Jun 06, 2023 City Council

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >>SO IT'S FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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>>OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. IF NOTHING ELSE. THIS EVERYBODY MOVED TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE. AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN TONIGHT AUBURN CITY COUNCIL

MEETING FOR JUNE 6, 2023. LINDSAY WITH THE ROLLCALL. >>ADAMS? BELMONT? BELSON? [INDISCERNIBLE] MORMON? PARSONS?

>>TAYLOR? >>WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN

STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. >>HERE.

>>I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>>THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. SINCE IT'S THE FIRST MEETING OF

[4. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS. ]

>>WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR JUNE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND I HAVE A BOARD DIRECTOR HERE IN THE CITY OF AUBURN. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ATHLETICS AND PARK SUPERINTENDENT, ROB HALLETT SHED.

AS JUNE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND RECOGNITION OF AN OUTSTANDING JOB THAT HE'S DONE TAKING ON ADDITIONAL RESPONSE ABILITY OF OVERSEEING THE PARK SCREW AND THE FIELD CREW AT THE SOFTBALL COMPLEX DUE TO SEVERAL RETIREMENTS AND ABSENCES. HE ORGANIZED THE WORKGROUPS THAT HAS RESULTED IN A MORE EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE. HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND UPGRADING THE ENTRANCES TO THE PARK, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AND THE WORK ON THE AREAS OF KEYS APART THAT NEEDED ATTENTION HAS BROUGHT CITIZEN COMMENTS AND APPRECIATION. HE HELPED WITH NEW COMMERCIAL SPRING CONTRACT WITH THE BALL FIELDS, PARKS AND CEMETERIES, WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE HELPFUL IN THE MOMENT SCHEDULE CUT DOWN ON COMPLAINTS ABOUT WEEDS. HE'S ALSO FOCUSED ON MULCHING AND SEVERAL AREAS CLEARING LIMBS OFF THE AREAS AND KEYS APART AND TOWN CREEK AND REPLACING BOARDS ON THE BOARDWALK AT TOWN CREEK. HIS WORK ON THE BALLFIELDS HAS RESULTED IN LESS LOST DAYS DUE TO RAIN AND THE FIELDS BEING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AND COACHES HAS ENDORSED THIS VIEW. SINCE BEING HIRED IN OCTOBER 2020 ÃÃROB HAS TAKEN ON THE RESPONSIBLY OF MAINTAINING ALL OF THE CITY'S PARKS AND THE AUBURN SOFTBALL COMPLEX.E HAS HANDLED THESE DUTIES WELL WITH GREAT FEEDBACK FROM STAFF AND THE PUBLIC.

HE HAS ALSO INCREASED THE CARE GIVEN TO MAINTAINING FACILITIES BETWEEN TOURNAMENTS.

HIS WORK TO PREPARE KEYS WILL FURTHER CITY FAST RESULTED IN AN EASY SET UP DAY AND THE PARK BOUNCING BACK SO QUICKLY THAT IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE.

ROB IS PLEASANT AND ENERGETIC MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT AND I RECOMMEND HIM FOR THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. THANK YOU ROB FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.

I APPRECIATE IT. [MUSIC]

>>WE ARE PROUD TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE 2023 ALABAMA STATE CHAMPION SEVEN AGE GIRLS CHAMPION SHIP TEAM. ALL THE GIRLS HERE AND I'D LIKE TO READ THIS RESOLUTION.

WE'RE AS THE CITY COUNCIL IS PLEASED TO HONOR, ALL THE CITY SCHOOLS AND ITS FACULTY AND STAFF AND STUDENTS FOR THE EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. WHERE IS THE AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM GIRLS TENNIS TEAM RECENTLY CLAIMED A 2023 ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. WHERE IS THE TEAM EARNED SEVERAL ACCOLADES INCLUDING SECURING THE BLUE TROPHY. WHERE AS THE TEAM ALSO CLICK ON INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE SPREAD IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING AND PRESENTED TO HEAD COACH THOMAS DAVIS AND HER TEAM.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN ALABAMA. THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE 2023.

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES. [MUSIC]

>>THE AUBURN HIGH GIRLS TENNIS TEAM FOR THAT WAS THE MORNING AFTER GRADUATION.

SO ÃÃTHEY GOT UP AND MET ME AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT 9 O'CLOCK THAT MORNING.

I APPRECIATE THEIR ENTHUSIASM AND WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR ME TONIGHT. I LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE MAYOR'S MEMORIAL DAY BREAKFAST. I APPRECIATE THE PRO TEM TAKING MY PLACE AS I WAS WITH MY FAMILY ON A TRIP. ALL THE OTHER REPORTS I GOT AS IT WENT REALLY REALLY WELL AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT HELPED TO PARTICIPATE IN MAKING THAT TO BE THE OUTSTANDING EVENT AS IT IS.

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AS A SUMMER NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN AUBURN. I HOPE EVERYBODY'S SET TIME TO COME AND BE A PART OF SUMMER NIGHTS AND SEE ALL THE ARTWORK AND ENJOY SOME FOOD AND SOME FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT. IN DOWNTOWN AUBURN. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY RECENTLY. THEY HAD THE KICKOFF TO THE SUMMER LEARNING SERIES.

SUMMER LEARNING KICKOFF AND THEY INVITED ME TO COME AND PARTICIPATE WITH THEM.

IT WAS A LIVELY RAUCOUS CROWD OVER THERE THAT EVENING AND A LOT OF CHILDREN HAVING A GOOD TIME. AND HAVING A LOT OF FUN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LOT OF KIDS READING THIS SUMMER. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT?

>>YES MA'AM? >>I DO. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT ONCE AGAIN THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT WE CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH.

SO ÃÃTHIS YEAR IT'S CAN BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT AUBURN HAS CELEBRATED JUNETEENTH. AND WE'RE GONNA COMBINE OUR EFFORTS WITH POLITICO THIS YEAR. SO WE HAVE MAYOR ANDERSON AND MAYOR FULLERTON COMING UP TO DO A PROCLAMATION AND FRIDAY NIGHT ÃÃAN EXTRA TWO NIGHTS FOR AUBURN.

TWO DAYS OPEN TWO DAYS FOR AUBURN. OPELIKA WILL START THAT FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEY WILL HAVE THEIR USUAL JUNETEENTH DOWNTOWN ON THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE.

AND THEY HAVE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD TRUCKS AND SO FORTH.

THEY ARE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOD TRUCK ANYWAY.O ÃÃLET'S JUST COME OUT AND PATRONIZE IF YOU CAN.

IN OPELIKA AND THEN ON SUNDAY, OPELIKA WILL DO A MISSED SENIOR CITIZENS JUNETEENTH.

AND THEN SO ÃÃTHAT'S GONNA BE AT THE COVINGTON REC CENTER AT 4 O'CLOCK.

SO IF YOU WANT TO, AND WATCH THE SENIOR CITIZEN STUFF ÃÃ THEN IT WILL BE ÃÃIT'S FROM 6¥. SO IT WILL START AT FIVE OR FOUR AND THEN THE EVENT WILL START AT 6 O'CLOCK.N SATURDAY ÃÃSUNDAY ÃÃAUBURN WILL DO THEIR FIRST JUNETEENTH PARADE.ND THE PARADE WILL BE ON BORGES STREET. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME, IT'S CAN START AT 5 PM AND I KNOW THEY WILL STAY. I KNOW SOMEBODY STANDING HERE WILL BE LIKE WOW ÃÃ [INDISCERNIBLE] WELL, IT IS FATHER'S DAY PRESENT ENJOY YOUR FATHER. COME OUT, WATCH ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF THE PARADE OF GOING DOWN BARKING FROM ORCHIDS SCHOOL TO DRAKE'S SCHOOL. AND THEN ON SUNDAY ÃÃMONDAY, JUNE 19, WHICH IS THE HOLIDAY Ã ÃIT WILL BE A BIG FREE EVENT AT KEYS APART FOR JUNETEENTH.

SO IF YOU KNOW YOU'VE COME IN THE PAST ÃÃEVERYBODY ALREADY KNOWS THAT MOST ÃÃEVERYTHING OUT THERE WILL BE FREE THAT DAY. FREE FOOD, FREE ENTERTAINMENT, CONCESSIONS. GAMES. PRIZES.

AND WHEN I SAY FOOD, I MEAN SOUL FOOD. FRIED FISH.

YOU NAME IT, WE GOT IT. SO, JUST COME OUT FOR THOSE FOUR DAYS AND ENJOY THE EVENT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MOST OF YOU THERE. OR ALL OF YOU.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK PARKS AND RECREATION FOR GETTING IT PREPARED FOR JUNETEENTH AND IC

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>>THANK YOU CONNIE. ANYBODY ELSE? >>I HAVE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.

>>PLEASE PICK >>THE HIGH SCHOOL AUBURN BLAZE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA ARE CURRENTLY IN MONTGOMERY. AT THE STATE CONVENTION. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL TEAMS THAT ARE COMPETING AND HOPEFULLY BRINGING SOME EWIDE AWARDS FOR OUR FUTURE FARMERS

OF AMERICA AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. >>THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? >>MR. MAYOR? >>YES PLEASE.

>>OUR COUNCIL MEETING TODAY JUST HAPPENS TO FALL ON THE 79TH ANNIVERSARY OF D ÃDAY.

ON JUNE 6, 1944, ALLIED FORCES LANDED ON THE COAST OF NORMANDY.

IT WAS THE LARGEST SEABORNE INVASION IN HISTORY. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO FREE FRANCE AND THEN EUROPE AND THEY DID. BUT THE COST WAS HIGH AND THE BEACHES WERE LINED AND HEAVILY DEFENDED AND 10,000 ALLIED TROOPS DIED THAT DAY ALONE.

2400 OF THEM WERE FROM THE UNITED STATES. IT TOOK A WEEK OF HUGE CASUALTIES FOR THE ALLIES TO GAIN A FOOTHOLD. THERE'S AN AMERICAN CEMETERY AT NORMANDY. IT'S ON A SIX MILE STRETCH OF BEACH CODE-NAMED OMAHA BEACH.

THERE ARE 9306 AMERICAN SERVICEMEN BURIED THERE. AND I HOPE TO SEE IT ONE DAY.

THESE YOUNG MEN CHANGED THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR COURAGE. I JUST WANT TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THEM TODAY. AND BY THE WAY ÃÃMORE THAN 2500 AUSTRALIANS TOOK PART IN THE DAY. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH.

>>ANYONE ELSE? >>SURE KELLY. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMEMORATION THERE. ONE OF MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE PARATROOPERS GOING AND ON THE NIGHT FOR THE BEACHES. THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL HAVE 14 JUNE, WHICH WILL BE THE 248TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. SO THAT DATE COINCIDES WITH FLAG DAY.

SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. THE ARMY HAS BEEN AND WILL BE THERE TO DEFEND ALL THIS IN THE FUTURE. SO, THAT'S A GREAT THING. 248 YEARS.HE OLDEST SERVICE.

>>YES. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE?

>>THANKS FOR SHARING THAT MR. MAYOR. ON A BROADLY LIGHTER NOTE AND IT GOING THE PRO TEM WITNESS COMMENTS ABOUT COMPETITION. THE AUBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT FIELDED A TEAM TO GO TO OPELIKA LAST WEEK AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE A PART OF THE AUDIENCE. AT THE BERG AWARDS COMPETITION WHERE THE REIGNING CHAMPION'S AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PREVAILED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING.

I GOT FAITH IN OUR URBAN GUYS. WE JUST HAVE TO GET BACK THERE NEXT YEAR.

[LAUGHTER] I REALLY ENJOYED IT. IT WAS ONE OF THOSE RARE OPPORTUNITIES ROY GET THE WORD TWO HATS AND FOR BOTH TEAMS. O IT WAS GREAT.

>>IF I MAY FROM A HEALTH AND INSURANCE PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE OKAY WITH THEM NOT WINNING.

[LAUGHTER] >>ALL RIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.

[5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS]

WE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS. >>GOOD AFTERNOON.

>>GOOD AFTERNOON. >>OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, SEVEN AUBURN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HAD BEEN AWARDED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SMART SCHOLARSHIP.

IT PROVIDES FULL TUITION FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS. I STAYED IN SUMMER INTERNSHIP AS WELL AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT UPON GRADUATION. AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE DEFENSE CONTRACTING, THAT MONEY IS NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON.

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO GET THESE AUBURN STUDENTS IN EARLY BEFORE LEAVING GRADUATE.HESE REALLY PRESTIGIOUS CAREERS GOING INTO HUNTSVILLE TO WORK WITH THE AGENCY AND STUFF.

SO REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS AND FOR THEM TO BE PERSONA.

ALSO FORBES MAGAZINE HAS RECOGNIZED AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF THE BEST EMPLOYERS FOR NEW GRADUATES, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING I GUESS AND FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW ÃÃ AUBURN UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERCOLLEGIATE CLIENT ASSOCIATION AS THE ALL-AROUND MOST OUTSTANDING COLLEGIATE AVIATION PROGRAM IN THE NATION.

SO AS AN AVIATION STUDENT MYSELF, THIS IS KIND OF LIKE THE STANLEY CUP FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS. [LAUGHTER] HEY HAVE THIS HUGE LOW-END TROPHY. EVERY SCHOOL THAT'S EVER GOTTEN BEFORE.

THE ORIGINAL JUDGES WERE CHARLES LINDBERGH AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT.

OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS Ã TEST WAS WON BY LIBERTY. I THINK THREE OR FOUR YEARS IN A ROW FINALLY. IT'S COMING BACK TO AUBURN. ALONG WITH HUGH FREEZE AS WELL.

THAT SOMETHING TO BE EXCITED ABOUT.

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FOR ME AND [INDISCERNIBLE] >>LORI, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS TIME IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO MAKE IT WITH ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

THIS IS ONLY ABOUT AN ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. SO ÃÃIF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT ÃÃPLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR

NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RACK AND WE WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >>SO RYAN ÃÃYOU ARE THE

MAYOR, CORRECT? >>THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY. >>THAT PUT YOUR NAME STAKE SAYS. ARE YOU AWARE THAT A BLACK MAN ÃÃA COLOR MYSELF RICARDO GARY

DIED AND POLICE CUSTODY WITHOUT A CRIME. >>THIS POINT IN TIME IS ABOUT

SPEAKING ABOUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. >>PUBLIC SAFETY IS NOT ON THE

AGENDA ANYWHERE? >>NO, THERE'S NOTHING ON THE INTERNET.

IT'S SPECIFICALLY THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A TIME AT THE END

[7. CITY MANAGER’S COMMUNICATIONS. ]

>>YES. ANYONE? OKAY.

WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. SENIOR MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS. >>UNDER CITY MANAGEMENTS COMMUNICATIONS, WITH TWO VACANCIES ON THE DOWNTOWN AUTHORITY ON JUNE 19 AND ON JUNE 18, 2029. WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF ONE VACANCY ON THE INDIAN PINES RECREATION AUTHORITY. THE TERM WILL BEGIN UPON APPOINTMENT AND AND JUNE 2027.

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR BOTH POSITIONS TOMORROW ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND APPOINTMENTS FOR BOTH BOARDS WILL BE MADE JULY 11 MEETING. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A CONSENT AGENDA. ANY COUNCILMEMBER WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT

[8.b.4. One Bike, LLC d/b/a One Bike Coffee. 040 – Retail Beer (On or Off Premises) and 060 – Retail Table Wine (On or Off Premises) ABC Licenses. 1100 South College Street, Unit 106.]

AGENDA AND DO WHAT THAT ITEM INDIVIDUALLY? >>ANYONE?>>YES.

>>ITEM NUMBER EIGHT BRAVO FOUR. >>8B4. >>ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. 8B4 POINT >LETTER 8B4 IS FROM ONE LLC DOING BUSINESS ONE BY COFFEE FOR RETAIL BEER ON AND OFF PREMISE AND RETAIL TABLE ONE ON OR OFF PREMISE.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE REPLICATED AT 100 S. COLLEGE STREET UNIT 106 PER

>>MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >>SECOND. >>MOTION FOR A SECOND.

[INDISCERNIBLE] >>ITEM TUTORIAL ON THIS, BUT I JUST DID NOT QUITE GET IT.

IS THE POINT OF THIS LICENSE WHERE IT SAYS ON AND OFF PREMISES FOR RETAIL BEER AND RETAIL ONE? DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SELL MINE WITH A CAP ON

IT? OUT THE DOOR? >>SO ÃÃTHERE IS ONLY TWO TYPES OF LICENSES FOR BEER OR WINE AND IT'S THE ALABAMA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD DEFINES THEM. IT'S ONE FOR OFF PREMISE SALES ONLY.

WHICH WOULD BE FOR GROCERY STORES ÃÃMINIMART STATUS WHAT HAVE YOU.

WHERE WERE ONLY BUYING BEER OR WINE THERE AND YOU'RE CARRYING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE IT'S LAWFUL TO CONSUME IT. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION ÃÃTHEREFORE YOU WANT TO SERVE BEER OR WINE INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS ÃÃTHE ONLY OTHER LICENSING CHOICE IS JUST BEER AND WINE AND LEAVE LIQUOR OUT OF IT. THE ONLY OTHER LICENSING CHOICES IS THE LICENSE CATEGORY THAT ALLOWS FOR ON AND OFF PREMISE SALES.

DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SELL IT FOR OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION.

IT JUST MEANS THAT YOU HAVE THAT ABILITY. THERE ISN'T ANY SUCH LICENSING CATEGORY. SO ÃÃI DO NOT ENLIST THE REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE KNOW IF THEY INTEND TO SELL. ANYBODY FROM ONE BY COFFEE HERE? NOT? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY INTEND TO SEND ANYTHING FOR OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION. BUT BECAUSE THAT'S A LICENSING CHOICE ÃÃIF THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT THEY WANT TO DO IS SELL CLOSED BOTTLES OF WINE AND BEER FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY Ã DISTANTLY THEY WOULD APPLY FOR AN OFF PREMISE ONLY LICENSE. THEREFORE ÃÃMY BELIEF IS THEY

AT LEAST WANT TO SERVE ON PREMISE. >>OKAY, THANK YOU.

[8. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA.]

[10.a.1. Coca‐Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. 511 West Veterans Blvd.]

>>I PROGRESS IN YOUR POST? MOTION CARRIES. AND A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BONDS OF THE CONSENT AGENDA PURPORTS TO MOVE.>ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

ON PAPER PLEASE SAY IP >>I. >>AND HE OPPOSED AND CONSENT

AGENDA IS APPROVED FOR RESOLUTIONS? >>UNDER RESOLUTION STATUS ITEM 10 A1 AUTHORIZES TAX ABATEMENT FOR COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED INCORPORATED AT 511 W.

VETERANS BOULEVARD. THE COMPANY ANTICIPATES HIRING 71 EMPLOYEES OVER THE NEXT YEAR

AND INVESTING PROXIMALLY $15 MILLION. >>MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>>I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND AND COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. ASK ANY QUESTION.

NEXT I ONLY GOT A QUESTION BECAUSE WE GOT A SIMILAR COMMENT LAST NIGHT.

BUT THAT LOCATION. OF THIS BOTTLING COMPANY. IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE GET RID

OF THE BEER FOR? >>YES-MAN COULD >>IT'S NOT BILLED YET.

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SUBTEST IS A CONDITIONAL USE WAS APPROVED FOR THIS DISTRIBUTION CENTER SOME TIME AGO BY PLAN COMMISSION CITY COUNCIL.OU ARE CORRECT. THERE HAS TO BE WHOLE

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. >>AND I THINK THE REASON WHY THE PERSON IS ASKED WAS BECAUSE THEY WORK THAT WAY IN. SO ÃÃTHEY WERE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

IS IT CAN BE A LARGE BUILDING? WHAT SIZE? >>MR. DUNLOP, DO YOU KNOW WHAT

SIZE BUILDING? >> [INDISCERNIBLE]

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >>THIS WILL BE FOR BOTTLING. >>BOTTLING PLANT.

CORRECT. >>THANK YOU. >>

>>BOTTLING OR DISTRIBUTION? >>DISTRIBUTION ÃÃI APOLOGIZE. THE ATTRIBUTION, NOT BOTTLING.

>>IT'S A BOTTLING COMPANY. >>DISTRIBUTION, CORRECT. >THANK YOU.

>>THIS IS EXCITING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT PROGRESS AND WHAT ELSE?

[10.a.2. Donghee Alabama, LLC. 2550 Innovation Dr. Auburn Technology Park West.]

PLEASE SAY I. ANY POST? IN A MOTION CARRIES. >>ITEM 10 A TO AUTHORIZES DONKEY ALABAMA LLC 255 INNOVATION DRIVE. ADDITIONAL HUNTINGTON EMPLOYEES OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND THEY ARE INVESTING IN AN ADDITIONAL $82.2 MILLION IN

BUILDING EXPANSIONS IN CAPITOL EQUIPMENT. >>MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>>SECOND >>MOTION SECOND ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON PAPER PLEASE SAY I. AND HE OPPOSED CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOP 19 PER

[10.b.1. Business Interiors, Inc. Purchase furniture for the new Environmental Services and Public Works Complex for $325,388.]

>>ITEM 10 LIBRARY ONE. CONTACT WITH INTERIOR DECORATORS AND PURCHASE OF FURNITURE FOR THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC WERE COMPLEX IN THE

AMOUNT OF $325,388. >>MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >>ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION

AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >>I JUST GOT A COMMENT.

>>YES MA'AM.>>AND NO CURE EXCITED.

[LAUGHTER] ABOUT THE NEW FLOOR CEMENT. >>THAT THEY COMING AND GOING BACK AND FORTH AND ONE DAY LIKE IT WAS JUST OPEN AREA AND HERE TODAY WHEN I BROUGHT ALONG THAT THESE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE MOVE IN. IT ALL HAPPENED SO QUICK. BUT CONGRATULATIONS AND I KNEW Y'ALL WERE GOING TO ENJOY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY REALLY NICE OUT THERE.

>>IT'S CAN BE A VERY APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR GREAT TEAMS TO WORK OUT OF.

SO TEST AS WE WILL BE EXCITED FOR YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT JUSTICE QUESTION.

>>YES PLEASE PERPLEX IN THE PACKET, WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE PROPOSALS.

SO THE ROLE OF ALL OF THOSE. >>FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC WERE FROM A FURNISHINGS PERSPECTIVE NOW ÃÃ YOU WILL SEE OTHER THINGS COMING FOR THE SUMMER.

WE BUDGETED YOU NOT JUST EXTRA FURNITURE ÃÃFIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

SO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS A LOT OF EQUIPMENT BASED ON OUR FLEET MAINTENANCE THAT WILL STILL COME BEFORE YOU AND OTHER THINGS FROM I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS COMPRESSORS OR OTHER ITEMS LISTED AND OTHER THINGS WHATEVER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT AND YOU LOOK AT ME AND SAY THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE BILLING. ENTIRE CAROUSELS ALL KIND OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN.

SOME MORE CONTRACTS COMING OVER THE SUMMER. THESE WERE ALL BUDGETED AND EXPECTED. AND I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF THAT THEY PARE DOWN A GOOD BIT OF THE FURNITURE THAT THEY COULD HAVE PURCHASED AND ARE MOVING THINGS INSTEAD OF LEAVING THE BEHIND ÃÃTHEY ARE REUSING A GOOD BIT OF THE EXISTING THINGS THAT THEY HAVE.

SO JUST AS WE ARE ALWAYS GREAT STEWARDS OF THE PACK STARED DOLLAR.

>>THIS RESOLUTION COMBINES TWO SEPARATE POLICIES? >>ABSOLUTELY, YES.

ABSOLUTELY. >>THANK YOU. >>THIS WAY SEE THE RESOLUTION REPORTS TO STATE CONTRACT AND SEPARATE ELEMENTS COMBINED INTO ONE JUST SO WE CLARIFIED IT.

[10.b.2. Structural Restoration Solutions, Inc., dba Everclear Enterprises, Inc. Gay Street Parking Deck Maintenance and Repair Project. $394,933.06.]

>>OKAY, GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY TESTED ON PAPER PLEASE SAY

I. >>I. >>MOTION APPROVED.

MOTION CARRIES PER >>ITEM B2 WITH STRUCTURAL RESOLUTIONS INCORPORATED DOING BUSINESS EVER CLEARED ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED FOR THE A STREET PARKING DECK

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT $394,933.06. >>MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>>SECOND PER >>OKAY, MOTION AND A SECOND ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>>THIS ALSO THE PRESSURE WASHING? >>MR. VALOR?

[INDISCERNIBLE] >>WE WILL DO SOME PRESSURE WASHING IN ADVANCE OF THE TOP COATING ON THE SURFACE. BUT WE DID ÃTHIS WE DID NOT COLLECT THE ALTERNATE CLAIMING OF THE OTHER SURFACES. TO THE FAC'ADE WILL NOT BE CLEANED.

>>THANK YOU. >>GOOD. >>IT IS A PRICEY UNDERTAKING TO DO THE AND IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD CONTRACT SEPARATELY APPEARED SOMETIMES WHEN WE GET IT OUT OF AN OVERALL BID ÃÃWE GET A BETTER PRICE.

SO ÃÃI TAKE THAT THAT IS INTEREST IN THIS POWER WASHING IT.

I HEARD YOU. >>YES. >>ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS? >>IF I MAY MAYOR, ONE WITH A PRINCIPAL WHO ASKED ME AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION THE PEOPLE TO ASK

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THAT DECK WAS BUILT IN THE MID 80S AND IT'S BEGINNING TO DETERIORATE.

IT'S STRUCTURALLY SAFE AND THESE THINGS WILL HELP IT AND IT RAINS ON MULTIPLE LEVELS OF THE DUCT THAT ARE COVERED IF YOU ARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR FOR THE SECOND FLOOR IF IT RAINS IN YOUR CAR. NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. WATER DRIPPED FROM THE CEILING AND WHAT HAVE YOU. THE I ÃTHIS EVERYBODY ASKS ME I DON'T THINK $400,000 FOR 10 YEARS OF USEFUL LIFE IS A BAD INVESTMENT ON OUR PART AT 40,000 A YEAR.

IT'S NOT A BAD DEAL. OVER TIME WE WILL BEGIN TO DISCUSS IF WE DO ELIMINATE THAT AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE FUTURE SOMETHING ELSE TO GET THERE.

NOTHING WE WOULD PUT PARKING DECK. I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE MAY

BEGIN TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS OVER THE NEXT DECADE. >>ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR

[11. OTHER BUSINESS.]

I. >>I. >>ANY POST?

THE MOTION CARRIES PER >>MAYOR, WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM OF BUSINESS.

ITEM 11 A AUTHORIZES A TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE ON AUBURN AVENUE ON GATE STREET ON THE 22ND TO DISPLAY VINTAGE CARS PASSING THROUGH AUBURN AS PART OF THE GREAT RACE.

>>MOTION TO APPROVE. >>SECOND PER >>SECOND ANY COMMENTS OR

[12. CITIZENS’ OPEN FORUM.]

QUESTIONS? ON PAPER PLEASE SAY I. >>I.

>>ANY POST? IN THE MOTION CARRIES PER >>MAYOR, THOSE ARE ALL THE

ITEMS OF BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING. >>OKAY.

>>JUST A MINUTE WE WILL OPEN THE CITIZENS OPEN FOR OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL BUT ANYTHING THAT WILL BE ON YOUR MIND.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AND WE ASK THAT YOU SHARE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO BE PROFESSIONAL AND RESPECTFUL AND CIVIL. THEY DRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN YOUR COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE CITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.ERTAINLY NOT TOWARDS ANY INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBER. MR. HALL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FIRST?

>>I WILL GO. >>OKAY. >>SO ÃÃI'M AWARE THAT YOU JUST CHANGED AND SAID DIRECTED TOWARDS EVERYBODY. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE YOU OPENED MY EMAILS SEVEN TIMES AND DID NOT RESPOND.

BUT IT WAS REGARDING. >>NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.

>>MY NAME IS REGGIE HALL. 834 DONAHUE APARTMENT. ON THE BROTHER OF RICARDO GARY WHO WAS KILLED IN THE POLICE CUSTODY WITHOUT A CRIME. AND MR. ENDERS, ONLY TO ASK YOU

ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS? >>MR. HALL, I WILL NOT BE ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO TAKE YOU THREE MINUTES AND MAKE YOUR COMMENTS.

>>UNION INTO MY EMAILS WELL AND IT JUST SHOWS WHAT TYPE OF LEADER YOU ARE.

YOU KNOW? AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE EVERYBODY MORE AWARE THAT YES JUSTICE RICARDO GARY WAS KILLED AND POLICE CUSTODY WITHOUT A CRIME AND IT WAS NOT ADDRESSED BY ANYONE OF YOU. AND YOU KNEW ABOUT IT. I AM SURE YOU DID AND IT WAS NOT ADDRESSED BY YOU. AND ON BEHALF OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY ÃÃI SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY AS TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THINGS GO ON THAT ARE UNJUST WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >>THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO STOP AND MAKE THIS STATEMENT REAL QUICK. AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, I'M CERTAINLY MINDFUL OF THE TRAGIC LOSS OF RICARDO GARY AND THE SADNESS THAT HIS FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE. AND FOR THAT, DAVID MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES. HOWEVER ÃÃBECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY BY MR. GARY'S FAMILY Ã ÃI'VE BEEN ADVISED AND WE HAVE ALL BEEN ADVISED BY THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO NOT MAKE ANY COMMENT ABOUT THE INCIDENT AT THIS TIME.

WHO WILL BE NEXT? >>ROBERT WILKINS, 261 DENSELY DRIVE IN AUBURN ALABAMA.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE AUBURN CITY COUNCIL MADE 1/16 EMOTIONAL DECISION INSTEAD OF A FINANCIAL DECISION. 741 ABSTAINED AND ONE VOTED TO GIVE THE CITY MANAGER $35,000 RAISE. WHEN MANY OF US CANNOT EVEN PAY OUR BILLS.

217 TEST IS 15,000 NOT ENOUGH TO MANAGE THE SEVENTH LARGEST CITY IN ALABAMA AND THE NINTH FASTEST GROWING CITY IN ALABAMA?ND JUST FOUR YEARS Ã THIS WE WILL PAY THE MAYOR $1 MILLION INCLUDING $200,000 IN BENEFITS. ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES A 16 PERCENT RAISE? IS THIS GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF THE CITY MONEY? HOW MUCH DUE DILIGENCE HAS BEEN DONE BY THE CITY COUNCIL? I'M NOT EVEN SURE HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE ON THE CITY OF AUBURN.

220 ÃÃFEBRUARY 20, 2021 Ã DOES THE WEBSITE OPEN GO PAY SAYS THAT WE HAVE 560 EMPLOYEES PER THE WEBSITE SAYS WE HAVE 700+ AND YOU MAYOR ÃÃLAST COUNCIL MEETING SAID NEARLY

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MEGAN ÃÃMCALLEN AND DETROIT. AND CLAIRE STEWART. FIRST OF ALL, THEY ARE'S EXCELLENT CITY EMPLOYEES. AND ALSO IN 2021 ÃÃTHEY WERE THE HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES OF ANY CITY IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. BESIDES ALL THE GROWTH IN AUBURN, INFLATION ALONE HAS INCREASED GROWTH SALES. SEVEN PERCENT 21 AND 6 AND A HALF AND 22. THE PROPERTY TAX THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY HAS INCREASED NEARLY 40 PERCENT IN THE YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN HERE IN AUBURN. MAY BE THE WRITER THAT I SAT BY THAT I KNOW FROM THE AUBURN LOOK-ALIKE IN CAN SAVE THE OVERPAID CITY EMPLOYEES COMPARED TO OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES PER THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, AVERAGE WAGE IS 50,048. THIS WAS ALL IN 2021. 2567 EMPLOYEES.

IN THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY AVERAGES 34,000 FOR ALL THREE WITH 237 EMPLOYEES.

BUT THE CITY OF AUBURN AVERAGE WAGE IS 64,000 $713 WITH 500 EMPLOYEES.

MAYBE THEY CAN TELL US HOW MUCH WE SPENT WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF 3288.

THE LEGAL LOSS OF REVENUE WITH 451 FAMILIES. SOME DISPLACEMENT OVER THE TAX REVENUE LOSS. PLEASE INCREASE OUR GROCERY SALES TAX TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA IS DOING. PLEASE. PLEASE FIGURE IT OUT COUNCIL.

IT'S ABOUT TIME CITIZENS GET A RAISE. THANK YOU.

>>WHO WILL BE NEXT? >>YOU'VE GOT A BRUTAL JOB THERE MAYOR.

ROBERT GRANTHAM, 329 GRANTHAM QUAY RIDGE. ON THE HOA COMMITTEE BOARD MEMBER THERE. AS MANY OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, MORE BILL BOARDS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED ON NORTH DONAHUE. THIS CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA HAS DRAWN A LOT OF ATTENTION. NOT JUST IN SECTION 3, BUT THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.

THE PETITION I CREATED HAS BEEN SEEN OVER 11,000 TIMES. IT'S BEEN SHARED OVER 338 TIMES AND THIS A FEW MINUTES AGO Ã THIS IS BEEN SUPPORTED OVER 907 TIMES HAVE BEEN SIGNED.

LOCALLY AND GETTING MORE SUPPORT DAILY. THIS PETITION IS CONCENTRATED NOT ON ONE SECTION OR AREA OF AUBURN JUSTICE IT'S CONCENTRATED ON BOARDS ONE INDIVIDUAL GROUP. IT'S MORE FOCUSED ON CITYWIDE. BECAUSE THERE'S A CONCERN THAT ALL OF THESE BILLBOARDS AND WHATNOT ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN OVER BY OUR CITY.

I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO ASK THIS COUNSEL TO SUPPORT ANNEXATION OF LEE COUNTY HIGHLANDS BY WORKING WITH THE CITY CITY LEE COUNTY COMMISSION.

TO HAVE THE REVIEW OF THEIR BUILDING CODES AND ENSURE WHEN A LANDOWNER SEEKS ANNEXATION, THE ANNEX 100 PERCENT OF THE PROPERTY TO LIMIT THE ISLANDS LIKE THE ONES THAT WE'VE SEEN

ON NORTH DONAHUE. >>THANK YOU. >>MR. GRANT, SOME SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN LEADING THE CITIZENS OF PARTICULARLY AWARD THREE, BUT THE WHOLE CITY AND BRINGING IN ATTENTION TO THIS. I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE LEE COUNTY LEE COUNTY COMMISSION ENGINEER IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE ALSO EQUALLY INTERESTED AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS, WHICH I KNOW YOU WILL BE A PART OF AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND WE ARE STILL

WORKING WITH YOU TO FIND SOLUTIONS. >>THANK YOU.>THANK YOU.

>>THANK YOU. >>COOL BE NEXT? >>MORE EFFICIENT.07 COMMITTEE DRIVE. OBSCENE BOOKS REMAIN IN THE AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY.

ANYONE WHO WANTS TO FIGHT THIS AND REMOVE THEM FROM THE SHELVES SEE ME AFTER THIS MEETING. THE BOOKS ARE HARMFUL AND SIMPERING SORROW.

BUT NOW LET'S TALK OF BETTER THINGS. A GOOD BOOK.

THE MONTH OF JUNE IS DEVOTED TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. THE SACRED HEART THAT HAS BEEN SO LOVED MAN. ONE DROP OF HIS HOLY BLOOD HAS GREAT POWER.

HE OFFERS ALL PEOPLE TRUE LOVE AND HEALING BETTER YET ÃÃHE OFFERS EVERLASTING LIFE AND ETERNAL BLISS AND FELICITY IN HEAVEN ÃÃHE COVERS ALL OF OUR SINS.

HE OPENS THE DOOR OF HEAVEN FOR THOSE WHO TRUST HIS BLOOD ATONEMENT.

WHAT ATONEMENT. JUNE IS THE MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART.

JUNE 16 IS THE FEAST DAY. NOW ÃÃI WILL TALK OF A BOOK. THE BOOK OF REVELATION.

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THE SEVEN ANGELS AND SEVEN MESSAGE AND IT IS LIKE A LEOPARD RISES FROM THE SEA WITH 10 HANDS. THE ANTICHRIST. IT SPEAKS LIKE A DRAGON.IT FORCES EARTH'S INHABITANTS PER THE ONE FROM THE EARTH TO WORSHIP THE FIRST BEAST AND ELUDES THEM. REVELATION 1911 THEN SHOWS JESUS OF THE SACRED HEART.

JOHN SAYS I SAW HEAVEN. WIDE OPEN. THERE BEFORE ME WAS A WHITE HORSE. IT'S WRITER'S NAME WAS FAITHFUL AND TRUE FOR HAITI IS JUST AND JUDGMENT AND JUST IN WAR. ON HIS HEAD ARE MANY CROWNS. HE IS CALLED THE WORD OF GOD.

ARMIES OF HEAVEN FOLLOWED HIM ON WHITE HORSES. FROM HIS MOUTH, THERE GOES A SHARP SWORD. WITH WHICH TO SMITE THE NATIONS.

HE TRENDS THE ONE PRESENT THE RAPID RETRIBUTION OF GOD ON HIS ROBE AND THIGH AS THE NAME KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. THIS IS JESUS OF THE SACRED HEART AND VICTORY.

NOW ÃTO INSPECT THE BOOKS. THAT'S A GOOD BOOK. THAT'S A POWERFUL BOOK.

THAT BOOK GIVES US HOPE. I STILL OPPOSE THE EVIL BOOKS THAT REMAIN IN THE AUBURN LIBRARY. THEY SEXUALIZE CHILDREN. THEY URGED THEM TO UNNATURAL SIN. " PLACED THESE BOOKS THERE WILL BE MADE KNOWN TO THE CITY AND THEIR NAMES KNOWN. THEY SHOULD RESIGN NOW. THANK YOU.

>>THANK YOU. >>WHO WILL BE NEXT? ANYONE?

WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS TO MEDICATION. >>MAYOR, JAIME ÃÃSINCE COMMUNICATION INCLUDES JUSTICE BASICALLY MEGAN ÃÃYOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD AS HER PERSONAL DIRECTOR OF ALL TIME Ã THIS WAS THE COST ÃTHIS WILL PERCENTAGE THIS PERSONAL COST

TO THE CITY OF AUBURN AND THE YEARLY BUDGET? >>MY FINANCE DIRECTOR WOULD NOT OR MY CODIRECTOR WERE BELOW 50 PERCENT OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

MUCH BELOW IN THE 40S. HE WOULD CALL THE NUMBER. >>I DO NOT KNOW THE NUMBER OF

THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >>YOU COULD LOOK IN THE BUDGET. IT'S BELOW 50 PERCENT.

MOST CITIES IN THE 7080 PERCENT RANGE. AS FOR BUDGET PERSONNEL EXPENSES. THE 900 EMPLOYEE MARK IS ALSO IS BECAUSE YOU AT PART-TIME EMPLOYEES AND IN THE SUMMERTIME WE DO A LOT OF CAMS AND OTHER THINGS AND EMPLOY EXTRA PEOPLE

IN THE SUMMER. >>FOR YEARS, WE'VE DONE LESS WITH MORGAN THE CITY OF AUBURN WHEN IT COMES TO EMPLOYEES. I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE IN THIS CITY.

I TOO WAS A PART OF THAT 10 YEARS AGO WORKING HERE. AND BELIEVE ME ÃÃI HAVE EMPLOYEES FROM THE CITY MANAGER AT THE VERY BOTTOM EMPLOYEE YOU MAY WANT TO CALL WHO THAT MAY BE. THEY EARN THEIR MONEY HERE IN THE CITY OF AUBURN.

THEY WORK FOR AND ARE PROUD TO WORK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. AND AS FAR AS HAVING A GOOD CITY MANAGER ÃÃI EVEN WORKED HERE AND WE HAD SUCH A GOOD CITY MANAGER AND AS AN EMPLOYEE AT THE BOTTOM OF IT ÃÃWE SUFFERED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. BECAUSE OF LACK OF LEADERSHIP.

I WILL NOT CALL YOU NAMES. I WILL NOT DO ANYBODY THAT WAY ÃÃBUT JUST TO MAKE CLEAR ON THAT ÃÃJUST SO YOU ALL KNOW Ã ÃOUR UNDERSTANDING IS ABOUT BUDGET.

EVERY YEAR. IS A 50 PERCENT OR LESS OF EMPLOYEES.

>>THAT THE GOAL OF OURS AND WE'VE ACHIEVED IT. ALL 26 YEARS I WORKED FOR THE

CITY. >>70 TO 80 PERCENT SOMETIMES. >>YES SIR.

>>AS FAR AS THE OTHER SPEAKER WE HAD HERE TONIGHT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I SUPPORT ALL POLICE. IF THEY ARE WRONG, I WILL SUPPORT THEM, BUT THEY WERE COME ON GO SUPPORT THEM TO THE DATE THAT I'M DYING. I WAS SUPPORTING IT SINCE I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO SEE POLICE OFFICERS WALK THROUGH THE STORE.

MY FAMILY SUPPORTS THEM IN MY FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS HAS SUPPORT THEM AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY TONIGHT THAT ONE OF OUR COUNSEL PEOPLE HAS TAKEN FLIGHT BECAUSE OF IT. I'VE READ DISPARAGING REMARKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. MS. CONNIE AND THINGS THAT WERE SAID ABOUT HER.

NOBODY WORKS HARDER FOR THE COMMUNITY THING CONNIE TAYLOR. I DON'T AGREE WITH EVERYTHING SHE SAYS AND DOES. PROBABLY MORE THAN I AGREE WITH HER ON THINGS.

>>REALLY? [LAUGHTER]

>>I WILL SAY THIS. SHE TAKES HER JOB TO HEART. SHE DOES WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND I AM PROUD TO WORK AND SERVE WITH HER ON THIS COUNSEL.

AND AGAIN ÃÃLASTLY I WANT TO LEAVE IN YOUR MIND, I WILL SUPPORT THE AUBURN POLICE IF THEY ARE RIGHT. IF THEY'RE WRONG, I'M THE FIRST ONE TO SAY THAT THEY ARE WRONG.

WHEN THEY ARE RIGHT, I'M GONNA STAND BY THEM AND IF YOU LIKE THE ENTIRE CITY WILL STAND BY THEM AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT OUR OFFICERS AND MEN AND WOMEN DO.

BECAUSE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR POLICE FORCE, THEY NEED TO GET A GOOD NIGHTS REST AND ENTERED MY FAMILY CAN GET A GOOD NIGHTS REST AND MY WIFE OR CHILD DRIVING ACROSS TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE I KNOW A GOOD POLICE OFFICER THERE IS TAKING CARE OF US AND

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>THANK YOU. >>I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU. I'M ALSO THAT TO THE PEOPLE SUPPORT ME IN THIS THE DECISIONS THAT I HAVE TO MAKE ON THIS COUNSEL? AND IT'S NOT PERSONAL. BUT I DO HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW.

CITY MANAGER [INDISCERNIBLE] HATE THAT IT'S TAKEN PERSONALLY. BUT HEY ÃÃTHAT'S LIFE. ON ANOTHER NOTE ÃÃI DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED TO EVERYBODY ABOUT THE

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