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A
We're
going
to
go
ahead
and
get
started,
I'm
lisa,
goodwin,
deputy
city
manager-
and
I
thank
you
all
for
coming
out
in
this
weather
on
for
this
second
public
meeting
that
we
have
had
since
we
began
this
process.
A
If
you
have
not
signed
in
already
and
received
your
handouts,
please
do
so
that
we
have
record
of
those
the
attendant
attendees,
and
we
certainly
appreciate
that.
Also,
as
we
continue
through
the
presentation
and
then,
of
course,
the
q,
a
we
do
have
two
standing
microphones
here
that
we
ask
you
to
please
come
to.
If
you
have
a
question,
please
come
to
the
mic
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
that
is
recorded
and
heard
in
terms
of
our
recording.
So
thank
you
for
that.
A
A
We're
going
to
go
through
this
presentation
this
afternoon
or
this
evening
is
really
just
going
to
share
with
you.
How
we
got
to
where
we
are,
what
the
current
status
is
and
how
we
plan
with
your
input,
to
move
forward
and
for
those
who
are
in
the
very
back,
hopefully
you're
able
to
see
the
monitors
in
the
presentation.
If
not,
of
course,
you
have
your
handout
that
you
can
always
look
through
as
well,
and
so
in
starting
this
process.
A
It
was
back
in
september
of
2018
that
our
internal
auditor
conducted
a
an
audit
of
metro
transit
system
in
its
operations,
which,
of
course,
included
parking
management
division
and
about
a
year
later,
they
came
forward
and
presented
the
results
of
that
audit
to
city
council
and
with
the
recommendation
of
installing
parking
meters
in
the
uptown
area,
and
it
was
during
that
presentation
that
council
asked
us
to
take
a
look
at
that.
Let's
look
at
what
the
possibility
could
be.
A
Let's
look
at
some
considerations
in
terms
of
placing
park,
pay
stations,
parking
meters
or
what
have
you
in
the
uptown
area,
and
so
those
were
our
marching
orders
to
move
forward
and
take
a
look
at
it.
We
then
put
together
a
committee
of
persons
to
to
look
at
that
back
in
december
of
2019.
A
They
came
together
and
then
we
held
our
first
meeting
to
hear
from
the
public,
and
that
was
february
the
27th
of
2020
and
then,
of
course,
we
could
not
move
forward
with
the
second
one
because
covet
hit
at
that
time
and
the
members
of
that
committee
who
looked
and
reviewed
you
know
what
those
considerations
would
be.
A
Of
course,
I
served
on
that
john
redman,
the
internal
auditor,
rosa
evans,
who's,
the
director
of
metro
transit,
everett
fleming,
the
manager
of
the
planning
division
for
metra
terena,
crawford
who's,
the
manager
for
the
parking
management
division,
randy
longsford,
who
was
the
former
interim
president
for
uptown
columbus
inc,
reynolds
bickerstaff,
the
immediate
past,
chair
of
uptown
columbus,
steve
morris
with
columbus
state
university
and
command
sergeant
grant
with
the
columbus
police
department.
A
Now,
during
that
february,
27th
public
meeting,
we
of
course
did
a
presentation
and
then
we
took
feedback
from
those
who
were
in
attendance,
some
of
the
pros
and
the
cons
are
listed
here.
You
have
it
in
your
packet.
I
won't
read
all
of
those
but
of
course,
including
anything
from
the
fact
that
parking
meters
are
everywhere
and
will
advance
the
city
of
columbus
and
that
it's
a
great
idea
for
city
employees
and
residents
if
they
had
certain
exemptions.
A
Some
of
the
cons
that
were
recorded
were
the
fact
that
the
trips
to
uptown
will
be
limited,
that
the
city
is
just
looking
for
more
ways
to
make
money,
so
that
included.
You
know
some
of
those
things
that
we
heard
now
what
we
did
when
we
took
all
of
this
information
together
again
just
looking
at
what
the
possibilities
would
be.
A
We
did
put
out
an
rfp
for
a
multi-space
pay
station
and
and
the
committee
that
looked
at
that
particular
rfp
included
two
voting
members
from
metra,
a
voting
member
from
uptown
columbus
and
a
voting
member
from
information
technology
and,
of
course,
one
voting
member
from
the
police
department,
and
then
we
had
two
non-voting
members
from
metra
and
from
the
city
manager's
office,
and
the
responses
that
we
received
from
the
rfp
were
four
vendor
responses.
We
received
those
june
of
2020..
A
A
You
know
those
things
that
a
community
would
be
looking
for,
a
person
using
that
would
be
looking
for
one
one:
vendor
did
withdrawal,
we
did
have
virtual
demonstrations
after
we
met
with
them
in
person
and
then,
of
course,
we
wanted
more
information
and
that's
when
we
had
virtual
demonstrations
and
then,
of
course,
in
august
of
2020,
we
sent
a
letter
requesting
that
the
proposals
remain
in
effect
for
an
additional
six
months
or
which
would
have
which
would
be
april,
the
10th
of
2021,
because
one
vendor
withdrew.
A
In
looking
at
the
the
the
evaluations
or
the
rfps
that
came
forward,
there
were
a
few
things,
certain
things
that
that
we're
looking
for
in
terms
of
the
equipment
in
the
capability
of
that
equipment
being
solar
battery
operated
battery
backup
capability,
useful
life
of
that
particular
equipment.
A
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
longest
most
useful
life
of
that
multi-weather
conditions
accepts
various
methods
of
payment,
back
office,
reporting
system
pay
by
sale,
integration
and
then,
of
course,
the
cost,
and
those
are
some
of
the
considerations
that
we
are
looking
at.
The
committee
is
looking
at
now.
A
Where
are
we
now?
What
we're
looking
at
is
again
pay
stations,
not
individual
parking
meters
per
space.
It
would
be
one
pay
station
per
10
parking
spaces
if
you
will.
So,
if
there
is
let's
say
between
on
broadway
east
curb
between
10th
between
10th
and
11th,
you
may
have
four
to
five
pay
stations
there,
and
those
pay
stations
would
be
such
that
all
you
would
have
to
do
is
get
out
of
your
vehicle.
A
A
You
know
any
of
those
tag,
numbers
that
have
expired
or
those
who,
if
it's
good,
then
it
continues
no
issues,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
it
was
not
going
to
be
inconvenient
for
anyone
to
be
able
to
use
that
we
didn't
want
you
to
have
to
go
from
your
car
to
you,
know
back
and
a
few
spaces
back
down
to
put
the
receipt
on
your
car,
so
you
don't
have
to
do
that
with
what
we
are
considering
now.
A
There
are
some
things
that
we
do
need
to
hear
from
from
you
on
some
things
that
we
just
you
know
we
need
to
know
and
when
we
look
at
when
we
talk
about
pay
station
considerations,
one
thing
in
particular
is
which
streets
should
have
pay
stations
now
we're
looking
and
we've.
We've
talked
about.
Of
course,
broadway.
I
think
broadway
for
us
is
a
given
first
avenue.
A
A
Many
of
these
just
require
a
high
turnover
making
sure
we
give
opportunity
for
everyone
to
be
able
to
park
in
there
we're
not
looking
to
place
parking
meters
around
the
churches,
and-
and
none
of
that
you
know-
we've
heard
some
that
say
well,
let's
just
you
know,
do
we
need
to
put
a
park
pay
station
on
every
street
in
uptown.
A
A
I
think
another
thing
that
we
certainly
have.
You
know
we
hear
from
you
a
lot
about
and
that's
the
current
ordinance
that's
in
place
on
all
the
streets,
which
means
that
if
you
come
in
and
you
park,
let's
say
on
the
first
avenue
and
you're
between
10th
and
11th
and
you
park
on
the
east
curb
and
your
two
hours
is
up,
but
you
come
back
park
on
that
same
block,
then
you're
in
violation.
A
So
the
officers
will
know
that
if
you
come
in
and
park
in
that
same
area,
you
park
in
space
number
14
that
you
know
when
you
come
back
through,
you
can
park,
15
16,
you
just
can't
park
in
that
same
space
again
for
two
hours,
because
bottom,
at
the
end
of
the
day
you
still
have
to,
there
still
has
to
be
some
opportunity
for
others
to
be
able
to
park,
and
so
that
you're
not
sitting
there
for
an
entire
eight
hours.
A
A
A
We've
looked
at
what
other
communities
are
doing
and
what
they
are
charging
in
terms
of
their
rate
for
parking,
and
so
it
it
just
you
know,
goes
the
gamut.
You
know
you
have
many
that
charge
three
dollars
for
an
hour.
A
A
The
other
reason
that
we're
looking
to
do
this
is,
you
know,
I
think
you
know
some
of
the
biggest
issue
that
we
have
is
the
fact
that
employees
will
stay
and
park
in
front
of
their
business
that
that
business
and
they'll
stay
there
all
day
and
then
so,
when
the
customers
are
coming
in
to
do
business
at
your
business,
they
have
no
place
to
park.
One
thing
that
we
can
say
for
sure:
we
don't
have
a
parking
problem
in
the
uptown
area,
there's
plenty
of
parking,
be
it
on
street
and
off
street.
A
The
problem
comes
that
nobody
wants
to
park
off
street.
No
one
wants
to
go
into
the
parking
garages
and
but
they
were
built
for
that
purpose,
and
so
it
would
be
great,
of
course,
if
employees
will
park
there,
they're
free,
there's
no
charge
for
that.
There's
no
charge
to
park
in
the
parking
garages,
but
that's
something
that
we
continue
to
to
wrestle
with,
and
I
think
those
who
are
in
you
know
that
that
live
work
and
play
in
the
uptown
area.
A
We
are
also
not
recommending
any
change
in
the
cost
of
the
citation
that
forty
dollars.
Currently
it's
forty
dollars,
if
you
are
in
violation
and
of
course
that
doubles
after
10
days
of
non-payment,
it
will
have
no
impact
impact
on
the
current
residential
permit
program.
If
you
have
a
residential
permit
right
now.
This
has
no
impact,
so
you
can
park
as
you
continue
to
park
without
fear
of
citation
our
plan,
and
I
will
go
through
the
the
timeline
and
you
should
have
a
one
of
the
timelines
in
front
of
you.
A
But
of
course,
if
we
go
to
council
on
march,
the
23rd
we're
actually
going
to
go
on
the
9th
and
we're
going
to
discuss
this
again
with
council
with
comments
that
we've
heard
today
that
we
will
then
come
back
on
the
23rd
with
a
recommendation
for
the
vendor
that
has
been
selected,
and
if
it's
it's
approved
on
march
the
23rd,
we
will
not
look
to
actually
implement
this
new
paper,
this
new
structure
in
terms
of
pay
stations
until
january
of
2022.
A
We
will
then
put
together
an
aggressive
education
campaign
to
make
sure
that
everyone
knows
about
what's
coming.
What's
coming,
that
it's
coming
and
we're
gonna
talk
and
we're
gonna
get
out
and
and
do
as
much
advertisement
and
education
as
possible,
so
that
everybody
understands
that
that
gives
us
time
to
make
changes
to
the
signage
that
gives
us
a
chance
to
go
out
and
number
those
parking
spaces.
A
It
also,
you
know
again
once
it
hits
in
january,
it's
effective,
we
will
start
enforcing,
but
for
60
days
we're
going
to
give
out
warnings
and
and
and
actually
what
we
want
to
do
is
to
be
able
to
give
out.
You
know
if
you
get
a
citation
on
you
know,
january
2nd,
then
you're
going
to
get
a
warning
and
you're
going
to
have
an
opportunity
to
get
two
warnings
before
a
citation
is
issued.
So
it
will
be.
A
You
have
two
warrants
before
it's
even
issued
a
real
one
is
issue,
and
so
again
that's
not
just
for
our
community,
because
that's
what
comes
first,
but
we
also
we.
We
know
that
we
have
visitors
that
come
into
the
area
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
our
visitors,
that
we
we
do
the
same
thing
for
them,
and
so
if
they
they
come
in,
they
they're
not
going
to
get
us
a
citation.
A
The
first
time
that
they're
in
violation
they're
going
to
get
a
warning,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
is
in
place.
I
also
want
to
recognize
counselor
mimi
woodson
for
being
here.
Thank
you.
So
much
and
again
we're
looking
at
an
aggressive
education
campaign
in
terms
of
getting
started
now
what
you
have
before.
You
is
a
timeline
that
we
have
put
together
here
and
that
timeline
again
shows
in
march
just
what
we
have
done.
A
A
It
will
be
covered
until
it's
time
for
us
to
execute
that
and
then,
of
course,
in
november
of
this
year,
then
you
will
start
seeing
the
actual
pay
stations
begin
to
be
installed
in
the
various
locations
that
are
selected
and
then
in
december
it
should
be
fully
installed,
ready
to
go
training
taking
place
and
getting
the
staff
ready
to
go,
and
then
january
of
2022
will
be
the
kickoff.
But
again
nothing
will
occur
in
terms
of
a
true
citation
until
march.
A
The
1st
of
2022
and
again
we're
looking
at
60
days
of
that
could
be
longer,
certainly
don't
want
to
be
shorter,
but
that's
kind
of
where
we
are
and
again
march,
the
9th
we'll
update
council
march,
the
23rd
come
back
with
a
presentation
and
not
looking
to
implement
this
until
january
of
2022.
A
B
Leaders
near
of
the
churches
is
a
big
mistake:
there
are
funerals
and
weddings
and
things
like
that,
and
if
people
get
tickets
in
our
city
or
things.
A
D
You
don't
have
to
pay
to
park
anywhere
in
columbus
to
shop,
so
you're
going
to
penalize
people
for
shopping,
and
I'm
very
much
against
that.
Okay,
especially
right
now,
we
don't
know
how
long
this
jerome's
stuff
is
going
to
last
and
businesses
are
really
struggling
and
some
are
gone,
and
this
is
not
a
good
time
to
be
implementing
something
like
this.
A
Okay,
all
right
and
again
just
I
want
to
reiterate:
nothing
has
yet
been
approved,
and
so
that
is
not
until
march
the
23rd
when
that
recommendation
will
go
forward,
and
so
at
this
point
nothing
has
been
approved.
A
F
I've
got
a
couple:
businesses
downtown.
I've
got
a
couple,
questions
and
recommendations.
I
guess
one.
Lunch
is
already
kind
of
hard
for
us.
We
actually
shut
down,
because
of-
and
we
don't
do
lunch
right
now,
except
for
weekends.
F
F
F
F
F
And
I
would
like
to
think
that
they're
getting
this
revenue,
if
they're
not,
I
would
like
to
know
why
not
and
if,
if
not,
what
do
you
guys
plan
to
do
with
that
revenue
and
how?
How
will
it
help
us.
A
Okay,
as
you
know,
all
revenue
that
is
generated
by
any
fees
generated
in
terms
of
city
departments
go
into
the
city's
general
fund,
and
so
that
is
there's
not
a
revenue
sharing
program
that
we
have
with
any
one,
whether
you
go
to
the
aquatic
center
or
civic
center
or
parks
and
the
parks
anything
all
of
that
goes
into
the
general
fund
in
order
to
sustain
the
operations
of
that
particular.
In
this
case,
it
goes
into
the
parking
mat.
A
F
Ross
was
a
part
of
that
and
he
was
a
ceo
of
uptown
during
that
time,
and
I
remember
having
a
conversation
with
him
and
I
guess
it
was
kind
of
revolving
around
the
money
that
they
got
to
see
to
help
out
and
I
think
they
lost
like
24
000
might
not
seem
like
a
lot,
but
the
events
that
a
town
puts
on
for
us
generate
a
lot
of
revenue
when
they
move
the
uptown
contract
series
to
the
1200
block.
It
was
a
significant
amount
of
money
that
we
made
on
that
day.
F
It
seems
like
there's
a
process
to
move
that
money
to
this
other
program.
So
what
I'm
asking
is?
How
do
we
do
that?
How
do
we
make
our
money
that
we're
losing
that
you're
taxing
our
customers
through
a
fee?
How
do
we
make
that
work
for
us?
How
do
we
make
that
build
our
community
up,
because
you're
not
doing
this
anywhere
else,
you're
doing
this
in
our
backyard
or
front
yard,.
H
I
I
Let
me
just
say
good
evening:
I'm
isaac,
hewley,
I'm
the
city
manager
and
and
deputy
city
manager.
Goodwin
is
obviously
listening
and
and
they're
taking
notes
and
and
going
to
bring
back
all
of
your
concerns
and
and
I'm
listening
very
well,
and
I
know
the
mayor
is
hearing
and
he's
listening
as
well.
I
John
house
is
here
mimi
woodson,
but
but
I
would
just
say
to
to
you
that
our
challenges
are
no
different
than
any
other
city,
they're
no
different
than
from
savannah
atlanta
or
anywhere
else,
and
so
when
you
go
downtown
atlanta
or
savannah
or
augusta
you're
going
to
pay
to
park
where
you
go
out
to
a
a
mall
strip
mall,
you
don't
pay
it's
going
to
be
like
that
all
over
the
country,
and
so
we
get
that
and
we're
not
trying
to
be
like
everybody
else.
I
But
we
got
to
be
competitive
and
yes,
we
want
uptown
to
thrive,
and-
and
it's
done
very
well
over
the
last
few
years-
and
I
will
say
to
you
that
you
know
when
the
building
codes
it
inspector
comes
and
say
you
know,
building
permits
are
up
and
we're
generating
this
revenue.
Should
we
give
it
back
to
the
builders?
I
I
You
know
our
garages,
we
got
to
pay
for
the
upkeep
of
garages,
their
electricity
and
other
utilities
in
garages.
You
need
to
refurbish
elevators.
You
need
to
re-stripe
when
I
walked
in
the
first
thing
I
asked
her
tonight
is
who
striped
that
garage
out
there,
because
it
looks
good
because
whoever
stripes
that
garage
you
need
to
be
stripping.
I
The
other
garages
was
my
point,
and
so
there's
always
upkeep
and
things
break,
and
so
we
hear
your
concerns
and
but
but
any
fees
collected
would
go
back
into
improving
those
services
and
making
sure
that
we
continue
to
have
a
quality
of
life.
Uptown.
You
mentioned
about
ross
horner
and
the
money
that
they
once
received.
I
You
know
they
want
to
receive
funding
and
the
port
columbus
once
received
300
000
funding
and
as
we
ran
into
critical
times,
we
started
to
cut
those
fundings
back
when
uptown
was
receiving
funding.
Midtown
came
and
said:
well,
you
give
up
town
find
them.
We
you
got
to
fund
midtown
as
well,
so
we
get
into
all
of
those
things
and
if
there's
a
south
columbus
group,
they
go
in
the
staff
they're
going
to
say
well,
you
need
to
fund
south
columbus.
I
The
panhandle
group
wants
you
to
fund
and
we
just
couldn't
fund
all
of
those
organizations,
and
so
we
wanted
uptown
to
be
self-sufficient
as
the
others.
So
we
want
to
listen
and
take
in
all
the
information,
but
just
know
that
we
realize
our
challenges
are
no
different
than
the
challenges
in
other
communities
and
certainly
and
I'll
say
this
and
then
I'm
gonna
sit
down
because
I
don't
want
to
take
up
too
much
time.
I
The
reason
we
started
the
parking
management
organization
is
because
it
was
in
the
columbus
police
department
and
they
were
I'll
say
it
relaxed
and
they
just
they
didn't
ticket
people,
and
you
know
who
came
to
us
and
said
you've
got
to
put
together
a
parking
enforcement.
You
got
to
ticket
these
people
for
parking.
You
know
who
did
that
uptown
merchants?
I
That's
why
we
did
it
and
I
know
things
have
changed
since
then.
I
was
here
when
it
was
done
and
we
were
challenged
by
them
to
do
something
about
parking
and
we
did
and
then,
as
businesses
changed
new
ownership
and
so
forth,
then
we
saw
things
start
to
they
didn't
want
as
much
parking
enforcement.
So
we
got
here
because
we
were
asked
to,
and
so
we
want
to
do
what's
good
for
uptown,
what's
good
for
business
and
that's
why
we
want
to
listen
to
you
and
that's.
Why
we're
here
today.
J
Remove
this,
while
I
speak,
I
would
like
to
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
do
this.
Mr
mayor
council
members,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
my
comments
are
as
much
for
the
audiences
for
you
guys.
My
name
is
andy
speer.
I
am
a
business
owner,
my
wife
and
I
own
and
operate
the
well
on
first
avenue,
we've
been
operational
since
august
of
2019
and
with
all
due
respect
to
all
of
the
comments
that
have
been
made,
I
take
exception
quite
a
bit.
J
I
don't
hear
anything
about
studies
or
research
of
negative
impact
to
small
businesses
when
measures
of
this
light
are
taken
into
consideration.
We're
talking
a
lot
about
vendors,
we're
talking
about
cost
of
setup,
we're
talking
about
revenue
for
the
city,
we're
talking
about
managing
parking.
You
mentioned
employees
taking
up
parking
spaces.
I,
as
a
business
owner,
can
assure
you
those
are
not
my
top
concerns.
J
I
have
customers
that
want
to
get
plugged
up
across
the
street.
From
me.
Maybe
go
down
done,
become
an
athlete
out,
come
into
my
store
and
go
out
and
find
a
citation
on
their
window
and
they've
not
been
there
two
hours.
They
might
be
next
door
to
me
at
bodega
at
nine
o'clock
in
the
morning.
They
come
back
to
my
store
they
park
on
the
same
block
and
because
they
will
park
for
15
to
30
minutes
two
and
a
half
three
hours
apart.
They
get
a
citation.
J
Nobody
once
has
ever
asked
me
how
much
I
would
be
willing
to
pay
so
that
my
wife
and
I
our
elected
employees,
would
have
on
street
parking
versus
parking
in
the
parking
lot
of
the
uptown
spaces,
whether
it
be
the
empire
building
which
I'm
going
to
get
in
trouble.
Here,
sir,
I
have
a
residential
tax.
I
don't
live
there,
but
the
landlord
gave
me
that
time
because
we
don't
have
any
other
choices.
J
C
J
Do
you
want
your
wife
walking
to
the
second
or
third
floor
of
the
parking
garage
unescorted,
while
a
man
next
to
her
car,
because
this
happened
to
my
wife
is
urinating
against
wall,
because
there's
no
law
enforcement
presence
there?
It's
not
safe.
So
before
we
got
our
stickers,
I
didn't
want
my
wife
in
the
parking
garage
block
or
something
because
I
care
more
for
her
safety
than
a
40
citation
for
the
audience.
J
I
would
ask
you
guys
to
really
consider
what
the
impacts
are
to
your
businesses
I
park
in
that
parking
lot
now
and
I'll
walk
to
our
store.
We
don't
have
employees,
but
I
am
hearing
from
my
customers-
and
I
know
you
guys-
do
pay
quite
a
bit
attention
to
social
media
in
the
social
media
in
columbus,
georgia.
J
Our
customers
don't
want
to
come
downtown
during
the
week.
They
love
uptown
columbus
on
the
weekends.
My
wife
and
I
respect
the
7th.
We
are
not
open
on
sundays.
We
do
much
better
on
saturday
than
we
do
during
the
week,
but
social
media
is
a
great
indicator
that
our
customers,
our
citizens,
in
columbus,
do
not
want
to
patronize
our
businesses.
J
During
the
week,
because
of
the
difficulties
they
face
market,
what
I
would
ask
you
guys
to
do
and
to
the
gentleman's
comment
earlier,
but
the
gentleman
that
spoke
earlier
there
are
other
ways
to
assign
revenue
to
the
city
related
to
parking.
I
would
gladly
not
only
speak
for
other
business
owners,
but
I
would
gladly
pay
50
to
100
a
year
for
my
business
for
my
two
employees,
even
if
we
don't
use
those
spaces,
because
I
want
to
ensure
that
my
customers
don't
skip
my
store
or
skip
uptown
out
of
fear.
J
I
won't
keep
the
floor
any
longer,
but
I
do
ask
particularly
if
there
are
business
owners
here
in
the
room
tonight,
please
step
forward.
Please
use
your
voice,
and
let's
talk
about
this.
My
feeling
is
is
that
this
has
already
been
decided
and
I
feel
like
there's
a
lot
more
conversation
that
should
take
place
to
explore
other
options
before
we
decide
that
going
further
with
restricting
parking,
whether
it
is
risky.
It's
the
perception-
and
you
know
that
perception
is
everything
if
the
remainder.
J
H
J
Resistant
to
patronizing
the
businesses
and
all
of
the
work
that
the
city
has
put
in
to
make
our
uptown
so
much
different
than
it
was
20
years
ago.
I'm
53
I've
been
here
all
my
life,
and
I
will
just
tell
you
this.
I
am
proud
of
uptown
columbus.
I
specifically
targeted
the
first
avenue
broadway
area
for
my
business,
and
I
would
just
say
this
help
us
to
be
successful,
help
us
to
fall
in
line
and
to
be
the
beauty
and
the
success
of
uptown
columbus
without
chasing
our
customers
away.
Thank.
K
I
Well
and-
and
I
I
really
appreciate
your
your
comments
and
and
and
that's
our
goal,
I
can
tell
you
when
I
drive
downtown
and
I
drive
through
abroad
on
a
regular
basis,
just
to
see
what
it's
looking
like.
I
can't
find
a
parking
space
and-
and
when
I
come
down
for
dinner,
I
drive
three
or
four
times
around
the
block:
stopping
trying
to
get
a
parking
space
and
I'll
drop,
my
wife
off
and
just
ultimately
go
to
the
garage.
I
So
I
mean
I
don't
know
the
answer,
but
I
can
tell
you:
no
decision
has
been
made
now
we
want
to
take
this
back
to
city
council
and
we
want
to
share
with
them
what
we've
heard
from
you
and
and
it
will
be
their
decision,
but
we
really.
I
truly
want
it
to
be
the
decision
that
you
want,
because
I
don't
know,
what's
we're
just
trying
to
figure
it
all
out
and
and
and
so
like
we
did
before,
and
some
of
the
businesses
have
been
around
a
long
time.
I
I
I
D
D
Say,
mr
hughes
or
trader
carmack
or
somebody
comes
in
chancellors
and
buys
a
caravan
and
we
mark
them
for
alterations.
They
come
back
to
pick
it
up.
They
gotta
pay
again.
I
D
Over
two
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
my
employees
to
park
in
the
garage
because
I'm
gonna
make
sure
they
have
somewhere
to
park,
so
they
will
not
be
taken
up
by
customer
part.
I
Okay
help
us
figure
it
out.
Let's
do
it
together,
because
I
got
a
feeling
that
a
lot
of
people
in
this
room
will
not
agree,
and
we
just
gotta
figure
out
how
to
come
to
an
amicable
solution
and
if
it's
parking
stations
parking
meters,
that's
what
it
ought
to
be.
If
it's,
if
it's
continue
to
do
parking
enforcement,
the
way
we're
doing
it,
that's
how
it
ought
to
be.
If
you
want
the
parking
enforcement
officers
to
go
away
and
just
let
everybody
have
their
way,
that's
how
it
ought
to
be.
I
D
L
I
L
Issue
that
is
not
the
same
when
this
audit
was
made
prior
to
the
corona
virus,
and
now
we
want
to
address
it.
Like
things
were
the
same
and
they're
not.
E
L
L
J
L
Is
happening
now
with
the
reality
that
we're
living,
because
even
here,
how
many
people
can
you
accommodate
here?
It's
not
about
parking
spaces.
It's
about
people
transiting
throughout
them,
we're
seeing
the
last
two
months,
more
people
coming
outside
every
time
they
close
post,
they
tell
the
soldiers,
you
cannot
go
out.
You
cannot
eat
in
a
restaurant,
you
cannot
be
in
a
bar,
uptown
business
is
hurt
and
that's
not
in
our
control.
L
So
I
understand
that
this
time
that
we're
making
this
matrix
and
this
time
frame,
this
had
to
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
had
to
be
done
prior
to
the
reality
that
we
have
right
now.
My.
L
And,
and
and
from
now
with
the
moving
forward,
okay,
how
is
it
going
to
affect
us?
Because
if
you
put
parking
meters,
the
only
thing
you're
telling
my
employees
is
put
twenty
dollars
on
it
and
stay
there,
because
I
cannot
tell
them
a
day
like
today.
I
cannot
tell
my
cousin
my
employees
go
under
the
rain
and
park
three
blocks
away
and
come
to
work
because
that's
that's
not
real!
That's
unrealistic!
L
A
I
I
We
will
do
exactly
that
and
continue
to
study
it,
but
I
can
tell
you
we
have
a
problem
and
you
we're
calling
on
you
to
help
us
fix
the
problem
for
the
good
of
uptown
and
for
the
good
of
your
business.
I
don't
have
the
answer
clearly
state
the
problem
in
that
place.
If
you
wouldn't
mind
just
even
if
just
we
don't,
we
don't
have
a
problem,
as
the
deputy
city
manager
say
it
with
with
the
the
number
of
parking
available
parking,
we
have
plenty
available
parking
when
you
consider
the
uptown
garages
more
than
one.
I
People
want
to
park
in
front
of
your
business
and
come
into
your
business
and
walk
right
back
out
and
get
into
their
cars.
You
can't
go
to
any
other
city
and
do
that,
but
that's
what
we
want
in
columbus
and
and
because
that's
what
we
want,
I
I
recall
you
know
when,
with
even
with
the
government
center
when
in
recent
years
we
do.
I
Council
authorize
us
to
use
metra
to
shuttle
people
one
block
from
the
river
center
government
center
during
morning
hours
during
the
lunch
hours
and
to
get
them
back
to
their
cars.
Now,
do
you
know
we
could
not
get
people
employees
to
ride
that
shuttle
and
they
kept
going
out
jockeying
every
two
hours
because
they
want
to
get
a
ticket.
I
I
Well,
when
we,
when
we
talked
about
it
before
years
ago,
when
I
was
present,
we
we
talked
about
employees,
the
business
owners
mandating
that
their
employees
not
park
in
front
of
the
stores
and
keep
running
out
jockeying
and
moving
their
cars
all
day
long.
Your
employees
were
doing
that
and
you
did
not
want
them
to
do
that,
and
so
we
even
talked
about
stamping
your
receipt
and
then
parking.
I
Just
we've
tried
all
a
number
of
different
things,
and
so
I
will
say
again,
sir:
we
don't
have
a
problem
with
available
parking
spaces.
Look
I
just
told
you
I
come
downtown.
I
guaran
I
ride
around
that
block
five
six
times,
trying
to
find
a
parking
space
just
waiting
and
hoping
someone
will
pull
that
back
out.
I
When
I
come
back
around
me
and-
and
I
I
give
up
after
five
six
or
seven
blocks-
and
I
tell
my
wife
go
in
and
I'm
gonna
drop
you
off
I'll,
go
to
the
garage
and
walk
back
now
when
I
go
to
savannah
even
at
the
hotel
that
y'all,
you
drop
your
bags
off
and
you
go
a
block
and
a
half
away
to
park.
Your
car,
because
I
don't
want
to
pay
city
money
at
the
valet
park
and
then
I
walk
back,
but
you
drop
your
luggage
off.
I
You
go
up
there
and
pay
and
then
you
I
pay
the
pleasure
of
paying
six
dollars
nine
dollars
to
park.
I
When
I
go
and-
and
I
don't-
I
go
to
the
capitol
say-
I'm
that's
what
we
do
when
we
go
out
of
town,
but
when
we're
at
home
we
expect
a
convenience
and
we
like
providing
convenience.
But
we
want
it
to
work
for
you,
your
business
and
uptown
and
that's
the
problem.
We
have-
and
I
don't
know
the
answer,
but
we
can
get
together
and
try
and
figure
it
out,
because
it's
going
to
impact
your
business
and
you
need
to
help
us
figure
it
out.
But
we
have
a
problem.
F
F
We've
already
kind
of
addressed
that
I
think
in
that
assessment
that
you
guys
make
it's
important
to
kind
of
figure
out
what
kind
of
businesses
we
have,
what
the
average
customer,
how
long
they
spend
in
each
business,
because
I
know
you
go
to
ride
on
you
know
getting
fit
on
a
bike
can
take
hours.
You
know-
or
you
know,
getting
a
new
tire
to
take
minutes
so
everything's
a
little
bit
different.
I
think
we
should
consider
that,
like.
F
F
Towards
something
that
ultimately
is
going
to
have
to
happen
one
day
or
another,
it's
just
a
matter
of
when
and
what
that
looks
like.
So
I
I
want
to
work
with
everybody.
I
would
like
to
talk
to
other
business
owners
and
find
out
how
they
feel
about
all
of
it.
You
know
we
we're
pretty
tight-knit
circle
and
I'm
sure
we
all
have
different
opinions,
and
it's
all
going
to
come
down
to.
You
know
good
compromise
here
to
make
all
our
businesses
work.
B
I
Well,
and
so
what
we'll
do
we'll
we'll
do?
An
update
deputy
city
manager,
goodwin
wheel
on
tuesday
and
we'll
just
let
the
mayor
and
council
know
at
that
time
that
you've
asked
for
more
time
and
let's
get
together
and
try
and
figure
it
out,
and
so
we
will
not
be
going
back
on
the
20th
on
the
23rd
for
a
vote.
I
We
don't
we'll
just
delay
it
indefinitely
until
we
figure
it
out
and
if
we
keep
doing
what
we've
been
doing,
as
the
saying
goes,
we're
going
to
keep
getting
what
we've
been
getting
and
so
right
now
we're
just
going
to
keep
doing
what
we've
been
doing
until
we
figure
it
out
and
so
you're
still
going
to
keep
getting
what
you've
been
getting
yes
ma'am.
I.
A
E
Say
I've
heard
a
lot
of
good
things.
The
latest
and
greatest
sounds
great,
and
I
read
a
little
bit
about
another
team
over
3
400
meters
and
replaced
it
with
400
kiosks.
E
So
one
meter
per
10
spaces
actually
sounds
like
a
lot.
Has
there
been
any
studies
done
on
what
sort
of
upkeep
and
maintenance
they
do
require?
Because
there
will
be
some
and
you
know
what
kind
of
expense,
because
I
mean
it
sounds
good
to
be
making
that
money.
But
there's
got
to
be
some
kind
of
upkeep
too.
H
A
M
M
M
But
I
know
that
sounds
crazy.
All
the
way
to
the
other
side,
but
I
mean
it
is
for
a
lot
of
people
that
want
to
come
experience
uptown
with
all
the
businesses
that
are
on
that
side
that
are
opening
up.
I
think
that,
yes,
I
agree.
We
have
a
lot
of
parking
down
here,
but
I
think
the
other
side
is
a
little
bit.
G
Like
y'all
said
we're
not
a
town,
we
don't
have
a
parking
problem,
we
have
enforcement
problems
and
I'm
not
gonna.
You
know
if
somebody's
here
tonight,
but
my
business
was
cornered
broadway
on
11th
street
breeding
broadway
every
day
to
employees
same
employees,
so
that
just
tells
me
that
it's
not
being
enforced,
the
tickets
aren't
being
written
as
they
I
don't
know,
but
I
have
a
problem
with
lack
of
enforcement.
G
If
all
things
go
well,
you're
still
gonna
have
to
find
a
drive
around
over
and
over
and
find
a
place
to
park.
I
mean
that's
what
we
all
we
want
downtown
to
be
busy
the
two
dollars
per
hour.
I
asked
for
some
kind
of
consideration
for
the
smaller
businesses,
such
as
myself,
smoothly
and
well.
G
B
G
G
G
N
Comments,
I
tend
to
agree
with
a
lot
of
the
comments
have
been
made.
I
wholeheartedly
forced
to
step
back
and
let's
see
where
this
is
going
to
wind
up.
So
you
see
how
business
is
going
to
change
over
the
next
12
months.
One
group
I've
been
asked
that
you
consider
that
I
haven't
seen
in
any
of
these
documents
or
heard
mentioned,
are
those
of
us
like
myself,
who
cannot
walk
a
block
block
and
a
half
into
a
parking
garage?
N
By
the
same
token,
at
two
dollars
for
an
hour.
I
don't
know
that
I
can
afford
a
couple
hundred
dollars
a
week
to
fit
parking
so
something
like
that
and
I
can't
believe
I'm
the
only
one
that
works
in
uptown
columbus
with
that
problem.
So
I
would
ask
you
to
throw
something
in
there
and
be
thinking
about
those
of
us
who
work
downtown
and
have
real
problems
going
back
and
forth.
I
And
councillor
woods
and
I
think
you
wanted
to
make
a
comment.
O
Thank
you
good
evening.
Everyone,
I'm
happy
to
see
such
a
big
crowd
this
evening,
considering
the
virus
and
everything
that's
going
on.
I've
been
the
district
representative
for
26
years
now,
uptown
is
my
baby.
I
have
put
my
personal
life
in
jeopardy
just
for
uptown
every
time
I
get
a
call.
I
react,
I'm
very
good
friends
with
many
of
the
merchants
on
there,
but
I
would
say
to
you
today,
just
as
it's
been
repeated
several
times
this
isn't
something
council
woke
up
and
said:
we're
gonna
go.
O
Do
this
in
downtown
uptown
today,
it's
not
just
like
someone
said
a
couple
moments
ago.
Well,
this
is
a
done
deal.
Nothing's
a
done
deal
until
they're
six
votes,
not
one
vote
has
been
taken
and
in
every
council
district
there's
three
council
members,
there's
myself
for
the
uptown
there's
john
house
and
their
judy
thomas,
that's
three
votes
already,
and
I
know
neither
one
of
us
has
discussed
hey.
Let's
approve
this,
let's
move
it
on.
O
O
O
Lisa
is
going
to
go
ahead
and
let
us
know
that
we're
going
to
delay
this.
I
don't
have
a
problem
with
it,
but
I
would.
I
would
suggest
that
tonight
some
of
y'all
get
with
lisa
or
gifford
uptown
uptown
is
your
representative
and
I
have
a
little
committee
to
discuss
the
differences
of
the
businesses,
how
it
affects
you
or
how
it
doesn't
affect
you.
You
know
I
I
tell
up
tonight
how
many
and
the
merchants
that
are
here
that
know
me.
O
O
O
O
We
think
it
brings
quality
of
life,
but
we
need
you
guys
to
come
and
work
with
us.
We
can't
do
it
without
you,
so
I
say
to
y'all
tonight.
Thank
you,
but
please
form
a
little
committee
and
bring
those
you
got
me
john
and
judy.
You
can
talk.
You
don't
want
to
talk
to
me.
You
don't
have
to
talk
to
me.
I
have
a
problem
with
it.
O
You
can
go
to
judy,
you
can
go
to
john,
that's,
not
a
problem,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
us
three
are
going
gonna
talk
to
each
other
anyway,
we're
gonna
say
you
know,
hey
so-and-so
called
me
and
they
have
this
concern.
What
do
you
think?
O
P
Amount
of
parking
spaces
per
per
business
is
about
three
or
four,
so
that.
P
Business
owners
plus
the
employees
there's
an
apartment
for
the
customers,
so
we
have
to
take
to
account
and
first
avenue
the
next
street
over.
He
can
accommodate
somebody's
legal.
C
Q
Looks
like
the
timeline
I
came
in
late.
I
wasn't
in
on
any
of
those
at
the
meetings
I'm
representative
of
the
ymca.
I
could
certainly
appreciate
the
bodega
gentleman's
comments
and
the
great
spring
comments
as
well,
and
the
chancellor
gentleman's
comments
just
approaching
the
numbers
are
our
participants.
They
come
almost
every
single
day
to
the
gym.
So
if
we
use
the
two
hour
figure-
and
we
say
two
hours-
that's
four
hours
a
day
five
days
a
week
is
twenty
dollars
a
week:
a
membership
to
the
wise.
Only
thirty
dollars
we're
more
than
a
membership.
C
Q
Q
Q
We
do
reply
on
broadway
in
the
first
half
again
that
thirty
dollar
membership
over
the
course
of
that
month
went
up.
Eighty
dollars
parking,
that's
a
lot
of
money
to
lift
some
weights
or
for
a
safe
spot
for
your
child.
Also,
I
see
a
lot
of
members
of
the
craft.
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
stand
here
and
thank
them
for
their
membership.
Also
we're
almost
a
month
into
the
city.
Shutting
down
for
the
coronavirus.
Q
A
K
K
I
was
first
told
about
this
last
week.
I
didn't
hear
anything
about
this
2018
2019
2020
last
week
when
you
own
the
swan
it's
hard.
When
you
have
people
coming
in
here,
because
you
don't
you
don't
know
if
they're
going
to
be
in
there
for
a
30
minute
cut
or
if
they're
going
to
get
in
there
for
a
four
hour
service.
K
K
C
R
R
So
I've
watched
a
lot
of
things
happen,
and
I
listened
to
everybody
here
and
you've
all
said
some
of
the
same
things
that
I
absolutely
agree
with
you
on
you're
spot
on
everybody's
been
spot
on
with
everything
on
one,
and
I
agree
I
can
remember.
C
R
Remember
in
2008
we
addressed
this
now
here
we
are
in
2021
and
we're
addressing
it
again.
This
is
a
good
problem
to
have
our
columbus
downtown
half
of
what
is
hot,
that's
happening
in
the
city
is
right
down
here,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
some
kind
of
order
and
discipline
the
first
of
all.
I
do
not
support
the
space
stations
right
now.
The
reason
why
is
because
I
am
not
convinced
that
that
will
solve
our
parking
lot.
R
What
I
am
convinced
of
that
we
have
for
parking.
Lots
is
exactly
what
isaiah
shephely
said
here
a
little
while
ago,
which
was
it's
a
matter
of
discipline,
and
we
are
not
a
disciplined
group
here.
I
have
been
to
atlanta
and
savannah,
as
you
all
have,
and
you're
tickled
to
just
go
and
find
a
parking
spot
in
a
garage.
That's
the
first
thing
you
look
for
and.
C
R
R
R
What
I've
always
said
is
that
we
needed
to
do
a
aggressive
education
campaign
that
starts
somewhere
way
outside
of
the
downtown
that
says
signs
to
downtown
and
parking,
and
then,
when
you
get
to
downtown
it
goes
downtown
and
parking
and
then
point
you
to
parking
and
that's
that's
all
part
of
it,
and
it's
all
part
of
the
discipline
that
we
need
to
do
so
once
again,
when
I'm
convinced,
perhaps
pay
stations
would
be
something
that
I
would
support
right
now,
I'm
not
thanks.
A
Okay,
well
hearing
none.
I
think
we
have
our
marching
orders.
You
know
what
we
will
do.
Things
will
not
change
at
this
point.
We
will
not
move
forward
with
further
discussions
at
this
point
on
paystations
parking
meters
or
what
have
you?
A
We
will
certainly
continue
to
work
with
uptown
columbus
at
wolverton
and
his
team
on
you
know,
what's
going
to
be
the
best
fit
based
on
what
you've
told
us
here
tonight,
and
so
we'll
take
all
those
things
into
consideration
as
we
come
back
to
council
on
march,
the
9th,
the
9th
and
let
them
know
just
what
was
discussed
here
today
so
again,
thank
you
for
coming.
Thank
you
for
your
voice.