Oct 03, 2023 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> MAYOR ANDERS: WE WILL CALL TO ORDER TONIGHT AUBURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR OCTOBER THIRD 2023.

WE WELCOME ALL OF YOU THAT ARE WITH US TONIGHT AND EVERYONE THAT IS LISTENING AND WATCHING THROUGH YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK.

PLEASE, THE ROLL CALL. >> CLERK:

>> MAYOR ANDERS: WOULD YOU PLEASE RIGHTS FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE? 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. PLEASE BE SEATED.

[4. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS]

>> WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR OCTOBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. KIMBERLY HUDSON BEGIN A CAREER WITH THE AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY IN AUGUST 2016, BRINGING A STRONG BACKGROUND IN CUSTOMER SERVICE TO HER ROLE AS LIBRARY ASSISTANT IN THE PUBLIC SERVICES DIVISION WHICH PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO PATRONS WHO FOR HELP DESKS AROUND THE LIBRARY.IN THE COMPUTER LAB, KIM DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO SERVICE WHEN ASSISTING PATIENTS WITH RESUMES, JOB SEARCHING AND FAXING.

SHE BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IS SERVICE DESK - - MEET THEIR NEEDS. HER SERVICE AT THE FRONT DESK AND REFERENCE MY KIM CONSISTENTLY PROVIDES GREAT EXPERIENCES WITH SERVICES SUCH AS CURBSIDE PICKUP AND PATRON REQUESTS, BEING A VALUED MEMBER OF THE - - GRIEVES OVER 12,000 VISITORS TO THE LIBRARY WELCOMES EACH MONTH.

THIS SPRING, THE LIBRARY UPDATED EMAIL NOTICE SYSTEM.

THE MAIN WITH THE LIBRARY COMMUNICATED LIBRARY CARD HOLDERS OF THE MATERIALS THEY GET CHECKED OUT AND PLACED ON HOLD FOR FUTURE CHECKOUTS. KIM AGREED TO TAKE THE LEAD FOR THE DESIGN WORK ON THIS PROJECT WITHOUT HESITATION.

IN AUGUST, SHE AGREED AGAINST TAKE ANOTHER BIG PROJECT.

BY DESIGNING THE LIBRARY SEARCH PAGE 12 SHOWCASES OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS. KIM'S REMARKABLE WORK IN GRAPHIC DESIGN, SPECIFICALLY HER EFFORT FOR THE LIBRARY'S NEW EMAIL SYSTEM AND SEARCH PAGE DESIGN FEATURE HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ENHANCING THE VISUAL APPEAL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE OF OUR LIBRARIES COMMUNICATIONS.

KIM'S CONTRIBUTION TO LIBRARY USER EXPERIENCE THROUGH PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, SERVICE AND WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS MAKER A TRUE ASSET FOR OUR TEAM.

CONGRATULATIONS KIM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

>> WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. EARLIER THIS EVENING, WE DID HAVE SOME ADAPTATIONS TO OUR MINUTES THAT WERE CORRECTED FROM LAST MEETING. WE HAD ONE ITEM THAT WAS ADDED TO OUR AGENDA TONIGHT WHICH WILL BE ITEM 11 A, AND WHEN I REMOVED FROM OUR AGENDA TONIGHT WHICH IS ITEM 8, D, FOUR.

WE WILL GET INTO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS REAL QUICK.

I HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS SO PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME.

THIS WEEK IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE CITIZEN ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS. OF THE TELL ALL OF OUR STAFF AND PARTICULARLY ALLISON BLANKENSHIP WHAT YOU DO TO ALLOW OUR CITIZENS BEHIND THE CURTAIN LOOK AT WHAT GOES ON IN THE CITY. WE HOPE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOWN THEY LIVE IN AND A BETTER APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT IS DONE HERE.

CERTAINLY ALLISON, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THAT PROGRAM. SPEAKING OF OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OUR GREAT EMPLOYEES, COFFEE WITH A COUPLE HAPPEN RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AT WASH HOUSE.

IT'S A CASUAL TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN AUBURN TO GO AND

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I ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING TO KNOW THOSE PEOPLE WHO STEP OUT ON THE LINES FOR ALMOST EVERY DAY A LITTLE BIT BETTER. OPERATION COMMUNITY IS NEXT WEEK OVER AT THE AUBURN HOUSING AUTHORITY OCTOBER 12.

I HOPE ALL OF US ON THE DAIS WILL TAKE A CHANCE TO BE THERE IF OUR SCHEDULES ALLOW IS JUST A CELEBRATION OF ALL GOOD THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON OVER THERE.

I WANT TO THANK AUBURN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM THE AUBURN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR HOSTING THE BREAKFAST THIS MORNING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. ABOUT HALF OF US WERE THERE, AND IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND TALK WITH THEIR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE CHOSEN AUBURN AS A PLACE TO DO LIFE AND START THEIR BUSINESS CAREER.

IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY, I LOVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

I PARTICIPATED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

IF YOU HAVE EXTRA CANS OF PAINT AND THINK YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH INEVITABLE TECHNOLOGY AND NOT DUMP IT ON THE GROUND OR DOWN THE DRAIN, OR IN YOUR KITCHEN, THIS IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO TAKE IT OVER TO THE HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE CONSTRUCTION DAY. IT IS SO WELL ORGANIZED, KATRINA, YOUR STATUS AS A GREAT CHILD.

THEY ARE SO READY FOR YOU TO SHOW UP, THEY CUT YOU GOING IN THE FLOW AND IT DOES NOT TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET IN AND OUT OF THERE. PLEASE DISPOSE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE DANGEROUS THE APPROPRIATE WAY.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT GO ON TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY UNIQUE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASONS.

CERTAINLY, HALLOWEEN IS A HOLIDAY THAT MANY PEOPLE DO THINGS ABOUT. AUBURN HAS VERY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES, OUR PINE HILL CEMETERY TOURS BE TAKEN THIS MONTH. WHAT AN INTERESTING WAY FOR THOSE OF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY THAT WE LIVE IN.

MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES ARE ON ROADS AND BUILDINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PART OF GROWING THIS COMMUNITY AND BEING A PART OF ITS HISTORY ARE BURIED THERE AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO AND LEARN ABOUT THE UNIQUE HISTORY OF THAT EVENT.

THE - - RESERVE IS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT EVENTS IN CHANNING FOREST THAT ARE GOING ON OUT THERE LATER THIS MONTH.

THEY ARE ALWAYS CREATIVE AND THINKING OF THINGS TO DO.

THE LIBRARY STAFF OF SIX DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN FIND ON THE WEBSITE FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN TO BE INVOLVED WITH, AND DOWNTOWN TRICK-OR-TREAT ON THE 31ST IS ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT. A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON IN THE NEXT MONTH, REMEMBER TO BE CAREFUL AS YOU ARE TRAVELING AROUND. LASTLY, I WAS SIMPLY GOING TO TIP THE AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL.

HE WILL TRYING TO DO A COUPLE MORE TIMES BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. WHAT A GREAT GROUP OF 15 PEOPLE REFERENCING 10TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE INCLUDING THE DAUGHTER OF OUR OWN MAYOR PRO TEM BETH WITTEN.

TALKING TO THEM ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT AND THINGS THEY HAVE SEEN IN IN AUBURN, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO ENRICH AND DEVELOP IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SAME PEOPLE LATER ON THIS YEAR. RECENTLY, THE ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF CPA HOSTED THE BANKERS AND ATTORNEYS SOCIAL HOUR. I WAS INVITED TO COME AND SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON IN AUBURN.I APPRECIATE THEIR WORK AND ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT.

NEXT WEEK I'LL TAKE OVER AS A MEMBER OF THE BIG MAYORS.

HE WILL BE A PART OF THE NEW PANEL WITH THE ALABAMA CLASS TO TALK ABOUT MUSICAL GOVERNMENT AND WHAT GOES ON IN THE COMMUNITIES. FINALLY, THIS FRIDAY NIGHT IS THE BIGGEST HIGH SCHOOL GAME OF THE YEAR.

AT AUBURN VERSUS - -. I HOPE ALL OF US WILL ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG MEN AS THEY GO PLAY THE BULLDOGS.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? SORRY I THINK OF ALL THE

[5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT WAS A BUSY WEEK FOR AUBURN STUDENTS, WE HAD A LOT GOING ON.

THE 30TH ANNUAL PANAMA FOOD DRIVE STARTED OFF WITH AN EVENT CALLED DUNK ON HUNGER OUT ON THE CONCOURSE.

- - HAS BEEN HAVING A LOT OF EVENTS LAST WEEK ON MONDAY THE HOSTED THE - -4 AN OPEN MIC NIGHT FOR THE HANDOUT DRINKS.

IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME. THEY ARE ALSO HAVING NEXT TUESDAY A CO-SAM FOR THE SCIENCE PANEL, SCIENCE CAFC) PANEL ON ALZHEIMER'S, PART OF ME.

THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE ADDITION OF A WELL READ TO THE CITY OF AUBURN. NOT ONLY FOR ITS COLLABORATION WITH STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS BUT IT'S COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY ITSELF. WE RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK THAT THE STUDENT BODY ENJOYED SMALL BUSINESSES AND FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY AND INCLUSIVENESS IN THEIR BUSINESS MODEL.

OVERALL, IT'S BEEN A BIG TIME OF THE YEAR FOR CALL THEMED PICNICS AND FESTIVALS. THIS THURSDAY, UPC IS HAVING

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EVERYONE GOES TO CHICK-FIL-A, WE ARE TRYING TO GIVE NEW COOL OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF THAT PEOPLE CAN EXPAND ON.

HADES COMING UP ON OCTOBER 18. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE AUBURN TRADITION SPREAD OUT TO THE BUSINESSES AS WELL.UT IN MY RANGE OF THE SGA, THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TEAM HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK PREPARING FOR OUR NEXT VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES.

I TOUCH ON THAT LAST WEEK, WE HAD OVER 100 PEOPLE AT THE LAST ONE I HAVE ONE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THIS WEEK THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND ON. THAT IS ALL FOR ME, WAR EAGLE.

>> CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS ON THE ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANYTHING AT THE NEXT AGENDA, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

DURING A PUBLIC HEARING SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO COME FORWARD AND DO THAT. OKAY, SEEING NO ONE.

[7. CITY MANAGER’S COMMUNICATIONS]

CITY MANAGERS COMMUNICATIONS? >> CITY MANAGER: WE HAVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF TWO VACANCIES IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. TERMS BEGIN DECEMBER 1 AND ENDS NOVEMBER 30, 2027. THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE FOR NOVEMBER 7 MEETING AND APPLICATIONS OPEN ON OUR WEBSITE TOMORROW. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DEAL WITH THE ITEM

INDIVIDUALLY? >> YES, I DO.

ITEM 8D1 AND TWO. >> MAYOR ANDERS: ANYONE ELSE?

>> HD THREE PLEASE. >> ANYTHING ELSE?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ELSE EIGHT DELTA FIVE AND SEVEN.

[8.d.1. 68V Preserve, LLC. Development agreement. The Preserve Phases 6 & 7.]

>> ITEM 8D1 RECOGNIZES AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PRESERVE

PAGES SIX AND SEVEN. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND THE

SECOND. >> ADMISSIBLE IN?

>> THERE ARE QUESTIONS FROM THE NEIGHBORS CLOSE TO THESE PHASES. IF WE COULD CLARIFY A COUPLE OF ITEMS. ONE, THE NOTES IN HERE IS THAT THE DEVELOPER SHALL INCLUDE THE MASTER PLAN CAN WE CLARIFY IF THE MASTER PLAN IS THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE DAY THAT IS THE MOST RECENT MASTER PLAN, DO WE HAVE THAT?

>> THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS RELEVANT TO THE MASTER PLAN. EXHIBIT C IS WITH THE AGREEMENT WHICH IS A CREDIT VERSION OF THE FACES, THEN THERE IS THE 2017 WRITTEN IN MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS THE QUESTION RELATIVE TO THAT.

THIS DOES NOT HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS ARE SEPARATE AND APART FROM ZONING RELATED ACTIONS.

SOMETIMES, WE PUT THINGS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS A REMINDER, BUT THE TEETH IN THEM, REMINDER TO ZONING ENFORCEMENT OF. IS THERE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ON THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT YOU WOULD LIKE?

>> YES, ON THE MASTER PLAN HE NOTES SEVERAL AMENITIES.

I THINK THE RESIDENTS ARE CURIOUS AS TO WHEN THOSE

AMENITIES MAY COME TO FRUITION. >> IF I MAY, ONE QUICK THING IS 68 VENTURES AS NOTED IN HERE IS NEW TO THE TABLE WITH THE PRESERVE DEVELOPMENT AND HAS BEEN WORKING FEVERISHLY WITH STAFF TO GET SOME THINGS IN ORDER AND TO MOVE FORWARD.

ONE OF THE THINGS IS THE RESIDENCE OF THE PRESERVER IS TRYING TO ESTABLISH AHOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IF I UNDERSTAND PROPERLY . - - HAS BEEN WORKING ABOUT THAT SO THEY CAN HAVE DIALOGUE OF THEIR DIRECT CONCERNS.

I WILL HAVE KEVIN HOWARD TALKING ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE AMENITIES. THIS WILL ALSO COME UP WITH WOODWORK OAKS WHICH IS WHY WE ARE NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS TONIGHT. A LOT OF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE TRIGGERS AND WHEN.

MR. HOWARD? >> WHEN IT COMES TO AMENITIES OUTSIDE OF OUR STANDARD DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE CERTAINLY SIDEWALKS. PAVED ROADS, THAT SOMETHING

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THAT HAS TO BE DONE AS IT - - AMENITIES SUCH AS WALKING TRAILS AND MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS, POOLS, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. THOSE SORTS OF THINGS NOT HAVE TO BE BUILT UP BY A CERTAIN DATE, JUST BY THE END OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT BEING COMPLETED. AFTER A CERTAIN DATE OR X NUMBER OF HOMES, WE WOULD BUILD THESE THINGS.WE WOULD HAVE SOME TEETH TO ATTEND ACTIONS WE NEED TO BE TAKEN, BUT THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOES NOT SPEAK TO ANY SORT OF THRESHOLDS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AS TO WHEN SOME OF THESE AMENITIES MIGHT COME ON.

AS FAR AS THE ZONING ENFORCEMENT IT MIGHT BE AT THE

VERY END OF THE PROJECT. >> I WOULD SAY BASED ON CONCERNS RAISED HERE, AND THERE IS A LOT, THIS IS ONE OF OUR EARLIEST PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, WE WILL BE LOOKING MORE AND SEE WHAT QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER YOU CONDITION PLANT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS ON CERTAIN TIMING OF AMENITIES, BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE PROPPING UP.

THE 68 VENTURE HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH BUT THEY HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THIS YET.

THERE'S REPRESENTATIVE HERE TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

ABOUT THAT. >> I DO APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS AN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM.

ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE RESIDENTS ON FORMER DEVELOPERS WITH CONTROL OF HOA, THERE'S BEEN A LACK OF COMMUNICATION.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE 68 VENTURES HAVE A REAL STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THE HOA THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO CONVEY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE LOCATION OF A FUTURE ROUND ABOUT AT CONSERVATION. I NOTICED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS WHAT THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE. IT ALSO INDICATES THEY WOULD BE

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BUILD OUT? >> ABSOLUTELY.

68 VENTURES IS ONE OF THE FIRST GROUPS WE HAVE WORKED ON WITH THIS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE ROUNDABOUT SINCE 2018 TRYING TO GET US NEGOTIATED.

IT HAS BEEN FIVE YEARS IN THE CITY HAS REFUSED TO BUILD THE ROUNDABOUT AS WARRANTED BY AIR TRAFFIC STUDY.

68 VENTURES HAVE BEEN WILLING TO FIGURE THIS OUT WITH US.

I CAN HAVE THE CITY ENGINEER SPEAK, THE QUESTION IS WHY IS IT I CONSERVATION AND NOT RED TAIL?

>> THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY.

LOOKING AT THE MASTER PLAN, CONSERVATION DRIVE IS SOMEWHAT ISOLATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

IT WOULD BE CONNECTED VIA A BRIDGE AT PHASE 5 AND PHASE 6.

YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC GENERATED FROM THAT SIDE.

>> OKAY. THIS ALSO TRIGGERS THE WIDENING AT CONSERVATION TO NORTH DONAHUE, CORRECT?

>> THIS IS WHERE LIKE A NUMBER OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA, THE CITY IS COLLECTING FUNDS FOR EVENTUAL TREATMENT AT FARMVILLE AND DONAHUE ITSELF. THESE ARE ALL TIED BACK TO TRAFFIC STUDY AND PAID ON A PER LOT BASIS.

>> THERE ARE QUITE A FEW LOTS, SO THIS MAY TAKE SOME TIME AND

WE MAY DO IT BEFORE THE LOTS. >> ABSOLUTELY.

TO REMIND EVERYBODY, THESE HAVE GONE INTO A FUND - - WE CAN USE THEM FOR ANY OTHER PROJECTS. THE CITY MADE WILL FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT BEFORE THEY RECEIVE FUNDING AND ARE THEREFORE REIMBURSING OURSELVES.

WE ALSO NEVER WERE THESE ROADS GOING TO BE ENTIRELY FUNDED BY THESE DEVELOPMENTS.THE CITY WAS ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE A

PORTION OF THAT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM? >> JUST ONE COMMENT.

JUST REVIEWING THIS PROJECT, IT BECAME OBVIOUS HOW MUCH TIME IS COUNTED TO ANALYZING THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THIS.

I WAS AMAZED AT THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT WAS DEDICATED TO THE SEWER, TO THE ROADS, IT WAS JUST AMAZING.

I WANT TO BRING THAT UP AND THE CITY FOR THE DEPTH AND THE

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>> I APPRECIATE THAT. WHAT IS LONG BEEN AN EXPECTATION OF OUR - - THE CITIZENS OF AUBURN ARE NOT PAYING FOR THE SEWER LINES TO BE BUILT IN THIS LOCATION.

WE DO NOT PAY FOR BASELINES THEMSELVES, NOR THE WATER OR OTHER THINGS. THESE ARE ILLEGAL IN ALABAMA UNLESS THE LEGISLATURE GIVES YOU A REASON TO DO SO.

OUR STAFF HAS BEEN INNOVATED, BUT IT OFTEN FEELS LIKE PEOPLE ARE FUNDING DEVELOPMENT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT TO THE BEST WE CAN WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE LAW TO GET THESE DEVELOPMENTS TO PAY THEIR SHAR

, OR MOST OF IT. >> WHEN WAS THE FIRST HOME

BUILT AND PRESERVED? >> IN THE 2004, FIVE, SIX ARRANGE, YOU ARE DEALING WITH SEWER.

PROBABLY IN THAT TIME RANGE. I DO NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY, BUT SOMEWHERE THEREABOUTS. WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND,

[8.d.2. CARE Humane Society. Animal Sheltering Services for FY 2024. $187,467.]

>> ITEM 8B TO - - 187,400 DOLLARS.

THE AMOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 WILL BE DETERMINED ONCE 2024 NUMBERS COME IN AND YOU WILL VOTEON THAT AGAIN NEXTYEAR FOR

THE ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT . >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL .>

SECOND. >> MOTION AND THE SECOND, MISS

WITTEN? >> I WANTED TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE THAT CARE HUMAN SOCIETIES FORMALLY WE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY THAT MARKS A NEW NAME. I DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH A SECOND HUMANE SOCIETY.

>> THEY ARE HAVING A RIBBON-CUTTING NEXT WEEK I

THINK. >> PERFECT.

I KNOW THIS AMOUNT IS BASED OFF OF PREVIOUS SHELTERING SERVICES. WE KNOW HOW MANY INTAKES THAT

WE HAD FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT? >> YES, WE ARE 991 INTAKES.

>> TO BE KNOW IF THAT IS UP OR DOWN, OR IN LINE WITH THE PAST

COUPLE OF YEARS? >> IT IS A LITTLE BIT DOWN.

LAST YEAR, HER AMOUNT WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.

NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE BY WHAT IS TURNED IN AND ACCEPTED. JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS NOT JUST FROM ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, IS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THEIR LIVES IN THE CITY OF AUBURN SO WE PAID FOR ALL

THOSE ANIMALS, CATS AND DOGS. >> SINCE WE HAVE A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT AND THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR, AND WE MOVE INTO A BUDGET THAT IS POTENTIALLY A ONE YEAR BUDGET, WOULD BE ONLY EXECUTE A

ONE YEAR CONTRACT? >> I THINK WE ARE FINE TO

EXECUTE A TWO-YEAR. >> KATRINA, CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, THIS WILL COME BACK TO 25 BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT?

>> DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY WE DO A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT

I HAD THE SAME QUESTION . >> WE DID TWO-YEAR CONTRACT BECAUSE THIS YEAR WE ARE PAYING FOR LAST YEAR SERVICES.

DEPENDING ON THE INTAKE AND WHAT HAPPENS,SOMETIMES YOU HAVE A PANDEMIC THAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH .WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE WORK THROUGH IN ORDER TO GET THIS NUMBER.

>> REMAIN COUNTY IS TOMORROW AT 10:00, RIGHT? THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A COMMENT OR QUESTION? WHAT A GREAT AFTER THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO OUR COMMUNITY, THEY DO A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK WITH YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

[8.d.3. Clark Equipment Company d/b/a Bobcat Company. Purchase of one (1) 2023 T86 T4 Bobcat Compact Track Loader with Mulcher. Water Resource Management Department. $139,198.28.]

AMOUNT OF $139,198.28. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR ANDERS: MR. GRISWALD,

I BELIEVE THIS ONE IS YOU? >> COUNCILMAN: YES, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE SOLICITATION PROCESS.

WHEN WE PUT SOMETHING ON THE STREET, A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR EXAMPLE, DO WE PUT OUT THERE WE HAVE NEED FOR A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT DOES THE FOLLOWING THINGS, OR DO WE PUT OUR SOLICITATION IT SAYS WE NEED A BOBCAT T 86 T4, WHATEVER? TO ASK FOR SPECIFIC PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OR SOMETHING THAT SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENT.

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>> WHEN A DEPARTMENT BUDGETS A SPECIFIC PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH SPECIFICFEATURES , AS THIS CASE, YOU WILL END UP WITH THREE OR FOUR STAFF MEMBERS POSSIBLY ANSWERING.I WOULD LIKE TO ASK KEITH WILLIAMS TALK ABOUT WHEN DEPARTMENTS ARE BETTING EQUIPMENT, THEY KNOW THE FEATURESTHAT THEY WANT .

IT LOOKS SPECIFIC TO A MANUFACTURER AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, BUT I WILL HAVE MR. WILLIAMS ADDRESS THAT PIECE OF

IT. >> ONE OF DEPARTMENT IS DOING THE BUDGET PROCESS AND LOOKING TO PROCURE SOME OF OUR CAPITAL - - IT IS NOT TO BRAND SPECIFIC, IS NEED SPECIFIC.

THEY MAY BE LOOKING FOR A SMALL SKIDS - - ALSO RESEARCH WHETHER THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN A PERSON TO WALK FOR THREE STRAIGHT CONTRACT, OR RATHER THE OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO

HARVEST INSTEAD.>> THE INITIAL SOLICITATION IS BASED ON A SET OF REQUIREMENTS? THE INITIAL SURVEY, PERHAPS?

>> CORRECT HIM IT WAS BASED ON THE NEED OF THE DEPARTMENT.

>> ANSWERS MY QUESTION. >> THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO THIS, NO WORRIES ABOUT ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A METHOD TO THE

MADNESS. >> IN YOUR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND,

[8.d.5. Kardex Remstar, LLC. Purchase Intermat IM Vertical Carousel System (tire storage). Environmental Services. $154,313.58.]

MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 8D5 AUTHORIZES THE PURCHASE OF OUR INTERNET I AM VERTICAL CAROUSEL SYSTEM AND

THE AMOUNT OF $154,313.58. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR ANDERS: MOTION AND A

SECOND, MR. MOREMAN? >> I EXERCISE A BIT OF SKEPTICISM ONTHIS ITEM , WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM TIRES. $154,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY.

I GAINED A LOT OF INSIGHT FROM THE CITY MANAGER IN THELAST FEW DAYS ON THIS . I UNDERSTAND BETTER THE JUSTIFICATION IS MORE ABOUT SQUARE FOOTAGE, STORAGE SPACE IN THE WAREHOUSE, AS WELL AS LABORSAVING AND TIME-SAVING DEVICE. I AM MUCH IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEED. IT TOOK ME A WHILE, BUT I AM

THERE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR

QUESTIONS? >> THAT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A MORE STABLE ENVIRONMENT IN DEALING WITH THE WAY THEY

RELOADED AND? >> ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE WE ARE DOING FLEET MAINTENANCE, THAT IS IN OURDEPARTMENT WAS A LOT OF LIFTING . IT IS THAT ALSO FROM A FIRE SAFETY STANDPOINT. WE DON'T WANT TO - - VERTICAL STORAGE HELPS. I HAVE BEEN AROUND WHEN THE ENTIRE STORAGE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND ITS BLACKS ARE IN THE CITY FOR FOUR DAYS. OUR BILLING OFFICIAL WILL SLEEP SPECIFICALLY TO SPRINKLE AROUND THIS AS A MUCH SAFER THING TO DO ALSO. IT IS HELPING US WITH TIME INVENTORY AND OTHER ASPECTS. THESE WERE VALUE ENGINEERED OUT DURING WHEN WE REDID THIS BUILDING.

THEY WERE ORIGINALLY IN THE OVERALL PROJECT, EVENTUALLY WE WILL GET A SMALL TIRE CAROUSEL, BUT THIS IS A COST SAVINGS MEASURE THAT WILL COME BACK IN THE FISCAL YEAR AND LOOK AT

THAT. >> COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

[8.d.7. RMUS Unmanned Solutions. Purchase one (1) Autel Dragonfish Drone. Auburn Police Department. $131,675.]

THE MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM HD SEVEN AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF ONE DRAGON FISH DRONE FOR THE AUBURN POLICE

DEPARTMENT FOR $131,675. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MR. MOREMAN?

>> ANDERSON IS A SOPHISTICATED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND IT TAKES A LOT OFTRAINING HOURS TO FLY AND THE PEOPLE WHO FLY IT ARE SELECTED FROM CERTAIN DUTY . OUR DRONES ARE ONLY DEPLOYED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AS IT TURNS OUT.

I DO NOT WANT ANY CITIZEN TO BE CONCERNED AT THE EDGES OF THEIR FLYING ALL THE TIME AND LOOKING DOWN.

>> I CANNOT ANSWER THAT IS THE CASE.

THERE ARE TIMES THAT POLICE WILL USE DRONES FOR THINGS THAT WE CANNOT PUBLICLY SPEAK ABOUT FOR INVESTIGATIVE REASONS, SO I

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IT IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY. >> THEY WILL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES?

>> ABSOLUTELY. THEY WILL, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN

ALL OVER THE WORLD. >> FLYING TIME IS TWO HOURS, THEY WILL JUST BE PATROLLING THESKIES .

>> YOU CAN CHANGE IT OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN THE AIR.

YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO DEPLOY OUR DRONES 15 MINUTES WHILE WE SWAP THIS ONE OUT. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN THE BESTEXAMPLE , YOU HAVE A SMALL CHILD WHO GETS LOST IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. WE HAVE DOGS AND PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND, BUT WE ARE ALSO IN THE AIR WITH THE MOST SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT WE HAVE TRIED TO FIND THATPERSON .

IN OTHER SCENARIOS, WE GET PEOPLE LOOSE IN THE WOODS, THE OUR VEHICLES TO FOLLOW AND OTHER THINGS.

YES, WE TALKED ABOUT GAME DAY TRAFFIC WE DO .4, WE LOOKED AT WOODLAND PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TRAFFIC.

BY AND LARGE, THE DEPARTMENT IS DEPLOYMENT IS ROUTINE MATTERS, BUT THERE ARE INVESTIGATIVE MATTERS IN WHICH THEY CAN BE UTILIZED. CONSTITUTIONALLY OF COURSE.

>> WE ARE BEHIND THE BALTIMORE I'M VERY HAPPY WE VOTED FOR THOSE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN

PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS. >> BE ABLE TO PARTNERING ON A HELICOPTER AND ONE OF THE THINGS WERE TRYING TO DO WITH A STRONG IS NOT A PARTNER IN A HELICOPTER WITH OTHER AGENCIES JUST YET, IS THAT CORRECT? PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR

MATTHEWS? >> YES, USING A TRADITIONAL HELICOPTER PLATFORM IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

YOU HAVING TO STOP STAFF PILOTS, SOURCE PRODUCT FOR THE AIRCRAFT, THEN THE FUEL, THE AVIATION FUEL, INSURANCE.

THIS IS A MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL THAT WE CAN

OFFSET SOME OF THOSE USES FOR. >> PEOPLE IN THE LARGEST CITIES

ARE USING THESE NOW, CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> LARGER CITIES, FBI, VERY COMMONLY DEPLOYED.

THIS ONE CAN ALSO APPLY VERY FAST.

WE CANNOT PERSONNEL IN THIS BUILDING THAT HAS A LONG RANGE AND REQUIRED FROM THIS BUILDING, THEY'LL HAVE TO BE STANDING OUT IN THE FIELD. BUT IT ALSO CAN FOLLOW CARS AT A FAIRLY HIGH RATE OF SPEED TO MAKE IT SAFER ON HEAVY UNITS AS

CLOSE AS IF WE DON'T HAVE TO. >> CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE LENGTH

OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM? >> MR. MATTHEWS?

>> THE QUOTE WE RECEIVED INCLUDES THREE DAY IN PERSON TRAINING FROM THEMANUFACTURER . OUR PILOTS GO THROUGH DIFFERENT TRAINING PROGRAM, THEY ARE ALL CERTIFIED FAA PILOTS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. WE HAVE A SELECTION PROCESS IN PLACE FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PILOT THROUGH THAT SELECTION PROCESS, IT IS A PRETTY RIGOROUS TESTING THROUGH THE FAA TO GET HER LICENSE.

WE HAD SOME VERY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ON STAFF ALREADY THAT INTERESTED IN DOING THIS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER WHO WAS A MILITARY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PILOT AND A RECENT GRADUATE FROM AN AEROSPACE PROGRAM.

>> WE ALSO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF INSURANCE ON MR. AS WELL.

IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST INSURED PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WE

WILL HAPPEN THE CITY. >> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, PLEASE. FIRST OF ALL, WHAT KIND OF

WARRANTIES ON THIS RECENTLY? >> I BELIEVE IS A ONE YEAR WARRANTY FOR PARTS. MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY.

>> WHICH DIVISION WITHIN THE PUBLIC SAFETY IS GOING TO HAVE

OWNERSHIP OF THIS? >> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL OWN IT AND THE PATROL DIVISION UTILIZES IT THE MOST, BUT WE HAVE PILOTS THAT ARE WITHIN TH .

MANAGING PARENTS. >> WE SHARE DRONES AMONG DEPARTMENTS SO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT FLY IT.

IF IT IS AVAILABLE, IT WOULD BE UTILIZED FOR THE PURPOSES AND THE CITY ENGINEER HAS AN INTEREST IN IT, WE DO SHARE ACROSS THE BOARDS. I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT FOR THESE WILL SHOW UP, BUT IT HAS VIDEO CELL CAPABILITIES STRONGER THAN OUR UNITS AND WE CAN KEEP THOSE LONGER.

IT MAY BE USED AT TIMES FOR OTHER THINGS.

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DEPARTMENT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, LEAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES.

RESOLUTION: >> NOW ONTO THE CONSENT.

[8. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA]

>> THAT'S RIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE

OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> ARE MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE?

[10.a. Contract. Schmidt Environmental Construction, Inc. HC Morgan Clarifiers 1 and 2 Weirs and Baffles Replacement Project. $1,574,000.]

>> UNDER RESOLUTIONS, ITEM 10 A CONTRACT SCHMIDT ENVIRONMENT OF

CONSTRUCTION - - $1,574,000. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY I. ANY

[10.b. Tax abatement. Lotte Chemical Alabama Corp. Auburn Technology Park North.]

>> ITEM 10 B, TAX ABATEMENT FOR CHEMICAL ALABAMA COURT, THE COMPANY'S PURCHASING ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AND PLANSTO INVEST $3.75 MILLION AND HIREFIVE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES .

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL .> SECOND.

[11. OTHER BUSINESS]

>> MOTION AND THE SECOND, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

MOTION CARRIES. >> ITEM 11 A IS THAT REQUEST FROM - - SPECIAL RETAIL OFFICE - - THIS LICENSE REQUEST PLACES THE LICENSE APPROVAL THE CITY COUNCILSEPTEMBER 5 MEETING .

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. IN YOUR POST?

[12. CITIZENS’ OPEN FORUM]

THE MOTION CARRIES. >> THOSE ARE ALL THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

>> MAYOR ANDERS:AT THIS TIME YOU WILL BUT NOT THE CITIZENS OPEN FORUM . PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES, WE ASK THAT YOUR COMMENTS THE OF THE QUORUM, BE POSITIVE AND DO NOT CALL AN INDIVIDUAL OUT BY NAME. WHO WILL BE FIRST?

YES, SIR. >> SPEAKER: (STATES NAME AND ADDRESS). I JUST CAME TO TOUCH BASE WITH YOU AND SAY HELLO. I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT THE MAGNITUDE OF THE IMPORTANT WOR THAT YOU DO .

I REALLY MEAN THAT, NOT AN OUNCE OF FACETIOUS AND WHAT I AM SAYING. AUBURN IS NOT A MEGALOPOLIS, BUT IT IS A COMPLEX ORGANIZATION.

NOT COMPLICATED, COMPLICATED HAS A NEGATIVE TENDENCY TO ME BUT IT IS COMPLEX AND YOU ALL IN YOUR BY MONTHLY OR BIWEEKLY AGENDA AND DIALOGUE, IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING TO ME I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT, I REALLY DON'T.

>> WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF. >> WE SHOULD DO.

>> I WANT TO TOUCH BASE WITH YOU.

YOU DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THE POLICE DIVISION AND THE FIRE DIVISION. ANYTIME I SEE ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN OR LADIES, LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY AND TO OUR COUNTRY CHIEF TOMMY, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU OR TALK TO YOU IN A LONG TIME.

HOPE YOUR MOTHER IS DOING WELL. MAXIMALLY WERE DOING FINE? SUNNY? I'M NOT WANT TO SEE WITH THE LUNCH PLACE LATELY. TYLER, EVERYTHING IS GOOD? LISBETH, THE PASTOR CORNER ALL THE TIME.

>> MEGAN, YOU DO A GREAT JOB AND RON, YOU DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB ASMAYOR . IT WAS ONE YEAR AGO TODAY I HAVE THE - - DEDICATION OCTOBER 3, 2022.

I DROVE BY THERE AND ADMIRED THAT.

I STILL HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THAT. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE GRAVITY OF THINGS, THE WORK ON THAT MARKER AND THE WHOLE BRONZE PLAQUE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 2% OF MY TIME AND EFFORT ON THAT.

THE OTHER 98% IS ADDRESSED IN THESE LITTLE PACKETS I WILL

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WHEN YOU DO, WHATEVER FITS FOR YOU, JUST LET MEKNOW WHAT YOU THINK . THAT IS ALL I WOULD ASK.

ANYWAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO AND I WILL HAVE THESE TWO YOU MISSMEGAN . THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. WHO WILL BE NEXT? MR. COSGROVE? NEED TO KEEP GOING.

>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. (STATES NAME AND ADDRESS).

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEE COUNTY BRANCH - - ON SEPTEMBER 6 I CAN BEFORE YOU TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MOBILE HOME PARK. SOME OF THEM WERE WITH ME THAT NIGHT AND MANY WERE NOT. MANY DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE AS I SHARED EARLIER FOR AN ALLEGED FEAR OF RETALIATION.

I SHARED WITH YOU AT THAT TIME THAT I HAVE A LIST OF 13 INDIVIDUALS WERE COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH ME. SINCE THAT TIME, I WANTED TO SHARE THAT I NOW HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL WRITTEN COMPLAINTS.

HAVE FIVE DETAILS COMPLAINTS OF THE OTHER FORM THAT THE NAACP SAID THAT SOLICITING INFORMATION .

IN THIS PAST WEEK IN MY ABSENCE AT THE STATE CONVENTION, THERE WAS A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT WERE SHARED WITH THE STATE HOUSING CHAIR OF THE NAACP.

I EXPECT TO GET HIM PLAY ON THAT LATER THIS WEEK.

THE REASON WHY I AM DETAILING ALL THIS IS BECAUSE I WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP.

THIS INFORMATION IS BEING FAIRLY PRESENTED TO ME.

ON BEHALF OF THE NAACP AND IS LED TO COMPLAINTS ARE REAL.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP.

YES, I AM PASSIONATE OUT OF PROPORTION OR PRACTICING DEFAMATION. THE FACT OF THE MATTER THAT DEFAMATION IS BEING THROWN AROUND IS OFFENSIVE TO ME .

DEFAMATION IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA, IT VARIES IN DIFFERENT LAWS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT I'M DEFAMING SOMEONE. I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE AND NOT SOLELY OUT TO DAMAGE ANYONE'S REPRESENTATION REPUTATION.

WHEN I AM READING THESE ACCOUNTS, THESE PEOPLE HAVE PAIN. PEOPLE ARE FEELING FRUSTRATED.

AS MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO SAY, THEY ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. ALL THEY WANT TO LIVE DO IS LIVE LIKE YOU AND I ARE LIVING IN A THRIVING AND HELP THE COMMUNITY. I ALSO WANTED TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT WE ARE NOT HERE TO SUPPORT PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO PAY THEIR RENT. WE ARE NOT QUICK TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR A FREE RIDE, THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO WORK AS A GROUP.

SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOT BE COMFORTABLE IN SPEAKING WITH ME TODAY MAY HAVE MADE SOMEONE MAD, THAT'S OKAY.

I CHALLENGE YOU TO PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

PLEASE LISTEN AND HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE SHARED WITH ME. MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS, LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY. WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING, YOU SAY SOMETHING AND THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU MS. SMITH.

AFTER WE CLOSE COMMUNICATIONS I HAVE A RESPONSE FOR YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? ANYONE? OKAY, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS. SINCE THE LAST MEETING, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE OWNERS OF WEBSTER'S CROSSING.THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S HELP, WE SET UP TWO DIFFERENT VIRTUAL MEETINGS.

THE FIRST MEETING WAS MYSELF, THE CITY MANAGER AND MS. TAYLOR WERE INVOLVED WITH. THE SECOND ONE HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE THAT REPRESENTS THE LECTURE CROSSING AREA IT WAS TURNING IS FOR TONIGHT AND ATLANTA COMMISSIONER REPRESENTS THAT AREA JOINED US AS WELL. WE JUST RE-CREATED WHAT WE DID EARLIER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. WE HAVE NOT GATHERED TOGETHER

[00:45:08]

I WOULD JUST ASK YOUR PATIENCE. WE HAD A COUNCIL MEETING TODAY, THATIS THE WIND EVERYBODY . WE WILL BE DOING THAT SOON CONSIDERING IF THERE'S A PATHWAY TO THE FUTURE.

I WAS TO THE OWNERS IN CHARACTERIZATION WITH EVERY AVAILABLE. THE FIRST MEETING WAS AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES AND THE SECOND MEETING WAS A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR. THEY WERE VERY FORTHRIGHT AND ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION POSED TO THEM.

THEY VERBALLY SAID THEY ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY .

THERE IS SO MUCH TALK ABOUT AND WORK THROUGH AND WE WILL GET ON THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MS. TAYLOR, IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY?

>> NO, BUT DURING BOTH MEETINGS THAT WE HAD, I'VE HEARD BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY. I BELIEVE WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUES IN LECTURE CROSSING AND I HOPE WE COME UP SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE CAN AGREE UPON, EVERYONE CAN LIVE DECENTLY.

I WANT TO THANK MEGAN AND THE MAYOR FOR SETTING THIS UP, BOTH OF THE MEETINGS. THEY MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE, THEY DONOT HAVE TO, BUT THEY DID .

THEY WERE WILLING TO SIT DOWN. THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ASKED. I BASICALLY ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN IT FOR A WHILE.

AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT SO THEY CAN WORK ON SOME OF THE ISSUES BROUGHT BEFORE THEM IN THOSE MEETINGS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.

ACTUALLY, THEY HAVE AGREED IF WE NEED TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING IN THE FUTURE TO ACCOMMODATE US ON THAT ONE.

>> MAYOR, IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE ONE COMPONENT WHERE WE HAD A ROLE THE CITY CAN PLAY DIRECTLY WAS ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE ROADS AND WHERE WE WERE WITH HOW PASSABLE THEY ARE FOR EMERGENCYVEHICLES ETC. .

AS OF LAST FRIDAY, CORRECT ME IF I'M INCORRECT, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR SOME TIME AND EVERYTHING WAS STILL IN TO OUR SATISFACTION. THEY DO NOT HAVE FULLY PAVED ROADS OUT THERE BUT THEY ARE PAID FROM THE HEALTH SAFETY WELFARE EMERGENCY ACCESS STANDPOINT.

WE WILL CONTINUE TOMONITOR , ESPECIALLY ONCE WE HAVE RAIN

EVENTS. >> LET ME JUST SAY THIS.

I ALSO WANT TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT.

I WANT TO SHARE SOME OF THE INFORMATION WITH THE TENANTS OUT THERE DURING THE NEXT AWARD MEETING, I PLAN ON HAVING A MEETING TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE ISSUES AND TOPICS THAT WE HAD DURING THE SESSIONS. I AM INVITING THE CITY MANAGER, THE MAYOR AND ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO JOIN IN SO WE CAN ALL

BE ON THE SAME PAGE AND COME TO SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION.>> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE COUNCIL?

IS THERE MOVED TO ADJOURN? >> SO MOVED.

>> WE AR

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.