[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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. >> WE'LL CALL TO ORDER OF AUBUR WE WELCOME THOSE JOINS US LIVE AND AS WELL AS THOSE WATCHING THROUGH OUR STREAMING SERVICES.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, I JUST WANT TO MENTION YESTERDAY EARLY IN THE MORNING WE LOST A FORMER MEMBER OF OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MISS WENDY BIRMINGHAM PASSED AWAY.
WENDY WAS A VERY KIND PERSON. SHE WORKED HARD ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SHE HAD ALSO SPENT HER LIFE'S WORK IN THE LEE COUNTY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
SHE WAS A KIND LADY AND A GOOD MOM, AND WE WILL MESS HER AND WE WILL RISE IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PRAY FOR HER AND HER FAMILY.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STAND, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[4. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS]
>> PLEASE BE SEATED. THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AS WELL AS SERVICE AWARDS AND OCTOBER WAS A POPULAR TIME TO BECOME A CITY EMPLOYEE AND IT IS THE LONGEST LIST WE'VE EVER HAD. YES, SIR. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
>> WE ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR OCTOBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, AND I HAVE A MEMORANDUM HERE FROM OUR POLICE CHIEF, CEDRIC ANDERSON. OFFICER DAMION BARRY HAS WORKED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 14 YEARS SPENDING MORE THAN HALF OF HIS CAREER WITH THE AUBURN POLICE DEPARTMENT. THROUGHOUT HIS TIME WITH THE CITY OF AUBURN, HE HAS SERVED IN VARIOUS ROLES FROM PATROL OFFICER TO MOST RECENTLY SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
NO MATTER WHAT UNIT OFFICER BARRY SERVES ON, HIS DEDICATION TO TAKING CARE OF HIS COMMUNITY REMAINS CONSISTENT.
THIS HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY EVIDENT THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AT AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. HE'S RECEIVED SEVERAL COMMENDATIONS FROM STUDENT, TEACHERS AND PARENTS AS SRO. HIS ABILITY TO ACT AS GUARDIAN AND FRIEND WITH STUDENTS HAS ALLOWED HIM TO BUILD A VALUABLE LEVEL OF TRUST THAT HAS LEFT A LASTING IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS OF THEIR PERCEPTION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. OFFICER BARRY IS NOT AFRAID TO PUT HIS OWN SAFETY OWE THE LINE TO PROTECT HIS STUDENTS. OFFICER BARRY WAS MADE AWARE OF A FOOT CHASE HEADED TOWARD HIS SCHOOL AND HE RESPONDED TO THE CALL QUICKLY AND SAFELY APPREHENDING THE SUSPECT BEFORE ANY HARM WAS DONE. HIS DEDICATION IS ENOUGH TO MAKE HIM A STANDOUT EMPLOYEE, HOWEVER, IT'S THE EXTRA WORK DONE OUTSIDE OF HIS JOB DESCRIPTION THAT TRULY SETS HIM APART. WHETHER IT'S BUYING NEW SHOES AND CLOTHES FOR STUDENTS TO PICTURE DAY, OR QUIETLY PAYING FOR STUDENTS' LUNCHES WHEN THEY AREN'T ABLE TO, OFFICER BARRY CONSISTENTLY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS ASSIGNED DUTIES TO MAKE SURE HIS STUDENTS ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF. OFFICER BARRY IS A MENTOR TO HIS STUDENTS AND AN EXAMPLE TO THE CITY AND IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF BOTH WHAT, SRO SHOULD STRIVE TO BE.
OUR SCHOOLS AND CITY ARE A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF HIS SERVICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE YOU. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪>> OKAY. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO DAMION BARRY, WHAT A GREAT SELECTION HE WAS AND EXCITING TO SEE HIM AFTER THAT MOMENT, THAT MORNING WE RAN INTO EACH OTHER AT THE FOOTBALL GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT, AND HE WAS JUST DOING HIS THING ON THE SIDELINES HELPING CONTROL THE CROWD, SMILING AT THE PEOPLE AND CONTROLLING THE KIDS AND WHAT A GREAT AMBASSADOR AND CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM AND ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR GREAT SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN. DUE TO THE COMMITTEE OF A WHOLE THERE WERE NO ACTIONS TAKEN FOR DISCUSSIONS AND THERE WERE CLARIFICATIONS ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS, JUST A NUMBER OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO RUN THROUGH AND MR. SCOTT YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE YOUR PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR AND THE NEXT THREE WILL BE ABOUT HER WORLD. THE IGNITE THE NIGHT WHAT A TREMENDOUS EFFORT BY STAFF AND I KNOW ELIZABETH KAUFMAN AND WHAT A GREAT EVENING FOR A SELECTED GROUP OF OUR CITIZENS AND I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT OUR CITY HAS THE HEART TO PROVIDE THAT KIND OF MOMENT FOR THOSE PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND IT WAS SPECIAL, AND I WAS PROUD TO BE THERE.
AS WELL AS THE WALK AND THE MEMORY -- THE MEMORIAL TIME WITH THE SHINELLI FAMILY THIS PAST SATURDAY, I THOUGHT YOU MANAGED THAT VERY APPROPRIATELY AND PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING OF THAT, AND THE PLANTING OF THE TREE AND PROVIDING, YOU KNOW, THE AUDIO AND THE GAZEBO THERE AND HAVING A COUPLE OF OFFICERS THERE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL TIME, AND I WAS PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW THE FAMILY HAD SOME PEACE WALKING AWAY FROM THAT SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALL DID AND HICKORY DICKORY PARK, THE KIDS ARE PLAYING ON IT.
THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS WHO HELPED ME WITH THE STATE OF THE CITY, CERTAINLY SYDNEY, CYNTHIA, ALLISON AND DAVID AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. I'VE GOTTEN A NUMBER OF COMPLIMENTS ON THAT. DAN, IT WAS A GREAT EVENING AND THOSE AND YOU WHO ATTENDED.
I KNOW WE HAD A HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY YESTERDAY, MISS COOK, I'M GUESSING IT WENT WELL?
>> THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR DOING THAT. TODAY I NOTICED WE'RE HAVING LUNCH WITH THE PLANNER. I THOUGHT THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST IDEAS I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM. TO ME THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST -- I DON'T WANT TO STAY MISUNDERSTOOD, BUT NOT UNDERSTOOD THINGS IN THE CITY IS PLANNING AND ZONING AND TO CREATE A COMFORTABLE ATMOSPHERE FOR THOSE THINGS AND I APPLAUD THE STAFF FOR COMING UP WITH THAT IDEA AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DATES THAT YOU CAN GO AND HAVE A CASUAL TOWN AND TALK TO THE PLANNERS ABOUT HOW THINGS WORK WITH THIS TOWN AND IT'S CONFUSING AND IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES.
THIS IS THE TIME TO TALK SHOP WITH THE PEOPLE LEADING THAT CHARGE, AND I ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
OKAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT? OKAY. MR. GRISWOLD?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BACK A HEALTHY BOB PARSONS.
BOB PARSONS NUMBER TWO NOW. IF YOU NOTICE HE HAS MORE GRAY HAIR NOW PRIOR TO HIS HEALTH ISSUES. HE TELLS ME IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE, BUT HE'S COVER IT OR SOMETHING, MORE DISTINGUISHED.
SO GLAD YOU'RE HEALTHY. >> NO QUESTION THAT.
>> I'D LIKE TO JUMP ON THAT. THIS IS BOB PARSONS 2. 0 OR REBOOT, AND I ASKED HIM HOW HE WAS DOING AND HE SAID HE RAN A 5K LAST WEEK. SO -- WAY TO GO. IT'S JUST SO GOOD TO SEE YOU SITTING THERE AND WE'RE ALL PRETTY EXCITED, AND I GOT BOB'S PERMISSION TO SAY ALL THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE TO EMBARRASS HIM, BUT WELCOME BACK, BOB.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
IT WAS A LITTLE -- I HAD A SCARY
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MOMENT. I HAVE TO EXTEND MY DEEPEST THANKS TO THE EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER AT CARDIOVASCULAR UNIT. THEY HELPED ME IN A VERY ROUGH MOMENT. THEY -- THEY -- ALL OF THE POWER TO THEM. I APPRECIATE YOUR KIND WORDS.>> ONE MORE THING I'D LIKE TO ADD, IF I MAY.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS IS COMING UP AND THIS MAY BE IN THE PARKS AND REC AREA, AS WELL. IT'S A TIME WHEN I GET TO SEE A LOT OF MY OLD FRIENDS AT THE PINE HILLS CEMETERY TOUR.
THAT WILL BE THE 23RD AND THE 24TH DAY OF OCTOBER FROM 6:30 TO 8:30.
I BELIEVE IT'S $15 AT THE GATE, AND YOU CAN ALSO GO ONLINE AND RESERVE A TIME WHICH IS PROBABLY WORTH DOING BECAUSE YOU JUST WALK RIGHT IN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAND IN THE LINE.
>> IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AUBURN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION.
THEY HAVE BEEN SPONSORING THIS FOR WELL OVER 30 YEARS AND PUTTING THE PROCEEDS BACK INTO OUR CEMETERY.
SO IT IS A WONDERFUL EVENT, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE.
>> WELL, I ENJOY IT, AND I THINK THEY WRITE A BOOK, TOO.
I THINK THERE'S A BOOK THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT THAT YOU CAN TAKE HOME. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE TONIGHT THAT MY YOUTH ORGANIZATION WHICH IS CALLED LIGHT A MATCH WILL BE HOSTING A TRUNK- OR TREAT IN THE BOYNKIN PARKING LOT ON OCTOBER 19TH FROM 3:00 TO 6:00 P.M. , AND ALL AGES UP TO 15 YEARS OLD ARE INVITED TO COME OUT AND GET SOME TREATS OUT OF PEOPLE'S TRUNK. SO -- AND WELCOME BACK, BOB. I WILL SEE YOU AT THE TRUNK-OR-TREAT.
[5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS]
>> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE AHEAD.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I FIRST JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT SOME OF THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND I GOT TO GO TO THE STATE OF THE CITY LAST WEEK AND WE REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED IT AND THE INTEREST IN THE LAMPLIGHTER AWARDS AND WE THOUGHT THAT WAS CLEVER.
>> AUBURN MET WITH THE STUDENT AFFAIRS AND IT WAS A PRODUCTIVE TIME AND STUDENTS SHARED FEEDBACK ON CHANGES THEYED LIKE TO SEE AROUND CAMPUS AND THEY GAVE US IDEAS OF WHAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GET INVOLVED ON CAMPUS RIGHT NOW. FRESHMAN CENTER APPLICATIONS ACTUALLY CLOSED TODAY, AND THIS IS÷÷ AN OPPORTUNITY THAT GIVES FRESHMEN THE CHANCE TO GET INVOLVED IN SGA SENATE AND THEY WON'T VOTE ON BILLS AND THEY GET TO LOOK AT HOW THINGS OPERATE BEHIND THE SCENES AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL RUN FOR SENATE OF THEIR COLLEGE. PANEL AND EXEC APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN. THEY'LL TAKE PLACE LATER THIS MONTH AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE PANEL IN THE COMMUNITY IS ENCOURAGED TO GET OUT FOR THAT.
MISS AUBURN NOMINATIONS JUST OPENED AND WILL CLOSE ON NOEF TWOND. EACH ORGANIZATION CAN NOMINATE ONE FEMALE STUDENT WHO THEY FEEL BEST REPRESENTS AUBURN'S VALUE AND SPIRIT.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU ALL KNOW THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOR AND ONE OF AUBURN'S MOST MEANINGFUL TRADITIONS AND I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THAT THIS YEAR. FALL BREAK IS THIS WEEKEND AND THERE ARE NO CLASSES FOR STUDENTS ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY GIVING STUDENTS A LONG WEEKEND TO REST AND RECHARGE. MOST STUDENTS WILL STAY IN TOWN FOR THE FOOTBALL GAME AND WE'LL HOPEFULLY BE ROLLING.
[6. CITIZENS’ COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS]
>> ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THIS ISIS JUST ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS UNDER ORDINANCES THAT HAVE THING ATTACHED AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO COME FORWARD, AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
>> ROBERT WILTON, 269 DENISON DRIVE, ALABAMA.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BOARD VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS. I'VE ATTENDED SIX STRAIGHT PARK AND RECREATION BOARD MEETINGS. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN ONLY ONE PERSON HAS BEEN AT ALL SIX MEETINGS.
ONE MISSED SEVERAL MEETINGS AND IT'S HARD TO STRETCH OUT THESE
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BOARD MEETINGS FOR EVEN 30 MINUTES. AUTOMATICALLY RE- ELECT THE BOARD MEMBERS WOULD PARTICIPATION NOT BE IMPORTANT? WHAT THE BOARD HAS ACCOMPLISHED NOT BE IMPORTANT? I'M NOT CONCERNED THAT MORE -- I'M STILL CONCERNED THAT MORE QUALIFIED AND CREATIVE CITIZENS OF THE AUBURN COMMUNITY ARE NOT APPLYING FOR THE POSITIONS ON THE VARIOUS BOARDS BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL HAS MADE THE POSITION BECOME TOO AUTOMATIC FOR TWO TERMS, AND THAT THE SAME PEOPLE ARE ELECTED.WE JUST HAD THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION BE ELECTED ON THE BOARD AND SHE'S NOT BUSY WITH OUR KIDS AND THE LONGTIME PAST MAYOR OF AUBURN HAS BEEN ELECTED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON A SIX-YEAR BOARD AFTER BEING MAYOR FOR 20 YEARS. IN THE PAST I'VE CREATED AND HEADED ADVISORY BOARDS. THE NUMBER ONE THING I WOULD TELL THEM THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.
IF YOU CANNOT DO -- DO THAT, THEN YOU CANNOT BE A PART OF THE BOARD.
WHEN YOU VOLUNTEER IT'S THE SAME AS BEING EMPLOYED.
ALL OF THE OTHER MEMBERS RELY ON YOU.
MAYOR ANDERS AND OUR EIGHT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE FAILED US IN PROVIDING CREATIVE, QUALIFIED BOARD MEMBERS. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT 8D12 AND 8D14. I NOTICED IN TODAY'S AGEND AT GETTING RID OF TAX DOLLARS INCLUDING RID OF VEHICLES.
I ATTENDED FOUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND IT WAS STATED THAT WE HAD 968 INVENTORY UNITS FROM THE 870 INVENTORY UNITS FROM LAST YEAR. THAT IS 98 NEW UNITS WHERE I ESTIMATED $308 MILLION OF PURCHASES IN 2025.
I REQUESTED A LIST OF THE 870 UNITS THAT MAYOR ANDERS TALKED ABOUT IN THE 2024 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. AS USUAL, THE CITY MANAGER BY THE WAY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY PAUL CLARK ONLY PROVIDED HALF OF THAT INVENTORY. EVERY TEN NEW EMPLOYEES THE CITY HIRES COST US OVER $1 MILLION AND WAGES WITH THEIR BENEFITS. MY POINT IS WHEN IS THIS COUNCIL AND ITS MAYOR GOING TO MONITOR THE EXCESSIVE EXPENDITURES BY THIS BLOATED CITY BUDGET? WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO SPEND -- WE DO HAVE TIME TO SPEND EVERY DOLLAR WE GET. WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND IT IMMEDIATELY.
THANK YOU. >> WHO WILL BE NEXT?
[7. CITY MANAGER’S COMMUNICATIONS]
OKAY. WE'LL MOVE AHEAD TO CITY MANAGERS COMMUNICATIONS.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS ANNOUNCED, THE WHOLE BOARD VACANCY FOR THE PARKS AND ADVISORY BOARD, DECEMBER 1, 2025 AND ENDS NOVEMBER 30, 2025.
AMENDMENTS WILL BE MADE NOVEMBER 4, 2025 AND ALSO REMIND YOU THAT ITEM 10B HAS
[8. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA]
BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA.OKAY. MOVE AHEAD TO CONSENT AGENDA.
>> WOULD ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANYMORE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION?
>> I'D LIKE TO REMOVE 8D1 AND 8D4.
>> I'D LIKE TO REMOVE 8, DELTA, 2, 5, 8, 9 AND 16.
>> KELLEY, THEY'RE LEAVING A FEW THERE FOR
YOU NOW. >> I HAVE, IN GENERAL, COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY YOU WANT TO PULL
RIGHT NOW? >> NO, THERE'S NONE I WANT TO PULL.
[8.d.1. 68V Greenwood Village 2026, LLC. Infrastructure development agreement. Greenwood Village.]
ALL RIGHT. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO PULLED ALL THESE, AND DON'T HOLD ME TO THAT, AND I BELIEVE WE'LL PULL 8D-1. I BELIEVE THAT'S YOU, RIGHT?
>> IT WAS THE REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER FOR INTROIS STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE 68V GREENWOOD VILLAGE 26 LLC FOR THE PROPOSED GREENWOOD VILLAGE ON ELMVILLE
ROAD. >> I WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE TO OCTOBER 21ST. THERE ARE TWO MORE ITEMS FARTHER ON OUR AGENDA THAT I WILL ALSO BE ASKING TO POSTPONE, AND THE REASON FOR THAT REQUEST IS THAT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO BEFORE WE
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HAD THIS ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WE ALSO WERE LOOKING AT A FUTUREFUTURE USE PLAN FOR THE FARMVILLE AREA, AND I WOULD LIKE TO REVISIT THAT LAND USE PLAN BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO CONSIDER AN ITEM THAT IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH IT. SO I JUST WANT TO REVISIT. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT MORE FURTHERFURTHER DOWN THE ROAD IN THAT AREA, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND A WORK SESSION, IF POSSIBLE.>> CAN WE GET A SECOND? MR. CUMMINGS ON MISS WP WITT AND YOU TALKED ABOUT A POTENTIAL SESSION?
>> WE CAN COORDINATE THAT WITH EVERYBODY'S TIME AS FAR AS THE FINAL TIMING ON THAT, BUT I HAVE HAD INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND WE'LL WORK TO COORDINATE WITH YOU TO GET THAT SET.
>> MISS WITTEN, YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN AND MONDAY IS THE ONLY TIME YOU'RE AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK?
>> IF THE COUNCIL WOULD CHECK ON MONDAY THE 13TH, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE AT 8:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, AND I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH EVERYBODY TOMORROW.
ALL RIGHT. >> POSTPONE ANY ACTION ON THIS, MR. CUMMINGS?
>> WE HAVE TO POSTPONE ON THE 21ST?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> I HAVE TO VOTE
THAT. >> ALL IN FAVOR OF POSTPONING
[8.d.2. Alabama Department of Transportation. Funding Agreement. Project No. CRPAU-4126( ) for fiber installation. $176,000.\]
TO THE 21ST.>> ITEM 8D-2 IS THE REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FIBER INSTALLATION AND AUTHORIZING THE AUBURN MATCHING FUNDS OF $176,000 FOR THE PROJECT.
>> SECOND. >> MOTION IS SECONDED.
>> I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT BECAUSE IT'S A WIN.
IT'S AN EXPENSIVE THING TO DO. IT'S $880,000 OF TRENCH DIGGING AND CABLE LAYING, BUT WE'RE PAYING 176, $1,000 ONLY OF THAT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PAYING, I BELIEVE, 704,000, AND MY QUESTION AND THAT GOT ANSWERED FOR ME, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO EVERYBODY ELSE IS THAT THIS WILL ONLY BE USED FOR RED LIGHT TIMING AND FOR DEFICIENCY MONITORING.
IT WILL NOT BE FOR COMMERCIAL USE, RESIDENTIALIUS, BUT SIMPLY
FOR CITYIUS. >> CONTINUE THE NETWORKING EXPANSION OF OUR CONNECTION TO FIBER NETWORK SO THAT WE CAN CONTROL AND MANAGE THOSE IN A MUCH MORE STREAMLINED MANOR. I WANTED TO SEE THE CITIZENS TO UPON WHAT THEY COULD TALK ABOUT AND THE EFFORTS FOR STAFF ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY AND THESE WERE AN 80/20 MARCHING CONTRIBUTION AND CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS TO RANDY FOR IDENTIFYING THIS GRANT.
>> I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO CROSSWALK AGENDA ITEMS THAT NOTE THAT THEY'RE FULLY FUNDED WITH THE ACTUAL BUDGET BOOK. I COMPLAINED IN THE PAST ABOUT THE LEVEL OF DETAIL.
JUST SO YOU KNOW THIS $176,000 IS NOT INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE IN THE BUDGET. IT IS LUMPED INTO A $900,000 BUDGET OVER TWO FISCAL YEARS.
SO THAT'S THE TYPE OF DETAIL THAT I REFER TO SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T THINK WE HAVE SUFFICIENT DETAIL IN THE BUDGET.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
[8.d.4. CARE Humane Society. Animal sheltering services for FY 2026. $228,408.]
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.>> YES. ITEM 8D- 4 IS THE REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGE TORE EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CARE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL SHELTERING SERVICES FOR FY 2026
IN THE AMOUNT OF $228,408. >> MOVE FOR
>> MOTION IS SECOND. I BELIEVE MISS WITTEN YOU ASKED FOR THIS ONE TO BE PULLED?
>> I'D LIKE TO ASK IF WE KNOW HOW MANY ANIMALS WERE SERVICED FROM THE CITY OF AUBURN IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR?
>> YES. WE HAD 917 ANIMALS TO BE SERVICED FROM THE CITY OF AUBURN AND THAT INCLUDES ANIMAL CONTROL AS WELL AS OUR CITIZENS.
>> OKAY. AND THIS 228 IS OVER -- IS FOR FISCAL YEAR '26 AND THAT WILLWILL DETERMINE '27 BASED
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OFF OF WHAT>> SO WE'RE ALWAYS A YEAR BEHIND, AND THAT'S BASED ON OUR SHARE OF OUR PER RATA SHARE THAT
WE BRING IN. >> IS THAT 917 AN INCREASE OVER --
>> THAT 917 IS A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO.
TYPICALLY AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD A RESPIRATORY ILLNESS WITH OUR CANINES AND SO THEY HAD TO SHUT DOWN FOR A WHILE. SO THE NUMBER YOU HAVE THERE IS BASED ON OUR AVERAGE WHICH IS 1,043, SO THAT IS WHAT WE DID FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE CARE HUMANE SOCIETY.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? CERTAINLY GRATEFUL FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CARE. HARD WORK THEY DO. SOME UNBELIEVABLE VOLUNTEERS OUT THERE, KIND, KIND, PEOPLE, PATIENT PEOPLE, AND I ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO BE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS. THE FALLOUT FROM NOT BEINGBEING RESPONSIBLE ENDS UP IN CARE'S BUILDING, IN THEIR FACILITIES.
ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE
[8.d.5. Cleveland Brothers, Inc. Infrastructure development agreement. Woodson Hills. ]
SAY AYE.>> 8D- 5 IS THE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE A AGREEMENT WITH CLEVELAND BROTHERS INCORPORATED WITH THE WOODSON HILLS DEVELOPMENT ON HAMILTON
>> I'M NOT SURE WHO ASKED TO HAVE THIS PULLED, IS THAT YOU?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS WAS
INTERCONNECTIVITY ISSUE. >> CORRECT.
>> HAS THE INTERCONNECTIVITY ISSUE BEEN SOLVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF OUR
PLANNERS? >> THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE MASTER PLAN PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY TO BONNIE GLEN WHICH IS OUR DESIRE. ULTIMATELY, WE WOULD WANT ONE ACCESS FROM THIS AREA OUT OF EITHER BONNIE GLEN OR WOODSON HILLS FOR THE SAFE CARRYING OF THE VEHICLES.
SO WE AGREE TO PERMIT THEM TO GO WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AS LONG AS THEY CONNECTED TO BONNIE GLEN. AT SOME TIME DOWN THE FUTURE OR IN THE FUTURE WE MAY REVAMP THE BONNIE GLEN SECTION ALTOGETHER. THIS WOULD PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY FROM THE RESIDENTS OF BONNIE GLEN TO ACCESS HAMILTON ROAD THROUGH NEW DEVELOPMENT AND NEW STREETS AND NEW INTERSECTION WITH TURN LANES AND ALL OF THE
ASSOCIATED BENEFITS. >> YOU'RE SATISFIED
THE PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT WAS TO GUARANTEE THAT THIS CONNECTION WOULD BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO --
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY
[8.d.6. Evergreen Landscaping Company. Interchange Landscape Maintenance Exit 50 and Exit 57. $80,000.]
>> ANY OPPOSED. THAT MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.
>> ITEM 8.D.6 TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXERCISE AN AGREEMENT FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE WITH EVERGREEN LANDSCAPING COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,000.
>> I'M ASSUMING THAT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE'RE RECEIVING ABOUT THESE INTERSECTIONS AND THE SAME AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. THERE'S NOTHING CHANGING FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE THAT WE KNOW OF, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> NO. ALLOW THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO SPEAK TO THAT.
>> YES, SIR. THE SCOPE AND SERVICES IS IDENTICAL TO THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT TERMS FOR BOTH INTERCHANGES.
>> OKAY. I JUST NOTICED A VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO AND THERE'S PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS ALONG WITH THIS CONTRACT, AND I'M ASSUMING THESE ARE TWO GATEWAYS INTO OUR CITY, SO I JUST WANT TO -- THEY LOOK GREAT NOW, AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THEM LOOK --
>> THE SCOPE OF SERVICES INCLUDED PERFORMANCE LANGUAGE AND HOW THE INTERCHANGES ARE LOOKING UP HERE, AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO APPEAR IN A MANICURED STATE PRETTY MUCH AT ALL TIMES.
>> THEY'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB DOWN THERE, WHOEVER IS DOING
>> THEY SHOULD. IT'S MINE, YOU KNOW? I'M IN WARD 8.
>> THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING ANYONE ELSE?
>> FOR ANYBODY'S INFORMATION IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THIS $80,000 BLIND IN THE BUDGET BOOK YOU WON'T FIND IT THERE. IT'S ROLLED UP INTO A SNAPSHOT OF ALL OF THE BUSINESS ITS COMBINED THAT PROVIDE LANDSCAPE AND SUSTAINABILITY. NO SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THIS
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$80,000 CONTRACT IN OUR BUDGETANYONE ELSE? >> I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT.
>> SINCE THIS IS A BID, THIS IS AFTER THE BUDGET, THERE'S A BUDGETED AMOUNT THAT WE APPROVED, BUT HOW WOULD YOU HAVE AN 80,000 LINE- ITEM IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BID IS IN OUR BUDGET? ? IT'S -- IT'S -- ALL INDIVIDUAL SERVICE CONTRACTS UNDER DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY AND THE PUBLIC WORKS TOGETHER.
THOSE ARE ALL TOTALED UP INTO INTO SUMMATION OF WHAT WE PROVIDE TO YOU FOR THOSE CONTRACTED SERVICES.
>> RIGHT. SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A LINE- ITEM FOR 80,000 IN A BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED PRIOR TO RECEIVING A BID FOR THIS AMOUNT BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BID AMOUNT IS AT THE TIME OF THE BUDGET?
>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BID AMOUNT IS, AND WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR WHAT THE BUDGET WILL BE TO
>> DAN, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY HERE, WHAT WAS THE -- DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE PREVIOUS -- MAX POINTED OUT THAT THE PREVIOUS LANDSCAPER HAD BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB. DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT CONTRACTED
AMOUNT WAS? >> COMBINED CONTRACT? I BELIEVE WE WERE AT 96, 97,000 AND THIS IS LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THOSE TWO INTERCHANGES.
>> OKAY. THEY WERE SEPARATE CONTRACTS AND THESE ARE CONSOLIDATED CURRENTLY SXSHLTHS WE SAW THIS AS AN APARTMENT TO PUT THOSE ON A
SINGULAR CONTRACT. >> ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[8.d.8. Headley Construction Corporation. Resurface 16 Hydro Clay Courts. Yarbrough Tennis Center. $127,000.]
>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> ITEM 8.D. 8 FOR THE CITY MANAGE TORE EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH HEADLEY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION IN THE HYDRO CLAY COURTS FOR $127,000.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE? >> SECOND.
>> AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED I CAN DISCUSS 8 AND 9 TOGETHER IF THAT'S DOABLE. I JUST WANT TO GIVE THE PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR A CHANCECHANCE DISCUSS THE UPGRADE IN OUR AWARD- WINNING TENNIS
>> HAPPY TO. SO OUR 16 CLAY COURTS, IT'S TYPICAL FOR US TO RESURFACE THEM EVERY THREE TO FIVE YEARS, AGAIN, BASED ON WEAR, WEATHER, A VARIETY OF FACTORS AND THE HARD COURTS, SIMILAR REASONS. IT'S ASPHALT, THAT EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS AND WE HAVE CRACKS THAT CAN AFFECT PLAY, SURFACE, ET CETERA.
SO THOSE WE RESURFACE EVERY SEVEN TO TEN YEARS, AND WE'RE JUST HEADING THE LIFE OF BOTH THE CLIENT AND THE HARD COURTS.
>> APPARENTLY, WE'RE WELL KNOWN FOR
OUR TENNIS COURTS. >> WE ARE, YES, SIR.
OUR STAFF RECEIVED THE OUTSTANDING FACILITY
[8.d.9. Headley Construction Corporation. Resurface 12 Hard Courts. Yarbrough Tennis Center. $98,000.]
>> ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY
>> ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER 9.
>> ITEM 8.D. 9, WITH THE HEADLEY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION TO RESURFACE HARD COURTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $98,000.
>> SECOND. >> NO FURTHER COMMENT.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE
[8.d.11. Kronos SaaShr, Inc., A UKG Company. Purchase UKG timeclocks for time and attendance software. $188,595.]
AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED AND THAT MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER 11.
>> ITEM 8.D. 11 IS THE REQUEST TO FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE KRONOS TIME CLOCKS FOR TIME AND ATTENDANCE SOFTWARE IN THE
AMOUNT OF $188,595. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
>> I WANTED TO GET A LITTLE INFORMATION OUT THERE ABOUT THIS ABOUT THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THIS, AND I GUESS WOULD ORLANDO BE THE PERSON TO ASK ABOUT?
>> YES. I WOULD LIKE OUR HR DIRECTOR TO PLEASE STEP TO THE MICROPHONE AND PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW AND IT'S A HEFTY STUDY WE HAD LAST YEAR TO MAKE THIS MIGRATION, AND I THINK THEY'VE DONE A VERY THOROUGH JOB AND SHE CAN EXPLAIN THAT
VERY WELL. >> WE STARTED OUT WITH THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE, CORRECT?
>> YES. NOVEMBER 2024 THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE BACK IN APRIL AND MAY, AND PRIOR TO THAT WE WERE MADE AWARE OF KRONOS AND MERGING TO UKC AND WITH THAT, WE PARTNERED WITH THE I.T. DEPARTMENT AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT -- SORRY,
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SINCE WE WENT INTO THE PAYROLL SOFTWARE AND WE DEMOED MULTIPLE TIME AND ATTENDANCE SOFTWARES, TYLER MUNIS, WE HAD MANY HOURS AND WE LOOKED AT THE TIME CLOCK PIECE SO WE KNEW THAT WE WOULD NEED TO UPGRADE OUR TIME CLOCKS SO WE CAME TO KRONOS IN 2015 AND MOST OF THE CLOCKS ARE TEN YEARS OLD. SO IT'S LIKE A PHONE OR COMPUTER, YOU HAVE TO UPGRADE THOSE SOFTWARES EVERY SO OFTEN.EVEN IF THEY HAD TO MIGRATE, IT WAS POTENTIALLY, WE'D HAVE TO CHANGE THE CLOCKS NOW WP WITH THE MIGRATION THE FLEW PLATFORM WOULD NO LONGER SUPPORT THE
CLOCKS. >> IF WE WOULD HAVE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT SYSTEM WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE CLOCKS.
>> ALL OF THE CLOCKS, CORRECT.
>> THE SECOND QUESTION, AND I NEED YOU TO HELP ME OUT WITH THIS, AND MAYBE THIS HAS TO DO WITH MY LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE TIME CLOCK DOES.
>> BUT JUST ON ITS FACE, $5300 FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD SWIPE TO KEEP TIME FEELS LIKE -- I MEAN. IT FEELS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY.
ARE THERE OTHER ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES OF IT OR ADDITIONAL OPTIONS THAT WE LOOKED AT THAT WERE COMPATIBLE WITH EKG?
>> SO THIS IS THE CLOCK THAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH EKG.
THEY DO A FINGER SCANNING AND A FACE SCREEN AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT AND THE FINGER SCANNING AND IT SCANS. WE DID NOT UPGRADE TO THE OTHER FEATURES. BASICALLY, THEY CLOCK IN.
IT TRACKS THROUGH THE SOFTWARE WHEN THEY COME IN
AND OUT. >> THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE BASE MODEL FOR THE TIME CLOCK.
>> THEY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD BUSINESS MODEL.
>> YES, SIR. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS -- THIS IS A MIGRATION THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE.
WE DIDN'T CHOOSE TO MIGRATE AT THIS TIME.
IT WAS THEY WERE GOING TO NOT SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE ANYMORE, AND THIS IS WHAT SOFTWARE COMPANIES DO. THEY DO IT, MAKE A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT THERE AND MAKE THEMSELVES A LOT MORE MONEY AND SAY THAT WE HAVE AN ADDED FEATURE TO IT THAT WE MIGHT NOT
EVER USE. >> YES, AND LIKE MR. CUMMINGS STATED WE LOOKED AT CLOCKS AND CHOSE TO STAY WITH UKG WITH YOU GUYS' APPROVAL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE GOOD? ANYTHING ELSE?
>> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A QUESTION OR THOUGHT? OKAY. WE HAVE MOTION TO SECOND.
[8.d.16. Stryker Medical. Purchase one (1) Life Pak 35 heart monitor. Fire Department. $58,350.70.]
>> ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES.
>> NUMBER 16. >> ITEM 8.D. 16 TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGE WITH STRYKER TO PURCHASE A 35 HEART MONITOR FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
$58,350.70. >> MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> ONE QUICK QUESTION AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS ALSO A WIN AS WAS THE PREVIOUS ITEM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS ALSO A DEFIBRILLATOR, IS IT NOT, ALONG WITH THE MONITOR? IT JUST SAYS MONITOR IN THE NOTES AND I THINK IT'S A DEFIBRILLATOR.
>> I'LL HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ADDRESS THAT.
>> YES. IT'S A DEFIBRILLATOR AND THIS IS AN EXPANG OF THE ALS PROGRAM AND YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER LIFE SUPPORT UNIT ROLLING ON THE STREETS OF AUBURN.
>> I LOOKED AT IT, AND I WAS THINKING I HAD UNDERSTOODUNDERSTOOD TO BE THIS PARTICULAR TYPE.
IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. I WOULD RECOMMEND ANY CITIZEN OR ANYBODY TO GO ONLINE AND READ ABOUT THIS THING AND YOU CAN USE THEM IN HOSPITALS.
I MEAN, IT'S THAT GOOD WHERE IT MONITORS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU AND GOES FROM ONE STEP TO THE NEXT STEP TO THE NEXT STEP AND WINDS UP BEING A DEFIBRILLATOR. THE LAST PART I WANT TO MAKE IS THAT WE HAVE OPIOID FUNDS TO BUY IT.
>> IT IS BUDGETED, BUT WE'LL MAKE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT ON THE BACK SIDE TO USE OPIOID REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS TO PAY FOR IT. SO IT'S NOT COMING DIRECTLY FROM CITY TAXPAYER FUNDS. IT WILL BE COMING FROM THAT OPIOID FUND.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO -- THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT?
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>> BOB, CAN YOU VOUCH FOR THIS THING?
>> OKAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT? ALL RIGHT.
>> ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> SO MOVE. >> ANY FURTHER COMMENTERS S OR
[9.a.1. Establish one (1) stop sign, one (1) 25 MPH speed limit sign, four (4) one-way signs, four (4) regulatory roundabout yield/circulation signs and four (4) roundabout circulation signs. Woodward Oaks Subdivision, Phase 5.]
QUESTIONS.IS APPROVED. >> ORDINANCES, ITEM 9.A. 1 IS TO ESTABLISH ONE STOP SIGN AND ONE 25-MILE-PER- HOUR SPEED LIMIT SIGNED AND FOUR REGULATORY ROUNDABOUT YIELD/CIRCULATION SIGNS AND FOUR ROUNDABOUT CIRCULATION SIGNS AND UNANIMOUS
CONSENT IS NECESSARY. >> I ASK FOR UNANIMOUS
CONSENT. >> DOES ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WITH THE VOTE THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE.
[9.a.2. Establish traffic signs in various subdivisions. ]
>> ITEM 9.A. 2, ESTABLISH TRAFFIC SIGNS IN THE SUBDIVISIONS AND UNANIMOUS
CONSENT IS NECESSARY. >> I ASK FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
>> DOES ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING FORWARD WITH THE VOTE THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE? ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT A 25 MILE PER HOUR IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN GET AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT PARTICULAR SIGNAGE.
>> THAT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. WE ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET THAT ON THE AGENDA, AND IT COULD BE AS EARLY AS THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING WITH THAT WHILE THAT IS TECHNICALLY ULTIMATELY A PUBLIC STREET IS GROVE HILL ROAD THAT LEADS BACK TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO EVALUATE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATED TO THAT TO BE A PUBLIC STREET IN ASSOCIATION TO BEING ABLE TO BRING THE SIGN, AND WE DO HOPE TO GET THAT IN THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING FOR SOON.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO
>> I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD SEE THAT -- THAT SIGN UP BY -- OR LET THAT BROUGHT TO US BY THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU. >> A LOT OF ACTIVITY OUT THERE NOW.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHEN WE WANT.
OKAY. ANYTHING -- ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. LINDSAY WITH THE ROLL CALL?
[9.b.1. Greenwood Village Pre-zoning DDH. Pre-zoning approximately 53.5 acres. Property located on West Farmville Road between Pepperwood Trail and Auburn Lake Road. ]
>> ITEM 9.B. 1 UNDER ZONING THE GREENWOOD VILLAGE PRE- ZONING WHICH PROPOSES TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 53. 5 ACRES FROM RURAL UPON ANNEXATION TO DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HOUSING ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON WEST FARMVILLE ROAD BETWEEN PEPPERWOOD TRAIL AND AUBURN LAKE ROAD. UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS REQUIRED.
>> I'LL DENY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
>> OKAY. SO THIS WILL COME BACK UP IN TWO WEEKS.
>> CORRECT. ALL RIGHT AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL TRAVEL WITH THAT?
[9.b.2. Greenwood Village Pre-zoning PDD. Pre-zoning approximately 53.5 acres. Property located on West Farmville Road between Pepperwood Trail and Auburn Lakes Road.]
>> ITEM 9.B. 2 IS GREENWOOD VILLAGE.
PRE-ZONING WITH THE PPD OVERLAY TO A DDH BASE ZONE ON APPROXIMATELY 53. 5 ACRES ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON WEST FARMVILLE ROAD BETWEEN PEPPERWOOD TRAIL AND AUBURN LAKE ROAD. UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY.
>> I'LL DENY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
[9.c.1. Hickory Creek Annexation. Annexation of approximately 68.5 acres. Property located on the south side of Sandhill Road, across from Mill Creek Road.]
>> THAT WILL COME UP IN TWO WEEKS WITH THE PUBLIC
>> WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM C. >> ANNEXATIONS.
>>, 9.C. 1 ANNEXATION OF OF 8. 5 ACRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SANDHILL ROAD ACROSS FROM MILL CREEK ROAD AND UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS NECESSARY.
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CONSENT.>> SECOND. >> WAS THAT A SECOND DOWN THERE?
>> GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A PROBLEM VOTING ON THIS THIS
EVENING? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS TO POSTPONE THIS TO OCTOBER 21ST.
THIS ANNEXATION IS RELATED TO TWO OTHER REZONING ITEMS THAT WERE PART OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
I THINK ALL THREE ITEMS NEED TO BE VIEWED TOGETHER.
I DIDN'T DENY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
I WANTED TO EXPLAIN WHY I WAS POSTPONING TO THAT DATE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SET OCTOBER 21ST FOR THE POSTPONEMENT.
>> OKAY. >> DO WE NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ACTION FOR THAT?
>> TO POSTPONE, YES. THE REASON WHY THIS IS AGENDA AND NOT CARRYING FORWARD WITH THE OTHER REZONING IS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTUALLY APPROVED THE ANNEXATION AND LATER POSTPONED THE ZONING ACTIONS FOR THE SAME PROPERTY. SO PUT THEM LAGGING BEHIND AND DUE TO THE TIME CONSTRAINTS WITHIN 60 DAYS WE NEEDED TO PRESENT IT AT THIS TIME. SO MR. COBLENTZ ACTIONS ARE
APPROPRIATE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS TO OCTOBER 21ST. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT? ALL RIGHT.
>> WE'LL NEED A SECOND ON THAT.
>> SECOND ON THE POSTPONE MENT. THIS CAME FROM TYLER.
>> ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
[9.c.2. Samples Property. Approximately 53.5 acres. Property located on West Farmville Road between Pepperwood Trail and Auburn Lakes Road.]
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. >> ITEM 9.C. 2 IS THE SAMPLE PROPERTY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 53. 5 ACRES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GREENWOOD VILLAGE LOCATED ON WEST FARMVILLE ROAD WITH PEPPERWOOD TRAIL AND UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS
[9 d. Franchise agreement. Uniti Fiber GulfCo LLC. Unanimous consent necessary. Public hearing recommended.]
>> I'LL HAVE THIS IN TWO WEEKS.
>> OKAY. >> ITEM 9. D IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER FOR A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH UNITI FIBER GULFCO LLC AND YUNNAN MOUN CONSENT IS NECESSARY AND PUBLIC HEARING IS RECOMMENDED.
>> DOES ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THE VOTE THIS EVENING?
>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL.
>> I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ANY COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? OKAY. LINDSAY WITH THE ROLL CALL?
[10.a.1. JACOBS Engineering Group, Inc. Task Order 02-2026: Professional Consulting Engineering Services to the City of Auburn – Northside WPCF Pump Station and Flow Equalization Project – Phase 2. $701,800.]
>> UNDER RESOLUTION, ITEM 10.A. 1 IS THE REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A TASK ORDER TO 02- 2026 WITH JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP FOR CONSULTING ENGINEERING ENGINEERING SORRIES TO THE CITY OF AUBURN FOR THE PUMP STATION AND FLOW EQUALIZATION PROJECT PHASE 2 IN THE AMOUNT OF $701,800.
>> SECOND. >> ANY COMMENTERS S OR QUESTIONS?
>> WHAT I READ IN THE LITERATURE HAS TO DO -- WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH? MAY I JUST ASK THE QUESTION OPEN ENDEDLY?
>> PHASE 1 WAS A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. I'LL LET KEITH AND MATT MAKE AN ADDRESS. THOSE ITEMS, MATT?
>> YEAH. SO PHASE 1 WAS ESSENTIALLY A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN WHERE WE WERE LOOKING AT THE SIZING OF THE TANK, THE LOCATION OF THE TANK TANK JUST VARIOUS THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LOOK AT AT A HIGH LEVEL, A 30,000- FOOT LEVEL THAT DICTATE THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF THE TANK AND THE MORE DETAILED DESIGN OF THE TANK. SO PHASE 1 OF THAT WAS COMPLETED IN THE MID TO LATE 2024.
SO THIS IS THE ACTUAL, MORE DETAILED DESIGN OF THE PROJECT.
>> ALL RIGHT. ONE MORE QUESTION, IF I MAY. I READ AT THE END OF THE STAFF SUMMARY, THE MEMORANDUM, THE WORDS ADDITIONAL CAPACITY.
IS THIS WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT.
WOULD THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN
WHAT WAY? >> ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE PUMP EQUALIZATION TANK IS TO PROVIDE PEAK WEATHER FLOW, VENTS AND WHEN WE HAVE INFILTRATION INTO OUR SYSTEM THAT FLOW IS BASICALLY LIKE A DETENTION TANK ALMOST TO HANDLE THE WED
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WEATHER FLOWS AND REGULATORY ISSUES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IT ESSENTIALLY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN THOSE WET WEATHER EVENTS AND THE TANK WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A 3 MILLION GALLON PER DAY TANK, SO -->> VERY LARGE DETENTION POND TO HOLD THE STORM -- THE STORM WATER BACK AND THEN PUMP IT TO THE SOUTH, TO THE SOUTH STATION?
>> YES. IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE RELEASED BACK INTO THE FACILITY AND THEN PUMPED TO THE MORGAN PLANT FOR TREATMENT ONCE IT SUBSIDES BACK TO NORMAL.
>> THE MORGAN PLANT, I THINK IT WAS 1958 OR SO THAT IT WAS
COMPLETED? >> THE MORGAN PLANT WAS COMPLETED IN 1985 AS WELL AS THE NORTH SIDE PLANT ON RICHLAND ROAD. THE TWO ORIGINAL PLANTS FOR THE CITY, AND THERE WAS ONE LOCATED WHERE HICKORY DICKORY PARK IS AND WHERE THE EAST MEDICAL CENTER EMERGENCY NEXT TO WIRE ROAD.
>> I APPRECIATE THE DETAIL AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW LITTLE ABOUT. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A TOUR INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP TO EITHER ONE OF THESE FACILITIES. I DOUBT IF THERE'S -- MAYBE ONE OR TWO UP HERE WHO HAVE SEEN THESE
THINGS. >> WE WOULD BE GLAD --
>> I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO DO THAT, AND I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR THIS TO BE POSTPONED SO THAT WE COULD, IN FACT, DO THAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT ABLE TO CAST AN INFORMED VOTE ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T -- I REALLY DON'T HAVE A VISUAL.
I DON'T HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS WORKS, BUT AFTER HEARING -- AFTER HEARING THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT, I GUESS I'M OKAY WITH IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LIKE TO BE THROWN IN THAT BRIAR PATCH.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING AND SAY I WANT TO SEE A TREATMENT
>> I WENT AS A FOURTH GRADER AND I WAS FASCINATED BY IT, AND I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN BACK
FOR THIS AND WE'RE PROUD OF THIS.
>> THE SEWER LINE AND EVERYTHING.
IT WORKS GOOD. I WOULDN'T LIE TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
A TOUR. I DID A TRAIL GROUP LAST NIGHT OF ABOUT 20 BOYS.
>> MR. CUMMINGS, COULD YOU MAKE A NOTE THAT MR. MOREMAN WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A TOUR?
>> I DO APPLAUD THE EFFORTS OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR EVALUATING THESE. THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THEY'RE INSTALLING ULTIMATELY CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAS TO CARRY A PRETTY HEFTY PRICE TAG. IT IS A MUCH BETTER WAY TO HANDLE AND SHAVE OFF THESE PEAK FLOWS AND NOT HAVE TO UPGRADE PIPES AND ADD MORE SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COSTS AND DIGGING INTO THESE THINGS AND COMING UP WITH THE MOST COST- EFFECTIVE ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL.
SOMETHING? >> AGAIN, WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO HELP RECONCILE WHAT'S ON THE O JENDA VERSUS WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET AND SHE'S BEEN HELPFUL ON THAT. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE $771,000 EXPENDITURE IN THE BUDGET YOU WON'T FIND IT. THERE IS A LEAN FOR THE NORTH SIDE FLOW EQUAL IEDZER TANK SYSTEM. THAT'S A $34 MILLION EFFORT. IF YOU'RE LOOKING INDIVIDUALLY FOR HOW WE'RE SPENDING THE $771,000 YOU WON'T FIND IT IN THE BUDGET. IT'S IN THERE AND IT'S JUST LUMPED IN WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF. THAT'S IT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVORER PLEASEPLEASE AYE.
[10.a.2. Sunbelt Fire. Purchase one (1) E-One Custom Pumper Truck. Fire Department. $873,071.]
>> ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> ITEM 10.A.2 IS THE REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AN E- ONE CUSTOM PUMPER TRUCK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $873,071. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
>> MOTION IS SECOND. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
>> AND 10B WAS REMOVED FROM THE
[12. CITIZENS' OPEN FORUM.]
THAT'S ALL OF THE BUSINESS WE HAVE.
>> AT THIS TIME WE HAVE THE OPEN CITIZENS' OPEN FORUM TO TALK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE.
WE ASK YOU COME FORWARD TO GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WHO WILL BE
FIRST? >> YES, SIR, MR. GROVE.
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>> GOOD EVENING, FOLKS. STEVE COSGROVE, 1920 WATERCRESS DRIVE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS
YOU TONIGHT. >> BOB, GOOD TO HEAR YOUR MEDICAL SITUATION IS TAKEN CARE OF AND RESOLVED.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, BUT GLAD TO HEAR THAT REPORT. I APPRECIATE AND RESPECT AND ADMIRE EVERY ONE OF YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE -- FOR THE LOVELIEST VILLAGE. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COUNCIL WARD PERSON IN BETH WITTEN WHO DOES A LOT FOR OUR PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD AND I KNOW FOR EVERY ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I WAS SITTING ON THE PORCH WITH MISS SHERRY LOCKHART ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AND IT WAS ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN JOHN HENRY LOCKHART PASSED AWAY AND I WANTED TO MENTION THAT SHE'S DOING FINE AND HER FAMILY IS DOING FINE AND THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS DOING FINE.
I LIVE IN A HOUSEHOLD WHERE IT'S SAFETY FIRST.
MY DAD HAD A MAMMOTH JOB, HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE RAILROAD FROM CHICAGO TO NEW ORLEANS AND HE WAS A CIVIL ENGINEER AND THERE WAS A DERAILMENT IN KENTUCKY A WHILE AGO, AND HE WROTE A BOOK AND MANUAL CALLED "SAFETY FIRST" AND WE LEARNED IT VERY WELL. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I NOTICED THAT HESITATED WITH THE ROADWAYS REAL QUICK HERE.
IF YOU ARE NEAR AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL NUMBER TWO YOU WILL SEE SOME ORANGE CONES OVER THIS PARTICULAR DRAINAGE AREA.
IT'S THE STRANGEST LOOKING DRAINAGE THING I'VE SEEN, AND I WORKED WITH STEEL AND TIED A LOT OF REBAR AND SO FORTH, BUT IF YOU LOOK UNDER THOSE ORANGE CONES YOU WILL SEE A 30- INCH BY 18-INCH BRICK LINED, NOT COVERED OPENING THAT GOES DOWN ABOUT FOUR FEET, AND I'M JUST THINKING OF THE LITTLE -- NOT JUST THE EASTERN BOX TURTLES AND THE LITTLE GOPHERS AND SO FORTH THAT HAVE FALLEN, BUT IF EVER A CHILD FELL IN HER IT WOULD BE HARD FOR HER TO GET OUT OF THERE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND. THE BRIGHT YELLOW PEDESTRIAN SIGN, IF YOU WOULD LOOK AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING ONE OUT HERE RIGHT -- NOT OUT HERE OF CITY HALL PETITIONERS TO THE AUBURN KENDAL, AND I ONLY HAVE EIGHT SECONDS AND I WAS OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY, AND A LADY WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF ME AND THERE WAS A BOX TRUCK AND NOBODY CAN SEE HER.
AND THEIC FROM WENT FLYING BY. I'LL FINISH UP AND I'M JUST REALLY, REALLY WORRY PERIOD
UPON. >> GIVE ME AN EXTRA COUPLE OF SECONDS. IF YOU WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> ROBERT WILKINS, 265, AUBURN, ALABAMA. YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD. REALLY
IT. >> NO PROBLEM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I PUT UP POLLS PERIODICALLY AND GIVE THE COUNCIL THE RESULTS. I DID FOUR SINCE THE LAST TIME I DID THIS. SEPTEMBER 3RD SHOULD THE AUBURN CITY MANAGER BE ABLE TOTO CONCERNED CITIZENS ACCESS TO FINANCIAL DATA THROUGH THE LEGAL PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST SYSTEM? THERE WERE THREE CHOICES.
20% SAID YES, THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE DENIED.
75% SAID NO AND 5% SAID NOT SURE.
ON JULY 1ST IT SAID WHAT KIND OF TRANSPARENCY DO YOU FEEL WE HAVE WITH THE AUBURN CITY GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL? 32% SAID THERE WAS.
THERE WAS FAIR TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL, 10%.
THERE'S POOR TRANSPARENCY IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL, 32%, AND I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT OUR CITY TRANSPARENCY, 26%. ON JUNE THE 13TH, SHOULD THE MAYOR RUN FOR MAY -- MAYOR RUN AGAIN? IT SAID 25% SAID YES. NO SAID 63% AND 13 SAID THEY DON'T CARE, BUT THERE WERE NOT MANY PEOPLE THAT RESPONDED
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TO IT.KNOW. >> HOW MANY PEOPLE RESPONDED?
>> WE ONLY HAD EIGHT -- SEE, 25.
>> NO, NO, NO. FOR THAT PARTICULAR ONE. HUNDRED OR TWO.
WE MAY HAVE DOWN TO THIS AMOUNT. THIS WAS THE LOWEST WE'VE HAD.
APRIL 30TH, DO YOU THINK THE CHANGING OF AUBURN'S LOGO AND BRAND HELPS IMPROVE THE IMAGE OF AUBURN? OUT OF THAT, 19% SAID YES.
THEY LIKE THE CHANGE OF THE LOGO.
64% SAID NO AND 17% DO NOT CARE, AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
I'M DEBORAH BILL. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT PICKLE BALL. I'M EXCITED THAT YOU ARE GETTING THE TENNIS COURTS FIXED UP, BUT THE PICKLE BALLERS ARE EXCITED THAT THE SANFORD COURTS ARE OPEN NOW AND THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE PLAYING THIS EVENING AND THE LAST SIX COURTS ARE OPEN IN LAKE WILLMORE. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE ION GRACE FOUNDATION THAT HELPS PEOPLE WITH OCULAR AND SUSTAINABLE TREATMENT AND THE PICKLE BALL COURTS WILL HOST A TOURNAMENT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THAT. SO THE PICKLE BALL COURTS THAT YOU HAVE HELPED BUILD AND THAT WE ARE NOW USING IS GOING TO RAISE MONEY FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. IT'S GOING TO BE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, AND IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER OR GET MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN GO TO THE ION GRACE FOUNDATION.ORG, AND WE THANK YOU FOR PICKLE BALL.
>> THAT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. ANYONE ELSE? WHO WILL BE NEXT? OKAY.
WE'LL CLOSE CITIZENS' COMMUNICATIONS. ANYONE FROM THE COUNCIL HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY? ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. I'D LIKE TO READ A STATEMENT, AND THIS IS A PERSONAL STATEMENT FROM ME.
I'M CERTAINLY NOT SPEAKING FOR THE OTHER EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
YESTERDAY AND TODAY I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS SINCE IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT NEXT SEASON'S AUBURN BAYLOR GAME WILL BE PLAYED IN ATLANTA INSTEAD OF AUBURN. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT HOME GAMES ARE TO THE LIVELIHOODLIVELIHOOD LOCAL BUSINESSES AND TO OUR ECONOMY IN AUBURN WHERE SALES TAX IS OUR LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE. I KNOW BECAUSE I LIVED IT WITH MY FAMILY- OWNED ANDERS BOOKSTORE AND RELIED LARGELY ON THE BUSINESS WE WOULD DO ON GAME WEEKENDS JUST LIKE OUR DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS AND RESTAURANTS AND OUR BUSINESSES AND HOTELS AROUND TOWN RELY ON THOSE WEEKENDS TODAY. EVERY FOOTBALL SEASON HAS ITS OWN CHARACTER AND REWARDS AND CHALLENGES, BUT THROUGH IT ALL, I WANT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU DO, AND FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ADVOCATE DURING FOOTBALL SEASON AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
>> I HAVE SPOKEN TO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR JOHN COHEN AND SHARE MY DISAPPOINTMENT AND CONCERN. OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY EMPLOYS OUR CITIZENS, THEY SPONSOR OUR YOUTH TEAMS. THEY DONATE TO OUR LOCAL CHARITIES AND THEY FILL OUR POTHOLES AND SUPPORT OUR POLICE OFFICERS, PURCHASE OUR FIRE TRUCKS AND BUILD OUR PARKS AND IMPROVE OUR ROADS.
I WANT TO THANK EVERY BUSINESS OWNER WHO BELIEVES IN AUBURN AND MAKES A DAILY INVESTMENT IN OUR CITY.
THAT'S IT. ? MAYOR, SPOT ON. I SUPPORT WHAT YOU SAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SHAME ON THE UNIVERSITY.
>> I WOULD AGREE, TOO, RON. VERY
I'LL FOLLOW UP BY SAYING IT'S A NEW DAY THAT WE WORK IN.
THE RULES HAVE CHANGED FOR EVERYONE, AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT THE RULES HAVE CHANGED FOR AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT, TOO, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH US EVERY SINGLE DAY NEED TO KNOW THAT WE SUPPORT THEM AND BELIEVE IN THEM.
IF YOU ALL WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP THEM, SH
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.