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From YouTube: Columbus Ga City Council Meeting 04 28 2020
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Columbus, Ga city Council Meeting
A
Welcome
to
the
April
28th
council
meeting,
it's
another
one
meetings
in
the
middle
of
the
new
normal
separate
places,
the
gathering
together
through
technology
to
to
conduct
the
business
of
the
city,
we're
going
to
begin,
even
though
we're
going
to
begin
as
we
always
do
by
asking
God's
grace,
seedings
and
I'm
going
to
top
them
to.
If
she
would
please
please
lead
us
in
that
prayer.
B
Loving
Heavenly
Father,
we
come
to
you
this
hour,
asking
for
your
blessings
and
father
we're
asking
for
your
help
as
we
are
gathered
together.
We
pray
for
your
guidance
in
the
matters
at
hand
and
acts
that
you
would
clearly
show
us
how
to
conduct
our
work
with
a
spirit
of
joy,
enthusiasm,
clarity
and
excellence.
Give
us
the
desire
to
find
ways
to
exist
excel
in
what
we
do,
help
us
to
work
together
and
to
encourage
each
other
to
excellence.
B
Father
God,
we
ask
that
you
with
challenge
each
of
us
to
reach
higher
and
father
to
be
the
best
that
we
can
be
father.
God,
we
pray
now
for
this
pandemic.
We
pray
for
every
family
that
has
been
affected
and
father
God.
We
pray
that
at
some
point
we
know
you
would
bring
us
to
a
place
of
normalcy.
We
give
you
all
the
praise
God,
we
pray
now
for
our
mayor,
how
city
manager
of
the
councillors
we
pray
for
this
city
in
the
mighty
name
of
Jesus,
amen,.
C
A
A
651
positive
cases
hospitalized
through
our
communication
with
the
local
hospitals.
We
think
that
number
is
closer
to
40
and
that's
pretty
significant,
because
it
means
that
we
have
not
really
surged
in
taking
up
hospital
rooms
and
in
our
hospitals,
which
means
our
resources
are
still
available.
In
the
event
we
do
have
a
spike
or
an
outbreak
somewhere.
A
A
There
were
a
number
of
different
nail
salons
and
barbershops
and
things
that
open,
but
they
opened.
Oh
there's,
some
pretty
strict
conditions
and
I
got
I
have
to
say
that
the
few
that
I've
been
able
to
observe
as
they've
opened
their
stores
back
up
are
doing
a
remarkable
job
of
following
those
conditions
and
making
sure
that
they're
wearing
a
mask
their
customers
wearing
a
mask
effective.
Yesterday,
restaurants
could
open,
but
then
again
under
some
pretty
strict
guidelines.
D
A
That
expires,
the
governor
had
asked
that
individuals
over
65,
who
have
pre-existing
conditions
with
regards
to
asthma
or
hypertension
or
any
other
underlying
conditions,
continue
to
shelter
shelter
in
place.
The
message
from
our
office
is
remain
consistent.
That
is,
that
the
way
we
have
helped
flatten
our
curb
and
hold
down
the
numbers
of
people
who
were
in
hospitals
stayed
close
to
home
is
because
our
residents
have
fought
back
with
the
one
weapon
they
have
and
that
that's
themselves,
and
that
was
keeping
themselves
distance
using
masks
when
they
go
out
in
public.
A
A
Ours
are
still
not
operational
and
that's
that's
in
keeping
with
our
belief
that
if
we
have
a
venue
that
attracts
larger
crowds,
basketball
games,
things
like
that
we're
gonna
hold
off
right
now
the
target
is
the
15th
of
May.
We're
gonna,
give
it
another
another
two
to
two
and
a
half
weeks,
but
yes,
they
can't
get
out
of
their
house.
All
the
arcs
are
open.
The
facilities
within
those
parks
playground,
equipment,
things
of
that
nature.
We
bastard
they're
still
kind
of
steer
clear.
E
A
They
have
a
homeowner's
association,
they
have
a
community
room
or
some
community
building
they
can.
They
can
utilize
that
provided
that
they
keep
the
social
distance.
Now
I
will
tell
you
that,
in
his
order,
public
pools
are
still
ordered
closed.
They
are
not
they're
not
allowed
to
open
just
yet
through
this
order,
which
extends
I
believe
I
think
it's
through
the
13th,
but
yes
other
than
that
they're
welcome
to
go
outside.
They
just
need
to
make
sure
they're
they're
following
the
social
distancing,
because
that
is
a
part
of
his
or.
F
A
Give
you
some
anecdotal
answers,
but
I
can't
give
you
a
firm
count.
We
really
don't
know
how
many
went
went
back
to
full-service
dynein
service
for
their
for
their
patrons,
but
I'd
say
about
half
of
the
restaurants
that
we
have
seen
have
have
reopened,
but
they've
done
a
great
job.
I
saw
a
couple
that
are
really
being
intentional
about
keeping
people
separated
even
sitting
in
the
tables
they're
taking
people's
temperatures
as
they
come
in
the
door,
make
sure
they
don't
have
a
temperature
of
more
than
104
and
I.
A
A
A
A
A
A
Unprecedented
is
a
term
we've
heard
a
lot
lately
to
describe
the
unique
events,
an
atmosphere
that
have
accompanied
the
rona
virus,
known
as
carbon
19.
All
of
our
thoughts
and
efforts
have
been
focused
on
doing
whatever's
necessary
to
keep
our
residents
as
safe
as
possible.
The
good
news
is:
our
citizens
have
worked
hard
to
comply
with
restrictions,
distancing
recommendations
that
even
shelter
in
place
orders
in
order
to
keep
our
probe
relatively
flat.
We
have
not
been
hurt
nearly
as
much
as
some
of
the
other
communities
throughout
Georgia
and
throughout
the
country.
A
Bad
news,
however,
is
these
actions
have
come
at
a
cost
to
the
budgets
of
the
business
community?
Doesn't
profit
community
or
residents
in
our
government
there's
just
so
many
things.
We
don't
know
right
now
like
how
long
before
things
get
back
to
normal.
We
only
really
know
what
normal
is
gonna
look
like
will
social
distancing
become
a
staple
life,
will
masks
become
a
fashion
accessory,
will
hand-sanitizer
become
common
on
every
corner
and
every
checkout
count,
and
we
wrestle
with
other
questions
like
how
deep
will
revenues
drop,
how
long
before
they
recover?
A
How
much
of
our
reserve
fund
balance
will
be
needed
to
finish
this
year
and
balance
the
fiscal
year
21
button
staff
has
recommended
very
conservative
assumptions.
It
should
allow
us
to
navigate
this
financial
hardship.
Our
hope
is.
Revenues
will
rebound
more
quickly
and
we'll
be
able
to
consider
mid-year
budget
assumptions
to
address
known
capital
needs.
Given
our
current
situation
and
an
uncertain
path
to
recovery,
it
is
going
to
be
more
critical
than
ever
as
a
community
that
we
do
everything
we
can
to
patronize
act,
our
local
business
system.
Our
success
frankly,
depends
on
their
success.
A
The
as
we
look
to
get
our
business
community
actively
engaged
in
in
in
commerce
again.
We
know
that
it's
it's
gonna,
it's
gonna,
be
completely
different
in
the
hard
part
for
us.
Is
we
really
don't
have
any
compare
list?
We've
gone
back
to
staff
is
going
back
to
the
recession
of
2008.
It
was
it's
deep
and
as
long
as
any
recession
we've
had
in
in
history,
but
even
that
is
a
completely
different
animal
that
was
led
by
real
estate.
This
is
something
that
is
caused
entirely
a
germ.
A
A
I'm
gonna
tell
you
a
couple
of
highlighted
things
that
we
did
manage
to
keep
in
this
budget,
because
this
budget
is
very
austere.
We
protected
our
fund
balance
because,
frankly,
we
don't
know
how
much
of
it
we're
going
to
need
to
get
through
the
few
months
where
we've
had
really
low
sales
and
low
sales
tax
revenue
and
how
much
it'll
take
to
get
to
get
over
the
hump
as
we
move
into
FY
21,
so
we're
gonna,
we
budgeted
some
capital
purchases,
but
we
have
delayed
them
until
mid
year.
A
Hope
is
by
then
we'll
have
been
able
to
observe
how
our
revenues
are
flowing
now,
quickly
we're
getting
back
to
sort
of
a
normal
flat,
leftover
Columbus
and
then
make
those
decisions
we
we
did
focus
on
some
necessary
safety
items
like
like
additional
turnout
gear
and
and
the
reductive
to
decontaminate
them
for
fire
and
EMS.
These
were
some
items
that
we
desperately
needed
to
make
sure
that
the
folks
are
taking
care
of
our
citizens
taken
care
of.
We
work
to
hold
insurance
premiums
without
an
increase
again
this
year.
A
It
was
important
to
us
not
to
add
any
extra
burden
to
our
employees.
We
we
also
continue
to
emphasize
the
elimination
of
substandard
housing.
You
know
we
put
a
million
dollars
in
the
budget
last
year.
Obviously,
that's
not
going
to
happen
issue.
We
had
hoped
for
half
a
million,
but
we
ended
up
with
is
250,000,
which
is
still
500
percent
more
than
what
we've
had
in
years
prior
to
FY
20.
A
A
We
would
have
loved
to
make
it
effective
in
June,
but
the
current
financial
situation,
just
frankly,
does
not
allow
so
we're
very
focused
on
trying
to
take
care
again
of
the
people
who
take
care
of
our
citizens.
The
recommended
budget
is
balanced:
280
million
four
hundred
sixty
one
dollars
and
six
hundred
forty
forty
four
hundred
sixty
one
thousand
six
hundred
forty
two
dollars,
which
represents
a
decrease
of
one
point,
five,
two
percent
from
the
budget
last
year.
A
G
H
Thank
you,
I
guess:
Thank
You,
mr.
city
manager,
Thank
You.
Mr.
mayor,
as
the
city
manager
mentioned,
we
do
I
am
in
the
process
as
we
speak,
I
just
don't
want
to
send
it
out
prematurely
before
the
mayor
prison
at
the
budget
to
to
you
all,
but
I'm
and
within
the
next
five
minutes,
or
so
you
all
should
receive
a
link
on
this
link
contains
all
of
the
documents
that
are
typically
provided
to
Council
via
the
job
Drive.
It
includes
all
the
the
budget
requests
that
we
have
from
the
various
departments
and
elected
officials.
H
It
also
includes
a
electronic
copy
of
the
recommended
budget
book
in
its
entirety.
That
document
is
also
being
published,
as
we
speak
to
the
CCG
home
page
under
the
popular
resources
section.
It
is
also
available
on
the
finance
departments
website
and
as
a
city
manager
mentioned
for
the
ones
that
desire
desire
books
will
have
those
delivered
tomorrow
for
everyone
else.
When
we
meet
physically
we'll
certainly
have
a
book.
If,
if
you
are
stealing
in
the.
A
A
G
H
Yes,
so
as
the
city
manager
mentioned,
the
budget
review
schedule
will
also
be
displayed
on
the
length
that
you'll
receive
tonight
momentarily,
but
the
first
budget
review
session
is
scheduled
for
next
Tuesday
May
5th.
It's
scheduled
to
begin
at
2
p.m.
this
would
be
before
the
proclamation
meeting.
Obviously,
the
vehicle
that
we
will
use
will
be
Microsoft
team,
so
it'll,
be
there
it'll
function
very
much
like
our
council
meetings
in
terms
of
how
that
meeting
will
be
conducted.
H
Currently,
what's
on
the
schedule
for
the
meeting
next
week
is
obviously
an
overview
of
the
budget
by
myself
and
then
also
we
have
our
benefits
consultant
NFP.
They
will
be
joining
us
to
provide
a
healthcare
update,
as
they
typically
do
during
this
time.
So
that
is
on
for
the
fifth
that
May
12th
is
the
next
scheduled
date
that
will
immediately
follow
the
council
meeting
or
a
begin
at
12:00
p.m.
whichever
one
comes.
First
review
sessions
will
begin
at
12:00
or
immediately
following
the
council
meeting
on
May
12.
H
They
may
19th.
That
is
a
standalone
session
and
strictly
for
budget
review
scattered
to
begin
at
9
a.m.
and
it'll
be
department
presentations
that
will
occur
currently
they're,
not
on
the
schedule
for
the
twelve
or
the
19th.
But
I
would
imagine
once
the
budget
is
posted
online,
we're
in
the
process
of
sending
out
all
of
the
recommended
on
departmental
summary
sheets.
All
the
departments
they'll
have
those
by
tomorrow
morning.
H
F
A
H
A
H
C
A
A
D
A
D
I
Proposal
to
make
a
second
plan
amendment
to
the
deferred
comp
plan,
which
CSG
sponsors
hurts
employees,
so
they
could
choose
to
have
part
of
their
pay
withheld
to
contribute
toward
a
retirement
savings
investment
account.
No
CCG
funds
are
contributed
to
this
plan,
but
the
Internal
Revenue
has
many
provisions
which
restrict
the
way
funds
are
handled
in
these
plans
and,
typically
an
employee's
access
to
the
funds
short
of
retirement
is
heavily
limited
or
penalized.
I
However,
the
recent
cares
Act
because
of
the
corona
crisis,
had
contained
three
provisions
which
are
designed
to
make
it
easier
for
people
to
access
their
savings
in
their
deferred
comp
plans
during
this
period
of
emergency.
The
options
include
distributions
loans
and
required
minimum
and
distributions
waiver
provisions.
So
essentially
the
first
proposed
change
which
you
have
to
approve
these
changes,
because
the
federal
law
does
not
make
them.
We
have
to
make
them
into
our
own
plan,
once
they're
permitted
by
the
federal
law.
So
that's
why
we're
here
tonight
to
do
this
anyway?
I
D
I
A
second
they
can
have
the
option
of
borrowing
against
their
account
up
to
a
hundred
percent.
The
value
of
the
account
four
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
also
the
care
sack,
recommends
that
all
required
minimum
distributions
for
those
over
age
70
be
excused
for
this
whole
year
and
then,
finally,
there
is
one
housekeeping
matter.
I
D
A
D
G
G
G
The
Liberty
theater
is
currently
in
a
state
of
disrepair
and
it
will
cost
an
estimated
three
million
dollars
to
repair
and
revitalize
the
facility.
Based
on
a
recent
assessment
requested
by
former
mayor
pro-tem,
evelyn
turnip
you
before
mayor
pro-tem,
Pugh
retired,
she
requested
that
we
do
an
assessment
of
repairs
needed
and
look
at
the
feasibility
of
the
city
taken
over
the
management
and
operation
of
the
Liberty
theater.
G
G
Revitalization
is
necessary
and
necessary
now
to
preserve
this
historic
structure
from
further
damage
and
deterioration.
We
have
learned
that
there
are
grant
opportunities
available
to
Liberty
theater.
If
the
facility
is
owned
by
the
city,
a
city
manager
I
recognize
and
acknowledge
the
Columbus
consolidated
government's
current
financial
dilemma.
As
a
result
of
the
current
unprecedented
pandemic,
we
must
prepare
for
the
difficult
financial
challenges
ahead
for
the
CCG
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic
and
wait.
The
decision
accept
the
Liberty
theater,
not
accept
the
Liberty
theater
or
accept
the
facility
with
conditions
and
understanding
upfront.
G
If
the
decision
is
made
to
accept
the
facility
total
revitalization
will
not
be
immediate,
but
in
phases
we
would
need
to
first
secure
the
facility
to
protect
it
from
further
damage
dealing
with
the
roof.
Then
we
would
be
able
to
focus
on
the
interior
of
the
building
and
system
replacements.
In
other
words,
the
facility
would
not
be
usable
immediately.
G
We
would
need
to
immediately
and
aggressively
secure
the
grants
available
right
now
and
then
look
for
other
grant
opportunities
and
other
outside
funding,
support
from
stakeholders,
the
private
sector
and
others,
though
it
would
be
challenging
I,
believe
we
can
be
successful
if
the
facility
is
accepted
by
the
city,
but
I
want
to
be
clear.
It
would
not
be
easy
and
it
would
not
be
immediate
and
I'm
not
prepared
to
provide
a
Tamland
tonight.
G
The
timeline
would
need
to
be
determined,
it
did
not
get
in
its
current
condition
overnight,
and
it
would
not
be
revitalized
and
made
ready
for
use
overnight.
Will
that
see
it?
If
the
decision
is
to
Excel,
it
would
cost
approximately
three
million
dollars
to
stabilize
and
revitalize
the
Liberty
Theatre
over
a
period
of
time
and
revitalization.
J
G
Be
done
in
phases
over
a
period
of
time
to
be
determined
once
revitalization
or
revitalized.
The
annual
operating
budget
is
projected
to
be
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
to
two
hundred
thousand
annually
for
direct
expenditures
plus
additional
pass-through
expenditures.
The
expectation
is
that
programming
would
offset
the
expenditures
once
the
facility
is
available
for
rental
and
programming.
G
G
Would
not
be
added
to
run
the
Liberty
theatre,
but
as
additional
support
staff
for
the
Civic
Center
and
taking
on
the
operations
and
added
responsibilities
of
the
Liberty
theater.
They
are
immediate.
There
are
immediate
funding
opportunities
available
to
start
the
stabilization
and
revitalization
effort.
There's
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollar
DCA
grant
and
the
status
of
that
grant
is
to
be
determined.
There's
a
fifty
thousand
dollar
Fox
grant.
G
The
status
of
that
grant
is
to
be
determined,
and
then
we
have
seven
hundred
and
forty
thousand
dollars
of
Liberty
district
special
purpose,
local
option
sales,
tax
funds
that
could
be
used
to
support
stabilizing
the
facility.
The
priority
for
the
Liberty
theater
would
be
maintain
the
historical
and
cultural
significance
of
the
theater
and
our
City
Council
to
a
point.
A
Liberty
theater
advisory
board
would
continue
the
Liberty
theater
brand
use
Liberty
theatre
letterhead
provide
the
Liberty
theater
its
own
telephone
number,
Liberty
theatre,
social
media
site,
a
Liberty
theatre
website.
G
We
would
link
the
Liberty
theatre
and
Civic
Center
websites
for
easy
access
to
information
contracts
for
the
Liberty
theater
would
be
between
the
Liberty
theatre
and
client.
All
ticketed
events
would
be
handled
through
Ticketmaster
no
different
than
with
Civic
Center
events.
The
city
would
not
assume
responsibility
for
any
outstanding
liabilities
of
the
Liberty
theatre
and
I'll
repeat
that
the
city
would
not
assume
any
responsibility
for
any
outstanding
liabilities
of
the
Liberty
theatre.
G
When
you
the
mayor,
took
office,
you
made
it
clear
to
me
a
city
manager,
you
said
to
me:
I,
want
my
administration
to
focus
on
how
to
get
things
done
when
the
request
is
made
by
citizens
rather
than
saying
no
or
figuring
out
how
not
to
get
it
done.
I
believe
that
we
can
figure
out
how
to
get
this
done.
G
Helped
get
things
done
if
it's
accepted
by
the
city,
and
so
we,
my
man,
can
get
it
done,
and
so
mayor
and
council,
pending
your
questions,
I
will
deal
with
the
district
councillor,
memin
Woodson
and
then
to
councillors,
Pop's
Barnes
and
Valerie
Thompson,
because
they
requested
that
I
bring
this
matter
before
you
tonight
on
my
agenda
and
so
may.
I
want
to
yield
to
the
district
councillor
Mimi
Woodson
at
the
Stan's.
K
City
manager,
Isaiah
excuse
my
voice
if
it
comes
and
goes
I'm
having
some
couple
health
issues,
but
I
did
acts.
I
see
how
to
put
it
back
on
on
the
agenda,
and
my
reason
is
that
I
would
received
a
call
asking
if
we
would
please
consider
putting
it
back
on
the
agenda
for
consideration.
The
reason
I
did
it
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
concerns,
a
lot
of
questions
and
I'll.
Let
each
of
my
colleagues
discuss
their
or
say
what
they
they
want
to
say.
K
One
condition
that
I
would
like
to
put
on
this
request
of
approval
is
that
representative
Calvin
Smyre
be
part
of
the
fundraising
and
he
will
meet
with
the
private
sector
to
do
a
private
partnership
to
ensure
the
success
in
reopening
of
this
historical
site.
I'm
asking
this
because
every
time
we're
gonna
do
something
for
the
Liberty
District.
Something
always
happens
that
we
never
get
anything
done
there.
This
is
an
opportunity.
I
know
some
have
said
the
financials
or
or
some
of
the
other
things
that
are
going
on
with
the
Liberty
District.
K
To
me,
that
is
not
something
that
we
need
to
get
involved.
I
think
what
we
need
to
know
is
what
actually
are
the
problems?
We
know
the
problems.
How
will
we
be
able
to
fix
it?
If
we
can
I
understand?
We
have
the
coronavirus
I
understand
that
we
have
a
difficult
time
right
now,
with
the
budget,
the
city
manager
was
able
to
show
where
there's
some
funding,
that
we
can
get
started
but
applying
for
grants
and
getting
that
private
partnership
I
think
we
can
I
feel
confident.
We
can
do
it.
K
Here's
another
reason
why
I'm
so
in
supported
of
it
not
so
much.
It
gives
an
opportunity
for
small,
smaller,
smaller
venue
for
our
citizens
to
use
it's
a
good
property
so
that
the
arts,
the
Arts
in
our
community,
has
an
opportunity.
I'm
gonna
use
an
example,
but
I'm
not
gonna
name
names,
because
I
don't
want
to
put
anyone
in
a
position.
I
know
there
was
a
dinner
dinner
theater
that
happened
over
last
summer.
They
had
to
run
an
area
what
was
very
expensive
and
they
had
to
limit
it.
K
So
if
the
performance
could
have
been
better
could
have
been
more
on
participant
if
they
had
a
better
venue.
A
lot
of
venues
that
people
try
to
get,
but
it's
too
expensive.
This
will
give
an
opportunity
for
a
venue
for
people
to
use
for
weddings
or
family
gathers
that
wouldn't
be
as
expensive.
It
won't
be
competing
with
others,
but
it
will
give
our
community
an
opportunity
to
use
the
Arts.
There
are
so
many
people
out
there
that
need
to
practice
they
put
on
their
own
independent
place.
K
For
example,
I
saw
on
12th
Street,
one
and
probably
one
of
the
buildings.
There
was
a
group
of
people
there.
The
mayor,
the
gentleman
was
one
of
the
people
that
spoke,
I
had
a
dream
and
what
the
dream
can
do
for
us.
I
see
no
I'm
always
go
over
there
to
practice
and
I
asked
him
why
he
said
there
was
nowhere
else
to
go.
He
would
say
well
we're
trying
to
see
a
place
where
we
can
do
our
play.
K
What
this
gives
an
opportunity
and
I
know
this
city
when
it
wants
to
do
something
and
in
degrees
I
know.
The
city
comes
together,
I'm
not
saying
we're.
Gonna
do
this
tomorrow,
but
I
think
we
do
need
to
preserve
black
history
and
in
that
area,
everything's
being
tear
down
everything's
being
done.
Everyone
says
what
they
want
to
do.
Everyone
is
saying
what
they're
going
to
do,
but
nothing's
been
done.
K
This
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
preserve
some
history
that
theater
and
give
something
for
the
community
I
feel
very
confident
that
funding
will
come
from
the
community
and
I
feel
very
confident
that
representative
calvin
smart
will
we'll
work
on
that
to
help
us
to
succeeded.
So
I
would
like
to
hear
everything
that
my
colleagues
are
asking,
but
I
would
like,
if
possible,
a
vote
in
the
vote.
Can
we
vote
to
accept
it
with
conditions?
K
If
these
conditions
are
not
met,
then
we
will
not
fall
in
agreement
to
take
the
liberty
district
theater,
the
city
manager
can
come
back
and
tell
us
if
all
the
other
requirements,
all
our
questions
were
met,
and
it
will
be
done
completely.
I
understand,
there's
a
lot
a
lot
of
different
variables
out
there
in
different
conversations,
but
right
now
the
only
compensation
that
I'm
concerned
about
is
the
building
itself.
K
It's
preserving
history,
opportunity
for
other
artists
out
there
that
don't
have
them
all
the
means
they
can
do
some,
but
not
all
have
the
ability
to
use
that
facility.
So
much
can
be
done
if
we
have
the
right
staff
and
the
right
people
in
place
and
I
feel
confident
our
Civic
Center
and
our
staff
can
make
it
work.
I
feel
confident
that
they
will
find
the
money
and
I'm
asking
and
I'm
pleading
to
my
colleagues,
let's
finally
get
something
done
in
the
Liberty
district.
Ask
your
questions.
L
L
L
L
L
L
B
Most
of
my
life,
when
I
left
for
school
and
I
understand
the
history
of
the
Liberty
district
and
the
Liberty
theatre
city
manager,
Isaiah
hugely.
He
answered
some
of
the
questions
that
I
had
one
was
about
an
advisory
board
so
that
we
can
put
other
people
on
this
board
that
will
be
able
to
help
us
make
some
decisions.
I
think
we
need
to
be
transparent
and
I.
Keep
saying
that
in
what
we're
doing.
One
thing
that
the
community
is
saying
is
that
we
have
not
been
transparent.
B
My
phone
has
been
ringing
off
the
hook
about
what's
going
on
with
the
Liberty.
The
Liberty
have
said
for
many
many
years
to
get
in
the
condition
that
it
is
in
and
I
am
for
the
city
taking
it
and
doing
what
we
can,
but
also
getting
signs
from
private
sectors
and
grants
and
I
feel
that's
what
we
need
to
do.
Thank
you.
E
But
one
point
I
heard
earlier
about
the
citizens
calling
all
over
to
talk
about
it.
I'm
getting
numerous
phone
calls
to
see
the
citizens
of
screaming
loudly
that
they
have
not
had
a
chance
to
meet
talk
about
it.
Some
of
the
people
that
want
these
Citizens
Advisory
Board
the
times
have
been
changed.
At
some
point,
I
told
I
did
mention
that
the
council
in
the
past
it
had
been
changed
from
5:00
5:30
5:30
6
o'clock
to
the
noon
time.
They
couldn't
make
the
meeting.
E
So
it's
kind
of
like
the
committees
and
things
were
put
together
to
move
the
agenda
the
way
they
wanted
to
move.
They
are
screaming
that
they
have
had
no
input.
They
are
screaming
that
they
listen
to
me
at
the
March
9th
meeting
request
an
opportunity
to
get
into
the
Liberty
and
talk
about
what
was
going
on
and
to
see
it
and
get
some
quotes,
and
things
of
that
nature
was
unable
to
enter
the
facility
at
all
in
this
period
of
time,
private
investors
to
return
it
back
to
the
people.
E
E
Who
would
pick
up
the
debt
which
I
think
to
see
the
manager?
Someone
mentioned
the
private
investors
said
the
same
thing.
I
was
not
willing
to
pick
up
any
depth
of
the
Liberty
at
this
point
in
time,
but
he's
willing
to
let
them
take
care
of
their
debt
and
make
that
zero
out
in
order
to
come
in
clean
cleanly
and
take
the
property
over
I
do
have
a
question
when
I
finished
as
far
as
the
dca
monies
and
things
with
the
budgets
being
the
way
they
are
now
with
the
state.
E
The
group
that
I'm
working
with
has
not
had
the
opportunity
to
come
in
and
take
a
look
at
all.
It
seems
to
be
a
well-rehearsed
play.
Everybody
is
learning
lines
and
I.
Just
don't
understand.
What's
going
on
so
I
keep
asking
a
question
why?
Why
was
it
that
you
know?
Council
was
generous
enough
to
give
me
time
to
go
in
and
get
the
numbers
together,
but
for
some
odd
reason,
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
walk
in
at
all
and
see
it.
You
know
never
could
get
in
some
of
the
things
they
talked
about
today.
E
Why
is
not?
Why
would
the
private
investors
not
be
given
the
same
opportunity
to
at
least
take
a
look
at
it
and
have
the
same
conditions
placed
upon
them,
but
with
with
with
the
I,
do
have
to
address
the
point
of
because
I
had
this
conversation
this
morning
it
was
brought
to
my
attention.
You
know
that
every
time
we
get
to
this
point
we
talk
about
the
Liberty.
Theater
has
not
moved
forward
because
opportunities
have
availed
themselves
and
no
one
was
able
already
to
take
advantage
of
them.
E
E
E
So
for
now
be
quiet
for
right
now,
but
I,
just
I,
don't
I,
don't
I,
don't
get
the
big
hurry
right
now
that
the
city
could
go
in
and
take
on
more
debt
at
this
time
and
that
the
fact
that
we
don't
get
an
opportunity
to
secure
the
premises
as
far
as
the
rooftops
and
things
of
that
nature
is
just
you
know,
I'll
yield
at
this
point
to
listen
in
for
a
minute.
I
made
shine
back
in
Thank
You.
L
L
You
so
I
know
that
from
March
9th
until
the
present
that
if
anyone
was
interested
that
there
I
can't
imagine
any
reason
that
would
prevent
them
from
contacting
you
are
loading
you
to
this,
because
you
one
of
the
things
that
you've
made
clear
all
along
even
when
we
had
to
delay
with
my
counselor,
is
that
the
one
thing
that
you're
interested
in
is
retaining
and
repairing
and
keeping
the
history.
The
building
of
the
Liberty
District
in
the
Liberty
district
area
is
that
correct,
you've
always
been
available.
G
Where
councillor
huff
has
indicated,
he
made
a
phone
call
to
the
Liberty
theatre
and
left
messages
and
did
not
get
return.
Calls
and
and
I
said
to
Council
huff.
I
said,
of
course,
I
know
that
you
know
Kevin,
smiley
and
I
know
that
you
know
he's
the
chair
of
the
board
and
I
recommended
that
Council
called
Calvin,
Smyre
II
and
then
also
told
council
Huff
that
Shay
Anderson
is
the
executive
director
and
I
know
that
he
knows
the
father,
Robert,
ender
and
then
I
suggested.
G
Maybe
he
should
call
one
of
them
and
so
because
they
would
be
the
ones
with
keys
to
the
door
and
would
be
able
to
let
him
eat,
and
so
it
sounds
like
there's.
A
disconnect
between
council
huffing
represented
cameras,
Mary
and
I'll
be
happy
to
facilitate
the
two
of
you
meet
facilitator,
but
I
know
that
you
have
a
relationship
with
him
just
like
I
do,
and
everybody
on
this
call
so
I
know
that
he
could
probably
help
you
with
your
concerns.
Counsel,
okay,.
E
At
this
point,
let
me
say
this
I
did
finally
get
a
return,
call
to
my
office
from
Shay
Anson
and
in
returning.
My
two
phone
calls.
I
call
the
back
twice
that
I
never
heard
back
and
in
my
conversation
with
representative
Calvin
Smyre,
our
discussion
was
that
beau
it
met
the
boy,
it
made
a
decision
and
the
boat
was
not
entertaining
any
private
investors
or
anyone
coming
in
to
view
the
facility,
because
the
board
decision
had
been
made.
G
G
Control
center,
for
that
you
know,
needs
to
be
preserved
and
and
I'm
watching
it
day
by
day
deteriorating,
and
if
we
don't
do
something
and
do
something
quickly,
it's
going
to
continue
to
rain
in
that
facility
and
it's
going
to
further
deteriorate
and
it's
going
to
cost
more
to
get
it
done
and
and
I
have
no
idea
who
your
private
investors
are
and
I.
Don't
know.
G
If
you
shared
that
with
a
represent
inspire
II,
you
know
that's
something:
I
can't
silicate,
but
I
can
show
you
that
I've
studied
this
I,
looked
at
it
and
and
I
think
that
we
have
some
immediate
resources
that
we
can
secure
that
to
to
minimize
in
further
deterioration
and-
and
we
need
to
do
it
and
we
need
to
do
it
now
and
I.
Don't
know
how
long
your
deal
if
there's
deal
with
private
investors
will
take,
but
that's
a.
G
E
It
was
a
board
decision,
but
it
didn't
take
very
long
from
March
9th
up
until
about
probably
two
weeks
later,
I
could
have
a
decision
because
I
promise
you
the
mayor,
attorneys
counsel,
everyone
and
the
citizens
that
I
would
do
everything
together
and
come
back,
and
if
the
city
and
I'm
interested
in
dealing
with
that
I
will
come
forward
and
let
you
all
know
who
everybody
who
all
the
players
were
and
there's
no
sense
in
devotion
who
the
players
are.
If
we
can't
get
in
the
building.
G
I'm
gonna
believe
that
you
and
and
and
I,
can
only
present
to
you
a
plan.
I've
worked
with
my
staff
on
that.
We
can
move
forward,
if
approved
by
council
right
now,
and
we
can
do
it
without
being
a
burden
on
the
city
with
the
funding.
We
know
that
we
have
in
hand
and
then
with
representative
Calvin,
Smyre,
II
and
others
in
the
community.
G
We
can
work
with
them
for
to
secure
additional
minutes
and
in
private
sector
funding
and
I
know
that
it
has
been
mention
that
that
about
the
dca
granite
and
I
just
received
the
text
from
representative
smiley.
That
says
from
DC
a
commission
of
Christopher
noon
and
there's
a
quotation
it's
in
quotes.
No
money
has
been
D
obligated
in
quotes.
This
should
be
no
issue
and
that's
finally
DC
a
commission
first
for
nine.
If
that
helps
you
with
any
question
about
the
fifty
thousand
dollar
grant,
and
we.
J
G
E
Let
me
say
this:
that
will
be
clear.
There's
no
doubt
of
all
the
good
representative.
Smyre
has
done,
there's
no
doubt
about
his
relationships
around
the
city
to
state
in
the
country
and
possibly
the
world.
There's
no
doubt
that
he
can
go
out
and
get
funding.
That's
that's!
No
doubt
there's
no
doubt
on
that
part.
E
The
part
is
while
that
side
is
going
on
there's
just
the
question
that
needs
to
be
answered
is
if
I
had
been
able
to
get
into
the
building
between
March
9
and
April
28th,
and
there
was
some
interest
in
the
city
working
with
the
private
investors.
Possibly
the
rooftop
could
have
had
a
cover
on
it
analogous
to
stop
the
water
until
we
couldn't
negotiate,
it
I
mean
so
as
far
as
deterioration.
That
happens,
because
the
city
hadn't
made
a
decision
and
the
private
investors
can't
make
a
decision.
G
Well,
you
know
I'm
trying
to
find
worst
say,
but
you
know
the
bulwark
of
the
Liberty
theatre
sent
us
a
letter
and
I
know
that
the
board
took
a
vote
and,
and
so
they've
made
a
request
and
we're
dealing
with
a
person
who
is
as
been
a
doer
and
will
continue
to
be
a
doer
in
this
community
and
I.
Think
that
we
can,
if
we
partner
with
Calvin
Smyre
I,
think
we
can
save
the
Liberty.
E
G
A
M
I'm
not
I'm
not
ready
to
approve
this
request
until
all
avenues
have
been
addressed
and
if
a
private
investor
wants
to
look
into
this
and
possibly
have
a
private
investor,
invest
in
it
versus
the
city,
I'd
like
to
go
down
that
Avenue.
First
I
think
that
the
city
taking
over
this,
the
Liberty
theater
can
create
financial
issues
for
us,
especially
in
this
financially
difficult
time
and
I'm,
just
not
ready
for
us
to
take
that
on,
especially
if
we
have
private
investors
that
are
being
held
back
from
making
a
bid
on
this
property.
It
is
common.
M
It
is
very
common
in
real
estate
on
a
commercial
real
estate
deal
that
private
investors
will
remain
anonymous
until
you
know
until
they're
ready
to
reveal
themselves,
and
sometimes
that
doesn't
even
happen
till
after
the
transaction
is
completed
and
it's
for
multiple
races
and
so
I
I.
Don't
think
we
should
be
first
on
the
block.
I
think
we
should
be
the
last
on
the
block,
I
I,
think.
If
there's
private
investor
investors
there,
we
should
give
them
the
opportunity
to
make
an
offer.
A
Well,
you
know
I,
think
I,
think
that's
I
mean
I
understand
exactly
where
counsel
crabs
coming
from
the
only
point
I
would
make
is
that
the
city
is
not
a
party
goodness
in
these
negotiations
at
all.
This
is
this:
is
it's
it's
a
negotiation
that
takes
place
with
the
board
of
the
Liberty
City
doesn't
have
any
say
something
that
so
we're.
You
know
we're
kind
of
just
waiting
until
all
that
all
that
is
handled.
N
Down
here
contributed
money
to
it,
so
I
want
it
saved,
but
and
if
you
would
ask
me
this
question
before
the
virus-
and
we
had
to
make
a
decision,
I
probably
would
have
said:
let's
go
get
it.
I
am
really
worried
right
now,
where
our
finances
are
I,
know
their
grants
and
I
know
that
tan
money
is
there.
A
private
investor
also
could
use
that
tan
money.
I
guess.
N
A
N
F
Mr.
mayor,
this
is
Thomas,
I
have
a
number
of
questions
and
I
want
to
say
right
up
front.
One
of
the
I
think
the
intent
of
everybody
on
this
phone
call
and
everybody
that
we
have
talked
to
is
to
save
the
Liberty
creator.
The
question
is:
how
do
we
do
that?
How
do
we
go
about
doing
that
and
I
have
a
number
of
questions
that
mainly
revolve
around.
Quite
frankly,
the
financing
at
the
Liberty
District,
one
of
the
first
things
that
I
would
want
to
see
is
the
theatres
financial
statement.
Do
they
have
any
money?
F
How
much
money
do
they
have?
What
kind
of
funding
do
they
have?
I
also
want
to
know
the
city
manager
said
something
about
the
taking
on
the
liability
of
the
theater.
Has
how
much
is
that?
What
kind
of
liability
is
it
is
that
an
ongoing
liability,
the
issue
that
we
have
with
putting
this
entity
under
the
civic
center?
For
example,
the
Civic
Center-
gets
two
percent
of
the
hotel-motel
tax
to
run
its
programs,
our
hotel-motel
tax.
F
We
don't
have
any
clue
what
this
pen
Demick,
what
this
current
financial
situation
has
done
to
our
hotel-motel
tax,
except
we
do
know
that
five
of
the
largest
hotels
in
Columbus
have
closed
and
have
been
closed
for
a
couple
of
weeks,
and
so
there's
no
hotel-motel
tax
or
sales
tax
coming
in
what
kind
of
impact
has
that
had
on
us
and
I?
Think
the
same
thing
goes
with
the
grants
that
we're
talking
about
not
only
from
the
state
of
Georgia
but
grants
from
any
other
entity.
F
F
It's
been
said
several
times
by
several
people
tonight
about
the
deterioration,
the
physical
building.
So
what
has
the
Liberty
theater
board
done
to
stop
the
deterioration
of
their
property?
I,
don't
know
nobody
has
been
able
to
say
that
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
think
we
need
to
find
out
and-
and
quite
frankly,
Clifton
may
be
able
to
answer
this,
but
I
don't
know
that
he
will
without
some
study
and
that's
what
I'm
looking
for
is
some
study
right
now.
F
F
Is
there
some
combination
along
the
way
I've
talked
to
about
three
people
in
the
last
couple
of
days,
who
are
very
knowledgeable
about
501c3
operations,
I've
gotten
about
seven
different
answers
from
those
three
people,
and
so
I
would
want,
and
none
of
them
are
experts
in
the
field.
So
that's,
and
there
are
a
lot
of
those
kinds
of
questions
that
I
think
we
need
to
have
some
answers
to
before
we
take
on
this
debt.
F
I,
don't
know
the
three
million
dollars
we've
been
told
that
that's
to
do
some
repairing
it
has
not
been
mentioned,
I
believe
and
all
of
those
conversations
about
what
that
three
million
dollars
would
do
and
what
it
would
repair.
Is
there
any
repair
on
the
theater
portion
itself
on
the
portion
where
the
theater
seats
and
the
stage
and
the
all
of
that
there's
it's
been
the
roof.
It's
been
the
kitchen,
it's
been
some
of
those
other
kinds
of
things
that
granted
need
to
be
repaired
and
replaced,
but
so
does
that
theater
portion?
F
How
much
is
that
gonna
cost-
and
you
know
I'm
a
little
concerned
about
the
three
million
dollar
figure.
I,
don't
know
what
that
entails.
We
had
not
seen
any
financial
statement
that
says
we're
going
to
have
to
pay
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
for
the
roof
and
a
half
a
million
dollars
for
the
kitchen
or
whatever
it's
just
a
three
million
dollars
and
in
fact,
we've
not
been
told
who
gave
us
that
figure.
It
was
somebody
that
we've
worked
with
okay.
So
who
is
that
the
the
issue
with
the
employees?
F
Are
we
going
to
put
this
we're
gonna?
Have
current
employees
work
the
theater
if
we
are
I'm
not
sure
where
they'll
get
the
time
to
do
that
there
they
have
full-time
jobs?
Now
are
we
gonna
hire
employees
in
this
economic
situation
in
this
financial
situation,
where
we
don't
have,
we
do
not
know,
what's
gonna
happen
or
how
long
this
financial
situation
is
going
to
gonna
hit
us
and
I.
F
Just
think
that
we
need
to
slow
down
a
little
bit
and
get
some
answers
and
I'm
sure
there
are
other
questions
out
there
from
other
people,
but
I
just
think
we
need
to
slow
down
and
I
am
NOT.
I
am
not
in
favor
of
saying
we're,
gonna
buy
it,
and
then
we
need
to
answer
all
these
questions.
I
want
I,
want
it.
Reversed
I
want
the
questions
answered
that
not
only
counselors
have,
but,
as
counsel
Huff
said,
some
of
our
citizens
have
and
then
we
can
decide.
Is
this
something
that
the
city
wants
to
do?
F
One
of
them
I
follow.
Counselors
was
talking
the
other
day
about
the
relationship
that
we
had
with
Port
Columbus.
We
didn't.
We
didn't
take
over
the
running
of
the
naval,
the
National
Civil
War
naval
museum,
but
we
did
help
them
with
a
money
from
the
city.
Have
we
looked
into
that?
You
know
I,
don't
know
and
I'm
not
asking
anybody
to
answer
any
of
those
questions
tonight,
because
I
want
to
I,
want
to
see
the
documentation,
and
where
did
you
get
your
figures?
And
you
know
I'm,
just
I'm,
just
very
nervous
about.
F
What's
what
we're
being
asked
to
do?
I
think
that
we
have
got
to
somebody
and
the
city
as
much
as
we
can
has
got
to
save
the
Liberty
theatre,
but
I
don't
know
that
tonight,
I'm
ready
with
enough
answers
to
vote
that
we
will
take
over
the
ownership
of
the
theater.
Do
it
does
that
mean
here's
another
question
for
you
if
we
say
we're
gonna
take
over
the
ownership
of
the
theater.
F
Does
that
mean
we're
gonna
take
over
the
property
and
the
building,
but
not
the
Liberty
theatre
incorporated
the
entity
that
runs
the
theater
that
collects
the
money
that
does
the
fundraiser?
Is
that
included
or
not
I,
don't
know,
that's
another
question
that
that
is
out
there.
There's
just
lots
of
them
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
be
much
more
careful
about
what
we're
doing
in
this
financial
climate.
Thank
you.
O
When
you
go
to
the
strong
cities,
it
talks
about
how
City
and
go
in
and
take
over
all
these
distort
properties,
and
you
know
get
them
right
and
get
them
off
and
get
them
running.
And
things
happen
only
to
find
out
that
they
just
can't
carry
the
cost
of
the
operations.
And
then
they
want
to
close
them
down
and
the
city's
wide
struggling
with
cell
phone,
the
going
to
meet
the
the
operations
and
the
services
of
the
city
and
then
only
to
war
on
the
verge
of
bankruptcy.
But.
O
Just
you
know
I
feel
like
we're
going
somewhat
against
our
policy
right
now,
and
our
policy
is
that
we
should
have
some
concrete
information
visit.
The
city
is
really
looking
at
this
as
an
option.
I
think
there
are
so
many
questions
that
I
have
that
I
don't
have
time
enough
tonight
to
present
it,
and
you
know
the.
O
Over
to
the
state
so
I'm
sure
the
things
that
I
want
to
make
sure
that
are
the
plan
that
we
know
happen,
and
then
we
don't
get
stuck
or
we're
not
in
a
position
where
we
get
stuck
and
we
got
to
carry
the
carry
the
bill
later.
Those
are
things
that
I'm
free
plan-
all
I
have
right
now
is,
is
basically
these
two
a
one-page
document
that
just
says
the
recommendation
is
to
take
it
over
kind
of
like
what
the
city
manager
said
and
and
I
really
don't
have
anything.
O
O
O
We're
talking
about
I'd
like
to
see
a
feasibility
study
I'd
like
to
see
like
it
was
stated
both
sides
of
the
balance
sheet.
Both
revenue
and
expenditure
I
want
to
see
something
in
concrete
before
we
just
take
something
on
I
think
the
auctions.
Are
there
there's
a
lot
of
options
that
are
out
there
and
I?
You
know
everything
shut
down,
I
mean
there's
no
events,
there's
no
gathering,
there's
no
nothing
going
on
right
now,
I
mean
I.
O
O
Raise
money
to
commit
raise
money
and
someone
on
this
I
haven't
seen.
You
know
you're
telling
me
that
it
hasn't
been
supported,
I
mean
I,
don't
know
what's
happening
over
there
from
an
Operations
standpoint
and
what
all
the
sudden,
if
the
city
tasers
over
how
come
all
of
a
sudden,
it's
going
to
just
I,
don't
understand
that.
I
need
to
really
know
how
we're
going
to
use
this
facility.
If
we
take
it
all,
but.
O
O
There's
only
one
documentation,
they're
gonna
want
information,
so
I
think
work
is
perfect
and
doing
that
now,
these
things
going
in
our
community
as
well,
but
we
can't
be
the
cure-all,
stop
all
in
all
these
matters
and
we
really
need
to
understand
what
direction
we're
going
in
and
how
we're
going
to
handle
this,
and
it's
just
not
a
bad.
Well,
it's
not
a
good
time
in
the
environment.
We
ran
to
be
really
be.
O
O
There
for
everybody,
if
we
don't
do
that
or
we
just
doing
it
for
this,
are
we
gonna
be
that
for
all
the
other
organizations?
So
as
soon
as
we
start
opening
the
door
on
that,
you
don't
just
least
one
to
the
to
the
next
I
just
feel
like.
We
really
need
to
have
a
a
better
concrete
plan
of
how
we're
gonna
move
forward
and
I
want
it.
I
want
it
live.
You
know,
hope
people
will
step
up
and
make
those
commitments.
O
I
just
still
feel
like
it's
somewhat
of
a
in
any
position
of
speculation,
and
we
don't
have
our
hands
around.
We
know
everybody
kind
of
feels
like
what
you
know
their
position
and
what
they
want
out
of
it.
But
we
really
don't
have
a
clear
understanding
of
how
this
that's.
What
to
do
this
right
now
and
I
do
know.
We
have
time
to
continue
to
work
through
this.
O
All
those
commitments
and
everything
we
are
saying
is
viable
doable
and
that
we
can
make
it
happen
and
I
just
don't
think
personally
that
I'm
ready
to
do
it
today
with
this
up
heard
twice
about
this,
this
is
all
I
have
and
I
keep
going
back
to
what.
Why
have
we
determined
all
of
a
sudden
that
we
just
need
to
take
over
this
facility.
O
O
O
Don't
have
to
do
anything
today
because
I
mean
the
Civic
Center.
Should
everything
shut
down
right
now,
there's
no
gatherings
events
meetings
and
even
if
there
are
you're
gonna
have
to
be.
You
know:
I,
don't
even
know
how
it's
gonna
work
and
play
out
when
the
doors
open
up
but
I,
just
don't
see
those
things
happening
anytime
soon,
so
I
think
we
got
time.
I
feel
comfortable.
O
We
got
time
to
continue
to
work
on
this,
and
that
would
be
a
saying
that
I'm
totally
against
it
I'm
just
saying
that
I
need
to
you
know
I
think
we
need
to
have
a
better
concrete
plan
in
hiding
that
we
can
really
look
at
and
evaluate.
So
we
all
know
where
we're
at
we're
on
the
same
page,
what
direction
we're
heading.
H
A
K
Just
want
to
say
that
I
understand
everyone's
concern
and
everyone.
Some
questions,
I
think
that
everybody
brought
some
good
points
and
there's
some
points
that
I
didn't
agree
with,
and
some
III
did
agree
with
I
understand
House
concerned
because
I've
been
working
with
him,
so
I
know
exactly
what
it
is.
I
see
what
Glenn
is
saying:
I
understand,
house
I
understand
everyone.
That's
spoken,
but
I
do
want
to
say
this
that
we
can't
dictate
what
the
board
does
and
haven't
done.
Why
these
things
haven't
come
acceptable
or
not.
K
Why
is
not
the
community
behind
the
Liberty?
We
can't
answer
those
questions.
That's
not
what
we're
here
for
today
we
were
here
to
for
today
was
the
building
was
preserving
the
historical
of
the
building,
their
finances.
What
they've
done
with
money?
They
didn't
do
money,
I,
don't
think!
That's
our
place,
I
think
that's
the
community
IRS
and
everybody
else's
place,
but
ours
I
think
the
decision
was
would
do
we
want
to
serve
this
building.
Did
we
want
to
take
over
this
building
and
I?
K
Think
the
city
manager
did
an
excellent
job
in
outlining
some
funds,
some
directions.
Representatives
smari
has
agreed
to
help
with
the
with
the
fundraising
and
I
know
for
a
fact
that
when
we
want
to
get
behind
something,
we
find
the
means
and
we
do
it
and
we
really
want
to
so
I'm
little
disappointed.
I
was
hoping
more
that
we
can
go
ahead
and
answer
the
questions
or
get
the
information
that
we
needed
in
order
to
go
with
the
the
transfer
of
the
building,
because
I
had
a
question
myself.
K
If
the
nonprofit
sold
the
property
who
collects
the
money
and
who
will
collect
the
money,
is
whoever
has
the
liberty
district
C
that
will
collect
the
money
and
tax
payers
money
has
been
placed
in
that
property,
for
you
know,
repairs
and
stuff
in
the
future.
So
that's
another.
You
know
another
concern,
so
maybe
the
board
fell
instead
of
selling
the
property
and
the
funding
going
to
the
board.
K
Let
it
go
to
the
city
and
do
their
portions,
but
since
everyone
seems
to
be
on
uncomfortable,
not
ready
to
save
save
the
building
as
of
today,
maybe
in
the
future,
if
it's
not
too
late,
I'm
hoping
that
maybe
we
can
get
everybody's
questions
answered,
we're
not
gonna
get
everybody's
hundred-percent
questions.
I
know
that
that
we're
not
going
to
probably
agree
all
of
it
but
I'm
going
to.
Instead
of
keeping
us
on
here
for
two
three
hours,
the
baby,
with
disappointment.
In
all
due
respect
to
everyone
o
asked
the
city
manager
to
delay
it.
K
There
was
not
enough
folks
to
do
it.
There
are
questions
that
the
board
has
to
answer
to
my
colleague,
I,
don't
know
if
the
board
is
ever
gonna
answer
those
questions,
I,
don't
know:
what's
gonna
go
there,
but
I
do
hope
that
it
doesn't
become
a
dead
issue.
I
hope
we're,
not
gonna
wait
three
or
five
years.
I
hope
that
someone
opens
the
door
and
let
you
know
the
investor
that
this
has
to
go.
Look
at
it.
You
know
I
hope
that
there
are
other
people
that
will
look
at
it.
K
It
was
there
if
the
community
is
not
doing
a
whole
lot
now,
there's
a
reason
for
it.
What
is
it
maybe
if
we
would
have
taken
it
over
there'll,
be
more
support,
so
I'm
going
to
ask
consular
and
consulate
it
doesn't
seem
like
we
have
the
vote
or
the
interest
rate
to
go
ahead
and
take
over
the
building,
but
that
there
is,
there
is
interest
in
saving
the
building
and
they
are
questions
we
just
need
to
help,
whoever
it
does
to
answer
all
the
questions
to
see.
K
A
A
K
K
G
Meter
and
to
all
the
members
of
council
thank
you
for
this
will
and
certainly
I'll
just
delay.
It
and
I
will
say
to
you.
I
am
NOT
going
to
do
any
work,
yeah
we'll
wait
to
see
in
a
council
huff
and
his
private
investors
and
pull
it
off.
It
wouldn't
make
sense
for
me
that
I'm
staffing
to
work
if
he
could
pull
off
a
private
sector
if
he
didn't.
The
bullet
can
agree
that
the
private
sector
is
the
way
to
go
and
he
can
pull
it
off.
E
Columbus
Georgia
and
that
it
was
supposed
to
pass
from
board
the
board
to
board
the
board,
but
never
to
be.
You
know
to
the
point.
It
was
ever
taken
away
from
the
citizens
so
we'll
see
where
it
goes.
I'll
do
the
best
I
can
to
get
in
and
then
once
I
get
in
I'll
give
you
all
the
answer.
Any
questions,
Thank
You.
G
Counsel,
I
look
forward
to
that
and,
and
I've
said
before
more
than
once,
I
hope
that
I
can
see
something
in
my
lifetime,
because
every
time
we
think
we've
got
we're,
making
a
step
or
two
more
remaining
five
or
six
back.
So
hopefully
in
my
lifetime
we'll
see
some
progress
in
the
Liberty
districts
and
I
said
the
councilmembers.
You
know
and
I'll
just
take
a
moment
to
say
this.
When
I
came
back
in
1984
downtown
with
downtown
and
uptown
and
at
five
o'clock
they
put
the
signal
lights
on
blink
and
look
at
that.
E
See
in
your
lifetime
because
we
have
public/private
partnerships
going
on
around
Columbus
and
we
are
hoping
to
have
public/private
partnerships
in
the
past.
We've
hoped
for
that
in
the
Liberty,
but
you
had
other
things
going
on
and
like
I
say
it's
it's
a
group
in
2020
and
and
people
are
interested
in
trying
to
get
things
done
and
it
can
happen
in
your
lifetime
and
possibly
happen.
You
know
before
the
mayor
has
to
run
for
another
election
if
we
had
a
chance
to
get
in
and
look
at
it.
Thank
you.
G
O
I'd
like
to
see
the
contribution
list
I'd
like
to
see
the
revenue
expenditure
list,
I
would
like
to
see
how
this
facility
has
been
utilized
in
the
past.
There's,
basically
a
market
study
or
just
trying
to
understand
a
little
bit
more
of
how
the
facility
operates,
because
I
think
that
helps
us
understand
a
little
bit
better
I.
K
K
The
conversation,
so
we
can
finish
the
agenda
because
we're
not
going
to
come
to
no
conclusion
and
any
questions
or
anything
needs
to
go
to
the
city,
manager
and
and
I.
Don't
know
if
he'll
take
Donnelly,
you
probably
come
some
members
or
constituents
out
there
need
to
go
straight
to
the
board
and
ask
them
I,
don't
know,
that's
the
answer
and.
G
I
just
want
to
be
clear,
mayor
and
council
I
will
not
be
bringing
the
back
at
City,
Manager
and
I
said
that
the
last
time.
If
someone
wants
to
come
back
on
my
agenda,
it
will
have
to
be
that
the
mayor
or
a
council,
member
or
council
members
request
that
it
be
brought
back
on
the
city
manager's
agenda
I
will
not
be
putting
on
my
agenda
under
my
own
initiative.
I
will
not
be
doing
that
so
and
so
and
again,
I
don't
want
to
ask
my
staff
to
go
out
and
do
all
of
this
work.
G
If,
if
a
private
company
investors
are
going
to
take
over-
and
we
will
have
done
that
work
for
no
good
reason,
and
so
we
will
wait
until
Council,
huff
and
his
investors
make
a
decision
and
then,
if
they
can't
come
to
a
decision
and
Council
huff
or
any
other
council
member,
what's
it
to
come
back,
they
can
request
that
it
be
brought
back
and
I'll
bring
it
back,
but
I
will
not
initiate
anything
with
it.
So
that's
where
I'm
leaving
it
at
the
stand.
G
So
I'm
going
to
go
on
to
item
number,
two
million
called
and
council
owe
my
agenda
and
it's
a
donation
and
none
cash
match
grant
related
to
cope
with.
19
individuals
and
organizations
have
contacted
the
city
interested
in
donating
for
various
public
safety
and
general
government.
Employee
related
needs
in
relation
to
cope
with
19,
and
this
will
be
an
avenue
to
accept
those
generous
donations
that
people
want
to
do
for
public
safety
and
German
government
employees.
There's
no
financial
obligation
on
the
part
of
the
city
and
we're
asking
your
approval.
Charmaine.
F
When
I'm
sure
this
is
gonna
pass
unanimously
and
I'm
glad
I
did,
would
you
bring
back
to
us
at
some
point
in
the
future
a
list
of
these
folks
that
do
this
so
that
we
can
do
the
appropriate?
Thank
you
to
them
for
taking
this
this
own
in
this
climate.
I
know
that
there
are
a
number
of
these
folks
that
are
doing
wonderful
things
throughout
the
community
to
help
our
public
safety
and
our
general
government
folks
and
we're
going
to
to
be
able
to
say
thanks
to
these
folks.
A
G
M
G
B
G
F
F
L
G
To
do
with
things
from
benches
to
other
items,
transit
system,
dumpster,
roll-off
container
and
servicing
on
an
athlete
basis
and
the
purchase
items
mayor
and
council
next
I've
got
one
update
on
my
agenda.
Board
of
Tax
Assessors
assesses
office.
Susanne
white
house
is
on
the
call
with
us
and
I'm
going
to
ask
that
she
would
meet
her
Mike
and
talk
to
us
about.
What's
going
on
in
the
tax
assessor's
office,.
J
J
We
had
some
real
essence
orange
in
that
and
that
we
we
had
not
tested
our
emergency
plan
prior
to
that.
This
Kovach
19th
was
a
whole
different
ball
of
wax
than
anything
we'd
ever
planned
on.
So
we
we
got
it
done.
I
have
to
give
a
couple
of
shouts
out
first
before
I
go
through
my
list
here,
I
have
to
shout
out
to
my
admin,
Michelle
Reynolds,
who
got
everybody
on
board
and
out
the
door
within
that
five
hours
and
I
know.
Forrest
is
on
the
line
and
I
just
want
to
shout
out
to
some.
J
Of
course,
this
guy
choices,
people
jeremy
miles,
got
us
all
of
our
VPNs.
Our
sign-ons
and
our
remote
access
and
Drew
Hopkins
took
care
of
our
phones
and
made
sure
that
we
had
division
lines
that
we
didn't
previously
have
that
we
had
everything
forwarding.
It
was
quite
the
endeavor,
but
we
managed
to
keep
it
going
some
of
the
winds
where
the
fact
that
we
did
get
out
into
remote
work
and
on
five
hours
of
notice,
and
we
continue
to
work
through
our
two
weeks
of
mandatory
isolation.
J
Social
distancing,
I
am
going
to
be
an
advocate
for
it.
It
works.
We
were
already
practicing
social
distancing
within
the
office
when
we
had
an
individual
test.
Positive
and
our
employees
took
advantage
of
Mercy
meds
testing
up
at
cascade
hills
and
no
other
employee
tested
positive
in
our
office.
So
our
social
distancing
practices
did
in
fact
work
and,
despite
moving
to
telework
personal
property,
is
still
on
time
and
on
market
their
personal
property
notices
of
assessment
are
going
to
be
mailed
out
on
time.
They
will
go
out
on
the
15th
of
May
and
Wow.
J
This
whole
cup
of
thing
was
going
on.
We
managed
to
organize
a
donation
drive
that
involved
the
entire
city.
You
know
contributing
items
and
we
donated
238
use
banks
of
essential
services
essential
needs
through
direct
services
to
some
about
seniors
here
in
the
community.
So
those
were
some
of
the
wins.
This
year's
digest
preparations.
Some
of
our
losses
is
that
we
lost
some
manpower
in
moving
to
shut
down.
We
did
not
have
enough
equipment,
mobile
equipment
for
all
of
our
employees
to
work.
J
So,
despite
the
change
on
that
first,
one
Monday
from
April
20th
to
May
11th
for
the
personal
property
that
is
not
going
to
impact
them
actually
mailing
notices
out,
so
they
will
still
be
able
to
get
that
digest.
Approved
and
notices
for
personal
property
are
still
going
to
mail
out
on
the
15th
of
May.
The
approval
by
the
Board
of
Assessors
for
the
digest
for
the
real
property
digest
and
for
homestead
exemptions,
instead
of
taking
place
on
the
20th
of
April,
is
going
to
take
place
now
on
the
18th
of
May.
J
J
J
I
won't
talk
to
any
of
the
other
issues
further
down
that
list.
Those
belong
to
miss
up
and
she
would
have
to
address
those
dates,
but
we're
looking
to
get
the
final
document
that
she
needs
to
her
on
the
20th
of
July
so
that
she
can
head
to
Atlanta
for
the
collection
order.
So
keeping
our
fingers
crossed
to
the
land
cooperates
potential
for
August
1st
still
for
billing,
but
it
may
have
to
be
delayed
and
that
will
that
will
have
to
come
from
her
or
a
request
from
her.
For
that
to
happen
next
slide.
J
J
We
expect
the
overall
numbers
to
be
flat
is
going
to
be
the
slight
delay
in
sending
out
the
notices
of
assessment.
The
governor
changed
the
deadlines
for
the
conservation
use
in
the
forest
land
Protection
Act,
but
those
should
have
very
little
impact
to
us
here
in
Muskogee
County
and
they
will
not
have
any
delay
and
actually
processing
the
digest
for
us.
So
don't
expect
any
big
changes.
J
We're
not
going
to
make
any
money
we're
gonna
leave
it
flat
times,
are
too
uncertain
and
for
2021
we're
already
shortage
of
watch
conditions
now
because
of
course
were
past
January
1st
of
2020.
So
now
we're
starting
to
watch
things
for
2021
and
we're
watching
the
market
positions
very
very
carefully.
J
So
far,
all
we've
seen
is
a
small
decrease
in
the
absorption
rates
on
the
real
estate
side
of
the
house,
we've
seen
a
little
bit
of
a
reduction
in
the
number
of
listings
on
a
year-over-year
prices
are
currently
remaining
stable
and
we
actually
don't
really
expect
those
to
change.
We
expect
price
prices
to
remain
stable.
This
is
a
little
different
from
our
perspective.
J
Down
and
distancing,
and
all
of
that,
we
are
fully
prepared
to
respond
as
conditions
dictate,
and
you
know
right
now:
it's
just
we're
playing
a
wait-and-see
game,
but
this
is.
This
is
sort
of
our
expectation
and
I've
talked
to
some
of
my
fellow
Chiefs
out
there,
some
of
our
other
counties
and
pretty
much
an
agreement
that
this
is.
This
is
really
where
we
are
at
at
the
moment.
So
if
anybody
has
any
questions,
I'm
happy
to
answer
or
anything
I
can.
A
Just
say:
I'll:
do
it
such
a
great
job
in
the
midst
of
all
this
upheaval
that
you
guys
were
put
through
I
really
have
to
commend
you
for
what
you
and
your
group
did
in
helping
some
of
the
citizens
of
our
community
to
shut-ins
and
the
seniors
that
are
at
such
great
risk
for
this
virus
and
the
way
y'all
stepped
up
it.
Just
it
we're
all
so
proud
of
what
y'all
did
and
you
really
reflected
well
on
not
only
Columbus
but
on
the
consolidated
government.
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
G
F
A
F
F
P
Yes,
sir
mr.
city
manager
and
councillor
Thomas
on
Monday
on
yesterday,
we
started
with
the
pickup
of
the
the
residential
yard
waste.
For
the
last
two
weeks,
we
were
picking
up
just
the
storm
debris
from
the
storms
that
we
had,
and
so
people
were
able
to
put
their
limbs
and
the
debris
out
on
the
right-of-way.
We
would
pick
that
up,
but
it
wasn't
until
yesterday
the
27
that
we
actually
started
picking
back
up
with
the
with
the
yard
debris.
P
F
P
You
can
hold
yes,
you
can
either
hold
them
or,
of
course,
just
commingle
them
either
way.
And
then,
of
course,
once
we
get
to
the
point
where
we're
able
to
provide
some
just
the
social
distancing,
we're
able
to
go
back
into
the
recycle
center
so
that
our
employees
and
the
inmates
can
kind
of
work
together
because,
typically
in
that
place,
we
have
about
50
people
that
are
working
which
includes
inmates
and
our
employees.
And
so
that's
why
we
were
not
able
to
to
continue
the
recycling
efforts.
But
so
we're
not
we're
picking
up.
F
One
of
the
the
questions
that
I
had
was
people
said
they
had
put
out
what
they
considered.
Storm
damage
waste
and
it
was
not
picked
up
because
they
had
put
it
in
a
garbage
can,
and
you
could
see
that
it
was
it
was
you
know
limbs
and
that
sort
of
thing
leaves,
but
we
only
sent
the
grab
all
right.
That's.
P
F
P
F
P
K
G
P
M
G
G
A
Fine,
the
the
parks
have
never
been
closed.
Our
parks
haven't
we,
the
Sheriff's
Department,
actually
closed
the
gate
like
at
Flat
Rock
because
they
had
they
closed
it
to
vehicle
access,
because
it
was
creating
a
lot
of
large
gatherings.
So
the
parks
have
always
been
open
for
pedestrian
traffic
for
people
wanting
to
walk
the
trails
and
do
some
some
of
those
types
of
things.
The
golf
course
will
be
open
on
May
1st
under
some
very
strict
guidelines.
A
The
the
other
private
golf
courses
have
been
open
all,
but
is
what
we
felt
like
as
long
as
the
governor
shelter-in-place
order
was
in
effect
through
April
30th.
We
were
not
going
to
open,
but
I've
spoken
with
the
the
golf
course
superintendent
out
there,
they're
gonna
have
it
ready
to
go
Friday
but
they're,
taking
precautions,
they're
picking
up
the
rake,
so
nobody
touches
the
right
twice.
Even
the
pins.
Instead
of
having
the
ball
go
in
a
cup
there'll
be
a
foam
insert
so
it'll.
Nobody
picks
the
pins
up
no
food
service,
except
on
the
beverage.
A
Cart.
That's
riding
around
the
courses.
It'll,
be
one
person
per
golf
cart,
so
there
won't
be
anybody
riding
together
unless
they
cohabitate
husband
and
wife,
or
a
father,
son
or
mother
daughter.
They
can
they
can
ride
together,
and
then
they
only
going
to
allow
three
people
in
the
clubhouse
at
a
time
to
to
pay.
You
know
they
they've
got
some
very
extensive
conditions
that
have
been
developed
by
the
state
golf
course
superintendent.
M
I
do
have
a
concern
about
them,
closing
the
gate
set,
especially
in
heat
park
and
Flat
Rock,
because
I
don't
know
if
anybody's
driven
by
there,
but
there
there's
like
20
cars
parked
along
that
road
leading
into
Flat
Rock
Park
and
it's
creating
a
an
issue
there,
just
by
closing
the
gates,
and
so
don't
so
who
might
want
to
be
reconsidered
there.
You.
A
Get
in
with
it,
we
can
reopen
those
I,
don't
think
that'd
be
a
problem.
I
think
the
the
effort,
while
the
shelter-in-place
order
was
in
effect,
was
to
do
everything
we
could
to
discourage
large
closed
gatherings,
and
that
was
happening
at
a
very
frequent
rate
at
those
particular
locations.
So
I'll
speak
to
the
sheriff
and
we'll
get
those
open
back
up.
Okay,.
M
Also
Heath
Park,
because
they're
they're
going
through
you
know,
there's
too
is
right
there
by
that
gate
there
they
can't
get
through
one
of
them
because
there's
a
hedge
there,
but
they're
they're,
just
trespassing
right
through
the
other
persons
and
they're
taking
bikes
they're
taking
motorcycles
through
this
person's
yard.
Gotcha.
O
This
week
we
are
I
mean
what
we're
killing
folks
is
that
services
are
back
in
order
except
for
recycling,
bulky
items
that
kind
of
stuff,
but
it's
bars
right
away
cuttings
any
other
three
one.
One
call
that
might
go
out
that
it's
a
request
by
citizen
all
public
services
or
they're
there
and
they're
operating,
and
we're
going
to
do
things
as
we
usually
do
by
schedule
right,
that's
correct.
Okay,
all.
G
O
A
You
and
I've
got
to
commend
our
staff
to
all
of
the
employees,
because
during
this
period
a
lot
of
them
have
been
working
remotely
and
from
home,
and
we
really,
with
the
exception
of
some
of
the
decisions
that
were
made
with
with
waste
pickup,
we
really
haven't
skipped
a
beat
in
terms
of
serving
the
public
3-1-1
has
been,
has
been
performing
admirably
and
I.
Think
we've
been
by
and
large,
we've
been
doing
a
pretty
good
job
of
trying
to
get
the
issues
taken.
A
M
A
O
A
A
C
We
received
that
memorandum
from
the
Medical
Center
Hospital,
Authority
and
baizen
that
Carol
Rutland
is
unable
to
continue
her
service.
The
following
names
are
being
submitted.
This
unexpired
term
miss
Brenda
doramas
mr.
Murray
Solomon
and
mr.
Tracy
sayers
councillor
Thomas
is
nominated
for
this
seat.
Council
would
just
need
to
move
that
this
that
this
list
be
sent
to
the
Medical
Center
Hospital
Authority
go.
L
O
A
O
A
C
A
C
C
C
K
A
N
C
C
C
Yes,
thank
you
so
much
and
we
will
bring
these
back
for
confirmation
at
the
next
meeting.
We
also
have
the
seat
of
West
Kelly.
This
is
Columbus
hurricane
representative
and
we
will
bring
that
back
once
we
make
contact
or
receive
a
nominee
from
this
association.
We
also
have
one
vacancy
and
also
Barnes
is
nominating
dr.
Janice
C
bussy
before
this
vacancy,
and
we
will
bring
that
Beijing,
Thank,
You
counsel,
bond
I'm,
sorry.