Jul 08, 2025 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER.]

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>>> WE WILL CALL ORDERED TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE JOINED US OR ARE LISTENING OR WATCHING THROUGH OUR STREAMING SERVICES. ROLL CALL, LINDSAY.

>> PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE. I WANT TO SAY HOW SORRY WE ARE ABOUT THE LOSS OF YOUR FATHER. HE HAS BEEN IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, AS WELL AS YOUR WHOLE FAMILY. OVER THE LAST WEEK OR TWO. 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.

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[4. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS.]

WE WILL PAUSE , WELL WE GET THE AUDIO FIGURED OUT.

>> I WILL GET THE CHIEF TO LOOK AT IT.

>> OUR JULY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH , OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND OUR REVENUE MANAGER. CHERYL VAN TUYL HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE APRIL 2005 AS A SENIOR REVENUE OFFICE , SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLLECTION OF CITY TAXES AND OTHER REVENUES. SOME OF HER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF THE TAXPAYER DATABASE FOR APPLIANCE, IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND MORE. AS THE REVENUE OFFICE BEGAN REPARATION FOR THE LICENSE RENEWAL SEASON, THREE BECAME VACANT, AS THE REVENUE MANAGER TOLD AND REASSIGNED JOB POSITIONS, THEY INJURED ALL CRITICAL TASKS WERE HANDLED, SHE WORKED TIRELESSLY AFTER NORMAL WORK HOURS TO FILL THE GAP. IN TURN, TAXPAYERS WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THE CHALLENGES IN THE OFFICE, WHEN THE VACANT POSITIONS WERE FILLED, SHE PREPARED A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE LICENSING RENEWAL. . SHE COLLABORATED WITH MANAGEMENT AND OTHER CITY STAFF ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS SEVERAL DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS. SHE IMPLEMENTED COLLECTION STRATEGIES THAT RESULTED IN THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT REVENUE. ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS IS NOT EASY, ESPECIALLY WHEN RELATED TO TAX ASSESSMENT, OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND HER EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS MAKE HER AN INCREDIBLY VALUABLE TEAM MEMBER IN THE CITY OF AUBURN, THE CITY'S CORE VALUES OF INTEGRITY, RELIABILITY, FAIRNESS, AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE ARE EXPECTED OF EVERY EMPLOYEE AND SHE REGULARLY DISPLAYS THESE VALUES, SHE CARES ABOUT THIS CITY, AND THE CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS. I AM PROUD TO RECOGNIZE HER AS THE JULY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

CONGRATULATIONS. >>

>> THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO DO A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU , CHERYL VAN TUYL, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND ALL THE BEST TO THE KIDS AS THEY MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE TO THE COMMITTEE. AND ELIZABETH STRAIN WAS PULLED IN, CITY COUNCIL ALSO APPOINTED 25 FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,

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LIKE TO ADD ? >> I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE CELEBRATION AT KINGDOM PARK AND I WANT TO THANK PARKS AND RECREATION FOR ALWAYS ALLOWING US TO USE THE PARK. AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO , WE HAD A LOT OF DONATIONS, I DON'T WANT TO NAME EVERYBODY, BUT YOU KNOW IF YOU WERE PART OF THE CELEBRATION AND YOU MADE A DONATION, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING OUT AND DELIVERING ANOTHER PROCLAMATION. AND THANK YOU, BOB, FOR SHOWING UP AND ALWAYS BEING PART OF IT. THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU, CONNIE , FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE AUBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT, MY DAD, THEY FOUND MY DAD UNRESPONSIVE . THEY DID A TREMENDOUS JOB OF GETTING HIM TRANSPORTED , AND UNFORTUNATELY, HE DID NOT WANT TO GO BACK HOME, HE IS DOING MUCH BETTER THAN I AM DOING, I WILL TELL YOU THAT. AUBURN LAST -- LOST A GREAT MAN, HE DIED ON SATURDAY THE 21ST. MY DAD HAD PARKINSON'S, TOO. AND IT BROUGHT US MUCH CLOSER TOGETHER. AND EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO GET AWAY WITH ONE. IF HE HAD NOT HAD PARKINSON'S, I WOULD BE WORKING AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE SPENT OUR TIME ON THE FRONT PORCH, TALKING ABOUT LIFE, TALKING ABOUT GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. I GOT VERY CLOSE TO MY DAD AND I THINK THE LORD -- THANK THE LORD, I HAD A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, NOBODY KNEW HOW I COULD MAKE A CASE LIKE THAT IT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF ME, IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY DAD AT HOME, OFFERING UP PRAYERS FOR HIS SON.

FOR EXAMPLE, ON MARCH 4TH , 2008, WE GOT A CALL OF A YOUNG LADY LYING AT 147. DAD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I HAVE OVER HERE, BUT TWO DAYS LATER, THE MURDERER WAS BROUGHT INTO CUSTODY. I ALWAYS HAD HIM PRAYING AT CERTAIN TIMES, EVERY TIME I WAS ON THE WITNESS STAND. I WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF HIS PLAYERS.

FRIEND, MY PASTOR, MY MENTOR, I GREW UP ADMIRING MY DAD AND

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ME SPEAK ON IT NOW. >> I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE SCRAMBLE THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. ONLY IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN WE CELEBRATE CROSSING THE STREET. BUT WE DID IT WITH STYLE AND PIZZAZZ AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK FROM BRANDY AND OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF. EVERYBODY ELSE THAT DISSIPATED, IF I MISSED YOU OUT , DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY, IT WAS FUN, APPROPRIATE, QUICK, AND PURPOSEFUL. PEOPLE WERE USING IT, I WAS OVER THERE, THEY WERE GETTING READY TO TRY TO SETTLE IT AND PEOPLE WERE ACTIVELY GOING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE STREET. THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT STUDIED GETTING PEDESTRIANS IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY. LET'S HOPE IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS THAT IT GOES WELL, AS WE APPROACH FOOTBALL SEASON AND BACK TO SCHOOL. NOW, ALL

RIGHT, WHAT ELSE? >> THE OLD MAN,

[5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS.]

GONE NOW IN HEAVEN. >> AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS.

>> GOOD EVENING , EVERYONE, I AM CURRENTLY SERVING AS A CENTER FOR THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT SITUATION, I AM HERE TO GIVE THE REPORT, TODAY AT 5:00 P.M., HE HAS A SHOW CALLED ELI'S PLACES THAT HE DOES FOR ESPN+ AND HE FEATURES COLLEGE CAMPUSES, AND HE FEATURES THE ICONIC LOGO IN ANY OF HIS EPISODES. AND THE NEWSPAPER RELEASED ITS BEST CHOICE AWARDS FOR 2025, THE FAVORITE TRADITION , THE FAVORITE ON-CAMPUS DINING WASN'T HEYDAY MARKET AND THE FAVORITE EVENT WAS AT HUBER'S , WHICH MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE BASKETBALL SEASON. AUBURN ATHLETICS , FOR 10 YEARS,

BECAUSE MORE EAGLE. >> THANK YOU, AND I THINK THAT SUNNY WAS SAYING THAT HE LOST HIS SWAG SERVICE. ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE UPCOMING AGENDA, THIS WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

YES, ADDRESS IT , THE RECORD AND SEEING NO ONE, WE WILL LOOK AT

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

>> THE FIRST ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION OF CONGENITAL AGENDA, DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM AND DEAL WITH

THAT INDIVIDUALLY. >> TWO ITEMS, ADAM EIGHT, CHARLIE, FOUR. AND ITEM EIGHT, CHARLIE , FOUR.

[8.c.3. FlashParking Inc. Parking access and revenue control system hardware and software for the Wright Street Parking Deck. $147,267.60. Postponed from June 17, 2025.]

>> OKAY, 8 - C-3. >> ACCESS AND REVENUE CONTROL SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR THE RIGHT STREET PARKING DECK , $147,257.60. RENEWED FOR ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR TURNS.

>> SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, THANK YOU MR. MOORE.

>> THE COUNCIL AND STAFF HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS AND THE NEXT ITEM, BUT I WANTED TO BRING IT BACK UP TONIGHT,

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CORRECT SO FAR ? >> NOT ENTIRELY. I WILL BE

CLEAR. >> PARKS IS AN ACRONYM FOR PARKING ACCESS REVENUE CONTROL SYSTEM, THAT IS THE GENERAL NAME FOR THAT TYPE OF APPLICATION. BUT, WPS IS THE CURRENT VENDOR FOR THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR THE ACCESS CONTROL COMPONENT, AND ANCHOR IS THE CURRENT VENDOR FOR SERVICING THE P.A.R.C.S. SYSTEM OF EQUIPMENT.

>> WE ARE REPOSING TO SWITCH THAT VENDOR, IN THAT FIRST ITEM, SWITCHING EQUIPMENT TO DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT, DIFFERENT KIOSKS . I

WANT TO MAKE CLEAR. >> WE ARE SWITCHING TO NEW EQUIPMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD NOMENCLATURE, WITH THE SOFTWARE.

>> WRIGHT, NEW HARDWARE, NEW SOFTWARE.

>> OKAY. >> WELL, I THINK THAT IS REALLY THE ONLY QUESTION THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME, THERE MIGHT BE OTHERS TONIGHT FROM OTHER PEOPLE, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> ANYONE ELSE? GRISWOLD? >> YOU GOT IT.

>> ASKING THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THE RESPONSE TIME IN SECTION 5, I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT THE RESPONSE TIME IS IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE IN TERMS OF FLASH RESPONDING TO SOFTWARE ISSUES.

>> SOFTWARE ISSUES ARE DETAILED IN THE EMAIL, THAT HAS A RESPONSE TIME, IF THEY DO NOT RESPOND, IN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD, THEY HAVE THE REFUND SOME OF THE MONTHLY MONEY AS OUTLINED WITHIN THE AGREEMENT. AND SO, THAT IS ON THE SOFTWARE SIDE FOR THE ENDOWMENT, SPECIFICALLY ON THE HARDWARE SIDE, THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC RESPONSE TIME, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ITEMS, AND LAZ, REPORTS USUALLY TAKE FOUR TO SIX HOURS OUT OF ATLANTA SOMETIMES UP TO 24 HOURS, SO THE SERVICE-LEVEL COMMITMENT IS SECTION 5, NUMBER TWO, TALKS ABOUT SOFTWARE IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNINTERRUPTED, BUT IF YOU READ ON DOWN, DOWNTOWN SHOULD BE EXIST IN THE BEGINNING WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IT SAYS , THEY WILL HAVE TO REFUND MONEY IF THEY DO NOT RESPOND. THAT IS ON THE SOFTWARE SIDE AND NOT THE

HARDWARE SIDE. >> I SAW THAT BUT IT DOES NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IS THEIR RESPONSE TIME ?

>> IT IS NOT IN THE CONTRACT, ALL THAT IS IN THE CONTRACT OF THINGS ARE DOWN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WE GET A REFUND.

>> I AM NOT FOLLOWING. >> A BENEFIT TO RESPOND AND

ENSURE IT IS WORKING PROPERLY. >> WHEN IT IS DOWN FOR CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, NOT ROUTINELY, AND SO ON, WE CAN REQUEST, YOU KNOW, A CREDIT EQUAL TO NOW 5% OF THE MONTHLY FEES ET CETERA, AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL CONTRACTS, AND SO ON.

>> THANKS, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD , PAYMENT, $147,000 IN CHANGE UPFRONT, THAT IS FOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE . AND THEN, ON TOP OF THAT, THE $600 PER MONTH LICENSING FEE, IS THAT

RIGHT? >> HARDWARE AND LICENSING AND

SOFTWARE, MAINLY HARDWARE. >> IT IS HARDWARE AND IT IS COORDINATION , BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> THE SOFTWARE, $600 PER MONTH.

>> IF IT IS HARDWARE, WHY ARE WE PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT ONTO THE TWO OPTIONS, BOTH ARE FOR $147,000, HOPEFULLY, WE WOULD HAVE, SOME HARDWARE ALREADY IN PLACE AND NOT HAVE TO GO OUT AND

BUY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. >> WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO?

>> THE OPTIONS , WE HAVE THE OPTIONS TO RENEW THE CONTRACT,

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RIGHT? >> REMOVING THE CONTRACT , RIGHT, THAT WOULD BE FOR THE $600 PER MONTH, NOT THE REST OF IT, WE ARE NOT PAYING 147 AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. 147 IS A ONE-TIME SPLIT, OVERPAYMENT PERCENTAGES, 40%, 50% AT DELIVERY, AND 10% WE PAY UPON IT BEING WORKING AND FUNCTIONAL.

>> OKAY. >> WE NEED TO BE CLEAR, BECAUSE YOU JUST SAID, THE INITIAL CONTRACT.

>> AS DISCUSSED IN IN YOUR MEETING, I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION, SHOULD YOU ADOPT THIS TONIGHT, WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD AND PROCEED WITH ANY

RENEWALS. >> THE RENEWALS, IT WOULD ONLY

BE FOR THE $600 PER MONTH? >> YES SIR.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS. >> MR. PARSONS?

>> YEAH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, COULD YOU GIVE US THE BACK STORY OF WHY THE PREVIOUS VENDORS WERE PROBLEMATIC, IN

LEADING TO THIS PROPOSAL? >> ULTIMATELY, WE OPENED THE DECK IN LATE-JULY, 2021, EARLY-AUGUST. FOUR YEARS IN, MULTIPLE EQUIPMENT FAILURES. PEOPLE BREAK THE DATES, THAT HAPPENS, THEY WILL BE CHARGED IF WE CAN CATCH THEM, BUT THEY ARE HAVING FAILURES IN THE KIOSK EQUIPMENT, PARTICULARLY, THE EXIT DATE KIOSK EQUIPMENT, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE GETTING OVER 4000 CALLS PER YEAR TO THE NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO LET FOLKS OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED AT CERTAIN TIMES IF OUR FOLKS ARE BUSY TAKING 911 CALLS, THEY WILL LET THEM OUT OF THE DECK, WE ARE TRYING TO GET BETTER WORKING EQUIPMENT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS NOT OUR DESIRE TO REPLACE EQUIPMENT, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS IN THESE MACHINES THAT ARE CAUSING THEM TO MALFUNCTION AND WE CANNOT GET THE VENDOR YOU'RE QUICKLY ENOUGH AND WE ARE LETTING PEOPLE TO PARK FOR FREE ON A REGULAR BASIS SO WE ARE TRYING TO CURB THAT TO USE THE PARKING GARAGE. BUT WE WANT THEM TO PAY THEIR FAIR

SHARE. >> ABOUT THIS ADDITIONAL UPGRADE, WILL THE HARDWARE ALLOW US TO COMMUNICATE PARK MOBILE?

>> IT HAS OTHER THINGS, AND I HAVE TO GET CORRECTIONS , RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE TO PROBABLY TAKE IT UNDER THIS SCENARIO, YOU ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT PAPER TICKETS, IF THOSE ARE CAUSING A PROBLEM, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS WE CAN ALLOW YOU TO GET INTO THE PARKING DECK, SCANNING A QR CODE APPROACHING YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND MAY NOT BE AN ADDITIONAL -- IDEAL OPTION, THIS EQUIPMENT CAN BE CONVERTED TO DO THOSE THINGS. IT COMES SET UP THAT WAY.

>> ANYONE ELSE ? OKAY. MOTION, SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY

[8.c.4. LAZ Parking Georgia, LLC. Management services for the Wright Street Parking Deck. $8,000/month. Postponed from June 17, 2025.]

>> ITEM 8 - C- 4, THE PARKING DECK, IN THE RESULT OF THE $8000 PER MONTH, AND A 10% OF THE CURRENT YEAR GROWS PARKING REVENUE, PLUS $535,000, THE INITIAL CONTRACT TERM, TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERMS, AND IT HAS AN ANNUAL 3% ESCALATION

FEE. >> MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, THE LAST ITEM WAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE CAPABILITY AND SERVICE THAT WE ALREADY HAD AND WE ALREADY PROVIDED AND CONTRACTED FOR. THIS IS A NEW ITEM, THIS ITEM SEEKS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS THAT THE CITY MANAGER JUST POINTED OUT. THAT WERE MISSING. IT IS HARD TO QUANTIFY BUT A GREAT DEAL OF REVENUE. AND SO, TO CAPTURE THAT REVENUE, IT SEEKS TO DO SO, IN A WAY THAT USES OUTSIDE RESOURCES THAT THESE ARE OUTSIDE RESOURCES THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN THE LOCAL AREA. AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE VERY OFFICIAL. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THAT JUST TO SHORE UP MY THINKING ON THAT, THIS COMPANY WILL PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES , IT IS NAMED LAZ. I THINK I KNOW THESE ANSWERS AND I WANT TO ASK THEM ANYWAY. DOES LAZ REPLACE BROKEN PARTS ?

>> YES. THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE HARDWARE AND

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SOFTWARE SYSTEMS. CORRECT . >> WE PAY FOR THOSE PARTS , OR ?

>> THERE IS A 24-MONTH WARRANTY ON THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL ITEM, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, LIMITED WARRANTY BUT ONLY IF THEY DON'T COVER VANDALISM, MISUSE, ET CETERA BUT THEY ARE COVERED FOR

24 MONTHS. >> SO, IF SOMEBODY BREAKS A GATE , THAT WILL BE ON US , THEY WILL BILL US ACCORDINGLY FOR THE COST

OF THE PARTS? >> THAT WOULD KEEP THE INVENTORY AND THE PARTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS IN THE PREVIOUS

PACKET AND CALLED THE CARE KIT. >> IT IS VANDALISM OR AN

ACCIDENT? >> THAT CAN USUALLY TELL EXACTLY

WHAT HAPPENED. >> AND DOES LAZ RESPOND AND

REBOOT TO CALLS? >> THEY DO.

>> REBOOTING MIGHT NOT BE SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT.

>> IMMIGRANT INSTALLER IS HAVING ISSUES, YOU HAVE TO REBOOT IT TO GET IT TO REALLY -- RESET ITSELF , LAZ WILL BE RESPONSIBLE DURING AN AVERAGE BUSINESS DAY VERSUS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THE GOAL HERE WAS TO KEEP 4000 CALLS COMING IN TO THE NONEMERGENCY NUMBER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING A WATER MAIN BREAK, THEY NEED TO KEEP THOSE LINES OPEN HOWEVER, I HAVE NO REPORTS OF LAZ NOT RESPONDING TO CALLS, THE NONEMERGENCY NUMBER WILL BE AVAILABLE AS A BACKUP IN OUR FOLKS CAN STILL ACCESS IT. THE GOAL OF LAZ, WHAT WE WOULD SPEND IN A YEAR HAS GOT TO BE SAVINGS. THEY ARE MANAGING GAME DAY PARKING, WHICH WE ARE HAVING TO PULL THROUGH, A STAFF MEMBER, MULTIPLE HOURS, BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL CONTROLS. THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF THE TROUBLESHOOTING, THEY ARE IN THE PARKING BUSINESS. THE CITY IS NOT IN THE PARKING MANAGEMENT BUSINESS. WE PROVIDE PARKING BUT WE ARE NOT THE PARKING MANAGEMENT BUSINESS, THEY ARE.

>> WE ARE ALREADY SPENDING MONEY ON LABOR AND ON TOP OF THAT LOSING REVENUE WHICH WE HOPE TO RECAP.

>> THAT IS A PERFECT RECAP. >> THEY PHYSICALLY, WHEN IT SAYS RESPOND TO CALLS, THEY PHYSICALLY RESPOND, CORRECT ?

>> YES, SIR. >> SO, THEY SHOW UP ON SITE, AND THEY DEAL WITH THE BROKEN CHAIN, THE BROKEN GATE, OR WHATEVER IT

IS ? >> THEY WILL ADDRESS ANY ISSUES

. >> THERE IS ALREADY A LAZ OFFICE

IN TOWN ? >> CORRECT.

>> CORRECT. >> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,

THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> ONE CAVEAT WITH THIS, TOO, THERE IS A WORK SESSION, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING IT TONIGHT, WE WOULD STILL USE THE CONTRACT BEFORE THEY RENEW.

>> YOU MENTIONED THE CARE KIT PROVIDED BY THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM. WHERE IS THAT STOCKPILED OR LOCATED, WITHIN THE CITY ?

>> WE KEEP IT ON SITE. WE HAVE A STORAGE ROOM , AT THE RIGHT STREET PARKING LOT, AT THE LOWER-LEVEL.

>> IF LAZ IS NOT APPROVED, THE CITY EMPLOYEES WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT KIT TO DO WHATEVER NEEDED TO BE DONE, IF

THEY COULD. >> WE WOULD, BUT THE TRAINING AND SITTING STAFF -- CITY STAFF WOULD BASICALLY BE DO THE SAME.

>> WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING ALREADY?

>> TO A LIMITED DEGREE, YES. >> IF WE USE COMPONENTS OF THE CARE KIT, DOES THE, DOES FLASH REPLACE THE CARE KIT?

>> WE WOULD HAVE TO REORDER. >> FINE, THANK YOU.

>> $8000 PER MONTH . >> CORRECT.

>> CUSTOMER SERVICE , WE HAVE RECEIVED GOOD REVIEWS ON THEIR SERVICE OF THE EXISTING DECK DATE MANAGE.

>> WE ALSO CHECK THEIR REFERENCES IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA IN PARTICULAR, A LOT OF REFERENCES THEY GAVE , THE CITY HAS BEEN SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES THEY HAVE PROVIDED. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, IT WILL BE PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICE. WE WANT TO CAPTURE OUR REVENUE. AND I THINK, REMEMBER, WHAT WE ARE PAYING FOR ALL OF THIS IS MORE THAN COVER BY THE RIGHT STREET PARKING DECK REVENUE GENERATED, THERE IS DEBT

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WHAT I MEAN. >> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, WE HAVE A

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

>> NAY. >> ONE NAY DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE, AND HE

[9.a. Wrights Mill Road Rezoning. Rezone approximately 10.1 acres from Rural (R) to Development District Housing (DDH). Property located on the west side of Wrights Mill Road, just south of I-85. Second reading.]

>> ITEM NINE A, A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 10.1 ACRES OF RURAL TO DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HOUSING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THIS ITEM, A MOTION IS NEEDED AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED. WE JUST

NEED A MOTION, SORRY. >> I MAKE A MOTION.

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

>> AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? WE WILL GO AHEAD AND

HAVE DISCUSSION. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK SOME QUESTION -- QUESTIONS, THE DEVELOPER IS HERE, HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. TYPICALLY, ON THE REZONE, WE GET SOME TYPE OF SITE PLAN, OR A PROPOSAL. AND I DID NOT SEE THAT, IN THIS PARTICULAR REZONING REQUEST SO I WANTED TO ASK WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE

? AT THIS SITE. >> WE ARE PROPOSING 21 SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED LOTS AND A NEW PUBLIC STREET, TAKING

ACCESS OFF OF WRIGHT MILL ROAD. >> AND ONE INJURY, ARE YOU

PROPOSING? PLUS THE LAYOUT? IT >> ALL WOULD HAVE INTERNAL, DIRECT OFFICE, OFTEN THE INTERNAL STREETS. WE DON'T HAVE THE PUBLIC STREET THAT WOULD ACCESS WRIGHTS MILL ROAD, IT IS ARTERIAL, AND IT HAS RESTRICTIVE SPACING AND WE ARE TRYING TO

BUFFET THIS DEVELOPMENT . >> OKAY, SO YOU ARE NOT PROPOSING IT, BUT I GUESS POSSIBLY IT SHOULD BE , IF

NEEDED. >> TYPICALLY, WE WOULD SUBMIT THE NEW PUBLIC STREET, IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION, TYPICALLY STAFF WOULD MAKE US ADD A PLAT WHERE NEW CURB CUTS COULD BE ADDED TO WRIGHTS MILL ROAD, AS TYPICAL IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION, THIS ROAD CLASSIFICATION.

>> OKAY. I GUESS, MY CONCERN WAS REALLY, IT IS REALLY NOTHING HERE TO COMMIT THE DEVELOPER TO THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF DEVELOPMENT, AND, YOU ARE A MAJOR ARTERIAL ROAD , WHICH IS WHAT AYE MILL IS, I UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT TYPICAL TO ASK FOR MORE CURB CUTS, THAT COULD BE THERE, IT COULD CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH ADDITIONAL CURB CUTS , THEY ARE BUSY, 45 MILES PER HOUR DOWNHILL. I THINK THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF SAFETY. SO, I JUST HAVE SOME SAFETY CONCERNS ON THAT, AND I AM REALLY GOING TO PREFER TO SEE , IF THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE INTERESTED IN APPLYING AN OVERLAY, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OVERLAY, ON THIS PROJECT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE FUTURE IF THAT IS A POSSIBILITY

FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE . >> I THINK WE ARE WILLING TO DO THAT, AS LONG AS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IN REGARDS OF KIND OF RESTARTING OUR TIMEFRAME, RIGHT? IF WE GO THAT ROUTE, WE WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT AND GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN AUGUST, AND GET BACK BEFORE YOU IN SEPTEMBER, WE WOULD THEN NEED TO POSTPONE THIS TO ALLOW THE PDD TO CATCH UP AND DO THEM BOTH

TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME. >> CITY MANAGERS, THE DART, CAN WE RUN THAT KIND OF CONCURRENTLY --

>> WE CAN, IF THE APPLICANT IS WILLING TO CONTAIN, MAKE SURE THAT THE STAFF IS WILLING, AND VDH IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PDD OVERLAY, IT IS NO PROBLEM. THE PDD DOES GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO CONDITION, WHEREAS, YOU KNOW, ABOUT CURB CUTS

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APPROVED IT . >> IF THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO CONSIDER THE PDD, I WOULD SAY, LET'S POSTPONE TO SEPTEMBER 16TH, SO THAT WE CAN CONSIDER IT AND ALLOW THE PDD

OVERLAY AT THAT TIME. >> PUBLIC HEARING WE

>> WITH A PUBLIC HEARING. >> CORRECT.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE SECOND MEETING IN SEPTEMBER , THE 16TH.

>> I HAVE A COMMENT AND A QUESTION. SO? IF WE ARE CONSIDERING VDH , REGARDLESS IF THERE IS A PDD, IF THIS PROPERTY OWNER WERE TO SELL THE LOAN -- LAND, THE NEW OWNER COULD COME IN AND BUILD UP THE DENSITY, 5.5 ACRES PER UNIT .

>> IF THE PDD COMES THROUGH, THE PDD RUNS WITH THE LAND.

>> IT DOESN'T RUN WITH THE LAND ?

>> BASED ON DENSITY, NOT THE LAYOUT.

>> EVERYTHING OUTLINED IN THE PDD, THEY DELIVERED IT THE WAY IT IS, WE HAVE HAD BANKRUPTCIES AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS, WHOEVER KNOWS IT, HAS TO COMPLY WITH THE PLAN, WE CANNOT CHANGE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ON THEM, THIS IS A GUARANTEE FOR WHOEVER IT IS, THEY CANNOT CHANGE ON US, ABOUT THEM APPLYING FOR IT AND

YOU AGREEING TO IT. >> TECHNICALLY, WE CAN ONLY REDUCE DENSITY, IF THE PDD GOT APPROVED, WE CAN ONLY REDUCE DENSITY, BUT WE WOULD BE BOUND BY THE SITE PLAN, AS LONG AS WE WERE IN THE PURVIEW OF THE SIMILAR LAYOUT , AND, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WE COULD MAKE SMALL TWEAKS.

>> CONDITION SPECIFICALLY WHAT HE WAS GETTING AT, THEY HAVE TO SHIFT THE LINE SLIGHTLY , IN THIS INSTANCE, YOU SAY YOU ARE NOT TAKING ACCESS, IT WILL END UP ON IT, THAT IS PART OF THE ZONING, THE ONLY TOOL THE COUNCIL HAS, ONCE YOU HAVE ACTUALLY REZONE SOMETHING WITHOUT A PDD OVERLAY, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS A RIGHT TO APPLY FOR WHATEVER THEY WISH, THE PDD OVERLAY ACTUALLY RESTRICTS IT, ONCE THEY HAVE APPROVAL, THAT IS WHAT THEY CAN BUILD OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TWO APPROVED CHANGES, BUT YOU CANNOT LEAVE IT ON THEM, IT IS A

TWO-WAY STREET. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE NEED TO DO THIS WITH A ROLL CALL VOTE?

>> YOU ARE NOT ACTUALLY, IT IS NOT A FINAL ACTION.

>> POSTPONE THIS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL OCCUR SEPTEMBER THE

[10.a. Tax abatement. SCA, Inc. 764 W. Veterans Blvd.]

>> ITEM 10 -A, TAX ABATEMENT, SCA, 764 WEST VETERANS BOULEVARD, THE COMPANY PLANS TO INVEST $19.6 MILLION.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSIONS ? CONGRATULATIONS, ANOTHER

[10.b. Warrant purchase agreement. The Frazer Lanier Company, Inc. Designate as underwriter for the Series 2025 warrants.]

THE MOTION CARRIES. >> 10-B, WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT, ALLOWING THE FRAZER LANIER COMPANY INC. DESIGNATE AS UNDERWRITER FOR THE SERIES 125 WANTED SPREAD

>> ONE QUESTION, IF I MAY, IS THIS RESOLUTION SO THAT THEY CAN ACT AS OUR AGENT, FOR THE SALE OF BONDS AND EXERCISE THE JUDGMENT AND THE TIMING OF THE MARKET ?

>> I WILL HAVE ALLISON SPEAK A LITTLE MORE ELOQUENTLY.

>> IT ALLOWS US TO ENTER THE MARKET. BUT, IF WE DO NOT HAVE THIS APPROVED , THEN WE CAN ONLY GO TO MARKET ON THE DAY OF THE

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THE AUTHORIZATION TO DO SO. >>

[12. CITIZENS' OPEN FORUM.]

>> 261 , ROBERT WILKINS, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AMERICA, THE LAND OF THE FREE, CELEBRATED OUR 249TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE , THIS PAST YEAR , AMERICA CELEBRATED THE 250TH -YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH AN INCREDIBLE MILITARY PARADE. AND THERE IS NO 1776 WITHOUT 1775. BUT, ON THE SAME DAY , OUR AMERICAN FREEDOMS ALLOWED OTHER ORGANIZED RALLIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS. THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTY, 12 CITIES IN ALABAMA, WITH AN ESTIMATED 1000 PARTICIPANTS, THERE IS NO KING IN AMERICA BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED 250 YEARS AGO. JUST A PRESIDENT WHO IS DULY ELECTED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE HAD A KING, THERE WOULD BE NO ELECTIONS , NO CONGRESS, NO SUPREME COURT. SINCE THERE IS NO KING IN AMERICA, WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, AND FREEDOM OF BELIEF. I AM HAPPY TO BE AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.

NATION , WILL HAVE VARIOUS TALENTS, SKILLS , AND BACKGROUNDS, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A FIRE DEPARTMENT AND GOOD EDUCATION, GOOD LIBRARY, GOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVING OUR ROADS , BUT WE CAN NEVER BE FINANCIALLY WASTEFUL OR COMPLACENT. DO NOT TRY TO DO EVERYTHING YOURSELF, AS COUNCIL, LISTEN TO CITIZENS LIKE ME WHO MAY FRUSTRATE YOU TO NO END, ISN'T THAT RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER? LOOK FOR THE POSITIVES, FIGURE OUT A WAY TO UTILIZE THESE THAT WILL IMPROVE AUBURN. BE OPEN-MINDED , DO NOT LET YOUR PRIDE STOP YOU FROM BEING WHAT IS BEST. YOU, AS A COUNCILMEMBER, ARE THE MISSING LINK, MAKING AUBURN UNIQUE AND SPECIAL. OR ARE YOUR EFFORTS TO FOLLOW THE PATH OF WHAT IT HAS FOLLOWED, DOES AUBURN MAKE YOU SMILE, WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT , BUT GREAT LEADERS, YOU, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU NEED TO BE GREAT. I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN, I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT FOURTH OF JULY.

>> RUBY MIX? >>

>> SUSAN, EAST UNIVERSITY DRIVE, I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER A PROPOSAL CONSIDERING DOGS, THEY BARK AT ALL HOURS, DISTURBING NEIGHBORS WHO ARE TRYING TO SLEEP. THEY SOMETIMES DRAG GARBAGE INTO THE STREETS, REGARDING SAFETY, DOGS CAN BE UNPREDICTABLE, THEY MAY RUN INTO TRAFFIC, ATTACK OTHER ANIMALS OR INJURE A CHILD. IT IS A REAL CONCERN, AND WE HAVE ALL WITNESSED OR EXPERIENCED THIS AT SOME POINT, WHAT IF WE INTRODUCED AN ORDINANCE TO BAN DOG OWNERSHIP IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS ? WOULD IT NOT MAKE SENSE TO RESTRICT DOG OWNERSHIP TO JUST CERTAIN PARTS OF THE CITY AND ONLY ALLOW THEM AND SELECT NEIGHBORHOODS ? MAYBE WE CAN DRAW A MAP, CARVEOUT ZONES WHERE DOGS ARE BANNED COMPLETELY. SHOULD WE NOT

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