Apr 21, 2026 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> WE'LL CALL TO ORDER TONIGHT'S AS APRIL 21ST, 2026. WELCOME TO THOSE JOINING US LIVE AS WELL AS THOSE LISTENS AND WATCHING THROUGH OUR STREAMING SERVICES. LINDSEY WITH THE ROLL CALL.

>> ADAMS. >> HERE.

>> IT DASON. >> MOREMAN.

>> HERE. >> PARSONS.

>> HERE. >> TAYLOR.

>> HERE. >> ANDERS.

>> HERE. >> WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGENS AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND ONE NATION UNDER GOD WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

PLEASE BE SEATED. THERE WERE NO ACTIONS,

[4. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS.]

AND SO I'LL MOVE INTO MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS I'LL ASK THE COUNCIL AND AUDIENCE PLEASE TO BE PATIENT.

LOTS BEEN GOING ON. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY RECENTLY TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE LEE COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS TRACK AND FIELD WHICH I WANT TO THANK AUBURNS AND THESE ATHLETES TO TAKE OVER THE TRACK TO TAKE OVER THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE DAY AND COPS ON TOP FOLLOWED A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AT KROGER AND I BELIEVE WE RAISED ALMOST 8,000 DOLLARS AND REAPPRECIATED THE POLICE OFFICERS CLIMBING UP ON TOP OF THE BUILDING AND A GOOD EFFORT NATURE TO RAISE MONEY TO SEND SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES TO THEIR EVENTS THIS SUMMER. AND THERE'S A BIG SOCCER GAME COMING TO AWUBURN THIS IS AN UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE SUCH AN EVENT IN AUBURN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER WHEN THINGS ARE NORMALLY EXTREMELY QUIET AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESSES TO HAVE A NICE JOLT OF INJECTION OF ECONOMY DURING A TIME WHERE THERE'S JUST REALLY BESIDES -- THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT HAPPENING WE'RE EXCITING ABOUT HAVING ARGENTINA OR ICELAND.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A MAJOR SOCCER GAME BEFORE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT AS OF LAST FRIDAY ALREADY 60,000 TICKETS SOLD THERE WILL BE A LOT OF EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THAT AND A LOT OF EFFORT BY OUR CITY AND A LOT OF EFFORT BY OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND I WANT TO THANK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM AHEAD OF TIME AS WE APPROACH THIS AND I EXPECT IT TO GO VERY WELL. HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO JUST PLAY A SMALL, SMALL ROLE AS A NUMBER OF OUR OUTSTANDING POLICE OFFICERS WERE PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT RECENTLY AND I WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE APART OF THAT. WE'RE JUST SO FORTUNATE IN THIS TOWN TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT PUT IT ON THE LINE EVERYDAY WHEN THEY GO TO WORK AND THAT IS THEIR CALLING.

TO PROTECT US. AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE ALL THERE AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE SO PROUD OF THEM.

IT WAS A VERY TENDER AND SPECIAL TIME AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN THERE AND PLAYED A SMALL ROLE AND I WANT TO THANK THEM ALL AGAIN AND THEY KNOW HOW MUCH I BELIEVE THEY ALL APPRECIATE THEM AND WE'RE PROUD OF THEM AT BEING EXCELLENT OF THE JOB. INVITED TO THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY LAST YEAR AND I APPRECIATE THE ALABAMA HOLO HOLOCAUST CENTER.

IT WAS A SPECIAL EVENING AS THERM SOMETHING THAT I CERTAINLY HAVE NO VALUE AND ABILITY TO APPRECIATE THE HORROR OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF THE WORLD BUT IT WAS A POIGNANT EVENING AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE APART OF THAT.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT'S PART OF TIGER TRAIL INCLUDING OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT FOUR ATHLETES WERE INDUCKETED INTO THE TIGER TRAIL.

A COUPLE OF THOSE ATHLETES STILL LIVE IN AUBURN STUDY AND ARE GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND IT WAS REALLY A WONDERFUL MORNING AND LAST WEEK WE HAD THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE BILL AND CAROL HAM AMPHITHEATRE AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SPECIAL EVENINGS A THE AMPHITHEATRE AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMENITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE WAS ALSO FIVE -- YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND EVERY TIME WE CUT A RIBBON, IT'S EASY TO TAKE IT FOR GRANTED BECAUSE WE DO IT SO OFTEN IN AUBURN. SO OFTEN.

BUT JUST LAST WEEK, JUST IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THERE'S BEEN A NEW STORAGE FACILITY OPEN AND WE OPENED AN AMPHITHEATRE AND

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IN THE COMING WEEKS THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A NUMBER OF PROCLAMATIONS OR CAUSES THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND THIS IS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH AND I'LL BE AT TWIN CEDARS THIS WEEK RECOGNIZING THE HORRORS OF CHILD ABUSE AND THE AWARENESS THAT NEEDS TO GO ON A THE TWIN CEDARS FACILITY AND WE APPRECIATE THE ADVOCACY THEY CONDUCT ON BEHALF OF OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WILL ALSO BE RECOGNIZED MEDICAL LAB PROFESSIONALS AND FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND BEHIND THE SCENES EFFORTS TO KEEP US ALL AND DIAGNOSIS US ALL AND KEEP US ALL HEALTHY AS WELL AS NURSE APPRENTICESHIPS. AS WELL AS THE EAGLES PROGRAM AS THEY RECOGNIZE FOR THE UNUSUAL WAY THEY GO ABOUT PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS THAT GET TO HAVE AN AUBURN EXPERIENCE AND SO ALL THOSE TO BE RECEIVING PROCLAMATIONS SOON AND I APPRECIATE THEIR HARD WORK.

THEY'VE REPLANTED ALL THE BASKETS IN DOWNTOWN AUBURN THAT'S 38 HANGING BACHES BASKETS AND I LAUGH EVERY YEAR THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON TOP OF THOSE LADDERS THAT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE BUT THEY GET IT DONE AND MAKE IT SAFE AND THEY'VE BE TRYING TO KEEP THEM WATERED ALL SUMMER AS WE FACE THE HOT SUMMER AND WE'RE HAVING THE WINE AND CHEESE PARTY AND THIS IS A GROUP OF VOLUNTEER WHO IS JUST WANT AUBURN TO BE THE PRETTIEST LITTLE TOWN THAT AUBURN CAN BE AND APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS TO MAKE AUBURN A SPECIAL PLACE.

AND THE LAST VISIT FOR LAST YEAR'S AUBURN STUDENT COUNCIL MONDAY AND THIS IS A GROUP OF LEADERS FROM AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL THAT HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH ME AND MET WITH THE STAFF ONE TIME AND I APPRECIATE THEIR INVESTMENT IN LEARNING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THEY'VE GROWN UP IN AND THEY'LL BE GRADUATING FROM AND LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING ONE FINAL OPPORTUNITY WITH THEM AND VERY EXCITED THIS NEXT WEEK THE REFI BEING WILL BE CONDUCTED ON CAMPUS AND THIS IS AN UNUSUAL PROJECT THAT'S REALLY A TR TRANSTRANS FACTOR -- TRANSFORMATION THE PROJECT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS CONTINUED PROJECT WITH THE UNIVERSITY AND THE RESEARCH PARK, THIS PARTNERSHIP IS GOING TO BE MEAN SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE RFDI PROGRAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON GLEN AVENUE SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND NOW IT'S GOING TO HAVE IT'S OWN BUILDING IN THE FUTURE AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND CITY ACADEMY IS COMING BACK TO BY THE MAYOR OFFICE AND APPRECIATE FOSTERING OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND THE FACT THEY ARE GIVING UP TIME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CITY AND I'VE SEEN PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY ACADEMY AND I WANT TO PARTLY CLOUDY DIRECTOR MATTHEWS AND ALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY MEN AND WOMEN FOR TAKING TIME FROM THEIR IMPORTANT JOBS TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THOSE CITIZENS WHO CARE ABOUT AND FIND INTERESTING WHAT Y'ALL DO. SO THANK YOU FOR THEM AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO. IN CITY FEST IT'S THIS SATURDAY, THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY; RIGHT? OF CITY FEST.

THIS SICIVIC CITY-WIDE CELEBRATN THAT WAS THOUGHT OF IN THE EARLY 2000S AND HERE WE ARE 25 YEARS, THIS SATURDAY.

RAIN OR SHINE? RAIN OR SHINE.

COME OUT TO THE PARK AND GREAT TIME AND GREAT ACTIVITIES AND THEME THIS YEAR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CITY FEST AND APPRECIATE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND EFFORTS THAT GOES INTO MAKING THAT HAPPEN. OKAY.

I'M DONE NOW. ANYONE ELSE?

>> I HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> PLEASE.

>> 21 YEARS AGO I WAS SETTING UP FOR CITY FEST AND I WAS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH MY OLDEST AND THERE WAS A TORNADO WARNING, NOT A WATCH, A WARNING AND WE HAD TO HUNKER DOWN IN A GARAGE AND THAT WAS QUITE THE EXPERIENCE. SO IT'S COME A LONG WAY.

IT'S GOOD STUFF. ON APRIL 13TH THE COMMUNITY LOST A REALLY AMAZING MAN, THE REVREV RENDERED -- REVEREND AND HIS SERVICE WILL BE THIS SATURDAY AND IN HIS WORDS, ALL ARE WELCOME.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU AREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THE SERVICE TO REACH OUT IN SOME WAY TO TELL HIS FAMILY LEE, JENNY AND MARGARAET, THEY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR STORIES ABOUT WELLS.

AND MAYOR, I DON'T KNOW IN YOUR LITANY OF ANNOUNCEMENTS IF YOU

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>> IT DID NOT, THANK YOU. >> THAT'S A GREAT EVENT THAT RAISES MUCH NEEDED DOLLARS FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED GRIEF COUNSELLING WITH THE THERAPY OF HORSES AND THEN I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SO THANK YOU.

>> YEP, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE?

[5. AUBURN UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS]

COMMUNICATIONS. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL

AND MAYOR ANDERS. >> GOOD EVENING.

>> MY NAME IS ANDREW FAIRCLOTH AND I'M A DIRECTOR OF CITY RELATIONS ON BEHALF OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND AS A HOMETOWN KID I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME SPEAK WITH Y'ALL TODAY AND GIVE YOU Y'ALL SOME UPDATES ABOUT THE WONDERFUL THINGS WE HAVE GOES ACROSS CAMPUS AND REGARDING SOME BIG NEWS WITH ATHLETICS STARTING OFF WITH ORGANIZATIONS, OUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION HOSTED A PEACE DINNER WITH MORE THAN 1500 STUDENTS, FACULTY MEMBERS AND FAMILIES IN ATTENDANCE AND THEY ALSO HELD A WORLD FAIR THIS NEW EVENT HELPED REPRESENT 16 CULTURES WITH OVER 300 ATTENDEES IN ATTENDANCE. AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY DREAM MAKERS AND THEIR FIRST YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH EAST ALABAMA HEALTH PEDIATRIC AND ICU RAISED OVER $150,000 FOR THAT WONDERFUL CAUSE. AUBURN UNIVERSITY, IT'S FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WON THREE INTERNATIONAL CASE COMPETITIONS AT MICHIGAN REAL ESTATE AND PATIENCE ADVERSITY TAKING DOWN SOME TOP UNIVERSITIES LIKE BERKLEY, P PRINCETON AND HARVARD AND GREEK LIFE HAVE BEEN BUSY THIS PAST WEEK ONE HOSTED A DANCE COMPETITION BETWEEN THEIR SOROITY CHAPTERS AND SELLING THOUSANDS OF T-SHIRTS FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITYS AND OVER ALL OUR GREEK ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONTINUES TO MAKE A STRONG IMPACT THROUGH BOTH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND IF I LAN THROW PEA.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ORGANIZATIONS, ALMA GAMMA DELTA AND ZELTA TOU ALPHA IN CUMULATIVE HAVE RACED OVER $450,000 FOR CANCER RESEARCH, DIS DISABLED VETERANS AND CHILD AB ABUSE PREVENTIONS. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND BIG NEWS FOR ATHLETICS RECENTLY THE AUBURN BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECENTLY APPROVED THE 7 STORY EXPANSION OF A PROJECT IN THE NORTH PLAZA THAT WILL ELEVATE THE STUDENT AND FAN EXPERIENCE AS IT WILL PROVIDE EXCELLENT MEETING SPACES AND EVENT VENUES ALONG WITH THAT IT WILL PROVIDE 3,000 PREMIER SEATINGS IN THE SAIDOM TO GREAT PROJECT OVER ALL AND OUR BASEBALL TEAM Y'ALL HAS WON THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT SERIES THIS PAST WEEKEND TAKING OWN THE FLORIDA GATORS TO MOVE UP TO NUMBER 6 IN THE COUNTRY. THAT'S ALL FOR ME TONIGHT Y'ALL AND I WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MY COLLEAGUES AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND I'M RR EXCITED TO GET TO WORK

WITH Y'ALL THIS YEAR. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR RAISING ALMOST HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OF MONEY THAT WILL GO TO SERVICES HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I HAVE SEEN THE EFFORTS WITH HABITAT AND WITH THAT EVENT HAS MEANT TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND WE'RE CERTAINLY THANKFUL FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A BIG PART OF SO MUCH POSITIVE THAT GOES ON IN AUBURN.

[6. CITIZENS’ COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS.]

>> CONCERNS 8C. ROBERT WILLIAMS, I REALIZE THE AGENDA CONCERNS A SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOW REPORT AND I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK ON THESE ISSUES AFFECTING SO MANY OF US RIGHT NOW. THE CITY OF AUBURN BUILT ITS FIRST CENTRALIZED WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT BACK IN 1958.

IN 1985 CONSTRUCTED THE CURRENTLY FACILITY INCLUDING THE HC MORGAN WATER FACILITY ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FROM 5.4 MILLION GALLEONS PER DAY IN THE NORTH SIDE FACILITY.

OVER THE DECADES THE SYSTEM HAS SEEN MAJOR UPGRADES.

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OPERATING UNDER THE CONTRACT WITH YET DESPITE INVESTMENTS AND EXPANSION SAN TARE SEWER OVERFLOWS SSOS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN JUST IN THE LAST 43 DAYS, WE'VE SEEN MULTIPLE SSOS ON MARCH 9TH NEAR 101 CARTER STREET MARCH 18TH IN THE WOODED AREA BESIDE 604 SOUTH D ROAD, APRIL 10TH NEAR 344 BOWDEN DRIVE AND ANOTHER ON APRIL 15TH IN THE MEDIAN OF WEST MAG KNOLLA AVENUE IN EACH CASE CREWS RESPONDED QUICKLY AND REMOVED BLOCKAGE AND STOPPED THE DISCHARGE BUT EVEN SMALL OVERFLOWS INTO THE CREEKS AND WOODED AREAS RAISES REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE AGES COLLECTION SYSTEM CAPACITY AND LONG-TERM CONDITIONS AS RAPID DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO PUSH GROWTH FASTER THAN INFRASTRUCTURE CAN KEEP UP WITH. AT THE SAME TIME OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS, MANY RESIDENTS INCLUDING MYSELF HAVE NOTICED OUR DRINKING WATER SMELLING STRONGLY LIKE SEWER OR HAVING AN OFF FOUL TASTE. THE WATER BOARD CONTRIBUTES THIS TO SEASONAL ALGAE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN OUR SURFACE WATER.

SOUNDS LIKE SOURCES LIKE LAKE OTTOTREE AND THEY ASSURED US THE WATER MEETS ALL STANDARDS WITH HEALTH RISK.

WHILE I AM TRYING TO ACCEPT THIS EXPLANATION THE TIMING OF THESE RECENT SSOS IS DEEPLY CONCERNING TO CITIZENS AND WE DESERVE FULL TRANSPARENCY OF MY CONNECTION OR ANY OTHER FACTORS IN THE SYSTEM ARE CONTRIBUTING. THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE CITY OF AUBURN HAS BEEN QUICKLY ERODED AND THE STRENGTH OF THE CITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE POWER OF ITS CITIZENS YET WE'VE TAKEN THE EASY ROAD. WE HAVE NEGATED OUR RESPONSIBILITY BY FAILING TO REACH THE ISSUES.

FAILING TO DEMAND THE FINANCIAL DATA THAT CITIZENS NEED AND DESERVE AND FAILING TO PROPERLY SELECT OUR COUNCIL AND MAYORS WITH OUR GREAT TALENT POOL. THIS WONDERFUL CITY HAS ALWAYS PROVIDED. THE RESULTS HAS BEEN AN OVERAGGRESSIVE NONELECTED CITY MANAGER WHOSE INFLUENCE THAT'S GROWN UNCHECKED. LET ME BE CLEAR, IF THE IMBALANCE CONTINUES CITY PROBLEM INCLUDING SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES WILL ONLY GROW AT A FASTER PACE. I'VE SPOKEN MANY TIMES BEFORE ABOUT THE NEED FOR CITIZEN MAJORITY TASK FORCE, BETTER PUBLIC RECORDS ACCESS AND BALANCING FLASHY AND DEVELOPING CORPORATE INCENTIVES WITH THE BASIC THAT PRODUCT OUR COMMUNITY. WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO REACT TO OVERFLOWS WITH QUICK CLEANUPS WHILE THE UNDERLYING COLLECTION SYSTEM STRUGGLES. WE NEED A CLEAR LONG-TERM PLAN, FULL PUBLIC REPORTING AND OVER ALL FLOW OF VOLUMES.

WHAT REACHES OUR WATERWAYS, ROOT CAUSES BEYOND BLOCKAGE AND AGGRESSIVE UPGRADES TO AGING LINES AND CAPACITY WHERE GROWTH HAS OUTPACED THE INFRASTRUCTURE. THE LOVEST VILLAGE ON THE PLANER PLAINS WAS CHARTED WITH A VISION OF COMMUNITY AND CARE RIGHT YN THAT VISION IS DROWNEDED OUT BY LITERALLY AND FIGURATI FIGURATIK RISES FROM OUR STREETS AND KITCHEN FACETS AND WE'RE PAYING PREMIER R PREMIER RATES FOR A SYSTEM AND A WATER SUPPLY THAT SMELLS LIKE WATER SEWAGE LIKE AN UNELECTED CITY MANAGER STEERS THE SHIPS.

IT'S TIME TO END THIS ROTTEN DEAL.

RESTORE THE BALANCE OF POWER TO THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE HERE, DEMAND REAL TRANSPARENCY, REAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND REAL ACCOUNTABILITY BEFORE THE STINK OF NEGLECT BECOMES A PERM PERMANENT SMELL OF AUBURN.

>> WHO BE NEXT? >> 1, 2, AND 3 WILL NOT.

>> IT DOES. >> I HAVE A VERY QUICK QUESTION ON ITEM B3, THE NORTH ROAD DESIGN IN THAT CONTRACT IS THERE A TIME OF HOW LONG THIS WILL TAKE TO DESIGN THAT? I COULDN'T FIND THAT IN THE PACKET AND JUST WONDERING.

>> WHAT NUMBER. >> B2?

>> 10B2. >> 2.

OKAY. I WAS LOOKING -- THE BENT ROAD.

>> I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST WE PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION DURING

THE AGENDA ITEM. >> OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE.

>> GET NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

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>> TOM HAILEY, 6985 EASTERN UNIVERSITY.

>> THANK YOU, TOM. >> WHO BE NEXT? OKAY. WE WILL -- CAN WE RESPOND.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND YOU CLOSE CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS ON ITEMS ONNED AGENDA IF THAT IS YOUR DESIRE.

>> ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE

[7. CITY MANAGER’S COMMUNICATIONS.]

>> HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL HAS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO

THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> I FEEL LIKE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT OUR WATER SERVICES NEED A

RESPONSE. >> ABSOLUTELY.

I ALSO THINK YOU'VE GOT TWO SEPARATE THINGS, WATER AND SEWER AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY OFF FOR ALL THE PUBLIC TO SEE AND LIKELY WHERE MR. WILKINS RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION, ANY INSIDE SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOW IS ON THE WEBSITE AND LISTED AND WHAT IRONIC WE HAD MORE IN FISCAL 25 AND FOUR IN FISCAL 26 AND THEY ARE BY LAW TO BE REPORTED AND WE TAKE THEM SERIOUS LY AND I'LL HAVE THE WATER MANAGER SPEAK TO THAT TO THE TASTE AND ORDERER FROM A LAYMAN'S PERSPECTIVE AS THE CITY MANAGER, THERE'S ONE THING THAT NEVER GETS MIXED AND THAT'S WATER AND SEWER. IT'S PATENTLY ILLEGAL.

IT'S DANGEROUS. AND RECKLESS AND THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AND IF IT DID IT WOULD BE REPORTED SO ANY OTHER STATEMENT ABOUT THAT IS PREPROSOUS AND FLAT OUT OFFENSIVE TO THE STAFF WHO ARE PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHO WORK VERY HARD AND THE WATER TREATMENT OPERATORS ARE THE HARDEST EMPLOYEES IN THE WORLD TO FIND FOR THE CITY AND LITERALLY IT TAKES A LOT AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB EVERYDAY AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY MAYOR. ERIC.

>> STARTING WITH SEWER OVERFLOW AND AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AS YOU ALL KNOW EVERY YEAR WE DO A VALUATION STUDY AND MULTIPLE BASINS ACROSS THE CITY AND WE PRIORITIZE THOSE BASINS AND LOOK FOR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND COME UP WITH REHABILITATION PROJECTS AND JUST THIS PAST YEAR WE COMPLETED THE REHAB OF THE TACOMA OUT FALL BASINS AND WE'RE WORKING ON OTHER RUNS RIGHT NOW.

YE EVERY YEAR WE DO THAT THE NUMBER OF SEWER OVERFLOWS WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY IT RANGES BETWEEN 10 TO 15 A YEAR. SOME OF THOSE YOU CAN'T HELP.

WE GOT ROOTS IN THE SYSTEMS. GREASE IN THE SYSTEMS AND BLOCKAGES FROM CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS THAT GETS IN THERE AND WE HAVE TO REPORT EVERYTHING. IT'S NOT A -- MOST OF THESE ARE NOT CAPACITY RELATED. THERE'S SOME -- OTHER SOURCE THAT'S CAUSING MOST OF THEM AS YOU KNOW WE COMPLETED THE MODELS IN THE NORTH SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE BASINS AND WE'RE IDENTIFYING THOSE AREAS THAT DO HAVE CAPACITY ISSUES AND SMACKET AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE'S A MORATORIUM ON THOSE AND WE'RE ADDRESSING THOSE AS FAST AS WE CAN.

>> ERIC, THE OVERFLOWS THAT WE DO HAVE, A CITY OF OUR SIZE OR A LOT LIKE CITY IS THAT YOU GUYS KEEP STATS IS THAT AVERAGE OR BELOW AVERAGE? I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF

DIFFERENT FACTORS AT PLAY THERE. >> THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO TRACK BECAUSE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, A LOT OF CITIES DON'T REPORT THEM. WE REPORT EVERY INCIDENT WE HAVE. WHETHER IT'S 10 GALLEONS OR 1,000 GALLEONS IT'S VERY HARD, THE STATISTICS ARE VERY HARD TO

FOLLOW. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> I'LL CLARIFY WE REPORT WHAT WE HAVE BUT THINGS THAT HAPPEN ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WE MAY NOT ALWAYS KNOW BUT IF WE KNOW WE DO REACT. I THINK MR. WILLIAMS HAD

SOMETHING TO ADD TO THIS. >> CORRECT.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER I WANT TO ECHO WHAT DIRECTOR CANCERS SAID AND REMIND EVERYBODY A GREAT PROPORTION OF THE SANITARY OVERFLOW HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT PEOPLE ARE PUTTING DOWN THEIR DRAINS AND BEST PRACTICES OF WHAT YOU DO AND FLUSH YOUR TOILETS AND DRAINS BECAUSE BLOCKAGES OCCUR FROM THAT AND NOT FROM THE QUALITY OF THE PIPES THEMSELVES.

>> MR. CARSON, THE WATER SIDE OF THINGS.

>> OKAY. CONCERNING THE TASTE AND ORDERER ISSUES MANY OF YOU RECALL THE TASTE AND ORDOR ISSUES.

WE NO LONGER HAVE THE ISSUES FROM THE WATER COMES FROM THE PLANT. AS YOU ALWAYS KNOW WE BUY WATER FROM OPALAGA AND LAKE HARDING AND HISTORICALLY THEY NEVER HAD ALGAE BLOOM ISSUES UNTIL 10, 15 YEARS AGO THEY STARTED SHOWING UP AND LAST 8 YEARS STARTED SHOWING UP IN LAKE HARDING AND

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ALSO AT SAGA THE HACHI THEY ARE WORKING ON THE COAGULATION SYSTEM TO SETTLE OUT THE NUTR NUTRIENTS PARTICULARLY PHOSPHORUS SO HELP IS ON THE WAY. CONCERNING THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE TASTE AND ODOUR ISSUES, PRIMARILY THE CULPRIT HERE WAS TWO FOLD, ONE THE POWER COMPANY LOWERS THE LAKE AT LAKE HARDING TO REHAB THEIR PIERS AND SEA WALLS BUT COMPOUNDING THAT WAS THE DROUGHT, WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDER SEVERE DROUGHT.

2025 AT THE RAIN GAUGE AT LAKE OVEL TREE WE HAD A 21 INCH DEFICIT RAINFALL IN 2025 AND SO FALL THIS YEAR YOU CAN ADD ANOTHER 10 INCHES ON TOP OF IT SO LAST 16 MONTHS 31 I THINK DEFICIT RAINFALL AND THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO RELEASE AS MUCH WATER FROM LAKE HARDING WHICH HAS COMPOUNDED THE ALGAE ISSUE. AND TWO WEEKS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TASTE AND ODOR ISSUES ARE STARTING TO DISSIPATE AND THE ALGAE ISSUE IS STARTING TO GO AWAY AT LAKE HARDING.

SO IT'S A LOT. THERE'S A LOT OF SCIENCE AND IT'S VERY COMPLICATED AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

YOU MIGHT HAVE BUT THAT'S IT. >> ERIC, REAL QUICK ONE OTHER THING IS DO THE SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE WATER CONCERNS YOU JUST DESCRIBED.

>> NONE AT ALL. >> AND DO WE MIX POTABLE WATER

WITH SEWER OVERFLOWS. >> NO, WE DO NOT.

>> IS THAT LEGAL IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

>> NOT AT ALL. >> OKAY.

>> ANYONE ELSE? >> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

I LIVE ON THE NORTH SIDE AND WE GET THOSE LOVELY ALGAE BLOOM SMELLS AND TASTES AND IT HAS IMPROVED OVER THE LAST I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 4 OR 5 DAYS. SO IT IS IMPROVING AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME RAIN THIS WEEKEND AND THAT WILL HELP TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE SITUATION BUT I KNOW IT'S AN ONGOING CONVERSATION AND SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL, A POINT OF CONTENTION FOR ME SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE TO ADDRESS THAT. AND THEN SECONDLY I THINK IT'S A MISCHARACTERIZATION OF OUR CITY MANAGER TO STATE THAT SHE'S AN OVERAGGRESSIVE INDIVIDUAL. I THINK THAT'S NOT ACCURATE.

AND ANY -- IN ANY FORM OF FASHION AND I THINK THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SPOKE HAS BEEN AFFORDED QUITE A BIT OF ATTENTION AT THE TIMES THAT THEY'VE REQUESTED SO I THINK THAT'S A MISCHARACTERIZATION AND I DO NOT THINK THAT THAT SPEAKS TO YOUR CHARACTER AT ALL, MS. CROUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE. I KNOW THAT WE SOMETIMES DRAW WATER FROM OPALIKA AS WELL AND HOW DOES THE DROUGHT SITUATION

EFFECT OUR SOURCE OF WATER? >> WITH RESPECT TO PULLING WATER

FROM OPALIKA. >> AND/OR OUR WELLS WHAT DOES THE DRAWNT AFFECTING OUR ABILITY TO GENERATE NICE POTABLE WATER.

>> RIGHT NOW, OPALIKA FOR THE MOST PART HAGS PLENTY OF WATER AND THEY WERE JUST A FOOT OR TWO DOWN AND THEY ARE A PRETTY GOOD SHAPE AND A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN WILL HELP THEM GET TO FULL CAPACITY. AS FAR AS OUR RESOURCES LAKE OVEL TREE IS DOWN. WE'RE IN A DROWNT STATUS RIGHT NOW AND HEADED TOWARDS A PHASE TWO.

SEEMS LIKE EVERY STORM THAT'S HEADING OUR WAY DISSIPATES OR GOES AROUND US AND THERE'S A LOT OF TOWNS ALREADY IN RESTRICTIONS AND WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT A PHASE TWO DROUGHT TAKING IT TO THE BOARD THIS THURSDAY TO TRY TO BE PROACTIVE.

I KNOW THERE'S SOME RAIN IN THE FORECAST NEXT WEEK BUT WE CAN'T COUNT ON THAT AND I DON'T WANT TO WAIT.

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THE RAIN WE NEED. >> COUNCIL WILL BE RECEIVING A MEMO THAT THE WATER BOARD GOT THIS AFTERNOON AND YOU'LL GET IT IN THE MORNING BUT THERE WILL BE A RECOMMENDATION IF THE WATER BOARD ADOPTS THE PHASE TWO DROUGHT IMPLEMENTATION IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE MAY 1 WHICH CHANGES SOME IRRIGATION FOR PEOPLE AT OUR REQUEST. IT'S MAJOR RACKET BACK OF CITY FACILITIES OF OUR USE, FIRE DEPARTMENT WATCHING WHAT THEY ARE DOING, ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A HIGHER FEE IF YOU'RE A HIGH USER OF WATER.

AND THAT WILL ALL BE EXPLAINED AT A TIME IF THE WATER BOARD

ADOPTS. >> OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE AHEAD WITH --

[8. CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA.]

FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS CONSENT AGENDA ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT ALLEGED AND DEAL WITH

THAT ITEM INDIVIDUALLY. >> YES, I DO.

>> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY WE'LL GO WITH 8D.

[8.d. Infrastructure Development Agreement. BC Stone Homes, LLC. Blackwood Grove development.]

>> ITEM 8D AUTHORIZING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE

BLACKWOOD DEVELOPMENT. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION IS SECONDED.

>> MS. WOOD. >> YES, I JUST WANT TO DISCUSS THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR 138 LOT IS ONE OF THE FINAL PHASES AND PHASE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED A LONG, LONG TIME AGO WHEN THEY BROUGHT THAT FORWARD, THE PRESERVE DID BUT THIS ALLOWS OR STATES THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL PAY A SHARE OF 1,000 DOLLARS PER LOT TO GO TOWARDS INFRASTRUCTURE.

>> FARMVILLE AND DON AHUE IMPROVEMENTS AND MANY OTHER IN

THE AREA HAVE PAID INTO. >> AND THE ACTUAL DENSITY WHICH WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED IN A PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM IS MUCH LESS THAN WHAT COULD HAVE B BEEN --

>> THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL -- ORIGINALLY PART OF THE PRESERVE DEVELOPMENT AND WAS ENTITLED, JUSTICE REMIND ME TO A MUCH HIGHER DENSITY.

>> THIS WAS AROUND 20 YEARS AGO. >> AND SO THE DEVELOPERS OPTED TO GO WITH A LOWER DENSITY THAN THEY COULD BUILD THERE AND SOME OF THAT IS IN CONNECTION WITH DISCUSSION OF AD JOINING

PROPERTY OWNERS. >> AND WE DID HOST A MEETING WITH ADJOURNING PROPERTY OWNERS AND DEVELOPER TO DISCUSS MANY OF THOSE ITEMS I JUST WANTED FOR THE SAKE OF THE RECORD THAT THIS DEVELOPER WILL BE PAYING INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THAT

AREA. >> ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S THE REASON THIS IS BEFORE YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE MOTION SECONDED, ALL IN

FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED. AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECONDED. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> EYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED. >> AND THE CONSENT AGENDA IS

[10.a.1. Bent Creek Office. Commercial and entertainment use (restaurant), office use, and commercial support use (warehouse and contractor storage). Property located at 2272 Bent Creek Road.]

>> NO ORDINANCES THIS EVENING WE'LL ROLL INTO RESOLUTIONS.

COMMERCIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT USE OF OFFICE USE AND COMMERCIAL SUPPORT USE WARE HOUSE AND FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2272 BENT CREEK ROAD IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING STRICT.

THE PROJECT IS KNOWN AS THE BENT CREEK OFFICE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED AN APPROVAL OF THIS QUESTION AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION TO SECOND. THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THE BENT CREEK OFFICE COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM

THE COUNCIL. >> PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT AND THE NOTES ARE IN THERE BUT IT DOES MEET THE IMPACTED ZONE AND

THE SAFETY ZONE GUIDELINES -- >> THEY'VE GOT TO DO A FINAL

VERIFICATION OF THAT. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

>> THERE WAS A CONDITIONAL USE ON THIS PROPERTY BEFORE.

IS THERE ANY SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THAT PROJECT

AND THIS PROPOSED PROJECT. >> NOT REALLY.

SO THIS IS REALLY JUST A MIX OF USES AND THEY ARE KEEPING THE RESTAURANT AND THAT WAS KIND OF ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER HAD AND THOSE ARE GOING TO STAY AND WORKING THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION FITS AND THAT'S MENTIONED IN THE

SITE LINE AS WELL. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

[10.a.2. The Boulevard Phase 9. Performance residential use (multiple unit development). Property located at 547 Bryant Circle.]

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED AND THE MOTION

CARRIES. >> ITEM 10A2, KNOWN AS A

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THE PROJECT IS KNOWN AS THE BOULEVARD PHASE 9 AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS QUESTION AT APRIL 9TH MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> I HAVE MOTION TO SECOND AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO

SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL. >> GOOD EVENING.

FOR THE APPLICANT JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW I WAS AROUND IF YOU HAD ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE WORKED THROUGH A LOT OF PLANNING COMMISSIONS BUT ANYTHING YOU NEED, JUST LET ME KNOW.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

MR. THORPE. >> MR. THORPE, HAVE YOU -- IS THIS NEW LAND THAT YOU'VE PURCHASED OR IS THIS WHAT

REMAINS OF THE HOLDINGS. >> YES, SIR.

THEY ARE PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY WITHIN BRYANT CIRCLE I BELIEVE THEY'VE ALREADY PURCHASED IT IF I'M -- IF MY TIMELINES ARE CORRECT. IT WAS NOT A PART OF ANY KIND OF ORI ORIGINAL LAND CONSOLIDATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S A RECENT PURCHASE.

I BELIEVE THEY ARE ALSO UNDER CONTRACT AND SMALLER PIECE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BRYANT CIRCLE IS NOT APART OF THIS IT'S

SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN AN ACRE. >> MR. THORPE, YOU GUYS ANTICIPATE THAT Y'ALL MAKE ANY I GUESS CONTRIBUTIONS OR WILL NEED TO MAKE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THIS

DEVELOPMENT. >> YES, SIR.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG DISCUSSION POINTS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE INTENT WOULD BE TO ENTER INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT SOME POINT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE WE'RE HAVING TO WORK OUT SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THAT BUT THERE WAS A STUDY UNDER TAKING WE DID AN ADDENDUM ON THAT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND PARTICULARLY OF INTEREST WAS THE INTERSECTION OF DEAN AND HARPER AND IF I GET MY STREET NAMES CONFUSED Y'ALL JUMP IN BUT ENDED UP AFTER WE WENT AND RELOOKED AT IT ON MICHAELS DIRECTION ENDED UP LOOKING LIKE WE NEED TO ADDRESS SUMMER HILL, SUMMER HILL AT HARPER IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY.

SUMMER ON GLEN, EXCUSE ME. SO THAT WAS -- AND THAT'S KIND OF A CONGLOMERATION OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE BOULEVARD AND THEY'VE MADE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PAST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH HARPER AND ROSS AND SO THEY ARE GOING TO MITIGATE SOME OF THAT AGAIN WITH THIS PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S ALSO SOME WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WE'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE COMING FROM SUMMER HILL TO BRYANT CIRCLE I THINK THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF CAPACITY ISSUE AND WE'RE GOING TO RESOLVE WITH THE

DEVELOPMENT. >> AND ALL OF THAT WILL BE ENCAPSULATED IN A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL COME BACK TO

THIS COUNCIL. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH DEVELOPMENT TEAM REVIEW AND FINAL APRUPROVALS TO BEGIN THIS PROJECT AND YOU SAW ANOTHER NOTE AND COUNCILMAN MOREMAN ASKED ABOUT IT AND THIS WILL BE ONGOING AND CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL PIECE BUT THERE'S A WAYS TO GO THIS DEVELOPER HAS BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME IN THIS AREA AND VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR PROCESSES AND WE HAVE SIGNED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS BEFORE BUT ON THE TRAFFIC PIECE AND YOU HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM LATER THAT'S DEALING WITH ASPECTS OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO ON DEAN ROAD AND STARTS AT DEAN ROAD AND HARPER AND GOES ALL THE WAY UP FOR INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THAT AND YOU'LL SEE THIS MEMORIALIZED IN A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT LATER ON.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. LIKE MENTIONED WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK FOR VACATION OF BRYANT CIRCLE RIGHT AWAY AND WE DID THAT ON PHASE 8 AND I WANT TO SAY THEY DID THAT ON PHASE 5 OR 6 AS WELL. SO THEY ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH

THE PROCESS YOU'LL SEE IT AGAIN. >> THANK YOU, MR. THORPE.

>> IS THIS THE PROPERTY OVER BY THE RAIL ROAD TRACK?

>> NO, MA'AM. THIS ONE IS OFF OF HARPER AVENUE. HARPER AND SUMMER HILL, IN THAT AREA. I MEAN, THERE IS -- PART OF THIS PROJECT IF THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING I MAY HAVE MISUNDERSTAND THAT BUTTS THE RAIL ROAD TRACK RIGHT AT OLD STAGE ROAD BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN FROM THAT.

>> THIS IS PHASE 9. >> YES MA'AM.

SOME OF THEM LARGER THAN OTHERS I THINK WE DID 6 UNITS ON ONE PHASE PREVIOUSLY AND THEN THIS ONE --

>> THIS IS A BLEND OF 6 AND 9 BUT WE'RE JUST CALLING IT PHASE 9. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT NICE AND

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COMPLICATED FOR YOU. >> THE REASON THERE'S SO MANY PHASES YOU GUYS NEVER SET OUT TO HAVE 20 PHASES.

>> NO, SIR. >> YOU PURCHASED MORE LAND, A

FEW HOUSES COME AVAILABLE. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> AND THAT CREATES AN ADDITIONAL PHASE.

DO I HAVE THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT I MEAN IN PREVIOUSLY ROLES OF THE CITY I WORKED WITH THESE DEVELOPERS LONG AGO IN OTHER HATS I HAD WORN AND THEY STARTED OUT ACQUIRING PROPERTY WITH AN IDEA AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY ALONG THE WAY.

>> A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH TITLE AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND REDEVELOPING PORTIONS OF SMALLER LOTS.

>> THEY ALSO DID A PROJECT ON NORTH GATE STREET AS WELL THAT'S

SIMILAR IN NATURE. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> HOW MANY UNITS WILL BE IN THIS PHASE.

>> 38. >> THAT'S THE TOTAL.

>> FOR THIS PHASE. >> HOW MANY ALL TOGETHER?

>> I'VE GOT THAT IN MY NOTES. JUSTICE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET

THAT QUICKER THAN I CAN. >> 606 AND THEN THEY ARE KIND OF PUSHING TOWARDS 700 BEDS AND BY THE TIME THEY GET TO THE END OF

IT. >> HOW MANY TOTAL UNITS, DEAN DO

YOU RECALL VERSES BEDS. >> JUST OVER 100.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

>> YOU GOT THE PUBLIC HEARING STILL OPEN, MAYOR.

>> EXCUSE ME. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU.

>> I THINK JUSTICE HAS AN ANSWER FOR YOU ON TOTAL UNIT COUNT.

>> 189. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE.

[10.a.3. INFAC North America Project. Industrial use (automotive manufacturing). Property located 2250 Riley Street.10. 3. INFAC North America Project. Industrial use (automotive manufacturing). Property located 2250 Riley Street.]

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

>> ITEM 10A3, QUESTION FOR INDUSTRIAL USE MOTO MANUFACTURING FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 22550 RILEY STREET AND THE PROJECT IS KNOWN AS INFAC NORTH AMERICA AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS

QUESTION AT ITS APRIL 9 MEETING. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO SECOND AND THIS TIME OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL.

SEEING NO ONE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION CARRIES.

[10.b.1. East Alabama Healthcare Authority. Renew FY26 Ambulance Service Agreement. Public Safety Department. $632,194.]

>> ITEM 10B1 AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BALANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $632, 194.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION SECONDED, ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS.

>> JUST STANDARD STUFF FOR THE PUBLIC OUT THERE, HOW LONG WILL THE CONTRACT BE FOR? IS THIS AN ANNUAL COST AND WHAT

DOES IT COVER. >> I HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL MATTHEWS WILL RESPOND.

WILL. >> THIS IS AN ANNUAL CONTRACT.

THIS IS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THE BALL BUT WE'VE BEEN PAYING AT LAST YEAR'S RATES TO KEEP OUR NORMAL QUARTERLY PAYMENTS UP AND WE WENT THROUGH CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND THAT'S WHY IT'S LATE COMING THROUGH BUT IT WILL BE RENEWED AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

>> AND THIS IS VEHICLES OR SERVICE PERSONAL.

>> THIS IS OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL.

SO ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN 18,000 DOLLARS OF IT IS CAPITAL AND THE REST OF IT IS OPERATIONS.

>> THIS IS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS SIGN THIS.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS AN EQUAL SHARED CONTRACT BETWEEN THE THREE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, CITY OF AUBURN AND OPELIKA AND LEE COUNTY AND WE ALL CONTRIBUTE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY. THERE IS A STATEMENT IN HERE THAT SAYS AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AT THE HOSPITALS EMS911 EMS SERVICE SEES MORE THAN A 1% INCREASE IN THEIR ASSETS THEY'LL RETURN THE DIFFERENCE TO THE THREE ENTITIES

IN EQUAL SHARES. >> I'M A FAN.

>> AND ALSO AFFORDS A CREDIT TO AUBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR WHEN WE HAVE TO TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. THAT WAS PART OF THE

NEGOTIATIONS. >> IT'S RARE BUT IF IT'S NECESSARY IT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR US TO GET IN A CONTRACT THIS YEAR OPELIKA HAS HAD A LONG PRACTICE OF IT AND ALSO NOT IN THE TRANSPORT BUSINESS BUT WHEN THINGS GET REALLY BUSY ONCE IN A

GREAT WHILE IT HAS TO HAPPEN. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

ALL IF FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE.

[10.b.2. Three Notch Group, Inc. Task Order ENG 02-2026. Engineering Design Services for North Dean Road and Opelika Road Intersection Improvements Project. $612,370.]

>> ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION CARRY.

>> ITEM 10B2 FOR TASK ORDER ENGINEERING 02-2026 FOREVER

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HARPER AVENUE. >> MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> MOTION IS SECONDED. ANYONE FROM COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS. I KNOW MR. HAILEY HAD A QUESTION

ABOUT THIS IN PARTICULAR. >> I'VE HAVE CITY ENGINEER RESPOND TO THE CONTRACT TIME FRAME.

TARGET FOR 6 TO 9 MONTHS AND FINISH DESIGN BEFORE THE TURN OF THE YEAR AND USUALLY THE BEST PRICE YOU CAN GET FORKED BY BYING -- FOR BIDING A PROJECT AND WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM AT THE PARTICULAR CROSSING WE ARE ANTICIPATING HAVING TO INSTALL A NEW ARM ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE. SO THAT TIME FRAME HAS BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR IN THIS PROPOSAL AND WE'LL GET STARTED ON THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE DON'T GET HELD UP BUT THAT'S OUR TARGET

AND GOAL. >> WHAT'S YOUR TIME FRAME AND

TARGET FOR THE TOTAL PROJECT? >> FOR COST OR TIME FRAME.

>> TO BUILD IT. >> TO BUILD IT IN TOTAL.

SO WE HAVE OUR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND 2026, THE SOONER WE GET THERE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TIME YOU'RE LOOKING AT A YEAR LONG PROJECT SO AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR THAT COULD BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR ABOUT A YEAR. SO IF WE CAN NARROW THAT SCOPE DOWN OR NARROW THE ITEMS ON THE PROJECT THAT ARE MAKING IT COMPLICATED, YEAH IT CAN MAKE IT GO FASTER BUT WE'RE ABOUT TO DIG

INTO IT. >> MICHAEL YOU'RE HOPING IN CALENDER 2027 THIS GETS STARTED WE GET OFF THE FISCAL YEAR.

THAT'S WHY HE'S SAYING BID AT THE END OF CALENDER 26 AND IT'S ABOUT A ONE YEAR PROJECT. AS YOU KNOW IT'S A HEAVILY TRAVELLED CORRIDOR AND IT'S GOING TO BE ENORMSLY DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO BUILD. THAT'S OUR BEST HOPE BUT THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE SOME GRACE GIVEN TO THE FACT WE GOT TO KEEP

IT OPEN FOR THE MOST PART. >> IT WILL BE E NNORMOUS ENORMO DIFFICULT AND DISRUPTIVE BUT IT'S ALSO VERY MUCH NEEDED.

WE GO THROUGH SOME GROWING PAINS THERE AND I THINK WE'LL BE MUCH BETTER OFF ONCE THIS IS COMPLETED.

>> YOU'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT SOME TERM LANES AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MORE THAN JUST THAT INTER SECTION, YOU'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT SOME STREET ESCAPE THINGS AROUND THE OPELIKA ROAD PIECE AND THERE'S A LOT MORE AND IT'S A BIG DESIGN CONTRACT AND AS MICHAEL INDICATED THE CSX IS A WILD CARD AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH PERMITTING AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE IT ENGAGED BECAUSE IT'S A LENGTHSY PROCESS AND THERE'S A CONTINGENCY IN HERE YOU NOTICED ABOUT $75,000 OR SO THAT'S IN PART BECAUSE OF THAT AND IT IS STILL POSSIBLE WE GET OUTSIDE OF THIS CONTRACT IN TERMS OF NEED TO SPEND TO FOR PERMITTING WITH CSX BECAUSE WHEN YOU WORK IN THAT RIGHT AWAY THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY OUT THERE YOU PAY HOURLY AND IT'S QUITE AN INDEAVER AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT AND NEEDED THING AND IT'S PART OF WE BUILT THAT IN THE CAPITAL STACK AS BEST WE CAN FROM WHAT WE KNOW.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> MR. MAYOR, SINCE WE LEARNED A WHOLE BUNCH MORE I WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS BECAUSE I KNOW WE KIND OF H HUREEDYED OFF MR. HAILEY FROM THE PODIUM.

ANYTHING MORE HE HAS TO ASK? >> NO.

>> ANYBODY ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE DIAS. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

[10.b.3. Axon Enterprise, Inc. Purchase Skydio Drone First Responder services and equipment. Police Department. $992,501.20.]

>> AYE. >> ITEM 10B2 AUTHORIZES A 6 YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A DRONE FIRST RESPONDERS SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE CONTRACT WILL COST 87,000 AND 189 AND 66 CENTS PER YEAR AFTER FOR A 6 YEAR TOTAL OF 995, 501.20. WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AFTER THIS ITEM IT ON THE TABLE.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION IS SECONDED. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE VIDEO. PRESENTATION.

>> THERE'S A PRESENTATION WE NEED TO MAKE FOR YOU.

JUST TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE WHAT THIS IS AND WHY WE'RE INVESTING IN THIS TECHNOLOGY. I'LL REMIND YOU WE TALKED ABOUT IT A BIT IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND SOMETHING WE'RE A TOUCH EARLY ON FOR 26 BUT WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEND ON 27.

>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO DISCUSS THIS INTERESTING AND EXCITING PROJECT FOR YOUR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. PUBLIC SAFETY AS ONE OF OUR TENANTS CONSTANTLY LOOKED AT TECHNOLOGY, IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP WITH EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS AND SERVICE.

AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS AGGRESSIVE IN THAT ENDEAVOR AND

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THEY CAN BE IN A CONTROL CENTER, EOC EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER, THEY COULD BE IN OUR DISPATCH CENTER AND BASICALLY ASSIGN THE DRONE TO THE CALL AND IT FLIES BY ITSELF TO THAT LOCATION PROVIDING THE OPERATOR WITH VIDEO THE ENTIRE TIME.

IT OFTEN MAKES IT THE SCENE PRIOR OR BEFORE A POLICE CAR OR FIRE UNIT CAN GET ON SCENE. AND WE CONSIDERED A FORCED MULTIPLIER BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THE ABILITY TO SEND A DRONE ESPECIALLY LIKE ON A GAME DAY IF WE HAVE A BLUE LIGHT POLE ACTIVATION AND IT MAY TAKE AN OFFICER 6, 7 MINUTES TO GET TO THAT BLUE LIGHT PHONE OR POLE ON CAMPUS AND WE CAN FLY A DRONE THERE WITHIN 60 SECONDS AND SEE THAT THERE'S NOTHING AROUND THE POLE AND JUST SOMEBODY WHO WALKED BY AND HIT THE BUTTON AND IT SAVES AN OFFICER'S RESPONSE. WE DO SEE IT AS A FALSE FORCED MULTIPLIER IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IF WE ARE ABLE TO GLO DEPLOY IT AS PLANNED.

THERE'S A LOT OF ADVANTAGES TO HAVING A CAMERA IN THE SKY.

ONE OF THEM IS THERMAL VIDEO TECHNOLOGY.

SO NOT ONLY WILL POLICE BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BUT ALSO WHEN WE HAVE A STRUCTURE FIRE OR WOODS FIRE WE'LL BE ABLE TO FLY IT ABOVE THAT AND LOOK FOR HOT SPOTS ON ROOF LINES, SPREAD OF A FOREST FIRE OR BRUSH FIRE SAND SO THAT WILL HELP THE FIRE SERVICE AS WELL. AND WE BUILD IT IN PODS SO THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE TWO PODS IN EACH LOCATION.

SO THAT IF WE LAUNCH ONE, IT FLIES, HORRVEERS AT THIS SCENE D IF IT'S NEEDING TO COME HOME BECAUSE OF BATTERY USE THEY JUST SWAP OUT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF VIDEOS THAT I'LL SHARE WITH YOU. THEY ARE PRODUCED BY THE COMPANY, SKYDIO AND ALSO SOME LOCAL VIDEO WE BROUGHT TO YOU FROM WHEN WE DID A TEST AND EVALUATION OF THIS PRODUCT HERE IN AUBURN. SO THIS PICTURE IS OF ONE OF THE PODS SO THAT'S THE ACTUAL CONTAINER THAT HAS THE DRONE

ENCLOSED IN IT. >> ARE THERE TWO IN THAT POD.

>> THERE'S ONE. SO THERE WOULD BE TWO OF THOSE

AT EACH LOCATION. >> AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GETTING

FOR OUR DOLLARS, FOUR TOTAL. >> CORRECT.

>> I THINK YOU NEED TO CLICK ON THE PICTURE AND NOT ON THE VIDEO. IS THAT NOT WORKING.

>> WHERE WILL THE PODS BE LOCATED.

>> CURRENTLY WE'RE PLANNING ON TWO OF THEM BEING HERE AT THIS BUILDING AND THE OTHER TWO BEING AT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ON

WEST. >> GROUND MOUNTED OR ROOF

MOUNTED. >> THE ONE HERE WOULD BE ROOF MOUNTED AND THE ONE THERE WOULD POTENTIALLY BE GROUND MOUNTED

WITH SECURITY FENCING AROUND. >> WHY DON'T YOU ESCAPE OUT AND EIF IT WILL PLAY THEN. HOLD ON A SECOND, WILL.

I'D LIKE YOU TO SEE BOTH CORPORATE DEMONSTRATION AND OUR

LOCAL IF IT WILL GO. >> DIRECTOR MATTHEWS WE DON'T

HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS NOW. >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE DRONE TECHNOLOGY, INDEPENDENT DRONES LAUNCHED BY A PILOT BUT NOTHING QUITE LIKE THIS THAT'S SEMI-AUTONOMOUS.

WE HAVE DRONE PILOTS WITHIN PATROL AND INVESTIGATION SECTION AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY TAKE THEIR AIRCRAFT OUT AND FLY THEM AND WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS IN USE THAT TECHNOLOGY.

THIS TAKE IT IS A STEP FURTHER AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN

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CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CALL. >> WE'RE GOOD WHEN WE'RE READY.

>> SURE, GO AHEAD. GREAT.

>> GREG FIXED IT.

>> SKYDIO FOR X10. STATION DOCKED X10 WHERE CRITICAL WORK HAPPENS. GET AIRBORNE IN 20 SECONDS.

OPERATE REMOTELY FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND GET THE DATA YOU NEED TO ACT. FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES, SKYDIO IS THE ULTIMATE SOFTWARE SUITE FOR DRONE OPERATIONS.

RESPOND TO INCIDENTS WITH A SINGLE CLICK, SHARE LIVE VIDEO WITH READY LINK AND USE AUG AUGMENTED REALITY OVERLAYS FOR PRECISE VISUAL ORIENTATION, MANAGE YOUR FLEET, UP LODE EVIDENCE AND BUILD COMMUNITY TRUST.

IT'S ALL AT YOUR COMMAND.

>> TO BE ABLE TO PREPOSITION DRONES ON TOP OF POLICE STATIONS AND AS DRONES BEING ABLE TO REMOTELY DEPLOY AND OPERATE BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SITE FOR DRONE OPERATIONS IS THE GAME

CHANGER. >> WE WANT DRONES AND DOCKS ALL OVER THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA TO RESPOND TO A CALL AND OFFICER AND GIVE THEM EYES IN THE SKY BEFORE THEY EVEN ARRIVE ON SCENE. SEEING WHAT THE DOCK FOR X10 CAN DO I THINK WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAKING THAT A REALITY.

>> YOU CAN SAY HEY I'M DONE AND RETURN HOME AND THERE'S AN ICON THERE. AWESOME.

>> WITH SKYDIO IT'S AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE NEW DOCKS IN ACTION AND WORK HANDHAND WITH ENGINEERS SO THEY CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND PROBLEM AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY THE FUTURE FOR DRONES FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.

SKYDIO WAS ABLE TO DELIVER ON THAT TECHNOLOGY.

>> TWO OF THEM HERE BEING LAUNCHED REMOTELY AND IT'S WORKING. YOU KNOW THERE'S OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR WIND AND IT'S BEEN ABLE TO WORK IN SITUATIONS WHERE WE NEVER DREAMED WE'D BE ABLE TO USE A DRONE.

OUR PROPOSED LOCATIONS SO TWO DOCKS AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, TWO DOCKS AT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND THE AREA IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MAP TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAP THAT HAS THE GRID OVER IT, THAT'S A CONTROL SPACE BY THE AIRPORT SO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR THAT AREA WOULD BE OUR FLIGHT ABILITY WOULD BE LIMITED THERE AND WE'D HAVE TO CALL AND GET SPECIAL PERMISSION IF WE NEEDED TO FLY IN THAT AREA AND IT'S I'VE OUTLINED BY OPELIKA ROAD SO THAT WOULD BE EXCLUSIONARY AREA BUT AGAIN IF WE CALL AHEAD OF TIME AND GET AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL KNOW WE NEED THAT SPACE THEN WE CAN GET IT BUT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE

TO FLY AUTONOMOUSLY THERE. >> THIS MAKES CAMPUS EXTREMELY

ACCESSIBLE. >> CORRECT.

BASICALLY NORTHWEST AND SOUTH WE'D BE ABLE TO FLY THAT AREA.

EASILY. >> DOES THE UNIVERSITY OPERATOR

OWN ANY OF THEIR OWN DRONES. >> THEY DO HAVE DRONES BUT NOT

FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. >> CAMPUS SECURITY DOESN'T HAVE

IT. >> DID YOU MEAN TO PLAY THE

VIDEO OR SKIP PAST IT. >> ANY AVAILABLE UNITS REFERENCE

AN LPR. >> WE DO HAVE A DRONE OPERATOR

DOWN HERE. >> ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES LAW ENFORCEMENT FACES IS ALWAYS THE UNKNOWN.

WE NEVER KNOW WHAT WE'RE WALKING INTO BEFORE WE GET THERE.

THE DRONE PROVIDES US WITH A LEVEL OF SAFETY THAT WE'RE NOT WALKING INTO A SITUATION BLINDLY.

WE HAVE EYES. >> KNOWING THAT THERE'S NOW A TOLL THAT CAN GET TO MY SEWN AND SEE LIVE IS CRUCIAL.

>> WE'VE ALL HEARD THE EXPRESSION THAT A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS BUT IT'S EVEN BETTER WITH REALTIME VIDEO THAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING AT THE SCENE.

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>> SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD FROM OTHER AGENCIES THAT WE'VE TALKED TO THAT ARE ACTUALLY USING THIS TECHNOLOGY IS THAT IT IS A GAME CHANGER. JUST ABOUT EVERYONE THAT WE'VE TALKED TO HAS SAID THAT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE AGENCIES IN OUR AREA AND THE SOUTHEAST THAT HAVE DEPLOYED THE SYSTEM AND THE NUMBER OF DOCKS THAT THEY HAVE.

SO SEVERAL THAT ARE HERE IN ALABAMA AND OTHERS THAT ARE UNIVERSITY CITIES IN THE SOUTHEAST.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S A GROWING TECHNOLOGY.

WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A TEST AND DEMONSTRATION OF THIS PRODUCT FOR A WEEK. SKYDIO CAME HERE, PUT A POD ON THE ROOF OF THIS BUILDING AND WE GAVE OUR DRONE OPERATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW IT WORKS, HOW TO FLY IT AND ACTUALLY GET SOME REALTIME FOOTAGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH IT.

SO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS YOU'LL SEE THE DRONE LAUNCH FROM THE ROOF OF THIS BUILDING AND GO TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT CALLS.

THE FIRST CALL IS A MEDICAL CALL AT THE POST OFFICE.

THE DRONE OPERATOR ACTUALLY LAUNCHED JUST TO GET SOME STICK TIME ON THE DRONE TO FLY IT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH FLYING IT THIS CALL CAME IN AND THEN THEY REDIRECTED THE DRONE TO THE POST OFFICE SO YOU'LL SEE IT MAKE A SHARP LEFT-HAND IN JUST A SECOND AND, OF COURSE, THE DRONE BEAT ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS THERE AND WAS ABLE TO -- THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RELAY THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THE PATIENT WAS AND WHAT KIND OF CONDITION THEY WERE SEEING TO THE RESPONDERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THEY WERE RESPONDING.

>> AND IT'S FLYING ITSELF. >> WELL, IN THIS CASE THERE'S ACTUALLY A PILOT THAT WAS FLYING IT BECAUSE THEY HAD LAUNCHED IT MANUALLY TO GET THE EXPERIENCE OF FLYING IT.

THE SECOND ONE IS LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT ON OPELIKA ROAD WHERE THAT CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT BUMPER IS KIND OF FLARED OUT AND THERE'S ANOTHER SHOT FROM THE SIDE YOU CAN SEE THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET OVER THE CAR AND GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET THE TAG NUMBER OFF OF IT AND THIS IS A SUSPICIOUS PERSON ON WEST MAG NOIL YA CHECKING DOOR HANDLES AND THE DOWN WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THEM AND GET VIDEO OF THEM ACTUALLY CHECKING THE DOORS AND LEAVE THE OFFICERS TO CONTACT AND THE LIGHT YOU SEE IS A SPOTLIGHT ON THE DRONE SO THEY WERE ABLE TO FLOOD THE AREA WITH LIGHT CREATING BETTER OFFICER SAFETY.

AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

THERE'S FOUR DRONES THAT ARE CALLED SERIES X10 DRONES.

THEY HAVE PAR CHUTE KITS IF YOU'RE GOING TO FLY IT OVER ANY OCCUPIED AREA THAT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR LINE OF SITE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PARACHUTE KIT ON IT. FOUR DOCKING STATIONS AND THERE WILL BE EQUIPMENT REFRESH IN THE CONTRACT HALFWAY THROUGH THE CONTRACT IF SKYDIO HAS COME UP WITH A BIGGER BETTER PRODUCT THEY WILL RENEW OUR PRODUCT AND COME TAKE OUR OLD AND GIVE US NEW OR IF WE HAVE WORN OUT PARTS THEY'LL WE PLACE THEM.

>> WHAT'S THE COST FOR THEM TO DO THAT.

>> IT'S INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT.

WE GET THE SOFTWARE, THE CONTROL SOFTWARE, MOBILE STREAMING SERVICE WILL COME BACK TO AGAIN PHONES, OF COURSE, THE OPERATOR BUT WE CAN PUSH IT OUT TO PHONES AND TABLETS OUT IN THE FIELD.

WE GET THE IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING INCLUDED, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AND THE CELLULAR SERVICE THAT CONNECTS IT BACK AND AGAIN CHIEF HARRIS IS HERE TO ASSIST WITH ANSWERING

QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. >> I NOTICED WHEN THE GUY WAS SICK AND DRONE CAME OVER, THAT WAS ON THE OUTSIDE SO HAD IT HAPPENED INSIDE, WOULD THE DRONE BE ABLE TO SEE THE CONDITION OF THE PERSON FROM THE INSIDE IF THERE WAS INSIDE OF THE HOUSE OR

A BUILDING OR ANYTHING. >> SO IT WOULD JUST BE DEPENDING ON A WHAT YOU COULD SEE THROUGH A WINDOW OR FRONT GLASS ON A

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VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE >> OKAY.

THAT MEANS IF SOMEBODY BY THE TIME YOU GET A CALL AND SOMEBODY ALREADY JUST SAYING THAT BREAKING IN THE HOUSES AND A GUY IF HE HAD BEEN INSIDE EVENTUALLY HE'S GOING TO COME OUT AND THE

DRONE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT HIM. >> YOU CAN SEE A HEAT SIGNATURE.

>> YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH WALLS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IT DOES HAVE A TEAR DOWN THERMAL SENSOR ON IT VERY MUCH WHAT YOU WOULD SEE ON A HELICOPTER OR AIRCRAFT FOR MUCH LARGER AGENCY.

IT'S JUST GOING TO IDENTIFY HEAT SIGNATURES OUTSIDE.

>> OUTSIDE. >> AND THAT'S MOST USEFUL WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE HIDING IN THE WOOD LINE IN BETWEEN CARS AND THAT KIND OF THING IN THE DARK. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I FAILED TO MENTION THAT YOU KNOW AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS IS THE TRANSPARENCY WINDOWS WHAT DO THEY CALL IT SO THAT'S A PART OF THE PROGRAM WHERE AFTER THE FACT YOU CAN GO ANYONE CAN GO IN AND THE PUBLIC CAN GO IN TO A WEBSITE THAT WE'LL HAVE PUBLISHED ON OUR WEB PAGE AND IT SHOWS THE DATE, THE TIME AND THE FLIGHT PATH. IT DOESN'T TALK ABOUT WHO'S ADDRESS WE WENT TO AND ANYTHING ABOUT SPECIFICS OF THE CALL BUT JUST -- YOU KNOW, IF THE PUBLIC IS CURIOUS ABOUT HEY I SAW THIS DRONE FLYING BY AND I WONDER WHERE THEY WERE GOING THEY'D ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO SEE THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE DRONE AFTER

THE FACT. >> IT INTEGRATES IN WITH WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN AXON IN TERMS OF EVIDENCE DOT COME AND THE VIDEO GOES INTO OUR SYSTEM, EVIDENCE.COM ANDS OTHER THING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FROM THE OFFICER STAND POINT WITH AXON BODY WARN CAMERAS THE I ASK HAS THE ABILITY IF THE OFFICER PUSHES CALLED THE WATCH ME BUTTON IF THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM AND NOTIFY THE SUPER VISOR IT LAUNCHES THE DRONE RIGHT TO THE GPS COORDINATES SO VIEWERSHIP VISORS AND COMMAND STAFF CAN GET EYES ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AS WELL BOTH THROUGH THE BODY CAMERA BUT ALSO FROM AN OVERWATCH STANDPOINT YOU KNOW THOSE MILITARY UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT MAY BE BEHIND THE OFFICER AND THE SFEAR MAY NOT SEE IT SO CERTAINLY IMPORTANT FROM AN OFFICER STANDPOINT.

>> WHAT KIND OF RANGE DO THESE -- HOW FAR CAN THEY GO AND HOW LONG CAN THEY STAY UP IN THE AIR BEFORE HAVING TO RECYCLE

BACK FOR CHARGING. >> SO AVERAGE FLIGHT TIME FOR MOST QUAD CONCEPTER DRONES WHEN WE'RE SEEING WITH OTHER QUAD CONCEPTERS WE HAVE IS 30 MINUTES.

GENERALLY DEPENDS ON THE SPEED THEY GET TO THE SCENE IT MAY BURN THROUGH BATTERY A LITTLE BIT QUICKER GENERALLY BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MINUTES. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT MAX RANGE FOR THE X10 BUT IT'S GOING TO BE WITHIN A FEW MILES.

NOT QUITE WHAT WE SEE WITH THE OTHER LARGER SYSTEM THAT HE WITH CURRENTLY HAVE IN INVENTORY. BUT STILL IT WILL GIVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT RANGE GREG MAYBE IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THAT MAP THAT WE HAD EARLIER OF THE PROJECTED COVERAGE AREA.

YOU CAN SEE JUST FROM THOSE TWO LOCATIONS WITH TWO DOCKS AT EACH LOCATION. IT GIVES US PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. THE ONLY AREA THAT'S NOT SHOWN IS THAT GRID PATTERN OVER THE AIRPORT THAT IT'S ZERO ALTITUDE

FOR ANY DRONES. >> CHIEF HARRIS YOU HAVE THE ABILITY THOUGH TO DEPLOY BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE TWO DRONES IN EACH LOCATION IF ONE IS NOT BUSY DOING SOMETHING ELSE OR CHARGING IF THE BATTERY IS GOING DOWN IT WILL RETURN TO BASE AND IT CAN ALSO LAND ON SCENE IF THERE'S AN OFFICER THERE THAT NEEDS TO PICK IT UP WHILE THEY DEPLOY THE OTHER ONES THEY GOT THOSE CHOICES AND THERE'S MANY CAPABILITIES WITH THAT.

>> AS DIRECTOR MATTHEWS MENTIONED THAT EXCLUSIONARY ZONE TO THE COUNCIL AND CITIZENS LISTENING UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A VERY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AIRPORT IF WE SAY HEY WE GOT A PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY YOU REACH OUT DIRECT FOR THE AIRPORT AND TELL THEM WHAT WE NEED THEY GENERALLY CLEAR THE AIR SPACE AND LET US FLY BUT MAX ALTITUDE FOR THESE IS 200 WHAT THEY CALL 200 FEET AGL OR ABOVEGROUND LEVEL AS LONG AS WE'RE FLYING IN THAT 200AGL WE'RE DOING GOOD IN THOSE AREAS LIKE I SAID WITH PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO THE AIRPORT.

>> HOW DO WE PLAN TO USE OUR EXISTING DRONES.

>> WE STILL USE THOSE A GOOD BITS A THE DIRECTOR WAS TALK.

WE ENJOYED SOME RECENT SUCCESSES. WE'VE IDENTIFIED AND LOCATED SOME SUSPECTS AND FELONY CRIME THAT WERE HIDING FROM OFFICERS. WE'VE LOCATED A CHILD IN SEARCH AND RESCUE. WE USED A DRONE THAT HAS A MUCH LONGER TIME OF ALMOST 2 HOURS IN THE AIR AND WE USE THAT ON EVERY GAME DAY, EVERY MAJOR EVENT WE HAVE DOWNTOWN.

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THIS IS GIVING US WHAT WE CALL INTELLIGENCE LED POLICING IT'S GIVING THE OFFICER THAT'S RESPONDING THE SPRRP SIZERS AND COMMAND STAFF THAT INTELLIGENCE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING ON SCENE BEFORE THEY GET THERE. THAT'S THE BIG GAME CHANGER WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY. IT'S JUST GOING TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH OUR AVIATION PROGRAM.

>> THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IS THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A SWORN POLICE OFFICER TO OPERATE IT.

SO WE CAN HAVE OUR NONSWORN CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES TRAINED TO DO THIS SO YOU KNOW COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR, TELECOMMUNICATERS COULD BE TRAINED TO DO IT AS A SUPPLEMENTAL DUTY.

IT WOULDN'T TAKE THEM OFF OF THE CONSOLE WHERE THEY ARE ANSWERING PHONES AT 911 BUT WE CAN PUT ANOTHER PERSON IN THAT STAFF IN THE ROOM DOING IT. SO IT'S MORE OF A TECHNICIAN THAN IT IS A POLICE OFFICER POSITION.

>> WHAT'S THE -- I MEAN, CURIOSITY MODE, SO WHAT IS THE DISTINCTION THERE? I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE EXISTING DRONES WE HAD HAD TO BE OFFICER-FLOWN DRONES SO WHAT IS -- WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THESE.

>> IT'S JUST THE WAY WE DEPLOY THEM.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE OFFICER FLOWN EITHER THEY JUST HAVE TO BE PILOTED BY A CERTIFIED PILOT BUT THOSE DRONES ARE ASSIGNED TO OUR SWORN OFFICERS IN THE FIELD THAT KEEP THEM IN THEIR

VEHICLES. >> THAT MAKES SENSE.

>> BECAUSE THEY ARE RESPONDING SO THEY NEED THEM WITH THEM.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S THE TIME TO SET IT UP AND GET IT AIR BORNE.

>> WILL YOU SPEAK TO USE OF THESE AS A TOOL BUT NOT AS A MECHANISM BECAUSE IT WILL BE PROBABLY DISCUSSED -- THIS IS

NOT TO SPY ON OUR CITIZENS. >> NO MA'AM.

THIS IS NOT FOR SURVEILLANCE. >> YOU KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE

DISCUSSED. >> IT WILL.

AS DIRECTOR MATTHEWS MENTIONED, THE TRANSPARENCY PORTAL THAT SKYDIO HAS WE PLAN TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC FACING WHERE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE MISSION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLEW.

YOU WON'T NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE CALL WAS BUT THESE AIRCRAFT ARE LAUNCHED BASED ON THE CALL TYPE LET'S SAY IT'S A MATTER OF HOW WE PROGRAM IT WITH OUR COMPUTER AND DISPATCH IF WE SAY WE WANT IT LAUNCHING TO ROB RY CALLS AND VEHICLE BURGLARY CALLS WE'LL BE ABLE TO SET WHAT THOSE PARAMETERS ARE NOT TO SAY THAT AN OPERATOR OR SUPER VISOR CAN'T ASK TO LAUNCH THAT DRONE BUT WE WILL NOT BE USING THESE DRONES TO RUN SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS. THEY ARE JUST NOT DESIGNED FOR

THAT. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> AND IN THE VIDEO THAT WE SHOWED YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE WHEN IT'S RESPONDING TO A LOCATION IT'S NOT REALLY LOOKING DOWN AND ZOOMED IN ON ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR. IT'S JUST FLYING TO THAT LOCATION ONCE IT GETS TO THE LOCATION OF A CALL THAT'S WHEN THE OPERATOR WOULD ACTUALLY START MANIPULATING THE CAMERA TO SEE WHAT CAN BE SEEN AND FEEDING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO THE

FIELD UNITS. >> THAT'S REALLY HOW THESE DRONES FLY AUTONOMOUSLY, EACH TIME IT'S MAPPING OUT THE AIR SPACE. IF YOU LOOK AT THESE -- ONE OF THE MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS THAT USES THIS QUIET HEAVILY IS NEW YORK AND IT'S AMAZING TO ME TO WATCH NYPD AND SEE THESE DRONES FLYING AROUND ALL THE SKY SCRAPPERS IN THE CITY SO THAT CAMERA IS ALWAYS UP BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS MAPPING WHAT THE AIR SPACE LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE THERE MAY BE A NEW BUILDING OR CRANE OR CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. SO IT'S NOT LOOKING DOWN AS IT'S FLYING OVER THE CITY UNTIL IT GETS TO THE TARGET OF THE CALL AND THEN IT'S TAKEN CONTROL BY A PILOT OR REMOTE PILOT I SHOULD

SAY. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> AGAIN ON THE CURIOSITY PART, WHEN IT RETURNS TO BASE SAY IT'S LOW ON BATTERY POWER AND LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A HANGER THAT IT GOES INTO, DOES IT LAND BACK INSIDE IT AND THEN IT GETS ENCLOSED AGAIN AND CHARGES ITSELF WITHOUT HUMAN

INTERVENTION. >> IT LANDS ON THE CHARGING BASE THAT WHOLE POD IS CLIMATE CONTROLLED.

>> CHIEF IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS IS JUST AS IMPORTANT FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE MAKING THE CALLS AS IT IS TO -- YOU KNOW, PROVIDE -- YOU KNOW, INFORMATION FOR

SOLVING CASES I MEAN IT'S -- >> 100%.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE VIDEOS THE OFFICERS HOLDING THE PHONE AND WATCHING WHAT'S GOING ON, WE FULLY ANTICIPATE THE OFFICERS HAVING ABILITY TO WATCH FROM THEIR LAPTOP AND THEIR CAR AS

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THAT'S A HUGE GAME CHANGER FOR US BECAUSE AT THAT POINT SLOW PEOPLE DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND GET TO THE SCENE SAFER TOO.

>> ALL RIGHT. IF YOU THANK YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE COUNCIL? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED.

>> AND THE MOTION CARRIES. >> MAYOR THOSE ARE ALL THE ITEMS

[12. CITIZENS' OPEN FORUM.]

>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL ABOUT ANYTHING THIS WOULD BE YOUR TIME TO COME FORWARD YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AND WE ASK THAT YOU SHARE YOUR NAME AND

ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> TOM HAILEY, 695, UNIVERSITY DRIVE, VERY BRIEFLY SUNDAY MORNING I DROVE IN THE SHOULD BARGAIN BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY 14 AND I HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN THAT WAY IN A WHILE BUT I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON WHAT THE STREET SCAPE, LIGHTS, THE SIDEWALK, THE PAVING.

IF YOU HAVEN'T DRIVEN THAT, THAT IS HATS OFF TO THE APPROACH OF A CORE DOOR INTO ASSUREN. I THINK THAT OUGHT TO BE A MODEL AND I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YEAH.

I LIVED OUT THERE 50 YEARS AGO AND I GUESS I HADN'T BEEN IN YEARS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN IN BUT YOU SHOULD BE

COMPLIMENTED ON HOW THAT LOOKS. >> THANK YOU.

WE'RE AWFUL PROUD OF IT TOO. WHO BE NEXT?

>> I'M HARRIET HIGGINS AND I'M WEARING MY AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY T-SHIRT. THIS IS LIBRARY WEEK ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW WHAT A WONDERFUL LIBRARY WE HAVE IN AUBURN AND WONDERFUL STAFF AND WE WENT TO LIBRARY BOARD MEETING THIS MORNING AND THE SUMMER PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE OUT OF SITE.

SO THANK YOU, ALL. >> AND I'M DEBRA AND I LIVE AT 802 TOMAHALA DRIVE AND THERE'S NOW A SWEATSHIRT YOU CAN GET AND TODAY IS ALSO NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY SO IF YOU KNOW ANY LIBRARY WORKERS THERE'S ONE IN THE BUILDING, BE SURE AND CONGRATLATION THEM AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK AS YOU SAID, THE LIBRARY WORKERS HERE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING THEIR TAILS OFF THIS SUMMER DOING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, KIDS AND ALL SORTS OF WONDERFUL THINGS AS WELL AS GETTING READY TO OCCUPY THE NEW LIBRARY. ALSO I WANT TO THANK PARKS AND REC AND ALL OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE GOING TO WORK SO HARD THIS WEEKEND. IT'S NOT JUST PARKS AND REC.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERE TO MAKE CITY FEST INTO THE WONDERFUL THING THAT IT IS AND IT GETS MORE WONDERFUL EVERY YEAR AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION AT 6 P.M. ON SATURDAY AFTER CITY FEST THE LEE COUNTY NACP WILL HAVE HAVING THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA FOR THE FREEDOM FUND FOR SCHOLARSHIP MONEYS AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS THE IMPORTANCE OF CHURCH IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

WHO BE NEXT? >> JUST GOT MY LIBRARY CARD TWO WEEKS AGO. ROBERT WILKINS, 261, AUBURN ALABAMA. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

CORPORATE WELFARE. THIS PAST JANUARY OF THE GERMAN COMPANY KINDENWOLF ANNOUNCED A 34 MILLION DOLLAR FACTORY IN AUBURN PROMISING ROUGHLY 80 -- 70 NEW JOBS YET THE STATE OF ALABAMA AND CITY OF AUBURN ARE GIVING THEM DIRECT CASH REBATE FROM OUR TAXES UP TO 3% OF EVERY WORKER PAYS FOR THE 10 YEARS.

PLUS MAJOR TAX BREAKS, FREE TRAINING AND OTHER HANDOUTS.

I CHALLENGE THE CITY TO PROVIDE A FULL TRANSPARENT BREAKDOWN OF THE EXACT HOW MANY MILLIONS OF TAX PAYERS DOLLARS ARE BEING HANDED OUT EVERY PENNY COMES FROM OUR POCKETS.

FROM THE AVAILABLE NUMBERS EACH OF THESE 70 JOBS WILL COST TAX PAYERS ROUGHLY 16,000 OVER THE 10 YEARS.

THAT'S REAL MONEY FROM WORKERS FAMILIES SUBSIDIZING A FOREIGN CORPORATION. THIS IS CORPORATE WELFARE PLAIN AND SIMPLE. YOU'RE USING REGULAR AUBURN TAX PAYERS DOLLARS TO HELP BIG COMPANIES REDUCE LABOUR COSTS WHILE BOOSTING THEIR PROFITS. WE STILL DON'T HAVE A CLEAR DATA ON HOW MANY OF THESE JOBS GO TO LOCAL AUBURN RESIDENTS VERSES

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ANNOUNCING BRAGS ABILITY NEW JOBS AND PARTNERSHIP BUT NEVER SHOWS THE REAL NUMBERS. MEANWHILE AUBURN'S TECHNOLOGY PARKS ALREADY EMPLOYEE 5,000 PEOPLE ACROSS DOZENS OF CORPORATIONS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE TRUE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY IS SMALL BUSINESS THAT CREATE MOST OF THE JOBS.

YET THEY ONLY GET SCRAPS, SMALL LOANS NOTHING LIKE THE SWEETHEART DEALS.

CITY REVENUE EXPLODED 45%. THAT'S ALL THIS -- WHAT IS ALL THIS EXTRAORDINARY EXTRA MONEY FUNDING BESIDE MASSIVE CORPORATE GIVEAWAYS, GOVERNMENT EXPANSIONS AND GRAND PROJECTS.

IF YOU'RE HANDING OUT CORPORATE WELFARE TO THE BIG PLAYERS, THEN YOU MUST GIVE REAL MEANINGFUL SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

NOT JUST TOKEN GESTURE. THIS IS FAIR.

WE'RE PICKING WINNERS AND LOWSERS WITH TAX PAYERS MONEY PROPPING UP CORPORATIONS WHO HAVE EVERY ADVANTAGE WHILE SIDE LINING LOCAL SHOPS AND ENTREPRENEURS WHO LIVE HERE AND KEEP MONEY CIRCULATING RIGHT IN AUBURN.

AUBURN CAN AND PLUFT DO THE BETTER.

IT'S TIME TO SHARPLY CUT BACK ON THE CORPORATE WELFARE AND ALL BIDS QUALITIES WITH PRACTICAL SUPPORT ESPECIALLY WITH THE SMALL ONE THAT IS ARE THE REAL HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEN YOU STOP PLAYING FAVORITES AND QUIT FORCING TAX PAYERS TO SUBSIDIZE CORPORATE PROFITS THEN AUBURN CAN BUILD A FAIR ECONOMY FOR EVERYONE

>> WHO BE NEXT? OKAY.

WE'LL CLOSE CITIZENS OPEN FORUM. ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY. YES, MA'AM.

>> DURING THE ANNOUNCEMENTS I FORGOT ABOUT THIS UNTIL THE LIBRARY CREW CAME UP A FEW MINUTES AGO BUT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THE TEMPORARY BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE NEW CULTURE CENTER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO -- AND LOOK AT A ROSIN WALL BUILDING SCHOOL THAT'S LOCATED IN SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM AND THE LIBRARY STAFF FOR BEING THERE AND I THINK IT WAS VERY INFORMATIONAL AND I THINK WE LEARNED A LOT IN NOTASULGA IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO A ROSIN WALL SCHOOL, THE ONE IS GOING TO BE A REPLICA OF THAT ROSIN WALL SCHOOL WE GOT A CHANCE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE FURNITURES AND ANTIQUES AND THINGS THEY HAD IN THE SCHOOL AND A LOT OF THIS STUFF WAS ORIGINAL AND WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN AT SOME PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY WENT TO SCHOOL THERE. SO YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE ROSINWALL SCHOOL, IT'S AN OLD THING BUT HEY, IT WAS SOME YOUNG OLD FOLKS THAT WAS THERE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GIVE US A PRESENTATION AND IT WAS INTERESTING I DON'T THINK WE INTENDED TO BE THERE THAT LONG BUT IT WAS SO -- IT WAS JUST SO INSPIRING AND WE LEARNED A LOT AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, THE LIBRARY STAFF FOR BEING THERE AND ALSO OUR TEMPORARY BOARD MEMBERS AND I'M BAD WITH NAMES SO I'M JUST GOING TO CALL THEM TEMPORARY BOARD MEMBERS RIGHT NOW BUT MAYOR, THEY CAN GIVE YOU THE NAMES OF PEOPLE ON THE BOARD I KNOW EVERYBODY BUT I KNOW I'M JUST GOING TO FORGET SOMEBODY AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AND IT WAS AN ADVENTURE AND I TOLD MY JOB I WAS GOING TO BE GONE ABOUT 15 MINUTES BECAUSE I LIVE -- I WORK ABOUT 15 MINUTES AWAY FROM IT.

AND WHEN I GOT THERE I DID NOT REALIZE AND I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM BASICALLY SAID THE SAME THING.

WE -- I PASS IT EVERYDAY. AND DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A ROSIN WALL SCHOOL. AND IT WAS JUST -- I'M ASKING PEOPLE FOR DIRECTIONS. I GOT MY GPS OUT AND ALL OF THIS AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS JUST A STRAIGHT SHOT ON 14 TO T TUSKEGEE EVERYDAY AND I THINK IT WAS PART OF THE CHURCH SITTING ON TOP OF THE HILL.

YOU HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GO BUT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE IN THAT AREA THAT ACTUALLY LIVE THERE AND WENT TO THAT SCHOOL.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING THAT SET UP.

>> GOOD. YES, MA'AM.

MR. GRISWOLD. >> JUST A COMMENT, WHEN I FIRST SAT ON THIS COUNCIL ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO I WAS CRITICAL OF THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AND CENTER PROGRAMS AS WELL AND I

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THERE'S NOT A NICKEL OF TAX PAYERS MONEY THAT GOES INTO THOSE PROGRAMS. ABATEMENT PROGRAM IS JUST THAT, IT'S MONEY THAT THEY DON'T PAY. IT'S NOT MONEY THAT COMES OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND OR ELSEWHERE. SO THE FACT THAT I WAS IGNORANT, I LEARNED. I JUST HOPE OTHER IGNORANT FOLKS

CAN ALSO LEARN. >> THANK YOU, MR. GRISWOLD.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

SO MOVE TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.