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Chattanooga City Council Committee Meeting
A
B
B
Yes,
thank
you.
So
many
of
you
know
about
the
mayor's
Council
for
women.
It
represents
One
Chattanooga,
it
represents
women
of
all
ages,
race,
ethnic
backgrounds,
religion,
sexual
orientation,
economic
status,
educational
status
and
our
goal
is
to
be
in
our.
Our
mandate
is
to
be
instructed
to
the
mayor
about
policy,
and
as
so,
we
have
three
committees-
and
you
can
this
is
you
can
look
us
up
online?
Our
three
committees
deal
with
empowerment,
health
and
justice,
and
today
we're
talking
about
the
health
committee.
B
C
B
D
Hi,
thank
you
so
much
I'm,
Leanne,
Wiles
I'm,
actually
here
kind
of
in
a
dual
role,
because
I
am
one
of
the
co-chairs
of
the
health
committee
for
the
mayor's
Council
for
women
and
I'm
also
part
of
the
women's
fund,
and
we
want
to
thank
councilwoman,
burs
and
and
chairwoman
dotley
for
organizing
this.
So
we
can
talk
about
the
initiative.
I'm
really
done.
Speaking
now,
I
want
to
introduce
my
friends.
Joanna
I
have
to
look
at
their
titles.
Joanna
is
the
women's
fund
policy
and
advocacy
manager
and
Stacy
Martin
is
the
advocacy
chair
so
I'll?
E
D
F
Thank
you
so
much
Dr
Wiles,
my
name
is
Joanna.
Thulin
I
serve
as
a
policy
manager
at
the
women's
fund
for
greater
Chattanooga,
and
we
are
so
excited
to
be
here
with
you
today.
The
women's
fund
is
basically
an
organization
that
is
built
by
you
all
for
you
all.
It's
where
we
focus
on
being
able
to
unite
efforts
for
social
change
that
allowed
women
and
girls
to
have
their
lives
improved.
F
We
use
advocacy
and
philanthropy
to
catalyze
movements
that
go
towards
a
just
society
that
is
safe,
that
is
nurturing
and
full
of
opportunity
for
women
and
girls
and,
of
course,
their
ecosystems.
So,
ultimately,
our
women's
fund
for
a
greater
Chattanooga
is
made
up
of
Advocates,
who
are
made
up
of
volunteers
and
we're
made
up
of
philanthropists,
and
so
what
does
that
have
to
do
with
period?
Poverty
awareness
week
and
I
understand
that
for
many
that's
an
awkward
term,
but
the
reality
is
when
we
think
about
women
and
girls.
G
Thank
you
so,
as
you
can
see
nationally,
one
in
four
women
and
girls
do
not
have
timely
resources
for
their
menstrual
period.
According
to
the
U.S
Census
Bureau,
females
are
51
of
Tennessee's
population
and,
according
to
the
2020
census,
approximately
52
percent
of
chattanoogans
are
female.
So
what
can
we
do
with
this
information?
Well,
thank.
F
F
There
you
go,
we
can
you'll
be
able
to
see
a
pop-up
banner
and
that
Banner
will
allow
you
to
register
for
the
website
for
the
webinar.
Additionally,
if
you
use
this
QR
code
right
now,
we
have
something
called
an
Amazon
wish
list.
Some
of
you
are
familiar
with
Amazon
and
how
it
works.
The
beauty
of
creating
a
wish
list
says
for
the
sake
of
not
being
able
to
be
with
someone,
you
can
take
an
item
off
the
wish
list
and
go
ahead
and
purchase
it
for
them.
F
You
use
this
for
weddings,
baby
showers,
but
what
we've
done
is
allowed
for
our
community
partners
because,
as
I'm
councilwoman
Burris
mentioned,
we're
our
collaboration
effort
rather
than
a
unified
solo
effort
right.
We
work
with
our
collaborators
to
provide,
in
this
case
a
period
product
resource
drive.
So
this
resource
Drive
says
hey.
Let's
look
at
our
Hamilton
County
Schools.
Let's
see,
basically
the
statistics
that
Stacy
shared
and
understand
that
girls
don't
have
resources
and
let's
allow
for
our
Hamilton
County
Schools
care
closets
to
have
the
resources
that
they
need.
F
So
you
can
donate
actual
products
in
three
locations
and
you
can
find
that
information
on
our
website
as
well.
But
if
you
can't
make
it
no
problem,
you
can
go
ahead
and
use
this
QR
code
and
that
will
allow
you
to
go
ahead
and
again
donate
resources
that
will
make
it
to
the
right
place.
We
are
also
leaving
the
information
with
the
members
of
our
city
council.
Thank
you
all
so
much,
and
so
you're
welcome
to
reach
out
to
your
representative
who
can
provide
you
that
information
as
well.
F
B
So
in
closing,
I
think
what
we
need
to
understand
is
that
we
have
a
lot
of
girls,
particularly
in
our
schools
that
are
impoverished
in
a
number
of
ways,
and
these
women
are
making
products
available
to
them,
and
it's
something
we
care
about
deeply
with
our
young
girls.
I
know.
Some
of
my
sisters
on
the
council
were
very
much
aware
of
this
program
and
in
closing,
my
friends
know
that
I'm
a
t-shirt
freak,
an
absolute
t-shirt,
freak
so.
F
A
All
right,
Nick
on
our
agenda,
we
have
a
public
hearing
for
the
Mountain
Creek
quarters.
Corridor
study
the
I
see
the
attorney
will
read
the
rules.
We
will
have
30
minutes.
I
will
a
lot
30
minutes
for
this
with
two
minutes
each.
So
if
we
can
get
ready
to
get
that
on
the
clock,
that
would
be
great
and
give
me
just
a
second
I
public
hearing
stars:
go
ahead.
All.
H
Right
and
anybody
that
wishes
to
speak
in
this
public
hearing
involving
the
Mountain
Creek
Corridor
study.
Please
come
up
to
the
microphone.
That's
provided
up
front
and
address
the
council
at
this
time.
Only
tell
talk
to
them
about
this
particular
issue,
which
is
the
study
for
the
Mountain
Creek,
Court
or
study
today.
So
is
there
anyone
that
wants
to
come
up
and
talk
about
it?
Please
come
forward.
I
I
We
do
support
having
a
traffic
study
done
on
Mountain
Creek,
because
the
traffic
is
really
bad
and
unfortunately,
they
have
attempted
to
do
some
things
that
would
point
out
the
number
of
accidents
which
are
really
important
for
having
a
traffic
study
and
being
able
to
implement
change.
What
we
have
found
is
the
residents
who
are
involved
in
automobile
accidents
choose
not
to
file
an
accident
report
to
avoid
higher
insurance
premiums.
Today,
we've
not
had
anybody
that
I
know
of
that
has
been
critically
injured,
but
it's
coming
specifically.
I
Congestion
on
Mountain
Creek
Road
is
getting
ready
to
get
even
heavier.
We
already
know
it
is
a
Avenue
to
get
from
Hixson
Pike
to
Signal
Mountain
Boulevard
Boulevard.
The
problem
is
going
to
happen
when
the
apartments
that
are
on
Runyon
Drive
are
completed
and
the
ones
that
are
on
Morrison
Springs
Road
are
completed.
This
road
is
going
to
have
a
huge
amount
of
traffic
running
back
and
forth
across
it
to
get
to
different
areas
of
town,
so
we
are
well
aware
of
what
is
coming.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
Thank
you.
J
My
name
is
Bob
Guyer
I
live
in
4143,
Quarry,
View
and
I
am
the
communicator
for
the
friends
of
Mountain
Creek
our
petition
for
a
better
outcome
for
the
Quarry
has
over
5000
supporters.
We
support
the
intent
and
conclusions
of
the
Mountain
Creek
Corridor
land
use.
I
have
two
points
I'd
like
to
talk
about.
First
of
all,
section
5.3.
J
The
summary
of
recommendations
concludes
an
additional
rezoning
for
apartment
complexes
is
not
recommended
for
the
corridor
and
we
applaud
that
to
reiterate
the
basis
for
why
this
is
a
correct
recommendation
is
as
follows:
the
current
actual
makeup
of
the
corridor
by
dwelling
type
is
63
Apartments.
21.6
percent
are
one
and
16.5
percent
attached
single
family
units.
J
compared
to
the
actual
makeup
in
our
city
in
our
in
our
Corridor,
it's
6230
62-38.
In
other
words,
it's
exactly
inverted.
We
have
about
two
to
one
as
opposed
to
what
is
the
average
one
to
three
Apartments.
Therefore,
the
report's
conclusion
dismissing
the
need
for
additional
apartments
and
development
is
completely
appropriate.
Our
Corridor
is
disproportionately
saturated
with
Apartments
to
the
breaking
point
of
property
values.
The
corridor
study,
however,
dubiously,
encourages
the
development
of
so-called
missing
middle.
J
In
fact,
R1
has
become
the
missing
factor
and
therefore
puds
to
increase
density
at
the
expense
of
a
real
character
are
not
missing
at
all
that
the
heart
of
the
matter
for
a
good
person
to
call
the
residences
the
Quarry.
There
is
no
accessible
flat,
Green
Space
remaining
to
many
residents
of
Mountain
Creek
Road.
If
I
could
for
another
15
seconds,
all
right,
so
excited
example
of
a
park.
J
Space
adjacent
to
the
Red
Bank
Elementary
School
is
a
hazardous
40-minute,
not
a
10-minute
walk
from
many
residents
hazardous,
because
many
of
the
streets
have
deep
ditches
without
sidewalks
or
even
curbs
the
alternative.
The
alternative,
the
alternative,
green
spaces,
the
Walden
Parks,
the
Walden
Ridge
bike
park,
when
it
actually
opens-
has
trails
that
are
not
flat
and
are
therefore
accessible
to
only
a
limited
number
of
users
and
realistically
it
is
for
the
benefit
of
the
widespread
cycling
community
and
not
ours.
A
K
K
We
support
a
complete
traffic
study
of
Mountain
Creek
Road,
the
traffic
is
bad
and
the
study
is
needed
and
there
shouldn't
be
any
other
construction
until
that's
done,
because
you
don't
know
what
effect
it's
going
to
have.
We
we
like
the
corridor
study
and
it's
correct
that
it
recommends.
Further
development
of
apartments
are
not
to
be
undertaken,
you've
heard
the
density
and
how
it
has
affected
things.
It
would
have
an
adverse
effect
on
property
values
and
we
simply
don't
need
Apartments
along
Mountain
Creek
Road.
K
A
L
I
guess
I
want
you
to
close
the
the
public
hearing
before
I
made
any
comments,
but
I
did
want
to
thank
those
that
spoke
this
afternoon.
Brooke
and
Bob,
and
Chris
and
they've
been
instrumental
in
in
helping
this
plan
develop
it's
something
that
the
community
has
engaged
in.
We
had
at
least
two
different
meetings
at
Red,
Bank
High
School,
where
the
rooms
were
packed.
So
it
is
something
that
is
of
a
great
interest
to
the
folks
at
Mountain
Creek
and
we've
had
some
there.
L
There
are
developable
pieces
of
land
out
there
that
we've
had
developers
come
and
look
want
to
put
Apartments
there
and
I.
Just
I.
Think
I
want
to
thank
RPA
for
helping
put
this
study
together
to
give
us
some
guidance
on
what's
appropriate
development
in
the
Mountain
Creek
area,
so
kudos
to
RPA
and
thank
the
Mountain
Creek
community
for
coming
out
and
and
and
really
getting
engaged
in
this
study.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
M
A
M
Item
B
an
ordinance
closing
and
abandoning
and
unopened
right
away
in
the
3500
block
of
Brandon
Avenue.
It's
detailed
on
the
attached
amounts
of
the
certain
conditions,
item,
C
and
ordinance
closing
and
abandoning
and
unopened
right
away
in
the
2200
block
of
April
Street
as
detailed
on
the
attached
Maps.
Okay.
A
M
B
A
N
A
B
All
right,
so
here's
the
situation
I've
got
there
was
an
application
made.
I
went
out
to
the
property.
I
could
find
no
sign
on
the
property
I'm
unsure
what's
being
asked
for,
since
there
was
no
sign.
So
that's
that's
the
first.
The
yellow
sign
is
notice
to
the
world,
so
I'm
unsure
what
I'm
looking
at
and
that's
number
one
number
two.
There
were
a
number
of
oppositions.
B
O
With
the
neighbors
I
met
with
the
neighbors
on
Friday
and
we
walked
the
property
on
and
addressed
as
we
talked
about
the
drainage
addiction.
That
was
the
concern
and
we
presented
on
Friday
afternoon
evening.
I
presented
the
solution.
It's
a
very
simple
fix.
We
just
have
not
heard
back
from
the
neighbor,
but.
B
Okay,
once
I
get,
then
let's
defer
and
once
I
get
in
writing
from
them
that
everything's,
okay,
I
can't
ignore
it.
Then
we
can
go
forward
so
I'm
going
to
defer
to
the
six
okay.
Okay!
Thank
you,
madam
chair
I
move
it
we
defer
to
the
sixth,
and
would
you
please
make
sure
the
sign
is
up
the
yellow
sign
yeah
it
by
law.
It's
supposed
to
be
up,
and
it's
not
okay.
Okay,
thank
you.
A
A
B
E
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair
I
have
visited
this
property
four
times
and
I
have
spoke
with
the
developer
or
the
owner
of
property.
Probably
eight
times
I
am
requesting.
I
did
speak
with
the
neighbors
to
the
left
to
the
right
and
front
behind,
and
there
is
some
issues
there.
So
I
would
like
for
this
to
be
deferred
until
August.
The
1st
all
right
is
that,
in
the
form
of
emotion
that
it's
in
a
form
of
emotion,
right.
A
Okay,
all
right,
my
motion
properly,
second,
to
defer
until
August
the
first
any
comments
or
questions
all
in
favor
I'll
opposed
motion
passes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
resolutions
Council!
If
there's
no,
if
there
are
no
objections,
I
would
like
to
take
items
a
b
and
c
as
a
group,
all
right,
Madam,
Clerk.
M
The
Chattanooga
Kiwanis
Youth
Foundation
for
the
creation
of
a
university
inclusive
playground
at
the
Jack
Vincent
Heritage
Park
through
the
harvesting
inclusive
play
initiative,
item
C
or
resolution
authorized
in
the
city
of
Chattanooga
to
Allen
K,
fifteen
thousand
dollars
from
the
American
Rescue
plan,
coronavirus,
state
and
local
fiscal
recovery
funds
to
the
Olivet
Baptist
Church
for
the
purposes
of
supporting
their
efforts
in
the
cycle
of
incarceration
through
the
second
chance
recidivism
program.
All.
A
A
M
item
f
for
resolution;
government
calendar
appointments
of
David
Hudson
to
the
storm
water
regulations
board
for
a
term
beginning
on
June,
2nd
2023
and
ending
on
June
1st
2026
item
G
and
resolution
confirming
mayor
Kelly's,
reappointment
of
James
beshears
to
the
storm
water
regulations
board
for
a
term
beginning
on
May,
7
2023
and
then
on.
May
6,
2026
item
8
and
resolution
confirming
miraculously
apartments
at
Anna
Massey
to
the
storm
water
regulations
board
for
a
term
beginning
on
June,
17
2023
and
ended
on
June
16
2026.
M
item
I.
A
resolution
confirmed
man
canvas
the
appointment
of
John
Coffelt
to
the
storm
water
regulations
board
for
a
term
beginning
on
May,
7
2023
and
in
our
May
6
2026.
item
j.
A
resolution
confirmed
mankato's
appointments
of
Mike
Price
to
the
stormwater
regulations
board
for
a
term
beginning
on
May,
24
2023
and
then
on
May
23,
2026.,
all
right,
councilman,
Ledford
move.
A
M
And
resolution
authorized
in
the
office
of
Community
Health
to
apply
for
a
and,
if
awarded,
accept
the
community-based
violence
and
invention
and
prevention
initiative,
CBI
Pi
Grant
from
the
office
of
Justice
programs
for
the
purpose
of
preventing
and
reducing
violent
crime
in
communities
by
supporting
comprehensive,
evidence-based
violence,
intervention
and
prevention
programs
for
a
grant
period,
beginning
no
earlier
than
September
1
2023
for
an
amount
not
to
exceed
two
million
dollars.
Okay,.
A
A
M
A
M
The
resolution
authorized
in
the
city
of
Chattanooga
to
apply
for
and
if
awarded
except
a
charging
and
fueling
infrastructure,
Grant
from
the
United
States
Department
of
Transportation
to
funds,
strategic
deployment
of
electric
vehicle
charging
and
alternative
fueling
infrastructure
for
an
amount
not
to
exceed
three
million
dollars
with
the
city's
contribution
not
to
exceed
six
hundred
thousand
dollars.
All
right.
Councilman
Ledford.
H
A
M
R
A
A
S
Council
we
have
six
purchases
recommended
for
approval
this
evening.
The
first
is
from
the
Department
of
Technology
services.
This
is
a
12-month
contract
extension
of
AST
managed
services
and
omcs
hosting
from
ASD
Corporation.
The
current
contract
is
set
to
expire,
May
31st
of
2023.
The
total
cost
of
the
extension
is
345
582.
S
The
second
is
also
from
the
Department
of
Technology
services.
This
is
a
one-time
purchase
for
street
light
repairs
as
part
of
an
agreement
between
EPB
and
the
City
of
Chattanooga.
Epb
is
the
vendor
and
the
total
cost
is
52
564.30.
The
third
is
also
from
the
Department
of
Technology
services.
This
is
a
one-year
renewal
of
Central
Square
CPD,
the
current
RMS
FBR
application
in
use,
which
must
be
maintained
until
the
new
application
is
implemented.
The
renewal
contract
is
set
to
begin
on
July
1st
2023.
S
S
S
898.97
Insight
is
now
on
a
Statewide
contract
with
the
state
of
Tennessee.
The
sixth
and
final
purchase
is
from
early
learning.
This
is
a
one-time
purchase
of
lap
birth
to
kindergarten
kit
and
assessment
tools
for
Head
Start.
This
purchase
will
be
from
Kaplan
Early
Learning
Company,
for
a
total
of
fifty
one
thousand
nine
hundred
forty
five
dollars
piggybacking
off
of
buy
board
contract
number
653-2-1.
A
All
right,
you
got
a
motion
on
the
purchases.
Is
there
a
second,
it's
been
motion
and
properly.
Second,
any
comments
or
questions
all
in
favor
opposed
motion
passes.
Thank
you
Julia.
Now
we
have
time
for
it.
We
come
time
for
committee
reports,
councilman
rod,
councilwoman
Noel,
councilwoman,
burrs,.
Q
L
A
All
right,
thank
you
all
right.
Thank
you!
So
much
councilman,
Henderson,
councilman
Smith,
all
right,
councilman,
Ledford,
all
right,
councilman,
Hester,
no
report
all
right,
so
thank
you
so
much
under
before
we
get
to
other
business.
I
did
want
to
recognize
those
who
are
appointed
today.
I
see
Pastor
Cole
out
here
anyone
else
that
was
appointed
to
a
board.
We
just
want
to
thank
you
if
you
would
stand
up-
and
we
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
service
on
our
County
on
our
City
Board.
H
A
H
I
will
be
glad
to
yes
ma'am
at
the
end
of
each
Council
business
meeting
the
child
recognized
persons
up
front
who
wish
to
address
the
council.
You
have
to
come
to
the
microphone
and
can
only
be
recognized
up
front
at
the
microphone
provided
for
that
purpose.
I
can't
have
more
than
three
minutes
to
speak
and
you
can
address
the
council
only
upon
matters
within
their
legislative
and
quasi-judicial
authority
and
not
upon
matters
which
are
not
under
their
Authority
or
regulated
by
other
governmental
bodies
or
agencies.
H
Don't
engage
in
any
vulgar
or
obscene
language,
nor
use
the
Florida
personal,
the
attacker
personally
denigrate
others
and
address
your
comments
to
the
council
as
a
whole
and
not
towards
individual
council
members.
Don't
engage
in
disorderly
conduct
or
disrupt
in
a
public
meeting
which
is
prohibited
under
Tennessee
law,
and
someone
commits
that
offense
if
a
person
substantially
obstructs
or
interferes
with
the
meeting
by
physical
action
or
verbal
utterance,
with
the
intent
to
prevent
or
disrupt
a
lawful
meeting
or
gathering.
Having
stated
the
rules
go
right
ahead.
Sir.
T
Yes,
I'm
Stephen
Bates
I.
Thank
him.
I
thank
the
voter
registration
card
said
District,
Seven
is
the
downtown
district,
and
my
proudest
moments
in
my
life
was
going
to
count
the
French
speaker
Canada
twice
and
going
to
Chattanooga
State
learning
to
speak
some
French
and
taking
broadcasting
Nelson
TV
production
and
you
know
passing
those
classes
now.
My
biggest
regrets
is
that
I
find
myself
52
years
old
and
never
have
never
been
a
husband
or
father
not
having
any
wife
or
kids
and
I'm
trying
to
remedy
that
now.
T
My
disability
check
doesn't
stretch
that
far
and
I
want
to
marry
like
a
Chinese
woman
and
adopt
a
Korean
dollar
like
you
could
sell
dating
sites
or
something
International.
Man
go
International
Date
to
the
Pacific
region
and
they
adopt
from
over
there
now
that's
possible,
but
I
failed
to
qualify
for
business
loans
and
and
any
kind
of
credit.
When
I
got
my
business
license.
T
How
do
I
understand
that's
grants
just
like
I
had
Pell
Grant
in
college,
and
things
like
that
are
so
that's
current,
so
I'm,
looking
forward
to
Grand
side
check
out
library,
books
on
how
to
write
grants
and
that's
my
hope
now.
There's
grants
so
I
can
do
the
things.
I
do
participate
in
American
society
and
be
a
capital.
The
capitalist
I
vote,
Republican
and
I
want
to
be
the
capitalist
generating
stuff
and
be
without
this
Ted
Turner.
T
It
was
when
he
bought
the
Atlanta
Braves
and
has
super
session
TVs
because
of
Television
radio
is
my
thing.
My
proudest
moment,
teaching
on
the
radio
for
10
years,
so
I'm
in
the
industry,
Darius
part
of
the
political
thing
to
the
council.
That
I
hope
that
they
have
Grant
things
that
keep
on
doing
them
and
I'm
checking
into
that
now,
because
I
need
grants
because
I
don't
qualify
for
credit
and
I
need
to
get
Americans.
T
That's
the
American
Christian
way
to
in
the
Christian
way
in
the
American
way
to
have
a
wife
and
kids
and
I've
already
been
a
French
speak
accountant.
I've
already
done
that
now
trying
to
learn
Chinese
and
I
plan
on
taking
camaradi
lessons,
even
though
I
got
asthma,
but
my
doctor
said
it
should
be
all
right
because
some
doctors
say
take
cardiovascular
vascular,
things
and
work
out
to
improve
poor
health
and
I
was
born
with
a
birth
defects
and
stuff.
T
They
had
me
I
wear
high
things
like
asthma,
but
that's
why
I
get
disability
check
which
I
spend
well
at
Asian,
restaurants,
eating
sushi
and
Chinese
food,
and
my
political
ambition
when
I
and
I
plan
on
getting
that
thing
and
running
for
politics.
But
I'm
really
concerned
about
that
agent
orange
poisoning
that
I
heard
about
in
Vietnam
when
I
was
young,
I
wonder
what
happened
to
it
and
I
want
them
to
research
that
and
I
guess.
My
time
is
up
now.
U
That
even
counselor
Madam
chair,
my
name,
is
Kelvin
Scott
I'm
District,
a
I'm
coming
here
on
behalf
of
Olivet
Baptist
Church.
To
thank
you
all
for
approving
the
money
to
help
us
continue
the
work
that
we
do
there
and
we
on
behalf
of
Bishop
Adams.
He
wanted
me
to
convey
that
and
tell
you
appreciate
everything
that
y'all
doing
to
continue
the
collaboration
that
you
are
doing
with
the
Olivet
Baptist
Church.
Thank.
V
Hello,
my
name
is
Renee
Douglas,
Crockett
and
I'm,
a
city
employee
for
the
city
of
Chattanooga,
Head,
Start,
The,
Early,
Learning
intervention
and
I
just
came
out
tonight
to
thank
you
so
much
especially
the
mayor
for
hearing
our
voices
and
making
statements
in
regards
to
the
income
and
the
razors
that
we'll
be
receiving
the
supplemental
funds
that
you
guys
had
given
us
last
year
was
very
helpful
for
the
families,
the
co-workers
our
employees
and
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
for
that
and
I
know.
June.
V
W
Hi
I'm
Stephen,
Russell
I'm,
a
I
live
in
District.
Three
I
am
an
employee
of
the
city
of
Chattanooga
in
the
Wastewater
department,
at
the
Moccasin
Bend
environmental
campus
and
as
a
Union
steward
and
an
elected
leader
as
elected
leader
as
reporting
secretary
for
the
Chattanooga
chapter
of
SEIU,
Local
205.
W
I'm
speaking
ahead
of
all
of
the
budget
discussions
for
this
year,
I'd
like
I'd,
also
like
to
thank
the
city
council,
the
mayor's
office
and
the
mayor
and
human
resources
for
the
really
the
tireless
efforts
that
everyone's
made.
You
know
in
hearing
our
voices
and
sometimes
heated
discussions
about
about
all
the
issues
that
we've
had,
but
you
know
really
working
hard
to.
You
know,
go
forward
and
and
improving
pay
and
and
working
conditions
for
this
for
city
employees.
W
Last
year,
last
fiscal
year,
Moccasin
Bend,
we
were
was
used
as
a
test
study
for
a
step
plan
that
was
implemented
with
really
with
I
think
with
great
success
in
placing
employees.
You
know
in
an
appropriate
pay
levels,
and
it
was
it's
been
very
much
appreciated
and
as
with
that
success,
you
know.
I
also,
of
course,
support
the
implementation
of
the
step
plan
for
all
employees.
So
this
really
has
been.
You
know
the
efforts
of
several
years
of
work.
W
Initially,
you
know
helping
employees
to
lift
them
out
of
poverty,
and
then
you
know
by
passing
the
15
an
hour
minimum
wage
unanimously.
I
might
I'd
like
to
remind
everyone,
because
it
was
really
it's
been
a
really
great
effort,
and
it's
it's.
It
helps
you
know
both
attract
new
employees,
but
also
in
keeping
you
know
our
our
best
and
most
experienced
ones
as
well
and,
of
course,
I'll
make
a
Shameless
plug
that
any
City
employee.
That
would
like
to
continue
these
efforts.
W
Please
join
the
union
and
we
can
work
together
with
city
council
and
the
mayor's
office
and
and
HR,
and
you
know,
move
forward
as
a
as
our
vision
for
one
Chattanooga,
and
you
know
again,
I'd
really
like
to
thank
everyone
for
all
the
efforts.
It's
been
a
lot
of
work
and
it's
it's.
It
really
feels
filled
with
pride,
really
that
we
can
have
so
many
people
that
are
passionate
about
helping
the
and
serving
the
city
of
Chattanooga
and
I.
Just
thank
you.
Everyone
thank
everyone.
I'm
very
grateful.
X
My
name
is
Lynn
Rutherford
I
live
in
District,
Seven
and
I
work
for
the
city
of
Chattanooga,
I
work
in
parks
and
Outdoors
in
the
natural
resources
program.
I
am
a
member
of
SEIU
and
I
just
wanted
to
to
to
get
on
the
bandwagon
here
and
say
that
I
also
support
the
implementation
of
the
step
plan.
I'm,
really
hopeful
that
it
will
help
my
co-workers
plan
for
the
future
and
leave
more
stable
lives.
X
I'm
also
hopeful
that
it
will
help
us
retain
people.
Just
keep
folks
around
longer.
Keep
the
city
running.
It's
really
disruptive.
When
we
lose
folks,
we've
lost
a
lot
of
folks
in
parks
and
Outdoors,
especially
and
I
just
hate
to
see
good
people
leave
us
so
yeah.
Thank
you,
I
I
hope
we
passed
this
step
plan
when
the
budget
comes
around
and
I
appreciate
the
council
and
the
mayor's
office
investing
in
city
employees
and
let's
keep
it
going.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Leanne.
R
Thank
you,
madam
chair
montebell,
the
homeless
journalist,
the
gray
here
at
Fox
hope
you
received
my
first
phone
call
to
you.
The
councilwoman
in
District
9
holds
the
world
record
for
calls
from
montebell
and
she's
going
to
keep
that,
but
tonight
I
hope
you
all
have
heard
in
the
news:
the
failure
great
of
our
students,
1993
montebell
sued,
the
school
system
for
failure
to
teach
kids,
the
social
skills
of
Education,
English,
math
science,
public
speaking.
Of
course,
when
you
fail
in
all
of
those
social
skill
areas,
the
rest
is
history.
R
R
Much
better
job
and
I
went
to
jail
here
on
June
the
21st
of
last
year.
Every
one
of
those
cases
Mr
attorney,
dismissed
Double
Jeopardy.
You
can't
charge
a
person
with
the
same
charge.
Over
and
over
again,
you
can't
do
it
I'm
going
to
flunk
you.
There
are
too
many
legal
terms
that
you
don't
know.
You
told
me
that
you
didn't
think
I
deserved
105
billion
670
million
for
you
all
destroying
my
life.
R
R
R
I
want
you
to
get
these
men
out
of
these
dresses
out
of
my
court
history
and
out
of
the
history
of
my
young
men
and
women
I
tied
a
tie
for
a
young
black
man
this
morning
he's
going
to
be
the
president
of
the
United
States
of
America
I
guarantee
you
211
billion
34
million
for
fraud
on
the
entire
11th
Judicial
District
Court
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
All
right,
thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
Ahead
good
evening,
good
evening,
my
name
is
Stacy
Smith
and
I'm.
The
assistant
chief,
stewardess
of
the
Chattanooga
local
205
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
on
the
Implement
of
the
race
which
I'm
in
on
both
sides,
because
I
was
in
the
brush
department
when
we
got
the
first
raise
and
I
transferred
to
Marcus
and
Ben,
so
when
they
did
the
step
plan
over
there.
So
I
was
in
on
that
on
both
sides.
C
So
I
got
a
chance
to
witness
on
both
ends
in
which,
when
it
went
to
moccasin
being
the
step
plan,
it
was
a
good
one.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
all
and
the
mayor
for
the
for
taking
the
step
on
that,
because
that's
been
a
long
time
coming,
we've
been
fighting
for
a
long
time
and
I
appreciate
that
and
thank
you.
Congratulations.
Y
First
Step
it'll
provide
a
pathway
for
employees
to
advance
through
the
job
pays
plan.
Currently
we
don't
have
that
clear,
clear
path,
It'll
recognize
the
value
of
service
to
the
city,
and
if
it's
passed,
there's
going
to
be
an
immediate
significant
benefit
for
a
lot
of
employees.
Hundreds
of
employees
will
see
over
four
percent
increase
in
some
as
much
as
20
and
30
in
the
long
term.
Y
This
will
be
important
too,
because
it
creates
a
framework
for
employees
to
know
how
do
I
get
from
where
I
start
to
where
I
can
top
out,
but
there's
obviously
going
to
be
ongoing
work.
We
have
to
do
we'll
have
to
figure
out
how
do
employees
move
through
the
steps?
How
will
this
work
with
across
the
board
increases
that
are
also
part
of
any
kind
of
pay
plan?
There
is
going
to
be
a
need.
We
think
to
always
look
at
how
do
we
reward
and
recognize
our
most
senior
employees?
Y
We
have
a
limited
budget.
We
all
understand
that
and
when
we
cap
the
pay
plan
like
we
had
to
this
year
and
how
much
service
could
be
recognized,
there's
some
real
senior
employees
who
didn't
see
as
much
of
a
benefit,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
update
the
plan
periodically
so
that
we
keep
where
we
are
and
Advance
forward.
So
we
urge
you
to
adopt
the
budget
with
that
pay
plan
included.
Y
I
have
to
recognize
that
there
was
some
pain
in
this
budget.
We
had
some
jobs
that
were
eliminated
and
that's
always
hard,
particularly
when
we
have
long-term
employees,
but
we
do
appreciate
mayor
Kelly's
Administration,
bringing
that
up
soon,
making
it
as
long
a
period
as
possible
to
help
those
employees
transition
we're
working
hand
in
hand
with
the
mayor's
office
to
place
employees
and
do
what
we
can
to
make
sure
that
their
transition
is
a
good
one.
Y
N
Many
many
district,
seven
I
want
to
come
up
here
because
I
had
been
up
here,
really
been
having
problems,
but
I
don't
hear
anything.
Has
someone
to
tap
into
my
bank
account
alcohol
somehow
was
wrong.
I
did
talk
to
Dicker,
seven
I'm
concerned
about
community
and
disassemble
need
to
be
work
done
or
whatever
I
see,
work
going
up,
but
I
don't
see
nobody,
no
other
people
medicated
people
doing
their
work,
she's,
shooting
and
things
like
that
going
on
see.
So
that's
one
reason
I
wanted
to
show
my
face
here
today.
N
One
of
the
reason
is
so
much
needed
to
be
done.
I
know
said
the
brother
was
talking
about
that
BBB
LGBT
I'm,
saying
it
like
that.
You
know
and
making
young
boys
out
of
little
girls
I
mean
this
is
what
would
be
the
greatest
country
in
the
world,
we're
doing
that
both
be
a
great
city?
Are
we
doing
that?
N
N
As
you
have
the
time,
so
that's
one
of
the
things
some
things
that
I
really
want
to
say:
I,
forgive
me
for
the
way
I'm
talking,
because
the
problems
that
I
had
you
know,
I,
don't
think
like
I
used
to
think.
But
I
know
it's
a
lot
of
stuff
going
on
that
I
think
we
could
have
been
that
cleared
up
and
not
only
here
in
the
city,
but
it's
all
over.
It's
all
over.
So
I,
don't
know
I!
N
Don't
have
that
much
time
but
like
to
talk
to
you
as
soon
as
I
can
as
soon
as
you
can
at
me
see
then
I
can
get
involved
and
then
plus
I
want
to
know
why,
when
the
economics
come
in
while
they're
going
to
certain
places,
I
don't
see
it
going
their
hands
like
that,
I
really
know
I,
don't
see
it
going
to
hands
of
melanated
people.
You
know
it's
always
something
wrong.