2022-02-14 · City Council · Transcript · Regular Council Meetings

--- title: Regular Council Meetings date: 2022-02-14 source: 2022-02-14_Regular_Council_Meetings.wav --- [0:00:00, 0:00:00]: [ 1.7, 3.6]: There we go. Now we're back to recording. Okay. [0:00:04, 0:00:08]: I I so move um to the motion, Mayor. Okay. [0:00:09, 0:00:09]: All right, is there a second? [0:00:11, 0:00:14]: Mr. Blount's uh Rose's hand, second that all in favor, please indicate. [0:00:16, 0:00:20]: Okay, looks like it is unanimous on that. Okay, fantastic. So those items will come off and we [0:00:21, 0:00:24]: We'll deal with them on next meeting. Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. [0:00:24, 0:00:31]: Um I'd like to uh amend the agenda to add a discussion item regarding the management of the amphitheater. [0:00:32, 0:00:37]: Okay. Is there a second to that uh particular uh motion to uh amendment? [0:00:39, 0:00:47]: Ms. Gantt, you second that? Okay. All right. All all in favor of that particular motion, please indicate. [0:00:48, 0:00:49]: Two three. [0:00:50, 0:00:50]: Four [0:00:51, 0:01:01]: Ah okay, so now she says so discussion of the amphitheater and we'll put that at the very management of the amphitheater. [0:01:02, 0:01:04]: I'm sorry. Question. Yes, sir. [0:01:04, 0:01:22]: uh is that executive session or not uh i would think it can uh well i you know what we have for tonight we have um uh miss davis uh for bell bell and washington online with us since quentin is out of the yes ma'am there you go thank you ma'am for joining us [0:01:22, 0:01:32]: Yes. Um I would think that uh the question was asked about the discussion of uh about the management of of our amphitheater, which is a contractor. I'm assuming [0:01:32, 0:01:38]: that we cannot my assumption we cannot talk about a segment session is not a segment session action that I know of. [0:01:38, 0:01:46]: Okay. That's that's that's Mayor, this is Mayor, this is Jeremy. I'm joining by phone right now. That's not an executive session item. [0:01:47, 0:01:49]: Okay. [0:01:49, 0:01:55]: Okay, so the last meeting they told me no we couldn't discuss it in the executive session. Okay. [0:01:56, 0:01:59]: All right, so we will put that [0:01:59, 0:02:04]: It uh on my list that's number 24 right behind the chief here. Okay. [0:02:11, 0:02:31]: Okay. Excuse me. Are we on Facebook? Uh we are not on Facebook at this time. We're recording. Uh what it is is that um uh Ms. Thornton is is attempting to get us on Facebook. Uh our typical Mr. Bond Mr. Bond is uh not with us tonight. And as far as I know, there isn't any other [0:02:31, 0:02:47]: Unfortunately, at this time. Any other IT professional tech guy from the company that's on with us this evening. Uh made a couple phone calls to try to get that rectified. Uh Mr. Bond, I think, has some some some personal issues or something to do. So we're not. So Shana's attempting to do that if we can get it done. [0:02:47, 0:02:49]: You know, hopefully that'll happen. [0:02:51, 0:02:54]: Sir, we are now live. Okay. Thank you. [0:02:54, 0:02:58]: And lif live such as on recording or on Facebook. [0:03:02, 0:03:10]: It is saying here that we are on our Facebook streaming. We were live from the very beginning. Okay. In terms of recording. Okay. Got it. Thank you. Appreciate it then. [0:03:11, 0:03:12]: There's your answer, Mr. Blount. [0:03:13, 0:03:18]: All right, um all right, any other amendments or changes uh to this for the agenda for tonight. [0:03:21, 0:03:23]: Mayor Mayor. [0:03:23, 0:03:28]: Okay, I thought though there was an amendment uh Mr. Gardner wanted to add in reference to [0:03:28, 0:03:30]: The highway one hundred thirty eight. [0:03:31, 0:03:33]: Uh feasibility study. Is that correct? [0:03:33, 0:03:44]: That's that's correct. Good point. Well so moved. So moved. Okay. Is there a second to add the CID uh feasibility study? Ms. Barber, second that as well. All in favor, please indicate. [0:03:46, 0:03:53]: All right, so now it's decision. Okay, so that'll come near the end as well. Let's see here. The number 25. [0:03:59, 0:04:00]: Alrighty. [0:04:02, 0:04:03]: Okay. [0:04:05, 0:04:10]: Okay, on that note, uh I need a motion to accept the overall agenda, please. [0:04:12, 0:04:12]: So move. [0:04:12, 0:04:16]: Sorry, second. Ms. Barber, you second that? Oh all in favor, please indicate. [0:04:17, 0:04:37]: Okay, fantastic. You now have to assist. Okay, we will now move on. All right. Um, I need a motion to uh well actually to adopt the minutes. The minutes of the sport special call meeting on December 9th of 21. Uh the minutes for the council meeting on uh December 13th of uh 2021, the meeting minutes for [0:04:37, 0:04:48]: special call meeting on uh the 15th of December of 2021 and also the minutes for our work session on this on the 12th, excuse me, December uh 21st of 2021. [0:04:49, 0:04:50]: Solo. Is there a second? [0:04:53, 0:04:54]: Is there a second? [0:04:55, 0:04:56]: To to approve these minutes. [0:04:59, 0:05:01]: Ms. Blount, Mr. Blount second that. Okay. [0:05:02, 0:05:03]: All in favor, please indicate. [0:05:05, 0:05:18]: I see okay. Is there a dynamic decision, Miss Ms. Garden? Okay, Miss Okay, so uh you you stay all right, so uh four zero one. Ms. Barber had an opportunity to [0:05:18, 0:05:21]: Review those. Sorry. Okay. [0:05:21, 0:05:23]: 401. Thank you. Um [0:05:24, 0:05:26]: Uh Ms. Kat, you you muted. [0:05:28, 0:05:34]: I'm abstaining, I'm sorry, because I don't think I was here for the December twenty first meeting. I was with my family. [0:05:35, 0:05:38]: All right, so it's three zero two. [0:05:38, 0:05:42]: On that note, the motion still passes. Okay. Um [0:05:42, 0:05:45]: Miss Holliday. Uh any public comments at all? [0:05:45, 0:05:49]: There are no public comments bearing. Oh okay, thank you very much. [0:05:51, 0:06:04]: All right. Um ceremonial. We have several ceremonial issues this evening of readings. And um what I'd like to do is if for is uh Miss Barber Dorita Barber, you're online. [0:06:05, 0:06:21]: Yes, sir. I'm here. Mayor Ford. Well, thank you very much, ma'am. So you uh you have now been uh assigned and appointed to the uh council of aging and so I need to officially swear you in. And so uh could you could you show yourself please? [0:06:25, 0:06:29]: Let's see if I get my video up and running. Hold on one second. [0:06:30, 0:06:31]: Mm-hmm. [0:06:31, 0:06:33]: And could you raise your right hand? [0:06:34, 0:06:39]: And repeat after me and I'll take this in small pieces. Aye, and please state your name. [0:06:40, 0:06:42]: Hi Dorita Barber. [0:06:42, 0:06:43]: Do solemnly swear and affirm? [0:06:44, 0:06:48]: Do solemnly swear and affirm that I will faithfully perform [0:06:49, 0:06:52]: That I will faithfully perform. Duties of the council on aging. [0:06:53, 0:06:58]: The duties of the Council of Aging. As a representative for the city of Stockbridge. [0:06:59, 0:07:02]: As a representative for the city of Stockbridge. [0:07:02, 0:07:03]: And that I will. [0:07:04, 0:07:05]: And then I will. [0:07:05, 0:07:06]: To the best of my ability. [0:07:07, 0:07:08]: To the best of my ability. [0:07:08, 0:07:10]: Support and defend the charter. [0:07:11, 0:07:12]: Support and defend the charter. [0:07:13, 0:07:13]: Thereof. [0:07:14, 0:07:17]: Thereof. As well as the constitution and laws. [0:07:18, 0:07:20]: as well as the constitution and laws. [0:07:20, 0:07:21]: Of the state of Georgia. [0:07:22, 0:07:25]: Of the state of Georgia. In the United States of America. [0:07:25, 0:07:27]: In the United States of America. [0:07:27, 0:07:29]: I further affirm that. [0:07:29, 0:07:31]: I further affirm that [0:07:32, 0:07:33]: Upon assumption of this office. [0:07:34, 0:07:36]: Upon assumption of the office. [0:07:36, 0:07:39]: I do not hold any unaccounted for public money. [0:07:40, 0:07:44]: I do not hold any unaccounted for public money. [0:07:44, 0:07:45]: Do unpayable to the state. [0:07:46, 0:07:48]: due and payable to the state. [0:07:48, 0:07:50]: and any political subdivision of the state. [0:07:51, 0:07:53]: In any political subdivision of the state. [0:07:53, 0:07:55]: The city of Stockbridge. [0:07:55, 0:07:58]: The city of Stockbridge. Why need authority thereof? [0:07:59, 0:08:02]: or any authority thereof? Nor do I hold [0:08:02, 0:08:05]: Nor do I hold. Any other office of trust? [0:08:06, 0:08:09]: Any other office of trust? Of the government of the United States. [0:08:10, 0:08:13]: Of the government of the government of the United States. [0:08:13, 0:08:15]: Of this state? [0:08:15, 0:08:18]: Of this state? Any foreign or any foreign state. [0:08:19, 0:08:21]: Any foreign state. [0:08:21, 0:08:22]: As prescribed by the law. [0:08:23, 0:08:26]: As prescribed by the law. Of the state of Georgia. [0:08:26, 0:08:28]: Of the state of Georgia. [0:08:28, 0:08:30]: I'll perform I will perform the duties. [0:08:31, 0:08:33]: I will perform the duties. Of my office. [0:08:34, 0:08:36]: Of my office. In the best interest of the city. [0:08:37, 0:08:40]: In the best interest of the city. [0:08:41, 0:08:45]: Of stock breach. And the best and excuse me. And to the best. [0:08:46, 0:08:47]: And to the best. [0:08:47, 0:08:48]: Of my ability. [0:08:49, 0:08:51]: Of my ability. Without fear. [0:08:51, 0:08:53]: Without fear. Favour. [0:08:53, 0:08:55]: Favor. Affection. [0:08:55, 0:08:57]: Affection. Reward. [0:08:57, 0:09:00]: Reward expectation thereof. [0:09:00, 0:09:05]: our expectation thereof. This is the fourteenth day of February twenty twenty two. [0:09:06, 0:09:09]: This is the fourteenth day of February twenty twenty two. [0:09:09, 0:09:13]: Well congratulations. You're now officially sworn in. Okay. Thank you. [0:09:13, 0:09:24]: I I I will have to sign this official document and so would the clerk Vanessa Holiday and yourself. So we'll have to coordinate a time frame to get you to uh up to City Hall to sign these documents, okay? [0:09:25, 0:09:29]: Okay. Thank you, Sarah. You're welcome. Do you have any comments for any uh for us at all this time? [0:09:30, 0:09:31]: No, now at this time. [0:09:31, 0:09:34]: Okay, thank you very much. You can uh you can stay as long as you like. [0:09:35, 0:09:35]: Okay. [0:09:37, 0:09:49]: Uh next we'll have the swearing in of the downtown development authority board members, Robert Custon and and Robert Swagert. And gentlemen, please unmute yourself. [0:09:50, 0:09:51]: You raise your right hand. [0:09:53, 0:09:56]: And um I state your name, please. [0:09:57, 0:09:58]: Hi, Roger Coston. [0:10:00, 0:10:10]: Okay, so Mr. Swagert's not online? I am not seeing Mr. Swagger online. Okay, okay, Rob Robert, uh just you and I then. Uh board member, do solemnly swear or affirm. [0:10:11, 0:10:15]: Board member, do you solemnly swear and affirm? That I will faithfully perform. [0:10:15, 0:10:26]: That I will faithfully perform. The duties of the downtown development authority. The duties of the downtown development authority. Of the city of Stockbridge. Of the City of Stockbridge. And that I will. [0:10:27, 0:10:32]: And that I will to the best of my ability. To the best of my ability. Support and defend. [0:10:32, 0:10:35]: Support and defend a charter thereof. [0:10:35, 0:10:38]: The charter thereof. As well as the constitution. [0:10:39, 0:10:42]: As well as the constitution and laws of the state of Georgia. [0:10:42, 0:10:45]: And the laws of the state of Georgia. And the United States of America. [0:10:45, 0:10:47]: And the United States of America. [0:10:47, 0:10:49]: I further affirm that [0:10:49, 0:10:53]: I further affirm that upon assumption of this office [0:10:53, 0:10:57]: Upon assumption of this office. I do not hold any unaccounted for public money. [0:10:58, 0:11:15]: I do not hold any unaccounted for public money. Doable and payable to the state? Doable and payable to the state. Any political subdivision of the state. Any political subdivision of the state. The city of Stockbridge. The city of Stockbridge. Or any authority thereof. [0:11:15, 0:11:18]: Or any authority thereof. Nor do I hold. [0:11:18, 0:11:29]: Nor do I hold any other office of trust? Any other office of trust? Of the government of the of the United States? Of the government of the United States? Of this state. [0:11:29, 0:11:30]: Of this state. [0:11:31, 0:11:32]: Or any foreign state. [0:11:32, 0:11:34]: Or any foreign state. [0:11:34, 0:11:36]: As prescribed by the law. [0:11:36, 0:11:40]: As prescribed by the law of the state of Georgia. Of the state of Georgia. [0:11:40, 0:11:42]: I solemnly affirm. [0:11:42, 0:11:51]: I solemnly affirm that I'm fully qualified. That I'm fully qualified. Under the Constitution. Under the Constitution. And the laws of the state. [0:11:51, 0:11:55]: And the laws of the state. To hold the office of downtown development authority board member. [0:11:56, 0:11:59]: To hold the office of the downtown development authority board member. [0:12:00, 0:12:01]: And that I [0:12:01, 0:12:16]: And that I will perform the duties. Will perform the duties of my office. Of the office. In the best excuse me, in the best interest. In the best interest of the city of Stockbridge. Of the city of Stockbridge. To the best of my ability. [0:12:16, 0:12:18]: To the best of my ability. Without fear. [0:12:19, 0:12:31]: Without fear. Favor. Favor. Affection. Affection. Reward or expectation thereof. Reward or expectation thereof. And this is also on the 14th day of February 2022. [0:12:32, 0:12:35]: On this fourteenth day, February, twenty twenty two. [0:12:35, 0:12:36]: Congratulations, sir. [0:12:36, 0:12:40]: Thank you, Mayor Peter. Do you have any comment you have any comments at all? [0:12:40, 0:12:50]: Just it's an honor and privilege to uh serve on this board and I look forward to a very uh productive year with uh Councilman Alexander's uh liaison leadership. Thank you all. [0:12:51, 0:13:11]: Okay, and I also want to make note that um that I'm very pleased and I know you're extremely happy that the Henry County Chamber of Commerce at the Ward Banquet, you were awarded a what's called a micro business of the year. Farm and beautiful. Congratulations to you, sir, and and to your business partner. Fantastic. It's great to bring that to the [0:13:11, 0:13:15]: downtown uh Stockbridge area. Uh we're so proud of you. [0:13:15, 0:13:20]: Yeah very appreciative. No problem, sir. Abstanding. Keep doing the great work. [0:13:20, 0:13:23]: Okay. You're welcome to stay as long as you like, sir. [0:13:23, 0:13:35]: Thank you. Okay. All righty. I have here for the ethics uh swearing in ethics board members, uh Miss Dallas and Miss Charmaine. [0:13:36, 0:13:37]: Are you both here? [0:13:38, 0:13:48]: Ms. Dallas is here. Yes, sir. Seeing Ms. Charmain online, Mayor. Okay, good deal. Ladies, if you don't mind, please uh please you raise your right hand. [0:13:51, 0:13:57]: All right, uh where's uh I mean I see Miss Dallas, Miss Charmaine, are you I don't see you physic. [0:13:59, 0:14:00]: She's not here, I guess. [0:14:01, 0:14:02]: Okay. [0:14:03, 0:14:06]: Let's go with forward with this. I appreciate your name. [0:14:06, 0:14:08]: I Callandra Dallas. [0:14:08, 0:14:09]: Board member? [0:14:10, 0:14:30]: Board member. Do solemnly swear and affirm. Do solemnly swear and affirm. That I will faithfully perform the duties. That I will faithfully perform the duties. Of the Stockbridge Ethics Board. Of the Stockbridge Ethics Board. Of the city of Stockbridge. Of the city of Stockbridge. And that it will. And that I will. [0:14:30, 0:14:31]: the best of my ability. [0:14:31, 0:14:44]: to the best of my ability. Support and defend. Support and defend. The charter thereof. The charter thereof. As well as the Constitution. As well as the Constitution. And the laws of the state of Georgia. [0:14:44, 0:14:46]: and the laws of the state of Georgia. [0:14:46, 0:14:48]: And the United States of America. [0:14:48, 0:14:50]: And the United States of America. [0:14:51, 0:14:52]: I further affirm that. [0:14:52, 0:15:05]: I further affirm that. Upon assumption of this office. Upon assumption of this office. I do not hold any unaccounted for. I do not hold any unaccounted for. Public money due. [0:15:05, 0:15:08]: public money due and payable to the state. [0:15:08, 0:15:10]: And payable to the state. [0:15:10, 0:15:12]: any political subdivision of the state. [0:15:12, 0:15:15]: any political subdivision of the state. [0:15:15, 0:15:20]: The city of Stockbridge? The city of Stockbridge. Or any authority thereof. [0:15:20, 0:15:23]: Or any authority thereof. Nor do I hold. [0:15:24, 0:15:44]: Nor do I hold any other office of trust, any other office of trust of the government of the United States, of the government of the United States, of this state, of this state, or any foreign state, or any foreign state, as prescribed by the law, as prescribed by the law of the state of Georgia. [0:15:43, 0:15:52]: State of Georgia. I'm a resident of the city of Stockbridge. I am a resident of the city of Stockbridge. And I should I and I shall remain a resident. [0:15:52, 0:15:59]: And I shall remain a resident. By serving on the ethics board. By serving on the ethics board. [0:15:59, 0:16:05]: I have not been convicted. I have not been convicted. Of any felonies involving [0:16:06, 0:16:10]: Of any felonies involving. Of any felonies involving. [0:16:10, 0:16:12]: uh moral turpitude. [0:16:12, 0:16:32]: Moral turpitude in this state. In this state, or any other state, or any other state. I will perform the duties. I will perform the duties. Of my office. Of my office. In the best interest. In the best interest. Of the city of Stockbridge. Of the city of Stockbridge. And to the best of my ability. [0:16:32, 0:16:38]: And to the best of my ability. Without fear. Without fear. Favor. [0:16:38, 0:16:57]: Favor. Affection. Affection. Reward. Reward. Expectation thereof. Or expectation thereof. On the 14th day of February, 2022. Today is the 14th day of February, 2022. Congratulations. Thank you. Do we have any comments that you want to make at this time? [0:16:57, 0:17:01]: Thank you so much. I appreciate it and I look forward to serving. [0:17:02, 0:17:05]: Fantastic. Great. You're welcome to stay as long as you like. [0:17:05, 0:17:06]: Thank you. [0:17:06, 0:17:07]: All right. [0:17:09, 0:17:16]: Mayor Pro Tem Thomas, sir. You're up next. Yes, sir. Okay, this is uh swearing in for the Main Street Advisory Board once again. [0:17:17, 0:17:18]: Raise your right hand, please. [0:17:20, 0:17:21]: K I state your name. [0:17:22, 0:17:25]: I Afonso Thomas. Board member. [0:17:25, 0:17:28]: Board member. Do solemnly swear and affirm. [0:17:29, 0:17:33]: Do solemnly swear and affirm that I will faithfully perform. [0:17:33, 0:17:45]: That I will faithfully perform the duties of the Main Street Advisory Board. The duties of the Main Street Advisory Board. Of the City of Stockbridge. Of the city of Stockbridge. And that I will. [0:17:46, 0:18:06]: And that I will to the best of my ability to the best of my ability support and defend support and defend the charter thereof the charter thereof as well as as well as the constitution the constitution and the laws of the state of Georgia and the laws of the state of Georgia. [0:18:06, 0:18:11]: And the United States of America. And the United States of America. I further affirm that. [0:18:12, 0:18:21]: I further affirm that upon assumption of this office. Upon assumption of this office, I do not hold any unaccountable for public money. [0:18:21, 0:18:25]: I do not hold any unaccounted for public money. [0:18:25, 0:18:26]: due and payable to the state. [0:18:27, 0:18:29]: due and payable to the state. [0:18:29, 0:18:31]: in the political subdivision of a state. [0:18:31, 0:18:34]: Any political subdivision of the state. [0:18:34, 0:18:39]: The city of Stockbridge. The city of Stockbridge. Or any authority thereof. [0:18:39, 0:18:41]: or any authority thereof. [0:18:42, 0:18:43]: Nor do I hold [0:18:43, 0:19:03]: Nor do I hold any other office of trust, any other office of trust of the government of the United States, of the government of the United States, of this state, of this state, or any foreign state, or any foreign state, as prescribed by the law, as prescribed by the law of the state of Georgia, of the state of Georgia. [0:19:03, 0:19:17]: of Georgia. I will perform the duties. I will perform the duties of my office. Of my office in the best interest of the city of Stockbridge. In the best interests of the city of Stockbridge. And to the best of my ability [0:19:17, 0:19:28]: And to the best of my ability. Without fear. Without fear. Favor. Favor. Affection. Affection. Reward. Reward. Expectation thereof. [0:19:29, 0:19:34]: Expectation thereof. On once again the 14th day of February 2022. [0:19:34, 0:19:38]: On the fourteenth day of February twenty twenty two. [0:19:38, 0:19:39]: Congratulations, sir. [0:19:39, 0:19:42]: Thank you. No problem. You have any comments, sir, at this time? [0:19:42, 0:19:51]: Well, as usual, uh I'm I'm delighted and excited um to be a part of the uh Main Street uh program. [0:19:51, 0:19:53]: Uh we have a great team. [0:19:53, 0:19:57]: Um we have great things um planned. [0:19:57, 0:20:10]: Uh I'm just glad to be a part of the uh downtown redevelopment. And as we all know, you know, there are some great things that are getting ready to happen and just glad to be uh [0:20:10, 0:20:15]: a part of this council and a be a part of this uh movement for the city of Stockbridge. [0:20:16, 0:20:23]: Fantastic. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. We now have Councilman Alexander. [0:20:24, 0:20:30]: Sir, if you raise your right hand, we'll swear you into the downtown development authority as the layers on. [0:20:31, 0:20:40]: I state your okay. I state your name. I Elton Alexander, board member. Do solemnly swear and affirm. Do solemnly swear and affirm. [0:20:40, 0:20:41]: That I will faithfully perform. [0:20:42, 0:20:46]: That I will faithfully for perform. The duties of the downtown Dilemma Authority. [0:20:47, 0:20:53]: The duties of the downtown development authority. Of the city of Stockbridge. Of the city of Stockbridge. And then I will. [0:20:53, 0:20:56]: And that I will to the best of my ability. [0:20:56, 0:20:57]: Support and defend. [0:20:58, 0:21:04]: Support and defend the charter thereof. As well as the Constitution? As well as the Constitution. [0:21:04, 0:21:11]: And laws of the state of Georgia. And laws of the state of Georgia. And the United States of America. United States of America. [0:21:11, 0:21:13]: I further affirm. [0:21:13, 0:21:14]: No further for. [0:21:14, 0:21:16]: Upon assumption of this office. [0:21:17, 0:21:20]: Upon assumption of this office? I do not hold any. [0:21:21, 0:21:24]: I do not hold any. Unacounted for public money. [0:21:24, 0:21:44]: Una counted for public money. Do unpayable to the state. Do unpayable to the state. Any political subdivision of the state. Any political subdivision of the state? The city of Startbridge. The city of Startbridge. Any authority thereof? Any authority thereof? Nor do I hold. Nor do I hold. Any other office of trust? Any other [0:21:44, 0:21:50]: of the office of trust. The government of the United States. The government of the United States. Of this state. [0:21:50, 0:21:56]: Of this state or any foreign state. Or any foreign state. [0:21:57, 0:22:03]: As as prescribed by the laws. Of the state of Georgia. Of the state of Georgia. I solemnly affirm. [0:22:03, 0:22:09]: I solemnly affirm that I will faithfully that I am fa excuse me that I'm fully qualified. [0:22:09, 0:22:19]: Then I'm fully qualified. Under the constitution. Under the constitution. And the laws of the state. And the laws of the state. The whole office, a downtown Delma Authority Board Member. [0:22:19, 0:22:23]: Hold the Office of Downtown Development Authority Board Member. [0:22:23, 0:22:24]: And that I [0:22:24, 0:22:37]: And that I will perform the duties will perform the duties of my office of my office in the best interest in the best interest of the city of Stockbridge to the best of my ability. [0:22:37, 0:22:46]: To the best of my ability. Without fear. Without fear. Favor. Favor. Affection. Affection. Reward or expectation thereof. [0:22:46, 0:22:57]: reward or expectation thereof. Once again the 14th day of February 2022. Gradually this 14th day of February 2022. All right. So you have any comments at all, sir? [0:22:58, 0:23:00]: I do. I just want to um [0:23:00, 0:23:09]: Uh reiterate that it is a great time to be a citizen of the city of Stockbridge with so much opportunity available to us. [0:23:09, 0:23:12]: Understanding that everything that we're doing [0:23:12, 0:23:15]: And everything that we say at this meeting. [0:23:15, 0:23:27]: is being publicly recorded and pronounced to the world. Understand that we have business people watching, waiting, and preparing to locate uh in every sector of the city. [0:23:27, 0:23:33]: And they watch good governance to make sure that we're doing what's necessary to make um [0:23:33, 0:23:39]: this community move forward. One of those uh charges that they watch is the development [0:23:39, 0:23:51]: uh downtown development authority. I'm anxious to see what we can do with the uh revolving loan fund and and assisting new businesses coming to the city. That's something that we're gonna look into. [0:23:51, 0:23:55]: And I'm very excited that we have been contacted by two restaurant providers. [0:23:55, 0:24:15]: uh about bringing restaurants to downtown Stockbridge. The excitement is at an all-time high. Why is the excitement at an all-time high? Because we believed in ourselves and we invested$20 million in our amphitheater downtown. When they when you step forward and you believe in yourself and you invest in yourself first. [0:24:15, 0:24:20]: than others believe in you. That's what's going on right now. [0:24:20, 0:24:22]: And understand the amphitheater is leading. [0:24:23, 0:24:23]: The way [0:24:24, 0:24:26]: And that is our calling card right now. [0:24:26, 0:24:40]: And everything we do say or trust in that particular building will dictate the future success uh of downtown Stockbridge along with the Cultural Arts Center uh that we're moving forward with as well. It's a great time. [0:24:40, 0:24:44]: And if you are paying attention to this and you're watching this. [0:24:44, 0:24:47]: Call us. Stockbridge is open for business. [0:24:47, 0:24:49]: And we want it to in our in our community. [0:24:50, 0:24:57]: Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. And I see that Mr. Swaggard has now joined us. Uh hey Bob, if you can unmute yourself, I'll swear you in. [0:25:01, 0:25:12]: Raise your hand. I was I was yes, sir. I was here earlier. Uh I must have some technical difficulty. I could see you, but you couldn't hear me. So I do apologize for no problem. No problem. We'll take care of it now. Raise your right hand, please, sir. [0:25:13, 0:25:17]: And uh and uh repeat after me. I state your name. [0:25:17, 0:25:19]: I, Robert Swikert, [0:25:20, 0:25:20]: Board member. [0:25:21, 0:25:22]: Board member [0:25:22, 0:25:23]: You solemnly swear and affirm. [0:25:24, 0:25:25]: You solemnly swear and affirm. [0:25:25, 0:25:27]: That I will faithfully perform. [0:25:27, 0:25:31]: That I will faithfully perform the duties of the downtown dilemma authority. [0:25:32, 0:25:34]: The duties of the downtown development authority are [0:25:34, 0:25:38]: Of the city of Stockbridge. Of the city of Stockbridge. And then I will. [0:25:38, 0:25:39]: And then I will. [0:25:39, 0:25:40]: To the best of my ability. [0:25:41, 0:25:42]: To the best of my ability. [0:25:42, 0:25:43]: Important defend. [0:25:44, 0:25:45]: Support and defend. [0:25:45, 0:25:46]: The charter thereof. [0:25:46, 0:25:51]: The charter thereof. As well as the constitution. As well as the constitution. [0:25:51, 0:25:53]: And the laws of the state of Georgia? [0:25:53, 0:25:56]: And the laws of the state of Georgia, the United States of America. [0:25:56, 0:25:59]: In the United States of America. I further affirm. [0:25:59, 0:26:03]: I further affirm that upon assumption of this office [0:26:03, 0:26:06]: That upon assumption of this office, I do not hold any [0:26:07, 0:26:08]: I do not hold any. [0:26:08, 0:26:10]: Una counted for public money? [0:26:10, 0:26:12]: unaccounted for public money. [0:26:12, 0:26:14]: doing payable to the state. [0:26:14, 0:26:24]: Payable to the state. Any political subdivision of the state. Any political subdivision of the state. The city of Stockbridge. The city of Stockbridge. Any authority thereof. [0:26:25, 0:26:26]: Or any authority thereof. [0:26:26, 0:26:27]: Nor do I hold. [0:26:28, 0:26:29]: Nor do I hold. [0:26:29, 0:26:30]: Any other office of trust? [0:26:31, 0:26:33]: Any other office of trust? Of the government? [0:26:34, 0:26:44]: Of the government of the United States. Of the government of the United States. Of this state. Of this state. Or any foreign state. Or any foreign state. As prescribed by the law. [0:26:45, 0:26:48]: As prescribed by the law of the state of Georgia. Of the state of Georgia. [0:26:49, 0:26:50]: I solemnly affirm [0:26:50, 0:26:52]: I solemnly affirm. [0:26:52, 0:26:55]: That I'm faithful excuse me, that I'm fully qualified. [0:26:55, 0:27:01]: That I'm fully qualified. Under the Constitution. Under the Constitution. And the laws of the state. [0:27:01, 0:27:07]: And the laws of the state. Hold the office. Of downtown Dilemma Authority Board Member. [0:27:07, 0:27:09]: Of Downtown Development Authority Board Member. [0:27:10, 0:27:11]: And that it will perform. [0:27:11, 0:27:15]: And I will perform. Duties of my office. Duties of the office. [0:27:16, 0:27:18]: In my in the best interest of the city of Stockbridge. [0:27:19, 0:27:22]: In the best interests of the city of Stockbridge. The best of my ability. [0:27:23, 0:27:25]: To the best of my ability. Without fear. [0:27:25, 0:27:27]: Without fear, favor. [0:27:27, 0:27:31]: Favor. Affection. Affection. Reward. [0:27:31, 0:27:33]: Reward or expectation thereof. [0:27:34, 0:27:36]: Or expect in any expectation thereof. [0:27:36, 0:27:39]: And this is the 14th day of February, 2022. [0:27:40, 0:27:43]: This is the fourteenth day of February, twenty twenty two. [0:27:43, 0:27:44]: Congratulations, sir. [0:27:45, 0:27:47]: Thank you, sir. No problem. Do you have any comments at all? [0:27:48, 0:27:55]: I'm I've enjoyed working with the other uh DDA board members. I've enjoyed working with Councilwoman Gantt. [0:27:55, 0:27:59]: And I look forward to working with uh council member b uh Alexander. [0:28:00, 0:28:04]: Uh I think we got a good team and I think there Stockbridge I agree with [0:28:04, 0:28:07]: Councilman Alexander, I think Stockwich has a lot of [0:28:08, 0:28:08]: Oh. [0:28:08, 0:28:10]: Potential, a lot of opportunity. [0:28:11, 0:28:13]: And I look forward to working with everyone to uh [0:28:14, 0:28:17]: to to continue the the great progress that's already started. [0:28:18, 0:28:22]: Fantastic. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. You can stay as long as you like, by the way. Thank you, sir. [0:28:22, 0:28:42]: All right. I have a couple of pro I have three proclamations here that I need to read. And the first one is to a hometown hero right here in Stockbridge and attended Dutchdown High School. And um, and I oh, I believe I see his his mother, Mrs. Watt or up there, Mrs. Anderson. Okay, fantastic. Glad to see you, ma'am. All right, and this is a proclamation. [0:28:42, 0:29:02]: Whereas William William Anderson Jr., an American college football outside linebacker for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and a proud member of the 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide National Championship football team, and whereas Will Anderson Jr., consistent and dominating seasons highlighted by a FB. [0:29:02, 0:29:22]: B.S. best 17.5 sacks and 34.5 tackles for loss, have him on the cusp of becoming a number one pick in the 2023 NFL draft at 6'4, 243 pounds, the sport's most unstoppable force. And whereas Will Anderson Jr., a Stockbridge native and alumni of [0:29:22, 0:29:42]: Dutchdown High School led the Bulldogs to the first region title in the school's 15-year history, was a consensus four-star prospect for all major outlets, rated top 10 player in the state of Georgia, Atlanta Journal Constitution Super 11, all-county defensive player of the year, and was selected to play in All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. [0:29:42, 0:30:02]: Just to name a few. Whereas Will Anderson Jr., the Dutchtown grad and Alabama star earned the title of Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 and was named the winner of the Bronco Nagarski Trophy, an award presented to the top defensive player in college football. Whereas, in addition to his leadership on the field, [0:30:02, 0:30:22]: Will Anderson Jr. was named one of the four permanent captains by his teammates in 2021 and named Alabama's most inspiring player given to the player who affects the whole team by his attitude as well as his performance. And now therefore I, Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority vested in me as the mayor of the city of Star British, Georgia, and on behalf of city council members. [0:30:22, 0:30:42]: Now Alexander, Alana Barber, John Blount, Nakisha Gantt and Afonso Thomas, who hereby congratulate you for your amazing talents and I collects both on and off the field. You have made the city of Stockbridge so proud. We have made Dutchdown High School family proud. We pray for your continued success and wish you all the best in your future endeavors. And witness thereof, I have [0:30:42, 0:31:02]: hereunto set my hand on the great seal the city of starbridge georgia the 14th day of february the year of our lord 2022 congratulations will and mrs anderson anderson congratulations and i have to admit i am a bama fan and i've i've been watching them at dutchtown and i'll keep pulling for them next year as well god bless them miss anderson [0:31:02, 0:31:06]: you you have you can unmute yourself and you have some comments ma'am go ahead go right here please [0:31:06, 0:31:26]: All right, thank you. With Mayor Ford, City Councilman and Administration, thank you all so much for this honor. Um, even right now, Will is in training. Um, I forgot that Alabama's an hour behind us, so he's thinking six o'clock his time. So I have to apologize to him for that as well. Uh, but training started back up today. [0:31:26, 0:31:46]: But on behalf of our family, we say thank you. Thank you for honoring Will's hard work, his success thus far in college. And we look forward to what God is going to continue to do in his life. Also, we thank you all because we are proud citizens of Stockbridge for 10 years. [0:31:46, 0:32:06]: We love our city. We love what's happening in our city. And we thank you all very, very much to Yolanda, who's uh sparked the fire, and most of us as regular citizens to get involved with our city. And Mayor Ford, I mean, we've been together since Dutchtown. So it's it's just [0:32:06, 0:32:26]: It's it's it's such a great honor. And I just want to thank you all so, so much. Um, being at Alabama is a little hard because you know he doesn't really get that type of recognition in a in another city and state. So to have our own city recognize him, it just means the world to us. And thank you guys so much and continue to be blessed. [0:32:26, 0:32:41]: Thank you very much. I appreciate it. And uh we look forward to I know it's gonna do great things and I'm pretty sure this will not be the last time that we honor the sun. Okay. God bless you. As long as you like, okay. All right, thank you. [0:32:42, 0:32:43]: Yeah, yes, sir. [0:32:43, 0:32:49]: Might we consider making a special exception if he's available a little bit later in the meeting? [0:32:50, 0:33:10]: Well, if we could if we can do it, I mean it's possible we can do that. If he if he's able to do that, I I he's he's training, so I don't know if he'll be able to break away. His mother just said he's he started the first day of training. So I'm pretty sure there'll be other times we'll be able to honor Will Anderson. I'm pretty sure that uh occur. Absolutely, mayor for and I will I'm looking forward to him being able to see. [0:33:10, 0:33:17]: the recording and um hopefully I can get I can get him to where you all can meet meet him personally too as well. [0:33:17, 0:33:37]: Okay, thank you very much. Appreciate it. All right. Thank you all. Thank you. Okay. Uh and what I have next is as uh another proclamation. And uh Representative Demetrius Douglas, who was a proud bulldog, joined the bulldog and linebacker when he played in college. And um this is uh for him and and to do [0:33:37, 0:33:57]: To receive this and get this. And I tell you, we're so we're so proud of you too, sir, for representing us and as a representative and also the Henry County delegation. But I know that uh as a as a linebacker, I know you're very proud of the Georgia Bulldogs. So this is a proclamation uh from this uh myself and the city council and congratulating the University of Georgia on a 2022 NC. [0:33:57, 0:34:10]: CAA Football National Championship, whereas on Monday, January 10th, 2022, the Georgia Bulldogs defeated Alabama McCrianson tied in the college football playoff national championship by a score of 33 to 18. [0:34:10, 0:34:26]: And whereas the win was the Georgia Bulldogs' first college football title since 1980 and third in the program's history, whereas the win gives Georgia head coach Kirby Smart his first victory against Alabama head coach Nick Saban, ending a four-game losing streak against his former mentor. [0:34:27, 0:34:47]: Whereas in the great the it's a great day in a and dog to be a dog for Georgia fans everywhere as they celebrate the Georgia Bulldogs winning their first national championship in more than 40 years. Now, therefore, I, Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority, vested in me as the mayor of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia. And on behalf of the city council members Elton Alexander, Yolanda Barber, John Blount. [0:34:47, 0:34:58]: Lakeisha Gantt and Afonso Thomas, who hereby proclaim February 14, 2022 as the University of Georgia Bulldogs National Championship Day in the great city of Stockbridge, Georgia. Go Dogs. [0:34:58, 0:35:18]: And whereas a witness where there whereof I have I have into excuse me here unto set my hand on the 14th day of February 2022 that and have calls to the official seal, the great city of Stockbridge, Georgia, where I assigned this along with the uh Vanessa Holliday. Congratulations, uh Dog Nation, Demetrius Douglas. [0:35:18, 0:35:27]: Representative Douglass, congratulations to you too, sir. And we're working out to get this proclamation to you, sir, as well. Uh, what kind of comments? What kind of comments, sir? The floor is yours. [0:35:27, 0:35:32]: Oh man, uh first of all I want to thank you, Mayor, along with the city council. [0:35:32, 0:35:52]: for executing this uh proclamation. Um it's been well overdue. I think 41 years. We can't wait. I don't think none of us will be around here uh and working for the city in 41 years. So it was well overdue and I just want to thank each one of you. I see a lot of familiar faces that's been on tonight. [0:35:52, 0:35:57]: Uh as I sit back and and uh just got back from the Capitol about an hour ago. [0:35:57, 0:36:13]: I see a lot of familiar faces to the uh the boards, the different boards, uh, some of my classmates, uh some of the people that I've known for over 30 years. It is a pleasure that they're getting involved in in city and state and local government. [0:36:14, 0:36:19]: Uh this speaks volumes uh about the heart that they have to serve. [0:36:19, 0:36:30]: each and every day. And so for you guys that I work well with, our city council, local city council, I'd like to thank thank you guys for just the effort. [0:36:30, 0:36:38]: That you've put forth to bring this city to the next level. And I'm I'm looking forward to it, and whatever I can do. [0:36:39, 0:36:42]: Uh to move and help you guys do what you need to do. [0:36:42, 0:36:46]: uh to make your job better just let me know you know I have a open door policy. [0:36:47, 0:36:48]: And um [0:36:48, 0:37:08]: It's all it everything works together for those who believe and do the work for people that are less fortunate who don't have a voice uh in the community. And please remember, you are their voice. And so just please respect that in your office uh each and every day that people who don't have a voice, you're their voice. [0:37:08, 0:37:14]: voice. And so when we're making decisions that it's going to affect our county and our state. [0:37:14, 0:37:16]: uh locally in our city. [0:37:16, 0:37:22]: Please be reminded of that when we make our decisions, it's not about us, but it's all about. [0:37:22, 0:37:26]: service. And thank you for this approximation. I want to take up much of your time. [0:37:26, 0:37:35]: But I see a lot of familiar faces. Uh see a new, we got we got new cities management, baby. Hey, hey, what's going on? Y'all doing great things. I love it, man. I love it. [0:37:35, 0:37:36]: But thanks again. [0:37:37, 0:37:48]: You're welcome, sir. And Representative Douglass, of course, you can stay as long as you like, sir. It's clearly up to you. But thank you. We'll work out getting this to you as well. Gonna get this to you as well, the actual proclamation itself. Okay. All right. Thank you. Thank you, sir. [0:37:49, 0:37:50]: Thank you. Thank you, Preacher. [0:37:51, 0:37:52]: Watch out now. [0:37:54, 0:37:57]: Hang around hang around for this next item. [0:37:57, 0:38:02]: Uh-oh, I will. I'm gonna stay off just because you said that. [0:38:02, 0:38:08]: My next proclamation is is uh from the course myself and the city council and deals with Black History Month. [0:38:08, 0:38:12]: Whereas in in in nineteen fifteen, Doctor Carter Goodwin Woodson [0:38:13, 0:38:33]: Noted black scholar and son of former slaves founded the Association of Study of Negro Life and History, which was later renamed Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, ASAL ASALH. And whereas in 1976, as part of the Nation's Bicentennial, Black History Week was expanded to become established. [0:38:33, 0:38:37]: established as Black History Month and is now celebrated all over North America. [0:38:37, 0:38:57]: Whereas each February, National Black History Month, serves as both a celebration and powerful reminder that Black history is American history, black culture is American culture, and black stories are essential to the ongoing story of America. Our faults, our struggles, our progress, and our aspirations. And whereas our nation was founded on an idea. [0:38:57, 0:39:17]: ID that all of us are created equal and deserve to be treated with equal dignity throughout our lives. It is a promise we have never filled, excuse me, never fully lived up to, but one that we have never ever walked away from. And whereas the observance of Black History Month calls our next [0:39:17, 0:39:37]: Nation's attention to the continued need to battle racism and to build a society that lives up to its democratic ideals. Now for now, therefore, I, Anthony S. Ford, by virtue of authority, invested in me as a mayor of City of Stockbridge, Georgia. And on behalf of City Council members Elton Alexander, London Barber, John Blount, Lakeisha Gantt and Afonso Thomas. [0:39:37, 0:39:57]: do hereby urge all citizens to celebrate our diverse heritage and culture and continue our efforts to create a world that's more just, peaceful, and prosperous for all. In witness thereof I have hereunto sent my hand and the great seal of the city of Stockbridge, Georgia on the 14th day of February of our year of our Lord 2022. [0:39:57, 0:40:03]: and I signed the proclamation along with our Club Vanessa holiday. Outstanding. Okay. [0:40:03, 0:40:04]: Fantastic. [0:40:05, 0:40:08]: And uh I mean go ahead, sir, please. [0:40:09, 0:40:09]: Um [0:40:10, 0:40:13]: As you all know, this is my eleventh. [0:40:14, 0:40:18]: Annual African American Heritage Celebration. [0:40:18, 0:40:22]: Uh it is a virtual celebration that will air. [0:40:23, 0:40:27]: Uh February the twenty-sixth at four PM [0:40:28, 0:40:31]: Um you could go to Facebook. [0:40:32, 0:40:35]: At Starkbridge City Hall. [0:40:35, 0:40:37]: uh to to join us [0:40:38, 0:40:41]: Uh this year we are [0:40:41, 0:40:44]: celebrated where we are honoring [0:40:44, 0:40:45]: The past. [0:40:46, 0:40:48]: We are celebrating. [0:40:48, 0:40:49]: The present [0:40:50, 0:40:52]: And we are inspiring [0:40:52, 0:40:53]: The future. [0:40:54, 0:40:56]: Uh Revan [0:40:56, 0:40:57]: Pastor [0:40:58, 0:41:00]: Uh Timothy J. McBride. [0:41:01, 0:41:07]: um is the keynote speaker from Tabernacle of Praise Church International. [0:41:07, 0:41:18]: Um, I'm sure many of you are familiar with his teaching. So we look forward to the the message that he is going to bring and we are [0:41:18, 0:41:26]: Uh working as we speak to make sure that uh we do what we need to do to continue to. [0:41:26, 0:41:45]: tell our story of of African Americans plight uh over the last 400 years. So I encourage all of you to um join us. And while I do have the opportunity, I want to congratulate uh Councilwoman um Barber. [0:41:46, 0:41:48]: The Heritage Committee. [0:41:48, 0:41:50]: has selected her to receive [0:41:50, 0:41:52]: The good governess. [0:41:52, 0:42:03]: award um in this uh 2022 heritage year. So congratulations to uh Councilwoman Barber. [0:42:04, 0:42:07]: Okay, fantastic. Congratulations to you on that. [0:42:07, 0:42:11]: I'll stand. I would and I would like to get a copy of that proclamation if you don't mind. [0:42:12, 0:42:15]: No, no, no, not at all. Sir, you'll you'll get it. No problem. We can do that easily. [0:42:16, 0:42:19]: Okay. On that note, uh we'll move on to new business. [0:42:20, 0:42:29]: Council consideration to approve ratification of the resolution supporting the annexation of unincorporated land. Presented by Mr Gardner, sir, please. [0:42:35, 0:42:38]: Good evening, Mayor, Council members. [0:42:38, 0:42:41]: I'm just gonna read the first section from this. I think it's [0:42:41, 0:42:50]: the most applicable of of of the resolution unless it's required to read the whole thing into all into the record, um, Mayor. [0:42:50, 0:43:08]: Well, I don't uh no no it's not uh necessarily to read the whole thing, but no problem, sir. Go ahead, please. All right. So the city of Stockbridge is proud to unanimously support legislation put forward by the Henry County legislative delegation uh to annex unincorporated lands into the city of Stockbridge. The City of Stockbridge is proud to be [0:43:10, 0:43:26]: to have such honorable advocates working for citizens and offering its support to this proposal set forth in the legislation. And as you know, this is this comes to us as our our um support for um the Henry County delegation. [0:43:26, 0:43:30]: looking to close some gaps and add some additional areas to the city. [0:43:30, 0:43:32]: Um, some of it through the legislative process. [0:43:34, 0:43:34]: Thank you, sir. [0:43:35, 0:43:43]: All right, council, you heard that uh rectif rectifying the the the resolution and so is there a motion to uh to accept this resolution? [0:43:44, 0:43:50]: Okay, Ms. Ms. Alexander, all right. [0:43:51, 0:43:59]: I did want to ask of uh Representative Douglass if he had anything to say about uh what was coming forward since he's uh uh he's on the call. [0:44:00, 0:44:03]: And then I will certainly want to make the motion to move forward. [0:44:04, 0:44:06]: Okay, Representative Douglas, uh, do you have any comments, sir? [0:44:12, 0:44:13]: No, I don't. [0:44:13, 0:44:16]: Okay. Oh thank you, sir. Appreciate it. No, every everything is fine. [0:44:17, 0:44:17]: All right. [0:44:18, 0:44:20]: Fantastic, sir. Go ahead, Mr. Alexander. [0:44:20, 0:44:23]: Yeah, I'd like to make a motion to move forward with this uh [0:44:24, 0:44:25]: Resolution. [0:44:25, 0:44:28]: Supporting uh the legislature. This is long overdue. [0:44:28, 0:44:30]: For us to be able to close these holes in our city. [0:44:31, 0:44:32]: And to be able to [0:44:32, 0:44:34]: Uh make sure to make sure that the city [0:44:34, 0:44:37]: uh is moving forward in the right direction. [0:44:37, 0:44:40]: Uh coming together. It certainly will help out. [0:44:40, 0:44:42]: Uh with our new police department moving forward. [0:44:42, 0:44:46]: Making sure that uh those gaps are closed and there's no confusion. [0:44:46, 0:44:50]: uh in uh when service is needed and dispatched and who's responsible. [0:44:51, 0:44:52]: A second. [0:44:52, 0:44:53]: Ms. Barber second that. [0:44:54, 0:44:59]: Okay, if any further discussion? And if not, all in favor of the resolution please indicate. [0:45:00, 0:45:05]: All right. And I see a unanimous decision. Outstanding. Appreciate it. Okay. Thank you very much. [0:45:07, 0:45:13]: Council consideration to approve the vaccination incentive program. Uh Ms. Wheeler, please. [0:45:17, 0:45:18]: Ms. Renee Wheeler? [0:45:19, 0:45:22]: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Good evening. [0:45:26, 0:45:29]: Staff is recommending that the [0:45:29, 0:45:30]: elected body [0:45:30, 0:45:33]: Recommend utilizing funds from the ARPA funds. [0:45:34, 0:45:35]: To [0:45:35, 0:45:37]: incentivize employees to [0:45:38, 0:45:38]: Uh [0:45:39, 0:45:42]: Be a part of the vaccination incentive program. [0:45:42, 0:45:49]: The purpose of this vaccination incentive program is to increase the number of employees who are unvaccinated. [0:45:49, 0:45:52]: or have only received one vaccination. [0:45:52, 0:45:55]: The funds will be used to provide an incentive to employees [0:45:55, 0:45:57]: To get the vaccination. [0:45:57, 0:45:58]: Vaccine. [0:45:58, 0:46:00]: And keep themselves and others safe. [0:46:01, 0:46:04]: There are five tiers to the vaccination program. [0:46:05, 0:46:09]: Тір вон іф'я фулини в Booster between January first. [0:46:09, 0:46:11]: 2021. [0:46:11, 0:46:13]: to January first, twenty twenty two. [0:46:13, 0:46:16]: There'll be a one thousand dollar and s um [0:46:16, 0:46:17]: Incentive paid. [0:46:18, 0:46:23]: Tier two received two vaccinated shots with no booster is five hundred dollars. [0:46:24, 0:46:28]: If you have received one vaccinated shot, it's two hundred and fifty dollars. [0:46:29, 0:46:37]: Tier four is fully vaccinated with two shots before April first, twenty twenty-two, will be received five hundred dollars. [0:46:37, 0:46:41]: And if tier five received a booster shot by the end of April. [0:46:42, 0:46:43]: twenty twenty two. [0:46:43, 0:46:45]: Well, we see five hundred dollars. [0:46:45, 0:46:50]: Employees who have been vaccinated will have to present their card to human resources. [0:46:50, 0:46:52]: to participate in this program. [0:46:52, 0:47:00]: Those who choose to not be vaccinated on the medical or religious reasons will not be able to participate in the program. [0:47:01, 0:47:04]: And if any employee presents a false vaccination card. [0:47:04, 0:47:06]: They were subject to federal prosecution. [0:47:06, 0:47:09]: It is a federal crime to make or use any materially false [0:47:10, 0:47:13]: writing in any matter involving a health care benefit program. [0:47:13, 0:47:16]: We're asking the council to approve this program. [0:47:17, 0:47:19]: Outstanding. Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. [0:47:21, 0:47:23]: Uh thank you, Mayor. Um [0:47:24, 0:47:27]: Mayor when you was brought up, I guess um [0:47:27, 0:47:29]: Approximately two months ago. [0:47:30, 0:47:30]: When um [0:47:31, 0:47:34]: When I brought it up, the thing that I was looking at is the cost of living. [0:47:35, 0:47:36]: Uh, that has gone up. [0:47:37, 0:47:41]: Uh even during the midst of this pandemic, uh fuel prices. [0:47:41, 0:47:43]: Healthcare is going up. [0:47:44, 0:47:46]: Uh, there are so many um [0:47:47, 0:47:48]: There's so many [0:47:48, 0:47:51]: financial burdens that have been put on families. [0:47:51, 0:47:54]: And I was looking at our Stockbridge family as a whole. [0:47:55, 0:48:01]: instead of incentive program, which was initially put out for from what I was suggesting. [0:48:02, 0:48:10]: Um, I I think uh incentive program, not just for vaccination, but just how the cost of living for each employee has gone up. [0:48:11, 0:48:12]: Um, I'm not [0:48:13, 0:48:26]: Um, I I wasn't looking for us to do an incentive program,$1,000 here for this and this and that. I was looking at maybe$500 or more just across the board because not just vaccinations. [0:48:26, 0:48:36]: But just the hardship that each family of the city of Stockbridge is taking in the midst of this in the midst of uh this inflation and and and the high cost of fuel, food. [0:48:36, 0:48:38]: Health care, everything that's going on. [0:48:39, 0:48:44]: Uh I thought the expenditure I was hoping that the expenditure to those of those funds would not be [0:48:45, 0:48:48]: uh uh upon completion of [0:48:48, 0:48:56]: Of anything but them being a uh uh uh in the midst of a pandemic being an employee of the city of Stockbridge and we're able to [0:48:56, 0:49:01]: um actually help out in those areas, even those that uh um [0:49:02, 0:49:03]: That of this [0:49:03, 0:49:22]: Every employee needs something uh that we have an opportunity to give to employees right now. I don't want to miss that opportunity to help families uh in the midst of what's going on financially and with this inflation and the cost of living, food, fuel, everything that's going up. So I didn't I wasn't [0:49:22, 0:49:24]: My whole intention was not [0:49:24, 0:49:26]: And essential program. [0:49:26, 0:49:29]: But to give a um [0:49:30, 0:49:33]: And send up a money to, if you will. [0:49:33, 0:49:36]: Each and every employee uh one set amount. [0:49:38, 0:49:41]: Okay, uh Mr Anzana, stand by a second. Miss Wheeler, go ahead, please. [0:49:41, 0:49:45]: Um to answer Mr. Blount's question, um [0:49:45, 0:49:48]: We have i initiated a cost of living. [0:49:48, 0:49:52]: To all employees as of January first of twenty twenty two. [0:49:53, 0:49:57]: So those employees have received a three percent cost of living increase. [0:49:58, 0:49:58]: Um [0:50:01, 0:50:03]: To answer your question. [0:50:04, 0:50:07]: Uh uh thank you for that, Ms. Wheeler, as a follow up to what you just said. [0:50:08, 0:50:11]: Their cost of living increases done every year. [0:50:12, 0:50:13]: To my understanding. [0:50:13, 0:50:19]: I'm I'm talking about the city going up and ab up and above what we're able to do now with offer funding. [0:50:20, 0:50:25]: Um, I understand the incentive that we're giving employees every year. [0:50:25, 0:50:28]: But what's happening now is not commonplace. [0:50:29, 0:50:42]: What's going on with the fuel, food, and and and uh uh medical bills and everything right now is not common place. So a common incentive every year is not what I was looking at. It was I was looking at something across the board. But I thank you for that information. [0:50:43, 0:50:47]: I don't think we can use ARPA funds for that matter, sir. [0:50:47, 0:50:51]: On the app ARPA funds are um based on what I read up [0:50:52, 0:50:54]: That they have to be [0:50:54, 0:50:56]: Та специфики у [0:50:57, 0:50:58]: uh for [0:50:59, 0:51:02]: This type of program that we're putting forth. [0:51:02, 0:51:06]: We could not use the funds as far as a cost of living. [0:51:06, 0:51:09]: Um, increase across the board to the employees. [0:51:10, 0:51:12]: When looking at the conditions that [0:51:12, 0:51:15]: Um state and local government can utilize the funds for. [0:51:16, 0:51:16]: Okay. [0:51:17, 0:51:23]: So is that John or Mr. Gardner can elaborate a little bit more on that? [0:51:23, 0:51:25]: St stand by please. Mr. Alexander, go ahead, please. [0:51:26, 0:51:36]: Yeah, that's what I was going to say. Uh these are covert related uh funds that were received and any use of those funds would have to be uh in accordance with uh [0:51:36, 0:51:39]: You know, uh some type of covert. [0:51:39, 0:51:40]: relief program. So [0:51:40, 0:51:43]: Obviously if you're encouraging people to get [0:51:43, 0:51:47]: A uh bo a booster or you're encouraging them to get [0:51:47, 0:51:50]: vaccinated that would be in accordance to make sure legally [0:51:51, 0:51:53]: uh we're doing the right thing in terms of um [0:51:54, 0:51:55]: Passing the money. [0:51:56, 0:51:59]: Uh, on to the employees. I certainly want to do everything that we can legally. [0:52:00, 0:52:04]: to be able to provide the best wages possible. So I'm in agreement. [0:52:04, 0:52:07]: Uh with Mr. Blount if there's any other pot. [0:52:07, 0:52:08]: That we might be able to [0:52:09, 0:52:22]: uh reward employees out of to uh for their general service. Certainly we will wanna look into that uh as well. But these ARPA funds, I think we certainly need to make sure that we're doing those in accordance with what [0:52:23, 0:52:23]: Um [0:52:24, 0:52:26]: The the rules and regulations. [0:52:27, 0:52:30]: or or or require. So that th those are my comments. [0:52:30, 0:52:31]: Mr Gardner, please go ahead. [0:52:32, 0:52:38]: Uh very quickly, Mayor, um and uh Ms. Renee I think is correct, as well as Councilman Alexander. [0:52:38, 0:52:43]: Um the way the opera laws were set up was you had to designate [0:52:43, 0:52:54]: your employees as critical. Remember, you go back to what happened in 2020 where critical employees were allowed to move around, where non-critical employees weren't. [0:52:54, 0:53:14]: There were procedures that some cities put in place and one of them was us where we pretty much designated all of our employees as critical. Um to a great degree because we understood that to support police you need administrative staff, to support fire, you need administrative staff, to um support sanitation um in the midst of COVID, what was going on. And that was the way we [0:53:14, 0:53:25]: we were able to do it, um, as well as public safety would have been one, but obviously we didn't have a public safety here. But um we'll look back because I know that there's been some amendments. [0:53:25, 0:53:29]: made to the rules and regulations governing APA funds. [0:53:30, 0:53:31]: And if that provision exists. [0:53:31, 0:53:36]: exists or you know, been amended to allow for us to be able to do that. [0:53:36, 0:53:40]: Um, we'll go ahead and bring that presentation to you guys. [0:53:40, 0:53:41]: In earnest. [0:53:41, 0:53:44]: But as far as I know, you you just can't generally do it. [0:53:45, 0:53:48]: Um, unless you designated those your your staff as such. [0:53:50, 0:53:50]: Mm. [0:53:50, 0:53:52]: Mr. Blount, do you have another comment? [0:53:52, 0:54:04]: Mayor, and forgive me, I I know that we only have like tw two times to speak, but I just want to say that I would ask that you all would go back and look at that because I've seen other cities that have contacted me. [0:54:04, 0:54:16]: that are doing that, uh, that have looked at uh looked at how do you do this and facilitate across the board with offer funding. And that way it it helps us to not [0:54:16, 0:54:18]: Going to [0:54:18, 0:54:26]: breaking these things down and become a little convoluted with how we distribute the funds. But if we could do something across the board, I think that would help. [0:54:26, 0:54:30]: each and every employee. And I think that that incentive itself is across the board. [0:54:31, 0:54:40]: Would keep us in a place where we are doing something for every each and every employee uh during during these times right now. So I I would ask that. [0:54:40, 0:54:50]: And I because because it's being prolonged so long, I would hope I would would have hoped that these uh things would have been looked into now to by now, but uh [0:54:50, 0:55:04]: Uh is there any cities that are doing it, Miss Wheeler, that we could have contacted? I think that one city that just not long ago did it was was Douglasville. How how you know how these how are certain cities that are con and I don't want to go through all the cities because I don't want to [0:55:04, 0:55:06]: put everybody on blast, but what I'm saying is that [0:55:07, 0:55:10]: There has to be some kind of formula in place. [0:55:11, 0:55:20]: beyond what we have now that that is working for these other cities that could actually sit work with the city of Stockbridge. That's that's my claim and I would hope that [0:55:21, 0:55:25]: Um our city manager, Mr. Gardner and you, Miss Wheeler, would [0:55:25, 0:55:43]: Definitely look at look at how we can incentivize these just across the board rather than to have these tiers put in place. We do one thing across the, we do just go do one uh slate, if you will, across the board and and and that'll be it for each and for each employee. [0:55:45, 0:55:57]: Well, we would have to look into that, Mr. Blount. I know that some cities used ARPA funds for various reasons, and it was for essential personnel like police and fire. [0:55:57, 0:56:00]: who uh worked during the COVID time. [0:56:00, 0:56:03]: Um, those ARPA funds were used for that purpose. [0:56:04, 0:56:06]: But anything in addition to that? [0:56:06, 0:56:09]: I would have to look into it a little bit more. [0:56:10, 0:56:15]: to find out how the city of Douglasville or other cities utilize their ARPA funds. [0:56:16, 0:56:18]: uh for anything other than essential personnel. [0:56:21, 0:56:23]: Mr. Alexander, do you have one last comment, sir? [0:56:23, 0:56:25]: Yeah, I I'm I'm let me say this. [0:56:26, 0:56:33]: I wanna make sure that everybody is uh because who worked through the pandemic gets something. Yes, I do. [0:56:33, 0:56:39]: But I but I do agree with the tiered approach. Even if we give everybody [0:56:39, 0:56:40]: Something [0:56:40, 0:56:44]: The people who went that extra mile to get vaccinated and boosted. [0:56:45, 0:56:46]: They helped us. [0:56:46, 0:56:56]: in addition to that. So they we should put it a little bit more on top. As that that that's the incentive to give them a little extra for their reward for going out [0:56:56, 0:56:59]: Uh adding extra protection coming to the city with that. [0:56:59, 0:57:03]: Редусін на средньовірус and there. [0:57:03, 0:57:06]: overall illness in our health health insurance plan. [0:57:08, 0:57:12]: All right, thank you. Any other comments uh at all, council? Anyone else? [0:57:13, 0:57:19]: And if not, then I need a motion to accept this proposal so we can move forward. There are motion. So so moved. [0:57:19, 0:57:20]: Okay. [0:57:20, 0:57:23]: This sounds asked about who seconded that? Ms. Kent? [0:57:23, 0:57:23]: Mm-hmm. [0:57:24, 0:57:25]: Okay, Ms. Cassick then. [0:57:25, 0:57:26]: Um [0:57:26, 0:57:29]: Mayor, I thought that they was look gonna look at [0:57:30, 0:57:33]: I mean, I guess if you all want to move forward with that, it's fine, but I thought the uh [0:57:34, 0:57:41]: I thought that the m uh city manager and HR said that it's gonna look in other areas, but if you all wanna move on with that, that's fine. [0:57:41, 0:57:44]: Yeah, motion's been made in the second, so it was up for a vote, though. [0:57:44, 0:57:50]: Mr. Garner we can mayor, we can always go back and add it to it, but we don't need to hold their money up. We can go ahead and give them [0:57:50, 0:57:53]: the their money now and then we can always add [0:57:53, 0:58:01]: We can always add something to that once it comes through. Right. Okay, fine. Mr. Gardner, your hand's still up or you got something else? Okay. [0:58:01, 0:58:04]: Very quickly, Mayor. And and and I would I would um [0:58:04, 0:58:15]: Reiterate what what the council member said, yes. Um this this was not a huge charge to the allotment that was issued to the city. So we will definitely look to see if [0:58:15, 0:58:16]: We can [0:58:16, 0:58:36]: um through that premium premium pay process that was was submitted um back last year when the ARPA funds were approved. If those if that allowed for us to be able to do the bonus pay um we'll do that and calculate what that number is and bring that back before you guys. So this would be just on top but to get folks [0:58:36, 0:58:56]: Um ready and vaccinated, we decided upon this process because obviously we don't want to do a flat rate and everybody just one poison jump, they only do one vaccination, come and get a pay and walk out the door. The incentive is to make sure they get to the point where they are boosted, hopefully. And then with that, obviously get paid additional funds. But definitely. [0:58:56, 0:59:11]: definitely to try to get as many of the employees as we can um vaccinated. That gets us back to the position of being able to fully have folks integrated and work without a lot of people worrying about their status, what's gonna happen to them or their families. But yes, we will definitely investigate [0:59:12, 0:59:16]: to move forward with a premium, premium pay if we're allowed to do it. [0:59:16, 0:59:22]: Um, like I said, in East Point, we designated all of our employees as critical. So that was one of the reasons why we did it. [0:59:22, 0:59:32]: Um, because we made that a priority at fr up front. But definitely we'll look at it. Um, Councilmember Blount, and if we're able to do that, we'll bring it back to you guys and let you know exactly. [0:59:32, 0:59:35]: you know, what the amount would be and then how that [0:59:35, 0:59:37]: how that would look from the overall funds. [0:59:37, 0:59:39]: Um in terms of the [0:59:40, 0:59:40]: Oh I'm out. [0:59:41, 0:59:44]: designated towards that item. So we'll definitely bring that back to you, guys. [0:59:45, 0:59:47]: All right, thank you. Ms. Barber, you had your hand up? [0:59:49, 0:59:58]: I wanted to know, Miss Wheeler, are you able to tell us what percentage of employees are fully vaccinated and boosted? [1:00:01, 1:00:02]: Um [1:00:02, 1:00:05]: I can give you numbers. I don't have the percentage. [1:00:05, 1:00:08]: We have sixty one employees. [1:00:08, 1:00:10]: that have been vaccinated. [1:00:11, 1:00:12]: Fully vaccinated? [1:00:13, 1:00:20]: Well, right now I don't know if they're fully vaccinated. I know they indicated that they were vaccinated. They have received at least one drug. [1:00:21, 1:00:22]: Shot. [1:00:26, 1:00:29]: Okay. It would be helpful if I knew the breakdown. [1:00:30, 1:00:35]: How many were fully vaccinated and boosted? How many have received? [1:00:35, 1:00:36]: Аліст 1 шан. [1:00:37, 1:00:44]: And how many have not been vaccinated at all with no intentions of being vaccinated? [1:00:45, 1:00:45]: Uh [1:00:47, 1:00:55]: Okay. Mr. Gardner, can you speak to that? Yes. And Councilman Bod Baba, when I came on board, that was something that I asked um the HR department to effort. [1:00:56, 1:01:16]: The problem is getting people to feel comfortable giving that information out has been part of the problem. And that's not just here. That's everywhere. And so people are just hesitant about telling because they feel like if somebody gets sick, it's gonna be this be them that's gonna be blamed. Um it's just a lot of head, still some hesitancy out there from just not just the general public. [1:01:16, 1:01:16]: Public but [1:01:17, 1:01:22]: Your general public is mirrored in your force, your workforce, and some of that still exists. [1:01:22, 1:01:37]: You know, we still got a lot of questions, a lot of pushback on just getting folks to anonymously give us the information without even giving their names. We don't need any dirt uh date of birth information. Just let us know where you are on the vaccination chart. [1:01:37, 1:01:42]: Um, that was still diff that was difficult to get. I mean, people are still skeptical, still scary. [1:01:43, 1:01:47]: Um, they think that some item information is gonna be misused against them. [1:01:48, 1:01:50]: Um, and some in some cases you can't blame them. [1:01:50, 1:01:52]: Um they just don't know. [1:01:52, 1:01:58]: Um, but we try to get as much of the information as possible so we could at least get an idea of where we are. [1:01:59, 1:02:05]: Um with our vaccination rate. So that that's sixty one out of how many employees we got, Miss Renee? [1:02:06, 1:02:07]: eighty two employees. [1:02:08, 1:02:12]: So you're you're topping close to seventy something percent, which is high. [1:02:14, 1:02:16]: Yeah, they're on it. Yeah. [1:02:16, 1:02:20]: I just think that's all right. Go ahead, please, Ms. Barber. [1:02:20, 1:02:22]: I understand the hesitancy, but [1:02:24, 1:02:27]: I understand them being reluctant to provide the information up front. [1:02:29, 1:02:33]: But we're already gonna get the information in order for them to even receive [1:02:34, 1:02:35]: The incentive. [1:02:36, 1:02:38]: So they've got to give it one way or the other. [1:02:41, 1:02:42]: Either they give it to us up front. [1:02:43, 1:02:45]: Well, they give it to us before they receive. [1:02:45, 1:02:46]: The incentive. [1:02:48, 1:02:50]: And that's if they and that's if they participate. [1:02:50, 1:02:55]: Because you might have some who m who still might not participate, even though money's being dangled. [1:02:55, 1:03:00]: They still feel like they don't wanna do it. They they'll walk away from the money because [1:03:00, 1:03:09]: They don't want anyone to know where they are or they're scared about hesitancy by taking the vi the vaccine. So whatever number we get, it won't be complete. [1:03:09, 1:03:19]: Um, because you know you're gonna have those folks who just don't wanna do anything, have anything with it. They don't care about receiving a hundred dollars or eight hundred dollars, they just don't want to do it. [1:03:20, 1:03:20]: Um [1:03:21, 1:03:32]: But um be sureful that yes, you know, you know, you'll get there'll be some data gathered. We're trying not to scare people or get them to think that we're doing this for the purpose of data gathering because then that's gonna scare more folks off. [1:03:32, 1:03:33]: So um [1:03:34, 1:03:41]: Hopefully everybody will realize this in the best interests of themselves, their coworkers, their co-workers family, and their families. [1:03:43, 1:03:44]: All right. [1:03:44, 1:03:48]: I have a question from Mr. Darn, real quick if you don't mind. [1:03:48, 1:03:49]: Mm Mr. Gardner. [1:03:50, 1:03:51]: Because we have an increase. [1:03:52, 1:03:57]: Uh, this council has put an increase in what is expected out of public works as a as a whole. [1:03:57, 1:04:04]: And because we have an imp we have implemented a uh um amphitheater and we're now starting the police department. [1:04:04, 1:04:06]: What would keep the city of stop bridge from [1:04:07, 1:04:13]: from doing what East Point did, making each employee because they're needed more now. [1:04:13, 1:04:15]: To that each employee show up. [1:04:16, 1:04:30]: um that we make it critical here and we do it across the board because I you're gonna have those different levels of comfortability from uh who are comfortable with doing this and not. And it's and it's not always that. [1:04:30, 1:04:33]: I'm I'm not want to come forward because I've been vaccinated or haven't been vaccinated. [1:04:34, 1:04:36]: It's about giving information to [1:04:37, 1:04:43]: This entity when it comes to that. Because we gotta understand that e even though it's a vaccination, it's still a medical procedure. [1:04:43, 1:04:45]: Even something small as a vaccination. [1:04:46, 1:04:47]: And so this is why [1:04:47, 1:04:55]: If we can make it critical, I would like to see the city of Stockbridge make it that employees are however we did it in east point, however, you all did it in east point. [1:04:56, 1:05:04]: So that each employee will have a comfort level and uh each employee would get an incentive from the city but in in the midst of this pandemic. [1:05:05, 1:05:09]: The the the problem you have is you're doing it retroactively pass passage the law. [1:05:09, 1:05:12]: So what we did, we did in in March of twenty twenty. [1:05:13, 1:05:21]: Um, the law didn't come about until April uh signed in the law until April or May of 2021. So even when we did the payment. [1:05:21, 1:05:34]: We if you weren't on staff during twenty twenty one to the passage of that law, you didn't get it. So like new police officers who came on board, they didn't qualify, not under that provision because they weren't even employed with the city at the time. [1:05:35, 1:05:55]: Um, so there's some differences there. We designated those folks, I know not knowing that this opera funds was ever in the future. We just designated people because we needed people to come to work to perform tasks. And under the requirements, the the states um ex the governor's emergency ordinance that was governing. [1:05:55, 1:06:06]: movements or people, we know we still have to have critical people in place. So we designated positions down from who was essential to who was critical all the way down. And that's how we covered a lot of the folks. [1:06:07, 1:06:10]: But that was done retro that was done re a year before. [1:06:11, 1:06:14]: Um, all performance came on. That was on the onset of of COVID. [1:06:15, 1:06:20]: All right. All right, folks, we have a motion. It's been made in seconds. So all in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:06:22, 1:06:29]: Okay, okay. I got four votes, uh Miss Barber. You uh not you're against it or abstain again? [1:06:30, 1:06:33]: I'm gonna abstain because okay. Four zero one. [1:06:34, 1:06:36]: All right, motion passed. Thank you. [1:06:36, 1:06:38]: Yeah, where did you get your four from? [1:06:39, 1:06:43]: I I don't have a vote from Council. [1:06:43, 1:07:03]: Okay, I thought okay, you didn't I'm sorry. I thought you voted for this. You voted against I would like to see it fairly given to each and every employee. So I'm gonna abstain. Uh the process is gonna pass what you all put it forward, but I would have I would uh ask that the uh city manager and Ms. Wheeler um do some more um investigating to see. [1:07:03, 1:07:13]: see how we can facilitate each employee. Okay, fine. They indicated they were going to do that early in the conversation. Okay. So it's 302. Motion still passed. Thank you. [1:07:16, 1:07:36]: Okay, next item up uh council consideration to approve an award uh fixed contract to lowest responsible bidder Blount construction company incorporated for the invitation to bid ITB number 2021-0015 for the city of Stockbridge 2022 L MIG program road. [1:07:36, 1:07:44]: And resurfacing an amount of$1,738,673.68. Mr. Aaron, please. [1:07:45, 1:07:53]: Yes, good evening, Mr. Mayor and Council. We come tonight asking this uh council's approval of our 2022 LME resurfacing program. [1:07:54, 1:08:00]: As in the previous years, we're resurfacing 5.05 miles of roadway within the city of Stockbridge. [1:08:00, 1:08:01]: The roles are [1:08:02, 1:08:09]: Davison Parkway from Henry County Line to North Henry Boulevard, Old Atlanta Road from Flippin' Road to the Dead End. [1:08:10, 1:08:13]: Metal Ridge Drive from Davis Road to the cul-de-sac. [1:08:13, 1:08:17]: Willow Springs Lane from Old Atlanta Road to the Cold de sac. [1:08:18, 1:08:31]: Sage Court from Spring Creek Drive to Cul-de-Sac, Memory Lane from Cul-de-Sac to Cul-de-Sac, which is in the Legends subdivision. Old Legends Boulevard, Walt Stevens Road to Memory Lane, that's in the Legends as well. [1:08:32, 1:08:36]: Timeless walk from memory lane to cul-de-sac in the legends as well. [1:08:37, 1:08:41]: Home place drive from Spear Road to Cold de Sac, that's in the legends as well. [1:08:41, 1:08:43]: Bridal coal. [1:08:43, 1:09:00]: From Carriage Lake Drive to Cul-de-Sac, that's in the Carriage Lake subdivision. Lakeview Place from Carriage Lake Drive to Cul-de-Sac, that's in the Carriage Lake subdivision. Fairgreen Trail from Monarch Village Way to Walt Stevens in the Monarch Village subdivision. [1:09:00, 1:09:18]: Winterview Way in the Monarch Village Way from Winterview Way from Monarch Village Way to Cul de Sac and the Monarch Village Subdivision. Also, the city will be resurfacing the wastewater treatment plant parking lot that's being paid out of the sewer funds. [1:09:18, 1:09:27]: But we included in our aleMIG so that we can realize an economy of scale, cause parking lots are not eligible for LMIG resurfacing. [1:09:27, 1:09:40]: And so we come tonight asking for approval so we can move forward with that project. We've already received our funds from GDOT in in the amount of$281,848.94. [1:09:40, 1:09:43]: I appreciate it. Councilman Ayelzana, go ahead, please. [1:09:47, 1:09:50]: Mr. Aaron, I thought Summit View Drive was on this list. [1:09:51, 1:09:52]: Or was that? [1:09:52, 1:09:54]: That's the twenty twenty one L me. [1:09:55, 1:09:56]: Okay, this is twenty twenty two. [1:09:57, 1:09:57]: Yes, sir. [1:09:58, 1:10:02]: Okay, so when are these going to be uh when is this paving going to be done? [1:10:02, 1:10:03]: It's twenty twenty two. [1:10:03, 1:10:04]: Yeah. [1:10:05, 1:10:09]: Well, once once council give approval and the contract is signed and accepted. [1:10:10, 1:10:13]: Hopefully by April we'll get started on the twenty twenty two list. [1:10:14, 1:10:16]: Okay, so in essence what's gonna happen is [1:10:17, 1:10:23]: We're we're we kinda got um, you know, be through the contract or whatever was backed up. We got behind on twenty twenty one. [1:10:24, 1:10:25]: So we're gonna be [1:10:25, 1:10:26]: Having [1:10:26, 1:10:28]: Uh we're gonna be doing two pavings. [1:10:28, 1:10:37]: uh behind each other. So the first 2021 will be uh go at March. When was that bill? Will it be done at the same time? It's scheduled to start March 1st. [1:10:37, 1:10:49]: Okay, so the 2021 will be March first and then the 2022 will be you thinking uh somewhere in the in in the April in April. Yes, so we're pushing to get that contract approved so that we can move forward with it. [1:10:49, 1:11:02]: Okay, all right, great. That that's awesome that we will be getting caught up because we get that call every single day about what are we gonna do about these roads. So certainly what I wanna make sure we what we can do to get out to the public. [1:11:02, 1:11:16]: uh this list of roads that are going to be paid so uh folks can um understand and look and see that their roads are being addressed that we could maybe work with Shana uh or in um Mr. Gardner maybe if we could do that. [1:11:16, 1:11:20]: Uh, to get this word out to the community so they can see. [1:11:20, 1:11:22]: uh the where their funds are going. [1:11:22, 1:11:29]: That certainly would be great. I would hope the council would be uh a receptive to getting that information out as quickly as possible. [1:11:31, 1:11:35]: Okay, any other comments from the council? Anything else for Mr. Aaron? Go ahead, Mr. Blount. [1:11:37, 1:11:38]: Um [1:11:39, 1:11:46]: On this airmake, can you give me the breakdown of the funding sources on for the complete funding sources, Mr. Aaron? [1:11:46, 1:11:48]: And then I have one more quick question. [1:11:49, 1:11:56]: Yes, sir. Uh we received$281,848.94 from GDOT. [1:11:56, 1:12:13]: Uh we'll use$89,547.77 from the sewer fund balance for the wastewater treatment plant parking lot resurfacing. And we'll use$1,367,276.97 from Splos 5. [1:12:15, 1:12:30]: Okay. Thank you, sir. Uh also, what happened to the list when we was doing the um looking at the roads and this was said I I guess over two, I guess almost three years ago, we talked about getting the list for the sidewalks. What happened to that list? [1:12:30, 1:12:33]: Yes, sir. We are working on that. We are uh [1:12:33, 1:12:46]: putting together a package. We met with our uh contractors. So in the next come coming weeks, they should get started on that as well. The contract was just recently signed, I think a couple of weeks ago. So we've had an introductory meeting with [1:12:47, 1:12:57]: with the vendor. And so we went out and identified some areas that were listed in our streets and sidewalk assessment. And that's how we're uh outlining the projects for sidewalk repair. [1:12:58, 1:13:04]: Yeah, but do you not have do you have a list of the sidewalks that have been identified like we do the roads? [1:13:05, 1:13:12]: Yes, sir. As soon as we get those quantities together, the list will be submitted to council. It's like our own call. [1:13:12, 1:13:13]: Uh [1:13:15, 1:13:28]: stormwater repair and things of that nature. We go in the neighborhood, we identify those areas, then we compile a list that's submitted to the vendor when we get the price on those. We'll come back before council and get approval to move forward with those. [1:13:29, 1:13:32]: Okay. And the reason I'm asking this, Mr. Aaron, is because [1:13:33, 1:13:39]: The the many calls I get are because a lot of the homes and we get regular months. [1:13:40, 1:13:47]: A lot of the areas people are using wheelchairs and are using walkers. You know, we have some dated uh [1:13:47, 1:13:56]: Neighborhoods or well as some newer, newer subdivisions. And the concern is that being able to ride continuously on the sidewalk. [1:13:57, 1:14:04]: uh where the sidewalls are buckling. So I'm just trying to figure out when do you have a time frame of when we're gonna be able to get that list? So [1:14:05, 1:14:12]: I could say something to them. We met last week, so hopefully when we finished calculating the footages. [1:14:12, 1:14:32]: For the resurfacing, we'll put together that list and identify the subdivisions. There was also some concerns in certain subdivisions where sidewalks were not completed. They're in front of vacant lots. How do we address those? Because if the developer is gonna come back and build on that lot, they'll eventually tear that sidewalk out. [1:14:32, 1:14:41]: We got to address those concerns, but we've got a list that we're working on. As soon as we get the quantities together, then that list will be available. [1:14:42, 1:14:48]: Do you have a time frame when that list will be available? Hopefully it'll be either this week or next week at the latest. [1:14:48, 1:14:49]: Thank you, sir. [1:14:50, 1:14:52]: Mm-hmm. Tim Thomas, go ahead, please, sir. [1:14:52, 1:14:56]: Thank you, Mayor. Uh Mr. Aaron, um I know we saw the [1:14:57, 1:14:59]: Talk about this all the time. [1:15:00, 1:15:03]: Uh, can you provide us with a uh history? [1:15:04, 1:15:12]: Of and I don't know how far you may want to go back, but can you provide a list of the streets that have been? [1:15:13, 1:15:17]: And the current list and and I guess I'm trying to see what um [1:15:17, 1:15:19]: What uh intervals [1:15:20, 1:15:23]: Uh does it recycle back to [1:15:24, 1:15:30]: uh the other streets. Um I'm not sure how many streets we have in the city, but I guess I'm just trying to see [1:15:31, 1:15:33]: What is that interval uh where that [1:15:34, 1:15:54]: Well the the the cycle starts back up again, number one. Um if you can just provide me with that list and uh number two, I'm not sure if Mr. Wiggins is on this call, but I've I've I've heard you make reference to Sparch Five and and then reading uh in another upcoming agenda item. [1:15:54, 1:16:13]: it make reference to uh splash five. And I'm just sort of curious of um, you know, what that balance is. And if Mr. Wiggins is on call, if he can just sort of get that and share it with me and share it with the council sometime in the in the future, I appreciate it. As well as the list, Mr. Aaron. [1:16:13, 1:16:16]: Well I can one thing I can tell you, I don't [1:16:16, 1:16:36]: Have I can ask the clerk's office in reference to the historical data. The only information I can provide to you that I have is since I've been here. That's the 2016 LMEG list to the present. The city is resurfacing an average of five miles a year. You have 105 miles of right-of-way that you're responsible for maintaining. [1:16:36, 1:16:37]: Maintaining. [1:16:37, 1:16:38]: So [1:16:39, 1:16:40]: In the last [1:16:40, 1:16:48]: I guess this coming up twenty twenty two, you've been on resurface thirty-five miles out of your hundred and five miles. So you've been twenty miles. [1:16:49, 1:17:02]: Well well going back going back to that 2016, I I think that's sufficient. Uh I just think I just want to be able to to to look at that to see how that interval, you know, like for instance. [1:17:02, 1:17:09]: If I just threw out a name of a street, when would that street actually come back within the cycle? And I'm just trying to gaze at that. [1:17:09, 1:17:26]: See, but then it will it won't actually go that way because the roads will be rated. And sometimes some roads deteriorate faster than others depending on the amount of traffic on the road. Subdivision roads will last a lot longer than main thoroughfares like old Atlanta Road or Davidson Parkway. [1:17:28, 1:17:29]: But but you do keep a history. [1:17:32, 1:17:39]: Yes, I've got data since I've been here, 2016. Right, right. And that's basically, you know, what we need because um [1:17:40, 1:17:48]: That determination, I do understand that, but I just want to be able to look at the history. I think it's just good information, good data just to know and just to have. [1:17:48, 1:17:52]: Yes, I'll put that spreadsheet together for you. All right, thank you. [1:17:52, 1:18:12]: Um Mr. Wiggins on the call. Well you you don't you don't you don't really have to respond. I just if you heard that if you Oh it's not a problem. It's it's not a problem. If you could just pull that together and just share with us at some other point in time. I don't want to tie the meeting up with that. I just heard this reference and I know [1:18:12, 1:18:20]: uh in another agenda item coming up it make reference to splash five as well. I'm just curious as to uh balance. [1:18:21, 1:18:23]: Mayor Proton, that's not a problem. Right now. [1:18:23, 1:18:27]: We to date we have uh collected on splash five three point four million. [1:18:30, 1:18:31]: Thank you, sir. [1:18:34, 1:18:38]: All right, um uh Mr. Gardner, you had your hand up or you want me to make comments there at all? [1:18:38, 1:18:49]: Uh no, uh not anymore, man. I I I was just gonna tell Councilmember Thomas that that and the same thing um Desh said, I mean, local roads, it could be twenty years before you see that road repaved again. [1:18:49, 1:18:54]: based on traffic and and what type of traffic is going on on your subdivision streets, but [1:18:55, 1:19:08]: Um you probably won't in some cases you probably won't see a road come back for years, but your more high traffic roads are the wanna be the ones that come back because they got truck traffic on them on a regular basis versus just regular cars. [1:19:08, 1:19:12]: But residential streets, it could be twenty years. [1:19:13, 1:19:16]: Well, you know, sometimes you have to be able to explain that to the citizen. [1:19:18, 1:19:21]: Yeah, because if they they'll see a pothole where we may not see it. [1:19:22, 1:19:23]: Yes, sir. [1:19:23, 1:19:24]: Uh [1:19:24, 1:19:26]: Any other cop yeah, go ahead, Mr. Blount. [1:19:26, 1:19:33]: Mayor, just real quick, I think one of the things that Mr. Aaron told me at one time is not about the aesthetics of the road, it's the condition of the road. [1:19:33, 1:19:43]: You know, a lot of times you have roads that look uh they may have stains and all this stuff on it and they look they look old, but they may not be cracked and and and the condition of the road may not be the priority. [1:19:44, 1:19:49]: You know, it's the conditions of the road that he was that he explained to me, maybe that'll help a little bit also. [1:19:49, 1:19:50]: Right. [1:19:51, 1:19:52]: Okay, any other comments from the council? [1:19:53, 1:19:58]: Uh seeing none. All right. So otherwise we need a motion uh to accept this uh [1:19:58, 1:20:00]: Proposal so we can go forward. Is there a motion? [1:20:01, 1:20:01]: Oh [1:20:01, 1:20:03]: Okay, Mr. Alexander, someone's there a second. [1:20:05, 1:20:05]: Okay, Mr. Blount. [1:20:06, 1:20:06]: Good deal. [1:20:07, 1:20:08]: All in favor of motion, please indicate. [1:20:10, 1:20:13]: Okay, so that is the name decision. Okay, fantastic. Appreciate it. [1:20:13, 1:20:14]: Thank you very much. [1:20:18, 1:20:19]: Okay, um [1:20:20, 1:20:33]: Council consideration to approve task order number thirty-seven of Carter Sloop Wastewater Treatment Plant Capacity Review in amount of six sixty-six thousand one hundred dollars, funding source splot five. Mr. Aaron, once again, please. [1:20:34, 1:20:39]: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council. Staff is starting to look look at the options of [1:20:39, 1:20:44]: Expanding the wastewater treatment plant. We've had a lot of development going on recently. [1:20:44, 1:20:49]: We want to be proactive instead of reactive. Having been an employee of EPD, I know how they are. [1:20:50, 1:21:00]: when it comes to issue of sewer capacity, they'd rather for you to be addressing issues before they become an issue than that wait for them to become an issue and then address them. [1:21:00, 1:21:10]: We've had a developer uh major project that has come to the city, approach the city about connecting onto the sewer system there in the Henry County Water Authority service area, but [1:21:10, 1:21:17]: trying to get connected to Heron County would be a great expense to them. So they have asked the city if they would [1:21:17, 1:21:20]: take on that capacity, it would [1:21:20, 1:21:39]: bring a lot to the city and impact fees. So we've been talking with that developer along with Ms. Johnson and her department about how we go about making this happen and bringing this development to our community. I think it'll be a very nice development if it goes forward, but we just want to be proactive as we start approaching [1:21:39, 1:21:55]: halfway point of our capacity at a wastewater treatment plant because we're at about 60 percent right now. EPD wants to reach 80% of your capacity, they want you to have a plan of action as to how you go about expanding your plant or they'll issue a moratorium where you can no longer [1:21:55, 1:22:12]: allow any connections to the plant. So we're just being proactive. We want to start the process now because it's a long process. It takes five plus years to get approved before. So we just want to be at the forefront of having this permit approved and reviewed by EPD. [1:22:14, 1:22:17]: Okay. Thank you, Mr. Aaron. Council, any questions for Mr. Aaron? [1:22:20, 1:22:28]: Seeing none of this time. So is there a motion to move forward? I I got a question. Mr. Aaron so this is uh commercial development that you're speaking of. [1:22:29, 1:22:32]: A combination of commercial and residential. [1:22:32, 1:22:39]: So it's mixed use. Okay. Yes, sir. So certainly, uh so is there any w what is there any any immediate need? [1:22:39, 1:22:40]: Uh to make that [1:22:41, 1:22:47]: to facilitate that or is this just the forward looking process that you're talking about or is there [1:22:47, 1:22:50]: something immediate need that you need. [1:22:51, 1:23:11]: For the project. Right now we're okay. We can accept the capacity because it'll take a while before the project is fully completed. But we just want to start the process because once we make this commitment to this development, we still got to be able to have capacity for additional development that comes in the future. So we just want to be on [1:23:11, 1:23:14]: the forefront. We don't want to be behind schedule. [1:23:15, 1:23:18]: when other developments come and we have to turn that development down. [1:23:19, 1:23:21]: Let's get those jobs. [1:23:22, 1:23:22]: Yeah. [1:23:22, 1:23:24]: Let's get those jobs. Thank you. [1:23:25, 1:23:26]: Mr. Blount, do you have a question? [1:23:27, 1:23:30]: Yeah, I just want to move to approve the consideration to approve the tax order number thirty-seven. [1:23:31, 1:23:33]: Okay, that's emotion or second. [1:23:34, 1:23:34]: Very good. [1:23:35, 1:23:38]: Mr. Alzheimer's second that Ms. Barber, you had a c a question. [1:23:38, 1:23:41]: I do. I know Mr. Wiggins did mention [1:23:41, 1:23:46]: Um what we've collected in splash five, I like to know what the balance is. [1:23:47, 1:23:50]: We haven't spent any spent any money yet. [1:23:50, 1:23:54]: Okay. [1:23:54, 1:23:57]: That w I mean, uh that we would pay for. [1:23:57, 1:24:03]: But I'm sorry, that is an excellent question. Even if we haven't spent any of the funds, how much is in there? [1:24:05, 1:24:08]: Three point four three point four million. [1:24:09, 1:24:10]: Three point four million. [1:24:11, 1:24:14]: Okay, three point four million. I understand that those revenues have [1:24:14, 1:24:18]: have surged and that uh we're collecting a record amount so [1:24:18, 1:24:20]: That translates to what per month? [1:24:23, 1:24:27]: Um so we s it's a it's it's about four hundred, five hundred something thousand we collect. [1:24:29, 1:24:31]: Five hundred thousand on an average. [1:24:31, 1:24:32]: Each one. [1:24:33, 1:24:34]: Well, thank you. [1:24:35, 1:24:35]: Okay. [1:24:36, 1:24:41]: Alrighty. If no other questions, the motion is made in a second. So all in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:24:43, 1:24:46]: Okay. Looks like it's announcing this thing. Okay, thank you very much. Appreciate it. [1:24:47, 1:24:49]: Thank you, Mr. Mayor and Council. [1:24:49, 1:24:50]: Welcome. [1:24:50, 1:24:52]: Can I add something on the side note? [1:24:52, 1:24:53]: You go right. [1:24:53, 1:25:13]: There's been a mention about streetlight assessment. You and I had a conversation with Jennifer Williams with Georgia Power. Miss Williams and I did conduct a ride through the city on January 18th. Ms. Williams is currently putting together that assessment and proposal. And once she's completed with it, she will come back before Mayor and Council and give a presentation of the street light. [1:25:13, 1:25:15]: Lights assessment she's doing it. [1:25:16, 1:25:20]: we have will be done in phases, she recommended phases so that it can help with the costs. [1:25:22, 1:25:25]: All right, great. Appreciate it. Look forward to that undo. [1:25:26, 1:25:30]: Why if I can ask Mr. Aaron a question. Go right in, please. [1:25:30, 1:25:33]: Because he brought it up. Um I know that um [1:25:33, 1:25:36]: A contract was signed with Georgia Power. [1:25:36, 1:25:39]: To change out the light fixtures in bulbs. [1:25:40, 1:25:42]: Um in Lakeside subdivision. [1:25:42, 1:25:46]: I know it was supposed to be done in February or January. [1:25:46, 1:25:48]: Where are we with that? Can you give us a status? [1:25:48, 1:25:51]: Georgia Power has ordered the materials. [1:25:51, 1:25:54]: Firm is Williams and then waiting on the schedule. [1:25:55, 1:25:56]: for the crews to get out there to work on it. [1:25:57, 1:25:57]: Thank you. [1:25:59, 1:26:01]: All right, we'll move on. Uh Mr. Alexander. [1:26:01, 1:26:03]: Yeah, I I just won't um [1:26:03, 1:26:23]: Mr. Aaron to expound on what we're talking about, which is there's so much concern in this community about dark streets. So talk about it and tell us what you drove Georgia Power through North Henry Boulevard, Highway 138. Tell us where uh they thought the priority was going to be. [1:26:23, 1:26:36]: be uh in these phases of street lights and and what what uh what was the communication between you uh and georgia power about the urgency of getting these um dark streets lit. [1:26:36, 1:26:45]: Well the well the main concerns were like say the main thoroughfares like Hudson Bridge Road, Eagles Landing Parkway, Patrick Henry Campground. [1:26:45, 1:27:04]: Road, uh, North Henry Boulevard, Old Atlanta, Davidson Parkway, the interstate interchanges, and some of the neighborhoods we rode through. So mainly the major thoroughfares. Uh like I said, she'll be she's preparing an assessment that she will present to mayor and council about how we [1:27:04, 1:27:05]: move forward with. [1:27:06, 1:27:08]: improving the city's street lights. [1:27:08, 1:27:28]: At this time with all of the money that was approved through the infrastructure bill, can we chase down some of those dollars uh in the infrastructure bill? Since you know the money's out there and the sharks are gonna get it before we get it. If we don't go and get it now, if we got this street light plan that needs to [1:27:28, 1:27:36]: To be done and the infrastructure money is out there now. Uh, what can we do, Mr. Gardner, about going after these funds for these street lights? [1:27:38, 1:27:46]: First we need to see if they're if those are eligible under any of the funds that are out there. And if they are, just making sure we put forward an application. So [1:27:46, 1:27:54]: That's entirely us making sure to see what what those eligible activities are under each of those pro different programs that are out there. [1:27:54, 1:27:59]: Like stormwater we know is one a lot of the im that type of infrastructure, but you know [1:27:59, 1:28:11]: Street lights, whether that's one of them. And what when we say street lights, what do we mean? Are we meaning we're implementing, we're putting them in versus operations and maintenance? You know, so we'd have to see exactly where [1:28:12, 1:28:16]: Well, our current infrastructure falls and relate to the eligible activities under the [1:28:16, 1:28:17]: Under the infrastructure bill. [1:28:18, 1:28:19]: Yeah. [1:28:19, 1:28:28]: All right, just whatever dollars that we can go get. I just want us to be like sharks and blood in the water, man. Let's go get it. There's a lot of money out there. Yeah. [1:28:28, 1:28:36]: I have a quick question. I'm sorry. Um, Mr. Gardner or Ms. Wheeler has the position for the grant. [1:28:36, 1:28:40]: um coordinator position has that been posted yet? [1:28:40, 1:28:43]: Yes, ma'am, and I've got uh applications and reviewing. [1:28:43, 1:28:44]: Thank you. [1:28:45, 1:28:59]: All right, council consideration to approve software and service costs for report citation management, computer aided dispatch, CAD, mobile operations, law enforcement records, management, and public safety and uh uh index. [1:29:00, 1:29:01]: Software. [1:29:02, 1:29:06]: And Tyler Technologies in the amount of a hundred and two thousand three hundred and fifty five. [1:29:06, 1:29:12]: It's analytics, I guess it is. Okay, anyway, 402,355 funding source opera. [1:29:12, 1:29:14]: Uh Chief Tremor, please. [1:29:15, 1:29:17]: Yes, good evening, Mayor and Council. [1:29:17, 1:29:22]: Um as you all know, in order to operate the police department we need a [1:29:22, 1:29:24]: system a report management system. [1:29:25, 1:29:31]: To be able to respond to calls for service and for officers, to be able to issue uh reports and citations. [1:29:32, 1:29:35]: Of the county in all of the [1:29:35, 1:29:41]: police departments within Hindery County are on the Tyler technology system. And so we want there to be interoperability. [1:29:41, 1:29:43]: Across all the agencies in Henry County. [1:29:44, 1:29:45]: And um [1:29:45, 1:29:54]: One of the advantages of going with Tyler Technology is that the county has already purchased site and mobile licenses for all agencies within the county. [1:29:54, 1:30:00]: Uh by virtue of them having done that, that saves us around two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Um [1:30:00, 1:30:03]: We were to go another avenue with this, we would pay significantly more. [1:30:04, 1:30:12]: Um, we are able to, by virtue of uh some of the advanced analytics with this, to sole source this provider. [1:30:12, 1:30:28]: As we talked about, we want to be upfront and open and transparent with the community about crime happening within the city. And one of the things about this program is it will allow residents to actually log into our site to be able to see crime data real time for themselves. [1:30:28, 1:30:33]: And so having that capacity built into this system, I certainly think is a uh is a plus. [1:30:33, 1:30:34]: Um [1:30:34, 1:30:39]: And uh we're looking four hundred and two thousand three hundred and fifty five dollars in funding. [1:30:39, 1:30:43]: uh approved by the council through ARPA in order to be able to move forward with this purchase. [1:30:45, 1:30:49]: Thank you, Chief. I appreciate appreciate that. Questions counsel for Chief Tremor. [1:30:51, 1:30:52]: Oh Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [1:30:52, 1:30:54]: I do I wanna know if the attorneys [1:30:55, 1:30:59]: Have they vetted that this is true? I know Chief Tramer said this is a sole source. [1:31:00, 1:31:00]: Um [1:31:01, 1:31:02]: And [1:31:02, 1:31:03]: I can't confirm. [1:31:04, 1:31:06]: That it is soul sore, so that is something. [1:31:06, 1:31:13]: The attorneys, Mr. Berry, are you able to confirm that? I know there is maybe a document or something, procurement requires. [1:31:14, 1:31:14]: Um [1:31:15, 1:31:16]: to be completed. [1:31:18, 1:31:18]: Is he still on? [1:31:19, 1:31:32]: Yeah, I I'm still on council member. Yes, I I believe so. And I'm honestly gonna defer to the chief's expertise on what's a sole source on some of this technical stuff. But yes. And I don't uh so yes, that's correct. [1:31:34, 1:31:37]: We we have the accompanying sole source documentation to go home this purchase. [1:31:38, 1:31:39]: Thank you. [1:31:40, 1:31:42]: Um Mr. Blanc, go ahead, please. [1:31:43, 1:31:46]: Chief Trail, would you correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that [1:31:47, 1:31:48]: This the [1:31:49, 1:31:53]: purchases and whatever's going on with the police department is not going through our [1:31:53, 1:31:56]: regular procurement process, you guys are [1:31:56, 1:32:01]: doing something on a different level is not going through our procurement process as [1:32:01, 1:32:03]: We would normally do things, is that correct? [1:32:04, 1:32:10]: It's going through the process, it's not following the exact flow that some of the other processes follow. [1:32:10, 1:32:14]: But in order for this to move forward, it does have to be vetted at the same level. [1:32:14, 1:32:17]: uh in accordance with the current procurement policy so [1:32:17, 1:32:22]: Uh this will uh once it's approved by council, this will go forward. [1:32:22, 1:32:28]: And uh Miss Miller and the attorneys will all bet the documentation before we're able to actually make this purchase. [1:32:30, 1:32:32]: But what I'm saying is prior to [1:32:32, 1:32:34]: Numbers. [1:32:34, 1:32:54]: These numbers aren't vetted, whatever numbers you're getting returning to the police department or whatever, it's not going through the procurement process as we would normally do it. You're doing this with however you guys are setting it up. I'm sorry, Mr. Wiggins, uh you over procured procurement department. I saw him kind of had his hand up if you don't mind. Yeah, yeah, uh Chancellor. [1:32:54, 1:32:55]: What this [1:32:55, 1:32:58]: This is this purchase here is over seventy five thousand. [1:32:59, 1:33:01]: So um what came before uh [1:33:02, 1:33:03]: Bear and council was [1:33:03, 1:33:04]: Uh [1:33:04, 1:33:07]: Any purchases on their seventy five thousand on the [1:33:07, 1:33:08]: They will go uh [1:33:09, 1:33:10]: Right on through procurement. [1:33:11, 1:33:14]: Anything over seventy five thousand, he still would have to go through. [1:33:15, 1:33:17]: The procurement process, this is one of them. [1:33:17, 1:33:18]: А [1:33:19, 1:33:21]: The the best thing about this is [1:33:21, 1:33:22]: It's um [1:33:23, 1:33:27]: It it's been vetted uh by the county and it's also here it's a sole source. [1:33:31, 1:33:31]: All right. [1:33:32, 1:33:33]: Any other questions, Council? [1:33:34, 1:33:49]: Okay. So I guess you answered my question then. I saying so our regular procurement process that we have in the city, that's not being utilized. It's being vetted through other sources, what you're saying. Yeah, on this particular one because it's over the seventy five thousand. [1:33:50, 1:33:51]: I'll uh leave it. [1:33:52, 1:33:53]: For police. [1:33:54, 1:33:59]: Okay. But and and council member, sole source is an exception to the procurement. If someone else is [1:34:00, 1:34:06]: Uh or if someone else has already bid this out previously, that's an exception to having to go through the whole procurement process. [1:34:06, 1:34:07]: Okay. [1:34:09, 1:34:10]: Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [1:34:10, 1:34:30]: Airport, I'd like to make motion to approve the software and service costs for the report, citation management, computer aided dispatch, mobile operations, law enforcement records management, and public safety analytics software from Tyler Technologies in the amount of 102,355. [1:34:31, 1:34:33]: Dollars at sole source. [1:34:33, 1:34:34]: Second. [1:34:34, 1:34:41]: Okay, Mr. Barber Barber Ms. Barber made the motion. Ms. Alexander made the second. All in favor of the motion, please indicate. [1:34:43, 1:34:45]: Okay, this is Jen the unanimous decision. Great, appreciate it. [1:34:45, 1:34:46]: Thank you, Chief. [1:34:49, 1:35:09]: Council consideration to approve renovation costs for the city of Stockbridge Police Department Headquarters building at 4545 North Henry Boulevard, not to exceed the amount of three million nine hundred and fifty-one thousand five hundred and twenty-five dollars. Uh police bond three million eight hundred and fifty-two thousand four hundred and thirty-seven dollars be splot five. [1:35:09, 1:35:20]: And$99,088, uh$98,000, yeah,$99,088 will be uh used out of opera funds. Mr. Tremor, Chief Tremor, please. [1:35:21, 1:35:25]: Yes, thank you. If I could share my screen with uh you mayor and council. [1:35:26, 1:35:28]: There you go. Can every can everybody see that? [1:35:28, 1:35:29]: Yes, sir, we can. [1:35:29, 1:35:30]: Okay, excellent. [1:35:32, 1:35:35]: So I'm sure many of you are aware. [1:35:35, 1:35:38]: Of the fact that we'll be taking over the old city hall. [1:35:39, 1:35:39]: Um [1:35:40, 1:35:42]: Building and [1:35:43, 1:35:52]: It's my understanding that building has not been updated or renovated in some years. And despite the fact that the Henry County Police Department was operating a precinct out of here. [1:35:53, 1:35:59]: Um it is not uh sufficient in and of itself in order to be able to support an actual police headquarters operation. [1:36:00, 1:36:07]: Um the building's a little dated and one of the things that we're looking to do is to update the building and of course in accordance with [1:36:07, 1:36:15]: just the aesthetics of the downtown area. We want to make sure that the police department, by virtue of where it's situated, that it meets those aesthetic elements as well. [1:36:16, 1:36:19]: So wanna share with you, this is the current rendering of the building as it looks to date. [1:36:20, 1:36:25]: We've been working with TSW and this was the design that we have uh settled on. [1:36:26, 1:36:33]: We believe this is gonna be the most cost effective, uh, but also keeping with the aesthetics and providing an updated look to the front of the building. [1:36:34, 1:36:34]: Um [1:36:35, 1:36:39]: One of the things that uh we have two different views I'll show you here. This is a [1:36:39, 1:36:40]: View [1:36:40, 1:36:43]: uh in the daytime or the night time rather [1:36:43, 1:36:45]: And this is a picture of it during the day. [1:36:46, 1:36:55]: The current floor plan, I wanna just kind of show you all, just take you on a walk through a virtual tour, so to speak, of the building so you can see what it looks like at the moment. [1:36:55, 1:36:58]: This is the current floor plan for the building. [1:36:58, 1:37:01]: And as we move through, I want to just take you through [1:37:02, 1:37:02]: The [1:37:03, 1:37:04]: Um [1:37:05, 1:37:06]: The entryway here. [1:37:06, 1:37:08]: of the [1:37:09, 1:37:11]: building you can see here this is the [1:37:11, 1:37:14]: Public lobby reception area of the building. [1:37:15, 1:37:21]: And as we move through the building here, there's a room that was being utilized as a roll call room, which we [1:37:21, 1:37:27]: want to turn into a community room. One of the things that we want about this police department is we don't want it to be just for the police department. [1:37:28, 1:37:35]: We want there to be a community room and a conference room so that we can bring members of the community together for various different outreach and community related events. [1:37:36, 1:37:41]: And we want to be able to host those things within the police department. So we want something that um the community [1:37:42, 1:37:43]: is able to [1:37:43, 1:37:45]: Um, to enjoy [1:37:45, 1:37:55]: as well as to update it for purposes of um being able to operate more effectively and then just just providing a a a a good environment for the officers to work in. [1:37:56, 1:37:57]: The [1:37:58, 1:38:04]: As you advance through, just kind of give you an update or a look rather of the uh hall, you can see that it's a little [1:38:04, 1:38:06]: It's a little dated. Um again. [1:38:07, 1:38:08]: In terms of [1:38:09, 1:38:12]: the way that the building looks. I'm sorry I'm having some [1:38:13, 1:38:18]: I got a little too technical, I think, with myself on this presentation, trying to zoom in and out of the different areas here. [1:38:19, 1:38:20]: А you can see here. [1:38:21, 1:38:26]: This is the other side of the hallway. And this office you see here was the precinct commander's office. [1:38:27, 1:38:31]: So this was the uh precinct commander's office here. You can see again. [1:38:31, 1:38:34]: uh carpet walls the doors [1:38:34, 1:38:39]: And I don't know if you can see this this window here in the hallway. Again, a lot of those things are are very dated. [1:38:40, 1:38:41]: Um [1:38:41, 1:38:44]: This is the CID area where the detectives work out of. [1:38:44, 1:38:50]: Um you can see again the space is just it needs to obviously the carpet needs to be replaced. It needs to be [1:38:50, 1:38:54]: uh refinished. I'll take you on a tour here. You can see these wonderful bathrooms. [1:38:54, 1:38:58]: uh very vintage uh look that we have going on here. [1:38:58, 1:39:00]: And um [1:39:00, 1:39:01]: This is the [1:39:02, 1:39:05]: Uh kitchen area, break room. [1:39:05, 1:39:06]: That's currently in place. [1:39:07, 1:39:10]: Uh this is the locker rooms inside the facility here. [1:39:11, 1:39:17]: And the whole back portion of the room, this is all unfinished space back here. So you can see this is just open space. [1:39:17, 1:39:23]: vision for this this would be where our property and evidence uh section would be for the police department. [1:39:23, 1:39:25]: And then you have this unfinished space here. [1:39:26, 1:39:27]: Uh as well. [1:39:27, 1:39:30]: And this is what we envision to be the patrol. [1:39:30, 1:39:31]: Oh [1:39:32, 1:39:36]: control roll call room for the officers and the supervisors to work out of [1:39:36, 1:39:37]: Um in the future. [1:39:38, 1:39:38]: Now [1:39:39, 1:39:46]: I'll take you through this is the second level. Again, this is unoccupied. It's unfinished space here, so you can see what that looks like. [1:39:46, 1:39:48]: Um there there's [1:39:48, 1:39:50]: Uh it's just a shell. [1:39:51, 1:39:51]: And [1:39:53, 1:39:54]: Uh, we've gone backwards here. [1:40:00, 1:40:08]: And you are familiar with this. Currently starting out, we're looking at 52 sword officers, six civilian employees, a total of 58 staff. And I just want you to know that. [1:40:08, 1:40:16]: If we were to break this down and look at the needs based on our current organizational structure here, we need fifteen offices, fifteen cubicles currently. [1:40:16, 1:40:20]: The space as it is only has eight available offices. [1:40:20, 1:40:22]: and space enough for sixteen cubicles. [1:40:22, 1:40:25]: So the the finished space as it is. [1:40:25, 1:40:36]: Is currently not large enough for us to be able to provide office space for all the positions that we would need to provide office space for with our current organizational structure. And that's just looking at [1:40:36, 1:40:42]: things for the moment. One of the things that we did is we sat down with the project manager, we sat down with the architect. [1:40:42, 1:40:46]: And we looked at what is our department gonna look like in the future. [1:40:46, 1:40:50]: And we wanted to build within this um design. [1:40:50, 1:40:54]: The ability to grow so that this building will serve our purposes. [1:40:54, 1:40:55]: For the next decade. [1:40:56, 1:40:58]: And so looking at that, I want to share with you. [1:40:59, 1:41:00]: The [1:41:01, 1:41:03]: drawing as it relates to what we [1:41:03, 1:41:07]: Hope to do with the building if council approves. [1:41:07, 1:41:09]: The renovation cost here. [1:41:09, 1:41:20]: So you can see we want to expand the community room in the upper right hand portion here in order to be able to host events. We have a kitchenette in here so we can bring together Citizens Police Academy, youth police academies. [1:41:20, 1:41:23]: advisory councils. We want it just to be a welcoming place. [1:41:24, 1:41:29]: some place that that again the citizens are able to come to and and and work together with us. [1:41:30, 1:41:34]: Um within that space there too, it's gonna be versatile. So if we have [1:41:34, 1:41:38]: a situation happened in the city that we can open that up as a joint operation center. [1:41:38, 1:41:45]: and be able to bring other entities from the county to be able to address, you know, maybe large scale issues that are occurring within um [1:41:45, 1:41:46]: the city of Stockbridge. [1:41:47, 1:41:57]: Uh we've repurposed some space here to allow for uh some cubicles and some additional office space so that again it allows us to grow. [1:41:57, 1:42:06]: Uh as you move in here, we've incorporated a a a small fitness room to allow the officers space to be able to take care um of their personal wellness. [1:42:07, 1:42:13]: We have an evidence lab here in the back. We have a patrol squad room and space for our supervisors here. So this is the [1:42:13, 1:42:14]: Uh first floor. [1:42:14, 1:42:16]: And then this would be the second floor. [1:42:17, 1:42:24]: Um on the second floor, uh this would be where the executive administrative staff offices are. There's a conference uh room lounge. [1:42:24, 1:42:25]: And um [1:42:26, 1:42:28]: uh some storage space up here on the second level. [1:42:29, 1:42:33]: And so as it looks, one of the things I wanted to give you this is this is sort of a vision. [1:42:33, 1:42:34]: For [1:42:34, 1:42:36]: The the public lobby. [1:42:36, 1:42:39]: When we renovate this, when citizens come in. [1:42:39, 1:42:43]: Uh you'll see they'll be able to enter into that community room on the right hand side there. [1:42:43, 1:42:44]: Yeah. [1:42:44, 1:42:45]: As we [1:42:46, 1:42:50]: move into the community room just to give you a vision of what that'll look like. [1:42:50, 1:42:58]: Uh we'll have some A V set up in there so again that we're able to do various different community events and trainings within the uh police department. [1:43:02, 1:43:06]: Now taking you to the back of the building here, this is the property and evidence section. [1:43:07, 1:43:12]: And uh what we're looking at is some movable storage. We can maximize space in the back of the building. [1:43:12, 1:43:23]: We have uh these lockers here on the right-hand side and an evidence processing station so that the officers can package up the evidence and be able to move it forward back into the property and evidence section. [1:43:24, 1:43:32]: Uh, this is to give you an idea of just the the furniture, the outlook for the patrol uh briefing room area where the officers will muster. [1:43:32, 1:43:36]: Uh, this is a look of the CID space here, what that will look like. [1:43:37, 1:43:44]: And then just to give you a look, we have some cube farms that are built out in here to allow for growth and expansion in the future. [1:43:45, 1:43:53]: um as the department grows. We have a a conference room in here and I'm gonna take you on a virtual tour of the building here in just a moment. [1:43:57, 1:44:14]: So as you can see, this is just a projected uh ideal optimal growth for the department moving forward in the future. This is where we aspire to be at some point in time in the future. Um you've seen this before. Uh this is anything new, but just to give you a context of what that looks like in terms of office space. [1:44:15, 1:44:18]: Based on that organizational structure, we're going to need twenty offices. [1:44:18, 1:44:30]: Um we're going to need 26 cubicles in order to be able to accommodate all the people there. With this design here, what it does is we have 22 offices built into that. So it still gives us a few offices to be able to grow into. [1:44:30, 1:44:37]: And then it allows for us to have 33 cube spaces in there. So again, it still provides for future growth for the department. [1:44:42, 1:44:45]: Now I'm gonna try to get this to work here, so bear with me just a moment. [1:44:45, 1:44:46]: Um [1:44:48, 1:44:49]: Hopefully this [1:44:49, 1:44:51]: works the right way. Can you all see that? [1:44:51, 1:44:53]: Yes, sir. We can. Okay, great. [1:44:53, 1:45:01]: So this would be the uh the front lobby. And again, this is not the aesthetics, it's not the carpet, it's not the layout, it's just to give you a look and and feel for the flow. [1:45:02, 1:45:05]: of uh how the department will look so [1:45:05, 1:45:13]: One of the things that we want to do if you remember from the picture um in in the beginning is that these are solid wood doors in place right now. It doesn't really allow for [1:45:14, 1:45:19]: for any um uh ability to see in or out of the building. And we certainly want to open that space up so [1:45:20, 1:45:23]: When you come into the lobby here, this will be um what the seating looks like. [1:45:24, 1:45:27]: And then it will provide access to the restrooms here to the right. [1:45:27, 1:45:30]: And then to the community room here to the right also. [1:45:30, 1:45:41]: Uh these will be our service bay windows here where citizens will come in and they'll pick up their their records reports or come to file a report or anything that they need from the police department. We'll be able to serve them from this area here. [1:45:41, 1:45:49]: Moving inside, you can see this is uh the reception area where our records coordinator and a records clerk will work out of the serve. [1:45:50, 1:45:51]: The citizens [1:45:52, 1:45:56]: Uh moving inside, this is the conference room that's next to the training room here. [1:45:56, 1:45:59]: This door right here leads into the community training room. [1:45:59, 1:46:03]: But as we move around, we have this conference room here and these these um [1:46:04, 1:46:06]: This this glass right here is actually [1:46:07, 1:46:14]: Um we're able to open this up so that we we we don't have to close off this space. And so these are like sliding glass doors. [1:46:14, 1:46:20]: uh that we'll be able to utilize and have some really nice conference space in the uh front of the house here with the building. [1:46:20, 1:46:26]: Now moving into the investigations area, just to give you an idea of what that looks like, uh, there's some sergeant's offices here in the back. [1:46:27, 1:46:30]: But this will be uh cubes for our investigators to work out of. [1:46:30, 1:46:38]: Uh one of the things that's not captured here, they're actually uh two interviews in an observation room along this back wall that wasn't incorporated to the design. [1:46:38, 1:46:42]: Uh, but you can see a little bit of what this CID area is gonna look like. [1:46:43, 1:46:49]: I'm gonna take you into the sergeant's office. This is what a standard office looks like uh within the building, just to give you a feel. [1:46:49, 1:46:50]: of how that's going to be set up. [1:46:52, 1:46:58]: So you can see this is gonna be your typical supervisor or uh sergeant's office. [1:46:58, 1:46:59]: In the department. [1:47:10, 1:47:12]: This here is the patrol. [1:47:12, 1:47:13]: Area. [1:47:13, 1:47:24]: This will be where all the officers come prior to the shift to get their briefings and where they'll meet for training, um, so on and so forth. And this will be that unfinished space that was in the back of the building. [1:47:25, 1:47:30]: uh that you all had seen. This will be a conference room and then we'll have both of the patrol captains' offices will be [1:47:31, 1:47:34]: Uh back along the back this will be a a copy area. [1:47:34, 1:47:37]: And I'll take you in here. This will be the um [1:47:40, 1:47:41]: A lounge area. [1:47:41, 1:47:49]: And that's going to be shortened a little bit. We will have another lounge upstairs, but it's going to be shortened a bit to allow for the uh workout room within the facility as well. [1:47:55, 1:47:59]: As we as we uh we we move up, you can see this is kind of the executive office here. [1:48:00, 1:48:05]: And um this would be the uh the chief's office. There's a small conference room up here. [1:48:06, 1:48:08]: In order to be able to uh conduct meetings. [1:48:09, 1:48:11]: And um just give you a [1:48:11, 1:48:14]: general overview of what that looks like and then [1:48:14, 1:48:16]: Uh back here we have [1:48:16, 1:48:17]: Um [1:48:17, 1:48:21]: other administrative offices so you have an idea of what that looks like as well. [1:48:25, 1:48:27]: Let me see if I can get back to [1:48:33, 1:48:34]: Right, so [1:48:34, 1:48:40]: You've had an opportunity to to see a little bit and certainly we'll have questions, anything that you all want to know, any questions that you have. [1:48:40, 1:48:43]: And Carl, you're you're on as well, right? [1:48:45, 1:48:46]: Yeah, Carl's on. [1:48:46, 1:48:47]: Okay, great. [1:48:47, 1:48:55]: So uh this is this is how it breaks down, this is how the cost breaks down. And so the exterior update to the front, we're estimating at about$100,000. [1:48:55, 1:48:57]: uh to be able to make that adjustment. [1:48:57, 1:49:06]: And then the dollar amounts listed like first floor front,$125, that's an estimate of what it's gonna cost based on square footage to make that renovation. [1:49:06, 1:49:22]: The cost for the front, uh the first floor in the front is going to be less expensive because we're we're not all we're doing is really updating that space. We're not having to um take out every wall or build something completely from scratch. So the costs are a little lower. However, that space is the largest space. [1:49:23, 1:49:25]: in the facility. And so when you look at that square footage [1:49:26, 1:49:27]: We're looking to update that first. [1:49:28, 1:49:31]: front level there, the unfinished or the finished space rather. [1:49:31, 1:49:34]: is about one, just a little over one million dollars. [1:49:34, 1:49:42]: Uh the evidence lab, the cost per square foot is a little higher on that because there is some trenching that has to happen in that room in the concrete. [1:49:42, 1:49:47]: in order to be able to allow for this lighting storage system. So we're looking about two hundred fifty dollars a square foot there. [1:49:47, 1:49:55]: about 142,000. The finished, the unfinished space in the back, we're looking about six hundred and eighty-seven thousand and to finish the second level. [1:49:55, 1:49:58]: Seven hundred and eighty seven thousand five hundred dollars. [1:49:58, 1:50:07]: So we're looking at uh 2.7, 2.8 million dollars just in renovation uh slash construction cost in order to be able to update the building. [1:50:08, 1:50:11]: Now the additional cost it's included in the total of three point nine million. [1:50:12, 1:50:20]: Is the furniture. Um, for all the furniture for the building, obviously we have to purchase all that. Uh, two hundred and twenty-seven thousand dollars we're looking at for furniture. [1:50:20, 1:50:25]: Uh for the uh IT, the technology infrastructure, we're looking about two hundred and twenty thousand dollars. [1:50:26, 1:50:37]: uh security access control 117, the fencing around the the the perimeter of the facility, especially considering the way that the street is being reconfigured next to the police precinct. [1:50:37, 1:50:43]: Uh there's some some some modifications of the fencing that have to be made. We've gotten estimates on that, about fifty-five thousand. [1:50:43, 1:50:51]: Um, updating the signage, the monument in the front. We're looking at about 10,000, refreshing some of the landscaping in the very front at about 10,000. [1:50:52, 1:50:54]: We've already um [1:50:54, 1:50:59]: Council already approved$165,000 of TSW, but we've actually been able to reduce that cost. [1:51:00, 1:51:10]: So we're looking at$152,000 in architectural design work from TSW and of course Technwood serving as project manager on there. Their expense is$35,000. [1:51:10, 1:51:13]: So the subtotal that as you can see there, 3.6. [1:51:13, 1:51:20]: We've got about a ten percent contingency uh built into that for three hundred and thirty thousand dollars, which gets us to the three point nine. [1:51:20, 1:51:24]: That we would need in order to be able to complete this project as we would like. [1:51:25, 1:51:28]: uh so that we can grow the department into the future. [1:51:28, 1:51:29]: Now Carl. [1:51:30, 1:51:34]: Um, notice a little quick, is there anything that I missed or anything that you'd like to add? [1:51:35, 1:51:40]: He did an amazing job, Chief. Um he covered that in great detail. [1:51:40, 1:51:41]: Um [1:51:41, 1:51:43]: We're um [1:51:43, 1:51:57]: Real excited to move this forward is a tight, tight timeline to try to get the um the department moved into this building. Um we'll be doing that in phases, but um we do need to move forward very quickly with this. Um [1:51:57, 1:52:03]: The pricing drawings from the architect will be finished at the end of this month so that we can firm up the pricing. [1:52:03, 1:52:05]: Um but um [1:52:05, 1:52:05]: These are [1:52:06, 1:52:07]: Oh [1:52:07, 1:52:12]: very comfortable numbers that we put together and and uh we just ask for your approval tonight. [1:52:14, 1:52:16]: Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. [1:52:17, 1:52:19]: Uh Chief, you know, um [1:52:20, 1:52:22]: Late last year I did take the tour. [1:52:23, 1:52:25]: Oh, the facility and um [1:52:26, 1:52:27]: Um [1:52:27, 1:52:31]: It wa it wasn't good. Uh I I'll just leave that at that. [1:52:32, 1:52:37]: Uh my concern though is looking at the future and [1:52:38, 1:52:54]: uh the needs for um finances and you know we approve uh the the grant writer position and i know councilwoman barber had mentioned something here recently about um you know that if you know that position [1:52:55, 1:53:00]: uh being on board and being able to get out there in the trenches to try to [1:53:00, 1:53:10]: uh offset some of these costs. And I know Mr. Gardner, I um asked you the question and I think you sort of got on that. And so it's out there now. So but [1:53:10, 1:53:11]: Um [1:53:12, 1:53:15]: Mr. Gardner, can you speak to the the slowness? [1:53:16, 1:53:20]: and fill in that position and when does it close? [1:53:20, 1:53:38]: Because as I'm seeing it now, uh Chief, is that uh we need though we need to identify those um uh resources as soon as possible to help uh offset uh some of these costs. Cause uh as you indicated, you know, um looking at the future. [1:53:39, 1:53:43]: So I guess this is a a combination of a response from um [1:53:43, 1:53:49]: Mr. Gardner and from the chief, uh especially uh about the grant writer, uh Mr. Gardner. [1:53:50, 1:53:53]: Yes, uh Protendant Thomas. L let me first say this. [1:53:53, 1:54:00]: You know, your grant writer is not a panacea. They're not gonna s they're not and I'm gonna say that real clearly, not going to cover [1:54:01, 1:54:06]: one hundred percent, maybe even fifty percent of your police department cost moving forward. [1:54:06, 1:54:08]: I don't want us to get to the point where we put [1:54:08, 1:54:11]: Une unrealistic expectation on a person. [1:54:11, 1:54:12]: Um [1:54:13, 1:54:13]: But [1:54:14, 1:54:15]: Um obviously [1:54:16, 1:54:16]: You know. [1:54:16, 1:54:17]: Where we are today. [1:54:18, 1:54:26]: We've advertised the position. I think it's been out for about three weeks. I've gotten a good set of applications that I'm reviewing and setting up in the interviews. [1:54:26, 1:54:31]: And we'll be meeting with Ms. Renee to get that scheduled and get those moved forward. [1:54:31, 1:54:34]: Um so hopefully we'll have somebody on here fairly quick, but [1:54:35, 1:54:55]: I do want to make sure because I don't like hiring the wrong person because I'm moving quick. I'd rather hire the right person and do my due diligence because obviously, you know, this is a very important position. So definitely we're we we've already advertised it. We've already received some good applications. We're reviewing those. As soon as we get those reviewed, we'll go [1:54:55, 1:54:58]: in earnest to set up our interviews and do our background checks. [1:54:59, 1:55:01]: And make sure we bring the right person in. [1:55:01, 1:55:21]: I'd rather have the right person on the right seat on the in the bus. Mr. Garden, let me respond to that. And I appreciate your your your your frankness. But this this is my position, and I think this is the position of the council. Um, you know, we we sort of understand that um, you know, everything is not made out of gold. [1:55:21, 1:55:26]: go. But one thing that we like to move forward when the when the council [1:55:26, 1:55:28]: uh create legislation [1:55:29, 1:55:31]: Um going forward. [1:55:31, 1:55:35]: Um, the fact that we do not have the position. [1:55:35, 1:55:38]: We know then that that bucket is empty. [1:55:39, 1:55:42]: So we see you see that's the difference. The bucket is empty. [1:55:43, 1:55:49]: Whatever we get going forward, it's going to help. But if it's not moving, [1:55:49, 1:55:51]: If it's not moving. [1:55:51, 1:56:00]: And the council has legislated. Hold on, hold on. I I want you to understand my position, because this is how I am, and you're gonna learn this about me. [1:56:00, 1:56:02]: When we legislate [1:56:02, 1:56:06]: And we test staff to move forward. [1:56:06, 1:56:08]: That's what we expect. [1:56:08, 1:56:16]: So the fact that it has not moved, that means as long as it's not moving, the bucket is always empty. [1:56:17, 1:56:19]: We don't know what we're going to get. [1:56:19, 1:56:22]: Until we go out there to attempt to fill the bucket. [1:56:23, 1:56:38]: You understand? So, and that's the position that we take as this council. So, you know, you as the as the manager, I know you just got here late January. So this is not this is not your issue. And I appreciate when I ask you the question. [1:56:38, 1:56:42]: you immediately went to it and you put the position out there. [1:56:42, 1:56:44]: But I'm concerned now though that [1:56:44, 1:56:47]: Uh we approved this in in December. [1:56:48, 1:56:51]: And I think what in the last ten days. [1:56:52, 1:56:54]: That it got off the ground. [1:56:54, 1:57:00]: See, that's that's just that just a that's just a concern that I have about when council [1:57:01, 1:57:04]: legislate and approve, it does not move. [1:57:05, 1:57:10]: And now we just had this presentation from the chief and he speaks to the future. [1:57:10, 1:57:13]: And he's indicated to us what he needs. [1:57:14, 1:57:15]: And so [1:57:17, 1:57:23]: That that's the issue that I have. And we cannot we cannot fulfill these wishes. [1:57:24, 1:57:26]: If we're not moving together. [1:57:26, 1:57:31]: So and I'm just saying this just to say you as the city manager. [1:57:31, 1:57:32]: Um [1:57:33, 1:57:35]: This is the expectations. [1:57:35, 1:57:36]: That we have. [1:57:37, 1:57:38]: Um [1:57:38, 1:57:40]: We want things to move. [1:57:41, 1:57:42]: So we know if it don't move. [1:57:43, 1:57:45]: Of course you're not gonna get anything. [1:57:45, 1:57:45]: Right. [1:57:47, 1:57:49]: We don't know what we're gonna get when it moves. [1:57:49, 1:57:54]: Understood. And then that's that's that's just the point that I just want to make. But I I appreciate it. [1:57:55, 1:58:05]: I understood. Thank you, sir. And my charge is my charge is your charge. Once approved, our goal is to move forward in earnest. Um [1:58:05, 1:58:21]: That's what I've always done because that's what my prime directive is, and my job is to make sure that I implement policy directives from May and Council. That's that's job number one. So this team is going to be moving forward on any legislation passed by a council. [1:58:21, 1:58:23]: Moving forward, we will take care. [1:58:23, 1:58:25]: And make sure that those things get done. [1:58:26, 1:58:28]: in a timely manner as prescribed. [1:58:28, 1:58:29]: Um [1:58:29, 1:58:35]: You know, I I I understand we we should have had a grant manager here, a grant person here last year. [1:58:36, 1:58:37]: Yeah, before last, to be quite honest with you. [1:58:38, 1:58:41]: Um, because we have missed out on a lot of money here. [1:58:41, 1:58:43]: Over the last two years. [1:58:43, 1:58:44]: Um [1:58:44, 1:58:49]: You know, and and my hopes is, you know, we don't because a lot of this stuff comes with deadlines. [1:58:49, 1:58:51]: You know, um [1:58:52, 1:58:55]: We we were fortunate enough in my last job to have hired [1:58:56, 1:59:01]: to grant people literally right before the pandemic hit. [1:59:01, 1:59:11]: And n not knowing that it would and what the impacts would be. Um, that was just because we had another we we we had a need to go after additional things for additional departments. [1:59:11, 1:59:13]: Бот окей і на інстанці. [1:59:14, 1:59:18]: But I will tell you that we will get this person on board. We will scour. [1:59:19, 1:59:22]: Every bit of the federal monies that are out there that we could apply for. [1:59:23, 1:59:26]: and be able to manage because the one other part of this is [1:59:26, 1:59:46]: I don't want us to get so ahead by going after money that we can't implement it in a timely manner, then we lose them. And the thing too is But that comes with another set of consequences. But definitely, yes, sir. You see, not not even necessarily for the police department. No, no, no. In general. [1:59:46, 2:00:04]: Um this is not just for no, this is a citywide effort where we can find the funds to get things moving. We will definitely be looking towards those, implementing them, and making sure that I don't know. You know what I'm saying? Seek, seek and you shall find. Yes, sir. But if you don't seek, you ain't gonna find nothing. [2:00:04, 2:00:12]: Right. I agree. So so now this is this let me ask uh the chief just to expound on on his contingency there. I just thought of [2:00:12, 2:00:17]: I'm just looking at that figure. Chief, is there any in the in in the comments you want to speak to that? [2:00:17, 2:00:24]: Yes, sir. So one of the things I would and I failed to mention is um by virtue of us being able to utilize ARPA funding. [2:00:24, 2:00:28]: We've been able to all send a lot of the start up calls to the police department that we would have. [2:00:28, 2:00:33]: had to rely on the police bond to fund. So we have not spent any of the three million dollars in the police bond. [2:00:33, 2:00:40]: So uh we're in very good standing as it relates to that. And I was speaking with Mr. Wiggins, I spoke with Mr. Gardner as well. [2:00:40, 2:00:43]: Plus five, there's nine million uh eight hundred. [2:00:43, 2:00:50]: and fifty-two thousand four hundred and thirty-seven dollars allocated to civic projects. Nine million of that has been allocated to the cultural arts center. [2:00:50, 2:00:57]: However, that still leaves uh eight hundred and fifty-two thousand four hundred and thirty-seven. It's lost five on civic projects. [2:00:57, 2:01:02]: It could help offset the uh expense of this and we confirm that information with Mr. Walls as well. [2:01:03, 2:01:18]: Um there and we're we we we would if we had to understand we have contingencies of about three hundred and thirty thousand dollars, but our hopes to try to and and we've been working very diligent and Carl will tell you my team and I and and uh Carl [2:01:18, 2:01:23]: And um uh Heather, uh everybody that's been working on this project, we've been looking at how can we [2:01:23, 2:01:24]: How can we [2:01:25, 2:01:28]: accomplish the the objective but still [2:01:28, 2:01:36]: save cost. And so we we've we've probably been able to put our heads together and in and I would venture to say [2:01:36, 2:01:50]: you know, over half a million dollars in in just um, you know, things that we were able to to do. As an example, um the they recommended replacing the whole HVAC um uh structure. We were able to repurpose that. [2:01:50, 2:02:00]: And uh to only replace certain necessary elements of that. And so we've really been diligent. And I say that to say that we will continue to be as we move forward as well. And so we're looking for ways to save costs. [2:02:01, 2:02:10]: We we wouldn't, you know, obviously we we may not even happen to dip into all that. Um, but if we did, our foot could offset some of those expenses that relate specifically [2:02:10, 2:02:16]: to the information technology and the infrastructure. So we could use some of that to offset those expenses as well. [2:02:17, 2:02:37]: But I think we're in good financial standing to be able to move forward with this project without value engineering anything out to allow us to grow into the future without having to dip into fund balance or anything along those lines based on what we currently have. Now to answer your question, Mayor Pro Tem, we we that there are some things we discussed. There's some [2:02:37, 2:02:38]: [7358.7, 7365.1]: But those alternate scenarios are going to cut down on uh the available space, which means at some point in time in the future. [2:02:45, 2:02:56]: We're going to have to make modifications. And Carl can speak to this because he's the expert here. That it's my understanding that those costs are going to be significantly more for us. [2:02:56, 2:03:03]: If we do this in a phased approach instead of doing it right now while we have the opportunity. Did you want to speak to that, Carl? [2:03:03, 2:03:07]: Sure. Um when you're looking at a project like this and [2:03:07, 2:03:09]: applying good stewardship, um [2:03:10, 2:03:30]: Chief and I talked about it a great length that we want to make sure that this project services him for uh many years into the future and not just a bare bones to get him in the building. Um you will end up later on as the department grows uh coming back and doing additional renovations to accommodate that. [2:03:30, 2:03:33]: future. We don't want to be in that position. We don't want to be [2:03:33, 2:03:53]: Number one, incurring uh accelerated costs for that uh as standalone projects. Uh we certainly don't want to be in a position of having contractors inside the uh working police department uh trying to make renovations. So we're just trying to set this this department up in this first um in this initial. [2:03:53, 2:03:56]: renovation uh project. [2:03:56, 2:04:02]: uh for it's a service uh chief in his department for it for a minimum of ten years. [2:04:03, 2:04:07]: Thank you, sir. And and and I just want to just say this in closing, uh Mayor. [2:04:08, 2:04:11]: From my perspective and and where I sit. [2:04:12, 2:04:14]: As an elected official. [2:04:15, 2:04:18]: I have to look at the total picture. [2:04:18, 2:04:23]: Uh the police department is just one department. And as this council knows, [2:04:24, 2:04:30]: And without me even speaking it at this point, there are a number of [2:04:30, 2:04:31]: Things and issues. [2:04:32, 2:04:34]: that we have to deal with. [2:04:34, 2:04:38]: So when you're talking about being able to finance [2:04:38, 2:04:43]: All of the things that we need to do civic projects and other things. [2:04:44, 2:04:50]: Um we have to be able to look at the total picture. So that's why I'm a little concerned about. [2:04:50, 2:04:59]: Um, you know, some of the spending, even though I do understand a lot of the sources, but I just don't want it to be taken for granted. [2:04:59, 2:05:03]: Uh and then and the chief, you know, you sort of tease me, uh [2:05:03, 2:05:16]: during Christmas when uh I had on my little Santa Cloth outfit and I won't remind you what you how you how you tease me but uh that that sort of still hold true. So uh I just want to throw that out yeah. [2:05:20, 2:05:23]: And that that's all the inside joke between you and I. Yes, sir. [2:05:24, 2:05:25]: All right, I yeah, man. [2:05:26, 2:05:33]: No problem. Councilman Alexander, go ahead, please. Yeah, Mayor. I've been told that we're not on Facebook. These are important discussions. [2:05:33, 2:05:36]: Certainly the public need to be able to tune in. [2:05:36, 2:05:40]: I don't understand why if the IT guy was out why [2:05:40, 2:05:43]: Our contract would not have called for a substitute to be in there. [2:05:44, 2:05:47]: But to have these meetings not be on Facebook. [2:05:47, 2:05:50]: And have the public not sharing any of this. [2:05:50, 2:05:54]: We've lost so much valuable information, should have been going out tonight. [2:05:54, 2:05:57]: It's not going out. What's going on? [2:05:58, 2:06:17]: Well so obviously we'll have some we'll have to take take a look at the contract. I don't know why someone wasn't here anyway as well. And and as you see that we um uh Mr. Washington's not with us, but yet he has a a replacement online uh for him for him uh to handle any type of legal issues as well with Mr. Berry being present as well. So I don't know. We have to take it. I don't know why. Yes, ma'am. [2:06:18, 2:06:34]: Um just for the record, all of these meetings, even though they do uh broadcast live on Facebook Live, they also are uploaded the following day to the city's website to view. So the recording will be available to the public. [2:06:34, 2:06:41]: Thank you, man. Certainly that that is certainly always always a good thing. So great, grateful that we got backup, but everybody's on Facebook. [2:06:42, 2:06:51]: Well we don't when we when we're not on Facebook, we're losing. I thought uh Miss uh Thornton Miss Shana was working on it. What's going on? Did we not get it fixed? [2:06:52, 2:07:01]: Yeah, I would imagine that must be the case. If it's not, but we're not on right now. I'd imagine that's that's correct. That's not the case. [2:07:01, 2:07:02]: Oh yeah. [2:07:03, 2:07:05]: Thank you for [2:07:05, 2:07:10]: Uh and and and uh all due respect to uh councilman Alexander. Um [2:07:13, 2:07:16]: Ha ha I'm trying to phrase this in a certain way. [2:07:16, 2:07:19]: You know, we we are having discussions [2:07:19, 2:07:22]: about certain things. But let me just say that [2:07:23, 2:07:24]: Um [2:07:26, 2:07:28]: Something's [2:07:28, 2:07:31]: that needs to happen. I I think [2:07:31, 2:07:41]: um like the city clerk just mentioned, I I think some of these things will just be taken care of. I I don't want to just I don't want to get too deep into um [2:07:42, 2:07:43]: The dirty laundry. [2:07:44, 2:07:47]: Uh so if we can just sort of stay on board. [2:07:47, 2:07:54]: and just talk about the things that we need to talk about and whatever shortcomings, uh, we'll we'll just fix those. [2:07:55, 2:07:58]: Okay. Ms. Gantt, Miss Gantt, go ahead, please. [2:07:58, 2:08:18]: There also on the Facebook page right now there's a link that says, Hey, we're not live, just click on this link and it automatically takes them to the Zoom right now. Even though you know I know the Facebook is it when it goes live and it, you know, does that, but it also there's a link up there that [2:08:18, 2:08:21]: They are clicking on and coming directly to Zoom. [2:08:21, 2:08:23]: Okay, thank you. Ms. Barber, go ahead, please. [2:08:24, 2:08:28]: Okay, my question is in regards to the item on the agenda. Is that correct? Go ahead, please. [2:08:30, 2:08:30]: Go ahead. [2:08:33, 2:08:36]: My question is specific to the item. [2:08:36, 2:08:40]: And I wanted to ask either Mr. Gardner or Chief Tramer. [2:08:42, 2:08:44]: I don't know. Um [2:08:44, 2:08:45]: T SWs [2:08:46, 2:08:49]: contract or their design fees, nor do I know. [2:08:49, 2:08:52]: Kevin Woods management teams. [2:08:52, 2:08:53]: Um [2:08:55, 2:08:59]: I don't have a copy of their contract, so I don't know how they deal. [2:09:01, 2:09:03]: Mr. Um Travathon, can you speak to that? [2:09:05, 2:09:09]: I'm not sure what the question is. Can you read at the um breakdown? [2:09:10, 2:09:10]: Of the charges. [2:09:11, 2:09:18]: for the construction of or the renovations. And I see Kekinwood management fees is$35,000. Can you explain what that covers? [2:09:19, 2:09:39]: Well that's um my services as applied to the project to assist the chief and the other members of the design team uh to to manage the cost, manage the procurement processes, uh manage the schedule, especially since it's a very tight schedule, uh, and be a resource to um uh to chief. [2:09:39, 2:09:43]: and his team. So uh we've been very involved uh up to this point. [2:09:44, 2:09:54]: uh in getting this project set up and uh so to be successful. Um I prepared the um the management plan that I think is part of your package tonight. [2:09:54, 2:09:57]: Uh along with the budgeting. Um so we've um [2:09:58, 2:10:04]: You know, it's a collaborative effort, but you know, I'm kind of like the quarterback of the team to try to make sure it all happens and happens on time and in budget. [2:10:05, 2:10:09]: Well, I know you didn't just pull thirty-five thousand dollars out of the air. So I'm just wanna know. [2:10:09, 2:10:13]: A formula. What how do you build this? I mean. [2:10:13, 2:10:23]: How'd you come up with 35,000? It's it's time driven. Uh I try to estimate the number of hours that I'm going to spend on a project. Usually I try to break that down by month. [2:10:23, 2:10:31]: Uh but it is it's very it's all time driven and it's and it's just based on my estimate of the hours that I feel like I've put into this project. [2:10:31, 2:10:34]: Uh based on my experience on similar projects. [2:10:36, 2:10:46]: Okay, so we should not expect that an amendment or any change order will come to us because you will be increasing your management fees. [2:10:47, 2:10:52]: I based my management uh fees and my estimate of time based on the the [2:10:53, 2:10:57]: Uh the project that we currently have um programmed um [2:10:58, 2:11:06]: You know, we know that uh the chief is wanting to get the department open in July, but we also know that there will be portions of this construction that will be going on beyond that. [2:11:07, 2:11:13]: And so my fees take all that into consideration. So I I I truly believe that if we don't change [2:11:14, 2:11:19]: any of the um of this program and it goes forward as we uh suspect that it will go. [2:11:20, 2:11:23]: Um that the my fees will will remain the same. [2:11:23, 2:11:37]: Okay, so I don't is there any representative from TSW on the line? Can they answer their design piece? Because what I don't want is for them to come back or for the police chief or the city manager to have to come back. [2:11:38, 2:11:40]: And have to ask for more more money. [2:11:41, 2:11:43]: to cover their fees. [2:11:43, 2:11:49]: I just coun councilwoman Barber, if I could speak to that. Um I spoke to Heather earlier today and she [2:11:50, 2:11:55]: Um is is not here, but uh council did previously approve one hundred and sixty five thousand dollars. [2:11:56, 2:11:59]: Um there was a resolution some months back that [2:11:59, 2:12:09]: authorize them to you know do all the the layout for the building and to prepare the plans and so on and so forth. So that that hundred and fifty two thousand dollars is not an addition to as a matter of fact. [2:12:10, 2:12:19]: Hundred and sixty-five was approved and we've been able to reduce their fee to one hundred and fifty two thousand dollars. So we don't anticipate that it's going to go any any uh there's not gonna be any additional monies. [2:12:20, 2:12:22]: Yeah, to anticipate spinning PSW. [2:12:22, 2:12:28]: That was my second question because the original information that we got with our agenda packet. [2:12:28, 2:12:31]: It accounts for a hundred and sixty five thousand, but I saw on [2:12:32, 2:12:34]: your screen as you were sharing. [2:12:35, 2:12:35]: Um [2:12:35, 2:12:40]: It said a hundred and fifty two thousand. So I figured you may have negotiated or something. [2:12:40, 2:12:41]: That's good to know. [2:12:41, 2:12:42]: Um [2:12:42, 2:12:58]: Now the other thing is reading this, so it won't go through a competitive bidding process as far as the renovations. You're actually going to be using or piggybacking off of a state contract for a contractor to do the renovation work. [2:12:59, 2:13:04]: Yes, the city was already using a contractor, uh, the Gordian group, uh, that they had worked with and [2:13:05, 2:13:11]: We've been um having some discussion with them and and coordinating. They've actually that's how we were able to reduce the cost from TSW because [2:13:12, 2:13:17]: Uh they've been involved in conversations with us and helping us cost the project. [2:13:17, 2:13:25]: So we were able to take the costing fees out of that project. But yes, to your point, we will be um utilizing state contract. [2:13:25, 2:13:28]: um contractor for those uh renovations. [2:13:29, 2:13:34]: Gotcha. And Mr. Gardner, you reviewed this. You're good with this. [2:13:35, 2:13:42]: Yes, ma'am. Okay, Mr. Berry, I want to know how Mr. Berry reviewed this proposal. [2:13:43, 2:13:43]: Yes. [2:13:44, 2:13:45]: He's supposed to be looking at this. [2:13:47, 2:13:49]: Yes, council member, I did. [2:13:49, 2:13:50]: Thank you. [2:13:51, 2:13:54]: Well, I'm sorry, it t I was on mute and it took me a second to get unmuted. [2:13:56, 2:13:58]: Okay, Mr. Alexander, go ahead, please. [2:14:01, 2:14:02]: Yes, thank you. [2:14:02, 2:14:04]: Uh obviously uh we have a [2:14:04, 2:14:06]: What what's going on here is uh [2:14:07, 2:14:10]: You know, the chief has put together a program for us to see [2:14:11, 2:14:12]: Uh what could be [2:14:12, 2:14:15]: Done, but uh what I'm more interested in is that [2:14:16, 2:14:18]: Tonight we really embarked upon [2:14:19, 2:14:22]: Uh the item number thirteen, which was the annexation. [2:14:23, 2:14:35]: Which is we're going to be growing. That's that's that is that's that's on the bill, right? That that that was item number thirteen, right? That we voted on the resolution to make it public. Yes, go ahead. Okay. [2:14:36, 2:14:39]: So that was our so in essence what's gonna happen is [2:14:40, 2:14:42]: And that process moves through [2:14:42, 2:14:44]: Uh the legislation moves through. [2:14:45, 2:14:51]: and the city is going to close the holes uh in terms of our overall borders and everything. [2:14:51, 2:14:54]: That's gonna involve a tremendous amount of growth. [2:14:54, 2:14:55]: For the city. [2:14:56, 2:15:04]: Uh closing in all the holes. I don't know, Miss, have we even involved the chief in understanding this particular? [2:15:05, 2:15:16]: Uh legislation. So yes, okay. So the chief has been made aware of what's going on. Talk about uh I saw that you had a graph there of the I think you said up to sixty seven. [2:15:17, 2:15:25]: uh officers or what was that on the on the chart for the particular for some uh future growth because obviously [2:15:25, 2:15:27]: Uh, if this legislation [2:15:27, 2:15:28]: uh moves through. [2:15:28, 2:15:31]: That growth is gonna come rapidly. So [2:15:32, 2:15:34]: Uh, with this new building plan that you got. [2:15:35, 2:15:37]: And and moving forward with it. [2:15:37, 2:15:37]: Uh [2:15:38, 2:15:39]: Is there going to [2:15:40, 2:15:41]: uh be able to [2:15:41, 2:15:49]: uh absorb this growth and it's good and it's great at this time that we're doing what we're doing. So talk about that. [2:15:49, 2:15:50]: In terms of um [2:15:50, 2:15:53]: this plan that you put together and uh [2:15:53, 2:15:56]: the the overall annexation and growth. [2:15:58, 2:16:02]: So you're right on the number. Right now we're fifty two sworn and we're looking to [2:16:03, 2:16:05]: Or we expect as we grow that [2:16:05, 2:16:07]: We'll probably be about sixty seven somewhere in the next. [2:16:07, 2:16:10]: three to five years. But obviously with annexation [2:16:10, 2:16:12]: That's going to um [2:16:13, 2:16:14]: That's gonna expand things. [2:16:14, 2:16:21]: And so the good thing about at least programming wise is with annexation, what that would require us to do. [2:16:21, 2:16:26]: is to hire more officers to patrol the area and the the thing to our advantage with with that [2:16:27, 2:16:35]: is that uh the officers what we you know th they wouldn't have a need for office space and so it wouldn't that in and of itself wouldn't necessarily [2:16:36, 2:16:36]: Um [2:16:37, 2:16:42]: uh put us in a situation where this building would not meet our needs for future growth. [2:16:42, 2:16:49]: the the forecast that we have incorporates specialized units like a traffic unit. That's something that's gonna be important for us as we move forward. [2:16:49, 2:16:50]: Um [2:16:50, 2:16:53]: You know, we we need folks that are able to work. [2:16:53, 2:16:57]: you know, fatal and serious injury accidents. So we need specialists in that area. [2:16:57, 2:17:02]: We want to have folks that are able to address narcotics issues, so we need to expand our CID. [2:17:02, 2:17:09]: We're going to need to be able to provide um a specialized unit to handle uh crime suppression um activities. [2:17:09, 2:17:13]: uh around the city we're gonna need you know uh folks as we move forward [2:17:13, 2:17:14]: Um [2:17:15, 2:17:23]: uh on the intelligence side of things. And so we've already built into the building programming those specialized positions that we will need into the future. [2:17:24, 2:17:32]: And um you know that that number that I had had thrown out there is still or I'm sorry the the the projection for the building still allows us [2:17:32, 2:17:36]: Room for growth if we add additional positions. [2:17:36, 2:17:43]: Um it it still allows us some some growth for that. But I I guess I don't know if I'm answering your question, uh Councilman Alexander. [2:17:43, 2:17:54]: that that that annexation is going to require us to hire more officers, which is going to be more boots on the street, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they'll be taking up space in the facility because they'll be operating their office as their vehicle. [2:17:55, 2:17:58]: Okay, so the the facility in itself is [2:17:58, 2:17:59]: Um [2:17:59, 2:18:19]: It it it this plan that you put together does anticipate the growth and it is able to expand or to to be able to incorporate these 67 officers into the facility that you have designed. I just want to make sure TSW has designed the facility for the future. [2:18:19, 2:18:20]: Put your [2:18:20, 2:18:21]: And nah. [2:18:21, 2:18:26]: what we currently have so that that growth can be anticipated. So instead of us [2:18:26, 2:18:28]: You know, going out in [2:18:28, 2:18:35]: building the facility and then having to expand it later on. We're doing that now. Is that what you're saying? [2:18:35, 2:18:41]: Yes, and there's room for for growth. And so it meets the it meets the projected needs, but still allows some buffer room. [2:18:42, 2:18:46]: for unforeseen things. So we didn't plan a situation for just what we need. [2:18:47, 2:18:51]: We we still even with that have allowed for a few. I think we have two extra office spaces. [2:18:51, 2:18:55]: In a number of additional cubicle spaces is we add [2:18:55, 2:19:04]: um you know we add some some additional positions to the organization. So I'm fully confident that if we move forward with this, that this building will meet our needs for the next decade. [2:19:05, 2:19:06]: Okay, and Mr. Gardner. [2:19:07, 2:19:18]: Uh in terms of the ARPA funds that the city uh has re has received and the way that we're going about uh financing this particular project. Um [2:19:19, 2:19:26]: Uh Aug is this this your your what's your take on the appropriateness of the plan that the chief has put together? [2:19:27, 2:19:42]: And then uh the uh you know, really because there's there's such limited use of what we can do uh with the ARPA funds in some instances. So obviously we need to be able to use them appropriately. And I certainly I think that this would be [2:19:43, 2:19:51]: and appropriate use of them. So what is your take on on on on this expansion uh in regards to the annexation and the growth of the city? [2:19:52, 2:19:59]: Um and and this is something we discuss, um, the chief and I. Um [2:19:59, 2:20:01]: after our meeting and [2:20:01, 2:20:19]: I realized obviously I had to get him up to speed because I need to let him know what what it what the potential future look like. So he don't get hit over the head and then run off on us in the middle of the night and don't come back. Um so I kinda let him know that you know this is this is where we potentially could be. [2:20:19, 2:20:21]: Obviously, um [2:20:21, 2:20:28]: And what that would mean from a service delivery standpoint as as well as the police. Um, good part about it is, you know. [2:20:28, 2:20:31]: Yes, the growth will w it will add to the city. [2:20:32, 2:20:37]: You know, hopefully most of the areas that we're we're we're looking at adding won't add any. [2:20:37, 2:20:57]: additional day-to-day crime issues, uh more so from a patrol standpoint, I think as Chief said, those that's where those officers will be. Um so as it relates to the use of the APA funds, obviously um the city did do a bond for the three million dollars. That portion is being utilized um to [2:20:57, 2:21:14]: to facilitate the construction of the building. Um the splosh funds is obviously being utilized to to augment the addition and the cost to get us to where we need to be, as well as the just under 100,000 for the opera funds. But in terms of the overall police use of it, um [2:21:15, 2:21:35]: Yes. I I I I feel comfortable that, you know, we're moving in the right direction with it. I will tell you that um before I left East Point, we increased police salaries to fifty-three, fifty-five, bought twenty buy in the prison buying twenty-nine, twenty-five new cars. Um we had left initially looked at transferring [2:21:34, 2:21:40]: um electric funds from electric to general fund to make that happen. [2:21:41, 2:21:41]: You know [2:21:42, 2:21:54]: Upon watching the meeting with Chief Chairman and talking to him after I got here, I think that position changed. They're actually utilizing some of the opera funds to augment that their cost from the electric fund. So yes, uh there's a good move. [2:21:56, 2:22:00]: Well well obviously that's um something that we uh [2:22:02, 2:22:03]: It is just [2:22:03, 2:22:08]: Obviously this is some something it this is a fortunate for us. I'm thinking that [2:22:08, 2:22:10]: You know, if this had happened [2:22:11, 2:22:13]: And we hadn't anticipated the growth. [2:22:13, 2:22:14]: We didn't have the ARPA funds. [2:22:15, 2:22:19]: But the three million dollars in the bond, Mr. Wiggins, we haven't spent any of that. [2:22:20, 2:22:20]: The Dacon. [2:22:21, 2:22:36]: Oh so we haven't spent any of that. So the three million dollars that we bonded to start the police department, we could use all three million dollars. That's the ch that's your that's what your plan is, Chief, is to use that money uh for the facility. Is that correct? [2:22:39, 2:22:40]: Yes, sir, that's correct. [2:22:41, 2:22:46]: And and as you as it relates to ARPA, there are things on that um on that project if we could [2:22:46, 2:22:48]: defer even the splost funds. [2:22:49, 2:22:55]: Um I I think as it relates to the the IT, uh the infrastructure of two hundred and some thousand and also [2:22:55, 2:22:57]: uh security. [2:22:57, 2:23:00]: And uh access control, those may be things that [2:23:00, 2:23:02]: It would fall under that umbrella which which [2:23:03, 2:23:12]: you know, would would be somewhere in the ballpark of three hundred and twenty five to three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in ARPA funds that could potentially be utilized for those specific a specific elements of the project. [2:23:13, 2:23:33]: Right, right. That was good that that's what I'm leading to is that the the ARP we we're we're using the ARPA funds for this, but in terms of the overall infrastructure and the water and sewer, and you mentioned some trenching, obviously that's infrastructure uh for the building. So obviously uh we want to be able to uh save the other [2:23:33, 2:23:42]: Funds because they're more flexible. So I certainly would suggest that we would use more ARPA funds and allow those PLOS funds to be used. [2:23:42, 2:23:46]: uh in in in other areas because we have some flexibility. [2:23:47, 2:23:48]: Uh in the philosophers. [2:23:49, 2:24:07]: uh what you have works. But if there's availability to use uh those ARPA funds instead of using the SPLOSS funds, that kind of gives us uh another we could we have more flexibility because the ARPA funds are like this is the narrow trench in order to use that. So [2:24:07, 2:24:09]: What are your thoughts on that? [2:24:10, 2:24:11]: Yeah, so [2:24:11, 2:24:23]: Obviously I think that it would probably be more beneficial to us. And one of the things that we've taken consideration, and I think I provided something to Mr. Gardner so he could share with it, at least you, Mayor Pro Tem, regarding the utilization of ARPA funds. [2:24:23, 2:24:24]: to this point. [2:24:24, 2:24:31]: Um sitting down with with Mr. Aaron and Mr. Wiggins, just kinda looking, we'd anticipated police department wise that we would [2:24:31, 2:24:40]: We we would use probably about half of that. Um about five and a half million dollars overall for all the department, uh all the the startup costs. [2:24:40, 2:24:46]: Um, I think to date we used about four point eight. And so if we stick with that five point five number, not to say we have to. [2:24:46, 2:24:53]: You know, that still leaves us, you know, somewhere in the ballpark to seven, eight hundred thousand dollars that we'd not utilize. So we could [2:24:53, 2:24:59]: I think there's some things with this building project that that would fall under that that we could offset and so [2:24:59, 2:25:02]: In terms of prioritizing if it's the the [2:25:02, 2:25:05]: the the consensus of the council we could after the bond [2:25:06, 2:25:10]: Um or even before the bond to the extent possible, utilize the ARPA funds. [2:25:10, 2:25:16]: Um, you know, first and foremost before we dip into any of the other funds necessary to complete the project. [2:25:17, 2:25:20]: And then you said that you have spoken to Mr. Wall. [2:25:20, 2:25:23]: about the financials in terms of verifying these. [2:25:23, 2:25:25]: available phones and those um [2:25:26, 2:25:28]: uh about loads of the available funds. [2:25:29, 2:25:40]: Uh I didn't speak to Mr. Wall specifically, but Mr. Wiggins um at at at uh my asking did reach out to Mr. Wall and uh verified with me he confirmed that data with Mr. Wall that those funds were available. [2:25:41, 2:25:45]: Is that correct, Mr. Wiggins? Is that you you spoke to Mr. Wall? [2:25:45, 2:25:47]: Are you confirmed that with him? [2:25:48, 2:25:50]: I did. I confirmed with Mr. Wall that um [2:25:51, 2:25:52]: The nine million. [2:25:53, 2:25:54]: Was um [2:25:55, 2:25:57]: We're gonna use that to um [2:25:57, 2:25:59]: For the Cultural Art Center. [2:25:59, 2:26:00]: Pay down the loan. [2:26:01, 2:26:03]: For that, but the but the point eight. [2:26:04, 2:26:06]: Is what's available in civic projects after that. [2:26:08, 2:26:10]: We didn't we didn't include the point eight into that nine million. [2:26:11, 2:26:21]: Absolutely. And and the best thing, and I'm gonna close by saying this, is that, you know, the original splash was calculated at 240 million. [2:26:21, 2:26:29]: And it's at record collection at this point. So we might end up total countywide a$250 million. [2:26:29, 2:26:38]: Uh in SPLOSS collection or even in CSI. So those account numbers could actually grow in excess to what we were actually expecting. [2:26:39, 2:26:39]: Thank you. [2:26:40, 2:26:40]: Um [2:26:41, 2:26:43]: Any other questions for Mr. the Chief Tremor? [2:26:43, 2:26:44]: At all. [2:26:45, 2:26:46]: Yeah. [2:26:46, 2:26:47]: Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. [2:26:48, 2:26:53]: Chief, um good evening again. Uh the numbers that you had displayed earlier. [2:26:53, 2:26:58]: Were those combined numbers were those numbers separate to be combined for seven? [2:26:59, 2:27:02]: Like seven uh six million seven hundred and forty four th plus [2:27:02, 2:27:04]: Thousand dollars, six million seven hundred forty four. [2:27:05, 2:27:08]: Two seven five is what I kind of came up with. [2:27:09, 2:27:13]: I don't six million is not that's it was three point nine, I believe. [2:27:13, 2:27:17]: So those two numbers when he because one said additional costs. [2:27:18, 2:27:33]: So you're not you're not adding those two lines together. You're just showing additional costs in addition to which come out to a total of three. You're absolutely you're absolutely correct, sir. And let me um if you don't mind, I can share the screen again if you would like so you can see those numbers. [2:27:33, 2:27:35]: And and understand too that um [2:27:37, 2:27:39]: That uh were you all able to see that? [2:27:39, 2:27:41]: Yes, sir, we do. Got it. Okay. [2:27:42, 2:27:44]: Yeah, see how you got you got the two million. [2:27:45, 2:27:47]: Seven ninety two, seven fifty. [2:27:47, 2:27:53]: But then that's a total there, total renovation cost. But then you got it's almost like you got additional costs. [2:27:54, 2:27:54]: Which [2:27:55, 2:27:56]: Looks like with that. [2:27:57, 2:27:58]: Will be the three [2:27:58, 2:28:00]: Uh point nine mil. [2:28:00, 2:28:06]: Yeah, I could've I I guess could have been a little more clear on that. It's basically adding these up, which gets us to three point six. [2:28:06, 2:28:10]: This is ten percent contingency for the total project cost of three point nine. [2:28:11, 2:28:21]: Got okay, got you. What uh so at this point that the the building, and I haven't toured the the whole building, it doesn't have an upstairs right now. Is that is that correct? Yes, sir, that's correct. [2:28:22, 2:28:28]: And so this will be a really a total build out. What would be the square footage after the total build out? [2:28:29, 2:28:34]: Carl, correct me if I'm wrong. I think it's just a little over eighteen thousand square feet. [2:28:34, 2:28:36]: Correct. It's take right at eighteen thousand. [2:28:37, 2:28:39]: By the eighteen thousand. Mm-hmm. [2:28:40, 2:28:41]: Okay. [2:28:42, 2:28:46]: All right. And so what we're looking at is the three million dollars from the um [2:28:47, 2:28:50]: The three million dollars from the bond. [2:28:50, 2:28:55]: And then we're gonna you're gonna look at the other avenues for the uh rest. Is that what you're saying? [2:28:55, 2:29:00]: Yes, sir. And we could prioritize ARPA funding. So things like IT, the two twenty you see here. [2:29:01, 2:29:06]: And then security and access control, these things we may be able to utilize ARPA funds to offset those costs. [2:29:08, 2:29:16]: Okay. And so with with the total being the uh the three million nine hundred and fifty one thousand five twenty-five, you're just gonna kind of let us know. [2:29:17, 2:29:22]: Uh, I guess get with uh uh finance and get with Mr. Walls and find out how we're gonna finagle that and [2:29:22, 2:29:26]: Come up with the cost, uh total cost on that as soon as you can. [2:29:27, 2:29:28]: Mr. Gardner, do you want to speak to that? [2:29:29, 2:29:32]: Yeah, I I and Mr. Blount, I don't know. I mean the the costs [2:29:32, 2:29:45]: Well, stay the same is just the source of the funding is where it's gonna come from. But forgive me, then I'm um I'm um then forgive me with the cost. Then what I'm saying is, are you guys gonna get with uh Mr. Walls? [2:29:45, 2:29:49]: You know, we got because uh I think Mr. Alexander referenced to [2:29:49, 2:29:53]: Um not wanting to use those other funds out of uh SPLOSS. [2:29:53, 2:29:59]: So are we gonna look at other avenues rather than putting those uh funds from splots that have already been identified? [2:30:00, 2:30:05]: Uh and maybe using ARPA funds to compensate for the rest that we need for the uh completion. [2:30:05, 2:30:25]: That is correct. And and you know, that'll be uh a quick email feedback to let you guys know that yes, we were able to utilize the APA funds, additional APA funds for IT and and security access at that amount. Um, that would offset the use of additional either um splits funds or the use of the bond money. [2:30:25, 2:30:30]: Um but definitely we'll we'll we'll shoot an email once we verify so you guys will know. [2:30:30, 2:30:38]: Okay, yeah, cheap cheap you kinda scared me with those two numbers. I didn't know you had to. I'm sorry. Yeah, I should have been more clear with that. And just so you all know, um [2:30:39, 2:30:41]: We already have the demo plans. [2:30:41, 2:30:48]: prepared. So if council approves this, uh we could we could get started with demolition here in the next couple of weeks. Is that right, Carl? [2:30:51, 2:30:57]: You are correct. Uh I think we gotta make a slight tweak to the demo plans and then we can get the price permitted and get started. [2:30:57, 2:30:59]: Within about three weeks. [2:30:59, 2:31:06]: Well, Chief Trainer ru uh just the feedback, uh just a this another follow-up. So Carl, from from the beginning. [2:31:07, 2:31:12]: to the completion of paperwork dealing with TSA, dealing with your end on the management part. [2:31:12, 2:31:20]: When when do we expect the break ground for it? And what do y'all have a projection date for completion? Because if you're talking about implementation of [2:31:20, 2:31:26]: uh the stop British police department by June and July, then how is that going to kind of come together? I'm just trying to [2:31:27, 2:31:41]: Yeah. No, that that's a great question. Um, because the biggest concern that I've had since I've been involved in the project is how do we get this much work done by July one? And it's uh we really can't. Uh but Chief and I worked out [2:31:41, 2:32:01]: Uh kind of a I'm not I don't want to use the word phase, but it's a uh two separate completions. We're gonna have a certain amount of this project completed by July one so that he can move his department in. And then we've segregated some additional work that he doesn't need right away that will continue to go on for several months after July. [2:32:01, 2:32:02]: I want [2:32:02, 2:32:06]: Uh so we should be able to complete everything. I'm I'm thinking around September one. [2:32:07, 2:32:25]: Um so we got the demolition drawings done. Uh so we'd be able to start on that in about three weeks. Uh we want to be able to start on the reconstruction uh around April 1. Uh so that gives us about three months to get the first part of this project ready and moved in. [2:32:25, 2:32:29]: Um and then the rest of the project will occur uh beyond that. [2:32:30, 2:32:30]: Um [2:32:31, 2:32:36]: We also an another good thing about involving uh state contracts is we've identified [2:32:37, 2:32:57]: uh some items that we are going to need to get early procurement release on uh because it just takes a long time to get certain uh pieces of equipment and furniture and things like that. So we've we've initiated getting early procurements done and we've also spent a lot of time um and we'll spend more time uh working [2:32:57, 2:33:02]: supply chain issues every construction project is having those and we want to be able to [2:33:02, 2:33:14]: identify those. Another good reason to be working on state contract and having a contractor on board is that we can identify supply chain issues and overcome those without it affecting our completion dates. [2:33:15, 2:33:20]: Yeah. Chief, just one quick mayor. Chief, do you have a content plan in place? [2:33:20, 2:33:27]: Uh just uh t are you gonna have to utilize the court building or anything in the midst of this process or have you what do you have in place? [2:33:28, 2:33:31]: This it's gonna come together. I just wanna kind of know what what's what's the plan. [2:33:32, 2:33:33]: Yes, sir. So [2:33:33, 2:33:34]: Yeah. [2:33:35, 2:33:40]: the the most logical thing to do would be to set up in the lower level the Merrill Manders Conference Center. [2:33:41, 2:33:45]: And to operate out of the event space there and the event that we're not able to [2:33:45, 2:33:47]: facility by July one. [2:33:48, 2:33:48]: Right. [2:33:49, 2:34:00]: Mayor Pro Tem Thomas, go ahead, please. Okay, I I know uh the conversation is going a little long, but I'm gonna just tell you my my concern here, and I guess um um Mr. Berry. [2:34:00, 2:34:03]: Uh Mr. Garner Carl and Chief. [2:34:03, 2:34:04]: Um [2:34:05, 2:34:21]: My site is still on when we we we mentioned civic projects and I know with the opera funds uh for infrastructure uh and I know we talked about the culture art facility. So my question to Mr. Berry and and I and I guess Mr. Gardner. [2:34:22, 2:34:29]: When and if uh grant funds become available, uh can those funds um [2:34:30, 2:34:33]: be reallocated uh to [2:34:33, 2:34:34]: Um [2:34:35, 2:34:37]: And I guess in a sense go back to [2:34:38, 2:34:58]: uh some of the funding sources that we use um beforehand. Because one thing that I I I will be focusing in on is making sure that uh when it comes time for the cultural arts, um that some of that opera fund are still available for the infrastructure [2:34:58, 2:35:00]: construction for that facility. [2:35:00, 2:35:05]: That's what I was mentioning earlier because I'm looking at a total. [2:35:05, 2:35:25]: um uh view of everything we need to do, not only just the police department, uh chief. I'm looking at the overall picture and no one has said anything about trails, even though we're not talking about the trails, but I'm just saying, you know, we had to be real careful. And that's why uh Mr. Garden, I'm talking about [2:35:25, 2:35:45]: you know, having someone on board to go out there and and to help look for some funds because I know it's going to be needed. So I I want to include in the motion um that if funds become available, that they are able to be uh re-reallocated. So if if Mr. [2:35:45, 2:35:53]: Mr. Barrett can sort of just respond to that because um that's my perspective. Uh I'm looking at a total [2:35:54, 2:35:58]: um funding package. I'm looking at the other civic projects. [2:35:58, 2:36:03]: Um and we have to sort of have that kind of view. And I know uh mayor um [2:36:03, 2:36:06]: Uh Councilman Alexander was sort of [2:36:06, 2:36:11]: sort of talking there and I just didn't want make sure that he's you know we're not crossing over. [2:36:12, 2:36:14]: Taking funds from Peter. [2:36:14, 2:36:17]: to try to, you know, uh supply Paul. [2:36:19, 2:36:26]: So Mr. Barrett, so I I'm I'm not sure did I did I explain that correctly? Did you understand the question correctly? [2:36:26, 2:36:29]: about reallocation of funds if they [2:36:29, 2:36:30]: become available. [2:36:31, 2:36:33]: Yes, council member. I [2:36:33, 2:36:36]: Yeah, I understood the question and I think that could all be done. [2:36:36, 2:36:45]: uh sort of moving funds from one bucket to another and would just need to be reallocated by council if and when those funds became available in the future. [2:36:45, 2:36:48]: So should that be in a motion now or wait until that time? [2:36:49, 2:36:52]: I would wait until that time. I mean, you you've got [2:36:52, 2:37:10]: The option exists now, but you would the the motion would be better in the future when it actually is done. So you could say move from you know fund X to fund Y or something more specific. But I I understand the sentiment, but I I would recommend actually doing it. Or or you could put a resolution in now saying [2:37:10, 2:37:14]: If future funds become available, this council will, you know. [2:37:14, 2:37:18]: consider and approve as necessary, something like that, but and leave the specifics to next time. [2:37:19, 2:37:21]: Whenever uh those funds are available. [2:37:24, 2:37:28]: All right. Thank you. Thank you. Um, but that that is my concern. Um [2:37:29, 2:37:36]: So if you're saying that the motion is not needed now or sh is that correct, the motion is not needed at this point. [2:37:38, 2:37:39]: Well [2:37:39, 2:37:43]: That's right. I mean, because you the the council has that authority anyway to do it. [2:37:44, 2:37:52]: So you all you were doing would just be recognizing that authority. So I would just wait till next time, you know, wait or once you know what funds exists. [2:37:52, 2:37:56]: And then just do it then, you know, with with uh specific language. [2:37:56, 2:38:04]: So I I'll just ask Mr. Gardener at our next meeting if you could uh give us an update on the uh cultural arts and where we are. [2:38:05, 2:38:06]: Funding wise as well. [2:38:08, 2:38:16]: I know we do have a schedule of uh construction uh that Hel Heather gave us some time ago. I think um [2:38:16, 2:38:22]: during the budget re during our budget cycle, but I just want to make sure that that schedule is still true. [2:38:22, 2:38:28]: Yes, sir. And I wasn't sure when you was mentioning the issue of [2:38:28, 2:38:34]: being able to go after grants to replace costs that we've already spent. I wasn't sure if you were saying that or not. [2:38:35, 2:38:38]: Um, if that was the case, that's gonna be problematic. [2:38:38, 2:38:49]: Um most grants don't anticipate retro. Yeah, they don't anticipate retro paying back for something. It's really rare. Um and I haven't seen it with any of the funds that have come out lately. [2:38:49, 2:38:55]: Um but and are they earmarked most grants? Are they sort of earmarked specifically? [2:38:55, 2:39:13]: They have they have different activities, what they call eligible activities for which you can spend those funds on. A lot of times it's not gonna cover a retro after cost that let's say for instance, because we spend three million dollars on the police department, can we then go back and reimburse ourselves for that? It's very rare that they do that. [2:39:13, 2:39:14]: Um [2:39:15, 2:39:18]: But I mean, like I say, we'll be looking to make sure. [2:39:19, 2:39:22]: But I will say and and John correct me if I'm wrong. [2:39:23, 2:39:27]: The city's overall ARP funds were somewhere around ten million. [2:39:28, 2:39:30]: Yes, but it's gonna it's gonna [2:39:30, 2:39:32]: So eleven million. [2:39:33, 2:39:37]: So I I want Council to realize too, right? Correct me if I'm wrong. [2:39:37, 2:39:57]: You just got your first installment. There's another installment that's supposed to come sometime this year. So even though you might spend some other funds now as it relates to this, realize you still have a set of funds that are coming down the road that you can put to other things as well. And I think we're having the twenty six, I think, to be able to use them all. Well, yeah. [2:39:57, 2:40:00]: Yeah. But but the second phase of your funding hasn't come yet. [2:40:00, 2:40:13]: You just got one phase of it. There's two phases that are that are going to be spent sent to you. Right um so you still have another five point something million dollars that uh that potentially come to the city um sometime between now and the summer. [2:40:13, 2:40:20]: And we have until twenty twenty six to to use. [2:40:20, 2:40:22]: The the critical part about this is [2:40:22, 2:40:41]: the initial rules have changed. So whereby there was only five areas you could spend the money on, they've expanded those uses. Um they've become a little bit more liberal with how you can spend the money. Um, but that's something that we we we have to keep track of over time. Um [2:40:41, 2:40:52]: You know, as we go through this process. So definitely I just want you all to remember that you still have some funds that are coming to you. So it's not that if this part of money is spent on this. [2:40:52, 2:40:55]: Then all of a sudden you don't have an opportunity later now. There's still [2:40:56, 2:41:04]: There's still that additional funds. And I don't know if you guys spoke to that prior to me coming on board as to what y'all wanted to see those funds utilized for. Um [2:41:04, 2:41:17]: And if that's not the case, then obviously that's a meeting, a work session, or somewhere where we can actually sit down and say, hey, this is how we want to allot that next five to six million dollars what we want to allot it on and then we'll move forward in earnest. Okay. [2:41:17, 2:41:22]: Thank you. I yield back, Mayor. This is I know uh Valentine night. I know some of you guys got to get out. [2:41:22, 2:41:29]: Okay. Appreciate it. Casiman Alzheimer, go ahead, please. Yeah. Well I wish. [2:41:31, 2:41:32]: But uh [2:41:32, 2:41:41]: In in in essence, what you're saying i is is what I is you got five more five million dollars more and certainly we want to make sure that we save enough funds for [2:41:41, 2:41:47]: uh the cultural arts center and uh civic projects uh coming down the line for sure. [2:41:47, 2:41:52]: Uh but it looks like I'm I'm just trying to understand this. So Mr. Gardner did we [2:41:53, 2:42:13]: If we're not gonna be finished by July right now, we're we're really under the c under the gun to go ahead and get started. Is that correct? I mean we need to we need this approved yesterday. Is that correct? That's why you see it before you, uh Mr. Alexander and and and Chief. I think like you said, we understand construction time and OV. [2:42:13, 2:42:33]: see as he said supply chain issues. So their goal is not not a phase, but a tier type of tier. Well their their good their actions now between now and July is to be able to try to get the lower level done so that these guys can get in the building without having to use up any other city resource or city facilities. That's that's what they're shooting for. [2:42:33, 2:42:45]: the entire completion, I think, as as uh project manager said is September one. But they're moving with the goal of being in that space, um, specifically on the lower level by July one. [2:42:45, 2:42:54]: So you you need a vote from the council a ASAP. Is that that's that's why it's on the agenda, yes sir. Okay, so councilman Thomas said you you said you were gonna make a motion. [2:42:58, 2:43:18]: I'm sorry, I was asking Mr. Berry uh in the motion, should the reallocation be a part of that? And he sort of um the way he explained it, uh that did not have to be a part of the reallocation, did not have to be a part of any motion tonight. We can just wait until. [2:43:18, 2:43:23]: uh when and if grant funds come down we can sort of do it then but you can go ahead and make the motion [2:43:25, 2:43:45]: Okay, well okay. Well I'd like to go ahead and uh make the motion. Councilwoman barber, you had your hand up. Did you want to speak before me? Yeah, I was gonna get to her if you allow me to run the meeting like this. I was gonna get to her. I I started I didn't want to go. I see our hand up. It is on the agenda, it is on the agenda to vote tonight. Miss Barber, go ahead, please. [2:43:44, 2:43:45]: Please. [2:43:46, 2:43:51]: Stick with the item on the agenda. I was gonna call it point of order, but can we [2:43:51, 2:44:00]: move all right but yeah no problem we got it okay so now no more discussion then obviously there's a motion needs to be made please so move all right so [2:44:00, 2:44:05]: Ms. Gantt second that okay. So plenty plenty discussed. Do all in favor, all please indicate. [2:44:06, 2:44:26]: Okay, so I listen to the NAMS decision. Okay, fantastic. All right, Chief. Way to go. Uh council's consideration to approve the purchase of furniture for the Stockbridge Police Department Headquarters building from uh HON company. SPD 0000100-009. [2:44:26, 2:44:35]: In the amount of$227,4.34. And funding source says police bond. Chief Tremor, please. [2:44:35, 2:44:40]: I wanted to clarify on this and I was asking Mr. Garner in in is is a I guess as a point of [2:44:41, 2:44:46]: just just have a go about this. Uh council's already obviously approved the overall budget. This is [2:44:46, 2:44:56]: something that's actually included within that budget. It was my understanding that anything over 75,000 would still need to come before council for final approval. So even though you've approved [2:44:56, 2:45:02]: the three point nine that we still need to bring um uh projects such as this before council. [2:45:03, 2:45:07]: For final approval, that was my understanding, which is why it's on the agenda uh this evening. [2:45:07, 2:45:09]: Uh so if if if [2:45:09, 2:45:12]: That's the case. Um, go ahead, councilman. [2:45:13, 2:45:14]: Mm-hmm. [2:45:14, 2:45:22]: Well, I think we're just doing it twice. We've already seen it in the budget. And so if we have to vote on it, then I move that we approve. [2:45:22, 2:45:23]: Um [2:45:23, 2:45:31]: The purchase of the department heads building, which has already been discussed in item number 22 here, that's already part of the budget. [2:45:32, 2:45:37]: Better second uh Miss Barber second that okay so it doesn't seem like there needs to be any discussion. [2:45:38, 2:45:41]: Okay, on on that note, then all in favor, please indicate. [2:45:42, 2:45:48]: Okay. It's that unanimous decision. Fantastic. Okay. Thank you all. Appreciate your support. Thank you, Chief. [2:45:48, 2:45:55]: All right, next we added a to the agenda discussion about the management of amphitheater. Ms. Barber, you brought this up. So [2:45:55, 2:45:56]: Uh [2:45:56, 2:45:57]: What's your desires here? [2:45:59, 2:46:03]: Thank you, Mayor and members of council. [2:46:03, 2:46:07]: So I've been attempting to get answers of my c my concerns. [2:46:07, 2:46:11]: Regarding the amphitheater, specifically in the beginning. [2:46:11, 2:46:13]: The contract language that was presented to the council. [2:46:14, 2:46:16]: in preparation of our August council meeting. [2:46:17, 2:46:21]: Was not the language that had been presented to the council. [2:46:21, 2:46:23]: even after the conditions were added. [2:46:24, 2:46:28]: The revised contract was never brought back to the council for approval. [2:46:29, 2:46:35]: So far, the management company has been responsible for managing our two concerts at the end of 2021. [2:46:36, 2:46:39]: The city has sustained losses from both concerts. [2:46:39, 2:46:42]: including the first concert that was sold out. [2:46:43, 2:46:48]: It has been five months and the council has not been provided with detailed accounting. [2:46:49, 2:46:51]: Despite my many requests. [2:46:52, 2:46:55]: The city needs to make it clear regarding exclusive rights. [2:46:56, 2:46:58]: and the management company company. [2:46:58, 2:47:00]: is not authorized to negotiate. [2:47:00, 2:47:02]: With Pepsi regarding sponsorship. [2:47:02, 2:47:04]: On our behalf. [2:47:04, 2:47:06]: Because discussions with Pepsi. [2:47:06, 2:47:08]: We're already ongoing. [2:47:09, 2:47:10]: prior to the council. [2:47:10, 2:47:12]: Approving a management contract. [2:47:13, 2:47:14]: Mr. Knighton knew it. [2:47:15, 2:47:16]: The two attorneys knew it. [2:47:17, 2:47:20]: And two of my councilmates knew it because I told them. [2:47:21, 2:47:23]: This is an important issue. [2:47:23, 2:47:25]: I do not want our city. [2:47:25, 2:47:26]: To miss out on. [2:47:26, 2:47:28]: A grand opportunity. [2:47:29, 2:47:32]: If you all watched the Super Bowl as I did, you would have noticed. [2:47:33, 2:47:35]: That Pepsi was a major sponsor. [2:47:35, 2:47:37]: of the halftime show. [2:47:39, 2:47:41]: I am really looking forward. [2:47:42, 2:47:43]: to hearing. [2:47:45, 2:47:49]: Or continuing the discussions with Pepsi. [2:47:49, 2:47:51]: In regards to a sponsorship. [2:47:54, 2:47:55]: with our city. [2:47:56, 2:47:57]: No one. [2:47:58, 2:47:59]: Отон Росі. [2:48:00, 2:48:05]: should be having conversations with Pepsi regarding sponsorships. [2:48:06, 2:48:07]: Naming rights. [2:48:09, 2:48:11]: The city and the city attorneys. [2:48:12, 2:48:14]: should be having those discussions directly. [2:48:15, 2:48:16]: With Pepsi. [2:48:17, 2:48:19]: All of the questions that I've sent. [2:48:20, 2:48:23]: Prior to us awarding a contract. [2:48:23, 2:48:26]: to a management company have gone unanswered. [2:48:27, 2:48:33]: Every single question I've asked, every concern that I've raised, I've been dismissed. [2:48:34, 2:48:36]: Just disregard it. [2:48:37, 2:48:39]: Everything I've asked has been delayed. [2:48:40, 2:48:41]: Not answered. [2:48:41, 2:48:43]: So I want to get those questions answered. [2:48:43, 2:48:47]: There were fourteen questions that I posed. [2:48:47, 2:48:49]: To my councilmates. [2:48:49, 2:48:51]: To our city attorney. [2:48:51, 2:48:53]: Just a few weeks ago. [2:48:53, 2:48:56]: Um back in January also. [2:48:57, 2:49:00]: I want to read all of those questions into the record. [2:49:04, 2:49:04]: But [2:49:05, 2:49:07]: I suggest that we task our staff. [2:49:07, 2:49:17]: Mr. Gardner and the city attorneys to speak directly with Pepsi executives when there are hundreds of thousands of dollars that are potentially [2:49:18, 2:49:19]: on the table. [2:49:19, 2:49:23]: through a naming rights sponsorship. Now I'm saying potentially. [2:49:23, 2:49:24]: Because I don't know. [2:49:25, 2:49:28]: All I know is your initial conversation. [2:49:28, 2:49:29]: Myself. [2:49:29, 2:49:35]: Mr. Knighton along with Pepsi executives had in April of 2021. [2:49:37, 2:49:42]: As the current contract is with the management company, there's a 70-30. [2:49:42, 2:49:44]: Revenue split. [2:49:45, 2:49:49]: The management company received seventy percent of a sponsorship. [2:49:50, 2:49:51]: I will reiterate. [2:49:52, 2:49:52]: Pepsi. [2:49:53, 2:49:54]: was already. [2:49:54, 2:49:55]: At the table. [2:49:55, 2:49:57]: having discussions with the city. [2:49:58, 2:49:59]: prior to us. [2:49:59, 2:50:03]: approving a management contract of the amphitheater. [2:50:04, 2:50:05]: Oh reiterate. [2:50:05, 2:50:06]: Mr. Knight knew it. [2:50:07, 2:50:09]: The attorneys knew it. [2:50:10, 2:50:24]: I'm gonna just this is about the fifth time I've told you I was not involved in any of those discussions. I don't know if you were involved with the well I've told you I wasn't involved four or five times, so please stop saying that. But I was told. [2:50:25, 2:50:44]: That when I told you differently four or five times, I was never involved or aware. That Pepsi was having discussions. Point of order. Point of order. We're throwing this point of order. We're throwing the we're throwing this major potential person's name out there now. Stop. I will continue. [2:50:45, 2:51:03]: I will continue. But the uh it's not about us, it's about the company. The company has a brand. They don't want their name thrown out there like that. I suggest that all the concerns that have been raised prior to company eight after the approval of the management company's contract be addressed quickly. [2:51:03, 2:51:05]: Time is of the essence. [2:51:05, 2:51:11]: All right, that let me mention this. No contract be signed by the city with the management company. [2:51:12, 2:51:20]: Regarding sponsorships, until all of those questions are addressed, many of which I have constantly asked about. [2:51:21, 2:51:26]: prior to and after the council approved the management contract. [2:51:27, 2:51:29]: Today is February fourteenth. [2:51:30, 2:51:31]: My questions. [2:51:32, 2:51:33]: Have been disregarded. [2:51:33, 2:51:37]: prolonged, dismissed since April. [2:51:37, 2:51:39]: Oh twenty, twenty-one. [2:51:39, 2:51:42]: This is not about a win for Yolanda. [2:51:42, 2:51:45]: This is about a win for our city. [2:51:46, 2:51:48]: All right. Well let me let me [2:51:48, 2:51:49]: No. [2:51:50, 2:51:58]: They agreed to provide us with printouts of ticket sales, food and beverage, and alcohol sales from the two concerts in 2021. [2:51:58, 2:52:01]: As of today, the city has not received them. [2:52:02, 2:52:05]: We've asked that they provide us access to the city. [2:52:05, 2:52:06]: Two [2:52:06, 2:52:10]: The vendor software to track food and beverage sales. [2:52:11, 2:52:13]: The toast or point of sale software. [2:52:14, 2:52:19]: I've asked that they provide documentation of the marketing campaign or strategy. [2:52:19, 2:52:24]: To demonstrate that it was executed as outlined in the contract. [2:52:24, 2:52:29]: We don't know if all of the advertisement as agreed was [2:52:29, 2:52:30]: Done. [2:52:31, 2:52:40]: Fourth point, all communications regarding upcoming concerts, events should be directed to and acknowledged by the city manager. [2:52:41, 2:52:42]: prior to any [2:52:42, 2:52:45]: promotions by management companies. [2:52:46, 2:52:47]: As a [2:52:47, 2:52:49]: Today? I don't know. [2:52:50, 2:52:53]: If a management company has notified the city. [2:52:53, 2:52:56]: What I do know is when I sent [2:52:56, 2:53:00]: These questions to the mayor and council in January. [2:53:01, 2:53:07]: That very day, Calcman Alexander began promoting it on his Because we care page. [2:53:08, 2:53:10]: But the management company [2:53:10, 2:53:13]: Гагнат офіційно сіті. [2:53:14, 2:53:16]: that they were promoting an upcoming show. [2:53:20, 2:53:21]: Do you know their website? [2:53:22, 2:53:35]: Listed on the Stockbridgeamp.com website. However, the city manager, the mayor and council, nor the public information officer were made aware when I sent this email in January. [2:53:35, 2:53:41]: that day that councilman alexander began blasting it on his because of care page. [2:53:41, 2:53:42]: It is important. [2:53:42, 2:53:48]: Because the PIO officer nor any member of the governing body have been notified. [2:53:48, 2:53:51]: nor had the public been notified. [2:53:51, 2:53:57]: That the tickets on their website. It was on the city web, it was on the startbridge. [2:53:57, 2:54:01]: It was on Stockbridge.com website, but the city itself. [2:54:02, 2:54:07]: What have not been notified, we know the Stockbridge Amphitheater website is not ran by the city. [2:54:08, 2:54:10]: Right, so it was available to the public. [2:54:10, 2:54:30]: Fifth point, if you allow me to finish, we need to address exclusive rights. The city does not want to limit itself by only hosting community events. There should not be any restrictions that suggest that the city cannot use its own venue to host concerts, as long as the event or concert [2:54:30, 2:54:34]: does not conflict in dates or performances as scheduled [2:54:35, 2:54:36]: by the management company. [2:54:36, 2:54:38]: Number six. [2:54:38, 2:54:40]: The stakeholders in our county are important. [2:54:41, 2:54:49]: Developing long-term partnerships and relationships is or should be the goal of this council. It's certainly my goal. [2:54:49, 2:54:52]: Not just relationships that bind us by contracts. [2:54:53, 2:54:55]: Our community and county partner. [2:54:55, 2:54:59]: Are important to our city's current and future successes. [2:54:59, 2:55:01]: We need to garner their support. [2:55:01, 2:55:03]: and buy into the vision of our city. [2:55:04, 2:55:07]: The amphitheat amphitheater is one way to leverage support. [2:55:08, 2:55:13]: Pete Monthry Hospital and Legacy Ford are stakeholders in our community. [2:55:14, 2:55:14]: In our county. [2:55:15, 2:55:21]: Yet advertisements of other vendors outside of our community and our county have been made a priority. [2:55:22, 2:55:40]: And our mayor and the website. Hold on. Parking attendance. Indicate who will consume the cost. [2:55:41, 2:55:45]: If I can please finish before everybody starts cutting me off. [2:55:45, 2:55:49]: Okay, because I sent this email and I asked specifically for my councilmates. [2:55:50, 2:55:53]: To please respond with their questions and concerns. [2:55:53, 2:55:55]: They didn't respond. [2:55:55, 2:56:00]: put all of this i have a point of order um i'm not i'm not finished yet [2:56:00, 2:56:20]: And I would ask that you would at least hear my point of order. All of the actions that are necessary. State it. They're not specifically stated. Can it talk about it? [2:56:20, 2:56:32]: Ms. Barber, can you stand by all you have to do is hit the mute button. Well, well some well I'll tell you I'll tell you what, somehow I don't have control of that, sir, at this point. Or I would do that. You have a city clerk that it's all you have to do is give a direction. [2:56:33, 2:56:40]: If I may, Mayor Ford, but I have questions here before my councilmates start cutting it off. [2:56:41, 2:56:43]: So then I can throw horses all day, please. [2:56:44, 2:56:45]: Maybe a co host. [2:56:46, 2:56:49]: I'm sorry. [2:56:50, 2:56:52]: I like to finish. [2:56:53, 2:57:03]: Since I asked to add this item to the agenda agenda and you all um we gotta do better than this. [2:57:05, 2:57:06]: Okay, Miss Okay. [2:57:07, 2:57:10]: I like to add Robert standby, please. [2:57:11, 2:57:12]: Mr. Blount, go ahead, please. [2:57:13, 2:57:14]: Mair. [2:57:15, 2:57:18]: The discussion is all off right now. [2:57:18, 2:57:31]: If the discussion is about the contract with G uh Georgia Radio Alliance, then we stick with the contract. When we start going into who we're missing out on, on all the things outside out of that boundaries. [2:57:31, 2:57:36]: That's for Miss Barber to come down to City Hall and speak to you all about why you're not getting back with her. [2:57:36, 2:57:40]: That's for Miss Barber to come down and speak to you all, why you haven't responded to her. [2:57:40, 2:57:46]: This is not the place to air all of her laundry on what she's getting or not getting from staff. [2:57:46, 2:57:50]: If we're going to talk about Georgia Radio Alliance, let's keep it there. [2:57:50, 2:57:59]: Because all the brand and all of these different entities is not Georgia Radio Alliance. If we want to, it said speak about Georgia Radio Alliance contract. [2:58:00, 2:58:06]: And we're not speaking about their contract, we're talking about potentials of other people. [2:58:06, 2:58:08]: That is not what this council agreed to. [2:58:09, 2:58:29]: And we have to be careful and cautious with that because what we're doing right now is getting to something that's very, very, very risky for the city to even be going into. If there's other areas to talk about, amend your amend your uh motion to what you want to talk about. But if it's about G uh Georgia Ray Allowant Alliance, then come. [2:58:29, 2:58:37]: Contract, then that's what we need to stick to, mayor. We can't venture out into what legacy, all of this other stuff. [2:58:37, 2:58:47]: We're gonna be here all night. And if we go off this book that's been written that she's reading from on other stuff other than the contract with Georgia Raider Alliance, then this is out of order. [2:58:48, 2:59:08]: This is totally out of order. It has nothing to do with the contract on what the city is doing or not doing. And if if it's something that she wants and you are in staff or whoever's not getting with Ms. Barber, then that should be had out not right here and not right now because this council agreed to talk about. [2:59:08, 2:59:09]: The contract. [2:59:09, 2:59:10]: No. [2:59:10, 2:59:24]: My motion was to discuss the dra contract is what it was. That's not what my motion was. Stand by, stand by. Miss Miss Holliday, read back the motion, please. Stand by stand by. [2:59:24, 2:59:41]: We added it to the agenda. What did what did what do we actually add to the agenda? What do you have? The motion was to have a discussion on amphitheater management. Thank you. I would like to finish reading all of my points, please. All of the mayor, then that then that then that then that tells you. [2:59:41, 2:59:47]: point of order is what is going on with my point of order the management of an everything [2:59:48, 2:59:54]: Mayor, we can't go down this region, right? We got too much stuff going on to have this. [2:59:57, 3:00:01]: I want to address I want all of my questions and concerns that have been [3:00:01, 3:00:21]: I'd like to finish reading what all your questions and concerns went to the council several several weeks a couple weeks or so ago. And no one responded, just like you know that's something that that's that's something to discuss discuss with you privately. Ms. uh Gantt, please. No, I don't want to have any more private conversations because [3:00:21, 3:00:22]: Well this name. [3:00:22, 3:00:24]: Oh this is Councilwoman Barber? [3:00:25, 3:00:35]: Okay, thank you. I I was in the meeting um with Councilwoman Barber when we did have a discussion with uh Georgia Radio Alliance and I agreed at that point. [3:00:36, 3:00:38]: For whatever questions that she listed at that time. [3:00:39, 3:00:43]: Those were the same questions. So there was no need for me to repeat myself. [3:00:43, 3:00:48]: Um, and that's the only reason I didn't feel the need to respond because I had already said [3:00:48, 3:00:51]: We'll go with the questions that you had already lined up. [3:00:52, 3:01:12]: I did see attorney Berry respond back. He actually sent an email. And in that email, he actually went down a list of all the questions and everything for clarification to make sure that this is what we're going to. These are the questions and things we're approaching with Georgia Radio Alliance. And he did that recently within this past. [3:01:12, 3:01:15]: So he did respond back. [3:01:15, 3:01:19]: Now the time frame of not getting the answers whether or not from my understanding [3:01:19, 3:01:39]: I don't know in regards to management with toast and all those different things. I've heard two different things. I heard we didn't have access to toast, and then I heard that we do have access to toast. I don't know which one that is, but we those things have been discussed, Ms. Barber and Councilwoman Barber. Um, just just so you know, just well just so you [3:01:39, 3:01:47]: You know, and and the same questions that you had were the same, and I said that right there. [3:01:47, 3:02:02]: The count the questions that Councilwoman Barber had, I may have brought up a couple more little issues or the same um, so to speak, concerns. And and that was it. But the count, I mean, attorney Berry did bring them up and he has recognized them. [3:02:02, 3:02:17]: And he did send a a long detailed email in regards to stating these are the concerns and this is what we need to get back to. My last concern is we when we talk about contracts, we're kind of borderline. [3:02:18, 3:02:19]: Contracts can be [3:02:19, 3:02:21]: Executive session talk. [3:02:21, 3:02:26]: when you're talking negotiations. So we're talking about the management of the amphitheater. [3:02:26, 3:02:30]: That's what I thought we were talking about tonight. Not the [3:02:30, 3:02:33]: the long version of what has taken place since. [3:02:34, 3:02:46]: So if we can just get directly to the management of the amphitheater, otherwise I ask that we table or or we talk about this some other time because we'll be here all night um trying to discuss different areas. [3:02:48, 3:03:08]: Now I will tell you, thank you for that, Ms. Gandhi. I'll tell you, Mr. Berry, that's all I have. Those questions on to uh the the management company and waiting for results and and conversation and data back for them as well. I also will tell you there is a contract that does exist, it's unsigned in reference to the Pepsi and reference to the pouring. [3:03:07, 3:03:27]: rights in this aspect is totally unsigned. And I understand that I watched the Super Bowl as well. And I understand that Pepsi was a major sponsor of that. And also the fact that that uh the the the actual negotiation and and discussion along this thing with Pepsi and concerts and point Pepsi. [3:03:27, 3:03:31]: they gonna they they gonna watch this meeting and be like i don't want to deal with this [3:03:31, 3:03:48]: Okay, well the point of it is is that there's more there's more discussion that needs to happen on a sidebar type of conversation in this aspect as well. But uh appreciate that. Now um back stand by Miss Barber. Mm Mr. Blount, go ahead please. [3:03:48, 3:03:53]: Go ahead, mist stand by. Go ahead. I just I just want to say this. [3:03:53, 3:04:05]: The the concerns that the councilwoman bar is bringing up, I'm not gonna discount I'm not gonna discount that they're not valid concerns. There are my concerns as well. [3:04:05, 3:04:13]: Right. I I everything she's bringing up, I I I am concerned about that. They are valid concerns. [3:04:14, 3:04:24]: But I think that we need to make sure that we got a retreat coming. We need to make sure that we're all together and we're speaking in a place in an area and times where. [3:04:24, 3:04:28]: We are not like I I agree with Mr. Alexander, we have to be careful and cautious. [3:04:29, 3:04:40]: On how we're speaking about this. This council knows what we want. Everything that she's brought up, I'm not discounting those concerns. I am very deeply concerned about what's going on with this. [3:04:40, 3:04:43]: Entity that we got managing our amphitheater. [3:04:44, 3:04:48]: I just think that we have to be careful and cautious how we bring it forward. [3:04:48, 3:04:49]: That's all. [3:04:50, 3:04:50]: All right. [3:04:51, 3:04:51]: Good deal. [3:04:52, 3:04:53]: Go ahead, Miss Barber. [3:04:55, 3:04:56]: I want you all to understand. [3:04:57, 3:04:58]: My concerns [3:04:58, 3:05:00]: weren't just after we approved. [3:05:01, 3:05:02]: This contract. [3:05:03, 3:05:05]: My concerns were way before then. [3:05:05, 3:05:08]: since april of twenty twenty one [3:05:08, 3:05:10]: So when you hear me speaking passionately. [3:05:11, 3:05:13]: It is because of this very reason. [3:05:13, 3:05:15]: Or do you keep trying to silence me? [3:05:15, 3:05:19]: You keep trying to disregard the concerns that I'm raising here. [3:05:19, 3:05:26]: Yes, Mr. Bear did send an email with all the questions and concerns that I had to the council. [3:05:26, 3:05:27]: He asked you all. [3:05:28, 3:05:31]: If there was any other questions that he needed to include, [3:05:31, 3:05:32]: No one responded. [3:05:33, 3:05:35]: Just like you all didn't respond to my initial email. [3:05:36, 3:05:39]: Asking you all, what do you think of my concerns? [3:05:39, 3:05:40]: You said nothing. [3:05:40, 3:05:43]: So all I want is to make sure. [3:05:43, 3:05:45]: Because I can't do this alone. [3:05:45, 3:05:49]: I've been chasing this since April 2021. [3:05:49, 3:05:52]: What I've tried to do is rely on staff. [3:05:52, 3:05:55]: to um bring back to the council. [3:05:55, 3:06:01]: the information so that we can make a solid decision for our city. [3:06:02, 3:06:04]: I'd like to continue reading. [3:06:05, 3:06:06]: My points. [3:06:06, 3:06:08]: And they are specific. [3:06:08, 3:06:10]: На чакт. [3:06:11, 3:06:13]: But concerns regarding the management of it. [3:06:14, 3:06:17]: I want to also, as I did at the beginning. [3:06:17, 3:06:20]: Task staff with some clear directives. [3:06:20, 3:06:24]: Yes, Mr. Berry said that he was gonna send those concerns and questions. [3:06:25, 3:06:28]: He said he was gonna send them over and get them addressed. [3:06:29, 3:06:31]: We have not given him a deadline. [3:06:31, 3:06:37]: So I like council member I sent them last week and I forwarded that email to you. Please stop cutting me off. [3:06:38, 3:06:42]: Well I'm answering your question. I sent'em last week and forwarded you the email. [3:06:42, 3:06:45]: But my questions to the entire mayor and council. [3:06:45, 3:06:47]: happened two, three weeks ago. [3:06:47, 3:06:49]: You just sent it last week. [3:06:50, 3:06:54]: This is why I want to make sure all of this is on record. [3:06:54, 3:07:05]: My seventh point is janitorial services, security services, LMS services, parking attendees, concert hosts are not specifically spelled out in the contract. [3:07:06, 3:07:10]: nor does it indicate who will consume the cost or when or how these actions will take place. [3:07:10, 3:07:13]: We need those clearly defined. [3:07:13, 3:07:20]: We need to make sure that janitorial services be conducted within 24 to 48 hours after each concert. [3:07:21, 3:07:24]: This did not happen with the two shows in twenty twenty one. [3:07:24, 3:07:27]: I know it did not happen because I went there myself. [3:07:28, 3:07:38]: I had um I let me say that we're work we're working through the process to get it all straightened out. All the things we're talking about is we're working through that process. Let me finish reading through all of my points, if I may. [3:07:39, 3:07:43]: Well, let me ask the council. Does council want to hear the rest of this or not? Um [3:07:43, 3:07:50]: Well council approved this item to the agenda. It is so s it's interesting to me. [3:07:50, 3:07:58]: Because everyone's agenda. Well let's last the council. Let's just create a council. We went very long. [3:07:58, 3:08:00]: Mr. Mr. Tom, Tom. [3:08:01, 3:08:05]: Talking about car fight by there was no outrage with that. [3:08:05, 3:08:13]: Mayor Thomas, Mayor Pro Ten Thomas, go ahead, please. Uh councilwoman Bob, if you make a motion, if you make a motion. [3:08:13, 3:08:15]: Mayor Pro Tem Thomas, please. [3:08:15, 3:08:23]: No, Bob, if you make a motion, if you make a motion to bring those forward, I'll hear from me. I'll take it to the [3:08:25, 3:08:27]: I have no problem with taking it to the media because [3:08:28, 3:08:39]: Mayor Pro Tem Thomas Goy, please. Very much aware of something if you bring that if Miss Barber, if you bring that to if you make a motion to include all of that. [3:08:40, 3:08:43]: I was second that motion and that's the way it goes forward. [3:08:44, 3:08:54]: My motion was clear. My motion was to add an item to discuss the management of the amphitheater. I'm talking about all all your points. I don't know how many points you have, but all your points. [3:08:55, 3:08:55]: Um [3:08:56, 3:08:59]: I don't need to make a motion for that because it all is included. [3:08:59, 3:09:02]: in the emotion that I already made. [3:09:02, 3:09:18]: Why do I need to do that? Why do you all keep changing the rules? Thomas, we already agreed. Mayor Prote, we already agreed to it. Well, but I'm I'm trying to why do you all keep changing rules? I'm just trying to get an understanding. What what is the desire here tonight? That's that's all I'm trying to do. What is the desire? [3:09:18, 3:09:33]: My desire is to have a discussion regarding the amphitheater. Are you okay with the way it's being ran? I'd like to finish reading through all of my concerns. Then you can bring you can um state your concerns. But I want to address my well I I'm just [3:09:33, 3:09:38]: finish addressing my concerns and then you address yours so you all can stop cutting me off. [3:09:39, 3:09:44]: Because I'm going to be heard one way or other. All right. All right. [3:09:44, 3:09:45]: Um uh [3:09:45, 3:09:50]: My ninth point in reviewing the financial statements, they are very high level. [3:09:50, 3:09:52]: financial statements that was sent. [3:09:53, 3:09:54]: Um [3:09:54, 3:09:58]: It is clear that the revenue splits are not there. [3:09:58, 3:10:04]: It is clear that staff did not negotiate anything. They just brought it to the council. [3:10:04, 3:10:12]: Um, we need to make sure that we're negotiating. In fact, I asked Mr. Knighton the day after we approved the contract. [3:10:12, 3:10:13]: Please. [3:10:14, 3:10:20]: Send me the contract. You had already signed it, Mayor. That was not the contract that was presented to this council when we [3:10:21, 3:10:24]: were tasked to review it when it was presented to us in August. [3:10:25, 3:10:28]: What was before us was not what you signed. [3:10:29, 3:10:32]: I know that there were conditions that were added during our meeting. [3:10:33, 3:10:33]: But [3:10:33, 3:10:35]: It was stated during that meeting. [3:10:36, 3:10:39]: They had already sent a revised contract. [3:10:39, 3:10:42]: To the city. I signed a revised contract. [3:10:42, 3:10:45]: But the it was council. [3:10:45, 3:10:49]: It wasn't presented to us. We don't know what changed, what didn't change. [3:10:50, 3:10:50]: So no. [3:10:51, 3:10:55]: I I sent an email on that detailing all the changes in the history. [3:10:55, 3:11:14]: Let me finish, please. He's absolutely right. You did exactly that, but go ahead and finish your comment so we can move on. What I asked during that meeting was that we add an employment link to the Stockbridge Amphitheater website. That did not happen. There are no ability for community members to apply for paid positions, nor to volunteer. [3:11:14, 3:11:18]: As of today, there is still no link for employment or volunteer opportunity. [3:11:18, 3:11:26]: We want to allow community members the opportunity to enjoy and participate in the venue that their taxpayer dollars paid for. [3:11:26, 3:11:35]: Some community members are willing to volunteer their time, talents, and efforts in exchange for an opportunity to witness some parts of the concert for free. [3:11:36, 3:11:40]: They agreed to provide actual documentation obtained from the [3:11:40, 3:11:48]: They agreed to provide us with all the feedback and comments that are given on the Stockbridge AMP website. [3:11:48, 3:11:51]: That feedback still has not been given to us. [3:11:53, 3:11:59]: The city's event staff should be attempting to attract and book shows for 2023 and beyond right now. [3:12:01, 3:12:07]: I support um tasking staff to begin the process of preparing a select solicitation. [3:12:07, 3:12:09]: For venue management services. [3:12:09, 3:12:11]: There's no reason to delay this action. [3:12:12, 3:12:17]: Proper notice from the council allows staff adequate time for research. [3:12:17, 3:12:23]: advertising, proposal evaluations, and ultimately a decision to award a new contract. [3:12:24, 3:12:26]: Um and I suggest that we [3:12:26, 3:12:29]: Post that solicitation as soon as possible. [3:12:29, 3:12:36]: even if we use whoever we're awarded to for our 2023 concert series. [3:12:37, 3:12:44]: The new proposed seating chart that the mayor sent to us, it depicts 11 tables in the pit area. [3:12:44, 3:12:51]: I asked how does this new proposed seating arrangement address the concerns that were raised? [3:12:51, 3:12:53]: With regards to the obstruction of view [3:12:53, 3:12:55]: Of the two tables that are positioned [3:12:55, 3:12:58]: at the farthest ends of both sides of the stage. [3:12:58, 3:13:02]: The speakers and equipment that were positioned at both ends of the stage [3:13:02, 3:13:08]: blocked the view of the performances from ticket holders who bought seats at those specific tables. [3:13:09, 3:13:10]: And I attached [3:13:11, 3:13:11]: Just a [3:13:12, 3:13:13]: Illustration. [3:13:13, 3:13:14]: of those tables. [3:13:15, 3:13:18]: So all these questions that I sent [3:13:18, 3:13:19]: To the mayor. [3:13:20, 3:13:21]: My councilmates. [3:13:22, 3:13:23]: The city attorneys. [3:13:23, 3:13:24]: And [3:13:24, 3:13:25]: Mr. Gardner is [3:13:25, 3:13:27]: relatively new. [3:13:28, 3:13:30]: I still haven't gotten questions. Um [3:13:31, 3:13:40]: answers to my questions. I've been asking questions since last year. So yes, what you're getting from me is a bit of frustration because you all keep brushing me off. [3:13:41, 3:13:46]: Don't come here in public and say you're concerned about it, but yet you're not willing to discuss it. [3:13:47, 3:13:51]: You're not willing to discuss it at all. In fact, you're trying to stop me from discussing it. [3:13:52, 3:13:53]: That's all. [3:13:54, 3:13:58]: It's enough at this point. Miss uh Ms. Gantt, go ahead, please. [3:13:58, 3:14:05]: No, I just I'm I'm fine. I'm the one who brought up the toast thing and wanting to know what the revenues were from the [3:14:05, 3:14:08]: From the concessions in different places. [3:14:08, 3:14:11]: But I I hope that we will get some type of resolution soon and [3:14:12, 3:14:14]: Um, you know, again, we're not a [3:14:14, 3:14:16]: Not that we're not interested. [3:14:16, 3:14:21]: But all the questions, I believe we all have some of the same and similar questions that we signed off on that. [3:14:22, 3:14:25]: And then when we get those answers, it would be greatly appreciated. [3:14:26, 3:14:27]: Mr. Blountway, please. [3:14:29, 3:14:47]: Mayor, I concur. Um, I I think that any council memories here has valid concerns and they have their right to speak those valid concerns as long as we don't waver and venture off into other areas. Um one of my concerns uh about the managing of it, uh the amphitheater. [3:14:48, 3:14:50]: Is that when this council when we voted to [3:14:51, 3:14:57]: To have this amphitheater. We saw the vision of the amphitheater. We saw the seating of the amphitheater. [3:14:58, 3:15:04]: We saw one of the things that was really that people really raved about when I showed them pictures. [3:15:04, 3:15:06]: Was the grassy areas. [3:15:07, 3:15:11]: But we got a management company that has come in and taken the grassy area and said we're gonna [3:15:11, 3:15:13]: And fluxing with chairs. [3:15:14, 3:15:16]: These grassy areas what [3:15:16, 3:15:20]: I mean that that to me that was a great identity to our ampathy. [3:15:22, 3:15:24]: And for those things to happen. [3:15:24, 3:15:25]: For so much. [3:15:26, 3:15:35]: If you will, evolution of things that happen way outside of what we envisioned when we first saw this amphitheater, saw the plans for the amphitheater, saw all this stuff going. [3:15:35, 3:15:37]: That to have a management company come in to make [3:15:38, 3:15:39]: Ласт міні десиз. [3:15:40, 3:15:41]: Абати землетера. [3:15:42, 3:15:47]: that was in my opinion outside the boundaries on what this council had voted for for the empathy. [3:15:49, 3:15:56]: Uh, and that was one of the biggest complaints that I heard about the amphitheater. Everything was so tight. When you take those grassy areas. [3:15:57, 3:16:02]: If we was gonna if we wasn't gonna utilize the grassy areas then everything should have been concrete. [3:16:03, 3:16:05]: But if we got grassy areas. [3:16:05, 3:16:07]: for an amphitheater, let's utilize them. [3:16:07, 3:16:08]: Because [3:16:10, 3:16:15]: The thing about it is, is that if you put in more chairs, you make more money. I agree with that. [3:16:16, 3:16:24]: But that wasn't the vision of this council when we had those grassy areas put in. We were told that each section were gonna be was gonna be marked off. [3:16:25, 3:16:27]: And that when you bought a seat. [3:16:27, 3:16:29]: That section was your section. [3:16:30, 3:16:34]: Not that everybody will have all these chairs banged up together. [3:16:34, 3:16:40]: And not come to the uniqueness that this council had envisioned and had built over there at this amphitheater. [3:16:40, 3:16:44]: That's a concern of mine and the operation. Miss Barber's concerns. [3:16:45, 3:16:46]: I do have concerns about that. [3:16:47, 3:16:49]: But I have to always remember [3:16:50, 3:16:54]: In any decision being made, I have to respect my council members that I'm only one vote. [3:16:54, 3:16:58]: And if this is not the direction that that one vote is going to make any sense. [3:16:58, 3:17:02]: I'm not gonna start barking up a tree and the cat won't come down. [3:17:03, 3:17:12]: So I'm just gonna sit here and say whatever this council wants to do as a whole, I think that's where we should go. But I think that we should get back in line to what's [3:17:13, 3:17:17]: The vision is amphitheater, what we saw built and what we went out there and experienced. [3:17:18, 3:17:22]: When nothing was there, when we saw the grassy areas, hey, let's keep the grass up, let's do it. [3:17:22, 3:17:24]: I think that we need to get back to that. [3:17:24, 3:17:29]: to the identity of the amphitheater and don't let anybody dictate that identity. [3:17:30, 3:17:35]: whether it's a management company, anybody else, that we need to get back to the amphitheater that we all envisioned. [3:17:36, 3:17:39]: And that's what grassy areas are not chairs scattered everywhere. [3:17:40, 3:17:40]: Right. [3:17:41, 3:17:42]: Councilman Alexander Guay, please. [3:17:43, 3:17:48]: Yeah, we've been talking a long time about the what's going on here in in [3:17:49, 3:18:09]: This has just been a mess. But in the end, what really gone down to me is this, okay? Is that we hired an entity or whoever it is to manage it. But we got a lot of experts on this council who want to micromanage it. That's not our job. Our job is to allow them. Why are the count why [3:18:09, 3:18:17]: Why are we talking about what seeks what the seats look like? None of us know how to manage a facility and know where a seat is supposed to be located at. [3:18:18, 3:18:36]: We hired them to manage the facility so that they could make it profitable. Okay. That's the bottom line of what we should be worried about. When I talk about the amphitheater, I do a lot of marketing. So don't get confused with what you see me do on social media. That's marketing. [3:18:36, 3:18:43]: That's to get people in here. That's to draw a restaurant down here or any type of economic development. [3:18:43, 3:18:44]: But in the end [3:18:44, 3:18:50]: This amphitheater is about making money. The amphitheater is about economic development. [3:18:50, 3:18:55]: Drawing restaurant, drawing shops. It's not about who's sitting where. I don't I'm not [3:18:56, 3:19:01]: caring about. And then, you know, we get involved with who the acts are supposed to be. [3:19:02, 3:19:10]: I I'm looking at who it is that's managing the event and I expect behind in those seats. [3:19:11, 3:19:15]: And at the end of the day, to square up with how much money we're making. [3:19:15, 3:19:18]: I was a little confused. Mr. Wiggins, are you there? [3:19:19, 3:19:20]: You still online? [3:19:21, 3:19:23]: I don't see him. Yeah, he's he's online. [3:19:24, 3:19:24]: Yes, I'm here. [3:19:25, 3:19:27]: Okay. I understand I you [3:19:28, 3:19:39]: We sing did what you talk what about this payment that we received from Georgia Radio Line? Did we receive a significant payment from them? If we lost all of this money, how did we get the payment? [3:19:41, 3:19:45]: Yeah, we did receive the payment, but we turned around [3:19:45, 3:19:47]: And use the payment for um [3:19:48, 3:19:49]: Deposits on X. [3:19:50, 3:20:02]: Right, right. And that's always gonna be a running total where we have to pay for the acts ahead of time. But offer the first two concerts, excluding paying the money for additional acts. [3:20:02, 3:20:08]: Did we lose money off the first concert or did we take that money and buy the next concert? [3:20:10, 3:20:13]: We lost about six thousand on that. If you just look at [3:20:13, 3:20:22]: The PL and look at what far is coming from the revenue of the tickets and then going through the progression of the percentages of. [3:20:23, 3:20:26]: of uh I'll take and the management company tape. [3:20:27, 3:20:30]: It the the the first first uh was about six thousand. [3:20:31, 3:20:44]: Right. And in addition to that that includes all of the money that was spent to buy all of the equipment, right? The chairs and all of the above, right? That we what that we did not have or that we did not own. Is that correct? [3:20:44, 3:20:56]: Those are the things that we're supposed to be moving forward with, taking to uh purchase those items so this year we don't have to go back and spend the same money. Is that correct? [3:20:56, 3:21:13]: Right. That's what we that's what we're in the midst of trying to do now. And going to the case. Proposal. Right. So we don't do that. Obviously to me, those numbers should have actually been included in the cost of the amphitheater, because you can't have a concert without chairs, without all of those other things. [3:21:13, 3:21:14]: So very inclusive. [3:21:15, 3:21:17]: Right. Well well. [3:21:18, 3:21:24]: Say again. What's about 70,000 of expenses that was included in that uh P and L. [3:21:25, 3:21:25]: Mm. [3:21:25, 3:21:30]: Right, that's what I'm saying. But in terms of the overall for the first additional [3:21:30, 3:21:49]: outlay of what the amphitheater should have been. It should have came with chairs. You should all of those items should have came. You can't have a concert without chairs anyway. So it should have all of those accessory items that were added onto that first concert. But what I'm saying to everybody here is there's a way to do what we're doing. [3:21:49, 3:21:51]: Okay, there's a way to do what we're doing. [3:21:52, 3:21:56]: And in the end, we all know that it takes three votes. [3:21:56, 3:22:07]: I can have the greatest ideas and Councilwoman Barber, you can have the greatest ideas, but it takes three votes in order to get order to move the city manager in this direction. [3:22:07, 3:22:15]: You're frustrated because you're beating your head against the wall, but you're not seeking the three votes to get you where you want to go. [3:22:15, 3:22:26]: If you had the three votes, you wouldn't have to tell Mr. Gardner to do these things or Mr. Berry to do it. They would just happen because the three votes is how things work here in Stockbridge. [3:22:26, 3:22:38]: I agreed with all of the items you said. I didn't need to put any more forward. I agreed with him. I said we agreed with him and we agreed with him a long time ago. But you never asked for the vote. [3:22:38, 3:22:54]: You it that councilman Thomas offered you an opportunity to ask for the vote again tonight. He was gonna second it. So we don't have to keep going around and around. We could ask the is that what you need to move forward, Mr. Gardner? You need the vote, right? [3:22:57, 3:22:59]: Council council member, I I think [3:23:00, 3:23:08]: Where the areas are specific to the operations, yes. But I I also realize that some of this is obviously information she was seeking from council. [3:23:08, 3:23:12]: Not just issues ri regarding to the staff and the operations thereof. [3:23:12, 3:23:22]: Um and obviously the city the attorney has already started working on I guess some of that to address those questions. Um we've actually [3:23:23, 3:23:25]: If you guys remember, I think I sent an email to you guys. [3:23:26, 3:23:29]: Y'all gave me some directions a little bit and we're we're actually moving. [3:23:29, 3:23:34]: with developing a new RFP system for this um for the venue. [3:23:34, 3:23:45]: Um so that's happening in earnest. Um that's something that was on um uh council member got barber's listed. We're already in the process of trying to address. So some of the stuff is already moving forward. [3:23:45, 3:23:55]: Yeah, and I certainly understand that. But again, those items can't move forward until you have three the support of three council members. That's just it. [3:23:55, 3:24:03]: That and that's that's that's the execution part that's missing from where you're trying to go is getting the three votes. I'm done. [3:24:04, 3:24:06]: Mr. Premier Maripotent Thomas, go ahead, please. [3:24:06, 3:24:09]: Okay. Uh Mayor Ford it it is getting late, but [3:24:10, 3:24:10]: The [3:24:11, 3:24:11]: I think [3:24:11, 3:24:19]: What I'm attempting to do tonight is just get down to the point. See, I I think what I'm hearing from the list. [3:24:20, 3:24:23]: These are what I call not micromanaging. [3:24:23, 3:24:25]: These are oversights. [3:24:26, 3:24:36]: uh things that we need to these are detailed things that we need to uh be able to look at because what I'm hearing for for an example. [3:24:37, 3:24:38]: Um [3:24:39, 3:24:42]: If we're talking about concessions. [3:24:43, 3:24:46]: And what I'm hearing from uh Councilwoman Barb is that [3:24:47, 3:24:51]: We do not know the results of. [3:24:51, 3:24:54]: What happened at the concession? [3:24:54, 3:24:55]: Fellows from me. [3:24:55, 3:24:57]: Okay, but I'm just saying as an example. [3:24:58, 3:25:04]: So if if that's an issue, then we have to be able to address that. [3:25:04, 3:25:10]: in our uh means of oversight. It's not that we're managing [3:25:10, 3:25:22]: But but if we say that we don't know, for an example, if we say that we're taking someone else's word that this is the breakdown of [3:25:22, 3:25:31]: The ticket sales. If this is the breakdown of how many uh hamburgers was sold, if this was a valid concern, valid. [3:25:32, 3:25:40]: Oh, but oh I'm I'm trying to get to a point, and I think this is uh I'm I'm I I can't speak for Councilwoman Barber, but I think what she's saying is that. [3:25:41, 3:25:46]: These are concerns and issues and oversight issues. [3:25:46, 3:25:59]: that has been raised, but they have not been addressed from a managerial or from an oversight standpoint. So I agree with that. So what I was trying to do earlier was [3:26:00, 3:26:01]: If you look at [3:26:01, 3:26:05]: Every item that she is mentioning in her list. [3:26:06, 3:26:26]: How do you address that? And I think uh Mr. Gardner, I think you sort of alluded to the fact that that you are addressing some of those items, if I'm if I heard you correct. And I think that's really just getting down to the nitty-gritty. So I don't know, just say number five on that list. And I don't even know what number five is, but [3:26:26, 3:26:32]: Number five. So how do you address number five that was on that list? [3:26:32, 3:26:33]: See, it's not about [3:26:34, 3:26:41]: chairs uh in the grassy area, even though we knew we we knew that we needed to own [3:26:41, 3:26:49]: chairs and table. But I think uh councilwoman barber is getting a little bit uh more uh um [3:26:50, 3:26:55]: more to the point than just that. And and I think those are just valid because [3:26:55, 3:26:57]: If if you asked [3:26:57, 3:26:59]: What was the breakdown? [3:27:00, 3:27:06]: I don't think anyone could even answer that question. And I think this is what you're saying that we don't know. [3:27:07, 3:27:09]: But we should know. [3:27:11, 3:27:24]: You see what I'm saying? We don't know, but we should know. And I think what she is saying is that we need to be able to address all of those things from a managerial standpoint. [3:27:24, 3:27:28]: Um the city of Stockbridge do not know. [3:27:29, 3:27:30]: The breakdown. [3:27:31, 3:27:32]: Um every [3:27:32, 3:27:35]: item of everything that happened. [3:27:35, 3:27:54]: We are relying on someone else to tell us. I don't think that's good management. I don't think that's good business. Now, if I hear what uh councilwoman barber said, that is not good management. Well, we are relying on someone, it's just like if if I own if I own uh a sandwich shop. [3:27:54, 3:27:57]: Put it in a motion and make it happen. [3:27:57, 3:28:16]: Well that that's what I want to do, but I'm just trying to get just just get down to the point. And I think uh Mr. Gardner sort of said, I think Mr. Gardner has heard the list, has taken the list, and I think um the Mr. Gardner is trying to address each one of those items. Am I correct, correct, Mr. Gardner? [3:28:18, 3:28:21]: We're we're addressing the items where we can, yes. [3:28:21, 3:28:24]: Um and I know the attorney [3:28:24, 3:28:29]: Is looking to get answers obviously that we don't have access to but require the [3:28:30, 3:28:34]: management company to provide to us that I think and [3:28:34, 3:28:46]: Mr. Jeremy could allude to that, that we've he sent that list off to get those specific answers. And and where they failed to answer those questions, obviously there are different routes we'd had to take from there through. [3:28:46, 3:28:49]: inquire upon getting the the answers that we need. [3:28:49, 3:29:09]: Um, I know that they are during the work that and on it in earnest as well. So you know, where we we're obviously from from an operational management standpoint, from my team side of the house, we're we're looking at you know what what information we have. I think John provided a breakdown um right after I got here. Um [3:29:10, 3:29:20]: Uh Mr. Wiggins, you know, kind of laid out exactly, you know, what we receive, where we receive it from, what that difference was, what the outcome was in terms of net revenue to profit. [3:29:21, 3:29:23]: Um either would be negative or positive. [3:29:23, 3:29:24]: Um [3:29:25, 3:29:25]: You know. [3:29:26, 3:29:28]: Can we shake out that information more? [3:29:29, 3:29:42]: to get more in-depth specifics. Yes. And I think what he was saying was that requires additional information provided to us from the management company so that then we could go forward and see even a more detailed breakdown. [3:29:42, 3:29:47]: But you know, as as I stated to some of you guys before, um [3:29:48, 3:29:51]: The number one way out of this is obviously [3:29:51, 3:29:58]: to to go for new service. I mean no one uh m my last point that's what we're doing. [3:29:58, 3:30:02]: Right. Mm my la my this is my last point. I think one of the issues was [3:30:02, 3:30:04]: After each concert [3:30:05, 3:30:06]: The actual cleanup. [3:30:07, 3:30:10]: Of of the amphitheater. So I I so [3:30:10, 3:30:27]: If no one can answer that, and I think this is what Councilwoman Barber's saying is that um no one could even answer that. So whose responsibility is it to actually to actually do that? And I think she is saying that should be in place, it should be known. [3:30:27, 3:30:40]: Who's gonna actually clean the facility up after every concert? Now I'm I'm just sort of just trying to remember some things she just mentioned and I'll listen to this end. But my my attempt tonight was to how do we [3:30:40, 3:30:42]: Різов [3:30:42, 3:30:53]: The concerns. How do we answer those issues so we don't continue as Councilwoman Barb said, we keep continuing to put it off, put it off, put it off, put it off. Yes, yes. [3:30:54, 3:31:06]: Just go ahead and say those lists, please have staff reply back with information regarding the list that she put forward, whether that staff be the city attorney or or ourselves. Um, like I said, we're working on some of it already, but [3:31:06, 3:31:10]: That's the vote and that will be as you said earlier in this meeting. [3:31:10, 3:31:13]: That's my directive. That's my direction to go in. [3:31:13, 3:31:21]: Yeah, yeah. And so um I I didn't have anything to add to the list as well because I thought that was uh it was a good list. [3:31:21, 3:31:41]: So uh and I think sometimes we have to understand. So if don't nobody respond, then I guess everybody is and I guess all of us could have said, I agree with the list, and I guess that's what we didn't do. And I guess then I think we would I think you know the train would have just moved if it wouldn't just said, I'm in agreement with the list, and I don't think [3:31:41, 3:31:55]: think we would have would have been at this point tonight. So I'm just saying now I agree with the list. So uh Mr. Gardner, you've already answered it. So you're working on the list, you're trying to get the answers and you're trying to put these [3:31:55, 3:31:59]: Um the oversights in place. Now we we are [3:31:59, 3:32:01]: In a contract for twenty twenty two. [3:32:02, 3:32:04]: And so we just have to make sure that [3:32:04, 3:32:06]: All of those things. [3:32:06, 3:32:10]: That has been raised from Councilwoman Barber. [3:32:10, 3:32:10]: That [3:32:11, 3:32:15]: You know, we will have to meet though. I know the first concert is April the first. [3:32:15, 3:32:18]: So everything on that list then [3:32:18, 3:32:20]: should have an answer to it. [3:32:21, 3:32:22]: Right. [3:32:22, 3:32:27]: And then that way we are more in in the oversight position. [3:32:27, 3:32:33]: to make sure that all of those things are just being taken care of. And so hopefully, um [3:32:33, 3:32:40]: You know, those things will be in place. We will have someone from [3:32:40, 3:32:47]: The city side making sure that whatever the ticket sales are, whatever the concession sales are. [3:32:47, 3:32:53]: who's cleaning up, what's this cost? So and and I just and I guess we um [3:32:55, 3:32:58]: We just got started the you know the wrong way, but I'll just say this in closing. [3:32:59, 3:33:01]: I think it's our fault. [3:33:02, 3:33:07]: I think it's the city of Stockbridge's fault that we did not put those things in place. [3:33:07, 3:33:13]: Um, because one thing I've learned from the auditors, and this goes back to a few administrations ago. [3:33:14, 3:33:17]: And they said when you have chaos. [3:33:17, 3:33:22]: When you have chaos like that, then you are opening up [3:33:22, 3:33:24]: Room for [3:33:25, 3:33:27]: Anything that could happen. [3:33:27, 3:33:36]: And so I think we just have to just tighten it up and make sure that um we don't have chaos and confusion. And then it does not lend itself to [3:33:37, 3:33:38]: The T word. [3:33:40, 3:33:42]: And I won't say what that T stand for. [3:33:43, 3:33:43]: All right. [3:33:44, 3:33:45]: Ms. Gantt, go ahead, please. [3:33:47, 3:33:48]: Um [3:33:48, 3:33:49]: Um [3:33:49, 3:33:52]: Sharing the same concerns as everyone else again. [3:33:52, 3:33:58]: Our attorneys, if you look at the emails, Mayor and Council, um, your confidential emails. [3:33:59, 3:34:06]: Between attorney to attorney, they've already started addressing this on both sides. They actually have the list one through nine. [3:34:07, 3:34:14]: um of items and it's listed out. They started February 2nd or 3rd. They sent another email on the fourth. [3:34:14, 3:34:15]: The tenth. [3:34:16, 3:34:21]: And then we just got a forward tonight again. The list has been addressed. [3:34:21, 3:34:33]: We're waiting on the other side and we also received a response in regards to that. So we need to, you know, just look at our emails and know that it is being addressed. And so [3:34:34, 3:34:41]: I'm with you. I'm with the concerns of Councilman Barber. I stated that when we met with them with Georgia Radio Alliance, her and her and myself. [3:34:42, 3:34:43]: Um and the mayor. [3:34:43, 3:34:45]: But um I'm [3:34:46, 3:34:53]: I'm saying that we can go on and on and on about these issues tonight. We have a retreat coming up. I think that would be more appropriate. [3:34:53, 3:34:58]: I'm not overlooking anybody's um concerns. [3:34:58, 3:35:08]: but they have already been addressed. They're being addressed right now. We're waiting on an answer. And if we don't get an answer for them, then we know it's time to we know what to do. [3:35:09, 3:35:10]: That's all. [3:35:11, 3:35:12]: It's a blank. Go ahead, please. [3:35:13, 3:35:22]: Mayor, I've said for months, even prior to our concert, when this council voted to bring in Kekin Wood for its purpose of oversight. [3:35:23, 3:35:32]: I've asked this council on more than one occasion. We never ran an amphitheater, and everybody on here keeps saying, we don't know, we don't know. I've asked this council before. [3:35:32, 3:35:37]: That we should have hired a consultant that's in place that has our best interests. [3:35:38, 3:35:44]: A consultant that knows about this part of what this amphitheater should and shouldn't be doing, concessions, all this stuff. [3:35:44, 3:35:48]: They report to the city manager, rem city manager reports to us. [3:35:49, 3:35:52]: We should have hired a consultant to oversee this amphitheater. [3:35:52, 3:35:56]: Because when you hire an entity that we all have issues with. [3:35:57, 3:36:05]: That's the only entity of knowledge and that's just the way it is. But if we had a consultant in place for us, the city. [3:36:05, 3:36:16]: with our best interests, maybe some of these things may or not have may or not have gone through the crack like that because somebody's in there with our best interests. And when you're taking money [3:36:16, 3:36:19]: From one concert to do another concert, that's not making money. [3:36:20, 3:36:32]: That's just that because Mr. Uh Gardner, when I finish, if you don't mind, because I've been told by several places with amphitheaters, amphitheaters are not the big moneymaker for any cities. [3:36:33, 3:36:44]: The entity to bring in businesses and all these things and bring help help to bring people in our downtown, all of that is not to make money. But the operational part, which I agree with Councilwoman Barber. [3:36:45, 3:36:52]: It has been abysmal in my opinion as well. Her list, I I agree with her list. I really do. [3:36:53, 3:36:56]: And I and I thank the city attorneys on what they're doing. And I [3:36:56, 3:37:00]: Councilwoman Barber, I love your passion for what you believe in. [3:37:00, 3:37:14]: But I'm trying to say this city, when we're in any areas, just like we did with Kekka Wood, with the operations amphitheater, why don't we hire a consultant that deals directly with our city manager that knows the business? [3:37:15, 3:37:17]: We don't know the business. [3:37:17, 3:37:20]: But a consultant to the city would. [3:37:20, 3:37:25]: They know what we should be getting for concessions. They know how if something's out of order. [3:37:25, 3:37:45]: That's what we need in the city. Or you're going to have six people, six elected bodies still questioning what's going on because we don't know what's right or wrong. And if we're getting had, but a consultant would have access to all of that. Thank Mr. Wiggins, but he's not a consultant. He doesn't know anything about all operations of an amphitheater. [3:37:45, 3:37:46]: Yeah. [3:37:46, 3:37:51]: But if we hire a consultant, which I've been saying that, it would cut all of this out. [3:37:51, 3:37:58]: Because it will make it clear to us the do's and don'ts and what's not happening in the best interest of the city. [3:37:58, 3:38:04]: Mr. Blount, make a motion. I second it to for us to hire I make a motion for the city of Stockbridge to hire a consultant. [3:38:05, 3:38:08]: to oversee all operations of the amphitheater. [3:38:08, 3:38:09]: I second the motion. [3:38:10, 3:38:13]: All right, motion's been made in a second. Any further discussion? [3:38:13, 3:38:18]: for for the for the twenty looks for the twenty second i have a second [3:38:18, 3:38:22]: For the twenty two session. For the twenty twenty two season. [3:38:23, 3:38:30]: I don't know what it's gonna cause, but I mean I I I put it this way. Let me let me let me read let me say this. Okay. [3:38:30, 3:38:41]: With getting with our city manager on how we need to do it, I don't want to go step my boundaries of the city manager. I talked to him about this. I withdraw my second. I talked to him about [3:38:42, 3:38:42]: Uh [3:38:43, 3:38:50]: That issue, Mr. Garner, you remember I said something to you about we need someone in place to have the city of Stockbridge best interest in place. [3:38:50, 3:38:55]: So I would say I uh I would withdraw that motion and ask Mr. Gardner. [3:38:55, 3:39:03]: How do we go about doing that and allow the city manager to make that decision on what he needs to do to put in place for the fun operations of the city? Let me do it that way. [3:39:03, 3:39:05]: For the twenty twenty two season. [3:39:05, 3:39:15]: However he see it fit, and we need to if we need it now or however he think we need it, however we you know, I'm gonna trust you, Mr. Gardener, that you're gonna put somebody in place. [3:39:15, 3:39:17]: To fulfill all these [3:39:19, 3:39:20]: Exactly. Um [3:39:21, 3:39:30]: No, it's not a mo I don't think is it a motion? That's no motion on the floor. No motion on the floor. I'd like to make a motion to do exactly what Councilman Blount just said. [3:39:30, 3:39:31]: Assessment. [3:39:33, 3:39:34]: Most can just go ahead and do it. [3:39:35, 3:39:35]: Yes. [3:39:36, 3:39:37]: Yeah, okay. [3:39:37, 3:39:48]: That's to put whoever whatever he feels he needs to put in place. Right. Whoever the city manager feels needs to be done, the will move forward. So we can get through with this. Okay, you got a first, second. [3:39:49, 3:39:50]: All right. All right. [3:39:50, 3:39:57]: No, I I'd like to make some comments. You all have spoken. I'd like to be recognized to make some comments. [3:39:58, 3:39:59]: Go ahead. [3:40:01, 3:40:02]: As I say. [3:40:02, 3:40:06]: I have been addressing concerns regarding the amphitheater. [3:40:06, 3:40:08]: Prior to approving. [3:40:08, 3:40:09]: The contract. [3:40:10, 3:40:12]: I know nothing about venue management. [3:40:12, 3:40:14]: I know business. [3:40:15, 3:40:16]: I know when [3:40:16, 3:40:19]: preparing the standard language of the contract. [3:40:20, 3:40:24]: and ha having all of the specifics outlined in the contract. [3:40:25, 3:40:26]: How important that is. [3:40:27, 3:40:30]: That was addressed with the um city attorneys. [3:40:31, 3:40:33]: What was also addressed with Mr. Knighton? [3:40:33, 3:40:34]: was about. [3:40:34, 3:40:36]: a sponsorship deal. [3:40:36, 3:40:38]: That was already at the table. [3:40:41, 3:40:41]: Miss Uniton. [3:40:42, 3:40:43]: The city attorneys. [3:40:44, 3:40:45]: Our wherebed. [3:40:46, 3:40:49]: They were aware of it because they carved out a date. [3:40:49, 3:40:51]: for a concert series last year. [3:40:52, 3:40:54]: with them carving out that date. [3:40:54, 3:40:55]: They knew. [3:40:55, 3:40:57]: what the intentions was. [3:40:57, 3:40:59]: That's why they carved out the time. [3:41:00, 3:41:01]: They knew [3:41:02, 3:41:04]: That was only supposed to be [3:41:04, 3:41:06]: Between the sponsor [3:41:07, 3:41:08]: And directly with the city. [3:41:09, 3:41:14]: There was never supposed to be a middleman or a third person or a management company. [3:41:16, 3:41:18]: That was clear last year. [3:41:19, 3:41:20]: In December [3:41:21, 3:41:23]: I sent several emails. [3:41:23, 3:41:24]: To you, Mayor. [3:41:24, 3:41:26]: as acting city manager. [3:41:27, 3:41:29]: You ignored or disregarded my emails. [3:41:30, 3:41:44]: Stand by. I stand by. I I I made executive decisions on what needed to be done at the time. And that would be to this point right now. I didn't cut you off when you were talking. Okay. Oh I'll respond. I'll respond to you in just a second, then when you're done. Perfectly fine. [3:41:45, 3:41:49]: When I am sending emails, I'm doing my best. [3:41:49, 3:41:50]: To communicate. [3:41:51, 3:41:52]: prior to our meetings. [3:41:53, 3:41:56]: The one thing that I've said since I joined this council. [3:41:57, 3:41:58]: I never want to shame myself. [3:41:59, 3:42:00]: My family. [3:42:00, 3:42:01]: Or this community. [3:42:02, 3:42:05]: But when you put my back against the wall. [3:42:05, 3:42:08]: And you make me have to address this stuff in public. [3:42:09, 3:42:12]: Don't sit and pretend as though, oh, now you agree with me. [3:42:13, 3:42:15]: when all of this could have been avoided. [3:42:15, 3:42:17]: Had you responded to my emails? [3:42:18, 3:42:19]: It's never been an issue. [3:42:20, 3:42:21]: Councilman Alexander. [3:42:21, 3:42:23]: When you send emails. [3:42:24, 3:42:25]: Wanting to get consensus. [3:42:26, 3:42:29]: You don't need to um wait or contact me. [3:42:29, 3:42:30]: If I agree with it. [3:42:31, 3:42:32]: I respond. [3:42:33, 3:42:33]: If I don't. [3:42:34, 3:42:35]: Then I don't respond. [3:42:35, 3:42:37]: I'm not here for politics. [3:42:37, 3:42:39]: So stop playing with me. [3:42:40, 3:42:42]: All I want is what is best for this city. [3:42:43, 3:42:46]: And if there are opportunities that are good for us. [3:42:46, 3:42:48]: I want us to make sure that we take [3:42:49, 3:42:50]: complete advantage of it. [3:42:52, 3:42:56]: At this point, what I was told even the day after the council approved. [3:42:57, 3:42:58]: The contract. [3:42:58, 3:42:59]: What I was told. [3:43:00, 3:43:01]: With that. [3:43:01, 3:43:02]: They were gonna go back. [3:43:03, 3:43:04]: and renegotiate. [3:43:05, 3:43:06]: with the management company. [3:43:07, 3:43:08]: Since then. [3:43:08, 3:43:09]: I've just been strong along. [3:43:10, 3:43:11]: Disregarded, dismissed. [3:43:13, 3:43:15]: What I want what I want to make sure happen. [3:43:15, 3:43:19]: Is all of those questions I want them to be addressed? [3:43:20, 3:43:21]: And [3:43:21, 3:43:22]: Brought back to this council. [3:43:23, 3:43:24]: Hand [3:43:25, 3:43:26]: Thomas of the essence. [3:43:26, 3:43:27]: We have a concert. [3:43:28, 3:43:29]: Up in April. [3:43:29, 3:43:31]: I just don't want responses coming to us. [3:43:32, 3:43:33]: March thirty first. [3:43:34, 3:43:35]: That's all. [3:43:35, 3:43:36]: Thank you. [3:43:36, 3:43:56]: In response to your comment, yes, you sent me information during the time that I was the acting city manager. Got it. Had a lot of different uh conversations or emails on a lot of different things. So I made some decisions at that time on what to do and what was a priority to try to get set. And working not only with the management company, but also working with and having conversations with our our trade. [3:43:56, 3:44:00]: Treasurer as well as our attorneys on some of those items, period. [3:44:00, 3:44:15]: So in this aspect, but now we're here, we we are at a location now we need to make some other decisions. Now we have a city manager and and on site as well educated in how to manage a a staff of the city itself versus me in this aspect, which is a good decision. [3:44:15, 3:44:25]: And we're gonna move forward on this. So, you know, hey, we'll we're gonna be all right. We're gonna make it through. But uh I did what I needed to do at the time. Mr. Berry, you have your hand up. [3:44:27, 3:44:40]: Thank you, Mayor. I I'd just like to say two things so the record is clear. First, I sent an extensive email to all of council outlining the outlining the contract approval process, the motion that was made. [3:44:40, 3:44:48]: the conditions to the motion, the meeting minutes and everything else, and the contract amendments. I'm happy to recirculate that. [3:44:48, 3:44:50]: Second and more important [3:44:51, 3:44:56]: So the record is clear, I never once participated in a negotiation. [3:44:57, 3:45:03]: with the former city manager and any sponsor, period. Never once. [3:45:03, 3:45:17]: I was not a part of those discussions. And I would respectfully ask that that not ever be said again because I didn't participate in those. I was not aware of those discussions. I was aware there was discussion of an event. [3:45:17, 3:45:18]: And that is it. [3:45:19, 3:45:23]: I want the record to be clear of that and I request that it not be set again. Thank you. [3:45:25, 3:45:36]: Since Mr. Berry is speaking directly to me, I am speaking about what was told to me by the former city manager. But I told you multiple times that's not true. [3:45:36, 3:45:39]: Okay. I didn't tell I didn't say if it was true or not. [3:45:40, 3:45:42]: All I'm saying is what was told to me. [3:45:43, 3:45:46]: And that's exactly what has been happening here. [3:45:47, 3:45:50]: I've been strung along, deceived and lied. [3:45:51, 3:45:53]: Баголадстав мемберс. [3:45:54, 3:45:55]: What I was told was [3:45:56, 3:46:00]: Mr. Berry and Mr. Knighton was gonna be meeting. [3:46:00, 3:46:01]: With sponsors. [3:46:02, 3:46:09]: That was way before we approved the contract for a management company and even the day after. [3:46:10, 3:46:11]: We approve the contract. [3:46:12, 3:46:15]: When I met when I called and spoke with Mr. Knighton. [3:46:15, 3:46:17]: That's what he told me. [3:46:17, 3:46:20]: that they were going to be renegotiating. In fact. [3:46:20, 3:46:22]: We had another meeting. [3:46:22, 3:46:24]: We had a meeting. [3:46:24, 3:46:28]: When we interviewed the management companies, there were two of them. [3:46:29, 3:46:31]: that we did three on three meetings with. [3:46:33, 3:46:35]: Two of my councilmates was in the meeting with me. [3:46:36, 3:46:37]: In which I addressed [3:46:38, 3:46:40]: one of the potential sponsors. [3:46:42, 3:46:42]: So [3:46:43, 3:46:48]: They are very much aware of what was on the table or what could potentially [3:46:48, 3:46:49]: be on the table. [3:46:50, 3:46:51]: Even more so. [3:46:52, 3:46:56]: When I ask about the concert series. [3:46:56, 3:46:58]: That was scheduled for last year. [3:47:00, 3:47:01]: Those dates. [3:47:02, 3:47:03]: were carved out. [3:47:03, 3:47:05]: in the current contract. [3:47:05, 3:47:06]: To accommodate [3:47:07, 3:47:08]: those concert series. [3:47:09, 3:47:11]: So what I was told was [3:47:12, 3:47:13]: That the city attorneys [3:47:14, 3:47:15]: Mr. Berry. [3:47:15, 3:47:16]: And Mr. Knighton. [3:47:16, 3:47:18]: Yeah, one of water. [3:47:18, 3:47:32]: You have to respect our city attorney. Right. Oh no, I respect on several occasions. I respect you. Stop talking over me. I respect you. [3:47:33, 3:47:34]: Porn of water. Right. [3:47:35, 3:47:55]: I've I've got that you're right, Mr. Butler. No problem. We're gonna end this part of this conversation. We've gone way too long. We okay? We already got we got a directive here in reference to um uh the city manager is gonna uh identify someone to be that that liaison or that consultant for at least the rest of this particular um concert series year. [3:47:55, 3:48:11]: And and obviously the contract uh we are under now i extends until the end of the year. And uh we'll be with this GRA unless something some strange thing is uh happens to where's that we can no longer be in a contract but it we'll call for the vote. Okay. Call for the vote for what, sir? [3:48:11, 3:48:27]: We said it we had a first and a second. There was a question, right? Did we vote? Okay, no, we didn't vote in reference to giving Mr. Gardner the directive to uh to have a consultant. Is that correct? Is that the vote we're talking about? Or or what he sees best today. Okay. Already sees fit. All right. [3:48:28, 3:48:30]: All right. So all in favor of that motion, please indicate. [3:48:33, 3:48:38]: Okay. I got uh four. I see four five five. Okay, so five it is. Okay. We'll move on. [3:48:40, 3:48:40]: Where [3:48:40, 3:48:41]: Yes, sir. [3:48:42, 3:48:54]: No, no, I'm sorry. Go ahead. Okay. What I had next was the uh CID feasibility study. Um Mr. Peterson, uh you're still on, along with uh Nicole Hall from Nicole Works. Um [3:48:54, 3:48:57]: We still got this to deal with. Go ahead, please. [3:48:59, 3:49:00]: Mr. Peterson, go away, please. [3:49:00, 3:49:20]: Yes, sir. Thank you very much, Mayor. Good evening, Council and Citizens. As you all know, we've been in discussions to put together a CID on the 138 corridor. And joined on this call, we have consultant, Ms. Nicole Hall, who is the owner and CEO of. [3:49:20, 3:49:22]: Nickel works. [3:49:23, 3:49:35]: Is in in recent weeks it's been decided that we should do a joint CID with Henry County. And Henry County is going to vote to enter into a feasibility study uh tomorrow, and that's why we're here today. [3:49:35, 3:49:39]: We would like to move along at the same pace as Henry as Henry County. [3:49:40, 3:49:40]: If [3:49:41, 3:49:42]: If I could share my screen. [3:49:43, 3:49:45]: I can bring up that proposal. [3:49:49, 3:49:51]: Should be able to do it, no problem. All right. [3:50:08, 3:50:10]: Is that helpful? Let me see. [3:50:18, 3:50:19]: All right, I've got a nominator. [3:50:19, 3:50:21]: Got it now. Okay, go ahead then. [3:50:21, 3:50:22]: There you go. [3:50:22, 3:50:23]: All right, thank you. [3:50:24, 3:50:26]: Now everyone, this is the this is the map. [3:50:27, 3:50:28]: For the C I D. [3:50:29, 3:50:32]: I think you all should have you all should have received this. [3:50:32, 3:50:35]: As you can see, it's along that one thirty-eight corridor. [3:50:40, 3:50:40]: And [3:50:43, 3:50:46]: See, I'm going to bring up the proposal right now. [3:50:54, 3:50:57]: Okay, Mayor. Hold on a second. [3:50:58, 3:51:00]: You uh you should be able to do it, sir. [3:51:02, 3:51:02]: All right. [3:51:03, 3:51:04]: Trying to [3:51:05, 3:51:06]: All right, here we go. [3:51:06, 3:51:07]: Right. [3:51:08, 3:51:15]: All right, if you see that that task one, uh the strategic plan, that will include uh the staff. [3:51:15, 3:51:18]: Council as well, and we'll put together that project plan. [3:51:18, 3:51:21]: And that general messaging for that proposed CID. [3:51:23, 3:51:24]: Task two. [3:51:25, 3:51:28]: The property owner research, we're going to in the [3:51:29, 3:51:30]: We're going to work with um [3:51:30, 3:51:33]: Nicole Hall, I'm putting together a comprehensive list of properties. [3:51:34, 3:51:35]: Uh the property owners. [3:51:36, 3:51:45]: Now I will let you know that there are about 80 parcels in that CID, but in that CID area, but only about 70 are eligible. [3:51:46, 3:51:59]: If you go to task three, that marketing materials and GIS mapping, we'll put together those materials and that online interactive map that makes it a lot easier for the public and those uh proposed parcels. [3:52:00, 3:52:07]: To interact. Task four, the property owner research and stakeholder meetings. This is that public outreach session. [3:52:08, 3:52:11]: We also have those consent forms for those willing participants. [3:52:12, 3:52:17]: Finally, task five, that final feasibility report story study will be. [3:52:17, 3:52:21]: Prepared and ready. Now, if we start in March. [3:52:21, 3:52:27]: We should be finished by August 22nd. Henry County is on a similar [3:52:27, 3:52:47]: On a similar calendar. Clayton County has started before us, so they're going to finish a little bit ahead of us. Now, if we do start at the same time as Henry County, there is a possibility that we could have some public outreach meetings together, but that will not impact our cost. [3:52:47, 3:52:49]: And as far as the cost is concerned. [3:52:50, 3:53:07]: Our portion is$38,150. Now we do have that in the economic development budget already. Uh that was put in for this fiscal year. Now, this is just the cost for the feasibility study. Now the feasibility study will let us know if a CID [3:53:07, 3:53:08]: Is um [3:53:09, 3:53:17]: is feasible as the title states and we do not uh i do not have that in the budget as of right now i only have uh that 38 150 [3:53:21, 3:53:24]: And um Nicole Haw, did you have anything that you would like to add? [3:53:28, 3:53:29]: Nope, you covered it. [3:53:30, 3:53:30]: Our fine. [3:53:32, 3:53:37]: Councilmember Alexander, I I know you've participated in in the meetings. Is there anything that you would like to add? [3:53:38, 3:53:40]: Mayor. Yeah, go right here, sir, please. [3:53:41, 3:53:47]: Yeah, I just want to say this is the greatest opportunity that we've ever had to make an impact on Highway 138. [3:53:48, 3:53:52]: We got all three entities at the table. We got Clayton County at the table. [3:53:52, 3:53:54]: Henry County at the table. [3:53:54, 3:53:55]: And us. [3:53:55, 3:54:00]: So all of these entities have been working together. The mayor's been at the meetings, Mr. Peterson. [3:54:01, 3:54:04]: Miss Barber was at some of the meetings, Councilman Thomas. [3:54:04, 3:54:06]: Uh some of the staff members. [3:54:06, 3:54:11]: I've been there and we've all been talking about comprehensive plans for the entire corridor. [3:54:11, 3:54:13]: How we're gonna do it. [3:54:13, 3:54:15]: Uh, commissioner Damont Davis. [3:54:15, 3:54:19]: has been very aggressive and wanting to do ten foot walking pass. [3:54:20, 3:54:22]: Along the entire length of this uh [3:54:22, 3:54:23]: particular project. [3:54:24, 3:54:29]: All the way from North Henry Boulevard to Clayton International. So we have a seamed uniform. [3:54:30, 3:54:32]: type of appearance to the area. [3:54:32, 3:54:34]: And to come do it to make that happen. [3:54:35, 3:54:36]: Uh would be the CID. [3:54:37, 3:54:38]: Um you know. [3:54:38, 3:54:38]: And I think [3:54:39, 3:54:40]: How you doing, Miss Hall? [3:54:41, 3:54:53]: Ms. Hall is uh I'll talk her uh she's done a great job. Talk tell us to council about your experience setting up the CIDs with uh Airport West, East West, and Aerotropolis. [3:54:56, 3:55:00]: Um good evening, Mayor and Council. Um [3:55:02, 3:55:13]: I've been in business now for twelve or thirteen years. My previous experience was working um actually at Fulton County government as a traffic engineer and um [3:55:14, 3:55:15]: After leaving that [3:55:16, 3:55:19]: Leaving the county, I worked with [3:55:19, 3:55:39]: Um I've worked with many CIDs, but specific to what Councilman Alexander mentioned, I started with Fulton Industrial CID, which was a CID in Fulton and excuse me, in Fulton County. And then after that, I went on to work with what most people know as the ATL. [3:55:39, 3:55:50]: Airport CID, previously known as Eritropolis. Um, those are two CIDs that are in two different counties, which is very similar to what um [3:55:51, 3:56:00]: The vision is for this area, which is um what we're calling the Highway 138 CID. So it would be [3:56:00, 3:56:15]: Henry County, um, which includes City of Stockbridge and unincorporated Henry County as well as Clayton County. So we've dealt with Clayton before, um, and we've actually dealt with Henry County before, um, because most of the work [3:56:15, 3:56:22]: will go through the the county as far as the actual certification. Um I did not [3:56:23, 3:56:25]: make a note when um [3:56:26, 3:56:36]: Mr. Peterson asked me if I had any other comments, but I would like to say that because the number of parcels for this potential CID is [3:56:37, 3:56:41]: Because the number of parcels is limited. [3:56:42, 3:56:55]: The additional effort that it would take to form the CID will be minimal because in previous cases where we've had to do a feasibility study, we may have started out with. [3:56:56, 3:57:16]: Um hundreds or thousands of parcels. So we had to do a sampling. In this particular case, we will be contacting all of the parcels in this area and not a sampling. So it's very plausible that we will be able to um move straight into [3:57:16, 3:57:22]: um forming a CID if that is the will of the property owners. Um and so it [3:57:23, 3:57:34]: is really a large investment or down payment toward um the CID. So I know you mentioned that. So I just wanted to state that because [3:57:34, 3:57:40]: we'll be able to get a lot more accomplished during this process. But um [3:57:40, 3:57:42]: Councilman Alexander, like I said, I've worked with [3:57:43, 3:57:47]: I work from Forsyth County to Henry County and from [3:57:47, 3:57:47]: Um [3:57:48, 3:57:53]: Stone Crest area to Douglas County. So we we cover a lot of um [3:57:54, 3:58:14]: not just CIDs but a lot of areas in between because we also um provide planning services. So we have myself as an engineer, architects, planners on our staff. So um we would look forward to working with the jurisdictions involved with this process to um complete um [3:58:14, 3:58:19]: this DID for you guys if that is the will of um the council. [3:58:20, 3:58:21]: Thank you. [3:58:21, 3:58:25]: Yeah, thank you. Appreciate it, Ms. Hall. Any other questions for Ms. Hall or Mr. Peterson? [3:58:28, 3:58:35]: And and not Mayor Pro Tem, go ahead, please. I I just wanted to just ask um Dr. Peterson and Ms. Hall. [3:58:35, 3:58:40]: W what what kind of responses are we getting back from any of the um [3:58:40, 3:58:42]: Uh business owners. [3:58:43, 3:58:45]: We we have we haven't started. [3:58:45, 3:58:49]: We haven't started yet. Uh we would have to vote to to enter into this contract. [3:58:50, 3:58:53]: First Mayor Pro Tem Thomas and I I want to [3:58:53, 3:58:57]: I know we're throwing around CID, but the CID is a community improvement district. [3:58:57, 3:59:05]: And that's where the proposed district, if it is accepted, those commercial businesses would vote to self-tax themselves. [3:59:05, 3:59:10]: And they will use that self-tax to improve the area, whether it's um infrastructure. [3:59:10, 3:59:28]: Anything dealing with uh pedestrian walkway and they have a a large range of things that they can do for so for those on the council are listening in that didn't know what a CID was. No, no, no, no. No, I not get that part, no, that part, but I just wondered had that had that been any kind of soft. [3:59:29, 3:59:32]: uh discussion or any kind of soft [3:59:32, 3:59:37]: uh outreach just to see what what what the temperature may be like. [3:59:39, 3:59:44]: Not not on not on our end, uh Mayor Pro Tem. Uh we haven't entered into a contract, so we [3:59:45, 3:59:45]: Yeah. [3:59:46, 3:59:46]: Okay. [3:59:48, 3:59:51]: Any other questions from Dr. Peterson or Ms. Hall? [3:59:52, 4:00:02]: And if not, because uh all right, if not, then I need a a motion to accept this proposal so we move forward. So moved. Is there a second? [4:00:04, 4:00:09]: Uh Mr. Thomas, mayor prototype Thomas, second that motion. All right. All in favor, please indicate. [4:00:12, 4:00:18]: Okay, um s uh. Is that uh Mr. Blount? I'm sorry I didn't catch your hand. [4:00:19, 4:00:21]: Okay, they must get. [4:00:22, 4:00:22]: Are you in favor? [4:00:23, 4:00:35]: Okay, so unanimous decision. Okay, it's unanimous decision. Congratulations. Ms. Hall, thank you very much for being here. And I know you do an outstanding job for us, without a doubt. Okay. Mr. Peterson, appreciate it. [4:00:35, 4:00:39]: Okay, now next is com my particular comments for today's meeting. First of all. [4:00:39, 4:00:49]: Even though it is Valentine's Day, have Valentine's Day to you, obviously. So hopefully whatever's left of the day you'll be able to enjoy or continue on until to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. [4:00:50, 4:00:55]: So hopefully you have a good time eventually with your loved ones and your special special folks you want to spend time with. [4:00:56, 4:00:58]: Uh congratulations to [4:00:58, 4:00:59]: Matt Stafford. [4:00:59, 4:01:01]: Uh Georgia Grant. [4:01:01, 4:01:21]: And also to Sean Mavet, the coach of the uh uh LA Rams for the Super Bowl win yesterday. Fantastic. You had Georgia, Georgia individuals at the leading the pack. So congratulations to them. This happens to be the second time that the Rams won their Super Bowl. They actually won it uh in 2000 as the St. Louis Rams. So I have [4:01:21, 4:01:26]: I'm very proud of that since I'm originally from St. Louis, Missouri as well. So fantastic. Great for the Rams. [4:01:27, 4:01:28]: And uh we'll see what happens next year. [4:01:29, 4:01:32]: Maybe the faculty get there again right. Maybe? We'll see, right? [4:01:33, 4:01:34]: Anyway, on that note. [4:01:35, 4:01:41]: Folks, we're still in a pandemic. All right. Uh so once again, continue to [4:01:41, 4:02:01]: I give you information about the public health department and uh it's located at Madonna. You go by and get the vaccinations, uh 470-661-0005. Mederma and Pfizer is what they the issue there at 135 Henry Parkway. It can also get tested. Now we're gonna mention some other [4:02:01, 4:02:12]: things he got to also gonna get tested at Red Hawk Field, 143 Henry Parkway in Madonna, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Monday, excuse me, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. [4:02:12, 4:02:16]: And we have something going on in Stobbridge as well, and I'll get to that just a second. [4:02:16, 4:02:27]: Upcoming meetings. Um downtown Islam authority meeting, 6 p.m. by way of Zoom, third Tuesday of each month, which would be the next one is actually tomorrow night, February 15th. [4:02:27, 4:02:36]: You council advisory committee meeting 6 30. It's a third Tuesday of each month, which is also the Patrick Henry meeting room, and that's the city hall, and that's also tomorrow night. [4:02:37, 4:02:41]: City Council work session and last Tuesday of each month. The next one is February twenty-second. [4:02:42, 4:02:48]: The planning commission meeting four Thursday of each month be 630 by way of Zoom on February 24th. [4:02:48, 4:03:04]: the U Council meeting, 530, the second Wednesday of each month, and the Levi meeting room at City Hall. And that'll next one will be March 9th. The Main Street Advisory Board meeting is second Friday of each month, 9 a.m. And that'll be by the way at Zoom as well. And that's March 11th. [4:03:05, 4:03:25]: Now, here for the city of Stockbridge, the reference to COVID testing is vaccinations. We've done this for the last couple Saturdays at the amphitheater. And so uh actually free drive up uh drive up testing right here at the Stockbridge Amphitheater is Tuesday, tomorrow, February 15th, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. And uh we have free [4:03:25, 4:03:42]: uh drive up vaccinations uh to be administered uh to citizens on Saturday, March 5th, Saturday, March 12th, and Saturday, March 19th, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to get your vaccinations for this coronavirus. It's still out there. So we want you to get vaccinated to be healthy. [4:03:42, 4:03:44]: Stop the spread, right? [4:03:44, 4:03:46]: get healthy in this aspect. So one then one good thing is that [4:03:47, 4:03:49]: Supposedly the the vaccine excuse me the [4:03:49, 4:03:51]: The uh results or the [4:03:52, 4:03:58]: Uh virus is starting to get lower, starting to get smaller, but we still need to get vaccinated, make sure it doesn't rise back up again. We have another wave. [4:03:59, 4:04:18]: There's a continuous salute to veterans. Please forward your pictures to of veterans, including name, branch, branch, rank, and years of service to Mariprotam Thomas, as you present a special tribute to local veterans on a year-long basis here and send your information to Zenovia at City of Stockbridge-G A.gov. [4:04:18, 4:04:20]: Thank you for your service, veterans. [4:04:21, 4:04:41]: Please join Councilman Alexander for uh for a virtual community update. Town hall, Thursday, February 24th, 7 p.m. Discussion topics: City Services, Police Department, Downtown Stockbridge, Vivification, Bridges of Jotaco, and Community Service Recognitions. At town hall will be broadcast live on the city's Facebook page as well on the 24th. [4:04:41, 4:04:43]: of the month, seven PM. [4:04:44, 4:04:55]: Join Mayor Potem Thomas for the 11th annual African American Heritage Celebration, be presented virtually Saturday, Sept uh February 26th at 4 p.m. [4:04:55, 4:05:02]: Pastor TJ McBride of Tabernacle of Praise will be the keynote speaker, and the program will be broadcast live on the city's Facebook page as well. [4:05:03, 4:05:10]: And you have an opportunity to meet the mayor, yours truly, and voice your questions and concerns on Monday, February twenty-eighth. [4:05:11, 4:05:23]: At 10 a.m. to noon. Time slot for 10 a.m. to noon. Call uh Zanovia Pearson to schedule an appointment. This is gonna be done virtually at seven seven zero three eight nine seventy nine hundred, extension two forty-eight. [4:05:24, 4:05:44]: And then uh please join Councilman Alzander once again for the seventh annual Women's History Month Awards, March 6th at uh 2020, of course, at three o'clock. Location says location do be determined. And the program will be broadcast live and on Facebook page. Is it still be determined or do you have a location yet? Sir It's gonna be an Eagles Landing. [4:05:44, 4:05:46]: Country Club. Easy Land Country Club. [4:05:47, 4:05:51]: Okay. And I'm imagining says the country club a certain amount of requirements to attend that. Is that right? [4:05:52, 4:06:09]: Yeah, we'll have we'll be requiring vaccine and um mask. Okay, all right. That's all the that's all the notes I have here for uh announcements. And I'm assuming that there's not an executive session needed for tonight, and it's my assumption. On that note, then now we need a motion to adjourn the meeting. [4:06:12, 4:06:15]: No motion. Okay. Ms. Ganttz, there are a second. [4:06:15, 4:06:18]: Second. All right, Ms. Alexander, all in favor, please indicate. [4:06:20, 4:06:23]: We stand adjourned. I believe that is unanimous decision on that. [4:06:23, 4:06:25]: Good night. God bless y'all. Enjoy your evening. [4:06:26, 4:06:28]: Good night. [4:06:31, 4:06:32]: And now we're recording. [4:06:32, 4:06:33]: That's right. [4:06:34, 4:06:35]: I re allowed a recording. [4:06:36, 4:06:36]: Okay. [4:06:37, 4:06:42]: All right. Um on that note, I have now it is six oh two. [4:06:43, 4:06:56]: And uh on that note, I believe we should go ahead and start the meeting. This will be the council meeting for February 14th, which happy Valentine's Day, everybody, by the way. And uh on that note, I'd like once again call the meeting in order. [4:06:56, 4:07:05]: And um Ms. Gats, since you were having problems earlier, I actually asked Councilman Alexander volunteered to get an invocation. So Councilman Alexander, please. [4:07:05, 4:07:06]: Invocation, sir. Thank you. [4:07:07, 4:07:16]: Okay, because uh is she okay with that? Just want to make sure that she has no that's perfectly fine. Yes. Okay. You councilman Alzheimer, go ahead, please. [4:07:17, 4:07:18]: All right, everyone bow your heads, please. [4:07:20, 4:07:24]: Uh in these times, Lord, we understand that it's your wisdom and your guidance [4:07:25, 4:07:32]: That guides the way. We trust you to take us down the right path to make sure. [4:07:32, 4:07:35]: That we make the best decisions in regard to the citizens. [4:07:36, 4:07:40]: We know that it is your wisdom, your guidance, and your way and your light. [4:07:40, 4:07:44]: That will lead to the path of prosperity in our city. [4:07:45, 4:07:46]: These troubled times. [4:07:46, 4:07:48]: When during the pandemic. [4:07:48, 4:07:50]: You have stirred this ship. [4:07:50, 4:07:51]: To make sure. [4:07:51, 4:07:53]: That we have solid footing. [4:07:53, 4:07:59]: We're on our way out of that. I know. I know that you will lead us. I know that you will guide us. And I know that the understanding. [4:07:59, 4:08:00]: To keep us safe. [4:08:01, 4:08:03]: Let's take a moment to understand. [4:08:03, 4:08:05]: That it is your wisdom. [4:08:05, 4:08:08]: That guided us through this man through this uh situation. [4:08:08, 4:08:09]: And to understand. [4:08:10, 4:08:16]: That this pandemic will come to an end because you said it is so and you wish it to be so. [4:08:16, 4:08:17]: Thank you. [4:08:17, 4:08:21]: For giving the city of Stockbridge its way. [4:08:21, 4:08:27]: And and doing things in the way and in the order and in the guidance that you would have us do them in this meeting tonight. [4:08:27, 4:08:29]: Putting the citizens first. [4:08:29, 4:08:30]: Putting aside all [4:08:31, 4:08:33]: Personal relationships, putting aside all. [4:08:34, 4:08:35]: Grudge is putting aside all [4:08:36, 4:08:41]: in anything that interferes with doing the citizens' business. That is our first charge. [4:08:41, 4:08:45]: And that is your way. And I know that's the way that you would have us do. [4:08:45, 4:08:46]: On this day of love. [4:08:47, 4:08:49]: Have us to share that and to spread that. [4:08:50, 4:08:52]: in the kindness and in the ways of love. [4:08:52, 4:08:53]: On this day. [4:08:53, 4:08:56]: Valentine's Day 2022. [4:08:56, 4:08:57]: Amen. [4:08:57, 4:08:58]: Amen. [4:08:58, 4:08:58]: Well. [4:08:59, 4:09:02]: We can rise uh for the for the pledge of allegiance, please. [4:09:05, 4:09:15]: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, liberty and justice for all. [4:09:16, 4:09:17]: All right. [4:09:18, 4:09:19]: Madam Clerk, roll call, please. [4:09:24, 4:09:25]: Mayor Ford. Present. [4:09:26, 4:09:27]: Mayor Pro Tem Thomas. [4:09:27, 4:09:28]: Present. [4:09:28, 4:09:30]: Councilman Alexander. [4:09:30, 4:09:30]: Present. [4:09:31, 4:09:32]: Councilwoman Barber. [4:09:32, 4:09:33]: That's it. [4:09:33, 4:09:35]: Councilman Blount. [4:09:35, 4:09:35]: President. [4:09:36, 4:09:37]: Councilwoman Gantt. [4:09:39, 4:09:59]: Present Mayor Ford, you have a quorum. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Appreciate that. Council, I have a recommendation for you in reference to the adoption amending the agenda. Um by recommendation, actually from the city uh manager that um items number 15, 16, 17, and 20 be removed. [4:09:59, 4:10:12]: from tonight's agenda and be placed on a work session uh which would be on the 22nd of February and uh due to get get additional conversation and information to be brought forward at that time. Can I get a so move for that please?