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MAKE A LAST-MINUTE CHANGE ON YOU TONIGHT BECAUSE OF HOW
[1. CALL TO ORDER.]
EVERYTHING READS. >> IS THERE MOVE TO ADJOURN THE
COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE. >> SO MOVED.
>> THE COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED. IT IS AFTER 6:00 SO WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WELCOME ARUBA TO THE MAY 6 AUBURN CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WELCOME TO THOSE JOINING US LIVE OR WELCOME TO THOSE LISTENING ON WANI OR LISTENING TO THE STREAMING SERVICE. ROLL CALL.
>> 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 .
[4. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS.]
>> IT IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH. SO WE WILL BE PROUD TO INTRODUCE EACH OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AS WELL AS OUR OTHER OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES AND ANY ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION. .
>> WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE EACH OUR MAY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. I HAVE A MEMORANDUM FROM ALLISON HALL, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. I'M THRILLED TO NOMINATE PAUL KRUGER FOR THE MADE A POINT ME -- EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. A DEDICATE MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR ALMOST 17 YEARS CURRENTLY SERVING AS A CELLBLOCK COMPLEX MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR PAUL HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED STRONG COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE ENSURING AUBURN SOFTBALL FIELDS REMAIN TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS. HIS WORK ETHIC, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY ARE EVIDENT IN EVERY ASPECT OF HIS ROLE. PAUL'S PASSION FOR HIS JOB IS MATCHED ONLY BY HIS GENUINE CARE FOR HIS COLLEAGUES DURING THE PAST YEAR, HIS SUPERVISOR EXPENSED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND WAS ON LEAVE FOR MANY WEEKS. PAUL TOOK ON THE LEAD ROLE ENSURING OPERATIONS CONTINUE SMOOTHLY AND WITHOUT CORRUPTION . HIS LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT HAVE MADE HIM AN INVALUABLE ASSET IN HIS IMPACT AND IT IS FELT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM. PAUL HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN ENHANCING THE AREA AROUND THE KOI POND AT GEISEL PARK WHERE HE LED EFFORTS TO CLEAN AND MULCH THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE, TRANSFORMING IT INTO A MORE INVITING AND SERENE SPACE FOR VISITORS. HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND COMMITMENT TO BE A VACATION HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED THE AESTHETICS OF THE PARK. ADDITIONALLY, PAUL TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO BUILD THE TRAILS AROUND THE POND CREATING A SCENIC WALKING PATH THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO FULLY ENJOY THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE AREA.
OVER THE PAST YEAR, PAUL HAS ACHIEVED SEVERAL NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDING OVERSEEING THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MILLS TRAIL AND COMPETING THE TRAIL MASTER CERTIFICATION COURSE. FURTHER STRENGTHENING HIS EXPERTISE IN TRAIL MANAGEMENT. PAUL CONSISTENTLY LEADS BY EXAMPLE EMBODYING THE CITY'S CORE VALUES. HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF AUBURN ARE COMMENDABLE AND DESERVE RECOGNITION AND MAKE HIM AN IDEAL CHOICE FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. THANK YOU , PAUL. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK . >> WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE OUR OUTSTANDING TEACHERS HERE AT AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS. I HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT.
WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THE QUALITY SCHOOLS ARE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF A PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS TEACHERS DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO EMPOWERING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WITH KNOWLEDGE. AND WHEREAS AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE TO PROVIDE AUBURN STUDENTS WITH THE MOST ENRICHED EDUCATION POSSIBLE. AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS HAS HONOR THE FOLLOWING AS TEACHERS OF THE YEAR FOR THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS. AUBURN EARLY EDUCATION CENTER, DREW BLAGG -- BAGWELL, ARBOR HIGH SCHOOL, MARY SANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LIZZIE MOUTON, CREEK SETTLEMENT OR SCHOOL, NIKKI KEY, DEAN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL , VICTORIA LEVITT, EAST SANFORD SCHOOL, DAVIS STAGNER, OGLETREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL , LIZ
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GREATHOUSE, PICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SUSAN -- SUSAN NORTON, RICHMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LEE ROGERS, WOODLAND PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, KIM CHAVERS, REITZEL ROAD OWNERS SCHOOL AND SARA SANDERSON, YARBOROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WHEREAS AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS IS NAMED ALLISON ETHERIDGE OF JAY F DRAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL AS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER OF THE YEAR AND JOSHUA ONE OF AUBURN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AS THE SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR. AND ALSO NAMED THE DISTRICT 2 SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR WHICH PUTS HIM IN THE SWEET 16 OF FINALISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA . NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF AUBURN ALABAMA THAT COUNSEL HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR HONOREES FROM AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION BE SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING AND A COPY PRESENTED TO EACH HONOREE, ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, ALABAMA THIS SIXTH DAYOF MAY, 2025. CONGRATULATIONS . >> THANK YOU .
>> CERTAINLY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CHILDREN AND SUMMER IS NEAR FOR ALL OF YOU. CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK THE GREAT EMPLOYEES HERE AND VERY PROUD OF PAUL KIRK ARE AS WELL AS THE OTHER EMPLOYEES HE MET TONIGHT AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AS THIS IS AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND PLENTY IS GOING ON.
DURING THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT POTENTIALLY CHANGING SOME COUNCIL RULES TO ALLOW FOR LARGER DISCUSSIONS, LONGER DISCUSSIONS IN AND AROUND THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. CITY COUNCIL HAS DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT AND WILL SEEK ANOTHER PATH THAT ALLOWS THE CITY COUNCIL TO SUSPEND RULES INDIVIDUALLY, PROJECT BY PROJECT WHEN THE CONCERN HAS ARISE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE OF FURTHER EXPLANATION AND MORE INFORMATION PRESENTED. WE WILL TRY TO WORK WITH THAT AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL WORK WELL FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. I HAVE A NUMBER OF ANNOUNCEMENTS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TONIGHT. I WANTED TO START OFF WITH , WE HAD CITY FEST.
THAT IS THE LAST TIME HE CAME TOGETHER. CITY MANAGER, IF WE CAN GET A SMALL REPORT ON HOW CITY FAST WENT. IT WAS A BIT OF A DAY AND THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.
>> EXCELLENT. THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR LOVES COMING TO THE MICROPHONE AND SHE WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> I AM PROUD TO TALK ABOUT AUBURN CITY FAST. THE TONY FORTH ANNUAL HELD AT GEISEL PARK. I FEEL IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST WE HAVE HAD IN OUR 24 YEARS. A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO THE CITIZENS THAT CAME AND SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT FOR ALL THE VENDORS AND ARTS AND CRAFTS PEOPLE AND A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY . THEY WERE TREMENDOUS IN HELPING US MOVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THE PARK ALL DAY.
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. WE WERE REALLY GLAD IT WAS SUCH A
SUCCESS. >> THANK YOU . THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM AND THINKING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. EVERYONE ALL SEPARATE IS ABATED. IT IS A GIGANTIC EVENT THAT TAKES ALL HANDS ON DECK. CONGRATULATIONS. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT STILL MAGNOLIAS IS NOW ONGOING. THE AUBURN COMMUNITY THEATER. A LOT OF HARD WORK HAS GONE INTO THAT AND I HAVE HEARD EXCELLENT REVIEWS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD JOB FAIR WILL BE A TRUE DELIVERANCE CHURCH MAY 8TH FROM 1:00 UNTIL 5:00. 20 COMPANIES ARE LISTED AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT WILL BE THERE . AND SO FOR THE CITIZENS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES , THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GO TO THE MULTIPURPOSE GYMNASIUM AND MEET SOME OF THESE NEW COMPANIES. SINCE WE HAVE COME TOGETHER , THE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS THE AUBURN VETERANS ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VIETNAM WAR AND WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THEY TOOK TO RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF VETERANS FROM THE VIETNAM WAR THAT ATTENDED THAT DAY AND WE APPRECIATE THOSE TWO ENTITIES GETTING TOGETHER AND MAKING THAT RECOGNITION. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT PUT TOGETHER A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. THERE WERE TWO SERVICES THIS YEAR. ONE AT THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND ONE ON CAMPUS THAT WAS LED BY STUDENTS . AND WE ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO TAKE TIME ALONG WITH PEOPLE FROM THE FAILED LEADERSHIP COMMUNITIES TO ASK FOR PRAYERS ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIES. AND I WANT TO THANK AUBURN UNIVERSITY AGAIN FOR HOLDING THE AU STUDENT MEMORIAL SERVICE. THEY RECOGNIZE THREE YOUNG MEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THIS YEAR AND HAD THEIR FAMILIES BACK FOR THAT. AND IT WAS A VERY POIGNANT SERVICE.
AND I THINK IT IS SOMETHING AUBURN HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF AND I APPRECIATE THEM TAKING TIME TO DO THAT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE AUBURN PITA VACATION COUNCIL. THEY REPLANTED THE BASKETS DOWNTOWN AND THINK A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION WHEN YOU SEE THEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON TOP OF LADDERS THAT
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SHOULD NOT BE ON TOP OF LETTERS. THERE A LOT OF SWEAT, SMILES AND LAUGHTER AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB. ANOTHER DRAGGING THAT AROUND AND KEEPING WATER DURING THE HOT DAYS .>> A MAN NAMED JUSTIN MURPHY WHO HAS WORKED AT PUBLIX IS MOVING FROM THE COMMUNITY. THAT HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME.
JUSTIN IS A SPECIAL GUY AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS SPIRIT A FEW YEARS AGO FROM THE STATE SPECIAL OLYMPICS ORGANIZATION AND HE IS A GUY THAT HAS BROUGHT US SPECIAL ENTHUSIASM TO THE COMMUNITY. HIS FAMILY WILL BE MOVING AWAY FROM AUBURN AND WE WISH THEN THE BEST AND WE WANT JUSTIN TO KNOW WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIM AND THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LEASE GOT GIRLS A AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WHO BOTH OF THE SOCCER TEAMS ARE IN THE FINAL FOUR AND AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK TEAM FINISHED SECOND IN THE STATE. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE MAYORS MEMORIAL DAY BREAKFAST WILL BE COMING UP ON MEMORIAL DAY. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE. IT IS A WONDERFUL MORNING AS WE RECOGNIZE OUR VETERANS AND VETERANS THAT ARE NO LONGER WITH US AS WELL AS HAVING A WREATHLAYING CEREMONY AFTER THE BREAKFAST. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
YOU CAN CALL CITY HALL . >> WE WILL GET YOU TO THE RIGHT
PLACE . >> A COUPLE FINAL THINGS.
NUMBER ONE, AUBURN HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP 100 PLACES TO LIVE IN AMERICA . IT IS TREMENDOUS RECOGNITION BUT DOES NOT COME WITHOUT HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND SWEAT. AND I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN WHO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY TO TRY TO SERVE THE CITIZENS AND THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. I THINK THE CITIZENS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOVED TO AUBURN WHO PAY FOR THE SERVICES AND WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE HERE AND AUBURN AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND WE HOPE THAT IT WILL KEEP OUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND KEEP AUBURN A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE.
THIS SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY. I WANT TO SAY TO CONNIE AND BETH, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO YOU ALL AND TO ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK MOMS FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO. YOU ARE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE. AND WE COULDN'T DO WITHOUT YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNSEL?
>> THE TRUE DELIVERANCE JOB. IS MAY 8TH AT WHAT TIME?
>> FROM 1:00 UNTIL 5:00 . >> IF I'M WRONG, SOMEBODY
CORRECT ME . >> I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLKS THAT PUT TOGETHER THE LLAMA AND PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS THAT PARTICIPATED IN SAFEGUARDING THE ROUTE. THE WEATHER CURTAILED IT A BIT. SOME FOLKS DID NOT MAKE THE WHOLE RIDE. I KNOW I DID NOT MAKE THE WHOLE RIDE BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. THEY PUT ON A TREMENDOUS SHOW. AND IS A GREAT THING FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN TO HAVE THAT. THIS WILL BE -- I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE 24TH OR FIFTH . A NUMBER OF YEARS . ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TO THE GOVERNORS FUND FOR TORNADO RELIEF. THEY BUILT A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SHELTERS AND THAT TYPE OF THING
[5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS.]
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS FORTHE CITY OF AUBURN . >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
>> OKAY. WE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
. >> GOOD AFTERNOON . FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR ANDERS FOR LETTING AS TO ACCOMMODATE BREAKFAST WITH HIM TWO WEEKS AGO. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT BUT I HEARD IT WENT REALLY WELL . THIS WEEK IS FINALS WEEK.
STUDENTS ARE BUSY STUDYING AND FINISHING UP THEIR SEMESTERS AND ALSO, AUBURN HOUSING CLOSES MONDAY SO STUDENTS ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE DORMS AND EVERYTHING BEFORE MONDAY AT 12:00. AND SINCE THIS WEEK IS FINALS WEEK, AUBURN SJ HAS BEEN GIVING OUT DOUGHNUTS AND ORANGE JUICE IN THE LIBRARY EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK FOR UP ALL NIGHT WHICH IS A SUPER FUN EVENT. IT GIVES STUDENTS STILL STUDYING A STUDY BREAK AND SOMETIMES SOME FUN.
PEOPLE COME LIKE BRUCE PEARL . AND THEN, FRESHMAN FORUM AND LOBBY BOARD WRAPPED UP LAST WEEK HAVING THEIR BANQUETS. ALSO LAST WEEK WAS AUBURN RING NIGHT. THE STUDENTS THAT BOUGHT A RING GOT TO HAVE THE RING AND TAKE PHOTOS WITH IT ON THE LAWN . AND THEN, FRESHMAN FORM APPLICATIONS AND LOBBY BOARD APPLICATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR WILL HOPEFULLY BE OUT BY THE FIRST CAMP THAT WILL HAPPEN MAY 29TH. THAT IS ALL FROM ME. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FINALS AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE STUDENTS ON THE FINALS THIS WEEKEND. IT IS GRADUATION. CEREMONIES GO FROM FRIDAY UNTIL MONDAY. A LOT OF PARENTS ARE IN TOWN. WE CERTAINLY CONGRATULATE THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE FINISHING UP THEIR COLLEGIATE CAREERS. WE APPRECIATE THEM CHOOSING AUBURN TO GO TO COLLEGE AND ALL THE BEST TO THE STUDENTS MOVING ON .
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THANK YOU. ALL THE COFFEE SHOPS ARE BUSY RIGHT NOW. NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE CITIZENS MEDICATIONS ON ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IF YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ANYTHING, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO COME FORWARD. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK . WE ASK THAT YOU COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM THAT HAS A PUBLIC HEARING RECOMMENDED AND IN ALL HONESTY, WE WILL BE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO POSTPONE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL LATER DATE. THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE . IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE CITY[7. CITY MANAGER’S COMMUNICATIONS.]
COUNCIL ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TOCOME FORWARD. >> SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL MOVE
TO THE CITY MANAGERS MEDICATION. >> THE CITY MANAGERS MEDICATION THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENT OF ONE VACANCY ON THE INDIAN PINES PUBLIC PARK AUTHORITY FOR A TERM THAT BEGINS JUNE 21ST, 2025 AND ENDS JUNE 20TH, 2029. THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE AT THE JUNE 3RD MEETING AND I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU
[8. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA. (Part 1 of 2)]
THAT ITEMS 8D1 AND TWO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA HAVE BEEN REVEALED WHILE STAFF MAKES MINOR CHANGES. THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THAT CONSENT AGENDA. IS ANY ITEM WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DEAL WITH THAT ITEM>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM EIGHT , RICHMOND PARK.
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE 8F1.
[8.c. Auburn City Council. Change July 2025 meeting dates. July 8 and July 22.]
>> 8C CHANT AUTHORIZES CHANGING THE JULY 2025 COUNCIL DATES FROM JULY 1ST AND THE 15TH TO JULY 8TH AND THE 22ND.
>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> I WANTED THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE MOVED IN JULY .
>> WE WILL PUT OUT A GOOD BIT OF PR ON THAT .
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO EIGHT E .
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[8.e. Contract. Foresite Group, LLC. Standard Master Agreement. Richland Park Master Plan. $85,000.]
>> ANY OPPOSED? >> MOTION CARRIES.
>> AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR THE FORESIGHT GROUP LLC FOR THE RICHLAND PARK MASTER PLAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,000 .
>> MOVED FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS A CONTRACT TO STUDY WHAT THE PARK WILL HAVE AN IT. WHAT TO BE OFFER THEM IN THE WAY OF OUR DESIRES FOR THE SPARK? DO WE HAVE THAT FASHIONED OUT IN SOME FORM OF WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ?
>> ONE THING WE HAVE IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, THAT WAS LAID OUT. WE HAVE SOME INTERNAL LAYOUTS WE HAVE LOOKED AT. THIS IS A LONGTIME COLLABORATION WITH WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS ARE AND WHAT THE PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN WEIGHING IN ON FOR SOME TIME. ONE OF THE THINGS WE KNOW FOR SURE DOING INTO THE PARK'S BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL.
WE ARE WOEFULLY SHORT ON BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS.
USE ON THE SCOPE THAT THERE ARE NUMBER OF THINGS WE ARE LOOKING AT. BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ARE A SURE THING. THE EXACT CONFIGURATION FINAL LAYOUT AND ALL THAT WILL BE SET UP HERE.
THE COUNCIL WILL GET A LOOK AT ASPECTS OF THIS NOT FOR FULL ADOPTION BUT TO ASK QUESTIONS AND WHAT HAVE YOU AS IT IS COMPLETED BEFORE WE GO TO A FINAL DESIGN CONTRACT SO THAT YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT IS IN IT BEFORE WE PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO FORMALLY DESIGN IT. THIS IS IN THE BUDGET AND KEITH CORRECT ME, ALLISON, I THINK WE'RE AROUND THE 50 MILLION-DOLLAR MARK FOR RICHLAND PARK. WEALL IN, WHAT FOR THE INITIAL AMOUNT . AND WHAT WOULD THIS LOOK LIKE IF IT PHASES OUT FURTHER? I WILL REMIND YOU WE STILL ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY ACROSS FROM THE PARKWAY THAT IS PART OF THIS -- OR THE PARKWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY AND WILL SLICE INTO THE PROPERTY. THAT LIKELY WILL NOT BE INVOLVED IN ANYTHING FOR INITIAL PHASE BUT WE HAVE PLANS FOR THAT FOR THE FUTURE . WE GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE THAT THINK THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO DISPOSE OF PROPERTY AND IT IS WHERE WE WANT TO SELL OUR PROPERTY BECAUSE WE HAVE PLANS FOR IT WITH OUR LEVEL OF GROWTH. THIS IS THAT BASIC MASTER PLAN.
YOU ALSO WILL SEE IN THE SCOPE AND I HAVE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT TENNIS. WE DIDN'T SAY WE WERE EXPANDING TENNIS ON THE PROPERTY. WE WERE LOOKING AT IT WITH 10 ADDITIONAL COURTS AND HOW THAT WORKS AND THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE DO HERE TO MAKE BETTER RECOMMENDATIONS. BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL, THERE IS A POND OUT HERE. THERE WILL BE RESTROOM FACILITIES AND PARKING AND ET CETERA BEING THE MAIN FOCUS AT THE MOMENT.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? >> WILL THIS BE OUT BY THE
SCHOOL? >> YES. IT IS APART FROM NOT
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RICHLAND BUT CREEKSIDE ELEMENTARY RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF RICHLAND ROAD. THAT IS WHERE I KNOW IT IS NOT FUN BUT WE BUILT THAT SIDEWALK UP FOR THAT SECTION OF RICHLAND ROAD AND YOU CAN'T CROSS OVER AND BOWL --AND BEYOND THE MULTI- EAST PATHWAY. THIS WILL BE A MASSIVE PARK FACILITY.EVENTUALLY, IT COULD HAVE A RECREATION CENTER. BUT THAT MAY NOT MAKE IT INTO THE FIRST PHASE WE DON'T KNOW WITH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL BEING THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.
>> NOT IN MY WORD? >> NO MAN. IT IS IN TOMMY'S
AWARD -- WA RD. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ? >> MASTER PLAN INDICATES A HIGH SCHOOL SITE IS ON THIS LOCATION. IT HAS BEEN MOVED. WILL THAT
CHANGE THE WHOLE LAYOUT? >> IT DOES NOT. THE SCHOOLS SOLD US THIS CHUNK OF PROPERTY IN ACREAGES .
>> 160 ACRES TOTAL . >> THE OTHER ACREAGE IS THEIRS .
>> OUR TOTAL IS 160 ACRES. WE HAVE 120 AS PART OF THE CONCEPT
PLAN . >> WE BOUGHT THIS FROM THEM INITIALLY. THEY HAD THE WHOLE SIDE. THEY ARE BEHIND IT I BELIEVE THEY DO HAVE PLANS TO PUT A SCHOOL THERE BUT NOT HIGH
SCHOOL. >> OKAY . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
[8.f.1. Herring Development, LLC. Accept various public easements and public rights-of-way. Rockhouse Farms. Property located on the north side of Bridlewood Drive, east of Creekwood Trail.]
>> A MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> 8F1 THE VARIOUS EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY FROM HEARING DEVELOP MANY LOC FROM THE ROCKHOUSE FARMS SUBDIVISION.
THIS PLOT WILL REPLACE THE PLOT APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL APRIL 1ST, 2025. THE PLAT WAS NOT SIGNED OR RECORDED.
>> MOTION TO SECOND. >> GRISWOLD.
>> HAVE APARTMENTS BEEN MADE ALREADY TO THIS ROAD SINCE WE
CONSIDERED IT LAST TIME? >> THE DEVELOPER PUT UP A VERY LARGE SUBDIVISION BOND AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ON
THE IMPROVEMENTS THERE. >> I KNOW THEY ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE EARLY PLANNING STAGES AND HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH REALIGNMENTS TO SAVE TREES AND THINGS AND SINCE THOSE PLANS ARE JUST GETTING APPROVED, I DON'T THINK THEY
STARTED CONSTRUCTION . >> THE BOND DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO PROCEED TRANSACTING WITH PROPERTY OUT THERE.
>> WITH THE BOND DOES IS PLACE THE BOND UP FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT . IF THE DEVELOPMENT WERE TO FAIL, WE HAVE FUNDS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN . THE BOND ALLOWS THEM TO BEGIN TO CONVEY PROPERTY FOR THE BUILDERS TO START BUILDING AND PARTICULARLY ONE HOUSE CONSTRUCTED AND
SUBDIVIDE THAT. >> THE BOND IS IN HAND.
>> THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT IT, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT A CULVERT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THAT THE HOA HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AT THAT TIME. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH
THAT? >> THAT IS PART OF THE UPGRADE
RIGHT-OF-WAY DRIVE. >> FULLY FUNDED BY THE DEVELOPER , BY THE SUBDIVISION. THE BOND IS NORTH OF $2 MILLION
. >> IF WE ACCEPT THIS, DOES THAT MEAN THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FUTURE OF
THIS ? >> NOT UNTIL THE BILL CAN WE
ACCEPTED . >> THEY HAVE TO BUILD IT AND WE HAVE TO ACCEPT IT AND IT IS OURS .
>> THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE THE BOND. IN THE EVENT THEY DEFAULT ON COMPLETING IT, WE WOULD CALL THE BOND.
>> IT WOULD NO LONGER BE A PRIVATE ROAD AT THAT POINT.
>> THE EXISTING HOA ADJACENT TO THIS WOULD BE OFF THE HOOK FOR MAINTENANCE AND WE HAVE DEDICATED PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
MAKING THIS A PUBLIC STREET . >> AFTER THEY HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING THEY HAVE TO DO. >> THE CITY OF AUBURN HAS NO FISCAL OBLIGATION TO THIS WHATSOEVER OTHER THAN MAINTENANCE ONE YEAR AFTER WE CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT. WE GET A ONE-YEAR WARRANTY OUT OF EVERYBODY .
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> IS THERE AN EVENT OR TIMELINE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE BUILDING OR THE REPLACING OF THE CULVERT OR IMPROVING OF THE CULVERT? IS THEIR SOME SEMINAL EVENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THAT TO HAPPEN?
>> THEY HAVE A DEAL WITH IMPROVING THE CULVERT AS PART OF THE PERMANENT ROAD PROJECT THEY ARE DOING NOW. THERE IS NO TIMELINE OR EVENT THAT WOULD SAY IT HAS TO BE COMPLETE ?
>> NOT ANYTHING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A PERMANENT ROAD THERE BECAUSE IT IS JUST AN EASEMENT NOW AND A PRIVATE ROAD. THEY WOULD HAVE TO UPGRADE THE CULVERT AS PART OF THE PROJECT. METHODICALLY BUILDING THE ROAD, THEY HAVE TO DO THAT BUT THERE IS NOT A TIMING TRIGGER OTHER THAN IN ORDER TO COMPLETED, THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE THE CULVERT .
THERE ISN'T SOMETHING IN THE DOCUMENT THAT SAYS FOUR MONTHS
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FROM NOW, THE CULVERT HAS TO BE COMPLETED. THEY HAVE NORMAL TIME IN THE SUBDIVISION BOND TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION .>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ? A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN
[8. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA. (Part 2 of 2)]
>> THE MOTION CARRIES TO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE
[9.a. Amend city code. Chapter 20, Article II, Section 20-47 and Section 20-53. Solid Waste Collection Services Charges. Public hearing recommended.]
OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> SECOND.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES . >> ORDINANCE 9A AMENDMENT CHAPTER 12 22-47 SECTION 20-53 OF CITY CODE BY INCREASING SOLID WASTE CHARGES PER A RATE STUDY COMPLETED IN LATE 2023 . THE RATES FOR SOLID WASTE ALSO KNOWN AS GARBAGE TRASH AND RECYCLING HAVE NOT BEEN INCREASED SINCE 2014. UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS RECOMMENDED .
>> I WILL INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AND ASK FOR UNANIMOUS
>> MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM GOING FORWARD VOTING ON THIS TONIGHT ? AT THIS TIME, I WILL JUMP IN AND SAY I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE POSTPONE THIS DECISION UNTIL JUNE THE THIRD MEETING .
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS FOR THE FIRST READING THAT WILL HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TONIGHT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE TO JUNE 3RD.
>> THIS WILL BE THE FIRST READING. WE ALSO WOULD POSTPONE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL JUNE 3RD AS WELL WELL.
>> SHOULD WE NOT BUILD ON THE FIRST READING TO ACCEPT THAT AND
THEN MOVED TO POSTPONE? >> YOU DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON THE FIRST READING. ITHAS BEEN INTRODUCED. UNANIMOUS CONSENT, NOBODY OBJECTED . MOTION AND A SECOND. AND QUALIFYING BECAUSE WE HAD A QUALIFYING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. WE NEED TO CLEAR AS PART OF THE POSTPONEMENT, THE FIRST READING AND STAY IN PLACE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON. PROOFREADING -- PROOFREADING THE ITEM WILL BE ON THE AGENDA JUNE 3RD .
>> WILL WE PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT AND THE AMOUNTS ?
>> YES. WE HAVE TO GET A SECOND FIRST.
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A SECOND.
>> MOTION AND A SECOND . >> YES, TOMMY. THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE THAT THIS GIVES FOUR WEEKS FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE AS INFORMED AS THEY WANT TO BE INFORMED AND ALLOW US AS COUNCILMEMBERS OR THE STAFF TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AS THEY SEE FIT. I WANT TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER IF YOU QUESTIONS. IF YOU WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS AS WELL BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE POSTPONEMENT POSTPONEMENT.
>> THAT IS UP TO YOU. THE LAST TIME WE DID A STUDY AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE SOLID WASTE TO OUR CITIZENS WAS IN
2014, CORRECT? >> IT WAS ACTUALLY VOTED ON IN 2011. A MULTI-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION WHICH CULMINATED THE FINAL RATE INCREASE IN 2014 .
>> AT THAT POINT IN TIME, AUBURN HAS GROWN BY CUSTOMERS I BELIEVE , OVER 5000 CUSTOMERS. WE ARE SERVING 7000 CUSTOMERS AT THIS TIME. THERE HAS BEEN BEEN, THREE WORK SESSIONS WE HAVE HAD AS A COUNSEL. THERE HAS BEEN AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY THAT HAS COME IN AND PROVIDED CONSULTING ?
>> TO CLARIFY, WHEN YOU MISS A VALLEY RAISES RATES, THERE HAS TO BE A NEXUS TO THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED SO YOU CAN JUST ARBITRARILY PICK A RATE OUT OF THE AIR. HAS TO BE A NEXUS TO THE COST PROVIDING SERVICE. EVERY BIT OF COST IS ACCUMULATIVE COST AND THAT BUILDS INTO THE RATE. RIGHT NOW EFFECTIVELY, URL OR THE CITIZENS OF AUBURN ARE UPSIZING ALL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FOR THOSE IN THE CITY WHO RECEIVE IT. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY COLLECTED FROM THE CURRENT CHARGES OF 10 YEARS AGO TO FUND THE OPERATION. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS A NEGATIVE SITUATION . IT IS HOW WE ACCOUNT FOR. INNOCENCE, THE
GENERAL FUND SUBSIDIZES IT . >> WOULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT AN
ENTERPRISE FUND IS AND HOW -- >> I THINK THE FINANCE DIRECTOR WOULD LOVE TO EXPLAIN . SHE LOVES ENTERPRISE FUNDS .
>> THAT IS A LITTLE STRANGE , RIGHT. BEFORE I SAY THAT ABOUT THE ENTERPRISE FUND, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE AND PUT CONTEXT AROUND THE VARIOUS TYPES OF SERVICES WE PROVIDE . SOLID WASTE IS ONE OF THREE UTILITIES THAT WE PROVIDE. MOST MINAS ABILITIES PROVIDE UTILITY . AND SO UTILITIES BEING SEWER AND SOLID WASTE FOR THE CITY ITSELF AND WE ALSO HAVE WATER ON THE
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WATER BOARD SIDE WHICH, WHILE NOT DIRECTLY, STILL A COMPONENT UNIT OF THE CITY AND SOMETHING WE MANAGE. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES , THE CRITICAL NATURE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDING THAT THEY ARE ESSENTIAL AND ARE CRITICAL , IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE TREAT THEM DIFFERENTLY. WE ARE SELLING A GOOD AND A SERVICE. GENERALLY, THEY FUNCTION LIKE A PRIVATE BUSINESS DOES. YOU WANT TO HAVE THE USERS OF THOSE SERVICES FULLY FUND THE SERVICE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT FUNDING SOLID WASTE WITH REVENUE LIKE SALES TAX, YOU HAVE ALL KINDS OF INDIVIDUALS FUNDING A SERVICE THEY DON'T USE. THAT IS THE IDEA IT WILL MAKE IT TO AN ENTERPRISE FUND, THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS ARE SET UP AND MADE SO THAT WE CAN TRACK THIS JUST LIKE A BUSINESS. IT OPERATES THAT WAY . WELL WE ARE NOT IN IT TO MAKE A PROFIT, WE ARE IN IT TO FULLY COVER AND WE INTEND TO FULLY COVER THE COST OF PROVIDING THAT SERVICE . EVERYTHING. EVERY FENCE. EVERY CAPITAL PURCHASE. EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO THAT.AND SO WE USE THOSE ENTERPRISE FUNDS WHEN YOU TRACK REVENUE AND EXPENSES AND THOSE FUNDS AND KEEP EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND WHEN WE GET READY TO DECIDE WHAT THE USER RATE IS, WE WILL USE A CONSULTANT WHO SPECIALIZES IN THAT AND IDEALLY, WE WOULD DO THAT EVERY FOUR YEARS. WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RAISED SINCE 2014 IN THAT PARTICULAR ENTERPRISE FUND .
FOUR YEARS FROM THAT WAS 2018. WE STARTED LOOKING AT IT AGAIN.
ANY KIND OF DECISION MADE AT THAT POINT JUST HAPPENED RIGHT AROUND THE TIME THAT WE WENT INTO A PANDEMIC. AND OBVIOUSLY , WE WERE NOT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY KIND OF RATE
INCREASE AT THAT POINT. >> THE ATTENTION IS THERE TO COVER THE COST. DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, GENERAL FUNDS SUBSIDIZED AND ALL THOSE THINGS HAPPENED . THE ENTERPRISE FUND IS SIMPLY SEPARATE FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR THAT. WE WANT TO OPERATE LIKE A BUSINESS . AND IF WE MIX IT ALL TOGETHER, YOU KIND OF TAKE AWAY FROM THAT PURPOSE THAT WE HAVE
THERE. >> OVER THAT TIME PERIOD, THE GENERAL FUND HAS SUBSIDIZED SINCE THE LAST RATE INCREASE AROUND 3.5 MILLION I THINK AT THAT POINT. WE ARE HERE. EVEN THOUGH THE STUDY WAS DONE IN 2023 . A LITTLE TIME HAS PASSED BECAUSE WE WERE NOT READY YET TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE OVER AND OVER PROVEN THAT THE RATE THAT CAME OUT OF THE RATE STUDY WAS RIGHT ON TRACK AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN . WE ARE STILL HERE AND THAT IS HOW THAT SERVICE WOULD BE FUNDED.
IDEALLY, WE WOULD ALWAYS INTEND AND WANT TO COVER THAT TYPE OF SERVICE WITH A REVENUE SOURCE THAT IS THE USER BASE SPECIFICALLY FOR IT INSTEAD OF HAVING KIND OF A GENERAL REVENUE
DO THAT . >> THANK YOU, ALLISON.
>> THANK YOU. >> THE TOTAL FOR RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS IS $8.50 . >> THE TOTAL CHANGE WOULD BE
$8.50. >> THE INCREASE WOULD BE $8.50
. >> YOU GO FROM $23.50, TO $53 -- $33. THE STAFF HAS PUT TOGETHER A BOOKLET YOU CAN ACCESS ONLINE.
IT IS OUR INTENT OF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE POSTPONEMENT, TO GIVE YOU PROXIMALLY A MONTH TO CONSIDER THE CHANGES AND TO SPEAK TO THOSE CHANGES AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR PROSPECTIVE IS. WE WILL PUT THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA JUNE 3RD. AGAIN, IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE POSTPONEMENT. AND CONSIDER THAT AT THAT TIME. DOES ANYONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A COMMENT?
>> THE PROJECTIONS SAY, TYPICALLY, IT IS ONE OF THREE RESERVES. LOOKING AT ONLY KEEPING ONE MONTH RESERVE ON THIS PARTICULAR ACCOUNT. THIS FURTHER PROVES THE POINT. WE ARE REALLY JUST TRYING TO COVER WHAT THE BASE IS AND A LITTLE BIT OF CUSHION IS SUPPOSED TO TOO MUCH CUSHION AND WHAT COULD BE ARGUED AS TOO MUCH CUSHION. THREE MONTHS IS PROBABLY MORE STANDARD I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT POINT TO MAKE. THIS IS A ONE MONTH RESERVE. ENOUGH FOR US TO COVER WHAT THE COSTS ARE IN THIS
>> ANYONE ELSE HAVE A COMMENT? >> HAS THERE BEEN ANY KIND OF AN INFLATION KICKER DURING THOSE 10 YEARS THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD A
RATE INCREASE? >> I THINK WE HAVE SEEN INFLATION THE LAST FEW YEARS. ALL THE COSTS HAVE GONE UP FROM
>> WHAT IS AMAZING IS THAT UNTIL RECENTLY, THE GENERAL FUND HAS NOT HAD TO SUBSIDIZE IT. HAD WE RAISE THEM SOONER, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD A TOUCH MORE TO PLAY WITH Y-UPPERCASE-LETTER'S
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BUT WE REALLY HUNG ON. FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITIZENS, WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR THE BEST BANG FOR THE TAXPAYER BOOK FOR KEYS FOR THE COUNCILMAN, ET CETERA. WE ARE RUNNING AS LEAN AS POSSIBLE AND KEEPING FEES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE ANYTHING IS IMPORTANT AND YOU WILL SEE THE COUNCIL AGENDA WITH USER FEES MUCH LOWER THAN A LOT OF CITIES IN THIS REGION . AND SO WE ARE VERY LOW RIGHT NOW AND WE WILL STILL BE VERY LOW WITH A CHANGE IF YOU SHOULD ADOPT IT. IT IS NOT OUR REFERENCE TO RAISE FEES BUT DUE TO THE TIME PERIOD AND YOUR POINT, THERE HAS BEEN INFLATION THERE AND THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IS HIGHER. FUEL IS HIGHER. EQUIPMENT COSTS HAVE NEARLY DOUBLED WHAT IT WAS COSTING 10 YEARS AGO. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED .>> A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR POSTPONEMENT UNTIL JUNE 3RD.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST READING. >> THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED THE FIRST READING. WE ALSO HAVE A POOL -- A FULL PUBLIC HEARING THAT EVENING AS WELL. SO WOULD THIS BE AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE ,
ROLL CALL VOTE? >> YOU ARE NOT TAKING OFFICIAL
ACTION. >> ALL IN FAVOR OF THE POSTPONEMENT UNTIL JUNE 3RD , PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL HEAR THIS JUNE 3RD. TO THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND THIS AND LET US
KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE . >> WHERE WILL THE PUBLIC FIND
THIS INFORMATION? >> AT THIS MOMENT, IT IS RESIDING WITH THE COUNCIL AGENDA. I MADE A NOTE ON WHAT COUNCILMAN DAWSON SAID IN WITH YOUR WORK SESSION COMMENTS THAT WE WILL PUT ON INFORMATION . SOME BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WITH MORE DETAIL BEHIND IT TO WHERE THEY CAN FIND IT.
RIGHT NOW IT IS AUBURN AL.GOV/AGENDA WITH TODAY'S DATE. THEY CAN FIND THE FULL COUNCIL PACKET. WE WILL GET A
DIRECT LINK . >> WE CAN DO ALL THE ABOVE. I NEED MY KEY MEDICATIONS TEAM TO WORK WITH FINANCING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO PUT INFORMATION TOGETHER. I THINK THE ONE CHALLENGE WE HAVE WITH THAT IS THE PROPOSAL AT THIS STAGE . PEOPLE ARE WELCOME TO COMMENT. WHEN WE PUT OUT THERE, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IN THE MESSAGING. IT IS NOT HAPPENING YET. AND YOUR PACKETS WERE SENT OUT FOR OCTOBER 1ST AND YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO BUMP THAT IMPLEMENTATION DATE. SO THAT IS
[10.a.1. Alabama Department of Transportation. Preliminary Engineering and Construction Agreement. Installation of Traffic Cameras along I-85 from Exit 50 to Exit 58. $250,000.]
THE OTHER THING WE NEED TO GET TO BEFORE JUNE 3RD OR BY JUNE>> 10A1 AUTHORIZES UPPER LIMITER ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CAMERAS ALONG INTERSTATE 85 FROM EXIT 50, TO EXIT 58 THINGS TO CHAIRMAN ROGERS AND A CONGRESSMAN , AS A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW HIM, WE RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THIS. IT IS AN 80 SLASH 20 FEDERAL GRANT WITH $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING AND $250,000 IN CITY FUNDING.
>> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU TO CONGRESSMAN ROGERS
[10.a.2. Kadre Engineering, LLC. Amendment No. 1. North Donahue Drive Widening Project (Shug Jordan Parkway to Saugahatchee Creek). $88,800. ]
FOR HIS ASSISTANCE, AGAIN . >> ALL IN FAVOR.
>> AYE. >> AND HE OPPOSED ? MOTION CARRIES IT. 10A2 AUTHORIZES A MINUTE WANT TO A CONTRACT WITH KUTCHER ENGINEERING LLC FOR THE NORTH DONAHUE WIDENING PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $88,800 BRINGING THE TOTAL CONTRACT
AMOUNT TO $360,500. >> APPROVAL.
>> SECOND. >> MOTION . ANY COMMENTS OR
[10.a.3. Musco Sports Lighting, LLC. Purchase LED lights for the Yarbrough Tennis Center indoor courts. $302,900.]
QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE.
>> OPPOSED? >> MOTION CARRIES.
>> 10A3 AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT WITH YOU SCHOOL SPORTS LIGHTING LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF LED LIGHTS FOR THE TENNIS CENTER INDOOR COURTS IN THE AMOUNT OF REZONE $2900. AS A REMINDER, AUBURN UNIVERSITY PAYS 85% OF THE COST AND THE CITY PAYS 15% OF THE COST. THE UNIVERSITY WILL REIMBURSE US .
>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ? >> THE UNIVERSITY PAYS THE 85 ?
>> S. >> I GET CLARIFIED AFTER THE LAST THURSDAY MEETING. IT IS 85%. IT IS BASED ON USAGE AND THEY HAVE THE PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION BOARD .
[10.a.4. Tyler Technologies. Purchase Tyler Technologies Enterprise Public Safety software suite. $586,405.]
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES 10A NUMBER AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN ENTERPRISE PUBLIC SAFETY SOFTWARE SUITE IN THE AMOUNT OF $586,000.405.
>> COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS . >> MR. GRISWOLD.
>> WHO DID WE USE PRIOR TO 2009 QUICKLY HAVE HAD THIS COMPANY ON
THE HOOK SENSE 2009. >> IT IS SOUTHERN SOFTWARE BUT WAS NAMED SOMETHING ELSE PRIOR TO THAT.
>> JCB THREE WAS THE NAME OF THE SOFTWARE PRIOR TO THE COMPANY WE
ARE CURRENTLY USING . >> WAS IT PURCHASED OR REQUIRED OR YOU CHOSE AT THAT POINT TO CHANGE TO A NEW VENDOR ?
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>> THE VENDOR WOULD HAVE CHANGED BEFORE 2009. SOUTHERN SOFTWARE IS THE CURRENT FORMAT. IT WAS SOLD SOME TIME AGO.
>> BUT IT WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FORMAT OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT WHEN IT WAS JCB THREE.
>> SOUTHERN SOFTWARE ACQUIRED THEM AND MODIFIED .
>> HOW MANY VENDORS HAVE WE GONE THROUGH ON THIS PARTICULAR FUNCTION NOT INCLUDING THE ONE WE ARE FIXING TO VOTE ON?
>> SIX I BELIEVE. FIVE OR SIX NATIONAL VENDORS .
>> WE HAVE CHANGED VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS FIVE OR SIX TIMES .
>> NO. WE HAVE VETTED THOSE VENDORS.
>> HE WAS ASKING CHANGE. NOT HOW MANY DID WE THAT ?
>> JCB WAS THE START OF THIS TYPE OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND IT WAS ACQUIRED BY SOUTHERN SOFTWARE.
>> SENSE 2009. ONE VENDOR EVOLVED TO A VENDOR THAT
ACQUIRED THE FIRST VENDOR. >> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH SOUTHERN SOFTWARE TO PROVIDE SERVICES?
>> CORRECT . >> WHAT IS THE CONTRACT PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE FOR THE CONTRACT? >> WE RENEW ANNUALLY .
>> WHEN IS IT DUE FOR RENEWAL ? >> THE SCHOOL YEAR TYPICALLY.
>> I THINK THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR WHEN WE TYPICALLY PAY THE RENEWALS. PROBABLY LATE AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER.
>> OKAY. AND I NOTICED YOU WILL HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED AND I HAVE TO FIND THE EXACT WORDING BUT BASICALLY YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SATISFIED WITH WHAT THEY ARE PROVIDING. IS THAT A FAIR
>> OKAY. AND YOU HAVE EVALUATED TYLER TECHNOLOGIES TO DETERMINE
IF THEY WILL BE SATISFACTORY? >> YES. WE MET WITH THEM. WE TALKED TO OTHER CUSTOMERS. WE HAVE DONE SITE VISITS. WE DID A DEMO AND AND ENVIRONMENTS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ACTUALLY WITH BOTH OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND DISPATCH.
>> THIS COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY SUITE SOFTWARE PADDOCKS ? THE LAW-ENFORCEMENT CASE MANAGEMENT
AND -- >> IT IS NOT THE ONLY SOFTWARE
PROVIDER BUT IT IS THE MAIN. >> IS THAT WHAT SOUTHERN SOFTWARE IS DOING FOR YOU NOW IN THIS ENTIRE SWEEP OF
CAPABILITIES? >> THIS WILL ACTUALLY ADD CAPABILITIES TO WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE .
>> OKAY. AS FAR AS COMPATIBILITY GOES WITH STATE OR FEDERAL OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE IN REPORTS OR INTERFACE
WITH -- >> FULLY COMPLIANT WITH ALL OF THE AUTOMATED SUBMISSIONS TO THE STATE RECORD SYSTEMS AND THE FEDERAL ANOTHER ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AT THE COST OF ABOUT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ?
>> IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND THE DIFFERENCE, YOU HAVE THE INITIAL PURCHASE AND THEN YOU HAVE MAINTENANCE.
>> SO THE INITIAL PURCHASE IS THIS ONE-TIME FEE OF 586,405 DOLLARS AND THAT IS FOR THE INITIAL CONTRACT AMENDMENT AND LIMITATION AND TRAINING AND THEN WE WILL HAVE RECURRING FEES OF 300,000 -- $303,069 . THAT IS A RECURRING ANNUAL ?
>> DOES THAT COVER THE FIRST YEAR? THE 586 ?
>> THE 586 DOES. >> THAT WOULD BE BUILT INTO THE
BUDGET MOVING FORWARD . >> BUT IT WON'T RECUR AND WE WILL START PAYING NOW AND IT WILL BE BUDGETED EACH YEAR BUT IT COVERS FIRST-YEAR EXPENSES. TAYLOR ALSO IS HEAVILY USED, TYLER TECHNOLOGIES. A LOT OF THE SOFTWARE SUITES I DON'T RECALL
HOW MANY PROGRAMS WE HAVE . >> A NUMBER OF THEM. WE HAVE BEEN SATISFIED OVERALL AND HAVE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCED IMPLEMENTATION. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS NOBODY WANTS TO MAKE DATABASE AND/OR SOFTWARE CHANGES BUT AS WE ARE GROWING AND TECHNOLOGIES ARE CHANGING, WE NEED EVERYBODY TO MOVE WITH THE TIMES AND WE NEED CAPABILITIES THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE WITH OUR CURRENT SOFTWARE SUITE. IT IS NOT SOMETHING ANY BUT HE WANTS TO CHANGE OVER BUT WHEN IT IS NOT MEETING THE CURRENT NEEDS THE WAY WE WANTED TO, WE HAVE TO
MAKE A CHANGE. >> IT SAYS YOU HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH ENGAGEMENT FROM SOUTHERN SOFTWARE SUPPORT TEAM . YOU HAVE TRIED TO ENGAGE THEM TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE THINGS AND
ADD CAPABILITY OR WHATEVER? >> WE HAVE. WITHIN THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUSINESS UNIT AND THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HAVE ENGAGED WITH THEM NUMEROUS TIMES OVER
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MULTIPLE YEARS TO NOT ONLY APPROVE THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BUT TO FIX GLITCHES OR BUGS THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HERE AND THERE. ALSO TO GET A BETTER SCHEDULE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATES . IT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ISSUEOVER THE YEARS . >> ALL RIGHT. I KNOW I'M ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS. I SEE A HALF-MILLION DOLLAR BILL AND I
GET CURIOUS. >> HE WOULD LOVE TO SPEAK WITH
YOU. >> I DON'T WANT TO PUT HIM ON THE SPOT. I BELIEVE I'M COMFORTABLE NOW.
>> LIKE ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS, HE LOVES TO TALK.
>> THE CURRENT CONTRACT TERM GOES UNTIL THE LADY OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND AT THAT POINT, WE WILL SWITCH OVER TO TYLER .
IS THAT THE PLAN? >> WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT TIMING YET. WE WILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT VENDOR UNTIL WE COMPLETELY MIGRATE OVER . AND SO THERE MAY BE A TIMING ISSUE WHERE WE HAVE TO PAY FOR ONE MORE YEAR OF SOUTHERN SOFTWARE. BECAUSE THE CONTRACT , THE CURRENT CONTRACT WILL BE ENDING IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS UP LIMITATION CAN TAKE UP TO 12
MONTHS . >> THERE IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO KNOW UNTIL WE ARE TECHNICALLY THERE. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THEY HAVE NOT STEPPED FORWARD WITH. DATABASE CONVERSION IS OF GLITCHES AT TIMES AND THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER LOVES IT. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE AND UNLESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THE RECORDS CURRENTLY ON THE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN IN A STAGNANT PHASE WHERE WE CAN ACCESS THEM BUT WE NO LONGER CONTRACT WITH SOUTHERN SOFTWARE TO MAINTAIN THAT. IT IS JUST IN A DATABASE WE CAN LOOK AT. WE ARE NOT CONVERTING THE RECORDS INTO A NEW DATABASE . YOU WILL START FOR THE MOST PART
WITH A NEW DATABASE. >> WE MAINTAIN THE CURRENT RECORDS HISTORICALLY THAT WE HAVE IN A CLOUD SERVICE THAT WE CAN PULL DOWN FOR ANALYTICS AND HISTORICAL -- TO LOOK BACK AT ANY CURRENT
NEW DATABASE. >> WILL THERE BE -- AND ENTERPRISE SYSTEM? YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OUT AND
CUSTOMIZE IT ? >> THERE IS A CUSTOMIZATION THAT
CAN BE BUILT INTO THIS . >> AS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION, THEY WILL OFFER -- THEY WILL BUILD IT OUT FOR YOU. YOU HAVE TO BETA TEST IT AND THEY WILL OFFER SUPPORT .
>> THE CORE FUNCTIONALITY IS THERE ALREADY .
THECUSTOMIZATION IS MORE RELATED TO SMALLER FUNCTIONS OR REPORTS THAT WE NEED THAT WILL ASK THEM TO CUSTOMIZE FOR US.
>> THEY WILL DO THE DATA MIGRATION FOR US ? OR THEY WILL MIGRATE THE DATA FROM THE OLD SYSTEM?
>> CORRECT . >> WHAT IS THE CURRENT ANNUAL
COST FOR THE CURRENT CONTRACT ? >> FOR THE SERVICES, I BELIEVE
AROUND 70,000 A YEAR YEAR. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THESE LARGE ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS , WHEN YOU TRANSITION FROM AN OLD ONE TO A NEW ONE, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON. THERE HAS TO BE SOME OVERLAP . YOU REALLY CAN'T SHUT ONE OFF WITHOUT TAKING THE TIME TO BUILD AND MAKE SURE THE ONE YOU ARE MIGRATING TO IS
RUNNING LIKE HE WANTED TO . >> I UNDERSTAND THAT. DO WE NEED ANOTHER FULL YEAR'S CONTRACT WITH SOUTHERN TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN? OR IS THERE A PERIOD OF TIME TO GIVE THEM A MODIFIED
CONTRACT . >> THREE MONTHS OR HALF A YEAR?
>> WE HAVE TO NEGOTIATE THAT WITH SOUTHERN SOFTWARE.
>> I HATE TO PAY TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES FOR THE SAME OVERALL FUNCTION WHICH SOUNDS LIKE WHAT WE WILL BE DOING. WE WILL PAY TYLER TO COME IN AND GET SET UP WITH THE ONE-TIME ACCESS FEE TO INCLUDE 303,000 AND AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE PAYING SOUTHERN 70,000 FOR HANGING AROUND I GUESS .
>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF EVERY SOFTWARE CONTRACT WE HAVE WHEN WE SWITCH OVER , THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. WEOFTEN HAVE A YEAR OF OVERLAP OR SIX MONTHS OR THREE MONTHS. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES WITHOUT STOPPING. THERE IS NOT A WAY TO FULLY MEASURE THAT RIGHT NOW BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING ABOUT AND WE DON'T HAVE A FINAL ANSWER ON THAT BUT WE WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT IS A WHOLE YEAR AT 70-ISH THOUSAND DOLLARS .
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>> WE ARE LOOKING AT IN EXCESS OF A HALF-MILLION . SO WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO COMPANIES ON THE HOOK FOR THE SAME FUNCTION. I UNDERSTAND IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE TRANSITION. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I HOPE THERE IS SOME WAY TO MITIGATE THE OVERALL COST OF THE COMPANY WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH . I HATE TO ISSUE THEM A BRAND-NEW CONTRACT FOR A FULL YEAR IF WE ARE NOT HAPPY LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU ALL AND THE FINANCE FOLKS AND THE CONTRACT
FOLKS . >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THIS BENEFITS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I THINK IT WAS ORIGINATED AT THE REQUEST OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I'M SURE IT IS GOING TO DO A GOOD JOB. I'M CONFIDENT OF THAT AFTER HEARING THE EXCHANGE TONIGHT. HAVE YOU ALSO GOTTEN BUY IN FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND THE EMS OR ANYONE ELSE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
? >> THIS IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY ENTERPRISE SUITE OF SOFTWARE. IT TOUCHES ALL THE AREAS OF PUBLIC SAFETY. RECORDS MANAGEMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT AND ALL THOSE THINGS ARE POLICE CENTRIC BUT WE HAVE COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH THAT IS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. IT HAS COMPONENTS AND THEREFORE FIRE RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT REPORTING TO THE ALABAMA HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR PAYLESS MODULES. IT TOUCHES ALL OF THE.
>> ARE THEY HAPPY WITH THE WAY WILL PERFORM ?
>> YES. >> IT IS NOT OVERLY CUMBERSOME ?
YOU HAVE BUY IN FROM THEM ? >> WE COLLABORATED WITH ALL THE
DIFFERENT SECTIONS . >> BACK TO THIS. IT WOULD NOT BE ON THE AGENDA IF IT DID NOT GET PAST ME. THOSE WITH THIS -- THE THINGS I THAT WITH THEM CLEARLY ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS THAT TYLER IS ONE OF THE BEST AT PROVIDING THIS SERVICE AND WITHOUT -- WITH GOING THERE WITH AXON BODY CAMERAS , THEY ARE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE FIELD. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE. NOT A MOVE WE WANTED TO MAKE BUT A TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THE CITIZENS EXPECT AND EMPLOYEES
NEED , TO BE EFFICIENT. >> IT GIVES US ROOM FOR GROWTH .
IS NOT FOR THE NOW. IT IS FOR NOW AND IN THE FUTURE .
>> THIS WAS NOT A BUDGET ITEM. WINDOWS THIS NEED TO BE
DETERMINED ? >> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
FOR ALMOST A YEAR . >> WHY WASN'T IT IN THE BUDGET?
>> THEY HAD NO IDEA WHO THEY WERE GOING WITH AND WHAT THE PRICE WOULD BE AND SO ON . AND WE ARE LOOKING TO ABSORB THIS EXPENSE AND THIS FISCAL YEAR AND BY OTHER THINGS THAT MAY NOT HAVE COME TO FRUITION. IT ULTIMATELY WON'T AFFECT ANY CHANGE WITH WHAT IS ALREADY BUDGETED OVERALL FOR THE CITY
THIS FISCAL YEAR . >> IT WILL BE IN THE NEXT BUDGET
UPDATE ? >> THE NEXT BUDGET UPDATE WILL REFLECT IN THE SECOND YEAR, A FEE FOR THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE .
>> ARE WE MISSING SOMETHING? >> THIS YEAR WILL, THE GENERAL
FUND. >> THE BUDGETED FUNDS FOR PUBLIC
[12. CITIZENS' OPEN FORUM.]
>> MOTION AND SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR.
>> THOSE ARE ALL THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS
EVENING. >> CITIZENS OPEN FORUM.
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ANYTHING ON YOUR MIND. WE ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL . YES OR.
>> MAYOR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WALTER GIBRALTAR JUNIOR, SOME OF YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT I'M INVOLVED WITH THE TUMORS SIT IN MOVEMENT WHICH TODAY MARCH THE 1801ST DAY . AND I'M SURE THAT IT HAS BEEN CALLED TO YOUR ATTENTION ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON THERE WITH RECENT DAYS . I'M NOT HERE TONIGHT TO ASK ANY -- ANYBODY CONNECTED WITH THE CITY OF AUBURN TO GIVE US ANY SPECIAL FARES. WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS THAT YOU CONSIDER WHAT IMPACT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON THE ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN AUBURN JUST THIS WEEK, SOME OF WHICH WERE MENTIONED BY THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVE AND HER REMARKS. I WAS SURPRISED SHE DID NOT MENTION THE BASEBALL SERIES . BUT THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW BIG THIS IS THE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS . I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW IT WILL AFFECT PEOPLE COMING IN TO
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TUMORS CORNER OR OUT OF TUMORS CORNER TO WALK OR JUST HAVE GRADUATION PICTURES MADE. AND THEN THAT HAPPEN AT LEAST ONE TIME THIS WEEK. ALSO, WE ARE AWARE THAT SOME PEOPLE , ARE TRYING TO GO INTO THE OTHER AREAS OF TUMORS CORNER SUCH AS THE WHATABURGER AND THE PNC BANK AND SUCH AS THE TUMORS DRUGS AND I'M SURE THEY WANT A LOT OF BUSINESS THIS WEEK. I JUST WANT TO CALL THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE JUST WANT TO EXERCISE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE WE MAKE MISTAKES AND WE TRY TO DO THINGS AS PEACEFULLY AS POSSIBLE. WE ARE JUST CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO SORT OF TAKE AWAY OUR RIGHTS AND THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. AND WE ARE AWARE OF HARASSMENT AND I HAVE BEEN PERSONALLY HARASSED. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO ADDRESS OUTSIDE THE CITY. AND WE DO WANT TO MEET WITH CAMPUS SECURITY AND ALSO WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED UNTIL AND WE WILL TRY TO WORK WITH THEM BEFORE WE HAVE TO, FOR YOU ALL HERE WE HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BEFORE YOU ALL.WITH YOU HAVING THESE 100 GOOD PLACES TO LIVE, I'M SURE THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS BAD PUBLICITY. JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. WE WILL ACKNOWLEDGE OUR MISTAKES AND TRY TO WORK BETTER TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T VIOLATE ANYONE'S BILL OF RIGHTS AND WE OBSERVE THE ORDINANCES. THANK YOU.
>> WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ? >> THERE IS A GROUP, SOME GUYS FROM LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH YOU HAVE COME TO US IN PRE-MUCH DOMINATED THE CONVERSATION AND THEY ARE TRYING TO PUSH A CERTAIN VIEWPOINT. WE TRIED TO GIVE THEM SOME FEEDBACK AND IT'S NOT GOING TO COME TO A RESOLUTION THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE PEOPLE FROM THIS GROUP OUT THERE. I THINK IT IS CALLED " IN SOMETHING ALABAMA." I NOTICED MONDAY MORNING WHEN I WAS COMING TO TUMORS CORNER TO DO SOME RECYCLING , WHERE I HAD BEEN LAZY AND NOT GONE TO THE RECYCLING CENTER. I NOTICED THERE WAS AN AMERICAN FLAG PLANTED IN THE AREA WHERE THE SIT IN MOVEMENT HAVE BEEN SITTING. I DON'T KNOW IF AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS AWARE OF THIS. AND OFF ON BROWN UNIVERSITY GAVE THE PERMISSION. ALL I KNOW IS IT WAS THERE. I HAD NOT BEEN THERE SINCE MONDAY MORNING. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT IS STILL THERE OR NOT. IT SEEMS THEY WANT TO DOMINATE WHAT IS GOING ON THERE AND NOT GIVE THEN THE RIGHT TO JUST MOVE AROUND .
>> NOT CITY EMPLOYEES? >> NOT CITY EMPLOYEES. NO, SIR.
MONDAY MORNING, I SAW THE CITY EMPLOYEES DOING THEIR JOB AND I DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT IT . DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
THERE ARE NO CITY EMPLOYEES . >> I WOULD SUGGEST YOU SIT IN WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND WORK SOMETHING OUT ON YOUR CONCERNS .
>> AND LIKE I SAID, WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL FAVORS FOR ASKING YOU TO MAKE EXCEPTIONS TO WHAT IS IN THE ORDINANCES OR WHAT IS IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS. SOME OF THIS STUFF, WE HAVE TO HANDLE ON OUR OWN. WE ARE AWARE OF THAT AND WITH SOMETHING CALLED A TUMOR SIT IN, YOU KNOW YOU WILL TAKE A LOT OF STUFF YOU WANT TO TAKE. I READ TODAY ABOUT THE BIRMINGHAM MOVEMENT . IT WAS
THIS MONTH IN 1963 . >> WE HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT WE
>> ROBERT WILKINS 261 DESERT DRIVE AUBURN, ALABAMA.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AUBURN , A MISUSED CITY. THE CITY OF AUBURN'S POST WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF TAX DOLLARS WITH LITTLE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS COMPARED TO WELL-ESTABLISHED CITIES LIKE MONTGOMERY, MOBILE AND BIRMINGHAM . WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE ABUNDANCE? WE ALLOW THE FORMER MAYOR, THE PRESENT MAYOR, PAST AND PRESENT CITY MANAGEMENT COME RUN ROUGHSHOD OVER DULY ELECTED PAST AND PRESENT AUBURN CITY COUNCIL AND AUBURN CITIZENS. WHEN THEY SPEAK, THEY
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CAN GIVE US WORDS WITH HOLLOW DATA AND PRESENT THEM AS THE TRUTH. A LACK OF DATA THAT HAS CREATED AND LACK OF PLANNING IN THE FUTURE OF AUBURN. CITIZEN PROPERTY RIGHTS WERE TAKEN AWAY BY EXPANDING AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL 1999 ORDINANCE 1993 FAMILY DEFINITION AND PARLAYED IT INTO A 2021 ORDINANCE 3288 IN A SHORT-TERM RENTAL WHILE IGNORING THE RIGHTS OF CERTAIN AUBURN CITIZENS. WE CITIZENS PROPOSED THE HOME STATE AMENDMENT ALLOWING AUBURN RESIDENTS PROPERTY RIGHTS THROUGH THE CITY OF AUBURN WHILE CONTROLLING THE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THOSE DESIGNATED ZONES. WE PRESENTLY HAVE FOUR OF THE FIVE VOTES NEEDED TO PASS THE HOME STATE EXEMPT AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 3288. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE TIMING IS NOT RIGHT BY MANY AUBURN COUNCILMEMBERS. WAS THERE NO TIMING OVER THE LAST 1512 DAYS SINCE THE SIGNING OF ORDINANCE 3288 ? WE HAVE A DOWNTOWN RUN OVER BY GODEY AUBURN SKYSCRAPERS AND THE FORM OF STUDENT HOUSING BY THE NON- CARING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS AND THE LOCAL ASSOCIATES. THE STUDENTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD HAVE STAYED ON THE UNIVERSITY PROPERTY BUTTONS THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO DESTROY THE VILLAGE WE HAVE THE AUBURN PLANNING COMMISSION THAT DOES NO PLANNING JUST APPROVES FUTURE COMMERCIAL ZONING CHANGES BY UTILIZING THE PLANS OF 2020, 2030, 2040, INTO INFINITY AND BEYOND WHILE IGNORING ANY RESEMBLANCE OF OUR OLDEST ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE THE NEW HOA NEIGHBORHOODS GROW AT A SPEED OF LIGHT . EVEN THE CITY MANAGER RUNS OVER OUR CITY COUNCIL BY CREATING A HORRIBLE LOGO UP THERE AND A HORRIBLE SLOGAN WITHOUT THE COUNCIL APPROVAL OR EVEN THE APPROVAL OF THE AUBURN CITIZENS WHILE TAKING THIS LOGO AND SLOGAN AND SPITTING THE IMAGE OF THE LOVELESS -- ONE TIME THE LOVELESS VILLAGE ON THE PLAINS.>> WHO IS NEXT? >> GOOD EVENING. I'M WITH PEOPLE ENGAGED IN RECOVERY. I DO NOT LIVE IN AUBURN BUT AUBURN IS ONE OF THE TERRITORIES UNCOVERING NOW.
>> WHAT IS YOUR ADDRESS? >> WE JUST NEED YOUR ADDRESS FOR
THE RECORD. >> 207 MILL ROAD PLANE.
>> PERFECT. >> WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS WE OFFER FREE SERVICES. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR MONEY . WE ARE HERE TO HELP THOSE THAT DEAL WITH ADDICTION.
ADDICTION RIGHT NOW DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE HOMELESS PERSON OR THE CONVICT LIKE IT USE TO PICK IT AFFECTS ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW. IS GOING TO THE COUNTRY AT A RAPID RACE. I LOST MY DAUGHTER FIVE YEARS AGO. I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUS. MY -- I WAS THE COO OF A GROUP OUT OF DALLAS, TEXAS AND RETIRED AND MOVED BACK HERE TO DO WHAT I'M DOING TODAY. MY WIFE WORKS FOR A TREATMENT CENTER. THE COURT SYSTEM DOESN'T USE A TREATMENT SYSTEM CENTER. I GET UP EVERY DAY WITH ONE GOAL. TO HELP ONE PERSON WE HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER IN DOTHAN AND WE HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER IN MOBILE AND OPEN ONE IN BRUTON. I'M HOPING MY NEXT IS AUBURN ITSELF . MY THING IS THAT I COME HERE AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL CITY. I HAVE A CHILD THAT GRADUATED HERE . MY THING IS, I JUST WANT TO SEE PEOPLE GET BETTER. THAT IS ALL I WANT. I DON'T WANT TO SEE PEOPLE SUFFER FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE BECAUSE THEY ARE ADDICTED TO A PILL OR A DRUG WE HAVE PEOPLE DYING FROM OVERDOSING ON MARIJUANA RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE FENTANYL. I HAVE PACKETS FOR ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY. IT HAS TEST
STRIPS AND IT . >> NO FENTANYL. AND NARCAN.
HAVE TRAINED FIRST RESPONDERS HOW TO USE IT. WE ARE ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW. LIKE I SAID, WE DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY.
I DON'T NEED IT. MY GOAL IS TO GET UP HERE. I'M UP TWO OR THREE TIMES A MONTH ALREADY. I COVER 11 COUNTIES BY MYSELF.
THANK YOU WILL. I RESPECT YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING THIS IS THE MOST COMMENDABLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING I HAVE SAID -- I HAVE SAT IN. IT IS BEEN VERY WELL. I HAVE PACKETS FOR EACH
OF YOU ALL. >> YOU CAN LEAVE IT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND SHE CAN DISTRIBUTE. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> NEXT . >> GOOD EVENING . MY NAME IS
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CHRIS HARTMAN. I LIVE AT 601 NORTH K STREET. I WAS NOT ABLE TO COME LAST MONTH THE -- BUT I DID WANT TO ADDRESS THE TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY RIBBONS THAT WERE HANDED OUT AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL . THIS IS PART OF SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NOTICED AS A DISTURBING PATTERN IN THE LAST THREE TO HALF YEARS.WHEN -- WHAT I'M ASKING OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYORS IS WHERE YOU ALL STAND ON THIS. A COUPLE OF YOU TOLD ME THIS IS NOT A SCHOOL ISSUE, OR IT IS A SCHOOL ISSUE AND NOT A CITY ISSUE. THE SCHOOLS FOLLOW THE SCHOOL BOARD . YOU APPOINT THE SCHOOL BOARD .
YOUWORK FOR US. THIS IS YOUR ISSUE . YOU OWN IT. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ADULTS, HOW ADULTS CHOOSE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES . THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH CHILDREN AND WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. I DON'T CARE HALLANDALE LIVES THEIR LIFE. IT DOES NOT BOTHER ME. I DO CARE ABOUT WHAT CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO AND WHAT YOU ARE ENDORSING . AND I'M NOT TALKING EITHER ABOUT WHAT IS LEGAL . ISSUING OF PERMITS VERSUS WHAT YOUR VALUES ARE . HERE ARE THE PERFORMERS FROM AUBURN PRIDE FEST IN THE PAST UP UNTIL THIS YEAR. SHARON COX, CITRIC MEN CUCINA, WHO IS A SHORT LIST TRANSGENDER WOMAN TO MAN, PERFORMING SHIRTLESS IN FRONT OF CHILDREN WITH SCARS SCARS. BUTTONS THE CLONES, MIX -- MS. ROXANNE RECEIVING CASH TIPS FROM THE YOUNGEST ACCORDING TO THE NEWS. BUTTONS THE CLOWN , DELICIOUS ROSS WITH A CHILD, UNDERAGE CHILD IN ONE ARM AND A HANDFUL OF CASH MONEY AND ANOTHER ARM . WE WENT FROM 2022, TO 2023 WITH THE CONTROVERSY OF THE LIBRARY . WE ARE USING PUBLIC PARKS.
>>> PROCLAMATIONS . WE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE TEACHER AND NOW WE ARE AT THE SCHOOLS . PARADE, CITY PARK , SCHOOL. WHAT IS THE LINE BETWEEN TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE AND WHAT IS THE LINE BETWEEN ACCEPTANCE AND CELEBRATION ? IF YOU ARE TAKING A POSITION OF VALUE NEUTRALITY , YOU ARE ENDORSING WHAT YOU ACCEPT AND THAT IS WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THIS COUNCIL RIGHT NOW. WE DESERVE TO KNOW WHERE YOU STAND ON THIS ISSUE AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU .
>> WHO WOULD BE NEXT? >> WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS CAN
MEDICATION'S. >> DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ? MOVED
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.