►
From YouTube: Columbus GA City Council Meeting 02 28 2023
Description
No description was provided for this meeting.
If this is YOUR meeting, an easy way to fix this is to add a description to your video, wherever mtngs.io found it (probably YouTube).
A
B
Mayor
skip
Henderson
city
manager,
Isaiah
Hughley
pops,
Barnes
district,
one
Glenn
Davis
district
2,
Bruce
Huff
District
3,
Toya,
Tucker,
District,
4,
Charmaine,
crab
District,
5,
Gary,
Allen,
mayor
Pro,
tem
and
District
Six
Mimi
Woodson
district
7,
Walker
Garrett,
District,
8,
Judy,
Thomas
posts;
nine
at
large
counselor
John
house,
Post
10
at
large
counselor,
Sandra,
Davis,
Clerk
of
counsel
and
City
Attorney
Clifton
Faye,
Columbus
Georgia.
This
is
your
city
council.
C
Good
afternoon
and
welcome
to
the
February
28th
meeting
a
special
called
meeting
of
the
Columbus
city
council.
We
we
have
a
lot
of
business
to
conduct
this
evening
to
one
of
the
first
things.
We'll
do,
though,
is
we'll
ask
God's
presence
on
our
our
our
Chambers
and
I'd
like
to
invite
Mr
Derek
Haye
director
of
student
Ministries
from
St
Luke
Mr
Haye
welcome,
sir.
If
you
would
push
that
button
and
I'll
get
that
microphone
turned
on.
C
D
Awesome,
thank
you.
Mr
Mayor
counselors,
thanks
for
having
me
it's
an
honor
to
be
here,
bow
your
heads
with
me
and
let
us
pray
heavenly
father
as
We
Gather.
Here
today
we
come
before
you
with
Humble
Hearts,
seeking
your
guidance
and
wisdom.
D
We
pray
for
Unity
among
all
those
who
call
the
city
home,
and
we
may
work
together
to
create
a
better
tomorrow
for
ourselves
and
for
future
Generations
help
us
to
set
aside
our
differences
and
come
together
in
a
spirit
of
cooperation
and
compassion,
or
we
also
lift
up
the
teenagers
and
students
of
our
town
to
you.
We
pray
that
you
would
guide
and
protect
them
at
their
schools
and
you
would
bless
them
with
the
same
opportunities
that
we
have
enjoyed.
D
May
they
be
filled
with
a
hope
and
optimism
for
the
future,
and
may
they
be
inspired
to
work
towards
a
better
Columbus.
Finally,
Lord,
we
ask
you
for
your
continued
blessings
and
guidance
as
we
move
forward
as
a
community
mayor
light
shine
upon
us,
maybe
know
our
worth
is
in
you
and
may
we
always
seek
to
do
your
will
and
all
that
we
do
amen.
C
C
C
All
right,
all
those
in
favor
of
going
into
executive
session,
please
signify
with
saying
aye
aye
any
opposed
all
right.
Well,
we
are
an
executive
session.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
we
appreciate
you
all
being
here
a
little
early,
but
we
gotta
ask
you
to
clear
the
the
chambers
and
Council
will
we'll
start
with
the
item
on
property.
C
Hey
excuse
me,
thank
you
for
your
patience,
we're
sorry
for
the
inconvenience
of
having
you
leave
the
room
and
then
come
back
in,
but
we
we
did
go
into
executive
session,
discussed
property
acquisition
and
personnel
and
there
were
no
votes
taken
so
we'll
move
on
to
the
agenda.
C
The
first
thing
is
the
minutes
from
the
February
14
meeting
motion.
Second
to
approve
those
minutes
all
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
any
post
all
right.
The
minutes
are
approved.
We've
got
a
couple
of
proclamations.
The
first
one
is
on
whoop
I
lost
it's
on
intellectual
developmental
disabilities
awareness
month
and
councilor
Barnes,
we'll
we'll
read
that
they
are.
H
Bobby
want
to
be
sure,
I
didn't,
leave
him
out.
That's
why
he
was
waiting
to
the
end
and
this
this
Proclamation
reads:
thusly.
It
says,
whereas
in
1987,
President
Ronald
Reagan
established
that
the
month
of
March
would
henceforth
be
developmental
disabilities
awareness
month
to
increase
public
awareness
of
the
needs
and
the
potential
of
Americans
with
developmental
disabilities
and
also
to
provide
their
encouragement
and
opportunities.
I
Okay,
I'm
Joanne
Mosley
I'm,
the
idd
coordinator
for
New
Horizons,
on
behalf
of
our
loving
individuals
that
we
serve
and
their
families.
We
thank
you
so
much
for
this.
I
would
like
to
thank
the
CEO
of
New
Horizons
Miss
Andrea
Winston,
also
our
Clinical
Director
Miss,
Denise
Wade,
and
also
I'll
CFO,
Susan,
Gallagher
Gallagher.
Also,
we
have
stamp
here
that
was
with
the
DD
program.
J
Ap
is
the
program
where
we
train
individuals
on
daily
living
skills
and
we
it's
like
a
training
point
to
get
them
to
out
in
the
workplace.
I
Also
I
would
like
to
thank
all
of
the
dedicated
on
Direct
service
workers.
They
are
our
backbone
and
they
are
the
reason
that
we
keep
going
forward.
Thank
you
all
for
all
your
appreciation.
You.
N
P
I'm
Denise
Wade
McLeod
on
The
Clinical
Director
for
New
Horizons
and
on
behalf
of
Ms
Andrea
Winston,
who
due
to
is
unable
to
be
here
this
evening.
She
wanted
me
to
extend
her
thanks
and
gratitude
to
the
city
of
Columbus
and
to
the
council.
So
thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
for
New
Horizons.
We
greatly
appreciate
it
absolutely.
H
And
Mr
bear
if
you
just
allow
me
a
minute
sure,
on
the
reason
that
I'm
highlight
this
is
an
organization
there's
a
lot
of
other
great
organizations
in
this
marvelous
City
that
we
call
Columbus
organizations
that
really
Reach
Out
to
people
and
New
Horizons.
Does
that
a
lot
of
a
segment
of
the
population
are
the
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities.
H
Individuals
who
we
are
blessed
individuals
who
want
to
overcome
and
do
overcome
their
disabilities,
intellectually
and
developmentally,
but
to
have
an
organization
like
New
Horizons
that
actively
seeks
them
out
actively
helps
them
and
the
reason
that
I
know
so
much
about
them.
Is
years
ago.
Over
10
years
ago,
I
was
the
outpatient
nurse
there
and
I
I
went
home
to
my
wife
and
I
said:
I,
don't
know
what
I
want
to
stay
with
this
company
here,
because
they
had
so
many
people
they
were
treating
for
free.
H
Otherwise,
when
I
said
we're
gonna
get
a
paycheck,
not
that
I'd
be
questioned,
but
it
it
was.
It
was
so
heartwarming
to
see
an
organization
that
would
serve
the
community
irregardless
of
that
green
piece
of
paper,
with
our
good
president's
order,
and
so
I
I
remained
in
a
relationship
with
them
and
sent
a
number
of
people
who,
for
one
of
self-esteem,
would
do
not
want
to
come
forward,
but
this
organization
will
grab
them,
nurture
them
and
and
and
bring
their
full
potential
over
their
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities
that
they
have
not.
Just.
Q
C
All
right,
you
know
February
18,
we
celebrated
Arbor,
Day
and,
of
course,
Lisa
Cuts
did
a
fantastic
job
to
keep
Columbus
beautiful
and
all
the
different
activities
out
there.
We've
got
a
resolution
that
we
want
to
present
to
them.
I'm
going
to
ask
councilor
Crabb
foreign.
C
S
S
And
whereas
Columbus
city
council
and
the
National
Arbor
Day
Foundation
urge
citizens
to
support
tree
planting
efforts
to
enhance
beautification
and
increase
the
tree.
Canopy
coverage
throughout
the
city
and
whereas
the
keep
Columbus,
beautiful
commission
trees,
Columbus
Inc,
UGA
extension,
Oxbow,
Meadows,
environmental
Learning,
Center,
Columbus,
Parks
and
Recreation,
and
the
Columbus
Consolidated
government's
Urban
forest
and
beautification
division
are
Partners
in
their
effort
to
encourage
citizens
to
plant
and
protect
trees
for
future
Generations.
Now,
therefore,
BH
skip
Henderson
III
Mayor
of
Columbus
Georgia
does
proclaim
Saturday
February
18
2023
as
Columbus
Arbor
Day.
T
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
we
had
a
great
celebration
on
February
the
18th.
Thank
you,
mayor,
council
and
city
manager,
for
your
continued
support.
I
have
some
of
my
environmental
partners
with
me
today.
We
had
so
many
all
of
them
couldn't
be
present
today.
But
again,
thank
you
for
your
continued
support
and
while
we
have
a
large
audience
right
now,
I'm
gonna
take
a
point
of
personal
proof
and
say
we
need
help
to
get
Columbus
cleaned.
So
my
number
is
706-225-4008.
Q
U
Eric
ensource
forestry
administrator
for
the
city
and
Senior
arborist.
V
C
Well,
thank
you
all.
Thank
you.
It
was.
It
was
an
amazing
day.
I
mean
it
really
had
so
many
activities
out
there,
and
it
was
just
all
the
Partnerships
that
showed
up
was
really
outstanding.
We
look
forward
to
the
next
one
and
I'll
Echo
what
what
Lisa
said.
They
need
help
trying
to
keep
Columbus
clean,
so
take
care
of
your
area,
and
maybe
everybody
will
do
the
same.
You'll
come
around.
Let
us
thank
you
again
sure.
C
All
right,
we
have
a
presentation
of
a
limited
scope,
performance
audit
on
Uptown
Columbus
and
our
internal
auditor
Donna
McGinnis.
It's
going
to
present
that.
W
Good
evening,
everyone
I
realize
you're
receiving
your
reports.
The
audit
was,
let's
move
things
right
along
here.
E
W
Once
authorized
in
January
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
audit
scope
and
there
we
go
during
site
visits.
Processes
were
reviewed
both
within
the
finance
department
and
at
Uptown,
Columbus
Inc,
historical
point
of
sale,
records,
tax
filings,
insurance,
binder
remittances
maintenance
and
repair
records
and
Lease
agreements
and
addendums
were
reviewed
at
both
offices.
W
In
the
findings
during
the
10-year
agreement,
Uptown
Columbus
Inc
has
been
led
by
three
different
presidents
and
the
monthly
reporting
remittance
and
compliance
varied
under
each
leader,
while
all
equipment
was
newly
purchased
at
the
execution
of
the
agreement.
As
years
went
by,
there
had
been
deferred
maintenance
from
mid-2017
until
March
of
2020..
W
Current
president
Mr
Ed
Wolverton
has
been
attentive
to
maintenance
issues
and
has
brought
them
forward
to
counselors
seeking
authorization
to
utilize
designated
Reserves.
Prior
to
March
of
2020.
There
had
been
more
sporadic
remittances
with
three
to
four
checks
received
in
most
years
with
each
check
covering
a
period
of
three
to
four
months
of
activity
under
Mr
wolverton's
leadership.
We
receive
monthly
remittances
each
month
for
the
prior
month.
Two
weeks
after
the
month
has
ended.
W
In
continued
findings,
seasonally,
there
is
an
impact
upon
sales
activity
at
both
the
rafting
and
zipline
venues.
Peak
activity
occurs
in
the
summer
months
with
less
activity
in
the
spring
and
a
significant
decline
in
the
winter
months.
There
were
dates
where
Winter
conditions,
weather
conditions
generally
did
not
allow
for
activity,
and
the
venues
were
closed
for
two
months
at
the
onset
of
the
covid-19
pandemic.
Holidays
such
as
Thanksgiving
and
Christmas
did
not
have
activity
in
audit
recommendations.
W
The
current
leadership
of
Uptown
Columbus
Inc
is
performing
responsibly,
both
in
terms
of
Revenue
sharing
under
the
lease
agreement
and
is
addressing
maintenance
and
needed
repairs
at
the
Chattahoochee
River
Park.
The
lease
agreement
is
currently
due
for
Renewal
and
based
upon
audit
observations
and
findings.
Uptown
Columbus
Inc
can
be
expected
to
continue
their
responsible
performance
in
the
months
and
years
ahead.
W
W
You
know
that
type
of
thing,
the
point
of
sale,
reporting,
I've,
had
a
chance
to
review
and
and
we
are
receiving
an
accurate
stream
of
Revenue,
it
is
proprietary
data
and,
as
a
result,
you
know
cannot
be
released
in
this
forum,
but
I
wanted
to
assure
you
that
that
the
hands
were
on
it
and
what
we're
getting
responsible
remittances
at
this
point.
W
Now
the
the
other
arm
that
I
have
before
you
I
conversation
for
transitional
audit.
Admittedly
there's
a
plan
to
have
more
of
a
an
audit
request
list.
But
recently
we
have
lost
some
some
Key
Personnel
in
the
Civic
Center
and,
as
a
result,
I
would
like
to
have
your
authorization
to
at
least
begin
scheduling
them.
It
won't
start
tomorrow,
but
it
would
be
something
that
we
would
start
as
soon
as
as
soon
as
feasible
that
you
know,
in
light
of
the
fact
that
we
have
transitioned
there,
it
would
be
important
to
have
Auditors
arrive.
C
All
right
motion
to
authorize
the
transitional
audit
for
the
Columbus,
Civic
Center
and
a
second
all
in
favor,
say
aye
any
opposed.
Okay,
thank.
G
City
attorney
all
right.
Thank
you.
Mayor
I
haven't
seen
a
crowd
quite
this
big
since
the
peach
Ball,
but
we
will
move
on
down
our
half
dozen
items
here
and
get
some
votes
out
of
the
council.
The
first
item
up
is
the
zoning
at
212
Railroad
Street,
going
from
General
commercial
to
Uptown
motion.
C
C
Missing
a
couple:
the
button's
still
not
working
all
right
and
I'll
get
everybody
counselor
Copeland
foreign.
G
C
C
C
C
C
All
right
well
we'll
move
on
to
the
public
agenda,
and
what
I
would
remind
you
is
that
we
you'll
have
five
minutes
we'll
allow
you
to
State
your
start
with
your
your
name
and
your
address.
Once
you
give
that
we
will
move
into
the
timer
at
the
end
of
five
minutes,
we
will
we'll
have
to
cut
you
off
if
you're
not
complete
and
and
I've
been
asked
by
counselors
for
some
I
don't
know
we.
Somebody
had
heard
that
they're
might
be
retaliation
against
employees
for
speaking
out.
C
This
is
a
public
agenda,
no
real,
no
retaliation
against
any
kind
of
of
our
employees
as
a
result
of
this.
This
this
agenda.
C
C
X
C
X
Not
my
primary
residence
property
that
I
purchased
and
it's
4961
Gardner
Drive,
Columbus,
Georgia,
31907,
okay,
sorry,
oh
okay,
so
purchase
a
property
back
in
2010
2011
and
the
property
got
torn
down
by
Reeves.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
the
address
that
the
city
was
sending
the
correspondence
to
was
not
my
address,
they
were
sending
it
to
1688..
My
address
was
1638
at
the
time
and
around
2000
a
couple
years
about
probably
five
years
went
by
I
kept
the
property
boarded
up
best
as
I.
Q
X
Kept
the
grass
cut
and
apparently
wasn't
up
to
the
city's
standards,
and
it.
A
X
I.
Just
work
and
I
cannot
afford
that
so
I'm
asking
for.
If
the
city
can
grant
me
relief
in
that
manner,
I
would
like
to
rebuild
eventually.
L
X
Neighborhood
up-
and
it
won't
just
be
just
some
empty
lots
in
there-
I'm
still
paying
the
taxes
on
the
property
and
I
am
still
trying
to
keep
it
upkeep
as
best
as
I
can,
which
is
just
keeping
it
cut.
And
nice
and
tidy
and
I've
been
doing
that
so
yeah.
That's
I
would
just
like
to
rebuild
eventually
on
the
property.
C
Okay,
have
you
have
you,
perchance,
spoken
with
the
tax
commissioner?
Yes,
okay,
Mr
city
manager,.
Y
Y
And
of
course,
you
know,
I
was
having
her
to
look
up
the
number
of
liens
just
to
give
you
a
reference
in
in
terms
of
how
many
pieces
of
property
we
have
liens
on,
and
it's
in
excess
of
300
I
know
with
my
recollection
but
she's,
oh
and
but
a
lot
of
376
demolition,
liens
and.
Y
2192
weed,
liens
and
I
share
the
number
with
you
just
to
say
that
we
we
have
yeah.
If
we
do
it
for
you,
we've
got
to
do
it
for
all
of
those
properties.
What
we
have
done
in
the
past
and
I'm
sure
we'll
do
it
again.
Y
We
would
have
an
amnesty
period
where
we
would,
if
you
satisfy
the
lien
itself
within
a
period
of
time,
we
will
forgive
the
interest
and
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
kind
of
just
listen
watch
out
for
one
of
the
times
we
have
an
amnesty
period
and
forgive
interest.
If
you
satisfy
the
lien
itself,
some
properties
we
go
out,
we
demo
them.
Y
It
may
cost
five,
ten
thousand
dollars
to
demo
of
the
property
and
of
course
we
put
a
lien
on
the
on
that
property
and
if,
if
that
person,
if
we
go
10
years
without
that
person
satisfying
that
lien
on
that
property,
it
accumulates
all
of
his
interests
in
over
a
10-year
period.
It
may
accumulate
another
ten
thousand
dollars
in
interest
and
now
it's
twenty
twenty
thousand,
and
so
we
would
forgive
the
interest
during
an
embassy
period
and
and
that's
all
I
could
maybe
off-road
this
time.
Mr
Mayor,
okay,.
F
Y
Is
a
normal
procedure
and
you
know
I'm
sure
we
will
come
back
to
you
at
some
point
to
ask
you
to
approve
an
amnesty
period
and
that's
just
to
kind
of
get
some
of
it
off
the
books.
And
so
I
would
just
encourage
her
to
look
for
watch
out
for
when
we
would
ask
Council
to
allow
for
a
name
Mr
period
and.
C
C
Yes,
ma'am.
Thank
you
all
right.
Next
is
Mr
Isaac
Brown,
representing
Community
citizens,
Services
Watch
program
Inc,
regarding
announcing
the
re-established
community,
Citizen
Watch
program,
Mr
Brown,
your
name
and
address,
and
the
timer
will
start
once
you
do
that.
U
Z
To
be
exact,
1951
to
be
exact,
ly,
think
about
it,
think
about
it:
1951
up
in
East
Highland
on
38th
Street!
That's
where
I
live
one
day
my
mother
sent
us
to
over
to
a
a
service
station
depicts
on
drinks,
sir.
The
drinks
was
five
cents,
a
piece
five
cents
about
two
weeks
later,
the
lady
said
that
the
drinks
was
going
up.
Z
Z
Z
Since
that
time
time
has
changed
it's
changing
day
by
day
we're
looking
at
our
city.
This
is
my
home.
We
looking
at
this
city,
but
this
is
my
home.
If
this
is
my
home,
I
am
concerned
about,
what's
going
on
in
my
home,
where
I
live
at,
we
need
to
be
more
concerned
about
our
home
than
across
across
the
city
across
the
river.
Z
Are
we
really
concerned
about
Columbus
Georgia
instead
of
fighting
people
that
has
trained
people
to
help
other
people
in
the
community,
but
they'd
rather
back
those
people
that
has
trained
people?
We
have
been
actually
trained
mayor
councilman
to
look
out
for
our
community,
but
it
seems
like
to
me
we're
fighting
each
other,
some
strange
reason
or
another
we
obeying
one
another,
instead
of
doing
something
for
our
city.
Z
Isaiah
hugely
city
manager,
I,
talked
to
you
a
few
weeks
ago,
pertaining
to
a
building
on
Victory.
Drive
am
I
right
that
building
I
walked
through
that
building.
Mayor
councilman,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
that
building
is
exactly
what
we
need
to
train
our
people
from
going
to
jail
for
little,
nothing
that
building
my
paperwork
on
that
building.
It's
right
there
can.
We
get
I
want
each
and
every
councilman
to
get
a
copy
of
that.
Do
you
have
it
now
do
y'all
have
it
did.
AA
Z
See
that
do
y'all
see
what
I
went
through
a
lot
of
stuff.
I
did
my
homework
mayor.
We
need
that
building.
We
need
that
building
like
you've,
never
known
that
building
has
TVs
in
it.
It
has
computers
in
it.
Just
like
you
I'm
looking
at
right
now,
it
has
everything
that
we
need
to
train
people
to
make
our
city
better.
Z
I've
been
knowing
you
too
long,
brother
I've
been
knowing
you
a
long
time.
I
want
you,
your
mayor,
Papa
Mr,.
C
Especially
since
you
and
I
have
known
each
other
for
so
long,
but
but
I
your
time
is
up.
I
can't
give
you
any
more
time,
but
but
I
tell
you
what,
if
you
want
to
come
to
the
office,
we'll
talk
about
this
building
and
talk
about
some
of
the
plans
that
you've
got
okay.
C
AB
The
names
that
I'm
going
to
be
reading
now
have
given
me
permission
to
read
their
names,
some
of
the
businesses
that
have
been
affected
and
just
want
you
all
to
know
at
least
30
that
we
are
aware
of
in
the
area
of
Thompson
Road,
North,
Avenue,
Hamilton,
Road
and
portions
of
Manchester.
AB
Expressway
have
been
victims
of
these
staff
growing
room
daycare,
they've
had
four
stolen
and
five
damage
and
they
had
security,
cage,
Dr
Patheon
for
units
Dr
Vernon,
one
unit,
Southeastern
gastro,
two
units
damage
two
units
removed
and
for
total
of
three
Dr
Harper,
two
units,
Trio
life,
three
units
and
the
reason
I
say
the
ones
that
we
are
aware.
AB
Some
of
the
churches,
as
I
said
before,
have
had
the
vehicles
had
Cadillac
converters
taken,
HVAC
and
AC
units
and
Cadillac
converters
have
different
functions,
but
they
share
something
in
common
that
buyers
are
willing
to
pay
for
and
it's
the
precious
metals.
You
may
have
noticed
that
I
didn't
reference,
the
persons
or
persons
committing
theft,
because
if
there's
no
willing
buyers,
then
more
than
likely
the
theft
won't
occur
now.
AB
I,
don't
suspect
that
anyone
is
knocking
on
our
mirror,
our
counselor
city
manager,
nor
the
majority
of
our
citizen
doors
offering
to
sell
us,
copper
or
any
of
the
metals
found
in
these
items.
The
persons
of
person
committing
these
acts
are
aware
of,
and
they
know
who
the
Willing,
buyer
or
buyers
are.
The
state
of
Georgia
and
Columbus
consolidated
government
have
laws,
codes,
aren't
as
pertaining
to
the
selling
and
buying
of
these
metals,
and
I
must
say
that
they
leave
a
lot
to
be
desired,
particularly
the
ordinance
that
we
have
here
in
Columbus
Georgia.
AB
Nothing
that
I
have
read
nor
understand
will
really
deter
the
buyer
nor
the
seller.
When
looking
at
these
laws,
codes
and
ordinance-
and
apparently
this
is
not
only
my
interpretation,
because
what
appears
to
mean
to
be
the
lack
of
attention
given
to
these
offense
and
the
lack
of
follow-up
with
the
victims.
Tell
me
that
cccg
feels
the
same
way.
AB
My
understanding
is
that
there
is
one
of
the
practices
that
I
mentioned
earlier,
that
had
a
video
system,
camera
recording
of
the
suspect,
the
suspected
person
who
had
vandalized
and
stolen
from
their
property,
with
an
interaction
with
the
Columbus
Police
Department
Officer
around
about
a
time
when
most
of
us
asleep
in
the
early
hours
of
the
morning.
My
understanding
is
that
there
was
a
conversation
that
took
place.
AB
The
person
who
stole
the
items
had
apparently
stashed
them
in
the
area
where
the
police
officer
could
not
find
him,
and
if
you
need
to
know
more
about
that
situation,
I
can
provide
you
with
that
information.
In
closing
I
guess
you
could
say
there
are
several
recommendations
or
suggestions
that
could
be
given
to
control
and
eliminate
this
problem,
but
the
one
recommendation
that
we
believe
will
prevent
and
solve.
99.9
of
these
copper
and
precious
metal
theft
is
enforcement
of
the
laws
and
codes
and
ordinance
that
we
already
have.
Thank
you.
C
AC
A
AC
Do
3416
North,
Quay,
Columbus
Georgia
and
my
name
is
Dr
Don
Moeller.
Does
it
timer
start
now.
AC
I'm
here
to
talk
about
PTSD,
this
is
like
an
awareness
talk,
but
it's
more
like
a
revelation
talk.
Rambo
is
not
the
classic
case
of
PTSD.
Your
veterans
are
out
there
they're
living
a
quiet
life
suffering.
You
can't
see
PTSD
our
First
Responders
EMTs
nurses,
em
emergency
room
people
have
PTSD.
What
does
it
present
like?
Not
like
the
movies
tell
you
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
oral
health
component
component
of
PTSD
I'm,
a
physician
and
a
dentist,
and
a
PTSD
researcher
and
yeah
I
publish
paper.
AC
Oh
yeah,
I'm,
drifting
away,
two
cases
so
any
rate.
What
I'm
here
to
talk
about
is
family
friends.
Acquaintances
need
to
know
that
the
guys
with
PTSD
are
having
a
rough
life.
You
don't
get
a
good
night's
sleep
with
PTSD
you
wake
up
with
headaches
with
PTSD.
You
grind
your
teeth
with
PTSD
your
muscles
hurt
all
the
time
with
PTSD
ptsdfs
affects
your
cardiovascular
system,
your
endocrine
system,
your
nervous
system,
and
on
and
on.
Why
would
it
not
affect
your
jaws?
Why
would
it
not
affect
the
muscles
in
your
face?
AC
AC
Because
I
was
in
the
military
as
a
private
and
worked
my
way
up
to
Lieutenant
Colonel
I
can
guarantee
you
that
if
you
walk
in
as
an
oral
maxillofacial
surgeon
say
hey
guess
what
I
have
PTSD
the
first
time
you
yell
in
the
operating
room,
you're
going
to
be
breaking
leaves:
okay,
that's
how
that
game
is
played.
So
we
have
an
unseen
disorder
that
affects
three
million
veterans
and
millions
of
Americans,
and
why
am
I
telling
you
about
this?
If
you
find
your
anger
threshold
is
changing,
you
need
to
be
aware.
AC
Your
inner
family
relationships
can
be
affected.
Your
relationships
with
your
spouse
can
be
affected.
Your
support
group
needs
to
be
increased.
If
you're
a
veteran,
a
fireman
fire
women,
you
need
to
get
a
support
group.
You
need
to
have
people
that
you
know
that
are
going
to
support
you
and
you
have
to
have
that
ready.
AC
Do
not
lose
your
support
group
number
two.
You
cannot
get
through
life,
feeling
that
you're
worthless
and
have
no
value
suicide
goes
way
up
in
PTSD
and
it's
not
gradual
these
people,
the
protective
things
statistically
are
if
there's
10
000
people,
so
many
will
commit
suicide
that
doesn't
help
diagnose
suicides
and
PTSD.
AC
It's
rapid
and
it's
sudden
if
you're,
depressed
depression
and
PTSD
follow
like
this
traumatic
brain
injury
increases
problems
in
PTSD.
So
I
would
like
to
propose
in
a
discuss
funding
later
five
minutes
isn't
the
time
to
do
it,
but
it
can
be
done
very
cheaply
for
under
ten
dollars
a
piece
I'd
like
to
open
a
clinic
or
have
part
of
the
dental
clinics
in
this
town
designated
so
that
First
Responders
veterans
that
can't
do
it
can
come
in
and
be
checked.
Remember
PTSD
affects,
is
not
a
drill
and
fill
Dental
problem.
AC
AD
My
name
is
Paul
Wilson
I
live
at
13830,
upatoi,
Lane
I'm,
wearing
this
hat,
because
I'm,
a
major
I
had
three
successful
company
commands
at
a
Botanical
man,
one
command,
700,
the
Battalion
command,
700.,
so
I
kind
of
know
what
I'm
speaking
about
when
it
comes
to
command
structure.
Yes,
I
have
come
before
you
today
to
stop
the
hanging
figuratively
of
chief
of
police
Freddie
Blackman
fop,
president
Lieutenant
Ralph
Dow
has
waged
a
revengeful
character,
assassination
campaign
directed
to
undermine
Chief
Blackman's
credibility.
AD
A
year
ago
he
came
before
you
with
a
survey
that
he
created
from
the
fop
with
a
low
confidence
vote
of
Chief.
Blackman
I
also
asked
if
there
was
Deputy
sheriffs
that
also
voted
into
that
because
of
the
pure
fact
that
they
don't
even
they're,
not
even
under
his
his
command
structure.
Lieutenant
Ralph
Dow
has
been
passed
over
for
promotion
by
Chief
Blackman
and
with
the
approval
of
Mayor
Henderson.
So
you
also
approved
mayor
Henderson
according
to
the
EOC
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
was
not
promoted.
AD
However,
according
to
the
respondent
statement
from
the
law,
firm
of
Paige,
Scranton,
Sprouse,
Tucker
and
Ford,
which
is
funded
by
the
city
council
and
released
on
August
4th
2021,
reads
as
follows:
Lieutenant
Dallas,
EOC
charged
essentially
claims
that
all
minority
and
female
candidates
promoted
to
leadership
positions
in
the
last
few
years
for
the
Columbus
Police
Department
have
been
under
qualified
for
those
roles.
As
a
quotation,
why
you
responded
the
law?
Firm?
Okay,
that's
a
very
racist
remark
coming
from
a
supervisor
and
a
lieutenant
and
an
FOP
president.
AD
This
comment
was
made
by
Lieutenant
very
cheap
warrants
tenure.
This
is
2021.
This
is
back
in
2018
a
few
years
ago.
This
position
is
not
supported.
By
fact,
this
position
is
is
supported
by
facts.
According
to
the
law,
firm
Chief
Blackman
was
not
the
only
Chief
to
have
passed
on
promoting
Lieutenant
Chief
born
who's,
a
white
male.
C
Also
chose
I'm
sorry
to
interrupt,
but
if
we
could,
can
you
stop
I
did,
can
we
can
we
refrain
from
using
names?
Are
you
able
to
go
through
that?
Well,
it's.
AD
Very
I
just
I
understand
he
got
up
in
front
of
here
mayor
Henderson
and
he
he
basically
attacked
his
own
Superior
officer
as
a
subordinate
and
and
he
did
it
through
a
questionnaire-
and
everybody
doesn't
have
all
the
information
on
that
question
here.
So
how
many.
AD
Voted
who
were
Deputy
sheriffs
that
weren't
even
under
his
command
and
and
I'm
just
telling
you
as
a
battalion
commander
and
your
father
is
a
lieutenant
colonel
and
he
and
I
are
friends.
He
helped
me
get
my
real
estate
license:
okay
and
I'm,
just
I'm
just
and
I'm
just
I'm,
just
telling
you
I'm
just
telling
you
right
now.
C
C
AD
AD
So
he
chose
not
to
promote
Lieutenant
down
to
Captain.
So,
despite
having
multiple
our
opportunities,
he
had
several
opportunities
to
do
this,
therefore,
Lieutenant
Donald
cannot
show
discrimination
existed.
The
public
has
been
kept
in
the
dark
for
a
year
and
a
half
by
mayor
Anderson
and
his
City
Council
of
this
valuable
information.
Most
people
don't
even
know
that
Ricky
Bourne
passed
him
over
okay.
Why
did
we
finding
out
for
Paul's
and
God
help
us
all
Lieutenant
Dowell
filed
a
lawsuit
six
months
later,
allegedly
on
reverse
discrimination?
AD
In
fact,
it
would
be
revealing
why
Chief
born
passed
him
over
so
many
times,
Chief
warranties,
to
come
before
this
Council
and
explain
why
he
passed
him.
Over
loyalty
is
one
of
the
most
important
elements
of
command,
even
sometimes
over
competency,
I'm
telling
you
right
now.
If
a
person
isn't
loyal,
guess
what
he's
not
going
to
get,
he
could
be
the
most
confident
person
out
there
of
all
the
qualifications.
But
if
you
can't
trust
him,
then
you
don't
need
him
by
your
side.
Okay,.
AD
It
says
also
also,
why
did
Lieutenant
down
not
file
a
lawsuit
against
Chief,
Warren
and
former
mayor
Tomlinson,
when
in
fact
he
was
passed
over
multiple
times,
I'm
asking
you
guys
why?
Why
didn't
he
do
that
he
waited
for
his
time
with
a
black
chief
of
police
and
was
it
to
create
racial
divide.
You
can
hear
from
his
comments
before
that's
driven
by
racism.
I've
been
passed
over
before
I've.
Never
cried,
never
cried,
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
a
crier.
AD
Okay,
however,
in
my
opinion,
as
a
retired,
major
from
the
Army
is
considered
blatantly
in
violation
of
insubordination,
Lieutenant
Dao,
publicly
reprimanded
Chief
Blackman
by
engineering
and
fop
questionnaire
to
subversely
discredit
his
Superior
officer.
First
of
all,
he's
a
lieutenant
he
works
for
the
chief.
You
do
not
create
a
questionnaire
challenging
the
leadership
of
your
own.
Your
first,
your
first
obligation
your
first
obligation.
Your
first
obligation
is
to
your
your
Chief
and
and
then
to
involve
other
people.
AD
That's
like
a
mutiny
on
the
Bounty
I'm
telling
you,
okay,
counselor
John
house
I'm,
asking
you
retirement
Colonel.
If
you
were
a
brigade
commander
and
one
of
your
lieutenants
had
public
insulted
you
with
in
charge
of
incompetence,
I'm
sure,
as
I'm
standing
here,
Colonel
house
would
proceed
with
punitive
action:
article
89
UCMJ
and
pursue
it
with
a
court
Market
with
a
chapter
10.
AD
and
I'm,
recommended
to
you
mayor
council
that
Lieutenant
Dallas
committed
insubordination
and
he
has
in
his
fop
leadership
role,
seated
unrest
and
racial
divide.
Therefore,
you
should
immediately
after
the
lawsuit
is
discharged
and
I'm
sure
it's
going
to
be
we're
leaving
for
calls
and
force
him
to
retire
from
the
police
department.
We
don't
need
a
bad
apple
spoiler
in
the
entire
Barrel.
The
leading
cause
for
many
years
is
that
the
police
have
been
underpaid,
which
has
led
to
low
morale,
see
Blackman
has
taken
the
brunt
of
this
blame.
AD
He
hasn't
been
handicapped
because
he
works
at
the
pleasure
of
the
mayor
and
city
council.
The
blame
has
been
with
past
mayors
and
this
mayor
and
city
council,
because
you
passed
the
resolution
226-08,
which
designated
70
of
the
ill
lost
funds
which
were
committed
specifically
for
Public
Safety,
okay.
Instead,
over
20
million
dollars
has
been
diverted
to
the
general
fund,
because
whenever
you
don't
hire
the
130
130
times,
40
000
that's
5.2
million
dollars.
It
goes
to
the
general
fund.
AD
AD
AD
C
C
All
right
excuse,
we
we've
got,
we've
got
a
long
long
list
of
folks
wanting
to
speak.
So,
let's
be
courteous.
Next
is
Mr
Buford
King
regarding
citizens
concern
for
their
safety
at
Lake,
Bottom,
Mr
King.
If
you
would
start
with
your
name
and
your
address,
please,
sir.
AE
My
name
is
Buford
King
I
reside
at
78,
83,
Warm,
Springs,
Road,
Mr,
Mayor,
city
manager
and
Council.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
be
here
today
to
speak
to
y'all
I'm
here
to
speak
about
the
safety
concerns
at
Lake,
Bottom
Park
and
the
continued
crime
in
Midtown.
Lake
Bottom
is
an
asset
to
Columbus
and
as
the
city's
most
utilized
Park.
As
you
all
know,
there's
a
shooting
last
Sunday
February
19th
on
a
Sunday
afternoon
in
Lake
Bottom.
This
was
a
beautiful
Sunday
with
many
people
enjoying
the
park.
AE
I'm
a
coach,
a
parent
and
a
board
member
of
peach
Little
League
Peach
Little
League
held
14
practices
on
this
Sunday.
Several
teams
were
practicing
when
the
gun
shops
erupted,
a
text
message
went
out
for
one
of
the
coaches
alerting
of
the
shooting
and
to
please
check
on
the
safety
of
the
players,
coaches
and
parents.
Thankfully,
a
true
Miracle,
no
one
was
injured
in
the
shooting
from
Peach,
Little
League
or
any
of
the
patrons
in
the
park
that
day.
Unfortunately,
this
is
not
an
isolated
incident.
AE
Just
11
months
ago,
I
contacted
councilor
Garrett
and
the
mayor's
office
about
a
shooting
that
happened
in
the
basketball
court
right
next
to
a
little
league
practice.
The
gunshots
in
Lake
Bottom
have
become
a
reoccurring
theme
and
it's
got
to
end
to
see
the
horror
on
these
children's
faces
when
they
hear
a
gunshot
is
heartbreaking.
AE
AE
AE
AE
AE
AE
Thank
you,
Sheriff
Countryman,
for
showing
strength
of
force
and
committing
officers
for
our
opening
day
for
Little
League.
It's
going
to
take
more
than
one
Department
one
night
to
stop
these
problems
from
happening.
We
need
proactive
policing
to
cure
to
secure
our
city.
This
past
week,
I've
talked
to
police
officers
and
City
officials.
I
have
learned
that
only
11
police
officers
generally
generated
Patrol
the
entire
city.
Every
night,
I've
learned
of
the
police
department
being
severely
understaffed.
AE
AE
C
AE
AE
AE
You
were
all
elected
to
represent
the
community
and
make
decisions
for
the
well-being
of
its
citizens.
Please
stand
up
and
fight
for
us
use
the
mechanisms
you
have
to
demand
crime
be
on
the
Forefront
of
the
city's
agenda.
It's
time
for
Action,
evil
triumphs
when
good
men
do
nothing
right
now.
Evil
is
winning
for
the
citizens
of
Midtown,
the
Columbus
Community
and
the
great
children
of
peach
Little
League.
Please
protect
our
parks
and
our
communities
and
make
securing
Columbus
priority
number
one.
Thank
you
well,.
C
AF
AF
That
was
79,
that
was
80.
what's
happened
and
you
all
can
make
the
difference.
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
all
the
things
I
wanted
to
discuss
tonight.
They've
all
been
said.
In
other
words,
the
theme
is
the
same:
we're
here
as
Citizens
we'll
do
whatever
might
work.
We
we
had
yes
and
we
still
have
keep
Columbus
beautiful,
remember
when
we
started
United
Beyond
2000.
That
was
a
great
program.
AF
C
Thank
you,
Miss
Lasseter
next
Miss
Nadine
Moore
regarding
the
2003
Public
Safety
infrastructure
and
the
2008
Public
Safety
infrastructure.
C
AG
So
that's
how
we
got
the
old
loss
when
Jim
Worthington
ran
for
mayor,
we
walked
the
streets
and
the
people
told
us
what
they
wanted.
That's
right
and
then,
when
they
told
us
what
they
wanted
prior
to
him
becoming
me,
he
was
the
chief
of
police
and
he
went
to
heart.
Heart
Med
talk
and
they
told
him
what
they
want.
Then
we
walked
across
Brown,
Avenue
Bridge,
which
was
no
longer
open
to
the
school
board.
They
wouldn't
let
you
drive
across
because
it
was
unsafe.
AG
So
then,
when
they
passed
and
said,
you
got
it
in
your
Capital
project,
page
CC,
2012.,
70
of
the
tax
revenue
is
devoted
to
Public
Safety
proposed
Public,
Safety
and
expenditures
include
adding
100
police
officers
to
the
current
388.
I
really
got
nowhere
near
that
night,
adding
new
patrols
on
them
and
we
went
and
we
I'd
been
on
that
street.
In
Columbus,
you
got
eight
eight
districts,
you
got
263
streets
in
District,
eight,
you
got
a
193
in
District
Seven.
You
got
365
in
District
Six,
you
got
415
in
five,
you
got
388
and
four.
AG
You
got
3
15
and
three,
because
these
are
short
streets:
three,
twenty
four
and
one
and
three
fifty
four
in
in
324
and
2
and
354
and
one
that's.
Your
eight
zones
and
with
those
police
officers
are
supposed
to
be
in
six
to
eight
times.
Maybe
64
using
the
Baylor
plan
for
on
fall
off
and
the
the
two
of
them
went.
12
hour
shifts
I
I.
Send
you
that
it's
debating
it's
like
it's
like
what
it's
like.
What
they
do
in
nursing
is
like
what
they
do
in
nursing
when
they
have
a
shortage.
AG
Okay,
the
man
talked
about
PTSD
I
was
in
Philadelphia
doing
a
nursing
project
with
police
man
named
Riza.
The
police
officers
worked
in
sympathetic
overload
every
time
the
phone
rings
they
get
sympathetic
system.
The
sympathetic
nervous
system
kicking
in
if
a
man
tell
me
he's
been
a
police
officer
for
five
years.
I
can
tell
you
a
whole
lot
about
that.
Man,
the
the
correctional
officers
and
the
and
the
sheriff
they
do
get
some
shutdown.
AG
They
get
the
parasympathetic,
but
not
the
police
officer
every
time
that
he
has
to
make
all
those
9-1-1
calls.
AG
Okay,
we
did
a
survey
that
are
best
base
paid
for
the
police
officer
is
sixty
thousand
dollars,
it's
okay
for
forty
thousand
for
the
doc
and
share,
but
if
that
person
has
a
four-year
degree
to
2500
should
be
added
to
the
base,
if
it's
a
master's
degree,
five
thousand
and
for
compression,
you
have
to
give
500
a
year
to
the
base
for
each
year
of
service,
and
that
is
how
we
were
supposed
to
complete
that
delete
that
thing
called
compression
and
for
granted
graded
ranked
it
was
250
dollars
and
if
you
had
a
a
a
a
permanent
certification,
that's
a
hundred
and
fifty
dollars,
but
that
if
that
was
significantly
this
stuff,
they
call
compression,
and
we
did
that.
AG
AG
Now,
if
you
look
at
your
thing,
I'm
at
the
top
and
then
see
the
Council
on
the
menu
and
then
the
rest
of
y'all
under
them,
okay,
then
you
the
two
weeks,
you
give
him
all
the
money
he
needs
to
get
everything.
C
Yeah
all
right
next
is
next
is
Miss
Vicki
Williams
Riley,
representing
sisters
United
regarding
Public
Safety,
strategic
initiative.
AH
For
our
Drive
Columbus
Georgia
31904,
yes
ma'am,
this
is
Mayor
Henderson
members
I
stand
before
you
today
with
concerns
about
the
directive
that
was
provided
to
our
chief
of
police,
Mr
Freddie
Blackmon.
The
last
time
I
addressed
this
Council
minus
one.
New
member
I
stood
representing
a
group
of
13
African-American
women
organizations
appealing
to
the
council
to
seize
the
opportunity
to
assist
us
in
making
a
positive
change
in
our
local
community.
AH
AH
AH
We
had
6465
unsolved
cases
in
2020-2021
we
had
five
thousand
five
hundred
ninety
seven
unsolved
cases
in
2022.
We
currently
have
490
unsolved
cases
in
2023,
so
in
2023
unsolved
cases
have
significantly
reduced.
However,
crime
is
still
unsettling
in
our
community
as
it
is
across
the
nation
and
in
cities
similar
to
size
as
Columbus
Georgia.
AH
I
know.
This
is
no
longer
the
city
where
my
great-grandparents
allowed
me
and
my
siblings
to
play
outside
on
Bowman
Street
I
know
that
the
city
has
changed,
the
Dynamics
have
changed,
the
demographics
have
changed,
but
according
to
the
street
committee,
not
on
Bowman
Street,
according
to
the
street
committee,
there's
a
coup
that
has
become
fixated
on
terminating
our
police
chief
can
I
mention
his
name
mayor,
our
police,
chief,
okay,
the
buzzwords
are
lack
of
leadership,
low
morale
and
lack
of
communication.
AH
It
is
not
uncommon
for
employees
to
be
disgruntled
when
there
is
a
shift
in
paradigm,
but
rather
than
doing
a
self-evaluation,
to
determine
how
everyone
could
work
together
to
make
things
better.
It
appears
that
possibly
threats
of
terminating
the
chief
may
be
your
preferred
option.
I
hope
it's
not.
AH
AH
AH
C
O
I
wasn't
going
to
speak
about
this,
but
I'm
going
to
address
something
concerning
Lieutenant
Dow.
What
y'all
don't
know
is
Lieutenant
dial.
The
reason
he's
filed
this
lawsuit
about
not
being
promoted
was
simply
because
the
first
two
times
that
he
was
overlooked
by
Chief
Barn,
as
you
put
it,
wasn't
that
he
was
overlooked.
He
yield
to
the
people
that
had
more
time
than
he
did.
Okay,
he
was
on
the
capital
list
highly
promotable.
Now
the
two
people
that
Blackman
promoted,
Graham
and
Deaton
was
not
on
the
list
as
a
lieutenant.
It
was
not
on.
O
O
So
what
I'm
saying
here
today
is.
C
O
Many
of
us
wanted
to
see
Chief
Blackman
succeed,
but
it's
not
working
last
year
in
February
during
a
council
meeting,
the
fop,
which
consists
of
both
black
and
white
officers,
presented
their
survey
results
of
its
members,
which
reveal
a
no-confidence
vote
in
Chief
Blackman's
leadership.
After
presenting
the
presentation
by
the
fop
city
manager,
Isaiah
Hughley
pulled
the
race
card.
O
Now,
let
me
say
this
and
I
want
everybody
to
hear
me
very
clearly:
Mr
city
manager,
this
Mr
city
manager,
whoever
told
you
that
I
said
you
pulled
a
race
car.
They
told
you
the
truth.
I
said
it
then
and
I
stand
and
said
here
today:
that's
what
you
did
and
because
you
pulled
the
race
car
it
has
created
a
climate
of
division
in
our
community
concern
is
Chief
Blackman's
leadership.
O
This
type
of
behavior
is
unacceptable
and
should
not
be
tolerated
by
the
mayor
and
Council
God
forbid.
Anyone
getting
hurt
behind
this
careless
and
Reckless
actions.
This
type
of
behavior
potentially
put
Law
Enforcement
Officers
In,
Harm's
Way
I
have
a
question
to
the
council
and
mayor
who
does
City
Manager
work
for
the
city.
Manager's
responsibility
is
General
government,
not
Public.
Safety.
O
Never
has
this
happened
before
that
he's
got
over
to
the
Lane
of
Public
Safety.
So
if
he
had,
if
this
is
not
his
Lane,
why
is
he
there?
Citizen
of
Columbus?
Ask
yourself
a
question:
is
there
a
hidden
agenda
behind
this
performance
since
Chief
Blackman's
appointment
over
100
men
and
women,
both
black
and
white,
left
the
Columbus
Police
Department
because
of
his
poor
leadership?
O
O
They're,
leaving
has
nothing
to
do
with
racism;
it
has
everything
to
do
with
leadership.
Poor
leadership
on
last
Friday
on
last
Friday
I
had
an
opportunity
to
attend
a
public
meeting
at
the
greater
Bellwood
Baptist
Church.
During
this
meeting,
Dr
Hood
asked
a
question
in
reference
to
the
Liberty
Theater.
The
response
to
the
question
from
the
city
manager
was
by
the
next
two
elections,
the
next
two
election.
That
would
be
a
black
mayor
and
a
black
Council
I
thought
to
myself.
O
Now
how
racist
is
that,
if
you're
trying
to
promote
and
fight
racism,
why
would
you
make
a
comment
like
that?
Columbus
is
a
Melting
Pot,
it's
a
military
town,
so
remember
hidden
agenda.
Let's
not
forget.
Racism
has
no
color.
It
can
be
come
from
anyone
to
the
Marian
counselor
I
want
you
to
know
that
the
majority
of
the
citizens
of
this
community
support
you
in
this
very
important
matter
to
hire
a
new
police
chief
time
is
of
essence
Mr.
C
AI
good
evening
Mr
Mayor,
Mississippi
manager,
Mississippi
attorney
in
our
city
councils,
I'm,
Willie,
Belfield
and
I
stand
before
you
today.
As
a
conc
concerned
citizen
for
the
safety
of
our
city
and
the
regional
tactical.
Now
police
chief
I
have
been
attending
these
Council
meetings
since
the
late
Mr
Frank
Martin
was
the
mayor
and
Jim
Welton
was
the
police
chief
I
have
never
seen
an
accountant
before
director
police
chief
to
come
up
with
a
strategic
plan
and
report
back
to
council.
AI
AI
This
is
the
first
time
Columbus
Columbus
has
experienced
such
a
crime
rate.
There's
a
complete
crime
spree
that's
going
on
in
Columbus,
that's
unheard
of,
and
it
is
Nationwide.
It's
not
just
a
city
of
Columbus.
AI
AI
AI
We
are
responsible
when
I
say
we
I'm
talking
about
the
collective
citizens
of
Columbus.
We
are
responsible
for
the
what's
going
on
in
Columbus
Police
Department
now,
because
we
allowed
an
officer
of
the
federal
police
department
to
use
this
Podium
right
here
as
a
public
forum
to
discredit
our
chief
okay,
this
office,
this
officer,
in
my
opinion
and
I,
was
the
chief
should
have
been
fired
for
disrespecting
and
subordination,
but
he
accomplish
his
goal
because
she
caused
this
trust
in
the
leadership.
AI
You
need
to
be
engaged
every
single
day
in
your
district
and
find
out,
what's
going
in
your
community
in
your
districts,
how
many
of
you
have
quality,
Town,
Hall
meetings
and
let
your
people
know
what's
going
on
in
your
District,
how
many
of
you,
if
it
wasn't
for
them,
our
city
manager,
Mr,
Isaac,
Hughley
and
his
Deputy
manager,
Pam
Hart,
to
get
up
here
quarterly
and
tell
us
what's
going
on
in
our
city.
Some
of
us
would
never
know
in
this
community.
AI
How
many
of
you
City
councilors,
know
where
your
police
preacher
is
in
your
District?
How
many
of
you
have
visited
that
police
precinct
and
talked
to
that
command
sergeant
and
ask
them?
How
can
you
help
him?
How
many
of
you
have
showed
up
at
roll
call
and
thank
those
officers
before
they
went
on
duty?
AI
AI
AJ
Yes,
sir,
nobody
listens,
but
I've
come
to
a
dress
tonight
because
throughout
our
community,
and
also
in
the
media
in
news
that
it
appears-
and
it
is
evident
that
our
police
chief
is
being
micromanaged
by
the
city
council-
is
also
being
micromanaged
by
subordinates
that
those
of
you
all
who
have
utilized
and
had
the
opportunity
to
Steward
over
any
organization.
You
will
come
to
find
out
that
it
takes
three
to
five
years
to
implement
and
bring
about
cultural
change.
AJ
AJ
It
was
there
day
one
and,
as
you
all
consider-
and
we
know
that
conversations
are
going
on-
we
hear
the
conversation
we
hear
about
elected
officials
meeting
with
various
persons,
not
only
Caucasian
elected
officials
but
African-American
elected
officials.
We
know
that
these
conversations
are
going
on
and,
as
you
all
have
these
conversations,
no
matter
as
I
shared
with
the
mayor
and
share
with
other
elected
officials,
that
the
moral
issue
is
have
you
all
executed,
Justice
on
behalf
of
Chief
Blackman?
AJ
AJ
AJ
Or
did
you
stand
up
for
what
was
right
and
also
give
our
police
chief
what
he
needs
to
do
his
job
and
stay
out
of
his
way
as
the
city
Charter
states,
he
is
accountable
to
the
mayor
and
he
should
never
have
to
wake
up
any
day
that
he
goes
into
that
Precinct
into
that
headquarters.
Wondering
will
it
be
his
last
because
he
may
make
the
wrong
person
mad.
AJ
A
AJ
If
they
cannot,
because
he
is
the
one
that
is
in
charge,
leadership
does
not
come
from
the
bottom
up.
It
comes
from
the
top
down
and
if
they
cannot
get
past
their
personal
pettiness,
their
personal
agendas
and
circumvent
the
police
chief
and
call
you
all
and
text
you
all
and
you
all
are
utilized.
Some
of
you
all
are
utilized
as
their
pawns.
AJ
C
All
right
next
is
Miss
Pat
Hughley
green.
Regarding
CPD
strategic
plan
report.
AH
Good
evening
my
name
is
Pat
Hughley
green
I'm,
a
resident
of
District
13812
steam,
Mill
Road
I,
stand
today
after
watching
the
February
14th
council
meeting
and
even
texting
some
of
you
in
real
time.
I
come
before
you
to
express
clear
rejection
of
the
Jensen
Hughes
report
is
not
at
all
acceptable
that
this
body
would
authorize
such
a
report
allow
it
to
be
presented
in
that
form
to
publicly
lose
decorum
and
take
action
on
it.
And
after
all
of
that,
you
had
the
audacity
to
operate
under
a
cloak
of
secrecy.
AH
AH
How
were
these
interviewees,
the
people
selected?
What
were
the
questions
who
asked
the
questions?
What
time
frame
was
this
data
collected?
What
Manner
or
tool
was
used
to
collect
this
data?
What
role
did
the
presenter
play
in
the
collection
and
analyzing
of
this
data?
See?
Data
is
important.
It
has
to
be
verified.
AH
Having
a
balanced
and
appropriate
sample
is
important.
It's
vital
if
you
want
us
to
believe
this
report.
This
now
ghost
report
drove
you
to
pound
on
your
desk,
one
of
you
and
in
a
supposed
Fierce
tone
of
voice,
you
announce
calling
for
a
complete,
comprehensive
plan.
Now
another
one
of
you
with
the
geometric
mathematically,
incorrect
analogy
of
a
pyramid
base
being
the
weakest
part,
relegating
a
true,
comprehensive
plan
to
a
book
report.
AH
A
true
comprehensive
plan
takes
time
and
it
comes
at
a
cost.
A
comprehensive
plan
is
a
fluid
document
that
becomes
a
guide
to
change
and
move
an
organizational
as
those
changes
occur.
Since
we
got
practice
in
the
room,
it's
like
the
Bible.
You
can't
just
read
it
like
a
book
number
two
release
realize
that
you
are
a
governing
body
with
the
diverse
backgrounds
and
that
ccg
employees
are
the
subject
matter.
AH
AH
AA
V
AA
AA
You're
still
gonna
be
killing.
You
know
you
you,
you
know
we
don't
have
to
have
any
familiaries.
They
ain't
got
no
pill,
they
got
them
who's,
whatever
they
call
it
tomorrow.
You
just
walk
around
the
street.
Everybody
got
to
hang
up
the
thing
that
big
I
don't
know
about
Joy,
but
Colombo
I'll
make
a
change
for
that.
You
know,
Lee
have
a
license.
AA
You
should
be
able
to
get
a
license.
You
know,
because
we
need
to
get
out
and
vote
because
the
right
people
know
you
know
it's
a
shame.
You
got
really
to
me.
You
got
baby
came
with
you,
okay,
I
feel
for
the
police
department.
Did
somebody
just
got
them?
Shooting
up,
be
scared
to
go
out
back
now,
they're
going
bigger
than
the
police
with
the
police
guy.
You
know
it
don't
make
no
sense,
it
could
be
my
child,
your
child,
you
do
the
crime
you
got
to
do
the
time.
AK
Everything
has
really
been
said,
but
we're
here
today
my
my
frustration
with
as
the
NAACP
president
is
the
conduction
of
that
report
that
we
heard
last
week
now
I
asked
for
an
open
records
request
and
when
I
got
it
back,
they
told
me
that
they
didn't
know
who
paid
for
the
report
they
didn't
know
who
who
were
the
community
people?
They
asked
to
ask
for
the
report.
AK
They
didn't
know
who
the
Business
Leaders
were
who
had
to
report,
and
so
my
thing
is,
is
whoever
pays
for
the
report
is
going
to
get
the
answers
they
request
and
so
I,
along
with
Pat
Hewlett
green.
As
she
said,
the
NAACP
rejects
that
before
it.
We
don't
think
that
it's
fair
and
until
we
can
get
some
answers,
it's
all
about
transparency.
Okay,
if
you
can't
tell
us
if
you,
if
you
cannot
tell
us
who
paid
for
the
report,
you
can't
even
tell
me
who
they
asked
questions
of
I'm,
the
president
of
NAACP.
AK
Nobody
asked
me:
okay,
I
also
own
the
the
karaoke
Latino
newspaper
as
a
pres
as
a
publisher.
Nobody
asked
me
so
if
you're
not
asking
the
people
who
have
the
post
of
the
community,
then
how
valid
can
that
report
be
and
in
all
of
that
stating
as
the
NAACP
president
in
our
organization,
We
Stand,
firmly
behind
Chief,
Freddie,
Blackman,
okay,
and
no
matter
what
you
say
and
we're
willing
to
do
whatever
it
takes,
whatever
the
decisions
y'all
may
make
negatively
against
him
we're
going
to
be
behind
you
chief.
AK
AM
AM
AM
Each
officer
is
embedded
within
an
organization
and
each
organization
is
embedded
within
the
institution
that
Institution
has
priorities,
norms
and
expectations
that
create
what
gal
says
is
a
concrete
occupational
culture
among
officers
across
the
country.
The
strength
of
that
culture
is
often
displayed
in
counties
where
incoming
black
Chiefs
attempt
to
usher
in
Progressive
policies,
but
are
met
with
resistance.
AM
This
pattern
was
also
seen
in
Virginia
in
2019,
a
black
police
chief
stepped
down
because
of
leaders
pushed
the
police
chief
out
after
efforts
tried
to
usher
in
accountability,
measures
for
officers
in
the
department
in
a
letter
addressed
to
the
community,
the
police
chief,
detailed
events
leading
to
the
departure
and
the
internal
resistance
experience.
During
that
time,
the
chief
stated
and
I
quote.
As
with
any
organization,
there
were
officers
in
the
department
that
did
not
like
my
style
of
leadership
and
did
not
want
me
to
hold
them
accountable
for
their
actions.
AM
These
are
only
few
documented
examples.
What
African-American
police
Chiefs
are
facing
across
our
nation,
Mr
Mayor
Senate
council
I,
stand
before
this
Council
in
community
today
to
say
it
is
sad
to
point
out
the
reality
of
that.
This
type
of
cultural
still
exists
within
our
Columbus
Police
Department.
AM
M
AM
AM
C
All
right
and
next
is
Mr
Frederick
small,
representing
Fourth
Street
Missionary,
Baptist
Church.
C
A
C
C
I
believe
we've
got
a
quorum
Mr,
the
city
manager,
okay,.
Y
Mayor
first
on
my
agenda,
approval
requested
to
enter
into
a
four-year
agreement
with
Kissel
entertainment.
C
Y
What
that
is,
that's
a
pedestrian
bicycle
safety,
Grant,
375
thousand
dollars
or
as
awarded
there's
no
match
and
that's
simply
to
apply
for
that.
Grant
next
I've
got
the
FY,
24
holiday
schedule.
C
Y
Monday
July
3rd
2023
would
be
that
holiday.
Okay,
I've
got
fiskia
2023
exigent
vehicle
purchases.
C
Y
You
have
heard
us
come
to
you
and
share
with
you
emergency
purchases,
where
we
find
vehicles
on
the
lot
and
because
of
supply
chain.
Y
Other
cities
and
Counties
have
been
going
through
these
lots
and
buying
up
these
vehicles
and
we're
left
at
the
at
a
disadvantage
and
and
for
a
simple
vehicle
like
a
Ford.
Explorer
could
take
us
12
months,
15
months
to
get
a
vehicle,
and
what
we
would
like
to
do
is
when
we
find
Vehicles
sitting
on
a
lot
we'd
like
to
be
able
to
go
and
and
and
get
those
Vehicles
like
what
some
other
communities
are
doing.
Y
So
we're
saying
here
due
to
the
ongoing
supply
chain
issues
to
make
off
the
lot
vehicle
purchases
for
vehicles
that
have
been
approved
as
part
of
the
budget
for
the
remainder
of
FY
23,
with
the
exception
of
vehicles
purchased
using
federal
funds
that
have
either
been
directly
awarded
or
passed
through
another
entity
to
ccg.
AN
AN
Davis,
the
city
manager
I,
remember
my
dear
friend
that
used
to
sit
here,
God
Rest
his
soul,
but
he
used
to
always
say
yeah.
Are
you
going
to
deal
local
yeah?
That's
it
yeah
and
you
know,
I
can
still
hear
those
words.
He
was
a
big
advocate
of
of
supporting
local
businesses.
Now
I,
don't
know
what
the
how
this
is
all
going
to
play
out:
okay
when
they
go
out
to
find
these
vehicles,
but
are
we
going
to
get
priority
to
our
local
dealerships
or
people
selling
in
their
own
community
and
I'll?
AN
Tell
you
the
reason.
Why
is
because
when
you
add
the
numbers
up,
you
got
to
add
all
the
other
things
like
taxes
and
property
taxes
and
all
when
you
add
all
that
up,
you
guys
Attract
it
from
the
other
line,
you're
not
going
to
get
that
from
outside.
That's
right,
it's
a
different
deal,
but
these
people
are
here
and
they're
doing
business
in
our
community.
We
should
support
them.
So,
in
the
words
of
my.
Y
AN
Granted
I
hope
they
work
with
us.
You
know
we
all
live
in
the
same
Community,
but
you
know
how
that
is,
but
they
are.
We
should
support
our
local
businesses
whenever
we
can.
C
A
do
we
have
a
motion
motion
a
second,
so
if
you
would
recue
that
for
item
four
and
allow
Council
to
vote.
C
Y
Well,
I
I
got
I'm
coming
I'll
get
those
you
know
so
in
purchases
I've
got
electric
shuttles.
It's.
AO
Y
C
You
know,
there's
a
motion
and
a
second
to
approve
all
of
the
purchases
line
a
through
K.
Are
there?
Is
there
one
or
more
that
Council
would
like
to
pull
for
further
discussion?
If
not
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
any
opposed
all
right.
If
you
would
please
go
through
and
enumerate
those
purchases,
because.
Y
You
first
of
all,
I've
got
the
electric
shovel
and,
if
Metra
I
believe
they're
here,
why
don't
you
come
up
because
mayor
you've
been
talking
about
the
electric
shuttle
but
I'm
going
to
go
through
these
and
then
I
want
them?
To
briefly
tell
you
okay,
what
this
is
about,
but
that's
the
electric
shuttles
that
we
are
have
been
talking
to
you
about.
Y
These
are
golf
carts
and
total
calls
for
four
of
those,
and
these
are
going
to
be
Uptown
and
we're
hearing
from
the
Trade
Center
and
hotels
and
everybody
they're
anxious
for
us
to
get
the
service
going,
but
they're
148
thousands
are
in
the
nine
dollars.
We've
got
Roofing
Consulting
Services
we've
got
architectural
engineering
Services,
where
we
put
Architects
and
Engineers
on
contract
that
we
don't
have
to
go
through
a
lengthy
process
when
we
need
to
put
a
roof
on
a
building.
It
won't
take
us
four
months
to
go
through
an
RFP.
Y
We
can
go
out
and
and
get
one
of
the
ones
we've
already
put
through
the
process,
and
we
can
get
that
roof
on
the
building.
Got
construction
concession,
food
items,
supplies
equipment
for
the
Civic
Center
got
have
the
kitchen
equipment
for
the
Muscogee
County
Prison,
repair
of
off-road
dump,
truck
for
public
works,
I've
got
weapons
and
accessories
for
the
Sheriff's
Office
ambulance
is
with
equipment
for
Fire.
Ems
I
know
that
Friday
mass
they're
excited
about
that.
Y
We've
got
fire
service
apparatus
with
equipment
for
Fire
EMS,
we've
got
level
three
ballistic,
vests
and
accessories
for
the
sheriff.
Sheriff's,
Office
and
truck
vaults
and
truck
bed
covers
for
the
Sheriff's
Office.
Those
are
the
purchases
mayor
and
Council
all
right,
Ms,
Evans
and
so
I
do
want
Metra
to
talk
to
us
about
what
we're
going
to
do
with
the
electric
shuttle
good.
AH
Evening,
Mr
Mayor
members
of
council
Mr
city
manager,
we're
here
today
just
to
give
you
an
update
and
I
know.
Many
of
you
have
probably
heard
city
manager
talking
about
this
new
project
coming
to
Uptown
we're
excited
about
it.
It's
new,
it's
different,
and
so
we've
been
working
to
try
to
get
this
project
going,
and
so
today
we're
just
going
to
do
a
brief
presentation
just
to
kind
of
share
with
you
and
the
public
where
we
are
with
it.
It's
called
roll
with
us,
and
so
we
have
the
we
do
amazing.
AH
So
this
is
row
with
us
and
that
us
is
Uptown
shuttle,
and
so
today
our
assistant
director
of
Metro
Everett
Fleming,
is
going
to
do
the
presentation
for
us
and
by
way
of
introduction,
Everett
came
to
Metro
about
five
years
ago
and
he
came
to
us
as
the
parking
manager.
So
he
spent
a
lot
of
time
learning
parking
management
and
working
that
process.
So
today
our
new
parking
manager
who's
in
the
audience,
Tarana
Crawford
we've
all
been
working
together
as
a
team
to
pull
this
project
together.
AH
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
Now
we
look
at,
of
course,
our
current
vendor
here
locally,
given
their
software
applications
they're
using
with
Fleet
Management.
Of
course,
we
were
very
impressed,
but
by
using
this
application,
of
course,
we
know
that
it's
going
to
save
us
time
and
money
and
be
very
cost
effective
and
we
can
utilize
them
since
they
are
already
under
the
city
contract.
AP
AP
AP
Y
And
mayor
because
if
I
may
say,
because
he
he
called
me
the
other
night
and
said
because
I
know
you've
gotten
emails
from
CBB
and
from
the
Trade
Center,
he
says
we
got
to
make
them
know
that
this
is
not
a
service
specific
to
their
organizations.
This
is
for
all
any
and
all
citizens
who
are
coming
into
Uptown
and
I
says
I'll.
Make
sure
that
I
make
that
very
clear
that,
because
you
know
the
Trade
Center
they're
ready
for
it
and
Peter
bounds,
ready
for
it
and
everybody
wants
it.
AQ
AQ
My
question
is:
do
you
know
if
the
on
the
app
that
we'll
be
using
if
you'll
be
able
to
collect
user
data,
that
20,
Columbus
2025
or
the
travel
Bureau
or
Uptown
is
going
to
be
able
to
use
to
be
able
to
Market
to
those
individuals
so
that
we
I
mean
so
we
know
who
is
coming
downtown
and
who
is
using
our
amenities
so
that
we
can
so
that
we
can
better
Target
those
that
marketing?
AQ
Because
I
know
2025
has
expressed
some
marketing
dollar
issues,
but
is
this
something
that
we
can
utilize
Citywide.
Y
AO
Y
AL
Great
presentation,
thank
you.
I
wanted
to
ask
two
questions.
One
no
CDO
is
required,
it's
okay,
so
you
have
jobs
available
right
or
you
will
have
as
soon
as
you
get
them
in.
Yes,.
AR
Mayor
proton
brought
up
a
good
point
in
reference
to
jobs
on
Friday,
I
have
been
spotlighting,
jobs
on
DJ
chips,
show
from
four
to
five
and
I
actually
mentioned.
Metro
and
I
got
a
phone
call
from
a
few
people
and
they
wanted
to
know
kind
of
like
what
the
hiring
process
is
once
they
do
an
interview
and
it
seemed
like
they
probably
would
get
the
job
like.
How
long
did
it
does
that
take
so
from
the
time
they
do
the
application
do
the
interview.
AR
AH
It
typically
typically
takes
HR
about
two
weeks.
If
we
make
a
job
offer
to
someone
and
put
them
into
the
system
in
about
two
weeks,
they
are
starting
if
they
pass
everything
with
HR,
they
have
to
go
through
meet
all
the
requirements.
You
know,
and
sometimes
there
may
be
a
little
bit
of
a
delay,
because
HR
is
trying
to
reach
the
person
to
complete
some
online
information
and,
and
they
will
make
several
attempts
to
do
that,
but
generally
it
doesn't
take
more
than
two
weeks
for
them
to
because
we're
we're
anxious
to
get
them.
AH
So
if
you
know
anyone,
please
please,
please
have
them
call
us
and
with
the
pay
study
and
the
increase,
we're
starting
to
feel
positions,
they're
they're
starting
to
come
in.
So
you
know
we
don't
anticipate
that
it's
going
to
be
too
long
before
the
positions
will
be
filled,
but
the
number
is
706-225.
AH
Y
AH
C
F
AP
Those
decisions
may
have
not
been
final,
but
we
have
suggested
types
of
courses,
at
least
between
11
and
8
P.M,
some
as
early
as
eight
o'clock
in
the
morning.
So
but
again,
once
the
staff
and
others
sit
down
and
evaluate.
Of
course,
we
will
give
you
an
update
at
that
time.
AP
F
AH
Through
Saturday,
these
are
some
suggested
times
we
got
from
Uptown
because
we've
been
communicating
with
Uptown.
You
know
from
the
beginning
of
the
process
we're
ready
to
talk
with
cdb
and
some
others.
We
talked
with
Haley
at
the
trade
center,
but
we
wanted
to
make
sure
we
let
you
all
know
and
plus
you
know
we
didn't
want
to
put
any
misinformation
out,
because
there
were
things
we
started
doing
and
we
changed
in
the
process.
So
we
didn't
want
to
take
off,
running
and
and
have
people
thinking.
You
know
this.
AH
These
things
are
going
to
be
starting
next
month,
so
we're
ready
now
that
city
managers
asked
us
to
update
you
all
to
meet
with
other
organizations
and
share
with
them
what
we
know.
But
yes,
ma'am
it'll
be
Monday
through
Saturday
at
this
point,
unless
you
all
decide
something
different
or
the
service
dictates
something
different
and
so
that's
kind
of
where
we
are
but
but
not
on
Sundays.
C
AH
Think
you
did
say
10
on
Friday
and
Saturday,
okay
and.
AH
Y
Y
Y
Okay,
mayor
so
I
have
a
few
add-ons
and
I
don't
do
add-ons
since
the
the
directive
to
send
it
to
you
on
Friday
or
don't
put
it
on.
But
you
know
I've
got
someone
called
me
yesterday
and
they're
five
or
six
grants
or
the
finance
director
text
emailed
me
and
said
you
know.
Can
you
put
the
add
these
on
your
agenda?
Y
I
said
I,
don't
do
add-ons
Channel
and
she
says
well
if
they
don't
apply
by
the
first
I
believe
you
should
say
that
of
March
you're
not
going
to
get
the
grants
so
I
told
them
tell
them
to
come
to
council
and
I
assume
they're
here
and
and
so
I'm
going
to
have
them
to
stand,
and
you
can
ask
questions
about
these
add-ons
and
whether
you
want
to
approve
them
or
not.
Y
But
the
first
add-on
I
want
to
do
has
to
do
with
has
to
do
with
a
legislative
agenda
item,
and
this
is
a
parcel
or
track
a
lion
west
of
the
east
side
of
4th
Avenue
and
south
of
Forest
Street
and
extending
across
the
Chattahoochee
River
to
the
South
Boundary
of
the
city
of
Columbus.
Y
And
this
goes
back
to
January
1928..
And
so
this
Council.
We
want
our
delegation
to
know
desires,
to
remove
any
impediments
to
the
use
and
to
the
conveyance
of
the
property
or
any
portion
thereof.
That
may
still
be
in
effect
from
the
1873
or
subsequent
local
Acts
or
the
1928
d.
C
Motion
second,
to
approve
the
add-on,
any
discussion
all
in
favor
say
aye
any
post,
one
opposed
okay.
If
you
would
raise
your
right
hand,
if
you're
in
favor.
C
C
Motion
in
a
second
to
approve
the
three
grants
that
have
been
added
on
to
the
agenda:
okay,
yeah
all
five
grants
that
have
been
added
to
the
agenda.
Any
discussion
on
any
of
these
all
in
favor,
say
aye
any
opposed.
Y
So
one
Grant
is
a
hundred
and
thirty,
two
thousand
nine
twenty
seven
thirty
with
a
12
cash
match
and
the
next
one
is
adult
drug
felony,
Court,
Grant,
358,
638
dollars
and
as
a
twelve
percent
match.
Y
The
next
one
is
a
family
drug
court,
accountability,
Court,
State
Grant,
it's
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
the
next
one
is
a
family
drug
court,
accountability
Grant,
it's
2
million
dollars,
so
I'm,
sorry,
200,
000.,
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
then
I've
got
a
juvenile
drug
court.
Accountability,
Court
State
Grant
is
a
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
dollars
and
those
are
the
grants
that
we
you're
you're
voting
on
to
add
on
and
with
that
Mr
Mayor
I've
got
just
one
final
presentation:
we've
got
cure.
Y
Violence
Representatives
here
and
I
am
going
to
ask
Mr
Reggie
Lewis
to
come
forward.
He
may
have
Jerome
Lawson
with
him
their
new
executive
director,
but
I
see
Cedric
Hill
here
with
him
and
but
Mr
Reggie
Lewis.
R
Jerome
had
to
step
outside
for
me
to
give
one
of
our
other
staff,
but
I
want
to
say
thank
you
all.
You
know.
City
council,
mayor
city
manager,.
R
R
What
I
want
to
talk
about
today
is
a
little
bit
of
the
current
state,
but
also
talk
about
the
future
State
and
where
we're
going,
but
it
gives
you
some
important
updates
of
who
we've
hired
and
some
of
the
things
that
we're
working
on
so
to
talk
about
the
current
state
when
we
were
here
before
we
talked
about
the
difficulty
of
what
we
were
trying
to
hire
for,
we
had
over
30
applicants
apply
for
the
positions
we
had
Aid
that
we
progressed
to
what
we
call
it.
R
A
panel
interview
that
panel
interview
consisted
of
people
from
different
sectors:
Sheriff
Department
police
department,
Department
of
Labor,
Piedmont,
Hospital,
Pastoral,
Institute,
and
a
couple
other
areas
that
we
have
represented.
R
One
of
the
things
we
had
to
do
was
we
had
to
Advocate
a
little
bit
because
we
do
come
underneath
the
health
department
with
the
state
department.
It
had
some
challenges
and
some
barriers
that
we
had
to
overcome.
One
being
a
requirement
for
a
GED,
but
also
ensuring
that
we
were
paying
above
livable
wages.
One
of
the
things
we
coming
coming
to
contact
with
is
who
we
are
hiring
and
the
job
title
that
we
were
talking
about
did
not
fall
into
anything
that
it
had
on
their
record.
R
So
a
lot
of
things
that
pulled
up
were
maintenance
records.
So
that
is
not
what
we
were
looking
for,
but
we
were
able
to
get
it
on
the
social
attack.
So
we're
able
to
Lobby
to
get
the
GED
requirement
drop,
which
opened
the
application
process
up
to
additional
people
of
as
city
manager
spoke.
We
did
come
across
our
director,
which
is
Jerome
Lawson
he'll,
be
back
in
a
few
Jerome
came
to
us.
R
We
met
him
at
an
event
where
we
set
up
event
between
Piedmont
Hospital,
ER
staff
and
community
community
Advocates
that
work
on
the
south
side
of
town,
and
we
had
them
in
a
meeting
to
kind
of
introduce
them
to
each
other.
The
reason
why
we
had
that
meeting
was
to
really
show
what
the
ER
staff
was
dealing
with,
but
also
what
the
community
Advocates
were
working
with
and
out
of
that
meeting.
R
Jerome
was
part
of
that
meeting,
and
that
was
the
first
time
we
met
him,
but
as
we
went
forward
through
the
interview
where
we
were
doing
the
interview,
our
consultant
from
cure,
Bible's
Global
also
have
been
in
one
of
the
prisons.
That
Jerome
was
in.
So
to
give
you
a
little
bit
information
about
Who
and
the
type
of
people
that
we're
looking
for
Jerome
went
to
prison
for
on
Broadway
at
16..
He
spent
10
years
in
prison.
R
He
got
out
of
prison
had
to
you,
know,
10
years
of
parole,
but
he
also
started
a
food
truck.
He
came
from
31903
area,
Elizabeth,
County
area,
his
father
and
stepfather,
his
mother,
all
in
in
that
lifestyle
that
doesn't
bode
well
for
a
young
man,
but
he
was
basically
told
of
a
robin
store
because
he
was
16.
He
would
get
off
and
unfortunately
he
was
caught
and
he
spent
10
years
in
prison
at
age.
16.
R
I
also
have
Kenyatta
with
us
who's.
Our
new
hire
as
well
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
her
case,
yet
she
may
not
be
comfortable
with
it.
Jerome
and
I've
talked
about
it,
but
she
also
has
a
similar
experience.
R
I
tell
you
that,
because
who
we're
trying
to
hire
people
who
can
relate
to
those
communities?
That
is
what
is
important
to
us
and
what
we
understand
and
what
we
know
is
if
we
don't
work
to
get
people
that
these
areas
need,
and
they
know
we're
not
going
to
make
a
change
and
I
heard.
A
lot
of
people
here
tonight
talk
about
some
of
the
things
that
what
we
need
to
do.
You
know
what
the
police
need
to
do
is
not
just
left
up
to
them.
We
all
have
to
be
part
of
that
solution.
R
We
can't
just
simply
sit
back
and
want
somebody
else
to
do
it.
For
us,
this
is
the
action
that
came
to
us
and
our
cure
violence
team
is.
We
want
to
be
part
of
that
action,
we're
not
here
to
override
what
everybody
else
is
doing
we're
here
to
collaborate,
we're
here
to
enhance
what
they're
doing
by
providing
the
mythology
and
the
system
that
will
work
that
will
help
reduce
the
violence
in
our
community.
One
of
the
things
with
us
hiring
people.
R
We
are
working
to
make
sure
they
have
development
skills,
we're
teaching
them
mediation,
training,
we're
also
giving
them
training
with
Microsoft
365,
as
well
as
any
kind
of
development
training
that
they
need.
We
don't
expect
them
to
stay
with
us
Beyond
three
years.
Why?
Because
of
the
work
that
there
will
be
dealing
with,
is
sort
of
like
being
a
police
officer,
you
deal
with
negativity,
you
deal
with
death,
you
deal
with
a
lot
of
issues
in
the
community
that
can
be
hard
on
somebody.
You
heard
a
gentleman
talk
about
PTSD.
R
This
is
similar,
so
we
don't
want
them
just
to
be
working
with
us,
five
and
ten
years
and
then
we're
having
to
put
them
into
mental
care.
So
the
idea
is
to
give
them
the
development,
because
they
work
underneath
the
state.
They
have
an
opportunity
to
get
better,
paying
jobs
that
maybe
they
were
not
used
to
because
we're
working
with
them
to
ensure
that
they
get
their
GED.
That's
important
as
well.
A
lot
of
people
we're
dealing
with
don't
have
a
GED.
So
that's
the
reason
why
we
work
to
get
that
removed.
R
One
other
thing
is
we
continue
to
to
do
our
interviews.
We
have
six
more
positions
that
we
need
to
hire.
We
want
to
have
a
full
staff
because
we
need
everybody
to
be
on
board.
R
Of
the
people
from
behind
me
from
Piedmont
Hospital,
we
signed
the
mou
with
Pima
hospital
to
have
our
staff
in
the
hospital
in
New
York.
The
reason
why
is
we
see
an
issue
where,
when
gunshot
wound
victims
come
in
in
a
year's
time,
we
had
about
372
gunshot
victims
come
to
Piedmont
Midtown.
R
If
you
take
an
average
of
that,
Nationwide
average
is
about
30
to
34
000
per
event,
and
that's
the
extended
care
that
goes
with
it.
That's
about
11
to
12
million
dollars
that
you're
looking
at
in
that
situation,
the
other
part
to
it
is
when
we
have
those
victims
come
in,
their
families
are
coming
with
them
and
a
lot
of
times.
It
is
very
hard
for
the
ER
staff
to
do
their
jobs,
because
you
have
the
chaos
in
the
in
the
emergency
room
waiting
room,
so
without
staff
there
we
can
be
the
mediators.
R
We
can
also
be
the
translators
in
the
sense
of
when
the
doctors
are
trying
to
give
care
to
the
victim,
but
also
tell
the
family
members
or
whoever's
there
with
them.
What
needs
to
be
done?
We
can
help
facilitate
that.
Removing
the
frustration
for
the
doctors,
but
also
removing
the
frustration
from
the
families,
because
many
times
the
perspective
is
that
the
ER
staff
doesn't
care
about
the
business
and
Joseph
carton.
Standing
behind
me
is
one
of
those,
the
outstaff
that
talks
about
the
many
times.
R
We
also
did
mou
with
United
Way
for
The
handlewood
CARE
program,
and
that
is
a
program
where
it's
a
communication
Network,
where,
if
we're
out
in
the
streets
we're
visiting
a
site
where
we
had
a
shooting,
we
can
also
notify
A
system
that
will
allow
us
to
say
hey,
Johnson,
Elementary
or
Dorothy
Heights.
We
had
a
shooting.
This
child
may
be
impacted
by
this
shooting.
R
The
reason
why
is
what
we
know
is
we
just
had
an
incident
on
the
17th
where
some
of
the
kids
attended,
Johnson
Elementary,
we
actually
got
to
call
to
say:
hey
young
lady
came
in,
she
was
talking
about
dancing.
She
was
actually
one
of
the
kids
that
was
in
the
car.
She
was
sitting
next
to
the
five-year-old.
Luckily
the
teacher
said
she
was
feeling
good
that
morning
talking
about
incident,
but
by
lunchtime
she
broke
down
and
was
crying
because
she
thought
that
could
have
been
her.
So
we
got
because
of
that
system.
R
We
can
immediately
activate
in
the
Muscogee
County
School
District
does
have
a
system
in
place
to
provide
grief
counseling,
but
that
is
just
another
step
that
we're
stepping
into
so
we're.
On
the
same
as
we
can
be
another
communication
effort
to
assist
the
police
department,
whoever's
investigating
to
get
that
information
out
to
the
schools
in
that
state
assure
that
they're
taken
care
of.
R
We
also
continue
our
focus
on
funding
we've
applied
for
several
grants.
Unfortunately,
we
were
not
awarded
those
grants.
We're
not
sad
about
that.
We're
probably
new
to
the
game
of
writing
grants
we're
working
on
getting
a
grant
writer
to
help
us
focus
in
on
how
we
need
to
submit
those
grants,
but
we're
not
going
to
stop
and,
as
you
can
see,
yes,
we
are
asking
for
1.2
million
reason
why
some
of
these
grants
is,
we
can't
do
it
with
just
six.
R
We
really
needed,
probably
about
30,
to
40
violence,
Interrupters
and
Outreach
workers
to
cover
a
good
part
of
this
city.
You
know,
Wilson
Apartments
is
a
very
bad
hot
spot
that
we
need
to
get
on.
The
six
that
we
were
working
on
right
now
will
cover
31906,
and
we
still
need
more
in
that
area,
because
we
know
that
crime
is
getting
even
worse
in
that
area.
But
those
are
some
of
the
grants
that
we're
working
on.
R
We
also
have
a
security
spot
at
Valley,
Health
Services,
so
we
have
right
in
the
middle
of
31903
a
spot
where
our
violence
Interrupters
can
go,
enter
the
information
and
as
well
be
able
to
talk
with
clients.
We
will
be
keeping
a
database
and
I
know
councilman
Davis.
You
were
concerned
about
metrics,
as
I
told
you
before.
We
will
have
a
database
that
we
will
use
to
kind
of
provide
those
metrics
and
to
keep
on
top
of
what
we're
doing.
R
Those
metrics
will
also
include
anything
that
we
do
in
the
hospital,
so
reducing
the
number
of
events
that
we
have
so
gunshot
wounds
coming
into
the
hospital.
We
will
have
metrics
on
that
as
well,
so
those
will
be
some
of
our
baselines
that
we
will
use
to
kind
of
identify
how
we're
improving
and
how
we're
working,
but
also
to
make
sure
y'all
understand
how
we're
utilizing
the
funding
that
you've
provided
to
us.
R
Some
in
the
community
efforts
that
we
are
highlighting
and
working
on
number
one
is
reinitiative
with
the
mayor's
commission
as
well,
but
one
of
the
things
we
know
is
for
re-entry
right
now
is
very
difficult
when
gentlemen,
or
men
and
women
get
out
of
prison,
you
know,
Georgia
has
about
17
000
people
are
released
and
back
into
the
community
every
year.
One
of
the
biggest
issues
that
we
find
is,
and
a
lot
of
people
don't
understand,
is
when
the
folks
get
out
of
prison.
R
If
they
don't
have
an
address,
there's
a
potential
that
they
could
be
sent
back
to
prison
because
they
don't
have
an
address,
that's
one
of
their
requirements.
I,
don't
think
a
lot
of
people
understand
that.
So
when
you
hear
people
talk
about
folks
going
back
into
prison,
a
lot
of
people
think
they
did
something
wrong
A
lot
of
times.
R
They
don't
have
an
address
and
it's
not
very
easy
to
get
an
address
and
I'm
talking
about
I'm,
going
to
put
sex
offenders
and
some
of
those
guys
inside,
but
we're
talking
about
felons
a
lot
of
times.
They
can't
get
addresses
so
we're
working
with
Pat
and
her
team
and
that
Community
Network
with
homeless
Network,
to
try
to
understand
how
we
can
reduce
some
of
these
guys
coming
out
and
not
having
to
place
an
address.
R
They
can
call
home
it's
very
important
because
now
we're
putting
them
back
in
the
system
because
they
don't
have
an
address.
That's
not
correct,
that's
not
right.
It
is
they're
not
able
to
pull
up
and
say,
I
have
money
or
funding
to
buy
an
address,
get
a
house
or
get
an
apartment,
and
then
we
throw
on
top
of
them
you're
a
felon.
Now
we're
not
even
giving
them
any
type
of
change
so
we're
working
through
those
and
those
are
the
things
that
we
need
to
do
to
kind
of
reduce
peop.
R
That's
one
of
the
things
we
were
focused
on
the
other
one
is
transitional
housing
which
goes
along
with
that
is
working
with
safe
house
and
some
of
these
other
transition
houses
to
make
sure
we
understand
exactly
what
is
needed
for
them
to
be
put
in
those
places,
but
also
to
understand
how
we
can
Lobby
for
anything
that
is
missing
or
the
barriers
that
come
about
with
that.
And
then
the
201
directory
is
a
big
deal.
That's
been
around
for
several
years,
and
we've
heard
a
lot
of
complaints,
good
and
bad
about
what
goes
on.
R
Well,
they
had
a
lot
of
requirements
that
did
not
show
up
on
the
site.
So
one
of
the
initiatives
that
we
want
to
do
is
ensure
that
we
have
the
right
clients
on
there,
but
also
we
have
all
the
procedures
related
to
it,
so
that
we
don't
want
to
take
somebody
to
a
service
and
then
they
get
turned
away
because
they're
already
don't
have
hope
and
now
we
take
them
somewhere
and
then
we're
turning
them
away
again.
So
all
we
just
did
is
confirm
that
you
know
there's
no
hope
for
them,
they're
hopeless.
R
R
Some
other
community
efforts
that
we
did.
You
know
we
partnered
with
the
Civic
Center
as
well
as
YMCA.
We
did
three
esport
events.
These
were
events
where
we
set
up
gaming
systems,
everything
from
PlayStation
to
Nintendo,
and
we
played
tournament
style
events
with
NBA,
basketball,
Madden,
NFL
and
I
can't
even
remember
the
other
one,
but
we
did
the
last
one
we
did
was
with
the
rapid
soccer
team.
R
We
had
about
100
kids,
we
took
them
out
on
the
soccer
field
and
the
teams,
some
of
the
team
players
were
there.
They
did
challenges
with
the
students
and
we
gave
away
prizes
at
that
event.
We
also
participated
engaged
in
you
know,
parts
and
recs
had
their
basketball
league
where
we
worked
with
them.
That
was
a
partnership
with
Rotary
Club
of
Columbus,
but
we
also
did
one
of
the
big
ones
we
did
was
probably
over
two
to
250.
Kids
was
the
boys
and
girls
club
team.
So
this
is
when
we
continue.
R
We
will
do
again
this
summer.
In
Johnson
that
week
we
probably
had
about
400
kids
total
that
were
probably
impacted
by
two
events,
and
that
was
sandmark
who
put
on
a
basketball
event
at
Carver
and
YMCA,
along
with
that
Team
Summit
that
Thursday
and
Friday
night
that
Friday
night
we
had
basketball,
dance
and
a
cafe
set
up
at
the
South
Columbus
boards
club.
We
had
almost
150
kids
that
night
from
6
to
10
30.,
that's
important,
because
we
had
him
off
of
the
street
that
was
100
kids.
R
We
could
physically
see
we're
also
working
with
turnaround
Columbus
in
the
victory
garden.
That's
an
important
piece
because
that
addresses
the
food
insecurities
in
our
community.
What
we're
doing
is
partnering
with
the
Roadie
Club
of
Columbus,
where
we
had
our
members
come
out,
help
fix
up
the
garden.
They
brought
tractors.
We
were
building
the
greenhouse,
but
the
most
important
part
is
we're
trying
to
partner
them
with
food
meal,
because
now
that
gives
us
two
places
that
are
providing
healthy
food
options
on
two
different
sides
of
town.
R
That's
important
because
we
know
that
one
of
the
factors
that
impacts
violence
in
our
community
is
poverty,
food
insecurity
and
education
and
we're
trying
to
address
that
with
that
partnership,
because
there
we
think
there
are
some
synergies
and
some
energy
that
we
could
put
in
that
garden.
And
now
we
cover
a
big
part
of
our
city
that
has
some
food
insecurities.
R
The
other
thing
we're
doing
is
Jerome
was
out
canvassing
and
met
two
guys
that
we
thought
would
be
great
on
our
team.
This
is
before
we
got
the
GED
drop.
They
didn't
have
a
GED
or
high
school
diploma,
we're
immediately
able
to
take
them
to
Goodwill
and
give
them
a
pretest
which
is
for
if
they
pass
a
pre-test,
we
give
them
500
vouchers
to
take
the
GED
course.
R
So
that
was
helpful
in
that
situation
and,
as
I
said
earlier,
we
did
a
collaboration
with
a
roto
Club
of
Columbus,
as
well
as
startup
Columbus,
where
we
had
some
students
from
Carver
High
School.
We
did
an
entrepreneurial
class
and
then
I
teach
and
chaired
the
leadership
Columbus
class
and
one
of
the
things
I
do
is
I
have
about
30
students.
Every
year
and
I
share
what
we're
trying
to
do
in
the
community
and
how
they
can
be
a
part
of
it
and
our
class
is
built
on
teaching
them.
R
Unfortunately,
on
the
17th
we
had
an
event
that
night
and
as
I
left
I
got
a
text
right
after
I
left
that
kids
have
been
shot
and
my
heart
dropped
because
I
thought
it
was
the
kids
we
just
had
saw.
So
you
understand
the
importance
of
what
we've
got
to
do
in
this
community.
We
need
more
of
that.
We
need
more
people
involved.
We
will
continue
on
with
our
process.
R
Our
23
outlook
for
q1
is
transition
operation
over
to
Jerome,
which
you've
already
done.
You
know
work
to
fill
those
remaining
slots
continue.
Our
pursuit
of
additional
funding
get
the
we
do.
Have
the
mou
signed
with
Piedmont
but
partnered
with
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club
on
the
next
team,
summon
in
the
nights
at
Friday
nights
out
and
then
work
to
try
to
have
a
re-entry
beta
program
and
what
I
mean
by
that
is.
We
want
to
have
something
where
an
example
of
what
we're
working
on
is
six
months
from
somebody
being
released.
R
Can
they
start
taking
certificate
programs
like
the
Technical,
College,
Georgia,
Technical,
College
system,
there's
21
certificate
programs
not
all
are
available
if
you
have
a
felon,
but
some
of
them
are
have
them
start
working
on
that
program,
six
months
out,
but
also
be
prepared
once
they
get
out
they're
immediately
finishing
up,
because
there's
a
98
employment
rate
with
those
certificate
programs.
That
is
a
good
way
to
get
them
prepared
and
ready
to
go
when
they
hit
the
streets
they're
able
to
have
a
job
or
have
an
opportunity
to
get
a
job.
R
So
that's
one
of
the
things.
The
other
thing
that
we're
trying
to
do
with
that
program
is
also
Identify.
Some
of
the
barriers
most
of
the
folks
coming
out,
don't
have
IDs,
don't
have
birth
certificates,
important
key
information,
and
you
get
two
times
to
apply
for
these,
where
you're
in
prison
and
because
of
timing
a
lot
of
times
they
apply
for
where
they're
in
they
get
out.
They
go
back
and
apply
again
at
the
health
department
or
at
the
driving
license
bureau
and
they
use
up
those
two
times.
R
These
are
just
I
know.
You
can't
read
that
small,
but
these
are
the
applications
that
are
out
on
the
West
Central
District
Health
Department
they're
legit
they're
in
the
state
department.
One
of
the
things
I
I
will
tell
you.
We
got
a
lot
of
applicants
that
I
know
councilman
Garrett
was
saying
we
could
apply
and
send
them
over
to
one
of
our
departments
here,
but
a
lot
of
people
who
we
talked
with
didn't
understand
what
we
were
talking
about,
even
though
we
got
that
description
in
there.
R
This
is
a
very.
These
are
vital
positions
that
we
are
hiring
for
and
a
lot
of
people
just
didn't
understand.
They
were
just
oh,
you
know,
I'm
fresh
out
of
high
school
or
college
and
I'm
a
history.
Major
and
I
just
want
to
see.
If
I
can
do
this
job
like
no,
you
can't
do
the
shop
one
of
the
things
we
learned
throughout
this
process,
though,
is
we
had
to
change
our
mindset
because
the
people
are
going
to
come
in
who
they
are
and
how
they
are.
R
We
had
a
young
man
named
Walton
and
spent
22
years
in
prison
for
murder.
We
have
an
opportunity
to
hire
and
that's
big
from
a
state
perspective,
because
we're
not
looking
at
him
as
still
that,
but
we
know
he
will
be
very
variable
to
our
team
and
give
us
the
best
opportunity
to
change
what's
happening
in
these
communities.
So
I
understand
that
we're
changing
lives
with
this
process
and
we
continue
to
work
forward
and
move
forward.
R
R
The
collaboration
like
we
said
earlier,
we're
not
here
to
take
over
what
everybody
else
is
doing
we're
here
to
collaborate
with
them,
because
it's
important
that
we
have
multiple
entities
involved
in
this
process,
we're
just
providing
some
some
framework
that
we
know
will
work
and
then
the
leadership,
the
leadership
is,
is
key
understanding
what
we're
doing
and
having
a
fortitude
to
give
the
vision
and
the
expectations
and
showing
them
how
to
execute
that's
important.
As
far
as
the
leadership
and
the
last
one
is
education,
the
community
communities
have
to
be
educated
on.
R
What's
going
on
what
we've
seen
a
lot
of
times
in
the
communities
is
that
we
are
seeing
hopelessness,
they
don't
know,
there's
opportunity
out
there
for
them.
They
don't
understand
they
can
get
out
of
this
and
with
our
workers
coming
in
they.
There
are
fine
examples
of
yes,
you
can.
What
I'm
gonna
do
is
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
be
wrong.
Let
him
come
up
introduce
himself
and
then
with
me,
I
have
Miss
Kenyatta
who's,
our
first
violent
interrupter
that
we
just
hired.
We.
R
Jessica
Cardin
she
works
in
New
York.
This
lady
gave
us
a
fabulous
story.
She
was
the
one
that
gave
that
statement
of
I,
don't
see
him
as
somebody
who's
black
I'm,
seeing
that
somebody's
son,
somebody's
nephew,
somebody's
father,
you
know
somebody's
brother
and,
of
course
my
main
man
Cedric,
but
I'm
gonna
have
Jerome
start
off
any
questions
before
I
have
to
do
that
again.
AN
Mr
Lewis,
thanks
for
coming,
and
thanks
for
mentioning
that
part
about
what
I
think
is
a
is
key
in
the
success
of
the
of
the
organization
and
and
what
you're
trying
to
accomplish
with
measuring
results.
I
think
that
is
key
is
key
in
the
community.
You,
you
touched
on
something
that
it's
been
on
my
mind
for
a
while,
but
this
two
two
one
one
aspect
of
calling
2-1-1
who
actually
monitors
that
so.
AN
Well,
I,
you
know
there
has
been
a
concern
and
I
talked
I
think
we
had
some
people
come
in
from
the
2025
initiative
at
one
time
about
being
able
to
make
a
better
roadmap
or
better
connectivity
for
the
very
people
you
talked
about,
and
then
you
know
you
sought
it.
You
just
shared
with
us
some
of
the
incidents
that
you're
seeing
out
there,
which
is
shares
I
shared
some
of
the
concerns
as
well,
and
so
I
I
really
want
our
community,
our
city,
all
those
involved
to
focus
on
that.
AN
AN
I,
don't
think
we're
there
yet,
but
I
think
we're
going
there
and
I
think
you
just
touched
on
that
and
I'm
glad
you
did,
but
I
I
think
there's
some
wonderful
things
that
can
come
out
of
that,
because
a
lot
of
people
are,
you
know
they
may
be
technologically
challenged,
and
they
just
need
an
easy
way
to
have
that
road
map
to
get
to
what
they
need
as
soon
as
possible.
Where
else
you
know
it's
just
they
lose
hope
right.
AN
They
lose
hope
right,
and
so
thank
you
for
sharing
that
that
that
resonated.
Okay,
thank.
AS
AS
She
has
a
unique
story
and
I
look
forward
to
sharing
that
story,
but
I
want
to
introduce
her
first
because
other
than
myself
she's,
the
second
new
hiring
we're
working
on
three
more
people
that
are
in
the
process
of
being
hired,
so
we'll
be
halfway
to
our
Mark
of
the
eight
Interrupters
that
we
need,
but
I
want
you
all
to
see
her
face
because
you
all
are
going
to
see
our
faces
a
lot
more
in
the
community
right.
AS
So
it
has
been
a
lot
of
questions
about
what
has
care
about
been
doing
in
the
community
I've
been
in
Wilson
Apartments
I've
been
on
Winston
Road
I've
been
to
Oakland
Park
I've
been
a
Forest
Road
I
have
had
my
feet
on
the
grounds
in
these
communities.
I've
been
around
them,
while
they're
smoking
a
weed
while
they
got
their
guns,
sticking
out
their
pants
and
while
I've
been
hearing
the
talks.
I
just
been
focusing
on
developing
the
relationships
in
the
community.
AS
That's
needed
to
bridge
this
Gap
with
this
misconception
about
what's
going
on
in
our
community,
wow
leaders
are
fighting,
our
children
are
dying
and
that's
the
problem.
You
know
the
Bible
says
the
head
seek
the
whole
body
sick
and
our
leaders
have
to
get
together
and
we
have
to
cohesively
approach
this
thing
that
we're
dealing
with
there
is
a
gang
problem
in
Columbus,
but
in
my
opinion,
gangs
aren't
bad
if
they're
for
a
good
cause,
the
Vikings
started
games.
AS
AS
And
what
happened
is
we
haven't
taught
them
the
direction
that
they
need,
so
they
came
up
with
their
own
weight
and
their
own
agenda
they're,
going
to
rap
they're,
going
to
hustle
they're,
going
to
make
their
money
and
nobody's
going
to
tell
them
otherwise,
and
that's
why
we
see
our
children
becoming
the
collateral
damage.
We
see
our
elders
and
our
women
becoming
the
collateral
damage
of
beasts
that
are
in
the
street
that
we
tend
to
not
want
to
understand
so
I've
been
going
in
the
community
and
that's
the
beauty
of
cure
violence.
AS
You
can't
take
somebody
who's,
never
played
the
game
and
expect
them
to
coach
you
to
a
championship,
we're
using
people
who
are
culturally
disconnected
from
the
communities
and
expecting
them
to
promote
change.
It's
not
going
to
happen
so
thank
God
for
the
Department
of
Health
and
cure
violence
for
allowing
people
like
myself
and
Miss
McKenzie
to
come
on
board
and
speak
the
language
to
the
people
that
need
to
hear
the
message,
and
that
message
is
the
community
needs
to
be
revived.
AS
AS
If
they're
going
up
there
they're
going
up
to
take
something,
because
if
you're
starving,
you
can't
expect
to
pull
a
truck
full
of
stakes
up
in
a
starving,
neighborhood
and
expect
for
it
not
to
get
broken
into
that's
just
not
what's
going
to
happen.
I
had
a
lady
called
me
last
night,
Miss
herring,
it's
a
father
in
Terminal
Court
who
had
somebody
threatened
to
shoot
his
house
up
with
his
son
and
she
was
like
he
needs
a
place
to
go.
AS
That's
the
reality.
I
heard
the
young
guy
talk
about
late
bottom,
that's
the
reality
of
certain
people.
Every
night,
every
night
I
stand
a
31907
area,
I
hear
gunshots
all
the
time
my
baby
said
dad.
What
is
that
and
I?
Tell
his
gunshots
I.
Don't
lie
to
him
because
we're
in
dangerous
times
right
now
and
we
are
working
hard,
I'm
working
hard
and
it's
going
to
take
a
long
time
for
us
to
get
ahead
of
this
momentum.
AS
You
can't
get
in
front
of
a
train
and
stop,
but
we
need
to
be
prepared
for
when
it
slows
down
and
when
it
derails
when
our
children
begin
to
change.
Eventually,
this
culture
is
going
to
slow
down
they're
going
to
change
they're
going
to
start
waking
up
they're
going
to
start
getting
older
like
myself,
especially
if
you're
in
prison
you're
going
to
start
looking
back
over
your
life
and
realizing
I
want
to
see
my
child
grow
up.
AS
I
want
to
see
my
mother
smile,
the
reality
is
going
to
set
in
and
we
need
to
be
ready
for
when
that
happens.
So
what
we're
doing
now
I'm
developing
relationships
with
all
the
organizations
I'm
not
trying
to
bicker
about
who
got
money,
who's,
not
getting
money
I'm
trying
to
see
if
you
want
change,
you're
going
to
set
aside
any
differences
and
we're
going
to
work
together
to
make
it
happen.
That's
what's
going
to
make
this
work
got
to
come
together.
AS
AS
Even
tonight,
people
was
looking
at
me
sideways
just
because
I'm
I
may
look
different.
It
just
represents
the
culture
of
where
we
are
right
now
and
really
there's.
Nothing
is
wrong
with
being
yourself,
be
yourself
just
don't
impose
who
you
are
on
somebody
else
and
expect
to
think
how
you
think,
but,
like
the
Bible
says
in
all
I
get
him.
We
have
to
get
an
understanding
and
I'm,
not
blaming
leadership,
because,
to
be
honest
with
you
until
the
community
recognizes
what
it
needs
to
do.
AS
Leadership
is
going
to
be
leadership
right
and
that's
what
I'm
trying
to
revive
I'm,
trying
to
revive
the
community
leaders
and
I'm
working
within
the
community,
and
you
all
are
going
to
see
that
I'm
trying
to
Rally
the
churches.
Whoever
is
willing
to
get
in
front
of
this
and
do
something
about
it
on
developing
a
relationship
with
them
and
they
can
contact
me.
My
information
is
on
the
dph
website.
You
can
look
up
cure
violence
and
you
can
reach
out
to
any
of
us,
because
the
whole
goal
is
to
make
something
happen.
AS
The
blame
is
on
all
of
us
and
not
to
blame
as
if
we're
did
something
wrong.
The
blame
is
the
fact
that
we've
stood
around
long
enough
and
it's
time
for
us
to
be
a
part
of
the
change
that
we
want
work
right.
The
question
all
of
us
can
agree
on
that.
So
I
spoken
with
leaders
of
me
with
many
more
people
developing
these
relationships.
AS
You
see
the
smoking
I'm
taking
pictures
trying
to
show
them
the
community
efforts
that
we're
making
and
as
a
result
of
that,
our
violence
Interrupters
are
going
to
be
in
these
community
in
tools
when
we
get
to
full
staff,
it
needs
Hot,
Spot
areas,
collecting
data
information,
because
the
biggest
thing
that
a
lot
of
these
people
need.
They
want
a
way
out.
AS
We
just
got
to
show
them
how
to
get
it.
Some
people
can't
they're
not
going
to
say
I'm
homeless
I've
met
a
guy
that
I
was
in
prison
with
at
the
Department
of
Labor.
I
was
leaving,
he
was
coming
in
and
he
seen
me
he
said
Jerome
and
I'm,
like
I
called
his
name.
We
hug
each
other,
because
we
were
locked
up
as
juvenile
and
he
was
like
well,
man,
I'm,
homeless,
I
need
somewhere
to
go
and
I'm.
Just
like
hey.
AS
Let's
get
him
a
room
for
the
night,
because
the
problem
is
you
got
guys
who
need
immediate
assistance?
You
have
to
wait
two
or
three
days
to
get
in
somewhere.
What
are
you
gonna
do
in
those
two
or
three
days,
you're,
hungry
and
homeless?
What
you
gonna!
Do
you
ain't?
Gonna
fast?
If
you
don't
fast?
Normally
you
gonna
do
what
you
gotta
do
to
survive.
AS
So
I
I
said
the
Lord
put
it
in
my
heart.
Luckily,
his
mom
he's
not
even
from
Columbus,
but
he
paroled
out
to
Columbus,
because
it's
the
only
address
he
can
get.
So
we
got
him
help
his
mama
came
and
got
it.
He
had
a
car
of
University.
He
got
his
car
unregistered
untagged
drove
it
back
down
here,
got
it
registered
thank
God.
He
didn't
get
caught,
driving
I
didn't
consent
to
that
either.
But
anyway,
but
thank
God.
You
know
we
got
him
and
to
the
Valley
Rescue
Mission
Transitional
center.
AS
He
has
a
job,
he
started
orientation
last
week.
That
was
just
one
guy
aside
from
the
other
two
guys
we
got
in
a
GED
program,
but
progress
is
progress
right
either
it
be
slow
or
fast.
It's
progress,
I'm
still
a
fast
progress
by
the
way,
but
we
got
him
in
the
program
and
that
just
speaks
to
the
effort
of
what
we're
doing
that
one
can
become
10
and
that
10
can
become
20..
AS
If
we
are
allotted
the
time
to
make
the
process
work
and
we
get
better
as
we
go
because
a
lot
of
you
all
to
be
honest
with
you,
a
lot
of
you
all
can't
tread
food
in
some
of
the
places
that
I
went.
That's
just,
but
that's
a
beautiful
thing,
because
I
can
go
stand
in
the
Gap
and
connect
the
relationships
and
make
it
work,
but
I
need
the
people
who
aren't
connecting
these
people
on
this
side
with
to
be
in
understanding
enough
to
say
we're
willing
to
help
you
we're
willing
to
change
policies.
AS
AS
We're
trying
to
help
in
the
in
the
hurtful
party
is
like
Reggie
was
speaking
earlier
about
Hope.
What
happens
when
you
got
a
person
who
don't
know
what
hope
is
what
happens
then
right,
so
we
have
to
show
them
what
hope
is
and
that's
what
I'm
doing
I'm
showing
them?
What
hope
is
in
the
community
and
developing
these
Partnerships
pushing
care
violence
forward,
because
we
can
all
cure
violence
and
we
do
it
together?.
C
R
Y
And
mayor
I
do
want
to
thank
Reggie
and
pure
violence,
but
you
know
Jerome
we're
gonna
have
to
get
you
I
didn't
realize
you
were
such
a
good
speaker.
A
AL
Y
And
so
we're
gonna
have
to
get
you
at
some
Churches
and
some
other
places
and
on
ccg
TV
I
mean
you
very
well
done.
Counselor
Huff.
AT
Yeah
assistant
manager,
I,
was
just
getting
ready
to
jump
in
I
was
just
telling
councilor
Thomas
was
speaking
about
how
well
you
spoke.
Yeah
I
told
her
I
was
with
you
at
flu,
Helen
Rec
Center
one
night
when
you
wowed
the
whole
crowd
and
got
control
of
a
situation
that
was
going
left,
but
very
proud
of.
We
talked
from
time
to
time.
So
just
keep
up
the
good
work,
and
you
know
I'm
here
so
give
me
a
call
and.
Y
C
All
right
we'll
move
to
the
Clerk's
agenda:
Madam
Clerk.
AU
C
Motion
second,
to
prove
the
resolution
excusing
counselor
Davis,
any
discussion
all
in
favor
say
aye
any
opposed.
C
C
C
AU
C
AU
AU
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor.
Next
we
have
Council
appointments.
Any
nominations
will
be
listed
for
the
next
meeting
for
the
building
authority
of
Columbus.
We
have
two
seats
that
are
open
for
nominations:
the
seat
of
Leela
Carr
and
Vincent
Allen
for
the
employees
benefits
committee.
We
have
the
seat
of
Timothy
Smith,
that's
open
for
nominations.
This
is
the
sworn
officer
seat.
C
Okay,
well,
we've
got
Pastor
flakes
I
wanted
to
come
back
for
his
three
minutes
and
best
fakes.
Thank
you
for
your
patience.
You'll
have
three
minutes
to
wrap
up.
Sir.
AM
Yes,
sir,
so
very
much
I
just
want
to
say
please
when
y'all
come
to
churches,
no
worship
don't
tell
us,
we
stay
in
too
long.
Okay,
I'm,
just
thank
you.
Mr
bear
God
bless.
You
I
mean
I'm,
just
amazed
Etc.
On
that
note.
On
that
note,
I
I
do
come
just
to
really
bring
a
reality.
That
I
think
is
very
difficult
for
many
cities
to
really
either
think
about
or
Embrace
or
accept,
and
that's
where
I
was
actually
going
with.
AM
What
I
had
to
say
earlier
and
so
I
was
I
left
off
by
saying
I
stand
before
this
Council
and
Community
to
to
say
it
is
sad
to
point
out
the
reality
that
this
type
of
culture
still
exists
within
our
Columbus
Police
Department
and
you
may
ask
well
why
do
you
say
that
it
is
obvious
that
false
narratives
have
been
constructed
by
a
few
people
to
try
and
mislead
this
mayor?
This
Council
this
community
about
Chief
Blackman,
this
false
narrative
seems
to
be
constructed
by
the
current
president
of
the
fop
mayor
council.
Members.
AM
AM
Even
though
it's
raised
some
of
the
other
side
of
that
question
or
that
concern
there
are
those
who
have
bought
into
the
self-serving
falsely
constructive
narrative
used
in
other
cities.
The
African-American
police
chief.
This
tactic
strategy
is
used
to
try
to
divide
attack,
Target
the
police
chief
and
mislead
this
community.
The
mayor
and
city
council,
as
well
I
just
say,
don't
be
misled.
AM
It
was
to
be
understood
that
this
assessment
would
give
the
Columbus
Police
Department,
under
the
leadership
of
police,
chief,
Blackman
and
city
of
Columbus,
an
opportunity
to
come
even
more
in
line
with
what
is
considered
best
practices
in
law
enforcement.
It
was
not
to
be
used
as
a
source
or
tool
to
get
rid
of
cheese
blachmann.
He
welcomed
he
welcomed
the
assessment
to
give
Chief
Blackman
what
appeared
to
be
an
ultimatum
to
have
a
strategic
plan
to
this
Council
by
March
14
2023,
which
is
30
days.
AM
So
I
pray
I'm
wrong.
However,
this
is
the
optic
given.
What
make
this
optic
real
is
the
previous
police
chief
had
challenges
with
crime
retention,
recruiting
moral,
not
promoting
the
current
for
fop
president,
the
council
did
not
to
my
knowledge
issue,
an
ultimatum
to
former
police
chief
during
the
16
years
served,
nor
was
an
assessment
used
to
evaluate
the
department
during
the
16
years,
under
his
leadership,
I
appeal
to
the
mayor,
big
city
council
member,
to
stand
up
and
correct
the
narrative.
AM
C
All
right
before
we
adjourn
councilor
Tucker.
AR
I
told
you
I
was
going
to
give
you
like
quick,
two
updates.
I
was
gonna,
do
more
from
the
Naco
I
want
to
apologize
to
councilor
Davis,
because
he
was
right.
Yep.
AR
AR
It's
not
only
being
it's
not
only
being
taught
that
on
the
federal
level,
but
also
on
the
state
level,
because
I
met
with
Governor
Kemp
yesterday,
and
he
said
that
individuals
that
he
feel
may
not
not
just
individuals
but
counties
and
municipalities
that
applied
for
the
dollars
and
received
the
grants
if
they
could
not
fulfill
that
that
actual
Grant
process,
the
projects
they're
actually
pulling
back
the
money
at
the
state
at
the
federal
level,
the
78.5
million
that
we
received
so
that
second
half
we're.
AR
We
are
in
a
potential
danger
of
a
claw
back
if
we
don't
start
allocating
these
dollars
and
actually
spending
them,
especially
with
Capital
Improvement
projects
that
may
take
a
while,
like
we
have
to
really
start
getting
some
action
behind
them
and
I
know
that
you
had
a
project
in
reference
to
I
think
it
was
the
pro
poverty
initiative.
If
we
I
mean
that's
one,
we
could
at
least
get
kicked
off.
AR
You
know
now
and
some
of
the
other
things
that
we
discussed,
but
it
is
a
heavy
conversation,
that's
being
made
right
now
in
reference
to
the
American
Rescue
plan
dollars
and
secondly,
I
don't
know
if
we
are
in
this
pilot
program.
But
Naco
has
this
live
healthy.
AR
It's
prescription,
health
and
dental
discount
for
Citizens
and
is
at
no
cost
and
because
we
are
a
member
of
Naco,
our
residents
that
have
problems
with
being
uninsured
or
underinsured
can
actually
participate
in
this
program.
We
just
have
to
sign
up
for
it
and
they
can
get
a
like
prescription
discounts
for
80
percent
off
of
generics
and
40
percent
off
brand
names.
They
get
health
care
discounts.
AR
It's
a
it's
actually
a
dental
program,
I
think
they
could
have
like
a
Telehealth
clinic,
but
all
of
this
is
offered
for
us
and
I
didn't
want
to
just
apply
without
coming
back,
and
you
know
all
the
county,
commissioner,
was
applying.
You
know
on
site,
but
I
wanted
to
bring
it
back
to
the
council,
and
let
them
know
that
these
or
some
of
the
benefits
that
that
we
can
afford
our
citizens.
C
Great
conversation
with
Rita
Hollowell
our
HR
director,
and
see
how
that
fits
into
the
plans
that
we're
currently
using
good
job.
Okay,.
AT
Let's
see
the
manager
based
on
what
councilor
Tucker
was
talking
about
in
the
conversation
we
had
about
Windows
and
rooftops
where
that
fit.
Is
that
something
you're
going
to
still
be
able
to
work
out
a
different
way?
We
were
talking
about
trying
to
put
together
something
in
the
neighborhood,
so
people
could
apply
to
get
windows
replaced
and
rooftops
rehab
type
deal.
AT
Y
Yes,
all
of
those
programs
are
coming
together
and
all
of
what
the
council
member
has
talked
about-
and
you
know,
I
had
a
meeting
with
my
team
I
think
the
last
week
and
challenged
them
and
that
we
need
to
obligate
all
of
our
dollars
like
right
now
so
and
and
the
exact
conversation
I
had
with
them.
If
we
don't
spend
it,
they
would
likely
come
after
through
clawbacks
and
try
and
get
it
back
so
we're
on
top
of
that.
Okay,
thank
you.