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A
Good
evening
welcome,
we
want
to
welcome
you
tonight
into
our
our
let's
talk
columbus.
As
you
know,
this
was
started
actually
by
the
previous
mayor,
mayor
tomlinson.
She
had
a
let's
talk
with
the
mayor
to
give
the
public
an
opportunity
to
be
able
to
address
elected
officials
and
and
folks
working
for
the
consolidated
government,
so
they
could
ask
any
questions
that
they
had
about
city
services.
A
I
want
to
let
you
know
too,
that
we've
got
just
about
anybody
who
might
be
needed
to
answer
some
of
your
questions
here
tonight.
Obviously,
we've
got
our
city
manager,
mr
isaiah
mugley,
and
the
two
deputy
city
managers,
lisa
goodwin
and
pam
hodge,
but
we
also
have
department
heads
from
just
about
every
department
throughout
the
the
consolidated
government
we
we
may
have
more,
but
I
want
to
welcome
two
of
our
newer
department
heads.
A
Let
you
know
that
they're
joining
us
for
the
first
time
our
new
fire
chief
sal
scarpa,
is
is
joining
us
and
michael
crittel,
our
new
director
of
public
works,
and
there
may
be
a
few
others.
We've
got
a
couple
of
others
that
have
joined,
but
we
will
introduce
them
if
they
are
on
as
we
as
we
move
forward.
A
This
is
going
to
be
a
panel
discussion
format.
The
questions
that
you
have
sent
in
that
you
may
ask
we
are
going
to
be
doing
our
best
to
try
to
get
you
get
you
an
answer
to
those,
and
I
want
to
introduce
you
to
why
others
david
in
a
minute
I'll,
go
ahead
and
introduce
him.
Now.
We've
got
our
moderator
who
works
in
the
tax
commissioner's
office,
mr
david
brett
david.
How
are
you.
A
C
A
A
So
just
to
give
you
a
little
bit
of
an
update,
I
know
you
you're,
probably
getting
sick
of
of
numbers,
but
that's
that's
what
we're
using
we're
using
science
and
we're
using
the
numbers
that
the
science
tells
us
and
what
we
need
to
do.
We've
currently
we're
at
5809
positive
cases
in
muscovy
county
we've
had
116.
A
Of
of
this,
this
city
that
have
lost
their
lives
to
this.
To
this
to
this
virus,
the
some
of
the
numbers
we
watch
pretty
regularly.
We
we
really
pay
a
lot
of
attention
to
the
hospitalization
rate
to
the
absorption
rate
of
the
hospitals.
A
We
have
seen
our
numbers
across
the
board
trend
down.
Most
of
them
have
sort
of
leveled
off
and
plateaued,
but
again
the
one
that
we
watch
really
closely
is
is
the
number
of
coveted
patients,
and
that
is
kind
of
stayed
level
somewhere
between
40
and
50
in
all
of
our
hospitals
over
the
last
several
several
weeks.
A
Right
now
we're
at
45
who
are
admitted
to
the
hospital
and
have
been
positively
diagnosed
with
cover
19..
But
the
interesting
thing
is
the
hospital
rooms.
Are
there
aren't
as
many
rooms
available
as
there
have
been
in
the
past,
and
I
think
that's
indicative
of
the
fact
that,
even
though
we're
doing
a
good
job
and
you're
doing
a
good
job
of
helping
us
hold
the
spread
down
of
covid,
there's
a
lot
of
other
folks
who
are
sick
and
need
medical
attention
and
medical
procedures
and
they
are
in
the
hospital.
A
So
that's
why
it's
so
critical
that
we
continue
to
monitor
and
and
try
to
hold
these
numbers
down,
because
we
don't
want
to
squeeze
that
that
that
other
group
of
patients
to
a
point
where
the
hospitals
have
a
tough
time
providing
resources.
A
We've
been
watching
and
paying
attention
to
a
seven
day,
rolling
average,
which
is
nothing
more
than
the
average
daily
cases
over
the
most
recent
seven
days
and
whereas
back
on
the,
I
think,
the
16th
of
august,
we
were,
we
were
up
in
around
100
and
something
per
day
now
we're
down
to
into
the
teens
we're
we're
at
19..
A
We
also
monitor
a
two-week
number
that
that
reflects
the
the
total
number
per
100
000
residents
and
the
target.
There
is
100
100
cases
per
100
000
residents
again
back
in
august,
we
started.
A
We
had
about
391
cases
per
100,
000,
that's
down
to
about
136,
so
our
target,
our
target
for
that
is,
is
to
get
at
or
below
100,
and
we
for,
if
you
have
covered
questions
today,
we
we
do
have
with
us,
dr
asante
hiltz
from
the
regional
department
of
public
health
and
she
will
be
able
to
hopefully
take
on
any
of
those
questions.
A
But
for
now
david
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
you
and
we'll
try
to
get
started
with
some
of
the
questions
that
the
folks
have
asked.
B
A
Well,
we
mentioned
that
the
number
of
cases,
the
100
cases
per
100
000
residents-
that's
been
one
of
the
key
benchmarks
that
the
governor's
executive
order
identified
as
as
being
the
sort
of
the
threshold
that
allows
local
governments
the
opportunity
to
enact
a
mass
coordinates
and
our
council
has
ratified
that
executive
order
in
placing
that
that
mass
mandate
in
place.
A
But
we
we
will
probably
continue
to
require
masks
until
we
get
below
that
100
level.
So
we'll
continue
to
moderate,
monitor
it
and
we
let
the
public
know
as
those
numbers
change
and
when
we
get
below
100.
We
will
consider
removing
that
requirement.
B
A
Well,
you
know,
first
of
all,
the
mask
is
not
a
it's,
not
a
magic
bullet.
The
mask
is
actually
a
tool
to
be
utilized
with
a
number
of
other
tools
to
try
to
prevent
the
spread
and
those
other
tools
are
things
like
social
distancing,
paying
attention
to
your
body.
If
you
feel
sick,
staying
home
and
staying
away
from
gatherings,
it's
things
like
washing
your
hands,
but
a
mask
is
vital.
A
We
actually
watched
a
couple
of
other
cities,
our
size,
augusta,
savannah
and
and
then
one
a
little
smaller,
but
has
a
a
lot
of
activity,
and
that
is
half
thins
and
we
noticed
that,
as
as
they
enacted
a
a
mask
ordinance,
it
didn't
really
reflect
in
their
numbers
for
probably
three
to
five
weeks,
so
we
knew
we
had
to
kind
of
get
in
front
of
things
because
we
had
labor
day
coming
up.
We
had
the
possibility
of
in-class
schools.
Again,
some
of
the
children
were
returning
to
to
school.
A
A
It's
almost
impossible
to
point,
and
I
would
never
try
to
point
just
to
one
initiative
as
a
reason
that
our
numbers
are
low.
I
think
it's.
I
think
it
shows
that
by
columbus
being
willing
to
work
together
and
look
after
one
another,
the
mask
is
part
of
that.
I
I
think
it's
being
reflected
in
the
way
our
numbers
are
continuing
to
stay
down.
A
A
It's
not
a
political
tool
or
political
weapon.
It
is
quite
simply
a
it's
a
tool
to
use
to
try
to
protect
people's
health
and
what
we
did
and
what
council
did
is
we
weighed
the
we
weighed
both
sides
that
we
were
hearing
from
and,
and
we
had
a
chance
to
make
a
significant
improvement
in
the
odds
that
people
will
be
able
to
avoid
getting
covet
19
and
on
the
other
hand,
we
had
some
folks
that.
A
It
just
wasn't
something
that
they
wanted
to
participate
in,
so
we
we
just
chose
health
over
hurting
people's
feelings
and
and-
and
you
know,
we're
going
to
continue
to
to
enforce
that
mass
coordinates
because
we
believe
it
is
working.
It
is
part
of
what's
allowing
us
to
keep
our
our
numbers
low.
B
A
Well,
you
know
we
still
don't
know
yet
what
labor
day
did
I
mean
if
you
look
back
historically,
if
you
look
at
about
two
weeks
after
memorial
day,
we
had
a
big
jump.
If
you
look
at
two
weeks
after
july,
we
hit
the
highest
peak
we've
hit
about
the
28th
of
july,
so
we're
still
about
seven
days
from
being
able
to
determine
if
labor
day
gatherings
had
any
really
detrimental
effect
on
our
numbers.
A
Schools
have
just
begun
to
take
students
in
in
class.
I
mentioned
football.
I
mentioned
the
fact
that
there
are
some
other
gatherings
coming
up.
You
know
so
so
all
of
those
events
have
the
potential.
A
B
A
Yeah,
well,
I
appreciate
that
question.
A
lot
of
folks
have
been
asking
how
we're
how
we're
going
about
that
process
and-
and
I
introduced
our
new
fire
chief
south
scarpa,
and
we
use
the
same
procedures
that
we
did
with
chief
scarpa.
We
hired
a
a
search
firm
who
searched
nationwide
and
brought
to
us
a
number
of
individuals
that
were
recommended
as
possible
for
interviews
so
we're
doing
that
with
the
police
chief.
A
So
we're
at
a
point
now,
where
we're
getting
some
of
those
names
in
we'll
whittle
them
down
and
by
we
I
mean
city
manager
and
hr
director,
and
I
we
will
whittle
some
of
those
down
based
on
some
video
interviews
and
also
their
their
resumes
to
a
manageable
number
and
then
we'll
bring
them
in
for
for
interviews
now,
even
though
the
public
safety
appointments
are
made
by
the
mayor,
I
really
want
input
from
a
lot
of
folks
as
we
go
through
that
process.
A
So
we
went
through
a
process
where,
and
we
will
again
with
the
police
chief,
where
we
had
three
panels
three
interview
panels.
One
was
a
peer
group
made
up
of
folks
approximately
the
same
level
as
as
the
new
chief
and
one
panel
was
a
professional
panel.
We
actually
will
bring
in
police
chiefs
from
around
our
region,
who
will
help
us
assess
the
technical
skills
and
the
professional
skills
of
the
of
the
potential
candidates
and
then
the
four.
A
The
third
panel
was
an
executive
panel,
the
city
manager
and
the
hr
director
myself.
We
did
throw
in
one
wrinkle
with
the
police
chief,
because
we're
very
sensitive
to
the
fact
that
there's
a
lot
of
conversation
around
now
about
interacting
between
the
interaction
between
the
police
departments
and
and
the
and
the
community.
A
So
we
have
asked
the
city
council
to
provide
us
with
a
couple
of
names
and
we're
going
to
use
a
couple
of
focus
groups.
Citizens
focus
groups
led
by
the
same
search
organization,
and
they
are
going
to
be
asked
to
help
us
determine
what
types
of
talents
what
types
of
personality
traits.
What
type
of
philosophies
they
think
would
be
most
beneficial
in
a
new
in
a
new
police
chief
and
then
we'll
we'll
likely?
A
Well,
we
will
we'll
craft
the
questions
or
the
the
search
company
will
craft
questions
based
on
that
and
then
we'll
even
share
them
back
with
with
those
focus
groups.
So
they'll
know
that
it
was.
It
was
a
necessary
and
very
pertinent
part
of
the
process,
so
hopefully
we'll
have
all
of
that
done.
Go
through
the
interview
views
around
the
middle
of
october
and
have
made
a
selection
before
the
end
of
october.
B
A
You
know
we
had
two
ordinances
that
were
brought
before
council
that
we're
going
to
provide
the
the
public
safety
advisory
committee
right
now,
the
ability
to
review
any
use
of
force,
forms
and-
and
you
know
I'll
point
out
here-
that
you
know
2019-
we
had-
we
had
only
had
108
use
of
force,
forms
filed
and
had
almost
270
000
responses
to
911
calls.
A
They
fill
out
a
form,
so
both
ordinances
require
that
those
forms
be
made
available
to
the
public
public
safety
advisory
commission,
but
one
also
granted
subpoena
powers.
So
we've
put
together
a
group
of
citizens
at
the
request
of
council
who
are
kind
of
working
together
on
on
those
two
ordinances
to
come
up
with
some
middle
ground
that
they
think
might
work
for
the
community.
A
A
I
think
the
transparency
and
the
accountability
that
the
public
is
looking
for
is
is
already
there,
with
with
the
accessibility
of
the
of
the
use
of
force
forms
and
the
and
and
the
open
records
request
act.
So
I
I
think
that
that
group,
though,
is
going
to
do
a
good
job
they'll
be
meeting
in
an
area
where
the
public
can
come
watch.
B
A
I'll
I'll
start
that
and
if
the
police
chief
wants
to
jump
in
we'll
let
him
and
I'll
I'll
I'll
start
by
saying
that,
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
we
could
do
a
lot
better
with
the
police
department
is
let
people
know
what
they
do,
because
the
police
department
has
been
has
been
involved
in
the
community.
In
so
many
different
levels,
and
and
by
and
large
they
do
a
terrific
job
in
dealing
with
the
community
and
protecting
the
community.
A
But
we
did
have
some
national
organizations
that
brought
forward
some
some
requests
that
that
we
consider
and,
of
course
the
police
chief
addressed
those-
and
I
think
I
let
him
speak,
but
I
think
he
met
with
some
of
these
representatives
and
actually
put
it
in
the
form
of
a
resolution.
A
The
council
adopted
that
the
the
policies
and
the
training
of
the
cpd
would
reflect
those
those
specific
items
and
and
most
of
those
in
some
form,
the
police
department's
already
doing
the
I
gotta
tell
you
they
just
had
the
national
accreditation
group
in
here
there's
about
600
and
I'm
sure
the
chief
can
tell
you
exactly
there's
about
600
plus
departments
that
are
nationally
accredited
and
state
certified
and
we're
one
of
them.
So
they
just
went
through
that
process.
E
Sure
we
just
got
through
with
our
going
into
and
finishing
our
ninth
reaccreditation
in
the
department.
It
started
in
1993
we're
in
the
process
now
of
national
accreditation,
as
well
as
state
certification.
There.
There
are
729
agencies
across
the
united
states
out
of
about
18
000
agencies
that
are
accredited
and
we're
one
of
those
there's
137
agencies
that
are
certified
over
the
state
of
georgia
out
of
650
agencies
and
we're
one
of
those
and
we
did
meet
with
some
of
our
citizen
groups.
We
have
also
met
with
council.
A
During
a
traffic
stop
or
something
of
that
nature,
I
think
the
more
we
can
get
folks
to
understand
what
the
police
department
does
and
the
more
we
can
get
the
police
department
to
understand
how
some
people
in
our
community
feel
at
these
traffic
stops.
That's
going
to
be
critical
for
us
being
being
able
to
move
forward.
B
Thank
you
mayor
and
to
our
to
everyone
that
is
watching
on
facebook.
I
do
want
to
remind
you
if
you
have
questions,
please,
post
your
questions,
we'll
try
to
get
to
as
many
of
those
as
possible
mayor.
We
have
another
question
about
covet,
who
is
in
charge
of
enforcing
cobit
safety
orders
in
columbus,
restaurants,.
A
The
authority
to
enforce
the
the
governor's
executive
order
rests
with
the
police
department
and
the
sheriff's
department
we
have
for
the
most
part,
we've
had
good
compliance,
but
we
do
hear
from
time
to
time
that
there
are
some
some
restaurants
that
may
not
be
abiding
by
the
by
the
order.
So
we
have
been
asked
by
the
governor
the
governor
asked
mayors
across
the
state
to
be
a
little
bit
more
attentive
to
those
that
might
be
in
violation
and
try
to
make
sure
that
we
are
actively
enforcing
his
order.
A
So
we'll
probably
step
that
up
a
little
bit.
The
intent
is
not
to
close
anybody
down,
but
we
want
everybody.
We
want
restaurants
bars
any
any
any
or
any
enterprise
out
there.
We
want
them
to
help
us
help
them
and
by
doing
that,
we'll
be
able
to
kind
of
keep
folks
safe.
B
A
B
Yeah
and
full
disclosure-
I
am-
I
serve
as
the
chief
deputy
tax
commissioner
for
the
tax
commissioner's
office.
We
were
made
aware
of
an
issue
that
we
were
having
with
our
phones
and
that
issue
did
get
corrected.
We're
constantly
working
with
it
to
monitor
any
issues.
So
please
contact
us.
If
you
have
any
issues
you
can
reach
us
online.
There
are
a
lot
of
people
want
to
miss
that
line.
That's
outside
you
can
avoid
the
lines
a
lot
of
stuff
can
be
done
online.
If
you
have
a
motor
vehicle
issue,
it's
e-services.
B
B
Also,
if
you
do
have
to
come
down,
but
you
don't
want
to
wait
in
line,
there
is
a
drop-off
box
in
the
front
and
there's
a
black
drop-off
box.
If
you
have
a
check
and
have
your
bill,
you
can
leave
it
there
and
also
want
to
remind
everybody
all
of
our
property
owners
that
time
that
you
all
love
property
taxes
are
coming
due.
At
least
40
percent
is
due
by
october,
15th,
that's
a
thursday
again.
B
We
do
encourage
you
to
come
in
before
time
and
not
wait
to
the
last
minute,
because
it
will
be
a
lot
busier.
But
again
at
least
40
of
property
taxes
are
due
by
thursday
october.
15Th
have
another
question
this
is
this
is
regarding
crime.
We
read
about
a
lot
of
the
murders
in
our
city.
What
actions
are
being
taken
to
address
all
of
the
crimes
and
specifically,
all
of
the
murders
that
are
going
on
in
columbus.
A
Well,
I'm
I'm
going
to
defer
that
to
the
police
chief,
but
I
will
tell
you
that
they
use
a
number
of
different
tools:
they've,
given
us
presentations
on
the
intelligence-based
policing
that
they've
been
using
for
years
to
try
to
predict
some
areas
that
might
be
likely
to
have
some
issues,
but
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna,
let
chief
foreign
respond
to
that.
E
And
the
mayor
started
that,
and
that
is
correct,
intelligence-based
policing,
we
put
data
into
our
computers
every
day
and
we
look
and
we
we
look
for
hot
spots,
especially
with
serious
crime
in
the
community
and
on
a
daily
basis.
We
can
redirect
cars
from
one
area
town
to
the
other
around
certain
times.
Our
problem
is
that
some
of
these
cases
are
involving
domestic
violence
and
we've
had
a
total
of
27
murders.
So
far
this
year
to
date,
23
of
those
were
with
guns.
E
E
E
A
Let
me
add
david,
that
you
know
the
the
the
law
enforcement
side
is
a
big
big
part
of
it
and
and
our
police
department
sheriff's
department.
They
do
a
great
job
on
on
trying
to
get
those
things
taken
care
of,
but
we
also
have
a
prevention
piece.
We
just
had
almost
almost
three
quarters.
C
A
Million
dollars
that
were
awarded
to
different
organizations
that
are
all
focused
on
on
helping
most
of
them
are
focused
on
helping
youth,
giving
them
an
alternative,
giving
them
a
a
more
solid
and
more
productive
path
to
get
on.
Instead
of
getting
caught
up
in
some
of
the
things
that
ultimately
lead
to
crime.
One
of
the
big
challenges
we
have
in
stopping
crime
is
a
lot
of
oftentimes.
A
B
We're
going
to
switch
gears
in
a
second,
because
I
know
we
have
a
lot
of
other
topics.
People
want
to
address,
but
one
more
question
for
now
regarding
policing,
do
our
police
officers
have
body
cameras
and
do
they
attend
any
kind
of
sensitivity
or
de-escalation
training.
E
Yes,
de-escalation
is
mandated
by
georgia
law.
Everybody
has
to
under
the
post
peace
officer.
Standard
training
council
attend
a
course
in
de-escalation
on
a
yearly
basis.
At
the
time
that
we
did
our
presentation
to
council,
I
showed
them
the
book
that
I
had
to
review
myself
and
take
a
test
on
to
make
sure
that
I
was
fluent
in
the
verbiage
of
that
of
that
book.
So
it
goes
all
the
way
from
the
beginning
officer
all
the
way
up
through
my
office.
E
Those
records
are
kept
both
here
and
with
the
state
of
georgia
and
it's
mandated
again
by
law.
Every
ever
uniformed
officer
that
I
have
in
the
columbus
police
department
has
a
body
cam,
there's
rules
and
regulations
governing
the
use
of
that
body.
Cam.
The
footage
is
maintained
here,
it's
under
open
records
or
can
be
obtained
under
an
open
records
request.
E
If
whatever
incident
has
been
investigated
and
closed
that
that
body
cam
was
used
in
and
at
some
point
in
time,
it's
turned
over
to
the
courts
in
a
case
that
requires
prosecution.
B
A
I'm
not
sure
if,
if
our
elections
director
is
is
on,
but
yes,
there's
gonna
be
in-person
voting
made
available,
and
I
will
tell
you
that
nancy
bourne
has
done
an
amazing
job.
In
the
past
there
have
been
about
30
to
40
machines
available
where
people
could
vote
early.
They
wanted
to
go
vote
at
the
voting
booth.
This
year,
they've
got
140
spread
out
across
the
the
the
city.
A
A
B
A
That's
right
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
that
the
that
ms
bourne
has
put
put
so
many
different
options
out
there.
This
time,
because
with
covid
and
with
the
social
distancing,
it
can
make
for
very
long
lines,
because
people
can't
be
right
up
on
each
other.
B
F
Thank
you
for
the
question
and
I
am
going
to
pass
that
question
on
to
either
deputy
city
manager,
goodwin
or
michael
crittel
who's.
Our
new
public
works
director,
but
before
I
do
that,
I
just
wanted
to
go
back
to
voting,
because
if
you
don't
mind,
that's
a
very
important
subject-
and
I
just
wanted
to
mention
some
key
dates.
F
The
the
last
day
to
register
to
vote
in
the
georgia,
general
and
special
election
is
october.
5Th.
Early
voting
in
person
begins
october
12th
and
runs
through
october
30th,
and
you
can
vote
at
the
citizen
service
center
at
3.
31
11
citizens
way
each
day
from
7
am
to
7
pm,
and
that
is
october
26
through
30th.
Only
you'll
be
able
to
do
it
at
the
columbus
convention
and
trade
center
at
801
front
avenue
and
that
will
be
from
7.
F
F
Www.Mvp.Sos.Ga.Gov,
if
they
want
to
go
there-
and
I
do
know
that
you
asked
a
specific
question
of
me
about
potholes
and
we're
going
to
get
to
that,
but
I
also
wanted
to
take
this
opportunity
to
just
quickly
update
citizens
on
hurricane
sally.
Just
a
quick
update.
You
know
you
may
know
that
we
had
six
to
eight
inches
of
rain
overnight
since
wednesday.
F
Overall,
we
had
a
minimal
impact
as
a
result
of
the
six
to
eight
inches
of
constant
rain,
heavy
rain
and
high
winds
last
night,
so
that
citizens
know
our
people
were
prepared.
When
we
anticipate
events
such
as
hurricane
salad,
we
do
a
number
of
things
to
prepare
essential
ccg
employees
will
be
on
call
and
prepared
to
work
day
and
night
to
remove
trees,
limbs
traffic
signals
place
barricades
out
to
close
flooded
streets
and
render
aid
to
citizens.
F
We
have
a
hot,
a
hot
spot
list
for
streets
that
are
known
to
flood
and
those
streets
and
watersheds
are
inspected
prior
to
anticipated
heavy
rain
events
to
make
sure
inlets
and
are
clear
of
debris
and
watersheds
are
clear
of
obstruction
that
might
hinder
the
flow
of
water.
F
Our
311
call
center
call
takers
were
required
to
work
last
night
answer
calls
through
the
night
as
necessary.
Our
public
works
people,
engineering
and
other
departments
and
city
resources
were
on
call
and
they
were
dis
dispatched
through
311
for
any
concerns
for
flooding
or
downed
trees,
etc.
F
We
were
monitoring
warning
signals
closely
and
had
at
least
two
methods
to
receive
weather
warnings
from
the
national
weather
service
or
local
radio
and
tv.
We
did
not
have
to
activate
the
emergency
operations
center,
but
we
were
ready
last
night
and
that's
what
we
do
to
prepare
for
each
event.
Now,
to
get
to
your
question,
I
don't
know
who's
going
to
volunteer
to
answer
that
question,
but
we've
got
deputy
city
manager,
lisa,
goodwin
and
we've
got
the
new
public
works
director,
michael
crittel,
and
the
question
is
about
potholes.
G
H
Good
evening,
everyone
thank
you.
We
have
a.
Obviously
we
have
pothole
problems,
we're
a
city,
a
lot
of
pavement,
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
streets
to
maintain
a
lot
of
asphalt
to
cover.
So
far
this
year
we
have
repaired,
4,
313
potholes
in
the
city
of
columbus.
A
lot
of
those
have
come
in
from
customer
concerns
to
the
311
center.
We
appreciate
those
a
lot
of
them
have
been
pointed
out
by
our
employees
as
well.
We'll
continue
to
work
on
potholes
potholes
are
an
ongoing
problem,
particularly
as
we
get
closer
to
the
rainy
sea.
H
You
know
more
rain.
Cold
weather
has
impact
on
the
on
the
asphalt
it
does
crumble.
The
events
like
yesterday
will
uncover
some
weak
spots
in
the
asphalt
and
we're
going
to
find
some
more
potholes
to
fix.
So
we
encourage
the
citizens
to
keep
calling
in.
Let
us
know
about
those
if
it's
something
dangerous,
we'll
block
it
off
until
such
time
as
we
can
repair
a
puddle,
we
obviously
can't
repair
potholes
in
the
rain
like
it
was
yesterday
or
today,
but
we
certainly
get
out
there
and
get
those
corrected
as
quickly
as
possible.
H
But
to
reiterate,
we
have
corrected
patch
4313
to
date
so
far
this
year,
so
it's
quite
a
number
of
potholes,
but
we
obviously
want
to
improve
that
we're
looking
even
at
some
new
equipment,
some
state-of-the-art
equipment
that
will
help
us
heat
the
area
around
the
pothole
so
winter
time.
Potholes
will
be
much
much
more
durable,
much
much
easier
to
fix.
Instead
of
just
using
cold
patch,
we
can
go
in
there
with
actually
a
hot
mix
asphalt
and
fix
those
for
a
more
permanent
repair.
B
All
right,
thank
you,
mr
critter.
Thank
you,
mr
hugh,
with
city
manager,
hugh
and
deputy
city
manager,
goodwin,
and
also
mr
hugely
thank
you
for
that
information
on
early
voting
to
reiterate
early
voting
october
12th
through
30th
at
the
citizen
service
center
from
7am
to
7pm
and
then
october
26th
through
the
30th
7
a.m,
to
7
p.m.
At
the
trade
center
and
registration,
the
deadline
for
voting
registration
is
october,
5th,
correct.
B
Thank
you,
sir.
Thank
you,
sir
also
speaking
of
reaching
out
to
the
city
for
the
great
out
there
they're
doing
and
handling
things
like
potholes
and
then
being
ready
for
that
storm
that
that
took
place
yesterday,
the
app
we
have
a
recent
columbus
3-1-1,
and
that
is
another
way
for
citizens
to
reach
out
and
make
requests
and
contact
correct.
F
I
Question
hello:
yes,
we
have
our
columbus
311
app
and
citizens
are
able
to
download
the
columbus
311
app
on
the
app
store,
whether
it's
in
google
play
store
or
on
your
iphone
apple
store,
itunes,
but
just
type
in
columbus311,
all
one
word
and
then
they're
able
to
pull
up
the
app
that
way.
B
All
right,
thank
you.
This
question
is
for
our
city
attorney,
mr
faye.
When
will
courts
get
back
to
a
regular
schedule.
J
All
right
david,
we
we
do
have
a
little
more
information
on
the
courts
as
of
today,
our
local
bar
association,
local
judges
and
attorneys
were
on
a
call
today
with
the
governor
and
the
chief
justice
of
the
georgia
supreme
court.
J
Judicial
emergency
is
still
in
effect
for
our
state,
but
we
learned
today
that
we're
probably
going
to
be
looking
at
grand
jury
gentleman's
going
out
in
october
november
time
frame
here
in
muskogee
county,
where
grand
juries
can
actually
come
in
and
review
cases
they've
been
backlogged.
J
That's
the
hope.
Federal
court
is
a
little
different
timetable.
They're
looking
at
some
october
criminal
trials
in
our
local
district
court.
Here
with
those
clay,
land
and
probably
some
civil
trials
starting
in
march
of
2021,
things
are
going
to
look
different
in
the
courtrooms.
In
some
of
these
cases,
there'll
be
limited
access.
B
All
right,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
We
have
a
question
coming
in
from
facebook
live
it's
regarding
community
policing,
specifically
with
bike
patrol
with
so
many
of
our
citizens,
using
the
different
bike
trails.
What
is
the
status
on
leasing
with
bike
patrol.
E
Well,
because
of
the
shortages
that
we
have
in
columbus
on
police
officers,
they
will
probably
see
more
people
down
there
not
on
on
bicycles
in
those
areas,
but
probably
four
wheelers,
because
they
can
cover
a
distance
in
the
parks,
the
distance
on
the
rails.
The
trails
on
the
riverwalk
with
four-wheelers,
better
than
bicycles,
they'll,
see
that
they'll
see
more
of
that,
and
we
have
to
depend
on
our
traffic
units
to
perform
those
surveillances
in
those
areas.
For
us
and
not
just
the
bike
patrol
unit
that
we
once
had
the
privilege
of
having.
A
A
We've
been
communicating
with
the
health
department
through
through
our
parks
and
recreation
department,
and
we've
been
meeting
every
two
weeks:
the
city
manager,
deputy
city
managers,
parks
and
rec,
and
I
and
we
talked
about
all
of
our
facilities,
because
we
still
have
some
rec
centers
that
aren't
open.
We
still
have
senior
centers
that
aren't
open,
but
but
we
do
recognize
and
the
health
department
is
advanced
us
that
it
would
be
possible
to
begin
a
phased
opening
of
the
aquatic
center.
A
A
A
B
Mr
city
manager
similar
question
for
our
recreation
centers.
Will
the
recreation
centers
follow
that
same
kind
of
plan
and.
A
It's
pretty
much,
it
is
the
same
david,
we're
not
ready
to
open
those
just
yet,
but
but
we
will
use
a
very
similar
phased
approach
and
we
will
do
it
based
on
science
and
based
on
the
advice
and
guidance
of
the
health
department.
B
F
A
Actually,
my
answer
was
going
to
be
to
introduce
rob,
so
I
I
think
we'll
let
him
answer
that
question
he's
been
in
constant
talks
with
representatives
of
the
hockey
team.
C
Good
evening,
everyone,
but
yes,
as
of
right
now,
we've
put
a
lot
of
safeguards
in
place
as
it
relates
to
the
upcoming
hockey
season.
Obviously,
like
most
arenas
and
event,
venues
around
the
world,
we've
had
to
adapt
to
social
distance
seating.
So
with
that
being
said,
we
have
made
the
adapt.
C
Yes,
we
will
have
limited
seating
and
we
will
have
new
reopening
guidelines
for
guests
that
come
into
the
building,
but
I
think
again,
if
we
all
can
work
together
and
be
conscious
of
the
guidelines
that
we
have
in
place.
I
don't
see
no
reason
for
us
not
to
have
a
successful
season
in
2021.
B
F
And
and
that's
an
excellent
question,
and
let
me
just
say
that
we've
fared
really
really
well
here
in
columbus
georgia.
During
this
pandemic,
we've
provided
the
city
council,
the
mayor
and
council
updates
at
the
last
two
city
council
meetings
regarding
our
sales
tax
and-
and
I
can
tell
you
that
our
sales
tax
was
up
by
three
point:
six,
four
percent
in
may.
F
Our
sales
tax
was
up
by
four
point:
two
one
percent
in
june
july,
up
by
four
point:
six
percent
when
compared
to
july
of
2019,
and
when
I
say
up
4.6,
that's
an
increase
of
about
147
000
this
year
in
july,
over
last
year.
In
july
now,
sales
tax
makes
up
only
25
of
our
total
overall
revenue.
F
F
Our
sales
tax
again
is
up
and
it's
up
at
a
time
when,
if
you
look
at
the
metro
atlanta
cities,
the
sales
tax
for
them
is
down
by
10
and
a
half
percent
in
augusta
and
macon
cities
like
that
they
are
down
in
their
sales
tax
anywhere
from
two
to
four
percent,
but
columbus
has
been
up
may
june
july
and
and
august,
and
so
we
are
continuing
to
fare
well
during
covet
and
of
course
I
want
to
at
least
mayor,
paul's
and
and
and
and
say
to
deputy
city
manager,
lisa
goodwin
and
deputy
city
manager,
pam
hodge,
who
are
on
in
the
meeting,
but
just
to
mention
the
carers
act
funded
we
have
been
based
on
our
population
allocated,
34
million
dollars
and
population
is
important
because
that
points
to
census
only
because
of
our
population
that
we
get
34
million
we've
got
to
get
out.
F
We've
got
to
do
what
needs
to
be
done
to
get
people
to
complete
the
census,
because
that
34
million
based
on
our
population
could
be
half
that
if
we
don't
do
the
census
and
we
get
half
the
population
at
the
end
of
the
day.
That
is
important.
But
but
during
this
time
that
we've
gone
through
covet
that
34
million
dollars
has
been
on
the
table
not
just
for
the
city
of
columbus.
F
We've
made
it
available
and
reached
out
to
citizens
to
try
and
help
them
get
through
this
turbulent
team
and
and
so
I'll
yield
to
deputy
city
manager,
goodwin
and
pam
hodge.
To
talk
about
what
we've
done,
not
just
for
the
city
government,
but
for
local
businesses
in
effort
in
an
effort
to
assist
them
in
their
expenses.
During
this
tough
time.
So,
deputy
city
manager,
goodwin.
G
Okay,
yes,
the
city
has.
We
have
received
the
first
phase
of
our
funding
of
that
34
million.
We
have
received
10
million
a
little
over
10
million
dollars
and
with
that
10
million
dollars,
of
course,
we
are
able
to
do
some
things
in
city
government
that
we
need
to
do
in
terms
of
the
reimbursement
for
covet
expenses.
However,
we
have
also
engaged
media
marketing
in
moore,
who
is
our
third
party,
our
contractor,
to
help
us
and
they're
the
ones
who
are
going
out
to
the
community.
G
We
had
a
a
huge
push
to
be
able
to
get
this
out
to
the
community
and
three
different
grant
opportunities
for
covet
funds,
which
was
medical
and
health.
It
was
the
second
one
was
community
assistance
and
then
again
small
business
and
the
arts
organization,
and
so
we
did
receive
just
over
472
or
so
applications
through
this
process
and
the
media,
marketing
moore
and
her
team
under
the
leadership
of
marquette
mcknight.
They
have
gone
through
that
process.
G
G
Of
course,
this
should
be
going
through
the
end
of
december,
based
on
the
how
it
was
the
approval
process,
and
so
we're
looking
forward
to
looking
to
see
just
what
the
community's
needs
are,
so
that
we
can
address
those
based
on
the
applications
that
have
been
submitted
and
so
I'll
ask
the
deputy
city
of
andrew
hodge.
If
she
has
anything
that
she'd
like
to
add
to
that.
F
Well-
and
let
me
just
close
the
subject
on
covet
and
karazhak
funding
by
saying
that's
34
million-
that
we
are
entitled
to
that's
entitled
to
based
on
population.
F
F
We
can
either
complete
the
census
and
increase,
sustain
and
increase
our
population,
or
if
we
don't
get
people
to
complete
the
census,
our
population
is
going
to
show
a
decrease,
and
so
that
entitlement
that
I
talk
about,
that
we
are
benefiting
from
based
on
population
would
be
less
than
it
is
today.
We
need
our
share
of
money,
and
so
I'm
doing
this
to
make
a
plea
to
those
who
have
not
completed
the
census
to
complete
the
census.
F
B
Yes,
sir,
thank
you
city
manager,
and
you
actually
have
answered
one
of
the
next
questions
of
why
it's
so
important
and
again
you
all
count
make
sure
you
be
counted.
Please
complete.
Your
senses
had
a
few
one
more
question
about
the
cares
that
you
that
you
always
well.
Is
it
too
late
for
a
small
business
or
a
business
to
apply
for
care's
funding.
B
F
Yeah,
I
was
gonna
yield
to
you,
but
yes,
yes,
it
is
the
the
deadline.
Was
I
mean
yeah
august
24th
or
24th
at
five
o'clock
p.m?
Not
501
august
24th.
B
Another
question
regarding
crime
in
this
city:
when
will
we
have
a
task
force
for
all
of
the
drive-by
shootings
happening
in
columbus,
georgia.
E
Way
too
many
drive-by
shootings
in
columbus.
Without
a
doubt,
we
already
have
groups
from
the
investigative
services
area,
robert
assault
patrol
that
responds
to
these
drive-by
shootings,
whether
there's
personal
injury
or
property
injury.
We
collect
evidence
on
every
scene,
we're
using
some
of
the
federal
databases
as
well
as
our
own
databases.
E
We
have
evidence
collection,
we
have
storage,
we
have
cataloging
of
that
information
and
with
some
federal
databases
we're
already
comparing
in
the
process
of
comparing
whether
they
be
projectiles
or
shell,
casings
or
whatever
on
scenes.
So
we
can
match
one
crime
scene
with
the
other,
then
we
depend
on
citizens.
We
depend
on
investigative
techniques,
we
have
robbery,
informant
money
for
the
different
assaults,
robberies
or
whatever
murders
in
the
neighborhood,
and
we
have
to
put
a
lot
of
dependence
on
our
on
our
citizens.
A
And
I'll
add
to
that
david
too,
and
the
chief
knows:
we've
been
working
with
the
d.a
and
the
judicial
branch
and
encouraging
them
to
be
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
more
aggressive
in
the
sentencing
and
how
they
handle
any
anybody
on
parole
or
any
previous
felon.
Who
is
found
to
be
with
a
handgun,
because
the
biggest
challenge
is
getting
the
guns
off
the
streets
and
and
so
they
have
all
cooperated.
B
K
A
Well,
I'm
gonna,
let
I'm
gonna
let
rob
and
lisa
handle
most
of
that,
but
I
will
tell
you
that
that,
from
our
perspective,
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
create
a
a
very
safe
alternative
to
door-to-door
trick-or-treating.
We
know
a
lot
of
parents
are
nervous
about
their
children
going
neck.
You
know
going
door-to-door
so
between
what
we
have
in
mind
to
to
to
kick
off
halloween
and
what
the
churches
are
doing.
I
know
our
police
department
has
been
actively
involved
in
trunk
or
treat
every
year.
G
Okay,
thank
you
mayor
and
I'm
going
to
yield
to
holly
browder
and
rob
landers.
They
have
both
been
working.
This
and
holly
is,
has
been
kind
of
leading
this
effort
so
holly.
If
you
will
tell
them
about
our
fabulous
spooktacular.
D
Thank
you.
We
are
very
excited.
It's
a
partnership
that
we
have
now
between
our
department,
the
parks,
recreation
department,
the
civic
center,
this
columbus
police
department,
the
sheriff's
department.
D
We
can't
release
too
many
details
at
this
point,
but
we
very
shortly
we'll
have
a
lot
of
information
going
out
to
the
public
about
an
event
that
we're
going
to
hold
on
october,
the
24th.
It
will
be
a
socially
distanced
event,
something
that
we
have
worked
with
the
mayor
on.
We
feel
like
it
will
be
very
creative
and
very
fun
for
the
kids.
It'll
be
something
different
that
we've
never
offered
before
in
our
community
and
we're
really
hoping
to
have
a
large
turnout,
but
it
will
be
socially
distanced.
D
How
are
we
going
to
do
that?
It's
going
to
be
a
drive
type
event
where
kids
will
not
get
out
of
the
car
and
folks
will
be
able
to
stay
safe,
but
at
the
same
time,
have
a
really
good
time,
celebrate
the
fall
season
and
really
get
to
to
come
out
and
participate
in
a
holiday
type
event.
So,
but
we're
really
looking
forward
to
it.
D
It
will
be
held
at
the
civic
center
and
so
we'll
have
plenty
of
space
that
we
can
spread
folks
out
and
we'll
be
looking
for
lots
of
folks
in
the
community
to
come
out
and
participate
with
us.
D
So
if
you're,
an
organization
that
that
typically
has
partnered
with
us
in
the
past
for
spectacular,
we
look
for
you
guys
to
come
out
and
do
so
again,
and
I
also
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
mention
that
uptown
columbus
has
also
partnered
with
us
for
this
event,
since
we're
unable
to
host
our
annual
spectacular
that
we
do
each
year,
this
will
take
the
place
of
that
event.
And
again
it
will
be
october.
The
24th
from
5
p.m,
to
8
p.m.
B
All
right,
thank
you.
Miss
browner
got
a
question
for
either
the
mayor
or
the
city
manager.
This
is
a.
This
is
a
great
question.
Do
you
foresee
a
pay
increase
for
city
employees
and
public
safety.
A
A
We
we
had
intended
to
start
that
that,
at
the
beginning
of
the
fiscal
year
we
had
to
defer
that
in
the
revised
budget
that
we
ended
up
crafting,
so
that
the
two
percent
will
begin
in
on
january
first,
so,
yes,
I
can
tell
you
that,
with
some
of
the
good
news
that
the
city
manager
and
and
our
finance
director
plan
on
presenting
the
council
with
regarding
to
closing
out
fy20,
we
anticipate
go
being
able
to
apply
that
that
increase
in
january.
A
But
I
can
tell
you
this
david.
Let
me,
let
me
add,
we
are
also
council,
has
has
been
insistent
on
this.
The
city
manager
backs
it.
We
do
intend
to
conduct
a
comprehensive
pace
study.
We
have
not
done
one
since
city
manager,
2007
2006
2006,
so
we
do
need
to
kind
of
take
a
look
and
make
sure
that
our
folks
are
being
compensated
for
the
jobs
that
they're
doing.
F
And
and
mayor,
let
me
just
if
I
may
add
mayor
unknown.
F
A
pay
increase,
but
there
is
no
change
in
health
insurance
premium,
which
is
important
because
that
would
take
away
from
your
from
they
take
home
pay,
and
so
we've
been
able
to
maintain
the
same
health
insurance
premium
and
I
think
that's
a
good
thing.
A
And
I
think
it's
the
second
year
in
a
row
that
we've
been
able
to
give
a
two
percent
increase
with
no
adjustments
to
any
anything
coming
out
of
their
picture.
A
B
All
right,
thank
you,
mr
mayor
and
mr
city
manager.
Those
are
actually
all
of
the
questions
that
we
have,
mr
city
manager.
Could
you
reiterate
the
importance
of
the
census
and
also
those
voting
dates,
sometimes.
F
Yes
again,
the
the
census
is
about
the
money
and
we
really
need
people
to.
We
only
have
until
september
30th,
and
we
we
need
them
to
complete
the
census
right
now.
A
couple
of
weeks
ago
we
were
only
at
56
percent
and
six
percent
56
percent
is
totally
unacceptable.
F
We
can
do
better
and
I
am
calling
on
citizens
to
to
help
us
help
columbus
georgia
by
completing
the
census.
F
We
we
need
citizens
to
assist
us
and,
and
I'm
pulling
up
those
voting
dates
again
right,
quick,
but
if
we
do
not
complete
the
census
and
get
our
numbers
right,
we
are
not
going
to
be
able
to
be
the
second
largest
city
in
georgia
and-
and
my
goal
is
that
we
are
the
second
largest
city
in
georgia
and
we
need
citizens
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
let
augusta
outperform.
A
Us
one
of
the
reasons
that
it's
so
significantly
important
or
several
reasons
that
we
get
these
folks
to
to
fill
out
the
census.
Is
we
get
federal
dollars
that
goes
towards
medical
care
for
for
the
most
underserved?
It
goes
for
children's
medical
care.
It
goes
for
assistance
in
providing
providing
meals
to
people
through
through
wic
and
and
some
of
the
other
programs.
But
but
beyond
that,
it
also
impacts
economic
development.
A
We
have
people,
complain
or
call
us
and
say
why,
don't
you
put
a
nice
restaurant
in
such
and
such
part
of
town?
We
can't
do
that.
We
can
do
our
part
and
we
have
by
investing
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
into
infrastructure,
but
but
we
can't
make
those
organizations
go
there.
What
what
entices
them
to
go
there
is
when
they
see
a
complete
count.
They
see
the
number
of
people
that
live
in
those
areas.
A
Then
it
becomes
a
good
marketing
plan
for
them
to
place
that
restaurant
in
in
a
place
where
there
may
not
be
a
lot
of
restaurants
right
now,
but
if
we
don't
get,
the
census
filled
out
completely
and
accurately
they'll
just
walk
on
by
that
opportunity.
A
So,
there's
just
so
many
things
that
the
census
impact
it
also
impacts
representation.
If
we
don't
get,
if
we
don't
get,
our
numbers
turned
in,
there
could
be
a
reshuffling
of
the
congressional
districts.
We
could
lose
representation
both
at
the
state,
local
and
worse,
at
the
federal
federal
level.
So
it
is
critical
and
I'll
say
this.
We
we
have
a
lot
of
folks
worried
about
the
information
that's
collected
where
it
goes.
A
It
is
against
the
law
for
that
information
to
go
anywhere
other
than
the
census,
so
ice,
the
the
the
fbi,
all
of
the
the
law
enforcement.
They
don't
get
this
information,
so
we
don't
need
you
to
be
timid
about
feeling
that
filling
this
out.
We
need
you
to
count
and
to
do
that,
you
have
to
be
counted
so
sorry,
I
just
wanted
to
butt
in
a
little
bit,
yeah.
F
And
so
mayor,
let
me
just
remind
people
again
of
the
voting.
The
last
day
to
register
to
vote
in
georgia
in
the
georgia
journal
and
special
election
is
october.
5Th
october
5th
is
the
last
day
to
register
to
vote.
F
Early
voting
in
person
begins
october
12th
through
30th
at
the
citizen
services
center
at
citizens
way
it's
across
from
the
library
you
know
where
that
is,
and
they
must
go,
get
education,
education,
building
october
26th
through
30th,
only
you
can
vote
at
the
columbus
convention
and
trade
center
and
that's
seven
a.m
to
seven
p.m.
And
so
we
want
to
encourage
people
to
know
the
dates
that
you
can
vote
get
out
and
vote
and
I've
heard
from
the
elections
director
and
she
has
provided
me
some
additional
information.
F
There
are
two
drive
up
boxes
at
frank,
chester
and
city
services
center,
two
walk-up
boxes
at
the
new
health
department
and
city
services
center
over
22
000,
absentee
ballots
already
issued
start
melbourne
tomorrow
and
ballot
collection
boxes
open
on
september
21st
september.
21St
today
is
the
17th.
F
Those
ballot
collection
boxes
open
on
september
21st.
Make
sure
that
you're
registered
to
vote
know
that
you
can
vote
early
at
the
city
services
center
and
at
the
trade
center
and
know
that
there
are
drop-off
boxes.
There's
no
excuse
for
not
voting,
and
there
is
no
excuse
for
not
completing
the
census
and
helping
make
your
city
better.
And
so
those
are
things
I
want
to
leave
the
citizens
with
who
are
listening
by
facebook
on
ccgtv
and
otherwise.
B
A
David,
thank
you.
First,
let
me
thank
you
for
another
excellent
job
in
helping
us
to
moderate
this.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
department,
heads
and
the
employees
of
the
columbus
consolidated
government
who've
given
up
their
evening
to
be
here
to
answer
your
questions,
and
mostly
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
who
have
participated
and
have
joined
in
and
who
have
gotten
actively
engaged
with
your
with
the
folks
that
work
in
your
city
government,
so
that
you
can
express
your
concerns
and
ask
your
questions
now.
A
We
do
this
every
three
months,
so
I
anticipate
we'll
have
one
more
before
the
year
end
and
I
will
leave
you.
The
city
manager
mentioned
one
of
the
things
I
wanted
to
talk
about,
but
we
do
need
you
to
fill
out
the
census.
We
also
need
you
to
continue
to
be
mindful
that
covet.
19
is
still
a
thing
it's
still
around
and
until
that
vaccine
is
is
able
to
be
distributed.
Not
just
not
just
development
has
to
be
able
to
be
distributed
to
the
american
people,
particularly
the
folks
here
in
columbus.
A
We
want
you
to
continue
to
do
what
you've
done
and
that's
look
after
your
neighbor
by
socially
distancing,
washing
your
hands
and
wear
your
mask
and
I
think
that's
going
to
wrap
us
up
so
again.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
and
we'll
see
you
again
in
three
months
when
we
do
the
next.
Let's
talk
columbus.