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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,
post
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
Welcome
to
the
November
15th
city
council
meeting
we're
glad
to
have
you
with
us.
We
are
pleased
to
have
with
us
bringing
our
invocation
today
from
from
St
Thomas
Episcopal
Church
Reverend
Grace
Burton
Edwards
Pastor.
Welcome.
C
D
C
That
was,
that
was
quite
a
prayer.
Thank
you
all
right.
If
you
would
please
join
me
in
the
pledge
to
the
flag.
C
C
A
C
C
So
we
we
have
nine
counselors
who
will
be
voting
on
our
items
this
this
evening
we
have
a
presentation
that
we
have
made
a
request
of
our
school
superintendent,
Dr
David
Lewis,
to
bring
to
us
tonight
our
under
his
leadership
and
Leadership
of
the
board
and
the
amazing
teachers
that
work
in
this
school
district.
We
have
seen
some
real
Improvement
and
and
have
some
good
news,
and
we
just
thought
it
would
be
great
for
him
to
share
it.
So
Dr
Lewis
welcome.
E
Thank
you,
Mr
Mayor,
thank
you,
Mr
city
manager,
and
to
all
the
council.
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
share
some
highlights
of
our
school
district
over
the
last
year
and
some
initiatives
we
plan
to
implement
this
this
year,
I
just
coincidentally
I'm
joined
by
one
of
our
board
members,
Kathy
Williams,
and
we're
glad
to
have
her
with
us
as
well.
But
I
would
like
to
direct
your
attention
to
the
handout
that
was
given
to
you
and
to
share
with
you
that
this
is
an
update
from
the
plan.
It's
hard
to
believe.
E
It's
been
10
years,
I'm
going
on
my
10th
year
here
in
Muskogee,
County
and
I'm
very
blessed
to
be
here.
My
wife
and
I
enjoy
living
here
and
plan
to
do
so
for
the
rest
of
our
lives.
That
said,
this
plan
was
developed
when
I
first
got
here,
I
took
120
days
to
go
out
and
visit
various
entities
within
our
community
and
then
took
the
opportunity
to
write
a
32-page
document
that
basically
has
four
overarching
areas
of
of
research
in
it.
E
Ultimately,
that
is
the
goal,
is
to
get
students
graduated
and
to
ensure
they
have
full
option,
graduation,
meaning
that
meaning
that
they
are
prepared
to
go
into
the
workplace
onto
some
form
of
post-secondary,
Education
or
training
or
to
go
into
the
military
of
which
is
so
important
in
our
community.
Also
sat
as
many
as
you
may
know,
most
States
either
aligned
with
sat
or
act.
Of
course,
students
can
take
either
one
of
those
students
self-select
for
those
tests.
E
We
don't
screen
students
from
taking
either
one
of
those
tests,
but
we
do
give
them
recommended
coursework
to
be
successful.
You
will
see
on
that
also
for
the
second
consecutive
year
we
have
exceeded
State
and
National
averages
on
the
SAT
and
that's
including
an
increase
of
258
test
takers,
which,
typically,
when
you
see
an
increase,
you'll,
see
a
drop
and
I'm
really
proud
of
the
fact
that
our
teachers
have
worked
very
diligently
and
our
students
have
taken
the
appropriate
coursework
to
be
successful.
E
I
want
to
move
down
now
to
our
initiatives
for
the
coming
year.
That
we're
really
proud
of
one
is
the
personalized
learning
initiative.
Personalized
learning
is
something
that
is
not
required
to
have
a
a
device
like
a
Chromebook,
but
back
in
2018.
E
We
started
purchasing
Chromebooks
for
our
students
toward
the
implementation
of
the
personalized
learning
initiative,
and
it
became
very
fortuitous
because,
as
you
all
know,
shortly
thereafter
we
went
into
the
pandemic
and
our
students
had
Chromebooks
to
be
able
to
take
home
with
them
when
we
were
forced
to
go
out
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic
in
March
of
2020..
E
E
E
So
we
are
taking
that
data
and
using
that
to
help
form
and
teach
our
teachers
how
to
differentiate
their
instruction
based
on
the
data
and
that's
what's
really
important
about
the
personalized
learning
initiative.
That
I
personally
enjoy
is
the
fact
that
they
take
ownership
for
their
learning.
They
set
personal
goals
for
their
learning
and
they
track
and
monitor
their
learning
and
all
of
our
schools
are
a
little
bit
different
place
depending
on
where
they
were
with
the
implementation
early
on.
E
When
that
starts,
taking
ownership
and
taking
root,
the
kids
go
home,
tired
instead
of
the
teachers
and
that's
kind
of
the
idea,
and
that's
what
we
wanted
and
not
to
mention
the
fact
that
when
they
sit
in
there
when
they're
setting
their
own
goals,
it's
something
they
internalize
and
they
also
have
choice
and
voice
in
how
they
learn.
So
all
those
things
congeal
into
making
sure
that
students
really
have
a
personalized
approach
to
their
learning.
E
The
next
thing
is
I'll.
Come
back
to
in
just
a
moment,
but
I'm
really
proud
of
the
ctae,
which
is
Career
Technical
agricultural
education,
that
is
known,
formerly
known
as
vocational
education,
I,
don't
know.
Somehow,
we've
moved
to
something
a
little
bit
more
updated
from
vocational
I.
E
Don't
know
why
that's
a
bad
thing,
but
nonetheless
Career
Technical
education
is
a
little
bit
more
updated
term
and
Jourdan
vocational,
formerly
Jordan
Vocational
High
School
has
now
become,
with
the
help
of
counselor
Thomas
and
many
alumni,
Jordan
Vocational
College
and
Career
Academy,
and
it's
exactly
what
the
title
implies.
Students
can
go
to
Jordan.
E
They
can
matriculate
on
to
college
a
four-year
University
if
they
wish
to,
but
they
can
also
learn
a
skill
trade
or
go
into
some
form
of
Technical
Training
that
will
get
them
a
certification
when
they
graduate
most
recently,
you
may
have
read
in
the
media.
As
about
our
simulators,
these
are
heavy
equipment
simulators
like
bulldozers,
bulldozers
for
burn
in
loaders
and
the
like.
These
simulators
are
lifelike
simulations
of
what
the
students
wouldn't
experience
in
using
this
heavy
equipment.
E
We
are
one
of
only
six
districts
in
the
state
to
have
received
this
Grant
and
I
would
encourage
and
invite
you
to
go
to
Jordan,
Vocational,
College
and
Career
Academy
at
some
point
and
try
out
one
of
those
simulators,
because
I
can
tell
you
they
are
exactly
what
you
would
experience
if
you're
using
one
of
those
and
we've
had
experts
come
in.
These
are
high
skill,
obviously
high
paying
jobs
very
much
in
demand.
You
want
to
look
around
the
construction
around
that's
going
on
for
our
roadways
to
know
how
important
those
are.
E
So
we
are
really
excited
we're
preparing
and
that's
just
one
of
the
areas
in
which
Jordan
is
expanding
its
programming
to
ensure
that
our
students
and
our
Workforce
are
prepared
for
the
future.
Another
area
that
I'm
extremely
proud
of
is
moving
a
little
bit
more
on
the
technology
side.
Is
we
all
I
think
recognize
how
important
cyber
security
is.
E
We
have
several
of
our
schools
participating
in
what
is
known
as
the
Cyber
start
America
program.
This
is
a
program
that
gets
students
engaged
with
and
prepared
for
a
career
in
cyber
security
if
they
wish
to
do
so.
What's
interesting
about
this,
from
my
perspective,
is
that
Georgia
was
one
of
the
top
five
states
to
participate
in
this
program
in
the
country
we
Muscogee
County
we're
one
of
the
top
five
districts
in
Georgia
last
year
this
year,
we're
number
one
in
the
state
of
Georgia,
so.
E
E
This
is
not
like
other
virtual
schools
throughout
the
country
where
they
have
a
canned
curriculum
that
may
or
may
not
align
to
State
Standards
I
wanted
this
to
be
our
Muscogee
County
School
District
franchise,
virtual
franchise
taught
for
our
students
by
our
teachers.
We
started
this
year
with
grades
nine
and
ten.
We
have
65
students
enrolled
in
the
program,
all
of
which
are
being
very
successful.
We
have
a
profile
of
the
students
that
will
be
successful
in
the
programs.
E
E
E
E
In
that
regard,
construction,
thanks
to
our
constituents
throughout
Muskogee
County,
who
voted
for
the
East
Los,
the
educational,
special
local
options,
sales
tax.
We
all
know
how
beneficial
that
is
to
all
of
our
combined
efforts,
but
it
has
contributed
so
much
to
our
Capital
efforts
in
our
district,
the
most
recent
of
which
is
the
Otis
Spencer
Stadium,
located
in
Casita
Road.
Now
you
know
that's
adjacent
to
the
Spencer
high
school
that
was
built
with
the
previous
eastblast
dollars,
and
it
is
a
tremendous
and
magnificent
Stadium.
It
seats.
E
6
000
people,
which
means
that
it
qualifies
for
Georgia,
High,
School
activity.
Association
events,
that's
important
because
we
want
to
be
a
contributor
to
the
local
economy
as
well.
If
we
can
host
state
level
events
that
brings
heads
to
beds,
it
brings
people
to
our
community
that
want
to
eat
here
and
spend
time
with
us
for
a
ball
game
or
for
other
such
events.
E
It's
also
designed
to
be
one
of
the
few
stadiums
in
the
South
part
of
Georgia
that
meets
the
requirements
for
lacrosse
and
regulation
soccer
many
times,
you'll
see
a
football
field
configured
to
meet
a
soccer,
but
it's
not
necessarily
a
regulation
field,
so
this
Stadium
will
accommodate
that.
In
addition,
we
designed
it
specifically
to
be
able
to
host
band
exhibition
and
competition
events.
Now:
full
disclosure
I'm
a
recovering
High
School
band
director,
but
I
will
tell
you.
E
These
events
can
bring
as
many
as
10
000
people
to
a
community
and
we
are
strategically
located
where
we
are
to
host
such
events.
Give
an
example,
Birmingham
and
Atlanta
are
the
only
two
other
areas
inside
in
the
Southeast
that
are
have
the
capacity
to
host
these
kind
of
events.
We
can
do
it
because
this
stadium
is
not
only
strategically
located
from
a
strip
from
a
geographical
standpoint.
It's
a
lot
cheaper,
Easy
to
navigate
for
obvious
reasons,
because
these
bands
bring
an
18-wheeler
trucks
oftentimes.
E
The
stadium
is
designed
to
accommodate
that,
but
also
the
sight
lines
and
the
acoustical
treatments
in
the
acoustic
design
of
the
stadium
allows
for
the
stadium
to
be
enhanced
for
those
purposes.
So
we
are
really
excited
about
the
potential
the
stadium
has
for
both
athletic
events,
as
well
as
musical
infants
and
other
events.
That
might
be
something
to
be
considered
again.
We
want
to
help
do
our
part
in
generating
that
local
economy
here
as
well.
The
last
thing
is
not
some
glorious,
but
it's
necessary.
E
We
have
not
re-zoned
or
restructure
our
boundary
lines
for
over
25
years,
Lots
happened
in
Columbus
in
25
years,
developments
have
gone
in,
schools
have
been
closed,
developments
have
been
made
all
over
our
community,
and
our
population
is
Shifting,
north
and
east.
As
you
well
know,
working
with
the
city,
we
have
planned
for
the
next
10
years
about
where
that
development
and
growth
is
going
to
occur,
and
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
restructuring
our
boundary
lines
to
accommodate
and
be
more
efficient
and
effective.
E
E
So
with
that
said,
we
need
to
make
sure
we
are
trying
to
connect
our
kids
to
those
activities,
but
if
they
have
to
get
on
a
bus
and
ride
30
minutes
away
they're
not
going
to
connect
to
their
schools,
we
think
that's
important
for
lots
of
reasons.
Secondly,
I
mentioned
earlier
that
subdivisions
have
gone
in
since
those
boundary
lines
are
drawn
and
caused,
sometimes
a
school
zone
to
be
divided
by
a
residential
street.
E
So
on
one
side
of
a
residential
street
in
a
subdivision
you
go
to
this
school
on
this
side.
You
go
to
this
school
and
people
say
how
does
that
happen?
I,
don't
know,
I,
don't
know
how
that
happened,
but
we're
going
to
fix
that
too
we're
going
to
start
making
where
it
makes
sense
with
major
arteries
or
highways
to
try
and
divide
where
possible.
So
it
makes
much
more
sense
to
people
when
they
come
into
a
community.
E
They
know
that
this
side
is
going
to
all
still
go
to
the
same
school
instead
of
dividing
it
by
a
residential
street,
but
probably
most
important
about.
This
is
the
fact
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
being
efficient
one
of
the
areas
we
looked
at
just
giving
an
example
up
around
Shaw,
High,
School
I
think
most
of
you
probably
know
the
development
that's
going
in
and
around
that
area,
not
to
mention
north
side
up
around
Shaw
we
have
18
buses
going
in
to
drop
off
students
at
Shaw,
High
School.
E
By
the
way
we
have
300
buses
in
our
Fleet
that
run
every
day.
18
of
are
going
to
that
school.
Just
for
the
high
school
run.
We
are
just
thinking
just
in
a
rudimentary
looking
at
what
we
possibly
might
do.
We
can
reduce
that
to
eight
buses.
That
means
10
buses
can
be
redeployed
and
obviously
reduce
the
amount
of
time
students
are
sitting
a
bus
and
getting
them
closer
to
a
school
where
they
have
an
affiliation.
E
So
for
all
those
reasons,
we
feel
like
it's
critically
important,
to
consider
this
rezoning
or
re
redrawing
the
boundary
lines
for
schools.
It
will
take
time
we're
going
to
be
going
about
this
very
slowly
to
make
sure
we're
getting
kicking
into
consideration
all
the
factors
we're
having
public
meetings.
E
We'll
be
talking,
obviously,
with
our
board,
but
it's
really
critically
important
that
we
get
the
right
amount
of
feedback
from
the
right
people
and
we'll
be
talking
with
parents
we'll
be
talking
with
students
at
our
high
school
specifically
and,
of
course,
the
community
at
large
to
try
and
give
them
an
opportunity.
Once
we
get
this
information
and
start
proposing
some
possible
boundaries
again,
there
is
no
set
time
limit.
We
want
to
do
as
quickly
as
possible,
but
we
want
to
also
do
it
with
good
thought
and
feedback
in
mind
going
back
to
the
P3
2025.
E
This
is
a
plan
that
we
have
put
into
place
to
address.
What
I
think
most
everybody
recognizes
are
the
effects
and
the
adverse
impacts
of
the
pandemic.
You've
heard
about
the
learning,
loss
and
I
call
it
something:
it's
not
learning
loss,
many
of
our
kids
just
never
got
it.
They
stop
School
prematurely
in
2020
and
for
some
of
them
because
of
situations
at
home
did
not
come
back
to
school,
and
that
continues
to
be
an
issue
about
attendance
and
tardies
that
I'll
talk
about.
E
Just
from
wrapping
up
my
comments,
we
have
made
great
progress
with
our
schools
when
the
pandemic
came
along.
It
had
a
tremendous
impact
and
the
degrees
of
very
impact
were
great.
There
were
some
students
who,
quite
frankly,
because
of
their
home
situations
or
one
thing
or
another,
were
inconvenienced
in
a
minor
way.
It
was
a
minor
inconvenience.
Others
were
totally
devastated
because
of
a
loss
of
a
caregiver,
a
parent's
loss
of
employment
or
other
factors.
So
the
range
is
great.
E
E
Some
students
came
to
school
and
were
behind
because
they
didn't
have
the
same
Pre-K
education,
one
thing
or
another:
the
pandemic
just
exacerbated
those.
So
it's
going
to
take
the
experts,
tell
me
and
I
agree
with
them.
It's
going
to
take
three
to
five
years
to
catch
some
of
those
students
up,
but
we
cannot
think
about
remediation.
We've
got
to
think
about
acceleration,
finding
those
power
standards
and
helping
the
students
catch
up
and
going
back
to
that
personalized
learning.
They
have
access
to
the
curriculum.
E
Remember
what
I
said
24
hours
a
day
365
days
a
year,
they
have
access
to
that
if
they
have
connectivity
at
home,
but
it's
really
important
for
us
to
recognize
our
schools
need
our
support.
Our
teachers
need
our
support
like
never
before,
because
they
are
dealing
with
challenges,
but
the
one
thing
I
need
everyone
to
understand.
It
is
so
important
for
children
to
be
in
school
every
day
on
time.
E
E
If
they
don't
do
that,
that
Gap
is
going
to
continue
to
grow
and
it's
going
to
take
us
longer
to
catch
up.
We've
got
the
resources.
It's
taken
us
a
long
time
to
get
updated
resources.
We've
got
the
resources,
we've
got
dedicated
committed
people,
but
we
can't
make
an
empty
chair.
Learn
it's
just
that
simple
beyond
that.
E
I
just
want
to
say
again
to
all
of
our
board
how
appreciative
I
am
of
their
support
for
our
plan
over
the
last
10
years
and
I
want
to
thank
the
city,
the
city
manager,
the
mayor
and
this
Council.
E
We
work
in
Partnership
on
a
regular
basis
and
I
could
not
be
more
proud
and
I
go
to
meetings
all
the
time
and
hear
the
fussing
and
the
fighting
that
goes
on
between
school
boards
and
the
city
or
county
governments
in
which
they're
they
work,
and
that
is
not
the
case
here
and
I
could
not
be
more
proud
to
be
part
of
this
consolidated
government
and
this
Con,
this
community,
that's
committed
to
making
things
better
and
I'll
entertain
any
questions
you
have.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
Dr
Lewis,
councilor,
Huff,.
F
Congratulations,
thank
you
for
the
update.
I
just
had
one
edition,
and
you
can
tell
us
which
way
we
need
to
go.
Spencer
had
a
game
two
weeks
two
Fridays
ago,
I
guess
two
weekends
ago
and
I
was
standing
in
the
parking
lot
of
Spencer
High
School
and
everyone's
GPS
brought
them
into
Spencer
high
school's
parking
lot,
because
the
Stadium's
on
the
other
side
of
the
trees,
so
I
stood
there
for
about
an
hour
of
giving
directions
to
the
football
game.
Well,.
F
E
E
All
that
happens,
it'll
be
a
lot
more,
a
lot
easier
for
us
to
locate
and
find,
but
I
think
the
science
I
think
is
probably
something
with
your
planning
department
and
our
facilities.
Department
can
work
on
with
Jeff
battles
our
athletic
director
to
find
the
right
one
of
the
things
I
always
do.
E
When
we
try
and
build
a
school,
we
don't
put
down
all
we
don't
always
put
down
the
sidewalks
right
away,
and
so,
let's
find
out
where
the
kids
are
going
to
go
and
then
we'll
put
the
sidewalks
in
and
that's
kind
of
the
thing
here
now.
We
know
how
people
are
going
to
go
where
their
problems
are.
We
can
do
the
signage
in
the
right
place,
yeah
if.
G
Thank
you
very
much,
Dr
Lewis.
This
is
exciting
news.
I
hope
that
our
media
really
really
brings
it
out
to
the
public
and
all
over,
because
these
are
some
great
stats
for
our
community.
I
appreciate
it,
but
I
just
want
to
take
a
personal
note
to
say
thank
you
to
you
and
the
board
for
the
new
South
Columbus
library
in
2024..
The
Redemption
of
it
is
amazing.
It's
beautiful
I
went
to
one
of
those
Town
Hall
meetings.
G
Yes,
and
you
know
I
always
wonder:
do
they
really
listened
and
they
did
because,
when
I
looked
at
the
picture,
I
saw
what
I
had
mentioned:
I
loved
the
Terry
Belgian
Terry
library,
because
when
you
walk
in
there
you
have
that
big
space,
and
you
have
that
tree.
That
makes
you
feel
like
your
home
or
you're
in
the
country
or
you're
in
a
peaceful
place
and
I
saw
that
rendition
tonight
in
the
display
and
I
was
like
a
little
kid
so
excited
trying
to
control
myself
from
being
professional,
but
I
just
want
to
publicly
say.
E
You're,
quite
welcome
and
I
got
to
tell
you
that,
of
course,
as
you
all
know,
it's
very
unique
for
the
school
system,
the
museum
and
the
library
to
be
inextricably
linked
like
we
are
here
in
Columbus.
But
we
were
very
fortunate
because
that
also
affords
us
different
resources
that
we
can
utilize
and
benefit
one
another
mutually.
G
And
I
would
like
to
ask
because
I
did
ask
the
city
manager,
but
I'm
not
sure.
I
would
like
us
to
have
some
communication
about
the
walkway
for
the
children
during
construction,
because
South
Lumpkin
Road
is
a
very
busy
place
and
the
construction
is
going
to
be
going
on
Eddie's
right
there
and
the
library
is
going
to
move
to
Our
Lady
of
Lourdes
right
temporary.
Why
the
construction
is
going
on.
G
Right
and
so
thank
you
and
I've
I've
received
some
concerns
about.
How
are
they
going
to
manage
so
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
your
Engineering
Group
and
our
Engineering
Group
are
talking
so
that
they
can
come
and
do
a
presentation
here
and
one
at
the
school
board,
so
the
citizens
can
be
at
ease
how
their
children
are
going
to
be
transported
or
walking
from
one
facility
to
the
other,
and
also
for
selfish
reasons
with
hopefully,
after
five
years.
G
Hopefully
we're
going
to
revitalize
South
Lumpkin,
Road
and
I
would
like
us
to
be
a
partner
in
that
to
ensure
the
beautification
and
that
it
needs
and
bringing
such
an
elaborate
beautiful
building
that
you're,
you
know
you're
putting
in
there.
It's
just
very
exciting
and
amazing
to
me.
I
won't
be
in
the
seat
at
that
time,
but
I'm
sure
going
to
be
a
cheerleader,
because
that's
gonna,
that's
gonna.
Take
that
area
into
a
different
level.
It's
an
area
that
used
to
be
the
center
of
Columbus
right.
G
It
used
to
be
the
area
where
our
men
and
women
that
fought
for
our
freedom
used
to
live
and
throughout
time
it
has
deteriorated,
and
it's
gotten
bad
labels,
when
it's
only
Pockets.
That
is
bad
overall,
it's
a
very
good
community
and
I
believe
with
the
library
and
what
we're
getting
ready
to
do,
and
hopefully
future
other
development
that
perspection
or
that
stereotype
will
be
taken
away
from
a
community.
That's
history,
history
to
our
nation:
people
that
fought
for
our
country
lived
there.
People.
E
I
think
I
can
speak
for
our
board.
We
are
all
committed
to
improving
our
community
at
one
section
at
a
time
or
across
the
board,
so
like
we're
doing
down
in
around
the
Casita
area.
We
certainly.
H
E
Some
of
those
same
things
in
South
Lumpkin
as
we
go
forward
and,
of
course,
we're
Consulting
playing
two
schools
from
an
efficiency
standpoint.
St
Mary's
and
Dawson
are
being
Consolidated
into
a
brand
new
school
in
that
area.
So
it's
again
doing
much
the
same
thing
as
far
as
revitalization.
In
those
areas
and.
G
G
A
G
To
doing
that,
and
one
more
thing
I
would
like
to
know:
is
there
a
possibility?
I
can
get
this
in
Spanish
or
the
authority
to
transport
it
in
Spanish
sure
the
reason
is
we're
creating
a
little
group
called
La
Columbus
Latino
ambassadors
and
their
young
professionals,
and
we
plan
to
being
involved
in
learning
and
bringing
back
to
our
community
and
I
would
like
to
give
this
project
to
one
of
our
young
professionals
to
be
a
part
of.
I
About
that
nope
just
a
quick
comment:
this
is
extremely
exciting.
Dr
Lewis
I
mean
it's,
it's
just
awesome.
The
scope
of
it
is
so
many
different
things,
but
you
want
to
know
something
you
told
everybody
from
the
beginning.
You
were
a
change
agent
and
you
have
been
tremendous
change
here
and
so
I.
Just
wonder
personally
from
the
standpoint
of
a
grandfather
and
great
grandfather,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
it
just
wanted.
C
B
C
News
I
mean
it's
been
a
tough
couple
of
years
and
to
be
able
to
weather
that
and-
and
although
you
can't
prevent
some
of
those
children
from
being
a
lot
more
behind
than
they
otherwise
would
be
the
fact
that
you
know
who
they
are
and
that
you're
continuing
to
try
to
accelerate
right
I
think
it
says
a
lot
about
this
community
and
I
want
to
point
out
one
other
thing
during
this
time.
C
C
C
All
right,
we've
we've
also
got
an
update
scheduled
on
our
new
siren
technology.
We
got
chance
Corbett,
the
director
of
our
Emergency
Management
homeland
security
area,
he's
hobbling
a
little
bit,
but
not
slowing
him
down.
Welcome
sir
yeah.
J
If
I
look
like
I'm
hobbling
a
little
bit,
knee
surgery
is
not
fun
so
good
evening,
mayor
city
manager,
Council
I,
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
come
to
you
this
the
evening.
This
is
a
I
hope.
It's
good
news
and
progress,
which
is
I've
heard
that
word
several
times
tonight
already.
So
we
wanted
to
take
the
opportunity
to
give
you
a
great
update
on
what
we're
doing
with
our
outdoor
warning
sirens
or
tornado
sirens
as
people
call
them
as
as
I
pushed
through
this
presentation.
I've
got
here.
J
I
just
want
to
give
you
kind
of
an
update,
I
know
some
of
you
may
know
this
information
off
the
top
of
your
head.
This
is
stuff
that
that
we
have
really
delved
into
to
see
how
we
can
make
it
even
better.
The
system
we
have
today,
first
off
as
far
as
Emergency
Management
goes,
you
know
we're
not
meteorologists,
we're
not
the
ones
out
here,
trying
to
predict
to
what
the
weather's
going
to
do,
but
we
really
work
really
close.
J
We
probably
watch
the
weather
a
lot
more
than
most
people
do
we
work
very
close
with
the
National
Weather
Service
out
of
Peachtree
City,
our
local
meteorologists
as
well,
and
even
the
national
news
channels.
I've
been
live
on
the
weather
channel
three
times
in
my
career.
So
what
we
do
is
really
look
at.
You
know
how
how
we
can
better
prepare
Columbus
in
the
event
of
severe
weather
I
think
it's
notable
just
to
let
you
know
that
we
just
renewed
our
storm
ready,
Community
designation
from
the
National
Weather
Service,
which
is
not
easy
to
do.
J
The
siren
program
in
Columbus
was
was
put
in
and
I'm
working
through
some
of
the
old,
the
older
paperwork,
to
figure
all
of
this
out,
but
it's
about
20
years
ago,
when
the
first
Sirens
were
actually
put
up.
We
have
47
in
the
in
the
city
of
Columbus,
spread
out.
If
you
look
at
the
map,
they're
all
over
the
place,
the
the
sirens
were
put
in
place
to
warn
the
community
about
severe
weather.
J
Now,
one
thing
I
will
note
and
it
gets
lost
a
lot
of
times
when
you
start
talking
about
tornado
sirens
or
outdoor
warning
sirens.
But
the
word
outdoor
is
important,
because
people
will
tell
you
they'll,
call
and
say
I
didn't
hear
the
siren
I
didn't
it
didn't
go
off.
Well,
where
were
you
at
I
was
sitting
in
my
living
room
watching
Jeopardy
or
watching
TV
their
outdoor
warning
sirens
and
they're
made
for
outdoors
free
indoors?
J
We
want
them
to
get
NOAA
weather
radios,
which
you
recently
saw
a
grant
that
we're
pushing
through
to
try
to
get
no
weather
radios
into
a
lot
of
the
city
buildings
and
even
out
into
the
public
some
as
well.
These
sirens
were
put
up
and
that
it
was
a
very
expensive
project
when
the
city
did
it
and
they
were
upgraded
a
few
years
back
to
upgrade
the
the
radio
systems
and
they
were
then
put
under
contract,
which
I'll
talk
about
in
a
minute
ago
for
maintenance.
J
The
one
thing
about
the
sirens-
that's
important
to
note
is
the
system
that
we've
had
in
place
was:
they
were
a
whole
County
warning,
which
means
the
entire
city
would
go
off
when
the
sirens
would
go
off
it.
No
matter
where
the
warning
was
no
matter.
What
was
going
on,
the
entire
city
went
off.
We
had
a
24-hour
running
point,
which
is
one
of
our
requirements
in
the
storm
ready
program,
and
it's
a
smart
thing
and
I'll
explain
that
a
little
bit
and
our
24-hour
warning
point
is
our
911
dispatchers
at
the
Columbus
Police.
J
J
As
you
know,
and
I
know,
you
may
get
calls
every
once
in
a
while,
especially
if
one
has
a
problem,
but
we
test
the
sirens
every
Saturday
at
noon.
Mayors
told
me
before
that
that
somebody
maybe
brought
up
maybe
stopping
that
and
I
think
that
was
a
big
uproar
about
that.
J
So
I'm
not
even
going
to
mention
that
so,
but
every
Saturday
at
noon,
we
test
them
unless
there's
severe
weather
something
we've
started
in
the
last
couple
of
years
now,
if
we
have
a
true
Outlook
of
bad
weather
or
overcast
skies,
and
it
really
could
be
a
real
emergency
coming,
we
don't
want
to
scare
everyone
and
start
setting
the
sirens
off
at
12
o'clock
on
Saturday,
because
what
happens
at
1202,
we
actually
have
a
tornado
warning.
You
know
so
and
I
know
the
sirens.
J
The
fortunate
thing
about
the
system
you
have
here,
the
same
system
I
had
at
Auburn
University.
The
sirens
actually
tell
you
what
the
emergency
is,
and
that
is
huge.
You
know
you
can
stop
for
just
a
second
and
listen
and
it
will
tell
you
tornado
warning-
or
this
is
a
test.
That
is
a
big,
big,
positive
piece
of
that
those
Sirens.
As
far
as
the
maintenance
of
the
sirens
in
Columbus
several
years
ago,
the
the
decision
was
made
and
I
think
it
was.
J
A
great
decision
was
to
put
these
Sirens
under
the
Motorola
contract
so
that
Motorola
comes
and
maintains
them
through
mobile
Communications,
which
is
a
local
company.
They
they.
When
we
get
a
issue,
someone
calls
and
says
there's
a
problem,
or
we
find
an
issue
we
we
send
that
to
them
immediately,
usually
by
email,
so
we
can
track
the
status
of
that
as
well.
J
We
also
get
some
calls
through
3-1-1
when,
when
there
are
issues
that
are
going
on
with
Sirens
or
or
someone
sees
a
problem
with
one
we'll
get
those
calls
as
well
and
they're
routed
to
our
email,
so
we
can
quickly
jump
on
those
maintenance
is
performed
all
during
the
week
on
the
sirens.
If
there
are
an
issue,
in
fact,
we
had
one
councilor
Garrett
actually
sent
us
a
message
about
one
that
was
reported
and
not
have
gone
off.
J
So
what
we
have
done
here
is
we
have
we
push
to
look
at
the
technology
and
where
were
we
lacking
in
the
technology
or
what
could
we
do
better
with
the
systems
that
we
have
in
Columbus
I'm,
proud
to
tell
you
today,
through
a
grant
with
Jima,
we
were
able
to
upgrade
the
entire
operating
system
for
the
sirens,
and
what
that
means
is
through
the
help
of
your
I.T
department.
For
us
and
and
Jeremy
were
great
help
helping
this.
J
We
were
able
to
upgrade
the
computers
in
both
9-1-1
and
Emergency
Management,
but
we're
also
able
to
upgrade
the
software
system
that
operates
the
system,
so
that
gives
us
so
much
more
capability.
The
number
one
that
I
want
to
tell
you
about
the
thing
I'm,
probably
the
most
proud
about
in
this
upgrade,
is
now
when,
when
we
actually
ingest
a
a
tornado
warning
in
Columbus,
we
no
longer
have
to
wait
on
the
dispatcher
to
hang
up
the
phone
or
get
off
the
emergency
call
they're
on
they
automatically
activate
it
ingests.
J
That
system
immediately
sends
out
the
sirens
activate
8
with
no
delay.
That
is
a
huge,
huge
piece
of
technology
that
has
taken
place
over
the
last
10
years
or
so,
and
we've
caught
up
with
that
now
and
Columbus
has
that
system
one
of
the
best
systems
going
now
I'm
real
proud
of
that.
We
think
it's
important
the
the
delay.
We
don't
want
any
delay.
Even
if
it's
30
seconds,
we
don't
want
the
delay
and
we
don't
want
to
take
away
from
what
the
dispatchers
are
doing
as
well.
J
They
are
there
if
the
system
wants
to
fail,
which
we
never
anticipated
doing.
But
if
we
had
an
issue
like
today
where
the
internet
went
out,
there
was
an
internet
issue
today,
as
you
may
know,
at
that
point,
we
have
to
kind
of
flip
the
switch
a
little
bit
and
go
okay
now
we're
on
manual
until
the
internet
goes
back
up,
but
we
get
notified
by
that
failure,
as
well
by
text
and
email,
which
is
huge.
We
have
the
ability
now
to
schedule
the
testing.
J
The
dispatch
supervisor
that
works
for
chief
Blackman
told
me
the
other
day
that
if,
when
this
system's
up
and
running
the
dispatcher
is
going
to
love
us
because
now
on
Saturday,
they
don't
have
to
remember
to
actually
or
have
to
take
the
steps
to
go
over
and
set
the
sirens
off
they're
scheduled.
But
if
there
is
an
Outlook
of
severe
weather,
I
can
actually
remote
into
the
system
from
wherever
I'm
at
through
our
laptop
and
stop
that
test
for
that
day.
J
So
huge
things,
the
remote
capability
of
this
system
to
me
is
is
one
of
the
most
important
pieces
as
well,
because
I've
actually
had
that
opportunity
to
set
Sirens
off
from
the
side
of
the
road
before
through
the
system,
obviously
not
in
Columbus
at
Auburn
University,
before
I
retired,
but
from
from
any
remote
location
we
can
actually
get
into
the
system
and
do
whatever
function
we
need
to
the
other
piece
of
that
is
anytime.
The
sirens
activate.
We
are
notified
in
our
office
myself
and
Quincy.
J
The
assistant
are
notified
text
and
email
when
the
sirens
are
are
notif
or
activated,
and
we're
also
given
that
to
the
city
manager
and
the
mayor
as
well.
That
should
be
finished
this
week,
where
they'll
get
those
texts
as
well,
so
that
if
you
know
you
have
bad
weather
and
then
you
get
the
text
message,
you
actually
know
there
is
confirmation
without
having
to
step
outside
that
the
sirens
are
actually
activating
now
and
we'll
have
the
same
with
the
test
on
Saturday
as
well.
J
The
the
other
piece
that
I
think
is
important
and
something
I
really
wanted
to
share
with
you
tonight,
because
it's
probably
something
you've
never
had
presented
to
you
and
maybe
not
have
anything
you've
studied
in
the
past,
and
it's
called
polygon
based
warning.
This
system
is
capable
of
doing
that.
This
is
new
new
technology
and,
when
I
say
new
I'm
going
to
tell
you
that
the
the
first
versions
of
this
technology
that
I
was
aware
of
came
out
about
11
or
12
years
ago
and
believe
it
or
not.
J
It
happened
in
Lee
County,
where
a
gentleman
kind
of
created
the
solution
for
this,
but
it's
been
commercialized.
He
sold
the
technology.
It's
been
commercialized
into
the
company,
the
same
company
that
we
purchased
the
Sirens
from
in
Columbus
as
well,
so
the
system
in
polygon-based
warning.
To
give
you
an
example,
if
you
look
at
the
screen
the
on
the
left
side
anytime,
there
was
a
tornado
warning
in
Columbus,
the
entire
County,
every
all
47
sirens
in
Columbus,
activate
it
immediately.
J
Okay,
obviously,
after
you
push
the
button
in
the
older
technology
today,
it
would
be
as
soon
as
the
the
polygon
information
is
ingested
in
the
system.
Today,
every
siren
in
Columbus
would
go
off
under
a
tornado
warning.
The
issue
comes
when,
if
you're
there's
a
tornado
warning
issued
for
the
very
just,
let's
just
say
the
top
edge
of
Columbus
River
Road,
Area,
North,
Columbus
or
even
down
in
South
Columbus.
J
If,
if
just
that
area
is
issued
in
the
polygon,
then
every
siren
is
going
off,
which
means
if
there
was
a
tornado
warning
for
North
Columbus,
and
you
lived
in
Oakland
Park.
Your
Sirens
are
going
off
and
now
you're
getting
in
your
bathtub
or
you're.
Getting
in
your
closet
or
your
safe
place
and
I,
don't
I,
don't
really
feel
that
that's
a
good
use
of
our
technology
and
our
warning
capabilities,
because
I'm
not
sure
why
we
would
warn
people
to
take
shelter
when
they're
not
in
danger.
The
technology
is
there.
J
Today
it
has
been
proven
the
the
National
Weather
Service
issues,
the
polygons.
We
don't
do
it
ourselves,
it's
it's
done
at
the
at
the
state
and
federal
level.
It's
ingested
into
the
system
and
we
have
the
capability
by
a
flip,
of
a
switch
to
turn
this
into
polygon-based
warning,
which
means
that
the
only
sirens
in
Columbus
that
would
activate
are
the
ones
that
are
inside
that
polygon
are
forecasted
to
be
impacted
by
that
polygon.
I
think
this
is
huge
for
Columbus
I.
Think
it's
a
it's
a
great
step
for
us.
J
I
didn't
want
to
start
flipping
switches
or
doing
any
of
this
before
you
knew
about
it,
because
it's
important
I
know
you
get
the
calls
believe
me
I
know,
and
that's
what
you
were
elected
to
give
those
calls,
but
we're
here
to
serve,
and
we
want
to
do
everything
we
can
to
make
Columbus
have
the
the
best
technology
and
the
best
program
going
as
far
as
Emergency
Management,
especially
in
their
area
of
severe
weather
things
we
can
actually
handle.
J
As
far
as
the
warnings
go
so
we're
our
plans
are
to
to
shift
over
to
the
polygon-based
warning.
So
you
may
get
a
call.
You
know:
hey
I
live
on
off
of
Victory
Drive
and
there
my
siren
didn't
go
off,
but
I
heard
the
siren.
There
was
a
tornado
warning
and
then
you
look
and
say:
well,
the
tornado
warning
was
up
near
Green,
Island,
Hills
or
up
near
river
road
or
wherever.
That's
why
you
didn't?
J
If
you
turn
the
radio
on
to
either
one
of
our
partners
here,
wtvm
wrbl,
if
you
turn
the
radio
on
their
meteorologists,
are
going,
live
and
they're
telling
you
exactly
where
the
storm
is
going
and
you're
going
to
know
immediately
why
my
siren
didn't
go
off
so
I
could
tell
you
that
we
work
very
closely
with
our
two
main
two
main
meteorologists
here:
jeswall
and
Kincaid
Here
Local
stations
and
I've
been
talking
to
them
about
this
for
two
years
that
we've
been.
We
were
ready
to
get
this
done.
J
So
I
want
to
kind
of
stop
here
and
entertain
any
questions
or
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
because
I
hope
you
can
tell
I'm
excited
about
the
progress.
I
hope
you
are
as
well.
I
hope
you
feel
this.
Is
this
positive
step
forward?
Our
number
one
goal
is
to
keep
Columbus
safe
at
all
costs
and
I.
Think
we're
doing
that
with
this
program.
F
Thank
you,
sir
I
appreciate
y'all,
always
I
told
you.
I
was
excited
when
you
took
the
job.
Yes,
elastic
Administration
took
me
under
their
wings
and
taught
me
a
lot
of
things
and
sent
me
to
a
couple
of
meetings.
So
I
understand
most
of
what
you're
talking
about
great.
So
the
polygon
technology
will
isolate
to
the
point
that
I
can
go
ahead
and
take
a
shower
and.
J
F
J
Yes
or
we
want
to
push
the
NOAA
weather
radios
as
much
as
we
can
on
our
websites
and
our
social
media
and
and
our
plan
right
now,
we,
as
you
know,
we've
recently
submitted
an
application
pre-application
to
Georgia
Emergency,
Management
and
FEMA,
to
request
no
other
radios
be
put
in
all
public
buildings,
including
the
schools
and
even
some
other
places
like
hotels
and
places
that
need
to
warn
people
get
them.
Maybe
they're
not
watching
TV
all
the
time
that
they
need
to
get
that
warning.
Yes,
sir,
that
is
the
plan.
J
J
A
J
Day,
you
know
and
that's
obviously
way
up
outside
of
our
area
nationally,
but
right
now
they
will
still
activate
Citywide,
but
they'll
tell
you
on
the
no
other.
If
you
listen
to
them,
it'll
tell
you
areas
on
the
map
that
will
be
impacted
areas
inside
the
city
and
portions
of
South,
Columbus
or
North.
Columbus
it'll
actually
tell
you
when
you're
listening
to
the
message.
So,
okay.
K
Mr
Corbett
I
have,
as
you
are
aware,
I've
had
people
say
to
me.
We
don't
need
to
have
this
test
every
Saturday,
it's
it
interferes
well,
it's
two
minutes
and
I'd
much
rather
have
a
two-minute
interference
on
a
Saturday
than
to
have
a
tornado
hit.
My
house,
you
know
I
mean
if
that's
my
choice,
but
I
do
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
you
and
the
people
that
you
work
with
the
notices
that
you
send
us
as
counselors
about
bad.
You
may
be
hearing
this
about
the
bad
weather
and
so
forth.
K
It
does
give
us
the
opportunity
to
say
to
our
constituents.
This
is
what's
happening
and
it
may
not
be
today.
You
know
it
may
be
tomorrow
or
in
the
next
couple
of
days,
but
I
really
appreciate
the
activity
that
you
do
to
make
sure
that
we
know
what's
going
on
and
what
we
can
expect.
Sometimes
it
materializes
and
sometimes
it
doesn't
but
I'd
much
rather
my
I
tell
people
all
the
time.
My
grandmother
said
it's
better
to
need
it
not
have
it
than
to
have
it
not
need
it.
Yes,
no
is
that
right?
K
And
not
need
it,
but
need
it
and
not
have
it.
So.
Thank
you
again
for
what
you
do
and
we
we
do
appreciate
your
faithfulness
I
guess
to
us.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
Well
and
I
will
throw
in
here
at
the
end
that
it
it's
it's
important
for
folks
take
advantage
of
the
technology.
I
know,
counselor
Davis
had
an
encounter
with
a
tornado,
probably
what
seven
eight
years
ago
and
and
we
actually
three
years
ago,
one
hit
our
house.
We
were
downstairs
in
the
technology
because
we
had
downloaded
apps
from
every
one
of
the
local
television
stations.
C
It
pinged
to
my
phone
and
told
me
that
there
was
a
tornado
heading
and
it
told
almost
my
address
so
we
had
time
to
duck
into
the
downstairs
before
God
showed
us
who
was
in
charge
yeah.
So
so
it
was
it's
it's
it's
it's
a
really
good
thing
and
I
hope
all
of
our
residents
take
advantage
of
that
technology
and
we
appreciate
so
much
the
way
you
keep
an
eye
on
the
eye
on
the
skies
and
kind
of.
Let
us
know
when
stuff's
headed
our
way
happy
to
do
that.
Councilor,
Davis,
mayor.
L
If
I
can
add
to
what
you
just
said
and
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
this
and
I
don't
go
around
talking
about
it,
but
the
tornado
he
talked
about.
I
was
in
California
with
my
wife
and
my
daughter's
two
daughters,
along
with
their
grandmother,
was
in
the
family
room
and
the
Cyrene
went
off.
My
middle
daughter
was
Savvy
enough
or
Swift
Enough,
Just,
say
I
think
we
are
to
go
down
in
the
basement.
L
L
Mayor
knows
that
I,
don't
think
anybody
on
this
Council
knows
that.
But
that
happened
and
it
was
a
reality.
I
was
out
of
town
I
caught
the
red
eye
when
I
got
back
I
just
couldn't
believe
it
right.
It
was.
It
was
a
horrible
tragedy,
but
I
don't
think
anybody
died
and
maybe
a
couple
people
got
hurt,
but
that
Cyrene
saved
three
members
of
my
family
and
I'm.
J
The
the
one
the
mayor
mentioned
three
years
ago,
the
Beauregard
tornadoes
over
in
Alabama
I
was
actually
on
scene
in
about
15
minutes
after
that
happened,
and
the
devastation
will
make
you
really
want
to
do
everything
you
can
to
warn
people
as
soon
as
you
can
for
sure.
C
All
right
and
I've
got
one
add-on
from
my
agenda.
We
about
four
weeks
ago
we
released
to
the
media
a
name
that
we
were
bringing
forward.
As
our
recommendation
for
the
chief
auditor
and
I
know,
we've
had
two
executive
sessions
so
I'm
bringing
her
forward
again
tonight,
Donna
McGinnis.
If
anybody
needs
a
reminder
of
her
credentials,
we'll
be
happy
to
provide
them.
But
I
would
ask
this.
Council
confirm
Miss
McGinnis,
as
the
auditor
for
for
the
ccg.
I
C
Thank
you
and
we'll
bring
her
on
the
29th
to
she
had
something
tonight
that
she
couldn't
make
it
but
she'll
be
here
on
the
29th
to
be
introduced
to
the
public.
Thank
you,
Council
all
right
and
we'll
move
on
with
the
city.
Attorney's
agenda.
C
N
C
N
You
mayor
we've
got
a
short
business
agenda
tonight.
First
item
up
is
a
vote
on
the
zoning
Petition
of
Garrett
Wright
John
Thayer
Veterans
Parkway
is
ready
for
action.
Second,.
C
N
A
C
N
C
C
C
Okay,
thank
you,
sir.
We'll
move
on
to
the
public
agenda
and
I'll
remind
those
that
are
speaking
on
public
agenda
that
you'll
have
five
minutes.
I'll
try
to
Signal
you.
When
you've
got
about
a
minute
left,
we
will
have
to
coach
you
all
off
at
five
minutes,
but
if
you're
not
complete,
if
you
haven't
completed
your
your
thoughts,
you're
welcome
to
come
back
at
the
end
of
the
clerk's
agenda
for
an
additional
three
minutes.
C
The
first
individual
appearing
is
Ms
Abby
Mormon,
representing
the
center
at
at
909,
and
to
present
the
function
of
Social
Services
and
forensic
Medical
Services
provided
by
sexual
assault,
support
center
DBA.
The
909
councilor
Barnes
has
a
comment
before
you
begin.
I
Abby
I
want
to
apologize.
I
didn't
know
that
we
had
stopped
individuals
using
the
presentation.
I
didn't
realize
that
we
had
stopped
that.
Yes,
that's,
okay.
Okay,
then
I
apologize
because
I
asked
Tony
bigger,
but
that's
no
big
thing
now
I
know
in
the
future
that
we
don't
do
that
all
right.
Thank
you,
sir.
C
A
P
P
I
also
have
my
board
chair
here
with
me:
Kelly
sewers.
Yes,.
P
And
yes,
that's
that
information.
We
can
start
yep.
P
Okay,
great
so
we're
here
just
to
present
and
share
about
the
center
at
909,
formerly
known
as
the
sexual
assault
support
center,
also
formerly
known
as
Columbus
Rape
Crisis
Center.
It
was
founded
in
1981
by
a
group
of
concerned
citizens
right
here
at
home
and
for
41
years
now,
we've
been
carrying
on
that
Legacy.
P
We
adopted
the
new
name,
the
center
at
909,
in
order
to
kind
of
soften
the
blow
of
sexual
assault
support
center.
That
can
be
an
intimidating
name
and
a
friend
at
the
first
hearing
of
it.
So
we
adapted
it
to
match
where
we
are
located.
It's
very
close
to
Piedmont
Midtown
Hospital,
who
we
work
closely
with
and
we
provide
an
array
of
services.
Our
mission
is
to
provide
free
and
confidential
counseling
advocacy,
support
and
referral
services
to
anyone
ever
impacted
by
any
kind
of
sexual
violence,
Dating
Violence,
balance,
stalking
and
human
trafficking.
P
The
center
empowers
families
and
communities
by
providing
awareness
and
training
toward
the
prevention
of
gender-based
violence.
So
a
note
on
sexual
violence.
It
is
an
umbrella
term,
used
to
Encompass
all
sorts
of
intimate
partner
and
Family
Violence
as
well.
So,
as
you
hear
me,
talk
about
that
be
sure
to
broaden
your
idea,
so
some
of
our
most
essential
services
and
practical
Services
we
provide
are
our
24-hour
crisis
hotline.
P
So
we
have
a
local
hotline
that
connects
you
to
an
advocate
right
here
in
the
Chattahoochee
Valley
who
can
assist
in
whatever
your
needs
may
be,
and
again
that's
24
hours
a
day.
We
do
provide
medical
advocacy
where
we
present
to
all
of
our
local
hospitals
when
a
victim
presents
the
hospitals,
call
us
on
that
hotline
law
enforcement
also
calls
us
on
that
hotline
and
we
go
in
person
to
provide
support
and
knowledge
that
the
victim
may
need
as
they
navigate.
What's
about
to
happen,
we
also
do
on-site
exams.
P
Now
we
have
an
on-site
medical
Suite
where
we
are
able
to
perform
forensic
medical
exams,
also
known
as
sexual
assault
kits
or
rape
kits
in
our
Center
in
a
closed
comfortable
environment.
Very
private
peaceful
takes
you
out
of
the
chaos
of
an
emergency
room
environment
where
you
can
have
an
array
of
many
different
individuals
entering
the
room
at
any
point
in
the
process.
There's
no
privacy
and
I'm
not
condemning
our
hospitals.
We
love
them.
They're!
P
Wonderful,
our
emergency
rooms
work
really
closely
with
us,
but
when
you're
in
this
type
of
trauma
situation,
it
can
be
very
empowering
to
be
able
to
have
some
privacy
and
some
personal
care
by
a
trained
sexual
assault.
Nurse
examiner,
that's
also
a
key
component.
We
offer
none
of
our
local
hospitals
offer
sexual
assault
nurse
examiners.
When
it
comes
to
performing
those
raid
kids,
we
are
the
only
Center
that
provides
that
and
we
are
the
only
State
Certified
Center
in
our
entire
region.
The
next
closest
is
in
Albany
and
Macon.
P
So
I
had
a
collection
of
photos
to
show
you
guys,
I
I
didn't
realize.
We
couldn't
show
the
presentation,
but
I
wanted
you
to
see
with
your
own
eyes
some
of
the
things
I
just
mentioned.
We,
some
of
our
other
services,
I
I,
lost
track
of
our
support
group
as
well.
We
provide
a
an
adult
female
support
group.
Every
single
Tuesday,
that's
led
by
a
licensed
counselor.
We
pay
for
individual
counseling
for
as
long
as
an
as
someone
may
need
it.
P
P
We
do
law
enforcement,
advocacy,
Court,
advocacy,
TPO,
advocacy,
I,
mean
loads
and
loads
and
loads
of
services
that
we
provide.
So
I
was
trying
to
show
you
some
pictures
of
our
medical
Suite,
our
counseling
room,
our
support
group
room,
and
we
also
have
an
interview
room
where
law
enforcement
comes
to
host
victim
interview
views
so
that
they
don't
actually
have
to
go
oops
to
that
to
the
precinct.
P
They
can
be
again
in
that
safe,
comfortable
environment,
where
they
can
have
support
right
at
the
door
when
they
need
it,
and
then
just
some
kind
of
final
notes.
Oh,
is
that
the
timer
that's.
I
And
the
reason
I
asked
Abby
to
come
because
it's
one
of
the
best
we
have
a
number
of
organizations
that
are
the
best
kept
secrets.
A
lot
of
people
don't
know,
but
you
touched
on
a
subject
that
you
need.
Would
you
tell
please
how
many
men
and
the
stats
on
the
the
men
who
seek
Services
yeah.
P
D
Q
Yes,
before
I
became
the
chair
of
the
board
I
started
as
a
victim
Advocate
College
age
student
working
through
and
I've
been
on
a
call
with
male
victim
in
Columbus,
before
it's
not
uncommon
to
have.
I
A
male
victim
and-
and
the
other
thing
I
want
to
point
out-
was
that
that
is
a
very
traumatic
time.
I
There's
a
big
difference
for
individual
go
to
an
area
where
there's
you
have
a
very
spaceful,
very
comfortable
exam
room
where
you're
not
in
a
place
where
there's
a
lot
of
big
things
going
on,
and
people
running
around
it's
and
that
I'm.
Not
putting
this
saying,
that's,
not
a
I'm,
saying
I'm,
trying
to
contrast
the
differences
between
someone
one-on-one
in
a
seclusion
of
an
area
where
a
person
is
both
both
emotionally
and
physically
traumatized
and
just
contrast,
the
difference
that
it's
more
of
a
warm
fuzzy
type
environment
there.
I
P
So
the
criminal
justice
coordinating
Council
out
of
Atlanta
assists
in
certifying
various
centers
across
the
state,
because,
according
to
law,
every
County
should
have
access
to
a
sexual
assault,
Center
of
some
sort,
and
so
we
pursued
their
certification
and
we
follow
all
of
their
mandates,
which
include
24-hour
service
even
down
to
our
Advocates,
only
have
20
minutes
to
get
to
the
hospital
or
wherever
that
victim
may
be.
P
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you
is
that
all
counselor,
that's
it
okay,
counselor
Huff.
F
Very
impressive:
how
long
have
you
been
operating.
F
P
Q
Q
Because
for
the
longest
time
it
was
just
Kyle
and
a
lot
of
volunteer
part-time
people,
but
now
you
have
Abby
and
other
full-time
employees.
The
fact
that
we
have
a
sane
nurse
is
tremendous
because
none
of
the
hospitals
even
have
same
nurses.
Q
F
Yeah,
okay,
I
remember
when
she
got
started
coming
from
Veterans
Parkway.
Are
you
located
on
the
left
or
right
hand,
side
of
Thompson,
Road.
P
F
F
F
All
of
you,
yeah
I,
am
coming
by
I
was
going
to
ask
you.
What
do
we
need
to
do
if
we
come
across
someone
to
refer
them
to
you.
P
Amazing
question:
yes,
so
our
24
hour
hotline
is
the
quickest
way
to
get
them
connected.
I
can
give
you
that
phone
number.
It
is.
F
Thank
you,
I
appreciate
you,
but
I'll
come
by
and
take
a
look.
I
I've
been
it's
amazing
when
I
sit
here,
sometimes
when
I
listen
to
presentations,
the
things
I've
been
through
in
my
life
with
people
and
I
went
through
this
with
a
girlfriend
when
I
was
probably
17,
she
was
16..
She
lived
in
Macon
I
lived
in
Columbus
and
I
got
in
the
car
with
my
parents
to
go
and
see
her
and
get
her
through
a
very
tough
time.
Wow.
A
F
You
know
it's,
you
know
40
years
later
so,
but
it's
interesting
just
to
know
that
you
all
are
there
to
help
someone.
A
P
Services
grow,
our
client
base
is
growing
and
growing,
and
we
want
you
to
be
aware.
We
want
the
community
to
be
aware
and
be
on
board
with
supporting
this
Mission.
It's
vital.
I
Yes,
yes,
councilor
Huff
was
going.
You
gave
the
contact
information
I'd
like
for
you
to
give
it
one
other
time
and
the
fact
that
you
are
24
hours.
The
fact
that
you
have
counseling
services,
a
person
that
doesn't
does
not
have
to
come
to
you
initially
it
could
be.
Someone
that
went
through
that
experience
years
ago
can
still
come
for
for
counseling.
Absolutely
for
you
as
well,
and
what
was
the
question
you
asked:
okay,
that's
and
that's
about
and
thank
you
for
coming
down.
I
I
I
Because
if
this
sexual
assault
happens
so
often,
and
people
don't
want
to
talk
about,
they
feel
it's
their
fault
or
whatever,
and
they
need
individuals
to
be
able
to
talk
to
them
and
realize
that
all
the
taboos,
the
misconceptions
and
whatever
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
for
coming,
because
people
need
to
know
where
you're
located
and
that
you're
or
you're,
offering
the
help
that
they
need.
Yes.
Thank
you.
So
much.
Thank.
C
You
all
right
and
we
had
one
other
schedule:
Mr
Wayne
Hales,
representing
the
NAACP.
S
Yes,
Mr
Wayne
Hills
was
at
the
Board
of
Elections
certification
today
and
he
became
ill,
but
he
did
send
me
a
message
that
reads
on
behalf
of
the
Columbus
NAACP.
He
is
requesting
that
we,
the
Columbus
Council,
put
on
the
legislative
agenda,
the
casino
referendum
that
was
one
of
his
one
of
his
topics
and
I
think
he
actually
listed
on
the
public
agenda.
That's
what
he
was
going
to
talk
about
so
he's
asking
for
that.
C
Think
that's
I
think
councilor
Woodson
has
already
because
it
was
an
inconclusive
vote.
I
think
she's
bringing.
S
G
S
A
T
For
the
agenda
that
I
have
tonight,
one
is
a
child
abuse
hotline,
a
posting
coming
from
Council
Davis
and
legitimation
procedures
from
Council
Woodson.
Now,
if
you
want
to
add
Casino
online
tonight,
I
mean
you.
You
certainly
can't
yes.
T
S
And
that
was
one
thing:
I
think
he
had
called
the
clerk
and
I
appreciate
appreciate
her
for
keeping
us
honest.
He
had
wanted
to
talk
about
the
judicial
circuit,
I
think
he
he
had
mentioned
that
when
he
called
her
and
those
were,
he
had
two
requests.
It
was
the
casino
in
the
judicial
circuit.
I
know
we
needed
more
conversation
behind
the
judicial
circuit,
but
I
definitely
wanted
to
add
the
casino
so.
C
Right
motion
second
for
to
have
a
business
meeting.
It's
part
of
the
work
session
on
the
29th.
Any
discussion
to
that.
C
A
C
C
Well,
this,
let's
just
move
forward
with
the
with
the
regular
business
meeting
and
let
a
public
agenda
be
held
and
that's
that's
fine.
Whatever.
A
N
C
What
we
just
announced-
that's
perfectly
appropriate
next
on
up
here,
queued
up
his
counselor.
C
Them
these
they
may
be.
Is
it
to
the
motion
Council
Davis
councilor,
crabs
at
to
the
motions
and
there's
one
more
down
there.
C
It's
not
to
the
motion
Okay,
so
we've
got
a
motion.
Second,
have
a
business
meeting
on
the
29th
that
we'll
have
a
work
session
as
a
part
of
that
meeting.
Okay,
all
in
favor,
please
say.
A
C
C
A
T
A
S
S
O
R
C
Mayor
if.
H
T
So
we
will
certainly
look
into
if
you've
got
specific
information
you're
looking
for
on
the
casino
and
we
will
research
it
for
you
counselor,
but
otherwise,
of
course,
it's
the
same
resolution
that
has
been
approved
over
the
last
five
years.
T
We'll
we'll
have
them
do
some
work
so
tonight
I've
got
two
agenda
items
that
have
been
asked
brought
forward
by
two
different
counselors
and
the
first
one
is
from
councilor
Mimi
Woodson
has
has
to
do
with
legitimation
and
it's
a
resolution
expressing
support
for
making
legitimation
procedures
more
easily
accessible
to
biological
fathers.
T
And
so
the
request
is
that
the
delegation
introduced
resolutions
supported.
L
G
Let
me-
and
let
me
clarify
it
on
the
on
on
what
that
is:
let's
say:
councilor
Davis,
you
and
I
have
a
relationship
and
we
have
a
child
together
and
we
are
not
married.
It
doesn't
matter
if
your
name
is
on
the
birth
certificate.
It
doesn't
matter.
If
you
pay
child
support,
you
have
no
legal
rights
to
the
child,
meaning
if
I
get
mad
at
you,
for
whatever
reason
I
can
deny
you
the
right
to
see
your
child.
G
If
I
was
to
pass
away,
you
have
no
rights
to
the
child
because
you
did
not
go
to
court
and
legitimize
the
child.
All
of
it
is
going
to
the
child's
parent
and
so
forth,
and
in
order
for
you
to
fight
that
in
the
courts,
now
it's
very
difficult
and
it
takes
a
lot
of
money
and
there
are
a
lot
of
people
in
our
community
that
are
good
men
that
want
to
be
a
part
of
their
children's
life
and
they
cannot
be
a
part
of
it.
G
The
reason
I
bring
it
up
is
because
I
have
that
experience
myself,
my
son
and
his
girlfriend
had
a
child.
She
got
angry.
She
came
to
my
house
and
demanded
the
child
and
when
we
call
9-1-1,
9-1-1
told
us
about
the
law
and
we
had
to
Lucky
fortunate
for
my
son.
His
mom
had
a
little
money
in
the
bank
and
we
were
able
to
get
attorneys
and
do
everything
for
it.
But
I
have
met
several
gentlemen
in
the
past
that
their
parents
have
reached
out
to
me.
G
How
did
I
do
it
and
there
is
a
group
in
Columbus
that
helps,
but
it's
still
it's
a
real,
tough,
designation
and
I
just
want
our
state
legislator
to
look
at
that
law,
because
if
a
father
wants
to
be
your
father
to
his
child
and
their
partner
is
angry,
that
shouldn't
take
away
from
the
child
having
a
relationship
with
his.
A
C
L
C
C
Okay,
well,
there
is
a
motion
in
a
second
this.
G
And
I
had
a
question
Clifton
because
many
years
ago
it
happened
to
me
when
I
wanted
to
not
take
a
vote
in
reference
to
something
yes
or
no,
because
I
wasn't
sure
I
was
advised.
I
had
to
take
a
vote
even
if
I
voted,
no
or
yes,
I
had
to
take
a
vote
unless
I
was
not
in
the
room
at
the
time
is.
N
Under
the
charter
Provisions,
you
have
to
vote
on
an
ordinance.
That's
the
way
the
charter
reads
unless
you
have
a
conflict
of
interest
for
financial
reason
or
some
other
disqualifying
event,
but
resolutions
are
not
covered
by
that
rule.
But
okay
ordinances
do
say
that
every
member
of
council
is
supposed
to
vote
unless
they've
got
a
conflict.
Okay,.
C
K
C
C
On
we're
voting
on
the
the
legitimation.
T
The
resolution
that
I
just
presented
and
I
acknowledge
before
presenting
it.
It
comes
from
Council
Woodson
and
what
I
said
to
you
is
it's
a
resolution
expressing
support
for
making
legitimation
procedures
more
easily
accessible
to
biological
fathers
and
I
went
on
to
say
that
we're
asking
them
to
introduce
legislation,
a
resolution
supporting
the
legislative
study
of
legitimation
procedures
to
make
them
more,
affordable
and
accessible
to
fathers
of
limited
means
who
desire
to
take
responsibility
for
a
role
in
the
life
of
their
biological
children.
K
C
L
Davis
yeah
Council.
Let
me
just
say
the
my
vote's
registering
as
a
no
cause
you're
calling
for
a
vote
tonight
and
I
just
explained
to
you
that
I
wanted
to
do
some
research,
I
I,
think
if,
if
I'm
allowed
to
do
some
catch
up
and
understand
a
little
bit
better,
which
will
be
the
29,
you
call
for
a
vote.
You
could
have
a
unanimous
vote,
but
right
now,
you're
going
to
get
a
nine
to
one
most
likely.
H
R
R
C
C
T
Everybody:
okay,
all
right,
Mr
Mayor.
The
second
one
is
a
resolution
coming
tonight
from
councilor
Glenn
Davis
and
is
a
resolution
asking
the
local
legislative
delegation
to
introduce
Statewide
legislation
that
will
require
posting
of
appropriate
hot
plans
to
report
abuse
at
child
care
institutions,
Foster,
Care,
Homes
and
Personal
Care
Homes.
T
That
is
what's
coming
forward
from
Council
Davis.
Thank.
A
L
Let
me
just
share
some
comments.
I
I
asked
for
this
a
while
back
it
didn't
get
put
on
the
list.
I
had
to
go
back
once
I
saw
it
wasn't
on
the
list
and
I
had
it
back.
So
it's
just
really
adding
it
back
on
it's
nothing
new.
It
was
it's
the
same
thing
that
we've
been
asking
for
for
the
last
three
years:
I
believe,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
but
the
numbers
on
there.
The
number
was
presented
by
advocates
in
that
area.
C
T
Number
next
item
is
a
transportation
investment
act,
project
agreement
for
steam,
Mill
Road.
T
Mayor
number
three
is
a
street
acceptance.
The
Hal's
way.
C
It's
motion
second,
for
the
street
approvals.
Any
discussion
on
this
item.
All
right,
please
cue!
It
counselors
enter
your
votes.
Please.
T
Number
four
is
a
halts
foundation.
Grant
be.
C
C
Motion,
second,
to
prove
the
unused
sick
leave
payment.
Any
discussion,
please
register
your
votes
once
it's
queued.
C
T
And
mayor
I've
got
an
add-on,
that's
not
listed
that
actually
came
to
our
office
about
4
30.
Today
it's
Kemp
ARP
neighborhood
Grant.
It's
a
2.5
million
dollar
grant
that
they
want
to
apply
for.
T
And,
and
as
they
do
that,
let
me
tell
you
the
2.5
million
grant
that
they
are
trying
to
apply
for
that.
We
got
at
5
30
today
would,
if
awarded
I
said,
would
be
dollars
used
to
improve
playgrounds.
T
Boxwood
104
000
would
be
for
boxwood
for
Charlie
Hill
109
000
would
be
for
Charlie
Hill,
if
approved,
and
at
Lake
Bottom
453
217,
if
approved
in
Memorial
Stadium
lighting,
780
000,
if
approved
and
be
up
City
Soccer,
Complex
lights
and
bathroom
Renovations
1.4
million
dollars,
if
approved,
and
so
it
is
an
add-on.
It's
not
listed
and.
C
Okay,
there
is
a
motion
in
a
second
to
the
motion:
Council
Davis,
councilor
Tucker.
Is
it.
C
S
Well,
it's
not
to
the
motion,
because
I
think
this
is
amazing.
Was
it
a
maximum
that
we
could
apply
for
was?
Were
we
just
keeping
it
polite
asking
for
the
two
I.
T
S
Mean
I'm
gonna
prove
it,
but
I
have
a
little
birdie.
That
I
know
her
eyes,
probably
gleaming
back
there
Crystal
with
with
steam
meal,
not
Samuel,
Shirley
B.
You
know
we
have
no
swings
and.
A
S
Bean
and
I
was
just
kind
of
shocked
that
it
wasn't
on
the
list,
all
right
that
whole
I'm
sure
it's
other
parts
that
have
you
know
some
issues
but
I'm
sure
of
the
biz
in
bad
shape,
with
the
just.
T
C
Well,
we,
since
it's
a
add-on,
there
is
no,
no
cue,
so
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed
good
hope.
We
hope
we're
successful
in
it
can't
even
obtaining.
L
You
ma'am
the
city
manager.
Just
you
know,
any
kind
of
financial
support
is
is
good,
especially
parks
and
recs.
You
know
I
look
at
this
and
I
like
it,
but
I'm
asking
myself
there's
so
many
things
that
we
can
do.
You
know
I
wonder
why
we
don't
have
more
items
on
the
list
and
it
you
know,
I
mean
I
I,
don't
know,
I,
don't
know
what
what
you
can
ask
for,
but
certainly
we've
got
a
lot
of
areas
that
we
can
upgrade
and
prove
I
would
like
to
I
know.
L
You
know
this
this
kind
of
jog
my
memory
and
going
back
to
the
ARP
money
in
some
areas
that
recently
that
we
talked
about.
We
moved
money
from
the
non-profit
section
and
we
moved
it
over
to
dealing
more
with
businesses
and
small
businesses
and
things
like
that.
But
then
this
kind
of
popped
up
and
I
don't
know.
L
But
it
came
to
my
attention
and
you
know
I
I've
seen
this.
You
know
the
the
I
guess
the
funding
that's
out
there,
but
you
know
I'm
just
asking
that
question
with
the
money
out
there.
Is
there
a
possibility
there
because
I
know
they
do
such
a
great
job
in
our
community
in
in
the
same
aspect
of
what
we're
we're
talking
about
here.
T
With
parts
typically,
this
money
is
going
to
be
for
public
agencies
like
the
city
and
Facilities
that
we
own,
and
certainly
the
community
center,
is
not
owned
by
the
city.
It's
a
non-profit,
as
you
know,
and
so,
and
even
with
ARP
dollars
that
we're
going
to
bring
forward
to
you
I
believe
at
the
next
meeting
and
cheer
with
you
what
we
heard
from
the
citizens
and
what
we
recommend
be
on
the
list.
T
But
those
dollars
are
supposed
to
be
spent
on
things
that
are
covert
related
in
some
way
that
40
million
dollars
that
we,
the
second
half
and
so
with
Community
Center,
because
they're
non-profit
I
mean
there's,
you
know,
there's
nothing
we
can
do,
but
they
could
go
after
the
non-profit,
Grant
and
and
this
time
it
is
going
to
be
forty
thousand
dollars
for
non-profit
and
for
small
business,
as
was
we
we
heard
in
the
public
meetings
from
Tracy,
Mosley
and
folk
like
them.
You
know.
U
A
G
H
L
I
agree.
Could
you
look
into
that
maybe
and
have
staff
look
into
it
and
just
see
if
there's
a
possibility
that
we,
the
city,
could
partner
and
help
up
somehow
some
way,
because
that's
that
that's
a
valuable
asset
in
the
community
right
well.
T
C
Counselor
Tucker.
S
Yeah
I'm,
sorry
for
being
disruptive
over
here,
I
know
only
because
somebody
that
lives
in
my
district
was
at
the
meeting
today
and
I
think
Deputy
city
manager,
Pam
Hodge,
is
coming
up
to
do
the
ARP.
T
S
S
G
I
T
I
I'm
just
piggybacking
on
what
councilor
chuckle
soon
I
appreciate.
If
you
could
look
at
that
because.
B
I
Is
an
organization
that
does
so
much
in
the
community,
yeah
and
I
know
for
a
fact:
I've
been
to
a
couple
of
the
meetings
and
they
are
in
Dire
Straits
and
the
roof
is
falling
in
and
they
are
still,
they
haven't,
missed
a
beat
they're
still
taking
care
of
their
children.
That
is
in
line
with
a
lot
of
things
that
we
want,
and
so
I
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
to
look
into
that
sure.
I
will.
C
G
Yes,
just
wanted
to
piggyback
on
it.
The
chambers
ARP
meeting
is
every
Monday
at
nine
o'clock
at
the
chamber,
and
they
only
have
three
sessions
left
in
November
for
it.
G
So
just
to
answer
your
question,
I
went
to
the
very
first
one
to
see
what
they
were
talking
about,
and
they
did
say
non-profit
was
still
at
25
000,
but
you
said:
there's
a
possibility
that
it
will
change.
So
that
will
be
interesting
also
the
date
change
of
when
you
have
your
business
open
too
yeah.
G
The
business
date
of
when
your
business
was
established
was
changed
too,
but
I
can't
remember
all
I'm,
sorry
I'm
having
a
senior
moment.
I
can't
remember
exactly,
but
the
presentation
is
very
good
because
what
happens
is
when
you
go
there.
They'll
do
the
presentation,
and
if
you
want
to
apply
right,
then,
and
there
they
have
the
equipment,
the
machine
to
upload
every
everything's
there
for
you
to
do
it
and
they
will
do
it
for
you
with
you
I'm
sorry
at
that
present
moment
right
after
the
briefing
it's
really
set
up
really
good.
G
It
set
up
the
way
counselor,
Tucker
and
I
did
where
we
went
to
the
community
and
we
had
Mr
Scott
come
out
and
talk,
and
then
we
had
the
machines
and
we
did
it
it's
the
same
concept.
So
it's
really
relaxing
and
very
easy
to
do.
G
F
Saw
the
memo
you
were
saying
was
on
Monday
I
had
one
that
I
put
on
my
calendar
for
next
Tuesday.
F
I
saw
three
dates:
I
just
picked,
I
chose
the
November
22nd
date,
9
30
said
to
be
at
the
chamber:
Board
Room
on
West
11th,
Street,
okay,.
F
C
G
Clerk
of
console,
can
you
put
my
vote
for
yes
for
the
votes
that
we
took
earlier
today?
Please,
thank
you.
G
A
G
A
C
T
If
I
have
declaration
of
surplus
and
donation
of
structural
firefighter
fight,
fighting,
pants
and
jackets
that
they
want
to
donate
to
Harris,
County,
EMS,
Northside,
High,
School,
fire
academy
and
West
Georgia,
Technical
College
and
the
expired
Surplus
equipment
needs
to
be
removed
from
Storage
to
prevent
confusion
and
a
possible
safety
issue,
but
it
still
can
be
used
for
training
and
all,
and
so
they
want
to
donate
it
to
someone
who
can
use
it
for
such
I've
got
bus,
shelters
for
Metra
and
then
extension
of
the
Motorola
migration
Assurance
plan
lease
purchase
agreement
for
the
800
megahertz
radio
system,
I
met
with
the
Columbus
Police
Department,
one
of
the
Deputy
Chiefs
and
the
deputy
City
management
engineering.
T
And
this
is
the
proposal
going
forward
over
the
next
few
years.
Those
are
the
purchases
got
two
updates,
and
first
is
the
one
that
you
all
have
been
very
anxious
to
talk
about
today
and
that's
the
ARP
grant
program
and
Pam
Hodge
Deputy
city
managers
wanted
to
present
that
okay,
Rob
Scott
is
here
and
he's
going
to
do
that
and
then
after
following
Rod
will
be
Finance
director
Angelica
Alexander
for
a
finance
update,
Rob
Scott.
Thank.
V
You,
sir
good
evening,
Mr
Mayor
city,
council,
Mr
city
manager.
We
are
here
tonight
to
talk
about
the
ARP
Grant,
the
round
two
I'm
going
to
to
walk
out
of
PowerPoint.
Just
came
up
that
I'm
going
to
walk
you
through
this
evening
and
so
we'll
get
started.
V
So
just
a
brief
update,
as
the
city
manager
stated,
they're
going
to
come
back
on
the
29th
and
you're
going
to
hear
the
full
story
about
the
first
round
in
this
implementation.
Just
a
quick
update
on
it
lasted
for
approximately
six
months.
More
than
125
small
businesses
and
non-profits
were
served
and
all
the
funds
have
been
exhausting
on
October
31st
we
launched.
T
V
Okay,
so,
as
the
city
manager
just
stated,
we
are
on
the
second
round,
which
is
a
four
million
dollar
allocation
from
the
state
of
Georgia.
Three
million
is
allocated
for
small
business
to
continue
that
opportunity,
as
well
as
a
million
in
non-profit,
to
access
the
grant.
That
will
follow
the
same
pattern
as
the
first
round
and
at
potential
applicants
are
invited
to
go
to
columbusga.gov
forward,
slash
ARP,
to
apply
for
the
opportunity
the
small
business
grant
is
available
for
the
small
business.
Community
applications
will
be
accepted
on
a
rolling
basis.
V
Therefore,
Pro
for-profit
businesses,
who
can
demonstrate
ongoing
business
operations
in
existence
before
July,
1st
2020
and
the
existence
should
only
be
established
with
the
issuance
of
a
business
license
from
the
city
of
Columbus
prior
to
July
1st.
So
that
means
you
just
have
to
have
your
business
license
prior
to
July
1st
of
2020..
V
It
is
for
for-profit
businesses
located
in
our
city
with
less
than
100
employees
at
time
of
application,
and
they
must
continue
to
have
a
physical
presence
of
an
organization
or
a
building
or
a
structure
in
Muskogee
County,
home-based
businesses
and
multiple
independent
businesses.
Slash
locations
are
ineligible,
the
reimbursable
costs
are
still
the
same.
They
are
space
costs,
utility
costs
and
operational
retrofitting,
and
a
non-profit
Grant.
A
million
dollars
is
available
through
the
state's
funding.
V
V
That
is
up
to
25
000
in
reimbursable
expenses,
for
agencies,
with
the
minimum
operating
budget
of
a
hundred
thousand
and
up
to
twelve
thousand
five
hundred
and
reimbursable
expenses
for
those
who
have
a
minimum
operating
budget
of
fifty
thousand
dollars.
Well,.
T
That
was
proposed
at
an
ARP
meeting
by
Tracy
Mosley
with
Urban
League,
and
we
thought
was
a
great
observation
and
I
did
ask
staff
to
go
back
and
look
at
moving
that
amount
from
25
000
to
40
000,
because
he
made
the
point
at
that
public
meeting
that
they
have
just
as
many
expenses
and
More
in
some
cases
as
a
small
business.
Nonprofits
do
and
they
do
good.
For
so
many
citizens
who
are
in
need
in
this
community
and
we've
talked
about
the
community
center
tonight
and
others.
T
So
of
course,
when
the
four
million
dollars
was
made
available,
these
are
State
ARP
dollars.
You
know
we
immediately
applied
for
those
dollars
and
when
we
apply
it
for
those
dollars,
we
apply
for
them
using
the
same
criteria.
If
you
will
that
have
been
used
in
round
one
and
had
we
gotten
those
dollars,
then
we
would
be
consistent
with
what
we
did
in
round
one
and
so
and
so
they've
been
working
on
that
and
I
talked
to
them
at
as
recent
as
last
week.
T
About
going
back
to
the
state
and
moving
that
amount
in
our
Grant
application
to
40
000
for
nonprofits
and
the
deputy
city
manager,
just
informed
me
that
we
would
have
to
redo
the
entire
application
to
a
movie,
The,
Forty
thousand
and,
and
that
makes
it
difficult
to
do.
T
And
so
that's
why
I
always
say
and
we're
working
on
forty
thousand
as
I
had
them
working
on
it.
But
when
I'm
hearing
from
her
tonight
is
that
we're
likely
not
going
to
be
able
to
do
that
because
we
submitted
the
application
and
it
got
approved
as
submitted,
and
that
was
for
25
000..
So
I
wanted
to
be
clear
on
that:
okay,
Council
Tucker.
S
Yes
and
I'm
I'm,
guessing
that
the
minimum
operating
budget
of
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
will
not
be
able
to
be
changed
as
well.
T
Well
again,
yeah
I
think
because
the
application
went
in
and
as
to
be
consistent
with
the
first
round,
because
I
mean
you
would
have
some
non-profits.
Who
would
say:
I
can't
come
back
the
second
round
and
get
money,
but
you
only
did
25
000
for
us
and
now
you're
doing
40
000
for
someone
else,
so
I'm
being
heinous,
because
I
did
the
first
round
yeah,
but
we
were
we
at
least
made
an
attempt
to
do
it.
So
the
the
guidelines
here
criteria
is
consistent
with
the
first
round
right.
S
One
of
the
so
I
see
we
we
have
up
to
12.50
for
the
50
000,
which
is
good,
I,
I,
would
say,
I'm
gonna,
say
going
forward.
Majority
of
our
non-profits.
Don't
have
a
hundred
thousand
dollar
budgets,
especially
even
the
ones
that
we
approve
with
our
crime
prevention
grants
and.
A
S
Of
the
agencies
that
are
affiliate,
you
know
have
faith-based
affiliations,
they
don't
have
a
hundred.
You
know
six
figure
operating
budgets,
that's
and
I.
I
love,
United
Way,
but
that's
you
know
like
a
United
Way
or
even
probably
the
National
Infantry
Museum.
You
know
on
on
those
higher
levels,
but
typically
we,
our
nonprofits,
don't
have
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
So
I
would
just
ask
if
you
know
future
if
we
could
drop
that
threshold
down
to
to
50
000.
T
I
think
if
we
get
more,
if
we
go
after
more
money,
we
can
submit
with
different
criteria,
but
I
think
because
this
has
been
approved,
we've
opened,
the
Porter
and
people
have
already
started
to
apply
I
think
we
got
to
keep
it
moving,
yeah
and
because
I,
it
was
unfortunate
that
we
had
a
million
dollars
and
we
couldn't
give
away
a
million
dollars
to
nonprofits
in
Columbus,
and
we
ended
up
moving
the
money
over
to
small
business
because
we
couldn't
get
the
applicants.
T
S
Will
because
the
threshold
I
would
see
even
50
and
25
000
I
mean
we.
We
have
non-profits,
that's
doing
great
work,
but
they
just
don't
have
and
if
it,
if
it's
a
way
and
I
and
I
say
this,
when
I
was
in
Adams
County,
one
of
the
things
that
I
I
liked
about
what
they
did
with
their
non-profits
is
the
city
truly
provided
a
space
for
the
non-profit,
so
say,
for
instance,
our
health
department
building
what
they
did
was
they
aligned?
A
S
Instead
of
giving
them
that
it
was
like
an
in-kind,
so
they
Pro,
they
provided
a
space
for
20
agencies
and
it
was
foster
care.
It
was
homeless
resources.
It
was
like
the
sexual
assault,
it
was
so
many
different
agencies,
but
because,
during
this
pandemic
and
even
United
Way
said
that
their
donations
had
been
down,
they
were
really
offsetting
that
normal
donation
that
they
would
get
by
offering
you
know
a
space,
but
they
provided
that
and
of
course
it
it
was
on
us.
N
T
Yeah
yeah,
but
but
I
will
say
you
know
what
we've
done.
As
you
know,
and
I
know
you
agree
and
and
the
initial
round
of
504
million
in
this
round,
because
I've
mentioned
it
to
some
people
in
other
communities,
small
businesses-
and
they
are
they.
They
can't
believe
that
we
have
a
grant
program
for
small
business
and
they
can
get
forty
thousand
dollars
and
they
don't
have
to
pay
it
back.
S
And
what
I
I
will
say
and
I
appreciate
director
Rob
Scott
the
format
of
the
application?
What
I
had
been
doing
with
some
of
the
I'm
gonna
say?
Rural
counties
is
providing
that
packet,
but
they
just
changed
the
minimum.
You
know
threshold
but
they're
using
so.
T
S
Intel
fair
county
in
Peach,
County
they're,
using
what
we're
doing
here.
S
On
a
lot
of
things,
because
I
I
really
with
me
being
on
the
board
of
managers
and
then
also
in
my
role
with
Naco
I
train
other
elected
officials,
but
I
use
us
as
a
benchmark
when
it
come
to
ARP,
and
that's
why
you
know
I
know:
I
kind
of
ARP
y'all
to
death.
I
apologize,
but
I
took
it
so
serious,
because
I
knew
that
this
was
money
that
we
probably
would
never
see
in
our
lifetime.
S
You
know
ever
again
so
if
we
could
use
it
and
use
it
for
the
community
and
what
it
was
intended
to
be
used
for
and
help
based
on
what
we
have
done.
I
appreciate,
you
know
all
the
work.
L
V
Right
so
non-profit
eligibility
non-profits
have
to
have
an
active
501c3
designation
from
the
IRS
within
with
a
minimum
two-year
operating
history.
They
have
to
have
a
current
Muskogee
County
Business
License.
They
must
be
physically
located
here
and
physically
located
here,
with
a
physical
presence
and
a
building
or
an
other
structure.
V
They
must
demonstrate
ongoing
business
operation
existence
before
July
1st
2020.
They
must
be
registered
with
the
secretary
of
state
to
conduct
business
in
the
state
of
Georgia
at
the
time
of
the
application
and
maintain
a
current
registration
during
the
contract
period.
The
non-profit
organized
organizations
must
have
a
current
written
strategic
or
business
plan
for
their
organizations.
V
As
you
heard
earlier
today,
the
chamber
has
been
working
hard
and
we've
been
working
with
the
chamber
to
create
ARP
small
business
and
non-profit
Grant
Workshops.
The
very
first
one
was
November
9th.
There
was
one
today,
the
very
next
one
will
be
November
22nd.
Then
following
Thanksgiving
the
next
week,
it'll
be
the
November
29th.
They
all
start
at
9
30
a.m
and
the
Chamber
of
boardroom,
which
is
located
at
118
West
11th
Street.
V
Today
we
had
approximately
14
15
people,
the
very
first
one
on
November
9th.
We
had
about
eight,
so
the
interest
is
growing
and
the
word
is
growing.
Your
people
are
coming
out
and
getting
connected
to
the
opportunity.
V
If
you
have
any
questions-
or
you
know,
if
you
have
any
more
contact
about
the
program
you
can
reach
out
to
myself,
scott.robert
columbusga.org
or
to
Megan
Richardson
M
Richardson
at
Columbus,
GA
chamber.com
for
any
questions
or
concerns,
or
anything
that
you
might
want
to
know
about
being
eligible
for
the
opportunity.
T
Questions,
thank
you
so
much,
sir
I
appreciate
you
all
right.
Thank
you,
and
next
we'll
have
Angelica
Alexander
to
share
with
us
the
monthly
Finance
update.
U
C
U
I
apologize
for
the
brief
delay,
there's
a
delay
in
the
online
View,
and
so
but,
as
I
said
imagine
mentioned,
this
is
the
monthly
Finance
update
for
the
month
of
October
the
numbers,
the
comparisons
I
should
say,
look
a
little
better
this
month
than
he
did
last
month,
but
we're
not
quite
there
yet
so
I'll.
You
know
discuss
that
as
we
go
through
the
report.
U
So
starting
with
the
general
fund
on
the
right
side
of
the
snapshot,
the
general
fund
is
down
11.88.
This
is
again
better
than
where
we
were
last
month,
but
it
is
again
because
of
those
tax
collections.
The
due
date
was
changed
this
fiscal
year
from
October
1st
to
October
15th,
so
I
do
anticipate
in
the
month
of
November
that
we'll
receive
from
the
tax
commissioner,
those
collections
that
were
due
October
15th.
So
these
numbers
again
hopefully
will
should
look
a
lot
better
for
November's
report.
U
This
goes
move
it
down
to
Snapchat
to
the
other
local
options.
Sales
tax
fund,
that
is
up
7.35
percent.
The
storm
water
Fine
Again,
is
tax,
supported.
It's
down.
47.11
Paving
fund
tax
supported
it
is
down
compared
to
just
last
year
at
this
time
last
year,
49.93
and
the
energy
to
care
fund
is
also
wholly
tax
supported,
and
it
is
also
down
59.03
percent,
primarily
due
to
the
tax
collections,
but
also
the
the
millage
that's
applicable
to
this
fund.
This
year
is
a
little
less
this
year
than
it
was
last
year.
U
Last
year
it
was
the
medical
center
fund
that
we
were
depositing
that
Revenue
into,
and
that
was
at
three
meals
this
year,
it's
at
two
and
a
half
meals,
so
the
Integrated
Waste
fund
is
up
here,
41.60
percent,
and
that
is
due
to
the
normal
collections
for
September
last
year's
the
collections.
The
fees
for
septembers
were
waived
that
was
approved
by
Council
to
waive
those
fees
for
September,
and
so
what's
reflected
here
is
US
collecting
those
fees
this
fiscal
year,
the
emergency
telephone
or
the
e911
fund,
is
up
6.62
percent.
U
This
increases
attributed
to
an
increase
in
our
wireless
surcharges
and
our
prepaid
wireless
surcharges
that
we're
receiving
within
Muskogee
County
The
Economic
Development
Fund,
is
down
50.95
again.
This
fund
is
tax
supported.
So
this
number
should
look
a
lot
better
for
November's
report
on
The
Debt
Service
fund
here
is
up
22.47.
Now
it
is
also
tax
supported,
but
again
due
to
that
realignment
in
the
millage,
where
the
Indigent
care
millage
was
shifted
to
The
Debt
Service
Village
for
us
to
fund
the
new,
the
bonds
related
to
the
new
city
hall.
U
That
increase
that
you
see
here
is
because
the
millage
increase
the
millage
is
that
we're
collecting
for
the
purposes
is
more
this
year
than
it
was
last
year
and
again
that
was
no
total.
There
was
no
change
in
the
total
military
rates.
I
just
want
to
be
clear
with
that.
The
military
and
totality
remain
the
same.
We
just
did
a
little
shifting
there,
so
the
transportation
fund,
it
is
also
tax
supported.
There
is
some
property
tax,
that's
received
by
Metra,
it's
down,
26.77
percent.
U
The
Trade
Center
fund
is
up.
4.59
percent
on
the
Blue
Creek
Golf
Course
fund
is
up
30.
to
zero
percent.
Oxbow
Creek
Golf
Course
fund
is
up
25.94
and
both
the
operations
and
the
snack
bar
Revenue
is
up
at
both
golf
courses.
I
think
most
of
2021,
the
snack
bar
was
closed,
but
it
was
reopened
this
year
and
so
we're
seeing
the
increases
in
the
revenue
from
the
snack
bar
sales
and
then,
lastly,
the
Civic
Center
fund
is
down
51.22,
and
this
is
because
of
the
grants
that
they
received
last
year.
U
Those
were
one-time,
Revenue
sources,
so
you
know
it's
just
comparing
revenue
from
last
year
to
this
year
and
that
Grant
revenue
is
not
reflected
in
FY
23.,
moving
down
to
Snapchat
to
the
other
local
options,
sales
tax
fund,
the
public
safety
summary
we've
recorded
year
to
date
about
8.2
million
in
Revenue.
U
Here
you
know
there
are
a
lot
of
the
annual
maintenance
fees
and
software
lease
agreements.
Those
payments
are
due
very
early
on
in
the
fiscal
year.
This
really
should
stabilize
as
we
move
throughout
the
fiscal
year
for
the
human
resources
department.
This
is
due
to
the
pay
study
contract
that
was
encumbered
and
the
payments
that
we're
paying
out
relative
to
that
for
the
engineering
department.
This
is
the
annual
payment
to
Motorola
for
the
radio
maintenance
moving
further
down.
We
have
the
fire
department.
U
U
The
next
department
on
the
watch
list
here
is
the
public
defender's
office
and
that
will
always
be
on
the
watch
list
and
that's
because
we
pay
that
contract
amount
a
month
in
advance.
That
is
the
way
it's
built
from
the
state,
and
so
that's
how
we
pay
it
and
then
the
last
Department
that's
listed
here
is
the
Sheriff's
Office
they're
right
at
the
goal
of
67
percent,
so
they're
listed
there
to
be
watched,
and
so
that
is
the
finance
update
in
a
nutshell.
U
But
there
is
a
little
bit
of
information
that
I
just
like
to
share
with
the
members
of
council
and
the
city
manager,
and
the
mayor
here
tonight
just
want
to
provide
a
very
high
level
update
regarding
the
city's
finances,
and
you
know
we're
still
in
the
midst
of
the
audit
for
FY
22..
U
U
We
anticipate
will
end
FY
22
in
excess
of
about
130
days
wow,
so
all
right,
it's
pretty
great,
pretty
great,
pretty
great,
and
that
is
even
after
the
reserves
that
have
been
set
aside.
U
U
There
are
some
roof,
some
major
roof
replacement
projects
that
we've
set
aside
funding
forward
to
help
you
know
repair
some
of
our
desperately
needed
recreation,
centers,
roofs
at
our
recreation
centers,
and
that's
about
three
million
that
we've
set
aside
of
the
jail
design
project,
three
million
that
we've
set
us
up,
because
we
know
at
some
point
we're
going
to
have
to
do
something
related
to
the
jail,
so
that
money
is
still
set
aside
in
reserves,
as
well
as
a
million
dollars.
U
The
subsidy
that
Council
approved
back
in
August,
the
million
dollar
subsidy
to
the
Integrated
Waste
fund
that
is
currently
set
aside
as
well.
So
I
will
be
back
in
December
with
a
full
report,
along
with
the
final
budget
amendment
for
FY
22,
but
I
did
want
to
provide
that
free,
high
level
update
to
the
council.
H
Thank
you,
mayor,
Angelica,
I'm,
not
sure
what
is
on
what
all
is
on
for
the
work
session.
But
what
I
would
like
to
ask,
if
you
could
add,
is
an
update
on
our
sales
tax
revenue.
Okay,
I've
got
a
copy
of
September's
snapshot
that
you
gave
out
in
October's
and
I'm.
Looking
at
the
sales
tax
in
September,
the
sales
tax
was
7.7
million,
and
in
October
it
was
11.5
million,
so
I'm
just
kind
of
wondering.
How
does
it
flow?
H
So,
but
we
didn't
have
anything
in
September,
so
I'm
just
curious
as
to
how
what
is
the
distribution
from
the
state
of
the
sales
tax
is
basically
what
I'm
asking.
So
if
you
could
do
that
at
some
point,
I'd
appreciate
that
okay.
G
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
and
your
staff,
because
I
know
you're
on
overload
with
everything
you're
doing
in
these
numbers
that
you
have
presented
to
us
is
very
good
for
our
budget.
It
looks
very
good
that
we're
doing
good
with
our
taxpayers,
money
I
just
want
to
personally
say
thank
you
to
you
and
your
staff,
our
job
well
done
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
your
ending
numbers
in
December
if
November,
showing
this
good
I'm,
looking
forward
to
what
your
December
is
going
to
show.
Thank
you.
T
Mr
Mayor.
That
concludes
my
agenda.
C
Thank
you,
sir
counselor
Thomas.
K
W
It
is
there,
so
it's
shining
very
bright
and
we
are
looking
to
at
some
of
our
other
facilities
as
well
for
those
with
the
flag
that
does
not
have
a
light.
Staff
is
actually
retiring,
those
flags
each
evening
and
then
of
course,
I'm
putting
even
back
out
there
and
so
we're
making
sure
that
we
are
following
proper
protocols.
K
Well,
I
sure
do
appreciate
your
your
work
and
I
know
that
this
is
not
something
that
you
could
just
snap
your
fingers
and
have
happen,
but
I
do
appreciate
you
continuing
to
do
that
and
that
our
flag
at
our
government
center
honors.
We
honor
that
flag,
as
we
should
and
I
appreciate
all
you've
done.
Thank.
B
M
S
Yes,
I
wanted
to
add
that
this
conference
is
in
February,
I.
Think
the
second
week
of
February,
but
I
will
request
during
the
first
March
meeting.
If
I
could
give
a
brief
and
I'm
saying
brief.
I'm
debrief
update
of
some
of
the
things
that
were
past
some
of
the
resolutions
and
and
Hot
Topic
items
during
that
that
first
council
meeting,
if
approved,.
A
A
C
M
Next,
we
have
board
appointments,
we
have
Council
appointments.
Any
nominations
will
be
listed
for
the
next
meeting,
the
building
authority
of
Columbus
the
seat
of
Vincent
Allen.
It
is
open
for
nominations
for
the
Columbus
Aquatics
Commission,
the
seat
of
Janet
Bussey
Richard
Leary.
Both
are
interested
in
serving
another
term
of
office.
If
a
member
of
council
wanted.
G
M
M
M
Next
we
have
the
tree
board:
Miss,
Christine,
youngquist,
Lisa,
Thomas,
cutts,
tennis,
Daly,
Catherine
Trotter
all
are
interested
in
serving
another
term
and
are
eligible
to
succeed
themselves.
If
a
member
of
council
wanted
to
counselor
Huff
has
made
that
nomination,
we
also
have
the
seat
of
Chris
Henson
and
Troy
Keller,
as
well
as
Frank
Tommy.
C
L
City
manager,
if
I
may
I
know
we
talked
about
this
a
while
back,
I.
Think
councilor
house
knows
about
this,
but
there's
a
I
think
we
found
out
a
little
bit
about
the
memorial
that's
sitting
out
on
the
J.R
Allen
Parkway
right
for
you,
280
right
before
you
cross
over
the
bridge
going
into
Alabama
I
know
we
talked
about
that
at
at
one
time.
Can
we
look
into
that
a
little
bit
further
and
see
if
it
came
to
my
attention
again?
L
Was
somebody
unfamiliar
with
our
area
kind
of
brought
it
back
to
my
attention?
And
you
know
you
you
go
by
there
and
you
just
kind
of
ask
yourself:
what
is
that
and
you
go
by
so
quick?
You
can't
see
it.
It
just
I
think
there's
a
we've
got
to
have
a
more
appropriate
home
for
that
Memorial
for
that
dedication
to
the
Korean,
War
veterans,
I
believe
I.
Think
that's
what
it
says
on
them:
I'm
pretty
sure,
but
there's
got
to
be
a
better
location.
L
L
What
would
be
quote
fitting,
but
I
think
you
know
there's
some
more
places
that
would
could
be
appropriate
if
whatever
we
need
to
do,
could
we
look
into
that
a
little
bit
further
about
a
possibility
of
finding
a
new
home.
O
O
You
mayor,
let's
add
a
little
more
background
after
after
you
had
brought
up,
and
we
had
talked
and
I'd
wondered
for
a
long
time
about
why
I
was
there
apparently
several
years
ago,
like
2005
or
six,
something
like
that,
the
the
Georgia!
That's,
what
I
see
the
American
Legion
Department
of
Georgia
decided
to
put
a
monument
for
Korean
War
veterans
at
every
entrance
to
the
state.
Okay,
that
was
like
a
state
level
decision.
O
They
then
coordinated
with
GDOT
and
apparently
talked
to
post
35
American
Legion
here
in
Columbus
I,
don't
know
that
they
talked
to
anybody,
maybe
they're
planning,
but
it
was
a
GDOT
action.
That's
right,
not
us
doing
it
and
in
the
state
of
Georgia
and
g-dot
concluded
that
the
spot
to
put
it
in
was
where
it
is.
O
O
It's
a
terrible
spot
I
think
it's
a
safety
hazard,
because
if
you
start
looking
at
it
you're
going
to
hit
something
I,
don't
know
anyone's
ever
had
an
accident
there,
but
anyway,
that
I
did
talk
to
the
current
Georgia
American
Legion
Department
commander,
and
he
said
he
did
not
care.
If
we
moved
it,
so
he
wasn't
getting
ready
to
volunteer
a
check
to
pay
for
it
either
yeah
well,
anyway,.
T
That's
that's
what
I
know
and
it
was
privately
funded,
is
what
I'm
told
when
it
was
when
it
was
done
so
yeah
all.