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>> SPEAKER: WE WILL CALL TO ORDER TONIGHT COMMITTEE OF THE
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
WHOLE FOR AUBURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2022.[2. MINUTES]
CITY COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE THE MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 6 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? MOVE FOR APPROVAL.MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[3. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD]
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD. >> SPEAKER: WE HAVE THREE VACANCY TERMS BEGIN OCTOBER 10, 2022, AND OCTOBER -- OCTOBER 9, 2028. WE HAVE INCUMBENTS ROD CATER WHO SERVED ONE PARTIAL TERM, MARTY MADELEY WHO SERVED ONE FULL TERM AND DOUG WATSON WHO SERVED TWO FULL TERMS. FOR THE POSITION OF ROD CATER FOR ONE PARTIAL TERM I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ROD CATER FOR A FULL TERM.
>> SPEAKER: SECOND. >> SPEAKER: MOTION AND SECOND.
ROD CATER. ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR OF MR. CATER? ANY OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES. >> SPEAKER: POSITION THAT MARTEE MOSELEY HOLDS SERVING ONE FULL TERM I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MARTEE MOSELEY FOR A SECOND TERM.
>> SPEAKER: SECOND. >> SPEAKER: MOTION AND SECOND FOR MARTEE MOSELEY. ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR OF MARTEE MOSELEY? ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES AND WE WILL CONFIRM IT LATER IN THE AGENDA.
>> SPEAKER: FOR THE SEAT HELD BY DOUG WATSON TO SERVE TWO FULL TERMS, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK DOUG WATSON FOR HIS SERVICE AND CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE JIM BOSTON.
>> SPEAKER: SECOND. >> SPEAKER: MOTION AND SECOND FOR JIM BOSTON. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> SPEAKER: I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO NOMINATE MR. WALTER BUIE.
>> SPEAKER: SECOND. >> SPEAKER: MOTION AND SECOND FOR MR. BUIE. WE WILL START WITH MR. BOSTON.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION?
>> SPEAKER: I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT HAVING RECENTLY RETIRED AS CITY MANAGER THAT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS A BOARD THAT DOES A LOT OF OUTREACH AND REPRESENTS OUR CITY AND JIM BOSTON HAS GREAT KNOWLEDGE OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF OUR CITY, WHAT INDUSTRIES ARE LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY ARE COMING THIS DIRECTION, AND I THINK THAT HE WOULD MAKE A GOOD -- WOULD BE
A GOOD ASSET FOR THE BOARD. >> SPEAKER: MS. WHITMAN THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? CERTAINLY I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DOUG WATSON FOR SERVING FOR 12 YEARS ON THIS BOARD. HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN AND HE PROVIDED A VALUABLE ASSET AS THE CITY CONTINUED ITS RECRUITING AND EXPANSION EFFORTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND WE THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
I CERTAINLY CONCUR WITH MS. WITTEN'S NOMINATION OF MR. BOSTON. I THINK HE WILL PLAY SOME OF THE SAME ROLES THAT DR. WATSON PLAYED AS FAR AS HAVING A CLEAR AND INTUITIVE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT MAKES OUR CITY WORK. HE HAS GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDUSTRIES IN AUBURN CURRENTLY AND IT IS MY BELIEF YOU WILL BE A GREAT ASSET AND OUR CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CURRENT INDUSTRIES AND HELPING US ATTRACT FURTHER INDUSTRIES WITH GOOD JOBS IN THE FUTURE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
MR. BUIE. >> SPEAKER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ENCOURAGE MR. WANT BUIE TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION FOR WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A TALENTED AND HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED ENGINEER WHO HAS CHOSEN AUBURN AS HIS RETIREMENT HOME HE IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS AND ENDLESS TO AVIATION INC. HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. IT IS A NATIVE ALASKAN FIRM AND ATTRACTED TALENT FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IN THOSE DUTIES HE OVERSAW THE EXECUTION OF MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACTS. MR. BUIE IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE US THE UNIQUE INDUSTRY POSITION, INDUSTRY VIEWPOINT TO COMPLIMENT THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE JUST CONFIRMED THROUGH THE REAPPOINTMENT OF TWO INCUMBENTS.
SO INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE IS REALLY NOT AN ISSUE, NOT A SHORTFALL ON THE BOARD WHATSOEVER FOR HE HAS A SUCCESSFUL HISTORY OF IMPLEMENTING FACILITY EXPANSION PLANS AND THAT INCLUDES ARRANGING FINANCING AND PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN LOCAL AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. AS PART OF HIS PRESIDENCY ASK YOU LIST, HE IS ABLE TO GAIN AIRPORT BOARD APPROVAL NORTH OF HUNTSVILLE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO BUILD A LARGE AIRCRAFT INTEGRATION AND YOUR FACILITY ON AIRPORT PROPERTY.
HE HAS EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH MUNICIPAL PROPERTIES AND WITH CORPORATE EXPANSION ON MUNICIPAL PROPERTIES.
VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO HERE WITH OUR OFFICE PARKS.
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I REALLY SEE NO NEED TO EMPHASIZE AND BRING UP ADDITIONAL TALENTS. I KNOW BIS -- MR. BUTTON SERVED THE CITY WELL BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS SUFFICIENT ROOM ON THE IDB FOR INCORPORATION OF NEW TALENT AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE MR. BUIE PUT HIS NAME IN THE POT FOR THAT AND I SEE NO SHORTFALL WHATSOEVER IF WE WERE TO CHOOSE HIM OVER MR. BOSTON FOR THIS POSITION. THANK YOU.>> SPEAKER: THANK YOU, MR. GRISWOLD.
ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? >> SPEAKER: MISTER BUIE IS A RESIDENT OF WARD 6. HE HAS CONTACTED ME DIRECTLY AND I'VE GOT TO KNOW MR. BUIE OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO.
I ECHO EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILMAN GRISWOLD HAS SAID ABOUT HIS QUALIFICATIONS. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO AMPLIFY THE CONTEXT THAT MR. BUIE WOULD BRING FROM HIS DEFENSE EXPERIENCES, AND I THINK HE WOULD PROVIDE SOME EXTRA DIVERSITY TO THE CURRENT BOARD. THANK YOU AND I WILL BE
SUPPORTING HIM. >> SPEAKER: ANYONE ELSE? WE WILL END THE DISCUSSION. I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE SIMILAR SPLIT VOTE SO I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO WE WILL DO THIS.
>> SPEAKER: TAKE ONE AT A TIME. >> SPEAKER: SO ALL IN FAVORITE OF MR. JIM US AND PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS.
SIX. MR. BOSTON WILL BE CONFIRMED LATER IN THE AGENDA. WHICH IS FOR AGENDA FROM THE CITY MANAGER? ANYTHING FOR US, MS. CROUCHED?
>> SPEAKER: NO. >> SPEAKER: MOVED TO ADJOURN
THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE? >> SPEAK
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