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A
Bruce
huff
district
3,
toya
tucker
district
4.,
charmaine,
crabb
district,
five,
gary
allen,
mayor
pro
tem
and
district
six
mimi
woodson
district,
seven
walker,
garrett,
district,
8,
judy
thomas
post
9
at
large
counselor
john
house
post
10
at
large
counselor
sandra
davis,
clerk
of
council
and
city
attorney;
clifton
fay,
columbus,
georgia.
This
is
your
city
council.
B
Good
evening,
whoa
that's
way
too
much
henderson.
Let's
turn
that
down
just
a
bit
good
evening
and
welcome
to
the
march
23rd
council
meeting
we're
glad
to
have
you
join
us.
We
are
going
to
begin
this
meeting
as
we
begin
all
our
meetings,
that's
by
invoking
god's
presence
during
these
proceedings.
So
I'd
like
to
ask
I'd
like
to
ask
reverend
jimmy
elder
of
first
baptist
church
here
in
columbus
to
come
forward.
If
he
would
please
jimmy
always
good
to
see
you,
sir,
if.
C
C
They
finally
found
a
way
to
silence
me:
that's
good.
It
was
operator
error
on
this.
Do
not
tell
my
sound
guy
at
the
church.
Please
y'all
have
been
through
y'all,
been
through
a
challenging
period
of
time,
and
you
have
led
our
community
well
and
we're
grateful
as
a
community
we're
grateful
for
what
you've
done
for
what
you've
offered
for
your
wisdom
and
sometimes
the
tough
decisions.
C
So
thank
you
for
who
you
are,
let's
ask
god's
blessings
upon
your
meeting
tonight
and
know
that
this
just
represents
a
lot
of
prayers
that
are
offered
regularly
for
you
and
your
leadership
and
for
what
you
have
done
for
our
community.
Would
you
bow
with
me
lord?
We
thank
you
for
a
community
that
we
can
be
proud
of
a
community
where
we
can
live
and
enjoy
each
other
and
even
in
the
most
difficult
periods
of
time,
through
the
midst
of
a
pandemic
or
a
crisis.
C
C
B
Your
mission
that
you've
just
opened
the
the
on
on
north
lumpkin
road,
what
an
amazing
facility
and
what
a
transformational
building
that's
going
to
be
for
the
young
people
that
that
have
access
to
it.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
sir.
Thank
you
all
right.
First,
we'll
hopefully,
you've
had
an
opportunity
to
take
a
look
at
the
minutes.
B
B
Thank
you
almost
forgot
that
now
we'll
we'll
entertain
a
motion
to
prove
the
minutes
if
you've
had
an
opportunity
to
review
them
most
from
councillor
tucker,
second
from
councillor,
barnes
any
edits
or
any
questions
regarding
the
minutes
hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye.
Any
opposed
no
minutes
are
received.
B
B
The
numbers
are
improving.
We
had
a
little
bit
of
a
spike,
the
first
part
of
this
week,
where
we
got
back
up
to
about
60
cases
a
day,
60
positive
cases
a
day
it
drove
up
our
seven
day,
rolling
average
and
pushed
our
the
threshold
of
the
number
of
positive
cases
per
100
000
individuals
from
180
back
up
to
about
214..
B
So
that's
starting
to
subside
again
a
little
bit
and
I've
in
talking
with
our
friends
at
dph.
That's
not
that
unexpected,
simply
because
of
the
different
variants
that
are
now
available
and
are
prevalent
throughout
the
communities
and
the
fact
that
a
lot
of
the
young
people
frankly
are
getting
spring
fever.
They
they
they're
getting
out
and
getting
involved
in
in
something
close
to
what
normal
was
will
pass
for,
but
it
is.
B
It
is
a
very
good
indicator
of
this
community's
health
that
we
have
plateaued
and
have
been
plateaued
for
for
a
couple
of
weeks
at,
in
our
hospitalization
rate,
we've
stayed
at
around
35
to
42
at
any
one
time
in
our
hospitals.
That's
a
blended
rate.
That's
all
the
hospital
rooms
in
columbus.
So
that's
the
number
we
kind
of
watch
and
we
feel
more
confidence,
the
lower
that
that
number
goes
by
now.
Everybody
knows
that
gma
has
stood
up
a
mass
vaccination
site,
it's
one
of
nine
in
the
state
of
georgia.
It's
one
of
the!
B
It
is
great
news
because
we're
going
to
be
putting
more
vaccine
in
more
arms
and
that's
going
to
go
a
long
way
towards
making
sure
that
come
summertime
in
columbus
georgia.
We
are
very
close
to
back
back
to
pre-covered
normal.
We
hope
so.
I
would
urge
you
to
go
to
myvaccinegeorgia.com
and
select
columbus
as
your
site
and
then
follow
the
prompts
to
go
ahead
and
reserve
a
spot
to
get
to
get
your
vaccine.
B
We've
also
been
continuing
with
local
vaccinations,
dph
our
partnership
with
dph-
and
I
I
see
chance
corbett
here,
our
deputy
director
of
emergency
management.
He
has
done
just
an
absolutely
fantastic
job
at
coordinating
and
working
with
all
of
these
different
partners,
because
they
all
have
a
little
different
way
of
how
they're,
administering
and
and
taking
reservations
for
the
administering
of
the
the
vaccine.
B
B
I
think
tomorrow
is
a
I
believe,
it's
wednesday
chance,
the
massive
second
dose
vaccination
site
will
be
at
peachtree
mall,
so
we're
utilizing
every
opportunity
we
can
to
try
to
get
out
into
the
neighborhoods
and
make
sure
that
the
that
everybody
has
an
opportunity
to
access
the
vaccine.
A
chance.
You
have
anything
to
add.
With
regards
to
the
vaccination
effort.
D
Thank
you,
mayor
council,
just
real
quick.
I
know
you
mentioned
tomorrow
tomorrow.
We're
still
in
the
in
the
recreation.
Centers
today
was
frank.
Chester
tomorrow
is
gallops
and,
and
thursday
is
shirley.
Winston
friday
is
the
actual
peachtree
mall
day
that'll
be
the
day
that
we
get
the
second
shot
in
arms
from
the
large
1580
clinic
that
we
did
at
the
civic
center
one
month
to
the
day.
So
we're
excited
about
that
one.
We're
anticipating
a
big
crowd
at
that
one.
D
All
those
are
pre-registered
as
well,
but
dph
has
been
doing
an
absolute
wonderful
job,
in
fact
we're
challenging
them
with
new
sites
and
new
things
and
they're
they're
up
to
the
task,
they're
ready
to
go
so
I've.
You
know
we're
we're
just
excited
that
the
the
governor
opened
it
up
to
16
and
older
and
we're
we're
really
looking
for
lines
at
the
civic
center.
B
Very
good
yeah.
Thank
you.
You
know.
The
bottom
line
is
for
everybody
that
wants
a
vaccine.
Certainly
after
thursday
there's
there
shouldn't
be
much
of
an
excuse
for
them
not
to
be
able
to
get
one.
So
we
we
are.
We
appreciate
the
efforts
of
everybody
in
this
community
because
everybody's
been
doing
their
part.
I
will
urge
you,
though,
even
once
you've
been
vaccinated
to
continue
to
use
your
math
continue
to
follow
the
common
sense
guidelines
that
cdc
has
handed
out,
and
that
is
socially
distance.
B
If
you
can't
socially
distance,
wear
a
mask
and
make
sure
you
take
a
few
extra
minutes
in
in
making
sure
that
you've
washed
your
hands
and
kept
your
your
hygiene
at
a
level
where
it
will
make
things
easier
to
stop
the
spread.
So
we
thank
you
for
doing
your
part.
Thank
you
chance.
Thank
you
all
right.
B
B
E
Thank
you
mayor,
mr
manager,
members
of
council,
madam
clerk.
Mr
attorney,
it's
good
to
see
you
again
this
evening
tonight,
I'd
like
to
report
on
the
transition
and
really
a
decommissioning
audit
of
the
marshall's
office
that
occurred
earlier
this
year
at
the
end
of
last
year.
It's
right
in
there
crossing
over
the
marshal's
office
was
all
it
was
authorized
on.
E
Part
of
what
we
needed
to
do
was
verification
of
employees,
identification
of
vehicles,
capital
equipment,
weapons
and
ammunition
and,
of
course,
the
process.
As
usual,
it
was
the
authorizations
audit
development
of
an
audit
program,
an
entrance
conference
with
rt
and
then
conducting
the
field
work
and
then,
of
course,
the
preparation
of
the
draft
report
and
an
exit
conference
with
the
rt.
So
he
could
have
his
input
and
then,
of
course,
we
got
the
rt
response
and
then
prepared
the
final
report
and
tonight
we're
presenting
to
city
council.
E
I
will
have
to
say
the
office
was
well
organized
and
prepared
for
the
decommissioning
of
the
assigned
staff
of
marshall.
Countryman
and
sheriff
countryman
were
very
much
in
place.
They
made
it
work
like
clockwork,
it's
kind
of
like
the
shot
lines
that
down
at
the
civic
center.
They
had
everything
we
were
already
in
the
each
of
the
vehicles
in
their
weaponry.
E
E
E
E
E
E
B
B
G
Thank
you
mayor.
We
have
got
some
zoning
hearings
required
this
evening.
The
first
one
up
is
the
jmc
flat
rock
partners
petition.
There
is
a
revised
proposed
amendment
around
the
table.
I
think
mayor
per
tim
was
prepared
to
offer
it,
but
we
can
see
if
other
counselors
will
offer
that
up.
This
is
going
from
a
single
family
and
neighborhood
commercial
to
general
commercial,
with
very
specific
conditions.
G
I
H
I
G
K
Yeah
I
apologize
for
being
a
little
late.
We,
as
as
chris
whiteman
said,
we've
met
twice
with
the
the
homeowners
associations.
We've
added
three
amendments
to
the
to
the
list
items
two
nine
and
ten,
and
I
think
everybody's
in
agreement
with
that,
and
I
would
appreciate
council's
consideration
to
approve
those
amendments
has
added.
G
B
G
G
L
L
Tell
them
what's
planned.
Absolutely!
I
just
hit
this
button,
the
green
button,
okay,
good
evening
how
are
y'all
today
my
name
is
george
mize,
I'm
with
the
law
firm
of
paige
cronum,
111
bay,
avenue,
11141
bay
avenue.
I'm
here
today
representing
your
applicant,
which
is
icarus,
alternative
investments.
L
L
This
is
the
old
best
buy
project
and
we're
going
to
be
rezoning
it
from
gc
to
its
prior
classification
of
lmi,
and
the
purpose
for
the
rezoning
is
to
repurpose
and
redevelop.
Essentially,
the
vacant
and
deteriorating
best
buy
building
into
a
last
mile
distribution
or
fulfillment
center,
and
our
request
has
been
approved
by
both
the
planning
department,
as
well
as
unanimously
approved
by
pac.
L
This
is
the
airport,
and
it's
also
the
related
and
supporting
businesses
to
the
east
is
a
very
large
commercial
development
known
as
peachtree
mall
and
all
of
its
out
parcels
to
the
west
and
south
of
major
arterial
highways
in
I-185
and
manchester
expressway,
noting
along
the
south
side
of
manchester
expressway,
a
substantial
amount
of
lmi
is
there.
Historically,
this
property
was
zoned
to
lmi
when
it
served
as
home
for
connect
areas
later
permalite
before
it
became
best
buy.
L
What
my
clients
seeking
to
do,
as
I
said,
is
repurpose
and
redevelop
the
existing
vacant
best
buy
into
a
last
mile
distribution
or
fulfillment
center,
and
this
is
exactly
what
icarus
does
they
do?
Redevelopments
and
I've
got
some
some
photographs
or
some
renderings
of
projects
that
they're
currently
involved
in
or
projects
that
they
have
done
this
first
one
is
an
abandoned
dealership
that
they're
turning
into
a
lyft
driver
support
center.
L
I've
got
a
picture
of
what
existed
prior
to
them.
We've
got
some
some
renderings
of
what
will
be
there,
both
the
exterior
and
the
interior.
We've
also
got
of
photographs
of
an
older
vintage
office.
Complex
that's
been
turned
into
a
millennial.
Working
hub
and
that's
a
picture
of
what
it
looks
like,
and
we
have
also
a
single
storage
warehouse
facility
that
now
is
a
fully
leased
office.
Single-Story
office
complex,
but
alex
will
take
the
current
building.
He'll,
convert
it
into
a
vibrant
business
and
he'll
do
a
substantial
facelift,
including
repainting,
rebranding
and
landscaping.
L
The
property
is
serviced
by
all
necessary
public
facilities
and
infrastructure.
There'll
be
no
additional
investment
on
the
city's
part
in
that
regard
there
will
there
be
any
additional
or
nor
would
there
be
any
adverse
impact
to
those
facilities
and
infrastructure,
nor
with
any
adverse
impact
to
traffic
with
possible
concerns
about
traffic.
We
did
retain
a
traffic
engineer
by
the
name
of
vern
wilburn.
L
The
official
development
provides
a
substantial
increase
in
the
tax
base
for
avalon
tax
purposes,
thus
providing
a
substantial
economic
return
to
the
city
again
without
adversely
affecting
any
existing
infrastructure
without
requiring
any
additional
investment
on
the
city's
part.
In
fact,
we
anticipate
increasing
property
taxes
by
over
50
percent.
L
In
addition,
there'll
be
a
substantial
increase
in
sales
tax
receipts.
In
connection
with
the
purchasing
sale
of
millions
of
dollars
of
construction
materials,
we
believe
arizona
requests,
an
application
meet
all
the
requirements
for
rezoning.
The
lmi
classification
certainly
consistently
compatible
with
surrounding
land
uses,
all
public
facilities
and
infrastructure
at
the
site,
there'll
be
no
negative
impact
to
those
facilities
and
infrastructure
or
the
traffic,
and
we
believe
this
development
have
great
benefit
to
the
community,
both
in
terms
of
tax
generation
and
job
creation.
G
L
G
J
N
G
O
We
were
contacted
approximately
about
three
months
ago,
maybe
four,
now
from
the
excuse
me
from
the
chamber
of
commerce,
saying
that
they
had
a
potential
new
industry
coming
into
the
community
and
was
basically
dealing
with
marijuana
in
terms
of
the
actual
growth
and
cultivation
and
manufacturing
and
putting
aside
for
that
nothing,
nothing
for
the
illegal
services
here,
just
really
from
municipal
value
for
the
most
part
involved
with
all
that,
and
they
were
looking
at
actually
some
sites
in
our
existing
industrial
area.
For
that
to
happen.
O
Well,
we
really
don't
have
anything
that
really
necessarily
covers
that,
particularly
in
industrial
areas,
and
this
is
our
attempt
here
to
make
sure
that,
if
that
happens
it
we
will
be
prepared
for
that.
The
understanding
from
the
standpoint
now
that
there
will
be
six
of
these
basically
licenses
given
to
different
groups
throughout
the
state.
O
This
one
group
has
made
an
application
for
it
involved
all
that
we're
they're
supposed
to
hear
something
here
in
the
very
near
future,
in
terms
about
whether
they'll
get
they'll
be
granted
one
of
the
the
permits
or
licenses
to
actually
control
this
and
man
and
manufacture
this.
This
marijuana,
which
means
on
for
the
most
part,
of
course,
the
growth
of
that
as
well-
and
I
think
I
read
somewhere
in
here
where
it
was
like
they
could
have
up
to
like
four
hundred
thousand
square
feet
of
green
space.
O
For
that
to
happen,
so
they
actually
would
actually
grow
the
product
on
site.
Of
course,
they'd
have
to
also
provide
the
security
for
it
as
well
involved
all
that,
but
it
would
be
for
again
for
medicinal
value
and
from
medicinal
use.
So
all
right.
This
is
our
attempt
to
make
sure
we
stay
ahead
of
this
process,
and
if
they
should,
they
come
about
we'll
be
ready
for
them
to
come
into
the
community
and
provide
some
additional
jobs
as
well
in
in
terms
of
doing
this
product.
B
G
B
G
G
N
G
G
Mayor
I'm
going
to
call
up
the
next
three
items
together.
We've
got
some,
I
know
miss
hinton
from
the
waterworks,
the
finance
director
over
there.
She
is
present.
These
are
resolutions
authorizing
clean
water,
state,
revolving
fund
loans,
13.3
million
24.7
22.439
from
the
georgia,
environmental
finance
authority
and
we'll.
Let
miss
hinton
make
a
few
comments
on
that,
and
these
technically
have
to
be
approved
by
the
council.
G
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
M
M
The
city
is
agreeing
that
it
will
not
interfere
with
columbus
waterworks
in
revenue
raising
power
if
needed,
to
meet
the
debt
obligations
because
we
are
not
guaranteeing
the
loan,
and
so
this
is
in
the
hands
of
the
water
works.
If,
if
that
should
come
about,
but
I
just
wanted
to
make
clear
that
it's
not
being
guaranteed
by
the
city.
B
G
G
B
K
K
I
introduced
myself
and
she
said:
oh,
I
know
who
you
are
and
she
reminded
me
of
that
over
and
over
and
over
she
gave
me
advice.
She
was
not
shy
about
giving
you
advice
and
I
really
appreciated
her
friendship
and
then
she
went
on
to
serve
columbus
as
you'll
see
when
I
read
this
on
the
board
of
elections
for
a
number
of
years,
a
total
of
I
believe,
65
years,
and
we
really
appreciate
her
her
service
and
our
sympathies
to
the
family
that
she
had
to
step
down
due
to
health
reasons.
K
K
This
council
hereby
expresses
its
appreciation
for
the
diligent,
faithful
and
meritorious
service
of
miss
eleanor
white
in
so
many
capacities
for
65
years.
Let
a
copy
of
this
resolution
be
furnished
to
ms
eleanor
white
as
an
expression
and
appreciation
of
this
council
and
the
citizens
of
columbus
georgia
for
her
service
I'll
move.
The
adoption.
B
B
R
So
miss
white
was
one
of
the
first
people
that
I
met
about
34
years
ago.
When
I
started
my
career
with
the
city,
we
worked
right
next
door
to
each
other.
I
was
in
the
corner's
office
and
she
was
in
parks
and
recreation
and
just
as
counselor
allen
said,
she
knew
everybody
and
if
you
need
it
needed
to
know
the
history
needed
to
know
where
they
came
from,
you
went
to
miss
white
and
she
knew
that
information.
R
I
could
always
depend
on
her
to
proofread
the
minutes
for
us
and
make
amendments
to
those
and
changes
to
those
and
she
always
supported
the
board
of
elections
and
sometimes
made
strong
decisions
that
were
not
popular,
but
you
could
always
depend
on
miss
white
to
make
the
correct
decision
and
we're
going
to
miss
her
presence
on
the
board.
Thank
you.
H
To
the
family,
congratulations,
please
let
her
know
how
we
feel
about
her,
but
also
let
her
know.
I
remember
the
last
conversation
I
had
with
her
regarding
the
board
of
elections.
She
was
just
finishing
a
good
meal
at
longhorns
and
she
thanked
us.
They
thanked
me
to
let
the
council
know
she
was
very
thankful
that
she
had
been
reelected
and
that
she
was
going
to
serve
as
long
as
she
could,
and
she
was
praying
then
that
she
could
make
it
through
the
term.
H
She
said
she
had
some
health
issues
that
had
come
about
that
she
didn't
realize
was
coming
on
her
so
fast,
so
tell
her.
We
appreciate
all
that
she's
done
for
the
city
and
for
all
of
us
and
that
we
all
ask
about
it
and
we
all
are
praying
for
her
to
get
control
of
the
health
issues
and
just
live
a
good
normal
life
and
enjoy
ourselves
the
rest
of
our
days
here.
Thank
you.
S
Yes,
my
name
is
bronwyn
hughes
and
eleanor
white
is
my
aunt
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
again
for
recognizing
her.
I
remember
when
I
was
a
child
growing
up
and
she
used
to
take
me
to
the
playground
with
her
every
day
and
I
had
to
stay
until
it
was
time
to
leave
and
do
what
she
told
me
to
do
so,
and
we're
still
doing
that.
Thank
you
very
much.
U
Mrs
white
was
my
sunday
school
teacher
and
I'm
76
and
her
firmness
has
really
guided
me
through
life,
and
you
knew
that
she
meant
what
she
said
and
she
was
a
good
person
and
a
hard
worker,
and
I'm
here
today
to
say
that
she
always
talked
about
nancy
and
the
young
lady
that
stands
directly
behind
me.
She
introduced
me
to
her,
but
I
can't
remember
her
name,
but
she
said
that
the
board
of
elections
and
nancy
took
care
of
her.
B
Well
to
the
family,
we
hope
you'll
convey
to
miss
white,
just
our
deepest
appreciation
for
all
that
she's
done-
and
I
would
argue-
and
I
bet
ms
boren
would
argue
that
maybe
it
was
her
that
did
the
taking
care
of
the
board
of
elections
and
I
apologize.
We,
we
have
a
copy
and
somehow
it
didn't
make
it
to
the
meeting
tonight,
we'll
get
you
a
signed
copy
that
reflects
the
sentiment
of
this
council
in
recognizing
her
and
we'll
get
it
to
you.
B
G
Right
thank
y'all
for
being
here
mayor.
We
have
one
more
add-on
resolution.
That's
around
the
table.
Ms
boren
also
needs
this
one
for
her
office.
This
relates
to
the
untimely
passing
of
mr
mike
edmondson
on
the
school
board,
and
this
would
set
a
qualifying
fee
for
the
special
election
to
fill
that
vacancy
and
it's
ready
for
adoption.
There's.
B
B
Thank
you,
miss
city
attorney,
we'll
move
into
the
public
agenda
and
first
we
have
miss
pat
frey,
representing
united
way
of
the
chattahoochee
valley
home
for
good
regarding
the
2021
point
in
time,
count
results
and
miss
fray
good
to
see
you.
What
we
will
do
is
I
will,
after
you
introduce
yourself
and
give
your
address.
We'll
start.
The
timer
and
you'll
have
five
minutes.
V
V
The
numbers
of
females
versus
males
about
45
percent
of
those
experiencing
homelessness
are
females
about
55
are
males.
Our
number
of
children
experiencing
homelessness
is
once
again
down
this
year.
From
last
year,
we've
seen
a
three
year
trend
of
that
going
down,
which
we're
very
excited
about
the
number
of
veterans
in
our
on
our
community
that
are
experiencing
homelessness.
V
This
year
was
at
seven,
which
was
down
14
from
last
year
with
21
last
year
and
those
who
are
chronically
homeless,
meaning
they've,
been
on
the
streets
for
more
than
a
year
and
they
have
a
disabling
condition.
That
was
only
18
this
year
and
that's
down
from
25
from
last
year.
Overall
got
10
pages
of
statistics
and
all
because
we
break
it
down
to
the
to
the
client
level
of
everything
imaginable.
V
But
I
wanted
to
say
with
the
with
the
help
of
40
volunteers
this
year
from
organizations
private
citizens,
many
of
our
corporate
partners,
many
city
city,
employees
and
and
all
going
out
and
and
hitting
the
streets
and
the
shelters
it
was.
It
was
made
possible
and
we
did
it
in
the
middle
of
of
the
coldest
days,
of
course,
in
in
columbus
georgia
of
the
year.
We
seem
to
pick
those
two
days.
Every
year
we
also
had
wonderful
support
from
our
sheriff's
department
and
our
police
department,
and
that's
not
unusual
in
this
community.
V
Many
of
the
directives
we're
seeing
now
from
agencies
at
the
federal
and
state
level
are
saying
that
you
need
to
have
more
participation
and
more
collaboration
with
your
law
enforcement,
embracing
bringing
housing
providers
together
with
law
enforcement,
to
make
to
build
bridges
and
to
make
homelessness,
not
a
crime,
but
to
be
able
to
empower
people
to
make
connections
and
make
referrals
guys
we're
ahead
of
the
ball
game
here
in
columbus.
That's
never
been
an
issue,
and-
and
I
can
honestly
say
since
january
1st-
it's
only
gotten
better.
V
So
thanks
to
sheriff
countryman,
you
know,
thanks
to
chief
blackman,
I
mean
we,
it's
literally
a
text
message
or
a
phone
call
away,
and
we
meet
the
needs
of
people
where
they
are,
and
I
mean
we
meaning
we
it's
it's
not
a
one
organization:
it's
not
a
one
person.
It's
meeting
the
needs
of
the
community
and
these
numbers
that
we
have
collected
again
are
people
and
we'll
be
using
these.
V
V
B
Yeah
and
you
had
shared
it
with
me-
I
just
wanted
you
to
make
that
statement
publicly.
It's
quite
a
statement
dealing
with
the
population,
the
difficulties
that
you've
had,
I
think,
trying
to
make
sure
that
everybody's
taken
care
of.
I
know
it's,
it's
a
team
effort,
but
every
team
needs
a
good
coach
and
you've
been
an
outstanding
leader
and
coach
for
that
team.
So
thank
you
for
what
you
do
in
serving
those
that
need
service
the
most
thank.
B
Ma'am
all
right
next
is
miss
jennifer
ledeny
regarding
public
safety,
compression
pay,
missing
persons
with
disability
and
gcal.
Mr
den
same
same
deal,
you've
got
five
minutes
I'll.
Try
to
give
you
a
signal
when
you've
got
one
minute
left
and-
and
it
won't
start
the
time
until
after
you
introduce
yourself
and
give
your
address.
W
Good
evening,
everyone
I'm
jennifer
lee
dunny,
my
address
is
2440
diane
avenue
and
first
of
all
I
want
to
apologize
for
my
absence
last
meeting.
My
speaking,
engagement
with
senate
appropriations
was
moved
up
and
we
just
needed
to
set
the
tone
that
we're
just
finished
waiting
for
services
for
our
individuals
with
intellectual
and
developmental
disabilities.
So
I'm
hard
on
everybody
don't
feel
bad
tonight.
I
come
before
you
with
three
areas
of
concern
and,
like
you
said,
compression
pay
and
public
safety,
vulnerable,
missing
persons
and
gcal.
W
One
that
hits
heart
for
me
is
gonna,
be
the
pace.
Studies
they've
been
done
multiple
times.
As
to
my
understanding
that
the
decision
for
a
new
one
was
tabled,
which
is
understandable,
and
there
was
overall
two
percent
raise,
which
is
you
know.
We
appreciate
that
the
one
thing
I'm
having
yet
to
understand
is:
why
do
we
raise
entry
level
pay
while
leaving
the
veteran
employees
stagnant?
W
Two
percent
is
good,
but
that's
not
going.
That's
not
comparable
with
the
years
of
service
examples
are
we
have
field
training
officers
in
the
police
department
that
are
still
training,
rookies
entry-level
police
officers
that
are
making
more
than
they
are
we're
talking
about
significantly
we're
not
talking
about
little
differences
here.
Another
is
the
fire
department
has
some
of
the
hardest
working
administrative
personnel
and
they
are
still
the
lowest
administrative
personnel
in
the
entire
city.
They
are
working
the
job
of
more
than
one
position,
but
yet
they
are
expected
to
continue
at
their
pay.
W
Another
thing
is:
the
deductions
are
still
way
too
much
on
the
paychecks
and
thank
you
for
not
raising
it
when
the
raises
were
done
like
it
has
been
in
the
past,
for
example.
Yes,
this
might
be
dated,
but
they
are
so
significant.
My
husband
was
one
of
only
two
post-certified
crime
scene
technicians
with
muscular
county
sheriff's
office.
He
left
a
position
that
was
forty
thousand
dollars
on
paper
for
a
job
that
was
only
twenty
nine
thousand
dollars.
Twenty
nine
yeah
thousand
dollars
with
columbus
tech.
He
actually
brought
home
200
more
in
take-home
pay.
W
Those
numbers
don't
add
up
y'all,
they
don't
so
I'll
leave
you
with
that.
We
need
to
make
sure
when
we
do
these
raises
they're
more
comprehensive
that
they
go
by
years
of
service,
that
that
will
show
the
employees
that
they
are
being
appreciated,
especially
those
who
have
to
work
the
trenches
of
public
safety.
W
W
W
There
are
things
that
we
already
have
established
like
the
care
cards
and
project
lifesaver,
which
some
even
in
within
the
departments,
don't
know
about
a
lot
of
people
in
the
communities.
Don't
know
about
them
as
well,
and
this
will
prevent
some
of
the
unnecessary
heartache
that
we
have
been
lucky
and
blessed
enough
to
avoid.
W
There
are
also
some
misunderstandings
that
took
place.
That's
something
I
think
that
requires
a
meeting,
not
something
to
be
aired
in
a
council
meeting.
So
I
would
like
to
include
the
hart
family,
so
we
could
learn
from
their
experiences,
so
we
can
air
that
and
improve
on
the
process
when
we
engage
in
with
the
family
of
the
missing
individual.
W
Also,
I
want
to
touch
on
gcal,
something
that
I
have
learned
about
since
being
involved
more
in
the
legislation.
Legislative
session
is
how,
if
we
do
not
use
our
services
and
resources,
they
are
quick
to
go.
They
tried
to
remove
family
support
services
last
year,
gcal's
number,
and
I
want
to
announce
it
because
some
people
don't
know
about
it.
Georgia,
crisis
access
line
is.
W
W
I
think
one
way
we
can
start
bringing
resources
into
our
communities
and
get
that
heavy
lifting
off
of
our
public
safety
is
to
start
introducing
these
families
to
gcal
it's
a
simple.
This
is
a
number
no,
we
cannot
wait
for
them,
because
sometimes
the
response
time
is
long,
but
this
is
a
number
and
they
can
see
you
afterwards.
They
can
see
you
after
they
come
out
of
jail.
They
can
see
you
after
they
come
out
of
the
mental
health
facility.
W
B
X
X
What
I'm
calling
is
park
gorge?
They
constantly
come
to
carver
park
on
sundays
and
they
create
a
lot
of
noise.
They
allow
music,
they
are
during
willies,
where
they
burning
them
burning
in
rubble
with
their
tires
one
sunday
they
burnt
so
much
rubber.
You
could
see
the
smoke
coming
out
of
the
park
and
the
stench
from
burnt
rubber
was
just
horrendous.
X
This
is
not
a
new
problem.
It's
an
ongoing
problem
in
the
1990s,
the
columbus
police
department,
the
news
media,
as
well
as
members
of
the
council,
made
that
carver
park
member
mimi
woodson.
She
was
one
of
those
council
members
that
was
at
the
park
out
of
that
out
of
that
meeting
and
that
meeting
in
carver
park.
X
X
You
have
officer,
that's
already
on
the
payroll.
You
can
take
some
of
those
officers
and
assign
them
to
duties
as
park
rangers
along
with
the
park.
Gorge
is
the
amount
of
gunfire
that's
going
on
in
the
park.
I
was
recently
painting
my
house
and
I'm
digging
bullets
out
of
the
out
of
my
home
from
bullets.
That's
coming
from
the
park.
My
wife
has
gotten
so
scared
she's
talking
about.
Maybe
we
need
to
move,
I'm
not
moving
out
of
my
home
simply
because
we
have
part
doors.
X
The
thing
about
the
park
and
I
understand
it's
a
park-
is
a
public
park,
but
to
patronize
the
park
is
just
like
driving
your
automobile,
it's
not
a
right,
it's
a
privilege
and
once
that
privilege
has
been
abused
and
need
to
be
revoked,
there's
in
in
the
80s
1980s
at
benning
roach.
It
had
been
in
park
the
citizens
of
bennett
park.
X
I
mean
of
that
community.
They
complained
so
much
what
the
city
did
was
put
up
signs
limiting
a
certain
part
of
the
park.
They
made
it
off
limits
after
that
didn't
work.
They
closed
the
park
entirely.
There
is
no
mobility
park.
They
closed
that
section
apart,
I'm
not
saying
we
need
to
close
carver
park,
but
steps
needs
to
be
taken
to
prevent
the
level
of
loneliness
that
is
taking
place.
Today.
X
X
X
This
issue
would
have
been
addressed
and
dealt
with,
but
we
are
having
to
endure
it
now.
Miss
becky
told
me
that
they
have
putting
up
gates
to
close
the
park
at
seven
o'clock.
Well,
that's
fine,
and
I
applaud
that
effort.
That
is
great.
However,
that
does
nothing
to
stop
the
la
the
amount
of
noise
that
is
taking
place
prior
to
seven
o'clock.
X
When
you
close
the
park,
we
still
haven't
endured
that
we
still
have
to
endure
the
amount
of
gunshots
that
is
found
on
a
random
basis
in
the
park,
so
you
got
dirt
bikes,
folk,
wheelers
and
the
park
is
also
being
used
for
target
practice.
It's
a
public
park,
it's
not
a
shooting
range.
It's
not
a
dirt
bike
track.
Y
I'm
breaking
my
brain,
trying
to
come
up
with
some
solutions
to
basically
ensure
that
you
have
the
best
quality
of
life
at
your
home
and
not
only
you,
but
the
individuals
that
live
in
that
area
so
continue
to
keep
me
informed.
I'm
actually
going
to
ask
the
city
attorney
to
give
me
some,
possibly
an
ordinance.
Is
there
an
ordinance
in
reference
to
dirt
bikes
and
four-wheelers
in
reference
to
riding
in
public
areas
like.
G
Parks,
I
think
there
are
some
counselors.
You
can
certainly
restrict
different
vehicles
atvs
from
certain
areas,
and
if
we
need
to
do
that
by
ordinance,
that's
something
that
can
be
looked
at.
I
want
to
get
the
info
from
the
parks
and
rec
director,
ms
browder
city
manager,
but
that's
something
we
can
look
into.
Y
Okay,
well,
I
will
say
it's
an
issue
at
carver
park
and
on
yesterday
I
was
walking
at
shirley
b
winston
park
and
we
did
two
miles.
You
know
around
the
circumference
of
the
park
and
they're
riding
dirt
bikes
everywhere,
and
I
mean
it's
unfortunate
that
we
spend
the
money
to
keep
the
grounds
looking
nice
and
when
you
go
to
the
park.
Y
That's
all
you
see
is
you
know
in
the
the
lines
from
how
they're
destroying
the
grass
and
the
area,
and
not
only
that,
I
know
that
baseball
season
started
and
we
had
cleared
the
baseball
fields
and
they
took
the
four-wheelers
on
the
baseball
fields
and
destroyed
the
baseball
fields.
So
I
do
think
that
we
need
an
ordinance
in
reference
to
the
dirt
bikes
and
four
wheelers
the
atvs.
P
Is
not
just
happening
in
the
parks.
I
almost
got
run
over
crossing
edgewood
in
club
view.
With
my
baby.
I
was
going
to
visit
my
parents
they're
about
a
quarter
mile
from
me
and
it's
a
real
issue
with
minors,
a
lot
of
parents,
particularly
during
coveted
when
everybody
got
real
hyped
up
on
the
golf
carts.
They
start
now.
N
P
Issue
in
in
my
district
in
my
neighborhood
and
just
as
a
point
of
personal
privilege,
mr
city
manager,
if
with
the
issues
we're
having
with
vehicles
just
normal
vehicles
flying
at
the
intersection
of
club
view
and
edgewood,
if
we
could
possibly
be
on
the
t-splash
list
for
a
roundabout
there,
I
think
that'd
be
a
great
place
for
it.
I
talked
to
all
the
residents
who
live
on
that
corner.
P
None
of
them
were
opposed
to
that.
They
all
have
concerns
about
the
speed
of
vehicles
coming
down
that
hill,
because
I
mean
I
basically
have
to
wait
until
there
are
no
cars
coming,
look
both
ways
and
there's
a
crosswalk
in
an
elementary
school
and
I've
got
to
walk,
and
I
have
to
run
across
with
the
baby
stroller
just
to
cross
edgewood,
which
used
to
be
a
relatively
slow
road.
B
B
Okay,
yeah
scarf.
Thank
you,
sir,
and
the
parks.
Are
there?
That's
and
that's
the
that's
the
frustration
on
the
part
of
all
of
the
members
of
council.
I've
heard
every
one
of
them
comment
at
one
point
or
another:
if
it's
not
carver
park,
it's
shirley
winston,
it's
it's!
It's
all
of
our
public
parks
that
they're
put
there
for
the
enjoyment
of
the
public,
and
there
are
those
that
would
get
more
enjoyment
out
of
destroying
those
parks
than
using
them
for
what
the
way
they
were
intended.
B
So
this
council's
aware
of
that
you've
heard,
hopefully
you've
heard
that
there
are
some
there's
some
sincere
interest
in
perhaps
coming
up
with
some
additional
charges
that
can
be
levied.
The
big
challenge,
though,
as
chief
blackman
will
tell
you,
is
the
enforcement
we
have
to
be
able
to
catch
them
there
and,
if
they're
on
motorbikes,
they
ride
up
and
down
the
streets
and
they're
gone
before
the
police
get
there.
So
we'll
we'll
come
up
with
something,
and
I
don't
know
if
the
chief
has
anything
he
wants
to
add.
B
B
M
B
B
M
I've
got
purchases,
I've
got
columbus,
dragonfly
trails,
and
I
would
like
for
deficit
city
manager
haj
to
show
you
what
we're
talking
about
here.
It's
a
2
million
80
732
dollars
and
nine
cents
construction
project,
and
she
will
show
you
where
the
new
trail
will
run
along
10th
avenue
and
11th
street
and
6th
avenue
and
so
forth.
AA
Good
evening,
mayor
and
council,
this
is
just
an
update.
When
I
went
back
to
look
at
when
we
provided
this
update
to
council.
It
was
actually
march
the
10th.
It
was
an
in-person
meeting
on
march
the
10th.
We
brought
a
resolution
back
to
council
on
march
24th,
and
that
was
the
first
virtual
meeting
that
council
had.
So
I
don't
know
if
you
recall
all
the
specifics
of
that,
but
I
just
want
to
briefly
walk
through
this
connection,
which
is
from
the
martin
luther
king,
jr
boulevard
trail
to
the
riverwalk
kaizen
collaborative
has
completed
the
plans.
AA
AA
AA
Then,
through
woodruff
park
there'll
be
a
new
direct
connection
leading
to
those
crosswalks.
There
there'll
be
additional
landscaping
between
the
splash
pad.
We
did
work
with
csu
and
uptown
columbus
to
make
sure
that
that
property
has
been
deeded
to
the
city.
For
this
particular
project,
there
will
be
some
additional
signage
because
we
want
people
to
be
cautious
going
through
that
area.
AA
There's
kids
at
the
playground
and
at
the
splash
pad
so
going
down
10th
street
will
expand
the
sidewalk
to
10
foot
bump
the
curb
out,
remove
the
existing
on
street
bike
lane,
so
that
will
put
all
of
that
traffic
onto
the
existing
pa
or
onto
the
path
we
have
coordinated
with
the
water
works
for
this
re-striping
as
well
on
11th
street
and
6th
avenue,
we'll
expand
that
sidewalk
to
10
feet
removed
those
parallel
parking
spaces.
We
have
coordinated
with
the
property
owners
in
the
area,
so
they
are
aware
that
this
project
is
coming
and
again.
AA
So
this
this
is
what's
included
in
the
contract.
That's
in
up
for
consideration
on
the
purchasing
agenda.
This
is
what
we
are
striving
for
is
to
have
some
type
of
a
light
feature
under
that
11th
street
viaduct.
It
is
not
part
of
this
contract,
but
we
are
moving
forward
with
working
with
the
friends
of
the
dragonfly
trail
to
create
something
similar
to
this,
to
have
a
light
feature
under
that
viaduct.
AA
AA
We
are
working
to
do
some
type
of
a
light
feature
and
to
stripe
that
particular
trail
section
and
then
on
10th
avenue,
we'll
create
the
10
foot
wide
trail,
providing
a
six
feet:
landscape
buffer,
remove
that
brick
wall.
We've
worked
with
the
housing
authority
to
have
an
easement
in
that
particular
location
and
connect
to
the
mlk
trail
there
on
10th
avenue.
AA
H
H
B
M
M
M
We
we've
got
a
great
city
and,
and
I'm
just
proud
of
it,
but
I
have
to
just
pause
and
we'll
bring
some
things
back
on
what's
going
on
in
uptown,
but
you
know
you
can
go
to
panhandle
and
other
places,
it's
happening
there
too,
but
but
it's
exciting.
In
uptown
and
mayor.
I
just
had
to
say
that
I
share
your
enthusiasm
item
b,
consolidated
plan,
neighborhood
revitalization
strategy
area
plan,
annual
action
plan
and
analysis
of
impediments
to
fair
housing
choices.
B
B
Okay,
well,
let's,
let's
go
ahead
and
vote
on
c
through
k,
since
there
is
that
motion.
Second,
no
further
discussion,
all
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed.
No,
all
right
c
through
k
is
approved
and
mr
city
manager,
if
you
would
expend
a
little
bit
on
the
description
of
the
item,
you
just
touched
on
item
b
and
then
list
the
others.
If
you
don't
mind
police
or
for
the
public.
Y
I
I
was
actually
reading
the
item
and
there
was
some
good
information
in
there
and
that's
why
I
wanted
to
expound
on
it.
So
people
would
know
exactly
that.
We're
doing
these
type
of
studies
and
work
to
improve
on
our
neighborhoods,
and
I
do
think
that
it
it.
We
should
capture
that
type
of
information
at
the
meeting
sure,
but
I
didn't
mean
I
just
wanted
more
information.
B
M
Pins
elf
would
be
speed,
limit
feed
feedback
radar
signals,
and
that
is
where
we
put
the
radar
signals
on
signed
post
in
neighborhoods,
and
we
can
move
them
around.
You
see
them
in
some
of
the
other
cities,
maintenance,
repair
and
operations.
Industrial
supplies
and
tools
on
an
as
needed
basis
is
g.
M
H
is
a
furniture
for
the
columbus
fire
and
ems
office
of
emergency
management
and
homeland
security,
we're
trying
to
upgrade
our
emergency
operations
center
and
they
do
need
furniture
and
other
things
in
that
office
that
they've
not
had
for
many
many
years.
I
believe,
since
the
building
was
constructed
in
1996,
and
so
it's
it's
time
to
make
it
a
real
emergency
operations
center
an
upgrade
from
what
we
have
today.
M
M
Those
are
all
of
the
purchases
I
do
have
just
a
few
updates
and
the
first
one
is
a
state
of
georgia,
rental
assistance
program,
update
and
I
think
council
tucker
you'd
be
interested
in
hearing
this.
Since
you
did
ask
a
question
about
the
consolidation
plan
and
we
will
bring
him
back
another
time
regarding
the
consolidation
plan,
but
we
need
to
know
the
community
needs
to
know
about
this
rental
assistance
program
and
we've
got
rob
scott.
Our
director
of
community
reinvestment
and
real
estate
here
with
us
today.
N
Scott,
thank
you
so
much
mr
city
manager.
As
many
of
you
know,
on
february
19th,
governor
brian
kemp
have
introduced
a
new
rental
assistance
program
through
the
state
of
georgia.
The
program
is
designed
to
provide
rental
assistance
to
tenants
and
congress
appropriated
more
than
550
million
dollars
to
this
project.
N
We
have
recently
received
information
through
the
most
recent
congressional
appropriation
that
the
program
will
continue
on
and
it
has
the
potential
to
exceed
more
than
one
billion
dollars.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
provide
as
much
information
as
possible
and
we're
here
today
to
talk
about
the
program
and
as
it
relates
to
our
community
and
across
the
state.
N
The
state
of
georgia,
rental
assistance
program
is
a
program
being
administered
by
the
georgia
department
of
community
affairs.
It
is
designed
to
help
both
renters
and
landlords
seek
to
get
restitution
for
missed,
rent
throughout
the
pandemic,
as
well
as
utility
assistance,
and
both
tenants
and
landlords
must
apply.
N
N
In
addition,
the
household
must
demonstrate
a
risk
of
experiencing
homelessness
or
housing
instability
and,
as
I
mentioned
previously,
they
should
be
at
or
below
80
percent
of
the
area,
median
income
for
columbus,
with
special
priority
given
to
those
households
with
very
low
income
who
are
designated
at
a
50
percent
ami
level
or
to
households
with
one
or
more
individuals
who
have
been
unemployed
90
days
or
longer.
At
the
time
of
the
application,
the
city
of
columbus
residents
and
landlords
will
self-apply
for
the
rental
assistance
program
directly
through
the
department
of
community
affairs
website.
N
N
N
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
to
sheriff
greg
countryman
and
clerk
of
municipal
court
reginald
thompson
through
our
partnership.
We
have
worked
to
identify
more
than
200
landlords
who
have
filed
for
eviction
since
march
of
2020,
and
we've
worked
to
create
correspondence
to
notify
these
landlords
to
tell
them
about
this
program
that
will
increase
the
housing
stability
of
the
tenants
who
are
under
the
eviction,
as
well
as
the
landlords
and
is
just
an
attempt
to
bring
both
sides
of
the
table
to
have
the
same
information
in
order
to
get
access
to
the
program.
N
We
developed
the
correspondence
we
addressed
the
restitution
through
the
program
and
I'm
pleased
to
announce
that
roughly
117
landlords
attended
the
two
virtual
sessions
that
we
had
representing
roughly
57
of
the
total
population
of
the
correspondence
that
we
put
out
there.
So
we
were
pleased
to
see
such
high
attendance
from
that
side.
M
M
I
hope
that
citizens
will
hear
this
on
ccgtv.
I
hope
the
news
media
will
publicize
it.
If
you
know
someone
in
your
listening
who
could
benefit
from
this
rental
assistance
and
utility
payments
tell
them
about
it.
Have
them
call
311
get
connected
to
the
community
reinvestment
office
so
that
they
can
direct
them?
M
M
They
need
to
take
advantage
of
this
there's
a
lot
of
money
on
the
table
that
we
cannot
leave
on
the
table
when
people
have
not
been
able
to
pay
their
rent.
So
I'm
talking
about
it,
because
I
want
people
to
hear
it
and
don't
miss
out
on
this
opportunity
for
rental
assistance
and
get
your
utility
back.
M
B
Rob
if
I
could
miss
jimmy,
I
just
want
to
add
up
how
much
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that
you
put
into
this.
I
would,
I
would
also
suggest-
and
you
probably
already
have,
but
maybe
contact
you
united
way,
the
211
information
line
make
sure
this
is
at
least
temporarily
put
on
there.
If
you
haven't
already,
we.
Y
M
F
AB
So
what
you
have
before
you
tonight
is
the
monthly
financial
snapshot
as
of
february
of
2021,
and
I
do
apologize
that
all
the
numbers
don't
display
there
for
the
general
fund,
but
the
general
fund
is
up
2.98
when
comparing
february
2021
to
february
2020.,
the
february
2020
amount
was
just
over
116
million
dollars,
so
that
is
about
a
four
million
dollar
difference
in
terms
of
dollars
there.
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
out
since
that
number
didn't
display
the
other
local
option.
Sales
tax
fund
is
up
19.71.
AB
AB
The
storm
water
sewer
fund
is
up
2.05
percent.
The
paving
fund
is
up
2.34
percent
again.
These
funds
are
mainly
supported
by
tax
revenues.
Also,
the
medical
center
fund
is
up
one
point:
six,
two
percent:
the
integrated
waste
fund
here
is
up
20
in
terms
of
the
revenues,
and
that
is
due
to
the
critical
equipment
purchase
well,
subsidy.
That
was
provided
to
that
fund
from
the
general
fund,
so
it
counts
in
terms
of
revenues
as
a
transfer
into
that
fund,
and
that's
why
it's
showing
the
20
percent
there.
AB
The
emergency
telephone
fund
is
down
5.80,
as
I
mentioned
previously,
the
9-1-1
contract
with
chattahoochee
county
that
ended
as
of
april
1st
2020,
and
so
the
revenues
are
reflected
of
the
discontinuation
of
that
particular
contract.
But
the
fund
is
looking
good
overall
in
terms
of
the
expenditures
that
we
have
in
it.
AB
The
expenditures
are
down
about
62
percent,
from
where
they
were
in
fy
20.,
moving
down
the
snapshot
to
the
other
local
option:
sales
tax
summary
for
public
safety
year
today,
we've
recorded
about
19
million
in
revenues
about
20.2
million
in
expenditures
for
the
infrastructure
side
of
the
other
local
option.
Sales
tax
monies
we've
recorded
about
8.1
million
dollars
in
revenue
and
about
3.4
million
in
expenditures.
AB
Obviously
we're
still.
You
know
defending
millions
in
claims
for
that
for
information
technology
that
is
due
to
a
lot
of
it
is
due
to
the
maintenance
agreements
that
we
have
in
place
that
are
really
sort
of
coming
due
towards
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
here,
as
well
as
the
covet
equipment.
I
don't
anticipate
that
being
an
issue
for
the
department,
as
we
close
out
the
fiscal
year,
the
employee
benefits
that's
due
to
annual
death
benefit
and
major
disability
payments.
Again
those
are
one-time
payments.
AB
Of
course,
we
do
receive
revenues
for
rental
income,
that's
paid
at
legacy
terrorists,
so
it's
really
offset
by
revenues
here
the
elections
budget
we're
still
watching
that
we're
still.
You
know
it's
amazing
at
this
time
we're
still
really
sort
of
working
through
some
of
the
expenditures
for
elections
and
making
sure
that
you
know
we
we're
we've
applied
them
appropriately
to
all
of
the
funding
sources
that
they've
had
this
fiscal
year
but
they're
on
the
watch
list
because
of
their
percentage,
as
well
as
homeland
security
they're.
Currently
on
the
watch
list
as
well.
AB
The
public
defenders
office
is
due
to
the
monthly
contract
that
we
pay
in
advance
and
the
marshal's
office
is
highlighted
here,
but
that's
nothing.
I
actually
could
remove
that
from
the
report,
and
that
in
itself
is
the
update
as
of
february
2021
and
I'll
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions.
If
you
haven't.
M
Okay
and
miss
mira,
the
final
update
is
just
the
video
that
we
would
like
to
show
you.
We've
talked
about
the
stress,
dilapidated
properties
and
trying
to
notify
those
who
own
the
stress
or
dilapidated
properties.
We
did
do
the
video
that
I
talked
about
and
I
like
for
them
to
just
run
that
eight-minute
video.
AC
The
city
of
columbus
is
working
to
clean
up
dilapidated
properties
in
neighborhoods
throughout
the
city.
The
city's
inspections
and
codes
department
is
encouraging
the
following
property
owners
to
take
immediate
action
to
repair
your
properties
by
bringing
them
up
to
city
code
or
remove
them
by
demolition.
AC
If
the
property
owner
fails
to
take
immediate
action,
the
city's
private
contractor
will
demolish
the
dilapidated
property
and
the
city
will
place
a
lien
on
the
property
to
recoup
taxpayer
dollars
property
owners.
Please
watch
the
video
if
you
own
any
of
these
properties,
please
help
columbus,
improve
neighborhoods
for
a
better
columbus,
taking
immediate
action
on
your
dilapidated
property.
AC
If
you
own
any
of
these
properties,
please
help
columbus,
improve
neighborhoods
for
a
better
columbus
by
taking
immediate
action
on
your
dilapidated
property.
Now,
if
you
see
a
divided
structure
in
the
community,
call
311
and
report
the
address,
if
you
own
a
laminated
structure,
contact
inspections
and
code
at.
M
M
P
Can
we
get
an
email
list,
because
I
was
as
quick
as
that
video
was
going
when
I
was
texting.
Two
people
who
I
know
have
the
money
to
replace
their
properties
and
they
said
they
had
no,
no
realization
one's
been
ill
and
one
of
them
lives
in
south
africa
and
they
said
they
will
take
care
of
them
immediately.
But
I
couldn't
write
down
the
addresses
in
time
if
we
could
get
an
email
with
that
list
and
they'll
take
care
of
them.
Yeah.
B
Well,
I
think
it's
outstanding.
We
are.
We
are
extremely
serious
about
trying
to
clean
up
some
of
these
dilapidated
properties
and
the
blight
in
columbus.
Blake
is
a
contributor
I
mean
just
like.
We
had
that
litter
league
the
other
week
blight
is
a
big
contributor
to
everything,
from
poverty
to
education,
to
food
insecurity
to
crime.
AD
B
B
B
AD
B
AD
Next,
we
have
council
district
appointments.
Any
nominations
may
be
confirmed
for
this
meeting
for
the
civic
center
advisory
board.
We
have
available
the
council
district
6
seat
for
the
community
development
advisory
council.
We
have
the
district
7
and
district
9
seats
available
for
the
keep
columbus,
beautiful
commission.
We
have
the
district
5
seat
available
for
the
recreation
advisory
board.
We
have
the
council
district
6
6
seat
available.
AD
AD
AD
If
there
are
no
other
nominees,
we
will
bring
this
one
back
for
confirmation
at
the
next
regular
meeting
for
the
employees
benefit
committee
for
the
seat
of
bill
run
at
the
last
meeting,
council
wilson
had
renominated
mr
ron
to
serve
another
term
of
office.
However,
since
that
time
he
has
withdrew
his
name
for
consideration.
AD
F
AD
B
AD
AD
AD
B
W
To
one
example,
is
we
finally
have
the
44
beds
for
west
central?
That
was
mostly
based,
if
I'm
understanding
correct
on
advocacy,
not
just
on
needs,
and
it
took
a
lot
of
advocacy
years
and
years
at
the
capitol
to
get
those
44
beds,
and
we
know
we
have
a
large
mental
health
population.
Here.
Gcal
touches
all
of
this,
so
I
would
like
to
see
us
reach
out
to
department
of
behavioral
health
and
developmental
disabilities
to
start
issuing
out
cards,
which
ecal's
number
also
a
means
to
contact
constituent
services
to
hold
them
accountable.
W
W
All
right,
like
I
said
I
would
love
to
meet
it,
wouldn't
just
be
myself,
it
would
be
other
community
advocates
that
have
been
in
this
longer
than
I
have
I'm
just
beginning,
because
I've
been
tied
up
with
my
son,
he's
nine.
So
there's
a
lot
more.
That
goes
into
play
and
I'm
finally
getting
freed
up
to
be
able
to
do
a
lot
more
in
the
neighborhoods.
B
B
Y
B
Y
Y
AD
B
F
Mr
mayor,
I
I
just
want
to
make
a
note
for
those
who
may
be
listening
of
the
excellent
ceremony
that
we
had
last
friday
to
name
the
citizen
service
center
for
former
councilor
red
mcdaniel,
and
I
want
to
give
a
special
thanks
to
deputy
city
manager,
lisa
goodwin,
for
her
work
in
putting
all
that
together.
If
you
could
have
made
it
a
little
warmer,
it
would
have
been
better,
but
the
overall
was
was
delightful
and
it
was.
It
was
really
a
lot
of
fun.
F
I
guess
is
the
word
to
hear
stories
from
various
counselors
about
their
work,
with
red,
mcdaniel,
council,
red
mcdaniel
and
and
how
much
that
has
impacted
our
city.
But
it
was
a
delightful
ceremony
and
I'm
glad
that
we
had
taken
the
initiative
to
make
that
naming
possible
and
I
think
his
family
enjoyed
it
too,
particularly
the
ce
red
mcdaniel
iii,
the
great-grandson,
who
was
four
years
old.
Something
like
that.
He
was
delighted
that
his
name
was
on
that
building.
B
Well,
thank
you
for
mentioning
that,
and
I
too
will
give
a
a
great
big
thank
you
to
deputy
city
manager,
lisa
goodwin.
You
saw
the
fruits
of
her
labor
and
what
a
great
job
she
did.
You
have
no
idea
how
long
she's
been
nudging
and
pushing
we
tried
to
get
that
done
and
then
covet
hit
and
then,
when,
when
covid
finally
started
to
ease
a
little
bit
where
we
felt
comfortable
at
least
getting
people
socially
distanced
in
attendance.
B
Mrs
mcdaniel
was
having
some
health
issues
and
then,
after
her
passing
her
unfortunate
passing,
took
a
while
for
the
family
to
get
everything
settled
before
they
could
come
back
so
lisa
great
job,
great
patience
and
thank
you
for
the
family
was
absolutely
awed
by
your
work.
We
appreciate
it
so
that
that
that
building
will
be
known
as
the
ce
red
mcdaniel
citizen
service
center
all
right,
any
further
business
to
come
before
the
council.