting is at 6:30 via Zoom on the fourth Thursday of each. [1:39:25, 1:39:36]: month which would be June 24th in this case. A city council work session is 6 p.m. via Zoom, which is the last Tuesday of each month, otherwise or otherwise noted, but that'd be June 29th. [1:39:36, 1:39:41]: Our Main Street Advisory Board meeting at n uh nine AM to noon. It's the second Friday. [1:39:41, 1:39:52]: of each month and that's by Zoom and that's July 9th is the next one they have. The city council meeting uh which will be next month, the second Monday of each month, and that'll be July 12th. [1:39:52, 1:40:00]: The Downtown Development Authority meeting is 6 p.m. by way of Zoom. And that's uh third Tuesday of each month. And that next one will be July 20th. [1:40:01, 1:40:06]: and you council advisory meeting uh six thirty by way of Zoom, the third Tuesday of each month. [1:40:06, 1:40:08]: And that's also July twentieth. [1:40:08, 1:40:28]: Now and then and then Councilman Afonso Thomas uh has a city event, uh council initiative uh coming up here shortly, and that is called the responders and uh the first responders, these honored first responders, and that uh and he hosts that appreciation luncheon on Wednesday, June 23rd at the Merrill Master's Comp Merrill Maners Conference Center. [1:40:28, 1:40:39]: and Clark Park at 12 noon. And it's going to be a drive-thru, drive-by in a sense. And of course, uh in uh in celebration for uh Juneteenth. [1:40:40, 1:41:00]: uh the city uh has a um has an actual celebration to honor juneteenth and give information about that and celebrate that incense. And now Juneteenth is also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day. And uh obviously it's a holiday sele celebrating the emancipation [1:41:00, 1:41:11]: of those who have been enslaved in the US, which originated uh originated in Galvison, Texas, which was two and a half years after President Lincoln and actually signed the Emancipation Proclamation. [1:41:12, 1:41:13]: And so um [1:41:14, 1:41:18]: Now what's happening is in the country, forty seven states in Washington D C celebrate. [1:41:18, 1:41:28]: Juneteenth annually, um in this aspect. And uh but it was actually a union general uh by the name of um [1:41:28, 1:41:29]: Gordon Granger [1:41:30, 1:41:45]: uh that proclaimed uh freedom from slavery in a Texas and slaves that were in Texas. And uh once again it happened on Monday, June nineteenth, eighteen sixty five, once again two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. [1:41:45, 1:41:53]: Now for this um the city of Stockbridge, um we are having a an activity on the 17th of uh [1:41:53, 1:41:55]: of uh this month. [1:41:55, 1:42:00]: And uh in reference at Merle Manor's Conference Center, five thirty to eight PM. [1:42:00, 1:42:06]: It's a drive-thru uh activity. It'd be gift bags and and uh a Juneteenth uh t-shirt it'd be issued out. [1:42:07, 1:42:08]: The council will be there as well. [1:42:09, 1:42:29]: And uh be some other activities happening uh during that time frame, during that uh couple hour time frame on the 17th. Uh now the city has other things going on as well. Uh so the on the um the 14th, which is today, to the 19th, we have several participating restaurants in the area. [1:42:29, 1:42:45]: which will be offering Juneteenth specials. And you would have to actually go to the uh website, the Stobbers website, to find out uh the actual uh restaurants and what is actually gonna be the specials they're actually offering. But I have a list of those restaurants right here though for you. [1:42:46, 1:42:50]: That it honors those specials from the fourteenth to the nineteenth. This is it. [1:42:50, 1:42:51]: El granero. [1:42:52, 1:42:53]: Tony's Pizza. [1:42:54, 1:42:55]: Italian oven. [1:42:55, 1:42:58]: Jen Fish Fry, Mrs. Winners, [1:42:59, 1:43:01]: Silver Bay seafood. [1:43:01, 1:43:07]: Country Cooking Depot, Sarah's Country Cooking, and Silver Sands Jamaican Cuisine. [1:43:08, 1:43:18]: Okay, all those restaurants will be offering specials, Juneteenth specials for this week. Uh so you'll have to go to the website to find or even go to the restaurant and [1:43:18, 1:43:27]: and uh find out what those specials are and and and take part in that to help us uh celebrate the uh juneteenth and Saspate. And let me do this one more time just in case. This is it. [1:43:27, 1:43:28]: El granero. [1:43:28, 1:43:29]: Tony's Pizza. [1:43:30, 1:43:41]: Italian Oven, Gen Fish Fry, Mrs. Winters, Silver Bay Seafood, Country Cooking Depot, Sarah's Country Cooking, and Silver Sands Jamaican Cuisine. [1:43:41, 1:43:51]: Okay. And also from the twentieth to the twenty sixth on social media, uh the the uh actually city our our uh social media expert, I guess, or uh [1:43:51, 1:44:10]: a social media guru, I would say, for the sort of city, right? And once you send in photo gallery uh post and families taking pictures at the particular restaurants, selfies, and participating uh that you went to these restaurants wearing the particular t-shirts and uh and also send those in so you can put them on our social media for the for the um [1:44:10, 1:44:30]: uh a public affairs uh officer would do this uh for the city. And then of course each and every day, I believe starting today actually, uh there'll be educational engagement type of information about the meeting on Juneteenth to help educate the uh the citizens on what it means and what how it came about and uh just to make sure that you're well aware of what you're celebrating for. And again [1:44:30, 1:44:32]: give you some information about that as well. [1:44:33, 1:44:36]: I believe on that note is all that I have for any type of announcements or information. [1:44:37, 1:44:39]: And it's my understanding based on yes, ma'am. [1:44:40, 1:44:48]: I have a council initiative I wanted to um for you to announce. Go right here. I'm sorry about that. I I've uh that's stand by go ahead please. [1:44:49, 1:44:54]: Um, I'll be doing a uh council initiative over at Clark Park on the twenty second. [1:44:55, 1:45:05]: um a let's get back to normal. I would like to thank the Eagles Landing Longevity Center, Dr. Sylvain, as well as the Mercy. [1:45:05, 1:45:18]: um group, mercy care group. Um they both will be in attendance. One will be giving out COVID vaccine vaccines and the other will be signing up children for free health care. [1:45:19, 1:45:27]: Um, so I'm excited about that. We'll have music and food trucks and I hope that the public will attend and free ice cream. [1:45:28, 1:45:35]: Absolutely. Thank you very much. Mirapo Tim, sir. Go ahead. Yeah, I just wanted to uh say really quick, uh Walgreens will be having a [1:45:36, 1:45:39]: Uh vaccination pop-up clinic at Mount Olive tomorrow. [1:45:40, 1:45:41]: From ten to two. [1:45:41, 1:45:51]: They're going to have all three vaccines and they're encouraging people 12 yeah it's 12 and over to come out and get vaccinated on tomorrow at Mount Island Baptist Church. [1:45:52, 1:46:12]: You know, thank you for that. That's a good point. Uh what it amounts to, the the the public health department is working with the a nonprofit called CORE, uh, which is uh which goes around in with churches or try to serve uh some unserved communities or or try to communicate and educate people that are apprehensive about taking uh taking uh the vaccination. So [1:46:12, 1:46:26]: If uh so what we can do is that what we can communicate with the public health department, work with core and get activities such as what uh Mayor Potan mentioned about the the Mount Olive uh church or other churches in the area, other or other organizations that uh help out on this. So [1:46:26, 1:46:34]: On that note, uh, we have one item I believe we need to talk about at least one item in the executive session in reference to the council of aging. So I need a [1:46:34, 1:46:36]: A motion to go into executive session, please. [1:46:38, 1:46:43]: So I moved. I moved that we're going to executive session for real estate personnel and litigation. [1:46:43, 1:46:49]: Thank you, Ma uh Ms. Gatt. Uh Mr. Blount, second that all in favor, please indicate. [1:46:50, 1:46:50]: Aye. [1:46:51, 1:46:51]: Okay. [1:46:52, 1:47:03]: I appreciate it. All right. See you in a few minutes. Uh I guess uh Quentin, you'll be ready to talk to us about that, sir, or lead us down that road. And Vanessa, if you send us a separate link to go into Zego session, please. Folks, I'll see you shortly. [1:47:04, 1:47:04]: Yeah. [1:47:05, 1:47:05]: Thank you. [1:47:07, 1:47:08]: We are back. [1:47:10, 1:47:10]: Okay. [1:47:11, 1:47:13]: Let's see what we got a moha. [1:47:14, 1:47:15]: We've got a quorum yet. [1:47:16, 1:47:18]: Okay, come on folks, still need to get in. [1:47:40, 1:47:45]: Okay, we're back live with a webinar on Facebook once again. [1:47:49, 1:47:50]: Still missing a couple of folks though. [1:48:13, 1:48:14]: Okay. [1:48:15, 1:48:24]: I tell you what, uh we have a quorum and I'm going to uh ask this. Council, I need a motion to end the second session, please. So move. There's a second. [1:48:25, 1:48:26]: A second. [1:48:26, 1:48:29]: Good. Councilman Barber second that. All in favor, please indicate. [1:48:30, 1:48:30]: Mm. [1:48:31, 1:48:33]: Okay. Appreciate it. Uh [1:48:34, 1:48:37]: Everybody everybody voted for it except for uh Blount, who's not back yet. [1:48:38, 1:48:44]: All right. So he's still missing. But anyway, uh now I'm needing a motion to reconvene our council meeting, please. [1:48:44, 1:48:45]: Oh. [1:48:45, 1:48:45]: Okay. [1:48:46, 1:48:46]: So a second. [1:48:47, 1:48:47]: I second. [1:48:48, 1:48:49]: Okay, Ms. Cat second that. [1:48:50, 1:48:51]: Okay, all in favor, please indicate. [1:48:53, 1:48:53]: Uh. [1:48:54, 1:48:54]: Okay. [1:48:55, 1:49:04]: All right. All right, from the executive session we have something we need to bring forward and I believe that is going to be initially mentioned by Mr. Washington. [1:49:08, 1:49:10]: Mr. Washington. [1:49:12, 1:49:13]: I apologize, man, for [1:49:14, 1:49:15]: I think. [1:49:15, 1:49:17]: The council has moved to [1:49:17, 1:49:27]: appoint one person to the council and aging for the city of Stockbridge. And if you all if you want to go ahead and release the name, you can release it and they will be able to vote for it. [1:49:28, 1:49:29]: And this person will be on the [1:49:30, 1:49:30]: Council. [1:49:30, 1:49:32]: And the name of the individual? [1:49:32, 1:49:34]: Miss Dorita Barber. [1:49:34, 1:49:37]: Okay. Slow move. Okay. [1:49:38, 1:49:40]: Miss Gantt second that okay. [1:49:40, 1:49:42]: All in favor, please indicate. [1:49:43, 1:49:45]: Okay, opposed? [1:49:46, 1:49:46]: Abstain. [1:49:47, 1:49:48]: I I'm sorry. [1:49:49, 1:49:52]: I I I I accept. [1:49:52, 1:50:02]: Well okay, all all accept. Okay, I have three. All accept. Let's do it again. All accept the Miss Barber. Okay. Okay. I got I got three. All polls. [1:50:02, 1:50:03]: Abstain. [1:50:04, 1:50:07]: I'd say and I want it for the record. [1:50:07, 1:50:07]: Um [1:50:08, 1:50:11]: I'm abstaining because her last name is Barber. [1:50:11, 1:50:20]: For the record, there is no relations. Um, I don't know this individual, or at least I've I don't think I've ever met her, if I have. [1:50:20, 1:50:22]: I don't recall, but I'm abstaining for that reason. [1:50:23, 1:50:24]: Three zero one. [1:50:24, 1:50:25]: On that note [1:50:26, 1:50:30]: Is there a motion to end our council meeting for this evening? Oh boo. [1:50:30, 1:50:31]: Is there a second? [1:50:32, 1:50:35]: I second. Ms. Ganttz second that again. [1:50:35, 1:50:36]: All three please indicate. [1:50:37, 1:50:37]: Aye. [1:50:38, 1:50:41]: Good night, everybody. Have a good night. Good night. Good night. [1:50:41, 1:50:42]: Oh my. [1:50:42, 1:50:44]: Bye bye. God bless ya.

--- title: May 25 2021 Work Session Meeting Via Zoom date: 2021-05-25 source: 2021-05-25_May_25_2021_Work_Session_Meeting_Via_Zoom.wav --- [0:00:06, 0:00:07]: Good evening, everybody. [0:00:09, 0:00:11]: Good evening. Uh good evening as well. [0:00:11, 0:00:12]: Councilwoman Barber. [0:00:13, 0:00:14]: Good to see you. [0:00:50, 0:00:51]: Evening, uh Mayor Pro Tem. [0:00:53, 0:00:53]: I don't. [0:00:55, 0:00:55]: Mm. [0:00:55, 0:00:57]: Good evening, sir. How are you doing? [0:00:58, 0:00:58]: Right. [0:01:20, 0:01:20]: Okay. [0:01:27, 0:01:28]: Hmm. [0:01:36, 0:01:40]: [106.7, 107.7]: How do you do Mr. Nighton? [0:01:50, 0:01:54]: Mayor Ford, Council members and guests. [0:01:55, 0:01:56]: Good evening. [0:01:57, 0:01:58]: Good evening, sir. [0:02:25, 0:02:27]: Hot out there today. It's hot out there today. [0:02:30, 0:02:34]: It was really hot out during the food drive at ninety degrees. Boy, we made it though. [0:02:35, 0:02:36]: Good deal. [0:02:38, 0:02:41]: Yes. Summer is upon us. [0:02:42, 0:02:43]: Yes, it is. [0:02:55, 0:02:57]: Castleman Blount, uh evening to you. [0:03:01, 0:03:02]: [198.9, 199.6]: So it's not. [0:03:20, 0:03:22]: Good evening, everybody. This is Michelle Battle. [0:03:22, 0:03:24]: Good evening, Michelle. [0:03:24, 0:03:27]: I'm not gonna be on camera'cause I am uh [0:03:27, 0:03:31]: actually driving back from Ohio. So wow. [0:03:31, 0:03:32]: Mm-hmm. [0:03:33, 0:03:34]: We'll be safe. [0:03:34, 0:03:39]: Same trip. I'm actually just about home, but I don't wanna uh I wanna scare anybody. [0:03:41, 0:03:42]: Okay. [0:03:45, 0:03:48]: And Councilman Gantt, uh woman Gantt, how you doing? [0:03:49, 0:03:51]: I'm good, man. How are you? [0:03:51, 0:03:51]: Alrighty. [0:03:53, 0:03:54]: All right. [0:04:02, 0:04:03]: Vanessa's online. [0:04:07, 0:04:08]: Good evening. [0:04:08, 0:04:09]: Evening to [0:04:12, 0:04:13]: Councilman Thomas, how you doing, sir? [0:04:19, 0:04:33]: Uh rushing, rushing trying to get here before the start, but uh seemed like I made it on time. Yeah, you did, sir. Now I've I tried to I called you, sir, and I wanted to ask you. Now I know this is late, late message, but want to ask you whether or not you'd be willing to give the invocation this evening. [0:04:38, 0:04:39]: You you muted, sir. [0:04:40, 0:04:44]: For me? Yeah, no councilman uh Thomas. I'm talking Councilman Thomas. [0:04:44, 0:04:53]: I'm a little rushed. Uh, you know, it's always a good time to pray. I I I'll do my best. All right. I appreciate that, sir. Thank you very much. And on that note, we have a full council. [0:04:54, 0:04:56]: Uh so I have actually six o'clock. [0:04:56, 0:04:59]: So I like to call this uh council work session to order. [0:05:00, 0:05:04]: And uh this is Tuesday, uh May 25th. [0:05:04, 0:05:09]: And on that note, Councilman Thomas, I appreciate it if you can give the invocation for us. [0:05:10, 0:05:11]: Thank you, Mayor. [0:05:12, 0:05:24]: Like to just also just thank all of our citizens and everyone that is tuning in. We ask that you uh pray with us. Uh we, you know, we always need prayer. [0:05:24, 0:05:28]: Um, you know, we're still facing all of the challenges here. [0:05:29, 0:05:30]: Uh in life. [0:05:30, 0:05:35]: So we just ask that you uh be about praying for all of us. [0:05:36, 0:05:39]: With that being said, let us pray. [0:05:40, 0:05:42]: O Heavenly Father [0:05:42, 0:05:50]: We thank you for this day and we thank you for the many blessings you bestow upon each and everyone's every day. [0:05:51, 0:05:55]: We ask that you lift up all those who are facing. [0:05:55, 0:05:57]: uh challenges in life. [0:05:58, 0:06:01]: We ask that you be with them. We ask that you give them hope. [0:06:01, 0:06:04]: And give them courage they need to [0:06:04, 0:06:06]: Face every day, Father. [0:06:07, 0:06:13]: Uh we ask that you surround them with peace, love, and happiness and your mercy. [0:06:13, 0:06:17]: Uh we ask that you be with this city council. [0:06:17, 0:06:20]: Uh be with us to do. [0:06:21, 0:06:22]: The citizen's business. [0:06:23, 0:06:43]: uh to remove our own self-agenda, Father. Uh help us to move forward with the agenda for this municipality and for all citizens, O Heavenly Father. And we just thank you, Father. We just thank you for your mercy. We thank you for your grace. And we just ask that you be with us and bless all of us, Father. And let us [0:06:43, 0:06:49]: all be as one to move this city forward. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. [0:06:49, 0:06:53]: Amen. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. Can we please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? [0:06:53, 0:06:54]: Well. [0:06:57, 0:07:02]: I pledge allegiance to the United States of America. [0:07:03, 0:07:04]: Yeah. [0:07:05, 0:07:07]: But we're just standing. One nation. [0:07:08, 0:07:09]: Undergo. [0:07:09, 0:07:14]: [438.7, 440.2]: Madam Clerk. [0:07:25, 0:07:26]: Mayor Ford. [0:07:26, 0:07:27]: Present. [0:07:27, 0:07:29]: May approach him, Alexander. [0:07:29, 0:07:29]: Present. [0:07:30, 0:07:31]: Councilwoman Barber. [0:07:31, 0:07:31]: Exactly. [0:07:32, 0:07:33]: Councilman Blount. [0:07:33, 0:07:34]: Present. [0:07:34, 0:07:35]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:07:36, 0:07:38]: Present. Councilman Thomas. [0:07:39, 0:07:39]: Present. [0:07:40, 0:07:41]: Mayor Ford, you have a quorum. [0:07:41, 0:07:45]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. I appreciate it. Council, I now need a motion to adopt agenda, please. [0:07:48, 0:07:52]: So m so move. Some right. Uh thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. Is there a second? [0:07:55, 0:07:56]: Is there is there a second? [0:07:57, 0:08:02]: Ms. Barber, Councilwoman Barber seconds that all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [0:08:03, 0:08:16]: Thank you very much. Um we have two uh motion uh two agendas here. Review the minutes from our council meeting on April twelfth and also the council work seven uh session on April twenty-seventh. [0:08:17, 0:08:28]: And at our next council meeting will approve those minutes. If there are any changes or alterations or changes there, please submit that to the clerk for revision if that's the case. On that note, uh [0:08:28, 0:08:33]: Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments at all? We do. We have one public comment this evening. [0:08:33, 0:08:34]: Okay, go write it, please. [0:08:35, 0:08:40]: Um this comment is from Ron Shaw, 535, Gable Court. [0:08:41, 0:08:49]: I am excited about the direction that the city of Stockbridge is going now. All citizens of Stockbridge have a voice now. [0:08:49, 0:08:55]: Thank you for bringing new jobs to the south side of Atlanta with all the new projects around the county. [0:08:56, 0:09:01]: The city council members have done a great job and I would like to thank them all for their hard work. [0:09:01, 0:09:02]: Еспешли [0:09:03, 0:09:06]: Mr. Alexander, your community is proud of you. [0:09:07, 0:09:08]: There are no further comments. [0:09:08, 0:09:12]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. I appreciate that. Uh Old Business Council. [0:09:13, 0:09:26]: Council consideration to approve the development agreement to complete the requirements for rezoning case number OR03-15 for the property located 438 East Atlanta Road and Stockbridge, of course. [0:09:26, 0:09:28]: Mr. Knighton and Becca Johnson, please. [0:09:32, 0:09:36]: Yes, Mayor, you this item of course was heard at the previous meeting. [0:09:36, 0:09:39]: And at that time the council wanted to [0:09:39, 0:09:44]: uh go back and or the council via the comments that were made wanted to ensure that [0:09:44, 0:09:46]: Some of the uh current [0:09:47, 0:09:48]: uh standards were put in place. [0:09:48, 0:09:56]: with respect to or at least addressed with respect to this particular development that was originally approved in the early two thousands. [0:09:56, 0:10:02]: And so with that, uh there have been uh discussions with uh the applicant, with our attorneys, with [0:10:03, 0:10:07]: Community development director um as well to bring this to a place. [0:10:08, 0:10:13]: That can be mutually agreed upon via the applicant and via the staff. [0:10:13, 0:10:15]: It's being presented to you, council. [0:10:16, 0:10:17]: For your consideration. [0:10:17, 0:10:21]: I'll let Ms. Johnson um kind of walk through um [0:10:21, 0:10:27]: any particular uh technical matters with respect to it and and any additional conditions that are part of this proposal. [0:10:29, 0:10:30]: Okay. [0:10:31, 0:10:35]: Thank you, Mr. Knighton. Um Mayor Ford, Council members and [0:10:35, 0:10:47]: Colleagues and residents, so um what we did as a result of the conversation among the board at our last meeting on the 10th is go back, look at the requirements for the overlay district. [0:10:48, 0:11:04]: Make sure we included those items. The specifics were for sidewalk width. We wanted to have a 10-foot-wide sidewalk that was added for the external portions of the property and then a four-foot fent, a four-foot-wide. [0:11:04, 0:11:07]: um sidewalk internally throughout the site. [0:11:07, 0:11:08]: Uh another [0:11:09, 0:11:11]: I don't know if I'm going to the road with. [0:11:11, 0:11:14]: So we worked with our fire marshal to ensure that we were in [0:11:14, 0:11:22]: compliant with our international fire codes to ensure that we met the minimum requirement for those. [0:11:22, 0:11:28]: Um some other things you all um may see in the updated changes is that because [0:11:30, 0:11:32]: Thank you. [0:11:34, 0:11:34]: Okay. [0:11:35, 0:11:35]: Yeah. [0:11:37, 0:11:38]: Um [0:11:39, 0:11:45]: a discreping first half um the developer would will adhere to uh detailed site plan. [0:11:45, 0:11:51]: and um the highway overlay district to ensure that all of those requirements are met. [0:11:51, 0:11:52]: Um that's kind of the [0:11:53, 0:11:53]: Don [0:11:54, 0:11:55]: No. [0:11:55, 0:11:55]: But [0:11:56, 0:11:56]: Well [0:11:57, 0:12:01]: Long and short of it. Um if there are any questions I'd be more than happy to uh [0:12:02, 0:12:05]: Well, Becca, I want to know that you were fading in and out a little bit there, Ms. Johnson. [0:12:06, 0:12:15]: Uh but hopefully uh we got to just of that, but we'll see. Council, any questions uh that you have for Ms. Johnson and and uh anything you need to clear up? Anyone? [0:12:16, 0:12:17]: Mayor Protein, go ahead, please. [0:12:17, 0:12:23]: Yeah. Um in terms of uh the sidewalks, we want we had asked for sidewalks on both sides of the street. [0:12:24, 0:12:27]: Uh we would just want to make sure that that language is spelled out. [0:12:27, 0:12:30]: uh in its entirety. You mentioned uh the multi use path. [0:12:31, 0:12:35]: along uh east Atlanta Road. Um I think um they had agreed to do that. [0:12:35, 0:12:36]: And um [0:12:37, 0:12:39]: I think we had uh asked the applicant. [0:12:39, 0:12:43]: Uh of course we couldn't require it and they were gonna check [0:12:43, 0:12:44]: Uh, I think Miss uh [0:12:47, 0:12:53]: Miss Battle was gonna check with Miss Battle was gonna check with the applicant about uh possibly making it gated. [0:12:55, 0:12:55]: Um [0:12:56, 0:13:00]: This is Michelle Battle with Battle Law, one West Court Square, Decatur, Georgia, three zero. [0:13:01, 0:13:13]: Uh 030. We have gated the community. Um it will be gated um as requested and we put that in the conditions and it's on the site plan. Outstanding. [0:13:15, 0:13:21]: Okay, any other questions from the council at all? What about the sidewalks on both sides of the street? [0:13:21, 0:13:27]: Was that um the sidewalks internally the sidewalks will be on uh both sides of the street, yes. Awesome. [0:13:27, 0:13:27]: Thank you. [0:13:30, 0:13:32]: Any other questions, Council? [0:13:32, 0:13:33]: Yeah. [0:13:33, 0:13:34]: Yes, sir. [0:13:34, 0:13:37]: I'll go ahead and make a recommendation to approve. [0:13:37, 0:13:38]: Uh the [0:13:39, 0:13:42]: Staff recommendation uh for this project. [0:13:42, 0:13:44]: uh to move forward with the conditions outlined. [0:13:45, 0:13:46]: All right, here a second. [0:13:46, 0:13:49]: Ms. Barber Second then. Okay. Any further discussion? [0:13:50, 0:13:52]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:13:53, 0:13:55]: It's a nano decision. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. [0:13:56, 0:13:57]: All right, new business. [0:13:58, 0:14:03]: Council consideration to amend the twenty twenty one meeting schedule. [0:14:03, 0:14:04]: Miss Holiday, please. [0:14:04, 0:14:13]: Thank you, Mayor Council. This item was kind of a housekeeping item based on the GMA conference scheduled in Savannah. [0:14:13, 0:14:15]: And with covet. [0:14:16, 0:14:22]: Um well the city council first of all approved the twenty twenty-one meeting schedule back in twenty twenty. [0:14:22, 0:14:28]: And GMA has revised their annual conference. [0:14:28, 0:14:30]: And we changed the meeting date. [0:14:31, 0:14:32]: In June [0:14:33, 0:14:34]: Where the original [0:14:34, 0:14:40]: GMA conference was set for June. So we changed our meeting date that's normally held on the last Tuesday of the month. [0:14:40, 0:14:43]: and moved it from June twenty ninth to june thirtieth. [0:14:44, 0:14:45]: That Wednesday. [0:14:45, 0:14:50]: And um now with GMA moving the conference to August. [0:14:50, 0:14:52]: It actually [0:14:52, 0:14:56]: falls on the same day that the city council is scheduled to have their [0:14:57, 0:15:01]: Council meeting on the second Monday of the month in August on August ninth. [0:15:02, 0:15:07]: So I just needed to know so that we can advertise uh to the public if [0:15:07, 0:15:08]: How we want to [0:15:08, 0:15:10]: Hold those meetings. [0:15:10, 0:15:12]: In both June and August. [0:15:14, 0:15:34]: Well, thank you, Vanessa. Let me mention this to um to the council. Everybody, that I was on a uh a Zoom call, listening to a call today on COVID-19. It's a weekly update that GMA has. And the president uh Vince Williams mentioned that we will be having the GMA conference August 6th to August 10th. It will occur. [0:15:34, 0:15:42]: They're gonna plan for that. And so um it's gonna be a go. Now things are as you well know, things in our society are moving that way to [0:15:43, 0:15:47]: free up uh operations and meetings and things of that nature. Now it may very well be that [0:15:48, 0:16:02]: come August that you may still want to wear masks if you want to, but I don't know what the what the parameters for that will be. But they still they said they're going to be a go on the having the conference then. So I guess that we just need to decide which option we want as outlined in in uh the presentation here. [0:16:03, 0:16:05]: Any c any other comments, Council? [0:16:07, 0:16:08]: A mayor. [0:16:08, 0:16:09]: Yes, sir. [0:16:09, 0:16:20]: I would say uh next month's meeting, uh the public is accustomed to us having the meetings on Tuesday on two on the last Tuesday of the month. So for consistency, I would say [0:16:20, 0:16:22]: Next month's meeting. [0:16:22, 0:16:27]: Uh move it back to Tuesday uh to the Tuesday. That's the second meeting, right, Miss Holliday? Correct. [0:16:27, 0:16:33]: So you know, the public is used used to seeing that second m that second meeting on the last Tuesday. [0:16:33, 0:16:38]: So I think that would make make it consistent so nobody looking and missed the meeting on the wrong date. [0:16:39, 0:16:41]: Uh uh uh obviously August would be a different date. [0:16:42, 0:16:49]: And it will uh move us. We'll have to make some adjustments there, but I certainly would support moving next month to Tuesday as for consistency. [0:16:51, 0:16:55]: Well that eliminates option number three. So then um [0:16:55, 0:16:58]: We would be looking at one or two for the the August meeting. [0:16:59, 0:17:05]: Councilman Thomas, go ahead, sir, please. Uh Madam Clerk, would you read um for everyone uh option one? [0:17:06, 0:17:12]: I would option one is to reschedule the meeting um that's currently scheduled for Wednesday, June 30th. [0:17:13, 0:17:15]: To Tuesday, June twenty ninth. [0:17:16, 0:17:19]: Uh twenty twenty one, as just mentioned by Mayor Pro Tem Alexander. [0:17:19, 0:17:23]: And to reschedule the meeting for Monday, August ninth. [0:17:23, 0:17:26]: to Monday, which will be the following Monday, August sixteenth. [0:17:28, 0:17:29]: Well nah uh [0:17:29, 0:17:35]: You did provide the information, but just for those that are listening in, um [0:17:35, 0:17:55]: Would you share uh option three? So whatever decision we make tonight, uh they will be informed or could you speak to the difference uh in one and three? Okay, so uh option three would be to have no changes um to the meeting date and when on Wednesday, June 30th. [0:17:55, 0:17:57]: And to reschedule the meeting. [0:17:57, 0:18:00]: on Monday, August ninth to August sixteenth. [0:18:00, 0:18:04]: Option number two is to reschedule the Wednesday meeting. [0:18:06, 0:18:08]: uh June thirtieth and move it to [0:18:08, 0:18:13]: Tuesday, June twenty ninth, as has been recommended, but to also cancel [0:18:13, 0:18:14]: The [0:18:14, 0:18:18]: Monday meeting, August ninth. So the difference between [0:18:18, 0:18:21]: One and two is to have the Monday meeting out. [0:18:21, 0:18:24]: Um, but just move it to a different day the following week. [0:18:25, 0:18:27]: Option two is to cancel it altogether. [0:18:27, 0:18:33]: And option three is to make no changes to the June meeting and reschedule the August meeting. [0:18:35, 0:18:35]: Uh [0:18:38, 0:18:49]: Uh okay. Councilman Thomason, you die? Well, I I was gonna say I would consider one, but I yield to I see some hands. I'll just yield before the motion is made. Okay, Councilman Barber, you you're next. Go ahead, please. [0:18:50, 0:18:55]: No, I'll wait till the rest of the questions. I was just gonna motion as well. So Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:18:55, 0:19:08]: Yeah, Mayor, I would I would recommend that if we need to council that meeting uh at the first of August, that we just council the meeting and we have that meeting at the last Tuesday, the end of the month. And if it's something pending, [0:19:08, 0:19:16]: Uh after that, if the uh prior to that, this council is amenable to it since we're still doing Zoom. If there's a special call meeting with something that's uh [0:19:17, 0:19:37]: pending and needs uh attention to then we sp do do a special call meeting uh in between that time but uh to throw off the schedule i agree that we don't either we cancel the meeting because if we don't when we start flip-flopping next thing you know we're gonna have one meeting then another meeting the next week and I don't think that uh that's warranted right now. So I was [0:19:37, 0:19:47]: Say we're just counseling the meeting if we need to do something pending. We do a special call meeting prior to that last meeting in August and just stick with the last Tuesday in August to uh have that meeting. That's my recommendations. [0:19:48, 0:19:58]: Mayor. Yeah. Yes, ma'am. Councilman Blount, does that mean you're in favor of op option number two with also moving the June meeting work session back to Tuesday? [0:20:00, 0:20:20]: If if if it's to keep the schedule that we are on, I think that same rule would still apply. Okay. If we keep the days that we have and if there's something pending, then we do a special call meeting or whatever day we need to do that. Other than that, I I I agree that we we definitely want to kind of keep the same schedule that the citizens are used to. I'd rather for us to council meeting. [0:20:20, 0:20:27]: meeting, if nothing's pending and call a special call meeting if it is, versus us to continue to move these days around. [0:20:28, 0:20:28]: Got it. [0:20:29, 0:20:35]: Councilman Blount, we always have something probably p pending though, I will tell you. But uh we'll we'll see how this shakes out. [0:20:35, 0:20:38]: But Councilman uh Gantt, Councilman Gantt, please. [0:20:40, 0:20:41]: Thank you, Mayor. Um [0:20:41, 0:20:47]: I could go either way. Um it does make sense if if we're having uh [0:20:48, 0:20:51]: in August we pushed that meeting back. [0:20:51, 0:21:01]: one week, then the following week after that we're had we're back at a work session. So we'll be meeting two weeks in a row back to the back. Um I think that's the way it looked. I I kind of [0:21:01, 0:21:06]: Lightwick Councilman Blount said, um, but I'm fine either way. [0:21:06, 0:21:07]: Um [0:21:08, 0:21:18]: I'm fine either way. I think we keep that June meeting though, definitely on schedule as is. And then for for August, I'm okay with [0:21:18, 0:21:20]: Um have a special coffee needed. [0:21:21, 0:21:28]: But if we don't, then I'm okay with having it the following week. The only concern I have with that is the following week after that, we're back in another meeting. [0:21:30, 0:21:31]: Okay. [0:21:31, 0:21:35]: So I guess I would prefer probably to [0:21:35, 0:21:38]: just you know if we needed a meeting we would call it. [0:21:39, 0:21:40]: for that following Monday. [0:21:40, 0:21:47]: Councilman Thomas, please go ahead. I was gonna ask Mr. Knighton uh if we council a meeting. [0:21:47, 0:21:58]: How would that um stack up as far as things that we need to um litigate uh if we counsel, if he can sort of just speak to that somewhat? [0:21:59, 0:22:06]: Yes, sir, Councilman Thomas. Generally, as you know, um we have an ambitious council uh to move the city forward. Therefore, generally we do have [0:22:07, 0:22:10]: items that come up on the on the agenda uh frequently. [0:22:10, 0:22:16]: The one clarification I do want to make here in understanding is because of the way the calendar falls. [0:22:16, 0:22:21]: If the the s the meeting in August were moved to August sixteenth. [0:22:21, 0:22:27]: The work session would not be until August thirty first. So there would still be a two week gap. [0:22:28, 0:22:29]: Between the sixteen [0:22:30, 0:22:32]: The council meeting, even though it's moved to the sixteenth. [0:22:33, 0:22:36]: then the work session would be on the thirty first. That's just kind of a quirk in the schedule. [0:22:37, 0:22:40]: the way it works out. So there would be a two week gap in between there. [0:22:42, 0:22:48]: Then I would imagine there'll be another two week gap between that meeting and the red council meeting in uh September. [0:22:49, 0:22:50]: I would think it's for another two weeks. [0:22:52, 0:22:54]: Yes, it would be September fourteenth. [0:22:54, 0:22:56]: Right. So it's another two week gap. [0:22:56, 0:22:57]: Okay. [0:22:58, 0:23:10]: You know, for the same thing. I'm not sure which option that is, but that's seemed to be the one that's doable. I I don't know if that one meets uh Councilman Blount's. [0:23:10, 0:23:12]: Um indication I I'm not sure. [0:23:13, 0:23:19]: No, I'm fine with that because it it it keeps us on uh it keeps us on a Monday and a uh [0:23:19, 0:23:37]: Tuesday. It just won't be the first uh Monday of the month. It'll be the uh look like the third Monday of the month on August sixteenth is the third Monday, and then we'll have a meeting on that uh last Tuesday. So that's the only change. It changes the Monday. It changes it to the third Monday of the month instead of the [0:23:38, 0:23:52]: Well mayor Yeah go right here sir I I'll I'll be willing to make that motion. Um I'm not sure madam clerk which option that is, but that's option one. Okay, I I move that uh we accept option one. [0:23:52, 0:23:54]: for the uh meeting schedule. [0:23:55, 0:23:56]: Sir a second. [0:23:56, 0:23:57]: A second. [0:23:57, 0:23:59]: Ms. Okay, Mr. Gantt, second that okay. [0:24:00, 0:24:01]: Uh all in favor, please indicate. [0:24:03, 0:24:04]: Okay, unanimous decision. [0:24:04, 0:24:13]: Thank you. Thank yeah, thank you very much. Now food for thought, Council. Do you have you have any idea when you think we may be meeting in person? Food for thought. We could eventually we'll do that. [0:24:14, 0:24:16]: I don't know how soon you want to do that, but eventually that'll happen. [0:24:17, 0:24:17]: All right. [0:24:19, 0:24:20]: More to follow. [0:24:20, 0:24:30]: Council consideration approved site engineering to replace 36 inch CMP culverts on Hudson Bridge Road in the amount of$129,225. [0:24:31, 0:24:35]: Funding source, stormwater fund balance. Mr. Aaron, please. [0:24:35, 0:24:43]: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council. During a stormwater inspection, staff found a cobalt under Hudson Bridge Drive that had rusted out. [0:24:44, 0:24:50]: And so this is a subdivision with the one way in and one way out. There's no other entrance or exit. [0:24:51, 0:24:56]: And so staff want to move forward with replacing this pipe before it becomes hazardous. [0:24:57, 0:25:11]: Okay. Thank you for that. Any questions for Mr. Aaron Council? Mary Portam Alazana, go ahead, please. Well, where is is this the uh town home community? What subdivision what is this? What's this subdivision behind the town home development? [0:25:12, 0:25:19]: Is that why the sidewalk is like the or that indention is out front? Is that what what the issue is? I know this the sidewalk look like it. [0:25:19, 0:25:23]: Or that uh the between the sidewalk and the curving looked like it was compromised. [0:25:24, 0:25:24]: Yes, sir. [0:25:25, 0:25:31]: Okay, thank um I know we had talked about. Okay. Well good. It's good to see uh that that is moving forward. [0:25:32, 0:25:34]: Any other questions, Council for Mr. Aaron? [0:25:36, 0:25:39]: Okay, seeing none, I need a motion to accept his proposal. [0:25:41, 0:25:44]: So moved. Okay. Ms. Gantt, is there a second? [0:25:45, 0:25:45]: Perfect. [0:25:46, 0:25:48]: Miss Barber seconds that okay for the discussion? [0:25:49, 0:25:51]: And if not all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [0:25:52, 0:25:55]: Okay, unanimous decision. Appreciate that. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mayor and Council. [0:25:56, 0:25:56]: Thank you. [0:25:57, 0:26:05]: Council consideration to approve RFP request for proposal number 2020 zero zero two seven p [0:26:05, 0:26:11]: National Auto Fleet Group source well contract number one two zero seven one six [0:26:11, 0:26:20]: NAF in the amount of eighty-seven thousand nine hundred three dollars and ninety cents for one stormwater vehicle in the amount of twenty-nine thousand. [0:26:20, 0:26:23]: three oh one and thirty cents. [0:26:23, 0:26:28]: one water department vehicle in the amount of twenty nine thousand three hundred one and thirty cents. [0:26:29, 0:26:44]: and one code enforcement vehicle in amount of 29,301 and 30 cents funding source, stormwater, water code enforcement uh department budgets. And this is going to be presented by Ms. Miller and Miss Johnson, please. [0:26:51, 0:26:55]: Miss uh Miller, you are you're muted. If you're talking, you're muted, ma'am. [0:26:56, 0:26:58]: Hi. How are you doing? [0:26:59, 0:27:00]: Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. [0:27:01, 0:27:09]: Um, I do hope everyone's well. The procurement division is requesting council approval to piggyback and award a contract to 72 hour LLC. [0:27:10, 0:27:15]: uh DBA National Auto Fleet under the uh NJPA better known as Sourcewell. [0:27:16, 0:27:21]: Um as stated, the contract number for a source well is one two oh seven one six NAF uh for the record. [0:27:21, 0:27:33]: uh for vehicles, cars, um, and light trucks with related equipment accessories and services for an overall cost of eighty-seven thousand nine hundred three dollars and ninety and ninety cents. [0:27:35, 0:27:38]: Okay, any questions, uh counsel for Miss Miller? [0:27:38, 0:27:40]: At all. Um Councilman Barber Guay, please. [0:27:41, 0:27:53]: questions for Ms. Miller. This is for Mr. Aaron. Okay. Vehicles will be assigned to Public Works. Mr. Aaron, how many vehicles do you have in Public Works already? [0:27:53, 0:27:54]: Just curious. [0:27:55, 0:27:57]: It's probably about [0:27:57, 0:27:59]: Thirty, thirty five. [0:27:59, 0:28:03]: Thirty five vehicles already. I'd get you an exact count tomorrow. [0:28:03, 0:28:05]: Okay, can you tell me what these will be used for? [0:28:06, 0:28:18]: This is a one of the stormwater, you're replacing a 2006 with 139,000 miles on it. And the other one is a 2005 with 130-some thousand miles. So [0:28:18, 0:28:24]: These are public works trucks. They're not like the typical vehicles like the one I have, the 2013. [0:28:24, 0:28:32]: You could drive it for about 15 or 20 years because it's just you're just going like the city hall back and forth. But these vehicles are hauling equipment. [0:28:33, 0:28:43]: And also they're stopping and going and stopping and going and things like that. People in and out of them. So they get more wear and tear than the the normal vehicle that are used by administrative personnel. [0:28:43, 0:28:45]: Are these being used every day? [0:28:46, 0:28:47]: Yes, ma'am, they are. [0:28:48, 0:28:55]: 'Cause the stormwater you've got stormwater inspectors that are out. You've got uh four inspectors that are out. [0:28:55, 0:28:59]: doing inspections. So each one I'm uh doing separate inspections. [0:29:00, 0:29:02]: So they don't share vehicles. [0:29:02, 0:29:04]: No ma'am, because in order to [0:29:05, 0:29:10]: inspect over five thousand structures a year, they need to be going their separate ways. [0:29:14, 0:29:18]: All right. Okay. Uh Councilman, stand by. Councilman Thomas, go here, please. [0:29:18, 0:29:24]: Thank you, Mayor. Uh it it also my understanding that one of these vehicles would be for the new. [0:29:25, 0:29:31]: Uh code enforcement supervisor. Uh Mrs. Johnson, could you speak to [0:29:32, 0:29:34]: Uh the aggressive [0:29:35, 0:29:39]: It's my aggressive is my words, not yours. Uh could you speak to [0:29:40, 0:29:46]: um the desires in the future for this position going forward as far as code enforcement. [0:29:47, 0:29:49]: Uh certainly, Councillor. [0:29:49, 0:30:04]: Ms. Thomas. So the as you know, the new code enforcement supervisors started about two weeks ago in community development. You started going in and out. [0:30:04, 0:30:05]: Mira, can you [0:30:05, 0:30:10]: Yeah. Miss Johnson, we can uh you're you're fading in and out. [0:30:11, 0:30:14]: Because you don't have a great connection, you come in and out [0:30:14, 0:30:20]: Yeah, she may need to rec may need to reconnect. I'll I'll s I'll mention that um of course we've [0:30:20, 0:30:28]: Hired the code enforcement supervisor, uh, Miss Vanderpool, who comes with a great deal of experience not only in code enforcement, but also in law enforcement at an extensive career. [0:30:29, 0:30:33]: and law enforcement and um she's been uh with us for about two weeks now. [0:30:34, 0:30:46]: Uh she uh in my conversation with Ms. Johnson, she's come up with a some interesting uh thoughts and ideas about addressing uh some code enforcement matters and how we might go about uh doing that. [0:30:46, 0:30:52]: Obviously, this uh is an additional person who will be out in the field, not just administrative, but will be out in the field. [0:30:53, 0:30:59]: uh to be able to uh re uh view the city on a regular basis, uh make recommendations and of course [0:30:59, 0:31:03]: Enforce our codes and that is been and still continues to be. [0:31:04, 0:31:06]: An emphasis for the city to ensure [0:31:07, 0:31:12]: Um that the proper maintenance and beautification uh are done and and completed throughout the city. So [0:31:13, 0:31:20]: Um I I think that uh Miss Miss Johnson is trying to rejoin, but uh just wanted to provide that summary. [0:31:20, 0:31:22]: Uh to the mayor and council. [0:31:23, 0:31:25]: Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mr. [0:31:25, 0:31:34]: It's yeah, I I yield back. Uh I just wanted to emphasize the new code enforcement supervising. Thank you. I yield back. Oh, no problem. Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:31:35, 0:31:37]: Yeah, Mayor, this is um [0:31:37, 0:31:40]: To Mr. Ayr and I guess any other departments. [0:31:40, 0:31:45]: Uh at the end of the year, we we approve a budget for each department. [0:31:46, 0:31:50]: And at the end of the year, we would hope that staff that are on board [0:31:51, 0:31:55]: We take those for me, I think it'd be better to take those inventories of what you're going to need. [0:31:56, 0:32:01]: the following year because the budget had already has already been approved, those interdepartmental budgets. [0:32:02, 0:32:05]: And just make inventory on everything you're gonna need because [0:32:06, 0:32:08]: Why keep coming back piecing piecing piecing? [0:32:09, 0:32:10]: when these are things that you know you need. [0:32:11, 0:32:13]: When you get those budget set. [0:32:14, 0:32:22]: Um, by this council and whatever fine balance that you all have in those inner departments, is that you just do a sweep of what you need. [0:32:22, 0:32:31]: And so when it's approved by council, we don't have to keep coming back doing this. You just go ahead and make those purchases because they already been approved with the budget that's already been been approved by the council. [0:32:32, 0:32:38]: I mean, I don't understand why we wouldn't I mean what would be the what would be the the the fallback from operating like that? [0:32:40, 0:32:55]: These are budgeted. Go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead, Mr. Everett. These are budgeted funds. We're coming before council to get council to ratify the purchase. These were budgeted. You approved these purchases in the budget. We're just coming back before council to ratify the purchase. [0:32:55, 0:33:01]: Well and well then it goes back to follow up, if you may will, Mayor, then it goes back to what I just stated. [0:33:02, 0:33:08]: If there's a if if there's if there's a line item of ob uh of of items that are needed. [0:33:09, 0:33:15]: All you have to do is come to that council ja in January and we approve those items off the budget that was approved before January. [0:33:16, 0:33:28]: And those things wouldn't have to keep coming back to council because they've already been approv approved and the monies are already accounted for unless there's something out of the way or or haven't been uh um [0:33:28, 0:33:41]: uh uh thought uh or seeing that that would that that is needed, then you would come back to the council. But but but to keep coming back and piecing this, I need this little piece that's been approved of that piece. I'm just just thinking of a better shifting in what we're doing. [0:33:41, 0:33:49]: Well I think I think if I may add and I think it's correct is um Mr. Aaron and his staff did assess what they needed. [0:33:49, 0:33:54]: which was approved in the twenty twenty one budget, which we're in now. So these vehicles were approved. [0:33:54, 0:34:01]: So when they're actually purchased, we're using a piggyback contract uh via procurement through essentially a state contract. [0:34:01, 0:34:05]: And in order to do that and to have um all of that [0:34:06, 0:34:11]: properly documented and put out the RFP and use this or use the piggyback on a state contract. [0:34:11, 0:34:16]: We need to have that come through the council for you to in order for you to approve it. And so [0:34:17, 0:34:19]: The state contracts generally give you a very good deal. [0:34:20, 0:34:26]: In this case, we're using them for three vehicles, not only public works, but for the code enforcement supervisor as well, to bundle them together to get [0:34:26, 0:34:32]: uh the best deal for it. So that's the reason why even though it's been budgeted funds, the actual purchase is via [0:34:32, 0:34:36]: the state contract um from a um piggyback award. [0:34:39, 0:34:39]: Right. [0:34:40, 0:34:48]: Uh okay, any other questions from Mr. Aaron? And if they're not, then I need a motion to accept his proposal, please. [0:34:48, 0:34:52]: So moved. Okay, Ms. Bobler and Ms. Kent second that. [0:34:53, 0:34:54]: Any further discussion? [0:34:55, 0:34:57]: If not, all in favor of motion, please indicate. [0:34:58, 0:35:01]: And it is unanimous. Plant, thank you very much. Appreciate it. [0:35:01, 0:35:15]: Council consideration to approve RFP request for proposal number two zero one nine-007P contract renewal with the Rush Truck Center of Georgia incorporated in the amount of forty-eight thousand nine hundred ninety-five dollars. [0:35:16, 0:35:26]: for purchase of a Izu, Izu, chassis and truck bodies, funny source, public works department. Miss Miller and Dessis Aaron, once again, please. [0:35:27, 0:35:44]: Yes, Mr. Mayor. Uh in the public works budget, this was approved along with the lawnmowers that we purchased. So this is the truck that would haul the lawnmowers to the different sites. So we're coming before a council to get a ratification to go ahead and purchase this uh chassis off of the state contract. [0:35:45, 0:35:47]: Mm-hmm. Alexander Goy, please. [0:35:47, 0:35:50]: Yeah, the s the question that I want to ask Mr. Aaron. [0:35:50, 0:36:03]: And Mr. Night is at some point I think we we had discussed us pursuing at least a few alternative fuel vehicles, electrical electric vehicles or [0:36:03, 0:36:06]: or some other form, clean green energy type vehicles. [0:36:07, 0:36:12]: uh adding them to their fleet, but I don't see us moving in that direction of going toward [0:36:12, 0:36:13]: Clean energy. [0:36:14, 0:36:16]: Uh'cause that's where the world is going to and [0:36:16, 0:36:20]: Uh you know, we we we s we seem to try to we want to represent that. [0:36:20, 0:36:23]: When when is it that we're gonna make a move toward [0:36:24, 0:36:24]: Um [0:36:25, 0:36:27]: Some green energy vehicles in terms of [0:36:27, 0:36:36]: You know, we have Georgia Power headquarters right here, uh call center right here in in Stockbridge, right? So it surely would make some sense for us to [0:36:36, 0:36:40]: move in that direction. But in terms of the environment and the planet that we leave. [0:36:40, 0:36:46]: Can we talk about that a little bit? At some point we need to move toward alternative fuel vehicles instead of [0:36:46, 0:36:49]: Uh in it, especially in Atlanta, we have bad air day. [0:36:50, 0:36:50]: Today. [0:36:51, 0:36:51]: But [0:36:52, 0:36:56]: Folks who are sensitive, you got smog and everything going on. We gotta do our part. [0:36:56, 0:36:59]: Uh it i in little increments, I think, up front. [0:37:02, 0:37:22]: Well, I would mention that that that is a point uh worth noting. I think that um, you know, for the vehicles that we currently use, these vehicles, given their economy and given the use that they have, may be the best option now. Although I will say this, I think in the infrastructure plan that uh President Biden is proposing that hopefully will [0:37:22, 0:37:26]: will navigate its way through the legislature here in the next month or two. [0:37:27, 0:37:35]: That there will be some funding for those types of vehicles, especially for local governments. And so that is something that I have an eye on. [0:37:36, 0:37:40]: If that does happen, that provides yet another window and opportunity to be able to [0:37:40, 0:37:41]: Purchase those purchase. [0:37:42, 0:37:44]: potentially purchase those types of vehicles. [0:37:45, 0:37:47]: Um, via the infrastructure plan that's being proposed. [0:37:50, 0:37:51]: Okay, Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:37:52, 0:38:00]: Uh Mr. Aaron, on this uh because I I think this is a non-motors rise, it's it's it's just a chassis that's gonna be pulling. [0:38:00, 0:38:03]: Uh is that how many is that one purchase of a chassis? [0:38:04, 0:38:08]: Yes, and then you you put like a trailer on it. A trailer. [0:38:08, 0:38:12]: And so they can haul those lawnmowers and other equipment on it. [0:38:12, 0:38:14]: So this is the purchase of one chassis. [0:38:15, 0:38:20]: Yes, and the trailer's about eight thousand dollars that that attaches to it. So [0:38:21, 0:38:25]: But this is the actual truck, the truck and the truck chassis. [0:38:25, 0:38:29]: But it's a body that goes with it to haul the equipment. [0:38:32, 0:38:32]: Okay. [0:38:33, 0:38:38]: So so you already have the funding for every the other portion already? [0:38:38, 0:38:44]: Yes, sir. We we put it in the budget to buy the truck, the chassis, and and the trailer for it. [0:38:45, 0:38:46]: Okay. [0:38:46, 0:38:54]: Mayor if there's no more further question, I'd like just like to go ahead and approve uh the uh purchase of the any other questions from the council. [0:38:55, 0:38:57]: All right, then I need a motion to accept the proposal. [0:38:57, 0:39:00]: Uh so moved. Okay, is there Mr. Blount so moved? Is there a second? [0:39:01, 0:39:09]: Second. I second. Mr. Alexander, I second that. Any further discussion? And if not, all in favor of motion, please indicate. [0:39:10, 0:39:13]: Another unanimous decision. Fantastic. Okay. Thank you. [0:39:15, 0:39:29]: Council consideration to approve RFP request for proposal number two zero one eight dash zero zero one Q special non-hazardous waste service agreement renewal with Republic Services incorporated amount of thirty-five thousand dollars. [0:39:30, 0:39:35]: Funding source water and sewer department budget, Miss Miller once again, and Miss Darren, please. [0:39:35, 0:39:42]: Good afternoon, once again, Mayor and Council. The Public Works Department is requesting City Council's approval to renew the term contract. [0:39:42, 0:39:47]: For request for proposal number two two thousand eighteen zero zero one Q. [0:39:47, 0:39:51]: For the record, the agreement with Republic Services a request for proposal. [0:39:52, 0:39:53]: Um between [0:39:53, 0:39:58]: between the city and republic services was initiated back in 2018. [0:39:58, 0:40:13]: Uh the uh Republic Services own and operates the Pine Ridge landfill, which is closest, which is the closest landfill within a reasonable distance to dispose of waste, biosolid waste and acceptable waste from the city water treatment plant. [0:40:14, 0:40:19]: Therefore, city staff is requesting uh your approval to renew the contract through December fourth, twenty twenty two. [0:40:21, 0:40:22]: Questions, council? [0:40:22, 0:40:24]: Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:40:24, 0:40:42]: Mayor, there's no in no questions. I'm I'm pretty sure there's been pretty vetted. Uh uh hasn't been anything on my radar uh for as the uh I haven't gotten anything about about the uh quality of service. So I'm assuming that everything is going well with it. So I like to approve this tonight if there's no more questions from council. [0:40:43, 0:40:44]: A second. [0:40:44, 0:40:51]: Okay, uh Blount and then Gantt further discussion. And if not, all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [0:40:52, 0:40:54]: All right, unanimous once again, outstanding. [0:40:56, 0:41:12]: Council consideration to approve change order number for the new public works facility in amount of fifty-eight thousand two hundred and ninety-four dollars and fifty cents, extending the existing contract number RFQ 2015909-01 with Pawn Company. [0:41:12, 0:41:20]: To an overall total of six hundred sixty-seven thousand one hundred and ninety-six dollars and fifty cents. Once again, Miss Miller, Mr. please. [0:41:21, 0:41:25]: Good afternoon. Once again, the public works department is requesting city council approval. [0:41:25, 0:41:28]: or change order for additional services. [0:41:28, 0:41:32]: The existing contract for Pond uh was at six oh eight nine oh three. [0:41:33, 0:41:48]: Um, with this change order,$58,293.50, it extends the contract out to$667,196.50. I do know that um they they do have a representative from Pond here this evening, uh along with public works. [0:41:50, 0:41:53]: Okay. Um any questions, council? [0:41:55, 0:42:02]: For this Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. Is the representative from Pond here? I uh I'm trying to [0:42:02, 0:42:04]: Yeah, so I um [0:42:04, 0:42:07]: Okay. This is B J Marin with Pond and Company. [0:42:08, 0:42:10]: Go ahead, sir. Do you have anything you need to add, sir, at this point? [0:42:11, 0:42:17]: Yeah, the um the so this request for uh traditional services is [0:42:17, 0:42:20]: An extension of our contract which [0:42:21, 0:42:40]: And um our original contract was actually due to um to expire I think it was August of last year, which was based on the overall construction contract. Um because of uh you know, earlier change orders remember we had the weather delays last year, but we also had some contractor um initiate delays with some [0:42:40, 0:42:42]: scheduling and steal and some um [0:42:42, 0:42:50]: And some quality issues regarding the steel that we've uh worked with the contractor and and the reason you hired us is to make sure that through this construction process that um [0:42:51, 0:42:52]: That the uh the work was [0:42:53, 0:42:54]: Done in a quality manner. [0:42:55, 0:42:57]: Um, so between weather delays [0:42:57, 0:43:05]: Um and um some testing delays and then also making sure the qu the construction work was done. Um we were able to actually leverage [0:43:05, 0:43:09]: that the the cost of that contract all the way to about February fifteenth. [0:43:10, 0:43:17]: But at that point, um, we also and had made got an extension of agreement on the clash change order with the contractor to extend [0:43:18, 0:43:21]: The construction date, if you recall on the last comp on the last uh [0:43:22, 0:43:23]: meeting we had [0:43:23, 0:43:27]: that extended the construction schedule to February fifteenth. [0:43:27, 0:43:30]: As of right now, the contractor has [0:43:30, 0:43:38]: As in as near completion of the facility, we've done a walkthrough and there's uh still several items that the contractor needs to [0:43:39, 0:43:44]: fix or finish up and correct before we can deliver the the uh project to the city. [0:43:45, 0:43:51]: Right now he is actually outside of contract because he was scheduled to be done February fifteenth, which is where [0:43:52, 0:43:56]: our agreement had extended and we were able to leverage our existing agreement to the [0:43:57, 0:44:02]: But because now we're February fifteenth to to a date here in the near future. [0:44:02, 0:44:09]: Um we needed additional funds in order to manage the contractor through delivery of this building. [0:44:09, 0:44:14]: Now I will say this is because the contractor is outside of his construction schedule. [0:44:14, 0:44:19]: We are we withhold as part of the process ten percent of the construction fee. [0:44:19, 0:44:32]: for situations like this where he's operating outside the contractor due to contractor his own initiated delay. So while you are extending, we're asking you to extend or asking you to approve this change order. [0:44:33, 0:44:45]: the the negotiation for that ten percent retainage will be will be negotiated and we'll be having discussions with the contractor that the contractor reimbursed the city for the amount of funds [0:44:45, 0:44:48]: required to pay for our services. [0:44:48, 0:44:52]: because of his delays past his p um contractual delivery date. [0:44:52, 0:44:53]: So [0:44:54, 0:44:57]: Um while this is a additional cost right now to the city. [0:44:57, 0:44:59]: Um it will it will be in the end. [0:44:59, 0:45:04]: the um at it the contractor's cost to reimburse the city out of the pain. [0:45:05, 0:45:06]: for this uh change order. [0:45:07, 0:45:09]: Okay, thank you. Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:45:09, 0:45:11]: So a question, Mr. Um [0:45:12, 0:45:14]: Market. This is Mark. [0:45:14, 0:45:22]: Okay. Um on on this, so you're looking at that they're approximately three months outside of the window of of what they said the completion would be. [0:45:23, 0:45:24]: Correct. [0:45:24, 0:45:29]: And so when we talk about the fifty-eight thousand dollars fifty-eight thousand two hundred and ninety-three dollars and fifty cents. [0:45:30, 0:45:33]: What what actually does this entail for for you all? [0:45:34, 0:45:37]: on basis of what you have all have to do that needs to be completed. [0:45:38, 0:45:41]: So so this actually extends back to [0:45:41, 0:45:45]: February fifteenth. So we're we're really kind of operating [0:45:45, 0:45:47]: at risk right now from February fifteenth. [0:45:47, 0:45:52]: till this day today. What this is, is this is management of [0:45:52, 0:45:54]: The um the contractors work. [0:45:54, 0:45:56]: Weekly site inspections. [0:45:56, 0:45:59]: Um the uh manager of the pay application. [0:45:59, 0:46:01]: It also includes [0:46:01, 0:46:02]: Um in um [0:46:03, 0:46:04]: specialty inspections having [0:46:04, 0:46:11]: the um the design team come back and do the inspections, the close out inspections of all the contractors work. So we had [0:46:11, 0:46:17]: We had um site observation reports just recently completed for architecture, but the interior exterior. [0:46:17, 0:46:20]: We had structural inspections, we had [0:46:20, 0:46:25]: Electrical inspections, mechanical inspections. So it's inspecting the contractor's work from the design side. [0:46:25, 0:46:29]: And then it also um it also the cost for um [0:46:29, 0:46:34]: any m any additional uh a small amount of additional special inspections. [0:46:34, 0:46:41]: related to uh the building and structural aspect. So this is all inspecting and managing the contractor's work on behalf of the city. [0:46:42, 0:46:46]: So we're it's you're paying us to make sure that the contractor delivers you a quality product. [0:46:47, 0:46:50]: So the project itself was expected to only be a year? [0:46:51, 0:46:55]: Yeah, I think the uh I have to go back and look at what the original [0:46:55, 0:46:57]: schedule date was, but I think it was like ten months. [0:46:58, 0:47:03]: Um it originally got extended because of the weather delays that we experienced. If you recall a year ago we had [0:47:04, 0:47:09]: Several months of heavy rain, unsuitable soils, which we had to come in doing remediation. [0:47:09, 0:47:14]: Um around the middle of last year we we experienced some significant delays because [0:47:14, 0:47:16]: the fabrication um [0:47:16, 0:47:19]: of the steel that was delivered to the site. [0:47:19, 0:47:25]: was not uh correct. There was some issues with it. And so we ended up having to spend some um [0:47:25, 0:47:27]: We had to end up getting the contractor to [0:47:28, 0:47:36]: to uh redo, um add some additional steel, do some additional welds, and then we had to go back and do a lot of additional inspections on those welds to make sure. [0:47:36, 0:47:43]: that the um that the that it met all of the quality standards that we would expect and that were of the contract document. [0:47:43, 0:47:45]: We were able to uh [0:47:45, 0:47:54]: And so a lot of those costs, all that cost and everything else that was on the contract initiated, which was burdened by the contractor, is encompassed in these uh [0:47:54, 0:47:55]: additional fees. [0:47:55, 0:48:14]: So what what you're saying is that when when you find unsuitable soils and when you find some of the complications that you just explained, that would throw a schedule off. And right now we're at three months out from the project of completion because of you guys with the oversight, we're three months off because of the things that you guys saw. [0:48:14, 0:48:22]: I'm just trying to figure out how do we get to the$58,000 change order. Uh how many is this the only change order we've gotten from you all? [0:48:23, 0:48:27]: This is the so this is the only well [0:48:28, 0:48:40]: There was for for Pond and company itself, this is the third change order since I've been involved. The first one was a small change order um to um um to re I think it was to um [0:48:40, 0:48:42]: It was a change order to resize. [0:48:42, 0:48:58]: Um in the the the first two change order were city initiated change orders, one to resize the IT room and then there was a change order on some material changes as well. And so those so those were small a small um under or I think one was like eight thousand it was like [0:48:59, 0:49:01]: twelve thousand or thirteen thousand dollar change orders. [0:49:02, 0:49:10]: Um, but this is the first change order on the program side as far as the owner's rep, the work that we're doing as far as managing the contractor and the inspection work. [0:49:10, 0:49:11]: And um [0:49:11, 0:49:20]: And uh and like I said, this work this change order that we're getting from you, we are we are gonna be holding that against the contractor to reimburse the city because [0:49:20, 0:49:27]: These are contractor initiated delays, which is contractor initiated cost burden burden of cost. [0:49:27, 0:49:33]: which will come out of which we will negotiate out of is ten percent retainage, meaning this is money we have not paid the contractor. [0:49:33, 0:49:37]: So we're gonna negotiate the fee down so that the city [0:49:37, 0:49:46]: essentially will not be paying we'll be paying fifty eight thousand or whatever and this is an hourly contract. So if we don't reach the fifty eight, you we don't we don't cost the fifty eight, but [0:49:46, 0:49:55]: it'll be uh money that that we that the city will not reimburse the contractor for until you'll get it back if whatever we have to expend about this contract part of this change. [0:49:56, 0:50:03]: Last last follow-up, mayor. I'm not a contractor in it. I'm just [0:50:03, 0:50:09]: But I'm saying if you if you came into these different situations, and I'm pretty sure you've been doing this quite a while. [0:50:09, 0:50:18]: Yeah. There's using an extension of grace period of whatever times because unsuitable soils and other things that you've seen. I'm just trying to figure out why the city is coming now. [0:50:19, 0:50:36]: to pay this an extension that you saying is won't be charged back to the city. And we have now we can recoup that because the contract went outside the window, but it went outside the window because of some of the things you just mentioned. I'm just saying we're kind of going in a circle coming back, but it's costing the city over$58,000. [0:50:37, 0:50:43]: So so love let's go to the timeline. So there's been two contract extensions for the contractor. [0:50:43, 0:50:45]: And the first contract extension [0:50:46, 0:50:46]: Um [0:50:46, 0:50:51]: included in unforeseen conditions related to the soil's unsuitability. [0:50:51, 0:50:53]: The the contractor [0:50:53, 0:50:54]: is not [0:50:54, 0:50:55]: Is not [0:50:55, 0:50:58]: The contractor we extended that at a as a grace because [0:50:59, 0:51:02]: He was not aware of that those unsuitable soils. [0:51:02, 0:51:04]: We we've fixed the unsuitable soils and so [0:51:05, 0:51:07]: He was burdened by that because he didn't know about it. [0:51:07, 0:51:18]: Now there were some delays on the schedule related to contractor performance, the performance of his work, the quality of his work, and the effort that we had to go and inspect and reinspect the work because of [0:51:19, 0:51:20]: Workmanship and that type of thing. [0:51:21, 0:51:36]: Now those are those are contractor initiated delays, meaning if you had ordered the the right just to be layman here, if you'd ordered the right part, if you'd have constructed it of qual the right quality of the standard that we expect the first time, these delays would have never occurred. [0:51:36, 0:51:39]: Those those are the delays right now. [0:51:39, 0:51:43]: that are that are that we're coming back in and saying, Okay [0:51:43, 0:51:46]: There's a cost here. There's a cost for additional inspections. [0:51:46, 0:51:49]: There was a cost for time spent by myself. [0:51:49, 0:51:50]: And our partner [0:51:51, 0:51:57]: to go back to go and s and go weekly site visit, to have the um bi weekly OAC meetings. [0:51:57, 0:52:05]: To review reports, to do site visit inspections, do this work on behalf of the city. So we're representing the city to make sure that [0:52:05, 0:52:09]: Вер окей, а в токве відлай. [0:52:09, 0:52:12]: But those costs, the burden of cost to the city. [0:52:12, 0:52:15]: Is not should not be burdened by the city. [0:52:15, 0:52:18]: However, our contract is with the city. So we're asking the city [0:52:18, 0:52:20]: to approve a change order. [0:52:20, 0:52:22]: to to allow us [0:52:22, 0:52:31]: the cost the cost to get us through final completion. However, when we reconcile the final contract with the contractor, the negotiation of saying we're [0:52:32, 0:52:36]: Is saying we're gonna pay the contractor his agreed fees less the cost. [0:52:37, 0:52:40]: That was burdened by the city at renew response and [0:52:40, 0:52:46]: by and no responsibility by the city, meaning the city did not initiate these the contractors issues. [0:52:46, 0:52:51]: cost the city fifty eight thousand. So therefore the contractors should should we the the contractors should be [0:52:52, 0:53:03]: should be is warranted his full contract less the amount of money that was burdened that he burdened the city by. And that's where that's where you're gonna that's where the city will eventually be made whole and there'll be and it'll really be a zero dollar [0:53:04, 0:53:07]: This will be a zero dollar change order once we close out the project. [0:53:08, 0:53:12]: But wouldn't you all make those provisions with the contractor? [0:53:12, 0:53:14]: Well I'll try to use digital thing. [0:53:15, 0:53:16]: But what what I'm saying is [0:53:17, 0:53:19]: That that negotiated amount. [0:53:19, 0:53:39]: Is should be between you and it since you're the overseer of the project and this should just be reported to us that what is not gonna have to be paid b per what the standard is for completion and materials and all these other things. I'm just trying I'm trying to get to the city paying over fifty-eight thousand dollars for a change order when it seems to me that whatever. [0:53:39, 0:53:42]: embodies the the process [0:53:42, 0:53:57]: um uh that we are paying for already should already been formulated and and and prevailed through whatever needs to happen. That's that's what I I don't understand why we're getting a change order. That's well uh let's let's let me let me let me reclarify because this is really more of an administrative formality. [0:53:57, 0:53:58]: So [0:53:58, 0:54:01]: We're not asking we're not asking you to pay us [0:54:01, 0:54:07]: fifty eight thousand dollars. We're asking you to approve a change order to authorize the fifty eight thousand dollars. [0:54:07, 0:54:08]: To [0:54:08, 0:54:10]: for the services that we're gonna do to manage the contract. [0:54:10, 0:54:25]: When we go and we ask the city to pay and we go to approve the contractor, so we're we're approving the payout. So the city's paying the contractor, the city's paying us. When we go and say, Okay, we're approving the final bill to the contractor, we're gonna we're gonna approve [0:54:25, 0:54:39]: the final bill less the amount of money you're giving to the city. So that final bill, you're gonna instead of paying the contractor the full amount of his contract, you're gonna pay most of it to the contractor and the portion that goes to Ponds for because of the cost. [0:54:39, 0:54:43]: of the over of the delays are actually going to come to us. So [0:54:43, 0:54:49]: really it's more of an administrative formality. It's not you're having to pay an extra fifty eight thousand dollars, if that makes sense. [0:54:52, 0:55:05]: Okay, Mr. Blount, just you're you're good now? Uh if so, Councilman Gantt. Yeah, I'm I'm gonna yield, uh Mayor. Uh no, it doesn't make sense, but I'm gonna yield. Okay, Councilman uh Councilwoman Gantt go ahead please. You got a question? [0:55:06, 0:55:13]: I I wanted to make sure that there was a contract that's in the contractual language. Um [0:55:13, 0:55:20]: with the construction company that we would be that they would be reimbursing us for what we're having to pay now. [0:55:21, 0:55:22]: Yeah. Yeah, they [0:55:23, 0:55:30]: The the the contractor's not reimbursing. Remember we what we're doing is the contractor when he completes a certain amount of money. [0:55:30, 0:55:34]: Or we can can uh completes a certain amount of work, we review the work. [0:55:34, 0:55:41]: And we and we and then we inform the city that the contractor has completed this work that has this value and the city should pay the contract. [0:55:41, 0:55:46]: Now throughout this whole process we we we hold what we call a ten percent retaining. [0:55:46, 0:55:54]: Which means that even though he says I completed, let's say, two hundred thousand dollars worth of work, he's actually only getting paid a hundred and eighty thousand dollars. [0:55:54, 0:55:56]: But the city only paid them one hundred and eighty thousand dollars [0:55:57, 0:56:00]: twenty thousand dollars goes into retainage for issues exactly like this. [0:56:01, 0:56:02]: So [0:56:02, 0:56:08]: At the end of the day, now we're getting towards final completion. He's still got another another invoice and bill that he'll do for final completion. [0:56:08, 0:56:11]: Uh which at that point he'll ask for the retainers. [0:56:11, 0:56:12]: Now [0:56:13, 0:56:15]: What happens is that that point [0:56:15, 0:56:17]: We're gonna come back and say, Okay [0:56:17, 0:56:20]: Yes, you're entitled to final completion. [0:56:20, 0:56:40]: but you're not getting your full repaintage because there was cost beyond your contract agreements that says you were gonna deliver this on February fifteenth. Everything after February fifteenth, there was cost incurred by the city in order because you delayed this project past the fifteenth. So we are not going to pay you that money that that you know goes back there. [0:56:40, 0:56:51]: those costs there then are going to be re are going to be delivered to Pond and to the the the consultants and the inspections and everybody I got working underneath me to reimburse for our time. [0:56:51, 0:56:55]: for those inspections that were due to the contractor's delay. [0:56:55, 0:56:55]: So [0:56:56, 0:56:57]: At the end of the day [0:56:57, 0:57:09]: the city's gonna pay the same amount of money no matter what. All we're doing is saying there's a portion of that, up to fifty eight thousand, that may be redirected from the contractor to pond for those inspections. And that's part of the agreement. [0:57:11, 0:57:11]: Yeah. [0:57:12, 0:57:14]: Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [0:57:16, 0:57:24]: Okay. Um so your current contract, is it still active or has it expired? I have a copy of it, but it's too lengthy for me to read. [0:57:26, 0:57:27]: Is it still active? [0:57:28, 0:57:30]: So our contract so our contract [0:57:30, 0:57:31]: It's [0:57:32, 0:57:33]: It is [0:57:33, 0:57:34]: Um [0:57:35, 0:57:52]: I don't know that was necessarily an expiration date, but there was a cost of the services with an expected deadline of services of when the things were supposed to be complete. So we have we have really an ongoing contract, but our but the money that we've spent, we've gone we are now over budget on that contract. [0:57:52, 0:57:59]: Gotcha. Okay. This is for professional services, professional design services. So I get it. Um [0:58:00, 0:58:00]: So [0:58:01, 0:58:06]: What you're saying is this fifty eight thousand dollars change order. [0:58:06, 0:58:08]: is for additional work that you all are doing. [0:58:09, 0:58:11]: Outside of what has already been [0:58:12, 0:58:14]: Formulated in the original contract. [0:58:15, 0:58:17]: But because there were delays. [0:58:18, 0:58:20]: Due to the fault of the contractor. [0:58:20, 0:58:26]: we're having to pay you for your design services, the$58,000. [0:58:27, 0:58:30]: We will recoup that fifty-eight thousand dollars that we're paying you. [0:58:31, 0:58:32]: Through payment. [0:58:33, 0:58:37]: that we would pay to the contractor when we close out. [0:58:37, 0:58:38]: The agreement. [0:58:38, 0:58:39]: So Mr. Knighton. [0:58:40, 0:58:42]: Um and maybe Mr. [0:58:42, 0:58:44]: The attorneys. Oh, Mr. Berry. [0:58:44, 0:58:56]: Um I hope that you all will be in discussions with that contractor if you have not already. Mr. Knighton, have you spoken with this particular contractor? [0:58:57, 0:59:02]: I ha I have not spoken directly with the contractor, which is Pelicano Construction is the one who's [0:59:02, 0:59:06]: uh the contractor of record for the public works facility. I had not spoken [0:59:06, 0:59:17]: I've met some of them, I think, at the walkthrough or walkthrough, but I have not spoken to them about this particular issue. Okay, Mr. Aaron, have you spoken with this particular contractor? [0:59:18, 0:59:23]: Yes, I have along with Mr. Martin. We've had uh bi-weekly. [0:59:23, 0:59:30]: uh OAC meetings with the contractor and them design team. So those issues have been brought. [0:59:30, 0:59:39]: Okay, so they are aware that this$58,000 that the city is paying out now, it will be deducted from their final payment. They are aware of that. [0:59:40, 0:59:42]: Mm-hmm. Yes, they are. Yes, they are. Okay. [0:59:43, 0:59:43]: Alrighty. [0:59:44, 0:59:45]: Thank you. [0:59:45, 0:59:55]: Uh Mayor Prochema, you at you adjusting your camera or you do want to speak here? Okay. All right. Anybody, any other council member? All right. I see. I have one more question. So yes, go ahead, Ms. Kent. [0:59:56, 0:59:57]: So [0:59:57, 1:00:08]: Are we the contract that we have with you all already? What does it state about payments? Why are we paying you extra exactly? Um what what are we [1:00:10, 1:00:18]: Is is yours not an hourly rate or or a flat fee rate or what is it that we're paying you for in addition that that's addition? [1:00:18, 1:00:23]: To this fifty eight thousand dollars. Why are we doing that? Is that not in your contract already? [1:00:23, 1:00:35]: So you're right. It is so we had actually an hourly rate. So when we pay fifty eight thousand, what we did is we weren't sure how long it was gonna take the contractor to complete his work. So it's a projected cost out to a certain date. [1:00:36, 1:00:40]: Whether we we made it where we likely are probably not gonna get to the fifty eight thousand dollars. [1:00:40, 1:00:43]: Just you know, so it is an hourly not succeed. [1:00:43, 1:00:45]: Our contract for professional services. [1:00:45, 1:00:52]: as as a representative uh for the city. So we're we're your we're your representative to manage the contractor. [1:00:52, 1:00:56]: We're being we're you're we're being contracted through professional services. [1:00:57, 1:01:01]: To manage the contractor, manage the schedule, manage the performance of his work. [1:01:01, 1:01:04]: 'Cause we want to make sure that that [1:01:04, 1:01:05]: The work is being [1:01:05, 1:01:10]: performed exactly the way we need it to be with regards to design quality, everything else. [1:01:11, 1:01:11]: So [1:01:12, 1:01:23]: when delays like this happen because material delay had two different site superintendents now change over and they the multiple issues that have happened, that that project gets delayed. [1:01:23, 1:01:23]: Well [1:01:24, 1:01:28]: Our budget, our original budget that was set with the city was based on ten months. [1:01:29, 1:01:29]: Now [1:01:29, 1:01:31]: We were efficient with our time. [1:01:31, 1:01:33]: Especially during the rain delay. [1:01:33, 1:01:35]: that we were able to extend [1:01:35, 1:01:38]: our time, I think, up to thirteen months. [1:01:38, 1:01:45]: of the of what was in our original budget. So that's why we after ten months we didn't come back to you for additional money because we're [1:01:45, 1:01:49]: Well we got an hourly contract on up to a certain budget cap, right? [1:01:49, 1:01:57]: So once the February fifteenth mark rolled around, that's when we hit our budget cap and that's why we and we came back and we're asking for additional money. [1:01:58, 1:01:58]: Um [1:01:58, 1:02:03]: And so but we also didn't know how much longer it was going to take the contractor to resolve [1:02:03, 1:02:09]: or to get the building to final so we could do the walkthrough. And then now we still there's still unclear a little bit. [1:02:09, 1:02:11]: how long it's gonna take him to resolve [1:02:11, 1:02:17]: the the um the items that we've marked in our latest latest report because once he finishes those items [1:02:17, 1:02:20]: then we're gonna be able to close out the building and deliver it to the city. So [1:02:20, 1:02:27]: It's a that that fifty eight thousand is really kind of a projected cost for I think it was an additional five months or something like that. [1:02:27, 1:02:30]: If we don't get to the five months or we don't spend that money. [1:02:30, 1:02:35]: then we only charge you and and ultimately the contractor only gets charged for what [1:02:35, 1:02:38]: those costs were incurred past February fifteenth. [1:02:39, 1:02:39]: Got it. [1:02:39, 1:02:40]: Thank you. [1:02:41, 1:02:41]: Mm. [1:02:41, 1:02:43]: Councilwoman uh Barber, you had another question? [1:02:44, 1:02:47]: Oh, I wanted to make a motion to approve, but I see councilman. [1:02:48, 1:02:50]: Uh Blount does have a question. [1:02:50, 1:02:51]: Mr. Blanc, go ahead, please. [1:02:52, 1:02:59]: Yeah, since we're throwing out figures and actuals uh when it comes to figures, what was the original amount of the contract? [1:03:00, 1:03:03]: For this for the ten months that extended to [1:03:04, 1:03:07]: February fifteenth. What was the original amount? [1:03:07, 1:03:09]: Of the actual contract. [1:03:11, 1:03:12]: So um [1:03:12, 1:03:27]: I'll have to go back and take a look at my numbers. So I came in, so this professional services contract and the way the city's been tracking it, they've been tracking it as professional services from beginning of design. But when I came on board, the owner's rep side of the contract. [1:03:27, 1:03:30]: When we s when I initiated that contract back um back in [1:03:31, 1:03:38]: I guess it was uh beginning of last year, January last year, the original contract was a hundred and forty four thousand dollars. [1:03:38, 1:03:40]: For the owner's rep work. [1:03:40, 1:03:42]: Then then there was an additional [1:03:42, 1:03:45]: twenty thousand dollars for special inspections. [1:03:45, 1:03:46]: That was brought in. [1:03:47, 1:03:48]: approximately twenty thousand. [1:03:48, 1:03:53]: And then there was then there was two small design or design change orders. [1:03:53, 1:03:55]: Which were not owners' rep. And then so this is the [1:03:55, 1:03:57]: The last owner's rep change. [1:03:57, 1:04:00]: Um which is basically just extending the work that I've been doing. [1:04:01, 1:04:19]: So from what you just said, and I don't know what's all in between. So you're looking at from$164,000 to if this is approved, it would take this, uh it would take this amount over six hundred thousand dollars. So there's a lot in between that we're not getting as this council when it comes to this project and change orders. [1:04:20, 1:04:39]: Well, I I'll have to I'll have to let uh let Mr. Aaron go through that because those the numbers on the chain on the the numbers to get to six hundred thousand was before I got involved. That involved the design, the architects design of the building, the um the building design, civil design. I think we've gone through a couple of different designs, all predated my involvement on this project. [1:04:39, 1:04:41]: So my involvement on this project [1:04:41, 1:04:47]: if this change order w right now to date, my involvement on this project is roughly around a hundred and sixty four thousand. [1:04:47, 1:04:51]: Everything else prior to that was all predated in design, not in construction. [1:04:52, 1:04:58]: Mr. Knightner, Mr. Aaron, what was the original cost on this project for uh uh the pond and country? [1:05:01, 1:05:06]: Let me look through my records, but the majority of this has been [1:05:06, 1:05:21]: the site issues with the site, the building has moved from to three different locations on that site. Then we had to do a study for the uh it was in the floodplain. We had to do that to mitigate that. So it's it's been most of the [1:05:21, 1:05:28]: Issues have been with the site that we've had the build on. You got over a half a million dollars in just that site. [1:05:28, 1:05:30]: to get it prepped and ready to build. [1:05:31, 1:05:41]: Mr Mr. Aaron, uh, because I remember Mr. Alexander asking prior to a lot of this, hey, we don't wanna come back and we're sitting on this swamp. [1:05:41, 1:05:47]: Trying to build a a building. And now I just want to know what's the original cost. [1:05:47, 1:05:52]: to this company from the beginning and where we're at right now. [1:05:52, 1:05:55]: And now we're getting another fifty-eight thousand dollar change orders. [1:05:56, 1:06:05]: I just want to as this for me as a council member, I can't speak for my colleagues, but I can't keep raising my hand without justification of cost. [1:06:06, 1:06:13]: Okay, I'll I'll go over it further geotechnical exploration, estimating floodplain model and CDs. [1:06:13, 1:06:18]: We spent with Pond$181,945. [1:06:18, 1:06:37]: Then we had to do a site adaptation, existing design, road abandonment, geo evaluation. That was$92,870. Then material testing was$21,000. And then supplemental services we changed for the IT closet. [1:06:37, 1:06:41]: And then another twelve thousand for the additional. [1:06:42, 1:06:44]: uh testing on on the side. [1:06:45, 1:06:49]: Also you gotta include in the hundred and sixty four thousand that Mr. [1:06:49, 1:06:54]: Martin just mentioned about for their services to oversee the project. [1:06:56, 1:06:57]: We still got a big gap. [1:06:58, 1:07:01]: between six hundred six hundred plus thousand dollars. [1:07:02, 1:07:05]: That hasn't that hasn't closed that gap. I'm running the figures as you speak. [1:07:06, 1:07:15]: And I for me, I can't raise my hand to continue to give money on something that now you all can't even tell me what what was the contract amount versus [1:07:16, 1:07:30]: versus putting this$58,000 plus dollars on it and where we're at already, all we know is that we don't know what the starting amount was. And all we know right now is that this council is gonna be spending over$600,000. And we have no idea how we got to this point. [1:07:31, 1:07:36]: For me, I can't raise my hand to approve something if I don't see justification for that action. [1:07:37, 1:07:38]: That's just me. [1:07:41, 1:07:45]: Okay, uh Mayor Protein Alazana, go ahead, please. [1:07:47, 1:07:48]: You you muted, sir. You muted. [1:07:49, 1:07:57]: As Mr. Blount indicated, when we first started this project, I asked why were we building it in a floodplain? [1:07:57, 1:08:02]: And in the end, we are in a position where we're too far to turn back now. [1:08:02, 1:08:22]: So in essence, we're paying for that decision to build this facility where it's located at. But at this point, it's too late to turn back. So this is what we're having. I remember we had the first discussion where I asked the same question where we got we had to move the building because it uh uh it was sinking. So [1:08:22, 1:08:30]: So we these kind of things didn't just appear, but at the end we are where we are because we decided to build. [1:08:31, 1:08:32]: This particular structure. [1:08:32, 1:08:34]: In a floodplain where we're building. [1:08:34, 1:08:35]: That's where we're here. [1:08:38, 1:08:40]: Right, uh any other questions from the council? [1:08:43, 1:08:46]: Mr. Aaron, you're looking for some additional information to give the council? [1:08:46, 1:08:53]: Yes, because the majority this started before I got here. This started in June of 2016. So [1:08:54, 1:09:03]: Um I've got one estimate uh that Miss Neal signed in 2017. It was for [1:09:04, 1:09:06]: That a hundred and eighty something thousand [1:09:08, 1:09:11]: 181,945. [1:09:13, 1:09:13]: And [1:09:14, 1:09:16]: That was for exactly what, sir? [1:09:17, 1:09:18]: That was for [1:09:20, 1:09:23]: the geotechnical exploration estimate and floodplain model. [1:09:24, 1:09:24]: Okay. [1:09:26, 1:09:30]: And then there's been some issues. There was a request also at one point. [1:09:31, 1:09:32]: To see if they can [1:09:32, 1:09:36]: Add a second story to the building. That had a cost involved. [1:09:46, 1:09:52]: So what's go a go ahead stand by Alexander. Go ahead, Mr. Aaron. Go ahead. You can say something else, sir. [1:09:53, 1:10:01]: And I'd have to ask Mr. Martin, what was Pond's fees for, you know, for designing the building? That goes into there as well. [1:10:03, 1:10:04]: Yeah, so [1:10:04, 1:10:06]: So so I've only been involved [1:10:07, 1:10:11]: on this project as your as your owner's rep for the construction since [1:10:12, 1:10:14]: January of twenty twenty. [1:10:14, 1:10:15]: So [1:10:16, 1:10:19]: There was cost for design, redesign. [1:10:19, 1:10:24]: um geotech exploration, the decisions that the city council made in order to [1:10:24, 1:10:34]: get design documents together and even go through the bid process to select Pelicano as the contractor, all predated my involvement on this project. [1:10:35, 1:10:38]: Um after Pelicano was selected by the city. [1:10:39, 1:10:45]: then I was I was asked to assist the city in managing the construction process as the owner's rep. [1:10:46, 1:10:47]: From that time when I've got involved. [1:10:48, 1:10:54]: My sole job and sole responsibility was to take the design documents that was approved by the city, approved [1:10:54, 1:10:55]: To be built. [1:10:56, 1:11:00]: that was given to Pel bid to Pelicano that the those Pelicano won as the bid. [1:11:00, 1:11:03]: And to oversee them the construction of this project. [1:11:03, 1:11:06]: on the site as it was as it was finalized. [1:11:07, 1:11:09]: From that from the time I got involved. [1:11:09, 1:11:10]: The total cost [1:11:11, 1:11:13]: For the construction and the owner's rep work. [1:11:14, 1:11:18]: Um comes out to around a hundred and sixty five thousand dollars. [1:11:18, 1:11:19]: Hundred and s um [1:11:19, 1:11:21]: Hundred and forty four thousand of that. [1:11:22, 1:11:28]: was for the management of the contractor for which was which ended up being over thirteen months. [1:11:28, 1:11:28]: Which was [1:11:29, 1:11:30]: No weekly site visits. [1:11:31, 1:11:34]: Weekly coordination, bi weekly OAC meetings. [1:11:34, 1:11:37]: inspection you know, inspections, a lot of these different types of things. [1:11:38, 1:11:39]: Every all the other costs. [1:11:39, 1:11:41]: They're roll up to [1:11:41, 1:11:43]: six hundred thousand or whatever that number is. [1:11:43, 1:11:47]: All predated my involvement and were all involved in the design. [1:11:48, 1:11:50]: prior which was approved by the city [1:11:50, 1:11:56]: and approved and then and submitted to Pelicano and Pelicano won the bid and started forward. So [1:11:56, 1:11:58]: When if I think we need to be [1:11:58, 1:12:03]: I mean just saying from my standpoint, I was not involved I'm not I wasn't the architecture was not involved in the design. [1:12:03, 1:12:07]: That's why I was able to come in and represent the owner objectively. [1:12:07, 1:12:08]: And it's the same. [1:12:08, 1:12:11]: You know, I'm gonna make sure that this building gets right and and [1:12:11, 1:12:14]: It gets built right in in accordance with design plan. [1:12:14, 1:12:16]: So if we're taking a look at [1:12:16, 1:12:18]: This objectively [1:12:18, 1:12:24]: the total cost for the city once we started construction on the site is about a hundred and sixty four thousand dollars. [1:12:25, 1:12:27]: To get the building from when we first cut the dirt. [1:12:28, 1:12:31]: to where we are right now. I'm asking for fifty eight thousand dollars. [1:12:32, 1:12:35]: as a as an extension of the budget. Remember we're still charging hourly. [1:12:36, 1:12:45]: in order to extend our services from February fifteenth out to the middle of the year to make sure that the contractor will deliver this final building to the city. [1:12:45, 1:12:50]: You know, um with all issues resolved to make sure that's of you know, the top quality. [1:12:50, 1:12:51]: The um [1:12:52, 1:12:54]: And I'm not saying we'll get there, but what I but I want to reiterate. [1:12:55, 1:12:56]: The fifty eight thousand [1:12:57, 1:12:58]: cap that we're actually asking for. [1:12:59, 1:12:59]: That money [1:13:00, 1:13:08]: that we g that we would that we would bill against hourly against that, which we already have worked past our February fifteenth cash limit, is [1:13:08, 1:13:12]: is at no additional cost to the city because that also [1:13:12, 1:13:14]: Priest that also goes past [1:13:14, 1:13:15]: The contractors [1:13:15, 1:13:17]: date for delivery. [1:13:17, 1:13:25]: So he has an obligation to deliver by February fifteenth, otherwise there's some potential cost impacts to not delivering it. [1:13:25, 1:13:26]: He's aware of that. [1:13:27, 1:13:31]: And so whatever amount of money that it costs the city in order to deliver that building. [1:13:32, 1:13:34]: the contractor ultimately will burden that cost. [1:13:35, 1:13:36]: So we're here today. [1:13:36, 1:13:37]: Really to take a look at [1:13:38, 1:13:40]: delivering this building and at the end of the day [1:13:40, 1:13:42]: If you approve this change orders, it's [1:13:43, 1:13:46]: there's still gonna be zero cost to the city as an additional cost. [1:13:47, 1:13:48]: in order to deliver this building. [1:13:50, 1:13:51]: Okay. [1:13:51, 1:13:52]: Mm. [1:13:52, 1:13:57]: Th what's stand by please. Uh council, I mean Mayor Pro Tem Alexander, do you you were going to say something earlier? [1:13:58, 1:14:03]: Yeah, I I what I really want to know at this point is, I mean, we gotta finish the building. We're at this point now. [1:14:04, 1:14:08]: And basically there's a zero cost return. Basically it's [1:14:08, 1:14:12]: It's a wash in terms of which way we're going in terms of finishing the project. [1:14:12, 1:14:16]: The project has to be finished now. We can't turn back and say [1:14:16, 1:14:20]: We're we're not gonna finish it. So Mr. Knighton, what is it that we need to do to finish this? [1:14:21, 1:14:24]: project uh to brought to completion, we [1:14:24, 1:14:28]: We we went down this road, we're here now, so what's the next step? [1:14:29, 1:14:37]: The the staff recommendations is to approve this change order to be able to close out this project and complete the building. That is the recommendation. [1:14:37, 1:14:39]: Thank you. Okay. Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [1:14:40, 1:14:43]: Okay, with that recommendation, I understand that. [1:14:43, 1:14:49]: And I understand what it is to uh when you talk to talk about the build out and you talk about the changes. [1:14:50, 1:15:00]: But what I'm gonna need from Mr. Aaron or Mr. Knighton or whoever, I need to find out how we got from the original contract to s over$600,000. [1:15:01, 1:15:07]: When when when when this change if this change orders approved tonight, how do we get to this amount? [1:15:08, 1:15:10]: Because that's not making sense to me. [1:15:11, 1:15:31]: But the numbers you all are saying doesn't come to six hundred some six hundred plus thousand dollars. And that's what's on the agenda that this app is approved tonight. We're looking at over six hundred thousand dollars. So somewhere something hasn't been said to this council or somebody's not doesn't know any figures. And I think that we should get all the information at [1:15:31, 1:15:34]: Well that means meetings anytime something's on the agenda. [1:15:34, 1:15:54]: We need to be able to get all the information pertaining to these issues or pertaining to these items instead of people telling us we're going to go back and check and check. If it's going to come from money and we got questions, those questions need to be answered because the decision is going to be made the night of those questions are being answered on the on the agenda. And that's what I'm saying. If we you [1:15:54, 1:15:59]: all want us to prove it tonight, then a questions that are asked tonight need to be answered. [1:16:00, 1:16:04]: Well, let me let me address that. I think Mr. Aaron was actually going through [1:16:04, 1:16:08]: The items that were part of the original contract and so forth. For instance, I've [1:16:09, 1:16:11]: And I think this is the what he was going through. [1:16:12, 1:16:14]: Original contract 149 two eighteen. [1:16:15, 1:16:18]: Geotechnical Exploration one hundred eighty one nine forty five. [1:16:19, 1:16:22]: Site Adaptation Existing Design 92870. [1:16:23, 1:16:26]: Construction Program Management one hundred twenty six two fifty. [1:16:27, 1:16:32]: Code evaluation and adapting existing design documents thirty three eight seventy. [1:16:32, 1:16:34]: Material testing twenty one thousand. [1:16:35, 1:16:38]: IT closet modification thirty seven fifty. That adds up to six oh eight [1:16:40, 1:16:40]: Excuse me. [1:16:41, 1:16:42]: six oh eight nine oh three. [1:16:43, 1:16:50]: You had additional night, all due respect, at no point in time, those figures was given to us just now. [1:16:51, 1:16:53]: You just read that off to us. [1:16:54, 1:16:58]: I didn't get that from Mr. Dacious. I only got that right now from you. [1:16:58, 1:17:06]: And so when we ask the question, we don't, you know, if if we had gone on from a vote from this, I wouldn't have gotten that. [1:17:07, 1:17:08]: You just gave me that. [1:17:09, 1:17:13]: None of that was given to us just now. Who who incited that besides you? [1:17:15, 1:17:18]: I mean you're talking like we've heard that, but we haven't heard it. [1:17:19, 1:17:22]: Okay, Councilman. I'm I'm saying that Mr. Aaron. [1:17:22, 1:17:27]: I think as he was going through, was mentioning those items as he was going through. Okay. [1:17:27, 1:17:32]: You asked a question about uh the totals and how you get to six hundred. So I was looking through [1:17:32, 1:17:36]: items here and I think this is what he was referring to in terms of [1:17:36, 1:17:39]: How you get to that number since twenty seventeen. [1:17:41, 1:17:45]: So my my attempt was to answer your question and try to be specific. [1:17:45, 1:17:47]: About what you were requesting. [1:17:48, 1:17:49]: Which I think Mr. Aaron had started. [1:17:52, 1:17:54]: All right, uh Councilwoman Barber, your hand was up. [1:17:58, 1:18:12]: Yes, Mayor. I moved to approve this change order for the new public works facility in the amount of$58,293.50, extending the existing contract with Pond and Company. [1:18:13, 1:18:13]: So [1:18:14, 1:18:16]: Okay, Mr. I was that second that [1:18:16, 1:18:17]: Further discussion. [1:18:18, 1:18:20]: And if not all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:18:22, 1:18:24]: Four. All pose. [1:18:26, 1:18:29]: Uh can't uh uh Mr. Blount, do you oppose? [1:18:30, 1:18:31]: Yep. [1:18:31, 1:18:32]: Abstain. [1:18:32, 1:18:35]: Abstain. So it's four zero one. All right. Thank you. [1:18:36, 1:18:37]: All right. [1:18:39, 1:18:46]: On that note, uh council consideration approved a resolution in support of I-75 Central Corridor Coalition. [1:18:46, 1:18:49]: And actually this has Mr. Knighton's name on it. [1:18:49, 1:18:51]: Ms. Knight, do you want to start this off, sir? [1:18:55, 1:18:56]: You're you're muted, Mr. Knight. [1:18:59, 1:19:01]: Yes, Mayor. Let me give give us just a moment. [1:19:01, 1:19:02]: Okay. [1:19:04, 1:19:13]: Yes, this is related to the I-75 Corridor Coalition, which is a group of cities um and jurisdictions that run along I-75. [1:19:14, 1:19:22]: Um basically uh through Butts County, Henry County, Lamar County, down to Macon Bibbs, Baldwin, Jackson, Locust Grove, McDonestock, Ridge Griffin. [1:19:22, 1:19:23]: For sight. [1:19:24, 1:19:32]: Barnesville and so forth, who uh have been assembled as an organization for probably right at about uh three and a half to four years, about four years. [1:19:33, 1:19:38]: And have been taking a look at the commonalities along Interstate Seventy Five as it relates to [1:19:39, 1:19:41]: transportation as it relates to growth, et cetera. [1:19:42, 1:19:46]: What this resolution is intended to do is just provide a letter of support. [1:19:47, 1:19:49]: Um for a smart growth study. [1:19:49, 1:19:52]: Along Interstate seventy five. [1:19:52, 1:19:56]: Uh there's no specific expenditure that's being requested of the jurisdiction. [1:19:56, 1:20:04]: We do pay an annual membership fee of$500, I believe, to be a part of this I-75 coalition, which typically meets monthly. [1:20:05, 1:20:23]: I know Mayor Ford attends, I believe, regularly every month, this coalition that discusses issues along I-75. And this is intended to provide a study of smart growth along that corridor. I yield to the mayor since he is a regular participant and regular attendee of those meetings. [1:20:23, 1:20:43]: I I think this is a a great thing for us to do. Obviously, some of you have been involved in these meetings in the past and a growth potential and looking at the mass transit uh and the sense from the the airport from the airport downtown Atlanta from Bib. And obviously we're right in the mix of all that. We're surrounded by 75 and recently have obtained uh$500,000. [1:20:43, 1:21:03]: through Senator Kennedy uh from the st from the state uh to in a sense to uh uh to have uh use that funding to help with the process here to do the study and things of this nature. So and so this that's uh the the actual chairman of the group was uh Tarp Tarpley, Tapley, I'm sorry, along with Janine uh Miller. [1:21:03, 1:21:23]: We're going to work through some processes. But we did be able to secure$500,000 for this additional work that we want to get done. And we're so we're making some progress. And the county, Chair Harrell now. [1:21:23, 1:21:43]: Now and along with the cities of uh Locust Grove and uh Madonna are also involved in this whole process. So just wanted, and they needed resolutions from all our municipalities and government county governments to make sure that we're all on board in reference to with the resolution indicating that we're supportive of what we're doing. [1:21:43, 1:21:48]: we're trying to do here. That's my quickest assessment of this. Any comments or questions or thoughts? [1:21:51, 1:21:53]: May Mayor Pro Time, you unmuted. [1:21:55, 1:21:58]: I remember Mary, we did go to we went to the meeting in Barnesville. [1:21:58, 1:22:03]: The group is is very engaged uh in the region. They want to [1:22:03, 1:22:09]: uh make some pr uh progress because in terms of there's never been a [1:22:09, 1:22:11]: A cohesive message. [1:22:11, 1:22:20]: uh for the south side. So this would c kind of bring all the communities together so we can work on some things. You know, I remember at the meeting we went to [1:22:20, 1:22:24]: Uh Griffin was talking about their multi-use trail network. [1:22:24, 1:22:27]: That would run from the University of Georgia Extension. [1:22:27, 1:22:29]: All the way over to Heron Bay. [1:22:30, 1:22:31]: Which was in Henry County, so [1:22:32, 1:22:34]: Folks are moving along. I remember uh Mayor uh [1:22:35, 1:22:38]: Amir K Pippen Pippin I'm Ms. Mayor Pippen. [1:22:38, 1:22:42]: From Jackson, she was talking about the her trail network. [1:22:42, 1:22:46]: Which is what I understand maybe twelve miles long and they're ready to open it. [1:22:46, 1:22:48]: So folks are making progress. [1:22:48, 1:22:51]: along the south side and this particular entity has really been [1:22:52, 1:22:54]: Um you know, sharing good ideas. [1:22:55, 1:23:05]: And they're a force. I like to see them punch a little harder, but in the end, I think, you know, it's a good idea for us to be able to work together collectively. [1:23:05, 1:23:07]: uh as a team to move. [1:23:07, 1:23:09]: Uh, the south side but uh uh [1:23:09, 1:23:11]: uh forward. So certainly [1:23:11, 1:23:16]: Uh, this is something that uh we should move forward to because they were talking about a resolution. [1:23:16, 1:23:21]: uh at that time. So I guess we're moving along with some of these processes, putting things in place. [1:23:21, 1:23:23]: I think they talk about some advertising or [1:23:24, 1:23:29]: some type of theme or a slogan uh uh for a down that corridor as well. Is that correct? [1:23:29, 1:23:42]: That's correct as well. That's right. That's correct. Promoting smart growth in Georgia's central corridor is is this is the theme. That's the tagline. Once again, promoting smart growth in Georgia's central corridor. That's the tagline. [1:23:43, 1:23:57]: Okay. So anyway, that so it they just needed resolution. And so uh there's a sample resolution that's in the document that you have there. And upon approval we'll have the uh our attorneys draw off that resolution and of course I will sign it and we'll continue to move on. This any other questions? Yes, go ahead. [1:23:58, 1:24:02]: Mayor'd like to make a motion to move forward with this r resolution. [1:24:02, 1:24:08]: Uh as described, it's a good program. Thank you. I second. I missed can't second that. Okay, any further discussion? [1:24:09, 1:24:11]: And if not all in favor of resolution, please indicate. [1:24:12, 1:24:27]: of the proposal. And I have an unanimous decision. Thank you, Council. Appreciate it. Good deal. Uh council consideration to approve cultural arts center funding. Mr. Knight and then of course Mr. Wall has joined us. Our financial advisors joined us for this uh discussion, please. [1:24:28, 1:24:33]: Alright, uh thank you, Mayor. Uh and to the council and to summarize here. [1:24:33, 1:24:39]: Um the uh cultural arts center uh has been bonded for fourteen million dollars. [1:24:39, 1:24:42]: Um that was approved by the council a few months ago. [1:24:42, 1:24:48]: Uh since that time uh with comp conversations with TSW, our architect, and going over [1:24:49, 1:24:51]: An attempt to try to reduce [1:24:51, 1:24:57]: uh the original concept plans from eighteen million dollars to fourteen million dollars. [1:24:57, 1:25:05]: Um, it was found that it would be very difficult to do that. And very little savings, perhaps a million and a half, two million dollars perhaps could be saved, but [1:25:06, 1:25:11]: It would significantly change the vision of the um original cultural art center. [1:25:11, 1:25:13]: as envisioned by the council. [1:25:13, 1:25:20]: Mr. Wall is here. Uh, he's our financial advisor, and he provided uh a letter to you about potential funding. [1:25:21, 1:25:27]: Um, if the council is inclined to move forward with um an additional four million dollars for the project. [1:25:27, 1:25:31]: Also, along with the information provided, were term sheets. [1:25:32, 1:25:33]: Of the bonds that were approved. [1:25:34, 1:25:36]: uh by the council a few months ago. [1:25:36, 1:25:42]: And the schedules for payment of those bonds using a combination. [1:25:42, 1:25:45]: Of general find and splost. [1:25:46, 1:25:46]: Five. [1:25:47, 1:25:50]: I'm going to share my screen because I want to run through [1:25:51, 1:25:55]: Um a brief presentation, if that's all right, with council. [1:25:55, 1:26:01]: Um for councils and the public's um sake who are watching here. [1:26:08, 1:26:10]: All right. Can everybody see the screen? Okay. [1:26:10, 1:26:12]: Yes, we got it, sir. Okay. All right. [1:26:14, 1:26:23]: I always like to start with a vision and mission statements to be the most progressive and fan business and family-oriented community in Metro Atlanta with a focus on enhanced quality of life initiatives. [1:26:23, 1:26:26]: Which promote a sustainable live work and play environment. [1:26:26, 1:26:33]: Also our acronym of Peace are values, professionalism, excellence, adaptability, communication, and ethics. [1:26:34, 1:26:36]: Go through a couple of things here. [1:26:36, 1:26:38]: Uh general fund fund balance. [1:26:38, 1:26:45]: Um, is right at 14 million dollars. I want to be clear about this. This is based on [1:26:45, 1:26:48]: Some una uh unaudited um [1:26:48, 1:26:48]: Uh [1:26:49, 1:26:51]: information that's provided by auditor. It won't be official. [1:26:52, 1:26:58]: until well until June, until they go through all of the final documents. But this provides a pretty good snapshot in time. [1:26:59, 1:27:03]: of those uh funds and where our actual fund balance [1:27:04, 1:27:07]: Would stand as it relates to today. [1:27:07, 1:27:10]: The the only actual um [1:27:10, 1:27:14]: Uh item we have for fund balance was from the twenty nineteen. [1:27:14, 1:27:16]: Audit the twenty nineteen audit. [1:27:17, 1:27:20]: They're completing the twenty twenty audit, which would be [1:27:20, 1:27:23]: At the end of the year, twelve thirty one at the end of the year. [1:27:24, 1:27:30]: Based on the information they've been able to provide us thus far, and based on some commitments that uh we're aware of. [1:27:31, 1:27:33]: as it relates to use of fund balance. [1:27:33, 1:27:37]: This is the number that has been determined and I had this conversation with [1:27:38, 1:27:43]: Uh my treasurer and an auditor, uh Hope Pendergrass earlier um uh or had this conversation with them. [1:27:43, 1:27:49]: about trying to get a realistic number for fund balance for the purposes of this conversation. [1:27:49, 1:27:52]: That does not include two point two million dollars in assets. [1:27:53, 1:27:54]: For instance, though [1:27:54, 1:28:02]: We know that there are funds out there that'll be used in 2021 from fund balance, but they haven't been used yet, for instance. [1:28:03, 1:28:04]: Are ill made. [1:28:05, 1:28:07]: Twenty twenty roads projects. [1:28:07, 1:28:13]: Council approved using fund balance for those projects. It's about seven hundred thousand dollars. It has not have not been expended. [1:28:14, 1:28:18]: But it's gonna come out of fund balance and I know that it's gonna come out in twenty twenty one. [1:28:19, 1:28:25]: But it has not been expended yet, but we know that's a commitment. And so we wanted to factor that in. [1:28:26, 1:28:28]: And so to try to get a realistic picture. [1:28:29, 1:28:30]: Aware fund balance. [1:28:31, 1:28:31]: Withstand. [1:28:34, 1:28:44]: Our net position. This is overall net position. There was a question about that. Um actually it's a little bit more than ninety-two million dollars is overall net position, but that includes building properties, capital assets. [1:28:44, 1:28:50]: Basically everything in terms of overall net position of the city, that does not include the amphitheater. [1:28:51, 1:28:55]: But that's overall net position in terms of all of these ass assets. [1:28:55, 1:28:57]: Infrastructure items and so forth. [1:28:59, 1:29:01]: This is the other general funds that we have. [1:29:02, 1:29:05]: And then I've got there in capital assets, you'll see. [1:29:07, 1:29:15]: Move that around. Water and sewer fund, those are capital assets. 22 million, stormwater, two million, solid waste, 1.25, Meral Manners, 2.3. [1:29:15, 1:29:21]: Um the uh test recording building two uh six forty nine, those are the capital assets that we have. [1:29:22, 1:29:23]: And the column to the right. [1:29:24, 1:29:29]: Um we see water and suitfront two point one six six forty seven, one point one one eighty three eighty one. [1:29:30, 1:29:35]: Those are essentially cash or or um funds that are a part of [1:29:36, 1:29:38]: Those essentially those enterprise funds. [1:29:38, 1:29:44]: But it is recommended that we leave those funds there to be able to take care of those particular items. [1:29:44, 1:29:46]: from which they have been generated. [1:29:57, 1:29:59]: Well, something happened. Oh, there we go. [1:30:00, 1:30:02]: All right. There we go. Sorry about that. [1:30:03, 1:30:05]: All right. This is from Splost Five. [1:30:06, 1:30:08]: Wanna to put this item up again? [1:30:09, 1:30:10]: It's plastic five. [1:30:10, 1:30:14]: Lost five civic projects nine point eight million, road projects four point seven. [1:30:16, 1:30:18]: Park improvements one point two. [1:30:20, 1:30:26]: Remember out of Splas five, it's twenty point five million dollars total. Remember, out of the bond issuance. [1:30:27, 1:30:31]: Nine point eight million dollars for civic projects is devoted to help pay back the bonds. [1:30:31, 1:30:35]: It was also 500,000 from roads and 500,000 from parks. [1:30:35, 1:30:36]: Portrayals. [1:30:38, 1:30:41]: So that's part of splas five bond commitments. [1:30:41, 1:30:47]: Wanted to mention again kind of this the story of how we got here. We had a rough plan concept in twenty eighteen. [1:30:48, 1:30:50]: And another wish list content to twenty nineteen. [1:30:50, 1:30:56]: Then in a reduced program plan we were discussing in 2020 of the um cultural arts center project. [1:30:57, 1:31:02]: Also, this is the current iteration of where we are in terms of a 320 seat ballroom. [1:31:03, 1:31:06]: Three hundred and twenty uh seat ampathe or excuse me, theater. [1:31:07, 1:31:11]: Um which includes um obviously meeting rooms. [1:31:11, 1:31:17]: um includes a museum, includes other rooms for culinary arts, ballet, etc. [1:31:20, 1:31:23]: This is the renderings of the outside of the cultural arts center. [1:31:24, 1:31:26]: Sideview cultural arts center. [1:31:26, 1:31:31]: Again, some other renderings of the outer scope of the cultural arts center. [1:31:31, 1:31:32]: Um as well. [1:31:34, 1:31:43]: I would mention again, um Mr. Wall is here. We provided the bond documents again of what the commitments are as it relates to the bonding of projects. [1:31:44, 1:31:51]: $14 million for Cultural Arts Center as a part of the original bond that was approved. Seven million dollars for the amphitheater. [1:31:52, 1:31:55]: One milyen dollars for um trails. [1:31:55, 1:31:58]: And then three million dollars for the police starting. [1:31:59, 1:32:01]: Okay, that was approved by the council. [1:32:02, 1:32:04]: The term sheets were shared with you. [1:32:05, 1:32:09]: Um, of how all of those plan to be paid back again, as I mentioned, via Splost Five. [1:32:10, 1:32:14]: And also via general fund payback starting in August. [1:32:14, 1:32:15]: Twenty twenty two. [1:32:16, 1:32:18]: If the council wants to entertain [1:32:19, 1:32:21]: Uh uh um [1:32:21, 1:32:23]: Committing to an additional four million dollars. [1:32:24, 1:32:28]: For the Cultural Arts Center project, as Mr. Wall stated in his letter last week. [1:32:29, 1:32:32]: This recommendation is to um [1:32:32, 1:32:35]: Not you not bond at this point in time, not bond. [1:32:36, 1:32:38]: But because we have a very healthy fund balance. [1:32:40, 1:32:42]: That the fund balance would be what would be used [1:32:43, 1:32:43]: Four [1:32:44, 1:32:47]: the uh additional four million dollars for the cultural arts center project. [1:32:48, 1:32:52]: Now the other thing I do want to mention, which is relevant to the discussion, is [1:32:52, 1:32:53]: The [1:32:54, 1:32:57]: Best case scenario, if we were to start a [1:32:57, 1:33:01]: A ground have a groundbreaking at the end of this year for Cultural Arts Center. [1:33:02, 1:33:06]: Obviously the$14 million that has already been committed would be expended first. [1:33:06, 1:33:10]: And then by the time the additional four million dollars would need to be expended. [1:33:11, 1:33:13]: That would be late 2022 more than likely. [1:33:14, 1:33:15]: Early twenty twenty three. [1:33:16, 1:33:25]: Um and so that's where we would stand um with um that particular uh or with those particular payouts if the council is inclined to go to. [1:33:25, 1:33:27]: uh an eighteen million dollar project. [1:33:28, 1:33:35]: I will yield at the moment, Mayor, and ask Mr. Wall if he has any comments. And of course, uh if there are any comments or questions from [1:33:36, 1:33:36]: From the council. [1:33:38, 1:33:44]: Thank you, Mr. Knight. There you go. Mr. Wall, yes, sir, Mayor. Thank you, Mr. Knighton. That was an excellent presentation you had. [1:33:44, 1:33:45]: Um [1:33:45, 1:33:47]: My recommendation to y'all [1:33:47, 1:33:48]: Is that [1:33:48, 1:33:50]: You have a healthy fund balance. [1:33:51, 1:33:53]: And we just two months ago borrowed money. [1:33:54, 1:34:04]: I would like you to use that fund balance and reserve four million of it with the bond issue to let the contract for the Cultural Arts Center for 18 million. [1:34:05, 1:34:10]: A year from now or eighteen months from now, after the fourteen million is gone. [1:34:10, 1:34:20]: when you actually need the four million, we'll we should have more options that we can come up with that four million. Option number one, if T Splos is approved. [1:34:20, 1:34:31]: You no longer need the four million in splosed five because you'll have T-SPLOST for roads, street, and bridges. You could choose to repurpose that four million and splosh specific buildings. [1:34:32, 1:34:33]: Option number two. [1:34:34, 1:34:36]: I could bond it at that point in time. [1:34:36, 1:34:37]: Option number three. [1:34:38, 1:34:45]: revenues could continue to come in greater than what you spend will add to fund balance and you can use fund balance. [1:34:45, 1:34:46]: And so [1:34:46, 1:34:58]: My recommendation to you was not to go borrow the four million now, but wait till you actually had to spend it, but reserve four million of fund balance between now and then so you can let the contract. [1:34:59, 1:35:05]: Well I would say I would tell you, Ms. Wall, I'd like your rec I personally like your recommendation, but we'll see what the rest of the council wants to do with this. [1:35:05, 1:35:06]: Who's first? [1:35:07, 1:35:10]: Mayor Putam, you're you unmuted. Go ahead, sir. [1:35:10, 1:35:16]: All right, thank you so much. Uh and thank you guys. Thank you both for doing an excellent job coming up with the data. [1:35:17, 1:35:25]: With the facts in terms of what um the city's position is. I I want you I want to kind of take you back down this road. [1:35:25, 1:35:31]: Right now the the number stated was ninety-two million, but the amphitheater is a twenty million dollar project. [1:35:31, 1:35:33]: That puts the city's net position. [1:35:34, 1:35:42]: At 112 million dollars. Okay. That's the net position of the city. Of course, that's all in with what. [1:35:43, 1:35:45]: uh the things that we will want to do. [1:35:45, 1:35:45]: But [1:35:46, 1:35:49]: Uh if you go back to uh the twenty [1:35:49, 1:35:51]: Seventeen, twenty eighteen. [1:35:51, 1:35:52]: Um [1:35:53, 1:35:53]: Portion. [1:35:54, 1:35:56]: Where we were in the cityhood fight. [1:35:56, 1:35:59]: Which we prevailed in and we presented a lot of these data with [1:36:00, 1:36:02]: finances that the city was solid on. [1:36:02, 1:36:04]: And the foundation for why we were able to [1:36:05, 1:36:06]: Uh when that dispute [1:36:06, 1:36:10]: Is because everybody believed in the direction that we were going in. [1:36:11, 1:36:15]: And think about it at that point, the number was said to be in the low eighties, and now [1:36:15, 1:36:20]: All in with the amphitheater. Of course that's not cash. It's all the assets. [1:36:20, 1:36:24]: uh would be nearly a hundred and twelve milyen dollars. [1:36:24, 1:36:33]: Think about it, this council and uh sold the 135 building at 135 North Park Trail for$2.8 million, I believe it was. [1:36:34, 1:36:39]: We have other properties over there in the same business part, which is the north business part. [1:36:40, 1:36:43]: That's two point mi two point two million dollars in assets. [1:36:43, 1:36:49]: When we sell those properties, which they're being marketed by our economic development director, I understand and [1:36:49, 1:36:50]: The city. [1:36:50, 1:36:52]: uh representative. [1:36:52, 1:36:53]: We should net. [1:36:53, 1:37:10]: in excess of two million dollars. Uh so even though it's not the fund balance is not showing up as at 16 million, it's 14 million right now plus 2.2. But in the end, the numbers don't lie. Mr. Wiggins did a preliminary uh assessment. [1:37:10, 1:37:15]: He thought that our surplus would be nearly two point five million dollars for this year. [1:37:15, 1:37:19]: Even if it falls short of that, it's gonna be north of two million. [1:37:19, 1:37:34]: Understanding this, Molden and Jenkins is not finished with the with the uh city audit for this year, but I've been on this council now five years, and each year, right, you know, a month or so before, they would have to give us pretty good numbers. [1:37:34, 1:37:38]: They were very close to where they ended up being. [1:37:38, 1:37:57]: At the final audit. But pretty much now they're reviewing, cross-checking the numbers that they have. They have all the information. But they should, they, they were been able to give us a solid uh or uh assessment. And then the treasurer's been in contact with them over the past few months. They've been able to give us a solid assessment. I follow that number. [1:37:58, 1:38:03]: Because each time I wanted to kind of get something going in or leading into that conversation. [1:38:03, 1:38:05]: And they were able to do that. [1:38:05, 1:38:07]: Uh for us each time. [1:38:07, 1:38:08]: And looking [1:38:09, 1:38:12]: Uh at this particular these fund these funds. [1:38:12, 1:38:15]: Just like we made a decision to move forward with. [1:38:15, 1:38:18]: Uh the main street office that's progress in our city. [1:38:19, 1:38:25]: And that's eighty one thousand dollars in that fund for Ted Strickland, if I'm if I'm correct. Is that correct, Mr. Knight? [1:38:28, 1:38:33]: I thought that's the number that I saw. I'm sorry, for the T at Strickland. You're right. [1:38:35, 1:38:52]: There's$81,000 in cash. I mean in in list. That's right. Right. So as we move forward with that project, there's$81,000 already in the count to move forward to do what we need to do with that particular building. It was correct, it was collected in a fund to move forward with this. [1:38:52, 1:38:59]: Also forward thinking we have four point seven million dollars for roads, streets, and bridges. We know that. [1:38:59, 1:39:03]: President Biden and the Congress are working on a s a large [1:39:03, 1:39:12]: a large infrastructure program. So if we got four point seven million dollars in roads and bridges and trails, all we know that we have that money backed up. [1:39:13, 1:39:27]: And just last week we had nine million dollars plus dollars confirmed. I think Mr. Knighton is the city designee. He's working on working on securing those funds and having those funds arrive because. [1:39:28, 1:39:34]: The Congress cares about you and they care about cities to make sure that we were moving forward on a solid foundation. [1:39:35, 1:39:41]: There are winners and losers uh in the pandemic. The city of Stockbridge in Henry County is a tremendous winner. [1:39:41, 1:39:43]: our revenue actually went up. [1:39:44, 1:39:45]: We're collecting [1:39:45, 1:39:46]: Money. [1:39:46, 1:39:50]: Monies at a higher rate than we anticipated. We didn't lose any revenue. [1:39:51, 1:39:55]: So it with the fact that we didn't lose any revenue. [1:39:55, 1:40:02]: And we have nine million dollars coming uh to be spent. Of course, it has different categories to be spent in. [1:40:02, 1:40:04]: And we're gonna make sure that we follow those. [1:40:04, 1:40:07]: But you know, essential personnel was a part of that. [1:40:07, 1:40:24]: There was uh water and sewer that's a part of that. I think Mr. Knighton, uh we had a discussion where you you said that you thought that we would be able to use uh three hundred thousand dollars of those funds uh for the Carrie May Humboldt Cultural Arts Center uh in terms of the uh paying for that. Is that correct? [1:40:25, 1:40:26]: That's correct, yes. [1:40:27, 1:40:38]: Okay, talk about tell tell the council how were we gonna be able to do that. So this is a pot of money that is coming that we we should we we we believe that we should be able to tap in in terms of a fund that we already have. [1:40:39, 1:40:48]: The American Rescue Plan, which has been approved, already approved, and we've provided information via the state to receive those funds when they become available. [1:40:48, 1:40:52]: We'll provide about nine million dollars to the city of Stockbridge. [1:40:52, 1:41:00]: Specifically, the American Rescue Plan uh expressly talks about water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure specifically. [1:41:01, 1:41:06]: There is still some um instruction coming from the Department of Treasury on how [1:41:06, 1:41:12]: Uh funds can be expended otherwise, but some of it seems to appear to be similar to what the CARES Act funds for. [1:41:13, 1:41:14]: were used for. [1:41:14, 1:41:18]: But also for water sewer infrastructure. So those funds will be coming in. [1:41:18, 1:41:25]: What they call two tranks. Um, you know, get half the funds at one point in time, probably in in summer. [1:41:25, 1:41:28]: And then the other uh half, I think the end of the year, first of next year. [1:41:29, 1:41:30]: is when we'll receive those funds. [1:41:31, 1:41:33]: All right. Thank you, sir. [1:41:33, 1:41:53]: And let me mention this as well in reference to the weekly COVID GMA COVID meeting. Uh good news came out of that simply is that the Treasury Department uh has uh approved and allocated a little over 800 million uh dollars uh for the non-entitlement cities in the state of Georgia, which is roughly uh about five hundred. [1:41:53, 1:42:13]: 15 cities. And there was an announcement made to earlier today during the conference call. And then there is a webinar that's set for tomorrow at four o'clock where they're gonna expand this. They're gonna talk about this even further. So the funds are coming. It's a good news story for our ourselves and other cities in the state of Georgia. And and [1:42:13, 1:42:19]: And the state of Georgia is going to be a total winner in all this as well. I'll move on here. Uh Councilman Thomas, you're unmuted, sir. [1:42:19, 1:42:20]: Thank you, Mayor. [1:42:21, 1:42:27]: I just want to concur with the Mayor Pro Tem uh uh assessment. [1:42:27, 1:42:29]: Uh I concur with [1:42:30, 1:42:33]: uh the future vision that he just laid out and [1:42:33, 1:42:53]: But what I wanted to, well, first let me just thank Mr. Mr. Mr. Walls. He always comes when we need him, when we ask him. And uh he does a great job in laying that out for us. Mr. Walls, I just want to thank you for always uh being there with us and being honest with us and laying [1:42:53, 1:42:55]: out the facts. I really appreciate that. [1:42:55, 1:43:07]: Uh Mr. Knight, we we thank you for your due diligence. I know we have tasked you to lay this out for us so we can actually see it. And I just thank you all and appreciate that. [1:43:07, 1:43:12]: But what I want to share with the council and and and it dawned on me just a minute ago. [1:43:12, 1:43:15]: Uh Mr. Nay, when you read the [1:43:15, 1:43:16]: Virgin [1:43:17, 1:43:19]: And the mission statement. [1:43:19, 1:43:27]: And I think we are a uh a vision visionary leaders here, and I think we exemplify [1:43:27, 1:43:29]: uh that leadership. [1:43:29, 1:43:31]: And I think we we have to continue. [1:43:32, 1:43:34]: uh to be able to do that. [1:43:35, 1:43:38]: Also in our mission statement, it talks about [1:43:38, 1:43:40]: Services [1:43:40, 1:43:42]: That enhanced [1:43:42, 1:43:44]: The quality of life [1:43:44, 1:43:46]: For all citizens. [1:43:46, 1:43:53]: And and I think this is in the forefront. Everything that we do, I think we have to continue to [1:43:53, 1:44:13]: uh provide that quality of life for all of our citizens. And I think with this endeavor, the amphitheater, the cultural arts, trails, public safety, youth and senior facilities, I think this is the groundwork that we are laying um to enhance the quality of [1:44:13, 1:44:20]: life for all citizen. And then also in the mission statement, we talked about tourism. [1:44:20, 1:44:22]: And cultural events. [1:44:23, 1:44:30]: It is stated in our mission statement. So all of these things fall in, but let me just continue by saying. [1:44:31, 1:44:34]: You know, we we always talk about [1:44:34, 1:44:35]: Um [1:44:35, 1:44:37]: Our destiny is [1:44:37, 1:44:40]: А вибрант сі. [1:44:40, 1:44:44]: Uh moving forward for a robust downtown. [1:44:45, 1:44:48]: These things does not happen. [1:44:48, 1:44:50]: Байсел. [1:44:51, 1:44:54]: We have to be aggressive enough. [1:44:55, 1:44:56]: To reach for that. [1:44:57, 1:45:00]: It does not happen by itself. [1:45:00, 1:45:02]: The cultural art [1:45:02, 1:45:05]: Facility has been on the table for six years. [1:45:06, 1:45:08]: And you know, we have been waiting. [1:45:08, 1:45:11]: And and waited for what? Um [1:45:11, 1:45:12]: The future. [1:45:13, 1:45:15]: Your destiny, it doesn't wait. [1:45:15, 1:45:22]: You have to go out there and make it happen. So I just appreciate this council moving forward because this is what we are doing. [1:45:23, 1:45:24]: We are річен. [1:45:25, 1:45:26]: For that [1:45:26, 1:45:36]: uh a vibrant city, that robust downtown. We're working toward that. We're reaching for that. Because like I say, it doesn't happen by itself. [1:45:37, 1:45:53]: We have to take that step and work toward that to make this a success. And I think with these things that we talked about and the things that uh Mayor Pro Tem just laid out and all of these uh capital projects that we have talked about. [1:45:54, 1:45:56]: This is this is us reaching. [1:45:57, 1:46:01]: And trying to make Stockbridge that city. [1:46:01, 1:46:03]: That we all envision. [1:46:03, 1:46:09]: this quality of life that we are trying to provide for all of our citizens. [1:46:09, 1:46:17]: Public safety, uh, better schools. Because we know that when businesses come into the city of Stockbridge and we try to lay out that welcome at. [1:46:18, 1:46:38]: They want to make sure, and you know, we we talked about crime here recently. We want to ensure these businesses that we have their best at heart of what we're trying to provide. And I just want to share that, but again, Mr. Knight, Mr. Wall, Mayor Pro Tem, I just want to thank you for articulating that vision. [1:46:38, 1:46:42]: digit of the future. But I just want to encourage our council. [1:46:42, 1:46:46]: It is there. Our destiny is there. [1:46:46, 1:46:50]: But we have to go for it. We have to reach for it. It's not gonna come to us. [1:46:51, 1:46:56]: We have to work toward making these things happen. And it has been laid out. [1:46:57, 1:46:59]: But we have to work. [1:46:59, 1:47:06]: We have to go forward. We have to make it happen. And I just encourage us, let's make it happen. [1:47:07, 1:47:09]: Let's create this vibrant. [1:47:09, 1:47:13]: city that we talked about, this uh robust downtown. [1:47:14, 1:47:34]: Let's do it. Let's go for it. Mayor, I just want to thank this council and I just hope that we can get past uh you know this tonight so that uh TSW can move forward and we can be about uh the other business of this city in increasing and in moving forward with this virtual. [1:47:34, 1:47:37]: City that we always talked about. Our destiny [1:47:38, 1:47:41]: And our future, it is that waiting on us to make the move. [1:47:41, 1:47:43]: Thank you, and I yield back, Mayor. [1:47:43, 1:47:45]: Okay. Councilwoman Gann, go ahead, please. [1:47:47, 1:47:48]: Thank you, Mayor. [1:47:49, 1:47:49]: Um [1:47:50, 1:47:59]: Mayor and Council, I think we have all agreed that we love the design we we love the original design. We didn't want a shortchange for the art center. [1:48:00, 1:48:04]: Um that's first and foremost, but I am concerned about [1:48:04, 1:48:07]: financials. I have a lot of questions in regards to [1:48:08, 1:48:10]: The n nine million dollars that is coming in from [1:48:11, 1:48:15]: the federal government and what it can be applied to and for. [1:48:15, 1:48:18]: Um, I still have some questions in regards to that. [1:48:18, 1:48:25]: I am all for the art center. And I've always said that. I said that last time we had a meeting. [1:48:26, 1:48:30]: Um, but I'm not for spending out of our fund balance. [1:48:30, 1:48:31]: Um [1:48:31, 1:48:32]: The [1:48:32, 1:48:44]: additional amount of money until I know that it's gonna be covered by something else, such as the T splass. And once the T-SPLOST pass, which it should, at least I hope. [1:48:45, 1:48:50]: Then I would be more susceptible to saying, okay, let's go ahead. [1:48:50, 1:48:51]: And [1:48:51, 1:48:57]: spend you know we can go ahead and spend additional funds or find funding for the art center. [1:48:57, 1:49:06]: I'm not against the art center. I want the art center. It's the next thing on our list. It's our part of our plan. Um, I just want to make sure. [1:49:06, 1:49:09]: that all costs are covered. Um [1:49:10, 1:49:12]: Mayor Pro Tem Oxander did mention. [1:49:13, 1:49:17]: that we had a um ninety two mil [1:49:19, 1:49:26]: Balance. That's true, but not true. Um, we have assets, which they did a presentation on. [1:49:26, 1:49:40]: that basically is our buildings. Those are things that are not liquid. That's not cash. That's not something we can spend. It's buildings. And we bonded out a lot of money right now. Um I just want to make sure that we're covered first. [1:49:40, 1:49:41]: Um [1:49:41, 1:49:47]: It makes sense to move and it and it will make sense to move forward. If that nine million can [1:49:47, 1:49:56]: Help alleviate whether it was some of the police services we're talking about when we talk about we might have to tax our citizens, whether it is um. [1:49:57, 1:50:00]: The um art center and [1:50:00, 1:50:03]: operating it. Now we have a cost of [1:50:03, 1:50:05]: Right now, what is it? 18 million. [1:50:06, 1:50:07]: Projected. [1:50:08, 1:50:11]: But we also had a projection cost for our amphitheater. [1:50:11, 1:50:12]: So [1:50:12, 1:50:14]: Take into consideration [1:50:14, 1:50:15]: Incidentals. [1:50:16, 1:50:16]: Um [1:50:17, 1:50:18]: Think that [1:50:19, 1:50:35]: one that we may not know will come up, um, upgrades if need be or or different things that happen during construction, which we see each and every day. We just we have to vote on it even at this meeting tonight. And so I I ask you to be smart about this. [1:50:36, 1:50:45]: I'm not it it won't cause a delay. The project is still moving forward. They're working on the design and working on things even now. [1:50:45, 1:50:58]: But let's make sure that we have all of the funding. If we can transfer the the when we get T Splash and we can move those projects from the budget and then reallocate funds, that would be awesome. [1:50:59, 1:51:06]: It would be, but we don't have a ninety two million dollars just sitting around. We don't. Those are those are buildings. [1:51:08, 1:51:10]: Um, and I want us to be realistic about it. [1:51:11, 1:51:13]: I want us to be responsible. [1:51:14, 1:51:25]: And I join my colleagues in welcoming this art center. I can't wait for it to happen. But I wanna be financially and physically responsible when it does happen. [1:51:25, 1:51:44]: And I still think it's gonna happen on time. I don't think it's gonna be delayed. I think that once the the teeth was or you know funds are allocated in that way, or if we can reallocate funds and we can spend on some other things with that nine million dollars, I would be fine with that, but I haven't gotten that answer yet. [1:51:45, 1:51:53]: That is what ifs and possibilities. As soon as one of them passes or as soon as we know we can spend or change, I'm all for it. [1:51:54, 1:51:54]: Thank you. [1:51:55, 1:51:57]: Councilman Barber, go ahead, please. [1:51:58, 1:52:05]: Thank you, Mirror. Um yeah, I did listen to that call um as they talked about ARPA. [1:52:05, 1:52:11]: And one of the things that it mentioned um covering was stormwater and infrastructure. [1:52:11, 1:52:11]: Um [1:52:12, 1:52:20]: So with the nine million dollars that the city is projected to receive, I know currently in our stormwater. [1:52:21, 1:52:24]: budget or account, there's about eight million dollars. [1:52:24, 1:52:25]: So [1:52:26, 1:52:36]: any projects that are already allocated with the city using the stormwater account, we should be able to replace it. [1:52:36, 1:52:37]: Oh. [1:52:37, 1:52:44]: we should be able to use some of the funds from the stormwater account and replace it with ARPA. [1:52:44, 1:52:47]: Am I correct, Mr. Knighton in my thinking? [1:52:49, 1:52:58]: Considering that those funds, the nine million dollars that the city is projected to receive, covers stormwater and infrastructure improvements. [1:52:58, 1:53:09]: Right, right. Water water and sewer were explicitly mentioned and then the Treasury Department has talked about stormwater, things like that could be used out of the nine million dollars that we'll receive. That is correct. [1:53:10, 1:53:18]: Okay, so currently, Mr. Wiggins, um, do we currently have eight million dollars that's in our stormwater account? [1:53:20, 1:53:21]: Yes, um [1:53:22, 1:53:25]: But it's not all it's it's not all cash though. [1:53:25, 1:53:40]: When you say fund fund balance is not always cash. So some of that is uh is is is part of the um infrastructure, which is the um uh capital assets associated with stormwater. [1:53:40, 1:53:42]: So it's all not cash. [1:53:42, 1:53:47]: think it's about half of it is cash. About half of it is half of it would be cash. So you like [1:53:47, 1:53:51]: It's still four million dollars. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Exactly. [1:53:51, 1:53:59]: I know that uh Mayor Pearl Tim also mentioned the sale of some property off of North Park or Park North. [1:54:00, 1:54:03]: Whichever one. Um, I know that that also [1:54:04, 1:54:04]: The [1:54:05, 1:54:05]: Um [1:54:06, 1:54:11]: The funds that we received from that sale, did it go into our fund balance, Mr. Knighton? [1:54:13, 1:54:17]: I think Mayor Pro Tem was was referring to property that we still have. [1:54:17, 1:54:28]: Okay, what about property that was sold recently? Right. The previous right previous property that was sold some years ago. Yes, essentially that's a that's a part of your overall fund balance. Yes. Okay. [1:54:29, 1:54:32]: That did go into our fund balance. That's right. [1:54:33, 1:54:40]: Okay. So I know uh um Keggy Race is also on the line. [1:54:40, 1:54:41]: Um [1:54:41, 1:54:43]: Is he available? [1:54:44, 1:54:45]: Carl is. [1:54:45, 1:54:46]: Carl is there. [1:54:46, 1:54:46]: All right. [1:54:48, 1:54:50]: Oh, there he oh there they're yes. [1:54:51, 1:54:54]: Awesome. Good evening, Mayor and Council. How are you doing? [1:54:54, 1:55:10]: Um one of the things that I was really concerned about is the management of the amphitheater. Um the fact that we went from budgeting 16 million dollars to now 20 million. Um we have to be very careful about managing um. [1:55:10, 1:55:13]: The cost of these capital projects. [1:55:14, 1:55:31]: I understand that there will be unknown and unforeseen things that will happen. But one of the critical things that we have to have in place is an experienced project manager. Kekin Woods has done, I think, a really good job with helping us to manage. [1:55:32, 1:55:42]: the amphitheater. Considering that we are now wanting to um kick into second gear, third year, um with all of our capital projects. [1:55:43, 1:55:47]: Being able to manage multiple capital projects at one time. [1:55:47, 1:55:54]: Is going to require our project manager, which Kekin Woods is now on board, to be able to help us. [1:55:54, 1:55:54]: Um [1:55:55, 1:56:00]: keep our pulse on to on all these major projects. [1:56:00, 1:56:00]: Um [1:56:01, 1:56:08]: I would like to make a motion after uh we uh decide what we're gonna do with the Culture Arts Center. I wanna make a motion. [1:56:08, 1:56:17]: Um, in regards to capital lives, um, ensuring that they take the lead on all of our capital projects right now, including um [1:56:17, 1:56:26]: The Cultural Arts Center, if that's something we want to move forward with, the master trail plan. Um, I know with the expansion of um [1:56:26, 1:56:29]: East Atlanta Road, Widening and Lee Street. [1:56:29, 1:56:35]: All those major projects we have to have an individual who's designated um to really [1:56:35, 1:56:37]: Keep the council in the known. [1:56:38, 1:56:43]: about the status and what's going on with it. And I think Kekin Woods would be an asset to us. So [1:56:44, 1:56:50]: Um, I do support the Cultural Arts Center. I do think we now have a pathway forward. [1:56:50, 1:56:54]: Realizing that this project is not going to break ground probably. [1:56:55, 1:56:56]: Around this year. [1:56:56, 1:57:00]: We're just right now looking to um [1:57:00, 1:57:02]: Identify the funding source. [1:57:02, 1:57:05]: for this eighteen million dollar project. [1:57:05, 1:57:06]: Is that correct, Mr. Knighton? [1:57:10, 1:57:11]: Um that is correct, yes. [1:57:12, 1:57:12]: All right. [1:57:13, 1:57:14]: Thank you. [1:57:14, 1:57:15]: That's all. [1:57:15, 1:57:17]: Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please, sir. [1:57:17, 1:57:21]: Mayor, uh I I was waiting to get in. I everybody spoke except me. [1:57:22, 1:57:22]: Good. [1:57:23, 1:57:28]: Well I I didn't see your hand. I didn't I actually saw a council. [1:57:28, 1:57:31]: Um thanks for recognizing me. I'd like to move forward. [1:57:32, 1:57:33]: With the motion to accept [1:57:34, 1:57:35]: The um [1:57:36, 1:57:38]: Cultural arts facility at the [1:57:38, 1:57:52]: Uh eighteen. Uh mayor point of order, mayor. Well stand by. He's making a motion. Well well the point of order, mayor. If I had my hands up this before the motion, I told you I didn't see you. I saw him first. I'm trying to keep order here. [1:57:53, 1:57:54]: Go ahead, Casman Thomas. [1:57:55, 1:57:57]: Let me reiterate my motion. I I move [1:57:58, 1:57:59]: That we [1:57:59, 1:58:03]: accept and move forward with the culture art facility. [1:58:04, 1:58:06]: At the eighteen million dollar level. [1:58:07, 1:58:16]: Uh, I believe that is the issue at hand. Uh, Mr. Knight, if I'm incorrect, uh, would you please correct me uh for the proper motion? [1:58:20, 1:58:24]: Councilman, I think that's the question that we're looking for here, it was uh whether or not the council [1:58:25, 1:58:31]: I wanted to move from the fourteen million dollars to the eighteen million dollars. And so I think that motion in and of itself would be in order. [1:58:32, 1:58:35]: To the fact that my motion [1:58:35, 1:58:42]: Yeah, I'd like to issue a second and then I'd like to ask the councilman Thomas to add Kekinwood as the project manager on the motion. [1:58:44, 1:58:45]: Mayor Four, if I may. [1:58:47, 1:58:50]: Go ahead, sir. Mayor Ford, if I may. [1:58:50, 1:58:53]: I like to add to my motion. [1:58:53, 1:58:57]: That Kekken would be the uh designated [1:58:57, 1:58:59]: Project manager. [1:58:59, 1:59:03]: on this uh particular project and hopefully [1:59:03, 1:59:04]: All of you have a capital project. [1:59:05, 1:59:09]: Seconds. Okay, it's been a second. Now, further discussion, Mr. Blount. [1:59:10, 1:59:15]: Yeah. Um I want to say is is Mr. Wall still on here? Yes. [1:59:17, 1:59:23]: Uh one of the things I want to look at when I looked at uh what you sent us, Mr. Walls. [1:59:24, 1:59:29]: Um when we when I got on this council back in twenty sixteen. [1:59:30, 1:59:31]: We labeled [1:59:32, 1:59:34]: priorities on what we wanted to do with this city. [1:59:35, 1:59:39]: And in those priority, one of the top things that we put on there was the police department. [1:59:41, 1:59:47]: Because this was extension of of what we was trying to do when we said we need to build this amphitheater. [1:59:48, 1:59:50]: was a police department. [1:59:50, 2:00:01]: And so Mr. Wall, from the paperwork that you sent us with that four million added, because you're looking at$9.8 uh million dollars in bonds that would be paid back by SPOP SPLOSS. [2:00:01, 2:00:05]: was released fifteen point two, but if you add that four, you're talking about uh [2:00:06, 2:00:11]: about nineteen point two million dollars, which now because the eighteen million dollars for the culture art center. [2:00:12, 2:00:19]: When this council came together and we talked about what's best for the city, we we put public safety. [2:00:19, 2:00:20]: In a position [2:00:20, 2:00:26]: Not in a position where we we're built we we're not even in completion of an amphitheater. [2:00:27, 2:00:29]: We haven't opened the doors of the amphitheater. [2:00:30, 2:00:33]: Yes, still what's the priority to this council? [2:00:34, 2:00:36]: is an eighteen million dollar cultural art center. [2:00:37, 2:00:39]: And one of the things that [2:00:39, 2:00:41]: Given by Mr. Walls [2:00:41, 2:00:45]: If we was to start a police department right now. [2:00:46, 2:00:48]: With the millions of that we've already bonded. [2:00:49, 2:00:56]: It will be a strain on us to sustain one, yet we're still as this council moving forward, we're hiring a police chief. [2:00:56, 2:01:02]: For how long? Because we're not focused on public safety right now. We're focused on the cultural arts center. [2:01:02, 2:01:08]: I raise my hand in motion that we name this cultural arts center Kerry Mae Hamburg officially. [2:01:09, 2:01:10]: I did that. [2:01:10, 2:01:12]: And it and it passed. [2:01:12, 2:01:15]: But when this council sits here and we talk about public safety. [2:01:16, 2:01:30]: But yet still we're putting an amphitheater and a cultural art center before public safety. And now we're ready to say, hey, can we take the money from uh uh uh public works? Can we take the money from here? We're making the cultural art center work. [2:01:32, 2:01:37]: But Ed Walls, our financial advisors, told us with everything that all these expenditures. [2:01:38, 2:01:46]: It would be a strain on the city of Stockbridge to start a police department and sustain it without the implementation of a tax. [2:01:47, 2:01:56]: Now, if this is what our financial advisor is telling us, why are we moving forward without strategizing and making sure we have proper funds in place? [2:01:57, 2:02:11]: to do the things was best for the citizens, in my opinion, is to look forward to what we've already said we wanted to do and what was important was a public s was public safety and starting our own police department. So what we're about to do now is hire a police chief. [2:02:12, 2:02:14]: That's gonna sit here for how long? [2:02:15, 2:02:35]: How laughable is that? How long would a police chief sit here? Mr. Wall, I would like for you to home in because one of the things that you referenced in what you gave us is the strain that will be put on this city because only$9.8 million is going to be paid in bonds. We as elected officials can talk about all about what can [2:02:35, 2:02:43]: Can and can't do, but we hire you to show us a path, a clean path on paying these expenditures and starting a police department. [2:02:43, 2:02:47]: So how can we do that? Because we ask that this be brought to us. [2:02:49, 2:02:51]: So uh Councilman Blount, um [2:02:52, 2:02:54]: I'll I'll try to take'em one at a time. So [2:02:55, 2:02:55]: No. [2:02:56, 2:02:59]: When you establish a police department, um [2:03:00, 2:03:05]: There's a millage rate that Henry County currently levies on stock bridge tax digest. [2:03:06, 2:03:08]: that uh generate a set amount of money. [2:03:08, 2:03:11]: Seems like the study that y'all had done. [2:03:11, 2:03:16]: shows that you'll have to add a little bit to that, that you can't do a police force. [2:03:16, 2:03:21]: for exactly the amount of the millage rate that your citizens are currently paying to Henry County. [2:03:22, 2:03:23]: Is that true or false? [2:03:25, 2:03:26]: Do I remember that right? [2:03:26, 2:03:33]: Wouldn't they have to add a little bit extra money to it? Yes. Yes, that is correct. Sure. And so [2:03:33, 2:03:34]: Um [2:03:36, 2:03:43]: The the fifteen million that we borrowed, of which was a a little bit of a portion for um [2:03:43, 2:03:44]: The um [2:03:45, 2:03:48]: the cultural arts, um, you know, the trails. [2:03:48, 2:03:51]: And the seven move amphitheater paid by splots. [2:03:51, 2:03:55]: So the remaining amount that we borrowed for um [2:03:55, 2:03:58]: the uh cultural arts center is having to come from the general fund. [2:03:59, 2:04:03]: And it was a fifteen year issue and seemed like the annual payment was around nine hundred thousand dollars. [2:04:04, 2:04:06]: And so we'll have to [2:04:06, 2:04:09]: bake that into your general fund budget. [2:04:09, 2:04:20]: I fixed it up so that your first payment doesn't come until next fiscal year. Remember we capitalize interest. So next fiscal year when you do your budget, you'll have to add nine hundred thousand for the cultural arts. [2:04:21, 2:04:22]: You'll need to add [2:04:22, 2:04:24]: Whatever you're gonna add for the police. [2:04:25, 2:04:25]: Um [2:04:25, 2:04:26]: And um [2:04:27, 2:04:41]: Uh if you borrow this four million dollars, that'll add another$350,000. But what I had hoped that you could do is find the$4 million elsewhere and not actually use fund balance and not have to borrow it. That would be my hope. [2:04:41, 2:04:46]: Is that you would find the four million some other place? Uh Councilman Gantt made a good point. [2:04:47, 2:04:48]: That she [2:04:49, 2:05:04]: might not want to actually vote for it until we actually identify the four million instead of say here are the places it could come from. She wants to know exactly where it comes from before she votes. And I and I understand that that would be a very conservative way to approach it. But um [2:05:04, 2:05:07]: Mr Knighton asked me for my advice to you that [2:05:08, 2:05:28]: I didn't want you to borrow the four million dollars today. If you all choose to do a eighteen million dollar cultural arts center and you're four million short, I didn't want you to do the four million dollars today because I think the four million can come from other places. To borrow the four million, you know, you're gonna pay a hundred thousand dollars in upfront issuance costs to borrow it and [2:05:28, 2:05:34]: That's money you wouldn't get back if you paid the four million dollars off early. And so um [2:05:34, 2:05:39]: I I I do believe that that with the police department coming on [2:05:39, 2:05:44]: The operations of the amphitheater and the operations of the cultural art center. [2:05:44, 2:05:46]: You're gonna have pressure on your general fund budget. [2:05:47, 2:05:53]: Well, th I I appreciate that, Ms. Wall. Let me just say this real quick before I before you all move forward. [2:05:54, 2:05:55]: Um [2:05:56, 2:05:58]: When we was fighting for our city. [2:05:59, 2:06:01]: When we looked at the finances and fought for our city. [2:06:03, 2:06:06]: There was a person that that had a desire to [2:06:06, 2:06:08]: Fight for our city because their concerns. [2:06:09, 2:06:11]: We're about the future stock bridge. [2:06:12, 2:06:14]: So many people shed it tears. [2:06:15, 2:06:18]: Because they was concerned about the future stop bridge. [2:06:19, 2:06:21]: When we start to raise our hands. [2:06:23, 2:06:25]: And start to spend make expenditures. [2:06:26, 2:06:27]: Without a clear path. [2:06:28, 2:06:31]: to what those future expenditures, how they would be paid. [2:06:31, 2:06:38]: This is why I supported those that were so concerned about our city. And I've seen many shed tears. [2:06:38, 2:06:46]: This is putting our city in the blind. We do not put our city in a position to raise taxes to get what we need. [2:06:46, 2:06:56]: for public safety versus going to those citizens first and letting them know this is the plans of the city, have the town hall meetings and do it, but we're gonna hire [2:06:57, 2:06:58]: A police chief. [2:06:58, 2:07:01]: So we'll have a police chief on an unspecified time. [2:07:02, 2:07:03]: Because this council right now [2:07:05, 2:07:08]: In a blink of an eye, say, Hey, let's go ahead and add four more million dollars. [2:07:09, 2:07:10]: On this culture art center. [2:07:12, 2:07:18]: And so now what went what was twenty five million dollar bonds, we're talking about now total twenty four million. [2:07:18, 2:07:23]: Which now gonna put the city in a po place of nineteen point two million dollars to pay back. [2:07:25, 2:07:28]: And so now we're talking about no clear path financially. [2:07:29, 2:07:30]: By our financial advisor. [2:07:31, 2:07:35]: Every council member can speak on here, but we pay people to give us information. [2:07:36, 2:07:37]: So tonight [2:07:38, 2:07:40]: What this council is going to do. [2:07:41, 2:07:43]: Is approved eighteen milyen dollars. [2:07:44, 2:07:45]: For culture arson. [2:07:46, 2:07:50]: Which now the expenditure can go high as it can go, whatever wherever it goes. [2:07:50, 2:07:55]: We just spent a twenty plus million dollar amphitheater that hadn't even opened yet. [2:07:56, 2:08:05]: We're gonna hire a police chief without even a clear path to how we're gonna start a police department and how we're gonna fund it and sustainability. Our finance advisor told us that. [2:08:06, 2:08:13]: It would be hard to sustain one with the decisions we've already made and the obligations we've already committed ourselves to. [2:08:14, 2:08:16]: So when we raise our hand to approve. [2:08:17, 2:08:19]: This eighteen milyen dollars, remember. [2:08:20, 2:08:21]: The citizens are watching. [2:08:22, 2:08:34]: And I would hope that they would get involved with what's going on here because when I when I ran for office, I ran to be good stewards of the taxpayers' money. And when we were raising our hands in the blind without even having a clear path. [2:08:34, 2:08:43]: Even to public safety right now. No clear path of how we would how we would create or the monies would come to create it and sustain it, but we can raise. [2:08:43, 2:08:44]: Four million dollars for [2:08:45, 2:08:46]: Extra, let's do it. [2:08:47, 2:08:48]: And that's all it takes. [2:08:49, 2:08:51]: Where are we at when it comes to [2:08:52, 2:08:53]: When we talk about communities. [2:08:54, 2:08:56]: When we talk about expenditures. [2:08:57, 2:08:59]: I think public safety should have been top of the list. [2:09:00, 2:09:04]: I want to culture our center like anybody else. Why are we Russian? [2:09:04, 2:09:09]: And that's the exact same thing our uh financial advisor saying. We don't have to rush into this. [2:09:09, 2:09:19]: Let's get some solid numbers. One of the things Council Woman Barber has always been saying put it on paper right. Point of order. Point of order. Mr. Alexander, I'll let you talk as long as you want to talk. [2:09:20, 2:09:35]: And I and I expect that same respect. You ask for point Alexander, I let you talk as long as you want to talk. And I want that same point of order time. The time. We have two minutes, two time to speak. And we have a five-minute rule. American Pro Tem I got this. Councilman Blanc, go ahead, please. [2:09:35, 2:09:36]: Finish his c his statement. [2:09:37, 2:09:41]: One of the things that I'm gonna say right now, and I will be finished. [2:09:42, 2:09:46]: Is that when this council started to move and talk about what's better for the community? [2:09:47, 2:09:54]: Look into your own hearts and say, is this really needed right now without a clear path on what was gonna start to get public safety? [2:09:55, 2:10:04]: To start our own, but if if we would do what we're doing for this cultural arts center for a public, for our uh to start a police department, we would definitely be on the right track. [2:10:05, 2:10:08]: But we want to start we want to spend all these millions. [2:10:08, 2:10:10]: and bond without a clear path. [2:10:10, 2:10:13]: Фома коч фромал фінанс адвізор. [2:10:13, 2:10:14]: Telling us. [2:10:16, 2:10:19]: Telling us that we don't need to move on it right now. He's told us this. [2:10:21, 2:10:23]: And he's reiterated that tonight. [2:10:24, 2:10:25]: But we're gonna make it happen. [2:10:26, 2:10:36]: And now there's not a clear path to starting the police department without what he just said, implementing a tax and with going about it the wrong way and transparency to the citizens. [2:10:36, 2:10:50]: is to go to the citizens first, have the town halls and let them know, not burn all that we're doing and put a strain. These are the words from our financial advisor, put a strain on us to do other things like starting the police department. [2:10:51, 2:10:53]: Councilman Barber, go ahead, please. [2:10:58, 2:11:10]: I think Mayor Pro Tem had his hand up first. All right. If you say so, go ahead. Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. Yes, sir. Let me just chime in and honestly say the first thing that this council bunded. [2:11:10, 2:11:14]: Was three milyen dollars for the police department. It's number one. [2:11:15, 2:11:15]: We did not. [2:11:16, 2:11:19]: prove any bond until we bonded that public safety. [2:11:20, 2:11:40]: This council charged the city manager with hiring a police chief, which we will do now. There's nothing gonna happen right until we get this police department nailed down. That's what we wanted to do first, and that's why we bonded that money first, understanding that we are being good stewards of the citizens' money. I want Mr. [2:11:40, 2:11:45]: Mr. Light and to speak on the facts. The fact is the Georgia Municipal Association. [2:11:46, 2:11:55]: where we attend once a year says twenty-five percent is a baseline for what they look at for a fund balance. We have almost two hundred percent. [2:11:56, 2:12:16]: In our fund balance. So, yes, we could spend the money out of fund balance and still have a$10 million surplus in our budget, nearly 100%. When all of us go to the same class, all of us do for Georgia Municipal Association. And I think that they tell us that. Some cities, what the issue is. [2:12:16, 2:12:23]: Is the reason that the stock bridge got in the condition that it is we haven't spent the money that we need to spend to be best in class? [2:12:23, 2:12:37]: I thank Councilman Alfonso Thomas for having the courage to lead us into the in the direction that we need to go in order to make this project happen. Understand, Mr. Knight, speak on that, on the facts. [2:12:40, 2:12:45]: on the fund balance facts of where we are, the recommendation, and then where we are. [2:12:47, 2:12:54]: Typically, um, for fund balance determination, you want at least three months to four months, basically twenty five percent. [2:12:55, 2:12:58]: Of your overall fund balance, which is considered fairly strong. [2:12:59, 2:13:04]: Obviously with the ex with the um commitments from fund balance. [2:13:05, 2:13:12]: Um, we would be as I mentioned earlier, about fourteen million dollars or so. Our budget is about eleven point five million dollars or so. [2:13:12, 2:13:19]: And so we're just over we're over a hundred percent in terms of uh what we have for fund balance. I mentioned to the council [2:13:20, 2:13:21]: And my correspondence to you. [2:13:22, 2:13:24]: Along with um Mr. Wall. [2:13:24, 2:13:26]: And his recommendations. [2:13:27, 2:13:32]: If this is done, if the council is inclined to to move forward with this in terms of Mr. Wall's recommendation. [2:13:33, 2:13:36]: I would then as we move forward with other projects. [2:13:36, 2:13:41]: want to keep our fund balance where it is at that point, allow it to replenish itself. [2:13:42, 2:13:44]: In order to keep the fund balance strong. [2:13:44, 2:13:51]: Right. Um and so um with that um caution as well, uh I want to make sure I mention that. [2:13:52, 2:13:56]: Um that the fund balance is strong now. We want to keep it strong. [2:13:56, 2:14:00]: But we have commitments out of fund balance that we want to monitor. [2:14:00, 2:14:07]: And make sure that we allow the fund balance to increase and replenish itself before we make any cut other commitments beyond this out of fund balance. [2:14:10, 2:14:11]: All right. Um [2:14:12, 2:14:13]: Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [2:14:18, 2:14:27]: Um I wanted to make sure that I made the uh motion or asked um Councilman Thomas if he could amend his motion. [2:14:27, 2:14:31]: Because I want to make sure that Kekinwood takes the lead on all of our. [2:14:32, 2:14:33]: capital projects. [2:14:33, 2:14:36]: And they also provide weekly updates. [2:14:36, 2:14:39]: directly to the mayor and council. [2:14:39, 2:14:43]: We have a number of capital projects right now that's [2:14:43, 2:14:44]: Going on. [2:14:44, 2:14:53]: And I think all of us have been just reaching out to Mr. Knight and just randomly asking him what status is. So having a project manager. [2:14:53, 2:14:56]: who'd be able to provide us with those updates regularly. [2:14:57, 2:14:58]: Um okay. [2:14:59, 2:15:00]: Keep us at bay from [2:15:01, 2:15:03]: Stand by a second, please. Miss Holiday. [2:15:03, 2:15:09]: Could you repeat back the motion that's been properly what motion that's been sec properly seconded? What does it actually say? [2:15:10, 2:15:16]: Yes, for the motion um by Councilman Thomas and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Alexander. [2:15:17, 2:15:20]: was to approve eight at the eighteen million dollar level. [2:15:21, 2:15:25]: With the project manager designated as Kekin Woods. [2:15:25, 2:15:28]: And it did say with other capital projects, but um [2:15:30, 2:15:32]: Councilwoman Barber is now adding [2:15:32, 2:15:32]: Yeah. [2:15:33, 2:15:34]: It to be amended. [2:15:35, 2:15:36]: to include [2:15:36, 2:15:39]: All of the capital projects and [2:15:39, 2:15:53]: reporting directly to with reports going directly to the mayor and council. Yes. Thomas, is it okay to amend this to ask that Kekkenwood provide weekly updates directly to Mayor and Council? [2:15:54, 2:15:57]: Castle Thomas played. Okay with that. [2:15:58, 2:16:07]: Mayor, if I may. Yeah, go ahead, sir. Go ahead, please. Um, I I did include in the motion that Kekin would be would be the project manager. Right. [2:16:07, 2:16:13]: um weekly uh monthly updates. I I do not have a a problem with that. [2:16:14, 2:16:17]: Um is that something that I need to add to that or [2:16:18, 2:16:21]: Monthly update, is that something that we can just work out? [2:16:22, 2:16:22]: Uh [2:16:22, 2:16:25]: Hello, including the question. [2:16:25, 2:16:32]: Um, because I want to know the status of all the projects. Okay, well, if I may then, Mayor, I'd like to add to my motion. [2:16:33, 2:16:35]: Um that Kek in Woods. [2:16:36, 2:16:37]: provide [2:16:37, 2:16:44]: uh weekly uh monthly i'm not sure which one we want to uh indicate but updates i'm sorry [2:16:45, 2:16:45]: Weekly. [2:16:45, 2:16:47]: Weekly updates. [2:16:47, 2:16:48]: Two [2:16:48, 2:16:51]: The mayor and council report to the mayor and council. [2:16:51, 2:16:53]: The updates. [2:16:53, 2:16:54]: On a weekly basis. [2:16:55, 2:16:56]: Of all [2:16:56, 2:16:58]: Projects, capital projects. [2:16:58, 2:16:59]: Okay. [2:17:00, 2:17:00]: Okay. [2:17:01, 2:17:05]: Even if there is no status or change in it, I still want [2:17:05, 2:17:08]: You know, just to know where we are with the project as all [2:17:08, 2:17:16]: Okay, uh Mr. Mayor I I know Mr. Night wanna respond, but I would like to come back after Mr. Night uh comments. And I know Mr. [2:17:16, 2:17:21]: All right, Mr. Nine, go ahead, please. I know I know Councilman Gann has had her hand up for a while. I don't know if if [2:17:22, 2:17:25]: Well, I was gonna get to her. I'm trying to taste it all over, but go ahead. Okay. All right. [2:17:26, 2:17:35]: I was just gonna simply mention with respect to that, I'm fine with that, of course. Kevin Wood is they provide me with weekly updates of the amphitheater progress. They provide me that every week. That's been a tremendous help. [2:17:36, 2:17:47]: and very detailed. The only thing that I would caution about, well, two things. One is for any current projects that we have, we may have some other project managers like Falcon on a given project. [2:17:47, 2:17:52]: It may have helped with an RFP on that project, therefore they're in intimately involved with that project. [2:17:53, 2:17:56]: And provide that level of of oversight in that regard. [2:17:57, 2:18:01]: Um any other project of course um that we take on it could be with kept and keck and wood. [2:18:01, 2:18:08]: um if if I understand the council's um uh desire in motion. The only th the other thing that I would mention [2:18:08, 2:18:17]: Um, is that um obviously as these projects come on board, Kekken would then being the project manager and again, uh, they've done a very good job with the amphitheater. [2:18:18, 2:18:23]: Um as they as they uh expand their realm, as they expand, for instance the cultural arts center. [2:18:23, 2:18:40]: We may need to look at um I think they're on an hourly right now and so forth. So we'll obviously have to look at the expanse of of their scope as well, but typically those are taken out of the overall project scope. But I just want to mention the monetary aspect of it as well as we continue to move forward with these projects. [2:18:40, 2:18:45]: Uh Mr. Mayor, I I'd like to reclaim my time if I may. Sure. Go ahead, sir. Go ahead. [2:18:45, 2:18:48]: And I and I just wanted to say that um [2:18:49, 2:18:53]: I think all of council members hear from citizens. And let me just say [2:18:53, 2:18:56]: Without a doubt, my heart. [2:18:56, 2:18:58]: And my mind is clear. [2:18:58, 2:19:00]: On the direction that we're going. [2:19:01, 2:19:04]: I hear from citizens all the time. [2:19:04, 2:19:06]: And they commend [2:19:06, 2:19:08]: The leadership of this council. [2:19:08, 2:19:19]: to take these bold steps to make things happen uh in the city of Stargrid. So with that being said, Mayor, I'd like to call for the vote. [2:19:19, 2:19:39]: Well, I appreciate that, but uh there's a couple of things we still need to do. Miss Gantton needs to talk, and I want to try to make sure everybody has a say so. But I want to make sure your motion, your motion was made. Stand by your motion was made, is second by Mayor Pro Temp. But I want to make sure that the clerk has the proper motion. So she can read back the motion, make sure is what you want, and then I'll move on. [2:19:39, 2:19:40]: On to a couple other comments here. [2:19:41, 2:19:41]: Right. [2:19:42, 2:19:50]: Go ahead, Ms. Ms. Okay. Councilman Thomas has made the motion seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Alexander to approve. [2:19:50, 2:19:54]: the culture arts center funding at the eighteen million dollar level. [2:19:55, 2:19:57]: And designating Kekin Wood [2:19:57, 2:20:02]: As the project manager on this project and all other capital projects. [2:20:02, 2:20:05]: And provide weekly updates. [2:20:05, 2:20:08]: on those projects directly to the Bayern Council. [2:20:08, 2:20:15]: All right. That's what you that's what your motion was, Councilmember Thomas. That's what was second. Okay. [2:20:15, 2:20:16]: Councilwoman Gan, go ahead, please. [2:20:18, 2:20:19]: Thank you. [2:20:19, 2:20:21]: Um mayor council and thank you, Mayor. [2:20:24, 2:20:29]: I had a question in regards to I heard some of the ways that we can [2:20:29, 2:20:32]: um possibly have bonds [2:20:33, 2:20:33]: So [2:20:35, 2:20:39]: Um it has been advised by our financial advisor not. [2:20:40, 2:20:48]: to go to the twenty five percent. I know that a lot of times you hear that in GMA that that's the recommendation, but [2:20:48, 2:20:52]: I don't necessarily agree that that is a strong position to have, right? [2:20:52, 2:21:04]: Um, especially with the police services coming on board and a couple other things. And you always hear about cities getting in the red. Um, again, I ask that we are financially responsible. [2:21:04, 2:21:05]: For that. Um [2:21:06, 2:21:17]: Stormwater. I heard a thing about stormwater and I had a question in regards to that. I do believe by law we cannot reallocate stormwater funds. Is that not correct? [2:21:20, 2:21:22]: Can anyone give me an answer to that? [2:21:26, 2:21:33]: I would need to know. Stormwater funds. That's why they have their separate budget. Is that not correct? [2:21:35, 2:21:36]: I believe this is because they're [2:21:37, 2:21:44]: I believe because they're enterprise funds, they need to be used for stormwater purposes. You you couldn't use them, you know, build a baseball field. [2:21:45, 2:21:47]: So let me make this very clear. [2:21:48, 2:22:00]: We do have funds in certain positions, certain state places, but they can't be reallocated. We can't use those funds, particularly with stormwater. We can't transfer those funds. [2:22:00, 2:22:03]: over for another purpose and use. [2:22:03, 2:22:12]: And I believe it, and I read something about it in regards to taxes and different things of that nature. And you guys can find that on some of the GMA handbooks if you would like. [2:22:12, 2:22:13]: Um [2:22:13, 2:22:18]: I also want to let you know that again [2:22:18, 2:22:21]: I think we all have agreed we all are in favor of [2:22:22, 2:22:23]: This project. [2:22:24, 2:22:29]: I we've already voted to bond the fourteen million dollars. I said, let's get started. [2:22:29, 2:22:33]: on those things, whether yet we need to make sure everything [2:22:33, 2:22:34]: Thing [2:22:35, 2:22:42]: We can start building or whatever the case may be on those expenditures, just like Mr. Knighton has stated, but it would [2:22:45, 2:23:05]: T Splash is coming up. We can reallocate funds. In regards to that, and I always get the ACT name confusing, the$9 million federal funds that are coming in. Um, I've heard, you know, yes, it is that you can use some of that for infrastructure, but I don't think you can use it for new infrastructure for a specific purpose. [2:23:05, 2:23:09]: And what I'm what I'm trying to say is right now [2:23:10, 2:23:15]: I just want to make sure that the funds are there. I am for this project. [2:23:15, 2:23:25]: I just want to make sure we've already voted to to move forward. We actually voted for 14 million. And I do believe that we had every intention on going with the 18 million. [2:23:25, 2:23:27]: Right. But I I also [2:23:28, 2:23:47]: also believe that we must be wise in our decisions. And I don't think it's impossible that we can't find the four million somewhere else, just not from fund balance. And that was the advisement of our financial advisor as well as our c um as well as Mr. Knighton. [2:23:48, 2:24:08]: And I don't know if if things have changed since then, but I think that, you know, even though this is so many years out, and not in so many years, a a year out or whatever the case may be, and we can break ground, we can still keep moving, we still have to be responsible. And right now, what we're saying is forget. [2:24:08, 2:24:17]: All the rules and all the advice, and we we're paying people to give us advice and then just screw all of that. Let's do what we want to do blindly. [2:24:18, 2:24:21]: Blindly and that is wrong. [2:24:22, 2:24:31]: That is so wrong. That's not that's not being um you know not wanting to move the city forward. That's being smart. [2:24:31, 2:24:51]: Making sure that we have a city and we're not gonna go bankrupt or we're not gonna do something crazy and not have money and be one of those cities that are in the red. We haven't been that way. And I don't think we will. I'm saying that make sure we have the money first. That T-splice is coming up. Once they do that, I'm ready to go. If we can get so [2:24:51, 2:24:56]: that$9 million and reallocate some funds and pool, I'm ready to go. [2:24:57, 2:25:01]: But nobody's given us a direct path on where to get that money from. [2:25:01, 2:25:06]: And I think that's what we that where we need to be smart. Now Kekinwood. [2:25:07, 2:25:08]: In regards to that [2:25:08, 2:25:20]: We are throwing out names of who we want to hire. Is is there money to be have we allocated I mean we have a the project we know what that's gonna cost 18 million based off of what we want. [2:25:21, 2:25:36]: Does that include the fee for Keck and Wood? And what would that fee be? Right? We already have money set aside. Will it be, would it be that we need to increase that budget? Has that been taken into consideration? Has that been budgeted for? [2:25:37, 2:25:45]: I always ask myself, where's the money? Show me the money, and I'm good to go. I'm not going to agree. [2:25:46, 2:26:00]: um with a 25% fund balance reserve, right? And I think that's where we're trying to get. And we we do need to spend money, right? We needed to spend some of our spots funds. And we've done that. We've overdone that. [2:26:00, 2:26:05]: So much that we are on zero and are having to pull from other places. [2:26:05, 2:26:20]: We do not have nine yeah, that's correct, Mr. Mayor Pro Tem Alexander. It's correct. We don't have ninety-two million dollars of cash. That's correct as well. We don't have that. So we're not gonna mislead the citizens letting them think that we do. [2:26:22, 2:26:24]: 'Cause we're not refinancing buildings, we're bonding money. [2:26:25, 2:26:28]: And those things have not made a profit. [2:26:28, 2:26:31]: And won't in years for years to come probably. [2:26:32, 2:26:34]: Just like our Merrill Manders is [2:26:35, 2:26:39]: These are for the citizens. We're not here for that. [2:26:40, 2:26:41]: All of us want to do this. [2:26:42, 2:26:49]: What's the rush in making sure that we do it right? We still gonna start at the same time. Let's just find the money, please. [2:26:51, 2:26:56]: That's all I have to say. Councilman Ballant, stand by for a second, please. Mr. Wall, come back. [2:26:56, 2:26:59]: I need I need to ask you something. I want to see you, sir. [2:27:00, 2:27:07]: Yes, sir, Mayor. All right. Well, you made a recommendation in reference to the four million coming sometime a year from now or so. [2:27:07, 2:27:27]: And and probably other funding sources for that. And I actually, when you first made your initial uh recommendation, I agreed to that publicly in this aspect. I want to go now to Councilman Thomas. You made a motion for 18 million. Does that 18 million mean bonding 18 million right now? Or are you talking about four million later, like a year from now? Or so that that the recommendation to Mr. Wall. [2:27:27, 2:27:30]: made it. What how you how do you foresee that 18 million? [2:27:30, 2:27:31]: The path. [2:27:32, 2:27:34]: Just a few minutes ago, the past that [2:27:35, 2:27:36]: Mr. Knighton. [2:27:36, 2:27:38]: And Mr. Walls laid out. [2:27:38, 2:27:39]: Okay. [2:27:40, 2:27:41]: There was no [2:27:42, 2:27:45]: mention abundant any additional monies. Okay. [2:27:45, 2:27:46]: There was no [2:27:47, 2:27:50]: Uh the the whole path that they laid out. [2:27:50, 2:27:52]: Did not include [2:27:52, 2:27:54]: Uh any addition of bonded. [2:27:54, 2:27:57]: Uh Mr. Knight, if you would just nod your head, am I correct? [2:28:02, 2:28:06]: That's correct. That would not be the recommendation to bond any money at this time, no. [2:28:06, 2:28:07]: Right. So mayor. [2:28:08, 2:28:12]: I know you wanna allow everyone to think everyone has speak. [2:28:12, 2:28:15]: Uh I I I don't believe in [2:28:15, 2:28:18]: Fear tactics, you know, the sun is gonna fall. [2:28:19, 2:28:22]: Um, poison the you know, the the public drinking water. [2:28:22, 2:28:25]: Uh I don't have a problem with folk disagreeing. [2:28:25, 2:28:28]: I I think everybody have voiced their opinion. [2:28:28, 2:28:30]: Uh I I again. [2:28:30, 2:28:36]: Uh I am calling for the vote. I tell you, I appreciate that, uh, Councilman Thomas, but I'm gonna I'm gonna go one more. [2:28:36, 2:28:38]: Yeah, uh call. [2:28:38, 2:28:42]: You rose your hand, sir. I did. Go right in. Um [2:28:43, 2:29:03]: Before you vote on it, I was and first of all, thank you very much for your confidence in us. We've really enjoyed working on the uh amphitheater and uh certainly wish we could have got in there earlier, uh, but um it it it has been a great project. Um before you vote on this motion, I want you to [2:29:03, 2:29:23]: To revisit something that was brought up that I'm not sure the motion yet addresses, and that is current uh capital projects. I think it would be awkward for us to be assigned to current capital projects if you already have a project manager on board. If you don't, that's certainly fine. We can we can assume that role. [2:29:23, 2:29:42]: role on ones that don't, but for the one the capital projects that do have other project managers on board, I think your motion should exclude those or at least address that so that you don't end up approving in essence two project managers on the same on the same project. [2:29:44, 2:30:04]: I believe that's something that Mr. Mighton kind of alluded to also earlier in the conversation. But um if that makes sense, um I don't know, Mr. Councilman Thomas, if you if if you wanted to amend uh uh that in reference to uh Carl mentioned since he is with Kek and Wood. And before and before you speak, I want to make sure that our attorneys are well aware of what we're talking. [2:30:04, 2:30:10]: about here and whether or not there's any legal guidance you need to give us in reference to any additional changes or modifications we're about ready to make. [2:30:13, 2:30:15]: In s in short, the humble. [2:30:17, 2:30:26]: In short, the issue is if we're going to in effect put new project managers, as Mr. Traverton said, on [2:30:26, 2:30:30]: all these other deals that may incur additional fees and costs. [2:30:30, 2:30:36]: And we need to look at that because we don't know how many contracts that affects. Like that's a that's a blanket that's a blanket. [2:30:38, 2:30:41]: I guess that's a that's a blanket move by council. [2:30:41, 2:30:55]: And we would just need to in implement that, pull every contract that we have in them before the city and then go back and tell them that they have a new project manager on it. And once they have a new project manager on it, see what they say about it and how much they would charge us to manage projects that they're currently not on. [2:30:58, 2:30:58]: Okay. [2:30:59, 2:31:00]: So [2:31:00, 2:31:03]: Mr. Mayor, if if I if I may then [2:31:04, 2:31:05]: Um [2:31:07, 2:31:08]: In the budget. [2:31:08, 2:31:11]: Uh in the city budget, professional services. [2:31:12, 2:31:16]: Page kick and wood already. It's it's in the budget as well. [2:31:16, 2:31:16]: Yeah. [2:31:17, 2:31:20]: But if the council would just like for [2:31:20, 2:31:24]: Kickham was to be the project manager on the culture arts now. [2:31:25, 2:31:26]: Just to get get us through. [2:31:27, 2:31:34]: Because we're gonna keep continue to go round and round and then we can always come back and it and once we see a a clear [2:31:34, 2:31:36]: plan fear for the other project. [2:31:37, 2:31:40]: then we may can come back then and and put kicking woods. [2:31:41, 2:31:46]: uh on those project projects. But I do understand the caution that Mr. Nine just made. [2:31:46, 2:31:49]: And uh attorney uh Washington. [2:31:49, 2:31:55]: Uh if Falcon is already the project manner on on some of these other projects, I understand that. [2:31:55, 2:31:57]: Um, to my knowledge, Mr. Knighton. [2:31:58, 2:32:00]: Uh the character art facility. [2:32:00, 2:32:04]: Kek and Woods can there's a clear path that they could be [2:32:04, 2:32:08]: the project manager for this particular project. Is that correct? [2:32:09, 2:32:16]: Yes, yes. Okay, so if it's okay with council, so we can go ahead and move this forward. [2:32:17, 2:32:36]: Was that well if you might move forward? Does that mean that that you that the motion that you originally made made doesn't need to change, or do we just go with that motion uh in this aspect to to deal with this uh latest statement? Well, well, let me ask Mr. Night, can we go forward with the motion as is when we state our project? [2:32:36, 2:32:42]: Uh uh do we have to amend that to pull back on all projects and just specify. [2:32:42, 2:32:45]: Um the cultural arts and then [2:32:45, 2:32:50]: come back and do something later. But if we say all projects now in this motion. [2:32:51, 2:32:51]: Uh [2:32:52, 2:32:56]: Can we come back then and and and alter that? [2:32:56, 2:33:05]: Uh but I'm trying to just move this forward for the cultural art. I think for the I think for the purposes of this discussion in the cultural art center, which is the agenda item. [2:33:06, 2:33:13]: If your motion includes Kekinwood as the um project manager for that project, I think that's [2:33:13, 2:33:17]: Uh again, given that if the council wants to move in that direction. [2:33:17, 2:33:20]: that would um be a path to do that. [2:33:20, 2:33:29]: Um, anything that we would need to do in terms of any scope that they have, I think their scope is fine. Anything that we would need to do would bring that back to you. And then any other projects that [2:33:29, 2:33:35]: we take on as new projects, obviously then that they would have an opportunity to be the project manager on those projects. [2:33:37, 2:33:43]: Okay, Mayor, um I I'm I'm sorry to to stand by please. [2:33:43, 2:33:52]: Go ahead, Mayor. I was saying good go ahead, Council Thomas. If you're gonna make an adjustment and our attorneys are listening, so I just want to make sure that we're doing everything legally in this aspect as well. [2:33:52, 2:33:59]: But if you need to make an adjustment once again, amendment to your original motion, please do so if that's appropriate. [2:33:59, 2:34:02]: Yeah, to cover all this and I'll get you other folks a little in a little bit. [2:34:02, 2:34:22]: Okay. Hold on, it's not your turn. Councilman Barber, stand by please. Stand by. Go ahead, Councilman Thomas. Do you want to understand why I'm asking? Because you have to listen, wait, will you wait for a second, please? [2:34:22, 2:34:23]: speak. [2:34:24, 2:34:29]: Councilman Thomas Courtney, please. I do understand the comments that Mr. Knight made about [2:34:29, 2:34:31]: The word all [2:34:31, 2:34:32]: Projects. [2:34:32, 2:34:36]: And the cautions that this uh a turn is made about [2:34:36, 2:34:37]: Oh [2:34:37, 2:34:38]: Uh private. [2:34:39, 2:34:41]: problematic in itself. [2:34:42, 2:34:43]: For us, the word all. [2:34:44, 2:34:47]: I I I do not have a problem in pulling that back. [2:34:48, 2:34:50]: Uh but I'm sort of curious as to [2:34:51, 2:34:51]: Um [2:34:51, 2:34:56]: Since Councilwoman Barb asked me to add that I'm I'm I'm a little curious as to [2:34:56, 2:34:59]: What is her comments uh concerning it? But [2:34:59, 2:35:02]: And if you don't have an issue in coming back with me. [2:35:02, 2:35:08]: to see if I need to amend, but I do hear what Mr. Nine has said and I do hear what the attorneys are saying about [2:35:09, 2:35:11]: The word all projects. [2:35:12, 2:35:12]: All right. [2:35:13, 2:35:14]: Councilman Barber, go ahead. [2:35:15, 2:35:25]: Okay, the reason why I asked Thomas to amend this motion to include Kekinwood as the project manager of all other projects. [2:35:25, 2:35:28]: is because we have been routinely [2:35:28, 2:35:34]: and constantly asking Mr Knighton for updates on projects such as the [2:35:34, 2:35:39]: Current road projects, I know that they are now out for bid. [2:35:40, 2:35:41]: Um [2:35:41, 2:35:42]: I know that [2:35:43, 2:35:49]: Dalking design is a part of those road projects, but also the wayfinding signage. [2:35:50, 2:35:52]: We need someone. [2:35:53, 2:35:55]: Someone other than Mr Knighton. [2:35:55, 2:35:59]: To provide updates to the mayor and council. [2:35:59, 2:36:00]: regularly. [2:36:01, 2:36:04]: I don't want to have to send emails to Mr. Knight and [2:36:05, 2:36:07]: every week asking him about wayfinding signage. [2:36:07, 2:36:10]: That was something that the council approved. [2:36:10, 2:36:11]: Last year. [2:36:11, 2:36:13]: During our retreat. [2:36:13, 2:36:18]: So if Falcon Design or someone else is the project manager. [2:36:19, 2:36:22]: We need status updates regularly. [2:36:22, 2:36:23]: Without me asking about them. [2:36:24, 2:36:31]: So that's why I was asking about Kekin Wood being the project manager of all of our capital projects. [2:36:31, 2:36:34]: So that we are provided updates regularly. [2:36:35, 2:36:49]: without having to wait or without Mr. Knighton or any member of staff being prompted by counsel asking for a status update. Now I understand um Mr. Washington, the city attorney, and I understand Mr. Knighton [2:36:50, 2:36:53]: If Falcon Design is the um [2:36:53, 2:36:56]: project manager of those the road project. [2:36:57, 2:36:59]: I want to know what the status is. [2:37:00, 2:37:02]: I don't wanna have to keep asking. [2:37:02, 2:37:03]: What's the other? [2:37:04, 2:37:08]: These are projects that have already been approved by this council months ago. [2:37:09, 2:37:10]: We expect it for the globe. [2:37:11, 2:37:16]: Um the awards of the road projects to be met to this council. [2:37:17, 2:37:18]: For approval. [2:37:18, 2:37:20]: Before the summertime, but it looks like [2:37:21, 2:37:23]: Those solicitations won't even close until [2:37:24, 2:37:25]: Great summer. [2:37:25, 2:37:29]: And we won't get a recommendation to award until after the summer. [2:37:29, 2:37:32]: Everything is kind of moving slowly. [2:37:32, 2:37:46]: And I don't know why. So that is why I figured if we had a manager who was designated as the project lead of all of our capital projects, we would have everything moving at the same time. [2:37:47, 2:37:49]: Just seems like we're a slow walking project. [2:37:49, 2:37:53]: One thing at a time. Everything is just moving slow. [2:37:54, 2:37:55]: That's all. [2:37:55, 2:37:56]: Okay, Mayor, if I may. [2:37:57, 2:37:59]: Yeah. [2:37:59, 2:38:01]: To try to finalize this. [2:38:01, 2:38:03]: Let me just clarify my motion. [2:38:04, 2:38:05]: Ту стей. [2:38:07, 2:38:12]: All Kekinwood would be the project manager on all. [2:38:12, 2:38:13]: Um [2:38:13, 2:38:14]: A sand [2:38:15, 2:38:18]: projects. And I think that will clear that up. [2:38:19, 2:38:21]: I I think that may be [2:38:21, 2:38:27]: uh the best path forward to have kicking wood uh as a project manager. [2:38:27, 2:38:30]: On projects that are unassigned. [2:38:31, 2:38:33]: to a project manner. And I think that would clear it up. [2:38:34, 2:38:36]: Okay, you made a motion, he made his motion zero second. [2:38:39, 2:38:40]: Is there a second? [2:38:40, 2:38:42]: Mayor the attorney. [2:38:42, 2:38:53]: The attorney's trying to speak. Okay, go ahead. I'm sorry. Second by my approach. Go ahead, Quentin. No, I d I just want to ask a question. So we're fine with that, but when we're going to execute on this. [2:38:53, 2:38:57]: If Kek and Wood and Ms. Travis and you let me you need to let us know this. [2:38:57, 2:38:58]: But that [2:38:59, 2:39:06]: If there's a question about additional funding for this request, is that also included in this if it's above Mr. Knighton's signature? [2:39:09, 2:39:12]: Okay, I know you're breaking up and I know I think you were dragging back. [2:39:12, 2:39:14]: Yeah. [2:39:14, 2:39:18]: If we do this for the unassigned projects, is that going to be another feedback? [2:39:19, 2:39:21]: Kick and Wood would want from us. [2:39:21, 2:39:35]: And if so, is there a way to do we need to and I guess council need to ask this, do we need to bring it back to you all if it's above Mr. Knight's signature authority? Or how do we want to proceed with that and the execution of it? I I think the answer is if it's above the sing his assignment authority, it comes to me. [2:39:36, 2:39:45]: to sign off on it. And if it and I'll sign off on if the council agrees, you got a simple majority of three, four, or five unanimous decision. If it comes before me, I will sign it. Okay. [2:39:46, 2:39:58]: And if I can't sign it for some strange reason, I got a broke hand, the mayor of Potem will have to sign it. All right. Okay. All right. Thank you. Right. Mr. Mayor, let me just be mindful of everyone that in the budget that that we just passed. [2:39:58, 2:40:01]: That is a line item for professional services. [2:40:02, 2:40:04]: [9604.3, 9616.2]: Okay, now m Councilman Thomas, I know you said we needed to vote. Stand by stand no, not yet. Sorry, sir. Not yet. Councilman Blount been waiting quite some time for this. I got a couple more people trying to make this fair across the board. [2:40:16, 2:40:20]: All right. Now, Councilman Blount, go ahead now. We're just still in discussion. [2:40:20, 2:40:22]: Thank you, Mayor. Um [2:40:23, 2:40:28]: You know, this thing is so convoluted. You know, we've just spent we're spending over thirty minutes on emotion. [2:40:28, 2:40:30]: That we keep amending. [2:40:30, 2:40:37]: You know, uh for uh one of the things before I get before I finish, I'd like to know what what did this do what does this do with our procurement process? [2:40:38, 2:40:48]: uh you know when we when we're assigning um uh we we're bypassing our procurement process and already assigning people or companies to uh um [2:40:48, 2:40:59]: uh contracting companies on the spot. Uh that's one of the questions. And and and one of the things I want to say is Mr. Knighton giving us updates. That's the way it's supposed to work. [2:41:00, 2:41:01]: Not not for us to [2:41:01, 2:41:06]: uh contract people to do a job that we've already hired someone to do. [2:41:06, 2:41:11]: Uh, you know, why are we spending double money and giving double duties? [2:41:11, 2:41:13]: For something that we supposed to be getting anyway. [2:41:14, 2:41:16]: So when it comes to this culture art center right now. [2:41:17, 2:41:22]: And I just want to get to the point at hand, it's not a scare tactic, it's the reality. [2:41:22, 2:41:25]: The reality is that what is the big rush? [2:41:26, 2:41:34]: What is the big rush? There's still some preliminary things that this city has to do in order to even get the cultural arts center even moving correctly. [2:41:34, 2:41:39]: So what is the big rush? What is the big rush when our financial advisor tells us? [2:41:39, 2:41:51]: that not speculative, not probabilities, but let the actual money come forward to say, hey, okay, wow, you were let us say you were right and now let's do it. [2:41:53, 2:41:57]: We're sitting here moving forward this project, adding four more millions. [2:41:58, 2:41:59]: Offer probabilities. [2:42:02, 2:42:03]: How about it, you know? [2:42:04, 2:42:19]: But my heart and my future, I'm vested in here in the city of Stockbridge and I'm saying that what is the big rush? Because it's months down the road before this project can even get started. So why are we rushing this tonight without a clear path? [2:42:20, 2:42:23]: That has not even been given to us by our financial advisor. [2:42:24, 2:42:28]: Jeremy, I'm gonna tap into you for a second, sir. If you don't mind, could you come back on? [2:42:29, 2:42:47]: Okay. Okay. He asked about the procurement process and what we're doing, the reference to doing uh for this uh uh for this taskmaster, for this individual for Keck and Wood here. Is is does he have can you answer his question? Do we have a legit does he have a legitimate concern about the process here? [2:42:47, 2:43:00]: Yeah, may I I think Mayor that the and Councilman Bur Brunt that these are services agreements uh that the the city can enter into, that the city can retain uh you know, companies for services agreements. [2:43:01, 2:43:07]: And then the those any contracts that are entered into down the road would then need to come to council. [2:43:07, 2:43:11]: А со Кекін Войс актing аз е на аджен в до си. [2:43:11, 2:43:12]: Um [2:43:13, 2:43:21]: And it the council can go through procurement if they want to for those, but it's not required to because there's services agreements, but any contracts would need to come back before the city. [2:43:22, 2:43:26]: Contracts, tasker orders, purchase orders, what have you. [2:43:27, 2:43:33]: Okay, thank you. Councilwoman Gantt, I believe you had you've been waiting for some time. You had any if you had nothing else, I'll move on. [2:43:34, 2:43:36]: No, Mayor, I don't have anything I don't have anything else. [2:43:37, 2:43:39]: Councilman Barber, you have one last comment? [2:43:39, 2:43:47]: Um yeah, um my understanding, Kekin Woods was awarded a professional service agreement in 2019. [2:43:47, 2:43:50]: So they're already working on the [2:43:50, 2:43:53]: contract and it's I mean my understanding. [2:43:53, 2:43:56]: based on the projects that they are being assigned to. [2:43:58, 2:43:58]: That's right. [2:43:59, 2:44:05]: The council will expect a new contract to come before us for Kekin Wood is not [2:44:06, 2:44:08]: He already has a contract. [2:44:08, 2:44:09]: That's all. [2:44:09, 2:44:10]: Yeah. [2:44:10, 2:44:20]: All right. That's correct. A clerk, Miss Clerk, once again. Okay. I mean we read the motion before we vote. What do you have for the motion? [2:44:21, 2:44:24]: I have a motion by Councilman Thomas, seconded by [2:44:24, 2:44:29]: Mayor Pro Tem Alexander to move forward with the Culture Arts Center funding. [2:44:30, 2:44:32]: At the eighteen million dollar level. [2:44:33, 2:44:39]: And assigning or designating Kekin Wood as the project manager on this project. [2:44:39, 2:44:41]: With weekly updates. [2:44:41, 2:44:42]: And [2:44:42, 2:44:44]: Also on any unassigned [2:44:45, 2:44:46]: projects. [2:44:46, 2:44:49]: And this would be excluding any current. [2:44:49, 2:44:50]: projects assigned. [2:44:51, 2:44:53]: to any other project managers. [2:44:54, 2:45:00]: Okay, Councilman Thomas is nodding his head. So that's your motion, sir. It's already a second. All right. We've had m plenty of discussion. [2:45:01, 2:45:02]: All in favor of the motion, please indicate. [2:45:05, 2:45:06]: I have three. All opposed. [2:45:07, 2:45:12]: I abstain. Only I abstain, Mayor, only because [2:45:13, 2:45:14]: I agree with the art center. [2:45:15, 2:45:21]: But I want to make sure that we have the funding and and where we're going to get the funding source from. That's the only reason. [2:45:21, 2:45:24]: You abstain. Councilman Blount, you oppose or abstain? [2:45:24, 2:45:32]: I'm abstaining for the same reason, Mayor. Uh I'm not just not gonna blindly spend the money like that. Okay, so it's three zero two. Motion passed. [2:45:33, 2:45:33]: All right. [2:45:34, 2:45:37]: Uh what we got we got my comments next for the next few minutes. [2:45:38, 2:45:42]: COVID testing is still important, still happening at Heritage Senior Center in Middonnah. [2:45:43, 2:45:51]: You can go, you can uh actually call this number 800 847 4262. Once again, 800 847 4262 to make an appointment. [2:45:52, 2:45:57]: And that's on Monday to Friday, ten AM to three p uh ten AM to three PM or Saturday, nine AM [2:45:58, 2:45:59]: to twelve noon. [2:45:59, 2:46:03]: But obviously testing is important, but the vaccination is even more important uh important. [2:46:04, 2:46:24]: And so uh today at the uh Atlanta uh Motor Speedway, the county along with the public health department uh vaccinated 122 people uh only. And actually the vaccinations at the Mo Atlanta Motor Speedway is only going to occur for two more weeks before the contract ends. That's on Tuesdays. And it'll be second [2:46:24, 2:46:42]: Doses, second doses only for those individuals. Now, uh, now what's happening is that you can still make a vaccination with the public health department, get a vaccination with the public health department or any type of mass vaccination site that's still operating in the state of Georgia. And to do that, you have to call 888-888-888-888 [2:46:42, 2:46:55]: 457-0186. Once again, 888-457-0186. That's Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday. [2:46:55, 2:47:15]: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. And when you and when you actually call that number and you'll get an appointment for the closest location to your home, to your to your rest to your home there. Now, Odyssey vaccinations are extremely important. And you can get vaccinations at the CVS, Walgreens, any uh many other uh types of uh of uh [2:47:15, 2:47:35]: healthcare centers and the public health department as well. But the for us, what's happening at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, once again, it's only going to last for two more weeks. And then we've got to work through issues with the public health department in reference to how else we we service those individuals who need to get a vaccination but have not a made appointment yet. [2:47:35, 2:47:40]: Now I'll also tell you that the public health department along in coordination with the [2:47:40, 2:48:00]: EMS of the of the county are working along with CORE. CORE is a nonprofit organization. I believe that's funded by actor Sean Penn. And whereas that uh they go around to underserved communities and or uh communities in which they need additional assistance, they haven't gotten out. And this can be with church groups. [2:48:00, 2:48:08]: And or it can be with other organizations that they can work through this free vaccination, work through this process to set it up. [2:48:08, 2:48:20]: So it's still very important and can still be done. Now vaccinations are now available for individuals 12 years old or older, 12 or older for Pfizer only. Pfizer only 12 years or older. [2:48:21, 2:48:25]: And Moderna, the Moderna vaccination and Johnson and Johnson, you have to be eighteen years or older. [2:48:26, 2:48:30]: Okay, eighteen years older from Maderma and and Johnson and Johnson. [2:48:30, 2:48:50]: But Moderna is is looking to get approval to go down to the age 12. That hasn't happened yet, but maybe it'll get approved within the next several days that they you can utilize the vaccination with individuals uh that are uh down to 12 years old shortly. And uh what it also amounts to as you probably well know if you listen to the media and news there that vaccinations [2:48:50, 2:48:57]: As well as the amount of hospitalizations, vaccinations are still going up, but not up as quickly as we'd like. [2:48:57, 2:49:03]: Uh hospitalizations are down and deaths are down, but you still can get colds. You still need to do get the test. [2:49:04, 2:49:11]: public if you want to coordinate anything for uh with a nonprofit organization or with core once again with a Sean's Penn organization. [2:49:11, 2:49:27]: You can call the public health department and they can work through that process with you to set it up. And that is a point of contact is a guy named Xavier Crockett. In the public health department, it is Xavier Crockett. His number is 706-350-0281. Once again, 706-0-260-260-26 [2:49:28, 2:49:32]: Three five zero eight two eight excuse me, zero two eight one. [2:49:32, 2:49:47]: And uh you talk with him, he can help you work with the process and getting his team of people and the public health department and the core agency to kind of coordinate that for any underserved areas or any type of uh hard to reach uh areas in the community to take the vaccination. [2:49:49, 2:49:50]: All right now. [2:49:50, 2:49:53]: All of a sudden another another note you realize today [2:49:53, 2:49:56]: The one year anniversary of George Floyd's murder. [2:49:57, 2:49:58]: It happened in Minneapolis. [2:49:59, 2:50:08]: So obviously one year ago today it sparked a protest across the entire country and globally against police brutality towards African Americans or people of color. [2:50:09, 2:50:20]: And otherwise uh against uh the use of excessive force. Yeah, nine minutes and I think it's twenty eight seconds, I believe it was, if I got that number right, that that uh the police officer's on George Floyd's neck. [2:50:21, 2:50:21]: So [2:50:22, 2:50:27]: During the protests last year as you rallies and protests, as you well know, I can't breathe. [2:50:27, 2:50:32]: was a cry and during those protests. Now hopefully most protests were peaceful, but obviously a lot of them were not. [2:50:33, 2:50:37]: A lot of times folks at protest will say say their names. Hands up, don't shoot. [2:50:38, 2:50:39]: But you know what's pretty interesting to me? [2:50:40, 2:50:42]: That during last summer for all these protests [2:50:42, 2:50:50]: Across the nation and across the world, a lot of people that were protesting for Black Lives Matter were not African Americans or people of color. [2:50:51, 2:50:57]: Those individuals joined in on our whole process to protest because they felt I will say they felt [2:50:57, 2:51:05]: That uh they're protesting for hopefully for equal quality and and across the board for everybody. Everybody gets treated equally as individuals, as human beings. [2:51:06, 2:51:09]: So hopefully any other protests that do occur in the future. [2:51:10, 2:51:15]: would be peacefully and a sense and not uh get disrupted and destroy property. [2:51:15, 2:51:16]: And hopefully [2:51:16, 2:51:22]: The the George Floyd police reform bill, justice and policing act will pass. [2:51:22, 2:51:24]: We'll have hopefully we'll see that happening. Hopefully. [2:51:25, 2:51:33]: So on that note, I want to make that that present to you all in reference to the one year anniversary and how that upturned or turned up in a sense our country last summer. [2:51:34, 2:51:54]: Now, Stockbridge City uh is going to have its Memorial Day virtual uh program Monday versus Memorial Day at eight PM. So we'll be able to look at that on Facebook in that aspect. I know several of us, the council along with some other organizations, will be virtually and be able to give a message and honor our our our military. [2:51:54, 2:51:58]: uh dead that have passed through to conflicts and wars and things of this nature. [2:51:59, 2:52:19]: Offices of course will be closed on Monday the 31st in observance of Memorial Day. And of course the offices be offices will be closed in observance of June closed on 18 June for the observance of Juneteenth holiday. And I know that we'll have a celebration uh virtually, I believe it is, uh for the city of Star Brays and more information come on that as as well. And that also will be on our website. [2:52:21, 2:52:33]: Main Street Advisory Board and Downtown Development Authority joint planning session is at nine AM by way of Zoom, June 12th. And of course, the Main Street Advisory Board meeting for June 11th has been canceled. [2:52:34, 2:52:50]: City Council meetings at six p.m. by way of Zoom, second Monday of each month, and that'll be June 14th. The downtown development authority meeting, six p.m. Zoom, third Tuesday of each month, which is June 15th, has actually been council because of the joint meeting they're having with the Main Street Advisory Board. [2:52:50, 2:52:52]: on June uh twelfth. [2:52:53, 2:52:58]: The new council advisory meeting is 6 30 by way of Zoom, third Tuesday of each month, which is June 15th. [2:52:59, 2:53:19]: City Council work session. Uh okay, it's uh by six o'clock, uh last Tuesday of each month, unless notified, of course. And uh that's what we just decided tonight. So that's that's back to the Tuesday, and I believe that is the June 29th. Is that right, Miss? Okay, thank you very much. The planning commission meeting 6:30. [2:53:19, 2:53:39]: By way of Zoom, the fourth Thursday of each month, which is uh uh June 24th. And of course, um uh the uh oh okay, I said already said it. Join us for the Star Breeze virtual memorial day musical tribute. Remember, say 8 p.m. on the 31st. On that note, council, we need to go into executive session. We're gonna have a motion. [2:53:39, 2:53:40]: Take us in a second session, please. [2:53:41, 2:53:42]: So move. [2:53:42, 2:53:46]: Uh well okay. We're going to cycle session for what minute please? [2:53:47, 2:53:48]: Oh yes, Ms. Gantt go ahead, please. [2:53:48, 2:53:50]: Oh no let her [2:53:51, 2:53:54]: I need a motion to go on a second session. You said so move, but it's for litigation. [2:53:55, 2:53:56]: Perfect. [2:53:56, 2:53:58]: Litigation and real estate matters. Okay. [2:53:58, 2:53:59]: I think. [2:54:00, 2:54:18]: Okay, Barber and then Gantt. All right. And um and actually in this case, uh, Mr. Washington, I believe this is actually a session as one primary issue to talk about. And I believe there's uh that this is only for the council and the the attorneys. Is that correct, sir? [2:54:18, 2:54:19]: Yes, this. [2:54:19, 2:54:29]: Okay, so counsel, uh Miss Boliday, if you can send uh the a connection uh for everybody getting a Zecos session for the immediate counsel and our attorneys, please. [2:54:29, 2:54:43]: Okay, I'll need about 10 minutes. So if you could resume at nine o'clock, that'll be nine o'clock sounds good then. We'll see you at nine. Thank you very much. Thank you. And you have the email address I gave you, Miss Collins? I do, I do, sir. Thank you. All right. See you in ten minutes, folks. [2:54:48, 2:54:49]: Yes, it's the [2:55:54, 2:55:55]: All right. [2:56:04, 2:56:06]: Uh [2:58:04, 2:58:11]: All right, uh got everybody back here. We got a quorum. Okay. There I know I see your count there, Miss Ms. Holiday. [2:58:13, 2:58:20]: All right, uh council, uh uh I need a motion to end the second session, please. [2:58:21, 2:58:22]: Some of a second. [2:58:23, 2:58:24]: A second. [2:58:24, 2:58:27]: Okay, Ms. Cann, second Dan. All in favor, please indicate. [2:58:29, 2:58:37]: Okay, you now have decision. Uh need a a motion to reconvene our city council meeting, a work session. I'm sorry, work session, please. So moved. [2:58:38, 2:58:39]: Okay. Is there a second? [2:58:40, 2:58:41]: Second. [2:58:41, 2:58:45]: Okay, Ms uh Mary Portem second that or all favor, please indicate. [2:58:47, 2:58:57]: Okay, it's unanimous again. All right, so obviously there's nothing for us to report out of this particular executive session. So otherwise I need a motion to adjourn our city council work session. [2:58:57, 2:58:59]: So moved. Is there a second? [2:59:02, 2:59:04]: Is there a second? Ms. Barber second that? [2:59:05, 2:59:06]: Canton and Barber, okay. [2:59:07, 2:59:09]: Uh, all favor, please indicate. [2:59:10, 2:59:15]: So you never decision. Good night, everybody. Good night, everyone.

--- title: Main Street Advisory Board Meeting date: 2021-05-14 source: 2021-05-14_Main_Street_Advisory_Board_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:06]: May 14th, Main Street Advisory Board meeting to order at nine oh three. [0:00:07, 0:00:08]: Yeah. [0:00:10, 0:00:12]: And we will begin of course with [0:00:12, 0:00:13]: Roll call. [0:00:13, 0:00:17]: And we would like to acknowledge if there are any guests on the call. [0:00:17, 0:00:19]: or on the meeting or in the meeting. [0:00:20, 0:00:20]: as well. [0:00:21, 0:00:21]: Yeah. [0:00:23, 0:00:29]: We have Mr. Alan Peterson, who is our um economic development director on the call, Madam Chair. [0:00:30, 0:00:33]: Thank you, Miss Braggs. Hello. Morning, everyone. [0:00:33, 0:00:37]: Good morning, Mr. Peterson. Thanks for being with us today. [0:00:38, 0:00:39]: So we'll begin our roll call. [0:00:40, 0:00:42]: See, um, Miss [0:00:43, 0:00:44]: Rocio [0:00:44, 0:00:45]: Camacho. [0:00:48, 0:00:50]: Shimari urch. [0:00:52, 0:00:53]: See you, sir. [0:00:55, 0:00:58]: Mr. Willie Hopkins. Present. [0:00:58, 0:00:59]: Sir. [0:00:59, 0:01:01]: Mr. Greg Horton. [0:01:01, 0:01:02]: Present. [0:01:02, 0:01:03]: You said? [0:01:04, 0:01:05]: Miss Linda Jones. [0:01:08, 0:01:09]: It's Linda Jones. [0:01:11, 0:01:13]: Anika Potts, I am present. [0:01:14, 0:01:16]: Miss Mildred Reed. [0:01:17, 0:01:17]: Present. [0:01:18, 0:01:19]: President. [0:01:19, 0:01:20]: Thank you, ma'am. [0:01:20, 0:01:22]: Miss Barber Richardson. [0:01:24, 0:01:25]: Miss Barber Richardson. [0:01:27, 0:01:29]: Mr. Afonso Thomas. [0:01:29, 0:01:30]: Present. [0:01:30, 0:01:31]: Thank you, sir. [0:01:31, 0:01:41]: Right, yes, uh we absolutely do have a quorum. Um, and we would again like to welcome Mr. Peterson to our meeting and acknowledge his presence. [0:01:41, 0:01:46]: Um, do we have a volunteer amongst us to read our mission statement this morning? [0:01:49, 0:01:52]: Madam Chair, I'll take the honors to do that on your behalf. [0:01:52, 0:01:55]: Thank you, sir, if you'd be so kind. Yes, ma'am. [0:01:56, 0:02:12]: The Main Street mission is the Stock Business Main Street program mission is to design and support and identify a downtown historical district that promotes economic vitality, culture-based artistic expressions, encourage culture enrichment, and nurtures community spirit. [0:02:13, 0:02:16]: Thank you. And thank you for saying it with such zeal. [0:02:17, 0:02:32]: All right, we will move on to the review and approval of our minute, our meeting minutes, I'm sorry, of our meeting agenda. Agenda first. Um, because we did not have a quorum for our April meeting, we will need to um [0:02:34, 0:02:35]: Need to [0:02:36, 0:02:46]: approve both our March and April agenda meeting uh minutes. So um in doing so, if you were present [0:02:46, 0:02:49]: for the April meeting, you would have the ability [0:02:49, 0:02:54]: to um bring a a motion or move that we approve [0:02:55, 0:02:59]: the agenda as it was presented or if any amendment was made during that time. [0:03:00, 0:03:05]: So um at this time we would like to begin with the um [0:03:05, 0:03:11]: review and approval of the meeting agenda from our March 2021 meeting. [0:03:12, 0:03:13]: Do we have any um [0:03:15, 0:03:16]: We have a motion. [0:03:16, 0:03:20]: to accept that agenda as it was presented or amended at that time. [0:03:22, 0:03:25]: Oh let's see, Madam Chair. Um [0:03:25, 0:03:26]: I was [0:03:26, 0:03:27]: Go ahead. [0:03:27, 0:03:32]: I was gonna say I'm sorry, Anico, sorry to interrupt, but we've gotta approve [0:03:32, 0:03:35]: The agenda for this meeting first, I think. [0:03:36, 0:03:38]: So okay. [0:03:39, 0:03:54]: And then we can approve all the other business. I'm sorry about that. So the order should be we need to approve Westbur Senate, which the need to do those two items is a part of this active agenda for today. So I apologize. Yes, ma'am. Okay. So um [0:03:55, 0:03:57]: At this time we would like to have um [0:03:58, 0:04:00]: A motion to [0:04:01, 0:04:08]: Approve the agenda for the May meeting as presented, or if there's a need to amend it, please present it now. [0:04:10, 0:04:15]: Madam Chair, I move that we accept the May 14, 2021 meeting as presented. [0:04:16, 0:04:18]: Thank you, sir. Do we have a second? [0:04:24, 0:04:25]: Thank you, Mr. Thomas. [0:04:26, 0:04:31]: All those in all those in favor of accepting the May agenda as presented. [0:04:31, 0:04:33]: Please raise your hand to acknowledge so. [0:04:38, 0:04:42]: And I do not believe there's anyone who is um not visual. [0:04:42, 0:04:45]: Uh so anyone opposing, please indicate. [0:04:46, 0:04:50]: Okay, unanimously we are approving the um [0:04:50, 0:04:57]: meeting agenda for May 14, 2021, as presented. Thank you. At this time we will um [0:04:58, 0:05:00]: Go back and [0:05:01, 0:05:02]: Review. [0:05:03, 0:05:04]: And approve. [0:05:06, 0:05:08]: The agenda for our March. [0:05:09, 0:05:09]: meeting. [0:05:10, 0:05:16]: Again, if you were present at that meeting, you have the ability to move that it be accepted as presented. [0:05:17, 0:05:23]: I'm sorry, um, Madam Chair, again it's gonna be the April meeting that is [0:05:23, 0:05:28]: April. I'm so sorry you guys. I'm I apologize. The April meeting. Ah. [0:05:29, 0:05:39]: The April meeting. It's only April and May. March was fine. Yeah, March was fine. So just April and May. And um I wanted to note that um Linda Jones has joined the meeting. [0:05:39, 0:05:42]: Yes, thank you. Good morning, Miss Jones. [0:05:42, 0:05:43]: Morning, everyone. [0:05:44, 0:05:46]: Alrighty. So the maid. Good morning. [0:05:49, 0:05:52]: April meeting, goodness, April meeting, agenda. [0:05:53, 0:05:54]: We would like to approve it. [0:05:55, 0:05:57]: As presented or if it was amended. [0:05:58, 0:05:58]: We have a motion. [0:05:59, 0:06:05]: Madam Chair, I move that we accept the April um meeting agenda as presented at that time. [0:06:06, 0:06:08]: Thank you, Mr. Hopkins. [0:06:09, 0:06:12]: Do we have a second for someone who was present at that meeting? [0:06:15, 0:06:16]: Thank you, Miss Reed. [0:06:18, 0:06:23]: All those that were present, if you can please acknowledge if you accept the motion as presented. [0:06:24, 0:06:25]: By raising your hand. [0:06:26, 0:06:27]: Okay. [0:06:27, 0:06:31]: Thank you. Everyone actually can vote on that. [0:06:31, 0:06:38]: Just the motion and second had to be made by the people who were actually there, but everyone on the board can vote to approve it. [0:06:40, 0:06:41]: Okay. [0:06:42, 0:06:43]: So [0:06:44, 0:06:46]: Could please if you [0:06:47, 0:06:51]: approve the agenda as presented and moved, please raise your hand. [0:06:53, 0:06:55]: Any of those opposing? [0:06:56, 0:06:57]: Okay, thank you. [0:06:58, 0:07:03]: I do apologize for the confusion of my speech and um [0:07:04, 0:07:13]: movement of this particular part of our agenda. We will move on now. Thank you all to review and approve our meeting minutes. [0:07:14, 0:07:16]: for our April meeting. [0:07:17, 0:07:20]: Actually with this it is going to be [0:07:20, 0:07:24]: the minutes from March and April, correct? [0:07:24, 0:07:30]: Thank you. So in terms of reviewing and approving the minutes from our March meeting. [0:07:32, 0:07:35]: For those who were present for the April meeting. [0:07:36, 0:07:40]: Is there a motion to accept those minutes as they were presented? [0:07:43, 0:07:49]: Uh madam chair, gosh. Uh I I move that we accept the March minutes. [0:07:49, 0:07:58]: uh with any necessary corrections at that time and I don't think we had any at that time and placed in the historical uh archives of the Main Street board. [0:07:59, 0:08:01]: Thank you, sir. Do we have a second? [0:08:02, 0:08:03]: Thank you, Miss Reed. [0:08:04, 0:08:05]: All those in favor? [0:08:06, 0:08:07]: Of accepting [0:08:08, 0:08:10]: the marshmallows as presented. [0:08:11, 0:08:14]: during that April meeting. Please raise your hand. [0:08:16, 0:08:17]: All those opposing. [0:08:19, 0:08:21]: Okay, Mr. First, do you have a vote? [0:08:29, 0:08:41]: Sorry, I was trying to unmute. Yes. I've actually couple of meetings. Sorry. So it's uh uh approval of the March meeting minutes. [0:08:41, 0:08:42]: Carrie. [0:08:42, 0:08:44]: We'll move on to our April. [0:08:45, 0:08:48]: Meeting minutes for those that were present for the April meeting. [0:08:49, 0:08:52]: Um again, all this information was sent to you prior to our meeting. [0:08:53, 0:09:02]: Uh can we please have a motion to accept the minutes as presented or bring up any discussion necessary to make amendments to it. [0:09:05, 0:09:09]: Yes, Ms. Madam Chair, um I move that we accept the April minutes. [0:09:10, 0:09:11]: As [0:09:11, 0:09:12]: Bidden. [0:09:13, 0:09:16]: Yeah, that's what you want. Okay. Yes, ma'am. [0:09:16, 0:09:17]: Mm-hmm. [0:09:17, 0:09:18]: Do we have a second? [0:09:19, 0:09:21]: Madam Chair, I second that motion. [0:09:21, 0:09:23]: Thank you, Mr. Hopkins. [0:09:24, 0:09:31]: All those in favor of accepting the April 2021 meeting minutes as they were presented. [0:09:31, 0:09:32]: Please raise your hand. [0:09:35, 0:09:37]: Anyone opposing, please raise your hand. [0:09:39, 0:09:43]: Mr Firch, do you accept the minutes as they were presented? [0:09:44, 0:09:45]: Thank you, sir. [0:09:46, 0:09:47]: Okay, so fairy. [0:09:49, 0:09:54]: Right, and finally we would like to review and approve the financial statement for [0:09:55, 0:09:56]: uh both march [0:09:57, 0:09:58]: In April. [0:09:59, 0:10:00]: At this time. [0:10:00, 0:10:02]: We will do each one individually. [0:10:02, 0:10:10]: So first for the March twenty twenty one financial statement, which was presented at the April meeting for review and consideration. [0:10:10, 0:10:12]: Is there any um [0:10:12, 0:10:15]: conversation that we need to have regarding that. [0:10:16, 0:10:16]: Um [0:10:17, 0:10:22]: And if not, can we please have a motion to accept them as they were presented during the April meeting? [0:10:24, 0:10:34]: Madam Chair, I move that we accept the March financial statements as presented at April's meeting and placed in the Main Street Archive for auditing purposes. [0:10:34, 0:10:36]: Thank you, sir. Do we have a second? [0:10:39, 0:10:40]: Thank you, Miss Reid. [0:10:40, 0:10:43]: All those in favor, please raise your hand to acknowledge. [0:10:45, 0:10:47]: Thank you all. Any opposition? [0:10:48, 0:10:49]: Not seeing any. [0:10:49, 0:10:50]: Um [0:10:50, 0:10:54]: the financial statements or March twenty one. [0:10:54, 0:10:55]: Have been approved. [0:10:56, 0:11:03]: Okay, and that final brings us finally to our April 2021 financial statement for review and approval. [0:11:04, 0:11:12]: Uh this is our most active, I understand, statement. So if there's any need for discussion, now would be the time to do so. [0:11:13, 0:11:14]: If not [0:11:14, 0:11:17]: Can we have a motion to approve it as presented? [0:11:19, 0:11:20]: Madam Chair. [0:11:20, 0:11:24]: Yes, sir. I raise my hand to move that we accept the April. [0:11:24, 0:11:31]: 2021 financial statements as presented and placed in the Main Street uh historical for auditing purposes. [0:11:32, 0:11:34]: Thank you, sir. Do we have a second? [0:11:36, 0:11:37]: Thank you, Mr. Furch. [0:11:39, 0:11:42]: All right. All those in favor, please raise your hand to indicate so. [0:11:43, 0:11:45]: Any opposition opposing. [0:11:46, 0:11:50]: Okay, seeing none, uh financial statement for April twenty-one. [0:11:50, 0:11:54]: uh will be approved as presented. [0:11:55, 0:12:07]: And with that, I turn the move meeting over to our Main Street manager, Ms. Kara Bragg. Sada M's there. Okay, thank you so much, Madam Chair Potts. [0:12:07, 0:12:12]: Um, good morning to everyone and thank you all for being here on this beautiful [0:12:13, 0:12:17]: May morning. Um, it's the weekend and I'm very excited. [0:12:18, 0:12:25]: Um this is our first day back in the Main Street program office here. Um the city's [0:12:25, 0:12:30]: Um city hall and city buildings are still closed to the public, however, staff [0:12:31, 0:12:36]: Um has um started back in the offices this week. [0:12:36, 0:12:40]: And hopefully we are moving toward being able to [0:12:40, 0:12:43]: Open our building to the public so that um [0:12:44, 0:12:48]: People can come in to transact business and we will be able to start hosting. [0:12:48, 0:12:52]: Um our main street advisory board meetings in person again. [0:12:52, 0:12:58]: Um but until that time, um, we'll still be meeting via Zoom and [0:12:58, 0:12:58]: Um [0:12:59, 0:13:05]: We'll keep you abreast of everything that's going on with the downtown program and our projects. [0:13:06, 0:13:20]: Okay, um I have first some housekeeping items that I wanted to go over with everyone. Um as you all know, we have our joint Main Street DDA um [0:13:21, 0:13:25]: Planning meet strategic planning meeting coming up on Saturday, June twelfth. [0:13:26, 0:13:29]: From nine am until one PM. [0:13:29, 0:13:34]: Please make sure that you have noted that on your calendars. [0:13:34, 0:13:36]: As you know, this is [0:13:36, 0:13:41]: The only mandatory training other than Main Street 101. [0:13:41, 0:13:46]: that all of our Main Street advisory board members are asked to attend. [0:13:47, 0:13:50]: So um please make sure that your Saturday [0:13:51, 0:13:52]: June twelfth. [0:13:52, 0:13:54]: Has been um [0:13:55, 0:13:59]: Um put on your c marked on your calendars and in your schedules. [0:13:59, 0:14:04]: as time that you will be spending with the Main Street Advisory Board and the DDA. [0:14:04, 0:14:05]: Board. [0:14:05, 0:14:09]: We will be meeting at the Tad Strickland Community Center. [0:14:10, 0:14:16]: Um, that is in our downtown area on Martin Luther King Senior Heritage Trail. I think everyone is familiar. [0:14:16, 0:14:20]: With that location, we've met there several times before. [0:14:21, 0:14:21]: Um [0:14:21, 0:14:26]: We are going to be taking as many precautions as we possibly can. [0:14:26, 0:14:29]: To make that room socially distant. [0:14:29, 0:14:34]: I'm working with our main street. I'm I'm sorry, our city of Stockbridge. [0:14:34, 0:14:35]: Vince. [0:14:35, 0:14:36]: Manager. [0:14:36, 0:14:37]: C C McGee. [0:14:38, 0:14:39]: And her staff. [0:14:39, 0:14:43]: To uh make sure that uh we are having the building. [0:14:44, 0:14:46]: Um sanitized and [0:14:46, 0:14:47]: That we are [0:14:47, 0:14:53]: going to have um all of the tables wiped down, chairs wiped down, surfaces cleaned. [0:14:53, 0:14:56]: And we will also have um tables. [0:14:56, 0:14:59]: and chairs said appropriately. [0:14:59, 0:15:02]: So that we can maintain our social distancing. [0:15:02, 0:15:07]: We are also asking everyone to um bring a mask to wear. [0:15:07, 0:15:12]: We'll also have some mask available just in case anyone um forgets their mask, but [0:15:13, 0:15:18]: We ask that everyone be prepared to wear a mask to this particular session. [0:15:18, 0:15:22]: And we'll have breaks built in where people can step outside and [0:15:22, 0:15:26]: Um, get a breath of fresh air if they need to, but we feel that the [0:15:26, 0:15:26]: Um [0:15:28, 0:15:31]: The building will accommodate um our group appropriately. [0:15:32, 0:15:34]: And there have been some um [0:15:35, 0:15:36]: Some um [0:15:36, 0:15:38]: Renovations made to [0:15:38, 0:15:45]: The not renovation, but I guess some upgrades made to the um ventilation, the HVAC system there. [0:15:46, 0:15:48]: In the Ted Strickland, so we feel that um [0:15:48, 0:15:52]: The ventilation system um with those upgrades. [0:15:52, 0:15:55]: uh will be appropriate to accommodate us as well. [0:15:56, 0:16:01]: Um in your Main Street Advisory Board meeting packet, you all receive [0:16:01, 0:16:03]: A um order sheet. [0:16:04, 0:16:08]: For your lunch order for this particular meeting, we will have a working lunch. [0:16:09, 0:16:11]: during our session. [0:16:11, 0:16:13]: So please make sure. [0:16:13, 0:16:20]: That you complete that form and get it back to me so that I can have all of that information. [0:16:20, 0:16:21]: Um [0:16:22, 0:16:25]: And make sure that if you have any kind of dietary restrictions. [0:16:26, 0:16:30]: allergies, anything like that, to put that in the special notes section. [0:16:30, 0:16:36]: of the order form so that we can make sure that those needs are accommodated as well. Miss Reed. [0:16:37, 0:16:42]: Um that form is in a PDF. Are we able to get it? [0:16:42, 0:16:45]: Otherwise so that I can complete it and send it back to you. [0:16:45, 0:16:51]: Does it speed yes? Yes, I can send it to you as a Word document. Right. If you okay, thank you. [0:16:51, 0:16:57]: Okay. If you're unable to print it out, fill it out by hand and scan it back to me. [0:16:57, 0:17:11]: I can um send you a word document. Just send me an email to let me know that you need it in a word document and I can do that. It was it was just it was just easier to do it that way. Okay, yes, I can send it to you, no problem. If anyone else wants it as a word document. [0:17:11, 0:17:13]: I can send it to you that way as well. [0:17:13, 0:17:17]: And I need to get that order by June fourth. [0:17:17, 0:17:22]: To ensure that we um are able to place our order in a timely manner. [0:17:23, 0:17:23]: Garrett. [0:17:23, 0:17:24]: Yes, sir. [0:17:25, 0:17:30]: Mr. Hopise me uh who's gonna be cooking the real tips on my list uh real [0:17:30, 0:17:31]: Section on here. [0:17:33, 0:17:35]: Are you volunteering? [0:17:36, 0:17:41]: Oh we are going to have a very um healthy lunch. [0:17:43, 0:17:46]: Um, I guess the chips might not be too healthy, but um [0:17:47, 0:17:50]: The rib tips are not on the menu for this meeting, maybe the next one. [0:17:51, 0:17:51]: Ha ha. [0:17:53, 0:18:03]: Are there any other questions about that meeting or about lunch? Um, I did want to direct you all's attention to the survey. You all should have received the link. [0:18:03, 0:18:08]: for the survey that our f meeting facilitators have provided us with. [0:18:09, 0:18:11]: Um, make sure that you [0:18:12, 0:18:15]: Respond to that survey. As a matter of fact, please. [0:18:15, 0:18:16]: Um [0:18:16, 0:18:20]: put a rubber band on your wrist or something to remind you to re [0:18:20, 0:18:22]: spawn to that survey today. [0:18:22, 0:18:23]: They've only received [0:18:24, 0:18:26]: Four responses so far. [0:18:27, 0:18:32]: And we need everyone on the Main Street Advisory Board and on the DDA and staff. [0:18:32, 0:18:34]: That will be in attendance. [0:18:35, 0:18:35]: At [0:18:35, 0:18:38]: the meeting to respond as well. [0:18:38, 0:18:44]: So that means Alan, please respond if you have not already done so and I'll make sure that um [0:18:44, 0:18:47]: The sta other staff members who are planning to attend. [0:18:48, 0:18:51]: will um pay attention to the survey as well. [0:18:51, 0:18:54]: Are there any questions about the survey or? [0:18:54, 0:18:56]: Anything about the retreat. [0:18:58, 0:18:59]: strategic planning meeting. [0:19:01, 0:19:04]: Okay, I'll move on to the next item. [0:19:04, 0:19:05]: Um [0:19:05, 0:19:08]: As far as training is concerned. [0:19:08, 0:19:13]: There was um an announcement sent out to everyone with regard to [0:19:13, 0:19:14]: The um [0:19:15, 0:19:20]: Boot camp, the design downtown design boot camp that is going to be hosted next month. [0:19:20, 0:19:24]: Um there I'm sorry, in July there are three dates. [0:19:24, 0:19:30]: that are um included in that. And the only people that responded that they were interested [0:19:30, 0:19:33]: In attending the boot camp are Mildred. [0:19:33, 0:19:36]: Um councilman Thomas and um [0:19:36, 0:19:37]: Uh Willy. [0:19:38, 0:19:43]: Is there anyone else that I missed with regard to the boot camp? I know it's three days, so that's kind of hard to [0:19:43, 0:19:44]: Commit to [0:19:45, 0:19:48]: But um I think that it's gonna provide us with um [0:19:49, 0:19:52]: A wealth of information, and I'm glad that we will have. [0:19:52, 0:19:56]: some advisory board members who are able to attend. [0:19:56, 0:19:58]: Okay, did I miss anyone? [0:19:58, 0:20:01]: And of course Lisa and I will be attending, and I think um [0:20:02, 0:20:05]: Alan has said that he'll be um attending as well. [0:20:06, 0:20:07]: Okay. [0:20:08, 0:20:12]: All right, we're still uh recruiting for board member positions. [0:20:13, 0:20:17]: Um, and they are specific positions. We've had some people from the community. [0:20:17, 0:20:22]: express an interest in serving on the Main Street advisory board, but they don't [0:20:22, 0:20:23]: Um [0:20:23, 0:20:26]: quite meet the criteria that we're recruiting for now. [0:20:26, 0:20:29]: One is a licensed business. [0:20:30, 0:20:30]: Um [0:20:30, 0:20:32]: Outside of the Main Street district. [0:20:33, 0:20:38]: Um, but within the city of Stockbridge and then the other one is the [0:20:38, 0:20:43]: architect landscape designer and or uh interior designer. [0:20:43, 0:20:44]: So if [0:20:45, 0:20:50]: You all have friends and family who are interested in either one of those positions, please let me know. [0:20:51, 0:20:53]: And um [0:20:54, 0:20:59]: Oh yes, and then the arts position. We were still trying to find someone within the um [0:21:00, 0:21:03]: city limits of Stockbridge who represents an art organization. [0:21:04, 0:21:05]: So if you have [0:21:05, 0:21:07]: Friends or um [0:21:07, 0:21:13]: contacts or um anyone who you feel would fit any one of those positions, please. [0:21:14, 0:21:17]: Let me know so that we can speak with them. I think that we're close. [0:21:18, 0:21:24]: to having someone for the um business outside of the main street district within the city limits. [0:21:24, 0:21:29]: Um, that has um showed an interest. They're just trying to kind of mull it over a little bit. [0:21:29, 0:21:34]: And I'll let you more about know more about that person if they actually submit an application. [0:21:34, 0:21:35]: So that one is close. [0:21:36, 0:21:37]: Okay. [0:21:37, 0:21:38]: Um [0:21:39, 0:21:40]: Let's see. [0:21:41, 0:21:41]: Um [0:21:42, 0:21:43]: Асфар [0:21:44, 0:21:46]: The main street advisory board. [0:21:46, 0:21:51]: Um status if you um are at the end of your term. [0:21:51, 0:21:56]: Um, I need you to start thinking about uh whether or not you're going to continue with the board. [0:21:57, 0:22:02]: Um, because there is a process that we have to go through in October if you're interested in renewing. [0:22:03, 0:22:04]: Your um position. [0:22:05, 0:22:09]: So um just let me know. Um there's several members of the board who will be [0:22:10, 0:22:11]: Who are scheduled to roll off. [0:22:11, 0:22:12]: This year. [0:22:12, 0:22:16]: However, if you're interested in renewing your term. [0:22:16, 0:22:19]: Just let me know and um I will [0:22:19, 0:22:22]: Make sure that we start that proper process. [0:22:22, 0:22:23]: Okay. [0:22:23, 0:22:27]: I think that's all that I had with regard to um housekeeping items. [0:22:28, 0:22:30]: So now we can move to [0:22:30, 0:22:35]: Um the logo redesign and [0:22:36, 0:22:38]: Before you go, I have a question. [0:22:39, 0:22:46]: Is that me? I have a question regarding you said that the architect, I'm still the licensed business outside of the city. [0:22:46, 0:22:48]: A stock with Main Street. [0:22:48, 0:22:50]: Was close or closed? [0:22:51, 0:22:52]: Close. [0:22:52, 0:22:54]: There's someone who has approached me. [0:22:54, 0:23:02]: Um, that is interested, but um they wanted to get all of the details with regard to what the um [0:23:03, 0:23:06]: what it would actually entail and then they um [0:23:06, 0:23:12]: you know, said that they would get back to me by next week as to whether or not they were gonna submit an application. [0:23:12, 0:23:18]: So if they do submit an application, I of course will let you all know that the person is interested in being a candidate. [0:23:20, 0:23:21]: Okay. [0:23:24, 0:23:28]: Now I have a piece of old business that I wanted to um [0:23:29, 0:23:31]: Um go back to um what [0:23:31, 0:23:33]: Северо манс аго. [0:23:33, 0:23:34]: Um, we [0:23:35, 0:23:36]: talked about [0:23:36, 0:23:39]: The redesign of the main street. [0:23:39, 0:23:40]: logo. [0:23:40, 0:23:41]: Um [0:23:42, 0:23:44]: And we discussed this. [0:23:44, 0:23:46]: А і не контекст [0:23:46, 0:23:49]: trying to create a logo that would [0:23:49, 0:23:51]: play well or with um [0:23:52, 0:23:53]: Look good, um [0:23:53, 0:23:59]: sitting next to the city's new logo after they went through their whole branding process. [0:23:59, 0:24:01]: We thought that it would be a good idea. [0:24:01, 0:24:10]: Um, to move forward with um making a different logo or at least freshening up our logo for the Main Street program. [0:24:10, 0:24:12]: And that was voted on by the group. [0:24:12, 0:24:15]: And so we have uh reached out. [0:24:15, 0:24:16]: Then [0:24:16, 0:24:22]: We had some issues as far as us being in the office and you know that sort of thing. So we finally connected with [0:24:23, 0:24:24]: A um local [0:24:24, 0:24:25]: Designer. [0:24:26, 0:24:32]: And she has submitted several um options for us and uh we've kind of narrowed it down to [0:24:33, 0:24:38]: Um some options that we feel would be um very appropriate and would look good with [0:24:39, 0:24:43]: Our um city of Stockbridge logo. So you all should have received [0:24:44, 0:24:46]: A second email from me. [0:24:46, 0:24:49]: That had samples of [0:24:49, 0:24:50]: They [0:24:50, 0:24:52]: Акчуа дизайн [0:24:52, 0:24:54]: Did everyone receive? [0:24:54, 0:24:56]: That email with um [0:24:57, 0:25:02]: It should have had the two new designs and then our actual stock bridge logo on that. [0:25:03, 0:25:06]: And what I wanted to do was just have a discussion about [0:25:06, 0:25:13]: Those two options, see if you all like them, if you felt like they were moving in the right direction. [0:25:13, 0:25:16]: And then if possible, try to take a vote. [0:25:16, 0:25:18]: To see if um [0:25:18, 0:25:20]: We can approve [0:25:20, 0:25:25]: Um, one of those logos to move forward with. As you all know, we are working on the website. [0:25:25, 0:25:28]: And we would like to have that um [0:25:28, 0:25:32]: logo in place so that it can start being inserted into the new website. [0:25:33, 0:25:34]: Um as soon as possible. [0:25:35, 0:25:37]: So I'm going to [0:25:37, 0:25:42]: try to share my screen and bring up the two um logos that we have. So just give me [0:25:43, 0:25:45]: A minute to bring those up. Hold on. [0:25:53, 0:25:55]: Do this. [0:26:02, 0:26:03]: Okay, wait a minute. [0:26:04, 0:26:05]: Bear with me here. [0:26:15, 0:26:18]: Thought I had it queued up, but it looks like it's not quite. [0:26:31, 0:26:32]: Okay. [0:26:33, 0:26:35]: Oh shoot, I have to [0:26:36, 0:26:37]: Sorry, y'all. [0:26:38, 0:26:38]: Mm-hmm. [0:26:42, 0:26:44]: I tried to open it with the wrong program. [0:26:55, 0:26:58]: Okay, Main Street photos and branding, rebrand. [0:26:59, 0:27:01]: Local concepts option one. [0:27:03, 0:27:04]: Open with [0:27:12, 0:27:13]: Option two. [0:27:24, 0:27:26]: Okay, now let me see if I can [0:27:28, 0:27:29]: Share this. [0:27:46, 0:27:47]: Okay, yay. [0:27:49, 0:27:51]: Now can you all see? [0:27:52, 0:27:54]: Um the logo on your screen. [0:27:56, 0:27:56]: Yes. [0:27:56, 0:27:57]: Okay. [0:27:57, 0:27:59]: This is [0:27:59, 0:28:00]: Опшен Она. [0:28:01, 0:28:05]: This is a um what Lisa and I are calling a [0:28:06, 0:28:09]: nostalgic stamp style logo [0:28:10, 0:28:11]: Um we [0:28:12, 0:28:18]: Really like this one because it does have kind of a nostalgia to it. It kind of makes you think of [0:28:18, 0:28:23]: Um, like a old, maybe even a a postal stamp. Um [0:28:24, 0:28:25]: That they would put on a a letter. [0:28:26, 0:28:27]: Back in the day. [0:28:27, 0:28:30]: It has of course Stockbridge, Georgia. [0:28:30, 0:28:35]: Um, it does have Main Street, of course, this and then it has our established date. [0:28:36, 0:28:40]: As we had in our um last logo, and as you can see. [0:28:40, 0:28:42]: The colors for [0:28:43, 0:28:46]: The new stock city of Stockbridge branding. [0:28:46, 0:28:52]: Have been incorporated into this. So we think that this is kind of a crisp and clean. [0:28:52, 0:28:54]: option and it um [0:28:54, 0:28:56]: Kinda has a little um [0:28:56, 0:28:58]: cutesiness to it as well. [0:28:58, 0:29:03]: Lisa, did you have any comment with regard to this particular option? [0:29:07, 0:29:08]: Lisa. [0:29:09, 0:29:11]: Yes, I'm sorry. I was trying to unmute. [0:29:11, 0:29:14]: Um can everyone hear me okay? [0:29:15, 0:29:16]: Yes. [0:29:16, 0:29:18]: Good. Um [0:29:18, 0:29:19]: So [0:29:19, 0:29:27]: Some things I just wanted to point out is that um other Main Street logos we've seen across the state and across the country. [0:29:27, 0:29:30]: usually have some kind of a nod. [0:29:30, 0:29:34]: To uh historiк preservation or historic quality. [0:29:35, 0:29:37]: And also they usually have a nod to [0:29:37, 0:29:40]: The business district. So I think this one. [0:29:41, 0:29:42]: Represents that theme. [0:29:42, 0:29:45]: or Main Street. Um I just [0:29:45, 0:29:47]: Wanted to point that out because you know. [0:29:48, 0:29:50]: There's another choice and it [0:29:50, 0:29:55]: Has different characteristics, so those are some of the things you might want to keep in mind here. [0:29:56, 0:29:57]: Okay. [0:29:57, 0:29:58]: Thank you, Lisa. [0:29:58, 0:30:02]: And now I'm gonna share my screen again and pull up the other option. [0:30:12, 0:30:13]: Okay. [0:30:14, 0:30:16]: This is option number two. [0:30:17, 0:30:20]: This one has kind of a more modern look to it. [0:30:21, 0:30:28]: And it um again, like the other one, is very clean. I think that it will um fit into [0:30:29, 0:30:31]: Um different promotional [0:30:31, 0:30:32]: Type [0:30:33, 0:30:33]: Um [0:30:34, 0:30:38]: Things that we do as far as promotional items, as far as um [0:30:38, 0:30:40]: Promotional advertising. [0:30:40, 0:30:44]: Um, I think that this one will have um [0:30:45, 0:30:46]: Kind of a fresh look. [0:30:47, 0:30:50]: It also incorporates the city of Stockbridges. [0:30:51, 0:30:51]: New [0:30:52, 0:30:52]: Logo. [0:30:53, 0:30:54]: Um as well. [0:30:55, 0:31:02]: So this is kind of a nod to the city and also bringing us in as a partner with the city. [0:31:03, 0:31:04]: So [0:31:05, 0:31:06]: This one is also [0:31:07, 0:31:10]: a winner as well. So I think that [0:31:10, 0:31:12]: Від ідеос2 лоґос. [0:31:13, 0:31:17]: we would be able to um show kind of a brightness. [0:31:17, 0:31:18]: Freshness. [0:31:18, 0:31:22]: very clean lines and then also uh [0:31:22, 0:31:23]: Make sure that we are. [0:31:24, 0:31:27]: Bringing forth I our identity as well. [0:31:27, 0:31:28]: Okay. [0:31:28, 0:31:33]: Lisa, did you have any other comment? And then I'm gonna ask um for board comment. [0:31:34, 0:31:36]: On either one or on both. [0:31:37, 0:31:48]: I don't think that, you know, the importance of um this one is that it's a direct nod to the city's uh logo and brand mark. [0:31:48, 0:31:52]: Um and I do like the fact that it's kind of bright. [0:31:52, 0:32:00]: Clean and modern looking. I like both of them quite a bit actually, but um the the difference here is that this one is not. [0:32:00, 0:32:03]: Nodding to nostalgia. It's kind of [0:32:03, 0:32:05]: A nod to today's stock bridge. [0:32:05, 0:32:10]: So um I'll leave everything else up to the board. I guess they can see. [0:32:10, 0:32:12]: What they see and make their own [0:32:12, 0:32:14]: uh perspectives from that. [0:32:14, 0:32:15]: Okay. [0:32:15, 0:32:18]: So were there any comments from the board? [0:32:20, 0:32:21]: Um, I like the first. [0:32:22, 0:32:23]: Who's that? I didn't hear. [0:32:24, 0:32:25]: Yeah. Linda? [0:32:25, 0:32:27]: Hey Linda. I'm sorry, say it again. [0:32:28, 0:32:30]: I really like the first one. [0:32:30, 0:32:47]: Okay. So option one, that's the one with the little house. And if you what do you like about it, Linda? I was gonna say if you all prefer, I can um have them, you know, up and we can kind of go between the two or we can have the gallery up. Which do you all prefer? Having it actually up there. [0:32:49, 0:32:55]: Well, I'm looking at it on my computer. So does everybody have it out, you know, on their desk or whatever so I don't have to [0:32:56, 0:32:58]: Toggle back and forth. Okay, good. [0:33:01, 0:33:03]: All right, Linda, I'm sorry. [0:33:03, 0:33:05]: I interrupted Linda. Linda. [0:33:05, 0:33:10]: Yeah, I I do like the the year that we started. I think that's very important. [0:33:10, 0:33:13]: Um that's good for you. [0:33:13, 0:33:16]: Uh let you know and everyone else know when you started. [0:33:16, 0:33:20]: uh stock grant uh which we didn't have a main street board. [0:33:20, 0:33:23]: And you came in and opened up the windows for us. [0:33:23, 0:33:25]: And created this board. [0:33:25, 0:33:45]: Also, I like that little house that's on there because it's like buildings of like downtown. It represents what we do and we are here to um preserve and promote and build the community. So um I like that part and the colors are nice and it's very readable. It's not [0:33:45, 0:33:46]: So [0:33:46, 0:33:48]: The fonts are not so [0:33:48, 0:33:49]: Wait. [0:33:49, 0:33:51]: I I just like it. I like that one. [0:33:51, 0:33:52]: The comments I love. [0:33:53, 0:33:54]: Okay. [0:33:55, 0:33:57]: Anyone else? [0:33:57, 0:33:59]: Councilman Thomas. [0:33:59, 0:34:00]: Okay, um [0:34:01, 0:34:05]: I I really don't like the second one. I I really don't like the fact that the main [0:34:06, 0:34:10]: And the street is separated. Um, I really don't care for that. [0:34:10, 0:34:13]: Uh and I and I'll just be honest with you, um [0:34:14, 0:34:19]: Either one of the it doesn't move me. Um the old original logo. [0:34:19, 0:34:23]: I I think it has it has more features. I just my take, um [0:34:24, 0:34:27]: These two just j just don't move me. [0:34:27, 0:34:30]: And and definitely uh separating the main [0:34:30, 0:34:31]: And the street. [0:34:32, 0:34:33]: Um [0:34:33, 0:34:36]: I really I really just don't get that period. [0:34:36, 0:34:38]: But that's just my take. These two [0:34:39, 0:34:43]: Um I'm a visual kind of person, but this it just doesn't move me. [0:34:43, 0:34:44]: Um [0:34:45, 0:34:46]: Uh you know, out of these two. [0:34:47, 0:34:52]: versus the old logo, I would still have to go with the old logo. I mean, that's just my take. [0:34:53, 0:34:53]: Okay. [0:34:55, 0:34:55]: Um [0:34:56, 0:34:57]: Greg. [0:34:58, 0:35:18]: Yeah, I I really like the option one. Uh I think it gives a true nod to what we say we're here to do as far as Main Street. You know, it it kind of gives a nod to uh historic district promotion. It gives a nod to business with the little storefront there. And I like the established. [0:35:18, 0:35:21]: [2121.4, 2126.0]: I if we're talking about re rebranding our logo, option two is really [0:35:26, 0:35:34]: the city's logo, it's not ours. Even though Main Street's on there, it's not our logo. It's the city's logo. I don't think our logo should [0:35:35, 0:35:41]: just be including any other logo, it ought to be unique and on its own. So I like option one. [0:35:42, 0:35:43]: Okay. [0:35:45, 0:35:49]: Yeah, uh Mildred, did you have something you wanted to say? And I had yes, I did. Um [0:35:50, 0:35:52]: I like option two because of the color. [0:35:52, 0:35:55]: Not for any other reason but because of the colour scene. [0:35:55, 0:35:57]: More can be added. [0:35:57, 0:35:58]: Two option two. [0:35:59, 0:36:01]: I believe the d the date. [0:36:02, 0:36:04]: And some other things. But as every time I looked at it. [0:36:04, 0:36:05]: I just saw it. [0:36:05, 0:36:07]: I could see it clearer. [0:36:07, 0:36:11]: On option two. For some reason that colour on option one. [0:36:11, 0:36:15]: just didn't sit well with me. And I realize you're saying that it's the cities. [0:36:15, 0:36:16]: No no. [0:36:16, 0:36:18]: But I'm talking about the brightness of it. [0:36:19, 0:36:19]: Um [0:36:21, 0:36:21]: That [0:36:22, 0:36:30]: Now it's the same colors on both both um one is the same colors, but one is in green. One is green, circle is green. [0:36:32, 0:36:36]: And the other Yes. Yes. And the other one is gold. Yes. [0:36:36, 0:36:41]: But it's still incorporating the the colors that are in the city's logo. [0:36:41, 0:36:43]: Right. Okay. Okay. [0:36:43, 0:36:45]: Anyone else? [0:36:47, 0:36:47]: Anika [0:36:48, 0:36:49]: And then Shamari. [0:36:50, 0:36:56]: I'm gonna defer to Shamari first. He had his hand up before I did Oh, I'm sorry, Shamari. I didn't see yours up first. [0:36:57, 0:37:02]: Oh yeah, I just put the little icon hand thing up over there. Um, but um [0:37:03, 0:37:19]: I like the first one as well. Um, as I'm looking at it, it does give like that stamp. That's the first thing I thought of as well, too. Like this would be perfect. You could like stamp it on stuff and um it kind of stands out and and you know, put our stamp on it. [0:37:19, 0:37:20]: Um [0:37:20, 0:37:21]: You know, I think [0:37:22, 0:37:22]: Um [0:37:23, 0:37:29]: Greg said it best about the other one that has the the logo in there for Stockbridge. [0:37:29, 0:37:43]: Um it's a little awkward in there because it's not even, you know, I like stuff to be kind of even and straightforward. That one's kind of just like stuck in there as well. And it's their logo. I think we do need to have something defined for us. So if both the logos are together. [0:37:44, 0:37:56]: it would really stand out that this is Stockbridge Main Street and this is the city of Stockbridge, um, which we do have a lot of stuff where the logos are together. So um I really, I really like it to be unique. Um [0:37:57, 0:38:15]: You know, there's definitely opportunity, I would say, in both. So I agree with uh, you know, Councilman Thomas that um you know, they're not absolutely perfect. If I if if I did have to be critical, I would say the first one. Um, I do like the little house there as well, or you know, kind of like a main street shop. [0:38:16, 0:38:27]: I was gonna say it's supposed to be a shop. If it looks too housey, we might need to change the the icon. Because several people have called it a little house and it's supposed to be like a storefront. [0:38:27, 0:38:36]: Right. Which so and that's where, you know, it kinda gets a little I would this would just be me. I would suggest maybe if it's not too much to stick in [0:38:37, 0:38:46]: the you know same color but have it with um the bridge and a train on it, you know, something like that. Um that might be [0:38:47, 0:38:58]: something to kind of add in there to kind of throw in stock bridge and the train and and all of that as well. I know our our bridge our trains don't run on bridges, but you know, it'd be something to kind of put it together. So [0:38:58, 0:39:00]: That would be my two cents. Okay. [0:39:01, 0:39:03]: All right. Um [0:39:04, 0:39:05]: Anyone else? [0:39:06, 0:39:06]: Oh, this one. [0:39:07, 0:39:08]: Yes, Anika. [0:39:08, 0:39:18]: Okay. Um I honestly echo the much what the majority of the board is stating. Um I do prefer the first over the second. Um [0:39:18, 0:39:22]: The only thing that comes to mind though though is very on trend. [0:39:23, 0:39:31]: Um and when things are on trend, they kind of go out of style. Um, so when I saw it, my eye instantly understood it, liked it. [0:39:32, 0:39:37]: Totally understood it. It was a storefront. That is what Main Street's all about. I don't want I don't want to repeat what everyone is saying. [0:39:38, 0:39:49]: But the only thing that kind of kinda got me is it felt very trendy and that, you know, when the cupcake theme is over, do we change our theme our logo again? So just want to make sure that we're careful. [0:39:49, 0:39:50]: Um [0:39:51, 0:39:58]: with that piece. Um, but totally agree with with um the majority of the board is stating um with option one. [0:39:58, 0:39:59]: Okay. [0:39:59, 0:40:04]: All right. Thank you. Mr. Hopkins, did you have an opportunity to say anything? [0:40:06, 0:40:07]: Um [0:40:08, 0:40:09]: Pretty much uh uh [0:40:10, 0:40:17]: Pretty much everybody's pretty much echo the same thing that that that I think uh can be done. I like option one on that. Um [0:40:18, 0:40:20]: The young l uh [0:40:20, 0:40:26]: difference that I see is uh well it's not a well that's a difference. Um [0:40:26, 0:40:30]: Main Street need to be a no s in inclusive. [0:40:30, 0:40:35]: and supportive of the city and we need to have that identifiable piece. [0:40:36, 0:40:41]: For Main Street. And I think that gives us that identifiable piece for Main Street. And I do know. [0:40:42, 0:40:49]: Uh we are here to support the city, but at some point th that that I I think that Main Street is a vital. [0:40:50, 0:40:54]: uh identifiable piece that we need to put in place so folks know that. [0:40:55, 0:41:02]: Stockbury has a viable downtown Main Street identity, and that gives us that identity. And uh like I said, that that that [0:41:03, 0:41:08]: I thought it was a little house as well, but I think the oning throws it off a little bit. [0:41:09, 0:41:15]: In reference to that. So if if that can be shaping up just a hair just so it looked like a s a [0:41:15, 0:41:27]: downtown storefront with a RN where you see that difference in there. I think that gives us what we need as Main Street because we are that Main Street piece that have to uh [0:41:28, 0:41:29]: Pretty much uh [0:41:30, 0:41:41]: represent the downtown businesses and make it more viable for for businesses to come down here when they see this then they're like oh I like that and and like what a nigga said trendy uh [0:41:42, 0:42:02]: What I've learned over these years and and and being the age that I am right now, trend it changes all the time. But I think this right here fits right into if that change do come, you don't have to change it. You can fit fit it right into whatever that trend may be. Because it's real subtle. It's not we're out loud and it's real subtle. [0:42:02, 0:42:13]: settle to that I think it can fit pretty much in any trend that you put it in. So but overall I think one is is will be my choice if those are two choices that we have to choose. Okay. [0:42:15, 0:42:17]: Did anyone else have any comments? [0:42:19, 0:42:23]: I just wanted to say to everybody, and I'm laughing under this mask. [0:42:23, 0:42:43]: But that little um storefront icon is uh being used by several different not the exact same one, but even American Express uses it for small business Saturday. But everybody is always saying house, and that cracks me up because it's really supposed to represent a storefront. So I don't [0:42:43, 0:42:48]: know if we should be mad at American Express or everybody else at once, but maybe we can re [0:42:49, 0:42:49]: Uh [0:42:49, 0:42:52]: restyle it a little bit and see what we could come up with. [0:42:52, 0:42:57]: And that's what I was gonna say. Um, if there is [0:42:57, 0:43:00]: You know, once we um choose which direction we want to go. [0:43:00, 0:43:06]: we can have the designer possibly look at a different little building or, you know, ways that we can [0:43:07, 0:43:09]: Punch it up a little bit, um [0:43:10, 0:43:13]: I um was looking at the word stock bridge. [0:43:14, 0:43:16]: I would kinda like to see maybe those letters, maybe a [0:43:17, 0:43:17]: Fuck. [0:43:17, 0:43:19]: A a point size larger. [0:43:20, 0:43:27]: Um, so that the stock bridge is a l a little bit or make I'm sorry, not the stock bridge larger, but the Georgia a little smaller. [0:43:28, 0:43:29]: So that um [0:43:29, 0:43:34]: The Georgia isn't bigger than the Stockbridge or the um Main Street letters. [0:43:34, 0:43:36]: So we can um [0:43:37, 0:43:44]: You know, go with one direction and then try to punch it up a bit and bring it back to you all so you can kind of see. [0:43:44, 0:43:47]: uh what the difference is um [0:43:48, 0:43:49]: And um I know [0:43:49, 0:43:50]: And [0:43:50, 0:43:51]: Ліса [0:43:51, 0:43:52]: Um [0:43:52, 0:43:57]: And I had talked about the e the establishment date being in green as well. [0:43:57, 0:43:59]: Um, so we might look at it. [0:44:00, 0:44:00]: Um [0:44:00, 0:44:04]: couple of different versions of this particular one, if this is the one that [0:44:04, 0:44:08]: Um everyone wants to go with. And it seems like that is a majority. [0:44:08, 0:44:12]: is kind of moving toward this, but we'll take a um formal vote. [0:44:13, 0:44:13]: Um [0:44:14, 0:44:16]: For option one and option two. [0:44:19, 0:44:20]: So um [0:44:20, 0:44:24]: All of those who are interested in um [0:44:25, 0:44:26]: Option one. [0:44:26, 0:44:29]: being our new direction for logo [0:44:30, 0:44:31]: Please raise your hand. [0:44:34, 0:44:36]: If we uh [0:44:36, 0:44:37]: Under [0:44:42, 0:44:47]: I'm sorry, I didn't I apologize trying to take a call. What was that? I didn't hear that. [0:44:47, 0:44:52]: I was just asking everyone to raise their hand if they were interested. [0:44:52, 0:44:53]: And um [0:44:54, 0:45:02]: Everyone interested in option one to raise their hand and then we'll do a a like vote for option two if we're up for one. [0:45:03, 0:45:03]: Okay. [0:45:05, 0:45:08]: So that's Mildred, Anika. [0:45:09, 0:45:10]: Really? [0:45:13, 0:45:14]: Greg. [0:45:17, 0:45:20]: Linda, are you did you raise your hand? I'm sorry. Linda. [0:45:21, 0:45:22]: Okay. Shamari. [0:45:23, 0:45:24]: Okay. [0:45:26, 0:45:27]: All right. [0:45:27, 0:45:29]: And so I don't think [0:45:29, 0:45:29]: Mm. [0:45:30, 0:45:33]: Is there anyone who is more in favor of option? [0:45:34, 0:45:35]: Two. [0:45:38, 0:45:38]: Okay. [0:45:40, 0:45:43]: Okay. And then um Councilman Thomas, you abstain? [0:45:46, 0:45:47]: You're on mute, sir. [0:45:51, 0:46:00]: out of the two, I would actually go with one, uh, even though I you know, I made my comment, but I go along with the majority. But if I had to vote for either one, it would be uh option one. [0:46:01, 0:46:01]: Okay. [0:46:03, 0:46:07]: All right. Well, it looks like we're going to go with option one. [0:46:08, 0:46:23]: Is um is there any interest in um doing some tweaking like with the building and coming back to you all with that? Or are you all fine with this? Like I said, we might make the word Georgia a little bit smaller. That's a personal preference for me. [0:46:24, 0:46:30]: But is there any other tweaking that anyone is interested in seeing that I can go to the designer with? [0:46:31, 0:46:33]: Yeah, Kira, I would I I would say if you can um [0:46:34, 0:46:54]: See if they can drill down a little more detail in that in in in the storefront. Okay. Call a house this time, but storefront. Yeah, the little house. Just get some more narrowed down to some detail so you can see the difference in it. And I think well they might have some um different ones, you know, that can be put in I know Lisa and I have seen different ones. [0:46:54, 0:47:00]: They have um one that's kind of like a two story building, even though we don't really have two story buildings down now. [0:47:00, 0:47:04]: But they have some other one story buildings that look more shoppy. [0:47:04, 0:47:13]: That don't have that little awning. They're more square and have like a banner on the front or whatever. So we can see if she can come up with a different icon for that. [0:47:14, 0:47:21]: Or or maybe even having two back to back to kind of look like, you know, a couple of storefronts, that might help as well. [0:47:21, 0:47:41]: We thought about that um sort of a strip of stores, maybe three different heights. Um one reason we didn't and she never drew this for us, but Kara and I talked about it. But we also thought if we ever get it printed, that could get a little bit mushy in the threads, you know what I mean? Because it's kind of small. [0:47:41, 0:47:44]: and crowded when you add all the buildings. [0:47:45, 0:47:57]: But we can ask her and see what it looks like. There's also a version that's kind of a wider building. It almost looks sort of like Gl Greg's store, where uh instead of it being short and narrow, it's kind of [0:47:57, 0:48:01]: wide and it's got more windows. [0:48:01, 0:48:03]: So that that's another possibility. [0:48:04, 0:48:05]: So we'll um [0:48:06, 0:48:10]: Take a look at that with the designer and get back to you all. [0:48:10, 0:48:12]: As soon as possible. Yes, Anika. [0:48:12, 0:48:21]: Um, I was going to um say very much the same thing as Mr. Firch, but I did recall Miss Reed having a like [0:48:22, 0:48:35]: of the outer circle being a different color or the other color. So perhaps we can entertain what that looks like just to see if that's more appealing. Uh because it seemed like that stood out to her. [0:48:35, 0:48:36]: Okay. [0:48:37, 0:48:38]: Yeah, I'll second that. [0:48:39, 0:48:41]: So a version with the outer circle gold. [0:48:42, 0:48:45]: Yeah, if you're gonna change the established [0:48:45, 0:48:55]: in t twenty twenty fifteen to green as well. I think I think the offset of making the circle gold will give it a little bit of pop as well. [0:48:56, 0:49:01]: And you know, um the original version that she showed us, um [0:49:01, 0:49:21]: The the house was still the the teal green and so was established 2015. So the only offset was the red orange of Stockbridge, Georgia. So we we asked her to make the house house, the storefront to make the storefront gold. [0:49:21, 0:49:28]: When she did it, she also made the date gold and we didn't ask for that, but we've presented it to you anyway. [0:49:28, 0:49:30]: I think that it would look better. [0:49:30, 0:49:37]: Um, in the green. But now of course I'm gonna have to see it again. I'm gonna have to see it with the other changes and see how it [0:49:37, 0:49:42]: Place. See now I like the gold established 2015. I mean it's like a million combinations. [0:49:43, 0:49:46]: Um that we could come up with. But we'll try to bring you um [0:49:47, 0:49:48]: The options that um [0:49:49, 0:49:55]: We just discussed possibly making the established teal, possibly um changing the storefront. [0:49:55, 0:49:57]: To multiple stores or a different store. [0:49:58, 0:50:04]: And then the outer circle um possibly being gold. And we'll come back with those um versions. [0:50:04, 0:50:07]: To see if anyone um stands out to you all. [0:50:08, 0:50:15]: Yeah. The good thing is we're down to one and we can ask her to make good tweaks based on the one that there is. Yeah. [0:50:16, 0:50:20]: And this is really a three color logo, which is good because that [0:50:21, 0:50:26]: Um, cuts down on cost when you're thinking about printing things. Anytime you go over three colors. [0:50:26, 0:50:29]: It really gets to be expensive. So keeping it [0:50:30, 0:50:31]: Um to three colors is is good. [0:50:32, 0:50:38]: So um thank you all for your um participation with that. Yeah, that was good feedback. Thank you. Yeah. [0:50:39, 0:50:39]: Okay. [0:50:40, 0:50:50]: Um now I'm going to move to the um portion of my report about um new business. We actually have been approached by the um [0:50:50, 0:50:54]: Arts Consortium with Visit Henry, Georgia. [0:50:55, 0:50:56]: Um, which is our um [0:50:57, 0:51:00]: Henry County C V B Convention and Visitors Bureau. [0:51:00, 0:51:02]: And um Greg Horton. [0:51:03, 0:51:06]: Is a part of the Arts Consortium and um [0:51:07, 0:51:17]: He has spoken with us about the squirrel table project before, but Greg, do you mind just um coming off mute and just giving them just a little quick [0:51:18, 0:51:23]: um review just to refresh everyone's memory about what the project actually is. [0:51:24, 0:51:25]: Sure, um [0:51:26, 0:51:42]: The uh the project is actually called the Bushytail Art Trail. And as you're familiar, it's about the squirrel tables that uh the artist consortium has uh worked with various artists in the county to decorate and install. [0:51:42, 0:51:45]: in the various parts and our goal is to get'em [0:51:46, 0:51:57]: uh in parks and municipalities throughout the county uh as a way of bringing art in public places to the community, to the county to kind of help. [0:51:57, 0:52:17]: uh transform Henry County's image to be more associated with public art and and the arts in general. And so we have we have the an ongoing project that we've divided into three stages. The first stage has been completed and that was getting 10 tables out across the county [0:52:17, 0:52:25]: County in the public uh in the county parks and a few city parks. And now we're engaging in phase two of that project. [0:52:26, 0:52:32]: And phase two is an additional nine tables. Our goal is to have a total of 30 tables throughout the county. [0:52:32, 0:52:36]: Um but phase two is an additional nine tables and [0:52:36, 0:52:45]: What those nine tables consist of is we have committed three tables for each of the main street districts being Stockbridge. [0:52:45, 0:52:45]: Um [0:52:46, 0:52:49]: uh Hampton and Locust Grove. McDonough has their own [0:52:49, 0:52:50]: Uh [0:52:50, 0:53:04]: their own thing. Uh uh so they're they're kind of not in the main street part of our installation. But anyway, so we've committed three tables to each of the main streets, meaning Stockbridge has the option to uh present [0:53:05, 0:53:09]: Three of the squirrel tables for corporate sponsorship. [0:53:09, 0:53:21]: um meaning that any business within the main street uh in stockbridge within and preferably within the main street district uh can sponsor a table and have that table [0:53:22, 0:53:22]: Uh [0:53:22, 0:53:42]: installed and located within the Main Street district of Stockbridge. What we also and in thinking through that project, it it's you know the trying to figure out how to safely or or fairly present that sponsorship opportunity to businesses within the Stockbridge area. [0:53:42, 0:53:49]: It it gets, you know, it's difficult and how you do it and and you know and uh it can it can get a little uh [0:53:50, 0:53:56]: crazy or people get their feelings hurt because they didn't get one of the three tables. And so we thought maybe the first thing [0:53:57, 0:54:07]: our first step should be to offer first refusal to the actual Main Street program. Um and in working with Kira in and trying to get [0:54:08, 0:54:08]: That [0:54:09, 0:54:11]: Phase uh [0:54:11, 0:54:15]: Defined uh we ask uh that [0:54:15, 0:54:26]: the Main Street program present possible installation locations within the district for those three tables. Um and and uh Kira came back with a short list of of [0:54:26, 0:54:39]: uh possible locations to install and but because she has to go through and get also get that improved with the city manager and you know uh the the whole make sure everything's above board and and and fair and and represented. [0:54:40, 0:54:53]: Um, but one of the locations Kira offered, uh, is it okay for me to talk about the amphitheater situation? Sure. Kira, um, was uh the for a location for the amphitheater park. [0:54:53, 0:55:13]: Uh, once the amphitheater is open, we'd like to have a squirrel table in that park, we think. It would help bring attention to the amphitheater, and the amphitheater would help bring attention to the Bushytail Art Trail and it would put public art there. Um, just a little whimsical fun piece there in that park. And we thought maybe uh we could talk with the CDNC if [0:55:13, 0:55:33]: If the amphitheater, once it's open, it will be its own entity if the amphitheater would actually be one of the corporate sponsors and sponsor that table. And so that would leave two tables for the Stockbridge Main Street District for the Main Street program to have first refusal on. And so that's what we're asking. [0:55:33, 0:55:53]: We'd like to present to the advisory board this morning to say, would the advisory board be interested in sponsoring two of the uh squirrel tables for the Bushy Tail Archale to be installed in one of the locations that Kira has presented to us? [0:55:53, 0:55:54]: Okay. [0:55:54, 0:56:01]: And um as far as the sponsorship is concerned, it's$250 per table. [0:56:01, 0:56:05]: So that would be a total of five hundred dollars um for [0:56:06, 0:56:11]: The two tables and um I have um presented this to [0:56:11, 0:56:14]: Mister Knighton with regard to the amphitheatre. [0:56:14, 0:56:18]: So um he would make the decision with regard to whether [0:56:18, 0:56:19]: Um [0:56:19, 0:56:22]: The city wanted to sponsor the um [0:56:22, 0:56:25]: one for the and or if we could put it there. [0:56:25, 0:56:26]: Um, but if [0:56:27, 0:56:35]: He is not interested in having the amphitheater um as one of the or the city as one of the sponsors for the amphitheater park. [0:56:35, 0:56:37]: Um we can also [0:56:37, 0:56:39]: take the third table and have it [0:56:40, 0:56:48]: Um, you know, located somewhere else if the amphitheater is not a location that they would like to have it. So basically we're trying to split the cost a little bit. [0:56:48, 0:56:53]: Unless you all want to approve going forward with [0:56:53, 0:56:59]: Um Main Street sponsoring all three tables, and then we get the permission to put it in the amphitheater. [0:56:59, 0:57:04]: to make sure that that is, you know, that they're actually paid for. Greg, did you have another comment? [0:57:05, 0:57:23]: Yeah, uh maybe it would help too also if I defined what the sponsorship is. The the the$250 sponsorship gets um we expect the life of the project to be two to three years. And so that$250 gets you that table maintained and and and uh [0:57:23, 0:57:24]: And and [0:57:24, 0:57:33]: And located and sponsored for approximately a two-year lifespan. Um, and we'll, you know, if if the table is damaged irreparably. [0:57:33, 0:57:33]: Oh. [0:57:34, 0:57:37]: The consortium will replace that table at no cost. [0:57:38, 0:57:54]: the first time. Um, but you know, if we if we have a problem with vandalism or you know, s uh then the second time uh we're prepared to offer that for that table to be replaced at cost. Um so just just so you understand what that$250 per table gets you is is what I was wanting to define. [0:57:55, 0:58:01]: Right. And I was just gonna go over the sponsorship listing um as I've received. [0:58:01, 0:58:06]: Um we would have discretion over where the table is placed. As Greg um mentioned, it would be [0:58:06, 0:58:12]: maintenance and quarterly visit to visits to the table based on um any [0:58:12, 0:58:13]: Um [0:58:13, 0:58:17]: Maintenance that needs to be done, ma basic maintenance would be done. [0:58:17, 0:58:18]: А фри в кас. [0:58:19, 0:58:25]: Um he mentioned the one replacement table if there is any vandalism or theft, and then the next one would be at cost. [0:58:26, 0:58:32]: Um, recognition of our organization as the sponsor with a link on the Bushy Tail. [0:58:32, 0:58:36]: Art Trail web page and elsewhere as appropriate. [0:58:36, 0:58:43]: Um this would be um promotion for us and we do have a promotion budget if you look on your [0:58:43, 0:58:53]: financial statements. Um we really haven't touched that due to the pandemic. We really haven't um hosted as many um events and things that we usually [0:58:54, 0:58:56]: would be doing so we do have the um [0:58:57, 0:58:58]: The money's there. [0:58:58, 0:59:01]: А формочно перпис. [0:59:01, 0:59:07]: So um is there any discussion on this particular art project? Um it has gotten a lot of [0:59:07, 0:59:09]: Umbas [0:59:09, 0:59:11]: On the C V B website. [0:59:11, 0:59:22]: Also um on um in the local magazine, the um We Are Henry magazine, they did a big feature. Our Henry County Times has done a feature, and Greg was [0:59:22, 0:59:26]: Featured in that particular article, um, in the newspaper on the front page. [0:59:27, 0:59:32]: So um I think that this is um yet another step that we could take. [0:59:32, 0:59:34]: Toward bringing public art. [0:59:35, 0:59:35]: Um [0:59:36, 0:59:37]: to our community and [0:59:37, 0:59:40]: More specifically to the um downtown area. [0:59:41, 0:59:42]: Um [0:59:42, 0:59:47]: So are there any questions, recommendations? Um yes, Annika. [0:59:47, 1:00:01]: Thank you. Um two questions. One is where are the other two locations that or other locations that we're entertaining if the city does not approve us using the amphitheater park? [1:00:01, 1:00:12]: And um just for understanding the scroll tables are is there actually food that's being placed there as well? Is or is it just the art piece and [1:00:13, 1:00:16]: How does that work? I was just curious on um [1:00:17, 1:00:23]: Is there actually food being placed there for nature, nick na natural creatures? It's it's an art piece first. [1:00:24, 1:00:42]: And then um you can utilize the table or an organization can utilize the table any way they want to. Um we could put nuts there if we wanted to, um, because they have different promotions that they're running with regard to the tables. And Greg can tell you a little bit about um how those um [1:00:43, 1:00:45]: Promotions have been going so far. [1:00:46, 1:01:03]: Um uh the the first promotion was actually just a scavenger hunt for the public to locate the first ten tables and we've just completed that scavenger hunt and awarded the the the three prizes to the the first uh three people or groups of three people that [1:01:03, 1:01:23]: Uh took selfies with themselves at each table. So that promotion has already happened. Ongoing promotions or things such as we we have created what we call the golden acorn. And we have a blue acorn, yellow acorn. We can also do heart stars, but things that can be placed on the table to increase. [1:01:23, 1:01:32]: courage uh promotions and any any sponsor or the excuse me the artist consortium or main street [1:01:32, 1:01:34]: Could place a golden acorn in [1:01:35, 1:01:47]: on a table somewhere and ask people to go find it in conjunction with some type of promotion, find the golden acorn and you get this or you can do this kind of thing. Um so so there's that and [1:01:47, 1:02:07]: Um Kira, I don't have the list of locations that you presented in front of me, so I can't answer that. I can't answer that question for Anika. Um, but uh we expect that the promotions will will go on at least uh the CVB is prepared to the CBB, the artist consortium is prepared to conduct promotions at least quarterly using the goal. [1:02:07, 1:02:17]: an acorn or maybe a heart around Valentine's Day or Mother's Day or a star at a certain time of the year. We could even come up with something for shop small. [1:02:17, 1:02:22]: um to place on the tables and and offer promotions in that manner, if that answers your question. [1:02:23, 1:02:28]: Yes, thank you. Um as far as locations are concerned, we already have one in Clark Park. [1:02:28, 1:02:35]: We were thinking of a second, you know, somewhere maybe near the dog park or somewhere like that in Clark Park. Uh, we mentioned the amphitheater. [1:02:35, 1:02:45]: Um also because we have a little free library um along Reeves Creek Trail, we were thinking, you know, somewhere along Reeves Creek Trail and Memorial Park because we're kind of connected. [1:02:46, 1:02:51]: Even though those are those two locations are outside of the Main Street district because [1:02:51, 1:02:53]: The trail connects to the downtown. [1:02:53, 1:02:58]: We felt that there was, you know, a causal connection to those two. [1:02:58, 1:02:59]: Faces as well. [1:03:00, 1:03:07]: Well and in addition to Clark Park here, we also have a table at JP Moseley Park for you know, and that's considered a Stockbridge Park. [1:03:07, 1:03:08]: Yeah. [1:03:08, 1:03:09]: So [1:03:09, 1:03:15]: And and and people have really connected with the project. There's been a lot of excitement about it. I've even received a a letter from [1:03:15, 1:03:19]: uh uh a a local judge uh out of mcdonna [1:03:19, 1:03:33]: uh commending the project and and and her and expressing her excitement over the project and and its life and what it can do for for tourism uh and for you know just the community as a whole with connecting with public art. [1:03:33, 1:03:33]: Okay. [1:03:34, 1:03:39]: Well, thank you so much. And financially we could afford all three if we wanted to, correct? [1:03:39, 1:03:43]: That is correct. Um, Mr. Firch, I saw your hand raised. [1:03:44, 1:03:49]: Yeah, I just had a quick question about how it's set up. More talking about positioning. So [1:03:49, 1:03:57]: Is it like connected to a tree or is it built on its own pole or how are we what are we looking at on in regards to placement? [1:03:58, 1:04:18]: We have the option for either. Um, all the trees thus far are installed uh, excuse me, all the tables thus far are installed on trees. And we've gone through the process of making sure that we do that uh echo-friendly and safely so that we're not damaging or or injuring the trees. We use what we call as we ordered it as. [1:04:18, 1:04:34]: specifically called tree strap. It's an elastic, an elastomeric type strap that we attach the tables to the trees with. And we're also going back and reinforcing that with metal zip tie straps. And but with the metal zip tie straps just means we'll have to [1:04:34, 1:04:54]: uh make sure that we keep an eye and make sure it doesn't at some point as the tree grows cut into the tree or the bark in in any way. But but we feel like that helps make it a little more secure. So that um but so all thus far have been installed on trees, but we do have the option if the CD chooses to install it on a post. But you know, obviously it being in a parks, we'd have to work with the public works department. [1:04:54, 1:05:00]: To have the post installed like we did the little free libraries and then install the table to that post. [1:05:01, 1:05:03]: Gotcha. Okay, cool. Yeah, sounds good. [1:05:04, 1:05:04]: Okay. [1:05:05, 1:05:10]: So is there any other discussion? And I'm sorry, we actually I was [1:05:10, 1:05:14]: kinda trying to look through my files while we were talking to see if I had the picture. [1:05:15, 1:05:18]: of the one that's in um Clark Park attached to the tree, but [1:05:19, 1:05:25]: I didn't have enough time to pull it up. And I'm sorry I didn't have it because it shows how it's strapped to the tree, but it's up high enough. [1:05:25, 1:05:45]: where kids can't jump on it and swing on it, but you know, low enough for you to be able to see it. Uh Willie, did you have a comment? Yes. Yes. A couple. One, that was the qu first question. Do you is there a site or picture we can go to? I'm a little visual of this to see a a picture of what [1:05:45, 1:05:46]: We're referring to [1:05:46, 1:05:56]: Yeah. I can show you a table uh here if you you have a picture of one installed, but I can show you a completed table here that hasn't been installed yet. Let me grab it. Okay, thanks. [1:05:56, 1:06:02]: And secondly, uh I know the sponsorship for the table is two hundred and fifty dollars. [1:06:02, 1:06:22]: It's$250 for one. Right. And it's um if we go with two, it would be$500. And if we go with the three, it would be the$750. Right. Um, and that would give us, you know, control over all three of the tables. Okay. You know, so for those who haven't seen them yet, this is the size. It's actually scaled down. [1:06:22, 1:06:26]: down to the size of a s it's a picnic table scale down to the size of a squirrel. [1:06:26, 1:06:28]: So if you can picture a squirrel sitting here on top. [1:06:29, 1:06:49]: eating uh nuts and and walnuts and things. Um and and and I guess to uh uh Anika's question about uh is it or will food be placed on them? Nobody intends to regularly uh check the tables and see if there's food for squirrels, but we do encourage and and the tables are designed [1:06:48, 1:07:08]: to encourage public interaction. I have checked on a couple of tables from phase one in the county parks and people are placing walnuts and and peanuts on the tables and leaving them there and feeding the squirrels that way. So we encourage interaction with the public in that manner as well. But some people have caught pictures with the squirrels on them, so. [1:07:09, 1:07:09]: Yes. [1:07:10, 1:07:24]: Um this table was decorated by local artist Velkita Reading. She's one of the artists that presents a product here in our store. We were able to work with Velkita and uh entice her into decorating a table. [1:07:24, 1:07:27]: And so you know and and the only uh [1:07:27, 1:07:47]: We encourage them to decorate the tables in a manner that expresses their art. So, you know, there doesn't have to be a squirrel on it, though she did. Most of them have some type of image of a squirrel, but that's not required. We just ask that they be decorated in a manner that we will weather treat them and they'll be able to withstand the element. [1:07:47, 1:07:48]: For two years. [1:07:49, 1:07:50]: So [1:07:50, 1:07:53]: And um my second question was the [1:07:54, 1:08:14]: The sponsorship of 250 per table. Is that the same cost after the two-year period uh to service these tables? What is the cost? Would that be 250 if we had to replace them again? Would that be the same cost? What's the difference in the sponsorship and the cost after after the two years to replace if something [1:08:14, 1:08:14]: happens. [1:08:15, 1:08:35]: Uh the the original sponsorship willie is two hundred and fifty and that and what and what we're saying is that two hundred and fifty not only gets you a decorated table and and installation, it also gets the maintenance of the table for two years. So if a table and but we we back that up with a guarantee that if a table is stolen or [1:08:35, 1:08:55]: Or irreparably damaged by act of nature or vandalism or something, we will replace that table the first time for free. Right. If it is damaged or stolen again, then we replace it at cost if the sponsor chooses to have it replaced. And cost for us has turned out to be the base cost. [1:08:55, 1:09:03]: Cost for the table is$40 plus whatever materials the artist might have in it. So I'm thinking cost is probably gonna be around. [1:09:03, 1:09:06]: eighty or ninety dollars, depending on the individual artist. [1:09:06, 1:09:26]: Okay. All right. Uh and and also um I think this was a good idea from my perspective. Uh the pandemic has helped a lot of us and a lot of our budget, so we didn't hadn't spun any money. And we're very good stewards of money. And based on me looking at the the the financial sheets, I think we're in a good position. Uh [1:09:26, 1:09:44]: not to try to allow the city to to partner to buy one, why not Main Street just purchase all three? And then if the city won't, we uh give one to the city on behalf of Main Street. And since we have that that that budgetary line out of the money that we hadn't spent. So I think it's a good investment. [1:09:44, 1:09:58]: in reference to it and it brings some continuity and some excitement downtown to our downtown and it it it goes along with with with the other cities as well. So I I think it's a good idea. That's a good idea. Okay. Well sir would you like to make that motion? I would. [1:09:58, 1:10:08]: Okay, fabulous. I moved that we allocate$750 towards the the Bushy Tail Art Trail Project Squirrel Tables. [1:10:09, 1:10:11]: And as the main street bowl. [1:10:12, 1:10:14]: Okay. [1:10:14, 1:10:16]: Okay. Is there any discussion? [1:10:18, 1:10:19]: Can I ask a question? [1:10:20, 1:10:20]: Yes, sir. [1:10:21, 1:10:27]: Since I'm actually on the on the consortium and and the one presenting this here, is it appropriate for me to vote on this or should I abstain? [1:10:29, 1:10:30]: Oh [1:10:30, 1:10:31]: Um [1:10:32, 1:10:37]: I guess you should abstain from this particular vote. Yes, please. And that you sustain, yes, sir. [1:10:37, 1:10:38]: Mm-hmm. [1:10:38, 1:10:42]: Okay. Um Anika, you want to call the vote? [1:10:42, 1:10:48]: Yes. Um all those in favor of accepting the motion as presented, please raise your hand. [1:10:50, 1:10:55]: And Linda and Mildred are um having a black screen, so we just need to hear from them. [1:10:56, 1:10:59]: I accept. Thank you, Miss Jones. Miss Reed? [1:10:59, 1:11:00]: I accept. [1:11:00, 1:11:01]: Thank you. [1:11:02, 1:11:05]: Okay, we will move forward with that. [1:11:05, 1:11:09]: Thank you very much and thank you, Greg, for um the presentation. [1:11:10, 1:11:20]: All right. Um and Greg, I'll get with you um after our meeting at another time to kind of settle all of that up. Okay. Thank you all for the vote. [1:11:21, 1:11:33]: Okay. Next on the agenda are my updates with regard to the mural. The mural concept has been decided upon in the um [1:11:33, 1:11:36]: Artist is working on that particular [1:11:36, 1:11:40]: Um design. So we're excited about that in the committee. [1:11:40, 1:11:50]: Um, I think is very satisfied with that. So we're looking forward to being able to unveil that mural at the end of June if everything goes well, fingers crossed. [1:11:50, 1:12:00]: Um the website is also moving along pretty swiftly. Um I had hoped to get more um beta testing from our um [1:12:00, 1:12:07]: Main Street Advisory Board, only a few people um gave me any comment with regard to [1:12:07, 1:12:12]: the website and functionality and that sort of thing. So if you can [1:12:12, 1:12:23]: Still we're still working on it. So if you will all please again put that rubber band on your wrist to remind you to please go onto the website. I sent the link out. [1:12:23, 1:12:30]: Um before our last meeting, I can send it out again. If you have any feedback, we really need you all to test this site. [1:12:30, 1:12:32]: And look at it to make sure that. [1:12:32, 1:12:46]: We haven't missed anything as far as, you know, misplaced words, any kind of functionality difficulties, if it gets stuck, if it freezes anywhere, especially on cell phones, because we really want this to be mobile friendly. [1:12:46, 1:12:50]: So if you all could take some time. [1:12:51, 1:12:52]: Yes, um [1:12:52, 1:12:56]: Somebody's got music playing me to you. Nice, please. [1:12:56, 1:12:57]: Um but [1:12:58, 1:13:03]: If you all could just take a an opportunity to go on, some of you did um respond and I thank you for that. [1:13:04, 1:13:07]: feedback but if everyone else could please just do your part and [1:13:08, 1:13:12]: Go on just for five minutes and just see if you see anything that we need to correct. [1:13:13, 1:13:16]: Because we're gonna try to launch this um [1:13:16, 1:13:20]: Hopefully at the end of June when we're launching our [1:13:20, 1:13:20]: Um [1:13:21, 1:13:29]: mural launching the website, launching the new logo, just doing a big launch to welcome um the summer season. So [1:13:29, 1:13:33]: Um hopefully um we can get that done. Yes, Anika. [1:13:33, 1:13:42]: Um are you interested in getting some feedback at this time or you want it written? Cause I was able to navigate quite a few times on the [1:13:42, 1:14:02]: And would love to just share like literally five seconds if that's okay. You can do that. And and I will say if there's anything that you want to send in, you know, there's more detail or whatever, please do that as well, because we forward that on to the um designer. But yes, go go ahead, please. So just very briefly, just wanted to state that. [1:14:02, 1:14:11]: That it is very robust. There's a lot of content. When you scroll through it, it feels like it's extremely long. [1:14:11, 1:14:31]: I don't know if that was the intention. So meaning you're scrolling, you're scrolling, you're scrolling with most websites, that home landing page doesn't have that ability to scroll so deep into the site. So that was a little different. I didn't know if that was the intention or not. So I did want to mention that. Um Were you on mobile or were you on um [1:14:31, 1:14:51]: Desktop. Desktop. Okay. Yeah. And and I just felt a little different. Not that anything was wrong with it, but I didn't know if that was the intention that you can scroll so far, you know, into the site. Um, and the colors were gorgeous. The photographs were uh again very robust and did want to say the content was rich. Um didn't see any time. [1:14:51, 1:14:59]: typos, very easy to navigate, but just that was a little different. So I just wanted to mention if I don't know if that was the intention or not. [1:15:00, 1:15:20]: It was um the intention for you to be able to kind of if you didn't want to navigate the toolbar at the top or selection bar at the top, you could kind of scroll through and then when something grabs your interest, you could kind of stop and and hit that um icon or you know click on that picture or that video or whatever and [1:15:20, 1:15:40]: Go to that immediately. It does have arrows on the side to show you that you can go up and down, or you can immediately go back up to the top to where the selection bar is. So it was kind of designed for you to kind of keep moving until you saw something that struck your fancy. [1:15:40, 1:15:43]: Um Lisa, did you have any more comment on that? [1:15:43, 1:15:50]: Yes. Um first I wanted to thank the folks who have already given feedback because [1:15:50, 1:16:05]: It was uh it was really valuable. We were able to use that information to um make major tweaks, you know, because it had not been seen by anybody but us and we were kind of working [1:16:05, 1:16:13]: on the backside of the program, not you know, not the front side where you can do it on your mobile or or on any other device. So that's one. [1:16:13, 1:16:17]: And two, um, I appreciate Anika's comment. [1:16:18, 1:16:18]: Um [1:16:19, 1:16:20]: What we [1:16:20, 1:16:22]: thought about when we were designing it is that [1:16:23, 1:16:28]: The data we have says that most of our visitors are older people. [1:16:28, 1:16:29]: Um they're not like [1:16:30, 1:16:31]: millennials. [1:16:31, 1:16:34]: Um, we hope we get more millennials and [1:16:35, 1:16:38]: younger gen X and all of them, but um [1:16:38, 1:16:44]: I say Gen Z and all of them, but we get moms, grand moms. [1:16:44, 1:16:56]: you know, people who come out for family activities. And we thought about making sure it's easy for those people to navigate who may not be accustomed to being online often. [1:16:56, 1:16:58]: So uh we thought the [1:16:58, 1:16:59]: Scrolling. [1:16:59, 1:17:15]: uh down was simpler. But like Kara said, there are easy uh navigations to the other pages and and it'll bring you, you know, kind of circle you back. So you're not like, how did I get here and how do I get back where I want to go. [1:17:15, 1:17:18]: Um, we just thought it was easier that way. [1:17:19, 1:17:31]: Thank you. And I love our board picture. Gorgeous. Thank you. Yes. Isn't it a wonderful picture? Or it should fall right in there. If for nothing else, just go to the about us part of the website to see the Main Street advisory board stuff. [1:17:32, 1:17:44]: Oh, just wonderful. Okay. Um, any other comment? Cause we're kind of going long, so I want to keep on moving if there are no other comments. But if you get a chance, please go. I'll send the link back out again. [1:17:45, 1:18:01]: Um as far as our downtown projects are concerned, the one that I have the um most information that I'd like to share with you all about, and um that is the um revitalization or remodel of 114 MLK. [1:18:01, 1:18:04]: And I'm gonna share my screen um very quickly. [1:18:05, 1:18:05]: Um [1:18:06, 1:18:10]: If you all can you all see my screen? [1:18:12, 1:18:29]: Yes. Okay, great. All right. Um, this is 114 Martin Luther King Senior Heritage Trail in its current condition. Um, you all um drive by it when you go into the downtown area. Um, we've got the um [1:18:29, 1:18:31]: We the city has [1:18:31, 1:18:33]: Перші this particular property. [1:18:33, 1:18:36]: And has given us the go ahead, as you all know, to um [1:18:36, 1:18:37]: Remodel and white. [1:18:38, 1:18:40]: Basically white box the inside. [1:18:40, 1:18:43]: Just to give you some um historical reference. [1:18:43, 1:18:51]: These are some historic photos of downtown. Um, this is looking down the street from like if you were standing up at Greg's shop. [1:18:52, 1:18:53]: Looking down. [1:18:53, 1:19:00]: Um and this is in the um opposite if you're walking in the opposite direction from what I understand. [1:19:00, 1:19:01]: Um [1:19:02, 1:19:04]: And as you can see, we've got. [1:19:05, 1:19:10]: Flat front um where you have kind of a um zero um inverted front. [1:19:11, 1:19:14]: And then we have the inverted front with the recessed um [1:19:15, 1:19:18]: Entrance into the the building. So you've got [1:19:18, 1:19:19]: You know, where you does [1:19:20, 1:19:23]: literally go into the front door and then you have the recessed [1:19:24, 1:19:24]: Um [1:19:25, 1:19:27]: Entrance. So this is what [1:19:27, 1:19:30]: The hiss from a historic point of view, what the downtown looked like. [1:19:31, 1:19:31]: Um [1:19:31, 1:19:33]: In the early nineteen hundreds. [1:19:34, 1:19:34]: Okay. [1:19:35, 1:19:42]: Um this is kind of a close up of the historic facade. So you can kind of see that. I probably should have brought that up um for the [1:19:42, 1:19:43]: To explain that. [1:19:44, 1:19:52]: But we have three options for 114, and we're working with TSW, the city's architect. [1:19:52, 1:19:53]: Two [1:19:53, 1:20:01]: Um, decide what that building is gonna look like, what that facade is gonna look like on the front. And I wanted to present it to you all. [1:20:01, 1:20:08]: to get some um feedback with regard to what you all would like to see as the main street advisory board. [1:20:09, 1:20:14]: First option is um of Martin Luther King Senior Heritage Trail. [1:20:14, 1:20:19]: Um one building one fourteen reimagined. This is what it looks like now. [1:20:19, 1:20:20]: Um [1:20:20, 1:20:25]: This is the flat front with no recessed um or inverted entrance. [1:20:25, 1:20:27]: And if you look at this. [1:20:27, 1:20:29]: Picture at the bottom. [1:20:29, 1:20:34]: This is what it would look like basically, the door here and the picture windows across the front. [1:20:34, 1:20:35]: Okay. [1:20:36, 1:20:39]: Um, so that's what it looks like now. [1:20:40, 1:20:44]: But of course we'd fix this, but you know, see, it's all windows and just a door. [1:20:45, 1:20:45]: Yeah. [1:20:46, 1:20:48]: The second option would be [1:20:49, 1:20:51]: Oh, I should have this on. [1:20:51, 1:20:53]: Presentation. Sorry about that. [1:20:57, 1:21:01]: The second option would be uh inverted entrance. [1:21:02, 1:21:02]: Okay. [1:21:03, 1:21:04]: And we [1:21:04, 1:21:09]: We um maybe because you're using your double screen today. [1:21:09, 1:21:12]: What we see is both your um [1:21:13, 1:21:21]: We see the small uh presentation, but we see your slide, your next slide and series as well. [1:21:21, 1:21:23]: It's not really doing a slideshow. [1:21:23, 1:21:24]: Okay. [1:21:24, 1:21:29]: Hmm. I don't know why I that's because you've got on double screen. If you were not [1:21:29, 1:21:32]: plugged into the double monitors, it wouldn't work that way. [1:21:33, 1:21:34]: Oh. [1:21:34, 1:21:39]: So how do I fix that? You can see it as it is. Yeah, it's okay like this. [1:21:40, 1:21:44]: We okay. We can get it. We get it. Okay. I'm sorry. I don't know how to fix that. [1:21:45, 1:21:45]: And um [1:21:46, 1:21:55]: We're running long, so I don't want to explore them. I'm sorry. Um, so this is um option two. Can you all see the inverted entrance there? [1:21:56, 1:21:56]: Mm-hmm. [1:21:57, 1:22:05]: And that is, you know, kind of what's depicted in this particular storefront where you've got the inverted entrance. [1:22:06, 1:22:07]: So [1:22:08, 1:22:14]: We don't we don't know that that building we can't tell because we think that in this picture. [1:22:14, 1:22:22]: This is the space where that building actually was. And as you can see, there's an empty space. So we don't know. [1:22:22, 1:22:23]: Um [1:22:24, 1:22:26]: We're thinking that it was a flat front. [1:22:27, 1:22:27]: Фасад [1:22:28, 1:22:32]: Батс наверted фаса і [1:22:32, 1:22:34]: Um relevant to that period and [1:22:35, 1:22:36]: Um could be [1:22:36, 1:22:38]: Um, as we've seen. [1:22:38, 1:22:42]: In this picture here, that inverted facade, um, which is [1:22:43, 1:22:43]: Um [1:22:44, 1:22:45]: Like what Greg. [1:22:45, 1:22:47]: Had with his particular building. [1:22:47, 1:22:50]: Um, we would be able to. [1:22:51, 1:22:53]: Бринг інверти фасад. [1:22:53, 1:22:55]: to this particular building if [1:22:56, 1:22:57]: Uh we would like to. [1:22:58, 1:23:01]: And then the third option is uh [1:23:02, 1:23:04]: Флат фронт фасад, азю кінсі хір. [1:23:05, 1:23:10]: But there would be columns put here on each side of the door. [1:23:11, 1:23:15]: And there would be flat front, those are the two columns, and that is just to help. [1:23:16, 1:23:16]: Sure up. [1:23:17, 1:23:21]: the um brick facade because we'd be adding some additional brick here. [1:23:21, 1:23:24]: Пикас, аж you saw in this particular building. [1:23:25, 1:23:27]: It was all glass across the front. [1:23:27, 1:23:33]: So we would basically be putting columns on each side, which is also still relevant to the period. [1:23:33, 1:23:36]: Деву флет агріґєнс та фасад. [1:23:36, 1:23:40]: That would um help shore up the brick. [1:23:40, 1:23:42]: That would be needed to fill in the space. [1:23:43, 1:23:44]: So [1:23:45, 1:23:52]: Is there any opinion or preference based on those three options with regard to? [1:23:52, 1:23:56]: the front facade. So we have flat two flat fronts. [1:23:57, 1:23:58]: Flat with um [1:23:59, 1:24:01]: All of the picture windows. [1:24:01, 1:24:02]: We have [1:24:03, 1:24:05]: The inverted entrance. [1:24:06, 1:24:10]: Which still has the picture windows, but would have the inverted windows. [1:24:10, 1:24:12]: On each side. And then we have the [1:24:13, 1:24:15]: Ам смале пікчу. [1:24:16, 1:24:17]: Um [1:24:17, 1:24:20]: But the columns to help support the brick that would be put in place. [1:24:21, 1:24:23]: Where that glass would have been. [1:24:24, 1:24:27]: So is there any um [1:24:27, 1:24:29]: Preference or discussion or [1:24:30, 1:24:34]: interest in um what that is actually going to look like. [1:24:37, 1:24:39]: And um [1:24:39, 1:24:43]: Perhaps our our shopkeepers can even um [1:24:43, 1:24:50]: Um, Greg and Linda can even um add some comment with regard to the need for um [1:24:50, 1:24:58]: you know, picture windows and entering into the building, um, what you all have experienced because we would like to [1:24:59, 1:25:03]: make these either retail or make this either a retail or restaurant space. [1:25:04, 1:25:05]: Um [1:25:06, 1:25:10]: All right, so I'll just jump in there. Um you know, with with the resist. [1:25:10, 1:25:12]: Uh entrance. Uh [1:25:12, 1:25:14]: The setback. Um [1:25:14, 1:25:29]: you're actually eating into the square footage of your space by doing that. Although it is a nod to historic preservation, um that may be something to consider. And so you know depending on what you the intended use of the building is may [1:25:29, 1:25:37]: may have some influence as to which way you go. And I I think the the second option or or maybe it was the third option of adding the brick [1:25:37, 1:25:38]: Um [1:25:38, 1:25:58]: Columns. So that was the third. Yes. Kind of gives it more of a modern uh approach from my standpoint. But uh the recessed uh opening there could actually, instead of being a recess, could just be used as as uh an enclosed vestibule, and that may help with uh air cons air conditioning. [1:25:58, 1:26:00]: conditioning and air control. [1:26:00, 1:26:20]: with the building. So I I don't know that I helped. I'm just kind of defining what what I kind of what I see. Our building used to have a recessed front. You when we first moved in here, you could tell from the paint lines, and actually you can kind of still see the paint lines on our ceiling from where it used to be a recessed opening and it was pushed back out to be a flat front. [1:26:20, 1:26:32]: Which kind of helps with the look of the store actually, just to have a solid wall of glass. Um so I think it depends on what the intended use of the building is, may dictate maybe which direction you want to go there. [1:26:32, 1:26:35]: Okay. Linda, did you have any comment? [1:26:36, 1:26:51]: Yeah, I concur what Greg said. Um that opening is very important. So it's according to what's going to be put in that space, um, retail or what have you, the window uh glass opening is very nice. I don't personally have that at my place because. [1:26:52, 1:26:53]: I just don't. [1:26:53, 1:26:58]: I bought it like it is, but I do like um that having the open space on that part. [1:27:00, 1:27:01]: I went the window. [1:27:01, 1:27:02]: Mm-hmm. Or glass. [1:27:03, 1:27:03]: Okay. [1:27:04, 1:27:05]: Any other comment? [1:27:08, 1:27:14]: I will say that with the um inverted space, those inverted spaces were designed to kind of have like a [1:27:15, 1:27:16]: Um for the uh [1:27:16, 1:27:20]: retailer to have kind of a um showcase um box. [1:27:21, 1:27:24]: Where people would be able to spend more people. [1:27:25, 1:27:32]: Who s were spending more time looking in the window to see what the shopkeeper had in their inventory or what they were displaying? [1:27:33, 1:27:35]: І вот алаутем то степ інтер. [1:27:36, 1:27:36]: That [1:27:36, 1:27:48]: um recessed area, have cover if there were elements, and be able to look in the window more thoroughly and not be blocking the sidewalk for people walking back and forth. [1:27:48, 1:27:57]: So that's what that invert was actually designed for, to keep people out of the elements while they were looking in the shopkeeper's showcase window. [1:27:57, 1:28:00]: And to also keep them off of the sad walk. [1:28:00, 1:28:04]: In the you know, right away while other people were busily walking up and down the street. [1:28:05, 1:28:09]: Um, I have seen those recesses used in um [1:28:09, 1:28:13]: restaurants and they put tables in those little [1:28:13, 1:28:14]: Um [1:28:14, 1:28:16]: Showcase windows that are [1:28:17, 1:28:20]: Available at the front that that recess creates. [1:28:20, 1:28:28]: And then also I've seen, you know, shopkeepers put displays in those windows that are created, those showcase boxes that are created. [1:28:28, 1:28:30]: Um by the recess. [1:28:31, 1:28:33]: But as Greg said, it does. [1:28:33, 1:28:34]: You know. [1:28:34, 1:28:35]: Come into it can take [1:28:36, 1:28:38]: You know, way, you know, up to [1:28:38, 1:28:39]: Anywhere from [1:28:39, 1:28:42]: you know, I guess twenty square feet or more. [1:28:42, 1:28:43]: Of your um [1:28:44, 1:28:45]: Your [1:28:46, 1:28:47]: Um shop space. [1:28:48, 1:28:49]: So [1:28:50, 1:28:54]: You know, that's a concern. And again, we don't know what's going there yet. [1:28:55, 1:29:00]: That would be up to the council as to what they want to um try to recruit for that particular building. [1:29:01, 1:29:07]: Um and the DDA. And I think we can probably also talk about that at our strategic planning meeting. [1:29:07, 1:29:08]: So um [1:29:10, 1:29:13]: I don't know if this is the time to move forward with [1:29:13, 1:29:14]: Making a a [1:29:14, 1:29:15]: An exact decision. [1:29:16, 1:29:24]: without maybe also talking about it with the DDA, but we do want to make some decision quickly because we want the work to start. [1:29:24, 1:29:26]: Greg and then Amika. [1:29:26, 1:29:38]: Uh uh I will just add that the you know, the recessed entrance can actually add interest to the line of storefronts because you've got a little variation there. So it kind of makes it a little more interesting. So maybe [1:29:39, 1:29:43]: I was leaning a little bit more toward that um recess because [1:29:44, 1:29:45]: Um for the for the [1:29:45, 1:29:50]: exact reason to give it a little that building a little bit more character and to [1:29:50, 1:29:56]: add some variety to our downtown um that historic row of buildings there. [1:29:56, 1:29:57]: Um [1:29:57, 1:29:59]: So thanks for bringing that up. [1:29:59, 1:30:00]: Greg. Um Anika. [1:30:01, 1:30:21]: Uh yes, you guys pretty much hit the points I were I was thinking. Aesthetically, the recess looks better in terms of walkability. It will attract people to look in the windows. Yes, it may take away from your ability to have inventory, but if you have display in there explaining what's inside, it'll bring [1:30:21, 1:30:36]: people in so it's it you know it it's your marketing or if it's a restaurant it's your your um customer sitting there so I think it allows for the space to be used for so many different purposes [1:30:36, 1:30:37]: Um [1:30:38, 1:30:47]: Also, like the concept if you're going to keep it flat or the building requires that you have to keep it flat, that the the uh brick be used. [1:30:47, 1:30:52]: Um, because it kind of gives it a little more um substantial look. This is all me looking at it. [1:30:52, 1:31:11]: as a person walking down the street and the aesthetics of it. But um if I was to choose between the three, the recess um is awesome. And then also remembering the per um historical conservation and bringing that back is awesome too. But you guys really hit it when you said one [1:31:11, 1:31:11]: Um [1:31:12, 1:31:12]: Uh [1:31:13, 1:31:32]: People being able to walk and look and see what your product is. We can use it for just about everything. And you gotta think about the person or business that wants to be in there. They want to have the best possible box to work with. And if your box has, you know, that concept as well, I think you would attract a a a larger um [1:31:33, 1:31:35]: I guess, pool of potential businesses. [1:31:36, 1:31:38]: Okay. Yes, Greg. [1:31:38, 1:31:51]: I want to add one other thing. Um, and and it's from my experience with a wall of glass here. Um, j because of our situation, we we actually get sunrise. So for the first half of the day, especially in the summer. [1:31:51, 1:32:11]: those windows get baked. And and that may so that may require, you know, consideration of maybe even putting an awning uh if if we choose to go with that if you know, if we're gonna go forward with that wall of glass, which I think the wall of glass is the right thing to do. Um, but you know, maybe it should be uh tempered glass or or in in some manner that [1:32:11, 1:32:15]: that kind of cuts back on the UV a little bit and the heat. [1:32:16, 1:32:19]: Um, but just keep in mind that for the first half of the day. [1:32:20, 1:32:22]: It's gonna get baked and that may have an effect on [1:32:23, 1:32:23]: Uh [1:32:24, 1:32:34]: You know, you'd take to you'd take to go through all that process to have that wall of glass there to have the first tenant come in and put up window blinds. That's not gonna look good. So another consideration. [1:32:34, 1:32:35]: Okay. [1:32:36, 1:32:38]: All right. Any other comment? [1:32:39, 1:32:44]: Okay. Um and I did um kind of bring up the option of um [1:32:45, 1:32:49]: Tabling this until our joint meeting when we have the DDA. [1:32:50, 1:32:54]: Um, with us as well. Is that something that you all have an interest in? [1:32:55, 1:32:58]: Um, maybe having it on the table for um maybe [1:32:59, 1:33:01]: Um, discussion with the DDA as well. [1:33:02, 1:33:06]: Or is that something we feel more comfortable with going on and making a decision? [1:33:07, 1:33:08]: Um today. [1:33:10, 1:33:17]: Well, I would say to just to hold off on until the DVA to see what they had in mind. Cause I know um [1:33:17, 1:33:37]: with the other building, the firehouse building, they're talking about the restaurant and all that. So we don't know if they're trying to do restaurant retail or or what that looks like. That might help us in regards to, you know, getting an idea. I am leaning towards the inverted, whether it's a restaurant and has tables or like little bar stools right there, kind of like what you were mentioning. Or if it has um [1:33:37, 1:33:50]: um, you know, some retail space where, you know, people can look in there. I think, you know, having that discussion, um, bringing them in bringing their opinion into the fold of what they're they're planning on doing will will help make that decision. So [1:33:51, 1:33:51]: Okay. [1:33:52, 1:33:53]: Any other comment? [1:33:57, 1:33:57]: Okay. [1:33:58, 1:34:01]: All right. I think Lisa might be frozen. Um [1:34:02, 1:34:04]: Oh no, she's not frozen. Okay. [1:34:05, 1:34:06]: All right, um [1:34:06, 1:34:08]: Anyone else have any comment on that? [1:34:09, 1:34:11]: Okay, well um [1:34:11, 1:34:20]: I think that, you know, in the spirit of um the joint meeting and um looking forward to being more collaborative with the DDA with regard to [1:34:20, 1:34:23]: The downtown design, this might be a good um [1:34:24, 1:34:24]: First [1:34:24, 1:34:26]: Step toward um [1:34:27, 1:34:28]: Talking with them and discussing. [1:34:29, 1:34:31]: Um something that's gonna have a [1:34:31, 1:34:34]: An impact in our downtown, how it looks and [1:34:34, 1:34:39]: Bills. So I think that um that's a good idea if if you all are in agreement with that. [1:34:42, 1:34:50]: Okay, so we're gonna go on and table that until our next meeting. I don't I mean, yeah, until the joint meeting, joint strategic planning meeting. [1:34:50, 1:34:57]: Um, I do not have um a report from the DDA. So now we can move to um [1:34:57, 1:35:01]: The announcement and the concerns that concludes the Main Street Manager's report. [1:35:03, 1:35:04]: Thank you very much. [1:35:04, 1:35:05]: Ranks. [1:35:06, 1:35:11]: Uh are there any announcement or concerns for the board at this time? [1:35:12, 1:35:12]: Okay. [1:35:13, 1:35:13]: Yes, Mr Horse. [1:35:15, 1:35:27]: Um it I guess it's more of a a question and concern is uh I'm glad we're having the joint strategic planning meeting with the DDA, uh but but hearing that we're we're doing it [1:35:28, 1:35:32]: At the end of June in the community center makes me question [1:35:32, 1:35:42]: the progress of converting the community center to be Main Street. Where are we on that project? And where are we on the alleyway project? Things that [1:35:42, 1:35:45]: You know, I I kind of assume dirt that through the pandemic we would [1:35:46, 1:35:49]: Have accomplished some things, but it it seems like [1:35:50, 1:35:53]: And this is gonna sound a little negative, it seems like our [1:35:53, 1:36:07]: City Council has been more focused on trivial things and as opposed to helping us move Main Street and the RSVP plan or anything forward for development. So that that's that's the concern I have is what are we actually accomplishing. [1:36:08, 1:36:08]: Um [1:36:09, 1:36:12]: Physically and visibly as Main Street, um [1:36:12, 1:36:15]: And and where are we on all that? Okay. [1:36:15, 1:36:22]: And I can speak to um I was hoping that Mr. Knighton was going to be on the meeting because he would have been able [1:36:22, 1:36:26]: To provide us with a better update on the alleyway project. [1:36:26, 1:36:31]: Um 114 is um moving forward as you can see. We're working with the architects. [1:36:31, 1:36:41]: As are we with the Ted Strickland, I just didn't have a drawing to show you all of the completed work, but Lisa and I have been meeting with them with regard to [1:36:41, 1:36:46]: um the interior of that particular space. So that work is going on. [1:36:46, 1:36:47]: Um [1:36:47, 1:36:51]: The uh so that's the Ted Strickland and the um [1:36:51, 1:36:56]: MLK f one fourteen MLK, Lisa and I have been very active with that. [1:36:56, 1:37:01]: Um the alleyway project, not so much. We have not received an update. [1:37:02, 1:37:02]: Um [1:37:03, 1:37:08]: in over a month and that's why I was hoping that Mr. Knighton would be able to provide us with that. [1:37:08, 1:37:14]: So unfortunately, I'm not able to give you an update when we last talked with them. [1:37:14, 1:37:15]: Um [1:37:15, 1:37:20]: They were trying to work with the engineering designs for. [1:37:20, 1:37:21]: The underground utilities. [1:37:22, 1:37:30]: And um I had not received anything other than I've requested updates but haven't um received them yet. So I was hoping we would be able to get that. [1:37:30, 1:37:43]: But I will um I am noting your concern with regard to that and hopefully I'll be able to send you all some sort of update with regard to that. Um as far as the Ted Strickland um the construction, yes. [1:37:44, 1:37:45]: The construction um [1:37:46, 1:37:48]: Can't happen until we have an approved [1:37:48, 1:37:49]: Um [1:37:49, 1:37:53]: design and an approved budget. So we're supposed to be getting [1:37:53, 1:37:56]: those final designs um very soon. [1:37:56, 1:38:00]: Um so we'll be hearing um that coming up in council meeting. [1:38:00, 1:38:02]: Um very soon as well. [1:38:02, 1:38:05]: Uh Mr. Thomas, did you want to respond? [1:38:06, 1:38:06]: Yes. [1:38:07, 1:38:07]: Oh. [1:38:09, 1:38:11]: Um Mr. Thomas first, then Alan. [1:38:11, 1:38:12]: Okay. [1:38:12, 1:38:16]: Yeah, I just wanted to say uh the city council is just like the main street. [1:38:17, 1:38:21]: We are pushing for these projects to move forward as well. [1:38:21, 1:38:27]: Um the city council really do not have an issue with trying to to stop any of these projects. [1:38:27, 1:38:34]: Um we are pushing the city managers well. I just want you know the the board to be clear that. [1:38:35, 1:38:39]: You know, we don't really have an issue of trying to stop uh entities project. [1:38:39, 1:38:50]: Uh we push every day uh with wayfinding uh what's going on with the uh refiguration of Lee Street. So we push every day for things to move forward. [1:38:51, 1:38:52]: Um [1:38:52, 1:38:58]: We we just have issues with with with the snail pace, but Mr. Peterson may be able to speak to some of that. [1:38:59, 1:38:59]: Okay. [1:39:00, 1:39:00]: Ellen [1:39:01, 1:39:15]: Yes, I spoke with Mr. Knighton on yesterday about the RSVP uh plan, particularly the um the MLK senior bridge. Uh we've been talking about this for a while. Mr. Knighton contacted ARC. [1:39:16, 1:39:36]: And uh we're going to set up a meeting with them. It'll be myself, Mr. Knight, and Breca, who's over community development. And right now we're waiting on the ARC to get some contracts signed with GDOT. So we are uh moving along with the RSVP plan, particularly that bridge. That's been a primary concern. [1:39:35, 1:39:41]: concern of mine because we need that connectivity piece since the amphitheater is coming. So I've been [1:39:41, 1:39:50]: um Mr. Knighton about the uh the RSVP plan and and the bridge and waiting on ARC to get back with us. But you know, ARC knows we're we're aggressively trying to get this done. [1:39:52, 1:39:52]: Okay. [1:39:53, 1:39:57]: Thank you, um, both Councilman Thomas and Mr. Peterson. [1:39:57, 1:40:01]: Um hopefully they gave you a little bit more information, Greg, and we'll [1:40:01, 1:40:04]: Um keep you updated and um [1:40:04, 1:40:07]: That's something that I'll probably add to our agenda. [1:40:07, 1:40:13]: Um, to allow for Mr. Peterson to give us a little update with regard to economic development. [1:40:13, 1:40:18]: Um, how it touches Main Street and the progress of those particular projects. [1:40:18, 1:40:22]: Because that was an update for me as well with regard to the um [1:40:22, 1:40:23]: The breach. [1:40:23, 1:40:32]: Okay. Um I did want to make one other announcement, and that was um there will be a Carrie May Hambrick. [1:40:32, 1:40:33]: Days so [1:40:34, 1:40:35]: Operation. [1:40:35, 1:40:38]: And I have misplaced my [1:40:38, 1:40:39]: Why yeah. [1:40:40, 1:40:51]: Um, Mr. Thomas, you might know some. Yeah, actually I was gonna make yeah, I was gonna make two announcements. Uh yeah, on tomorrow the fifteenth, uh we will [1:40:52, 1:40:55]: Um, honor is hammered by [1:40:55, 1:40:57]: uh providing a grocery [1:40:58, 1:41:01]: give away uh to the community [1:41:01, 1:41:17]: uh it is in partnership and collaboration with uh Mrs. Diane Miller who owns the Greenfront Cafe. Oh I got it. Ms. Linda Jones uh who is the owner of uh Feeding My People Food Pantry. [1:41:17, 1:41:21]: And community for real people. [1:41:21, 1:41:25]: Uh and the Starkridge Civic Association. [1:41:26, 1:41:28]: Uh from eleven [1:41:29, 1:41:32]: to where from eleven until the food runs out. [1:41:33, 1:41:35]: Uh there are um [1:41:35, 1:41:39]: Fly is being circulated and there is a route. [1:41:39, 1:41:40]: Like that. [1:41:40, 1:41:44]: Yes, that indicate the route for the cars to to come through. [1:41:45, 1:41:47]: Uh so we're excited, you know, in twenty twenty. [1:41:48, 1:42:01]: was the first year we did not do anything to honor Mrs. Hamburg. You know, we started this in 09, um, the last year that she was alive, uh, but since uh oh nine, [1:42:01, 1:42:15]: All the way up until 2020. Uh, we have been celebrating her life and legacy every year. So this year in 2021, we're going to honor her uh by um hosting a grocery giveaway and [1:42:16, 1:42:20]: And if God willing in twenty twenty two we will uh resume the [1:42:20, 1:42:22]: Full scale um [1:42:22, 1:42:28]: Community celebration. And while I do have the floor, I will just say that we are moving forward. [1:42:28, 1:42:30]: to um [1:42:31, 1:42:37]: Finalize uh a budget for the Carame Hambridge uh Culture Art facility. [1:42:37, 1:42:42]: Um so we had this on the agenda at the last meeting. If any of you was tuned in. [1:42:42, 1:42:52]: So at our very next meeting, we should be able to uh confirm uh that dollar amount so TSW uh can get started. [1:42:53, 1:43:01]: Also, June the 23rd, Wednesday, June the 23rd, I will be uh hosting the first responders. [1:43:01, 1:43:04]: Drive through luncheon. [1:43:04, 1:43:09]: at the mirror manders. Uh so if any of you would like to just be on site to [1:43:10, 1:43:14]: Uh thank and honor uh the f our first responders, um I would appreciate. [1:43:15, 1:43:17]: And what what date is that again? [1:43:17, 1:43:19]: That is uh Wednesday. [1:43:20, 1:43:22]: June the twenty third at twelve noon. [1:43:23, 1:43:31]: Uh we would be feeding uh in a drive-through the Henry County Sheriff, the office of the Henry County uh sheriff. [1:43:31, 1:43:39]: The uh police department, the fire department, and the um emergency management uh staff. [1:43:40, 1:43:47]: Okay. A a drive thru luncheon, twelve noon, Wednesday, June the twenty third, twelve noon. Okay. [1:43:50, 1:43:55]: Excellent. Yes, Mr. Hopkins. [1:43:55, 1:44:09]: Uh just a a brief announcement. Unfortunately, I will not be able to be at the Caremy Hambricks uh event. Normally I would, but just for information purposes, I will be not too far from Carramet Hambrick. [1:44:10, 1:44:30]: The leadership at Globe Impact Christian Ministries will be doing a rolling fish fry. So if you got time once it's over, please come through, get you a hot plate of fish, and just roll through so we can wave at you and see if you can throw some fish, you know, after the carry may hammer's uh event or doing the [1:44:30, 1:44:37]: that time. So I just want to give you that tidbit of information. Uh we're out doing our thing and supporting the community in Henry County. [1:44:37, 1:44:42]: What time is what time does it start and end? Twelve to two, noon to two. [1:44:43, 1:44:44]: Okay. [1:44:46, 1:44:47]: All right. [1:44:47, 1:44:59]: Wow, we have lots of great things going on this weekend in Stockbridge. Good stuff. Thank you all for your questions, concerns, announcements, shares. Is there anything else? [1:45:01, 1:45:16]: Right, sounds great. Well, with all our announcements and concerns addressed, can we please have a motion to adjourn our Main Street Advisory Board meeting for today? Um, we would adjourn at ten forty-eight AM. [1:45:19, 1:45:22]: Adam Chair, I moved that we adjourn, didn't you mean at ten forty AM? [1:45:23, 1:45:25]: Thank you, Mr. Hopkins. We have a second. [1:45:25, 1:45:26]: A second. [1:45:26, 1:45:30]: Weakness the first. All those in favor, raise your beautiful hands. [1:45:32, 1:45:36]: Or uh state by saying I agree if you're unable to show yourself. [1:45:37, 1:45:38]: Miss Jones. I agree. [1:45:39, 1:45:40]: Thank you, ma'am. [1:45:40, 1:45:44]: Thank you all for your time today. Um our meeting is adjourned. [1:45:45, 1:45:57]: All right. Thanks everybody. We were a little longer today, but we had a lot to cover. So thank you so much for your patience and your time. Thanks everyone. All right. Bye-bye. [1:46:02, 1:46:07]: Uh-huh. They did good, so we have loads of bread. [1:46:08, 1:46:12]: Use a I don't know that was something else. [1:46:13, 1:46:14]: I was talking to Alan. [1:46:17, 1:46:20]: Well, yesterday what is going on? [1:46:20, 1:46:22]: I'm trying to get it off, honey. [1:46:22, 1:46:35]: I just want to say bye. Oh bye. I'm sorry. I'll talk to you later. All right. Bye, Linda. Have a good one. Bye-bye. [1:46:52, 1:46:53]: Yeah.

--- title: May 10 2021 City Council Meeting Via Zoom date: 2021-05-10 source: 2021-05-10_May_10_2021_City_Council_Meeting_Via_Zoom.wav --- [0:03:40, 0:03:42]: Good evening, everybody. Hi everybody. [0:03:42, 0:03:45]: How's this Monday for everyone? [0:03:46, 0:03:48]: Good evening. Alrighty. [0:03:53, 0:03:53]: Laven. [0:03:54, 0:03:55]: That's right. [0:04:06, 0:04:08]: Evening, Miss Gantt. How you doing? [0:06:08, 0:06:10]: Good evening to everyone. [0:06:12, 0:06:14]: Yeah, good evening, uh Castleman Thomas. How you doing? [0:06:15, 0:06:16]: Doing well, doing well. [0:06:16, 0:06:17]: All right. [0:06:17, 0:06:18]: Good deal. [0:07:59, 0:08:01]: Welcome, Doctor Henson. How you doing, ma'am? [0:08:03, 0:08:05]: I'm good. Can you hear me okay? [0:08:05, 0:08:06]: Absolutely we can. [0:08:06, 0:08:07]: Great, thank you. [0:08:07, 0:08:08]: Yeah. [0:08:09, 0:08:10]: It's good to see you. [0:08:14, 0:08:14]: Uh oh. [0:08:18, 0:08:19]: You're on mute. [0:08:21, 0:08:28]: I'm sorry. I'm assuming you're a mother, Dr. Henson. So happy belated Mother's Day to you. Oh, I am. Thank you very much. You're welcome. No problem. [0:08:50, 0:08:52]: Hello everyone. Hello. [0:08:52, 0:08:53]: Um [0:08:54, 0:08:55]: Any mayor potato? [0:08:55, 0:08:58]: Good to see you. Good to see you, May. How you doing, Ma? [0:08:59, 0:09:00]: Dr. Hansen? [0:09:00, 0:09:01]: I'm good, thank you. [0:09:02, 0:09:03]: Good, good to see you. [0:09:09, 0:09:10]: Absolutely. [0:09:10, 0:09:14]: There Protema, I got your request. Uh we'll be able to do that. No problem. [0:09:15, 0:09:16]: All right, thank you. [0:09:27, 0:09:29]: Evening, Councilman Blount. How you doing? [0:09:32, 0:09:34]: Good evening, everybody. [0:09:34, 0:09:38]: Okay, Clerk, how are you doing right? Good evening. Good evening. [0:09:40, 0:09:41]: Mm. [0:09:45, 0:09:47]: Okay, so I am [0:10:09, 0:10:13]: And we are actually recording and live on Facebook at this time, ladies and gentlemen. [0:10:35, 0:10:36]: Yeah. [0:10:39, 0:10:40]: [657.1, 660.4]: And I have everybody except for our attorneys. [0:11:05, 0:11:08]: I do not see our attorneys at this point. [0:11:26, 0:11:27]: Uh I I just heard a mayor. [0:11:28, 0:11:28]: Okay. [0:11:29, 0:11:30]: Thank you, sir. [0:11:31, 0:11:32]: I'm talking about in the background. [0:11:32, 0:11:33]: Okay. [0:11:33, 0:11:34]: That was a joke. [0:11:34, 0:11:36]: Oh okay. All right. [0:11:37, 0:11:40]: There we go. I got Mr. Washington. Mr. Washington, how you doing, sir? [0:11:40, 0:11:43]: Doing well. How are you? All right, great. Okay. [0:11:44, 0:11:49]: So we have the entire council, we have our attorneys, a clerk, city manager, guest. [0:11:50, 0:11:58]: And I have six o'clock. So, ladies and gentlemen, I'm gonna call this uh council meeting for May 10th to order at 6 p.m. And um [0:11:59, 0:12:02]: Uh Mr. Blount, uh Councilman Blount, could you please give us an invocation? [0:12:08, 0:12:09]: You're you're muted, Mr. Blount. [0:12:19, 0:12:20]: Are you in here now? [0:12:20, 0:12:22]: Yeah, I hear you now. Go ahead, please. [0:12:23, 0:12:28]: Dear Heavenly Gracious Father, we come to you first of all thanking you for your grace and we thank you for your mercy. [0:12:29, 0:12:33]: We us right now, Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, that you continue to be with us and carry us, Heavenly Father. [0:12:34, 0:12:54]: We pray for those that have suffered through these perilous times. We ask that you would continue to keep them, keep them uplifted, Heavenly Father, guard their hearts, guard their minds, and truly be a light in the footsteps of their actions. We ask that you would cover this counsel and each and every one on this line right now tonight, Heavenly Father, that we would be about the city's businesses. Heavenly Father, we thank you that you've given us this opportunity. [0:12:54, 0:13:06]: opportunity as leaders to move this city forward. We thank you, Heavenly Father, that you will continue to be with us, be with this city, and continue to carry us as we carry out your the business of this city. Let everything be done pleasing and decent in your sight. [0:13:06, 0:13:11]: So we thank you, we praise you, we give you all the glory and all the honor. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. [0:13:12, 0:13:12]: Amen. [0:13:13, 0:13:15]: Everybody please stand for the pledge of allegiance. [0:13:19, 0:13:26]: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of the United States of America and to the Republic. [0:13:26, 0:13:29]: But would you say one nation? [0:13:29, 0:13:32]: Under Underg. Indivisible. [0:13:32, 0:13:35]: With liberty and justice for us. [0:13:38, 0:13:39]: Thank you. [0:13:40, 0:13:41]: Madam Clerk, roll call, please. [0:13:45, 0:13:46]: Mayor Ford? [0:13:46, 0:13:47]: Present. [0:13:47, 0:13:49]: May approach him, Alexander. [0:13:49, 0:13:51]: Present Councilwoman Barber. [0:13:52, 0:13:52]: That's it. [0:13:53, 0:13:54]: Councilman Blount. [0:13:54, 0:13:55]: President [0:13:55, 0:13:56]: Councilwoman can't. [0:14:01, 0:14:07]: Let the record reflect Councilwoman Gantt is not an attendance. I'm here. Oh, okay. There we are, Councilwoman Gantt. [0:14:08, 0:14:10]: And Councilman Thomas. [0:14:10, 0:14:10]: Present. [0:14:11, 0:14:13]: Mayor Ford, we have a quorum. [0:14:13, 0:14:15]: Thank you very much, Clerk. I appreciate that. [0:14:15, 0:14:17]: Uh council I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:14:20, 0:14:25]: So blood. [0:14:25, 0:14:32]: Blount's I saw Mr. Blount's hand up. I saw his hand up first. Uh I need a second. Mr. Blount, I need a second, someone please. [0:14:33, 0:14:38]: Sir. I'll second okay, go ahead. Mayor I get Mayor Pro Tem second that. [0:14:38, 0:14:40]: Uh all in favor of motion, please indicate. [0:14:42, 0:14:46]: Okay, I have a unanimous okay, have an unanimous vote. Okay, good deal. [0:14:47, 0:14:51]: What we have next, ladies and gentlemen, council would be the approval of the minutes. [0:14:51, 0:14:59]: From the March third, excuse me, March 8th council meeting and also approval amendments from the March 30th council work session. [0:15:00, 0:15:05]: Um if there are no changes to that, then I need a motion to accept those minutes of those meetings, please. [0:15:06, 0:15:06]: Remove. [0:15:07, 0:15:09]: Okay. Mr. Blount, is there a second? [0:15:11, 0:15:21]: I need a second, please. Miss Ms. Barber, got it. Miss Barber, I'll saw her hand first. Miss Barber, thank you. Appreciate it. All in favor of um the motion, please indicate. [0:15:22, 0:15:30]: Okay, and I see an unanimous decision on that. Okay, thank you very much. What we have next are public comments. I want to make note of this public comments. [0:15:31, 0:15:35]: Uh the clerk is gonna read the public comments and need to be in at least uh hour prior to the meeting. [0:15:36, 0:15:42]: And it'll be read by the clerk. And so otherwise, in these public comments, respecting all members of the elected body. [0:15:42, 0:15:44]: Officials and staff, comments [0:15:44, 0:15:47]: include defamation, unruliness and swaring. [0:15:47, 0:15:51]: Uh will not be accepted. So hopefully the comments are in in order. [0:15:51, 0:15:54]: Ms. Clerk, how many uh comments do we have, please? [0:15:54, 0:15:56]: All right, sir. We have [0:15:58, 0:15:59]: One, two [0:16:01, 0:16:11]: Three, four, five, six to be read. Okay, go right ahead, please. And uh please are sure that they're within the right frame of mind here. [0:16:11, 0:16:12]: Thomas go ahead place. [0:16:14, 0:16:15]: Shellitra horns. [0:16:16, 0:16:17]: McDonough, Georgia. [0:16:17, 0:16:19]: It has come to my attention. [0:16:20, 0:16:26]: That a request to remove Elton Alexander from the city of Stockbridge's City Council Board. [0:16:26, 0:16:38]: Based upon his history as a councilman, I am in disagreement with the request. Mr. Alexander has exemplified excellent leadership as well as a noted philanthropist. [0:16:38, 0:16:54]: During the course of one of the most crucial times in all of America, COVID nineteen, a pandemic that crippled many households, financially leaving men, women and children without a safety net, Mr. Alexander risked his life and started a food drive. [0:16:55, 0:17:02]: Mr. Alexander spearheaded many projects in the attempt to rephase Stockbridge and draw l larger corporations to our area. [0:17:03, 0:17:06]: The character of a good man speaks for itself by his actions. [0:17:06, 0:17:10]: I am proud to have Elton Alexander as a councilman. [0:17:10, 0:17:14]: Neighbor and someone that I k can call my friend. [0:17:15, 0:17:18]: Also, I just received a very pr disturbing video. [0:17:19, 0:17:22]: Of one of your other council members and what sounds to be [0:17:23, 0:17:32]: The counsel meant coercing with the owner of Barbecue Masters, the plaintiff, in the$1.7 million lawsuit against the city of Stockbridge. [0:17:32, 0:17:40]: When will we stop hurting each other? How long will it be us against us? Dr. CJ Horns. [0:17:41, 0:17:41]: Okay. [0:17:44, 0:17:46]: Ms. Zenoia Griffiths. [0:17:47, 0:17:53]: I support Mayor Pro Tem Alexander remaining on the South Stockbridge City Council. [0:17:58, 0:18:07]: To the mayor and council members, good evening. My name is Charles Marshall. I live at 140 Somerset Hills, McDonough, Georgia, which is in the Eagles Landing area of Henry County. [0:18:08, 0:18:15]: My wife and I have lived here for about eleven years and have been very engaged as stakeholders in the policies of affecting the robust growth. [0:18:15, 0:18:27]: and development of the city of Stockbridge. Our property butts up against the city limits, making it eligible for annexation and certainly impacting us in every way re relating to how we grow as a city. [0:18:27, 0:18:47]: Under your leadership of that of the council, we have seen the city take off in a positive way, bringing in businesses and developments that boost the city's image and gives us a greater sense of pride. I'm sure I speak for many when I say thank you for staying focused on those things that continue to make the city of Stockbridge a great place to live. [0:18:47, 0:18:48]: If work and play. [0:18:49, 0:19:01]: My comments this evening have to do with staying focused on keeping sit keeping our city growing and developing it into the beacon city of South Metro Atlanta and how distractions could jeopardize that effort. [0:19:01, 0:19:10]: The recent$1.7 million legal settlement that the city has incurred has taken center stage of the many activities and things of which the city is involved. [0:19:10, 0:19:15]: This is probably not the first setback that the city has seen, as we all know. [0:19:15, 0:19:27]: Will certainly not be the last. The culture that we live in today is of a nature that keeps us all at odds sometimes, even resulting into these sorts of things like litigations. [0:19:27, 0:19:37]: We have all seen how these litigations can become costly, especially when the litiGantts involved include large entities like a city, a city like Stockbridge. [0:19:37, 0:19:48]: The cost to the city could not only include a financial hurt, but also the long term hurt of the city's image predicated on how well the city leadership handles the situation without public conflict. [0:19:49, 0:20:00]: Citizens of a community expect their elected officials to be properly to properly handle public conflict. Internal finger finger pointing via social media, press conferences. [0:20:01, 0:20:08]: Public settings, vocal slurs, and slandering of members of our local government are not the recipe for good governance. [0:20:08, 0:20:15]: It just continues to exacerbate the situation all the expense of the city's image. [0:20:15, 0:20:17]: We can do better than this. [0:20:17, 0:20:22]: We can discuss a way forward without the public intimidation of one another. [0:20:22, 0:20:27]: We can unite as a city and move past this moment if we have the will to do so. [0:20:28, 0:20:29]: I would hope that we can. [0:20:29, 0:20:47]: Like many in the community, I support all of you as council members and as well as our mayor. I have been extremely impressed with Councilman Elton Alexander because I have seen his energy and I've and I've seen his dedication in moving our city forward. [0:20:47, 0:20:50]: I know there have been allocation allegations made against [0:20:50, 0:21:05]: him regarding the settlement and I also know that he has not been given a chance to defend himself in the courts. Councilman Alexander has spearheaded and has been involved in many of the city projects opening up for a new robust growth for the city. [0:21:06, 0:21:11]: I have personally seen him organize the community to plant trees and shrubs throughout the city. [0:21:12, 0:21:16]: as part of his commitment to keep our city beautiful and well maintained. [0:21:16, 0:21:36]: I have seen his caring for others and personally organizing a food drive every Tuesday of every week since the COVID pandemic struck some of our citizens in need. I'm sure all of the council members as well as the mayor have done things to better our city as well, and you all need to be commended. However, I like so much. [0:21:36, 0:21:43]: Many others in the community just ask that you stay focused on the city and not one another. Thank you for your time. [0:21:49, 0:21:56]: Oh need to see who's um this is from Mrs. Yvonne Marshall and the address is 140 Somerset Hills. [0:21:57, 0:22:04]: As a member of the greater surrounding areas of Stockbridge, I firmly support Councilman Elton Alexander to remain on the Council of the City of Stockbridge. [0:22:05, 0:22:19]: Councilman Alexander has been and still remains an asset and pillar for this community, bringing much-needed energy and excitement to this council. We have seen tremendous and much-needed positive growth to the community with Councilman Alexander's input. [0:22:20, 0:22:38]: He has personally and physically supported Keep Stock Ridge Beautiful by planting trees and shrubs around the city and much needed areas. He has faithfully sponsored and/or supported food drives every Tuesday for the citizens in the Stockbridge area. He has also supported economic development. [0:22:38, 0:22:41]: Children's baseball at Henry County Parks to remain. [0:22:42, 0:22:45]: Attends ribbon cutting events for new businesses. [0:22:45, 0:22:47]: Supports adopt the family program. [0:22:48, 0:22:50]: Community development for real people and toy. [0:22:50, 0:22:53]: giveaways and supports virtual series. [0:22:53, 0:22:57]: Southern Crescent Women in Business, How to Do Business. [0:22:57, 0:23:01]: With the city of Stockbridge and so many others, just to name it fewer. [0:23:02, 0:23:04]: The removal of Councilman Alexander. [0:23:04, 0:23:08]: from the city of Stockbridge would be devastating for the city. [0:23:09, 0:23:15]: Where else can you find a more dedicated and committed citizen that truly cared for the people of Stockbridge? [0:23:15, 0:23:22]: Councilman Alexander must remain on the City Council of Stockbridge. Respectfully yours, Miss Yvonne Marshall. [0:23:29, 0:23:33]: Mr. Maxwell Sears, one fifty seven Burke Street, Stockbridge, Georgia. [0:23:34, 0:23:54]: I am a business owner in the Greater Stockbridge area, and I support Councilman Alexander because of his dedication and his support to the city of Stockbridge and business owners. He has made Stockbridge a place to visit and do business. He is committed in making sure Stockbridge continues to develop and attract more corporations. [0:23:54, 0:24:11]: and expanding the beauty and tranquilities of Stockbridge. He is a team player meaning together each achieve more. I have seen him feed Stockbridge residents and beyond the city of Stockbridge when others were too afraid to show up because of COVID-19. [0:24:11, 0:24:23]: We need people like Councilman Alexander on the board because he is honest and he would make sure the city shines and business owners continue to stay, which is the lifeblood of any city. [0:24:25, 0:24:44]: In disunity, there is no power, but we are united. There is, but when we are united, there is nothing that the city of Stockbridge cannot do. So let us keep the right person in the right position and doing the right job for the city of Stockbridge, who happens to be Councilman Alexander. [0:24:48, 0:24:54]: This one is from Smith. I don't know the first or last name or if it's it uh him or her. [0:24:54, 0:24:56]: And it's Bryant Street. [0:24:57, 0:25:04]: City Council, please address why and how the dangerous machinery was put in reverse and allowed to run all night. [0:25:04, 0:25:06]: Thursday, April twenty ninth. [0:25:06, 0:25:24]: How can this possibly happen? This is a serious safety and noise ordinance issue. The alarm alarm went off at least 10 to 11 hours with no response from anyone. The citizens and residents deserve an explanation, if not an apology. Thank you. [0:25:27, 0:25:31]: The other two comments, Mayor, I don't know if you wanted to address but they will [0:25:31, 0:25:33]: They won't they won't receive but not be read. [0:25:34, 0:25:35]: Okay. All right then. No problem. [0:25:36, 0:25:56]: Thank you for that. Appreciate it. Um, ladies and gentlemen, I have uh several different proclamations to read. Matter of fact, uh five on that number. So I'll start with the very first one. So uh for a few minutes here, uh you'll be listening to me read these proclamations. And the very first one uh deals with honoring Asian American. [0:25:56, 0:25:58]: American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. [0:25:59, 0:26:19]: Whereas this month, this May, excuse me, during Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recognize the history and achievements of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, A N H P I across our nation. In the midst of a difficult year of pain and fear, we [0:26:19, 0:26:36]: Reflect on the tradition of leadership, resilience, and courage shown by AANHPI communities and recommit to the struggle for AANHPI equity. Whereas there is no single story. [0:26:36, 0:26:48]: of the AANHPI experience, but rather a diversity of contributions that enrich America culture and society and strengthens the United States role as a global leader. [0:26:49, 0:26:55]: Whereas American story as we know it will be impossible without the strength, contributions, and legacies of the AA. [0:26:55, 0:27:02]: H NHPI who have helped build and unite this country in each successive generation. [0:27:03, 0:27:23]: Whereas we celebrate and honor the invaluable contributions of the AANHPI communities have made to our nation's culture and the arts, law, science, technology, sports, and public service, including the courageous AANHPI who have served on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. [0:27:23, 0:27:23]: Yeah. [0:27:23, 0:27:28]: as healthcare providers, first responders, teachers and essential [0:27:28, 0:27:42]: workers. And whereas during this year's Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, our nation celebrates the achievements of Vice President Harris, the first person of South Asian descent to hold the office of Vice President. [0:27:43, 0:27:57]: Vice President Harris has blazed a trail and set an example for young people across the country to aspire to follow, including members of the AANHPI communities and the AANHPI women in particular. [0:27:57, 0:28:08]: Whereas we recognize the heightened fear felt by many Asian American communities in the wake of increasing rates of anti Asian harassment and violence during the COVID nineteen pandemic. [0:28:09, 0:28:15]: And the increasingly observable layers of hate now directed toward women and elders of Asian descent in particular. [0:28:16, 0:28:36]: Whereas acts of anti-Asian bias are wrong, they are un American, and they must stop. Now, therefore, I, Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority vesting me as a mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, and on behalf of Council members Elton Alexander, Elon DeBarber, John Blount, Lakeesia Gantt and Afonso Thomas do hereby proclaim. [0:28:36, 0:28:41]: proclaim May 2021 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. [0:28:42, 0:28:54]: In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the tenth day of may twenty twenty one and have caused the official seal of the great city of Stockbridge, Georgia affixed hereto, and I sign this proclamation along with our clerk Vanessa Holiday. [0:28:55, 0:28:56]: Okay. [0:28:56, 0:29:00]: And um on that note, uh Mayor Pro Tem, I believe you have some comments, sir. [0:29:01, 0:29:06]: Uh yes, Mayor Ford, thank you so much. I think it's extremely important. [0:29:06, 0:29:10]: uh for America and this community and city in in general. [0:29:11, 0:29:13]: To encourage diversity at our opportunity. [0:29:14, 0:29:15]: We do so. [0:29:15, 0:29:18]: And we stand there, stand there in the gap to make sure. [0:29:19, 0:29:22]: That we put forth more than words, but in actions. [0:29:22, 0:29:24]: And in practices in the city. [0:29:25, 0:29:28]: I think uh it is long overdue that we reach this day. [0:29:28, 0:29:31]: And I thank uh Doctor Lily Henson for being. [0:29:31, 0:29:35]: Here as a representative of that community, understanding. [0:29:35, 0:29:38]: Да ви стан вийде оречен трагід. [0:29:38, 0:29:42]: And understand we are one and we welcome all here in the city of Stockbridge. [0:29:43, 0:29:46]: For for bringing this forward collectively as a body. [0:29:47, 0:29:50]: Uh, when I thought of this, I just wanted to make sure that we understood that we wrapped [0:29:51, 0:29:54]: And not only celebrate African American history month, women's history month. [0:29:54, 0:29:58]: But we go down the list and we make sure that every member of this community [0:29:58, 0:30:00]: is aware how valuable they are. [0:30:00, 0:30:08]: And the Asian American Pacific Islander community, we stand with you today as we all stand together, hand in hand, in unity. [0:30:08, 0:30:10]: You know, as we move forward in the city. [0:30:11, 0:30:12]: Thank you so much. [0:30:12, 0:30:15]: And and could and and thank you, Dr. Henson. [0:30:15, 0:30:18]: For being willing to be here tonight on behalf of the community. [0:30:18, 0:30:21]: We welcome you and we say thanks. [0:30:22, 0:30:25]: On on that note, Dr. Henson, uh did you want to say anything at all, ma'am? [0:30:25, 0:30:45]: Yes, I'd like to. I'd like to thank um I I just want to say thank you for uh this proclamation. I just wanted to share my own family story in America. My father came to the United States just as the Great Depression started and worked in a Chinese hand laundry. When World War II broke out, he and many other Chinese men joined the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific. [0:30:45, 0:30:53]: Civic Theater. Joining the US Army was the only path to U.S. citizenship for Chinese because of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. [0:30:54, 0:31:04]: I came to the United States when I was five years old. We lived in the back of the hand laundry that my father operated in Spanish Harlem, and my mother worked as a seamstress in Chinatown, New York City. [0:31:05, 0:31:12]: Because of my parents' hard work and sacrifices, my three older siblings and I were able to go to college and I was able to go on to medical school. [0:31:12, 0:31:17]: I think about my life now and a lot of people would consider it to be the American dream. [0:31:17, 0:31:22]: The goals and aspirations of Asian Americans are no different than that of any American. [0:31:22, 0:31:32]: I sometimes wonder if people who see me in the grocery store or on the road think about that when they see me, or they just see someone who looks different than them and therefore cannot see our commonality. [0:31:33, 0:31:42]: I hope they see me and those who look like me for who we are as fellow Americans. Thank you very much for recognizing the history and contributions of Amer of Asian Americans. [0:31:43, 0:32:03]: Thank you, Dr. Henson, for your your actual life story there, a brief synopsis of that. And I'll make it a point to have this proclamation framed and then make an appointment to actually come to your office at Piedmont Henry and present this to you as well. Okay? We'll make sure we do that. Appreciate that. You're more than welcome. And you can you stay in the meeting as long as you like. I have a few more proclamations. [0:32:03, 0:32:05]: That you may be interested, but stay as long as you like. [0:32:05, 0:32:07]: Thank you. [0:32:08, 0:32:12]: And the next proclamation I have, ladies and gentlemen, deals with National Nurses Week. [0:32:12, 0:32:15]: And nurse has been extremely important in this last year during this pandemic, right? [0:32:16, 0:32:24]: So, whereas according to the American Nurses Association, National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th. [0:32:24, 0:32:27]: Florence Nightingale Nightingale's birthday. [0:32:27, 0:32:35]: These permanent dates enhance planning and uh position uh National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. [0:32:35, 0:32:43]: And whereas first proposed in 1953 as a national observance to honor nurses wasn't formalized in the United States until 1974. [0:32:44, 0:32:50]: When the White House established a national nurses week with a proclamation from President Nixon Nixon. [0:32:50, 0:33:08]: In 1982, a joint resolution of the United Congress, US Congress, excuse me, designated May 6th as a National Recognition Day of Four Nurses. And whereas as medical science makes new discoveries, nursing skills in turn must become more sophisticated and more highly specialized. [0:33:08, 0:33:16]: In out of hospital settings, nurses in increasing numbers are assuming primary care roles as specialized nurse practitioners. [0:33:16, 0:33:28]: And whereas graduates of pediatric nurse practitioner programs are independently caring for a high percentage of children receiving care in metropolitan health clinics and private medical practice. [0:33:28, 0:33:40]: visiting nurses with highly specialized skills in the prevention of illness and accidents, and in the assessment and treatment of chronic conditions are making it possible for even very frail elderly people. [0:33:41, 0:33:45]: go to on receiving and residing in their own homes. Excuse me. [0:33:46, 0:33:51]: Whereas in a time when everyone in healthcare is dealing with the challenges of COVID nineteen pandemic. [0:33:51, 0:34:08]: Nurses are among the most significant professionals on the front lines of care. Now, therefore, I Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority, invested in me as the mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia. Now, on behalf of Council Members Elton, Alexander, Yelana Barber, John Blount, and Keisha Gannon and Father Thomas do hereby proclaim [0:34:08, 0:34:19]: May 6th to May 12th, 2021, to be Nurses Appreciation Week in the city of Startbridge. And we thank each of you for your exceptional service. [0:34:19, 0:34:32]: In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the tenth day of may twenty twenty one, and have uh caused the official seal of the great city of Stockbridge to be affixed hereto, and I signed this long with our clerk Vanessa Holiday. [0:34:35, 0:34:42]: Now that is not all. We actually have another proclamation of some other heroes for the last, definitely for the last year. Heroes. [0:34:42, 0:34:50]: Every day, all our lives, and we've all been uh taught by these individuals. It's Teacher Appreciation Week. And of course, they've had a tough year as well. [0:34:51, 0:34:55]: Teachers Appreciation Week is observed annually during the first full week in May. [0:34:56, 0:35:00]: Whereas teachers mold future citizens through guidance and education. [0:35:01, 0:35:08]: And whereas teachers encounter students of widely differing backgrounds, and whereas our country's future depends on [0:35:09, 0:35:20]: providing quality education to all students, whereas teachers spend countless hours preparing lessons and evaluating progress, counseling, and coaching students and performing community service. [0:35:20, 0:35:25]: Whereas our community recognizes and supports its teachers in educating the children of this community. [0:35:27, 0:35:36]: Therefore I, Anthony S. Four, by virtue of authority vesting me as the mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, and on behalf of Council members Elton Alexander, Yolanda Barber, [0:35:36, 0:35:41]: John Blount, Lakeisha Gantt, Alfonso Thomas who hereby proclaim May second to May seventh. [0:35:42, 0:35:56]: 2021 to be Teachers Appreciation Week in the city of Stockbridge. And we strongly encourage all members of our community to join with in the personally expressing appreciation to our teachers for their dedication and devotion to their work. [0:35:56, 0:36:10]: A witness whereof I have here unto set my hand on the tenth day of may twenty twenty one and have caused the official seal of the great city of Stockbridge to be affixed here to and I sign this along with our clerk Vanessa Holiday. [0:36:12, 0:36:16]: Now, fantastic in that aspect for teachers. [0:36:16, 0:36:18]: Now for our own clerk. [0:36:19, 0:36:21]: Vanessa Holland, our deputy clerk. [0:36:21, 0:36:22]: Okay. [0:36:22, 0:36:29]: This is also a proclamation for them. This is the 52nd Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week. [0:36:30, 0:36:39]: Whereas the office of professional municipal clerk, a time-honored and vi uh virtual, excuse me, and vital part of our local government exists throughout the world. [0:36:39, 0:36:59]: And whereas the Office of Professional Municipal Clerk is the oldest among public servants, and whereas the Office of Professional Municipal Clerk provides a professional link between the citizens, the local governing bodies, and agencies of government at other levels, and whereas professional municipal clerks have pledged to be the ever mindful of their [0:36:59, 0:37:11]: Neutrality, impartiality, rendering equal service to all, whereas the professional municipal clerk serves as the informational center on functions of local government and community. [0:37:11, 0:37:31]: Whereas professional municipal clerks continually strive to improve the administration of the affairs of the Office of Professional Municipal Clerks through participation in educational programs, seminars, workshops, and the annual meetings of their state, provisional, county, and international professional organizations. And whereas it is most appropriate that we recognize [0:37:31, 0:37:51]: The accomplishments of the office of professional municipal clerk. Now, therefore, I, Anthony S. Ford, by virtual authority vesting to me as a mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, and on behalf of Council Members Elton Alexander, Yolanda Barber, John Blount, Lakeesia Gantt and Afonso Thomas do hereby recognize the week of May 2nd through May 8th, 2021. [0:37:51, 0:37:53]: As professional municipal clerks week. [0:37:53, 0:38:13]: And further extend appreciation to our professional municipal clerk, deputy clerk, and clerk's office team for the vital services they perform and exponential dedication to the community they serve. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the 10th day of May 2021 as caused the official seal of the great city of Stockbridge. [0:38:13, 0:38:17]: to be affixed here too. And I sign this along with our client Vanessa Holiday. [0:38:18, 0:38:21]: And on that note, Miss Holliday, the floor is yours, ma'am. [0:38:22, 0:38:25]: Thank you, Mayor Ford. I am honored to serve. [0:38:26, 0:38:30]: I would also like to take this opportunity to recognize the clerk's office team. [0:38:31, 0:38:39]: And this uh group of individuals worked so hard and it is it takes a lot um to make all this happen and and [0:38:39, 0:38:41]: I am honored to be a part of this team. [0:38:42, 0:38:45]: Randy Rainey, who serves as as the deputy clerk. [0:38:45, 0:38:51]: And she has a municipal clerk certification and she serves in the absence of the clerk. [0:38:52, 0:38:53]: Shari Lane [0:38:54, 0:39:00]: is the administrative assistant to the clerk's office and her primary role is records management and cemetery operations. [0:39:01, 0:39:02]: Carrie Stewart. [0:39:02, 0:39:11]: Serves as the city's receptionist who greets and meets the public in person and is the smile on the other end of the phone when you contact the city. [0:39:12, 0:39:13]: And Zenovia Pearson. [0:39:14, 0:39:22]: Serves as the administrative assistant to the mayor and council, and she assists the elected body with their initiatives and administrative tasks. [0:39:23, 0:39:27]: I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the mayor and council and the city manager. [0:39:28, 0:39:35]: For investing in our team with training, education, and technology, which prepared us. [0:39:35, 0:39:43]: To work and operate seamlessly during this virtual world during COVID-19. So thank you, thank you very much, and thank you to the team. [0:39:44, 0:39:49]: Thank you for all those comments and thank you for the entire team. You outstanding set of uh employees. [0:39:49, 0:39:59]: And they're all ladies and they do wonderful, they do wonderful work. This is fantastic. Congratulations, and I look forward to continuing to good have good work with you all as well. Thank you. No problem. [0:39:59, 0:40:03]: One more proclamation. And actually, uh, this is the proclamation for the National Day of Prayer. [0:40:04, 0:40:07]: And even though it was May sixth, we're gonna read it during this meeting as well. [0:40:07, 0:40:09]: Is that all right to uh [0:40:09, 0:40:13]: Uh Councilman Blount? I would imagine you said yes to that. All right, good deal. [0:40:13, 0:40:16]: Whereas Americans have always found power and unity through prayer. [0:40:17, 0:40:29]: And whereas in 1988, the Congress by public law 100-307 called on the President to issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer. [0:40:29, 0:40:42]: And whereas today on this National Day of Prayer, we once again come together to give thanks to Almighty God for the bondful blessings he has bestowed on our great nation and to ask for his unfailing counsel. [0:40:42, 0:40:51]: We also acknowledge the dependence of God's love to guide our families, communities, and our country away from the harm and toward abundance of and peace. [0:40:51, 0:41:11]: And whereas our nation's honored tradition of prayer has uh sustained us and strengthened our trust that God will continue to watch over and accompany us through the best of times and our darkest hours. May we as Americans never forget uh the power of prayer and the greatness of our Creator on this national day of prayer. Let us each [0:41:11, 0:41:31]: Let each of us, according to our own faith, call upon God for his guidance and express our gratitude for the love and grace he bestows on us and our country. Now, therefore, I, Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority vested in me as the mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, and on behalf of Council members Ellen Alexander, Yolanda Barber, [0:41:31, 0:41:35]: John Blount, Nikes again, Afonso Thomas, who hereby proclaim [0:41:36, 0:41:56]: May sixth, twenty twenty-one, as National Day of Prayer, and invite all to pray in accordance with their own faith and consciousness in Thanksgiving for the freedoms and blessings we have received and for God's protection. A witness where whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the sixth day of May 2021 and have caused the official [0:41:56, 0:42:01]: Sale of the great city of Starbury, Georgia, to be a fix here too. And I signed this along with a clear Vanessa holiday. [0:42:02, 0:42:03]: Fantastic. [0:42:03, 0:42:05]: Outstanding. Appreciate it. [0:42:05, 0:42:15]: On that note, there's all the proclamations tonight, ladies and gentlemen. I think I set a record five, I believe. But anyway, it's all good stuff. Really good stuff. God bless you all. Let's move on to new business. [0:42:15, 0:42:21]: Council consideration to approve the uh development agreement to complete requirements for rezoning case. [0:42:21, 0:42:33]: OR number zero three dash fifteen for property located at four three eight East Atlanta Road, Stock East Atlanta Road, Stockbridge, Georgia. Mr. Knight and uh Becca Johnson, please. [0:42:37, 0:42:41]: Good evening, council members and everybody on the call. [0:42:41, 0:42:47]: So um this particular property went through a rezoning in 2003 through Henry County. [0:42:47, 0:42:56]: It was rezoned from residential agricultural to residential um multiple multiple housing, which is RM-3. [0:42:57, 0:43:00]: At that time, one of the zoning conditions as a [0:43:00, 0:43:05]: Um result of that rezoning was to ensure that a development agreement was completed. [0:43:05, 0:43:07]: sign and um [0:43:08, 0:43:12]: executed in order to build out this particular property. [0:43:12, 0:43:15]: So it's been since two thousand three and now um it's battle. [0:43:16, 0:43:23]: Is bringing this item back so that it can be, you know, the development agreement can be approved tonight by the council. [0:43:23, 0:43:26]: Um, just to give you a little bit of information about the property. [0:43:27, 0:43:33]: Again, it's at 438 East Atlanta Road. It's two 23.23 acres. [0:43:33, 0:43:53]: with proposed 201 condominiums at eight dwelling units an acre. So each of you has the development agreement. We worked myself and Mr. Knighton worked with Mr. Washington on composing and staff as well on composing the development agreement and are asking [0:43:53, 0:43:55]: for your review and approval. [0:43:56, 0:44:07]: Okay. Um I have a couple quick questions here. And I'm just out of curiosity. This is not, I'm assuming this is not part of our LCI. This is right outside of the LCI area. Is that correct? [0:44:08, 0:44:16]: I don't know if it's yes, that's correct. It's outside of the LCI, correct. But it's still considered inside our downtown area. Is that correct? [0:44:16, 0:44:18]: Yes, it is. [0:44:18, 0:44:20]: Okay. All right. [0:44:20, 0:44:21]: Okay, w is it? [0:44:21, 0:44:26]: Okay, okay, good deal. All right. On that note, any other questions, questions, concerns, uh council? [0:44:28, 0:44:30]: Okay, Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [0:44:30, 0:44:50]: Yes, uh a couple I guess this uh development has come forward. A couple of questions. Uh along the East Atlanta Road section, uh the multi-use path is described as seven feet. Uh Ms. Johnson, I believe that East Atlanta Road is one of the roads that is considered for uh the highway corridor. Is that [0:44:50, 0:44:56]: correct or i i thought it was anyway the requirement 10 foot path [0:44:57, 0:45:06]: Let me I I may need to look into that um specifically, but I do under a letter letter D that says the sidewalk width would be seven feet. [0:45:07, 0:45:07]: Um [0:45:09, 0:45:13]: Yes, let me let me check into that. Mr. Nyden, are you familiar with this? [0:45:13, 0:45:22]: As pertains to the one of the chat one of the challenges and issues we have here is obviously this was originally approved in two thousand and three, I believe. And so now we're at twenty twenty one. [0:45:23, 0:45:26]: Coming back септіні єрс летер. [0:45:26, 0:45:27]: Trying to [0:45:27, 0:45:28]: Um [0:45:28, 0:45:29]: Fit A. [0:45:29, 0:45:34]: uh development agreement into an item that had already been rezoned previously. [0:45:35, 0:45:36]: under those conditions. [0:45:36, 0:45:40]: Now obviously it would develop potentially develop if it's approved. [0:45:41, 0:45:47]: Um at this present time, but we're we're looking at a 17-year gap, and obviously certain things have changed. [0:45:47, 0:45:50]: With respect to um our requirements. [0:45:50, 0:45:57]: Um I think one of the things may be to if if the applicant is on the phone and I think Mayor Pro Tem, you're what you're [0:45:57, 0:45:59]: um alluding to is [0:46:00, 0:46:05]: ensuring that the path is a ten foot path versus the seven, which is part of the conditions. Is that right? [0:46:06, 0:46:18]: Right. I believe uh East Atlanta Road is covered by the uh highway overlay corridor. I believe it's one of the roads listed. So that would require a 10 foot path if that that is correct. So [0:46:18, 0:46:34]: Uh if we could check into that. And then uh one of the conditions said a minimum sidewalk width of three feet. Uh I think we know at this point three feet, the interior sidewalks at three feet would be uh insufficient. The last zoning that we did about thirty days ago. [0:46:35, 0:46:41]: I think we up the sidewalks to at least uh four feet and we had recommended that they're on both sides of the street. [0:46:42, 0:47:02]: uh not just one side of the street. So and being consistent in order to move us in the direction that we're gonna go with the uh ULDC, uh, that would be a recommendation that I think that we want to be consistent in in each zoning that this council uh would move forward with uh along the way. And then the other question [0:47:02, 0:47:12]: question that I had is I think one of the conditions within there was that there would be various uh the the the um the facades or the would be [0:47:12, 0:47:16]: Would be what they would the facades would be varied depending upon [0:47:16, 0:47:22]: what the units uh dependent upon the conditions out of various figures, uh the rendering. [0:47:22, 0:47:23]: Um [0:47:23, 0:47:30]: I just want to make sure that we are we are uh adhering to that and that the that uh whatever rendering that you [0:47:30, 0:47:31]: Oh [0:47:32, 0:47:42]: uh send forward to us has that we don't want uh and I think uh hopefully I can speak for myself and then uh the what the consistency of this council is being we really didn't want to have [0:47:42, 0:47:44]: A a cookie cutter type. [0:47:44, 0:47:47]: uh product. We wanted to have something consistent. [0:47:47, 0:47:50]: with uh where where there's varied and then [0:47:51, 0:47:55]: You know, and having varied roof lines and pitches and things like that. That was a good [0:47:55, 0:47:57]: uh recommendation. [0:47:57, 0:48:00]: uh that they uh actually put forth [0:48:00, 0:48:06]: uh if the maybe the applicant could speak to that when they get ready to speak and then how many different uh [0:48:07, 0:48:16]: floor plans will they offer. Hopefully it will be more than one or there will be several. So that that will help in the variations as well. [0:48:19, 0:48:21]: Okay, any other thanks. Any other [0:48:21, 0:48:23]: Um uh Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:48:26, 0:48:28]: Thank you, Mayor. Um [0:48:28, 0:48:34]: Some of my concerns is that when we look at uh an 18 year old development um [0:48:35, 0:48:40]: Agreement is that make sure that we're dissecting it to that it does fit in with uh [0:48:40, 0:48:46]: with the requirements that we already have established because there wasn't a development agreement already in place. [0:48:46, 0:48:49]: Um, I don't think that it would be anything grandfathered in. [0:48:50, 0:48:55]: uh for the for us as a city in uh the process was [0:48:55, 0:49:03]: fully completed with the county. Uh I'm looking at the amount of acreage. Uh what was that acreage? Was it 22 or 23? [0:49:05, 0:49:09]: Mr. Knight. Twenty-three point twenty three plus or minus acres. [0:49:11, 0:49:13]: I'm looking at the amount of amount of acres. [0:49:14, 0:49:22]: uh with the amount of homes uh you you're looking at uh two 201 uh condos um [0:49:22, 0:49:25]: And I just I guess some of the some of the um [0:49:27, 0:49:47]: Some of the some of the small details and and well they could become large details when you talk about street width and all of these things, when you're talking about uh uh working in a dynamics of 23 acres, uh is that 23 buildable acres or 23 acres of for the whole project as a whole? That's one thing that I didn't. [0:49:47, 0:49:49]: see that was clear for me either. [0:49:50, 0:49:53]: Uh Miss Johnson, are you familiar with that? [0:49:56, 0:50:04]: Um that's twenty three acres raw raw land that was um approved under the rezoning was for the twenty three acres, but any [0:50:05, 0:50:18]: Um any property that was unusable or undevelopable would have to go through our um our civil engineering process for review so we can determine what how much of that property is actually usable for this project. [0:50:18, 0:50:23]: Because that's that wasn't clear to me that if it's to pull twenty-three acres. [0:50:23, 0:50:24]: That was buildable. [0:50:24, 0:50:35]: Or was it just the 23 acres for the total uh project? Uh and I think that that's that becomes important to know because then you're still talking, then you're talking about another condensed. [0:50:36, 0:50:56]: uh condensing of the project in itself. And then then we still then now have to go in to not so much as lot sizes, but you want to go into uh street widths and and other things that we've uh set a standard for. And we also wanted to be in line with the UDC that we uh have coming forth. So I think that as a [0:50:56, 0:51:16]: Quite a bit that needs to be discussed with this property uh beyond tonight. Uh and just in my opinion, because uh even some of the questions that was brought up by Mr. Alexander concerning uh pertaining to um the 10-foot paths and uh 10-foot sidewalk, just a lot of details that we [0:51:16, 0:51:18]: I just want to make sure. [0:51:18, 0:51:33]: that whatever buildable acres that they have, that we're able to get those standards in, even when it comes to the materials of the uh project. So I think it's a lot that we have to discuss pertaining to this project, uh, in my opinion tonight. [0:51:36, 0:51:39]: Okay, uh any other comments from the council? [0:51:41, 0:51:43]: Um Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. [0:51:45, 0:51:49]: Um, I agree with Councilman Blount. Um considering the [0:51:50, 0:51:57]: plans for this was so long ago. I'm just concerned about the standards that we have now. [0:51:57, 0:51:58]: And [0:51:58, 0:52:03]: maybe a little different, well a lot different than what we had then. [0:52:03, 0:52:04]: Um [0:52:06, 0:52:10]: I don't know this process, so I just have to ask a [0:52:10, 0:52:12]: Innocent question. So [0:52:12, 0:52:18]: Eighteen years ago, did this go through like the planning commission board and they vetted all of this? [0:52:19, 0:52:22]: Do we know? Yes, we did. [0:52:23, 0:52:29]: who was required to go through to the um planning commission and then to um [0:52:29, 0:52:32]: The commissioners, I mean the uh city council. [0:52:32, 0:52:34]: Okay, so [0:52:34, 0:52:37]: They approved the plans based on the standards then. [0:52:38, 0:52:39]: Um [0:52:40, 0:52:44]: I don't know exactly how much of our standards has changed since then. [0:52:45, 0:52:48]: Um I am concerned also about the [0:52:48, 0:52:54]: walking trails or the paths. Um I'd pretty I really would like to see 10 foot paths. [0:52:55, 0:52:58]: But I don't know if that is something that we could ask for at this point. [0:53:00, 0:53:01]: Is it Mr. Knighton? [0:53:02, 0:53:03]: Miss Johnson. [0:53:04, 0:53:06]: It certainly is. Yeah. Um [0:53:06, 0:53:10]: It certainly is and um hopefully you know the applicant is able to [0:53:11, 0:53:12]: Um [0:53:12, 0:53:16]: have that conversation and I think we'll have to possibly go back and [0:53:16, 0:53:33]: address each of these items um brought up by the council tonight and see where things stand from um working with our city attorney and working with the applicant on uh making some adjustments. Um, especially we're talking about building materials and the overlay. [0:53:33, 0:53:41]: um may require us going back to take a look at everything to and then come back to the to the city council. [0:53:41, 0:53:42]: Okay. [0:53:42, 0:53:44]: I would feel much more comfortable with that. [0:53:44, 0:53:45]: I know. [0:53:45, 0:53:46]: Thank you. [0:53:47, 0:53:49]: I would venture to say that uh [0:53:49, 0:54:03]: eighteen years, 17 years or so ago, uh that all of us that are in elected positions now or this primary staff, none of us were here at this time. We're not on this in this in our positions. So these other individuals per many years ago that made the decision. [0:54:03, 0:54:10]: uh on this aspect. So uh but I would assume the applicant is available for any questions if there are any other questions from the council. [0:54:10, 0:54:21]: Mayor, I think Councilman Thomas had been trying to get your attention. I'm sorry, I can't I because of screen I can't I didn't see him. There we go. I'm sorry, Councilman Thomas. I did not see him. Thank you. Go ahead, sir. Uh thank you, Mr. Nine. [0:54:21, 0:54:22]: Uh [0:54:22, 0:54:26]: Mayor and Council, um I'm not sure if Mrs. Battle [0:54:26, 0:54:29]: is available. I I have um [0:54:30, 0:54:32]: read through this document and [0:54:32, 0:54:35]: It indicates um an exhibit C. [0:54:36, 0:54:39]: Uh, some of the concerns that K has raised. [0:54:39, 0:54:41]: Um it is in um [0:54:42, 0:54:43]: A zivic C [0:54:44, 0:54:45]: And it speaks to [0:54:46, 0:54:48]: Uh not in much detail. [0:54:48, 0:54:50]: Excuse me, but it states that [0:54:51, 0:54:53]: Uh disagreement would be [0:54:54, 0:54:55]: Approve [0:54:55, 0:54:58]: if many of these things uh were met. [0:54:58, 0:55:00]: Um is Mrs. Battle. [0:55:00, 0:55:01]: Available. [0:55:03, 0:55:10]: He is not. I'm Steve Moore with Moor Bass Consulting. Uh Miss Battle wasn't able to be here on the call tonight. So I'm [0:55:10, 0:55:14]: The civil engineer that I'm happy to answer all of these questions and [0:55:14, 0:55:16]: And more, but uh [0:55:16, 0:55:23]: Okay, s thank you, sir. Um are you um able to speak to uh exhibit C? [0:55:23, 0:55:25]: Uh it's it speaks to [0:55:26, 0:55:28]: uh sidewalks [0:55:28, 0:55:31]: Uh it speaks to tree planting. [0:55:31, 0:55:35]: Um and and many other things in the in the states that [0:55:35, 0:55:36]: Um [0:55:37, 0:55:40]: That this is a prerequisite uh for this. [0:55:41, 0:55:45]: To be approved that these items in exhibit C. [0:55:45, 0:55:47]: Um will have to be met. [0:55:48, 0:55:49]: Um now [0:55:50, 0:55:53]: I number my pages in in my book is [0:55:55, 0:55:57]: You mooded, Castleman Thomas. You mooded yourself. [0:56:00, 0:56:08]: Councilman Thomas, there you go. Sorry, yeah, I have my my folder here on my keypad. But um exhibit C sirve. [0:56:08, 0:56:12]: Um if you could find that in your book, it it speaks to some of those things. [0:56:13, 0:56:16]: Yes, sir. And approval is dependent upon [0:56:16, 0:56:19]: Um many of these things being met. [0:56:19, 0:56:22]: That are highlighted in uh exhibit C. [0:56:22, 0:56:28]: Now it does not, it talks about sidewalks, but it does not give you uh length. [0:56:28, 0:56:29]: Um [0:56:30, 0:56:32]: Mayor Pro Tem, it did say um [0:56:33, 0:56:35]: Each unit shall have different brick. [0:56:36, 0:56:39]: stucco and mercenary uh thing [0:56:39, 0:56:41]: from each other. [0:56:42, 0:56:43]: So I think [0:56:43, 0:56:49]: Uh you alluded to that, Mr. So if you all could go to this document, you will see [0:56:50, 0:57:03]: Some of the issues uh that you spoke of is here, but it is but it is not in detail. So I don't know, sir, if you could um if you could speak to some of those, but I'm somewhat in agreement. I would love to see this development, but [0:57:03, 0:57:05]: I I think some of these um [0:57:06, 0:57:11]: Things need to be fleshed out somewhat if you cannot assure us that [0:57:11, 0:57:14]: These things are not in it's a pretty thick packet, but [0:57:14, 0:57:18]: I went through a lot of it and I know it it referenced [0:57:18, 0:57:20]: Um exibi C. [0:57:20, 0:57:25]: And it speaks to uh to a nominal thing. Could you speak to the exhibit C? [0:57:26, 0:57:32]: Yes, um it does uh reference exhibit C in the uh in the first page. [0:57:33, 0:57:37]: uh in g in generality, but if you go down to the [0:57:38, 0:57:41]: Uh page two under item e. [0:57:41, 0:57:43]: What it does is it holds off [0:57:43, 0:57:48]: The issuance of any land disturbance project, uh land disturbance permits for this project. [0:57:48, 0:57:49]: Uh [0:57:49, 0:57:52]: Conditioned on acceptance of item C. [0:57:53, 0:57:54]: Uh which [0:57:55, 0:57:58]: Would be something that would be done during the final design phase once you know. [0:57:59, 0:58:05]: the grades of the streets and all of the details associated with that, then we would provide that information to the city. [0:58:06, 0:58:11]: For uh for the building department, the city building department to review to make sure that we've got [0:58:11, 0:58:13]: everything uh met. [0:58:13, 0:58:14]: To the likings of the city. [0:58:15, 0:58:16]: Um [0:58:16, 0:58:16]: Right. [0:58:16, 0:58:22]: It does reference it in that first part, which does lend itself to believe that it needs to be part of this approval. [0:58:22, 0:58:23]: However [0:58:23, 0:58:26]: What it does is it refers to the [0:58:26, 0:58:27]: To [0:58:27, 0:58:32]: the uh exhibit C being part of the development agreement and then it's further explained. [0:58:32, 0:58:33]: In item E. [0:58:34, 0:58:34]: D [0:58:34, 0:58:39]: no disturban land disturbance permit, which is what you have to have to actually build the project, would be issued. [0:58:39, 0:58:45]: until those conditions of ex uh are met and shown as exhibit c [0:58:46, 0:58:48]: I don't know if that hel if that helps explain. [0:58:48, 0:58:53]: Yeah, um but for me, uh I can't speak for the other council. [0:58:53, 0:58:58]: But it clearly states that and it has um another underline that says conditions. [0:58:58, 0:59:00]: And it seemed that [0:59:00, 0:59:02]: The condiciones [0:59:03, 0:59:04]: Under this [0:59:04, 0:59:06]: We have to be broadened a little bit. [0:59:07, 0:59:07]: Uh [0:59:08, 0:59:19]: before I I believe that I could vote for it. So if you could take this back and and and I guess you need to hear a little bit more from us. I don't know if we can get into this in detail tonight. [0:59:19, 0:59:23]: To talk about the conditions. I think Mayor Pro Tem Alexander. [0:59:23, 0:59:25]: Uh spoke to some of those. [0:59:25, 0:59:30]: So I I think the conditions would have to be a little bit more defined. [0:59:30, 0:59:32]: Um, for approval. [0:59:32, 0:59:35]: That speaks to uh street size. [0:59:36, 0:59:39]: and and et cetera. But it is a few pages here. Um [0:59:40, 0:59:43]: Under this exhibit um C [0:59:43, 0:59:45]: That speaks to condition, but [0:59:45, 0:59:47]: It it is not in detail. [0:59:47, 0:59:48]: Yes or [0:59:48, 0:59:55]: Uh if I could, I I can address several of the comments that were made earlier and and I'll do my best to uh [0:59:56, 1:00:00]: Uh Councilmember Thomas to to address any additional questions you've got. [1:00:00, 1:00:00]: Um [1:00:01, 1:00:03]: But uh Mayor Pro Tem Alexander the [1:00:03, 1:00:05]: The questions about the sidewalks. [1:00:06, 1:00:07]: We're okay with a ten foot sidewalk. [1:00:07, 1:00:11]: uh to match the requirements of the highway overlay district along East Atlanta Road. [1:00:12, 1:00:17]: Um and I and frankly four foot sidewalks interior on both sides of the street. [1:00:17, 1:00:18]: We're fine with that too. [1:00:18, 1:00:24]: Um so uh I didn't realize the development groups had three feet. So four feet is is we're good with that. [1:00:24, 1:00:26]: Uh Councilman Blount. [1:00:26, 1:00:36]: Your question about acreage of the project, uh, that acreage is uh that's shown on the site plan or that's in the development agreement does represent the entire acreage. [1:00:37, 1:00:39]: Of the project, uh, we have [1:00:39, 1:00:42]: provided a site plan that I think is part of the development agreement that does [1:00:43, 1:00:51]: uh have a significant amount of open space, uh including undisturbed buffers around the perimeter of the property uh that protects any kind of [1:00:51, 1:00:56]: Environmentally sensitive areas, there's a a small wetland area, there's a couple of creeks. [1:00:56, 1:00:58]: Those areas have been protected with buffers. [1:00:59, 1:01:03]: and setbacks and put in perpetuity in this open space area. [1:01:03, 1:01:05]: Uh in an effort to just [1:01:05, 1:01:07]: To keep those areas safe. [1:01:07, 1:01:08]: Um so [1:01:08, 1:01:13]: that but that acreage is an is a gross acreage of the fee simple portion of that property. [1:01:13, 1:01:22]: Um if that if that makes sense. But it does not represent the actual development area because there's some area that we're setting aside as undisturbed area. [1:01:22, 1:01:23]: Yeah, no. [1:01:23, 1:01:26]: Mr. Moore, if you don't mind, before you move past that. [1:01:27, 1:01:33]: And that's my concern because it this twenty-three acres represents the gross area. [1:01:33, 1:01:35]: I want to see what's netted for [1:01:36, 1:01:55]: development uh outside the setbacks and uh you know all the you know uh whatever if you there's uh retention ponds or anything that needs to be happening. I mean outside of wet areas and all that, what is the net development area of the site because we are talking about 201 condos, which I don't know how [1:01:55, 1:02:15]: those playmates gonna be, but I want to we wanna make sure that also with the uh how wide the roads would be with the amount of acres that you all are working with. And I don't know that do you have that number, what size that you all are gonna be working with for the Yes sir. Yes sir. And I think that also ties into to Councilmember Barber's question about the [1:02:15, 1:02:15]: Uh. [1:02:15, 1:02:19]: Two thousand and three standards related to the two thousand twenty one standards. [1:02:19, 1:02:21]: And just just uh for clarity. [1:02:22, 1:02:29]: Yes, the rules were much different in two thousand and three. And I was here in two thousand and three when we were doing this. So um I know for a fact the rules were different. [1:02:30, 1:02:38]: What we've done, and we were actually fortunate enough to be the original engineers on this project in 2003. Uh, thankful to be working in this area for that long. [1:02:39, 1:02:39]: Um [1:02:39, 1:02:43]: But we did the original master plan, the original zoning, uh and [1:02:44, 1:02:48]: I can tell you over the last year what we've done is we have taken the heart [1:02:48, 1:02:53]: and the intent of that original application and we'd have applied the twenty twenty one standards to it. [1:02:54, 1:03:12]: Everything from fire protection to public works requirements to preservation, you know, new buffers off of wetlands, all those things have changed over the last year. So there really is not much grandfathered in. This is a plan that complies with 2021 rules, both state and local rules. [1:03:12, 1:03:19]: uh fi everything from fire protection to to public works requirements, uh everything else. So I just want to put that out there. [1:03:19, 1:03:22]: As it relates to the um [1:03:22, 1:03:23]: The site area. [1:03:24, 1:03:24]: Uh [1:03:25, 1:03:30]: I don't have the exact acreage of the property we're developing, but I can tell you that I'm just looking at some site data here. [1:03:30, 1:03:33]: That we're setting aside fifty four percent. [1:03:33, 1:03:34]: Little over half of the site. [1:03:35, 1:03:35]: For [1:03:36, 1:03:36]: Preservation. [1:03:37, 1:03:38]: So [1:03:38, 1:03:46]: That means that there is a little less than 50% of the site. So maybe 12 or so acres of the project that's actually being developed. [1:03:47, 1:03:51]: If that makes sense. So uh but it's a very uh kind of [1:03:51, 1:03:53]: Uh intentionally [1:03:53, 1:03:56]: produce plan to set aside and again that's [1:03:56, 1:03:56]: In [1:03:57, 1:03:58]: Very well planned. [1:03:58, 1:04:07]: Lance, you know, buffers to buffer adjacent properties, as well as open space around some environmentally sensitive areas that don't need to be developed. [1:04:07, 1:04:08]: Um [1:04:08, 1:04:09]: And so uh [1:04:09, 1:04:18]: I don't know what that and then we have a lot of also interior open space within outside of the units that's usable, active recreational areas. [1:04:18, 1:04:25]: That contains sidewalks and trails and amenities and playgrounds and all that kind of stuff. That's also included in that. [1:04:25, 1:04:27]: Area that's technically not. [1:04:27, 1:04:29]: For the development of residential units. [1:04:29, 1:04:31]: Because this is a condo. [1:04:32, 1:04:33]: unit project. [1:04:33, 1:04:41]: Really, the development footprint is limited to the streets, the driveways, and the footprints of the buildings. Everything else is common area. [1:04:42, 1:04:42]: So [1:04:43, 1:05:01]: It is just that it's different than a townhome project where the owner might own the front yard and the backyard of his unit. Instead, this is he owns the buildings and everything else is in common area, maintained by an association. That way everybody gets their co yard cut at the same time. Everybody gets their projects, their properties taken care of in the same manner. [1:05:02, 1:05:03]: So [1:05:03, 1:05:04]: Uh it's a little [1:05:04, 1:05:05]: Different [1:05:05, 1:05:10]: When you think about a re a typical residential project, we have fee simple lots that access a [1:05:10, 1:05:11]: А публик стріт. [1:05:11, 1:05:15]: That's not what this is. These are private streets, but they're built to county standards or city standards. [1:05:16, 1:05:19]: Um, but there is a significant amount of green space. [1:05:19, 1:05:24]: That is not associated with fee simple ownership of the lot, if that makes sense. [1:05:24, 1:05:27]: So that that I mean, that's why there's such a big number. [1:05:27, 1:05:30]: Of fifty four percent that's common area. [1:05:31, 1:05:32]: Of this project. [1:05:33, 1:05:34]: All right. Go ahead. [1:05:35, 1:05:45]: I was gonna say yeah, I was gonna say uh Miss Battle has joined us as well now. Good aspect. So I just wanna make that known. Good evening, everyone. I am happy to defer and turn this over to the expert. [1:05:48, 1:05:50]: You've been doing very good. Thank you. [1:05:50, 1:06:02]: Mr. Blount, were you done with your comments, sir? No, well, I guess uh Ms. Battle, since you're on, I guess maybe you can answer uh because now you you're looking at 11.5 to 12 acres. [1:06:02, 1:06:12]: that you're gonna be doing these uh 201 condos on. Are you are you s are you all looking at how high, uh uh two high, three high, high? [1:06:12, 1:06:17]: With that acreage and and what uh we've just talked about. [1:06:17, 1:06:19]: And the street width. [1:06:19, 1:06:22]: I'm just trying to see the layout with this. [1:06:22, 1:06:27]: Uh we how's that gonna happen on 11.5? [1:06:29, 1:06:32]: Gotcha. Um has staff shared the site plan? [1:06:36, 1:06:36]: No. [1:06:37, 1:06:41]: Okay. Um would you all mind if I share my screen and show the site plan? [1:06:41, 1:06:42]: Please. [1:06:53, 1:07:13]: So this is an oddly shaped. Can everyone see the screen? Yes. It's an oddly shaped parcel. You can see when you come into the front of the project, we've got our amenity area here in the front, with uh I believe that's a gazebo and a pool uh play area here in the front. [1:07:13, 1:07:15]: front uh of the project. [1:07:15, 1:07:16]: Um [1:07:16, 1:07:34]: All of the units have a garage and have a pad, two-car pad in front, but we also have lots of guest parking spaces that will also be available to anyone who is a guest uh coming into the project. [1:07:34, 1:07:54]: um to visit anyone. As you go towards the rear of the project, that's where we've got some of the wetland area here in the back. So we've completely stayed out of here and out of the center line of the creek, out of this area. I think Steve mentioned to you the detention feature over [1:07:54, 1:08:14]: here. We still have kind of a connection in a in a green space area behind this area as well. And then you can see throughout we've got walking trails and that's what these things are that you're seeing here or walking trails throughout the community for people to be able to connect, walk around [1:08:14, 1:08:18]: the perimeter um where we will have um [1:08:18, 1:08:38]: our our buffer areas here around the perimeter. One thing to remember about a condo association too is that uh technically they are responsible for the exterior of the building as well. Um so that gives you one point of contact if there's any problems or issues with the facades. Um you know they are responsible. It's not the individual [1:08:38, 1:08:50]: owners, but it is the entirety of the condo association with them paying their mandatory condo fees that allows for the development and the maintenance and upkeep of the property. [1:08:51, 1:08:56]: Um again um we are looking at uh one here two hundred and [1:08:56, 1:09:01]: One units um with a waiting pool, the pocky park, a junior olympic pool. [1:09:02, 1:09:22]: Uh, two playgrounds. Um, all of these things are in line with the original uh zoning that was approved. Remember, this zoning was approved and they were supposed to get a development agreement. It just never happened. Um, and so we put together the development agreement to meet and be consistent with what was um previously approved by city council. [1:09:22, 1:09:22]: Okay. [1:09:23, 1:09:24]: Mayor. [1:09:24, 1:09:25]: Yeah, go right ahead, please. [1:09:26, 1:09:31]: Uh Miss Bellow, thank you for joining us. There's a clubhouse as well, right? Thirteen hundred square foot. [1:09:33, 1:09:40]: Um let me go back and I apologize because I'm not looking at the conditions right now. Yeah, Michelle, that's the building by the pool. [1:09:41, 1:09:43]: Oh, that building right there. There you go. Yes. [1:09:44, 1:09:45]: Okay, and um [1:09:46, 1:09:46]: You know. [1:09:47, 1:09:53]: The plan it looks like now the the the things that uh as you have here I asked question that I wanted [1:09:53, 1:10:02]: Because we did not want the cookie cutter appearance. How many different floor plans are being built here and how many desired different elevations? [1:10:05, 1:10:12]: So I don't know if we've got Jon with he's he's not he's not my assumption we've got uh [1:10:14, 1:10:22]: Okay, that but he's been texting me that that's fine uh and he did say that uh they would verif they would be varying the brick on each unit. [1:10:23, 1:10:25]: Um and he also uh [1:10:26, 1:10:33]: uh said that they would be using carriage doors for garage doors, but there would be variation between each unit and each building group. [1:10:35, 1:10:38]: Right. And you t when we're talking about two car garages, correct? [1:10:42, 1:10:45]: I believe that's correct. Uh Michelle, do you know for sure? [1:10:45, 1:10:50]: Um, I believe that is true and I'm trying to I apologize'cause I wasn't [1:10:50, 1:10:53]: I won't say that I didn't plan on being this call, but I'm just trying to [1:10:53, 1:10:58]: um pull up my information. So if you all bear with me a little bit. But yes, I believe that is true. [1:10:59, 1:11:08]: Okay. And then uh I saw uh on what is the square footage uh uh if while you're looking at that, what is the square footage on the different [1:11:08, 1:11:09]: Uh [1:11:09, 1:11:12]: plans. I mean, what what are you trying to build there? [1:11:13, 1:11:18]: So the minimum you're asking what the minimum square footage is um of the units. [1:11:19, 1:11:27]: Correct. And what what would be the what would be the range? I know that what the minimum is. What are you planning on building and what is the range? Yeah. Okay. So [1:11:28, 1:11:37]: Uh and I'm getting that information as we speak. Uh two car garages for sure, fifteen hundred to nineteen hundred square foot minimum, or that's the range of [1:11:37, 1:11:40]: uh of heat of square footage between each unit. [1:11:40, 1:11:42]: Fifteen hundred and nineteen hundred with a two car garage. [1:11:43, 1:11:46]: To nineteen, all the way up to nineteen okay, all the way up to nineteen. [1:11:46, 1:11:47]: Okay, thank you. [1:11:49, 1:11:56]: There they have three different floor plans that they're providing, uh, again, with alternating exterior elevations to two car garage. [1:11:58, 1:12:00]: And carriage garage doors. [1:12:01, 1:12:05]: All of the garages front entry, or there's a rear entry or side entry. [1:12:06, 1:12:06]: Do you know? [1:12:07, 1:12:09]: They are all front entry. All front entry. [1:12:13, 1:12:15]: Councilman Thomas, you have some questions, sir? [1:12:15, 1:12:20]: Well, uh m Mrs. Balder asked a question about the [1:12:20, 1:12:21]: Plan and [1:12:22, 1:12:24]: I actually sent out a booklet and I'm looking. [1:12:25, 1:12:32]: And uh um you know the same diagram that you're sharing. Also uh table 1.0. [1:12:32, 1:12:40]: It talks about the uh square footage for the uh three floor plans, uh one bedroom, two bedroom, three bedroom. [1:12:40, 1:12:46]: But I guess the overall problem is balloting. You know, we sort of went through this with the other development. [1:12:46, 1:12:47]: Um [1:12:48, 1:12:49]: I know for me. [1:12:50, 1:12:51]: To approve [1:12:52, 1:12:55]: And according to the um [1:12:55, 1:12:57]: development agreement. [1:12:57, 1:13:06]: that a lot of these things just need to be spelled out in the document. I understand, I know uh Mr. Moore said that, you know, the 2021 standards [1:13:07, 1:13:09]: will be adhered to but [1:13:09, 1:13:11]: If it's not in the document. [1:13:11, 1:13:16]: You know, I'm I'm just saying this is sort of the way things operated. [1:13:16, 1:13:19]: Uh, you know, things have to be in right and [1:13:19, 1:13:20]: Um [1:13:21, 1:13:25]: Because we don't want to get caught in a situation like we were the last time. So [1:13:26, 1:13:27]: I just think that [1:13:27, 1:13:42]: Um we need to go back and and one thing I do do, I I read it's a thick document and I and I see some of the thing that you're talking about uh in table one point zero. It talks about the square footage. I see the uh the development plan. I also see [1:13:43, 1:13:46]: [4426.4, 4429.6]: There are conditions that needed to be met before approved. [1:13:50, 1:13:51]: And um [1:13:51, 1:13:54]: I just think we need to get a little bit more into the details. [1:13:55, 1:13:58]: uh with this so that would not be any surprises. [1:13:59, 1:14:03]: My recommendation so we really don't spend a whole lot of time'cause it's obvious that the council's not gonna [1:14:04, 1:14:05]: To approve tonight. [1:14:05, 1:14:10]: But I think at some point in time um the details need to be flushed out. [1:14:10, 1:14:17]: And I guess come back at the very next meeting because I think we all want to see this development, you know, because we are trying to. [1:14:18, 1:14:25]: um, you know, to grow grow the city to a certain aspect. But I think we have to be smart and I know our citizens are gonna hold us to that. [1:14:25, 1:14:26]: So [1:14:26, 1:14:28]: My suggestion would be [1:14:28, 1:14:31]: Uh let's let's get into the details. [1:14:31, 1:14:35]: And let's get them all documented and and bring this back so we can approve. [1:14:36, 1:14:41]: C can I ask a question? I apologize because I was late to um the discussion. [1:14:41, 1:14:42]: Um [1:14:42, 1:14:48]: The development agreement, um we are obligated to um abide by the current zoning. [1:14:48, 1:14:56]: Um requirements under the current zoning ordinance, along with the development agreement itself. [1:14:56, 1:15:03]: Um and the specificity a lot of that um will come as a part of [1:15:03, 1:15:06]: Um putting together the land of Al [1:15:09, 1:15:09]: Hermit. [1:15:10, 1:15:30]: application because there are that to provide and show to your engineers and to your reviewers to make sure that we're in compliance with all of the city's requirements. When you say that you want more specificity, can you give me a better sense of what you want specificity for? [1:15:30, 1:15:40]: Are we talking about what the units look like? You want more on that? Are you talking about the layout? I guess I'm just not certain what specificity we don't have. [1:15:40, 1:15:45]: One example would be the dimensions of the sidewalk that Mayor Pro Tem mentioned. [1:15:45, 1:15:48]: And I'm sort of going through this document. I don't really see [1:15:49, 1:15:50]: Where it speaks to um [1:15:51, 1:15:54]: The size now what I do see it says [1:15:55, 1:15:56]: I'm sorry. [1:15:56, 1:16:05]: Um, I was gonna direct you to paragraph uh two D, which talks about the sidewalks and also um E one, which talks about the streetscaping. [1:16:06, 1:16:10]: Okay, I see what sidewalk shall be installed. [1:16:10, 1:16:13]: to connect adjacent to commercial properties. [1:16:13, 1:16:14]: To the south. [1:16:14, 1:16:17]: And extend to the north along East Atlanta Road. [1:16:18, 1:16:27]: Um and the width of the sidewalk along there would be seven feet in width to a 24 inch curve and two foot grass strip. [1:16:27, 1:16:31]: Okay is what we were proposing because we have to fit within that existing [1:16:31, 1:16:50]: Is is is that in here? Is that in the document, though? Yes. Yes. And that's indeed. And and maybe part of the challenge is you all have not had an opportunity to thoroughly review the agreement itself. Um, but there are we we tried to be as specific as possible because quite honestly, we wanted that specificity as well. [1:16:51, 1:16:57]: Yeah, because um I stayed up pretty late the other night trying to go through this and and you may be correct. Um [1:16:57, 1:16:59]: end that but I try to [1:16:59, 1:17:01]: Do my due diligence to [1:17:01, 1:17:04]: To actually read what is provided to us. [1:17:05, 1:17:05]: Um [1:17:06, 1:17:10]: So let me ask this question, my final question, then I just I'll be quiet on this. [1:17:10, 1:17:13]: So coming before us tonight, um [1:17:14, 1:17:17]: What were you asking us to do tonight? [1:17:18, 1:17:38]: Well, um the requirement was for us to enter into the development agreement. Um we had provided the agreement to both the planning department and the law department uh for them to review. They had reviewed it and indicated that they were comfortable with the information that had been provided um in order for it to be [1:17:38, 1:17:58]: Signed because we had to be in compliance with what the original zoning requested, and that's why you see those conditions attached as an exhibit. The expectation today, quite honestly, was for you all to approve the development agreement and had gone through the process with the planning and [1:17:58, 1:18:09]: and the planning department and the the law department and approve that so that we could then move forward with the submission of our LDP application. [1:18:10, 1:18:30]: Um and it was our understanding that you all had to make that approval. To the extent that you need us to go back and provide some additional information, I just think that it's important that we have some very clear direction about what additional information you all would like to see or if there's a separate meeting that we need to have to go over. [1:18:29, 1:18:35]: those things um but we submitted a development agreement in compliance with the zoning [1:18:35, 1:18:36]: Condition. [1:18:37, 1:18:40]: So to your recollection, all conditions have been met. [1:18:41, 1:19:01]: Yes. And that's what the planning staff had to review was to make sure that we were in compliance with what um had originally been presented. There were a couple of things that were differences between, you know, old code and new code kind of things, so that we were trying to address those kind of issues. Um we are happy to meet and talk. [1:19:01, 1:19:21]: And you know, revise as you know as we need to, but what we are, you know, just to be Blount about it, we're not trying to rezone the property. The property is already zoned. Um, this development agreement is simply what was required uh back then in order to ensure that the development agreement. [1:19:21, 1:19:24]: development would happen as originally conceived. [1:19:24, 1:19:29]: Right. Well Mayor, I'm going to yield back. I I just think for us we just want to make sure [1:19:29, 1:19:32]: that there is a that this is a quality [1:19:32, 1:19:33]: Um [1:19:34, 1:19:37]: development um according to those standards. [1:19:37, 1:19:41]: But me, I'm gonna yield back. Uh I appreciate you, Mrs. Battle and uh Mr. Moore. Uh [1:19:42, 1:19:45]: Uh and I think we all want the same thing. We just want we want quality. [1:19:45, 1:19:47]: And um that's why, you know, we saw the [1:19:48, 1:19:48]: You know [1:19:49, 1:19:50]: Poking some holes, if you will. [1:19:51, 1:19:52]: But mayor I yield back. [1:19:52, 1:19:55]: All right, no problem. Mirapal Tim, your hand was you're next. [1:19:55, 1:20:07]: Yeah, thank you so much. And I think that's exactly what I attempted to do because I do understand we cannot rezone the project, but I brought up the new standard, which was the highway corridor plan. [1:20:07, 1:20:12]: Which would require a ten foot path along East Atlanta Road versus the seven foot. [1:20:13, 1:20:26]: uh path that is outlined. That's the new standard. And then I think Ms. Badder, we agreed uh on over on Brandon Road that four foot sidewalks would be agreeable and we wanted to be very consistent with that. [1:20:27, 1:20:29]: In the last zoning where we had four foot sidewalks. [1:20:29, 1:20:35]: It is inadequate, I think, in today's standards to build a three foot sidewalk which is spelled out [1:20:35, 1:20:39]: Uh in this particular agreement and in being consistent with Brandon Road. [1:20:39, 1:20:42]: We would have sidewalks on both sides of the street. [1:20:42, 1:20:58]: uh as indicated. Those are things that are new standards and we had just discussed those with you uh for our last zoning. So we just wanted you to be consistent with what uh the new standards were in those areas because the highway corridor plan has been into effect uh for several years now. [1:20:59, 1:21:03]: Right. So the the three foot was really just for the walking trails. [1:21:04, 1:21:10]: And that was a minimum. Um, the sidewalk, the one thing that we do have to go back and be very cautious about. [1:21:11, 1:21:28]: is that um we were obligated to extend the sidewalk beyond um our property frontage. In order to achieve that, there has to be sufficient right-of-way already acquired by the city. And if there's some portion that has not been acquired. [1:21:28, 1:21:41]: Um then the expectation would be the city would acquire it. We're happy to build it. Um, but the acquisition of property from other property owners along um the right-of-way path um was not a part of our budgeting. [1:21:42, 1:22:00]: Um or and nor do we feel that that should be our responsibility. But we are, you know, if you want a 10 foot sidewalk and we can put it in in the current right-of-way, that's not a problem for us. Um, it's just that there has to be enough width for us to be able to do that beyond our property boundary line. [1:22:01, 1:22:19]: Um otherwise you're gonna have 10 feet and then it's gonna shrink, then you're gonna have 10 feet and it's gonna shrink. Um so if we can make sure that there is in fact enough right-of-way um for that exterior right-of-way down East Lake, um that's gonna be important to us. And I think we had kind of looked at that and that's why we ended up [1:22:19, 1:22:21]: with the seven foot sidewalk and not the tent. [1:22:22, 1:22:42]: Well, I I certainly would like to see whether we could uh address that because we want to be very consistent in our overall plan. We hope to have a ten foot path along that uh corridor. So it would be it would not make much sense to build a seven foot along there when we plan the overall plan requires that. And again, uh the four foot interior. [1:22:42, 1:22:43]: Just uh well [1:22:43, 1:22:47]: Or something that we have been consistent with you on on the last zone and so [1:22:47, 1:22:57]: Those are the two things. I understand we can't go back and say this, that, or the other, because the project really has already been zoned, but we want to work with you to make the project as best as we possibly can. [1:22:57, 1:23:00]: under existing standards uh if we can. [1:23:01, 1:23:21]: Absolutely. Well, um, I know Steve has heard about the four foot internal uh sidewalks. We'll go back and we'll take a look at that. I'm not sure quite honestly what um the um the width is there. I know that the the walking trails, which is different now. Remember the walking trail and the sidewalks are two totally different things. Right. We would expect that the walking trail north [1:23:21, 1:23:34]: normally mo multi use trails or maybe eight feet uh for a multi use trail. That's why I was saying I didn't understand why there was a seven foot, but I guess you're trying to say that there was a right-of-way issue. Hopefully we can help you resolve that. [1:23:34, 1:23:34]: Okay. [1:23:35, 1:23:43]: And Michelle, before you got on, I don't know if you were on yet, I I did commit that we could uh I feel confident we could change the four foot interior sidewalks. [1:23:43, 1:23:44]: Uh [1:23:44, 1:23:46]: To four foot on both sides. [1:23:46, 1:23:54]: And then I think we could maybe reword the condition related to the uh multi use or to the sidewalk on East Atlanta to [1:23:54, 1:23:59]: ten foot where practical or where right of way exists. Otherwise it would just have to be [1:24:00, 1:24:01]: Uh whatever would [1:24:01, 1:24:08]: be able to provide the two foot landscape strip and then whatever width the sidewalk is appropriate without acquiring additional right of way as a [1:24:08, 1:24:10]: private developer doesn't have the ability [1:24:10, 1:24:12]: to acquire right of way um [1:24:13, 1:24:16]: like a city does. So maybe we just say ten foot where possible. [1:24:17, 1:24:30]: based on that approved section of the two foot landscape strip uh and then the sidewalk. Right. Either that or the city will agree that we will build a 10 foot, but they will acquire the right of way that's necessary. So whichever one, whichever one works. [1:24:31, 1:24:48]: Well, on that note, now thank you, Mr. Knight, because on a note I was coming to you, sir, to find out whether or not you have any idea about this right-of-way issue they're discussing. And I know you just unmuted yourself. So Yeah, no, not in particular. I don't know if we wanna we necessarily want to commit to something like that without really being able to further analyze it. [1:24:48, 1:24:49]: Okay. [1:24:49, 1:24:56]: You know, given the given the given the conversations that have been ongoing here from the council, many good comments and questions. [1:24:57, 1:24:58]: It seems that [1:24:59, 1:25:03]: uh uh there may need to be you know uh just a a simple [1:25:03, 1:25:09]: reevaluation of the conditions or or the provisions that have been discussed here. [1:25:09, 1:25:13]: uh this evening along with some of the provisions of our [1:25:13, 1:25:19]: um present day code uh to see if those can be properly incorporated and how they can be properly incorporated. [1:25:20, 1:25:26]: Along with of course what has already been zoned in terms of conditions to kind of marry those two together. I think that's what I'm hearing. [1:25:26, 1:25:32]: um from members of the council and bring that back to you and show what that look show you what that looks like. [1:25:33, 1:25:35]: Um, in terms of that overall scheme. [1:25:36, 1:25:37]: That's what I'm hearing. [1:25:37, 1:25:37]: Right. [1:25:38, 1:25:40]: I think that's a good assessment. Uh Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [1:25:43, 1:26:00]: You give me the same. Yeah, just real quick, um, Ms. Battle, um, because I I agree with everything that's been said here because things have changed, even when the point of of um how we deal with impact. So uh, but I still with this 11.5 to 12 acres, I'm still looking at I'm l I [1:26:00, 1:26:05]: I've looked at the plan, but I'm still not getting the street widths. [1:26:05, 1:26:10]: in in uh anything that I'm reading in that plan and um [1:26:11, 1:26:14]: Do you have a lighting plan already established for the property? [1:26:15, 1:26:18]: So the proposed right away internally is fifty feet. [1:26:18, 1:26:22]: Um and that's shown here on the plan. It should be [1:26:22, 1:26:23]: Able to see that now. [1:26:24, 1:26:35]: So the internal street network was 50 feet and we had sidewalks, I believe, on one side, but we're agreeing to sidewalks on both. And then um your other question. [1:26:35, 1:26:38]: Street whip. It's twenty four feet. [1:26:38, 1:26:40]: It'll be twenty four feet wide. [1:26:40, 1:26:42]: You mean the the paved area? [1:26:43, 1:26:47]: Well, I'm w we're we're l I'm stalking straight width because one of the problems we have [1:26:47, 1:26:50]: Is is when we deal with parking. [1:26:50, 1:27:03]: We wanna we need to know what subdivisions are coming in with what street width in order that when we finish our uh plans, we wanna know how to deal with this subdivision that is coming in. And you're saying it's 24 feet. [1:27:03, 1:27:06]: Okay. [1:27:07, 1:27:27]: Right. It's twenty-four feet of pavement. It's a fifty foot width right-of-way. And as I indicated, each unit will have a two-car pad in front of the unit where two cars should be able to fit. And then we also have these additional parking spaces, which are out technically, I guess, out um [1:27:27, 1:27:42]: uh not within the driving lanes. They are outside of the driving lanes so that people will not actually be parking in the driving lanes. They will um have guests parking to park in these parking spaces outside of that. Okay. That's nice. Wow. [1:27:45, 1:28:05]: Okay. And there's parking spaces up here and we have more um parking spaces uh down here and over here. So we've tried to you know disperse them throughout the community so that people um will stay off of the the drive aisle and will park in the guests and we can put no parking signs um throughout the community so that people [1:28:04, 1:28:06]: are not parking on the street. [1:28:08, 1:28:13]: And I think with with these streets being private too, I mean they'll have the ability to enforce that the uh [1:28:13, 1:28:16]: the the property owners association would have the ability to [1:28:17, 1:28:18]: Fun. [1:28:18, 1:28:21]: Whether it was residents that were parking there or whoever else. [1:28:21, 1:28:24]: Mirror, one more question. [1:28:25, 1:28:26]: Go ahead. [1:28:26, 1:28:27]: Me or Ms. [1:28:27, 1:28:30]: Uh uh Mayor Protain, go ahead. [1:28:30, 1:28:35]: Okay. And I've heard you say a couple of times the streets are gonna be private, so the community is is going to be gated. [1:28:42, 1:28:46]: No, to my knowledge, no. The community is not going to be gated. [1:28:46, 1:28:52]: Okay, you're indicating private streets, that'll be they'll be maintained by the association, correct? [1:28:55, 1:29:00]: Um as a part of the condo association, um it it it appears that that is the case. [1:29:01, 1:29:05]: Would you have an issue with w with dating the community? [1:29:06, 1:29:08]: Let me talk to my client about that. [1:29:08, 1:29:14]: Okay, so that they're already private streets, so we don't have to maintain them anyway, but for security the gate might be good. [1:29:15, 1:29:15]: Yeah. [1:29:16, 1:29:17]: Let me talk with them about that. [1:29:17, 1:29:18]: All right, thank you. [1:29:19, 1:29:20]: Councilwoman Gann, go ahead, please. [1:29:21, 1:29:24]: Thank you. I don't see that they're private streets. [1:29:24, 1:29:25]: Um [1:29:26, 1:29:36]: I don't see it. I'm looking here. Um one of my concerns is I I know that there's plenty of side parking there and there's two guard car garages with the [1:29:36, 1:29:39]: Um two spaces available in front of that. [1:29:40, 1:29:43]: My question is what is the actual number of units? [1:29:43, 1:29:45]: to parking ratio. [1:29:48, 1:30:02]: Well, we've got two hundred and one units. Each unit has in essence three part well uh two part garage is four spaces um that are um within the unit itself. [1:30:02, 1:30:07]: So 200 and one times four, I'm not a great math person. [1:30:08, 1:30:17]: Yeah, but I think that's 800 in four spaces plus um the additional parking spaces that we have throughout the community. [1:30:17, 1:30:19]: Which is a hundred and twenty six spaces. [1:30:20, 1:30:21]: Right. So we have [1:30:22, 1:30:25]: Technically over nine hundred parking spaces. [1:30:26, 1:30:28]: And two hundred and nine units, correct? [1:30:28, 1:30:29]: Yes. [1:30:30, 1:30:30]: Okay. [1:30:31, 1:30:33]: I would hope that that would be enough market. [1:30:34, 1:30:48]: And one more comment one more comment, Mayor, if I could to just close things up. Hold on a stand. Stand by Ms. Gantt, are you are you done with your questions, ma'am? I'm not. I have another comment. Um councilman blant that [1:30:48, 1:30:57]: You know, we've had an issue about parking on the streets and when there are parties and there are other things, and you're talking about a a a multi [1:30:57, 1:30:58]: Um [1:31:00, 1:31:03]: A multi family dwelling space. [1:31:04, 1:31:11]: I would still want, and I know Mayor and Council, we've talked about this before, that we want the w roads to be a certain [1:31:11, 1:31:12]: When [1:31:12, 1:31:15]: requirement so if someone just happens to park on the street [1:31:15, 1:31:21]: that there aren't any issues with people passing by. I mean, we've heard this from every subdivision. [1:31:21, 1:31:37]: here in Stockbridge. And I think we have all agreed that we wanted wider roads, wider streets for parking just in for that purpose. Even if code enforcement can come and have them towed and removed, you know, who's to say code enforcement's not busy on [1:31:38, 1:31:43]: some other street that we can't change right now. I think this is the opportunity to make those negotiations. [1:31:44, 1:31:47]: Um and and make those requirements and requests. [1:31:47, 1:31:48]: So that we can [1:31:49, 1:31:50]: Make sure. [1:31:50, 1:31:51]: That um [1:31:52, 1:32:06]: there is ample space there just in case. That's that's you know everybody can have a super bar super bowl party at the same time. I'm just saying. Um that's just so let me ask you this question. [1:32:07, 1:32:27]: Has the city I'm sorry, I didn't mean to um interrupt. Go go No, you're good. I I I just wanted to know, um, you know, this is an issue that I seem to get no matter where I go. Everybody's got this has become a a trigger issue just about in every community. And one of the things is we just abide by whatever [1:32:26, 1:32:33]: the street width requirements are that are printed in your land development ordinance. [1:32:33, 1:32:45]: And I guess based on the comment that um Councilwoman Gantt just made, um is the city looking to amend its ordinance in order to increase the width [1:32:45, 1:33:05]: Of uh for the right-of-way requirements so that when new developers are coming or new projects are coming, um, people know that coming in because right now the width requirement is 50 50 feet. If you all want um to provide for a wider width street, um [1:33:05, 1:33:25]: I think that the the way to do that isn't on a case-by-case basis, but that just needs to be a change in the ordinance period. Um, so that every developer knows coming in what the expectation is. In most instances, it's usually a you can find um some places do 50-foot width, some do 55-foot width. You need to determine what [1:33:25, 1:33:38]: what your pavement width is going to be. But that should not be done on a on a, in my opinion, should not be done on a project by project basis if you're having this problem throughout the city. [1:33:40, 1:33:41]: I don't think we just [1:33:42, 1:33:45]: Obviously, I don't think we thoroughly discussed whether or not we want to change the ordinance to [1:33:46, 1:33:50]: to accommodate what you just mentioned, this battle. Uh that is something I think we have to [1:33:50, 1:33:52]: We have to really think about if we want to do that. [1:33:52, 1:33:53]: Uh then I know. [1:33:53, 1:33:59]: Um stand by Mayor Pro Tem for a second, please. Councilman Robert, did you have anything you need to add, ma'am? [1:34:00, 1:34:02]: Yes, I wanted to know um prize point. [1:34:03, 1:34:05]: Um that is right now. [1:34:07, 1:34:15]: Um, I believe the price points on these are gonna be in the mid um two hundreds, low to mid two hundreds. [1:34:16, 1:34:17]: Um as a as a starting price point. [1:34:18, 1:34:21]: Um, but let me um I can verify that with the client. [1:34:24, 1:34:30]: And if I could speak real quickly to the uh the park the on street parking and uh like Michelle, we deal with this. [1:34:31, 1:34:36]: In lots of municipalities, and we do work across the metropolitan Atlanta area, usually. [1:34:36, 1:34:38]: Just for consideration and future ordinance. [1:34:38, 1:34:39]: adjustments that you want to make. [1:34:40, 1:34:45]: It is either a wider road section to accommodate on street parking. [1:34:45, 1:34:47]: Or the standard road section. [1:34:48, 1:34:53]: But with a requirement for guest parking. And usually that ratio is somewhere around a half of the space per [1:34:53, 1:34:54]: residential units. [1:34:55, 1:34:55]: Um [1:34:56, 1:35:01]: Uh considering all of the math that Michelle just did with the number of cars in the garage and the number of cars in the driveway. [1:35:02, 1:35:14]: plus an extra overflow parking. So it's usually one or the other just for just for whatever that's worth. Uh and that's that's kind of the standard we chose to follow with this project, recognizing that would absolutely [1:35:14, 1:35:18]: had the potential of happening were it not for that off street guest park. [1:35:19, 1:35:20]: Okay. [1:35:20, 1:35:24]: Uh Councilmom woman Barber, are you complete, ma'am? That you good? [1:35:26, 1:35:29]: I guess you're good. Okay, council councilwoman Gand, are you good at this point? [1:35:30, 1:35:35]: I am, thank you. Okay. Okay. Mayor Pro Tem uh Alexander, go ahead, please. [1:35:35, 1:35:50]: Oh I'll defer to Councilman Thomas. He has end up and then I'll close it. Okay, go ahead. Go ahead, Councilman Thomas. I I I just wanted to ask this question to Mr. Knight and Mrs. Johnson. Uh Unified Development Code is is a work in progress. Uh [1:35:50, 1:35:58]: Can you indicate sort of where we are with this issue in that um work in progress? [1:35:58, 1:35:59]: in that development. [1:36:01, 1:36:10]: Yeah, I'd I I'd just simply say that that is the mechanism by which you would make this type of change, a wholesale change that I think Miss Battle was alluding to, since we're in the midst of this process right now. [1:36:11, 1:36:15]: And this has been a concern in terms of parking on the street and [1:36:16, 1:36:19]: and pavement with and even right away with, but I think more so pavement with. [1:36:20, 1:36:24]: That's the mechanism that we would we would use or should use. [1:36:25, 1:36:30]: to make that type of change. And given some of the concerns that have been raised over the last couple of years, even. [1:36:31, 1:36:33]: Um and is referenced here tonight. [1:36:33, 1:36:39]: Um that should be something that should be modified uh to ensure that that at least [1:36:40, 1:36:40]: The [1:36:41, 1:36:51]: tr the um right-of-way widths can accommodate situations in the event that people do park on the street, which likely means a larger or wider right-of-way width. [1:36:52, 1:36:54]: Thank you, sir. I yield back, Mayor. [1:36:54, 1:36:56]: Okay, Ms. Gantt, you had something, ma'am? [1:36:57, 1:37:03]: Right. Thank you. Um, Mayor and Council and and Ms. Battle, just say attorney battle, just so you know. [1:37:03, 1:37:09]: Uh, we're just now getting developments back up and started in Stockbridge. So [1:37:09, 1:37:12]: I this is something that we do wanna change and I've it I brought it [1:37:13, 1:37:18]: out tonight because we haven't been, you know, together. Um [1:37:18, 1:37:35]: where we've been over the code and ordinances and we've had you know some changes, but we also have had these concerns. I mean, I think they made the news about us, you know, not wanting, you know, the parking on the streets and emergency vehicles can't get around. [1:37:35, 1:37:35]: Um [1:37:36, 1:37:38]: And we have to do that. [1:37:38, 1:37:40]: Yeah. [1:37:40, 1:37:48]: Yeah, it's not one one this is not a one time and this is something that I hope that mayor council would consider um going on in the future. Thank you. [1:37:48, 1:37:49]: Absolutely. [1:37:50, 1:37:51]: Uh Mayor Potain. [1:37:52, 1:38:02]: Yeah. Re really, I think that um, you know, uh of course we're gonna hopefully address this in the ULDC uh uh moving forward, uh as Councilman Thomas. [1:38:02, 1:38:03]: uh indicated. I think [1:38:04, 1:38:07]: What what I see about this plan is a willingness upon um [1:38:08, 1:38:28]: The uh the applicant to work with the city because obviously I've never seen a plan like this where they've added extra parking spots coming up front. Most of the time you have to ask for those types of things. So the very fact to me, uh we've seen a new type of approach to doing things like this as far as the two. [1:38:28, 1:38:32]: two car garage, the two spaces out front and [1:38:32, 1:38:36]: Extra parking spaces out in the development. [1:38:36, 1:38:51]: So they don't have to park on the street. This probably needs to be part of the code. And they brought that to us because this is an excellent suggestion to have the parking built in as regular parking outside of the resident parking. [1:38:53, 1:38:54]: Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [1:38:56, 1:39:01]: Yeah, Ms. Battle, first of all, you know, we definitely thank you all for coming and developing this in I [1:39:02, 1:39:06]: I agree, Miss Alexander. I think I saw that type of parking over in uh Monarch Village. [1:39:07, 1:39:12]: Where have they have the the road that goes inside and and that people can park and it wouldn't be [1:39:12, 1:39:18]: uh impeding on the road. Um just a real quick question uh because you said it was twenty four foot [1:39:18, 1:39:19]: Um [1:39:20, 1:39:23]: The streets are twenty-four, twenty-four feet wide. [1:39:23, 1:39:33]: Um where are you getting the 50 feet? Are you going curb the curb a foot on each side where you're getting 50 feet? Where where are you getting the 50 feet from? That's what I'm trying to figure out. [1:39:35, 1:39:38]: I I can speak to that just from a technical standpoint. The [1:39:39, 1:39:41]: The traditional fifty foot right of way. [1:39:42, 1:39:45]: Would accommodate a twin a a road that's twenty six feet. [1:39:45, 1:39:47]: From the back curb to the back curb. [1:39:47, 1:39:49]: With a two foot grass strip. [1:39:49, 1:39:58]: And then your four foot sidewalk and then room for utilities on the outside of that in a fifty foot wide strip. So when you have private streets. [1:39:59, 1:40:03]: Usually all well, not usually you have to build private streets to county [1:40:04, 1:40:05]: Public standards. [1:40:05, 1:40:06]: In the event that [1:40:07, 1:40:09]: the homeowners association for whatever reason. [1:40:10, 1:40:11]: Uh [1:40:11, 1:40:20]: went defunct, uh the count and the county is or the city is forced to take over those streets. It has to be built to a standard that they accept. So when we lay these streets out, we follow [1:40:21, 1:40:25]: the standards that the city or the county or whatever municipality is has. So [1:40:25, 1:40:27]: They're laid out horizontally. [1:40:28, 1:40:32]: in a fifty foot right of way. When this project gets built under the current [1:40:33, 1:40:37]: layout strategy with it being condos, technically there won't be a right of way. [1:40:38, 1:40:57]: per se, because everything will be owned by the property owners association. But because we have to build these streets and design these streets to city standards, we make sure that in the event that that ever did happen, that they they could fit within a 50 foot right of way, if that makes sense. So when this project is finished out, [1:40:58, 1:41:04]: There technically won't be a right of way, but again, it's just a guide for how we design the streets and how we place utilities, sidewalks, et cetera. [1:41:05, 1:41:08]: Uh quick question. Um [1:41:09, 1:41:15]: Because everything outside of the um actual property line would be common uh area. [1:41:16, 1:41:19]: Is there any way we could at least go up to 26 feet on the uh [1:41:19, 1:41:20]: On the streets. [1:41:21, 1:41:30]: They are twenty they're twenty six feet. They're they are twenty-six feet wide, but it's from the back of curb to back of curb. So technically the travel surface areas is twenty-five feet wide. [1:41:31, 1:41:36]: So the asphalt would be twenty three feet wide and then you have a curbing gutter. [1:41:36, 1:41:42]: Which is, you know, still horizontal. And then you have a six inch curb on either side. So it is twenty six feet wide. [1:41:43, 1:41:45]: You you're looking at twenty six feet, but [1:41:45, 1:41:50]: for is just a common person because that's technical twenty technically twenty-six. [1:41:51, 1:41:52]: But if someone is just driving [1:41:54, 1:41:57]: back and forth. You only got about twenty three feet to work with. [1:41:57, 1:41:58]: It's [1:41:58, 1:42:01]: Does that standard is the same standard that is [1:42:01, 1:42:04]: Ben I mean, I would venture to guess ninety. [1:42:04, 1:42:10]: nine percent, maybe with the exception of a couple, uh, of subdivision streets in Henry County. [1:42:10, 1:42:13]: Have been built to that same. I mean it's been in place since [1:42:13, 1:42:14]: Probably [1:42:14, 1:42:15]: Nineteen ninety. [1:42:16, 1:42:17]: Six. [1:42:17, 1:42:22]: Or so that that same standard. That's what we followed again. That's the public street standard that we followed. [1:42:22, 1:42:28]: Okay, because I know that in even in my subdivision, I know that the the standard the standard here is twenty-seven. [1:42:28, 1:42:30]: Uh but um [1:42:30, 1:42:33]: Okay. I mean I'm no not gonna hold you guys any longer. [1:42:34, 1:42:54]: All right, it seems as though the obviously we won't be approving this tonight. So I guess the question now is and when do we when do we uh address this again? Is this one month from now in our June council meeting or sometime sooner or later? So what's the desire? What makes sense in the desire of the council? What makes sense here uh to get all these type of questions and concerns taken care of? [1:42:54, 1:43:02]: than everything we presented back for some type of approval, if that's the case. And the first hand I saw was Meripro Tem. Go ahead, please. [1:43:02, 1:43:14]: I just need the staff to let us know how long it's gonna take for them to to get this together. If it's the next meeting we can do that, we just need them to guide us on what how long it's gonna take to prepare prepare it. [1:43:16, 1:43:19]: All right. Any other comments from council or staff on that? [1:43:19, 1:43:21]: That recommendational thought process. [1:43:21, 1:43:23]: All right, Mr. Knight, what do you think, sir? [1:43:24, 1:43:31]: I just wanted to make sure in fairness to the applicant, if there were any time sensitive concerns from the applicant. [1:43:33, 1:43:35]: All right. This battle is that to you? [1:43:36, 1:43:51]: Yes, there are there there actually are. We have the property under contract. We are experiencing a little heat from the cellar. Um, so the sooner we can get this done from our perspective, the better. Um we will make our cells readily available if you all have um. [1:43:52, 1:44:07]: um changes or modifications. I don't know if you all want to um take that initial stab at sending us over um whatever changes you want or if you want to have a a call. But if we could get on your next meeting agenda, that would be great. [1:44:08, 1:44:13]: Okay. Our next meeting agenda is actually our working session, which is later on this month. [1:44:14, 1:44:16]: Um the twenty fifth? Is that the twenty fifth? [1:44:17, 1:44:20]: Yes. Twenty fifth. That's the twenty fifth. All right. [1:44:20, 1:44:26]: Okay. Um let's work toward that end then, Mayor. I would I would recommend we we I think we the staff [1:44:27, 1:44:31]: Sells the attorney and Miss Battle and the and the applicant team can work together. [1:44:31, 1:44:35]: Um obviously we want to pull that together uh as soon as we can, provide that to [1:44:36, 1:44:39]: uh the council so that you can have adequate time to review it. [1:44:40, 1:44:42]: All right, sir. Uh Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please. [1:44:46, 1:44:48]: You're mu you're muty, sir. [1:44:52, 1:44:53]: You're still muted. [1:44:57, 1:45:07]: And you get the cursor in place. I I move that um we allow uh this to come back at the uh next council meeting at the work session. [1:45:08, 1:45:09]: So [1:45:10, 1:45:14]: All right. And uh motion was made the second. So all in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:45:15, 1:45:33]: All right, see now she says, all right, so 25th it is. All right. Thank you. There you go. All right. Appreciate it. Appreciate your time and effort. Thank you. Council consideration to approve the 2021-2022 renewal of the city's liability insurance policy. Mr. Knighton and Mr. Walker, please. [1:45:35, 1:45:43]: Uh yes, Mayor Ford, thank you. Uh Mr. Walker is here. Um obviously this is a an annual renewal for liability insurance. [1:45:44, 1:45:48]: Um taking into account the normal and standard items that are included [1:45:48, 1:45:51]: And liability insurance, including things like equipment and then [1:45:52, 1:45:58]: the other forms of liability that any uh uh local government, uh municipal government would have to ensure [1:45:58, 1:46:11]: are covered. We have a couple of things uh um this year as we go into um this coming year's um term with respect to of course our amphitheater that'll be coming online as well. [1:46:12, 1:46:14]: And then uh Mr. Walker and I did have a brief [1:46:14, 1:46:16]: a discussion about um [1:46:17, 1:46:20]: timing in terms of uh a potential police department. [1:46:20, 1:46:24]: But I'll defer to Mr. Walker, allow him to provide you with an overview. [1:46:25, 1:46:28]: Um of the liability insurance and then talk to you about [1:46:28, 1:46:35]: uh the uh estimated premium increase uh which is only about just over four percent, which is fairly good for [1:46:35, 1:46:41]: uh this particular period of time in terms of uh what it was last year versus what is proposed for this year. [1:46:42, 1:46:43]: So I turn over to Mr. Walker. [1:46:44, 1:47:04]: Thank you, Mr. Knighton. Thank you, Council. Um, I'm Chris Walker with Marshall McClendon Agency. I appreciate y'all having me again. Good to see your faces. Uh hard to believe we're still in Zoom meetings, but uh hopefully we'll next next year we'll be maybe in in person, but I appreciate your time. Um as Mr. Knighton said, we we went through a few disc a little bit of a discussion. Travelers insurance is who you're with now. [1:47:04, 1:47:24]: Um they've been on the uh account for a couple of years and they've uh basically said if you're comparing what you had last year to compare to what you have this year without any changes whatsoever. So if you exclude the amphitheater and a few other changes, you're talking about a four point two percent increase uh overall from a premium rate increase, which is actually I mean really great. I mean [1:47:24, 1:47:31]: I mean, I know nobody wants increases, but the what's been going on in the in the uh US and the insurance market with uh [1:47:31, 1:47:51]: you know, lawsuits and um civil unrest and, you know, riots and things and protests and you know leading to damages and all. I don't you know, that's things that we've hadn't really accounted for, the insurance companies hadn't accounted for, along with natural disasters. I know Noonan was one of our clients and uh their schools got hit, you know, a month or two ago. You're seeing more tornadoes, more [1:47:51, 1:48:07]: flooding, more hurricanes. So I'm very pleased with the renewal. We did reach out to a couple of other insurance companies to ask if they had some interest and once they, you know, kind of knew that we were getting a very low increase on the renewal, they really just felt like they could not compete. Um we'll keep [1:48:07, 1:48:08]: Keep well. [1:48:08, 1:48:28]: reviewing that every year for you. If we don't we don't feel like travelers is being uh doing we've been with one beacon before we moved moved that coverage cuss we felt like they were uh not competitive on the pricing from when we first went there. So um you know travelers has done a good job on this renewal. Uh one of the things we talked about um Mr. Knight and and Miss Holliday we discussed last week [1:48:28, 1:48:48]: Is this this number you're seeing includes the amphitheater, a$20 million increase on uh the amphitheater values? But we discussed not everything that you've done for uh the amphitheater will actually be insurable. So your land, your site clearing, those sort of things, once they're completed and done, we're really not [1:48:48, 1:49:07]: insuring the land, we're insuring the structures, we're insuring the contents, we're um ensuring any type of you know physical um items that you may have that would be insurable. So I know just an early look, I think we talked about um decreasing that from 20 million to 17 million on the values. [1:49:07, 1:49:27]: And I think we have a little bit more time to really dive into that and make sure we're accurate. I think the the proposed uh changeover is June 15th, I believe. Um right now you're under the builder's risk coverage through the contractor. Uh so we're gonna keep that coverage there. There's no reason to double insure you, so you're gonna keep the builder's risk coverage uh for the amphitheater until. [1:49:27, 1:49:44]: tool, they basically give the clear and free that we're done, they've handed it over to you, then we'll start insuring it at that time. So you'll see about a month's premium savings there from what these numbers are. Plus we're going to reduce the values a little bit when we come up on an agreeable value for those. [1:49:45, 1:50:05]: Another um item we talked about, there's a few changes that may have been noted on the premium summary. We're trying to get those clarified uh with uh travelers now uh that we we found the errors on the quotes. So we're always we review those for you to make sure that they're accurate. Uh so there's a few minor changes there uh that we're gonna make and uh your your renewals may not. [1:50:04, 1:50:24]: nineteenth. So we'll have those those changes back to uh Mr. Knight and Miss Holliday uh you know this this week on those changes. We should hopefully get those tomorrow and then we'll talk more about the amphitheater. We did talk about the law enforcement. Currently you do not have law enforcement legal liability coverage, which is would be a new coverage for you. We discussed, I believe the plans are the higher plans [1:50:24, 1:50:29]: police chief this year. Uh once that police chief is brought on duty. [1:50:30, 1:50:39]: you know, he he then need he or she then needs to be protected for the law enforcement legal liability. Um I'll be sending them a supplemental application. Some of that premium is um [1:50:40, 1:51:00]: But them, the police chief not really having any active duty role where they're patrolling and arrest, you know, I doubt they're gonna be going out and arresting people by or uh really physically out. They're really just trying to build a police force. It should be a minimum premium. I know minimum premium amount is like a thousand dollars. I'm not saying it's going to be a thousand dollars, but it's not gonna be, we're not talking about a [1:51:00, 1:51:20]: ton of money. Of course, once you start adding law enforcement officers, your autos, your uh police lead equipment, those sort of things, that's of course going to be factored in to the next renewal, which we've talked about. I'd like to at least, you know, not they've y'all have been great about keeping me included on changes um to make me aware of those, but at least to come up with some budget numbers. [1:51:19, 1:51:26]: for you so you'll kind of know here's what the insurance costs may be with law enforcement and of course law enforcement has been um [1:51:27, 1:51:37]: you know, a lot of things have been going on in in the in the United States this year with law enforcement and a lot of claims and and uh you know incidents and that sort of thing. So [1:51:37, 1:51:57]: Uh travelers insures a lot of a lot of city municipal governments across the nation. So um I know they're being fair in those renewals, but law enforcement is an area of course that is under pressure. Um auto insurance is under pressure right now, which we may see. So I would like to at least be able to come up with some some potential premium values for y'all as [1:51:57, 1:52:01]: is you come up with a budget you know later in the year. That's something we discussed as well. [1:52:02, 1:52:03]: I miss what? [1:52:03, 1:52:23]: All right, this one. Yeah, I got a question here for you. I obviously we're looking to for an approval of this this evening, but yet you mentioned in your conversation that there's a few enough different numbers you have to tweak out or or adjust somewhere between now and the 19th, when I guess a coverage date is supposed to start on this aspect. So I I guess I'm just kind of concerned. [1:52:23, 1:52:27]: [6747.3, 6763.7]: approving something tonight, whereas that there's still some additional adjustments that you want to give us in in this aspect as far as I would I would say if you're if you're comparing um so you know the worst case scenario is on this piece of paper which would be the 261, 565. [1:52:44, 1:53:04]: But it's gonna be for the and then we're talking about an annual premium, of course. So um, you know, we're talking about adjusting the amphitheater, and these are things that are just now we're discussing because we're getting at the end of the project. So it's kind of a work in progress. Um I would say that the you know 261-565 would include the full value of the amphitheater, which would be a$20 million increase. [1:53:04, 1:53:16]: increase, which we know is not the fact. It'll be less than that. This number will not get any worse from that. It would only go lower if we're if we're decreasing the values of the of the amphitheater. [1:53:16, 1:53:36]: That yeah, I don't know if that that helps you in in that. Okay. That's that's that's fine. I I appreciate that. And then of course, uh upon the uh acceptance of a uh police chief, then we'll have to make some adjustments at that time whenever that police chief comes online and then of course continue to tweak and develop the insurance process as we get a different uh [1:53:36, 1:53:45]: Different amount of employees for the police department if things come along. Okay. All right. That's that's all that I have right now. I'm pretty sure the other questions from the council at all. [1:53:45, 1:53:56]: Anybody? I see no questions, no concerns. All right. If that's the case, then I just need a motion as to accept this uh policy as is stated by Mr. Walker has presented. [1:53:58, 1:53:59]: Is there a motion? [1:54:00, 1:54:02]: So move from Ms. Ganttz there a second. [1:54:02, 1:54:03]: So [1:54:03, 1:54:06]: Mr. Mayor Potem second, any further discussion? [1:54:07, 1:54:09]: And if not all in favor, please indicate. [1:54:10, 1:54:12]: And I have unanimous decision. Fantastic. [1:54:12, 1:54:17]: Thank you very much. I appreciate it. No, have a good evening. Thanks so much. [1:54:19, 1:54:34]: Uh council to approve change order number three for the waste uh water treatment plant improvements in amount of three hundred two thousand eight hundred dollars. Funding source uh wastewater fund balance, uh Mr. Aaron and uh Mr. Hosetter. [1:54:35, 1:54:42]: Yes, Mr. Mayor. I'll uh defer this to Mr. Holt Singer and he'll explain what his goal is. [1:54:42, 1:54:43]: Yeah. [1:54:43, 1:54:45]: Okay. Okay, Brad, go ahead, please. [1:54:45, 1:54:49]: Thank you, Mayor and Council, for uh hearing me. Uh [1:54:50, 1:55:10]: First, I want to address the change order. The reason for the change order versus bidding it out is because we're having permit violations because of equipment failure. Uh I know we've done a lot of work over the I don't know, I guess two or three years. We put a lot of money in our treatment plant. We've replaced a lot of stuff. [1:55:10, 1:55:30]: stuff and there's two major components left at the wastewater treatment plant that hasn't been replaced or rehabbed or anything like that. Uh these this is component is 30 years old. It's on our last maintenance we've seen the [1:55:30, 1:55:50]: problem we know the problem and the only option is replacement. I would like to rebuild it, but it's just not a viable thing. They're just they're just too old and it's it'd be throwing money away. And as far as uh the change order versus bidding, because we [1:55:50, 1:56:07]: are in you know experiencing permanent violations because of it. I know the permit the uh bidding process you know it's it's lengthy at best and uh I would think we plus I think we'd save money by just doing the change order because we wouldn't have to pay for the bidding. [1:56:09, 1:56:09]: Okay. [1:56:10, 1:56:13]: Council, any question for Mr. O Singer? [1:56:14, 1:56:15]: I mean [1:56:15, 1:56:26]: Okay, Ms. Knight, sorry. I wanna make sure we make sure we clarify a couple of things. This is part of we we're working on the wastewater treatment plant upgrade as part of the overall upgrade, correct? [1:56:27, 1:56:27]: Correct. [1:56:28, 1:56:34]: And this would be an additional component to that overall essentially that overall upgrade. [1:56:34, 1:56:36]: Correct. All right. That's correct. [1:56:36, 1:56:39]: So since this work is being done and [1:56:39, 1:56:42]: The the overall wastewater treatment plant upgrade. [1:56:43, 1:56:45]: is being completed. [1:56:45, 1:56:49]: This component which has been identified as being problematic. [1:56:49, 1:56:51]: And needs replacement. [1:56:51, 1:56:55]: Is now um being requested to be a part of. [1:56:55, 1:57:01]: this overall upgrade as a ch or or as a change order included with the this overall upgrade. [1:57:01, 1:57:03]: Correct. Right. Okay. [1:57:05, 1:57:06]: Captain Blount, go ahead, please. [1:57:07, 1:57:11]: Brad, my question on this is that because you all have noticed it. [1:57:12, 1:57:16]: Um, that's gonna be need needing the replacement for quite a while. [1:57:17, 1:57:25]: In order that the city would not just now but in the future, stay into competitive bidding for companies to do work. [1:57:26, 1:57:29]: If that was something foreseeable that needed to be replaced. [1:57:29, 1:57:32]: Then the bidding process could have started months ago. [1:57:33, 1:57:37]: And then because if we start to use utilize companies without a [1:57:38, 1:57:53]: uh uh a bidding process, then then first of all we don't deal with competitive bidding uh when it comes to procurement and we're just uh saying, well, since they're doing work over there, we'll just give them this work. And I don't think we should start that type of practice. [1:57:53, 1:58:04]: Uh it especially when it comes to a a foreseen problem that would months down the road we're gonna have to be replaced anyway, which you all just said. So I I would I would that we would just [1:58:05, 1:58:10]: Look at what needs to be done down the road where we can still keep procurement intact. [1:58:11, 1:58:15]: versus awarding companies without any type of competitive price. [1:58:16, 1:58:24]: It it wasn't foreseeable. This was a problem. I knew the the components were were aging, but I was hoping we'd get, you know. [1:58:24, 1:58:32]: a few more years out of them, five, six years, but it just didn't happen. Uh so it wasn't foreseeable. [1:58:32, 1:58:38]: If it was three or four or five years from now, then I'll say, yeah, we need to bid it out because I knew they would go bad. [1:58:39, 1:58:47]: But what they still lasted way longer than they expected and the city got their money worth out of them. Um [1:58:49, 1:58:58]: Maybe you're right. Maybe maybe I should have foreseen that, you know, in in a better way, but it it was I didn't. [1:58:59, 1:59:03]: Well, I I'm only saying, Brad, that that six months out from now. [1:59:04, 1:59:05]: You knew that this [1:59:05, 1:59:12]: gonna have to be replaced. Really it was two years ago, but six months from now, you know that it was outdated and at some point in time. [1:59:13, 1:59:18]: Who's gonna replace another that's all I'm saying? I'm and and and and I support whatever you all are doing over there to [1:59:19, 1:59:23]: To make things better and to keep the ratings we have when it comes to clean water and see the stockbridge. [1:59:24, 1:59:27]: But also just want to make sure that we're uh dealing with uh [1:59:28, 1:59:31]: competitive pricing when it comes to procurement to make sure that we're getting [1:59:32, 1:59:34]: Quality work at the best price that we can get it. [1:59:38, 1:59:40]: Okay, Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [1:59:43, 1:59:46]: Okay, Mr Hi, Mr. Holster, singer. [1:59:47, 1:59:50]: Um so we have a current agreement with [1:59:50, 1:59:51]: I'll self. [1:59:52, 1:59:53]: Constructor [1:59:53, 1:59:54]: Yes. [1:59:54, 1:59:56]: So you're just wanting to [1:59:56, 1:59:57]: Um [1:59:57, 1:59:58]: Piggyback. [1:59:58, 2:00:02]: so to speak, on that existing contract with the change order for this. [2:00:03, 2:00:03]: Correct. [2:00:04, 2:00:09]: Okay, thank you. Um my next question is for our Mr. Wiggins. Um [2:00:09, 2:00:12]: So for this particular account. [2:00:13, 2:00:14]: Um it said [2:00:15, 2:00:20]: This is coming out of the wastewater treatment fund balance. [2:00:20, 2:00:22]: Yes. And account for that. [2:00:24, 2:00:27]: There's a uh yes fund balance account. [2:00:27, 2:00:28]: For each uh [2:00:29, 2:00:31]: uh fun we have [2:00:31, 2:00:32]: In the city. [2:00:32, 2:00:35]: This right here will be combined with your water and stool. [2:00:36, 2:00:38]: But you can um which is about [2:00:39, 2:00:41]: It's sitting at about eight point four million now. [2:00:42, 2:00:44]: Okay. Fine bounce. [2:00:45, 2:00:47]: For the waste water. [2:00:47, 2:00:50]: But water and sewer. Now if you want to break it out with [2:00:51, 2:00:54]: What I've done, you can do it by percentage. Um [2:00:54, 2:00:57]: We break it out by percent, let me put it up real quick. [2:01:00, 2:01:01]: Okay. So [2:01:02, 2:01:08]: If you can tell me what the current balance is in that particular account. [2:01:09, 2:01:14]: Before this change. In the water and sewers eight, it's eight point four million. [2:01:14, 2:01:15]: We're as of today. [2:01:18, 2:01:19]: Okay. [2:01:20, 2:01:20]: Let's see. [2:01:24, 2:01:25]: And if I break it out. [2:01:28, 2:01:30]: Water take about fifty four four percent. [2:01:31, 2:01:34]: And sewer would take about forty six percent. [2:01:34, 2:01:36]: Equates to if you break up that eight point four. [2:01:37, 2:01:38]: Million [2:01:38, 2:01:43]: Water would come out to be four point five and sewer would come out to be three point nine. [2:01:45, 2:01:45]: Yeah. [2:01:46, 2:01:48]: Thank you. [2:01:48, 2:01:49]: Thank you. [2:01:50, 2:01:53]: Okay, Mayor Pro Tem, uh go ahead, please. [2:01:53, 2:02:05]: I want to thank Councilwoman Barber for that excellent question. Understand, did you hear what he just said? That's eight million dollars in this account. Now, when folks talk about the city being financially solid and stable. [2:02:06, 2:02:15]: This this fund balance for this particular water and sewer. So we have the money with which to make these improvements and infrastructure. So [2:02:15, 2:02:18]: It's incumbent upon us to move forward with it. So I think [2:02:18, 2:02:23]: uh the water and sewer department uh for bringing this ahead because we need to [2:02:23, 2:02:29]: Go ahead and put some of these things in action as we move forward with um growing the city. Thank you. [2:02:31, 2:02:36]: Any other questions from the council? And if not, I need a motion to accept this proposal. [2:02:37, 2:02:40]: So moved. Ms. Kant, is there a second? [2:02:42, 2:02:43]: Is there a second? [2:02:43, 2:02:44]: Perfect. [2:02:45, 2:02:47]: Mirapol Chamaz and any further discussion. [2:02:47, 2:02:49]: And if not, all in favor motion, please indicate. [2:02:51, 2:02:55]: And I see you now see it. Fantastic. Thank you, Brent. Appreciate it. [2:02:55, 2:03:01]: Okay, uh council consideration to approve installation of surveillance cameras at the wastewater treatment plant. [2:03:01, 2:03:15]: An amount of twenty-five thou uh twenty-five thousand six hundred six dollars and thirteen cents and annual monitoring fee of three thousand two hundred forty-nine dollars and twenty-nine cents. Once again, this is uh Mr. Aaron and Brad. [2:03:15, 2:03:30]: Please sir. Yes, Mr. Mayor. Uh the sewer department budgeted$24,300 for surveillance cameras to be installed at the wastewater plant. So since this exceeds the city manager's signing authority and it's a little bit over. [2:03:30, 2:03:39]: The amount that was budgeted, the uh wastewater plants the only facility in the city that does not have surveillance or intrusion monitoring. So [2:03:40, 2:03:42]: We're we're coming before council. [2:03:42, 2:03:44]: To request that we be allowed to install the [2:03:45, 2:03:46]: Surveillance cameras. [2:03:46, 2:03:49]: Okay. Appreciate any questions, council? [2:03:50, 2:04:02]: And there are no questions. I'd say one one question. I'm sorry. I want us holding. Well now as we start adding these cameras and we doing it in different areas, is there overall plan for just adding them? [2:04:02, 2:04:07]: Uh are we just kind of going as we go? Do we have a comprehensive plan?'Cause certainly. [2:04:07, 2:04:12]: It would be a good idea to have cameras in a lot of areas in the city. So is there a comprehensive plan? [2:04:12, 2:04:15]: Maybe Mr. Knighton or Mr. Aaron can speak to it. [2:04:17, 2:04:23]: Well as you know, we've got cameras at a number of facilities, uh including several several parks facilities and obviously [2:04:24, 2:04:30]: Our municipal facilities and the wastewater treatment plant um is an area that we need to make sure that we cover. [2:04:31, 2:04:35]: Um obviously as the amphitheatre is being built, there's several cameras as you probably noticed from your tours. [2:04:35, 2:04:38]: in and around that area. And we're also going to [2:04:38, 2:04:39]: Look at putting other [2:04:40, 2:04:43]: Um security measures in place, some cameras that may not be seen. [2:04:44, 2:04:49]: So you always want to make sure that you have security that is seen, that is visible. [2:04:50, 2:04:51]: to act as a deterrent. [2:04:52, 2:04:57]: But you also want to have other measures in place that are not seen that can still provide security. [2:04:57, 2:04:59]: Uh, to make sure that your facilities are safe. [2:04:59, 2:05:09]: Uh the surve surveillance cameras in this particular case, we want to make sure that they're they're at the wastewater treatment plant facility for several reasons. Uh and obviously security is the main thing. [2:05:11, 2:05:12]: Okay, Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please. [2:05:13, 2:05:16]: Mr. Mayor, if there's no other questions, I move to approve. [2:05:16, 2:05:17]: Is there a second? [2:05:18, 2:05:19]: A second. [2:05:19, 2:05:22]: Ms. Barber Seconds that no further discussion. All in favor, please indicate. [2:05:24, 2:05:27]: Okay, and another unanimous decision. Okay, thank you very much, council. [2:05:28, 2:05:34]: Okay, council consideration to approve at the renewal of RFP request for proposal two thousand. [2:05:35, 2:05:37]: Nineteen das zero zero two [2:05:37, 2:05:54]: P for office furniture for the new public works facility utilizing state contract number 99999-001-spd zero zero zero zero one zero zero-two, which expires February 2nd of 2022. [2:05:54, 2:06:00]: Estimated cost of two hundred thousand dollars, funding source, new public works facility account. [2:06:00, 2:06:03]: Uh Miss Miller and Ms. Darren, please. [2:06:03, 2:06:06]: Good afternoon, good evening, Mayor and Council. [2:06:06, 2:06:10]: Uh the Public Works Department um as stated is requesting council approval. [2:06:10, 2:06:15]: To piggyback uh Georgia Department of Administrative Services statewide contract. [2:06:15, 2:06:20]: The City of Stockbridge contract request number is twenty nineteen zero zero two P [2:06:21, 2:06:24]: Uh for the record, um, for office computer and education furniture. [2:06:25, 2:06:30]: For the purchase um of furniture for the new public works administration building. [2:06:30, 2:06:34]: Uh once again, the purpose of this contract is to provide competitive discounted pricing. [2:06:35, 2:06:39]: Of this uh purchase of office computer and education uh furniture products. [2:06:41, 2:06:44]: Okay. Any questions for Miss Miller at all? [2:06:45, 2:06:46]: Questions, concerns. [2:06:48, 2:07:01]: All right. If not, oh I'm sorry, Miss Barber, go ahead, please. I have a question for um Mr. Aaron. Um so I know this is uh new furniture for the new facility. What's gonna happen with the existing furniture? [2:07:02, 2:07:10]: Well, we don't have any existing furniture. Currently, public works staff is housed in the wastewater treatment plant, the majority of us. [2:07:10, 2:07:15]: That furniture goes with the wastewater treatment plant, Mr. Holtzinger's staff. [2:07:15, 2:07:18]: So that furniture remains in that building. [2:07:19, 2:07:22]: This is uh completely new furniture for this new building. [2:07:22, 2:07:24]: Okay. Along with the computer. [2:07:24, 2:07:25]: Equipment as well. [2:07:26, 2:07:27]: Okay, thank you. [2:07:29, 2:07:30]: Yeah, Mr. Bond, go ahead, please. [2:07:33, 2:07:38]: Yeah, I like the motion to go ahead and approve the uh considerations to approve the renewal for the RFP request for [2:07:38, 2:07:44]: was for office furniture for the new public works uh facility in the amount of about two hundred thousand dollars. [2:07:45, 2:07:46]: All right, so is there a second? [2:07:47, 2:07:48]: Second. [2:07:48, 2:07:53]: Ms. Gantt Second any further discussion. And if not, all in favor, please indicate. [2:07:54, 2:07:57]: And another unanimous decision. Outstanding. Appreciate it. [2:07:58, 2:08:05]: Okay, council consideration to approve the ITB invitation to bid number 2021-001. [2:08:06, 2:08:22]: For the city's El Meg Local Maintenance Improvements Grant for Roads and Resurfacing awarded to East Coast Grading Incorporated, funding source PLOS 5,$1,2387.88, GDOT,$260,000. [2:08:22, 2:08:25]: Uh eight hundred and fifty four dollars and thirty two cents for a total amount [2:08:25, 2:08:33]: Of one million two hundred and sixty-three thousand two hundred and forty-two and twenty cents. Once again, Miss Miller and Mr. Aaron, please. [2:08:34, 2:08:43]: Good evening once again, Mayor and Council. The procurement division is requesting approval to award a fixed contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder east coast grading. [2:08:43, 2:08:51]: Um ITB number 20210001 for the record for the city of Stockbridge, ElMeg 2021 Program Road and Resurfacing. [2:08:52, 2:08:58]: The award total is one million two hundred and sixty-three thousand two hundred and forty-two dollars and twenty cents. [2:09:00, 2:09:02]: Questions for Miss Miller or Ms. Darren? [2:09:04, 2:09:14]: See seeing none, is there a motion to approve? I'm sorry. Question. Okay. Mr. Thomas. [2:09:15, 2:09:19]: I'm I'm trying to recollect in the budget. [2:09:19, 2:09:20]: Um [2:09:21, 2:09:23]: Is there a line item here? [2:09:24, 2:09:25]: Um [2:09:25, 2:09:34]: Just trying to make sure that we we we provide for this uh ongoingly. Can you speak to that to uh Mr. Eric? Can you speak to that at all? [2:09:35, 2:09:43]: Yes, yes, sir, mayor pro um councilmember Thomas. Uh the city in its budget, it only allocates [2:09:43, 2:09:45]: What the G Dot gives to [2:09:45, 2:09:48]: The city that's placed into the budget. [2:09:48, 2:09:52]: But we don't put the splash funding into the budget, the annual budget. [2:09:53, 2:09:55]: No, no, I'm I'm I'm referring to [2:09:56, 2:10:00]: Uh being in the L McDon, um [2:10:00, 2:10:02]: U on a regular basis. I mean, should we [2:10:03, 2:10:06]: I I know you sort of indicated there's some, but I'm just trying to [2:10:07, 2:10:09]: I'm I'm I'm thinking I'm thinking ahead to budget. [2:10:10, 2:10:12]: And uh just trying to um [2:10:13, 2:10:17]: get a little bit more understanding education on on the on that process. [2:10:18, 2:10:20]: Because I think uh we're gonna have some challenges. [2:10:21, 2:10:22]: We should have some challenges. [2:10:23, 2:10:25]: Uh for the twenty twenty two budget. [2:10:25, 2:10:28]: And so I'm trying to get a head start on that. So I'm just trying to [2:10:29, 2:10:31]: Peak in two. [2:10:31, 2:10:32]: Um [2:10:33, 2:10:34]: Funding processes. [2:10:35, 2:10:37]: for all things that we just need to do. [2:10:38, 2:10:38]: Yeah. [2:10:39, 2:10:45]: If I may, uh, Councilman Thomas, um let me let me mention one or two things that I I wanted to mention related to this item. [2:10:46, 2:10:53]: One is you know, a million dollars and and obviously roads and paving are essential to to any municipality and those are important. [2:10:54, 2:10:55]: Items and important projects. [2:10:56, 2:11:02]: Uh a million dollars as is proposed right here about fund balance um does give me a bit of a concern. [2:11:02, 2:11:08]: I I would and and I thought this information may have gotten in there, but we had some concern a question about [2:11:08, 2:11:13]: Using splost five money, we have not started to collect splast five. [2:11:13, 2:11:19]: Yet we will uh very soon in next month or next month or two we'll be collecting splash five and splash five. [2:11:20, 2:11:22]: It was right at about um four [2:11:23, 2:11:26]: Four and a half million, if I remember correctly. [2:11:26, 2:11:29]: Out of roads, bridges, streets, etcetera. [2:11:30, 2:11:33]: Previously in Splash four. [2:11:33, 2:11:35]: We utilize splost funds. [2:11:36, 2:11:39]: Every year, I think for the first three or four єir. [2:11:39, 2:11:41]: To help supplement the um [2:11:42, 2:11:43]: The [2:11:43, 2:11:45]: uh resurfacing program. [2:11:46, 2:11:52]: Um and so that was able to supplement resurfacing um via SPLOST. I would I would [2:11:53, 2:11:54]: I would seek to have [2:11:55, 2:12:00]: Um uh Splost Five be able to supplement this. [2:12:00, 2:12:03]: For um our street paving. [2:12:03, 2:12:10]: Uh, because I just get a little bit concerned about taking that much from fund balance. Our fund balance is healthy, it's strong. [2:12:10, 2:12:13]: But we've got a number of things that are on the horizon. [2:12:14, 2:12:16]: In terms of infrastructure projects, the other thing [2:12:17, 2:12:22]: that I would that I would mention, which is an unknown of course, is the Biden infrastructure plan that's being [2:12:22, 2:12:28]: uh discussed and will be discussed throughout um the state uh or excuse me United States Congress. [2:12:28, 2:12:31]: Coming up in the next few months. That may provide additional funds. [2:12:32, 2:12:36]: Um for local governments is expected to provide additional funds for local governments. [2:12:36, 2:12:44]: for roads, bridges, streets, things of that nature. Now we can't, of course, access that because that has not been passed i in any form. [2:12:44, 2:12:49]: But I just wanted to mention that as we continue to look at our infrastructure needs down the road. [2:12:50, 2:12:54]: But for this, I would ask that uh if the council is inclined to approve this. [2:12:55, 2:12:58]: Um that you allow us to um utilize. [2:12:59, 2:13:00]: Splashed phones. [2:13:01, 2:13:08]: or at the very least, um uh half fund balance, half spLos to do this project because I don't want to, or I'm recommending to you that we don't. [2:13:09, 2:13:12]: continue to deplete our fund balance again it's strong. [2:13:13, 2:13:16]: But that if we have the mechanism of splost five. [2:13:16, 2:13:21]: that we're able to use that um to help supplement the roads resurfacing program for the upcoming year. [2:13:22, 2:13:31]: So if I understand your your recommendation, you would want that uh to uh be in the motion in this aspect and it'd be approved if the council so approves this, is what I understand. [2:13:32, 2:13:34]: Right. Okay. Mr. Blount, please go ahead. [2:13:38, 2:13:58]: Yep, uh yeah, thank you, Mayor. Um, Mr. Knight, and I've I've asked uh I think I've asked them this uh more than once. I think I talked to you and Mr. Aaron about this. When we talk about the LMEG list, and I've seen the list, uh previous list, and I saw the list from last year and um and the one for 20, I think 2021 that we [2:13:58, 2:14:01]: We we just looked at um [2:14:01, 2:14:21]: But we also talked about the list that would include sidewalks. We yet to get a list out with that, with a comprehensive plan on what subdivision we're going to start doing the sidewalks. And that's something that's that's one of the questions that continues to come to me as a council member. I'm pretty sure other council members heard that. When are we going to get the list to show what sidewalk? [2:14:21, 2:14:38]: we have a comprehensive plan to go in different neighborhoods and repair and instead of getting phone calls that we go but that because when we talked about doing a road survey that was to include this been over two years ago include sidewalks but yet we don't have a comprehensive plan on fixing sidewalks. [2:14:40, 2:15:00]: Yeah, Mr. Aaron and I actually just had that discussion about developing that list. I'll let Mr. Aaron, if he wants to add anything, but we just had that discussion because that was a part of the evaluation that was done to do ratings similar to we do a roads to do ratings on sidewalks. And then we've got a couple of other situations in sidewalks as well. But I I if Mr. Aaron wants to add anything. [2:14:59, 2:15:02]: about the timing of having that done and completed. [2:15:03, 2:15:23]: Yes, uh Mr. Knight and I had a conversation earlier about the reason why LMEG is at the forefront because it's a state mandated program. You receive funds from the state. We're in the process of putting together a plan similar to what LMIG is. LMIG, we're our goal is to resurface five miles a year. So our goal [2:15:23, 2:15:28]: with the sidewalk is we're gonna come up with a length of sidewalk that we're gonna do every year. [2:15:28, 2:15:34]: and find out the funding identify a funding source for that. So it might be every year we might do [2:15:34, 2:15:37]: twenty thousand linear feet of sidewalk. [2:15:37, 2:15:44]: But we gotta come up with a number and we have a a game plan to say each year we're gonna allocate funding to do [2:15:44, 2:15:50]: so many feet linear feet of sidewalk and so that plan is already being developed. We just gotta [2:15:51, 2:15:56]: Just gotta get the funding identified. But with the LMEG, since G Dot allocates money [2:15:56, 2:16:06]: for that that's why that's at the forefront but there is a plan of action being developed for sidewalks that we're gonna bring back to council and ask for approval saying this is gonna be the standard [2:16:06, 2:16:12]: of what we'll fix, repair, or whatever every year so we can identify funding for that. [2:16:13, 2:16:13]: Project. [2:16:14, 2:16:17]: Mayor, yeah. [2:16:17, 2:16:21]: In in all due respect, uh, Mr. Aaron and Mr. Knighton. [2:16:22, 2:16:25]: But this was put out to us over two years ago. [2:16:25, 2:16:32]: Over two years ago, because I understand what's a mandate by the state, and we have to move forward with that. [2:16:33, 2:16:40]: But this has been over two years ago, and the questions don't stop being asked. Because when we say in the council meeting something we're going to do. [2:16:41, 2:16:45]: The the the phone calls come to us as elected officials. When are you gonna do it? [2:16:46, 2:16:52]: And when we now once again saying what we're going to do, I want us to get to a point that we're actually doing it. [2:16:52, 2:17:09]: Because out of all the comprehensive plan that we had and dealing with the L Meg and setting up these streets and all that, this could have simultaneously been done by the city, not by a mandate by the state, but by the city to set this up and have this done. That could have been in our that could have been. [2:17:09, 2:17:20]: When if we set it up and do it, and then we say come to the council, this is the cost and this is the program we have. But at this point now, it's been over two years, we have nothing in place saying how we're going to do it. [2:17:21, 2:17:26]: We have nothing in place the projecting the cost because nothing's been set up with it, Mr. R Knight. [2:17:27, 2:17:34]: Well let me let me let me mention a couple of things related to that. One, it took it it was a part of the rating system and evaluation that was done. [2:17:35, 2:17:41]: that needed to be done. One of the issues we have with sidewalks is twofold. One is if there's an issue with a particular sidewalk, [2:17:42, 2:17:43]: It's a safety issue. [2:17:44, 2:17:46]: We need to know about it. [2:17:46, 2:17:50]: And we can seek to address it in that fashion. Number two is [2:17:50, 2:17:52]: The issue has come up recently. [2:17:52, 2:17:55]: With sidewalks in a number of subdivisions. [2:17:55, 2:17:57]: That are not connected. [2:17:57, 2:18:01]: And while that is an an issue and a concern. [2:18:02, 2:18:03]: Really the [2:18:04, 2:18:09]: And the responsibility should lie with the developer who developed that subdivision. [2:18:09, 2:18:11]: to make sure that sidewalk was connected. [2:18:12, 2:18:16]: What we also um are going to bring to you is [2:18:16, 2:18:21]: a proposal and that that we are going to bring to you for consideration of approval is [2:18:21, 2:18:24]: Із bonding these subdivisions, for instance. [2:18:25, 2:18:28]: S putting up five hundred thousand or million dollars on a subdivision. [2:18:28, 2:18:31]: And if a developer walks away without [2:18:31, 2:18:34]: paving sidewalks continuously. [2:18:34, 2:18:42]: We'll be able to break that bond, take that money, and then the city will be able to connect those silos. We got a we got a number of issues in that regard. Number one. Number two. [2:18:42, 2:18:50]: If there's an issue with completion of roads or some damage to roads by a particular contractor and then they leave. [2:18:50, 2:18:54]: The city then has a bond to be able to make those repairs on those roads. [2:18:55, 2:18:58]: I the those two issues I want to mention simply because [2:18:59, 2:19:05]: It it does pertain to the sidewalk issue and the practice that we're gonna have to develop here in the future to protect the city. [2:19:05, 2:19:12]: of of extenuating costs down the road when it should have been really the responsibility of developer. [2:19:12, 2:19:14]: To your point, and it's a fair point, councilman. [2:19:15, 2:19:21]: about developing a the list, a comprehensive list of of sidewalks similar to what we do with [2:19:21, 2:19:31]: um roadways and as d as Mr. Aaron mentioned, the the the termination of a linear feat and how much uh funds the city wants to to to approve spending. [2:19:32, 2:19:40]: um uh in the future on on this on an annual basis is something we'll be bringing to you. We'll be bringing that to you very, very soon. [2:19:40, 2:19:44]: Um within the next month or so we'll be bringing at least you a plan. [2:19:44, 2:19:45]: For you to be able to do that. [2:19:46, 2:19:46]: Now [2:19:47, 2:19:52]: I would mention also, as I mentioned before, SPLOST FIR funds, those funds can be used. [2:19:53, 2:19:54]: Uh for sad walks. [2:19:54, 2:19:58]: And then again, as I mentioned, what is expected to be infrastructure plan. [2:19:58, 2:20:02]: uh likely we'll have some funds that we'll be able to use in a number of different ways. [2:20:03, 2:20:09]: But the sidewalk issue is an issue, but it's it's a multifaceted issue. One is repair, one is safety. [2:20:09, 2:20:15]: One is protecting ourselves against against developers who walk away and don't complete sidewalks, and then we're left. [2:20:16, 2:20:20]: There and the questions come to you, obviously, as elected officials and and to some extent the staff. [2:20:20, 2:20:22]: Of how we deal with those issues. [2:20:22, 2:20:27]: Well, Mr. Knighton, uh one of the things that I've always told citizens. [2:20:27, 2:20:39]: Is that because it has cracks in it doesn't mean it's it's top of the list. But when you talk about buckling of sidewalk, these different things there, they become top of the list. And then when you have [2:20:39, 2:20:41]: We we as a city when we're [2:20:41, 2:20:43]: We we're in an interesting position now. [2:20:44, 2:21:04]: We're in a pr interesting position that we're growing in so many areas, but we have to show the citizen that we do have something in place for investment back in the community. And I think that that that uh dealing with the sidewalks is one of the a good steps for the city to take and go ahead and get that list together so the citizens citizens can either see it on see [2:21:03, 2:21:07]: if Death Streets are on the website or whatever needs to be done because [2:21:07, 2:21:18]: You know, it shouldn't be up to us to continue to answer these questions of something that we've already uh, you know, given a director to and hopefully and thought we have by now. So I hope that we get that pretty soon. [2:21:18, 2:21:19]: All right. [2:21:20, 2:21:21]: Ms. Barber, you had something, ma'am? [2:21:24, 2:21:28]: No, uh it was regarding the funding source for this. Isn't it? [2:21:29, 2:21:30]: Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [2:21:30, 2:21:46]: Uh the one thing that I always like to do is to keep in mind that the citizens are tuning in. And sometimes this is good news. We're paving streets. So they should understand, yes, we have some challenges with this and we want to make sure that we get everything in there, including sidewalk. [2:21:46, 2:22:03]: But I would I'd like uh Mr. Aaron to do is to take the time to actually cause the list is not displayed here, to just read the list so folks understand roads are being paved in Stockbridge and they can see that this council is is moving forward doing that. So can you possibly read the list of streets that are gonna be paved? [2:22:04, 2:22:05]: Yes, sir, Mayor Protean. [2:22:06, 2:22:11]: The first street is Carriz Lake Drive from Walt Stevens Road to Walt Stevens Road. [2:22:11, 2:22:15]: The next one is Serene Waters Trails from the Cul de Sac to Cul-de-Sac. [2:22:16, 2:22:20]: Seaboard Drive from Old Atlanta Road to North Bridge Drive. [2:22:21, 2:22:24]: Harvick Circle from Parkland Drive to Parkland Drive. [2:22:25, 2:22:29]: Ted with commons from Fairgreen Trail to Anglewood Trail. [2:22:31, 2:22:35]: Pathwood Lane from Monarch Village Way to Vista Creek Drive. [2:22:35, 2:22:39]: Cliff Lake Trail from Monarch Lake Way to Lily Glen Lane. [2:22:40, 2:22:43]: Vista Creek Drive from Pathwood Lane to Cul de Sac. [2:22:44, 2:22:45]: Anglewood. [2:22:45, 2:22:46]: I guess is is trace. [2:22:47, 2:22:50]: Yes. Monroe Village Way to chat with Commons. [2:22:50, 2:22:53]: Addie Lane from Walter Way to Davidson Parkway. [2:22:54, 2:22:57]: Townsend Bend from Addie Lane to Walter Way. [2:22:58, 2:23:01]: Kaylin Drive from Adding Lane to Townsend Bend. [2:23:01, 2:23:05]: Windsap Drive from Townsend Bend to Walter Way. [2:23:05, 2:23:10]: Summit View Drive from State Route 42 to Aspen Brook Drive. [2:23:10, 2:23:14]: Summit View Drive from Asperham Brook Drive to South Salt Tooth Lane. [2:23:15, 2:23:18]: and McKinley loop from Summit View Drive to Summit View Drive. [2:23:19, 2:23:25]: Uh thank you, sir, very much. Citizens, we we're paving streets in Stockbridge. We're paving streets. Thank you, Mayor. [2:23:25, 2:23:45]: And no problem. And I would tell you that the the several streets were identified that are in Molnar Village. And they were the job was completed probably a good month or so ago. So uh they're already done with Molinar Village for this year. Okay, on that note though, um we had any other questions though at all for uh for uh Mr. Aaron here at all? Or Ms. uh [2:23:45, 2:23:46]: Or Miss Miller. [2:23:47, 2:23:51]: If not, I need a motion to uh accept this proposal, please. [2:23:54, 2:23:59]: Is there a motion? Mr. Blount, your motion is sir. So move. Okay, is there a second? [2:24:02, 2:24:05]: I second. Miss Grant seconds that any further discussion? [2:24:06, 2:24:08]: Yeah, if not if not, all in favor, please indicate. [2:24:10, 2:24:13]: That's another unanimous decision. Okay, fantastic. [2:24:14, 2:24:16]: Thank you, Mayor and Council. Welcome. Thank you, sir. [2:24:17, 2:24:37]: Council consideration to approve uh RFO request for a quote number 2021-001E for Link Media Outdoor for Advertising City Events and Destation facilities for four uh billboards and amount of thirty-seven thousand seven hundred dollars. Funding source. [2:24:37, 2:24:41]: Tourism, uh, Miss Miller and CC McGee. Outstanding. [2:24:42, 2:24:44]: Quelle initiative. [2:24:45, 2:24:50]: Good evening once again, May Mayor and Council. Uh the City of Stockbridge Events Division is seeking [2:24:50, 2:24:56]: To utilize a linked media outdoor for advertising, city events, and destination facilities on four digital [2:24:56, 2:25:07]: Billboard panels that are targeted residents of city of Stockbridge and nearby that travel back and forth to the locations on the interstates of I two eighty five. [2:25:07, 2:25:18]: And I-75 based on the rates and the weeks listed in the attach agreement. The total annual amount is$37,700 for a period of one year. [2:25:18, 2:25:23]: The advertising provided by LinkedIn from events um division will consist of advertising of [2:25:24, 2:25:26]: Of the digital boards, um [2:25:26, 2:25:35]: Advertising may include fundraising, race walks, children events, social activities, COVID safety for a minimum of uh [2:25:35, 2:25:38]: Ten seconds ads per day um per the billboard. [2:25:40, 2:25:41]: Okay, fantastic. [2:25:42, 2:25:46]: Um any questions at all for Miss Miller or even C C at this time, Council? [2:25:47, 2:25:48]: Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [2:25:50, 2:25:54]: Actually my question is for Mr. Knight. Okay. Mr. Knight. [2:25:54, 2:26:00]: Okay, so pertaining to the advertisement, um, is this only for [2:26:00, 2:26:02]: Um city bits or [2:26:03, 2:26:05]: Events pertaining to the amphitheater. [2:26:06, 2:26:07]: I'm just trying to find it. [2:26:07, 2:26:08]: Yeah. [2:26:09, 2:26:13]: Yes, we would certainly anticipate I would certainly anticipate us using this to [2:26:14, 2:26:18]: to uh advertise for the amphitheater, events for the amphitheater. Absolutely. [2:26:18, 2:26:20]: So follow up question then. [2:26:20, 2:26:22]: I know with a management company. [2:26:23, 2:26:28]: These are the type of expenses that they would absorb. [2:26:28, 2:26:29]: So [2:26:30, 2:26:31]: Us spending [2:26:31, 2:26:32]: This money. [2:26:33, 2:26:33]: Um [2:26:33, 2:26:34]: With the city. [2:26:34, 2:26:36]: paying for the advertisement. [2:26:38, 2:26:43]: we would additionally be paying for a management company to also advertise. [2:26:44, 2:26:45]: Is it very? [2:26:46, 2:26:47]: I'm sorry. [2:26:47, 2:26:54]: Is it best that we wait until we've identified a management company before we commit to this? [2:26:55, 2:26:59]: I would recommend going ahead and proving this for a couple of reasons. One [2:27:00, 2:27:20]: the the management company, the terms of what that would look like could determine whether or not there's a payment by the management company. Certainly they would be um offering additional uh services and advertising, but because the city already conducts so many events that we can use this for advertising as well as when the amphitheater comes, [2:27:20, 2:27:25]: uh or comes online, um, that I would recommend going ahead and approving this. Um [2:27:26, 2:27:27]: As as it is and [2:27:27, 2:27:31]: This would include all of our city events, of course, and amphitheater events potentially. [2:27:32, 2:27:33]: Thank you. [2:27:34, 2:27:35]: Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. [2:27:37, 2:27:41]: Mr. Knight and uh with that being said, would it be advantageous to [2:27:41, 2:27:54]: take funds that wasn't used in the events this year and use that amount just for this year and it would give us a whole 12 months to deal with a new management company and we can map out what uh [2:27:54, 2:28:01]: Uh map out the details going forward with this, and there may not be this much going forward after this year, but if we could take the funds from [2:28:02, 2:28:05]: This year uh shifted over within the bench department. [2:28:06, 2:28:11]: For the twelve months, wouldn't it be wouldn't that be better to do than the ad than to do a [2:28:11, 2:28:15]: To add new money on somewhere that money hadn't been used? [2:28:18, 2:28:19]: You want me to answer that, Miss Louis? [2:28:19, 2:28:20]: Go ahead, go ahead, John. [2:28:21, 2:28:22]: Okay, um [2:28:22, 2:28:25]: D this is your hotel, motel tourism money? [2:28:26, 2:28:28]: These these dollars here are [2:28:29, 2:28:30]: You've been using this company. [2:28:31, 2:28:34]: Anyway for advertising for the uh [2:28:34, 2:28:35]: Real man is [2:28:35, 2:28:38]: uh T.S. Trick and any other uh [2:28:38, 2:28:40]: Local event. This is the uh draw [2:28:41, 2:28:43]: Oh, people just driving up and down seventy five. [2:28:44, 2:28:49]: into your city to come to the maramath. If you start including [2:28:49, 2:28:50]: The amphitheater. [2:28:51, 2:29:02]: Like Mr. Nightman was saying, we're gonna have to wait and see what that management company brings to the table. Here, if you're using these dollars, you're gonna have to use if you're using these tourism dollars, you're gonna have to use it just for this. [2:29:04, 2:29:08]: Yeah, but but then that goes back even solidify my question even more. [2:29:09, 2:29:11]: If there's advertising need to be done. [2:29:12, 2:29:16]: Wouldn't we be able to just shift the money any uh shift the money now and then because [2:29:16, 2:29:18]: The the the tourism money don't go away. [2:29:19, 2:29:23]: Because I'm pretty sure we're gonna he's gonna be shifting the overdrive once we start using it anyway. [2:29:23, 2:29:26]: So all those monies will still be in there, wouldn't it? [2:29:26, 2:29:29]: I mean I mean just kid I mean if I'm right if [2:29:29, 2:29:31]: Something right about what I'm saying, I'll be [2:29:31, 2:29:35]: No, you you're right. It's just that right now I think we're at a point where [2:29:36, 2:29:36]: The um [2:29:38, 2:29:40]: negotiations with with the management company. [2:29:41, 2:29:44]: just really hasn't taken place yet. So it's like an unknown. We don't [2:29:45, 2:29:48]: We don't know. So we if you if you hold up now. [2:29:50, 2:29:52]: Link media is gonna take is gonna blanket. [2:29:54, 2:29:57]: They're gonna they they're gonna they're gonna they're gonna whatever advertise going on, they're gonna take it off. [2:29:58, 2:30:05]: So they can't take what we can purchase through events though. It doesn't have to come out of tourism. [2:30:05, 2:30:17]: But but but um but I think maybe if I can uh answer this way, I mean the the the monies that we, for instance, would not have used in twenty twenty, the monies from events or from any other department. [2:30:17, 2:30:29]: uh because of the lack of events that we that took place because of COVID and so forth, those monies roll into your fund balance every year. Right. And so the fund balance um continues to increase because those monies weren't used. We don't [2:30:30, 2:30:39]: We we don't, because of accounting purposes, transfer monies from one year into the next year and utilize those monies in that year, but your fan balance your fund balance increases. [2:30:39, 2:30:42]: Well that's w that's but that's what I'm saying, Mr. Nightn. [2:30:42, 2:30:46]: Why why let the fund balance increase with something that's already been budgeted? [2:30:46, 2:30:48]: When we could actually use the money. [2:30:49, 2:30:53]: For what we're talking about right now and the tourism budget that's gonna be in cured. [2:30:54, 2:31:06]: uh after we after this amphitheater get built in the area, it's it's gonna blow up anyway. We're gonna be pushing out more tourism money uh for tourism that that than we've ever done. Once this amphitheater gets up, I'm just saying [2:31:07, 2:31:16]: If the funds are already ready, why not why roll them back over in the fund balance when there's already been budgeted? Why wouldn't won't we just use them for what we're talking about right here? I mean whatever. [2:31:17, 2:31:23]: Yeah, whatever we have in this year's budget, we're obviously gonna use for this year twenty twenty-one's budget, the budget that we're in now. [2:31:24, 2:31:28]: those funds are gonna be used and then your hotel motel tax, for instance, monies are gonna be [2:31:29, 2:31:33]: gonna come in every year at about what is it three hundred three hundred seventy five thousand or so. [2:31:34, 2:31:44]: Every year that we receive a hotel motel tax. Well then if it's gonna take thirty, I think you said thirty-seven to go ahead and establish what we need to do right now, why don't we just pay it? Why don't why are we doing [2:31:45, 2:31:50]: Why are we waiting for hotel motel tax when the budget and and and events already can cover that? [2:31:51, 2:31:53]: And I understand that this is a for tourism. [2:31:54, 2:32:03]: But those monies are gonna be when this apathy to give up get up going and the other things that we're doing, those monies are gonna be those monies are gonna be there to be spent. [2:32:04, 2:32:07]: But why roll money back in I'm saying why roll [2:32:08, 2:32:15]: This amount in the fund balance back in the fund balance when we can use it because it's already been budgeted. That's that's my only question. [2:32:17, 2:32:19]: Yeah, Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. [2:32:21, 2:32:25]: So Mr. Knighton, have you not spoken with any management companies just yet? [2:32:26, 2:32:28]: I really would like to see us table this. [2:32:29, 2:32:29]: Uh [2:32:30, 2:32:33]: because it's almost as if we'll be paying double. [2:32:33, 2:32:36]: um for a management company to do it. [2:32:36, 2:32:37]: And for us to do it. [2:32:41, 2:32:45]: All right. Miss Knighton, any response to that, Miss Knight, or I'll need to go on. I have somebody [2:32:46, 2:32:51]: I think even I don't know if the management company gonna advertise for mirror manners. [2:32:52, 2:32:58]: You're right. Even even absent the amphitheater, there's so many other things that the city does. [2:32:58, 2:33:01]: that we're advertising on these billboards. [2:33:01, 2:33:04]: Okay. So because of that there's a neat [2:33:05, 2:33:07]: Yeah. That answers my question. Thank you. [2:33:09, 2:33:13]: And CC, uh you've been quiet. Did you need to add anything in this discussion there, ma'am? [2:33:15, 2:33:22]: Um, I think you pretty much covered. First of all, good evening everyone. I hadn't seen you in a minute, but it's good to see everyone. [2:33:22, 2:33:25]: And um just to add to it. [2:33:25, 2:33:45]: we do get a lot of traction for all of the different we use it for information as well as events and sort of branding. So I think with the amphitheater coming on, um the Billboard company is throwing in some additional [2:33:45, 2:34:00]: no cost advertising to say that the amphitheater is coming. So I kinda understand both sides of the coin. But like Mr. Knighton said, we used to bill for it for continuous [2:34:01, 2:34:05]: things that's going on in the city per se as it relates to [2:34:05, 2:34:09]: event and pertinent information and by it being digital [2:34:10, 2:34:13]: Um that information can change within twenty four hours. [2:34:15, 2:34:16]: Yeah, thank you. Appreciate that. [2:34:17, 2:34:19]: Okay, any other questions for [2:34:19, 2:34:27]: Yes, Miss Barber Gloria, please. One quick question. Um, so Mr. Wiggins, we have not been provided with um [2:34:27, 2:34:28]: Maybe the [2:34:29, 2:34:30]: balance sheets for [2:34:31, 2:34:35]: these accounts, um, which is why I have questions about the spending. [2:34:36, 2:34:37]: The funding for this. [2:34:37, 2:34:39]: Can we make sure going forward? [2:34:39, 2:34:42]: For every item that we're approving. [2:34:42, 2:34:48]: um expenditures that you provide us with the income statements, balance statements upfront. [2:34:49, 2:34:51]: So that we don't have to ask these questions here. [2:34:51, 2:34:52]: Please. [2:34:53, 2:34:53]: Sure. [2:34:53, 2:34:54]: No problem. [2:34:54, 2:34:55]: Thank you. [2:34:56, 2:34:57]: Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. [2:34:57, 2:35:04]: I just want to go ahead and motion. Um I mean we do a motion to approve the uh thirty seven thousand seven hundred dollars for the uh [2:35:05, 2:35:07]: Finding other tour uh from tourism. [2:35:07, 2:35:08]: For the um billboards. [2:35:08, 2:35:09]: Is there a second? [2:35:10, 2:35:11]: A second. [2:35:11, 2:35:14]: Ms. Oh, Miss Gantt second that heard their voice. Any further discussion? [2:35:15, 2:35:16]: All in favour, please indicate. [2:35:18, 2:35:20]: Generous decision. Thank you very much. [2:35:21, 2:35:22]: Thank you. [2:35:22, 2:35:30]: Okay, thank you, ladies. Appreciate it. Council discussion. Council discussion of reference to the Cultural Arts Center. Mr. Knighton, please. [2:35:33, 2:35:34]: Yes, Mayor Ford. [2:35:35, 2:35:42]: Um this is something I want to bring to you as a discussion item. Um I did send you some information as it relates to [2:35:42, 2:35:48]: Um, the Cultural Arts Center and where we are and conversations with TSWR architect as it relates to. [2:35:48, 2:35:54]: Um looking at the Cultural Arts Center. Of course, in back in March we had a very extensive discussion. [2:35:54, 2:35:57]: uh at the retreat as it relates to the cultural arts center. [2:35:57, 2:36:04]: And we went through uh began going through an exercise where we took a look at what it would take to [2:36:04, 2:36:10]: uh move from what was at the time that concept of an 18 million dollar amphitheater, or I'm sorry, cultural art center. [2:36:11, 2:36:14]: to a fourteen million dollar uh cultural art center. [2:36:14, 2:36:24]: Um as uh uh Miss Hubble went through that exercise and began to show you how those items or the cultural arts center could be reduced and modified. [2:36:24, 2:36:30]: Think there was great concern by the council that the reduct a reduced cultural arts center. [2:36:30, 2:36:32]: Would not meet the vision. [2:36:33, 2:36:34]: uh of the council. [2:36:34, 2:36:38]: We've had subsequent conversations with Ms. Hubble and um [2:36:39, 2:36:43]: Before we take this next step, I wanted to make sure that I apprised you. [2:36:43, 2:36:46]: That uh in our conversation she indicated that [2:36:46, 2:36:49]: Uh perhaps some reductions could be done that may [2:36:49, 2:36:57]: Uh, get to$2 million savings, but beyond that, you're looking at some substantial b reductions and modifications. [2:36:57, 2:37:02]: Um getting down to a fourteen million dollar figure, which would probably significantly alter. [2:37:03, 2:37:06]: the original uh concept of the cultural arts center. [2:37:06, 2:37:13]: Now she has provided me with a task order to go through that extensive process of making those reductions. [2:37:13, 2:37:14]: Now down to fourteen million. [2:37:15, 2:37:15]: But [2:37:15, 2:37:19]: Before we went down that path, I wanted to be forthright of course with you. [2:37:20, 2:37:24]: I'd spend that time in in in the the um test order funds. [2:37:24, 2:37:32]: Um, going through that entire exercise, if the end product of a$14 million amphitheater ends up with some drastic reductions. [2:37:32, 2:37:35]: In certain areas, theater, ballroom, etcetera. [2:37:35, 2:37:40]: and that does not meet the vision that the council has for uh the cultural arts center. [2:37:41, 2:37:44]: And so we are at a pi at a place um where [2:37:45, 2:37:51]: Um, you know, I think it is prudent to go ahead and make that decision. We can go through this exercise. We certainly can do that. [2:37:52, 2:38:00]: Um and and bring you a 14 million dollar cultural arts center, but I don't it's not gonna meet the vision that we've talked about before. [2:38:00, 2:38:05]: But I just want you to realize that and know that now before we spend the next [2:38:05, 2:38:07]: Thirty, forty five days. [2:38:07, 2:38:10]: $28,000 on a task order going through that. [2:38:11, 2:38:13]: And so one of the things that I did mention to you. [2:38:14, 2:38:24]: If you are so inclined to um to go forward, we could go forward with the development development plans, construction drawings, et cetera. [2:38:24, 2:38:28]: I'll bring that to you and tell you and let you know what that's going to look like. [2:38:28, 2:38:30]: So that we can move this forward. [2:38:30, 2:38:34]: Um but um again, uh it it's a matter of discussion with you. [2:38:35, 2:38:38]: I wanted you to be aware of that. I wanted to present this openly. [2:38:38, 2:38:41]: Uh, so that you understand uh what we're looking at uh going forward. [2:38:43, 2:38:44]: Miss Kent, go ahead, please. [2:38:45, 2:38:48]: Um, first question the money that we bonded. [2:38:49, 2:38:52]: That we've agreed to bond. It included [2:38:52, 2:39:01]: The art center. What was that amount that we fourteen million. Fourteen million dollars. We we went with fourteen million for that, correct? That's correct. Two million for police startup. [2:39:02, 2:39:05]: Three three million right. Three million for police startup, fourteen million. [2:39:06, 2:39:09]: Фор амфатеатр ван мільйон форфоротрайс. [2:39:09, 2:39:12]: And seven million to complete the uh amphitheater. [2:39:13, 2:39:13]: Okay. [2:39:14, 2:39:17]: So here's my thing. We [2:39:17, 2:39:24]: have always talked about excellence and you know I've I've always said I [2:39:24, 2:39:25]: Yeah. [2:39:26, 2:39:34]: It's not a race to get this building up, just to get something up. I it is very important that when we do it, we do it right. [2:39:34, 2:39:35]: Um [2:39:35, 2:39:40]: In regards to a development plan and all the other things, I would hate to do that. [2:39:41, 2:39:44]: And the plan is for a fourteen million dollar building. [2:39:44, 2:39:52]: Whereas we are shortchanging ourselves, our citizens, our constituents, our our and and the neighbors and surrounding areas. [2:39:53, 2:39:56]: Um, I think that it's important. [2:39:56, 2:40:01]: that we really, you know, sit down and plan this out. [2:40:01, 2:40:05]: Um not necessarily on a Zoom. I think we really need to [2:40:05, 2:40:14]: sit down and plan this is enough plenty of space and romance and somewhere we can spread out. We really need to plan this out. This is a lot of of money. [2:40:15, 2:40:19]: We don't want it to be a I wouldn't say it would be a waste. [2:40:19, 2:40:22]: But I don't want a theater. [2:40:23, 2:40:25]: That can't hold a professional performance. [2:40:26, 2:40:29]: I wouldn't and when we have this beautiful art center here. [2:40:30, 2:40:32]: Um I wouldn't want a theater that [2:40:34, 2:40:35]: The ballroom couldn't hold [2:40:36, 2:40:43]: the amount that Merle Manders could. Um at one point we were talking about um, you know, a nice kitchen area. [2:40:44, 2:40:58]: And I think we really need to think about that. Um, what is it that we are doing for our community? Is it just to say we got a building up? Or if it's to provide quality of what we dreamed our art center would be? [2:40:58, 2:41:01]: In the name of Miss Carrie May Hambrick. [2:41:02, 2:41:04]: So I I asked all of my colleagues to [2:41:04, 2:41:08]: join with me and let's let's go and and make a date to plan this out. [2:41:09, 2:41:15]: And to come up with a real concrete number that we can live with and try to find funds however we need to do. [2:41:17, 2:41:18]: Miraport Tim, go ahead, please. [2:41:19, 2:41:20]: So [2:41:21, 2:41:27]: I I think that this council has indeed set a best in class standard with the amphitheater. [2:41:28, 2:41:32]: We we should not take steps back on any projects. [2:41:32, 2:41:36]: But we've clearly proven that we have millions of dollars. [2:41:36, 2:41:46]: in our reserve funds. We have millions of dollars in the water and sewer fund. We have we have financial stability in what we're able to do. [2:41:46, 2:41:48]: We've already bonded. [2:41:48, 2:41:51]: Fourteen million dollars for [2:41:51, 2:42:11]: The cultural art center. Nobody said that had to be the total price tag. You just just like we didn't bond, we only bonded seven million dollars for the amphitheater, right? We only bonded seven million dollars for that. We didn't bond the whole thing. We took money out of other pots to get it to best in class where we wanted it. [2:42:11, 2:42:18]: And in this case, Mr. Hubble, Ms. Hubble has made us excellent suggestion. She's told us that she could. [2:42:19, 2:42:23]: Maintain the building's integrity, okay? [2:42:23, 2:42:24]: But not [2:42:25, 2:42:45]: These dramatic cuts, it would be a waste of our time to try to cut the building back to$14 million. I would never agree to that because that would shortchange everybody up here. That's not what we need to do. What we need to do is to stick to the original plan. We have$14 million uh uh set aside in the [2:42:45, 2:42:57]: bond. We also have, I believe, eight million dollars in civic projects in SPLOS 5, which will be collected over time. We certainly have that. We have other pots [2:42:57, 2:43:03]: Deal continuously coming in to assist with the project. We have T-SPLOST going on the ballot. [2:43:04, 2:43:05]: Uh this [2:43:05, 2:43:06]: Uh November. [2:43:07, 2:43:13]: What we have to remember is this all of these projects were included in the LCI. [2:43:13, 2:43:20]: program in terms of what we're doing. This is all this is part of the comprehensive plan in terms of redeveloping our downtown. [2:43:20, 2:43:40]: I think our Main Street has done a great job. I think Councilman Thomas has been spearheading this project along. And now is not the time for us to start shortchanging the project and then trying to reel it, reeling it back. We need to move forward with it because the city is financially strong and we're able to do the project at the level [2:43:40, 2:43:45]: level that we want to do it at because and I wanna ask Mr. Knighton this question. [2:43:46, 2:43:50]: In terms of tax collection this year, how much is it up? [2:43:53, 2:44:00]: It was in terms of the the lost the local option sales tax, it was up uh quite a bit. Um it was up uh [2:44:01, 2:44:07]: significantly, I have to look at the final numbers, but it was up significantly from the previous year uh in the pandemic. [2:44:07, 2:44:17]: In actuality, what happens is we we we're we're expecting the final audit numbers to come in. Uh I think our treasurer preferi had an excellent report for us. [2:44:17, 2:44:24]: And the initial projection was maybe two and a half million dollars surplus. Well, even if it's not that. [2:44:24, 2:44:44]: It's going to be close to that two million dollar range. Might be on this side of it, might be on that side. It should be fairly close. So we have a two million dollar surplus based on what the budget is. So instead of penny pension, still embrace the best in class, knowing that we have infrastructure. [2:44:44, 2:44:55]: Your money in the pot, knowing that we have fund balance in the pot. And this is already a part of our comprehensive plan. The time now is to continue to move forward. [2:44:56, 2:44:59]: to excellence, not not choke up up, not choke up right now. [2:45:00, 2:45:02]: Catherine Thomas, go ahead, please. [2:45:04, 2:45:05]: You muted, sir. [2:45:07, 2:45:11]: Thank you, Mayor. I'm I'm going to agree with that. Um [2:45:12, 2:45:12]: You know [2:45:13, 2:45:16]: I'm not thinking negatively about this. [2:45:17, 2:45:20]: Uh I'm looking at all of the positive [2:45:21, 2:45:23]: Um benefits. [2:45:23, 2:45:27]: from this cultural arts and and what it is going to do. [2:45:28, 2:45:33]: uh in the city of stockbridge and and and by saying that I do see [2:45:34, 2:45:36]: Here we are in [2:45:36, 2:45:38]: Say June twenty twenty one. [2:45:39, 2:45:42]: I do believe and I feel confident. [2:45:43, 2:45:46]: That if we go ahead and start now at eighteen mil. [2:45:48, 2:45:51]: By the time we get to twenty twenty two, and I know [2:45:51, 2:45:54]: Folks away, you know, you can't operate like that. But [2:45:54, 2:45:56]: I am confident that [2:45:57, 2:45:59]: When we get to twenty twenty two. [2:45:59, 2:46:04]: Uh those funds will be there for us to go forward. [2:46:04, 2:46:09]: And I'm willing to bet you that when this facility is completed. [2:46:10, 2:46:13]: When it is completed at eighteen mil [2:46:13, 2:46:20]: And we start receiving the the benefits not only financially because it is uh revenue generated. [2:46:21, 2:46:26]: Uh but the societal uh benefits that we're going to receive. [2:46:27, 2:46:29]: And and all of the above, so [2:46:30, 2:46:34]: I say let's go forward. I'm confident that [2:46:34, 2:46:38]: Uh that it's gonna be there. I know Mr. Night is not in a position [2:46:38, 2:46:40]: To say this to the council, but [2:46:40, 2:46:41]: And I'm gonna put him um [2:46:42, 2:46:48]: I'm a I'm gonna call him out a little bit right now because he and I had this this conversation and [2:46:48, 2:46:50]: And he was confident as well. [2:46:51, 2:46:53]: that that it will be there. [2:46:53, 2:47:03]: uh that the fund would be there for us to do it. Uh but I know that is not his position to to to encourage us or to say go for that. [2:47:04, 2:47:05]: Um but [2:47:05, 2:47:08]: I know in his heart he believes that, but I know [2:47:08, 2:47:10]: It's the council's decision. [2:47:11, 2:47:13]: But I'm saying, ladies and gents, um [2:47:14, 2:47:17]: You know, this is very positive. And then I'm just saying. [2:47:18, 2:47:21]: We're not going to regret this. [2:47:21, 2:47:24]: Uh all of us is gonna be bragging. [2:47:24, 2:47:27]: All of us gonna have our chest up. [2:47:28, 2:47:29]: Citizens are gonna be happy. [2:47:30, 2:47:32]: And and and you know, we can make it happen. [2:47:32, 2:47:37]: I I'll say this and we all try to budget, you know, our our homes and [2:47:37, 2:47:42]: I mean, you know, if if and I'm just saying this if we have to cut back somewhere. [2:47:42, 2:47:43]: Because I you know. [2:47:44, 2:47:49]: There's a lot of waste in government. There's a lot of waste. This is not a waste. [2:47:49, 2:47:50]: Um [2:47:51, 2:47:58]: If we had to cut back here and cut back there, I'm okay with that. But I don't think we're gonna have to be able to do that. But I'm just saying that. [2:47:58, 2:48:01]: This thing here is so positive. [2:48:01, 2:48:05]: There's there would be no other facility. [2:48:05, 2:48:08]: In Henry County, in Clayton County. [2:48:08, 2:48:11]: In Spalding County and Newton County. [2:48:11, 2:48:14]: that will be able to match this facility. [2:48:15, 2:48:17]: Especially if we manage it right. [2:48:17, 2:48:19]: And we bring the kind of [2:48:20, 2:48:24]: um uh entertainment activities and events [2:48:24, 2:48:28]: That a culture art facility deserve [2:48:28, 2:48:43]: I'm just telling you, um, this is a win-win and it's a no-brainer for me. So um I would not vote to to cut back. Uh I'm ready to go forward tonight uh if need be. And so. [2:48:43, 2:48:47]: I'm just confident that we can do this. I don't want to waste time. [2:48:47, 2:48:49]: And you know, pondering. [2:48:49, 2:48:53]: If you recall at the last meeting, we tried our best. [2:48:54, 2:48:56]: To see how we could trim this. [2:48:56, 2:49:03]: And we were stalemate. We could not do it. So for me, that's an indication. [2:49:03, 2:49:05]: That the only path forward [2:49:06, 2:49:07]: is forward. [2:49:07, 2:49:08]: So [2:49:09, 2:49:10]: I'm I'm ready to go forward. [2:49:11, 2:49:13]: Thank you, Mary and Council. Let's go forward. [2:49:14, 2:49:15]: Catherine Blount, go ahead, please. [2:49:17, 2:49:19]: Um, Mr. Knighton. [2:49:20, 2:49:28]: And I do concur with comments that are being made. We do want the best in class. We do want uh to see the city flourish with these uh [2:49:28, 2:49:31]: We're the Culture Arts Center. Uh, we got amphitheater coming. [2:49:32, 2:49:36]: But what I need from the city manager and our financial advisor. [2:49:37, 2:49:39]: І за кліркат план. [2:49:39, 2:49:40]: In writing. [2:49:41, 2:49:50]: that shows us how we're gonna repay the 25 million now with the four million attached to it that we're talking about adding on for the Cultural Arts Center. [2:49:51, 2:49:54]: Give us something in writing a clear cut plan for the city. [2:49:55, 2:49:59]: On how are we gonna meet those financial needs and cover this? [2:49:59, 2:50:01]: I want it just as much as anybody. [2:50:02, 2:50:10]: But we're the we're the elected body and we want the best in everything for the city. But as our city manager and the financial advisor that we've hired, [2:50:11, 2:50:15]: You all can show us how we paved the way financially and making it happen. [2:50:15, 2:50:19]: And I've yet to see that. I've yet to see that with the twenty five million we bunded. [2:50:20, 2:50:26]: I've yet to see that if we implement a uh police department. I've yet to see something in writing from staff. [2:50:28, 2:50:31]: paving the way on how we're gonna pay all this money back. [2:50:31, 2:50:43]: Whether we're pulling this from SPLOS that's b been been approved, whether we're pulling it here, I've yet to see that. And I don't want to hear another elected official tell me how we're going to do it when we've hired staff to do that. [2:50:43, 2:50:52]: We've hired staff to give us something in writing that we can give the citizens that this is how it's gonna happen. Right now, unless somebody else knows I have no idea. [2:50:54, 2:50:55]: Oh wait, uh [2:50:56, 2:50:58]: We went through this. [2:50:58, 2:51:01]: before with respect to bonding twenty five million dollars. [2:51:02, 2:51:05]: And it was clear what was going to be used. Much of your splost five. [2:51:06, 2:51:14]: Is going to be used in paying back these bonds. And I want to do also be clear about that nine or so$9.7 million in civic projects. [2:51:14, 2:51:15]: That's gonna be used. [2:51:15, 2:51:17]: To pay back these bonds. [2:51:17, 2:51:22]: You're also gonna be paying back through the general fund starting in August of twenty [2:51:22, 2:51:23]: Twenty two. [2:51:23, 2:51:26]: Um uh is going escalate. [2:51:26, 2:51:32]: Um, of how much you're gonna be paying back, eight hundred thousand to about one point two, one point three million dollars. [2:51:32, 2:51:37]: every year for a 15 year period you're gonna be paying back through the general fund. [2:51:37, 2:51:42]: This was laid out before. I'll be glad to resend um that to the council. [2:51:42, 2:51:47]: of how these how these bonds, this twenty five million dollars is proposed to be paid back. [2:51:47, 2:51:49]: It is going to be [2:51:49, 2:51:51]: Um a responsibility of the general fund. [2:51:52, 2:51:53]: Pay this back. [2:51:53, 2:51:55]: And also much of your splost five. [2:51:56, 2:51:58]: Is going to be used to pay these bonds. [2:51:59, 2:52:01]: But that's and I appreciate that. [2:52:02, 2:52:06]: But when you give it to us in writing, just run the numbers. [2:52:07, 2:52:11]: Just run the numbers for us from those different entities. [2:52:11, 2:52:14]: Run those numbers, put it on paper, and I'm fine with that. [2:52:16, 2:52:21]: I just I just like to see that you you are running the numbers for us. [2:52:21, 2:52:24]: So I when I'm asked these questions out in the street. [2:52:24, 2:52:30]: I can't just say hey we're gonna do this, we're gonna pull this. Just run the numbers and get and put it on paper for all of us. [2:52:30, 2:52:32]: No conception of that. [2:52:33, 2:52:37]: Okay, we'll con we'll condense it and we'll put it together and I'll make sure you all get it. Absolutely. [2:52:37, 2:52:38]: Thank you, sir. [2:52:39, 2:52:40]: Uh Councilwoman Barber. [2:52:44, 2:52:55]: My my question was kinda in line with what Councilman Blount has said. Um, the numbers, the financial piece of this. Um, concerned about the um [2:52:56, 2:52:58]: Over spending of the amphitheater. [2:52:59, 2:53:04]: We budgeted for the 16 million, we're up to 20 million now. So the crossover run. [2:53:04, 2:53:07]: is what has me concerned. Um yes. [2:53:07, 2:53:11]: I agreed initially with the eighteen million dollars for [2:53:11, 2:53:12]: The Culture Arts Center. [2:53:12, 2:53:14]: But when we bonded [2:53:14, 2:53:15]: I had specifically. [2:53:16, 2:53:17]: Fourteen million. [2:53:17, 2:53:18]: For the Culture Arts Center. [2:53:19, 2:53:21]: I was in agreement with that. [2:53:21, 2:53:24]: Now to increase that by an additional four million. [2:53:25, 2:53:27]: um without having a clear path. [2:53:28, 2:53:30]: Um, forward with it. I'm a little [2:53:31, 2:53:33]: A little concerned. [2:53:33, 2:53:37]: Um, I know that we still need infrastructure improvements. [2:53:38, 2:53:41]: to our downtown area, right around the amphitheater. [2:53:42, 2:53:45]: We have to address the infrastructure improvements. [2:53:45, 2:53:46]: So [2:53:48, 2:53:48]: I don't know. [2:53:49, 2:53:52]: Um, can we table this until the next meeting? [2:53:52, 2:53:53]: The next work session. [2:53:54, 2:53:58]: And sure a decision at that time that gives Mr. Knighton [2:53:58, 2:54:02]: Um an opportunity to prepare a financial path. [2:54:02, 2:54:04]: Um, so I'll feel a lot more comfortable. [2:54:05, 2:54:23]: That's and and if that's sent a minute of the council, that's perfectly fine. I brought this forward as a discussion item. Okay. Because I I sent uh provided you some uh email correspondence about this. We wanted to uh make sure we discussed this openly, talked about it, to talk through it a little bit. And um if it's more information that you all need and want to. [2:54:23, 2:54:28]: bring this back uh the next meeting uh with some with additional detail we'd be glad to do that. [2:54:31, 2:54:35]: Okay. Uh any other questions? Uh Mayor Protein, go ahead, please. [2:54:36, 2:54:39]: I'm you know, I honestly I'm prepared to move forward with this tonight. [2:54:40, 2:54:41]: Because in the end [2:54:42, 2:54:44]: Uh, what really happens is we just [2:54:45, 2:54:51]: Um I I um I I firmly know. And we just asked the right question tonight. [2:54:52, 2:55:03]: The infrastructure money, that's eight million dollars in the wastewater and treatment uh budget. That's not the only pot. There's other pots too, right? [2:55:04, 2:55:04]: So [2:55:05, 2:55:25]: In addition to the wastewater pot, there's the general fund. The general fund is different. So I think we had a projected maybe like 15 million still in the general fund now at this time, and then we might be bumping that up by two million two million again this year. So there's money set aside. [2:55:25, 2:55:29]: for us to do this. We're working on the plan. [2:55:29, 2:55:36]: We we don't we're not deviating from the plan. This was the plan. So we're working along the plan. [2:55:37, 2:55:39]: The best thing class plan. [2:55:39, 2:55:59]: We have investors looking at us from all over the planet right now. Okay. They're watching the moves that we make. If we are unsure of ourselves, they're going to be unsure of us too. Because what's going to happen is in the end, they're watching this meeting tonight. They're watching all the meetings. And every time [2:55:59, 2:56:19]: We say we cautious. We don't you cautious. Wait a minute. You want me to spend how many million dollars on the advertising for this amphitheater? On the naming rights for this amphitheater? How many? How much you want me to spend? You want me to come in and you want me to invest in your JohtoCo project down there? But you unsure. [2:56:19, 2:56:26]: Sure of yourself. Wait a minute. I don't think we are sure of ourselves because we know financially we're good. [2:56:26, 2:56:36]: Leaders, I think Pastor Spence said it best. Leaders lead. Now is the time for you to take the lead and say, listen. [2:56:36, 2:56:42]: We're gonna get it done. We're gonna get it done tonight. And we believe in us. [2:56:44, 2:56:45]: Catherine Blount, go ahead, please. [2:56:48, 2:56:52]: You know, one of the things my pastor always taught me, Pastor Spence. [2:56:52, 2:56:54]: Was to do things decent and in order. [2:56:55, 2:56:59]: And that means that once everything lines up, then there's a clear path. [2:57:00, 2:57:04]: And there's a vision that you can see. And then now you got a blueprint to follow. [2:57:05, 2:57:07]: When our financial advisor told us [2:57:08, 2:57:19]: What what we're doing is gonna increase our budget and decrease our fund balance. But yet still we've hired a financial advisor, we have a city manager. [2:57:19, 2:57:22]: It's not for any elected body on here. [2:57:22, 2:57:24]: To do what I asked Mr. Knight to do. [2:57:24, 2:57:28]: I don't think anybody on here is against what we want to do. [2:57:29, 2:57:32]: But we need in writing a clear path on how to do it. [2:57:33, 2:57:38]: And when we get best in class, we all can pump our fist and do what we want and do whatever we do. [2:57:39, 2:57:42]: But to keep it decent and in order, that's how leaders lead. [2:57:43, 2:57:45]: That's how we make things happen. [2:57:45, 2:57:58]: By getting the blueprint, the template of what it takes for success. And that's gonna take putting it on paper, just like we asked these builders and people to put it on paper, put it on paper, let us see and let us be able to share with the citizens. [2:57:59, 2:58:04]: All of this we're talking about, our fund uh our budget right now is around 12 million dollars. [2:58:05, 2:58:09]: That budget every each year is going to increase. That's a guarantee. [2:58:10, 2:58:19]: Getting$2 million a year overage in local option sale tax is not a guarantee. So there's some ways that whatever it takes for us. [2:58:19, 2:58:21]: To go on this path that we're going on. [2:58:22, 2:58:29]: We've hired professional staff, we hired a financial advisor, give us to us in for me anyway. [2:58:30, 2:58:31]: To give it to me. [2:58:32, 2:58:39]: And anyone else that wants it in writing on how we're going to achieve what we're doing, rather than us spit out numbers. [2:58:40, 2:58:43]: spit out numbers and say this is what we want and let's go buy it. [2:58:44, 2:58:48]: Well, every dime that we spend we're gonna have to pay back. Bonds aren't free. [2:58:50, 2:59:04]: And we do have an established budget right now that's going to increase. And that's all I'm saying. I'm not I'm not alleviating a sign of confused or conflicting that I don't want any of this to happen. I think we all do. [2:59:05, 2:59:07]: But I think the smart thing to do. [2:59:07, 2:59:09]: is to see how we're gonna do it. [2:59:10, 2:59:16]: I don't want a Christmas list with all these toys on it and then a Christmas day I find out I can't afford it. [2:59:17, 2:59:30]: So I I'm vested in the city of Stockbridge like like every electoral deficient on here. I just wanna see it in writing in the blueprint of how success looks for what we wanna do. That's for me. For me to vote on anything tonight. [2:59:31, 2:59:32]: Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please. [2:59:33, 2:59:34]: Thank you, Mayor. [2:59:35, 2:59:36]: I'm confident. [2:59:37, 2:59:38]: I'm ready to vote tonight. [2:59:39, 2:59:42]: Uh миллионай газ спокет ту найт. [2:59:43, 2:59:45]: All he's gonna do in a couple of weeks [2:59:46, 2:59:49]: Is put it on paper what he has said tonight. [2:59:49, 2:59:50]: Um [2:59:51, 2:59:52]: This is one of the anchors. [2:59:53, 2:59:56]: If we're going to be about developing our downtown. [2:59:57, 3:00:00]: I I think we have to just go ahead and move forward. [3:00:00, 3:00:01]: Um [3:00:01, 3:00:03]: It is going to be [3:00:03, 3:00:05]: Uh an effect. [3:00:05, 3:00:06]: Um [3:00:07, 3:00:09]: With this uh initiative. [3:00:10, 3:00:12]: It's gonna it's gonna be a cause. [3:00:12, 3:00:16]: for other investment to come into our downtown. [3:00:16, 3:00:18]: And and and we have to show [3:00:19, 3:00:20]: Investors [3:00:20, 3:00:26]: That we are willing to invest, that we do have a vision and we're willing to go forward. But again. [3:00:27, 3:00:30]: Uh Mr. Nine just spoke it. [3:00:31, 3:00:32]: I don't see [3:00:33, 3:00:35]: The only difference is [3:00:36, 3:00:37]: What he said tonight. [3:00:38, 3:00:40]: He's gonna write it down. [3:00:41, 3:00:42]: And bring it back to us. [3:00:43, 3:00:44]: In two weeks. [3:00:45, 3:00:46]: If Mr. Knight spoke it. [3:00:47, 3:00:48]: I believe it. [3:00:50, 3:00:51]: And I'm ready to go forward. [3:00:53, 3:00:55]: You know, if there's a will, there's a way. [3:00:56, 3:00:58]: I'm ready to go forward. I've heard [3:00:59, 3:01:01]: Um everyone spoke and [3:01:02, 3:01:03]: I've been working with this project. [3:01:05, 3:01:06]: I would say [3:01:08, 3:01:09]: Since twenty [3:01:10, 3:01:12]: Thirteen or fourteen. [3:01:13, 3:01:16]: We had a dedication in twenty fifteen. [3:01:16, 3:01:18]: Naming this for Caramel Hamburg. [3:01:19, 3:01:20]: That was in twenty fifteen. [3:01:22, 3:01:23]: Here we here we are. [3:01:24, 3:01:25]: In twenty [3:01:25, 3:01:26]: twenty one [3:01:30, 3:01:34]: Okay, I uh I have my window open and uh the train is coming by so [3:01:35, 3:01:38]: I can't get up and close my window, but so I hope y'all can hear me. [3:01:39, 3:01:40]: Oh. [3:01:44, 3:01:45]: I have been working [3:01:46, 3:01:47]: On this project. [3:01:48, 3:01:49]: Since twenty fourteen. [3:01:51, 3:01:54]: And here we are in twenty twenty one. [3:02:01, 3:02:02]: And we're still [3:02:03, 3:02:04]: Talking doubts. [3:02:07, 3:02:08]: When we see [3:02:09, 3:02:11]: Positive things moving. [3:02:12, 3:02:15]: Now I've analyzed our budget. [3:02:17, 3:02:18]: Versus [3:02:18, 3:02:19]: Other budgets. [3:02:20, 3:02:21]: within here in your county. [3:02:24, 3:02:25]: I mean when you grow [3:02:27, 3:02:29]: Your budget is going to increase. [3:02:33, 3:02:35]: I'm in favor of going forward. [3:02:38, 3:02:39]: And I would hate to say [3:02:42, 3:02:43]: I told you so. [3:02:45, 3:02:46]: But I do have confidence. [3:02:47, 3:02:48]: And I think that [3:02:48, 3:02:52]: Mr. Nighting, I think I know Mr. Nighting pretty well. [3:02:53, 3:02:55]: If he was strongly [3:02:56, 3:02:57]: Opposed to this. [3:02:59, 3:03:02]: I believe Mr. Knighton would say that here tonight. [3:03:03, 3:03:05]: I understand that it is not Mr. Nine's [3:03:06, 3:03:07]: Position [3:03:08, 3:03:09]: To make these decisions. [3:03:11, 3:03:12]: His his [3:03:13, 3:03:15]: Position is to share information. [3:03:16, 3:03:18]: For us to be able to govern by [3:03:20, 3:03:22]: I have confidence that [3:03:23, 3:03:26]: This project will be successful. [3:03:27, 3:03:28]: I do not have any fear. [3:03:30, 3:03:33]: that we would not be able to to pay our debts. [3:03:33, 3:03:35]: I do not have that fear. [3:03:36, 3:03:39]: I do not fear of attacks. [3:03:42, 3:03:45]: I'm about the progress of this city. [3:03:46, 3:03:50]: I'm about providing a better way of life. [3:03:50, 3:03:52]: For all of our citizens. [3:03:53, 3:03:54]: And I understand [3:03:56, 3:03:57]: The Rs. [3:03:58, 3:04:00]: And what it is going to mean. [3:04:01, 3:04:02]: To this city. [3:04:03, 3:04:05]: And all of our citizens. [3:04:07, 3:04:09]: I get that. I understand that. [3:04:10, 3:04:13]: And I know our citizens are waiting for this. [3:04:13, 3:04:17]: And we will be the only municipality in this area. [3:04:18, 3:04:19]: För varin. [3:04:20, 3:04:25]: these things to our citizens and that is what's driving me. [3:04:25, 3:04:26]: To get this done. [3:04:27, 3:04:30]: Because I am looking at what we are going to provide. [3:04:31, 3:04:32]: Our citizens. [3:04:34, 3:04:36]: Our citizens want this. [3:04:37, 3:04:40]: So you have to have a vision and you have to be willing. [3:04:41, 3:04:42]: To go [3:04:42, 3:04:44]: And to make it happen. [3:04:45, 3:04:46]: We have [3:04:46, 3:04:48]: been around and around with this. [3:04:49, 3:04:51]: We all have [3:04:51, 3:04:52]: The clues. [3:04:53, 3:04:57]: Mr. Nine has said the very same thing he said tonight. [3:04:57, 3:05:01]: He have said that on three or four occasions. [3:05:02, 3:05:03]: Indicating [3:05:03, 3:05:05]: A path forward. [3:05:06, 3:05:07]: I believe in that. [3:05:08, 3:05:10]: I think we can get this done. [3:05:11, 3:05:12]: We owe it. [3:05:12, 3:05:14]: To our citizens. [3:05:14, 3:05:16]: To get this done. [3:05:16, 3:05:18]: Just like the amphitheater. [3:05:18, 3:05:20]: When we was holding all of those concerts. [3:05:21, 3:05:27]: years and years and I was here when we were doing uh music in the park at Memorial Park. [3:05:27, 3:05:28]: Ten years ago. [3:05:30, 3:05:31]: So we knew then. [3:05:32, 3:05:35]: that our citizens would buy into this amphitheater. [3:05:36, 3:05:38]: They wanted this and this is why [3:05:39, 3:05:42]: Юсі де брики мор тоді. [3:05:42, 3:05:46]: Because we knew that this is what our citizens wanted us to do. [3:05:47, 3:05:50]: And I feel the same way about cultural arts. [3:05:50, 3:05:52]: in the city of Stockbridge. [3:05:53, 3:05:55]: And what it is going to provide. [3:05:55, 3:05:59]: Not only the citizens of Stockbridge, but in the metro area. [3:06:00, 3:06:02]: It is incumbent upon us that [3:06:03, 3:06:04]: To move forward. [3:06:05, 3:06:07]: And to provide this for our citizens. [3:06:08, 3:06:09]: I yield back, Mayor. [3:06:10, 3:06:12]: Oh no problem. Appreciate it. Okay. Any other comments at all? [3:06:14, 3:06:21]: Okay, if no other comments, then this was for discussion, but obviously it seems though there may be very well be a motion here. So is there a motion? [3:06:22, 3:06:25]: Ma Mayor, Yes sir. I I motion [3:06:25, 3:06:28]: That we move forward with the eighteen mil [3:06:28, 3:06:31]: uh to TSW for them to get started. [3:06:32, 3:06:35]: So my motion is to move forward at the eighteen mil level. [3:06:36, 3:06:37]: And let's get started. [3:06:38, 3:06:39]: Okay, so [3:06:39, 3:06:40]: Mayor. [3:06:40, 3:06:41]: Yes, sir. [3:06:42, 3:06:55]: I will second that motion to send a signal to every developer out there. We believe in ourselves. And we're gonna take the steps forward so they'll invest in us because we believe in us. Second. [3:06:55, 3:06:58]: Okay, so most of them made the second three success. [3:07:00, 3:07:01]: One one one thing. [3:07:01, 3:07:03]: Yes, ma'am. Go ahead, please. [3:07:04, 3:07:11]: I started off the discussion talking about we deserve a class, but I I don't know where the funding's coming from for the 18 meal. [3:07:12, 3:07:14]: That's my only concern. [3:07:15, 3:07:16]: Um I think we need to [3:07:19, 3:07:24]: Where would the funding come from for the three mil for the other four million dollars? [3:07:25, 3:07:27]: Um, is something that we need to [3:07:28, 3:07:28]: No. [3:07:29, 3:07:30]: You can't I don't wanna vote on [3:07:31, 3:07:34]: I'm in favor of the art center being a class. That was [3:07:35, 3:07:37]: First person to comment saying that we should. [3:07:38, 3:07:42]: But I I do have concerns about financials. [3:07:42, 3:07:44]: I need to know where the money's coming from. [3:07:46, 3:08:06]: Well, maybe after the fact, but I think early in the conversation, Mr. Knight was going to lay out some things based on I believe uh Ms. Barber's comments as well as Mr. Blount's comments, uh, to lay out some things uh regardless. I think that he'll still be tasked to do that. Hopefully identify those things you're referring to. I don't wanna speak for'em, uh but Mr. Knight Okay [3:08:06, 3:08:06]: Okay. [3:08:06, 3:08:10]: Let me let me mention one thing here. If if if [3:08:10, 3:08:17]: The council is inclined to make an approval tonight with respect to$18 million moving forward with the Cultural Arts Center. [3:08:17, 3:08:21]: What there's there's obviously several steps in this process. [3:08:21, 3:08:30]: Um TSW has to finish the con the concept plan, is the issue we're talking really about tonight, the eighteen million versus fourteen. They're gonna have to go develop uh [3:08:30, 3:08:40]: They're gonna have to go develop design plans, they're gonna have to develop construction plans, construction documents is probably gonna be five or six hundred thousand dollars to do all of those. [3:08:40, 3:08:41]: To prepare for [3:08:42, 3:08:43]: to put it out to bid. [3:08:44, 3:08:48]: So there are several things along the way that the council's gonna have to approve. [3:08:48, 3:08:55]: along this process, including putting it out to bid, which I would imagine would be later this year. [3:08:55, 3:09:09]: um and and seeing what that looks like in terms of of an ultimate approval uh for construction to move forward. So there there are several items along the way that the council is going to have to review and council's going to have to approve. [3:09:09, 3:09:13]: with respect to this. The question that came up now was [3:09:13, 3:09:20]: Whether what we go with is is we go with a 14 million or the council if you've approved a fourteen million dollar plan, I'm just telling you what. [3:09:20, 3:09:25]: TSW is saying they can only reduce so much without drastically altering [3:09:25, 3:09:31]: The the cultural arts center. So my task to you and my responsibility to you is to tell you. [3:09:31, 3:09:35]: that we could spend, like I said, another month and a half doing this. [3:09:36, 3:09:41]: To get you something that really does not meet the vision in terms of what I've heard over and over again. [3:09:41, 3:09:42]: For the cultural arts center. [3:09:43, 3:09:55]: So what is the path then? Is it to go with the$18 million concept, which I think by and large the council agre that all the council agree that that's the vision? I'm not saying the the amount or the funding, but that's the vision that you want. [3:09:55, 3:09:57]: Was captured in that eighteen million dollars. [3:09:58, 3:10:07]: And if you want to go with that, then we have to go with these uh design plans that have to be put in place, construction documents have to be put in place, all of that to prepare for to put it out to be it. [3:10:07, 3:10:11]: And that was that's what I'm bringing to you in terms of a discussion uh discussion item. [3:10:12, 3:10:17]: Okay. So we're not we're not voting on we we're saying we want the eighteen million dollar vision. [3:10:18, 3:10:19]: But we are not. [3:10:19, 3:10:22]: voting on funding right now. Is that correct? [3:10:23, 3:10:25]: You're gonna have to vote. [3:10:26, 3:10:27]: Oh, I missed nine. [3:10:28, 3:10:36]: I was gonna say you're gonna have to vote on several things before you get to a point of putting this out for uh or actually getting to the point of construction. [3:10:36, 3:10:37]: Okay. [3:10:37, 3:10:42]: Well then if that's the case, we're just talking about the the the build actual building. [3:10:42, 3:10:44]: Not cutting the cost, then I'm okay with that. [3:10:45, 3:10:46]: Uh, Mr. Blount, please. [3:10:47, 3:10:51]: Mr. Knighton, what's gonna have to happen before the eighteen million is you're correct. [3:10:52, 3:10:56]: It's gonna take these plans, it's gonna take a lot of prep work that's gonna cost money. [3:10:57, 3:11:04]: And all I'm asking, I'm not I I'm not walking in fear, I'm not walking in doubt, I'm only walking in order. [3:11:06, 3:11:10]: The order is give it to me in writing, let me see that. [3:11:10, 3:11:17]: The clear path to making this successful because the$25 million bunding that we've already done. [3:11:17, 3:11:20]: We've already been told those hits are gonna start next year. [3:11:22, 3:11:23]: Next year. [3:11:24, 3:11:27]: And from the what we was told by a financial advisor. [3:11:27, 3:11:35]: Is two things. Our fund balance is going to go down, and our uh general funds are gonna go up. Uh our budget is gonna go up. [3:11:36, 3:11:37]: And [3:11:37, 3:11:57]: Neither, but but let's let's just leave that where it is. All I'm asking is to give me in writing, and because I cannot vote for that tonight. For me, I need something in writing that says this is what staff and the professionals and people that know about it saying this is the way for us to do this. [3:11:57, 3:12:06]: I'm an elected official, but this is the way you all saying that this is how this is gonna be achieved. And that's the only way I could vote for it because I do want the best in class. [3:12:07, 3:12:26]: But this is the way we vote for it and move it forward. Uh Mayor, I would like to uh uh say that we've gone through the discussion phase. We're in the first and second, and those that are uh prior to voting are discussing uh this part of it. So I will not be voting for that tonight until I get uh the paperwork from Mr. Knighton. [3:12:27, 3:12:39]: All right, but I'm assuming that once again that Mr. Knight uh will adhere to your request as well as Ms. Barber had a request as well. I'm pretty sure he'll be able to do that uh here. Mr Thomas, you were un you were unmuted. [3:12:40, 3:12:55]: Well, I I was just gonna call for the vote. I I do appreciate Mr. Knight and the comments that he just made. Um and I'll, you know, I'm okay with him bringing the figures back uh at our next meeting. Um, but I'm gonna call for the vote and again [3:12:55, 3:12:57]: Uh he has laid it out for me. [3:12:57, 3:13:07]: And and the comments that he just made, uh, I think were very relevant uh to this whole process. And that proves to me as well. [3:13:08, 3:13:26]: Um that he has a concrete layout of how we go forward. I mean, I see it. I hear it. So I'm okay. So mayor, I call for the vote. All right, so the motion's been made, been seconded. So all in favor of the motion, please indicate one, two, all opposed. [3:13:28, 3:13:30]: One, two, upstairs. [3:13:33, 3:13:35]: Okay, so I got two for, two against, and one abstained. [3:13:37, 3:13:44]: All right. So that leaves it up to me. You all actually gonna let me vote tonight, huh? Okay. But this is what I'm gonna do. I'm sorry, Mayor. [3:13:45, 3:13:50]: Right. Uh that's what I thought. Councilwoman Gantt also. [3:13:51, 3:13:53]: Yes, I abstain because [3:13:53, 3:13:57]: I'm for the project. I and I think we should start telling why we [3:13:58, 3:13:59]: Epstein. [3:13:59, 3:14:03]: Just so you know. But I abstain because I'm for the project. [3:14:03, 3:14:23]: I spoke on it again. I want it to be 18. I I want the top notch. I think we deserve that. I think our constituents deserve that. But I think it would be irresponsible of us to just go in here blind and build and have plans and pay for stuff, plans and stuff to be done for$18 million project. [3:14:23, 3:14:26]: knowing where the money's coming from, you know. [3:14:26, 3:14:32]: It sounds good. Look, look what we're doing. We're moving the city along. We're voting for it. [3:14:32, 3:14:50]: No, I'm not trying to cut anybody down on what we're doing. I think each and every one of the council members want to do the right thing and we all want the same thing. I just think there's a process that we need to go in by doing it. And that process includes laying down the foundation on how where the money's gonna come from. [3:14:50, 3:15:00]: I think we should be smart about that. And anybody, I I think that's the financial, physically responsible thing for us to do that's in the best interest of our city. [3:15:00, 3:15:02]: That's all. That's the only reason I'm abstaining. [3:15:03, 3:15:10]: Okay, so madam clerk, what I have is two one mayor, can I speak on that, please? Fair point of order. We we the vote is gonna end. [3:15:11, 3:15:17]: Stand by. Uh Mayor, I agree there was a two one two with uh councilman Blount. [3:15:17, 3:15:20]: Opposed and Gantt and Barber abstaining. [3:15:21, 3:15:23]: Okay, there you go. [3:15:23, 3:15:24]: Uh mayor. [3:15:24, 3:15:30]: Yes, sir. Uh Miss Holliday, put mine as an extension. I'm not against it. I don't want that no to show I'm against it. [3:15:30, 3:15:44]: I'm I'm put it as an extension also. Thank you. Come on now. Wait a minute. Come on now. Mayor, come on. A point of order. Point of order. Hold on, folks. Hold on. Ms. Bauman. Mayor if you would not recall in the vote if you would. [3:15:44, 3:15:46]: Okay, stand by one second. Miss Barber, you had your hand up. [3:15:47, 3:15:56]: Yeah, I wanted to uh make sure Mr. Knighton is gonna have that financial information available for us at the next meeting by the next meeting. [3:15:59, 3:16:01]: Yes. Yes. Okay. All right. [3:16:02, 3:16:02]: So [3:16:02, 3:16:08]: Okay. So what I well case what I had before then is so what it was two [3:16:09, 3:16:09]: One [3:16:10, 3:16:13]: Two is what I thought, right? [3:16:13, 3:16:15]: And and what I understand. [3:16:17, 3:16:19]: Yeah, broke Sam the Calm Thomas Four. [3:16:19, 3:16:22]: And then originally what I thought was that the uh [3:16:23, 3:16:29]: Councilwoman uh barbers no and then can't and plant were abstaining. [3:16:29, 3:16:30]: That's correct. [3:16:30, 3:16:49]: No, no, it was Councilwoman Barber and Gang abstainer. I voted no, but I'm gonna abstain with it. So you have two vote yes and three abstainers. Here's what we do. How about this? Let's try this one more time, make sure we get this straight. Hold on. We're gonna do this one more time. Motion was made. It's been second. We'll take one more count. All in favor of motion, please indicate. [3:16:51, 3:16:52]: Two all opposed. [3:16:53, 3:16:54]: Abstain. [3:16:56, 3:17:00]: Three, okay. Three zero excuse me, two zero three. Motion fails. We'll move on. [3:17:00, 3:17:03]: Okay, Ms. uh clerk, you have that, correct? [3:17:03, 3:17:04]: Okay. [3:17:05, 3:17:08]: I do. Okay, good deal. Now for my comment. [3:17:08, 3:17:11]: Ladies and gentlemen, council, as you all know, we're still in a pandemic. [3:17:11, 3:17:13]: But things are getting better. [3:17:14, 3:17:34]: In a sense, the the amount of people that are affected with the coronavirus are in a hospital is down. The people amount of people that are sick is down. The amount of folks that are dying from the coronavirus are down. But we're not done just yet. Now, granted, the governor opened up some things in reference to restaurants and major events, things that nature, but you still [3:17:34, 3:17:40]: You still have to be careful. You still need to wear your mask, I would think, in a sense. I think it'd be a safe and prudent thing to do. [3:17:40, 3:17:44]: But here's what we like for you to do. We still need more people to get vaccinated. [3:17:44, 3:17:47]: That's the priority here we're dealing with this virus. [3:17:47, 3:17:52]: So to do to get the COVID-19 vaccination, you have to schedule an appointment that is eight eight eight. [3:17:53, 3:18:07]: 457-0186. Once again, 888-457-0186. You can do that anywhere from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. [3:18:07, 3:18:16]: And every Tuesday, if you if every Tuesday, if you go on and do this every Tuesday, you can get to you can get a vaccination at the Atlanta Motor Speedway right here in Henry County. [3:18:16, 3:18:18]: And that'd be from eight thirty to one PM. [3:18:18, 3:18:38]: Okay. Now when you go online and you actually uh fill out the the appointment process, they're gonna the questionnaire is gonna say, hey, demographics details, wanna know about race, ethnicity, gender, and age. They also wanna know whether or not you in medical history, whether or not you currently had any previous uh uh COVID nineteen results. [3:18:38, 3:18:41]: And whether or not you have any ailments or any type of allergy. [3:18:42, 3:18:42]: All right. [3:18:43, 3:18:46]: And the and the history, past affection, uh affections or testing. [3:18:47, 3:18:49]: Okay. And then of course your contact information. [3:18:49, 3:18:50]: So please do that. [3:18:51, 3:18:54]: And now, even though the vaccination is more or less the priority. [3:18:55, 3:19:05]: You have now the testing aspect that still goes on. Uh Henry County Health Department goes on there as well with District 4, but also the Heritage Senior Center. [3:19:06, 3:19:11]: Which is at ten fifty Florence McGerty Boulevard, and to make an appointment for that as eight hundred. [3:19:12, 3:19:17]: 847-4262. Once again, 800, 847-4262. [3:19:17, 3:19:23]: It has Monday through Thursday, nine AM to three PM or Saturdays, nine AM to twelve noon. [3:19:23, 3:19:43]: The testing has been down, has been lower, has been down, and the vaccinations, even though they're available, have been down. So what's part of the process here? The public health department, along with the with the county and in four cities, are working with a group called CORE. All right. This is a uh a nonprofit organization that is that is looking to go into underserved communities. [3:19:43, 3:19:58]: in Henry County, all right, and to go to underserved communities, churches, and neighborhoods and start educating people and and trying to encourage them to take the test. These individuals were apprehensive and or had no way to get transportation and take the vaccination. So that is happening. [3:19:58, 3:20:04]: So we're trying to get as many people vaccinated as possible so we can get totally open and totally be safe in this aspect. [3:20:04, 3:20:05]: All right. [3:20:05, 3:20:07]: And what I also want to mention to you. [3:20:07, 3:20:12]: 'Cause last week I had a conversation and visit with the um with um [3:20:13, 3:20:17]: Pastor Eric Vance. Now you know Pastor Eric Vance was the pastor of Floyd Chapel Baptist Church. [3:20:17, 3:20:19]: He was. He's no longer a passer there. [3:20:20, 3:20:23]: But he had a couple of documents he wanted to issue to me and the council. [3:20:24, 3:20:44]: as as a death as a donation in a sense. And what what I have here that I want to read to you is a certificate he received. It says here to the city of Stockbridge and Mayor Ford, thank you always for being supportive. Uh you are greatly appreciated. And he signed his name and dated at the 5th of uh May. And what this is was I have [3:20:44, 3:20:45]: Yeah. [3:20:46, 3:20:46]: Right here. [3:20:48, 3:21:02]: This is actually a certificate. This is from the uh the Morehouse School of Religion. Uh Eric D. Vance, you are recognized for a receptional recipient of the Morehouse School of Religion, Martin Luther King Senior Award. [3:21:02, 3:21:07]: All right. And this is uh this was given to him by Joseph Evans, the PhD, the dean. [3:21:08, 3:21:26]: of the Moorha School of Religion and this was done on the 25th of April 2019. So he wanted to donate this to the city as well as his very first sermon and I'm not going to read the sermon to you because it's pretty lengthy of course. The very first sermon that he gave at Floyd Chapel Baptist Church on the 26th of January of 2020. [3:21:27, 3:21:47]: And it says thank you, City of Stockbridge. I love you all, Pastor Vance. And it's a document here that uh this I'm gonna I guess we need to preserve this and give this to the clerk to hold on until we get to a place that we can uh have this shown for everybody. But it's a four-page document here that he has. He wanted to donate it to the the city in reference to his tenure here and being [3:21:47, 3:21:54]: part of the Floyd Chapel Baptist Church. All right. So I want to bring that to your attention as well. And I'll turn these things over here this week. [3:21:54, 3:22:14]: Um on that note that ends all my comments. I want to read some additional things here, such as March, excuse me, back up, May 31st is uh the city hall is closed in the observance, of course, on Memorial Day. And then the city event we have this month will be the uh virtual Memorial Day musical tribute and remembrance. [3:22:14, 3:22:26]: which is a Monday the 31st at 8 p.m. And I'll be more information will be on the website in reference to that as well and how you can just observe that memory so Memorial Day. [3:22:27, 3:22:35]: Activities uh we have coming up or other meetings. Uh the Main Street Advisory Board meeting is 9 a.m. Zoom, second Friday of each month, which is May 14th. [3:22:36, 3:22:42]: a downtown development authority meetings at six p.m. by way of zoom thirst uh third Tuesday of each month, May eighteenth. [3:22:42, 3:22:49]: New council and advisory meeting at six thirty PM via Zoom third two third Tuesday of each month, which would be May eighteenth. [3:22:50, 3:22:57]: City Council work session is 6 p.m. Zoom, the last Tuesday of each month, and that'll be May 25th. [3:22:57, 3:23:14]: And the planning commission meeting is 6 30 by way of Zoom, the fourth Thursday of each month, which would be May 27th in this case. And our next city council meeting is 6 p.m. by way of Zoom, second Monday of each month, and that'd be June 14th. On that note, uh Council, I need a motion to go in executive session, please. [3:23:15, 3:23:16]: Mayor. [3:23:16, 3:23:17]: Yes now. [3:23:17, 3:23:22]: I move that we go into executive session for litigation personnel and real estate. [3:23:22, 3:23:23]: Appreciate there a second. [3:23:24, 3:23:25]: Okay. [3:23:25, 3:23:28]: Um I uh so who says second Mr. Blount says second? [3:23:29, 3:23:34]: No, I think Councilman Barber. Uh Barber. Okay, Miss Barber, you you second that. Okay. All in favor, please indicate. [3:23:36, 3:23:50]: Okay, looks like it's unam okay, unamps there. Okay, so Madam Clerk, will you please send us uh uh connectivity or uh link so we can go into the cycle session, please. I would imagine we'll send the second session within within the next uh we need five minutes, ten minutes here? [3:23:50, 3:23:51]: Uh yes. [3:23:52, 3:23:58]: Okay, five to ten minutes. As soon as I can send five minutes, I'll be fine. Yeah, five minutes. Five minutes will be it. Soon as I can session, folks. [3:23:58, 3:23:58]: Thank you. [3:23:59, 3:23:59]: Thank you. [3:24:01, 3:24:04]: Alrighty, here. [3:24:05, 3:24:10]: So we got uh actually we got the entire council back. Okay. [3:24:10, 3:24:11]: Right, good deal. [3:24:11, 3:24:17]: All right, the clerk's back. All right. So this is what we need to do. We need uh motion council to end the executive session, please. [3:24:18, 3:24:19]: Some [3:24:19, 3:24:20]: Their second. [3:24:21, 3:24:24]: Therefore, I just sent the invitation to Mr. Knighton. [3:24:25, 3:24:28]: Yeah, he okay, that's fine. He'll be I've talked to him, he'll be coming back. [3:24:29, 3:24:33]: This will be real quick. Okay, so what's uh [3:24:34, 3:24:43]: Mr. Pro Tem made an emotion. Uh Councilman Barber seconded the motion to come back to executive session. So all in favor of coming back, excuse me, coming out of executive session. So all uh [3:24:43, 3:24:49]: On oppose on favor of g of coming out of a second session. Please let it come. [3:24:50, 3:24:53]: Okay, good. That's fixed that S U N okay. Now now I need a motion. [3:24:53, 3:24:55]: Oh what happened here? [3:24:58, 3:25:04]: Okay, all right. Somehow I lost that for a second. Okay. Now the motion to reconvene our our council meeting, please. [3:25:05, 3:25:05]: So [3:25:06, 3:25:06]: Their second. [3:25:08, 3:25:09]: Miss Barber seconds that as well. [3:25:10, 3:25:13]: All right. So all in favor of reconvening our our council meeting, please indicate. [3:25:14, 3:25:21]: Okay, it's a nice decision there as well. Uh now I need a motion to end our meeting. [3:25:21, 3:25:24]: Adjourn. There are a second. [3:25:26, 3:25:28]: Okay, so Gantt and and Blount. [3:25:28, 3:25:30]: And uh all in favor, please indicate. [3:25:32, 3:25:38]: She now she says, okay. Now we'll say goodnight. All right. Take care. Good night. Bye-bye.

--- title: April 27 2021 Work Session Meeting Via Zoom date: 2021-04-27 source: 2021-04-27_April_27_2021_Work_Session_Meeting_Via_Zoom.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:00]: Mm. [0:00:11, 0:00:14]: Folks, we are coming already at this point. [0:00:20, 0:00:21]: Good evening, everyone. Mir, can you hear me? [0:00:22, 0:00:25]: I hear you. No problem. I I hear you. Okay, good, good. Okay, good. Thanks. [0:03:11, 0:03:12]: How are you doing, Mr. Night? [0:03:15, 0:03:21]: Hello, Mayor Ford. How are you, sir? All right, sir. All right. We're actually uh recording already at this point. [0:03:22, 0:03:23]: So you know. [0:04:27, 0:04:29]: Caswam Gantt, welcome. [0:04:34, 0:04:37]: Ladies and gentlemen, we are announced live streaming on Facebook as well. [0:05:22, 0:05:22]: Yeah. [0:05:59, 0:06:05]: Well, we're getting close to the hour, but I don't have a clerk and I don't have our attorneys. [0:06:05, 0:06:08]: And I am still missing a council member. [0:06:24, 0:06:32]: Welcome, uh, Councilwoman Barber. And Mayor Potem Alexander is now signing in. Ah, there's the attorneys. Okay. [0:06:33, 0:06:33]: Quentin? [0:06:36, 0:06:38]: Ah, Miss Holliday. All righty. [0:06:39, 0:06:39]: Oh good. [0:06:41, 0:06:44]: Well, I'll tell you what now let's see here. We [0:06:45, 0:06:48]: We have a quorum, we have our clerk and we have [0:06:49, 0:06:51]: Our attorneys and I have six o'clock. [0:06:52, 0:06:57]: So on that note, I'm going to call this a council work session. [0:06:58, 0:07:01]: Tuesday, April twenty seventh, since it's six PM uh call to order. [0:07:02, 0:07:05]: And uh Mr. Knighton, please, could you give the invocation, sir? [0:07:07, 0:07:11]: All right, thank you, Mayor Ford, uh council members, uh, respective staff. [0:07:11, 0:07:13]: And uh those who are guests. [0:07:14, 0:07:15]: Let us pray today. [0:07:17, 0:07:24]: Most gracious and all wise God, we do indeed give you thanks for yet another day that you have graced us with. [0:07:25, 0:07:28]: Thank you, God, for your blessings and thank you for the opportunity. [0:07:29, 0:07:33]: To serve you and to serve in the various capacities. [0:07:33, 0:07:35]: For which we are assembled. [0:07:36, 0:07:38]: We thank you for the opportunity and pray. [0:07:38, 0:07:41]: Your divine wisdom, your divine blessing. [0:07:42, 0:07:43]: Upon this meeting [0:07:44, 0:07:47]: May we discuss those things that are relevant, pertinent, and important? [0:07:48, 0:07:51]: To the citizens of Stockbridge, and we pray your blessing. [0:07:52, 0:07:55]: Upon this great city. We pray that we will be mindful. [0:07:56, 0:07:57]: Of the prophet Micah. [0:07:58, 0:07:59]: Says that we should do justice. [0:08:00, 0:08:01]: Love mercy. [0:08:02, 0:08:04]: and walk humbly with our God. [0:08:05, 0:08:08]: We thank you, Lord, pray your blessings upon us this evening. [0:08:09, 0:08:11]: Upon the staff and upon the citizens of this city. [0:08:12, 0:08:13]: The name of your son. [0:08:14, 0:08:16]: Our Savior, my Savior, Jesus Christ. [0:08:17, 0:08:18]: Amen. [0:08:18, 0:08:18]: Amen. [0:08:19, 0:08:22]: I understand for the Pledge of Allegiance, please. [0:08:25, 0:08:39]: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation underground, indivisible, but liberty and justice for all. [0:08:43, 0:08:44]: Madam Clerk, I need a roll call, please. [0:08:47, 0:08:48]: Mayor Ford. [0:08:49, 0:08:49]: Doesn't [0:08:50, 0:08:52]: May I approach him Alexander? [0:08:52, 0:08:53]: Present. [0:08:55, 0:08:56]: Councilwoman Barber. [0:08:56, 0:08:57]: Present. [0:08:58, 0:08:59]: Councilman Blount. [0:09:02, 0:09:02]: Present. [0:09:03, 0:09:04]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:09:05, 0:09:06]: Present. [0:09:06, 0:09:07]: Councilman Thomas. [0:09:08, 0:09:08]: Is it? [0:09:08, 0:09:10]: Mayor Ford, you have a quorum. [0:09:10, 0:09:12]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. I appreciate that. [0:09:12, 0:09:14]: Council, I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:09:15, 0:09:16]: Uh Mayor. [0:09:16, 0:09:17]: Yes, sir. [0:09:18, 0:09:19]: I like to amend the agenda, please. [0:09:20, 0:09:22]: Go right here, please. What's your motion? [0:09:22, 0:09:28]: Uh I motion to amend the agenda for a vote to move forward with a full investigation of Mr. Elton Alexander. [0:09:29, 0:09:42]: Uh this is in line with the city of Stockbridge's charter section 21 uh 2.17 pertaining to the$1,725,000 lawsuit against the city of uh Stockbridge. [0:09:43, 0:09:45]: Okay. Thanks for your emotion. Five seconds. [0:09:46, 0:09:47]: Okay. [0:09:47, 0:09:48]: Mr. Cancer and that. [0:09:49, 0:09:50]: All in favor of motion, please indicate. [0:09:51, 0:09:52]: I [0:09:53, 0:09:53]: Okay. [0:09:54, 0:09:56]: I have two opposed. [0:09:57, 0:10:01]: Um Ms. Alexander, you you can uh hold in this case. Okay, okay, okay. [0:10:01, 0:10:03]: Okay, all pose abstain. [0:10:06, 0:10:09]: Two abstain. Okay, so it's two zero two. [0:10:09, 0:10:14]: And on that note, I would say that the motion does not carry. Is that correct, our attorneys? [0:10:16, 0:10:20]: Yes it is Mayor Ford. Okay. Okay. Does not carry. So we'll move on. [0:10:20, 0:10:25]: Next next ladies and gentlemen, we have the uh review of the minutes for the following meetings. [0:10:26, 0:10:34]: Uh please ma'am. Yes ma'am. Uh that motion failed, but we still need a motion to adopt the [0:10:35, 0:10:39]: Okay, Madam Clerk, that is why you're the clerk. Okay, thank you very much. I'm so sorry. [0:10:40, 0:10:45]: We do need a motion to accept the the current agenda. I'm sorry about that. So move. Okay, is there a second? [0:10:46, 0:10:49]: Mr. Barber second dad, all in favor, please indicate. [0:10:50, 0:10:51]: Okay. [0:10:51, 0:10:53]: It's uh it's announced. This is all right. [0:10:54, 0:10:56]: Mayor. Yes, ma'am. Yes, sir. [0:10:56, 0:11:00]: Mm, if you don't mind, can you give me the vote count of the of the opposition to the uh motion? [0:11:01, 0:11:03]: To amend the agenda. What's the what was the vote count? [0:11:03, 0:11:04]: It was uh two four. [0:11:05, 0:11:11]: Uh no one against and two abstain. And uh Councilwoman Barber and Councilman Thomas abstained. [0:11:11, 0:11:14]: And Repro Tem Alexander uh Kunavu. [0:11:14, 0:11:16]: Thank you. Thank you, sir. [0:11:16, 0:11:34]: You're welcome. Now review the minutes of the following meetings. You have the council meeting minutes from uh March eighth and the council work session uh meeting minutes from March 30th. So please review those at our next uh council meeting. We'll be able to approve those meeting minutes. So if any changes and adjustments, please get with the clerk. [0:11:35, 0:11:36]: On that note, we'll go to public comments. [0:11:37, 0:11:43]: And before I ask the curr uh the clerk to read any public comment, first of all, do we have any public comments? First of all, Miss Ms. Clerk. [0:11:44, 0:11:52]: Yes, yes, Mayor Four we do. Okay. So otherwise comments are limited three minutes, uh minutes for the comments there to be read by the clerk during the meeting. [0:11:52, 0:12:07]: respecting all members of the elected body, officials and staff, comments including uh definition, unruliness, and swearing will not be accepted. So madam clerk, you have the the comments to read the comments appropriately in this aspect, please. [0:12:08, 0:12:11]: All right, I'll read them in the order that they were received. [0:12:11, 0:12:12]: Okay. [0:12:18, 0:12:19]: Mm. [0:12:19, 0:12:23]: Okay, the first one is from Mindy Mayers. [0:12:23, 0:12:24]: M A Y E S. [0:12:25, 0:12:28]: Who lives at one zero zero eight Peaks Point? [0:12:29, 0:12:31]: Support of Mayor Pro Tem [0:12:32, 0:12:33]: Alexander. [0:12:33, 0:12:36]: Greetings, council members. My name is Mindy Mayers. [0:12:37, 0:12:47]: 1008 Peaks Point, McDonough, Georgia. I have known Mayor Pro Tem Elton Alexander for 17 years as a friend, father, grandfather, business owner, and community leader. [0:12:47, 0:12:53]: The picture being painted of him by fellow council members is not accurate and feels very personal. [0:12:53, 0:13:00]: He is much more than the post you read online. I am a voting resident of the city of Stockbridge. [0:13:00, 0:13:10]: We voted him in office and if there is a concern, we as residents need to be raising it and spearheading any efforts to have him removed or investigated. [0:13:10, 0:13:13]: I have not seen that being done. [0:13:13, 0:13:19]: As a resident, I would love to see the council members move past the public bickering and arguing. [0:13:19, 0:13:24]: We voted Mayor Proteum Alexander into office, knowing the allegations and concerns. [0:13:25, 0:13:27]: The city of Stockbridge posted on their website. [0:13:28, 0:13:30]: That there was no fault found. [0:13:30, 0:13:40]: As a voting resident, I would like to see the city move on and focus on the things we elected our officials to do better, our roads, city. [0:13:40, 0:13:43]: Bring ro resources and services to the city, etcetera. [0:13:43, 0:13:47]: Because a select few council members have had public feuds. [0:13:48, 0:13:49]: With Mayor Pro Tem. [0:13:49, 0:13:53]: Their objectiveness is questionable. Thus I implore you. [0:13:53, 0:14:02]: To allow the voters to make decisions on election day, move forward from this chaos, and focus on the business of the city of Stockbridge. [0:14:03, 0:14:03]: Okay. [0:14:06, 0:14:07]: Yeah. [0:14:07, 0:14:10]: I o out of curiosity, how many total uh uh comments do you have? [0:14:11, 0:14:16]: I think there's eight, if I'm not mistaken. Seven or eight. I d I don't remember exactly. Okay, quite quite please. [0:14:17, 0:14:19]: Okay, Mr. Charles M Edward Marshall. [0:14:20, 0:14:22]: One hundred forty Somerset Hills. [0:14:23, 0:14:23]: I support [0:14:24, 0:14:37]: Uh Councilman Elton Element I'm sorry, I support Councilman Elton Alexander. I understand that the council is trying to remove him from office. I support him remaining in office as a Stockbridge City Council member. [0:14:38, 0:14:42]: Ms. Yvonne Marshall, one hundred forty Somerset Hills, McDonough, Georgia. [0:14:43, 0:14:53]: I am supporting Mayor Pro Tem Elton Alexander. I am supporting Councilman Elton Alexander to remain on the City of Stockbridge's City Council. [0:14:54, 0:14:58]: Tamika Robinson, seven forty Winnebrook Drive. [0:14:59, 0:15:10]: And she noted comments to speak on the major improvements in the county I live in Henry County, speak on how well Councilman Alexander keeps us informed. [0:15:12, 0:15:13]: Miss Rhonda Brown. [0:15:13, 0:15:15]: two hundred and eighty one Winthrop Lane. [0:15:16, 0:15:23]: And her comments were just council member and lawsuit. There were no additional comments included in that. Okay. [0:15:25, 0:15:29]: Z Griffith, seven two four Leaf Drive, McDonough, Georgia. [0:15:29, 0:15:33]: Comments removal of Councilman Elton Alexander. [0:15:37, 0:15:41]: Dolton nineteen and I only have a [0:15:42, 0:15:45]: Email, I don't have an address for Dalton Nineteen. [0:15:45, 0:15:58]: I think Mr. Elton Alexander has done a very good job for Stockbridge. Stockbridge and its citizens are very important to him. He goes out of his way and I am sure spend many hours working on improving Stockbridge. [0:15:58, 0:16:08]: The lawsuit that was brought against him was cleared. If there were any other questions or confusion, the matter should have gone to court to make sure it was settled. [0:16:08, 0:16:15]: People and businesses have a way to try to destroy anyone or anything they feel are in their way or hindering them. [0:16:15, 0:16:16]: from getting what they want. [0:16:17, 0:16:22]: If you get rid of Mr. Elton Alexander, you are opening the door to destroy everything he has built. [0:16:22, 0:16:32]: which is not fair to the citizens of Stockbridge, Georgia. I don't believe mister Elton Alexander should be removed from the office when he was cleared of the matter. [0:16:34, 0:16:46]: Ms. Bernice Peters, 1512 Woodbury Court, McDonough, Georgia. I support Mayor Pro Tem Elton Alexander for all he does for the community. He understands the need for change. [0:16:46, 0:16:55]: Economic growth for the city of Stockbridge and to compete with other successful counties throughout Georgia, such as the Amphitheater Aquatic Center. [0:16:55, 0:16:59]: Stockbridge Police Department and his weekly food drive, et cetera. [0:17:01, 0:17:05]: Sunny Bandazzo, 111 Bryant Street. [0:17:05, 0:17:09]: The people of Stroutbridge don't want the change that has happened in the past year. [0:17:10, 0:17:17]: I will remind you that I asked the council to at least pause the construction of the amphitheater until the pandemic. [0:17:18, 0:17:23]: was over in March twenty twenty and beyond. There was not a single building [0:17:25, 0:17:32]: started at that time. There was a force majeure clause in the contract that would have led us out of it. [0:17:32, 0:17:36]: To my knowledge, pause in the contract was never even discussed. [0:17:36, 0:17:41]: Now it's gone from sixteen point five million to over twenty-two million and still counting. [0:17:42, 0:17:46]: We were not able to attend the meetings in persons to make our feelings known. [0:17:46, 0:17:49]: The meetings are still closed as we speak. Open them. [0:17:50, 0:17:52]: The Zoom meetings barely work technically. [0:17:52, 0:18:12]: Also, the meetings are pure chaos with Mr. Alexander droning on and on and giving the appearance of bullying at least two other council members. The public believes that three are conspiring against the other two. Not because someone told us that, but because we see it happening before our eyes. We would make a motion if I could have a full investigation into the [0:18:12, 0:18:20]: To every decision or andor expenditure you have made in the past two years, especially since March 2020. [0:18:20, 0:18:24]: We are embarrassed to be city of Southridge residents due to the recent news. [0:18:25, 0:18:28]: Events about the one point seven million settlement and the rhetoric [0:18:28, 0:18:30]: We have to endure from Mr. Alexander. [0:18:31, 0:18:37]: Also, please instruct council members that they are not allowed to block comments on their Facebook or social media pages. [0:18:37, 0:18:40]: I am asking Mr. Alexander to step down. [0:18:44, 0:18:46]: Mr. Andrew Dixon. [0:18:46, 0:18:48]: two thirteen Ernestine White. [0:18:49, 0:18:55]: And his comments are regarding the amphitheater budget increase and the state of our city with settlement of lawsuit. [0:18:55, 0:19:03]: It has been really disheartening to watch city council meetings and watch the lack of chemistry and respect for each other as elected officials. [0:19:04, 0:19:10]: An elected official when operating in the capacity of the city no longer represents self but this city. [0:19:10, 0:19:17]: Now our city is under a dark cloud of a settlement to very serious allegations to a city council member. [0:19:17, 0:19:19]: Social media is taken storm. [0:19:19, 0:19:28]: To this, to both sides. And I have read most of the depositions, and some things were very alarming and actually hard to read and see going on. [0:19:29, 0:19:43]: To me, it seems that our council has lost the focus of what they were elected to do. On one hand, you have a council person who was accused of harassment and strong arming a business owner in the city. Then you have a councilperson making press conferences. [0:19:43, 0:19:48]: for the unseating of said council members. But today on social media, a post was made. [0:19:49, 0:19:56]: Of the same councilwoman talking to the person who is suing the city, and from what it sounds like basically adding fuel. [0:19:56, 0:19:57]: to the fire. [0:19:58, 0:20:04]: A couple of weeks ago, a council meeting came to an end after executive session with an argument about keeping cameras. [0:20:05, 0:20:07]: on for the entirety of the meeting. [0:20:07, 0:20:10]: It seems like more focus is being given to personal qualms. [0:20:11, 0:20:13]: Then focus on city issues. [0:20:13, 0:20:22]: According to social media and amp our amphitheater, although great, is blowing past budget expectations, not by thousands, but millions. [0:20:22, 0:20:29]: I can stand corrected if this isn't right, but I feel like the city is being so sunk to achieve an image. [0:20:29, 0:20:30]: of other cities. [0:20:31, 0:20:34]: Why can't we just be stockbridge, not bucket? [0:20:34, 0:20:36]: Not Atlantic Station, just Stockbridge. [0:20:36, 0:20:45]: We take the foundations to create the city that fits our citizens' needs. If we wanted a Buckhead or Atlantic station, we would have moved there. [0:20:45, 0:20:51]: I am all for wanting to be able to live, work, and play in Stockbridge, but we have to get the horse. [0:20:52, 0:21:01]: We have to get the horse before the carriage. Infrastructure, maintaining taxes and not raising already high taxes every time you spend out of a budget. [0:21:01, 0:21:06]: Tax breaks for companies to take over already built warehouses so no more pop-up. [0:21:06, 0:21:10]: I leave I leave our beloved counsel with this. [0:21:10, 0:21:12]: Please take time to reflect. [0:21:12, 0:21:17]: And set aside personal qualms you have with each other, you are elected by the people. [0:21:18, 0:21:33]: for the people to be the voice for us, not for yourselves, to take this city in a direction where we can live, work and play safely and affordably. I thank you for your time and wish you guys the best in these troubled times. [0:21:34, 0:21:39]: Rolita Mims, three six seven one Deer Springs Parkway. [0:21:40, 0:21:44]: For Elton Alexander to keep his seat on the city council. [0:21:44, 0:21:50]: I believe that Elton Alexander should keep his seat on the board as a council member and not be removed. Thanks. [0:21:52, 0:21:55]: Alicia Boyd, 741 Winbrook Drive. [0:21:55, 0:22:02]: Do not fire or continue to ask Councilman Alexander after reading several desp depositions and to learn. [0:22:03, 0:22:05]: No findings on his part. [0:22:05, 0:22:13]: I am outraged to learn how Councilwoman Gantt gives the information for his lawsuit to hear her on tape. [0:22:14, 0:22:16]: Which the defendant recorded her. [0:22:16, 0:22:17]: Why she [0:22:18, 0:22:22]: is not fired or resigning and I'm reading verbatim. [0:22:22, 0:22:33]: I am outraged. Blame is on the wrong council member. This is unethical on her part. I, Mr. I, Mr. Alexander, is good for the community. [0:22:33, 0:22:35]: He should not step down. [0:22:35, 0:22:42]: This was dirty and I could not believe what I was hearing on the tape recording. I demand action. [0:22:43, 0:22:44]: Those are all of the [0:22:45, 0:23:04]: public comments mayor sir sir sir hold on hold on please i don't want to comment i just want to get a uh a a rhonda black rhonda uh uh was trying to uh say that her comments were issued and she did not get them posted appropriately uh to the city fist fa uh comment page and no we had an issue with that [0:23:04, 0:23:09]: And Miss Zanay, she issued a comment as well, but apparently there were not [0:23:10, 0:23:13]: They were not recorded because she sent us an email this afternoon. [0:23:14, 0:23:23]: Right. Ms. Rhonda Brown. I did have one for Rhonda Brown. Rhonda Brown's comment says council member and lawsuit. I thought I read no comments there. [0:23:24, 0:23:26]: Okay, she said she had additional comments. [0:23:27, 0:23:31]: Well listen, that's what I'm gonna talk to one second. That's what I'm gonna talk to uh the clerk about. [0:23:32, 0:23:52]: All the comments need to be in at least an hour, hour prior to the meeting, is which which is on our document here. And you read those particular comments. I've also seen, and I don't know if everybody else saw this or not, but I've also seen that several people, participants had their hand raised. But I'm thinking that even though their hands were raised, I mean they want to have something to say. [0:23:52, 0:23:52]: Say [0:23:53, 0:24:02]: But I thought that all the comments had to be in one hour prior to and I would think that whatever you read, Miss Clerk, uh those are all the people that came in in a timely manner. Is that correct? [0:24:03, 0:24:10]: That's correct. So now Rhonda Brown issued her uh comment on April twenty sixth at nine twenty-six p.m. [0:24:10, 0:24:11]: And [0:24:12, 0:24:17]: She only had the line. I I sent out an email to those individuals that only had one. [0:24:18, 0:24:24]: line on their comments to make sure that we were uh actually capturing their entire comment. [0:24:24, 0:24:30]: There was a glitch there. I sent it back to them and asking them to resubmit it if they wanted if they had additional. [0:24:30, 0:24:31]: Uh comments. [0:24:32, 0:24:33]: Okay. [0:24:33, 0:24:39]: But I have not received that email if she has said it. I just checked it while you were talking and I I have not received it. [0:24:40, 0:24:46]: Well the thing of it is I saw some hands raised, but that but I wasn't sure how to go even get those individuals. And once again [0:24:46, 0:24:54]: Uh what I understand and what we have written down is those comments need to be in ahead of time and be read by the clerk since we're in this type of uh process here. [0:24:55, 0:25:00]: Yes, ma'am. Go ahead. Yeah. Okay. Ms. Rhonda Brown's comment did come in. [0:25:02, 0:25:03]: It's a it's it's came in. [0:25:04, 0:25:08]: Okay. I'm gonna forward to you, Mayor. You and then you decide what you want me to do. [0:25:08, 0:25:11]: Well you can forward it to me. What what that's f that'd be fine. [0:25:11, 0:25:15]: What it amounts to, ladies and gentlemen, is that uh the comments need been one hour prior to. [0:25:15, 0:25:23]: And so we're gonna stop the comments at this point. She read all the comments that came in a timely manner and we're gonna move on at this point and we'll we'll address these things accordingly. [0:25:23, 0:25:26]: Number item number three deals with information. [0:25:26, 0:25:36]: 2020 DCA Hotel Motel Tax Tourism Report presented by Ms. Laura Lucere, Director of Tourism. Tourism. Laura, you're on. How you doing, Laura? [0:25:38, 0:25:39]: Wonderful. Thank you, Mayor. [0:25:39, 0:25:40]: Thank you. [0:25:41, 0:25:44]: And if I can um share my screen very quickly. [0:25:44, 0:25:45]: You can. [0:25:47, 0:25:49]: I would think they should be able to do that, no problem. [0:25:50, 0:25:51]: Let me here we go. [0:25:52, 0:26:03]: Is it shared? Yes, yes, we see it. Thank you very much. Okay. [0:26:03, 0:26:23]: So um my name is Lara Lucre and I am the Director of Tourism for the Henry County Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is the official destination marketing organization of Henry County, which includes the cities of Stockbridge, Hampton, Locust Grove, and then we also are the DMO for the unincorporated parts of Henry County. [0:26:23, 0:26:30]: Um and so just want to jump into our presentation that does review our twenty twenty program of work. [0:26:30, 0:26:33]: You did receive the Department of Community Affairs um [0:26:34, 0:26:48]: the hotel may have tax report that we prepared for the Department of Community Affairs. And so this I'm just going to go through um some of that program of work in a little bit more detail, but also be very mindful of your time. I have sent a copy of this presentation to um [0:26:49, 0:26:54]: Miss Holiday, so and I can also send it to anyone else if you you need it, council. [0:26:55, 0:27:15]: But it's the first thing is that we did um launch a new brand in twenty and in twenty twenty. Um we needed a new brand that was more um modern and inclusive of our brand. So we are now um calling ourselves Visit Henry County, Georgia. The Convention and Visitors Bureau is a not a very commonly understood term, so Visit Henry does um help. [0:27:15, 0:27:21]: better understand what we do, what our mission is, and um the new brand doesn't re better reflect Henry County, we believe. [0:27:22, 0:27:42]: With the launch of the new um brand, we were also able to do a new visitor's guide that was a really elevated magazine style guide that allowed us to have more um editorial as well as um just a lot more content. Um if you have not seen a copy of this yet, we um I can get you a copy. You can also give you a copy of it. [0:27:42, 0:27:55]: it online and they have been incredibly successful um for us in the last year. We are still using them because we did not get them until after um everything had shut down. Um so we are going to be printing a new one in 2022. [0:27:57, 0:28:17]: Um also with our new brand, we also launched new ads. And these ads you'll see, this is just a kind of an example of ads used in a variety of different ways. Um and you can see that the one of the other things that the new brand allows us to do is to customize specific ads with specific cities and specific content. So you'll see. [0:28:17, 0:28:34]: your Stockbridge ad here um features um a couple eating at the Stockbridge Lakes Bed and Breakfast and this is actually was an ad um that came out in 2021 but was um sent in in 2020 um that was a part of a regional promotion that we were able to be a part of um that featured [0:28:34, 0:28:37]: Um, ads in four national publications, including um [0:28:38, 0:28:56]: Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart living and a few others. But you see that you just there's a lot of functionality and flexibility with the brand and some of the elements that you'll be seeing across multiple ads and across the visitor's guide, across the website that really um gives it a different um and a fun, fun um aesthetic. [0:28:58, 0:29:18]: And then one of the other things that we do a lot of is digital advertising. Um we do ads across a lot of different channels, but in 2020 we were able to serve about 2.1 million digital ads across a variety of uh across a variety of um platforms. And here's just kind of [0:29:18, 0:29:30]: a rundown of some of those digital platforms. I'm not gonna go through each of them, um, but one of the ones that I did want to mention is um what we're really excited about. We started last year, I believe, which was called um [0:29:31, 0:29:47]: excuse me, it's called um OTT or C T V, which is called over the talk television or uh connected tech TV. And that includes ads on streaming providers like Hulu, on smart TVs, and then embedded online content. And we're able to get ads um on some of your apps and um [0:29:47, 0:30:07]: things like weather channel, discovery channel, people watching those in streaming prov streaming settings. Um and ads for specifically for the city of Stockbridge, showing the city of Stockbridge's uh 15 second um video were um was very well received with a click through rate of 26% and that click through to the city specific um page on our [0:30:07, 0:30:08]: Our site. [0:30:09, 0:30:27]: Also, we have sponsored content. When we were launching our brand, this just came out in in May of last year. And it was eight reasons Henry County is better explored. And Stoppridge had three um different locations on that list. You see with Floyd Chapel, Panola, and Barn Beautiful. And this content received over 1,500 shares. [0:30:28, 0:30:48]: And like I said, all this content, um, the digital ads do link back to our website um to the city specific pages. So city ads sit um link to Stockbridge's city page on our site. And in 2020, so the city of Stockbridge's landing pages was one of our top 10 landing pages. Um, and we saw year over year traffic for the city page. [0:30:48, 0:30:54]: age um jump 95%. And you can see some of the places that that traffic was coming from. [0:30:55, 0:31:08]: We also um launched an artisan trail on our site last year. Kira and Lisa um from your staff um reached out and said that there's a really there was a lot of really wonderful artisan content um being um [0:31:09, 0:31:29]: the um in Stockbridge and that knew that probably throughout the county and we were able to work with them and build out a really robust trail of artisan products. So what you'll see in here on the left hand side is the map where we have each of the different artisan businesses. And then on the right is the a screen capture of our um website with just the first of those artisan [0:31:29, 0:31:33]: is in businesses listed and we've had some really great traction for that as well. [0:31:34, 0:31:54]: Obviously 2019 was all about excuse me, 28, 2020 was all about COVID. And so we did a lot of COVID-specific programming. We had information pages on our site when we still do about COVID information, what restaurants are offering, what types of services, pickup, et cetera. And then we also had a food drive that was specific for members of our hospital. [0:31:54, 0:32:09]: hospitality community, which we know were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, particularly the early closings. So we were able to secure more than two tons of food and give it to members of the hospitality community who had either lost their job or had their hours significantly cut. [0:32:10, 0:32:14]: And then we really needed a way for our partners to be able to tell [0:32:14, 0:32:30]: um guess that we're still traveling what they were doing to in order to keep them safe. So we developed the cleanliness compliance pledge that they were able to explain and list the things that they were doing. And we have an entire page on our site that's just um dedicated to businesses who've opted into this program. [0:32:30, 0:32:33]: And we spent a lot of time during the same um during this [0:32:34, 0:32:54]: shut down basically and then the last year working on partner development. Um and so we've had lunch and learns before the program, uh before, excuse me, before pan the pandemic really took hold and we shut down, we were able to offer lunch and learns to our hotels um and then do a hospitality mixer that um here in Bar at Barn Beautiful, the ability to get [0:32:54, 0:32:54]: Our [0:32:55, 0:33:00]: partners better educated on what our attractions are, as well as to get to know each other better. [0:33:00, 0:33:20]: And then with the same token, something we've been doing consistently for the last year and a half has been partner promotions where we work with a local um business. Um in this case it was Rum Creek, the photo you'll see here, where we bring a small gift or item to the hotels to tell them about that particular business and so hopefully introduce the business owner to the hotels and so that they can. [0:33:20, 0:33:23]: and build partnerships um for future promotions. [0:33:24, 0:33:38]: And then we really would like for Henry County to be known as the hub of customer service. So we have been uh finding and honoring customer service um greats from our hospitality community and giving monthly awards as well. [0:33:38, 0:33:49]: And then we've been working to do educational series, particular to our partners. Um we did three this summer, and those have been recorded and are available on our YouTube channel for our partners to take advantage of. [0:33:50, 0:33:57]: We also would really like for Henry County to have an image as a better art destination. And so we're working, we have an arts consortium. [0:33:58, 0:34:18]: And they've got a series of different um pro programs that they have been working on since last year and are still working on this year. Um and so um look for more details about that because we've just got some really wonderful programs. The photo you see was a fo was um Barn Beautiful made these beautiful ornaments and we had local artists paint them and we were able to give those as kind of thank you for [0:34:18, 0:34:27]: for what you've done gifts to more than 80 different tourism partners um last year. So um and we had I think more than 20 artists I think that painted ornaments. So we had a great [0:34:27, 0:34:29]: Um a great buy-in from that. [0:34:30, 0:34:50]: And social media is a part of everything that we do. Um, and so yeah, I just want to highlight two quick things. One is that um we know that in the midst of the pandemic, our partners were looking for ways to get out and to talk to people in different ways. So ASHA, our digital marketing or excuse me, our digital content manager, reached out and said, Any partner who's interested in doing short Zoom interviews with me, um [0:34:50, 0:35:01]: Tell me about your business, about yourself, um, how you got into the business, etc. Um, and she recorded those and um we did 12 tourism talk videos. [0:35:01, 0:35:10]: And five of those were stockbridge businesses that took advantage of that program. And you can see some of the results that we got, um, which were really tremendous from those videos. [0:35:10, 0:35:30]: And then also partnership is really key. Um, ASHA worked with um the Arabian Mountain National Heritage Area and Panola Mountain on creating video a video and um other blog content and social content around the um expansion of the path trail into Henry County, which um we're very excited about, particularly with the pandemic, people are really looking for new and [0:35:30, 0:35:38]: and different and ex accessible outdoor activities. So um she was able to put together a really beautiful video to to highlight that. [0:35:39, 0:35:48]: And then just quickly, um, 20 some 2021 um upcoming events, a preview of some things is we have um [0:35:48, 0:35:58]: been even doing more city specific search engine marketing programs. Um and so you'll learn more about that as our we present next year or if you have any questions, you're more than welcome to call me. [0:35:59, 0:36:05]: Um and as I said, we want Henry County to be known as a culture of customer service or a place where cult customer service reigns. [0:36:05, 0:36:25]: So we've launched one program already under our culture of customer service, and that is a guest experience 101. It is a customer service class. It's an online free program for our partners. And then later this summer we will also have a hospitality for all, a diversity, equity, and inclusion program that's going to also be taught by experts. [0:36:25, 0:36:28]: um in their individual fields online. [0:36:28, 0:36:38]: And it'll be a free program for our partners as well. Um, I mentioned the Artisan Consortium and one of the things that they have launched recently is called the Bushy Tale Art Trail and it's um [0:36:39, 0:36:59]: Squirrel picnic tables, which are small picnic tables decorated by local artists and installed in public parts as a public um arts display. We have 10 up so far with more upcoming through the rest of this year. Um so look for those. And then just wanted to make you aware of one legislation change that did come about. Um that House Bill 317 did. [0:36:58, 0:37:18]: modify the hotel some ways the hotel motel tax can be collected from short-term rentals. This is Airbnb, VRBO, and home away sites like that. As of July 1st, all short-term rentals are now required to collect and to remit their hotel motel tax on room nights um or hotel nights or [0:37:18, 0:37:21]: whole house nights if that's what it is. Um [0:37:22, 0:37:27]: within the city. So depending on how many the city of Stockbridge has within their um [0:37:27, 0:37:41]: within their city, that could be additional revenue that's coming based on those short-term rentals. So with that, that's just a quick overview of those programs. And at this point, if anybody has any questions, I'd um love to answer them. [0:37:41, 0:38:01]: Well, thank you, Miss Luca. I appreciate the presentation. Uh, don't know if this is coming next or if this ends it, but in reference to the the the last year during a pandemic, 2020, right? In reference to the amount of funds that have been gathered or collected from hotel motor tax in the city of Stockbridge, I've for some reason I thought there was going to be a briefing or information. [0:38:01, 0:38:04]: about that. Is that not the case? [0:38:04, 0:38:17]: I certainly can. Um we do have the report um that's the hotel motel tax. I can um go through that report if if you would like me to. I I would think of that would be something of interest in a sense. [0:38:17, 0:38:18]: Okay. Um [0:38:19, 0:38:33]: Well, for twenty twenty, um, the city of Stockbridge, um well this is what I speak about is the what's called the reserve or excuse me, the um restricted portion of the tourism tax. We receive um [0:38:34, 0:38:36]: Hotel motel taxes collected by from [0:38:37, 0:38:40]: Any hotel um and um [0:38:41, 0:38:54]: In Stockbridge, it's eight percent. That's the hotel motel fee, hotel motel tax. Um, the first two percent, excuse me, I'm for the first three percent are retained by the city and are unrestricted and can be used in any um [0:38:54, 0:38:56]: in any way that is legal. [0:38:56, 0:39:08]: Then after that, the next two percent is required to be provided to a private nonprofit set up for the promotion of tourism. And in this case, the city of Stockbridge has elected to make that the Henry County Convention of Visitors Bureau. [0:39:09, 0:39:12]: Um after that you have your additional three percent. Um [0:39:12, 0:39:29]: And that money is then spent split 50-50. 50% of that has to go um to the city of Stockbridge, but it can only be used for tourism project development purposes. And then the additional fifty percent or one and a half percent if you split it um is um [0:39:29, 0:39:37]: goes to the Convention and Visitors Bureau or the Destination Marketing Organization for promotion of the community. [0:39:38, 0:39:40]: And it remains unchanged. The way that the [0:39:40, 0:39:46]: uh destination marketing organization can use that money does not change with that additional percent like it does for the city. [0:39:46, 0:39:47]: Um so [0:39:48, 0:40:01]: What we were charged with um for 2020 was um city contributed 167,817 and ninety cents. That was what we received from the city. Um [0:40:01, 0:40:05]: for twenty twenty. And um [0:40:05, 0:40:16]: We use that in a variety of ways. Obviously, um things like billboards, websites, the ads that we spoke about, um, events that we do. Um [0:40:17, 0:40:17]: Um [0:40:18, 0:40:19]: There was some [0:40:20, 0:40:32]: prepayments of things like we went ahead and we had a plan to have press come in, but obviously that didn't happen. So those things that have been pre have been booked up, um office supplies, um [0:40:33, 0:40:36]: memberships in trade organizations were a member of [0:40:36, 0:40:56]: three different uh organizations, um printing office supplies, salaries, that kind of um that kind of things, as well as um the visitors guides that we spoke about, the way that um, you know, the city of Stockbridge is not responsible for 100% of any of those things because [0:40:56, 0:41:04]: The way um that we are set up, we are four entities, and so this city of Stockbridge, Hampton. [0:41:04, 0:41:11]: Locust Grove and then unincorporated Hinner County Board of Commissioners are all partners in this. And so um we're able to do more. [0:41:11, 0:41:21]: because of that combined resources. So with a hundred and sixty seven thousand dollars, we would not have been able to achieve and do the things that we were able to do, but because of the um [0:41:22, 0:41:26]: the joint buying power um from all four entities we could do. [0:41:26, 0:41:31]: uh can do more basically. I don't know if you have specific questions about [0:41:31, 0:41:34]: any of those programs or any of the um [0:41:36, 0:41:40]: the the money that was that was received and then spent on behalf of the city of Stockbridge. [0:41:41, 0:41:57]: No, I'm fine right now with that general uh uh synopsis. Uh the rest of the council may have a question for you just a second, but let me ask you this. In reference to the Henry County Tourism Guide, I believe in early part of the presentation it showed a a 2020 uh edition. [0:41:57, 0:42:03]: And if that was the case, I believe you said that a new edition won't come out until twenty twenty two. Is that correct? [0:42:03, 0:42:05]: That is correct. Okay. [0:42:05, 0:42:07]: We had [0:42:07, 0:42:11]: The majority we got um our guides printed and they were delivered. [0:42:11, 0:42:18]: Um, I think the twenty fourth. I think as we know, pretty much everything locked down on the seventeenth, and we got them delivered like literally the next week. [0:42:18, 0:42:26]: Um, and then all of the state welcome centers, which is one of our primary distribution points, um, they did not accept visitors' guides until late last year. [0:42:26, 0:42:46]: Um, so we were able to get all of our visitors' guides out. Um, one of the things that has been really successful for us with those visitors' guides is we were able to have custom brochure racks made by Barn Beautiful and installed in the after hours areas of those of four different welcome centers. And I cannot keep visitors' guides stopped in those welcome centers because they're going so fast. [0:42:46, 0:42:49]: So um we [0:42:50, 0:42:59]: needed to use the ones that we have. Um and s but we will go through those and then we'll have a brand new guide in the same format um for 2022. [0:43:00, 0:43:04]: Okay, thank you for that. Council, any more questions for Miss Luca at all? [0:43:04, 0:43:06]: Uh Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please, sir. [0:43:07, 0:43:13]: Thank you, Mayor. Uh Mrs. Lucas, thank you for um coming out with this update tonight. We really appreciate it. [0:43:13, 0:43:31]: Um I had the opportunity to meet Mrs. White um a year or so ago. Uh in your early presentation, you mentioned um some initiative or some involvement, I believe maybe had to do with um historic preservation. [0:43:31, 0:43:34]: Could you speak to any future endeavor? [0:43:35, 0:43:41]: That she may be planning uh in that arena of uh historic preservation. Oh, you can correct me, I'm not. [0:43:42, 0:43:52]: Um, I do recall that you mentioned her uh some initiatives. So can you just reiterate uh what may be planned for Mrs. White and under her umbrella that she may be? [0:43:52, 0:43:54]: uh doing in the community uh in the future. [0:43:55, 0:44:11]: So Aisha is our digital content manager and so her main um ex area of expertise in purvey is social media and um digital content and our website. Um she has worked with um she does all of our social and through that she has built a um [0:44:12, 0:44:15]: А репор від пастор Вансет м. [0:44:16, 0:44:21]: Floyd Chapel. And so she was able to introduce us and we were able to have a conversation about [0:44:21, 0:44:25]: What um that relationship could look like and how we can better share. [0:44:25, 0:44:28]: The King Legacy and the story of Floyd Chapel. [0:44:28, 0:44:31]: Um through social and through other um [0:44:31, 0:44:33]: And through other potential future. [0:44:33, 0:44:39]: um opportunities. And so we were able to have a very long conversation about what that could look like. But there is not um [0:44:39, 0:44:42]: anything solid as far as that. I think they know that [0:44:42, 0:44:42]: Uh [0:44:43, 0:44:53]: Pastor Vance is working on on programmings that would allow the church to be open for more hours because that would be something that we would love to be able to promote. Um and um [0:44:54, 0:45:03]: even at the state level, I know that they would also love to be able to do that as well. Cause there is a footsteps of MLK trail um that has a brochure as well as a website. [0:45:03, 0:45:12]: And it is currently Floyd Chapel's currently listed, but um with the fact that it's really only open on Sundays, that does limit some of what they can do. Um and so we would [0:45:12, 0:45:14]: Would love to work with him more on on [0:45:15, 0:45:18]: getting that so that it's open or that and that we can promote it. [0:45:18, 0:45:20]: Um in other ways. [0:45:21, 0:45:25]: So what level of significance would any other [0:45:26, 0:45:29]: Um historic sites or [0:45:29, 0:45:34]: uh entities in the city of Stockbridge, what what level would they have to reach? [0:45:34, 0:45:37]: For you to be able to [0:45:37, 0:45:42]: um recognize those or even just to to come out and and and research it. [0:45:43, 0:45:44]: Um [0:45:44, 0:45:47]: What what level would that need to to reach? [0:45:48, 0:45:49]: 'Cause there are many um [0:45:50, 0:45:55]: Historical uh landmarks, if you will, in the city of Stark Ridge, churches. [0:45:56, 0:46:01]: uh schools, other locations. So I'm just trying to get an ideal of [0:46:02, 0:46:03]: You know, what [0:46:03, 0:46:13]: you may be looking for as far as um, you know, the whole tourism package and and what level would it have to reach for it to be significant enough. [0:46:13, 0:46:16]: uh for it to um be highlighted. [0:46:17, 0:46:35]: So for us, um, we do not necessarily research tour or historic sites. Um, we are about promoting what it what is existing. Um and if you know the need arises to um we're more than well willing um and would welcome the opportunity to kick around ideas as to how [0:46:35, 0:46:48]: um and whether that's a tourism specific site. So I know that there had been discussions about creating a trail for the MLK history with the cemeteries and um the um [0:46:48, 0:47:08]: the church is part of that. And if that were to come to fruition, we would love to promote that. That is not something that we um like we don't have, we're not a research space, but we we are looking for opportunities for visitors to come to those locations. So for us to promote them, they need [0:47:08, 0:47:09]: to be open to the public. [0:47:09, 0:47:15]: They need to be um accessible, they need to be safe, they need to be well marked. [0:47:15, 0:47:21]: Um, you know, we can't send people to private property. We can't send I mean we can send people to Floyd Chaplin, we but we let them know. [0:47:21, 0:47:26]: churches open on Sunday, there is a historic marker there. And so, you know, we certainly send people to to drive by. [0:47:26, 0:47:30]: But if it's something like a cemetery and if it's private or if it's public, um [0:47:31, 0:47:45]: we would need to, you know, for there to be a clear marker or directional thing that we could give people and say, okay, if you're gonna go to the cemetery, it's open between these hours. Um and in order to find the graves that you're interested in, this is what you do. Um and so [0:47:45, 0:47:46]: For us [0:47:47, 0:47:59]: It's all about can a visitor experience it? Could a r you know, you can do some appointment base, but you need to have more than just like one day uh b one day a week really in order for it to be um [0:48:00, 0:48:04]: Really, really visitor specific, visitor friendly. [0:48:04, 0:48:08]: Right, right. All right. I appreciate that. Uh Mayor, I yield back. [0:48:08, 0:48:11]: Okay, thank you. Any other questions for Ms. Saluca, please? [0:48:12, 0:48:15]: Questions or concerns about the her presentation. [0:48:16, 0:48:17]: Map Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [0:48:20, 0:48:20]: You muted. [0:48:23, 0:48:27]: Thank you so much, Ms. Lucer. Um appreciate the presentation. [0:48:27, 0:48:31]: Uh, can we talk about the way forward as we get ready to [0:48:31, 0:48:33]: Endeavor with um [0:48:33, 0:48:35]: Opening up the amphitheater. [0:48:35, 0:48:38]: Аз водомір атракція. [0:48:38, 0:48:41]: um in the state, how can how is it that we can best [0:48:42, 0:48:43]: Work with you to uh [0:48:44, 0:48:46]: to maximize the exposure for it. [0:48:47, 0:49:05]: I think that's a really it's an exciting um addition to the portfolio and we would photos would be wonderful um once that um it's open or um even before what we really like to be able to showcase is people enjoying an attraction. Um we would prefer to have [0:49:06, 0:49:11]: A photo of people on the stage, people in the stay-ins, people, you know. [0:49:11, 0:49:22]: having a meal, those kinds of things, because we can sell those experiences. So once that it's open, we would love to set up times. We have a photographer, you know, to be able to do those kinds of things. Um [0:49:22, 0:49:34]: All of our events or any of the events that are scheduled at the um amphitheater would certainly go on our website. We do have a calendar of events. Um Asia uses the calendar as well as the um [0:49:34, 0:49:35]: The website. [0:49:35, 0:49:36]: And um [0:49:36, 0:49:41]: information from the community and from our partners to pull pull from for our social media. [0:49:41, 0:49:42]: Um [0:49:43, 0:50:03]: And so I think that working with y'all as to what's coming up, knowing well in advance, um, and also with our digital ads, there are some opportunities. Like I said, we're doing more um specific search engine marketing that is specific to cities. And one of the things that ways that we are doing that is by um figuring out what are some of the strong points. [0:50:03, 0:50:12]: Points for each of our cities, if it's history, if it's shopping, and then really focusing on offering specific offerings. Like if you're looking for things to do. [0:50:12, 0:50:18]: um for a music venue, you know, in Stockbridge. So I can see the amphitheater being really um [0:50:18, 0:50:38]: in your integrated into everything that we're already doing with photos. Photos are going to be key, um, but also with information and with um information about the events that are coming up. I don't know yet, uh haven't heard is it planning to be special events, one off kind of events, or is there going to be like a a season? Cause you could promote an entire season. [0:50:38, 0:50:48]: of shows. Um, and that's a different type of program or a different type of ad than if it's a specific show just, you know, every once in a while. So I think that there's a lot of opportunities and I would love [0:50:49, 0:51:00]: you know, to sit down and kind of hear what your plans are for that so that we can develop a plan for exactly what is the best um way to promote your amphitheater. [0:51:02, 0:51:22]: I I appreciate I appreciate that, Laura. And we'll have to uh set you set appointment with uh Mr. Knighton along with our advanced staff to work out those details out in this aspect. But uh but uh this summer of course we'll have a a blessing and a ribbon cutting and then we'll set up a time frame to to advertise properly a concert or two. [0:51:21, 0:51:38]: before we get into the fall months, but you'll be well known. You'll know that ahead of time. Of course the the the staff and and this council themselves were we're pretty excited about that. And of course the citizens are gonna truly be excited as well. As you well know, that we'll have limited capacity because we're still in the middle of a pandemic. [0:51:39, 0:51:56]: you know, but uh it's still gonna be a great event and and great. So I'm glad you're here and that was an excellent class question for Mayor Pro Tem, but we will definitely have you locked in, Laura, with the with uh Mr. Knight and our event staff to to get all the information and and plan for you to come on out and with your photographer and and take all those wonderful pictures. [0:51:56, 0:52:02]: Okay, on that note. Any other questions for uh uh Miss Lucre Council? Anybody else? [0:52:03, 0:52:23]: See no one else. Okay. Laura, thanks a lot. And uh yeah, you can stay as long as you like, it's totally up to you. Uh but good good to see you and appreciate the the presentation. Okay. Thank you. Appreciate it. Okay, that's no problem. Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to know that listening, audience, that that public comments are already over at this point. Um, sorry if you if you didn't understand the process. [0:52:23, 0:52:30]: Since we've been in a virtual environment, public comments have to get into the clerk, and the clerk will read them. [0:52:30, 0:52:49]: I mean your comments are probably still uh relevant in the sense that uh we can maybe do it at the at the next council meeting and get them in enough time. Really appreciate your patience and understanding on this process. On that note, we're gonna go to old business council consideration to approve the Henry County City of Stockbridge Aquatic Center IGA intergovernmental agreement. Mr. Knighton, please. [0:52:50, 0:52:56]: Thank you, Mayor, uh and and to the council. Uh obviously we have been working through this for the past several weeks. [0:52:56, 0:53:01]: uh with respect to a uh potential intergovernmental agreement with the uh Henry County [0:53:02, 0:53:07]: Board of Commissioners uh regarding uh the Aquatic Center, which is an approved SPLOST project. [0:53:08, 0:53:11]: Uh that would be located in the city of Stockbridge. [0:53:11, 0:53:13]: at the bridges of Jodico. [0:53:13, 0:53:18]: Um the resolution that was originally passed by Henry County, of course, we reviewed that with you. [0:53:19, 0:53:25]: And it seemed to resonate uh with the council to move forward toward an intergovernmental agreement. Uh, since that time. [0:53:26, 0:53:32]: Um the attorneys primarily uh Mr Berry, Jeremy Berry has been working with Mr. Jockstetter. [0:53:32, 0:53:36]: uh to develop uh the formality of an intergovernmental agreement. [0:53:37, 0:53:51]: Of course, uh the intergovernmental agreement covers several things with respect to not only the construction, uh, but the overall operation of the facility that would be handled essentially by Henry County. [0:53:53, 0:53:54]: There were a couple of items. [0:53:55, 0:54:02]: That we wanted to ensure were in place. We made some uh different iterations, some changes as it relates to. [0:54:03, 0:54:06]: Any roads that provide ingress and egress to the facility. [0:54:06, 0:54:10]: Being handled by Henry County and also for utilities. [0:54:11, 0:54:16]: Um and infrastructure that would be needed that would normally be a part of a construction project. [0:54:17, 0:54:19]: Also being handled by Henry Cown. [0:54:20, 0:54:23]: The county has asked for a waiver of impact fees and permit fees. [0:54:24, 0:54:25]: And the ability to [0:54:26, 0:54:27]: Um [0:54:28, 0:54:36]: Uh, essentially uh construct and permit uh the aquatic center via their uh building department and appropriate officials. [0:54:37, 0:54:43]: Um the one other thing that we did uh mention and add was indemnification. [0:54:43, 0:54:48]: Some level of indemnification for the city of Stockbridge since presumably [0:54:48, 0:54:52]: Henry County would handle uh the construction. [0:54:52, 0:54:53]: An ultimate operation. [0:54:54, 0:54:55]: And those items uh [0:54:55, 0:54:59]: were included in the IGA. The latest version we got was [0:55:00, 0:55:03]: Uh, yesterday afternoon, and I forwarded that to you via email. [0:55:03, 0:55:10]: And uh Mr. Berry, I think uh would probably be the most appropriate person to speak further to any other items as relates to [0:55:11, 0:55:13]: The intergovernmental agreement for the aquatic center. [0:55:14, 0:55:15]: Mr. Berry, sir, please. [0:55:16, 0:55:18]: What else else you have to add, please? [0:55:18, 0:55:24]: Thank you, Mayor. And I and Randy did a great job. Mr. Knighton did a great job at giving an overview. Um [0:55:24, 0:55:28]: Yeah, man, the the this is a good partnership between the city and the county. [0:55:28, 0:55:32]: And I think the A IGA lays that out. We did want to make clear. [0:55:32, 0:55:35]: Because the the county is taking the laboring oral. [0:55:35, 0:55:36]: And a lot of this. [0:55:36, 0:55:39]: And we just wanted to make clear what the the [0:55:39, 0:55:42]: uh roles of both the city and the county would be. [0:55:42, 0:55:46]: And because the county is doing most of the work that the city [0:55:46, 0:55:50]: uh you know would be involved in the um you know otherwise [0:55:50, 0:55:54]: The permitting process, but also make sure that the county would indemnify the city. [0:55:55, 0:55:59]: uh if there were ever a problem arising from from any construction [0:55:59, 0:56:01]: But all in all, this is a great agreement. [0:56:02, 0:56:03]: And we appreciate [0:56:03, 0:56:03]: The counties. [0:56:04, 0:56:07]: to work with us do it on a in an expedited manner to get this done. [0:56:09, 0:56:29]: Well, I would say the provided that uh the council has some comments, I'm pretty sure they do, and they've approved of this uh document, then um uh Jeremy and and Randy, Mr. Knighton, I look forward to you all working with the county to get me to share her rail somehow, maybe for the weeks out, if we can do this. [0:56:29, 0:56:49]: in the next few days so I can join her and sign this document and in this aspect, provided of course the council agrees to the fact that we should go forward. I would think that they would, you know, in that note, but I look forward to signing an agreement with Chair Harrell to get this thing going and not to not to slow it down. On that note, I'll be quiet. Council. [0:56:49, 0:56:50]: Any in the comments? Anybody? [0:56:52, 0:57:02]: No one's had no comments. Okay. Smore Mayor Putam's his hand popped up. Thank you, sir. I I was trying to defer and allow others to make comments. I was gonna sit back. [0:57:02, 0:57:17]: But in the end, no one raised their hand. So I wanted to make sure that we understood just take a moment and take a breath. Sometimes we gotta look at what what's happening to us. Look at the historic things and how God has blessed this city. [0:57:17, 0:57:22]: We're opening the greatest best amphitheater in the state of Georgia. [0:57:22, 0:57:28]: And he is about to bless us with a twenty-two million dollar aquatic center. [0:57:28, 0:57:31]: In our city at the same time. [0:57:32, 0:57:50]: How about that? All these years we talk about and I and Mayor, I let let me give you the kudos. I I like the way you're approaching this when you say you want to be at that press conference with um Chair Harrell signing these documents, because this is gonna usher in a new era of cooperation. [0:57:51, 0:58:02]: between the cities and the counties and show truly that we can work together collectively in the best interest of the citizen. So I love the way that you're putting that because [0:58:02, 0:58:18]: We all need to work together collectively. The citizens want us to roll the sleeve. They don't care about these boundary lines and all of that. They just want to see us accomplish growth. So thank you to the Board of Commissioners. All of you all collectively. [0:58:18, 0:58:21]: For allowing us to work in through this partnership. [0:58:21, 0:58:23]: And it's gonna be amazing. [0:58:23, 0:58:27]: what we're able to do. So thank you to all involved. Thank you to the council. [0:58:27, 0:58:31]: And everybody. It was a collective effort on everybody's part. [0:58:31, 0:58:35]: And and this is about to come true. Thank you, Jesus. All the glory to God. [0:58:36, 0:58:39]: Okay, anybody else have any comments? Any council members? [0:58:41, 0:58:53]: All right, I I see a none at this point. All right. On that note, well gentlemen, um uh Jeremy, Randy, uh, and even Quentin, sir. I mean, uh whatever you can work out with the attorneys and and uh get this going and [0:58:54, 0:58:56]: And uh see what we can do to um [0:58:56, 0:59:01]: They get this uh document signed off for probably I I would imagine though that the commissioners will probably [0:59:01, 0:59:04]: have to all agree to this. I mean I'll say we [0:59:04, 0:59:15]: We well what it is, I guess we just need a we need a vote. Right. We need to vote. Um I keep running my mouth. We need a vote here. So I need a motion to accept this proposal. So moved. Oh, is there a second? [0:59:16, 0:59:19]: I second. Ms. Gantt seconded. Any further discussion? [0:59:20, 0:59:21]: And if not all in favor, please indicate. [0:59:22, 0:59:25]: Okay, so okay, so now it's for what's here here. Okay. [0:59:25, 0:59:26]: So on that note, gentlemen. [0:59:27, 0:59:31]: Whatever you can work out with the uh with the with the county staff, I would imagine that the [0:59:32, 0:59:52]: The commissioners would have to get to have a meeting of some type to to approve this as well. I would hope there'd be wouldn't be a problem with that at all. But anyway, I'll leave it in you all's hands uh to to take this forward and to work out the details and then of course let us know, uh let us all know because I would imagine several council members won't be present for the signing as well. All right. [0:59:52, 0:59:54]: All right gentlemen, anything else on this note? [0:59:55, 0:59:55]: Good. [0:59:56, 0:59:57]: Okay, let's move on. [0:59:58, 1:00:02]: New business council consideration to approve amphitheater change order number sixteen. [1:00:02, 1:00:07]: in amount of sixty seven thousand dollars and t sixty seven thousand uh twenty two dollars [1:00:07, 1:00:09]: Funding sources, bonding. [1:00:09, 1:00:10]: Mr. Knighton, please. [1:00:12, 1:00:29]: Yes, Mayor Ford, thank you. Uh uh Carl Trevathan is on the call as well, um, and he can probably better than I speak to some of the technical aspects of this uh requested change order that has to do with uh some head wall support and some other items and concessions and some of the other buildings. [1:00:29, 1:00:32]: Uh just over sixty five or sixty six thousand dollars. [1:00:33, 1:00:38]: Um a few months ago when when you approved all of the bonding for the various projects. [1:00:39, 1:00:42]: At that time we discussed an overall budget of what we expected. [1:00:42, 1:00:47]: uh to to move forward to complete uh the amphitheatre this was a part of that [1:00:47, 1:00:51]: overall budget and so this was not unexpected in terms of any financial [1:00:51, 1:00:56]: A commitment here based on what the council has approved. But I'll let Mr uh Trevathan [1:00:56, 1:01:00]: I speak to perhaps the technical aspects of what is being requested. [1:01:01, 1:01:03]: All right, Carl's on you, sir. Please. [1:01:03, 1:01:23]: Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, uh, council. Um hopefully this will be brief. Um there are two items in this change order and they're really unrelated, but uh we chose to basically bundle these two together under one uh presentation to the council for approval. Uh both of the [1:01:23, 1:01:43]: These are of the size and cost that would require council approval as they're both over$25,000. The technical aspects, the first one was during the course of the project, there was coordination of [1:01:43, 1:01:48]: between uh some of the vendors or the contractor. [1:01:48, 1:02:08]: and the designer uh to carry out implementation of erecting the uh canopies and uh cooling doors in several of the buildings and born out of that coordination was an was the next was a necessity to add some additional structural elements to carry [1:02:08, 1:02:28]: Those uh items uh that were not originally anticipated in the design. Um this effort is done, and I don't I I don't want to get in the too into in the weeds too much, but it's done during the shop drawing process, which is well after the contract is bid and left. Uh, when this uh came to [1:02:28, 1:02:31]: to um uh to be um [1:02:32, 1:02:51]: seem to be necessary. This is not an uncommon process that happens during the course of a project. But we did have to add these structural elements for these items. And that total cost uh look is$33,682 for that. [1:02:51, 1:03:11]: And then the second item had to do with um during the construction of the retention ponds. Um the we encountered some flowing groundwater out of the uh banks of one of the ponds. Um and it was continuous and was determined to be um um [1:03:11, 1:03:16]: From subsurface water, in essence a spring, continuously flowing spring. [1:03:17, 1:03:37]: And that required that bank to be uh stabilized. Um and we also um the designers also recommended that that part of that stabilization be uh done with um something other than riprap, which is basically just chunks of of lime. [1:03:37, 1:03:57]: stone just laying on the ground which is not very attractive and with these ponds being uh in the uh being very prominent to the to the water features in the park um uh thought to use uh um a little bit more expensive landscape stone it's called river slick uh that's just mined out of [1:03:57, 1:03:58]: Riverbeds and so it's a little bit more than a little bit. [1:03:59, 1:04:10]: uh a much nicer s stone and cost quite a bit more. So that was utilized to make the stabilization more attractive to people who are going to be using the park. [1:04:10, 1:04:17]: Um and that uh cost for that effort to stabilize that bank and deal with that groundwater. [1:04:17, 1:04:22]: uh is thirty one thousand four hundred and thirty dollars. So that makes up those two make up the total. [1:04:23, 1:04:26]: a mile of the um of the chain door. [1:04:26, 1:04:32]: Uh as Randy said, both of these were contemplated. We knew about these a couple of months ago when I provided a [1:04:33, 1:04:46]: uh projected cost of completion of the project and it included these costs in that. So this does not require any additional funding. It's just that the the size of these, the cost of these require uh approval by city council. [1:04:47, 1:04:58]: Well, Carl, appreciate that. Now make sure I understand this natural flowing spring that you ran across, that is continuously the fill the pond of water. Is that what happens here? [1:04:58, 1:05:03]: It does drain into the to the pond. That's not an issue with the with the um [1:05:03, 1:05:05]: The volume of the pond. [1:05:05, 1:05:07]: uh it's not it's not a [1:05:07, 1:05:12]: a gushing amount of water. It's a trickle, but because it's continuous, it's gonna create [1:05:13, 1:05:23]: erosion problems uh and eventually we'll wash silt down at the pond. So it has to be stabilized and dealt with. So that's that's what this is is involving. [1:05:24, 1:05:44]: Well, uh okay, we stabilize that and then, but it's uh to have a natural even trickling type of flow, I guess it's kind of like a blessing that you have constant water going into a pond that's a that's a uh landscape type of feature, I would think. Uh I mean, and and you didn't realize that was there. It just happened to I I'm assuming you didn't realize it was there, you just ran across it. [1:05:44, 1:05:56]: it and boom there it is. Okay. All right. Well I'm just I just kind of curious about it. It's kind of interesting to me, but okay. On that note I'll be quiet. Uh council, any questions for of Carl here? And any questions at all? [1:05:57, 1:05:58]: Uh Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [1:06:00, 1:06:01]: Sorry, I have to ask. [1:06:02, 1:06:04]: Will this be the last change order? [1:06:06, 1:06:07]: Um [1:06:07, 1:06:08]: Expect that it will. [1:06:08, 1:06:16]: Probably not. Um there is one other item that that I will probably be bringing to you if it in fact uh [1:06:17, 1:06:20]: goes over the threshold of needing to bring it to you. Um [1:06:21, 1:06:41]: Also during the course of the project, uh it was it it became apparent that we needed to improve on the uh acoustics of the ceiling of the stage over what was designed to get a better uh uh get a better performance of how that stage will work acoustically. I don't have those numbers in yet from Brussels. [1:06:41, 1:06:44]: So I don't from H. J. Russell, so I don't know if it's going to be seen. [1:06:45, 1:06:47]: The uh the twenty five thousand dollar threshold that [1:06:47, 1:07:07]: Again, that one was also contemplated in the project budget that I submitted to you or the cost of completion. So it will not require any additional funding either. Um and that is the only one that I know that's really on that I'm tracking that would would raise to the uh threshold or bringing it to city council. [1:07:09, 1:07:12]: Thank you. Any other questions, Council? [1:07:13, 1:07:16]: Okay, no other questions. Any emotion to accept this change order, please? [1:07:18, 1:07:18]: They're emotion. [1:07:20, 1:07:21]: Some more. [1:07:21, 1:07:22]: Is there a second? [1:07:25, 1:07:26]: There's a second to the motion. [1:07:28, 1:07:29]: Okay, no second. [1:07:31, 1:07:36]: Alrighty. Oh Miss Barber, you second that? Okay. All right. Any further discussion? [1:07:39, 1:07:43]: All right, motion's been made, been made and seconded, of course. All in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:07:46, 1:07:47]: Up opposed. [1:07:50, 1:07:51]: Anybody s abstain? [1:07:52, 1:07:52]: Epstein. [1:07:53, 1:07:57]: Okay. And I'm only at scene and because my my phone went out. [1:07:57, 1:08:01]: And the Zoom went out, so I don't know what all was presented. That's all. [1:08:02, 1:08:06]: All right, so uh three zero one, it passes. Fantastic council, appreciate it. [1:08:07, 1:08:10]: On that note, uh I have some comments here. [1:08:10, 1:08:11]: Ladies and gentlemen. [1:08:11, 1:08:13]: As you well know, we're still in a pandemic. [1:08:13, 1:08:14]: All right, so [1:08:14, 1:08:16]: Testing for COVID nineteen is still important. [1:08:17, 1:08:21]: But of course, vaccinations is even more extremely important, has a higher priority. But if you need to be tested. [1:08:22, 1:08:28]: You got the Heritage Senior Center, of course, at uh 1050 Floor Florence McGuerty Boulevard in Madonna. [1:08:28, 1:08:34]: Testing for COVID 19 free of charge Monday, Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. [1:08:35, 1:08:38]: Or Saturday night nine AM to twelve noon. [1:08:39, 1:08:44]: Okay. And you need to have an appointment obviously to have that particular uh to get tested. [1:08:45, 1:08:53]: COVID-19 vaccination, which is what's really important, and that's what's uh considered that to help stamp out and get rid of this particular virus. [1:08:53, 1:08:57]: And do schedule an appointment, you have to call. [1:08:57, 1:09:03]: Eight eight eight four five seven one excuse me, zero one eight six. Once again, eight eight eight [1:09:04, 1:09:06]: Four five seven zero one eight six. [1:09:07, 1:09:11]: And a covet nineteen uh hotline to make a uh [1:09:11, 1:09:12]: An appointment. [1:09:12, 1:09:15]: is open Monday to Friday, eight AM to eight PM. [1:09:16, 1:09:18]: Or Saturday and Sunday, eight AM to five PM. [1:09:19, 1:09:21]: Now here in Henry County, the Atlanta Motor Speedway. [1:09:22, 1:09:26]: Uh it's been utilized for the public health department district four, Longwork County. [1:09:27, 1:09:30]: And cities um to vaccinate uh individual citizens. [1:09:31, 1:09:35]: Uh on Tuesdays, which actually the vaccination happened today at the Lanimona Speedway. [1:09:36, 1:09:47]: And um it will happen on Friday uh in uh Hampton. And that's the um the park that's located in Hampton. Slip my mind for a second here. Um [1:09:48, 1:09:59]: But anyway, I I'll have to think of that in a second. But anyway, it's uh if to get that to get that vaccination appointment, uh you would have to uh obviously uh call the number and I imagine they're probably booked up now as well. [1:10:00, 1:10:02]: On May fourth, Tuesday, May fourth. [1:10:02, 1:10:06]: uh going back to Atlanta Motor Speedway uh for testing. [1:10:07, 1:10:10]: And what's happening with that is that um [1:10:10, 1:10:12]: That'll be open from eight thirty to one. [1:10:14, 1:10:30]: And then from then from one to three will be a lunch and a restocking of the supplies and for this uh for the staff there. And then it goes from three to seven p.m. There are standing in hours for the vaccination process at Atlanta Motor Speedway starting Tuesday, May 4th. [1:10:31, 1:10:37]: Okay. Tuesday, May 4th, that they're standing at. And once again, do make a reservation that is 888. [1:10:37, 1:10:42]: uh four five seven zero one eight six in that aspect as well. [1:10:45, 1:10:58]: Now you can also go online and uh make an appointment online. And if you go online to do that, they're going to ask you four different things, demographics information, your race, ethnicity, gender, and age. [1:10:58, 1:11:18]: uh medical history, whether or not you've had any uh current current ailments or any type of allergies, whether or not you've also had COVID-19 before and you uh past uh infections testing or previous uh vaccinations and then your contact information and so [1:11:18, 1:11:21]: We'll have to put this on us on our website if it's not already there. [1:11:22, 1:11:29]: Uh but to do that uh to email uh to the uh website, I'm sorry, and that would be uh G T A [1:11:29, 1:11:32]: Dash V-R-A-S dot. [1:11:33, 1:11:35]: Power apps. [1:11:36, 1:11:43]: Sport uh portal portals dot us. Once again, G T A dash V R A S dot. [1:11:44, 1:11:59]: P-O-W-E-R-A-P-P-S-P-O-R-T-A-L-S dot us to actually uh go online to make a reservation uh for that. [1:11:59, 1:12:19]: vaccination piece. And on that note, I want to mention this. Obviously in the last 10 days or so, it's been a very hectic time, contentious time in the city of Stockbridge. So what I like to tell not only the council, but also the citizens that uh you got to keep the faith and you got to believe that uh that things are going to get better. [1:12:19, 1:12:24]: So let me mention this to you for myself and the council. We have to be above board. [1:12:25, 1:12:26]: And stay above the fray. [1:12:26, 1:12:29]: And and be respectful not only of one another. [1:12:29, 1:12:32]: Uh but also to our citizens in this aspect as well. [1:12:33, 1:12:44]: and uh not get too emotional about things that are going on, but stay stay steadfast on the mission that we're elected to do and to do what we can, the best we can for the citizens of Stockbridge elected us and put us in this position. [1:12:45, 1:12:47]: in this aspect. We've got a lot of great things going on. [1:12:48, 1:12:56]: And we've got to keep focused on those things. There are other things that are happening and may maybe everything that's happening may not be finalized just yet. Maybe it's at a draw at this point. [1:12:57, 1:13:01]: In this aspect, but we got to remember this all for the for elected officials is all for the betterment. [1:13:02, 1:13:11]: of our citizens to put us in office. And we ourselves need to show how we can maintain our composure, work with one another, come together as a team. [1:13:11, 1:13:31]: And continue to move forward, the city forward, period. That's what we need to do. And be mindful of what you're saying publicly, whether it's in this venue at this meeting or any other public meetings or on social media. We need to be mindful of that in this aspect. And citizens, you need to not only keep us all in prayer, but you also, in a sense, be mindful of what you're saying. [1:13:31, 1:13:34]: saying how you're presenting yourself as well. [1:13:34, 1:13:53]: I mean, we we're already have to be responsible individuals for your actions and what you say and what you do, period, in this aspect. So just um bear with us as we continue to try to do our best to move the city forward. And you already know we already have a great uh venue coming on in a couple months with our amphitheater, state art amphitheater, which is gonna be a game changer for Stockbridge. [1:13:54, 1:13:58]: Our downtown uh kicks off our downtown redevelopment process as well. [1:13:58, 1:14:01]: And it's a game changer for Henry County in this region. [1:14:01, 1:14:03]: You know, we just had a briefing from the the [1:14:04, 1:14:09]: the uh the actual uh tourism bureau for for Henry County. So the things that they're gonna do to help pump this up regionally. [1:14:10, 1:14:17]: in this aspect. Cultural Arts Center will come in and come around here in the next few years as well. We finalize that and and start building on that as well. [1:14:18, 1:14:38]: See, we're going to start getting eventually to our social events, the things that we like to do, the food truck tasty Tuesdays, now on our concert series, Bridge Fest. Those are all coming as soon as we get through this pandemic. Those are great things to come. And of course, as you well know, and with your help and with your understanding, citizens, we're going to start our own police department. It's something we need to do. [1:14:38, 1:14:55]: do and we're through the process right now to to get our own police uh chief online. So those application processes started. So we're going down this path of success, bringing a bright future for the city itself and make this uh diamond and rough and kind of buff it off and let it shine. [1:14:56, 1:14:59]: And so we we it takes all of us in a sense to do this. [1:14:59, 1:15:04]: And let's let's let's say that uh you know just the fact that we've got a great thing's going on, there's a lot of potential here. [1:15:04, 1:15:07]: And so we just gotta maintain our composure. [1:15:07, 1:15:09]: Not to get too emotional. [1:15:09, 1:15:13]: Have due respect for one another as best as possible and watch what you say and how you do things. [1:15:14, 1:15:15]: No one's perfect. [1:15:15, 1:15:18]: To include me, I'm not perfect either. I'm human. [1:15:18, 1:15:30]: But the point of it is that we've got to make sure that we try to do the best we can for what our duties and responsibilities are, do the best we can for our citizens we serve, and citizens do the best you can as being citizens of our city, our great city. [1:15:31, 1:15:31]: All right. [1:15:31, 1:15:33]: So keep us all in prayer. [1:15:34, 1:15:35]: God bless you all. [1:15:35, 1:15:38]: All right. And and we just gotta it's gotta keep the faith, folks. All right. [1:15:39, 1:15:40]: On that note, I'm gonna read some uh [1:15:41, 1:15:44]: some other uh documents here, some information here. All right. [1:15:44, 1:15:48]: City offices are still closed, uh, due to covet nineteen precautions and uh [1:15:49, 1:16:09]: As time comes, I know we're gonna start filtering. I think Mr. Knight's got a plan to start filtering the full-time staff back in and uh slowly but surely and things of this nature as we continue to beat back this virus. Uh of course, the the city hall is closed on Monday the 31st in observance of Memorial Day, and there is a virtual Memorial Day. [1:16:08, 1:16:18]: um activity that the city this applied the city is planning to do. Information is on is gonna be on the website, it's not already there about that. So you can participate in that. [1:16:19, 1:16:20]: And uh so let's say [1:16:21, 1:16:28]: Let's say city council meeting. The next time we meet together via Zoom, second Monday of the month is when it's gonna when it's gonna be, and that'd be May 10th. [1:16:28, 1:16:36]: Main Street Advisory Board meeting is uh 9 a.m. Uh via Zoom, of course, second Friday of each month. The next time that's May 14th. [1:16:37, 1:16:43]: Downtown Development Authority meeting is 6 p.m. Zoom, third Tuesday of each month, be May 18th. [1:16:44, 1:16:50]: The youth council advisory meeting six thirty via Zoom, third two is Tuesday of each month, which would be May 18th as well. [1:16:51, 1:16:55]: City Council Work Session. Next time we meet in the City Council Work Session is last Tuesday of each month. [1:16:55, 1:16:58]: And that'll be on May twenty fifth. [1:16:58, 1:17:05]: And a planning commission meeting six thirty by way of Zoom fourth Thursday of each month as is May twenty-seventh. [1:17:06, 1:17:19]: Now we have a city event coming up. Well what I said earlier actually, the uh Virtual Memorial Day musical tribute, uh remembrance. Okay, that's Monday, May 31st, uh, that the our event staff is planning for us. [1:17:19, 1:17:26]: And then a council initiative is Councilman John Blount. We'll have a virtual national day of prayer. [1:17:26, 1:17:28]: Which is Thursday, May seventh. [1:17:28, 1:17:34]: It's six thirty PM. So it'll be on Facebook Live at City Hobber City Hall. Okay. [1:17:34, 1:17:38]: So that's coming up as well, folks. So keep keep tune keep tuned for that. [1:17:38, 1:17:41]: And I will say, attorneys, we have nothing for executive session. [1:17:42, 1:17:43]: And if that is the case [1:17:43, 1:17:47]: Then uh council, I need a motion to uh yes, Miss Holliday. [1:17:47, 1:18:04]: Yes, Miss Allen. Just a correction on that date for the National Day of Prayer, I believe Thursday is May 6th. May sixth. Thank you, ma'am. You absolutely like May Thursday, May 6th is thank you very much. Okay. That's why I need that's why you need we need a good clerk, right? Thank you. I appreciate it. May sixth. All right. [1:18:05, 1:18:10]: Okay, for the National Day of Prayer. All right. Uh on that note, uh Council, I need a motion to adjourn the meeting, please. [1:18:12, 1:18:15]: No one wants to go. I need a most intern to meeting. [1:18:15, 1:18:17]: Oh move. Okay, is there a second? [1:18:19, 1:18:19]: I second. [1:18:20, 1:18:20]: Okay. [1:18:21, 1:18:25]: All in favor of attorney meeting uh indicate I say okay. [1:18:25, 1:18:30]: That's unanimous season. All right. On that note, goodbye, everybody. Have a great day. [1:18:30, 1:18:34]: Great yeah and great weekend. Take care now. Bye bye. Thank you. Good night. Good night. Good night. Good night.

--- title: Downtown Development Authority Meeting date: 2021-04-20 source: 2021-04-20_Downtown_Development_Authority_Meeting.wav --- [0:01:19, 0:01:27]: Here we go. Okay, we're back to recording and I'm gonna go ahead and start the webinar so it'll go public. Oh, and here's Barbonell. [0:01:35, 0:01:43]: Hi Barber, welcome. I'm about to start the uh the public portion of the Zoom meeting, so we're gonna get started now. [0:01:45, 0:02:01]: Okay, we are live. Uh welcome everybody. This is the April meeting for the Downtown Development Authority for Stockbridge. And uh we'll go ahead and get started with uh uh first of all with our roll call. Uh so uh Bob if you'll please call roll. [0:02:02, 0:02:04]: Okay. Um Roger Custard. [0:02:05, 0:02:06]: I'm present. [0:02:07, 0:02:08]: Uh art Christian. [0:02:11, 0:02:12]: Art Christian? [0:02:13, 0:02:14]: Will you be serious? [0:02:14, 0:02:14]: Okay. [0:02:15, 0:02:17]: Thank you. Um, Leticia Gantt. [0:02:20, 0:02:21]: So make coquin. [0:02:23, 0:02:23]: Present. [0:02:24, 0:02:24]: Thank you. [0:02:25, 0:02:26]: Uh Barber Richardson. [0:02:31, 0:02:31]: Right. [0:02:32, 0:02:34]: Present yes, thank you. Thank you. [0:02:34, 0:02:36]: Uh Maxwell Sears. [0:02:38, 0:02:39]: Okay. [0:02:39, 0:02:42]: And I see that Mr. Peterson has joined us as well. [0:02:43, 0:02:44]: Hello to everybody. [0:02:47, 0:02:48]: Hello and uh [0:02:49, 0:02:55]: We um Bob we also have you on the call. And uh yes, and also me, yes. It's not for myself. [0:02:55, 0:03:15]: Very good. So I think we've got five out of the uh seven board members present, so that constitutes a quorum. So we'll get started with the meeting. So again, welcome. Um we'll start off with the first item on the agenda, which is to approve today's agenda. I do want to call out uh typo that was um thankfully caught before it was uh [0:03:15, 0:03:20]: uh put on the public forum that the um the approval for [0:03:21, 0:03:32]: the uh last month's meeting minutes had the wrong date. So it the last it was it said it should should have said March 16th instead of February. So um [0:03:33, 0:03:42]: uh just make sure that's corrected on the agenda. Uh but other than that I'll um take a an a motion for uh approving today's meeting agenda. [0:03:46, 0:03:48]: I move that we approve today's meeting agenda. [0:03:50, 0:03:51]: All right. [0:03:53, 0:03:54]: Second. [0:03:55, 0:03:55]: Thank you. [0:03:57, 0:03:58]: Any discussion? [0:04:01, 0:04:12]: Okay, so it's been moved by Bob and seconded by Samequa. Um all those in favor, um show of hands to approve. There'd be a yes. [0:04:13, 0:04:15]: And any opposed? [0:04:16, 0:04:19]: I'm seeing none, so it's unanimous. We've approved today's meeting agenda. [0:04:20, 0:04:26]: Uh Mr. Christian, if you could state your oh, because you weren't on. Okay, thank you. Thank you. Appreciate that, Vanessa. [0:04:29, 0:04:45]: And uh the next item on the agenda is to pro approve the March sixteenth uh meeting minutes. Uh Vanessa sent that um uh last week. So hopefully everyone has had a chance to review it. Um are there any um is there a motion to approve? [0:04:51, 0:04:55]: Approve the motions as submitted. Excuse me, the minutes as submitted. [0:04:55, 0:05:00]: All right. Thank you, Art. So we have a motion to approve the meeting minutes as submitted by Vanessa. [0:05:01, 0:05:03]: Well actually it was shared by uh [0:05:03, 0:05:05]: Bob, I think, to the group. [0:05:05, 0:05:06]: Um [0:05:07, 0:05:07]: Wait a second. [0:05:09, 0:05:11]: Uh our second to to approve the B. [0:05:12, 0:05:14]: Okay, Bob seconded. [0:05:14, 0:05:15]: Any discussion? [0:05:18, 0:05:32]: Not hearing or seeing any, so uh again we'll take a vote. So all those in favor of approving the March sixteenth meeting minutes, uh please uh raise your hand in favor. And I'm seeing uh five yeas. All right, so it's approved unanimously. [0:05:35, 0:05:36]: Okay. [0:05:37, 0:05:45]: Uh so next item on the agenda under 2A is uh uh the directors and or two a one, uh the directors and office insurance renewal. [0:05:45, 0:05:46]: Um [0:05:47, 0:06:01]: I I found out this was this was something that I I really wasn't real clear on because I've been involved as secretary in getting the insurance renewed the last two years and it was a very simple process. We just put it in, you know, we didn't make any changes or didn't have any questions about the policy itself. [0:06:02, 0:06:22]: Um and it was just a matter of saying, yes, we want to renew with the same. They came back with the approval and then we approved the the invoice. What I found out is that these policies are for a three-year period. So that's why this particular one is has been more involved, which which means, and Barber's aware of this, they've been they've asked for [0:06:22, 0:06:33]: or the last year's financial statements and uh and other information that we have to apply to get a quote and then the renewal because this is the beginning of the next three year cycle. [0:06:33, 0:06:34]: Um [0:06:35, 0:06:37]: We didn't have at the time [0:06:38, 0:06:58]: You know the the you may recall that the uh the renewal was due April twenty-third, I believe. Um so I have asked and received an extension on our existing policy for 30 days through May 23rd to give us a little bit more time to collect the information that's required for the renewal application. I believe [0:06:58, 0:07:18]: We have that thanks uh in no small part to the efforts of um Barber, who's uh uh basically uh prepared the 2020 financial statements, and now we're ready to submit that over to the uh insurance company for a quote. And I'll um share the results. [0:07:18, 0:07:29]: Once we do get a quote on the items that were in question from our last meeting, things like the crime coverage and the employee uh coverage and those types of things, I will share that via email and then uh we'll uh [0:07:30, 0:07:32]: we'll get your opinion as to whether or not to renew. [0:07:33, 0:07:53]: I don't think it will require a uh a vote. Um, but I can check with our attorney to see if that's actually required because it is part of our operating expense to cover insurance for this board. So I don't think it will require a special resolution. But I'll make sure that's not the case. And m if everyone agrees to [0:07:53, 0:08:03]: What we want to include in the policy, then we'll proceed with that. So that's the status. Any questions, discussion on that piece, on the insurance directors and officers insurance? [0:08:09, 0:08:25]: I am seeing none. So we will move on to the next uh agenda item. Uh joint planning uh meeting with the Main Street Board. So Kira, thank you for joining. Uh you may want to weigh in on this piece as well. So Kira has done a lot of legwork to try to um [0:08:25, 0:08:38]: nailed down a date uh for the uh plan uh for the joint planning meeting between the Main Street advisory board and the uh D DA. I think we've landed on June twelfth, I believe is the date. Um [0:08:39, 0:08:41]: Hope I have that right. It's off the top of my head. [0:08:41, 0:08:43]: Yes, June twelfth is correct. [0:08:43, 0:08:45]: Yep. And that is a Saturday. [0:08:46, 0:09:06]: Right. And um she's been working with um with uh uh a speaker or or moderator for for the meeting who who um was really only interested in doing it if we could uh have the meeting in an in-person format. So thank you to most of you who replied, um, because I wanted to check to see [0:09:06, 0:09:26]: See that you know whether a socially distanced, in-person format would be acceptable to everybody. Those of you that did reply said yes. You know, just as long as you know we remember mem asks and keep our distance and those types of things. So take the appropriate precautions. So that that's our that's our goal. [0:09:25, 0:09:35]: assumption. The next item to think about related to that is getting an uh an approval for the cost. So Barber um [0:09:36, 0:09:56]: The Kira's putting together um what the cost items will be, namely the speaker, um, whatever expenses are related to the speakers um um what what the speaker would provide, uh facilitating this the set it's not really a speaker, but a facilitator, as well as um [0:09:56, 0:09:59]: Um whatever expenses we incur. [0:09:59, 0:10:10]: during the meeting excel itself. So if we have any kind of breaks or anything like that, um, maybe box launch or something like that. So we will [0:10:10, 0:10:15]: Prepare an estimate and send it out to the board uh for review. [0:10:15, 0:10:35]: Kira, um I'm gonna ask if you uh you know, you'll probably have a deadline as to when you need to commit to the um the expenses. I'm not sure that that'll line up before this D DA's next meeting in May. So you'll probably need a decision before then. Is that right? Do you want you wanna add to anything? Yes. [0:10:35, 0:10:41]: Um we um in order to book this particular facilitator, we need to let them know um [0:10:42, 0:10:48]: relatively quickly. I was hoping we would be able to at least be able to agree upon um booking. [0:10:48, 0:10:50]: the speaker for um [0:10:51, 0:10:52]: The twelfth because [0:10:52, 0:10:56]: Their calendar fills up very quickly and they're actually [0:10:56, 0:10:59]: Um reserving the June twelfth date. [0:10:59, 0:11:06]: um as a favor. So I'm hoping that we would at least be able to settle on the date. [0:11:07, 0:11:13]: And um be able to look at at least the cost for their services. [0:11:13, 0:11:17]: Um the other costs um we can kind of get some [0:11:17, 0:11:23]: um estimates on as far as whether or not we want to serve any types of refreshments. [0:11:24, 0:11:25]: It whether or not [0:11:25, 0:11:31]: You know, we want to do anything that would require any additional expense over [0:11:31, 0:11:33]: The actual cost for [0:11:34, 0:11:36]: the facilitators to come in. [0:11:38, 0:11:41]: Um and I have submitted a proposal. [0:11:41, 0:11:43]: Um the proposal that they sent to us. [0:11:44, 0:11:46]: Which basically um [0:11:46, 0:11:48]: Called out the cost for [0:11:48, 0:11:50]: doing a community survey. [0:11:51, 0:11:51]: Um with [0:11:52, 0:11:57]: Up to 200 respondents, the board survey in session planning and facilitation. [0:11:58, 0:12:00]: And then a strategic work plan. [0:12:00, 0:12:03]: Which would include their PowerPoint presentation. [0:12:03, 0:12:06]: cover letter and the work plan that's required. [0:12:06, 0:12:10]: for the Georgia Main Street um programs. [0:12:10, 0:12:16]: Accreditation submission at the end of the year. And that is one of the main purposes of [0:12:17, 0:12:27]: Our annual meeting, our strategic planning session is that we have to meet certain requirements. Um, we meaning the Main Street Advisory Board and the Main Street Program. [0:12:27, 0:12:38]: have to reach meet certain requirements in order to maintain our accreditations as a state Main Street program. So this would help us with our strategic planning. [0:12:38, 0:12:41]: And um also um [0:12:42, 0:12:51]: provide some guidance and some steps, action steps for us to work collaboratively with the DDA as well. [0:12:52, 0:12:56]: Um, the cost for the community survey is seven hundred dollars. [0:12:56, 0:13:02]: The board survey um with in session planning is twelve hundred dollars and then the strategic [0:13:02, 0:13:08]: work plan, uh which is the bulk of what we need to do, um, is twelve hundred dollars as well. [0:13:09, 0:13:12]: We're hoping that we would be able to split these costs. [0:13:12, 0:13:13]: With um [0:13:13, 0:13:18]: The DDA between Main Street and D DA since it would be a collaborative session. [0:13:18, 0:13:22]: And then also um I would like to [0:13:22, 0:13:28]: Um, talk a little bit about the community survey. Um, we have actually conducted [0:13:29, 0:13:35]: a community survey that was downtown specific during the RSVP process. [0:13:36, 0:13:40]: That data um was collected in twenty eighteen. [0:13:40, 0:13:46]: Um, I think that that's still relatively um fresh and current. [0:13:46, 0:13:51]: However, I would like to kind of get some feedback from you all as to whether or not [0:13:51, 0:13:52]: You would [0:13:53, 0:13:58]: want to entertain an additional community survey that is downtown specific. [0:13:59, 0:14:06]: And um if that is the case, we would move forward with including that in the cost of the total um body of work. [0:14:06, 0:14:08]: Or total scope of work. [0:14:08, 0:14:11]: And if not, I can approach the um [0:14:12, 0:14:13]: Facilitator. [0:14:13, 0:14:20]: Let them see that survey that was conducted by the Carl Vinson Institute from out of UGA. [0:14:20, 0:14:22]: And the RSVP report. [0:14:22, 0:14:24]: And um [0:14:24, 0:14:28]: See if they are willing to abide by that data set. [0:14:28, 0:14:29]: As opposed to [0:14:30, 0:14:32]: collect taking the time to collect their own. [0:14:36, 0:14:43]: And that about sums up what um I wanted to discuss with regard to the strategic planning session. [0:14:44, 0:15:04]: So thank you, Kira. Any any let's let's take that last item first. So the community survey. Um uh any comments or questions related to whether we should include uh this line item or propose to the uh facilitator that we leverage the RSVP survey that was done. Um I think. [0:15:04, 0:15:08]: was three years ago in twenty eighteen. Any thoughts on that or questions? [0:15:10, 0:15:13]: А ламвіл ди води би абто то [0:15:13, 0:15:16]: The survey, the community survey completed. [0:15:16, 0:15:17]: Any enough time for the meeting? [0:15:19, 0:15:35]: If we move if we move quickly, yes. If we decide to go with them, um, it would just be a matter of us signing the contract with them and then they would immediately start working on getting the um community survey in place. So we have um just a little over a month. [0:15:36, 0:15:42]: To get two hundred re to prepare the survey and get two hundred respondents. That is also another reason why. [0:15:42, 0:15:46]: I am somewhat of an advocate for relying upon [0:15:46, 0:15:56]: the results from the RSVP community survey. But again, this is something that we would have to take to the facilitator and see if they would be willing. [0:15:56, 0:16:01]: to go with that data set, which I think, you know, is pretty accurate. [0:16:01, 0:16:11]: um with regard to our community. It's only three years old and it is pretty comprehensive. It had two hundred and thirty-six respondents. [0:16:11, 0:16:16]: Um with regard to that RSVP survey and gave us a pretty good idea. [0:16:16, 0:16:20]: Of what the community was interested in seeing downtown. [0:16:20, 0:16:22]: And that was what um [0:16:22, 0:16:28]: guided the RSVP study and report and I think that [0:16:28, 0:16:32]: um everyone on the DDA board, or at least the majority of you all have seen that. [0:16:33, 0:16:36]: particular study have had an opportunity to review. [0:16:37, 0:16:45]: That booklet that has the overview of the RSVP process and the RSVP recommendations. [0:16:48, 0:16:52]: Thank you, Art. Other questions or comments regarding that point? [0:16:57, 0:17:06]: not seeing or hearing any. Um I I I agree. I'm sorry. I I agree. I agree. I think I think it's still valid. I think it i it's still valid and and uh [0:17:06, 0:17:10]: I don't think we need to to reinvent the wheel here, so to speak. [0:17:11, 0:17:11]: Right. [0:17:12, 0:17:13]: I agree with that as well. [0:17:15, 0:17:15]: Thanks, Garbara. [0:17:17, 0:17:37]: All right. Well and and I I concur as well. I I tend to think if the facilitator would be willing to accept that survey, it was very comprehensive that that would be um should be sufficient. But I had this I share the same concern art implied, which is you know the potential time constraint that the results would be ready um in time for our meeting in June. So uh I'd say the concern. [0:17:37, 0:17:43]: It sounds like the consensus is that if we if the facilitator will be willing to omit that item then proceed without that particular item. [0:17:44, 0:18:00]: What what I would like to leave us with if we could is um you know uh done that we've done f in similar situations with the DDA where we didn't quite have a full um uh [0:18:01, 0:18:15]: uh cost of of the of what the uh event would would take what we would do is is is is get a vote on a not to exceed amount for the expenses for the DDA. Um so [0:18:16, 0:18:36]: Um by my calculation, you know the the the more immediate item is is the one that I'm showing now, which is the proposal. And I'll I'll share this with with the with the board following the meeting so you could look at uh the more of the details here. But that this here is the essential components that um Pira [0:18:36, 0:18:56]: Referred to. So omitting the$700 community service, but assuming that we move forward with the two$1,200 items, which is the board survey and the strategic work plan as deliverables, and also including some potential for the uh facilitators' uh overnight stay. [0:18:56, 0:19:16]: And and maybe some travel expenses. The the idea would be that the DDA and the Main Street would split the cost down the middle. So I'm seeing that the DDA portion of this could be maybe not to exceed. [0:19:16, 0:19:20]: [1160.3, 1167.4]: eighteen hundred and I'm just kind of throwing a number out there anticipating, you know, maybe some um [0:19:28, 0:19:45]: whatever expenses we incur for the meeting itself if we want to bring in box launch or those types of things. Um and that sounds good, Roger, because I was looking at if the um community survey, if they um if the facilitator will only um utilize their own survey [0:19:45, 0:19:51]: And then looking at the board's survey and session planning plus the strategic work plan work. [0:19:51, 0:19:57]: Um that would come to about um one thousand five hundred and fifty dollars then plus an additional [0:19:57, 0:20:05]: $100 toward lodging, that would be um$16.50. And then with another uh$100, um [0:20:06, 0:20:12]: for any sort of incidentals that came to seventeen fifty, so eighteen hundred I think would be quite appropriate. [0:20:13, 0:20:14]: Okay. [0:20:14, 0:20:34]: So with that in mind, I'd actually like to ask for the board's um approval. So I'll make a motion that we um approve the DDA's portion of the expense for the joint strategic planning session at a not to exceed$1,800 for the DA. [0:20:34, 0:20:35]: DDA portion. [0:20:36, 0:20:40]: Um so I'd like to ask for a second and any discussion on that point. A second. [0:20:41, 0:20:42]: Thank you, Art. [0:20:45, 0:20:46]: Any discussion? [0:20:52, 0:20:55]: Seeing none, hearing none, so we'll go ahead and um [0:20:56, 0:20:58]: Let me stop sharing so I can see everybody. [0:20:59, 0:21:00]: I think. [0:21:01, 0:21:12]: And um I'll um I'll raise your hand if you are in favor of uh sign allocating a budget of eighteen hundred dollars for the DDA portion for the joint planning session. [0:21:13, 0:21:20]: And that's uh I see Samika all in favor and all right, uh except for Maxwell, any opposed? [0:21:23, 0:21:27]: Mr. Sears, I didn't see if you are in favor or not of of the motion. [0:21:28, 0:21:33]: It had posed it it had frozen at the time. But I yeah, my hand was up but it had frozen. [0:21:33, 0:21:38]: Oh good. All right. So it looks like it was uh unanimous. So thank you all. Um [0:21:39, 0:21:52]: Kira, I think that puts us in motion so we can proceed with confirming the speaker with uh the items we discussed. Okay. Did you and I will get back to you with regard to the um status of the um survey. [0:21:53, 0:21:56]: And in addition, I will um [0:21:56, 0:22:03]: also looking to the lodging and I do need to ask, are you all in favor of um [0:22:04, 0:22:21]: hosting any type of um food. I know beverages, but you know, given the COVID situation, I don't know if you all are interested in having any type of catering, a boxed lunch or something of that nature, or if we want to just um have beverages. [0:22:21, 0:22:23]: Um and then [0:22:23, 0:22:25]: Just kind of plow through and be [0:22:26, 0:22:30]: Finished by lunchtime so that people can go on home and have lunch on their own. [0:22:31, 0:22:32]: How many hours would the [0:22:33, 0:22:34]: uh planning session. [0:22:35, 0:22:36]: What is it scheduled for? [0:22:36, 0:22:37]: Four hours. [0:22:38, 0:22:47]: So we're thinking of n starting at nine o'clock and going until twelve, um, twelve thirty at the latest, we would have, you know, a couple of fifteen minute breaks in there. [0:22:48, 0:22:48]: Um [0:22:49, 0:22:52]: So that is kind of up to you all. [0:22:52, 0:22:53]: Um, as to [0:22:54, 0:22:59]: what you all would like to do with regard to that, given the COVID situation. [0:23:03, 0:23:04]: I think having a lunch would be great. [0:23:05, 0:23:06]: Okay. [0:23:09, 0:23:11]: Other thoughts, discussion? [0:23:14, 0:23:15]: Yeah. [0:23:16, 0:23:18]: I'm okay without having any [0:23:19, 0:23:20]: Much. [0:23:22, 0:23:26]: I'm I'm also okay w with with with not having a lunch. I could feel um [0:23:28, 0:23:30]: Yeah, I can I can go without a lunch. [0:23:31, 0:23:32]: Right. [0:23:33, 0:23:35]: Mr. Sears, any thoughts on that? [0:23:36, 0:23:39]: I believe if if anyone gonna be somewhere for [0:23:39, 0:23:41]: four hours that they should be fed. [0:23:42, 0:23:46]: Uh, you know, I mean if you don't want to eat it, but I I guess that's a different. [0:23:46, 0:23:51]: But you shouldn't say it shouldn't be there. I mean you have choice'cause it's live an excuse for those who might want it. [0:23:52, 0:23:53]: They should have an option. [0:23:54, 0:23:56]: So I think if those who don't want to partaking it'd be different. [0:23:57, 0:24:00]: Those who are there for four hours should we have something to eat? [0:24:00, 0:24:03]: Well, I agree with Christian that it should have some lunch available. [0:24:06, 0:24:26]: Thank you. Um I I I it I guess my feeling is I'm I'm a bit on the fence. Um I had originally thought that it would be an all day session, more like nine AM until maybe close to four PM, in which case I would say we most definitely should have uh, you know, uh some type of boxed in lunch. Um [0:24:26, 0:24:30]: Um I my my concern would be that if we try to [0:24:31, 0:24:45]: uh keep it to four hours, it could feel rushed and I wouldn't want to, you know, you know I think it it takes a lot to bring these two groups together and I would want to get the most out of it. So if if if the lunch helps [0:24:46, 0:24:59]: ensure that we're not rushing the the content of the meeting itself, then, you know, I'm actually would lean on more in favor of uh a lunch. But that also depends on how the facilitator plans to, you know. [0:25:00, 0:25:01]: uh manage the day. [0:25:01, 0:25:09]: And will there be will there be other activities besides the speaker? You know, we're gonna use that time to have a meeting or anything else, just some other thoughts. [0:25:10, 0:25:20]: Um I will say that um the four hour session is what I had asked the speaker to kind of condense it down since he um he was um [0:25:20, 0:25:24]: Really wanting to have an in person type session. [0:25:24, 0:25:27]: I wanted to kind of condense it down, but um [0:25:27, 0:25:30]: You know, we usually plan for a full day session. [0:25:30, 0:25:37]: So um if we have the the liberty to expand it a little bit more. [0:25:37, 0:25:40]: Um, like you said, it might not be quite as brushed. [0:25:41, 0:25:42]: Um [0:25:42, 0:25:45]: But again, you know, that is up to you all. We were trying to [0:25:46, 0:25:47]: be able to accommodate [0:25:47, 0:25:50]: Make sure that everyone felt comfortable. [0:25:50, 0:25:52]: being in an indoor setting. [0:25:53, 0:25:57]: Um, there is one other wrinkle with regard to [0:25:57, 0:25:58]: They um [0:25:58, 0:25:59]: Indoor setting. [0:26:00, 0:26:02]: Uh, we had originally tried to um [0:26:03, 0:26:05]: schedule the meeting in the [0:26:06, 0:26:11]: Um Merrill Manders Conference Center Ballroom, which has a capacity of three hundred. [0:26:12, 0:26:18]: Um that room is no longer available. The city has embarked upon some [0:26:18, 0:26:24]: renovations and there are there's no guarantee that the room will be available and [0:26:25, 0:26:27]: So we are going to have to move this session. [0:26:27, 0:26:35]: To the Ted Strickland conference room, which has a capacity of 150 as opposed to 300. So I will [0:26:36, 0:26:42]: Still I still feel confident that we would be able to effectively socially distance everyone. [0:26:42, 0:26:52]: Um, with everyone having their own table and being able to space, you know, the appropriate six feet in each each direction between um participants. [0:26:52, 0:26:57]: Um, but it will be a smaller space and I did want to make sure that you all knew. [0:26:57, 0:27:01]: That the Merrill Manders ballroom is no longer available. [0:27:03, 0:27:08]: Yeah, I think it would be a great opportunity to network with perhaps some of the other board members and even [0:27:09, 0:27:12]: With um a covered area outside, perhaps. [0:27:13, 0:27:17]: tables could be set up there for people to eat outside so have more ventilation and room. [0:27:17, 0:27:27]: Yes. And weather permitting, um, that was an option. That was actually what we were planning to do with the patio um or terrace area with the ballroom. [0:27:28, 0:27:42]: So we do have a patio area outside the Ted Strickland where we would be able to stretch out a little bit, um, have as you said, um, tables out there um plus the tables inside. So I think that there will be adequate space for [0:27:42, 0:27:48]: Um taking breaks and moving around and um making sure that we are able to stay socially distant. [0:27:54, 0:27:55]: All right, any other comments or [0:27:56, 0:27:58]: Questions regarding the joint planning session? [0:28:05, 0:28:11]: All right, seeing and hearing none, we will move on to the uh next agenda item. So uh Barb, thank you. [0:28:12, 0:28:19]: Thank you, Kira. Um Barber, you're up next for the treasurer update. And uh let me know if you want me to bring up the balance sheet to uh share the screen. [0:28:20, 0:28:23]: Oh, you you can um pretty. [0:28:24, 0:28:34]: Nice and quick. Basically our facade cash balance did not change from last month. It's still at$94,972 and five cents. [0:28:35, 0:28:38]: Um also everyone has a copy of this in their email, but you [0:28:38, 0:28:40]: may not have seen it yet. Um [0:28:40, 0:28:43]: The checking account for operating [0:28:43, 0:28:52]: It did. We had a change in cash of$1,426. And that was just some of the invoices that we had outstanding on February's report. [0:28:53, 0:29:07]: So the operating checking balance is$45,978.61. And again, that's a change in cash, uh basically a reduction in cash of$1,426 compared to February. [0:29:08, 0:29:18]: And those were invoices that had carried over from 2020 for TSW and reimbursing the city of Southbridge for expenses they incurred on our behalf. [0:29:18, 0:29:19]: Um [0:29:20, 0:29:25]: I would like to draw your attention to, well, there's still one outstanding invoice in the liability section. [0:29:25, 0:29:37]: $402. Again, that's just another invoice that um still carrying over. It's already been paid. It just didn't clear the bank by March thirty-first by the time of the statement. And that was to uh [0:29:37, 0:29:43]: reimbursing the city for expenses they incurred on our behalf for um victory trophies. [0:29:44, 0:29:48]: I do want to bring your attention to the equity section. [0:29:48, 0:29:55]: Um last month we did not have a retain earnings number. We just basically had an equity balance. [0:29:55, 0:30:11]: What this retain earnings is, as Roger stated earlier, in order to uh submit our insurance, a complete insurance renewal application this year, we had to go back and complete 2020 financials. Well, in doing so, in 2020, they did there were expenses that totaled [0:30:11, 0:30:18]: $12,424 and 72 cents. So in hindsight, if we were doing a PL. [0:30:18, 0:30:33]: For 2020, you would see that the uh DDA basically had a net loss of twelve thousand four hundred twenty-four dollars and seventy-two cents. And that was expenses for the majority of it was the TSW. And then there was [0:30:33, 0:30:43]: a small invoice to the city and then sixteen dollars to the bank for service charges. So that$12,000 number there is basic it's just the expenses for 2020. [0:30:44, 0:30:45]: Which I had to go back and [0:30:46, 0:30:48]: complete the twenty twenty income statement so that we can [0:30:49, 0:30:50]: Apply for the insurance. [0:30:51, 0:30:51]: Um [0:30:52, 0:30:58]: So at the end of the day, the total equity number doesn't change. It just breaking it out between what the uh [0:30:59, 0:31:02]: in what the retain earnings was for twenty twenty. [0:31:02, 0:31:04]: and what the equity balance is. [0:31:04, 0:31:08]: what it's you know, what it is as of January one, twenty twenty one. [0:31:09, 0:31:10]: Um [0:31:11, 0:31:25]: As of March 31st, the DDA has not incurred any expenses. So that's why there's no PL, there's been no revenue, there's been no expenses. So everything has just been cash transactions, which has been satisfying outstanding invoices. [0:31:25, 0:31:27]: Um that will change. [0:31:27, 0:31:35]: If you scroll down a little bit, this upcoming expenses, these are just you know things that we know either we've already paid in the month of April or we anticipate paying. [0:31:35, 0:31:47]: They're not firm numbers, but um we did we anticipate a legal fee for um attorney McCrae of$1,017. The invoice has come in, but it came in in April. [0:31:47, 0:32:01]: Um and then also that's just an estimate, you know, we gotta renew our insurance and we will also probably incur the expense for the responsibility for the joint meeting with Main Street. [0:32:02, 0:32:02]: But [0:32:03, 0:32:05]: If there are no questions [0:32:07, 0:32:10]: That's that wraps up my report. [0:32:13, 0:32:14]: All right. Thank you, Barber. [0:32:15, 0:32:16]: And stop sharing here. [0:32:16, 0:32:17]: Okay. [0:32:17, 0:32:20]: All right. And um [0:32:20, 0:32:23]: There were a couple of the items on the agenda. I don't know if you wanted to [0:32:24, 0:32:31]: I think you've spoken to item number two and um I think zero setup may have been a copy from the last month's report. You wanna speak to e either of those? [0:32:33, 0:32:34]: Zero setup? [0:32:35, 0:32:37]: For the financial accounting system. [0:32:37, 0:32:40]: Oh, it's set up. That's why I'm producing these podcasts. [0:32:41, 0:32:46]: Yeah, I saw that on the agenda. I don't know why that's there, but yeah, we're we're good to go. We are having a um [0:32:47, 0:32:50]: might be having a little bit of issue getting Roger access, but as far as [0:32:50, 0:32:59]: Uh, the DDA is concerned, the books are in there, um, you know, the banking information, it's where I'm generating the reports and recording the activity. So it's all set up. [0:33:00, 0:33:00]: Great. [0:33:01, 0:33:03]: All right, any questions for Barber before we move on? [0:33:06, 0:33:12]: All right, seeing and hearing none, we'll move on to uh next item is the secretary updates. Uh Bob, do you have anything for the group? [0:33:13, 0:33:18]: Uh just that I I I I think we I think we really have completed the um [0:33:19, 0:33:25]: the the a restaurant deal with the Mr. Sylvain that there was some there was some delays in getting some [0:33:25, 0:33:26]: Um [0:33:26, 0:33:28]: Last minute document signed. [0:33:28, 0:33:32]: But um Roger and I signed them and I think uh [0:33:33, 0:33:35]: To the best of my knowledge, we are completely um [0:33:36, 0:33:38]: Uh everything signed that needs to be signed and um [0:33:39, 0:33:41]: Uh you can move forward. [0:33:43, 0:33:43]: Um [0:33:44, 0:33:45]: So that's a victory. [0:33:46, 0:33:47]: Sorry. [0:33:47, 0:34:02]: And thank you for your efforts on that and everyone else who is involved. Um all right. Uh so we'll move on to the next item, the Main Street Advisory Board updates. So um Barber, you tell me whether you wanna speak to that first or turn it over to Kira. I'll turn it over to you first. [0:34:06, 0:34:06]: Kira. [0:34:08, 0:34:08]: Okay. [0:34:09, 0:34:10]: Very good. [0:34:12, 0:34:13]: Yeah. [0:34:19, 0:34:20]: You're muted, Kira. [0:34:23, 0:34:25]: Sorry about that. I'm just talking away. [0:34:25, 0:34:45]: Um we are moving forward with the um renovations of the um Ted Strickland Um Conference Center where we will be meeting. Um we have met with the city's architects, TSW, who have also um designed, you're familiar with them because they designed the amphitheater. [0:34:46, 0:35:06]: They are working with us to convert that space into a welcome center, office spaces, and conference community conference room. Of course, it will not accommodate the 150 capacity that it does now as far as community meeting space, but we are hoping to have a conference. [0:35:06, 0:35:08]: [2108.9, 2114.8]: for the community to use for um small um community meetings. [0:35:15, 0:35:25]: In addition, we have continued um working with the city's engineers on the space at 114. [0:35:25, 0:35:28]: Martin Luther King Senior Heritage Trail. [0:35:28, 0:35:33]: Um that needs extensive work to be done, and right now they are trying to [0:35:33, 0:35:45]: Um decide whether or not the entire roof structure is going to need to be removed and replaced, or if there is an option to replace the roof using the existing. [0:35:45, 0:35:53]: um roof. They're basically, I guess, sealing the existing roof and um doing whatever needs to be done to make it a viable roof. [0:35:54, 0:35:56]: Um, as far as [0:35:56, 0:36:01]: That is concerned. Um, we're not sure. I'm waiting for a report from the engineers. [0:36:01, 0:36:09]: Um, from Mr. Knight and and he will forward that to me. Um, and then I'll be able to give some better information with regard to that at a later time. [0:36:10, 0:36:12]: Um the Alleyway project is also. [0:36:12, 0:36:16]: In the hands of um the city's engineers, Falcon Design. [0:36:16, 0:36:21]: Um we kind of hit a snag with regard to a um [0:36:21, 0:36:23]: structure a um [0:36:23, 0:36:38]: Grease trap structure that is in the back alleyway, we're trying to decide whether or not it will be feasible to remove this um current grease trap that is not really being used by any business along that row if we [0:36:39, 0:36:44]: need to remove that or keep it there and somehow connect it to um one fourteen or [0:36:45, 0:36:45]: Right. [0:36:45, 0:36:47]: For so that that [0:36:47, 0:36:49]: particular building can be used. [0:36:49, 0:36:52]: As a restaurant, there are other options for. [0:36:52, 0:36:59]: um interior grease traps that are available. So that is something that has to be kind of addressed with [0:36:59, 0:37:14]: our wastewater department. And so it just needs a little further study as to whether or not we're going to um remove that particular apparatus because it's huge. It's actually the size of um that one would need for [0:37:15, 0:37:19]: Um a very, very large um restaurant that does a lot of frying. [0:37:20, 0:37:21]: And um [0:37:21, 0:37:36]: That is not what's there and we don't anticipate that type of establishment being there. So there are some options that wouldn't require such a large apparatus in the um alleyway and it does cause some obstruction that [0:37:36, 0:37:44]: we would like to be able to mitigate. So I'm hoping that we can have some resolution with regard to that very soon. [0:37:44, 0:37:50]: As far as the um amphitheater is concerned, I don't know if that's something that um [0:37:51, 0:37:57]: Alan would want to address. We did have a bit of an update that was provided to the Main Street Advisory Board. [0:37:57, 0:38:03]: Um at our last meeting. So Alan, is that something you would like to address or would you like me to [0:38:03, 0:38:05]: Give that update, I'm not sure. [0:38:07, 0:38:25]: Okay, you can go ahead and give that update. Um, I do want to add, and I was gonna mention this during my portion, that we will have a town, well, not we, but council member Alexander has called a town hall meeting for the 22nd um of this month. I think that's Thursday, Thursday. [0:38:25, 0:38:28]: And Mr. Nyaton is going to give a detailed amphitheater. [0:38:28, 0:38:30]: update during that meeting. [0:38:31, 0:38:32]: Okay. [0:38:32, 0:38:41]: So um you all can get the the real deal there, but I'll just give a a brief overview. Um they are at the point of doing um [0:38:41, 0:38:45]: Architectural punch out now so um the structure. [0:38:45, 0:38:59]: has pretty much been completed. They're fine-tuning different details on the interior of the buildings, painting, making sure that everything, equipment has been installed. [0:39:00, 0:39:00]: Um [0:39:01, 0:39:12]: And the anticipated um completion date is at the um mid to late June with regard to the actual amphitheater. And then we are um told that [0:39:13, 0:39:13]: Um [0:39:14, 0:39:18]: Toward the end of July, the um adjacent [0:39:18, 0:39:19]: Um [0:39:19, 0:39:23]: walking trail and nature area with water features and overlook. [0:39:24, 0:39:26]: should be completed um by [0:39:27, 0:39:33]: um the end of July. So we're um hoping for um an opening um in [0:39:34, 0:39:36]: Лайт сумер, фал фронт. [0:39:37, 0:39:42]: Um what I understand. And that opening will of course be something that [0:39:42, 0:39:44]: Um the city will um [0:39:45, 0:39:50]: let us know about with regard to capacity, um, how many people will be allowed. [0:39:51, 0:39:54]: To attend that and what type of um opening that [0:39:54, 0:40:04]: particular event, what shape that will take. So that is, I think, kind of in the works right now. So um that's something that's more details to come at a later date. [0:40:04, 0:40:07]: Um we are also um working to [0:40:08, 0:40:08]: Um [0:40:10, 0:40:19]: kind of determine whether or not we're going to go forward with um the d downtown design guidelines. That's something that we are starting to consider. [0:40:19, 0:40:20]: In light of the fact that [0:40:21, 0:40:28]: Um we are um going to be attracting some interest from developers and in new businesses in the downtown. [0:40:28, 0:40:32]: А we need to have some uniformity with regard to. [0:40:32, 0:40:34]: Infield construction. [0:40:34, 0:40:40]: And that is something that um the Main Street program um has been looking into um with [0:40:41, 0:40:43]: In partnership with Economic Development. [0:40:43, 0:40:46]: Ту д то детер оно це сам. [0:40:47, 0:40:48]: We might be able to pursue. [0:40:49, 0:40:53]: Um while we have a consultant working with the city on the um [0:40:53, 0:40:56]: Uniform development code. So [0:40:56, 0:40:59]: Um, that's something that is in the works as well. [0:40:59, 0:41:02]: And something that will probably also be um [0:41:03, 0:41:06]: giving some attention to with regard to [0:41:06, 0:41:10]: the um strategic um work planning session that we have planned for June. [0:41:11, 0:41:16]: And I think that's all with re oh, one more thing. Um we are working with [0:41:16, 0:41:20]: An artist I reported at our last meeting, I think, with regard to [0:41:20, 0:41:22]: The downtown um [0:41:22, 0:41:27]: Beautification and public art program that the Main Street program has established. [0:41:27, 0:41:32]: Uh we are working with an artist on our first mural for the downtown area. [0:41:32, 0:41:37]: We have received permission to move forward by um mayor and council. [0:41:37, 0:41:45]: For placing this particular mural at the corner of um 138 North Henry Boulevard and Harrell Street. So that's the [0:41:46, 0:41:50]: Retaining wall that is right there at Stockbridge Elementary School. [0:41:50, 0:41:53]: Um we have been um working with [0:41:53, 0:42:03]: the um mural artist, um John Christian, he is based out of Hapeville, Georgia. And um if you all are familiar with Hapeville, [0:42:03, 0:42:07]: Is a city that has um quite a few murals in their downtown. [0:42:08, 0:42:18]: And um we have been um working diligently with Mr. Christian on coming up with a design that would be suitable for our city and has a theme that um [0:42:19, 0:42:20]: Is um [0:42:20, 0:42:23]: In conjunction with our where community connects. [0:42:24, 0:42:28]: And we are looking forward to that mural being completed. [0:42:28, 0:42:29]: Um [0:42:29, 0:42:34]: by the end of June. So we've got a lot of stuff happening in the downtown area. [0:42:34, 0:42:36]: that um is gonna culminate [0:42:36, 0:42:40]: This summer, so um, I'm looking forward to [0:42:40, 0:42:49]: Um, an end of these COVID restrictions and some very exciting things happening in our downtown area. [0:42:50, 0:42:52]: And that concludes my report. [0:42:53, 0:42:54]: Are there any questions? [0:43:00, 0:43:00]: Hey. [0:43:00, 0:43:02]: Thank you very much. [0:43:02, 0:43:22]: Thank you, Kira. I appreciate that. I actually do have a question. The design guidelines, did you need any input from the DDA on that? Or is that strictly on the Main Street side? Yes, what is going to happen with that? We are going to work with a consultant to create these design downtown design guidelines. [0:43:22, 0:43:25]: and there will be a steering committee created. [0:43:26, 0:43:38]: And the steering committee will um consist of Main Street advisory board members and DDA members. Um once the consultant is selected, then um it'll be um [0:43:38, 0:43:43]: up to the consultant to give us more details on how that particular steering committee is going to be [0:43:43, 0:43:45]: Пуга а [0:43:45, 0:43:48]: If it's similar to the RSVP. [0:43:48, 0:44:08]: The steering committee basically consisted of the Main Street Advisory Board and DDA members who were interested in participating. And that gives us a good cross-section of business owners, community members, and business owners that live outside of the district, downtown district, as well as inside. [0:44:08, 0:44:09]: Uh [0:44:09, 0:44:12]: the district live or work within those areas. [0:44:12, 0:44:14]: And we also had um [0:44:15, 0:44:19]: Council participation and community leader participation so [0:44:19, 0:44:26]: I think that um by utilizing both boards as the steering committee, I think that we'll get a pretty good cross section. [0:44:26, 0:44:27]: Of um [0:44:28, 0:44:33]: people who um have a vested interest in the design in the downtown. [0:44:35, 0:44:38]: Great. Thank you for that. Anyone else comments or questions for Kira? [0:44:41, 0:44:52]: All right, we will move on. Uh next item on the agenda is the I'm sorry. I just said thank you. Sure. Uh is the facade grant update. Uh Christian or Art, we'll turn it over to you. [0:44:53, 0:44:54]: Yes. [0:44:55, 0:44:57]: Yes. Council McGain? [0:44:57, 0:44:58]: Yes, I [0:44:58, 0:44:59]: Thank you. [0:44:59, 0:45:02]: Am I on the agenda to give an update real quick? [0:45:03, 0:45:08]: Uh you are? It would be following the city staff updates. Did you want to um [0:45:08, 0:45:09]: Speak now. [0:45:10, 0:45:13]: I do. Is that the city staff updates? I just want to make sure. [0:45:14, 0:45:22]: Um well city staff updates is uh as Mr. Peterson and then following that would be Councilwoman Gantton for the uh city council updates. [0:45:23, 0:45:26]: Well, I have a update for ya. Um [0:45:26, 0:45:34]: The DDA tour of the amphitheater. Is everyone okay if we reverse the order of the agenda to Oh I'm sorry? [0:45:34, 0:45:44]: I'm sorry, I thought it was already I thought that the staff had already did their update. No? Um no, we're we're at item E, facade grant update, uh with Mr. Christie. [0:45:44, 0:45:52]: No, no. Well keep going. I'm sorry. I'm driving and having to just keep going. I thought it was I was after uh Main Street. That's all. [0:45:52, 0:45:59]: Ah, very good. Okay. Well thank you. All right, Mr. Christian. Well sure, mine is really short. [0:45:59, 0:46:06]: had a busy uh few weeks so I I haven't been able to had the opportunity to contact everyone interested in [0:46:07, 0:46:11]: being on the facade grant committee. So I'll be we'll be doing that in the next week. [0:46:11, 0:46:13]: So that we can get together and [0:46:13, 0:46:16]: Uh, talk about what needs to be done and then coming together formally to [0:46:17, 0:46:18]: really get that moving. [0:46:19, 0:46:20]: That's all I have on. [0:46:21, 0:46:36]: All right, great. Uh thank you, Art. Um on that topic though, uh Councilman Gann, I I there was a follow up item that that you had sent me following last week's meeting about um I think you were gonna present to the city council [0:46:37, 0:46:46]: um a a proposal to waive the fee for uh Mr. Fletcher. And I was just checking to see if there was any further update on that item. [0:46:46, 0:46:49]: We confirmed that we agreed to weigh back bee. [0:46:49, 0:46:50]: Great. [0:46:50, 0:46:51]: All right. [0:46:52, 0:46:53]: Thank you for your help with that. [0:46:55, 0:46:55]: Not probably [0:46:56, 0:47:00]: All right. Uh next up is uh city staff updates. Uh Mr. Peterson. [0:47:04, 0:47:24]: Yes, uh good evening, everyone. I have a a short update. Uh Ms. Kira updated everyone about the design guidelines. Uh I spoke with Mr. Knighton about the TSW master plan. As many of you all know, the master plan was discontinued in 2020. Uh Mr. Knight and I spoke about it. We want to make sure that. [0:47:24, 0:47:30]: If the master plan is continued, it is in fact in line with what the city is doing. [0:47:30, 0:47:41]: So we would have to review the scope of work. Uh Mr. Knighton is out of town right now, but when he gets back, we are going to have another meeting strictly about this TSW master plan. [0:47:41, 0:47:51]: Uh, just so we can go in detail and just to make sure that it's in line with what we're doing. As you all know, the city has a lot of projects going on from the amphitheater, uh, the [0:47:52, 0:47:59]: the uh the udc and um the other the other projects uh with ted strickland and things of that nature um [0:48:00, 0:48:04]: railroad, uh all that good stuff. We just want to make sure it's in line. So um [0:48:05, 0:48:08]: Um I'm making sure that that you know the the DDA is still in [0:48:09, 0:48:29]: in sight uh with the city and for that master plan. And finally, as I mentioned earlier, Council will Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Alexander is having a town hall meeting on April 22nd. I'll be giving a short presentation. Brecka Johnson is our new community development director. She'll give she'll be giving a short presentation. [0:48:29, 0:48:44]: And Mr. Knighton would be giving a presentation as well. I do know that Mr. Knighton will speak in detail on the amphitheater. So if you all um want to tune in, you will get some good information on the amphitheater. He has a great presentation with pictures and um. [0:48:45, 0:48:47]: And I think Kira mentioned a tour. [0:48:47, 0:48:49]: Our council member Gantt mentioned a tour. [0:48:50, 0:48:51]: Uh with with the D D A. [0:48:52, 0:48:58]: Uh Mr. Knight and Councilwoman Gantt. Okay. Okay. Well I'm going to talk about that a little bit more in a minute. [0:48:58, 0:49:00]: Okay, wonderful. All right. I'm uh [0:49:00, 0:49:02]: Does anyone have any questions? [0:49:02, 0:49:04]: Are any concerns? Yes, ma'am. [0:49:04, 0:49:05]: What time is the town hall? [0:49:06, 0:49:07]: Seven o'clock. [0:49:08, 0:49:09]: Seven o'clock. [0:49:11, 0:49:14]: All right. And if you all have any other questions or concerns, feel free to call me. [0:49:15, 0:49:19]: Or email me uh particularly if if you have concerns about the master plan. [0:49:21, 0:49:37]: Um I'll I'll mention if um you know since I was involved with the master plan, I'm happy to participate in a meeting if you want to bring me in to you know with your meeting with uh Mr. Knight and happy to try to arrange that with my schedule if um if you like. I'll I'll let it I'll I'll let him know. [0:49:37, 0:49:38]: For good. [0:49:39, 0:49:42]: All right, anything else for uh Mr. Peterson? City staff updates? [0:49:44, 0:49:58]: All right. Uh Councilman Gantt, uh you're corrupting the agenda for city council updates. Okay. I'm sorry guys. I was I apologize. But after Mr. Peterson did the he was I'm on the phone. After Mr. Peterson did the um [0:49:59, 0:50:09]: He was talking earlier and I just thought it was the staff update. So my apologies, but um I asked Mr. Knighton about a tour for the DDA in the amphitheater. [0:50:09, 0:50:12]: Um and his response was [0:50:12, 0:50:20]: That we can do a tour with the DDA between the hours of 10, preferably between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. [0:50:21, 0:50:27]: It would be it would take about an hour to tour and it's limited to DDA members only, no guests. [0:50:32, 0:50:33]: Okay. [0:50:34, 0:50:35]: Because of the amount of [0:50:36, 0:50:40]: Usually we can have like eight to ten people and then they have people going with us. [0:50:41, 0:50:44]: Um so only the DDA members can attend. [0:50:47, 0:50:56]: Uh Mr. Sears, I know you had um you had um made that request to me uh earlier, so any any thoughts or questions uh regarding that? [0:50:56, 0:51:01]: Yeah, it's the same thing with uh Councilman Gandhi said. It's just that we as [0:51:01, 0:51:07]: I was told that the whole board had to vote on it and give them a date and a time that we'll be able to talk. [0:51:07, 0:51:08]: We'd be um. [0:51:08, 0:51:12]: We can hardly hear you, Maxwell. Yeah, it's har it's a little hard to hear you maybe get close to the microphone. [0:51:13, 0:51:16]: Oh uh let me just turn up the volume and the volume is up so uh [0:51:17, 0:51:21]: But but but I think what you said was um that you had thought that the vote [0:51:22, 0:51:31]: Can you hear me now? Still sound distant. We can hear you, but it's it's just hard to hear. I g I guess the computer I think on my computer's having a a little problem. So that's why A little better now, yes. Thank you. [0:51:32, 0:51:32]: Hear me now? [0:51:33, 0:51:33]: Yes. [0:51:34, 0:51:50]: Okay. Now I was saying the same thing as uh Councilman Gannett Gantt said. Uh I did spoke to somebody and they said that the whole board had to vote on it, on the time and date, and then give it to the city council in terms of letting them know what day that we'll visit uh the appetite. [0:51:50, 0:52:00]: So it's the same information, it's just that it's a board that everybody vote on what date and time and then give it to the city council uh to make a you know, the so that they can secure [0:52:00, 0:52:03]: Or that the day of us coming to see [0:52:04, 0:52:05]: So [0:52:05, 0:52:06]: Right. [0:52:06, 0:52:07]: Yeah. [0:52:08, 0:52:15]: All right. Councilman McGann, did you want to respond to that? Do you d do you do we need a vote from the D DA at the time? [0:52:15, 0:52:28]: I think we just need to come up with a date and time. I don't know if you want to make it a vote necessarily or if you just want to see when everybody's available to go on a tour. But of course we, you know, we have to make sure that um [0:52:28, 0:52:41]: we go when everyone you know can get together preferably between just between the hours of 10 and 4 and I have to give them some advanced notice, give them a day maybe a day or two notice. [0:52:41, 0:52:42]: Um [0:52:42, 0:52:48]: earlier and we can everybody can meet over at the front of the entrance there and go on a tour. [0:52:52, 0:53:04]: Um Mr. Sears, did you want to bring some safe shoes? I forgot about that too. But just wear like some tennis shoes or something to I mean it's a construction site. So, you know, you have to have c enclosed tote enclosed shoes. [0:53:05, 0:53:20]: No open sandals. All right. There you go. Did you want to propose a date um for the tour and then see if that uh meets everyone's in everyone who's interested in attending? Um is there a date that would work for you? Because I know you were interested. [0:53:21, 0:53:25]: No, that's why that's why we have uh you know, in terms of come together as a group to say what date [0:53:26, 0:53:29]: Because I would know, like she said, what day it is available for everybody. [0:53:30, 0:53:32]: And that would be not a problem in terms of [0:53:32, 0:53:38]: what day would be pro uh you know a a good tour date. I should give us the time between ten and four. [0:53:39, 0:53:47]: Uh just in terms of if that included the weekend or is that from Monday to Friday? So we'll have to find out what their schedule is and then [0:53:47, 0:53:49]: It's during the week. [0:53:49, 0:53:54]: During the weekday. During the week. Okay. Monday to Monday to Friday. Yes. All right. [0:53:54, 0:53:56]: So, you know, and I'd have to sit down and [0:53:56, 0:54:00]: see what data and then offer it to the whole group to see what it what works for them. [0:54:00, 0:54:01]: So [0:54:02, 0:54:04]: That's the whole thing w about getting grouped together. [0:54:05, 0:54:06]: Uh [0:54:06, 0:54:14]: So just making it available for what day that everybody, you know, just open. And then if everybody showed up, they show up, you know. If we're gonna go on May the fifth. [0:54:14, 0:54:18]: Uh then whoever's available that day would show up and those who can wouldn't show up. [0:54:19, 0:54:22]: Right. So is there a a a date that would work for you, Mr. Sears? [0:54:23, 0:54:36]: And and we can start there and if everyone if that works for those who are interested, then we'll we'll hop along. If if if not, then we'll I'll have you know, I wouldn't do anything I wouldn't do everything over my head because I was just giving you what the what the procedure was. [0:54:36, 0:54:40]: You know, so I'll have to look at my calendar and then give a date. [0:54:40, 0:54:42]: And then bring it back to the to the board. [0:54:43, 0:54:45]: Or bring send it to you and then you send it out to everybody. [0:54:46, 0:55:06]: Okay, that's fine. So why don't we uh just to kind of bring it to a conclusion, if it's all right with you, Mr. Sears, why don't you propose, I would say, one or two or three dates that would work with you your schedule, and then uh we'll send it out to the rest of the uh board and for those who respond favorably to one or more dates, then that should give us enough information. [0:55:06, 0:55:07]: Yeah. [0:55:07, 0:55:15]: Right. Yeah, I work with counsel and uh uh counsel ga uh can work together on this'cause she since she already have that and I I just have to do is give it a date and she [0:55:15, 0:55:23]: Uh, you know,'cause I was told that we had to vote on it and give it to the council people and they'll do it. But since we have to bypass that, then we just give her the date. [0:55:23, 0:55:24]: Um [0:55:25, 0:55:25]: Go for that. [0:55:26, 0:55:27]: May I ask one thing? [0:55:27, 0:55:30]: Uh, the board members for D DA [0:55:30, 0:55:33]: Із there any preference between morning? [0:55:34, 0:55:35]: Afternoon or evening? [0:55:36, 0:55:38]: Or a morning or afternoon. [0:55:42, 0:55:43]: Not for me. [0:55:45, 0:55:46]: No. [0:55:46, 0:55:46]: That's [0:55:48, 0:55:49]: Yeah, I'm also neutral. [0:55:51, 0:55:53]: Let me go ahead and I'm sorry I'm flexible. [0:55:54, 0:55:55]: I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Art. [0:55:56, 0:55:58]: Let me go. I was just saying I was inflexible also. [0:55:59, 0:56:00]: Okay. I'm sorry. [0:56:01, 0:56:06]: Sorry, Art. Yeah, I just wanted to tell everybody I'm gonna be on vacation from May the fifteenth. [0:56:07, 0:56:10]: Until June the seventh, about three weeks. [0:56:10, 0:56:12]: So if it's if it's [0:56:12, 0:56:14]: After May the fifteenth and [0:56:15, 0:56:15]: And [0:56:16, 0:56:20]: Or June the seventh, uh I wouldn't be able to come. But I but I would like to come. [0:56:20, 0:56:21]: Yeah, mercy. [0:56:21, 0:56:23]: May I make a suggestion? [0:56:24, 0:56:28]: I'm just gonna throw a date out there. Next Wednesday [0:56:28, 0:56:29]: Eleven o'clock. [0:56:31, 0:56:33]: That's the twenty eighth of April. [0:56:33, 0:56:34]: At eleven o'clock. [0:56:36, 0:56:36]: Mm-hmm. [0:56:37, 0:56:39]: All right. Works for me. [0:56:44, 0:57:00]: Okay, I like that. We'll go with uh that as the uh um uh uh Ma Maxwell, does that work for you as far as just uh we'll we'll work from there and if if if there's too much objection then we'll look at a different date. That way I think we'll get us closer to a realization. [0:57:01, 0:57:04]: Well, that's no problem. Like I said, you know, uh that's the date. [0:57:04, 0:57:05]: Going for it, yeah. [0:57:06, 0:57:08]: All right, so we have a proposed date. [0:57:08, 0:57:16]: for April twenty eighth at eleven AM and and I think what we'll need is um uh yeah just a list of who all is interested in attending. [0:57:17, 0:57:18]: Um [0:57:18, 0:57:30]: Uh if you i if you'll send that to uh myself and Mr. Sears, then um we'll go from there and submit that to uh Councilwoman Gantt. Um so councilwoman, do you have any uh any other updates? [0:57:31, 0:57:32]: From City Council. [0:57:34, 0:57:41]: No, I can't think of any right now. Not none that I can think of. I'm I hope I'm not missing anything, but no. [0:57:41, 0:57:42]: Nothing I can think of. [0:57:43, 0:57:47]: Okay. We did include, I forgot, we did include um [0:57:47, 0:57:55]: as part of our discussion recently to what we used to what we have is an LCI and we discussed adding on a um [0:57:56, 0:57:57]: Oh God. [0:57:59, 0:58:00]: I I can't even think of it right now. [0:58:01, 0:58:03]: The little water park thingy, you know, a splash pad. [0:58:04, 0:58:08]: As a a part of the um downtown area near the amphitheater. [0:58:09, 0:58:11]: And that may be a part of the project. [0:58:11, 0:58:13]: You know, since it's already [0:58:14, 0:58:15]: And process. [0:58:15, 0:58:17]: And we're working on the numbers with that right now. [0:58:19, 0:58:22]: That's about it for now, I think. [0:58:24, 0:58:24]: Thank you. [0:58:24, 0:58:27]: Any questions or comments for Councilwoman McGann? [0:58:30, 0:58:50]: Okay, seeing here none. Uh next item on the agenda: new business. Uh I think we've covered that one already, the request for a tour of the amphitheater. So I'll move on to item 3b, which is the uh annual authority registration and financials. Um as part of the closing for the Sylvain transaction, I learned that uh the [0:58:50, 0:59:10]: The DDA is required to submit an annual report to the Department of Community Affairs each year. I also learned that the DDA had not that this DDA had not done that since 2017 or 2018, I think. Either 2017 or 18 was the last report. So we need to um uh get that true up. Um [0:59:10, 0:59:24]: Barber, I do want to mention there may be some financial information that we need to submit, but I've not taken a close look at that. So I'll initiate that report submission, and if I need anything from anyone, I will let you know. [0:59:25, 0:59:26]: Um any questions on that point? [0:59:28, 0:59:35]: All right, seeing and hearing none, we'll move on. Um so under old business, uh the Sylvain transaction. [0:59:35, 0:59:47]: So as uh Bob mentioned earlier, um it uh the the step that uh I can confirm uh was concluded is that everything that was uh asked the DA was asked to sign and complete. [0:59:48, 0:59:53]: was uh completed and turned over to the buyer's lending [0:59:53, 0:59:55]: attorney, buyer's lenders attorney. [0:59:56, 1:00:05]: Uh I've not received an update since then, so I don't know whether I've not received uh the final executed documents or any other notice since we completed those steps. [1:00:05, 1:00:06]: Um [1:00:06, 1:00:15]: I do want to mention though, um I've now worked with um many of you for enough time for you to know that um I personally like to be prepared. [1:00:16, 1:00:19]: and organized um I as a um I [1:00:19, 1:00:38]: I don't like when people are waiting on me to complete something. And as a project manager, it's a standard practice to examine any project at closing for any lessons learned. And so I'd like to share a few details with you. [1:00:39, 1:00:43]: In hopes that we can improve our next experience'cause um [1:00:44, 1:00:48]: Um I think there was some room for improvement with this particular um transaction. [1:00:49, 1:00:53]: So um after weeks of silence about the transaction [1:00:54, 1:00:58]: Um I sent a note March thirty first asking um [1:00:59, 1:01:00]: The um [1:01:01, 1:01:21]: the city's attorney uh where we were with um this particular transaction because I heard nothing. Uh from my view that appeared to spawn some activity um because the and the next thing I know there's a request from the buyer's team to extend the deadline of the due diligence period. [1:01:21, 1:01:26]: Um so that caused an amendment request which was quickly resolved by the D DA. [1:01:27, 1:01:29]: Um, but then silence again until an email. [1:01:30, 1:01:47]: uh late Tuesday afternoon of uh believe it was April the uh seventh and or set seven the sixth um with a request to close the transaction the next day okay [1:01:48, 1:01:55]: And this erupted in a flurry of emails and phone calls and text messages. [1:01:56, 1:01:59]: demanding all sorts of things [1:01:59, 1:02:09]: Uh items that were needed for this closing included uh advance notice uh to extend and advance notice of the closing. [1:02:09, 1:02:16]: uh the DDA requiring a signature seal for the documents to needing to be present for the signatures. [1:02:17, 1:02:21]: uh this AARF filing which I just spoke about with Department of Community Affairs. [1:02:22, 1:02:25]: Синітур вitnesses, tax айді. [1:02:25, 1:02:26]: Um [1:02:26, 1:02:31]: Had it not been for the dedicated service of the volunteers of this DDA board. [1:02:31, 1:02:36]: And a few staff members, including uh Mister John Wiggins and Vanessa Holliday. [1:02:36, 1:02:42]: And the extraordinary professional team of our uh Dan McCrae's attorney's office. [1:02:43, 1:02:44]: Oh, who filled the gap? [1:02:45, 1:02:51]: If it had not been for these uh for the work of these individuals, this transaction would not have occurred. [1:02:52, 1:02:53]: It would have fallen flat. [1:02:55, 1:02:57]: And it didn't need to be this way. [1:02:58, 1:03:00]: We're here to partner with the city. [1:03:01, 1:03:03]: And I want to mention that um [1:03:05, 1:03:15]: You know, there uh there are people in the city, uh city council specifically, who are real estate professionals who have gone through this many times before. [1:03:16, 1:03:30]: I'm an IT project manager. I have not been through a commercial closing before, but I've been through several uh personal closings. And um a little bit of preparation would have gone a long way to avoid the expenses that we incurred. [1:03:31, 1:03:35]: Um with our attorney's office to close this deal. [1:03:36, 1:03:41]: So I I think you hear the frustration in my voice because it didn't need to be an extraordinary effort. [1:03:41, 1:03:46]: The only thing we really need in and this is the one thing I'm asking for in the future. [1:03:47, 1:03:51]: is to communicate and to plan. That's all. [1:03:52, 1:03:58]: You plan, you communicate, you say, Hey, D D A, you're gonna need these things in order to close this transaction. Make sure you're ready. [1:03:59, 1:04:00]: And we'll do it. [1:04:01, 1:04:06]: That's really all we need in order to avoid um this what really was chaos. [1:04:07, 1:04:09]: So I just wanted to share that with everyone. [1:04:10, 1:04:15]: I'll open it up for any questions or comments. Uh that's uh one I don't want to share with you. [1:04:22, 1:04:25]: Okay. Go ahead, Bob. We got it done. Yeah. [1:04:26, 1:04:29]: Yeah. Go ahead. Sorry, go ahead. Yeah. [1:04:30, 1:04:34]: Um but y but yeah, I I I I think uh uh and I don't know where the the [1:04:35, 1:04:43]: blame lies may maybe with mister um Sylvain's attorneys or whatever, but you know, but not here to point fingers at people, but um [1:04:44, 1:04:47]: But to your point, Roger, yeah. W with you know [1:04:47, 1:04:48]: I mean [1:04:48, 1:04:50]: We're all in favor of this transaction. [1:04:51, 1:04:55]: And so it wasn't like to to my knowledge, it wasn't like there was any opposition to to doing the deal. [1:04:56, 1:04:59]: Um, and it shouldn't have been this chaotic. [1:05:02, 1:05:07]: And and yes, to your point I think, you know, b uh better communication uh from all parties involved. [1:05:08, 1:05:09]: The future. [1:05:13, 1:05:13]: Thank you. [1:05:14, 1:05:15]: Anyone else? [1:05:19, 1:05:25]: Okay, hearing none, we'll move to the next item, uh final item on the agenda, which is the um [1:05:26, 1:05:35]: Uh the committee to update the D D A bylaws and intergovernmental agreement with the city. So um I'm sorry, Roger. Oh go ahead, Art. On the [1:05:36, 1:05:38]: On the transaction [1:05:38, 1:05:39]: uh for the old firehouse. [1:05:40, 1:05:45]: Uh Councilwoman Gantt, have you heard anything in terms of the final documents being [1:05:45, 1:05:46]: Signed. [1:05:48, 1:05:52]: Well, I thought everything had been signed and closed. Um [1:05:52, 1:05:55]: is from my understanding, I did hear about the headaches. [1:05:56, 1:06:03]: of it. Um, you know, I heard complaints um from both sides basically, but I [1:06:03, 1:06:04]: We know. [1:06:05, 1:06:05]: I don't know. [1:06:06, 1:06:11]: I from my understanding that everything has um [1:06:13, 1:06:15]: Everything has been finalized. Is that not correct? [1:06:16, 1:06:17]: Roger, Mr. Custon? [1:06:18, 1:06:36]: Um what I know is what I reported, which is we everything the DDA was asked to sign and complete was done and turned over to the buyer's, lender's attorney. Okay. And I So yes, it was closed then. [1:06:37, 1:06:46]: Well, it was closed then. And if you get copies of um the documents, you should receive those copies. If not, pro I would just email um [1:06:47, 1:06:53]: the attorney of record who did the closing and asked for a copy of the documents, but it is closed. [1:06:54, 1:06:55]: Yeah, well. [1:06:55, 1:06:58]: Vanessa, tell me, did you um receive [1:06:59, 1:07:03]: Do you know if this r county received the final execute fully executed documents? [1:07:03, 1:07:06]: No, not we have not received those back yet. [1:07:09, 1:07:11]: When did it close? [1:07:12, 1:07:20]: Um that's see the deed was signed on the fifth. So was it of April? A couple of days. Yes. So I think it was a couple of days after that. [1:07:21, 1:07:23]: Okay, so it takes about fourteen days to get back. [1:07:24, 1:07:30]: But I this is the D, I'm talking this is the D from the fire station to the D D A. [1:07:31, 1:07:33]: That was done on April fifth. [1:07:34, 1:07:36]: The deed from the fire station to the DDA. [1:07:37, 1:07:39]: From the city to the D D A. [1:07:41, 1:07:49]: Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Is that what you're talking about? Okay. That should be on that should be if it was done on the you said the fifth. [1:07:50, 1:07:55]: That was a Monday, right? That was when Mayor Mayor Ford and I signed that on it was a Monday, I believe that was. [1:07:55, 1:07:57]: What day is that, do you know? [1:07:58, 1:08:02]: think that was a Monday. I thought that was a Monday. The Monday is the fifth, April fifth. [1:08:03, 1:08:04]: Right. That's when we signed in. [1:08:05, 1:08:07]: Okay, it probably it should have been back. [1:08:08, 1:08:09]: Yesterday. [1:08:09, 1:08:10]: Probably. [1:08:11, 1:08:16]: And it could have been even earlier, it depending on when they um mailed it in to be filed. [1:08:17, 1:08:18]: The actual deed. [1:08:20, 1:08:34]: But we can go look on GSC if if when I get a chance, guys, and I'm sorry, I'm having to go to a family, um, I have a family matter I have to deal with right now, but when um I can go look on G S C C A and see if it's been recorded. [1:08:34, 1:08:37]: Who's responsible for the recording? The closing attorney, correct? [1:08:38, 1:08:41]: Or is it our attorney that recorded it, our deed? [1:08:45, 1:08:51]: This is not the deed from the D D A to the b uh Mr. Silvaying. This was the one [1:08:52, 1:08:52]: Um [1:08:54, 1:08:58]: Okay, I gotcha. So City Attorney had to record that maybe, I guess. [1:08:59, 1:09:03]: Um so let me look because they both [1:09:04, 1:09:10]: No, you know what? The attorney who did the closing more than likely uh recorded both of them at the same time. [1:09:11, 1:09:12]: To be honest with you. [1:09:14, 1:09:16]: Because what they want to make sure is is that [1:09:17, 1:09:19]: the deeds are recorded in order. [1:09:22, 1:09:29]: So let's start with um I guess speaking to our city attorney and then speaking also to the closing attorney. [1:09:34, 1:09:37]: But I'm pretty sure the closing attorney probably recorded them. [1:09:38, 1:09:45]: unless they brought a copy of the recorded doc to the closing, they would have closed, they would have um close they would have [1:09:45, 1:09:47]: Both been filed at the same time. [1:09:50, 1:09:52]: And who do you think has the [1:09:53, 1:09:57]: Who has the right to speak to the closing attorney on [1:09:58, 1:09:59]: On the D DA. [1:10:00, 1:10:04]: Um, Mr. Custin should be able to speak with the closing attorney on the DEA. [1:10:04, 1:10:09]: Or I well, you know what? Mr. McCrae, he was the our attorney, right? [1:10:10, 1:10:15]: Yeah. Mr. We had an attorney, so Mr. McCrae would be the one who would speak to the to the um [1:10:15, 1:10:16]: To get it. [1:10:16, 1:10:18]: Just let Mr. McCrae know. [1:10:18, 1:10:21]: that we haven't received a copy of our deed back. [1:10:22, 1:10:23]: A copy of the deed. [1:10:26, 1:10:28]: And then I'm gonna go home and do some digging myself. [1:10:29, 1:10:29]: If I [1:10:30, 1:10:31]: Okay. [1:10:32, 1:10:34]: I'll look to see if it's actually been recorded. [1:10:36, 1:10:36]: All right, thank you. [1:10:37, 1:10:49]: Yeah, th th i i it was a it would you know, um it was expressly written that we would get a copy s of the of the of the final paperwork once it was completed. So that that that request has already been [1:10:49, 1:10:51]: Address. [1:10:52, 1:11:03]: So but Roger, before you do that, if the DDA doesn't mind just to save costs, I don't want us paying for just certain things that we can do on our own. I will see if we can get a copy. I'll do that personally myself. [1:11:04, 1:11:07]: before we have to go to Mr. McCrae and get bail for it. [1:11:08, 1:11:10]: All right, well the I [1:11:10, 1:11:12]: All right. Thank you. Appreciate that. [1:11:13, 1:11:13]: Yeah. [1:11:14, 1:11:18]: Any other items, any any other questions or comments on the uh Sylvain transaction? [1:11:22, 1:11:42]: Okay. Final item on the agenda: uh the committee to update the DDA bylaws and intergovernmental agreement, the IGA. Um uh thank you to uh Bob and to Sumequa. Uh we met a couple of weeks ago to uh review our draft of uh both of those items. Um that has been turned over to uh attorney McRae for review. [1:11:42, 1:12:02]: He did send me a response saying he's uh he hasn't had a chance to look at it and uh draft a response. So I think a next step would be for him to review our comments and feedback, and we had a lot of questions, um, and then we'll probably schedule a follow-up um meeting with the with the committee, with Bob and Sameigwa, finalize our recommendations. [1:12:02, 1:12:07]: recommendations and then we'll bring it to the board probably by our uh our next month's meeting. [1:12:07, 1:12:11]: So um that's the update. Any any questions or comments on that? [1:12:17, 1:12:28]: Seeing none, hearing none. So that is the last item on the agenda. Um we'll open it up for any um any any comments or questions, closing remarks before we close the meeting. [1:12:37, 1:12:42]: All right. I'm seeing and hearing none, so I'll I guess that leaves us with a motion to close. [1:12:43, 1:12:44]: Or done, rather. [1:12:45, 1:12:46]: So moved. [1:12:48, 1:12:53]: Thank you, Councilwoman Gann. Anyone. Thank you, Art. Um [1:12:54, 1:12:56]: Any uh any discussion to adjourn the meeting? [1:12:59, 1:13:01]: All right, very good. All those in favor to adjourn? [1:13:02, 1:13:04]: Raise your hand to affirm. Aye. [1:13:04, 1:13:05]: All right, see. [1:13:06, 1:13:09]: All right. And I heard you, Councilman McGann. Very good. [1:13:09, 1:13:16]: All right, I think that's unanimous. Thank you everyone for your service to the board and to the city of Stockbridge. Have a good evening. [1:13:16, 1:13:18]: Good night, everybody. Good night. Good night. [1:13:18, 1:13:19]: Thank you. [1:13:20, 1:13:20]: Good night.

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[0:03:05, 0:03:15]: [199.7, 200.0]: [0:03:35, 0:03:35]: [228.8, 230.6]: Now live on Facebook. [0:04:21, 0:04:22]: Hello everyone. [0:04:24, 0:04:28]: Hello man for Kim, how are you? Good evening to you. All right, so [0:04:30, 0:04:31]: Um [0:04:33, 0:04:34]: Hello? [0:05:03, 0:05:07]: All right, ladies and gentlemen. I have six o'clock and I see a um [0:05:07, 0:05:12]: The uh council is is available, clerk is on and s or c city manager and our [0:05:12, 0:05:13]: Attorney? [0:05:13, 0:05:17]: So I'd like to call this uh April twelfth council meeting to order. [0:05:18, 0:05:25]: On that note, I like to have the invocation done by Mayor Potem Alexander, please. [0:05:25, 0:05:28]: Uh thank you, Mayor. Everyone will bow your heads. [0:05:28, 0:05:30]: Our Lord who dwelt in heaven. [0:05:31, 0:05:37]: Please say a special prayer tonight so we will make the wise decisions for the best interest of the community. [0:05:37, 0:05:55]: And to make sure that we value each and every person in the city of Stockbridge. We want everybody out there to know that we pray for you. We pray for your safety. We pray for your your for you to prosper. We pray for you, your health and wellness of your family. [0:05:55, 0:05:59]: Wanna say a special prayer for the Asian American community. [0:05:59, 0:06:19]: uh in the city of Stockbridge. Please know that we recognize you and we understand the grief that you have experienced uh with the mass shootings that we've seen seen in America and understand that this council and mayor represent diversity and we value every citizen in our community, everyone pulling together. [0:06:19, 0:06:19]: Yeah. [0:06:19, 0:06:23]: And we support diversity at every term. [0:06:23, 0:06:32]: We understand that this pandemic is is raging through the land, Lord, but we know that you have the answer. We know that you have a covering for our community. [0:06:32, 0:06:35]: You have a h healing for this nation. [0:06:35, 0:06:37]: And it will be in your name. [0:06:37, 0:06:38]: In Jesus' name. [0:06:38, 0:06:39]: Amen. [0:06:39, 0:06:40]: Amen. [0:06:41, 0:06:44]: Can you please stand up and pledge allegiance? [0:06:46, 0:06:51]: I pledge allegiance to fight the United States of America. [0:06:52, 0:06:55]: And two republic for which it stands. [0:06:55, 0:06:56]: One message. [0:06:56, 0:06:58]: Uh no. [0:06:58, 0:07:02]: Indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [0:07:05, 0:07:08]: Madam Clerk, roll call, please. [0:07:14, 0:07:15]: Mayor Ford? [0:07:15, 0:07:15]: Present. [0:07:16, 0:07:17]: Mayor Pro Tem Alexander. [0:07:18, 0:07:18]: President. [0:07:19, 0:07:20]: Councilwoman Barber. [0:07:20, 0:07:21]: Present. [0:07:21, 0:07:22]: Councilman Blount. [0:07:24, 0:07:24]: Present. [0:07:25, 0:07:26]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:07:31, 0:07:32]: I think she was here earlier. [0:07:33, 0:07:34]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:07:37, 0:07:38]: Yeah. [0:07:41, 0:07:41]: I'm here. [0:07:42, 0:07:43]: Okay. [0:07:43, 0:07:47]: I don't know. I kept trying to unpress it. It wouldn't let me do that. I'm here. [0:07:47, 0:07:48]: Councilman Thomas. [0:07:49, 0:07:49]: President. [0:07:50, 0:07:51]: Mayor Poyd, we have a quorum. [0:07:51, 0:07:56]: Thank you, Madam Perker. I appreciate it. Council, I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:07:59, 0:08:01]: Some moved. Thank you. Is there a second? [0:08:03, 0:08:05]: Mr. Blount, second that all in favor, please indicate. [0:08:07, 0:08:09]: So you now see Susan, thank you very much. [0:08:10, 0:08:26]: Okay, what we have before us council approval of the minutes for the following meetings, which will be the council meeting on the February eighth and also the council work session on the twenty-third. Uh if there are no changes to those particular uh meeting minutes, then I mean a motion to accept them, please. [0:08:28, 0:08:33]: Is there a motion to accept those minutes, please? So move. Okay. Ms. Alzheimer's, is there a second? [0:08:35, 0:08:36]: Is there a second? [0:08:36, 0:08:37]: A second. [0:08:37, 0:08:40]: Okay, Ms. Camp, second down. All in favor, please indicate. [0:08:42, 0:08:44]: Thank you very much. Unanimous decision. All right. [0:08:44, 0:08:46]: Madam Clerk, are any public comments at all? [0:08:46, 0:08:48]: There are no public comments. [0:08:49, 0:08:52]: All right. On that note we have a um [0:08:52, 0:08:56]: ceremonial process of our meeting here and I have a couple of proclamations. [0:08:56, 0:08:57]: That I'm going to read. [0:08:58, 0:09:03]: And the first proclamation is to acknowledge the fact that April is child abuse prevention month. [0:09:04, 0:09:13]: And I have online as well, Miss Robin Jones of the Henry County's Child Abuse Prevention Activity Corporation Company. [0:09:14, 0:09:15]: Non profit. [0:09:15, 0:09:16]: Long routine. [0:09:16, 0:09:20]: So uh so I'm gonna read this uh proclamation and then um [0:09:20, 0:09:29]: And we'll have to figure out a time to actually hand this to you, Miss Ra, Miss Jones, as well. But I'll read it tonight and then uh allow you to have some comments as well. Okay. [0:09:30, 0:09:42]: So whereas children are critical to Georgia's future success, prosperity, and equality of life, while children are the most valuable resource, they are also the most vulnerable. [0:09:42, 0:09:47]: Children have the right to be safe and an opportunity to thrive, learn and grow. [0:09:48, 0:09:50]: In an environment that fosters healthy development. [0:09:51, 0:10:10]: And whereas child abuse and neglect can be prevented by supporting and strengthening, strengthening Georgia's families, thus preventing the far-reaching effects of maltreatment and providing the opportunity for children to develop healthy, trusting family bonds and consequently building the foundations of communities. [0:10:10, 0:10:22]: And whereas effectively intervening in the lives of children threatened by abuse is a shared responsibility. And Georgia citizens must come together so that the voices of our children are heard by all. [0:10:23, 0:10:28]: We all must ensure that our communities are standing helping hands to children and families in need. [0:10:29, 0:10:35]: Whereas effective child abuse prevention strategies succeed because of partnerships created among citizens. [0:10:35, 0:10:43]: Human service agencies, schools, faith communities, health care providers, civic organizations, and law enforcement agencies. [0:10:43, 0:11:03]: In the business community. The City of Stockbridge partners with Paint Henry Blue each year to bring child abuse awareness and prevention to the forefront every year. And whereas by providing a safe and nurturing environment for our children, free of violence, abuse, and neglect, we can ensure that Georgia's children will grow to their full potential as a next generation of leaders. [0:11:03, 0:11:22]: leaders helping to secure the future of this state and nation. Now therefore I, Mayor Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority vested in me as a mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, and on behalf of City Council members Elton Alexander, Elon de Barber, John Blount, Akisha Gantt and Afonso Thomas do hereby proclaim April 2021. [0:11:23, 0:11:36]: As Child Abuse Prevention Month in Georgia and urge families and communities to become involved in protecting Georgia's children, a witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the 12th day of April 2021. [0:11:36, 0:11:40]: And have caused the official seal of the great city of Stockbridge to be affixed here too. [0:11:40, 0:11:42]: And I signed this along with our clerk Vanessa Holiday. [0:11:44, 0:11:45]: Miss Miss Jones? [0:11:45, 0:11:48]: You have any comments, ma'am? You have the floor. Go right here, please. [0:11:48, 0:11:56]: Thank you so much, Mayor Ford and Stockbridge City Council members. We appreciate your continued support and partnership each year. [0:11:57, 0:12:05]: We appreciate you bringing to the attention of everyone in Henry County the issue of child abuse prevention during the month of April. [0:12:06, 0:12:24]: And we again appreciate it so much. We want to paint Henry blue in the whole county as you guys have in Stockbridge. We plan to take pictures and post those because you guys do such a great job of that. The blue and silver pinwheel that you have planted all over um the city of Stockbridge. [0:12:24, 0:12:29]: represents the fact that all children deserve a safe and happy childhood. [0:12:30, 0:12:34]: And this blue and silver pinwheel is actually the national symbol for child abuse prevention. [0:12:35, 0:12:42]: So again, we appreciate that. It brings that to everyone's attention and hopefully we'll be able to um [0:12:42, 0:12:45]: prevent more and more abuse each year as we go along. [0:12:46, 0:12:47]: Um [0:12:47, 0:12:56]: We also hope that everybody we know you've been wearing blue every Friday. We appreciate that and hope that you will take pictures of that and pictures of your pinwheels. [0:12:56, 0:12:59]: And post them to Paint Henry Blue. [0:12:59, 0:13:03]: 2021 and tag prevent child abuse Henry County. [0:13:03, 0:13:04]: Again, thank you. [0:13:05, 0:13:10]: Thank you, Miss Jones. Appreciate it. You're more than welcome to stay as long as you like, by the way, too, just in case. Okay. [0:13:11, 0:13:16]: And I'll work I have to work it out with you and on on actually giving this proclamation to you or someone on your team. [0:13:16, 0:13:21]: in a frame. That's what we typically do. Okay. So we look forward to that coordinating effort. All right. [0:13:21, 0:13:23]: Thank you so much. Thank you. [0:13:23, 0:13:27]: Next is a proclamation for autism awareness month. [0:13:27, 0:13:36]: Whereas autism spectrum disorder, ASD, is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges. [0:13:36, 0:13:38]: Autism is the fastest growing [0:13:38, 0:13:40]: Developmental disorder. [0:13:40, 0:13:49]: And where whereas ASD is about 4.5 times more common among boys, one in 42, than among girls, one in 189. [0:13:50, 0:13:54]: ASD prevalence has increased by one to fifteen percent. [0:13:55, 0:13:59]: Scary six to f uh fifteen percent each year from two thousand two to two thousand ten. [0:14:00, 0:14:04]: More than three point five million Americans live with autism spectrum disorder. [0:14:04, 0:14:15]: And whereas people with ASD often have problems with social, emotional, and communication skills, they might repeat certain behaviors and might not want change in a lot of daily activities. [0:14:15, 0:14:17]: Many people with ASD also have different [0:14:18, 0:14:26]: ways of learning, paying attention, and reacting to things. Signs of ASD begin during early childhood and typically last throughout a person's life. [0:14:26, 0:14:28]: And whereas ASD [0:14:28, 0:14:32]: Uh can sometimes be detected at eighteen months of or younger. [0:14:33, 0:14:38]: By age two, the diagnosis of an experienced professional can be considered very reliable. [0:14:39, 0:14:44]: However, many children do not receive a final diagnosis until they are much older. [0:14:44, 0:14:50]: This display means that children with ASD might not get at the early help they need. [0:14:50, 0:14:56]: And whereas research shows that early intervention treatment services can improve a child's development developmental [0:14:57, 0:15:12]: Early intervention services help children from birth to three years old, learn important skills. Services can include therapies to help a child talk, walk, interact with others, communicate and control behaviors, including physical aggression and self-injury behavior. [0:15:13, 0:15:18]: Whereas during the month of April, we strive to promote autism awareness, inclusion, and self-determination. [0:15:18, 0:15:19]: For all. [0:15:19, 0:15:25]: And assured that each person with ASD is provided an opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of life. [0:15:26, 0:15:42]: Therefore I, Mayor Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority vested in me as the mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, and on behalf of City Council members Elton Alexander, Yolanda Barber, John Blount, Nakisha Gat, and Afonso Thomas, do hereby proclaim April 2021 as Autism Awareness Month in Stockbridge, Georgia. [0:15:43, 0:15:46]: in the hope that it will lend to a better understanding of autism. [0:15:47, 0:15:55]: In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the twelfth day of April twenty twenty one, and have caused the official seal of the great city of Stockbridge to be affixed here too. [0:15:56, 0:15:58]: And I signed a proclamation along a clear Vanessa holiday. [0:15:59, 0:16:00]: Okay, fantastic. [0:16:02, 0:16:03]: Um [0:16:03, 0:16:05]: Now we move on to old business. [0:16:06, 0:16:18]: And that would be council consideration to approve RFP 2021-0026 for the annual on-call water and sewer emergency operational repair, maintenance, and construction services. [0:16:18, 0:16:20]: Presented by Lindell Miller. [0:16:20, 0:16:22]: And Dex is Aaron, please. [0:16:23, 0:16:34]: Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. Today the Public Works Department is requesting council approval for award of contract number RFP 2020-0026. [0:16:34, 0:16:35]: Uh for the [0:16:36, 0:16:41]: For the annual on-call water and sewer emergency operational repair, maintenance and construction. [0:16:42, 0:16:47]: to site engineering incorporated for an annual amount of one hundred and fifty nine thousand. [0:16:47, 0:16:52]: Three hundred and ninety dollars. I'd like to add that the solicitation was [0:16:52, 0:16:54]: Um solicited based on [0:16:54, 0:17:09]: the council uh directives, as well as it was sent out to 696 vendors posted on the State of Georgia Registry, the Georgia uh Municipal Registry, as well as the City of Stockbridge website. [0:17:11, 0:17:15]: Okay. Council, any questions for Miss Miller in reference to this? [0:17:16, 0:17:17]: Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [0:17:18, 0:17:23]: A cost that Miss Miller just mentioned. Can she repeat that again? [0:17:24, 0:17:25]: Um um [0:17:26, 0:17:29]: The cost that's listed on the agenda. [0:17:29, 0:17:31]: Is for [0:17:32, 0:17:33]: I do apologize. [0:17:37, 0:17:41]: One hundred fifty nine thousand three hundred and ninety dollars and zero cents. [0:17:47, 0:17:47]: Thank you. [0:17:47, 0:17:48]: Okay. [0:17:48, 0:17:50]: Councillor, any other questions for Miss Miller? [0:17:53, 0:17:56]: If not, then I need a motion to accept this proposal. [0:17:57, 0:17:58]: I'm over. [0:17:58, 0:18:01]: Oh, is uh Commissioner Blount? All right. Is there a second? [0:18:01, 0:18:03]: Just can't second that. Any further discussion? [0:18:04, 0:18:06]: If not all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [0:18:09, 0:18:09]: Three. [0:18:10, 0:18:11]: All polls? [0:18:13, 0:18:14]: Okay. [0:18:14, 0:18:15]: Abstain. [0:18:15, 0:18:17]: Okay, so three one one. [0:18:17, 0:18:18]: Therefore. [0:18:18, 0:18:19]: It passes. [0:18:20, 0:18:20]: Yes. [0:18:21, 0:18:25]: May I just ask that the clerks just note for the record. [0:18:25, 0:18:27]: There were no cost proposals. [0:18:27, 0:18:29]: Or the criteria for the rankings. [0:18:29, 0:18:31]: Provided city council. [0:18:32, 0:18:34]: Okay, it's noted she got it. [0:18:35, 0:18:37]: Thank you. [0:18:38, 0:18:46]: Council consideration to approve RFP 2021-0025 for janitorial maintenance services. Ms. Miller and Mr. Aaron, please. [0:18:47, 0:18:57]: Good afternoon once again, Mayor and Council. The Public Works Department is requesting council approval for award of a contract RFP number 2020025. [0:18:57, 0:19:16]: Jenitorial Maintenance Services to Intercontinental Commercial Services Incorporated for an annual amount of$89,280 and zero cents. I'll also like to add that this solicitation was sent out to 1,576 vendors registered with the state of Georgia. [0:19:18, 0:19:20]: Thank you, ma'am. Any questions for Miss Miller, Council? [0:19:22, 0:19:24]: Any questions at all? [0:19:25, 0:19:35]: And Mr. Alexander, Mayor Pro Tem Gui, please. Miss Miller, where was this bid originally uh supposed to go out and uh what was the timetable for? [0:19:35, 0:19:38]: Um when this contract had actually expired. [0:19:39, 0:19:49]: Okay, the annual um on call was was posted on November eleventh, twenty twenty. It was posted for 45 days as directed by council. [0:19:49, 0:19:52]: The um there were three addendums posted. [0:19:53, 0:19:54]: They city that [0:19:55, 0:19:56]: I do apologize. [0:19:56, 0:20:03]: Um the city then extended the solicitation um for an additional 30 days is directed by council. [0:20:03, 0:20:05]: And the contract expired. [0:20:06, 0:20:07]: I'll have to um [0:20:12, 0:20:20]: If I'm if I may, just to clarify, perhaps I misheard Mayor Ford. Was it the question related to janitor the janitorial item? [0:20:21, 0:20:21]: Mayor Pro Tem. [0:20:23, 0:20:24]: That's what we're on right now. [0:20:24, 0:20:30]: Okay. Oh I'm sorry, I do apologize. So the janitorial was sent out on September twenty fourth, twenty twenty. [0:20:30, 0:20:38]: I'm sorry, we received the specification September 24th. The bid was posted on October 22nd. We post an addendum allowing more time. [0:20:38, 0:20:41]: Um for this s solicitation as well. [0:20:41, 0:20:43]: The Mary. [0:20:43, 0:20:44]: Let's see here. [0:20:48, 0:20:57]: And the w the contract was expired. Uh the janitorial actually did not have a contract. That was the reason for the solicitation. [0:20:57, 0:21:12]: Right, right, right. Okay. So by moving forward with this, we're actually uh actually implementing a contract for this uh that we've been going pretty much um without a contract month to month. And uh how long how long is this contract for? [0:21:13, 0:21:17]: This contract will be for one year with an option to renew for four one year periods. [0:21:17, 0:21:23]: For four is an option to renew out the four one year period. Yes. Okay. Okay. All right. Thank you. [0:21:24, 0:21:26]: Councillor, any other question for Miss Miller? [0:21:28, 0:21:30]: If not, I need a motion to accept this proposal. [0:21:31, 0:21:32]: Some of them. [0:21:32, 0:21:34]: Miss Can, okay. Is there a second? [0:21:37, 0:21:39]: Mr. Blount, second that. Any further discussion? [0:21:40, 0:21:48]: If not all in favor of the motion, please accept it. Or please indicate, excuse me, please indicate. Okay, four, three, all opposed? [0:21:50, 0:21:52]: Yeah, uh sustain, obstain. [0:21:53, 0:22:06]: Okay, so three one one. Therefore, um I'd like to ask the clerk if she could add that same um statement to this vote for me, please. What what was your vote, Councilwoman Barber? [0:22:07, 0:22:08]: I oppose. [0:22:08, 0:22:11]: Opposed. So we have a three one one. Thank you. That's great. [0:22:15, 0:22:26]: All right, on that note, council consideration to approve RFP 2021. That's zero zero two seven for professional permitting and building inspection services. Once again, Ms. Miller and Mr. Aaron, please. [0:22:26, 0:22:32]: Once again, good afternoon, Mayor and Council. The Public Works Department is requesting council approval for the award of a contract. [0:22:33, 0:22:42]: number RFP 2020 0027 professional permitting and building inspection services to safe build Georgia LLC. [0:22:44, 0:22:46]: Counselor, any questions for Miss Miller at all? [0:22:48, 0:22:49]: Any questions? [0:22:50, 0:22:51]: Can I need a motion to accept? [0:22:52, 0:22:53]: Mr. Verporter? [0:22:53, 0:22:57]: Let me uh let me ask a couple questions. In terms of this overall contract. [0:22:58, 0:23:00]: uh talk about it and um [0:23:01, 0:23:05]: When was it put out and then uh the when was it um [0:23:05, 0:23:07]: Brought back in and um [0:23:07, 0:23:11]: You know, how long is a contract for? Talk about that so the public understand. [0:23:14, 0:23:15]: The uh [0:23:16, 0:23:18]: Permitting services was posted. [0:23:19, 0:23:32]: sorry this this the um procurement division received specifications on december seventh twenty twenty the bid was posted uh december twenty fourth twenty twenty we did post an addendum um to allow additional time the bid opened [0:23:33, 0:23:33]: Oh that mean. [0:23:39, 0:23:47]: Okay. Um on March on March fourth, twenty twenty one, uh we received three responses, uh and that was from um [0:23:48, 0:23:49]: Safe built. [0:23:49, 0:23:52]: Charles Abbott and Nova Engineering. [0:23:52, 0:23:58]: On March sixteenth, the evaluation committee uh held an an evaluation and did scoring. [0:23:59, 0:24:01]: And in which we did the ranking. [0:24:03, 0:24:08]: Okay. And then the uh the the recommendation on the award is to whom we can [0:24:09, 0:24:13]: Right. The recommendation for award is to award the contract to safe built. [0:24:13, 0:24:20]: Georgia LLC, the contract will be for one year with an option to renew for four one year periods. [0:24:21, 0:24:25]: Okay, and um okay, so moo. [0:24:26, 0:24:35]: Okay, so well I don't know. Did uh any more questions? Okay, so all right. Okay, Mirapro Tem made a motion. This can't second it. Any further discussion? [0:24:35, 0:24:37]: If not all in favor of motion, please indicate. [0:24:39, 0:24:39]: Three. [0:24:39, 0:24:40]: Opposed? [0:24:41, 0:24:43]: One of abstain. [0:24:44, 0:24:45]: Okay, so three one one. [0:24:46, 0:24:47]: Mayor Ford. Yes, ma'am. [0:24:48, 0:24:54]: I'd like to ask the city clerk to also include the statement that I made to this item as well, please. [0:24:54, 0:24:56]: Okay, she she's got it. Good deal. Thank you. [0:24:57, 0:25:02]: New consideration to approve Campground Road Beautification Project. Mr. Aaron, please. [0:25:03, 0:25:15]: Yes, Mr. Mayor. Uh I was tasked with uh the beautification, getting beautification for Campground Road. And High Grow gave us a quota of twenty-five thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven dollars to plant. [0:25:16, 0:25:23]: Fifty three uh red crate myrtles approximately fifty feet apart on campground road within the city limits of Stockbridge. [0:25:25, 0:25:27]: Okay. Questions for Mr. Aaron, Council? [0:25:28, 0:25:30]: If if I'm I'm sorry, go ahead. [0:25:31, 0:25:47]: Go ahead, go ahead, Mr. Knight. He's he's gonna he'll uh I was just gonna add to it to Mr. Aaron's um uh presentation there. This is um intended to provide beautification uh along Campground Road, which everyone knows is a new road in the city of Stockbridge. [0:25:47, 0:25:51]: Obviously it was built uh about a year and a half, but over a year ago it was opened up. [0:25:52, 0:26:01]: I think Henry County provide beautification to a certain point and then we provided some beautification there. This is a longer stretch that runs down Campground Road. [0:26:02, 0:26:16]: And again, because it is a new road, um, the intent was to provide uh some level of visual amenity or aesthetics along that roadway that runs uh toward you know a new subdivision that's currently under construction, which is Winding Creek. [0:26:16, 0:26:21]: um uh subdivision. So that's that's uh the impetus for this. [0:26:22, 0:26:25]: And um obviously we'll seek to answer any questions from council. [0:26:26, 0:26:27]: Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:26:29, 0:26:30]: Yes, thank you, Mayor. [0:26:31, 0:26:32]: Um [0:26:34, 0:26:40]: The uh what's the uh to Mr. Aaron first? What what would you say twenty seven thousand nine hundred? [0:26:40, 0:26:43]: Twenty five thousand nine hundred and ninety seven dollars. [0:26:47, 0:26:50]: This is going to and who's gonna do the work? [0:26:51, 0:26:54]: Uh high grove has given us the proposal, cost proposal. [0:26:56, 0:27:02]: Uh is is um so at this point to my understanding, uh high grove is not under contract, is that correct? [0:27:03, 0:27:04]: Yes, sir. [0:27:05, 0:27:16]: So uh to Councilwoman Barber's uh concerns, I would say then we didn't have any cost proposals RP that go out to anybody else. We're just [0:27:16, 0:27:25]: Um, actually giving it to high grow that is not under contract. So we have not yet gone through a procurement process to get competitive bidding. Is that correct? [0:27:31, 0:27:32]: We're gonna ask a question. [0:27:34, 0:27:42]: So at this point, we're we're using high growth that's not under contract, haven't been under contract in over a year, maybe two years. [0:27:42, 0:27:53]: Yet we're giving them projects not under contract, but we're not, but we're circumventing a bidding process that should go through procurement, which is now what will allow a competitive bidding. [0:27:53, 0:28:13]: And to Councilwoman Barber's question, there's no cost proposals, uh, no RFPs put out for uh competitive bidding for this contract, but we're going to grant it to a company that's not under contract. Uh, I don't think the city should operate like this. I think that if we're going to put a company under contract, we should put them under contract. [0:28:13, 0:28:14]: Contract. [0:28:14, 0:28:21]: But if not, then anytime that we have projects come open and come up, that competitive bidding should be for those projects. [0:28:21, 0:28:26]: That's my qu that's my statement on that. I mean we'll we'll go ahead, Mr. [0:28:27, 0:28:42]: Well, missing go ahead, Mr. Night. Um yes, I I I did uh want to to also uh address that or clarify if I could, that is correct. Uh there is not a current contract. We did bring forth a bid or a went through a bid process and at that time [0:28:43, 0:28:48]: Guess it was six months ago. I can't r remember exactly. At that time it was determined that we would not go forward. [0:28:49, 0:28:53]: Um at that and it's it since that time it's been held in abeyance. [0:28:53, 0:28:58]: Um I in fact I did actually have a conversation with uh Mr. Berry, one of our attorneys. [0:28:59, 0:29:07]: Um earlier today about uh that status and how we should best address that status because it technically it is still. [0:29:07, 0:29:22]: Active, I don't want to go into too many details because it is still an active situation, but we will be bringing a resolution to you regarding that uh in the very near future. But your your initial statements were correct. [0:29:22, 0:29:27]: Oh well, that went forward, that did not ultimately get determined. [0:29:28, 0:29:33]: But go ahead and how long the how long has uh high grove been with the city without a contract? [0:29:33, 0:29:38]: Uh uh uh I can't Mr. Aaron could probably answer better than I could. I [0:29:39, 0:29:43]: Don't wanna be an error on that. Mr. Aaron, how long has Highgrove been with the city without a contract? [0:29:44, 0:29:47]: Uh I was uh it was close to like a year and a half. [0:29:48, 0:29:55]: So anytime that we allow any companies, any entity uh divisions of the city to ha to operate without a contract. [0:29:55, 0:29:57]: And continue to give them projects. [0:29:58, 0:30:02]: Then we're in a place where we have said and we've seen this council. [0:30:02, 0:30:22]: uh the consensus of this council talk about the procurement process. When we allow any company to stay with the city that is not under contract, it alleviates other competitor companies to even come in to even come in under the bidding process that should be laid forward and laid out through an RFP in order to operate in the city. [0:30:22, 0:30:39]: So when we allow a company or any entity to come in this city and operate a year and a half without a contract, what we're doing is putting ourselves in a position where we're telling other businesses as a city that this is who we're gonna, who we're gonna choose without having a bidding process in place. [0:30:40, 0:30:43]: And I don't and I don't think we should operate that like that at all. [0:30:45, 0:30:48]: Okay. Any other comments uh from the council? [0:30:49, 0:30:51]: Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [0:30:51, 0:31:09]: Yeah, I simply want to say Mr. Knighton, this uh do we have some money set aside for the beautification price project uh projects in the city? And if so, how how much was it? We have right-of-way landscape, which is primarily for the contractor, we have right at about two hundred thousand. We also have [0:31:09, 0:31:12]: Landscaping under government buildings and property. [0:31:13, 0:31:15]: Uh for one fifty. [0:31:15, 0:31:19]: Okay, so we we would be taking the money out of that account. [0:31:20, 0:31:22]: That would be recommended, yes. [0:31:23, 0:31:27]: Okay, now if we had uh in the in additional projects we were talking about possibly [0:31:28, 0:31:38]: uh completing beautification on Hudson Bridge Road. I know the volunteers and I did Hudson Bridge Road, but could that s could that same funding be taken from this account? [0:31:39, 0:31:45]: Uh if we if we were to look at how much that would cost, I would I would venture to say that we probably would. [0:31:45, 0:31:51]: um take a look at that particular account to do that beautification. But you know, obviously right now we don't have a cost proposal. [0:31:52, 0:32:01]: Right. The idea is and and the thing about it, Mr. Blount's comments were it he he looked we need just needed to look right in the mirror, okay? [0:32:02, 0:32:05]: The council allow these contracts to be [0:32:05, 0:32:08]: uh go along month to month without approval. [0:32:08, 0:32:13]: The staff brought a recommendation for approval for uh [0:32:13, 0:32:18]: landscaping services to be uh approved by this council. [0:32:18, 0:32:20]: And this council failed to act. [0:32:21, 0:32:24]: Subsequently the same thing happened with the [0:32:24, 0:32:25]: Uh [0:32:25, 0:32:30]: acquisition on janitorial services. Those contracts came forward to this council. [0:32:31, 0:32:32]: Uh for approval. [0:32:32, 0:32:34]: This council failed to act. [0:32:35, 0:32:40]: The people who run this city is this city council. We set the policy. [0:32:41, 0:32:45]: So if we want to s blame anybody for the city operating without [0:32:46, 0:32:48]: Uh, these contracts being approved. [0:32:48, 0:32:57]: We just need to look right in the mirror and say, you know what? We allowed it to happen because if we have been insistent upon moving this forward. [0:32:57, 0:33:01]: I'm not I'm not coming into this meeting unaware. [0:33:01, 0:33:03]: That this contract has been month to month. [0:33:04, 0:33:05]: Because it's been month to month. [0:33:05, 0:33:09]: For like a as indicated for a year and a half. [0:33:09, 0:33:11]: The janitorial services [0:33:11, 0:33:14]: have been in the same in the same way. [0:33:14, 0:33:20]: That's been uh the dysfunction that this council has operated under. We just continue to move forward. [0:33:20, 0:33:22]: Uh under that knowing that uh [0:33:23, 0:33:26]: These particular uh operations had not been approved. [0:33:26, 0:33:27]: So [0:33:28, 0:33:31]: Uh I'm not sure how this particular project [0:33:31, 0:33:32]: uh was brought forward. [0:33:33, 0:33:37]: Uh Mr. Knight, you brought this project forward. Is it your recommendation that this is [0:33:38, 0:33:44]: uh how we operate and that we move this project forward uh based on your experience and knowledge. [0:33:45, 0:33:52]: I I would I would recommend so in that. Um I think one of the the items that obviously has been [0:33:53, 0:33:57]: important to the council is beautification and beautification in a number of different ways. [0:33:57, 0:34:02]: We have a new road here, which is Campground Road, and I think to establish [0:34:02, 0:34:06]: A level of uh aesthetic appeal on that road is in order. [0:34:07, 0:34:11]: Especially again with um a portion of the road having uh [0:34:11, 0:34:13]: Um some beautification already done. [0:34:14, 0:34:19]: to continue along that path on Campground Road, I think would provide uniformity. [0:34:19, 0:34:22]: and would provide the beautification uh of that roadway. [0:34:23, 0:34:27]: I just want to make this clear. You made this per you decided to bring this to the council. [0:34:28, 0:34:32]: uh for this um proposal and you made this recommendation, is that correct? [0:34:34, 0:34:38]: The agenda item has been placed on there. Yes. This is this is a recommendation. [0:34:39, 0:34:39]: That I am making. [0:34:40, 0:34:46]: Okay, now if we wanted to, let's say like you said, we have a hundred thousand dollars in this particular account. [0:34:47, 0:34:51]: We've been trying to prioritize beautification, like we've been trying to prioritize. [0:34:51, 0:34:53]: Several other items. So [0:34:53, 0:34:58]: Uh we know that areas need to be done. We understand Hudson Bridge Road. [0:34:58, 0:35:00]: As a primary corridor. [0:35:00, 0:35:02]: And the estimate for [0:35:02, 0:35:05]: Uh, Campground Road was about twenty five thousand dollars. [0:35:05, 0:35:07]: Uh in order to do campground road. [0:35:08, 0:35:11]: The reason I see that you're doing that and I've noticed because [0:35:11, 0:35:16]: I drive it on a regular basis. That Henry County spent thousands of dollars. [0:35:16, 0:35:19]: uh actually putting in beautification from [0:35:19, 0:35:25]: the I seventy five bridge uh all the way to Peach Drive. Our section was not covered. [0:35:25, 0:35:28]: Uh, they did not pay for that. So if we wanted to have [0:35:28, 0:35:41]: uh some sort of beautification then that would be upon this council in order to act in order uh to do so. So uh in my estimation, the city manager has made a recommendation for us to move forward. [0:35:42, 0:35:43]: Uh with this particular project. [0:35:44, 0:35:45]: I would suggest that we be [0:35:46, 0:35:50]: uh aggressive with it and that we move forward with not just this. [0:35:50, 0:35:52]: particular, but we move forward with beautification. [0:35:53, 0:35:56]: Uh I've been trying to move forward Hudson Bridge Road. [0:35:56, 0:35:59]: Uh for a long time because the Eagles landing side. [0:35:59, 0:36:00]: Basically it's beautiful. [0:36:01, 0:36:03]: The city side is maintained pretty well, but [0:36:03, 0:36:04]: Yeah. [0:36:04, 0:36:08]: Um, you know, I'd like to discuss with this council proposing adding [0:36:08, 0:36:10]: Hudson Bridge Road to [0:36:11, 0:36:12]: This proposal as well. [0:36:12, 0:36:16]: And giving the staff a up to proposal. [0:36:17, 0:36:20]: uh of twenty five thousand dollars so mi twenty five thousand dollars [0:36:21, 0:36:23]: for the winding crew for the [0:36:23, 0:36:27]: uh campground road section and then and up and up to [0:36:27, 0:36:29]: Twenty five thousand dollars. [0:36:29, 0:36:30]: And beautification for [0:36:31, 0:36:35]: The Hudson Bridge Road exit, uh, with the city manager having the discretion. [0:36:35, 0:36:37]: Uh good in order to [0:36:37, 0:36:39]: Uh complete the bid. [0:36:40, 0:36:41]: Uh based on uh [0:36:41, 0:36:43]: The beautification necessary. [0:36:44, 0:36:47]: Uh for Hudson Bridge Road, I'd just like the council to uh [0:36:47, 0:36:48]: discuss these items because [0:36:49, 0:36:50]: We we we [0:36:50, 0:36:52]: You know, we put forth money. [0:36:52, 0:36:57]: Uh in the budget to start cutting the right of ways on Rock Quarry Road. [0:36:57, 0:36:58]: Beautiful. [0:36:58, 0:37:00]: Highway one thirty eight. [0:37:00, 0:37:01]: Walt Stevens wrote. [0:37:02, 0:37:05]: These corridors are prideful for this city right now. [0:37:06, 0:37:07]: You know, we had [0:37:07, 0:37:12]: uh went forward with these because the consum because our public was complaining. [0:37:12, 0:37:19]: that our right-of-ways weren't sufficient. But right now we have the best right of ways in the county, without a doubt. [0:37:20, 0:37:36]: All of these railways are put picked up regularly, they're cut regularly, they're maintained, and we should continue forward with those beautification efforts, making sure that we add beautification to our city at every at every term. I think we had other council members that wanted to speak. [0:37:36, 0:37:37]: We do. [0:37:37, 0:37:45]: Yeah, Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. Yeah, I just wanted I just want to say that in in in Councilman uh I'm gonna say uh Mr. Alexander is correct. [0:37:45, 0:37:47]: We do have to look in the mirror. [0:37:47, 0:37:49]: But when there's a process in place. [0:37:50, 0:38:00]: and it's voted against. Don't include and when you don't include everyone in the process and vote for something, don't include everybody in the process when it's flawed. [0:38:01, 0:38:14]: Uh this process when it came to uh awarding a bid to go that has gone through an RFP process with this bid that was voted down, this had nothing to do with the whole council. [0:38:14, 0:38:20]: So yet don't look at the whole council now when something flawed with the system is pointed out. [0:38:20, 0:38:34]: And I'm only saying that this city needs to operate in a way systematically that we've been told by our attorney that we have a pretty good procurement process here. Everything can be uh uh uh improved. [0:38:35, 0:38:45]: But when we talk about bidding the bidding process, and when that bidding process is interrupted, when that bidding process is constantly being attacked. [0:38:47, 0:38:53]: And when that bidding process goes through in this council, a consensus of this council does not approve. [0:38:53, 0:38:57]: of those that bidding process when we're putting out RFPs. [0:38:57, 0:39:00]: Then those that voted to not approve. [0:39:00, 0:39:08]: Those are the ones that stand out. I look in the mirror every day and I'm and I'm confident and feel proud of everything that I do for the city of Stockbridge. [0:39:08, 0:39:10]: Every vote that I make. [0:39:11, 0:39:31]: But when the process is put out here and you have a consensus of this council to vote against it, then I'm not going to look in the mirror and say, I had anything to do with right now what I'm speaking about. We have to we have to go through a procurement process. We can't continue to move like we're doing and have all of this intervention from city uh [0:39:31, 0:39:37]: from from from public uh officials, from elected officials when it comes to the bidding process with this city. [0:39:39, 0:39:45]: That's what we that's what we need to stop doing. And when and when staff came and recommend with recommendations. [0:39:46, 0:39:49]: We either for it or when or against it, but when we vote against it. [0:39:50, 0:39:53]: Then let's let's take it apart in ourselves and say and own that. [0:39:54, 0:39:59]: We don't own what we vote against as a whole. That's whoever voted against it owns it. [0:39:59, 0:40:01]: When I vote against something, I'll own it. [0:40:02, 0:40:03]: I'm not gonna say the whole. [0:40:04, 0:40:07]: And right now we need to own what we what we do. [0:40:07, 0:40:14]: And when we sit back and I continue to look and see our procurement process being attacked and charged and come at. [0:40:15, 0:40:18]: The elected officials should not be doing that. [0:40:19, 0:40:27]: Uh I see Mr. Mr. Berry, uh attorney Mr. Berry's on the on the line. Uh and I've asked Mr. Berry and I've asked you, Mr. Knighton. [0:40:27, 0:40:35]: That I need to find, I need to get something and writing from you all pertaining to our procurement process because we're having too much intervention. [0:40:35, 0:40:37]: From elected officials [0:40:37, 0:40:45]: When it comes to our procurement process, and we should not be involved in that. This is how things get miscrewed and jacked up and messed up. [0:40:46, 0:40:47]: Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. [0:40:50, 0:40:56]: I wanted to ask uh Mr. Aaron and Mr. Knighton um when the landscaping um [0:40:57, 0:41:00]: Recommendation to award came to the council last year. [0:41:01, 0:41:06]: The scope of work um was specific to certain areas. [0:41:06, 0:41:07]: In Stockbridge, the [0:41:08, 0:41:12]: It did not include the Kent Round Road area. Is that correct? [0:41:14, 0:41:16]: I think that is correct, yes. [0:41:16, 0:41:18]: Okay. So Yes, that's correct. [0:41:19, 0:41:19]: Thank you. [0:41:20, 0:41:20]: So [0:41:21, 0:41:26]: This um what you're requesting now is a one-time [0:41:26, 0:41:30]: um bid for this specific job on Camp Brown Road. [0:41:32, 0:41:34]: Is that what's being requested now? [0:41:36, 0:41:39]: Yes, for for the installation of the um [0:41:40, 0:41:42]: Trees that would be put in on campground road, yes. [0:41:42, 0:41:46]: Okay. A point of order, uh Mayor is not a bid. [0:41:46, 0:41:48]: Let's let's correct that must night. It's not a bit. [0:41:49, 0:41:49]: All right. [0:41:50, 0:41:52]: Going forward. It's a proposal. [0:41:52, 0:41:53]: Yes. [0:41:55, 0:41:59]: So when we do award a contract for landscaping services. [0:41:59, 0:42:05]: we will include Camp Brown Road also with the scope of work. Correct. [0:42:07, 0:42:14]: If right, if there is a new bid that is uh developed, I would imagine yes, that it would include Campground Road. [0:42:14, 0:42:15]: Okay. [0:42:15, 0:42:18]: So it was my understanding. Um [0:42:18, 0:42:21]: When we rejected the original [0:42:21, 0:42:22]: Um request for [0:42:23, 0:42:25]: The original recommendation to award last year. [0:42:26, 0:42:28]: The staff was going to [0:42:28, 0:42:33]: identify um additional areas, including the amphitheater. [0:42:34, 0:42:38]: Um and include all of that in one scope of [0:42:38, 0:42:38]: Work. [0:42:39, 0:42:41]: So now we've got to include the amphitheater. [0:42:41, 0:42:43]: and Camp Brown Road as well. [0:42:44, 0:42:49]: um for ongoing maintenance. But this is what's on the agenda is just a one time [0:42:50, 0:42:52]: Service of installation. [0:42:54, 0:42:54]: Correct. [0:42:55, 0:42:57]: That's correct, yes. Okay. So [0:42:58, 0:43:03]: The amount of this one time installation is how much again? Twenty five [0:43:05, 0:43:08]: Twenty five thousand nine hundred and ninety seven dollars. [0:43:08, 0:43:09]: Okay. [0:43:09, 0:43:18]: And it did not go through the competitive bidding process. I understand that Mr. Knighton's spending authorization is twenty five thousand and anything over that. [0:43:19, 0:43:21]: He brings it to the council for our approval. [0:43:21, 0:43:22]: Um [0:43:23, 0:43:24]: That's correct. [0:43:25, 0:43:29]: And that is why this item is on the agenda. It's just a one-time installation. Um [0:43:30, 0:43:32]: I'm okay with this. That's all. [0:43:33, 0:43:34]: Again, go ahead, please. [0:43:38, 0:43:39]: Thank you. [0:43:39, 0:43:59]: You I I think my question was answered now because I wanted to know the actual dollar amount that was owed. Um, but I for the record, I voted in favor of moving forward with the contracts initially for our janitorial services as well as landscaping. So um there were two votes for and three votes. [0:43:59, 0:44:02]: No, and we are almost a year later. [0:44:02, 0:44:15]: And that's that's something that we need to really work on as a council. But I just wanted to know that dollar amount for that one-time fee. Are there going to be any additional cost? Um [0:44:16, 0:44:21]: that we are not aware of or maintenance fees and where will they come from? [0:44:24, 0:44:30]: Well, I know currently Henry County maintains campground road that do the cutting and mowing. [0:44:30, 0:44:45]: And it probably would be some memorandum of agreement if the city's gonna maintain the portion of Campground Road that's in the city since we've got those plannings there. But the cost is to install these these trees. [0:44:46, 0:44:47]: Excuse me, Mayor. [0:44:47, 0:44:48]: Go right here, Michael. [0:44:48, 0:44:52]: That's not the case. Henry County uh is a county maintained road. [0:44:53, 0:44:55]: And they they mow it every single week. [0:44:56, 0:44:57]: They will continue to maintain it. [0:44:58, 0:45:02]: We're just adding the beautification to the project. This is just like they cut. [0:45:02, 0:45:05]: Uh, Walt Stevens roll every single week. [0:45:05, 0:45:05]: They could. [0:45:06, 0:45:25]: uh uh you know campground road every single week in exchange we cut other areas uh so it's a change off it's a trade-off so you know they put beautification along their section of this roadway and religiously they cut it every single week so all we need to do is pay for the trees [0:45:25, 0:45:30]: They pay for the trees on their section of Jodeco Road. It's beautiful. [0:45:31, 0:45:38]: They maintain it and they cut it every single week. Our section, all the way through the see the limits, they cut it every single week. [0:45:39, 0:45:58]: We just don't have any trees in our section. So we would not be expected to take over this section. We will only be expected to plant the trees and they will continue to cut the grass every single week, just like they do, because they just approved a year's contract to maintain this. So it would not be coming back to the city. [0:45:58, 0:45:59]: Well [0:45:59, 0:46:01]: What what's the [0:46:02, 0:46:04]: Will the trees need to be maintained at all? [0:46:05, 0:46:06]: Did you say there were crate myrtles? [0:46:07, 0:46:12]: I mean, will they need to be maintained at all? And who's going to maintain them when they are needed to be made? [0:46:14, 0:46:16]: Well uh if you ask me that they're in the county. [0:46:17, 0:46:28]: Right. If you well they're not they're not in hold on let me ask let me make this seriously. They're not in the county. Okay. They're in the city limits of Stockbridge. They're in the median in the city limits. [0:46:28, 0:46:48]: What happens is under the SDS agreement that we have with the county, the county maintains this roadway. They they cut the grass the right-of-way. But this is 100% in the city limits of Starkbridge. So if the trees have to be cut back at any point or they have to be cut down or or or trimmed. [0:46:48, 0:46:52]: or whatever, the city would have to absorb that because Henry County [0:46:52, 0:47:12]: Does a great job. Let me say they're doing a magnificent job. It's beautiful. They cut it every single week with uh zero turn motors and they edge it all the way from the I-75 all the way to highway 42, including uh a mile, about mile and a half that's in the city limits of Starkbridge. [0:47:12, 0:47:17]: They do that as a trade-off because we cut other areas like highway one thirty-eight. [0:47:19, 0:47:24]: Yeah. Thank you. Well one second, I'll make sure Ms. Gantt, you're done, Ms. Gantt? You good with that? Yes I am. Thank you. [0:47:24, 0:47:25]: Go ahead, Councilman Blanc, go ahead, please. [0:47:26, 0:47:32]: I'm in a totally agreement with Mr. Alexander about Hudson Bridge Road having beautification. [0:47:32, 0:47:41]: Uh in fact, I came to Mr. Knighton a few months ago when when Mr. Alexander started his plant the tr planting trees over there. [0:47:41, 0:47:42]: Um [0:47:43, 0:47:55]: I saw that it since it wasn't a city, a city's function, it was a council initiative. One of the discussion I had with Mr. Knighton is the city needs to take over the beautification of that. [0:47:56, 0:48:10]: Um, and so that it can be maintained because the straw has turned gray. Uh there hasn't it wasn't maintained. So I'm in agreement that needs to be beautification. The thing that I'm talking about is a separate issue. [0:48:10, 0:48:13]: Mr. Knight can have authority to allot monies. [0:48:14, 0:48:18]: to companies, but that still is a bidding process. [0:48:18, 0:48:20]: That's being circumvented right now. [0:48:20, 0:48:28]: It still needs to be three uh uh three bidders. There still needs to be a procurement process, no matter who he awards it to. [0:48:28, 0:48:38]: And I'm only saying that when we sit back and we continue to sit here and uh uh award a company that's sitting with us without a contract, and I agree with Councilwoman Gantt. [0:48:38, 0:48:40]: This came before the council. [0:48:41, 0:48:47]: And two votes went to the the the the bidding process for the company that was in the bidding process. [0:48:48, 0:48:50]: And it was voted against. [0:48:51, 0:48:55]: I'm simply talking about not the need for what we're trying to do. [0:48:55, 0:49:01]: But the procedures and process that we're doing and going about by doing it, we can't circumvent. [0:49:02, 0:49:04]: Um procurement. [0:49:04, 0:49:20]: because there's a need. It still has to go through a process. And these we can't continue to allow projects to not go through a process. Mr. Knighton, I guess you can speak to it. Even if you award someone this, it still had to be a competitive process. Is that correct? [0:49:25, 0:49:29]: I think we've addressed this issue with respect to what transpired. [0:49:30, 0:49:31]: Previously. [0:49:32, 0:49:33]: It is ideal. [0:49:33, 0:49:35]: For us to have. [0:49:35, 0:49:37]: contracts with certain vendors. [0:49:38, 0:49:39]: As a result of the fact that [0:49:40, 0:49:41]: There was not an award made. [0:49:42, 0:49:43]: Previously. [0:49:43, 0:49:45]: That was conveyed earlier. [0:49:46, 0:49:48]: We have a situation where [0:49:48, 0:50:01]: you have certain city needs that need to be addressed and this is the best means to address it. The item was brought forward um for the council's consideration. [0:50:02, 0:50:03]: The council can choose. [0:50:04, 0:50:07]: To accept this in the explanations thereof. [0:50:08, 0:50:08]: Or not. [0:50:09, 0:50:11]: We have the situation we have currently. [0:50:12, 0:50:19]: I think we've addressed all of the questions that have been brought forward with respect to where we are with this particular situation. [0:50:20, 0:50:23]: I believe also our state contractor CGL could probably [0:50:24, 0:50:27]: Um also uh help to maintain this area as well. [0:50:28, 0:50:33]: Well my follow up you what my follow up to that question, if you will, Mr. Alexander. [0:50:33, 0:50:35]: I would I would go to a seat attorney. [0:50:36, 0:50:50]: To answer the question, if there's a uh an amount for anybody that we contract to do any work or a lot money to them, we still have to go through to protect the city through a uh a procurement process. Is that correct, Ms. Berry? [0:50:52, 0:50:53]: Council member the [0:50:53, 0:51:02]: City and I'm looking at the code now. It says the city manager shall have the authority to sign contracts up to twenty-five thousand dollars without council approval. [0:51:02, 0:51:07]: And it sounds like this one's slightly above that, and so he's brought it to council. [0:51:07, 0:51:09]: Services contracts [0:51:10, 0:51:15]: can be uh entered into without competitive procurements. [0:51:15, 0:51:22]: There can be a decision made for whatever reason. And I don't I don't know the history. I don't know anything about this. [0:51:22, 0:51:27]: contract but uh the services contracts can be entered into without procurements. [0:51:27, 0:51:30]: If that's what the city desires to do. [0:51:31, 0:51:34]: Additionally, [0:51:35, 0:51:41]: Have someone paint city buildings, that would be a services contract that wouldn't require a procurement necessarily. [0:51:41, 0:51:43]: It you know, you may want to very much do it. [0:51:44, 0:51:50]: are you know professional services contracts different than buying tables and chairs, which would require procurement. [0:51:51, 0:51:56]: Additionally, let me mention, even though there is authority up to twenty-five thousand dollars for the city manager. [0:51:57, 0:52:03]: Um, if we put less tr w one less tree that's under twenty five thousand, I'm not going to operate in that fashion. [0:52:04, 0:52:10]: I'm gonna bring you a proposal that's been brought to us. It's slightly above twenty five thousand dollars. [0:52:10, 0:52:13]: been brought to the council for your consideration and review. [0:52:13, 0:52:15]: and approval or rejection. [0:52:16, 0:52:19]: All right, Doug stand by a second, please, Mayor Pro Tem. [0:52:19, 0:52:22]: Mr. Aaron, anything you need to add right now at all? [0:52:23, 0:52:24]: No, sir. [0:52:24, 0:52:27]: Okay, let's let's look at winding this particular topic down. [0:52:28, 0:52:28]: You know what? [0:52:28, 0:52:31]: Councilman Thomas, you haven't had a chance to speak. Go ahead, sir. [0:52:32, 0:52:36]: Well, I I sort of just been listening. Um, I've been on the phone. [0:52:37, 0:52:42]: uh with mr berry uh with mr knight and um posing my questions [0:52:43, 0:52:47]: And I've, you know, sort of talked about this ongoingly about [0:52:48, 0:52:50]: uh efficiency [0:52:51, 0:52:52]: Effectiveness [0:52:53, 0:52:55]: And understanding by council members. [0:52:55, 0:52:57]: Of all processes. [0:52:59, 0:53:00]: and services. [0:53:01, 0:53:18]: And the reason why I'm in favor of modifications is obvious. It's obvious here tonight. If I was neutral and someone would just listen in, it's obvious that we need to have more discussion on the procurement process. [0:53:18, 0:53:23]: Um and and and and the bottom line is efficiency. [0:53:24, 0:53:25]: Effectiveness is [0:53:26, 0:53:29]: In order to move the city forward. [0:53:29, 0:53:34]: So again, um I'm in favor of some modifications. [0:53:35, 0:53:36]: You know, even if it's just a [0:53:37, 0:53:55]: a workshop and we're just dealing with procurement. But it's obvious, it's it's very obvious that we don't understand it. Um I I abstained from several votes today because um I had issues with that and and and Mr. Bear and Mr. Nag know exactly what they are. [0:53:55, 0:53:59]: Uh but I'm not going to hold this council meeting hostage. [0:53:59, 0:54:02]: Um with with my issues and my concerns. [0:54:02, 0:54:04]: But but there will be a time when [0:54:04, 0:54:09]: Um, you know, I'm going to bring this forward and and we need to [0:54:10, 0:54:15]: uh have these kind of discussion but i'm just not gonna hold this meeting uh hostage tonight but [0:54:15, 0:54:16]: Again. [0:54:16, 0:54:17]: It's obvious. [0:54:18, 0:54:20]: Um that we need to [0:54:21, 0:54:31]: look at our uh procurement process and i'm not saying when i say look i i'm not saying that there need to be some changes but it definitely need to be some [0:54:31, 0:54:33]: Understandins. [0:54:34, 0:54:45]: And and so uh I'm going to recommend that. And as I said, I've I've spoken to uh Mr. Knight and Mr. Bear about these things. So uh I will be coming forward with some recommendations. [0:54:46, 0:55:02]: Thank you. Okay, Mayor Potem, go ahead and let's start looking at winding this down so we can move on. Mayor Pro Tem go ahead. What's on your mind? Uh uh I think Miss Barber has some comments too, or she or no. Come to her next, but but uh but order. But uh it's up to you, sir. You you're you're let her go first and then I'll go next. Barber, go ahead, please. [0:55:03, 0:55:06]: My statement is pretty short. Um [0:55:07, 0:55:11]: Houseman Thomas is correct. Uh we need consistency. [0:55:11, 0:55:13]: in the way that we are uh [0:55:14, 0:55:16]: approving these contracts. [0:55:16, 0:55:21]: Um ordinarily any service or products over twenty five thousand. [0:55:21, 0:55:24]: should go through the competitive bidding process. [0:55:25, 0:55:26]: Considering the fact that [0:55:27, 0:55:30]: This particular service is a one-time service. [0:55:31, 0:55:34]: And it is nine hundred and ninety seven. [0:55:34, 0:55:37]: dollars over the city manager's authority. [0:55:38, 0:55:40]: I was willing to approve it. [0:55:40, 0:55:41]: But now [0:55:42, 0:55:56]: I'm having some second thoughts. Just for consistency, I'm going to be opposing it because it has circumvented the competitive bidding process. And that is what we're missing in our processes. Consistency. [0:55:56, 0:55:57]: That's all. [0:55:58, 0:55:59]: Hi, Mayor Potem, go ahead, please. [0:56:00, 0:56:14]: Uh what I was going to say about this is that um in terms of doing this in a comprehensive approach, I'd certainly like to move forward with um something that the council is agreeable with. If the suggestion is that it um [0:56:15, 0:56:20]: I don't know, you know, I I I would like to move forward with it and go ahead and add Hudson Bridge Road to it. [0:56:20, 0:56:22]: I would like to be able to do both of them. [0:56:23, 0:56:25]: Uh make a [0:56:25, 0:56:26]: Um [0:56:28, 0:56:30]: Make a motion to [0:56:30, 0:56:33]: Uh go ahead and approve the recommendation. [0:56:33, 0:56:34]: By the staff. [0:56:35, 0:56:38]: In addition to the recommendation by the staff. [0:56:38, 0:56:41]: Allowing uh Hudson Bridge Road to be added. [0:56:42, 0:56:45]: With an up to twenty five thousand dollars amount. [0:56:45, 0:56:50]: uh given to the city manager. So basically this gives the city manager fifty thousand dollar [0:56:51, 0:56:57]: uh spending over this particular area where he could sprue twenty five thousand dollars for campground road. [0:56:57, 0:57:00]: And then twenty five thousand dollars for [0:57:00, 0:57:02]: Uh Hudson Bridge Row. [0:57:02, 0:57:05]: So we could get both of the projects done at the same time. [0:57:05, 0:57:09]: If the council is not agreeable to that, then I'd like to put out both projects for [0:57:10, 0:57:11]: A RLP. [0:57:11, 0:57:21]: Yeah, if that were the case, but I'm okay with high growth doing it either way. But we need we keep we keep talking about beautification, but we need to put some money behind it. [0:57:21, 0:57:22]: And let me just say this. [0:57:23, 0:57:24]: I'm totally in agreement. [0:57:25, 0:57:27]: Where procurement needs to be addressed. [0:57:27, 0:57:33]: I'm glad Council uh Councilman Thomas suggested that procurement be suggest be uh [0:57:34, 0:57:35]: B uh [0:57:35, 0:57:41]: brought forward. There needs to be some adjustments to the area so that we have some consistency in it. [0:57:41, 0:57:43]: My disagreement with um [0:57:43, 0:57:50]: uh uh my colleague uh miss barber is that I wanted to see these projects move forward. [0:57:50, 0:57:52]: And because they had already been in the pipeline. [0:57:53, 0:57:58]: But make no mistake about it. I want to see the project the process corrected. [0:57:58, 0:58:03]: I wanna see the process fixed in a way that we can move forward. [0:58:03, 0:58:15]: with uh in the future cleanly that we don't have these issues popping up consistently. And let me just say, anybody on this panel, when the f when the first [0:58:16, 0:58:16]: Um [0:58:17, 0:58:37]: Landscaping contract was voted down. Any one of us could have suggested putting it on the agenda to bring it back. So even though you didn't, you vote for it, or you did vote for it the first time, you did not none of us did anything to bring it back until it came back tonight. So any one of us could have raised our hand. [0:58:37, 0:58:38]: For the last [0:58:38, 0:58:43]: 18 months brought it back to the agenda and had it discussed. [0:58:44, 0:58:49]: But in the meantime, I certainly would like to make a motion to move forward. [0:58:50, 0:58:50]: With [0:58:50, 0:58:52]: This particular [0:58:52, 0:58:52]: Um [0:58:53, 0:58:56]: proposal which is Campground Road. [0:58:57, 0:58:57]: Uh [0:58:57, 0:58:59]: being put out for [0:58:59, 0:59:02]: Uh as ms as the city manager has recommended. [0:59:02, 0:59:03]: In addition to [0:59:04, 0:59:06]: For twenty five thousand dollars for the project. [0:59:06, 0:59:09]: The twenty five thousand nine hundred uh that is [0:59:10, 0:59:12]: Bien asserted by the staff. [0:59:12, 0:59:16]: And then add another twenty five thousand dollars for [0:59:16, 0:59:25]: Uh the Hudson Bridge Road area to add beautification to it. That would be my motion. [0:59:25, 0:59:35]: And I would imagine that motion is that's involving hydrobe itself. That's all c gonna be really combined, really roughly for over fifty thousand dollars when you take the take both amounts together. [0:59:35, 0:59:39]: That would be that would be correct. Okay. There are second to the motion. [0:59:42, 0:59:43]: Is there a second to the motion? [0:59:46, 0:59:50]: No second. So the motion just fails in this case. Ms. Barber. [0:59:52, 0:59:55]: I'd like to make an alternate motion if I could. [0:59:55, 0:59:55]: All right. [0:59:56, 1:00:02]: Okay, I motion that staff prepare a new solicitation. [1:00:02, 1:00:07]: To include all of the areas that were in the original. [1:00:07, 1:00:08]: Scope of work. [1:00:09, 1:00:12]: In addition to those original areas [1:00:12, 1:00:15]: include areas around the amphitheater. [1:00:16, 1:00:17]: The campground road. [1:00:18, 1:00:20]: and Hudson Bridge. [1:00:21, 1:00:22]: I second. [1:00:22, 1:00:24]: It's again secondhand. Okay. [1:00:25, 1:00:28]: All right, motion made by Barber, Miss Can't second that. Any further discussion? [1:00:29, 1:00:37]: I have a question from Mr. Berry if you don't mind. Go right answer. Mr. Berry, if we have any companies that have gone through the competitive process. [1:00:38, 1:00:41]: Most of the time when you go through the competitive process. [1:00:42, 1:00:47]: with a certain company when that type of work is being done, there's also there's only amendments done to [1:00:48, 1:00:53]: To include areas. But when you've gone through the competitive process. [1:00:53, 1:01:00]: And now we're going to now look like we're seeking to put out a new RFP because of what we should have amended. [1:01:00, 1:01:04]: We're putting out a new RLP because those inclusions are put in. [1:01:04, 1:01:13]: Where did that what what does that do for the city? And I mean, I'm just saying for the procurement process, how does that look? And I just want to make sure we we're straight with doing that. [1:01:14, 1:01:23]: Sure. And councilman, and let me address a point you made earlier. And I know that uh the other council members have made as well. We are looking at procurement and it's our hope to put forward [1:01:23, 1:01:27]: Some proposed modifications by the end of May. [1:01:27, 1:01:29]: Uh to where [1:01:29, 1:01:39]: We're working on that. Quentin and I are working on that. Is your question, Councilmember, if we now put this back out to bid, what happened sort of to the integrity of the process? [1:01:39, 1:01:43]: knowing that there are new locations that would be added. I is that what you're asking? [1:01:43, 1:01:47]: Yeah, I'm asking because if if we've done a competitive process. [1:01:48, 1:01:51]: What what are we able now? [1:01:51, 1:01:54]: clearly and cleanly to now [1:01:54, 1:02:03]: Go through the another process in an issue that should have been amended on the process. Now we're just adding that now and starting the process over. [1:02:04, 1:02:10]: Yes. I I think it can be done. I think the challenge is to make sure that pricing is not known. [1:02:10, 1:02:12]: So if someone already knows that [1:02:13, 1:02:15]: You know, a certain company's pricing is X. [1:02:15, 1:02:20]: then that changes the the negotiations or changes the bidding. So if I [1:02:20, 1:02:23]: If you and I are bidding or something and I know you're gonna bid a dollar. [1:02:23, 1:02:24]: I'm gonna bid under that. [1:02:25, 1:02:26]: So I win the contract. [1:02:27, 1:02:28]: So as long as [1:02:29, 1:02:33]: The pricing is not known and the the scope is different. If more sites are gonna be added. [1:02:34, 1:02:37]: Then the scope becomes different, the procurement's different. I think that's okay. [1:02:37, 1:02:41]: I'm very much sensitive and appreciate your point so we can make sure. [1:02:41, 1:02:44]: Uh you that any procurement is [1:02:44, 1:02:46]: um you know remains competitive. [1:02:46, 1:02:52]: And it's not just a race to the bottom for the cheapest pricing to you know undercut any known [1:02:53, 1:02:53]: Pricing. [1:02:55, 1:02:58]: So it it can be done. We just need to be careful and smart about it. [1:03:00, 1:03:02]: All right. Map Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:03:02, 1:03:07]: I mean this mo uh the motion I supported in terms of us being able to [1:03:07, 1:03:10]: Get this contract done, but what does [1:03:10, 1:03:11]: That doesn't address [1:03:11, 1:03:15]: the uh what we have on the table, which is the projects that we have on the table. [1:03:16, 1:03:18]: So what do we do about the project? [1:03:20, 1:03:23]: I would imagine it probably it probably get delayed and pushed back. [1:03:25, 1:03:30]: So could you clarify that, Council Warner? What does that mean for the projects? [1:03:31, 1:03:32]: You're asking me? [1:03:33, 1:03:36]: Yeah, so what does that mean for uh winding creek and Hudson Bridge? [1:03:37, 1:03:41]: Okay, so those are other areas you want staff to include. [1:03:42, 1:03:43]: In the scope of work. [1:03:43, 1:03:49]: then we just need to n identify all the areas that we want to include. [1:03:49, 1:03:52]: in the scope of work that will be [1:03:52, 1:03:54]: Posted or advertised. [1:03:55, 1:04:01]: So I mentioned all of the original areas that were included in the original RFP. [1:04:01, 1:04:04]: That's um North Henry Boulevard, I believe. [1:04:04, 1:04:08]: Uh one thirty eight, Walt Stevens, all of the major corridors. [1:04:09, 1:04:12]: Now we'll also include Campground Road. [1:04:12, 1:04:13]: Um [1:04:14, 1:04:15]: Hudson Bridge. [1:04:15, 1:04:16]: Um [1:04:17, 1:04:18]: What other areas? [1:04:18, 1:04:24]: Right, I certain I certainly understand that, but what I'm saying is what about the beautification? [1:04:24, 1:04:30]: Now this c what you're talking about is putting the RFP out back for adding those areas to get [1:04:31, 1:04:40]: uh this under contract for those areas to be maintained. Yes, they're gonna be maintained because all of them are already under there besides the amphitheater. [1:04:40, 1:04:41]: And um [1:04:42, 1:04:46]: Wa and uh campground role. So we add those that still does not do anything about [1:04:47, 1:04:55]: adding the beautification to the new roadway, which is Campground or Hudson Bridge Road. So are you looking to add those to it? [1:04:55, 1:04:56]: Yes. [1:04:56, 1:05:01]: So let me amend my motion if I could, um, Ms. Clerk. [1:05:02, 1:05:02]: Um [1:05:03, 1:05:07]: So specifically for the campground road. [1:05:08, 1:05:12]: Um, I think that's the only area you're talking about installing new trees. [1:05:13, 1:05:14]: And then Hudson Bridge as well. [1:05:15, 1:05:17]: And Hudson Bridge. What? [1:05:19, 1:05:19]: Second [1:05:21, 1:05:25]: All right, all right. Uh back up here, Miss Gantt. Go ahead, please. [1:05:27, 1:05:31]: It was second environments again already. I know but she changed it. [1:05:31, 1:05:32]: Well [1:05:33, 1:05:37]: I have a question in regards to this. [1:05:37, 1:05:43]: Step, hold on please. Miss Holday, I think it's right. If she s she did uh Ms. Barber charged [1:05:44, 1:05:46]: But change emotion and Ms. Alexander. [1:05:46, 1:05:48]: Second that particular motion. So [1:05:49, 1:05:51]: I believe that that can be legally done in that aspect. [1:05:52, 1:06:06]: Well, I don't I'm not sure what changed because I originally had it included the campground in Hudson Bridge. So what was it just She's adding the twenty-five thousand dollars in beautification for Hudson Bridge Road? I'm not adding any amount. [1:06:07, 1:06:12]: So it was what I had that I am clear. Let me just make sure that I'm clear. [1:06:12, 1:06:17]: Okay. So all of the areas that were originally included in the scope of work. [1:06:18, 1:06:21]: They were all for maintenance. [1:06:22, 1:06:25]: So what I'm asking is that the [1:06:25, 1:06:28]: Scope of work that was originally [1:06:28, 1:06:29]: Posted. [1:06:30, 1:06:32]: Includes maintenance. [1:06:32, 1:06:34]: Of Hudson Bridge. [1:06:34, 1:06:36]: And Camp Brown Road. [1:06:37, 1:06:39]: In addition to that scope of work. [1:06:40, 1:06:43]: I'm asking that staff also include [1:06:43, 1:06:45]: The installation. [1:06:45, 1:06:46]: Um beautification. [1:06:47, 1:06:52]: on those two roads, Campground Road and Hudson Bridge. [1:06:52, 1:06:53]: Second [1:06:54, 1:07:02]: So I want to make sure that um Mr. Knighton and um Mr. Aaron understands because they're the ones I have been asking them. [1:07:02, 1:07:04]: where we are with the landscaping. [1:07:05, 1:07:08]: RFP. They were waiting for the completion. [1:07:08, 1:07:13]: of the amphitheater because those are large areas that needs to be maintained as well. [1:07:14, 1:07:18]: Okay Mr. Knighton, are we prepared and ready to [1:07:19, 1:07:25]: um put out solicitation to include the areas around the amphitheater or [1:07:25, 1:07:26]: On everything. [1:07:27, 1:07:38]: The the challenge with that is that the amphitheater, um, the landscaping and installation of trees and shrubs and so forth that'll be a part of the ponds that we've seen renderings of. [1:07:39, 1:07:42]: won't be installed probably for another [1:07:43, 1:07:50]: close to another month and a half to two months. And so typically many vendors would like to actually physically see [1:07:50, 1:07:55]: what they're going to be maintaining as a part of the the bid project process. [1:07:55, 1:07:57]: or site visit. [1:07:57, 1:08:02]: Um and so that may be a challenge with respect to um [1:08:03, 1:08:04]: Something immediate. [1:08:05, 1:08:07]: With respect to an an RFP. [1:08:07, 1:08:11]: Okay. Well we won't um need to add installation of [1:08:12, 1:08:16]: any trees or shrubs, those are already being installed. [1:08:16, 1:08:17]: Um [1:08:17, 1:08:20]: It's just the maintenance. The maintenance, correct. [1:08:20, 1:08:25]: Yes. Is it um okay for us to also include the amphitheater? [1:08:25, 1:08:28]: As a part of this whole um maintenance plan. [1:08:29, 1:08:32]: Or should we leave that out at this point? [1:08:33, 1:08:35]: I I think that [1:08:35, 1:08:40]: you know, we could leave it out and and provide an addendum later. [1:08:40, 1:08:43]: Okay. Um beyond uh award perhaps. [1:08:44, 1:08:49]: I would I I think I understand at least what the council discussion is and obviously if you [1:08:50, 1:08:51]: move forward with an approval. [1:08:52, 1:08:57]: I would ask that you would allow myself and and Mr. Berry and Miss Miller to get together and make sure we [1:08:58, 1:09:05]: ensure the process um with respect to the previous bid and what is being requested now are in order. [1:09:05, 1:09:08]: Is there may need to be another step that needs to be taken? [1:09:08, 1:09:11]: Okay, so I want to make sure that I'm clear. [1:09:11, 1:09:13]: This will be [1:09:13, 1:09:15]: The other solicitation. [1:09:16, 1:09:17]: That's done in Oberway. [1:09:18, 1:09:20]: We will be starting fresh and anew. [1:09:21, 1:09:22]: So with the scope of work. [1:09:23, 1:09:27]: We want to include all of the areas that was in the previous solicitation. [1:09:27, 1:09:28]: Minus [1:09:29, 1:09:30]: The amphitheater. [1:09:31, 1:09:34]: Include everything else that was included in the original scope of work. [1:09:36, 1:09:37]: Include [1:09:37, 1:09:39]: The maintenance of Hudson Bridge. [1:09:39, 1:09:40]: Okay Brown Road. [1:09:41, 1:09:43]: And also the installation. [1:09:44, 1:09:45]: Uh the [1:09:45, 1:09:46]: Trees. [1:09:46, 1:09:48]: on Camp Brown Road. [1:09:48, 1:09:50]: and Hudson Bridge. [1:09:50, 1:09:54]: Right. So let me make let me just put clarification. [1:09:55, 1:09:58]: So the other solicitation that had been out there would need to be rejected. [1:09:59, 1:10:01]: It already was. Okay. [1:10:02, 1:10:05]: I couldn't remember what transpired, but yeah, as long as that has been rejected. [1:10:06, 1:10:06]: Mm-hmm. [1:10:07, 1:10:09]: Uh Miss Holiday. [1:10:09, 1:10:11]: Miss Aldi, everything straight now, you think? [1:10:12, 1:10:13]: I do, thank you. [1:10:13, 1:10:15]: Okay, Ms. Gantt, back to you. [1:10:15, 1:10:25]: Thank you. So was this a bid? It was put out for bid? It didn't go through the RP price. I'm confused. I know Councilman Boyne had made a statement earlier. [1:10:25, 1:10:34]: So this was we just got a quote. Was that what we got? We got a proposal. Yes. We got a proposal from a vendor that we are currently using. That is correct. [1:10:35, 1:10:35]: Okay. [1:10:36, 1:10:44]: And once we go back to what we originally wanted, which was the cost of what it would would be to do this beautification project throughout the city. [1:10:45, 1:10:46]: Um [1:10:47, 1:10:55]: Wouldn't maintenance fall on public works or no? I mean, how many public works employees do we have? What are we doing about I mean [1:10:55, 1:10:59]: Are we saying that we're gonna designate the people who were to [1:10:59, 1:11:04]: plant the trees the landscapers and and the cost of the trees were we gonna do that [1:11:05, 1:11:19]: And then that's one thing. And then the actual maintenance service, is that not done by public works? I'm confused. I know we usually contract some services out, but I'm just confused. How does that work? [1:11:20, 1:11:25]: Councilman councilwoman uh again, it was my understanding that the city [1:11:26, 1:11:29]: would install the crate myrtles on camp ground road. [1:11:30, 1:11:36]: And that Henry County would continue to maintain the right-of-way as they have previously done. This was just beautification. [1:11:37, 1:11:38]: And one of the things here is [1:11:39, 1:11:42]: If you include those plannings. [1:11:42, 1:11:53]: In a RFP, then you're gonna convolute things because now you're gonna be asking a vendor to hold the price of a crate myrtle or those planning for extended amit a period of time. [1:11:53, 1:11:56]: My recommendation was would be if we [1:11:56, 1:11:58]: Without the solicitation again. [1:11:59, 1:12:11]: And whoever is awarded the contract, then we go to them and ask them to give us a proposal on installing those planners. And if we're not satisfied, then we can solicit three quotes. But [1:12:11, 1:12:18]: Trying to have vendors hold prices on trees that they don't have themselves, they gotta buy. [1:12:18, 1:12:26]: And they don't know how long the solicitation is gonna be out of before it's approved. And when they can or can't get the trees, it puts them in a bind. [1:12:26, 1:12:29]: And it'll be a difficult sale for most vendors. [1:12:31, 1:12:34]: Thank you for that. I'll I'll go with your recommendation. [1:12:35, 1:12:37]: Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please, sir. [1:12:38, 1:12:40]: I I'm sort of checkling because [1:12:41, 1:12:45]: Uh this is sort of my exact point that I I made earlier. [1:12:46, 1:12:49]: Uh let me be clear. Uh agenda item [1:12:50, 1:12:51]: Uh [1:12:51, 1:12:52]: Number [1:12:52, 1:12:53]: Six. [1:12:53, 1:12:54]: Did not pass. [1:12:55, 1:12:55]: Correct. [1:12:56, 1:12:59]: Right. Once that did not pass. [1:12:59, 1:13:01]: Councilwoman Barber. [1:13:01, 1:13:03]: Made another motion. [1:13:03, 1:13:05]: And she included [1:13:05, 1:13:08]: Um some beautification o of some other areas. [1:13:09, 1:13:13]: Which is going to take this past the uh twenty five thousand [1:13:13, 1:13:18]: limit of the uh city manager. So now we're getting into a whole different level. [1:13:18, 1:13:19]: Um [1:13:20, 1:13:32]: Just say for example, that may be um, and I and I could sort of add on to this motion or make another motion, but see there may be some other areas that may need beautification. So that's why I'm sort of saying that. [1:13:34, 1:13:35]: We need to have a um [1:13:36, 1:13:40]: a better understanding and the process we need to look at the city as a whole. [1:13:40, 1:13:42]: I understand campground. [1:13:43, 1:13:44]: Um [1:13:44, 1:13:49]: you know, you know, some you know, some of these other areas, but there may be other areas. So [1:13:50, 1:13:52]: I I would hate for us to [1:13:52, 1:13:54]: About a nitpick. [1:13:55, 1:13:59]: the areas that we may want to beautification. And I'll just say this. [1:13:59, 1:14:03]: Uh some neighborhoods and and some section of the city [1:14:04, 1:14:05]: Get no respect. [1:14:06, 1:14:08]: Get no beautification. [1:14:09, 1:14:11]: And so I could I could come here and [1:14:12, 1:14:13]: And Soto [1:14:13, 1:14:23]: you know, those throw throw um s something in the mix here that says that uh the other end of the city needs some beautification. So and I'm saying all this to say this. [1:14:24, 1:14:26]: We need to have a proces. [1:14:27, 1:14:30]: And discussions where we all can agree. [1:14:31, 1:14:34]: On how we move things forward just like this. [1:14:35, 1:14:36]: Uh, this was so [1:14:37, 1:14:39]: convoluted, confusing. [1:14:40, 1:14:44]: And and I you know, and again, going back to efficiency. [1:14:45, 1:14:48]: Effectiveness and understanding. [1:14:49, 1:15:05]: It i it it's not here. And I know citizens that are watching are saying, Oh my God, uh do I need a calculator or do I need do I need to take some geometry or something, try to figure out what's going on? Do I need to have a Spanish class to understand? So I'm just saying. [1:15:05, 1:15:06]: Um [1:15:11, 1:15:12]: Less [1:15:13, 1:15:25]: Let let's let's just try to do a better job of inclusiveness. And and I I get it, you know, we have identified certain areas that we want to beautify. And I I don't have a problem with beautification. [1:15:25, 1:15:27]: I just have a process in which [1:15:28, 1:15:32]: The lane that our discussion sort of fall into and it and it just [1:15:33, 1:15:33]: Um [1:15:33, 1:15:36]: It it just it's just not good. So [1:15:36, 1:15:39]: I'm going to ask a mayor if you would. [1:15:40, 1:15:41]: To allow the city clerk. [1:15:42, 1:15:43]: To repeat. [1:15:44, 1:15:45]: The motion [1:15:45, 1:15:46]: To make sure that [1:15:47, 1:15:51]: We all understand, you know, where we're going. So when we leave here tonight. [1:15:52, 1:15:59]: I I just want to make sure that everyone is clear and we don't come back and say, Well, I thought it was gonna be this and I thought it was gonna be that. [1:16:00, 1:16:10]: So there's a motion. There's a motion that has been second. We have not voted. Is that correct? That's correct. We had not voted, but stand by we'll get we'll get clarification in just a second. Okay. Go ahead, please. [1:16:10, 1:16:15]: Ma Mayor, uh if you will, the the the only thing that's missing from this process. [1:16:16, 1:16:20]: is procurement. In a procurement process, the scope of work [1:16:21, 1:16:26]: What we want as as council members and what we want done in this city in the scope of work. [1:16:27, 1:16:47]: Those are all in the those are all contractual bids that are put out. That's the only thing missing here is procurement. We just came here to vote to move on something that hasn't gone through procurement. That's how it gets convoluted. That's this is why we're in this conundrum right now, because the process has been circumcised. [1:16:47, 1:16:47]: Bennett. [1:16:48, 1:16:55]: But the process has to work. And I would ask our city attorney, how do we do this? What is the cleanest way we can do this? [1:16:56, 1:16:56]: Right now. [1:17:00, 1:17:07]: The cleanest way, well, I mean, it seems like you've rejected that the proposed contract. I think the cleanest way is to start from scratch with a new procurement. [1:17:08, 1:17:12]: And as we as I mentioned before, just ensure that the scope is different. [1:17:13, 1:17:18]: And that it's a fair competition that everyone doesn't know, you know, the previous uh the the proposed. [1:17:19, 1:17:20]: vendors pricing. [1:17:21, 1:17:23]: Uh and you can often do that by changing the scope. [1:17:24, 1:17:30]: So that it it is different. Eve so even if you know their pricing, there's really no way to reverse engineer and win a contract. [1:17:31, 1:17:34]: But let me just add going from here. [1:17:35, 1:17:40]: There's gonna be a time lag, so as long as everybody's okay with that delay and I guess we need enough for Mr. Knight. [1:17:40, 1:17:42]: My background ain't showing up the way I want it to be, but okay. [1:17:43, 1:17:43]: But [1:17:44, 1:17:48]: be I guess Mr. Knight, if you could just let us know what the time lag would be. [1:17:48, 1:17:52]: on if we put it out for procurement, I guess if we put it out this month. [1:17:53, 1:17:55]: When would be we'd be able to have someone start on it? [1:17:57, 1:17:58]: And if that's acceptable to you all, then that's fine. [1:18:01, 1:18:02]: It's probably gonna [1:18:03, 1:18:09]: No, go ahead, sir. Go ahead. I said it's gonna probably gonna be a good two month period because you gotta put it out to the newspaper. [1:18:10, 1:18:15]: And you have to develop the scope, which in many ways, of course, is similar to what has already been developed. [1:18:16, 1:18:22]: then you have to put it out for 30 days. Um, and presumably, and then you have to get your bids back. [1:18:25, 1:18:26]: And then put it on the put it on the agenda. [1:18:27, 1:18:33]: Okay, so we're talking about it. We did this in April, May, sometime in June, we'd be able to have council be able to vote on it. [1:18:36, 1:18:40]: Uh that too after May, June, probably end of June. [1:18:41, 1:18:41]: Do I [1:18:43, 1:18:45]: July is when the pr July is when [1:18:45, 1:18:47]: If we were to award this to someone, July is when they start on. [1:18:49, 1:18:51]: That's probably fair to say yes. [1:18:51, 1:18:52]: We are in the growing season. [1:18:53, 1:18:58]: Uh Mr. Knight and Mayor, if you don't is is Ms. Miller still on the phone? [1:18:59, 1:19:01]: Yeah, she's still doing yeah, I think so. Yeah. [1:19:02, 1:19:06]: Can we get her to comment on this procurement situation? [1:19:07, 1:19:10]: Um yes, uh I've been listening. Um [1:19:10, 1:19:14]: It appears as though we have two things going on here. We have an immediate need. [1:19:14, 1:19:17]: And we have a solicitation that needs to be modified. [1:19:17, 1:19:22]: What we can do for the immediate need is we can just go ahead and solicit three quotes. [1:19:22, 1:19:23]: And [1:19:23, 1:19:27]: Um start with the immediate need of the trees for campground. [1:19:28, 1:19:39]: And then what we can do is we have a second bid that has been pending, which they said has been rejected. We can go ahead and modify the scope of services to include the other areas within the city. [1:19:39, 1:19:44]: um have the public works um director to just do um a thorough [1:19:44, 1:19:49]: um reassessment of what areas need to be included in the official bid. [1:19:50, 1:19:53]: And then we can go ahead and put place that on the um [1:19:53, 1:20:02]: In an RFP. But right now, since we have an immediate need, we can collect three quotes, which does not need to take 30 days, which can take about uh two weeks. [1:20:03, 1:20:07]: And then we can move on to the immediate need. The other thing we can do is we have a CGL contract. [1:20:08, 1:20:11]: that we can also utilize because we already have them on the contract. [1:20:12, 1:20:21]: So there's three different things, there's two different things we can do. We can get the immediate quotes so that we can go ahead and address Councilman Alexander's immediate request. [1:20:21, 1:20:30]: We can get the three quotes. And then while we're doing that, we can work on the actual modification of the solicitation for. [1:20:30, 1:20:31]: uh landscaping. [1:20:31, 1:20:33]: Um and go back out for bid. [1:20:33, 1:20:37]: And then we can also utilize CGL, which we already have under contract. [1:20:39, 1:20:59]: All right. So if you utilize the CDL to have on the contract, the the immediate concern of having the trees on the campground road can be uh finalized within the next couple of weeks. Is that what I understood? That's correct. We can either do CGL or we can just collect three quotes. That will satisfy our competitive bidding process because in getting the three quotes, it may come under 25%. [1:20:59, 1:21:17]: thousand we don't know because right now we just have the quote from high group I think I haven't seen it so that's what it sounds like so to address the immediate need we can get the three quotes and address the immediate need we can utilize CGL because we already have them on the contract and while we're doing that we can still put out a bid that includes all of the areas. [1:21:19, 1:21:26]: All right. And the second bid that you're referring to would take another thirty five, forty days or something along those lines? That's correct. Okay. [1:21:26, 1:21:28]: Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:21:28, 1:21:39]: Yeah, I don't want to forget about Hudson Bridge because that was a part of what we're doing and was the discussion as well, not just Campground Road. So and let me let me make something real clear. Okay. I let [1:21:39, 1:21:48]: I live over here in the area, uh in the Eagles Landing area myself. You know what residents are telling me? You spent forty million dollars downtown. [1:21:49, 1:21:50]: What about us? [1:21:50, 1:21:57]: So in some aspects, you know, we say, Well, you know, what about the other areas of town? Well, we spent forty million dollars. [1:21:57, 1:21:58]: Oh uh downtown. [1:21:58, 1:22:01]: I mean or close to it, I mean twenty five. [1:22:01, 1:22:09]: Uh twenty to round twenty thousand twenty million for the amphitheater, fourteen million for the culture arts and couple of others. So [1:22:09, 1:22:16]: You know, folks are saying, What about us too? So in that aspect, we gotta look at it and say, Okay, well. [1:22:16, 1:22:26]: Let's spend some money in other areas of town. Thank God we got the aquatic center to quiet some of the neighbors down uh as well. So yes, we hear that from all different pockets. [1:22:27, 1:22:47]: uh of the city about what about us. So certainly we want to make sure that we take care of uh everybody equally. But even as Mr. Knight has suggested, this year we have$100,000 set aside uh to take the money out of. So we already know uh where the funding has come from. So the [1:22:47, 1:23:01]: certainly can be other areas uh in the city that uh beautification can be undertaken. We certainly could look at Martin Luther King Senior Heritage Trail for beautification. We certainly could look at uh you know other areas um [1:23:01, 1:23:07]: along uh Walt Stevens, those areas can be looked at how we 138 because we have the money allocated. [1:23:07, 1:23:09]: Already, so [1:23:09, 1:23:28]: Uh the the proposal that was made forward for Winding Creek and Hudson Bridge have been sitting on the table for a long time. As Mr. Blount mentioned, uh the we put those uh trees down several years ago, uh the plantings that we put down, but you know, we want to make sure that we get that right. And uh to get that right, we need to do Hudson Bridge too. [1:23:29, 1:23:31]: Yes, can I go ahead, please? [1:23:33, 1:23:51]: Okay. Um, I don't think this is an immediate need. This is Mayor Pro Team's need, and no offense, I I want to see beautification, but I want to make sure that we do it the right way. I really do. And I really was in on voting for this tonight. [1:23:51, 1:24:06]: Um, but Councilwoman Barber did make a point that anything over 25,000 has to go out to bid. And if that is wrong, if there are exceptions besides immediate needs, because trees are not immediate needs, if that is wrong. [1:24:07, 1:24:08]: then [1:24:09, 1:24:23]: You know, and I'm wrong with that, then correct me now. Otherwise, if it's the normal process of bidding after 25,000, then that's what we're gonna do. My other concern is we're talking about all the things that we want done. [1:24:23, 1:24:43]: But um our city manager, Mr. Knighton, has also mentioned that the budget is around a hundred thousand dollars. We mentioned several locations. I think we need to be mindful of that. Um and when those bids come out, what that budget was what based off of our budget and what we can do in that area. [1:24:43, 1:24:55]: My last I have a question though. I wanted to know how many trees, what was the estimate estimated amount of trees that were gonna be planted in the campground area for the$25,000? [1:24:56, 1:24:58]: It was fifty three trees. [1:24:58, 1:25:00]: Space fifty feet apart. [1:25:01, 1:25:01]: Okay. [1:25:02, 1:25:18]: So I'm not against it. I think that the entire area, I agree with Councilman Thomas, that there are areas throughout our city that needs to be enhanced. I agree with uh Mayor Tim Alexander that people want to see some things done in their area. We all do. [1:25:19, 1:25:36]: Um I'm for it. I'm for beautifying the entire city of Slotbridge, but we have to do it right. We better make sure that we do it based off of our budget and dollar amount. And we also need to get this process together. So if it is our normal process and procedure. [1:25:37, 1:25:40]: And law that at over twenty five thousand dollars. [1:25:41, 1:25:43]: goes out to bid, then that's what we're gonna do. [1:25:45, 1:25:46]: Yes, Barber, please. [1:25:49, 1:25:52]: Okay, I wanted to rescind my motion. [1:25:52, 1:25:54]: With an alternate motion. [1:25:55, 1:25:55]: So [1:25:56, 1:26:00]: My alternate my second alternate motion is [1:26:00, 1:26:05]: Just for the maintenance of all of the areas that were included in the original. [1:26:06, 1:26:07]: Scope of work. [1:26:08, 1:26:10]: To include Campground Road. [1:26:10, 1:26:11]: In Hudson Bridge Road. [1:26:12, 1:26:14]: In any other area. [1:26:14, 1:26:15]: That Mr. Aaron [1:26:15, 1:26:16]: And [1:26:16, 1:26:18]: sees that needs to be maintained. [1:26:21, 1:26:21]: Now. [1:26:22, 1:26:23]: In addition to that [1:26:23, 1:26:24]: For the [1:26:24, 1:26:28]: Um Camp Brown Road and Hudson Bridge Road. [1:26:29, 1:26:31]: I want to um [1:26:32, 1:26:33]: We need to receive three quotes. [1:26:38, 1:26:38]: Um [1:26:39, 1:26:41]: For those two areas. [1:26:41, 1:26:44]: But the maintenance of all those areas. [1:26:45, 1:26:47]: Including what was in the original scope. [1:26:48, 1:26:49]: Um [1:26:49, 1:26:52]: That needs to go out for competitive bidding. [1:26:53, 1:26:55]: Seки і [1:26:56, 1:26:59]: the Hudson Bridge and Campground Road. [1:26:59, 1:27:01]: We need the three quotes. [1:27:01, 1:27:02]: Um [1:27:03, 1:27:04]: Yeah. [1:27:04, 1:27:05]: Present. [1:27:05, 1:27:07]: have to go out for bid. [1:27:08, 1:27:09]: Considering [1:27:09, 1:27:10]: The [1:27:11, 1:27:12]: Cotwell. [1:27:12, 1:27:18]: Based on what he said from the first quote or the only quote he has, it's twenty five thousand nine ninety seven. [1:27:19, 1:27:20]: We don't know what [1:27:21, 1:27:23]: Other three quotes he may get. [1:27:23, 1:27:24]: Uh [1:27:24, 1:27:25]: So that's my motion. [1:27:26, 1:27:26]: Okay. [1:27:27, 1:27:36]: All right, now back to Miss Holliday to make sure we we got this right so you understand and interpret this properly so everybody can understand what we're voting on. So Miss Holliday, what do you have, ma'am? [1:27:37, 1:27:41]: Okay, so motion by Councilwoman Barber. [1:27:41, 1:27:42]: It's for staff. [1:27:43, 1:27:45]: To prepare a new solicitation. [1:27:45, 1:27:46]: If the o [1:27:47, 1:27:49]: Solicitation has been properly closed. [1:27:50, 1:27:51]: Four [1:27:52, 1:27:53]: The original soap of work. [1:27:54, 1:27:56]: And for a [1:27:56, 1:27:59]: Uh for for the original scope of work and the second. [1:28:01, 1:28:03]: Um mo motion for the [1:28:03, 1:28:04]: Three quotes. [1:28:05, 1:28:09]: For Camp Brown Road and Hudson Bridge Road planting. [1:28:09, 1:28:17]: Okay, wait a minute. You can't have two motions active at the same time. So it's gonna be and I guess as a and a second part of that then would be [1:28:18, 1:28:21]: For the three quotes to go out. [1:28:21, 1:28:23]: For camp down road. [1:28:23, 1:28:30]: And Hudson Bridge Road planting. Those three three quotes are specifically for the installation. [1:28:30, 1:28:34]: Of trees and beautification. So the insulation. [1:28:34, 1:28:35]: Now let me be clear. [1:28:36, 1:28:39]: So the first portion of your motion. [1:28:39, 1:28:40]: Is [1:28:40, 1:28:41]: The landscaping [1:28:42, 1:28:43]: And that [1:28:43, 1:28:46]: Those funds would come from that area, but then this three [1:28:47, 1:28:50]: Quotes for Camp Brown Road and Hudson Bridge. [1:28:51, 1:28:53]: It's coming out of the one hundred thousand dollar pot. [1:28:54, 1:28:56]: For beautification, correct? [1:28:56, 1:28:57]: Right. [1:28:58, 1:28:59]: Yeah, that's a nine. [1:29:00, 1:29:01]: Okay. [1:29:01, 1:29:02]: Uh I would [1:29:02, 1:29:05]: I would like for the council to allow [1:29:05, 1:29:07]: If you go forward this to allow the staff to [1:29:08, 1:29:10]: To identify the most appropriate funding source. [1:29:11, 1:29:16]: We got different lots of money in different areas. So I would ask that you allow us to do that. [1:29:16, 1:29:18]: Okay. On which section, Mr. Knight? [1:29:20, 1:29:25]: The three quotes. Right, correct. The three quotes, yes, because the other item has still got to be it. Correct. Yes. [1:29:25, 1:29:28]: And okay, fund and source to be determined. [1:29:28, 1:29:29]: Miss Holiday. [1:29:30, 1:29:34]: The beginning of that motion you said something about if [1:29:34, 1:29:37]: The original solicitation wasn't closed. [1:29:38, 1:29:41]: That one, the original solicitation is closed. [1:29:41, 1:29:42]: It was a pose. [1:29:43, 1:29:48]: That was that was noted by the attorney and that why I put that in there because he said [1:29:48, 1:29:51]: Specifically in his answer. [1:29:51, 1:29:51]: If [1:29:52, 1:29:54]: The sati solicitation had been properly closed. [1:29:55, 1:29:57]: And that has nothing to do with my motion though. [1:29:59, 1:30:01]: My motion was [1:30:01, 1:30:04]: For staff to prepare a solicitation. [1:30:05, 1:30:05]: Right. [1:30:06, 1:30:11]: Go go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead with your motion. Make sure we got it right. Go ahead, Miss Barber. A new solicitation. [1:30:12, 1:30:13]: Prepare a new solicitation. [1:30:14, 1:30:17]: To include all of the areas that were included. [1:30:18, 1:30:19]: In the original solicitation [1:30:20, 1:30:22]: In addition to [1:30:22, 1:30:26]: Other areas that Mr. Aaron may identify. [1:30:27, 1:30:28]: For maintenance. [1:30:33, 1:30:34]: And [1:30:34, 1:30:36]: The task staff. [1:30:36, 1:30:37]: With [1:30:37, 1:30:39]: Getting three quotes. [1:30:40, 1:30:41]: For the installation. [1:30:42, 1:30:45]: of trees or whatever beautification. [1:30:45, 1:30:46]: For a campground road. [1:30:46, 1:30:48]: And Hudson Bridge. [1:30:49, 1:30:50]: Second. [1:30:50, 1:30:51]: Thank you. [1:30:51, 1:30:52]: I haven't. [1:30:52, 1:30:54]: Yeah, vote. [1:30:55, 1:30:59]: It's all the you sprayed now. You got all that? Good deal. [1:30:59, 1:31:06]: Sorry, can I just clarify the thing about the thr the requirement about three quotes, is that part of an RFP or separate? [1:31:09, 1:31:10]: That would be separate. [1:31:11, 1:31:11]: Okay. [1:31:11, 1:31:17]: I thought the three quotes was to feel an immediate need, but we decided that it was not an immediate need. [1:31:18, 1:31:23]: No, one person said it was an immediate need. Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you. [1:31:25, 1:31:27]: All right. Ms. Gantt, do we have further discussion? [1:31:28, 1:31:32]: Thank you. I'm so I'm really confused because [1:31:33, 1:31:53]: When we first voted or agreed to vote on this, we were talking about the process. Now, I I kinda I agree with Councilwoman Barber that anything over twenty-five thousand dollars has to go out to bid, but now we're saying we're gonna go back and get quotes. Well, we already know that one quote was over twenty-five thousand dollars, which then goes back to [1:31:53, 1:31:53]: Yeah. [1:31:54, 1:32:11]: The ordinance that says that we have to go get a fed. Now, the reason my argument is that this is not an immediate need. Usually I think that immediate needs are emergency situations where we have to get something done right, right away. We're talking about beautifying. [1:32:12, 1:32:27]: our areas. This is a beautification project. So I don't think that that is an immediate need. I'm not again, I'm not against it. I just want it done right. And I don't want us to turn around and do it later to fit someone else's needs. [1:32:27, 1:32:43]: I don't. I want to make sure that whatever we do, we continue to do in the same order and fashion that we have always done, so long as it is legal, it doesn't look suspect, and that it is in accordance to our normal policies and procedures. [1:32:44, 1:32:47]: As councilman Thomas would say. [1:32:47, 1:32:51]: And I uh that's it. But I think that there's it's back uh I mean [1:32:51, 1:33:11]: Which one is it? Is it that over$25,000? Can someone answer that for me? Over$25,000, we're supposed to get an RP. We're supposed to go and put it out for bid. If that is not the case, if that is the case, then we already know that the bid that we just got was over$25,000 for. [1:33:11, 1:33:12]: Mm. [1:33:12, 1:33:15]: For that campground road area. [1:33:16, 1:33:19]: in general. Now we're talking about doing Hudson Bridge Road. [1:33:20, 1:33:22]: Twenty five thousand was for fifty-three trees. [1:33:23, 1:33:30]: On approximately 53 trees. Now we're saying, okay, no, go to those two rows and go ahead and get a quote. [1:33:30, 1:33:36]: So how do we know what that dollar amount's gonna be? We'll be right back in the same boat instead of just going ahead and getting it out of the way. [1:33:36, 1:33:38]: And doing it all together. [1:33:40, 1:33:42]: No entire seat. [1:33:43, 1:33:50]: So how about if um those three votes that we ask staff to bring them back to the council? [1:33:50, 1:33:51]: Um [1:33:52, 1:33:57]: We can determine what we want to do once we receive those three quotes. [1:33:57, 1:34:03]: Um we don't know if those quotes will be more than the twenty five thousand. [1:34:03, 1:34:05]: Or less than the twenty five thousand. [1:34:05, 1:34:10]: I understand your point because that quote was specific to only one area. [1:34:11, 1:34:15]: Considering the fact that we're now gonna get a quote. [1:34:15, 1:34:17]: To cover two areas. [1:34:17, 1:34:20]: We can anticipate the cost is [1:34:20, 1:34:23]: really going to be more than twenty five thousand. [1:34:23, 1:34:25]: But really don't know that. [1:34:25, 1:34:28]: So can we just test staff? [1:34:28, 1:34:31]: with bringing back those quotes to the council. [1:34:32, 1:34:34]: For those two areas. [1:34:34, 1:34:36]: Circus. I'm not paying that. [1:34:37, 1:34:47]: But I believe that that's gonna prolong the process because we're gonna turn right back around and then have to go and get a bid. We're already over the twenty-five thousand. [1:34:47, 1:34:57]: And so we're gonna do it right and we're gonna come to a policy and procedure manner and we need to make sure this is all the areas that we want to cover. [1:34:57, 1:35:14]: I agree with Councilman Thomas. I'm thinking about my, I'm thinking about Walt Streamers, I'm thinking about Tye Street. I'm thinking about all types of areas. So we need and we need to look at that budget and be fair and equal across the board. So if we're gonna do it, we need to do it right or we're gonna prolong the process. [1:35:15, 1:35:16]: That's true. Thank you. [1:35:16, 1:35:17]: Castle Mombox. [1:35:18, 1:35:18]: All right. [1:35:19, 1:35:20]: Councilman Thomas, go ahead, sir. [1:35:21, 1:35:26]: And I wanna raise this issue. You know, we've been throwing out this this dollar amount. [1:35:27, 1:35:32]: I was under the uh understanding that we really couldn't even reveal [1:35:32, 1:35:37]: this dollar amount and we you know, we have just been shouting this out all all night long. [1:35:38, 1:35:38]: Um [1:35:39, 1:35:42]: Goes back to my point that um [1:35:42, 1:35:45]: Some modifications really needed. So I'm all [1:35:45, 1:35:50]: Uh well, I was gonna ask Mr. Barrett to speak to this, but it's already out there now, so [1:35:51, 1:35:52]: Um [1:35:52, 1:35:55]: I just want to just bring that to everyone's attention. So I [1:35:55, 1:36:03]: You know, uh old councilwoman used to say discombobulation. So I I think that's what we're dealing with here tonight. So [1:36:03, 1:36:07]: Uh so be it. You know, you got a motion, it's been second, so [1:36:08, 1:36:22]: We got one motion been seconded. There was su there's a something additionally made in the and and Mr. Alexander seconded that, but I don't know what that motion really is. It's still only one motion that I know of and recognize at this time as Miss Holiday has that I think violation. [1:36:22, 1:36:24]: Well, uh let's just [1:36:25, 1:36:31]: Let me clear up this motion for the final time and I'm gonna remove the beautification efforts. [1:36:32, 1:36:37]: Because Councilwoman Gantt is correct, more than likely to cover the beautification of [1:36:37, 1:36:42]: both Hudson Bridge and Campground, it's gonna be more than twenty five thousand. [1:36:42, 1:36:43]: Not only bet. [1:36:43, 1:36:50]: Mr. Aaron may assess that there are other areas that need beautification as well. [1:36:50, 1:36:51]: So [1:36:52, 1:36:58]: I'm gonna just make a motion just for the maintenance, just for the landscaping and maintenance of all of the areas. [1:36:59, 1:37:00]: Um [1:37:00, 1:37:01]: Miss Holliday. [1:37:02, 1:37:07]: So I want to rescind the last motion, um, this motion. Um [1:37:07, 1:37:09]: I want to test staff with [1:37:10, 1:37:12]: Preparing a new solicitation. [1:37:13, 1:37:20]: to include the scope of work and to include all of those areas that were included in the original solicitation. [1:37:21, 1:37:22]: In addition to [1:37:23, 1:37:23]: Um [1:37:24, 1:37:26]: Hudson Bridge and Camp Brown Road. [1:37:30, 1:37:32]: As far as the maintenance. [1:37:32, 1:37:34]: I want to test Mr. Erin. [1:37:35, 1:37:36]: Or Mr. Knighton. [1:37:36, 1:37:40]: With identifying um areas throughout the city. [1:37:40, 1:37:43]: including Camp Brown Road. [1:37:43, 1:37:45]: And Hudson Bridge. [1:37:46, 1:37:48]: for uh beautification projects. [1:37:51, 1:37:53]: That the beautification. [1:37:53, 1:37:55]: That will also need to be [1:37:55, 1:37:57]: another solicitation or RFP. [1:37:59, 1:38:00]: So that's two separate. [1:38:01, 1:38:03]: solicitations that we'll need. [1:38:05, 1:38:08]: Just to be fair, because yeah, there are areas throughout the city. [1:38:09, 1:38:12]: Oh, East Lake Parkway. We need beautification as well. [1:38:12, 1:38:15]: Well Stevens, Todd Street. So [1:38:17, 1:38:23]: Am I clear on my motion? Um I I need you to I need you to repeat the second. [1:38:24, 1:38:28]: Portion, I have your first solicitation. I need you to repeat the second one. [1:38:28, 1:38:31]: Okay, so the second part of that would be [1:38:31, 1:38:33]: Specifically for the beautification. [1:38:35, 1:38:38]: Task staff with identifying areas. [1:38:39, 1:38:40]: Including [1:38:40, 1:38:41]: Camp Brown Road. [1:38:42, 1:38:43]: Hudson Bridge. [1:38:43, 1:38:44]: In other areas. [1:38:45, 1:38:46]: That need [1:38:47, 1:38:48]: Beautification as well. [1:38:49, 1:38:52]: they'll need to prepare a new solicitation specifically. [1:38:53, 1:38:54]: For beautification. [1:38:57, 1:39:05]: But I kinda wonder whether or not this should be you're making it as all one big motion. I kinda wonder whether or not it should be two separate ones, if but for simplicity's sake. [1:39:05, 1:39:07]: Promotions. [1:39:08, 1:39:15]: I I kinda wonder whether or not it should be what you're saying should be two separate motions versus putting it all together for simplicity. Make sure we understand everything. [1:39:16, 1:39:17]: Okay, I can do that. [1:39:18, 1:39:19]: I'm just a thought. [1:39:19, 1:39:21]: Okay. So [1:39:21, 1:39:22]: So [1:39:23, 1:39:26]: All right, so for the first motion it is for the [1:39:28, 1:39:30]: I like to test staff. [1:39:30, 1:39:31]: With [1:39:31, 1:39:34]: Um preparing a new scope of work. [1:39:34, 1:39:35]: To include [1:39:36, 1:39:37]: Um the maintenance and upkeep. [1:39:38, 1:39:42]: Of all of the areas that were included in the original. [1:39:42, 1:39:43]: Scope of work. [1:39:44, 1:39:45]: In addition to [1:39:46, 1:39:48]: Camp Brown Road and Hudson Bridge Road. [1:39:49, 1:39:50]: This is just for the maintenance. [1:39:52, 1:39:53]: Is there a second to that motion? [1:39:56, 1:39:58]: Is there a second to that motion? [1:40:00, 1:40:01]: No second. [1:40:02, 1:40:03]: Motion. Motion favorite. [1:40:05, 1:40:08]: So but that is what California can get with that. [1:40:08, 1:40:15]: Oh wait, I was about to say I just have one question though. When we designate those spots, those areas for landscaping. [1:40:16, 1:40:18]: Um and maintenance. [1:40:19, 1:40:23]: I still don't have the answer of does public works maintain. [1:40:24, 1:40:44]: Does does public works do the maintenance? I mean, are we saying no, we want someone else to do the maintenance? We're contracting those particular areas out. Then if that's the case, then why aren't we just putting a thing out for contracting landscapers in general? For I mean, I'm I'm just really confused on that part. I agree with Councilman Burns. That was the intent. [1:40:46, 1:40:50]: But that wasn't the intent because we named specific areas. [1:40:50, 1:40:59]: It was it couldn't to me it wasn't the intent because we named specific areas. If we were saying for the city of Stockbridge. [1:40:59, 1:41:01]: Get a quote for landscaping. [1:41:02, 1:41:06]: maintenance, then that's one thing. But we're we're literally [1:41:06, 1:41:26]: naming different particular areas. And that is a concern of mine. That's the only reason. Councilman Barber, I appreciate your statement and I will vote for that. However, I'm I don't want to vote for that. And then we still need additional landscaping and maintenance. Well I don't I if we can make it broader, then I would be okay with that. [1:41:26, 1:41:35]: That. So that is why I said for staff to prepare a new solicitation to include the scope of work. [1:41:35, 1:41:43]: Um, from the previous solicitation, that scope of work included various areas, and Mr. Knighton and Mr. Aaron. [1:41:43, 1:41:47]: Can tell us specifically all the areas that were included. [1:41:47, 1:41:52]: In the original landscaping solicitation. Mr. Knighton, Mr. Aaron. [1:41:52, 1:41:56]: Can you tell us those areas that was included in the original solicitation? [1:41:57, 1:41:57]: Warm. [1:41:58, 1:41:58]: Maintenance. [1:41:59, 1:42:05]: The original solicitation included City Hall, the Merrill Manders, the Ted Strickland. [1:42:05, 1:42:15]: The streetscapes, those two banner poles at Walmart and Rock Quarry in North Henry, as well as the historic markers at Floyd Chapel and at [1:42:16, 1:42:17]: The Greenfront Cafe. [1:42:19, 1:42:20]: The na second. [1:42:21, 1:42:22]: Well. [1:42:22, 1:42:27]: Well w hold on a second. Mr. Mayor. And municipal court and the municipal park as well. [1:42:28, 1:42:28]: Okay. [1:42:29, 1:42:36]: Mr. Mill. Stand my hold on, please. So otherwise, you're saying what what do you what what Mr. Aaron just said, Miss Barber? That's what you want in your motion. Is that what you're indicating here? [1:42:37, 1:42:41]: Yes, all of the areas that were included in the original solicitation. [1:42:43, 1:42:46]: Add Camp Brown Road and Hudson Bridge Road. [1:42:47, 1:42:48]: To the new scope of work. [1:42:49, 1:42:51]: For the new solicitation. [1:42:52, 1:43:06]: Let me Mr. Mayor, I I hate to say point of order, but I need to before this is uh stand by sir, stand by. I need to I need to make a clarification. We will get a clarification. I just want to make sure Miss Holliday, you understand what the motion is at this point. [1:43:06, 1:43:18]: At this point, yes. Okay, that's why I said this point. Okay. All right, good. Mr. Thomas, go ahead, please. Okay, let me be clear. So now every motion, not this motion here, because it hasn't been seconded. [1:43:18, 1:43:20]: But every month. [1:43:21, 1:43:24]: Okay, but every motion has failed. Is that correct? [1:43:25, 1:43:25]: Thus far, yes. [1:43:26, 1:43:30]: See, and that's where I was trying to get in before this was second because [1:43:30, 1:43:37]: To be honest with you, I I just think this needs to be tabled. And I think as Mr. Knight alluded to, he and his staff just need to get together. [1:43:38, 1:43:40]: Bring this back and let us understand [1:43:41, 1:43:43]: All of the areas [1:43:43, 1:43:51]: That we want to put into this and get a better understanding of what those areas are, how they're going to be financed. [1:43:52, 1:43:53]: The whole bit because [1:43:53, 1:43:57]: I mean, you know, we spent two hours on this already. [1:43:58, 1:44:06]: I was I was willing to make the motion to table, but if y'all think y'all sort of have it now with this new motion, and I know Ms. Gantt just sucker. [1:44:06, 1:44:08]: Then I'll I'll just I'll just back up, but [1:44:09, 1:44:09]: Um [1:44:10, 1:44:11]: That's how I feel. [1:44:13, 1:44:14]: Okay. [1:44:14, 1:44:25]: Um question mayor. Stand by Mr. Blount. Mayor Protem was first actually. Go ahead, Mayor Protestant. Yeah, you know, honestly, I think we went around. This has turned into a circus. [1:44:25, 1:44:27]: in terms of how we're doing things and [1:44:27, 1:44:31]: We really should have just went ahead with the first motion and approved. [1:44:31, 1:44:40]: All of it. See, this is what I completely understand. Every person up here, some of us had six years to suggest areas of the city. [1:44:40, 1:44:52]: You didn't do that. You waited until these areas came forward that weren't in your area. Now you want to bring areas forward. Why didn't you bring it forward for the last six years? You had an opportunity to do it? [1:44:53, 1:45:11]: Every last one of us could do that. Now we want to look at the whole city all of a sudden after we spent 40 million dollars downtown and other areas of the city asking about what is going on. So I want to make sure that we're being representative and we're being fair in terms of [1:45:12, 1:45:32]: What's going on in terms of the entire process? The city manager brought this forward in terms of other areas that he wanted to see uh move forward. That spending needs to be equitable in the city. Residents are calling out saying, Why are we spending all of the money in one area? And I say, Yes, okay. I support the amp. [1:45:32, 1:45:43]: I support the Culture Arts Center. But yes, when residents in certain other areas are saying, what about us? We voted to stay in the city. What about us? We with you, but what about us? [1:45:44, 1:45:44]: Done. [1:45:45, 1:45:54]: Uh Mr. Blount, go ahead please. Yeah, just a quick question because I'm I'm okay with this motion. Uh I'm okay with the second. I just want to make sure in this motion. [1:45:55, 1:45:56]: Councilwoman Barber, is that that we [1:45:57, 1:46:03]: put the scope together and and an RP is put out for the scope of work. Is that what the motion is for? [1:46:07, 1:46:14]: Yes, this scope of work is going to include all of the areas that were included. [1:46:14, 1:46:17]: in the original solicitation for landscape. [1:46:17, 1:46:20]: In addition to those areas. [1:46:20, 1:46:21]: We're going to include [1:46:22, 1:46:30]: Campground Road and Hudson Bridge Road. No, no, I got that. I just want to make sure there's an RP gonna be put out and the scope. I'm just ready to vote. Uh I'm good. [1:46:30, 1:46:46]: Mayor, if I could just say one other thing very briefly. Hudson Bridge Road is already covered. It gets cut every single week. So the only thing this motion does is add winding creek. That's it. Uh add uh campground road. Huston Bridge Road get cut every single week right now. [1:46:46, 1:47:06]: So we spent two hours and we're gonna add one roadway in two hours. Well with Councilman Alexander, I want to uh make a uh uh Mr. Alexander, I wanna make a correction. When we talked about the beautification of Hudson Bridge Road, it has to look better than what it's looking like looking like now because that's nothing maintaining it. And when you look at the scope of the treaty, [1:47:06, 1:47:12]: We definitely appreciate you and your initiative and what you were doing to beautify the area, but uh [1:47:12, 1:47:21]: This w if we change out the uniformity of it, the landscaping of it, that's where we're gonna go with it. Uh and and I think that that's becomes uh [1:47:21, 1:47:39]: Uh it's just gonna beautify the area uh a whole lot better. And we definitely like I said, Mr. Alexander, we appreciate your efforts and and those volunteers. But I'm ready that uh if we can go ahead and move and vote, Mayor, uh go ahead and end this if you don't mind. All right. So a motion's been made. It's been seconded. So all in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:47:41, 1:47:50]: All posed. Okay, four one, it passes. No, I'm I'm in favor. Oh, you're in favor, excuse me. So you now passes. All right, fantastic. Now we'll move on. [1:47:51, 1:47:59]: No, Mayor, remember I needed to add a second motion to include the Go ahead. What's what you go ahead? I'm sorry. Go ahead. [1:47:59, 1:48:06]: Okay, so I want to test staff with um getting three quotes for [1:48:06, 1:48:09]: um the campground road [1:48:09, 1:48:12]: and Hudson Bridge Road. [1:48:12, 1:48:22]: Um mayor Pro Tem, you did say um you wanted to add trees to Hutchon Bridge Road as well? Beautification in trees, yes. Okay. So [1:48:23, 1:48:25]: Task staff with bringing back [1:48:25, 1:48:26]: Um [1:48:27, 1:48:27]: Three quotes. [1:48:28, 1:48:29]: Um for [1:48:30, 1:48:31]: Hudson Bridge. [1:48:31, 1:48:33]: Okay, Brown Road. [1:48:33, 1:48:42]: Might might I suggest we make uh just go ahead and make it a RLP and then move forward instead of doing that. All right, task staff with preparing a new scope of work. [1:48:43, 1:48:43]: Um [1:48:44, 1:48:45]: Four. [1:48:45, 1:48:47]: Beautification of Hudson Bridge. [1:48:47, 1:48:48]: And [1:48:49, 1:48:50]: Camp Brown Road. [1:48:51, 1:48:52]: RP. [1:48:54, 1:48:57]: All right, uh second, second, second. [1:48:57, 1:49:11]: All right. Can I stand by one do what stand by a second? May most be made in a second. Miss uh Miss Holiday, do you have that straight? I have that one to be a solicitation for beautification for Campground Road and Hudson Bridge. [1:49:12, 1:49:15]: So before it had other areas, I'm taking that off this time. [1:49:16, 1:49:17]: Yes, I will say yes to that. [1:49:18, 1:49:20]: And other areas is coming up. [1:49:20, 1:49:21]: Um yes. [1:49:23, 1:49:26]: No, um include other [1:49:26, 1:49:32]: Include other include other areas. Other areas as well that staff may identify. [1:49:32, 1:49:33]: Oh, excuse me. [1:49:40, 1:49:49]: I miss it. May I have a question on that? And I'm okay with what everything's going, but when we do this, because we did two motions. [1:49:49, 1:49:56]: The scope of work are we gonna because I don't want us putting out two RFPs if the scope of work can be done by one vendor. [1:49:56, 1:50:01]: That's my concern or one or one vendor which may w will make the whole project [1:50:01, 1:50:08]: more of a competitive pricing. So are we looking at two RFPs for two vendors or since you did two to to [1:50:08, 1:50:15]: So it won't be so convoluted. Are these two RFPs are in the scope for one vendor? How how is that going to work? [1:50:18, 1:50:18]: Yes. [1:50:19, 1:50:24]: These are two different jobs and the scope would be different. [1:50:24, 1:50:30]: One is for installation of trees. The other scope of work is for the maintenance. [1:50:31, 1:50:36]: Well then that goes back to my question because you have companies out there that knows how to install and maintain. [1:50:37, 1:50:41]: So I'm just saying to h for for the city, I think more competitive pricing would be [1:50:41, 1:50:46]: To get one company to do all the work. I mean, I just just just a suggestion. [1:50:48, 1:50:49]: Two companies is fine. Second. [1:50:52, 1:51:12]: Okay, okay. So hold on a second. So make sure that uh once again we'll see if there's further discussion in a second. Miss Holliday, for the second motion, wanna make sure could you repeat repeat it back, make sure we got it straight before we go on the second solicitation is for beautification uh and installation of Campground Road and Hudson Bridge and any other areas that staff [1:51:12, 1:51:14]: May identify. [1:51:15, 1:51:19]: All right. So that's been May's been seconded. And any further discussion on that motion? [1:51:19, 1:51:31]: Mr. Thomas, Boy, please. I just want to make a statement to say that uh I'm in favor of beautification citywide, whether we made it five years ago or we're making it today. [1:51:31, 1:51:34]: There may have been some issues during the cityhood fight of [1:51:34, 1:51:38]: Uh some areas being neglected. Uh yeah, I think we need to answer that, but [1:51:39, 1:51:44]: This is the point I wanna make and I wanna be clear because Mayor Pro Team mentioned this a couple of times. [1:51:44, 1:51:46]: Ді ампотетер. [1:51:47, 1:51:49]: And the cultural art facility. [1:51:50, 1:51:54]: They are for all citizens in this city. [1:51:55, 1:51:57]: It just happened to be located. [1:51:57, 1:51:58]: Where they are. [1:51:59, 1:52:05]: When we decided to to go down this road for the amphitheater and the cultural arts. [1:52:05, 1:52:10]: That was a reason why they're located where they are. But let's not let's not make any mistake now. [1:52:11, 1:52:15]: These two facilities are for every citizen. [1:52:16, 1:52:27]: that that reside in the city of Thybrid and all of the other cities in the surrounding area. I just want to put that on the record because uh Mayor Pro Tem, let's not let's not go there. [1:52:27, 1:52:47]: um you know on that because uh these facilities is for every citizen and i just want to be on the record let me say clearly certainly i will be partaking in it and i certainly didn't mean to suggest that the facilities weren't for every area of town but you know equity is uh making some [1:52:47, 1:52:54]: investments in all areas of town. So I wasn't suggesting that nobody gonna use it because trust me, I'll be on the front row. [1:52:54, 1:53:10]: And most of my neighbors would be on the front row too. So no, I didn't mean to suggest that. But the economic the economic um the uh the economic boost uh to certain areas is what I was uh referring to. But no, I did not mean to say that uh the um [1:53:10, 1:53:14]: that the only d downtown area would be using the facility. Certainly not. [1:53:14, 1:53:17]: Well well noted, but I I just had to make that point. [1:53:18, 1:53:22]: I so a motion was made, been seconded. If there are no further d discussions. [1:53:23, 1:53:27]: I need a mote, uh need a vote. So all in favor and vote, please indicate. [1:53:27, 1:53:31]: All in favor. Social dynamics decision. There you go. All right. [1:53:31, 1:53:34]: Now if I'm clear, we can move on to the next next item. [1:53:34, 1:53:35]: Yeah. [1:53:35, 1:53:36]: I hope so. [1:53:37, 1:53:39]: Current consideration to approve it. [1:53:39, 1:53:45]: proof extend a moratorium on hookah bars, lounges, and cigarette bars and lounges for 180 days. [1:53:45, 1:53:47]: Presented by Mr. Washington. [1:53:49, 1:53:49]: Yeah. [1:53:50, 1:54:09]: Good evening, everyone. This is just, and I appreciate Jeremy for helping out on this. This is just an extension of the moratorium 180 days that you all have previously agreed upon. And so the ordinance that you have in there, the only thing it does is just it extends it it extends it 180 days in the whereas and a therefore claw. [1:54:10, 1:54:12]: Well let me ask you this, sir. Um [1:54:13, 1:54:18]: W the the previous moratorium that we had ended a little while ago. Is that correct? [1:54:19, 1:54:19]: Yes. [1:54:20, 1:54:36]: And if if a if somehow there was a facility, a hookah bar, cigarette bar that has been developed or improved or come into existence and operated between the time that the last one is is expired until if we pass this tonight, this one starts. [1:54:36, 1:54:40]: How do we deal with those particular w uh businesses in the middle? [1:54:41, 1:54:43]: Are they grandfathered in or we go back and reject them? [1:54:44, 1:54:47]: What's the status? I'm going to say that in theory. [1:54:48, 1:54:55]: In that interim period they could be grandfather in, but that depends on where they are in the process. [1:54:56, 1:55:00]: That's uh correct. And I I'm opening the the resolution. This is to [1:55:00, 1:55:05]: Наксеп аплікація, на то аксептаплікація сфо. [1:55:05, 1:55:06]: Um [1:55:07, 1:55:09]: hookah bars and cigar bars. [1:55:09, 1:55:16]: So it's really if something came into the city during that window when the previous moratorium was expired, and if it's the council's will. [1:55:17, 1:55:26]: and the mayor's will to adopt this moratorium. So it's whenever the the last and it perhaps Mr. Knighton knows I don't know when the last moratorium ended, but [1:55:26, 1:55:29]: If a permit application came in, um [1:55:30, 1:55:33]: during that time period, then I think the city would have to grant it. [1:55:33, 1:55:38]: But this is to to not accept applications for this hundred and eighty day period. [1:55:40, 1:55:42]: Mr. Knight, you have an answer to respond to that, sir at all? [1:55:43, 1:55:50]: The previous was for a hundred and twenty days, uh beginning on August the twenty fifth. [1:55:50, 1:55:50]: last year. [1:55:51, 1:55:53]: So a hundred and twenty days from that period of time. [1:55:54, 1:55:56]: Which would have been uh approximately four months. [1:55:58, 1:55:58]: Yeah. [1:55:59, 1:56:09]: Thank you. Uh Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. My my question is for our city attorneys. If a if a business is already is already established that doesn't have it. [1:56:09, 1:56:15]: And their permitting process did not establish that this would that was gonna be the use. [1:56:15, 1:56:21]: Then those business that would try to do it now without it being in the original permitting process, those are not allowed. Am I correct? [1:56:23, 1:56:24]: If [1:56:25, 1:56:30]: If for example, councilman, you're saying if they operated as like a restaurant before and they were trying to apply [1:56:31, 1:56:39]: No, no, if if if they already let's let's use a restaurant. Let's use a restaurant uh or just a regular um just a uh sports bar. [1:56:40, 1:56:48]: If these things weren't already permitted for them, these uh my understanding, they can't now just start doing it. [1:56:49, 1:56:55]: If it wasn't in their permitting process in the beginning, that's not grandprovided in. Is that correct? [1:56:55, 1:56:56]: Correct. [1:56:57, 1:56:58]: They still need a regular permit. [1:56:59, 1:57:02]: Uh during that period if if it ended say [1:57:03, 1:57:05]: December twenty fifth or thereabouts. [1:57:05, 1:57:09]: They still need a permit between then and today or when if the council adopts the moratorium. [1:57:10, 1:57:12]: They can't just do it. It's not a free for all. [1:57:12, 1:57:15]: They you they were just allowed to submit permits during that time. [1:57:18, 1:57:21]: You know, questions or applications. [1:57:21, 1:57:22]: Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. [1:57:24, 1:57:26]: Do we know if there are any [1:57:27, 1:57:29]: pending applications from [1:57:30, 1:57:31]: The time that the [1:57:32, 1:57:33]: Ordnance laps. [1:57:34, 1:57:35]: Until now. [1:57:35, 1:57:37]: Have there been any submitted? [1:57:38, 1:57:39]: Mr. Knight. [1:57:39, 1:57:42]: I don't I'm not aware of any that have been submitted. [1:57:42, 1:57:45]: Um to the uh [1:57:46, 1:57:46]: Um [1:57:46, 1:57:50]: business licensing department. I'm not aware of any that we have pending [1:57:50, 1:57:52]: or any that were uh submitted. [1:57:53, 1:57:54]: I I think fairly [1:57:55, 1:57:58]: We'd have to determine if anybody inquired during this period of time. [1:58:00, 1:58:01]: But there are no applications pending. [1:58:02, 1:58:05]: Well, I would say that something must have happened because there is a cigarette bar. [1:58:06, 1:58:09]: Uh, not too far from where I go to get my hair cut. [1:58:10, 1:58:12]: And it had not always been that I know of. [1:58:13, 1:58:14]: So something had to happen. [1:58:15, 1:58:24]: You may be referring to one that I'm off of Walt Stevens. That is correct, sir. That is for retail. Retail only. They're not to be having any [1:58:24, 1:58:30]: As is it should not be s operating as a hookah bar or cigar lounge. Okay. Retail. [1:58:31, 1:58:36]: Mm, uh, that's not what we saw at the grand opening over the weekend. Okay. [1:58:36, 1:58:38]: is operating that way. [1:58:38, 1:58:56]: If we're talking about the same one on Wall Stevens, yes. When did it open? When did it open? Uh uh Mayor, can I get uh you mind if we do a point of word and kind of wouldn't not put anybody on blast right now like that? Because I I will say this then, because we did have code enforcement visit a particular establishment. [1:58:57, 1:58:57]: Last week. [1:58:58, 1:59:00]: Now, if this is a different establishment, I do not know. [1:59:01, 1:59:03]: But I will certainly get that information from you. [1:59:04, 1:59:05]: Have to check into it. [1:59:06, 1:59:06]: All right. [1:59:07, 1:59:08]: Any other questions? [1:59:09, 1:59:17]: Thoughts. All right. Then I need a motion to accept this proposal to hold on one sec. So so real quick, let me ask this question. [1:59:18, 1:59:38]: When what is the final resolution and when do we suspect that the final resolution will be coming forward instead of just extending the moratorium? Is this going to be addressed in the ULDC? The UDC, yes. In in fact, in the previous moratorium, it had if the UDC were completed or some other zoning guidelines were in implementation. [1:59:38, 1:59:39]: Yeah. [1:59:39, 1:59:52]: or 120 days. The 120 days came sooner. 180 day extension, if you were to approve it tonight, would give uh should give more than ample time for the UDC to be completed to address [1:59:52, 1:59:55]: uh these types of uses and or any other types of uses. [1:59:56, 1:59:57]: Okay, thank you. [1:59:58, 2:00:00]: I need a moat, Miss Thomas, Mr. Thomas. [2:00:00, 2:00:08]: Well, I you know, I I I just want to hear the the voice of uh Mrs. Johnson. Uh you know, she's been so quiet. I just want to just [2:00:08, 2:00:10]: I just want to hear your voice. [2:00:10, 2:00:15]: Any comments? Because this is sort of uh in your shop like the [2:00:16, 2:00:19]: I'm trying to get you and Mr. Peterson to uh [2:00:19, 2:00:20]: They feel like you're at home. [2:00:21, 2:00:23]: And this is all in your shop, so um [2:00:24, 2:00:26]: In i in the comments. [2:00:26, 2:00:33]: Oh absolutely. And thank you, uh Mayor and uh Councilman Thomas. Um yes, I mean I've [2:00:33, 2:00:44]: Completely concur with what Mr. Nighton stated about making sure that we address hookah bars, cigar lounges, you know, signage issues we have with the sign code, fence codes. [2:00:44, 2:00:50]: building materials and the light in the in the ULD the UDC. So that's why we're asking for the extension. [2:00:51, 2:00:53]: So that we can address them properly with [2:00:53, 2:00:55]: Um community engagement. [2:00:55, 2:01:00]: and betting our research in order to bring that before you guys in the coming months. [2:01:03, 2:01:05]: I think it was just good to hear your voice. [2:01:05, 2:01:06]: All right. [2:01:07, 2:01:10]: Mr. Peterson, I guess do you have anything you need to add or mention at this point? [2:01:15, 2:01:18]: I don't have anything to add at this point. Um, I would like to say that um [2:01:18, 2:01:25]: Ms. Johnson and I, we had um an amazing meeting on last week, and we're going to collaborate on a lot of projects. [2:01:26, 2:01:28]: Um, particularly uh the zoning. [2:01:29, 2:01:33]: So we're really gonna get things moving forward. But I I agree with what um Mr. Knight said and Ms. Johnson. [2:01:34, 2:01:39]: Okay. I'd like to move forward with the motion. Uh yeah. So moved. [2:01:39, 2:01:40]: All right, sir, a second. [2:01:42, 2:01:46]: The Miss Barbary seconds that motion. Okay. Any further discussion? [2:01:46, 2:01:49]: And if not all three [2:01:49, 2:01:50]: Miss Yes, Ms. Gantt. [2:01:50, 2:01:58]: I just want to bring to the attention of Mayor and Counsel and to our new attorneys and to Mr. Peterson and Ms. Johnson. Hi, Ms. Johnson. [2:01:59, 2:02:03]: Welcome. Haven't met you yet, but I look forward to it. Um [2:02:03, 2:02:07]: Wanna bring forward to your attention um that we also [2:02:08, 2:02:12]: maybe should consider it something very similar to what we did with the tattoo parlor. [2:02:13, 2:02:18]: For those, because we're continuously, we're on maybe our second or third round of moratorium. [2:02:18, 2:02:36]: time frames so in the um Mr. Berry and Mr. Washington, we have an ordinance in place with the tattoo parlors right now and is done by a certain mile radius. And we may need to extend that mile radius, not just a mile, but [2:02:36, 2:02:38]: Maybe a couple of miles or or so. But [2:02:39, 2:02:41]: You guys wanna may wanna take a look at that. [2:02:41, 2:02:51]: That's all. Thank you. Is that council member? Is that just saying that there can be only a certain number of tattoo parlors within X radius? Is that what that says? That's correct. [2:02:51, 2:02:53]: Okay. Within so many miles from each other. [2:02:53, 2:02:57]: And the concern I have is I've spoken to some business owners. [2:02:57, 2:03:00]: Um, I speak to a lot of business owners a lot. [2:03:00, 2:03:02]: And um [2:03:02, 2:03:09]: You know, at one point we called them certain things less desirables, um, but the intent, my intent. [2:03:10, 2:03:11]: Is not to [2:03:11, 2:03:12]: Um [2:03:13, 2:03:17]: have people or small businesses or scrutinize small businesses in public. [2:03:17, 2:03:18]: But to [2:03:19, 2:03:25]: W you know, we want a variety, but we we want we don't want oversaturation. [2:03:25, 2:03:29]: And I think that we have accomplished that. [2:03:29, 2:03:33]: But we need to make sure that we are equal across the board. [2:03:34, 2:03:54]: And so a lot of the businesses and some business owners have reached out to me out of concern about our moratoriums. Um someone told me that it means that we are not open for business. And that is really, really not true. We are open for business, but we need to be smart about it. So I'm hoping that we can come up with a resolution. [2:03:54, 2:04:00]: That would be equal and fair across the board. So if you guys don't mind looking at that ordinance, that'd be a great suggestion. [2:04:02, 2:04:03]: Yeah, Member Botan, go ahead, please. [2:04:04, 2:04:24]: Yeah, I certainly could support uh that suggestion. And I think it's a good suggestion that we add uh a number uh for those uh particular businesses. I would like to ask the uh attorneys why they're here that we previously passed a small box retailer uh ordinance in the city uh [2:04:24, 2:04:29]: dictating a one mile radius. But Henry County subsequently passed one [2:04:29, 2:04:31]: With a five mile radius. [2:04:31, 2:04:36]: Uh, what's necessary in order for us to match the five mile radius? Do we just need to [2:04:36, 2:04:39]: Do we have to have another public hearing to do that or do we just [2:04:39, 2:04:41]: Or simply need to uh [2:04:42, 2:04:45]: Uh move forward with motioning uh the additional requirements. [2:04:48, 2:04:50]: Yep, you're you're beautiful, uh Thermic. [2:04:51, 2:04:55]: Sorry, did you ask Councilmember Mayor Pertem to to match the five miles? [2:04:55, 2:04:56]: Yes. [2:04:56, 2:04:58]: I believe it's just a [2:04:58, 2:05:02]: It would be a zoning code change, but I I'd need to confirm. So it'd just be an ordinance change. [2:05:03, 2:05:05]: But I need to confirm that. [2:05:06, 2:05:18]: Okay, would you all bring that back to us because we we we certainly now we're gonna be ground zero because they got a five mile radius and we only have a one mile radius, they're gonna be searching the city. Uh yeah we can we can also [2:05:19, 2:05:23]: We can reach out to them and get a copy of theirs as well. All right, thank you. [2:05:25, 2:05:31]: All right, a motion has m that has been made and been seconded. Uh so uh there's no further discussion. All favor of motion, please indicate. [2:05:32, 2:05:35]: Okay, so it's unanimous decision. Fantastic. [2:05:35, 2:05:40]: Okay, so what I have next is council consideration to appoint members of the planning and zoning commission. [2:05:40, 2:05:49]: And right behind it is council consideration to appoint members of citywide development authority. Typically, when we do this, we go in executive session, have that discussion. [2:05:49, 2:05:58]: about those personnels, those uh civilians, those city individuals, and then we come back from executive session to and make those announcements. Is that what we want to do tonight as well? [2:05:59, 2:06:00]: Council? [2:06:01, 2:06:06]: I would think so, Mayor. I I think we should go with our normal procedure is. [2:06:07, 2:06:09]: Okay. Any other thoughts? [2:06:09, 2:06:20]: Yeah, okay. So hearing no other thoughts. So otherwise we'll go into Zecchosession at the end here, discuss planning zoning and citywide development, and then come back out and make those announcements. Yes, sir, Mayor Protell. [2:06:20, 2:06:30]: Are th are there staff recommendations or not? Are there it uh like on the pos different procedures and the procedures, are there excessive candidates or there just enough to fill the [2:06:30, 2:06:33]: uh the positions and the people qualified. [2:06:34, 2:06:35]: Miss a holiday. [2:06:36, 2:06:46]: I believe it's the whole time. Uh what was sent to you was a listing of the different applicants and it noted which ones were applying for. [2:06:46, 2:06:50]: Planning Commission and or the Development Authority Board. [2:06:52, 2:06:52]: Mm-hmm. [2:06:53, 2:07:00]: Okay, what I was indicating was is that uh there are a greater number than the positions required or the [2:07:00, 2:07:01]: There are the [2:07:01, 2:07:02]: Well [2:07:02, 2:07:07]: You have again, you have some applicants who applied for the [2:07:07, 2:07:08]: Planning Commission. [2:07:08, 2:07:09]: There are three. [2:07:10, 2:07:11]: Vacancies. [2:07:11, 2:07:12]: To be feel there. [2:07:13, 2:07:16]: But there are a number of individuals who have applied for that. [2:07:16, 2:07:18]: Um, to be reappointed and [2:07:19, 2:07:22]: New people have applied for that as well. Likewise, you have members. [2:07:23, 2:07:25]: Who have applied for the DA. [2:07:25, 2:07:27]: Um development authority. [2:07:29, 2:07:30]: And also for the planet. [2:07:31, 2:07:36]: I think it's pretty prudent that we should probably discuss in the segment session and come back out and make those announcements. [2:07:36, 2:07:45]: Um so if if we're good with that, we'll do that in here in a bit. Uh discussion phase, uh aquatic center IGA intergovernmental agreement, Mr. Nighton, please. [2:07:49, 2:07:50]: Uh yes. [2:07:51, 2:07:51]: See. [2:07:52, 2:07:53]: Yes, Mayor and Council. [2:07:54, 2:08:00]: Previously there'd been discussion of um an IGA intergovernmental agreement with [2:08:00, 2:08:03]: Henry County regarding the construction. [2:08:03, 2:08:08]: of an aquatic center in the range of uh you know twenty to twenty two million dollars. [2:08:09, 2:08:14]: Um Henry County did ha discuss this item uh several meetings ago. [2:08:15, 2:08:19]: uh developed a resolution which was uh presented to you as council. [2:08:20, 2:08:22]: Um, about uh two weeks ago or m or maybe more. [2:08:23, 2:08:27]: uh with several provisions there that in general the council [2:08:27, 2:08:28]: uh tended to agree with. [2:08:29, 2:08:32]: Um the uh [2:08:32, 2:08:37]: Attorneys have been working uh toward an intergovernmental agreement'cause obviously that's what we were [2:08:38, 2:08:42]: awaiting and I believe we received this draft from their county attorney. [2:08:42, 2:08:45]: Uh either Friday or Saturday. I can't remember exactly when. [2:08:46, 2:08:49]: And so it's it's it's very fresh. [2:08:49, 2:08:53]: Um it appears to address the items that were specific. [2:08:54, 2:08:56]: In the resolution that you saw previously. [2:08:56, 2:08:59]: um in an intergovernmental or IGA form. [2:09:00, 2:09:01]: Obviously the aquatic center. [2:09:02, 2:09:05]: uh is a major splast uh five project [2:09:06, 2:09:08]: Um this location was chosen. [2:09:08, 2:09:10]: From several alternatives. [2:09:11, 2:09:17]: And is located and would be located in the city limits of Stockbridge at the bridges at Jodico. [2:09:17, 2:09:19]: um development project. [2:09:20, 2:09:23]: Um Henry County government desires that [2:09:24, 2:09:26]: Uh they handled uh much of the [2:09:26, 2:09:28]: Development, construction. [2:09:28, 2:09:30]: Um permitting [2:09:30, 2:09:40]: uh of in operation of the aquatic center, understanding of course that it will be located in the city of Stockbridge. Therefore the IGA was developed. [2:09:41, 2:09:42]: Um that addresses [2:09:43, 2:09:49]: Um the donation of the property uh by the property owner, the actual designation location. [2:09:49, 2:09:55]: uh the permitting authority for the uh aquatic center building inspections uh by the county the certificate of occupancy [2:09:56, 2:10:01]: impact fee waivers and then operation of the aquatic center essentially all being handled. [2:10:01, 2:10:02]: By Henry County. [2:10:03, 2:10:07]: Uh the intergovernmental agreement again. I know that you just received it. [2:10:07, 2:10:13]: Uh may not have had a chance to pour over it uh in any detail, but it does appear to follow the resolution. [2:10:14, 2:10:19]: that had been previously seen. Certainly we want to uh make sure that you are comfortable [2:10:20, 2:10:25]: as a counsel regarding it and uh myself and the attorneys can seek to answer any questions. [2:10:26, 2:10:28]: Airport Tim, Alexander, go ahead, please. [2:10:28, 2:10:37]: Yes, uh I understand that the attorneys has had this uh for several days now and should have had an opportunity to go over it. [2:10:37, 2:10:44]: Uh I'd certainly like to hear from them to verify just if because if it's uh in [2:10:44, 2:10:48]: league with what we had been promised that was coming over. [2:10:48, 2:10:50]: I think we should be very proactive. [2:10:51, 2:10:53]: And move forward with uh [2:10:53, 2:10:55]: uh uh approving [2:10:55, 2:10:58]: If uh what we have already agreed to. [2:10:58, 2:11:05]: uh at our previous meeting, but I want uh Mr. Berry and Mr. Washington to kinda go over because generally [2:11:05, 2:11:09]: I think we had a consensus that all of the council members were in agreement with what. [2:11:10, 2:11:15]: uh we have presented with we just want to make sure uh that's consistent with what we had before so [2:11:15, 2:11:19]: Could you gentlemen uh uh uh verify that for us? [2:11:20, 2:11:22]: Mayor Pray Tim, yes, uh Henry County. [2:11:23, 2:11:29]: I think took about a month to get this to us. I think I received it or we received it on Friday, I believe. [2:11:29, 2:11:35]: late Thursday, early Friday. I have not gone on over it in the ex amount of detail that I would like, just given [2:11:35, 2:11:39]: for the procurement issues we've talked about in our other discussions, but happy to [2:11:40, 2:11:40]: Yeah, too. [2:11:41, 2:11:46]: go over it in more detail, make sure that it's in the city's best interest to then proceed so that we can [2:11:47, 2:11:48]: Yeah, go forward. [2:11:48, 2:11:52]: Yeah, perhaps at a at the next at the work session, next uh the next meeting. [2:11:54, 2:12:07]: Well, this is what I like to say, Mr. Berry and and Mr. Washington and our council. And provided that it's all squared away, it uh meets the it meets the common sense and consensual uh items that we mentioned as a council. [2:12:07, 2:12:08]: I'm ready to put [2:12:08, 2:12:09]: Pen to paper. [2:12:09, 2:12:10]: All right. [2:12:11, 2:12:14]: Well, I'm ready to put pen to paper with uh Chair Colado Harold Harrell. [2:12:15, 2:12:25]: and and to get this thing moving. So uh I'm I'm just itching to sign my name. All right. Thank you. Anyone else? Yes, yes sir. [2:12:26, 2:12:27]: Anybody else any comments at all? [2:12:30, 2:12:32]: All right, no other comments and we'll move on. [2:12:32, 2:12:33]: Oh, sorry. [2:12:33, 2:12:34]: Go ahead, sir. [2:12:35, 2:12:40]: I just wanted to mention that as a part of a construction project, generally speaking. [2:12:40, 2:12:45]: things that are connected with that conduct construction project, i.e. parking. [2:12:46, 2:12:48]: Um lighting, any landscaping. [2:12:49, 2:12:53]: Those types of things are also considered part of a construction project, which I certainly would. [2:12:53, 2:12:56]: Anticipate being handled by Henry County as well. [2:12:57, 2:13:00]: And I assume that any roadways that are [2:13:00, 2:13:01]: Um [2:13:01, 2:13:02]: I needed [2:13:03, 2:13:05]: to uh access [2:13:05, 2:13:08]: The aquatic center would also be handled by Henry County. [2:13:10, 2:13:12]: Hi, Mayor Proton. What else do you have, sir? [2:13:12, 2:13:20]: Yeah, yeah. There was originally a sixty day clock that was placed uh when they passed this. I know we received it. [2:13:20, 2:13:24]: But I want us to be very cognizant of the sixty day clock. [2:13:24, 2:13:27]: And to make sure that we're well inside of it, uh, I think we're [2:13:28, 2:13:46]: Uh I don't I think we're okay on it, but I certainly want to make sure that uh there's that that we don't exceed the sixty day clock because their or their resolution that they passed uh said there's an opt out after sixty days and we certainly don't wanna be anywhere near that. So I want the staff to be [2:13:46, 2:13:52]: uh task with going back to understand what is the exact day on the sixty day clock. [2:13:54, 2:14:07]: That the the Henry County, Henry County had uh given oh when the initial resolution was passed, they wanted 60 days, or after that 60 days, they could opt out and choose another location. [2:14:07, 2:14:17]: So the sixty days that I understand is based off of what I just read was in regards to them turning over title, the owner producing title or giving the property over. [2:14:18, 2:14:20]: to Henry County. [2:14:20, 2:14:26]: That's like at the very first two, three, I mean it's right down, it's a one page document, the IGA. [2:14:26, 2:14:30]: And it lays it out, it's very specific. [2:14:30, 2:14:33]: in regards to that and it what it sounds like is they gave [2:14:34, 2:14:53]: They were saying 60 days to receive be simple title. That's what I read now. Maybe someone else read something totally different. I do think that um we should give our attorneys an opportunity to review it and make sure that everything and all our cut uh everything is covered. Um, Mr. Knighton did mention some things that I did not. [2:14:54, 2:15:01]: C in the IGA and I ask that our attorneys make sure that everything's covered. But I think I'm re I'll be glad with American sign too. [2:15:02, 2:15:05]: Well, I would follow up with that if I could, Mayor. [2:15:05, 2:15:06]: Go right ahead, sir. [2:15:06, 2:15:10]: Let's be very clear. We just need to go back and watch the meeting, okay? [2:15:10, 2:15:19]: It was 60 days in it and turnover the property and have a deal worked out with the city of Stockbridge. That was that's what was motioned. [2:15:19, 2:15:39]: Okay, so we have sixty days in order to work out an agreement with Henry County. That's what the motion was made at the meeting. We need to go back and watch the meeting. But first of all, what I said was go to Henry County, get a clear understanding what day of that clock we're on so that we don't get anywhere near that. Cause I don't want any miss. [2:15:39, 2:15:51]: misunderstandings uh in such a critical area. Obviously I hope Ms. Gann is correct in that maybe they kind of went back or maybe they rolled that back, but I know what the motion was, so we want to [2:15:51, 2:15:53]: Make sure we contact them too. [2:15:53, 2:15:58]: indicate and understand where the clock is. We don't want the clock to strike twelve unknowingly. [2:16:01, 2:16:02]: Okay. [2:16:02, 2:16:22]: Any other comments? If not, I'll move on to my com uh my comments. Uh ladies and gentlemen, I before the meeting started, I was informed uh about a lifetime Stockbridge resident uh the Hambrick family, Brenda Hambrick's husband, unfortunately, Rufus Shaw, had passed away earlier this morning uh with panic pancuratic cancer. [2:16:22, 2:16:29]: If I got to pronounce right. So condolences to the Hammer family on the loss of your loved one, and we'll make sure we'll keep you in your prayers. [2:16:30, 2:16:37]: On that on that note as well. On that note as well, want to make sure that uh that everybody understands we're still in the pandemic. [2:16:38, 2:16:47]: So you must continue to wear your mask, continue to uh stay away from large gatherings unless you've been fully vaccinated and everybody around is fully vaccinated as well. [2:16:47, 2:16:51]: Wash your hands and use hand sanitizer when you can wash your hands. [2:16:51, 2:16:57]: You know, and and just just be very vigilant. We want to stop uh stomp out this uh deadly uh virus. [2:16:57, 2:17:02]: So testing still goes on. Testing is not the priority, but testing still goes on at the Heritage Senior Center. [2:17:02, 2:17:05]: Look at the ten fifty Florence McGuerty Parkway. [2:17:06, 2:17:16]: And Monday, uh uh to Friday, ten A. M. to three PM and Saturdays it is nine to noon, is my understanding. So you can always make an an actual [2:17:16, 2:17:21]: uh call to make an appointment to get tested for covet nineteen and at eight hundred [2:17:21, 2:17:23]: eight four seven four two six two. [2:17:24, 2:17:27]: But the priority primarily is vaccinations. [2:17:28, 2:17:48]: And um and vaccinations has opened up. Obviously uh anybody sixteen or older can get a vaccination. And obviously the the governor, uh governor camp is opening up for uh for restaurants to go 100% and be crowded if they want to be crowded, if they want to comply with that. So things are open up. So you still gotta be vigilant about this. [2:17:48, 2:17:49]: [8270.3, 8272.5]: If you call the number eight eight eight. [2:17:53, 2:17:57]: four five seven zero one eight six once again eight eight eight. [2:17:58, 2:17:59]: Four five seven. [2:17:59, 2:18:02]: zero one eight six to make a vaccination appointment. [2:18:03, 2:18:04]: You can do that. [2:18:04, 2:18:10]: And then I will tell you that uh that line is open from Monday to Friday, eight AM to eight PM. [2:18:11, 2:18:13]: Saturday and Sunday, eight AM to five PM. [2:18:14, 2:18:21]: It just so happens uh along with the uh the cities and the public health department for district four and the county. [2:18:21, 2:18:22]: At this Thursday. [2:18:24, 2:18:25]: And Friday. [2:18:25, 2:18:28]: There will be vaccinations that you can you can make appointments for. Thursday. [2:18:29, 2:18:30]: The fifteenth of April. [2:18:31, 2:18:32]: Eight thirty, three thirty. [2:18:32, 2:18:35]: Vaccinations will be done at Atlanta Motor Speedway. [2:18:36, 2:18:37]: Ride through. [2:18:37, 2:18:42]: Not a motor speedway, eight thirty five uh excuse me, eight thirty to three thirty this Thursday. [2:18:42, 2:18:45]: Fifteen hundred people can get vaccinated on that day. [2:18:46, 2:18:48]: So make your appointment, ladies and gentlemen, and get it done. [2:18:49, 2:18:50]: That'd be the Pfizer. [2:18:51, 2:18:53]: April uh April sixteenth, which is Friday. [2:18:54, 2:18:57]: Eight thirty to three thirty vaccinations once again. [2:18:57, 2:18:59]: at Mount Carmel Park. [2:19:00, 2:19:02]: eight thirty three thirty Mount Carmel Park. [2:19:02, 2:19:06]: That's at three oh seven Mount Carmel Road North in Hampton. [2:19:06, 2:19:16]: And that's one thousand, one thousand people can get vaccinated on Friday as well. So this week that's twenty five hundred people that get said appointments to get vaccinated this week. [2:19:16, 2:19:17]: Please do so. [2:19:18, 2:19:22]: We need to do that. We need to be safe. Now when you go online to [2:19:22, 2:19:26]: uh have your uh fill out your appointment for vaccination they're gonna answer several things. [2:19:27, 2:19:30]: Demographic details, they're gonna ask you about that. Your medical history. [2:19:31, 2:19:34]: Whether or not you had COVID nineteen or not previously. [2:19:34, 2:19:37]: And they want uh correct contact information for you. [2:19:37, 2:19:42]: Okay, demographics, medical history, whether or not you had COVID nineteen prior to this point. [2:19:42, 2:19:45]: And contact information. Wanna make sure to keep up with you. [2:19:45, 2:19:46]: Okay. [2:19:46, 2:19:49]: And if you need a ride. [2:19:49, 2:19:55]: If you need a ride to get to any of these locations, you can call Henry County Transit Authority. Henry County Transit [2:19:55, 2:19:57]: That is seven seven zero. [2:19:57, 2:20:00]: two eight eight seven four [2:20:00, 2:20:02]: Four four. Once again, Henry County Transit. [2:20:03, 2:20:13]: seven seven zero two eight eight seven four four four four four four four four four four four four four. And I'll pick up and drop they'll drop you off, pick you up and drop you off at any location to get your particular uh [2:20:13, 2:20:20]: uh vaccination test v vaccination I'm sorry shot. All right. Now the thing about that is is that uh [2:20:20, 2:20:23]: If you're under sixty, it's four dollars each way. [2:20:24, 2:20:37]: If you're under 64 each way, if you're over sixty, it's two dollars each way. Pick up and drop off. And you have to book, you have to book early. It says you have to book seven days in advance. So obviously it may not help you for this week, but the point of it is that each and every week. [2:20:37, 2:20:40]: There'll be vaccinations done at the Atlanta Motor Speedway as well. [2:20:40, 2:20:41]: Okay. [2:20:41, 2:20:42]: So please do that. [2:20:43, 2:21:03]: And for the Henry County, Henry County Health Department, the public health department of Henry County Win Madonna has a new phone, new phone number. And that phone number is four seven zero six six one zero zero zero five. Once again, the Henry County Health Department with the public health department of district four, where they we operate out of here. [2:21:03, 2:21:03]: In a county here. [2:21:04, 2:21:08]: It's four seven zero six six one [2:21:08, 2:21:10]: Zero zero zero five. [2:21:12, 2:21:15]: It's very serious folks. Please get vaccinated. [2:21:15, 2:21:17]: Okay. And [2:21:18, 2:21:19]: Stand by. [2:21:26, 2:21:40]: So our city offices are still uh closed because of the COVID nineteen pr uh precautions. Um, but uh we'll be opening well put put it this way, the the staff is is is on a teleworking type of uh uh [2:21:40, 2:21:50]: hours here. But you we can still you can still citizens still get in contact with the staff and we'll still be able to service you, each department and service for all the service information we'll still service in our community. [2:21:51, 2:21:51]: Um [2:21:53, 2:22:00]: City Councilman for announcements. City Council meeting 6 p.m. via Zoom, second Monday of each month, which our next meeting will be May 10th. [2:22:01, 2:22:02]: Or city council mean. [2:22:02, 2:22:22]: Main Street Advisory Board meeting at 9 a.m. by Zoom, of course, on May 14th. The Downtown Development Authority meeting is 6 p.m. by way of Zoom. It's on the third Tuesday of each month, which is April 20th. The new council advisory meeting is 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Third Tuesday of each month at [2:22:22, 2:22:42]: On April 20th as well. Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 by way of Zoom, fourth Thursday of each month, and it'll be April 22nd. It's 6 p.m., of course, by Zoom. This is last Tuesday of each month, and that'll be uh on April 27th. Council initiatives, uh join Miraportama. [2:22:42, 2:22:56]: Alexander for Historic 2021 Virtual Town Hall Thursday, this Thursday, 7 PM. Uh be on Facebook uh live and st and uh at Stockbridge City Hall, 7 p.m. for that particular virtual town hall. [2:22:56, 2:22:59]: And then uh Calcman John Blount. [2:22:59, 2:23:02]: We'll have a virtual national day of prayer. [2:23:02, 2:23:03]: Thursday, May seventh. [2:23:04, 2:23:10]: At uh at uh six thirty and that'll be on Facebook Live at City Hall, Stopbury City Hall as well. [2:23:10, 2:23:15]: On that note, uh ladies and gentlemen, I need the council, I need a motion to go to executive session, please. [2:23:16, 2:23:19]: Maybe Miss Holliday, I'm sorry, Miss Holliday. Yes, ma'am. [2:23:20, 2:23:24]: Ms. Halden, go ahead. Um I received notice today that the planning commission [2:23:24, 2:23:33]: I did receive notice today that the planning commission meeting will be canceled. There won't have one for April. Okay. Well, thank you for that. Appreciate it. All right. Um [2:23:33, 2:23:35]: We're mostly going to say a session, please. [2:23:36, 2:23:39]: Mayor, I move that we go into executive session for personnel. [2:23:39, 2:23:41]: Issues. Thank you. Thank you very much. [2:23:43, 2:23:45]: Okay, Miss Barber, seconds that. [2:23:45, 2:23:46]: My favorite, please indicate. [2:23:48, 2:23:56]: Fantastic. Unanimous season. All right, ladies and gentlemen. Uh I would imagine we probably need about uh five minutes, Miss Holiday, to get a cycle session. Ten. [2:23:58, 2:24:02]: All right folks, I'll see you in a second session soon uh within ten minutes. Miss Holliday? [2:24:04, 2:24:10]: Please please send the my phone just die, my city phone. Send it to my other email, please. [2:24:11, 2:24:14]: Thank you. All right. I'll see you on the second session. Thank you. [2:24:40, 2:24:43]: Okay, recording. Okay, now live. Okay. [2:24:45, 2:24:48]: I need uh [2:24:50, 2:24:52]: I need at least one more council member. [2:24:54, 2:25:01]: Mr. Peterson, Ms. Johnson, welcome to the City of Stockbridge, where community connects and you're never bored. [2:25:07, 2:25:16]: Glad to be here, Sarah. Fantastic. Good. Good to hear that. And I don't know, Ms. Beaters. I'm glad to be here too, as well. Absolutely. Absolutely. [2:25:17, 2:25:20]: All right, council. I need one more before we get started. Come on now, folks. [2:25:46, 2:25:51]: All right, here we go. All right. Now we got we give we now have a quorum. [2:25:51, 2:25:56]: All right, Council, I need a motion to uh to end our executive session, please. [2:25:56, 2:25:57]: A root. [2:25:57, 2:25:58]: Is our second. [2:25:58, 2:26:02]: Second. There we go. Barber and Alexander. All in favor, please indicate. [2:26:04, 2:26:08]: Fantastic. Now I need a motion to reconvene our regular council meeting. [2:26:09, 2:26:09]: I'm moved. [2:26:10, 2:26:13]: circuit okay barber and and all send it again [2:26:13, 2:26:15]: Great. All favor, please indicate. [2:26:16, 2:26:17]: Okay, fantastic. [2:26:17, 2:26:25]: All right, so we have a couple of things that uh came out of Zeke's session that we need to bring publicly. Uh Miss Holliday needs your assistance. [2:26:26, 2:26:29]: The council has um [2:26:29, 2:26:33]: Approve the appointments and reappointments on the planning commission. [2:26:34, 2:26:35]: For Stanley Dumas. [2:26:36, 2:26:37]: Kathleen Nelson. [2:26:38, 2:26:40]: An Eschia Abdullah. [2:26:42, 2:26:43]: Motion for that? [2:26:45, 2:26:46]: Is there still moved? [2:26:47, 2:26:47]: What's [2:26:49, 2:26:52]: Miss Barber? [2:26:53, 2:26:54]: Oh is there a sole move for this? [2:26:55, 2:26:57]: For what Ms. Vanessa Holiday just mentioned? [2:26:58, 2:27:05]: So moved. Thank you. Is there a second? Okay, Barber. Okay. Second. Okay. Okay. All in favor, please indicate. [2:27:07, 2:27:11]: Okay, fantastic. Pastor that we we have okay, good. This holiday. [2:27:12, 2:27:18]: The council has approved the appointment to the city's development authority, citywide development authority. [2:27:19, 2:27:21]: Calpe Patadar. [2:27:22, 2:27:23]: Mark Glenn. [2:27:24, 2:27:27]: Frangela Merritt and Samantha Samuels. [2:27:28, 2:27:28]: Саму [2:27:29, 2:27:30]: Mr. Alexander? [2:27:30, 2:27:31]: Is there a second? [2:27:31, 2:27:32]: Second. [2:27:32, 2:27:35]: Okay, Miss uh Ms. Gantt, second that. [2:27:35, 2:27:37]: Great. All in favor, please indicate. [2:27:39, 2:27:40]: Fantastic. Okay. [2:27:40, 2:27:44]: Done that. I need a motion to end our uh city council meeting. [2:27:46, 2:27:46]: So move. [2:27:47, 2:27:47]: Is there a second? [2:27:49, 2:27:51]: Ms. Barber seconds that all in favor, please indicate. [2:27:53, 2:27:56]: Outstanding. Thank you. Good night. Good evening. [2:27:57, 2:27:58]: Have a good evening. [2:27:58, 2:27:58]: Good night.

--- title: Main Street Advisory Board Meeting date: 2021-04-09 source: 2021-04-09_Main_Street_Advisory_Board_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:12]: because she had an emergency with regard to um staffing at her office. Um so she did send her apologies for not being here. Also, um, Mr. Um [0:00:12, 0:00:16]: Horton did contact me and let me know that he would not be able to [0:00:17, 0:00:20]: attend the meeting. He also had um [0:00:20, 0:00:39]: an issue arise. So um today has been kind of a weird morning. So I uh um hope that everyone is doing well and continues to do so. Um those who are able to attend Rocio said that she was going to try to log on a little later. She had a doctor's appointment this morning. So [0:00:39, 0:00:44]: Um we are gonna keep continue on. I have invited um [0:00:45, 0:01:05]: Mr. Lincoln Parks, who is the owner of Web Mobile Fusion, who has been working very diligently with us on the website for the Main Street program. So I am excited to turn it over to him so that he can take you through the website, just kind of give you [0:01:05, 0:01:17]: an overview of what we're trying to accomplish and um let you all just see what we've been working on. You all are going to be kind of our beta testers. We're going to let you all have the link. [0:01:18, 0:01:27]: And um you all outside of the meeting will be able to go onto the site and just kind of cruise around um the pages and just see. [0:01:27, 0:01:30]: If it is intuitive, if it um [0:01:31, 0:01:34]: works for you if you think that um there are some [0:01:34, 0:01:42]: tweaks that need to be made, you all will be able to let us know. So um I'm going to turn it over to Lincoln now and he's going to um [0:01:42, 0:01:49]: share his screen with us and um then we'll be able to um kind of see what's going on. Okay. [0:01:50, 0:01:52]: Okay. Um [0:01:55, 0:01:58]: See here. Let me go in. [0:02:00, 0:02:05]: Can I do I have access? Okay, yeah, I do. I see here. Yeah, you should. [0:02:05, 0:02:06]: Yeah. [0:02:06, 0:02:11]: And Willie, I think somebody else has just joined the meeting. Who is that on the phone? [0:02:12, 0:02:18]: Mildred. No, I'm still I'm on the dial in. Right. Okay, we're fine now. But Okay, thank you. [0:02:18, 0:02:23]: All right, we still don't have a quorum, so one more person, um, Vice Chair Hopkins. [0:02:23, 0:02:28]: Okay, now I was trying to write some information. Where are you on the agenda? [0:02:28, 0:02:31]: Uh, we're at the website demonstration. [0:02:32, 0:02:33]: Um under my report. [0:02:34, 0:02:36]: Gotcha. I gotcha. Okay. Thank you. [0:02:37, 0:02:37]: Thanks. [0:02:37, 0:02:39]: Okay, you guys see my screen now? [0:02:40, 0:02:41]: Yes. [0:02:42, 0:02:44]: Okay. Um [0:02:44, 0:02:48]: Again, uh thank you guys for for having me on a part of uh [0:02:48, 0:02:52]: what uh this this collaboration with [0:02:53, 0:03:13]: Main Street and Stockbridge has been great. It's a good opportunity again. Um, I know from the uh the the chambers perspective, uh part of my goals uh this year uh was definitely highlighting small businesses and uh being a black owned business um in Henry County, I could tell you it's uh it's it's [0:03:12, 0:03:20]: It's been difficult at times to to actually do business with uh with with with cities and [0:03:21, 0:03:39]: and and uh and the government and a part of you know being on the side of being an entrepreneur and then also working with henry county and and and all of the cities um that's something that's a goal of mine to continue to help out small businesses uh to continue to grow and and be able to [0:03:40, 0:03:41]: Yeah. [0:03:42, 0:03:42]: Y [0:03:42, 0:04:02]: Again, I thank you guys for for giving me that opportunity to be able to do that. That's a part of my my goal is unity. That's my theme this year for um for the chamber. So uh thank you guys. So what you're looking at right now is uh uh what um Kira and Lisa have been working along with [0:04:02, 0:04:22]: me um for for a while and uh you know we wanted to we've been tweaking it and meeting every week and they've been emailing me and we've been emailing each other and and going back and forth and and so uh hope you guys uh like what we put here together. So you know I know they want to have the aesthetics of something not something [0:04:22, 0:04:41]: boxy but something that you know has some curvature to it, uh something that that looks really good. It's festive. So we just took some photos uh that we've had uh that they've gathered over the over the course of a few years um at Main Street and and we're placing those out throughout the remainder of the site. So [0:04:42, 0:05:01]: As you can see here, you know, we're just highlighting some of those things, highlighting um the Main Street approach, what that looks like. Um we have uh videos here that can play on that area. This is a drop-down box that um you can read more about the uh the approach. Um [0:05:02, 0:05:03]: Let me go back. [0:05:03, 0:05:12]: Then here we have some buttons that you could roll over that take you into certain areas on the website that that are really uh just pop out at you and and you [0:05:13, 0:05:22]: You can see that in this next area here, what what's going on? Um we have this is going to be an area that [0:05:22, 0:05:28]: houses uh some blog articles and some articles that people can just click on and and it goes right over. [0:05:29, 0:05:30]: In two. [0:05:32, 0:05:34]: um populated there. [0:05:34, 0:05:40]: um as we go down again um just talking a little bit about the downtown and having um [0:05:40, 0:05:42]: uh bright pictures there. [0:05:42, 0:06:02]: Um, we do have a a gallery, and I'm gonna go through each one of these things real quick. Um, so we have a gallery of of photos that have been taken from events that um that we'll be sharing. Um we do have testimonials from business owners uh that are uh are sliding through there. So as those [0:06:02, 0:06:12]: those business owners and these could be changed at any time. These photos and and testimonials can be rotated. So you can see that they're scrolling through right now with different business owners in there. [0:06:13, 0:06:29]: And then the social time area. Um, right now we have the feed for uh Twitter for the city coming through, but we do have a Main Street Twitter, Instagram, Facebook that will be populated in this area right here. Um, so more social. [0:06:29, 0:06:36]: And what this does is it'll just keep people on the website, you know, looking through uh social media and and interacting there with social media. [0:06:37, 0:06:42]: Um and then in this area is where people can uh contact you. [0:06:42, 0:06:53]: So it's uh it's just a form that they can just fill out and submit and that that contacts you. And then we have the footer here on the website where people can access social media and other quick links. [0:06:54, 0:06:59]: So if we go back up and actually there's a feature here, I know Miss Lisa will wanted this. [0:06:59, 0:07:00]: Um where if he did [0:07:01, 0:07:02]: Click on it, it can take [0:07:03, 0:07:03]: The [0:07:05, 0:07:08]: Under Abu we have a couple areas. [0:07:09, 0:07:21]: Here uh we have who we are. And then as you scroll down here, you can see um you talk about uh this uh Stockbridge Main Street. So what this does if you click on that. [0:07:22, 0:07:24]: That's gonna take into [0:07:24, 0:07:26]: Um the program, Main Street program. [0:07:27, 0:07:41]: As you can see on on each of the headers, what we tried to do is add some photos in there that were pertinent to the cities. But this just uh um to to Main Street, but this goes in and just gives you an overview. You can open these up. [0:07:41, 0:07:45]: Um gives you an overview of the mission statement. Um [0:07:45, 0:07:52]: a philosophy, a statement, uh just give you some information on the overview of Main Street. [0:07:52, 0:08:10]: uh so you know we wanted to present that in a way that you have all that information there um and then these links here take you out to georgia main street the national main street and then these last two links here um will highlight your advisory board [0:08:10, 0:08:14]: So we have a picture there um of you guys and and [0:08:14, 0:08:23]: We also have uh individual uh photos here with with the names and everything right under right under that. So um that's [0:08:24, 0:08:29]: you know, highlighting you guys. We could add more in. Miss Barber, I would need a uh that photo for you. [0:08:29, 0:08:39]: And then I could get that in there for you. Uh and then we have, you know, some photos that we're gonna add down here in the bottom. I know some of these may be duplicate, but we'll add, you know, change these out to make sure they're [0:08:41, 0:08:46]: Where we have more of a uh photos in that photo gallery area. [0:08:47, 0:08:48]: Um [0:08:48, 0:08:50]: Then as we go down, I would [0:08:51, 0:08:52]: Uh our staff [0:08:53, 0:08:54]: Th um [0:08:54, 0:08:55]: These uh [0:08:55, 0:08:57]: And Kira, um, I do have that. [0:08:57, 0:08:59]: Updated now. [0:08:59, 0:09:02]: Um with their photo up here. Um and [0:09:02, 0:09:05]: Kira, we're gonna get that fun fact from you and throw that in. [0:09:06, 0:09:07]: Um [0:09:07, 0:09:12]: And then uh having them, you know, they're they're so phogenic, always taking these uh [0:09:13, 0:09:22]: These doodle pictures. So, you know, just having them in there highlighting them. So so that's that's good to have you guys, you know, featured on there so people could read up on that and see. [0:09:22, 0:09:25]: Um read about more about you guys. [0:09:25, 0:09:45]: in the news is is an area. This is another um um blog area. Uh and and as you see any of these photos that that are up there, what we try to do is to to when people land on the page, it's big, it's bold. And you know that that imagery with the curvature that you could see there on it. And again, [0:09:45, 0:09:58]: these are some of the stories that we'll be adding in. Um and these will be populated in here people will be able to scroll through and and read any of those stories that are um that are tagged as as news. [0:09:58, 0:10:18]: Um you have your blog. So we we we we we looked at that. Uh this would take you over to the city's um website and then this would take you over to downtown development. So if you click on any of those, it'll tell you that you're um that you're leaving the website, and then you can say yes or no if you want to stay on the website or you wanna leave. So I'll just say no. [0:10:18, 0:10:24]: there and that'll keep you on the on the website. Same thing for downtown development authority. [0:10:24, 0:10:25]: Um [0:10:25, 0:10:29]: Under here we have uh downtown plans. [0:10:29, 0:10:46]: Uh and I know what we did with that was we utilized the uh RSVP report that was already built in that you guys have. So you know I know you're all familiar with with that uh and that'll just take you through that that report. [0:10:46, 0:10:48]: Uh that's there. [0:10:49, 0:11:09]: Um, we do have this takes you over to Merl Manders. We have a page here dedicated to the amphitheater. Uh, so as you click on that, people can see what's going on at the amphitheater. We'll have some more information that we'll populate in here with some more photos and we could have videos, whatever is going on at the amphitheater. [0:11:09, 0:11:20]: theater, you know, if it's a new event or something like that that's coming, all of that could be listed out in this area. So this will be a great place for people to come come to and and see what's going on. [0:11:21, 0:11:24]: Um we do. And we have an uh Lincoln. [0:11:24, 0:11:32]: Lincoln, I was just gonna let everybody know we haven't put um live pictures there because the amphitheater hasn't been, you know, formally opened yet. [0:11:33, 0:11:38]: So once um we have the grand opening for the um [0:11:39, 0:11:39]: For the [0:11:39, 0:11:47]: Amphitheater, we'll put live pictures instead of renderings there, in case you all were wondering. I know you all have seen pictures of the amphitheater, but that's because [0:11:48, 0:11:51]: You all are in a a VIP group, so you all get to see it. [0:11:52, 0:11:56]: before everybody else does, but we will put um real pictures in there. [0:11:57, 0:11:59]: Okay, sorry, Lincoln. No problem, no problem. [0:11:59, 0:12:02]: Um we have an area here for uh videos. [0:12:02, 0:12:08]: We'll have that populated with uh with a lot of videos that that we have um from around [0:12:08, 0:12:14]: uh the city and and what main street populates. Um in this area here are uh [0:12:14, 0:12:22]: partnerships um that you guys have. I know we have we we still need to get that uh updated. [0:12:22, 0:12:38]: Morrow Manders logo. And I think we still needed to have the uh um Stockbridge Elementary, I think um was the other one that we needed to have in there. But um these take you over to those websites that will be again, it'll prompt you and let you know that you're you're leaving the website. [0:12:39, 0:12:39]: Um [0:12:41, 0:12:43]: under downtown businesses. [0:12:43, 0:12:49]: Um Lincoln, I'm sorry, did you do initiatives? Oh, did I do initiatives? [0:12:49, 0:13:09]: No, it's under one three. Okay, I didn't do initiatives. Okay, so under under initiatives, we do have the two here, Small Business Saturday and Little Free Library. Uh so we go under Small Business Saturday and we'll update some some more of these, but uh we'll add some more photos in this area. [0:13:09, 0:13:29]: Area up top of businesses. What we'd like to have is local businesses in this area that could be rotated through. So, you know, we don't want to have stock here, but we'll have some local businesses that we have in that area. And then any small business Saturday photos, again, we'll have a gallery. [0:13:29, 0:13:39]: in this area down here so that you know as those photos are are are taken and these could be swapped in and out, um, we'll have those populated in this area. So [0:13:40, 0:13:41]: Yeah. [0:13:42, 0:13:52]: Any um associated videos that go with that, and I know we do have quite a few of those would also go in this area so that can highlight um what's going on for a small business. [0:13:52, 0:13:53]: Saturday. [0:13:54, 0:13:59]: Um again under that initiatives area is a little free library. [0:13:59, 0:14:18]: Um and this was one that I know was uh you know is very instrumental in in you know in Stockbridge and just talking a little bit about that and then also highlighting the three libraries that you have. If people want to locate where those are, you can actually click on it. [0:14:19, 0:14:23]: And then that'll give you directions on how to get. [0:14:23, 0:14:24]: Okay. [0:14:26, 0:14:43]: it'll tell you exactly where it is and and and they can get directions on how to get there on each one of these. So um that's there with information and that also takes you over to um littlefreelibrary.org uh website as well so as information comes we'll continue to populate that. [0:14:44, 0:14:48]: Um and then for downtown businesses. [0:14:48, 0:15:00]: And um I'm I'm I'm still working on this, but uh this highlights um a lot of the businesses in in the area. So uh what we'll have is pretty much as we [0:15:01, 0:15:15]: build out all the businesses in here. We'll just have you know icons that represent each one of the businesses uh and some contact information for for each of those businesses. I know some of these um I I need to update. [0:15:15, 0:15:18]: Uh and we'll get those um added. [0:15:18, 0:15:20]: A button [0:15:20, 0:15:22]: lighting all the businesses there. [0:15:23, 0:15:25]: In um in the main street. [0:15:26, 0:15:26]: District. [0:15:27, 0:15:30]: And then uh the last thing was [0:15:30, 0:15:38]: You know, just uh a contact us area again. You know, we want to make sure that we have that populated all throughout the uh website so people can contact. [0:15:39, 0:15:39]: Do you [0:15:40, 0:15:58]: um and that gives you the ability to you know this information would go directly to uh kira and lisa um if if anyone wants to contact them there's a a map that's built into um built into this area right here with directions um that people can can find that [0:15:59, 0:16:00]: So um [0:16:01, 0:16:04]: This was uh just an overview of the um [0:16:05, 0:16:23]: of the website. I hope you guys like it. I hope it's um it's something that you know you could be you could be proud of and and and really just show show off to folks. I think um I think that logo is supposed to change, right? Um Kira, I think so. Um we're working on that. Um [0:16:23, 0:16:32]: We had discussed with the board a a l some time ago that we were going to be uh revamping the logo so that it better matched with the city's colors. [0:16:33, 0:16:38]: So um we're working on that currently, but um yes, that will change. [0:16:38, 0:16:46]: And I also wanted to point out that we do have a search option on the site so that you know if people want to search something specifically. [0:16:46, 0:16:51]: They don't have to, you know, scroll around. Um, I really like that. [0:16:51, 0:16:53]: um aspect of the site. [0:16:53, 0:16:59]: And then also um I like how you can navigate there's a little button on the side. Oh [0:16:59, 0:17:06]: it disappeared. But there was a little arrow that shows oh there it is that shows you you you know you can move up and down. [0:17:06, 0:17:09]: Um, so people don't get lost in the scroll. [0:17:10, 0:17:14]: Um, I think that that's also a very nice feature. [0:17:14, 0:17:18]: And I just want to take the time to thank Lincoln. [0:17:18, 0:17:27]: And Lisa, because they have worked very tirelessly on this site. Lisa has looked at literally thousands of photographs. [0:17:28, 0:17:31]: and has um called them and [0:17:31, 0:17:34]: Um cropped some of them, edited some of them. [0:17:34, 0:17:46]: to provide them um to Lincoln so that he um has some good stock to use so that we can use our actual photos as opposed to having to go online and take generic photos. [0:17:46, 0:17:48]: This is gonna be a website that [0:17:48, 0:17:51]: Highlights our community and highlights our downtown so [0:17:52, 0:17:53]: I'm really, really [0:17:54, 0:17:55]: Um appreciative. [0:17:55, 0:18:03]: To Lisa for going through all of these photos. And she's still working. She's this is a work in progress. She's still pulling photos and [0:18:03, 0:18:05]: Sending them to Lincoln. [0:18:05, 0:18:09]: And Lincoln has been very patient with us novices at [0:18:09, 0:18:14]: putting together a website. So I thank you for your patience and all of your [0:18:14, 0:18:24]: um hard work on this. And now I just want to open it up to um those of you who are um in our meeting today. Do you have any comments? Um [0:18:25, 0:18:27]: Any um suggestions and again [0:18:28, 0:18:31]: I will allow everyone to um have the link. [0:18:31, 0:18:37]: for um a few days so that you all can kinda navigate through the site and see if you [0:18:37, 0:18:43]: um have any tweaks that you would like to recommend. Uh Willie, did you have anything that you wanted to um [0:18:44, 0:18:44]: No. [0:18:45, 0:18:48]: Um no, not at this time. I would like to, you know [0:18:48, 0:19:02]: get the time to just to take my time and peruse through it. But uh first I'll just say everything that he's presented is presented very well, very tasteful, very direct to the the brand of what the cities and downtown is trying to become. [0:19:02, 0:19:22]: And uh but I just want to thank him for hard work and Lisa, as always, you always put that right foot forward. So uh thank you so much for that. And I look forward to uh the finished product on this and I think it's gonna be it's gonna do the city very well. And I'm very pleased at this point in time, but I'll like just go through it and play with it a little bit. [0:19:23, 0:19:27]: Okay. Um Barber, did you have anything that you wanted to say? [0:19:28, 0:19:38]: No, uh first impression it looks great. I am uh slightly embarrassed that I still don't have my head shot in, so I will That's okay. Find a way to to get you one. Um [0:19:39, 0:19:47]: But yeah, but this looks amazing. Great job, Lincoln and Lisa. And I look forward to getting a more detailed look. But yeah, this looks great. [0:19:48, 0:19:50]: Thank you. [0:19:50, 0:19:57]: Um I know Mildred can't see the website, so we'll make sure that she um since she's on the phone, but we'll send her [0:19:57, 0:20:00]: Um the link so that she can um [0:20:00, 0:20:03]: Peruse the site as well. [0:20:03, 0:20:12]: Yes, ma'am. I care. Can you I can see now because I'm on my desktop. It's just that you all can't see me because I don't have a camera. [0:20:12, 0:20:16]: Oh okay, I'm sorry, I didn't realize that. Did you have any comments? I'm sorry. [0:20:18, 0:20:38]: Uh no no problem. I uh I was very I am very impressed and the fact that you said that you would share it with us for a few days will also help because I was as he was going through it, I was I am looking and to me everything looks polished and clean, but we we know when we look at it closely, if there's any other suggestions, I'll make them [0:20:39, 0:20:40]: Later. [0:20:40, 0:20:42]: Okay. That's all I have to do. Uh [0:20:43, 0:20:46]: All right. Alan, did you have anything that you wanted to say? [0:20:49, 0:20:50]: Is Al in there? Oh, there he is. [0:20:52, 0:20:53]: We can't hear you. You're on mute. [0:20:54, 0:20:57]: Yes, yes, Kara. Yeah, I I just need it looks great to me. [0:20:58, 0:20:58]: Um [0:20:59, 0:21:07]: Thanks, uh, thanks a lot, Mr. Parks. But it it looks really good to me. Uh, I just want to get the link and click around a little bit, but it it looks great. [0:21:09, 0:21:18]: Well, I did, you know, want to get kind of your overall feelings about just first glance, you know, does it look exciting? Does it look vibrant? Does it look engaging? [0:21:19, 0:21:24]: Does it and this is a question to everybody, does it look like something that you would want to scroll through? [0:21:24, 0:21:26]: Upon first glance. [0:21:26, 0:21:31]: It it it does and um it looks is very user friendly. [0:21:31, 0:21:36]: And that's important. I I do want to try it on the desktop as well as my cell phone. [0:21:37, 0:21:41]: Um just to see how it how it does with with the cell phone because that's how most people [0:21:42, 0:21:42]: Um [0:21:43, 0:21:45]: You know, we we'll browse a site like this, but it [0:21:45, 0:21:47]: From the presentation, it looks great. [0:21:47, 0:21:48]: Okay. [0:21:48, 0:21:51]: Barber, I think you were about to say something. [0:21:51, 0:22:00]: Yeah, I was just gonna agree with Mr. Peterson at first glance. It definitely looks fun. Looks like something that I could spend some time scrolling through. It's very engaging. So [0:22:00, 0:22:08]: Um, you for sure met your objectives in in my opinion, just looking at what I could see now in presentation format. [0:22:09, 0:22:10]: Okay. [0:22:11, 0:22:12]: All right. [0:22:12, 0:22:16]: I I just wanted to throw in a couple of tidbits. Um not about [0:22:17, 0:22:20]: Any changes or or observations. [0:22:20, 0:22:27]: Because Lincoln and I will still be hammering away at this. But I definitely wanted to thank Lincoln. Um [0:22:27, 0:22:31]: We've been working on this for a good while. [0:22:31, 0:22:34]: Um, different things have gotten in the way. [0:22:34, 0:22:35]: Um [0:22:35, 0:22:42]: Just not even before the pandemic. So they're just really excited to see it in the flesh now. [0:22:42, 0:22:54]: And um there literally are thousands of photos that still need to be uploaded. All of those are from our different events and you know, um during small business Saturday, the team [0:22:55, 0:23:04]: always sends in pictures of whichever shops they've gone to and things going on around the city. So all of this is going to look like Main Street work. [0:23:05, 0:23:05]: Um [0:23:05, 0:23:10]: I wanted to add that some things have just been put in as placeholders. [0:23:10, 0:23:15]: Uh as we're working on it until we get the the right photos uh nailed down. [0:23:16, 0:23:18]: So because of that, um [0:23:18, 0:23:22]: You might not see as much diversity as I would like to see. [0:23:22, 0:23:25]: Um it it needs to reflect our community. [0:23:25, 0:23:31]: And our community, thankfully, has you know folks from every walk of life. [0:23:32, 0:23:34]: So I want to make sure that we are [0:23:34, 0:23:42]: Putting all of those faces and styles in there. And and all of that will come along as we continue to. [0:23:42, 0:23:46]: tool it a bit more, but it it's almost I mean, it's so much further along. [0:23:47, 0:23:52]: than anything we've done up till now. So I'm very pleased with that. And I I look forward to all your feedback. [0:23:53, 0:23:54]: As suggestions. [0:23:55, 0:23:56]: Yes. [0:23:56, 0:24:16]: And and I second that too. I I'd uh definitely look forward to the feedback and that's and that's what the the the purpose of of all of this is because you know as as you're you're working on it and you're and you're going through it, sometimes your eyes uh miss things and you know it may not be um you know you've been working on for a while. So to have a a fresh uh [0:24:16, 0:24:17]: Uh [0:24:18, 0:24:23]: buys um from you guys on it and just going through it. Um looking at the mobile version. [0:24:27, 0:24:28]: Um and [0:24:29, 0:24:42]: And then just working through it. I I think, you know, adding those uh finishing touches to it uh is is going to make it um what you guys would be definitely proud of. So again, thank you. Thank you for having me on uh today. [0:24:43, 0:24:46]: Thank you, Lincoln. We really appreciate the demo. [0:24:47, 0:24:57]: All right. Thank you. Okay. Well, we'll let you go and we'll continue with our meeting. Thank you again. We'll be in touch with you, Lincoln, with the things that we still owe you. [0:24:57, 0:25:01]: Okay. Thank you guys. Take care. Have a good weekend. All right. Talk to you later. [0:25:02, 0:25:03]: Right. [0:25:03, 0:25:04]: Bye bye. [0:25:06, 0:25:11]: Okay. Um Mr. Hopkins, I'm gonna continue with um my report. [0:25:12, 0:25:17]: Um we're now at the point um of my present of my um report. [0:25:18, 0:25:38]: Where we talk about old business. As far as that is concerned, we have a few housekeeping items. I did want to let everyone know that Ms. Pamela Sanders has resigned from the board. She notified us yesterday that she will be moving her business. [0:25:38, 0:25:44]: To another county. And so she will no longer be eligible to be seated up. [0:25:45, 0:25:47]: excuse me on the Main Street advisory board. [0:25:47, 0:25:52]: Um, because she will be out of the county. So we are going to be looking for [0:25:53, 0:25:55]: A business owner. [0:25:55, 0:25:59]: And she represented a business owner outside of the Main Street district. [0:25:59, 0:26:05]: So if you know of anyone who would be a good candidate, we're going to put the announcement out. [0:26:05, 0:26:08]: Um as soon as possible um to canvas the community for [0:26:09, 0:26:10]: Um [0:26:10, 0:26:13]: For a person to fill that position. [0:26:13, 0:26:22]: But if you know of anyone who would be interested in serving on the Main Street Advisory Board that is a business outside of the Main Street District, please let me know. [0:26:23, 0:26:24]: Um also [0:26:25, 0:26:25]: Um [0:26:26, 0:26:34]: I wanted to make sure that everyone who is registered for the National Main Street Conference has received um. [0:26:34, 0:26:41]: Word from them. They have been sending out emails regarding signing up for workshops. [0:26:41, 0:26:52]: And I personally have not received anything. Lisa has, um, but and Anika has, but I have not. So I'm trying to clear up that clerical error on their part. [0:26:52, 0:27:08]: But if there is anyone else who is registered, please let me know whether or not you are received. Willie, I think you kind of gave a thumbs up that you have received information. I already got a schedule and everything. Okay, fabulous. All right. That's what I wanted to make sure of because I still don't have. [0:27:08, 0:27:10]: Um registration. I mean [0:27:10, 0:27:14]: workshop sign up information yet. So I'm trying to get that cleared up. [0:27:15, 0:27:16]: So um [0:27:16, 0:27:17]: It looks like [0:27:18, 0:27:21]: Oh Mildred, have you received anything? You're one of the registered. [0:27:22, 0:27:23]: Um attendees. [0:27:25, 0:27:29]: I I was trying to send a I was trying to send a chat, but yes, I've received and I've registered. [0:27:29, 0:27:36]: Okay, fabulous. All right. Well I guess I'm the only one who um hasn't received the inform conference information. So [0:27:37, 0:27:38]: Like I said, I'm working on that. [0:27:39, 0:27:45]: And then also I wanted I wish that we had more people here because I needed to [0:27:45, 0:27:50]: Um put this back out to you all. As you all know, we have been trying to schedule [0:27:51, 0:27:52]: A joint [0:27:52, 0:28:01]: Um strategic planning session with the DDA. And this would be considered our annual retreat and strategic planning meeting. [0:28:02, 0:28:05]: Ам, де ви аречьо хост е в яр. [0:28:06, 0:28:06]: And [0:28:07, 0:28:12]: It has been difficult to try to find a uh facilitator who [0:28:12, 0:28:15]: Um, is comfortable doing this type of work. [0:28:16, 0:28:18]: on a virtual platform. [0:28:19, 0:28:20]: Um [0:28:20, 0:28:24]: Everyone that I have spoken with has preferred to be [0:28:24, 0:28:29]: in a in person type setting because of the type of work we do, the the way [0:28:30, 0:28:37]: that they work with charts and um boards and different types of things that require people to [0:28:37, 0:28:40]: kind of collaborate and sit in groups and that sort of thing. [0:28:41, 0:28:44]: Um, it's been difficult to find someone. I have [0:28:45, 0:28:45]: Um [0:28:46, 0:28:49]: A particular facilitator group in mind. [0:28:49, 0:28:54]: And they are also one of the groups that would prefer to do things in person. [0:28:54, 0:28:59]: And I would like to put it back out to everyone um given the fact that [0:28:59, 0:29:03]: Um our covet cases are going down and people are starting to [0:29:04, 0:29:05]: Be inoculated. [0:29:05, 0:29:12]: If we call the meeting down to not more than four hours and have it in a space like [0:29:13, 0:29:20]: the Merrill Mandar Center, which has the capacity for 300 people, but we would just have about twenty people at the most. [0:29:20, 0:29:22]: And we space everyone out. [0:29:23, 0:29:36]: um effectively where we're more than six feet apart, um no one is sharing tables, you know, that sort of thing. Everybody kind of has their individual space. And we would wear masks. We wouldn't necessarily have to have um [0:29:37, 0:29:39]: you know, a big lunch or anything like that. [0:29:40, 0:29:45]: We try to be finished before that time so we wouldn't have to serve food other than, you know. [0:29:45, 0:29:47]: Beverages and that sort of thing. [0:29:47, 0:29:49]: If you all would be willing. [0:29:50, 0:29:52]: to have an in person meeting. [0:29:53, 0:29:55]: Um, let me just hear some feedback on that. [0:29:56, 0:29:58]: Um, Mr. Hopkins, I'll go with you first. [0:29:59, 0:29:59]: All right. [0:29:59, 0:30:06]: I have no problem. I'm fully vaccinated and and so I've had both of my shots and I have no problem with that whatsoever. [0:30:06, 0:30:07]: Okay. [0:30:09, 0:30:10]: All right. Um [0:30:11, 0:30:13]: Clear. I I'm willing to do it in person. [0:30:14, 0:30:16]: Mildred, you're saying yes. [0:30:17, 0:30:20]: Yes, yes, I've had my shots. I'm complete. [0:30:20, 0:30:21]: Okay. [0:30:21, 0:30:22]: Uh Miss Richardson. [0:30:24, 0:30:26]: Sounds like a plan to me. [0:30:26, 0:30:27]: Okay. [0:30:28, 0:30:34]: Um Alan, um since you're on the call and we'll probably be at the meeting, I'll ask you as well. [0:30:35, 0:30:43]: Uh yes, ma'am. I have one more shot to go. I'll get my my second shot on um next week. So I'm I'm good. Yes, ma'am. [0:30:43, 0:30:55]: All right, great. Um I actually have my second shot on April thirtieth, so I'll be complete by the time we want to host this meeting. Um Lisa, do you have a opinion? [0:30:57, 0:31:05]: I do not have any vaccinations right now. Um, but I think in a big space like that, if we are [0:31:05, 0:31:06]: Sanitizing [0:31:07, 0:31:09]: the in the um facility [0:31:09, 0:31:11]: I think we should be okay in there. [0:31:12, 0:31:12]: Okay. [0:31:13, 0:31:32]: Um and I actually have to, you know, get permission. As you all know, the city's buildings and facilities are closed at this time. So it will also be contingent upon getting permission to actually use um the Merrill Manders Conference Center in this capacity. So I'd have to get [0:31:32, 0:31:44]: permission to do that. Um so I will get back to you all. I will also canvas um those who aren't here at this time to see how they feel about it. Lisa, did you have another comment? [0:31:44, 0:31:46]: I had another suggestion. [0:31:46, 0:31:46]: Um [0:31:47, 0:31:50]: Even though I think this might be a good uh plan. [0:31:51, 0:31:51]: Mm. [0:31:51, 0:31:55]: In the event that we are not able to use this particular idea. [0:31:56, 0:31:58]: Perhaps we can bring the facilitators. [0:31:59, 0:32:00]: To [0:32:00, 0:32:01]: City Hall. [0:32:01, 0:32:05]: And we set up the Zoom meeting so that [0:32:05, 0:32:07]: You know, we know how to do it. We can [0:32:08, 0:32:14]: you know, be the camera for them so they can use their boards and their flip charts and present. [0:32:14, 0:32:18]: To the Zoom meeting, I think technology has been an issue for a lot of people. [0:32:19, 0:32:21]: But we might be able to help them. [0:32:21, 0:32:26]: um with the technology so they can present to everyone virtually. [0:32:26, 0:32:28]: Well we'll see because um [0:32:29, 0:32:31]: people that I've talked to have been just kind of like [0:32:31, 0:32:34]: We'd rather not do virtual. So they've kind of [0:32:34, 0:32:35]: Not been doing [0:32:36, 0:32:43]: I mean, that's a good suggestion and we'll see, but they've been just kind of not been facilitating any meetings. So they're just now ramping up. [0:32:44, 0:32:45]: So [0:32:45, 0:32:53]: Spaces are limited and it's just a whole lot going on with regard to this and you know, because of COVID. So if you all are willing to [0:32:53, 0:32:55]: Um at least um [0:32:56, 0:33:01]: entertain that idea of being in person. We still gotta canvas the D DA. [0:33:02, 0:33:09]: and get permission to use the facility. But the date that I would like for everyone to save the date, put on your calendar and pencil. [0:33:09, 0:33:11]: is June the twelfth. [0:33:12, 0:33:14]: That was the date. [0:33:14, 0:33:16]: Um that most people [0:33:17, 0:33:21]: were available um for the um meeting. [0:33:22, 0:33:23]: And that is [0:33:23, 0:33:30]: a result of the survey monkey that everyone um participated in, or at least most of you participated in. [0:33:31, 0:33:35]: Okay, um as far as new business is concerned. [0:33:35, 0:33:49]: We don't um have anything new going on, but I do have um several updates for you all. Um that I Yes, sir. Uh question, what's what's the time frame um that we're looking at for this retreat? [0:33:49, 0:33:52]: Uh, we usually start at nine in the morning. [0:33:52, 0:34:02]: And uh we have gone until two, but like I said, we're gonna try to condense everything down into um just a four-hour period at the most. [0:34:03, 0:34:08]: Okay. Yes, ma'am. So nine to noonish. That way we don't have to, you know. [0:34:09, 0:34:12]: serve open refreshments and, you know, that sort of thing. [0:34:14, 0:34:18]: What was the date once more? June June the twelfth and that is Saturday. [0:34:21, 0:34:29]: And I will get back to everyone as to whether or not that's what we're gonna go with because we might have to just push it a little bit farther. So we'll see. [0:34:30, 0:34:35]: All right. Um as far as the updates are concerned, um we [0:34:35, 0:34:42]: um are still working on the mural and we have um had a meeting and I think that we're very close to [0:34:42, 0:34:42]: Um [0:34:44, 0:34:51]: being ready to move forward with the actual painting of the mural. I'm gonna share my screen. [0:34:52, 0:34:57]: to um show you all the concept that we have um [0:34:58, 0:35:00]: Come up with if [0:35:00, 0:35:01]: Let's see. Wait a minute. [0:35:02, 0:35:03]: Thought I had the [0:35:04, 0:35:05]: File opened, let me [0:35:06, 0:35:07]: Go into my files and [0:35:08, 0:35:09]: Get that open. [0:35:10, 0:35:12]: Okay, now let me try to share it. [0:35:24, 0:35:25]: Okay. [0:35:32, 0:35:43]: Okay, if you all rec will recall, um we did come up with some inspirational words that we wanted to uh make sure that um the mural evoked from [0:35:44, 0:35:45]: The viewer. [0:35:45, 0:35:53]: Um those were um words that we felt would bring um vibrancy and interest and uniqueness to our [0:35:53, 0:35:56]: Mural, our first mural for the downtown area. [0:35:57, 0:36:01]: Uh we as a committee decided on a [0:36:01, 0:36:14]: collage style mural. Um this is an example that was taken from the city of Knoxville, Tennessee. It's very vibrant. It has a lot of color and a lot of stuff going on to let you [0:36:15, 0:36:17]: really feel like you know. [0:36:17, 0:36:20]: Um the city of Knoxville and what it has to offer. [0:36:21, 0:36:35]: Um, we started with um some whimsical themes and even looked at um a historic image, but the um board as a whole and then also the committee agreed that we would reserve [0:36:35, 0:36:51]: a more historic um type mural for the down the center of the downtown area where Martin Luther King Senior Heritage Trail actually um traverses the city. And we felt like that would be a better placement for that type of mural. [0:36:51, 0:36:58]: Um we started out with um this when we kind of went back to the whimsical theme. And if you'll recall the [0:36:59, 0:37:01]: mural is going to be um [0:37:01, 0:37:10]: Placed at the corner of Her Rail and North Henry Boulevard, which is right there at the school, Stockbridge Elementary School. So we really wanted to. [0:37:10, 0:37:13]: um connect with um the [0:37:13, 0:37:17]: the idea of it of children and family and [0:37:18, 0:37:19]: Um the future. [0:37:20, 0:37:22]: So this is where we are now. [0:37:22, 0:37:26]: Um the artist again, this is um just a concept. [0:37:26, 0:37:33]: Um, it'll of course be painted. These are kind of cut and paste pictures that kind of give you an idea of how things will be. [0:37:33, 0:37:34]: situated [0:37:35, 0:37:36]: on the mural but [0:37:36, 0:37:37]: Um [0:37:37, 0:37:40]: It gives you um a feeling of [0:37:40, 0:37:50]: connecting and what happens in the stockbridge bridge community. There's a homage to um history with the train engine and [0:37:51, 0:37:53]: The um Martin Luther King senior. [0:37:53, 0:38:04]: um heritage trail banner that you see in the downtown area. So we do have an homage to our native son, Marth King Sr. [0:38:04, 0:38:05]: Um [0:38:05, 0:38:18]: And then we also have children who are reading, a very diverse group of children who are reading. They're situated below the Little Free Library. [0:38:19, 0:38:39]: Um, also note that our community comes together around two really um prominent aspects that we host as far as events are concerned: the food truck park. So we have a food truck there with people lined up, and then our concert series. And that's also going to be true once our amphitheater. [0:38:39, 0:38:39]: [2320.0, 2333.6]: is open to the public. So we have a singer and some musicians there. And then we have the little boy who um has a very hopeful um and bright continence and he's blowing bubbles to just kind of show [0:38:53, 0:38:55]: That um [0:38:55, 0:38:58]: The city is vibrant and is going to [0:38:59, 0:39:02]: Um have a very prosperous future. [0:39:02, 0:39:10]: So we do have our tagline where community connects, and we have the city of Stockbridge depicted there in the big bubble. [0:39:10, 0:39:11]: And um [0:39:11, 0:39:14]: This is going to um [0:39:15, 0:39:20]: be our first mural. We're gonna have several other murals so you can't get everything in one. [0:39:20, 0:39:25]: But we are looking forward to continuing our public art and mural um project. [0:39:26, 0:39:29]: throughout the city in some different areas. Um [0:39:29, 0:39:32]: Both Willie and Lisa are on the um [0:39:33, 0:39:37]: mural committee so I'm going to allow um [0:39:37, 0:39:38]: them to [0:39:39, 0:39:47]: just give just a few words about the mural and um how they feel about it and then I'll ask um both Alan, Barber and Mildred. [0:39:47, 0:39:49]: Um if they have any comments. [0:39:49, 0:39:51]: Um Mr. Hopkins. [0:39:52, 0:40:06]: Yes, thank you, Madam Director. Uh first and foremost, I want to say this has been a long process for us uh on the committee, but uh with that being said, I think we've uh come up with a mirror that I think is pleasing. [0:40:07, 0:40:27]: to the uh city and to what we are trying to accomplish uh for the first mural for downtown. Uh the concept was the actual playground, the parks, I'm sorry, park uh background with a lot of diversity there. We try to touch on uh some of the things that um that's historical [0:40:27, 0:40:47]: in in the city, uh, some of the things that that uh that impact the city, some of the things that bring us together as a community. And uh I think we did an outstanding job uh in reference, trying to bring diversity as well to the city as well. So uh like Kira said this is not we can't put everything [0:40:47, 0:41:07]: on the first mural so therefore we went with the thing we thought was uh very inspirational impactful and exciting for our first mirror based on where it's going to be located at uh right there in front of the school right across from city hall so uh i i I wanted to thank uh kira lisa uh and everybody on the committee [0:41:07, 0:41:27]: For, you know, and being honest as we went through this process to get where we are. And I think is it's gonna be uh very uh pleasing and uh to the to the uh citizens of Stockbridge. So I'm very pleased with this uh final piece. And I'm and and we got some other things that we're gonna change. [0:41:27, 0:41:37]: up in there but this is the the the item that will be in the mirror so but i i like it i'm praying that you guys like it and i'm praying that everybody in the city like it so [0:41:38, 0:41:41]: Yes. Okay, Lisa, did you want to add anything? [0:41:46, 0:42:06]: I agree with everything Willie said. Um, and I just wanted everyone to keep in mind that obviously this is a concept. This is not the painting itself. Um, Mr. John Christian is the artist. He's done lots of other cities, including Hateville, and his work is really wonderful. Um, it's vibrant. [0:42:06, 0:42:07]: And and um [0:42:09, 0:42:15]: It very engaging. So I'm I'm really looking forward to this one representing our community. [0:42:15, 0:42:23]: And I think we've worked really hard as a committee to get the right elements in here, knowing that we can't put everything in. [0:42:23, 0:42:28]: Um, but we wanted to make a good message at one in one shot. [0:42:29, 0:42:29]: Yeah. [0:42:30, 0:42:35]: Okay, um Mildred, I'll ask you, do you have any comment about the mural? [0:42:36, 0:42:39]: Do you like it? I guess that's the question I wanna ask. Do you like it? [0:42:41, 0:42:44]: Uh I was trying to get the meeting on. Yes, I like the concept. [0:42:45, 0:42:50]: Uh I know that this is not a file on as far as the layout and all that you're gonna insert. [0:42:50, 0:42:53]: with the people'cause we're still talking about diversity. [0:42:53, 0:42:54]: So I would like to see [0:42:55, 0:42:56]: The um [0:42:56, 0:43:00]: structure the diversity structure changed just a little bit on a couple of the pitches. [0:43:00, 0:43:05]: But otherwise I like the overall idea of and the concept. [0:43:06, 0:43:09]: Which is much better than what we talked about in the very beginning. [0:43:09, 0:43:10]: Yes. [0:43:10, 0:43:13]: Okay. Barber, did you have anything? [0:43:14, 0:43:18]: I like it. Okay, good. That's all I need to know. [0:43:20, 0:43:20]: Okay. [0:43:21, 0:43:22]: That's what we want to hear. [0:43:23, 0:43:28]: Okay. Alan, did you have anything that you wanted to add or comment? [0:43:28, 0:43:34]: I I think it's wonderful. I like um I I really like this concept. So I I I really like it. [0:43:35, 0:43:39]: Good. Thank you. All right. So that is um [0:43:39, 0:43:51]: our mural and we're looking forward to you know getting that underway and we've got a deadline of June thirtieth so our artist has a a lot of work to do. [0:43:51, 0:43:59]: In that time period. Um, next, I would like to give you all an update on the amphitheater that was um [0:43:59, 0:44:02]: Provided by Mr. Knighton. Um [0:44:03, 0:44:05]: So I'm gonna share that with you all. [0:44:05, 0:44:06]: Um [0:44:08, 0:44:13]: The um amphitheater progress has um can you all see my screen? [0:44:14, 0:44:18]: Okay, good. All right. Um with regard to the amphitheater. [0:44:19, 0:44:20]: Um they [0:44:21, 0:44:23]: Oh wait a minute, shoot. [0:44:24, 0:44:25]: How did that happen? [0:44:25, 0:44:26]: Wait, let me see. [0:44:30, 0:44:31]: I don't know how I it went to the other. [0:44:37, 0:44:40]: Okay, let me see. What did I do wrong? [0:44:45, 0:44:45]: Okay. [0:44:51, 0:44:52]: All right, there we go. [0:44:55, 0:45:10]: Okay, the amphitheater um update, they are installing handrails. Um, they have installed the stairs and elevated walkway, which is kind of like a catwalk over to the green room, and they've installed all of the digital signage. [0:45:10, 0:45:15]: The green room they have installed the canopy roof. [0:45:15, 0:45:20]: All of the exterior stairs, they're finishing out the bathrooms. [0:45:20, 0:45:27]: And um they're gonna be doing the final cleaning. The architect has been through I think all of the buildings at this point. [0:45:27, 0:45:36]: and have done their punch list. Um so a lot of things are just waiting for a final cleaning. The um concession stands um have all been [0:45:37, 0:45:40]: completed. They have all the equipment and everything. [0:45:40, 0:45:45]: Um the ticket and wheel call, they're still doing some uh work on that particular [0:45:46, 0:45:47]: Um structure [0:45:48, 0:45:58]: And um also the restrooms, the main restrooms, they are also um now installing all of the fixtures and just the final cleaning has to be done. [0:45:58, 0:46:01]: Um ліса and I were able to tour. [0:46:01, 0:46:20]: The facility a few weeks ago, and um it is absolutely awesome. This is a um photo of the entire campus so you can kind of see how everything is coming together. Just to point out a few things. This is the um natural area that they're gonna have with the walking um trees. [0:46:20, 0:46:27]: Trail. There'll be ponds and water features and there's gonna be an overlook at this area here. [0:46:27, 0:46:30]: That will look down into this particular um [0:46:31, 0:46:35]: little valley if you will where the ponds and the walking trails will be. [0:46:35, 0:46:39]: Um this is the back of the house where the trailers and um [0:46:40, 0:46:50]: The entertainment bringing in sound equipment and all of that will be coming in through this access that they'll have from either Lee Street or from East Atlanta Road. [0:46:51, 0:46:53]: So there'll be two ways to get into the back area. [0:46:54, 0:46:58]: This is the stage, of course, the outdoor seating. [0:46:58, 0:47:08]: And then this is the catwalk structure that I was kind of mentioning that they were finishing the hand railings for that goes over to the green room. This particular building. [0:47:09, 0:47:13]: is the green room and VIP um patio. [0:47:14, 0:47:19]: Um it has restrooms and then a very nice um area for [0:47:19, 0:47:22]: people to um talent and um [0:47:22, 0:47:27]: Other people associated with the events happening there to have um [0:47:27, 0:47:28]: space to [0:47:28, 0:47:29]: Um [0:47:29, 0:47:38]: Stretch out, they have showers, they have dressing rooms, and all of that in that area. And these are the two concession stands. [0:47:39, 0:47:48]: That are there. And then this is the I'm sorry, these two are the concession stands, and this is the ticket in office in the middle there. Um [0:47:49, 0:47:59]: This is a picture of what the concession stand looks like. They're identical on both sides. They have an east and west concession stand. [0:48:00, 0:48:09]: And then this is looking down at the performance space and you see the um grass um tiered seating and then the stationary seating. [0:48:09, 0:48:11]: Um that is available. [0:48:12, 0:48:17]: And then this is inside the green room just to give you all a little shot of what it looks like. [0:48:17, 0:48:20]: On the inside they have um [0:48:20, 0:48:22]: A full um [0:48:22, 0:48:25]: kind of kitchen area that has microwaves and [0:48:26, 0:48:30]: dishwashers and um refrigerators there. [0:48:30, 0:48:37]: So any talent that would come in would be able to have those amenities available to them. But it it's really [0:48:38, 0:48:40]: Sharp looking inside there. [0:48:40, 0:48:44]: And that's all that I have on the update for the amphitheater. [0:48:45, 0:48:47]: Um, with regard to [0:48:48, 0:48:50]: В даунтон Векме Центр. [0:48:50, 0:49:05]: The um Main Street staff has been meeting with TSW architects to make sure that um the facility is going to have all of the things that we need to function as a Main Street program and also to [0:49:05, 0:49:09]: Um have the building serve as a a true community asset. [0:49:09, 0:49:15]: and catalyst for downtown. So we're working on that. And I think that we're gonna be settling on a final design. [0:49:15, 0:49:17]: Probably next week. [0:49:17, 0:49:23]: Um one fourteen MLK, um which is the building that we are remodeling. [0:49:23, 0:49:29]: Um the engineers came in I think a week ago to assess the building. [0:49:29, 0:49:30]: For um [0:49:31, 0:49:36]: the roof structure and then also um what type of um if any [0:49:37, 0:49:41]: Um hazardous materials were there as far as asbestos and that sort of thing. So they did [0:49:42, 0:49:50]: Um go in and um check that. So we're supposed to be getting a report from them. I thought I would have had it by now, it hasn't come in yet. [0:49:50, 0:50:00]: Um, so once we get that, I think that they're gonna be ready to start preparing the bid documents so that the building's um the work for the building can be bidded out. [0:50:01, 0:50:06]: And the alleyway project, um I thought I'd have an update, um a better update for you all. [0:50:07, 0:50:11]: However, Mr. Knighton s um sent me an email two days ago that [0:50:11, 0:50:17]: Um he is still waiting for I'm sorry, not Mr. Knight and um Mr. Aaron, who is our [0:50:18, 0:50:18]: Um [0:50:19, 0:50:23]: Public works director said that he is expecting some designs from um the [0:50:24, 0:50:25]: Falcon Design Group. [0:50:26, 0:50:33]: with regard to um plans for that as well. So I'm apologize, I don't know, have better update for the alleyway project, but [0:50:33, 0:50:38]: Uh, we're still waiting to hear from our consultants and design group there. [0:50:39, 0:50:40]: Okay. [0:50:40, 0:50:45]: And um Mr. Vice Chair, I think that that is going to come [0:50:45, 0:50:46]: Complete my report. [0:50:47, 0:50:49]: All right, thank you, Madam Director. [0:50:50, 0:50:58]: Uh next on the agenda is our DDA report, and that will be uh bringing forward by Ms. Barber Richardson, if she has a report. [0:51:11, 0:51:13]: Barber, you're muted. I don't know if you realize that. [0:51:17, 0:51:18]: Ms. Richardson, can you hear us? [0:51:20, 0:51:24]: She is having um she got booted out. She might be trying to get back in. [0:51:25, 0:51:27]: I'm trying to type her the um [0:51:28, 0:51:30]: The call in ID just in case. [0:51:31, 0:51:32]: Uh uh mute though. [0:51:34, 0:51:38]: Yeah, let me see. I can see her. Why should she on me? [0:51:39, 0:51:40]: Barber. [0:51:43, 0:51:44]: I wonder if she could [0:51:46, 0:51:48]: Oh, chic, I see. [0:51:49, 0:51:53]: Can y'all hear me? Now we can hear you. I can't hear y'all. [0:51:53, 0:51:58]: Oh no. I have no no volume in my computer. It just went out. [0:51:58, 0:52:03]: Oh no. Are you is it my turn for an update? Yes, ma'am. Okay. [0:52:04, 0:52:15]: I'm so sorry, y'all. Jesus. Um basically the I just have two updates. We finally closed on the Sobane transaction effective uh the seventh. What was that, Wednesday? [0:52:16, 0:52:16]: So [0:52:17, 0:52:20]: That deal is finally done. Um [0:52:21, 0:52:30]: And the other thing is we have our monthly meeting coming up on Tuesday at six PM. As always, when I get the link, I will send it out when [0:52:30, 0:52:33]: I'll remember to send it out. Um [0:52:33, 0:52:33]: But [0:52:34, 0:52:40]: Those are the only two updates I have so far. Oh, I hear I hear something. Someone say something. Oh, thank you. [0:52:40, 0:52:53]: Yay. Welcome back. It just I I just noticed it said my internet was unstable and then I couldn't hear any volume and then I couldn't get out of the screen to go get the phone. Anyway, I'm back. Okay, good. [0:52:53, 0:52:55]: Yeah, so [0:52:55, 0:52:58]: The the transaction is done and then we have our uh [0:52:59, 0:53:00]: monthly meeting coming up. So [0:53:01, 0:53:01]: Okay. [0:53:02, 0:53:10]: Thank you, Ms. Richard. And Miss Rich, can you can cause every time I try to I I try to attend you guys me, but I can never get in for some reason. I don't know. I try to go to the [0:53:11, 0:53:18]: Through the city's website, and I have a problem with that. So if you can send that link to me, I like to attend those meetings just to stay what you guys are doing. [0:53:18, 0:53:26]: Absolutely. Yes. I will I will send that out. I'll send the email out with the link, with the public link for everyone. All right. As soon as I get it. [0:53:27, 0:53:35]: Uh next on the agenda is announcements and concerns. Uh, do anyone have any announcements and concerns at this time? I don't have any. [0:53:35, 0:53:38]: Uh that I know of. Uh Madam Director, do you have any? [0:53:39, 0:53:53]: I was just gonna um wish Councilman Thomas a happy birthday. Today is his birthday. So if you're able to reach out to him, you can send him a shout out. Anybody want to do that? Um and that's all that I had as far as um announcements. [0:53:54, 0:53:56]: Okay. Anything from you, Lisa? [0:53:57, 0:53:58]: Happy spring. [0:54:00, 0:54:20]: No, that's right. Um, but the the the thing uh I'll make this announcement. Uh we will have to go back uh our next meeting to approve the uh minutes of March and the financial since we didn't have a quorum today, so we'll go back and revisit these uh items on our next minute. [0:54:20, 0:54:34]: uh next meeting. So uh just be prepared for that and uh I'll make sure I'm sure our director will have those in the uh on the agenda as well to do that and I'll I'll let the uh the chairman uh Ms. Potts know as well. [0:54:35, 0:54:36]: Okay, fabulous. [0:54:37, 0:54:57]: Um, well, I want to take the time to thank you, um, Mr. Hopkins, for stepping in for Anika. Um, it was very um last minute that I contacted you, so I do appreciate you being willing to um step forward and lead our meeting. As always, it was perfection. [0:54:57, 0:54:57]: Yeah. [0:54:58, 0:55:12]: Well, you know, we're a team. I look at this as a team. And so if there is anything I can do to step in and help, and I'm sure I speak for the whole board as well. Uh so just anything I can do to assist. I'm I'm I stand ready and available to do so. [0:55:13, 0:55:31]: Okay, thank you so much. And thank you all for your time. I appreciate you all being here. Um it was a crazy morning, but we pushed through and um hopefully you all will um get a chance to look at our website. I'm gonna send that out to you all as soon as um Lisa and I finish up. [0:55:31, 0:55:32]: And um [0:55:32, 0:55:35]: Just take some time over the weekend to [0:55:35, 0:55:42]: Look at that. We're very proud of it and Lincoln has worked very hard and Lisa has, I mean, just really worked hard on it. So [0:55:42, 0:55:53]: Um, I would appreciate any feedback that you all can give us because we want to be able to launch it um to everyone else so that they can see what we've been up to. [0:55:55, 0:56:04]: All right. If uh uh all hearts and minds are clear, uh just remember our next meeting will be Friday, May the 14th at nine o'clock. [0:56:05, 0:56:23]: And um if you need anything between now and then, uh please reach out uh to the director and our assistant director here. They will get that information out to us. But uh if there's nothing else, I will ask, I will go ahead and adjourn since we don't have any motional, I'll adjourn this informational meeting. [0:56:23, 0:56:25]: uh ten fourteen a.m. [0:56:26, 0:56:27]: All right, thank you so much. [0:56:28, 0:56:30]: You all have a great weekend. [0:56:31, 0:56:35]: All right, y'all be safe tomorrow. It's for the rain starting rain tonight, so y'all be careful. [0:56:35, 0:56:41]: Really, I'm gonna be on my way to Tallahassee. Uh oh. [0:56:42, 0:56:44]: Because you don't forget those goodies. [0:56:44, 0:56:51]: Oh, we won't forget the goodies. The goodies will be in tow. As much as I can pack in the car. [0:56:52, 0:56:58]: All right. Everybody have a blessed weekend. Have a good weekend. Bye, everyone.

--- title: March 30 2021 Work Session Meeting Via Zoom date: 2021-03-30 source: 2021-03-30_March_30_2021_Work_Session_Meeting_Via_Zoom.wav --- [0:00:07, 0:00:10]: Yes, sir. How you doing, Miss Knight? [0:00:10, 0:00:16]: Good to see you and everyone. I just wanted to mention that the webinar is now live and recording. [0:00:16, 0:00:18]: Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. [0:01:15, 0:01:18]: Evening, Miss Gatt, Miss Barber, Casman Thomas. [0:01:20, 0:01:20]: Are y'all done? [0:01:22, 0:01:24]: Doing well, Mayor. Good evening, Mayor. [0:01:25, 0:01:28]: It's fine. Uh I I did get your message, Mayor. Thank you. [0:01:28, 0:01:29]: You're welcome, sir. Thank you. [0:01:33, 0:01:34]: Good evening. [0:01:34, 0:01:35]: Good evening, Ms. Holiday. [0:01:36, 0:01:37]: How are you? [0:01:37, 0:01:37]: Right. [0:01:38, 0:01:39]: You're hard at work, I see. [0:01:40, 0:01:46]: Hey, all time. [0:02:35, 0:02:36]: Good evening. [0:02:38, 0:02:49]: I can't hear anything. Am I the only one? No, evening, Mr. Washington. You I hear you just fine. Okay, good. How you doing, sir? Doing well. Good to see you. Good, good, good. It's good to be seen. [0:02:53, 0:02:54]: Eight okay. [0:02:56, 0:03:00]: All right, Mr. Blount, uh good to see you and uh look for the mayor pro ten. [0:03:02, 0:03:04]: Good evening, everyone. [0:03:05, 0:03:06]: All right. Good deal. Good evening. [0:03:22, 0:03:22]: Right. [0:03:32, 0:03:35]: Mary Pro Tem Alexander just called he is connecting. [0:03:35, 0:03:38]: Okay. I was uh wondering about that. [0:03:38, 0:03:56]: Yep, he's connecting. Okay. Well, since he's connecting, I we have six o'clock, so we'll get started. And uh like to call this council meeting, council work session, uh, which should be Tuesday, it's Tuesday, uh, March 30th, uh call to order. And I'd like to ask Ms. Gantt if you can give the invocation, please. [0:03:58, 0:03:58]: Thank you. [0:03:59, 0:04:00]: Um sure. [0:04:00, 0:04:02]: And will you buy your hips and pray? [0:04:03, 0:04:05]: Dear wise and loving father. [0:04:06, 0:04:10]: First, I just want to say thank you on behalf of all who are gathered here today. [0:04:11, 0:04:15]: Thank you for your many and abundant blessings. [0:04:15, 0:04:17]: Thank you for life itself. [0:04:17, 0:04:20]: And for the measure of health. [0:04:20, 0:04:22]: that we need to fulfill our callings. [0:04:24, 0:04:31]: Thank you for the ability to be involved in useful work and for the honor of being appropriate. [0:04:33, 0:04:36]: Thanks as well for the freedom to embrace you. [0:04:37, 0:04:38]: Or the freedom to reject you. [0:04:40, 0:04:44]: Thank you for loving us even so from your boundless and gracious nature. [0:04:47, 0:04:52]: Father, we ask that you bless and you if you bless this council and you [0:04:53, 0:04:57]: And you be with this council as we make decisions. [0:04:57, 0:05:03]: Give us the wisdom to govern amid the conflicting interests and issues of our times. [0:05:03, 0:05:13]: give us a sense of welfare and true needs of our people, a keen thirst for justice and righteousness, confidence in what is good and fitting. [0:05:14, 0:05:20]: The ability to work together in harmony, even when there is honest disagreements. [0:05:21, 0:05:32]: Personal peace in their lives and joys in their tasks. Father, we ask that you pray for the city of Stockbridge, our constituents, our nation, our county. [0:05:33, 0:05:43]: And Father, we ask that you pray for City Hall and our staff members and their families as we begin to gradually um [0:05:44, 0:05:46]: Come back into city hall. [0:05:46, 0:05:47]: Um on it [0:05:49, 0:05:51]: We ask that you protect us and cover us, Lord. [0:05:52, 0:05:55]: And we ask all these in your name. Amen. [0:05:55, 0:05:56]: Amen. [0:05:57, 0:06:00]: Okay. Um let's stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, please. [0:06:03, 0:06:06]: Pledge allegiance to the flight. [0:06:06, 0:06:18]: And to the public under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [0:06:21, 0:06:23]: Madam Clerk, I need a roll call, please. [0:06:29, 0:06:30]: Mayor Ford present. [0:06:31, 0:06:32]: May approach him, Alexander. [0:06:32, 0:06:33]: Present. [0:06:34, 0:06:35]: Councilwoman Barber. [0:06:35, 0:06:36]: Present. [0:06:36, 0:06:37]: Councilman Blount. [0:06:38, 0:06:38]: Is it [0:06:39, 0:06:40]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:06:43, 0:06:44]: Present. [0:06:45, 0:06:46]: Councilman Thomas. [0:06:47, 0:06:47]: President. [0:06:48, 0:06:49]: Mayor Ford, you have a quorum. [0:06:49, 0:06:51]: Thank you, Madam Clerk. I appreciate it. [0:06:51, 0:06:56]: And Mayor Pro Tem, I need a motion to adopt the agenda or amendment to to adopt the agenda, please. [0:06:57, 0:07:14]: Uh thank you, Mayor. I want to make a couple of changes to the agenda. First of all, we're going to remove uh item number 10 and we wanna bring it back uh at our next meeting uh with a recommendation for approval to award uh from the staff. [0:07:14, 0:07:17]: Uh on item we'd like to add. [0:07:17, 0:07:20]: Okay, item number five for the approval. [0:07:20, 0:07:23]: Um a mur a mural discussion. [0:07:24, 0:07:31]: Uh for the city of Stockbridge as we move forward with our downtown presented by Main Street Director, Ms. Kira Harris Bragg. [0:07:31, 0:07:38]: And also like to amend the agenda to put a discussion uh concerning the new uh voting laws in Georgia. [0:07:38, 0:07:42]: And the changes that have affected every citizen in our state. [0:07:42, 0:07:44]: So we'd like to have a discussion on that as well. [0:07:45, 0:08:04]: All right. If you don't mind thank you. Thank you for that. If you don't mind, Mayor Pro Tem in reference to the item number ten, we're looking to have we'll bring it back on the twelfth, but we want to be able to stand the current uh contract thirty days, at least thirty days, uh to make sure the city's covered until we make that final decision. [0:08:04, 0:08:11]: All right, amended that motion to add the stipulation that we would like to bring it back uh on August twelfth and extend. [0:08:11, 0:08:17]: the existing contractors so that the city is covered uh for the next 30 days until award is made. [0:08:18, 0:08:20]: Thank you. Ms. Gantt do you want to second that, please? [0:08:22, 0:08:24]: My second. Okay. [0:08:24, 0:08:26]: All favored motion, please indicate. [0:08:27, 0:08:30]: And I it looks like I got a unams. Okay, fantastic. [0:08:30, 0:08:32]: Appreciate that. Um [0:08:33, 0:08:37]: Please review the minutes from the following meetings. You have uh the minutes from the [0:08:37, 0:08:40]: a February second council meeting and the [0:08:40, 0:08:42]: Uh February twenty third council work session. [0:08:43, 0:08:47]: And we'll be able to approve those minutes at our next uh council meeting, which is on April twelfth. [0:08:48, 0:08:50]: Madam Clerk, do we have any public comments at all? [0:08:51, 0:08:52]: There are no public comments. [0:08:53, 0:09:05]: Okay, on that note we'll go to old business. And the first item from old business uh deals with council consideration approved rezoning case RZ2020-02. [0:09:05, 0:09:15]: Applicant Neil Colball request the rezoning of certain property from RA residential agricultural district to R3 single family residential district. [0:09:15, 0:09:18]: to allow for the development of a single family residential subdivision. [0:09:19, 0:09:24]: The properties in the land lot twenty-nine of district seven within the city limits of stop bridge. [0:09:24, 0:09:27]: along the southeast corner of Branham Road and North Salem Drive. [0:09:28, 0:09:41]: It contains 73.71 total acres, which previously consisted of five parcels. The planning commission approved the recombination of these five parcels to form just one parcel at its last meeting on December 17, 2020. [0:09:42, 0:09:47]: The curve via recombination plaque case RC dash twenty twenty dash zero three. [0:09:48, 0:09:52]: which had the same applicant as the rezoning case for the record, the parcels were as follows. [0:09:53, 0:09:55]: Seven three two Brandon Row parcel. [0:09:56, 0:09:59]: zero eight eight dash zero two zero four nine zero zero zero. [0:10:00, 0:10:06]: six six four Brandon Road parcel zero eight eight dash zero two zero five zero zero zero zero [0:10:07, 0:10:14]: And six eighteen Brandon Brandon Road parcel is zero eight eight dash zero two five one zero zero zero. [0:10:16, 0:10:18]: Large parcel and Brennan Road parcel [0:10:18, 0:10:30]: zero eight eight dash zero two zero four nine zero zero five and small parcel on North Salem Drive parcel zero eight eight dash zero two zero four five zero zero zero. [0:10:30, 0:10:33]: Staff recommendations. Staff rec recommends their approval. [0:10:33, 0:10:41]: Of the rezoning of the subject property to the requested R three zoning district classification contingent upon the developer meeting. [0:10:41, 0:10:43]: The zoning conditions that are listed below. [0:10:44, 0:10:50]: where these conditions conflict with the stipulations and offerings that are contained within the applicant's letter of intent. [0:10:50, 0:10:56]: These conditions shall supersede unless specified, stipulized, stipulated by the mayor and council. [0:10:57, 0:11:10]: Regarding the site plan, the subdivision shall be developed in accordance with the submitted revised site plan that was received by the City of Stockbridge Department of Community Development entitled Conceptual Site Plan slash Brandon Road Turack. [0:11:11, 0:11:12]: comprised on sheet number one. [0:11:13, 0:11:27]: Point one as prepared by the Ma More Bass Consulting on December fourth, twenty twenty, and which comprises the second revision, which was prepared on February seventeenth, twenty twenty-one, after the first revision was prepared on January fifteenth, twenty twenty-one. [0:11:28, 0:11:36]: Said plan is conceptual only and must meet or exceed the requirements of the zoning resolution and these conditions prior to the approval of the land disturbance permit. [0:11:37, 0:11:44]: In the event of the recommended conditions of zoning cause the approved site plan to be substantially different. [0:11:44, 0:11:49]: The applicant shall be required to complete the concept r uh review pro procedure. [0:11:49, 0:11:51]: prior to the application of the land disturbance permit. [0:11:52, 0:12:01]: unless otherwise noted there herein, compliance of all conditions shall be placed in prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy. [0:12:01, 0:12:05]: regarding the subdiv divarding subdivision design. [0:12:06, 0:12:11]: developer shall construct an on off-site sanitary sewer line extension to the property. [0:12:12, 0:12:16]: At the developers' dispense in cooperation with Henry County Water and Sewer Authority. [0:12:16, 0:12:23]: This may require that the developer require any needed easements also at the developer's expense. [0:12:23, 0:12:28]: The subdivision entrance from Brandon Rose shall be located south of Sprayberry Drive. [0:12:28, 0:12:33]: It shall be boulevard style with the monument signage located outside the public right away. [0:12:33, 0:12:37]: Such signage shall incorporate a water feature in its design. [0:12:37, 0:12:39]: The developers shall construct [0:12:39, 0:12:42]: Acceleration and deceleration lanes or Brandon Road. [0:12:42, 0:12:46]: at the entrance of the subdivision in compliance with the Henry County DOT specifications. [0:12:47, 0:12:51]: Developers shall comply with all requirements of the city's subdivision. [0:12:51, 0:12:59]: Ordinance, the maximum one hundred and thirty nine lots and one hundred and thirty nine single family detached homes shall be constructed on the property. [0:13:00, 0:13:04]: All lots that are located adjacent to Brennan Row shall have at least fifteen thousand square feet. [0:13:05, 0:13:16]: The homeowner association shall be established or the property management company shall be secured for the purpose of maintaining all common areas on the site regarding the landscape design. [0:13:17, 0:13:22]: A fence, wooden or vinyl coated chain length shall be along the northern boundary of the property. [0:13:22, 0:13:38]: A minimum of 20% of the site shall be prepared preserved as open space. The existing floodplain area, pond, and other open space areas shall be preserved, and they shall include walking paths that are constructed of previous materials, previous materials. [0:13:39, 0:13:43]: The subdivision shall contain both community center and minity area near the center of the site. [0:13:44, 0:13:47]: in a pond and many center which encompasses the existing pond. [0:13:47, 0:13:51]: The proposed community center amended area shall include the minimum [0:13:51, 0:14:00]: Um of the following amenities, a 2,000 square foot swimming pool with a shade structure, a pavilion, an open lawn. [0:14:00, 0:14:02]: Excuse me, a walking trail, a playground. [0:14:02, 0:14:06]: And a fire pit plus parking lot with forty seven parking spaces. [0:14:07, 0:14:11]: The proposed pond amenities shall areas shall include a minimum of the following amenities. [0:14:12, 0:14:13]: A walking trail pavilion. [0:14:13, 0:14:14]: А бука [0:14:15, 0:14:18]: ball courts or a similar type of active recreational facility. [0:14:19, 0:14:20]: A fire pit. [0:14:20, 0:14:21]: Central male kiosk. [0:14:22, 0:14:23]: When a vehicle pull off area. [0:14:24, 0:14:40]: The proposed amenities shall be installed and or constructed after 50% of the dwelling units have been constructed and before any land disturbance permits are issued for the development of additional lots. Developers shall provide a minimum 30-foot wide buffer around the perimeter of the property boundary. [0:14:40, 0:14:44]: a set for areas that are required for access or utility connections. [0:14:45, 0:14:52]: The developer shall provide a landscaping plan. We shall comply with the requirements of city landscaping buffers and tree protection ordinance. [0:14:52, 0:14:59]: Sidewalks are at least four feet wide, shall be installed along at least one side of each internal subdivision street. [0:14:59, 0:15:06]: All disturbed areas of the residential lot shall be sold except for areas where landscaping is present or is installed. [0:15:06, 0:15:09]: regarding regarding architectural design. [0:15:09, 0:15:29]: All homes shall have a two-car garage at a minimum. All homes shall have a minimum of 2,000 square feet of heated space. All homes shall have brick exteriors on all four sides. All homes shall have exteriors with further comply with the architectural standards of the city ordinance, OR 18-452. [0:15:29, 0:15:34]: Regarding procedural matters, the applicant or developer shall submit a d subdivision applicant. [0:15:34, 0:15:37]: Up excuse me, subdivision application for review. [0:15:37, 0:15:40]: and approved by the planning commission after the rezoning of the property is approved. [0:15:41, 0:15:52]: An official subdivision plat shall be approved by the city and shall be recorded with the Henry County Superior Court before any land disturbance or building permits may be issued to the city and developed the subdivision. [0:15:54, 0:16:14]: In compliance with sections twelve point one two point zero zero three A of the city's ordinance uh city's zoning code, expiration of approvals, zoning classification of property may revert back to RA or to some other zoning classification after a period of eighteen months if the mayor city council chooses if the substantial [0:16:14, 0:16:20]: Progress has not been achieved in the construction of the subdivision whereby the first inspection is carried out. [0:16:21, 0:16:30]: Council conditions. Sidewalks are at least four feet wide, shall be installed along at least both sides of each internal subdivision street. [0:16:30, 0:16:37]: Minimum occupancy of forty in the clubhouse. Pool to be designed the same or similar to the photo photo and rendering, photo rendering. [0:16:37, 0:16:40]: displayed in the builder's presentation during the council meeting on March eighth. [0:16:41, 0:16:41]: Twenty twenty one. [0:16:42, 0:16:45]: Street lights, underground utilities in accordance with the city's ordinance. [0:16:46, 0:16:50]: Minimum house size twenty-five uh twenty five hundred square feet, heated space. [0:16:50, 0:16:57]: Development agreement to include a clause stating the subdivision shall be constructive homes which are owner occupied with 50% rental cap. [0:16:58, 0:17:02]: Presented by Mr. Knight, City Manager, and Becca Johnson, our community director. [0:17:02, 0:17:03]: Have at it, please. [0:17:07, 0:17:08]: Tonight. [0:17:08, 0:17:21]: Thank you, sir. Yes, Mayor Mayor Ford and Council, as you know, this item was heard at the previous uh council meeting. Uh there was a substantial uh discussion uh regarding it, as well as uh public hearing items. [0:17:21, 0:17:40]: Uh the council desired and voted to have this come back to you with all of these conditions listed accordingly for discussion only. With that, I would probably turn it over to our attorney, uh Jeremy Berry, to speak to. [0:17:40, 0:17:45]: Um any other additional items as it relates to those conditions that have been pro provided to you. [0:17:45, 0:17:46]: Uh pertaining to this rezone. [0:17:49, 0:17:57]: Thank you, Mr. Knighton. Yes, we've worked with the applicant's attorney and have put forth conditions uh as presented by staff and that this council. [0:17:58, 0:17:58]: I [0:17:59, 0:18:03]: uh discussed at the March eighth council meeting and those are before you. [0:18:04, 0:18:11]: Um I I believe that this would now be a a hearing only, uh or discussion only among the council. I I believe that [0:18:12, 0:18:19]: The the lo the applicant's lawyer is available and could answer questions, but I think this would now be the opportunity for this council to [0:18:20, 0:18:26]: uh you know, further its discussion and then to presone uh to vote on the rezoning as the council is inclined to do. [0:18:27, 0:18:30]: Thanks, sir. Mayor Pro Tem, you are unmuted, sir. Go ahead, please. [0:18:30, 0:18:34]: Uh yes, Mayor. Thank you so much. Uh I appreciate the time and thought. [0:18:35, 0:18:38]: That the council put into this discussion and the attorneys. [0:18:38, 0:18:58]: uh putting together this detailed list uh which balances the needs of the community uh versus uh uh quality smart growth uh as this plan has been put together. Spoke to a numerous amount of citizens in the community uh as well as developer to try to work out uh the best possible [0:18:58, 0:19:18]: Possible development that we could. Now, in terms of this development, it has been reduced to this language that was explained to us. The only exception that I see in here, Mr. Berry, on is that there was a 10-foot multi-use path along Brennan Road, the front end. [0:19:18, 0:19:24]: Of Brandon Road that was supposed to be included. Is that included somewhere else, or do we need to add that as another condition? [0:19:27, 0:19:38]: Thank you, Mayor Pro Tam. And I'm checking. I'm actually communicating with the uh applicant attorney now because there were some conditions and I just want to make sure that all of those were in the final document. [0:19:39, 0:19:40]: Let me open [0:19:41, 0:19:42]: Mayor Pro Tem, you asked about a [0:19:43, 0:19:44]: Ten foot road. [0:19:44, 0:19:49]: Pinfoot multi use path along the frontage of Brandon Road. Miss Battle had agreed to that. [0:19:52, 0:19:57]: She's indicating yes. Yeah, there was a a walking path constructed of pervious materials. [0:19:58, 0:20:00]: That's in the conditions. [0:20:02, 0:20:22]: Well, we'll we'll add that 10-foot multi-use path along the frontage of Brandon Road for because there's no sidewalks out there at this point as one additional condition uh is is what uh I would suggest. And I think that we've um belabored this for three weeks and everybody's had an opportunity to re to. [0:20:22, 0:20:25]: to review it. So I'll go ahead and make the motion. [0:20:26, 0:20:29]: uh to approve this development as described [0:20:29, 0:20:31]: Uh with staff recommendations. [0:20:31, 0:20:40]: The recommendations presented by the attorney and one additional condition that a 10-foot multi-use path be included along the frontage of Brandon Road. [0:20:41, 0:20:42]: There's a second to the motion. [0:20:45, 0:20:48]: Miss Barber seconds that motion. Further discussion. [0:20:50, 0:20:51]: Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:20:53, 0:20:56]: Let me unmute here. It's uh for Miss Um Miss Barrel. [0:20:56, 0:21:02]: Question for you on the hundred and twenty-nine uh hundred and thirty-nine homes. [0:21:02, 0:21:04]: On the five uh parcels. [0:21:05, 0:21:14]: Uh so I'm assuming the the landmass of those five parcels, what 139 homes are gonna be. Have that land already have all parcels been purchased at this point. [0:21:15, 0:21:20]: Um no the property will be purchased um subject to the approval of the zoning. [0:21:21, 0:21:24]: So if the zoning is not approved then the property will not be purchased. [0:21:24, 0:21:31]: Okay. Um so at this point the intentions of approving this project. [0:21:32, 0:21:35]: Would be that all parcels would be purchased. [0:21:35, 0:21:36]: Yeah, cool. [0:21:36, 0:21:37]: That is correct. [0:21:41, 0:21:43]: Uh Councilwoman Barber, you had your hand raised? [0:21:46, 0:21:58]: Yes, um I know we talked about a clubhouse and I just wanted to make sure that the capacity in the clubhouse was what we discussed. I think for um a capacity of 40. [0:21:58, 0:22:02]: Yeah, I believe that's what our I believe that's what our red. That's what we that's read. [0:22:03, 0:22:04]: You must have missed it. Thank you. [0:22:04, 0:22:05]: No problem. [0:22:06, 0:22:08]: Any other comments from the council? Any further discussion? [0:22:11, 0:22:12]: No further discussion. [0:22:12, 0:22:14]: All right, all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [0:22:16, 0:22:31]: Okay, so you now see it. Okay, fantastic. We'll move on. New business council consideration approved TSW architectural design concepts. Project number seventeen for interior uh interior renovations of Ted Strickland Community Center, the amount of twenty six thousand. [0:22:32, 0:22:34]: Seven hundred and fifty dollars funding source general funds. [0:22:35, 0:22:39]: Presented by Mr. Aaron and Kira Harris Brags, please. [0:22:39, 0:22:41]: Yes, good evening, Mr. Mayor and Council. [0:22:42, 0:22:56]: In resolution R20-12-13 uh approved on September 17, 2020, Council approved the transition of the Ted Strickland Center into a welcome center and offices for Main Street. [0:22:57, 0:23:01]: So tonight we're coming to ask your mayor and council to approve the task order for the [0:23:02, 0:23:03]: conversion of this. [0:23:03, 0:23:04]: Um [0:23:05, 0:23:07]: facility into office space for Main Street and [0:23:09, 0:23:10]: Okay. [0:23:10, 0:23:14]: Uh council, is there a motion to accept this proposal? [0:23:17, 0:23:22]: So moved. Okay, is there a second? I second. Mr. Thomas seconds, any further discussion? [0:23:24, 0:23:29]: Discussion. Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. Yes, I have just a couple of questions. Sure, go ahead. [0:23:29, 0:23:32]: One, are there any design concepts yet? [0:23:32, 0:23:35]: And what's the timeline for completion? [0:23:35, 0:23:41]: Um will those design concept concepts come before the council for approval? [0:23:43, 0:23:44]: Actually, three questions. [0:23:45, 0:23:50]: Yes, um if I may, um good evening, uh Mr. Mayor, Council members. [0:23:50, 0:23:54]: Uh we have been um in discussions with [0:23:54, 0:23:58]: The um architect who is working with us on the project. [0:23:58, 0:24:00]: From T SW [0:24:00, 0:24:01]: Uh we have [0:24:01, 0:24:04]: basically provided them with information [0:24:05, 0:24:10]: uh regarding uh what we would need for the specific use of this particular building. [0:24:11, 0:24:17]: And um they are working on concepts now. So once those we receive those concepts, we will bring those. [0:24:17, 0:24:20]: um forward. This particular [0:24:20, 0:24:26]: um request is for the approval of the task order so that the designs can actually be done. [0:24:28, 0:24:28]: Okay. [0:24:29, 0:24:32]: Uh stand by one please. Uh Councilman Barber, did all your questions get answered? [0:24:33, 0:24:35]: Okay, good. Mayor Pro Tem Aznan, go away, please. [0:24:36, 0:24:40]: Yes, uh thank you so much, uh Ms. Ms. Curry. Thank you. Uh talk about [0:24:41, 0:24:55]: The great I know you you and the Main Street board are doing an awesome job. Let let me thank you guys. You are the highest function board that we have in the city. Talk about your your combine and your assistant Lisa as well. Talk about the vision. [0:24:55, 0:24:57]: For the wealth the uh [0:24:57, 0:25:01]: uh the the conversion uh once is done. I know we haven't [0:25:01, 0:25:06]: We're not having the concept, but there is a bit of a vision that you all have. [0:25:06, 0:25:11]: that uh you hope to bring uh to to uh vibrancy to that downtown. [0:25:12, 0:25:25]: Um, yes, sir. Um, and thank you for inviting me to um give you a little bit of an overview. Um, this particular space will um serve as um has been stated by Mr. Aaron as a welcome center for the downtown district. [0:25:26, 0:25:30]: Um, we see this building as being a catalyst site. [0:25:30, 0:25:37]: For the downtown, uh, we are um proposing to have um meeting space and offices in this particular site. [0:25:37, 0:25:46]: It will also um we're also working on um a breeze wave revitalization, so it'll serve as a a causeway of sorts. [0:25:47, 0:25:48]: between um the [0:25:48, 0:25:54]: Martin Luther King Senior Um Heritage Trail and Burke Street and on over to [0:25:54, 0:25:55]: The Cultural Arts Center. [0:25:56, 0:26:01]: This particular space will be utilized by our downtown business owners and community. [0:26:01, 0:26:05]: um members as well for um meeting um [0:26:05, 0:26:07]: We also will have um [0:26:08, 0:26:08]: They [0:26:08, 0:26:11]: Офиси форм стріт стаф. [0:26:11, 0:26:13]: If you all will um recall [0:26:14, 0:26:19]: There was a site that was selected in the um RSVP, our Renaissance visioning um [0:26:20, 0:26:27]: session and um document that we have adopted. Um and that was space was to um include um [0:26:28, 0:26:31]: A cafe and some other items, but since we've moved [0:26:31, 0:26:39]: To a different location, we've had to kind of scale back a little bit. So our vision has scaled back a little bit. But we see this as being. [0:26:39, 0:26:43]: A place where people can come and get information about. [0:26:43, 0:26:48]: Downtown businesses about um the events and things that are happening in the city. [0:26:48, 0:26:50]: In addition, it'll kind of be the um [0:26:51, 0:26:53]: The touch point for um [0:26:53, 0:27:01]: Our business recruitment for the downtown area will have a place where people, if they are interested, entrepreneurs are interested and [0:27:01, 0:27:05]: starting a business or bringing a business into the downtown area. [0:27:06, 0:27:09]: This would be where they come to get resources and information. [0:27:09, 0:27:11]: We have partnerships with the um [0:27:12, 0:27:18]: Small business development center out of um UGA, which is actually located at Clayton State University. [0:27:19, 0:27:20]: As well as our um [0:27:21, 0:27:22]: Liaison with [0:27:22, 0:27:23]: Project Hope. [0:27:23, 0:27:31]: Um, we are working with them on entrepreneurial classes. So we're hoping that we will be able to host classes. [0:27:31, 0:27:36]: in that space as well. So we are contemplating a large conference room, a work area. [0:27:37, 0:27:41]: And then also gallery space. Uh, we're looking to be able to [0:27:41, 0:27:45]: post exhibits art exhibits and also um [0:27:46, 0:27:59]: You know, historic preservation is a big part of what Main Street does. So we want to be able to have historic exhibits there as well. So we're trying to contemplate as much gallery and open space as we we can. [0:27:59, 0:28:01]: In that site, of course, we are um [0:28:01, 0:28:08]: you know, remodeling a site of a building that is already there. So we do have some limitations. [0:28:08, 0:28:12]: But we're feeling really good about how we'll be able to [0:28:12, 0:28:18]: um retool this site and make it um a centerpiece for the downtown area. [0:28:19, 0:28:20]: Mm. [0:28:21, 0:28:25]: Okay, great. Any other questions for Ms. Braggs or Mr. Aaron? [0:28:27, 0:28:28]: At all. [0:28:29, 0:28:33]: Oh, the questions okay. So I need a motion to accept this proposal. [0:28:38, 0:28:41]: We already made the motion and this is for discussion. [0:28:41, 0:28:48]: See there. See that's you need to keep me straight, Miss Cant. Thank you. Appreciate it. All right. All favorite motion, please indicate. [0:28:50, 0:29:05]: And I see it now. It's okay, fantastic. Okay, thank you. Okay. And Ms. Braggs are up again. You you have we're for open discussion and set uh you have some additional information discussion in reference to the mural that uh that's scheduled to go downtown. Could you go ahead and talk about that, please? [0:29:05, 0:29:17]: Yes, sir. Um, thank you again, sir. I am um coming before you all to um get approval for the amended mural contract, if you will recall at the um [0:29:17, 0:29:21]: earlier meeting this month at the earlier council meeting this month. [0:29:21, 0:29:33]: Um, it was approved that we could go forward with placing a mural in the downtown area. Um, that location is going to be at the corner of Horrell and North Henry Boulevard. [0:29:34, 0:29:41]: on the retaining wall that is right there by Stockbridge Elementary School for um a reference point for you all. [0:29:41, 0:29:47]: Um, we are going to be expanding the mural to a a a bit larger size. [0:29:47, 0:29:50]: The um initially proposed mural [0:29:50, 0:29:53]: Um was going to be a ten by twenty mural. [0:29:53, 0:29:56]: We are now looking to expand that. [0:29:56, 0:30:03]: Um to um a 10 by 24 mural. So we're going from 200 square feet to 240 square feet. [0:30:04, 0:30:09]: Um and we are also going to be placing this mural on panels. [0:30:09, 0:30:12]: So these panels will extend the mural. [0:30:13, 0:30:21]: Um up higher than the actual wall. The wall is six feet high, and this will extend in an additional four feet in height. [0:30:22, 0:30:24]: So that it will be more visible. [0:30:24, 0:30:27]: From North Henry Boulevard and also um [0:30:27, 0:30:28]: From um [0:30:29, 0:30:33]: East Atlanta Road when you're turning on to North Henry Boulevard. [0:30:34, 0:30:39]: So we're going to be increasing size and the actual um [0:30:39, 0:30:43]: materials and the installation method that will be used. [0:30:44, 0:31:04]: Fantastic. Council, any questions for Ms. Braggs about this? Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please, sir. I I just want to add that uh this is a very exciting time uh for not only the Main Street program, but I think for the city of Stockbridge. Uh we'll also add that we have partnered with the principal, Mr. Oscill. [0:31:04, 0:31:17]: at Stybridge Elementary, the assistant principal and the art teacher. So they are involved in this process. I think this is going to be great. I am on the committee. [0:31:17, 0:31:31]: Um is looking fairly well and I think the council will really be excited and as Mrs. Bragg mentioned, it will be uh more visible from North Henry. So um this is going to be uh eye-catching, but hopefully um [0:31:31, 0:31:33]: You know, it won't cause any um [0:31:33, 0:31:35]: traffic issues, but um [0:31:35, 0:31:55]: It's just exciting time, I think, for our downtown. And I didn't really comment on the uh welcome center, but uh just let me say that uh the main street being uh in the mix of things, if you will, uh being that representative uh in our downtown, I think that is going to be fantastic. So um, you know, just to all of [0:31:55, 0:31:58]: citizens, you know, great great things are are it's on the way. [0:31:59, 0:32:04]: And in uh no other discussion, um I motion to approve the [0:32:04, 0:32:07]: um increase in the cost for the mural. [0:32:08, 0:32:09]: Secondly. [0:32:09, 0:32:09]: Okay. [0:32:10, 0:32:20]: Uh uh second Member Pro Tem second that. Now any further discussion. Um Ms. Barber, you had your hand up. I don't know if you had okay. Any role further discussion? All in favor of the motion, uh please indicate. [0:32:21, 0:32:34]: Okay, fantastic. Mayor forward. Yes, ma'am. If I could just add one more thing, I forgot to mention that we did receive a grant from the Georgia Council on the Arts for this particular grant. [0:32:34, 0:32:37]: So the increased cost will be covered. [0:32:37, 0:32:41]: by that grant of five тазен сеvenhра фіті долар [0:32:42, 0:32:58]: So and I that was an important point. So I apologize for omitting that. So we'll basically be reimbursed for that increase. Fantastic. Outstanding. Outstanding. Once again, all in favor of the motion, please indicate. Make sure we got this right. Mayor, I got a question real quick. [0:32:59, 0:33:13]: I was trying to get the vote out the way, sir. But what what's your question? Go ahead, please. I couldn't get in. Well, if we don't have a vote, then then it's still in discussion. Go ahead, Trod. Go ahead. What's what's what's on your mind, please? No, what's the total again, Miss Ms. Braggs, minus the uh grant? [0:33:14, 0:33:18]: Well the the total is eleven thousand five hundred dollars. [0:33:18, 0:33:25]: And we will be receiving five thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars as a reimbursement. [0:33:25, 0:33:28]: Of that cost from the Georgia Council on the arts. [0:33:28, 0:33:32]: Okay. So basically they'll be reimbursing us half of that cost. [0:33:33, 0:33:33]: Thank you. [0:33:34, 0:33:37]: Okay. Once again, all in favor of motion, please indicate. [0:33:38, 0:33:42]: Okay, so now she said fantastic. Thank you very much. Thank you, Miss Braggs. Appreciate it. Thank you. [0:33:43, 0:33:57]: Council consideration to amend FY twenty twenty-one operating budget to approve the city's organizational chart, pay, and classification and approve the job description of for the police uh chief position. Mr. Knighton and Ms. Wheeler, please. [0:33:58, 0:34:10]: Yes, thank you, Mayor. As you know, the uh city council has uh approved uh funding to begin a city of Stockbridge police department. Obviously, it's something that's been discussed for [0:34:10, 0:34:18]: A number of years and the council has taken the uh necessary and bold step to move forward with a City of Stockbridge Police Department. [0:34:18, 0:34:23]: Uh as a part of that uh is a precursor to beginning that police department. [0:34:23, 0:34:30]: Um we are in process of seeking applicants for the position of police chief. [0:34:31, 0:34:37]: What you have before you this evening is to formalize that in our FY twenty twenty-one operating budget. [0:34:37, 0:34:40]: including its placement in the city's organizational chart. [0:34:41, 0:34:46]: uh pay and classification as well um as uh formalizing [0:34:46, 0:34:48]: The job description. [0:34:48, 0:35:08]: Uh we expect to uh fill, hopefully fill the police chief position uh first and then allow the chief to move forward with perhaps hiring command staff and then setting a formalized process of putting in place the necessary ingredients. [0:35:08, 0:35:11]: For a full fledged police department, including [0:35:11, 0:35:13]: uh hiring, uh purchasing. [0:35:14, 0:35:16]: of vehicles and equipment. [0:35:16, 0:35:27]: um outfitting the necessary buildings and ensuring that a police department can be uh structured and um up and running uh hopefully [0:35:27, 0:35:30]: uh next year by next year twenty twenty two [0:35:31, 0:35:35]: This again is to formalize the paying classification. [0:35:35, 0:35:37]: Placement in the city's organizational chart. [0:35:38, 0:35:39]: and approving the job description. [0:35:40, 0:35:42]: Uh Miss Wheeler is on as well if there are any questions. [0:35:43, 0:35:45]: Uh Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:35:45, 0:35:47]: This is a nine. I actually have a [0:35:48, 0:35:49]: Several questions if you bear with me. [0:35:50, 0:35:54]: The the first question is what is gonna be the total cost to operate a [0:35:55, 0:35:57]: uh city of Startbridge Police Department. [0:35:59, 0:36:04]: Based on the University of Georgia Carl Vinson study uh that was [0:36:04, 0:36:13]: Done a few years ago and then refreshed last year, that cost at annual operating cost was anticipated to be right at about five and a half million dollars. [0:36:14, 0:36:19]: Does that five and a half million dollars include uh insurance in increase? [0:36:20, 0:36:25]: I believe that did. That included um all of the ingredients to operate a police department. [0:36:25, 0:36:30]: And as a part of that extensive study, there were comparisons made to the like size cities. [0:36:30, 0:36:35]: Uh, throughout the state of Georgia, I believe there were probably twelve to fourteen cities. [0:36:36, 0:36:40]: that were assessed as a part of that um evaluation done by Carl Vinson Institute. [0:36:41, 0:36:51]: And it took a look at all of the app uh the operating costs of all of those particular police departments, essentially what they had in their budget to operate a police department on an annual basis. [0:36:52, 0:36:56]: Yeah. When you bring on the police department. [0:36:57, 0:37:08]: When you talk about equipment, you're talking about different great uh uh grades of uh experience, all of these things come in into place. And all of this stuff, what is the cost? [0:37:08, 0:37:13]: The hard cost to start the police department, not the annual. [0:37:14, 0:37:25]: uh uh increase for us what it's gonna cost to uh sustain one because to sustain one we're talking about the city of stockbridge has a budget about 12 million. [0:37:25, 0:37:29]: So you're now you're talking about over seventeen million dollar budget that would increase. [0:37:30, 0:37:35]: Uh so what would what is the actual cost to start the to start up? [0:37:36, 0:37:38]: When we start topic in all this, yeah. [0:37:38, 0:37:39]: Right. [0:37:39, 0:37:48]: As I recall in the Carl Vinson study, it also addressed startup costs. And I believe that cost was about three point, about three and a half million dollars, if I recall correctly. [0:37:49, 0:37:55]: that's that was the startup cost and then the annual cost was about five and a half five point seven million dollars. [0:37:56, 0:38:00]: Now the the the Carl Business Institute study showed about fifty seven [0:38:00, 0:38:02]: Employees. [0:38:02, 0:38:03]: And what we've heard it. [0:38:03, 0:38:08]: It was fifty seven fifty-seven sworn officers and I believe five civilians. [0:38:08, 0:38:13]: And so with with that being said, with the pay and with the uh benefits. [0:38:14, 0:38:21]: Uh and what's insurance and everything, you're saying it's about gonna be about an increase of five plus more million dollars a year. [0:38:21, 0:38:26]: And an annual operating cost and in in uh impact to the budget, that is correct. [0:38:26, 0:38:29]: Okay, what is the city's plan right now? [0:38:30, 0:38:33]: Because we're moving to move with hiring a police chief. [0:38:35, 0:38:44]: What is the c because I've yet to hear what is the city's move now in order to cover these costs with almost increasing our budget almost half? [0:38:44, 0:38:47]: uh with with almost half the budget being in uh [0:38:47, 0:38:50]: increased from uh almost twelve million to [0:38:50, 0:38:53]: Over seventeen million dollars. What is the city's plan? [0:38:54, 0:38:55]: Uh to [0:38:55, 0:38:57]: Find this police part. [0:38:57, 0:39:02]: Well, one in terms of startup costs, of course, there was three million dollars allocated. [0:39:02, 0:39:04]: by the council to begin the start-up calls. [0:39:05, 0:39:10]: Secondly, for the annual operating costs, those would be decisions that the council will have to make. [0:39:10, 0:39:11]: We'll have to make. [0:39:12, 0:39:20]: Part of this and in and much of this, of course, would have to be done as a part of the uh up or the twenty twenty-two budget. [0:39:20, 0:39:22]: As we move forward with that, as we typically do. [0:39:23, 0:39:28]: uh in the fall to determine what those costs are going to be or how those costs are going to be met. [0:39:29, 0:39:35]: The Carl Vinson study did speak to those annual operating costs, and I think our financial advisor. [0:39:36, 0:39:40]: has mentioned um options for how you handle those costs. [0:39:40, 0:39:42]: In terms of increases to the budget. [0:39:43, 0:39:48]: And you know, those have been discussed and and contemplated and the council will still need [0:39:48, 0:39:49]: to contemplate. [0:39:50, 0:39:52]: how those costs would be absorbed into a budget. [0:39:52, 0:39:53]: I mean [0:39:53, 0:39:55]: average annual basis. [0:39:55, 0:40:01]: The Mr. Knight. Yes. I'm sorry, but but Mr. Knight, I don't I don't want to get too far off of what I my question. [0:40:02, 0:40:05]: So we're getting ready to approve hiring a police chief. [0:40:05, 0:40:09]: And you made the statement that we will probably have it operation in twenty twenty two. [0:40:10, 0:40:12]: But yet, we have nothing in place. [0:40:13, 0:40:16]: Showing how we would pay for this police department. [0:40:16, 0:40:21]: It seems to me we're putting the cart before the horse. I'm in favor of a police part. [0:40:21, 0:40:32]: But I'm not in favor of moving about and and spending uh taxpayers' funds without a plan in place. You just said to me we don't have a plan in place. [0:40:32, 0:40:37]: To pay for this police department. It's now for the council to come after we hire a police chief. [0:40:38, 0:40:41]: And determine how we're gonna fit everything around the police chief. [0:40:42, 0:40:48]: Well I think that with the approval of starting a police department, which the council did. [0:40:49, 0:40:53]: And then allocated three million dollars to start a police department. [0:40:53, 0:40:54]: And all that that entails. [0:40:55, 0:40:57]: We the staff were directed to move forward and [0:40:57, 0:40:59]: With that um in mind. [0:41:00, 0:41:07]: Hiring the police chief, startup costs, and the annual costs, of course, have already been discussed and have been discussed. [0:41:07, 0:41:09]: With various funding mechanisms. [0:41:09, 0:41:14]: Either you absorb it in your in your uh general fund budget. [0:41:14, 0:41:18]: You look you seek for additional revenues. [0:41:18, 0:41:22]: Which includes a number of different options that the council will have to consider. [0:41:22, 0:41:30]: And then you determine what is the best option to fund that police department. Remember these costs, startup costs essentially are for this year. [0:41:30, 0:41:36]: The annual operating costs would have to be contemplated and determined as a part of the twenty twenty two budget. [0:41:37, 0:41:38]: Just like any other department. [0:41:39, 0:41:41]: Um moving forward in next year. [0:41:42, 0:41:45]: Mr. Knighton, we just bonded twenty-five million dollars. [0:41:46, 0:41:51]: Bonded twenty five million dollars. We still owe I think fourteen plus million on city of stu uh on the uh [0:41:52, 0:41:52]: City Hall. [0:41:54, 0:41:59]: We're proving so much around here. Now you're trying to we have yet to determine how. [0:41:59, 0:42:01]: And you've yet to even tell me. [0:42:01, 0:42:04]: Do you recommend us going this route? [0:42:05, 0:42:07]: Because you've yet to deter tell me how. [0:42:07, 0:42:13]: We would are going to fund this police department and and and be operational in 2022. [0:42:13, 0:42:24]: No financial plan has been put in place. Not none whatsoever. Yet we're getting ready to start into something that we don't even have a clear-cut plan on how we're going to fund it. [0:42:24, 0:42:26]: How where's all this money coming from? [0:42:26, 0:42:31]: Well, I'll I'll answer your question this way. I didn't vote I I am not a council person. [0:42:32, 0:42:36]: I did not vote for anything, but I am charged with implementing [0:42:36, 0:42:38]: What the council votes on. [0:42:38, 0:42:41]: Council voted to start a police department. [0:42:41, 0:42:43]: Allocate three billion dollars. [0:42:43, 0:42:46]: And now we're moving forward with hiring a police chief. [0:42:46, 0:42:53]: Well what obviously what you are charged with, Mr. Knight and I'm sorry to cut you off. You are charged as as our city manager and staff. [0:42:53, 0:43:01]: To give us your recommendation. And if we come against that, then that's on this council. Then what what but I've yet to hear a staff. [0:43:02, 0:43:19]: recommendation on how we should go about it. Only thing I hear is is is council members saying how we're going to do this. And yet it's not even clear to us nor the citizens that are listening to this how we're going to find this police department increasing our budget over five million dollars a year on top [0:43:19, 0:43:22]: of all the button that we've already just approved. [0:43:22, 0:43:27]: Well when we had a virtual town hall meeting about the police department back in December. [0:43:28, 0:43:34]: I think I was clear about the funding sources that could be options, including village rate increases. [0:43:35, 0:43:37]: Other revenue uh options. [0:43:37, 0:43:42]: uh grants or you modify your existing general fund budget. [0:43:42, 0:43:49]: Those are all options, and I believe I discussed those in some detail at the town hall meeting back in December when we discussed the police department. [0:43:50, 0:43:52]: And so those options are there. [0:43:52, 0:43:55]: Once the council has determined that we're moving forward with the police department. [0:43:56, 0:44:04]: I believe there was a clear understanding that there would have to be funding mechanisms to address not only the startup costs which have been allocated. [0:44:04, 0:44:06]: but also the annual operating costs. [0:44:06, 0:44:08]: And those will be determined by the council. [0:44:09, 0:44:11]: Well, this is the last statement on that. [0:44:12, 0:44:22]: So we're saying that we can modify our budget to reduce half of our budget right now so that we can bring in a police department and we can now establish. [0:44:22, 0:44:42]: And then a millet rate increase, meaning they implement a tax to do it. None of these things have happened, but we're talking about a police department in 2022, and yet there's no financial plan in place to either to get it going and sustain it. This is this is what the citizens need to see and know. There's [0:44:42, 0:44:45]: You there's no financial plan in place for this. [0:44:48, 0:44:51]: All right, we got several here. I'm gonna go with the mayor pro tem first. Go ahead, sir. [0:44:52, 0:44:57]: Uh yes, sir. Mr. Knighton, ev each and each every one of these council people. [0:44:58, 0:45:01]: Every day when we're out there hitting the streets and we're talking to the residents. [0:45:02, 0:45:03]: They're concerned about their safety. [0:45:04, 0:45:06]: They don't want us penny pinching on their safety. [0:45:06, 0:45:08]: They want us putting that safety first. [0:45:09, 0:45:15]: The very first thing we did was bond the police department before we bonded anything else. [0:45:16, 0:45:17]: prioritizing [0:45:17, 0:45:23]: public safety because that's the number one concern of the citizens in our community. [0:45:23, 0:45:26]: To say that there's no plan is a false narrative. [0:45:26, 0:45:30]: We had a feasibility study done that outlaid the entire plan. [0:45:30, 0:45:34]: Which includes transferring the money that we currently play. [0:45:34, 0:45:35]: Henry County. [0:45:35, 0:45:37]: Uh back to the city treasury. [0:45:37, 0:45:47]: uh nearly two million dollars per year, which we pay Henry County, uh, through those to that tax mill that millage that so there already is a tax being collected. [0:45:47, 0:45:48]: For public safety. [0:45:49, 0:45:51]: That tax now is paid to Henry County. [0:45:51, 0:45:55]: Instead of diverting that money to Henry County, that money would be returned. [0:45:55, 0:46:02]: uh to the citizens of Stockbridge that nearly two million dollars of what we hope to close the gap in. [0:46:03, 0:46:05]: Understanding there's no time like the present. [0:46:06, 0:46:07]: We just found out just [0:46:08, 0:46:14]: uh uh recently that we're receiving nine million dollars from the stimulus plan. [0:46:14, 0:46:16]: Най мільйон долар. [0:46:17, 0:46:20]: One of the things that you can do with that nine million dollars. [0:46:20, 0:46:22]: It's to reimburse public safety. [0:46:23, 0:46:29]: So for practic all practical purposes, anything that we spend on public safety during this year. [0:46:30, 0:46:48]: When we receive those that nine billion dollars from the stimulus, we can reimburse all of those city funds. So there's no time like the present because the citizens are tired of us talking about executing a police department. They want us to actually go out and actually do it. [0:46:48, 0:46:49]: That is the way [0:46:50, 0:46:51]: that you would do it. [0:46:51, 0:46:53]: Uh understanding that [0:46:53, 0:47:13]: Public safety is a priority prioritize for all of our citizens. We the citizens understand that uh you know that they may be maybe a military increase. And Mr. Knighton is absolutely correct. This council will have a budget retreat in the fall where we will lay out every single item on our budget, uh including [0:47:13, 0:47:14]: Uh the police department. [0:47:15, 0:47:20]: The one thing that this council knows is that we have uh uh we have [0:47:21, 0:47:41]: Tickets being issued in the city on a regular basis by Henry County Police Department. The county does not receive that money. The city does not receive that money. That's in excess of$500,000 a year. That was several years ago. It might be seven or eight hundred thousand now. So we understand. [0:47:40, 0:47:50]: those will be returned to the city uh as well to make sure that we are on a sound foundation in order to move forward with this um [0:47:50, 0:47:52]: What this development. [0:47:52, 0:47:58]: Understanding this, we just got the financials from our financial from our treasurer. [0:47:59, 0:48:09]: the projection unaudited as well to be quite frankly$2.5 million surplus this past year in the city budget. [0:48:09, 0:48:21]: We've we've done that. If you average the surpluses in the city budget the last four or five years, you're gonna be looking at close to two million dollar surplus every single year. [0:48:22, 0:48:30]: By moving forward with the police department, we're making sure that we prioritize public safety by investing that. [0:48:30, 0:48:33]: surplus that we're putting in the fund ballot. [0:48:33, 0:48:38]: Let us be clear. The city of Stockbridge has a fourteen million dollar [0:48:39, 0:48:47]: Fund balance according to our treasurer just at our last meeting from the update, even with the spending that we have undertaken. [0:48:47, 0:48:54]: Understand in order to make money and to believe in yourself on in your city and to encourage economic development. [0:48:54, 0:48:56]: You have to spend money. [0:48:56, 0:48:58]: We are doing that. [0:48:58, 0:49:12]: The courage of this council to vote for that bond says tells everybody outside of those walls, they believe in themselves. And by believing in ourselves and setting the chart, because the first day that that amphitheater opens. [0:49:13, 0:49:17]: And everybody in the world comes and sees it and they lay their eyes on it. [0:49:18, 0:49:26]: The world, the eyes of the world will be on our city. And the first thing that we want to do is to make sure that everybody comes to our city is safe. [0:49:26, 0:49:28]: And they're protected. [0:49:28, 0:49:32]: And that's what we're gonna make sure that we do in this city. Step of the way. [0:49:32, 0:49:33]: As a loop. [0:49:33, 0:49:36]: Yeah, the uh councilman councilman. [0:49:36, 0:49:43]: Uh Thomas and Councilwoman Barber for having the courage to step out and move forward. And uh us as a team collectively and the mayor. [0:49:44, 0:49:51]: For this m having this discussion and for the will to move forward with what the citizens have demanded of us collectively. [0:49:52, 0:50:06]: Now, the the the question is, when are we gonna do it? You got nine million dollars coming right now. If we don't start the department right now and we get that nine million dollars, we can't reimburse ourselves for the public safety. [0:50:07, 0:50:27]: So it makes perfect sense to start right now. If we spend$5 million,$6 million in public safety, that money can be reimbursed to the Treasury. So it makes perfect sense to move forward with it. And as uh and I'll and I'll close by saying this: okay, we don't want the city manager planning the police. [0:50:27, 0:50:31]: police department. We want the chief planning in the police department. [0:50:31, 0:50:51]: Because he's the professional. And Mr. Knight made that suggestion to us. This is what we if you're going to do it, and it's up to y'all to leave. That's right. My name is on the ballot. All of y'all is on the citizens elected us. And they said they want public safety. So our our professional advisor for the city, Mr. Knighton said. [0:50:51, 0:50:52]: Yeah. [0:50:52, 0:51:12]: If you want to do it, this is how you do it. You hire the police chief, and then you allow the police chief to hire the command staff, and then the police chief will collectively attend the town halls and craft the public safety for the community done by professionals. That's the right way to do it. [0:51:12, 0:51:29]: It wouldn't be right to force Mr. Knighton to make the plan. We hired a chief now. And when we're sitting down at the table planning the budget later on this year, the chief is sitting at the table discussing the numbers with us, already an employee of the city, along with the command staff. [0:51:30, 0:51:31]: Thank you. [0:51:31, 0:51:34]: Councilman Thomas, go ahead, please. Thank you, Mayor. [0:51:34, 0:51:37]: I'm going to conclude with Director Tim. [0:51:37, 0:51:38]: Um [0:51:39, 0:51:43]: You know, I was here in the city of Stockbridge when we had the [0:51:43, 0:51:47]: Police department some years ago and we have not had one since then. [0:51:48, 0:51:52]: You know, you know, we all recognize that we are the largest city in Henry County. [0:51:53, 0:51:55]: Public safety. [0:51:56, 0:51:57]: Is part of our [0:51:58, 0:51:59]: Um charter. [0:52:00, 0:52:04]: Uh it is a part of what we are tasked to provide. [0:52:04, 0:52:08]: For all citizens here uh in the city of Stockbridge. [0:52:09, 0:52:11]: The city is growing. [0:52:11, 0:52:13]: We all recognize that [0:52:14, 0:52:34]: There is a lack of public safety in the city of Stockbridge. I'm not going to talk about our relationship with Henry County, but we all know exactly what that is. We have been dancing around this issue for many, many years. We were elected to make these tough decisions. [0:52:34, 0:52:54]: We were elected to find a way to make these things happen. And I think Mayor Pro Tem laid it out very eloquently how we can go by doing this. You know, if it comes to a small tax, you know, so be it. But I think that we have to be [0:52:54, 0:53:04]: be about public safety. I'm going to give you one example of a business owner that I spoke with, uh, and some of you may be familiar with it, uh, had a jewelry store. [0:53:04, 0:53:06]: Uh was broken in [0:53:07, 0:53:13]: So many times, so many time. And when he tried to get the response, the response didn't happen. [0:53:14, 0:53:16]: He eventually moved. [0:53:17, 0:53:22]: He moved his business from downtown Stock Grid because of that fact. [0:53:23, 0:53:25]: We have to ensure [0:53:25, 0:53:28]: All of our businesses presently. [0:53:28, 0:53:33]: All of the ones that we are trying to engage in the coming into the city of Thagrid. [0:53:33, 0:53:35]: That they will be protected. [0:53:36, 0:53:42]: The homeowners, the kids, the little boys and the little girls that walk the street. [0:53:42, 0:53:54]: We have to provide this safety net for the citizens of Starkbridge. We are charged with this. Uh again, we've been talking about this for for years. [0:53:54, 0:54:01]: It's not gonna get any better when we look at crime, when we look at gang activities. [0:54:01, 0:54:04]: There's no way that we can continue. [0:54:05, 0:54:06]: To avoid this [0:54:06, 0:54:26]: Yeah, I I agree with a lot of the comments that Councilman Blount made, but we have to find ways to do this. And I think Mayor Pro Temp sort of laid it out. And so, you know, I'm in favor, you know, uh going forward. Um, if we have to tighten the belt up in other areas, you know, of course, you know, there's waste in everything. So we just have to do what we have. [0:54:26, 0:54:28]: have to do, but I I think it is time. [0:54:29, 0:54:36]: It is time for the city of Stockbreed to put our citizens first and to make sure that they are safe. [0:54:36, 0:54:47]: The business owners, they are safe. So I I just think that we're on the right path. And let me just say this. Even though it was recommended that we start off with 57. [0:54:48, 0:54:51]: We don't have to start off with fifty seven. [0:54:51, 0:54:53]: We don't have to do that. [0:54:53, 0:55:05]: Uh eventually we probably could get to that number, but but we don't have to start at that benchmark. But let me just end by saying, Mayor, um the agenda just called for us to approve tonight. [0:55:06, 0:55:07]: Uh the job description. [0:55:08, 0:55:16]: Um, you know, but the pay class, et cetera. That's the only thing that we're charged with tonight is to approve the job description. [0:55:16, 0:55:27]: We will take this one step at a time to make sure that we are uh crossing all of the T's and dying all of the I's, but we do not have a choice. [0:55:27, 0:55:44]: We have to move the city forward. And this is all we've been talking about here recently. How do we move the city forward? And I don't know how you can move the city forward without making sure and ensuring public safety of all of our citizens and all of the business owners. [0:55:44, 0:55:48]: So I thank you, Mayor, and uh I I I conclude with that and I yield back. [0:55:49, 0:55:50]: Councilman Gantt go ahead, please. [0:55:52, 0:55:56]: Thank you, Mayor. Um I do [0:55:56, 0:56:04]: Before I make my statement, I have a question from Mr. Knighton. Um, you heard me and Pro Tem talk about being able to utilize [0:56:05, 0:56:05]: Um [0:56:06, 0:56:09]: The American Rescue Act for public safety. [0:56:11, 0:56:13]: Does that is that applicable to Stockbridge? [0:56:13, 0:56:18]: Can you or one of our accounts or attorneys let me know that real quick? [0:56:19, 0:56:26]: Well, I think from my perspective, and I don't know if the attorneys will will mention this, there's some things still with the American uh rescue plan that are still [0:56:27, 0:56:29]: To be understood. [0:56:29, 0:56:35]: um of how funds can be utilized. I know funds can be utilized through 2024. [0:56:35, 0:56:50]: The previous plan last year did allow for public safety usage. And so there's still some things that still need to be ironed out as with respect to understanding what those funds can be used for going forward. [0:56:50, 0:56:55]: But it's about nine point four million dollars is the allocation to the city of Stockbridge. [0:56:55, 0:57:00]: Um and obviously there are another things with infrastructure and so forth that it can be used for as well. [0:57:01, 0:57:04]: So I don't have a I don't have a clear answer for you ri regarding that. [0:57:05, 0:57:15]: And the reason I say that is because I saw some infrastructure, water lines, sewage, you know, some things of that for improvements. And other than that, it was more so [0:57:15, 0:57:16]: Um recovery. [0:57:16, 0:57:17]: Um [0:57:18, 0:57:19]: in dealing with [0:57:19, 0:57:21]: Covet nineteen. [0:57:21, 0:57:23]: Um speci more specifically. [0:57:23, 0:57:24]: And [0:57:24, 0:57:31]: Um, we have already voted on this issue that we were gonna go ahead and start a police department. I [0:57:31, 0:57:46]: And know what the agenda is stating that we are to vote on tonight in regards to specifically for the police chief and job description. There were some statements that were made, and I want the citizens to really understand what we're saying. [0:57:47, 0:57:49]: Uh Councilman Blount. [0:57:50, 0:58:05]: is based off of what I'm hearing is very concerned about not having all of the financial piece outlined to start a police department in whole. Right now we're taking baby steps or steps to move in that direction. [0:58:05, 0:58:10]: by getting a police chief and then and go from there. [0:58:10, 0:58:20]: Yeah, there are going to be some grants. Um, but we also need to be aware and let our citizens know that when we say we're gonna get a rollback from the county. [0:58:21, 0:58:39]: Gonna get a rollback from the county. I don't know if it's gonna be equal or a little bit less, but it also suggests that we have a city property tax. And currently the city of Stockbridge does not we dance and skirt around the issue. We'll say millage, but we're not saying what it really is. And I'm here, folks, to [0:58:40, 0:58:46]: Uh it's black and white. Um, and I think it's best to do it that way, whether we have town halls or not. [0:58:46, 0:58:52]: Um, since we're talking about the issue that you know that we are talking about [0:58:54, 0:59:14]: The city of Stockbridge having a property tax. Now it was suggested, even though our financial advisor, that it would be one to two meals, maybe a hundred dollars a year, two hundred dollars a year, um at the at the beginning. Um, and hopefully it would stay that way because just as you are a citizen. [0:59:13, 0:59:15]: I am too. [0:59:15, 0:59:35]: And so, you know, it it affects all of our pocketbooks. Um, but we also get a rollback, meaning you wouldn't have as much property taxes from the county. And that's what they were talking about. Um, feel free to ask and do open records request on our feasibility study for the police department. [0:59:35, 0:59:40]: These are things I'm just letting the citizens know about. [0:59:40, 0:59:56]: I'm not disagreeing tonight. I approve I agree that we have already voted to start a police department. And Mr. Knighton has taken the instructions upon Mayor Council based on our votes to continue on moving forward with that. I just asked that. Staff. [0:59:56, 1:00:00]: And I ask that council be very aware. [1:00:01, 1:00:03]: Of our financial stability. [1:00:03, 1:00:11]: Um, for years, Stockbridge has been extremely um financially stable in the black. [1:00:12, 1:00:16]: And I hope that we all can agree that we want to keep it that way. [1:00:16, 1:00:17]: Um [1:00:17, 1:00:26]: Bonding, we have three capital projects that we're dealing with right now. So the$14 million in SPLOSS is not necessarily true. It's already been accounted for. [1:00:27, 1:00:29]: Um, our financial advisor has accounted for money. [1:00:30, 1:00:49]: um there's other discussions of possibly a T sloss for some of the road projects in the future, but we also still have to operate our city. And so the sooner the better that we can come up with a budget on what this is going to look like once we get the professional, a police chief and experts in, the better off we will be. [1:00:49, 1:00:59]: Um but I I want you to know that I I've heard in the past from um council member uh mayor for Tim uh Alexander. [1:00:59, 1:01:05]: you know that most people have twenty five percent in their fund balance and [1:01:05, 1:01:15]: I say to that, we're not most people. But I don't want again, I've always said it, I don't want the stigma of an all African American um council. [1:01:15, 1:01:28]: not being able to balance their funds and remain and receive those CAFRA awards that we've continued receiving financials as I was chair of the financial committee. [1:01:29, 1:01:35]: We continue to do that. So we need to be aware and cognitive and aware of what we're spending. [1:01:35, 1:01:44]: I'm okay with spending. I just want us to do it smart and make sure that we are not just, you know, have a little bit saved up. [1:01:44, 1:01:49]: Cause you know things just pop up out of the air sometimes and surprise us. [1:01:52, 1:01:55]: Okay, any other comments for discussion purposes? [1:01:55, 1:01:57]: Mira Putam, go ahead, please. [1:01:57, 1:01:57]: Mm-hmm [1:01:58, 1:02:01]: Yeah. To get us back focused on the uh [1:02:01, 1:02:04]: Task at hand. We're here to talk about the police chief. [1:02:04, 1:02:08]: Now, when we were listening to the police chief from Dunwoody the other day. [1:02:08, 1:02:11]: He said that they were in the top seventy five percentile. [1:02:12, 1:02:15]: So this pay grade for the police department, what does that put our chief [1:02:16, 1:02:18]: What percentile does that put our police chief in? [1:02:18, 1:02:21]: Because I you know, you want to get the best person possible. [1:02:21, 1:02:23]: You certainly don't want to have [1:02:23, 1:02:27]: uh a low pay grade for that. So can uh Miss Wheeler or Mr. Knight [1:02:27, 1:02:29]: Uh chime in on the subject at hand. [1:02:32, 1:02:35]: Well, we've received a number of applications so far. [1:02:36, 1:02:41]: And uh we're still looking um to receive some more applications. [1:02:41, 1:02:43]: Афолис позиція. [1:02:43, 1:02:46]: Mr. Knighton is reviewing them as they come in. [1:02:46, 1:03:00]: I think Ms. Mayor Pro Tem was asking about the pay classification, wanting to ensure that the pay classification was commensurate with Metro Atlanta area, and we could attract excellent candidates based on that pay classification. [1:03:01, 1:03:04]: I know that Ms. Wheeler um uh conducted uh [1:03:04, 1:03:16]: quite a study of um other departments and cities throughout the Metro Atlanta region when assessing uh pay scales. So I I believe this this um payscale is very, very competitive. [1:03:17, 1:03:26]: uh for Metro Atlanta and certainly uh we would not want um m mir the salary to merely be an impediment to anyone applying for the position. [1:03:26, 1:03:32]: And I think it's it's at an excellent classification. I'll I'll defer to Miss Wheeler if there's anything additional she wants to add. [1:03:34, 1:03:35]: No, you said it all, Mr. Nine. [1:03:36, 1:03:37]: So [1:03:37, 1:03:42]: One one other follow up. How many how many so how many folks have we had approximately to apply already? [1:03:44, 1:03:50]: Uh I would probably say and Miss Wheeler may have got some some more since I saw the last ones, but [1:03:51, 1:03:55]: I would probably say in the range of twelve to fourteen. [1:03:55, 1:03:56]: Well [1:03:56, 1:03:58]: That sound right, Ms. Wheeler? Yeah, just about right. [1:03:59, 1:04:00]: Okay. But thank you for that. [1:04:00, 1:04:07]: And and what I like to ask you though is when's this close? I feel I should know when when does it actually close it's scheduled to close on April the thirtieth. [1:04:08, 1:04:10]: So it would have been out for about a month and a half. [1:04:11, 1:04:14]: About forty five days, maybe a little more than that. [1:04:14, 1:04:19]: Um obviously we wanted to provide a deadline for closing because we wanted to [1:04:19, 1:04:30]: focus our efforts and and potential candidates be able to focus on when they would need to submit applications. As Ms. Wheeler mentioned, we are reviewing them as they arrive. [1:04:31, 1:04:34]: And as we get closer to April thirtieth, we certainly want to be able to [1:04:35, 1:04:37]: Um, began to put together a list of [1:04:38, 1:04:39]: Of uh I I [1:04:39, 1:04:44]: certain candidates and that would be prime for the council to [1:04:44, 1:04:48]: to review and and beginning that interview process. [1:04:48, 1:04:50]: Uh great, fantastic. Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:04:51, 1:05:07]: Yeah, I want to go ahead and make the motion to accept the recommendation. I have a comment. You get a chance. You get a chance to come from Blount. Go ahead with your motion, please. Yeah, I want to go ahead and uh accept the recommendation of the staff uh for the job description for the police chief of stock city of Stockbridge. [1:05:08, 1:05:12]: That's second. There we go, second by Barber. Uh Castle Blount discussion. Go ahead, please. [1:05:12, 1:05:26]: Yeah, just let the citizens know that this this vote tonight is just to approve um the job description of the police chief. When that hiring would happen, hopefully this council will sit down and we would go over the financials and find out. [1:05:26, 1:05:29]: How we will find uh a police department. [1:05:30, 1:05:41]: Uh and we will know all the ins and outs in which we don't know at this time. So that tonight's vote is to um just approve the uh job descriptions for the police chiefs. [1:05:41, 1:05:45]: uh to be there in the date time that we hire them. [1:05:45, 1:05:49]: And I just wanna uh say something in uh in in uh reference to [1:05:50, 1:05:55]: Uh a comment that was made by Mr. Alexander. One of the things that I've done since I've been an elected official. [1:05:56, 1:05:58]: It's been straight up with the citizens. [1:05:58, 1:06:10]: And always told the truth to the citizens and try to be straight up with them without with transparency and hiding anything, not hiding anything. And so when we move forward anything. [1:06:10, 1:06:11]: With this city. [1:06:12, 1:06:17]: I'm not gonna do it because it is just to just to do it. I wanna make sure that this city [1:06:18, 1:06:21]: Has financial in place, has a plan in place. [1:06:21, 1:06:24]: На час про поліс департамент по інфраструкту. [1:06:24, 1:06:32]: For the growth of this city in every in every area, I want to make sure that we have a plan in place. And right now we're going to prove. [1:06:33, 1:06:35]: This job description. [1:06:35, 1:06:39]: And hopefully we'll put a plan in place that we don't have at this time. [1:06:40, 1:06:45]: On that note, uh the motion's been made, been seconded. All in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:06:46, 1:07:01]: unanimous decision fantastic all right council consideration to approve resolution to authorize engaging certain consultants in entry level private property for survey inspection and appraisal purposes [1:07:01, 1:07:02]: Mr. Washington, please. [1:07:04, 1:07:06]: Yes, good morning. Good morning, Mr. Mayor and Council. [1:07:06, 1:07:08]: Oh, good afternoon. Good evening, rather. [1:07:08, 1:07:09]: [4030.1, 4034.5]: But this resolution is pursuant to the request to be able to have [1:07:15, 1:07:18]: the city authorized to go in and do some appraisals on properties. [1:07:18, 1:07:24]: that we may need to do some further work with. And so that's why we presented with um council. [1:07:24, 1:07:30]: from Parker Poe. And this is the agreed upon resolution that we need to be able to go in and do these appraisals. [1:07:32, 1:07:37]: Okay, council, any questions for uh Mr. uh Washington at all in reference to this uh resolution? [1:07:39, 1:07:43]: I see none. If that's not the case, then I need a motion to approve. [1:07:45, 1:07:46]: So move. [1:07:46, 1:07:46]: There are a second. [1:07:47, 1:07:48]: A second. [1:07:48, 1:07:51]: Oh Mr. Thomas, second that okay. [1:07:51, 1:07:52]: All in favor, please indicate. [1:07:54, 1:07:58]: I have unanimous decision. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Washington. Appreciate it. [1:07:58, 1:08:01]: Thank you. How are you one of the simplest things you'll be doing, sir? [1:08:02, 1:08:03]: A [1:08:04, 1:08:11]: Council consideration to approve RFP 2021-002 P for citywide demolition services. [1:08:12, 1:08:14]: Uh Miss Miller and Mr. Aaron, please. [1:08:15, 1:08:16]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. [1:08:17, 1:08:20]: I um I'm here today requesting [1:08:20, 1:08:28]: Uh the public works department is requesting authorization to enter into a city of Stockbridge contract number 202102P. [1:08:29, 1:08:32]: um which will piggyback the City of Atlanta contract. [1:08:33, 1:08:36]: Афти вide demolition and abatement services. [1:08:37, 1:08:41]: Which also expires in twenty twenty four, February nineteenth. The city of Stockbridge contract. [1:08:42, 1:08:48]: Will be on an estimated annual amount of fifty thousand for the year. And the purpose of this contract is to provide the city. [1:08:48, 1:08:54]: With demolition services and the Bateman services on an asne bait basis for various projects. [1:08:56, 1:08:58]: Great council. Any questions for Miss Miller, please? [1:09:00, 1:09:03]: Seeing none, I need a motion to accept a proposal. [1:09:03, 1:09:04]: Don't move. [1:09:05, 1:09:10]: Mr. Blount, so move. Second. Second. Okay, Ms. Gantt second that. Okay, fantastic. All in favor, please indicate. [1:09:12, 1:09:14]: Okay, unanimous decision. All right. Thank you very much. [1:09:15, 1:09:23]: Council consideration to approve RFP twenty twenty one dash zero zero Mayor Ford, I believe Councilwoman Barber was trying to speak. I'm sorry. [1:09:24, 1:09:26]: Have a couple of questions, if I could, please. [1:09:27, 1:09:28]: After the vote. [1:09:29, 1:09:30]: Go right in. [1:09:30, 1:09:32]: Um okay, so [1:09:32, 1:09:35]: For the demolition of this RFP. [1:09:36, 1:09:36]: Um [1:09:37, 1:09:42]: Are we able to use this company to perform demolition on the areas around? [1:09:43, 1:09:47]: Um the Cultural Arts Center or where we're gonna construct the Cultural Arts Center. [1:09:48, 1:10:00]: Yes, um basically what we're asking is that you allow us the approval to award up to fifty thousand dollars. So when it's needed based on uh staff desires, they'll be able to utilize it. [1:10:00, 1:10:09]: Okay, is there already a list of proposed sites to be demolished in 2021? I'm trying to figure out why we need this. Why do we need [1:10:10, 1:10:21]: a contract for this. That's all. There, there, if if I may, and I'll I'll yield back to Ms. Miller, but one of the things that we've we've experienced, especially last year and I believe the year before was [1:10:22, 1:10:27]: Uh nuisance properties, for instance, properties that may catch on fire or may be dilapidated. [1:10:28, 1:10:33]: for whatever reason, and then it becomes an eyesore to the community and and really has a negative impact. [1:10:34, 1:10:44]: on a couple of subdivisions and or community. We've we've actually demolished one, two, three, four, I believe four of those new four or five of those nuisance type properties that really [1:10:45, 1:10:53]: Just detracted from the neighborhood and to some degree, we thought provided a public safety hazard uh as well. And so. [1:10:54, 1:11:08]: having an allocation or having a demolition firm on board, should we encounter something like that in the future, we'd be able to move fairly quickly. Obviously we we probably have to go through some type of uh nuisance legal um process, but we'd be able to move [1:11:08, 1:11:14]: on it and and be able to to demolish or remove and abate uh that particular piece of property. [1:11:14, 1:11:23]: Okay, that's a follow-up. Mr. Knighton, you remember when we were talking with I think TSW and we were talking about the [1:11:23, 1:11:26]: area um where the cultural arts is going to be constructed. [1:11:27, 1:11:31]: Um, I think there is a slab or something out there and she [1:11:31, 1:11:33]: had a cost for demolition. [1:11:34, 1:11:38]: Will we be able to use this contract as opposed to [1:11:39, 1:11:41]: Whatever TSW has already. [1:11:42, 1:11:44]: Um the cost they already have assigned. [1:11:45, 1:11:45]: Right. [1:11:46, 1:11:50]: I do remember that conversation. I don't remember the cost exactly. I don't know if this [1:11:50, 1:11:54]: Particular um cost allocation would be able to cover [1:11:54, 1:11:59]: Um that as well. I don't think so. If I remember the cost um [1:11:59, 1:12:02]: I think it was more than fifty thousand dollars. It was. [1:12:03, 1:12:07]: But but we certainly could probably bring that once we once we have [1:12:07, 1:12:15]: Or once we're ready to move on that particular item, we could certainly bring this back and perhaps amend the contract. [1:12:15, 1:12:20]: be able to uh include this particular demolition company if it is the council's desire. [1:12:20, 1:12:25]: Okay. Thank you. I'd refer I'd refer I'd defer to Ms. Miller for any other further comment about that. [1:12:27, 1:12:29]: Um no, yes, that's correct. We can amend it. [1:12:30, 1:12:31]: Castman Thomas, go ahead, sir. [1:12:31, 1:12:36]: Yeah, I I just wanted to bring um uh the attention for Mrs. Barber. [1:12:36, 1:12:43]: uh of a uh house that was um demolished it was considered a uh a nuisance. [1:12:43, 1:12:46]: Um it was on Wilson. [1:12:46, 1:12:52]: Uh it was a dumping ground and I know Mr. Nine you you actually were referred to this particular property. [1:12:52, 1:13:00]: Um and we had to go through a process to to be able to do that and that fifty thousand. [1:13:00, 1:13:05]: was the amount that uh we lobbied for and we they would put that into the budget. [1:13:05, 1:13:08]: For those uh particular uh purposes. [1:13:08, 1:13:14]: Uh but in the in the case of this house, and I think Ms. Barber, that you may remember now. [1:13:14, 1:13:20]: uh the community issues and the community concern with this particular house on on Wilson. [1:13:21, 1:13:23]: Uh and it was a um [1:13:23, 1:13:32]: It was a very bad situation. Uh it was really a a dumping ground. And we was able to use this um um [1:13:32, 1:13:37]: particular funds to be able to to come and to do that. And we had to go through the courts. [1:13:37, 1:13:49]: to um to get it identified as a a nuisance and thereby we was able to um to do just that. So uh this is a great program for the city of Stockbridge. Thank you, Mayor. [1:13:49, 1:13:54]: No problem, sir. Uh let's do this again. The motion was made. The second all in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:13:56, 1:14:13]: Okay, unanimous decision. Okay, got it. Good deal. Thank you. Council consideration to approve RP twenty twenty-one-002 six for an annual on-call water and sewer emergency operational repair, maintenance, and construction services. Ms. Miller and Mr. Aaron, please. [1:14:14, 1:14:17]: Uh good evening once again, Mayor and Council. The procurement [1:14:17, 1:14:20]: Uh the public works department is requesting council approval. [1:14:20, 1:14:33]: Of the ranking of the qualified firms, um, RFP number 2026 says stated annual on-call water and sewer emergency operational repair, maintenance, and construction. The ranked firms were site engineering number one. [1:14:33, 1:14:42]: Corbett Group LLC number two and civil works number three. And we're also author asking authorization for staff to proceed. [1:14:42, 1:14:48]: uh with the negotiations. The procurement was solicit solicited based on council's [1:14:48, 1:15:08]: Um directives and approved ordinance to engage the services. The scope of services consists of but is not limited to the repair and or replacement of following water collection system related infrastructure, water distribution system and related infrastructure, and storm water system as related for other. [1:15:08, 1:15:21]: other repairs and activities. I would like to add that the solicitation was also listed on the state of Georgia's uh registry in which it was sent to 696 registered vendors uh for the state of Georgia. [1:15:22, 1:15:25]: Council, any question for Miss Miller on this issue? [1:15:26, 1:15:28]: Councilman Barber, go ahead, please. [1:15:29, 1:15:35]: Yeah, so it's this item is just for council consideration to approve the ranking. [1:15:36, 1:15:37]: And that's correct. [1:15:38, 1:15:38]: Okay. [1:15:39, 1:15:39]: Um [1:15:41, 1:15:43]: Any other any other questions, council members? [1:15:44, 1:15:45]: Uh Councilman Thomas. [1:15:45, 1:15:50]: Uh since this is a public works item, I want to know if Mr. Aaron had any comments. [1:15:51, 1:15:56]: Yes, uh Councilmember Thomas. This has been a godsend to the city of Stockbridge. [1:15:56, 1:16:00]: Because we've had some repairs that are beyond the cities. [1:16:00, 1:16:20]: uh scope of services that we can provide. Case in point, recently on Summit View Drive, we had a stormwater drainage pipe that was compromised and the road caved in. And if we didn't have the the use of an on-call utility contractor, we would have been in a world of trouble trying to bid it out to get that repair. [1:16:20, 1:16:32]: record. So that has been a tremendous benefit for us going even like two years ago when we were doing a mill and the resurface of the road, road caved in a pothole, opened up a [1:16:32, 1:16:35]: of about 10 feet deep, 30 feet wide. [1:16:35, 1:16:48]: And we had to go in and repair repair that road before we can resurface it. So we use the services of this contractor if we run into a issue that's beyond the capabilities of the city to repair it. [1:16:48, 1:16:50]: And it's on a as needed basis. [1:16:51, 1:16:52]: All right. Thank you, sir. [1:16:52, 1:16:55]: Problem. Uh Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [1:16:56, 1:17:02]: Yeah, Mayor, thank you. I just want to uh just echo the sentiments of uh the council that about the uh work the staff is doing. [1:17:03, 1:17:10]: And uh I just thank uh Miss Miller for all the work she's done. Uh as we've seen the procurement uh procedures and process. [1:17:11, 1:17:13]: Evolve under her leadership. [1:17:13, 1:17:21]: Uh and I thank you as a certified procurement agent for the city and manager for the city of Stockbridge. Uh thank you for the hard work you're doing. Thank you. [1:17:22, 1:17:23]: Mira Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:17:24, 1:17:31]: Well I just um uh I actually I lost my train of thought. Go right ahead. Councilwoman barber, go ahead, please. [1:17:32, 1:17:35]: Okay, so with the councils. [1:17:35, 1:17:41]: consideration to approve the ranking. I don't have anything to validate the ranking. [1:17:42, 1:17:47]: I really don't think it's necessary for us to approve the ranking. What we're concerned about. [1:17:47, 1:17:49]: It is the recommendation to award. [1:17:50, 1:17:50]: Um [1:17:51, 1:17:53]: I didn't get any source documents, so [1:17:54, 1:17:55]: I don't know if anybody else did, but [1:17:57, 1:17:59]: Is there something we're supposed to [1:18:01, 1:18:03]: validate using the ranking or we just [1:18:04, 1:18:06]: I've never seen this before, so I don't know. [1:18:07, 1:18:11]: We were asking council to approve the use of this vendor for our own call. [1:18:11, 1:18:13]: emergency repair. [1:18:14, 1:18:15]: Okay. [1:18:15, 1:18:17]: Oh, based on the [1:18:17, 1:18:18]: form there were [1:18:19, 1:18:20]: Several [1:18:20, 1:18:22]: Um, vendors that were listed. [1:18:23, 1:18:25]: So which ones, what do we [1:18:25, 1:18:26]: What are we approving though? [1:18:27, 1:18:32]: Site was the they had the highest ranking. They were the number one out of the three. [1:18:34, 1:18:35]: Um attached to your name again. [1:18:36, 1:18:37]: Site engineering. [1:18:39, 1:18:45]: Uh attached to the agenda which was uh submitted was a s a score sheet. [1:18:45, 1:18:48]: Along with the responslists [1:18:49, 1:18:52]: So I'm not sure if that was sent or not. [1:18:52, 1:18:55]: Yeah. But that was uploaded in the system. [1:18:55, 1:19:13]: We have the score sheet, but on the score sheet. Mayor Four, can we get a point or I think uh count uh attorney bear, I just don't want us going down uh an area that we shouldn't be going down. Uh the the uh city attorney was about to uh come in if you didn't see him there. No, I didn't see him. I might I was my head. Mr. Berry, you asked me to answer. [1:19:14, 1:19:17]: Thank you, Councilmember Blount and Mayor Ford. Yes, this is to [1:19:17, 1:19:20]: authorized negotiations to proceed. There's no cost. [1:19:21, 1:19:30]: Right now that's public. That information cannot and should not be made public while we're, you know, hopefully next step uh moving on to negotiations. So this is just [1:19:30, 1:19:32]: Yeah, uh asking [1:19:32, 1:19:34]: Council to uh [1:19:35, 1:19:39]: allow the procurement department and the evaluation team and negotiation team to proceed with [1:19:40, 1:19:41]: Контракт негоцієнс [1:19:41, 1:19:47]: And then it's the uh you know, the intent to then come back before council with a contract for approval. [1:19:47, 1:19:50]: But with there there can't be cost scoring shared right now. [1:19:51, 1:19:54]: or pricing scored right now because it's it's still in the in the [1:19:54, 1:19:58]: procurement phase and that that information can't and shouldn't be made public. [1:20:02, 1:20:04]: Okay. Councilman Barber, go ahead, please. [1:20:05, 1:20:10]: And so again, when you're asking to approve of something. [1:20:10, 1:20:15]: I should be able to verify or validate whatever I'm approving. [1:20:15, 1:20:17]: We did receive the score sheet. [1:20:17, 1:20:21]: Бо і дозна проводи критері і скорс. [1:20:21, 1:20:23]: Um were calculated. [1:20:23, 1:20:25]: Some blindly. [1:20:25, 1:20:27]: approving something. I don't [1:20:28, 1:20:30]: We've never seen this before. [1:20:30, 1:20:33]: What I have seen is a recommendation to a ward. [1:20:34, 1:20:46]: after staff does their due diligence um regarding the evaluations um of those proposals. I understand that there's information right now that staff cannot provide to us. [1:20:47, 1:20:49]: Which is why I don't understand why this was on the agenda. [1:20:51, 1:20:55]: They can continue with their process. Um, I just have not seen. [1:20:56, 1:20:56]: Um [1:20:56, 1:21:01]: then bring forward um in consideration to approve the [1:21:01, 1:21:05]: We can't verify the ranking, only they can do that. [1:21:05, 1:21:05]: Yeah. [1:21:06, 1:21:09]: I'm just concerned about the recommendation to award. That's all. [1:21:12, 1:21:15]: All right, uh Councilman uh Gantt, please go ahead. [1:21:16, 1:21:18]: Thank you. I just had a I'm I'm [1:21:18, 1:21:22]: I thought I knew what we were doing, but now I'm a little confused. [1:21:23, 1:21:23]: Um [1:21:25, 1:21:28]: So we're approving the rankings. [1:21:29, 1:21:31]: The staff has already vetted. [1:21:32, 1:21:36]: Correct already reviewed they had to bet. [1:21:37, 1:21:42]: these potential contractors because they [1:21:43, 1:21:53]: actually scored a ranking. Is that not correct? That's their job. I just want to make sure that where where are we in this process and what's the next part of the process? So [1:21:54, 1:21:55]: That [1:21:55, 1:21:56]: Top ranking is [1:21:56, 1:22:00]: Sci site or whatever you guess is dated to me. [1:22:00, 1:22:02]: And then after that. [1:22:02, 1:22:07]: You go and negotiate the contract, negotiate with that particular top rank. [1:22:07, 1:22:09]: Um company. Is that that's what I'm hearing? [1:22:10, 1:22:11]: That's correct. [1:22:13, 1:22:13]: Okay. [1:22:14, 1:22:15]: So you're [1:22:16, 1:22:18]: But you all have already vetted. [1:22:19, 1:22:22]: Which is your job, you have already vetted and ranked. [1:22:24, 1:22:27]: these potential contractors. Is that correct? [1:22:27, 1:22:32]: That's correct. On March tenth, um of this year, the evaluation committee was held. [1:22:33, 1:22:41]: And after the evaluation committee reviewed the proposals, the proposals were scored, and that's how the ranking was established. [1:22:43, 1:22:44]: Got it. [1:22:44, 1:22:48]: Okay. Mayor, I would like to make a motion to approve this ranking. [1:22:49, 1:22:54]: I second uh the councilman Blount second the motion. Any further discussion? Mayor Pro Ten. [1:22:55, 1:23:15]: Yeah, I just want some clarification uh so citizens do understand. Uh we we do go we go after the property owner. This is, I mean, we don't we don't just go out the demolishing uh properties. We go through a process where we attempt to uh establish who the owner of the property is and [1:23:15, 1:23:20]: to get them to uh address this issue and then actually charge it back to them. Is that correct? [1:23:25, 1:23:34]: This is this is dealing with the on call water and sewer emergencies. That's what we that's what we're referring to right now. Okay, the on call. Okay. All right. I'm sorry. [1:23:34, 1:23:42]: Are any other questions for Ms. Miller? Motion's been made. Okay, motion's been made and second. If no further questions, all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:23:45, 1:23:53]: Three, all four, all posed, abstain. Okay, four zero one. Thank you very much. [1:23:55, 1:24:05]: Uh council consideration to approve RFP uh twenty twenty-one dash zero zero two five for janitorial maintenance services. Ms. Miller, Mr. Aaron, please. [1:24:05, 1:24:10]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Once again, uh the public works department is requesting council approval. [1:24:10, 1:24:20]: of the ranking of the qualified firms for RFP 2025 janitorial maintenance services, the rank firms for international intercontinental commercial services, number one. [1:24:21, 1:24:27]: Uh A action janitorial service number two, Meg Megan Miss Facility Support Services, number three. [1:24:28, 1:24:32]: Building maintenance services number four, American facility services number five. [1:24:32, 1:24:37]: Lamongo Services LLLP number six and clean spaces atlanta. [1:24:38, 1:24:40]: And Hadesburg number seven. [1:24:40, 1:24:55]: The procurement was solicited in accordance with the council's recommendations. Um and the actual procurement is to engage services of qualified contractors was proven track record to maintain the city of Stockbridge facilities based on the scope of services listed. [1:24:55, 1:25:11]: and within for proposal and perform daily wipe downs and disinfecting services uh to combat COVID-19. I would like to add that the solicitation was also listed on the state of Georgia registry in which it was sent to 1,576 vendors. [1:25:12, 1:25:18]: Fantastic. Okay. Council, any questions for Miss Miller or Mr. Aaron in reference to this proposal? [1:25:22, 1:25:27]: Okay, no questions. Need a motion to accept uh this consideration as stated. [1:25:28, 1:25:29]: Don't move. [1:25:29, 1:25:34]: Ms. Burton. And Miss Clant seconds that. All right. All in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:25:36, 1:25:36]: Okay. [1:25:38, 1:25:38]: All pose. [1:25:41, 1:25:42]: Of stain? [1:25:44, 1:25:47]: Mayor, uh got a question for the city attorney. [1:25:47, 1:25:55]: Uh Mr. Bear, what are we what are we approving with this right here? Can you make that clear to the citizens what this is a uh motion to approve? [1:25:56, 1:26:05]: You sort of substantive council member, you mean the contract itself or sort of substantially Well substantially what what we're what what what the motion is to approve. [1:26:11, 1:26:16]: Wow and I'm going up the agenda item just to have it in front of me, but it it's to again proceed. [1:26:17, 1:26:20]: You know, the the intent again is to come before you with [1:26:21, 1:26:23]: A a contract just like before. [1:26:27, 1:26:31]: Uh are these just are these the rankings that have gone through the procurement process? [1:26:32, 1:26:43]: uh just showing the showing the rankings and yet to award or these showing that who ranked uh top and this is this just information purposes for this council. [1:26:43, 1:26:53]: That's correct. On on March 4th, an evaluation committee was held and the evaluation committee evaluated the proposals and scored and ranked the firms. [1:26:53, 1:26:59]: So we got a process a procurement process that you, Mr. Berry, have said that is a good process. [1:27:00, 1:27:10]: And now the process is working to rank these businesses that want to do business with the city of Stockbridge. And now to go forward through the procurement process, that's what we're voting on right now. [1:27:10, 1:27:13]: So once again, I motion that we approve. Yes. [1:27:13, 1:27:17]: Yes, all that, council member. And aga as again, as I know we've said a couple of times, but [1:27:18, 1:27:21]: This isn't binding the city to anything. It's just allowing [1:27:21, 1:27:29]: the procurement department the and and city attorneys to go negotiate a contract that ultimately will be back before council and the mayor for consideration. [1:27:30, 1:27:37]: Okay. All right. So if you councilman Blount, you made a motion. Councilman Gantt, Councilwoman Gantt to second that motion. All favor motion, please indicate. [1:27:38, 1:27:39]: All right, okay. All right. [1:27:40, 1:27:41]: We are opposed. [1:27:42, 1:27:43]: Abstain. [1:27:45, 1:27:47]: Okay, three zero two, motion pass. All right. [1:27:48, 1:27:50]: Uh number ten, uh we've uh [1:27:52, 1:27:53]: We've actually [1:27:53, 1:27:59]: um took that off the agenda for uh until next uh next time we meet which is april twelfth. [1:27:59, 1:28:07]: So what's next would be in reference to the um the SB uh two oh two, I guess the voting laws is signed by um [1:28:07, 1:28:08]: Well [1:28:08, 1:28:09]: Governor Kemp. [1:28:09, 1:28:16]: And a resolution that we would have for that, provided the council wants to approve it. So I want to say since it was brought originally forward by Mary Port. [1:28:17, 1:28:19]: Yes, I hate to interrupt you, but before we move forward. [1:28:20, 1:28:26]: Um on this particular item on number ten, I know in the motion to amend the agenda at the beginning. [1:28:26, 1:28:28]: I just need to ask the attorney. [1:28:28, 1:28:32]: If that vote to amend the agenda as they did. [1:28:33, 1:28:36]: Did that also include what was requested to [1:28:37, 1:28:38]: Extend the contract. [1:28:39, 1:28:44]: Could that be considered as part of that motion? I just need to know where to put that action. [1:28:45, 1:28:47]: Well I thought that it was. [1:28:47, 1:28:49]: I just want to make sure. [1:28:49, 1:28:56]: Yeah, I appreciate that, Madam Kirk. Maybe add an abundance of caution. We could just have two separate votes if it's it's not clear. Um [1:28:56, 1:28:57]: One to [1:28:58, 1:29:02]: remove the agenda item for the for next consideration. [1:29:03, 1:29:08]: Well I have to admit I I mentioned that and I believe Mayor Pro Tem re that motion and we [1:29:09, 1:29:18]: Yeah, I did. When I'm he the mayor reminded me and I did uh include that in the motion. Right. Okay. That's fine. I just wanted to be clear. Thank you. All right. [1:29:19, 1:29:25]: So anyway, voting a voting loss uh update uh discussion, Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:29:27, 1:29:30]: Uh thank you, Mayor. I certainly appreciate that. [1:29:30, 1:29:32]: I think you know as a council [1:29:33, 1:29:36]: We certainly want to be very, very sensitive. [1:29:36, 1:29:40]: uh being uh a cradle of the civil rights movement about [1:29:41, 1:29:42]: Any attempt to keep [1:29:43, 1:29:45]: uh our citizens from voting. [1:29:46, 1:29:48]: There has been international. [1:29:48, 1:29:50]: outrage over [1:29:50, 1:29:52]: The passage of a Senate bill tool to [1:29:53, 1:29:55]: Would uh penalizes folks for [1:29:56, 1:29:58]: Simple things such as giving folks water. [1:29:59, 1:30:00]: who are waiting in line. [1:30:01, 1:30:02]: It it's unconscionable. [1:30:03, 1:30:07]: You know, just a couple years ago, our city found ourselves. [1:30:07, 1:30:10]: under attack by this very same general assembly [1:30:10, 1:30:12]: And they were trying to take half of our city. [1:30:13, 1:30:14]: And D annex it. [1:30:15, 1:30:17]: Against our wishes, and we put up a fight. [1:30:18, 1:30:21]: You know, again our citizens find ourselves under attack. [1:30:21, 1:30:23]: Uh with their right to vote. [1:30:24, 1:30:28]: Uh as this council we cannot go, you know, diversity is extremely important to us. [1:30:28, 1:30:30]: In every single way. [1:30:30, 1:30:31]: And to have [1:30:32, 1:30:34]: This slap in the face come forward. [1:30:35, 1:30:39]: А за респанство the first African American senator elected. [1:30:39, 1:30:59]: uh to the US Congress seems just it just seems unbelievable to the the gall and the audacity with which uh the state of Georgia operates. We just we we went through this extensive process where we had all of these recounts and a recount after recount to make sure that the election was true and [1:30:59, 1:31:00]: Honest and that [1:31:00, 1:31:03]: The victory was certified and appropriately done. [1:31:04, 1:31:09]: Now all of a sudden we find ourselves where we might have a senior citizen waiting in line. [1:31:10, 1:31:12]: Афонд період time. [1:31:13, 1:31:14]: And they cannot [1:31:14, 1:31:17]: But no one could assist them or bring them a sandwich or [1:31:17, 1:31:18]: Glass of water. [1:31:19, 1:31:24]: You know, we saw Representative Park Cannon arrested for simply knocking on the door. [1:31:24, 1:31:26]: Down at the state capital. [1:31:26, 1:31:29]: People see that, they see things out of control. [1:31:29, 1:31:32]: Just last night I was watching the news and I saw [1:31:33, 1:31:37]: Uh Cog County Chairwoman Lisa Cubit speak out very [1:31:38, 1:31:42]: uh strongly against uh this bill as well because [1:31:42, 1:31:46]: Not only is it affecting it's it's already starting to affect. [1:31:46, 1:31:48]: The economic s of the state. [1:31:49, 1:31:52]: where the major league baseball is considering removing [1:31:52, 1:31:55]: The All Star game from Cobb County. [1:31:55, 1:32:00]: You know, we don't have control over the state. The state legislature made that very clear. [1:32:00, 1:32:04]: That they're not gonna give up their control over city charters and that. [1:32:04, 1:32:05]: As such. [1:32:05, 1:32:08]: But we do have a voice to be able to speak. [1:32:09, 1:32:12]: Such as when somebody wants to come to the city of Startbridge. [1:32:12, 1:32:13]: That they will know. [1:32:14, 1:32:19]: They we we had no part and we certainly are outraged as the outside world is. [1:32:19, 1:32:22]: about the moving forward of this bill. [1:32:22, 1:32:29]: It is outrageous and I think I would like to just get all of us to unanimously speak out. [1:32:29, 1:32:33]: And just say enough is enough. How can we continue? [1:32:33, 1:32:34]: To go down this path. [1:32:35, 1:32:37]: In Georgia are suppressing [1:32:37, 1:32:38]: Votes. [1:32:38, 1:32:43]: And it it it it every time African Americans go to the polls to vote. [1:32:43, 1:32:47]: some s more restriction is put a place. It's akin to [1:32:48, 1:32:52]: The jelly bean. Count the number of jelly beans in the jar before you can vote. [1:32:52, 1:32:54]: Or you know, a poll text. [1:32:55, 1:32:56]: This is not the way. [1:32:56, 1:33:03]: And we as a all African American Council, if we are compelled, in my opinion, to speak out and say, [1:33:03, 1:33:04]: Стоп дес. [1:33:04, 1:33:06]: We don't support this. [1:33:06, 1:33:09]: And we're calling for people, don't boycott stock bridge. [1:33:09, 1:33:11]: because we want to do the right thing. [1:33:12, 1:33:16]: There are cities all over Georgia who want to do the right thing, and we're one of them. [1:33:16, 1:33:19]: And we want to make sure that you understand you're welcome here. [1:33:19, 1:33:22]: And we wholeheartedly disagree with this decision. [1:33:23, 1:33:24]: Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [1:33:27, 1:33:31]: Yeah, Mayor, thank you. Uh Miss Alexander, uh you you're correct. [1:33:31, 1:33:34]: You know, there's always been a saying, if it's not broke, don't fix it. [1:33:35, 1:33:38]: And we see that a that the system that has been working for years. [1:33:39, 1:33:46]: All of a sudden doesn't work, not because it was broken. How was it broken? It was broken by people getting out and in and [1:33:46, 1:33:56]: the uh legislators saying and along with Rosenberg saying this is one of the most secure elections we've ever had. So that doesn't give the citizens uh in the and the people of this country [1:33:56, 1:34:05]: Uh, security in their mind that the elections are secure, then what does? So the only thing about this system that was broke was the wrong people was elected into office. [1:34:06, 1:34:10]: Only thing that you know we can do as as elected officials and as other citizens [1:34:11, 1:34:14]: Is to try to is it is to try to bring forward the make voting [1:34:15, 1:34:17]: Uh uh show the importance of it. [1:34:17, 1:34:21]: while trying to uh add comfort because people are standing in lines. [1:34:21, 1:34:25]: So when you see the the bill that that that is passing now, all the stuff that is in that bill. [1:34:26, 1:34:31]: Even even being uh unlawful to give someone water or something to drink. [1:34:31, 1:34:34]: And you're and you're putting a system in place that's gonna make lives longer. [1:34:35, 1:34:37]: The deterrent is there, statistics are there. [1:34:38, 1:34:39]: And that's what they're looking at. [1:34:39, 1:34:41]: It's not that the the make it [1:34:41, 1:34:47]: Wha why are we trying to pass a bill now to make everybody feel comfortable about vote comfortable about voting? [1:34:48, 1:34:52]: This was the hot most highly uh um [1:34:52, 1:34:54]: voted election in the history of this country. [1:34:55, 1:34:59]: So the confidence of people voting is there because they showed up. [1:35:00, 1:35:05]: And so I I fully support the city to stop reassuring everyone that we support. [1:35:05, 1:35:07]: our citizens right to vote. [1:35:08, 1:35:10]: Uh, not just as a color. [1:35:10, 1:35:11]: Була крос та бор. [1:35:12, 1:35:13]: Because that's what happened. [1:35:13, 1:35:16]: Everyone voted. Who would it affect the most? [1:35:17, 1:35:18]: We don't need to say that. [1:35:18, 1:35:19]: Because we know. [1:35:20, 1:35:26]: It's gonna affo affect the minorities, it's gonna affect African Americans, it's gonna affect the Asian community, it's gonna affect uh quite a few people. [1:35:26, 1:35:27]: It's gonna affect the elderly. [1:35:29, 1:35:30]: It's gonna affect the elderly. [1:35:30, 1:35:33]: It's gonna affect so many people with this bill. [1:35:34, 1:35:36]: And so I do support the resolution. [1:35:37, 1:35:39]: Uh Councilwoman Gantt, go ahead, please. [1:35:42, 1:35:51]: Thank you, Amir. I too support the resolution. Um, a citizen, Ms. Elliott, actually um had asked a question in regards to [1:35:52, 1:35:57]: Um the lines at the polls when during the time of voting. [1:35:57, 1:36:07]: Um in Cobb County, they have real-time voting status. And I'm planning on speaking with uh Henry County to talk to them about maybe we can get assistance. [1:36:09, 1:36:10]: Uh that is the [1:36:10, 1:36:13]: Um in regards to voter suppression. [1:36:13, 1:36:15]: Um it is real. [1:36:15, 1:36:28]: And it is important, although you know our resolution is stating this African American Council, is that we acknowledge and we know this is wrong. [1:36:28, 1:36:41]: If voting wasn't important, people wouldn't have died for it. People wouldn't have had to take a test in order to be able to vote. Women were limited only in at some point of time and did not have the right to vote. [1:36:42, 1:36:43]: Um [1:36:43, 1:36:47]: It is amazing. Um, I was looking at my driver's license the other day. [1:36:48, 1:37:06]: Um there was a I think it was a discussion on CNN where we they talked about having to match your your signature up with your vote if it was absentee ballots. Um and I looked at the signature of my driver's license, which you use a screen screen pen on. [1:37:06, 1:37:17]: not necessarily a real pen and and your actual signature. And I look at the signature that I write all the time in my real closings and they are totally different. [1:37:18, 1:37:23]: Um I vote every single election. Some people can't stand. [1:37:23, 1:37:32]: We have people, you'll have shortage of and voter suppression comes in so many ways. So many ways. Um [1:37:33, 1:37:33]: And [1:37:34, 1:37:38]: So I stand with my colleague um with [1:37:39, 1:37:41]: the representation that we are [1:37:42, 1:37:46]: as a body for the city of Stockbridge and stating that we are against. [1:37:46, 1:37:49]: this bill and we are against voter suppression. [1:37:51, 1:37:53]: Um thank you. Councilman Thomas Goya, please. [1:37:54, 1:37:57]: Mayor, uh I'm going to concur with [1:37:57, 1:37:59]: Uh, my colleagues [1:38:00, 1:38:04]: I I think our voices uh should be heard. [1:38:04, 1:38:08]: Uh irregardless of the posture that [1:38:08, 1:38:17]: The state of Georgia legislators take. I think it is important, as the mayor pro tem stated, you know, voices need to be heard. [1:38:17, 1:38:18]: Um [1:38:18, 1:38:21]: I'm going to recall um [1:38:22, 1:38:25]: Ас елементарь ску студент. [1:38:26, 1:38:28]: Uh I don't want to age myself. [1:38:29, 1:38:31]: Um, but I do recall. [1:38:31, 1:38:32]: Um when [1:38:33, 1:38:37]: My grandparents and my mother and father were my mother. [1:38:37, 1:38:38]: Um [1:38:38, 1:38:39]: Could not vote. [1:38:40, 1:38:41]: It was not legal, so [1:38:42, 1:38:45]: Uh this this suppression for me is real. [1:38:45, 1:38:47]: Because I do remember [1:38:47, 1:38:49]: Uh when we were not [1:38:49, 1:38:52]: uh allow to vote. [1:38:52, 1:39:12]: So um so this this is real for me. So I support and hopefully uh tonight uh we can go forward with some type of resolution uh so the city of Stockbridge elected body voices can be heard. Thank you. No problem, no problem. I will tell you that um and I'm what I'm gonna say next, I really missed this last year, but typically [1:39:12, 1:39:32]: as well as you all do do, you get voted, you get notified about certain things going on in elementary schools and career fairs and middle schools and in high schools. And I know when I go, kids always want to know what's going on with the mayor, what's going on with the city. And I explain to them what's going on in this aspect and what I do and what we do collectively. But I also stress to this [1:39:32, 1:39:35]: them about their constitutional right to vote. [1:39:35, 1:39:49]: in this aspect and the fact that many people gave the blood, sweat, and tears and died for the right to vote. And that's something that they need to take sacred. It's their constitutional right to do so. And I also tell them, once you turn 18, you need to vote. They need to vote each and every time. [1:39:49, 1:39:57]: You know, no matter what. And matter of fact, when you go home, talk to your mother or father or their or your s or your guard legal guardian and ask them, are they registered to vote? [1:39:58, 1:40:01]: And for not tell them no the mayor force says you need to get registered to vote and vote. [1:40:02, 1:40:22]: So this is a very much uh a serious act aspect. We need to make sure that we stand fast with this and and beat back suppression and encourage people to, no matter what the situation is, they need to execute the constitutional right to vote. No matter what they put out there, you can still beat back whatever rules and regulations out there to do that. You gotta be determined to utilize that constitutional. [1:40:21, 1:40:31]: right and do that and not let our ancestors or people come before us down on the effort they they gave to bless sweat and tears and their lives for that constitutional right. [1:40:32, 1:40:52]: So uh I there in reference to the resolution, we were we received that. I don't know if we need to read that in the record this time, uh in this aspect, but uh uh I'm I'm in tune with the rest of the council. It's extremely important that we uh we stay together on this particular issue. Mayor Pro Ten, sir. [1:40:52, 1:40:53]: Councilwoman Barber want to speak. [1:40:54, 1:41:05]: Well, I don't know. Uh Councilman Barber, you have any no, she says no. Go ahead, sir. Okay. Uh well I I I as as just a gesture, I would like for you to read it. Uh and so folks can hear it. [1:41:05, 1:41:15]: And they can understand what's going on and and that we're all in unison on this. All right. Well, I need to I'm gonna have to pull it up then. One second here. Let's see here. [1:41:18, 1:41:38]: All right, bear with me here. It says uh whereas the 2021 General Assembly has passed House Bill uh five uh three one and Senate Bill uh two oh two hereafter the bills uh that would greatly reduce access and participation in American democracy. [1:41:38, 1:41:58]: Whereas voting, a fundamental voting is a fundamental right that is born out of a collective struggle that has included bloodshed and the loss of life. Many of our countries strive for a better American Union. And whereas these bills being signed into law limit self-determination of [1:41:58, 1:42:18]: Citizens to choose their elected officials by limiting early voting, making it illegal to contribute food or water to citizens in vote in the voting lines, and limiting access and availability to secure ballot boxes and limiting the use of mobile voting. Whereas county and municipal governments have the right and responsibility. [1:42:18, 1:42:23]: responsibility to protect uh citizen access to voting and violent boxes. [1:42:24, 1:42:27]: Uh whereas due to high voter turnout and the belief [1:42:28, 1:42:48]: in in unfounded uh misinformation that people voted who should not have, whereas the city of Stockbridge does not support the passage and the signing of this bill. Therefore the city council, uh City of Stockbridge hereby resolves section one opposition to the bills. The city of Stockbridge voices this opposition [1:42:47, 1:42:55]: To the Election Integrity Act and any other bills that would decrease or seek to limit all citizens from voting. [1:42:55, 1:43:15]: Uh section two public record. This document shall be maintained as a public record by the city clerk and shall be accessible to the public during all normal business hours of the city of Stockbridge. A copy of this resolution shall be delivered to members of the Stockbridge legislative delegation and made available for [1:43:15, 1:43:27]: for distribution to the public and the press. Uh section three, authorization of execution. The mayor or mayor pro tem is hereby authorized to sign on documents necessary to affix [1:43:27, 1:43:29]: This resolution, section four. [1:43:30, 1:43:42]: Attestation, the city clerk is authorized to execute and attest to the seal my documents which uh may be necessary to effect affixate this ordinance uh subject to the approval as a form. [1:43:43, 1:43:48]: by the city attorney. Section five affected dates resolution shall become effective immediately upon [1:43:48, 1:44:01]: It's adoption by the mayor city council and the city of Stockbridge as provided by the city charter. And uh of course the signature blocks are located down here. And I would duly upon passage, I would duly sign this. [1:44:02, 1:44:04]: first available day, which could be easily be tomorrow. [1:44:05, 1:44:05]: Okay. [1:44:06, 1:44:09]: And that's what the resolution says. Thank you, attorneys, for putting that together. [1:44:09, 1:44:27]: And thank you, staff, uh and and uh council course. So on that we need a motion to to accept this. Mayor Portan. I'd like to make a motion a motion to approve the uh resolution as read by the mayor um opposing uh these jokes uh voter suppression laws passed in Georgia. [1:44:28, 1:44:33]: I second. Okay, fantastic. All motion was made. A second all in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:44:34, 1:44:36]: Okay, it's unanimous decision. Outstanding. [1:44:36, 1:44:37]: Okay. [1:44:38, 1:44:42]: On that note, I have some comments. Thank you, Council. Thank you, attorneys. Appreciate it. [1:44:43, 1:44:43]: Um [1:44:44, 1:44:50]: As you well know, folks, we're still in the pandemic. Still in the pandemic. One year plus days. [1:44:50, 1:44:57]: So testing is important. So testing is important, but the vaccination aspect is a little bit more important. But if you need to be tested, [1:44:57, 1:45:03]: You can still do that at the Heritage Senior Center, which is ten fifty Florence McGerty Boulevard in Madonna. [1:45:03, 1:45:09]: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. [1:45:09, 1:45:18]: You can call this number 800-847-4262. Once again, 800-847-4262 to set an appointment and get a good tested. [1:45:19, 1:45:21]: But once again, the most important thing these days. [1:45:21, 1:45:30]: Is actually vaccination. As you well know, the in the state of Georgia now you can be 16 or older to get a vaccination shot. So that's what we need to do. [1:45:30, 1:45:32]: А і філанту волонтера. [1:45:33, 1:45:36]: If you want to volunteer to help out with the vaccination process. [1:45:37, 1:45:54]: Okay, you can go to this website. It'll be serve S-E-R-V-G-A.gov. Once again, S E R V G A.gov and go through that process and fill out the information in reference to your volunteerism to help out the vaccination process. [1:45:55, 1:46:01]: Now we have some new numbers in reference to the actual vaccination process and appointment process to go go about. [1:46:02, 1:46:07]: Um now there's a new number. The new number if you want to set an appointment uh for the vaccination. [1:46:08, 1:46:10]: It is eight eight eight. [1:46:10, 1:46:15]: four five seven zero one eight six. Once again eight eight eight. [1:46:16, 1:46:19]: four five seven zero one eight six. [1:46:19, 1:46:21]: And you can also go online. [1:46:22, 1:46:26]: uh to uh to get yourself a vaccination appointment. [1:46:26, 1:46:28]: And that would be G T A. [1:46:28, 1:46:32]: Dash V-R-A-S dot power. [1:46:33, 1:46:40]: Apps APP S portal P-O-R-T-A-L dot US backslash. Once again. [1:46:41, 1:46:43]: For a vaccination appointment online. [1:46:43, 1:46:48]: G T A dash V-Ras dot power. [1:46:49, 1:46:55]: Apps APP S portal P O R T A L dot U S backslash. [1:46:56, 1:47:16]: And the oper now the line the line to operate to if you want to call in and to make an appointment, uh the the lines to do that is open from Monday to Friday, eight AM to eight PM, Monday to Friday, eight AM to eight PM, or Saturdays and Sundays, eight AM to five PM to call in. [1:47:16, 1:47:33]: Saturday, Sundays call in, and you got to make an appointment first, and then I'll tell you exactly where you need to go. And I will tell you here in Henry County, the biggest thing we have going on is that the vaccinations are occurring now at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, and we're looking to get up to 1,500 people a day when we do that. [1:47:33, 1:47:40]: Uh today uh second uh doses were done at the local scroll senior center, but on Thursday. [1:47:41, 1:48:01]: Uh there are fifteen hundred people that are scheduled to be at the Atlanta Motor Speedway and that'll be the Pfizer vaccination uh uh that will go on. And then the following Tuesday also it'll be back at Atlanta Motor Speedway. And you just set an appointment. I would say Friday, I'll say Thursday is probably booked. So there's opportunity to get on next Tuesday for Atlanta Motor Speedway. [1:48:01, 1:48:01]: Speedway. [1:48:02, 1:48:06]: And you must once again you must schedule uh call in and schedule that appointment. [1:48:07, 1:48:07]: And do that. [1:48:08, 1:48:10]: When you schedule an appointment [1:48:10, 1:48:14]: They will ask you several things. They want to know about the demographics. [1:48:14, 1:48:16]: Uh, they want to know about your medical history. [1:48:17, 1:48:19]: А де ванно бачу ковід найтін хистрі. [1:48:20, 1:48:22]: And it wants your contact information. So when you go online. [1:48:23, 1:48:29]: And you make the call go online electronically or you make the phone call. Once again, they want the demographics, details. [1:48:29, 1:48:30]: Medical history. [1:48:30, 1:48:34]: COVID nineteen history of contact information. [1:48:36, 1:48:36]: You see here. [1:48:38, 1:48:50]: And oh by the way, I'm sorry, the when they do go to Atlanta Motor Speedway uh Thursday, if you're already scheduled, it's 8:30 to 330. Next Tuesday, the Atlanta Motor Speedway, once again it's 8:30 to 3:30. [1:48:50, 1:48:54]: Uh that they'll be open for that. And once again it's uh fifteen hundred people. [1:48:54, 1:49:05]: uh or be authorized to do that. If you need a ride, if you need a ride uh to your vaccination uh site, the Latin Motor Speedway, [1:49:05, 1:49:10]: And you uh you have to have an appointment first. You can call it Henry County Transit. [1:49:10, 1:49:11]: Call Henry County Transit. [1:49:12, 1:49:13]: It's seven seven zero. [1:49:13, 1:49:16]: two eight eight seven four four four four four four four four four four four four four four four four four four four four four four four. [1:49:17, 1:49:35]: Henry County Transit 770-288-7444. Call them and you gotta call them at least a week out in advance, but you have to have your vaccination appointment set first. They'll pick you off, pick you up at your home and take you to a vaccination site and they'll drop you off back at your home. [1:49:35, 1:49:40]: What I understand is that if you're under sixty years old. [1:49:40, 1:49:54]: You it's four dollars each way, is what I understand here. If you're under sixty, four dollars each way. If you're over sixty is two dollars each way. It's on an honor system when you tell them your age. Okay. Uh let's see here. [1:49:55, 1:50:00]: And the Henry County uh health department, uh, right here at uh in Madonna. [1:50:00, 1:50:15]: They have a new phone number. Henry County Health Department has a new main phone number, and that number is 470-661-0005. Once again, Henry County Health Department, right in Manduna, part of District 4. [1:50:15, 1:50:20]: New number is four seven zero six six one zero zero zero five. [1:50:21, 1:50:31]: And by the way, when you of course then make sure when you take the Henry County transit, that they're only gonna keep you in Henry County. You have to be a Henry County resident and you need to stay in Henry County. They're not gonna cross county lines when they do that. [1:50:31, 1:50:33]: And at this point that's all the [1:50:33, 1:50:35]: uh comments that I have. [1:50:35, 1:50:49]: For my specific comments, I want to talk about these other things here. Office uh city office hours are are closed due to COVID-19 precautions. Um now what it amounts to, I know the staff is working through the process to integrate themselves back in. [1:50:49, 1:50:54]: Um teleworking and also coming back into the office as we continue to [1:50:54, 1:51:02]: work through the process uh to get people vaccinated, but also get people more comfortable and then working in the office as well. So we we got that combination of that going on. [1:51:02, 1:51:07]: Uh the city offices are closed Friday, April second, due to observance of Good Friday. [1:51:08, 1:51:13]: So Fridays uh we are uh close and that means obviously have an excellent Easter this weekend, please. Hopefully the weather'll be good. [1:51:14, 1:51:18]: And uh upcoming meetings and announcements, the city council meeting. [1:51:18, 1:51:21]: At six o'clock uh via Zoom, which is going to be on April twelfth. [1:51:22, 1:51:27]: The main street advisory board meeting is at nine AM by way of Zoom on April ninth. [1:51:27, 1:51:31]: The downtown Development Authority meeting is six PM by way of Zoom. [1:51:31, 1:51:32]: On April nineteenth. [1:51:33, 1:51:38]: The youth council and advisory meeting is six thirty by way of Zoom on April nineteenth as well. [1:51:39, 1:51:44]: The planning commission meeting is 630 by way of Zoom on April 22nd. [1:51:44, 1:51:50]: And the city net our next city council work session, 6 p.m. by way of Zoom on the 27th of April. [1:51:50, 1:52:01]: On that note, uh executive session is my understanding that we'd go into executive session and talk over a climate survey. If that is the case, then I would need a motion to go into executive session. [1:52:03, 1:52:05]: Is there a motion to go into second session? [1:52:07, 1:52:08]: Mayor. Yes, ma'am. [1:52:08, 1:52:13]: I move that we go into executive session for personnel, real estate and litigation. [1:52:14, 1:52:14]: Is there a second? [1:52:17, 1:52:19]: Council Councilman Blount uh seconds that. [1:52:20, 1:52:20]: Okay. [1:52:21, 1:52:24]: All in favor of going to this echo session, please indicate. [1:52:26, 1:52:27]: Uh [1:52:27, 1:52:30]: Uh okay, I got three opposed. [1:52:31, 1:52:32]: Abstain. [1:52:34, 1:52:35]: Okay, I got uh three [1:52:36, 1:52:40]: I have three going to Zakon session. I think you got uh one of uh uh one of a stain. [1:52:41, 1:52:42]: And one opposed. [1:52:42, 1:52:43]: Is that right? [1:52:43, 1:52:47]: Two abstain. I really do. Two abstain. Two abstain. Two of stain. [1:52:47, 1:52:49]: So three yes and two abstained. [1:52:50, 1:52:54]: Okay. And uh we're gonna one of the things we're gonna talk about is our climate survey. [1:52:55, 1:53:12]: It said and and our attorneys for this for this piece, our attorneys will be involved with our vo involved with us for this, along with the entire council. And uh do now the the facilitator, uh Miss Tanya Morris is on standby. Do we want her in this ecosession council to talk to us about this climate survey? [1:53:13, 1:53:14]: He's only sir. [1:53:14, 1:53:15]: Yes, ma'am. Yes, sir. [1:53:16, 1:53:22]: Only if needed. Only if needed. Otherwise not. Only if needed. Any other comments before we go? [1:53:23, 1:53:34]: All right, no other comments. All right. So uh can we uh I need uh everybody to uh uh stand by. We'll be in a second session in probably the next five minutes or so we'll be able to get the [1:53:34, 1:53:37]: connectivity to the entire council and our attorneys, please. [1:53:40, 1:53:40]: We'll be able to do that. [1:53:41, 1:53:45]: Yes. Okay. Thank you very much. I'll see you on the second session. Thank you. [1:53:46, 1:53:47]: Right. Thank you. [1:53:47, 1:53:47]: Mm. [1:53:48, 1:53:50]: All right. Um all in favor, please indicate. [1:53:52, 1:54:06]: All right. Uh. Okay, we got four votes. Okay. I need a motion to reconvene our our uh council meeting or session. So move. Is there a second? So move. Okay. I need a second, please. Mr. Mr. Blount. [1:54:08, 1:54:11]: Mr. Blount, you so moved or you seconded? It doesn't matter, Mayor, whichever. [1:54:12, 1:54:18]: Come first. I'll say okay. You moved it. Ms. Gantt second that. Okay. All right. On that note. Um [1:54:18, 1:54:19]: All right. [1:54:19, 1:54:25]: And I so what I gathered from our conversation though, I I gathered that we didn't [1:54:26, 1:54:29]: All all in favor to adjourn the meeting? [1:54:29, 1:54:32]: And the great No, reconvene. [1:54:32, 1:54:38]: I I did recon didn't we reconvene already? No, we didn't. No, we had we will motion to reconvene our our our meeting. [1:54:38, 1:54:39]: Aye. [1:54:40, 1:54:53]: Okay. All right. Is there a second? Of m Ms. Blount. Yeah, we already did the first second. All right. Would you mind repeating it? I was just able to rejoin. Ah, there she is. Okay. So you're making okay, good deal. [1:54:53, 1:54:55]: So what we did with that motion. [1:54:56, 1:55:08]: Reconvening meeting. Did you end executive session? Yes, we did. Did you do a vote on that? Yes, we did. And what was that vote? The vote was uh four uh zero. I mean who made the motion in the second? [1:55:08, 1:55:11]: Okay. [1:55:13, 1:55:15]: And to reconvene. Okay. [1:55:16, 1:55:22]: was also blood in and Gantt. Okay, thank you. And we were uh an amount on that, I believe. Is that right? [1:55:23, 1:55:36]: Yeah. Okay. All right. All right. Thank you, Mr. Bonds, for your assistance. Appreciate that. Now I need a motion to end the end our city council. Is there a second? Mayor forward. I have a second. [1:55:36, 1:55:37]: Okay. [1:55:37, 1:55:40]: I like to appear the opinion, Mayor Ford. [1:55:40, 1:55:51]: I like amend the agenda and ma'am. We have a vote and a second. We need to go ahead and clear this vote second. And there's no discussions at the end of the when you make a motion to adjourn. [1:55:52, 1:55:52]: Right. [1:55:53, 1:56:09]: Um I like to amend the agenda. Stand stand by stand by a second. Stand by. Motion is made in a second to adjourn the meeting. There is no this typically is no discussion uh in reference to that. Stand by, stand by. Our attorneys in reference to any feedback on that. [1:56:11, 1:56:13]: I think that's correct, Mayor. I suppose there could be a point of [1:56:14, 1:56:18]: Of personal information or privilege, but I I think there is a pending motion at this point. [1:56:19, 1:56:21]: Yeah, the motion has to be voted up and down. [1:56:21, 1:56:26]: Okay. So motion we made to adjourn the meeting. It's been second. All favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:56:26, 1:56:27]: Five. [1:56:29, 1:56:30]: Okay, all polls. [1:56:33, 1:56:36]: Okay, so the meeting's not good not agenda in this aspect. Okay. [1:56:37, 1:56:38]: So what's what's what's going on here? [1:56:39, 1:56:42]: Okay, I'd like to amend the agenda. Um [1:56:42, 1:56:51]: Request to modify our meeting protocol to address council's conduct and expectations during virtual meetings. [1:56:51, 1:56:58]: To ensure video cameras remain active for more than ninety-five percent of the meetings. [1:56:58, 1:56:59]: Second. [1:57:00, 1:57:20]: Well, since you did that, so obviously motions are made in the second now for discussion purposes and I gotta talk to attorneys as well. I mean, how do you judge ninety-five percent of the meeting? I don't know how you can do that. And attorneys, I need you to weigh on us. This is something that's been amended at the very end of the meeting, this aspect typically we would go ahead and adjourn and uh or uh and identify [1:57:20, 1:57:35]: something that was discussed in the second session that we need to come uh public with at this point. And so uh in reference to uh parliamentary procedures and and uh legality, attorneys, what kind of suggestions do you have? Are we going the right by this the right way? What do you think here? [1:57:36, 1:57:36]: Yeah. [1:57:37, 1:57:48]: I would honestly need to look at this because Parliamentary Procedure doesn't have anything about ninety-five percent of the meeting because there if you had set times for a meeting, we could do it that way, but these meetings don't have set times. [1:57:48, 1:57:49]: Right. [1:57:49, 1:57:54]: Unless you're gonna block that we're gonna meet from six to ten, then you take ninety five percent of four hours. [1:57:55, 1:57:56]: We can do it that way, but [1:57:57, 1:57:58]: Mm. Yes, man. [1:57:58, 1:57:59]: I would [1:58:00, 1:58:06]: I would challenge it all together. Um, we're in a virtual setting. I have young kids. [1:58:07, 1:58:14]: And no one can tell me that I have to have my camera on when I'm still present at the meetings per the charter. [1:58:15, 1:58:27]: Um, so I'm uh my thought process on this is uh you know the pettiness has to stop in regards to trying to dictate how we run our meetings in regards to our appearance the longest. [1:58:28, 1:58:29]: We were here. [1:58:29, 1:58:30]: Um [1:58:30, 1:58:45]: If I am in chamber, if this wasn't COVID and we were actually in person, then I would have to be there. I believe I had a reason one time where I was not Zoomed, it was a when I I think it was a 2015, 2016. [1:58:45, 1:58:57]: Um, when I was probably in Jamaica with my family and I had to call in. Um, but I was out of state and unavailable. Other than that, I'm still present at the meeting. [1:58:58, 1:58:58]: So [1:59:00, 1:59:00]: That's that. [1:59:01, 1:59:03]: Cap and Blount. [1:59:03, 1:59:17]: Mayor, you know, it's getting late. This this ridiculous stuff uh that keeps coming up. It just this is not in our charter. There's nowhere in the state of Georgia that you come in on a Zoom meeting and say, I gotta see your face. [1:59:18, 1:59:19]: This is ridiculo [1:59:19, 1:59:22]: This count this is ridiculous stuff. [1:59:22, 1:59:31]: And when we got a councilman, all she can do is sit back and smile at this ridiculous stuff because she got two people that's gonna go along with her. This is just ridiculous. [1:59:31, 1:59:44]: Why don't we end and then and go to the next one? Who's who's who's grown on this phone? Point of order. Another grown person. Their face will not be on the thing. Point of order. Call for the vote. [1:59:46, 1:59:47]: Yeah, four. [1:59:47, 2:00:06]: Well uh well stand by a second. I got I got a question about how you concern what ninety-five percent is, what even fifty percent is. I don't know how you can really judge that. I don't know how you can really judge that at all. I said 95% because um we may get a call or may be distracted from time to time. [2:00:07, 2:00:20]: during the meeting. So I just said 95%, but we can just remove um the percentage and just um request that everybody be active with their cameras on throughout the entire meeting. We'll be doing that. [2:00:22, 2:00:31]: I will not be doing that. And I will challenge it as well. I definitely wouldn't do it. So you're good luck with that one. Mo Barber made a motion. He's been seconded. [2:00:32, 2:00:34]: All in favor of the motion, please indicate. [2:00:36, 2:00:37]: All post. [2:00:37, 2:00:38]: Wow. Aye. [2:00:39, 2:00:43]: It it passes three two. Need a motion to adjourn the meeting. So moved. [2:00:43, 2:00:51]: Is there a second? Probably shake your head all you want, baby. It ain't all what you gonna do if I don't. All all in favor, all in favor, please indicate. [2:00:52, 2:00:58]: All all favorite journey, please educate. Okay. All right. Good night, everybody. Good night. [2:00:58, 2:00:59]: Good night.