8.e. Historic Preservation Commission. Three (3) positions. Terms begin immediately and end April 20, 2026.

[9.a. Traffic control signs and devices. Establish three (3) stop signs, one (1) 25 MPH sign and one (1) 35 MPH sign located in The Landings at Academy Drive, Phase 1. Unanimous consent necessary.]

MOTION SECOND. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SAY I? ORDINANCES.

>> UNDER ORDINANCES THIS EVENING 9A ESTABLISHES STOP SIGNS LOCATED IN THE LANDINGS AT ACADEMY DRIVE PHASE ONE.

UNANIMOUS CONSENT. >> I'LL ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

>> WE'LL VOTE ON THIS THIS EVENING. NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OK. LINDSAY WITH THE ROLL CALL.

>> ADAMS, LAWSON, GRISWOLD, CARSON, ANDERS.

[10.a.1. JLD Enterprises, LLC. Contract. Martin Luther King Drive Streetscape Project. $4,523,298.80.]

>> RESOLUTIONS. >> ITEM 10A1 OFFERS A CONTRACT FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD.

>> MOVE TO APPROVAL. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS

FOR THE COUNCIL? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA, FIRST OF ALL. IT'S WELL OVER DUE. I THING EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE HAPPY TO SEE THIS CONTRACT COME ABOUT. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT, THE CONTRACT. I WAS ACTUALLY READING THE OUTLINE THAT YOU HAD IN THE PACKET.

THERE'S NOT A START DATE. YOU WON'T KNOW THAT UNTIL WE DO THE

CONTRACT, RIGHT? >> I'LL HAVE OUR CITY ENGINEER

SPEAK TO THAT IN TIMING. >> WE'RE EXPECTING TIMING TO START JUNE 1ST TO THE CONTRACTOR THIS WEEK. I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM THIS MORNING. HE'S READY TO GET STARTED.

>> AWESOME. >> THAT'S GREAT.

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>> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> FOR CITY MANAGER. WHAT'S THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ON THIS? WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF TIME?

>> THE CITY ENGINEER HAS AN X AMOUNT OF DAYS OF CONTRACT.

THERE'S WORKING DAYS VERSUS CALENDAR DAYS. ALISON, DO YOU

RECALL? >> I DON'T REMEMBER.

>> WE'LL GET THAT FOR YOU. I DON'T HAVE THE FULL CONTRACT SIT

ANNING IN FRONT OF ME. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE BIDDING. WE ONLY HAD TWO BIDS. THERE'S A $3 MILLION DISPARITY BETWEEN ONE BID AND THE OTHER. THAT'S A HUGE DISPARITY. YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT YOU'RE INVITING CHANGE REQUESTS AND CHANGE ORDERS DOWN THE ROAD. I WANT TO ENSURE THE STAFF IS COMFORTABLE THAT THE JLD BID OF 4 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IS SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE STATEMENT OF WORK.

>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAD THIS DESIGN FROM AN OUTSIDE GROUP.

WHACK. >> OUR COST ESTIMATE WAS OVER 5

MILLION. I'M UNDER BUDGET AGAIN. >> SHE LIKES TO POINT THAT OUT.

THE PRICES ARE ACTUALLY GOOD COMPARED TO THE $6 MILLION BID FROM THE OTHER BIDDER. I FEEL COMFORTABLE THIS CONTRACTOR HAS REVIEWED THE PLAN, THEY ASKED APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS TO MAKE

SURE THEY UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING. >> AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BUILD FOR THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT. IF WE INSPECT THE WRONG TRAFFIC SIGNAL HEAD THEN THAT WOULD BE ON US NOT THEIR FAULT TYPE OF THING. THAT'S RARE. ALISON WOULD THEN BE OVER BUDGET AND I'LL

REMIND HER OF THAT. >> THE LAW GOVERNS CHANGE ORDERS SO WE HAVE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. TO YOUR POINT OF DAYS IT IS 240 CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR JOB THAT ACCOUNTS FOR RAIN DAYS. IN EXCESS OF NORMAL RAIN WE GIVE THE CONTRACTOR RAIN

DAYS FOR THAT. >> THIS IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE FOR THE PUBLIC AND COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND. 240 DAYICIZE CONSECUTIVE DAYS. DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IT'S NOT IT RAINED TOMORROW, SIX DAYS OF RAIN DAYS DEPENDING ON THE VALUE

FROM ONE RAIN VENT. >> WE ASKED THEM TO CONSIDER NORMAL RAINFALL EVENTS. WE USE THE RAIN SERVICE BUT IT IS GOVERNED BY THE WORK. IF IT RAINS TWO INCHES THERE MAY BE LOWER IMPACTS BECAUSE OF THAT RAIN. THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK FOR CASE BY CASE IN CONTROLLING NUMBER OF WORK.

>> SUPPLY CHAIN AS AN EXAMPLE BEYOND THE CONTRACTORS CONTROL WHEN THEY ORDERED THINGS DO THEY GET DAYS ADDED BECAUSE OF THAT?

>> YES, THEY DO. >> WE'RE DEALING WITH THINGS WE DIDN'T PREVIOUSLY DEAL WITH. WHY IS THE PRESIDENT'S MANSION NOT OPEN YET? WE'RE HAVING SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND WE'RE STILL HAVING ISSUES SO WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM DAYS FOR THAT.

>> I'M GETTING OFF TOPIC AND I APOLOGIZE. WE HAVE PREORDERED SOME OF THESE THINGS TO STORE. TONIGHT ON OUR AGENDA WE HAVE PORTABLE TRAFFIC SIGNALS WE CAN USE.

>> POINTING OUT EARLIER ON THIS PROJECT WE'RE HAVING TRUBUAL THE SUPPLY CHAIN. WE ALREADY HAVE IN ALL THE PIPE NEEDED TO AVOID THAT SUPPLY CHAIN. WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE'RE HAPPY TO DO

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AND THE PEOPLE ON RAILROAD AVENUE WE'LL KEEP TRYING. EVEN THOUGH IT'S BOTHERING EVIDENCE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PENSION THOU

BUT WE'LL KEEP TRYING. >> PLEASE DO. THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION.

>> LOGISTICALLY THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE SOME LANE CLOSURES. NOT SURE WHAT END THEY'RE GOING TO START ON. WE HAVE TO BORE ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON STREET. A SEQUENCING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE

OF WEEKS. >> WE CAN MAINTAIN TWO-WAY

TRAFFIC? >> YES.

>> WE CAN CONE OFF AND SWITCH TRAFFIC. I'M JUST EXCITED.

>> CONNIE, WE'RE ALL EXCITED. I KNOW THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENCE OF NORTHWEST AUBURN. THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY, TOO. I'LL SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL WHEN WE GET DONE VOTING. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. I. ALL OPPOSED? AND THE

[10.a.2. Pear Tree Group, LLC d/b/a The Hound. License agreement.]

MOTION CARRIED. >> AUTHORIZE A LICENSE AGREEMENT DOING BUSINESS AS THE HOUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PATIO. IT'S A TEN YEAR LEASE.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL? ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. MOTION

CARRIES. >> A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT

ONE. >> OUTDOOR CAFE'. MY BAD. I DIDN'T GET THAT. I DIDN'T ANNOUNCE THE MRIB PUBLIC

HEARING. >> GIVE US YOUR NAME AND

ADDRESS. >> DO WE NEED TO VOTE AGAIN?

>> YES. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE

[10.a.3. Pear Tree Group, LLC d/b/a The Hound. Infrastructure Development Agreement for sidewalk improvements.]

COUNCIL? SAY I. MOTION CARRIES. >> COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SITTING OUTSIDE WITH YOU AND

[10.b. Vacation of Right of Way. Auburn Housing Authority. Booker St, Julie Avenue and Pride Avenue. Public hearing required.]

ENJOYING SOME FOOD IN THE FUTURE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I.

OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

>> A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED >>

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. THIS TIME I'LL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEAR.

PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

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>> FANTASTIC. HOW ARE YOU? >> AUBURN HOUSING AUTHORITY. I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY, PLANNING COMMISSION, THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE STAFF. I'VE BEEN WORRYING THEM TO DEATH ABOUT THIS PROJECT. YOU-ALL HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE AND THERE WHEN WE NEED YOU. THANK YOU. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS REDEVELOPMENT NOT ONLY FOR THE NORTHWEST AUBURN COMMUNITY BUT THE SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT FOR THE AUBURN COMMUNITY. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONVERSATION TO THIS RE QUEST. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SIDE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.

>> THANK YOU TO MY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

>> JUST BEING DEDICATED. THANK YOU.

>> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY I? ANY

[12. CITIZENS’ OPEN FORUM]

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES? >> THOSE ARE ALL THE ITEMS OF

BUSINESS WE HAVE THIS EVENING. >> WE'LL OPEN THE CITIZENS FORUM. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ANYTHING OPYOUR MIND. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WE ASK THAT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL NOT DEROGATORY BUT MAKE YOUR COMMENTS TOWARDS THE COUNCIL.

>> IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN JUST A FEW SHORT MINUTES LATER THE NEED FOR MY REQUEST WAS PROVEN. A CITY COUNCILMAN QUESTIONED WHY THE SAME CITIZENS RETURN OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO EXPLAIN ONCE AGAIN ABOUT OUR DEM KRTIC REPUBLIC AND THE VITAL ROLE FREE SPEECH OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AS NOT AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY. IT IS A VITAL PART OF OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, A WAY FOR CITIZENS TO DEFEND OUR RIGHTS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE VOTED AGAINST OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS, PROTECTION AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZERS AND LASTLY THE FIFTH AND 14TH AMENDMENTS TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS FROM THOSE IN POWER. THESE AMENDMENTS STATE THAT NO PERSON SHOULD BE DEPRIVED OF LIFE, LIBERTY OR PROPERTY. NO SINGLE AMENDMENT INTERTWINED IN THE BEDROCK OF OUR DEMOCRACY. JOHN LOCKE SAID REASON WE ALL GO TO WORK IS TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY. WALK INSIDE J ENJOY THE FREEDOM AND REMEMBER ME AND MY HOME. FIVE OF YOU ROBBED ME OF THAT FEELING. LET ME WALK WITH YOU THROUGH YOUR HOUSE. REMEMBER ME.

WHEN YOU PRAY TO GOD AND THANK HIM FOR LIVING IN THE FREEEST COUNTRY. INDEPENDENCE DAY IS APPROACHING. WHEN YOU THINK OF LIVES LOST PROTECTING FREEDOM I HOPE YOU WILL REMEMBER YOUR VOTE FOR 3288. IN CLOSING I ASK YOU TO INCLUDE CONSTITUTIONAL TRAINING TO GOVERN THE CITIZENS OF AUBURN. AS FOR ME, I WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE. I WILL BE PASSIONATE ABOUT MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND I WILL SPEAK OUT OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO

ACCOMPLISH NEEDED CHANGE. >> WHO WILL BE NEXT?

[00:35:15]

>> WHO IS EMPLOYED IN A POSITION THAT INVOLVES THE MANAGEMENT OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. BUREAUCRACY HAS THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY BUT THE MODERN CONCEPT OF BUREAUCRACY EMERGED DURING THE 19TH CENTURY IN EUROPE. IT WAS COINED BY THE FRENCH IN THE 1760S TO DESCRIBE IS THE SYSTEM OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT UNDER KING LOUIE THE 15TH. IN THE 19TH CERTAINRY BUREAUCRACY BECOME COMMON IN THE EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT.

AFTER EXPANDING POPULATION THE GERMAN PSYCHOLOGIST MAX WEBER IS CREDITED FOR DEVELOPING THE MODERN THEORY OF RATIONAL LEGAL AUTHORITY BASED ON THE SET OF RULES AND PROCEDURES. IN THE UNITED STATES BUREAUCRACY BEGAN TO TAKE SHIP IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY WITH THE GROWTH OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

THE PENDLETON REFORM ACT MERIT-BASED SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND HELP REDUCE CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT HIRING PROCESSES. ADAPT TO NEW TECHNOLOGY OR WAYS OF DOING THINGS. OF BUREAUCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE VESTED INTEREST OF THEIR EMPLOYEESISM BUREAUCRACY MANAGE COMPLEX SYSTEMS. BUREAUCRATIC EFFICIENCY CAN LEAD TO TRANSPARENCY FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND DECISIONS. BURE ACCURACIES CAN ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORRUPTION TO PERSONAL GAIN AND BENEFITS

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

>> WHO WILL BE NEXT? >> CAN I HAVE PERMISSION TO HOLD UP A VISUAL AID AND IF NOT I'M PREPARED TO SPEAK?

>> THE COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE A RULE ABOUT THAT. YOU ONLY HAVE A RULE ABOUT WHEN YOU WANT THINGS PUT UP ON YOUR SCREEN. THAT'S

FINE FOR YOUR PLEASURE. >> WOULD THE VISUAL AID BE JUST

FOR THE COUNCIL? >> IT DOESN'T MATTER.

>> THAT'S FINE, MA'AM. >> MARSHA, 307 CAMILLE YEAH DRIVE. I'M SPEAKING TO REFERENCE TO THE OBSCENE MATERIALS THAT CONTINUE TO BE IN THE AUBURN LIBRARY. HERE'S A PICTURE OF SOMETHING NICE. TO ME THIS REPRESENTS A CHILD'S SOUL AND HIS CLEAN INNOCENCE, HIS YOUTH. THERE'S NOTHING OFFENSIVE, IT'S NATURAL, THERE'S KINDNESS. THIS IS A CHILD'S SOUL BEFORE HE LEARNS SOME VERY TOUGH THINGS IN LIFE.

[00:40:26]

THIS IS A CHILD'S SOUL AFTER HE HAS SEEN WHAT'S IN THE AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE SEXUAL DISGUSTING MATERIAL THAT'S AGE INAPPROPRIATE. HIS SOUL IS NO LONGER GENTLE, OR PURE BECAUSE OF BOOKS HE'S SEEN IN THE AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY THAT ARE PUT THERE BY PEOPLE WHO SHOULD KNOW BETTER. PLEASE

REMOVE THESE BOOKS. >> WHO WILL BE NEXT?

>> I FEEL LIKE I DO NEED TO BRING THINGS UP HERE THIS EVENING. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED THINGS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL HERE.

I DID GET A COPY OF THE RULES AND PROCEDURES. THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE CITY AGAINST THINGS LIKE DEFAMATION WHICH IS COMMUNICATION OF A FALSE STATEMENT THAT 30S THE OTHER.

IN FACT, BY YOUR RULES, RULE NUMBER 6, PICTURES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY MANAGER NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING. SO WE'VE ALREADY BROKEN THE RULES HERE THIS EVENING. GROUPS OF CITIZENS IN THIS CITY WHO HAVE BEEN CALLED DESPICABLE THINGS, DEFAMING THEM MEANT TO PERSONALLY DESTROY THEIR REPUTATION. I URGE YOU TO DEFEND NOT ONLY THE CITIZENS BUT ALSO THE EMPLOYEES WHO LOOK TO YOU

FOR LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE. >> THANK YOU. WHO WILL BE NEXT?

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>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DR. ABRAM. I RESIDE IN AUBURN, ALABAMA. I CAME TO THE PODIUM AND I MUST SPEAK ON THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE LIBRARY. EDUCATION IS HUGE. THE CITY WE LIVE IN EDUCATION IS HUGE. TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM EDUCATION IS HUGE. WE HAVE TO IN REFERENCE OF THE KNOWLEDGE, GROWTH, AND RESEARCH AND THINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN SOCIETY AS A WHOLE THAT'S EDUCATION. WE GO TO THE LIBRARY FOR YEARS. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING OFFENSIVE. MY CHILDREN WITH THE SUBJECT MATTERS THAT CAME FORTH. NOT OFFENSIVE AT ALL. WE THANK YOU AND WE THANK THE BOARD AND THANK THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENRICHING AND INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT COMES FORTH FROM OUR LIBRARIES. I COME FORWARD TO SAY THANK YOU.IOUS, OPINIONS MATTER AND PARENTAL RIGHTS MATTER AS WELL AND PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO GUARD THEIR CHILDREN. I SAY THAT TO SAY ALLOW THEPARENCE TO DO THEIR JOBS. MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. I THANK THE EXISTING BODIES THAT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE LIBE RAR. I HAVE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO SPEAK OUT. ALLOW THE PARENTS TO DO THEIR JOB. I HAVE COME TO SPEAK RECORDING THE COUNCIL MEETINGS. ME BEING A SUPERVISOR, TRAIN THE SOLDIERS, VETERANS WE HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING WHEN IT COMES TO THE DEPARTMENT TO DO THE SAME THING. ALLOW US TO LEARN. ALLOW US TO BE PROTECTED AND ALLOW THE PARENTS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN.

RIGHT NOW ALLOW THE PARENTS TO RECEIVE THE KNOWLEDGE RECORDING WHAT IS OFFENSIVE OR NOT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YES, MA'AM.

>> SUSAN YOUNGBLOOD, NORTH CAROLINA DRIVE. I WANT TO FOLLOW THAT BY SAYING THANK YOU. I LOVE HAVING THE CHOICE OF MATERIALS FOR MY KIDS OR MYSELF. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE STAFF AT THE LIBRARY. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WHEN I WAS IN A BIND THE LIBRARY HELPED HIM CATCH UP ON HIS SCHOOL WORK. THE LIBRARY HAS SO MANY WONDERFUL SELECTIONS. I CAN CHOOSE TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT. I CAN CHOOSE NOT TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT. CERTAINLY I AM NOT GOING TO BE CHECKING OUT ALEX JONES' WORK. THAT'S UP TO ME. THE TRUST THAT THE LIBRARY HAS PUT IN PARENTS TO MAKE OUR OWN DECISIONS. I DID NOT SEE THE ERRATIC

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DRIVING AGAIN. I'M SURE THE PERSON POSES A THREAT. THE OFFICER WAS REALLY ON IT AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WE'RE CERTAINLY PROUD OF THOSE WHO PROTECT US.

WHO WILL BE NEXT? >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL, I ECHO BY THE ATTORNEY THAT SPOKE BEFORE YOU CONCERNING SHOULD DO OR SHOULD NOT DO IN REFERENCE TO WHAT THEY SHOULD CHECK ON THE LIBRARY, WHAT THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO LOOK AT AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. I ALSO BELIEVE IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

I BELIEVE IN GOD AND GOD GIVES US FREE WILL. I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD ENCOURAGE IN YOUR OWN WAY THAT FREE WILL TO CONTINUE BY ALLOW THE LIBRARY TO DO ITS JOB TO ALLOW A CITIZEN TO EXERCISE OUR RIGHTS TO DETERMINE WHO SHOULD READ WHAT, WHEN, WHY AND, HOW AND I'M ALSO AFRAID CERTAIN PEOPLE WANT MATERIALS WITH SEX OUT. THE FIRST THING IS THEY'LL TRY TO ELIMINATE THINGS RELATIONS TO RACE. YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EFFORTS IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TO REMOVE THOUSANDS OF BOOKS FROM LIBRARIES AND PUBLIC VIEWS. I WOULD DISCOURAGE YOU FROM DOING THAT. ALLOW PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS AS MRS. BOLT AND MR. WILKINS WILLKINS HAVE SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT.

WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DIVERSITY AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY. WE WILL FIGHT TO ALLOW AUBURN UNIVERSITY TO KEEP THAT SAME MINDSET OF LETTING ITS STUDENTS TO DECIDE HOW TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH CERTAIN RULES INCLUDE THE AUBURN CREED. GIB THOSE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AND WHO THEY

WANT TO BE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WHO WILL BE NEXT?

MOVE TO ADJOURN. YES, SIR? >> BERNARD ANDERSON 356 ESTATE AVENUE AUBURN. MR. MAYOR AND TOSE ON THE COUNCIL I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THOSE OF YOU AND EACH OF YOU WHO AGREED TO APPOINT ME TO THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF AUBURN. I PLEDGE TO YOU THAT DURING THE TERM I WILL SERVE THAT I WILL DO THE VERY BEST I CAN IN FAVOR OF ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF AUBURN. I PLEDGE TO YOU THERE WILL BE NO FORMS OF HATRED OR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANY OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE AND RESIDE IN THE CITY OF AUBURN. I AM A PROUD CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE PASTOR AND I WILL PREACH CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE IDEAS. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE NO HATRED. ONLY TRYING TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND STATING THE FACTS THAT I BELIEVE ARE BIBLICALLY TAUGHT BUT I'LL DO IT IN LOVE AS JESUS DID WHEN HE WAS HEAR ON THIS EARTH THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO DISAGREED WITH

[00:55:04]

HIM BUT HE LOVED THEM ALL. HE EVEN LOVED THOSE WHO CRUCIFIED THEM AND DURING THAT TIME HE ASKED GOD TO FORGIVE THEM. JESUS IS PERFECT. I AM NOT PERFECT. I WILL MAKE MISTAKES, I WILL MISSPEAK AND FROM TIME TO TIME SAY THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SAID BETTER. MY HEART WILL BE TO SERVE THE CITY OF OBSKWRN EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN THE CITY OF AUBURN REGARDLESS OF COLOR, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. AGAIN THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE. I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVE THE CITY OF AUBURN AND DO THE BEST CAN FOR EACH AND EVERY MEMBER OF THE CITY OF AUBURN.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE?

MOVE TO ADJOURNED. >> IT'S ALWAYS WISE IF YOU CLOSE CITIZENS' COMMUNICATIONS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

May 02, 2023 City Council

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