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From YouTube: Chattanooga City Council Agenda Session - 8/8/23
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Chattanooga City Council Agenda Session - 8/8/23
C
I
believe
Ms
renick
is
here
and
also
Mr
Rucker
from
ldo
to
kind
of
help,
qualify
or
quantify
some
questions
that
we
had
I'd.
Thank
the
conversation
from
the
council,
as
you
guys
was
able
to
watch
the
meeting.
So
I
heard
what
was
said
and
I
appreciate
some
very
intelligent
questions,
clarification
but
miss
rennick.
Do
you
want
to
follow
up
with
the
email
that
you
sent
us
earlier,
because
I
have
a
feeling?
C
D
D
In
there,
so
our
approach
of
working
with
Dallas
has
been
to
try
to
confirm
two
things
that
one
that
really
staff
is
proposing
this
just
to
be
able
to
give
advice
to
during
the
zoning
and
building
process
to
application
that
I
have
a
condition
short-term
out
of
condition
at
a
residential
use.
Only.
What
does
that
mean?
Do
I
get
to
do
an
absentee
or
not,
and
staff's
approach
was
understanding
that
Council
generally
directed
those
toward
commercial
areas.
That's
what
we
said.
D
So
we
tried
to
narrow
the
focus
of
the
language
that
then,
with
those
three
items,
absentee
properties
used
for
short-term
vacation
rentals
are
not
considered
to
be
a
residential
use,
so
we
had
a
little
bit
of
an
alternative
language
that
was
perhaps
a
little
bit
looser.
We
felt
this
was
really
clear
that
just
for
that
specific
thing
to
help
staff
out
answering
the
question:
does
residential
use
only
do
I
get
to
do
an
absentee
short-term
vacation
rental?
D
We're
hoping
kind
of
those
three
tests
would
say
no
to
that,
but
not
open
it
up
to
other
items.
The
other
items
was
codes
kind
of
in
general.
We
did
spend
a
little
time
on
the
connection
between
use
and
and
building
code,
so
we're
recommending
adding
a
language
that
says.
Building
codes
must
be
met,
as
required
through
the
permitting
process
that
gets
into
a
little
bit
of
complexity,
but
that
would
be
regardless
of
that
zoning
condition.
D
The
building
code
process
would
continue
on
so
it
kind
of
just
as
a
heads
up
and
decouples
those
a
little
bit
and
Dallas
is
here.
If
there's
any
questions,
he
certainly
can
go
into
more
detail
about
that,
but
I
think
staff's
recommendation
is.
We
are
trying
to
just
use
this
to
answer
a
simple
question:
to
give
step
guidance
and
also,
if
someone
has
a
zoning
condition
residential
use
only
and
wants
to
do
a
short,
an
absentee,
short-term
vacation
rental.
D
They
would
have
to
lift
the
condition
or
amend
the
condition
to
allow
the
use
and
then
it
would
trigger
that
18-month
waiting
period
And.
This
is
because
we'd
had
a
couple
potential
applicants
call
and
say:
oh
I
have
residential
use
only
I
want
to
let
you
know,
lift
them
in
the
condition
in
the
last
short-term
vacation
rentals.
So
we
put
conditional
lifting
and
condition
as
a
trigger
for
that
waiting
period.
D
So
a
staff's
approach,
which
was
to
tighten
it
a
little
bit
so
we're
not
necessarily
talking
about
short-term
vacation
rentals
as
a
commercial
use
related
to
building
code
or
other
purposes
outside
of
that
one
really
strict
usage
of
it,
which
is
for
conditional
zoning
in
that
same
division
related
to
absentees,
and
that
was
just
kind
of
staff's
recommendation
to
keep
it
more
narrow.
We
are
not
in
a
rush
for
this
was
just
kind
of
intended
to
help
planning
and
permitting
staff
out.
C
C
C
The
second
question
is
for
the
City
attorney
Phil
in
the
language.
This
is
a
legal
language
question.
Yes,
when
when
it
reads
something
like
absentee
short-term
vacation
rentals
such
requests
is
granted,
is
that
is,
could
that
be
misinterpreted?
Or
is
that
the
legal
way
to
say
if
the
request
is
granted,
then
action
takes
place
because
for
a
non-lawyer
to
me
it
reads:
it's
like
automatic
granted.
F
C
Have
so
let
me
go
back,
I'll
read
the
whole
sentence
so
under
item
D,
if
a
property
owner
or
applicant
request
request
to
be
rezoned
right,
any
commercial
Zone
that
allows
absentee
short-term
vacation
rentals
such
request
is
granted
to
me
that
kind
of
reads
boom
automatically.
Yes,
sir,
it
does
the
word
if
such
request
is
granted.
Does
that
help
clarify
it
to
the
in
in
layman's
terms,
or
is
that
illegal
terminology
that.
F
I
I
think
it
is
at
least
saying
that
we're
amending
this
this
section
on
Homestay
by
deleting
something
in
its
entirety
and
the
it
was
in
there
to
begin
with
on
on
the
front
end
of
it.
If
you
want
us
to
change
that,
just
saying,
whenever
a
property
owner
or
applicant
request
to
be
rezoned
in
a
commercial
Zone
that
allows
short-term
vacation
rentals
such
request
is
granted.
We
can
do
that.
C
G
Thank
you.
So
this
goes
along
with
kind
of
the
unclear
language.
I've
got
people
in
my
district
in
my
district,
never
had
short-term
vacation,
rentals
legally
and
so
all
of
a
sudden
I'm
getting
requests
from
people
to
have
their
property
rezoned
to
commercial,
so
that
they
can
then
have
a
short-term
vacation
rental.
G
D
D
We've
encapsulated
them
into
any
commercial
Zone
that
allows
them
here,
but
there
is
a
listing
so
I,
my
guess,
is:
there's
a
connection
between
those
zones
do
allow
motels
I
would
have
to
go
back
and
do
a
one
for
one,
but
there's
a
listing
in
the
original
ordinance
when
it
put
in
the
zoning
it
lists
the
zone.
So
someone
could
request
a
C2
zone
for
an
absentee
short-term
vacation
rental.
D
D
D
So
it
has
the
18-month
buffer
and
I
think
that
and
I'll
look
at
Dallas
or
Chris
to
see
if
they're,
a
member
I
believe
when
the
original
research
was
done
by
Chris
acap,
it
showed
that
people
who
bought
or
rezoned
property,
almost
most
of
them
immediately
opened
a
short-term
vacation,
rental
and
I.
Think
we
use
that
language
to
say
a
waiting
period
will
help
ensure
we
don't
have
that
kind
of
that
quick
turnover
transition.
But
yes,
you're
correct.
Someone
could
apply
for
rezoning
for
a
short-term
vacation
rental
commercial
zone
for
a
short-term
vacation.
D
G
We
have
a
number
of
areas,
at
least
in
my
district
and
I,
think
I
think
councilman
Ledford
may
have
some
of
the
same
areas
like
East
Brainerd
Road
is
a
it's.
A
Lee.
Highway
is
a
main
and
there's
others
like
that.
So
actually
you're
saying
the
edges
of
all
of
these,
even
when
they're,
really
pretty
residential
areas
could
be
totally
turned
around.
H
Here,
councilwoman,
the
only
areas
where
you
can
have
the
only
zones.
Excuse
me
where
you
can
have
a
short-term
vacation
rental
that
is
absentee.
Are
these
zones
that
allow
for
hotels
this
legislation
doesn't
make
that
looser
it
tightens
it
up.
The
only
thing
it
does
is
capture
the
people
who
they
have
a
condition
on
their
property.
Currently
that
only
allows
residential
uses.
We
didn't.
We
didn't
contemplate
that
in
the
original
legislation,
like
all
good
legislation,
it
evolves
and
you
add
things
into
it.
H
D
B
I
You
chair
so
to
go
back
to
the
question
specifically
about
the
language,
as
is
being
proposed
in
the
email
that
we
received,
and
then
we
have
a
red
line
version
as
well.
Phil
I
think
that
what
councilman
Ledford
was
getting
at
in
change
number
two
for
Section
D
is
there's
just
some
grammatical
oddness
to
these
sentences
right
and
I.
F
I
J
B
A
Thank
you
chair.
If
we
can
go
back
to
police
item
C
and
I
know,
we
talked
about
this
extensively
about
the
park,
ordinance
that
the
state
is
mandating
that
we
come
into
compliance
with.
I
did
I'm
sure
you
all
saw
the
email
that
I
also
copied
our
City
attorney
on,
because
it
wasn't
resting
well
with
me,
because
I
read
it
a
total
different
way
and
once
I
read
reached
out
to
the
state
senate,
it
confirmed
exactly
what
I
was.
A
You
know
communicating
that
that
we
still
could
operate
under
the
current
ordinance
that
we
currently
have.
We
just
needed
to
be
in
compliance
within
120
days.
I
did
communicate
that
to
field
before
I
sent
out
an
entire
email
to
everybody.
However,
the
our
City
attorney
field,
since
we
are
the
legislative
body
and
I,
did
put
that
request
in
the
email.
If
you
can
draft
us
a
legislative
ordinance
so
that
the
city
council
can
review
because
it
shouldn't
come
from
the
administrators
for
us
to
review.
A
That's
that's
that's
our
job
to
do
it's
not
their
job
to
give
us
something
to
review,
because
they
already
has
laid
out
exactly
what
it
is.
They
would
like
to
see
if
we're
going
to
be
in
compliance
or
not,
or
we
can
even
look
at
our
ordinance
and
see
what
we
can
add
into
from
the
state
ordinance
to
make
sure
we're
in
compliance
and
in
saying
that,
that's
not
saying
is
if
I
agree
or
not.
It's
just
that.
A
B
All
right,
thank
you,
councilman
cool
Ryan!
Thank
you
all
right.
If
you
continue
to
look
at
your
agenda
for
this
evening,
we've
covered
a
majority
of
the
planning
items,
I'm
sorry
item
D,
which
is
in
councilwoman
Knowles
District
she's
out
today.
So
if
we
can
get
a
deferral
on
that
one
for
one
week,
if
you
would
take
a
look
at
resolutions,
if
you
have
any
comments
or
questions,
please
hit
your
like
all
right.
We
have
resolutions
Council,
Office,
mayor's
office
and
planning
right.
I,
don't
see
any
likes
at
the
moment,
all
right
Council.
B
I
Councilwoman
Hill.
Thank
you,
chairwoman
for
item
C
under
Public
Works.
The
resolution
for
next
week.
I
had
asked
this
question.
If
we
could
just
get
some
clarity
at
the
mic
about
the
Department
of
Public
Works,
applying
for
a
competitive
American
Rescue
plan
Grant,
it
sounds
as
if
this
is
a
done
deal
that
we
would
apply
for
and
accept,
but
perhaps
it
is
not
fully
a
done
deal.
B
I
K
Sure
happy
to
so,
as
you
all
know,
we
issued
a
new
RFP
for
the
operations
of
the
sanctioned
encampment
a
couple
months
ago.
The
RFP
did
not
result
in
any
proposals
that
met
the
criteria
that
we
put
out
so
help
right
here
has
agreed
to
extend
their
existing
contract
one
more
time,
so
this
six-month
extension
will
essentially
serve
as
an
off-ramp
for
the
sanctioned
encampment.
K
So
the
six-month
extension
will
basically
ensure
plenty
of
time
for
the
residents
to
be
placed
into
housing
and
OSH
will
work
collaboratively
with
help
right
here
over
the
next
six
months
to
support
these
efforts
as
well.
We
have
been
in
touch
with
housing
authority
and
Betsy
has
agreed
to
also
work
with
OSH
and
help
right
here
throughout
the
process,
so
that
we
can
can
make
sure
that
everyone
ends
up
in
an
apartment
unit.
K
So
we're
confident
that
six
months
is
a
sufficient
amount
of
time
to
ensure
that
the
residents
are
connected
to
the
resources
they
need
and
then
to
a
permanent
unit
as
well.
And
we
are
grateful
for
help
right
here
being
flexible
with
us
and
working
with
us
on
the
extension
so
that
we
can
facilitate
this
process
in
the
best
way
for
the
residents.
C
C
Vacation
rental
on
vacation
are
we
needing
to
defer
that
for
one
week
and
does
council
need
to
two
weeks
and
they
write
two
people
are
out
and
are:
do
we
instruct
the
city
attorney's
office
to
place
the
new
or
proposed
language
from
RPA
and
ldo?
Combined
into
that?
Did
we
make
that
request
of
the
city
attorney's
office.
L
L
B
E
E
I'm
allocating
some
dollars
to
all
of
it,
Baptist
to
take
kids
on
trips,
much
like
what
I
have
done
over
the
past
years
and
what
I
was
hoping
that
we
might
be
able
to
take
some
of
those
individuals
that
would
be
needing
work
through
the
summer
and
be
able
to
employ
them
at
the
zoo
while
giving
them
some.
You
know,
instructional
background
and
promoting
diversity
and
and
just
trying
to
reach
some
of
those.
You
know
negatively
impacted
kids.
That's.
B
L
B
You
all
right
anything
else,
councilman
Hester!
Thank
you
all
right.
Thank
you.
Councilman
Henderson,
as
well
all
right
any
other
questions
on
the
future
considerations.
All
right.
We
have
a
departmental
report.
Today
we
have
animal
animal
control,
update
committees,
parks
and
public
works,
and
then
we
have
a
black
firefighter
presentation
and
we
also
have
an
attorney
client
meeting
after
those
items.
So
right
now
we
will
have
the
animal
control
update
with
that
I
did
request,
councilman
comrade.
B
Back
out,
all
right
so
for
animal
for
the
animal
control,
update
I
did
request
because
there
were
so
many
concerns
we
received
at
our
Council
meetings
and
I'm
sure
some
of
you
may
receive
some
as
well.
Ask
that
we
get
an
update
about
what
is
going
on
with
animal
control.
So
I
did
ask
Chris
Anderson
who's
over
now.
B
The
board
appointments
to
come
and
speak
about,
what's
going
on
with
the
board
appointments
mccamey,
who
is
our
contracted
services
and
then,
as
well
as
the
Chattanooga
police
department,
who
ultimately
has
a
control
over
that
department.
So
Chris?
If
you
could
give
us
an
update
on
the
animal
control
board
and
Then,
followed
by
that,
we'll
have
an
update
from
Ingo
with
McKamey,
and
then
the
police
departments
around
us
out.
H
Yes,
ma'am,
thank
you
and
I've
got
nine
copies
of
a
memo
for
the
eight
members
here,
I'll
put
one
in
councilman,
Knowles
mailbox
and
there's
one
for
the
attorney
as
well.
Thank
you
councilwoman.
It's
good
to
see
you
all
today.
This
is
information
about
the
current
status
of
the
animal
control
board.
We
have
confirmed
appointments
for
districts,
one
three
and
nine.
We
have
pending
appointments
for
district
six
and
eight
that
will
be
on
agendas
later
on
this
month.
H
We
have
no
pending
appointments
for
districts,
two
four
five
and
seven
so
far,
we've
not
had
a
lot
of
applications
for
this
board
and
I'm
kind
of
surprised
by
that,
because
in
the
past
that's
not
been
the
case
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
media
attention
around
it.
Thank
you,
councilwoman
Hill,
for
sending
that
out
in
your
newsletter
today
that
you
were
looking
for
someone
for
District
Two,
that's
fantastic.
H
There
has
been
I,
have
three
applications
that
I
brought
today.
That
are
the
only
three
applications
we
have
that
have
come
in
this
calendar
year
that
are
in
districts
that
don't
currently
have
an
appointment
and
Madam
chair.
Two
of
them
are
in
your
district
and
Madam
Vice
chair,
one
is
in
your
District
I'll
give
those
to
you
after
the
meeting.
This
is
not
a
wreck
recommendation.
It's
just
these.
This
is
the
totality
of
the
applications
for
your
districts
in
any
District,
where
there's
not
a
person,
so
that
is
the
composition
of
the
board.
H
H
10
years
ago-
and
we
worked
with
this
board-
that
that
didn't
land-
and
we
both
remember
that
it
was
managed
and
staffed
by
the
Chattanooga
police
department
and
I,
went
back
through
the
records.
It
is
a
City
Board,
similar
to
the
beer
and
record
board
or
the
passenger
vehicle
for
higher
board.
That
is
not
to
say
that
City
officers
necessarily
write
tickets
or
citations
to
it.
A
A
councilwoman
ride,
thank
you
for
addressing
the
urban
chickens
because
Highland
Park
and
Ridgedale
they
most
they
want
them
in
their
Community,
but
we
talked
about
it
at
the
neighborhood
meeting
about
who
were
regulated,
so
they
answered
some
of
those
questions.
I
appreciate
you
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
really
working
hard
on
looking
for
all
types
of
people
to
serve
on
our
boards.
I
see
here
in
your
list
of
appointments.
Now,
like
it's
black
people,
white
people,
tinos
all
kind
of
people,
so
I'm
really
appreciative
of.
H
That
thank
you,
councilwoman
and
we've.
We've
achieved
that
in
the
administration
by
looking
at
new
places
for
board
members,
instead
of
going
to
the
same
people
that
are
on
every
board
in
town,
we've
opened
up
where
we're
actually
seeking
people
and
asking
them
to
serve
and
making
the
opportunities
available.
Thank
you
for
posting
on
Facebook
about
all
your
available
board
appointments.
That's
a
really
good
way
to
get
people
who
are
interested,
who
didn't
know
how
to
take
part
in
city
government
before.
B
G
H
No
ma'am
councilwoman
the
the
function
in
our
Charter
and
our
ordinances
for
Animal
Services
is
vested
with
the
police
department,
and
the
police
department
holds
the
contract
with
our
animal
service
provider,
which
is
McKamey
so
they're
the
department
that
manages
the
enforcement
of
that.
But
the
way
they
manage
it
is
they
have
a
contract
with
an
outside
agency.
Okay,.
H
G
B
M
Good
afternoon,
thank
you
so
much
for
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
be
here
with
you
and
to
discuss
a
little
bit
about
the
shelter
I
could
go
on
and
on
so
I
promise.
I
will
try
to
keep
it
very
brief,
so
I
wanted
to
start
out
if
I,
just
if
it's
allowed
to
just
share
copies
of
the
community
impact
report
that
we
sent
to
all
of
you
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
now
it
I
realized
that
we
have,
as
an
agency,
really
been
remiss
in
terms
of
our
communication
with
city
council.
M
M
B
M
Oh
yeah,
turning
it
on
will
help
thanks.
Sorry,
okay,
just
very
briefly:
McKamey
Animal
Services,
just
like
any
other
animal
welfare
organization,
is
kind
of
a
prototypical
Iceberg
situation.
People
have
an
idea
of
what
we
do
that
we
take
in
animals,
we
adopt
out
animals
and
we
perform
an
animal
control
law
enforcement
function,
but
there's
actually
so
much
more
to
it.
That
most
people
are
not
even
aware
of.
M
We
provide
animal
care
for
upwards
of
5
000
animals
a
year
that
is,
every
species
every
age,
every
type
of
animal
you
can
think
of
animals
come
into
US,
diseased,
ill,
injured,
friendly,
incredibly
aggressive,
and
our
staff
really
have
to
navigate.
All
of
that.
We
operate
based
on
best
practices
that
are
provided
by
national
organizations,
including
the
association
of
shelter
veterinarians,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
providing
the
proper
care
for
every
single
animal
regardless
of
a
species
and
condition
and
providing
for
not
just
its
physical
well-being
but
its
psychological
well-being.
M
Also,
so
our
staff
have
to
be
well
versed
in
all
of
that.
We
essentially
operate
a
Veterinary
practice,
even
though
we
are
not
a
full
scope
veterinary
office.
We
still
have
to
provide
for
all
of
the
veterinary
care
for
each
and
every
one
of
the
animals
that
we
have
in-house
and
we
also
provide
spay
neuter
vaccine
and
other
services
for
members
of
the
public.
So
all
of
the
regulatory
obligations,
the
legal
obligations
and
all
of
the
practice
obligations
that
come
with
running
a
Veterinary
practice
have
to
be
maintained.
M
We
essentially
function
as
a
police
department.
We
have
our
own
dispatch
team
and
we
have
our
own
officers
that
cover
our
community
24
hours
a
day
365
days
a
year.
I
am
joined
today
by
our
director
of
Animal
Protection
Seth
Watson,
who
runs
that
team,
but
essentially
we
have
to
operate
as
a
minor
policing
agency
as
well.
We
have
all
the
obligations
of
a
regular
small
business
in
terms
of
our
finances.
For
example,
we
are
audited
every
year.
M
We
have
responsibilities
with
respect
to
donor
dollars
to
make
sure
that
every
dollar
is
accounted
for
and
spent
properly.
We
have
all
of
the
HR
obstacles,
femla
and
other
things
of
other
small
businesses.
We
have
all
of
the
same
kind
of
infrastructure
needs
HVAC.
All
of
that,
but
most
small
businesses
don't
have
to
deal
with
things
that
are
actively
trying
to
bite
that
infrastructure
or
urinate
on
that
infrastructure,
or
any
of
that.
M
Very
often
we
are
called
upon
by
CPD
or
others
to
help
people
who
are
going
into
mental
health
facilities
or
people
who
are
dealing
with
illnesses,
hospitalizations
people
who
are
in
crisis
because
of
domestic
violence,
situations
or
other
conditions,
and
we
are
focused
on
their
pets,
but
we
have
to
navigate
their
personal
situations
as
well,
and
we
also
have
to
provide
mental
health
support
for
our
staff.
Most
people
are
not
aware
that
the
veterinary
profession
and
the
Animal
Welfare
profession
has
one
of
the
highest
suicide
rates
of
any
profession.
M
There
is
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
but
it
is
largely
because
we
deal
with
victims
all
day
every
day
and
they
have
no
voice.
So
there
is
a
whole
lot
that
goes
into
animal
Sheltering.
That
really
is
beyond
the
scope
of
what
most
people
realize.
We
do
every
day,
just
to
name
a
few
of
the
improvements
that
we
have
been
made
since
I
took
over
in
2021.
We
are
now
in
alignment
with
all
best
practices
on
a
national
level
and
we
have
renewed
National
Partnerships
that
have
brought
dollars
into
us
and
expertise
and
guidance.
M
Our
staff
is
fear-free
certified.
We
have
embraced
modern
Progressive,
animal
protection,
practices,
Animal
Welfare
practices
and
even
adoption
practices.
Most
of
our
fees
for
services
are
actually
now
waived.
There
is
no
reason
why
I
want
to
hold
on
to
someone's
animal
because
they
can't
pay
a
reclaim
fee,
for
example,
so
we
have
really
switched
our
model
of
funding
much
more
heavily
towards
donations,
rather
than
fees
for
services,
in
order
to
help
keep
people
and
pets
together,
and
we
have
a
renewed
focus
on
Lost
Pet
recovery,
both
in
the
field
and
in
our
shelter.
M
Again,
we
want
to
keep
people
and
pets
together
wherever
possible,
and
customer
service
is
absolutely
a
priority
for
us.
That
was
something
I
heard
when
I.
First
started,
Communications
is
difficult.
Customer
response
is
difficult,
so
we
have
been
actively
working
on
improving
that
we
have
added
various
lines
of
communication
for
the
public.
Obviously
our
staff
is
busy
all
day
working
with
the
animals.
We
are
not
sitting
at
our
desks
all
day,
so
I
know
that
can
be
a
frustration,
but
we
have
been
doing
everything
we
can
to
reduce
those
kinds
of
complaints
and
I.
M
Think
we've
been
doing
that
successfully.
We've
made
major
improvements
to
our
facility.
Most
of
them
you
might
not
actually
notice,
but
they
are
helping
keep
our
animals
safe
and
make
the
building
more
Humane
both
for
those
animals
and
for
the
people
that
work
there,
and
we
have
quite
a
few
projects
coming
up
as
well.
That
I
hope
you
will
approval,
and
one
of
our
biggest
efforts
right
now
is
to
create
a
larger
footprint
within
the
city
of
Chattanooga.
M
In
our
community
outreach
we
launched
pets
for
Life
Chattanooga,
which
is
working
specifically
in
the
Alden
Park
neighborhood.
We
are
meeting
tomorrow
with
the
Met
Min
folks
to
see
about
establishing
a
more
permanent
space
on
the
other
side
of
the
river.
We
have
hired
a
new
community
Solutions
manager,
so
what
we
are
doing
right
now
is
really
focusing
on
meeting
the
needs
of
the
community
and
community
members
where
they
are,
as
opposed
to
just
waiting
for
animals
to
come
to
us.
M
All
of
that,
I
think
has
resulted
in
a
lot
of
really
positive
recognition
for
us
and
for
the
city
of
Chattanooga.
Last
year
we
had
our
first
ever
nominations
and
wins
on
in
terms
of
the
best
of
the
best
Chattanooga,
but
we
have
also
received
National
recognition,
National
and
international
for
some
of
the
policies
that
we
have
created
for
our
programs.
M
M
We're
doing
all
this
in
really
unprecedented
times.
I
have
been
in
this
business
for
more
than
20
years,
and
this
is
the
first
time
that
we
have
seen
this
conflagration
of
crises.
A
lot
of
it
has
to
do
with
the
pandemic.
We've
been
set
back
about
20
or
30
years
in
terms
of
spay
neuter.
We
had
such
an
influx
of
people
taking
in
animals
that
we
are
now
having
a
crisis
of
not
having
places
to
place
animals.
This
is
a
national
crisis.
M
You
can
look
through
the
papers
and
every
week
you
will
see
shelters
from
California
to
Maine
closing
their
doors
begging
for
assistance,
because
we
are
all
overcrowded,
so
we've
been
working
to
try
and
and
make
sure
that
we
are
still
a
Humane
environment,
even
though
we
are
dealing
with
these
overcrowding
conditions,
there's
also
a
national
Veterinary
shortage
right
now.
Basically,
there
are
18
open
positions
for
every
veterinarian
that
might
be
looking
for
a
job,
and
it's
similar
with
respect
to
that
techs
and
vet
assistance.
M
So
we
are
very
fortunate
that
we
do
have
two
vets
that
work
with
us
in-house,
but
that
National
Veterinary
shortage
is
compounding
problems
of
animals
not
getting
spayed
or
neutered
in
time,
and
so
we
have
more
and
more
and
more
litters
of
animals
out
there,
and
we
simply
don't
have
an
infrastructure
nationally
to
deal
with
the
overabundance
of
animals.
That
then,
is
translating
into
an
influx
into
our
shelters
course.
Staffing
shortages
are
affecting
everyone
in
all
kinds
of
Industries.
We
are
no
exception
right
now,
officer,
Watson
and
officer.
M
Edwards
are
only
two
fully
trained
and
certified
officers.
The
rest
of
ours
are
in
training,
but
that's
something
that
everybody
is
dealing
with
and
we
do
our
best
to
navigate
and
certainly
costs
are
increasing.
For
us,
costs
of
food
have
gone
up
more
than
20
percent
utilities
have
skyrocketed
for
us,
but
that
doesn't
just
hurt
our
operations
as
costs
go
up
in
the
community.
M
People
are
unable
to
keep
their
animals
and
we
are
seeing
nationally,
more
and
more
and
more
animals
stray
animals
in
particular,
coming
into
shelters
just
to
share
that
we
are
no
exception
to
that.
We
took
a
look
at
our
stray
dog
Admissions
and,
as
you
can
see
year
by
year,
stray
dogs
make
up
the
majority
of
our
dog
intake
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
including
abandonments
economic
considerations.
All
of
that,
but
we
are
reflective
of
the
national
crisis-
that's
happening
right
now.
Stray
dogs,
I
just
should
note,
should
come
with
a
lot
of
obstacles.
M
We
have
to
hold
the
minimum
numbers
of
days
as
opposed
to
surrendered
animals
which
adds
to
our
population.
We
don't
get
the
benefit
of
information
about
their
behavior,
so
we
have
to
devote
more
time
to
kind
of
making
sure
that
they
are
truly
adoptable.
There
are
all
of
these
kind
of
Ripple
effects
and
then
getting
into
what
I
hope
will
be
interesting
to
you.
We
wanted
to
take
a
look
at
our
responses.
I
mentioned
that
we
are
very,
very
short,
staffed
right
now
within
our
Animal
Protection
Team.
M
M
We
also
broke
it
down
by
call
types.
It
shouldn't
be
a
surprise
that
Strays
in
our
community
are
the
biggest
number
of
calls
that
we
get,
but
we
do
get
a
variety
of
calls.
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
byte
investigations,
because
I
know
we
certainly
want
to
make
sure
that
our
community
is
safe,
that
people
do
have
the
perception
that
their
Community
is
safe.
We
actually
have
very
few
bite
incidences.
These
are
the
statistics
for
just
the
first
six
months
of
this
year,
but
about
a
third
of
those
just
involved
animal
to
animal.
M
They
didn't
even
involve
people,
and
the
majority
of
the
animal
to
people
bites
are
either
within
the
home
or
animals
that
are
known
to
the
person
they
can
be
quarantined
at
home.
Things
like
that,
so
we
are
are
very
pleased
that
we
actually
have
very
few
incidents
of
stranger
to
animal
bites
in
our
community
and
again
just
wanted
to
share
in
case
you
are
interested.
M
M
And
then,
last
but
not
least,
I
just
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
of
information
on
the
value
of
our
services.
Looking
last
year,
if
we
estimated
that
only
4
000
of
the
nearly
5
000
that
came
in
if
we
anticipate
only
4
000
of
those
came
from
the
city
of
Chattanooga
itself,
estimating
that
it
cost
us
about
seven
hundred
dollars
per
animal
to
get
it
from
intake
through
to
placement.
That
would
be
about
2.8
million
dollars
spent
on
those
four
thousand
animals.
And
then
we
add
in
the
cost
of
the
24
7.
M
So
we
just
wanted
to
reassure
you
that,
hopefully
you
agree,
you
are
getting
a
good
value
for
the
dollars
that
are,
taxpayers
are
putting
into
our
services
and
we
work
hard
every
day
to
maximize
every
single
dollar
that
we
receive
both
for
the
animals
and
for
the
people
and
for
those
of
you
who
may
be
interested
I.
Just
wanted
to
extend
a
warm
welcome
that
we
open
our
doors
to
our
VIP
tours
just
so.
People
can
get
kind
of
a
behind
the
scenes.
Tour.
M
Of
course,
you're
always
welcome
to
have
your
own
individual
tour
I'm
happy
to
tour
you
around,
but
if
you
would
like
to
come,
or
if
you
have
someone
who
you
think
might
be
interested
in
learning
more
about
what
we
do,
we
basically
open
the
doors
to
the
facility,
so
everybody
can
see
kind
of
what's
going
on
and
learn
a
lot
more
and
get
to
meet
some
of
our
staff.
But
those
are
some
of
the
dates,
but
again,
please
feel
free
to.
M
B
A
You
chair,
thank
you
for
the
presentation
man
I've
been
wanting
to
ask
Audis
I
know.
Probably
since
I
was
a
little
girl,
why
did
y'all
come
pick
up
them
cats
and
bring
them
back?
Why
do
we
or
don't
we?
Do
you
like
I,
don't
call
several
times
y'all
to
come,
pick
this
same
cat
up
and
then
you
will
drop
him
right
back
off
right
on
my
property.
Yes,.
M
There's
a
reason
for
that
that
is
actually
a
national
best
practice
put
forward
by
the
national
animal
Control,
Association
and
others
I'll
give
you
the
I
could
like
Babel,
but
I'll
give
you
the
Highlight.
The
fact
is,
when
you
remove
a
cat
from
a
property
you're,
essentially
creating
a
vacuum
effect.
As
long
as
there
are
still
resources
like
food
and
shelter,
Studies
have
proven
that
not
only
is
one
more
cat
going
to
replace
it,
but
multiples
are,
and
if
those
multiples
are
unaltered,
you
are
actually
magnifying
your
problem.
M
M
We
have
a
lot
of
tips
on
our
website,
light
in
terms
of
cat
management
and
techniques
that
you
can
use
either
just
kind
of
DIY
or
things
that
you
can
purchase
to
keep
cats
out
of
your
yard
or
out
of
particular
areas,
and
our
officers
will
actually
go
out
and
work
with
homeowners,
very
often
they'll,
say
well.
I,
bought
this
deterrent
and
doesn't
work
less
because
when
we
go
out
it's
because
the
turret
deterrent
isn't
positioned
correctly
or
it's
not
being
used
properly.
M
J
F
F
C
O
C
In
all
seriousness,
what
is
the
area
that
you
service
and
funding-wise
for
the
organization
when
someone
comes
to
drop
off
I
was
real
interested.
You
really
piqued
my
attention
at
the
animals,
not
the
percentage
coming,
not
coming
from
the
city
of
Chattanooga
or
what
is
the
surrounding
area
that
you
serve
and
when
someone
brings
you
I
think
you
called
it
surrendering.
C
M
Yes,
right
now
we
are
contracted
to
serve
the
city
of
Chattanooga.
We
also
serve
Red
Bank
and
we
serve
the
city
of
lakesite.
We
do
not
accept
animals
from
anywhere
else
outside
our
jurisdiction,
except
for
formal
transfers
in
so
if
someone
is
calling
from
Saudi
Daisy,
for
example,
they
need
to
surrender
their
animals,
we
divert
them
to
the
appropriate
agency.
We
actually
change
that
policy
shortly
after
I
started,
so
that
we
could
make
sure
that
we
were
exclusively
serving
the
communities
that
were
paying
for
those
Services
as
opposed
to
other
communities.
M
So
we
may
from
time
to
time.
For
example,
there
was
a
shelter
a
few
months
ago.
I
think
was
the
beginning
of
the
year
that
ended
up
taking
a
thousand
mice
and
hamsters
and
all
kinds
of
stuff
from
a
seizure.
So
we
did
take
a
few
of
those.
In,
unfortunately,
one
of
two
of
the
mice
had
babies,
so
we
took
in
more
than
we
thought
we
would,
but
we
count
those
as
transfers
not
as
coming
in
from
the
city
of
Chattanooga.
M
Obviously,
if
someone
comes
to
our
door
with
an
animal
that
they
didn't
find
within
the
city
of
Chattanooga
and
they
don't
live
within
Chattanooga,
but
that
animal
is
suffering
we
are
going
to
take
it
in,
but
that's
the
exception.
We're
not
going
to
turn
away
an
animal
that
is
in
dire
need,
but
again
that's
kind
of
where
we
have
that
exception
of
the
numbers
and.
C
I
You
I
appreciate
the
detail
that
you
included
in
this
presentation.
It
was
helpful
to
better
understand
what
it
is
to
run
a
shelter
versus
a
Dog
Daycare
or
a
a
Veterinary
practice.
I
wonder:
are
there
changes
or
what
changes
to
our
Animal
Control
ordinances
would
be
helpful
to
you
like
a
neuter
spay
neuter
requirement.
Are
there
things
that
we
as
a
body
should
be
looking
at.
M
Yeah
absolutely,
and
we
have
kind
of
a
wish
list
of
changes
that
we
would
like
to
see
when
we
are
looking
at
the
ordinance
when
I
first
came,
our
ordinance
is
actually
fairly
Progressive,
I
mean
even
the
fact
that
it
talks
about
feral
cats
or
Community
cats.
That's
not
something
that
most
communities
have.
There
are
tweaks
that
we
would
like
to
make.
That
would
make
it
make
a
little
more
sense
and
make
things
easier
for
us.
M
We
certainly
want
to
be
careful
about
unintended
consequences
because
things
like
mandatory
spay
neuter
sound
like
a
perfect
solution
right
to
make
sure
we
don't
have
litters
coming
in,
but
the
fact
is
Chattanooga,
like
most
communities
doesn't
have
the
spay
neuter
infrastructure
to
meet
that
need
number
number
one
and
then
number
two.
What
we
found
historically
is
that
very
often
it's
those
who
are
in
underserved
communities
who
are
most
impacted
by
those
because
they
can't
necessarily
afford
the
fees
for
the
spay
neuter,
or
it's
really
difficult
to
set
up
an
appointment
for
that.
M
So
instead
we
do
have
that
that
wish
list
of
things
that
would
help
us
move
animals
through
more
quickly.
That
would
clarify
some
items
for
us
that
would
change
things,
for
example,
from
just
licensing
as
an
identification
requirement
to
adding
in
microchip
as
an
identification
requirement,
which
is
actually
more
permanent
and
better
for
us,
so
yeah
I
would
be
happy
to
to
share
those
I've
already
shared
those
with
some
of
the
the
council
members.
But
you
know.
I
E
O
M
E
G
G
One
of
the
first
things
abuser
will
do
is
threaten
or
hurt
dogs,
sometimes
more
than
kids,
and
it's
a
pretty
awful
situation
and
you
all
need
to
know
that
McKamey
is
part
of
our
team
and
when
a
victim
comes
in
very
often
a
victim
will
come
in
with
an
animal
and
mccamey
right
away,
will
take
the
animal
and
take
that
burden
off
the
victim
and
and
keep
the
animals
safe.
Thank
you
very
very
much
for
that.
Most
people
don't
know
that
and
I'm
very
proud
that
you
do
that.
M
Well,
thank
you.
We
do
our
best
to
keep
them
together,
but
the
Family
Justice
Center
and
the
other
social
services
groups
that
we
work
with
have
been
amazing
and
hugely
helpful.
For
us.
They
invited
us
to
speak
on
animal
cruelty
issues,
particularly
with
respect
to
domestic
violence,
because
animals
really
are
part
of
the
family.
Even
things
like
homelessness,
we
work
very
closely
with
the
the
help
right
here:
Camp
not
trying
to
take
people's
animals
away
but
trying
to
make
conditions
better
for
people
and
animals.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
appreciate
that.
So
much
all.
B
Right,
thank
you.
Councilwale
members,
any
other
questions.
Okay,
I
did
have
a
question
about
because
I
live
in
East
Lake
as
you
well
know,
and
we
have
fouls
goats
dogs,
cats,
all
all
the
things.
So
my
question
is
regarding
the
Staffing
I
know,
councilwoman
here
Madam
by
Sharon
Hill
did
ask
about.
You
know
what
are
some
things
that
we
could
we
could
do,
but
you
mentioned
earlier
that
you
had
two
fully
trained
officers
and
the
rest
were
in
training.
B
N
We
currently
have
three
officers
in
training.
One
officer
will
be
starting
training
this
Friday
and
we
have
one
empty
position
that
we
are
hiring
for,
and
so
the
training
normally
lasts
one
and
a
half
to
two
months,
and
so
during
that
time
or
in
two
months
time,
we
should
have
about
six
officers
on.
B
N
We
are
having
to
prioritize
the
calls
that
we
respond
to
just
like
always,
unfortunately,
with
the
number
of
calls
that
we
get
and
just
having
two
officers
on
the
road
it's
harder
for
us
to
get
to
the
lower
priority
calls
such
as
I'm
a
dog
running
at
large.
That's
not
aggressive,
that's
a
call
that,
unfortunately,
we're
gonna,
it's
gonna,
take
us
longer
to
respond
to,
but
we're
trying
to,
of
course
respond.
N
First
to
Public
Safety
calls
anything
that
is
going
to
be
a
danger
to
the
public
and
then
calls
that
are
animals
in
distress
or
injured
animals.
Those
are
going
to
be
priority
two
and
then
nuisance.
Animal
or,
along
with
the
party
too,
would
be
animals
that
are
neglected
and
then
priority
three
would
be
code
enforcement
issues
involving
animals.
Okay,.
B
I
know
I
get
a
lot
of
calls
from
constituents
about
why
I
call
McKamey,
they
didn't
come
out
or
whatever
the
case
is,
and
it
is
very
frustrating,
and
so,
if
there's
some
information
that
we
could
share
as
constituations
call
us
and
say
Hey,
you
know
was
it
one
of
these
calls
is
this:
what's
going
on
that
way,
we
can
be
more
proactive,
or
at
least
better
informed
about
how
you
know.
What's
going
on?
B
What's
the
processes,
because
we
I
know
I,
do
I
get
consistent,
calls
about
all
the
things
that
you
get
calls
about,
so
it
becomes
very
frustrating
for
me.
It
becomes
frustrating
for
it,
the
constituents
so
to
be
able
to
have
that
in
just
a
simple
one-page
hey.
This
is
what
these
are.
The
priority
level
calls.
This
is
what
they
respond
to
First,
and
these
are
things
that
they
don't
respond
to.
Like
I
had
a
a
dead
cat
in
my
yard,
I
called
mccamey.
They
said
we
don't
pick
up.
E
B
I
had
to
make
it
figure
something
out,
so
it
was
very,
very
a
very
distressing
Saturday,
but
so
just
being
able
to
have
that
information,
not
just
you
know,
for
constituents,
but
also
for
myself
as
well,
so
that
they'll
know
hey
these
are
these
are
the
things
that
McKamey
has?
This
is
what
they,
this
is
what
they
do.
This
is
what
they
don't
do.
I
think
that
would
be
very
helpful
for
us,
yeah
yeah
I
can
send
that
to
you
all
right.
B
P
B
P
B
All
right,
okay,
that's
all
I,
wanted
any
other
questions
or
comments
right,
I,
don't
say
anything!
Thank
you.
So
much
I
appreciate
you
right.
Next
we
do
have
parks
and
Public
Works
parks
and
Public
Works
committee,
and
then
we
also
have
presentation
by
the
firefighters
and
councilman
hinder,
not
Henderson,
councilman
Hester.
Do
you
mind
if
the
firefighters
go
first
and
then
we
can?
Okay?
Yes,
yes,.
Q
It
goes
without
saying
how
much
we
want
to
say.
Thank
you
for
just
supporting
everything
that
we
do
in
the
community
is
always
said
that
you
don't
get
an
opportunity
to
see
and
know
the
impact
that
you
make
on
someone's
life,
because
you're
busy
making
that
impact
later
on.
It
comes
back
around
what
somebody
tell
you
what
you've
done
for
them
five
or
six
years
on
down
the
line,
but
I
was
just
brought
up
and
raised
to
say
thank
you.
Q
While
those
pictures
are
I'm
going
to
take
advantage
of
this
thing
and
just
talk
why
the
pictures
are
showing,
but
I
have
certificates
for
the
mayor
of
the
fire
chief,
the
police,
chief
and
all
of
the
council
members
just
to
let
you
know
how
much
we
certainly
appreciate
what
you
all
done,
the
words
that
you
said,
those
of
you
that
showed
up
councilman
cool
right,
I
have
those
on
top.
So
if
you
just
take
them
and
pass
them
on
around
I
certainly
do
appreciate
it.
Q
It
just
reads
that
in
appreciation
of
their
invaluable
contributions
to
the
iabpff
brothers,
you
name
it.
Your
dedication
and
gratitude
have
made
a
significant
impact
and
we
are
grateful
for
your
support
of
the
first
annual
day,
Floyd
Youth
Camp,
while
you're
looking
at
some
of
those
photos.
The
day
Floyd
Youth
Camp
was
the
model
for
youth
camps
all
across
the
country,
and
it
came
here
first
so
next
year
we
will
be
doing
our
own
youth
camp.
Q
Today,
Floyd
Youth
Camp
will
be
moving
to
Miami
to
teach
those
initiatives
that
need
to
be
set
for,
for
our
young
people.
We
had
chess.
We
had
a
interpersonal
skill
activities
every
morning.
The
kids
would
get
up
and
do
a
elevator
speech.
They
would
prepare
them
night
before
it
was
just
a
a
wonderful
impact
and
if
you
could
see
this
Camp
is
not
like
no
other
done
around
city
of
Chattanooga.
It's
an
overnight
process
to
where
you
know
we
stayed
five
or
six
nights.
Like
I
told
you
all.
Q
My
kids
are
grown,
I,
don't
hardly
play
with
kids
that
much
anymore,
but
it's
something
man
to
just
see
when
they
get
it.
You
know
the
glow
in
the
eyes
when
you're
talking
to
them
and
just
the
respect
level
that
they
have
for
authority
and
law
enforcement,
police
officers,
don't
want
to
tell
you
can't
tell
you
the
impact
that
the
police
chief
made
on
those
young,
ladies
by
just
them,
seeing
a
real
live
person
as
the
police
chief
in
front
of
them
and
talking
to
them.
Q
Of
course,
Hamilton
County
came
out
full
of
force
with
everything
that
they
presented.
The
fire
department
was
there
in
in
droves.
It
was
just
a
wonderful
impact.
We
have
been
solicited
to
do
other
things
and
we're
going
to
the
table
to
try
to
show
other
organizations.
As
you
can
see,
Miss
Chambers
came
out.
The
kids
learned.
How
to
weld
you
know
just
to
have
Hands-On
is
words.
Just
can't
explain
it.
Q
So
that's
why
we
wanted
to
show
you
all
some
of
the
pictures
and
the
impact
on
these
young
people
lives
that
we
made
through
you
all
supporting
what
we
want
to
do
with
our
young
folks
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
give
back,
but
we
just
want
to
continually
to
say
thank
you
for
everything
that
you've
done
and
will
do
I'm
not
going
to
pass
a
pan
and
ask
for
no
collection
but
I.
I
know
your
hearts.
I
know
you
all.
Q
B
Q
Here's
a
couple
of
our
members
here
too,
let
me
say
this
brother
George
Johnson
for
whatever
reason
left
the
city
of
Chattanooga
and
went
to
Nashville
fire
department
to
work,
but
he's
back
here
just
for
this
presentation,
so
those
are
the
type
of
impacts
we
make
within
our
members
and
what
we
make
in
the
community
and
that
just
the
level
of
respect
that
we
have
for
you
all
and
I
actually
put
on
this
suit.
It's
right
from
the
dry,
clean
and
I
want
to
come
down.
Thank
you.
L
B
B
O
A
resolution
authorizing
the
administrator
for
the
Department
of
Public
Works
to
apply
for
and
accept
a
competitive
American
Rescue
plan,
resource
protection,
Grant
from
the
Chattanooga
Department
of
environment
and
conservation
tdec
to
address
in-stream
sediment
pollution
rates
in
the
Mountain
Creek
Watershed
through
three
stream
restoration
projects
in
the
amount
of
one
million
at
785
thousand
dollars
and
authorizing
the
city's
17
percent
match
of
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
a
total
project.
Cost
of
two
million
eighty
five
thousand
dollars
Vice.
I
R
Okay
good
afternoon,
this
is
just
an
application
for
competitive
Grant.
So
this
is
this:
one
is
not
a
done
deal
so
to
speak
so,
but
we
are
in
the
running,
for
it.
I
think
the
minimum
match
for
the
grant
is
a
minimum
of
five
percent.
However,
the
match-
that's
included
in
the
application
and
is
in
this
in
this
resolution,
is
three
hundred
thousand
dollars,
which
is
a
17
which
is
to
increase
our
our
our
points
so
to
speak
in
the
scoring
and
the
Matrix
to
make
us
more
competitive.
Okay,.
I
L
E
L
E
R
And
these
typically,
these
all
three
of
these
locations
are
places
that
need
some
stream
Bank
stabilization,
and
so
you
know
instead
of
using
riprap
or
some
other
method.
This
is
actually
we
would
use
a
stream
Bank
restoration
methodology
in
order
to
do
it,
which
is
just
means
that
we
would
use
more
like
life,
plantings
and
and
things
that
you
would
naturally
expect
to
see
so
it'll
essentially
make
it
make
it
continue
to
appear
as
a
natural
stream
segment
but
be
less
prone
to
the
erosion
that
would
happen
at
the
three
locations.
R
R
R
I
I
would
have
to
get
more
details
on
the
specifics
of
this
location,
but
it
is.
It
is
possible
that
some
of
this
could
involve
taking
out
some
portions
and
I
believe
all
of
this
is
directly
on
the
main
Channel
okay
of
Mountain
Creek,
but
I
can
certainly
certainly
get
you
additional
details
on
that.
Thank
you.
Mr
chair,
okay,.
O
E
O
O
L
L
P
A
Councilwoman,
thank
you,
chair,
you're,
probably
I.
Almost
think
I
put
my
light
on
at
the
last
minute.
I
previously
asked
the
chair.
If
I
could
ask
my
question
at
the
end
of
the
meeting,
but
if
and
if
I
could
ask
really
quickly,
Richard
Belen
wasn't
here,
but
I
want
to
ask
Jermaine
about
the
economic
development
on
future
considerations.
A
J
A
K
So
the
interlocal
agreement
with
the
Housing
Authority.
Obviously
it
says
it
will
be
up
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
We
typically
will
enter
into
an
interlocal
agreement
with
the
Housing
Authority
when
we
do
have
more
urgent
situations
such
as
sanctioned
encampment,
so
that
will
be
the
initial
usage
for
the
interlocal
agreement
and
then,
in
the
event
that
God
forbid,
there
are
any
other
situations
where,
like
Budgetel
or
the
other,
the
larger
sanctioned
encampment
that
was
displaced
a
year
or
so
ago.
A
B
B
A
In
our
community
and
I
know
often
when
we
talk
about,
we
ask
for
a
presentation,
they
come
bring
joy
and
sayings,
and
they
talk
about.
You
know
our
community
work
if
they're
doing
with
our
kids
I
just
want
to
know
what
are
we
doing
to
kind
of
combat
the
gun?
Violence
that's
happening
like
we've,
had
we've
had
kids
to
get
shot
and
killed.
His
friend
was
coming
up
now
and
I.
Think
what's
happening
like
taking
people
taking
them
to
a
jump
park
is
not
only
immediate
it.
What's
going
on.
A
S
Good
afternoon,
everybody
I
couldn't
quite
hear
everything
you
were
saying
and
I
didn't
want
to
move,
because
it
was
making
your
voice
get
muted
a
little
bit
more.
But
if
I
understand
correctly,
you
want
us
to
give
you
some
update
on
some
of
the
things
that
we're
doing
to
combat
some
of
the
violence
that
we're
seeing
now
with
guns,
yeah.
S
Well,
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
we're
doing
and
part
of
what
you
hear
from
Troy.
We
also
work
with
them
in
the
space
of
Outreach
to
the
youth
and
we're
trying
to
even
expand
that
as
well
with
our
police
department,
but
from
an
enforcement
piece.
We
do
work
a
lot
collaborative
collaboratively
with
the
county
of
the
municipalities,
as
well
as
our
federal
Partners
I,
think.
You've
heard
certain
things
like,
especially
during
surrounding
the
weekends,
our
nightlife
engagement
team.
S
That's
not
just
for
the
entertainment
zones,
it's
for
anywhere,
where
we
get
or
gather
any
kind,
getting
the
information
that
there's
going
to
be,
whether
it
be
unsanctioned
parties
that
may
be
large
Gatherings
and
as
well
as
we
have
an
intelligence
unit.
That
hasn't
is
also
growing.
Now,
we've
just
recently
hired
more
to
be
able
to
follow
these
Trends
and
be
able
to
be
visible
in
the
spaces
that
we
need
to
be.
S
So
it's
a
combination
of
a
lot
of
things
and
also
we're
leveraging
new
technology
that
we're
also
bring
it
into
the
police
department
to
expand
our
enforcement
in
those
areas.
So
there's
a
lot
going
on
and
if
you'd
like
us
to
do
a
presentation
for
the
future,
similar
to
what
you're
seeing
from
we
absolutely
put
something
something
together
and
present
on
the
day
that
you
all
want
us
to
do
it.
To
give
you
more
of
an
expansive
view
of
what
we're
doing.
S
So
I
I,
don't
when
you
say
you're
getting
emails
about
these
occurrences.
We
absolutely
push
out
there
when
we're
doing
enforcement
and
we
do
get
a
rest
and
a
lot
of
our
clearance
rate
and
a
lot
of
these,
especially
our
homicides,
are,
are
far
above
a
national
average.
We're
in
a
90
percentile
range
as
far
as
solving
our
homicides
and
right
now.
Currently
our
aggravated
assaults,
which
are
you
know,
serious
injuries,
violent
crimes
as
well.
S
I
need
to
find
out
about
that
to
make
sure
that
you're
also
seeing
the
successes
and
wins
that
we're
seeing
in
that
area,
because
they
are
and
they're
doing
a
lot
of
great
work
in
those
areas
and
I
think
in
those
spaces
that
has
a
lot
to
do
while
we're
seeing
those
declines
in
those
areas.
So
we
definitely
have
conversation
because
I
do
want
you
to
be.
S
It's
about
perspective
and
I
get
a
lot
of
times.
You
know
the
community
is
rushed
with
a
lot
of
things
that
are
occurring
and
you
oftentimes
don't
see
the
resolution
to
that,
and
that's
just
as
an
if
not
more
important,
because
it
also
sends
a
message
out
there
don't
do
that
in
Chattanooga,
because
you
will
be
held
accountable
for
it
and
so
that's
a
deterrent
in
it
of
itself.
So
I
definitely
need
to
make
sure
and
that's
another
reason
why
we're
building
up
our
Communications
Department.
L
S
We
love
doing
that
and
that's
a
part
of
you
know
and
I
think
you
know
as
well.
We
we
said
we
would
talk
about
doing
one
in
District
9
as
well,
but
we've
got
to
come
in
communicate
with
everybody's
district
and
that's
a
part
of
why
we
were
happy
about
doing
that,
because
we
want
to
combat
the
negative
things
that
you're
hearing
and
oftentimes.
It's
not
100
accurate.
So
you
know
we
love
being
in
those
spaces
and
doing
those
things
to
be
informative
to
the
community.
S
L
S
I
mean
when
we
have
those
incidents,
it's
around
the
clock
that
we
continue
working
on
those
things
until
we
get
to
resolution
and
this
unless
it
just
gets
to
a
point
where
you
know
leads,
start
getting
slower
and
slower
and
maybe
more
distant,
but
it
does
not
mean
that
they
stop
working.
Everybody
wants
to
see
instant
resolution.
Sometimes
it
happens
right
away.
Sometimes
it
may
take
a
couple
of
weeks.
Sometimes
it
may
take
a
couple
of
months.
Sometimes
it
may
take
a
year,
but
we
never
stop
working
on
those
cases.
It's
just
that.
S
L
S
And
and
the
successes
that
we
do
see,
it's,
it
absolutely
is
a
lot
of
credit
to
our
police
department,
but
where
we
get
the
most
success
and
the
quicker
you
know,
the
the
quicker
time
span
to
resolution
is
always
when
our
community
supports
us
and
gives
us
information
that
we
ask
for
so.
If
it's
not
for
the
community,
we
wouldn't
be
as
successful
as
we
are
with
these
cases
all
right.
Thank
you.
Thank.