Nov 04, 2024 City Council

[I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER FOURTH MEETING OF THE EASTPOINTE CITY COUNCIL. MADAM CITY CLERK, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHROPSHIRE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FREELY. COUNCIL MEMBER. ZIEGLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. CUMMINGS WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

MITCHELL. COUNCIL MEMBER. BUTLER. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS. PRESENT. MAYOR. HOLIDAY.

INGRAM. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR INVOCATION. THIS EVENING WILL BE BY REVEREND JACKSON OF JEFFERSON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. PLEASE STAN.

MAY WE PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. AND I ASK YOUR BLESSING ON THIS CITY COUNCIL AS THEY MEET TONIGHT TO DELIBERATE THE THINGS THAT AFFECT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EASTPOINTE. FATHER, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING, BUT THAT YOU ALLOW US TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON HOW WE FEEL, WHAT WE KNOW. BUT, FATHER, I WOULD PRAY THAT THESE FOLKS WOULD MAKE THE DECISIONS BASED ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. FATHER, I ASK YOU TO BLESS THEM, TO BE WITH THEM AS THEY DELIBERATE. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS CITY AND WE ASK ALL THIS IN CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN.

OUR SERGEANT AT ARMS THIS EVENING IS CAPTAIN ROBINSON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR

[VI.1. East Point Peachtree International Film Festival]

COMPUTER. YEAH. YEAH. CAN YOU HEAR IT? YOU READY? YEAH. OKAY. SO WE'VE EMBARKED ON A REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. EASTPOINTE IS KNOWN AS A FILM DESTINATION WHERE GEORGIA CERTIFIED CAMERA READY. WE DO HAVE A FULL FILM OFFICE HERE AT THE CITY UNDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH AARON RODGERS AND, OF COURSE, MACEO ROGERS, WHO'S HERE WITH US TODAY. SO WITH THAT IN MIND AND THE BRANDING AND MARKETING OF THE CITY, INVITING VISITORS NOT ONLY FOR BUSINESS LEISURE, BUT ALSO FOR PLEASURE, ENTERTAINMEN, WHERE JUST FOOTSTEPS AWAY FROM TYLER PERRY STUDIOS AND HAVE ALWAYS UTILIZED THE DESTINATION FOR THAT INVITE AS WELL. WE DECIDED TO PARTNER WITH THE EASTPOINTE, NOT THE EASTPOINTE, SORRY. THE PEACHTREE VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, WHO'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 19 YEARS AND KNOWS THE BUSINESS OF PUTTING ON FILM FESTIVALS. SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY VISION TO BRING A FILM FESTIVAL TO THE CITY OF EAST POINT. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH AND REINVENT THE WHEEL. SO WE PARTNERED WITH THE EXPERTS AND WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH THE EAST POINT PEACHTREE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. AND WHEN WE SAY INTERNATIONAL, WE TRULY MEAN TAKING THIS TO THE WORLD. WE START THIS WEEK OFF ON THE SEVENTH. WE HAVE FOUR EXCITING DAYS PLANNED FOR THE CITY. WE ALSO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF TYLER PERRY STUDIOS INVOLVED, WHICH WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. WE START WITH, CAN WE GO BACK A BIT? WE START WITH PANELS AND WORKSHOPS. JUST NEXT. OKAY. SO WE START ON THE SEVENTH WITH A

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LATER THAT DAY, WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY TO RECOGNIZE RICO WADE AND ALL THAT HE'S BROUGHT TO THE CITY THROUGH MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT. THERE IS ALSO A SESSION THROUGHOUT THE FILM FESTIVAL THAT'S DEDICATED TO RICO WADE, WHICH I'LL HAVE THE PRODUCER AND FOUNDER OF THE FILM FESTIVAL SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH YOU AS WE GO FORWARD. SO THAT HAPPENS ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE SEVENTH AFTER THE PRESS LAUNCH. WE ALSO HAVE AN AWARDS BREAKFAST WHERE WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF CELEBRITIES AND RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT. WE ALSO HAVE FILM BUSINESS IN EAST POINT DOING FILM BUSINESS IN EAST POINT. WE'VE HAD HUNDREDS OF FILMS HAPPEN HERE IN THE CITY OF EAST POINT. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A PRODUCTION WITH P-VALLEY THAT'S HAPPENING. THEY WILL ALSO BE IN ATTENDANCE. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE HAD OZARK, STRANGER THINGS, HIDDEN FIGURES, THE LIST GOES ON. SO WE'VE JUST REALLY BROUGHT THIS TO THE WORLD AND INVITED THEM TO OUR WONDERFUL CITY AS WELL. AND WE'VE BEEN ON A HUGE PRESS LAUNCH, SO WE'VE DONE A LOT OF INTERVIEWS THE PAST TWO WEEKS. MYSELF AND LYNN GIBSON, WHO'S THE FOUNDER OF THE PEACHTREE VILLAGE FILM FESTIVAL. SO WE'VE BEEN PUTTING THE WORD OUT. AND AS YOU SEE HERE, WE'VE GOT MACEO ROGERS, WHO WILL BE THE MODERATOR FOR DOING BUSINESS IN EAST POINT, DOING FILM BUSINESS IN EAST POINT. AND WE HAVE MELANIE WITH THE ATLANTA UTILITY WORKS, WHERE IS THERE'S BEEN A HUGE AMOUNT OF FILMING DONE AT THAT LOCATION. SO SHE WILL SPEAK TO HOW TO DO BUSINESS IN EAST POINT. HER EXPERIENCES, SOME OF THE BENEFITS TO FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING TO DO BUSINESS AS WELL, AND THE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS IN EAST POINT. WE'VE GOT THE CHIEF AS WELL THAT WILL BE ON THAT PANEL. JUST SPEAKING TO SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITTING AND STREET CLOSURES AND THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR. AND THEN WE HAVE RANDY DAVISON. RANDY DAVISON IS HERE WITH US AS WELL. RANDY IS THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF GEORGIA ENTERTAINMENT. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THEM AS WELL. AND WE'VE HAD A HUGE SUCCESS JUST BEING ABLE TO SHARE IN WHAT EAST POINT HAS TO OFFER WITH FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT, AND I'LL LET RANDY SPEAK TO THAT AS WELL. AND THE IMPORTANCE AND THE IMPACT THAT THIS HAS ON THE CITY OF EAST POINT. WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO TO SHARE WITH YOU. WE RECENTLY WERE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, INVITED BY GEORGIA ENTERTAINMENT. RANDY, COME FORWARD FOR A LITTLE BIT, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF OTHER CITIES THAT WERE INVOLVED. CAN WE TAKE IT TO THE BEGINNING AND START THAT OVER? CAN YOU JUST SLIDE I? OKAY. SO THE VERY BEGINNING OKAY. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. YOU WANTED TO GO TO THIS VIDEO TO THE VIDEO? YES. YOU HAVE ALREADY LET ME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT. I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY IS. CAN YOU BACK THIS UP A BIT? IT'S RIGHT AFTER THIS. OKAY. SO THIS IS ME BEING REPRESENTED IN TORONTO AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

PROBLEM IN THE WORLD. LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. SO LET ME. LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. BUT ANYWAY. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU

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WELCOME TO YOU. AND IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE A PART OF THIS WITH GEORGIA ENTERTAINMENT. OF COURSE, BEING ONE OF THE PREMIERE DESTINATIONS IN GEORGIA FOR FILM, WE ARE ACTUALLY FOOTSTEPS AWAY FROM TYLER PERRY STUDIOS. WE'VE GOT THE WINDOW LOCATION. WE'VE ALSO GOT GREAT HISTORY AND POPULAR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY FOR FILM AS WELL. YOU. MIGHT WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU LEFT AT THE AIRPORT. IF YOU BLINK, YOU MIGHT MISS THE BIGGEST PART OF GEORGIA, RIGHT WHERE THE WORLD MEETS TONIGHT, THE NIGHT OF. I WANT TO BE WHERE THE WORLD IS.

SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE WERE FEATURED AS THE FILM DESTINATION FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA, ALONG WITH GEORGIA ENTERTAINMENT. AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO RANDY TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THAT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME HERE. AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE IN YOUR PRESENCE AS ELECTED LEADERS, TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER NOT ONLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WHICH FILM AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IS PART OF. IT'S THE CLEANEST FORM OF TOURISM THAT INVITES PEOPLE HERE TO, TO, TO EAST POINT. AND WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE EAST POINT GO WITH US TO TORONTO. WE GO TO CAN WE GO TO SUNDANCE? WE RECRUIT GLOBALLY, YOU KNOW, FOR FILMMAKERS TO COME TO GEORGIA. AND WHEN THEY COME HERE, THEY CAN'T IGNORE EAST POINT. SO WE'RE SO PROUD TO HAVE EAST POINT AS THE MOST CONVENIENT PLACE FOR FILMMAKERS TO STAY, TO DO THEIR PRODUCTIONS. AND THE DREAM IS THAT IT? YOU KNOW, A PROJECT LIKE WALKING DEAD OR FORREST GUMP OR OTHER PROJECTS THAT TYLER PERRY DOES, THAT IT CREATES A TOURISM AND A LONG LASTING EFFECT. WHAT I WILL SAY JUST REAL QUICKLY ABOUT THE FESTIVAL THAT THAT IS HAPPENING THIS YEAR, THIS WEEKEND, IT'S REALLY THE CENTERPIECE FOR COMMUNITIES THAT WE FIND. IT'S A TIME FOR THE COMMUNITIES. IT'S TIME FOR THE COUNCILMEN, THE MAYOR, THE OFFICIALS TO COME TOGETHER AND EMBRACE LOCALS BECAUSE YOUR KIDS WANT THESE JOBS. IF YOU LOOK AROUND, THE YOUNG FOLKS WANT TO WORK IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. THEY WANT JOBS IN FILM. THEY WANT JOBS IN ENTERTAINMENT, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE HERE AND GO OUT. GO TO LA AND GO TO NEW YORK TO HAVE THESE JOBS. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM HERE. SO IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RALLY LOCALLY. AND THEN WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH US, WE'RE TELLING THE WORLD ABOUT THIS FESTIVAL. SO WE'RE GETTING EXPOSURE TO BRING MORE, MORE AWARENESS TO ALL THE RESOURCES, ALL THE LOCATIONS, ALL THE ASSETS, ALL THE AVAILABILITY OF CREW THAT LIVE IN EAST POINT TO BE ABLE TO WORK. SO IT'S A THE FESTIVAL, IT CAN REALLY BE THE CENTERPIECE POWERED BY A PROACTIVE, PROGRESSIVE CITY LIKE EAST POINT AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THIS ASSOCIATION WITH YOU GUYS. THANK YOU RANDY. AND AGAIN, RANDY IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF GEORGIA ENTERTAINMENT. THANK YOU RANDY. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE LYNN GIBSON LYNN GIBSON IS THE BRAINCHILD AND FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE PEACHTREE VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. HE'S BEEN IN THE FILM BUSINESS FOR OVER TWO, THREE DECADES. SO TWO DECADES. SO HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT FILM AND FILM FESTIVALS MEAN FOR THE CITY. THE

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YOU KNOW, SHANTEL AND HER MASTERMIND, YOU KNOW, WITH MARKETING AND BRANDING. WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING WHAT WE STARTED 19 YEARS AGO AS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS WONDERFUL CITY. OVER THE YEARS, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, JUST SHOWING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LAST YEAR, SOME OF OUR METRICS, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS THAT THAT WE REACH, THE PANDEMIC WAS ACTUALLY GOOD TO US AS A FESTIVAL BECAUSE WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ALL OF OUR FILMS AND OUR PANELS AND OUR EVENTS AND PUT IT ONLINE VIRTUALLY. AND WHEN WE DID THAT, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH MILLIONS OF FILMMAKERS AROUND THE WORLD AND FROM THAT STANDPOINT, OUR WEBSITE JUST STARTED TO REACH MORE AND MORE PEOPLE GOING FORWARD. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN 2023, JUST LITERALLY THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE FESTIVAL AND THROUGH THE FESTIVAL, WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM 250,000 TO OVER 400,000 UNIQUE VIEWS AND HITS ON THE WEBSITE, EQUALING 1.5 MILLION PLUS JUST LAST YEAR. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY, I DON'T THINK CHANTELLE EVEN KNOW THIS, BUT LITERALLY WE'RE OVER A MILLION. JUST OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THIS YEAR. SO THE GROWTH IS DEFINITELY EXPANDING AND THE GOAL IS TO BRING, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS TO THE WONDERFUL CITY OF EAST POINT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THESE ARE WHERE WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF OUR TRAFFIC FROM. YOU SEE 1.3 MILLION IN THE US, 28,000 PLUS OUT OF CANADA, 18,000 PLUS OUT OF CHINA, INDONESIA, 16,000 PLUS. AND IN NIGERIA 13,000 PLUS. AND THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING TREMENDOUSLY. I'LL BE EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THE TRAFFIC IS COMING FROM THIS YEAR, BUT WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE IN STORE WITH THE FESTIVAL, NOT ONLY THIS YEAR BUT FUTURE YEARS TO COME, OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN THE FILM BUSINESS. WE'VE WE'VE SEEN INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS CHADWICK BOSEMAN BEFORE HE STARTED ACTING COME THROUGH THE FESTIVAL. WE WERE, YOU KNOW, AT THE FOREFRONT OF TYLER PERRY STUDIOS WHEN HE DID HIS FIRST FILM IN ATLANTA, DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENED. YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE LAST 19 YEARS. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT HERE IN EAST POINT AND HOPEFULLY BRING A LOT MORE EXCITING THINGS AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES. SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A PART OF THIS. THANK YOU. RANDY. AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO JUST INVITE MACY ROGERS TO HAVE A FEW WORDS. THE CITY'S DEFINITELY INVOLVED IN THIS. AND THE FILM OFFICE THAT WE SHARE HERE WITH AARON RODGERS BEING OVER THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE OFFER AS A CAMERA READY CITY TO FILMMAKERS, PRODUCERS AND ANYBODY WITHIN THE INDUSTRY LOOKING FOR A DESTINATION AND LOCATION TO FILM. AND OF COURSE, ALWAYS SPEAKING TO THAT 30% TAX CREDIT. THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR FILMING IN OUR CITY AS WELL. SO I'LL LET MACEO SPEAK TO SOME MORE OF THAT. AND AGAIN, WHAT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS ON THE CITY BY HAVING A FILM FESTIVAL SUCH AS THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER CITIES HAVE FILM FESTIVALS, THERE ARE SEVERAL ALL OVER, BUT THERE'S NOT. I DON'T THINK THIS IS WHAT MAYBE THE FIRST OR SECOND INTERNATIONAL TRULY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL THAT WILL ACTUALLY REACH THE WORLD. MACEIO. THANK YOU CHANTELLE, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS CHANTELLE POINTED OUT EARLIER, THIS IS TRULY A VERY, VERY EXCITING TIME FOR THE CITY OF EAST POINT. THIS FESTIVAL COMING HERE, TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND, IS TRULY REMARKABLE AND WE'RE VERY, VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT. THIS EAST POINT IS PART OF A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE FILMING ACTIVITY GOING ON HERE AND ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA, THIS BEING THE 11TH STRAIGHT YEAR THAT GEORGIA, THE STATE OF GEORGIA, HAS BEEN VOTED THE NUMBER ONE STATE IN THE NATION IN WHICH TO DO BUSINESS.

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ALSO, THE FILM FESTIVAL HAS A WEBSITE THAT'S F I F F.ORG EPIC.ORG AND YOU CAN VISIT ALSO ON INSTAGRAM E F G A. SO AGAIN WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL. YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR PASSES IN THE COMING 24 TO 48 HOURS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE. AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND MAKING THIS THE BEST FILM FESTIVAL EVER. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR PRESENTATION. I DON'T SEE YEP, I'M NOW I DON'T SEE ANYONE WITH THE LIGHT ON AS OF YET, BUT WE DO. I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS INFORMATION WAS SHARED AT A MEETING. OF COURSE, LEADING UP TO THE EVENT, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PROMOTION ABOUT IT, AND I KNOW A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES WITH IT. AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU PUT IN. THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH EAST POINT TO THE PEACHTREE FILM FESTIVAL AND FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU PROVIDED TO HELP PUT EAST POINT ON A LARGER MAP AS IT RELATES TO FILMING. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING OUR UPDATED FILMOGRAPHY SHOWING ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FILMING THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE CITY AND THAT IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE.

I KNOW EACH YEAR WE GET MORE AND MORE AND THESE ARE A LOT OF POPULAR FILMS OR TV SHOWS, SO THE WORK OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, LED BY MR. ROGERS AND AARON ROGERS FOR OUR CAMERA READY PROGRAM, OUR FILMING 101 THAT WE HAVE WITH RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, A LOT OF THAT IS CREATED A VERY RIPE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS. BUT ALSO FOR THIS TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T SEE ANY LIGHTS. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE AARON RODGERS AGAIN FOR KEEPING US AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE FILM BUSINESS.

SHE'S DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB WITHIN THE FILM OFFICE AT THE CITY. ALSO, WE'VE WE RECEIVED TREMENDOUS MEDIA WITH THIS FILM FESTIVAL. WE HAVE BILLBOARDS UP THROUGHOUT METRO ATLANTA ON 85 AT 285 ON CAMP CREEK, ALSO ON LEE STREET, AND 20 AND 75 SOUTH. WE'VE GOT BILLBOARDS GOING UP ALREADY UP ADVERTISING. AND NOW THROUGHOUT THE CITY YOU'LL SEE THE STREET BANNERS AND THE FLAGPOLES AS WELL, ADVERTISING THIS WONDERFUL EVENT. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, TODAY IS THE NIGHT BEFORE A VERY IMPORTANT ELECTION. ALL ELECTIONS ARE CRITICAL TO PROGRESS AND SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY. POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 A.M.

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SO WE HAVE THESE ARE OUR FOLLOWING PRECINCTS AND BY WARD. BUT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME SOME PRECINCTS THAT COVER MORE THAN ONE WARD, I'M JUST GOING TO READ THE NAMES OF THE PRECINCTS. BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SHOW UP AT THE RIGHT PRECINCT BASED UPON YOUR POLLING IN YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION CARD. SO WARD A WILL VOTE AT EITHER. IF YOU LIVE IN WARD A, YOU'LL VOTE AT EITHER EAST POINT FIRST MALULU CHURCH, 2651 CHURCH STREET. THE BOWDEN CENTER B BOWDEN SENIOR CENTER, 2885 CHURCH STREET OR WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, 2745 STONE ROAD. AND YOU SEE THE CORRESPONDING PRECINCTS THERE. WARD B IF YOU LIVE IN WARD B, YOU WILL VOTE AT THE BOWDEN SENIOR CENTER OR AT 2885 CHURCH STREET OR JEFFERSON RECREATION CENTER, 1431 NORMAN BERRY DRIVE.

IF YOU LIVE IN WARD C, YOU WILL VOTE AT SAINT STEPHEN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 2670 HOGAN ROAD OR WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 2745 STONE ROAD. AND IF YOU LIVE IN WARD D, YOU WILL VOTE AT EITHER BROOK VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 3250 HAMMARSKJOLD DRIVE, CAMP CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, 4345 WELCOME HALL ROAD OR WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, 2745 STONE ROAD. SO BACK IN THE PAST, THERE WAS JUST ONE POLLING PRECINCT PER WARD BECAUSE OF TURNOUT IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS AND EXPECTED IN THIS ELECTION, WE HAVE GROWN FROM FOUR POLLING LOCATIONS. I THINK WE HAVE A TOTAL OF NINE AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU LOOK AT YOUR MY VOTER PAGE, ESPECIALLY WITH REDISTRICTING THAT HAPPENED AT THE STATE, FEDERAL, COUNTY, ALL LEVELS RECENTLY THAT YOU CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION CARD AGAIN AT MY VOTER PAGE, WHICH IS MVP DOT SOS.GA.GOV TO MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE RIGHT PLACE TOMORROW. SO THE COMPOSITE BALLOT IS ONLINE. SAMPLE BALLOT IS ONLINE AS WELL.

THERE IS SOME BALLOT MEASURES REFERENDUM AND TWO AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT AS WELL AS THE WARD B AT LARGE VACANT SEAT. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RIDES TO THE POLL AT RIDES TO VOTE.COM. IF YOU NEED A RIDE TO THE POLL, THERE'S A WEBSITE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO POTENTIALLY GIVE YOU A RIDESHARE VOUCHER UP TO $30 AND AGAIN, MAKE SURE IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED, FINE TOMORROW IS YOUR DAY. IT IS THE DAY TO GO VOTE IN THIS HISTORIC ELECTION. MAKE SURE YOU GO TAKE 1 OR 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH YOU. ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO. MY MOM AND I PARTICIPATED IN TWO GEN VOTING.

I CALL IT ON THURSDAY THE BOTH. WE WENT TO VOTE TOGETHER. SO IT'S TWO GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY VOTING. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE GENERATIONS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH YOU TO THE POLL, CHECK IN WITH EVERYBODY, HAVE A FAMILY REUNION ONLINE TONIGHT OR TOMORROW, AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE GO OUT TO VOTE IN THIS IMPORTANT ELECTION. ALS, THERE HAVE BEEN TALKS OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND ONE KEY SITE IS THE OWENS, ILLINOIS SITE, WHICH IS AT THE BORDER ADJACENT TO EAST POINT AND HAPEVILLE. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY IN EAST POINT.

THERE'S A NEW DEVELOPER AND PROPERTY OWNER FOR THAT SITE, AND THEY'RE WORKING TO BRING INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY AT AN UPCOMING COMMUNITY MEETING. SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT INFORMATION TO BE SHARED IN A COMMUNITY MEETING, BE HELD REGARDING THE EXCITING DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL HAPPEN AT THAT SITE. ALSO TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 5TH, CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED FOR ELECTION DAY. WE'VE GIVEN MAY ELECTION DAY A HOLIDAY IN THE CITY. SO TO MAKE SURE THAT EITHER OUR VOTERS, OUR EMPLOYEES CAN VOTE AND OR PARTICIPATE IN THE CIVIC DAY IN ANY WAY THAT THEY CHOOSE. SO AGAIN, CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW. AND WILL REOPEN ON WEDNESDAY. I THINK THAT'S IT. I'LL MAKE THE VOTING ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE END AS WELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS. YES. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE AN

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AND HE STATED THAT THIS MOTIVATES HIM TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WHEREVER I CAN. AND HE JUST WANTED US TO SAY THANK YOU. AND THIS WAS DEFINITELY A HE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. AND THIS WAS DEFINITELY A MEMORABLE HONOR. COUNCIL MEMBER SHROPSHIRE, THANK

[Additional Item]

SO THE TURKEY DAY HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. THAT'S CORRECT. SO IS THERE AN ADDITIONAL ASK? IT'S JUST TO HAVE PEOPLE TO DROP OFF NONPERISHABLE ITEMS AT CITY HALL. AND THE FIRE STATIONS. AND IT'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE, THE SORORITIES AND ONE THAT THAT REACHED OUT THAT I REACHED OUT TO WAS THE ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY. AND ANY SORORITY CAN PARTICIPATE. BUT THAT'S ONE I KNOW THAT WANTS TO DO IT AS WELL. THE 23RD. SO ANY THEY CAN DROP OFF NONPERISHABLE ITEMS STARTING, LET'S SAY, TOMORROW IF THEY WANT TO. SO I GUESS THAT'S LIKE A NONPERISHABLE ITEM.

NONPERISHABLE. YES. THAT YOU LIKE TO HAVE CITY HALL AND A FIRE STATION BE A LOCATION FOR DROP OFF. AND SO ALTHOUGH THE TURKEY DRIVE HAS BEEN APPROVED, THAT PART HASN'T. AND IS IT JUST SORORITIES GOING TO BE FRATERNITIES OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT WANT THE ORGANIZATION THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE? OUR RESIDENTS. RIGHT. YEAH. SO IS THERE ANY WILL THERE BE A FLIER SHARING INFORMATION? YES, I'M ASSUMING COUNCIL APPROVES IT. SO ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION ON THAT? THAT'S THE MOTION TO. HAVE A NONPERISHABLE FOOD DROP OFF FOOD DRIVE. FOOD DRIVE. YES. WITH LOCATIONS. BE IN CITY HALL AND FIRE STATIONS. YES. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL

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OR YOU MIGHT BE COOKING THANKSGIVING DINNER AT YOUR HOUSE AND HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY IN TOWN, AND YOU WANT TO SEND THEM SOMEWHERE FOR A WHILE. IF YOU SEND THEM TO SAINTS EAST POINT FIRST, MALIBU MALIBU CHURCH ON THANKSGIVING DAY FROM 11 TO 2 P.M. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FELLOWSHIP AND HAVE A NICE THANKSGIVING BRUNCH. SEEING NO LIGHTS, WE WILL MOVE ON NEXT IS

[VII. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

[VIII. ADOPTION OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA]

[IX. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES]

[XI. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

SPEAKERS MUST IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND THEIR ADDRESS PRIOR TO SPEAKING. QUESTIONS FROM THE SPEAKERS MAY NOT BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC SPEAKING SECTION OF THE AGENDA.

EASTPOINTE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE PRIORITY OVER OTHER SPEAKERS. THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF NOT MORE THAN 60 MINUTES FOR THE PUBLIC SPEAKING SECTION OF THE AGENDA. SPEAKERS MAY ONLY ADDRESS THE PRESIDING OFFICER, SPEAKER SHALL OBSERVE ALL RULES OF DECORUM, NO DEBATE, DISRESPECT OR OBSCENITY SHALL BE TOLERATED. THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL RULE ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL OUT OF ORDER THAT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE FOREGOING. MADAM CITY CLERK, YOU CAN CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. ALL RIGHT. ADRIAN JONES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ADRIAN JONES, AND OUR BUSINESS SALES NAVIGATOR IS LOCATED AT 1040 WILLINGHAM DRIVE IN EAST POINT.

IT'S PART OF THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD INTERNATIONAL CHURCH. I'M COMING TO YOU TODAY TO INVITE YOU TO OUR AGING WELL EXPO THAT WE'RE HAVING ON THIS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 6TH. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE BOWDEN SENIOR CENTER, AND WE'RE GOING TO IT'S FREE FOR EVERYBODY. IT STARTS AT 10 A.M.

THE AGE LIMIT ON THAT IS 55 AND OLDER, BUT ALL ARE WELCOME. WE ESPECIALLY WANT YOU ALL TO COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THIS, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE CITY OF EAST POINT AND SOUTH FULTON. SENIORS. IN THE PAST, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF ATLANTA TO BRING THIS TO CITY OF ATLANTA SENIORS. OUR OUR LARGEST EVENT WAS HELD AT WHEN IT WAS TURNER FIELD IN 2019, AND IT WAS 3500 SENIORS. AND SO WE DECIDED TO SCALE IT DOWN AND TO BRING IT TO SOUTH FULTON. SO THIS EVENT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FULTON COUNTY, AARP, SONDER HEALTH URGENT DENTAL CARE, AND ALSO A

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[XII.2. An Ordinance to Amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of East Point for 0 Dunlap Avenue Rezoning with Concurrent Variances from R1-A (Urban Residential) Zoning District to R-T (Residential Townhome) Zoning District (PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED)]

YOU I DON'T I DON'T RECALL THAT MAYOR CAN YOU GIVE ME MORE? SO THIS IS AN ITEM WHERE THE WAIVER OF THE FIRST READING WAS FOR ONE. OKAY. AND THERE WASN'T A VOTE OF FIVE, SO IT FAILED, CORRECT? OKAY. AND SO MY UNDERSTANDING FROM TALKING WITH LEGAL STAFF IS THAT THIS WOULD BE BACK ON BECAUSE WE STILL WOULD HAVE TO DO THE FIRST READING BECAUSE THERE WASN'T FIVE VOTES EITHER WAY, OR A MOTION TO WAIVE THE FIRST READING AND THEN JUST VOTE ON I.

CORRECT. BUT IT HAD TO BE BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE THAT ACTION DIDN'T TAKE PLACE. SO I DID NOT RECALL THAT FAILED VOTE. EVERYTHING ELSE I SAID WAS ACCURATE, BUT I DIDN'T RECALL THAT FELL VOTE WITH THE FOUR ONE. AND SO THERE WOULD NEED TO BE SOME ACTION TAKEN ON IT TONIGHT. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED. YOU'RE RIGHT. BY BY FIVE FOR IT TO MOVE FORWARD, WHATEVER THE MOTION IS. SO COUNCIL IS BACK ON TONIGHT BECAUSE WE'D HAVE TO DO THE WAIVER OF THE FIRST READING AND OR ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AND HAVE IT EITHER PASS OR NOT, OR BE. YES, ON FIVE, FIVE AT LEAST. YES OR FIVE AT LEAST. NO. AND IT CANNOT BE JUST FOR BECAUSE OUR CHARTER SAYS EVERY ITEM OR EVERY ACTION OF COUNCIL HAS TO BE BY AT LEAST FIVE VOTES OF COUNCIL.

AND SO. TO EITHER THERE'S AN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION. THAT COULD BE THE MOTION. IT COULD BE THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE FIRST READING, WHICH REQUIRES TWO THIRDS VOTES OF THOSE PRESENT TONIGHT. AND AT LEAST FIVE. AND THEN IF THAT HAPPENS, THERE

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IF A MOTION FAILS LIKE SO. IF THERE WAS A MOTION TO DENY THE REZONING, THEN YOU'RE CORRECT.

THEN YOU HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR BEFORE IT CAN COME BACK. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.

NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU YOU DIDN'T GET FIVE VOTES ON A YES OR NO. SO IT WASN'T APPROVED OR DENIAL. IT NOTHING HAPPENED. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? AND THE ACTION, THE ONLY ACTION THAT WAS VOTED ON LAST TIME WAS WAIVING OF THE FIRST READING. SO NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THE ACTUAL PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD AS A REZONING WITH THE CONCURRENT VARIANCES, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. SO IT HAS NOT FAILED IN THE SENSE OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH WOULD DELAY IT COMING BEFORE YOU AGAIN FOR THAT. THAT YEAR. I STILL DON'T GET IT. OKAY. YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO DENY THE REZONING AND THE CONCURRENT VARIANCES AND THAT MOTION TO DENY WOULD HAVE TO PASS BY AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. SO YOU DID NOT HAVE A MOTION TO DENY, WHICH DOESN'T TRIGGER IT NOT COMING BACK. OKA. THERE ARE TWO INITIAL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE AND POSSIBLY THREE. COUNCIL NEEDS TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER THERE IS A MOTION TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION, WHETHER THERE IS A MOTION TO WAIVE THE FIRST READING OR THERE'S A MOTION TO ADOPT OR DENY. COUNCIL MEMBER SHROPSHIRE MADAM MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. FLOOR IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION. DO WE WAIVE THE FIRST READING OF JUST. IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ACTION TAKEN TONIGH, LET ME ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY. THIS TO DENY. THERE COULD BE. THERE HAS TO BE A MOTION TO WAIVE IN ORDER TO APPROVE OR DENY. CORRECT? CORRECT. RIGHT. WELL, MADAM MAYOR, I'M SORRY. NO PRESSURE FOR THERE TO BE ACTION TONIGHT. YES. AND IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE FIRST READING AND BRING IT BACK, THAT CAN HAPPEN TOO. BUT YOU KNOW, SO IT COULD BE APPROVED AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL. COUNCIL MEMBER SHROPSHIRE. MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE WAIVE THE FIRST READING. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS SIX. SO THE FIRST READING IS WAY ANY FURTHER ACTION ON THIS ITEM.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF EAST POINT, FOUR ZERO DUNLAP AVENUE. IS THERE A SECOND WITH THE CONDITIONS? SECOND. AND CONCURRENT VARIANCES. I'M SORRY, I WAS FROM OUR ONE PAGE TO URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO OUR RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOME ZONE ISSUE WITH THE CONDITIONS. DOES THE SECOND STILL STAND? YES. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER YES. CAN WE HAVE A SUMMATION OF THE PRESENTATION AND THE VARIANCES THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED, BECAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THEY RECOMMENDED.

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CASE NUMBER 2020 4Z001-06. THE APPLICANT IS RESTORE CONSULTING GROUP, LLC. DOUGLAS SILVER IS THE REPRESENTATIVE. THE CURRENT ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IS R1 A, WHICH IS OUR URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS TO GO TO OUR RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOME, WHICH IS OUR OUR ZONING DISTRICT. THE PROPOSAL IS FOR 11 TOWNHOMES. THERE ARE ALSO CONCURRENT VARIANCES TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT AND TO REDUCE THE FRONT AND SIDE SETBACKS OF THE CURRENT PROPERTY. THE CURRENT ZONING AS STATED IS R1 A, WHICH IS OUR URBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS THE GREEN BLUISH GREEN COLOR. THE PROPOSAL IS TO ART THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP REDEVELOPMENT. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION IS REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS PURPLE ON THE MAP. IN THE REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD AREA, THE VISION AND INTENT IS FOR FUTURE PLANNING. IN THIS AREA TO IMPROVE THE HOUSING CONDITIONS. TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VACANT HOMES AND LOTS. THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WILL INCLUDE AN ASSORTMENT OF HOUSING TYPES SUCH AS SINGLE FAMILY, TWO FAMILY AND MULTI-FAMILY. TYPICAL ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN CHARACTERISTICS ARE OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, OUR RESIDENTIAL LIMITED, OUR URBAN DEVELOPMENT, OUR RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOMES, OUR DUPLEXES AND MULTI-FAMILY. ZONING DISTRICTS.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE RENDERINGS THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. ADDITIONAL RENDERING.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REZONING AND CONCURRENT VARIANCES. THERE'S A THREE PART CONCURRENT VARIANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION. PART ONE OF THE VARIANCE IS RELIEF TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM LOT WIDTH FROM 30FT TO 25FT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECTION OF THE CODE TEN DASH 2069 F, PART TWO OF THE VARIANCE REQUEST IS TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM FRONT AND REAR YARD SETBACK FROM 10FT TO 5FT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS TEN DASH 20, 69 EB AND TEN DASH 2069 D, THE THIRD VARIANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CASE IS TO GRANT AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT FROM 35FT TO 48FT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TEN DASH 2069 E, A HEIGHT REGULATIONS. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST AND CONCURRENT VARIANCES WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. CONDITION NUMBER ONE THE APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT A HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION COVENANT TO INCLUDE SMART TOWNHOME FEATURES, INCLUDING AND PRESENTED IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. THOSE FEATURES INCLUDE EXTERIOR MATERIALS, INTERIOR FEATURES, AND OTHER AMENITIES. CONDITION NUMBER TWO APPLICANT MAY ONLY BUILD A MAXIMUM OF THE PROPOSED 11 TOWNHOMES. CONDITION NUMBER THREE IN THE PROJECT SHALL ENSURE BUILDING ELEVATION, VARY IN STYLE AND DESIGN. COMPOSED AS DEPICTED ON THE WORK SESSION. PRESENTATION PRESENTED ON AUGUST 8TH, 2024 AND SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2024 TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'S AN ATTACHMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANC.

CONDITION NUMBER FOUR TOWNHOMES MUST HAVE 35 TO 40% TRANSPARENCY THAT IS, TO ALLOW FOR THE LARGE WINDOWS THAT ARE DEPICTED ON ON THE PRESENTATION AND THE ELEVATIONS AS PRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT. CONDITION NUMBER FIVE PROVIDES STAGGERING PATTERNS OF TOWNHOMES TO ENSURE AND ENSURE CORNER LOTS ARE BRICK. CONDITION NUMBER SIX CITY OF EAST POINT PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL MAINTAIN ARCHITECTURAL OVERSIGHT OF THE DEVELOPMENT. CONDITION NUMBER SEVEN, THE PROJECT SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED AMENITIES A MASONRY WALL SURROUNDING THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY AND A DECORATIVE SECURITY ENTRY GATE WITH COMMUNITY SUBDIVISION SIGN, ENHANCED LANDSCAPING, BENCHES, ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING, FIRE PI,

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COUNCILMAN BUTLER, ANYTHING ELS? FURTHER DISCUSSION. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP FOR THE REZONING AND CONCURRENT VARIANCES FOR THIS ITEM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NEXT UP. IS ITEM NUMBER

[XII.3. Council Discussion and Possible Action on Medicare Advantage Retiree Insurance and Dental Insurance FY25 Renewals]

THERE WERE FOR THE LAST ITEM THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. THERE WERE TWO RULES THAT WORK YOUR COUNCIL RULES AND ZONING PROCEDURES LAW. RIGHT. AND I THINK I EXPLAINED THAT TO COUNCILMAN MITCHELL FOR THIS ITEM, IT'S ONLY YOUR COUNCIL RULES THAT ARE AT PLAY HERE.

THAT SAID, IF SOMETHING FAILS, YOU CAN'T PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, OKAY. WHICH IS NOT A YEAR. THAT'S ZONING PROCEDURES LAW FOR THIS. I THINK IT'S LIKE 60 DAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND SO AT THE LAST MEETING, IT DIDN'T FAIL OR GET APPROVED BECAUSE IT COULDN'T GET FIVE VOTES. AND SO THERE'S NOT A DENIAL THAT WILL TRIGGER THAT SECTION THAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO. COUNCILMAN MITCHELL, TO KEEP IT FROM COMING BACK ON THE AGENDA. AND SO IF IT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN FIVE VOTES FOR DENIAL, THEN WE WOULD BE UNDER THAT COUNCIL RULE TO NOT CONSIDER IT AGAIN FOR 60 DAYS, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T YOU CAN'T CONSIDER IT AGAIN. MISS JESSE, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, YOU RECALL THAT THE CONSULTANTS FROM BENEFIT BENEFITS OUR BENEFITS BROKER, CAME A COUPLE OF TIMES AND DID PRESENTATIONS ON THE RENEWALS FOR OUR EMPLOYEE MEDICAL CARE, WHICH WAS PASSED AND ALSO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND THE DENTAL. THE ISSUE WITH ALL THREE OF THOSE WAS THE INCREASES IN THE PREMIUMS AND AFTER SOME EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION, THERE APPEARED TO BE CONSENSUS THAT THE CITY WOULD ABSORB THOSE INCREASES. HOWEVER, WHEN THE MOTION WAS MADE, IT WAS JUST FOR THE MEDICAL INSURANCE. SO WE STILL NEED SOME ACTION ON

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ROGERS. YES. MAYOR. HOLIDAY. INGRAM. THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT UP. COUNCIL, CAN WE GET A MOTION

[XII.4. Council Discussion and Possible Action on an Emergency Procurement for Installation of New Emergency Backup Generator at Fire Station 2 by Vendor SKA Electric in the Amount of $78,475.57. the Generator at Fire Station #2 was Non-Operational. This Facility Serves as a Critical Resource for Citizens During Power Outages]

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN PROPERLY. SECONDED THAT. WE OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN. MISS JESSIE.

MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I AM GOING TO ASK THOMAS MANGRUM, WHO'S OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR OF POWER TO COME UP AND DISCUSS THIS PURCHASE. IT HAS TO DO WITH A GENERATOR FOR ONE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCI. IT'S JUST A PURCHASE WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A GENERATOR AT FIRE STATION TWO. THE PREVIOUS GENERATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE, SO WE HIRED ELECTRICIAN TO INSTALL THE GENERATOR. AND HE HAD ONE OTHER. MADAM MAYOR, I ASK THAT WE APPROVE. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE EMERGENCY CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $78,475.57. THANK YOU. MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE NOW IN COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. COUNCIL

[XIII. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL]

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YOU LITERALLY COULD NOT SEE THE LAWN. I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST CROWD THAT WE HAD TO SEE. ALL OF THOSE KIDS JUST ENJOYING AND HAVING A SAFE PLACE TO GO AND HAVE FUN FOR HALLOWEEN. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR, WHO ALWAYS COME AND SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER MARTIN ROGERS, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER CUMMINGS, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER, AND TO THE STAFF THAT DONATED THE CANDY AND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT DONATED THE ADDITIONAL HOT DOGS THAT WERE NEEDED. AND THE KIDS. THAT CAME TO ME OH OH AND NIKEMA WILLIAMS STAFF AND THE SORORITIES THAT CAME OUT AND KIM SCHOFIELD THAT CAME OUT. THE SORORITIES, THE AKAS, AS WELL AS THE ZETAS THAT CAME OUT AND HELPED WITH THE EVENT AND THE DELTA. THAT CAME OUT. THANK YOU. AND SO ONCE AGAIN, THE KIDS REALLY, REALLY ENJOYED IT. THEY DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE, BUT THEY THEY HAD TO BUT THEY ENJOYED IT AND IT WAS FUN. SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I HAVE A COUPLE. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TRI-CITIES HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS. THEY ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS. THEY FINISHED WITH THE REGULAR SEASON RECORD OF SIX WINS, THREE LOSSES. THEY WILL FACE NEWNAN IN NEWNAN ON NEXT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER THE 15TH AT 7:30 P.M. SO COME OUT, GO OUT AND SUPPORT COACH HACK, ROBERT HACK AND THE BOYS AS THEY TRY TO MAKE A MONUMENTAL RUN. AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. GO, BULLDOGS! GO, DAWGS! NOT GEORGIA BULLDOGS, BUT GO, BULLDOGS! TRI-CITIES HIGH SCHOOL. BULLDOGS! ALSO, I WANT TO REITERATE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I CHECKED THE RECORDS BEFORE I MADE STATEMENTS. SO ON OCTOBER 14TH OF 2019, I PLACED ON THE AGENDA DISCUSSION COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON FAIR FIGHT, AND DURING THAT WE DISCUSSED MAKING ELECTION DAY A HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF EAST POINT. AND FROM THAT DISCUSSION ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH, PLACED ON THE AGENDA. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND POINT OF ORDER. WHAT'S YOUR RULE? RULE TWO, SECTION TWO. DASH TWO. EXCUSE ME. TWO. 202. YOU CANNOT IMPUGN A CHARACTER OF A COUNCIL PERSON. IT GOES ON THE ORDER OF DECORUM. SO LET ME PULL UP THE RULE. I'M NOT IMPUGNING ANYBODY'S CHARACTER. I'M READING FROM THE RECORD. BUT I'LL PULL UP THE RULE BECAUSE ALL YOU CAN DO IS STATE THE RULE, AND THEN I HAVE TO READ IT, AND THEN I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE FACTS.

SO LET ME TELL YOU THAT I AM IN THE POINT OF ORDER AND FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. SO THERE WILL BE NO MORE DISCUSSION UNTIL I READ THE RULES.

WHAT RULE NUMBER DID YOU CITE AGAIN? YOU STATED THE WHOLE SECTION 2-2002, WHICH IS COUNCIL RULES, WHICH SPECIFIC RULE NUMBER? THE RULE WHERE YOU CANNOT IMPUGN WHAT SPECIFIC COUNCIL RULE NUMBER THE RULE STATES YOU MAY STATE THE RULE OR STATE THE RULE NUMBER. IT DOES NOT STATE THAT YOU HAVE TO STATE THE RULE NUMBER. SO LET'S GET THAT STRAIGHT FIRST. SO YOU CAN STOP. YOU CAN STOP RIGHT THERE. I'M GOING TO READ RULE 13. POINT OF ORDER. A POINT OF ORDER WILL

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THE CHAIR WILL THEN CALL FOR A VOTE TO UPHOLD THE DECISION. SO AGAIN, THE COUNCIL MEMBER MAY ONLY QUOTE THE RULE NUMBER AND THE RULE. WHAT RULE NUMBER ARE YOU QUOTING? I AM QUOTING THE RULE AS TO HOW YOU GOVERN THE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S UNDER 2.202. SO 2-2002 IS RULES OF COUNCIL AND IT HAS RULES ONE THROUGH 38. SO EACH ONE OF THOSE IS A RULE NUMBER I'M ASKING YOU FOR RULES ONE THROUGH 38. WHICH RULE NUMBER ARE YOU QUOTING? I AM QUOTING RULE NUMBER WHERE YOU ARE EXTREMELY PETTY. THAT'S THE RULE NUMBER. OKAY. SO YOUR POINT OF ORDER IS OVERRULED. I APPEAL.

SO FIRST OF ALL THERE, THERE. LET ME LET ME LET ME FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE. LET ME FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE AS IT'S WRITTEN IN THE RULES. YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE TO RULE TO RESPECT THE RULE. AND OVER ALL THE TIME AND THE RULES, YOU YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE TO DO THAT. QUOTED. YOU DO NOT GET A CHANCE TO DO THAT. MAYOR, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. SO YOU DO IT EVERY TIME YOU CAME IN HERE. YOU CAN'T RULE. IT ALLOWS ME TO PUT A COUNCIL MEMBER OUT. THIS IS YOUR WARNING, AND I'M ABOUT TO READ THAT RULE. AND IF YOU CAN'T BE QUIET, I WILL HAVE THIS. THE CHIEF AND THESE OTHER OFFICERS TAKE YOU OUT. WHAT IS PETTY IS THIS. I DIDN'T MENTION YOUR NAM. I STARTED STATING FACTS. SO YOU HAVEN'T QUOTED A RULE AND YOU HAVEN'T COMPLIED WITH RULE 13. POINT OF ORDER. SO IF YOU WANT TO KEEP NOT COMPLYING WITH THE RULES, I'M GOING TO READ THE ONE THAT ALLOWS ME TO PUT YOU OUT.

MADAM MAYOR, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. SO THE POINT OF ORDER IS DONE. THERE WAS NO RULE QUOTED. I GET TO KNOW RULE NUMBER QUOTED. APPEAL WHAT YOU'RE DOING. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR. IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND? THE MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF SECOND. SO NOW I WILL GO BACK TO MY COUNCIL COMMENTS. HAVING DEALT WITH THAT. THIS IS, MAN.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT. I WILL GO BACK TO MY COMMENTS NOW THAT I'VE ENTERTAINED THAT POINT OF ORDER. LET ME FIND MY ORDINANCE. SO AS I WAS STATING AT THE NOVEMBER FOURTH MEETING OF THE EAST POINT CITY COUNCIL, THE AGENDA ITEM ON THE AGENDA AFTER THAT DISCUSSION AT THE WORK SESSION WAS COUNCIL REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 4-107 FOR HOLIDAYS TO MAKE ELECTION DAY A HOLIDAY IN THE CITY, SPONSORED BY MAYOR DEANA HOLIDAY INGRAM, THE FIRST READING WAS WAIVED BY MOTION ON COUNCIL MEMBER CALLAWAY. IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RENEE. THAT MOTION CARRIED. THEN THERE WAS A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER CALLAWAY. IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RENEE AND IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE MEETING. BOTH OF THOSE WERE EIGHT ZERO. I ALSO WANT TO AGAIN REMIND EVERYONE THAT TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY, SO OUR CITY STAFF HAVE AN ELECTION DAY AS A HOLIDAY TOMORROW. THERE ARE OTHER BUSINESSES WHO HAVE FOLLOWED SUIT. SUPPORTING THE ADVOCACY OF FAIR FIGHT. BACK IN 2019, THE FIRST ELECTION DAY HOLIDAY IN THE CITY WAS FOR THE 2020 ELECTION BECAUSE THAT WAS DONE ON NOVEMBER FOURTH AND THE ELECTION WAS IMPENDING. SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO OUT TO VOTE. TOMORROW IS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE. IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED EARLY. IF YOU VOTED EARLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HOPE YOU TOOK PEOPLE WITH YOU.

I HOPE YOU ALSO ENGAGED IN TWO GEN VOTING, OR AT LEAST TWO GEN VOTING AS I AM. MY MOM DID AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE AND THEY HAVE A VOTE PLAN. IF THEY HAVE NOT VOTED TO VOTE TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 5TH, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7 A.M. AND 7 P.M. AGAIN ON ELECTION DAY TOMORROW, YOU MUST VOTE AT YOUR ASSIGNED VOTING PRECINCT. AND SO IF YOU'RE NOT SURE OF THAT, GO TO MVP. DOT SOS, DOT GI, DOT GOV

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BECAUSE THE WHOLE STATEMENT OF THE RULES IS TO TRY TO MAINTAIN DECORUM WHEN THE MAYOR SLIGHTED ME BEFORE, I IGNORED IT. I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND TELL A LIE ABOUT WHAT I DO FOR THE CITY AND TO SAY OTHERWISE IS IMPUGNING SOMEONE'S CHARACTER AND THEN HIDE BEHIND. WE DESERVE BETTER.

THAT EGREGIOUS BEHAVIOR OF MAYOR DEANA HOLIDAY INGRAHAM NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. SO AT THIS POINT, SO YOU DON'T GET TO IMPUGN MY CHARACTER, YOU CAN'T SIT UP HERE AND TRY TO QUOTE A RULE AND THINK, I'M YOU'RE GOING TO SIT HERE AND GO ON AND ON. MY PRESIDING OFFICER, I GET TO MAINTAIN ORDER. MY RULE IS THE ONE THAT ALLOWS ME TO PUT YOU PARLIAMENTARIAN. I ASK THAT YOU PUT THE PARLIAMENTARIAN. I ASK THAT YOU PUT THE MAYOR OUT. SHE JUST I JUST SHE SAT HERE. OH, I GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK. WE CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS. SO I'M ABOUT TO READ THE RULE. I'M ABOUT TO NOT GET ME OUT. I'M NOT DISRUPTING THE MEETING. YOU ARE. I WAS TALKING THE RULES. YOU CANNOT SPEAK UNLESS YOU ARE CALLED THE MAYOR. I WAS SPEAKING, I HAD THE FLOOR. BUT YOU ARE IMPUGNING MY CHARACTER. SO YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CALL A POINT OF ORDER. YOU JUST DON'T START TALKING. POINT OF ORDER. AND GUESS WHO GETS TO DEAL WITH IT? ME. MADAM MAYOR, I AM SPEAKING AND I'M DOING MY PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND WHAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IS VIOLATE THE RULE THAT REQUIRES DECORUM. THE DECORUM IS YOU KEEP VIOLATING THE DECORUM. WHEN YOU DO THIS, ALL THE TIME, WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T LIKE. COUNCILMAN, THESE ARE MY PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND IT SAYS IN THE RULES THAT I GET TO MAKE WHATEVER COMMENTS THAT I WANT. SO AND SO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, THEN YOU CAN SAY IT, BUT YOU JUST CAN'T INTERRUPT PEOPLE AND THEN USE THE POLICE TO PERSECUTE A BLACK MAN. THAT'S WHAT YOU TRY TO DO EVERY TIME YOU ARE THE BULLY. AND WHAT YOU DO. AND THAT'S THE SAD PART, IS, I WISH THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD JUST STAND UP TO YOUR BULLYING SOMETIME. SO COUNCIL MEMBER CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND THINK THAT IT'S OKAY. LET ME. IT IS NOT OKAY. AND YOU CONTINUE TO PERSECUTE A BLACK MAN BY THREATENING HIM WITH THE POLICE WHEN YOU CAN'T GET WHAT YOU WANT. THE COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. I GET THE RIGHT TO SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY. I ASK FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SAY WHAT THE RULE IS OF PUBLIC COMMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER I'VE ASKED FOR, THE CITY ATTORNEY. I HAVE ASKED FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO ANSWER A QUESTION TO OR ABOUT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER, MEMBER OF PUBLIC CITY STAFF TO INCLUDE DIRECT, DIRECT STATEMENTS DIRECTED TO INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS REFERENCING JOB PERFORMANCE OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO DOES NOT OBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR. TO SEE SUCH ACTION, OR WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILLINGLY, AFTER BEING CAUTIONED BY THE CHAIR, CONTINUES TO VIOLATE CITY COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER MADE BY THE DIRECTION OF THE CHAIR. BE EXPELLED IN CASE OF EXPULSION. THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND HIS OR HER ASSISTANTS, OR ANY PERSON ACTING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CHAIR, SHOULD CAUSE THE COUNCIL MEMBER TO BE EXPELLED TO VACATE THE PROPERTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING. IT WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO REMOVE RULE A COUNCIL MEMBER OUT OF ORDER, SO LET ME SAY THAT PART AGAIN. IT WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO RULE A COUNCIL MEMBER OUT OF ORDER. SO I HAVE GIVEN I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LEEWAY I

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THE COUNCIL MEMBER INSISTS ON CONTINUING TO VIOLATE THE RULES OF THIS COUNCIL AND THE DECORUM CONSTANTLY, AND THEN TRIES TO MAKE IT SEEM AS IF THE CHAIR IS NOT DOING THE JOB OF PRESIDING.

POINT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED. PRESIDING OVER POINT OF INFORMATION. THERE IS NOT A POINT OF INFORMATION IN OUR COUNCIL RULES. MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ ORDINANCE SECTION 2-2002 SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE. THAT'S ROBERT'S RULES ONLY APPLY IF OUR RULES DO NOT YELLING AT ME. YOU CAN'T INTERRUPT ME WHEN I'M TALKING. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER, I HAVE TRIED AND TRIED. YOU CAN'T. TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WHY ARE YOU INTERRUPTING ME? WHY ARE YOU TALKING WHILE I'M TALKING? WHY DO YOU HAVE THE INABILITY TO RESPECT THE CHAIR AND THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THIS MEETING? MADAM, WHY DO YOU CONSISTENTLY HAVE THAT INABILITY? MAYOR? I WAS SPEAKING, AND SO WHILE I WAS SPEAKING, YOU INTERRUPTED ME.

AND THEN YOU CONTINUED TO OUR PRESIDING OFFICER. MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ THE RULES AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS. KEEP DOING THIS. IT'S NOT FAIR. AND IT'S NOT JUST SO. IT IS FAIR. IT IS JUST. AND YOU REFUSE TO READ THE RULES SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND RULE. AND YOU SAID THAT I BY THEM. MADAM MAYOR, I JUST QUOTED THAT SAME RULE TO YOU. AND YOU SAID THAT I DID NOT. I SAID TO DASH 202 AND YOU JUST USED THE SAME RULE. COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER, LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU. KEISHA. MADAM CITY CLERK, CAN YOU PULL UP ORDINANCE SECTION TWO, DASH 002? IT'S NOT A RULE. IT'S AN ORDINANCE. IT HAS 38 RULES IN IT. MAYBE WE'LL SHOW IT TO YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS ORDINANCE SECTION 2-2002, WHICH IS RULES OF COUNCIL. IT HAS RULES ONE THROUGH 38 IN IT, BUT MAYBE BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT THAT'S NOT TRUE, I WANT YOU TO PULL IT UP ON THE SCREEN, MADAM CITY CLERK. WELL, I THINK SO. THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE IT. YOU CAN'T CONTINUE TO MEET IF YOU DON'T HAVE A QUORUM. SO I'M GOING TO JOIN ERIC FREELY AND YOU WON'T HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. OKAY. 2-2002. COUNCIL MEMBER FREELY IS NOT GONE. SO WHEN YOU LEAVE, WE'LL STILL HAVE QUORUM. AND MAYBE WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE THE MEETING. YOU JUST GO TO THE EXECUTIVE, MAYBE WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE THE MEETING FORWARD. TWO DAYS. OKAY, THERE WE ARE. GO TO THE TOP 2-2002. RULES OF COUNCIL. IT THEN HAS A TABLE THAT HAS RULE ONE THROUGH 38. SO IT'S NOT A RULE. IT'S AN ORDINANCE. GO TO POINT OF ORDER. RULE 13. RULE 13 POINT OF ORDER.

THE CHAIR MUST RECOGNIZE THE COUNCIL MEMBER CALLING A POINT OF ORDER. ONCE RECOGNIZED, THE COUNCIL MEMBER MAY ONLY QUOTE THE RULE NUMBER WHICH I ASKED YOU FOR. AND IT'S NOT THE ORDINANCE AND THE RULE. AND SO YOU DIDN'T COMPLY WITH THE RULE, ALTHOUGH I READ IT SEVERAL TIMES AND GAVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLY, YOU DIDN'T. SO THEN I MOVED ON AND STATED FACTS THERE IN THE RECORDS THERE, THE MINUTES. I DIDN'T SAY YOUR NAME AND I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOU. I STATED THE RECORDS IN THE MINUTES OF THIS COUNCIL FROM OCTOBER 14TH, 2019 AND NOVEMBER 4TH, 2019, BUT WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS THEN. THE RULE THAT DEALS WITH IMPUNITY.

THERE IS A SPECIFIC RULE, BUT YOU HAVEN'T CITED THE RULE NUMBER. AND EVEN LET'S ASSUME THAT YOU DID. I DID NOT IMPUGN YOUR CHARACTER. I READ THE MINUTES. I READ THE MINUTES.

POINT OF ORDER. RULE SEVEN, POINT OF ORDER. RULE SEVEN, POINT OF ORDER. RULE SEVEN. OH MY GOODNESS, POINT OF ORDER. RULE SEVEN POINT OF ORDER WILL GO TO RULE. CAN YOU SCROLL TO RULE SEVEN? WE'RE GOING TO EDUCATE EVERYONE. MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THIS IS WHAT THE RULES SAY. MEMBERS RECOGNIZE EVERY MEMBER PRIOR TO SPEAKING OR MAKING A MOTION SHALL BE RECOGNIZED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER. THAT'S ME AND SHALL NOT PROCEED WITH HIS OR HER REMARKS UNTIL RECOGNIZED THE NAME BY THE CHAIR. WHEN TWO OR MORE MEMBERS REQUEST RECOGNITION, THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL NAME THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS TO SPEAK FIRST. COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL CONFINE REMARKS TO THE SUBJECT UNDER DEBATE, AVOIDING PERSONAL COMMENTS DIRECTED TO OTHER MEMBERS AND OR REFRAINING FROM IMPUGNING THE MOTIVES MOTIVES OF ANY COUNCIL MEMBER'S COMMENTS OR

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COMMENTS. YOU VIOLATED RULE SEVEN. IT SAYS IT CLEARLY. LORD JESUS, LORD JESUS.

JESUS.

SO UNLIKE THE EIGHT PEOPLE WHO SERVE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, THERE'S ONE MAYOR. THIS SAYS NO COUNCIL MEMBER MAY INTERRUPT ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER EXCEPT TO RAISE A POINT OF ORDER. I'M THE MAYOR. EVERY MEMBER PRIOR TO SPEAKING OR MAKING A MOTION SHALL BE RECOGNIZED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER. THE ALSO SAYS THAT THE PRESIDING OFFICER RULE 31 STARTS WITH.

SLOWED DOWN. RULE TEN COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHEN CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIR, SHALL THEREUPON CEASE SPEAKING IN THE ORDER OF THE RULING OF THE CHAIR SHALL BE BINDING AND CONCLUSIVE, SUBJECT ONLY TO A RIGHT OF APPEAL ON A POINT OF ORDER. RULE. NUMBER FIVE DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER SHALL PRESERVE ORDER AND DECORUM, SO AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ ALL OF THE RULES. RULE SEVEN SAYS NO COUNCIL MEMBER SHALL INTERRUPT ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M NOT A COUNCIL MEMBER. I'M THE MAYOR AND I PRESIDE OVER THE MEETING.

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MADAM MAYOR, WHEN I AM SPEAKING, YOU CANNOT INTERRUPT. I JUST READ TO YOU THAT I JUST SPEAK.

I'M SPEAKING NOW. I CAN'T EVEN SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY BECAUSE YOU KEEP VIOLATING RULE SEVEN AND I AM NOT VIOLATING RULE SEVEN. I HAVE ALREADY RULED ON THAT. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR, YOU'RE GOING TO DO THE PROCESS. SO ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR? BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY RULED ON THAT. WILL YOU SECOND MY MOTION? I APPEAL YOUR DECISION. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL, YOU'RE GOING TO SECOND. I SECOND THAT, OKAY. NO, MY THING IS, DON'T YOU HAVE TO CALL THE POINT OF ORDER TO CUT SOMEBODY OFF? YOU DO? OKAY, THAT'S WHAT THE RULE. SO THE RULE THAT I JUST READ THE RULE.

SO WE'RE ON DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION. THAT'S YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE I JUST READ THE RULE.

NO. COUNCIL MEMBER MAY INTERRUPT ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER. THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE MEETING IS THE ONE THAT RULES ON POINTS OF ORDER, IS THE ONE THAT HANDLES POINTS OF ORDER. SO HOW IS THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE MEETING GOING TO CALL A POINT OF ORDER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HIS OR HERSELF? SO IF SO, WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT US? IT'S I'M NOT YELLING. I'M I'M MAKING STATEMENTS. I'M NOT YELLING, YELLING AT COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER. YOU WANT TO CHARACTERIZE ME IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT IF I HAVE TO RAISE MY LEVEL OF MY VOICE TO SPEAK OVER PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL, BECAUSE THE RULE SAYS THAT NO COUNCIL MEMBER CAN SPEAK UNTIL RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR, WHICH IS ME. LIKE WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH, BUT IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED TO APPEAL THE RULING ON THE CHAIR, ON A DECISION ON RULE SEVEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY I ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SO THAT I LOSE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ABSENT NO VOTE. THAT'S A YES VOTE. SO IT'S UNANIMOUS. THAT'S WHAT THE RULE STATES, MAYOR. WHEN THAT WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE SILENT. THAT'S AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE. SO EVERYBODY HAS RULED AGAINST YOU TWO PEOPLE ON ONE SIDE. YOU'RE MAKING STUFF UP. SO WHO'S YELLING? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I. THE MOTION TO APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR REGARDING INTERPRETATION OF RULE SEVEN. THAT IS THE MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER MADE THE MOTION TO APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR. COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL SECONDED. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THERE'S NOBODY IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NO ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER. FREELY. OH, SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER. ZIEGLER. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. MITCHELL. OR COUNCIL MEMBER. BUTLER. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ROGERS. NO. THE MOTION FAILED. SO THIS COUNCIL MEMBER. BUTLER. ARE YOU? IF YOU'RE GOING

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THE RULES SAY SO THEY CAN VIOLATE THE RULES. IT IS EXHAUSTING, BUT I'VE COMMITTED TO YOU TO SERVE AND LEAD AND BE THE CHIEF SPOKESPERSON FOR THIS CITY. A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR ARE PEOPLE ON THIS COUNCIL DON'T RESPECT BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD DO IT, BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE MAYOR. WHILE THERE ARE EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS, THERE'S ONE MAYOR, AND THIS IS PROBABLY CLOSE TO TEN TIMES DEFINITELY MORE THAN FIVE, I'LL SAY BETWEEN 5 AND 10, SO THAT I CAN STAY FACTUAL AS WELL. THAT I'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS EXERCISE OF READING THE RULES AND GOING THROUGH THESE POINT OF ORDERS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO DON'T, OR COUNCIL MEMBER WHO REFUSES TO KNOW THE RULES, READ THE RULES, UNDERSTAND THE RULES, AND ACTUALLY FOLLOW THEM. AND SO THE POSTURING, THE TRYING TO POSITION AND CREATE CHAOS. I'M SURE THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PRESIDE OVER A MEETING AND PEOPLE ARE BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO LEADERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP HAS TO TRY TO MAINTAIN OR GET SOME LEVEL OF ORDER THAT I DO THAT I DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT THIS COUNCIL MEMBER OUT, BUT I'VE CHOSEN NOT TO SHOW THAT I HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXERCISE DISCRETION IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T EXACERBATE THINGS. BUT THIS COUNCIL MEMBER REFUSES, REFUSES TO RESPECT THE LEADERSHIP AND

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IT IS EVIDENT THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM. AND MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED TO ME HOW THIS PERSON CAN BE PROVOKING AND TRIES TO BAIT ME. I'M NOT BAITED. I'M JUST THE ONLY PERSON THAT'S WILLING TO STAND UP FOR WHAT'S WRONG. YOU ALL HEARD THIS PERSON INTERRUPT A PERSON WHILE SPEAKING, BUT IT'S JUST NOT WITH ME. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WITH ANYONE WITH AN OPPOSITE OPINION OF SOMETHING THAT SHOULD GO OR SHOULD HAPPEN. AND IT HAS TO STOP. IT TOOK 20 MINUTES FOR HER TO TRY TO FIND A RULE TO COUNTERACT THE RULE OF WHICH SHE BROKE. AND IT HAS TO STOP. AND SHE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT PATIENCE. I WAS VERY PATIENT WHEN YOUR HUSBAND TRIED TO JUMP ON ME. EXPELLED. BECAUSE AT THIS POINT YOU HAVE JUST ACCUSED MY HUSBAND OF COMMITTING A CRIME.

AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. THAT'S NOT TRUE. SO I'VE ASKED YOU TO CONTINUE TO APPLY BY THE RULES. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU CAN LET HIM STAY. LET HIM STAY BECAUSE HE CAN STAY ON THE RECORD AND GO DOWN THIS ROAD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. SECOND. I SECOND THE MOTION. CAN WE CALL THE QUESTION, PLEASE? I'M SO CLOSE, Y'ALL. I'M ARMY. CAN I SAY SOMETHING? THEY MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING TO TRY TO STOP US FROM CONDUCTING BUSINESS. A MOTION TO ADJOURN IS NOT A DEBATABLE MOTION. AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS, WHICH THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS ABOUT TO SHARE WITH US, THEY MADE A MOTION TO

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SHROPSHIRE. NO. AND COUNCIL MEMBER. LEE, ARE YOU ABSTAINING? OKAY. THE MOTION FAILED. SO WE'RE STILL IN THE MEETING. COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER IS IN HIS POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. YOU CAN CONTINUE. I'M GOING TO WRAP UP EVERYTHING HERE, BUT IT'S INTERESTING WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT PRACTICING, ABSTAINING AND WHEN I SAY THE FACTS, THEN THEY WANT TO THROW ME OUT OF THE MEETING. LIKE IT'S RIDICULOUS. SO I END WITH THIS POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. COUNCIL MEMBER BUTLER WAS NOT THROWN OUT OF THE MEETING. HE'S STILL HERE BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU JUST LET PEOPLE SPEAK AND DEAL WITH IT ON THE BACK END. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO NOT LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE TELL YOU, BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE SAY IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S TRUE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE RULES. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE CHARTER, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK YOURSELF THE SAME LEVEL OF DECORUM AND RESPECT THAT WE EXPECT YOU EXPECT OF US, AND WE EXPECT OF YOU. HOW THAT PLAYS OUT. TO SIT IN THIS POSITION AND CONSTANTLY BE LIED ON BY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO USE IT FOR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO USE IT FOR, AND SACRIFICE SO MUCH TO BE HERE, TO ACTUALLY SERVE PEOPLE AND NOT SERVE MYSELF IS VERY EXHAUSTING. BUT I SHOW UP AND I CONTINUE TO FIGHT AND STAND FOR YOU AND SO WHO KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BACKGROUND AND WHAT POLITICAL GAMES ARE BEING PLAYED AT THIS POINT. BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE MAYOR THERE WILL BE A 35TH MAYOR. WHENEVER GOD DECIDES THAT I WILL NO LONGER BE SERVING IN THIS ROLE. BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR HAS IS THE ONLY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESIDING OVER MEETINGS. YOU ASK YOURSELF WHEN YOU'RE CONDUCTING BUSINESS, IF SOMEONE CONTINUES TO TRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, MALIGN YOU, IMPUGN YOUR CHARACTER AND SAY, ALL KINDS OF THINGS ABOUT YOU IN THE SAME TIME, SAYING THE RULES SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY. IT DOESN'T EXIST. LOOK AT RECORDS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK

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