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A
Columbus
Georgia:
this
is
your
city
council,
mayor
Teresa,
Tomlinson
city
manager,
Isaiah
Julie,
mops,
Barnes,
District,
1,
Glen,
Davis,
district
2,
Bruce
district
3,
Evelyn
turn
appeal:
Mayor,
Pro
Tem
and
district
4
Mike
Baker
district
5,
Jerry
Yellin
district
6,
Mimi
Woodson
district
7,
Walker
Garrett
district
8,
Judy,
Thomas,
post
9,
at-large,
counselor,
penny
Washington,
Clerk
of
Council
and
City
Attorney,
Clifton
faith,
Columbus
Georgia.
This
is
your
City
Council
good.
B
Morning,
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
March
13th
meeting
of
the
Columbus
City
Council,
we're
so
glad
to
have
you
with
us
this
morning.
It
won't
surprise
you
to
know
that
we
have
a
full
agenda,
so
we'll
be
probably
going
into
the
maybe
early
afternoon,
but
we're
gonna
try
to
get
you
all
out
of
here
as
soon
as
possible,
so
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
get
started
where
we
have
a
treat.
B
C
C
B
Mark,
thank
you
so
much
not
only
as
marking
his
brethren.
Of
course,
heroes
of
the
fire
and
EMS
department,
but
mark
serves
in
so
many
different
ways
and
served
for
many
years
on
our
pension
board,
and
thank
you
mark
for
all
you
do.
Next.
We
have
a
big
a
treat.
We've
got
some
folks
here
from
Dorothy
Height
elementary
school,
and
so
we're
gonna
ask
them
to
come
forward.
They're
gonna
help
lead
us
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
B
G
Partner
and
my
name
is
team,
I
mean
I
ain't
in
you,
okay,
my
name
is
Jeff
from
amazing
I'm
nine.
My
name
is
a
shuttle
era,
a
9/10.
My
name
is
Isaiah
Flynn
and
I'm
10.
My
name
is
shakarez
and
I'm.
Not
my
name
is
Jamar
heart
and
I
am
living,
but
I
was
hired
to
watch
dogs
here.
My
name
is
a
small
toaster
to
annoy
me.
You
love
her.
My
name
is
Elena
and
I'm
10.
My
name
is
Dakota
Castillo
chair.
My
name
is
India
morning
and
I'm
11.
G
G
B
B
At
this
at
this
time,
we
want
to
call
forward
the
family
of
Tameka
Johnson,
and
this
is
something
we
normally
do
in
our
proclamation
session.
But
Miss
Johnson's
family
was
unable
to
be
with
us
in
the
evenings
and
they
really
wanted
to
come
and
receive
this
resolution,
and
if
you
would
over
here
to
the
podium,
yeah
and
so,
and
so
we
have
the
Mayor
Pro
Tem
is
going
to
read
a
resolution
into
the
record
here.
I
Whereas
mr.
mica
Jay
Johnson
former
employee
with
crime
victim
witness
assistance
passed
away
on
January
22nd
2018,
whereas
miss
Johnson
was
a
victim
victim
advocate
from
January,
9th
2017
to
January
21st
2018.
Now,
therefore,
the
counsel
of
Columbus
Georgia
hereby
resolves.
We
have
I
conveyed
to
the
family.
Mr.
mica
Jay,
Johnson,
Allison,
CO
condolences
and
deepest
sympathy.
Miss
Johnson
was
an
outstanding
employee
was
crime
victim
witness
of
business
and
she
would
be
missed
by
all
who
knew
her.
I
move
this
adoption.
J
B
We
got
a
second
we're,
gonna,
go
ahead
and
take
a
vote
and
then
we'll
formalize
it
later
on,
but
we
want
to
get
this
to
you.
We
know
you
all
have
to
get
back
to
work
and
all
of
that,
so
all
those
in
favor,
please
state
I
great,
and
we
want
to
recognize
you
all
if
you
would
introduce
yourselves.
Yes,
I'm.
D
F
B
You
know
we're
all
family,
it's
a
3,000
person
family
here,
but
to
have
someone
who
worked
in
with
our
victims.
Truman
takes
tremendous
patience,
tremendous
heart
and
so
we're
very,
very
proud
of
your
mom
and
we're
gonna
miss
her
very,
very
much.
So
thank
you
for
being
here
so
glad
you
took
a
moment,
so
you
could
see
what
your
mom
meant
doesn't
a
lot
of
other
people.
She
helped
during
her
career
here.
B
B
We
have
a
land
bank
Authority
here
in
Columbus
Georgia.
Many
of
you
may
not
fully
appreciate
what
that
means,
but
it's
a
tool
to
be
used
to
help
us
deal
with
blighted,
abandoned
properties
to
help
with
what
we
call
air
properties
properties
that
have
been
left
by
folks.
That
may
be
their
heirs,
their
descendants
weren't
that
it
weren't
readily
able
to
be
identified
because
they
had
long
ago
left
this
area
and
and
and
so
a
lot
of
cities
struggle
with
these
vacant
abandoned
properties,
particularly
in
blighted
areas.
B
So
anyway,
we
have
a
land
bank
Authority
and
we
wanted
to.
We
were
had
the
benefit
to
have
someone
come
down
and
assess
where
we
are,
how
we
might
be
able
to
do
things
a
little
better
and
so
I
want
to
call
forward
Laura
Johnson,
who
is
our
director
of
community
reinvestment,
to
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
this
process?
How
it
came
about
and
then
to
introduce
our
special
guests.
B
M
Few
well,
maybe
about
a
year
ago,
we
started
looking
into
how
we
could
revamp
our
land
bank
and
use
it
to
benefit
the
community
as
far
as
eliminating
some
of
the
blight
and
some
of
the
tax
delinquent
properties
that
we
have
throughout
the
community.
So
last
year,
during
the
budget
process,
council
approved
for
us
to
allow
the
land
bank
to
use
approximately
a
million
dollars
that
we
had
as
NSP
program
income.
To
start
this
revamping
process
as
part
of
the
process
we
were
introduced
to
sarah
touring.
M
N
As
Laura
mentioned,
let
me
get
my
screen
going
here.
My
primary
task
here
was
to
take
a
look
at
the
CL
ba
the
Columbus
land
bank
Authority,
which
has
actually
been
on
the
books
here
in
Columbus
since
1992
and
then
in
about
2014
2015
Columbus
was
actually
one
of
the
first
communities
to
update
its
land
bank
powers
with
new
powers
authorized
by
the
2012
Georgia
Land
Bank
Act,
which
Frank
Alexander
and
myself
actually
drafted
and
was
passed
in
the
Georgia
Legislature
just
a
few
years
ago.
N
So
my
task
was
to
take
a
look
at
the
land
bank
meet
with
the
board
a
number
of
other
stakeholders
to
provide
ongoing
ta
to
the
land
bank
as
it
utilizes.
Some
of
this
NSP
income
gets
jump-started.
Do
that
initial
site
visit
provide
the
memo
which
is
in
front
of
you
present
my
findings
today
and
continue
to
provide
ta
as
we
move
forward
before
I
jump
in
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
for
you.
N
The
land
bank,
like
I,
said,
has
been
around
since
1991
and
in
my
meetings,
I
heard
a
few
reasons
why
the
land
bank
hasn't
done
more
right.
It's
operated
in
sort
of
a
limited
fashion.
Over
the
last
30
years,
I
heard
limited
funding
which
again
you're
not
alone
the
lack
of
dedicated
leadership
and
ongoing
struggles
to
fully
leverage
the
unique
powers
that
a
land
bank
has
to
operate
in
concert
with
the
tax
foreclosure
process
and
I'm
so
excited
for
you
today,
because
one
of
those
barriers
is
eliminated.
N
There's
some
funding
available
to
the
land
bank
thanks
to
this
council's
decision
over
the
next
few
years
and
that's
a
huge
asset.
My
primary
recommendation
that
you'll
hear
today
is
to
hire
a
leader
folk
around
the
country
asked
me
all
the
time.
What
makes
a
land
bank
successful
and
while
money
and
resources
are
certainly
important,
I
would
take
good
leadership
any
day.
Those
two
things
I
think
are
both
critical,
so
quickly.
N
Does
this
look
familiar,
there
may
be
one
or
two
properties
like
this
in
Columbus
Muskogee
when
I
see
a
property
like
this
I'm
worried
about
a
number
of
things?
Maybe
you
are
I'm
concerned
about
crime,
about
fire
I'm
concerned
about
human
cost,
both
to
our
first
responders
to
folk
who
might
walk
to
school
of
passing
properties
like
this
good
things,
don't
tend
to
happen
in
vacant
and
abandoned
properties
over
time
conditions
inside
the
property
can
get
worse
over
time.
N
I'm
concerned
about
property
values
for
the
neighboring,
for
the
neighbors
for
the
proper
folks
who
live
next
door.
I
point
this
out
just
to
make
the
suggestion
that
vacant
abandoned
problem
properties
like
this
have
a
cost.
If
nothing
is
done,
they
cost
the
taxpayer
and
toss
cost
the
community,
and
this
kind
of
stuff
is
what
land
banks
at
their
best,
are
designed
to
address
quick
overview.
N
A
land
bank
is
simply
a
public
entity
authorized
typically
under
state
enabling
legislation
to
acquire,
maintain
and
dispose
of
vacant
abandoned
problem
properties,
there's
at
least
a
hundred
and
seventy
land
banks
nationwide.
Community
progress
has
been
involved
with
the
creation
of
most
of
those
land
banks
over
the
last
ten
years.
N
70%
of
them
have
been
established
since
eight,
but
here
in
Georgia
we
have
a
long
history
of
land.
Banking
last
count
I
believer
at
fifteen
Georgia
land
banks,
there's
a
statewide,
Association
and
Georgia
is
really
one
of
the
leading
states
in
the
country
for
land
banking
activity
just
quickly.
Land
banks
in
their
activities
are
an
alternative
to
simply
letting
that
property
I
just
showed
just
if
they're
their
way
to
invest
in
the
community
to
take
control
of
those
kinds
of
properties
that
are
dead
to
the
market.
N
N
Generally
speaking,
land
banks
need
to
be
supported
financially
at
the
scale
of
the
problem
that
they're
designed
to
solve
again,
if
we're
primarily
addressing
properties,
low
value,
high
back
taxes,
causing
lots
of
cost
to
the
community.
Generally,
those
entities
are
going
to
need
support
from
the
community
for
operations.
In
my
meetings
with
stakeholders
here
in
late
November
I
heard
a
number
of
priorities
for
the
Columbus
land
bank
again,
which
has
been
operating
on
sort
of
an
ad
hoc
basis
over
the
last
several
years,
dedicated
board,
which
is
a
real
asset,
but
without
dedicated
staff.
N
So
they've
handled
a
handful
of
properties
on
an
ad
hoc
basis,
I
heard
the
need
to
focus
and
target
Land
Bank
activity
on
vacant,
abandoned
tax,
delinquent
properties.
No
surprise.
The
mayor
also
mentioned
Ayers
property,
which
is
a
struggle
both
here
and
throughout
the
south.
I
heard
a
need
to
expand
the
land
banks
prop
activities
to
better
respond
to
the
scale.
We've
got
a
number
of
properties.
N
Primary
recommendations
over
the
next
three
years,
one
hire
an
executive
director
for
the
Columbus
land
bank
Authority.
We
need
to
have
good
leadership,
to
focus
time,
attention
and
resources
on
the
issue
and
to
really
build
out
the
Columbus
land
bank
Authority,
get
it
moving.
I've
suggested
that
that
IDI
develop
a
three
year
action
plan,
informed
by
meetings
with
stakeholders,
data
gathering.
What
precisely
is
this
land
bank
going
to
do?
N
Where
will
it
focus
its
activities
and
that
that
action
plan
would
then,
of
course,
be
presented
and
would
need
to
be
reviewed
and
adopted
by
the
land
bank
board
I've
suggested
building
a
ladder
of
engagement
with
the
Tax
commissioner's
office.
I've
mentioned
that
that
Georgia
law
authorizes
some
really
unique
powers
for
land
banks
to
intersect
with
the
delinquent
tax
enforcement
process.
There's
simple
items
from
simple
to
much
more
complex
activities,
those
need
those
activities
need
to
be
learned,
institutionalized
within
the
land
bank
and
the
Tax
commissioner's
office
and
present
a
real
opportunity.
N
Finally,
I'm
suggesting
doing
some
quick
wins.
We
don't
want
to
have
paralysis
by
analysis,
so
I'm
suggesting.
If,
if
this,
this
council
decides
to
hire,
indeed
a
land
bank
director,
we
need
some
stuff
on
the
books
right
away.
Simple,
low-cost
items
to
celebrate
the
land
make
to
build
its
reputation
and
take
action.
I
would
suggest
that
the
the
CL
ba
executive
director
is
critical.
That's
really
my
most
important
recommendation.
N
The
IDI
should
have
the
requisite
expertise.
Well,
what
is
that
primarily
real
estate
expertise?
Certainly,
public
administration
is
important
local
government
expertise.
This
person
could
transition
to
permanent
when
appropriate,
physically
positioned
for
success.
It
may
be
that
it
makes
sense
for
the
land
bank
director
to
actually
be
housed
in
the
Community
Reinvestment
Office
to
work
with
other
local
government
staff
to
take
advantage
of
the
expertise
there
avoid
reinventing
wheels
again
over
time.
My
suggestion
is
that
the
local
government
should
provide
institutional
support
for
staffing.
N
This
is
a
community
struggle
with
the
vacant,
abandoned,
dilapidated
properties
and
ongoing
sort.
Support
will
be
needed
three
year
action
plan
if
we've
got
some
good
resources,
if
we
have
good
leadership
in
place,
what
precisely
is
the
mission
and
the
vision
of
this
of
the
Columbus
land
bank
Authority?
Even
if
we
had
unlimited
resources,
which
we
certainly
do
not,
how
should
the
land
make
focus
the
resources
that
it
has
which
neighborhoods
which
priority
properties,
what
data
do
we
have?
That
should
inform
how
the
land
bank
makes
choices
yes
to
some
projects
and
no
to
others.
N
To
develop
this
action
plan
very
simply,
the
the
director
should
meet
with
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders
inside
and
outside
government
identify
areas
of
consensus,
disagreement,
work
with
the
city
to
to
prioritize
data
collection.
Do
we
have
a
target
number
of
vacant
properties
throughout
the
city
of
those
vacant
and
abandoned
properties?
Do
we
know
how
many
are
tax
delinquent?
Do
we
know
how
many
have
serious
code
violations
or
other
health
violations
that
may
be
a
way
to
narrow
and
focus
the
energy
of
the
Columbus
land
bank
moving
forward?
N
The
action
plan
should
also
be
an
action
plan.
What
is
the
land
bank
going
to
do
year?
One
year
two
year,
three
of
this
jump
started
activity.
I
have
offered
simply
suggestions.
They
may
need
to
be
altered,
certainly
by
the
leadership.
Maybe
it's
five
properties
in
year,
one
ten
and
year,
two
twenty
to
thirty
in
year
three
and
you
can
see
how
this
can
build
and
grow
deep.
N
Briefly,
some
of
the
powers
identify
the
Columbus
Land
Bank
property
itself
is
held.
Tax-Exempt,
that's
authorized
under
state
law.
Columbus
is
one
of
the
only
communities
in
Georgia
that
has
authorized
a
tax
recapture
program,
which
means
that
when
the
Columbus
land
bank
Authority
acquires
a
property
that
is
tax,
delinquent
non-productive
and
gets
it
back
into
responsible
hands,
productive
use
for
five
years.
Seventy
five:
seventy
five
percent
of
the
newly
generated
taxes
can
go
back
to
the
land
bank
to
support
land
bank
option
operations.
N
Extinguishment
Georgia
land
banks
are
authorized
to
take
in
donated
property
that
is,
tax,
delinquent
and
extinguished
the
back
taxes
and
then
get
those
properties
back
into
productive
use.
This
is
the
model
that
the
Valdosta
land
bank
has
used
almost
exclusively,
whereby,
if
I
own,
a
property
in
Columbus,
maybe
I
live
out
in
Florida
or
California
I've
long
ago,
abandoned
that
property
taxes
continue
to
accrue
and
it's
vacant
causing
problems
in
the
community.
N
I
can
donate
that
property
to
the
land
bank
and
the
land
bank
is
authorized
to
extinguish
those
back
taxes
and
then
get
the
property
back
into
productive
use.
This
is
a
good
solution
for
those
properties
where
you've
got
way
more
taxes
owed
than
the
value
of
the
property
itself,
moving
on
to
acquiring
properties
at
tax
sales,
all
different
kinds
of
sales,
that's
obviously
a
more
complex
endeavor
but
authorized
under
Georgia
law
and
has
been
utilized
here
in
Columbus
in
limited
fashion.
N
Allyson
Goldie
from
the
Macon
Land
Bank
is
the
vice
president.
Chris
Norman
from
the
Atlanta
Land
Bank
is
the
president:
lots
of
resources
there
and
other
teammates
from
around
the
state
core,
they're,
ready
and
willing
to
help
update
the
the
Columbus
land
bank
website,
put
the
board
members
names
and
bios
up
on
the
website:
utilize
social
media,
maybe
there's
a
land
bank
project
over
the
last
few
years.
That's
been
a
real
success.
N
N
This
this
photo
here
we're
a
little
drawing
abandoned,
but
not
forgotten.
This
is
something
I've
seen
a
number
of
Pennsylvania
land
banks
do
where
the
moment
property
comes
into
the
land
bank
inventory,
a
simple
low-cost
sign
is
put
up
abandoned,
but
not,
but
not
forgotten.
It's
been
incredible.
How
helpful
that
is
with
usually
with
contact
information
for
the
land
bank
also
placed
on
the
sign.
N
That
they're
serving
makes
it
easier
for
the
community
to
get
to
the
land
bank,
to
the
land
bank
leadership
and
to
ask
questions
and
learn
more.
The
land
bank
can
certainly
help
with
surplus
local
government
property.
That's
another
key
tool
that
Georgia
land
banks
have
used.
So
under
Georgia
law.
The
local
government
can
transfer
surplus
local
government
owned
property
to
the
limit.
The
land
bank,
then,
in
conjunction
with
its
priorities
and
policies
which
are
transparent
and
are
publicly
available,
can
list
the
property
and
sell
it,
get
it
into
responsible
hands.
N
When
it
just
to
offer
one
hypothetical
example,
let's
say
the
local
government
owned
an
old
firehouse.
That's
been
shut
down.
That's
a
common
story
that
I
hear
around
the
country
or
oftentimes
old
schools.
That's
another
one,
hypothetically
Columbus
could
transfer
that
kind
of
surplus
property
to
the
land
bank
land
bank
can
then
list
the
property,
sell
it
to
a
responsible
owner.
Now
we
suddenly
have
a
property.
That's
returned
to
the
tax
rolls
that
has
not
been
generating.
Taxes
for
her
for
many
years
is
in
responsible
hands.
N
N
I
will
stop
there
and
just
just
close
with
saying
thank
you
so
much
for
the
invitation
to
be
here
and
be
part
of
the
conversation
that's
happening
in
Columbus.
I
can
sense,
both
from
my
visits
and
conversation
with
Laura
and
her
bathing
team.
There's
a
lot
of
energy
around
this
issue.
You
Neighborhood
Stabilization
in
Columbus,
I'm,
really
excited
for
you
with
dedicated
funding
for
the
Columbus
land
bank,
with
the
possibility
of
hiring
leadership,
building
deeper
engagement
with
the
Tax
commissioner's
office,
I'm,
really
hopeful
for
the
future
of
the
Columbus
land
bank
Authority.
Any
questions.
B
K
K
It's
not
very
responsive,
does
not
return,
calls
letters,
anything
and
you
have
this
property.
Just
and
I
have
one
in
my
district
I'm
dealing
with
right
now
and
this
property
is
just
sitting
there
and
to
show
you
two,
the
one
I
I
found,
and
actually
it's
not
in
my
district,
but
it
was
about
you
know
to
my
attention.
K
They
boarded
it
up,
but
then
the
property
owner
didn't
pay
the
people
that
boarded
it.
So
you
know
what
they
did.
They
came
in,
took
the
boards
out
and
the
property
is
there,
but
we
can't
get
ahold
of
the
property
owner.
There's
people
interested
in
buying
the
property,
but
we're
like
deadlock.
We
have
nowhere.
You
know
where
to
go.
Here's
another
example:
we
had
one
that
was
in
my
district.
It
was
an
Oakland
Park
and
it
took
us.
I
would
say.
K
Maybe
ten
years,
eight
years
to
finally,
you
know
get
that
property
to
be
resale
and
the
person
intentionally.
He
said
it
to
intentionally
he'll
pay
the
fines,
but
he
wouldn't
do
anything.
You
know,
and
those
are
situations
that
we
run
into
where
our
hands
are
tied
and
the
public
feels
that
we're
not
doing
anything
about
it,
but
our
hands
are
tied.
You
know,
there's
nothing.
We
can
do
and
I'm
just
curious
to
see
if,
in
your
organization,
have
y'all
run
into
that
situation
and
what
were
you
able
to
do?
K
N
You
for
your
question:
Councilwoman
I'm
reminded
of
y'all
ever
heard
of
whack-a-mole,
which
is
something
I
hear
about
all
over
the
country.
What
you're
describing
is
something
that
communities
are
all
over
are
struggling
with
a
couple
of
thoughts
and
I
want
to
be
very
clear
that
I'm,
referring
to
solutions
for
vacant
and
abandoned
property
I
think
it's
important
to
point
out,
regardless
of
whether
you
have
an
absentee
or
irresponsible
owner
when
there
are
folks
living
in
a
property.
N
Sometimes
the
strategies
need
to
be
very
different
when
it
comes
to
vacant
and
abandoned
property,
housing
and
building
code
enforcement
is
step
number
one
like
community
progress.
We
talked
about
fix
it
up,
pay
it
up
or
give
it
up
so
owner
you're
going
to
need
to
fix
up
your
property
in
accordance
with
our
local
ordinances.
N
If
you
don't
want
to
fix
it
up
the
local
government,
the
taxpayer
will
fix
it
up,
but
then
you're
gonna
have
to
pay
it
up
through
fines
and
otherwise,
if
you're
not
willing
to
pay
it
up,
then
you're
gonna
have
to
give
it
up
and
I.
Think
at
that
last
step
is,
is
a
step
that
communities
need
to
struggle
with,
at
which
point
is
that
the
taxpayer,
the
local
government
going
to
have
that
confrontation
either
through
the
delinquent
tax
enforcement
process.
N
If
the
property
you're
describing
is
tax
delinquent,
then
of
course
there's
a
tax
enforcement
process
that
can
result
in
the
transfer.
There
were
property
to
responsible
ownership.
There
are
also
Georgia
laws
that
authorize
some
very
powerful
code
enforcement
activities,
particularly
on
properties
that
are
in
such
bad
shape.
They
need
to
be
demoed
and
I'd,
be
happy
to
follow
up
and
share
with
you
that
those
statutes,
but
for
properties
vacant
abandoned
that
need
to
be
demoed
that
have
serious
problems.
The
local
government
can
do
the
demo
attach
the
demo
lien.
Excuse
me
to
the
property.
Let.
N
Collect
it,
along
with
the
taxes
we
find
in
my
experience
to
to
get
at
some
of
those
problem,
properties,
civil
or
in
rem
enforcement
works
better
than
criminal.
For
all,
the
reasons
you
may
anticipate,
LLC
is
hard
to
put
them
in
jail,
doesn't
really
work
right.
Sometimes
the
most
vulnerable
end
up
responding
to
criminal
citations.
So
so
that
would
be
a
place.
I'd
encourage
you
to
look
and
then
again,
focusing
back
in
on
delinquent
tax
enforcement,
doing
judicial
and
rem
enforcement,
but
struggling
with,
are
we
going
to
fix
it
up?
N
K
You
when
you
say
force
them
to
give
them
up.
Are
you
saying
that
the
city
can
do
a
domain
and
take
the
property,
or
is
there
any
law
that
do
that,
like
in
the
state?
There's
a
law
like
for
drug
drug
trap,
truck
drug
things
that
happen
in
a
home?
If
the
home
gets
in
court
and
proven
more
than
three
times,
then
the
state
will
take
that
property
away.
K
N
There
may
be
some
tools:
some
communities
in
Georgia
are
exploring
code,
lien,
foreclosure
I'm,
not
aware
of
a
community.
Yet
that
has
done
that,
but
this
would
hypothetically
be
if
the
taxes
are
paid,
an
ability
to
possibly
foreclose
on
code
liens
would
want
to
explore
not
just
demo
liens
but
also
liens
associated
with
the
kinds
of
things
boarding.
You
know,
grass
that
sort
of
thing
I'd
also
want
to
take
a
look
at
gosh.
Are
our
fines
and
costs
fully
loaded?
Are
we?
Are
we
charging
local
government
25
bucks
to
mow
the
grass?
N
K
Well,
we'll
get
together
and
Laura
knows
how
to
get
in
touch
with
me,
because
I'm
very,
very
interested,
because
I
run
into
this
quite
often,
and
it's
very
frustrating
when
you
know
and
and
people
think
we're
not
doing
anything.
But
we
are
because
even
though
it's
bad
people
have
rights-
and
it
makes
it
so
difficult,
but
if
we
can
find
a
way
to
overcome
that
I'm
ready
to
put
on
my
tennis
shoes
and
go
help
because
I
know
where
there's
a
lot
of
property
that
they
play
those
games,
it's
a
game
to
them.
K
N
O
Couple
of
things,
as
you
were,
making
your
presentation,
one
of
the
things
that
came
to
my
mind,
is
that
I'm,
hoping
that
our
land
bank
Authority
partners
very
closely
with
the
school
district,
for
example
in
Muskogee
County.
We
are
two
separate
independent
agencies,
but
I
do
know
that
the
school
district
has
some
school
properties
that
probably
could
benefit
from
incorporation
with
the
land
bank,
Authority
and
I.
Don't
know
if
there's
already
something
going
on
there
or
what,
but
knowing
the
people
on
our
school
board
and
the
school
district.
O
The
way
they
operate,
they
I
think
would
be
more
than
willing
to
join
with
us
to
take
care
of
some
of
these
properties.
One
of
the
things
that
that
I
think
in
gives
us
some
problems
is
the
name
of
this
entity,
the
land
bank
Authority.
What
what
does
that
mean?
What
you
know?
People
don't
know
what
that
means.
So
we
need
to
do
a
really
good
job
of
educating
the
public
and
social
media,
maybe
the
vehicle
to
do
that.
O
One
of
the
questions
that
I
had
two
was
one
of
the
suggestions
for
low-cost
action
that
you
had
here
was
to
extinguish
tax
liens
on
donated
property.
Is
that
something
that
council
can
do,
or
is
this
something
that
that
the
Tax
Commissioner
must
do
or
how?
Just
briefly,
if
you,
if
you
will,
how
does
that
piece
of
it
work
so.
N
Tax
extinguishment
on
donated
properties
is
a
power
that
the
land
bank
has
under
state
law,
I'm
happy
to
provide
the
council
there's
a
manual,
the
Georgia
Land
Bank
resource
manual.
That
has
very
simple
forms
to
accomplish
this.
It's
a
practice
regular.
We
used
throughout
Georgia.
So
again,
if
I
donate
my
tax
delinquent
properties
to
the
land
bank,
the
land
bank
has
the
authority
to
extinguish
those
taxes
and
get
it
back
into
productive
use
and.
N
So
under
Georgia
law,
like
a
number
of
other
states
around
the
country,
land
banks
are
authorized
if
they're
operating
under
the
2012
Act,
which
Columbus
is
when
a
land
bank
takes
property
in
and
again,
if
you
think
of
that
picture
of
that,
first
property.
This
is
property,
that's
not
producing
taxes,
that's
a
drain
on
the
local
government
and
the
community
land
bank
can
take
that
property
in
and
when
the
land
bank
disposes
of
it
gets
it
into
productive
use
to
a
developer
to
a
non-profit
partner.
D
O
I
do
think,
and
mr.
city
manager
I
think,
can
attest
to
this
too,
that
we
are
very
fortunate
in
Columbus
that
our
various
departments
work
together,
I'm
thinking,
inspections
and
codes
and
the
Community
Reinvestment
Department-
and
you
know,
I
mean
the
public
works
and
all
along
the
way.
Those
folks
don't
seem
to
have
a
territorial.
O
B
P
Sarah
councillor,
what's
an
answer
to
my
question?
Oh,
when
we
had
our
meeting
previously,
she
is
she
said
she
was
coming
back.
She
answered
all
of
our
questions
and
more
so
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you.
This
gives
us
a
lot
of
information
to
massage
a
lot
of
options
in
appreciate
good,
seeing
you
again
Thank.
B
Sarah
I
have
one
final,
one
I
hate
to
be
overly
candid,
but
you
come
down
here
and
given
us
some
great
things,
I
I,
don't
think.
In
the
seven
years
I've
been
here
I've
ever
seen,
council
approve
a
new
position,
regardless
of
promises
of
efficiencies
and
improvement
in
action
in
Austin
that
didn't
pay
for
itself
or
somehow
increased
revenue
that
it
could,
you
know,
be
relatively
direct
and
and
how
it
was
being
funded
that
it
increased
the
general
fund.
Therefore,
there
was
more
money
there
for
the
$50,000
or
whatever
it
is,
could
be
paid
for.
B
N
B
N
You
ask
your
new
executive
director
to
raise
staffing
funds,
give
them
a
ramp
to
get
started
to
get
the
land
bank
going
to
build
its
support
in
the
community.
There
are
ways
that
the
land
bank
can
generate
some
revenue,
some
of
which
I've
described,
selling
certain
properties
that
have
value
the
the
tax
recapture
program
and
otherwise,
what
I
have
seen
around
the
country
with
excellent
leadership
and
I'm,
not
aware
of
a
place
where
you
can
start
the
leadership
with
no
money
right,
we've
got
to
get
somebody
good
on
board.
N
Good
leaders
are
sometimes
able
to
raise
funds,
build
support
for
what
they're
doing
if
it
makes
sense
in
the
community.
If
I
were
your
new
IDI
I
will
want
to
have
some
time
to
get
going
get
my
action
plan
started,
have
a
chance
to
prove
myself
and
the
worst
of
the
land
bank
board.
If
success
is
shown,
there
may
be
other
avenues
in
Columbus
in
the
state,
at
the
federal
government
to
raise
resources
for
funds.
But
again,
the
only
other
thing
I
would
say
is
as
long
as
Columbus
is
struggling
with.
N
B
Mr.
Sam
Andrew,
why
don't
you
get
with
Laura
and
figure
out
what
this
person
would
cost,
and
you
know
I
mean
otherwise
it's
just
a
a
great
fantastical
idea.
If
you
know
the
council
is
going
to
need
to
look
at
what
this
means,
benefits
and
and
what
an
on-ramp
is
exactly
yeah
so
anyway,
if
you
guys
would
maybe
laura,
has
some
thoughts
on
that.
Thank
you,
alright.
Sarah.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
coming
down.
I
appreciate
you
hope.
B
You'll
stay
in
touch
with
with
Laura
with
us
in
general
and
and
look
forward
to
continuing
our
relationship.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
all
right.
Next
we're
going
to
turn
it
over
the
city
manager.
We
have
as
you
all
that
I
know
you
all
sit
at
home
and
in
the
evenings
and
watch
our
meetings
on
replay
and
so
you've
seen
that
our
meetings
have
gone
extraordinarily
long,
the
last
many
weeks
till
11
o'clock
at
night
and
so
forth,
and
so
we've
had
to
just
give
up
on
the
end
of
our
agenda.
B
Q
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
and
council.
Good
morning,
deputy
city
manager,
Pam
Hajj,
is
going
to
come
around
and,
as
you've
indicated,
we've
we've
been
attempting
to
provide
this
transportation
update
since
the
second
Tuesday
in
January
and
we've
continued
to
delay
it.
So
this
is
the
long-awaited
transportation
update
in
deputy
city
manager.
Hodge
has
lots
of
information
and
we're
here
to
answer
your
questions,
but
it
is
a
transportation
infrastructure
update
and
so
with
that
deputy
city
manager,
Pam
Hodge.
R
This
will
be
a
transportation
infrastructure,
update
and
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
all
of
the
projects
that
we
have
ongoing
at
this
time,
but
just
to
highlight
a
few
of
them.
I'd
also
like
to
introduce
you've,
met,
Brian,
Pruitt
and
before
he's,
actually
our
construction
project
manager.
So
he
is
intimately
involved
with
all
of
the
projects
that
are
going
on
with
roads,
stormwater
building
construction.
He
is
our
in-house
project
manager,
and
so,
if
you
have
any
specific
questions
about
a
project,
if
I'm
not
able
to
answer,
Brian
definitely
will
be
able
to
answer.
B
R
R
Transportation
funding
we
have
numerous
funding
sources
that
we
utilize
to
fund
transportation
projects,
there's
an
allocation
now,
the
other
Local
Option
Sales
Tax,
the
paving
fund,
the
tea
sauce
to
transportation,
special
purpose,
local
option
sales
tax,
not
only
the
projects
themselves,
but
the
discretionary
funds
that
the
city
receives.
We
receive
G
dot
grants
and
also
an
annual
allocation
from
G
dot
called
L
Meg
types
of
transportation
projects
include
resurfacing.
R
Road
improvements
such
as
realignment
intersection
improvements
like
forest
road,
was
a
widening
project,
bridges,
Street,
scapes
and
beautification
projects,
Veterans
Parkway
and
we're
now
working
on
Fort
Benning
streets
gates.
We
also
look
at
alternative
transportation
sidewalks
and
our
multi-purpose
trail
network
system
roundabouts,
like
River
Road,
signal
improvements,
so
those
are
all
the
things
that
are
funded
through
these
funding
sources
that
we
include
in
transportation.
R
R
For
one
point:
four
million
total
of
7.5
million
since
FY
15,
just
on
resurfacing,
the
average
cost
of
a
mile
is
160
to
240,
and
the
cost
varies
depending
on
how
many
lanes
and
what
types
of
improvements
need
to
be
made
in
order
for
that
resurfacing
to
go
in
whether
there's
manholes
that
need
to
be
raised,
so
the
cost
definitely
varies,
and
we
have
done
approximately
35
to
45
miles
over
this
time
period,
so
we're
averaging
about
10
miles
per
year.
Our
goal
has
always
been
about
25
miles
per
year.
R
O
S
R
R
R
It's
a
great
lead-in
and
the
resurfacing
criteria
every
five
years.
The
pavement
management
system
is
updated.
Each
street
is
evaluated
and
scored
between
0
and
100.
The
list
is
prepared
from
the
pavement
management
system
scoring
system
based
on
the
available
fund.
So
we're
able
to
go
into
the
system
and
say
you
know,
give
us
the
the
lowest
rated
roads
so
that
we
can
determine
how
much
funding
that
we
have
available
in
order
to
attack
that
list.
The
in-house
inspectors
verify
the
condition
of
each
Street.
R
So,
as
you
know,
if
we
go
out
every
five
years,
sometimes
the
conditions
will
change
so
we'll
when
we
produce
the
list
we'll
go
out
and
Rivera
Phi
all
of
those
streets.
The
vendor
that
we
have
under
contract
also
verifies
the
condition
before
the
list
is
actually
awarded
to
the
contractor
and
they
provide
us
a
cost
estimate
for
that
resurfacing
and
again
the
cost
varies
depending
on
the
width
of
the
street
and
if
there's
tie,
ends
patching
raising
valves
any
of
those
sorts
of
things.
R
D
S
R
On
the
transportation
side,
currently
we
have
12
projects
that
are
being
managed
locally
and
that
would
be
by
Brian
Pruitt,
three
managed
by
G
dot,
which
includes
the
Talbot
and
Road
project
that
completion
date
is
for
2021,
the
veteran
tablets
and
Road
project.
The
completion
date
is
estimated
at
2021,
so
we're
about
three
years
out
on
tablet:
enroll
Veterans,
Parkway,
north
they're,
expecting
that
completion
in
2019
and
for
us
27,
Custer,
Road
interchange,
which
is
one
of
our
tea
sauce
projects
and
they're,
estimating
that
completion
date
to
be
this
year.
R
One
of
the
most
recent
projects
that
winding
down
now
is
the
dragonfly
trail,
the
fall
on
trace,
Riverwalk
connection,
we're
anticipating
having
a
groundbreaking
on
this
project
next
month,
we're
in
the
process
of
coordinating
a
date
at
this
time,
we're
finishing
up
the
landscaping
on
this
project.
But
this
goes
all
the
way
from
where
the
you
fall
on
trace,
ended,
10th,
Avenue
at
the
Medical
Center,
all
the
way
to
the
river
walk
down:
Fifth,
Avenue
and
14th
Street.
R
R
I
L
R
S
I
had
called
you
ever
emailed,
you
I
have
a
particular
constituent
that
walks
the
area
consistently
and
he
was
concerned
about
there
not
being
activity.
That's
been
nice
whether
he
doesn't
see
anything
going
on,
but
maybe
a
couple
days
a
week,
so
I
told
there's
a
reason
for
it.
I
just
don't
know
what
the
reason
is
so
I
was
hoping
you
give
him
enough
this
morning
to
go
on
to
let
him
know
that
people
are
working
and
that
the
completion
date
will
be
sometime
next
month.
The.
S
S
R
R
Riverwalk
bit
mill
this
again
as
a
tea
sports
project.
This
is
a
rendering
this
project
were
estimating
completion
in
August
of
2018.
There's
been
a
lot
of
activity
out
at
this
site.
These
photographs
give
you
an
appreciation
of
the
topography
that
they're
dealing
with
out
at
bib
mill
site
in
order
to
connect
the
River
Walk
by
the
bib
mill.
R
The
River
Road
roundabout
it's
out
for
bid
this
month.
This
is
the
five
intersections
at
River
Road
and
Bradley
Park.
This
is
just
the
rendering
of
that
roundabout.
They
have
been
out
doing
utility
work
and
tree
clearing
in
the
area.
Major
relocation
of
Georgia,
Power,
Transmission,
poles,
so
you've
seen
a
lot
of
activity
out
there.
We
expect
to
start
construction
by
the
end
of
the
year,
Winton
Road
streetscapes.
This
project
is
anticipated
to
be
completed
in
August
of
2018,
which
runs
from
13th
Street
at
Winton,
Road
down
to
club,
View
Elementary
School.
R
Other
projects
that
are
under
construction
is
the
Riverwalk
at
City
Mills.
We
anticipate
this
project
to
be
completed.
August
2018,
the
contractor
is
now
on
site
and
it
started
to
work
on
that
connection.
The
Fort
Benning
Road
streetscapes
from
Shelby
to
the
gate
that
was
awarded
in
2018
or
it
was
awarded
and
expected
to
be
completed
in
November
of
2018
Fort,
Benning,
Road,
Brennan,
Road,
roundabout
and
realignment
as
well
as
the
Fort
Benning
Road
streetscape
switches
runs
from
casita
to
Shelby.
That
will
be
out
to
bid
this
month.
The
Martin
Luther
King
jr.
trail.
S
S
S
R
We
are
going
to
complete
it,
but
we
try
to
submit
the
RFP
in
order
to
get
the
best
pricing
and
sometimes
when
you
break
it
into
pieces,
you
get
a
better
pricing
than
if
you
do
it
all
as
one
project,
so
we're
gonna
put
it
off.
We've
put
it
out
for
bid
in
two
options,
just
to
be
able
to
evaluate
and
analyze
the
price
there.
F
S
J
J
R
Q
Ten-Foot-Wide
walking
biking
paths,
in
fact,
I
think
right
in
front
of
the
construction
work
at
Spencer,
they've
already
done
a
portion
of
a
ten-foot-wide,
so
you
can
actually
see
an
example
of
that
now,
but
that
10
foot
wide
will
be
along
that
entire
stretch
of
Fort
Benton
and,
as
she
has
said,
we're
going
to
align,
Brennan
and
Fort
Benton
and
then
there's
caseta
and
then
there's
going
to
be
the
roundabout
and
I
think
I
think
we're
all
going
to
be
pleased
with
it
when
it's
done
and
it
is
going
to
be
done.
Okay,
all
right.
Q
S
L
K
R
K
Because
I
like
for
the
family,
you
know
to
be
compact
and
let
them
know
what's
going
on
so
that
to
ensure
that
they're
present
at
the
time
and
especially
a
lot
of
his
some
supporters,
the
concerned
citizens
of
South
Columbus.
You
know
people
have
always
been
there
with
him.
I
think
it's
important
that
they
get
notified
and
they
know
that
all
his
hard
work,
dedication
and
sacrifice
has
been
honored
by
this
city.
Absolutely.
R
So
the
MLK
jr.
trail
that
has
started
March
12th,
so
they
started
this
week.
The
double
churches
park
parking
lot
is
under
construction
anticipated
completion
for
that
parking
lot
is
next
month
in
April.
There
are
three
bridges
that
are
under
construction
at
this
time.
Decatur
boxwood
and
Melrose
transportation
projects
that
have
recently
been
completed
include
the
forest
road
bridges.
The
follow
me
trail
phase,
one
double
churches,
Veterans
Parkway,
intersection
improvements
and
Whittlesea
Road.
R
There's
multiple
projects
that
are
under
development
I
will
not
walk
through
each
one
of
these
individually,
but
you
can
see
the
list.
These
are
projects
that
are
under
preliminary
work
under
design
evaluating
concepts.
These
are
projects
that
are
both
locally
funded,
either
with
DDOT
funds
or
T
sports
projects,
transportation,
discretionary
t,
spliced,
discretionary
funding,
so
multiple
projects
that
are
under
development
that
you'll
see
coming
forward
in
the
next
month
also
want
to
bring
forward
Donna
Neumann.
R
We
have
some
concepts
that
we've
received
from
G
dot
related
to
the
traffic
that
we
experienced
on
beaver,
run
in
Flat,
Rock,
all
the
way
out
to
Technology
Parkway.
We
want
to
share
these
renderings
with
you.
These
are
just
concepts
and
drafts
that
G
dot
has
been
working
with
to
create
some
roundabouts
to
improve
the
traffic
flow
out
in
that
area.
So
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Donna
we've.
S
You
could
I'll
call
you
off,
try
to
figure
out
what
it
is.
I
really
want,
but
I
need
an
update
of
I.
Don't
think
we
talked
much
about
winter
feel
when
I
was
there
winter
feel
in
that
casita
roll
North,
Lumpkin
Road
cause
councillor
Woodson
in
last
year
the
North
Lumpkin
Road
side
coming
across.
We
just
kind
of
running
parallel,
a
lot
of
places
and
I'm
sure
the
information
to
be
good
for
both
of
us
both
of
us
at
this
time.
S
So
in
the
field
and
I'll
email
you,
the
others,
because
I
have
see
the
way
the
district
is
cut.
Now
it
goes
through
winter
feel,
and
it's
down
to
brown
Avenue
Andrews
Road,
going
back
to
Midtown,
so
I
think
I'll
try
to
package
it
into
the
different
subdivisions
and
see
if
we
can
get
it
updated,
so
I
can
meet
with
them
and.
R
S
Last
thing,
one
last
thing:
yes,
sir
and
I
know
somebody
in
the
room
will
smile
about
this,
but
when
the
brown
Avenue
Bridge
was
completed,
councilor
Woodson
has
had
the
he
had
the
whole
bridge
before
it
was
completed
and
underneath
the
bridge
is
the
Bragg
Smith
Liberty,
this
Liberty
Street
area
there's
an
imaginary
line
on
this
side
of
the
bridge.
So
if
you
go
up
across
Brown
Avenue
Bridge
there
and
look
down
that
whole
side
of
that,
neighborhood
now
belongs
to
me.
S
So
counselor
Woodson
is
getting
a
lot
of
calls
and
she's
trying
to
refer
people
back
to
me.
So
if
you
would
check
that
piece
of
Liberty
in
blacksmith
there's
on
the--
coming
from
the
casino
outside,
once
you
go
under
the
bridge
at
that
side
over
there,
if
you
could
find
out
what's
going
on
for
me
because
we
receiving
calls
on
they
firmly
collect
it.
So
we
just
need
to
look
at
it
related.
R
R
S
D
T
T
So
we
had
met
with
the
different
industries
in
the
in
the
park
there
and
asked
them
about
relocating
the
truck
route,
to
get
them
to
come
further
east
of
that
intersection,
and
their
concern
was
truck
spending
but
across
the
multi,
Lane
Road,
and
so
initially
we
were
proposing
a
traffic
signal,
but
duty
would
not
approve
it
because
the
traffic
counts
dint
warrant
one.
So
we
asked
them
to
consider
the
installation
of
a
roundabout.
T
U
That's
okay,
I'll!
Let
her
go
ahead!
Councillor
Thomas
this
was
this
is
to
alleviate
an
issue
back
on
Flat
Rock
Road.
The
solution
happens
to
be
further
out,
but
the
issue
is
on
flat
road
itself,
with
all
the
trucks
coming
in
out
of
the
industrial
park
and
using
which
at
one
time
was
really
a
residential
street.
T
T
As
you
know,
this
is
currently
has
a
signal
in
place,
but
there's
still
a
safety
concern
due
to
the
large
number
of
accidents
and
part
of
the
issue
is
because
of
the
way
that
the
intersection
is
oriented.
It
creates
potentially
some
blind
spots
to
where
oncoming
traffic
might
not
see
a
vehicle
or
a
car
in
a
turn.
Lane
may
not
see
an
oncoming
vehicle,
and
so
there
has
been
one
fatality
at
this
location
and
a
large
number
of
angle,
accidents
where
there
were
t-bones
or
or
vehicles
where
there
were
significant
injuries.
T
So
this
is
something
that
the
Judah
is
offering
as
it's
a
potential
solution
is
to
construct
a
roundabout
at
that
location.
The
other
thing
that
it
would
do
would
be
to
slow
vehicles
down
because,
as
you
know,
cars
are
picking
up
speed
as
they're
going
out
of
the
city
and
coming
into
the
city,
so
this
would
actually
slow
vehicles
down
and
it
would
make
the
traffic
flow
smoother
at
that
location
as
well.
T
S
T
There
are
some
other
locations
that
Judah
is
working
on
further
east
of
the
quarter
and
one
such
they
have
already
installed
and
I
don't
have
a
picture
because
I've
just
recently
fixed
it
or
finished
it
is
that
Jenkins,
Road
and
beaver
run.
They
installed,
what's
called
an
archive,
and
it's
similar
to
what
you
see
here,
but
because
of
the,
if
you
have
roads
crossing
and
a
wide
median,
then
multiple
cars
get
in
there
and
it
creates
confusion
so
they're
trying
to
eliminate
some
of
that.
T
This
is
an
example
of
one
but
they're
proposing
to
put
in
a
twin,
fill
and
I
know
as
part
of
the
gateway
Walmart
project.
There
was
money
set
aside
for
a
signal,
but
the
issue
is
that
is
that
these
subdivisions
are
built
out,
so
the
traffic
on
the
side
streets
will
never
increase,
and
so,
therefore
it
will
never
warrant
a
traffic
signal.
So
this
is
something
that
the
d-o-t
is
proposing
as
a
safety
measure,
and
so
what
this
does
is
it
does
not
allow
the
cars
coming
out
of
wind
fill.
T
This
is
one
of
three
other
locations
or
two
other
locations
that
they're
proposing
they're,
proposing
one
at
the
driveway
entrance
of
the
All
Saints
Presbyterian
Church,
as
well
as
at
the
wood
briar
beaver,
run,
intersection
you'll,
see
similar
type
part
of
the
part
of
the
project
is
at
depending
on
the
spacing
of
the
median
cuts
they
may
go
in
and
install
a
new
median
cut.
We're
only
vehicles
coming
through
making
a
left-hand
turn
to
do
a
u-turn.
If
you
will
so.
This
is
one
of
the
things
that
they're
proposing.
B
R
Got
a
couple
months,
thank
you.
Everyone,
I
mentioned
and
I
didn't
want
to
make
light
of
some
of
the
projects
that
we
had
talked
about
just
wanted
to
notate.
The
spiderweb
project
is
moving
forward
under
design.
We've
done
a
lot
of
right
away.
Acquisition
in
that
location.
We've
done
some
demolition
in
that
location,
we're
moving
forward.
We
expect
to
have
the
design
completed
by
the
end
of
the
year
to
begin
construction
in
2019.
R
That's
a
huge
project
for
us
to
go
over
the
railroad
in
that
location.
That
is
definitely
moving
forward,
as
well
as
the
caseta
Road
I-185
interchange,
we're
moving
forward
with
that
we've
been
meeting
with
owners
and
stakeholders
in
the
area
in
order
to
move
that
project
forward.
That
project
is
under
design,
as
well
as
the
one
Avista
I
185
interchange,
which
they're
proposing
the
diverging
diamond
in
that
location.
So
those
project,
r/t
sports
projects
and
moving
forward
they're
under
design
so
just
wanted
to
notate
those
those
are
large
projects
for
our
area.
S
S
R
S
S
Q
And
that's
an
excellent
project
and
I
wanted
them
to
share
the
cost
of
those
projects,
because
that
those
are
huge
investments
in
that
area
of
our
community.
So
the
spiderweb
project,
the
bridge
across
the
railroad
tracks
there
is,
is
how
much
50
million
dollars
and-
and
that
includes
for
for
those
watching
in
living
area.
Q
There's
going
to
be
a
roundabout
on
the
little
cut
through
street,
just
on
the
other
side
of
the
ace
way
across
in
front
of
chillin
hearse
that
will
cut
for
a
street
there's
going
to
be
a
roundabout
there
and,
and
then
the
I
185
Buena
Vista
Road,
diverging
diamond
is,
is
something
different
for
this
community
and
will
take
some
getting
used
to
for
those
in
that
area.
How
much
is
that
project.
R
R
R
R
Q
There
were
some
chatter
the
through
the
weekend
and
about
fixing
potholes,
and
the
Taman
of
this
project
is
timely
because
for
those
who
have
negative
things
to
say
about
transportation,
work
going
on
in
this
community
to
include
potholes
I
want
this
posted
on
our
website
today,
because
I
want
them
to
get
an
education
on
what
we
have
going
on
in
Columbus
in
terms
of
transportation
projects,
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars,
many
many
projects-
and
you
see
it
right
here.
So
thank
you
for
the
update
and
mayor.
D
S
City
manager
I
appreciate
that
so
very
much
councillor,
Woodson
and
I
have
taken
a
beating
for
the
last
couple
of
weeks
now,
yeah
about
potholes
and
things
in
this
Navy
and
in
the
city,
but
especially
in
our
districts.
So
I
appreciate
you
saying
that
and
I
appreciate
you
putting
on
the
website
sure
and
keeping
up
because
it's
been.
We
should
do
this
and
we
should
do
that
and
it's
a
process.
And
yes
just
thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you
very
much.
We
have
some
cleanup.
We've
got
to
do.
We
had
a
resolution
without
a
quorum,
it's
the
beginning
of
our
meeting.
So
if
we
could
get
a
motion
for
the
resolution,
extending
a
deep
condolences
and
deepest
sympathies
to
the
family
of
Tameka
Johnson
so
moved,
is
there
a
second
all,
those
in
favor,
please
state
I!
Thank
you,
Madame
clerk.
If
you
would
please
record
that,
and
the
resolution
has
already
been
delivered,
we
also
have
the
minutes
from
the
February
27th
meeting
of
the
Columbus
City
Council.
B
V
Thank
You
mayor,
you
know,
we've
got
a
couple
of
people
out.
There
have
been
waiting
on
Zoning
hearings.
The
first
one
up
is
property
at
1205
front
Avenue.
This
is
an
eagle
in
Phoenix
powerhouse
location
recommended
for
approval
going
to
central
riverfront
district.
Mr.
McKenna
is
still
here.
If
there
any
questions,
it's
just
on.
First
reading,
don't.
V
V
Okay,
don't
see
any
questions
if
you'll
come
back
in
two
weeks,
they're
gonna
take
a
vote
at
the
5:30
meeting.
Thank
you
for
being
here
all
right
mayor.
The
next
item
is
chapter
9
amendment
to
cemetery
fees
and
regulations.
I
know
council
has
had
this
to
study
for
a
while,
but
it's
up
for
discussion.
If
there
any
questions,
I
think
Ms
Bigler
is
still
here.
V
Right
we'll
take
a
vote
on
that
and
two
weeks
item
four
I
think
mr.
Hutchison
wants
to
come
around
just
for
a
minute
with
the
short
PowerPoint,
but
this
would
split
up
inspection
responsibilities
for
sewer
hookup
between
the
Water
Works
and
the
city.
Mr.
Hutchison,
you
want
to
run
through
that
real
quickly.
Yes,.
W
Ideally
just
comes
down
to
sewer
inspections,
we
had
confusion
in
the
field,
we
have
contractors
come
up
and
there
be
certain
items
outside
of
kind
of
the
building
footprint
that
needed
to
be
inspected,
and
we
were
under
the
assumption
that
both
us
and
along
with
the
waterworks,
both
had
to
check
these
types
of
facilities,
whether
it
be
grease,
trap
or
water
separators
things
like
that,
and
so
the
contract
would
be
the
call
of
the
city
and
then
get
approved
from
the
city
and
not
called
water
works
or
go
to
the
waterworks,
get
approved
on
the
waterworks
and
that
called
the
city.
W
All
right,
so
we
we
did.
Some
research
found
in
the
state
codes
that
anybody
who
holds
a
master
plumbing
license
or
a
company
that
is
a
valid
valid
utility
contractors
license,
can
repair
plumbing
systems
which
would
be
outside
of
the
building
footprint.
So,
therefore
that
would
cover
those
things
such
as
grease
trap.
Things
like
that.
That
would
need
to
be
taken
care
of
so
therefore
they
wouldn't
necessarily
need
the
city's
oversight.
W
So
the
original
this
is
currently
what
the
existing
ordinance
reads.
The
applicant
for
the
buildings
to
a
permit
shall
notify
the
Columbus
waterworks
before
any
backfill,
when
the
blue
building
sewer
is
ready
for
inspection
and
connection
to
public
sewer.
The
connection
shall
be
made
under
the
supervision
of
a
representative
of
the
waterworks.
What
we
want
to
do
is
modify
that
to
say
that
an
applicant
for
a
commercial
building
sewer
permit
shall
notify
the
waterworks
before
any
backfill
and
then
on.
W
The
residential
side
shall
just
notify
us
inspectors
and
coats
before
any
backfill
is
done,
so
we
sold
the
waterworks,
would
take
the
commercial
properties
and
then
the
city
would
take
the
residential
properties.
Ideally
there,
the
residential,
we
probably
get.
You
know
four
four
to
one
residential
permits
to
commercial
permits,
so
we
would
be
able
to
still
maintain
those
and
be
able
to
look
at
those,
because,
typically
those
don't
have
any
complications
and
your
grease
traps
anything
major
complicated
that
we
can.
W
We
can
take
care
of
then
that
also
and
on
the
so
the
permit
wouldn't
change,
because
if
they
still
pull
the
commercial
permit
for
plumbing
or
sewer,
they
would
just
check
interceptor
and
the
Interceptor.
Would
let
us
know
that,
there's
something
additional
we
would
need
to
inspect,
but
now
they
only
have
to
get
the
approval,
which
is
a
letter
that
we
get
from
the
waterworks
saying
that
the
grease
trap
has
been
or
something
like
that
has
been
approved.
W
The
contractors
now
only
have
to
call
one
agency,
so
it's
not,
they
have
to
call
the
city
and
then
the
city
says:
hey
make
sure
you
call
the
waterworks
or
the
waterworks
say:
hey
make
sure
you
call
the
city,
they
just
have
to
contact
the
waterworks
they're
done,
and
so
we
decided
to
keep
the
residential
side
because,
like
I
explained,
we
get
four
to
one
more
or
less
some
permits
a
month
residential
to
commercial.
So,
ideally,
we
would
continue
to
do
that
to
continue
our
one
stops
ones,
one-stop-shop
approach.
V
John,
thank
you
for
being
here
we'll
vote
on
that
in
two
weeks
in
mayor,
you
should
have
a
revised
cover
sheet
with
a
resolution
number
five
at
the
table,
sponsored
by
councilor
Davis,
there's
been
a
lot
of
talk
and
introduction
of
bills
in
the
General
Assembly.
That
would
preempt
prohibit
local
government
action
on
certain
matters,
including
sales
of
dogs
and
cats,
prevent
localities
from
regulating
these
issues.
Councilor
Davis
has
a
new
revised
resolution,
that's
gone
around
the
table
and
he
may
want
to
come
up
a
little
bit
before
we
all
take
a
vote.
X
You
mr.
City
Attorney
I've,
just
briefly
speak
on
it.
I
think
that
you
know
a
lot
of
people
know
this.
It's
the
puppy
mailing
bill
and
throughout
the
state
of
Georgia
I.
Don't
think
it's
really
made
it
very
far,
but
I
guess
there's
a
lot
of
lobbying
efforts
from
the
industries
to
try
to
push
this.
But
what,
in
looking
at
this
there's
far
of
reaching
implications
here,
there's
there's
so
many
things
and
it
basically
takes
the
authority
out
of
the
local
governments
from
protecting
the
health
and
welfare
of
your
community.
X
It
would
be
regulated
at
another
level
and
telling
us
that,
basically,
we
don't
know
what's
best
for
our
community
and
therefore,
therefore
you
know
you
can't
make
a
decision
on
and
I
think
that
would
have
a
far-reaching
impact
here.
So
that's
kind
of
the
essence
of
this.
The
the
this
resolution
is
just
sending
a
letter
up
to
our
representatives
asking
them
to
be
on
the
lookout.
I
know
we
all
have
experienced
in
the
past
where,
at
the
last
minute,
some
little
sentence
or
amendment
gets
slipped
into
some
bill.
X
That
doesn't
even
pertain
to
this,
and
then
it's
passed
and
then
three
months
later
everybody
says
well
I
didn't
know
it
was
in
that
bill,
so
this
is
kind
of
just
a
heads
up
to
be
on
the
lookout.
This
is
something
that
our
community,
I
believe
would
oppose.
Gma
opposes
it.
I
think
everybody
here
understands
that
the
mayor
knows
who
knows
this
well
in
and
out.
So
again,
it's
I
look
at
this
as
a
matter
of
allowing
local
jurisdictions
to
make
decisions
within
our
community.
B
Is
there
a
second
all
right,
any
discussion
there
being
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
state
aye.
Are
there
any
opposed
mr.
City
Attorney?
Would
you
see
that
this
is
signed
and
we
get
it
to
our
delegation
as
soon
as
possible,
I've
sent
them
several
messages.
I
understand
one
bill
is,
did
not
art,
I,
think
two
didn't
make
crossover
and
one
apparently
has
been
abandoned,
but
nevertheless
you
never
know
when
something
might
sneak
up.
So
if
you.
D
B
V
B
S
Just
kind
of
give
a
brief
overview
and
then
you
all
can
get
me
something
in
writing
that
apples.
The
question
if
I
told
my
bring
him
something
that
he
can
read
and
understand.
What's
going
on,
I
wanted
to
kind
of
touch
base
with
it
and
make
sure
that
he
has
an
idea
kind
of
an
outline
how
we
operate
sure.
Y
Council
huff,
you
may
recall
that,
prior
to
2014
the
year
2014
we
had
had
in
place
in
ordens
that
had
a
thousand-foot
separation
for
personal
care
homes,
personal
care
home,
to
buy
by
definition
on
that
under
unified
development,
ordinance
are
separated
into
three
different
classes.
There
is,
though,
there
are
six
and
under
which
can
primary
go
into
a
residential
area
and
I'll
talk
a
bit
more
with
a
cadet
and
that's
a
real
concern.
Y
We
have
we
go
seven,
seven
to
eighteen
s,
can
consider
that
you
go
group
of
a
personal
care
home
to
those
cannot
necessarily
go
into
a
residential
area.
They
have
to
go
elsewhere
in
the
community
and
then,
of
course,
anything
eighteen
above.
It's
also
that
that
seemed
same
classification.
These
are
basically
mirrored
from
state
law
and
state
requirements
on
that.
The
ones
we're
concerned
about
and
we're
seeing
a
great
influx
of
the
of
these
things
happening
are
the
personal
care
home
for
their
six
or
hundred
prior
to
2014.
Y
We
again,
we
had
that
thousand
for
the
separation
required
them
to
come
to
counsel
that
time
to
actually
receive
approval.
For
that
to
happen,
based
on
an
opinion,
we
got
from
the
city,
attorney's
offices
in
2014,
our
ordinance
actually
violated
the
Fair
Housing
Act,
and
we
were.
We
were
recommend
to
stop
doing
just
that,
and
we
did.
We
pulled
that
from
the
orders,
so
we
didn't
have
didn't
run
into
conflict
and
so
forth.
Y
What
director
Hutchinson's
going
to
tell
you
is
how
he
trying
to
go
about
enforcing
that
down
and
and
maintaining
that
and
when
he's
at
what
he
thought,
the
challenges
really
are,
but
that's
where
we
look
at
it
from
that
standpoint.
Now,
with
those
three
classifications
and
I'm
late,
director
Hutchins
coming
for
you
in
about
this.
W
Typically,
we
have
a
person,
that's
interested
in
doing
one
was
especially
type
one,
six
and
less
that
come
to
the
office.
They
we
then
get
them
in
contact
with
the
fire
marshal,
so
the
fire
marshal
has
to
go
out
there
and
review
the
facility.
Make
sure
that
prompt
evacuation
can
occur,
make
sure
there's
not
anything
done
now.
W
We
have
had
this
on
our
radar
I
think
we
have
somewhere
close
to
200
right
now
in
all
different
stages
phase,
one
two
and
three:
we
pulled
that
from
a
business
license
and
we
do
plan
on
meeting
with
city
of
attorneys
office
here,
at
the
end
of
the
week,
to
kind
of
discuss
some
additional
regulations
for
for
those
types
of
homes.
So.
S
W
W
We
would
verify
that
the
co
was
at
that
location
and
we
can
look
those
back.
We
have
all
of
those
archived,
so
even
if
it
may
have
been
before
20
2008,
when
we
had
an
inner
goof
any
any
permits
before
then
we'd
have
those
seals,
and
so
we've
we
go
out
to
that
site,
verify
if
they're
supposed
to
be
having
that
and
then
we
can
also
take
count
of
beds.
W
S
Y
And
counsel
with
us,
let
me
add
one
of
the
one
of
the
caveats
is
this
conversation
is
yes,
you
can
go
out
there
and
have
these
now
and
with
six
or
less,
but
you're
still
required
to
maintain
that
residence
as
a
residence
I
mean
you
can't
advertise
the
signage
own.
You
can't
change
the
driveway.
You
can't
change
the
appearance
of
the
house.
It
has
to
still
remain
as
a
single-family
residence
in
those
areas,
so
it
looks
like
every
other
house,
basically
in
that
neighborhood.
Q
We
encourage
people,
if
you
see
something
or
if
you
know
they're
in
violation,
say
something:
okay
call
us
they
can
call
3-1-1
or
they
can
call
inspections
and
codes
directly.
Our
preferences
that
they
call
3-1-1
whether
it's
a
pothole
in
the
road
or
you
think,
there's
none
emergency
improper
activity
at
a
home
like
that
down
3-1
one,
but.
B
B
Z
Okay,
great
I,
don't
think
I'm
going
to
take
five
minutes.
Good
morning.
Madam
mayor
councillors,
mr.
city
manager,
Susan
Gallagher
with
New
Horizons
behavioral
health.
We're
building
better
lives
is
not
just
our
motto.
It's
a
promise
to
the
communities
that
we
serve.
It's
estimated
that
one
out
of
six
children
ages
2
to
17,
has
either
a
physical
language
learning
or
behavioral
ability,
different
ability
that
impacts
on
their
learning.
It's
also
estimated
in
the
state
of
Georgia
we
have
about
a
hundred
and
forty
five
thousand
adults
living
with
a
developmental
disability.
Z
B
B
Right
and
next
we
have
mr.
Christopher
Canada:
oh
he,
oh
okay,
I'm,
sorry,
and
next
we
have
mr.
Marvin
Broadwater
senior
who's
representing
Omega
scifi
of
eternity.
He
would
like
to
speak
to
us
about
the
Fatherhood
conversation
forum.
Welcome
mister,
broad
waters,
so
glad
to
have
you
with
us.
You
know
how
it
how
it
works.
AA
AA
AA
Good
morning,
madam
mayor
and
city
council,
my
name
is
my
name:
is
Marvin
Broadwater
senior
I
reside
at
three
zero:
zero
four
slippery
Rock
quartz
Columbus
Georgia,
three
one:
nine
zero
nine
I'm
here
this
morning
to
solicit
your
attendance
as
well
as
inform
your
constituents
of
a
fatherhood
conversation
event
on
March
17
2018
from
10
a.m.
to
1
p.m.
at
Canaan,
Baptist
Church,
that's
28,
35,
brenton,
woods,
Drive,
Columbus,
Georgia!
The
church
is
directly
across
from
Fort
middle
school.
AA
As
you
see
on
the
flyer,
as
many
of
you
are
aware,
I
serve
as
the
state
representative
of
Georgia
state
organization
of
Omega
sci-fi
fraternity
incorporated,
and
we
are
an
organization
that
believe
in
community
outreach
and
involvement.
As
we
are
all
serving
leaders.
I
have
observed
a
vicious
cycle
for
many
of
our
fathers
in
this
great
state,
as
it
relates
to
child
support.
AA
The
cycle
starts
with
a
late
or
non-existent
child
support
payment
driver's
license,
then
a
revoked
the
father
or
parent
is
arrested,
loses
his
job
arrested
again
for
a
crime,
and
it's
in
its
cycles
continue.
Meanwhile,
no
father
is
in
the
child's
life.
This
program
gives
that
father
chance
to
break
the
cycle
because
of
this
cycle.
The
Georgia
state
organization
of
Omega
Safa
has
partnered,
with
the
Georgia
Department
of
Human
Services
fatherhood
program
to
conduct
fatherhood
conversations
around
this
great
state
of
Georgia.
AA
The
first
conversation
for
2018
will
occur
here
in
Columbus
and
will
become
the
blueprint
the
blueprint
or
model
for
over
40
communities
around
the
state.
Those
fathers
who
are
unaware
of
the
services
and
benefits
this
program
of
force
will
have
an
opportunity
to
engage
subject
matter
during
the
forum.
AA
Modification,
where
applicable,
I
believe
all
challenging
issues
facing
our
government
and
policymaking
bodies
are
in
a
related
crime,
economy,
homelessness,
unemployment,
domestic
violence,
prison
population,
probity
and
a
plethora
of
other
challenging
community
concerns.
If
we
dim
the
radiance
of
one
issue,
we
consequently
decrease
the
radiance
of
another.
Simultaneously
fathers
who
find
themselves
in
child
support
arrears
will
benefit
tremendously
from
this
program.
The
plan
is
to
blanket
the
city
and
inform
all
citizens
of
this
program.
The
form
and
its
benefits
with
the
ultimate
goal
of
ensuring
the
child
has
that
father
in
his
or
her
life.
AA
Please
join
us,
inform
your
constituents
in
your
respective
districts
of
this
important
event,
I
hope
to
see
you
there.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
your
continued
support
as
your
debt
and
as
well
as
your
dedication
of
service
to
our
great
community.
Thank
you
and
I'd
like
to
introduce
miss
I.
Have
some
community
leaders
from
Fraternity,
as
well
as
miss
Jeana
likely
who
serves
as
the
regional
fatherhood
program
manager,
I,
think
I
have
a
couple
of
minutes
and
she
would
like
to
say
something
good.
AB
Morning,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
be
here.
I
am
the
region
manager
with
the
Division
of
Child
Support
Services
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
Omega
Syfy
for
partnering
with
us
to
promote
this
event
that
we
have
this
Saturday.
It
is
a
opportunity
to
share
with
the
community
our
fatherhood
program,
which
is
one
of
the
outreach
services
that
the
Division
of
Child
Support
offers
our
noncustodial
parents.
We
hope
that
the
community
will
come
out
and
take
advantage
of
that.
As
mr.
AB
Broadwater
said,
it's
an
opportunity
to
come
and
take
advantage
of
our
services
meet
our
child
support
dispel
some
of
the
feelings
that
some
people
may
have
about.
The
child
support
in
the
Division
of
Child
Support
Services
Georgia
is
one
of
the
only
states
that
have
a
statewide
fatherhood
program,
so
we
just
want
our
community
to
come
out
and
take
advantage
of
that.
Thank
you.
P
P
There
are
a
lot
of
people
and
I
saw
that
the
city
manager
here
is
it
even
here
when
they
go
when
they're
released,
Realtors
don't
have
to
read
to
him-
and
this
is
this-
is
horrendous
and
thank
God
for
Neal
Richardson
in
the
valley
rescue
mission
areas
where
they
can
have
a
place
to
say
so.
This
is
I'm
glad
that
you're
attacking
this
issue,
but
there's
a
plethora
of
other
things
that
that
need
to
be
addressed
in
this
and
and
who
suffers
or
the
child.
The
children
suffer
and
I
never
did
see.
P
The
the
logic
of
something
like
this
here,
why
would
you
take
a
person's
license
or
incarcerate
them
to
the
extent
where
they
can't
do
what
you
want
them
to
do?
It
just
seems
illogical.
So
thank
you
all
for
stepping
out
on
this
issue.
I
will
be
there,
it's
something
that's
near
and
dear
to
to
my
heart
and
not
just
give
kudos
to
you
ma'am
and
your
organization,
and
it
make
a
sci-fi.
S
Morning,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
and
for
you
all,
partnering
up
together
for
your
information.
This
morning
we
tease
each
other
all
the
time
being
they
omegas
and
I'm
an
alpha,
but
the
apps,
the
alphas
and
omegas,
and
the
Capitals
in
all
of
the
divine
9
worked
very
well
together
in
the
city
and
I
just
want
to
compliment
Omega
sapphire
on
the
great
work
that
they
do
here
in
the
city.
I'll
be
present
there
on
Saturday
morning
and
to
take
it
all
in
I.
AB
Questions
and
again,
you
know
some
of
the
things
that
fathers
are
not
aware
that
are
available
to
them,
such
as
the
driver's
license
a
reinstatement
and
that
sort
of
thing.
What
we
want
to
do
is
work
with
our
fathers
who
have
those
issues
and
help
them
to
resolve
those
issues
and
then
be
able
to
go
forth
and
and
hopefully
make
those
financial
obligations
that
have
been
court-ordered.
Okay,.
O
Mr.
Brown
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
what
you're
doing
I'm
wondering
if
you
could
send
this
flyer
by
email
to
miss
Washington,
our
Clerk
of
counsel,
and
she
can
get
it
out
to
us.
So
we
can
post
this
on
our
social
media
pages
so
that
give
you
a
little
more
exposure
in
the
community.
For
this
event,
her
email
is
T
Washington
at
Columbus,
GA,
dot,
org.
O
AB
K
You
very
much
just
as
my
colleagues
say
we
needed
this
a
long
time
ago.
I
remember
talking
to
someone
that
I
saw
no
I'm,
not
sure
it
was
your
fraternity
or
whose,
where
they
had
five
young
men,
that
they
were
teaching
how
to
iron,
how
to
tie
their
ties,
the
basic
things,
because
they
did
not
have
a
father
to
show
them.
K
You
know
and
I
thought
it
was
very
interesting
and
just
I'm
gonna
plug
in
a
little
bit
and
I'll
call
you
later
there's
a
school
that
is
looking
for
fathers
to
be
mentors
in
a
school
where
there
is
children
that
have
absence
of
dads
and
I
will
talk
to
you
about
that
later.
I'll
call
you,
but
what
I
wanted
to
say
about
this
is
I'm,
hoping
and
praying
that
this
is
not
just
a
one-year
event.
I
think
it's
is
so
much
critical
need.
K
I,
think
it
should
be
done
more
than
than
once,
because
you
might
not
get
the
mount
of
participation
now
because
there's
a
lot
going
on,
but
it's
a
subject
that
needs
to
be
ongoing
and
I
would
like
to
suggest
and
add
to
it.
You
have
some
fathers
that
are
good
fathers,
but
the
partner
stops
them
from
having
a
relationship
with
their
child.
So
I
would
like
to
see
fatherhood
continue
not
only
in
these
topics
here,
but
additional
topics
that
are
affecting
fathers.
K
AA
E
AA
K
I
have
cut
this.
The
one
I
got
I'm,
not
very
good
with
social
media,
but
I
cut
it
all
up
and
put
it
and
put
it
on
my
facebook
already
and
I
suggest
to
you
and
to
the
public
hearing
when
you
send
this
stuff-
and
you
would
like
us
to
share
it
on
our
Facebook-
send
us
an
email,
because
it's
kind
of
I
don't
know
about
my
colleagues
but
I'm,
not
very
savvy
in
social
media,
and
it's
too
time
consuming
for
me,
but
I
did
take
a
picture
of
it.
K
I
cropped
it
and
I've
been
passing
it
out,
but
I
just
think
we
need
to
do
more
than
one
form.
I
think
the
topics
are
so
broad.
I
think
we
should
not
just
like
I
said
earlier:
I,
don't
think
we
should
focus
on
just
the
father's
that
are
having
problems.
I,
think
we
need
to
support
the
father's
that
are
trying
to
be
a
good
father
and
not
allowed
to
be
a
good
father
and.
AB
I,
thank
you
for
mentioning
that
we
do
have
another
event
that
is
scheduled
in
the
month
of
April,
whereas
this,
as
we
mentioned,
is
a
conversation
as
an
opportunity
to
hopefully
reach
those
who
need
help
with
certain
issues.
Our
next
event,
that's
scheduled
in
April,
is
a
fatherhood
celebration,
and
this
will
be
an
opportunity
where
we
hope
that
our
fathers
will
be
able
to
come
out
with
their
children
and
have
a
fun
day.
AB
K
Soon,
as
you
can,
can
you
make
sure
we
get
it
absolutely
I.
Would
love
love
to
push
it?
Oh
absolutely
I.
This
is
very
dear
to
me
because
I
just
think
on
a
father.
You
know
you
only
have
one
mother,
that's
just
as
the
bottom
line
to
life.
That's
what
I've
learned,
but
a
father
also
plays
an
important
role
and
you
were
created
by
two.
K
Not
your
relationship
and
I'm
in
this
community
quite
often
I'm,
the
type
I
don't
announce
myself,
I
just
go
in
quietly,
I,
don't
say:
Who
I
am
and
I
hear
and
I
see-
and
this
is
a
subject-
that's
very
dear
to
me,
because
you
do
have
some
good
fathers
out
there
that
don't
have
that
opportunity
that
they
would
love
so
I
like
to
help
to
promote
it.
I
would
love
to
push
it
specially,
I'm
supportive.
This
don't
get
me
wrong,
but
I
just
feel.
K
Q
You
Bethany
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
people
around
this
table
and
those
watching
know
that
I
am
a
proud
member.
I
will
make
us
a
Phi
Fraternity
and
have
been
since
1976,
and
the
other
thing
I'd
like
for
them
to
know
is
that
I'm,
proud
of
the
leadership
of
mr.
Marvin
Broadwater.
He
is
our
state
representative,
and
what
that
means
is
that
for
all
of
the
Omega
men
in
the
state
of
Georgia,
he
is
the
leader
of
the
omegas
for
the
entire
state
of
Georgia
and
he's
right
here
in
Columbus
Georgia.
B
B
K
B
AA
D
AA
I've
actually
sent
this
to
everyone
in
the
divine
nine
I've
sent
it
to.
Actually
we
got
some
judges
that
are
coming
there.
We've
got
I've
sent
it
to
law
enforcement
because
I
want
and
then
sometimes
there's
a
negative
connotation
when
you
have
law
enforcement.
At
these
events,
you
know
the
law
enforcement
there
is
just
to
dispel.
The
dispelled
in
is
the.
A
AA
P
I
have
heard
it
at
a
number
of
organizations.
Are
that
really
want
to
be
a
part
of
it?
As
I
said
previously,
this
is
something
which
should
have
been
stunt
done
and
started
long
ago,
but
you
want
to
know
something
Lords
time.
It
is
always
on
time
and
so
I'm
just
thankful
that
I
made
us
I'm
fine
ma'am.
Your
organization
have
just
stepped
up
to
get
something
like
this
started.
Thank
you
so
much
again
and
thank
you
all.
AA
B
You
so
much
appreciate
all
you
do.
Next.
We
have
brandy,
client
who's
here
representing
tree
of
life,
health
care
and
the
community
health,
fair,
miss
client.
It
was
just
quiet
night
here.
Well,
she
comes
in
before
we
conclude
the
agenda.
We
the
public
agenda.
We
will
let
her
up.
Next,
we
have
mr.
James
Thorson.
K
B
B
AC
D
AC
It
states
Tuesday
March
13th
2018
from
the
desk
of
Audrey
Hostin
Palmore.
Dear
public
safety,
director
of
Columbus
Georgia
Theresa
Tomlinson
I
have
I,
am
here
at
the
Columbus
Georgia
City
Council
meeting
to
request
a
meeting
with
you
on
any
day
of
next
week,
which
dates
are
Monday
March
19th
2018
until
March,
23rd
of
which
is
listed
as
a
Friday
I,
will
insist.
The
composure
of
a
police
report
case
number
1,
7,
0,
1,
3,
2,
1,
1,
0,
0
1,
be
present,
I'd
like
to
repeat
that
case
number.
AC
AC
B
AC
AC
My
fourth
time
coming
before
the
council
requesting
a
meeting
with
the
Public
Safety
Director
at
the
end
of
my
presentation
of
a
request,
miss
Tomlinson
has
again
for
the
last
three
times,
which
I
hope
will
that
happen.
This
time
made
remarks
which
I
consider
to
be
mental
clutter
and
it
alludes
to
the
public
to
reflect
on
past
in
justices
or
infraction
charges
that
were
placed
upon
me,
but
expunged
for
lack
of
evidence
in
regards
to
my
behavior
as
being
criminally
regulated.
AC
I
am
asking
that
this
report,
the
one
that
I
repeated
the
number
on
and
I
gave
to
her
designated
assistant
at
the
East
Columbus
Middle
School
I,
gave
the
report
to
the
gentleman
that
spoke
with
me
saying
that
he
represented
Teresa,
Tomlinson
and
I
stressed
that
this
is
not
anything
related
to
what
she
are
brought
up
in
regards
to
pass
charges
related
to
a
church
that
my
beloved
father
worked
at
for
40
years.
This
has
nothing
to
do
with
that
and
I
don't
know
her
purpose
or
what
her
strategy
is
for.
AC
Bringing
that
up,
but
I
want
the
public
to
know
that
this
is
not
related.
It
is
unrelated
to
those
past
charges
and
therefore
I
feel
that
the
report
does
not
give
clarity
to
what
I
want
to
talk
with
her
about.
In
regards
to
the
composer,
and
it's
very
important
that
the
composer
of
the
report
be
present.
So
therefore,
I
have
to
keep
coming
and
requesting,
because
I
have
not
heard
anything.
AC
The
US,
Postal,
Service
and
I
don't
understand
that
that
as
well,
because
she
is
serving
as
the
public
service
director
and
I
feel
that
that
is
a
neglect
of
duty
of
a
person
who
lives
in
Columbus
Georgia,
who
has
been
living
here
and
I
shall
continue
to
live
here.
So
I
want
to
have
the
meeting
and
I
feel
that
it's
necessary
for
you
to
contact
and
stop
saying
the
erroneous
information
that
you've
shared
in
December,
January,
February
and
I'm,
hoping
that
you
will
not
say
that
it's
related
to
my
request
for
a
meeting
on
today.
AC
B
Alright,
that
concludes
our
public
agenda.
What
we
will
do
at
this
time,
though,
is
we
have
a
family
here,
the
Hennessey's
who
Hennessy
family
and
so
we're
gonna
pull
a
matter
up.
They
shouldn't
tape
at
a
moment
from
the
clerk's
desk
and
before
we
go
into
the
city
managers,
city,
manager's
agenda.
So
Bruce,
can
you
cue
the
the
clerk's?
Yes,
there
you
go,
madam
clerk.
Madam.
AD
Mayor
excuse
me,
madam
mayor,
and
members
of
council,
sit
on
the
clerk's
agenda
as
item
number.
Seven
is
a
request
for
honorary
designation
that
has
been
submitted
by
mr.
Rosell
Buckner,
requesting
an
honorary
designation
for
the
late,
mrs.
Elma
Hannah
free
on
the
brown
Avenue
bridge
from
Martin
Luther
King
jr.
Boulevard
to
caseta
Road.
AD
AD
D
AD
B
K
Ma'am,
thank
you
so
much
and
I
excuse
me,
I
kind
of
got
carried
away
and
excited
by
saying
that
I
know
it
has
to
go
to
the
board,
because
I've
been
working
with
mr.
Rosell
to
ensure
that
we
had
everything
necessary
for
the
consideration
of
the
Lord.
But
I
just
want
to
ask
the
family
and
friends
from
swad
that
are
here.
K
They
would
please
stand,
they
all
represent
what
miss
hennesey
represented,
and
it
was
important
for
them
to
be
here
to
demonstrate
to
our
council
in
our
community
that
this
is
a
great
honor
for
a
woman
that
was
too
it's
amazing,
a
wonderful
woman
who
really
didn't
care
got
life
threats.
Oh,
she
was
strong
too.
She
would
pull
my
little
ear.
Sometimes
she
was
a
very
big
big
fighter,
but
because
of
her
a
lot
of
changes
happen
because
of
her.
K
We
use
that
state
law
where,
if
a
house
gets
to
the
courts
two
or
three
I'm,
three
or
four
times
you
can
take
the
home
away
thanks
to
miss
hennesey,
we
did
that
on
Hubbard,
Street
and
I
was
like
a
tactical
mission
when
we
did
that
so
I,
remember
very
much
so
to
have
that
bridge
and
as
long
as
it
took
us
to
get
that
bridge
bill.
I
think
this
is
the
perfect
name
and
I
want
to
say
personally
to
my
colleagues.
K
Thank
you
for
supporting
this
to
go
to
the
board
and
we
hope
and
pray
that
they
can
see
the
value
of
naming
this
bridge
after
this
wonderful
woman,
and
that
would
also
give
empowerment
to
others
to
fight
for
their
community,
no
matter
what
threat,
no
matter.
What
fight
for
what
you
believe,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
you
will
get
your
wish
and
your
accomplish
and
thank
you
for
sacrificing
your
family
to
us
to
help
us
fight
the
things
we
need
to
in
our
community
and
I
hope
and
pray
that
it
goes
through.
Thank.
S
S
She
had
a
way
of
letting
you
know
things,
and
she
would
hope
that
you
understood,
but
she
understood
what
she
was
saying.
So
if
you
didn't,
you
got
the
second
chance
to
talk
with
her
about
it.
So
for
the
trail
that
you've
been
on
for
a
while
I
know,
it's
been
a
while
to
try
to
get
to
this
day
and
we've
been
working
through
a
lot
of
issues
about
different
things
that
had
nothing
to
do
with
her.
S
O
B
I'll,
let
the
the
City
Attorney
explain
anything,
but
but
generally
speaking,
it's
that
we
refer
to
a
board,
a
citizen
board
that
has
been
appointed,
who
assesses
a
criteria
related
to
whether
a
particular
road
bridge,
whatever
it
may
be,
public
property
be
designated
in
honor
of
a
particular
person
who
has
served
the
community
and
then
at
that
time
their
recommendation
will
come
back
to
council
for
a
vote.
So
Clifton
did
you
want
to
elaborate
underneath.
O
B
I
This
one
to
say
it
was
a
pleasure
knowing
that
anything
and
I've
had
the
distinct
privilege
of
representing
several
different
areas
and
kilometers,
even
though
they're,
not
in
my
district
now
but
doing
the
first
part
of
my
tenure
I
worked
very
closely
with
her
and
mr.
Buchman.
We
marched
a
lot
of
nights
and
a
lot
of
days,
but
she
was
very
serious.
It
didn't
matter
that
she
was
an
older
person.
She
was
right
up
front
and
those
were
the
days
fantastic.
P
Ditto
many
people,
our
community,
knew
miss
hennesey.
She
was
fearless
too
many
times
standing
out
there
at
the
drug
houses
and
ronzo
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
tenacity
in
staying
witness
to
have
something
to
honor
a
citizen
who
gave
so
much
of
her
time
and
her
efforts
for
this
city.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
personally
for
for
something
like
this
year
and
congratulate
the
family.
B
All
right,
well
again,
thank
you
all
for
coming.
This
is
exciting,
we'll
be
able
to
hear
something
soon.
Next
couple
of
months
you
should
be
hearing
something
and
I'm
glad
we
were
able
to
bring
it
up
a
little
bit.
I
think
we
saved
you
maybe
an
hour
and
15
minutes
so
wish
we
could
have
had
it
before,
but
we
had
a
lot
of
folks
in
line.
So
thank
you
all
for
your
patience
and
with
that
we'll
end
our
public
agenda,
we'll
turn
it
over
to
the
city
manager.
If
you
could
hit
your
mic
mr.
Q
Of
course
the
Metro
officials
were
here
at
the
last
meeting
and
had
a
final
public
hearing
here
at
this
council
at
the
last
council
meeting,
but
the
transportation
special
purpose,
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
allocated
20,
2.4
million
dollars
for
improvement
of
our
public
transit
system
and
so
October
22nd
2016
Metro,
implemented
changes
to
its
existing
bus
routes.
I
add
in
three
fixed
routes
to
paratransit
routes
and
the
extended
service
until
11:30
p.m.
Q
What
we've
presented
to
you
would
extend.
We
know
through
twenty
twenty,
nine
and
beyond,
and
so
what
Metro
committed
is
that
they
would
come
back
here
with
an
annual
update
to
this
council,
where
they
will
have
identified
routes
that
are
unproductive
or
portions
of
routes
that
have
been
unproductive
and
we
would
no
longer
prevent
that
service
and
by
doing
that,
they
will
get
the
the
routes
down
to
where
they
need
to
be,
where
they're
most
productive
and
most
efficient,
and
so
they
presented
the
first
round
of
that.
Q
Q
We
started
a
little
over
two
million
dollars
a
year
and
when
we
do
that,
we
get
it
down
below
that
and
that
money
will
take
us
for
many
years
to
come,
and
so,
if
we
pay
for
any
fishing
routes,
we're
gonna
run
out
of
money
prior
to
that
time
frame.
So
this
process
this
year
and
in
future
years
is
very
important,
and
so
with
that
we
are
asking
you
to
approve
the
requested
changes
in
the
Metro.
B
Q
Madam
mayor
I
I
do
see
that
there
are
some
people
in
the
audience
and
they
were
here
and
they
had
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
public
hearings
that
we've
had
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
them.
And
if
they've
got
questions,
Metro
officials
are
here
in
the
back
and
we'll
be
happy
to
talk
to
them.
Providing
clarification.
So
I
just
wanted
to
know
that
okay.
B
B
If
we
have
our
Metro
folks
won't,
we
have
them
meet
them
just
at
the
door
to
say
hello:
if
not,
they
are
there
they're
at
the
door.
So
if
you
all
have
any
questions
about
the
change
in
the
bus
routes
or
about
our
plan
and
the
strategy
that
we're
trying
to
employ
to
make
sure
these
dollars
go
as
far
as
possible
and
deliver
the
best
possible
metro
service,
please
direct
your
comments
to
them.
We
really
appreciate
your
time
being
here
today
and
your
input
during
this
process.
So
thank
you
all.
B
Q
B
D
L
B
I
Q
AE
P
B
AE
B
Let's
see,
we've
got
approval
of
a
motion,
a
second
to
approve
B
through
E,
which
is
alternative,
fuel
and
highway
impact
fees,
trophies
and
other
miscellaneous
awards,
water
management
services
and
contract
extension
of
mental
health
services
from
Muskogee
County
Jail.
Is
there
any
discussion
related
to
any
of
those
items
B
through
E
I?
B
B
D
B
Q
B
Q
May
I've
got
two
additional
presentations:
the
first
as
we
approach
summer
months,
we're
going
to
be
dealing
with
swimming
pools
and
we've
been
looking
at
swimming
pools
as
we
prepare
for
for
the
come
and
swim
season,
and
so
Parks
and
Rec
officials
are
here
to
share
with
us
the
challenges
that
they
are
having
with
getting
ready
to
open
a
couple
of
our
major
pools.
And
so
we
wanted
to
do
a
a
swimming
pools.
Update
I've
got
Becca
glisten
here,
she's
assistant,
director
of
Parks
and
Rec,
and
how
they
Browder
could
not
be
here.
AF
Q
AF
I'm
sorry,
the
first
slide
we're
just
going
to
do
a
quick
timeline
for
you
to
show
you
that
in
2001,
through
2003,
Rigden,
Shirley
and
Solomon
wrote
pools
were
built
in
2010,
we
totally
renovated
double
churches
pool
on
March
31st.
We
presented
an
outdoor
pool
study
to
City
Council
about
various
problems,
issues
that
we
were
having
with
the
pools
and
I
brought
copies.
If
you
need
another
copy
of
those
as
well.
AF
In
February
of
2016,
we
spent
over
five
hundred
and
seventy
four
thousand
on
Rigden
and
Shirley
Shirley
in
Salomon
road
repairs
trying
to
bring
them
up.
Today.
In
January
of
twenty
seven
report,
repairs
were
performed
on
Shirley
Winston
pole
to
repair
a
leak
at
the
bottom
of
the
gutter
lines.
We
did
this
in
with
facilities
maintenance
and
that
cost
was
fifty
thousand
dollars.
AF
Right
now,
Salman
Road
poll
appears
that
we
have
a
leak
in
the
return
piping
from
the
gutter
system.
This
is
indicated
by
the
fact
that
the
water
has
dropped
to
approximately
that
level
and
stabilized
there.
The
pool
will
not
be
able
to
be
open.
Without
these
necessary
repairs,
the
pool
will
have
to
be
dug
up
and
repaired,
and
this
will
have
to
be
contracted
to
an
outside
vendor.
This
is
not
something
that
we
can
do
in-house.
AF
The
estimated
cost
is
anywhere
from
150
to
200
thousand,
of
course,
once
they
get
in
there,
the
pool
will
have
to
be
dug
up
so
once
they
get
in
there,
we
will
know
more,
but
that
is
our
estimated
cost
right
now
and
the
estimated
time
frame
before
they
get
in.
There
is
two
to
three
months
of
work,
which
is
going
to
be
very
close
to
the
opening
day.
If
at
all
for
Solomon,
surely
Winston.
AF
This
pole
appears
to
be
leaking
from
its
lowest
point,
which
is
the
main
return
drains
at
the
deep
end
of
the
pool.
It
will
not
hold
water
and
is
leaking
sufficiently
enough
that
the
autofill
system
will
not
keep
up
once
again.
This
pool
cannot
open
as
it
is,
it'll
have
to
have
repairs
same
estimation,
a
little
bit
more
200
to
250
thousand
and
take
the
same
timeframe
without
knowing
once
we've
get
the
pool
dug
up.
AF
AF
Double
churches:
&
Rigdon
I,
have
to
tell
you
that,
since
we
did
this
presentation
yesterday,
we
realize
we
have
a
significant
issue
at
double
churches
as
well.
That
pool
is
currently
drained.
This
is
Billy
Lee.
He
is
our
pool
supervisor
for
all
of
our
pools.
He
drained
it
himself
yesterday
and
thinks
that
he
can
do
the
repairs
on
his
own,
but
we
won't
know
until
it's
trained
and
we
look
at
the
piece.
So
there
is
some
trouble
with
double
churches
right
now.
AF
I
Q
Well,
I
wanted
to
them
to
come
as
quickly
as
possible,
considering
they've
shared
with
me
that
it
could
take
two
to
three
months
to
make
repairs.
They
obviously
do
not
have
a
funding
source
and
our
only
funding
source
that
would
be
available
would
be
fund
balance
and
and
if
we
consider
their
estimates
and
their
estimates
are
close.
Q
I'd
have
to
recommend
that
we
use
fund
balance
to
make
the
necessary
repairs.
Of
course,
we've
got
it.
We
need
to
get
assessments
on
these
pools
to
get
to
true
up
the
numbers
projections,
but
if
they
are
projected
causes
is
accurate.
It's
going
to
take
four
hundred
and
fifty
to
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
I
O
O
I
noticed
that
the
Shirley
Woodson,
who
we
spent
a
good
bit
two
years
ago,
is
this
typical
that
it
would.
It
would
need
this
kind
of
major
repair
in
two
years.
My
I'm
trying
to
get
to
the
point
of.
When
do
we
stop
putting
a
bandaid
on
these
things
and
fix
them?
So
we
don't
have
to
come
back
every
two
years
and
spend
another
$200,000
and.
Q
1999-2000,
whenever
it
was,
we
spent
two
million
dollars
to
construct
the
pools
and,
and
so
we're
approaching
20
years
in
terms
of
age
and-
and
you
received
an
update
a
few
weeks
ago
from
deputy
city
manager,
Lisa
Goodwin,
we
do
have
aging
infrastructure
and
I
agree
with
you
that
we
are
going
to
have
to
make
some
critical
decisions
in
the
coming
months.
If
we
want
to.
Q
Deal
with
the
infrastructure
challenges
that
we
have
that
are
critical
to
the
citizens
of
this
community,
not
just
swimming
pools.
When
we're
talking
about
softball,
complex
and
all
the
other
stuff,
that's
aged,
and
now
when
we
constructed
it
back,
then
it
was
state
of
the
art,
but
it
has
aged,
but
you're
right
we
have
spent
more
money
than
I
would
like
to
continue
to
spend
every
other
year
or
so
on.
Q
Aging
pool
and
we've
got
to
make
a
decision,
but
you
know
it
takes
time
to
construct
major
facilities
like
this,
and
you
got
to
have
a
funding
source
to
completely
redo
renovate
or
build
new
facilities
like
this
and
and
we're
going
to
have
to
talk
about
something
like
a
special
purpose:
local
option
sales
tax.
If
we
are
going
to
be
able
to
get
this
done
as
we
go
forward.
O
Well,
I'm
of
a
mind
to
approve
this
request
for
that
day,
I
go
along
with
what
the
Mayor
Pro
Tem
said,
but
I
really
am
looking
for
something
from
your
operation
on.
How
do
we
move
forward
on
these
things
and
how
do
we?
What
what
are
the
priorities?
I,
you
know,
I
I,
get
questions
all
the
time
about.
You
know
the
the
restrooms
on
the
Riverwalk
are
the
you
know
this
that
or
the
other
and
I
understand
that
that
all
of
these
things
are
costly.
Q
B
Q
Q
B
B
O
I
Q
We
are
we
presented,
you,
the
the
comprehensive
facilities
update
the
status
and
we
told
you
whether
we
gave
them
a
grade
and
of
course
the
poos
were
on
that
list,
and
so
we
are
going
to
be
having
more
conversation
with
you
not
just
about
pools.
That's
why
I
mentioned
soft
Commons
and
other
facilities
and
structures
we've
got.
We've
got
to
have
a
lot
of
conversation.
B
It's
an
urgent
priority
for
us,
so
let's
do
that
as
a
referral
as
soon
as
possible,
if
not
at
our
next
meeting.
The
next
meeting
come
back
with
that
next
step,
because
it's
not
gonna
be
there's
no
need
I'm
waiting,
til,
it's
perfected,
to
bring
it
to
Council.
You
might
as
well
take
a
crack
at
it.
Let
them
massage
it
some
take
another
crack
at
it.
B
It's
gonna
be
a
process,
so
there's
no
need
waiting
for
some
refined,
perfect
list,
because
they're
just
going
to
you,
know
deconstruct
it
and
and
reform
it
and
might
as
well
go
ahead
and
get
started.
So,
let's
plan
on
either
the
next
me
or
the
next
meeting,
coming
back
with
a
priority,
a
and
then
sort
of
the
other
stuff
that
was
needed
to-
or
you
know,
whatever.
B
X
Q
As
we
continue
through
this
fiscal
year,
there
is
salary
savings
across
the
board
way
and
and
what
we
will
do
is
see
that,
through
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
and
and
and
then
of
course,
will
look
at
revenue
to
expenses.
Hopefully,
revenue
is
up
and
expenses
are
down
and
the
difference
will
go
into
the
fund
balance
to.
B
Q
You
probably
remember
the
presentation
back
when
we
were
to
get
in
addressing
the
fund
balance
being
below
60
days,
and
we
we
presented
to
you
the
fund.
Excuse
me
the
salary
savings
at
that
time
and
how
we
would
get
it
above
60
you
approved
it
and
we
were
able
to
get
the
fund
balance
above
60,
and
maybe
what
you
remember.
B
X
B
At
it,
councillor,
Davis
is
saying
that
in
the
police
department
and
in
Parks
and
Rec-
and
there
may
be
others-
there
are
projected
salary
savings.
What
happens
under
our
policy
councillor
Davis?
What
you're
alluding
to
is
that
at
the
end
of
the
year,
what
has
not
been
spent?
It's
already
budgeted,
but
what
has
not
been
spent
rolls
back
in
to
the
general
fund
fundamental.
B
Q
Q
X
X
So
that
would
lead
me
to
my
next
question:
what
does
he
anticipate
it
at
the
end
of
the
year?
What
does
the
anticipated
amount
in
the
fund
balance
we're
fixing
the
going
to
budget
session?
You
know
he
usually
bring
us
an
amount,
that's
anticipatory
it.
You
should
already
have
that
number.
What
is
that?
Well.
Q
X
Q
AG
Far
as
Parks
and
Recreation
no,
but
within
the
budget
for
FY
18,
we
have
budgeted,
as
the
mayor
stated,
it's
about
250,000
dollars
of
budgeted
salary
savings
that
we
have.
So
we
anticipate
it
in
FY
18,
then
to
not
spend
about
250,000
dollars
in
salary
savings.
Just
like
we
did
for
the
police
department.
We
budgeted
1.9
billion
in
salary
savings,
and
so
we
anticipate
that
they
will
not
spend
approximately
that
amount
as
far
as
salary
savings
are
concerned,
but
we
are,
as
the
city
manager
excuse
me.
AG
As
the
city
manager
mentioned,
we
are
going
through
the
budget
process
right
now.
We
will
have
those
projections
as
far
as
what
will
close
out
FY
18,
that
will
be
obviously
presented
well.
The
budget
is
recommended
to
council
and
we
kind
of
like
to
wait
until
we
until
we
get
as
close
as
we
possibly
can
towards
the
year,
to
really
make
those
projections,
I
will
say:
I
haven't
done
a
finance
update,
it
continues
to
be
pushed,
but
the
next
meeting
I
will
be
presenting
February.
AG
X
Let
me
you're
now
working
on
the
budget
and
you're
factoring
the
budget
and
compiling
the
budget.
So
are
you
utilizing
these
projections
that
you're
working
on
and
sticking
them
in
the
current
upcoming
budget
and
then
once
you
do
that,
then
you're
gonna
come
back
and
give
us
a
an
amount.
That's
left
over
in
the
fund
balance.
Yes,.
J
AG
Projections
is
when
we
adopted
the
budget.
After
all,
the
adjustments
that
were
made
during
the
budget
process,
we
projected
that
will.
We
would
be
at
68
point
two
nine
days
as
of
FY
18.
Of
course
that
was
before
we
finalized
FY
17.
So
we
have
to
account
for
the
monies
that
we
days,
we
add
it
to
find
balance
from
fy17
into
the
equation.
So
we'll
come
back
with
an
updated
projection
for
FY
18
during
the
budget
process
and.
X
B
X
Q
B
D
B
Q
B
Q
And
I
hear
the
point
that
you
make
it
matter
whether
you
take
five
hundred
thousand
out
of
fund
balance
today
or
and
use
that
for
food
repairs
or
take
two
hundred
thousand
out
of
salary
savings
and
ports
and
Rec,
and
two
hundred
thousand
out
of
Police
Department
and
say
going
do
it
if
the
money
is,
if
you,
if
you
just
take
it
out
of
fund
balance
today
and
you
leave
it
where
it
is
in
salary,
savings
is
going
right
back
in
the
front
balance
after
June
30.
Yes,
so.
X
D
Q
AG
X
L
B
U
P
U
U
U
Way
you
go
yeah.
My
other
question
was
for
Parks
and
Rec
and
I
guess,
and
this
is
for
future
consideration-
don't
want
to
make
anybody
mad,
but
just
for
future
planning
is
there
any
thought
about
going
to
more
splashpad
type
facilities
and
getting
away
from
the
traditional
in-ground
pools.
Well,
I.
Think.
Q
Know
we,
let
me
say
this
I
think
that
will
be
on
the
table
for
discussion.
As
Chancellor
Thomas
pointed
out.
Let's
look
to
the
future
and
where
we're
going,
you
know
we
once
had
neighborhood
swimming
pools.
They
were
in
all
these
different
neighborhoods,
where
kids
could
walk
in
the
neighborhood
and
go
swimming
and
it's
create
parks
and
recs
resources
very
thin.
And
so
then
we
went
to
that
concept
of
regional
pools
and
that's
why
you
only
have
four,
and
so
you
know
it's
time.
Changes
and
challenges
are
different.
Q
As
we
come
back
and
talk
about
replacing
these
old
poos
in
the
next
special
purpose,
Local
Option,
Sales
Tax.
We
ought
to
be
deciding
whether
we're
going
to
stick
with
regional
consent
or
we're
going
to
go
back
to
a
neighborhood
type
fool
concept
and
therefore
you
have
smaller
poos
and
perhaps
more
manageable
when
there's
a
break
or
they
start
to
age.
So
I
think
it's
something.
We've
got
to
look
at.
Okay,.
L
Q
A
matter
of
merit
and
staff
is
telling
me
I
hate
to
interrupt
councilmembers,
but
based
on
the
time
that
they
project
they
need
to
repair
these
pools.
It
will
be
an
emergency
purchase
and
we're
not.
We
don't
have
time
to
go
through
a
full-blown
RFP
process
where
it
takes
three
months
to
get
it
back
to
Council,
to
get
you
to
approve
us
with
this
vendor,
and
so
it
would
be
more
like
an
emergency
purchase.
I
B
B
Q
Madam
mayor
and
simply
saying
we
won't
we're
not
just
gonna
go
out
and
say
this
is
our
preference,
we're
gonna.
They
will
still
go
through
a
process
of
looking
at
vendors
and
evaluating
and
selecting
it
just
that
you
can't
go
and
package
it
and
our
process
typically
take
60
90
days
to
get
an
RFP
out
and
many
times.
You
know
you
may
ask
us:
where
are
we
on
our
RFP?
Q
Q
We
didn't
bring
it
back
for
a
vote
today,
because
we've
brought
it
based
on
a
change
order
at
the
last
meeting
that
came
down
from
georgia,
DLT
and
since
that
time,
georgia
DLT
has
come
back
with
something
else.
You
know,
and
so
I
told
them
we'll
just
briefed
you
on
how
much
green
came
about
and
where
how
we
got
to
where
we
are
today
and
then
hopefully,
we
will
be
clear
on
what
georgia
DLT
is
looking
for
by
the
next
meeting,
and
then
we
could
bring
it
back
to
you
for
a
vote.
Y
Madam
mayor
members
of
council,
let
me
try
to
go
through
this
at
the
same
time,
not
belabor.
The
point
here
we
want
to.
We
want
to
bring
you
today
by
where
we
are
with
months
watch
screen
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
out
there
and
how
we
got
to
this
point.
I
want
to
draw
your
attention
to
first
to
the
location
itself.
Y
This
really
isn't
it's
an
area
of
synergy
for
the
most
part,
I
mean
that,
in
all
sincerity,
about
the
fact
about
all
the
activity
has
gone
on
down
there
and
I
had
to
remind
myself
a
little
bit.
We've
started
doing
this.
For
instance,
we
started
out
with
it
the
13th
to
14th
Street
Riverwalk,
section
itself
prior
to
that,
even
though
I
got
to
thinking
about
we
did
through
the
section
between
12th
and
13th
Street
on
the
Riverwalk
we
had
put,
we
put
a
million
dollars
toward
that
project
in
dealing
with
that
area
itself.
Y
Of
course,
you
know
about
the
14th
Street
pedestrian
bridge.
We
spent
a
little
over
five
million
dollars
of
funding
for
that
to
make
that
a
reality,
it's
becoming
the
tourist
attraction,
the
the
people
attraction
for
most.
For
the
most
part,
we
all
all
predicted
it
would
be
in
terms
of
making
things
happen
down
there
as
well
involved
with
all
that,
of
course,
then
you
know
we
also
had.
We
also
did
the
plaza.
We
came
right
behind
the
bridge
itself.
Y
Add
the
plasma
on
that
it
was
another
two
million
dollars.
We
added
that
that
project
itself
there's
also
the
Fraulein
trace.
All
of
course,
has
been
doing
in
the
last
ten
years.
You
see
all
the
activities
gone
on
surrounding
this,
this
entire
area,
the
the
thing
I
left
off
there
also
is
the
recent
extension
we
did
from
from
tents
on
down
to
14th
here
on
the
north
side.
That
was
another
two
million
dollars
we
added
into
that
project
as
well.
It's
the
one
thing
we
I
don't
show
on
this
course.
Y
It's
really
the
500-pound
gorilla
in
the
room.
Here
it
is
it's
a
whitewater
project
and
the
millions
of
dollars
we
spent
down
there
involved
all
that,
then.
That
brings
to
me
to
the
point
about
the
rapids
itself,
which
is
just
a
mixed-use
commercial
development
of
apartments
and
some
retail,
potentially
some
office
issues
as
well.
Y
This
is
the
gift,
some
kind
of
reference
point
here
behind
the
tag
for
the
14th
Street
pedestrian
bridge.
Of
course,
it's
a
total
system
area,
which
was
always
it
was
a
multi-million
dollar
investment.
We
made
20
years
plus
now
in
terms
of
dealing
with
that
area
and
here's
mots
green
here.
That's
we're
asking
for
another
million
dollars
in
terms
of
taking
care
of
this
little
small
area
itself,
I'm
going
to
show
you
some
things
here.
In
fact,
let
me
just
go
into
it
now
and
show
you.
This
is
what
what
my
screen
looks
like
today.
Y
This
is
see
one
of
the
down
there.
You
can
see
it's
kind
of
hard
if
there's
a
shadow
on
this
picture,
but
you
can
see
at
the
very
top
that
the
aging
the
wearing
is
that
this
happened
on
this
mountain
itself.
We're
not
saying
go
down
and
take
it
down
and
rebuild
it,
but
we
are
saying
it
needs
to
be
clean.
A
lot
of
this
stuff
needs
to
be.
Y
It
needs
to
be
clean
for
the
most
part
in
terms
of
taking
care
of
the
air
yourself.
We've
got
planners
down
there
that
don't
hang
in
planting
zone
I
mean
a
specific
just
straightforward
in
terms
of
Jen.
With
this
this
you
look
at
this
picture
of
first
first
blush
and
you'll
say
we
didn't
know
anybody
was
buried
down
there.
That's
not!
This
is
actually
a
map,
a
reference
point
for
the
entire
area
itself.
You
can
see
how
weather
it
is.
You
can't
read
it
any
longer
and
we're
asking
folks
to
go
down
there
now.
Y
Folks,
do
you
visit
our
community
for
you
for
whitewater
or
other
events
and
we're
trying
to
direct
them
around
in
this
area,
which
is
math
could
help,
but
they
can't
use
it.
It's
not
just
just
not
you
utilize,
the
boy
anymore,
involve
that
area,
we're
guessing
some
walls
that
are
starting
to
show
the
cracking
some
settling
here.
That
needs
to
need
to
be
addressed.
Y
Long
range
from
that.
From
that
standpoint,
also
again,
you
see
here
some
some
additional
walls
as
well
they're,
just
showing
their
age
now,
and
they
need
to
be
going
back
and
have
some
work
done
again
to
make
their
overall
appearance
and
NLR
safety
as
well
improved
here,
and
from
that
standpoint,
this
gives
you
some
idea
also
what
the
grounds
look
like
in
the
area
itself.
There's
not
a
whole
lot
of
Hollow,
not
a
whole
lot
of
greenery
down
there.
Even
the
middle
of
the
summer.
Y
Involve
that
and
again
here's
another
shot,
one
the
ones
a-
down
that
again
get
an
idea
about
what
the
overall
appearance
is.
This
is
not
putting
our
best
of
our
best
foot
forward
in
the
community.
This
is
a
decision
in
some
ways,
really
is
the
the
back
door
to
it
to
our
community
to
the
rural
walk
itself.
It
is
one
of
those
one
of
the
remaining
green
spaces.
Y
We
have
there's
a
lot
of
history
that
goes
on
in
this
area
itself
that
we
need
to
be
talking
about
and
showing
to
the
community,
but
you
really
can't
do
it
in
this
condition.
We
started
off
this
idea
of
the
project
itself,
probably
back
to
about
2015
I.
Think
that
time,
deputy
city
manager,
Arrington,
was
here,
and
he
was
promoting.
That
idea.
I
know,
since
that
time
we've
had
conversations
numerous
conversations
with
tell
the
system
because
of
the
attitudes
they've
got
going
on.
You
may
recall
about
a
year
or
so
ago.
Y
Now
they
were
trying
to
renovate
the
old
MOT
house
and
making
it
into
a
convention
center.
They
were
about
90%,
complete
with
that
in
the
fire
came
about,
took
the
building
out
completely.
They
had
since
tho
stepped
up
as
well
and
gone
back
and
lease
preserve
the
memory
of
that
area
of
nothing
else,
made
it
a
quality
site.
But
it's
hard
to
do
that
when
we
have
an
area
that
looks
like
it
doesn't
right
now
for
my
screen
itself
involved
all
that.
Y
We've
also
had
nothing
to
show
you
here
on
this
slide
now
who
support
from
toll
assistance
with
this
court,
but
we
also
have
had
our
own
G
dot
board
member
Sam
Wellborn
who's
been
a
big
proponent
of
this
project
and
making
sure
that
it
goes
through
and
stays
on
task
here.
I
get
at
least
a
call
with
at
least
once
a
month
now,
almost
on
a
clockwork
basis
that
mr.
Weber
is
asking
me
about.
Where
are
we
with
this
project
and
it's
just
still
moving
forward,
and
how
can
we
make
this
project
happen?
Y
It
was
also
as
part
of
the
4q
Street
classic,
and
you
may
recall
also
at
the
time
we
were
dealing
with
the
issue
about
reopening
front
Avenue,
and
so
all
that
came
about
it.
At
that
same
time,
in
August
of
2016,
we
present
staff
presented
a
resolution
for
funding
in
terms
of
project.
We
were
going
to
do
with
discretionary
funds
and
things
of
that
nature
you'll
see
the
one
on
the
slide
highlighted
some
on
screen
for
a
million
dollars
that
was
done
back
in
2016
under
resolution
283
16
in
December
of
16.
Y
We
brought
a
resolution
to
you
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
G
dot
for
this
project.
It
has
a
eight
hundred
thousand
dollar
federal
money
attached
to
it
were
required
under
neay.
These
agreements
to
have
a
twenty
percent
match
within
our
case,
would
be
two
hundred
thousand
for
this.
In
dealing
with
that
matching
back
in
2016,
I'll,
say
this
and
I'll
probably
say
it
again,
any
time
we
deal
with
federal
dollars,
and
this
is
a
federal
project.
Now
you
need
to
understand
that
anytime,
we
do
with
federal
dollars.
We
have
to
play
by
their
rules.
Y
Their
their
requirements
are
much
more
stringent
than
we
would
deal
with
it
with
the
state
much
more
stringent,
far
bordick
stringent
I
should
say
than
what
we
deal
with
along
the
local
level.
We
know
that
going
in
I'm
just
telling
you
that's
that's
what
we
had
to
deal
with
on
a
day
to
day
basis
that
in
early
2017
we,
the
request
for
proposal
is
issued
and
on
March
23rd
of
last
year
the
design
was
award
to
HEC
bersia
Hector
Shah
is
on
our
on
our
listing
of
engineers
and
architects.
Y
We
already
gone
through,
but
again,
because
we're
dealing
with
federal
dollars.
Here
we
could
not
utilize
that
list.
We
actually
actually
actually
had
to
go
back
out
do
an
RFP
process.
We
had
three
firms
qualified
firm
that
came
to
us.
We
went
through
those
that
process,
we
evaluated
them.
We
scored
them
and
we
found
out
that
Hector
Shah
wasn't
the
one
that
you
thought
should
go
forward
the
project
and
at
that
time,
that's
when
we
brought
to
you
back
in
May
of
last
year
for
your
approval
at
that
time.
Y
What
we
want
to
try
to
show
you.
That
course,
is
you
ceiling
on
this
on
this
drawing
here
this
aerial,
where
the
my
task
Memorial,
is
here
reporting
this
out
to
you
that's
the
months.
That's
the
matza
area
itself,
they've
been
since
done.
That
course,
this
area
just
to
the
right
of
ft.
It's
a
total
system
campus
on
that
there
is
he
proposal
in
here.
We
could
a
little
more
detail
about
this,
as
well
with
the
Horace
King
bridge
replica
I,
allude
to
that
last
last
time.
Y
This
is
the
project
description
this.
This
is
what
we
told
G
dot.
We
were
going
to
do
with
the
project
and
with
the
money
they
were
there
with
providing,
which
basically
is
debrief,
renovate
and
refers
to
last
section
the
Riverwalk
at
this
point,
the
two
large
brick
monuments
will
be
cleaned
and
repaired
primary.
Let's
we
pressure
washed
Dookie
to
get
the
grime
off
of
it.
The
years
of
weathering
so
forth
out
there,
the
existing
monument
line
would
be
replaced
with
efficient
LED
lighting.
Y
On
that
we
have
some
landscaping
that
would
either
be
refurbished
or
replaced
down
there.
The
damage
planners
I
showed
you
will
be
replaced
or
repaired,
their
handrails
will
be
replaced,
settled,
brick
and
concrete
Eric
will
be
removed,
repaired
and
replace,
and,
of
course,
the
signage
will
be
replaced
also
as
well.
This
is
the
key
factor
I
think,
though,
that
we're
trying
to
make
this
area
even
more
special
than
it
really
is.
Today
we
already
talked
about
the
history
of
it.
Y
One
of
the
historical
factors,
though,
that
a
lot
of
folks
just
don't
realize
is
the
history
of
bridge
building
in
this
community,
particularly
by
Horace,
King
Horace.
King,
of
course,
built
the
bridge
bill
a
covered
bridge
at
one
time
across
Chattahoochee
right
there
at
King
Street.
It's
long
gone
the
idea,
though,
it's
not
to
to
replicate
that
bridge
and
build
another
bridge
across
the
river.
Y
What
we
are
trying
to
do,
though,
is
make
it
a
special
place
where
folks
can
enjoy
the
river
enjoy
that
area
and
by
doing
that,
we're
proposing
a
replica
of
the
historic
lattice
bridge
that
was
actually
built.
I'll
show
you
picture
that
as
well
in
just
a
second.
It
would
actually
lead
out
Lee
from
the
classing
and
extend
out
into
the
river
is
I've
got
this
thing
in
quotes
for
you
to
understand.
This
is
not
a
perch
in
the
sense
you're
going
to
walk
across
from
point
A
to
point
B.
Y
King
built
back
in
the
1800s.
This
gives
you
some
idea
about
this.
Of
course,
this
backside
here
this
fact
court
fact
this
way
is
the
chattahoochee
itself.
This
is
the
replica
of
the
bridge
we're
talking
about
constructing.
At
this
point,
you
would
actually
walk
out
off
from
the
classic
onto
the
onto
the
bridge
and
that
look
likes
it
as
an
observation
deck
look
in
both
directions.
From
from
that
standpoint,
these
other
elements
here
course
would
be,
would
be
cleaned
and
rework.
Y
There
is
one
key
element
that
this
history
were
talking
about,
that
we
need
to
preserve
and
make
sure
everybody
understands
there
was
where
there
was
a
meal
here,
and
there
were
folks
that
worked
and
lived
and
died
in
some
cases
dealing
with
these
mills
and
whatnot,
but
the
millet
that
the
mill
itself
would
be.
It
would
be
monumental
in
terms
of
preserving
that
history
as
well,
and
then
here's
another
view
of
that.
Y
Looking
at
from
the
14th
Street
bridge
itself,
looking
at
at
the
where
the
bridge
will
be
located
and
in
reference
to
the
plaza
two
other
elements
out
there,
it's
just
another
attraction.
We
think
that
folks
will
utilize
and
come
to
the
river
and
realize
there's
something
more
down
here
than
just
just
white
work.
There's
a
historical
element,
we're
trying
to
trying
to
capture
and
relate
to
the
rest
of
the
community
as
well.
This
is
a
picture
of
this,
just
nothing
bridge
yourself
and
don't
don't
get
don't
get
excited
with
it.
This
is
the
bridge.
Y
This
is
a
replica
of
the
bridge,
though,
that
a
company
out
of
Vermont
would
build
something
along
this
lines
here,
we'd
had
to
design
that
bridge
and
make
that
determination,
but
that
would
give
you
an
idea
of
the
rustic
look
of
the
bridge
itself.
Just
began
to
kind
of
capture
that
that
element
of
what
happened
in
this
particular
area
of
the
community
is
so.
Y
This
brings
us
to
where
we
are
in
terms
of
talking
about
need
here.
Environmental
archaeological
studies
are
our
key
component
of
any
federal
property.
We
don't
we're
not
we're
not
denying
that
as
I
showed.
You
also
that
all
this
energy
we
got
going
on
down
here
with
total
systems
with
the
River
Walk
at
13th
and
14th
14th
Street,
the
city
Mills
12,
to
13th
on
here
as
well.
You've
got
the
pedestrian
bridge.
You've
got
the
plaza.
You've
got
white
water.
Y
Of
course,
all
of
these
projects
required
some
influx
or
some
coordination
with
some
federal
agency
somewhere
along
the
line
in
most
cases.
In
all
cases,
probably
that
would
be
then
anybody
dealing
with
historical
elements,
anything
dealing
with
environmental
anything
dealing
with
the
ecological
fish
and
wildlife
would
get
involved
with
the
white
water.
Y
I
can
go
on
sorting
them
a
lot
more,
but
that's
not
necessary
I,
don't
think,
but
you
get
the
understanding
that
any
time
we
do
a
federal
dollars
we're
dealing
with
their
with
their
rules
and
their
regulations,
and
it
requires
at
this
time
certain
states
be
done,
however,
and
we
relate
this
conversation
to
them
at
the
very
beginning.
However,
you
can
see
on
this
list
here.
We've
got
at
least
six
seven
studies
that
have
already
been
done
down
there
in
this
area.
Y
Because
of
that
fact
we
said
surely
surely
we
don't
have
to
go
back
and
reinvent
this
wheel
again
when
it's
time
when
it's
time
to
do
the
environmental
stuff,
and
so
for
that
weekend
we
can
even
provide
you
a
basically
a
capsule
or
something
or
our
summary
or
cliff
notes.
What
are
you
gonna
call
things
and
say
this?
This
is
what
that's?
What
really
needs
to
be
done?
Surely
we
don't
have
to
go
back
and
do
that.
That
was
not
the
answer.
Y
We
got
the
answer
we
liked,
which
I'll
tell
you
that
heartbeat
right
now
we
were
told
because
the
study
for
more
than
a
year-
oh,
they
had
to
be
redundant,
and
we
didn't
like
that.
Still
don't
like
that.
I'm
still
not
happy
for
that
answer.
I'm
telling
you
what
we're
up
against
on
that
in
that
regard,
understanding
again
that
nothing
really
has
changed
down
there
since
the
last
time
we
did
a
study.
Nothing
has
really
changed
on
lock
screen,
since
we
did.
Y
The
last
study
simply
did
the
study
for
you
and
for
toe
system,
because
at
least,
if
nothing
else,
we
have
encapsulated,
or
at
least
maintain.
What's
down
there,
we
we
have-
and
this
is
no
exaggeration-
we
have
volumes
and
volumes
and
volumes
of
archaeological,
historical
records
and
data.
That
was
done
when
we
did
the
total
system,
and
nothing
has
changed
from
that.
Y
For
that's
not
saying,
though,
that
we're
going
down
without
a
fight,
you
know,
I
don't
mean
that
word
fright
literally
here,
I'm,
just
saying
that
we
still
are
going
to
have
conversations
with
G
dot
and
and
with
others
about
this
project,
about
making
sure
that
this
thing
distant
distant
doesn't
develop
a
life
of
his
own
and
that's
that's
it
and
that's
a
real
issue
in
that.
In
summary,
here
Council
has
approved
the
concept
and
funding
for
the
revitalization
of
Mont
Greene
Mott's
green
needs
a
media
attention.
Y
This
is
again
that
last
piece
of
the
puzzle
that
we
need
to
address
Judith
not
going
to
accept
our
previous
work
on
this
area
as
far
as
the
archaeological
and
environmental
at
which
they
would
again
I
can
see
what
we're
going
to
continue
that
that
conversation
anyway,
but
the
Northwest's
go
forward.
We've
got
to
put
this
this
project
in
peace,
light
and
turn
these
consultants
loose
on
that
the
consultant
will
work
under
the
guidance
of
heck
Berta
Shaw
without
us.
Y
That
just
makes
it
makes
sense
in
terms
of
that,
and
then
the
funding
itself
has
really
been
identified
under
under
t
splosh
project
under
the
t-slots
project
fund.
So
the
funding
is
available
for
that
I.
Don't
take
any
great
play,
I
really
don't
in
terms
of
having
to
come
here
and
ask
you
for
this,
and
it's
more
of
a
last
result,
resort
really
or
anything
else,
but
understand
also
the
importance
what
we're
trying
to
achieve
here
with
this
project
and
how
is
this,
what
it's
going
to
take
for
us
to
get
there?
Y
Q
Q
We
did
it
in
a
public/private
partnership
with
them.
You
remember
Riverside,
Buick
and
all
this
stuff
down
there.
We
acquired
all
of
that
and
move
them
and
and
help
them
stay
in
business.
So
this
is
people
ask
us
every
I
mean
they
ask
us
on
a
regular
basis,
and
how
did
you
do
it?
It's
public/private
partnerships
and
you
know,
we've
done
a
great
work,
and
so
this
is
just
we're
trying
to
bring
the
final
pieces
together:
the
10
million.
Q
We
did
t
splice
city
meals,
up
at
B
up
and
then
city
meals,
and
then
this
you
know,
I
think
we're
bringing
the
bringing
it
all
to
closure.
And
then
it's
about
telling
our
story.
It's
about
quality
of
life.
It's
about
attracting
visitors,
I
mean
that's
what
we're
doing
one
piece
at
a
time
and
we're
just
about
there.
So
that's
what
this
is
all
about,
and
it's
federal
money
with
local
match
and
we've
got
the
funding
and.
Q
This
is
from
my
standpoint.
This
is
it's
it's
going
to
it's
it's
going
to
make
all
of
this
better,
so
we
hope
that
we'll
have
your
support,
but
we'll
answer
questions
at
this
time
about
mots,
green.
Y
Y
That's
why
that
fence
is
it's
built
like
that
it
kind
of
divides
it
and
so
forth,
but
get
understanding
about
what
their
property
really
lies
and
so
forth
in
terms
of
this,
I
know
that
when
there
was
there
was
a
lot
of
concern
on
teachers
part
when
they
dedicated
that
the
montt
house
site,
if
they
got
through
with
it,
because
they
were
they
were
bringing
in
dignitaries
and
so
forth
from
wherever,
but
they
were
really
concerned
about
the
overall
appearance
of
mots,
the
montz
green
areas,
self.
In
fact
they
were
looking
for.
Y
We
were
looking
for
an
irrigation
system,
but
we
couldn't
provide
it
because
they
were
willing
to
come
up
there
and
put
fresh
sod
out
at
their
cost
just
to
help
spruce
it
up
a
little
bit.
But
we
did
have
an
irrigation
system
that
we
really
would
support
it
because,
for
whatever
reason
the
boxes
have
been
pulled
or
whatever
over
years.
Well,.
Y
Right
and
then
you
will
but
I
failed
to
say
this,
to
confirm
this
again
with
total
systems.
Yesterday
about
this
at
this
site,
they're
willing
to
help
us
maintain
the
site
they
realized.
This
is
also
going
benefit
them
just
as
much.
It
is
us
in
terms
of
in
long
range
in
terms
of
whatever
it
goes
on
down
there
and
you.
Q
O
Q
X
You
mayor,
we'll
look,
I
I
have
a
lot
of
concerns,
and
that's
just
me,
okay
sure,
but
I
think
this
is
goes
beyond
me.
I
think
it
goes
beyond
this
council
I
think
he
goes
beyond
the
city.
Administration
I
think
it
goes
beyond
the
architect.
X
You
know,
let
me
let
me
back
up
a
little
bit
here
and
in
saying
that
when
you
know
I
wouldn't
even
known
of
this
concept,
unless
I
missed
a
council
meeting
lawyer
was
presented
like
this,
which
I
don't
think
I,
remember
a
meeting
where
the
bridge
aspect
was
presented.
I
do
remember
the
rehabilitation
and
the
renovation
aspect
of
mots
green
I.
Do
remember
that
matter
of
fact,
I
think
we
all
agree
that
yeah
that
needs
to
be
cleaned
up.
X
Even
the
citizens
agree
that
it
needs
to
be
cleaned
up
and
and
especially
with
the
pedestrian
bridge
that
was
there.
This
all
goes
back
to
the
pedestrian
bridge
and
putting
a
little
roundabout
and
all
that
there
and
I
think
the
question
was
asked
guys.
We've
still
got
a
issue
here.
We've
got
all
this
brand-new
stuff,
but
yeah.
Here's
montz
green
sitting
over
here
falling
apart.
You
know
we
need
to
do
something.
We
need
to
clean
it
up.
So
when
was
brought
to
us,
it
was
brought
to
us
a
matter
of
fact.
X
You
know
in
your
documentation
here
it
says
it
was
brought
to
us.
It's
mots
green,
this
renovation
and
then
the
ordinance
later
as
a
rehabilitation,
and
then
the
architect
was
signed
on
I'm
assuming
after
the
architect
was
signed
on
that
these
drawings
were
commenced
and
they
came
about.
So
this
is
the
first
time
I've
seen
them
first
time,
I've
seen
drawings,
so
you
know
regardless
200,000
I
mean
$100,000
to
do
studies
and
what
I
see
there
I.
X
You
know
it
just
I'm
having
a
hard
time
wrapping
that
around
but
like
I
said
it's
not
for
me
to
figure
out
I.
Think
my
concern
is
my
main
concern.
This
is
taxpayers
dollars.
It's
the
citizens
of
Columbus.
Is
there
stay
on
it?
It's
their
project.
All
these
things
about
it.
It's
theirs,
I
think
the
least
we
can
do,
and
we've
always
done
this.
This
is
not
just
rehabilitation
or
renovation
is
construction.
Its
construction
of
a
new
attraction,
as
you
stated
so
I
would
like
to
see.
X
X
X
Man
has
seen
it
so
I
guess
in
saying
that
I
mean
and
then
I'm
not
saying
that
in
a
in
a
ill-mannered
way
or
a
confrontational
way,
I
guess
I'm
just
trying
to
make
my
point
that
I
think
it
needs
to
go
out
to
the
citizens
and
let
them
tell
us
what
they
want
if
they
like
this
and
they
want
it,
I'm
fine
with
it.
But
you
know
you
see
my
problem.
X
I
mean
this
is
not
something
that
Glen
Davis
is
gonna,
prove
for
the
citizens,
when
it's
really
theirs,
I'd
like
for
them
to
have
a
chance
to
give
us
some
input
and
tell
us
that's
what
we
like:
that's
what
we
want
it
may
be.
They
may
come
back
with
something
totally
different,
I,
don't
know,
but
I
I
think
we've
always
done
it
like
that.
As
far
as
I've
been
on
this
council,
we've
always
done
it
like
that
see
why
we
wouldn't
do
any
difference.
X
B
B
X
X
B
You
made
you
approved
two
resolutions.
There
have
been
presentations
at
Council
on
numerous
occasions
about
this
I.
Don't
know
about
the
precise
that
this
precise
yes,
it's
been
right.
You
had
at
least
two
resolutions
that
you
approved
and
there
were
presentations
and
we
do
this
all
the
time.
There
is
a
constant
suggestion
that
somehow
you're
being
duped
or
things
are
being
hidden
from
you.
We
go
back
and
we
pull
the
tapes
and
then,
when
we
do,
everybody
gets
mad.
That
we've
insulted
them,
because
we've
proven
that
in
fact,
we've
shown
over
and
over
again.
B
So
if
you
want
us
to
pull
the
tapes
again
and
come
back
and
show,
the
prior
presentations
were
happy
to
do
that,
if
there's
other
powerpoints
or
whatever,
we've
done
we're
happy
to
do
that.
But
you
can't
just
make
accusations
that
you're
being
lied
to
there's
you're,
being
deceived
and
so
and
so
forth.
When
there's
two
resolutions
that
show
you
voting
affirmative
ly
in
favor
of
this,
so
I
mean
I'm.
B
Sorry
I
would
not
have
said
that
if
you
had
not
suggested
that
we
pulled
the
wool
over
your
eyes
now
what
you
can
do
is
vote
no,
and
perhaps
other
councillors
will
join
you
in
voting
no
to
approve
the
the
environmental
study
which
I'm
sure
will
cause
d-o-t
to
pull
their
$800,000
grant
and
deny
the
community
of
this
amenity,
which
is
something
council
has
the
authority
to
do,
but
I
can
tell
you
and
I
know
not.
Every
counselor
comes
to
every
event,
but
and
and
I
certainly
didn't
push
this
particular
project.
I.
B
Think
it's
been
going
on
prior
to
my
even
being
mayor,
but
I
can
tell
you.
I've
been
invited
as
the
mayor
to
at
least
two
events
at
mots
Green,
where
there
all
kinds
of
stakeholders
I
mean
50
people,
60
people,
other
city
councillors.
Certainly
people
from
you
know
generally
in
the
community
Uptown
leaders,
things
of
that
nature,
where
we've
cut
ribbons
and
announced
things
and
had
up
boards
of
what's
going
to
go
on
there.
B
So
you
know
I
I,
don't
know
who
you
were
talking
to
when
you
were
taking
your
poll
about
nobody
knowing
anything
about
this,
but
those
50
or
60
people
that
was
covered
by
the
ledger
Inquirer
and
covered
by
the
TV
media.
That
day
aren't
those
two
separate
occasions.
Those
people
certainly
knew
this
was
going
on.
So
you
know
I,
don't
know
how
we
can
sit
here
and
say.
This
is
a
surprise.
We
knew
nothing
about
when
we
have
the
resolutions
as
evidence.
B
We
have
the
public
events
as
evidence
and
we
have
the
presentations
to
this
council
in
the
past.
So
if
it's
not
something
council
wants
to
do
anymore,
then
I
would
suggest
you
vote
no
on
the
environmental
study
and
we
lose
the
grant.
We
lose
eight
hundred
thousand
dollar
grant.
We
could
do
this
and.
D
Q
B
B
Cuz,
like
I,
said
it
started
before
I
was
mayor,
so
you
know
who
who's
been
pushing
this
when
my
bright
idea
and
of
course,
he's
upset
because
he's
been
working
for
ten
years-
and
you
know-
has
gotten
all
this
and
can't
believe
that,
after
all
the
work
that
we've
put
in
with
our
public
private
partners
that
now
at
this
late
date,
this
is
going
to
be
pulled
so
I'm
telling
them
we're.
You
know
trying
to
work
it
out,
but
clearly
there
are
people
who
are
very
interested
in
this
have
been
pushing
it
along
the
way.
B
B
X
X
Y
Mayor
members
of
council,
the
that
drawing
you
have
it
for
you
with
with
what
was
shown
back
in
2015,
because
we
went
through
this
whole
process
and
we
identified
again,
the
bridge
was
under
construction
that
point
of
a
rumor.
At
that
point
or
completed,
we
were
talking
about
14th
Street
class
and
about
what
we're
going
to
do
with
it.
We're
talking
about
front
Avenue
about
reopening
up,
and
we
also
showed
what
we
need
to
do
in
terms
of
dealing
with
matzo
cream.
That
was
done
back
in
2015.
Y
That
was
part
of
the
presentation
at
that
time.
What
do
you
think
spectacular
for
his
presentation?
But
it
was.
It
was
a
PowerPoint
presentation
we
to
you
at
that
time
and
I
know:
we've
had
some
conversations
with
others,
if
not
whatever
our
own
counsel,
about
the
need
or
needs
this
area
and
about
what
we're
going
to
try
to
do
with
the
bridge
area
itself,
insurance
that
rough
so.
D
D
X
All
I'm
asking
is
that
if
you
take
it
out
to
the
public
and
present
it
to
the
public
and
let
them
see
what
what
is
about
to
transpire
down
there
if
it's
approved
the
hundred
and
seven
thousand
dollars
is
because
this
attraction
is
being
added.
That's
where
the
money's
going.
It
probably
wouldn't
have
been
a
question
if
that
amount
of
money
didn't
come
back
to
this
council
to
try
to
figure
out
what
it
was
going
to
be
used
for.
X
At
that
point,
it
was
told
to
us
that
there
was
going
to
be
an
extension
out
into
the
river.
Okay,
that's
okay,
but
the
concept
to
me
has
changed
its
changed.
Alright,
I'm,
not
saying
that
he
might
lied
to
me
or
duped
me
or
anything
like
that.
I
think
I
made
that
very
clear
I
said:
I
had
concerns
I,
never
accused
anybody
of
anything
like
that.
I'm
just
my
point
is,
as
a
council
representative
I
would
like
it
to
go
to
the
public
and
have
some
hearings
and
let's
get
some
feedback
on
it.
X
B
G
B
In
the
morning,
once
at
7
p.m.
in
the
morning,
if
you
have
concerns
call
your
councilors
call,
the
city
manager
cut
contact
me
and
let
us
know
what
your
thoughts
are.
It's
run
before
we
haven't.
Did
anybody
getting
complaints
about
this?
You
know
I
mean
that
just
I'm
trying
to
move
it
along.
We
have
these
opportunities
in
our
community.
This
has
clearly
taken
ten
years.
You
know
why
we
need
to
go
out
and
have
more
meetings.
You
know
when
we're
having
a
meeting
right
now.
Well,.
Q
Q
B
B
If
that's,
what
are
we
even
talking
about
we've
already
agreed
to
pay
councils
already
voted
to
pay
two
hundred
thousand
dollars?
If
all
we're
sitting
here
talking
about,
is
that
part
of
that
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
can
be
spent
on
a
nakri
archaeology
study,
and
we
just
have
to
decide
if
we
want
to
give
up
the
grand
it.
That's
at
this
point.
Yes,.
Q
X
X
Let
me
tell
you
how
it's
gonna
play
out,
so
we're
gonna
say
yes
and
then,
when
this
starts
being
constructed
and
it's
there,
then
people
are
going
to
come
start
saying
why
in
the
world
is
out
there
when
you
got
a
pedestrian
bridge
right
next
to
it?
Why
do
you
go
under
there?
It's
a
safety
issue,
it's
a
it's!
A
maintenance
issue.
You've
got
all
these
concerns,
they're
gonna,
stop
popping
up,
and
then
they're
gonna
say
why
in
the
world
that
council
made
decision,
do
that
I
can't
do
I
cannot
believe
that.
X
So
that's
how
it
plays
out-
and
you
know-
and
the
finger
is
gonna
get
pointed
right
back
at
this
body.
Alright,
so
all
I'm
saying
is
I
would
like
the
citizens
a
chance
to
see
what
exactly
is
going
to
go
there
and
be
part
of
the
participation?
Is
that
too
much
to
ask?
Well,
that's
not
saying
get
rid
of
the
grant
or
anything
and
I'd
have
a
hard
time,
believing
that
they
would
just
get
rid
of
a
grant,
but
just
because
of
this
attraction
issue
well,
but
I
just
want.
Q
Q
X
X
L
X
Q
X
Q
X
Thank
you.
Like
all
the
other
meetings
you
can
have
a
community
meeting,
you
could
do
it
like
you've
done
things
down
at
the
loft.
You
could
do
it
in
strategic
places.
You
could
do
it
in
this
place,
but
you
can
ask
people
to
come
to
it
and
participate.
It's
done
all
the
time.
You've
got
the
you've
got
the
addresses
email
addresses
of
everybody
in
that
area.
You've
got
uptown,
uptown
could
organize
it
for
you.
Uptown
doesn't
know
about
this.
B
X
X
B
AD
Mehta,
mayor
and
members
of
council
on
the
clerk's
agenda
have
a
few
items
of
information.
Have
some
biographical
sketches
for
board
biographical
sketch
of
miss
Verona
Campbell,
the
housing
I'm?
Sorry,
the
Hospital
Authority
has
submitted
a
recommendation:
miss
Veronica
Campbell.
We
have
two
seats
vacant
on
that
board,
James
Webster
and
at
what
Gaffney?
However,
we
need
two
additional
nominees
for
each
of
these
two
seats,
biographical
sketch
of
mr.
John
Jackson,
who
is
interested
in
serving
on
our
circle.
Commission
biographical,
sketch
of
mr.
AD
Kenneth,
lure
a
recommendation
from
the
keep
Columbus
beautiful
Commission
for
the
vacant
seat
of
miss
Sandra
Oh
commode
I
have
biographical
sketch
of
mr.
Aird
Sears
counselor
state
councillor
Davis's
nominee
for
the
crime
prevention
board,
also
a
biographical
sketch
for
mr.
Timothy
weeks.
This
is
counselor
Allen's
nominee
for
the
crime
prevention
board,
I.
AD
Was
trying
to
see
if
we
had
enough
present
for
this
next
item
and
it
is
an
honorary
designation
that
has
been
submitted
by
the
Winton
Hill
Baptist
Church.
They
are
requesting
an
honorary
designation
for
Reverend
Brook
Robert
Evans
senior
on
Buena
Vista
Road
at
its
intersection
with
Church
Avenue
and
lawyers
Lane,
as
well
as
the
intersection
of
Bowen
Street
and
lawyers
lane.
S
To
the
clerk
tony
washington
and
this
group
here,
the
Reverend
Michael
Sherman
of
Wynton
Quintin
Hill
Baptist
Church,
want
to
be
on
record
he's
tutoring
over
at
MLK
this
morning
and
couldn't
make
the
meeting,
and
he
want
to
be
on
record
that
the
church
and
everybody
in
that
area
is
supporting
this.
Thank
you.
B
AD
D
AD
Then,
on
a
board
appointments
as
a
State
Building
Authority,
we
still
need
someone
for
that
seat
of
mr.
Kell
Jackson
on
a
Civic
Center
of
Iser
e
board.
Mr.
J
Lewis
has
resigned
from
the
district
10
seed.
As
you
know,
this
was
councillor
Henderson's
district,
but
we
can
receive
recommendations
from
the
floor
of
the
council.
Then
on
ours,
the
Columbus
hockey's
Association.
We
are
still
waiting
to
hear
back
from
mr.
Chris
Miller
as
to
whether
or
not
he
wants
to
serve
on
our
circle.
Commission.
AD
AD
AD
AD
Then
we
need
someone
for
the
district,
ten
seat,
comprehensive
plan
stakeholders
committee
councillor
Baker,
is
working
on
a
recommendation
for
his
district
and
then
we'll
needs
someone
for
a
council.
Ten
council
district,
ten
Cooperative,
Extension
Advisory
mr.
Robert
Benson,
has
resigned.
We'll
need
a
recommendation
for
that
board.
As
I
indicated
on
the
crime
prevention
board,
counselor
Alan
is
nominating
mr.
Timothy
weeks
and
councillor
Davis
is
nominating
mr.
ed
Sears.
We'll
bring
this
back
in
two
weeks
for
Council
to
take
a
vote
on
a
Development
Authority
mr.
AD
AD
AD
D
AD
We'll
bring
it
back
and
two
eggs,
then
we'll
still
need
someone
for
the
district
to
see
them
is
Brenda
pulovski,
Liberty,
district,
Advisory
Committee.
We
still
need
recommendations
for
districts,
2,
4,
5,
7
and
10
at
large
on
the
retirees
Health
Committee.
Mr.
Billy
Watson
is
not
eligible
to
succeed
himself.
Mr.
Tom
Barron
is
interested
in
serving
on
this
committee.