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A
Okay,
all
right
good
evening
and
welcome
everybody
to
the
fourth:
let's
talk
columbus
for
2020,
which
is
it's
been
an
interesting
year.
We've
been
doing
these.
Let's
talk
columbus
town
hall
meetings
now
virtually
for
the
last
last
about
nine
months,
and
we
thank
you
for
your
participation.
That's
what
this
is
all
about.
A
It's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
bring
people
from
the
government
into
your
into
your
living
room
and
allow
you
an
opportunity
to
ask
any
questions
that
you
may
have
about
your
government
about
government
operations
and
we
should
have
the
people
here
that
will
be
able
to
answer
your
questions
this.
Let's
talk
began
several
years
ago
and
we
were
committed
to
continuing
it.
A
We've
been
doing
it
throughout
the
year
or
last
year
on
site
in
different
areas
of
our
community,
so
that
we
could
be
accessible
to
all
different
neighborhoods,
and
actually
we
found
out
that,
although
this
is
a
little
bit
out
of
the
ordinary
and
we
do
miss
the
personal
contact
being
able
to
see
you
and
see,
everybody
see
everybody
else.
This
does
provide
an
excellent
way
to
reach
a
lot
of
the
folks
in
our
community.
A
So
we
are
grateful
that
you're
here,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
give
you
a
quick
rundown
of
some
of
the
folks
that
are
here
and
then
I'm
gonna
ask
our
city
manager,
mr
isaiah,
hugely,
to
give
you
a
few
words
of,
but
we've
got
folks
here.
In
addition
to
mr
hughley,
our
city
manager,
our
deputy
city
managers,
lisa
goodwin
and
pam
hodge
are
with
us
our
city
attorney
clifton
faye,
deputy
city
attorney,
lucy
sheftall,
our
police
chief,
freddie
blackman,
is
here
parks
and
recreation.
A
Director,
holly
browder
public
works
director,
michael
crittel
inspections
and
codes,
director,
ryan
pruitt,
kyle,
mcgee
who's,
an
assistant,
public
public
works
director
and
drill
short
assistant
director
fleet
management
manager,
donna
newman.
Our
engineer
is
here:
nancy
bourne
who's
done
an
outstanding
job.
During
this
election
season,
the
head
of
election
and
registrations.
A
We
also
have
asante
hilts
with
the
department
of
public
health,
tiasa,
johnson,
the
assistant
to
the
city
manager.
I
think
I
saw
rick
jones,
our
planning
director
and
rosa
evans,
our
director
of
metra.
Now
we
may
have
some
other
individuals
here
that
just
weren't
on
the
list
that
was
handed
to
me,
but
this
is
a
this-
is
sort
of
a
who's
who
of
the
people
in
this
in
this
community.
Who
can
try
to
provide
you
with
information
on
almost
any
service
that
you
could
ask
us
ask
us
about.
A
We
also
have
an
amazing
young
guy
from
our
muscovy
county
tax
commissioner's
office.
Our
moderator,
david
britt
and
david
is
going
to
use
a
number
of
questions
that
many
of
you
have
already
sent
in
over
the
past
week
or
so,
and
will
also
be
allowing
and
pulling
questions
that
are
submitted.
That
it'll,
be
the
our
facebook
page
will
be
monitored
so
that,
if
you
have
a
question
tonight
and
didn't
get
an
opportunity
to
send
it
in,
you
can
enter
it,
and
if
we
have
time
to
get
to
it,
we
will
so
with
that.
B
Let's
talk
with
the
mayor
of
the
year
2020
and
I
will
simply
say
to
you,
and
we
could
say
together
what
a
year
2020
has
been
for
all
of
us,
but
I
just
want
to
welcome
and
thank
say
thank
you
to
the
columbus
consolidated
government
employees
and
for
your
creativity
for
innovation,
for
your
dedication
and
commitment
to
serving
the
citizens
of
columbus
georgia
during
this
pandemic,
and
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
citizens
of
columbus
who
have
endured
2020
and
the
pandemic,
and
we
are
still
trying
to
see
our
way
clear
as
we
prepare
to
go
into
2021,
but
the
citizens.
B
We
have
done
well
here
in
columbus,
georgia
during
the
pandemic,
but
it
was
all
of
us
working
together
and
I
think,
as
we
go
through
this
meeting,
we'll
hear
more
about
how
we've
done
in
columbus
georgia
during
the
pandemic,
but
welcome
to
this
last
meeting
of
the
year
2020
and
we
look
forward
to
your
questions
and
the
discussion.
C
Thank
you,
mr
city
manager
and
good
evening
and
happy
holidays
to
everybody.
Mr
mayor,
we
will
start
with
a
question
about
the
splost.
What
is
the
status
of
the
next
sploster
vote?
Thank.
A
You
david
well,
as
you
recall
this
this
last
year,
we
had
we've
been
we've
been
working
on
listening
to
the
to
the
citizens
and
and
trying
to
come
up
with
some
alternatives
for
providing
for
a
new
government
center.
One
that
we're
in
has
has
had
a
number
of
issues
that
have
caused
us
to
spend
a
lot
of
money
to
try
to
make
sure
that
people
are
safe
as
they
come
in.
That
is
always
our
number
one
priority,
but
there
there
are
some.
A
There
are
some
things
that
were
going
on
with
that
building
and
that
the
judges
were
having
some
challenges
that
they
were
facing
and
the
citizens
were
letting
us
know
that
they
wanted
a
a
newer,
safer
facility.
So
as
we
as
we
took
a
look
at
how
best
to
do
that
in
an
economical
way
that
provided
for
all
of
the
needs
of
our
community,
we
recognize
that
the
after
many
public
hearings
that
we
had
gone
through
traveling
around
the
community.
A
We
realized
that
the
best
logical
way
to
try
to
try
to
pay
for
that
that
building
would
be
with
a
special
purpose:
local
option
sales
tax.
That
way,
we
would
allow
people
who
visit
our
community
use
our
roads
work
in
in
our
our
our
com.
The
companies
located
in
columbus
would
have
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
paying
for
that.
We
also
had
a
very
long
list
of
maintenance
issues
and
needs.
Just
you
know.
A
Some
of
them
were
really
severely
impacted
by
this
financially.
So
we
just
didn't
feel
like
it
was
appropriate
to
ask
the
citizens
to
consider
a
sales
tax
early
this
year.
So
we
delayed
that,
so
we
will
begin
going
back
out
to
the
public
in
the
spring
and
early
summer
of
2021
and
talk
about
that
splost
that
we
did
defer
in
order
for
our
citizens
to
try
to
to
try
to
obtain
a
little
bit
of
a
financial
recovery.
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
Our
next
question:
you
spoke
on
the
roads
that
you
spoke
on,
repairs
as
it
pertains
to
the
city.
Building
one
quest
point
of
concern
is
repair
of
the
roads.
This
is
an
engineering
question.
What
does
columbus
need
to
do
to
fix
this
roads
and
there's
also
concern
about
which
roads
seem
to
get
fixed?
How
does
what
does
columbus
need
to
do
to
fix
its
roads
and
how
are
the
streets
selected
for
resurfacing.
D
Good
evening,
yes,
the
way
the
streets
are
selected
for
resurfacing
is
about
every
five
to
six
years.
The
city
hires
a
consultant
to
come
in
and
they
ride
each
and
every
road
within
the
the
county
and
they
look
at
the
different
deficiencies
and
the
stresses
on
the
road
and
they
give
that
road
a
rating.
D
Now
this
is
done
intersection
by
intersection.
So
it's
not
just
the
whole
road
at
one
time
it's
each
intersection
and
each
segment
of
road
is
evaluated,
and
so,
when
we
get
the
funding
for
roads,
that's
approved
annually
in
the
budget
as
part
of
the
budget
process,
then
we
have
a
another
program
that
we
use
that
allows
us
to
take
the
dollar
amount
and
look
at
the
different
roads
within
a
certain
range
and
right
now
I'll
say
that
we're
resurfacing
roads
within
the
low
30s,
which
is
not
good.
That's
a
low
rating
for
a
road.
D
D
In
earlier
years
I
apologize
in
earlier
years
it
was
based
on
who
called
in
or
who
reported
the
road.
It
wasn't
based
on
independent
evaluation.
D
E
D
That
impact
the
road
are
weather
in
large
part
weather
if
we
have
a
rainy
winter
or
a
very
cold
winter
that
contributes
to
a
number
of
potholes
and
another.
A
number
of
distresses
on
the
road,
so
public
works
is
the
one
the
department
that
does
general
maintenance
they're,
the
ones
that
do
the
patching
and
and
filling
of
the
potholes.
The
other
thing
that
we
do.
D
We
have
increased
our
inspection
on
utilities
to
make
sure
that
when
a
utility
has
to
cut
a
road
they
make
the
proper
patch
and,
if
required,
if
they
have
to
make
a
number
of
patches
in
a
general
area,
we
require
them
to
do
resurfacing
and
that
helps
seal
that
area.
One
thing
that
damages
road
is
if
water
is
allowed
to
get
into
the
underneath
the
asphalt
and
into
the
base.
So
those
are
the
things
that
we
try
to
watch
for
and
try
to
make
sure
that
they
are
repaired
and
patched
properly.
D
C
And
you
mentioned
you
mentioned
weather,
and
you
mentioned
water.
That
leads
actually
to
the
next
question
for
public
works.
How
does
the
city
prepare
for
weather
forecasts
such
as
projected
flood
events.
F
Good
evening,
and
thanks
for
the
question,
I
appreciate
that
there's
a
process
that
goes
into
that
and
thankfully
nowadays
we
are
in
a
situation.
We
have
longer
range
forecasts.
We
are.
We
have
warning
of
of
events
that
come
to
columbus,
we're,
not
a
coastal
city.
So
actually
we
know
when
there
are
large
rain
events
going
to
come
here
and
what
the
impacts
are
going
to
be
or
what
the
projected
impact's
going
to
do.
Don't
always
get
it
right,
but
they're
generally
fairly
close.
So
we've
got
some
time
to
prepare
for
these
events.
F
Over
the
years
we
have
developed
hot
spot
lists
and
we
have
a.
We
have
an
extensive
list
of
hot
spots
in
the
city
that
we
know
are
going
to
be
problems
during
heavy
rain
events
or
you
know,
potentially
flood
events.
So
we
go
to
those
areas
as
much
time
as
we
have
in
advance
a
week
or
so
in
advance,
and
these
areas
are
maintained
all
the
time.
I
don't
want
to
give
the
impression
that
this
is
the
only
time
we
visit
them,
because
it's
not
but
they're
maintained
all
the
time.
F
But
during
these
these
peak
events,
these
projected
peak
rain
events,
we
go
to
those
areas,
the
hot
spots
and
check
those
areas
and
make
sure
that
we
don't
have
obstructions
in
in
waterways
or
obstructions
in
storm
drains.
Or
what
have
you
there
and
that's
done
in
a
variety
of
ways,
but
but
you
can
you
can
get
the
idea
behind
that,
and
the
other
thing
we
do
is
is
make
sure
we're
ready
and
the
equipment
is
ready.
We
fuel
up
the
trucks
we
sharpen
the
chainsaw
blades.
F
We
gather
up
all
the
tools
we
make
every
sure
everything
is
running
and
fueled
up
and
ready
to
go.
We
load
equipment
up,
we
preload
equipment
on
trucks.
We
preload,
you
know
all
the
things
that
we're
going
to
need
for
that
fuel
and
oil
and
what
have
we
need
for
the
chainsaws
or
the
skid
steer
or
whatever
it
is
we're
going
to
need,
and
we
have
it
ready
to
go,
and
we
also
have
people
on
call.
F
We
put
extra
people
on
call,
you
know,
because
a
lot
of
times
those
events
come,
you
guys
know
come
over
night
or
you
know
in
the
wee
hours.
In
the
morning,
so
we
have
people
on
call
ready
to
go
so
as
soon
as
those
calls
start
coming
into
the
3-1-1
center,
we
can
dispatch
the
appropriate
people
and
equipment
right
to
the
places
so
that
you
know
the
issues
are
cleared
up
as
quickly
as
possible.
We
don't
ever
expect
there's
going
to
be
no
events,
but
the
last
few
last
few
events
we've
had
here,
the
lab.
F
You
know
we
had
a
very
active
hurricane
season
this
year
with
all
the
heavy
rains
that
came
into
the
area.
We
did
very
well,
we
had
very
minimal
flooding.
We
had
just
a
few
road
flooding,
I
don't
think
any
structure
flooding
at
all,
so
we
did
have
a
few
downed
trees
and
those
would
clear
way
off
the
roadways
pretty
quickly.
So
that's
that's,
basically
how
we
prepare
for
that
and
how
we
respond
to
that.
C
All
right,
thank
you,
mr
great
yeah.
Thank
you,
mr
critter,
and
I'm
going
to
ask
to
our
our
city
department
leaders.
If,
when
you
come
on,
if
you
would
give
your
name
of
the
department
that
you're
over,
I
think
most
of
the
public
is
familiar
with
mayor
henderson
city
manager,
hugley,
but
we
want
the
public
to
put
a
face
with
the
name
of
the
people
that
are
doing
great
work
and
no
public
works.
You
guys
are
always
to
be
committed.
C
You
guys
are
out
there
when
nobody
else
is
out
there
when
everybody
needs
you,
so
we
appreciate
the
job
that
you
and
your
team
are
doing.
Mr
cradle,
mr
mayor,
our
my
next
question
is
for
you
is
regarding
streets
littered
with
eviction
trash.
Many
of
our
streets
are
limited
with
eviction
trash.
What
can
we
do
to
address
this.
A
Thank
you,
david
yeah.
We've
we've
actually
had
a
couple
of
initiatives
that
we've
been
we've
kind
of
put
in
place
right
before
code
hit,
some
of
them
we're
still
moving
forward
with.
We
had
actually
pulled
together
a
number
of
of
the
companies
that
are
landlords
in
our
area
and
we
had
asked
them
to
help
us
come
up
with
some
solutions,
because
what
will
happen
is
if,
if
there
is
a,
if
there's
a
dispossessory
filed
and
then
they
have
to
evict
somebody,
they'll
move
the
stuff,
the
the
belongings
of
the
individual
to
the
curb.
A
Well,
if
they're,
not
there,
the
minute
the
the
authorities
leave,
people
will
come
pick
through
it
and
and
within
hours
it's
scattered
across
two
or
three
blocks,
and
it's
just
it's.
It's
a
really
bad
look
for
our
community,
we're
doing
we're
going
to
do
whatever
we
have
to
do
to
try
to
fix
it.
We've
actually
been
working
with
our
city
attorney
and
we're
also
working
with
the
landlords
to
come
up
with
some
solutions
so
that
the
items
number
one
they'll.
A
C
All
right,
thank
you,
mr
mayor,
and
just
a
reminder
to
our
citizens
who
are
watching.
We
are
reading
questions
that
have
been
pre-submitted
and
we
are
also
taking
questions
from
facebook.
So
please
add
to
the
chat.
This
next
question
is
for
you,
mr
mayor,
and
I'm
going
to
just
read
it
word
for
word
as
it's
I'm
not
quite
sure
what
the
citizen
wanted
to
say,
but
I
don't
want
to
take
away
from
it.
It
says
what
is
the
city
doing
to
get
healthy
with
public
safety
and
public
works
equipment
that
is
outdated.
A
Yeah,
that's
that's
a
great
question.
You
know.
We've
we've
had
some
additional
challenges
because
we've
had
some
sheriffs,
muscular
county,
sheriff's
cars
and
some
columbus
police
department
vehicles
that
have
been
purchased
but
because
of
the
slowdown
manufacturing
has
ground
to
a
halt
in
many
areas.
So
we've
had
cars
that
we've
paid
for
and
they've
been
waiting.
We've
been
waiting
on
them
now
for
almost
a
year.
Good
news
is
some
of
those
are
starting
to
come
through
the
the
manufacturing
process.
A
In
addition
to
that,
we've
had
some
challenges
with
our
fire
department:
those
those
vehicles
just
like
the
police
and
sheriffs
they
take
a
beating.
I
mean
they're
on
the
road.
A
lot
responding
to
9-1-1
calls.
A
So
we
have
it's
it's
impossible
to
overstate,
just
how
incredible
a
job
our
staff
has
done
this
year
during
this
covet
19
pandemic,
one
of
the
biggest
concerns
we
had
one
of
the
once
we
you
know
once
we
did.
A
What
we
could
do
to
deal
with
the
medical
piece
is
all
right:
what's
this
going
to
do
to
the
finances
of
the
people
who
live
in
the
community
and
also
to
the
to
the
general
government,
because
we
still
had
to
provide
services,
our
citizens
expected
us
to
do
that
and
we
were
committed
to
doing
it.
We
were
concerned
about
sales
tax.
We
were
concerned
about
revenues
and
we
did
take
quite
a
dip.
A
The
first
two
months
of
the
pandemic
half
of
march
and
all
of
april,
it
really
was
was-
was
a
pretty
pretty
sharp
drop
off,
but
ever
since
then,
because
of
the
great
work
of
our
staff
and
because
of
the
way
our
community
has
rallied
around
following
cdc
guidelines
and
been
able
to
move
safely
around
the
community,
our
sales
tax
has
has
has
not
been
hurt
as
nearly
as
badly
as
we
had
anticipated.
A
So
we
have
through
the
management
of
the
finance
area
with
under
our
city
manager
and
our
finance
director
and
our
deputy
city
manager.
A
We
were
able
to
hold
in
some
in
reserve
some
some
money
that
we
were
hoping
to
spend
on
on
some
of
these.
Some
of
these
equipment
some
of
its
equipment,
so
we
have
been
able
to
order.
I
think
we
ordered
mr
city
manage.
You
may
want
to
help
me
out.
I
think
we
ordered
eight
recycling
trucks
that
could
also
be
used
for
household
waste.
We
ordered
a
couple
of
grab
alls.
A
A
We
were
also
able
to
place
an
order
for
two
fire
engines
that
are
going
to
get
us
to
a
position
where
our
older
ones
will
be
used
as
backups
and
we'll
always
have
something
in
reserve,
and
we
also
purchased
a
couple
of
ambulances,
because
the
reason
we
focused
on
public
works
and
public
safety
is
because
these
are
items
that
are
going
to
really
lead
directly
to
the
safety
and
the
health
of
the
people
in
the
community.
A
So
so
we
we
are
not
through.
We've
got
some
more
expenditures
that
we
hope
to
make,
but
just
like
our
residents,
we're
watching
our
budget
and
we're
watching
to
make
sure
that
nothing
impacts
us
in
an
unforeseen
way
over
the
winter
months.
C
Yes,
all
right,
thank
you,
mr
mayor,
and
let's
stick
into
that
the
conversation
about
kovac
because
it
is
unfortunately
not
going
to
just
magically
go
away
at
december
31st,
it's
going
to
still
be
here
in
2021.
Can
you
provide
us
with
an
update
on
the
numbers
and
where
we
are
with
kobe
19.
A
Yeah
I
mean
we
watch
them
our
numbers
very
very
closely
and
and
as
the
city
manager
alluded
to
I,
I
lay
the
credit
for
the
level
of
success
we
have
attained
in
mitigating
the
spread
squarely
at
the
feet
of
the
folks
that
live
in
this
community,
because
it's
tough,
it's
been
tough
on
all
of
us.
We
understand
the
frustration.
We
understand
that
people
are
tired
of
not
being
able
to
live
their
lives,
the
way
they
did
in
2018
and
19.,
but
it
is
very
important
that
we
continue
to
follow
the
cdc
guidelines.
A
We
knew
everything
everybody
anticipated
some
type
of
surge
as
a
result
of
cooler,
weather
holiday
seasons
where
people
got
together
indoors
and
and.
F
A
A
We
right
now.
Today
we
had
a
78
new
cases,
we're
at
a
rolling
seven
day
average.
In
other
words,
if
you
average
the
most
recent
seven
days,
we're
averaging
right
now
about
51
new
cases
a
day.
A
Now
that
sounds
high
and
it
is
it's
we'd
like
it
to
be
too
low
like
it
to
be
lower,
but
we're
doing
so
much
better
than
cities
of
comparable
size
throughout
the
state
we
have.
We
didn't
initiate
a
mass
mandate.
It
was
ratified
by
a
vote
of
counsel,
and
I
can
tell
you
that
if
you
compare,
if
you
compare
the
surge
that
occurred
after
the
fourth
of
july,
which
was
our
peak,
that's
the
highest,
we
got
in
cases
and
hospitalization
rate.
A
So
it's
it's
we're
not
out
of
the
woods.
Our
hospitals
are
doing
a
great
job.
We
are
still
seeing
a
fairly
manageable
number
of
cases
in
our
hospitals.
I
think
we
had
57
today
that
changes
every
minute,
but
I
I
think
a
lot
of
that
is
due
to
the
fact
that
our
hospitals
have
gotten
very
efficient,
very
effective
at
treating
people
who
come
into
the
hospital
with
covet.
A
A
I
don't
like
a
mask
any
more
than
anybody
in
the
community
enjoys
wearing
them,
but
I
do
know.
I'm
convinced
that
by
wearing
those
masks
it
puts
us
in
a
much
better
position
to
weather,
not
just
the
emmett
the
medical
piece
of
this,
but
to
keep
our
economy
going
we're
coming
up
on
christmas
and
we've
we've
got
to
continue
to
be
able
to
support
our
our
local
small
businesses
and
the
only
way
we're
going
to
be
able
to
do.
A
C
And
there
was
a
good
point
that
the
mask
helped
that
helped
us
adjust
to
that
new
normal
and
help
with
the
economy
that
we
can
continue
to
go
out
and
shop
and
eat
and
still
have
some
siblings
of
normalcy,
with
just
new
adjustments.
Speaking
of
the
mass,
how
long?
How
much
longer
do
we
anticipate
the
ordinance
being
in
effect
and
what's
the
consensus
regarding
individuals
with
disabilities
who
are
who
are
affected
by
wearing
the
mat.
A
We
didn't
take
it
off
the
books
because
we
didn't
want
to
have
to
confuse
the
these
citizens
by
going
back
and
forth
putting
it
on
taking
it
all.
It
did
go
back
above
that
100
threshold
and
we
intend
to
keep
that
mass
coordinates
in
place
until
we
get
back
below,
100
and
and
feel
comfortable
in
the
fact
that
we
don't
anticipate
it
going
back
above
it
anymore,
the
masks
we
are
enforcing
them,
the
police
department
and
and
all
of
our
law
enforcement
personnel
will
start
with
a
warning.
A
They'll
give
you
a
mass
they're.
Not
the
objective
here
is
not
to
find
people,
it's
not
to
embarrass
people,
it's
simply
to
say:
hey.
We
do
have
a
mask
ordinance
in
place.
I
see
you
forgot
yours,
here's
one
you
can
wear
now.
If
they
refuse
to
wear
it,
they
can
be
cited
and
fined
up
to
fifty
dollars.
A
Now,
if
you
have
some
type
of
breathing
issue,
you
know
my
recommendation
is
just
to
be
safe.
Get
your
family
doctor
to
give
you
some
a
note
to
verify
it,
but
even
if
you
don't
have
that,
if
our
police
officer
asks
you
to
put
a
mask
on
and
you've
got
some
type
of
medical
condition
and
explain
that
to
them,
they're
not
going
to
cite
you
they're
just
going
to
ask
you
to
try
to
stay
six
feet
distanced
just
socially
distanced
by
six
feet
from
anybody
else
around
you
at
the
time.
C
C
A
B
Muted,
yes,
I
do,
and
I'm
reluctant
to
to
say
some
of
the
things
that
I'm
about
to
say,
but
the
pandemic
has
not
affected
the
financial
resources
of
the
columbus
consolidated
government.
B
At
this
point,
though,
as
you've
heard
the
mayor
expressed
about
citizens,
it's
been
devastating
on
many
of
our
local
citizens
and
and
local
businesses,
as
it
relates
to
the
ccg,
the
columbus
consolidated
government.
We
were
fortunate.
You
heard
us
talk
for
weeks
about
the
cares
act
and
we
were
fortunate
enough
to
receive
10.2
million
dollars
in
cares,
allocation
for
covert
related
expenses,
and
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
few
other
examples.
Metro
transit
system
received
6.9
million
dollars
from
the
federal
transit
administration.
B
B
Public
safety
received
339
000
in
jag
money,
a
grant
from
the
united
states
department
of
justice.
Our
ems
received
170
thousand
dollars,
assistance
to
firefighters,
grant
from
fema
federal
emergency
management
agency.
Our
workforce
investment
received
460
000
for
dislocated
worker
program.
Election
and
registration
received
grants
623
000
for
election
assistance.
B
During
these
elections
that
we
have
had
so
you
can
see
that
we've
done
very
well
in
grants,
assistance
related
to
the
pandemic,
and-
and
these
are
100
grants
they
require
no
match
and
they
do
not
require
that
we
pay
that
money
back
and-
and
so
that's
that's
one
example
of
of
the
fact
that
we've
done
fairly
well
during
this
pandemic,
as
it
relates
to
our
financial
resources.
B
That
our
finance
director
shared
at
city
council
on
tuesday
night
this
week
it
has
to
do
with
complete
concluding
our
fiscal
year.
20
audit.
B
We
are
projecting
to
end
our
fiscal
year,
20
at
102.7
days
in
our
fund
balance
reserve,
which
is
equivalent
to
52
million
dollars,
though
these
numbers
are
not
finalized
and
she
told
council
on
tuesday
night
and
could
change,
but
but
we
ended
fiscal
year
20,
as
we
can
see
right
now,
which
was
june
30
2020
during
the
pandemic.
B
B
When
revenue
comes
in
above
what
you
budgeted,
the
mayor
mentioned
sales
tax,
but
we
we
projected
34.8
million
in
sales
tax.
We
received
37.4
million.
That's
a
2.6
million
dollar
difference
that
we
received
in
sales
tax,
which
is,
is
great
for
us.
In
insurance
premiums
we
got.
We
received
910
000,
more
georgia
power
franchise
agreement.
We
received
a
million
dollars
more
in
occupational
tax.
It
was
up.
We
received
600
thousand
dollars
more
and
building
permits.
B
They
were
up
390
000,
more
the
moscowing
county
prison
inmate
subsidy
was
up
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
more
and
our
motor
vehicle.
B
As,
as
you
know,
you
know,
the
tax
avalor
fees
came
in
mr
britt
6.7
million
dollars
more
than
what
we
projected
so
we
received
during
this
pandemic
year,
12.6
million
dollars
more
in
revenue
than
we
anticipated
and
so
again
I'm
hesitant
to
even
say
that,
because
we're
still
in
the
pandemic-
and
we
don't
know
what
the
future
holds-
and
I
got
a
pause
because
I
did
say
this
at
city
council
on
tuesday
during
this
pandemic
year.
B
One
final
point
regarding
the
question:
as
our
fiscal
year
ended
on
june
30
2020,
there
was
a
report
that
came
out
from
the
wallet
hub,
the
june
29
2020
edition
of
wallet
hub
that
recognized
the
best
and
worst
run
cities
in
america
and
out
of
150
cities
in
america,
columbus
georgia
is
listed
as
the
17th
best
run
city
in
america
and
that
designation
came
during
the
pandemic
in
their
june
29
2020
edition.
B
So
when
viewers
get
a
chance
and
you
and
the
listeners-
google
best
run
cities
in
america
to
read
the
june
29
2020.
Why
news
story
that
shows
that
we
are
the
17th
best
run
city
in
america?
B
C
All
right,
thank
you,
city
manager,
for
that
and
congratulations
to
you
and
to
all
of
the
department
leaders
for
your
job
and
for
your
works
and
for
your
efforts
doing
this
pandemic.
Making
that
happen,
mr
studio
manager,
one
more
covert,
related
question
and
some
of
our
leaders
and
viewers
are
going
to
say
well
now
that
you
all
have
all
this
money.
What
are
you
going
to
open
up
the
recreation
facilities
back.
B
Well
and
but,
and
I
will
yield-
and
I
and
that's
another
reason
I
was
reluctant
to
say
it,
but
the
mayor
mentioned
the
need
for
public
safety
equipment
just
a
few
minutes
ago
in
public
works
equipment.
B
He
mentioned
that
much
of
that
equipment
is
his
own
order,
but
at
tuesday
night's
at
tuesday's
council
meeting
the
mayor
also
mentioned
to
council,
as
we
gave
this
financial
outlook
about
the
102.7
days
in
the
reserve
fund.
You,
the
mayor,
mentioned
that
we're
going
to
purchase
a
ladder
truck
and
engine
two
ambulance
units,
eight
side,
loader,
garbage
trucks,
vehicles
that
equipment
we're
in
critical
need
of
that
equipment.
B
So
that's
one
thing:
that's
going
we're
going
to
be
doing
with
that
money
that
will
bring
that
reserve
down
some,
but
we
are
fortunate
that
we
have
in
that.
We
have
those
critical
needs
that
we
have
a
financial
resource
that
we
can
go
to
without
taxing
the
citizens,
to
try
and
take
care
of
that
equipment
need
so
that
money
will
be
put
to
good
use
and
we're
gonna
bring.
Those
critical
equipment
needs
back
to
city
council
on
next
tuesday
to
receive
we're
purchasing
that
critical
equipment.
B
Fund
balance
reserve
dollars
are
used
for
one-time
purchases,
those
things
that
are
not
recurring,
because
if
you
use
it
for
operations
this
year,
then
you
got
to
have
more
for
operations
next
year
and
you
can't
keep
going
back
to
the
reserve
fund
for
day-to-day
operations.
But
when
it's
a
one-time
thing
you
buy
it
and
it's
done,
then
that's
one
good
way
to
use
fun
balance
reserve
dollars,
so
we
can't
use
it
for
pay
raises.
We
can't
use
it
to
for
things
that
are
just
recurring.
B
I
want
to
make
clear
to
our
employees
and
to
the
citizens
about
how
you
use
fund
balanced
reserve
dollars.
A
A
We
have
very
in
a
very
calculated
way
and
holly's
here
and
I'll
defer
to
her
in
a
moment
and,
let
her
add
anything
she
wants
to
add,
but
in
a
very
thoughtful
and
calculated
way,
based
on
information
that
she
was
able
to
get
from
recreation
experts
throughout
not
just
the
state
but
but
also
also
the
the
country,
and
we
opened
what
we
felt
like.
We
were
comfortable
opening
without
negatively
impacting
the
spread
of
the
virus.
We
still
have
some
rec
centers
in
our
senior
centers
that
are
not
open.
A
We
did
open
the
natatorium
limiting
the
number
of
people
that
could
access
it
and
we
nobody
wants
some
these
other
facilities
open
as
badly
as
we
do
and
we,
our
intent,
is
to
get
them
open,
but
we're
going
to
be
very
careful
about
it
because
had
we
opened
all
of
these
facilities
two
weeks
ago,
when
this
surge
hit,
we
would
have
been
put
in
a
very
awkward
position
of
having
to
reconsider
and
maybe
even
reshutting
them,
so
we
we
will
get
them
open
just
as
soon
as
we
could
holly
do.
You
have
anything
to
add.
E
No
sir,
mr
mayor
you're
spot
on
those
are
the
conversations
exactly
just
making
sure
that
the
health
and
safety
of
our
community
comes
first
and
then,
first
and
foremost,
that's
what
we
take
into
consideration,
but
we
did
base
our
decisions
on
nationally.
You
know
what
others
our
size
and
trends
we're
doing.
So
yes,
sir.
A
And
I
know
dr
hiltz
is
here
from
dph:
we
have
relied
on
their
advice
and
their
expertise
and
made
sure
we
had
any
guidance
that
we
obtained
from
them
right
in
writing
and
we
have
we've
really
not
deviated
from
from
some
of
the
some
of
the
guidance
they've
given.
C
All
right,
thank
you
for
joining
us.
That's
true!
Well,
just
thank
you
for
all
of
your
leadership
and
all
that
you
have
done
to
help
get
this
city
through
this
pandemic.
We
really
appreciate
it.
Mr
city
manager,
another
question
for
you:
the
city
has
implemented
an
app
that
citizens
can
use
for
various
resources.
B
I
You,
mr
city
manager,
yes
david,
we
launched
this
three
one,
one
app
in
march
of
this
year.
It
can
be
downloaded
for
free
in
the
app
store
on
the
android
and
on
the
apple
store.
I
Citizens
can
download
that
app
submit
service
requests
and
those
requests
will
go
directly
to
the
department
that
the
service
request
needs
to
be
taken
care
of
with.
So
yes,
it
is
it's
a
it's
a
great
app
something
that
citizens
really
enjoy.
It's
columbus,
three
one
one.
It
has
a
navy
blue
background
and
the
columbus
the
we
do.
Amazing
logo
on
it.
So
you'll
know
that
you
have
the
right
one.
So,
yes,
we
do
have
that
app
and
it's
working
very
nicely.
C
B
And
that's
a
question
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
communicate
with
citizens
so
that
they
understand-
and
you
just
heard
us
talk
about
purchasing
eight
new
side
load,
garbage
trucks
that
are
gonna
trucks
that
are
gonna,
be
recycling
trucks.
But
it's
going
to
free
up
some
vehicles
that
we
can
use
in
the
participle
waste
household
waste
area.
But
we've
got
the
deputy
city
manager
who's
responsible
for
that
area.
B
But
we've
got
our
new
director
mike
michael
crittel,
in
this
meeting,
and
so
I
am
going
to
yield
to
him
and
let
him
answer
that
question.
F
Thank
you,
mr
city
manager.
I
appreciate
the
question.
It's
a
valid
question.
It's
something
we've
been
fighting
for
now
for
months,
even
before
I
got
here,
and
I
wanted
to
give
the
citizens
a
little
bit
insight
into
what's
going
on
we're,
not
we're
not
sitting
on
our
hands,
we're
actually
working
on
us
very
diligently,
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
today,
I'm
actually
happy
to
report
that
we're
actually
caught
up
on
yard
waste.
As
of
today
that
may
change
tomorrow,
it
may
change
the
next
day,
but
what
we're
doing
it?
F
And
the
friday
question
is
also
valid
because
of
the
fact
that
friday,
thursday,
probably
our
largest
routes
by
far
they're
very
large
areas
of
the
city,
a
lot
of
tonnage
and
a
lot
of
geography
to
cover
so
we're
looking
at
several
things.
First
of
all,
we
could
divide
up
part
of
the
friday
right
into
some
other
days
and
look
at
that.
That's
been
done
once
before
about
a
year
ago,
and
we
could
look
at
that
again.
F
Some
of
the
friday
route
was
moved
to
a
tuesday
schedule
to
try
to
free
up
some
of
those
resources
and
we're
looking
at.
We
may
do
that
again.
What
we
do
on
those
days
and
we
do
get
behind
on
friday-
is
we
run
saturday?
We
run
overtime
on
saturday,
hopefully
get
those
big.
You
know
the
customer
service
on
saturday.
F
It
doesn't
always
happen
and
that's
that's
in
exactly
what
mr
city
manager
talked
about
a
minute
ago,
those
eight
trucks,
the
silo
trucks,
will
be
used
as
an
automated
process
to
pick
up
the
recycling,
but
what
that
does
it
frees
up
eight
trucks,
so
we've
had
a
hard
time
keeping
trucks
on
the
road
because
we
have
run
them
so
hard.
The
covet
has
hit
everybody,
including
the
people
who
repair
our
truck.
F
We
have
an
outside
company
that
comes
into
some
of
the
more
extensive
repairs
on
our
trucks
and
they
they've
been
hit
two
or
three
times
with
different
bouts
of
covet
so
and
it
it
sounded
like
a
little
bit
of
a
cliche,
but
that's
exactly
what
has
happened
and
so
we're
working
towards
that
we've
got
like.
I
said
today
we're
caught
up
on
yard
waste
we're
two
days
behind
on
both,
but
we
we
intend
to
get
those
caught
up
and
we
run
saturday
and
wednesday
to
get
those
routes
caught
up.
C
F
These
trucks
are
not.
You
can't
go
down
to
the
dealership
pick
one
up
today,
like
we
can
at
camry.
You
have
to
wait
this.
You
know
these
are
three
four
five
month
lead
time
items
if
we're
lucky
and
that's
what
we're
dealing
with
right
now,
even
if
we,
you
know
we're
getting
in
line
with
what
we're
doing,
but
we're
we're
fighting
through
this
we're
going
to
work
on
overtime
and
try
to
get
as
much
time
as
we
can.
But
the
truck's
going
to
be
the
big
answer
to
us:
the
equipment
to
do
the
job.
C
Got
you
thank
you,
mr
quito.
Dr
hiltz
have
another
covet
related
question
for
you
right
now.
A
big
conversation
is
vaccines.
Do
we
have
plans
for
the
distribution
of
vaccines
in
our
community.
H
All
right,
good
evening,
everyone
again-
this
is
asante
hilts
with
the
west
central
health
district
at
the
columbus
health
department
and
right
now
we
are
waiting
for
our
state
department
of
public
health
to
provide
us
with
the
number
of
vaccines
that
we
will
be
receiving.
So
we
do
not
have
a
quantity
yet
and
that's
one
of
the
limiting
factors
of
our
distribution
plan
we're
working
with
our
region.
H
I
partners
our
coalition
team
so
that
we
can
plan
using
the
phased
approach
that
the
cdc
has
already
provided
with
our
health
care
workers
being
the
first
priority
groups
and
those
other
priority
groups
that
are
included
in
that
phase.
One
so
there'll
be
multiple
phases
for
distribution,
we're
starting
with
phase
one,
but
again
we're
still
waiting
to
know
what
the
quantity
will
be.
C
G
I
would
also
just
like
to
add
to
what
dr
asante
hill
just
made
mention
of,
and
that
is
that
those
phases
are
one
a
one
b
and
one
c,
so
it's
even
further
broken
down
in
terms
of
distribution.
G
We
just
saw
the
news
that
they,
of
course,
that
the
vaccine
was
given
the
emergency
use
authorization
from
the
pfizer.
There
are
multiple
vaccines
out
there,
but
we
are
definitely
in
readiness
to
receive
and
make
these
vaccine
be
destroyed.
Have
these
vaccines
to
be
distributed
in
our
communities.
So
thank
you.
C
All
right,
thank
you,
doctors,
hilts
and
townsend.
Our
next
question
is
an
engineering
related
question.
What
does
the
city
do
to
address
pedestrians
crossing
our
multi-lane
roads
and
highways.
D
Thank
you
just
to
identify
myself,
I'm
donna
newman,
the
director
of
engineering.
Yes,
a
majority
of
our
fatalities
related
to
pedestrians,
have
been.
E
D
Our
major
corridors,
which
are
owned
and
controlled
by
the
georgia
department
of
transportation-
and
I
know
with
each
and
every
one
we
look
at
the
location,
we
review
that
accident
report
and
we
determine
if
there
is
anything
that
could
have
been
done
to
assist
with
that.
One
of
the
major
problems
that
we
have
is,
even
though
we
have
the
proper
markings
and
signal
equipment
to
assist
a
pedestrian
to
safely
cross
the
road.
Many
of
the
pedestrians
that
have
been
hit
haven't
utilized
those.
D
So
we
do
encourage
people
when
they're
crossing
the
road
to
go
if
it's
available
to
a
marked
crosswalk
or
where
there
is
an
actual
pedestrian
signal.
The
other
thing
that
we're
doing
is
the
city
is
expanding
its
trail
system
and
we're
working
with
some
that's
a
public-private
partnership,
and
so
that
gives
the
pedestrians
a
safer
place
to
walk
and
as
part
of
those
trails,
we
also
include
the
proper
markings
and
equipment
is
necessary
to
get
them
safely
across
the
roads.
D
The
other
thing
that
we
do
is
we
try
to
do
education
when
we
can
to
reach
general
populations
like
through
schools.
D
H
D
Are
part
of
the
homeless
population
and
so
sometimes
they're
a
little
bit
harder
to
reach,
but
we
do
try
to
educate
when
we
can.
I
know
the
police
department
has
done
some
enforcement
to
try
to
draw
more
attention
to
how
to
properly
cross
a
road
and
of
course
we
look
when
we
get
inquiries
from
citizens
or
someone
that
has
a
concern.
So
we
also
have
some
corridor
studies
that
are
ongoing
that
addresses
specifically
pedestrian
safety.
So
we're
working
in
a
lot
of
different
areas
to
try
to
improve
the
safety
of
the
pedestrians
in
columbus.
C
All
right
thanks,
miss
newman
speaking
of
roads
and
roadways.
This
is
a
question
regarding
parking
in
the
uptown
area.
There
are
more
golf
carts
now
in
the
uptown
area.
Are
there
any
plans
to
adjust
parking
spaces
so
that
those
carts
aren't
taking
up
full
parking
spaces
from
vehicles.
I
I
could
say
that
a
couple
of
years
or
so
ago,
a
few
years
ago,
we
did
address
parking
spaces
for
motorcycles
in
each
of
the
on
the
corners
of
each
of
the
blocks.
We
have
not
yet
addressed
the
idea
of
making
or
creating
parking
spaces
for
golf
cars.
We
will
be
working
and
talking
with
columbus,
just
to
see
what
the
need
is.
I
We
always
work
with
them
and
through
them,
because
the
request
typically
comes
from
them
in
the
uptown
area,
but
we'll
look
at
that
talk
with
them,
of
course,
in
conjunction
with
our
engineering
director,
and
then
we
can
see
if
that's
something
that
they
want
to
entertain,
but
we
certainly
will
look
at
look
at
it.
H
C
To
the
public,
if
you're
just
joining
us,
we
are
reading
off
questions
that
have
been
previously
submitted
by
citizens
and
if
you
have
any
questions,
feel
free
to
put
them
in
the
facebook
live
post
and
we
will
get
to
as
many
of
them
as
we
can
now.
This
is
not
about
golf
carts,
but
a
bit
of
a
slower
vehicle
people
who
are
in
wheelchairs.
How
can
we
get
wheelchair
accessibility,
transportation
to
places
like
the
department
of
motor
vehicles
to
renew
ids
and
in
other
places
where
those
who
are
in
wheelchairs
need
transportation
to.
J
Good
evening
and
thank
you,
I'm
rosa
evans,
the
director
at
metro
transit
system-
and
that
is
a
valid
question.
J
First,
I'd
like
to
say
that
public
transit
belongs
to
the
citizens
here
in
our
great
city
and
we
are
privileged
to
serve
the
citizens
but
at
the
same
time
we're
tasked
with
making
sure
that
we're
good
stewards
of
taxpayers
money.
So
just
to
kind
of
give
you
a
little
history.
J
Back
in
2012
there
was
a
referendum,
a
tax
referendum
where
the
citizens
were,
they
voted
one
cent
sales
tax,
and
that
was
the
t,
splash
transportation,
local
transportation,
special
purpose,
local
option
sales
tax.
So
from
that,
22.4
million
dollars
was
allocated
for
metra
and
with
with
that
funding
the
city
hired
a
private
consultant
company
to
come
in
and
do
a
comprehensive
study
of
metro
routes.
The
paratransit
for
persons
with
disabilities,
as
well
as
the
fixed
route
service.
J
So
in
2015
that
comprehensive
study
was
conducted,
the
public
was
involved
in
it
and
from
that
study,
transportation
to
the
driver's
license
division
was
not
a
high
priority.
J
So
what
the
the
consultants
do
when
they
come
in,
they
do
what's
called
an
od
study.
That's
origin
to
destination
and
that
lets
them
see
where
people
are
coming
from
and
where
they
need
to
go,
and
so
they
base
that
on
the
demand
for
service,
whether
it's
frequency,
whether
it's
later
night
service.
But
from
that
od
study
there
was
not
a
demand
for
service,
at
least
not
on
public
transit.
J
As
we
know,
most
people
who
go
to
the
driver's
license
division
are,
and
it
is
a
it's
a
place.
That's
frequently
visited
but
they're
going
to
either
obtain
a
driver's
license
renew
a
driver's
license
because
they
are
driving
a
vehicle.
They
are
getting
a
state
id
which
in
most
cases
lasts
for
eight
years.
So
most
people
don't
renew
those
items
frequent
enough
for
bus
transportation,
and
so
that
was
not
one
of
the
high
in
demand
areas
that
our
citizens,
who
use
public
transit
said
that
they
wanted
to
to
go.
J
Yes,
that
we
do
it's
a
valid
question.
We
do
from
time
to
time
get
those
requests,
but
typically
it's
not
from
our
traditional,
our
everyday
transit
customer.
A
A
They
have
to
have
that
state
id
in
order
to
go
apply
for
a
job,
and
here
in
columbus.
We
want
to
do
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
people
who
want
to
get
a
job
are
able
to
do
so.
So
we've
had
some
conversations
about,
perhaps
not
putting
a
route
in,
but
because
the
trips
are
so
infrequent,
perhaps
designating
a
a
once
monthly
or
maybe
even
once
a
quarter,
a
smaller
transit
vehicle
that
would
be
wheelchair
accessible
to
make
a
trip
kind
of
an
as
needed
deal.
C
Thank
you,
mr
mayor.
This
next
question
is
for
miss
borin
with
elections
and
registration.
Now,
if
anybody
has
had
a
crazy
20
20,
you
and
your
team
have
certainly
had
an
unprecedented
election
season
and
congratulations
and
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you're
doing
when
is
the
next
round
of
early
voting
set
to
begin.
K
So,
thank
you,
david
again.
I'm
nancy
warren,
I'm
with
elections.
We
start
early
voting
this
monday
december
14th.
We
will
be
voting
from
7am
to
7pm
december,
the
14th
through
december
23rd,
and
that
does
include
saturdays
and
sundays.
That's
the
19th
and
the
20th.
We
will
also
be
open:
7
a.m,
to
7
p.m.
K
We
will
close
for
christmas,
the
24th
through
the
27th.
We
will
reopen
for
early
voting
on
the
28th
at
7
00
a.m,
and
we
will
remain
open
from
7
a.m,
to
7
p.m.
Every
day
that
week,
except
for
thursday
new
year's
eve,
we
will
close
at
5
p.m.
That
will
be
your
last
day
to
vote
early.
If
you
want
to
vote
before
election
day
again,
that's
december
31st
from
7
a.m,
to
5
p.m.
K
We
will
have
four
locations
we'll
be
at
the
city:
services
center,
the
trade
center
shirley
b,
winston
recreation
center
and
salman
recreation
center.
We
will
not
be
at
the
health
department
for
this
election
and
we're
currently
negotiating
a
fifth
location.
I'm
not
ready
to
release
that
information
yet,
but
as
soon
as
soon
as
we
get
everything
nailed
down,
it's
a
possibility
for
a
fifth
location.
C
Gotcha,
thank
you.
Miss
boring
have
a
couple
of
questions
for
our
chief
blackman
and
mr
and
chief
blackman
welcome
and
congratulations
on
your
appointment.
Thank
you
for
joining
us.
Have
some
questions
for
you.
One.
Could
someone
explain
the
new
alarm
and
permit
requirements.
L
So
the
users
who
were
already
had
already
installed
alarms
prior
to
january
1st.
They
were
not
required
to
pay
the
35
registration
fee
to
register
their
alarm
if
they
were
registered
their
law
within
the
first
90
days
of
the
new
system,
and
so
there
is
a
35
fee.
If
that
was
not
done
so,
in
order
to
register
the
alarm,
the
anyone
can
go
to
the
online
registration
method
and
that's
at.
C
L
Yes,
there's
a
35
fee
to
register
the
alarm
and,
as
I
stated
before,
if
you're
a
prior
alarm
user
within
the
first
90
days,
that
would
be
that
fee
would
be
waived
and
but
but
no
alarm.
No
no
alarm
registration
is
considered
complete
until
the
35
dollar
fee
has
been
paid.
If
it
applies.
L
To
be
just
simple,
with
the
explanation
of
that
anytime,
there's
a
requirement
for
the
police
or
fire
to
respond
to
a
residence
in
our
business
based
on
an
alarm
and
upon
arrival,
if
it's
determined
that
there
is
no
situation
taking
place
where
the
police
of
fire
are
needed
and
that
alarm
was
not,
that
long
call
was
not
canceled.
That's
considered
the
falsehood.
C
L
L
Building
and
officer
will
meet
them
here,
but
but
those
will
be
the
ways
in
order
to
report
the
incident,
and
it
should
be
reported
to
allow
our
officers
and
opportunities
to
follow
up
to
see
if
it's
possible
to
develop
any
leads
from
those
cases
and
plus
we'll
be
able
to
get
the
information
out
to
the
public
when
we
identify
scams
that
are
taking
place.
So
others
will
be
aware.
C
Gotcha,
thank
you.
Sir
people
want
to
be
able
to
provide
tips
to
law
enforcement,
but
they
do
want
to
remain
anonymous
when
they
do
it.
How
can
they
go
about
providing
tips
while
staying
anonymous.
L
L
C
Area,
thank
you
now
we're
in
the
holiday
season
how
what
what
are
some
tips
to
stay
safe
during
the
holiday
season.
L
So
during
the
holiday
season
is,
as
we
know,
it's
a
very
busy
time,
so
we
want
to
encourage
everyone
to
just
be
aware
of
your
surroundings,
if
you're
out
driving
as
much
as
possible,
if
it's
possible
try
to
avoid
driving
along,
especially
at
night
time
and
ensure
that
you
keep
your
your
vehicle
doors.
Locked
and
your
windows
closed.
L
You
it's
a
lot
of
times,
you're
in
and
out
of
your
car.
You
should
make
sure
you're
you're
if
you're
going
to
be
out
of
your
car,
set
your
alarm
on
your
vehicle
and
if,
if
you're
shopping
at
night
time
to
make
sure
you
park
in
the
well
the
area.
L
Of
course,
if
you're
going
to
be
using
the
the
atm
machine,
you
want
to
make
sure
that
you
use
one
that's
in
the
well
lit
area
and
you
really
want
to
be
able
to
protect
your
your
pen
as
you
enter
that
information,
and
definitely
you
want
you
don't
want
to
carry
too
much
cash
on
hand
if
you're
out
shopping,
just
try
to
use
daylight
hours
and
and
avoid
being
flashy
or
wearing
a
lot
of
jewelry
when
you're
out
and
about
and
if
you
can
avoid
carrying
a
purse
or
a
wallet.
L
That's
exposed
a
lord
doing
that,
and
you
also
want
to
make
sure
that
if
you
make
purchases
make
sure
you
you
lock
your
purchases
in
your
trunk
of
the
vehicle
and
so
they're
not
seen
through
the
vehicle
and
if
you're
out
mingling
with
others
and
and
I
would
strongly
recommend
that
you
select
someone
as
a
designated
driver
to
ensure
that
everyone
will
be
able
to
arrive
to
their
destination
safely.
If
there
is
no
designated
driver.
L
C
Thank
you,
sir.
Regarding
satay,
I
have
a
bunch
of
questions
for
you,
chief
blackmun,
so
just
thank
you
for
being
on
this
lineup.
This
is
a
lot
of
people
have
a
lot
of
questions
for
you.
How
do
people
pay
citations.
L
706-358-4232
and
then
there
are
times
when
individuals
may
have
like
a
parking
citation
those
citations
can
there
are.
There
are
drop-off
points
for
those
citations
through
either
the
public
safety
building
or
even
at
the
parking
garage
across
from
the
river
center.
C
All
right,
thank
you.
I
have
some
questions
also
from
fire
and
ems.
Mr
mayor,
I'm
going
to
defer
these
questions
to
you.
One
of
the
questions.
Why
does
a
fire
engine
show
up
on
a
medical
call
for
service.
A
Thanks
david
yeah,
chief
chief
scarperson,
sent
his
regrets
at
not
being
able
to
attend
this
evening
and
anything
that
we're
not
able
to
answer
we'll,
try
to
get
those
answers
and
post
them
on
our
facebook
page,
but
but
really
right
now.
The
reason
the
engines
respond
is
in
many
instances
they
can
get
there
much
quicker
than
an
ambulance
can
we
have
almost
the
entire
staff
is,
has
some
emt
training,
in
addition
to
their
to
their
fire
fire
science
abilities,
and
we
have
a
lot
of
paramedics.
A
So
we
can
typically
provide
basic
and
advanced
life
saving
measures
on
anybody
in
response
to
a
to
a
911
call
many
times
they
can
get
there
and
they
actually
head
off
the
the
ambulance
if
they're
able
to
triage
the
individual-
and
they
do
not
end
up
needing
transportation.
C
Gotcha,
how
many
calls
does
fire
ems
respond
to.
A
Oh
man,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
get
you
that
number,
I'm
sure
the
chief
had
told
me,
but
I
don't
know
I
don't
remember.
I
know
that
we
see
listen.
Our
police
department
and
our
fire
department
respond
to
9-1-1
calls,
and
I
know
that
the
police,
at
one
point
had
just
had
this.
A
An
astronomical
number
of
9-1-1
calls
coming
in
requesting
assistance,
but
but
I
I
will
take
this
opportunity
to
plead
with
the
motorists
of
our
city
to
be
aware
of
your
surroundings
in
a
different
way,
from
what
chief
blackman's
talking
about
and
making
sure
you
pay
attention
to.
If
you
hear
that
siren
or
you
see
those
lights
to
pull
over
to
the
right
and
let
them
get
by
so
that
we
don't
have
another
unintentional
accident.
C
Thank
you.
Do
you
do
you
know
what
the
number
one
cause
of
fires
is
in
columbus.
A
Actually,
I
do
the
chief-
and
I
were
talking
about
this
for
the
last
I
think,
two
or
three
years
it's
been
unattended,
food,
that's
being
cooked.
Somebody
will
leave
the
house,
think
they're
going
to
leave
for
just
a
minute
leave
something
on
the
stove
and
that's
typically,
where
the
majority
of
fires
start.
C
Gotcha
chief
blackman,
a
few
more
questions
for
you
now,
of
course,
2020
has
been
a
large
year
for
police
reform
and
there
are
several
questions
around
that
area.
One
talking
about
de-escalation:
how
should
someone
make
a
non-emergency
police
report
if.
L
Someone
wants
to
make
a
non-emergency
police
report,
they
could
call
9-1-1
and
have
the
police
officer
respond
to
them
or
there
are,
depending
upon
the
nature
of
the
call.
There
are
options,
for
example
like
for
that
dispatcher
to
forward
the
call
to
a
report
taken
desk,
and
the
officer
may
be
able
to
take
the
report
over
the
phone
depending
upon
the
nature
of
the
call.
C
Gotcha
regarding
use
of
force
how
many
use
of
force
incidents
has
columbus
had
in
2020
compared
to
2019
well
in.
L
2019
we
our
department,
investigated
about
108
use
of
force
incidents,
and
so
as
of
september
this
year,
and
we
have
to
account
for
the
reports
as
they
come
in,
because
there's
a
process
in
the
investigation
of
reports,
so
sometimes
reports
are
coming
in
with,
like
maybe
a
two
or
three
month
lag,
because
it
takes
time
to
investigate
the
report.
So,
as
of
september,
we
have
investigated
about
48
48
use
of
force
incidents
this
year.
C
Gotcha
and
another
concern
this
year
has
been
the
number
of
homicides
news
reports
indicate
that
we
will
have
the
largest
number
of
homicides
in
years
for
this
year
of
2020..
What
is
our
strategy
to
reduce
this
in
the
future?.
L
So
several
components
are
needed
to
address
this
issue,
and
so,
but
from
a
law
enforcement
perspective,
we
will
continue
to
investigate
cases
and
we
will
definitely
take
part
in
crime
prevention
techniques
to
educate
as
much
as
we
can
and
then
we
will
certainly
look
forward
to
engage
our
community
and
develop
partnerships
and
the
effort
as
we
develop
relationships
so
so
we'll
be
able
to
use
information
to
help
prevent
violent
crimes,
and
so
it's
going
to
take
a
collaborative
effort
throughout
our
community
to
be
able
to
address
this
ongoing
situation.
A
Let
me
jump
in
there
too,
because
I
think
what
the
chief
is
saying
obviously
is
is
spot
on.
I
mean
he.
He
frequently
says
that
it's
it's
got
to
be
a
multi-pronged
approach
to
stopping
any
crime,
but
particularly
violent
crimes,
and
just
want
to
remind
people
that
we
do
have
a
crime
prevention
division
that
is
that
operates
under
board,
mr
seth
brown
and,
and
they
have,
they
have
provided
grants
to
some
of
these
organizations
that
the
chief
is
talking
about
at
a
rate
of
about
700
plus
thousand
dollars
a
year.
A
So
over
the
last
three
years,
we've
put
well
over
2.1
million
dollars
on
the
line
to
try
to
provide
mentor
opportunities,
education
enhancement,
opportunities,
job
skills,
training,
just
any
number
of
organizations
who
are
working
to
try
to
provide
a
positive
option
and
opportunity
to
some
of
the
young
people
who
we
have
seen
far
too
often
come
across
our
tv
screens
because
of
gun
violence,
and
in
addition
to
that
is
that
she
said,
we've
we've
actually
met
with
the
d.a.
A
Now
we're
hoping
to
meet
with
the
incoming
da
as
well
and
the
judges
and
ask
them
that
if,
if
a
crime
is
committed
by
an
individual,
they
have
a
gun
that
they
don't
go
to
get
bond,
they
have
to
appear
before
a
judge
and
and
they
will
be
sentenced
for
the
gun
charge
and
hopefully
it
will
be
sentenced
consecutively.
Not
concurrently.
A
We
want
to
make
sure
that
any
particularly
individual
young
people
in
in
poorer
neighborhoods,
who
wants
to
take
advantage
of
opportunities
to
try
to
improve
their
life,
gain
some
work.
Skills
get
get
work,
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
we
have
people
ready
to
put
them
in
touch
with
the
right
folks
to
get
that
that
assistance.
C
All
right,
thank
you,
mr
mayor,
how,
if
someone
wants
to
become
a
police
officer
or
a
member
of
the
fire
ems
team,
how
do
they
go
about
doing
that.
L
Well,
as
far
as
being
a
member
of
the
police
department,
which
we
encourage
anyone
who
is
interested
we're
definitely
seeking
to
hire
qualified
applicants,
you
can
visit
our
website
at
www.columbusga.org,
police
and
click
on
our
recruitment
tab
and
follow
the
links
from
there
or
you
can
also
go
to
policeapp.com
and,
of
course,
you'll
be
able
to
click
on
georgia
and
then
columbus
police
department
from
that
particular
point.
L
C
C
Wow,
thank
you
again,
chief
blackman
for
your
service,
mr
city
manager.
I
have
a
question
for
you
from
the
chat
it's
regarding.
Could
the
city
manager
please
explain
the
hr
employment
process
policy
that
was
adopted
at
council
on
tuesday?
Was
it?
What
is
it
and
is
this
a
new
policy.
B
It
is
not
a
new
policy,
we
were.
We
are
reaffirming
the
policy
and-
and
I
felt
a
need
to
reaffirm
the
policy,
because
some
have
over
the
years
have
gone
astray
if
you
will
and
have
started
to
try
and
do
their
hiring
kind
of
independently.
B
They
then
send
an
application
over
to
hr
and
say
process
this
candidate
and-
and
that
has
occurred
in
some
areas,
not
necessarily
in
the
general
government
area,
but
with
elected
officials
over
the
years
and
there's
a
need
to
reaffirm
that
policy
to
let
them
know
that
if
it
is
a
merit
system
position,
we
require
that
that
position
be
advertised
so
that
the
entire
public
can
see
that
we
have
an
opening
in
the
columbus
consolidated
government
so
that
the
entire
public
will
have
an
opportunity
to
apply
for
that
job
and
compete
for
that
job.
B
In
the
consolidated
government
and-
and
so
with
this
reaffirmation,
we
will
be
sending
something
out
to
all
department,
heads
and
elected
officials,
to
say
that
if
you
have
a
merit
system,
job.
G
B
That,
if
you
just
send
over
an
application
without
going
through
the
hiring
practices
process
of
advertising
to
the
public,
we
are
an
equal
opportunity
employer.
But
if
you
just
send
an
application
over
and
you've
got
advertised
to
give
the
entire
public
an
opportunity
to
compete
for
that
job.
We
are
not
going
to
place
them
on
the
city,
government
payroll,
and
so
it's
a
reaffirmation.
It's
not
new.
C
Got
you
thank
you,
city
manager,
for
that
clarification.
Well,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
that
concludes
the
questions
that
have
been
submitted
by
the
public.
I'm
going
to
turn
it
back
over
to
you,
mr
city
manager
and
mr
mayor.
A
A
The
jobs
they
do
every
every
day
are
difficult
enough,
but
during
the
pandemic,
as
they've
had
to
come
into,
work
environments
help
the
public
trying
to
be
as
safe
as
they
can
yet
constantly
aware
that
there's
always
a
possibility
of
the
virus
invading
their
work.
Space
they've
just
done
words:
family
they've
done
an
incredible
job,
helping
continue
to
provide
services
during
a
very
trying
time
and
and
last
and
actually
most
important.
I
want
to
thank
the
citizens
that
have
participated
in
this.
A
The
only
reason
we
do
this
is
to
try
to
give
access
to
your
your
government
employees
so
that
you
can
ask
questions
and-
and
if
you
still
have
questions,
don't
hesitate
to
continue
to
send
those
in
because
we'll
we'll
get
them
the
answer
back
to
you
somehow
we'll
post
them,
don't
forget
to
call
311
if
you,
if
you
have
an
issue
that
you
need
help
with
from
the
government
and
lastly,
I'm
going
to
make
one
final
plea
to
you
to
continue
to
do
what
you've
been
doing.
A
We
know
you've
been
under
a
lot
of
stress,
a
lot
of
anxiety.
People
are
fearful,
they
don't
know.
What's
going
to
happen
next,
with
a
pandemic,
some
folks
are
struggling
to
try
to
make
ends
meet.
So
I
would.
I
would
ask
you
all
to
remember
your
local
merchants
during
this
holiday
season,
if
you
can
just
swing
by
and
pick
up
a
gift
card
from
a
restaurant
for
for
yourself
to
use
later,
they're
they're
trying
to
continue
to
pay
their
employees
and
make
sure
that
our
community
remains
functional.
A
A
We,
we
are
counting
on
you
to
try
to
help
us
mitigate
that
as
much
as
possible.
And,
lastly,
just
just
thank
you
on
behalf
of
the
the
the
the
individuals
with
the
consolidated
government
for
the
way
you
have
worked
to
try
to
help
keep
this.
This
pandemic
pandemic
down.