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A
Good
evening
and
welcome
to
the
Monday
May
11
2020
meeting
of
the
Aiken
City
Council
for
our
work
session,
we
have
a
few
items
on
our
agenda.
We
want
to
welcome
everyone,
who's
joining
us
on
our
our
YouTube
channel,
Zuzu,
this
time,
I'm
going
to
turn
the
meeting
over
to
our
city
manager.
Mr.
bean
Bo
and
our
first
item
is
to
receive
an
annual
report
from
the
lower
Savannah
Council
of
Governments
so
good
afternoon.
Mr.
bean
ba
good
afternoon
mayor
and.
B
Council,
thank
you.
We
are
part
of
each
each
municipality
and
County
in
South.
Carolina
is
part
of
one
of
the
local
councils
of
government.
Ours
is
the
lower
Savannah
Council
of
government
and
every
year
the
director
comes
and
gives
an
update
on
their
work
this
time
of
the
year,
and
we
work
with
lower
Savino
and
a
lot
of
things.
They
assist
us
we're
a
member
of
their
housing
consortium
that
they
provide
the
best
friend,
Express
transportation
services.
They
get
funding
through
our
budget
and
we
have
with
us
dr.
Witt
bill
molnár.
B
B
C
F
C
C
Mira's
been,
and
also
I'm,
councilman
price
and
Gregory,
who
I
know
from
different
workings
within
the
community
and
the
rest
of
you
as
well,
not
sure
how
many
of
you
know
about
lower
Savannah
councils
of
government
and
what
we
do,
but
I
really
appreciate
the
opportunity
just
to
go
through
a
little
bit
about
who
we
are,
what
we
do
and
also
once
again,
thank
you
for
your
support.
We
greatly
appreciate
the
relationship
that
we
have
with
the
city.
What
we've
been
able
to
do
over
the
years
and
AHA
I
can
start
my
video
now.
C
So
yeah
I
wanted
to
be
able
to
thank
you
all
for
everything
that
you
do
for
us
and
like
I,
say,
I
was
kind
of
surprised.
I
did
my
first
presentation
this
year
in
Barnwell,
County
the
beginning
of
March,
and
then
everything
kind
of
went,
sideways
and
all
those
wonderful
presentations
were
sidelined.
So
it's
nice
to
be
able
to
get
out
here
and
share
a
little
bit
with
you
on
what
the
lower
Savannah
Council
of
government
does,
and
so
with
that
said,
I
got
a
PowerPoint
presentation.
Gary.
C
Can
you
get
that
up
for
me
there
we
go
very
good
next
slide
a
little
bit
about
our
mission.
I
want
to
let
you
know
we
are
the
back
office
for
a
lot
of
government
activities
in
a
six
County
week.
We
work
on
behalf
of
governments,
as
well
as
the
municipalities
in
doing
different
types
of
programs.
Our
major
stay
and
I'll
go
into
this
in
a
little
bit
is
Workforce
Development
working
with
seniors
through
a
through
our
triple-a,
as
well
as
economic
and
Community
Development
next
slide.
C
Why
that's
important
is
that
lots
of
EDA
funding
and
I'll
talk
about
that
in
a
few
minutes
comes
through
our
organization
right
now,
we
just
were
recently
receiving
a
four
hundred
thousand
dollar
grant
to
spend
over
two
years
for
EDA
in
the
way
of
planning,
and
so
we're
talking
with
folks
from
the
city
of
Aitkin
right
now
and
how
to
move
funds
to
assist
the
city.
We
are
a
part
of
a
cog
network
in
the
state.
C
There
are
10
of
us
spread
throughout
the
state
and,
as
you
can
see,
we
work
in
these
six
counties
and
those
little
dots.
There
are
the
municipalities
that
we
also
include
within
our
region.
We
are
like
I,
say
an
entity
of
the
counties
and
you
can
see
the
members
of
the
COG
board
from
Aiken
County
with
Roger
boy.
C
Danny
will
high-roller
Hightower,
of
course,
Leslie
price
Gary
bunker
Andrew
ciders,
who
is
currently
our
vice
chair
and
will
be
our
chair
coming
up,
John,
Simmons,
Thomas
and
representative
Melissa
Ramos
is
our
ex
officio
as
a
elected
official,
not
representative,
next
slide
some
of
the
programs
that
we
deliver
and
work
through
our
Community
Development
Block
Grant
funding.
We
do
a
lot
on
planning
right
now.
We
are
over
in
new
Ellenton,
helping
them
with
their
comprehensive
plan
and
working
through
their
zoning
ordinances.
C
Economic
development
activities
I
just
mentioned
about
EDA
EDA-
is
through
this
terrible
time,
is
receiving
a
1.5
billion
dollars
and
how
they
decided
to
spend
that
and
then
out
into
the
communities
is
through
our
organizations
like
ours.
The
economic
development
districts
mentioned
about
the
Loras
van
housing
consortium
and
we
do
transportation
as
well
as
aging
programs.
We
have
thoroughbred
country
tourism,
which
works
with
the
county
and
city
tourism's
as
well,
and
that
covers
a
four
County
area.
C
Next
slide,
as
I
mentioned,
four
divisions,
administration,
of
course,
Human
Services,
which
includes
aging
disability
and
transportation,
our
planning
folks,
who
are
grant
writers
and
administering
those
kinds
of
green,
as
well
as
workforce
development.
We
have
about
40
yeah
before
this
all
had
about
45
I,
think
now
we
are
no
longer
working
with
our
students.
We
have
about
41
42
people
on
staff
right
now,
next
slide
our
finances.
This
was
supposed
to
be
for
this
year
coming
in.
Actually
this
is
the
last
year,
the
revenue
sources
or
about
12
million
dollars
coming
through
organizations
directly.
C
We
also
administer
another
six
million
dollars
in
transportation
funds
on
the
annual
basis
and
look
after
some
other
funds
that
come
through
us
first
about
the
region
as
well
as
over
in
Georgia
and
Augusta
X
slide
and
one
more
all
right.
This
is
the
meat
and
potatoes
of
what
we
do.
Overall
I
had
mentioned
a
couple
of
areas
that
we
work
on.
C
C
Aiken
County
receiving
some
of
the
lion's
share
of
this
funding
this
last
year,
they
spent
over
a
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
actually
be
allocated.
The
amount
was
was
six
hundred
thousand
dollars,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
money
gets
out
there
and
being
spent,
and
actually
we
spent
over
or
allocate
over
a
million
dollars
last
year
to
that
fund.
We
also
one
of
the
things
I
love
that
we
do
is
in
the
fall
season
and
be
honest
with
you,
I'm,
not
sure
how
we're
gonna
go
about
doing
this.
C
C
C
Last
year
they
saw
almost
800
seniors
talk
about
Medicare,
Part,
D
assistance.
It
helped
them
to
reduce
the
medical
prescription
costs
in
this
county
$350,000
you
take
those
together
and
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
is
not
being
spent
by
seniors
on
insurance,
but
it's
being
put
back
into
the
economy
of
this
region.
So
we're
really
happy
with
that
friendly
visits
and
working
with
the
long-term
care.
Ombudsman
is
one
of
those
things
that
we
also
have
in
our
office.
Those
are
the
folks
who
look
after
our
nursing
homes
right
now.
C
These
are
folks
who
fall
through
the
cracks
folks
who
don't
have
insurance
but
need
those
prescription
drugs.
Since
this
is
inception
back
in
2004,
we
have
saved
Aiken
County
residents,
almost
11
million
dollars
in
that
fund.
Hey
that's
pretty
significant.
We
believe-
and
we
really
appreciate
the
partnership
that
we
have
with
the
United
Way
next
slide.
C
As
Stewart
the
city
manager
mentioned.
We
also
transit
providers
with
Aiken
Senior
Life
services
we
hold
with
the
contractor.
They
are
the
contract
bee
and
the
program
has
three
lines:
the
blue
line,
the
green
line
and
the
red
line.
If
you
can
see
the
numbers
there
in
regard
to
how
many
folks
use
those
services
on
a
regular
basis,
it
was
last
year
the
year
before
I
came
to
the
city
and
asked
for
some
extra
assistance
to
get
some
other
runs
for
the
red
route.
C
Red
rose,
it's
the
one
that
goes
down
whiskey
road
received
that
funding
from
the
city,
as
well
as
from
the
county,
to
run
two
extra
lines
and
from
the
numbers
I
want
to.
Let
you
know
that
they
had
been
absolutely
a
fantastic
response
last
year
and,
as
you
see,
30%
of
the
passengers
who
boarded
the
red
line
that
go
down
whiskey
road
do
so
for
employment,
and
that
was
a
big
deal
to
us,
especially
in
every
morning,
knowing
that
those
folks
are
getting
to
work
in
using
the
transit
system
here
in
Aiken
next
slide.
C
The
way
I'm
planning,
let
you
know,
I-
am
the
chairman
of
the
Arts
NPO
Gary
Buccaneers.
My
vice
chair
and
I
appreciate
his
tutelage
very
much
on
that.
The
arts
NPO
is
in
the
process
right
now
of
doing
their
metropolitan
transportation
plan
they've
been
looking
for
public
input,
I
believe
there's
a
meeting
on
Wednesday
we're
going
to
be
going
through
to
receive
more
of
that
input
and
work
with
that
plan.
C
That's
the
plan
that
oversees
the
urban
area
here
in
Aiken
County
and
covers
the
transportation
and
funding
here
in
the
city
of
Aiken
and
just
recently,
we
we
finished
up
actually
a
long-range
transportation
plan.
It
was
approved
by
a
board
in
April.
We
were
really
happy
to
the
process
that
we
went
through
on
that
and
that
plan
covers
the
six
County
region
and
we
administer
about
5.8
million
dollars
a
year
plus
other
funding.
That
goes
into
that.
C
Currently
we
have
two
projects
on
the
board
here
in
Aiken,
County
one
is
the
best
Academy
Road
project.
We
know
that
the
CTC
is
doing
a
lot
of
funding
on
that
as
well,
and
we're
up
there
working
on
at
extending
that
to
the
residential
areas
up
there,
but
also
working
on
the
road
and
the
system.
The
bridge
chef
there
to
go
to
MTU.
F
C
C
C
It
was
mentioned
earlier
about
the
home
consortium
which
Aiken
County
is
a
part
of,
and
we
have
another
opening
position
on
that
right
now.
We
are
very,
very
active
as
much
as
possible,
with
Second
Baptist
CDC
on
the
news
community,
housing
development,
organist
housing
development
organization
within
the
organization.
We're
really
happy
to
be
working
with
them
late
recently.
C
C
Tourism
is
one
of
the
life
Bloods
of
this
area,
making
sure
that
people
are
coming
in
and
spending
their
money
so
that
they
are
very
busy
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
make
things
work,
and
we
are
extremely
concerned
about
what's
happening
there
with
especially
the
eight
tax
money
and
we're
gonna
go
from
there.
Next
slide
the
area
of
Workforce
Development,
three
major
areas,
adult
use,
spending
and
dislocated
worker.
C
Right
now,
within
the
economic
climate,
we're
gonna
be
probably
seeing
in
our
funding
sources
with
less
money
coming
in
from
youth
and
more
money
coming
in
from
dislocated
workers.
Right
now
we're
seeing
some
some
manufacturing
businesses
slowing
down
and
a
couple
of
them
who
have
stopped
major
concern
for
us,
but
we're
seeing
mostly
right
now
is
furloughs.
A
lot
of
those
manufacturing
companies
are
furloughing
their
employees
asking
them
to
come
in
two
days
a
week.
C
C
We
did
34
contracts
here
in
the
county
last
year,
as
you
can
see,
the
average
wage
is
quite
good
and
what
we're
doing
is
working
with
the
businesses
and
the
individuals
would
come
through
the
SE
work
centers
to
get
them
jobs
in
our
communities,
and
it's
been
a
very,
very
successful
program,
and
during
this
time
right
now
we
are
still
moving
forward
with
OJT
contracts.
They
come
a
worker
training
program.
We
help
businesses
who
need
retraining
of
their
staff
and
provide
up
to
ten
thousand
dollars
worth
of
training
funds,
to
be
able
to
do
that.
C
C
We
were
able
to
start
up
with
the
Aiken
school
system
and
it
was
been
very,
very
successful
over
time,
but
right
now
we're
on
hold
on
that
one.
As
you
see,
we
have
a
number
of
folks
within
the
county
in
the
city
who
are
part
of
that
board,
including
councilman
price.
The
numbers
are
there
right
now
to
let
you
know
those
Jesse
work.
C
So
we're
trying
to
work
through
through
this
issue
with
them
on
how
we
get
these
SC
work
sessions,
our
stations
own
opened
up
we're
also
having
conversations
with
the
tech,
schools
and
other
providers
of
service
so
that
we
know
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
who
will
not
be
going
back
into
the
jobs
that
they
previously
had.
How
do
we
tool
them
up?
C
Rescale
them
and
find
those
jobs
if
they're
going
to
be
able
to
move
into,
hopefully
in
a
short
amount
of
time,
next
slide,
one
of
the
things
that
you're
ever
interested
and
finding
out
a
little
bit
more
about
what
we
do.
You
know,
councilman
price,
can
help
you
on
some
of
this
and
direct
you.
Tomorrow
morning
we
have
a
tourism,
Advisory,
Committee
meeting.
Of
course
it
is
virtual
tomorrow,
a
budget
meeting
by
an
executive
committee
meeting
on
Thursday,
our
aging
Advisory
Committee,
is
still
meeting
and
have
a
meeting
next
week
workforce
once
again
virtual.
C
We
are
like
everybody
else
in
the
virtual
world
doing
all
these
meetings,
virtually
my
assumption
and
I
haven't
heard
back
yet
from
our
next
scheduled
meeting
next
month.
That's
supposed
to
be
in
Calhoun
County
will
most
likely
be
virtual
as
well.
Our
board
is
an
older
board
I'm
in
regard
to
age
wise,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
is
safe
on
that.
C
Thank
you.
I
wanted
to
give
you
an
idea
a
little
bit
about
what
we
do
and
the
breadth
that
we
do.
A
lot
of
people
don't
know
who
we
are,
who
we
work
with
and
how
we
go
about
serving
the
communities
in
the
region
and
I
hope
this
has
given
you
some
idea.
I
know
that
some
of
you
are
newer
on
city,
council
and
so
I
wanted
to.
C
G
G
G
That
includes
the
elected
officials
from
all
of
the
regions
that
area
that
that
that
the
agency
represents
so
I
want
to
thank
you
Bill
for
your
leadership
in
that
role
and
keeping
your
pulse
on
the
issues
that
really
affect
so
many
programs
that
comes
out
of
the
agency
that
you
manage.
So
thank
you
so
much.
Thank.
C
You
ma'am,
thank
you
very
much.
I
also
want
to
let
you
know
how
much
I
appreciate
working
with
you
and
I
know.
There's
gonna
be
an
awful
lot
more
going
on
I
mentioned
earlier
about
the
EDA
funding
and
we're
talking
with
your
folks
right
now
in
regard
to
how
to
find
some
of
that
planning
money
and
being
able
to
pair
it
up
with
the
city
and
there's
no
match
with
it,
but
how
the
city
of
Aitkin
is
going
to
be
involved
with
that
as
well.
C
mayor
Austin
knows
my
activity
with
the
arts
MPO
working
with
the
cd's
CTCs
and
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
work
together
to
bring
funding
to
these
essential
transportation
programs
that
are
much
needed
in
this
region
and
so
I
know
recently
I
signed
off
on
a
document
for
y'all
in
regard
to
whether
you
get
the
bill
grant
and
doing
things
of
that
nature.
We
are
extremely
active
in
that
and,
like
I
said
I.
A
Dr.
Mohler,
thank
you
for
your
presentation
that
we
it's
just
a
reminder
of
exactly
how
much
the
kaga
is
doing
our
community
and
for
our
citizens,
and
we
certainly
do
appreciate
the
partnership
that
we
have
in
the
working
relationship
that
we
have
with
you
and
look
forward
to
continuing
it
in
our
future.
So
appreciate
you
being
with
us
tonight.
E
E
A
B
The
other
two
discretionary
funds
excuse
me
funds
that
are
funded
by
discretionary
spending,
which
is
the
accommodations
excuse
me,
the
hospitality
tax
and
the
CP
to
your
capital
project
sales
tax.
As
you
know,
we
do
not
contemplate
a
capital
project
sales
tax
budget
each
year.
The
voters
determine
the
budget
for
that
when
they
vote
in
a
referendum
every
six
to
eight
years,
we
have
frozen
any
spending
from
round
four
of
C
PST,
at
least
until
August.
B
When
we
see
what
the
receipts
are
from
this
current
time
period
we're
in
now
because
they
lag
a
quarter
behind
and
I
do
believe.
While
they
won't
fall
precipitously,
they
will
fall
significantly
and
we
do
not
want
until
we
get
an
idea
of
just
how
much
I
don't
want
to
bring
anything
to
Council
from
capital
project
sales
tax
that
will
funded
items
from
round
four.
Now
round
three,
we
have
items
today
that
money
was
collected.
B
We
stopped
collecting
that
money
in
April
of
2019,
so
we
have
cash
on
hand
for
that,
but
anything
that's
on
the
round.
Four
ballot:
we're
gonna,
wait:
I'm
gonna,
wait
unless
Council
directs,
otherwise
until
at
least
August
before
we
bring
the
bring
any
new
projects
from
around
for
hospitality
texts,
the
one
percent
that
is
collected
on
prepared
foods
in
restaurants
and
grocery
stores,
etc.
You've
got
my
report
the
other
week
last
week,
I
think
our
budget,
which
is
about
a
25%
cut,
is
on
mark
on
the
mark.
B
So
those
are
kind
of
my
introductory
comments,
I
again
to
reiterate
what
is
in
what
I'll
expand
on
in
my
budget
letter,
as
well
as
what
I've
shared
with
you
in
past
meetings,
I,
believe
the
fundamentals
of
water
and
sewer
and
stormwater
and
the
general
fund
are
strong
and
we're
not
going
to
see
increases
per
se,
but
funds
typically
are
steady
because
they
are
not
subject
to
the
whims
of
just
of
those
sort
of
spending
discretionary
type
spending
by
customers.
So
that
being
said,
one
of
the
things
I
wanted
to
talk
about.
B
We
want
to
have
Norman
Dunnigan
here
some
time
back,
but
Norman
had
a
little
issue,
a
health
issue,
health
scare
and
think.
Please
he's
fine,
but
we
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
recycling
Norman.
As
we
had
mentioned.
He's
in
we've
had
a
recycling
program
for
thirty
years,
first
municipality
in
South
Carolina
to
implement
recycling
and
Norman
since
2014
July
of
2014.
B
Almost
six
years
ago,
we
stopped
transporting
our
recyclables
to
North
Augusta
Smurf
their
municipal
recycling
facility
and
began
taking
it
to
Norman's
facility
on
the
University
Parkway
just
outside
the
city
limits
just
to
the
just
to
the
north
of
excuse
me
to
the
west
of
the
highway
19
s
intersection
with
University
Parkway.
So
we've
been
doing
that
since
July
2014
Norman
came
and
visited
us
recently
and
shared
with
us,
some
of
I
guess
the
issues
he
was
having.
As
we
know,
as
we've
discussed
in
past
meetings,
this
has
been
going
on
for
a
while.
B
The
commodities
market
for
these
materials
has
not
been
healthy.
Norman
came
to
us
and
there
there
are
some
issues
we
have
or
he's
having
in
terms
of
the
the
profitability
of
it.
Any
solution
that
we
may
have
for
recycling
will
not
and
will
not
mean
a
any
sort
of
rate
increase
for
the
customers.
We've
walked
in
that
at
at
what
council
approved
last
June
of
$20
38
cents,
but
we
did
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
options.
We
don't
believe
at
this
point
time
doing
nothing
is
an
option.
B
Nor
do
we
believe
at
this
point
in
time
for
the
city
to
get
in
the
recycling
business
and
develop
a
our
own
MuRF.
Our
own
municipal,
electronic
and
recycling
facility
is
an
option
either
so
I
know
Norman
you're.
Here
you
shared
with
me
I
guess,
Friday
afternoon,
you've
been
kind
of
busy
dealing
with
a
lot
of
some
personal
things
last
week,
but
you
got
to
me
some
basic
information.
B
What
I
want
to
discuss
with
Council
today
regarding
this
recycling
is
lay
the
issue
out
and
I
guess
get
council
get
a
get
an
idea
from
Council
how
we
see
moving
forward.
This
doesn't
necessarily
have
to
be
address
part
of
the
annual
budget,
but
our
recycling
program,
I,
think,
is
something
that
we're
with
the
commodities
market.
H
Sure
so
Stuart
did
a
great
job
of
really
lay
it
out.
Well,
all
we
been
doing
and
how
long
we've
been
doing
it.
So,
if
zero
costs
we've
been
able
to
provide
this
service
for
the
city
going
into
this
commodity
markets
were
strong.
You
guys
were
picking
up
recycling
every
week
and
we
were
growing
recycling
collection
and
a
thin
and
then
some
things
changed
over
time.
H
You
guys
I,
think
fiscal
reasons
decided
to
go
to
once
every
other
week
and
when
that
occurred,
we
the
amount
of
material
coming
into
the
MuRF
dropped
by
36%
and
I'll.
Tell
you
what
I
don't
have
a
really
good
internet
connection?
Gonna!
Stop
the
video
and
just
talk
is
that,
okay,
with
everybody
sure.
E
H
Right
is
this
better
good,
okay,
so
recycling
dropped
by
36%
coming
into
the
MuRF,
so
that
affected
revenue
and
then
now
with
the
commodities
markets
just
really
bottoming
out.
We
found
ourselves
situation
where
our
goal
was
to
pay
the
city,
and
we
are
now
inverted
to
where
that
we're
losing
about
ten
or
twelve
thousand
dollars
a
month.
H
Recycling
for
the
city-
and
this
doesn't
look
any
better
for
the
next
fifteen
to
seventeen
months,
yeah
fifteen
to
seventeen
months.
One
positive
thing
happens,
and
that
is
that
our
line
will
be
paid
for
so
that
reduces
eighty
nine
hundred
dollars
worth
of
expenses.
I,
don't
know
what
commodity
prices
will
do,
but
I'm
being
told
by
the
marketplace
that
they
feel
like
that
they're
at
a
near
bottom,
and
we
should
start
to
see
some
relief
on
commodity
prices.
H
But
my
goal
to
be
in
front
of
you
today
is
to
to
get
to
where
that
we
at
least
do
not
lose
money
and
that
that
could
happen
in
two
ways.
It
can
happen
with
help
from
the
city
or
it
can
happen
with
just
closing
down
the
facility
and
both
of
those
are
solutions.
I.
Just
didn't
think
it
fair
to
make
a
decision
without
without
including
everyone
involved,
I've
been
working
with
Stewart
I.
Think
Stewart
has
got
some
that
had
some
really
good
ideas.
H
The
problem
is,
we
just
don't
there's
a
lot,
we
don't
control,
we
don't
control
the
commodity
market
and
we
can't
make
people
and
they
can
put
their
recyclables
in
their
recycle
cans.
So
that's
the
two
things
that
I
think
would
help
us
and
Lua
that,
though
I'm
I'm
asking
for
her
first
advice
or
support
from
you,
City
Council,.
H
So
excellent
material
coming
from
the
city,
the
only
thing
that
is
a
nuisance
is
the
single-use
plastic
bags.
We
take
at
least
a
container
load
a
day
of
that
to
the
landfill
glass
is
the
second
piece
but
I've
as
I
shared
with
leadership.
A
vacant
I
feel
like.
If
we
stop
ever
taking
glass
when
it
becomes
a
good
commodity
again,
then
we
have
to
retrain,
and
at
this
point
we've
got
a
good
influx
of
glass
I
hate
to
stop
hate
to
stop
taking
that.
H
If
I
could,
if
I
could
take
anything
out
of
the
waste
stream,
it
would
be
the
single
use
plastic
bags.
They
get
caught
up
in
our
moving
machinery
when
we
shut
down
the
line
from
those
we're
down
for
two
and
a
half
to
four
hours,
trying
to
just
get
them
all
out
of
there
and
it's
not
at
one
of
the
recognized
recyclable
items
for
the
city,
but
everyone
assumes
they
are
because
they're
plastic.
D
H
Well,
so
we
operate
a
clean
murse.
The
other
classification
is
a
dirty
mirth
and
North.
Augusta
is
a
dirty
MuRF,
but
once
you
have
a
very
clean
dry
recycling
string
and
it
has
good
value,
everyone
will
take
it.
We
wait
on
the
problem.
Selling
recyclables
at
all.
The
prices
are
just
so
low
once
it
goes
into.
North
Augusta
gets
mixed
with
food
waste
and
they
are
heavily
degraded
on
what
that
they
are
selling
their
material
for.
But
when
you
see
that
advertised
they're
simply
using
North
Augusta
as
dirty
mercs.
G
G
Is
lessee
I'm
talk
to
some
other
folks
from
other
states,
and
they
tell
me
that
not
much
of
what
we
do
can
be
recycled
and
especially,
for
example,
if
I
open
up
a
can
clean
with
chicken
soup,
and
if
that
soup
is
that
that
soup
can
it's
not
washed
properly,
then
it
is,
it
is
not
reusable
for
recycling.
Is
that
the
case?
That's
just
what
one
type
of
example?
And
secondly,
my
other
question
is
to
Stewart.
G
Do
we
have
a
designated
person
on
our
staff
to
connect
with
our
taxpayers
to
tell
them
the
value
of
recycling?
That's
that
that's
not
a
part-time
job,
but
it's
a
constant
job
to
educate
people
on
recycling
and
and
the
problems
when
we
throw
everything
into
the
garbage
can
especially
plastic
bags
and
what
that
does
to
our,
not
only
our
time
but
across
the
country.
Do
we
have
somebody
full-time
or
are
at
least
close
to
full-time
on
staff,
to
do
that?
It's
a
constant
education.
H
So
they
just
don't
want
it
to
be
soil,
but
a
tin
can
that
had
food
residue
in
it
when
the
people
get
into
the
metal
scrap
they
don't
care,
it
goes
into
an
extremely
hot
oven
and
all
that
just
burns
away.
We
accept
pizza
boxes
where
a
lot
of
people
do
not,
but
dumpster
Depot
recycles
right
at
250,000
pounds
a
week
of
cardboard.
So
the
way
that
they
look
at
it
is
the
secret
to
pollution
is
dilution.
H
So
your
pizza
boxes
are
such
a
small
part
of
all
of
the
cardboard
that
we
recycle
that
it
goes
through
with
no
issue
whatsoever.
So
there's
nothing
that
we
get
in
the
stream
of
recycling.
That
is
a
nuisance
to
us
other
than
the
single-use
plastic
bags
garden
hoses
in
the
summertime.
But
again,
these
things
are
so
slight
of
an
issue.
H
It's
just
really
not
worth
even
ever
bringing
us,
but
the
plastic
bags
creates
a
lot
of
expense
because
internally
we
we
absorb
all
of
this
but
running
a
large
truck
that
gets
four
miles
per
gallon
out.
The
three
rivers
are
back
every
day,
yet
there's
an
expense
to
that
for
sure,
but
so
that
would
be
so
eliminating
eliminating
plastic
bags
would
be
a
way
to
reduce
the
expenses.
B
I
H
B
Not
and
that'll
be
mitigated
to
some
extent
in
14
months
when
his
equipment
recycling
equipment
is
paid
off.
What
I
would
like
to
propose
is
that
we
staff
you
know
we
just
got
these
like
big
figures
from
Norman
as
financials
Friday
afternoon.
I
would
like
to
have
some
other
dialogue
and
discussion
with
Norman
and
discuss
it
internally
before
we
come
back
to
Council.
Our
next
scheduled
meeting
is
June,
the
8th,
certainly
by
then
I
think
we
could
have
something
to
discuss
with
Council
and
for
councils
consideration
what.
H
No,
so
here
you
bring
up
an
interesting
point:
lessee,
so
as
a
private
enterprise,
I
am
not
eligible
for
any
federal
funds.
There
are
federal
funds
for
either
municipalities
to
cycle
or
for
public-private
partnerships,
and
we
might
qualify
as
that
second
status
because
of
the
contract
that
we
have
together.
I
would
I
would
welcome
anyone
who
baby,
who
is
a
grant
writer
or
or
notes
of
one
on
your
staff
that
then
we
might
be
able
to
look
into
some
of
that,
but
I
can't
do
it
as
a
private
enterprise.
We.
F
H
D
H
H
Let
me
just
share
with
with
you
guys
what
I'm
my
controller
is
asking
me
to
just
shut
the
line
down
completely,
and
my
consultants
are
saying
no
good
businessperson
would
continue
to
lose
one
hundred
twenty
thousand
a
year,
I
mean
so
shutting
it
down
is
an
option
and
I
mean
you're,
probably
thinking
the
way
that
their
thing,
but
the
question
is:
do
you
want
to
not
have
that
as
a
option
for
citizens,
especially
for
trying
to
draw
in
Millennials
and
keep
them
here,
so
we
have
a
younger,
a
younger
citizenry?
It's
it's
a
it's
tough!
H
D
B
D
H
No,
but
but
this
guys
I
mean
the
hard
option
and
remember
my
goal
is
met
either
way:
either
you
help
us
be
net
zero
and
I'm
happy
or
we
close
the
facility
and
I'm
happy
because
either
way
the
loss
goes
to
zero.
But
but
if
you
want
to
go
to
voluntary,
drop-off
I
won't
be
there
to
that
muffin,
so
they
won't
be
operating.
So
there's
no
place
for
that
material
to
go.
H
I
B
B
B
B
You
could
argue
other
city
programs
don't
make
money,
but
we
continue
them
and
I
would
like
to
try
to
find
some
sort
of
balance
and
I.
Don't
know,
ultimately
bring
some
options
with
a
recommended
option.
Out
of
several
but
I
do
know
the
the
community
I
think
the
overall
community
appreciates
recycling.
It
is
part
of
that
fabric
that
tapestry,
where,
if
you
want
the
community
to
grow
and
be
attractive
to
the
kind
of
professionals
that
that
we
want
to
move
taken
the
next
generation,
it's
a
service,
I
think
that
that
folks
want
to
see.
B
But
we
recognize
the
free
market.
The
invisible
hand
is
guiding
it
to
where
it's
hard
to
make
money.
So
it
is,
it
is
somewhat
a
conundrum
but
I
just
again,
I
wanted
to
set
the
table
and
present
this
to
Council
now
in
this
format,
because
I
didn't
to
make
you
aware
of
just
what
the
problem
is:
I
applaud,
Norman
because
he
did
not
come
to
us
until
February
about
this
issue
and
he
could
have
and
obviously
from
what
he
shared
with
us
in
February
Norman.
B
A
B
We
would
not
mr.
mayor
as
I,
don't
believe
it
one
of
the
things
I
do
believe
you
were
very
clear,
Council
and
again,
I,
don't
believe
this
from
a
staff
perspective
that
you
know
our
rate.
Our
solid
waste
rate
which
includes
recycling
is
said
and
I.
Don't
think
that's
why
I
don't
believe
it's
a
it's
it's
necessary
to
tie
it
to
second
reading
of
the
budget.
A
second
reading
of
the
budget,
okay,.
A
E
A
Councilman
price
I
would
just
I
would
suggest
staff
trying
to
work
through
this,
and
we
could
have
another
work
session,
maybe
before
our
next
meeting
or
when
they're
ready
to
bring
it
back
to
us.
Hopefully,
by
that
point
we'll
be
able
to
meet
together
instead
of
on
zoom'
but
but
yeah,
let's
just
direct
staff
to
try
to
work
through
this
and
come
back
with
with
some
solutions
for
us
on
okay.
E
Yeah
cuz,
we
need
to
know
what
would
it
take
what
it
would
take,
how
much
it
would
take.
You
know
if
grants
are
a
possibility,
maybe
do
a
little
due
diligence
there
and
see
what
those
possibilities
are.
So
there's
a
lot
of
items
that
we
need
to
address
before
any
decision
can
be
made
so
I
support
what
Rick
said
I
mean
we
there's
a
lot
of
information.
We
still
need
as
council.
D
B
B
I
A
I
I
F
G
B
B
I
E
Pickup
and
and
there's
also
that
I
mean
I-
don't
want
to
go
off
on
this
tangent,
but
there's
really
a
contradiction
now.
It
appears
that
it
would
help
your
operation
Norman
really
ban
the
plastic
bags,
but
then
there's
now
this
school
of
thought
where
single-use
plastic
bags
can
really
help
the
society
due
to
the
situation
we're
in
now,
you
know
with
the
pandemic
and
all
that
so
now,
you're
kind
of
like
anywho.
That's
it's.
E
I
B
Yeah
again,
I
had
my
introductory
comments
based
on
just
as
the
numbers
come
in
from
you
know.
Week
to
week
we
and
I
guess:
councilman
Jared,
oh
you
I,
don't
believe
joined
up.
I
did
share
with
the
group.
We
are
going
to
take
a
look
at
the
local
accommodations,
Tax
Fund
and
reduce
the
expected
revenue
to
about
fifty
percent
or
one
half
of
what
we
anticipated
receiving
this
current
fiscal
year.
So
next
year,
we'll
see
a
drastic
cut
in
that
particular
fund.
B
The
hospitality
tax
fund
we
cut
about
twenty
five
percent
I
believe
that
number
is
a
good
number
based
on
receipts.
We've
seen
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic,
with
no
sit-down
dining
in
any
astir
anse
and
with
capital
project
sales
tax,
the
1%
C
PSD.
That's
really
not
part
of
the
annual
budget,
but
we
deal
with
that
those
funds
regularly
it
council.
We
have
frozen
any
expenditures
of
round
four
of
cps
t,
at
least
through
August.
B
Until
we
can
get
an
idea
of
what
the
collection
rate
is,
we
will
continue
to
bring
to
council
round
three
funds
projects,
since
we
already
have
that
money
on
hand
and
that
that
catches-
everybody
up
from
a
summary
and
for
the
rest
of
the
I,
mean
the
budget
we
I
just
envisioned
this
I've
got
staff
here
comments.
Questions
concerns
what-have-you
from
city
council
as
we
move
forward
in
this
budget
process.
B
A
Any
other
questions
from
staff
at
this
time,
budget,
I,
would
say,
Stewart
I,
think
you
think
you
and
staff
have
done
a
great
job
of
covering
what
the
needs
are
and
and
what
are
wrong.
It's
paid
revenues,
at
least
so.
The
information
that
you
provided
to
council
is
certainly
helped
and
reviewing
it
and
trying
to
make
the
decision
for
for
our
budget
this
year.
D
You
I
would
add
that
I
mean
I,
know
you're
you're,
cutting
this
the
discretionary
things
quite
hard.
I
still
think
we
need
to
take
a
cut
at
our
base.
Budget
I
mean
I,
think
our
voll
budget
needs
to
be
cut
because
I
haven't
talked
to
any
businessman
who
knows
where
this
is
going
to
happen
or
where
we're
going
to
end
up
in
third
or
especially
fourth
quarter
and
I,
don't
think
we
aren't
either
and
even
the
state
has
said
they're
gonna
have
to
adjust
their
budget.
They
just
passed
absolutely.
B
We're
we're
different
than
the
state,
though
remember,
is
50%
of
their
revenue
is
derived
from
sales
tax,
which
is
correct
consumption.
We
do
not
rely
on
a
sales
tax
like
the
state.
We
did
cut
back
business
license
and
we
take
back
a
little
bit
motor
vehicle
taxes,
but
the
the
fundamentals,
the
bones
as
it
may
be
of
the
general
fund-
are
less
subject
to
the
whims
of
consumer
spending.
Now
that
doesn't
mean
for
I
mean
even
Dearing.
B
I
went
back
and
looked
during
the
Great
Recession
2008
through
2011,
for
example,
property
tax
receipts
went
up
slightly
almost
every
year
between
2008
and
2011,
and
there
was
the
property
taxes
held
said.he
during
the
dot-com
bubble,
burst
of
2000
and
2001,
as
well
as
the
1990-91
recession.
So
unless
we
have
a
fundamental
financial
system
meltdown
which
certainly
anything's
possible,
given
where
we
are
I,
believe
the
the
fundamental
revenues
are
good.
The
other
thing
I
think
which
is
a
tribute
to
this
council
and
past
councils.
Is
we
don't
really
have
a
lot
of
debt?
B
We
have
not
leveraged,
they
need
it
too
and
I'm
so
appreciative
as
a
city
manager.
I
can
sleep
a
little
bit
better
at
night
that
we
don't
have
debt
tied
to
those
funds,
accommodations
and
hospitality
tax?
Like
a
lot
of
my,
my
colleagues
in
other
parts
of
the
state
in
talking
to
some
of
the
coastal
communities,
they've
cut
back
those
funds
that
their
revenue
expectations
for
a
lot
of
those
funds,
50
plus
percent,
but
your
points
well-taken
but
I
do
believe
our
general
fund
budget,
the
fundamentals
and
the
bones
of
it
are
strong.
B
B
I
didn't
address
it,
but
that
is
correct.
We
using
your
example.
We
would
have
a
shortfall
but
again
and
going
back
during
the
2008
through
2011
period,
the
property
tax
rate
collection
was
was
steady
and
again
with
you
something
else
to
consider
new.
That
is
an
advantage
in
a
time
like
when
we
have
our
resident
our
tax
base
a
lot
of
its
based
on
retirees
folks
that
work
work
out,
Savannah,
River
Site
again
we're
not
certainly
going
to
see
a
major
inflow
of
revenue,
but
you're
correct.
You
know.
B
Let's
say
we
have
a
large
number
of
people
start
defaulting
on
taxes
and
we
don't
collect
revenue.
We
would
come
back
to
Council
with
a
mid-year
budget
adjustment
again
the
first
part
of
this
year
we're
going
to
be
very
cautious
with
our
expenditures.
This
is
same
sort
of
modus
operandi
that
was
practiced
in
the
early
2010's.
So
again,
I
think
that's
a
well
taken
point.
You're,
making
I
just.
B
Okay,
well
again,
we
don't
have
the
debt
that
a
lot
of
jurisdictions
have.
We
have
no
general
obligation
debt,
a
lot
of
jurisdictions,
the
County
North
Augusta,
for
example.
They
have
general
obligation
debt,
we
have
none.
We
again
don't
have
debt
tied
to
those
funds
that
we
speak
up
and
again.
We've
we've
cut
back
some
of
the
revenues
that
we
have
revenue
expectations.
B
B
Absolutely
we'll
monitor
these
things
and
you
know
give
if
you
wish
right
now,
I
think
we
we've
started
giving
quarterly
reports
as
we
get
into
the
new
year.
Give
and
you
even
do
it
monthly,
your
bi-monthly
again,
because
certainly
the
budgets,
the
most
important
thing
the
council
does
during
a
given
fiscal
year
and
we
recognize
that.
But
we
also
want
to
make
sure
we
manage
the
the
city
operations
and
provide
the
services
that
are
needed.
I.
I
Think
that
the
thing
is
Stewart
for
all
of
us.
We
want
our
departments
and
our
city
to
have
what
they
need,
but
we're
all
just
a
little
hesitant.
You
know
in
making
that
commitment,
because
we
don't
know
how
things
are
gonna
go.
So
you
know,
in
order
to
answer
to
our
taxpayers,
our
constituents
also
I.
Think
that's
that's
where
we
are
right
now
we're
just
kind
of
skittish
because
of
everything
that's
happened
and
makes
it
very
hard
for
you
all
to
try
to
bring
us
something
that
we're
you
know
willing
to
say.
I
I
But,
of
course
that
was
all
before
any
of
this
happened,
and
all
we
can
do
is
the
best
we
can
do,
and
let
people
understand
that
we're
keeping
a
very
close
eye
on
it
and
if
things
need
to
be
adjusted
and
cut,
we
can
and
will
do
that
and
if
they
wouldn't
be
wonderful.
If
we
had
to
raise
them-
and
you
know,
do
it
that
way,
but
as
long
as
we're
keeping
our
fingers
on
the
pulse
of
how
this
is
going,
I
think
is
the
concern
and.
H
I
H
A
Think
another
thing
talking
about
the
audit
was
that
it
showed
that
we
have
a
a
pretty
sizable
reserve
in
case
there
is
a
shortfall
also
which
we
haven't
really
discussed,
but
I
I
feel
comfortable
talking
with
other
cities
and
around
around
the
state
off
so
I
mean
I.
Think
those
those
with
geo
geo
bills
and
bonds
obviously
do
have
a
more
different
concern.
But
as
far
as
the
revenue
streams,
I
think
Stewart
sorts
right,
I
mean
it's
a
fairly
most
of
our
revenues
or
they're
going
to
come.
A
You
know,
I
mean
the
the
franchise
fees
that
we
we
have
with
Dominion.
That's
on
billed
amount
not
paid
amount
so
that
he'll
I
feel
very
comfortable
with
the
budget,
as
is
certainly
with
the
revenue
amount
or
with
the
reserve
amount.
We
have
also
but
I
like
the
idea.
I
think
councilman
waltz
is
right,
but
I
like
the
idea
of
monthly
update
steward
as
we
as
we
kind
of
rise
out
of
the
cupboard
19
situation
financially
economically.
A
B
B
Bring
a
recommendation
between
first
and
second
reading,
I
mean
at
second
reading,
we'll
do
it
between
first
and
second
but
I
do
believe.
That's
prudent.
After
seeing
the
receipts
from
last
month
and
I
know,
I
had
a
staff
person
check
of
the
hotels
around
the
city
last
week
for
occupancy
5
to
15
personnel,
not
surprised
5,
to
15
percent
and
in
a
normal,
and
you
know
with
no,
for
example,
this
summer
I
don't
I'm
operating
under
the
assumption.
B
G
G
So
I
just
want
to
applaud
the
staff,
as
well
as
our
council
leaders,
one
end
for
your
bringing
these
up
and
exercising
caution,
but,
secondly,
our
staff
and
our
department
heads
recognizing
how
they
need
to
manage
their
affairs
as
well
before
council.
You
becomes
involved.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
All
right
that
that
concludes
our
work
session.
I
know
we
were
to
go
into
our
into
our
regular
meeting.
I
would
like
to
suggest
that
we
take
maybe
a
10
minute
break
if
that's
all
right
with
everybody
actually
is
548,
maybe
come
back
at
6
o'clock
to
start
our
regular
meeting.
If
that's
all
right
with
everyone
sounds.