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WE'LL CALL TO ORDER TONIGHT'S AUBURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FEBRUARY THE 20TH, 2024.
CERTAINLY. WELCOME TO EVERYBODY THAT'S JOINED US LIVE HERE TONIGHT.
WE THANK ALL OF YOU WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING ON STREAMING SERVICES.
HERE. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE 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. EARLIER TONIGHT, DURING THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED
[4. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS.]
ROBERT CRUMPTON TO THE CEMETERY ADVISORY BOARD.AND WE CERTAINLY AGAIN WANT TO THANK MR. JERRY SMITH, WHO SERVED TWO FULL TERMS. UNDER MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT, I WANT TO WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL FFA THAT HAVE JOINED US THIS EVENING.
THERE WAS ALMOST 4000 PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT RUN.
I BELIEVE A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE CAME FROM OUT OF TOWN AND SPENT A LOT OF MONEY WITH US AS THEY GOT THEIR EXERCISE ON, AND WE APPRECIATE THE ORGANIZATION, CERTAINLY PUBLIC SAFETY, DID A LOT OF WORK TO MAINTAIN OUR ROADS ON A SUNDAY MORNING WHERE PEOPLE ARE BUSY GOING TO CHURCH AND DOING OTHER THINGS, BUT CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS PAST YESTERDAY IN FACT, I ATTENDED THE PRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, ANNUAL MEETING.
CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK THAT ORGANIZATION AGAIN FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH HOME REPAIRS AND, AND AND HELPING TO PAY DIFFERENT KINDS OF BILLS AROUND THEIR HOUSES.
THIS MINISTRY HAS BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
AND SO SOME VERY DEDICATED CITIZENS ARE PART OF THIS.
AND THEY WERE HAVING THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
AND I APPRECIATE THE INVITE TO BE A PART OF THAT.
SOME ARE AT VCOM. THEY'RE PHARMACY STUDENTS, NURSING STUDENTS.
AND CERTAINLY HIS LEGACY IS CONTINUING ON WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO TO EITHER PHARMACY SCHOOL, NURSING SCHOOL, OR MEDICAL SCHOOL THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE DARDEN FOUNDATION.
AND I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND CONTINUING TO BE VERY BULLISH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STUDENT BODY AND THEIR LEADERSHIP IN THIS CITY AND MAKING THINGS BETTER FOR ALL OF US WHO LIVE HERE IN AUBURN.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THOSE YOUNG LADIES.
THEY CAME UP TWO POINTS SHORT.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THOSE TEAMS. BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING UP WITH THE GIRLS TEAM AS THEY CONTINUE MOVING ON.
YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED A LITTLE POSTCARD IN THE MAIL.
PLEASE CHECK ON THAT BEFORE MARCH THE 5TH.
AND THAT IS ALSO DURING SPRING BREAK.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT, PLEASE FILL OUT AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LOCAL ELECTION.
AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO CERTAINLY DO THAT.
BUT TRY TO FIND YOUR NOTE CARD THAT WAS SENT TO YOU FROM THE COUNTY.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THAT AND YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SOME INFORMATION ON WHERE YOU NEED TO VOTE, MEGAN, I'M SURE MR. DORTON KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEED TO GO TO FIND OUT.
SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR POSTCARD, YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE.
PLEASE CHECK ON THAT. WE'VE GOT A NEW CITY BUILDING THAT WILL BE UTILIZING ON WIRE ROAD, AND THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT CHURCHES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE HOSTING, A POLLING AREA. SO THAT IS ALL FOR ME.
ANYONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY TONIGHT? ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANYONE? MAYOR, IF I MAY, PLEASE, CHIEF.
SADDENED THIS WEEK TO LEARN OF THE PASSING OF COUNCILMAN DICK PHELAN.
I FIRST WAS ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL, I SERVED WITH MR. PHELAN, AND HE WAS A CONSTANT GENTLEMAN, AND I ADMIRED THE WAY HE CARRIED HIMSELF AND HE WAS TRUE AUBURN MAN BY THE EXAMPLES.
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HE THE WAY HE LIVED HIS LIFE.AND I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW MUCH HE'LL BE MISSED.
AND, WE'VE WE'RE LOSING FAR TOO MANY MEN AND WOMEN OF THAT GENERATION.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL IN THIS COUNTRY HELPED MAKE THIS COUNTRY WHAT IT IS.
AND HE HELPED MAKE AUBURN A BETTER PLACE.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT, TOMMY.
AND I CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED SOMETHING AS WELL.
DICK PHELAN, WENT TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
HE CAME TO AUBURN ORIGINALLY TO BE A PART OF THE ROTC PROGRAM, THE NAVAL ROTC PROGRAM.
WAS HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF OUR VETERANS COMMITTEE FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
AND DICK IS A VERY, VERY SPECIAL MAN, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY MISS HIM.
THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR HELPING REMIND ME THAT.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE AHEAD WITH AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS.
[5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS.]
GOOD AFTERNOON Y'ALL.GOOD AFTERNOON. THE AUBURN DANCE MARATHON ENDED SATURDAY.
IT'S A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM THEY'VE GOT GOING.
THEY'RE RAISING MONEY FOR, HOSPITALS ACROSS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THAT.
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE STATE ARE MEETING UP TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT.
IT WILL INCLUDE A BRIEF PARADE AROUND THE CAPITOL, FOLLOWED BY A SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR, AS WELL AS A CHANCE TO MEET WITH THEIR ASSIGNED LEGISLATORS AS THEY ADVOCATE FOR EXPANSIONS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION TRUST FUND, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE FIND VERY IMPORTANT.
THIS MONTH IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND AS THE BLACK STUDENT UNION IS CELEBRATING THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY, THEY HOSTED A FORMAL DINNER WITH A COUPLE REALLY GREAT GUEST SPEAKERS, AS WELL AS THIS YEAR'S UNITY WEEK, WHICH FEATURED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS A NETWORKING HOUR ALLOWING MEMBERS OF THE BLACK STUDENT UNION TO SPEAK AND MEET WITH OTHER OFFICIALS AND PEOPLE TO HELP PROGRESS THEIR CAREERS GOING FORWARD.
FROM WHAT I HEAR, IT WENT REALLY WELL.
THE FALL APPLICATION CYCLE FOR THE 2024 ADMISSIONS CLASS IS UNDERWAY, AND IN THE FIRST BATCH OF ADMITTED STUDENTS, THROUGH THE EARLY ACTION PROCESS, THE AVERAGE ACT SCORE WAS A 29.
STATISTICS. OVERALL, THERE WERE OVER 55,000 APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR, WHICH SETS A NEW UNIVERSITY RECORD AND IS AN INCREASE IN 14% FROM LAST FALL. AND FINALLY, THERE IS A NEW AUBIE STATUE COMING IN FRONT OF THE MELTON STUDENT CENTER THAT IS GOING TO BE UNVEILED THIS SATURDAY, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO. BUT THAT'S ALL FOR ME THIS WEEK.
WE'D ASK THAT YOU COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
OKAY. SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL MOVE AHEAD WITH CITY MANAGER'S COMMUNICATIONS.
[7. CITY MANAGER’S COMMUNICATIONS]
ALL RIGHT. UNDER CITY MANAGER'S COMMUNICATIONS THIS EVENING, WE HAVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUITE A FEW BOARD VACANCIES.A LOT OF THIS IS CAUSED BY US BUMPING OUR 1ST MARCH MEETING LATER ONE WEEK.
SO JUST BEAR WITH ME FOR A MINUTE.
THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE AT THE MARCH 19TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE AT THE APRIL 2ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE AT THE APRIL 2ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE AT THE APRIL 2ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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30TH. MAY 31ST, 2030.THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE AT THE APRIL 16TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALL OF THE ABOVE VACANCIES WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW AND THE PORTAL WILL OPEN.
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[8. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.DOES ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DEAL WITH THAT ITEM INDIVIDUALLY? YES. MR. MAYOR, PLEASE.
[8.c. Engineering Design and Construction Manual updates. Postponed from February 6, 2024. ]
THIS ITEM WAS POSTPONED FROM THE FEBRUARY 6TH MEETING.MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND, A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I MENTIONED THIS TO THE CITY MANAGER EARLIER.
DASH 30. THERE ARE NO CHANGE TO THE TEXT.
BUT I WOULD ASK THAT THE FLOW CHART BE REVISED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE THREE POSSIBLE ACTIONS THAT ARE DETAILED ON PAGE 130 THOSE BEING CONDITIONAL APPROVAL, CONTINUANCE, OR DENIAL.
MISS CROUCH, ARE WE STILL OKAY TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT WITH WITH THIS? ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE AS THE STEPS ARE OUTLINED, OUTLINED THERE.
THIS ADDRESSES WHAT ONE DOES, BUT IT DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THOSE THREE ITEMS. SO SOMETHING WE'RE HAPPY TO LOOK AT OKAY GOOD.
ANYONE ELSE. OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
[8.e. Accept maintenance of approximately 4.92 miles of streets previously maintained by Lee County.]
MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND.I HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND, MR. GRISWOLD. AGAIN. THANK YOU.
ARE WE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THESE UP TO CITY STANDARDS, OR IS THE COUNTY RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING THAT PRIOR TO US ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM? IT'S A IT'S A HYBRID OF THINGS FOR THE MPO FUNDS.
BUT I'LL HAVE CITY ENGINEER FRAZIER SPEAK TO THAT.
SO WHY WOULD WE TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE IF WE HAVE TO PUT MONEY INTO THEM BEFORE THEY'RE UP TO STANDARD? SO THE PROCESS IS THAT BASED ON THE ANNEXATIONS THAT OCCUR OVER THE YEARS, TYPICALLY WE DO IT ANNUALLY, BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE IT IN A FEW YEARS.
AS A CITY ANNEXES PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES OF EACH STREET.
THE CITY THEN BEGINS TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE SECTIONS.
SO IT'S REALLY A FUNCTION OF MORE SO ANNEXATION THAN ANYTHING.
AND IN THIS CASE, THE CITY HAS MS. CROUCH VIRTUALLY ALL THE PROPERTY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STREET HERE.
WE DO. AND IT AND SOME OF THIS IS EVEN INVOLVED IN ANNEXATIONS AND OTHER THINGS YOU HAVE TONIGHT.
IT'S KIND OF A TRUE UP OVER TIME.
BUT THIS IS THIS IS A PROCESS WE'VE FOLLOWED FOR YEARS.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES SOMETHING'S IN REALLY BAD SHAPE.
THAT'S KIND OF THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN WHEN IT'S REALLY IN THE CITY LIMITS.
NOT ALL COUNTY ROADS THAT WE'VE ACCEPTED OVER THE YEARS ARE EVER UP TO CITY STANDARDS, UNLESS WE DO A FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION, WHICH YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE ON BEEHIVE ROAD, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAY DIG UP.
BUT THE SECTION OF IT THAT IS THE WORST IN SOME SENSES IS NOT THE SECTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OWNING, WHICH IS FROM WEST TECH LANE, BACK TOWARD THE INTERSTATE AND OLD COX ROAD. THAT THAT IS IN ROUGH SHAPE TOO, WHICH WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON.
AND SO THEREFORE WE'RE TAKING A SECTION THAT IS WHOLLY IN THE CITY LIMITS.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING ALSO BASED ON WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND IT WILL BE.
AND FOR MRS JAMES ROAD, A LARGE PORTION OF THAT, WILL BE REDEVELOPED BY THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING OFF OF MRS. JAMES ROAD. YES. OLD SANFORD DEVELOPMENT.
YES. AND THE COUNTY AND I WORK TO TRY TO DETERMINE A LOGICAL TERMINUS SO THAT MR. BALLARD KNOWS WHERE THOSE ENDPOINTS ARE VERSUS, SAY, MID-BLOCK.
SO ON MRS. JAMES ROAD, YOU SEE, IT DOES GO TO QUAIL CHASE.
AND THERE'S A PORTION THAT IS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
BUT THE MAJORITY OF THAT SECTION IS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
YEAH. NOTHING MORE. NOTHING MORE TO SAY.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT?
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I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE THE BEEHIVE ROAD CHANGE, BUT WE REALLY NEED IT NEEDS.WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY OR SOMEBODY OR TAKING OURSELVES.
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON IT.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S MAINLY SLATED IS WEST TECH LANE TO BUILD MORE LANE THE SECTION THAT WE'RE YEAH.
JUST SOMETHING WE NEED TO KEEP IN MIND FOR THE FUTURE ABSOLUTELY WILL WORK AT THE STAFF LEVEL.
AND YOU GUYS CAN WORK AT THE POLITICAL LEVEL WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.
[9.a.1. Industrial Development Board (Lowry) Property Annexation. 94 Lee Road 9 (Biltmore Lane). Annexation of approximately 160 acres. ]
FOUR LEE ROAD NINE, ALSO KNOWN AS BILTMORE LANE.PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AT ITS JANUARY 11TH MEETING.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY.
I'LL INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AND ASK FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
AND SECOND, IS ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WITH A VOTE ON THIS THIS EVENING? OKAY. HEARING NONE, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. YOU'RE DONE. LINDSAY, WITH THE ROLL CALL.
[9.a.2. City of Auburn Lift Station. Approximately 2.07 acres. Property located east of Biltmore Lane, north of Interstate 85. ]
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 85.UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY.
I'LL INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AND ASK FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND SECONDS.
ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD TO VOTE ON THIS THIS EVENING? SEEING AND HEARING NONE OF THE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL.
OKAY, LINDSAY WITH THE ROLL CALL.
[9.a.3. Barrett Annexation. Annexation of approximately 2.9 acres at 2220 Estate Drive.]
THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AT ITS FEBRUARY 8TH MEETING.UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY.
I'LL INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AND ASK FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
IS ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WITH THE VOTE ON THIS THIS EVENING? HEARING? NONE. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM.
[9.b.1. Fountain Gate Church Rezoning. Approximately 11.27 acres from Rural (R) to Limited Development District (LDD). Property located at 1415 Moores Mill Road. ]
AT 1415 MOORES MILL ROAD.UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED.
I'LL INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AND ASK FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
AND SECOND, IS ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WITH A VOTE ON THIS THIS EVENING? SEEING HEARING NONE.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SEEING NO ONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK, CAN WE GET AN OVERVIEW OF THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST FOR REZONING, SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING, USE ON THIS? SURE. I'LL HAVE OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, MR. WAHEED COTTON, HANDLE THAT, PLEASE.
SO. SO THE REASON THAT THEY REQUESTED THE REZONING IS THAT IN RULE, THE THE FLOOR AREA RATIO IS A LOT MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN IT IS IN LD, AND ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE ALREADY BUTTING UP AGAINST WHAT THAT LIMIT WOULD BE IN RULE.
AND SO THEY REQUESTED A REZONE TO LD.
THAT WAY IT WOULD ACCOMMODATE THEIR CURRENT EXPANSION THAT THEY'RE ATTEMPTING.
AND THEN ANY FUTURE EXPANSIONS THAT THEY WANT TO DO TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR NEW SANCTUARY.
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CHURCH. AND WE CONFIRM THAT THEIR INTENTIONS ARE FOR IT TO REMAIN A CHURCH, AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AN EXPANSION OF THE SANCTUARY.OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER HAD SOME ISSUES OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE WATER RUNOFF WITH THE NEW FACILITY. WE WOULD BE REVIEWING THE WATER RUNOFF PLAN TO ENSURE WE'RE NOT CREATING FURTHER ISSUES ON ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITH RUNOFF FROM THIS PROPERTY. YES, UPON SUBMISSION OF THE ENGINEERING PLANS, WE WILL.
BUT I CERTAINLY HOPE AS WE CONTINUE TO REWORK OR HOPEFULLY REWORK OUR ZONING ORDINANCES WITH THE AN INSTITUTIONAL USE WILL BE CONSIDERED AND HOPEFULLY DOWN THE ROAD, AN INSTITUTIONAL REZONING WILL OCCUR FOR THIS PROPERTY.
WE HAVE THIS ONE. WE HAD GRACE CHURCH A FEW WEEKS AGO.
AND I THINK THESE, YOU KNOW, JUST SOMETHING WE NEED TO REALLY WORK ON AND FOCUS ON.
SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE ON PUBLIC RECORD.
YEAH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A COMMENT? YES, SIR. MR. GRISWOLD? YES.
MR. MAYOR, WE'VE STATED THAT THE MAIN REASON FOR REZONING THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE FLOOR FLOOR AREA RATIO IS ARE THERE ANY OPTIONS FOR WAIVING THAT OR CAN THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT, DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD PREVENT US FROM HAVING TO GO THROUGH THIS ACTION AND STILL ALLOW THE CHURCH TO EXPAND? SO FOR THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT, TO DO THAT, THERE HAS TO BE A HARDSHIP CREATED ON THE LAND BY THE ORDINANCE.
THAT MEANS THE ZONE ALLOWS THEM TO DO MANY THINGS.
IT JUST DOESN'T ALLOW THEM TO EXPAND THE SANCTUARY TO THE LEVEL IN WHICH THEY WANT TO.
SO THE ONLY OTHER CHOICE IS TO REZONE IT.
AND SO TO COUNCILMAN COPELAND'S POINT, THE WAY OUR ZONING ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN IS A LOT OF ZONES.
MANY USES CAN COEXIST TOGETHER.
AND WHAT NEIGHBORS DON'T KNOW IS WITH A LOT OF OUR ZONE, IT COULD BE 100 DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES, FROM DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES TO DIFFERENT COMMERCIAL THINGS TO OFFICES GOING NEXT DOOR. AND IF I UNDERSTOOD HIM CORRECTLY, HE'S SAYING HE'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE PRESCRIPTIVE AT TIMES, WHERE CITIZENS KNOW THIS IS THE LIST OF THINGS THAT CAN GO HERE AND OTHERWISE, PRETTY MUCH.
AND EXCEPT FOR RARE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN'T.
I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO THAT POINT.
YEAH. THAT'S YEAH. THAT'S CORRECT.
AND SO RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT A HARDSHIP.
AND NOW YOU WANT TO BUILD IT BACK AND YOU CAN'T EVEN BUILD BACK WHAT YOU HAVE.
THAT'S A HARDSHIP. YEAH, I WOULD DEFINITELY AGREE WITH, MAX'S CONCERNS ABOUT THIS.
WE, THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, YOU KNOW, HAS THIS AS INSTITUTIONAL, AND IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S, MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO CHANGE THE ZONING JUST TO ACCOMMODATE SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY IN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
BUT, BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT OPENS UP TOO MANY OPTIONS FOR OTHER THINGS.
I SHARE YOUR CONCERNS WITH THAT.
AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE RECONSIDERED.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE RECONSIDERED FOR INSTITUTIONAL USE DOWN THE ROAD.
ANOTHER QUESTION THAT I WOULD HAVE IS.
WE RECREATED OR RECREATED AN INTERSTATE COMMERCE DISTRICT WITHIN OUR EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCES.
IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO CONSIDER AN INSTITUTIONAL ZONING WITHIN WHAT OUR CURRENT IS AS A SHORT TERM SOLUTION TO SOMETHING THAT WE POSSIBLY BE DOING DOWN THE ROAD? THE CHALLENGE WITH THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ZONES IS THEY'RE AT INTERCHANGES AND THIS IS NOT AN INTERCHANGE.
BUT I MEAN, WE CREATED THAT WITHIN OUR EXISTING ZONING ORDINANCES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.
IS THERE A WAY TO LOOK AT CREATING AN INSTITUTIONAL ZONING WITHIN OUR CURRENT SYSTEM BEFORE WE GET TO REWRITING? THEORETICALLY WE COULD.
AND THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS ANYTHING CALLED INSTITUTIONAL.
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BUT IT MEANS IF WE MADE AN INSTITUTIONAL ZONE AND WE DIDN'T PUT ANYTHING ELSE WITH IT, THAT'S ALL THAT COULD GO THERE.OKAY. AND SO WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT THE FULL DEFINITION OF THE CATEGORY.
SO IN 1984, WHEN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THE CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED, THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION WENT THROUGH AND WHOLESALE REZONED THE ENTIRE CITY.
OUR CITIZENS DON'T UNDERSTAND IT VERY EASILY.
THERE'S DEVELOPERS IN THE ROOM WHO AND ENGINEERS WHO DO AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH IT.
AND MY GOAL IS BOTH THE DESIGN SIDE AND DEVELOPMENT SIDE.
BUT WHAT WE DO NEED AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, I THINK TO JUMP IN, THOUGH, AND JUST CREATE A ZONE RELATIVE TO THIS WOULD TAKE A GOOD BIT OF STUDY IN TIME BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALSO, WE DON'T SELL THIS PROPERTY SHORT IN TERMS OF, WELL, YOU CAN ONLY PUT 6 OR 8 THINGS THERE.
I'M NOT SURE THAT'S THAT'S OUR GOAL EITHER.
I THINK THE CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS LD ALLOWS RESIDENTIAL UNFETTERED AND PERMITTED BY RIGHT.
AND WHEN IT SAYS INSTITUTIONAL, YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING RESIDENTIAL THERE, WHICH I FULLY UNDERSTAND.
IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE HAPPY TO LOOK AT.
AND WE CAN CERTAINLY BRAINSTORM AND I DON'T KNOW, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT? NO, JUST THAT I MEAN, WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED SOME INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND WHAT THINGS ARE LISTED AS INSTITUTIONAL AND SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS INTERNALLY. AND THEN ALSO, I MEAN, CREATING THE INTERNAL INSTITUTIONAL ZONING DISTRICT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT IS ON THE RADAR FOR US LATER THIS YEAR.
AND ALSO THERE'S THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT AS WE GO THROUGH AND ADOPT THE NEXT FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
IF WE DON'T CHANGE A BUNCH OF THINGS RELATIVE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, THEN YOU HAVE THESE VERY QUESTIONS, AND WE VERY MUCH WANT YOU TO BE AT THE TABLE AND WEIGH IN AND GET THESE THINGS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SIMULTANEOUSLY.
SO THE ZONING MATCHES THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
THAT WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE GOAL.
THEN IT WORKS LIKE IT SHOULD, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO INDICATION THAT THE CHURCH HAS ANY DESIRE IN THE NOW OR IN THE FUTURE IS HERE, AND HE CAN SPEAK TO THAT, PLEASE, MR. GOFF. THANK YOU.
ROBERT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
WE DO NEED YOU TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
FOR THE RECORD. MATT COBB, 1492 MONTROSE ROAD.
I'M THE ENGINEER APPLICANT OF RECORD.
RIGHT NOW, THE CHURCH IS HAVING THEIR THEIR SERVICES IN A GYM.
AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE LOOKING TO BUILD A SANCTUARY ON THE CURRENT.
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE IT IS, RIGHT? THE CURRENT FOOTBALL FIELD IS SITTING THERE.
AND THAT'S JUST THE GIST OF IT.
SO NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS.
THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO DEVELOP IT ANYMORE FOR RESIDENTIAL OR EVERYTHING THE LORD PROVIDES.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.
SO, MISTER COBB, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION I ASKED GRACE CHURCH WHEN THEIR APPLICANT WAS BEFORE US AT SUCH TIME THAT AN INSTITUTIONAL USE ZONE IS CREATED, COULD WE COME TO YOU AND ASK YOU IF YOU'D BE WILLING TO REZONE AT THAT TIME SO THAT YOU'RE MORE FITTING TO THE ACTUAL USE? THAT WE MAY IN TIME CREATE SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME.
SO WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO IF IF YOU SEE OUR ZONING ORDINANCE IS COMPLICATED? YEAH. IF WE CREATE AN INSTITUTIONAL USE ZONE, THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND SPEAKING ABOUT AT THAT TIME, WOULD WOULD YOUR APPLICANT BE WILLING TO, TO REZONE TO THAT SO THAT IT'S MORE FITTING TO THAT ZONE AND IT WOULD REMOVE OUR DOUBT OF ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENING AT THAT TIME WITH THAT? I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE CLIENT, BUT IF IT HAPPENS WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION TIME AND THE DESIGN TIME, THE PROCESS.
ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, AND I'VE ACTUALLY TALKED TO THE, THE LANDOWNERS AROUND ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND I THINK THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DETENTION, THOSE SORT OF THINGS.
WE'VE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND I'VE TALKED PERSONALLY WITH THEM.
WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THOSE THINGS WITH THE CURRENT LANDOWNERS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO IT.
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PROPERTIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GET OUT OF THEIR GYM INTO A SANCTUARY.
MISTER MAYOR. IF I MAY ALSO, THE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS CAREFUL FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, BUT THE COUNCIL DOES HAVE THE RIGHT WHEN WE'RE DOING UNIVERSAL AND CITY INITIATED REZONINGS TO REZONE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE DOING SO TO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
IT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR SOME TIME.
SO YOU DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO YOUR OWN MAP AMENDMENTS.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT IF WE DON'T JUST DON'T APPROVE THIS, THEY CAN'T BUILD A SANCTUARY.
IS THAT THE BOTTOM LINE FROM A FLOOR AREA RATIO STANDPOINT? IT WILL NOT. YEP, THAT IS CORRECT.
OKAY. LINDSAY WITH THE ROLL CALL.
[9.b.2. Industrial Development Board (Lowry) Property Rezoning. Approximately 160 acres from Rural (R) to Industrial (I). 94 Lee Road 9 (Biltmore Lane).]
94 LEE ROAD NINE, ALSO KNOWN AS BILTMORE LANE.PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AT ITS JANUARY 11TH MEETING.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED.
LAND USE ORDINANCE AND ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, IS ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WITH A VOTE ON THIS THIS EVENING? SEEING OR HEARING NONE.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK. SEEING NO ONE.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL? FROM THE KENNELS, OKAY? YES, MA'AM. DAWSON.
[10.a.1. Ridgecrest Bedell. Institutional (community housing services) and office uses. Property located at 945 North Donahue Drive. ]
APPROVAL OF AN INSTITUTIONAL USE TO REDEVELOP 56 APARTMENTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 945 NORTH DONAHUE DRIVE.PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AT ITS FEBRUARY 8TH MEETING.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
BRETT BASQUIN WITH THE FORESIGHT GROUP JUST HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, LET YOU KNOW.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE.
COUNCIL. THIS JUST FOR CLARITY, I JUST, ON THIS THIS CONDITIONAL USE.
THIS IS NOTHING NEW, RIGHT? CORRECT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S OVER THE YEARS.
IT THIS IS THE USE THEY THEY ALWAYS HAVE HAD.
YEP. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A SIMILAR COMMENT.
TO THAT. THIS HAS BEEN A GOING CONCERN SINCE 1971, AND WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT IS CONDITIONAL USE FOR THE SAME USE. SO IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING, BUT NO CHANGES.
AND, AT LEAST THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT.
YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF YOU NEED TO, BUT.
THIS KIND OF REMINDS YOU OF THE CHURCH ARGUMENT AGAIN, WHERE YOU'VE GOT, ZONING REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE CHANGED AROUND THE ISSUE, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CLEAN THAT UP WITH THE ZONING, REQUEST TONIGHT.
BUT WE'RE DOING THAT BY WAY OF CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL.
CORRECT THAT YOU WOULD BE IN THE SAME BOAT AND WE DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN.
AND IT DID NOT HAPPEN. AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IN THAT WAY.
YOU'RE TAKING OUT 56 UNITS AND YOU'RE PUTTING BACK 56 NEW UNITS.
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THAT WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE RED BRICK STYLE PUBLIC HOUSING THAT IS REPEATED FROM COAST TO COAST AND NORTH TO SOUTH, EAST TO WEST, GOES AWAY IN THIS FIRST PHASE AND WILL CONTINUE TO GO AWAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, NOTED ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS RELATIVE TO HAVING TO DO A CONDITIONAL USE.
BUT IT'S THE NATURE OF THE ZONING DISTRICT AND HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 1984.
SOMETHING ELSE WE WE CAN LOOK AT BUT IS AN UNCOMMON.
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ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TEN A2 IS A REQUEST FROM BRETT BASQUIN ON BEHALF OF JL VENTURES, LLC FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL FOR TWO COMMERCIAL USES CLIMATE CONTROLLED SELF-STORAGE
[10.a.2. West Veterans Storage. Commercial support uses (climate‐controlled self‐ storage facility and warehouse). Property located in the 600 Block of West Veterans Boulevard. ]
FACILITY AND WAREHOUSE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE 600 BLOCK OF WEST VETERANS BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST VETERANS BOULEVARD, DIRECTLY ABUTTING AUBURN TECHNOLOGY PARK NORTH. THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AT ITS FEBRUARY 8TH MEETING.A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SEE IT HERE. NO ONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? MR. MAYOR. THIS PARCEL.
OR IS IT, WILL IT BE SHIELDED BY EXISTING TREES THAT ARE ON THE.
SOME OF THE SITE HAS BEEN LOGGED TO THIS POINT AND SOMEWHAT CLEARED.
YEAH. YEAH. SO SO WE EXAMINED THIS FROM A STANDPOINT FROM LOOKING AT IT FROM WEST VETERANS AND NOT FROM 85, BUT FROM THE CORRIDOR STANDPOINT, I GUESS KIND OF LIKE, LIKE WE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AT PLANNING COMMISSION, THE FACADE STANDARDS WERE WAIVED, AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION LEVEL.
I HAVE EXTREME FAMILIARITY WITH THE PROPERTY BEFORE IT WAS DEVELOPED.
AND IT IS. IT SITS QUITE LOW DOWN AND YOU WOULD MAINLY SEE IT AS YOU'RE ACCELERATING ON I 85 GOING GOING TOWARD MONTGOMERY, I GOING SOUTH.
AND SO, YOU'RE PROBABLY PAYING ATTENTION TO MERGING AND OTHER THINGS.
IT WILL NOT BE UNATTRACTIVE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS.
AND IT IS ADJACENT TO OUR INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS THAT THAT HAVE CERTAIN LOOKS.
BUT THIS WOULD BE A SIMILAR LOOK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[10.b. Tax abatement. Leehwa America, Inc. Auburn Technology Park South. ]
SOUTH. THE COMPANY ANTICIPATES HIRING 24 NEW EMPLOYEES OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND INVESTING APPROXIMATELY $5.37 MILLION FOR APPROVAL.SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[10.c.1. Batson‐Cook Company. Auburn Public Library ADA Restroom Renovations Project. $597,756.]
ADA RESTROOM RENOVATIONS PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $597,756 FOR APPROVAL.COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.
YES, SIR. I HAVE A KIND OF A SUMMARY HERE.
WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS, IN THEORY, BUT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT IT IN DETAIL, AND THESE APPEAR TO BE FAMILY FRIENDLY, CONSTRUCTED BATHROOMS. SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT IT FROM THAT VIEWPOINT.
THE ONLY THING I THINK ANYBODY'S GOT A CONCERN ABOUT, IS THAT, THE JOINT OR COMMUNAL OR WHATEVER, THE RIGHT WORD. MULTI GENDER WASHROOM.
IN FACT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY DOORS.
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ON THE THERE ARE NOT AREA DOORS.
SO IT'S KIND OF WIDE OPEN THERE.
SO I DON'T SEE ANY CAUSE FOR CONCERN.
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM ON THIS FROM, A FAMILY FRIENDLY POINT OF VIEW HERE.
AND THAT REALLY IS THE POINT, IS TO MAKE IT AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE FOR.
THERE'S TWO FAMILY RESTROOMS THAT ARE JUST OPEN THE DOOR AND GO IN.
AND THEN THIS ONE IS IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA HAS FIVE, I CALL THEM TOILET ROOMS, FLOOR TO CEILING, COMPLETELY ENCLOSED DOORS, AND THEN A COMMON SINK AREA THAT ALLOWS A PARENT WITH A CHILD OF OF ANY GENDER TO BE IN THE BATHROOM AREA WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
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AND THEY CAN BE IN THE IN THE BATHROOM ROOM OR STALL WITH THEM OR NOT.BUT THEY CAN STAND IN THE SINK AREA ALL THEY WANT.
YES, THERE'S PLENTY OF PRIVACY, BUT IT'S VERY OPEN.
AND THIS IS A CONCEPT THAT THAT ADDRESSES WHERE PARENTS CAN BE IN THERE WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TEN C TWO AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT WITH PRO LOGIC, LLC FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF POLICE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT FOR 23 VEHICLES IN THE AMOUNT OF
[10.c.2. ProLogic ITS, LLC. Purchase police vehicle equipment and installation for twenty‐three (23) vehicles. Police Department. $263,342.53.]
$263,342.53. MOVE.ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND ITEM TEN, C3 AUTHORIZES THE USE OF VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES TOTALING $1.8 MILLION TO ASSIST THE AUBURN HOUSING AUTHORITY WITH RIDGECREST APARTMENTS
[10.c.3. Auburn Housing Authority. Ridgecrest Redevelopment.]
REDEVELOPMENT PHASE ONE, WHICH WILL REDEVELOP 56 UNITS WITH A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF $20.23 MILLION.ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD AND AND REALLY BRINGING THIS AREA UP TO, TO CURRENT STANDARDS AND ALSO, PROVIDES A LOT MORE, OF AN ESTHETIC THAT IS COMPARABLE TO MODERN HOUSING. AND I JUST THINK IT'S A GOOD STEP FORWARD.
THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH MISS WHITTON ON THAT.
AND, I THINK IT WILL HELP FIGHT CRIME IN THE AREA.
AND I'M JUST VERY I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE CITY OF AUBURN TAKE THIS STEP TO IMPROVE.
AND I, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MISS SHARON TORBERT FOR HER VISION TO UPGRADE THE APPEARANCE OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND YOUR STRONG DEDICATION AND EFFORTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
MISS SHARON AND HER STAFF HAVE PUT TOGETHER A GREAT DESIGN THAT WILL ENHANCE ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
BETTER AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTS IN A SAFER AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT THAT CAN THAT THEY CAN FEEL PROUD TO CALL HOME.
MISS SHARON CONTINUED TO PUSH YOUR PLATFORM TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL AND I'M SURE IT WILL PREVAIL.
EXCELLENT. ANYONE ELSE? YES, SIR. MR.. I'D LIKE TO SECOND THAT MAYOR.
THIS IS GOING TO BE STARTLINGLY DIFFERENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE DIFFERENT AS TO THE STANDARD THAT WE'RE USED TO SEEING.
AND I THINK IF WE'RE NOT LEADING THE FRONT HERE, WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO IT.
YES, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY PROUD OF THIS CHANGE.
AND OUR PORTION OF THIS IN THE FINANCE AREA IS NOT VERY MUCH, FRANKLY.
I THINK, WE THIS IS ABOUT OUR LAST 300,000 IN THE COVID FUNDS.
SO WE'RE JUST FINISHING THAT OFF AND, THE BLOCK GRANT.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S A SHARED LOAN.
SO WE'RE WE'RE ONLY PAYING HALF OF THAT BACK.
SO. AND SOME GENERAL FUND MONEY.
OH THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT FOR THE DELTA.
IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL ALL STAND BACK AND SAY, WOW, WE'RE PROUD OF THAT.
EVERYBODY ELSE GOOD. YES, SIR.
BUT THE CITY IS NOT NOT CARRYING THAT ENTIRE LOAD.
IF WE CAN'T GET IT ALL, THEN WE CAN'T DO IT.
SO AGAIN, SHARON HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AND, DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO WALK OUT OF HERE THINKING, OH MY GOD, THE CITY JUST SPENT $20 MILLION FOR 56 UNITS. THAT'S NOT NOT THE CASE.
MR. TALBOT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BOARD'S LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED VISION, FOR IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE THAT YOU WORK WITH EVERY DAY.
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WE'RE GRATEFUL.WE'RE ALSO APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR SERVICE ON THE AUBURN CITY SCHOOL BOARD AND YOUR SPARE TIME.
AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO THERE.
THERE WAS A NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS THAT CAME TOGETHER TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
WHEN THE NEED WAS COMMUNICATED TO THE CITY THAT OUR PARTICIPATION WAS VITAL.
BUT IT'S ALSO A GREAT DAY FOR AUBURN.
ALL OF US SHOULD CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THOSE WHO NEED HOUSING THE MOST.
AND THIS IS WHO THIS IS SERVING, AND IT'S A PROUD DAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME HAPPY CHILDREN AND SOME HAPPY PARENTS THAT LIVE IN THESE FACILITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE SO PROUD OF WHERE THEY GET TO LIVE NOW AND AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE RAISING THEIR FAMILIES AND DOING LIFE.
SO THIS IS THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK FOR ALL THE PEOPLE.
THE COUNCIL HAS WORKED HARD ON THIS.
THE STAFF HAS WORKED HARD ON THIS.
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS WORKED HARD ON THIS.
AND AND WE WISH ALL THE BEST AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
YES. MR. ORBAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME SAY SOMETHING? I WILL. I THINK THE COUNCIL WILL BE OKAY.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME, SAY SOMETHING TO US, PLEASE.
YES, MA'AM. WELL, EXCUSE MY TENNIS SHOES.
I'M RECOVERING FROM MY ANKLE SPRAIN, SO I WOULD IF I'M GOING TO TRY TO SAY THIS WITHOUT GETTING EMOTIONAL BECAUSE YOU ALL FEEL THAT YOUR INVESTMENT IS SMALL CONSIDERING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT.
BUT WITHOUT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF AUBURN SUPPORT, THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN.
SO THOSE DOLLARS EQUATES TO POINTS WE ARE GRINDING TO GET THIS APPLICATION SUBMITTED TOMORROW.
I'M NOT ONE FOR CALLING NAMES BECAUSE I'M OVERLOOKED SOMEONE, BUT MEGAN MCGOWAN, PHILIP DUNLAP, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ME, MAYOR, SINCE I CAME FROM THE CITY TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, SO I CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH THAT MY INTENT TO HOUSE FAMILY WITH DIGNITY, FOR PEOPLE NOT TO SEE PROJECTS, BUT PEOPLE.
I GREW UP IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, ALTHOUGH I'M NO LONGER THERE.
IT'S JUST MY SMALL PART OF TRYING TO GIVE BACK.
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HELPING US TO PROVIDE FAMILIES TO LIVE WITH DECENCY AND RESPECT, AND HELP US TO REMOVE THE STIGMA THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE THAT'S JUST TRYING TO DO LIFE.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CAN I JUST SAY ONE OTHER THING? YES, MA'AM. I JUST WANT TO ALSO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S IT'S 56 UNITS.
THIS IS JUST THE FIRST PHASE OF IT.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RIDGECREST AND IT CAME UP IN 1971, I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT MY FAMILY WAS THE FOURTH FAMILY IN RIDGECREST IN 1971. SO I AM SO GRATEFUL AND IT'S BEEN LONG OVERDUE.
THANK YOU. CONNIE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I THINK I KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO GO.
AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
YOU'RE WELCOME. MAYOR. THOSE ARE ALL THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.
OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE CITIZENS OPEN FORUM.
[12. CITIZENS’ OPEN FORUM.]
AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO TALK TO THE CITY COUNCIL.PLEASE MAKE ALL YOUR COMMENTS ADDRESSED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ROBERT WILKINS, 261 DENSON DRIVE, AUBURN, ALABAMA.
I'M I'M SO PROUD OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR.
CONCERNING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I'M SO GLAD.
I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY HOUSES HAD TO ALL LOOK ALIKE.
WHY IN THE WORLD WAS THAT EVER DONE? I DON'T KNOW IF THE.
WHEN THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION BEGAN, THOSE THINGS, I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'M PROUD OF EACH ONE OF YOU.
I SAY A LOT OF THINGS TO EACH ONE OF YOU.
I DO HAVE A SPEECH HERE THAT WOULD, WOULD NOT BE AS, PLEASING.
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BUT, Y'ALL DESERVE GOOD CREDIT WHEN IT IS THERE.AND I HOPE THAT, MANY OF YOU MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE A LOT MORE OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS.
AND, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT, PLACE ALSO DONE THAT WAY.
I'M THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED, EVEN WITH YOU, MEGAN.
I JUST MEAN I COMPLAIN ABOUT MANY THINGS WITH YOU, MEGAN AND AND THE MAYOR.
AND SOMETIMES THERE'S THERE'S A GOOD TIME AND THERE'S A BAD TIME.
AND I THINK THIS IS JUST A JOYOUS TIME.
THE LAST THING I'D EVER WANT TO DO IS IS TO, DEFLATE, SUCH A MOMENTOUS TIME, I GUESS YOU'D SAY.
IS THAT A GOOD, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? BUREAUCRATIC WAY OF SAYING IT.
MOMENTOUS. SO I DON'T MEAN THAT TO BE UGLY.
I JUST MEAN I GUESS I DID, SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.
AND, ANYWAY, Y'ALL TAKE CARE AND, KEEP DOING A GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WHO WILL BE NEXT? I'M JAMES DEWBERRY, 1259 PENNY LANE.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, FFA IS A NATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO FURTHERING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND OPENING UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR ANY AND ALL STUDENTS WHO WANT TO PURSUE AGRICULTURE.
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL FFA WEEK, AND TO KICK IT OFF, WE'RE STARTING A SEED DRIVE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE ACCEPTING ANY DONATIONS STUDENTS CAN DONATE IN MR. STEPHEN'S OR MISS FOX ROOM AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL, AND PARENTS CAN COME TO THE FRONT OFFICE.
AND WE HAVE A LITTLE BOX RIGHT WHEN YOU WALK IN WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT ANY SEEDS FOR THIS DRIVE, WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF AUBURN AND AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU, THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, JAMES.
QUICK QUESTION. IF YOU'RE IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU WANT TO DONATE SEEDS AND YOU'RE NOT CONNECTED TO AUBURN HIGH, WHERE SHOULD THEY TAKE THOSE SEEDS? I'M CONFIDENT YOU CAN WALK INTO THE FRONT OFFICE AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL.
IF NOT, YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE LIBRARY ACTUALLY OPENS AND THEN THERE'LL BE OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
OKAY, SO THEY COULD DROP THEM OFF AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY UNTIL THE SEED LIBRARY IS COMPLETED.
YES, MA'AM. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.
HE'LL BE NEXT. DON'T GET ONE IN THE BACK.
MARTHA SHAM, 307 CAMELLIA DRIVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT AIDS, A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
COSTS RUN ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1800 TO $4500 EACH MONTH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
SOMETIMES HIV CAN BECOME RESISTANT TO MORE COMMON DRUGS.
THEN YOUR DOCTOR WILL NEED TO PRESCRIBE SOMETHING STRONGER BUT MORE COSTLY.
THIS IS A MEDICAL ARTICLE REVIEWED BY DOCTOR BARRY ZINGMAN SEPTEMBER 2022.
STAGE ONE ACUTE HIV INFECTION SYMPTOMS ARE SWOLLEN LYMPH NODES, HEADACHES, SORE THROAT, FEVER, RASH, MUSCLE AND JOINT ACHES UPSET STOMACH SORES IN THE MOUTH.
STAGE TWO CHRONIC HIV INFECTION.
THIS STAGE LASTS APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 YEARS AND MOST PEOPLE WHO DON'T TAKE HIV TREATMENT.
HIV CONTINUES THEN TO REPLICATE IN THE BODY, AND IT IS POSSIBLE TO INFECT OTHERS SO THAT THEY CAN PAY $1800 TO $4500 A MONTH FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE TO SHORE UP IN A HOPELESS EFFORT THEIR HEALTH.
STAGE THREE IS FULL BLOWN AIDS.
HIV LEVELS RISE DRAMATICALLY AND THE VIRUS DESTROYS THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS.
CERTAIN INFECTIONS ARE TYPES OF CANCER DEVELOP.
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THE BODY IS UNPROTECTED AGAINST EVERY SORT OF INFECTION.PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA CAUSES CHEST PAIN, TROUBLE BREATHING, AND FATIGUE.
AND THIS IS THE LIFESTYLE THAT THE LIBRARY IS ENCOURAGING.
KERRY HILL 1199 NORTH STAR COURT.
SO I DECIDED THAT A BOOK REVIEW WOULD HAVE TO DO.
IFEOMA INTO JEFF WRIGHT'S MY SHADOW IS PURPLE BY SCOTT STEWART.
IT TELLS A POWERFUL STORY OF BEING WHO YOU ARE AND INCLUSIVITY IN A DEVIATION FROM TRADITIONAL GENDER NORMS OF ASSOCIATING BLUE WITH MASCULINITY AND PINK WITH FEMININITY. THE CHILD'S SHADOW IS PURPLE, SYMBOLIZING GENDER FLUIDITY.
THEY ARE A BALLERINA AND PLAY FOOTBALL.
THE CHILD LOVES GLITTER AND TRAINS IN A PARTICULAR SITUATION.
THE CHILD IS FACED WITH A DIFFICULT DECISION.
NEXT, BENEDICT WAS BORN ON JANUARY 11TH, 2008.
THEY GREW UP IN OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, WHERE THEY WERE A SOPHOMORE AT OWASSO HIGH SCHOOL.
NEXT IDENTIFIED AS NON-BINARY AND USE THEY THEM PRONOUNS.
THEY ENJOYED ALL CATS, BUT THEY ESPECIALLY LOVED THEIR CAT ZEUS.
THEY DREW, THEY READ, THEY COOKED, THEY PLAYED MINECRAFT.
AND LAST WEEK THEY DIED AFTER BEING BEATEN TO DEATH BY THEIR CLASSMATES IN THE SCHOOL BATHROOM.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE GIVEN A PUBLIC PLATFORM TO CALL OTHERS PERVERSE AND DEPRAVED, IT MATTERS.
AND WHEN LEADERS SAY NOTHING IN RESPONSE, OR WHEN THEY AGREE THAT ANTI-TRANS, ANTI-LESBIAN, ANTI-GAY, ANTI-GAY OR ANY ANTI-QUEER RHETORIC HAS ANY PLACE IN CIVIC FORUMS, IT MATTERS.
NEXT, BENEDICT WAS DROPPED OFF AT HIGH SCHOOL.
ON FEBRUARY 15TH, THEY WERE PLACED IN THEIR GRAVE.
THANK YOU. WHO'LL BE NEXT? JEFF WALKER 2078.
AUTUMN RIDGEWAY. OVER THE LAST YEAR, SEVERAL OF US HAVE HAD TO STAND BY AND LISTEN AS EMPLOYEES OF THE LIBRARY AND MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN NEEDLESSLY CALLED OUT IN ATTACK.
TO ALL OF YOU IN THIS ROOM ARE LISTENING AT HOME THAT HAVE FELT THIS.
I'M SORRY YOU'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS.
AND I WANT YOU TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE SUPPORT IN THIS COMMUNITY.
SOME OF YOU ON THIS COUNCIL MAY HAVE HEARD THESE ARGUMENTS.
YOU MAY AGREE WITH THEM, OR YOU MAY BE JUST TIRED OF IT AND WANT IT TO GO AWAY.
I WANT TO CAUTION YOU ON THINKING IN THAT DIRECTION, AS MAKING THIS GO AWAY REMOVES FREEDOM OF CHOICE FROM ALL PARENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE ANTAGONIST WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE THAT THEY AND CERTAIN SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS KNOW WHAT BEST TYPE OF CONTENT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN LITERATURE FOR CHECKING OUT IN OUR LIBRARY THAT THESE GROUPS KNOW BETTER OR ARE MORE RESPONSIBLE THAN THE PARENTS WHO VISIT OUR INCREDIBLE LIBRARY.
CONTINUING THIS LINE OF THOUGHT, ANY SUCH BAN REMOVES THE CHOICE OF INDIVIDUALS IN THIS COMMUNITY AS TO WHAT TYPE OF LITERATURE THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONSUME, OR WHAT TYPE OF LITERATURE A PARENT MIGHT DEEM APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
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OUR STATE BELIEVES SO MUCH IN THE PARENTS RIGHT TO CHOOSE THINGS FOR THEIR KIDS THAT IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY PROPOSED A LAW KNOWN AS HB SIX, WHICH PASSED AND WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR TO PREVENT JUST.WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND GROW THAT DIVERSITY BY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE NEEDS OF FEW ANTAGONISTS OR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS DO NOT ALWAYS REPRESENT THE WHOLE AND GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE NEED TO CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES, EVEN THOSE WE DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH.
I, FOR ONE, WOULD NOT LIKE TO HAVE MY FREEDOM OF CHOICE.
WHAT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MY KIDS, REMOVED OR REVOKED BY SPECIAL SPECIAL INTEREST, OR AN ANTAGONIST WHO HAS CALLED MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF HORRIBLE THINGS FROM THIS PODIUM.
THANK YOU. WHO'LL BE NEXT? HI COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LEAH BILLY WILBURN.
THE FIFTH 112 NORTH DEBARDELEBEN, APARTMENT FIVE.
I RECENTLY, BRUSHED UP ON SOMETHING CALLED THE PYRAMID OF VIOLENCE, AND THE CONCEPT OF IT IS THAT LOW LEVEL, VIOLENCE SUCH AS, VIOLENT OR, SORRY, NOT VIOLENT, BUT, DISCRIMINATORY, HATEFUL, BIGOTED, ETC.
FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS ARE WHAT COMPROMISE THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID.
THEY'RE THE THING THAT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY AND THEY'RE LOW HARM AS THINGS GO.
THEN THERE'S ACTIONS AND VIOLENT ACTIONS UP HIGHER.
SO THE CONCEPT BEHIND IT IS THAT, INTERRUPTING, VIOLENCE, BIGOTRY, ETC.
AT ANY SEVERITY DISRUPTS THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
AND SO I, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR PEOPLE, SPEAKING UP FOR, THIS MIC NOT BEING USED TO PERPETUATE AND ALLOW VIOLENCE AND ADVOCATING FOR INTERRUPTING THAT BECAUSE IT KEEPS PEOPLE SAFE AT ALL LEVELS.
HAD SOME OTHER THOUGHTS BEFORE I GOT UP.
BUT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SPEAKING ANXIETY.
GIVE IT A COUPLE SECONDS, SEE IF IT COMES BACK.
OH, SOMETHING I DID WANT TO APPLAUD Y'ALL ON IS I WAS LISTENING IN ON YOUTUBE HOW WE'VE GOT THE, HOUSING, APPROVAL DONE.
AND I'M SO GLAD TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S BEEN DOING GOOD WORK ON THAT FRONT.
IT MADE ME WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO AN INQUIRY FROM A FEW YEARS PAST ABOUT THE, RECENT FUNDING UNDER THE COVID RELIEF FOR, HOMELESSNESS, AND SHELTERS.
SO HOPEFULLY I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH ONE OF Y'ALL AND ASK WHERE THAT ENDED UP LEADING.
I, I WANT TO APPLAUD THE WHOLE STAFF, THE COUNCIL AND THE LIBRARY STAFF, ESPECIALLY FOR NOT TAKING OPINIONS AS FACT.
THERE ARE CLAIMS MADE ABOUT CHILDREN'S SAFETY, WHICH I KNOW IS A VERY SENSITIVE ISSUE.
BUT THERE'S BEEN NO EVIDENCE THAT CHILDREN ARE HARMED BY MATERIAL THAT REPRESENTS MY COMMUNITY.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE KEPT THINGS EVIDENCE BASED ON THAT FRONT.
WE'LL CLOSE CITIZENS OPEN FORUM.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL? YES, MR. MAYOR, PLEASE.
THE INDIVIDUAL BEFORE US WHO SPEAKS REGULARLY ABOUT BOOKS THAT SHE DOESN'T LIKE.
SHE'S AWARE OF THE MECHANISM IN PLACE THAT THE AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY, NOT CITY COUNCIL, SHOULD A CITIZEN WISH TO QUESTION MATERIALS SELECTED FOR INCLUSION INTO THE LIBRARY COLLECTION.
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AND THAT THEY ENJOY AGE APPROPRIATE MATERIALS.THE AUBURN CITY COUNCIL CITIZENS OPEN FORUM AGENDA ITEM AFFORDS THIS INDIVIDUAL A PLATFORM UPON WHICH SHE REGULARLY ATTEMPTS TO PUBLICLY DISPARAGE THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY MADE UP OF OUR FRIENDS, OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
OF OUR COLLEAGUES, OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND OF OUR FELLOW TAXPAYERS.
HER WORDS DO NOT REFLECT THE MISSION OR VISION OF THIS CITY'S ADMINISTRATION.
MY FAMILY AND I ARE AVID READERS AND WE'RE STALWART FANS OF OUR LOCAL LIBRARIES.
MY WIFE IS AN AUTHOR AND SHE'S A THIRD GENERATION LIBRARIAN.
WHEN WE ENCOUNTER A BOOK IN OUR LIBRARY WHICH DOESN'T WORK FOR US, LIKE MOST REASONABLE PEOPLE HERE, WE SIMPLY RETURN IT TO THE SHELF FOR AN INTERESTED READER TO DISCOVER, AND WE MOVE ON.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CHILDREN'S SECTION OF THE LIBRARY IS CURRENTLY AS BUSY AS IT HAS EVER BEEN, WITH PARENTS AND CHILDREN ENJOYING THE COLLECTION WITH ZERO COMPLAINTS, WITH ZERO COMPLAINTS.
THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE IS ROOTED IN EMPATHY, DIVERSITY, OPENNESS, AND ESPECIALLY COMMUNITY.
FOR MANY IN OUR CITY, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, ACCESS TO COMPUTER CONNECTIVITY, LITERACY SUPPORT, LIFELONG LEARNING AND IT SERVES AS A GATHERING PLACE FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF GROUPS.
AND AS SUCH, MANY OF US IN THE COMMUNITY GET TO SEE OUR LIVED EXPERIENCE REFLECTED IN THE RICHLY DIVERSE TITLES AVAILABLE, INCLUDING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.
AND FOR THAT, I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL.
THEY EVEN HAVE BOOKS ON KANGAROOS.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE MOVE TO ADJOURN SUMMIT.
WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.