2020-12-22 · City Council · Transcript · Work Session Meeting Via Zoom

--- title: December 22 2020 Work Session Meeting Via Zoom date: 2020-12-22 source: 2020-12-22_December_22_2020_Work_Session_Meeting_Via_Zoom.wav --- [0:00:02, 0:00:06]: So if we can, okay, I says we I see the recording there. All right. [0:00:15, 0:00:17]: And I'm assuming that'd be on Facebook Live as well. [0:00:20, 0:00:25]: Uh let me double check. So I was told to stream from the from the website, but you're saying do it on Facebook Live now? [0:00:26, 0:00:28]: Um we're streaming through [0:00:29, 0:00:31]: No, we're streaming through the civic. [0:00:31, 0:00:35]: Which is on our website, but you're able to go to Zoom. [0:00:35, 0:00:36]: On Facebook. [0:00:37, 0:00:37]: To do that. [0:00:38, 0:00:39]: Okay. [0:00:47, 0:00:49]: Okay, so I actually have six o'clock. [0:00:49, 0:00:54]: So um on that note, I'd like to call this uh council work session. [0:00:55, 0:00:59]: Which is December twenty second of uh twenty twenty, which is our last one for the calendar year. [0:01:00, 0:01:02]: And happy holidays, everybody. [0:01:02, 0:01:04]: And uh like to call the meeting to order. [0:01:05, 0:01:10]: And um Miss Holiday, could you um do a roll call, please? [0:01:13, 0:01:15]: Mayor Ford. Present. [0:01:16, 0:01:17]: Mayor Pro Tem Thomas. [0:01:19, 0:01:20]: President. [0:01:21, 0:01:22]: Present. Council. [0:01:23, 0:01:24]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:01:28, 0:01:33]: Let the record reflect Councilwoman Gantt is not in attendance. Councilman Alexander. [0:01:34, 0:01:34]: President. [0:01:36, 0:01:37]: Councilwoman Barber. [0:01:38, 0:01:38]: It's it [0:01:39, 0:01:40]: And Councilman Blind. [0:01:41, 0:01:41]: President. [0:01:42, 0:01:44]: Therefore, do you have a quorum? [0:01:44, 0:01:45]: Thank you, man. [0:01:45, 0:01:47]: Councilman Alexander, invocation, please. [0:01:48, 0:01:49]: Uh thank you, Mayor. [0:01:50, 0:01:52]: Will everyone bow your heads, please? [0:01:53, 0:01:55]: Lord who thought in heaven. [0:01:55, 0:01:57]: All the glory to you. [0:01:57, 0:02:00]: As you guide us to these challenging [0:02:00, 0:02:01]: Times in life. [0:02:02, 0:02:03]: Please. [0:02:03, 0:02:04]: Have your covering hand. [0:02:04, 0:02:05]: Over America. [0:02:06, 0:02:07]: And the rest of the world. [0:02:07, 0:02:10]: Топ ус дел від пандемік. [0:02:11, 0:02:13]: It is ravishing this world, Lord. [0:02:14, 0:02:16]: Only you know and you have the answer. [0:02:16, 0:02:18]: To what is the solution? [0:02:18, 0:02:20]: To survo to solve. [0:02:20, 0:02:22]: What is covet nineteen? [0:02:22, 0:02:24]: Protect the citizens of Stockbridge. [0:02:25, 0:02:27]: Protect our elected leaders. [0:02:27, 0:02:30]: And all involved to make wise decisions tonight. [0:02:31, 0:02:32]: As it involves the citizens. [0:02:33, 0:02:36]: It is about what is in the best interest of the city. [0:02:36, 0:02:38]: In everything that we do. [0:02:39, 0:02:41]: Let us put that as top of mind. [0:02:41, 0:02:42]: Always. [0:02:42, 0:02:43]: And never forget. [0:02:44, 0:02:45]: That it is you. [0:02:45, 0:02:48]: That guides us with the steady hand. [0:02:48, 0:02:49]: In Jesus' name. [0:02:50, 0:02:50]: Amen. [0:02:51, 0:02:51]: Amen. [0:02:52, 0:02:52]: Amen. [0:02:53, 0:02:55]: All right, folks, let's do the Pledge of Allegiance, please. Stand. [0:02:56, 0:02:58]: Mm, yeah. [0:02:59, 0:03:14]: I pledge allegiance to the flags of America and to the Republic which liberty and justice for all. [0:03:15, 0:03:15]: Yeah. [0:03:16, 0:03:18]: Thank you for that. [0:03:19, 0:03:23]: Councilman Alexander, I need a motion to adopt the agenda, please. [0:03:23, 0:03:26]: Uh Mayor, I would like to amend the agenda. [0:03:27, 0:03:31]: Okay. [0:03:33, 0:03:34]: I'm sorry. [0:03:34, 0:03:36]: I'd like to add the uh crown at [0:03:38, 0:03:38]: Okay. [0:03:38, 0:03:40]: Which is uh the [0:03:41, 0:03:45]: Uh to the agenda is the natural hair protection. [0:03:45, 0:03:46]: Uh in the workplace. [0:03:47, 0:03:48]: Is there a second? [0:03:49, 0:03:50]: A second. Okay. [0:03:51, 0:03:52]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:03:55, 0:04:01]: Okay, approved. And what we'll do or add that at the end of uh new business. Um [0:04:03, 0:04:09]: It's uh add it added in the new business before we get into our public hearing dealing with SDS. All right. Okay. [0:04:14, 0:04:34]: All right, on that note, we have uh review of the minutes, the the uh November 9th council meeting minutes and the November 24th council work session. Those minutes would be approved at our next uh council meeting, which would be next year on January 11th. So uh please review those and if you have any comments or um changes, uh get [0:04:34, 0:04:35]: [276.4, 279.2]: On that note, uh Ms. Holliday, do we have any public comments? [0:04:39, 0:04:43]: There were no public comments. Okay, thank you very much. Okay, thank you very much. [0:04:44, 0:04:49]: Okay, ladies and gentlemen, we have a presentation from the Henry County Development Authority update on all activities. [0:04:49, 0:04:59]: And uh that chairman or I will say C as well say CEO or just chairman, huh? Uh uh executive director. I I don't know if I want the chairman's role. [0:04:59, 0:05:19]: Mr. Josh Spinn. We got a great we got a great chair and board, but uh I'll take the executive director. Josh Spinn, go ahead, please, sir. Thank you. Council. Uh thank you for the invitation uh to update um you and the citizens of Stockbridge on what's going on with the Henry King Development Authority. Uh I do have a presentation. Um [0:05:19, 0:05:22]: Um so I'll go to share screen here and get that fired up. [0:05:22, 0:05:24]: Uh bear with me one second. [0:05:26, 0:05:46]: Go over some highlights and notes and what's going on, um, kind of update everybody on what we do as well too. And then uh once I conclude, um you know be happy to answer any questions you or the council may have. Um again, my name is Josh Finn, I'm the executive director of Henry County Development Authority. Uh we are the economic development agent. [0:05:46, 0:05:48]: agency for Henry County. [0:05:49, 0:05:55]: Um quick little overview about our mission. Um won't really bore you with the details. [0:05:55, 0:06:06]: But as the development authority, we are the economic development agency for the county. And our primary job is to attract new investment jobs, retention, expansion of our established industries. [0:06:07, 0:06:12]: I really like to jump over to this slide. Um, you know, mission, vision statements can get [0:06:12, 0:06:16]: very long. I do want to leave time for uh questions and discussion as well. [0:06:17, 0:06:22]: But really what we do is we recruit new businesses to Henry County. We retain, we grow them. [0:06:22, 0:06:38]: Um, we do have a policy that we want it to stay within the boundaries of Henry County. It's to everybody's benefit. Uh, whenever we get a win in Henry County, every part of the county wins. And we'll dive into that a little bit uh with some numbers as well too and examples. [0:06:39, 0:06:59]: So we are a constitutional authority formed by the state constitution for a development authority. There's not many economic development authorities that are formed by a constitution, state constitutional act. So we're lucky to be one of the few because it does give us some additional powers to help make projects happen within our community. [0:06:59, 0:07:01]: We do have a five member board. [0:07:01, 0:07:21]: uh who you see there. Uh I do know we share uh one of our board members, uh our newest one, Irv Culpepper, who uh serves on uh one of your boards as well too. Uh we're very excited to have him on board as our newest board member, uh Pierre Clemens is our chairman uh and our staff as well too, uh which uh this is the first time in a while we've been out of full staff. [0:07:21, 0:07:26]: We're very excited about some of the new additions that we brought onto our team over the last 12 months. [0:07:28, 0:07:41]: Now, why commercial industrial development? Um, I get this question a lot and always like to kind of go over this. Um, you know, on average, what the the University of Georgia, Georgia Power Economic Development, continues to confirm. [0:07:41, 0:07:47]: Uh throughout Georgia for every dollar in property taxes collected on a commercial industrial property. [0:07:48, 0:08:05]: those governments combined are really putting out about 60 cents in services. So they're profit centers versus residential, which you have a dollar and forty of services per dollar. That's factoring in everything. County, city, schools, in our case, Warter Authority as well too. [0:08:06, 0:08:08]: Uh, that's out there. So [0:08:08, 0:08:21]: We really are trying to help keep balance within our property tax digest and bring in those profit centers, if you will, for our government entities to provide the services at the lowest tax rate that they can. [0:08:21, 0:08:23]: Uh going um [0:08:23, 0:08:27]: And there's a lot to be done uh in that end and a lot of needs that are out there. [0:08:28, 0:08:42]: Um, our commercial industrial makeup right now in Henry County, and this is overall according to our board of assessors, uh, based on the 2020 digest, is about 35.42%, while residential makes up about 60.87% of our tax base. [0:08:45, 0:08:54]: So to kind of highlight this a little bit more in some uh studies that we've done uh in consultation uh with the assessors uh and some other entities as well too. [0:08:55, 0:09:02]: On average, right now, in what an industrial building. Um, and this is a manufacturing facility, supply chain facility. [0:09:03, 0:09:11]: Um fully functioning. Um, the average is about fifty million in tax value in Henry County. It would take [0:09:11, 0:09:17]: Three hundred and fifty houses at average value two hundred and fifty produce the same amount of taxes per year. [0:09:17, 0:09:37]: uh it's out there that is significant. Um so these are great uh profit centers that we are bringing into the county um and various things it's not just industrial it's commercial as well too and that's just that's a bigger example as you scale down to the commercial uh businesses whether it be retail um office various other things that do [0:09:37, 0:09:52]: have a little bit lower value, they still profit more. It takes a lot of houses to make up the tax impact that those businesses bring into the county. Less service demands on those commercial properties as well too, if you factor everything in. [0:09:52, 0:10:11]: Um and with our population growth uh that we are having, keeping a balanced uh tax digest will be key for everybody, the county, the cities, the school board, the water authority, uh to keep that balance, to keep their services at a good lower cost and good value uh going forward. [0:10:13, 0:10:27]: So one of the things I just want to share, this is uh something I share with my board every year. Um, and we uh work with the tax assessor and tax commissioner's office, uh looking at digest breakdown and what type it is. As you see in 2019, 58% residential. [0:10:27, 0:10:28]: Um [0:10:28, 0:10:38]: All the other sectors making up uh the remainder forty two percent. Um and it is rounded. So they're uh I know I've got a zero on there, but it's not zero, it's point [0:10:38, 0:10:58]: uh zero point something um below zero point five percent so we do uh still have some agriculture in the county as well uh but utilities others um industrial commercial a pretty good balance from what most of the experts tell us for a suburban county is a 60 40 balance uh that's out there so we're hanging in [0:10:58, 0:10:59]: In that area. [0:11:00, 0:11:11]: One thing that is a little bit concerning to us right now, um as we have additional residential growth, as you see the jump from year to year, again rounded up to 61%. [0:11:12, 0:11:18]: Um, we are starting to get a little bit outside of that balanced area uh that's there. So we want to continue to bring in good. [0:11:19, 0:11:34]: Quality businesses of all kinds into Henry County, um, no matter where they go, to keep that balance going forward to help our governments be able to provide those services and try to keep tax rates down or even the opportunity to roll back in the future. [0:11:36, 0:11:40]: So some are largest employers. This is one thing we're really trying to [0:11:41, 0:12:00]: Really highlight going forward. You'll see some new programs from us going forward as well in 2021. But we have a lot of great names, a lot of large employers in our area as well. But if you see there's a good balance manufacturing, got some good government employees, employers as well too. [0:12:00, 0:12:10]: Some good professional services as well. A lot of people forget we're the home of the Georgia Powers Customer Care Center, right off Patrick Henry Boulevard. That's a Fortune 500 company. [0:12:10, 0:12:30]: um with over 500 employees there, uh conduit, uh a lot of people don't realize that. Another professional solution uh operation off of 138. Um I think just outside the boundaries of Stockbridge, uh forgive me. Um I'm still learning my boundaries of cities and counties. To me it's all in Henry County, it's all a team. [0:12:30, 0:12:46]: in our mind. And you know, great manufacturers as well too. Lazotica, we're known for, Ken's Foods who recently expanded. We'll talk about that in just a minute. But just a lot of great opportunities here in our community and various different industry sectors. [0:12:50, 0:13:10]: I always like to show this slide. Um, and I always when we go out, uh myself, Jamal, our team, we go out and market um to site selection consultants, uh, to our partners at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Utilities, et cetera. You know, these are companies who have invested with us, not just invested with us, they've grown with us as well too. [0:13:10, 0:13:20]: We can make six or seven of these slides. But as you see, there's a lot of great names and points of pride to be um excited about in Henry County, a lot of brand names that are out there. [0:13:21, 0:13:26]: Um so we always like to show the slide for one to take pride in, but two. [0:13:26, 0:13:28]: Especially now, you know, we're um [0:13:29, 0:13:41]: If you're like me, you still got some holiday shopping to do. Um, you know, there's some chances to support Henry County employees and jobs when you're purchasing products and using uh retail services as well too. [0:13:45, 0:14:05]: Getting a little slow there. So growing our key industries. Um, you know, our three keys, uh, three key sectors, and uh there's a fourth as well, too, but uh the three primary ones, advanced manufacturing, um, you know, great examples like Lazotica, Appla, Sansine Brake, uh, our supply chain e-commerce, uh as well too. [0:14:05, 0:14:25]: Wayfair, U.S. Coal Storage, Home Depot, and our professional solutions and three of our good power centers in Georgia Power, TSIS, and Conduit. Really have seen a lot of growth in the advanced manufacturing sector over the last year and a half in attraction to that. And a lot of that has to do with our existing. [0:14:25, 0:14:45]: Assets within the supply chain and logistics that are there. As supply chains have had global supply chains have gone through shock, whether it be trade disputes, COVID, who knows what's next, a lot of companies are repositioning. But one of the other things that we have found in some of our recent successes as well. [0:14:44, 0:15:04]: Is that manufacturers are looking to get closer to those supply chain networks as we, the consumer, we click, we want it at our door within 48 hours or less. Um, so that is becoming more and more attractive in our location, advanced manufacturer, uh, which we've had a lot of success in this year. We're going to [0:15:04, 0:15:14]: continue to see success if the trends continue going forward uh in that end. So uh we are trying to leverage some of our strengths that have been historical. [0:15:14, 0:15:19]: um and pivot those uh to get some of the other sectors that we're looking for. [0:15:22, 0:15:42]: So last year we uh located or uh expanded 10 companies, uh able to attract over a thousand jobs,$109.5 million in new capital investment uh into the tax digest, um, various things that are there, TSUS with their expansion, Helga, great project uh that we worked on. [0:15:42, 0:15:57]: with the city uh to locate. We're looking forward to their opening here very shortly. And Compass Health, which just broke ground a few months ago, is gonna be a great compliment to the Piedmont Henry campus. I'll mention Dole Foods as well too. [0:15:58, 0:16:10]: they are uh locating into the US coal storage facility uh expansion that's there and they're gonna be uh producing the smoothies uh that you can buy at your local grocery store. Uh they will be having I will give a um [0:16:10, 0:16:30]: Quick plug, if anybody is looking for an opportunity with Dole, they will be having a career fair in partnership with the Department of Labor and Worksource Atlanta uh early in January. And um stay tuned to our social media and we'll afford that to Mr. Knight and y'all's communications team as well as our other partners if y'all do have citizens who are interested uh in those opportunities. [0:16:33, 0:16:37]: So twenty twenty um has been a um [0:16:37, 0:16:57]: fast and furious year for us uh in henry county. A lot of great wins, a lot of great names uh that are there. So far, and I say so far, we're not done yet. We still got a week and a half to go. Um don't, you know, until it's uh midnight on the 31st, we keep going. Um but so far nine new industries or expens [0:16:57, 0:17:12]: expansions uh into Henry County, 2,640 jobs. We'll announce this public and it'll be more formal about it in January, but that is an all-time high for Henry County in a single year. Our capital investments into the tax digest. [0:17:13, 0:17:13]: Um [0:17:14, 0:17:19]: We'll we'll cross the four hundred and fifty million line. Uh or a hundred thousand short. We'll get there. [0:17:19, 0:17:20]: Um [0:17:20, 0:17:40]: But that also 449.9 million, that is also a single year record for the Henry County Development Authority, which we have been in existence since the late 60s as a development authority. These are both all-time highs from the best records that we can track and find. We're very encouraged. We're very excited. [0:17:40, 0:17:58]: Um Xenus, we think is a fantastic uh win for us. 810 jobs, over$100 million in investment. What we really love about they're taking the old Toys R Us distribution center, converting that into a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility. This will be their only manufacturing facility in North America. [0:17:59, 0:18:02]: Um, I was actually on the construction site today, touring it with the company. [0:18:03, 0:18:23]: Uh they've got 200 people on the uh job site now working to get that thing online by first quarter. Uh Purple Mattress, another great uh company, one of the hottest names uh out there in e-commerce, a manufacturing and e-commerce uh facility, uh makes great products that are out there. The Home Depot continues to [0:18:23, 0:18:33]: reinvest with us. We're very excited about that. I know that's uh they're in the process of hiring and staffing that right now. I think uh Councilman Alexander, someone said you [0:18:33, 0:18:37]: posted uh about those job openings and I appreciate you doing that. [0:18:37, 0:18:42]: Um and another one we're really excited about too, all of them we're really excited about, but Ken's foods as well too. [0:18:42, 0:18:51]: Uh and their expansion. That expansion project is actually gonna take 40 truck moves a day off of Georgia one um fifty-five. [0:18:51, 0:19:11]: So not only are we expanding, not only are we having these companies grow and invest, but we're trying to help find solutions to help the infrastructure as well and take advantage of those opportunities. So uh it was a great opportunity that we were glad to get engaged in. And one last plug for Maiden Henry and supporting Henry Giles Ferraro as you're getting those stocks. [0:19:11, 0:19:15]: [1156.2, 1158.2]: Um Ferrar Rochelle chocolates. [0:19:18, 0:19:22]: They are up in an operation right now. Uh we'll have a uh ribbon cutting. [0:19:22, 0:19:28]: uh for them uh as when conditions improve that we can gather and give it the proper [0:19:28, 0:19:35]: um event that it needs, uh, but that facility is up and running. Uh, and it is a very sweet deal for Henry County. [0:19:38, 0:19:58]: So going into new jobs for Henry County over the five year period, um 6,560 new jobs. Um, and why am I showing Piedmont Henry Hospital? I do want to highlight this, and I think this is uh a bonus uh for Stockbridge in the city as well, too, as Piedmont Henry is one of your [0:19:58, 0:20:07]: uh power centers and drives a lot of the medical um profession uh to the Eagles Land and other corridors around Stockbridge and the campus at Piedmont Henry. [0:20:08, 0:20:28]: That's 6,560 jobs with benefits. This is a big stat. This is a continuous stat that Dr. Henson, the leadership team at Piedmont Henry continue to ask us for updates on as they continue to make the case to Piedmont Corporate to get the capital investments to continue to expand. As we get calls from retailers. [0:20:28, 0:20:34]: but also medical professionals, they ask for this number. Why? Because they're looking for the private insured. [0:20:34, 0:20:36]: That's where we're looking to pay. [0:20:36, 0:20:53]: uh the paying customers, the market share. We're continuing to grow that market share in Henry County to continue to attract medical companies and businesses liking encompass health. But others that are smaller, not so heavily engaged in, but we're providing them those data points to help make the case to locate here. [0:20:55, 0:21:04]: Capital investments as well too. Uh over the last five years, the Henry County Development Authority has helped put$1.156 billion. [0:21:05, 0:21:20]: billion uh into the tax digest in Henry County once all these things come to full, uh come in, complete construction and get into operations. That's a significant impact, but that also is a great stat to help us attract other businesses. [0:21:21, 0:21:41]: That are looking. They may not be major employers, they may be retailers, they may be medical groups, professional uh services, various other businesses, but they're looking for where the economic growth is, where they're making their next decision to invest. Um, they want to know that. This is a stat that we commonly get asked for uh as we're working with. [0:21:41, 0:21:59]: site selection consultants, real estate brokers, et cetera, they are looking for these numbers. This is what we are providing to them and it impresses, it shows it gets Henry County overall in the game to get those looks. So we're very excited to continue that growth and positivity for our community. [0:22:01, 0:22:21]: So, in perspective, what does that look like? This is a stat we like to show. So we asked the assessors to kind of give us the digest fair market value of all four of our cities, just to show the impact. So the last five years, what the development authority has been able to do, we've been able to attract basically the fair market value of two Hampton. [0:22:21, 0:22:23]: One locust grove. [0:22:23, 0:22:26]: Um almost the half of stock bridge. [0:22:26, 0:22:29]: uh and about a third of a McDonough in a five year period. [0:22:29, 0:22:33]: uh in investments and going back to what we're talking about. [0:22:33, 0:22:37]: With the commercial and the industrial properties being profit centers for our government. [0:22:38, 0:22:55]: uh that is critical to keep the balance uh going forward and uh be able to provide services at a good uh cost and uh property tax rate. So uh we're very proud of this. Um we're looking forward to doing more and we're very excited. Um but we'd really like to show this stat just to kind of help. [0:22:56, 0:23:01]: put something visual in there uh to show what that impact into the tax digest looks like. [0:23:04, 0:23:19]: Working together, we all win. This is a great moment between our two agencies uh not too long ago. We're ready for the vaccine so we can get to do this again and get some rivet cuttings going and uh various other things. Like I said, Helga's a great story, but working together, we all win. [0:23:20, 0:23:25]: And we want to continue to emphasize to everyone in Henry County and our municipal partners as well. [0:23:25, 0:23:29]: Uh we are the Henry Kane Development Authority, but we are here to help. [0:23:29, 0:23:40]: in any way that we can uh with our municipal partners. We have done that before with Stockbridge and various transactions and powers that we do have the authority to help make some things happen. [0:23:41, 0:23:41]: Um [0:23:42, 0:23:45]: And tools that we have in our toolkit, we're one call away. [0:23:45, 0:23:48]: Um so we're always happy to help however we can. [0:23:48, 0:23:50]: Uh and we want to be there. [0:23:51, 0:24:00]: So um a few things I'll highlight real quick and I'll wrap up and maybe be happy to answer any questions that the council has. Um coming up in 2021. [0:24:01, 0:24:07]: Uh we were looking forward to doing this this year, but unfortunately COVID uh we decided to push back until twenty twenty one. [0:24:07, 0:24:11]: Uh, we are going to do a county wide economic development strategic plan. [0:24:12, 0:24:29]: Um we are uh and I've talked with the city managers of all four cities in partnership with our county manager. We want full participation um with all the cities and the county involved in this uh so that we're all at the table, we're having those discussions uh and we're unified in economic development. [0:24:30, 0:24:37]: uh that going forward. Uh we gotta have coordination uh unified will be successful. Uh that's what we're looking for on that. [0:24:37, 0:24:57]: Uh a lot of our information, if any of your citizens are interested, www.cheesehenry.com. Um we are currently right now going through a website refresh. So it's in some beta stages uh that are there, but some of the new tools that we'll have is additional demographic information. So if you're a real estate agent um trying to sell the community and uh [0:24:57, 0:25:11]: uh sell a house and some questions are being asked by your client, you can go on our site, you can pull up uh what some of the average incomes are, uh, what the uh graduation rates are, various stats that we do have. So we'll have some new tools into [0:25:11, 0:25:21]: toolbox available to everybody and some of the data points that we use as well too and be looking for more information about that coming in January on that end. [0:25:21, 0:25:30]: And uh I do want to be respectful of time. I know y'all got a a large agenda this evening. Um, but again, thank you for your time. I'll be happy to answer any questions you have, Mayor. [0:25:30, 0:25:46]: County. Josh, I listen, I appreciate your briefing, very informative. And uh look forward to that strategic plan that we're all getting on the same sheet of music countywide. And obviously the county is continuing to grow. And so we all want to be part of this, uh part of this process as we continue to have a bright future together. [0:25:46, 0:25:54]: Obviously, COVID 19 has not hindered the development of things that you've done because obviously we set records this year. So that's a fantastic thing. [0:25:55, 0:26:03]: Yeah, thank you. That's great stuff. Anyway, I will be I'll be quiet for a minute here and um I'm pretty sure there's some questions for you, specific questions. Yep. anybody? [0:26:04, 0:26:15]: You may have got a question for Mr. Finn. Councilman Alexander, go ahead, please. Uh yes, sir. Thank you for the excellent presentation. Uh the one thing that I want you to talk about is the [0:26:16, 0:26:19]: Text digest the two point nine uh in [0:26:19, 0:26:25]: McDonough and then the two point five and stockbridge. Explain that number uh to the council. [0:26:26, 0:26:36]: Yes, uh so what we did, we asked the tax assessors to give us the fair market value of what was in the incorporated uh limits within those cities. [0:26:37, 0:26:40]: Um that's where those numbers were generated. [0:26:40, 0:26:44]: Okay, so even though Stockbridge is a little bit l uh a larger city. [0:26:44, 0:26:46]: McDonough actually has a larger [0:26:47, 0:26:51]: tax base and that's but like you said sixty percent, sixty one percent. [0:26:51, 0:26:53]: of that is residential. Is that correct? [0:26:54, 0:27:02]: Uh sixty one that's countywide. So uh within the cities I do not have that breakdown uh in front of me right now, but I'll be happy to see if I can [0:27:02, 0:27:05]: But again, county wide there would be about sixty one [0:27:05, 0:27:08]: percent residential. So residential is driving. [0:27:09, 0:27:17]: The tax digest. So I I said that to the council because I need you to understand how this is keying in. And that number is a bit too high. [0:27:17, 0:27:22]: But to understand the what we've been discussing about tax digest. [0:27:22, 0:27:24]: And McDonna has uh in itself. [0:27:25, 0:27:27]: uh been very expansive in the number of new [0:27:28, 0:27:29]: Communities. [0:27:29, 0:27:33]: That McDonough has been rolling out. I think they've had in excess of maybe [0:27:33, 0:27:35]: Six or seven hundred per mit. [0:27:36, 0:27:39]: For new housing in a yearly basis in the city. [0:27:39, 0:27:42]: Has not been keeping up with their pace and McDonald has closed. [0:27:43, 0:27:46]: The gap in terms of that and they're actually ahead of us. [0:27:46, 0:27:47]: In terms of total roll. [0:27:48, 0:27:59]: uh uh revenue. We as a city need to work with you in order to bring uh some of that economic development uh toward Stockbridge. And one of the things that I'll say [0:28:00, 0:28:09]: Uh, for myself generally. I've never been one of the people to beat up on the warehouses. Okay. I know you've heard a little bit of that. We we call'em supply chain centers. [0:28:10, 0:28:30]: Supply chain centers. I I I've never been one of the people to beat up on the supply chain centers because I understand, see, as a politician, that's I that it would be scapegoating, because in the end, it is not the responsibility of these logistics centers to repair the road and the infrastructure, it is the elected bodies. [0:28:29, 0:28:31]: Of Henry County and uh [0:28:32, 0:28:51]: uh the cities in order to to repair that. It's not that we have too much too many logistics. The balance is all of whack where we don't have uh the other industries. And as you said, you're uh pursuing those industries. Do you have an update? Uh uh did y'all work on the Costco deal at all? Were you all involved in that? [0:28:52, 0:28:54]: Oh no, I [0:28:56, 0:29:16]: I probably know so I mean I think Yeah. I um I I probab I probably need to answer it this way. Just uh we do have agreements um that we do have with real estate consultants and those relationships um that are there. So I would say that we are constantly um [0:29:15, 0:29:35]: Working with not only larger industries and their consultants, but the retail consultants are calling us as well to not, we may not be as deeply involved from that end uh with a retail project. We're more for technical support. [0:29:35, 0:29:55]: that's out there. Sometimes they do have executives that come through that we will host and you know drive them through community, show them some of the other uh retail power centers, some the employment growth, some of the housing, uh new housing developments uh that they're looking for as well too. They're looking uh as they look at their number [0:29:55, 0:30:15]: To center in and find that sweet spot where they want to locate as we're making the case overall in Henry County. And we let the real estate make, you know, make that decision. Our job is to keep it within Henry County over there because we do see that it all benefits. We're very bullish. I will say we're very bullish. [0:30:15, 0:30:27]: On the Jotico Road area uh and future development there. And we think that there's a about to be a really good spark uh that will get some good synergy going there. And I think that's gonna be beneficial on a uh [0:30:28, 0:30:39]: Uh part of that uh interchange is in the uh city, part of it's in unincorporated. I think everyone's gonna benefit uh once that first real good anchor uh gets up and going and gets vertical. [0:30:39, 0:30:46]: Um and the last thing that I want to ask is I saw the number for P Mont Henry, right? [0:30:46, 0:30:50]: Okay. Now that's just Piedmont Henry itself, the hospital, correct? [0:30:51, 0:31:11]: No, I was just showing that to show an example of the benefit of the jobs that we're bringing in, because these jobs, uh, anything that we do work with uh or incentivize, we do have requirement minimal requirements and standards. One of those is benefits uh that are out there, including health insurance. Uh so that is an attractive number uh to the folks at P. [0:31:11, 0:31:22]: Piedmont Henry, which I think in turn is a benefit to the city of Stockbridge and some of its commercial corridors and attraction as Piedmont Henry continues to grow. [0:31:23, 0:31:27]: Right. And what my point being in that the discussion is that [0:31:27, 0:31:32]: The eighteen hundred jobs represent what's going on at Piedmont Henry, but that does not reflect [0:31:32, 0:31:43]: Oh job jobs of Party. I apologize. I got confused. Yeah. Or the uh you know, children's health care Hudson Bridge, um regenerative, orthopedic, and surgical. [0:31:43, 0:31:45]: інститут емрі [0:31:46, 0:31:59]: at uh Eagles Landing, uh Wellstar, Northside, all of those components are there. I think what really helps us sell in those other industries right here in the city of Stockbridge is that the daytime population is being driven [0:32:00, 0:32:16]: by the medical complex, not just Pete Monthry, but all of the surrounding areas, that surely does aid in the pursuit of some of these um uh retailers and other businesses as well, because they look at daytime population. Is that correct? [0:32:16, 0:32:19]: It is. It's um you look at [0:32:20, 0:32:37]: you know, your AM traffic, um, you know, your lunchtime traffic and your PM traffic if you're looking at the restaurant side. But um other, you know, with retailers as well too, the daytime traffic is very critical um because a lot of folks they're gonna do their shopping right after work. [0:32:37, 0:32:39]: At lunchtime. [0:32:39, 0:32:40]: Um [0:32:40, 0:32:57]: Yeah, I'll I'll go back to my uh I started out as a downtown developer. Um in my career and one of the biggest projects that we did when I was in Way Cross, Georgia, uh was bringing in a office project with over a hundred jobs. Uh and the big reason we put a lot into it because we knew we had a hundred [0:32:58, 0:33:15]: uh white collar positions uh within walking distance to our downtown retailers. Uh so we knew the restaurants we win, we knew the boutiques we win, uh the retail shops, the office supply store, um, various other things, whether they're just looking, you know, to get a mill, get an errand done. [0:33:15, 0:33:20]: Or even just go and buy a gift, uh, during their lunch break or right after work or right before work. [0:33:20, 0:33:27]: us out there. So the more synergy that you do have uh during the daytime, the more attractive you are. There's uh the no doubt on that. [0:33:28, 0:33:33]: A last thing I'll close by saying is thank you for your involvement uh in Hegler Corporation. [0:33:34, 0:33:36]: You know, uh pre pre your term [0:33:37, 0:33:40]: There was some isw uh questions about whether or not. [0:33:40, 0:33:44]: the the development authority was working in the best interest of the city. [0:33:44, 0:33:47]: And I think Hegler went a long way toward [0:33:47, 0:33:48]: Воркін токе. [0:33:49, 0:33:54]: that these entities could work in locating a headquarters inside the city. So thank you. [0:33:54, 0:34:02]: Yeah, and uh our our my predecessor and the uh team, um, you know, very proud of that project and um we we're looking forward to [0:34:03, 0:34:05]: uh building on that success with you guys. [0:34:05, 0:34:06]: Thank you. [0:34:06, 0:34:09]: Thank you. Council Councilman uh Blount, go ahead, please. [0:34:09, 0:34:29]: Yeah, thank you, Mayor. Uh Josh, thank you so much for coming and we thank you for that presentation. Uh it's good information. Um, just for some clarity before you leave, uh when you talked about cities maintaining that balance and you saw a little out of the balance when it came to the county's uh uh areas of 61%. Uh when you talked about maintaining balance, you [0:34:29, 0:34:41]: You talked about the commercial um impact to uh boosting the digest, that you wanna maintain balance, but the true boosting to the digest is commercial instead of residential. Is that correct? [0:34:42, 0:34:56]: Commercial and industrial are your profit centers uh that are out there. Um and I I don't have the the city breakdowns. Um I I'll probably do some digging in that uh during the holiday break, um as a I hopefully get a little bit of uh slow time. [0:34:57, 0:35:02]: uh that's out there, but it's very critical. I've worked in a suburban county previous Bryan County. [0:35:02, 0:35:07]: I'll give an example uh down on the coast. Uh when I've gotten there in two thousand nine. [0:35:08, 0:35:10]: Uh suburban county to Savannah. [0:35:10, 0:35:17]: uh the middle third of the county was completely occupied by Fort Stewart. So that's federal non-taxable land. [0:35:17, 0:35:31]: Uh the eastern 10% of the county was all marshlands uh and coastal areas, so protected uh by the state, can't tax that either. Um, and being completely divided, we had to have two of everything. We were ninety percent residential. [0:35:32, 0:35:36]: Um and it was uh it was um [0:35:36, 0:35:56]: I'll put it to you this way: every GMA conference or ACCG conference uh that staff was invited to, we were told to make sure to grab a few uh extra pens uh at the booths to make the budget. Uh so it's um a little funny story there, but yeah, it is very important to keep, you know, you're gonna grow. We're all gonna grow. We realize that, but it's also [0:35:56, 0:36:15]: also important that we keep good quality balance uh in commercial and industrial because that's gonna help the city, the county, the school board uh keep the taxes where they're at or be in a position to roll them back and still provide the uh quality of service or even better. [0:36:15, 0:36:25]: uh service that's out there. So commercial industrial is very key to our future growth or we will get out of whack and we're gonna have some problems financially coming uh coming down the road. [0:36:26, 0:36:31]: You just follow up because when I looked at the numbers when you talked about um [0:36:31, 0:36:51]: The the ratio numbers when it comes to I think it's just 250 employee uh business make the 250,000 dollars or or employees versus how many homes you would need to cover those costs if you didn't keep the balance. And it was like about 350 homes, I think you have had on the uh yeah, and and and the typical what we call industrial. [0:36:51, 0:36:54]: building some people call it warehouses, but this is your [0:36:54, 0:37:14]: You know, five hundred, you know, five hundred thousand square feet plus tilt wall, thirty-six foot high um type of building. Uh those have a those are very those have a high value base and they um produce a lot of taxes. So it does take a lot of homes. But the other thing with residential too, you have a lot more exemptions in residential. [0:37:14, 0:37:23]: residential uh under uh Georgia law, uh as they're assessed. Um your homestead exemptions, et cetera, where the industrial properties don't have that. [0:37:24, 0:37:28]: advantage. So it does take a lot more to make up that gap. [0:37:28, 0:37:29]: All right, thank you. [0:37:30, 0:37:49]: Josh Josh, maybe I missed it, but what I gotta ask, what is the the right mixture, residential and commercial? Is it dependent on the the population base? I mean, what's the right mixture of that percentage-wise? I think overall, even as your population base grows, you know, remember uh it's the commercial versus you know the residential where those exemptions [0:37:49, 0:38:02]: um, you know, on the residential side say most of most of the people that I listen to um you know tell me it's you know sixty forty um is a pretty good number to be at. Um [0:38:02, 0:38:11]: You know, I mean, you can get a little bit off here and there. You know, in some places as well, too, you may have um I've worked in the county that's had a power plant. [0:38:11, 0:38:19]: um that's out there that's you know, that tax bill is you know pretty massive uh out there. Um so [0:38:19, 0:38:39]: It it just varies as out there, but usually the the general rule of thumb that I continue to hear the people I listen to um tell me is 6040 uh over there. And I you know, I'm definitely going to research the cities and see what those balances are. Um I definitely encourage you know everybody to look at that because it is something as [0:38:39, 0:38:43]: As we continue to grow, we need to factor in our long term planning, keep that balance. [0:38:43, 0:38:56]: Appreciate it. Thank you very much. Uh Council, any other question for Mr. Finn? Mayor, I just have a comment from Mr. Finn. Go right in, please. Uh Mr. Finn, thank you so much for your presentation. Um, thank you for giving us that update. [0:38:57, 0:39:17]: Um thank you for Hegla. Thank you to the Development Authority and all that you guys do. I know it takes a team effort. We're all on the same team. And I look forward to working with the development authority in the future. So I just, you know, I think that it's important that the City of Stockbridge works with the development authority. [0:39:17, 0:39:29]: um economic development is thriving here um currently, although you know, of course we always have our our scares. Um but I in regards to the pandemic. [0:39:29, 0:39:30]: However [0:39:30, 0:39:34]: Um, you guys are doing a phenomenal job. And I just want to say thank you. [0:39:35, 0:39:45]: Well, we appreciate y'all and uh appreciate and looking forward to continued partnership and uh you know, Randy's always great. And I know uh y'all bringing Alan on board. I know Alan, uh great guy and looking forward to [0:39:45, 0:40:05]: uh working with him and um you know any way that we can help and any way that I can help as well too being an ex-downtown developer. That's always kind of my passion side project. Um, you know, help advise or just, you know, walk around and brainstorm, you know, please give us a call. We're here, our expertise is here, you know, we're here to help, even just bounce ideas off the wall. [0:40:05, 0:40:06]: To find solutions. [0:40:07, 0:40:10]: Outstanding. Council, once again, any other questions for Mr. Finn? [0:40:10, 0:40:12]: Questions, concerns. [0:40:12, 0:40:32]: Uh seeing that. Okay. Mr. Finn, thanks a lot. Appreciate the presentation and we look forward to a bright future together. And I'm glad to know that you you know our incoming economic director. I didn't realize that, but I should know. That's great. It's great stuff. So it's gonna work. We make it a point to network very heavily in our state. So uh fantastic. Merry Council, Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and have a great new year and stay safe. [0:40:32, 0:40:36]: And we'll see y'all soon. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Happy holidays to you. Bye bye. [0:40:37, 0:40:39]: Okay, we're gonna talk about some old business here. [0:40:40, 0:40:45]: Uh council consideration to approve the purchase of the twenty twenty-one Kinword Vancot. [0:40:46, 0:40:47]: Back cock truck. [0:40:48, 0:40:51]: From H uh M H C Kenworth of Atlanta. [0:40:51, 0:41:08]: The Georgia Department of Administration Services awarded a statewide contract to MHC Kenworth of Atlanta. Contract numbers nine nine nine nine-001-SPD00000155 for truck chassis. [0:41:08, 0:41:12]: In truck bodies in the amount of four hundred six thousand nine hundred and twenty two dollars. [0:41:13, 0:41:17]: Funding source water and sewer fund balance presented by Mr. Aaron, please. [0:41:18, 0:41:33]: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council. Thanks for allowing us to bring this back. I have Donnie Mullis, our water superintendent, and Brad Holtzinger, our sewer superintendent. They're on to answer any questions about how this piece of equipment will be used. I know that is a necessary [0:41:34, 0:41:50]: item that would help not only water sewer but stormwater as well with preventive maintenance and cleaning out and maintaining catch basin so that we don't have flooding and things like that on our streets. But I have Mr. Mullis and Mr. Holt Singer if there are any questions as to how this [0:41:50, 0:41:52]: piece of equipment will be used. [0:41:53, 0:41:56]: Oh Mr Blount, Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [0:41:57, 0:42:08]: Yeah, my first question, uh I have a couple of questions. My first qu question is uh how are we maintaining them now that we need that we would need this uh piece of equipment? And I wanna do a follow up on that, please. [0:42:09, 0:42:11]: Well currently [0:42:11, 0:42:12]: We don't have any [0:42:13, 0:42:23]: equipment available to clean out a storm drain our catch basin that debris accumulate in over the years. So we're trying to do that with the sewer jetter. [0:42:23, 0:42:27]: But that doesn't work for this because you gotta actually get the debris out of [0:42:28, 0:42:29]: That catch basin. [0:42:30, 0:42:36]: So you so you're saying that out of all these years we never had to purchase one of those machines and we maintain, is that what you're saying? [0:42:37, 0:42:40]: Well, we're just allowing things to go [0:42:40, 0:42:41]: as they're going. [0:42:42, 0:42:51]: We don't ha we didn't have that equipment and we like I say we've been using a sewer jetter to try to help us out, but that's not the right type of equipment for these type of operations. [0:42:53, 0:42:54]: How often would you need this truck? [0:42:56, 0:42:57]: Well I know and [0:42:57, 0:43:17]: And the stormwater, they'll use it in conjunction with their annual inspections they do. The stormwater department has over 10,000 structures they have to maintain. So they'll put their catch basins on the same schedule as the inspections for these basins. And also, I know water, a lot of times when we have leaks, [0:43:17, 0:43:29]: They're used they call in the contractor to come in and excavate those services for us to make repairs. Sure will use them as well to clean out their lift lift stations from grease, clean out uh [0:43:29, 0:43:40]: manholes and things of that sort. And also when we have heavy rains like over the Smith Barnes basin, we can pump around that so that we don't have the sewer spills we've experienced over the years. [0:43:41, 0:43:47]: Well, Mr. Daisy, I'm mayor if you don't mind. What I'm saying is now you just say you you got about ten thousand locations. [0:43:48, 0:43:59]: And we've been doing this for years. So how often would we need this truck if everything's else has been maintained this far for so many years? I'm just trying to I'm just trying to figure out where would this [0:43:59, 0:44:01]: Where's the need for this truck? [0:44:02, 0:44:04]: Versus what you've been doing all along. [0:44:05, 0:44:09]: For all these years and you're saying now that they're looking at ten thousand structures. [0:44:10, 0:44:15]: Without this truck for years, where's the need and how often would you need this truck? [0:44:15, 0:44:17]: Why why do we need this truck? [0:44:17, 0:44:20]: Mr. Eric, can I speak with as far as the sewer goes? [0:44:21, 0:44:23]: Yeah, go red. Go ahead, Brad. Go ahead. [0:44:23, 0:44:25]: Oh well as far as the sewer goes. [0:44:26, 0:44:31]: There's times in the middle of the night. We we currently have one [0:44:31, 0:44:32]: Um [0:44:33, 0:44:37]: I guess you'd call outside source that would come in in the middle of the night. [0:44:38, 0:44:39]: And [0:44:40, 0:44:55]: He he's failed me a couple of times, but you know, he's pretty good about it, but he's a one man show and not every one of those VAC trucks will come in two o'clock in the morning on a Saturday night to to work. They just [0:44:56, 0:44:59]: They there's so much work they don't have to do that. [0:44:59, 0:45:04]: And when you got sewer backing up into a creek or into a house. [0:45:04, 0:45:08]: And our current jetters just doesn't have the [0:45:08, 0:45:14]: I guess you say the the muscle to do it, this vac truck would,'cause it has a jetter on it. [0:45:15, 0:45:16]: Um [0:45:16, 0:45:31]: That's that's one place it would it would benefit the city. You know, you wouldn't have those situations in the middle of the night where someone's house is getting flooded with sewer. Well let me let me uh Brad, I'm sorry to tell you, let me ask you this question. [0:45:31, 0:45:46]: So with that scenario, how often would you all need this truck? I still have fighting out how often would you need this truck? I I can't predict that, you know. I mean I can't have you how often have you needed a truck? I I could say uh let's see. [0:45:47, 0:45:54]: Three weeks ago I could have used it in this very situation I'm talking about. Now let's take twenty nineteen. How often would you have needed this truck? [0:45:55, 0:45:56]: Uh the jetter. [0:45:57, 0:45:59]: Problem. No, this is just the jetter end of it. [0:45:59, 0:46:00]: Um [0:46:02, 0:46:02]: Ten times. [0:46:04, 0:46:06]: You know, to keep sour. [0:46:07, 0:46:09]: Out of the creek is basically what I'm saying. [0:46:10, 0:46:30]: Uh we could have used it digging where, you know when you're digging with a backhoe around all these utilities now that are along the side of the road where you got gas, power, you have to be very careful with the backhoe. I mean, it's just tedious and sometimes you hit it with a VAC truck, there's no issue. [0:46:30, 0:46:36]: There, you just suck the dirt up and you can go about your business. It's safer than using a backhoe. [0:46:37, 0:46:43]: There's and I and I'm just talking on the sewer end. I'm not talking on the stormwater end or the water end. [0:46:43, 0:46:44]: Uh [0:46:47, 0:46:48]: What about the water end, Donnie? [0:46:49, 0:46:51]: Well, for the water end, I mean [0:46:51, 0:47:10]: Really, it it would be more beneficial for water sewer and stormwater to be more proactive, set up a maintenance program. And as far as using the truck, the truck could be isolated anywhere from three to four times a week if we could set up a proactive. [0:47:10, 0:47:18]: maintenance program as far as water, sewer, and storm. That would mean going out cleaning out bow boxes, uh [0:47:19, 0:47:25]: Cleaning out ditches, cleaning out cross pipes, uh maintenance on manholes. [0:47:26, 0:47:33]: You know, as far as such stuff like that. And then as far as the water side, you could also use it as far as rehabbing. [0:47:34, 0:47:43]: Which I've got a uh project coming up in Willow Springs as far as renewing all the water services out there, Miss Holiday. [0:47:43, 0:47:51]: But uh it would be more beneficial for that because a lot of the services in Willow Springs, where the meters are. [0:47:52, 0:48:10]: You have all the utilities that's congested in the same area. Now, if you go in there, we have been using backhoe and the the excavator to go in there, but the impact to the yards, the sidewalk is it's it's it's getting to where it's too expensive to be proactive. [0:48:11, 0:48:17]: As far as a vacuum, when I call a vacuum in there to renew a service or fix a leak, I don't have damaged. [0:48:18, 0:48:21]: to the road. I don't have damage to the sidewalk. [0:48:22, 0:48:22]: And [0:48:24, 0:48:26]: damage to the yards is a is a bare minimum. [0:48:29, 0:48:35]: Councilman Blount, back to you. Got any other questions, sir? Well I I'm I'm looking at it's almost like there's a [0:48:35, 0:48:43]: There's a dire detriment to have this right now. We're in dire straits to have this right now. I've been on this council for five years now. [0:48:43, 0:49:03]: And I'm just trying to figure out why now and how often we would need this. And this I have asked this information actually out of our city manager to get with Mr. Aaron about it because you know we're talking about over$400,000 for a piece of equipment that it sounds like we've we need it like right now. So I'm just trying to still grasp how we've gotten by. [0:49:03, 0:49:06]: [2947.6, 2949.0]: That I mean, that's [0:49:10, 0:49:13]: You know, to to to invest over four hundred thousand dollars in this truck. [0:49:14, 0:49:17]: I I need to make sure that when we talk about being proactive. [0:49:18, 0:49:21]: How do that plan, how does that plan look to be proactive? [0:49:21, 0:49:25]: You know, how how does that look to say you're gonna be proactive with this machinery? [0:49:26, 0:49:27]: Well I don't understand that. [0:49:27, 0:49:31]: Well to me it's proactive, you know, it's better than being reactive. [0:49:32, 0:49:37]: It's better than waiting on a problem to happen where you can go out and do maintenance on lines. [0:49:37, 0:49:44]: Well uh with the jetter we with the current jetter we have now when we clean sewer lines to be proactive. [0:49:44, 0:49:50]: All we're really doing is pushing the debris down the line somewhere else. [0:49:50, 0:50:10]: No, I appreciate that, Brad. But what I'm saying is if you're gonna be proactive with a$400 plus thousand dollar piece of equipment, how does that look? Is there a log or something you all keep to show that you've been proactive? How how do you I I'm just saying that that we've done so much without it. How does proactive look? How do we where are the checks and balances if we're proactive with it? [0:50:10, 0:50:14]: And how how do we know that that we're investing in a four hundred [0:50:14, 0:50:17]: thousand thousand plus piece equipment. [0:50:17, 0:50:19]: that we're going to be proactive with it. [0:50:19, 0:50:21]: How how do we know that? [0:50:21, 0:50:41]: My answer to you, Councilmember Blount, is now we've got the expertise and knowledge to start implementing some things that we didn't have prior. Mr. Mullis has over 30 years of utility maintenance experience. He's worked for private contractors, he's worked for the Make and Water Authority, and he's come in to implement a program that's more proactive than we've [0:50:41, 0:50:52]: had in the past. He's has has experience with this equipment. It's not like it's gonna be sitting around not being used. He can use that machine from 10 to 15 times a week. [0:50:52, 0:50:56]: And one of the main places is Willow Springs subdivision. We put out a bid. [0:50:57, 0:50:58]: Two years ago. [0:50:58, 0:51:04]: 'Cause we need to replace all those services because of substandard material that was used. We're constantly having leaks over there. [0:51:05, 0:51:25]: And it was$1.00 million to replace all those services. But if we got the equipment, we've got the knowledge and the expertise. If we had the equipment, we can go in and replace all of those services for a minimal cost compared to bringing in an outside contractor and having renew all of those services for us, we're gonna be saving that equipment. [0:51:24, 0:51:26]: It will be used. [0:51:26, 0:51:28]: constantly to do our [0:51:28, 0:51:48]: Maintenance and preventive maintenance. We'll keep a law. They'll track it. Mr. Mulliser will track it. And Mr. Holt Singer and Randy Willis as well. We want to be more proactive. We don't want to be reactive because one of the things I know, water leaks happen at the end on opportune time. It's going to be the middle of the night, and we're going to need ex excavation. [0:51:48, 0:52:00]: a water man have the equipment to do it. So now we sitting there, we might run out of water or we might have some other issue. But if we got this equipment on board that we can use [0:52:01, 0:52:05]: At any given time, then I think we're in a better situation. I've been in [0:52:05, 0:52:09]: cities where we run out of water because we didn't have the equipment. [0:52:09, 0:52:14]: to reach a line and we had to let the entire city run out of water so that we can go in and repair it. [0:52:15, 0:52:26]: We just want to be proactive. I know it's an an exorbitant cost, but this equipment is something that's needed. It's gonna be used and it's gonna benefit the city when we be more proactive in maintaining. [0:52:27, 0:52:29]: Our storm drains and things of that sort. [0:52:30, 0:52:30]: Sure. [0:52:31, 0:52:33]: All right. Councilman I Alexander, please. [0:52:33, 0:52:38]: Yes, sir. Uh thank you, gentlemen. You you really hit on some key points there. [0:52:38, 0:52:40]: Talk about uh [0:52:40, 0:52:43]: From a system standpoint. [0:52:43, 0:52:44]: When you have [0:52:44, 0:52:49]: uh this piece of equipment in use in terms of [0:52:49, 0:52:55]: uh best practices is this piece of equipment that you're uh proposing that we bring to the city [0:52:56, 0:52:58]: Is it a best practice? Is that a best practice? [0:53:00, 0:53:00]: Absolutely. [0:53:01, 0:53:08]: Talk about it in terms of how uh uh what makes it a best practice and then the surrounding jurisdictions. [0:53:09, 0:53:12]: Uh I know, for example, Henry County Water Authority and several others. [0:53:12, 0:53:20]: Uh they probably have this piece of equipment uh as well. Uh talk about the other jurisdictions and how they benefit from it. [0:53:21, 0:53:27]: I I can take that. Okay. It's it's as far as the vac units or vac trucks. [0:53:27, 0:53:32]: As as far as them, you know, other places that I have worked, we have set up [0:53:32, 0:53:41]: proactive programs as far as where you go out as far as the water, the sewer, the storm, and you're you're proactive to your infrastructure. [0:53:42, 0:53:47]: What what we're starting to experience in Stockbridge is [0:53:48, 0:53:53]: The proactive part of it has not been there. So when we wind up with [0:53:53, 0:54:04]: issues with sewer, with water or storm, it winds up creating more cost because we wasn't pro we weren't proactive with it in the first place. [0:54:05, 0:54:07]: As as far as the uh [0:54:07, 0:54:09]: The beneficial part of it. [0:54:09, 0:54:14]: All right, say for instance if if I go out in the middle of the night and I'm working on a broke main. [0:54:15, 0:54:17]: All right, I have to call emergency locate. [0:54:18, 0:54:20]: All right, if this road main is on the side of the road. [0:54:21, 0:54:25]: I got an issue with the road, I got an issue with yard, all that, plus the outage. [0:54:26, 0:54:28]: All right, if we have that vacu unit. [0:54:29, 0:54:33]: I don't have to wait on emergency locates. I can go in with that VAC unit. [0:54:34, 0:54:37]: And I can create I can solve the problem real quick. [0:54:39, 0:54:44]: One thing I would like to do with that vac unit as far as being proactive. [0:54:45, 0:54:52]: is set up a valve program to where I can go clean out, locate all of the valves in our system. [0:54:53, 0:54:57]: An issue we're having right now is when I locate a valve. [0:54:58, 0:55:00]: Is cleaning the valve out. [0:55:00, 0:55:06]: And especially on North Henry, we have got some valves that are around 14 foot deep. [0:55:08, 0:55:10]: Which is kind of hard to uh clean out. [0:55:11, 0:55:12]: So um [0:55:13, 0:55:15]: In in essence, talk about um [0:55:15, 0:55:18]: You know, we've experienced [0:55:19, 0:55:20]: Uh, some sewer spills. [0:55:21, 0:55:28]: Lately. I mean, we've had to report. Uh whereas what happens is uh what I see over time. [0:55:29, 0:55:32]: As you say, uh with without the maintenance. [0:55:32, 0:55:39]: it helps contribute to these sewer spills uh uh uh over time. Uh event you know initially [0:55:39, 0:55:52]: uh as maintenance goes and you lack maintenance, it builds up over time and it gets to the point where it cr it actually contributes to the spills. And what you're telling me is that if we had uh this proactive program in place. [0:55:52, 0:55:55]: And that we cleaned out these drains with this piece of equipment. [0:55:56, 0:55:59]: We might be able to lessen the risk of these spills. [0:55:59, 0:56:01]: That that's one hundred percent true. [0:56:02, 0:56:09]: If if you if you create a proactive program to where you go in as far as cleaning sewer lines. [0:56:10, 0:56:15]: cleaning out manholes and stuff like that. If you have an emergency manhole overflow. [0:56:16, 0:56:22]: All right, you could take that back unit out there and you could take that manhole and you could suck out the manhole. [0:56:22, 0:56:30]: And use the jetter part of it to clean the blockage, and that cuts out as far as your collateral damage in the area. [0:56:30, 0:56:36]: All right, as far as storm drain, if you have a backup in a cross pipe that's flooding the road. [0:56:36, 0:56:38]: You could go out there. [0:56:38, 0:56:42]: Use that vac truck and use that jetter to clear that blockage. [0:56:43, 0:56:44]: And your problem is solved. [0:56:45, 0:56:47]: If you're proactive about it. [0:56:47, 0:56:50]: then you don't have to worry about the issues coming up. [0:56:50, 0:57:10]: Absolutely. Based on that particular assessment and that this is a best practice and we're trying to move in that direction of improving uh overall services, just the fact that uh we could actually lessen the amount of those spills. I've often talked about, you know, with what we have in the ground being decades old. [0:57:10, 0:57:13]: Uh, we don't know what the potential risk is and if we can [0:57:13, 0:57:16]: minimize some of that that certainly would [0:57:16, 0:57:19]: be appropriate. Based on that, let's make a motion to move forward. [0:57:20, 0:57:40]: Uh with the purchase. Hold on to the hold. Hold on. Hold on. There's several other council members that w want to speak on this issue before we go there. Well, you can make a motion at any time. Mayor Pro Tem Thomas, go ahead, please. Thank you. Uh I definitely want to thank you, gentlemen, for bringing this information forward. [0:57:40, 0:57:43]: I really took some extra time to [0:57:43, 0:58:03]: uh look at the um purpose uh for this uh piece of equipment and i'm going to agree with uh a lot of the comments uh as far as being proactive. Um and I think it also we have to look at this in terms of uh growth. You know, we you know we talked about annexation [0:58:03, 0:58:13]: and and just a whole business of of of growth and growing uh the city of Stockbridge. And I I'm gonna agree with the proaction part of this. [0:58:14, 0:58:17]: What really caught my attention, you know, I um [0:58:17, 0:58:25]: Have the uh don't trash stockbridge initiative. And in that research, I I I detected the [0:58:26, 0:58:37]: The storm drains, uh when the rain water washes uh litter and debris into the drain and and the catch basins, I understand how [0:58:38, 0:58:40]: Uh, if that is not called that. [0:58:41, 0:58:44]: And all of that goes into your uh water system. [0:58:45, 0:58:50]: Um you know, a certain percentage of that actually comes back into [0:58:50, 0:58:57]: uh the water that you uh uses uh you know into your home. So um could could any of y'all sort of speak to [0:58:58, 0:59:06]: That part of as far as the uh the catch basin, because that was one thing that I detected in my research with the uh with the storm drains and how. [0:59:07, 0:59:23]: uh the rain water washes all of that into that system. And I think that's important because when you start talking about your waterways and trash and sewer that goes into your waterways, uh that's that's very important. [0:59:23, 0:59:25]: So can you just sort of speak to that a little bit? [0:59:27, 0:59:28]: Yes, sir. That that's [0:59:28, 0:59:32]: Basically as far as the lines as as far as the proactive side of it. [0:59:33, 0:59:34]: You know [0:59:34, 0:59:37]: We c we can set up a a program. [0:59:37, 0:59:42]: To be more proactive as far as the water, the sewer, the storm, as far as what you're [0:59:43, 0:59:45]: You're elaborating on as far as the storm. [0:59:46, 0:59:55]: You know, it you could go out there, you could be proactive, you could take your catch basins and vacuum them out, clean them out. That way [0:59:55, 0:59:58]: That's that'll create more flow. [0:59:58, 0:59:59]: And a cleaner system. [1:00:01, 1:00:03]: What what I have seen. [1:00:04, 1:00:18]: Now on the storm side, I have seen some drains when it rains hard or when I have a broke main or something like that. You know, I have seen some drains struggling because of blockage, because not being cleaned out. [1:00:19, 1:00:24]: It it would it would eliminate so many problems with the city's infrastructure. [1:00:26, 1:00:28]: Uh last follow up. Um [1:00:29, 1:00:31]: Mr Aaron, can you sort of speak to the [1:00:31, 1:00:33]: to the to the funding and I think that [1:00:34, 1:00:44]: was sort of clear up uh a lot of the, you know, the the the funded source. And I know and I and I read that, but I just want you to share that with um some of the viewing citizens. [1:00:44, 1:00:55]: Yes, Mayor Pro Tam Thomas. Currently the city has$8.8 million three hundred and three thousand seven hundred and forty-one dollars and fourteen cents in the water and sewer fund balance. [1:00:55, 1:01:09]: Once we remove this$406,922, that leaves us with$7,896,$896,819 to continue to do improvements to our water sewer. [1:01:09, 1:01:18]: Infrastructure. And uh and as I said, this piece of equipment, we have the expertise now, someone that's used this equipment for the last [1:01:19, 1:01:22]: Twenty plus years. That's a utility contractor by trade. [1:01:23, 1:01:26]: So he's very capable of establishing. [1:01:26, 1:01:36]: a preventive maintenance program for this piece of equipment. And it's gonna be beneficial to the city because when it rains, everything's float down the road. You see paper and cups and all of that. [1:01:36, 1:01:56]: And the storm drain along with dirt and other things. And over the years, that dirt builds up in that catch basin and water is no longer able to filter through it. Or it takes an extended period of time before the water can filter through it. And we just want to be proactive so we don't have streets flooding and people hydroplaning and things of that nature. [1:01:56, 1:01:56]: Mm. [1:01:57, 1:01:59]: And this piece of equipment will have [1:01:59, 1:02:03]: help eliminate a lot of problems and issues that we currently experience. [1:02:03, 1:02:07]: One one last follow up. I I know Ms. Aaron, you and I have talked about [1:02:08, 1:02:08]: Um [1:02:09, 1:02:12]: curb and gutters in in various neighborhoods. [1:02:12, 1:02:15]: Uh being proactive, how does this play into [1:02:16, 1:02:17]: The фьючер [1:02:17, 1:02:20]: Of Stark Bridge as far as our curbing gutters. [1:02:21, 1:02:35]: Well, Mayor Protein Thomas, as you start installing curb and gutter, now you'll have s a piece of equipment that can clean out those catch basins that are a part of the curb and gutter and it also reduces flooding because you won't have blockages in your infrastructure. [1:02:36, 1:02:37]: Thank you. [1:02:37, 1:02:39]: I yield back, Mr. Mayor. [1:02:39, 1:02:41]: Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [1:02:42, 1:02:43]: Thank you, Mayor. [1:02:44, 1:02:48]: My question is in terms of the maintenance of this piece of equipment. [1:02:49, 1:02:53]: Is the maintenance able to be performed internally? [1:02:53, 1:02:56]: Or will be will we need to um [1:02:57, 1:03:00]: enter into an agreement with someone of some sort. [1:03:03, 1:03:06]: Eighty percent of the maintenance can be performed by me. [1:03:07, 1:03:10]: The other twenty percent would have to be through [1:03:11, 1:03:12]: Someone else. [1:03:13, 1:03:21]: But as far as the routine maintenance, yes, we would we would do the routine maintenance on it as far as cleaning the filters, changing the oils, and cleaning the vac. [1:03:22, 1:03:22]: Okay. [1:03:23, 1:03:23]: Gotcha. [1:03:24, 1:03:26]: Council Councilwoman Gantt, please. [1:03:28, 1:03:38]: Thank you. Um, I just want to thank Public Works for being proactive on this. I think that's something that the council has spoken of on several occasions that we want [1:03:38, 1:03:39]: Um [1:03:39, 1:03:59]: You know, we don't want to wait until something happens where we have to scramble and find a solution. So I'm agreeing with my colleagues here that I think this is an excellent thing. Um, I think I'm the last one to speak right now. Um, all the questions have been asked, including show me the money, that was most important. Um, to me, to me. [1:03:59, 1:04:03]: Make sure that we have the financial ability to do this. [1:04:03, 1:04:11]: Um and so with that mayor, I would like to make a motion that we approve commitment. Council Councilwoman Gantt, stand by please. [1:04:11, 1:04:13]: Uh Councilman uh Blount, you have another comment? [1:04:14, 1:04:17]: Yeah, just a quick question, uh and and and [1:04:17, 1:04:18]: Don't get me wrong, I'm [1:04:19, 1:04:25]: If I get an understanding about something, then I can see the importance of it. So you guys are making this pretty clear, clear, uh [1:04:26, 1:04:28]: But got a question on it. With that equipment. [1:04:28, 1:04:36]: Uh one of the things that I've seen yearly over by the Meramander, just I just wanna know if this equipment is does that. [1:04:37, 1:04:39]: We always smell the sewer over there. [1:04:40, 1:04:43]: Is that something that this truck this truck would [1:04:44, 1:04:49]: uh do something about or what is that? It it's always a sewer smell over. [1:04:49, 1:05:05]: As far as the sewer smell over there, it could be because of that Burke Street line. We're fixing to replace all that. Um that's in the works right now. I think we're waiting on the engineering to finish up the uh plans. [1:05:05, 1:05:06]: But uh [1:05:07, 1:05:10]: I'm not I've hadn't been told of a sewer smell. [1:05:10, 1:05:30]: Yeah, so pretty painting and you'll smell it. Yeah, you go yeah, you can't paint on that corner. You you definitely want to hold that sign a little, you know. All right. Yeah, that's okay. Miss Vanessa Holiday, go ahead, please. Bray, if I could get you to repeat, what was the line that you just named? [1:05:31, 1:05:33]: Over there by the moral that would be in the play. [1:05:33, 1:05:34]: Burke Street. [1:05:35, 1:05:36]: Mm-hmm. Okay. Thank you. [1:05:37, 1:05:46]: Council's got a project on in design for the replacement of the Berk Street sewer main. So that should eliminate a lot of issues we're currently having with that sewer main. [1:05:48, 1:05:55]: Councilwoman Gantt, please excuse me. I'm going back, I'm going back to Councilman Alexander since he originally wanted to make the motion. [1:05:55, 1:06:01]: I'll make the motion to approve what has been suggested by staff adding this piece of equipment. [1:06:01, 1:06:05]: Is there a second. No. My second. Oh, there we go. All right. [1:06:06, 1:06:08]: May the second, and all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:06:09, 1:06:14]: Okay. Unanimous. Appreciate it. Appreciate it. Thanks, gentlemen. Thank you for the presentation. [1:06:15, 1:06:19]: All right, uh council consideration to approve task order number 2020. [1:06:20, 1:06:26]: Uh point ten Falcon Design Consultants of East for East Atlanta, North and South Lee Street Roadway. [1:06:26, 1:06:33]: And intersection modifications in the amount of seventy thousand dollars, funding source splots four presented by Mr. Knighton, sir, please. [1:06:34, 1:06:40]: Yes, Mayor and Council, thank you. Um this particular task order is to have Falcon design. [1:06:41, 1:06:45]: Support the efforts of the city and procurement department with respect to [1:06:46, 1:06:48]: uh outlining uh some guidelines [1:06:49, 1:06:51]: And specifications for [1:06:51, 1:06:54]: this roadway project. Uh they have been working on [1:06:55, 1:06:58]: Um the uh roadway project in terms of [1:06:58, 1:07:02]: The overall planning for it. Uh in fact it's uh at I believe G dot [1:07:03, 1:07:07]: uh uh review um right now for the plans for the project. [1:07:07, 1:07:10]: This is to provide the necessary support. [1:07:10, 1:07:16]: uh for uh the bidding process which would need to take place in order for qualified bidders [1:07:16, 1:07:21]: To competitively bid on the actual construction improvements. [1:07:22, 1:07:26]: to East uh Atlanta and also uh to Lee Street. [1:07:27, 1:07:30]: Uh John Palmer is here from Falcon Design if there should be any questions. [1:07:31, 1:07:33]: Mr. Palmer, anything you want to add at this time, sir? [1:07:36, 1:07:39]: You're you muted. You're muted. There you go. [1:07:39, 1:07:59]: Merry Christmas to everybody. Happy holidays to you too, sir. Yeah. Uh we're looking forward to uh we're looking forward to getting these two great projects uh handled uh in coordination with the city's uh staff. Uh you guys have a fantastic procurement staff, by the way. And uh we like to work with them, they're great to work with. So uh looking forward. [1:07:59, 1:08:06]: forward to helping with that and also helping with all the construction management oversight and basically hand you a nice pretty road with intersections when we're done. [1:08:07, 1:08:13]: Outstanding. Councilman Alexander, go ahead, please. Yeah, I want to see hear a little bit more excitement. [1:08:15, 1:08:21]: Y'all not excited enough. You know, I you never even been in that traffic on East Atlanta Road trying to turn right. [1:08:21, 1:08:38]: So I think these citizens will be very excited about it. I know Mr. Knight, he he gives his presentation. He's so professional. But let me tell you, we need to be very excited about the fact that this is super progress in uh adding um. [1:08:38, 1:08:43]: uh connecting that serious bottleneck and east atlanta road and then also [1:08:44, 1:09:04]: Uh added to us as a part of the amphitheater, just uh improving our downtown access in all ways. So I'm excited about it. So I think uh we just want to do a a good job of just letting the citizens know. This is adding the turning lane on East Atlanta Road that y'all have been waiting on for years. [1:09:04, 1:09:07]: years now. So guess what? This is progress. [1:09:07, 1:09:08]: That's all I want to say. [1:09:08, 1:09:09]: It is and if I [1:09:10, 1:09:16]: I'm sorry. Good morning. I was going to say and and to those sentiments of Councilman Alexander, this is a significant project. [1:09:16, 1:09:22]: Obviously that we are seeking to uh facilitate uh via Falcon Design's uh support. [1:09:22, 1:09:26]: It would provide a full turn lane all the way back to uh Love Street. [1:09:26, 1:09:34]: That would allow for the movement, the significant movement of traffic on East Atlanta Road and then also on Lee Street. [1:09:34, 1:09:42]: Northley and South Lee Street, as everyone knows who travels in that area, are not connected. They do not intersect or connected. [1:09:43, 1:09:48]: Uh this would allow for that intersection improvement which would [1:09:48, 1:09:56]: Um significantly improve the facilitation of the traffic network in that area, even absent the amphitheater project. [1:09:56, 1:09:58]: But obviously with the ampathiat of the project. [1:09:58, 1:10:04]: uh thirty two hundred plus seat amphitheater project which which we will uh obviously open next year [1:10:05, 1:10:10]: And the number of people who will come and visit the amphitheater and enjoy the events there and enjoy the downtown. [1:10:11, 1:10:13]: This particular project absolutely is needed. [1:10:14, 1:10:19]: And uh would be a significant component to everything that um I believe the council has as a vision. [1:10:20, 1:10:21]: For downtown improvement. [1:10:22, 1:10:23]: Councilwoman Barber, please. [1:10:27, 1:10:31]: Yes, thank you, Mayor. Um, so this task order I see. [1:10:32, 1:10:36]: Most of the information is pertaining to the scope of work. [1:10:36, 1:10:41]: It's the same as the other task order that was originally submitted. [1:10:41, 1:10:43]: I noticed that on this one. [1:10:44, 1:10:44]: Um [1:10:45, 1:10:48]: The date is December sixteenth. The other one was October. [1:10:48, 1:10:49]: Twenty second. [1:10:49, 1:10:52]: Is there something um significantly different? [1:10:53, 1:10:53]: Um [1:10:54, 1:10:57]: with this one than it was with the other one. I see that verbage. [1:10:57, 1:10:59]: has kind of been changed a little bit. [1:11:00, 1:11:02]: Mr. Knighton, are you able to answer that? [1:11:05, 1:11:07]: You muted, sir. You muted. [1:11:10, 1:11:21]: I'm sorry about that. Um, there are some some changes, but not a major significant change. I think the major issue was we wanted to make sure that we had conversations, further conversations. [1:11:21, 1:11:24]: with procurement staff and with Falcon Design. [1:11:24, 1:11:28]: About the um the oversight of this particular project. [1:11:29, 1:11:38]: Uh everyone fully understands that the procurement division city is overseeing this project, and Falcon is operating in a support role. [1:11:38, 1:11:42]: given their expertise, given their knowledge, and given the fact that they have designed the plans. [1:11:43, 1:11:58]: for the roadways, they obviously uh understand uh the specifications uh uh better than anyone else. And so as this project uh evolves or the bidding process evolves, they would be in the background as a support role. [1:11:58, 1:12:01]: To make sure that um the [1:12:01, 1:12:05]: Questions are properly answered via a technical standpoint, an engineering standpoint. [1:12:06, 1:12:07]: As well as providing [1:12:08, 1:12:15]: Uh, the necessary support for ensuring that any prospective bidders have been properly vetted as well, again, from an engineering and technical standpoint. [1:12:16, 1:12:18]: And so that's the role that they would play. [1:12:18, 1:12:19]: Okay. [1:12:19, 1:12:26]: Or the subject matter expert role is what they're saying. Okay. Thank you for that. I do have um [1:12:27, 1:12:33]: follow up question. So I know that Falcon Design does uh participate in a lot of [1:12:33, 1:12:33]: Um [1:12:35, 1:12:37]: the projects that we have here in the city. [1:12:37, 1:12:38]: Um [1:12:39, 1:12:45]: Is their level of involvement the same as what we're seeing here with this task order? [1:12:46, 1:12:48]: Is there a level of involvement? [1:12:48, 1:12:53]: pertaining to procurement, the same as we're seeing here with this task order. [1:12:54, 1:13:07]: I would I would say that they are they play when when necessary, they may play a role similar similar to this on other projects. And when I say that is again, as you mentioned, that the um [1:13:07, 1:13:08]: The uh [1:13:08, 1:13:14]: uh experts when it comes to their technical expertise. But that would be the role that they would be playing. [1:13:14, 1:13:16]: Um I you know, the [1:13:17, 1:13:17]: B. [1:13:17, 1:13:21]: This particular project is there are some other projects that we deal with [1:13:21, 1:13:26]: Because again they have a a full staff of engineers and technical people. [1:13:27, 1:13:33]: Um, they have the wherewithal and the bandwidth to be able to support to support us in that way. [1:13:33, 1:13:37]: from a technical standpoint. And again, because they have designed [1:13:37, 1:13:46]: the uh roadways on this or roadways and intersection improvements on this particular project. They had intimate knowledge about the project itself. [1:13:46, 1:13:49]: technical specifications that can help support us. [1:13:49, 1:13:54]: um hopefully get a very good and sound uh bidders on this project. [1:13:54, 1:14:01]: Okay, one more question. Um now will any of Falcon Design's employees serve [1:14:02, 1:14:03]: maybe on the evaluation. [1:14:04, 1:14:05]: The selection committee. [1:14:07, 1:14:09]: for this particular solicitation. [1:14:10, 1:14:15]: I would actually uh from my stand from my purely from my standpoint. [1:14:15, 1:14:19]: Um, I would not necessarily mind them being on [1:14:19, 1:14:22]: A review committee because they have the technical expertise. [1:14:23, 1:14:27]: primarily be the staff, and we haven't obviously made that determination. [1:14:27, 1:14:37]: But because they have a certain amount of knowledge uh base uh with respect to the actual um specifications, the bid itself. [1:14:37, 1:14:42]: Um, they would be able to be in a role of where they're betting some of these bidders. [1:14:42, 1:14:44]: provide information back to us. [1:14:44, 1:14:47]: I'm certainly not a expert engineer. [1:14:47, 1:14:57]: They could be in a role where they provide um support to us in making sure that anything that is that the the bidders provide is properly vetted. [1:14:58, 1:15:03]: Um, from a specificity and and technical standpoint. That doesn't necessarily mean they have to be on the review committee. [1:15:04, 1:15:10]: But if there's a question that we may have or a re a review committee may have, I won't be on it, but a review committee member may have [1:15:11, 1:15:17]: they can turn to the um expertise of of Falcon Design engineers to answer that technical question. [1:15:17, 1:15:18]: Rightfully so. [1:15:19, 1:15:21]: Rightfully so. Thank you. I appreciate it. [1:15:21, 1:15:23]: Mayor Pro Tem Thomas, go ahead, please. [1:15:23, 1:15:24]: Thank you, Mayor. [1:15:25, 1:15:29]: Um uh Councilman Alexander, I am uh excited as well. [1:15:29, 1:15:34]: I I I think uh and everyone should understand that you know this order [1:15:34, 1:15:36]: would enhance the [1:15:36, 1:15:40]: Uh, traffic flow in and around City Hall and the amphitheater. [1:15:40, 1:15:42]: I've had a discussion with Mr. Knight and [1:15:43, 1:15:44]: I don't want to [1:15:45, 1:15:50]: Uh what I'm about to talk about is is an additional task order, but I don't want to [1:15:51, 1:16:05]: slow down this one, Mayor. And I know it's a it's a separate issue. I am in favor and I don't know uh Mr. Knighton if you know we could talk about this after this vote. But I just want to bring this up. I had talked to Mr. Knighton about [1:16:05, 1:16:08]: Um add into this task order beforehand. [1:16:09, 1:16:12]: I w I think uh it was not enough time for [1:16:12, 1:16:19]: uh the engineers to to develop uh the scope of work for this, but I spoke to Mr. Knight about [1:16:20, 1:16:21]: Uh a leaf [1:16:21, 1:16:23]: On Uber Uber [1:16:23, 1:16:24]: Um [1:16:25, 1:16:31]: Stationed somewhere in the area of the amphitheater for those participants. [1:16:31, 1:16:35]: that would actually uh take some form of transportation. [1:16:35, 1:16:37]: А ту кам. [1:16:37, 1:16:46]: Uh to the amphitheater. Uh Mr. Knight, could you share that conversation we had with the council and and if that's [1:16:46, 1:17:06]: if if it's need a a new order, I guess if you will, because we don't want to slow this one down. I know we're going to approve this tonight, I hope, but I I do want to sort of um discuss this with the council. So if it's appropriate, you know, the council can um give you some ideal if if they wanted you [1:17:06, 1:17:09]: to to go forward with this uh additional task order. [1:17:10, 1:17:14]: Right. Yeah. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem. Yeah, we did have a conversation about that specifically. [1:17:14, 1:17:17]: as it relates to an Uber or Lyft um [1:17:18, 1:17:18]: Um [1:17:18, 1:17:19]: uh area. [1:17:20, 1:17:25]: or designated area that would be on either one of the roadways in particular. [1:17:25, 1:17:28]: uh to allow for um the facilitation of [1:17:29, 1:17:32]: That type of traffic which had become extremely popular. [1:17:32, 1:17:52]: One of the things that we're also looking at is having electric charging stations. That's another conversation too, ensuring that we have some of the new age technology in the amphitheater itself. But I think if if appropriate, we could um address this uh in this particular [1:17:52, 1:17:58]: vote if it is the council's uh desire that uh we also review [1:17:58, 1:18:02]: Um uh any lift or or uh Uber. [1:18:02, 1:18:08]: or any uh other mobility uh apparatus that would access an amphitheater. [1:18:08, 1:18:23]: uh like ours, uh to make sure that there is a designated area for that type of pickup and drop-off, because quite frankly, as you all know, it's becoming extremely popular. And that's the way many people access large-scale venues. [1:18:23, 1:18:43]: Um, although we've got to deal with our parking issue, obviously we have to have on-site parking, but a number of people access via Uber and Lyft. And so if it is the council's desire and you want to include the review of an Uber and Lyft station as a part of this overall review and project, I think that would be appropriate and we could take the necessary steps. [1:18:43, 1:18:44]: Steps to do so. [1:18:44, 1:18:53]: Well stand by one place. Mr. Stand by one place, Mr. Mare Protein. Mr. Williams, as our attorney, is that legally we can do all that? [1:18:54, 1:19:02]: Yes, sir. You could amend the scope of of this particular task order to include that as as a portion of the concept. [1:19:03, 1:19:05]: Mirable Tim Thomas, go ahead, please. [1:19:05, 1:19:08]: Well, Mr. Knight, what I wanna ensure is that [1:19:09, 1:19:13]: This addition scope of work is not going to slow down. [1:19:13, 1:19:20]: Uh this work for East Atlanta Road and Lee Street. I just want to make sure by adding this scope. [1:19:20, 1:19:23]: Uh it's not going to slow down. [1:19:23, 1:19:27]: um the work that we are going to um approve tonight. [1:19:27, 1:19:31]: I would not think so. I would not think it would it would slow it down. I think [1:19:32, 1:19:40]: The the s the magnitude of this project is so great, um uh that uh it would not uh slow down our progress on this project that I could see. [1:19:40, 1:19:47]: Um, I I might refer to uh defer to John, but I would not see it will slow down what we're trying to do with the actual roadway project. [1:19:48, 1:19:54]: Well, I would like to hear from other council members if this is something that we want to uh add to um [1:19:54, 1:20:01]: a scope of work to uh to include uh this type of uh station uh in conjunction with the amphitheater. [1:20:01, 1:20:04]: Stand by please. Mr. Palmer, anything you need to add, sir, at this time? [1:20:05, 1:20:10]: No, I just wanted to make sure we're not gonna change the design of the roadways. Um [1:20:11, 1:20:21]: just but uh because they're designed to meet uh GDOT standard and and the city of Stopridge standards. Um, but I do think it's worthwhile to look at what Mayor Potem is discussing. [1:20:21, 1:20:35]: about a designated area for and it it would primarily be for events only. It wouldn't be for regular daily use, although it could, but it would primarily be for event use. But I would recommend we go ahead and [1:20:35, 1:20:36]: Get this project. [1:20:36, 1:20:38]: At least bid so we can get. [1:20:38, 1:20:44]: the the timeline started for getting construction of the intersections and the improvements. [1:20:45, 1:20:47]: Councilman Blanc, go ahead, please. [1:20:48, 1:20:55]: Um I you know, I I don't know how that would look, uh but I I I look at the model that they have at the uh airport and [1:20:55, 1:20:59]: Uh, I look at the model they have at the hotels, I look at the model they have at the um [1:21:00, 1:21:04]: over at the uh uh Phillips Arena. I guess they changed the name to something else arena now, but [1:21:05, 1:21:10]: When you talk about Ubers and Lyfts, the benefit of Uber and Lyft is to drop you up at the front door. [1:21:11, 1:21:17]: Uh and keep it moving. It's not then they're not stage like taxi cabs used to be. That'll that's old school. [1:21:17, 1:21:34]: Uh when you call an Uber, if you look at your phone, they're nearby and when they get there, you just jump in the car and you keep keep going. That's what the that's what the benefits of driving uh uh getting an Uber or a lip is not to stage them. It's just to when they pull up, you check the tag and you jump in the car and you get going. I mean, I don't want us to [1:21:34, 1:21:37]: uh sit here and and look at how because we're we're we're in a [1:21:38, 1:21:47]: uh kind of a uh s slight conundrum if you will, uh dealing with parking and all that as it is. And I just don't wanna uh since it won't be on the street because we gotta go by uh [1:21:48, 1:21:54]: uh DOT guidelines, uh, where would you put something like that? Now if we're able to [1:21:54, 1:22:00]: go out by the parking uh lots and put in uh like you said something about the uh um [1:22:00, 1:22:04]: charging stations, well that's gonna be in front of a parking space anyway. [1:22:04, 1:22:13]: Um, so that to implement that would be okay. But oop for me, Ubers and Lyfts are so you can get a drop off in front in the front door and you don't have to deal with driving yourself. I mean [1:22:15, 1:22:22]: Mirable Tim Thomas, go ahead, please. Well one thing I discussed with Mr. Knight, we do not want to add to the [1:22:23, 1:22:26]: uh congestion and the traffic um [1:22:26, 1:22:28]: In front of the venue. [1:22:28, 1:22:32]: And I think that's one thing we have to be a little concerned about is the [1:22:32, 1:22:38]: uh traffic congestion if this is in the front of the building. I was somewhat thinking of [1:22:38, 1:22:40]: Uh in the area um [1:22:41, 1:22:52]: on East Atlanta Road near uh Kathy's or near the um the house that we purchased, you know, somewhere in that particular area. But Mr. Knight, I think you can speak to that a little better. [1:22:52, 1:22:59]: Well yeah, I think if again if the council's uh desire with respect to looking at Uber and Lyft sites [1:22:59, 1:23:16]: If you'd go ahead and if you were were inclined to approve this and ask us along with this to review the feasibility of an Uber and Lyft station, I think that would be fine. And therefore we could uh obviously we'd have to have get with the engineers to determine the best or most appropriate uh space for that. [1:23:18, 1:23:20]: Councilman uh Councilwoman Barber, please, go ahead. [1:23:23, 1:23:36]: Catch one bark, there you go. Actually just addressed the question that I had. Is there a cost associated with that, Mr. Knight? With you all just assessing um the feasibility and locations for this? [1:23:37, 1:23:45]: Right. I think if if along with the task order, I think the task order total is seventy seventy thousand. Okay. Seventy thousand. [1:23:45, 1:23:52]: 70,000 total. If you would allow us as a part of this to increase that by say 10%. [1:23:53, 1:23:54]: Or within my authority. [1:23:54, 1:23:59]: Um, it it would be less than that, obviously. But if you allow us to increase that by ten percent. [1:24:00, 1:24:05]: Uh, then I think that we would be able to review that. And I see John nodding his head. I think that would be okay. [1:24:05, 1:24:08]: Um that we will be able to review that as a part of his scope. [1:24:09, 1:24:14]: We could even come up with some concepts, make sure everybody's on the same page where we put it. [1:24:15, 1:24:30]: Okay. Mirable Tim Thomas, go ahead, please. Mr. Night, what kind of motion would be needed tonight to make sure that this additional scope is added to the task order that that we that that we have already reviewed in our booklets? [1:24:30, 1:24:45]: Yes, if you want to approve the task order, including the review of an Uber Lyft uh transportation uh area along with that, or along with this task order. [1:24:45, 1:24:50]: uh with the increase of no more than ten percent, then I think that would be appropriate. [1:24:51, 1:24:54]: Mr. Williams, that sounds good to you legally. [1:24:55, 1:24:57]: Yeah, that all we need is a motion, so move. [1:24:58, 1:24:58]: All right. [1:24:59, 1:25:00]: Don't move, Mayor. [1:25:02, 1:25:13]: Okay. Motion's been made and been seconded. Uh any other comments before we take the vote? Any other uh comments? Mr. Mayor, I I don't believe I heard a second. [1:25:14, 1:25:15]: You did not. [1:25:16, 1:25:17]: Who's second? [1:25:17, 1:25:18]: No one second as of yet. [1:25:20, 1:25:21]: Okay. [1:25:22, 1:25:22]: Sir Second. [1:25:25, 1:25:26]: Yeah. [1:25:26, 1:25:30]: Councilwom uh Councilwoman Barber seconds that I believe. Is that what you're saying? [1:25:30, 1:25:38]: Okay. There's a second. Uh Ms. Barber second that. Okay. Not any other questions or concerns. If not, all in favor motion, please indicate. [1:25:40, 1:25:41]: All polls. [1:25:42, 1:25:49]: No, you I was trying to let you know you you opened it for uh for for me, uh just like any other venue. [1:25:50, 1:25:59]: Uber drops you off in front. And you know, I we have to I just think we have to be careful and cautious on the design of this because we have to maximize the area. So [1:26:00, 1:26:01]: On that but on that note. [1:26:01, 1:26:06]: Once again, let's make sure uh motion was made. It's been seconded. All in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:26:07, 1:26:08]: One, two. [1:26:10, 1:26:12]: Okay, all opposed the motion. [1:26:15, 1:26:19]: Okay. So motion does not pass. [1:26:20, 1:26:21]: That's correct. [1:26:22, 1:26:22]: Okay. [1:26:23, 1:26:33]: So now that was to add that was in reference to adding things. We go back to I would imagine we go back to the original comment or the the uh the [1:26:33, 1:26:43]: The original motion would have been in reference to the seventy thousand dollars in reference to this tax order. So maybe. Okay. [1:26:44, 1:26:45]: Second is there a second? [1:26:46, 1:26:46]: Second. [1:26:47, 1:26:55]: Uh Councilman Blount seconds. Second. Blount. Okay. Council Blount second that. Okay. Now, all in favor of that motion, please indicate. [1:26:57, 1:26:59]: Two, three, opposed. [1:27:01, 1:27:04]: Okay, Alexander, you're you're a sustaining. [1:27:04, 1:27:05]: Abstaining, I mean. [1:27:06, 1:27:07]: I can't hear you. [1:27:08, 1:27:12]: Uh yes, I abstained from the last vote as well out of abundance of caution. [1:27:13, 1:27:18]: Okay. So this motion uh that passes originally written it was excited about this book. [1:27:19, 1:27:20]: Can you use me? [1:27:21, 1:27:26]: Motion passed. Three three uh zero one. Yes. [1:27:27, 1:27:44]: Is this the same motion that but this the motion the motion the motion I believe Miss Barber made the motion is that right uh Vanessa was it back councilman blind right yeah but what what I'm saying is is that uh I wanna make sure every the whole council knows this the motion that they talked about. [1:27:44, 1:27:46]: With with the uh East Alarm. [1:27:47, 1:27:56]: Yes, he says. Yes, the original task order. Original task order is what we're talking about. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, okay. [1:27:56, 1:28:03]: So that's a three zero one. I don't see Councilwoman Gantt online. Right. It passes three zero one. That's correct. [1:28:03, 1:28:12]: Mirable Tim Thomas, go ahead. Yeah, I I it was a little confusion. I was gonna go back to the addition of motion and ask for a roll call vote. [1:28:12, 1:28:16]: Uh because of the confusion, but uh Mr. William may speak to that, but [1:28:17, 1:28:31]: um just to clear up the confusion. Well the if if you voted for this last motion, sir yourself, Blount and Barber voted. I wanted to go back to the actual the the first motion. I think um I know Mr. Blount asked the question was this [1:28:32, 1:28:32]: The same [1:28:33, 1:28:35]: motion or well just an additional motion. [1:28:36, 1:28:37]: So [1:28:37, 1:28:44]: So the first motion, it appeared to be, and I stand to be corrected by the council members, but it appeared to be two zero two. [1:28:45, 1:28:49]: Two in favor, uh no oppose and and two abstentions. [1:28:51, 1:28:52]: Yeah. [1:28:53, 1:28:53]: Okay. [1:28:54, 1:29:11]: So it didn't pass. So we went back to the very what's on the agenda deals with the taser for the$70,000 for the intersections. And the motion was made by I believe Councilwoman Barber, second by Councilwoman Blount. The motion was uh the we asked I asked for a vote and it went uh three zero one. [1:29:12, 1:29:19]: Mayor Botem Thomas, you, Blount, and Barber all approved that. And Councilman Alexander sustained, abstained. [1:29:20, 1:29:31]: Okay. Yes. All right. That's that's it. 301. We'll move on. That should be clear. New business. Uh thank you by the way, Mr. Palmer. I appreciate your participation, sir. [1:29:31, 1:29:32]: New business. [1:29:33, 1:29:44]: Council consideration to approve the health and wellness agreement in with corporate health partners in the amount of thirty-five thousand two hundred dollars, funding source general front fund presented by Ms. Wheeler, please. [1:29:45, 1:29:50]: Um yes, this is a renewal of our current health and wellness agreement. [1:29:50, 1:29:53]: that we have with corporate uh health partners. [1:29:53, 1:29:57]: Um they provide a full service wellness program for our employees. [1:29:58, 1:30:08]: with monthly coaching sessions one-on-ones. We have uh meal plans, newsletters, challenges, incentive plans, and risk management. [1:30:09, 1:30:11]: uh reports that are given to [1:30:11, 1:30:12]: Um [1:30:12, 1:30:14]: Given to us based on [1:30:15, 1:30:16]: The employees um [1:30:17, 1:30:20]: ongoing development in the pr in the plan. [1:30:20, 1:30:23]: So what I'm asking is council's approval to [1:30:23, 1:30:28]: Um approve this agreement for twenty twenty one, twenty twenty two. [1:30:29, 1:30:31]: Thank you. Any questions for Miss Wheeler, Council? [1:30:33, 1:30:36]: If not, I need a motion to accept this proposal. [1:30:36, 1:30:37]: No. [1:30:37, 1:30:38]: Is there a second? [1:30:40, 1:30:41]: Circuit. Yeah. [1:30:42, 1:30:48]: Okay, councilman is out of second debt all right Councilwoman Barber made the motion further discussion. [1:30:50, 1:30:52]: If not all in favor motion, please indicate. [1:30:54, 1:31:04]: Okay, four four zero. Okay. Thank you. Uh council consideration to approve workmen's comp rem uh renewal. Ms. Wheeler, please. [1:31:05, 1:31:10]: We have um a new renewal coming up for twenty twenty one for our workers compensation. [1:31:10, 1:31:11]: program. [1:31:12, 1:31:17]: Um J Smith Lanier is our uh broker in this uh [1:31:18, 1:31:27]: with this insurance company. They have uh given us a different carrier, which has reduced our premium by almost$40,000. [1:31:28, 1:31:34]: Uh, we will receive the same level of service for our employees as it relates to workplace injuries. [1:31:35, 1:31:41]: And so I'm asking the council to approve the amount of eighty-five thousand five hundred and sixty-eight dollars. [1:31:41, 1:31:42]: uh for our workers' comp program. [1:31:43, 1:31:46]: Any council, any question for Miss Wheeler, please? [1:31:47, 1:31:50]: If not, I need a motion to accept this proposal. [1:31:52, 1:32:05]: Your bl your question, Mayor, please. Go. Okay, what's your question, sir? Miss Wheeler, what is different from this than what was already uh established for the work work Ms. Comp? Is there anything different from this or just an increase in in the amount? [1:32:05, 1:32:09]: No, the difference is the amount has the premium has been reduced. [1:32:10, 1:32:15]: By almost forty thousand dollars by them marketing it to a different insurance company. [1:32:16, 1:32:18]: Who will handle all of our workers' uh comp claims? [1:32:19, 1:32:21]: So they have found another company that can do it. [1:32:22, 1:32:22]: Um [1:32:23, 1:32:25]: Атолес кошти на ситі. [1:32:26, 1:32:29]: But provide the same level of service as far as [1:32:29, 1:32:33]: uh making sure our employees get the medical uh [1:32:33, 1:32:34]: Their medical [1:32:34, 1:32:35]: Um [1:32:35, 1:32:37]: Claims approved and [1:32:38, 1:32:44]: And get and get the call you know, whatever we need to bring the employee back to work uh much sooner than later. [1:32:44, 1:32:58]: With the reduced premium is what was the cost last year? It was about a hundred and twenty two thousand dollars. Gotcha. So we're paying sus significantly m less less this year. Okay. Uh so move for me. I mean, is anybody already uh [1:32:59, 1:33:06]: I I got this. I got no problem. So uh the uh any other comments from anybody? If not, I need a motion to accept this proposal. [1:33:06, 1:33:10]: Councilman still moved. Okay, uh Councilwoman Barber, you second that? [1:33:11, 1:33:15]: Yes. Okay, fine. Any further discussion? And if not, all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:33:16, 1:33:18]: Okay, thank you. Four zero. [1:33:21, 1:33:25]: Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Wheeler. Appreciate your time. [1:33:25, 1:33:39]: Council consideration to approve RFP number 2020-0025P. Johnson controls fire protection facility security equipment, systems and services with related equipment and supplies, the amount of [1:33:39, 1:33:45]: It says funding source here, uh miss uh Mr. Aaron. It doesn't give an actual amount number. [1:33:45, 1:33:48]: So that I have anyway in front of me. Mr. Aaron, please. [1:33:48, 1:33:56]: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council. We're coming before you tonight uh to ask you to approve this week the uh city's fire panels. [1:33:57, 1:34:01]: and monitoring system it needs to be updated. Technology changes and [1:34:02, 1:34:06]: And in doing so, we need to come into compliance with the current technology. [1:34:06, 1:34:08]: We also have Mr. John Sawyer here. [1:34:09, 1:34:12]: With uh Johnson control any questions? [1:34:13, 1:34:32]: Yeah, I have a f the question, my initial question would be what would be the amount of money? It says funding source dollar. It's no uh what's the number here? Yeah, mayor, I don't know if that uh you may be looking at the actual agenda itself, but on the agenda request form and the booklet, it's it speaks to the m amount, which is$109, okay, four hundred sixty-six dollars and ninety cents. [1:34:33, 1:34:33]: All right. [1:34:34, 1:34:40]: And this uh I'll I'll well I'll let Mr. Sarya speak to this, but I'll I'll I may make comment afterwards. [1:34:40, 1:34:40]: Right. [1:34:41, 1:34:42]: Uh Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. [1:34:43, 1:34:52]: Yeah, I have a question. Uh when we looking at this, so what is the scope of the work that's actually gonna be done when you talk about firing um [1:34:53, 1:34:54]: Fire and um [1:34:55, 1:34:58]: Security. What what is the astral scope of work gonna be? [1:35:00, 1:35:07]: Mr. Sar, you want to speak on that? I'd be glad to. I uh thank y'all for having me. The uh so um [1:35:08, 1:35:12]: I've been working with uh facilities manager Gary Smith over the last couple of months. [1:35:13, 1:35:28]: Um y'all have we have on the table with him a proposal for fire alarm systems for six buildings. Um the city has four buildings which currently do not have a fire alarm system at all. Uh the Water Treatment Admin Building, the Ted Strickland Community Center. [1:35:29, 1:35:29]: Um [1:35:30, 1:35:32]: The um the municipal court building. [1:35:33, 1:35:34]: The um [1:35:35, 1:35:40]: on the uh the Henry County Tag Office currently have no system, fire alarm system. [1:35:40, 1:36:00]: The Henry County PD building, which is near the municipal court, and the uh Manders Convention Center, they both have systems which are impaired. The panels there are obsolete uh and they need to be updated. So we've given uh the city proposals to uh install fire alarm. [1:36:00, 1:36:16]: systems in the buildings that do not have fire alarm systems, which would give them that that protection. Of course, you protect the building and you call in the fire department if you have a problem. We put dialers in there, uh a cellular dialer to call the fire department. Um the um [1:36:16, 1:36:36]: The other building, the two that have a current system in them now, we replace the control panel and some other components in the building to make them operational again and also provide a cellular communicator so they can call the fire department and the city if you have a problem. Of course, if it's anything other than an alarm, it's gonna call the facilities department and notify them they got a problem. [1:36:36, 1:36:42]: problem in the building. And then also on the table are some repairs. Um [1:36:42, 1:36:49]: the um the the Manders Convention Center and the um and the um [1:36:49, 1:37:09]: Let's see. And the municipal court building both have sprinkler systems which need repairs. They have deficiencies that need to be corrected. And then there's also some service agreements on the table, which would provide the annual inspections which are required by code to take care of the facilities. That's just just as a brief summary. [1:37:09, 1:37:12]: of of all the the the the work. [1:37:12, 1:37:13]: If you would. [1:37:14, 1:37:24]: I think in your question a couple more questions if you don't mind, Mr. Knight. Go right here, sir. But what are the two buildings you're saying that you need to that you need to uh replace the control panels? [1:37:25, 1:37:29]: Or whatever panels you say you what are the two buildings that you gotta replace panels with? [1:37:29, 1:37:31]: The the Manders Convention Center? [1:37:32, 1:37:41]: Okay. It currently has a panel that's uh that's impaired and cannot be it's not no longer the that panel is obsolete, it's no longer available for replacement. [1:37:41, 1:37:43]: And then the um [1:37:44, 1:37:46]: The um other one is the [1:37:47, 1:37:54]: Henry County PD office. It has it that system is completely gone operational. It's the panel's dead over there. [1:37:56, 1:37:57]: Okay. What [1:37:58, 1:38:06]: With this system, because I was uh I've been uh at a facility before, and I guess it's a question from Mr. Knighton. Uh [1:38:06, 1:38:08]: Is that I was there for a fire alarm. [1:38:10, 1:38:14]: So when the fire department comes, who does a report on what's needed? [1:38:15, 1:38:19]: I'm saying I've been on this council for five years and I had no idea none of these buildings had uh [1:38:20, 1:38:21]: These buildings didn't have uh [1:38:23, 1:38:25]: Uh, you know, they wasn't equipped with firearms. [1:38:25, 1:38:26]: Well I think [1:38:27, 1:38:47]: That um some of them are are obviously impaired, severely impaired, and don't have the current technology. This goes back to the previous discussion we had earlier in the agenda of making sure we're proactive, making sure we get the right equipment in and we come up to um current technology standards. And that's an attempt to do this. I would have I would also [1:38:47, 1:38:50]: Also mention that in your package you should have a detailed [1:38:50, 1:38:53]: listing of all of the items that would actually be [1:38:53, 1:38:58]: implemented in each one of the buildings uh that uh mister sorry mentioned earlier. [1:38:59, 1:39:02]: with specificity about um what would actually be implemented. [1:39:02, 1:39:05]: Um again, you know. [1:39:05, 1:39:07]: Obviously, safety is an important issue. [1:39:07, 1:39:11]: We want to make sure that uh we are safe in all of our buildings and make sure we have [1:39:12, 1:39:17]: uh the most contemporary technology to ensure the safety of staff and visitors alike. [1:39:18, 1:39:23]: Now what about City Hall? Is that is that equipped with fire uh is uh fire alarms? [1:39:23, 1:39:25]: Or we I think that is it up to code? [1:39:29, 1:39:31]: Yes, is my understanding that that is, yes. [1:39:31, 1:39:32]: 'Cause that's not on this list. [1:39:33, 1:39:35]: Yeah, I haven't been asked to look at C often. [1:39:40, 1:39:42]: Any other questions for Mr. Sawyer or Mr. Aaron? [1:39:44, 1:39:44]: I do. [1:39:45, 1:39:46]: Go ahead, Councilwoman Barber. [1:39:46, 1:39:50]: I'd like for him to take a look at City Hall. [1:39:50, 1:39:55]: I'd be glad to. See I I think I think City Hall is fine, but we'll have'em take a look at City Hall. [1:39:57, 1:39:59]: It uh let me let me just say [1:39:59, 1:40:19]: By the way, as a as a side comment, I I commend Stockbridge for do for taking this initiative. Uh I've been in this business for thirty-three years and it's it's rare that I've had the opportunity for a city to come forward and say, we want to proactively look at our fire detection and fire per fire protection systems in buildings. It's [1:40:19, 1:40:24]: It's I can count on one hand the number of times it's happened. So thank you for that. [1:40:25, 1:40:25]: Appreciate it. [1:40:26, 1:40:27]: Any other questions to Doll Council? [1:40:28, 1:40:32]: Just just one last question. I'm I'm sorry. Go right in, sir. Councilwoman Barber, will you sp finish? [1:40:33, 1:40:41]: No, I have one more question. My question was to Mr. Knighton. So um considering the amount of this, um [1:40:41, 1:40:48]: We're not going to competitively bid this? Or is Johnson control already under a contract of some sort? [1:40:51, 1:40:54]: You muted. You muted, sir. You muted. [1:40:55, 1:41:00]: I'm sorry. Yes, Johnson Control has done work for us before and actually I believe we're piggybacking on [1:41:01, 1:41:03]: A national cooperative contract on this one. [1:41:04, 1:41:05]: Thank you. [1:41:05, 1:41:06]: Answers my question. [1:41:07, 1:41:09]: Councilman Blanc, go ahead, please. [1:41:10, 1:41:13]: Now does the county Mr. Knighton, does the county [1:41:14, 1:41:21]: Does the county or I guess we got a fire marshal now? Does the county does an annual inspection of our fire alarms and fire extinguishers? [1:41:21, 1:41:24]: Our our um fire marshal [1:41:25, 1:41:28]: who does um inspections obviously of commercial businesses as well. [1:41:29, 1:41:31]: Also make sure that our buildings are inspected. [1:41:32, 1:41:35]: Part of this conversation, of course, is generated by staff. [1:41:35, 1:41:41]: Various staff members led us to uh this point where we needed to make sure that we addressed this issue. [1:41:41, 1:41:43]: And that's why we're bringing it before you. [1:41:43, 1:41:47]: But our fire marshal would check our buildings, yes. I'm saying prior to [1:41:47, 1:41:50]: Uh our fire marshal was a couple of [1:41:51, 1:41:53]: It should have been Henry County, right? Mm-hmm. [1:41:54, 1:42:07]: Do we have any logs or anything? Because I had no idea that that that that Merle Manders and Ted Strickland and all these places didn't have fire alarms. I'm saying that we didn't get a log from them that we didn't have that in here, those fire alarms. [1:42:07, 1:42:14]: I I honestly can't speak to that issue right now because I don't know. I we could certainly search and find out, but I I don't know that. [1:42:17, 1:42:21]: Is there any way we could find that out? Because um Well we will attempt to find out. Yes. [1:42:23, 1:42:25]: Councilwoman Barber, go ahead, please. [1:42:27, 1:42:40]: Mr. Knighton, I do have a follow-up question though. I'm looking at the agenda and also on the staff recommendation form, if you can make reference to what contract or state contract your Pigadac can offer. [1:42:43, 1:42:44]: Sorry. [1:42:44, 1:42:46]: It's a source well contract. [1:42:46, 1:42:48]: that we're picking backing off of. [1:42:50, 1:43:08]: That's correct. It's it's uh we have uh several source well contracts. We have them for fire, we have them for security, uh, and and HPAC services as well for that part of our business. This is source well contract is uh 031517. [1:43:09, 1:43:13]: Space S G L. That's the that's the source well contract number. [1:43:13, 1:43:15]: Zero three one five one seven [1:43:15, 1:43:16]: S G [1:43:17, 1:43:25]: A space SGL. Space S G L. Oh space. Yeah, yes, ma'am. [1:43:26, 1:43:46]: Council Councilwoman Barber, um the what they since we have three parts of our company, they the the contract number is the same, but they have that space in the SGL that does that that designates my part of the company, which is the fire protection part. And then they have another one for the security part of the company and another one for the HBAC and uh and [1:43:46, 1:43:47]: and building control is part of the company. [1:43:48, 1:43:51]: Okay, but my question was to Mr. Nightingale. [1:43:51, 1:43:55]: Um this doesn't look to be a state. [1:43:55, 1:43:56]: Contract. [1:43:56, 1:44:00]: Or is it am I missing not a s you said a state contract? [1:44:00, 1:44:03]: Yes, you said we were piggybacking. [1:44:03, 1:44:04]: On [1:44:05, 1:44:07]: It's my understanding, this is a national co-op. [1:44:07, 1:44:08]: Cooperative. [1:44:12, 1:44:12]: Thank you. [1:44:16, 1:44:18]: Yeah, the question is for Mr. Sawyer. [1:44:20, 1:44:21]: Worried Mr. Aaron. [1:44:22, 1:44:27]: Okay, if not, can also I need a motion to accept this proposal. Is there a motion? [1:44:31, 1:44:34]: Well the uh Mr. Blount, you're gonna go ahead. [1:44:35, 1:44:42]: Uh what I'm I'm sorry may I was looking at my notes here. Um uh we need the equipment. We need the we need the we need the repairs, uh so moot. [1:44:43, 1:44:44]: Okay, sir a second. [1:44:47, 1:44:48]: Just a second to the motion. [1:44:50, 1:44:57]: I will second this because I know the um need for it. Yes. Councilman Barber second is that any further discussion? [1:44:58, 1:44:59]: If not all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:45:01, 1:45:09]: Okay, thank you. Four zero. Thank you. Mr. Soy, appreciate your time and effort, sir. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. Thank you. Holidays to you as well. [1:45:11, 1:45:17]: Council consideration to approve RFP number two uh two zero one nine dash zero zero seven p [1:45:18, 1:45:34]: Statewide contract number 99999-001-SPD uh 00000155 for truck chassis, chassis, chassis, and truck bodies. [1:45:35, 1:45:44]: To purchase a landscaping truck in the amount of forty-eight thousand nine hundred ninety-five dollars, funding source public works department budget presented by Mr. Aaron, please. [1:45:45, 1:45:50]: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council. We're coming before you tonight that to formalize the purchase of [1:45:51, 1:45:59]: The uh landscaping truck, it was a part of the FY 2020 budget. So we're coming for approval to go ahead and purchase the landscaping truck. [1:45:59, 1:46:03]: that will be used to transport personnel and equipment as well. [1:46:04, 1:46:04]: Okay. [1:46:05, 1:46:06]: Question for Mr. Aaron, please. [1:46:08, 1:46:09]: Anybody? [1:46:10, 1:46:13]: If no questions on the emotion to accept the proposal. [1:46:16, 1:46:17]: Is there a motion? [1:46:19, 1:46:22]: Councilwoman Barber, is that a motion? You say so moved? [1:46:22, 1:46:23]: So [1:46:23, 1:46:24]: Okay, is there a second? [1:46:24, 1:46:25]: Thank you. [1:46:25, 1:46:28]: Councilman has that second any further discussion. [1:46:28, 1:46:30]: If not all favor motion, please indicate. [1:46:34, 1:46:35]: I got two, three. [1:46:36, 1:46:39]: Abstain. Okay. Three zero one. [1:46:42, 1:46:43]: Okay. [1:46:43, 1:46:46]: Thank you, Mayor and Council. Thank you, uh Mr. Ern. Appreciate it. [1:46:47, 1:46:47]: Yeah. [1:46:48, 1:46:55]: Council consideration to appoint members of the Main Street Advisory Board presented by Miss Harris Braggs. Um [1:46:56, 1:47:03]: Typically don't we normally have a Zeke session discuss this further and come back out afterwards? Uh at all. [1:47:04, 1:47:10]: I think that we did Mr. Mayor, that that that has been your practice in the past. You're not required [1:47:12, 1:47:16]: Okay. Do that has been your practice in the past? [1:47:17, 1:47:18]: All right. [1:47:20, 1:47:21]: Um [1:47:21, 1:47:23]: Go ahead, Miss Brags, with your presentation, please. [1:47:24, 1:47:44]: Um, good evening, Mr. Mayor and Council members. Um, I come to you to request the reappointment of um two Main Street advisor, current Main Street Advisory Board members, Mr. Shamari Firch, who has who is seeking um the continuance of a two-year appointment. [1:47:44, 1:47:55]: Um, he has served the board for two terms. Um, one that he took over from someone who vacated the position as the financial institution and banking representative on our board. [1:47:55, 1:48:01]: And then he completed his second term or it will be completed on December thirty first of this year. [1:48:02, 1:48:18]: He has been an instrumental part of our work plan development and many of our Main Street projects. He's brought many volunteers from his home bank to assist with Main Street programs, activities, and initiatives. [1:48:18, 1:48:25]: Um, by reappointment, he will be able to see projects like the Aloway Project finished to completion. [1:48:25, 1:48:37]: And he will also be able to see some other programs that were identified in our RSVP planning for downtown also come to fruition as well. [1:48:38, 1:48:51]: Um, he has attended all um requisite Main Street advisory board trainings and would be a great candidate to continue as a representative on the board in the financial institution and banking representative position. [1:48:52, 1:49:00]: The second position that is up for reappointment or has been requested for reappointment is that of Mildred, Miss Mildred Reed. [1:49:00, 1:49:05]: She has served the board first as the DDA representative to our board. [1:49:05, 1:49:06]: I'm gonna write real quick. [1:49:07, 1:49:13]: Can can we go ahead and just uh as you tell one, just go ahead and point so it won't get convoluted together. [1:49:13, 1:49:17]: Can we appoint one and then you give us the other and then we'll appoint the other one? That way we'll have uh [1:49:18, 1:49:35]: Well, what I was gonna ask about since you said that, I was gonna ask the council, do you wanna do this this way or do you wanna do it in a second session? That's that's No, I'm fine with this. Uh but I just wanna if for for the first one, I'm just saying so move for that one. And then you can bring Miss Reed up if you don't mind, Miss Bragg. Is that okay? [1:49:35, 1:49:42]: It's totally whatever your pleasure is, sir. Well yes, move for the first candidate. And the first candidate again, I'm sorry. [1:49:43, 1:49:53]: The first candidate is Mr. Shamari Firch and he will be occupying the financial institution and banking representative position on the Main Street Advisory Board. [1:49:53, 1:49:54]: There you can. [1:49:55, 1:50:01]: Okay. All in favor of accepting Miss First as the as the appointe, please and Mr. Mr. [1:50:03, 1:50:09]: Okay, it's unanimous. Okay, fine. Congratulations to Mr. Firch. Thank you, Mayor and Council. [1:50:09, 1:50:29]: The next position that is up for reappointment is that of Ms. Mildred Reed. She has served the board first as a DDA representative and then as a citizen representative, one of the three citizen representative positions that are available on the Main Street Advisory Board. She also currently serves. [1:50:29, 1:50:38]: As the secretary for the Main Street Advisory Board and has attended all requisite Main Street program trainings. [1:50:38, 1:50:42]: She's seeking reappointment as one of the three citizen positions. [1:50:42, 1:50:46]: Um and she has been in this particular position since two twenty eighteen. [1:50:48, 1:50:57]: All right, um Mayor Pro Tem Thomas Quay, please. Uh Mayor, I move to accept Mrs. Reid as the citizens representative to the Main Street Board. [1:50:57, 1:51:02]: Mr. Blount seconds that any further discussion? And if not, all in favor, please indicate. [1:51:05, 1:51:06]: Okay as unanimous. Go ahead, please. [1:51:07, 1:51:23]: Okay, thank you. And then we also had one additional position that we were seeking to fill. However, I would like to ask that mayor and council table this particular appointment. [1:51:24, 1:51:44]: Though the person is more than qualified to fill the position, there is a question as to whether or not the organization that she represents is within the city limits. There's a question as to whether or not it is within the boundaries of the city or if it actually [1:51:44, 1:51:47]: actually sits an unincorporated stock bridge. [1:51:47, 1:51:50]: It looks like it might be right on the line. [1:51:50, 1:52:02]: between the city and the unincorporated um border. So I would like to get some additional time to vet this further and then come back to you for consideration of this particular position. [1:52:03, 1:52:11]: All right. So be it. Uh I I imagine we don't need a motion for that, uh, Mr. Williams. It's just that that's our desire, so be it. Is that correct? [1:52:12, 1:52:15]: That's correct. No no action is necessary. [1:52:16, 1:52:16]: Okay. [1:52:17, 1:52:23]: All right, thank you, Miss Braggs. I believe uh you have two of the two members uh reinstated, so that's fantastic. Anything else? [1:52:23, 1:52:29]: Yes, sir. Um no I have nothing further. Thank you so much and happy holidays to everyone. [1:52:29, 1:52:30]: We all this you two as well. [1:52:31, 1:52:35]: Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. I'm sorry. Can I ask Ms. Bragg a question? [1:52:36, 1:52:37]: Oh yes, sir. [1:52:38, 1:52:45]: Okay. Talk about those uh a really quick mouth talk about those grants we talked about. How what w how are they moving forward? [1:52:46, 1:52:47]: Um which grant of [1:52:48, 1:53:08]: Over the past couple of months, I've done about four grants. So which one trail grants, yeah. Trail grants. Okay. Um those two particular grants through the Department of Natural Resources, they were submitted in October, and they will not be, we will not hear anything until January on those particular grants. But they have [1:53:08, 1:53:09]: been submitted in due course. [1:53:10, 1:53:10]: Thank you. [1:53:11, 1:53:13]: Thank you, Miss Bryce. Appreciate it. [1:53:13, 1:53:20]: Council Yeah, take care of Council consideration to field a vacancy on the downtown development authority board. Mr. Williams, please. [1:53:23, 1:53:34]: Mr. Mayor, there there's one vacancy on on the board that we're aware of. Um I do not have the list of of candidates. Uh we we would expect that to be discussed in executive session. [1:53:36, 1:53:36]: All right. [1:53:37, 1:53:39]: Okay, we will do that in a second of the session then. [1:53:40, 1:53:59]: Let's okay. And that note. On that note, then uh we'll re we'll take care of that in second session. The next issue dealt with the additional item for discussion, new business, deal with the um the Crown Act that uh Mr. Uh Alexander wanted to have discussion about in reference to um [1:54:00, 1:54:01]: This particular ordinance, I believe it is. [1:54:02, 1:54:15]: Yes, uh just uh a couple of weeks ago, uh Mr. Williams did forward over the Crown Act. Basically what it does is it offers protections uh in the workplace for natural hair. [1:54:16, 1:54:24]: Uh too long and too often uh minorities have been discriminated against in the workplace because of their choice of hairstyles. [1:54:25, 1:54:26]: Especially black women. [1:54:27, 1:54:29]: And uh we want to issue those protections. [1:54:29, 1:54:35]: Uh in the city of Stockbridge, because uh black women should not be forced to relax their hair. [1:54:35, 1:54:50]: If they decide to wear a natural hairdo in in a professional style, that should be sufficient. They should not be uh forced to conform to uh what is considered a European standard uh of beauty. [1:54:50, 1:55:06]: they should be able to embrace their own heritage uh and their own beauty. And those protections are are are offered under the Crown Act. Uh Mr. Williams, could you kind of uh from a legal aspect, could you kind of uh summarize uh the uh [1:55:06, 1:55:09]: The high the points in the Crown Act. [1:55:10, 1:55:18]: Yes, sir. Um the Crown Act stands for the the acronym Crown stands for create a respect for an open world for natural [1:55:19, 1:55:21]: Hair. Um this is a nationwide [1:55:21, 1:55:24]: initiative um that as uh [1:55:24, 1:55:26]: gained momentum. [1:55:27, 1:55:31]: Um again across the nation, and there's even legislation in the United States. [1:55:31, 1:55:32]: Congress [1:55:33, 1:55:35]: To that effect, um basically. [1:55:36, 1:55:39]: The definition um set forth. [1:55:39, 1:55:43]: What is protected in terms of uh hair? [1:55:43, 1:55:46]: Um, cultural hair textures and hairstyles. [1:55:46, 1:55:52]: And if I can read it, um and it but before I read it, I would say while it's based [1:55:52, 1:55:56]: in part on the African American experience, the definition [1:55:56, 1:56:02]: Is not limited to the African American experience, um, but it provides protection to all based on [1:56:03, 1:56:07]: uh cultural hair textures and hairstyles. And so the definition of what would be protected or [1:56:08, 1:56:12]: Hairstyles and hair textures most commonly associated with race or ethnicity, including [1:56:13, 1:56:17]: But not limited to braids, cornrows, locks, bantu knots, afros and twists. [1:56:18, 1:56:22]: Whether or not hair extensions or treatments are used to create or maintain any such style. [1:56:23, 1:56:27]: And whether or not hair is adorned by hair adornments, beads, or head wraps. [1:56:28, 1:56:31]: So that that would be what was is protected. [1:56:31, 1:56:34]: In terms of uh the definition. [1:56:34, 1:56:36]: And uh the [1:56:36, 1:56:43]: The ordinance w would would uh provide f uh as an unlawful business practice any discrimination [1:56:43, 1:56:45]: uh in employment uh based on [1:56:46, 1:56:47]: Uh [1:56:47, 1:56:50]: Uh, protected cultural hair textures and hairstyles. [1:56:51, 1:56:56]: Um, this ordinance also f uh mirrors the ordinance that was adopted recently. [1:56:57, 1:57:02]: by the city of South Fulton, which includes uh protection for unlawful housing. [1:57:02, 1:57:07]: Discrimination um as well as unlawful public accommodation practices. [1:57:07, 1:57:13]: Um so basically, uh any you know, you could not have discrimination. [1:57:13, 1:57:17]: um in housing or in in any sort of public accommodation based on [1:57:18, 1:57:19]: Hairstyle. So [1:57:19, 1:57:22]: That's it in a nutshell. And again, this is um [1:57:22, 1:57:23]: You know, it is a [1:57:23, 1:57:26]: An initiative that's gaining nationwide. [1:57:26, 1:57:33]: momentum and uh Councilman Alexander has requested that we prepare this ordinance for the city of Stockbridge as well. [1:57:34, 1:57:50]: I got my initial question is that say we pass this, whether soup this is a good this supersede anything that any bus private business, whether it would be a nationwide business or any other local business and what they're they're requiring their employees to wear and how they wear their hair. I mean it's gonna supersede that. [1:57:50, 1:57:58]: Can we do that? Yeah, it would st it would establish that as a as a prohibited uh practice in the city of Stockbridge. [1:57:59, 1:58:05]: Do we know of any such instances where this actually's occurred and got legal attention, been in the court, anything like that at all? [1:58:06, 1:58:06]: Uh [1:58:06, 1:58:13]: I'm not familiar with any in the city of Stockbridge, but but anecdotally we've heard of that, you know, across the nation. [1:58:14, 1:58:16]: All right, Mr. Blount, please. [1:58:16, 1:58:36]: I you know, for me, I mean if the if this council w wanted a resolution, that's fine. I wouldn't want to create an ordinance for this. If the state wants to create an ordinance for this to be actually uh something that could be protected and enforced, that's fine. This council is continually uh talked about ordinances that won't be enforced and can't be [1:58:36, 1:58:56]: enforceable so why create it? If the resolution is set forward, set the resolution forward. This is the this the desire of the council. Um I don't think that we right now uh I don't I personally don't know a lot about uh the ins and out when it pertains to the rights of those businesses like you just mentioned mayor uh when it comes to [1:58:56, 1:59:05]: To uh what's allowed or not allowed. Uh we have uh unique people even work for the city that have been uh uh questioned. [1:59:05, 1:59:25]: And so um, you know, I just wanna I I just wanna say if a resolution wanna be prepared, then the this council wants to move forward. But to say an ordinance that can't be enforced, how would you enforce that ordinance? And what uh uh and when you when you talk about litigation, it it why attach the city in an ordinance to something that that that has [1:59:25, 1:59:27]: hasn't been an issue and and can't be enforced. [1:59:29, 1:59:33]: Okay. Any other questions? Thank you, sir. Any other questions, concerns? [1:59:33, 1:59:35]: Yes, sir. Go ahead, Mr. Alzheimer. [1:59:35, 1:59:46]: Yeah, to be honest with you, uh, the business community, yes, we would be tasked with it, but legal-wise, it offers protections for this employee to seek legal remedies of their own. [1:59:47, 2:00:01]: because it is illegal in the city of Stockbridge. So these employees would seek legal re legal relief from the city and through the court system because now we have a law in place that actually prevents it. [2:00:01, 2:00:05]: Putting a resolution in place does not codify it into the law. [2:00:05, 2:00:25]: It's been long enough that we stand with our sisters. Okay. Yes, this uh ordinance does represent absolutely everybody, but we need to understand our sisters in the workplace need protections. Okay. This is a no-brainer for all of us. Okay. It's legal, it's what people are doing. [2:00:25, 2:00:27]: All across the nation to stand. [2:00:27, 2:00:30]: With black women and women of ethnicity. [2:00:30, 2:00:32]: Who work in a corporate workplace [2:00:32, 2:00:35]: Who were told you can't come in here with a nappy head. [2:00:36, 2:00:47]: Okay, we can't have our women be told that. And in the city of Stockbridge, we can stop that and we can stop that right now because we can pass a law, just like the city of South Fulton did. [2:00:48, 2:01:07]: All you need to do is spend a little time online to anecdotally check out the ramifications of what's going on with women losing their jobs, being passed over for promotion, and any such activities going on in corporate America where these women have re sought relief from the court system. [2:01:07, 2:01:25]: uh when they sought relief from the court system and then they had the added protection of a local ordinance, it actually bolstered their case. I'm calling on this counsel to stand with black women and women m of minority today to be able to offer those protections with them. [2:01:26, 2:01:28]: Because the last thing I would want is for a mother. [2:01:29, 2:01:45]: a sister, a daughter, or anybody to lose a promotion or to lose their job or to be passed over for being hired because they chose to wear their hair in a natural hairstyle in 2020 in America. [2:01:45, 2:01:48]: This is a African American council, one hundred percent. [2:01:48, 2:02:08]: Go home and ask your wife. If you don't understand the importance of this, turn over to just turn over in the bed and ask your wife. Ask your girlfriend, ask your sister, ask your daughter. That's all you need to do. They will tell you that these this issue exists. All you need to do is take five minutes to have that conversation. [2:02:08, 2:02:15]: conversation with any woman in your life, okay, a minority, who has faced this in the workplace. [2:02:16, 2:02:34]: where women hear comments like, don't come in here with a nappy head, you need to relax your hair. They've been forced to use all types of relaxers and dyes and everything to form to a Eurocentric type of look where they have to have straight hair. That's not so in many cases, that's not natural. [2:02:34, 2:02:39]: No man has ever had to face that type of scrutiny about our haircut. [2:02:40, 2:02:41]: In terms of [2:02:41, 2:02:45]: Uh men in the workplace of a man wanted to wear dreads in the workplace. [2:02:45, 2:02:49]: And uh did so in a professional manner, it would be okay, it would be legal. [2:02:50, 2:03:05]: those protections are or or offer and remove uh these barriers from minorities all all all over our city and all over the country. Let's for once in our lifetime be a leader in this particular measure. [2:03:05, 2:03:10]: And offer those protections and stand with our most importantly our black women. [2:03:11, 2:03:13]: Mayor. Councilman Mulan go away, please. [2:03:14, 2:03:27]: This by far is not about for me, about whether I stand with black women or not. I support black women all across this city, across this state, and across this nation. I think black women are some of the strongest people in this country. [2:03:28, 2:03:31]: uh the thing that they have whips whip stood over over time [2:03:32, 2:03:42]: My mother was a black woman, believe it or not, is a black woman, and uh I I married a black woman as a wife. So it's not about for me, about whether you support black women or not. [2:03:42, 2:03:52]: For me, it's a I support also businesses. I have not seen this if if state one case where someone uh uh won a case. [2:03:52, 2:04:00]: I mean, go ahead and Google now, but state one case. This is not an issue in the city of Stockbridge. And when we talk about ordinances, [2:04:01, 2:04:04]: I don't think there should even be an ordinance in the city of Stockbridge. [2:04:05, 2:04:11]: I mean if you want to do a resolution in support of of of of of black women with hair, I'll stand with that. [2:04:11, 2:04:15]: But why make an ordinance that now we we we've said over over time. [2:04:16, 2:04:17]: Then no one's enforcing our ordinances. [2:04:18, 2:04:24]: So then why will we put we create another one that won't be enforced once again? It's not about whether we support black women. [2:04:25, 2:04:25]: Course we do. [2:04:26, 2:04:28]: Of course we support black women. [2:04:28, 2:04:33]: We've seen black women rise in this country, even when as a s as a uh uh vice president. [2:04:33, 2:04:44]: elect that will be inducted in in January the twentieth. So it's not about that. I just want to play politics anywhere in this and make a statement when that's not an issue. [2:04:45, 2:04:50]: That's all with with me. It's not about who presenting it. It's just not an issue to make an ordinance. [2:04:51, 2:04:53]: All right, into the comments. [2:04:53, 2:04:53]: Yes, sir. [2:04:54, 2:04:55]: Go ahead. [2:04:55, 2:04:58]: Like I said, it only takes a moment, okay? [2:04:58, 2:05:00]: All you need to do is uh talk turnover. [2:05:01, 2:05:10]: Ask Mary ask your wife, Mr. Blount. Ask your wife. Uh anybody who out here considers, ask your girlfriend or ask anybody. Ask any of the women in your life. [2:05:11, 2:05:14]: Who work in a corporate environment, what it's like. [2:05:15, 2:05:17]: Okay, you can offer those protections. [2:05:17, 2:05:21]: You know, it only takes five minutes to say Brittany Noble Jones. [2:05:21, 2:05:22]: Was told [2:05:22, 2:05:25]: Her natural hair was unprofessional and fired. [2:05:26, 2:05:28]: Fired from her job as a news anchor. [2:05:29, 2:05:34]: Okay. That you you it doesn't take very long in order to do that. In order to do that, okay. [2:05:35, 2:05:40]: And and many a times what you will find out in these situations is the women don't talk about this. [2:05:40, 2:05:41]: Openly. [2:05:42, 2:05:46]: They accept that because they don't want their careers to be sidetracked. [2:05:47, 2:05:49]: Because who wants to be [2:05:49, 2:05:52]: Uh you wanna be a team play. They wanna be a team player. [2:05:52, 2:05:54]: They want to advance their career. [2:05:54, 2:05:58]: They don't want to be seen as the angry black woman in the workplace. [2:05:58, 2:05:59]: So what do they do? [2:06:00, 2:06:08]: What they do is they comply, they continue to straighten their hair and damage it, okay, because that's what the norm is. [2:06:08, 2:06:21]: This is an opportunity to be able to move forward with this resolution and to be able to stick up for our sisters today, like they've been sticking up for us and other minorities. And based on that, I like to make a motion to move forward. [2:06:21, 2:06:24]: We're passing the Crown Act as an ordinance in the city of Stockbridge. [2:06:26, 2:06:27]: Is there a second? [2:06:27, 2:06:29]: There's a second. Any further discussion? [2:06:30, 2:06:36]: Now I'm I'm gonna mention this to you. We've been down this road with ordinances here recently. [2:06:36, 2:06:43]: And you know my actions on those ordinance. And the last time we dealt with this, I mentioned to you the entire audience, the citizens. [2:06:43, 2:06:48]: that I refer not to veto ordinances. I'd rather ordinances pass four or five. [2:06:49, 2:06:50]: Council members. [2:06:51, 2:07:01]: And I've been well stand by a second. Let me finish, please. And I've been informed that I need to be consistent. I've been told that you need to be consistent, Mayor, in what you're doing. [2:07:02, 2:07:04]: So I'm going to be consistent. [2:07:05, 2:07:11]: So please we'll we'll see how this goes. But I've been forced to say, hey, you're gonna be consistent? Yes. [2:07:11, 2:07:12]: And I've mentioned this before. [2:07:13, 2:07:17]: So on that note, I I wanna we'll see what happens here. Miss again, go ahead, please. [2:07:17, 2:07:24]: Thank you. Councilman Alexander, will you consider a resolution instead of an ordinance? My concern is the [2:07:25, 2:07:27]: We're taking on constitutional issues. [2:07:28, 2:07:34]: Um, I support black women or any woman uh of any culture in their hair. [2:07:35, 2:07:36]: One hundred percent. [2:07:36, 2:07:38]: Um I just think that [2:07:38, 2:07:39]: You know, um [2:07:40, 2:07:41]: Although [2:07:41, 2:07:45]: I love and I commend what you're trying to do, the point you're trying to get across. [2:07:46, 2:07:53]: I think that we can do it in a manner where it's not an ordinance, but yet more so a resolution, if you don't mind. [2:07:53, 2:07:57]: Um, I think that, you know, we just had a [2:07:57, 2:07:58]: Um [2:07:58, 2:07:59]: Great. [2:08:00, 2:08:00]: Um [2:08:01, 2:08:03]: Synopsis from Mr. Fan. [2:08:03, 2:08:06]: Um, in regards to economic development. [2:08:07, 2:08:08]: I'm not saying [2:08:08, 2:08:19]: you know, let's hold let's be clear here. I don't really appreciate certain big box stores that that may have certain rights that they are able to do. [2:08:20, 2:08:24]: But I'm telling you that I I think that this is really [2:08:24, 2:08:35]: not the way to go. I think that we should do it based off of if we're gonna be in support maybe of a resolution, but not a law, not an ordinance here in Stockbridge. Um [2:08:35, 2:08:42]: This is something for the Supreme Court to act upon and we can show our support by stating where we stand on it. [2:08:42, 2:08:44]: That's one of my biggest concerns. [2:08:45, 2:08:48]: Let me say let me say this. [2:08:49, 2:08:51]: I don't know necessarily if it's an issue. [2:08:51, 2:08:52]: Here. [2:08:53, 2:08:53]: But [2:08:53, 2:08:54]: If it is. [2:08:55, 2:08:57]: Um I I really don't think it's an issue here. [2:08:58, 2:09:10]: But if it is an issue here and I've heard I've read articles and and about kids going to school and, you know, they weren't allowed to go to school because of their hair was dreaded or whatever the case may be or play ball. [2:09:10, 2:09:15]: And certain people have certain rules for certain reasons, including the NFL. [2:09:15, 2:09:25]: um and everyone else right you get pulled down and it's not a penalty so there are it this is a really big topic and issue [2:09:26, 2:09:26]: Um [2:09:27, 2:09:34]: I support what you're saying and as far as discriminating against someone, but I can't really support [2:09:35, 2:09:35]: Um [2:09:36, 2:09:39]: something that I think the Supreme Court of the United States [2:09:39, 2:09:41]: We'll need to just deal with. [2:09:43, 2:09:48]: Well, what what I will say to that is generally this. This African American Council. [2:09:48, 2:09:52]: If who if we don't do it, who's gonna do it? We uh need to offer protection. [2:09:52, 2:09:56]: Uh to our women, we have an also opportunity to pass a law. [2:09:56, 2:09:59]: Not a resolution, we have opportunity to pass a law. [2:10:00, 2:10:20]: I'm gonna move forward with this motion and then if you decide to uh go against it, then you'll have to explain to the women of this community why you chose not to uh why you chose to uh not support an ordinance protecting black women. I mean you will have to explain that. I'm not going to explain that. [2:10:20, 2:10:40]: That I'm gonna let you explain it. But yes, the law is very important. Black women need protections from these discriminations in the workplace. I don't understand. I thought this would be a no-brainer. We're working. What about a Brown versus Board of Education had a word? We worried about what the Supreme Court was going. [2:10:39, 2:10:46]: To do before it got there. That's not the what that's not the role of the city council. Our job is to offer protections. [2:10:46, 2:10:48]: For citizens who are needing it. [2:10:48, 2:10:51]: Okay, well we got people working. [2:10:51, 2:10:52]: In [2:10:52, 2:10:54]: Industry right here, okay. [2:10:55, 2:10:56]: In different systems. [2:10:56, 2:10:59]: Maybe you should talk to some of the teachers working in in Henry County. [2:11:00, 2:11:10]: Maybe you should talk to some of the uh female lawyers working in Henry County in addition to yourself. Okay, maybe your firm is very tolerant. Some of the firms aren't very tolerant. [2:11:10, 2:11:11]: Okay. [2:11:11, 2:11:18]: So let let let's just let's just say I will give you an opportunity to vote. If you choose to vote against it. [2:11:19, 2:11:23]: Hey, it I d I'll live with it because I be able to say to [2:11:23, 2:11:27]: The black women in this community, I went to bat for you for a law. [2:11:28, 2:11:34]: to protect you because a resolution doesn't really do anything. A resolution can affect city policy. [2:11:34, 2:11:39]: But a resolution is not tangible and you can't affect any change because you cannot [2:11:40, 2:11:44]: Pass a resolution or require a business to do anything, nothing. [2:11:45, 2:11:51]: The resolution is useless against the private industry. It's just a statement of what the city would do. [2:11:52, 2:12:03]: That's why the city of Forth South Fulton passed a ordinance, not a resolution, because the resolution does not offer any protections. [2:12:03, 2:12:07]: That employer could simply say, Well, that's the opinion of the city. [2:12:07, 2:12:09]: That I don't make you straighten your hair. [2:12:10, 2:12:13]: Uh that uh w comments are made by other women in the [2:12:13, 2:12:31]: a office that you'll have nappy. We don't like that in here. I'm sorry. I don't think that's okay. I think that should be illegal and I'll stand by it today and any other day. And no matter how the vote goes, I understand I did my part. I stand by my motion. I'm looking for a second. [2:12:33, 2:12:35]: Motion is already second and bleed by Councilwoman Barber. [2:12:35, 2:12:41]: Yes, um and Mayor, if if you don't mind, and let me if I can rebut that real quick. [2:12:41, 2:12:55]: Councilman Alexander, I again I commend what you're trying to do and what you're trying to make a statement on. But as an attorney and looking into the other businesses here in Stockbridge and anywhere else. [2:12:56, 2:13:09]: There is a way of doing this. You're not I understand you say take a vote and maybe I'm not going to handle, you know, um you're speaking for the black women and I just happen to be a black woman. [2:13:09, 2:13:19]: But all different people of all nationalities, women of all colors, whether they wear dreads or their hair purple, blue, yellow, or green. [2:13:19, 2:13:25]: You're t what you're trying to do is basically state that you're gonna infringe on the businesses rights. [2:13:25, 2:13:43]: and discuss and and to me this is beyond the scope of what Scotbridge is to do. Now I don't have a problem with it. Understand, I respect all African American women. My daughters are African American. I'm an African American and I get it. I get your passion and what you're saying. [2:13:44, 2:13:45]: But this is not the place. [2:13:47, 2:13:48]: I'm going to And that's all I have to say. [2:13:48, 2:13:51]: I'm gonna say I'm trying to protect my daughter. [2:13:51, 2:13:56]: I don't want my daughter fired from her job as her father. You might not have that. [2:13:56, 2:14:05]: Uh feeling uh upon yourself, but I'm trying to protect my daughter to make sure that she don't lose her job. I'm trying to protect my granddaughter with a law. [2:14:05, 2:14:14]: Not with a resolution because when she complains after she got fired from her job and points to the resolution, it ain't gonna help her at all. [2:14:15, 2:14:24]: But if I pass a law and she comes and complains, she has uh the law on her side. That business has violated the law. I call for the vote. [2:14:25, 2:14:27]: Okay, Councilman Blount, go ahead, please. [2:14:28, 2:14:29]: I'm good, Mayor. I'm just ready to vote. [2:14:30, 2:14:32]: All right. All in favor of the motion, please indicate. [2:14:34, 2:14:35]: G' oppose. [2:14:36, 2:14:56]: Motion passes three, two. I've already made my comments earlier and uh I'll take the appropriate amount of time and I'll make an adjustment on on what I'm gonna be consistent in what I have been on these last two ordinances. The chances are I'm gonna be consistent. And if I'm gonna tell you it has nothing to do in the sense of being an African American woman since I have a wife and a daughter that are both African Americans. [2:14:56, 2:15:08]: Yeah, ask them. That's what I asked. Hold up, hold up. I didn't interrupt you. I didn't interrupt you. It it passed it passed it passed three two. But since it's an ordinance, I have a I have an optional job. [2:15:09, 2:15:15]: Okay, I was gonna ask what your vote was. Okay, thank you. You abstain, uh Ms. Bunt Bent? [2:15:15, 2:15:17]: Okay. So what is it? [2:15:18, 2:15:19]: Three one one. [2:15:22, 2:15:23]: I see a three one. Okay. [2:15:24, 2:15:25]: All right. [2:15:25, 2:15:26]: So um [2:15:26, 2:15:28]: I I have a pr a probable amount of time. [2:15:29, 2:15:31]: And I'll take the probe of my time I'll think about this. [2:15:31, 2:15:34]: But what I'm gonna tell you, yeah, I've been told you need to be consistent. [2:15:35, 2:15:50]: And if I'm going to be consistent, since I've been told that by the council members, be consistent on this, then I've already stated what I'm chances or what I'm going to do. And I will talk to my wife and my That's all I ask. That's it. I will do that. I will do that. Okay. [2:15:50, 2:15:54]: All right. It passes three zero three one one. [2:15:54, 2:15:56]: Okay, what's next is a public hearing. [2:15:56, 2:16:04]: A public hearing on council's consideration to approve the SDS agreement between the city of Stockbridge and Henry County. Mr. Knighton, please. [2:16:08, 2:16:13]: All right, thank you, Mayor and Council. Um, I'll ask to be able to [2:16:14, 2:16:16]: Share my screen here. [2:16:25, 2:16:29]: Why do they put these things at the top? Thank you. [2:16:36, 2:16:47]: All right, Mayor Council, I assume everybody can see the screen. I will go through this very briefly for the purposes of our viewing audience as it respects to service delivery strategy. [2:16:48, 2:17:01]: Um uh the Service Deliveries Act, uh, as you can see, uh, is provided by uh the state. Uh it was established several years ago to ensure that there was a non-duplication of services. [2:17:01, 2:17:07]: And providing a mechanism to resolve disputes for government service delivery, funding, equity, and land use. [2:17:10, 2:17:16]: Um also as you can see as noted by OCGA 367023. [2:17:16, 2:17:24]: It is to identify all local government services provided within the entire county and the cities, assign responsibility providing those services. [2:17:24, 2:17:29]: Describe funding sources used for paying for those services and create a p plan to implement the assigned [2:17:29, 2:17:32]: Responsibility for future services. [2:17:33, 2:17:38]: Again, to avoid duplication of services, to ensure that infrastructure, for instance, [2:17:39, 2:17:52]: uh is not duplicated. You don't have a water line from Henry County running along the same street for the city of Stockbridge. Obviously that is an issue for taxpayers. And so you this is designed to occur every 10 years or so. [2:17:52, 2:18:01]: To discuss, uh contemplate, and then determine how services are going to be provided and the financing arrangements accordingly. [2:18:01, 2:18:07]: Um re resolve arbitrarily high water and tour differentials of achieve funding equity. [2:18:08, 2:18:11]: and compatible and non-conflicting land use plans, provisions, et cetera. [2:18:14, 2:18:31]: Um it also uh provides um the provides primarily for the benefit of unincorporated uh areas in the counties and shall be borne by the unincorporated area residents. In other words, those services that are solely provided to unincorporated areas. [2:18:31, 2:18:35]: Are born by unincorporated residents for services that are provided by [2:18:36, 2:18:39]: cities, those city residents are to pay those services. [2:18:40, 2:18:51]: Um, in the case that uh the county provides services inside the city, like animal control, for instance, then obviously those city residents would pay for that countywide service. [2:18:53, 2:19:05]: Um, here are funding options consistent with the statute. You can see on the far left uh that's a county service provided to unincorporated area only. County service funded exclusively by the unincorporated area. [2:19:05, 2:19:07]: Through a special service district. [2:19:07, 2:19:13]: Um, there are specific things that are provided only for the county residents, period. [2:19:13, 2:19:17]: Those would be paid for only by the county residents. [2:19:17, 2:19:23]: Then you have certain partial services, some services provided by the county, some provided in certain cities. [2:19:24, 2:19:28]: And so forth. Um, and for those city uh residents. [2:19:28, 2:19:31]: Who are being provided a city service? [2:19:31, 2:19:37]: from the city, they are only to pay for. There's a funding mechanism by which you're only paying for [2:19:37, 2:19:41]: those particular services that you're being uh that you're provided. [2:19:44, 2:19:44]: Yeah. [2:19:47, 2:20:07]: Come back to the main screen here. I would mention simply that uh this has been an ongoing process for the better part of a year and a half, or actually longer than that, where the cities and the county have attempted to work through the various uh areas of provision uh for services uh that are provided. Those uh services [2:20:07, 2:20:13]: Services are numerous as you can see in the packet that you have. They range from everything from [2:20:14, 2:20:21]: Court services to jail services to emergency management to planning and zoning to building permitting. [2:20:21, 2:20:25]: to animal control, uh, to police services. [2:20:26, 2:20:27]: Higher services. [2:20:27, 2:20:30]: numerous services that are all provided. [2:20:30, 2:20:32]: Now via the county. [2:20:32, 2:20:34]: uh and the cities [2:20:34, 2:20:41]: Um one of the major issues that we were trying to work through had to do specifically with how roads would be [2:20:41, 2:20:42]: uh provided for. [2:20:43, 2:20:49]: And the most recent iteration of that would constitute a payment that would be made to the cities. [2:20:49, 2:20:53]: Stock registre would be about three hundred and thirty thousand dollars for one year next year. [2:20:54, 2:20:57]: And then a special service district being set up. [2:20:58, 2:21:05]: Four roads where for all of the county funds that they utilize for county roads that we've set up in that special service district. [2:21:05, 2:21:17]: And the city cities would not pay in to that particular service district. The cities would be responsible for the city roads. [2:21:17, 2:21:19]: Not um the county roads. [2:21:20, 2:21:22]: There's been a question in the past of [2:21:22, 2:21:26]: City residents paying into Henry County for roads. [2:21:27, 2:21:31]: Um and this would provide uh more transparency. [2:21:31, 2:21:34]: I think a clearer path of how roads would be [2:21:35, 2:21:36]: Um paid for. [2:21:36, 2:21:40]: There would be special service districts set up in various areas. [2:21:40, 2:21:42]: including police, fire, etcetera. [2:21:43, 2:21:44]: So for a Stockbridge resident. [2:21:45, 2:21:47]: Stockbridge resident would pay a certain amount. [2:21:47, 2:21:49]: Or in this case, police services. [2:21:50, 2:21:55]: Uh as you know, because Stockbridge does not have a police department, would pay a certain amount, a certain millage. [2:21:55, 2:22:11]: uh for police services. That would be the same as the unincorporated residents. And so the overall unincorporated residents, let me see if I I maybe need to share another screen here, if you would allow me. [2:22:14, 2:22:18]: So if you can see this information here. [2:22:19, 2:22:21]: Gotta move y'all around. [2:22:24, 2:22:27]: If you can see the screen there as I go from [2:22:27, 2:22:29]: Gotta move you all around again, I'm sorry. [2:22:30, 2:22:37]: Um, as you can go from the top general fund, fire, police, um, recreation, and so forth. [2:22:37, 2:22:40]: unincorporated shares and then you can see [2:22:41, 2:22:44]: The total, I'm sorry, let me bring that back. [2:22:45, 2:22:49]: You can see the total county levy or total tax levy. [2:22:49, 2:22:50]: Here. [2:22:50, 2:22:56]: The total county lev levy is here at the bottom, twelve point seven three three. That's what an unincorporated resident would pay. [2:22:57, 2:23:02]: twelve point four oh two is actually what a city of stockbridge resident would pay. [2:23:02, 2:23:09]: For b because of the fact that we have a planning and zoning and permitting departments, we would not pay that particular differential. [2:23:09, 2:23:20]: And so for the services that are provided for the city of Stockbridge, there would be that differential that's paid. The reason why McDonough or Hampton and Locust Grove. [2:23:20, 2:23:22]: Pay a smaller share. [2:23:23, 2:23:32]: is because of course they have um uh respective uh police departments um which they um are accounted for. [2:23:36, 2:23:43]: We've, as I mentioned, had several conversations about this. Um, we think we're in a pretty good place with respect to the cities. [2:23:43, 2:23:50]: Um and their um understanding and relative agreement on the overall service delivery. [2:23:51, 2:23:55]: strategy, how um these different services are provided. [2:23:55, 2:23:57]: And how they would ultimately be funded. [2:23:57, 2:23:59]: uh and ultimately um [2:24:00, 2:24:04]: uh play out over the next several years. I would rema would bind everybody. [2:24:05, 2:24:09]: That of course uh we have been in the better part of a year or so. [2:24:10, 2:24:12]: Um been in a place of [2:24:13, 2:24:16]: Essentially alternative dispute resolution. [2:24:16, 2:24:21]: Um with uh the county, and of course the other cities have been involved as well. [2:24:21, 2:24:24]: And we're essentially coming to the end of that, quite frankly. [2:24:24, 2:24:27]: We're at a position now where um we are [2:24:28, 2:24:29]: Uh um [2:24:30, 2:24:33]: At the point where if a decision is not made soon. [2:24:34, 2:24:37]: Um, then we could be in a place where [2:24:37, 2:24:39]: Um, there could be sanctions levied. [2:24:39, 2:24:42]: For jurisdictions, the county and the cities. [2:24:42, 2:24:45]: Whereby sanctions would be imposed. [2:24:46, 2:25:06]: And certain restrictions would be made on how grants are received or monies are received from the state. The state places these impositions in in order to strongly encourage cities and counties to come together and try to reach certain agreements. And obviously, we've been operating via the [2:25:06, 2:25:07]: Last year or so. [2:25:08, 2:25:10]: In a place where we've been trying to work through [2:25:11, 2:25:15]: Um, all of these uh outstanding issues and come to some place of agreement. [2:25:16, 2:25:19]: I think from the city's perspective, um, we're [2:25:19, 2:25:23]: Uh pretty much there where we want to be in terms of what we think. [2:25:23, 2:25:36]: is an appropriate and fair resolution. Um I believe Locust Grove passed uh theirs uh yesterday, uh yesterday evening, that's their service delivery strategy and then um [2:25:36, 2:25:38]: It's my understanding. [2:25:38, 2:25:44]: that the county may um have a special call meeting. I believe they are gonna have a special call meeting, I believe next week. [2:25:44, 2:25:49]: uh to consider service delivery strategy. I cannot tell you absolutely. [2:25:49, 2:25:54]: That they will pass what we are attempting to pass or the cities. [2:25:55, 2:25:57]: Um have uh in large part [2:25:57, 2:25:59]: uh agreed to in terms of what we think. [2:26:00, 2:26:06]: is an appropriate um service delivery strategy. Not sure what the um counties county will do. [2:26:07, 2:26:09]: I think the vast majority of issues. [2:26:09, 2:26:11]: Uh they are in agreement. [2:26:12, 2:26:18]: But obviously I can't speak to um their particular issues until they uh take some type of vote. [2:26:18, 2:26:22]: and determine what they're going to do uh with it. I think there was some [2:26:22, 2:26:24]: Still some question going back and forth about [2:26:26, 2:26:26]: Um [2:26:27, 2:26:29]: the uh road situation. [2:26:29, 2:26:31]: Uh in particular. [2:26:31, 2:26:38]: Uh so with that, um I would uh allow uh Mr. Williams, our city attorney, to address any matter that perhaps [2:26:38, 2:26:41]: Uh I omitted or anything that uh he would like to add. [2:26:45, 2:26:49]: I really don't have anything to add. I think the city manager [2:26:49, 2:26:53]: covered all the uh basic points. We're we're at a position [2:26:54, 2:26:54]: Um [2:26:54, 2:26:55]: Where [2:26:55, 2:26:57]: As as he indicated. [2:26:58, 2:27:00]: Uh w we're at the end of the line and [2:27:02, 2:27:07]: If we don't get an agreement, then sanctions will go into effect at some point. [2:27:07, 2:27:10]: uh after the new year um [2:27:10, 2:27:11]: For [2:27:11, 2:27:15]: Ninety nine percent of all the issues I think we've resolved. [2:27:15, 2:27:20]: And we're at this last piece about the the transportation uh [2:27:20, 2:27:21]: portion. So [2:27:21, 2:27:22]: Uh [2:27:23, 2:27:26]: You know, you're you're at a situation where if you make a decision [2:27:27, 2:27:32]: Um prior to the the county acting, uh we we have no idea whether they will [2:27:32, 2:27:34]: accept our position or take another [2:27:34, 2:27:36]: uh position and so [2:27:36, 2:27:37]: We really don't know. [2:27:38, 2:27:42]: What to expect because it it's been, you know, the the goalposts have [2:27:42, 2:27:44]: I've moved multiple times with the county. [2:27:44, 2:27:45]: Um [2:27:46, 2:27:46]: You know [2:27:48, 2:27:51]: We have to make a decision and and and and start somewhere. [2:27:53, 2:28:13]: All right, I'll tell you what, um in reference to the three hundred and thirty thousand dollars uh you were mentioned, Mr. Knighton. Now that is maybe I missed this. So I got I wrote down three hundred and thirty thousand dollars. That's for next year, or is that for when is when is what is what's dealing with that number? I slipped my back. Right. That would that would be for one year um until the service. [2:28:13, 2:28:16]: Uh the the special service district is set up. [2:28:16, 2:28:17]: I mean those have to [2:28:18, 2:28:19]: Well, sir. [2:28:19, 2:28:22]: Yes, and those have to be set up in conjunction with [2:28:22, 2:28:25]: Um your tax bill essentially the the tax schedule. [2:28:26, 2:28:30]: um later in the year toward the what August or so when all of that has to be [2:28:30, 2:28:33]: Finalized. I think it has to be finalized by July, I believe. [2:28:34, 2:28:40]: Um that all has to be special service districts have to be set up in conjunction with a tax with your tax billing cycle. [2:28:41, 2:28:49]: So three hundred and thirty thousand for uh for twenty twenty-one is what we're talking about until especially wouldn't be worked out until twenty twenty-two. [2:28:50, 2:28:55]: Correct. Okay. Yes. And that that money comes out of what fund? [2:28:55, 2:29:01]: That would be from the county to us. The county to us. Okay. That's why I was missing county to us. [2:29:01, 2:29:09]: All right. I believe their meeting is on the tw Monday the twenty ninth, I think, at two o'clock tomorrow. I think that's right. Yes. Monday or Tuesday. Okay. And um [2:29:10, 2:29:23]: Now you said they may have a concern about the roads and the transportation aspect where roads were coming in and out of the city to the county. And that would be a concern also, I would think, for all of us in reference to how that's maintained. [2:29:23, 2:29:25]: And in reference maybe [2:29:25, 2:29:34]: Right. I yeah, and and that was a question for me that I I, you know, went back and forth even as late as today. And and Jack Wilson who's been with us, who couldn't be with us tonight. [2:29:34, 2:29:36]: Obviously have been working with this as well. [2:29:37, 2:29:39]: Um, he and I had some further conversations today. [2:29:40, 2:29:42]: The issue for me was you know. [2:29:43, 2:29:45]: County tried to float this idea of [2:29:46, 2:29:52]: You know, uh for certain roadways that are that are in the city limits on both sides, for instance. [2:29:52, 2:29:55]: That that becomes the city's responsibility. [2:29:55, 2:30:01]: And in many cases, you understand because it is in the city that would be the city responsibility, but there's also [2:30:01, 2:30:05]: Um a Henry County Roadmap of twenty nineteen that is also referenced. [2:30:06, 2:30:19]: that designates county roads. My concern initially was, and I think we've got the language in a good place now. My concern initially was Eagles Landing Parkway and Hudson Bridge Road, quite frankly, that have some repairs that need to be done today. [2:30:19, 2:30:23]: That if they became the city of Stockbridge's responsibility next month. [2:30:23, 2:30:30]: then we would be responsible for those roads and making certain repairs on those roads, which we've been asking about for quite some time. [2:30:31, 2:30:33]: It also goes to Patrick Henry Parkway. [2:30:34, 2:30:36]: I'm just I'm I'm just [2:30:36, 2:30:41]: being very direct about this, um Patrick Henry Parkway that may have some [2:30:41, 2:30:44]: repairs that need to be done would fall into that parti that [2:30:45, 2:30:46]: particular category. [2:30:46, 2:30:52]: My concern was that certain roadways then would become stock raisers' responsibility. [2:30:52, 2:30:54]: Та хартерн нецо. [2:30:55, 2:30:57]: That perhaps have not been addressed. [2:30:57, 2:31:00]: And then it would be ours and we would need to address it. [2:31:00, 2:31:03]: By virtue of the language that we worked out through [2:31:04, 2:31:06]: The most recent iterations of [2:31:07, 2:31:08]: The um [2:31:08, 2:31:10]: That particular section. [2:31:11, 2:31:15]: Um and also by virtue of the map, I think we've gotten to a comfort level that um [2:31:16, 2:31:17]: Our particular uh [2:31:18, 2:31:22]: items would be properly addressed as it respects to respect to roads. [2:31:24, 2:31:27]: All right, uh Councilman Blount, I believe you had your hand up next, sir. [2:31:29, 2:31:30]: You you meet it, sir. [2:31:31, 2:31:32]: There you go. [2:31:33, 2:31:44]: Yeah, thank you, Mayor. Uh Mr. Knighton, uh, one of the things about this um SDS paperwork is about 128 pages. So it's kind of hard to go through all that and dissect it at one time, but [2:31:44, 2:31:47]: My my my uh three concerns are [2:31:47, 2:31:52]: Dealing with the roads. We're dealing with the roads because too many times the county has l allowed [2:31:53, 2:31:59]: uh roads and areas that would uh that are within the cities to not be attended to. [2:31:59, 2:32:11]: But now to put it on the cities to now reconstruct areas because it has been lack of uh attention by the county, uh, I I think that that's a in a vital part of this SDS agreement that we need to get cleared out. [2:32:12, 2:32:15]: Uh, when we talk about police services, we are paying more. [2:32:16, 2:32:22]: Uh because we we don't have our own police department, but we have to remember also City of Stockbridge has uh [2:32:22, 2:32:32]: uh a great reduction of services from the police uh when it comes to public safety and the and the and the vital importance of public safety in this in the city of Stockbridge. When we talk about no ordinance enforcement [2:32:33, 2:32:39]: We talk about ticketing that that are removed from the city of Stockbury. When we talk about different other things, I can go on and on. [2:32:40, 2:32:45]: Those services uh need to be associated back to the county until we get our own police department. [2:32:46, 2:32:53]: Uh the third area is when you talk about those areas that are in and out of the city that are that uh the counties, the city and the county to city. [2:32:53, 2:32:56]: I think a IGA needs to be established. [2:32:56, 2:33:09]: uh with the county in order that with an understanding that the city of Stockbridge doesn't just budget to do it all, that is a uh a a shared uh venture, if you will, because the city, one of the things about Henry County, [2:33:09, 2:33:12]: Henry County has one of the highest taxes in the state of Georgia. [2:33:13, 2:33:28]: And when we talk about the city of Stockbridge continu uh with an IGA that we will start taking a rut of uh uh of of uh responsibility as Pundley County because they haven't uh upheld what they their their responsibility to the cities. I'm not for that 100%. [2:33:28, 2:33:30]: So that's all I have to see on there. [2:33:31, 2:33:32]: All right, you know the comments? [2:33:35, 2:33:41]: Ms. McCain. Go right here, please. I don't have any I don't have any comments on this, but when we're done with this topic. [2:33:41, 2:33:43]: I I wanna make a comment if you don't mind. [2:33:44, 2:33:45]: Sure. [2:33:46, 2:33:49]: They know they know the comments at all. All right. So [2:33:49, 2:33:52]: Actually, go right here, please. I'm sorry. [2:33:52, 2:33:54]: Que [2:33:54, 2:34:00]: I got a couple of things. First of all, this is not on Facebook. Okay. We we I'm not sure why. [2:34:00, 2:34:03]: It's not on Facebook, but it's not on the city Facebook page. [2:34:03, 2:34:08]: And I'm not sure what needs to happen in order to make that happen. [2:34:08, 2:34:13]: But you know, as we're talking about the budget and we're talking about this, whatever needs to happen. [2:34:14, 2:34:19]: To get this on Facebook and Zoom and all of the above. [2:34:19, 2:34:27]: I think we want to do that. I I but for some reason it hasn't been there. I'm getting messages from citizens. They got comfortable watching it. [2:34:27, 2:34:29]: On Facebook it's not there. [2:34:30, 2:34:30]: So [2:34:30, 2:34:34]: Yeah, in other words, whatever we need to do in order to do that. And the second question [2:34:35, 2:34:36]: uh із [2:34:36, 2:34:37]: parking enforcement [2:34:37, 2:34:42]: How is that incorporated into this and uh what's the status of it? [2:34:43, 2:34:50]: Parking enforcement would not be included in this. It would be included through another agreement with the Henry County Police Department. [2:34:51, 2:34:54]: Um for their officers to provide that enforcement. [2:34:54, 2:34:57]: My most recent conversations with Captain Blackbridge has been a while. [2:34:58, 2:35:03]: They are ready to to move forward if we need to um uh have them in force parking. [2:35:03, 2:35:04]: They're ready to move forward. [2:35:05, 2:35:10]: Well let's what what what is what do you need in order for us to do that? I thought we had already authorized it. [2:35:12, 2:35:19]: Right. My uh the last latest correspondence I had with the council was this. There was this there was this there was this question. [2:35:19, 2:35:22]: Back in the spring, I believe, about some major rollout. [2:35:23, 2:35:29]: about um information provided to subdivision citizens and so forth about parking enforcement. [2:35:30, 2:35:35]: My latest correspondence, which I believe was about a month ago, if I recall to the mayor and council, was this. [2:35:36, 2:35:36]: I think. [2:35:37, 2:35:41]: I'll just be honest here since we're discussing it. That's probably a little bit too complicated. [2:35:41, 2:35:46]: If the thought and the desire of the mayor of council is to have parking enforcement. [2:35:47, 2:35:49]: And let's put up signs and enforce parking. [2:35:50, 2:35:51]: via the Henry County Police Department. [2:35:52, 2:36:04]: It it to me, it is as simple as that. If that's the desire of the council, obviously there will be information provided via our websites and through our social media platforms to let people know that parking enforcement will take place. [2:36:04, 2:36:08]: That is desired the council to and to include to enforce. [2:36:08, 2:36:09]: So a forced parking. [2:36:10, 2:36:13]: There have been all these conversations before about [2:36:13, 2:36:22]: Uh, how many times a person, for instance, could get a permit to have additional parking in their particular neighborhood or their in front of their particular house? [2:36:22, 2:36:25]: To me, they can do that through some type of online portal. [2:36:25, 2:36:28]: Have perhaps three times per year that they can do that. [2:36:28, 2:36:31]: It can be tracked that way electronically and that's it. [2:36:32, 2:36:35]: Beyond that, to me, I think this probably [2:36:35, 2:36:39]: this discussion, obviously I'll do whatever the mayor and council directs. [2:36:39, 2:36:43]: But if it's something that won that needs to be or the b the council has a desire to do. [2:36:44, 2:36:46]: Relatively quickly, that's the easiest way to do it. [2:36:47, 2:36:54]: Uh in i I thought we had done that. I get an a email from a neighbor at least twice a week about [2:36:54, 2:37:05]: What is going on? You told me. I thought we'd done it. I mean, Miss Clerk, I thought we is there can you shed some light on the fact I thought we had authorized this? [2:37:07, 2:37:23]: Well, actually, Ms. the clerk had her hand up for something totally I was coming to you next. You had your hand up for something else. I'm not sure what it was. I did. I wanted to address uh Councilman Alexander's um question regarding Facebook. We are not Facebook Live. We have not been since the November twenty-fourth meeting. [2:37:24, 2:37:35]: We are using our live streaming service on the city's website. We do have on the Facebook page the link that takes you directly there. [2:37:35, 2:37:40]: or the uh individual can go directly to the city's website and pull it up. [2:37:40, 2:37:47]: It is not uh going to enable us to do both, have it on the website and Facebook Live. [2:37:47, 2:37:50]: But what we did was we posted on Facebook. [2:37:51, 2:37:54]: The link that takes you directly to the live meeting. [2:37:54, 2:37:57]: And I have the live meeting pulled up. [2:37:58, 2:38:01]: on the city's web page. It's showing live. [2:38:01, 2:38:12]: Yeah, the the issue is this. You gotta click on that. Right. You gotta click on the link. Facebook offers engagement. The citizens were engaging, they got used to using it. [2:38:12, 2:38:20]: I don't know. I would like to see it returned to Facebook full time. I don't know what technology is necessary in order to do both. [2:38:20, 2:38:23]: I think we should have both. I don't think it should be one or the other. [2:38:23, 2:38:25]: But I certainly like to [2:38:25, 2:38:35]: do both, maybe the rest of the council members could chime in because folks were actually getting engaged and it's taking our meetings where the people actually are. [2:38:35, 2:38:39]: When people come on the line and they see a link, they may or may not click on it. [2:38:39, 2:38:44]: But if I can take that link and share it live and they can click on it and they can see it right then. [2:38:45, 2:38:52]: Right then and there, they don't have to go through a lot of iterations. They were participating. How many comments we got tonight? Or probably none. [2:38:52, 2:38:58]: I mean, because there's no way to comment during this or to interact. Citizens miss that. [2:38:58, 2:39:18]: I certainly like to return into it, but I would like to follow up on the uh question about the police uh parking enforcement. Stand by the rest of the council thing. Hold on, hold on, stand by one second. First of all, I I think uh well, getting a little off subject seems like in a to a certain degree. Number number two is that I believe what m Miss Holliday mentioned is that you with this new [2:39:18, 2:39:38]: streaming service you can't do the Facebook and a live streaming service on uh simultaneously that's why the connection on the website or on the city website can take you or on web i'm screaming on on on Facebook will take you to this where you can you can listen and see and hear. I don't know about the responding back and forth but but we stream seem like we streamline something here. [2:39:38, 2:39:58]: If we haven't been doing this for uh Facebook for almost a month now in that aspect. Um now I don't know whether those council's got comments on that or not, but uh um okay, Councilman Blount. I'm sorry, Miss Barber, he he had his hand up earlier. I recognize that. Go ahead, Ms. Blount, Ms. Blount. I agree with Councilman Alexander because I I I'm even getting comments tonight. [2:39:58, 2:39:58]: Okay. [2:39:59, 2:40:02]: Uh about people not being able to watch the uh [2:40:02, 2:40:09]: on uh with Facebook. Uh we do have a large uh participating crowd on Facebook. Uh [2:40:09, 2:40:24]: I think we had a place with the city that, you know, if we had to do two, you know, more than one channel of of how we can make it happen, that's the creativity that needs to happen. If we can stream it at on on our website, stream it. But we also should [2:40:25, 2:40:29]: Search out. We got a public information office that can probably tell you how to do it or we got IT. [2:40:30, 2:40:35]: We should be able to do them both. We should be at this point in time during this pandemic. Y'all remember y'all remember that. [2:40:36, 2:40:41]: People are set in and they want to get involved. This is the greatest time to get citizens involved right now while they set in. [2:40:42, 2:40:50]: So uh I I agree. We we need to make it sufficient enough for the citizens to see on Facebook book as well as the uh [2:40:50, 2:40:52]: Uh, the the uh city page. [2:40:53, 2:40:54]: Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [2:40:57, 2:41:04]: I don't want to sound redundant and repeat what has already been said, but I do support um having this on Facebook. [2:41:05, 2:41:06]: And the city's website. [2:41:06, 2:41:09]: I too have gotten messages from people. [2:41:09, 2:41:13]: Who have gotten used to watching these meetings via Facebook so [2:41:15, 2:41:19]: All right. Any other council comments about this particular subject? [2:41:20, 2:41:23]: Okay, if not, uh two weeks, mayor. [2:41:23, 2:41:43]: Yeah, go ahead. Going back. I certainly would like to see us move forward with that. I can't speak with everybody else. I thought we had voted to do that with the signs and the warnings and everything uh going out. I thought we had wholehearted agreement on that. Am I wrong? Uh I'd like to rehear the rest of the council. I thought we had agreed. [2:41:43, 2:41:44]: [9705.7, 9706.9]: Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. [2:41:48, 2:41:55]: Yeah, I thought we um voted on it earlier this year as well. I support it, of course. [2:41:56, 2:41:58]: Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. [2:42:00, 2:42:03]: May as I recall and one of my concerns was is that [2:42:04, 2:42:05]: I didn't want to see uh [2:42:06, 2:42:06]: A company [2:42:07, 2:42:09]: A toying company having um [2:42:09, 2:42:12]: That that much authority in our city. [2:42:12, 2:42:17]: uh being able to do ride through neighborhoods. I think uh I I don't think all the kinks was knocked out of it. [2:42:17, 2:42:21]: And I think it uh and m Mr. Knight, correct me if I'm wrong at this point. [2:42:22, 2:42:23]: We don't even have a uh [2:42:24, 2:42:27]: Front runner right now for the uh towing company, is that right? [2:42:28, 2:42:34]: I'd have to I selected a full company. Elected one. You know, uh for mine is Mr. Knighton. [2:42:36, 2:42:39]: Oh Ms. Hol uh Miss Holliday? Ms. Holliday, go ahead, please. [2:42:39, 2:42:43]: You selected Swanson back in February. Yeah, so I thought. [2:42:44, 2:42:51]: But but but what I'm saying is it pertaining to that, we never finished the parameter that Swanson would be able to operate. [2:42:53, 2:43:05]: Because when we talked about we we throw so much stuff out on how you, you know, if you if you're able to park on the street, not able to park on the street, how do you establish the left side of the street? None of those things was was was clear. [2:43:05, 2:43:06]: Nothing was clear. [2:43:07, 2:43:08]: No, that's [2:43:10, 2:43:23]: Go ahead, Mr. Knighton. I think he's done. No, I I I'll follow the council's direction, but that was my point before. I think there were too many things from my in my opinion, there were too many things in in and too many ingredients in this. [2:43:23, 2:43:30]: Where it's made things extremely complicated. Parking on one side versus another side. The left side. How many times you can do it and so forth. [2:43:30, 2:43:34]: I mean, I think it it needs to be completely simplified. [2:43:35, 2:43:36]: In order to enforce. [2:43:37, 2:43:41]: And Henry County could write tickets to it as well. Remember that. [2:43:42, 2:43:44]: Uh I like I'd like to hear from Mayor Pro Tem. [2:43:49, 2:43:52]: Membro Tim, do you want to make a comment about this at all? [2:43:56, 2:43:57]: Let me get unmuted. [2:43:58, 2:44:03]: Well, I I expressed some issues before in my particular neighborhood about parking on the street. [2:44:06, 2:44:09]: What I would like to see happen, I'm I'm sort of agreement with Mr. Knighton. [2:44:10, 2:44:12]: We we need to just [2:44:12, 2:44:15]: Okay, we did approve Swanson. I do recall that. [2:44:16, 2:44:17]: But we just need to just [2:44:18, 2:44:20]: Identify exactly what [2:44:20, 2:44:22]: This is [2:44:22, 2:44:27]: Um I don't know what we can say tonight to to go forward. [2:44:27, 2:44:31]: Um, but I'm in agreement with streamlining. [2:44:32, 2:44:35]: Exactly what this policy entails. [2:44:36, 2:44:39]: It it's been, you know, it's been so many opinions. [2:44:39, 2:44:43]: Uh we need to go back into the minutes and really just see what we said, but [2:44:43, 2:44:53]: Um we just need to identify exactly what this policy is and and move it forward. But I do recall we did approve of uh Swanson Toyne, but [2:44:53, 2:44:55]: What were the parameters that [2:44:55, 2:45:03]: you know, how they can come into your neighborhood and talk. Uh and again, I I think that's where it was um it was just too many opinions and we just need to streamline it. [2:45:04, 2:45:07]: Mayor. Uh go ahead, Mr. Blount. [2:45:07, 2:45:18]: Um I'm I'm just trying to say uh is it this is a hearing, right? Public hearing? But this this is a public we got a subject. This is a public hearing reference to S T S. We got on public market. Uh [2:45:18, 2:45:22]: Yeah, really. So uh Mr. Williams, you popped in, sir. You have something you need to say, I believe. [2:45:23, 2:45:25]: Yes, sir. Uh Councilman Blount. [2:45:25, 2:45:30]: hit the nail on the head w uh in terms of getting back to the topic at at hand. [2:45:30, 2:45:31]: Right. [2:45:31, 2:45:36]: You have before you a decision to make on your SDS agreement. [2:45:36, 2:45:36]: Mm-hmm. [2:45:37, 2:45:42]: The city of Locust Grove approved uh a set of documents that called for [2:45:42, 2:45:52]: Uh for transportation tax districts to be established for unincorporated Henry County with a one time payment for twenty twenty one. [2:45:53, 2:45:58]: Um, we don't know what Henry County is going to do. And so you have a decision. You can either [2:45:58, 2:45:59]: False. [2:46:00, 2:46:01]: With locust growth. [2:46:01, 2:46:05]: And and approve a proposal to send to Henry County. [2:46:07, 2:46:13]: Or option two, you wait and see what Henry County does and make a decision accordingly. [2:46:14, 2:46:17]: And so you're you in and this is a decision only you can make. [2:46:17, 2:46:18]: Um it [2:46:18, 2:46:20]: It is he it has been stated [2:46:21, 2:46:27]: Um not in this meeting, but it has been suggested that if you follow suit with locust grove. [2:46:27, 2:46:31]: then you'll be signalling to Henry County, may be sending a a [2:46:32, 2:46:33]: Somewhat strong. [2:46:35, 2:46:37]: signal to encourage them to settle. [2:46:38, 2:46:41]: Along those lines and to accept that proposal. I don't know if they will or not. [2:46:41, 2:46:45]: But that is one line of thinking. So that's a decision you all have to make after this public hearing. [2:46:45, 2:46:48]: Okay, stand by one second, please. Uh Mike, in reference to that. [2:46:49, 2:46:55]: You said locus grove. So what about Hampton and and McDonald's anybody? What have they done thus far? Does anybody know? [2:46:56, 2:46:59]: We we only received the um [2:46:59, 2:47:02]: Document from Locust Grove today at around three o'clock. [2:47:03, 2:47:06]: Okay. Hampton and and uh [2:47:06, 2:47:07]: And McDonough have not. [2:47:08, 2:47:11]: acted yet, but we have been in consultation with them. [2:47:11, 2:47:13]: And they are considering [2:47:14, 2:47:16]: following suit with Locust Grove, but they haven't yet. [2:47:17, 2:47:17]: Right. [2:47:18, 2:47:19]: Mr. Blood, please go ahead. [2:47:19, 2:47:24]: If we're gonna follow suit with Loc Locus Grove, I'd like that for that to also include [2:47:24, 2:47:30]: what we propose a a proposal from us because I want those concerns we just discussed tonight. [2:47:30, 2:47:41]: uh addressed. Uh and let and because I don't want the assumption that the the county's gonna say, oh wow, this you know, we need to do this for the city of Stockbridge. This hasn't happened since [2:47:41, 2:47:43]: Vocês sabem o Calso? [2:47:43, 2:47:58]: But we got we got uh we just discussed discussed some of the our concerns right here tonight. I think that those concerns need to resonate in their decision making when it comes to the city of Stockbridge, not what they're doing with Locust Grove. That that shouldn't be our major stick. [2:47:58, 2:48:00]: We're totally two different types of cities. [2:48:02, 2:48:03]: Councilwoman Kent, go ahead, please. [2:48:05, 2:48:08]: Thank you, Mayor. Um [2:48:09, 2:48:10]: And counsel. [2:48:11, 2:48:14]: The SES agreement has been going on for way too long. [2:48:15, 2:48:17]: It's been going on for years. [2:48:18, 2:48:22]: um more than one year. It's been going on for a while. [2:48:22, 2:48:26]: And at there comes a point where we have to get some type of resolution. [2:48:27, 2:48:32]: resolved in regards to this SDS agreement. Um [2:48:33, 2:48:42]: I know this is a public hearing, but some of the things that triggered me was why are we not talking about some of these things in the executive session? [2:48:42, 2:48:43]: Um, you know. [2:48:44, 2:48:45]: I'm not certain. [2:48:45, 2:48:47]: Especially when it comes to [2:48:47, 2:48:53]: where locust grove is and can someone tell me who's the attorney for locust grove with the STS agreement? [2:48:53, 2:48:55]: It's a Larin Laren Wiggins. [2:48:55, 2:48:56]: Okay. [2:48:57, 2:48:59]: And so [2:49:00, 2:49:10]: Andy Welch is negotiating for it. McDonough and McDonough and Lopez Grove. He's representing McDonough and Lopez Grove. Okay. And where is McDonough on this? [2:49:10, 2:49:11]: And they're [2:49:12, 2:49:13]: I'm sorry. Go ahead. Go ahead. [2:49:14, 2:49:20]: I was gonna say the the cities are are together on this particular service delivery strategy. [2:49:20, 2:49:24]: Thank you. So the cities aren't together. That's correct. Yes, the cities are together. [2:49:25, 2:49:31]: And the of course the the the document the service delivery strategy [2:49:31, 2:49:34]: Document has to be agreed upon. [2:49:35, 2:49:40]: by virtually all parties. There's some nuances in the in the language, but basically all parties. [2:49:40, 2:49:43]: have to agree on the service delivery strategy agreement. [2:49:44, 2:49:46]: And so the cities are are. [2:49:46, 2:49:51]: standing together in our agreement with agreement on uh where we are right now. [2:49:52, 2:49:55]: So the cities are in agreement. Everyone heard that, right? [2:49:55, 2:50:06]: The cities are in agreement with where we are right now. And so Locust Grove sent this proposal over. We have one two attorneys, I think, dealing with the SDS agreement. [2:50:07, 2:50:08]: And the cities are on board. [2:50:09, 2:50:18]: Um I for I do understand that we are to protect and serve for the city for our citizens of Stockbridge. And that's exactly what I plan on doing. [2:50:18, 2:50:32]: By all means, this has been going on long enough. And I feel as no offense to the county, but I feel as if they will continue this will continue to string along if we don't do something about this. [2:50:33, 2:50:34]: Okay. [2:50:34, 2:50:36]: That's what I have to say. All right. Good deal. [2:50:37, 2:50:37]: Oh. [2:50:37, 2:50:57]: All right, so this is uh a public hearing. So in this case, uh I need to open up the public hearing for any comments some type of way. Okay. And uh for anybody out then that's listening that has any comments for uh this particular particular SDS agreement. So open that up then. [2:50:57, 2:51:15]: And unless there's someone can tell me if they have any any somehow someone can speak on the com out there that wants to speak for these comments positively, I'd like to hear that or we like to hear that. I can't uh I can't determine that from my location. But Ms. Holiday, you un you unmuted yourself. [2:51:15, 2:51:20]: They can, but there is no one in the QA at this time, Mayor. [2:51:20, 2:51:35]: All right. So if no one there for the comments for, I open it up to comments against. And I guess it's the same answer you just gave me a second ago. There's no one in the QA period for even against. Is this case that's correct? All right. [2:51:35, 2:51:39]: So on that aspect, the um the um [2:51:40, 2:51:43]: after public hearing has been opened and now it's closed. [2:51:43, 2:52:03]: So council, uh in this aspect for what Mr. Knighton has brought forward, uh uh his presentation. Uh uh, if there are no other comments, we need a motion to accept what Mr. Knighton's presented and and so it'll be in in line, I guess, with local scroll and what we think the rest of the cities would be having as well. [2:52:03, 2:52:05]: Yeah, yeah. [2:52:05, 2:52:07]: But this erst müsste ein [2:52:08, 2:52:13]: What's that? What's the question? Yeah, I just I just i is is that the recommendation of the staff? [2:52:13, 2:52:14]: Is that just [2:52:15, 2:52:18]: He kind of presented is that his recommendation? [2:52:19, 2:52:23]: Yes, that's our recommendation and and if if the [2:52:23, 2:52:29]: Council is inclined. I think we've uh Mr. Williams and I, Mr. Wilson and I, city managers and [2:52:30, 2:52:36]: The other attorneys have had several conversations over the last several days in particular, and obviously a number of them before then, and I think that [2:52:37, 2:52:43]: We have come to the conclusion that this probably is the uh best situation at the moment. [2:52:43, 2:52:48]: If you are inclined to approve this, I would ask that you render this language [2:52:49, 2:52:56]: A motion to approve the SDS settlement proposed jointly by the cities and to authorize the mayor to sign the settlement documents and agreements. [2:52:57, 2:53:00]: Subject to final review and approval of the city manager and city attorney. [2:53:01, 2:53:07]: This motion and approval is contingent upon the county approving the settlement documents by December thirty-first, twenty twenty. [2:53:07, 2:53:09]: in the forms proposed by the cities. [2:53:10, 2:53:15]: Um, I would ask if you do are inclined to approve it that you use that language that I just recited. [2:53:17, 2:53:19]: All right, so on that note, uh [2:53:19, 2:53:20]: Mr. Blount. [2:53:21, 2:53:25]: So what what happens to those concerns about the roads? [2:53:25, 2:53:31]: If this as if this goes through because in the SDS agreements for like 10, 15 years, something like that. [2:53:31, 2:53:36]: Ten years, that is correct. I think we've addressed the items that I mentioned to you earlier. [2:53:36, 2:53:39]: Think we've have been addressed by the um [2:53:39, 2:53:41]: Latest iteration of the [2:53:41, 2:53:45]: road section, um, even as late as today. [2:53:45, 2:53:50]: We had several discussions about that. I think we have got that settled in terms of the items. [2:53:51, 2:53:53]: That I addressed earlier and my concerns earlier. [2:53:54, 2:53:57]: those would be addressed via the language that we placed in the um [2:53:58, 2:54:00]: in the uh latest iteration of the documents. [2:54:00, 2:54:02]: Do we have anything in writing? [2:54:03, 2:54:13]: about those issues to say that. Because when we say yes and we come into council and say yes to push it through now, I don't know, I agree with Councilwoman Gann after all these years. [2:54:14, 2:54:17]: And we're going to sit here and say yes. [2:54:17, 2:54:22]: Come January the first, they don't have to do anything if we don't have anything in writing. [2:54:24, 2:54:26]: But those documents are in writing. [2:54:27, 2:54:30]: Not nothing that we're proposing is in writing. [2:54:30, 2:54:46]: Our concerns are not in writing that that that they're gonna f uh address those. What specific concerns are you addressing, sir? We talked about several things. That's correct. That's correct. And what I was stating was those were my concerns. [2:54:47, 2:54:51]: Now I think through the last several days of conversation [2:54:51, 2:54:57]: with the city attorneys, with the city managers, that we were able to successfully address those issues. [2:54:59, 2:55:05]: But what's the outcome of what I'm saying? That's all the SD that's all y'all been doing is talking about the issues. [2:55:05, 2:55:16]: And all we're gonna do is continue to talk about them. And then now we all agree to go ahead and move forward. What resolution gonna be put in place to address those issues? That would be a part of the documents that would be approved. [2:55:17, 2:55:27]: And and the the bottom line is that the county will be responsible for maintaining county roads and and establishing a [2:55:27, 2:55:30]: Special tax district out of which unincorporated [2:55:30, 2:55:33]: County residents will pay those, and then the city. [2:55:34, 2:55:38]: The cities will be responsible for maintaining city roads and to the extent that [2:55:39, 2:55:44]: Uh it's a county road or a portion thereof, the county pays for that and maintains it. [2:55:44, 2:55:52]: What w we will need to have um and and we have discussed language in terms of cooperation where it runs in and out. [2:55:52, 2:55:53]: But ultimately [2:55:54, 2:55:54]: When you [2:55:55, 2:56:00]: If if this were to be litigated and to go the full length of litigation. [2:56:00, 2:56:06]: The end result would be that the county would be responsible for county roads and the city would be responsible for city roads. [2:56:07, 2:56:20]: But but but right now, the responsibility right now is for the dilapidated for for me, Eagles Landing Parkway. So what you're saying, it becomes our problem and it becomes our the taxpayers to to fix it. [2:56:21, 2:56:22]: How are you not saying that, Mr. Wheel? [2:56:23, 2:56:30]: No, the the count the the any portion of Eagles Landing Parkway that's a county road, the county would be responsible for maintaining. [2:56:31, 2:56:36]: There's let me let me'cause I appreciate Councilman Blount's concern as I raised earlier. [2:56:37, 2:56:43]: And I was uncomfortable, very uncomfortable, um, about that whole situation with respects to roads. [2:56:43, 2:56:46]: And I've gotten comfortable uh as late as today. [2:56:46, 2:56:52]: about certain map the maps that we were able to obtain that the Henry County uh maps via the G G DOT. [2:56:53, 2:56:55]: Which has certain designations on them. [2:56:55, 2:56:57]: А звеллес [2:56:57, 2:57:03]: um the language that is um in the uh um road agreements. [2:57:03, 2:57:07]: Now if there is um um [2:57:07, 2:57:09]: Some concern lingering concern. [2:57:10, 2:57:14]: with uh the council about that road issue. [2:57:15, 2:57:16]: We can further. [2:57:17, 2:57:21]: Um, strengthen that in terms of language. We kind of kicked that around earlier today. [2:57:21, 2:57:25]: We think we've got everything covered. We can further strengthen that language. [2:57:26, 2:57:28]: Um to um [2:57:30, 2:57:33]: uh to um without ambiguity [2:57:34, 2:57:34]: Um [2:57:36, 2:57:42]: articulate the city's position as it relates to uh those particular roadways. [2:57:42, 2:57:47]: Mr. Knighton, I would I would I would agree with what Councilwoman Gantt said about [2:57:48, 2:57:56]: Some discussion need to be behind behind closed doors because that's some input I want to put on this, but I don't want to sit here and discuss it now. [2:57:56, 2:57:57]: Because [2:57:57, 2:58:15]: I'm looking at responsibility and I'm looking at what the taxpayers of the city of Stockbridge is supposed to be. It's just quite a few things that that we need to make sure before we all agree to this to this agreement because now, oh, it's a rush now because our back against the wall. But w these issues have been out there since I've been on council. [2:58:15, 2:58:18]: Okay, here's what I'm gonna offer then. [2:58:19, 2:58:21]: Need to discuss it in executive session. [2:58:22, 2:58:23]: Or [2:58:23, 2:58:31]: You can have uh we can have, and this is not for me to determine. I'm just offering this or recommending this. [2:58:31, 2:58:36]: having a special call meeting where we discuss only this service d service delivery issue. [2:58:36, 2:58:40]: Sometime early next week, either Monday or Tuesday of next week. And I mentioned that. [2:58:40, 2:58:41]: Only because [2:58:42, 2:58:45]: That is prior to what the county would be um addressing. [2:58:45, 2:58:47]: Again, I'm just offering that. [2:58:48, 2:58:52]: And understanding that there are certain implications of all of this. [2:58:52, 2:58:56]: Um that um would uh would likely occur. [2:58:56, 2:59:00]: Um if some type of agreement isn't reached uh relatively soon. [2:59:01, 2:59:05]: That doesn't mean that the city should um in any way compromise its position. [2:59:06, 2:59:10]: Uh we haven't done that at all. In fact, the cities believe that this is the best. [2:59:10, 2:59:11]: Probably the best position to take. [2:59:12, 2:59:16]: But if it's a matter of this council not feeling completely comfortable. [2:59:16, 2:59:26]: with everything and needing to ask more questions or needing to obtain more information or to delve into things in a more detail, I want the council to be comfortable with something as significant as this. [2:59:28, 2:59:48]: Member Brothem Thomas Goya, please. Thank you, Mayor. I I would recommend um an executive session um next week. It just appear to be too many questions. And you know, and the only reason I'm sorry to choir, because I'm I'm asking myself a question: why are we just now discussing? [2:59:48, 2:59:56]: Discussing this, knowing that you know the deadline is near. I can't recall the last time we even had this had a discussion. [2:59:56, 3:00:01]: So I I'm just sort of troubled by, you know, this last minute. [3:00:02, 3:00:04]: You know, maneuvering. I I'm just [3:00:05, 3:00:09]: You know, I'm I'm not a last minute kind of person, you know, so but I would recommend [3:00:09, 3:00:13]: sometime next week then we can just sort of just get into it and then we can [3:00:13, 3:00:19]: Finally, just you know, be all in agreement because I don't know if we can be satisfied tonight. I just don't think so. [3:00:20, 3:00:40]: Well, I will tell you that uh the county is meeting on Monday, and I believe it's Monday at morning at 10 o'clock, I believe it is. You see, so uh we can meet next week in a special call meeting. Um, and I don't know what time you want to pick, whether you want to be Monday afternoon, Tuesday, but I believe the deadline is the thirty-first, and so if you want to wait till after [3:00:39, 3:00:48]: today have their meeting, you can we can easily do that as well. Um and have just a uh this this subject, this topic only for us to discuss. [3:00:50, 3:00:56]: You know, so um personally I'm flexible, but uh I don't know what the rest of the desires of the council would be. [3:00:57, 3:01:04]: And and Mr. Mayor, i i if I could just answer at least in part uh the mayor for Tim's question about why. [3:01:05, 3:01:10]: We are where we are and and the the cities have attempted to engage with the county. [3:01:10, 3:01:12]: For months and months and months and months. [3:01:13, 3:01:18]: And so і in in in large part it it's a situation where the county [3:01:18, 3:01:23]: Um, at least through through its staff. I'm not gonna speak to the county commissioners, just has not [3:01:23, 3:01:24]: Engaged. [3:01:24, 3:01:29]: In a way that has been productive, and I'll just leave it at that. [3:01:30, 3:01:33]: So I I guess you're saying it was all intentional. [3:01:34, 3:01:46]: to run up toward the deadline. I'm I'm assuming that can be well I I I we have a special call meeting, we have executive session. I'll see a lot more in in within that context. [3:01:46, 3:01:57]: I'm I'm for Tuesday after uh five or after uh if there's anybody else that got another suggestion, I prefer evening meetings. I'm okay with Tuesday evening. [3:02:00, 3:02:00]: Anybody else? [3:02:01, 3:02:03]: I need to stay. [3:02:04, 3:02:04]: Okay. [3:02:05, 3:02:05]: That's three. [3:02:07, 3:02:15]: So it looks like we'll be meeting um Tuesday evening to deal with this in a special call meeting and go into executive session to discuss this issue. [3:02:15, 3:02:23]: All right. On that note, uh if there aren't any other comments, Mayor. Yes, yes, ma'am. I'm sorry. Mayor, is that a six o'clock meeting? [3:02:25, 3:02:31]: Is that set for six o'clock, please? We can set we can say six o'clock. I think six o'clock would be fine. It's a Tuesday evening. Six o'clock sounds fine to me. [3:02:32, 3:02:35]: Six o'clock, thank you. Six clocks is good. [3:02:36, 3:02:42]: Uh okay. What's left is uh my particular comments. [3:02:44, 3:02:51]: And uh as you well know, s council citizens, we are in the midst of a runoff election. [3:02:51, 3:03:11]: And um this is our last meeting, uh well last public meeting, I guess you may say, other than a special call meeting we'll have. But um so early voting has begun, begun. It began on the 14th of December and ends on 30 December. So uh hopefully the sit all the citizens that are registered to [3:03:11, 3:03:27]: vote you can utilize the constitutional right and go vote in this aspect and uh take care of that business. And as you well know, you have um two Senate elections and a public service commission um election. [3:03:29, 3:03:46]: So we have David Perdue, the incumbent and Republican with his opposition, the Democrat John Ossoff, and of course the uh and the uh incumbent Kelly Leffler, a Republican and her opposition, Democrat Raphael Warnott. [3:03:47, 3:03:50]: It's a constitutional right, folks. Please utilize it. [3:03:50, 3:04:02]: Public Service Commission District 4, incumbent is Lauren McDonald Jr. And he's a Republican and his Democrat opponent is Daniel Blackman. Chairman Fifth is election day. [3:04:03, 3:04:09]: Now in reference to the election, and um I did this last week to probably be the last time I'll be able to do this publicly. [3:04:09, 3:04:23]: You have several different uh locations to go vote for, vote, voting booths to go vote during the um the actual early voting process. The first one, Merle Manor's Conference Center. [3:04:24, 3:04:27]: one eleven Davis Road, Ryan Stockbridge. [3:04:28, 3:04:33]: Fairview Recreational Center, 35 Austin Road, also has a stopridge address. [3:04:34, 3:04:40]: JP Moseley Recreational Center, 1041 Miller's Mill Road, stoppers address. [3:04:42, 3:04:44]: Elections of voter registration main office. [3:04:45, 3:04:48]: Forder forty Atlanta Street in McDonough. [3:04:50, 3:04:52]: You got the local scroll library. [3:04:52, 3:05:00]: 115 ML King Junior Boulevard and Locust Grove. And then a fores and Forsome Hampton Library. [3:05:01, 3:05:14]: 61 McDonald's McDonald Street in Hampton. Now mind you, today is the 22nd. So you can you vote tomorrow and uh from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. [3:05:15, 3:05:25]: And it all in these locations. And uh the twenty eighth to the thirtieth, you can vote for Monday and Wednesday, next week, seven AM to seven PM. [3:05:26, 3:05:37]: And that closes it out for early voting. And then of course you go to your regular polling place on January 5th. If you yet to uh vote early, you must do that. So once again, it's your constitutional right to do so. [3:05:40, 3:05:43]: The other thing we I want to mention to you, of course, is that um [3:05:45, 3:05:46]: COVID nineteen is real. [3:05:48, 3:05:52]: And we're in the r the city, not necessarily city, I would say the county. [3:05:53, 3:05:54]: And um [3:05:55, 3:05:55]: The state. [3:05:56, 3:05:58]: We're in red. Things aren't getting any better. [3:05:58, 3:06:01]: So you have the senior citizen center. [3:06:02, 3:06:03]: Located at um [3:06:04, 3:06:06]: 1050 Florence Lugarity Boulevard. [3:06:07, 3:06:09]: Anyway from Monday to Thursday. [3:06:09, 3:06:13]: Nine AM to three PM. You can go take test it free of charge for COVID nineteen. [3:06:14, 3:06:15]: And [3:06:15, 3:06:19]: Saturdays and actually the Saturdays they're they're now open on Saturdays. [3:06:20, 3:06:24]: nine AM to twelve noon. So the Saturday after Christmas and a Saturday after [3:06:24, 3:06:28]: New Year's, their schedule will be open. You can get yourself a test. [3:06:29, 3:06:37]: 1-800-847-4262. Once again, 1-800-847-4262. [3:06:41, 3:06:55]: Now the county has also established three different mobile training sites, Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays. And of course, there's only uh Mondays and Wednesdays this week and next week due to due to the holidays. [3:06:56, 3:07:12]: And so on uh Monday you got Hidden Valley Park and 100 Spregnans Memorial Parkway and Stockbridge and to get that particular test. And that's uh nine to three that to be open there. And on Wednesdays. [3:07:14, 3:07:15]: It'll be at the north mount. [3:07:16, 3:07:20]: Carmel Park, 307 North Mount Carmel Road in Hampton. [3:07:20, 3:07:32]: The Friday locations once because once again, because of the holidays, this uh is now gonna be operating. Uh but then again you can still go to the Heritage Park Senior Center, Heritage Senior Center on Saturdays to get tested. [3:07:33, 3:07:42]: Now you well know that the vaccination vaccinations are now um out. They've been approved. The FDA has approved two. [3:07:43, 3:07:45]: major vaccinations currently. [3:07:46, 3:08:06]: And uh yeah, Pfizer Pfizer, and which means that um if once you get well matter of fact, if you decide to get your vaccination and whenever you're you're qualified to do so, the um one second please, the first phase of this deals with healthcare workers and [3:08:06, 3:08:26]: the healthcare community and those partners, long-term care facilities, EMS, and fire first responders, police will be a part of the first iteration of folks to get tested, excuse me, to get the vaccination, provided you want it. I will hope that you would and um then eventually uh we'll look at um [3:08:26, 3:08:46]: um you know educational institutions and and people in the correctional facilities, individuals that are 75 and older, uh, individuals obviously that have underlying health uh problems. And then last uh and and that's the higher risk folks of individuals adults um that the higher risk folks [3:08:46, 3:08:56]: So individuals that are adults below age 65 that have some type of underlying conditions. And then for myself and most likely probably for the council, we'll probably be one of the last group if we decide to take it. [3:08:57, 3:09:17]: And that would uh we recommend that you would, uh, but uh that probably won't occur for us till April sometime. So in the meantime, you still need to wear a a mask when you're out in the public domain, wash your hands, use hand sanitizer when you can't wash your hands and keep your distance as best as possible, six feet from one another when you're in this particular domain. [3:09:17, 3:09:37]: Back to the vaccinations, by the way. Um derma, um, you know, they have to be kept very cold, uh 20 minus 20 degrees to be stored before they're issued to someone. And then if you get the vaccination moderma, you get one vaccination, you get one shot, and then you get [3:09:37, 3:09:40]: have to wait uh twenty eight days later to get the second shot. [3:09:41, 3:09:44]: And so uh Nas for eighteen years or older. [3:09:44, 3:09:57]: uh for this moderma. The Pfizer company shot, it has to be kept at minus seventy degrees. And that's part of what the public health and the medical folks have to keep a minus seven degrees to keep this cold before they give it you the shot. [3:09:57, 3:10:01]: And you get the first shot and then of course twenty one days later you have to go get your other shot. [3:10:02, 3:10:08]: So whoever gives you the shot and whatever shot from whatever company you take, you the second shot has to be from the same company. [3:10:09, 3:10:29]: All right. Uh so this is uh what uh needed to happen. And you probably realize that the uh government and I believe the president hopefully president will sign this, the Congress reached a nine hundred billion dollar uh cobras release package funding in an aspect here. [3:10:29, 3:10:49]: Well, such as you're getting 600 additional$600 direct uh payments to the American public, enhanced employment benefits and assistance for businesses. And I was hopeful that that some of that money obviously go to the uh the public health department and help with our constant, this will help us with a constant battle to deal with. [3:10:49, 3:10:52]: this uh covet nineteen and with the vaccination process and [3:10:53, 3:10:56]: And supporting all these efforts and it's Congress passed it. [3:10:57, 3:11:03]: I obviously been on the call with everybody here, so I don't know if the president signed it yet or not, but he's scheduled. Hopefully he'll sign this with no problem. [3:11:04, 3:11:08]: And it helped relief to put the relief the country needs to get well and get through this pandemic. [3:11:09, 3:11:10]: Uh let's see here. [3:11:13, 3:11:27]: I believe that is all at this time, uh, other than the fact uh that uh in reference my comment, happy holidays, everybody. And you got to keep the faith that 2021 is gonna be a lot better and healthier than 2020. [3:11:27, 3:11:36]: And uh I truly look forward to it to maybe use next year to have our one year delayed centennial celebration. We'll we'll see how that goes as well. [3:11:37, 3:11:42]: Um that's all for my comments at this point. I have an executive session now. [3:11:43, 3:11:49]: We had a council consideration to whack up a council consideration to fill vacancy to down to the Venma Authority. [3:11:49, 3:11:53]: That's the only thing I can think of at this time. If we're gonna do that in the second session, we'll do so. [3:11:53, 3:11:59]: Um in that aspect. Is that desire of the council to go in and talk about this or not? [3:12:01, 3:12:02]: I'm gonna ask him the question actually. [3:12:05, 3:12:22]: We need to go to the zeker session and talk about this. And if that's the case, I need a motion to go to executing session to deal with uh the appointment of individual for the downtown uh uh development authority. Or we don't have to go in a zeker session, we can move on. So what is your desire as counsel? [3:12:23, 3:12:25]: We'll move to the executive session. [3:12:25, 3:12:28]: Okay. Yeah, I need a motion to go to Segold session then. [3:12:31, 3:12:34]: Is there a motion? You make a motion, please. [3:12:35, 3:12:37]: I'm making it for executive session. [3:12:37, 3:12:42]: For litigation personnel actions. Or real estate. And real estate. [3:12:43, 3:12:46]: Uh m Mr. Blount, you so moved that? Is that what you're telling me? [3:12:46, 3:12:47]: Yes. [3:12:47, 3:12:48]: Is there a second? [3:12:48, 3:12:49]: I second. [3:12:50, 3:12:51]: All right, all in favor, please indicate. [3:12:53, 3:12:55]: All favor, please indicate. [3:12:55, 3:12:58]: Mr. Wood Is that anything we need to discuss in executive session, sir? [3:12:59, 3:13:00]: Right. [3:13:00, 3:13:02]: That would be the only issue for tonight. [3:13:03, 3:13:03]: Mm. [3:13:05, 3:13:06]: Okay, all in favor, please indicate. [3:13:08, 3:13:09]: One [3:13:09, 3:13:11]: Mayor. Yes, sir. [3:13:11, 3:13:14]: Yeah, if if if the other uh I I [3:13:15, 3:13:16]: I want to uh [3:13:17, 3:13:21]: I thought Mr. Williams may have had something he wanted to discuss tonight. Uh but but [3:13:22, 3:13:24]: He's gonna fail anyway, so that's fine. Nice too. [3:13:24, 3:13:26]: Okay, all all opposed. [3:13:28, 3:13:29]: All post. [3:13:31, 3:13:33]: Uh Mr. Alzheimer, are you voting, sir? [3:13:34, 3:13:35]: You for or against. [3:13:37, 3:13:43]: I'm against the second session. Okay, so Zeke session does that does uh fail two to three. [3:13:43, 3:13:52]: Okay, so on that note I have announcements, upcoming uh events. The downtown development authority meeting is at six o'clock. Um [3:13:52, 3:13:53]: Yes, sir. [3:13:53, 3:13:56]: I I hate to buddy in. Um [3:13:56, 3:13:58]: I was trying to unmute myself. [3:13:59, 3:14:01]: I'm okay with [3:14:02, 3:14:05]: Adding that one quick item. [3:14:06, 3:14:08]: to the executive session on Tuesday. [3:14:10, 3:14:25]: I think when we have a special call meeting when special call meeting is supposed to be deal I thought it was supposed to deal with only one topic. I don't know, Mr. Mr. Williams, is that the proper way to do that? I thought it was only one specific topic. You could you could do multiple topics if that was the the will of council. [3:14:25, 3:14:28]: Okay. You had to state why. [3:14:29, 3:14:29]: Okay. [3:14:31, 3:14:40]: All right. So otherwise I guess we can do that in in that uh process uh when we put out a the notice uh of this council if they you know. [3:14:41, 3:14:42]: Yeah, that's cool. That's cool. [3:14:44, 3:14:46]: All right. Um [3:14:46, 3:15:06]: I hear another no other opposition, so I would imagine that will work fine. Anyway, downtown development authority meetings at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. Youth Council advisory meeting is six thirty by Zoom, uh third Tuesday each month as well. Youth Council meetings at six thirty um also by Zoom at [3:15:06, 3:15:26]: Um third Tuesday of each month. Planning Commission meeting is the 6:30 by Zoom, fourth Thursday of each month. City Council work session meeting, of course, uh the last Tuesday of each month, uh, unless otherwise noted. The Main Street Advisory Board meeting at nine at 9 a.m. second Friday of each month, and City Council meeting. [3:15:26, 3:15:30]: is six PM uh second Monday of each month and that'll be on January eleventh. [3:15:30, 3:15:33]: Which also happens to be the um [3:15:33, 3:15:39]: uh national championship game for football division one. So we'll see how that shakes out for all football fans. [3:15:40, 3:15:47]: And join Stockbridge Councilwoman Yolanda Barber on Saturday, January 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Test Strickland Community Center. [3:15:48, 3:15:55]: For her blood drive, community blood drive. And if you had further comments or con any comments or instructions or information. [3:15:56, 3:15:59]: You need to know, call Zovia Peterson at four four [3:16:00, 3:16:03]: Uh five six five five one oh nine. [3:16:03, 3:16:21]: All city offices will be closed Thursday, the twenty December 24th and Friday, the twenty December 25th, observing the Christmas observance of Christmas. And then all city offices will also be closed on Friday, January 1st, observance of New Year's Day. On that note, happy holidays, everybody. [3:16:21, 3:16:23]: Sir I need I need a motion to adjourn. [3:16:24, 3:16:24]: Sure. [3:16:25, 3:16:25]: Yes. [3:16:26, 3:16:29]: Okay, well I do I do intend on having the uh [3:16:29, 3:16:33]: Uh the um service day project on Martin Luther King's [3:16:34, 3:16:36]: Junior uh weekend. [3:16:36, 3:16:38]: Uh on the sixteenth. [3:16:39, 3:16:59]: All right. Well, I'm pretty sure if you get that into the clerk, we'll be able to have that one on meeting on January 11th. Yeah, yeah. It's outside. Uh it should be uh, you know, in social distancing and outside event, it should be okay. So I I will I certainly will get that to it. And President Trump just said he's not gonna sign the veto pack. [3:16:59, 3:17:04]: it but oh really I did not know that until you said because I we've been in this meeting so I don't know. Wow. Okay. [3:17:05, 3:17:06]: Yes, Miss Holiday. [3:17:06, 3:17:07]: Um [3:17:07, 3:17:18]: M I didn't know Mr. Knighton if you wanted to speak to the Planning Commission's um actions where there won't be a um public hearing for the rezoning item on the 11th. [3:17:19, 3:17:20]: Of January. [3:17:22, 3:17:29]: Right. Uh well, yeah, we need to we'll need to probably address that with the council and the public. I think some things were still [3:17:30, 3:17:32]: Uh in flux, but likely that would not I'm sorry. [3:17:33, 3:17:37]: That's right. That will not be on January 11th, that particular public hearing item. [3:17:37, 3:17:40]: Related to Brandon Road and also uh Walt Stevens. [3:17:41, 3:17:45]: Uh, there were two items a rezoning proposed on Brandon Road, and then one. [3:17:45, 3:17:51]: zoning modification proposed on uh off of Walt Stevens uh parkway fairly significant area. [3:17:52, 3:17:56]: uh near Walt Steven Spear Road and so forth. So those items were actually [3:17:56, 3:17:57]: Um [3:17:58, 3:17:59]: Tabled. [3:17:59, 3:18:11]: At the planning commission meeting on the seventeenth and so we'll they will not occur on January the eleventh and we'll provide more information to the public uh when those will be scheduled with the planning commission and subsequently with the city council. [3:18:11, 3:18:15]: All right. On that note, I need a motion to adjourn adjourn our meeting. [3:18:16, 3:18:16]: So moved. [3:18:17, 3:18:18]: Is there a second? [3:18:18, 3:18:18]: There you go. [3:18:19, 3:18:20]: All in favor, please indicate. [3:18:22, 3:18:25]: Happy holidays, everybody. Good night. Happy holidays. Happy holidays. [3:18:26, 3:18:32]: Who was the second? Me. Second one. Okay, thank you. [3:18:35, 3:18:35]: Right.