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From YouTube: Chattanooga City Council Meeting — 09-15-20
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Chattanooga City Council Meeting — 09-15-20
A
Live
we're
live
all
right
good
afternoon,
ladies
and
gentlemen.
Welcome
to
our
tuesday
september,
the
15th
city
council
agenda
session
now
call
this
meeting
to
order
pledge
of
allegiance,
and
the
invocation
will
tonight
will
be
by
the
chairman.
So
we'll
get
the
flag
up.
Please
salute
pledge.
I
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
of.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
I'm
going
to
read
from
some
scripture
tonight.
I
think
that
we
can
all
benefit
from
proverbs.
15.
verse
number
one.
A
soft
answer,
turneth
away
wrath,
but
grievous
words,
stir
up
anger.
I
think
we
can
all
keep
that
in
mind
tonight.
Would
you
bow
with
me
in
prayer
god?
I
pray
that
tonight
that
we
would
all
be
wise
in
the
selection
of
our
words
that
we
use
help
our
words
to
be
pleasing
to
you
in
your
name.
We
pray,
amen,
amen.
A
Yes,
well,
we
have
no
special
presentations
this
afternoon
we
do
have
a
well.
I
guess
we
do
a
public
hearing
under
special
presentations
and
at
this
time
I
will
turn
the
floor
over
to
our
chair
of
the
budget
and
finance
councilwoman
burrs
to
go
over
the
amendments
that
we'll
be
discussing
and
open
for
public
hearing
tonight.
Councilwoman.
B
D
These
were
all
noticed
in
the
paper,
as
required
by
law
here,
10
days
in
advance
of
any
consideration
of
these
items
on
final
reading
and
tonight
these
items
are
subject
to
a
public
hearing.
At
this
time
there
will
be
a
two-minute
limitation
on
the
public
hearing.
As
I
understand
the
chairman's
statements
last
week
and
a
total
of
two
hours
that
will
be
devoted
to
this
public
hearing
this
evening.
B
Thank
you
very
much.
The
reason
I
ask
that
he
read
these
is
because
I
know
there
are
a
number
of
you
out
there
that
want
to
speak,
and
we
want
to
hear
you.
One
of
the
council
rules
is
that
you
can
only
speak
once
at
a
public
meeting
during
the
day.
So
I
want
you
to
make
very
sure
that
when
you
speak,
you
speak
according
to
the
topics
that
bill
just
mentioned.
B
If,
if
not,
then
we
will
have
to
cut
you
off,
I
don't
want
you
cut
off.
So,
if
you're
talking
on
something
different,
please
hold
that
until
the
end
of
the
meeting
and
then
you'll
get
your
opportunity
to
speak,
I
think
everybody
ought
to
have
their
opportunity,
but
the
count
the
council
very
respectfully
and
hopefully
you'll
be
respectful
of
the
council-
has
asked
that
we
hold
tight
to
the
limits
of
just
the
topics
that
are
on
the
amendments.
B
E
B
E
F
F
Way,
my
name
is
marie
mott
good.
I
think
that
should
be
clear
and
I
live
in
district
8.,
but
anyways
yes,
ma'am.
What
what
is
very
important
right
now
is
that
we
have
children
who
may
not
have
access
to
internet
services
in
their
neighborhood
and
regardless
of
some
rather
ridiculous
remarks
made
by
certain
council
individuals.
F
F
I
would
also
like
to
stand
in
solidarity
with
the
raises
that
our
city
employees
need
and
the
investment
into
transportation.
These
are
not
things
that
really
we
should
be
begging,
for.
We
should
not
be
having
a
public
hearing
for
our
city.
Council
has
been
sitting
on
the
council
now
many
of
you
multiple
terms,
some
of
you
four
years.
These
are
things
you
should
have
been
bringing
forth
from
day
one.
F
B
H
H
We
definitely
use
it
for
other
household
reasons,
paying
our
bills.
Medical
and
doctor
visits
my
husband,
and
I
both
definitely
utilize
it
for
all
of
those
things
talking
to
family
and
friends
throughout
quarantine.
It's
definitely
been
beneficial
to
have
that
free
or
reduced
internet
access
for
our
entire
family.
H
H
B
I
I
I
So
it's
it's
not
feasible
this.
This
is
a
savior.
It
saved
us
money,
I
could
work
from
home.
I
got
a
computer,
I
could
be
with
my
child.
She
could
learn
and
do
her
work
virtually
she
could
do
her
homework.
She
could
study-
and
I
could
be
right
here
with
her
with
a
child
with
learning
disabilities,
be
right
by
her
side
and
and
and
and
it
saved
it
saved
us
both
okay.
I
B
J
J
J
B
B
G
G
What
was
said-
and
I
was
the
council
person
that
said
it
is
that
everybody
need
access
to
internet,
not
just
inner
city,
kids,
and
I
think
we've
heard
that
it's
been
heard
clear
from
miss
sonny
burton
also.
Mr
elizabeth
boone
has
said
that
as
well.
You
know
my
constituent
danielle
that
lives
in
my
district.
Her
daughter
goes
to
udawa
she's,
able
to
utilize
the
chrome,
notebooks
and
everything
that
they
they
provide
as
well.
G
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
people
are
clear
in
my
statement:
everybody
within
the
city
of
chattanooga,
if
you're
on,
free
or
reduced
lunch
need
to
have
access
to
the
internet.
If
you
have
any
questions
or
concerns
about
what
I
said
reach
out
to
me,
you
know
we
got
to
stop
allowing
people
to
mislead
us
with
the
wrong
information.
Thank
you,
chair.
A
C
A
K
A
Thank
you,
mr
vice
chair.
I've
been
in
contact
with
the
applicant
morgan
lane
and
we've
I
think,
sort
of
reached
a
compromise
because
of
the
difficulty
the
constraints
of
the
land
it
was
going
to
be.
I
guess
somewhat
impossible
to
do
the
one
to
five
driveways
that
we
voted
for
last
week,
but
in
a
compromise
to
reduce
density
I
think
and
improve
safety.
A
What
we've
agreed
upon
is
a
limit
of
no
more
than
16
units
with
a
maximum
of
eight
curb
cuts,
which
I
think
is
a
good
compromise.
I
have
spoken
with
cdot,
they
believe
so
as
well.
So
at
this
time,
mr
attorney,
I
think
I'm
I'm
going
to
try
to
do
this
in
a
proper
order.
I'm
going
to
move
to
approve
second
item
5a.
A
A
E
K
L
C
L
N
E
C
N
L
E
K
D
A
L
I
C
A
L
A
K
O
A
C
L
A
A
P
Okay,
there
are
eight
conditions
condition
number
one
is
a
58-foot
buffer
of
existing
vegetation
shall
be
left
along
the
r1
zone,
northern
property
line.
This
includes
the
eight
foot
existing
utility,
easement
second
condition
reads:
six
foot
high
chain
leak
fence
security
fit
shall
be
constructed
to
the
inside
of
the
buffer
for
the
full
length
of
the
m2
zone.
P
The
third
condition
is
the
height
of
the
building
equipment,
and
any
accessory
structure
shall
be
limited
to
35
feet.
This
height
shall
be
measured
from
the
finished
floor.
Elevation
of
the
slab
mission
number
four,
no
telecommunication.
The
tower
shall
be
permitted
condition.
Number
five,
no
microwave
tower
shall
be
permitted
number.
Six,
no
rug
cleaning
operation
shall
be
permitted
number
seven.
The
retention
pond,
which
is
shown
on
parcel
129
I-l-14,
shall
remain
in
its
current
location
and
condition.
Number
eight
active
textile
dying
on
the
site
shall
be
prohibited.
A
K
K
E
A
The
motion
carries
9-0
now,
with
no
objections
from
the
council.
I'm
going
to
ask
that
the
clerk
read,
b,
c
and
d
and
we'll
take
those
as
a
group.
Miss
lydia
go
ahead
and
excuse
mr
bridger.
Yes,
sir,
madam
clerk,
oh
wait
hold
on,
I
don't
know
councilman
gilbert
is
that
a
old
hand
or
something
okay,
all
right
go
ahead
and
clark,
b,
c
and
d.
Please,
yes,.
A
C
J
L
A
K
A
resolution
authorizing
the
interim
treasurer
to
renew
the
contract
with
first
horizon
bank
for
commercial
and
general
banking
services,
including
lock,
box
services,
payroll
cars,
soft,
safe
keeping
and
custodial
accounts,
and
for
the
collection
of
sewer
payments,
property
taxes
and
water
quality
fees
located
locations
for
the
third
and
final
one-year
renewal
period.
Ending
november
7
2021
for
an
estimated
amount
of
47
thousand
dollars.
A
B
Q
A
L
K
A
K
C
C
A
C
O
L
A
R
Good
evening,
mr
chair
and
members
of
council,
we
have
three
new
purchases
for
your
approval
and
one
emergency
purchase
for
your
notice,
the
first
two
being
from
the
chattanooga
police
department.
The
first
item
is
the
purchase
of
stalker
mover
radar
units,
a
single
sole
purchase
being
awarded
to
apply
concepts
incorporated
for
an
estimated
annual
cost
of
one
hundred
and
ten
thousand
nine
hundred
and
forty
dollars.
R
A
N
B
B
N
N
B
A
C
A
K
R
No
problem
at
all,
we
do
have
one
emergency
purchase
under
the
mayor's
emergency
declaration,
it's
being
paid
to
the
salvation
army
and
it's
for
providing
managed
care
through
housing
for
homeless,
chattanooga
residents
who
had
been
tested
positive
and
to
prevent
the
spread
of
the
covet
19
disease
in
the
amount
of
36
000.
And
that
concludes
the
emergency
purchases.
R
A
A
C
Thank
you
chair.
I've
had
several
questions.
I
know
this
falls
in
councilwoman
rise
committee.
Just
if
we
can
get
an
update,
several
people
are
wanting
to
know
when
we're
going
to
open
up
the
rest
of
the
centers
and
how
it's
going
to
look.
I
visit
some
of
the
centers
and
see
the
extra
staff
and
other
people
they're
working
doing
the
virtual
virtual
learning,
but
a
lot
of
kids
are
getting
off
the
bus
with
their
bus
stops
and
their
parents
and
saying
hey
the
boys
club
is
open.
C
M
It's
been
five
months
since
the
easter
tornado,
and
so
many
people
have
have
created
avenues
for
for
relief,
and
I
just
wanted
to
use
this
opportunity
tonight
to
remember
these
three
numbers:
two
one
one
that
is
united
way's
number
that
ends.
We
have
dedicated
staff
to
take
the
calls
process
and
directly
connect
folks
to
services
that
are
still
available,
the
the
the
rebuilding
the
relief
efforts
in
east
brainerd
and
across
the
city
that
are
affected
by
the
tornado.
M
We're
no
we're
not
out
of
the
woods
on
this
we're
still
working
on
this,
we're
not
going
to
stop
until
until
people
get
the
help
that
they
they
need.
So
I
just
want
to
remember
to
to
tell
people
2-1-1
if
you've
been
affected
by
the
tornado
and
you're
still
needing
services.
I
want
you
to
know
that
people
are
out
there
and
we're
out
there.
The
city
is
out
there,
the
county,
our
faith
community,
our
nonprofits
multitudes
of
people
are
out
there
still
assisting
and
providing
the
help.
That's
needed.
G
Thank
you,
chair
lefford.
I
love
how
you
and
my
friend
sabrina
work
together.
You
know
I
call
lana
so
much.
I
think
she
my
county
commissioner
now,
but
I
just
wanted
to
answer
burke's
question.
Of
course
you
know
we
do
understand
that
the
service
is
needed
where
our
parents
want
to
drop
their
kids
at
a
yfd
site,
we're
not
a
daycare
facility,
we're
not
the
boys
and
girls
club,
the
boys
and
girls
club.
It
is
open.
They've
made
that
decision.
G
However,
with
us
we've
decided
to
you
know
open
up
the
super
sites
to
do
the
virtual
learning
to
try
to
help.
You
know
the
parents
that
may
need
that
additional
help,
that
service
and
right
now
we're
just
not
we're
still
working
on
a
plan
to
open
up
our
other
yfd
sites
and
right
now
we're
still
going
by
the
guidelines
of
what
that's
been
mandated
by
our
governor,
hopefully
soon
that
we
can
open
up
our
y
of
these
sites.
G
We
must,
as
the
chair
of
the
yfd
committee,
I
most
definitely
don't
want
two
chance
opening
up
all
our
sites,
and
you
know
and
maximize
the
number
of
people.
That's
going
to
be
at
our
sites
because
a
lot
of
kids
frequent
our
sites
and
chance
anything
about
you
know
them
catching
covet
or
anything
like
that,
and
most
definitely
don't
want
us
to
have
to
start
putting
measures
and
different
things
in
place
where
our
parents
have
to
sign
a
statement
saying
if
something
happens,
they're
not
going
to
sue.
You
know
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
G
So
we
got
to
make
sure
that
we're
protecting
us
and
we're
protecting
our
our
citizens
that
we
we
represent.
As
a
you
know,
elected
officials,
you
know
hopefully
soon
we'll
be
getting
back
to
it,
but
I
think
that
have
constituents
reach
out
for
whatever
resources
we
have
to
offer
that
can
help
keep
their
their
kids
occupied.
Like
we
appropriated
the
funds
to
the
soccer
program,
where
they
can
get
a
soccer
ball,
they
can
get
some
goals,
they
can
go
outside
and
they
can
play
we're
doing
a
virtual
basketball.
So
they
can
go.
G
That's
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
We
gave
to
them,
get
them
involved
in
those
different
things
and
other
resources.
Each
y
of
these
sites,
the
spell
for
coming
in.
They
have
different
programs
that
they've
implemented
virtually
that
kids
can
take
part
in
too
they
can
kind
of
occupy
their
time,
but
right
now
it
is
a
great
time
for
families
to
start
abundant,
because
we've
gotten
away
from
that
start
having
those
sit-down
dinners
amongst
each
other,
and
you
know,
helping
with
homework
and
doing
the
other
things
that
family
have
gotten
away
from.
G
A
All
right,
I
see
no
other
hands
for
other
businesses.
Other
business
will
now
move
into
committee
reports.
I'm
going
to
start
with
councilman
gilbert
report
by
share
smith.
You'll
have
to
unmute,
sir
no
report.
Mr
chairman
councilman
mitchell.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
We
have
public
works
and
transportation
today
and
we
will
again
in
two
weeks.
Thank
you
all
right.
Thank
you.
L
Yeah.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
Today,
at
economic
and
community
development,
we
heard
a
great
presentation
from
mr
charles
wood
with
the
chamber
and
our
very
own
sharita
allen,
a
deputy
economic
development
person
about
an
economic
opportunity
coming
to
enterprise
south,
where
there
will
be
a
transaction,
land,
sale
and
options.
So
we're
real
excited
and
looking
forward
to
the
opportunity
at
enterprise
style.
B
G
But
I
just
wanted
to
report
that
with
the
office
of
family
empowerment,
that
we
do
still
have
funding
for
rent
assistance
and
energy
assistance,
reach
out
to
the
office
of
family
and
parent
at
423-643-6433
or
contact
yolanda
johnson
who's.
The
coordinator
community
coordinator
and
her
number
is
423-643-6452,
so
you
can
get
you
like.
We
can
help
you
with
your
rent
and
energy
and
then,
as
leopard
mentioned
earlier,
please
contact
2-1-1.
If
you
have,
you
were
affected
by
the
easter
tornado
in
april.
A
Thank
you.
That
concludes
our
committee
reports.
Now
we
move
into
the
portion
of
our
agenda
where
we
recognize
persons
wishing
to
address
the
council
and
it's
my
understanding
from
the
vice
chair
that
we
do
have
several
this
afternoon.
So,
mr
vice
chair,
I
guess
you
could
go
ahead
and
put
the
clock
up
on
the
screen.
As
the
attorney
reads,
the
rules
of
engagement.
D
Yes,
sir,
the
council
is
continuing
to
follow
the
orders
that
have
been
let
down
by
the
governor
of
the
state
of
tennessee
executive
order.
60
provides
for
continuing
electronic
meetings
here
through
october,
the
28th
of
2020
and
at
the
end
of
each
council
business
meeting
the
chair
will
recognize
members
of
the
public
who
wish
to
address
the
council
and
here's
the
rules
each
speaker
wishing
to
address
the
council
can
be
recognized
only
on
the
screen
for
that
purpose.
You'll
have
to
provide
your
name
and
council
district
of
residence
before
addressing
the
council.
D
No
person
can
have
more
than
three
minutes
to
speak
during
this
portion.
The
speaker
may
address
the
council
only
upon
matters
within
their
legislative
and
quasi-judicial
authority,
and
you
can't
address
them
on
matters
which
are
not
under
the
authority
of
the
council
or
regulated
by
other
governmental
bodies
or
agencies.
D
The
speaker
cannot
use
any
vulgar
or
obscene
language
or
use
the
floor
to
personally
attack
or
personally
denigrate
others
and
address
your
comments
to
the
council
as
a
whole
and
not
towards
any
individual
council
members.
This
evening,
if
anyone's
already
had
an
opportunity
to
speak,
you
can
only
speak
once
to
the
council
during
the
council
day.
A
S
S
S
S
The
downtown
china
alliance,
it
sounds
friendlier
than
seabed
and
it's
more
representative
of
our
work
to
be
in
alliance
with
the
city
and
the
property
owners
and
residents,
and
anyone
who
visits
the
district
just
to
make
their
experience
better.
When
the
alliance
was
created.
I
really
didn't
grasp
that
we,
which
is
you
and
me,
and
the
property
owners,
were
creating
a
small
business,
but
we
have
this
new
small
business
is
flourishing.
It
employs
16
folks
from
the
chattanooga
area.
It
rents
space
from
a
chattanooga
landlord.
S
It
has
really
made
a
difference
in
the
geographic
area
of
downtown
chattanooga
that
it
serves
certainly
from
an
employment
standpoint
with
those
16
new
hires,
but
also
from
cleanliness
and
beautification
perspective
and
from
a
hospitality
perspective.
Even
during
covent,
the
alliance
executive
director
steve
brooks,
provided
you
with
a
copy
of
the
august
2020
executive,
summary
of
the
alliance
work
today,
and
it
points
out
these
facts.
In
the
first
month,
the
alliance
and
its
ambassadors
removed
753
graffiti
tags.
S
The
alliance
has
helped
disadvantaged
people
in
the
district,
directing
folks
to
service
providers
and
even
supplying
a
much
needed
pair
of
shoes
to
an
individual
thanks
to
steve,
brooks
new
relationship
with
the
community
kitchen.
I'd
like
you
to
know.
The
district
is
better
served
because
of
this
small
business
and
its
16
employees
here,
and
I
want
to
especially
thank
you
for
your
support.
T
Thank
you
chairman.
Can
you
hear
me?
I
can
go
ahead,
sir.
I'm
steve
brooks
and
I'm
with
district
seven.
I
want
to
thank
the
members
of
the
council
for
allowing
us
this
time
to
speak
with
you
as
a
follow-up
from
our
budget
and
finance
committee
meeting.
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
some
of
the
work
that
has
occurred
since
my
arrival
and
the
ambassador
launched
just
seven
weeks
ago.
The
chattanooga
business
improvement,
district
or
cbid,
also
known
as
the
downtown
chattanooga
alliance,
has
developed
strong
relationships
and
works
daily
with
social
service
organizations.
T
Public
works,
cdot,
cpd,
property
owners,
property
management,
non-profits
and
businesses,
both
small
and
large,
whether
in
a
daily
check-in
with
a
business
or
partnering
with
public
works
on
a
project.
Downtown
is
definitely
cleaner,
along
with
people
feeling
they
have
someone,
they
can
rely
on
to
get
answers
and
results,
and
this
is
not
a
service
only
to
those
that
live
and
work
in
the
area.
As
one
example,
our
ambassador
has
worked
with
an
individual
experiencing
homelessness
and
was
successful
in
housing
him
with
a
family
member
in
ohio.
T
It
took
time
to
build
trust,
a
partnership
with
the
police
department,
a
willingness
to
contact
his
family
and
work
out
a
safe
situation
for
him.
Once
those
things
happen,
we
purchased
his
bus
fare
and
confirmed
his
successful
reunification
with
his
sister.
While
you
can
see
from
the
report,
I
provided
ahead
of
the
budget
and
finance
committee
meeting.
T
The
number
of
trash
bags
collected
graffiti
removed,
biohazards,
cleaned
and
other
cleaning
and
beautification
metrics
are
something
our
team
is
proud
of,
and
we
strive
to
do
more
as
a
team
continues
to
grow
and
develop
their
skill
sets
with
our
core
group
of
six.
We
have
recently
filled
our
team
of
15
ambassadors,
14
of
which
are
from
the
city
of
chattanooga.
T
66
percent
of
the
ambassadors
are
black
while
34
are
white
and
we
think
we
represent
chattanooga
well
and
for
you
to
get
to
know
the
ambassadors
and
be
better
along
with
the
work
that
we
do.
I
like
to
meet
with
you
all
at
your
convenience
and
walk
around
the
district
with
social
distancing
in
mind
and
wearing
masks.
These
walks
are
beneficial
tools
now
to
learn
about
the
alliance,
but
to
share
ideas
and
develop
a
collect
division
for
our
city.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
U
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
ladies
and
gentlemen
of
the
council.
For
your
time
tonight.
My
name
is
aaron
wheatley.
I
live
in
mr
oglesby
district,
which
is
district
7..
I
also
work
in
district
7
or
I'm
an
educator
of
children
who
also
live
in
district
7..
In
fact,
I
on
monday,
I
miss
being
able
to
introduce
myself
to
mr
oglesby
when
he
was
touring
my
school.
U
A
V
V
I
did
want
to
note
sometimes
the
separation
of
topics
between
public
hearings
and
public
comment.
Sections
is
is
kind
of
disorienting
and
it
becomes
hard
to
know
with
things
that
are
as
interconnected
as
these
budget
items
when
one
should
speak.
So
what
I'm
going
to
say,
you
know,
has
to
do
with
what
was
discussed
earlier,
as
well
as
branching
into
other
areas.
V
I
think
the
city
workers
well
deserve
those
raises,
and
they
that
should
be
considered
as
we
sort
of
reopened
the
budget
questions,
but
the
the
other
crisis
that
hit
you
know
shortly
after
covid
was
this
crisis
of
consciousness
among
americans
all
over
the
country
that
we
have
a
national
nationwide
crisis
of
over
policing,
and
now
that
we
are,
you
know,
revisiting
certain
budget
items.
I
think,
as
as
mr
bird
put
forward
like
this
would
be
a
good
time
to
re-examine
some
of
those
questions.
V
We've
all
had
a
lot
of
time
to
think
about
where
we
want
our
city
to
be
going.
We've
had
a
chance
to
look
at
the
precedents
from
other
cities
who
have
successfully
reallocated
resources
to
things
that
are
more
affirmative
to
their
communities,
and
if
we
are
going
to
be
going
into
a
period
of
covet-induced
austerity,
I
think
it's
all
the
more
important
that
we're
putting
resources
towards
our
communities.
Some
of
the
other
speakers
have
already
mentioned,
like
there's
plenty
of
good
opportunities
to
do
that.
V
Q
Hello,
my
name
is
casey
crook.
I
live
in
district
three
and
I
am
calling
again
today
to
talk
about
the
as
we
are
discussing
the
budget.
More
broadly,
I
didn't
have
comments
earlier
for
the
specific
budget
amendments
that
were
voted
on
earlier
today,
but
I
wanted
to
talk
about
the
last
time
that
budget
amendments
were
put
forth.
Q
They
are
publicly
allocated
and
publicly
decided
funds
there.
They
are
for
the
good
of
everyone
and
they
should
benefit
especially
the
most
vulnerable
of
us
and
as
people
have
called
in
previously,
I
think
most
often
myself
calling
to
expand
housing,
helping
help
for
the
homeless
and
housing
assistance
and-
and
things
like
that,
I
find
it
especially
interesting
that
there
has
thus
far
been
no
action
done
on
that
other
than.
Q
A
W
Hi,
thank
you,
council
members,
for
having
me
for
your
time
and
your
attention.
My
name
is
john
beater.
I
live
in
district
8
and
I'm
an
independent
filmmaker
and
have
actually
formerly
worked
for
our
local
pbs
station,
so
recognized
many
of
you
and
attended
many
of
the
the
meetings
where
we
would
film
and
record
them.
I'm
calling
in
today
because
I'd
like
to
encourage
a
continued
dialogue
about
divesting
in
the
police
and
turning
some
of
that
money
and
that
funding
towards
programs
where
the
police
don't
need
to
be
involved.
W
I'm
actually
currently
working
on
a
project
with
another
city's
police
force,
who
requested
training
on
how
to
talk
to
individuals
with
opioid
use
disorder
and
I'm
so
thrilled
to
see
them
looking
to
fund
training
and
also
to
teach
their
officers
how
to
approach
and
address
this
issue.
But
I'm
also
concerned
with
that.
They
may
not
be
the
best
people
to
do
that
and
why
not
use
those
funds
to
support
the
people
who
do
have
the
training
in
addressing
folks
with
opioid
use
disorder?
W
And
so
I
use
that
as
an
example
to
say
that
there
are
cities.
This
is
actually
the
the
city
of
denver
has
contracted
me,
their
department
of
public
health
to
make
training
videos.
So
there
are
cities
who
are
doing
this
successfully.
They
also
have
a
program
called
star
where
a
paramedic
and
a
social
worker
are
sent
out
to
calls
where
they
don't
believe
an
officer
is
needed.
W
A
X
Jamarro
tillerson
from
district
9.,
I'm
speaking
on
the
behalf
of
downtown
alliance
of
chattanooga.
I
was
just
speaking
on
a
great
opportunity
for
me
to
return.
I'm
a
return.
Citizen
also,
and
I
was
appointed
to
the
downtown
alliance
through
a
great
mentor,
charlie
rogers,
who
introduced
me
to
steve
the
executive
director
and
it
it's
a
great
opportunity
for
me
because
for
social
development
and
outreach
skills
and
helping
people-
and
I
was
always
being
out-
I
have
always
been
big
on
helping
people
and
helping
up
with
the
community.
X
So
it's
a
great
look
for
me
and
the
the
the
help
that
I'm
the
well
where
I
came
from,
and
what
I'm
trying
to
grow
and
go
and
grow
in
life
now.
So
I
always
had
a
goal
to
be
a
motivation,
speaking
speaker
and
help
people
and
help
the
commercial
and
make
a
change
in
our
community,
and
I
had
so
many
opportunities
to
the
point
in
life.
X
Well,
they
don't
help
me
grow
for
machine
operation,
teaching
me
and
helping
me
grow
and
learning
new
things
and
life
towards
helping
the
homeless
trying
to
give
back,
and
I
feel
like
it's
a
great
opportunity
to
fly
a
city
to
grow
within
downtown
or
even
to
expand
further
out
to
other
districts.
So
that's
why?
I'm
speaking
on
the
behalf
of
downtown
alaska's.
A
A
A
B
A
O
O
O
O
It
turns
out
that
wasn't
correct.
The
budget
is
an
ongoing
item.
The
council
is
free
to
amend
it
as
desired
any
time.
You're
considering
amendments
now,
we've
all
learned
from
that.
I
hope
another
thing
that
I've
done
since
july
is
listen
to
interviews
with
our
own
deputy
chief
of
police
and
faith
leaders
in
chattanooga.
O
One
of
the
one
of
the
questions
I
found
really
fascinating
was
whether
the
police
want
to
keep
going
on
mental
health
crisis.
Calls
they
don't
that's
what
the
deputy
chief
of
police
said.
She
would
love
to.
Have
that
changed
she
doesn't
they
don't
have
adequate
training,
they
don't
have
adequate
funding,
they
would
not.
They
would
prefer
to
not
do
that
if
they
could.
O
The
fact
that
the
council
hasn't
seen
that
as
an
opportunity
shows
a
complete
lack
of
imagination,
the
budget
isn't
just
about
numbers,
it's
about
priorities
and
it's
about
a
better
chattanooga
I'd
like
you
guys
to
consider
that
and
listen
to
the
concrete
ideas
that
others
are
putting
forwards
to
divest
from
the
police
and
invest
in
other
opportunities.
Thank
you.
A
Y
The
rules
require
that
the
the
board
of
the
downtown
chattanooga
alliance
include
people
who
live
a
certain
number
of
people
who
live
downtown,
including
one
has
to
live
at
least
one
has
to
live
north
of
4th
street,
and
so
I
am
that
board
member,
and
I
want
you
to
know,
I'm
very
proud
to
be
a
member
of
the
of
the
board.
I'm
very
pleased
with
the
earlier
presentation
of
our
dynamic
duo,
steve
and
steve.