Apr 01, 2025 City Council

CHANGE. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CITY

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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ROLL CALL ? >>

>> PLEASE WRITE 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.

[4. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS.]

>> THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH, SO WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND OTHER OUTSTANDING WITH THEIR SERVICE AWARDS.

>> WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR APRIL EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND I HAVE OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY 2024 AS THE OPERATIONS OF FACILITIES DIVISION MANAGER AFTER SERVING MORE THAN 22 YEARS WITH THE ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT . EVERY DAY SINCE HIS PROMOTION, PATRICK HAS DEMONSTRATED WHILE HE WAS THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR SUCH A STRATEGIC POSITION. HE IS A CIVIL SERVANT PLACED IN INTEREST OF AUBURN CITIZENS FOR HIS HIGHEST PRIORITY OF PERFORMING WITH PASSION, INTEGRITY, DILIGENCE AND CARE. WHAT DISTINGUISHES PATRICK ABOVE ALL ELSE IS EQUAL CARE FOR , MODERATE WITH HIS COLLEAGUES. HIS FRIENDLY AND OUTGOING PERSONALITY , VAST INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNWAVERING WORK ETHIC HAVE PROVEN TO BE THE PERFECT COMBINATION FOR SEAMLESSLY COLLABORATING WITH DEPARTMENTS AND CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE AND PREP CARE SERVICES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES. THIS IS EXEMPLIFIED IN ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS, WHICH INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION DIVISION BUDGET , MANAGING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS FOR 24 CITY FACILITIES, DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING MAINTENANCE SERVICE AGREEMENTS, FORMING A STRATEGY FOR ROADWAY PATCHING AFTER UTILITY REPAIRS AND EXPANSIONS. DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGY FOR REPAIRING AND REHABILITATING STEWARD STEWARD SYSTEM .

MANAGING MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS AND CONTINUING TO ASSIST THE ANNUAL BRIDGE INSPECTION PROGRAM. PATRICK ALWAYS LEADS BY EXAMPLE AND EXHIBITS THE CITY'S CORE VALUES PRINT HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT INTO THE CITY ARC AND AMENDABLE AND DESERVE AND A PRAISE AND RECOGNITION. IT IS FOR THESE REASONS THAT I NOMINATE PATRICK SLAUGHTER FOR THE CITY'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK

YOU. >>

>> THANK YOU TO OUR OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES. CONGRATULATIONS TO PATRICK SLAUGHTER FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AND BEST TO PLEASE JONES, JOHN LANGFORD AND JEFFREY AS THEY GO INTO RETIREMENT. WE APPRECIATE EVERY ONE OF THESE EMPLOYEES WE RECOGNIZE WHO DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OF A WHOLE, THE CITY COUNCIL MADE A DETERMINATION TO PUT OFF THE NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS WITH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION UNTIL TWO WEEKS FROM NOW TO GIVE THOSE

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ALSO, CITY COUNCIL REAPPOINTED BONNIE MACEWAN TO A SECOND FULL TERM WITH THE AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND WE JUST COMPLETED A DISCUSSION ABOUT COUNCIL PROCEDURES RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND APPLICANT OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT AND THE COUNCIL HAS MADE A DECISION TO HAVE A WORK SESSION IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO EVALUATE IDEAS AND THOUGHTS OF THE WORK SESSION TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION MOVING FORWARD AS TO WHICH DIRECTION THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MOVE IT AS FAR AS MAYERS ANNOUNCEMENTS, I WANT TO START OFF BY THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE TODAY AND I KNOW THAT OUR DIRECTOR IS HERE AND IF WE COULD GET A REPORT ON HOW THINGS WENT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. WE HAD A WONDERFUL TURNOUT AND OVER 493 CARS COME THROUGH AND WE COLLECT OVER 40 POUNDS OF MATERIAL AND 2000 POUNDS OF MATERIAL THAT NEED TO BE SHREDDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT DAY, IT WAS GREAT WEATHER AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF YOUR STAFF BEING THERE ON A SATURDAY. THIS COMING SATURDAY, THE CIVIC LED BY PETERSON WILL BE HELD AT 3:00 AND THIS WILL BE DR. PETERSON'S FINAL CONCERT AND HE HAS LED THE GROUP FOR A LONG TIME ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND MANY DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS AND WORSHIP BODIES THAT COME TOGETHER. I DID GO TO THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT AND IT WAS EXCELLENT THIS YEAR AND I'M GOING TO MISS IT THIS SATURDAY, BUT ASKED ME TO BE IN SAN ANTONIO. REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE TIGER TRAIL OF AUBURN A SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE FORMER ATHLETES WHO WILL HAVE THEIR PLAQUES INSTALLED IN DOWNTOWN AUBURN. STEVE WALLACE, JACK STEWART AND -- THIS IS AT 9:00 AT THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. CALL THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. I SPOKE ABOUT CHIEF JOHN LANGFORD A WHILE AGO AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU TO OUR FIRE CHIEF FOR EVERYTHING HE DID. HE RETIRED LAST FRIDAY, WHICH WAS A WONDERFUL RECEPTION IN HIS HONOR RIGHT BEHIND US OVER AND FIRE POLICE ONE AND JOHN TOOK CARE OF US AND PROTECTION OF THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS ROLE AS FIRE CHIEF AND WE WISH HIM WELL. ALSO, THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING THE NEW COMMUNITY MARKET . THE GROUNDBREAKING WAS HELD RECENTLY AND THAT WILL BE A FANTASTIC FACILITY THAT WILL SUPPORT OVER 1000 FAMILIES A MONTH THAT RECEIVE FOOD AND SUSTAINED THROUGH THE BODY AND EFFORTS OF THE FOOD BANK AND RETAIL OPERATION AND WE APPRECIATE IT AND ARE EXCITED ABOUT THEIR OPENING HERE IN ANOTHER YEAR. WE DO HAVE SCOUTS WITH US TONIGHT AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE OUR SCOUTS STAND AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND SHARE WHAT TROOP YOU ARE WITH AND WHAT YOU ARE STUDYING TONIGHT. HOW

ARE YOU DOING? >> GOOD.

>> GOOD. >> MY NAME IS LEO AND WE ARE PART OF TROOP 11. WE ARE WORKING ON THE COMMUNICATION BADGE AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY IS TAKING NOTES ON POINTS MENTIONED

TO PRESENT TO OUR TROOP. >> WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> MY NAME IS AND I'M ALSO WORKING ON THE BADGE. A NOTE ON WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SAYING AND

STUFF. >> GOOD. THANK YOU. WE ARE GLAD

TO HAVE YOU. >> MY NAME IS SAMUEL BENJAMIN RIGHT OF TROOP 11 . FOR COMMUNICATION, I'M HERE FOR

THAT, SAME AS THE OTHER TWO. >> GOOD. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE

YOU. >> GENTLEMEN?

>> OKAY. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT AND CERTAINLY I WILL VOLUNTEER ANY OF THESE PEOPLE UP HERE AFTER THE MEETING IS OVER WITH IF YOU WANT TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE THIS EVENING. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL?

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>> I JUST WANT TO THANK MAYOR ANDERS FOR COMING OUT LAST MONDAY TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO TALK ABOUT -- I ALSO WANT TO THANK KELLY FOR SHOWING UP AND BEING PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.

IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION AND VERY INFORMATIVE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PANEL THERE THAT SITS ON THESE BOARDS AND GIVING THEIR VIEWS AND IDEALS ABOUT THE BOARD AND COMMISSIONS. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND THANK YOU, KELLY, FOR COMING OUT AND BEING PART OF

IT. >> APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE?

>> IT JUST STRUCK ME THAT A LITTLE OVER SIX YEARS AGO, I WAS

IN TROOP 11. >> WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON

[5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS.]

TONIGHT? >> WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE OUR SCOUTS WITH US. AT THIS TIME, AUBURN UNIVERSITY

COMMUNICATIONS. >> GOOD EVENING AND EXTRA WAR EAGLE. STUDENTS ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR BASKETBALL TEAM ADVANCING TO THE FINAL FOUR ROUND OF THE NCAA MARCH MADNESS TOURNAMENTS. STUDENTS WHO SCANNED IN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY STUDENT TICKETS AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE FOR THE FINAL FOUR AND POSSIBLE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT TRAVELING TO SAN ANTONIO THIS WEEKEND ARE INVITED TO THE ARENA FOR A FINAL FOUR WATCH PARTY , THEN SPEAKING OF ATHLETICS, CURRENTLY RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION. WE ARE SUPER PROUD OF THE TALENTED STUDENT ATHLETES AND SUCCESS THIS SEASON. LAST WEEK, AUBURN FRATERNITY MEMBERS HOST THE FIGHT AGAINST SUICIDE, WHICH WAS A BOXING FUNDRAISER TO FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION. WHILE IT WAS NOT AN EVENT AFFILIATED OR SPONSORED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY, IT WAS STUDENT LED AND RAISED AN OUTSTANDING $150,000 FOR THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE. IT WAS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF AUBURN STUDENTS COMING TO FIGHT TOGETHER FOR SOMETHING THEY BELIEVE IN. DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR POSITIONS WERE AT LAST WEEK'S CALLOUTS AND I'M HONORED AND EXCITED TO CONTINUE SERVING AS DIRECTOR OF CITY RELATIONS FOR ANOTHER YEAR ALONGSIDE MY NEWLY APPOINTED PERSON , ASHLEY BURKE. THESE WILL GO FOR SENATE FOR APPROVAL IN THE COMING WEEKS. LOOKING AHEAD, SGA'S LOBBY WILL HOST REPRESENTATIVE AND WE ARE SUPER EAGER TO WELCOME HIM AND HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SHARE WITH US. FINALLY, THIS SATURDAY, THE AVERAGE GLOBAL OFFICE IS HOSTING GLOBAL COMMUNITY DAY FESTIVAL, A CELEBRATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC COMMUNITIES TO EXPLORE DIVERSE CULTURES OF HISTORIES AND GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES. EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND TAKE IN THIS EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU.

>> YES, I'M EXCITED. >> JUST A COMMENT ABOUT THE BOXING EVENT. THE YOUNG MAN IN CHARGE OF THAT AND HE PUT TOGETHER A GREAT TEAM TO RAISE $150,000 FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION IS OUTSTANDING AND WE ARE PROUD OF THEM. I HEARD IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT THAT NIGHT AND IT REMINDS ME OF THE DAYS OF THE BOXING TOURNAMENTS AND LIVED IN AUBURN IN THE 70S AND 80S AND

[6. CITIZENS’ COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS.]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE STUDENTS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS. THESE ARE ONLY COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL FOR ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA .

AS WE SPOKE EARLIER, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS ATTACHED IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT, ALL THOSE COMMENTS UNTIL THEN. IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE , PLEASE COME FORWARD AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

>> ROBERT WILKINS, 261, AUBURN, ALABAMA. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT 8 C 3 . I KNOW IT HAS BEEN APPROVED IN THE PAST AND FOR THE INSPECTOR. WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WE CONTINUE TO PURCHASE AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT. WE ARE FORTUNATE AND BLESSED WITH FUNDS COMING IN FROM OUR REVENUE, BUT THE MAYOR SAID THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN HE DID HIS ADDRESS THAT WE HAVE 870 VEHICLES BACK THEN AND THAT THEY DROVE AROUND 3 MILLION MILES , WHICH COMES OUT TO 3448 MILES . THAT'S ALL ON THOSE VEHICLES.

SOME HAVE LESS AND SOME HAVE MORE , BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR TRASH PICKUP AND SO FORTH DRIVE A LOT

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I THINK THIS IS EXCESSIVE. WE HAVE ISSUES IN THE CITY THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I WENT OUT TO THE NEW LAKE WILL MORE THING TODAY AND WENT TO THE RECREATIONAL MEETING AND IT WAS AWESOME. THE FACILITY IS AWESOME. WE HAVE THE MONEY FOR BEAUTIFUL THINGS OUT THERE, BUT WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND CONTINUE TO SPEND AN AWFUL AMOUNT OF MONEY. THE COUNCIL NEEDS MORE INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE YOU ARE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THIS CITY AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND THE PEOPLE UNDER HER ARE THE ONES WHO GATHER INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE KEPT AT A CERTAIN PACE. DOING A GOOD JOB. I DON'T DENY THE JOB, BUT WE HAVE MORE MONEY THAN WE REALIZE. WAS WITH A COMPANY WHERE WE HAD SO MUCH MONEY THAT WE PAID ALL OUR BILLS IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND THAT INCLUDED A HUGE LOAN. I REALIZED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IT WAS EASY TO SPEND MONEY . WE SPEND MONEY FOR THIS AND MY PHONE BILL WAS RUNNING AROUND -- IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT IT WAS $1800 A MONTH AND IT WILL MY PARTNERS THAT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A CITY. LET'S ACT LIKE WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH MONEY. THEY WERE NOT AS BLESSED WITH SO MUCH REVENUE. IT CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND INCREASE AND IT'S EASY TO MAKE A BUDGET. IT'S EASY TO DO THINGS WHEN EVER YEAR IT INCREASES SUBSTANTIALLY. MY CONTRIBUTION IS DOUBLE FOR MY HOUSE AND MY TAXES HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED AND I HAVE BEEN HERE 10 YEARS. I DON'T MIND PAYING TAXES, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE NOT DOING OUR JOB AS A COUNCIL AND ME AS A CITIZEN AND AS OUR CITY MANAGER AND EMPLOYEES THAT WORK UNDER HER. I THINK WE SHOULD START FIGURING OUT ISSUES TO RAISE MONEY FOR AND DO THINGS . LIKE WILMORE, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HIM TAKE MORE MONEY FROM ALL OF THESE PURCHASES AND DO OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE

SMALLER AND SO FORTH. THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND. >> I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT AND CONCERNED ABOUT PURCHASING THE VEHICLES. I'M SURE IF YOU KNOW WHAT WE GO THROUGH, YOU WOULD FEEL DIFFERENTLY. I STARTED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1987 AND WE HAD TO DRIVE OUR OWN CARS. I HAD TO DRIVE MY PERSONAL VEHICLE TO CATCH BAD GUYS OUT OF IT, SO OTHER -- YOU GOT A SEIZURE ABOUT YOURSELF, BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE OTHER CARS GO AROUND. I PERSONALLY THINK OUR STAFF DOES A TREMENDOUS JOB FOR BEING ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, WHETHER IT WILL BE POLICE OR FIRE. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IF I THOUGHT FOR ONE MINUTE WE WERE WASTING MONEY, I WOULDN'T WASTE CITIZENS MONEY, BECAUSE I PAY TAXES MYSELF. I WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE SAYING WE GOT TOO MANY, BUT WE DON'T. WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND AND DO THE JOB. RECRUITING NOWADAYS IS TOUGH AND YOU CAN'T EXPECT THEM TO COME IN HERE AND WALK OR GRAB -- WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF IT. COUNCILMAN GRISWOLD FREQUENTLY BRINGS IT UP. WE ARE NOT BUYING TOO MANY AND PROBABLY NOT BUYING QUITE

ENOUGH. >> WHEN DEPARTMENT OR STAFF WANT

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JUSTIFICATION ? >> IF YOU LOOK AT MY DEPARTMENT HEADS CAREFULLY , WHEN I MAKE THIS STATEMENT, THEY GET TURNED DOWN FAR MORE THAN THEY GET APPROVED FOR A VEHICLE. A LOT OF REQUESTS DON'T GET TO ME, BECAUSE I'M A STICKLER ABOUT VEHICLES. IN THE MAYOR'S STATE OF THE CITY SPEECH, HE SAID 870 VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. NOT JUST VEHICLES. EQUIPMENT IS DIFFERENT. WE DON'T HAVE 870 VEHICLES, HOWEVER WHEN PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SHARE, THEY DO SHARE THIS VEHICLE PART OF A NEW FIRE INSPECTOR POSITION. I CAN CERTAINLY NOT PURCHASE A VEHICLE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO VOTE FOR IT , BUT I WILL HAVE AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS NOT EFFICIENT WITH THEIR TIME, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER INSPECTOR TO FINISH THEIR INSPECTIONS THAT ARE CITIZENS AND BUILDERS ARE INSPECTING TO COME INTO THE OFFICE, SO THEY CAN TURN AROUND AND USE THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THEIR INSPECTIONS. WE RARELY HAVE EMPLOYEES USING VEHICLES AND THERE WAS A VEHICLE ACCIDENT TODAY INVOLVING A CITY VEHICLE AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS DOING THEIR JOB PICKING UP RECYCLING HOWEVER THINGS HAPPEN, BUT ANYTIME THE COUNCIL WANTS TO TALK ABOUT QUESTIONS, WE DO THIS TWICE AND WE DO IT IN THE BUDGET. THIS ITEM IS BUDGETED, BUT THAT IS YOUR FIRST LEVEL OF SEEING THE VEHICLES WE PLAN TO PURCHASE, THEN THE NEXT LEVEL IS TONIGHT OR ANY GIVEN NIGHT THAT WE PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA, SO YOU GET THAT. THE VETTING PROCESS IS MUCH BUT IF PEOPLE CAN SHARE -- THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS ONE VEHICLE. FOR HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO YOU HAVE? NINE. THEY SHARE AMONG NINE EMPLOYEES. IF THEY NEED A VEHICLE BEYOND THAT, THE OTHER IN THIS COMPLEX, ENGINEERING AND SERVICE INSPECTORS, THEY BORROW ONE OF THEIRS. WE DO CITY HALL WITH VERY FEW DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE VEHICLES AND WE ARE VERY CAREFUL, BUT AN EMPLOYEE IN THE FIELD ALL DAY EVERY DAY MINUS THE REPORTING TIME NEEDS A VEHICLE, THEN THEY GET A VEHICLE. WILL BE HAPPY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND I CAN GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN OF EQUIPMENT VERSUS VEHICLES, BUT WE DO NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM . THE DEPARTMENTS WILL TELL YOU THAT WE ARE RUNNING THEM LONGER MILES AND MORE YEARS ON THE VEHICLE. IT'S NOT COSTING US A LOT OF MONEY, THEN WE DON'T REPLACE IT. WE DRIVE IT OFF OF IT AS WE SHOULD END OUR TAXPAYERS EXPECT.

>> CAN YOU TOUCH ON WHAT THE CITY SHOP DOES WHEN THEY GET TO

COST US MORE MONEY? >> THE CITY SHOP WEIGHS IN ON WHETHER OR NOT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WE WERE -- REPLACEMENT CYCLE. WHEN I BECAME CITY MANAGER, I REMOVED THAT AND DEPARTMENT HEADS HAD TO GET USED TO THAT. WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IS THAT WE HAD ENGINEERING SERVICES BE A TRUCK THAT WE WILL CALL THEM IN AND WE WERE PLACED IN ENGINE MORE THAN ONCE. WE'VE DONE OTHER THINGS UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAD TO GIVE IN AND REPLACE IT, BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF SERVICE NINE OUT OF 12 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND THAT DOESN'T HELP US. POLICE CARS GET TIRES ON A REGULAR BASIS . AS YOU KNOW, POLICE CARS ARE PRETTY MUCH DRIVEN 12+ HOURS A DAY EVERY DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND THEY ARE SHARED AMONGST OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT ON PATROL AND A FEW PEOPLE HAVE A DIRECTLY ASSIGNED. THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES ON WITH VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PRESSURE.

>> I WISH WE COULD HAVE MORE POLICE CARS. IF YOU HAD ENOUGH, YOU COULD GIVE EACH POLICE OFFICER HAS OWN CAR. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU CAN GET BURGLARIZED ANYWHERE ON THE STREET.

>> WE HAVE LOOKED AT THAT AND THE POLICE CHIEF HAS WORKED WITH ME KNOWING CONCERNS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES AND OUR LACK OF AVAILABILITY LATELY SUPPLY CHAIN HAS BEEN CHALLENGING.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOSE VEHICLES A YEAR OR TWO AND ACCIDENTS.

THINGS HAPPEN. WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS BUILD THE FLEET TO THE POINT THAT WE CAN OUTFIT EVERYBODY ON PATROL WITH A FEW TO SPARE FOR BREAKDOWNS, MAINTENANCE ET CETERA.

>> ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? WILL

MOVE AHEAD. SORRY. YES? >> I'M HERE ABOUT THE

RESTRICTION PARKING. >> THIS IS TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK? PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> MY NAME IS CODY AND MY HUSBAND AND I RESIDE AT 1436 MCKINLEY. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THAT PART OF MCKINLEY IS VERY

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I THINK WHAT THIS INITIALLY STARTED WAS ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, BECAUSE THEY WERE PARKING WHERE SHE BACKED OUT OR THEY BACK OUT OF THERE. IT MADE IT HARD FOR THEM TO MANEUVER.

ONE OF THE PARENTS DID, AND ASKED US POLITELY IF THEIR SON COULD PARK AND WE WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE AND WE TOLD THEM YES. WE DID GIVE ONE OF THE STUDENTS PERMISSION, BUT AFTER

THAT, EVERYBODY DECIDED TO COME. >> WE ARE NECESSARILY WANTING TO RESTRICT THE STUDENTS, BUT WE ARE AT A STANDSTILL AS TO WHAT DECISION TO MAKE. WE DID RECEIVE A NOTICE THAT I THINK YOU ALL WERE DECIDING TO PUT NO PARKING DOWN TO ALICE, BUT AS FAR AS THE DEAD END, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PUT SIGNS OF NO PARKING AND YOU WILL DO IT FROM 7:00 TO 9:00. WE HAVE A YARD SERVICE THAT COMES AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT TIME THEY WILL COME, SO THAT WILL IMPEDE THEM PARKING THERE AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT'S COMING, WE ARE AFFECTED BY THAT. WE ARE JUST WANTING TO LET OUR CONCERNS

BE KNOWN . >> THANK YOU FOR COMING. HAVE YOU TALKED TO THOSE PARENTS SINCE THE MUSIC BECAME LOUD?

>> IT WAS ONLY ONE PARENT THAT CAME AND ASKED IF THEIR SON COULD PARK THERE? HE WAS VERY QUIET AND HE'S GETTING THE CAR AND LEAVES. HE'S A VERY POLITE YOUNG MAN. SOME OTHER KIDS ARE COMING AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THOSE KIDS PARENTS ARE, BUT I DID SPEAK TO SOME AND MY NEIGHBOR WHO WASN'T ABLE TO COME TONIGHT SPOKE TO THEM AND TOLD THEM THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT. THEY LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO COME TO A MEETING AND DECIDE ABOUT THEM EVEN PARKING OVER THERE, SO I DID TELL ONE YOUNG MAN WE SAW TRASH ALL IN THE STREET. WE SAW WHO DID IT, SO THAT THINGS WERE

BEING FACED WITH. >> WE ARE SORRY FOR YOUR

TROUBLES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT SHE SPOKE WITH THE CITY ENGINEER AND IN THIS ADDRESS WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM , YOUR DESIRE WAS TO ALLOW IT IN FRONT OF YOUR

HOUSE? >> WE DIDN'T MIND. IF THEY WEREN'T BEING DISORDERLY AND THROWING TRASH.

>> SHOULD THE COUNCIL ADOPT THIS WHEN WE GET TO THIS ITEM IF SHE CHANGES HER MIND, THEN YOU CAN ALWAYS MODIFY ACCORDINGLY.

>> I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION. WE SAID -- DO I NEED TO WAIT FOR

THAT TO COME UP? >> WHAT WE WAIT FOR THE AGENDA

ITEM? >> IT'S AN ORDINANCE.

>> ANYONE ELSE ON ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA?

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>> THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING WITH THAT. CITY MANAGERS

[8. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA. (Part 1 of 2)]

MEDICATIONS. >> I HAVE NO MEDICATIONS, BUT OUR FIRST ITEM IS A CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYONE WISH TO MOVE

THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM ? >> 8 C3 .

>> 8 C4 . >> EIGHT D1, PLEASE.

[8.c.3. Stivers Ford Lincoln. Purchase one (1) 2025 Ford Explorer 4x2. Inspection Services. $39,936.]

>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> ITEM 8 C3 AUTHORIZES PERSONS OF 125 FLOOR EX FOUR FOR INSPECTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT

FOR ENGLAND 38. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. WHO IS THIS TRUCK FOR?

>> FIRE INSPECTOR POSITION THAT WE ADDED THIS FISCAL YEAR.

>> WHAT DO THEY DO? >> THE FIRE INSPECTOR IS GOING AROUND TO BUSINESSES AND CHECKING FOR LIFE SAFETY PROVISIONS. WHERE ARE YOU, JOHN , THERE YOU ARE. HOW OFTEN DO INSPECT BUSINESSES? ONCE A YEAR. WE ARE ADDING -- BY VOLUME OF GROWTH, WE HAVE HAD TO ADD FIRE INSPECTORS AND SUPPLEMENT WITH FIREFIGHTERS AND FIREFIGHTING CREWS OR FIRE CREWS THAT WORK AT THE STATIONS DOING THIS INSPECTION.

>> UNIVERSITY PROPERTIES? >> IT DOES ON SOME AND ON SOME THINGS MAINLY FRATERNITY HOUSES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ITSELF HAS TO DO FREE PREFIRE PLANNING AT CAMPUS BUILDINGS BECAUSE OF OUR

CONTRACT. >> THIS INSPECTOR DID NOT HAVE AN AUTOMOBILE. HOW WOULD THEY DO THEIR JOB?

>> THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHARE WITH SOMEONE ELSE WOULD ALSO BE AN INSPECTOR THAT HAS ANOTHER JOB TO DO. THEY DON'T GO IN TANDEM ANYWHERE UNLESS THEY ARE TRAINING OR IT'S A MASSIVE

BUILDING. >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS? >> IS THIS PART OF THE INSPECTION PROCESS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND REMODEL?

>> AT TIMES, YES, BUT NOT ALWAYS. JOHN?

>> I'M NOT SURE --. >> JOHN, YOU WILL HAVE TO COME TO THE MICROPHONE, BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

>> WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT? >> ONE UP HERE. THERE WE GO. ALL THE WAY. THE DEPARTMENT HEADS LOVE IT FOR YOU.

>> REPEAT OR INTERPRET >> THE BUILDINGS THAT HAVE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS, KITCHEN HOODS AND ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE RELATED TO SAFETY OF NEW BUILDINGS IS MAKING SURE THAT IT IS HOOKED UP TO TURN OFF THE GAS. THEY KNEW OFFICIALLY ABOUT 1500 INSPECTIONS A YEAR , WHICH TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 30 MINUTES TO SIX HOURS. EVERYDAY PROBABLY TWO OR THREE FIRE INSPECTOR WENT OVER .

>> THANK YOU, JOHN. >> HOW MANY INSPECTORS AND ADMIN

VEHICLES? >> HE HAS BUILDING INSPECTORS .

YOU HAVE TO HAVE HOW MANY? >> ONE FIRE INSPECTOR CURRENTLY.

>> THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND TIED TO HIM AND THERE ARE FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL THAT SUPPLEMENT, BECAUSE WE DON'T

HAVE ANOTHER FULL-TIME PERSON. >> WE HAVE FULL-TIME INSPECTORS THAT ARE PART OF THE CITY ALL DAY LONG.

>> HE ALREADY GOT A VEHICLE. IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE, YOU HAVE TO SHOW THAT ONE. TRYING TO KEEP THEM FROM HAVING TO SHARE.

>> WHAT I WOULDN'T DO IS RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO YOU IF THEY COULD SHARE A VEHICLE, BUT INEFFICIENT. THERE'S NO POINT IN ADDING A SECOND PERSON IF THEY CAN'T BE OUT ON THE FIELD ALL THE TIME IN THEIR OWN VEHICLE, BECAUSE THEY NEED TO BE

IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. >> I UNDERSTAND.

>> I KNOW THERE IS ONE FIRE INSPECTOR, BUT HOW MANY VEHICLES

DO YOU HAVE IN TOTAL? >> ONE PER INSPECTOR, BUT NOT

PER YOUR PLAN REVIEW PEOPLE . >> NINE DIFFERENT INSPECTORS.

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>> OUT ALL THE TIME. >> MOST ALL. FIRE INSPECTOR IS IN AND OUT. THEY ARE PROBABLY OUT IN THE FIELD FIVE OR SIX HOURS OUT OF THE DAY. SIX TO SEVEN HOURS A DAY.

>> THEY DID HAVE PAPERWORK IN THE OFFICE THAT THEY HAVE TO DO.

>> AN HOUR TO GET PAPERWORK DONE AND SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH THREE DAYS OF RAIN, YOU'RE IN THE OFFICE MORE, BUT GENERALLY OUT IN THE FIELD SIX OR 6.7 --

6.5 OR SEVEN HOURS. >> WHAT TIME IN THE MORNING?

>> 7:00 TO 4:30. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, JOHN. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT? WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED?

[8.c.4. W. W. Compton Contractor, LLC. Boykin Gymnasium Insulation. Public Works Department. $198,000.]

>> NÉE. >> THE BW COMPTON CONTRACTOR LLC FOR THE GYMNASIUM INSULATION PROJECT FOR $198,000.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION AND SECOND. WHO ASKED TO HAVE THIS?

>> I NOTICE IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING , SO I WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN TO EVERYBODY EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING.

>> WHEN THE GYMNASIUM WAS BUILT, IT HAD INSULATION IN THE ROOF AND THAT INSULATION HAS DETERIORATED AND NOW WE NEEDED TO ADD INSULATION ON THE SIDEWALLS, SOUTH AND EAST WALL .

WE INSTALLED AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BASED ON THAT CONSULTANT . THE BUILDING WAS FULLY INSULATED AND IT WAS NOT, BUT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN RUNNING EFFICIENTLY AND IT'S NOT PULLING HUMIDITY OUT OF THE ROOM AT A LEVEL THAT ALLOWS IT TO FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY, SO OUR ONLY CHOICE IS TO ADD INSULATION, SO IT WILL FUNCTION AS DESIGNED AND THE HEAT WORKS BETTER , BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME HUMIDITY ISSUE . THIS WILL BE FUNDED OUT OF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS , $198,000.

REMIND ME HOW MANY DAY CONTRACT THIS IS WHEN WE ARE HOPING TO

HAVE THIS FINISHED. >> 60 DAY PERFORMANCE PERIOD, SO HOPEFUL THAT IT'S COMPLETED BEFORE SUMMER SEASON.

>> BEFORE IT GETS WAY TOO HOT. >> HAVE THEY STARTED?

>> WE CAN'T. WE NEED TO SIGN CONTRACTS IF WE APPROVE THIS AND INSURANCE AND SOME OTHER THINGS, THEN WE ARE GOOD TO GO.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? EXCITED ABOUT HAVING

THIS DONE. >> YES.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY

[8.d.1. Herring Development, LLC. Accept various public easements and public rights-of-way. Rockhouse Farms. Property located on the northside of Bridlewood Drive, east of Creekwood Trail.]

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. >> VARIOUS PUBLIC EASEMENTS AND LLC FOR ROCK HOUSE FARM SUBDIVISION.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. GRISWOLD? >> THE FINAL MAP THAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE PACKAGE SHOWS THE ENTIRE ROADWAY FOR ROCK

HOUSE --. >> AND THE NEW CUL-DE-SAC.

>> RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF DRAINAGE AND UTILITIES ALONG THE EDGES. IF WE ACCEPT THE EASEMENT, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE CITY HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPROVE THE ROAD AND WHATNOT? THIS IS PREVIOUSLY A PRIVATE ROAD AND GOING THROUGH A LOT OF ITERATIONS ON THIS ALREADY .

>> DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS PREVIOUSLY DEALING WITH WHO WAS PAYING FOR WHAT WITH THE ROAD HAVE BEEN NULLIFIED AND CANCELED , SO THE DEVELOPER IS 100% RESPONSIBLE. ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROAD THIS EVENING DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE CITY TO MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENTS. IT OBLIGATES THE DEVELOPER TO MAKE THEM FROM ITS.

IT WILL NOT BE SIGNED UNTIL THEY MAKE ALL IMPROVEMENTS CONTEMPLATED HERE OR THEY BOND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. WHEN YOU BOND IMPROVEMENTS, THEY ARE ISSUING A BOND AT 125% OF THE VALUE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY. SHOULD THEY NOT COMPLETE THEM AND YOU ACCEPT THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEY CAN CALL THE BOND AND STEP IN AND COMPLETE. WE ARE FULLY COVERED.

>> THE CITY WILL NOT PAY? >> WE ARE PAYING NOTHING AND THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT PAYING FOR THE SIDE OF THE

NEIGHBORHOOD. >> OVERTIME, THE OTHER ROAD OUTSIDE IS NOW A CITY OR WOULD BECOME A CITY STREET.

>> IT IS HIGHLIGHTED. >> IT WILL BE A PRIVATE ROAD.

>> CORRECT. A LOT OF CHANGES. THIS IS A PRIVATE ROAD. IT IS A PRIVATE ROAD, THE MASKED MAJORITY OF IT. IT IS A BIG DEAL

FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND IT. >> EVEN THE PRIVATE ROAD

PORTIONS OF THAT? >> THIS GOES AWAY.

>> THE DEVELOPER'S RESPONSIBILITY.

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>> THEY HAVE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OR BOND THEM AND RIGHT NOW THEIR PLAN IS TO BOND THEM.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MOTION AND SECOND

[8. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA. (Part 2 of 2)]

[9.a.1. Establish "No Parking" zone. Gatewood Place.]

THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> MOVED.

>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROPRIATE

>> ESTABLISHES A NO PARKING ZONE ON GATEWOOD PLACE IN THE VICINITY OF THE MAILBOXES AT THE REQUEST OF THE EDGE AWAY AND

UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY. >> ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY PROBLEM WITH MOVING FORWARD ON THIS? SEEING AND HEARING NONE.

COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YES? >> I DO. THANK YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS MENTIONED TONIGHT WAS THAT THERE WAS NOT ADEQUATE

PARKING. >> THIS IS ABOUT GATEWOOD PLACE.

WE WILL GET THERE IN JUST A SECOND.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> YOU ARE GOOD. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING GATEWOOD PLACE? SEEING AND HEARING NONE.

ROLLCALL? >>

[9.a.2. Establish restricted parking zone. McKinley Avenue and Alice Street. ]

>> ITEM 9 82, ESTABLISH RESTRICTED PARKING ZONE MCKINLEY AVENUE AND ALICE STREET. UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY.

>> MOTION AND SECOND GRADE ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WITH THE VOTE ON THIS EVENING? SEEING AND HEARING

NONE. >> THANK YOU.

>> I WILL LET YOU GO FIRST. >> APPRECIATE THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS MENTIONED WAS THAT THERE WAS AN ADEQUATE PARKING AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. THAT IS A SURPRISE TO ME AND I GUESS IT CREATES POCKETS AROUND THE CITY , BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN FIND OUT IF THAT'S TRUE OR NOT OR IF WE ARE GETTING OVERFLOW FROM AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL CROWD OR IF THERE IS ANOTHER REASON THAT STUDENTS ARE PARKING OFF CAMPUS. IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW AND I DON'T THINK THAT WILL DRIVE OUR AGENDA TONIGHT OR ANY OTHER NIGHT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY AND STAFF FOR WORKING THROUGH THIS OR OTHER DIFFICULT CONCERN THAT CITIZENS HAD AND ALSO THE CITIZENS IN THAT AREA OF ALICE AND MCKINLEY . I THANK THEM FOR THEIR INPUT AND EVERYBODY FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD AND REASONABLE SOLUTION. I INTEND TO SUPPORT IT. I THANK THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED IN WORKING IT OUT.

>> APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK YOU DID A GOOD JOB IN COMMUNICATE WITH CITIZENS AND NEIGHBORS. YES?

>> SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT MY PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT WITH TWO CHILDREN WHO EITHER HAVE GONE THROUGH OR ARE CURRENTLY AT AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS , THE HIGH SCHOOL DOES HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING . THE 10TH-GRADERS DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET PARKING , WHICH IS A LONG-STANDING WITH SCHOOL SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE DRIVERS WHO DON'T SIGN AN AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR WHATEVER REASON AND THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RECEIVE ANY PARKING PERMIT. THERE ARE A COUPLE REASONS WHY INDIVIDUALS MAY PARK OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARK ON CAMPUS DIRECTLY. THERE IS ADEQUATE PARKING FOR WHO IS

AVAILABLE. >> WOULD IT BE HELPFUL TO KNOW

THE NATURE OF THIS? >> IT'S A CONDUCT AGREEMENT THAT EACH STUDENT IS ASKED TO SIGN, BUT NOT REQUIRED.

>> AND AND SINCE, THE FAMILY IS MAKING A CHOICE ABOUT THAT AND THAT IS THE POLICY . THAT IS THE POLICY ON CAMPUS AND A FAMILY

CHOICE. >> JUST DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A PARKING CLAIMANT PERMIT.

>> DO WE HAVE THE SPACE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. ALLOW THE

16-YEAR-OLDS TO GET THE --. >> I BELIEVE THERE IS AMPLE SPACE, BUT THERE IS A SCHOOL POLICY. UNDERSTAND THAT CLASS AS A 10TH-GRADER OR NOT ARE NOT PERMITTED PARKING SPACES.

>> I'M NOT SAYING WE HAD IT, BUT I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD

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. >> WE DID.

>> ONCE WE GOT TO THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

>> THEY HAD AN ADDITIONAL PARKING LOT AFTER THE NEW SCHOOL WAS BUILT ORIGINALLY, WHICH WAS CLOSEST TO SANFORD AVENUE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SPACES WHERE THERE . I'M IN AND AROUND THE CAMPUS A DECENT AMOUNT AND I'VE JUST HAD TWO CHILDREN WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANOTHER PLACE TO PUT THE PARKING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

>> THERE'S ALSO BEEN THE CHURCHES AROUND IT NOT SPEAKING ON THEIR BEHALF AND BEEN GRACIOUS AT TIMES TO ALLOW FOLKS TO PARK THERE UNTIL THEY HAD ISSUES THAT A CITIZEN JUST DESCRIBED. MY IMPRESSION IS THAT THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES AND CHURCHES THAT ARE FLEXIBLE , SOME LOST FLEXIBILITY AND SOME FURTHER AWAY AND WE TRY TO DISCOURAGE AND NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO PARK . STUDENTS WERE RUNNING ACROSS GLEN AVENUE A 45 MILE AN HOUR ROAD AND NOT A GOOD PLAN. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES AND THERE IS A POLICY AND YOU GET ONE UNLESS THAT IS CHANGED. IF YOU HAVE A SENIOR AND SOFT MORE, YOU'RE NOT GETTING TWO PARKING PASSES, BUT YOU ARE GETTING ONE. THEY WILL HAVE DIFFERENT SCHEDULES AND SOME WILL HAVE A SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR AND SENIOR AND IF THEY CAN AFFORD THREE CARS, THEY CAN ONLY PARK ONE. IT'S A VARIETY OF REASONS. THIS RESPONSE FROM STAFF WAS A NEGOTIATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE TRIED TO -- THE PLACES YOU SEE IN RED ARE WHERE PEOPLE HAD SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT ANYONE PARKING IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE AND WE ONLY DID 7:30 UNTIL 9:30 AS A COMPROMISE AND JUST TO TRY TO DISCOURAGE IT IN THE MORNING, WE FIND A LOT OF AUBURN STUDENTS HAD OTHER SCHEDULES IN THE AFTERNOON AND YOU WILL SEE MORE EMPTY PARKING SPACES ON CAMPUS AS SENIORS AND OTHER FOLKS CLEAR OUT AND DON'T HAVE A FULL SCHEDULE, SO IT'S A FLUID DYNAMIC. THE MAYOR HAVE DEALT WITH THE SECOND BIT. THERE ARE BUSES FOR OTHER SCHOOLS THAT PICK UP ON MCKINLEY AND ALICE STREET TAKINGS CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE SCHOOLS TO KEEP BUSES FROM CUTTING THROUGH THERE TO ENTER THE HIGH SCHOOL TO ENTER FROM UNIVERSITY DRIVE .

OKAY. >> I PRESUME IF WE SEE A CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF A FIRE HYDRANT, WE WOULD NOT FIND THAT

TO BE POSITIVE. >> IF YOU WATCH THE MOVIE BACK DRAFT, IF THE CAR IS IN THE WAY AND WE NEED ACCESS, WE WILL GET ACCESS. WE WILL PROTECT YOU. WE CAN ALSO MOVE THE CAR WITH ONE OF OUR FIRETRUCKS IF WE HAVE TO. NOT ARE DESIRED OUT, BUT IF THERE'S A FIRE AND IT'S A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE, WE WILL ADDRESS

IT. >> IF WE MOVE FORWARD, HOW WILL THIS BE ENFORCED ? TICKETING OR TOWING?

>> TICKETING. YES. TICKETING AND POLICE HAVE BEEN MONITORING WELL. WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF POLICE TRY TO MONITOR OUR PARKING CHALLENGES AT THE VETS IN THE CITY VICINITY OF THIS

HIGH SCHOOL. >> MOSTLY FOR THESE ISSUES, IT

IS COMPLAINT DRIVEN. >> WE MAY BE OUT THERE EARLY WHEN THE SIGNS GO UP IF YOU APPROVE THIS TO HELP THAT ALONG.

>> MY QUESTION IS HE ASKED A QUESTION I WANT TO ASK. THE RESTRICTED PARKING ZONE. WHAT WOULD THE RESTRICTION BE?

>> 7:30 A.M. TO 9:30 A.M., NO PARKING.

>> THAT WAS A NEGOTIATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IF YOU SEE RED IN YOUR PACKETS, THEY KNOW THAT THEY AGREED TO RESTRICTED PARKING. WE TRIED EVERYTHING. AGAIN, YOU HAVE A CITIZEN WHO SAYS, I'M GOOD FOR NOW, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T COME BACK IF THERE'S AN ISSUE FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY WANT IT CHANGED. EITHER WAY, THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL. WE ARE ALWAYS

WILLING TO BRING IT FORWARD. >> BASED OFF OF THE TIMEFRAME , THAT IS WHEN THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PARKING DURING THAT TIMEFRAME.

>> THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY HAVE LATE ARRIVAL FOR STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE CLASSES IN THE MORNING.

>> DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO WHY THAT TIMEFRAME WAS SELECTED?

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>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS WAS THE SAME TIMEFRAME THAT WE USED AND MOST OTHER AREAS. MOST STUDENTS THAT PARK TO PARK ALL DAY, SO BY ELIMINATING THEIR ABILITY TO PARK THEIR FOR A PROPORTION OF THE TIME, AND ELIMINATES THEM HAVING TO PARK DURING THE DAY.

YOU MIGHT HAVE A LATE ARRIVAL THAT MIGHT GET AWAY, BUT THOSE WILL BE SLIM AND THIS TIMEFRAME IS TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE.

>> IF IT'S NOT AND YOU WANT TO REVISIT, WE CERTAINLY WILL.

>> IT DOES ALLOW FOR STILL HAVING YOUR OWN GUEST, SERVICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT OUTSIDE OF THE TIMEFRAME.

>> THAT WAS MY QUESTION. HOW DO WE MONITOR GUESTS?

>> WEEKEND. PARTICULARLY, WORDS FIVE AND SIX HAVE DEALT WITH ISSUES FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND THERE WAS A MOVEMENT SEVERAL COUNCILS AGO TO DEAL WITH RESIDENT PARKING AND WE DON'T HAVE A STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS US TO DIFFERENTIATE PUBLIC PARKING FOR RESIDENTS LIKE STICKERS AND YOU SEE THEM IN OTHER STATES.

THE ONLY WAY WE COULD ADDRESS THIS, BECAUSE WE CAN DEAL WITH RESIDENT PARKING OR GUEST PARKING IS WE HAVE TO PUT A TIME RESTRICTION OR NOT. THIS IS OUR BEST HYBRID TO TRY TO HELP THE RESIDENTS ADDRESS CONCERNS, IT THESE HOURS OR REPAIR TRUCKS AND SO ON. OTHERWISE THEY NEED TO BE IN YOUR DRIVEWAY.

>> ANYONE ELSE? ROLLCALL? >>

[9.b. Auburn Water Works Board. Lease consent for temporary construction material laydown and parking area.]

>> MOTION CARRIES. 9.B FOR AUBURN WATER WORKS BOARD LEASE CONSENT FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL LAYDOWN AND PARKING AREA. UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MOVING FORWARD ON THIS? SEEING AND HEARING NONE. QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS? ROLLCALL. >>

[10.a.1. ETG, LLC. Road Service use [auto dealership (golf cart sales)]. Property located at 453 Opelika Road.]

>> RESOLUTIONS. >> UNDER RESOLUTIONS, 10.A.1 IS CONDITIONAL USE APPROVALS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS . PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST FOR THE MARCH 20TH MEETING AT A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED.

>> MOVED FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL, COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL.

>> GOOD EVENING. 7006 , MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. I THINK -- I WANT TO THANK THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND I BOLLIXED THE DATE AND I MISSED THE PLANNING MEETING . THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

THEY TALKED IT OUT AND DIDN'T DISMISS IT AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THERE WAS CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT WE ARE SELLING AND DOING.

THESE ARE NOT JACKED UP GAS POWERED ATVS OR -- THEY ARE A NICE LOOKING ALL ELECTRIC LSV'S OR GOLF CARTS OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM. WE REALLY LIKE THIS LOCATION, BECAUSE IT IS ON A LOW-SPEED AVENUE. PEOPLE CAN COME AND RENT FROM US OR DRIVE DOWNTOWN TO VIEW THE UNIVERSITY , SHOP AND THEY CAN SAFELY DO THAT WITHOUT CROSSING ANY MAJOR ROADS. IF YOU HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS? >> ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS?

>> YOU'LL BE RENTING GOLF CARTS FROM THIS LOCATION FOR PEOPLE TO

USE TO GO DOWNTOWN? >> A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST LIKE TO TAKE IT TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO RIGHT

AROUND AND TRY OUT. >> THEY ARE ALL STRAIGHT SAFE?

>> THEY ARE STREET LEGAL, TAGGED AND EVERYTHING. THESE ARE NOT YOUR STANDARD GOLF COURTS ON THE ROAD.

>> WHAT SPEED DO THEY GO? >> THEY ARE CAPPED AT 25 MILES

PER HOUR. >> WHAT IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON

THAT >> 25 MILES AN HOUR.

>> I BELIEVE THEY HAVE TO GO AT LEAST 20 MILES PER HOUR.

>> 25, WE HAVE OUR LOW-SPEED VEHICLE ORDINANCE. WILL CAN

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REQUIREMENT. >> THESE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN OTHER AREAS OF TOWN WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WOULD BE OVER .

>> I'M SURE THE DOCUMENTS WILL ADDRESS THAT, BECAUSE IF HE'S HAD A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 25, THEN THAT'S THAT.

>> THERE ARE PLACES THAT WE FIT MORE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT WAS ASKING, BUT THOSE AREN'T SAFE FOR PEOPLE -- THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRAILER THEM OR SOMETHING.

>> SOMEBODY WON'T TAKE THESE AND DRIVE DOWN UNIVERSITY.

>> YOU MAY SEE IT, BUT THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO.

>> IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO IF SOMEONE DOES THAT? FROM AN

ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT? >> IF THEY'RE OPERATING A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT IN THE SLOW SPEED VEHICLE?

>> IF THEY ARE OFFERING OPERATING A LOW-SPEED VEHICLE LIKE THIS TO HIM AND WILL RENT AND ON A HIGHER-SPEED ROADWAY.

>> THAT CAN BE CITED UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

>> THAT WILL BE VERY CLEAR >> YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS? >> THE AERIAL VIEW OF YOUR SITE PLAN SHOWS A SMALL PORTION FOR THE OUTSIDE GOLF COURT DISPLAY .

IS THAT THE ONLY THING REQUIRING CONDITIONAL USE?

>> IT'S THE ACTUAL USE IN ITSELF, BECAUSE IT'S A ROAD

SERVICE'S. >> THIS RECTANGLE THERE IN THE FRONT CORNER OF THIS THING , THE BUILDING BEHIND IT SAYS THAT YOU WILL USE THE BUILDING. IS THAT GOING TO BE YOUR SALES OR RENTAL

OFFICE? >> THE ACTUAL UP FRONT BUILDING.

>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FRONT BUILDING. THE ONE CLOSEST FRIEND THAT IS YOUR SALES OFFICE DIXIE

>> THAT WAS FROM PHOTOGRAPHERS, WAS IT NOT?

>> YEAH. >> NEXT TO AUBURN TERROR

SERVICES. >> YES, IT IS.

>> THE BACK BUILDING IS FOR STORAGE?

>> IT IS NOT A CAR LOT. IT TAKES A SMALL FOOTPRINT.

>> THIS IS CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT URBAN . THIS IS WHY IT'S BEFORE YOU PRINT IF IT WAS FURTHER DOWN UP, YOU WOULDN'T SEE IT. THAT WOULD BE THE 45 MILE-AN-HOUR SECTION.

>> LEASING THE PROPERTY AND CONDITIONAL I'D -- IS IT

CONTINUOUS? >> IT'S CONTINUOUS.

>> I WISH WE FELL UNDER -- IT MIGHT BE EASIER IF WE FELL UNDER ANOTHER CATEGORY OF AN AUTO DEALER, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE

LAND. >> OKAY. THE WORLD IS STILL ADJUSTING TO GOLF CARTS BEING ON THE STREET. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYONE ELSE? WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING AND HEARING

[10.a.2. DK-Dynamix, LLC. Industrial Use (manufacturing). Property located at 2471 Innovation Drive.]

>> 10.A.2 IS REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR INDUSTRIALIST MANUFACTURING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2471 INNOVATION DRIVE KNOW THEM AS DK DYNAMICS FOR UNANIMOUSLY RIDE AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> MOTION AND SECOND. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL, COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. SEEING NO ONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY

[10.a.3. Tiger Crossing Subdivision Amenity. Outdoor recreational use/subdivision amenity (clubhouse with office space, pool, and other recreation activities). Property located south of Kent Drive, approximately 450 feet west of East University Drive.]

>> REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL OF AN OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USE/SUBDIVISION AMENITY WITH ITS CLUBHOUSE WITH OFFICE, SPACE, POOL AND OTHER RECREATION ACTIVITIES FOR THE TIGER CROSSING THE SUBDIVISION SOUTH OF KENT DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 450 WEST OF EAST UNIVERSITY DRIVE. RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUESTED MARCH 20TH MEETING AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED. IF I MAY OPEN -- ASKED THE DIRECTOR BASED ON QUESTIONS I HAVE RECEIVED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE SUBDIVISION IS

[01:00:01]

ITSELF. >> WHAT IS BEFORE YOU IS THE AMENITY FOR THE SUBDIVISION AND NOT PART OF IT. THE AMENITY NORMALLY WOULD BE USED WITHIN CDD, BUT BECAUSE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THRESHOLD HAS BEEN KICKED UP TO A CONDITIONAL USE, SO THE THRESHOLD IS UP TO 500 SQUARE FEET AND THIS IS LARGER THAN 500 SQUARE FEET WITH A RANGE OF AMENITIES THEY WERE PROVIDING. IT HAS DIFFERENT STANDARDS THAT IT HAS TO ADHERE TO , SO THAT IS WHY IT IS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. NORMALLY, WHEN WE HAVE THESE SITUATIONS AND IT'S PART OF A LARGER SUBDIVISION , ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO AND IF IT'S ONE MINUTE WITHIN IT, TO LOOK AT A FINAL PLAT AND THE AMENITIES WITHIN IT, THEN ALL GOES TO THEMSELVES SINCE THEY ARE THE PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND IT. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THE APPLICANT WANTED TO DO, BUT THEY WANTED A PRELIMINARY PLAT AND CONDITIONAL USE TO BE COUPLED TOGETHER, SO IT'S STILL PART OF THE LARGEST SUBDIVISION AND NEIGHBORS ARE NOTIFIED. IT IS DONE DIFFERENTLY AND SOMETHING THEY CHOSE TO DO THIS RIGHT.

>> I WANT TO CLARIFY, BECAUSE SOME CITIZENS ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS BODY HAS SOME SORT OF AUTHORITY OVER THE SUBDIVISION ITSELF AND YOU DO NOT. ONLY THE AMENITY PIECE.

>> DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND?

>> KELLY MADE THE MOTION. >> THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL, COME FORWARD AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> YOU SAID IT RECEIVED 500 SQUARE FEET.

>> 6000 PRETTY >> 6500 SQUARE FEET. THAT IS

QUITE LARGE. >> IS THIS SOMETHING THAT GOES BEFORE THE BOARD ZONING ADJUSTMENT?

>> THE AMENITIES HAVING TO GO. IT WOULDN'T BE CONDITIONAL USE IF THE CLUBHOUSE WERE 500 SQUARE FEET, BUT IT IS MORE. THE TOTALITY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IS BIGGER, SO IT KICKS IT TO

CONDITIONAL USE. >> THE CLUBHOUSE ITSELF WILL BE

6000 SOMETHING SQUARE FEET? >> THEY HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS AND NORMALLY WHEN WE SEE THE AMENITIES , THERE MIGHT BE A BATHROOM AND A SHOWER AREA ATTACHED WITH THOSE. THAT FALLS UNDER THE THRESHOLD AND THIS IS MORE OF AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING CLUBHOUSE AND NOT NECESSARILY THE POOR HOUSE. COULD WE HAVE THE APPLICANT COME UP AND GIVE A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THEY

ENVISION ? >> THAT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL.

>> IS THE APPLICANT HERE? >> THANK YOU.

>> AT EVENING. MY NAME IS BRAD AND I'M THE APPLICANT AND

DEVELOPER. >> YOUR ADDRESS.

>> MY LOCAL? >> HOWEVER.

>> 2361 . >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU WANT TO KNOW THE CLUBHOUSE?

>> I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S WITHIN THE 6000 SOMETHING SQUARE FEET.

>> THE VAST MAJORITY IS A FITNESS CENTER AND ACCOMPANYING THE FITNESS CENTER IS A YOGA SPACE. THAT'S THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE SPACE . PER CODE THAT IT IS RATHER A LARGE SPACE, THERE ARE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOM AND IN ADDITION TO FITNESS COMPONENT, WE HAVE A MASSAGE ROOM AREA WITH SPACE ALLOCATED FOR ANY COLD PLUNGE AND SAUNA, THEN THERE IS A CLUB ROOM WITH COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE AND THE LEASING SPACE. THE REST OF IT IS CIRCULATION AND THE VAST MAJORITY ARE THOSE AMENITIES SUCH AS FITNESS AND COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> IT DOESN'T INCLUDE A POOL OR

HOT TUB? JUST THE CLUBHOUSE? >> THANK YOU.

>> TO CLARIFY, THERE WILL BE A POOL.

>> THERE IS A POOL AND PICKLEBALL COURT AND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT AMENITIES. THERE WILL ACTUALLY BE A TRAIL THAT THE CITY REQUESTED ATRIAL CONNECTION AND ALSO REQUESTED THAT WE EXTEND THE SIDEWALK TO TIE INTO UNIVERSITY TO GET TO OVER TO

[01:05:08]

ASKING US TO DO. >> WILL THIS BE LIMITED TO PEOPLE IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT ?

>> THE CLUBHOUSE, YES. THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE POOL AND THOSE THINGS, YES. TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN REGARD TO THE TRAILS AND THOSE CITIES THAT REQUESTED THAT THERE BE A PUBLIC ACCESS WAY, SO THEY ARE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH THE SIDEWALKS AND GET THROUGH THE STREETS.

>> THERE WAS DISCUSSION AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THOSE WHO LIVE ON HICKORY LANE WOULD OR WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT.

>> IT'S NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. >> JUST LIKE ANY HLA FACILITY ,

THEY ARE TYPICALLY NOT OPEN. >> THANK YOU.

>> I KNOW WE ARE NOT HERE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE

SUBDIVISION, BUT HOW MANY UNITS? >> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN

[10.a.4. Vintage Expansion. Residential component [performance residential development (two-unit development)] of a mixed-use development (residential and commercial). Property located at 2240 East University Drive.]

FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? >> REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL OF PERFORMANCE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT THAT WILL INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL UNITS TO BE LOCATED IN A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 2240 EAST UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THIS REQUEST FOR THE MARCH 20TH MEETING AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> MOTION AND SECOND. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL, COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES. SEEING NO ONE. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN

[10.b. Vacation. Drainage and utility easement. Lot Revival, LLC. 900 Annabrook Drive. Public hearing required.]

>> VACATION OF A PUBLIC DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT LOCATED AT 900 ANNABROOK DRIVE DESCRIBED AS LOT 1 A. FURTHER AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LANGUISHING THE PROPERTY TO LOT REVIVAL LLC. PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> MOTION AND SECOND. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL?

>> WHAT'S DRIVING THE VACATION OF THE SPECIFIC EASEMENT?

>> THEY ARE RELOCATING THEIR DRAINAGE , SO THEY NO LONGER

NEED ANY EASEMENT. >> ANYONE ELSE? MOTION AND

[10.c. Industrial Development Board of the City of Auburn. Industrial Access Grant application support for a new industrial road adjacent to the Auburn Industrial Park.]

CARRIES. >> AUTHORIZES SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL ACCESS ROAD AND BRIDGE PROGRAM MANAGED BY AL.FOR A PUBLIC STREET TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO MAJOR INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT. REQUESTS $3.4 MILLION AND IF AWARDED, FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD WITHOUT

ANY PHYSICAL IMPACT . >> MOVE APPROVAL.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN

[10.d.1. Barge Design Solutions. Modification No. 001 to Task Order SWR 05-2024, Northwest Lift Station and Force Main project. Water Resource Management Department. $489,030.]

>> AUTHORIZES MODIFICATION TO SWR 05-2024 FOR THE NORTHWEST LIFT STATION AND FORCE MAIN PROJECT BRINGING A TOTAL

CONTRACT AMOUNT TO $489,030. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

[10.d.2. James Paving Co, LLC. FY25 Roadway Patch Project. Public Works Department. $293,367.]

>> AUTHORIZES CONTRACT WITH JAMES PAVING COMPANY LLC FOR THE FY 25 ROADWAY PATCH PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN UNDER

3000 $367. >> COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> HOW ARE THESE SPECIFIC ROAD SEGMENTS IDENTIFIED?

>> WE KEEP AN INVENTORY OF ROADWAY CUTS THAT ARE PERFORMED OVER THE NORMAL COURSE OF OPERATION THAT MAKE REPAIRS TO INFRASTRUCTURE. WE EVALUATE THOSE BASED OFF OF THE AGE, SO WE LOOK AT THE AGE OF THE PATCH WE PLACED OVER AND THE CONDITION OF THE PATCH, THEN WE ALSO REVIEW THOSE WITH RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT PROVIDING

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5. >> ONLY THREE MONTHS IF WE COULD

HELP IT. >> I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS A PLACE OF PRE-EXISTING TEMPORARY PATCHES.

>> IT IS. YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY

[12. CITIZENS' OPEN FORUM.]

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

BUSINESS WE HAVE. >> WILL OPEN THE CITIZENS OPEN FOR HIM AND YOUR OPPORTUNITY . WE ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD AND SHARE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND ASK THAT YOU ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. YES, SIR.

>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. HAPPY APRIL.

WHAT AN EXCITING TIME HERE AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE FINAL FOUR. I BELIEVE IT WILL BE IN SAN ANTONIO. ONE OF THE FOUR UNIQUE CITIES THAT I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN, SAN ANTONIO A FEW TIMES AND IT'S A REALLY NEAT PLACE TO VISIT . WHOEVER GOES THERE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE MARKET, WHICH IS JUST OFF THE RIVERWALK DOWN THERE, BUT IT'S A REALLY NEAT CITY TO SPEND SOME TIME IN AND I HOPE THE TEAM AND FANS TRAVEL SAFELY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW JOHN LANGFORD WAS GOING TO BE RETIRING. I WAS THINKING THAT THE AUBURN FIRE CHIEFS THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW OVER THE YEARS, RONNIE BLANKENSHIP AND LARRY , THEN JOHN. WHAT A HALL OF FAME GROUP OF FIRE CHIEFS YOU HAVE THERE WITH THE CITY OF AUBURN. OF THE HALL OF FAME AND POLICE CHIEFS THROUGH ALL OF THESE YEARS. I DID WANT TO ASK , WHAT IS THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT? HAVE BEEN WATCHING AT THE SOUTH END OF THE STADIUM. MY HUNCH IS THAT I COULD LOOK IT UP SOMEHOW.

MY HUNCH IS THAT THERE IS A CONCESSION OR RESTROOM EXPANSION FACILITY FOR BOTH SIZES OF THE STADIUM.

>> IT'S A PROJECT, CORRECT? >> STADIUM ENHANCEMENTS IF THEY ARE MAKING ANY ENTRANCE GATE CHANGES.

>> IT IS JUST TO MAKE THE STADIUM --.

>> UNDERSTAND INFRASTRUCTURES AND WATER . I BELIEVE THERE IS A NEW VISITORS ENTRANCE BEING BUILT.

>> IN THE MIDDLE OF 1968, THAT WAS THE FIRST FOOTBALL GAME , SO THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WANT TO TELL YOU ONE MORE TIME , I TELL YOU WHAT TO DO AND HOW YOU DO IT AND LET'S HAVE A GREAT SPRING. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TIME OF YEAR.

I CALL IT FANTASIA. DAFFODILS START TO COME UP IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. COMING IN RIGHT AFTER THAT, TOO, BUT I REALLY WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN MANAGEMENT. ALLISON, DOING A GREAT JOB WITH PARKS AND REC.

>> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE YOU ALL A LOT.

TELL YOUR SWEET MOTHER I SAID HELLO. EVERY TIME.

>> NEXT? YES, MA'AM. >> I MARTHA, 307 CAMELLIA DRIVE.

GREETINGS AND HAPPY EASTER WHICH IS APRIL 20TH. THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD. THERE IS GOOD NEWS. THE AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS A FRESH START . THANK GOD THAT THE FORMER LIBRARY DIRECTOR IS GONE . UNDER HIS WATCH, HUNDREDS OF SEXUALLY INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS PROMOTING HOMOSEXUAL PERVERSIONS , ANTI-TRADITIONAL FAMILY THEMES AND ALL FORM OF GODLESS IMMORALITY WERE PLACED ON SHELVES EVEN IN THE CHILDREN'S WING. NOW, MAY THE NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR STEER THE SHIP OFF THE ROCKS OF DESTRUCTION. MEANWHILE, A HORRIBLE TABLE WAS SET UP AT THE AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL.

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PROTECT THE YOUTH OF THIS GENERATION AND MAKE A CALL.

>> WHO WILL BE NEXT? >> I LIVE AT 2078 AUTUMN RIDGE WAY. THIS EVENING, I'M PROUDLY DISPLAYING THE RIBBONS THAT WERE HANDED OUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. ON THE PROUD FATHER OF A SENIOR OF AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE CLUB IN QUESTION.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE COURAGE THE STUDENTS HAVE HAD OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS THAT MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAVE WORKED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND TEACHERS AND SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD TO EARN THEIR RIGHT LIKE EVERY OTHER CLUB AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER AND JUST ENJOY EACH OTHER . THESE KIDS ARE YOUNG AND YOU HAVE TO EXCUSE ME. MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS A LITTLE HIGH THAT'S THE SECOND PART I HAVE SEEN COURAGE AMONGST THESE YOUTH THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN. I DON'T REMEMBER BEING THIS WAY WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. THE ARTICLES THAT WERE WRITTEN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THIS HIGH SCHOOL AND THE ASSUMPTIONS MADE IN THE ARTICLES MAKE IT SEEM LIKE NO OTHER CLUB EVER GETS PROMOTED AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL ON THAT WEBSITE. THAT IS CONSTANT . EVERY CLUB HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE THEMSELVES AND TO THE TEACHERS AND STAFF AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WANT TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE, SO THAT THERE IS AN INCLUSIVE NONEXCLUSIVE TYPE ENVIRONMENT . THEY ARE FOR EVERYONE. I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE THINGS THAT MY OWN CHILD HAS BEEN CALLED EITHER HIS PODIUM OR IN THE MEDIA AND NOT JUST IN THE STATE, BUT NATIONWIDE. AS A FATHER, IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. MY DAUGHTER WILL GRADUATE WITH HONORS AND HAS BEEN IN A STUDENT AND SHE HAS WORKED HER BUTT OFF. TO BE AN EXAMPLE CITIZEN AND STUDENT AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE FACE OF BIGOTRY AND HATRED . I WILL TELL YOU, I HAVE BEEN APPRECIATIVE OF SEVERAL OF YOU ON THIS COUNCIL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED HER AND HER LIKE AND HAVE SUPPORTED THE STUDENTS.

I'VE BEEN APPRECIATIVE. WE LIVE SEVEN MILES FROM WHAT I CONSIDER THE BEST COLLEGES IN THIS NATION. MY DAUGHTER IS NOT WELCOME HERE, SO SHE HAS MADE A DECISION TO GO TO ANOTHER COLLEGE IN ANOTHER STATE. ANOTHER COLLEGE IN ANOTHER STATE. SHE HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY LOOKING OUT FOR OTHERS AND DOING EVERYTHING YOU WANT A YOUNG PERSON TO DO. TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE STAND UP HERE -- WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS THAT IT IS MY DAUGHTER THAT IS THE PROBLEM.

THOSE LIKE HER . AS A FATHER, NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO LISTEN TO

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

>> GABRIEL DUNHAM, 210 DUTCH AVENUE. I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EVENT STUDENTS WERE INVOLVED IN YESTERDAY AT AUBURN HIGH. THE INTERNATIONAL TRENDS DATA VISIBILITY IS AN ANNUAL EVENT AND DAVE RECOGNIZED CELEBRATED .

IT IS DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND VICTORIES OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER EXPENSIVE PEOPLE WHILE

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REPRESENTATION MATTERS AND TRANS PEOPLE ALWAYS EXIST AND THEY WILL BE PART OF OUR AUBURN COMMUNITY.

>> WHO WILL BE NEXT? >> MY NAME IS SARAH COLLINS, 875 BAHAMA DRIVE . I FIND IT ASTONISHING THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET UP HERE AND REFERENCE THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS AND IN THE NEXT BREATH MAKE STATEMENTS THAT GO DIRECTLY AGAINST HIS TEACHINGS OF KINDNESS , REACHING OUT TO THE EXCLUDED AND CARING FOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS AT OUR LIBRARY FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE SERVED EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST A RELIGIOUS VIEW. THANK YOU FOR FOLKS AT THE LIBRARY WHO ARE DOING THAT . NO MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T BELONG. OUR PUBLIC SERVICES SHOULD BE FOR THE PUBLIC AND NOT FOR SOME PEOPLE , BUT ALL PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAITH , WHERE THEY COME FROM OR WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL WHO PUT ON THIS EVENT AND FOR OUR LIBRARY WHO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE IN MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY SEES THEMSELVES REPRESENTED IN THE BOOKS INCLUDED IN THAT

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

>> DEBORAH BILL, 802 TULLAHOMA DRIVE. SORRY TO HAVE TO BE UP HERE AGAIN TO TAKE UP YOUR TIME. IN CASE MS. TAYLOR WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ME AFTERWARDS ABOUT POST KNEE REPLACEMENT , BUT IF YOUR CHILD WAS TRANS AND TOLD YOU THAT THEY IDENTIFIED AS A DIFFERENT GENDER AND YOUR CHILD WAS AT AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WAS HAVING THESE THINGS SAID ABOUT THEM , THAT WOULD NOT SIT WELL WITH YOU. I WAS AT THE CORNER LAST NIGHT AND I'M AN ALLY. I'M A PARENT. MY FAMILY MEMBER IS AN ADULT , BUT IS TRENDS. THEY DID NOT COME OUT UNTIL THEY ARE IN THEIR 30S, BECAUSE OF STATEMENTS LIKE THIS. THEY WERE WORRIED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED . THAT IS A MISERABLE LIFE TO LIVE. AS YOU CONSIDER WHAT YOUR OWN PERSONAL BELIEFS ARE, THOSE ARE YOUR BELIEFS , BUT DON'T STOP OTHER PEOPLE FROM LIVING THEIR OWN LIVES AND THEIR BEST LIFE. THANK YOU.

>> WHO WILL BE NEXT? >> ROBERT WILKINS, 261 DENSON DRIVE. COUNCIL TAYLOR, I REALLY ENJOYED THE MEETING. IT WAS AWESOME. I SAW AJ EARLIER TODAY AT THE RECREATIONAL MEETING AND ALSO MAYOR ANDREWS, YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB . I'M SORRY THAT THE TURNOUT WASN'T AS LARGE AS YOU ASK FOR ONE TIME, BUT IT WAS REALLY FUNNY AT THAT MEETING WHEN THE MOST IMPORTANT

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I DO NOT BELIEVE MONEY IS THE SINGLE ANSWER, BUT WE AS CITIZENS SHOULD A SEARCH OF THE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITIES SHOW THEM THE VISION OF POTENTIAL LEADERSHIP AS A COUNCILMEMBER OR MAYOR. A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE SAID THAT THE CITY MANAGER MAKES 250,000 WHILE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MAKES 235.

THINK ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT?

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MELINDA BATCHELOR AND I RESIDE AT THE PECAN CIRCLE. THE OUTRAGE EXPRESSED TONIGHT X DISCOURAGES ME. STUDENTS ARE MEANT TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY, DIALOGUE AND KINDNESS BETWEEN STUDENTS AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. AS PART OF THE EFFORT, THE CLUB CELEBRATED TRANS VISIBILITY DAY, AND NATIONAL HOLIDAY BY ALLOWING STUDENTS THE OPTION TO VOLUNTARILY COME TO THE CLUB STABLE DURING LUNCH AND VOLUNTARILY PICK UP AND WHERE AND UNOBTRUSIVE RIBBON . THE RIGHT FOR STUDENTS IS MADE VERY CLEAR IN THE 1969 LANDMARK CASE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN FAVOR OF THE STUDENT'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR STUDENTS TO WEAR BLACK ARMBANDS IN SILENT PROTEST OF THE VIETNAM WAR. AN ARTICLE WRITTEN ABOUT THE RIBBONS SAY THAT STUDENTS GRANDPARENTS WERE ANGERED THAT THE SCHOOL WAS ENCOURAGING SOMETHING SO POLITICAL. WHETHER YOU CONSIDER THIS POLITICAL LIKE THE PROTESTS OF THE VIETNAM WAR OR YOU CONSIDER IT TO BE A SHOW OF LOVE AND COMMUNITY IS THAT IT IS AT ITS CORE A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT FOR THE STUDENTS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS A PILLAR OF OUR GOVERNMENT WITHOUT WHICH IT'LL FALL. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN OR SHOULD WE INFRINGE UPON. I ASKED THE COUNCIL TO SHOW LOVE AND COMPASSION. THE SECOND IS THIS, YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. THERE IS NO OTHER COMMANDMENT GREATER

THAN THESE. THANK YOU. >> WHO WILL BE NEXT?

>> I LIVE AT 139 SOLOMON LANE. IN REFERENCE TO THE ARTICLE ABOUT TRENT THAT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE 1819 SPECIFICALLY, THIS PARTICULAR NEW SITE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO POST UNVERIFIED INFORMATION AND LACK INTEGRITY. WHILE IT DID MENTIONED THAT PEOPLE COMPLAINED, WE HAVE SEEN A PERSON THAT LEAVES ONLY NEGATIVE GOOGLE ABUSE. JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE COMPLAINED DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE THESE STUDENTS WERE ALL PARENTS. FURTHERMORE, THE CLUB IS AIMED AT REDUCING STIGMA, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE FACING WITH THIS

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ALLOWED IN. THANK YOU. >> WHO WILL BE NEXT? WILL CLOSE THE CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS. ANY THING THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO

SAY? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. IF I CAN GET IT OUT. I REALLY DO GET EMOTIONAL ON THIS DAIS, BUT I AM A PARENT AND AN ALLY AND I'M APPALLED BY WHAT HAS BEEN STATED BY AN OUTLET THAT IS CONSIDERING THEMSELVES TO BE JOURNALISTIC. MISINFORMATION CREATES FEAR AND INSIGHTS HATE. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I'M PROUD OF THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE TONIGHT . THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS IN A COMMUNITY LIKE AUBURN. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY EMOTIONS, BUT I DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR STATING THAT I SUPPORT THOSE WHO WANT TO BE WHO THEY WANT TO BE AND WE AS A COMMUNITY SHOULD SUPPORT ANYONE WHO THEY WANT TO BE, WHO THEY DECIDE TO BE , BE KIND AND NOT SPREAD HATE.

THAT'S ALL. >> ANYONE ELSE?

>> I THINK THAT THE BOY SCOUTS SHOULD GET THERE MERIT BADGE.

THEY REALLY HUNG IN THERE WITH US AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU

ALL TONIGHT. >> ANYONE ELSE?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.