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A
Bruce
huff
district
3,
toya
tucker
district
4.,
charmaine,
crabb
district,
five,
gary
allen,
mayor
pro
tem
and
district
six
mimi
woodson
district,
seven
walker,
garrett,
district,
8,
judy
thomas
post
9
at
large
counselor
john
house
post
10
at
large
counselor
sandra
davis,
clerk
of
council
and
city
attorney;
clifton
fay,
columbus,
georgia.
This
is
your
city
council.
B
Good
morning,
golly
that's
a
little
loud
good
morning.
Everybody
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
for
the
september
29th
city
council
work
session.
This
will
be
a
little
bit
shorter
of
a
meeting
or
a
little
bit
different
of
a
meeting
we'll
have
a
short
consent
agenda
where
we'll
do
some
of
the
business
that
needs
to
be
done
this
week
and
then
we'll
move
into
a
work
session
which
is
going
to
be
primarily
made
up
of
some
updates
from
from
staff
and
then
we'll
conclude
with
a
sort
of
a
quarter.
B
Look
back
and
look
forward
with
the
budget
review
committee
under
the
guidance
of
councillor
john
house,
so
we're
going
to
start
the
way
we
begin
all
of
our
meetings,
that
is
by
invoking
god's
presence
and
I'm
pleased
to
welcome
christopher
poirier
from
river
valley
church.
Christopher
welcome.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
chris
poirier,
I'm
the
lead,
pastor,
church,
planner
of
river
valley,
church,
a
brand
new
gospel
ministry
to
the
gospel
of
jesus
christ,
and
I'm
honored
and
humbled
to
be
here
this
morning
to
be
able
to
seek
god
for
all
of
us
this
morning.
So
just
as
we
begin,
let
us
take
a
short
moment
and
think
of
his
word
from
romans
chapter
12,
verse,
21
for
do
not
be
overcome
by
evil
but
overcome
evil
with
good.
C
Father
we
do
thank
you
for
this
most
glorious
day
that
you
have
provided
and
you
have
made
father.
We
pray
for
columbus,
georgia.
We
pray
for
each
of
these
leaders
here
this
morning
for
each
representative,
we
pray
for
the
work
before
them.
We
pray
for
our
great
city
and
father.
We
pray
for
healing
and
protection
as
we
continue
to
guide
ourselves
through
these
challenging
times
of
covid
father
just
be
with
us
as
we
do.
Your
good
works
here
for
it's
in
your
son's
most
glorious
name.
We
pray,
amen.
B
Chris,
thank
you
so
much
and
and
and
I
got
to
say,
chris
has
been
as
most
of
the
pastors
in
this
community
have
been
actively
engaged
and
looking
for
innovative
ways
to
continue
to
support
the
community
and
first,
let
me
say
your
prayers
for
this
government.
This
city,
the
state
and
this
country
are
appreciated,
but
but
we
appreciate
your
personal
involvement
and
the
way
that
you
are
trying
to
actively
help
move
columbus
forward.
So
thank
you
very
much.
B
I
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
of
the
united
states
of
america
and
to
the
republic
for
which
it
stands.
One
nation,
under
god,
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice
for
all.
Thank
you
before
we
get
started
well.
I
will
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
motion
by
mayor
pro
tem.
Second,
by
counselor
garrett,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
all
right.
They
are
they're
approved
before
we
get
started.
B
I
just
have
a
couple
little
updates
on
on
covid
and
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
last
48
hours
of
the
census
opportunity,
but
I
need
to
recognize
the
loss
of
one
of
the
key
figures
in
this
community.
B
He
is
bob
porter
chef.
I
had
the
pleasure
of
serving
on
city
council
with
bob
both
when
he
was
a
counselor
and
as
he
was
also
served
as
mayor
of
columbus,
but
more
than
that
bob
was
just
bob
was
a
driving
force
in
everything
that
benefited
people,
and
I
think
the
thing
I
remember
most
about
uncle
bob
is
he
was
affectionately.
Known
is
his
love
of
people,
everything
he
did
from
his
service
to
his
country,
to
participating
in
in
the
legislative
side
in
this
this
city
and
then
moving
into
the
executive
side.
B
He
always
did
it
with
love
for
people
first
and
foremost,
and
at
this
particular
point
in
time
in
our
nation,
I
can
think
of
no
greater
initiative
than
leading
with
love.
If
bob
taught
us
all
that
we
will
miss
him
terribly,
our
hearts
and
our
prayers
go
out
to
the
family.
We
love
them
because
we
love
him
and
I
hope
you
will
all
keep
them
in
your
prayers
and
in
your
thoughts
as
we
move
forward
through
this,
this
season
of
healing
all
right.
B
We
have
on
on
our
agenda
a
quick
update
on
covid
19..
We
we
continue
to
see
the
fruits
of
the
labor
of
columbus
in,
in
that
the
numbers
are
staying
relatively
flat.
We
seem
to
have
avoided
any
major
spikes.
As
a
result
of
labor
day,
we
have
seen
a
couple
of
up
ticks
and
some
of
our
numbers.
B
I
think
that's
probably
just
due
to
the
fact
that
schools
in
session
people
are
moving
around
a
little
bit
more,
but
we
only
had
10
new
cases
yesterday
now
again,
I've
said
time
and
again
that
the
new
cases
are
not
what
we
really
watch
other
than
just
to
look
at
the
trends,
because
they
are
impacted
by
so
many
things,
whether
it's
the
availability
of
the
testing,
whether
it's
people
who
are
asymptomatic
and
not
going
to
get
tested,
because
during
april
and
may
and
into
june,
we
had
everybody
wanted
to
get
tested
and
we're
just
not
seeing
that
that
desire
to
get
to
get
kova
testing
like
like
we
did
so
the
testing's
down
a
little
bit,
but
the
other
piece
of
that
is
this
community.
B
B
We're
using
the
the
spread
of
this
virus
has
has
remained
kind
of
flat,
the
hospitalization
rate
which
we
do
watch,
because
we
know
there's
a
lot
of
folks
that
are
in
the
hospitals,
non-covenant
related
for
non-code,
related
issues
and
the
more
coveted
patients
that
are
that
are
in
those
hospitals,
the
harder
it
is
for
them
to
serve
those
that
have
other
medical
needs.
That
has
stayed
in
the
30
to
40
range.
B
So
we're
doing
we're
doing
a
good
job
of
trying
to
ease
some
of
the
pressure
on
our
on
our
our
hospitals
and
and
one
number
we
do
watch
because
people
ask
when's
the
mask
ordinance
come
off.
We
have
said
from
the
beginning
that
our
target
would
be
the
same
target
that
was
put
out
there
by
the
white
house,
coronavirus
team
and
by
the
governor's
office,
and
that
is
a
100
cases
per
100
000
residents
over
a
two
week
period.
So
we've
stayed.
B
We
bounced
up
just
a
little,
maybe
because
of
labor
day,
but
we're
still
very
strong,
we're
down
to
about
134,
I
think,
over
over
that
14-day
period.
So
things
are
moving
in
the
right
direction,
but
we
cannot.
We
cannot
forget
for
one
minute
that
we're
still
in
the
midst
of
a
pandemic.
B
B
We
put
together
a
an
event
here
at
the
civic
center
outside
that
actually
was
offering
free
covet
testing
free
flu
shots
and
registration
for
the
census,
and
when
you
registered
for
the
census,
you
had
an
opportunity
to
register
for
some
pretty
neat
door
prizes
that
the
city
manager's
office
had
secured
from
some
of
our
our
corporate
citizens
and
it
went
great.
B
I
know
I
got
my
flu
shot
still
working
on
the
city
manager
trying
to
make
him
get
his,
but
a
lot
of
other
folks,
I
think,
took
the
opportunity
to
walk
down
there
and
and
and
and
tried
to
make
sure
that
they
stay
healthy
through
this.
This
flu
season,
because
that's
our
concern.
One
of
our
concerns
by
the
way
with
the
covid
19
virus,
is
that
if
the
flu
season
is
especially
harsh
on
top
of
the
the
dangers
that
coven
presents,
it
could
be
a
could
be
a
tough
winter.
B
B
I
think
they
actually
signed
up
more
folks
for
census
at
metra
than
they
did
here
at
the
civic
center
in
the
ice
rink.
So
it
was
his
great
job
by
the
city,
manager's
office
and
and
his
millennial
roundtable
and
putting
all
that
together,
but
we
still
do
have
another
day
and
we've
we've
gone
over
the
benefits
of
participating
in
the
census.
B
To
the
point
where
I
can,
I
don't
think
I
need
to
tell
you
anymore,
but
I
will
I'll
tell
you
that
this
money
that
we
stand
to
lose
impacts
those
least
served
in
our
community.
It
impacts
people
through
medicare
through
snap,
through
housing
assistance
through
just
just
everything:
economic
development,
roads,
transportation,
and,
if
you
think
you
don't
get
impacted
by
those
things,
you
need
to
remember
that
if
those
federal
dollars
shrink,
we
still
have
to
provide
those
services
to
the
citizens
that
need
them.
B
So
I
would
urge
you
to
hit
your
email
address
book
and
try
to
tell
all
your
friends
please
fill
out
that
census,
2020
census.gov
before
the
close
of
business
before
midnight.
Tomorrow,
I
believe,
is
what
it
is
all
right.
B
D
All
right,
thank
you.
Mayor
morning,
everybody
we
just
have
a
very
short
business
agenda.
One
item
needs
a
vote.
This
is
the
billings
petition
at
7290,
blackmon
road
motion.
B
E
B
Motion
by
the
mayor,
pro
tim
second
from
council
woodson
any
discussion
all
in
favor,
please
say
hi
any
opposed,
say
no.
B
B
A
motion
from
councillor
tucker
to
approve
is
a
second
from
mayor
pro
tem,
any
discussion
all
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
any
post,
all
right.
E
B
All
right
we'll
move
into
our
work
session
agenda.
Mr
city
manager,
mr
evan.
F
F
From
walmart
walmart,
as
we
all
know,
is
a
good
corporate
citizen
here
in
columbus
this
morning
we
have
with
us
mr
glenn
wilkins
with
walmart,
and
I'm
going
to
ask
him
to
come
to
the
podium
and
bring
all
of
the
other
walmart
representatives
with
him
and
mr
mayor
and
council,
I'm
going
to
ask
ms
shea
anderson
with
the
liberty
theater
to
come
forward
and
bring
any
board
members
that
she
has
present
with
her
and
mayor.
F
You
mentioned
fair
count
in
them
coming
through
representative
carolyn
hugley
in
bringing
the
covet
flu
shots
and
the
census
effort
to
town.
Well,
mr
glenn
wilkins
contacted
state
representative
carolyn
hugley
to
talk
to
her
about
what
is
going
to
happen
this
morning.
So
I'm
going
to
ask
her
to
at
least
come
and
stand
this
morning:
state
representative,
carolyn,
hewley
and
so
marin
in
council.
F
I
will
tell
you
on
july,
16th
state
representative
carolyn
hughley
advised
me
that
she
had
a
conversation
with
walmart's
director
of
public
affairs
and
government
relations
representative,
mr
glenn
wilkins,
about
a
small
grant
opportunity
they
could
offer
to
a
local
community.
Non-Profit
organization
and
representative
hugo
advised
me
that
she
wanted
to
do
something
for
this
organization
that
they
are
going
to
deliver
a
check
to
this
morning
and
needed
to
have
an
application
to
mr
wilkins
by
12
noon.
F
The
next
day
within
24
hours
and-
and
so
she
wanted
my
help
to
make
this
happen.
And
so
I
immediately
called
deputy
city
manager
pam
hodge
and
requested
that
she
prepared
an
application.
F
F
So
with
that,
mr
wilkins,
I
am
going
to
ask
you
to
step
to
the
mic
and
turn
it
over
to
you
to
make
this
check
presentation
to
this
local
community,
non-profit
organization,
and
thank
you
for
being
here
this
morning
and
for
considering
columbus
for
this
funding
opportunity.
So,
mr
wilkins,
if
you
will
and
make
sure
you
introduce
all
of
the
great
walmart
representatives
who
are
here
with
you,.
G
H
I've
stood
before
council
before
here
and
you
guys
have
always
challenged
me
in
a
very
good
way,
challenged
walmart,
whether
we're
building
stores
working
in
the
community,
and
so
thank
you
for
that,
and
that
is
why
columbus
is
always
has
a
special
place
in
my
heart.
Walmart
understands
the
great
work
that
you
all
do
here.
We
appreciate
your
support
of
the
business.
We
know
that
we
have
a
large
customer
base
here
as
well,
that
we
want
to
take
care
of.
H
I
J
G
K
H
So
I
would
imagine
a
lot
of
these
faces
you're
familiar
with
that
you
know.
I
know.
Coasharal
is
very
involved
here
in
the
city
as
well,
and
we
appreciate
all
that
you
do
as
store
managers
to
isaiah's
point
there.
I
did
have
a
phone
call
that
I
put
in
to
representative
hughley
she's
been
a
confidant
to
me
and
a
great
leader
at
the
capitol
for
you
all
as
well
and
walmart
came
to
me
and
said
we
have
some
money
that
we
want
to
give
back
to
georgia.
H
Where
would
you
think
that
this
money
could
go
where
we
could
work
within
the
african-american
community
support
some
historical
legacies
that
are
there
and,
of
course,
representative
hughley
right
off
the
bat
had
an
idea?
So
we
thank
you
for
that.
I
know
that
this
goes
deep
with
a
lot
of
folks
here
I
was
talking
to
representative
calvin
smiry
and
he
was
talking
about
how
he
did
the
groundbreaking
for
liberty
theater
as
well.
So
we
appreciate
everything
that
the
leadership
here
has
done.
H
So
with
no
further
ado,
we
have
a
check
presentation
that
we
would
like
to
make
to
liberty
theater
it's
for
fifty
thousand
dollars
and
if
you
I
don't
know
where
we
stand,
where
we
do
the
president,
should
we
all
just
turn
around
yeah?
Well,
the
camera.
H
Liberty,
so
it's
a
liberty
theater.
We
appreciate
all
that
you've
been
doing.
We
know
that
there
are
it's
challenging
times
for
us
all,
but
we
want
to
present
you
with
this
check
for
fifty
thousand
dollars
and
we
look
forward
to
the
continued
relationship
with
you
in
the
future
and
please
get
to
know
your
store
managers
that
are
here
and
to
build
those
relationships
as
well.
We
thank
you
very
much.
B
Mr
willis,
just
let
me
add
my
thanks
to
you
and
to
walmart
to
all
of
the
managers
that
are
here
today.
They
do
an
outstanding
job
and
they're
great
ambassadors
for
your
company
here
in
our
community,
and
we
could
not
think
of
a
more
deserving
and
outstanding
recipient
for
for
your
generosity.
So
thank
you,
sir
councilor
woodson,
mr.
M
Witness
I
just
want
to
say
personally
as
the
district
representative
hi
good
morning.
Thank
you
very
much.
Walmart's
always
been
a
great
corporate
sponsor
in
our
city,
and
I
appreciate
it
and
I
want
you
to
know
I
still
miss
kushira
at
south
pumpkin,
I'm
victory
dry.
I
miss
her
very
much,
but
thank
you
for
all
that.
M
Walmart
does
because
walmart
does
have
their
own
thumbprint
and
a
lot
of
projects
in
our
city,
big
and
small,
and
we
truly
appreciate
it
and
we
thank
you
for
even
building
the
victory
drive
walmart
for
us,
as
you
can
tell
it's
always
busy,
never
a
dull
moment,
but
thank
you
very
much.
I
truly
appreciate
it
as
the
district
representative.
N
Mr
wilkins,
on
this
side,
thank
you
so
much
and
I
share
with
councillor
woodson
in
that
area
over
at
victory
drive,
and
we
thank
you
for
taking
care
of
all
of
your
people
and
especially
my
chris
pugh.
We
fought
long
and
hard
to
keep
her
at
13
38,
but
she's
doing
a
great
job
where
she
is.
I
visit
all
of
your
stores,
all
around
town,
trying
to
spread
it
out,
but
I'm
I'm.
N
B
L
Thank
you,
mr
wilkins,
and
walmart.
First
of
all,
on
behalf
of
the
board
of
directors
and
myself.
Thank
you
so
much
personally,
walmart
is
my
absolute
favorite
place
in
the
world,
so
this
means
a
lot
and,
of
course,
the
representative
hugely
and
the
city
manager
and
the
rest
of
you.
Thank
you
so
much
for
always
thinking
about
the
liberty.
This
means
a
lot
and
thank
you.
Yes,.
F
Mr
mayor
council,
I've
got
a
few
items
on
the
work
session
agenda
and
I
am
going
to
call
on
planning
director
rick
jones
at
this
time
to
do
a
motz
green
update.
O
Good
morning,
mr
mayor
and
members
of
council,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
being
here.
Of
course,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
one
of
my
favorite
projects
and
if
you
didn't
can't
detect
the
sarcasm
of
my
voice,
please
listen
again.
We
want
to
talk
to
you
about
mod
screen
if
we
can
have
the
presentation
up
for
that,
we'll
go
ahead
and
get
started
this
morning.
This
is
our
update
on
mod
screen.
O
O
This
is
the
history
of
effort.
Like
I
said,
we
started
this
thing
back
in
2015.
we
were.
The
idea
was
really
to
take
that
postage
size
stamp
of
a
project
down
there
at
the
end
of
14th
street
bridge
behind
the
total
systems
campus
and
actually
do
something
with
it.
It's
really
the
last
remaining
piece
of
puzzle
here
in
terms
of
dealing
with
the
riverwalk
overhaul
and
again
it's
not
very
big
project,
but
we
set
aside
a
million
dollars
to
do
this
project.
Eight
hundred
thousand,
it
was
coming
from
in
federal
funds,
federal
transportation
funds.
O
In
terms
of
making
this
project
work,
we
were
required
to
match
with
it
with
two
hundred
thousand
for
the
grand
total
again
with
a
million
dollars,
we
issued
an
rfp
back
in
2017
to
hack
bernie
shaw
for
this
project.
O
At
that
time,
also,
we,
we
came
back,
didn't
update
and
presented
the
project
to
you
back
in
2018,
and
then
we
at
the
request
several
councilmembers.
We
had
actual
tours
down
there
back
in
june
of
18,
just
to
give
you
a
feel
and
understanding,
and
for
those
of
you
who
were
on
council
that
time
we'll
be
glad
to
do
the
same
again
for
you,
if
you
so
desire
to
make
that
happen.
O
Like
I
said
we
were,
we
had
basically
almost
designed
and
sent
you
the
same
kind
of
capacity
and
same
kind
of
effort
that
you
would
for
the
interstate
highway
here,
because
we
had
to
go
back
and
do
archaeological
and
environmental
stuff
that
we'd
already
done
really
when
we
did
the
14th
street
pedestrian
bridge
and
other
projects
down
there
pertaining
to
the
riverwalk
itself,
and
you
may
recall
some
of
you
may
recall
that
we
argued
with
gdot
and
others
that
there
wasn't
any
need
to
do
additional
work
of
this
type,
but
they
insisted
and
that
drove
our
price
up
at
the
same
time.
O
In
terms
of
making
that
happen,
we
had
to
do
some
design
modification.
Remember
there
was
there
was
a
controversy
about
the
bridge
that
was
going
to
overhang
to
the
river
itself,
not
really
more
sort
of
a
bridge,
as
it
was
going
to
be
a
a
a
vista,
a
place
where
you
could
actually
view
the
river
and
kind
of
overhang
the
river
itself.
We
did
away
with
that
at
your
insistence,
so
we
took
that
back.
O
Well,
it's
2020,
I
realize,
and
we're
not
we're
not
quite
there
yet
we're
getting
close.
This
is
my
screen
location
map
for
you,
but
as
you'll
see
on
this
on
this
slide,
coming
up
all
the
other
things
that
have
happened
really
around
mott's
green
over
the
last
five
years,
five
years
plus
really
in
some
in
some
cases,
city
mills
itself
is
now
being
talked
about
being
renovated.
Of
course,
we
just
have
the
the
groundbreaking
for
the
new
mercer
school
of
medicine.
We
have
the
14th
street
bridge.
O
O
This
is
basically
the
existing
layout
of
the
land
now
itself
down
there,
whether
we
built
that
something
of
a
roundabout
down
there
at
the
end
into
that
to
tie
into
the
14th
street
pedestrian
bridge
the
area
you
see
behind
the
big
build.
The
big
parking
garage,
of
course,
is
total
system,
and
there
at
that
point
here.
This
is
the
area
itself
in
terms
of
what
we're
dealing
with
now.
O
The
proposal
really
caused
more
like
for
this
or
for
cleaning
and
repairing
the
existing
monuments,
the
big
archway
down
there,
for
instance,
from
from
that
standpoint,
the
railing
on
top
of
it
on
the
mail.
It
extends
back
toward
the
river
itself,
aligned
the
riverwalk.
O
So
now,
when
you
come
up
underneath
the
bridge,
you
actually
go
straight
instead
of
having
to
make
a
jog
there
put
new
sod
in
repair
you're,
repairing
the
and
re-landscaping
the
existing
grassed
area
down
there,
which
could
be
a
nice
venue,
a
nice
site
for
for
activities
going
on
when
in
terms
of
whether,
whatever
act
or
door
or
activity,
we
will
have
would
be
concerts
or
showing
of
movies
or
whatever
the
case
may
be.
That
could
certainly
be
the
area
for
it
and
then,
of
course,
also
this
idea
of
new
historic
signage.
O
We
want
to
show
you
that,
because
this
is
a
very
historical
place
too
involved
with
this
in
terms
of
everything
that
goes
on
around
the
river
itself.
This
is
the
idea
of
terms
of
putting
these
these
markers
up.
That
would
identify
the
history
of
mods
green
and
what
it
means
to
the
community.
As
a
whole,
for
instance,
we
talked
the
great
falls
of
the
of
the
chattahoochee
there's.
A
description
on
that
this
is
all
verbiage
has
been.
O
This
gives
you
an
idea
about
what
this
site
would
look
like
we're.
Looking
back
toward
the
total
system
garage
the
little
small
monuments,
there
are
really
the
the
plaques.
You
saw
the
markers
for
for
that
to
make
that
happen
from
that.
Of
course,
it's
a
little
bit
closer
view
from
that
standpoint,
how
they
would
be
oriented
to
the
site
itself
and
how
folks
could
go,
go
and
see
them.
O
This
is
again
what
basically,
what
the
site
still
looks
like
today,
there's
not
a
whole
lot
of
of
anything
down
there
right
now,
other
than
basically
the
big
monuments
and
so
forth.
This
is
against
the
idea
of
making
that
area
improving
that
area
and
helping
upgrading
it
to
make
it
a
quality
area
and
a
really
a
focal
point
for
the
riverwalk
itself.
O
Now,
at
our
last
conversation,
we
came
to
you
and
said
this:
is
our
budget
now
we're
going
to
stay
up
under
a
million
dollars,
and
we
have
we've
done
what
we've
done.
What
we've
asked
you've
asked
us
to
do
in
this
in
terms
of
that,
and
it
turns
out
laying
out
the
basic
services.
You
see
the
additional
services
on
here
in
terms
of
what
it
costs
for
us
to
do.
Environmental
work
project
redesign
things
of
that
nature
on
here.
We
gave
you
a
toll
for
that.
O
At
that
time
we
proported
a
budget
about
723
thousand
dollars
to
actually
do
construction,
and
we,
we
believed
in
that
budget
at
that
time.
Since
then
the
report
again
for
a
grand
total
here
of
991
thousand
dollars
staying
up
on
that
million
dollar
market
you
so
requested.
O
O
O
Now
that
from
what
came
from
earthscapes
and
incorporate,
the
bid
was
really
rejected
because
it
just
didn't
meet
the
disadvantaged
business
enterprise
requirements.
In
terms
of
what
g
dot
certified
side
side
force,
which
basically
is
they're
saying
they
said,
a
certain
percentage
of
the
contract
has
to
be
handled
by
dbes
in
the
community.
O
So
when
that
failed,
we
had
no
other
choice
but
to
go
back
out
and
re-bid
project
again.
At
the
same
time,
we
understood
that
we
were
over,
that
projected
budget.
We
told
you
that,
basically,
that
seven
hundred
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
we
set
aside
for
construction.
We
knew
that.
So
we
also
at
the
same
time,
went
back
and
tried
to
determine
if
there
were,
there
are
certain
things
we
could
come
take
out
of
the
budget
that
would
bring
us
down
closer
to
our
cost.
O
O
This
1.137
came
back.
Of
course,
our
construction
budget
is
showing
at
728..
O
O
My
my
position,
of
course,
is
we've
made
a
we've
made
a
herculean
effort
in
terms
of
trying
to
do
this
front
and
trying
to
make
it
come,
come
to
fruition
and
come
make
it
be
a
reality,
because
we
got
everything
else
in
place
down
there
on
the
river
wall
that
we've
talked
about
doing
with
accepting
this
one
small
area,
and
so
of
course,
my
proposal
to
you
is:
let's
go
forward
with
this
bid
and
let's
go
ahead
and
complete
this
project
and
get
it
done
with
involved
with
that
we're
asking
really
for
half
a
million
dollars
in
terms
of
doing
this
project.
O
I
know
we're
at
four
a
little
over
four
hundred
thousand,
but
I
wanna
be
sure
that
you
know
if
nothing
else
comes
out
and-
and
it
really
bites
us
on
this
thing
and
says:
well,
we
can't
we
can't
beat
that
four
400
seven
thousand
dollar
budget
and
I
have
to
come
back
again
with
with
my
hat
in
my
hand
again
and
ask
you
to
give
us
more
money.
I'd
rather
do
it
up
front
now
and
say
this
is
what
we're
that's.
What
we're
looking
for!
O
This
is
what
we
think
we
can
achieve
this
project
with
based
on
the
information
we
know
today,
in
terms
of
where
we're
trying
to
go
as
a
as
a
project
for
the
most
part,
we'd
go
this
route
we
would.
We
would,
of
course,
reward
the
project
back
to
earthscapes,
give
them
those
to
receive
get
started,
and
we
anticipate
being
complete
with
this
project
by
spring
of
next
year
in
time.
Really,
for
that,
I
guess
when
the
season
starts,
to
warm
up
a
little
bit
better
and
folks
really
really
get
to
use
the
rear,
walk
itself.
O
There's
never
an
ideal
time
in
terms
of
closing
down
a
amenity
like
this,
particularly
the
riverwalk,
but
this
would
be
the
good
time
to
be
doing
this
kind
of
construction
because
it
limits
the
number
of
crowds
or
folks
actually
using
the
riverwalk
at
this
particular
point.
So,
mr
mayor,
what
we're
asking
today
is
is
basically
we've
come
back
with
that
proposal.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
go
forward
with
this,
though,
and
allow
us
to
complete
the
project.
We've
already
started.
P
Thank
you
thanks
rick.
I
I
see
in
these
pictures
you're
talking
about
the
area
between
the
two
arches,
but
what
about
the
area
below
between
the
large
arch
and
the
river
on
the
riverwalk
area?
Is
that
included
in.
O
This
budget-
yes,
excuse
me
all
that
is
included
council
crowd,
the
the
grass
area
will
be
will
be
resolded
and
landscaped.
Some
of
the
trees
would
actually
be
pruned
back.
There
would
be
lighting
provided
on
there
for
nighttime
events
and
things
of
that
nature,
the
actual
riverwalk
itself
would
be,
would
be
cleaned
up.
There
would
actually
be
a
new
railing,
a
new,
really
new,
new
site
prepared
for
that
that
you
could
actually
walk
closer
to
the
river,
nothing
to
the
effect
we
had
initially
but
it'll,
be
a
railing
put
in
there.
O
They'll
allow
you
to
actually
kind
of
look
over
the
river
itself,
both
going
up
north
and
south
as
well.
A
lot
of
the
riverwalk
will
be
will
be
cleaned.
The
monuments
will
be,
will
be
cleaned
as
well.
All
that's
included
included
in
that
price.
We're
trying
to
make
sure
that
this
becomes
a
more
of
a
garden
spot
than
what
it
actually
is
today.
P
O
P
I
know
I'm
talking
about
down
in
the
riverwalk
area
down
closer
to
the
river
there's
some
monument
there's,
there's
some
little
historic
markers
down
there
right
currently
and
it
seems
like
they're
saying
what
these
new
historic
markers
are
saying
that
you're
planning
on
putting
up
above
so
it
seems
redundant.
O
Do
you,
the
markers
closer
to
the
river?
I
remember,
are
talking
more
about
the
mill
itself.
If
I
remember
correctly,
what
we're
talking
about
is
really
more
the
history
of
the
of
the
site
itself
with
the
new
market,
so
that
that's
that's
and
I'm
working
purely
off
of
memory
on
that.
But
those
are
not
going
to
be
changed
at
all.
Those
will
be
cleaned
and
kept
in
place
because
they
do
have
a
value
to
us.
P
Okay,
I'm
working
off
memory
too,
and
it
seemed
like
when
I
was
looking
at
these
new
markers
that
I
don't
remember
seeing
the
wooden
timber
frame
dams,
but
it
seems
like
some
of
these
others
are
I've
read
them
before,
and
so
I
thought
especially
this
great
falls
of
the
chattahoochee.
O
Q
F
No
I'll
yield
to
the
deputy
city
manager
who
handles
the
paving
and
sure,
but
the
answer
is
no
okay.
M
Q
B
G
F
The
rapids
there
and
looked
at
the
indigo
hotel
as
they
are
continuing
to
do
the
construction
work
on
that
look
at
the
other
hotels
that
are
being
constructed
and
from
the
indigo.
I
could
look
up
at
the
14th
street
pedestrian
bridge
and
I
can
tell
you
it
was
just
beautiful.
It
was
a
beautiful
look.
F
I
watched
the
foot
traffic
that's
down
there,
especially
when
I
went
into
the
shops
there.
Various
restaurants
under
one
roof
that
you
flow
around.
It's
something
that
we
visited
when
we
went
out
of
town,
a
similar
project
on
the
inner
city
visit
recently,
and-
and
I
just
tell
you
the
truth-
I
didn't
you
know
it
was-
the
field
was
not
like.
F
I
was
in
the
columbus
that
I've
always
known,
and-
and
so
I
was
imagining
when
all
of
that
development
is
done-
to
include
moxie
green,
what
it's
going
to
be
like
down
in
that
area
of
uptown,
and
if
anyone
has
been
away
from
columbus
for
five
to
ten
years.
F
They're
not
going
to
know
that
area,
and
I
can
imagine
when
things
get
back
on
schedule
when
covert
is
out
of
here
and
the
white
water
rafting,
and
all
of
this
new
development
has
come
to
fruition
to
include
the
beautiful
rendering
of
much
green.
F
B
Favorite
article
you
keep
referring
to
talks
about
a
20-year
overnight
success,
and
you
know
what's
interesting.
Is
there
is
momentum
in
addition
to
the
item,
the
the
structures
that
are
already
coming
out
of
the
ground
are
already
in
place.
You've.
You
know
when
you,
when
you
add
in
the
city,
mills
renovation,
and
what
what
they've
got
in
mind
to
do
over
there
you've
got
mercer
school
of
medicine.
Yes,
I
mean
it's
in
mott's.
B
Green
really
is
sort
of
the
linchpin
and
the
connector
for
those
areas,
because
you
hit
that
14th
street
pedestrian
bridge
and
we're
now
seeing
some
development
occur,
going
farther
north
and
my
screen
is
sort
of
the
pivot
point.
That
kind
of
kind
of
is
helping
that
that
goes.
So
I
agree
with
you.
I
think
that
the
the
the
the
energy
that
was
sort
of
sucked
out
of
everybody,
with
this
pandemic
columbus
held
on
to
some
of
that
and
this
construction
continued.
B
It
kept
people
working
and
when
the
fruits
of
that
construction
labor
come
come
to
bear
it's
going
to
be
hey,
you
should
be
proud.
If
you
haven't
visited
down
there
walk
that
river
walk
gone
down
there
to
the
pedestrian
bridge.
You
you
really
should
you
ought
to
get
to
know
your
hometown
again
count
mayor
pro
tem
allen.
I
Thank
you
mayor,
mr
city
manager.
When
you
bring
this
back
on
your
agenda,
would
you
sort
of
detail
a
little
more
into
what
mr
jones
covered
as
far
as
everything
that's
included
in
the
1
million
dollar
project
and
then
the
400
hundred
thousand
that
you've
asked
the
city
to
include
mr
jones
went
over
it,
as
I
said,
but
I'd
like
a
little
more
detail
when
you
come
back
sure
to
us.
Thank
you.
Absolutely.
F
Okay,
mr
mayor,
I'm
going
to
as
director
jones
remain
at
the
podium
he's
going
to
give
a
second
avenue.
Streetscapes
study
update
mr
jones.
O
O
O
If
you
will,
if
you
have
the
time,
we
want
to
talk
to
you
this
morning
about
two
transportation
projects,
potential
transportation
projects
that
are
important
to
this
community,
particularly
in
dealing
with
its
future,
in
terms
of
how
we
provide
access
to
the
to
things
in
this
community.
The
first
one
I
want
to
share
with
you
this
morning
is
dealing
with
the
second
avenue
streetscape
study.
O
O
Second
avenue
has
improved
over
time,
but
it
still
needs
some
tender,
loving
care,
and
it
still
needs
some
some
affection
from
us,
and
so
what
we've
gone
back
and
done
now
is
commissioned
aecom
to
come
in
and
do
a
study
on
this
and
tell
us
pretty
much
what
we
need,
what
we
need,
what
we
can
do
for
to
actually
improve
the
overall
quality
of
second
avenue.
So
I'm
going
to
introduce
to
you
mickey
o'brien
who
is
with
a
ecom.
O
O
S
So
good
morning,
mayor
henderson
city,
council,
city
manager,
mr
hugley
city
staff
and
interested
citizens
that
are
here
today,
my
name
is
mickey
o'brien.
I
am
the
project
manager
for
this
initial
study
of
2nd
avenue
with
me.
I
have
james
anderson.
He
is
our
lead
traffic
engineer
and
we
work
quite
frequently
on
these
types
of
projects.
S
Today,
I'm
going
to
give
you
an
overview
of
the
project,
and
I
must
say
this
is
the
first
time
I've
presented
in
a
10,
000
seat
arena.
So
I'll,
never
forget
this
one
and
two
I'm
expecting
beyonce
or
alan
jackson
at
part
of
this
meeting
to
come
out
from
behind
the
curtain.
But
no,
this
is
a
very
nice
facility
and
I'll
compliment
you
on
the
measures
you
have
taken
to
to
protect
your
citizens
and
your
staff
mayor.
So
with
that
said,
I
think
there
is
a
see
here.
S
This
will
advance
the
slides,
I
believe,
okay,
so
the
project
need
and
purpose
on
this
project
is
essentially
to
create
a
new
vision
with
the
public's
input
and
city
staff
for
second
avenue
to
improve
the
aesthetic
appeal
and
the
functionality
of
the
road
for
all
users.
S
So,
as
rick
mentioned,
this
really
is
a
gateway
into
your
city,
to
uptown
and
and
and
serves
really,
as
I
would
say,
the
front
door
into
your
city.
Therefore,
first
impressions
are
lasting
when
I
travel.
What
I
remember
is
how
good
the
food
is
were
the
people,
nice
and
visually.
What
did
I
see?
S
So
those
are
some
things
to
keep
in
mind.
Currently,
second
avenue
does
not
convey
the
same
sense
of
character
and
care
that
broadway
and
uptown,
and
even
veterans
memorial
highway
have
so
again.
This
is
a
great
opportunity
to
change
the
course
of
that.
S
So
most
of
these
projects
are
at
this
scale,
are
funded
through
federal
grants,
and
this
slide
shows
you
about
where
we're
at
in
this
process.
This
is
the
initial
phase
of
this
process,
we're
essentially
setting
the
table
for
dinner
or
or
whatnot,
creating
a
vision
with
public
input,
city
staff
and
and
creating
a
document
that
can
then
be
used
to
help
fund,
seek
grants
and
funding
for
the
project.
S
Our
role
was
to
study
the
existing
conditions,
conduct
a
traffic
analysis
and
evaluate
options,
conduct
public
input
sessions,
build
on
the
responses
that
we
have
received
and
then
developed
a
final
concept
based
on
public
input
and
and
city
staff
input.
S
So
the
project
limit,
so
we're
looking
at
from
plan
view
on
an
aerial
looking
down
on
the
project
corridor.
The
project
corridor
starts
just
north
of
manchester
expressway
right
as
j.r
allen.
Parkway
connects
into
2nd
avenue,
so
north
will
always
be
on
your
right
as
we
move
through
this
presentation.
S
S
So
next
we'll
look
at
some
of
the
existing
conditions
on
the
corridor
north
of
32nd
street
you're,
dealing
with
a
five-lane
section
and
and
south
of
32nd
street
you're
dealing
with
a
four-lane
section.
Primarily,
the
corridor
does
have
sidewalks
they're
in
different
conditions.
Some
have
been
recently
installed,
along
with
some
some
landscape,
which
is
looking
really
nice.
S
S
Next,
so
we
took
traffic
counts
in
a
number
of
locations
throughout
the
corridor,
coordinating
with
the
city
staff,
we
also
took
pedestrian
and
bicycling
counts
as
well
along
the
corridor.
We
have
identified
five
pedestrian
crossings
that
will
make
the
corridor
safer
and
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that
as
we
move
forward.
S
Moving
forward,
I
think
I
felt
maybe
I
mentioned
this,
but
this
is
a
state
route,
85,
so
being
a
state
route,
there
are
certain
requirements
that
we
need
to
uphold
through
gdot,
we're
very
versed
with
working
with
gdot
and
making
these
streetscapes
happen.
So
we
do
not
anticipate
any
significant
issues
at
this
point
in
time
next
here,
so
the
alternatives
considered
here,
we,
as
I
mentioned,
we
looked
at
a
lane-
diet
reduction.
S
We
also,
which
is
also
called
a
row,
diet,
reducing
the
four
lane
sections
to
two
through
lanes
and
a
center
turn
lane
at
intersections
many
times.
This
does
work
in
order
to
successfully
implement
a
road
diet
on
this
section
of
road,
you
would
need
an
approximate
30
of
diversion
of
traffic
off
of
this
north-south
corridor.
S
Therefore,
your
your
primary
traffic
is
moving
in
a
north
to
south
or
south
to
north
direction,
so
your
east
west
connectivity
is
not
as
strong
and
and
that
presents
some
problems
when
we
start
looking
at
road
diet
configurations
so
as
it
turns
out
after
further
review.
We
do
not
think
second
avenue
is
a
good
candidate
for
a
road
diet,
conversion
due
to
the
number
of
cars
and
the
directional
pattern,
which
is
primarily
north
to
south
on
the
peak
hours.
S
S
So,
with
all
projects,
the
public
input
is
a
critical
component
to
successfully
delivering
these
projects.
We
essentially
serve
as
a
conduit
for
their
input.
We
apply
our
experience
and
our
expertise
to
provide
a
check
and
balance
with.
With
these
comments
we've
received-
and
I
would
also
like
to
mention
that
this
public
process
event
was
conducted
really
at
the
height
of
the
first
phase
of
the
covid
pandemic.
S
During
this
time,
with
the
help
of
city
staff,
we
were
able
to
obtain
58
with
58
responses
which
has
exceeded
our
expectations,
but
also
really
speaks
to
the
passion
your
citizens
have
for
the
city
of
columbus.
So
we
were
frankly
very
pleased
with
the
number
of
respondents
that
we
had
gotten
as
it
turns
out.
The
responses
we've
received
from
the
public
really
reinforce
the
goals
of
this
project.
That's
not
normally
the
case,
but
in
this
case
that
is
exactly
what
happened.
S
S
S
We
utilize
medians
street
trees,
pedestrian
lighting,
vertical
elements
which
tend
to
calm
traffic.
S
These
also
have
a
second
function
in
providing
this
gateway
experience
into
the
city.
You
can
see
the
pedestrian
lights
and
the
cross
sections
and
then
up
top
is
the
plan
view,
and
I
know
it's
hard
to
read,
but
this
is
a
fairly
long
corridor,
so
we
left
you
hard
copies
as
well
for
your
review,
and
all
of
this
will
be
rolled
into
a
final
report.
S
One
last
thing
I'd
like
to
mention
here
with
the
street
trees.
The
street
trees
are
located
in
a
cadence
aligned
with
pedestrian
lighting,
and
what
this
does
is
it
invokes
a
formality,
as
you
enter
into
the
city,
a
sense
of
order,
civic
pride
and
lasting
visual
memories
as
people
come
and
leave
the
city.
Additionally,
it
provides
additional
shade
for
the
pedestrians
and
the
users
of
the
facility.
S
This
same
cross-section
continues
down
through
the
corridor
with
some
minor
changes.
I'm
not
going
to
really
focus
a
whole
lot
of
attention
on
that.
Really
the
median
widths
vary
in
sizes
essentially,
but
this
concept
is
developed
to
where
there's
flexibility
built
into
it
to
where,
if
we
needed
additional
room,
it
could
be
taken
out
of
the
median
or
into
the
buffers
along
each
side
of
the
street.
S
Moving
forward,
I'm
just
going
to
kind
of
move
we're
moving
in
a
southerly
direction
again.
North
is
always
to
your
right.
This
is
between
38th
and
42nd
street.
We're
proposing
some
additional
pedestrian
crossings
in
this
location.
S
S
One
second
here,
35th
to
38th
street
the
same
scenario
except
between
38
and
35th
street.
The
context
of
the
character
of
the
surroundings
is
different.
That
is
something
else
we
carefully
look
at.
S
Previously.
We
do
recommend
having
bus
shelters
at
all
bus
stops
where
feasible
the
ladders
across
the
street.
The
white
ladders
are
the
additional
and
improved
pedestrian
crossings.
We
recommend
moving
on
23rd
to
28th
street.
The
same
type
of
concept
is
continues
southerly
and
we
have
some
potential
gateway
locations
at
23rd
street.
That
would
be
a
great
opportunity
to
have
a
sign
that
directs
people
to
your
wonderful
riverwalk
area,
so
so
so
more
notification
for
people
to
the
riverwalk
is
a
recommendation
that
we
we
would
highly
recommend
continuing
on
we're
almost
through
here.
S
This
is
the
end
of
the
project
from
19th
street
to
23rd
street
there's
an
existing
railway
there.
We
would
also
recommend
using
ada
concrete
pads,
that
he
allow
ada
people
to
safely
cross
the
railroad
crossings
again
and
then
some
gateway
locations
at
talbotton
road,
19th
street
continuing
on
so
the
inspiration
and
design
here.
So
the
city
of
columbus
is
very
unique
that
you
have
a
rich
cultural
and
natural
resources.
S
The
chattahoochee
river,
your
mills,
the
historic
elements
you
have
throughout
here,
your
adaptive,
reuse,
is
just
amazing
and
I
think
it
it
it
is.
It
is
an
example
for
others
to
admire
around
the
country.
S
S
S
S
Next
is
38th
street
existing
conditions,
so
much
potential
here
so
much
potential.
I
can't
overemphasize
and
there's
a
before
here's
an
after
that
we
pulled
together
again
in
these
areas.
We
would
use
more
of
the
brick
paving.
We
would
have
wider
sidewalk
street
furniture,
banner
arms
street
trees,
new
mast,
arms
for
the
signals
and
really
clean
this
up,
and
then
here's
another
view.
Looking
south
on
2nd
avenue.
S
G
S
With
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
questions
that
anyone
may
have.
B
Mr
o'brien,
that's
it's
a
great
great
concept.
I
think
all
of
us
recognize
the
need
to
do
something
with
our
gateway
that
entrance
way
into
what
is
the
heartbeat
of
our
community
and
hopefully
stimulate
some
growth
going
up
that
northern
corridor,
which
we
see
happening
now,
but
to
kind
of
continue
to
encourage
that.
Yes,.
H
G
I
You
talked
a
little
bit
early
on
about
the
30
percent
diversion
of
traffic.
I
And
so
I
wanted
to
talk,
I
got
a
couple
of
questions
around
that
my
concern
is
obviously
the
impact
of
the
existing
northbound
traffic.
One
question
I
had
was:
are
you
looking
at
purchasing
right
away?
Will
the
will
the
any
of
the
roadway
have
to
be
widened?
I
know
we're
adding
median
coverages
in
there
and
that's
going
to
the
way
it
the
way.
The
pictures
look
it
looks
like
it
would
not
directly
impact
the
flow
of
traffic,
but
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
diversion
concept.
S
G
S
I
may
need
to
turn
this
I'll
make
a
pass
at
it
and
then,
if,
if
I'm
don't
have
it
nailed
down,
I
can
turn
it
over
to
my
lead
traffic
engineer,
essentially
for
the
road
diet
to
operate
with
an
acceptable
level
of
service.
S
I
S
G
H
S
So
we
were
directed
by
city
staff
to
avoid
obtaining
additional
right-of-way
from
the
onset
of
the
project
that
that
was
our
directive
and
and
we've
done
our
very
best.
S
What
we've
done
is
we've
built
in
flexibility
within
the
cross
section
to
where,
if
we
are
impacting
an
adjacent
property
owner,
we
can
reduce
the
buffers
on
the
side
on
the
shoulders
and
or
the
median
widths,
to
avoid,
impacting
and
or
additional
right
away
that
that
is
the
goal
and
and
that
that
is
really
what
we
built
into
the
concept
at
this
stage.
I
Okay
and
one
more
question
regarding
the
medians.
I
G
I
G
S
S
S
Potentially
the
safety
improvements
would
outweigh
the
minor
inconvenience
to
to
the
business
owners
where
we
have
proposed.
Openings
are
typically
where
we're
seeing
traffic
patterns
going
primarily
and
or
where
the
density
of
housing
and
or
businesses
is
high
high
enough.
That
would
warrant
a
a
break
in
the
median
and
then,
lastly,
if
it's
a
through
road
and
continues
and
connects
on
over,
then
that's
certainly
going
to
be
a
a
curb
break
for
returning
purposes.
Q
S
B
G
B
Just
got
to
really
engage
the
public
and
the
businesses
and
make
sure
their
voices
are
heard
because,
yes,
you
know
it's
all
about
that
balance,
as
you
pointed
out,
but
there
is
going
to
be
some
inconvenience,
and
I
know
we
had
to
do
some
workarounds
with
some
turnaround
areas
on
those
on
those
roads.
But
yes,
sir,
I'm
excited
about
the
presentation,
though
I
think
it.
It
shows
us
what
that
what
that
entrance
into
the
beginning
of
our
downtown
area
could
could
look
like
yeah.
Thank
you.
Yeah.
F
Thank
you,
sir.
Yes,
sir
and
mr
mayor,
as
you
say
that
about
the
entrance
into
our
uptown,
it
goes
back
to
our
earlier
conversation
about
what's
going
on
in
uptown
and
and
this
is
going
to
be
the
gateway
to
all
of
that
redevelopment,
new
development,
the
excitement
in
uptown
so.
B
It's
exciting
and
we
had
an
opportunity,
I
think,
with
john
hutchison
and
rick
jones,
to
go
to
asheville
for
a
charette,
and
this
is
one
of
the
key
points
they
talked
about.
Is
that
there's
no
sense
of
identity
as
you
get
off
the
jr
island
parkway
and
you
start
to
get
in
there,
there
should
be
some
some
clear,
visible
recognizable
change
that
that
lets.
You
know
you're
entering
someplace
special,
and
we
try
to
do
that
with
all
of
our
our
all
the
areas
of
the
community.
Q
F
Continuing
with
our
planning
director
rick
jones,
the
g.r
allen
parkway
study
that
I
know
there's
a
lot
of
interest
in
as
well.
Mr
jones.
O
Thank
you,
mr
city
manager.
You
should
know
one
thing
about
both
these
studies.
A
little
bit
is
when
we
met
with
consultants
on
separate
occasions.
We
basically
told
them.
You
have
a
blank
sheet
of
paper
here
now.
O
Second
avenue
was:
is
we
knew
that
was
going
to
be
an
expensive
proposition
because,
as
we're
finding
out
on
the
spiderweb
project,
that
we
have
some
high
intensity
lines
that
georgia
power
owns
and
those
are
expensive
to
move?
And
so
we
and
then
the
way
that
roadway
is
configured
in
certain
places?
It's
very
very
tight,
so
we
said
leave
those
leave
the
right
away
alone.
You
got
to
basically
deal
with
everything
else,
but
for
the
most
part
you
have
a
blank
sheet
of
paper.
We
don't
give
you
any
kind
of
preconceived
notions
about
anything.
O
Same
thing
applies
to
the
jr
allen,
parkway
study.
We
know
we
got
issues
on
that
on
that
roadway.
Today
it
is
a
major,
east-west
corridor
for
this
part
of
the
of
the
state
and
into
alabama
as
well,
particularly
in
dealing
with
freight
traffic.
O
Now
that's
a
lot
of
traffic
is
going
back
and
forth
from
from
either
brunswick
or
in
savannah,
to
brunswick
to
hoover
to
tuscaloosa
or
wherever
else
they
can
find
for
dealing
with
all
automobile
manufacturing
right
now,
a
lot
of
that
ship
shipping
is
going
back
and
forth
and
we
just
see
that
increasing
not
decreasing
over
over
a
period
of
time.
So
now
it's
a
prime
time
to
be
concerned
about
what
do
we
do
with
that
roadway?
O
Does
it
need
to
be
expanded
with
newbie
wide
and
what
kind
of
improvements
can
we
make
to
it?
And
that's
what
we
asked
for
from
our
consultants
from
stantec,
I'm
going
to
introduce
keith
strickland
to
come
forward
and
share
with
you
what
they
have
found
and
what
they
are
going
to
recommend
to
us
about
what
needs
to
be
done
again,
keeping
in
mind
that
this
is
their
their
their
answer,
not
ours
and
that's
what
it
should
be.
We
wanted
to
hear
from
them.
O
They
do
not
did
not
have
the
funding
to
continue
on
with
that
with
this
project,
unfortunately,
the
only
the
funds
we
have
are
basically
controlled
by
gdot,
and
so
of
course
it
has
to
stay
within
the
state
of
georgia,
but
we
have
reached
out
to
them.
They
do
know
about
the
study
to
some
degree.
They
have
been
included
in
that
conversation
and
we
will
continue
to
work
with
them.
But
again,
here's
another
important
roadway,
we're
going
to
talk
to
you
about
this
morning,
so
keith.
R
R
The
agenda
for
my
presentation
this
morning,
we'll
start
with
the
status
of
the
study,
then
we'll
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
design
workshop.
That
we
conducted
then
go
over
the
majority
of
the
highway
and
multimodal
improvements
that
we
currently
have
as
recommendations.
R
As
I
mentioned,
this
study
covers
a
very
large
area.
It's
a
10
mile
corridor,
starting
from
the
chattahoochee
river
bridge
on
the
west
side,
going
all
the
way
past
the
flat
rock
road
kitten
lake
intersection
on
the
east
and
what
we
are
looking
at
is
what
kind
of
traffic
operational
problems
or
safety
problems
that
are
in
this
study
area,
as
well
as
any
other
multimodal
issues
that
we
could
identify.
R
R
Most
of
the
comments
that
we
were
received
that
were
highly
related
were
either
improved
safety
or
increase
capacity
to
reduce
congestion.
You
know
they
were
not
satisfied
at
the
level
of
congestion
in
the
quarter.
The
multimodal
comments
were
primarily
related
to
adding
sidewalks
or
other
pedestrian
amenities,
as
well
as
bus,
stop
shelters
and
other
types
of
bus.
Stop
amenities.
R
The
next
slides
I'm
going
to
go
very
quickly
through
the
majority
of
the
projects
that
we
are
currently
recommending
that
be
looked
at
by
future
studies
and
I'm
actually
the
projects
you're
going
to
start
on
the
west
end
of
the
corridor
and
and
go
extend
to
the
east.
So
the
first
project
is
the
u.s
80
eastbound
auxiliary
lane
that
we're
recommending
starting
at
the
river
trace,
drive,
on-ramp
and
extending
eastbound
all
the
way
to
the
second
avenue
offering.
R
The
next
project
is
actually
a
fairly
major
project,
adding
one
lane
in
each
direction
on
j.r
allen,
parkway
beginning
at
the
second
avenue,
interchange
and
extending
all
the
way
to
the
bradley
park,
drive
interchange,
and
this
would
include
widening
the
river
road
overpass
structures.
I
I
wanted
to
before
you
got
too
deep
into
this.
I
wanted
to
touch
on
a
question
I
had
regarding
the
area
from
second
avenue
to
bradley
park.
You
talked
about
why
adding
a
lane?
Yes,
well
that
will
you
take
out
the
median?
Which
way
will
the
lane
go?
That.
R
For
that
particular
project,
it
will
actually
be
constructed
in
the
median
okay
and
it
would
probably
require
essentially
paving
the
median
in
between
the
two
directions
to
accommodate
that
project.
R
It
would
actually
move
the
exit
approximately
of
one-half
mile
upstream
to
to
the
to
the
west,
where
it
would
actually,
you
would
actually
exit
to
185
before
you
crossed
over
or
before
the
bradley
park
on
rent
would
merge
into
the
mainline,
and
this
would
be
done
by
constructing
the
constructing
braided
ramps,
and
this
slide
shows
an
example
of
two
braided
ramps
on
interstate
85
in
north
atlanta.
R
R
R
Currently,
this
loop
ramp,
the
northbound
to
westbound
movement,
is
very
difficult
because
of
all
the
lanes
that
are
merging
three
lanes
that
are
merging
to
one
lane
very
quickly.
We're
recommending
actually
converting
that
free
flow
right
turn
to
a
signalized
dual
right
turn
such
that
when
they
have
a
green
right
turn
phase,
then
they're
not
competing
with
any
other
traffic,
that's
trying
to
get
onto
the
loop
ramp
and
so
that
they
can
merge
very
easily
onto
that
loop
ramp.
R
The
next
location
is
in
on
the
us-80
eastbound
cd
road
between
interstate
185
and
moon
road.
Currently,
what
you
the
condition
that
you
have
where
the
city,
the
city
road
merges
down
from
two
lanes
to
one
lane.
You
have
a
left
hand,
merge
condition
the
basically
the
left
lane
merges
into
the
right
lane,
and
we
found
from
comments
that
that
seems
to
confuse
drivers,
because
the
typical
situation
on
a
freeway
is
the
right
lane
merges
into
the
left
and
which
is
actually
a
much
easier
merge
to
perform.
R
And
so
we're
recommending
flipping
that,
to
a
right
hand,
merge
plus
adding
a
half
mile
advanced
guide
sign
for
the
moon
road
exit
to
make
sure
that
those
drivers
know
that
the
the
moon,
road
exit
is
just
just
ahead.
R
R
R
R
R
This
project
is
another
intersection
project.
That's
actually
when
we
first
started
this
study,
it
was
just
a
plan,
but
right
now
it's
currently
under
construction
at
flat
rock
road
and
beaver
room,
beaver
run
road,
that's
being
constructed
by
the
midland
commons
developer,
and
so
this
this
project
is
actually
the
widening
of
the
flat
rock
road
approach
to
provide
dual
left
turns
and
the
exclusive
through
and
right
turn
line,
and
then
the
second
project
is
actually
the
left
turn
lane
that
the
developers
added
the
westbound
left
turn
lane
at
that
same
intersection.
R
This
is
another
district,
3
g
district,
3
project
that
they're
planning
to
implement
and
that's
the
widening
of
the
southbound
off
ramp
that
would
actually
produce
a
second
left
turn
lane
and
a
shared
right
and
through
lane
for
that
approach,
then
the
opposite
approach
at
gateway,
road,
where
we
are
actually.
This
is
not
part
of
gdot's
program,
but
we
are
recommending
a
second
right
turn
lane
for
this
approach.
That's
actually
dedicated
to
the
traffic.
R
Then
another
gdot
project
they're.
Looking
at
extending
the
left
turn
storage
lanes
over
the
manchester
expressway
to
get
the
turning
vehicles
out
of
the
through
lanes
at
that
interchange,
then
the
northbound
ramp
there's
two
projects
that
we've
included,
both
of
which
are
g
dot
d3
projects.
One
is
a
an
exclusive
right
turn
lane
widening
the
northbound
off
ramp
to
provide
an
exclusive
right
turn
lane
and
then
the
other
one
is
widening.
R
This
project
is
actually
our
our
only
no
cost
project,
but
this
was
actually
resulted
in
a
one
of
the
comments
that
we
received
from
the
virtual
public
workshop
and
a
citizen
was
very
concerned
about
the
safety
impacts
of
the
sunshine
glare
driving
on
the
corridor
either
in
the
afternoon
or
in
the
early
in
the
morning,
where
the
sunshine
is
just
right
over.
The
sun
is
right
over
the
the
roadway
horizon
and
there's
really
very
very
little
that
you
can
do
to
avoid
that.
R
But
what
we
put
in
as
a
potential
solution
or
mitigating
project
would
actually
be
to
use
the
new
changeable
message
signs
to
warn
motorists
of
this
condition
in
advance
of
actually
driving
on
the
segment
of
freeway
that
that
would
occur
and
advise
them
to
slow
down
and
be
aware
that
that
could
be
a
problem.
R
It
would
would
not
meet
interstate
standards,
so
we
would,
you
would
have
to
pave
most
of
the
corridor
or
increase
the
paved
shoulder
widths
of
most
of
the
quarter,
which
would
actually
encompass
also
add
a
widening
some
of
the
bridges
on
the
project
and
also
there
are
three
locations
that
the
spacing
of
the
interchange.
Successive
interchanges,
do
not
satisfy
the
minimum
requirements
for
interstate
standards
between
subsequent
ramps
and
the
only
way
that
you,
besides
relocating
the
crossing
roads,
is
actually
do
what
we.
R
What
we
were
posing
at
the
185
exit
is
create
braided
ramps
to
separate
those
ramps
from
each
other,
and
so
we
identified
two
other
locations
in
addition
to
the
the
area
between
the
bradley
park,
drive
and
185
interchange,
and
so
that's
we.
So
essentially
we
had
in
this
program
we
had
three
braided
ramp
locations
in
the
program,
plus
the
widening
for
the
paved
shoulders
and
the
wider
bridges.
R
The
rest
of
the
projects
that
I'm
going
to
go
through
are
our
multimodal
projects.
The
first
one
is
actually
a
sidewalk
project
on
whitesville
road,
essentially
carrying
sidewalks
across
the
the
j.r
allen,
parkway
from
the
headquarters
nissan
to
buckeye
way
a
similar
project.
The
second
one
is
similar
on
moon
road,
extending
sidewalk
through
the
interchange,
from
the
columbus
pain
center
to
whittlesea
boulevard.
R
R
Another
sidewalk
and
transit
related
project
is
at
north
lake
parkway
and
bear
lane
there's
a
major
bus
stop
on
bear
lane
for
several
of
the
the
bus
routes.
What
we're
recommending
is
adding
sidewalk
to
connect
that
bus,
stop
to
the
sidewalks
on
veterans
parkway,
adding
some
crosswalks
as
well
as
a
bus
shelf,
a
new
bus,
shelter
and
amenities.
R
The
next
project
is
actually
on
gateway,
road,
just
south
of
the
parkway
in
the
area.
There
are
several
bus
stops
in
that
shopping
center
area
that
we're
recommending
some
bus,
stop
amenities,
also
a
new
crosswalk
to
allow
riders
to
cross
gateway
safely
and
with
that
crosswalk
we're
recommending
rectang
rectangular
rapid
flashing
beacons
so
that
they
can
cross
gateway
road
more
safely.
R
R
We'll
actually
show
the
public
the
list
of
our
proposed
improvements
and
give
them
the
opportunity
to
comment
on
these
various
improvements,
and
once
we
receive
their
comments,
we
will
respond
to
those
comments
and
develop
our
final
report
and
so
currently
right
now
we're
scheduled
to
open
this
virtual
public
meeting
on
october
5th
and
it
will
go
to
the
18th
and
then
respond
to
comments
and
prepare
the
final
report
by
the
end
of
october.
B
You,
mr
strickland
councillor
house,.
Q
B
R
To
be
able
to
extend
j.r
allen
or
any
facility
as
a
freeway
you're,
looking
at
doing
it
on
a
new
location,
you
know
you
basically
almost
where
the
the
designation
of
the
freeway
fall
on
trace,
where
that
is
you're
really
looking
at
a
bypass
of
the
kitten
lake
to
be
able
to
continue
the
facility
as
a
freeway
because
of
all
the
land
use.
F
T
Thank
you.
I'm
here
we're
here
to
talk
about
another
corridor
study,
it's
not
as
quite
as
involved
as
the
two
previous
ones,
but
it's
very
much
important.
As
many
of
you
may
know,
steam
road
is
primarily
a
community.
It's
in
large
part
residential.
There
is
an
elementary
school
as
well
as
a
parks
and
rec
super
center.
T
At
the
end
of
the
road
and
looking
back
in
history,
there's
a
large
number
what
we
would
consider
a
large
number
of
fatalities
that
involve
both
pedestrian
and
vehicular
and
our
city
manager
has
actually
been
on
the
scene
and
has
seen
the
dangers
along
this
quarter.
So
in
large
part,
this
was
a
safety
project
that
we
wanted
to
look
at.
T
T
That's
very
near
completion,
the
moon,
road
widening
project
and
also
that
he's
been
working
on
another
phase
of
the
forest
road
project
and
he
actually
designed
one
of
the
forest
road
bridges
so
he's
very
familiar
with
columbus
and
he
understands
columbus
and
how
important
safety
is
to
us.
So
I'm
going
to
let
him
come
forward
and
just
briefly
introduce
you
to
the
study.
T
R
R
Up
so,
as
donna
mentioned
this
project,
is
it's
a
little
bit
different
from
the
the
two
previous
presentations
you've
heard
as
this,
this
one
was
primarily
focused
on
safety
for
the
corridor
versus
looking
at
operational
improvements
or
making
it
a
gateway.
R
The
study
evaluates
strategies
to
improve
safety
and
mobility
for
all
users,
that
includes
motorists,
bicyclists
and
also
pedestrians.
It
begins
at
buena
vista
road
and
runs
2.25
miles
east
to
pinecrest
drive.
It's
posted
currently
at
35
miles
per
hour,
with
a
25
mile
per
hour
school
zone
at
the
dijon
magnet
academy
in
the
mornings
and
afternoons.
R
There
are
no
sidewalks
currently
from
buena
vista
road
to
the
I-185
overpass
and
from
I-185
to
timberlane
drive,
which
is
near
the
end
of
the
project.
R
And,
as
donna
mentioned,
there's
been
several
fatalities
on
this
corridor
over
the
last
five
years,
there
are
almost
250
crashes
with
four
fatalities,
so
that
was
from
2015
to
2019.
R
and
talking
with
the
city,
manager
and
and
city
staff.
We
understand
that
there
have
been
some
additional
fatalities
since
this
data
was
collected.
So
that
was,
I
guess.
Important
to
note
here
is
that
that
equates
to
about
20
accidents
per
mile
per
year,
which
is
probably
about
double
what
we
would
see
on
a
facility
of
this
type.
R
And
the
study
team
so
far,
we've
we've
collected
traffic
counts.
We
did
this
pre-covered,
so
we
know
we
have
some
good
numbers
to
look
at
forecasting
and
we've
completed
several
studies,
including
traffic
analysis
and
a
road
safety
audit
operational
problems
that
we've
discovered
are
limited
at
isolated
intersections,
but
there
are
safety
issues
along
the
entire
corridor
to
note
and
there's
with
a
high
volume
of
severe
crashes.
As
you
can
see
from
this
chart,
if
it'll
stay
there,
there
are
almost
30
percent
of
the
crashes
along
steam
mill
road
result
in
an
injury
or
fatality.
R
R
42
percent
of
these
are
angle,
crashes,
26
percent,
rear
ends
and
and
20
percent
or
crashes
that
are
not
with
a
motor
vehicle.
What
that
means
is
typically
with
those
those
would
be
crashes
with
mailboxes
utility,
poles,
roadway
embankments
or,
unfortunately,
in
the
case
of
of
steaming
road
crashes,
with
a
pedestrian
so
to
dive
a
little
deeper
into
what
is
actually
contributing
to
so
many
crashes.
We
did
a
speed
study
and
the
aforementioned
road
safety
audit.
R
This
is
the
represents
the
speed
study.
This
is
the
westbound
direction.
Eastbound
was
very
similar.
The
horizontal
line,
that's
on
the
graph
is
the
35
mile
per
hour
posted
speed.
As
you
can
see,
the
speeds
are
10
to
15
miles
frequently
above
that
posted
speed
and
those
excessive
speeds
are
definitely
a
contributing
factor
to
the
severity
of
crashes.
R
Fatality,
so
that
was
statistical
speech,
study,
statistical
statistics
driven
road
safety
audit
is
more
observational,
so
we
actually
went
out
in
person,
walked
this
site
and
had
some
interaction
with
city
staff
and
what
we
discovered
that
there
was
immediately.
Was
there
some
deficiencies
in
striping?
R
R
Some
of
these
are
due
to
roadway
geometry,
where
you
have
curves
steep
vertical
curves
like
the
photo
on
the
right
there's,
also
some
overgrown
vegetation,
that's
obstructing
sight
lines
and
intersections,
and
then
there
are
places
where
we
have
landscaping.
That's
been
placed
in
right
of
way.
That's
also
creating
some
obstructions.
R
And
then
looking
at
pedestrian
safety,
similar
to
the
second
avenue
project,
you
heard,
there's
some
deteriorated
sidewalks
and
some
problems
with
the
sidewalks.
There
damaged
sections
segments
along
the
corridor
that
don't
have
sidewalks
issues
with
ramps,
not
aligning
with
crosswalks
and
then
probably
the
the
worst
situation
is
there's
some
some
places
where
sidewalk
is
adjacent
to
the
roadway,
the
travel
lanes
without
any
curbing
curb
and
gutter
or
physical
barriers
to
separate
vehicles
from
pedestrians.
R
And
then
some
miscellaneous
things
that
we
noticed
is
is
there's
some
insufficient
lighting
along
the
corridor.
There
is
lighting,
but
it's
often
obscured
by
vegetation,
so
it
renders
it
really
ineffective
and
you
have
drainage
issues
where
there's
some
ponding
in
the
roadway
and,
of
course,
the
photo
on
the
left.
There's
some
vehicles
parking
along
the
shoulder
of
the
road
on
the
sidewalk
and
some
of
these
it
forces
pedestrians
to
either
have
to
walk
on
the
private
property
or
walk
out
into.
R
Traffic,
so
any
of
these
issues
mentioned
when
you
have
them
by
themselves
individually:
they
are,
they
could
be
serious
safety
concerns,
but
when
you
have
them
together,
concentrated
in
one
location,
it
really
compounds
that
that
issue.
R
So
as
we
as
we
brainstorm
the
solutions
to
these
challenges,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
that
we
are
considering
how
the
operational
improvements
can
affect
the
safety
and
efficiency
of
this
quarter.
R
And
we,
with
that,
we
focused
on
the
intersections
with
higher
traffic
volumes
and
where
the
crash
totals
were
also
higher
and
what
we
found
out
in
the
currently
as
it
stands
with
current
traffic
volumes,
the
corridor
is
functioning
very
efficiently
operational
wise.
This
represents
level
of
service
for
2020.
The
green
is
great.
It's
measured
from
a
to
f
and
almost
all
the
intersections
are
a's
right
now.
R
R
So
this
is
our
schedule.
We're
we're
lagging
the
other
two
projects
a
little
bit
a
couple
of
months,
and
that
was
intentional.
We
didn't
want
to
overwhelm
the
public
with
with
public
meetings
and
trying
to
get.
You
know
good
feedback
from
the
public.
R
We
are
we're
currently
in
the
alternatives:
evaluation
phase
of
the
project
and
in
november,
we're
planning
to
have
a
design
virtual
design
workshop
to
receive
input,
input
from
the
public
and
that
workshop
will
be
conducted
by
our
website.
R
Steemaroadstudy.Com.
That's
where
the
public
can
go
and
learn
more
about
the
project
and
through
an
interactive
map,
help
us
identify
problem
areas
and
some
potential
solutions
and
then
complete.
A
an
online
survey
for
those
people
who
are
not
familiar
are
not
comfortable
navigating
the
website.
We,
we
will
be
mailing
out
approximately
500
survey,
letters
to
two
citizens
residents,
along
or
in
the
steaming
road
area
and
with
self-addressed
stamped
envelopes
to
return
to
the
engineering
staff
so
that
we
can
track
that
as
well.
B
All
right,
mr
greenway,
thank
you.
That's
city
manager
and
I've
talked
about
that
road,
a
lot
and
we
we
desperately
need
to
address
some
of
those
intersections.
Some
of
those
issues
been
way
too
many
crashes
over
there
counselor
tucker
hang
on
there.
We
go.
J
R
Absolutely
the
the
way
the
list
was
generated,
just
a
just
an
fyi.
We
worked
with
with
david
cooper
and
director
jones
in
the
planning
office.
We
went,
I
believe,
those
500
feet
outside
each
direction
of
the
corridor
and
did
a
swath
along
the
corridors.
How
we
came
up
with
those
addresses.
They
came
directly
out
of
the
gis
data
database
here
in
the
city,
but
we
can
yes,
we
can
provide
that.
F
Mr
mayor,
the
final
item
on
the
work
session
agenda
today
is
a
budget
review
session
and
mayor.
I
would
recommend
that
we
maybe
take
a
10
minute
recess.
B
I
think
it's
appropriate
we'll
follow
the
same
process
that
we've
followed
in
during
budget
session,
we'll
go
ahead
and-
and
we
will
adjourn
this
meeting
and
reconvene
with
counselor
house
as
the
vice
budget,
vice
chair
of
the
budget
committee
and
it
just
as
you
said,
give
a
10-minute
break.
B
So
if
there's
no
other
comments
for
the
city,
manager
or
city
attorney
or
anybody
else
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn
the
work
session,
all
right
there's
a
motion
from
I
think
it
came
from
councillor
garrett
and
the
second
from
councilor
tucker.
So
all
in
favor
of
adjourning,
please
say
aye
all
right.
We
are
adjourned
and
we
will
reconvene
in
10
minutes.