2017-10-24 · City Council · Transcript · Special Called Meeting

--- title: October 24 2017 Special Called Meeting date: 2017-10-24 source: 2017-10-24_October_24_2017_Special_Called_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:10]: having um our regular meeting to follow uh later at six p.m we're gonna dispense with uh everything except calling um [0:00:10, 0:00:11]: The role. [0:00:13, 0:00:15]: Councilman Alexander. [0:00:16, 0:00:26]: Let the record reflect Councilman Alexander is not in attendance. Councilman Blount. Here. Mayor Neal. Here. Mayor Pro Tem Ford. Present. Councilwoman Gantt. [0:00:28, 0:00:34]: Let the record reflect Councilwoman Gantt is not in attendance. Councilwoman Robinson. Mayor Neil, you have a quorum. [0:00:35, 0:00:36]: Thank you. [0:00:38, 0:00:43]: At this time um I need a motion to accept our agenda. So moved. [0:00:44, 0:00:46]: I hear a motion. Do I hear a second? [0:00:46, 0:00:48]: We have a motion and a second. [0:00:49, 0:00:50]: Any discussion on that? [0:00:51, 0:00:52]: If not, all in favor? [0:00:54, 0:01:06]: Thank you. Our agenda reflects. Um our attorney will I will let him present. Madam Mayor, we need a motion to go into executive session to cover personnel, litigation, and real estate matters. [0:01:07, 0:01:08]: Well moved. [0:01:08, 0:01:11]: I have a motion. Do I hear second? [0:01:12, 0:01:14]: Have a motion and a second. Any discussion? [0:01:15, 0:01:18]: If not, we will um [0:01:19, 0:01:21]: Um go to executive session. [0:01:22, 0:01:23]: All in favor. [0:01:24, 0:01:29]: Okay, thank you. Okay, at this time we're going to executive session. We need our [0:01:30, 0:01:31]: Mm-hmm. [0:06:55, 0:06:56]: That's the [0:06:57, 0:07:00]: [644.0, 645.1]: [0:18:01, 0:18:10]: So she's a putting doors on the right side of the chamber, and now on the door in the second, on the left. [0:20:15, 0:20:30]: Oh, I was thinking, but that was like one of the movies about it. I know you came on the end. [0:20:30, 0:20:36]: [1264.2, 1270.1]: [0:21:23, 0:21:24]: Well [0:22:53, 0:22:57]: Ticket where you can go to the secure. [0:22:59, 0:23:06]: [1387.8, 1391.7]: They tear that. [0:24:05, 0:24:12]: Yeah, that's what sure code that doesn't work down to. [0:24:15, 0:24:24]: [1487.2, 1491.4]: [0:24:52, 0:24:55]: I'll put it in one. [0:25:07, 0:25:16]: Oh we have done all the network yes. [0:26:00, 0:26:05]: [1568.6, 1570.4]: I guess it's good. [0:26:25, 0:26:25]: [1586.1, 1590.0]: [0:26:35, 0:26:42]: [1699.5, 1702.8]: Or it should take over. [0:28:23, 0:28:25]: I share the [0:31:07, 0:31:13]: [1928.6, 1930.2]: Yeah, more sense. [0:41:38, 0:41:40]: No one or even [0:43:25, 0:43:43]: I decided to set up the machine [0:43:44, 0:43:45]: Yeah. [0:44:40, 0:44:44]: I'll read it here for the [0:47:47, 0:47:49]: I mean it's okay. [1:06:23, 1:06:24]: Well [1:06:25, 1:06:26]: Right? [1:06:26, 1:06:28]: [3990.0, 4005.0]: [1:07:37, 1:07:43]: I didn't know that my family. [1:07:49, 1:07:55]: [4145.2, 4148.4]: Building is gorgeous. It's my first time here. [1:09:10, 1:09:15]: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, and this the building's beautiful. [1:09:16, 1:09:31]: It is. They did a good job. I think this should be the model for what we do. Uh I'm gonna sit down and have breaks, but I'm gonna try to have this break to remote before we're gonna do it. Is this supposed to be in here though? Yeah, it's okay. Oh, okay. [1:09:49, 1:09:51]: Well you guys. [1:15:15, 1:15:15]: Yeah. [1:17:54, 1:17:55]: [4790.1, 4793.0]: [1:19:55, 1:20:02]: I'm good. I'm Judy Neil. Caroline. Yeah, but just. [1:20:02, 1:20:05]: Thank you. Um [1:20:14, 1:20:17]: Yeah, it's really like. [1:21:00, 1:21:06]: That should tend to be a great point and not the same. [1:21:09, 1:21:11]: I don't understand this. [1:21:40, 1:21:45]: [4915.0, 4925.1]: Yeah. Oh. [1:22:19, 1:22:19]: So [1:22:29, 1:22:47]: Um well uh public care. [1:22:47, 1:23:00]: [4990.0, 5006.8]: [1:23:40, 1:23:48]: Yeah, so you're coming to that. [1:23:48, 1:23:52]: And we're going to [1:24:48, 1:24:55]: Yeah, should we have some other people that's looking for? [1:24:56, 1:24:58]: I'm just playing this. [1:25:25, 1:25:30]: [5131.0, 5135.0]: Let's see what you got. [1:25:40, 1:25:40]: Yeah. [1:26:37, 1:26:39]: I would like to um [1:26:40, 1:26:58]: We are returning from an earlier call to meeting from executive session. I'd like to have a motion to end the executive session, please. Mayor, I would like to make a motion to exend it to end executive session, please. Is there okay? We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? [1:26:58, 1:27:03]: If not, at this time, we'll vote. All in favor? [1:27:03, 1:27:18]: Thank you very much. We have ended the executive session and at this time um we are going to I'm sorry. Yes let the record reflect Councilwoman Ra um Gantt joined the meeting during the executive session. [1:27:18, 1:27:25]: Okay, that announcement was to let us know that um Councilwoman Gantt joined us in executive session. [1:27:26, 1:27:45]: And now uh at this time we're going before we start our meeting, we are going to take just a few minutes to present a proclamation, pr present some certificates to some of our Academy uh members, and also to induct a new um [1:27:45, 1:27:54]: person, Diana, onto our Main Street board. So I'm gonna come down, we're gonna do all of that. We're gonna do one thing at a time and [1:27:55, 1:28:15]: Yes, ma'am. Before we do that, we need to reconvene the special call meeting and then adjourn that meeting. Oh, so sorry. Okay. We've got to reconvene our meeting and adjourn that one. So let's go back. Let me get a motion for that real quick. Do we have a motion to reconvene? Motion to reconvene. Second. All right, have a motion to reconvene. [1:28:14, 1:28:18]: reconvene and a second any discussion [1:28:19, 1:28:21]: If not, all in favor? [1:28:22, 1:28:25]: All right, we're good. Okay. [1:28:25, 1:28:28]: We are adjourned from that meeting. [1:28:28, 1:28:29]: Manil. [1:28:30, 1:28:33]: I move that we adjourn our special call meeting. Second. [1:28:33, 1:28:46]: We have a motion and a second to adjourn that original called meeting. Now then we're going to proceed with our special activities and we'll get back to our regular meeting at 6 o'clock. Okay? [1:28:46, 1:28:50]: All in favor? [1:29:11, 1:29:31]: Ask that um you pay attention to this one. This is a great proclamation that we're presenting tonight. This is a proclamation regarding October 15 Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Whereas during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, there is an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the [1:29:31, 1:29:51]: issues, share resources, and most importantly support survivors. And whereas it takes courage for a survivor of sexual assault or domestic violence to share their story with anyone, never underestimate your power to affect the course of a survivor's healing journey. [1:29:51, 1:30:11]: Where's Dr. Karen Landry of Servant? Somebody's gonna have to help me pronounce it. Sevenando. All right, Severnando Inc. has a mission to assist in the healing journey of young girls and women who have experienced verbal, sexual, physical abuse, exposure to violence. [1:30:11, 1:30:15]: and sex trafficking by providing a safe retreat. [1:30:16, 1:30:36]: And whereas this month we recommit to standing with survivors of domestic violence and to doing our utmost to extend hope and healing to all who need it. If you or someone you know needs assistance, we encourage you to reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-200-200-200 [1:30:36, 1:30:56]: Or visiting www.thehotline.org. Now therefore I Judy Neal by virtue of authority vested in me as mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia, and on behalf of council members Elton Alexander, John Blount, Anthony Ford, Lake. [1:30:56, 1:31:04]: Alicia Gantt and Neek Robinson do hereby proclaim October 2017 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. [1:31:05, 1:31:25]: We call on all Americans to speak out against domestic violence and support local efforts to assist victims of these crimes in finding the help and healing they need. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty fourth day of October in the year of our Lord 2017. [1:31:25, 1:31:42]: And we want to thank all of you with domestic violence. And in just a moment, I'm coming back to you to get you up front for a photograph. In the meantime, we're going to recognize three people that have finished their Stockbridge Academy class. [1:31:42, 1:31:49]: And we are very, very proud of those who are here to get their certificates this evening. [1:31:49, 1:32:09]: And we are not going to question them about everything they've learned, but we know that they have had an opportunity to learn a great deal about our wonderful city and we want to thank them for participating. The first person we're going to recognize is Willie E. Hopkins. The second one [1:32:13, 1:32:17]: The next one we're going to recognize is Ledidra Cook. [1:32:23, 1:32:26]: one we're recognizing is Lasagna Cato. [1:32:31, 1:32:51]: And when we call you up, we're gonna present you your documents. And then we also are going to uh ask I'm gonna go ahead and kind of reverse this at this point because I actually need to have Diana Foster come on up so that we can swear her in. And once we swear her in [1:32:51, 1:32:55]: Then we'll immediately start taking the photographs. [1:32:55, 1:32:57]: All right, come on up please. [1:33:06, 1:33:07]: Thank you. [1:33:08, 1:33:28]: All right, this looks like a Main Street board following her up. Okay, we're delighted uh tonight to have um Diana with us and our uh council member who serves on the board is our Pro Tem Anthony Ford and we appreciate everyone being here. So Diana, I'm gonna start reading and I'm gonna [1:33:28, 1:33:35]: say I and after that you you will insert your name and then we'll go from there. I [1:33:36, 1:33:56]: Board member do solemnly swear, affirm that I will faithfully perform the duties of the Main Street Advisory Board of the City of Stockbridge, and that I will, to the best of my ability, support and defend the charter thereof, as well as the Constitution and Laws of the State of Georgia and the United States. [1:33:56, 1:34:16]: States of America. I further affirm that upon assumption of this office, I do not hold any unaccounted for public money due and payable to the state, any political subdivision of the state, the city of Stockbridge, or any authority thereof. [1:34:15, 1:34:35]: nor do I hold any other office of trust of the government of the United States, of this State, or any foreign state, as prescribed by the law of the State of Georgia. I will perform the duties of my office in the best interest of the city of Stockbridge, and to the best of my ability, [1:34:35, 1:34:50]: without fear, favor, affection, reward, or expectation thereof. This the twenty fourth day of October 2017. And we congratulate you and appreciate you for accepting this job. [1:34:53, 1:35:10]: And we're gonna have you sign this. Um you can do that right now and then we'll have our clerk sign both of those copies and then we'll start with the photographs. So everybody who's gonna be in the photograph from Main Street, if you all will go ahead and come up to the dais. [1:35:11, 1:35:14]: Everybody from Main Street, if y'all will come up here, thank you. [1:35:21, 1:35:22]: Real quite. [1:35:24, 1:35:35]: All right, and we're all gonna go up here to get photographs. So let's all go up there. Are you gonna come with us, Lisa, or are you gonna do the photographs? Renee. [1:35:35, 1:35:37]: Yeah. She's gonna do it. [1:35:38, 1:35:39]: Never mind, never mind. [1:36:05, 1:36:13]: Whoa. Are we are we balanced? Can y'all tell if we're balanced too far to the left or the right? Yeah. [1:36:40, 1:36:42]: Okay, are we finished? [1:36:42, 1:37:02]: All right now if anyone is connected to Main Street, if you'll stay up here. I I don't mean Main Street but to the Academy flight. Everyone else can go. I'm pressing the print. [1:37:02, 1:37:20]: Yeah, Anna. You can come and pick up your own paper. I need to get a picture of you. [1:37:20, 1:37:27]: And your phone. The next one. Yes. Was the Academy? [1:37:29, 1:37:33]: We'll go ahead and get this photo and we'll get you. Okay, that's good. [1:37:35, 1:37:46]: Okay. I'm not getting away. So I'm quite doing [1:37:55, 1:37:57]: I don't have a [1:38:00, 1:38:14]: much and if you'll stop by the table uh Vanessa will hand you will you hand Willie his last although maybe everybody might want to and now for those who came with the domestic violence of use through [1:38:14, 1:38:17]: If that group would come forward, please. [1:38:17, 1:38:33]: Um here, here, here. I think one with the main screen. Can you um have a little bit more? Because if you support awareness right down here, when they can finish right here. [1:38:34, 1:38:54]: All right. Here we go. Right, a view this is just about a word. Here. [1:38:54, 1:39:02]: Okay, I have to do it. Yeah, when you take this okay. [1:39:04, 1:39:05]: Mm-hmm. [1:39:05, 1:39:25]: Yes, handed the property hand us the property. But they also for domestic files awareness. [1:39:25, 1:39:30]: All right, here we get those one. Here we go. [1:39:42, 1:39:44]: There we go. [1:39:44, 1:39:46]: Yeah, [1:39:47, 1:39:49]: [5990.0, 5993.3]: Okay, hang on. [1:39:55, 1:40:12]: I can take a knee. Come on. Oh, I'm going to take this. [1:40:12, 1:40:15]: The question that has something. [1:40:21, 1:40:41]: What we say now too on the deep out. Is that it? That's why I use [1:40:41, 1:40:48]: And how we ran this on the notion of the other. [1:40:58, 1:41:05]: [6073.8, 6076.4]: [1:41:16, 1:41:19]: Oh no, you did no, that was good. That was real good. [1:41:20, 1:41:40]: Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate it. [1:41:51, 1:41:52]: I shouldn't have. [1:44:55, 1:44:56]: Here's [1:45:26, 1:45:28]: You don't know Joe, you don't know Jordan. [1:45:29, 1:45:29]: Uh [1:45:30, 1:45:31]: Good. [1:45:31, 1:45:33]: Yeah, [1:45:35, 1:45:45]: No, I'll be called. Trying to get down again? Trying to get down early. [1:45:46, 1:45:48]: Excuse me. [1:45:54, 1:45:56]: Which side is on the other side? [1:46:13, 1:46:15]: Yes, okay. [1:46:16, 1:46:17]: Well, [1:46:19, 1:46:19]: Yes. [1:46:20, 1:46:23]: They're over getting refreshments. [1:46:25, 1:46:27]: No. [1:46:29, 1:46:30]: So do I [1:46:35, 1:46:46]: Do I stay on the desktop or do I [1:46:47, 1:46:51]: Save it to the um desktop and then that way, minimized. [1:46:52, 1:46:55]: Save it to the desktop and it'll be here. [1:46:55, 1:46:56]: Okay. [1:46:57, 1:46:59]: With a right click on the [1:46:59, 1:47:01]: No, it's not a worship program. [1:47:01, 1:47:03]: It's right there. [1:47:10, 1:47:19]: You I don't see save ads. Is it open? I'm just gonna bring it up. I don't wanna put it. Well it won't even let us save it at all then. [1:47:21, 1:47:27]: Click out, click on, close that out right there. Let's see if it'll let you do it or not. [1:47:31, 1:47:31]: Yeah. [1:47:33, 1:47:35]: You say it was already on the desktop. [1:47:36, 1:47:38]: It came up when I started flash driving. Oh. [1:47:40, 1:47:45]: Oh because you were too high. [1:47:50, 1:47:51]: This it right here. Yeah. [1:47:52, 1:47:53]: This is the newest one? Yeah. [1:47:54, 1:47:58]: Well you already done saved it then, have you? Or that's just what's here? Yeah, that's [1:47:58, 1:48:01]: Okay, so let's tell it right here to send it to the desktop. [1:48:02, 1:48:03]: But uh [1:48:05, 1:48:07]: Oh, I didn't even do that. Really? [1:48:08, 1:48:11]: And I could do that. Thank you. [1:48:14, 1:48:16]: I don't like that. [1:48:17, 1:48:18]: So they should be here. [1:48:19, 1:48:20]: Peter. [1:48:20, 1:48:25]: You gotta eject it. Oh, you do I just [1:48:26, 1:48:29]: I used to but then I lost some five like