[1. CALL TO ORDER]
[2. MINUTES]
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TO ONE CALL TO ORDER. CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY THE 7TH, 2027. -- 2026.
COUNCILORS SHOULD HAVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. A MOTION TO SECOND ALL IN FAVOR?
[3. PLANNING COMMISSION]
ANY OPPOSED? THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.THAT WE HAVE TWO NOMINATIONS, AND TWO VACANCIES TO CONSIDER.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MAYOR TO MAKE THESE NOMINATIONS.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR CITIZENS.
WE HAD FIVE EXCELLENT INTE INTERVIEWS, AND I APPRECIATE THOSE CITIZENS. THEY CAN MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE, THEY HAVE A PASSION AND INTEREST FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO GO THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND FILL OUT AN APPLICATION. VERY HONORED BY THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A UNIQUE WAY OF SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY AND I AM THANKFUL WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SERVE ON OUR PLANNING COMMISSION. FIRST UP THAT VACANCY HAS BEEN RECENTLY FILLED OVER THE LAST YEAR BY VANESSA ECHOLS WHO TOOK A PARTIAL TERM WHICH WAS BASICALLY A ONE-YEAR TERM, TO FILL THE TERM OF THE LATE WENDY BIRMINGHAM WHO WE STILL MISS TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE VANESSA ECHOLS FOR HER FIRST FULL TERM ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
>> SECOND. >> A MOTION TO SECOND ANY COMMENTS. THOUGHTS.
>> SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS GETTING INTO AND SHE IS JUST GREAT AT WHAT SHE DOES I AM PROUD SHE WILL RUN.
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> I THINK VANESSA HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. I'M PLEASED TO CONSIDER HER ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THANK YOU, VANESSA, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT MINUTES
-- VANESSA IS SHE LISTENS. >> ANYONE ELSE? I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH ALL THOSE COMMENTS AND AS I SAID A COUPLE MINUTES AGO SHE MAKES AN EXCELLENT EMCEE FOR YOUR NONPROFIT THINGS. YOU CAN CONSIDER THAT AS WELL.
MOTION TO SECOND VANESSA ECHOLS FOR ONE FULL TERM ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY "AYE". ANY OPPOSED? WE WILL CONFIRM THAT LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.
THE SECOND VACANCY IS CREATED BY REESE WHO SERVED TWO FULL IN TERMS. SHE HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB, THIS WILL BE 12 YEARS, FINAL MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT.
SHE IS FINISHING THE LAST TWO YEARS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS THE CHAIR. AND WE WANT HER TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THE TIME OF THE EFFORT SHE HAS GIVEN THIS COMMITTEE -- COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SOLOMON FOR TAKING HER PLACE FOR ONE FULL TERM.
>> SECOND. >> A MOTION TO SECOND ANY COMMENTS. THOUGHTS?
>> I HAVE KNOWN ANNA SOLOMON FOR GOING ON TWO YEARS.
SHE HAS A LOT OF DEPTH, A LOT OF UNDERSTANDING ALREADY OF THE CITY. I THINK SHE WILL BE AN EXCELLENT COMMISSIONER. SIMPLY ONE OF THE REASONS IS HER SENSITIVITY TO THE CITY ITSELF, BUT ALSO, SHE JUST HAS A BEING A DIODE INTO THE PROCESSES OF THE CITY FOR SOME TIME.
IN FACT IN HER INTERVIEW I SAID I FEEL LIKE SUCH A SUPPORT FOR HER EYE SHOULD RECUSE MYSELF. BUT I KNOW THAT IS NOT NECESSARY. SHE IS A GREAT CANDIDATE AND I AM THANKFUL THAT SHE IS TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS CITY. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
>> ANYONE ELSE? I THINK THAT ANNA WILL DO A FANTASTIC JOB. I HAVE ALSO KNOWN ANNA FOR WELL OVER A DECADE. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE COMMITTED THEMSELVES TO THIS COMMUNITY IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. SHE HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, AND HAS SERVED ON THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN REVIEW TEAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION, WHICH IS A UNIQUE ENTITY THAT WAS CREATED, AND ANNA WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST PEOPLE TO JOIN THAT. THEY HAVE A WAY WITH THE PROJECTS WE HAVE DOWNTOWN AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE DELIVERED BETTER PROJECTS THROUGH THEIR INFLUENCE AND IDEAS THEY HAVE GIVEN TO DEVELOPERS. I HAVE ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD AND NOT WILL DO A FANTASTIC JOB ON THE PLANNING
COMMISSION. >> WILL SHE HAVE TO RESIGN HER
POSITION ON THE OTHER? >> MORE THAN LIKELY YES.
SHE WILL NOT HAVE TO BUT I EXPECT HER TO DO THAT.
>> ANYONE ELSE WITH THE COMMENT? >> I THINK DURING HER INTERVIEW, I REALLY THINK THAT SHE DID A GREAT INTERVIEW.
ALL THE CANDIDATES DID. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD BUT ANNA, MISS SOLOMON, SHE STOOD OUT BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY
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FAMILIAR WITH THE PLANNING. I THINK SHE WAS SAYING SHE GOES TO MOST OF THE MEETINGS. I JUST LIKE THAT BUBBLY PERSONALITY THAT SHE HAS. AND SOME OF THE INTERESTS THAT SHE HAS AS A PLANNER SO I AGREE THAT YOU KNOW SHE IS.> "AYE". Select to skip to this part of the video">ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY "AYE". >> "AYE".
>> ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES WE WILL CONFIRM THAT LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT MADE APPLICATION AND WENT TO THE INTERVIEWS. EXCELLENT.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOUR NAME WAS NOT CALLED TONIGHT TO
[4. QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA]
CONTINUE TO SEEK WAYS TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ARE EXCELLENT ALL OF YOU WERE.QUESTIONS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. ALL RIGHT.
>> THERE IS A REPLACEMENT PAGE 5 OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING FROM JUNE 16TH. IT INADVERTENTLY SET ON ITEM 9C, PARKING ITEM THAT A HEARING WAS HELD AND IT WAS INDEED NOT HELD.
IT WAS NEITHER CLOSED NOR REQUIRED.
SO STRIKING THAT. DURING THE REGULAR AGENDA YOU WILL FIND THE MINUTES AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE AMENDED AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THIS FOR THAT WAS CUT THIS AFTERNOON. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BUT BETTER THAN ADOPTING THE MINUTES WITH THE WRONG INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.