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A
A
Pop's
Barnes
district
1,
Glen
Davis
district
to
Bruce,
Huff
district
3,
Evelyn
Turner,
Pugh,
Mayor,
Pro
Tem
and
district
4
Mike
Baker
district
5
Gary,
a
lemon
district,
6
Mimi
Woodson
district
7
Walker
Garrett
district
8,
Judy,
Thomas,
post
nine,
at-large,
counselor,
John
house
post,
ten
at-large
counseling
and
City
Attorney
Clifton
Fang,
Columbus
Georgia.
This
is
your
City
Council.
B
Hello,
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
November
27th
meeting
of
the
Columbus
City
Council,
we're
so
glad
to
have
you
with
us
today.
As
you
can
see,
maybe
you
can
see
I
have
my
voting
sticker
on
so
don't
forget,
there's
a
runoff
in
the
state
of
Georgia
and
we
have
our
polling
station
here
at
the
city
services
center
open
every
day
through
Friday
8
a.m.
to
5
p.m.
so
that's
a
little
different
than
normal
8
a.m.
through
5
p.m.
so
come
down
and
vote
early.
B
Of
course,
if
you
can't
get
here
this
week
and
you
have
voted
your
home
precinct
on
Tuesday
from
7
a.m.
to
7
p.m.
so
it's
our
most
precious
right
make
sure
that
you
exercise
your
right
to
vote
and
with
that
we're
going
to
jump
on
into
our
agenda
today.
We've
got
some
folks
who
are
gonna
help
us
along.
First,
we
have
dr.
Shane
green
of
st.
Paul,
United
Methodist
Church.
Dr.
green
is
going
to
lead
us
in
an
invocation
I
consistent
with
his
faith,
tradition
good
evening.
C
C
Thankfully,
we
have
been
blessed
to
live
in
a
country
that
has,
as
its
core
belief
the
concept
of
freedom
as
a
country.
Freedom
can
exist
without
those
who
serve
to
play
the
role
that
is
needed
to
protect
and
to
care
for
all
persons
and
so
for
our
leaders.
Here
today
we
pray
for
your
blessings
upon
them.
O
God.
C
We
pray
for
their
life,
their
work,
their
families,
those
with
the
responsibility
to
serve
the
public,
are
seldom
appreciated
and
often
only
hear
what
others
think
is
wrong
and
not
for
the
day-to-day
good
that
they
help
to
ensure.
So
at
this
moment,
oh
god,
I
pray
not
just
for
your
continued
blessing
upon
our
leaders,
but
for
their
resolve
to
play
the
part
that
is
needed
in
aiding
and
helping
our
community
and
so
finally,
O
God.
C
B
Thank
You,
dr.
green,
so
very
much
and
thank
you
for
what
you
and
st.
Paul
United
Methodist
Church
do
for
our
community.
We
also
have
some
special
folks
here
today
who
are
going
to
help
lead
us
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
We
have
faith
middle
schools,
National
Junior,
Honor,
Society,
and
so
we're
so
proud.
You
guys
come
on
up
come
on
up
here
to
the
table.
T
Asha
has
a
microphone
for
you
and,
if
you
all,
would
stand
and
prepare
for
them
to
lead
us
in
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
B
B
B
B
All
right
we've
got
minutes
from
the
October
30th
2018
executive
session
in
the
November
13th
council
meeting,
we've
got
a
motion
for
the
Mayor
Pro
Tem
they
be
received
and
a
second
we're
there
any
Corrections
edits
of
any
sort.
Okay
hearing,
none
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
all
right
and
we
will
head
and
then
to
the
City
Attorney's
agenda.
J
All
right,
Thank,
You,
mayor
first
item
up:
this
is
a
continuation
of
an
appeal
requesting
a
sign,
variance,
6801
Flat,
Rock
Road
JNC
Flat
Rock
partners
is
the
applicant.
Mr.
Whiteland
is
here
again.
If
there
any
questions
around
the
table
for
him,
we
do
have
chairman
of
Board
of
Zoning
Appeals.
Mr.
Harrison
is
here.
J
H
You
mayor,
just
let
council
know,
I-
did
have
one
call
that
voiced
an
opinion
about
this.
This,
the
signage
and
I,
talked
to
mr.
Whiteman
before
the
council
meeting,
and
he
explained
if
you
might
want
to
walk
through
it
again
just
so,
we
have
a
understanding
of
where
the
signs
will
be
located
and
what
you're
trying
to
avoid
by
having
additional
signs
on
there.
H
My
thought
was
that,
instead
of
having
multiple
signage
from
all
the
stores
that
will
eventual
locate
here
on
the
own
ad
or
attempt
to
be
own
ad,
we
would
just
have
two
structures
and
have
several
signs
on
located
there.
Then
there
will
be
some
internal
signage
that
would
be
directional
to
whatever
business
it
is.
It
just
seemed
to
make
sense
to
me
to
limit
it
to
two
signs,
so
is
it
has
I
explained
that
right
or.
K
Yes,
yes,
sir,
my
name
is
Chris
Whiteman
Park,
Drive,
Columbus,
Georgia
I
worked
with
Flournoy
Calhoun,
Realtors
and
ins,
member
of
JM
C
flat
rock
partners,
the
owner
of
the
property
located
at
6801,
flat,
Rock
Road.
And
yes,
we
did
come
in
to
make
a
variance
to
the
overlay
district
for
this
particular
area
and
we
are
requesting
two
signs
to
be
erected
on
the
property
fronting
Jer,
Island
Parkway,
and
we
have
requested
that
the
first
sign
be
located
at
the
main
entrance
of
Flat
Rock
Road,
which
is
essentially
an
existing
intersection.
K
Now
it's
already
controlled
by
a
light
and
then
the
second
pylon
sign,
also
being
30
foot
in
height,
would
be
located
at
the
last
eggs
entrance
into
the
development
which
would
be
located
almost
as
you
enter
into
the
gateway
intersection.
So
it
would
be
it'd
be
pretty
close
to
that
there.
There
would
be
a
substantial
difference
in
between
the
two
locations.
K
The
reason
that
we're
requesting
two
signs
is
that
this
is
an
88
acre
development
and
we're
gonna
have
approximately
seventy-five
to
a
hundred
different
tenants
located
within
the
development
and
some
of
the
more
major
tenants
in
the
way
that
they
negotiate
now
demand
that
they
have
so
much
space
on
the
sign
and
that
the
signs
are
limited
to
the
number
of
people
located
on
the
sign.
So
that's
the
the
request
for
two
we've
also
requested
two
interior
signs.
These
would
actually
be
interior
would
probably
not
have
a
lot
of
visibility
from
jr.
K
Island
Parkway,
but
because
the
overlay
district
does
enter
into
the
property
750
feet
from
the
the
centerline
of
Geron
parkway
that
we're
requesting
to
more-or-less
directional,
informational
and
tenant
signs.
What
we're
going
to
do
is
make
them
digital
signs,
so
the
copy
will
change
regularly
and
there'll
be
about
six
foot
high
on
the
digital
sign
about
six
foot
high.
I
L
Okay,
so
as
as
the
board,
what
we're
in
charge
of
is
is
they
have
to
show
us
a
hardship.
So
what
is
your
hardship
to
needin
a
sign?
That's
30
35
40
feet
whatever
it
was
to
that
property
that
has
to
go
above
and
beyond
the
overlay
district
and
the
board
looked
at
it
and
didn't
see
a
hardship
in
the
presentation.
L
So
I
know
that
you
know
they
say
that
it's
88
acres
and
it
is
but
the
board
looked
at
it
and
said:
well,
Columbus
port
crossings
300
some
acres
and
they
don't
have
huge
signs
all
over
the
place.
They
have
smaller
signs
that
and
everybody
finds
everything
through
there
perfect.
So
as
the
board,
they
sit
there
and
that's
what
they
deemed
that
they
thought
was
fair
to
have
maybe
smaller
songs,
and
that
was
the
folk
cuz.
We
just
we
didn't
find
a
hardship.
L
You
know
if
you
don't
have
a
40-foot
sign,
people
are
still
going
to
get.
There
is
what
the
board
was
thinking
and,
and
our
other
thought
is.
The
city
spent
a
lot
of
time
and
effort
on
the
overlay
district.
So
if
we're
going
to
spend
all
that
time
and
effort
to
do
it
and
then
every
single
time
somebody
comes
up
and
just
wants
it
to
demon.
You
know:
why
have
the
overlay
district?
Why
spend
all
the
time
and
effort
to
do
it
if
you
just
are
able
to
go
in
there
and
put
it
up
anyway?
L
So
we
felt
also
obligated
to
the
citizens
that,
if
we're
going
to
do
that,
let
it
be
y'all's
call,
you
know:
Lynch
y'all,
overruled
overlay
and
don't
take
the
heat
for
that
was
also
the
other
thought
behind.
That
is
if
the
city
has
spent
that
much
time
and
effort
to
have
an
overlay,
Lynch
I'll
make
the
final
call.
So
that's
where
we
came
from.
K
The
public
sign
across
the
street
here,
another
Macon,
Road
Publix,
is,
is
actually
more
significantly
larger
than
that.
The
the
Bank
of
the
Ozarks
sign
up
there
at
North
Lake
is
significant
in
in
size,
is
probably
larger
than
this
sign.
I
believe
the
sign
at
Bradley,
Park
Drive
and
the
Publix
there
is
also
of
equal
size
and
stature
is
the
sign
that
we're
requesting
so.
O
P
O
P
K
Into
to
address
the
hardship
issue
and
to
the
to
the
extent
that
it
is
a
is
a
hardship,
the
plan
in
the
interior,
the
middle
section
of
that
is
an
actual
it's
an
it's
a
lifestyle
center
and
unlike
the
typical
storefronts
that
you
see
up
the
Columbus
Park
crossing.
When
you
go
down
the
road,
everybody
can
see
the
signs
that
are
up
on
the
storefront.
This
is
going
to
be
a
park
and
walk.
You're
gonna
actually
walk
into
the
interior,
and
there
will
not
be
the
the
storefront
location
to
actually
advertise
a
store's
location.
K
Most
of
the
advertising
is
actually
going
to
be
interiors
and
we
anticipate
most
of
the
people
are
going
to
get
out
of
their
cars
and
and
and
walk.
But
on
the
same
token,
this
is
a
regional
shopping
center.
It's
not
a
neighborhood
shopping
center
and
we're
anticipating
drawing
from
people
well
outside
of
the
community.
P
O
It
may
help
once
they
get
inside
the
development,
but
well
they'll.
All
reaiiy,
don't
know
how
many
people
are
going
to
look
at
that
big
sign
wondering
what's
in
your
in
your
place,
but
if
I'm
going
out
there
I'm
already
gonna
know
what's
there
what
I'm
looking
for
in
this
day
and
age
I
mean
you'll,
know
you.
K
Might
be,
but
you
know
if
you
take
the,
for
example,
the
soccer
tournaments.
For
instance,
that
happened
out
there
at
right
around
the
corner
at
the
would
to
farm
soccer
complex.
They
bring
in
thousands
of
families
in
there
to
a
soccer
tournament,
and
they
may
be
interested
in
going
out
and
in
in
patronising
one
of
the
establishments
out
there
and
without
knowing
as
you're
driving
down
j.r
on
a
parkway
at
45
miles
an
hour.
It
may
not
be
the
easiest
thing
to
say
up.
K
Well
it's
in
there,
so
signage
signage
does
help
in
the
tenants
that
I
speak
to
on
a
very
daily
basis
say
that
the
best
form
of
advertising
that
they
have
is
signage
on
the
road.
And
it's
not
as
much
as
identifying
this
space
in
here,
because
you
have
an
impulse
need.
But
it's
that
brand
identity
of
knowing
where
that
particular
store
is
at
any
given
time.
And
when
you
have
the
need
for
that
particular
service
or
those
particular
items
that
you
know
where
it
is
and.
K
The
actual
owner
of
the
shopping
centers
will
make
kind
of
signs,
and
right
now
we
plan
on
maintaining
an
ownership
in
the
majority
of
it
we're
not
going
to
own
everything
out
there.
A
lot
of
the
out
parcels
are
going
to
be
sold
off
and
sold.
Individual
users
and
they'll
address
their
own
needs,
but
as
far
as
the
shopping
centers,
the
lifestyle
center
and
and
those
type
items,
I
think
that
we
intend
on
maintaining
ownership,
because.
O
M
M
Q
Q
It
is,
and
in
my
understanding
when
you
guys
were
pushing
the
tad
and
I
had
a
debate
with
you
Teresa
in
the
past
and
the
first
one
lost-
and
the
thing
is,
is
that
the
tad
was
designed
for
economic
areas
of
distress
and
my
god,
that's
not
that
doesn't
fit
the
bill
in
that
respect.
There
they're
asking
all
kinds
of
caveats
conditions
in
terms
in
the
respect
of
well.
Q
We
need
more
signage
when,
in
reality,
what
you're
doing
is
you're
creating
a
legal
precedent
so
that
when
you
make
an
exception
for
them-
and
you
got
to
understand
Garrett
that
when
you
give
them
20
years
of
tax
exemption
and
they're
competing
against,
like
let's
say,
Columbus
Square
Mall
I'm,
not
with
Columbus
square,
multiply,
Peachtree
Mall,
basically
you're
putting
them
at
a
tax
advantage,
and
they
don't
pay
taxes
for
20
years.
So
you're
going
to
give
them
even
more
an
advantage
and
other
entities.
Other
enterprises
will
want
to
have
the
same
thing,
I
think
Glen.
Q
At
one
time.
You
know
you,
you
have
your
Hilton
Garden
Inn
back
there
and
they
made
a
variance
in
that
respect
there,
but
not
to
the
scope
of
what
we're
talking
about
as
far
as
size,
and
the
thing
is
is
I
think
that
you
guys
could
really
should
look
at
the
let's
say
the
parody
and
the
equality
out
there
and
the
legal
precedent
that
when
you
actually
allow
this
to
happen,
other
people
are
watching
it
tonight.
Q
They're
gonna
say
well
what
about
us,
especially
when
they
get
a
neck
tax
advantage,
where
they're
now
paying
no
property
taxes
for
the
next
20
years?
And
you
know
three
years
from
now,
we
could
be
in
the
Great
Depression.
You
saw
how
the
Dow
Jones
dropped
automatically
a
thousand
points
in
the
matter
of
two
days.
Well,
guess
what,
when
Americans
keep
spending
like
there's
no
tomorrow
and
they
are
over
leveraged
in
their
their
credit
cards?
Q
If
we're
only
a
few
steps
away
from
being
a
Great
Depression
because
of
the
situation,
we're
so
be
careful
what
you
guys
keep
on
giving
as
far
as
subsidizing
certain
enterprises
over
others
and
competing
levels,
because
honestly
you're
giving
them
a
tax
advantage
over
other
competing
businesses,
including
mine.
Okay.
Thank
you
very
much
have
a
good.
B
B
R
R
The
way
a
tab
works
is
that
they
still
pay
taxes,
but
the
increment
goes
into
what
we
call
the
TAT
account.
If
you
will,
that
can
be
used
for
infrastructure
and
other
things
to
improve
the
area,
but
they
businesses
out,
there
will
pay,
you
do
pay
taxes
and
at
a
it
you
don't
get
tax
abatement
for
20
years.
It's
just
a
manner
in
which
the
increment,
the
growth
in
the
defined
area
that
tax
increment
that
you
receive
during
the
period
of
the
TAT,
can
go
for
infrastructure
projects
and
other
things.
So.
G
Q
Q
R
Is
not
what
you
know
that
the
increment
the
increase
that
you,
in
other
words
if
that
area
is
receiving?
Let's
say
the
boundary
of
the
chat-
is
receiving
five
million
dollars
today
and
wants
you
to
clear
it
8a
it
they
are
paying
taxes
and,
let's
say
now,
because
of
the
growth.
The
taxes
in
that
same
area
is
seven
million
yeah.
Q
R
Q
The
tax
assessor's
office
has
failed
miserably
in
the
past,
like
for
my
own
personal
example,
because
they
knew
that
they
were
going
to
do
them
in
a
domain
for
20
years.
They
did
not
increase
on
my
commercial
property
and
then
just
incrementally
up
went
up
five
thousand
dollars
when
they
really
went
during
that
business.
Let
me
just
say
this
is
that
they
should
actually
go
up
3%
every
three
years
incrementally
because
of
pure
fact
that
most
properties,
commercial
properties
increase
in
value
every
three
years,
and
so
it
should
be
addressed
in
that
respect
and.
R
I
That
mr.
Olsen
understands
what
we're
talking
about
here,
what
we
did
as
a
council
was,
we
said
this
piece
of
property
can
is
a
tad
district,
and
investors
can
bring
projects
to
this
council
for
this
council
to
approve
that
project
that
will
get
some
kind
of
a
tax
advantage.
Because
of
that,
this
project
that
we're
talking
about
tonight
is
in
no
way
a
tad
project.
They
will
pay
the
same
taxes
that
anybody
else
would
pay,
no
matter
where
they
are
located
in
the
City
of
Columbus.
I
So
this
doesn't
have
anything
to
do
with
a
tagged
project
and
the
investor.
It
will
pay
the
same
taxes
as
if
he
had
built
this
this
project
anywhere
else
in
town
that
is
not
in
a
tad
district,
two
entirely
separate
different
things
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
people
understand
that
we
are
not
giving
any
kind
of
a
tax
break
to
this
investor.
Because
of
this,
the
only
question
before
us
tonight
is:
shall
we
give
him
a
break
on
the
size
of
his
sign
I
see
and
we
are
not
doing
a
tad
project.
S
J
The
second
item
we
have
listed
is
a
resolution
that
would
ratify
the
approval
of
the
bond
resolution
adopted
yesterday
by
the
Columbus
Building
Authority.
This
is
a
formality
with
respect
to
the
seven
million
dollars
we
previously
discussed
for
courthouse
and
South
Commons,
renovations
and
I
know.
Miss
Alexander
is
here
with
some
folks
from
Davenport
and
she
can
introduce
everybody.
That
is
gonna,
say
something
with
respect
to
this
item.
J
T
You
mr.
City
Attorney
good
evening
Council
madam
mayor
mr.
city
manager,
back
on
October
30th
Council
gave
us
the
approval
to
proceed
for
with
the
issuance
of
seven
million
dollars
in
lease
revenue
bonds
through
the
Columbus
Building
Authority
on
October,
the
31st,
the
city
utilized
Davenport,
to
send
out
the
RF
an
rfp
for
proposal
for
the
for
those
bonds
to
local,
regional
and
national
banking
institutions.
T
The
results
of
the
rfp
came
back
and
was
actually
shared
with
the
Columbus
Building
Authority
at
our
board
meeting
on
yesterday,
and
so
we
have
courtney
Rogers
here
senior
vice
president
of
that
important
company.
Many
of
you
have
seen
his
face
before,
but
he's
here
tonight
to
sort
of
give
a
brief
overview
of
the
results
of
the
RFP.
It's
the
same
presentation
that
was
given
yesterday
to
the
Columbus
Building
Authority,
so
I
like
to
call
forward
mr.
Courtney
Rogers.
U
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
mayor
members
of
council,
great
to
be
in
front
of
you
again.
As
miss
Alexander
said
we
the
RFPs,
went
out.
We
gave
the
bank's
a
couple
of
weeks,
which
we
typically
do
and
decided
to
say
that
we
actually
got
11
different
bids
in
summarized
here
at
the
bottom
of
page,
1
and
I.
Think
you
know
that
is
a
strong
number.
U
U
We
have
three
different
options
that
came
back.
The
first
column
shows
a
prepayment
option
with
no
restrictions,
and
you
could
prepay
it
at
any
time
so
no
penalty,
the
middle
column,
has
pre
payment
options
where
there
were
some
restrictions,
such
as
prepayment
penalties
and
then
the
final
were
basically
no
prepayment
ability
with
I
know
that
the
presentation
that
mr.
Alexander
made
some
time
ago
basically
indicated
that
we
were
going
to
look
for
prepayment
options.
U
We
know
that
you've
got
some
other
decisions
to
make
with
regard
to
the
government
Center
down
the
road
that
would
give
us
some
flexibility
to
possibly
refinance
these
bonds
if
we
needed
to
to
restructure
them
to
maybe
extend
them
a
little
longer.
These
are
going
to
be
10-year
bonds
so
that
we're
advertising
the
principal
over
ten
years,
but
if
we
decided
we
needed
to
for
cash
flow
purposes,
extend
them
out
and
refinance
them.
We
would
have
that
ability
with
the
prepayment.
U
What
they
did
was
a
prepayment
option
where
the
first
year
it
would
be
5%
of
whatever
we
were
repaying
second
year
4%
and
it
declines
to
zero
at
year
five
after
year,
five,
so
those
are
really
the
two
options,
but
knowing
that
it
had
been
presented
to
you
before,
as
that,
we
would
be
able
to
come
back
to
you
with
no
no
penalties
or
no
restrictions.
The
333
is
what
we've
highlighted
here.
U
Just
to
give
you
a
sense
over
ten
years,
we're
talking
about
a
difference
of
63
thousand
dollars
of
total
interest,
that's
the
difference
between
a
333
rate
and
a
318
rate.
So
we
yesterday,
the
building
Authority
went
with
our
recommendation
of
the
333,
but
if
you
desire
to
go
with
the
lower
rate,
we
can
still
do
that
page.
2
outlines
the
the
summary
of
that
proposal,
which
is
the
amount
would
be
not
to
exceed
7
million.
U
U
Again
that's
over
ten
years,
you
can
see
that
there,
in
the
middle
of
the
page,
once
we
have
all
of
the
costs
of
issuance
included
in
there,
the
total
cost
of
that
three
point:
six
four
percent,
once
you
add
in
the
cost
of
issuance.
So
again,
our
rationale
and
recommendation
on
page
four
is
to
take
the
333.
That
is
the
lowest
rate
among
all
the
options
with
flexible
prepayment
terms,
it
allows
us
to
prepay
it
at
any
time
without
penalty
prior
to
maturity.
The
interest
rate
is
fixed.
That
is
very
important.
It
is
not
flexible.
U
B
V
U
Be
so
in
the
case
of
regions,
if
we
were
to
prepay
it
within
the
first
year,
they
would
charge
the
penalty
of
5%
on
the
dollar
amount,
that's
prepaid
and
then
it
declines
by
1%
each
year
thereafter.
So
it
goes
5,
4,
3,
2
1.
So
after
the
fifth
year,
it's
basically
you
can
call
it
at
any
time
without
penalty.
J
B
J
B
X
America,
yes,
my
name
is
Dave
Erickson
I
live
at
324,
Otter
drive
in
khatallah
Georgia
I
am
an
active
business
owner
in
Columbus.
I
run
a
number
of
different
businesses
in
Columbus,
most
prominently
Grayhawk
Holmes,
which
I'm
proud
to
say.
My
staff
and
I
have
built
collectively
3,000
houses
in
the
City
of
Columbus
added
500
million
dollars
to
the
tax
base
of
Columbus,
which
contributes
over
9.5
million
dollars
per
year
to
the
tax
base
of
Columbus
I'm.
X
You
were
also,
in
my
opinion,
effectively
the
board
of
directors
for
the
City
of
Columbus,
providing
the
major
services
and
that
are
for
Columbus,
and
many
of
those
services
are
not
working
well,
arguably,
I
think
they're
starting
to
fail
good
ship
columbus
has
many
leaks,
it's
time
to
address
those
problems
and
put
them
to
rest.
We
need
to
stop
patching
problems,
one
at
a
time
and
look
at
how
we
do
an
overall
comprehensive
review
and
correction
to
some
of
the
things
I'm
going
to
illustrate
for
you.
Let
let
me
not
be
mistaken.
X
There
are
many
things
in
Columbus
that
are
working
very
well:
Fire,
Department
police
department,
health
services,
traffic
traffic,
light
systems.
There
are
many
systems
throughout
Columbus
that
are
working
quite
well.
So
this
is
not
a
cart
walk
about
the
city,
but
there
are
specific
problems
that
we
must
address.
X
I've
spoken
to
many
of
you
individually
from
time
to
time
about
most
of
these
same
items,
but
collectively
I
do
not
see
any
attention
to
them.
I
do
not
see
any
action
and
we
need
to
move.
We
need
to
solve
some
problems.
Thus
I
come
to
you
publicly
to
discuss
these
presented
before
you
and
hope
and
pray
that
we
will
take
some
action
to
address
them.
We
need
to
KITT,
stop
kicking
problems
down
the
road
and
start
taking
action,
because
in
many
cases
your
problems
are
my
problems.
X
Many
of
these
examples
are
not
mine
exclusively
many
other
builders
contractors
in
general
and
business
owners
across
the
city
have
the
same
observations,
so
I
hope
in
general,
I'm
speaking
for
many
people,
not
just
myself
and
I
hope.
My
words
will
be
received
as
such.
Let
me
start
with
the
most
simple
step
in
the
building
process:
getting
a
residential
permit.
X
If
you
would
looked
back
a
year
ago,
getting
residential
permit
in
Columbus,
relatively
simple
paperwork
takes
two
to
three
days
to
receive
that
permit
good
on
today,
15
to
30
days
as
the
norm,
I
ran
a
report
of
everything
we
had
permitted
in
last
90
days.
The
average
the
average
is
around
15
to
20
and
I
have
several
of
them
in
excess
of
30
days,
subdivision
approvals,
engineering,
approval
process
to
build
a
subdivision.
X
X
My
engineering
friends
tell
me
effectively
the
left
hand
and
the
right
hand
are
not
communicating,
there's
no
central
control
process
for
getting
plans
through
the
various
hands
to
get
approval
and
heaven
help
you.
If
you
run
into
environmental
considerations,
because
everybody
steps
back
takes
a
deep
breath,
thinks
about
it
for
a
number
of
weeks
or
months,
and
then
will
come
up
with
an
answer.
What
we're
going
to
do
other
cities,
who
are
much
more
active
than
Columbus
use
entirely
different
systems
with
great
success.
X
X
I
have
bent
several
years
in
this
room
trying
to
get
addresses
for
Platts.
The
system
is
not
getting
better.
It
has
now
addressed
over
two
different
offices.
Both
have
GIS
functions
and
both
of
them
are
not
working.
A
simple
three
lot
re
plat
on
an
existing
Street
should
be
pretty
easy
to
do.
I
have
one
before
your
staff
today
that
is
now
73
days
running
and
we
still
don't
have
permits
I
can't
get
permits
without
addresses
I'm
ready
to
go.
X
I
got
customers,
one
build
houses,
there,
I
can't
go
because
I
can't
get
addresses,
and
it
also
highlight
here
in
many
cases
here,
I'm
arguing
for
my
constituents,
my
customers,
my
customers
are
your
customers
and
they
want
to
build
a
house.
They
want
a
house
in
that
spot
and
they
would
like
to
have
it
now,
while
interest
rates
are
favorable.
I'd
also
like
to
point
out
that,
in
most
of
all
cases,
I
believe
we
are
paying
good
fees
to
cover
these
services.
X
This
is
not
a
drain
on
the
city,
city,
revenue
processes
or
a
tax
base,
we're
paying
fees
to
get
these
done,
but
it
is
not
working
well,
most
sugreeva,
greiving
of
all
many
of
these
departments.
If
you
phone
to
find
out
what
the
problem
is,
how
you
can
shake
it
free
and
get
it
going,
you
won't
get
a
phone
call
ever
if
you
send
an
email
requesting
similar
thing,
similar
response,
I'm,
not
the
only
person
with
this
observation,
I
check
with
three
other
builders.
Today,
they
all
had
the
same
basic
observations,
no
matter
the
cost.
X
X
X
The
biggest
one
I
see
is
the
pervasive
problem
of
homes
that
are
tax
frozen
with
owners
who
have
long
been
dead,
I
know
of
at
least
four
houses
in
Columbus
right
now,
where
people
have
been
dead
for
at
least
ten
years,
and
that
house
is
still
frozen,
nobody's
looking
for
it.
The
court
system
has
its
own
challenges.
You
personally
address
the
office
capacity
of
Courts.
Recently,
that's
that's
a
challenge.
Victim
notification
is
supposed
to
be
a
common
thing.
There
doesn't
work,
so
great
I
was
through
that
process
recently.
X
Additionally,
the
variance
process
is
somewhat
inconsistent
depends
upon
the
people
you
appoint
to
it,
and
the
guidance
that
you
give
inconsistencies
of
variance
is
not
good,
because
I
can't
go
to
a
cut
and
have
a
reasonable
outcome,
but
where
I
think
it's
gonna
go
because
I
don't
know
for
sure
what
it
is.
It
depends
on
the
makeup
of
the
people
who
are
one
on
the
board
and
to
happen
to
show
up
for
that
meeting,
more
guidance,
more
consistency,
more
determination
of
what
to
be
done
is
important.
You
set
that
agenda
bottom
line.
X
We
have
a
problem,
we
have
a
problem
with
consistent
procedures.
We
have
a
problem
with
internal
communications,
between
departments
which
relates
back
to
the
consistent
procedures.
We
have
a
problem
with
accountability,
not
just
with
the
budgets
of
a
department
but
the
performance
of
the
department
and
what
the
outcome
of
those
departments
are
doing
on
a
daily
and
weekly
basis.
X
Finally,
we
have
a
problem
with
process
and
staff
protocol
who's
in
charge
of
what,
when
and
how
it's
supposed
to
get
done.
In
some
cases,
this
problem
discipline
goes
all
the
way
to
the
top
right
here
in
this
room
when
senior
leadership,
the
board
of
directors
regularly
bypasses
the
city
processes
of
staff
to
solve
a
problem.
The
way
they
want
it
solved.
That's
not
good
separately.
When
a
department
head
is
allowed
to
go
to
another
department
head
and
tell
them
don't
do
something
preventing
the
second
department
head
from
doing
their
job.
X
X
X
Again,
I'm
not
here
to
pick
a
fight
I'm
here
to
help
you
I,
want
to
find
a
problem
money
and
want
to
identify
and
I'd
like
to
help
you
address
solutions.
We
need
to
solve
this
problem.
The
solutions
will
come
in
at
simple
form
leadership.
Somebody
has
to
take
charge
and
say
we're
going
to
solve
this
problem
together,
red
brick,
Danny
used
to
sit
over
here.
He
was
brilliantly
eloquent
in
his
southern
style.
He'd
see
something
he
didn't
like
he'd
bring
it
up.
X
B
Erickson
that
exceeds
your
time.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
comments
today
and
what
we
can
do.
I
mean
that
was
a
lot
of
you
know
broad
brush
and
serious
accusations
there.
What
we
need
are
specifics,
and
so
it
might
be
well-served
to
ask
the
city
auditor,
that's
why
we
have
them.
You're
gonna
have
to
be
specific
about
the
permit
that
was
denied
for
false
reasons
and
all
of
this
business
that
results
in
injustice.
B
You
know
those
are
legal
claims,
I,
don't
know
of
any
legal
claims
that
have
been
made
and
I
don't
know
of
any
specific
things
about
what
you're
talking
about
I
know
a
lot
of
times.
There's
a
lot
of
acrimony
involving
your
particular
projects,
because
there
usually
are
in
green
fields
and
things
of
that
nature
and
citizens
get
upset
about
it
and
you've
been
hearing
numerable
times.
As
we
debate
about
zoning
water,
runoff
sand
all
kinds
of
things,
it's
just
a
business
that
can
be
controversial.
B
As
you
know,
and
of
course,
our
various
departments
have
to
run
oversight
of
that,
not
just
yours,
but
everyone
else's,
because
when
there
are
houses
built
that
flood
continually
because
the
water
runoff
was
not,
you
know
accurately
or
thoroughly
taken
into
consideration.
They
come
here
wanting
relief,
because,
whether
it's
you
or
some
other
entity,
they
they
claim,
they
can't
get
relief,
and
so
they
come
to
the
government
which
really
can't
provide
them
that
relief,
and
so
we
have
frustrated
citizens
that
have
put
all
of
their
financial
worth
into
a
house.
B
That's
not
resellable,
so
communities,
municipalities
and
counties
around
the
state
have
to
have
regulations
and
processes.
As
you
well
know,
if
your
contention
is
that
there's
something
systemic
wrong,
then
I
think
that
those
complaints
need
to
be
provided
with
great
specificity,
so
each
one
can
be
investigated
and
and
returned
to
Council
with
what
happened,
because
we
we
have
people
who
are
unhappy
with
particular
things,
but
we
do
not
receive
a
flood
of
calls
or
complaints
that
the
system
is
broken.
We
have
people
who
who
wanted
this.
B
You
know
cut
a
parking
lot
cut
and
that
you
know
thing
done,
but
there's
reasons
why
it
was
denied,
and
so
we
can
look
at
that.
But
it's
going
to
have
to
be
look
at
every
complaint
and
if
those
complaints
are
similar
and
result
in
you
know,
they're
being
delays
and
so
forth,
then
we're
happy
to
make
those
adjustments
to
any
such
systemic
concerns.
B
P
M
B
M
B
B
Yeah,
so
you
know
again
the
way
the
Charter
works
it's
supposed
to
come
here
and
not
to
the
individual
department
head
or
the
auditor,
because
when
the
auditor
was
first
created,
there
was
a
lot
of
concern
about
in
you
know
individual
mayor
or
an
individual
councillor
going
and
using
the
auditor
for
various
reasons,
so
it
has
to
come
back
here.
So
that
would
be
my
proposal.
Is
that
council
consider
letting
the
auditor
look
into
this
and
chase
it
down?
Because
otherwise
it's
just
you
know
it's
not
fair.
It
takes
too
long.
B
I
B
R
No
I,
don't
have
a
lot
to
say,
but
I
will
say,
I
think
you're
right
hit
it
in
the
right
direction,
with
asking
the
auditor
to
take
a
look
because
facts
matter
and
that's
what
I'd
like
to
have
the
facts
and
but
I
was
going
to
suggest
even
before
the
motion
was
made.
That
and
I
tried
to
take
notes
and
certainly
will
go
back
and
pull
the
notes
from
the.
R
P
R
So
Owen
I
think
that's
important,
because
when
you
help
someone
to
come
and
drop
all
of
these
things
on
you
and
there's
certainly
a
lot
of
things
that
were
seeing
it
and
then
just
walk
out.
It
leaves
a
cloud
and
certainly
I'd
like
to
clear
it
up,
and
one
great
way
to
do.
It
is
exactly
the
direction
you're
going,
but
I'd
like
to
just
help.
My
person
come
back
and
provide
some
overview
and.
B
I
Mr.
city
manager,
one
of
the
requests
that
I
would
make
is
that
before
we
have
this
kind
of
presentation
that
I
know
that,
did
you
see
a
manager,
Hodge
and
the
other
department
heads
would
work
very
closely
with
the
auditor.
If
the
auditor
had
questions
I,
don't
have
enough
information
and
I'm
not
sure
that
I
would
continue
to
have
enough
information
if
we
just
got
a
statistical
report
or
whatever
from
the
departments,
so
my
request
would
be
for
the.
I
R
B
R
Y
City
manager,
can
you
also
add
to
that
process
an
under
license
as
to
because
I
had
two
situations
where
I
had
a
complaint
about
us
are
I,
was
taking
so
long
and
offering
a
license
to
a
business,
and
it
turned
out
to
be
it
wasn't
us,
it
was
the
health
department
that
was
holding
it
up.
Once
we
figured
out
what
the
problem
was.
The
business
came
in
the
next
day
and
got
there.
Y
You
know,
got
our
portion
of
the
license,
but
they
had
to
wait
on
the
Health,
Department
and
sometimes
people
think
that
it's
holding
it
up
when
the
process
is
not
current.
It's
either
another
entity
that
has
to
approve
it
at
the
state
level
or
at
half
department
area.
Since
we're
going
to
do
that,
I
wish.
We
also
add
that
to
it.
Y
V
You
and
listening
to
mr.
erikson
I
think
it's
real
simple.
We
was
talking
about
customer
service
and
and
when
you
really
get
down
to
it
and
I've
had
some
conversations
with
the
incoming
administration.
I
think
this
is
one
of
their
concerns.
As
overall
is
customer
service,
I
think
they're
gonna
be
keeping
up.
The
new
administration
is
gonna,
be
keeping
a
close
eye
on
that.
From
that
standpoint,
I,
don't
I
don't
look
at
this
as
being
over
overly
complicated.
V
V
So
it
sounds
to
me
like
what
the
auditor
needs
to
do
is
just
go
in
and
do
a
performance,
audit
or
discovery
on
it
and
just
look
and
just
understand
the
process
if
it's
working
or
not
or
if
there's
a
breakdown
or
if
it's
just
it's
an
individual
thing
or
periodic
type
of
matter
or
whatever,
but
just
review
the
whole
process,
because
it's
pretty
simple
in
the
process
of
steps
that
you
go
through,
I
think
mr.
Erickson
outlined
them
in
between.
V
R
Sometimes,
when
we
ask
the
auditor
to
look
at
things
like
this,
you
know
I,
don't
know
what
he
might
find,
but
there
there
are
unintended
consequences.
You
know
when
you
cut
staff,
you
know,
and
you
don't
have
bodies
you
can't
recruit,
because
you
can't
pay.
We
can't
find
a
traffic
engineer
because
we
can't
pay
so
I'm.
Just
saying
I
welcome
the
auditor
to
look
because
I
think
you're
going
to
learn
some
things
and
we're
gonna
learn
some
things
that
you
know
we
just
we
just
keep
moving
so
I.
B
Right
that
concludes
discussion,
and
so
since
this
is
not
an
item,
you'll
have
to
do
an
oral
vote.
All
those
in
favor,
please
state
aye.
Are
there
any
opposed
all
right
and
we'll
refer
that
to
mr.
Redmond?
Next
on
the
list
is
miss
Avis
love,
Lewis,
miss
Lewis
here
all
right.
Mr.
Olsen
yeah
I'll
come
on
up.
If
you
would
please
mr.
Olson's
here
to
talk
to
us
about
crime,
prevention
and
public
agenda.
Q
I
considered
that
as
an
infringement
and
the
reason
why
number
two
is
most
important
is
because
that
protects
your
rights
to
bear
arm
and
from
a
tyrannical
government.
Let's
go
back
to
the
public
agenda.
I
just
think.
It's
really
wrong:
I
mean
David,
Erickson
I
clocked
him.
He
was
11
minutes
and
then
it
took
another.
It
took
total
of
24
minutes
from
606
to
6:30,
there's
no
way
in
God's
green
earth.
Q
Q
That,
but
somebody
has
told
me
that
that
the
city
manager
minimized
it
from
five
minutes
to
two
minutes,
and
that
was
hard
for
me
to
believe
and
the
reason
why
I
say
that
is
because
you
know
that's
why
I
was
asking
that
question
in
Isaiah,
because
I
ago
it
took
me
five
minutes
to
defend
you
because
they
were
gonna.
Throw
you
under
the
bus
at
the
time
and
I
was
the
one
that
came
to
your
aid
of
all
all
things
and
I
was
thinking
like
you
know.
Q
It
took
five
minutes
to
do
that,
but
I
really
think
that
by
limiting
that,
that's
limiting
your
right
to
four
dissention
and
redress
and
I
remember
Josh
McKoon
back
in
mayor
Wetherington
was
the
one
that
came
up
at
the
timer
and
at
that
time
it
was.
However,
you
along
you
wanted
to
speak,
but
then
it
said
five
minutes
and
then
basically
you
couldn't
you
talk
one
second
over
it.
They
cut
completely
off.
What
I
would
like
to
propose
is
five
minutes.
Q
Q
Thing
is,
as
a
school
board
basically
puts
it
in
the
front
of
the
agenda
and
I've
asked
that
time
and
time
again
in
the
past
and
I.
Think
that
really
honestly,
having
citizens
wait
here,
two
and
four
hours,
it's
like
you
treat
them
like
second-class
citizens,
okay,
and
that's
just
how
I
feel
and
that's
how
people
perceive
it.
I
noticed
that
the
nonprofit's
and
the
warrant
entity
did
presentations
I
believe
that
they
should
be
put
in
a
different
segment
of
the
City
Council.
You
know
something
that
takes
up
like
what
you
know:
David
Erickson.
Q
He
has
a
financial
impact
on
this
city,
so
it
should
be
formatted
as
a
presentation
and
any
nonprofits
that
are
presenting
it.
It
should
be
in
a
different
segment
than
than
the
public
agenda
now,
I
want
to
go
on
to
the
theft
our
place.
Terry's
florist
was
broken
into
back
in
August
and
September.
Two
times
broke
out.
Three
windows
stole
over
a
couple
thousand
dollars
and
we
had
cameras
on
there
who
was
young
use
at
the
time
and
they
couldn't
find
it.
Q
They
broke
in
a
second
time
stole
the
van,
so
it
was
auto
theft
and
we
got
really
good
pictures
that
time.
My
son
wall
went
through
the
neighborhood
and
we're
able
to
identify
these
young
men
and
they
knew
exactly
where
was
its
2608
Juniper
Avenue,
and
why
I
say
that
is
because
the
person
who
owns
it
is
Greg
countryman.
Q
Q
Hey
look:
we
can
just
run
you
out
of
business
by
not
insuring
you
anymore,
I
had
that
happen
on
Buena
Vista
Road,
where
there
was
two
break-ins,
a
head
of
jewelry
in
there
I
had
to
take
the
jewelry
lying
completely
out
of
there
because
they
broke
in,
and
did
that
to
me
and
ran
me
out
of
the
jewelry
business
when
I
had
the
floor
shop
there
on
Buena
Vista
Road.
So
it's
very
detrimental
in
that
respect
there.
Q
Let
anybody
in
that
whole
area
is
their
residency
and
you
heard
Dana
Smith
I
couldn't
be
here
last
time
because
my
back
was
killing
me
at
the
time
and
these
guys
get
paid,
and
this
is
accordion
Nathan,
Smith,
$190,
eleven
cents
per
day
per
juvenile,
so
I
totaled
that
up
and
that's
fifty
seven
hundred
dollars
per
month
times.
Five,
that's
twenty
eight
thousand
times
that
equals
three
hundred
forty
two
thousand
one
hundred
ninety-eight
dollars
and
there's
a
hundred
and
seventy
eight
of
these
things
there
and
then
I
talked
to
superintendent,
dr.
Q
David,
Lewis
and
I
and
I
knew
there
was
a
lot
of
juveniles.
He
says
there's
about
two
hundred
in
this
system
and
they're
very
disruptive
factor.
So
here
we
are
we're
importing
criminals
and
we're
supposed
to
be
addressing
crime
prevention,
and
you
know
that
those
kids
they
could
care
less
about
getting
good
grades.
So
you
know
what
that
does
to
the
scores
that
doesn't
you
know
they
just
you
know
like
there's,
really,
no
hope,
but
what's
happening
this
a
lot
of
people
are
getting
very,
very
rich
off
of
it.
Q
So
I
talked
to
Dana
Smith
about
two
days
ago,
and
she
said
about
four
days
ago
that
the
neighbor
was
basically
being
harassed
by
one
of
the
use
and
he
was
giving
the
guy
a
finger
and
calling
Ahmad,
sanity's
and
I
said
well.
Did
the
cops
come
yeah?
Did
they
make
a
police
report?
Did
they
file
a
complaint?
Q
Sixteen
police
say
that
was
here:
Tim
Chitwood
wrote,
it
said
Invictus
and
all
he
had
to
do
is
go
to
the
Georgia
Secretary
of
State's
office
and
look
up
and
see
who
owned
that
instead
he
went
to
Better.
Business
Bureau
did
not
address
who
it
was,
and
the
thing
is.
It's
very
disturbing
to
think
that
that's
our
Marshall
that
has
this
and
basically
this
is
what
happened
within
their
their
place
there.
Q
And
also
the
911,
and
there
was
two
pages
of
it
and
all
the
infractions
that
they've
committed
and
I'm
taking,
like
my
goodness
gracious
you
mean,
but
it
just
it.
Just
really
is
disturbing
as
far
as
what
it
does
to
people's
businesses,
because
you
can
actually
run
a
person
out
of
business,
they
don't
have
insurance,
you
know,
I
mean,
and
the
last
thing
I
wanted
to
address
is
that
when
I
look
for
the
City
Council
meeting,
I
didn't
find
it
in
the
newspaper
on
Sunday.
Q
It
was
not
there,
it
wasn't
in
Monday's
or
it
wasn't
in
Tuesday's
and
I
called
Lindsey
and
asked
her
about
it
and
they
say
well,
it's
up
to
the
ledger.
Enquirer,
but
what's
it
serving
is
the
fact
that
most
people
out
there
in
Columbus
read
it
and
it
was
in
the
Charter
Review
Commission
in
2010
made
it
the
legal
organ.
So
therefore
I
would
hope
it
would
be
required
that
people
are
cognizant
and
know.
What's
on
the
city
council
having
a
meeting
and
the
what's
on
the
agenda,
so
they
can
be.
You
know
abreast
of.
W
Q
Q
W
To
OCS
and
to
be
commissioned
to
go
from
a
write,
a
private
to
major,
so
it
was
a
heck
of
an
accomplishment,
and
I
know
you
did
it
for
level
country
god
in
country.
That's
all
sir
veterans
serve
for
is
because
we
do
love
this
country.
So
much
so
I
want
to
commend
you
on
that
later
address
the
fact
that
I
wasn't
being
disrespectful
other
times
when
individuals
come
up.
Yes,.
Q
W
W
A
lot
of
times
you
can't
you
can't
really
sum
up
everything
present
something
and
someone
up
in
five
minutes
and
I'm
glad
that
we
do
to
clarify
the
city
manager.
Didn't
say
that
two
minutes.
What
at
that
particular
time?
I
made
a
comment
that
I
think
that
we
need
to
come
up
with
a
solution.
It's
very
important
for
us
to
get
feedback
from
the
citizens.
W
In
fact
it's
crucial,
but
at
the
same
time
the
reason
that
discussion
was
generated
is
because
we
do
have
specific
business
items
that
affect
the
citizens
that
we
need
to
do
and
and
and
a
lot
of
times
it
drags
on
yes
and
I.
Think
myself
personally,
I
would
like
to
see.
The
public
agenda
may
be
specified
in
advance
that
we
that
it's
going
to
be
placed
on
this
time
of
the
agenda.
W
So
we
can
come
in
and
do
the
business
that's
crucial
for
the
citizens
and
very
important
for
us
to
do,
and
then
it
allows
the
individuals
to
come
on
a
public
agenda
not
have
to
wait
if
they
come
at
a
specific
time,
but
I
know
all
this
has
to
be
worked
out
with
this
council
here.
So
I
don't
want
you
to
see.
W
W
Q
Miller
and
Jonathan
Davis
and
they
were
saying
what
do
you
think
of
the
city
manager
reducing
her
from
five
to
two
minutes
and
that's
why
I
asked
what
I
asked
to
get
it
from
excuse
me
to
the
horse's
mouth.
You
know
I'm,
saying
in
that
respect,
not
to
degrade
you
as
a
horse
whatever,
but
that's
a
that's.
Q
Yeah
I
wanted
to
get
from
the
horses
about
exactly
what
actually
was
taking
place
and
it
wasn't
to
denigrate
you
in
any
way
at
all
and
and
I'll
be
honest
with
you.
I
came
from
a
family,
seven
kids
I
was
only
when
they
got
a
college.
Education
I
worked
11:00
at
night
to
7:00
and
morning
in
the
gypsum
mills
in
Fort
Dodge
put
myself
through
junior
college,
I
worked
had
a
company
command
and
I
worked
from
four
o'clock
in
the
morning
to
eleven
o'clock
at
night
when
Detroit
8:00
at
night.
Q
So
nothing
has
ever
been
given
to
me
my
second
grade
and
my
mom
only
had
a
second
grade
education.
My
dad
had
an
eighth
grade:
education
I'm,
the
only
one
that's
made
something
you
know
two
of
them
died
of
drugs.
So
when
people
will
say
what
they
want
to
say
about
me,
they
don't
know
the
obstacles
that
I've
overcome
in
my
life,
I'm.
W
Saying
and
Paul,
let
me
just
tell
you
something
else
to
go
there
been
times
when
you've
come
here,
and
you
know
one
of
something,
my
grandmother
talking
about
a
long
time
ago,
don't
ever
be
concerned
about
when
someone
says
about
you
because
Christ
who
was
perfect,
they
spoke
about
him.
So
who
are
you
to
be
concerned
and
that's
a
good
rule?
You
have
come
over
the
years
to
counsel
and
a
lot
of
people
classify
you
as
a
gadfly
I've
heard
it
in
the
Quran.
Q
W
And
that's
very
derogatory,
I,
don't
think
it
should
be,
but
you
have
come
to
this
council
and
you
have
pinpointed
specific
things
that
we
might
that
we
have
overlooked
and
so
the
putt
the
public
agenda
is
extremely
crucial
because
I
think
so
because
we
get
feedback
from
the
people
from
whom
we
work.
There's
a
in
this
arrest
and.
Q
Can
we
also
add
I'm
asking
it?
Can
you
put
it
at
the
first
of
the
agenda
because,
honestly,
to
sit
there,
four
to
four
hours,
I
can
understand
it
going
past
the
first
we're
having
a
ordinance
and
at
first
reading
or
hear
public
hearing
and
then
put
them
next,
but
that's
how
a
school
board
does
it
and
they
have
no
problem.
I
mean
honestly,
you
know
we
we're
your
constituents,
you
are
basically
you
know,
you're
supposed
to
be
the
servants
of
us
and
I'm,
just
asking
you
guys
to
start
being
the
statesmen,
not
a
politician.
Q
W
So
I'm
glad
we
clarified
that
with
the
city
mansion
and
to
also
let
you
know
what
the
scope
of
the
conversation
referenced.
The
public
agenda
was
all
about
and
and
and
the
city
manager,
the
mayor
and
the
council
here
we're
going
to
have
to
figure
out
because
the
the
the
the
the
government
been
the
City
Attorney's
agenda.
The
mayor's
agenda
is
all
that
is
very
important
and
it's
for
the
citizens.
So
it's
a
balancing
act.
W
The
issue
with
that
I've
gotten
together
with
the
Chief
of
Police
on
certain
issues
on
that
is
on
that
house
I've
also
gotten
with
the
city
attorney
and
with
these
citizens
and
they've
filed
their
their
complaints
to
Atlanta
and
so
I
talked
to
Dana,
and
so
we're
just
waiting
to
hear
yes,
something
back
so
that
we
haven't
forgotten
about
that.
That's
still
in
operation.
H
W
Q
That
you
know
the
real
thing
you
know
when
you
guys
push
up
legislative
agendas,
the
only
way
they
can
shut
it
down.
The
caveat
is
they
have
to
have
two
violations
on
the
proprietor
or
the
Matt.
The
manager,
and
the
thing
is,
is
when
they're
and
and
I
put
it
in
those
notes
that
there
should
be
a
curfew
when
these
people
have
said
it
exceeded
and
be
like
just
like
a
youth
detention
center
that
basically
there
should
be
a
like
a
time.
Clock
and
I
got
this
from
Nathan
Smith.
Q
Who
was
the
night
manager,
and
the
thing
is:
is
that
those
things
happen?
You
know
11
o'clock
at
night,
12
o'clock
at
night
and
I'm
taking
like
oh,
why
wasn't
somebody
watching?
Why
wasn't
somebody
monitoring
them
and
the
thing
is
if
they're
not
going
to
be
put
in
the
youth
detention
centers
and
they
have
criminal
records
in
the
past,
then
we
need
to
set
up
a
legislative
agenda
to
basically
say
look,
there's
so
many
infractions
that
are
committed
by
the
kids
that
are
in
the
facility,
then,
basically
that
things
shut
down
completely.
Q
Just
like
you,
you
have
a
let's
say,
a
bar
and
there's
so
many
shootings
that
go
on
what
you're
gonna
say.
Look.
This
has
become
a
real
nuisance.
Well,
when
these
people
are
breaking
into
establishments-
and
we
talk,
I
talked
to
some
people
at
Circle,
K
right
up
there
on
University
Avenue
in
Macon
Road,
and
they
were
trying
to
break
into
people's
cars
when
they
were
in
from
gassing
going
into
the
establishment
and
they
had
to
chase
them
off.
Q
W
Q
Q
If
you
sit
there
to
look
at
it
and
I,
don't
think
any
of
you
guys
even
happen
in
a
data
system
that
you
have
this
hundred
and
seventy
eight
that
we
even
know
about
they're
out
there
like
cocoons,
and
you
guys
don't
have
an
idea
at
all.
The
police
don't
have
an
idea
where
these
establishes
are,
and
so
they
basically
just
move
on
in
the
bottom.
W
Q
I
would
lobby
with
the
left
state
legislature
and
put
some
terms
and
conditions.
That's
what
I
would
do
so
that
you
could
eradicate
that.
So
you,
you
don't
have
to
sit
there
and
increase
in
exacerbate
the
crime
situation
here
in
Columbus
Georgia
seriously
yeah
a
day,
god
bless
you
again.
Christmas
thank.
B
You
Paul-
and
this
has
been
something
so
that
you
know
we've
been
working
on
for
years
about
the
public
agenda
since
you
had
a
hand
in
helping
us
get
it.
You
know
moved
up
in
the
agenda.
We've
brought
a
numerable
suggestions
and
just
an
you
know,
as
you
can
see,
there's
different
different
ideas.
So
we
work
hard
on
this
to
make
sure
people
are
heard,
and
yet
we
can
get
City
business.
So
we
just
wanted
you
to
know
that.
Okay,
thank
you
all
right.
B
R
My
hair
and
I'm
gonna
try
and
move
quickly
because
and
the
first,
let
me
just
thank
mr.
Olson
for
coming
and
because
I
don't
subscribe
to
concerned
citizens.
So
I
don't
know
what
they
say
about
me
and
I
appreciate
him
sharing
with
me
that
they
had
some
things
to
say
so.
Thank
mr.
Olson
I
did
have
some
things
to
say
about
public
agenda.
Last
week
we
had
12
people
on
on
council
on
public
agenda
last
week,
and
so
you
know
I
think
council
borin
said
well.
There
has
to
be
a
balance.
R
B
B
R
About
four
point:
eight
hours
and
we
had
12
people
last
week
and
so
I
don't
know.
I
know
there
needs
to
be
a
balance.
I
know
there
needs
to
be
a
public
agenda.
I
just
don't
know
my
question
centered
around.
How
long
should
your
speed
two
minutes?
Five
minutes?
Ten
minutes
how
often
on
the
same
subject,
should
the
subject
be
limited
to
City
matters?
Where
on
the
agenda
should
we
include
public
agenda
at
the
end
of
the
agenda
at
the
beginning
of
the
agenda
or
where
it
currently
is
on
the
agenda?
R
It
should
have
beyond
proclamation
meetings,
I,
don't
know,
but
citizens
when
I
say
balanced.
Citizens
are
waiting
at
home
on
something
that
they
want
to
see
on
TV,
that's
on
the
agenda
and
and
I'm
gonna
ask
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
it,
but
I
want
them
to
put
up
on
the
screen.
I
went
through
my
agenda.
The
agenda
that
you're
going
to
address
tonight
and
and
on
my
agenda
on
the
business
component.
R
There's
eight
hundred
and
five
thousand
forty
three
dollars
of
decisions
you
got
to
make
tonight
on
the
grants
component.
If
you
would
roll
through
to
those
there's
two
hundred
and
fifty
five
thousand
thirty
dollars
of
decisions
that
you
have
to
make
tonight
on
the
purchase
agenda
tonight,
you've
got
to
make
six
point:
seven
million
dollars
of
decisions
tonight
and
when
I
add
together
all
of
the
financial
decisions
that
you're
going
to
make
on
the
city
manager's
agenda.
R
Tonight
it
comes
to
seven
point:
eight
million
dollars
tonight,
one
single
meeting
and
then,
when
I,
look
at
the
updates
that
we're
going
to
talk
to
you
about
potential
SPLOST
in
excess
of
350
million.
I
want
to
talk
to
you
tonight
with
the
finance
update
and
share
with
you
on
the
275
million
dollars
budget
for
this
fiscal
year.
R
Those
are
all
the
things
that
are
on
my
agenda
tonight
and
somebody
is
sitting
at
home.
Saying
when
are
they
going
to
get
to
that
eight
million
dollars?
That's
on
the
city
managers
when
they're
going
to
get
to
that
six
hundred
million
dollars
that
they're
going
to
talk
about
and
how
they
spending
money.
R
Now
you
got
to
talk
about
the
people's
business
spending
eight
million
dollars,
and
so
that
was
my
concern
and
then
so
I
just
wanted
to
highlight
that
and
I'm
gonna
leave
it
there,
because
I'm
not
gonna,
make
the
decision
about
public
agenda.
You
are
and
whatever
decision
you
made,
we're
gonna
live
with
it.
We're
gonna
work
with
it
and
that's
fine
with
me,
but
I
I
just
wanted
I
want
you
to
be
fresh
when
you
get
to
spending
or
talking
about
there's
eight
million
dollars
well,.
P
P
B
B
Z
On
or
mr.
Burke
I
live
at
1347
/
Hart
Avenue
I'm,
director
of
River
Center,
which
is
located
downtown
I'll,
be
brief,
I
want
to
at
your
last
session
on
the
city
manager's
agenda.
There
was
an
item
to
add
to
your
political,
your
legislative
agenda
for
the
general
session
this
year
there
related
to
a
Georgia
sales
tax
credit
for
touring,
musical
and
musical
productions.
Z
I
want
to
thank
city
manager
hugely
for
putting
it
on
your
John
I
appreciate
that,
and
especially
thank
you
for
keeping
it
on
your
agenda,
because
I
had
to
leave
the
meeting
to
do
some
other
things
and
I
promise
all
when
I
do
that
again,
I'll
schedule
my
time
better.
So
thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
it.
I
just
wanted
to
add
some
detail
to
that
and
the
last
General
Assembly.
They
passed
a
legislation
that
allowed
for
a
state
sales
tax
credit
very
similar
to
what
they
afford
film
production
in
the
state.
Z
It's
such
parameters
so
that
a
musical
production
can
happen
here
that
is
intended
to
tour
outside
of
the
state
that
allows
them
to
state
sales
tax
credit.
So,
there's
a
parameter
for
the
amount
of
money
they
need
to
spend
in
the
local
economy
and
there's
also
a
parameter
there
for
the
number
of
weeks
that
they
need
to
tour
the
production.
Z
What
we
were
asking
is
that,
because
this
is
such
a
valuable
tool
for
us
to
utilize,
the
River
Center
and
around
the
state
and
I'd
like
to
tell
you
what
we
did
this
past
year,
we
we
had
a
production
called
something
rotten.
It
was
the
second
national
tour
for
that
production
company.
They
chose
Columbus
to
launch
their
second
national
tour
and
what
that
means
is
they
bring
all
of
the
sets
costumes
all
of
the
crew,
the
designers,
the
creative
talent,
all
of
the
dancers,
everyone
who's
related
to
the
tour.
Z
They
brought
them
to
River
Center,
and
they
were
here
with
us
for
about
14
days.
That
was
a
hundred
and
ten
people
that
came
and
visited
our
community
and
they
utilized
they've
got
over
a
thousand
nights
in
hotels.
They
paid
for
food
and
meals
and
all
the
things
that
they
needed
to
do
to
mount
a
production
and
put
it
on
the
road
for
32
weeks
and
they
started
that
tour
here.
Z
We're
doing
a
little
study
about
the
economic
impact
of
that
and
we
think
it's
local
impact
for
those
a
couple
of
weeks
will
approach
about
a
million
dollars
in
our
community
for
that
short
period
of
time
it
also
helped
to
pay
and
it
paid
we
hired
44
individuals
to
work
full-time
over
those
that
period
of
time.
So
when
a
production
company
wants
to
do
that,
the
state
offers
them
a
sales
tax
credit,
and
it
is
difficult
for
this
for
the
production
company
to
meet
the
current
parameters
that
are
written
into
the
legislation.
Z
The
parameters
are
that
they
need
to
spend
at
least
$500,000
in
the
local
community
and
that
the
production
needs
to
tour
for
52
weeks.
Typically,
a
tour
like
this
does
not
spend
that
amount
of
money
to
get
the
tour
started.
It's
not
as
expensive
to
do
this
as
it
is
for
film
and
typically
a
tour
lasts
for
about
30
weeks.
Z
This
one
was
lasting
for
32
weeks,
so
what
we'll
do
is
go
to
the
legislature
and
ask
them
to
amend
those
parameters,
so
it
would
be
easier
for
the
production
companies
to
work
in
our
community
as
a
result
of
what
we
did
with
something
rotten.
We
now
have
two
other
production
companies
that
are
inquiring
about
doing
the
same
thing
here
in
Columbus.
It
represents
a
new
source
of
economic
development
for
the
community
and
certainly
new
revenue
lines
for
a
river
center.
Z
It's
an
activity
that
we
do
not
need
to
use
any
corporate
support,
for
we
don't
need
to
borrow
anything
renovate
a
building
all
of
the
infrastructure
and
the
mechanisms
are
here
to
achieve
that
here.
At
River,
Center
I've
been
as
quick
as
I
can
about
that
I'm
happy
to
entertain
any
questions
you
might
have
or
any
comments.
I
just
didn't
want
to
leave
you
stranded
and
in
approving
that,
for
which
we're
very
very
grateful
and
will
work
with
the
legislature
to
see
that
we're
successful
with
it
great.
U
B
R
R
B
I
AA
Re,
the
counselor
Thomas.
What
we're
trying
to
achieve
here
is
trying
to
be
proactive
and
looking
into
the
future.
What
that,
what
J
our
Island
Parkway
will
look
like
eventually
over
the
next
five
or
ten
year
period,
we're
seeing
more
and
more
pressure
in
terms
of
traffic
increasing
out
there
we're
gonna
look
at
going
back
and
looking
at
again
looking
at
the
intersection
from
the
intersection
itself
at
Flat,
Rock
and
kitten
Lake
in
in
Ford
and
going
going
into
cars
to,
of
course,
to
the
state
line.
These
are
g
dot
fun
for
dealing
with
we're.
AA
Looking
at,
though,
trying
to
determine
what
needs
to
be
done
of
there
are
there:
are
there
interchanges
out?
There
need
be
improved,
we
believe
they
are.
Are
we
looking
at
an
additional
third
lane
in
each
direction
that
may
be
required
sometime
and
have
been
they
at
the
same
time?
How
are
we
going
to
fund
it?
I'm
also
hopeful
we
won't
be
focused
on
completely
but
hopefully
be
able
to
determine
whether
other
alternates,
if
we
may
have
and
routing
some
of
that
traffic
away
from
jr.
Allen
at
the
same
time.
AA
I
That
we
have
heard
here-
and
we
have
put
on
our
legislative
agenda-
a
that-
we
are
encouraging
G
dot
to
look
at
interstate
14,
and
if
that
comes
about,
as
has
been
described,
it
will
start
in
Texas
and
come
down
the
jr.
Allen
Parkway
out
96
over
into
the
middle
of
Georgia.
Is
that
going
to
be
part
of
this
study
how
that
might
fit
into
the
use
of
jrl?
Anyway?
The.
AA
Full
intent
of
the
study
is
not
to
address
not
necessary
to
address
any
type
of
interstate
connections
or
anything
else.
At
this
point
it
may
be.
It
may
be
a
secondary
item
that
comes
into
play
here,
but
our
our
main
focus
is
how
do
we
make
sure
we've
maintained
this
roadway
and
keep
it
functional
for
years
to
come,
but
we
won't
be
proactive
in
terms
of
meeting
those
needs
now
well.
I
I
know
that
that
that
was
one
of
our
legislative
agenda
items,
so
I
would
ask
not
to
lose
sight
of
that
as
you're
dealing
with
with
G
dot
I
know
that
I
saw
a
news
article,
a
news
story
that
was
on
one
of
the
macon
stations
about
the
interstate
14
in
the
Macon
Sanderson
Ville
area
and
G
dot,
said
we're
done
with
that
part
of
the
road.
We're
not
going
to
do
anything
else
to
it.
R
AA
Our
main
objective
is,
like
I,
said,
just
do
in
that
road,
but
if
there
are
other
ways
we
can
divert
that
traffic
or
we
reject
traffic
volumes
out
over
the
next
10
20
year
time
frame.
Where
else
does
that
traffic
need
to
be
going?
How
can
we
get
it
through
Columbus
safely,
without
continually
congesting
the
roadways
we've
got
to
do
as.
I
B
I
V
Mr.
Jones,
if
you
would
just
wait
just
a
few
more
seconds,
just
so
counsel
knows
it
was
I
think
it
was
several
months
ago
that
we
had
a
meeting
where
the
director
of
the
d-o-t
Georgia
Department
of
Transportation
came
to
Columbus,
along
with
our
representative,
Sam,
Weber
and
I.
Think
Mississippi
Metro,
you
were
there
councillor
Garrett
was
there
as
well.
It
was
a
very
productive
meeting.
I
think
this
study
highlights
on
some
of
the
conversation
that
we
had
at
that
at
that
meeting.
I
welcome
this
study.
I
think
it
was
brought
up.
V
Actually
I
brought
it
up
as
being
one
of
the
major
concerns
now
that
we're
having
on
anybody.
You
know
you
don't
have
to
be
a
rocket
scientist
to
go
about
quitting
time,
just
go
down
through
the
jr.
Allen
there
between
River
Road
and
Bradley
Park,
and
just
look
at
the
amount
of
traffic
that's
backed
up
trying
to
get
over
in
Alabama,
and
we
talked
about
that
matter
of
fact.
Our
representative
Calvin
Smyre
even
brought
it
up.
They.
He
was
very
concerned
about
it
too
and
asked
the
directors
are
something
we
can
do.
V
What
I
see
is
this
as
a
as
a
as
a
step
to
try
to
figure
out
what
we
can
do
and
you
know
I
know,
there's
probably
limited
options,
but
we
need
to
figure
out
something.
Those
lines
are
not
getting
any
smaller.
That's
for
sure
those
backed
up
traffic
traffic
lines
are
not.
Congestion
is
not
getting
not
getting
any
smaller,
so
I
welcome.
This
study.
V
I
think
that
in
large
part,
that's
probably
what
this
is
all
about
is
trying
to
figure
that
out,
and
you
know
we're
having
that
bridge
there
going
across
over
to
Alabama
with
two
lanes:
I'm,
not
sure
what
we
can
do.
We
discussed
it
that
day
if
it
could
be
a
joint
project
between
or
a
joint
intergovernmental
project
between
the
states,
but
we
need
to
start
somewhere
and
I
think
this
is.
This
is
the
right
step
here
in
trying
to
figure
out
what
we
can
do
to
you
know
to
improve
as
the
into
the
future
you.
AA
Can
counsel
Davis,
you're
absolutely
correct
and
your
your
statements
I
want
to
remind
council
and
the
mayor
as
well,
though,
that
we
we
have
been
to
you
before
and
told
you
that
Judaizing
the
process
of
giving
about
the
multiple
message
forwards,
get
questions
I
had
took
me
a
while
to
figure
out
to,
but
the
orange
so
called
silk
fencing
along
J
our
Allen's,
where
the
placement
of
those
boards
will
actually
be.
There
are
actually
five
of
you.
That's
gonna
go
up.
AA
They
were
supposed
to
have
started
in
September
to
help
us
monitor
traffic,
to
provide
some
some
guidance,
particularly
those
folks,
going
into
Phoenix
City
that
try
to
really
does
start
backing
up
like
you're
talking
about
today.
They
can
find
an
alternate
way
out
either
going
back
down
to
the
13th
Street
Bridge
driving
further
down
to
Oglethorpe,
but
that
was
the
thing
we're
trying
to
look
at
trying
to
be
again
proactive
and
looking
at
solutions
and
trying
to
make
sure
we
take
care
of
that
roadway
as
it
is
today.
B
B
R
Y
H
R
Sir
I
don't
think
it's
designed
to
be
a
medium.
You
know
it's
already
a
narrow.
We
have
very
limited
right
away
and
we're
trying
to
beautify,
as
you
come
into
the
Uptown
from
TRL
and
if
you
will
and
and
so
it's
about
landscaping,
Hart
skate
benches
intersection
improvements
and
so
forth,
no
not
put
in
medians
you
just
don't
have
the
we
don't
have
the
what
we
need
to
be
able
to
do
anything
like
a
median
on
the
second
I
have
anything
but
Street
scapes,
as
you
want
more,
is
that
counselor.
H
I
AA
It
really
it
does
not
play
into
it,
because
the
the
overlay
is
more
personam
function
than
it
is
a
transportation
one.
The
the
intent
with
this
this
study
is
to
overall
look
at
this.
It's
one
of
our
major
gateways
into
the
Columbus
into
the
heart
of
downtown
itself.
It
is
in
in
some
cases
it's
the
first
first
impression
that
folks
get
of
Columbus
when
they
come
in
to
the
area.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
that's
it
that's
a
good
impression.
AA
We
are
going
to
look
at
Street,
scapes,
hardscapes
and
all
that
good
stuff
that
goes
with
it.
We
want
we're
gonna,
look
at
the
entire
package
of
what
would
what
really
is
involved
along
2nd
Avenue
and
how
we
can
go
about
best,
improving
it
and
making
sure
it
is
the
the
entrance
way
we
won't
into
the
community.
We
and
we've
had
a
lot
of
conversation
about
this
over
the
last
several
years.
AA
A
lot
of
questions,
and
we
thought
was
just
best,
go
ahead
and
try
to
answer
this
because
by
that
you
know,
bring
an
expert
in
you
know,
that's
anybody
50
miles
out
and
bring
them
in
and
tell
us.
You
know
what
we
could
actually
do
and
shouldn't
be
doing
with
this
with
roadway.
So
that's
we're
trying
to
achieve
with
this
grand.
B
AA
AB
AA
V
Jones
and
looking
at
this,
I
know
that
this
is
a
step
in
a
process,
a
long
process,
but
this
is
what
I'd
be
correct
to
say,
this
is
pretty
much
identical
or
what
the
the
same
process
the
same
steps
we
took
on
4th
Avenue
and
the
Street
scapes.
They
are
in
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
work
that
this
is
pretty
much.
What
I
view
is
doing.
The
same
thing
is
one
of
those
steps
and
and
moving
forward
to
try
to
figure
out
how
to
how
to
improve.
V
AA
Councilor,
who
will
make
sure
we
have
put
a
set
of
fresh
eyes
on
this
project,
so
we
can
get
some
somebody.
If
you
can
look
at
have
to
deal
with
this
every
day.
You
can
actually
look
at
it
and
offer
some
some
some
suggestions
and
recommendations
and
from
those
from
those
suggestions
and
recommendations,
we're
going
to
bring
them
back
to
Council
and
see
how
we
can
best
implement
and
how
was
going
to
take
them.
But.
P
R
AA
That
we're
going
we're
going
to
go
out
once
you
once
you
hopefully
approve
this
this
contract
for
it
to
go
forward
we'll
put
out
our
RFP
and
bike
bite
consultants
make
a
proposal
to
us,
we'll
lay
out
the
parameters.
What
we
expect
to
be
done
in
that,
and
then
we
will
select
somebody
and
then
we'll
ask
them.
So
what
can
you?
What
do
you
see
us
doing
out
here
that
can
help
us
meet
with
traffic
calming
or
whatever
the
case
may
be
and
ask
after
that
kind
of
input?
AA
N
B
B
R
R
B
I
H
Y
R
B
R
B
B
We
have
crane
carrier,
chassis,
x',
425,
CU,
yd,
rear,
loader,
garbage
trucks,
a
truck
body,
416,
Cu,
Rd,
rear,
loader,
garbage
trucks
grab
all
trucks.
It's
the
Georgia
state
contract
GM,
a
lease
for
425
cubic
yards
c,
CU,
yd,
garbage
trucks.
We've
got
street
sweepers
pursuant
to
the
georgia
state
contract
GM
a
lease
for
two
street
sweepers
used
oil
and
antifreeze
recycling
services.
It's
an
annual
contract,
hvac
preventative
maintenance
service.
It's
a
rebid
of
an
annual
contract
and
dial-a-ride
a
champion
challenger
bus.
Pursuant
to
the
georgia
statewide
contract.
R
Madam
mayor
next
on
my
agenda,
I've
got
several
updates.
One
update
was
removed,
it's
disabled
pet
and
it's
because
staff
was
ill.
You
know,
I'll
say
that
and
I
know
that
that's
one
that
councillor
Walker
Garrett
is
interested
in
and
we
will
be
bringing
that
back,
but
one
thing
that
I
inadvertently
have
not
listed
and
should
be
on
my
agenda.
We've
got
the
president
CEO
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
here
and
I'm
gonna.
Have
him
come
and
talk
about
an
economic
development?
Ask
yes.
S
Good
evening,
mayor
and
the
council,
thank
you
for
a
few
minutes.
I'll
try
to
be
as
brief
as
I
can,
since
getting
your
long
agenda,
but
certainly
won't
answer
any
questions
we
have
I'm
not
here
tonight
representing
the
chamber.
I
am
Brian
Anderson,
Lucas,
70601,
Grand,
Ridge
Road
from
Georgia,
but
I
am
here
representing
the
Mercer
Medical
School
Columbus
campus,
really
steering
committee
is
the
best
term
we
have
for
it.
We've
been
working
for
well
since
I
got
here.
S
First
time,
I
heard
about
Mercer
Medical
was
when
I
got
appointed
to
this
this
wonderful
city,
and
we
have
had
a
desire
to
take
our
third
and
fourth-year
program
to
a
full
medical
school.
That's
been
a
desire
of
the
community
leadership
for
a
while.
It
dates
back
to
seven
or
eight
years
ago,
when
there
was
a
pronounced
need
for
more
physicians
in
Georgia,
specifically
more
physicians,
to
serve
the
rural
communities
and
those
communities
like
us,
which
were
considered
mid
tier,
mid
urban
that
are
surrounded
by
a
rural.
We
are
losing
positions
at
an
alarming
rate.
S
These
physicians
that
come
through
the
Morehouse
program
and
Mercer
have
a
higher
percentage
of
going
back
to
their
rural
roots
to
serve.
Mercer
only
accepts
Georgia
students
into
their
medical
school
program,
so
those
that
graduate
again
have
about
68%
of
those
will
stay
and
serve
the
rural
communities
of
Georgia.
From
an
economic
development
standpoint,
every
physician's
office
is
about
a
two
and
a
half
million
dollar
economic
impact
on
the
communities
they
serve.
S
All
of
our
physicians
offices,
our
doctor,
our
Hospital
physicians,
will
tell
you
that
again,
through
retirements
and
other
reasons,
we
are
losing
doctors
at
an
alarming
rate,
and
so
we
want
to
fix
that.
So
the
proposal
is
that
the
Mercer
program,
which
is
currently
third
and
fourth-year
students,
would
be
expanded
to
a
full
one
through
four
year
here
in
Columbus.
Again,
this
discussion
goes
back
a
number
of
years,
but
the
cost
of
developing
a
full
medical
campus
was
seem
to
be
prohibitive.
S
That
makes
it
much
more
doable
in
and
in
our
community,
and
so
we
would
be
able
to
be
one
of
those
three
campuses
that
can
serve
again
the
medical
program
at
Mercer
University,
and
you
may
think
why
can't
you
just
expand
Savannah
and
make
in
which
we
don't
really
care
about,
because
that
doesn't
help
us
and
the
reason
is
just
to
teach
medical
to
teach
doctors.
You
can
have
other
doctors
act
as
professors
and
teachers.
You
can't
just
hire
professors
of
a
mental
type,
higher
ed
institution,
so
expanding
make
and
expanding
Savannah
expanding
Athens.
S
It's
not
as
easy,
because
you
don't
have
those
clinical
rotations
that
physicians
need.
We've
got
a
reputation.
I'll
tell
you.
After
just
six
years
of
having
a
third
and
fourth
year,
we
are
highly
desired,
meaning
the
students
that
come
here,
love
Columbus.
They
want
to
be
in
Columbus
we're
now
one
of
first
choices:
I
have
to
say
that
carefully
cos
making
that
love
that
but
the
students
going
into
the
third
thing
you
get
to
choose
which
campus
and
they
choose
Columbus
overwhelmingly.
S
So
we
believe
this
will
be
very
successful,
we'll
go
from
about
45
or
260,
which
is
what
we
have
is
now
to
240
medical
students
here
in
Columbus,
outside
of
the
Capitol
bill,
which
is
going
to
be
again
between
12
and
13
million,
depending
on
exactly
what
aesthetics
are
chosen,
the
the
Georgia
operating
budget
for
higher
ed
will
put
in
about
nine
and
a
half
million
dollars
annually
to
operate
the
school.
So
we
know
out
of
out
of
pocket
for
any
of
us
on
the
state
of
Georgia
will
pay
for
that.
S
The
timeline
is
to
get
this
before
the
General
Assembly
in
this
coming
session.
Once
they
approve
the
governor
elects
budget.
That
would
include
this
nine
and
a
half
million
dollars.
We
would
know
that
we
didn't
have
the
operating
the
school.
Would
then
mercial
dinner
would
move
forward
for
our
seeking
accreditation
from
the
accrediting
bodies.
We
would
begin
renovation
of
the
building,
that's
been
identified
and,
in
hope
of
the
school
would
open
in
the
fall
of
2020
to
begin
a
full,
four-year
medical
school.
S
So
the
ass
for
you
tonight
is
that
you
consider
investing
approximately
three
and
a
half
percent
of
the
capital
cost
of
the
facility.
Ie
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
over
five
years
to
a
hundred
thousand
over
five
years,
then
I
think
would
would
be
logically
to
come
out
of
your
Economic
Development
Fund
is
this
is
viewed
as
not
only
a
higher
ed
or
talent
question,
but
also
an
investment
in
economic
development,
as
we
would
have
physicians
and
professors
teaching
here.
The
other
part
we
would
get
is
we've
Mercer
has
proposed.
S
They
would
put
a
research
component
to
the
school
it'd,
be
about
ten
thousand
square
feet
and
to
put
that
into
some
level
perspective.
Savannah
is
the
most
recent
campus
expansion.
That's
about
Kim
has
been
open
about
eight
years.
They
are
now
generating
about
a
hundred
million
dollars
a
year
in
research,
grants
that
are
coming
to
Savannah,
because
they've
got
the
Medical
School
and
they've
got
the
research
component.
So
we're
thankful
that
Mercer
believes
in
us
enough
that
they
think
they
can
add
that
component
here
as
well,
and
that
would
give
them
research
capacity
at
Columbus.
S
R
I
think
mr.
Anderson
has
made
the
point
of
where
it
might
come
from,
and
that
would
be
our
Economic
Development
Fund.
You
know
we
currently
fund
the
development
authority,
0.25
meals
and
there
is
an
additional
point
to
five
meals
that
we
retain
in-house
and
he
is
asking
for
500,000
over
a
five-year
period,
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
and
and
the
logical
source,
if
you
decide
and
I
hope.
Certainly
you
do
that
this
is
a
good
investment.
It's
an
economic
development
investment,
then
over
a
five-year
period.
That's
where
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
would
come
from.
R
M
Think,
mr.
C
manager,
you
can
speak
to
this
on
the
air.
See
trips
we've
seen
in
every
see
consistently.
Healthcare
is
a
main
driver
of
the
economy.
Absolutely
and
I
think
this
is
a
worthwhile
investment
that
will
pay
dividends
because
it
will
help
us
bring
better
staff
to
hospitals.
That's
can
expand
jobs
in
all
kinds
of
ways
and
I'm
excited
about
all.
I
Know
that
if
this
council
approves
this
kind
of
funding,
it
will
say
to
the
General
Assembly
and
the
folks
in
Atlanta.
This
is
really
something
we
want
we're
backing
this.
We
think
it's
a
good
idea.
What
do
you
see
as
their
response
are?
Are
we
getting
good
vibes
from
the
incoming
governor
and
those
folks
about
funding
the
state
funding
and
so
forth
and
I'm?
Not
asking
you?
Is
this
a
done
deal
but
I'm
asking
you?
Does
it
look
good?
Yes,.
S
South
Georgia
representatives
did
not
like
that
and
asked
that
it
be
removed,
and
so
we
said
we
agree
with
you
take
it
out,
but
they
came
right
back
to
us
both
the
Mercer
leadership
and
the
community
leadership
and
said
we
will
back
this
when
he
comes
up
in
January.
Both
candidates
up
to
the
campaign
supported
this
expansion
for
the
need
of
doctors.
We've
had
no
no
suggestions,
they've
changed
their
mind,
so
we
all
know
formally
when
it
the
wind.
S
The
governor
elects
budget
is
proposed
at
the
biennial
which
I
think's
in
two
weeks
and
then
we've
made
every
pledge.
That's
come
from
a
private
investor
contingent
upon
the
budget
being
approved.
We
would
say
the
same
thing
to
you
that
this
is
contingent
upon
General
Assembly
approval
of
the
operating
funds.
Okay,.
I
B
R
V
Anderson,
if
you
would,
when,
along
with
this
request,
would
you
put
I
know
you
highlighted
a
lot
of
matter
a
lot
of
points
tonight?
Would
you
put
us
a
whitepaper
together
and
that's
Allah?
So
next
time
you
had
come
to
us
we'll
have
that
in
front
of
us,
so
we
can
just
go
down
the
list
and
check
it
off.
I
know
that
fund
we
talked
I've
talked
about
it
before
I've
always
thought
that
that
fun
is,
is
there
to
produce
jobs
and
investment
our
community.
V
O
Question
as
long
as
the
same
lines
and
I
know
you
mentioned
operating,
we
don't
we
don't
fund
operating
anyway,
it
would
have
to
be
some
type
of
capital
project
investment,
but
we
should
probably
have
something
in
advance
as
far
as
what
we're
investing
in
what
type
of
I
guess
it'll
be
a
lease
with
the
state.
As
far
as
the
facility
goes,
I
mean
we're.
Gonna
need
to
know
what
what
we're
investing
in?
P
S
R
O
R
R
S
So
we've
asked
every
private
investor
just
like
we're
asking
you,
as
a
public
entity,
the
public-private
partnership,
to
commit
that,
if
all
things
line
up
you
would
commit,
the
funding
would
probably
not
be
needed
any
earlier
than
for
third
or
fourth
quarter
of
2019,
okay,
more
than
likely
2020.
So
it
we're
going
to
your
next
budget
right.
We
want
a
commitment.
We
can
tell
the
legislature
that
we've
done
our
job.
S
You
now
do
yours
and
we'll
all
come
together,
but
I
still
put
that
into
writing
to
you
before
the
end
of
the
week,
we'll
put
some
of
the
project
scope
about
the
building
all
over
this
chair.
It's
not
highly
confidential,
but
a
private
entity
has
purchased
the
building
that
we
think
is
appropriate.
They
see
this
as
an
appropriate
community
investment,
so
they
are
offering
the
building
they're
donating
the
building
at
their
cost,
so
we're
not
buying
it.
So
all
we
have
to
pay
for
is
a
community.
R
O
R
B
R
P
AB
You
thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
and
council.
I
am
here
this
evening
just
to
give
you
a
glimpse
of
some
potential
special
purpose:
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
projects
as
she
goes
through
and
provide
you
with
the
document
that
lists
all
of
the
projects
that
departments
have
brought
for
it
so
far
with
the
understanding
that
this
is
not
all
of
them.
If
you
recall
earlier
this
year,
I
came
forward
and
provided
each
of
you
with
this
document.
AB
That
was
a
facility
assessment
that
told
you
thing
that
we
felt
and
that
we
saw
was
wrong
with
our
properties
in
all
of
our
facilities,
and
so
that
was
earlier
this
year.
We
also
with
that.
We
have
included
some
of
those
needs
in
the
potential
splice
project,
booklet
and
again
these
are
just
draft
potential
projects
that
we
want
to
just
you
to
look
at
for
now.
We
do
have
other
departments
that
will
be
providing
some
updates
to
us.
So
this
is
not
all
of
what
you
will
see.
They
just
again
provided
us
their
critical
needs.
AB
These
are
not
recommendations
at
all,
strictly
just
a
glance.
A
first
glance
for
you
to
take
a
look
at
these
you
will
see
in
the
document
some
highlights,
but
I
have
listed
here
are
the
departments
that
are
included
in
the
books
and
the
totals
that
they
have
provided
in
terms
of
their
potential
projects
again.
This
is
not
all
of
them
in
these
projects
range
anywhere
from
2.3
million
dollars
to
all
the
way
to
148
million
dollars
in
projects
and
again
we
still
have
more
to
come,
such
as
Public
Works
numbers
may
increase.
R
AB
R
AB
That's
correct,
thank
you,
the
PowerPoint
and
the
document
as
well.
Okay,
but
again
the
projects
that
you
see,
total
from
the
departments
that
have
already
submitted
over
four
hundred
and
two
million
dollars
worth
of
potential
projects.
Again.
This
is
not
all
of
what
you
will
see.
This
is
just
the
first
glance.
There
are
also
potential
projects
from
some
of
our
partner
agencies.
Again.
AB
These
are
prize
projects,
of
course,
have
not
yet
been
identified,
but
we
know
that
through
the
Liberty
district
and
city
village,
our
Department
of
Juvenile
Justice,
Health
Department,
you
know
those
are
projects
that
you
will
perhaps
see
as
well,
and
we
want
to
go
ahead
and
list
those
we
did
put
on
here.
The
economic
development-
and
you
will
see
specifically
what
some
of
those
things
Intel
in
the
document
that
I
provided
to
you
of
sixteen
point:
eight
million
dollars.
AB
I
have
some
calls
in
to
them
and
waiting
for
callbacks
so
that
we
can
look
to
see
what
that
need
is
in
terms
of
the
number
of
beds
that
they
may
need
and
what
that
cost
could
be,
and
that's
something
that
we
can
kind
of
work
with
them
on
to
partner,
and
it's
just
gonna
make
life
easier,
and
it's
gonna
cost
us
a
lot
less.
If
we
don't
have
to
go
from
County
to
County
trying
to
find
that
space.
We
have
it
right
here,
won't
say
a
whole
lot
about
the
options
for
the
Government
Center.
AB
Those
costs
are
not
included
in
this.
You
have
hurt
that
over
and
over
and
so
and
you'll
be
hearing
more
about
that
in
terms
of
the
options
of
the
government
Center,
but
again
just
want
to
just
put
that
in
as
a
placeholder
to
let
you
know
that
those
numbers
will
be
included
at
some
point,
but
not
included
in
this
document
here.
Just
for
those
purposes.
Some
of
the
next
steps
that
we,
you
know
we
want
to
consider
is
again
receiving
final
requests
from
departments.
Again.
AB
Some
of
the
departments
still
have
not
yet
provided
all
of
their
needs,
they're
working
on
that
and
and
so
we're
waiting
on
some
additional
numbers.
Now,
if
council
decides
that
they
want
to
pursue
a
special
purpose,
local
option
sales
tax-
there
are
some
considerations.
If
you
decide,
the
question
is:
will
that
be
in
2020
or
2022,
with
the
understanding
that
the
school
systems
East
floss
will
expire
in
2020
and
the
T
splice
it,
which
is
the
transportation
purpose,
a
special
purpose,
local
option
sales
tax
that
will
expire
in
2022?
AB
Now,
as
you
are
considering
whether
you
want
to
pursue
that,
you
know
we're
going
to
just
continue
to
refine
our
list,
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
with
the
department's,
getting
additional
information,
making
sure
that
everything
that
we
have
received
meets
that
definition
of
of
a
splice.
What
we
did
here
is
we
just
took
everything
that
they
got
whatever
they
decided.
We
didn't
alter
anything
that
they
provided
to
us.
So
that's
that
first,
look.
AB
We
will
go
back
in
and
refine
the
list
to
ensure
that
everything
that
is
on
this
list
meets
that
definition
of
a
splice,
and
so
that
we'll
be
doing
that,
if
you
determine
that
you
do
want
to
pursue
that
splice
and
you
want
to
pursue
it
in
2020
then,
and
the
general
reelection.
That
means
that
it
will
be
on
the
ballot
that
question
will
be
on
the
ballot
November,
the
third
2020
in
the
general
election,
in
these
charts.
AB
AB
R
P
T
T
Evening
again,
what
you
are,
which
you
will
have
before
you
is
the
financial
snapshot
at
snapshot
as
of
the
end
of
October
2018,
and
so
just
the
only
difference
here.
This
particular
fiscal
year
is
that
under
the
operating
funds
we
no
longer
show
parking
management
as
its
own
operating
fund.
That
phone
was
merged
into
the
general
fund.
It
is
no
longer
its
own
operating
fund,
but
one
thing
I
will
say
about
parking
management
under
the
expenditures
section
you'll
see
it
listed
here.
T
The
expenditures
for
FY
19
show
that
they're
actually
down
and
expenses
about
16%
from
FY
18
and
revenues
are
actually
up
57%,
so
we're
doing
well
in
parking
management.
I
did
want
to
point
that
out,
while
she
was
passing
out
the
the
snapshot
so
starting
with
the
general
fund.
Here,
the
general
fund
is
up
twenty
two
point:
twenty
nine
percent-
and
this
is
primarily
due
to
timing
differences.
T
If
you
remember
in
FY
18,
we
only
have
one
collection
date
for
property
taxes
that
was
December
1st
as
our
due
date
for
property
taxes
and
in
FY
19.
We
went
back
to
to
installment
dates,
the
first
date
being
October
15
and
the
second
installment
date
will
be
December
1st.
So
the
difference,
the
majority
of
the
increase
that
you
see
here
is
just
due
to
the
time
and
difference
as
far
as
when
the
taxes
were
due,
the
other
Local
Option
Sales
Tax
Fund
is
up
2.8
7%.
T
So
that's
good
news
for
sales
taxes.
The
stormwater
sewer
fund
is
up.
Eighty
eight
point,
four
three
percent
and
again
this
is
one
of
those
funds
that
is
primarily
supported
by
property
taxes.
So,
being
you
know,
as
of
last
year,
we
didn't
receive
any
tax
revenue
until
late
in
the
year.
You'll
see
the
dramatic
increases
here
for
the
phones
that
are
primarily
supported
by
tax
revenue.
That
again
applies
to
the
paving
file,
which
is
up
to
two
hundred
and
sixty-seven
percent.
T
Over
FY
18,
the
Medical
Center
fund
is
up
four
hundred
and
thirty
one
percent
integrated
waste
form
is
showing
a
decrease
here
of
five
point:
nine
seven
percent,
but
that
is
due
to
one-time
insurance
monies
that
we
received
in
FY
18.
It
was
a
close
to
three
hundred
thousand
that
we
received
and
insurance
money
for
a
vehicle
that
sustained
fire
damage,
and
so
had
it
not
been
for
that
one-time
insurance
settlement,
the
integrated
waste
one
would
actually
be
you
up
about
two
percent
on
the
emergency
or
the
II
novel.
When
fund
is
up.
T
Nineteen
point
eight
two
percent,
a
bit
of
an
anomaly
here.
We
did
receive
a
one-time
donation
and
FY
nineteen,
so
that
is
primarily
the
reason
why
that
fund
is
showing
such
a
dramatic
increase.
The
Economic
Development
Fund
is
up
four
hundred
and
thirty
one
percent.
It
is
also
one
of
the
funds
that
is
supported
by
property
taxes,
and
the
debt
service
fund
is
showing
a
decrease
of
forty
two
point:
zero,
six
percent
and
again
this
is
a
time
and
difference
with
this
farm
show
and
the
decrease.
T
There
is
a
revenue
receivable
that
was
posted
last
October.
That
has
not
been
posted.
Yet
we
will
get
that
posted
in
November,
so
it
would
show
up
on
November's
report,
but
it
had
it
been
posted.
That
fund
would
be
up
about
twenty
eight
percent.
The
Transportation
Fund
is
up.
Fifty
three
point:
three
five
percent
trade
center
fund
is
up
eight
point:
two:
nine
percent,
the
bull
Creek
Golf
Course
fund
is
down
two
point:
five
six
percent
Oxford
Creek
Golf
Course
fund
is
up
thirteen
point.
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T
So
if,
if
the
departments
are
at
66
or
above
they're,
not
highlighted
here
their
own
on
track
and
for
the
ones
that
are
highlighted,
for
instance
with
the
city,
attorneys
litigation
and
that's
on
the
watch
list-
and
that's
just
because
we're
still
defending
several
million
in
claims
information
technology,
they
have
annual
fees
for
various
software.
Lease
maintenance
agreements
that
are
due
at
the
beginning
of
the
fiscal
year
for
engineering
of
there
is
an
annual
payment
to
Motorola
for
radio
maintenance.
T
The
jury
managers
again
there's
a
subscription
due
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
as
well
as
petty
jury
fees.
And
lastly,
we
have
the
public
defender's
office
and
it's
not
necessarily
the
public
defender's
office.
We
do
out
of
the
same
budget,
pay
the
state
contract
and
we
pay
that
a
month
in
advance.
So
that's
why
it's
on
the
list
here
as
highlighted
item,
even
though
it's
not
over
budget
or
it
won't
be
over
budget.
T
R
AA
AA
There
are
really
four
key
items
right
now
in
the
box
for
the
most
part:
Enterprise
Zones
military
zones,
these
state
opportunity
zones,
tax
allocation
districts
and
this
new
one
that
asks
to
the
fifth
one
is
this
thing
called
federal
opportunities
owns
and
director
Josh
is
going
to
come
in
a
few
moments
and
share
with
you
more
information
about
what
that
really
all
entails.
But
these
are
all
the
all
the
zones
we've
got.
We
got
plenty
of
them
and
we
want
to
share
that
and
remind
you
about
where
good
they
are
for
us
enterprise
zone
itself.
AA
Of
course,
those
are
the
things
that
the
state
mandated
not
necessary,
excuse
not
mandated,
but
we're
allowed
us
to
go
in
there
and
deal
with
areas
that
do
you
have
things
like
pervasive
poverty,
unemployment
under
development,
general
distress
and
general
blight,
and
you
see
off
to
the
the
right
there.
The
different
items
that
go
with
those
the
idea
is
for
those
communities
have
an
opportunity
section
to
the
community,
have
an
opportunity
to
rejuvenate
themselves
to
reinvent
them
to
bring
more
economic
development
into
the
area.
AA
From
that
standpoint,
you've
got
to
have
at
least
three
of
these
five
criteria.
To
make
that
happen,
and
these
are
the
items
you
can
do-
an
enterprise
on
itself
and
from
retail
and
residential
to
processing
to
telecommunications.
You
can
actually
do
residential
new
to
residential
development
in
an
enterprise
zone,
along
with
daycare
facilities.
That
may
not
sound
like
much,
but
if
you're,
if
you're,
trying
to
find
a
job
and
have
a
job
and
get
to
have
some
I
take
care
of
your
child
daycare,
it's
all
important
to
it.
Just
like
anything
else.
AA
These
are
all
the
eligible
activities
we've
got
going,
the
Enterprise
Zone
now
the
Enterprise
Zone
also
requires
that,
in
order
to
do
this,
so
you've
got
to
go
into
an
enterprise
zone.
You've
got
to
create
five
or
more
jobs.
Five
new
jobs
involved
with
that
you
got
to
maintain
those
jobs
for
at
least
a
period
of
ten
years.
Make
this
happen.
You're
encouraged
to
at
least
provide
10%
of
the
jobs
for
low
to
moderate
income
individuals.
AA
Long
as
you
don't
exceed
that
the
value
of
land
by
ratio
of
five
to
one
tax
exemption
cannot
exceed
10%,
and
then
you
must
copy,
that's
like
I
say
it
has
to
be
new
residential
or
residential
rehabilitation,
or
even
rehabilitation
of
other
of
an
existing
existing
structure
to
qualify.
So
this
is
the
tool
we
have
to
encourage
redevelopment
activities
in
some
of
the
areas
we've
got
discount.
The
council
itself
established
the
Enterprise
Zone
back
in
1998.
We
did
that
in
accordance
to
the
state
act
of
1997,
we
re
adopted
it
in
2008.
AA
We
expanded
it
to
in
2014,
so
we've
been
very
active
and
being
very
pro
pro
development.
In
terms
of
making
this
thing
a
real
process
and
and
working
through
our
community
itself,
we
are
due
for
a
read
option
in
in
2018.
In
fact,
we're
going
to
actually
to
ask
bring
it
back
to
you.
The
next
council
me
and
ask
for
basically
to
re-adopt
it
again
we're
not
expanding
it
or
maintain
what
we've
got
goes
you
see
here
now
get
it.
AA
It
comes
since
a
little
over
almost
fifty
three
hundred
acres
itself
today,
but
in
order
for
the
enterprise
zone
to
maintain
his
relevance
and
legality,
we're
going
to
adopt
it
again
and
we
want
to
bring
it
back
to
you
next
time.
We've
also
identified
this
thing,
of
course,
as
what
we
call
the
Clements
Business
Development
Center
itself.
This
is
the
area,
the
area
in
the
I
guess
the
the
Salomon
or
the
the
orange
color
here.
This
is
only
on
the
map.
AA
As
you
see,
the
area
really
encompasses
the
Enterprise
Zone
today
and
incorporates
a
large
area
in
South
Columbus
intend
to
that
to
the
west.
That's
the
area
we're
talking
about
now
and
that's
the
area
that
exists
today
as
the
enterprise
zone
itself.
There
are
also
these
things
called
military
zones.
Yes,
let's.
AA
N
AA
In
mind,
also
in
terms
of
doing
anything
with
the
enterprise
zone
itself,
this
council
makes
the
final
determination.
So
when
someone
comes
in
application,
which
we
process
the
application
and
make
sure
you
saw
the
criteria,
we
submitted
to
you
a
recommendation
to
make
the
final
determination
well
when.
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AA
AA
N
O
N
R
As
I
understand
it,
you've
got
to
create
a
minimum
of
five
permanent
low
income,
jobs
to
qualify,
okay
and
and
and
then
of
course,
we've
had
to
deal
with
before,
where
you
do
build
residential
properties,
and
then
they
fall
under
the
the
tax
abatement
criteria
for
the
ten
years
in
question.
Okay,
if.
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N
N
I
didn't
mean
just
one
house
and
stop
I'm
just
saying
if
they
were
not
a
big
developer
and
they
were
gonna
do
redevelopment
over
the
next
five
or
ten
years.
Does
this
qualify
them
to
you
know
like
a
big
developer
would
come
in
a
contractor
would
come
in.
He
may
build
two
three
houses
at
a
time.
You
know
Aryans
I'm,
saying
if
you
were
a
person
coming
in
and
you
created
the
jobs.
R
W
AA
This
is
one
that
you
see
here
again
everything
and
pretty
much
in
the
orange
on
the
map.
Here
are
those
areas
in
Columbus,
Muscogee
County
that
consider
our
considered
military
zones.
These
are
again
administered
by
the
state
there.
They
are
functions
through
the
through
the
knowing
our
office,
but
to
the
chamber
whose
Development
Authority
as
well
on
these
anything
it
may
happen.
I,
don't
know
that
any
way
has
taken
advantage
of
this
program
yet,
but
it's
there
for
the
taking
right
now.
AA
AA
It's
got
to
have
at
least
$3,500.
They
can
get
the
3500
per
job.
It's
tax
credits
it
pretty
much
is
the
same
thing
with
just
a
different
name
and
different
title
on
it
and
again
for
the
only
those
since
its
group,
those
census
block
group
areas
with
15
percent,
are
greater
poverty
eligibility.
What
is
really
different
about
this
I
want
to
show
you
this.
You
can't
see
it
so
much
on
this
map
is
we
had
to
go
in
there
and
for
the
state
to
to
authorize
this?
AA
We
had
to
go
in
there
and
individually
do
this
by
each
lot
and
parcel
to
make
this
thing
work.
It
wasn't
just
going
there
taking
a
wide
for
us
and
say
this
area
meets
the
criteria
we
had
to
literally
go
in
and
take
each
lot
and
make
and
make
that
determination
of
whether
it
meets
the
criteria
or
not.
But
you
can
see
on
the
map
here.
AA
AA
AA
AA
Affairs
is
only
going
to
allow
certain
number
of
these
areas
to
be
included,
and
we
got
Columbus
in
there
probably
about
four
four
years
ago,
five
years
ago,
somewhere
in
that
time
frame,
but
I
had
to
go
back
and
double-check
in
terms
of
value
and
so
forth.
For
you
let
you
know,
I,
don't
have
an
answer
on
that,
one
that.
Y
Time
please
find
out
because
I've
been
learning
a
little
bit
about
this,
because
someone
who
is
asking
me
questions
so
I
did
a
little.
You
know,
research
and
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity
if
we
can
on
property
that
we
have
and
I
understand
it.
I'm
gonna
go
back
and
review
it
a
little
bit
more
its
value
to
land,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
properties
that
we
could
probably
sell
or
negotiate
to
have
more
development
come
in
if
it
was
designated
as
a
state
opportunity
zone.
Y
AA
You
establish
a
baseline
anything
over
that
baseline
if
we
set
aside,
as
we
said
earlier
today,
for
infrastructure
needs
or
other
options
and
that
all
the
existing
taxes
still
go
to
the
city
of
schools,
the
additional
tax
of
play,
our
pledge
to
the
tad
there's,
not
an
impacting
type
of
personal,
personal
property
or
islas
fund
itself,
and
then
the
course
we
had
to
adhere
to
the
state
statutory
in
terms
of
creating
a
redevelopment
plan.
We
have
to
identify
the
boundaries.
AA
Obviously
Midland
Commons.
We
have
we
have
certified
those
numbers
and
have
sent
them
up
to
the
state
and
waiting
for
the
for
them
to
come
back
to
us,
and
then
council
has
has
to
adopt
and
approve
a
project
within
a
tad
you're
still,
even
though
you
designate
an
area
tad,
you
still
have
the
control
here
as
a
council
to
adopt
and
approve
a
project
in
that
these
are.
These
are
the
tad
areas
now
they're
ongoing
I
will
tell
you.
AA
We've
had
some
interest
in
dealing
with
the
tats
for
as
tad
projects
we
had
not
had
anybody
officially
come
forward,
yet
we
have
had
some
conversations
about
that
possibility
and
I
expect
sometimes
probably
early
part
of
next
year.
You're
gonna
see
some
activity
with
tad
applications
involved
here,
but
these
are
the
ones
that
they're
ongoing
there.
And
then
you
say
these
low
color
gifts.
Watchers
on
this
map
indicate
where
those
tant's
are
actually
located
and
again,
we've
had.
AA
We
have
seven
of
them
now
that
are
active
and
we
were
actually
trying
to
actually
trying
to
pursue.
So
those
are
the
ones
that
are
actually
in
existence
now
that
the
other
zones
now
I
want
to
have
that
director
Johnson
come
in
and
share
with
you
about
this
idea
about
what
federal
opportunities
on
the
door.
AC
Good
evening,
I'm,
pretty
sure
most
of
you
have
probably
heard
a
little
bit
about
federal
opportunities
owns.
Probably
some
of
your
constitutive
constituents
have
asked
you
about
how
they
can
get
involved
with
this
program,
so
we
just
kind
of
wanted
to
provide
a
little
overview
of
what
this
program
is
and
how
it
works
and
how
our
community
can
benefit
from
it.
So
this
program
was
established
by
Congress
in
2017
as
part
of
the
tax
cut
and
Jobs
Act,
and
it
was
just
for
long-term
private
investments
and
low
in
communities
nationwide.
AC
It
offers
ways
to
in
reinvest
capital
gains
into
distressed
communities
through
opportunity
funds
in
exchange
for
those
funds.
There's
a
graduated
series
of
incentives
tied
to
long
term
holdings.
It
was
a
the
first
national
community
investment
program
in
over
15
years
and
has
the
potential
to
be
the
largest
economic
development
program
in
the
US.
AC
AC
This
is
the
map
of
the
designated
opportunity
zones
in
Columbus
and,
as
you
can
see,
portion
of
it
falls
in
counselor,
Huff's
district
part
of
his
counselor
Winston's
district
and
part
of
it
is
councillor
Garrett's
district.
These
zones
were
not
chosen
by
the
city.
They
were
chosen
actually
by
the
state.
AC
So
how
do
these
funds
work?
It
offers
investors
three
incentives
for
putting
their
capital
gains
to
work
in
rebuilding,
economically
distressed
communities.
So
first
they'll
get
a
temporary
deferral,
so
they
can
defer
their
capital
gain
taxes
until
2026
by
putting
and
keeping
unrealized
gains
in
an
opportunity
fund.
They
also
get
a
reduction
on
those
so
when
they
enter
when
they
invest
their
capital
gains,
they
have
to
pay
that
the
deferred
taxes
is
reduced
by
ten
percent.
If
that
opportunity
opportunity,
fund
investment
is
held
for
five
years
and
then
they
get
another
five
percent.
AC
If
it's
held
for
ten
years
for
a
total
15
percent
reduction,
and
then
they
also
will
get
an
exemption.
So
any
capital
gains
investments
made
through
the
opportunity
fund
accrue
tax-free
as
long
as
the
investor
holds
them
for
at
least
ten
years.
So
this
next
slide
is
kind
of
a
little
example
of
how
it
works.
AC
So
if
an
investor
decides
that
they
want
to
invest
a
million
dollars
into
an
opportunity
fund,
say
on
June
30th
of
2020
18
after
five
years,
they'll
get
a
hundred
thousand
dollar
tax
deduction,
so
they'll
only
have
to
pay
nine
hundred
thousand
after
five
years.
Then,
if
they
keep
it
in
for
seven
years,
they
get
an
additional
five
percent
tax
for
an
additional
50
thousand.
AC
AC
So
what
are
opportunities
on
funds,
their
investment
vehicles
organized
as
corporations
or
partnerships
for
the
purpose
of
investing
in
qualified
opportunities
on
property?
They
must
be
held
at
least
90.
They
must
hold
at
least
90
percent
of
these
our
assets
in
these
properties
and
will
be
audited
twice
yearly.
All
investments
that
seek
to
benefit
from
the
tax
advantages
of
the
property
must
be
made
through
an
opportunity
zone
fund
who
qualified
qualifies
for
them.
You
can
use
institutional
investors,
investment
banks,
CDFIs
venture
capital,
partnerships,
angel
investors,
REITs.
AC
AC
May
be
able
to
set
up
funds
of
their
own
if
they
wish
to
there's
three
types
of
business
properties
eligible
for
investment
as
well
original
issue,
stock
of
qualified
oxen
opportunities,
owned
corporations,
interesting
qualified
opportunities
on
partnerships,
tangible
property
used
and
qualified
opportunities
owns,
and
if
the
original
use
does
not
commence
with
the
opportunity's
own
investment,
then
the
property
must
be
substantially
improved
in
order
to
qualify
types
of
investment
opportunities.
You
do
high
Sparrow
startups
real
estate,
manufacturing
brownfield
redevelopment,
co-working
space,
rental,
housing,
affordable
housing
and
much
more.
AC
So
what
are
they
doing
now?
First,
off
they're
setting
up
the
funds
and
what
they're
trying
to
do
is
raise
awareness
about
the
program
among
lung
Kabang,
financial
institutions
and
investors
and
business
networks
to
encourage
the
establishment
of
opportunity.
Phones
specializing
in
columbus,
and
we
need
to
be
thinking
about
who
may
be
interested
in
in
establishing
these
funds,
so
any
corporation
and
in
columbus
could
establish
a
fund
and
they
could
establish
that
fund
to
be
directed
specifically
to
columbus
area
that
they
choose
to.
AC
So
if,
for
instance,
the
notice
when
it
says
if
Synovus
has
some
capital
gains
and
they
wanted
to
invest
in
an
opportunity
own
fund,
they
could
do
so
and
that
would
be
and
then
they
could
actually
pinpoint
where
they
want
or
what
type
of
development
they
want
where
opportunities
own
they
want
it
to
occur
in.
So
we
also
need
to
be
facilitating
investment,
which
is
ongoing.
We
need
to
raise
awareness
about
the
program
now
with
local
entrepreneurs
and
high-growth
companies
that
may
be
eligible
for
investment
from
opportunities.
Y
AC
My
understanding,
I'm
gonna,
say
I'm
and
I
know
enough
to
be
dangerous,
but
my
understanding
is
yes.
If
they
have
opportunities,
if
they
can
identify
an
investor
who
wants
to
invest
into
a
fund
and
they're
where
they
want
to
locate,
is
one
in
one
of
the
qualified
fund,
our
locations
that
were
identified,
then
they
could
work
with
that
investor
to
work,
to
use
opportunities
own
funds
for
that
development.
Okay,.
Y
B
V
Miss
city
manager,
if
you
had
somebody
that
had
a
significant
amount
of
capital,
they
won't
invest
in
your
community
and
create
a
lot
of
jobs
in
your
community.
Would
that
be
something
that
you
would
want
to
see
happen
or
you
wouldn't
want
to
encourage,
and
they
would
want
to
take
advantage
of
some
of
these
new
investment
opportunities?
These
that's.
V
You
know,
we've
got
a
and
this
for
the
council.
You
know:
we've
got
a
request
into
our
legislative
delegate
to
make
some
changes
that
would
lift
some
of
the
restrictions
now
that
we
have
in
some
of
the
areas
in
our
town
that
we've
designated
as
Tad's
I,
think
they're
weighed
restrictive,
based
on
how
we've
done
them
now
that-
and
this
is
something
that
I
don't
want
to
get
into
deep
into
this
conversation.
V
But
it
begs
a
question
and
it's
kind
of
where
I'm
going
with
this
now
that
you've
got
the
federal
government
providing
opportunities
and
sentence
for
those
to
get
involved
in
their
communities
and
others
as
well
bring
capital
in
your
community.
Invest
the
state
as
well
and
you've
got
some
of
these
areas
that
are
overlaid
into
other
areas
that
we've
already
kind
of
designated
and
what
we
call
economic
tools
out
there.
I
do
ask
this
last
part
that
that
was
presented
to
us
about
the
the
federal
opportunities
owns.
I.
V
R
You
know,
for
example,
we
don't
have
people
taking
advantage
of
the
enterprise
Zone
in
the
way
that
I
think
they
should
take
advantage
of
in
Council.
Huff
was
asking
questions
about
that.
I
mean
it's
five,
low-income
jobs,
but
there's
a
ten
year
tax
abatement.
You
get
a
hundred
percent
for
six
years
and
then
you
get
eighty
percent
for
a
year
and
sixty
percent
and
then
forty
percent
and
you
don't
start
paying
your
full
load
for
ten
years.
But
people
are
not
taking
advantage
of
it.
R
V
V
R
B
V
R
AA
To
lead
off
with,
we
are
in
the
process
now
of
gearing
up
for
the
dedication
of
two
of
the
t-slot
projects.
The
first
will
be
on
December
17th
at
2:00
p.m.
that
would
be
the
dedication
in
the
completion
of
the
Columbus
Riverwalk.
We
are
at
that
point
now,
where
we're
ready
to
open
it
up
to
the
public
and
when
it's
open,
you'll
be
able
to
actually
walk
ride,
a
bike
jog
whatever
you
want
to
do
from
Lake
Oliver,
all
the
way
down
the
Fort
Benning.
AA
Email
or
get
really
send
out
the
invitations
this
week
I
want
to,
let
you
know
ahead
of
time
and
if
that
wasn't
enough,
we're
going
to
come
right
behind
him
on
the
next
day,
December
18th
and
dedicate
the
follow
me
follow
me
trail
with
the
bridge.
You
know
going
out
spanning
victory,
Drive
and
so
forth.
We're
ready
to
celebrate
that
that
completion
of
that
project
as
well
and
open
it
up
to
the
public
and
we'll
be
we'll
be
announcing
where
we're
going
to
have
that
event
take
place
out
there.
AA
We
were
finalizing
the
site
now,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
understand
that
that
event
on
the
18th
will
also
be
at
2
p.m.
and
we
want
you
to
come
in,
and
we
want
the
public
to
come
to
both
these
events
and
and
celebrate
with
us
in
terms
of
what
were
you
again,
we
accomplished
as
a
community
in
developing
these
two
prongs,
so
December
17th
at
2
p.m.
is
the
at
bit.
Mill
will
be
the
the
dedication
ceremony
there
and
then
the
next
day
on
the
December
18th
at
2:00
p.m.
AD
Madam
mayor
and
council
and
the
clerk's
agenda
items
1
through
4
biographical
sketches
for
Lauren
Becker,
Torrence,
Goodwin,
Ramon,
mingi
and
Mamie
pound
item
number.
5
are
three
Street
closures
for
upcoming
events.
Item
number
6
is
a
memorandum
for
me
requesting
authorization
for
counselor,
John
house
and
councillor
elect
Charmaine
Crabbe
to
attend
the
mandated
newly
elected
officials
training.
If
I
can
get
a
motion.
AD
AD
W
AD
AD
We
need
a
nominee
for
district
three
on
the
community
development,
Advisory
Council
District,
five
on
the
Recreation
Advisory
Board
and
district
six
on
the
community
development,
Advisory
Council
and
the
recreation
of
Iser
e
board.
Other
positions
available
are
on
the
Airport
Commission.
We
are
waiting
for
three
nominees
to
be
submitted
on
circle.
We
still
have
two
seats
open
the
tree
board.
Councillor
Davis
has
a
nominee.
V
AD
B
Thank
you.
We
have
a
request
for
an
executive
session
on
security
plans.
If
I
can
get
a
motion,
that's
a
motion
and
second,
all
those
in
favor.
Please
state
I
great.
If
you
would
please
clear
the
Chamber's.
Thank
you
all
right.
We
are
back
on
the
air
we've
just
exited
an
executive
session
on
security
planning
and
no
votes
were
taken.
I
do
want
to
remind
you
all
before
we
leave
this
evening
as
I
think
the
community.
Well
knows
we
lost
one
of
our
finest
officer,
David
Hall.
B
After
over
two
decades
of
service
with
the
Columbus
city
government,
as
a
police
officer
of
the
Columbus
Police
Department,
he
was
working
with
us
on
a
contract
basis
with
our
Metro
Narcotics,
Task
Force
and
in
his
retirement
he
just
retired.
In
July
of
this
year
he
will
be
laid
to
rest
at
2
p.m.
Saturday
December
1st
at
Wenberg
Baptist
Church.
B
So
thank
you
all
so
much
for
the
community
outpouring
and
and
and
let
a
police
officer
know
you're
thinking
of
them.
With
that
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn.
Is
there
a
second
all
right,
all
those
in
favor,
please
state
aye,
all
right,
we'll
see
you
on
December
4th
with
a
proclamation
and
business
session.
We're
adjourned.