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B
C
A
You
mr.
Davis
I
would
remind
other
folks
who
were
on
the
call,
first
of
all,
to
mute
your
mics.
Otherwise
we
get
a
feedback
and
it's
difficult
to
hear.
I
want
to
start
this
afternoon
session
with
just
a
word:
greetings
from
our
mayor
and
our
city
manager,
as
we
continue
in
this
budget
process.
So,
mr.
mayor,
if
you
would
start
us
off
yes.
D
Ma'am,
we'll
really
just
won't
thank
this.
This
group
for
the
work
they're
doing
it's.
It's
always
a
tough
job,
but
I
know
it's
even
tougher
this
year
so
appreciate
what
you're
going
through
I
know.
Y'all
specifically
asked
about
a
couple
of
things
last
week
and
even
though
people
may
have
seen
it
during
a
council
meeting
I'll
remind
them
that
we
intend
to
begin.
D
That's
a
temporary
condition
and
we
had
heard
from
council-
and
we
have
heard
from
the
citizens
that
some
was
better
none,
so
we're
gonna
be
able
to
get
the
bulk
of
it
recycled,
but
did
want
to
let
you
know
that
that'll
begin
June
1st
and
also
with
regards
to
hazardous
duty
pay
ring
to
Council
for
the
next
meeting
I'll
be
reaching
out
to
all
of
you
prior
to
that.
To
kind
of
brief
you
on
what
we're
looking
at.
E
A
department
has
elected
officials
of
that
and
to
remind
them
that
the
situation
in
Columbus
will
not
be
any
different
than
in
other
cities
and
counties
across
Georgia
across
the
nation,
and
we've
got
some
difficult
days
some
tough
days
ahead,
but
we
can
make
it
through
this,
but
just
be
patient.
Consider
it
in
your
request
and
and
we'll
get
through
this
together.
Thank
you,
madam
budgets.
Here
Thank.
A
You
mr.
city
manager,
to
the
counselors
into
the
folks
who
are
watching,
we
were
scheduled
to
start
this
budget
session
at
noon
and
our
our
council
meeting
were
a
little
longer
than
we
had
anticipated.
So
we
are
about
almost
an
hour
and
45
minutes
behind
schedule.
So
what
we
have
asked
to
happen.
The
first
item
on
the
agenda
originally
was
a
transportation
projects
update
by
deputy
city
manager,
Pam
Hodge,
and
she
is
going
to
move
that
until
next
week
the
May
19th
meeting
and.
A
Hopefully
then
sheriff
Tompkins
and
mr.
Flournoy
and
mr.
Biden,
who
are
scheduled
on
here.
We
won't
be
too
far
off
schedule
to
get
you
your
presentation
before
the
council.
We
are
scheduled
to
end
at
3
o'clock
and
I
hope
to
be
as
observant
of
that
timeframe
as
possible.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
in
the
meeting
and
listening
to
the
meeting,
understands
our
process.
We
will
have
these
three
presentations
to
us.
A
What
the
way
that
we
deal
with
requests
coming
to
us
from
department,
chairs
and
other
folks
is
on
an
add
or
delete
list
and
in
that
list,
after
a
an
official,
makes
their
presentation,
the
council,
if
there's
any
councillor
who
wishes
to
add
an
item
to
the
budget,
they
do
so
at
that
time
they
say
so
leave
something
from
the
budget.
They
say
so
at
that
time
and
then
on
May
the
26th.
A
So
if
you
are
making
a
presentation
today
will
not
be
decided
today,
it
will
be
decided
on
May,
the
26th
and
for
those
of
you
that
were
listening
to
the
city
council
meeting
that
May
26th
meeting
is
scheduled
to
start
at
2
o'clock
and
because
the
council
meeting
on
that
day
is
scheduled
to
start
I
mean,
is
scheduled
to
be
held
at
the
Columbus
Civic
Center,
where
we
can
properly
distance
ourselves.
Our
budget
meeting
will
be
held
at
2
o'clock
at
the
Civic
Center.
A
If
that
changes,
and
we
cannot
have
the
meeting
at
the
Civic
Center,
we
will
get
in
touch
with
those
department,
heads
and
other
officials
who
have
to
know
about
so
at
any
rate.
At
this
point
we
are
scheduled
for
next
week,
May
the
19th
beginning
at
9
a.m.
and
then
May
26th
to
the
May
19th
meeting.
Next
week's
meeting
will
be
a
virtual
meeting
like
this
one
they
26
to
o'clock
at
the
Civic
Center,
and
hopefully
we
will
be
able
to
get
back
together.
F
F
Typically
I
provided
a
delete
list
as
counsel
the
budget
review
committee
makes
either
additions
or
deletions
to
the
recommended
budget.
I'm.
Just
starting
here
with
the
first
item
on
the
ad
delete
list,
is
a
staff
adjustment
to
the
real
estate
department.
There
is
a
funding
for
a
position
that
was
not
recommended
in
the
budget
that
was
still
included
in
the
budget
for
the
real
estate
department
and
that
correction
adds
about
0.11
days
to
the
general
fund
budget
with
removing
that
funding.
There
are
again
the
other
mentioned
during
the
budget
budget
presentation.
F
There
is
also
the
item
that
was
added
by
councilor
Woodson
for
the
district
attorney's
office
to
add
one
full-time
victim
advocate
g14
at
an
amount
of
forty
six
thousand
nine
forty,
this
subtracts
point
zero
nine
days
from
the
fund,
balance,
reserves
and
there's
also
one
item
that
was
added
for
Fire
EMS
by
a
budget
chair,
a
councillor
Thomas
for
the
purchase,
nine
life
pack,
defibrillators
for
firing
EMS
and
the
cost
of
three
hundred
and
forty
two
thousand,
which
removes
point
six
six
days
of
our
fund
balance
reserves.
So
the
end
in
total
I'm.
F
A
F
F
G
G
F
Sir,
so
the
last
thing
was
a
lease
program
update
which
I'm
still
actually
working
on
I
hope
to
have
that
information
out
to
the
budget
review
committee
by
the
end
of
this
week
with
that
I
believe
those
were
all
the
takeaways
that
I
had
from
last
week's
meeting.
The
first
department
office
on
the
agenda
would
be
the
Sheriff's
Office
and
Germany.
If
you
could
queue
up,
the
presentation
for
the
sheriff
I
do
believe
sheriff
time.
Talking
is
in
the
meeting.
I
Can
hear
you
can
everyone
hear
me?
Yes,
ma'am,
okay,
good
yeah,
we
had
a
little
something
went
wrong
there
for
a
second,
but
it
looks
like
everybody's
back
on
board
good
afternoon.
Everyone
I
want
to
tell
you
each
that
I
appreciate
the
job
that
you
have
ahead
of
you.
You
know
it's
funny.
In
the
last
several
years,
we've
certainly
faced
a
lot
of
different
challenges
with
the
government
Center
and
now
I
appreciate
everyone's
hard
work
and
commitment.
Our
community
is
now
joining
up.
I
Having
said
all
that,
I
only
have
one
issue:
I
appreciate
the
mayor's
2%
pay
increase
for
employees.
You
know,
public
safety
is
is
close
to
our
heart,
and
so
I
only
have
one
issue
that
I
would
like
to
bring
before
the
council
the
longevity
plan,
the
the
pay
longevity
plan.
If
you'll
notice
in
front
of
you
the
chart,
it
shows
you
the
Columbus
Police
Department
and
the
Muscogee
County
Sheriff's
Office,
and
some
of
the
different
benefits
that
are
available
to
each
of
those
agencies.
I
They
additionally
offer
a
$2,000
sign-on
bonus,
a
$1,000
military
service
incentive
or
and
also
a
$1,000
relocation
assistance.
None
of
those
benefits
are
available
with
the
Muscogee
County
Sheriff's
Office.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
the
point
that
right
from
the
very
beginning,
there
is
a
difference
with
the
police
department
and
the
sheriff's
office,
and
what
pay
and
benefits
are
available.
I
I
know
that
this
is
a
tough
budget
year
and
I
really
know
that
each
of
us
are
going
to
have
to
be
very
careful
managers
with
our
budgets,
and
you
know
I
certainly
hope
that
I
have
gained
council's
trust
to
to
show
that
I've
been
a
good
steward
of
the
taxpayers
dollars.
But
there
is
this
one
issue
that
I
want
to
move
forward
with
and
bring
to
your
attention.
If
you
could
move
the
next
slide,
please.
I
In
2017,
when
we
did
away
with
the
gap
pay,
we
began.
What
was
the
longevity
plan
or
the
milestone
increases?
This
was
in
2017
and
if
you'll
note
from
the
chart
there
at
three
years
of
service,
the
sheriff's
office
and
police
department,
each
get
our
employees,
our
will
get
a
$1,000
pay
increase,
then
at
five
years
of
service,
then
at
seven
and
then
ten
and
every
five
years
after
that,
there's
a
an
option
or
an
availability
of
a
bit
of
a
pay
increase.
I
So
in
seventeen,
when,
when
we
did
these
things
and
and
move
forward
with
that,
this
is
what
the
pay
plan
looked
like
for
the
sheriff's
office,
one
thousand
dollars
$1,300
at
five
years,
then
everything
from
seven
to
thirty
years
was
a
$1,500
pay
increase
for
our
employees.
This,
let
me
stress
this
as
well.
This
would
only
apply
to
deputy
sheriff's.
I
This
would
not
take
into
consideration
correctional
officers,
so
in
2019
the
Columbus
Police
Department,
the
budget
was
amended
so
that
at
year
5
and
going
forward,
their
police
officers
would
receive
thirty
five
hundred
dollars
in
additional
pay
and
we
are
still
at
$1,500
I
do
realize.
This
is
a
not
a
great
budget
year
and
I
know
that
every
department
had
a
wish
list,
but
I
just
feel
that
I
have
to
come
and
advocate
for
our
hard-working
deputy
sheriff's,
because
we
will
be
more
than
two
years
behind
in
this
reform.
I
So
if
you
could
move
to
the
next
slide,
the
estimated
cost
to
implement
this
pay
reform
for
all
of
our
deputy
sheriff's
got
with
ms
Alexander
and
Finance
is
a
hundred
and
thirty
six
thousand
four
hundred
and
fourteen
dollars
that's
pay
and
benefit
that
would
give
each
of
our
deputies
when
they
reach
those
milestones
of
five
ten
fifteen
twenty
twenty-five.
Thirty
years,
thirty
five
hundred
dollar
increase,
as
opposed
to
a
fifteen
hundred
dollar
increase.
I
I
noted
when
the
mayor
did
his
recommended
budget
to
our
office
that
there
was
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
set
aside
that
he
would
assume
in
salary
savings.
This
would
more
than
fund
this
additional
pay
reform
for
our
employees.
I
do
believe
there
will
be
salary
savings
available
to
the
sheriff's
office
in
2021,
but
in
the
meantime,
I
certainly
see
that
this
would
cover
it
and,
if
counsel
didn't
want
to
do
that,
six
thousand
four
hundred
and
fourteen
dollars
and
again
I
just
feel
that
Public
Safety
is
important.
Experience
is
important.
You
know.
I
We
all
know
that.
The
way
we
get
things
done
is
by
having
great
people
that
that
are
experienced
to
know
their
job
and
can
get
the
job
done
so
I'm
just
asking
that
this
be
considered
to
be
added
to
the
budget
and
funded
either
by
the
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
salary
savings
or
and
in
an
increase
of
the
budget
of
one
hundred
thirty
six
thousand
four
hundred
and
fourteen
which
miss
Alexander
continue
a
lot
easier.
What
that
would
be,
but
certainly
less
than
a
half
a
percent
of
our
total
budget
and
that's
all.
G
G
I
G
I
Yes,
sir
I
understand
and
we've
done
a
lot
of
different
pay
reforms,
both
the
police
department
and
the
sheriff's
office,
and
you
know
when
I
came
before
council
before
I
said.
We
really
do
need
to
look
at
Public
Safety
and
really
do
a
comprehensive
analysis
of
Public
Safety
and
pay
reform.
But
I
also
understand
that
right
now
today,
that's
that's
just
not
a
reality
of
where
we're
going
to
be
and
I
certainly
understand
the
budget
constraints
that
the
city
is
under.
But
what
I'm
saying
is.
B
A
J
A
I
A
I
Okay,
I'll
kind
of
say
what
I
said
before
what
I
said
was
that
there
was
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
my
current
21
budget
that
that
was
set
aside
as
salary
savings,
and
what
I'm
saying
is
I
would
be
willing
to
continue
that
to
use
that
one
hundred
and
fifty
one
thousand
dollars,
which
is
pretty
much
the
value
of
three
positions
to
pay
for
this.
If
that's
what's
needed,.
G
I
just
want
to
make
the
point
that
you
know
number
one
I
know
we're
not
really
talking
Madeleine
Japanese
we're
talking
about
recruiting
and
retention.
That's
why
we
put
all
this
together.
The
way
we
did
that
with
police
department
is
at
state
budget
neutral.
It
did
not
increase
their
budget
and
they
had
to
find
the
funding
within
their
budget.
They
chose
to
eliminate
it
spots.
D
H
F
Man,
I
just
want
one
point
of
to
note
here
as
what
councillor
Davis
was
mentioning
for
the
recruitment
and
retention
plan
for
the
police
department.
They
decided
to
I
I'm,
fine
16
police
officer
positions,
that
was
for
the
recruitment
and
retention
plan
for
the
longevity
plan,
which
is
this
pay
reform
that
the
sheriff
is
referring
to
for
last
year's
increase
in
the
five
year
mark
the
police
department
elected
to
I'm,
five
additional
police
officer
positions
so
as
to
counsel
Davis
I
mentioned,
and
that
is
how
they
made
it.
Budget
neutral,
I.
F
Mean
what
the
sheriff
was
mentioning
in
terms
of
the
salary
savings?
The
one
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
is
a
reduction
to
the
sheriff's
personnel
budget,
in
anticipation
of
there
being
some
salary
savings
that
shall
achieve,
and
FY
1
and
1.
So
council
would
in
fact
have
to
add
the
funding
to
the
sheriff's
budget
in
order
to
fund
this
adjustment.
To
her
longevity
plan,
miss.
A
A
K
A
Right,
yes,
Alexander
I
got
it
okay,
anything
else
for
this
year.
Sure
this
then
has
gone
on
the
add
delete
list.
I
think
it
would
be
helpful
to
us
to
if,
on
that,
May
26th
date,
we
had
some
idea
of
how
the
consolidation
with
the
Marshall's
office,
as
of
January
1,
would
impact
these
figures
and
these
numbers,
even
if
it's
fairly
been
asked
you
I,
do
think
we
need
to
know
that
so
miss
Alexandra,
you
could
work
with
the
sheriff,
maybe
and
help
pull
some
of
those
figures
together.
Yes,.
F
F
L
Here
can
everyone
hear
me?
Yes,
I'll,
be
brief
and
to
the
point,
obviously
you
all
seen
the
budget
book
and
we
have
an
overall
cut
to
our
budget
of
2.3
percent
to
the
normal
budget
and
6%
on
the
lost
part,
the
6%
we
can
absorb
because
we
had
intended
in
the
proposed
budget
to
use
some
of
that
combined
with
some
money
to
create
an
additional
slot
for
another
attorney
in
Superior
Court
to
address
the
growing
caseloads.
But
this
is
not
the
year
for
that,
and
we
fully
understand
that.
L
However,
in
our
operating
budget,
the
line-item
budget,
which
is
a
very
small
portion
of
our
budget,
there
were
some
additional
cuts
and
we're
asking
to
put
back
roughly
eight
thousand
six
hundred
dollars
to
things
that
are
in
play
in
that
budget
is
the
two
critical
things
that
are
in
play
in
that
budget
or
the
tribal
training
part,
and
it
says
tribal
schools.
It's
not
so
much
for
training
I
mean
travel
as
it
is
for
training.
L
For
the
last
several
years,
the
state
of
Georgia,
under
no
obligation
to
their
budget
has
provided
substantial
training
covering
thousands
of
dollars
of
training
for
the
attorneys
to
maintain
the
Seeley's
to
maintain
their
licenses
to
do
their
job.
That
money
was
cut
in
the
governor's
first
round
of
budget
cuts
late
in
the
calendar
year
last
year,
and
obviously
with
the
cuts
were
facing
in
the
state
budget.
That
money
won't
be
restored,
and
let
me
just
preface
it
by
saying
this.
L
Based
on
the
current
numbers,
our
state
people
are
looking
at
furlough
days
of
two
or
more
days
a
month
for
the
next
fiscal
year,
starting
in
July
the
money
that
we're
asking
for
from
the
city.
Here
it
covers
the
expenses
of
the
CLE
to
maintain
their
license
and
for
office
supplies.
The
least
we
can
do
is
to
make
sure
that
the
attorneys
have
the
physical
paper
files
to
work
from,
and
the
pen
and
paper
to
do
their
job.
L
Every
day
we've
been
stingy
with
our
line
items
and
generally
and
for
over
the
last
I,
don't
know
five
fiscal
may
be
for
fiscal
years.
We've
gotten
refunds
back
from
the
state
for
the
city
over
half
a
million
dollars.
We
try
to
be
frugal
with
the
money,
we're
not
asking
for
a
massive
increase,
but
I
think
that
when
we're
looking
at
a
major
cut
to
our
budget,
while
other
court
and
public
safety
agencies
are
maintaining
or
gaining
money,
that
the
$8,000
is
not
an
unreasonable
request.
L
L
F
Madam
chair
wondering
I'd
like
to
just
sort
of
point
out
in
reference
to
what
mr.
Kraft
has
stated,
the
total
budget,
the
operating
budget
in
his
totality
for
the
new
supplies
available
to
the
public
defender's
office,
and
that
did
not
actually
change
the
operating
budget
in
totality
that
they
have
for
FY,
20s
and
dollar-wise
in
FY
21.
The
difference
in
the
budget
for
the
public
defender's
office
is
an
adjustment
and
the
amount
that
we
pay
to
the
state.
F
Regarding
the
public
defender's
contract
I
mean
that
contract
amount
is
based
on
the
personnel
information
that
we
receive
from
the
public
defender's
office,
and
we
make
those
calculations
as
to
what
we
will
pay
the
state
on
a
monthly
basis.
I'm
based
on
that
information.
So
that
is
the
reduction
I
do
believe.
There
were
some
positions
that
they
are
feeling
that
maybe
had
a
higher
salary
at
one
point:
they're
filling
those
positions
with
the
lower
pay
person,
but
that
is
the
adjustment
in
the
overall
budget
is
four.
It's
a
reference
to
the
contract.
L
Right,
the
personnel
cost
always
has
some
minor
increase
and
in
the
overall
budget
that's
counted
or
but
at
the
same
time
our
operating
expenses
didn't
go
down,
and
so,
if
we're
offsetting
from
our
line-item
budget
to
cover
the
increase
on
the
personnel
part
is
still
a
net
loss.
If
we
don't
have
those
funds
available
right.
L
Funding
is
there
to
pay
the
attorneys
this
the
County
front.
We
call
them
our
space
or
Speight
State
Fayette
County
reimbursed
positions
are
all
safe
in
this
budget
they're
not
facing
furlough
days.
It's
the
true
state
funded
employees
that
are
faced
with
the
furloughs.
So
from
from
an
operational
perspective,
the
the
county
funded
positions.
Those
attorneys
are
still
there.
L
L
Basically,
we
did
have
to
ask
for
an
increase
in
a
couple
of
these
line
items
because,
as
in
past
I
said
in
past
years,
the
states
picked
up
the
dime
for
the
for
the
training
for
the
attorneys
we
paid
for
it
in
other
years.
Prior
to
that,
but
the
last
few
years
we
managed
not
to
really
have
to
spend
any
of
that,
but
realistically
going
forward
for
the
at
least
this
coming
fiscal
year.
We
know
we're
going
to
have
to
absorb
that
cost.
In
this
line.
Item.
A
L
Want
everybody
to
know
that
you
know
we've
maintained
operations
non-stop
since
the
whole
process
of
the
Co
bad
virus
kicked
in.
We
had
an
operation
on
plan
in
place
before
the
mayor's
order,
before
the
governor's
order
and
we
still
been
working.
The
jail
population
doesn't
reflect
the
caseload
to
workload
of
what's
happening.
We
were
able
to
get
a
lot
of
people
bonded
slightly
different
and
rapid
resolution
is,
as
is
back
up
and
running
and
has
been
for
a
few
sessions
now.
G
L
Working
we
haven't,
we
don't
haven't,
had
to
lay
anybody
off
in
this.
There
was
an
initial
furlough
by
the
governor
back
at
the
end
of
the
calendar
year,
but
we
were
there
was
some
pushback
from
the
state
legislature
and
we
all
lost
the
day's
pay
during
that
process,
but
we-
and
we
don't
have
that
which
the
specifics
yet,
but
we
expect
some
of
the
attorneys
to
be
furloughed
now
the
way
that
typically
works
is
they
identify.
They
spread
it
out
over
the
entire
year.
L
So
there's
a
day
here
and
a
day
there
and
it
impacts
every
paycheck
to
some
degree
and
the
attorneys
can't
work
on
their
designated
furlough
day.
Now
that
doesn't
mean
that
the
work
is
not
going
to
get
done.
That
just
means
they're
all
exempt.
Employees
and
they'll
spend
the
next
several
days
working
overtime
to
make
up
for
it.
The
works
going
to
get
done.
The
lawyers
just
aren't
going
to
get
paid.
G
L
L
L
So
this
again
Columbus
has
been
very
good
to
this
office
and
worked
hard
and
and
I
appreciate
that,
because
the
attorneys
really
do
put
forth
a
great
deal
of
work
and
push
through
these
things.
And
you
know
one
of
the
things
I
think
that
people
don't
realize
is
that
some
of
our
folks
are
exposed
on
a
daily
basis
over
at
the
jail
and
recorders
court,
with
the
same
people
that
the
sheriff's
folks
were
exposed
to.
So
while
a
lot
of
people
are
holding
remote
Court,
we
still
have
to
have
interaction
with
our
clients.
F
M
We
want
to
thank
the
opportunity
to
visit
with
you
today
and
talk
about
our
request
before
we
get
into
the
actual
meat
of
things.
I
wanted
to
set
the
stage
as
what
the
Commission
Visitors
Bureau
does.
We
don't
want
to
take
for
granted
that
council
or
citizens
or
anyone
there
listening
or
viewing
the
call
understands
exactly
what
it
is
that
we
do
so
we
don't
want
to
take
that
for
granted.
M
So
this
means
visitor
spending
and
jobs
payroll
for
those
hospitality,
jobs,
sales
and
lodging
tax
revenue
for
the
city,
household
savings
and
because
tourism
is
a
part
of
that
economic
engine
and
that
economic
fabric
for
Columbus
next
slide.
Please
so
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
the
current
hotel
occupancy
graph
that
we
received
from
Smith
Travel
Research
we're
going
to
focus
primarily
on
the
teal
line
there,
and
you
can
see
that
the
hospitality
industry
was
hit
hard
with
the
onset
of
Cove
in
nineteen.
As
we
heard
earlier,
some
of
our
hotels
are
temporarily
closed.
M
Attractions
have
closed
events
of
either
canceled
or
postponed
and
as
a
point
of
reference,
the
CVB's
revenue
is
based
entirely
on
hotel-motel
tax,
so
the
revenue
stream
has
been
adversely
affected,
as
you
can
see
again
from
the
graph,
obviously
declined
almost
half
beginning
March
14th.
However,
you
can
see
that,
as
of
May
2nd,
there
is
beginning
to
become
a
rebound
next
slide.
Please.
M
So
the
strategic
map
is
important
because
it
shows
the
dependency
and
the
responsibility
of
CBB
within
the
destination
within
Columbus.
Our
primary
responsibilities
is
informing
and
educating,
advocating
the
visitor
experience,
it's
developing
a
destination
strategy
and
then
advising
and
supporting
other
marketers
that
are
working
within
the
destination
next
slide.
Please,
and
when
you
look
at
the
organizations
and
businesses
that
are
impacted
by
visitors,
you
can
see
that
the
work
that
the
CVB
and
those
of
the
stakeholders
are
intertwined.
M
This
is
just
a
partial
listing
of
all
those
organizations
that
we
work
with
on
a
regular
basis.
Our
research
is
telling
us
and
our
tribal
consultants
are
telling
us
the
destinations
like
Columbus
or
most
likely,
rebound
first
in
the
nation,
because
that
first
wave
of
visitors
will
be
the
leisure
market
and
there's
a
pent-up
demand
to
get
out
and
go
for
activities
that
Columbus
is
known
for
and
that
we've
done
a
great
job
in
telling
that
story
that
allow
visitors
to
practice
their
social,
distancing
and
other
tribal
habits
that
will
emerge
as
visitors
hit.
M
The
road
again.
Visitors
will
look
for
destinations
like
Columbus
versus
first
tier
cities
because
of
what's
happening
across
the
country
and,
as
an
aside
I
wanted
to
share
with
you
that
we
have
research
and
made
applications
for
the
various
stimulus
programs
that
have
been
offered.
However,
the
CDC
simply
doesn't
qualify
for
any
of
these
because
of
our
designation
as
quasi
governmental
and
a
subordinate
branch
of
the
consolidated
government
so
moving
forward,
knowing
that
that
that
situation
has
occurred,
we've
already
reduced
our
monthly
expenses
by
17
percent.
M
So
our
time
here
today
is
to
look
to
the
city
to
become
a
partner
in
all
of
this,
and
by
partnership,
I
mean
that
we're
looking
for
the
city
to
invest
in
the
CVB.
It's
I
think
it's
important
that
we
are
not
looking
for
a
handout
to
emphasize
that
we're
really
not
looking
for
a
handout
and
that
we're
looking
for
creative
ways
to
provide
funding
and
help
manage
the
program
of
work
until
the
revenue
returns
to
precoded.
M
So
we
want
to
propose
three
options
for
you
all
to
consider.
The
first
is
a
monthly
line
of
credit
and
knowing
that
we've
reduced
our
monthly
operating
expenses
to
or
less
than
$125,000
each
month,
this
line
of
credit
would
not
exceed
that
amount
each
month
and
we'd
be
used
in
making
sure
up
any
shortfalls
in
our
monthly
revenue.
For
example,
if
the
hotel-motel
tax
our
check
was
$115,000
for
the
month,
we
would
draw
down
$10,000
from
the
line
of
credit.
M
There
could
be
some
months
when
there
is
no
need
for
funding,
but
obviously
there
could
be
a
months
where
we
would
need
to
full
$125,000.
However,
our
plan
is
never
to
exceed
that
month.
That
amount
month-to-month
going
forward
option.
Two
is
alone:
we've
talked
to
our
bank
and
they're
willing
to
work
with
us,
but
we
are
co-signature
on
the
note,
because
the
CBB
actually
owns
no
assets,
and
we
would
ask
the
city
to
cosign
with
us
in
order
to
put
a
funding
solution
in
place
in
my
communication
with
our
banker
over
the
weekend.
M
She
emphasized
that
this
is
still
an
option
for
us,
but
it
would
require
full
underwriting
of
the
Business
Bureau
and
our
guarantor,
and
the
third
option
is
to
use
economic
development
funds
that
the
city
has
and
works
with
through
the
development
authority
and
other
economic
development
activities.
Again,
as
I
said
just
a
moment
ago,
these
options
include
a
repayment
plan
back
to
the
city
or
back
to
whatever
solution
we
are.
M
We
opted
to
execute
our
guarantee
for
repayment
is
using
the
hotel-motel
tax
revenue
once
we
all
agree
that
a
revenue
stream
is
adequate
and
the
CV
is
no
longer
in
need
of
cash.
In
order
to
execute
its
program
of
work,
we
can
then
agree
on
a
repayment
schedule
based
on
the
funds
that
we've
actually
used,
and
we've
actually
done
this
and
had
this
sort
of
arrangement
in
the
past,
and
it's
worked
out
to
everyone's
satisfaction.
M
So
there
is
an
expectation
that
we
play
a
role
in
driving
demand
for
those
hotels,
as
well
as
the
trade
center
which
again
drives
that
economic
impact
engine
small
businesses
depend
on
visitors
and
in
a
meeting
with
our
hotels,
our
attraction
as
they've
all
said
that
they're
looking
for
the
CBB
to
help
lead
them
through
this
crisis
and
we're
asking
you
to
be
our
partner.
So
we
can
manage
those
expectations.
M
M
This
partnership
between
the
CBB
and
the
consolidated
is
important
if
we're
going
to
remain
competitive
and
if
we're
going
to
be
successful,
if
we
embrace
that
idea
that
Columbus
is
the
destination
and
it
is
for
leisure
and
friends
and
family
visiting
our
relatives
and
Families
coming
to
Fort
Benning
to
see
their
soldiers,
sporting
events,
corporate
business
meetings
and
conventions-
and
the
list
goes
on.
This
partnership
is
critical
and
important
so
that
we
don't
step
backwards
or
fall
behind,
but
actually
position
ourselves
to
succeed
as
a
restart
the
tourism
economic
development
machine
for
the
city.
M
C
We're
all
in
the
same
boat
here
but
I
guess
I'm
wondering
when
do
you
think
this
this,
the
the
tourism
type
trade
will
start
back
personally
I
think
it
will
be
after
the
mid-year
budget,
so
that
would
help
give
the
city
a
little
flexibility.
If
we
are
going
to
do
something,
but
I
would
I
would
hope
that
we
all
would
think
about.
C
C
C
M
M
The
situation
is,
is
that
we've
got
to
have
the
workforce
in
place
so
that
we
can
be
continued
to
work
on
the
plan
so
that,
when
it's
timely
we
can
pull
the
trigger
and
move
forward
with
that,
and
so,
as
the
timeline
goes,
I
mean
we
can
we
in
talking
with
deputy
Hodge
and
the
finance
director
we
talked
about.
We
can
look
at
this
over
every
three
months.
C
M
We're
looking
for
our
operating
budget,
what
we've
done
is
again
I
mentioned
Dundee,
and
our
briefing
is
that
we've
we've
introduced
with
before
FY
21,
we're
hopeful
that
we
can
reduce
our
budget
by
35%.
So
this
would
be
everything
this.
This
would
be
staffing.
This
would
be
our
advertising,
those
types
of
things
that
we
are
developing
now
that
we
feel
are
critical
in
order
to
tell
our
story
again
to
position
Columbus
once
travel
begin
in
it
and
I.
M
M
G
Well,
I
kind
of
I
kind
of
somewhat
want
to
take
this,
as
everybody's
gotta
have
skin
in
the
game,
but
you'll
be
in
a
quasi-governmental.
They
just
say
there
are
a
lot
of
agencies
out
there
that
are
struggling
right
now
they
really
are,
and
there's
gonna
be
more
and
everybody's
having
to
make
some
very,
very
tough
decisions.
I
hear
what
you're
saying,
but
I
really
struggle
with
with
the
request,
because
you
somewhat
put
me
in
a
position
as
a
loan
officer
and
I.
G
All
you're
asking
me
to
do
is
just
cover
your
your
operating
expenses
in
your
continuing
budget,
but
you
haven't
really
shown
you
that
you're
making
strides
in
necessary
cuts
and
arrangements
to
get
you
through
this
I.
Don't
you
should
have
I
mean
I?
Don't
you
don't
have
a
reserve
or
a
rainy
day
fund
over
there?
They
help
you
get
through
these.
Some.
M
Of
these
situations,
well,
we
have
enough
cash
on
hand
to
move
us
through
to
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year,
if
we're
careful
and
then
depending
on
July
of
1,
we
may
have
another
month
and
a
half
to
move
us
through
that
now
I
will
I
do
want
to
address
part
of
what
you
said
with
the
budget
reduction
that
we're
talking
about
that
will
certainly
present
to
our
board.
Later
this
month,
our
revised
FY
21
budget.
What
we're
talking
about
reducing
is
almost
equivalent
to
a
full
penny
of
hotel-motel
tax.
M
G
Of
the
trade
center
today
and
she
said
that
they
really
don't
have
any
events
scheduled,
they
got
one
coming
up,
I,
guess
it's
a
virtual
one
or
they're
doing
some
kind
of
effort,
but
I
mean
I,
don't
see
things
getting
any
better
and
you
know
we're
struggling
as
well.
I
would
walk
the
city
in
a
situation
like
this.
G
I'd
want
the
city
manager
to
really,
if
you're,
asking
the
city
to
get
involved
and
I
think
that
the
city
manager,
our
finance
department,
needs
to
really
look
into
your
numbers
and
to
see
if
you
can
make
it
they
can
help.
You
make
the
necessary
changes
to
get
you
through
this
until
things
get
better,
but
we're
all
having
to
make
those
adjustments
and
look
it
may
hurt,
you
may
have
to
lay
some
people
off
I'm.
Just
gonna
be
frank
with
you.
We
have.
G
M
And
I
agree
I'm
happy
to
make
the
city
manager
finance
director
and
just
again
as
a
to
address
some
of
the
things
you've
talked
about
is
the
consultants
and
the
research
that
we've
talked
about
these
people,
offering
their
services
that
no
charge
to
us
currently.
So
we
again,
we
have
not
spent
money
where
we
have
not
had
to
so
again
immediately
a
17%
increase,
beginning
of
March
when
we
saw
the
office
in
the
travel
industry
was
going
to
be
impacted
and
again
almost
equivalent
of
a
full
penny
being
taken
out
of
the
FY
21
budget.
M
A
E
A
E
Based
on
our
lawyer
and
checking
with
our
bond
counsel
and
so
forth,
and
and
so
I,
don't
know
that
that's
a
good
option,
I
think
you
know
and
I've
heard
that
you
know,
but
it's
here
say
and
councillor
Davis
and
others
and
I
see
it.
You
know,
even
as
we
started
this
meeting
the
difficulties
that
we
have
and
we
do
have
some
challenging
days
and
but
one
option
because
I
saw
your
last
slide.
Tourism
is
economic
development
and
I
do
know
that
these
are
going
to
be
over
the
next
six
months
to
a
year.
E
Cbeebies
are
going
to
be
out
there
competing
for
business,
trying
to
get
business
in
their
convention
centers
to
their
cities
and
because
there's
not
going
to
be
a
lot
of
activity,
I,
don't
anticipate,
and
so
the
ones
with
the
best
deal
on
the
table.
It
will
be
the
one
to
land
the
business
so
get
it.
E
E
We've
got
0.25
meals
that
goes
through
the
development
authority,
and
then
we
were
in.
We
were
10.25
meals
and
and
if
we
believe
that
tourism
is
economic
development
and
if
we
believe
we
have
the
capacity
to
do
something
either
out
of
the
25
at
the
city.
The
point
two
five
at
the
development
authority
or
combination
of
development
authority
asked
them
to
do
something
in
the
city.
E
Do
something
out
of
the
point
two
five
that
we
hold
and
I
just
throw
that
out
to
the
budget
chair
and
the
council
members
as
an
option
that
would
not
impact
the
operation
of
dollars
that
we,
the
limited
dollars
that
we're
working
with
and
the
declining
operation
of
dollars
that
we're
working
with
that.
We
don't
know
what
it's
going
to
look
like,
but
we
do
know
we
have
a
good
projection
of
hotel-motel
tax.
E
E
Should
we
ask
that
we
share
in
helping
the
CBB
yet
through
this
from
developments
at
two
point,
two:
five
in
the
city's
point,
two
five
meals
and
because
tourism
is
economic
development
and
we
know
that
he's
got
to
go
out
and
compete
with
the
rest
of
the
world,
specifically
those
in
Georgia
to
butt
heads
and
be
it's
in
Columbus
Georgia
to
fill
those
new
hotels
and
to
fill
up
that
Trade
Center
Convention
Center
in
the
Civic
Center.
That's
just
a
thought.
I
saw
that
we
might
look
to
mr.
A
City
manager,
I
know
that
I
and
I
know
that
my
other
fellow
councillors
rely
on
the
on
your
expertise
and
your
recommendations
to
us.
Could
you
come
back
to
us
either
on
the
19th
or
on
the
26th,
with
a
recommendation
after
you
and
your
staff
have
talked
with
mr.
Bowden,
and
you
know
gotten
a
little
more
information
and
a
recommendation
for
us
and
if
it
is
that
we
look
at
the
economic
development
money
which
portion
of
that
do
we
look
at?
Is
there
some
combination?
A
I've
said
at
every
one
of
these
meetings
that
we've
had
that
we
are
in
an
unknown
situation.
We
don't
have
any
idea
exactly
what's
gonna
happen,
because
we've
never
had
to
deal
with
this
before
and
so
I'm
asking
you
to.
Can
you
look
in
your
crystal
ball
and
come
back
to
us
in
the
next
week
or
two
before
we
have
to
make
this
decision
and
before
the
CBB
has
to
you
know,
do
whatever
they
need
to
do
and
I
know
knowing
mr.
A
E
Ma'am
I
will
come
back
to
you
and
I
heard
councillor
Davis
about
them
having
skin
in
the
game
and
we'll
make
sure
that
they
have
real
skin
in
the
game
and
we'll
you
know
the
source
that
I
can
think
of.
That
would
not
impact
what
we're
doing
on
a
day
to
day
basis,
especially
considering
the
unknown
of
how
it's
going
to
impact
revenue
coming
in
would
be
a
funding
source
that
we
don't
rely
on
for
day-to-day
operations,
and
that
would
be
the
economic
development
money
as
tourism
as
economic
development.
D
A
G
Madam
budget
chair
I
meant
to
mention
to
the
city
manager
on
his
comments,
this
city
manager.
What
I
look
around
I
know
the
organization
is
somewhat
labor-intensive
over
there
and
I.
Really.
My
concern
is
the
funding
source
I?
Don't
want
to
open
that
door,
I,
don't
or
where
other
agencies
out
there
nonprofits
out
there
that
are
equally
as
important
are
gonna
count
them
and
make
the
same
type
of
request.
I
do
want
you
to
look
at
the
budget.
G
G
And
then
that
may
that
may
require
people
in
positions
having
to
take
on
more
responsibilities.
For
example,
our
general
managers
now
making
rooms
and
making
beds
there
happen
to
take
on
other
roles
for
other
people,
because
we
cannot
keep
our
heads
above
water
unless
we
make
those
changes
and,
like
I
said
it's
it's
tough
times
and
you
hate
to
say
these
kind
of
things.
G
But
you
know,
management
is,
is
very
key
and
important
here
and
I
want
to
make
sure
miss
city
manager
that,
when
you
look
at
that
you're
comparing
it
equivalently
and
that
they
have
the
right
to
see
like
I
said.
I
can't
see
here
make
that
decision,
I'm,
not
alone
officer
and
I.
Don't
have
the
access
to
all
this
information
where
I
can
go
in
there
and
take
a
look
at
it
and
make
recommendations,
but
I
trust
you
as
finance.
G
You
know
work
together
and
I
trust
that
the
repayment
plan
will
will
be
appropriate
as
well
and
I'm
sure
that
you
guys
can
arrange
all
that
I'd
like
to
see
what
that
would
look
like
in
any
of
your
recommendations.
Mr.
city
manager,
because
I
know
you're
having
to
do
the
same
things
and
we're
telling
all
the
rest
of
the
the
department
heads
those
who
provide
services
every
day
that
what
we're
having
to
do
as
well.
So
you
know
you
know
just
I.
You
know
everybody's
got
to
build
well.
E
I
understand
and
as
I
said,
we
will
make
sure
that
CBB
has
skin
in
the
game
and
I
don't
put
the
nonprofit
him
the
CVB
in
the
category
with
nonprofits,
because
you
know
you
heard
me
say
earlier
and
another
conversation
that
when
investors
call
me
I
call
Pam
Pam,
gets
brands,
Alito
and
gets
Peter
Belton
and
that's
the
team,
and
so
they
truly
work
to
put
his
in
bits
and
they
are
competing
with
other
cities
and
see
and
CBeebies
to
to
do
the
same.
And
so
when
what
triggered
me
is
his
last
slide.
E
That
says
tourism
is
economic
development
and
then
what
what
would
treated
me
to
talk
about
economic
development
fund
is
the
fact
that
he
says
a
stimulus.
I
mean
what
I
would
consider
it.
If
we
go,
there
would
be
a
stimulus
to
the
CBB
to
do
what
they're
supposed
to
be
doing
to
make
sure
it
happens
in
Columbus
and
so
we'll
look
at
what
they've
got
in
it
and-
and
you
know
the
Chamber
Development,
Authority
and
then
the
city
and
how
we'll
come
back
with
something
as
a
budget
chair
as
directed
so
and.
A
F
A
Miss
Alexander
and
or
whoever
is
staff
that
needs
to
we'll
get
to
the
budget
committee
between
now
and
then
all
of
the
information
that
we
need,
so
that
we
can
can
move
forward
on
this.
One
of
the
things
that
that
I
would
like
to
hear-
and
it
may
not
be
in
in
this
or
it
may
be-
a
mr.
city
manager
at
one
of
our
council
meetings,
I'd
like
to
know
how
our
pension
plan
is
doing.
A
A
K
A
Meeting
is
May
the
19th
and
we'll
get
an
invitation
to
that
so
that
we
can
do
it
virtually
we'll
start
at
9
o'clock
promptly
at
9
o'clock
and
miss
Alexander
has
sent
us
and
I
know
we'll
continue
to
send
us
an
update
on
who's
going
to
be
making
presentations
at
that
meeting.
So
unless
there
is
something
else
for
the
good
of
the
order.
Madam.